Chapter 128 (1/2)

A couple hours passed by and Jeonghan heard the front door open.  He stood up with Hyunjae, letting the child drink on his own.  He took a peak to see that Jaemin came in and this time around, he had peachy pink hair.  He chuckled and shook his head. "Hey there."  He greeted. Jaemin looked up and smiled when he saw the child.  "Hyunjae,"  He put the bag down and walked up to Jeonghan, "can I hold him?  He asked for permission.

Jeonghan chuckled.  "Sure,"  He carefully passed the child to Jaemin, "thanks for the greeting, by the way."  He commented, watching Jaemin prop up Hyunjae's neck with his arm.

The younger looked at Jeonghan in shock.  "Oh, I uh.."  He grimaced.  "I got side tracked."  He admitted.

Jeonghan shrugged and sat down with the boy.  "Are you ready for the cake contest?"  He asked, watching Hyunjae finish the bottle.

"I haven't eaten much of anything in a few days, just so I could have enough room."  Jaemin smirked.  "I used the money on my new hair color."  He pointed with his eyes.

Jeonghan shook his head with a sigh.  "That's not how that works, Child."  He clicked his tongue as he watched Jaemin gently burp the baby.

Hyunjae yawned and put his arms around Jaemin's neck and his ear against his chest to hear his heartbeat.  Jaemin smiled while stroking the boy's hair.  "I'm going to do my best to win, but really.. Going against Shindong.."  He tilted his head.

Jeonghan smirked.  "When he came to Minghao's wedding, Mingyu made a table of food just for him."  He said.  "He didn't eat everything, but the man has a good appetite."  Jeonghan continued, holding his stomach as he thought about how much he eats.

Jaemin hummed.  “I don't see myself winning, but if I don't eat that much, I don't have to pay for that much, right?"  He said calmly as to not wake the baby up too much.

"I suppose so.."  Jeonghan muttered.  "Am I fat?"  He asked. Jaemin widened his eyes and looked at the male.  "I-I-I uh.. I don't- No, of course not."  He said, inwardly panicking.  The child on his chest moved to smack his chest.

Jeonghan looked down at the carpet.  "I won't kill you if you're being honest with me, Boy."  Jeonghan said, standing up and putting his arms around his waist.

"No one is here to watch these three if we leave.  So I'm going to bring them."  Jeonghan said.

Jaemin raised an eyebrow.  "No one?  Where's Vernon?"  He asked. "He's in a couple towns over doing construction."  Jeonghan waved off as he got the stroller out of the coat closet.

Jaemin stood up and put the small child in the stroller.  "Nuh uh, Hyunjae has his own stroller."  He waved his finger.  "Yeosang wanted us to use it for his kids since his mom used it for him and his sister."  He said, taking the second one out from the closet.

The younger moved the sleeping child to the second stroller.  "So.. Are we walking to the cafe?"  He asked. "We need to get out and do some exercise."  Jeonghan said, walking to the next section of the house.  "You get Zhenzhu."  He tasked. Jaemin picked up the child from the crib and Jeonghan did the same for Jinju.  Packing everything they need to, they start on their walking journey to the cafe.

Joshua saw the two coming up to the parking lot.  The parking lot was used to hold the contest rather than having the inside be crowded.  There weren't too many viewers, so getting a spot to watch the contest was definitely not hard.  Joshua waved after setting down a cake. Jaemin waved back.  By this time, Yeosang and Woozi are present.  "You're here to watch?"  Jaemin asked. "I'd like to see you stuff your face in front of a whole bunch of people."  Yeosang smirked.

"Jae!"  Joshua called out.  "You need to wait in the cafe now.  We're almost ready to start."  He said, motioning him to come around the table. Kay!"  Jaemin obeyed. Yeosang took his place next to Hyunjae's stroller.  "Aw, my little Hyunjae is sleeping."  He leaned down, kissing the child's forehead.  Woozi smiled proudly.

"Ladies and gentlemen,"  Woohyun said loudly, "welcome to our first cake contest!"  He announced.  "Today, one of these four contestants will walk away being filled with cake for a whole year."  He included.

The crowd claps.  "Our first contestant comes from Busan, Na Jaemin!"  Joshua announced and the pink haired boy came out with waves.

"Hello everyone!"  He waved again.  "I'm ready to eat."  He said, taking his seat when Joshua motioned him to.

Joshua waves his hand to quiet down the crowd.  "The next contestant is Shindong from Gwonseon-gu!"  Joshua introduced. The happy boy jumped out.  "Assa!  Hello everyone, I will surely get my fill today!"  He said with laughs as he pretended to hold a microphone.  He then sat down next to Jaemin.

Joshua smiled sweetly as Shindong and Jeonghan waved to each other. "Next up is Hwang Minhyun from Gwangju."  He introduced.

Minhyun came out and smiled.  "I don't actually have any reason that I would win, but I get to eat sweets that my boyfriend helped prepare."  He looked at Ren. Ren smiled a bit.  "Shush."  He said, pointing at the seat.

Minhyun sat down and Joshua smiled at the crowd once more. "Our forth and final contestant, the boy who actually asked for this event, comes from Seoul."  Joshua said.  "Lee Donghyuck!"  He shouted.

Everyone clapped as the boy came out of the cafe.  "Hello everyone!  I hope you all will have fun watching.  Let's eat some cake."  He bowed to the crowd.

Yeosang looks at the boy with wide eyes.  "Woozi.."  He was stunned. "No..  Impossible.."  Woozi had the same devastated eyes. Jeonghan looked at them with raised eyebrows.  "What's up?"  He asked. "That's.. Haechan."  Yeosang said.

Jeonghan raised an eyebrow while Woozi looked in disbelief.  "You said you saw Haechan's dead body in the tram."  He said quietly.

Yeosang nodded.  "I did, I know I did."  He said.  "Dahyun saw him too, and I know she knew he died.."  He muttered.

Jeonghan turned his attention back to the eaters.  "Alright, there will be one hour on the clock."  Ren said, showing his phone that has the timer on it.  "When I say go, you will start eating."  He informed.

The eaters were listening carefully.  "Go!"  He started the timer.

Ren was watching Minhyun devour the cake, but not as quickly as Shindong.  Shindong definitely took his time, being that they had an hour, they could taste everything that the cakes had to offer.  Some cakes were chocolate while others were vanilla.  Some had cinnamon too.  Jaemin drank some coffee to help the cake go down before he moved to the second cake. Donghyuck was barely even finished when the timer went off. "And the hour has been spent."  Ren said, showing the timer.  "The winner is Shindong." He announced. "The runner up is Jaemin, followed by Donghyuck, and Minhyun."  Joshua continued, looking at the cakes that weren't eaten yet. The crowd clapped and watched the contestants step away from their spots at the table.  "I think.. I'm going to be sick."  Jaemin said, holding the table. Joshua chuckled and helped keep the boy up.  "Do you need something to calm your stomach?"  He asked, walking the boy into the cafe.

Jaemin laughed a little.  "I ate too much, didn't I?"  He asked.

"You managed to eat almost three cakes, so congrats."  Joshua said, sitting him down at the counter and reaching for a glass.  "I'll make you some tea to help you digest."  He said, taking the percolator out.

Meanwhile, Yeosang walked up to Donghyuck with a neutral expression.  "Hey, you did well eating."  He complimented the other.

"Thanks,"  Donghyuck smiled at the older, "I was really nervous with requesting this event.. I wasn't ever really too social."  He laughed nervously.

Yeosang smiled a little.  "Food is a good way to open up,"  He commented, "what are you doing here in Incheon?"  He asked.