My heart is pounding tonight.
I wonder

.......

The annoying chime of your phone awakened you at 6 pm. You groan as you reach out your arm to search for it on your dresser. Your whole body still emerges under the duvet.

You found the culprit and throw the duvet open, trying to read the text. Dylan! You are going to kill him slowly. What's wrong with him to call you this early,

"Yunru why are you ignoring me? For almost two days, you didn't text me back.! You heard the whiny voice of your male best friend.

"Morning to you too, Dylan!" you grumble.

"I miss you, my only love. When are you coming back? next week, we'll be starting with the internship. I book us in an awesome hotel, it's near to both our companies." you could hear the excitement in his voice.

You are now wide awake."What? You booked us in...the same hotel?"

"Yes, beautiful, your dad wants us to be together. I need to watch over you in Shangai. A beautiful girl like you can not roam around without an escort". He replied.

You don't like it one bit because you'll have a personal guard dog after hours. You want to be free, meeting new people, going out with new people, and Dylan is very jealous when it comes to you.

"What's the hotel name, and under whose name is it booked?"You ask cautiously.

"Under Wang, obviously...its the  Grand Kempinsky hotel in the Shangai. Lots of celebrities love to stay there, and you are a celebrity in China right now?" he laughed.

"Huh!....What !"You exclaimed.

"Yes, your ad has been shown non-stop on all the networks, even YouTube. With that, other models and the group LiuMei loves so much. It was shown two days ago. You look good." He proclaimed proudly.

"Oh, my word! Did my parents see it?" You suddenly feel very much conflicted. You hope no one will recognise you during your internship. It will be embarrassing.

"They are so proud of you. MingMei was proclaiming to anyone with ears that you are her sister and that you know BTS," he laughs.

"OMG! MingMei...she'll be famous by association" you shook your head. No wonder you got miss calls from all your friends, even a call from Ms Bai.

"She's already famous. She told your mom that she is going to be a kpop trainee. And live with LiuMei.In South Korea." He chuckled.

"Oh! It's tough to be a kpop trainee, and she will have to watch her diet and give up many things. There will have dating bans -"you rant on. You hope she wait till she's at least a teen.

"But how are you really, my love? Did anything interesting happen? "He asks with interest, but you know he wanted to find out if you perhaps met someone.

"Er ...Yes. We did a print ad and commercial with that sports star Fiyang. We are buddies now, even the upcoming actress and model Yoo Jung. Had print ad with the handsome BTS members-" you gush

"-Are they as LiuMei, Sana and Dahyun claimed them to be....extremely hot and famous," he asks dryly.

"Even more, they are really humble and very friendly. The one that LiuMei likes is Jimin, and he is a big flirt" you try to sound casual, but talking about them remind you about Taehuyng. Your heart suddenly aches, thinking about your soulmate.

You could sense the jealous tone in his voice."I saw an image of you on a FILA store poster and the one boy your mom likes so much...how did you personally find him? You look so good in that image...was he allowed to hold you like that, so intimate?"

You smirk; fortunately, he can't see you," they are very humble...I like them a lot. They are so funny, even the youngest one. Thanks. Yes, he was allowed to. It's an ad. We posed different ways...why?"

You know why because you and Tae had natural chemistry. The director and photographer attest to that. But they didn't think you are soulmates.

"He looks like he likes you in the image. The way you two looked at each other was so...so..." You know he hates it when other guys showed you too much attention.

"Yeah, well, ok, Dylan...We were told to look at each other like that...Dyl...I need to get up now and prepare for my prep to come home...see you at @home."

"Your dad and I will come and pick you up. Just text me your flight details, ok...we are still on for our date...but I'm planning one in Shanghai" he sounds so excited. You feel sad that you can't return the same feelings. You love Taehyung. How in the world will you tell Dylan?

You hate lying, but you have to give him the same lie as you gave LiuMei before. You wished each other a great day and hung up. You sigh deeply. Dylan will be uncontrollably jealous if he ever finds out. He must never find out.  Your family will have to keep it a secret.

You jump out of bed and quickly answer Taehyungs text.  Just thinking about him makes you hear swells. You had the coolest image of him on your wallpaper. The first thing you look at. If Jhope sees this, you know he will be in stitches. But you don't care. You can always tell people your bias.

You took a refreshing shower and dressed in a cute summery dress and cute white wedges that accentuated your well-built legs.

LiuMei calls you and told you she's ready for breakfast. She is so hyper, and I can't wait for you to say to her about your day. You wonder what brand of energy pills she drank cause you want it also.

You both make small talk about the elevators that will take you downstairs to the restaurant. LiuMei was so excited cause last night she watches Jimin on Vlive. He was so entertaining. She even sends him a comment on how cute he looks.

"OMG Yun, he replied...he said, and I quote he", he did that all for me.." he meant ARMY! Then, because he replies to me, I got almost Fifty replies to my comment. I felt so good. I don't feel embarrassed anymore. He made my night." Aww, Jimin. He remembered her name.

She told you very excited. You are so glad that she looked happier. South Korea suits her. She just fits in.

"Wow! I've never seen Jimin on Vlive...those the others also do Vlives?" You asked.

"Well, I watched Taehyung, Jungkook and JinEat all the time. They usually crash each other's shows. Taehuyng took videos of guys sleeping. That was so funny."

They reach the restaurant laughing, thinking about funny encounters.

You chose a table for two. This time you decided on the buffet breakfast. There are cold salads, hot veggies, fruit and yogurts, cheese and crackers, assorted loaves of bread, scones and muffins, bacon, omelets, hard-boiled eggs, beef and chicken sausages or bangers, fish burgers and fish fingers, relish, etc.

You choose fruit first and a tub of yogurt. LiuMei went straight to the hot veggies.

You enjoy a hearty breakfast. Drinking your hot caramel coffee late, you decide to relieve LiuMei from her suspense.

"Common Yunru tell me about your date?" She insists, jumping up and down of excitement.

You shook your head, "We'll tell me about your day, first?"

LiuMei, with a laugh," well, my day was exquisite.  I met four unnies from makeup, x2 stylist, and one hairstylist. They gave me useful pointers.
Jins' soulmate is so beautiful. She truly belongs to be with him. She was the one the newspapers  reported when She got ill due to food poisoning in Manila..." She told you about them going to a very exclusive BBQ restaurant. How lovely they were. she loved every moment with them

You remember that news flash, anything related to Bighit made the news. They didn't put her name in the papers. Otherwise, most people will speculate why Bighit cares so much, but everybody knows Bighit is a family.

"Ok, Yunru tell me about your day, and you need to introduce yourself to your beau.." she insists.

You smirk at her impatience," Alright...well, we left you on that floor. I went with Mr. Park. Up to four more floors. I met Tae and some specialists who did the invirso binding for me. Bighit paid for it."

"OMG! They paid a few million won to cover your mark," she asks, surprised.

"Um, yes... then Yoongi brought Taes Mercedes Benz. I thought, well be going to some secluded restaurant or place where it was safe for dating"you smiled at her widened eyes.

"Taehyung drove you somewhere" she bounced up and down in giddiness.

"Yes, but not to a place to eat...He took me to an airfield, where a personal pilot waited for us in...LiuMei, my gosh...Taehyung owns a luxury charter helicopter...those helicopters the CEO in China hires. He owns one...white leather interior for about 7 seaters!" You amusedly recall the trip.

LiuMei is beside herself with glee, "OMG! He took you on a helicopter ride. He is so romantic".

You chuckled," That's my dork, but LiuMei... omg, you'll never guess where he took me...to his hometown in Deagu...a 6-hour trip by car and less than 45 min by helicopter."

LiuMei's eyes furrow her brows," You went on a date to Deagu in his hometown where everyone knows his face...my gosh Yunru...Taehyung has a whole street dedicated to him in his hometown. It would've been plastered across the internet by now...how...how..did you pull it off."

You giggle at her, ranting," we didn't date in his hometown...He took me to meet his family!"

"OMG Yun ....y...you m...met his family. His parents...nobody knows for sure what his siblings look like...how did they react!" She looked as if she could pass out. The news is too much for LiuMei.

"That's the thing that Tae told me during the car ride. Well, meet up with his family. We are supposed to go out on our planned date..but during our shoot, his mother insists on meeting me before he goes on tour, and you know Tae is a "good boy". His parents are so kind, and they welcomed me with open arms. His sister is stunning and looks like Tae, his brother is also very handsome." You told your awestruck friend

LiuMei pulls her hands together on her chest and says dreamily, "You so lucky Yun...your future in-laws love you already...and then".

You laugh," He's even prepared a real Korean BBQ, his siblings already saw me as their noona, his mom is so funny, they embarrassed him by taking out all the family photos and showing me never seen before pictures of his. I saw some school ones, but gosh, he was a beautiful baby up till his teens. He never had a girlfriend...but he was so popular and lovely, he went on thousands of dates but never rejected a girl."

"Wow...ARMY would kidnap you to get all those info out of you. I read that they moved. Is it true?"She gushed at the new knowledge.

"Yup, they live on a big land. They build a Tuscano mansion, but it's so cozy and family orientated. Eonjin, his sister, took me on a house tour. Taehyungs room was like a double room fit for a presidential suite. With a lounge suit, Two tv sets, and long walk-in cupboards, the works. They love each other so much...I like Kim's." you smile with affection.

"Wow...so what's the plan with you two for today," she asked, interested.

"Tae will come to get me at 1 pm. He and the boys have a brush-up session. They have a photoshoot but will finish at noon. He'll call me when done. I don't know where we are going. I came to find out my soulmate loves surprises, but that's not all. We flew back to Seoul for our night tour date. We were so filled with our lunch meal we decided not to eat anything. Still, he bought me my favorite dessert, and we went to see Deoksu palace at night. The Jeongdong observatory -to see the city's view, we relaxed at Banpo Bridge and watched the rainbow fountain, and even walked in Nakson Park to have a panoramic view of Seoul.

You shook your head. You had a full day just spending time knowing your soulmate. Your bodyguards were only a few feet away, watching but giving you ample space to enjoy each other's company. They enjoy seeing Taehyung in love for the very first time. It's so amusing and endearing.

When Soekjin fell in love, the whole staff found it so hilarious cause Jin didn't know what to do with himself. The eldest Hyung cried all day when he misses his soulmate, to the amusement of the maknae-lines. Now it's a maknae-turn.

They can't wait to see Yoongi and Jungkooks reaction. Jimin is a natural flirt, but they know Jhope lost faith in relationships, so it will be tough for his soulmate to win his heart; Namjoon will be very calm and mature in his relationship.

LiuMei, with big sparkling eyes, "You are living the dream life of Yun in fanfictions. Dating a superstar."

"Mrs. Kim gave me a lot of baked sweet treats. She's an excellent baker and cooks. You must come and take the same in your room. LiuMei, why don't you get us a room with two double beds? Let's be together for the last two days..."You suggest.

"OMG! I'm going to eat the treats of a Bangtan mom! I'll savor every bite. As for the room changed, why not!"She clapped her hands.

"I'll go to the reception now and get us a family room-er...Yun...what's that on your ring finger, when did you buy that !".she gestured to your Tiffany promise ring—raising her eyes at you. OMG, you forgot to tell her about the "ring" part.

You smile shyly, lifting your hand in front of you," Um...I forgot to tell you about it...the day we met and activate the bond...we didn't know if Bighit would allow him to see me, so for us not to miss each other too much...Tae gave me one of his couple rings. He and Kookie bought it in the USA. I gave him a charm for his sleeper earrings. I said it's a promise ring, that I'll always be in his heart."

LiuMei took your hands gently and rubbed her thumb over the shiny platinum surface ingrained with diamonds," This must cost a fortune..."

"I don't know, Tae loves expensive stuff. They bought it at Tiffany's." Your eyes started to water, and LiuMei looked up, concerned at the sudden waterfall coming from your eyes.

"Yunru what's wrong?"She asks, concerned.

"I...I love him so much, LiuMei.  I never felt like that for any guy. It's so new to me. This love hurts because I don't want to leave him, but I have to...I need to. I'm going to miss him so much. I'm going to miss his kisses, his gentle touches, his nearness. Gosh, LiuMei...then there's Dylan...I know he won't accept it!" You started to sob, not caring who might witness the waterfall.

LiuMei jumped up, go around the table at your side, and hugged you tightly as you are crying.

The waitress runs concerned to your table when she saw a patron in distress.

"OMG, Miss, are you alright!...let me get you some water"...she turns abruptly around to attend to their most esteemed guest to date. The whole hotel is talking about FILA's newest brand ambassador at their hotel.

They had to keep dispatch out of the hotel and some tabloids when it came to light that Yunru stayed in this hotel. She was in a print ad with BTS brought significant exposure to the hotel without her knowledge.

You look tearfully at LiuMei, "Thanks for being there for me, LiuMei; I just got a sad episode."

The waitress smiled and came to give her a glass of ice-cold water with a lemon wedge inside. You thank her, and she made sure you were alright and attend to her duties. The breakfast restaurant is empty because it's way after breakfast time.

You wipe your eyes, " it's a cool place to sit and relax. I'm quickly going to the restroom only to freshen up my face. I know I look like a tomato" you abruptly jumped up and take her bag to put on some light makeup.

LiuMei calls out, "Do you want anything else to drink?...we can sit outside at the pool. You'll find me there."

"Yes, a watermelon-flavored alcohol-free cocktail. Thanks, Liu" she briskly walks out of the restaurant into the foyer where the restrooms are located, when her phone chimes. It is  Taehyung. You press the answer button before you could greet...

"OMG, darling...are you alright. We were just rounding off with the shoot when  I felt your distressing emotions...is something a matter..." his deep, soulful voice resonates from the speaker. Your heart erratically beats as you entered the empty restroom.

"H..hi Taelove, I just...LiuMei and I talked a..and I... all of a sudden started missing you...and the fact that