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040: Cakes And Secrets

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"Tell me the secret." Chanyeol crossed his arms.

Baekhyun chuckled. "You really thought I'll tell you secrets over a cake?"

"Yeah." Chanyeol deadpanned.

Both were sitting opposite each other at Guillaume's café.

"That was my initial plan though." Baekhyun sliced the cake with his fork and inspected it, "But this cake is not that expensive. You even got an offer today."

"Tch, this is the nth time." Chanyeol rolled his eyes. "Stop with your filthy games and tell me the fucking secret."

"Chill, man." Baekhyun stuffed his mouth to its maximum with the strawberry cake.

Chanyeol took the plate of cake away from him. "You're reminding me of those days. Exactly ten years back, you were the same and you still haven't changed."

"Do you still remember what happened ten years back?" Baekhyun asked licking the remaining cream off his fingers . "Well, I do remember. The taste of this cake reminds me how we celebrated my birthday together. You had bought me the same cake."

"That was such a beautiful day." Chanyeol agreed with a smile which didn't last long. "But all that remains in the past...after you started helping that bastard, everything's changed."

Sensing silence, Chanyeol continued, "I still can't believe that you sided with that random guy when we were supposedly childhood best friends. And we all knew what kind of business he was into."

"You don't even know what you're talking." Baekhyun countered. "You didn't even try to know about it in the first place."

"How will I know?" Chanyeol raised his voice. "He never tells anything. He's always reserved."

"Some people don't open up easily like you and some things are left unsaid because of the amount of burden they carry." Baekhyun explained. "In those times, we need to be understanding. Giving him moral support is the least we could do as friends."

"What about Minjee? How was I supposed to know about it without him telling? Remember the times when we used to ask him? He always showed off like he wasn't interested when he was dancing with her in ballet class." Chanyeol argued. "I didn't even know that they both knew each other."

"He didn't want to hurt you." Baekhyun replied. "It's as simple as that. He didn't want our friendship to go sour over a matter like that."