The next day~

JUNGKOOK'S POV

"Ugh! Why is my life so hard?" I raked my hand through my hair and groaned in frustration. I still haven't signed most of the papers and I haven't even replied back to those people and...life sucks. Yeah, it totally sucks.

I looked in front and saw Taehyung's desk empty. Just where is he. I think this is the first time he has been so late. I looked at the clock to my right. Yes, he was really late. Almost half an hour is over and he hasn't come back yet.

I sighed and shook my head. He might have overslept. I looked through the papers and began to type down the work. Suddenly I heard the door open and I whipped my head to see Taehyung walking slowly towards his desk.

Phew! I thought he was going to skip the day, "Where were you? Did you wake up late?"

No response. He just ignored me and sat in front of his desk. That's weird. He would come inside with a jump in his step and a smile on his face, but why is he so dull today and he looks like he didn't want to come to the office at all.

"Tae, are you fine?" I asked him and he slightly nodded. Not fine at all. I sighed and got up from chair, heading straight towards him. He saw me coming from the corner of his eyes and quickly avoided looking at me. I reached his desk and cleared my throat.

"Are you fine?" I asked him again.

"Yes," he replied back, but his voice wasn't like the deep, soft one. It was hoarse and cracked. I put my index finger under his chin and lifted his face up to face me. My eyes grew wide with shock when I saw his condition which he had clearly masked it with make up.

His eyes were bloodshot red and puffy, the dark bags under his eyes were somewhat visible and his lips were cracked and there were spots of dried blood on it. From far, nobody would have noticed it and that was probably why I couldn't see it well.

"Tae, you are totally not fine. Tell me about it," I said and sat down beside him. But he didn't respond and looked away, not wanting to look at me or even talk to me. I sighed and looked down at his hand clenching the hem of his shirt. 

Suddenly I noticed his knuckles had dried blood on it and there were huge gashes on it. I gasped and turned Taehyung towards me, "Why the hell is there blood and cuts on your knuckles? What happened, Tae?"

"I—" he stopped and bit his lips again, but I swiped my thumb on his lip and made him remove his teeth from biting his lips.

I got up and headed to my cupboard. I opened it and looked at the bottom for the first-aid kit. I found it and took it back to where he was sitting, in front of his desk. I made him get up and walked him to one of the couches and made him sit down.

I opened the kit and looked for the antiseptic cream. I took the water from my bottle and gently cleaned the wounds with a wet cotton. 

"You don't have to do it," he protested and tried to remove his hands from my grip, but I didn't let him and continued to clean it.

After cleaning it, I took the antiseptic cream and applied it to his cuts. Some parts of his skin were scraped off and it looked pretty creepy. I heard him wincing at the pain caused from the cream meeting his open skin. 

"It pains?" I asked him and he slightly nodded, "Good. Now you better not go and slam your fists at god knows what."

"It wasn't on purpose," he mumbled and I sighed.

"Just make sure you don't go punching stuff," I said as I wrapped the cloth bandage around his knuckles. I could feel him watching my every move.

"There! It's done," I said and he looked at his bandaged hands. He smiled at his hands and looked up at me, "Thank you."

"Your welcome," I smiled back. I took his bandaged hand and slowly drew circles on it with my thumb, "Be careful and don't make me worried." 

I kissed the cloth bandage and looked up at him. He was blushing like mad and I smirked to myself. I kissed it again before looking at him again, "I hope it heals faster."

"Cheesy!" he said and whacked my shoulder with his other hand. I laughed and saw him smile at the ground. He is back to being himself.

"Now can you tell me?" I asked him and his smile dropped down, "I won't let you go until and unless you tell me what happened."

"Uhmm..." he fidgeted with his fingers and his eyes kept moving from between me and the ground, "I-I am—I am nervous for the meeting."

"Nervous for the meeting?" I asked him and he nodded. Why the heck was he nervous about that? "That is like four days away. Why are you nervous for that?"

"What if...what if I mess it up and get it all wrong?" he began to tremble and I put a hand on his shoulder.

"Hey, don't be nervous," he looked at me and I smiled, "It is your first time and I know that, but I believe in you. You can do it. It is just like that project which we did for school."

"Damn," he muttered and chuckled as he remembered the project they had done long ago, "I can't believe you still remember it."

"I think you chose man-made and I chose natural," I said and he clicked his tongue.

"Nope. I chose man-made and you chose natural."

"Liar."

"You are a liar."

"You are the big, fat liar here."

"Nope you the stinkiest liar here."

"Want to bet?"

"Okay then. Loser has to treat the winner to a dinner," Taehyung smirked and I nodded.

"But how are we going to find out who told what?" I asked and then we realized, the bet was hopeless.

"Sheesh!" Taehyung groaned and raked a hand through his hair, "I wanted free dinner for once."

"How about having one on Friday?" I asked him and he raised an eyebrow at me, "After the meeting gets over, I will treat you."

"Yay!" he squealed with joy and gave me a thumbs-up, "Friday then?"

"Friday," I nodded and he grinned. He got up and stretched his arms, "I am going to go and work now. Thanks for helping."

"You're welcome."

"Hey, remember that song?" he suddenly asked and I just tilted my head in confusion. When he saw that I had no clue what he was talking about, he groaned and slapped his forehead, "You have no childhood."

"Yeah, right."

"You know that song from 'Moana'?"

"That lady who goes and drowns in the ocean?" I said and received a whack on the head.

"She doesn't drown or anything. She is the 'Chosen One'," he beamed with joy and I just rolled my eyes. He saw that and slapped my shoulder, "No insulting the most amazing movie."

"I thought you said that you liked Frozen more," I said and he shook his head.

"I have so many favorites," he said and I sighed. Just how much does he love Disney movies? "So do you know the song or not?"

"I have no clue what you are even talking about," I said to him.

"It goes like this, 'What can I say except, You're welcome...For the tides, the sun, the sky...Hey, it's okay, it's okay...You're welcome...I'm just an ordinary demi-guy!'" he sang and twirled around. 

"So do you know the song?" he asked me and I shook my head. He sighed and went back to his desk. 

"Hey Taehyung," I called out to him and he turned to me, "I believe you can do it."

"Do what?" Seriously!?

"You will do good in the meeting," I smiled and he nodded before turning to his laptop. I went back to my own desk and began to work. 

I hope he doesn't get freaked out during the meeting. But he still didn't explain why his knuckles were cut and bleeding.

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TAEHYUNG'S POV

I had to lie. I couldn't tell him that I had gone back to the mansion and read the letter which he probably didn't want me to read at all. But the lie was a little bit true. I was really nervous about the meeting since according to what I heard from him or someone else, this was going to be a very important one and that asshole had to put a huge responsibilty on my poor head.

But that wasn't the only reason why I was worried. If I mess it up, he will get pissed and will probably hate me again. I didn't want that at all. I don't know whether we are friends or more than that now, because that guy keeps teasing me from time to time and I blush like an idiot always, but the thing is, I didn't want that to go away. I wanted to be with him till he goes back to America, which I didn't want him to.

I just pray that the meeting goes well.

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Somewhere in the office~

"Here, take this," a blonde haired lady with pink streaks handed the two females an envelope which looked quite thick and heavy. The two females squealed with joy and snatched the envelope away. They tore it open and saw the money inside. One of them counted while the other turned around to face the blonde woman.

"So, you want us too mess up the meeting?" the lady asked the blonde one and she nodded.

"Swap the proposals and make sure he suffers." The lady smiled and nodded. 

"We won't fail you, Miss Leishi." Leishi waved her hand and walked away from those two woman who were drooling over the amount of money she had given them. 

As she walked out of the building, her phone buzzed and she saw the Caller ID. She pressed the green button and held the phone to her ear.

"Hello?"

"So, is the plan set?" a deep, stern voice spoke from the end and she nodded to no one.

"Yes. I told them the plan and they are ready do it."

"Hmm...good," the person chuckled and continued to speak, "I can't wait to see what will happen to our poor Taehyung."

"Me too," she replied back, almost with no emotions.

"Okay then, I will be going now. Call me on Friday again."

"Yes."

"Good-bye." She cut the call without saying 'good-bye' and stared at the gloomy sky. She sighed as she walked away from the building.

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Ooo...something real bad is going to happen on Friday!!  Keep your tissues and your pillows ready cuz tears will be shed and someone needs to be punched....lol, I sound weird!

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