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A chorus of laughter came from the group of castmates as Kwangsoo took the lead in the story. They were all leaned forward, waiting in anticipation.
"I just couldn't believe my eyes. THE Jung Hye-sung was standing right there! Sehun and I were losing our minds, weren't we?" The older actor and comedian nudged the younger idol with his elbow. The two locked eyes and they broke out into a giggle as Jae-suk cleared his throat and became the center of attention.
"Excuse me! What about how I was hoisted up into the air like a sack of potatoes in a pulley?! I got water balloons and fruit thrown at me!" Jae-suk exclaimed as he couldn't help but grin when the other members broke into chuckles.
"Me too!" Sehun chimed in, his eyes crinkled with amusement. "The director told us to not catch them either! I couldn't believe him!"
While Sehun was speaking, Kwang-soo pulled out his phone and pulled up the photo he managed to snatch. It was the one before he and Sehun both scurried away as quickly as they could. As he showed it to the cast, a chorus of "oohs" went around.
"Wow, she's so pretty!" Se-jeong said as her face lit up, noticing Kwang-soo and Sehun's barely suppressed grins in the surprise photo.
As the photo went around, Se-jeong glanced around for a waiter and raised her hand to ask for water. She caught a movement in front of her to see Sehun's raised hand falter.
"Oh, two more waters please!" Se-jeong ordered as she caught Sehun's grateful stare.
It seemed like Sehun was going to say something, when Jong-min suddenly seemed to have thought of something. He began gesturing to Se-jeong excitedly, his voice reaching the two younger cast mates.
"-adorable wasn't it? I couldn't believe what I was seeing!" Jong-min grinned as he met Se-jeong's wandering curious gaze.
"What are you talking about, hyungnim?"
"Why, your aegyo of course!"
The group of cast mates collectively clamored as memories resurfaced of the youngest of the crew flawlessly executing her aegyo towards the detective. A sheepish grin appeared on Se-jeong's face as the others mentioned how adorable she was. As much as it took to pull off her charm -- it did make her happy to see how excited it made her cast members.
"Can we see it again, Se-jeong?" Minyoung asked with a gleam in her eye.
"Eh? Hmm..." Se-jeong trailed off after she chuckled, her gaze wandering as she found herself in quite a situation. She heard a snicker from Sehun across from her and bit the inside of her cheek in thought.
"Sure! Why not? Let's see..." She replied to them after a moment, thinking mockingly of the individual she should subject to torture.
Of course, she already had her answer.
As she cleared her throat and pitched her tone higher, Se-jeong saw Sehun with a hand to his mouth. Deciding it was time, without a moment of hesitation, she moved to sit next to him and balled her fists -- the tips of his ears red and in her sight as he realized that he was her target. Before she could do anything, it was as though time stopped between them as they locked stares -- one confident and teasing, the other a mixture of panic and embarassment.
Then Se-jeong tapped Sehun's shoulder with her fist, smiling wide.
"Oppang~! Can we order more beef? Please?"
The rest of the cast exploded in laughter as they held on to each other. But what Se-jeong was focused on was the image of Sehun practically poofing into a red tomato.
It left her with a very warm feeling that she had no idea how to address.