chapter 102: so are you happy now

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"Ah!"

"What?"

"Ah!" Jennie squealed, as she hit Yoongi multiple times on the shoulder. "I'm so happy, oppa! Don't you think it went so well?"

Yoongi let out a small chuckle as he nodded. "Yeah, it did. But you really seem over the moon."

"Aren't you?" Jennie beamed from ear to ear as she looked down at the notebook containing all the information they had discussed with Byulyi that afternoon. "Her pay isn't that high, she's such a cooperative person who seems like we'll have no problem working with, and everything is on track! Aren't you excited? Everything is going so smoothly! Why do I seem more excited than you?"

"I'm happy too, it's just that-" Yoongi shrugged a little, trying to organise his own thoughts. "Along with the happiness also comes burden and worry."

Jennie frowned. "Worry? About...?"

"Like... since everything is going so smoothly, we'll probably start filming in no time..." Yoongi confided in Jennie with a small frown. "And there's just way too much going on in my mind when I think of what's to come."

"Ah..." Jennie pouted. "Is it the problem of worrying whether you're good enough again? Because if it's that, I'm telling you, you really have nothing to worry about at all, trust me-"

"There's that-" Yoongi admitted. "But that's just one part of it. I wonder whether I'm good enough, I wonder whether we'll succeed or not, I wonder whether we're being too impulsive, starting this whole idea so abruptly... Like, I think we only thought of this idea like... what? Three days ago? I'm just thinking... do you really think that this will work out?"

"Well, we won't know until we try, am I right?" Jennie smiled. "Quite frankly, this whole idea is out of my comfort zone as well... and it is pretty daunting, to say the least. But there's no way we'll know whether it'll succeed until we get to the finishing line... so in the meantime, the best thing we can do is to not worry about it and trust the process. Put in our best effort, learn as much as we can along the way, enjoy the whole process, and hope for the best."

"You really think so?"

"Yeah!" Jennie giggled. "Do I seem like some professional to you? I'm new to this too. But I'm willing to take on this whole challenge with you, because I trust you, Min Yoongi-ssi, Min Yoongi PD-nim. I have had faith in you since day 1. So can you have a little faith in me too?"

Yoongi stared at Jennie, a small smile playing at his lips.

"I know I may not look that strong on the outside-" Jennie smiled. "And perhaps, on the inside, I'm not that strong either. But I'll do all I can to help you with this, oppa. Others usually put in their 90%..: I'll put in my 110% for you. I'll help you to the very end. If it turns out well, perfect. If it doesn't, I'll still continue to help you... until the very day you succeed. We'll work through everything together, so you have nothing to worry about, alright?"

Yoongi couldn't help but smile at Jennie's confidence - a confidence he had never seen her have in any other aspect of life before. This situation felt rather... déjà vu-esque. It seemed like just a few months ago, Jennie was always the one who needed to be peptalked by Yoongi and assured that everything will be alright. Since when did that meek and timid young lady evolve into such a confident and inspiring young woman...?

"You've changed," Yoongi noted with a small smile.

"Huh?" Jennie raised her eyebrows, pointing at herself in surprise. "Me? Have I...?"

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