"What?" the others exclaid. "But that's already tomorrow!"
June frowned, unsure of what was happening. "Are you sure?" he asked. "I swear-if you're pulling my leg, then I'll literally break yours in half."
Jay felt a shiver run down his spine, but he nodded with assurance.
"It's already established," he said. "You're going to the village with Jisung and Casper."
Jisung and Casper turned to each other with wide eyes before simultaneously bursting into cheers.
"Yay!" Casper exclaid, holding hands with Jisung and jumping up and down like a bunch of little school girls.
anwhile, June massaged the bridge of his nose, still in disbelief at what was happening.
"What's with the sudden change of mind?" June asked. "Why am I suddenly joining?"
Jay pursed his lips. "Sir Lei thought you would make a great addition to the cast."
June shook his head. That was bullshit!
"Why? Don't you want to go with us?" Casper asked.
"No," June deadpanned without any hesitation. "I told you I had sothing to do."
Jay felt apologetic since he knew that June wanted to take this ti to look for soone. Casper shrugged. "That doesn't matter. You're still going with us anyway."
June shook his head and leaned against the wall, placing his phone inside his pocket.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Jisung exclaid, wrapping one arm around June's shoulders.
"Let's get to packing!"
***
June sighed as they sat in Azure Entertainnt's first-floor lobby. They were asked to stay there and wait for the production crew to fetch them.
It was early in the morning, with the sun not even having risen.
Casper and Jisung were by his side, appearing grumpy from the early call ti.
Jisung turned to June and nudged his side.
"Aren't you tired?" he asked.
"I am," June admitted.
"You should sleep," Casper advised.
June nodded, but even then, he couldn't find it within himself to sleep. His mind was still preoccupied with how he was going to locate the current 'head' of Phoenix while he was in a remote village!
Casper glanced at June's bags and frowned. "Is that the only thing you have?"
June looked down at his large backpack and nodded. "Yeah," he said. "This has all my essentials. My clothes are pretty light to pack since they're all made from cotton."
"We're going to be there for nine days," Jisung said, looking down at his and Casper's luggage. It was a stark difference to June's backpack.
"I know," June said. "I even packed light."
Jisung scratched the back of his neck. "I guess it's a good thing to be low maintenance."
With that, he closed his eyes as they waited for their transportation to arrive.
Just then, June stood.
Casper looked at him with curiosity. "Where are you going?"
"Restroom," June briefly said. "I won't be long."
With that, June walked to the restroom to do his business. After that, he went to the sink to wash his hands. He was about to dry them when soone ca into the room.
He stopped when he saw it was.
As far as he knew, the office workers usually ca around 8 AM. So, it was strange to find him during this ti.
"Why are you here?" June asked.
Lei chuckled as he leaned against the wall, his arms crossed in front of his chest.
"I was expecting a warr greeting," he teased.
June clicked his tongue. "The two of us already know our respective objectives. There's no need for pretentious greetings."
Lei's smile was replaced with a smirk. He straightened his posture, but his arms remained crossed in front of his chest.
"Did you like my surprise?" he asked.
June pursed his lips. "Is this all part of your sche? You know that this show will make even more popular, right?"
Lei nodded. "Of course, I know that—which is why I didn't dispatch you in the beginning."
June raised one eyebrow in curiosity, coaxing him to speak further.
"However, we have to make sacrifices," Lei continued. "Through this, you won't be able to fulfill your objectives."
June frowned, causing Lei to burst into laughter.
"Ah, I really love that expression of yours. It makes feel alive when I see you upset."
"What do you want?" June asked with narrowed eyes.
"I want what you want," Lei vaguely said. "The person you're looking for- I will be the first one to find them."
June's eyebrows shot up in surprise, causing Lei to laugh even louder.
"You thought you were the only one who knew, huh?"
"News flash, kid. I've been looking for him for the longest ti. I don't know what you want with him, but best believe if I find him, you should start counting your days."
June tried to remain composed, but it was obvious in his expression that he was livid. That seed to fuel Lei even more.
"Nine days," Lei continued. "Nine days is enough for to find the person you're looking
for."
"Once that ti cos, you'll regret ever crossing my path."
"You'll regret ever challenging ."
"You'll regret what you did to Lin Zhi."
"You will bow to ."
Lei stepped closer and closer to June with every statent.
June bit his lip, trying to control his anger. However, before he could act upon it, the door
burst open, revealing Casper, who had a worried look on his face.
He paused when he saw that Lei was in front of June. He bowed in respect.
"Good morning, sir," he greeted. "You ca early?"
"Oh, I didn't leave," Lei smiled. "As the CEO, I have plenty of things to finish...plenty of
people to find," he said, subtly glancing at June.
June clenched his fists by his side while Casper nodded.
"Well, I just ca here to fetch June since he took too long. Our transportation is here," he
said.
"Oh, sorry for that," Lei chuckled. "We had such an enjoyable talk that we didn't notice the
ti."
"Right, June?" Lei asked.
June remained silent as he walked to where Casper was.
"Well, if you excuse us, sir," Casper said.
Lei nodded, an amused look still on his face.
"Of course," he said. "You guys go ahead."
"June," he called his na, but June didn't bother turning around.
"Have fun!
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