Which was soon broken by their little lion. “Just stop already, you two. You guys are the real trolls. Troll Mr. Dongyoung like there's no tomorrow behind his back. But when he appears, you go blank.” Yuta shook his head as he retorted. Annoyed.

Jungwoo chuckled and joined in. Not their bickering, obviously. But the projects they had to work on. He was already a little tired. He needed the lunch that his beloved husband had made him today.

Renjun and Jaemin were showing and introducing Donghyuck to the departments of their college campus as they walked through the main musical hall.

There were not many teachers. And students had left, already. Donghyuck took it as a good thing as they were able to explore the campus in peaceful silence. The chirping of birds nearby the garden area could be heard. It soothed him so well.

“And we're here!” Jaemin clapped his hands lightly as he announced their arrival, delightedly.

“Jaemin, behave. At least now. We are the campus and right next to the music hall. Even your slow noise could be echoed.” The eldest male explained to the youngest.

They were now walking a little slowly. Donghyuck was observing through the various types of instruments. Some seemed too old or too cultural. He was more into modern and booming music. He started thinking as to why people even took interest in such classical genres. He thought of it as a barrier, which prevents people from development.

“The gayageum or kayagum. A traditional Korean zither-like string instrument with 12 strings. Though, some more recent variants have 18 or 25 strings.”

Donghyuck looked at the man who owned the voice. He surely was not startled by the sudden speech from a voice that he has never ever heard. But gosh... That was one of the best voices he has ever heard. He stayed silent as the latter continued. “It is probably the best known traditional Korean musical instrument.”

Donghyuck started observing the man's features as he spoke further. Sure, he did not make it too obvious to be noticed. He knew how to analyze smartly.

The man was a few inches shorter than him. His hair was in the shade of brunette. His eyes were doe and calming. His cheeks made him look like a five years old. He looked so fluffy as a fluff ball. His eyes then went to his lips. He was speaking so fluently. Donghyuck decided to not observe too closely. And then replied to the man for the first time. “Thank you so much for your information regarding these musical pieces. However, they don't suit my taste.”

The latter offered him one of the sweetest smiles he has ever seen. He wondered how one could still manage to smile after being asked to not share boring information.

“I totally understand and respect your perspective, Sir.” The fluffy man in front of him stated in a sincere tone.

“What I am pointing here is the negative judgment you are making, Sir. I could sense that you never tried to get to know about these traditional musical instruments as you never thought of them more than old, noise making elements. However, they have been here before guitars and violins.
Development sure took its place. But, even development needs a beginning. They were the beginning. It's great that we appreciate how much our world, including our music industry, has been improved. But, that doesn't mean that we should forget what and who paved the way.”

It would be an understatement to say that Donghyuck was stunned by the other man's speech. He was lost in misery. As if someone came and slapped him right in the face with rose petals. But, he felt the thorns, too.

“Donghyuck! Where did you go? We have been looking for you in this hall and thought you already lost interest in here and went back to home.”

Donghyuck looked at Renjun followed by Jaemin behind him. And this time, he was startled a little by the sudden call. “Apologies for disappearing suddenly. I was exploring this place and went kind of lost. There are actually many interesting elements, here. As well as people.” He added.
Directing at the man, who just had lectured him. He smirked a little while directing at the short man. Again, unnoticeable.

“Professor Kim? Good afternoon. Sorry for just entering the hall like this. We actually were looking for you but then we also started to explore and show the accessories to our friend, Donghyuck. Well, I guess you guys were already having words?” Renjun questioned.

Taeil looked at Donghyuck. Staying still for a moment before speaking back to Renjun. “Miss Seungwan did inform me about new faces visiting the campus. But, I did not expect that you

would bring a new friend of yours, Mr. Huang. Well, I'm glad that you are introducing people to the place where you study. Also, it's really nice to meet you, Mr. Donghyuck.” Taeil smiled gently at the stated man.

“It is also nice to see you Mr. Huang and Mr. Na. How are you doing here at the end of semester?” He added, wondering.

This time, it was Jaemin to keep the conversation up. “Well, you see professor, our friend, Hae- I mean Donghyuck had flyed from America to here exactly after two years. So, we wanted to show him the goods we have at our home town. And we decided our college as the first place as we want him to attend-”

The pink haired male was interrupted by the ringing of a phone. It was Taeil's.

Taeil checked the caller ID and it was his lover. Hence, he excused himself for the meantime.

Jaemin and Renjun both looked at their friend, who was smiling gleefully at god knew what.

“So… if you are done checking the musical hall, shall we start exploring further in order to convince you to stay with us, Haechannie?” Jaemin asked hopefully.

Donghyuck chuckled at his friend's sheepishness. And then he confidently stated, “I have already made my decision.”