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"We need one person to come with us," the paramedic requested, after putting Hyun Ae into the ambulance.

"Yoon Hee, go with her," Hyun Wook said, patting Yoon Hee's shoulder softly.

"But... you're her family," Yoon Hee urged, looking at him with a confused look.

But then he smiled.

"It's okay. I want you to stay with her. You're her best friend. I'll come later on, don't worry," he whispered, glancing back into the restaurant, and saw Jin talking to the technician that he had called.

"We'll be going home after they're done," he smiled at her again, before she nodded and climbed into the ambulance.

As the ambulance drove away, Hyun Wook walked back into the restaurant towards the technician.

"So, when you can fix it?" he asked.

"We'll come by tomorrow. It's just simple work, so it won't interfere with the business tomorrow," the technician stated.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen...

"How do you actually open this from the inside?" Namjoon asked Henry as both of them entered the freezer. And closed the door.

"Well, there's a technique. I just pull it, like snap it, and then turn-" Henry stopped, as he realized that the lever was loosened. He tried to pull it, but he couldn't feel the snap that he always felt.

"Hm. I guessed Hyun Ae broke the lever earlier. Hm," Henry shrugged.

"Hm," Namjoon mumbled.

Both of them stared at each other, knowing that they screwed up.

"HELP US! WE'RE INSIDE! HELP!" Both of them banged on the door as loud as they could when the panic began to rush through their blood.

Fortunately for them, Jin was there to open the door for them.

"What in the world both of you are doing in here?!" he asked, clearly furious when both of them quickly exited the freezer.

"Ah... nothing. We're just... ahahahaha. Just... testing... how Hyun Ae did get trapped in here. She's a strong girl, indeed. Right, Namjoon?" Henry asked, nudging his elbow at the other.

"A-Ah... yes. A strong girl, indeed."

*****

Three days had passed.

And Hyun Ae was still weak from the recent incident. The doctor confirmed that it was like a coma, and she should be awake by now.

But she didn't.

Yoon Hee slowly closed the room door, not to make any noise when she spotted Hyun Wook walking towards her.

"How is she today?" he asked.

She glanced through the small window on the door and sighed.

"Still not waking up."

"Have you eaten?" he asked again, showing her a takeaway box. "I bought you this. You should eat. I..." he paused, looking down at his feet as he scratched the back of his head as bashfully mumbled, "kinda worried about your health too."

"It's okay, I'm fine. Thank you," Yoon Hee giggled, taking the box anyway.

"You've been taking care of my sister since the first day. You even stayed here for her," Hyun Wook smiled, letting out a chuckle that was too cute for Yoon Hee to handle.

It feels like a crime to have a feeling with my boss's little brother, Yoon Hee thought to herself, couldn't help but smile at her own remark.

"I'm glad that you're always there for her," Hyun Wook chuckled again, scratching his head shyly.

"Not just me. You too. You always come here, didn't you?" she smiled, patting his arm softly. "You're a very great guy."

"Ah... thank you," he said, before glancing at his watch and realizing that it was almost lunchtime. "I think you should go home. I'll take care of her now. You can take days off from work. No need to go today."

"What? No. I will work. The business must go on. She loves that restaurant. You know that."

"No, please no. I... I don't want you to push yourself- You're just like my sister. I care the both of you so much. Just... don't push yourself too hard," he reminded her, looking concerned.

Which Yoon Hee found weird.

"Hyun Wook-ssi, it's okay. I'm used to it. But... why do you care about me?"

Hyun Wook blinked his eyes as he stared into hers blankly. Yoon Hee noticed that he had turned red, but before she could make any assumption, he nervously looked around the almost empty hallway.

Suddenly he grabbed both her arms, making her gasp when he pulled her closer to him.

Her heart pumped faster. She might need something from the hospital to calm down her heart.

"I know it's kind of sudden and... now might not be the right time but..."

"H-Hyun Wook-ssi?" Yoon Hee whispered, still feeling a bit surprised and also excited.

"On the very first day, I knew you'd been watching me. The reason why I always act flirty with our customers is to see your reaction," Hyun Wook smiled, still not breaking his stare into her widened eyes.

"Now seeing how much you care about my sister... it makes me fall for you more," he whispered, placing his arm around her waist and pulling her even closer.

One thing about Hyun Wook that she had always been attracted to.

Despite how romantic he was, the care he had for his sister was what intrigued her more. He might look like a casanova in others' eyes, but as someone who had spent most of the time together with him knew the actual good side of him.

As she was falling deep into her own thoughts of him, Hyun Wook suddenly placed a kiss on her cheek, waking her up from her own trance. This made her turn red and he chuckled to see this reaction.

At that moment as well, both of them heard someone clearing his throat.

Both of them turned to the voice and quickly pulled away from each other when they saw a familiar person, of course.

"N-N-Namjoon... hyung," Hyun Wook stuttered, seriously feeling nervous and his mind was a bit chaotic right now.

"Um... Uh, hi," Namjoon snickered as he approached both of them.

Yoon Hee went quiet as she looked somewhere, seemingly to avoid Namjoon, which she also knew was useless. Then she felt a hand on her waist and she was yanked towards Hyun Wook.

"Namjoon hyung, please don't tell noona yet. I'm not ready to tell her. I will listen to you so just tell me anything and I'll do it for you-"

"Hey, hey. Calm down, Hyun Wook. I won't tell her, don't worry," Namjoon chuckled, patting the boy who had just fallen in love with his co-worker.

"What are you doing here, hyung? I thought you have work..."

"It's all done now. I felt bad that I haven't come here since the first day-"

"It's absolutely, totally okay, Namjoon hyung. She's still sleeping anyway, so don't worry-"

"Hyun Wook, calm down! I won't tell Hyun Ae about you and Yoon Hee." Namjoon laughed, as he playfully hit Hyun Wook's arm. The boy kept scratching his head, still feeling nervous.

"Just... take your girl home now. I knew she had been here for days," Namjoon snickered, giving him a look.

"How did you know I've been here?" Yoon Hee asked.

"Hey, I came to the restaurant every day and when I didn't see you there, I knew where you would be," he chuckled.

"Thank you, hyung. I will take her home," Hyun Wook said, finally calming down as he placed his arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer.

"Her home. Not 'your home'," Namjoon pointed out, giggling. "Also, Hyun Wook. I wanted to ask you something."

And now it was Namjoon's turn to feel nervous.

He knew that he shouldn't but the fact that Hyun Wook is the closest family member Hyun Ae had now, his nerves always tingled when the little brother was around him.

"I wanted to ask for your permission to let me go out with Hyun Ae. I promise you, that I'll take care of her. I will never deny my feelings anymore. She's what I need the most now."

The hallway once again became silent, though there were a few nurses and patients around.

And Hyun Wook softly laughed.

"Yes, I always know you're the one, hyung. You're her favorite member anyway. Between an idol and a fan, then there's a mutual feeling... It's like... every ARMY's dream. I always had my trust in you."


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