In the dormitory, as soon as Ouyang Guang opened the door, he was stared at by more than a dozen pairs of eyes in the living room.
"Are you here?" Do Kyung-soo sat cross-legged on the sofa, holding a bag of potato chips in his hand, with a meaningful look in his eyes.
"Yeah." Ouyang Guang lowered his head to change his shoes, his ears slightly red.
"Did you send her home?" Byun Baekhyun came over, put his arm on his shoulders, and smiled gossipyly.
"Um."
"Just... just sending him home?" Park Chanyeol raised his eyebrows, "Nothing happened?"
Ouyang Guang paused, his mind flashing back to the impulsive kiss, Jin Zhiyuan's slightly widened eyes, soft lips, and the feeling of her tripping over the steps when she retreated in panic and being pulled towards him.
"...No." He coughed lightly, "I just sent her away."
The members all groaned, clearly not believing it. Kim Junmyeon patted him on the shoulder and said, "Maknae, a child who lies won't grow tall."
Ouyangguang: "...Brother, I am already 185cm tall."
On the other side, the bedroom of Kim Ji-won's house.
Kim Ji-won buried herself in the quilt, her cheeks so hot that she could fry an egg on them.
She had just been... kissed.
By European sunlight.
In the moonlight.
Without any warning.
The phone screen lit up, and it was a message from Ouyang Guang:
[Are you asleep?]
She stared at the message for a full ten seconds before replying slowly:
[Are you asleep? I can’t sleep. What should I do?]
I regretted it right after I posted it. Why does the tone sound like she's acting like a spoiled brat?!
Ouyang Guangmiao:
[Want me to put you to sleep?]
Before she could react, the phone rang. The ringtone was particularly harsh in the quiet bedroom. Jin Zhiyuan answered it in a panic and almost dropped the phone.
"Why didn't Noona answer the phone?" Ouyang Guang's voice came through the receiver with a low smile, "Are you shy?"
"...No!" She said stubbornly, but buried her face deeper into the pillow.
There was a slight sound of fabric rubbing from the other end of the phone, as if he had also laid down. Jin Zhiyuan could imagine what he looked like now, leaning against the head of the bed, his hair half dry, his pajamas collar slightly open, his collarbone faintly visible...
Stop! What is she thinking?
"Nuna?" Ouyang Guang's voice pulled her back to reality, "Why don't you speak?"
"...I can't sleep." She muttered softly, "I close my eyes and you're the only thing on my mind."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for two seconds.
"Because of me?" His voice suddenly became very soft, as if he was afraid of disturbing something.
"Yes." Jin Zhiyuan said, "You are responsible."
Ouyang Guang laughed softly, and the sound tickled her ears like a feather: "Then how about I sing a song for you?"
"Ouyangguang..." Jin Zhiyuan suddenly called his name in Chinese, and her pronunciation was surprisingly standard. I don't know how many times she practiced it in private. "Have you used this to coax other girls before?"
"Hmm?" Ouyangguang deliberately dragged out the tone, "How did Noona know that I have coaxed other girls?"
"As expected!" Kim Ji-won sat up straight instantly. "What about never having been in a relationship and rarely meeting girls? Those were all lies in the interview in the show's small black room!"
"Hehe..." He laughed so hard that his chest shook, "The other girls are my sisters. There is no one else except you."
"…PD asked you what you thought love was, and you said you didn't know, you thought it was trouble." Kim Ji-won suddenly changed the subject, "What about me? Why did you kiss me? Don't you think I'll cause you trouble?"
The other end of the phone suddenly became so quiet that you could hear breathing.
"Why?" Kim Ji-won's voice was as soft as a mosquito's hum.
"I kissed you because I liked you." He said it as if it was a matter of course, as if it was the simplest truth in the world.
"Isn't Noona going to shoot a music video?" Ouyang Yang changed the subject, "I'll sing for you."
"…Why do you keep calling me noona?" Kim Ji-won suddenly complained, "You're calling me old."
"Don't like it?" He chuckled, "Then what do you want to hear? Jiwon? Sister? Baby? Darling? Honey? Wife? Dear?"
He said it all in Korean, English and Chinese in one breath, and the last two words "dear" even had a bit of a coquettish ending.
Kim Ji-won instantly huddled into her bed like a steamed shrimp: "Still, I'll call you Noona!"
"Zhiyuanxi..." Ouyangguang suddenly lowered his voice, "I have no experience in coaxing a sister to sleep, only experience in coaxing a younger sister. Otherwise...why don't you call me brother and try?"
"Ouyangguang!" She called his full name in embarrassment.
"I want to hear it." He coaxed her, "Can you please scream?"
silence.
After a long silence, a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum came from the other end of the phone: "...Oppa."
Ouyang Guang pressed the issue further: "Huh? I didn't hear clearly."
"Guang Oppa!" Kim Ji-won shouted in despair, threw her phone directly to the end of the bed, crawled into the quilt and kicked her legs frantically.
Ouyang Guang laughed happily from the other end of the phone, followed by soft music accompaniment. He cleared his throat and sang Liang Jingru's "Kiss".
"That attic on the top floor
Who forgot to lock the door?
Who can't find me who is under 18 years old... "*
His voice was deep and full of magnetism, so gentle that it made people's hearts tremble. Jin Zhiyuan quietly picked up the phone and put it to her ear.
The first time you hugged me
Gently kiss
Close your eyes tightly..."*
When he sang this line, his voice suddenly became very light, like a feather falling on her heart.
After the song ended, the only sound on the other end of the phone was the sound of even breathing.
"Good night, Kim Ji-won." Ouyang Guang said softly, but did not hang up the phone.
The moonlight poured onto the bed through the gaps in the curtains. Ouyang Guang held his cell phone, listened to the breathing sounds coming from the opposite side, and slowly closed his eyes.
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