"I'm getting back tomorrow. My flight is at 6am. Tell Jisung to meet me in my office at.. 1pm."
"Alright. I'll send you the information. We leave Thursday next week."
"Okay."
Minho got into the car and ordered the driver to go back to the hotel.
When they arrived, Minho didn't bother looking up, as he was reviewing a few papers on an ipad.
"You have a flight tonight to get back. I'll get to the airport by myself tomorrow."
"Thank you sir. Have a safe flight."
"You too." Minho grabbed his bag and left the car, receiving a few stares and greetings from the staff.
I mean, he was holding Jisung's gift out in the open. How much more obvious could he be? So much for secrecy.
Minho bowed at the receptionist before walking into an elevator and pressing the button to the 10th floor.
A cleaning lady, one of particular young age, almost the same as Minho, walked in beside him and saw the bag.
"Is that for a friend?" She asked. (She was being nosy, especially at this time of night, when everyone's obviously tired, but Minho couldn't be rude.)
"Yes, it is."
"Hm. I hope they like it." She tried to continue the conversation, but the elevator dinged as they arrived on the 10th floor.
"This is my stop. Have a good night."
"Likewise." She smiled as the door closed.
Ugh.
Minho continued looking at the ipad before arriving at his room. He took the room card out and opened the lights once he entered.
The hotel room was a mess.
Mostly of papers.
Minho decided to pack since he'd be leaving early in the morning tomorrow.
He put all the crumpled papers in the trash can, and took Jisung's supposed debut gift.
He was gonna put it into the trash can but figured someone would find it if he did, so he decided to bring it along to Seoul and throw it away when he got back to his own home.
He put his clothes back in order and closed up his suitcase except for a change of clothes for when he takes a shower the next day.
He let out a long breath and collapsed on his bed as soon as he finished washing up.
He looked at his phone and saw Chan's messages.
"Vacation... sounds nice. It'll be good to take a break."
Minho put his phone down and turned the bedside lamp off.
There was a big space in the bed, he couldn't bring hinself to sleep in the middle.
And a few minutes later, he'd fallen asleep.
***
Jisung came to the show's venue directly from the salon. (Normalize men wearing makeup‼️‼️)
Jisung brought the file on his phone, and he was definitely way more nervous than normal.
He arrived and went straight to the group he mentored before.
"Seokhwa, Sangyeon. Can you guys call the other 3 trainees?"
"Sure." Sangyeon smiled, walking into another group's practice room to fetch the others.
