"Nong Joong, dtaai leow, dtaai leow!" Phi Arm called out to Joong urgently when he walks out the lift. Paaw Jack was following closely behind Phi Arm. Joong was quickly led to one of the empty rooms in the office. An ipad was shoved into Joong's face showing how Dunk and him are trending online. There was also a long thread on whether their ship should be JoongDunk or DunkJoong.

Phi Arm  pulled up a video showing the throng of people at the entrance of Vespera. There was also a latest video clip that Phi Janhae had posted. It showed her taking a video of the crowd, and Phi New apologizing on behalf of the company with security slowly controlling the chaos. It moves on to Phi Janhae with a few other staff bringing gifts that were left by fans to Dunk's office. Dunk was surprised by it. Phi Janhae had asked if he would like to say a few words to his fans. He wai-ed and thanked everyone for their kind gesture though he does not understand what he had done to garner such love and support. He apologized on behalf of company if the security team had been rough on them as he has to think of the safety of his staff. He thanks everyone once again. Phi Janhae ended the video by thanking everyone for their support and informed the viewers how they may get their hands on the latest Vespera products.

"We need to do something" Joong said worriedly

"Though Khun Dunk's team had handled it well, this isn't going to die down in a day. You know how enthusiastic some fans are." Phi Arm chipped in.

"Could we channel them here instead? We are more than equipped for it. I could do a live asking Dunk's fans to leave whatever they want under my name and we could pass it to him after?" Joong looking at Paaw Jack for approval.

"We could do that for starters, and have a discussion with Khun Dunk on how we want to move forward with this." Paaw Jack agreeing with Joong's flow of thought.

"That's a great idea! I can host your live." Phi Arm agreeing with the idea. 

"Sawadee khup, du kon! Thank you all for the support for our latest Armshare episode. It's been phenomenal! I have our latest trending artist here today, nong Joong! Please say a few words to your fans" Arm started out.

"Sawadee khup! Thank you all for your love and support. Both Dunk and I are very honoured. I am a little concerned and would like the best for all parties. I hope you'll give Dunk, his family and staff the privacy they need. Thank you for your understanding. If you would like to pass your love and support to Dunk through physical means, you may address it to the GMMTV office. Just note that it's for JoongDunk. Sorry, I meant to Joong for Dunk." Joong flustered by that lisp. This was a live and there was no way he could edit it out.

"I guess that answers the question. It's JoongDunk!" Phi Arm shouted happily. Phi Arm went on to have a short conversation with the audience before ending the live. He thanked Joong and Paaw Jack saying that he will wait for their update and to let him know if they needed any help. Paaw Jack closed the door. Joong had covered his face with his hand.

"Luuk, tam jing (Son, tell me honestly). What are your thoughts on this? You have always avoided the topic whenever I mentioned BL series."

"I..." Joong had no idea what to tell Paaw Jack but remembered his conversation with Pond. "How is this going to affect my career?"

"Honestly, it's looking good. The BL genre has always been lucrative. You are trending and your fanclub had more than doubled since that episode of Armshare. I would be thinking about getting you a role in a BL series if you haven't declared that you would only act if it was khun Dunk and the fans are already shipping the both of you." Joong sighed with relief. The core of Dunk's concern is out of the way.

"Honestly, what is your relationship with Khun Dunk?"

"I... I like him" Joong knew he needed to be honest with Paaw Jack if he wanted to pursue Dunk.

"He doesn't know, does he?" Joong shook his head.

"You need to talk to him. See how he is taking all of this in. Let's see if this ship is going sail before it sinks. We'll talk further when you actually pursue him. I'm not totally against it but we'll need to thread carefully as it is." Joong nodded, sending a quick text to Pond asking for Dunk's number.

He takes the plunge and sends Dunk a message asking to meet up. He wonders how is he going to react. 

Will he be able to convince Dunk to let the ship sail? 

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A/N: aaa... the suspense. Sorry, I have to stop here. I nearly wasn't able to push through with these 2 chapters cause I have to be somewhere during my usual writing time. So I decided to squeeze the time out. To stop at the last chapter felt weird to me, like it's not complete so I pushed for 2 chapters today. I think it would really be at random when I do can 1 or 2 chapters, though I previously promise 2 chapters during the weekend. khoor thord na kha (sorry). I will at least try to 1 do chapter a day.

Thank you for all your support and votes.🥰🥰 I hope this chapter is to your liking.  

**I have no idea how to translation dtaai leow that would make sense in English. dtaai is basically die. It's more like an expression of panic in this context. but I have no idea if they would actually express it like that. Somehow that's how it came me when I imagine the scene.