"Welcome,Mr Oh… We will look forward to work together in future for flourishing our companies," CFO Park Chanyeol shakes his hand with the CFO of Oh-Kay Multinational Companies. He intentionally scratches his sharp nail edge on Sehun's hand.
"Welcome,Mr Park… I hope so,"
Sehun clenches his teeth while still smiling formally towards Chanyeol. He has to take revenge later. Both of them are working in the leading positions of two multinational companies in South Korea. And they have been best friends since childhood.
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"Sehun, let's have a party this weekend. Life is getting boring nowadays," Chanyeol says to Sehun.
"It won't be possible. I have a scheduled visit to the official branch in Paris next week.Until then I can't waste much of my time," Sehun says while loosening his tie sitting on the couch of Chanyeol's office room.
"Why are you acting like a middle aged businessman nowadays?" Chanyeol asks at Sehun's refusal.
"Mommy said that they want to see my family soon. So I have to focus on work before the marriage happens," Sehun says while checking his phone.
"Has Auntie Oh started to look for a bride already?" Chanyeol smirks.
"She is always on a search… This is meaningless…Why?," Sehun furrows his eyebrows.
"You know that my mom is a good matchmaker."
"No…No… I am okay with one mad mom, don't need Auntie Park to make her crazy. And you will exaggerate my choices that won't even match my choice. I don't wanna marry someone typical," Sehun smiles.
"There's none whom you want, unless you just order God to customise the bride for you," Chanyeol chuckles.
"You don't have to think about my marriage, Chanyeol. Think about your own. I am not a playboy like you. My love won't come out suddenly and disappear suddenly."
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Chanyeol doesn't forget to pick up the ordered customised cake for Park Luhan while returning to home. Park Luhan, the only sibling of Park Chanyeol and only honourable prince of Park family, Chanyeol and others are just his servants in order to fulfil any aspiration of Luhan. But Luhan is not a spoiled child. He is loved by everyone in the family because of his sweet introverted behaviour. He is a brilliant student and always makes his family proud of his achievement.
"Congratulations to the topper of Seoul University," Chanyeol breaks the silence of the drawing room where Luhan is studying silently with a thick book kept over his lap. He is wearing thick glasses which is indicating he is a pure nerd.
" Thanks,hyung. But it's nothing significant. My total marks were 1.5 marks more than in the previous semester. I am getting depressed," Luhan whines.
"1.5 is not even a mark, Hun…" Chanyeol unpacks the expensive organic cake.
"It matters,hyung. Even 0.25 marks counts for…. By the way …. I wanna invite some people this weekend on this occasion…"
"Who?"
"Cousins…Your friends… Friends…."
"Sehun won't come…"
"I didn't ask you… I already invited him and he said yes…," Luhan says with confidence while placing his glasses in place.
"But he refused to join our friends' party. What's going on between you two?" Chanyeol smirks at Luhan. He knows that Luhan has had a very soft corner for Sehun since his early teenage years. He thinks Sehun has so for Luhan. These two will match with each other best. Besides, he has known Sehun for a long time. Chanyeol has no refusals to leave his only sibling to him. Sehun is a gentleman. Luhan really has eyes to pick the best man for himself. He should talk with his mother to talk with Auntie Oh as they are looking for a bride. Their parents also share a good friendship,so there's no way to go further.
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2 weeks later
"Chanyeol, there's a proposal for Luhan from the Kim family. What do you think about the boy? Do you have any idea?" Chanyeol's mother asks while forwarding a biodata on Chanyeol's SNS sitting on the breakfast table. Luhan has already left for university and Mr Park has left earlier for a deal where Chanyeol can join later.
"Mom, I said that Luhan likes Sehun… Is there any need to even waste anything else."
"Mrs Oh has said that Sehun is meeting someone," Mrs Park sighs.
"Meeting someone doesn't mean he is marrying someone. He hasn't said anything to me yet," Chanyeol furrows his eyebrows.
"The relationship has progressed so much that Mrs Oh can't guarantee anything about his son. And without the consent of her son she didn't want to talk about this matter. She avoided talking about this matter."
"Have you told to Luhan about this yet?" Chanyeol asks feeling bit down.
" Have to tell him while suggesting another for marriage. He should not think that we didn't consider his choice."
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"Kai, do you know that Sehun is meeting someone?" Chanyeol phones another of his best friends. He is kind of angry with Sehun now. Sehun has a secret and he was hiding all this time from him. But Chanyeol never hides anything about his love life, dating news and even physical relationship news with Sehun.
"Yes….," Kai replies while the sound of indistinct chatter comes from the background. He has gone to babysit his sister's babies.
"Who?"
"Krystal… Jennie… Teamin…."
"I didn't ask about you,dumb… I asked about Sehun…. Is Sehun meeting someone right now?"
"How do I know? We have hardly met recently. I thought you were in more touch with him than me. He always makes excuses about having too much workload. I don't like to get depressed hearing his list of work. Chill man! Why are you asking me when you can directly ask him? Are you two in a fight about any girl?" Kai says while the scream of babies becomes louder in the background.
"No… I have heard something recently. But I'm not sure yet. Is he hiding something? You know one of his cousins, right? Can you please let me know some authentic news? I can't believe he has been hiding from us…." Chanyeol says while running his fingers over the temple.
"Okay… I am keeping the call now. I will let you know when I learn something authentic…," Kai hurries as the babies become inpatient about something.
"Okay…," Chanyeol cuts the call unwillingly.
But he doesn't have to wait longer as Kai phones him back within one hour.
"Oh gosh! My babysitting has ended …," Kai says while driving the car.
"Have you gathered some news?" Chanyeol asks straightly.
"Yes…"
"What yes?"
"Sehun is meeting someone…," Kai says in monotonic voice.
"Who…."
"His lover…"
"Who is his lover?" Chanyeol becomes impatient.
"Someone…"
"Who said that to you?"
"Sehun."
"What? Have you asked Sehun directly?" Chanyeol becomes surprised.
Yes...You wanted authentic information, didn't you? How could it be authentic without Sehun's approval?"
"Who's that the lover? Did you ask the name? What does that lover do?"
"Something like double B…BB… Byun Bee-Kyung or Beekyoon type… Have to stalk on SNS to find details…," Kai says while trying to remember.
"How long are they engaged in a relationship?" Chanyeol asks hurriedly.
"Not so long… But they will get engaged sooner,as Sehun thinks none can be better than that double B."
"Okay… I will text you on SNS , reply after your return to home…."
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Chanyeol stalks the ID of Baekhyun Byun on SNS who is in a friendship with Oh Sehun. Sehun doesn't even react in their post,but now he is reacting to every post of this person, even sometimes leaving comments of appreciation in Baekhyun's post. And all Baekhyun's updates are just simple selfies and food. What a narcissistic person he is! He doesn't even look classy….
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The day Luhan got aware of Sehun meeting someone, nothing happened. Mrs Park and Chanyeol thought he had overcome the news. It's not going to affect much. What had happened that had happened for better. Everything was pleasant until Sehun started to update some mysterious post on SNS about his feelings. Luhan was a bit disheartened to see this,but still he tried to overcome it.
The day Sehun came to the Park mansion before leaving for London for 2 weeks, even then everything was pleasant. Luhan laughingly received Sehun's gift and was laughing while just talking about simple topics. In a funny way asked Sehun about when he was going to mingle as his recent SNS posts were indicating something. Sehun replied in a shy, serious voice that soon.
Before every storm, the environment gets unexpectedly calmer than usual ….
When Sehun left, then the storm started. Luhan started to break everything that came in front of him until reaching his own room. He confined himself to room and didn't open the door even though his whole family members begged him to open the door. He begged the night to cry and console himself. The next three days,he doesn't go to university and refuses to attend important exams.
The day Sehun leaves for London in the morning, Chanyeol receives a call in the office that Luhan has tried to kill himself inhaling toxic fumes…
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"Oh God! Are you becoming mad? When have you become this much selfish? Can't you think about ours a bit before doing this?" Chanyeol says in teary voice, holding weak hand of Luhan.
"I can't bear this betrayal, hyung. What's wrong with me? He has always been caring to me. He can't be this much changed. He always asked how I was doing. I always brought gifts that I liked. He cared about my result. He loved me, I know. I am not dumb to understand what love is…," Luhan says while crying.
Chanyeol can understand that it was one sided love from Luhan. He stays silent.
"Are you not believing what I am saying, hyung?" Luhan says in an angry voice.
"No… You can't be wrong. I believe you," Chanyeol says in a hurried voice.
" How has he changed so much? I can't ever be happy without him. I have lost all of the reasons,as he is going to leave me for someone else. What I don't have,that person has, hyung? Am I ugly? Am I dumb? Am I poor?"
"No … You are the prettiest and most lovable person in the world…."
"Then why can't I have him?... Why?"
"Luhan, trust your brother. I promise Sehun will be yours."
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"Mom, I want to Marry Byun Baekhyun from Byun family…," Chanyeol says to his mother while thinking about it for almost three days.
"Who? Chanyeol,this is not time for this kind of festival. Just give us some time to stable Luhan. Then we will communicate with the family of the person you have mentioned," Mrs Park says in gloomy voice.
"This is for the better of this family. This is for Luhan to being stable. Trust me everything will be okay with this marriage," Chanyeol says in firm voice.
"Why you are suddenly in a hurry for marriage? You said that you want to be free for some more time," Mrs Park asks being bit confused.
" People change in need of time."
"Okay,we will talk with your choice's family…"
"No delay… Just talk right now…"
"Have you met the person yet? Are you dating?"
"No… But I just want to marry him right now. Just bring the person,I want to sign the papers of marriage and make him mine right now."
"Listen, marriage is not a matter of hurry."
"Mom, within one week or never. If you refuse,I will also try to kill myself like Luhan. And you know better that Park Chanyeol never fails in what he promises to do."
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