CHAPTER 87 – When Distance Doesn't Change the Bond
The next day, the boys woke up early and looked outside to see snow falling. The members stepped out and saw it was snowing—they were happy. Jeonghan called out, "Guys, it's snowing outside! Come inside and warm yourselves!" The members nodded and went back inside. They drank hot coffee and relaxed.
Joshua said, "Guys, tomorrow is New Year's and we'll be busy. We probably can't meet the girls."
The members nodded.
Woozi added, "If we can't meet them, we should at least send our wishes or even a bouquet."
The boys smiled.
Boo said, "Then I'll send them tangerines!"
Woozi chuckled and nodded.
Minghao looked at the members with a faint smile and said, "Guys… do you know about the world tour?"
The members looked confused and shocked.
Wonwoo asked, "What are you saying, Minghao? We haven't heard anything like that."
The performance team members glanced at each other, and Hoshi spoke seriously, "Guys, we heard this from our manager. It's not confirmed yet—but they said we might be having a world tour next year."
The members were frozen.
Scoups asked, "Why didn't you tell us?"
Dino said, "But Scoups, it's not confirmed yet. We didn't want to scare you."
DK was still processing and asked, "Minghao, did you tell the girls?"
Minghao shook his head and replied, "I didn't say it to Nian, but I informed Xuanye beforehand."
DK nodded in relief.
Vernon said, "Guys, it's just another world tour. Even if it's confirmed, we'll go there and the months will fly by. So don't worry."
The members nodded and continued sipping their hot coffee.
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On the other hand, Nian and Xuanye woke up at their house. When they looked around, they realized they weren't in the boys' dorm.
Nian gave a faint smile and said, "Xuanye, look… today we're at our house. If we were in the boys' dorm, it'd be chaotic, right?"
Xuanye nodded. "Yes, Nian. If it were the boys' dorm, they'd be shouting or playing right now. They didn't even message to say they'd reached or what they did."
Nian chuckled. "If you want, just call Minghao. Why are you pouting?"
Xuanye was blushing and blinked her eyes.
Nian laughed and took her phone. She saw there were so many messages from their group chat.
She was stunned and showed it to Xuanye. "Look! I think we're the ones who forgot to check. The boys really care for us. See, they've sent so many messages. Take your phone and look into it."
Xuanye's face lit up, and she quickly grabbed her phone. They began scrolling through the messages eagerly.
Scoups had sent a photo of all the members wearing the armlets. He wrote:
"Nian and Xuanye, thank your father for giving these to us! We wish you a happy New Year in advance."
The girls chuckled and eagerly scrolled down.
Minghao and DK were standing in the photo like they had just graduated from playschool—faces full of happiness.
Nian and Xuanye blushed at the sight of their boyfriends and sent a big heart in reply.
Then Boo sent a photo of the New Year's money and dramatically messaged:
"Girls, thank your mother in place of us 🥺 We were waiting for this money, but we didn't expect your mom to give us this much!"
Nian and Xuanye smiled.
Xuanye said, "Look at him being all dramatic."
Nian laughed. "If we were there, we could've seen this in real time."
She patted Xuanye's back. "Don't worry. We'll meet them when the time comes."
Nian nodded happily. They continued reading the chat. The boys had also sent a photo of the finished lunchbox and wrote their thanks one word at a time:
Jeonghan – thanks
Mingyu – for
Dino – your
Hoshi – breakfast
Boo – and
Woozi – we
Wonwoo – want
Vernon – to eat
Jun – more
Joshua – thank
DK – your mother
Minghao – for giving the breakfast to us
Then Boo added:
"Girls, you are angels to us. Whenever it's Scoups' turn to cook, you guys would cook for us. Now your mother has even given us breakfast 🥺."
Scoups replied:
"You guys… one day I'll cook for you. You have to eat it. And I'll grab all your money so you can't order food!"
Woozi sent:
"Scoups, if you grab our money, then we'll call Hoshi's mother. She'll send food for us."
Scoups sent back: 😳
The rest of the members replied with smiley emojis.
Nian and Xuanye were laughing over the chaos.
Nian said, "Are they playing 'Find the Words' or what? They're really naughty."
Xuanye smiled as she read the next message.
Wonwoo had written:
"Girls, we'll miss you. If you have time, come visit us, okay?"
She pointed the message to Nian.
The girls were touched, their eyes welling up with tears.
They replied:
"Guys, we'll also miss your chaos and your playful games. We'll definitely meet you again 🫂."