It had been a couple of weeks since you visited your mother.

The boys gave her the gifts they bought, and she loved them. She couldn't stop thanking them and asking them to help her put on the necklaces or bracelets so she could see how they looked.

Your mother loved them so much that she called you two days after your visit to tell you to thank your boyfriends.

"I just got home from church, and the ladies kept complimenting my new purse and jewellery! Please tell them I said thank you," your mother excitedly said over the phone.

And when you did tell them, your boyfriends threw a fit.

"We should've just taken everything," Jimin huffed. "She'd have more things to brag about."

"Right? Now we have to wait until the next time we see her to give her the other stuff," Taehyung muttered.

You were surprised by how quickly and well your mother and boyfriends got along. They were laughing and making jokes while they assisted with the dishes.

The entire visit to your mother's place was a success, and you had a good time... Until the photo albums were pulled out.

The boys wouldn't stop teasing you or talking about how cute and mischievous you looked as a child. They even asked you to recreate some of their favourite pictures.

After lots of begging from your mother and soulmates, you finally agreed.

You finally submitted your sculpture on Monday and got the highest score. Your lecturers loved it so much that they couldn't help but take pictures and share your work.

Because they shared your work, an art gallery contacted you and asked if they could showcase your sculpture.

So in a couple of days, you'll be able to see your work in an art gallery.

And you weren't the only one with good news from your assignment.

Jin did his best on his assignment, and his dessert got featured on the menu of The Golden Café. The café got busier ever since the dessert appeared on the menu.

"Can you believe it? So many are loving the dessert you made!" Hoseok said, walking into the living room. "I went to The Golden Café today to see why the café was suddenly so busy... to the point where the line reaches outside the café."

"And?" Jin asked.

"It's because of your dessert! Complete! "A fine and sweet dessert topped with lemon to make it... complete!" Jin, my love! Your dessert is booming!" Hoseok exclaimed.

Jin had to take a break from his workplace to work at The Golden Café. The demand for his 'Complete' dessert was too much for one pastier to deal with, so he had to go and assist.

Because of the success of his dessert, Jin kept getting offers to make desserts for other restaurants, cafes and patisseries.

You and the rest of your soulmate couldn't be more proud of him since he was one step closer to becoming a certified pâtissier.

You and the boys have finally started planning for your trip since exams were almost done, too.

"Gosh, it felt like yesterday when we started writing. I can't believe we're almost done!" Yoongi groaned, making himself comfortable on the couch. "And I'm not complaining."

"Right? Time is going so fast," Namjoon chuckled, closing his book. "Speaking of which, where should we go for our trip?"

"Hm... let's let y/n decide. y/n, baby, where do you wanna go for our trip?" Jin asked.

"I have a lot of ideas in mind, actually. Like the Mizuno Tree House, visit Nanju Gomtang Restaurant. There's a lot of restaurants I want to go to," you smiled. "I have a list of places."

"Tell us! I want to know everything," Jimin said. "I'm so excited to be going on a trip as thel eight of us. It's always been the seven of us or the seven of us and Lia. Now we finally get to go out as the eight of us."

"I really want to see Hydrangea Field and go to the Green Tea Fields & Bamboo Forest," you told them. "I want to eat at a Tteok Galbi Restaurant and a Gimbap restaurant too. Hmm... I want us to go hiking too! And if the weather is good enough, let's stop by the beach and play in the water."

"So... we've been given a month and a half off school. We can do our travelling for three to four weeks and spend the remainder of our holiday doing things nearby," Namjoon said. "Do you guys want to do the little things first... or after we return from our long trip?"

"After we return from our long trip," Taehyung answered. "I'd like to relax at home for a bit instead of going straight to school after our nice holiday."

"I can't wait for this exam season to end so we can finally go on our well-deserved break," Jungkook sighed. "I'm so tired of writing about Criminal Law and Criminology."

"Right?" Hoseok chuckled. "Studying to be a teacher and studying the history of dance is so hard."

"I'm so tired of Shakespeare. I get that he was a brilliant poet, but there are so many authors and poets who are good, too," you huffed. "Literature is going to be the death of me."

"Right? All these sonnets we're required to analyse. And the fact that Shakespeare spoke in old English isn't making things better." Namjoon groaned.

"I'm going to take a nap," Jimin announced. "Wake me up at seven, so I can study."

"I need to go to work," you sighed. "My shift is in an hour."

"Do you want me to drop you off?" Taehyung asked. "I need to pass by somewhere and get some books for my coding exam."

"Sure," you smiled.

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"Hi, Jackson!" You greeted, walking into the store. "I've brought a customer with me."

"Hey, y/n! And hello, person with y/n," Jackson smiled. "I'll properly introduce myself soon. I quickly need to put these at the back," he said before lifting four tubs of ice cream and walking to the back.

"I guess we should come to get ice cream more often," Taehyung smiled, looking around.

"Why?" you asked.

"So that we get to see you on duty," he said. "I want to see how you look when you're working. Do you work with that ice cream machine whenever someone orders soft serve?"

You turned around and looked at the ice cream machine Taehyung was pointing at.

"Sometimes. I usually work just swiping the items and stuff. Jackson is the one who usually does the soft serve," you explained.

"Awe, too bad," Taehyung muttered.

"What's too bad," you frowned.

"I was thinking of buying soft serve, but I wanted you to do it," he pouted. "Not Jackson or any of the other employees. Just you."

"I can do that for you. As long as you pay, though. As much as I'd love to give you a freebie, I can't. This is my ice cream parlour. I just work here," you shrugged, making your way behind the counter. "So, what would you like to order, sir?"

"Sir?" Taehyung laughed. "I'll have a vanilla-flavoured soft serve in a cup with crushed Oreos on top, please."

"Will that be all?" You asked.

"Yes, mam," he smiled.

"Alright, your total with ₩---. Cash or Card?" You asked, typing the amount into the till.

"Cash," Taehyung told you, handing you the exact amount. "Please be generous with the Oreos."

You only chuckled before you grabbed a cup and worked the ice cream machine. As you were busy making the ice Jackson finally came back from the back.

"What're you making?" He asked. "And you're supposed to be in uniform before you take a customer's order," he joked.

"Sorry. I'll change as soon as I'm done with this order," you smiled. "You said to be generous with the crushed Oreos?" You asked your boyfriend, who nodded.

"Okay," you said before grabbing a big spoon and putting in a lot of Oreos, as per Taehyung's request.

"Here you go, sir," you said, putting a spoon into the cup and handing it to your boyfriend."

"Thank you, y/n," Taehyung smiled.

"Now that we're done playing customer, can I formally introduce myself?" Jackson asked, and you laughed.

"Sure."

"Hi... I'm guessing you're one of y/n's soulmates. My name is Jackson Wang," Jackson said, extending his hand for Taehyung to shake.

"Yup. I'm Kim Taehyung," he introduced himself, shaking your colleague's hand. "I'd stay longer, but I need to get these books. Bye, baby."

"Bye, Tae."

"I guess having a soulmate during exam season isn't so bad. I never smiled during exam season, but here you are... You can't even stop smiling even though your boyfriend is gone."

"You can't stop smiling every time your girlfriend calls," you said. "Do you really think you wouldn't smile if she called during your exam season?"

"I probably would've," he chuckled. "Oh, did you know Wendy is finally going out with her soulmate?"

"Chaewon!? My old roommate?" You gasped. "How? Yay for Wendy, and all, but... how? Chaewon was disgusted with soulmates of the same sex. I never expected her to let that happen."

"I don't even know, but after trying for so long, I guess the girl finally gave Wendy a chance," Jackson shrugged. "Now, enough about relationships. Get into your uniform, and let's get to work."

"Yes, sir!" You laughed before making your way to the back.

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: filler chapter because i don't want to jump into the trip and then end the book :D