Woonwoo spent the whole day sleeping. None of his colleagues called not even talkative SeongHwa or chattering Chan and his father never sent him on any errands. It's like they all forgot he is alive since not even the butler came to his room to invite him to breakfast or dinner like he usually does.
He had fallen asleep with the windows wide open and so he was a little chilly and could have caught a cold. It wasn't intentional for him to leave them like that as bad people can sneak into his room, it's just that it was dead hot throughout the night and he felt chocked in so much moisture in his room.
The young heir of HaeSu conglomerate is the only child to his father and he lives with the old man in their Japanese style mansion. It's a status symbol to build such a house in modern day when everyone lives on penthouses. A lot of rich leaders have houses in all sorts of traditional styles for example Byun's have theirs in ancient Cantonese while SeongHwa's in Edwardian and Chanyi's is in vietnamese.all styles are different but they share one thing in common, the cool and serene dome they produce seems to separate the house from the disordered external world.
After he got home last night, he drank half a litre of yogurt then ate eight dumplings he found on the counter and he went to bed. He didn't shower or study but just undressed and slid under the covers. Once or twice he got up to use the bathroom and that's when he opened the windows as he was sweating profusely in his sleep.
The following day as he was slumbering, at around noon, JongWon texted him to meet. MingHyun doesn't ever talk to Woonwoo directly, it's either through Yoongi or Sehun. But of all the players on Sehun's team ,those two are the most slippery while Donghan being the most corrosive and Subin being venomous . Sehun night be the leader and Yoongi the brains but Donghan ,MingHyun and JongWon the practical link between those two.
Anyway Woonwoo wasted no time and he went to the place they said to meet which is in the middle of the forest near a very high mountain.
So right now Woonwoo is making his way there. He couldn't ask his chauffeur to drive him them because he can't have that location exposed. Though MingHyun might never chose it again, some people might follow him there and listen to their conversation which is the worst thing that Woonwoo can let MingHyun or JongWon find out. Though it was MingHyun said it was JongWon 's idea to meet, only MingHyun will come because everyone is busy with being invisible
After nearly two hours of hiking, Woonwoo arrived there. He was exhausted and hyperventilating because he is not used to climbing mountains or going into nature. His father or anyone has never invited him to nature before so this is really new and he dispises it because of the mosquitoes and weird noises in the background.
He threw his bike by the tree and he looked to MingHyun 's black SUV. How on earth did he get that vehicle to climb all the way here when he was beat trying to force a bicycle? And then he remembered, MingHyun is a transporter. Forests and caves are his things because that is when he hides and bleaches evidence.
" Wow, you look awful. .", He got out of the car and he made fun of Woonwoo' s worn-out look. He handed him a water bottle and donut which Woonwoo both accepted and ate.HeHeever accepts food from strangers but MingHyun would be plain foolish if he poisoned someone like Woonwoo.
After he got the snack, MingHyun picked the bike and they both walked to the back of the car that was open.
" Why did you call me ?", he asked as he walked ahead of him. The instant his eyes landed on the contents within the car , his appetite drop and he nearly threw up the food he just ate.MingHyun acted cool but he knew what was the problem.
" Why is there a body in your car? Did you just keep a corpse here?", Woonwoo questioned him with so much seriousness in his voice but less on his ever expressionless face.
" Relax , it's just some equipment. I need the bag to put something inside otherwise it's just some regular staff like a chain , tongs and a silver rope..",
" Regular??", He asked and MingHyun knodded . He made it seem like Woonwoo was overreacting since he knows what MingHyun does..
Woonwoo sat down in the car despite feeling like there was a dead body behind him. It was so uncomfortable that he wanted to just throw out the bag. He had seen and touched a dead body but it was different since he didn't know what killed it but this time there is a high possibility that MingHyun could be the culprit. He doesn't do that stuff but the way he is so messed up to causally carry torture stuff in his car , it seems nothing is impossible.Now he finally understands why God never made them meet. This kid is extra
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" The players don't think there is enough drama surrounding Sejun with the video so they are trying to increase the stakes. They want something done that will break Sejun in a split second ", he told Woonwoo who looked at him like he was a lunatic.
As MingHyun finished explaining, he took out a large bottle of medicine from his pocket and he showed it to Woonwoo.
" I heard that San's brother is missing.", MingHyun smiled
Though Woonwoo doesn't care about who that is , he really hopes thay doesn't mean what he thinks it means.
" The brother (had) a girlfriend and she is friends with EunWoo's Tzuyu. Again Sejun has a ghost doctor that was planted without roots. I think we can do something about it. ",
After he said that he took out a small device and a tablet then he handed it to Woonwoo. On the screen was Yoongi and he was standing in front of a board with many pins. He was clearly waiting to explain but that was expected because he gave the instructions about two days ago to Sehun.
" Good day , Sir. The doctor and the brother can become linked in someway . The girlfriend is not related to anyone or anything and that makes her a perfect candidate to join to something like you said. Here 's the plan", he pointed to a picture on the board as he was beginning to narrate his plan
"Suddenly the brother goes missing, I could find him but I will just let the right people do that for me. As the brother goes missing, a rumour will be released to the press that he was silenced by the doctor. It is going to be apparent that a week before Jung went missing , Sejun clinic receives a dose of the stuff that MingHyun is holding and suddenly that stuff is missing. When Jung gets found, he is going to be on overdose of it. "
" The doctor wouldn't be foolish to receive the stuff when it comes in but after he was the last person on duty that's when the staff will go missing. What the press will find out is that Sakura was man-handled by a member of the Sejun board and that will be the same guy who hired the doctor. Sakura goes to the clinic and tells the doctor but he warns her to be quiet. Jung refuses and swears to report the doctor and the culprit. Seeing that he will lose his job and get him exposed, the doctor silences Jung with the dose of medicine. "
" Sakura won't be touched but she will be controlled. As for the Sejun member, nothing that a little brainwashing and family-threatening can't accomplish. "
Yoongi concluded and Woonwoo was impressed. They made such a perfect plan and one that won't fail for that matter. Though they used some of Woonwoo 's ideas , it's still creative how they inked them together
" Wait , what about the computer student?", MingHyun asked talking about Yung
" Should we include him ?", Yoongi asked. Honestly he forgot that guy existed.
" We didn't watch him for fun. Brainwash the girl too and make her say that EunWoo hurt her . Trigger the computer student to the bridge of anger such that he is willing to attack EunWoo. Make sure that every scene in the video is replayed in real-life. ", Woonwoo instructed. He had told Sehun, why is it that these two are clueless?
" Yes, sir", Yoongi responded and he told MingHyun to come find him.
They went on to further discusss the time and execution of the plan. Yoongi included the schedules of the board member and all of Sakura's classes and when she will be alone. He had done a lot of research but most of the information comes from Subin who is always stalking people.
After four hours of excruciating planning, the call was cut , MingHyun looked at Woonwoo. He squinted and he scoffed. He told him that he did just bury someone and Woonwoo said he knows because the car has faint smells of a cadaver.He got off the car and declined MingHyun's offer to drive him back. No one like to ride a hearse.
In three minutes , Minghyun left the scene . Woonwoo remained in the forest. It was already nearing the evening and he was getting sleepy. He should study for the test on Friday but it won't make a difference if he goes back home and sleeps some more.
They didn't have to invite him all the way here just to say that but then again, Austin is watching from every angle. This is probably the only place that they could talk and lay out a plan without alerting Austin, SeongHwa or Sehun.
It is really annoying how all of Woonwoo's classmates are involved in this scandal together but then again it makes a perfect alibi since the police will start searching thoroughly as they move far away and not in the same class of students.
He looked at the time and it was about the same time that he usually receives a bottle of refreshments on the rooftop .
" Wow, this is the longest I have gone without receiving a phone call.", He spoke and he shove the device in his pocket.
He rode the bicycle and he headed home. It felt nice to be out and it was quiet the experience getting bit by mosquitoes. He was convinced that if he ever does this again, he might get malaria .
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" Is he still sleeping? ", Gichan asked ChanYi as he emerged from the corridor.
This was the sixth time in the past twenty hours that ChanYi went to check if EunWoo was still asleep. Just like Woonwoo, when he arrived all he did was undress, open the windows and sleep. EunWoo hadn't eaten anything and even the food that Taeyang bought him, he just carried home and threw inside the fridge.
ChanYi reported that he saw EunWoo's broken phone by the nightstand so he wasn't playing games.
" What is wrong with that boy? Is he high?", Gichan was getting annoyed. He had never seen anyone sleep more than twenty hours straight. At one point they all had to stare at him and check if he was still alive and he was normal. But he was pale like he was sick. Probably due to him not eating anything or hydrating at all.
" I think we should call a doctor or something. Hansol, aren't you a nursing student?", He turned to Hansol who was at the counter typing.
" No , I am a vegetarian",. Sarcasm
" VETERINARIAN!!", Gichan softly corrected him
" Whatever go and cure him. Vegetarians study mammals and he is a mammal.", ChanYi yelled at Hansol
" A bat is a mammal so EunWoo can't be a mammal ", Hansol was really bad at biology
" Fine, he is a goose then . Just help him",
" I don't cure gooses "Hansol fought back
" GEESE!! ,both of you shut up! ", they were giving him a migraine. Hansol and ChanYi fight like toddlers and when they are with EunWoo it's like kittens. They are always screaming and spewing nonsense .
Honestly sometimes it feels like Gichan ages ten years whenever these three fight. All of them could be wrong yet arguing like it's a fact. Imagine if Felix was here, all he would do is laugh and get confused because he can't understand how a doctor, a business guru and an engineer don't know the difference between a vegetarian and a vet.
Speaking of Felix, he went to downstairs to buy food because he is always hungry and thinks EunWoo will be when he wakes up. He can't cook but he always wants to eat. To Gichan it is a mystery how is Felix so small yet eating like someone three times his size. Withal since today they aren't discussing anything important , Gichan let Felix come over.
Gichan and Felix are just complete strangers who happened to cross paths and became close. They have been friends for two years and everyone is just sure that Felix is Gichan's biological little brother even though they have no resemblance and Gichan was raised in Pudong.