After being caught up in a break up for a year, Haruto decided to finally move on. Riding on with the latest trend, he picked out his show-off fake boyfriend from a dating app called, 'Boyfriend for a Rent'. Thinking he could at least post some phot...
"Oh, Mrs. Park. Let me help you." Jihoon carefully aided the elder who was struggling to fix her bed.
"Aigoo. Thank you, my pretty son." Mrs. Park fondly cupped his cheeks before letting him do his job.
Jihoon was working as a hospital patient care aide in the city and was mostly assigned to look after the elders' ward. Mrs. Park has been his longest patient for almost a year and a half now. She's always very nice to him especially when she knew that his last name was Park, hence, calling him 'son' despite being old enough to be his grandma, had become a habit already.
"You should've called me. Here. Let's take you in bed now, Halmeoni (Grandma)."
He gently helped the elder comfortably lie on her bed before he brought up his stethoscope to check on her.
"Let me listen to your heart now, may I?" Jihoon flashed a sweet smile before conducting his task.
After his last rounds for the day, Jihoon finally inhaled the fresh, somehow polluted, air outside the hospital. He scooped his phone from his bag and dialed a number.
"Is your date over? Let's have some dinner. I'm starving."
"Chicken?" The cute voice on the phone asked.
"At least eat something healthy! Bye. Haha!" Jihoon hung up before his friend could answer.
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"Did your date starve you or what? It's your third order." Jihoon laughed while he stuffed some food in his mouth.
"It was just a 2-hour date. We didn't spend it on eating."
Jihoon smiled and shook his head as he fondly watched his friend enjoy his favorite chicken.
"You've been booked almost everyday this week." He pointed out.
"Oh! Haruto-shi gave me good feedback and I got promoted to another spot on the list of most recommended dates." Junkyu beamed at him as he muffled his words.
Jihoon scoffed at how cute his friend was, having his cheeks puffing out because of his food. He reached for the table napkin and casually wiped Junkyu's cheeks and lips messed up with chicken sauce which the latter didn't mind at all. If anything, Junkyu even offered his cheeks to be wiped clean.
Junkyu and Jihoon had been friends for 3 years. They're also sharing the same apartment near the hospital to save some living expenses. They met at the hospital when Junkyu was still working as a caregiver there and since then, they only got closer. After working there for 3 years, Junkyu had to quit due to an unfortunate event. He has been living alone and has to find ways to support himself while still paying off some debts. Feeling the need to help a close friend, Jihoon offered to live with him so they can split the bill – that way, he can at least lessen Junkyu's expenses. After living together, they became best friends and Junkyu's only family.
