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as soon as we entered the car, jungkook immediately started to drive away.

"that was a lot to take in, wasn't it?" he asked.

i exhaled a sigh of relief, "yes, that was pretty hectic."

"i'm sorry. it's because the aunts are a bit much. the wisest thing to do is to avoid them as much as possible."

"a bit much in what way?" i asked.

"they're extremely affectionate and have an extremely high level of energy."

"hm..they sound a lot like my dad."

"your father?"

"yes, he's very affectionate. my mom always said he had a lot of love to share. well, i guess it's better to be too affectionate than not, right?"

jungkook turned his head to my side, "well, it's probably not good to have too much either."

"really?"

there was a long paused before jungkook asked me, "are you hungry? should we grab dinner?"

"yes, that sounds good." i said. i am hungry.

i looked out the window.

"your mother and father, they seem like good people." i suddenly told him.

"i'm glad you think so."

"can i ask you something?" i asked.

"yes."

"how many people have you dated before me?"

"hm?" he looked hesitant.

"well, it's just because your mother mentioned that you were really popular ever since you were young."

he seems taken aback. of all the questions i could've asked him, why did i blurt out this one?

but his reaction just creates more questions.

i guess i shouldn't be surprised when i think about how good he was in bed. i don't have anyone to compare him to, so i don't know exactly how good he was.

but i do know that i had experienced ecstasy for the first time.

in some way, this is to be expected. with his looks, manners, wealth and status, if he wanted to, he could enjoy and change partners on a whim.

of course he could.

i mean his mother mentioned that the girls would just line up to talk to him.

"i guess you dated a lot of women? you're taking your time to answer because you're counting them all up right now, aren't you? i didn't ask because i really wanted to know or anything, so you don't have to tell me." i said as soon as i got no reply from him.

"my married friends told me..that it's best if you take your dating past to grave." he said.

what?!

is he for real?

so he has a past worth taking to the grave?

i looked at him sternly.

"that's why i'm thinking about it. i don't know if i should talk about what barely counts as a past, or just tell you the truth." he added.

"barely counts? i'll bet." i grumbled slowly.

"cute." jungkook suddenly said.

i looked at him annoyingly, " huh? what? who?"

"huh? ah, it's nothing."

"someone must've been really cute in your past then? well, aren't you lucky? you have found memories you can recall." i said sarcastically.

"if you have such an extensive past, i don't know why you asked that i focus only on you. i've only ever crushed on someone and you asked me to be faithful to you and only you." i grumbled once again.

but then, jungkook suddenly bursts out into laughing.

i instantly looked at him weirdly.

"what? why are you laughing?" i asked.

"it's not that. i was just hoping that doo-jool would be cute if he or she took after you, that's all." he said.

"w-w-what?! w-why w-would you s-say that?! you're just changing the subject, aren't you?!" i scolded him.

did i sounds too jealous just now? i looked like a jealous girlfriend.

"you're scary when you get mad, chae."

"i'm not mad."

"that's good to hear. four years ago, i dated kim yerim. that's all."

"what?"

"i'm talking about my past, and during those two months, she and i only met a total of five times? i had to reschedule a few times because i was busy and she broke it off soon after that."

kim yerim? that name sounds familiar.

"wait, did you just say kim yerim?" i asked. no way.

"yes."

"you're not talking about singer kim yerim, are you?"

"i am."

"y-you're saying you dated kim yerim? you rescheduled your plans with her because you were busy? but why?"

"i had just started learning the business, so i was busy then. she also kept on calling me and coming to see me even when she didn't have a reason to do so. it was messing with my schedule and it was starting to stress me out."

"but how? you found it stressful that a beautiful woman like her was constantly calling you and coming to see you? how do you expect me to believe that?" i scoffed.

"is she really that gorgeous?" he asked, not interested.

"i bet ninety percent of the males in this country think she's beautiful."

"really? anyway..back then, i didn't like my plans getting interrupted."

wow. he mentioned that he liked to stick to his plans, but are his plans that important?

wait.

then what about me?

from the day we first met to what happened today, all of the things that happened with me are the furthest from planned.

but why am i fluttering so much?

am i the only exception?

i-it's probably just because of doo-jool.

"should we stop by the mall on the way?" jungkook asked.

"why?"

"i don't know what kind of gift to give to your mother during dinner tomorrow. what would be good?"

"ah..have i mentioned that my mom is not like other moms?" i said slowly.

"does she have peculiar taste? tell me and i'll do my best to get whatever it is." he said enthusiastically.

i laughed at his statement.

"you'll do your best? haha, no, no. flowers will do just fine."

"really? well, then..all right."

jungkook, why are you always making me blush hardly? i know that was your attempt to make me happy again by showing your silly behaviour.

"do your arms hurt? i'm not exactly light.."

"i'm fine."

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i walked back alone from school and kept wondering if what dahyun said makes sense or not.

"i think daniel sunbae likes you!"

but, what daniel said the other day also kept playing in my mind.

"my ideal girl? she got short hair with big brown eyes and even when she's pouting, she's still cute."

i groaned. this is confusing me.

"hey, you're jeon ji-hyo, right?" a girl approached me.

"yes, that's me, but..who are you?" i asked.

"me? i'm chae soo-bin, a third year studying broadcasting." she said, introducing herself.

a third year?

what is she doing here in front of kang daniel's home?

ah, i get it.

"you're here because of daniel, aren't you?" i asked. hah, i'm already used to this.

"hm? yeah, i am."

"did you want to talk here? there's a cafe right around the corner that has really good cakes. let's talk there." i said as i started to walk towards the cafe i mentioned.

"what?"

"what are you doing? let's go."

"uh..okay."