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Sometimes Chenle hates his weak heart when it comes to the crying Minjeong. He is supposed to ignore those calls, ignore her pleas to accompany her, ignore her cries. But again, Zhong Chenle is always powerless when it comes to Kim Minjeong. So here he is, sitting in the front porch of Minjeong’s house trying to cheer Minjeong up while simultaneously giving tissues to the crying Minjeong.
“I will never be his priority, I guess.” Minjeong says.
You are always my priority—Chenle wants to say those words but he stops himself because he doesn’t want to get into another drama. So he says this instead,
“Maybe you have to consider finding another boyfriend?” Minjeong chuckles a bit. For her, this reaction is typically Chenle; deadpan and snarky. But honestly, Chenle is just being true to himself. He could continue this reply with, “I could be the other boyfriend, if you want to.” Because this is how he feels about her.
“Who wants to be my other boyfriend, anyway?” Minjeong looks at him with her swollen eyes. Her cheeks are so red due to her nonstop crying, “You?” She asks playfully.
“That’s not a bad idea…” He replies quickly. Minjeong chuckles again.
“I wish you kinda being honest right now.” Minjeong starts to smile again, “But I could only hope, right.” Chenle doesn’t answer her. He wants to be honest that those subtle confessions are true. He really likes her and wants to be more than what they are right now, but maybe this is neither the right time nor the right place to confess. So Chenle has to be happy with being the second lead of the drama he plays with Minjeong for now and hope he could be the main lead later.
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