Taejin - The Architect

Chapter 4: The Past and The Present

The next meeting for the Goseong Astronomy Museum Project was arranged and held in the following week at V!_sionary Urbanism's luxury office with more people coming. Min Yoongi came with Seokjin and several more engineers involved, including the MEP engineers [Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing] and the Geotechnical Engineer, Jimin.

Kim Taehyung was also attending with his junior architect and interior designers. There was also the cost surveyor and the general contractor firm which had been V!'s partner for the past few years. The last one was, of course, the client.

After almost a half day of elaborate meetings and the client approved the budget, they finally ended it at lunchtime. When all the guests bid goodbye, Taehyung asked Min Yoongi to borrow Seokjin, and of course, Min Yoongi nodded as an agreement. Disregarding Seokjin's death glare at him, Yoongi winked and grinned cheerfully instead, then left with all the rest of his engineer team.

Gosh, you really sell me to him! Seokjin was furious. I swear I'll tell Noona about it!

"I wanna take you somewhere, Jin." Taehyung said in a very soft voice. "Don't worry, I won't bite." He smiled jokingly.

So Seokjin had no choice when Taehyung ushered him into his black Mercedes and took him into a Star Chef Restaurant belonging to the famous Chef Jeon Jungkook: The Cygnus.

After they sat down at the table and ordered, Taehyung spoke to the waiter to get Chef Jeon for him.

"I want you to meet someone," he said.

Just a minute later, the person in question came stumbling over to their table. "You call me, Tae—-?" Jeon Jungkook walked in and suddenly froze at his place as his eyes landed on Kim Seokjin. His mouth was ajar, he was shocked... "NO SHIT, TAE!! YOU FINALLY FOUND HIM!!!"

Taehyung chuckled, meanwhile Kim Seokjin strangely stared at the hysterical chef in confusion.

"Don't scare him, Jeon. He doesn't remember anything."

"ANYTHING??! Like... ANYTHING AT ALL???"

Jungkook's loud response made Seokjin wince. What were these two weirdos talking about? His memory was just fine and intact! He didn't have amnesia! He never bumped his head or anything!

"No, Jeon! Now, stop screaming at us!" Taehyung rolled his eyes.

Jungkook furrowed. He then bent his body toward Seokjin and whispered, "Your Highness, are you really not remembering anything at all?"

Seokjin instinctively leaned back in his seat, distancing his face from the chef's invasion of his personal space. What 'Your Highness'?! His eyebrows furrowed deeper. Did the chef cook some kind of hallucinogenic toadstool mushroom here? He must've definitely been high on something!

Jongkook glanced at Taehyung, who shrugged back at him. "You don't remember this Grand Duke of Canes Venatici, your husband? The love of your life? Your one and only?" He asked again.

Nearly lost his mind, Seokjin shrugged and shook his head. What was he talking about?! What scam was this? What were these two crackpots plotting?

But then.... he began to laugh awkwardly as he came to a realization... "Are you two pranksters? Where's the camera?" Seokjin glanced at Taehyung and Jungkook back and forth, then scanned the surroundings as well. "Stop this madness already!"

Taehyung waved at Jungkook, and the chef straightened his body back, shook his head, then patted and squeezed Taehyung's shoulder dramatically. "I'm so sorry for you, Bro! He's an entirely different person. Be strong, Man!"

Taehyung slapped Jungkook's hand away. "Tsk! Get back to your station, Commander!"

"Yes, Your Grace!—-YAAAH, TAE!! I'm not your soldier anymore!!!"