Chapter 4
Hearing the name, Jungkook suddenly woke to his senses. He wanted to look back but was firmly trapped in Taehyung arm.
After a while, So hyun voice came from behind the door:
Jung so hyun
You’ve been gone for too long. Lisa was worried and asked me to come to check on you.
Kim Taehyung
Oh, it’s nothing. Jungkook is not feeling so well
Jung so hyun
Does he need to go to the hospital?
Kim Taehyung
No. I’ll let the driver take him home first
Jung so hyun
{suddenly called out his full name}
Kim Taehyung
Kim Taehyung
{smiled}
Just call me ‘Brother’ as lisa does. We’ll soon be family, anyway.
He spoke clearly and deliberately.
So hyun stood still for a while. His leaving footsteps soon sounded.
Hearing the steps fade away, Jungkook felt all of his strength leave him. He fell onto the sink the moment Taehyung released his grip.
Taehyung let him be. He removed the ring from his hand, neither too quickly nor too slowly, and turned on the tap to wash his hands. he couldn’t help asking,
Jeon Jungkook
Did you do that on purpose, Mr. Kim
Taehyung was still washing his hands. He asked,
Kim Taehyung
What do you think?
Jungkook knew the answer.
Taehyung had good-looking hands. When he finished and put the ring
back on, he glanced at Jungkook .
Kim Taehyung
So hyun and my sister would be engaged very soon
Kim Taehyung
do you believe me?
Jeon Jungkook
{nodded}
I do
He looked at his left hand and slowly answered,
Jeon Jungkook
There’s nothing you want to do that you can’t do, Mr. Kim
Taehyung narrowed his eyes and didn’t show any emotion. He turned around.
He couldn’t drive because he’d had some alcohol, so he called his driver to take Jungkook home. Jungkook didn’t feel sick, but he did feel inexplicable fatigue, as he’d been entertaining Taehyung for so long.
He fell asleep right after he entered his bedroom.
He slept so well that it was already ten at night when he woke up. He didn’t have dinner, so he decided to go downstairs and make something.
He didn’t expect to meet Lisa when he entered the kitchen.
They both felt embarrassed. It was Lisa who called him first,
He didn’t know how Taehyung had explained their relationship. He just nodded and asked,
Jeon Jungkook
You didn’t have dinner either?
Lisa
I did, but I got hungry again. I came to see if I could find anything to eat.
Jeon Jungkook
I wanted to make some noodles. Would you like some?
Lisa seemed pampered, but she wasn’t picky. She said yes. He got the noodles out of the cupboard, boiled some water, and added the noodles to the pot. Lisa stood at the side to help him, chatting with him at times.
Lisa
Jungkook, do you feel better now?
Jeon Jungkook
Yeah, I was a little tired. I’m better now. Sorry, I still owe you seafood.
Lisa
It’s okay. Brother said he’d make it up to me.
Lisa
You didn’t have dinner together?
Lisa
{was a little shy}
I went to the Jung family for dinner. I haven’t seen Mr. and Mrs. Jung in a long time.
Jeon Jungkook
I heard the Jung and the Kim families have always
had a good relationship. The elders of the Jung family must like you a lot.
Lisa
The Jung family does have some business relations with us. I grew up with So hyun, but he’s quite a stuffy person.
Lisa
I’ve always been the one who took the initiative until we went abroad later...
Lisa
{pursed her lips and said to herself}
I heard that a couple’s relationship is stronger if it’s both of their first times in love. I wonder if it’s true.
The water had finished boiling. Hot air came from the pot the moment
Jungkook picked up the lid. He blinked hard and replied in a soft voice,
After all, Lisa was still young. She felt a little uncomfortable and changed the topic.
Lisa
It’s ten already. Why hasn’t Brother come back yet?
He added two eggs into the pot and answered,
Jeon Jungkook
He often has to attend social events in the evening.
Lisa
Jungkook, you really have a good temper.
Lisa
{ curious}
How did you two meet each other?
Lisa
Was it love at first sight? Or did it happen with time?
Not expecting Lisa to ask him such a question, he accidentally burned his hand in the boiling water. He retracted it at once.
He didn’t answer the question.
He didn’t respond for so long that Lisa began to find it strange. Looking up at the dark sky outside the window, he said calmly,
Jeon Jungkook
Mr. Kim..saved my life.
Without Taehyung , he might have been dead, or even worse than dead.
Jungkook had nothing but his body as compensation. Unfortunately, maintaining a sexual relationship required technical skills too.
He wasn’t up to standards; Taehyung often said he behaved like a dead fish.
Jeon Jungkook
💭 Mr. Kim didn’t come home tonight either.
Before he went to bed, he examined himself seriously. He does need to improve his skills.
He rarely had nightmares, and even when he did, it was always the same scene. He stood alone in the dark, trying to make a phone call. He knew the number so well that it seemed to be carved in his heart.
But no one answered.
They had made countless phone calls when they were in love. He could even remember the words they spoke. But just this one day, he couldn’t even get through.
No matter how many times he dialed, the other phone was always turned off.
He was so scared that his fingers trembled as he dialed. Suddenly, a hand stretched out from the dark and seized his ankle—
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