BEHIND THE SCENES

chapter 138: be each other's rainbows

<OST: It's You - Chungha>

"Min Yoongi!" Jennie knocked on Yoongi's door urgently, over and over again later that day when she reached home. "Min Yoongi, open up!"

Yoongi only came to the door five minutes later, his eyes groggy and his hair in a mess.

"Min Yoongi-" Jennie was panting, from rushing all the way home immediately after signing the documents. "We need to talk."

"Talk...?" Yoongi yawned as he scratched his head, his eyes barely open. "Talk about what?"

"Were you sleeping?"

"Ah, yeah-" Yoongi chuckled a little. "Why? What is it you wanna talk about?"

"You-" Jennie swallowed hard, trying to organise her thoughts. "You... You... You're the one who bought over JK, Jimin-oppa, Seokjin-oppa and I from BG Entertainment."

Yoongi's eyes slowly opened a little more as he heard what this was about. "Ah... so this is what it's about..."

Jennie's jaw dropped. "It really was you?"

"Uh..." Yoongi bit his lower lip, not really knowing how to react. "Well... um... yeah."

Jennie stared at Yoongi blankly.

"No Name Entertainment..." Yoongi continued as he glanced up at Jennie. "I started that for you - and I helped your friends as well, because I knew that would probably be wanted. You and JK will be my first artists... but the ultimate decision lies in your hands - same for Jimin-ssi and Seokjin-ssi - whether you would like to continue under my management or you want to leave. If you guys want to leave, you are all free to go - I paid your contracts not for the sake of bonding all of you down to my imaginary company."

"No, wait-" Jennie shook her head, still trying to wrap her head around all this sequence of events that were happening way too quickly for her to process. "So... what you're saying is that- you had enough money to buy over JK, Jimin-oppa, Seokjin-oppa and I without even batting an eyelid?"

"Wait, I didn't tell you?" Yoongi let out an awkward chuckle as he rubbed the back of his neck. "I'm kind of, like... rich."

"Huh?"

"I mean... how exactly do you think I survived without working for the past decade?" Yoongi laughed. "I did a bit of online forex trading but that was it - the rest has been the money my parents left me. And... it's quite a big sum, I guess I could say."

Jennie's jaw dropped. "And you chose to spend all that all on me?"

"Why?" Yoongi frowned. "I can spend my money however I like."

"B-But-" Jennie stammered. "How can I- Why would you- I mean, but- like-"

"Like I said," Yoongi said as he stepped out of his house out into the corridor. "I spent this money willingly, Jennie-ya. So don't feel pressurised, don't feel like you owe me anything, don't think that you need to pay me back."

"How can I possibly not think of it that way?"

"Mm... I guess, you could see it as an investment?" Yoongi smiled. "You could say that I spent money on the four of you because I saw potential. You succeeding in your acting career would be the best way you could repay me."

"Oh, about that, you don't have to worry-" Jennie nodded. "I'll work hard and make sure you recuperate all the losses you made-"

"No, no, no-" Yoongi chuckled as he shook his head. "That's not what I meant. The money... like I said, I don't care about it as much as your well-being. Just be happy, enjoy what you do and shine brightly in the area you excel at - that's what I meant when I asked you to repay me."