It's Just A Picture (BL)
Chapter 282: But what if it has something to do with you?

Chapter 282: But what if it has something to do with you?

They were silent for a moment with Seojin’s hands on Dongwoo’s shoulders and Dongwoo stretching out his hand like a needy child, asking for his phone.

He knew they took it.

His memory wasn’t that hazy so he knew quite well that he placed his phone on the table next to his computer before he dropped on the bed lazily.

He knew that for a fact because he had checked the time with it after switching off his computer and laptop.

But since he could not find it anywhere, and Lily wasn’t around to magically kidnap his phone, he decided to check their apartment.

Anything was possible.

And then he hears ’nothing is going on’ when it is clear that something big has happened for the twins to invite Minwoo and even strangers into their home.

"So, where is it?" He asked.

"Hyung, did you say... You had drafts on your phone?" Seojin asked and he nodded.

"Yes. Important drafts." He said, smiling.

"Ah, what to do? I accidentally broke your phone and that was why I took it away." Seojin lied and Dongwoo folded his hand into a fist.

"You did what?" He asked.

"It was an accident." Seojin said but Dongwoo’s forehead creased in. He furrowed his eyebrows, frowning.

So, that was what he was going to do?

"What do I do? I really need those drafts." Dongwoo said, acting worried. "I worked all night to design them for a particular concept. How did this happen?"

Seojun was bothered, Minwoo was growing restless and Seojin was getting uncomfortable.

They knew how hard Dongwoo worked. So, they couldn’t afford to let his efforts go to waste.

Of course, the phone was fine but they couldn’t give it to him. Not now that he knew something might be going on.

He would definitely go to the internet in search of what it was that they were hiding.

"Seojin," Dongwoo suddenly called, "Seojun, Minwoo," they raised their heads. "I know you think you’re doing whatever it is you’re doing to protect me, but... I want to get one thing clear," he raised his head, "Am I a burden to you?"

"What?!" They all shouted, shocked and in disbelief that Dongwoo would think such a thing.

"Never!" Seojun exclaimed.

"Absolutely not!" Seojin exclaimed.

"How could you think that?" Minwoo asked.

"Then what do you want me to think?" Dongwoo asked. "You’re keeping this away from me because you know I would just worry and not be of any help." He said and clenched his fists. "It’s not like it’s about me and even if it was, I wouldn’t even care because I’ve had my fair share of troubles to deal with growing up." He said. "And you can only ever use that statement, ’you’re doing this to protect me’ only when it has something to do with me. You can’t randomly use it, Seojin. I won’t believe you."

"But what if it has something to do with you?" Minwoo asked and Dongwoo turned to him.

"It’s not, right?" He asked but they went silent. "Don’t suddenly go silent. I know it’s not about me, and you just want to keep me away from whatever’s going on because I’m practically useless, and all I do is cry."

Seojun clicked his tongue and approached Dongwoo, taking his hand and pulling him to himself.

"Don’t say things like that." He said, angrily. "The only useless people right now are the ones who can’t do their job and take down that stupid video."

"Matteo!" Seojin yelled and Seojun looked away.

"Video? What video?" Dongwoo asked but Seojun wouldn’t say more and let go of him.

Dongwoo turned to Minwoo, who was looking down in shame, and Seojin, who was angry that Seojun let it slip.

"What video is he talking about?" Dongwoo asked, his worst fears suddenly occupying his mind and he glanced at Minwoo.

Minwoo was here. Minwoo didn’t need to be here if there was a simple issue. But Minwoo was their manager. He was in charge of taking issues like big scandalous rumors to HR to deal with them.

So, if he was here and there were tech experts in their apartment, then... There must be a huge scandal, right?

His heart was practically leaping up and down in his chest. He couldn’t calm down, thinking the twins were in trouble.

"Is this... Is this about me after all?" He asked and they could only buy wonder what he was thinking about. "Ah, is this about us?"

They looked up at him. What was he talking about?

Dongwoo grabbed Seojin’s arm and asked,

"Did... Did someone... Did someone post a video about us?" He asked, his words breaking as a reflection of the worry that was breaking his heart. "Is there a video of us making out or something?"

"No, no, there’s no such thing." Seojin answered right away. He couldn’t let Dongwoo misunderstand that there was such a video circulating the internet when there wasn’t.

That was the worst-case scenario.

"Really?" Dongwoo asked, to be sure that they weren’t lying again.

"Hyung," Minwoo called, "...there’s no such thing." He said. "So, calm down."

Hearing that, Dongwoo felt his heart finally settle down.

For a moment there, he thought he had ruined their reputation with his involvement with them. He gave out a sigh of relief.

"Then, why is... Why is Minwoo here?" He asked. "Minwoo... Does this include you?"

This was the moment where they could tell him exactly what was going on but the person who could tell him what was going on was none other than Minwoo.

After all, he was the one in the video with him. He... Along with Dongwoo, were being labeled as the bad eggs of society and Minwoo did not want Dongwoo to see it.

Then, from behind, Geumtae called,

"Sweetie, is that you?"

They all turned to see Geumtae approaching in a hurry with a fat Lily in his hands. Yes, he had been spoiling her rotten and treating her like a queen, and thus, Lily put on weight.

"Sweetie," He called.

"Geum... Geumtae?" Dongwoo called, and Geumtae hugged Dongwoo, pressing Lily till she was out of breath and had to retaliate.

"Who’s this?" Minwoo asked, confused, and watched the twins grit their teeth at Geumtae. ’And why are they watching this happen?’

He was certain, knowing the twin’s character, that they would not let anyone get close to Dongwoo like this.

So, why were they allowing this man to hug him?

"Five seconds is up." Seojun said, after counting five seconds in his mind and he pulled Geumtae away from Dongwoo.

"Aish, you’re still the same."

They had agreed, on Dongwoo’s terms, to allow Geumtae to hug Dongwoo for at most five seconds if they met, just like friends would.

It was not an easy decision to make but they had to learn to loosen up and let other people be in his life. That was what he said and they grudgingly agreed.

"Geumtae, what are you doing here?" Dongwoo asked and looked down at Lily in his arms. "And why has Lily grown so much?"

"Oh, leave her be." Geumtae said. "Anyway," he looked into Dongwoo’s eyes and then slid the tear that was hanging at the corner of his eyelid and said, "You must be feeling so down. I came as soon as I could."

"For what?"

"To console you, of course." Geumtae answered and then spotted Minwoo. "Oh, and this must be your twin." He said nonchalantly.

He did not look surprised that Dongwoo had a twin and that actually surprised Dongwoo because he had never mentioned anything about having a twin.

"Geumtae, how do you know.... Minwoo?" He asked, glancing at Minwoo.

"It’s because he’s in the video with you." Geumtae said, and their eyes widened, having a feeling that Geumtae was going to mention the video, but they could not stop him as he immediately said, "That nasty video that’s circulating the internet. You’re both in it."