BEHIND THE SCENES

chapter 39: truce... or not?

<OST: Boom Boom - Hong Dae Kwang>

Jieun's eyes fluttered open.

It took her exactly three seconds to find out where she was. She squeezed her eyes shut once more, yawned and stretched her arms, before sitting up on her bed.

Last night was tough. Jieun was exhausted, but she sat by Jungkook's bed and talked to him, singing him to sleep. She made sure she crept out of the room slowly and quietly, making sure she did not wake him up. Finally, she rolled into bed and fell asleep.

'It's okay, I'll stay.'

The four words she had blurted out so carelessly with the intention of keeping her promise had determined her life for the next few weeks, even months. When was she going to get her hands on something worth risking her entire reputation for? Will Jungkook find a cure for his insomnia problem and kick her out way before that happens?

Jieun rubbed her eyes as she crawled out of bed and headed out of the room. The huge living room greeted her, as she scanned the room for any sign of Jungkook, only to be greeted by box after box.

That guy sure had a lot of belongings.

Yawning loudly, Jieun combed her hair back with her hands as she headed to the kitchen counter, spotting a plate of what looked like baby food, together with a glass of milk and a post-it note. Jieun frowned as she picked up the note and began to read.

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TO: L.JE

I'm full of energy as I had a great sleep last night, thanks to you. I'm currently out for a morning run. You can have these scrambled eggs and milk for a simple breakfast. Remember, don't stink up my house. Thank you.

FROM: J.JK

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Jieun frowned as she leaned in to examine the baby food-looking scrambled eggs. It was completely white in colour, and looked absolutely unappetising.

"Scrambled egg... whites?" Jieun grimaced as she pushed the plate away from her. She lifted up the glass of milk and took a sip. "Sugarless soymilk? Is this guy okay...?"

Jieun sighed as she took a seat at the kitchen countertop, staring at the food for a while. He was nice enough to make breakfast for her, but his food was way too tasteless for her palate. A price had to be paid for that body of his, though. It made sense.

Jieun scanned the house filled with Jungkook's belongings. Now that she was all alone at home, she didn't have to keep all his rules-

She had no time to spare.

Jieun jumped to her feet as she headed towards the nearest box and peered into it carefully. A whole stack of books. The one next to it had a whole bunch of documents - certificates of completion, CF deals, contracts-

Ding! Dong!

Jieun hurriedly stepped away from the documents and took a seat at the countertop once more, pretending to eat the scrambled egg whites.

Click!

The door opened.

"Oh, Jieun-ah!" Seokjin exclaimed as he spotted Jieun seated at the countertop. "You're awake! Good morning!"

"Oh-" Jieun let out a nervous laugh. "Oppa! Good morning, you're here early!"

"Did you have a good sleep?" Seokjin smiled as he placed some groceries onto the countertop next to Jieun. "Ooh- you like such food too?"