hoseok appeared as though he had died internally. His expression had fallen while he was being dragged outside. His boss’s words helped him to understand his offence. All of a sudden, he began shouting at taehyung. “Master, please save me! If you save me, I’ll sing praises about you every single day. But if I really die, when I become a ghost, I...”
Won’t let you off.
Before he could continue speaking, he received his boss’s stern, warning gaze. He immediately gave in and changed his words. “Uu... I will continue praying for you sincerely.”
Taehyung remained unmoved. He appeared not to have heard anything.
Hoseok began an endless stream of praises for him. “master, you are as beautiful as a bouquet of flowers. Your figure is outstanding and your talent is unmatched in this world. You possess amazing charisma. You’re attractive in every possible way...”
The two bodyguards were after all hoseok's colleagues. They held him down at the living room entrance and waited to see if he had any chance for survival.
Taehyung scanned the enormous living room but did not find any other men. “Where’s this so-called Master?”
“Nr. Kim, it’s you.” hoseok immediately flattered her. “You are master. The most outstanding master!”
“Did you get the wrong person?” taehyung appeared confused as he returned his words to him. “With my horrific appearance, your boss won’t even be able to eat me.” he shook his head, sighed and waved his hand in dismissal. “How could I possibly be the so-called outstanding master you described!”
Hoseok went against his conscience fearing the consequences. “I was blind. You are definitely a diamond in disguise.”
Jungkook's expression darkened. He spoke up coldly in reprimand. “What do you mean by diamond in disguise... he is clearly a bright, shining diamond!” he was constantly drawing him in.
When hoseok heard the first few words, he assumed that his boss had finally taken a proper look at taehyung's ugly appearance. However, when he heard the remaining part of the sentence, he could only nod in heartache. “Boss sees it the most clearly.”
He clasped his fingers together and made a begging gesture. “Kind Master, won’t you let me off? As long as you ask Boss for mercy, this little one will be able to survive.”
“Although I’m reluctant, I’ll give it a shot.” taehyung naturally understood that hoseok, the bastard, was being untruthful. Although he was praising him on the outside, internally, he must be insulting him thoroughly.
Nevermind! In the future, he would definitely impress him.
In their past life, hoseok eventually died whilst protecting jungkook.
It wasn’t time for him to die yet. He still needed to live in order to protect jungkook.
Thus, for the sake of his beloved man, taehyung could only reluctantly say, “jungkook, why don’t you spare Eunuch jung's life?”
This time, hoseok was the one who was confused. “May I know where the eunuch came from?”
Several other people, who were present, had yet to react. Jungkook's lips twitched. Even the smoke that escaped his lips in wispy circles appeared to be amused.
His fiancée was truly becoming more and more interesting!
Taehyung pointed at hoseok and appeared as though it made perfect sense. “You. Didn’t you say that, if your boss wishes for your death, you have no choice but to die? You’re the eunuch working by the King’s side. It was the hormonal imbalances in your body that led to your mistake of offending the King’s wife. This is understandable. Your mistake doesn’t deserve death.”
He explained especially well and appeared to make a lot of sense. Butler Kim and the remaining two butlers could not conceal the smile in their eyes.
Hoseok was a hardened man. How could he possibly accept this injustice? He resisted it with all his might. “I’m not Eunuch Jung!” If rumours of this incident spread, how was he supposed to go on living?
Taehyung abruptly understood. “Oh yes, I made a mistake. Court Eunuch Jung.”
“...”
Hoseok had no counterargument to offer. His little life was still in his hands. His youthful face had turned red as he gritted his teeth and endured his anger.
taehyung's sparkly eyes appeared to contain many emotions. He shot jungkook an electrifying look and tugged intimately on his arm. “Honey!”
If his soft, sweet voice had come from a beautiful man, it would have been a lovely sight. It was unfortunate that his face was covered in scabs and they couldn’t even see his features clearly.
Butler Kim and the three bodyguards present, including hoseok, all felt their goosebumps rising.
Jungkook alone appeared to be enjoying this. His sharp, cold gaze turned slightly gentle. He understood that he intended on asking for mercy on hoseok's behalf. “I only accept exchanges of equal value.”
“What would be of equal value?” he blinked his sparkling eyes.
jungkook whispered into his ears softly so that he was the only one who could hear him.
Taehyung shouted in disbelief. “What? You want me to compensate you with my body!”
He had raised his voice intentionally. It was jungkook's fault for always appearing icy-cold and unmoved. There were barely any emotions on his face.
He would add some flavours to his cool and handsome idol. What a wonderful situation this was!
The butler and the three bodyguards were all dumbstruck. Black lines seemed to appear on their heads.
They all felt that there was no way their boss could have made such a request, right?
After all, most normal men would find taehyung extremely ugly.
“...”
Jungkook did not expect him to expose him. His face instantly turned cold and was stony to the point of being frightening.
Taehyung took in his reddened ears and guessed that he was secretly embarrassed.
Even when the great God became embarrassed, he was still charming to the point of leaving one excited.
He shot hoseok a look of dissatisfaction. “Did you see that? In order to save your little life, this young man has to sleep with your boss. How do you plan on repaying me?”
“This...” hoseok felt that he had actually struck a lottery to get the opportunity to sleep with his boss.
His boss was likely the only one who had the capability to swallow him down.
Butler kim and the two bodyguards similarly felt that taehyung was acting aggrieved when he had instead received a great benefit.
Hoseok could only respond ingratiatingly for the sake of preserving his little life. “How would master like for this one to repay him?”
He dearly hoped that it wasn’t with his body.
Of course, he was Boss’s man. Even if he had a thousand guts, he would never dare to do so.
But if Boss abandoned him one day and he insisted on having him repay the debt... he wouldn’t be able to endure it.
What did he mean by saying that he was only sleeping with him for hoseok's life? Jungkook's brows furrowed. Right as his anger was provoked, his response eased all his unhappiness.
“You don’t have to repay me. In the future, all you have to do is to protect jungkook with your life.” he waved his hand. Look at the way hoseok was frightened.
He made it seem as though he planned on doing something to him.
Hoseok heaved a sigh of relief imperceptibly. As long as he wasn’t asking for his body, he was willing to agree to anything. “Please be rest assured, master . It is part of this subordinate’s duty to sacrifice his life for Boss’s safety.”
“That’s good.” taehyung's abdomen was hurting slightly. His body did not have many issues, but whenever his period visited, he would be extremely uncomfortable. Thus, he headed upstairs to rest.
Jungkook's cold gaze landed on hoseok. He instructed hoseok sternly. “Go and receive your punishment. In future, you better watch your mouth.”
“Understood.”
Hoseok felt as though he had just woken up from a bad dream. He had thought that he was doomed to die and did not expect to keep his little life.
But the moment he remembered the special training his boss had arranged for him, he heard the grim reaper’s footsteps echoing...
Taehyung laid down in the main bedroom to rest. Around ten minutes later, the door opened.
The sound of heavy footsteps approached the bed. The temperature in the room also seemed to fall, making the air turn cold.
Aside from jungkook, it was unlikely that anyone else would have such an aura.
Jungkook sat down on the edge of the bed and pressed his large palm against taehyung's forehead. “You don’t have a fever. Do you feel very uncomfortable?”
Although it was a question, he sounded very certain.
Earlier, he had already noticed his poor complexion downstairs.
He shook his head and breathed in the scent of ginger in the air. He opened his eyes to see that he was holding a bowl in his hands.
“I made brown sugar ginger tea. Have some before you sleep.” His cold, heavy voice sounded slightly gentle.
He sat up and leaned back against the bed frame. He considerately placed some pillows behind hus back. His movements were very natural as though they were a couple who had lived together for many years.
“You made this yourself?” he asked softly.
Due to the pain in his abdomen, he was not in the mood to be mischievous.
“En.” He nodded slightly and lifted the spoon to his lips. “Open your mouth.”
His tone was soft and coaxing. He could not help but feel deeply moved. “jungkook, you shouldn’t treat me so well.”
He looked at him as though this was only normal. “You’re my fiancée. My lifelong partner. If I don’t treat you well, who should I be treating well?”
He smiled in contentment.
Even though he was outstanding in so many ways, whenever he needed him, he was always this thoughtful and considerate.
He had likely found the most amazing man in this world!
As he fed him spoonfuls of the mixture, he felt his heart melting in a bliss.
That night, taehyung fell asleep in jungkook's arms. He did not do anything to him and only held him firmly.
The two of them were thoroughly exhausted and quickly fell into deep sleep.
...
In a certain hospital room in the city centre, hyunwoo, eunji and jennie laid side-by-side in separate hospital beds.
Jennie had been injured in her earlier conflict with the students from SNU. She was currently unconscious.
Eunji was also resting silently.
Hyunwoo however, bemoaned his circumstances endlessly. His loud voice nearly echoed through the entire building. “Aiyo, the pain is killing this old man! God only knows who I provoked. They beat me up so badly, all of my bones are nearly shattered. Aiyo...”
Eunji glared at hyunwoo. “Be quiet. You’ve been whining the entire night. Isn’t it enough? You’ll disturb jennie's rest!”
Hyunwoo grumbled. “I’m doing this because I really can’t endure the pain!”
“Although you’ve offended quite many people, you’re still taehyung's second uncle. The news about taehyung being jungkook's fiancée has already been released. Most people wouldn’t dare to openly attack you.” eunji furrowed her brows to think. “Who would have the guts to do this?”
“How should I know? I already told you, I went back to the Fang home to pick up some fresh sets of clothing and toiletries for you and jennie. I was on the way back to the hospital when several young men intercepted me and beat me up. I didn’t even manage to see their faces clearly!”
As hyunwoo said this, he suddenly recalled. “When I returned to the kim home, I met jungkook who was looking for taehyung. Afterwards, I shared my opinion about taehyung's decision to visit you. All our neighbours felt that taehyung was too unfilial. But I didn’t expect jungkook to stand up for taehyung.”
“Could it have been jungkook who did it then?” eunji looked at him as though he was foolish. She felt both anger and heartache welling up inside her. “You should know how much jungkook protects taehyung. Unless you are certain that you are holding onto his weakness, it would be best if you use other people to attack him in the future.”
Hyunwoo considered the matter and said, “I was not that out of line. It’s our busybody neighbour, julie, who insisted on chattering about taehyung's actions. I only added some fuel to the fire standing on the side. Even if someone was to suffer, it should have been julie. Why did I become the unlucky target? After being hospitalised, I gave julie a call. That woman is unharmed.”
“In that case, it might not be jungkook.” eunji deliberated. “That makes things easier to handle.”
“Easy my ass! I’m almost dying from anger!” hyunwoo grumbled in resentment. “They even dared to beat up jungkook's fiancée’s second uncle. No matter who they are, once I learn of their identity, I’ll definitely ask jungkook to stand up for me!”
“I don’t have the energy to deal with you.” eunji glanced at jennie, who laid on the other bed. “taehyung, that cheap whore! He dared to bully my jennie. I am going to show him the consequences!”
...
The next day, when taehyung woke up, there was no one by his side. he wasn’t sure where jungkook had gone.
He was a little disappointed. He had hoped to wake up in his embrace.
If the first thing he saw in the morning was a handsome man with unparalleled beauty, that would truly be nourishment for his eyes.
He stretched his body and went to wash up. After that, he changed into a set of sportswear.
he stepped onto the balcony attached to the main bedroom and took in the view. The well-maintained garden was beautiful. There were little paths with trees providing shade and a marble bench surrounded by delicate flowers. The entire view was gorgeous. A distance away, the Jeon Villa was protected by an European style perimeter wall. The entire estate was even more extravagant than the famous holiday villas!
Not only was the master of this place extremely powerful, even those who had the opportunity to work here were extremely honoured.
Taehyung admired the place and searched for jungkook's silhouette.
In the enormous, glistening blue pool, a man was swimming.
In fact, the pool water itself was not blue. The light blue ceramic tiles at the bottom of the pool caused the transparent water to appear blue.
With the man’s movement, the surface of the water rippled and reflected the sunlight.
Although the man’s body was submerged under water, his figure still looked amazing. This was the Jeon Villa’s private pool. Aside from jungkook, no one else would swim here.
Taehyung stared at him. His figure was cool and handsome. Furthermore, he easily swam over sixty metres in one breath. As someone who could not swim, he was truly amazed.
Most people would only be able to swim twenty to thirty metres in one breath. If sixty metres wasn’t his limit, perhaps he could even swim competitively.
Jungkook's head poked out of the surface of the water. He seemed to have noticed his gaze. He swam towards the staircase by the side of the pool and stepped out.
He was only wearing a pair of swimming trunks. He was tall and his body was well-trained. The sight of him was extremely powerful!
Sparkling droplets of water rolled down his body. Under the sunlight, he seemed to be emitting a seductive, masculine charm.
taehyung's eyes were shining with thirst. He dearly wished to be one of those water droplets. This way, he would be able to press against his figure and touch his absolutely perfect body...
“Mr. Kim, what do you wish to have for breakfast?”
“I want to eat a human.”
Namjoon stood behind him respectfully to ask. He was surprised for a moment. He had not expected this answer.
However, Young Master had instructed that Mr. Kim was feeling unwell. No matter what he wished to have, they had to make it happen. “That’s not impossible. Would you prefer grilled, steamed, deep-fried, stir-fried or boiled?”
Taehyung turned back to glance at namjoon. “...May I know what you are referring to?”
“Human meat.” namjoon responded expressionlessly. “If we remove some fresh meat from a living human, it will taste better. However, if Mr. Kim has reservations about that, the chef can still prepare some good dishes from the meat of a dead human.”
Taehyung felt a little weak. “Are you joking?”
“This subordinate never jokes.”
“You’ve had human meat before?”
“This question does not fall under Young Master’s orders to take care of you. This subordinate has the right to not answer.” namjoon remained expressionless.
“I wish to eat your young master.” he gave him the correct answer.
“My deepest apologies. Young Master is respected as a God. Even if he is willing to offer you his flesh, this subordinate will do his utmost to prevent it.”
“Old Butler, you’re lagging behind times.” taehyung patted him on the shoulder and left the main bedroom.
Namjoon furrowed his brows. He was only thirty years old. The word ‘old’ was used inappropriately here.
Bye bye! Take care!