Jungkook PoV

"Okay, so I walk out there with you, picture, picture, flash, flash and then we go in and then I can eat?" she kept on asking. 

"Chae--"

She sighed and covered her face, "I'm sorry! I have never worn this heavy make-up, fancy ball gown and riding a limousine!" 

I chuckled as she starts getting so nervous. 

We're going to the ball and I made sure she won't feel alone there. It's a given that I'm supposed to accompany her everywhere, but I invited Jisoo, Jennie and Lisa to make sure she won't feel out of place. 

Besides, Namjoon-hyung will be there. They can talk medical stuff. 

My nervousness stopped when I saw her getting nervous. I'm giving my speech in front of all the Jeon Foundation's business partners, family friends, family themselves, and everyone close to me. 

This is my first time, as well. There will be media broadcasting it live, it will be in the news. And reporters have already given a set of questions to the company. My dad and I picked out the important ones I need to answer later. 

As the new CEO and President of the Jeon Foundations, I had to write what are my first goals in my first year as a CEO. 

It was pretty simple; expand the company. Not just business-wise, but you know, communication-wise. 

"Oh, my gosh! Are we here already?!" she asked, half screaming. 

I rubbed her back, "Don't be so nervous and cling on to me always, okay? Don't answer questions from the reporters, and most of all stay away from Jieun, arasseo?"

"Arasseo," she smiled. "You're life is way more restricted than mine, are you sure you don't want me to help you answer some stuff?"

"Chae, they will ask about business. You can whisper to me. Oh, and don't forget, if you aren't with me, stay with Jisoo-noona, Jennie-noona, Lisa, Namjoon-hyung, Jimin-hyung, Taehyung-hyung, Jin-hyung, Yoongi-hyung and Hoseok-hyung."

She nods as a reply. 

Then the limousine stops and the driver opened the door. He helped Chaeyoung out, since she isn't used to wearing platform heels. And I followed her out of the car.

The camera lights flashed, and it almost feels like I was blinded by it. I waved my hand up and held Chaeyoung's hand as we went up the stairs of the venue. 

"Jungkook-ssi! Over here!"

"Can we ask a few questions?!"

"Is she your girlfriend?"

"Look here, Jungkook-ssi!"

Reporters with cameras kept on screaming. 

"Aniyo, she is just my friend," I answered the reporter. 

We were escorted to the ball's venue, where everyone had gathered already. According to my father's script, I should arrive last. 

Like Cinderella's grand entrance that enchanted her prince. 

My hand is still holding Chaeyoung's. She looked pale and nervous, so I rubbed my thumb on her hand and smiled. 

"It's okay, I feel nervous too," I whispered to her. 

She smiled a faint smile and entered with me through the glass door. 

We both entered, only to be greeted by my father and older brother by the door. Chaeyoung shook her hands with Il-Do and bowed to my father. 

"Aish, this child, no need to bow to me," my dad smiled and looked at me. "You have good taste on women, son, don't you know that?"

Our maid pushed my father's wheel chair while we walk along.

"Ani, appa, hyung has better taste on women than me," I answered.

He shook his head, "Il-Do? Where is your girlfriend?"

"Abeoji," hyung laughed. 

"I want to see grandkids from you too, okay? Before, God forbid, I die."

I hit my dad's shoulder, softly, "Appa, don't say that."

"Let's not get into that topic. Now, Chaeyoung, right?" he asked Chaeyoung.

She nods, "Yes, sir?"

"Why don't you and Jungkook officially date, that would make me really, really happy. And this young man hasn't stopped talking about your daughter to me and his brothers. What a coincidence that she looks similar to Jungkook," he smiled. 

"He's asked me a million times, sir. I'm still thinking it throught," Chaeyoung answers. 

"Well, you should. My brother is very hard to handle. He cannot wake up in the morning, he cannot control his alcohol, he cannot stop going to the gym, he cannot stop himself from shopping," we laughed at my older brother. "But, nonetheless, he's got good morales and principles. And I hope you get him before anyone else does."

Family approval, A plus. 

All of a sudden, one of the wine glasses fell down near the entrance of the venue's ball room. We all looked towards the sounds, and I grabbed Chaeyoung's hand again. 

A girl in a red dress, with dark make up and red lips was trying to fight 4 guards. 

While an old couple and a younger couple sighed as they see the other girl trying to catch attention. Everybody's murmurs and gasps were heard. 

I've only arrived in this party for barely 30 minutes and now there's a little trouble that makes newspapers want to write and write and write. 

Il-Do walks to the scene, and asks the guards to put their hands off of the girl. My father rests his forehead on his palm while he sees the party-pooper trying to ruin the party this earlier. 

"Why are you here?" Il-Do asks.

The girl put a sarcastic smile, "Me? I'm supposed to be here, right! I'm Jungkook's fiance! How can my future brother-in-law disrespect his sister-in-law? Huh? Do-oppa?"

"Lee Jieun, just stop this and leave," Jieun's sister suggested. "Stop making a ruckus, Jieun, and start accepting the fact that you are no longer his fiance."

Jieun looked at her older sister and messed her hair, "No! No! No! I! Am! Still! His! Fiance!"

I looked at Chaeyoung who seemed frightened. 

Now she wished she didn't say the words of fighting Jieun back. Jieun is way...messed up. For almost 7 years, she spent her life in the aid of drugs and alcohol. 

"Jieun, just go, my brother will not spend his first night as the head of the Jeon Family like this. Now go," My brother pushed her out of the door. 

"I'm flattered, Il-Do, really, thanks for the warm welcome," she laughed. 

What is wrong with her?

Has she even gone sober? How does she have the pride to enter the ball? The audacity of hers..makes my blood boil. 

She rubbed her pointer and middle finger on my brother's chest and looked at him, lusciously. 

"You know, you should be like Jungkook. Marrying bold women, strong personalities. How's your whore?" she asked. 

"Jieun, just go," Il-Do pushed her. "Get her out of here. I don't want to deal with the press."

Jieun resisted from the guards and met my eyes. She smiled, suspiciously and looked at Chaeyoung. 

"YOU! YOUR THE ONE WHO STOLE MY JUNGKOOK, HUH?!" She screamed, which made everyone look at Chaeyoung as well. 

"JUNGKOOK IS MINE! MINE, YOU IDIOT! MINE! MINE! MINE!" 

I turned to look at Il-Do who harshly cupped her face. For a second, the looked at each other, eye to eye and he let's go of her then quickly slapped her face. 

He pointed out of the door, "Get the hell out of here, Lee Jieun! You are drunk and addicted to drugs! Stop bringing your family into shame!" 

Then the guards escorted her out of the venue's ballroom. 

Chaeyoung sighed, and looked down. 

She's blaming herself again. I knew she wouldn't be strong enough to handle Jieun, especially because both of us have something mutual going on. 

Mutual? No, no, it's a still a friendship. 

I looked at my father who cleared his throat, "Kook-ah, don't worry, appa will take care of it."

"Appa, gwaenchana, I'll take care of it, you're now retired, I should try doing your job too," I smiled at him. 

There was still silence inside the ballroom, my guests shocked at seeing Jieun. 

Almost everyone here in this room are my schoolmates. Half of us know Jieun very well. The popular girl in high school, who turned into a bitch once the school had programs for letting the poor have a scholarship in our school. 

For most of us, we were taught that status ranking isn't really important and that we should just focus on making our company's grow. 

Jennie was one of those people, but softened when she became friends with Jisoo. 

Jieun, on the other hand, loved to bully the people who were below her rank. The scholars in our school were naturally smart, which is why they had guaranteed jobs in the future. Like my old classmate, who is now working under Jimin's company. 

Back then, it was a mess. And now, it is a mess. 

"We're sorry for the inconvenience, please continue to party," my brother announced and walked to me and my father. "Appa, jinjja, you had to invite the Lees?"

"Now, now, son. That was my mistake. I want you to dispose Jieun, make her into trash. She's not part of the Lees that we are friends with."

Me and my brother looked at each other and back to our father. 

"Her mother filed a lawsuit to remove her daughter from the family registration. Starting next week, she's just Ms. Jieun," my dad said. "Anyway, Il-Do, I want you to meet some people. Jungkook, Chaeyoung, excuse us."

Il-Do and I bro-hugged each other and I turned to Chaeyoung, who is still looking down. 

I chuckled and put my hand on her chin to lift it up. 

"Rosie...can I call you Rosie?" I asked her. 

She looked at me, "Huh?"

"Stop sulking, that's what I'm trying to say."

"But..she's right.."

"Now, where is the girl who said she can kick ass? Hmm?" I bent down to see her face-to-face.

After that she furrowed her brows a little.

"Ahh! There she is!" i smiled. 

"Ai! Jungkook!" she slapped my shoulder. 

I took her hand, "Come on, forget Jieun. I want you to meet some people."

"Who?"

I dragged her, as I was looking around for a woman with bangs. Then I quickly spotted the woman, with her small group of friends. 

Jennie, Jisoo  and these girls were best of friends in high school. Lisa also did a photoshoot with one of them, and the four of them are like older sisters to me. 

They scold me a lot when they hear news. It's only awkward, though, because Taehyung had a thing with one of them. 

I see my older sister figures, the one I hope will like Chaeyoung a lot, wearing a read dress. 

"Sooyoung-ah!" I said, as I went near her. 

The four turned around and spotted me. 

"Oh, Jungkook-ah!" Sooyoung waved. 

When we were near with them, I put Chaeyoung on my left and looked at my 3 older friends. 

"Irene-noona, Wendy-noona, Seulgi-noona," I smiled and looked again. "Seulgi-noona? Aren't you supposed to be with Jimn-hyung?"

She rolled her eyes, "He and I are in an argument. Don't tell him I forgive him, I find it cute when he tries to act like a baby to me."

"You're a kid, really," I said. "Wendy-noona, how's your new voice academy?"

She nodded, "Doing great, actually. Thank your father for giving me the opportunity, will you?"

"Sure, as long as you date Hobi-hyung."

Wendy went closer and slapped shoulder.

"Ah! That hurt!!" I rubbed. 

"Eonnie," Sooyoung laughed. 

"Irene-noona? Are you sure it's fine to be in the same room with Taehyung-hyung?" I asked her. 

Irene smiled, "It's okay, we both cut the relationship off but we're still friends."

"Too bad, though. You both were my bet in high school. Good thing Bambam doesn't remember that we placed money on both of you," Sooyoung laughed. 

Irene just rolled her eyes and we all laughed. 

"Anyways, noonas, Sooyoung, I want you to meet someone," I told them and they all stepped forward. 

Wendy squinted her eyes, "About time."

"Good, you won't die a loner," Seulgi muttered next. 

"It's okay, at least. he has someone, unlike me, old and single," Irene says.

"Oh, you better have someone far better than Yuri," Sooyoung told me. 

I chuckled, "Ani. Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Sooyoung, please meet my friend, Park Chaeyoung. She's a doctor in Hye Jin Hospite. Chae, I want you to meet my friends in high school and colleagues in business, Irene, Seugli Wendy, and Sooyoung."

"AH!" Seulgi clapped her hand. "You're the one who operated on Bona!! I haven't had the chance to thank you yet!" 

She quickly shakes Chaeyoung's hands. 

"Nice to meet you..." Chaeyoung says as she shook the girls' hands. 

"Oh! You're a 97 liner too! Ah! Finally! A lady 97 liner I can be friends with!" Sooyoung hugged Chaeyoung. "We should swap numbers--"

I cleared my throat.

"Yes, Jungkook, what were you talking about?" Sooyoung asks me. 

I grabbed Chaeyoung back, "If you want her number, ask Bambam, Lisa or Jennie-noona. I'll see you 4 in work."

"Just because you're President, you don't have to be bossy!!" Irene joked. 

I walk Chaeyoung out from the girls and looked at her. 

"Don't worry, they're easy going people," I tell her. "Oh! I want you to meet Yugyeom."

Once I said the name, someone turned around from the group of people and stood in front of us. 

"Yes?" he said. 

Yugyeom scared Chaeyoung as he just appeared in front of us. Like out of nowhere. 

"I'm Yugyeom, and you must be Chaeyoung. The girl that Jungkook always daydreams about, I believe you were the 'special' person Jungkook visited when me and Bambam were having fun in Waikiki," he said.

Chaeyoung nods, awkwardly.

Yugyeom raised her arms up, "Don't you have a voice? Come on, speak up, woman. If you can shout at Jungkook, you can shout at me."

"Oh..uhm...okay..? I guess?" she said. 

"Ah! She's nervous?" Yugyeom asked me. 

"Bro, it's written on her face," I teased Chaeyoung.

Yugyeom shrugs, "Pretty normal. I'm kind of drunk, that's why I ain't nervous. Don't follow Yugyeom, he's bad boy. Anyway, just be yourself tonight, Ms. Park. I'll go find my other Chaeyoung friend!" 

"Yah, Yugyeom, that Chaeyoung of yours is your girlfriend, what are you---"

"Bye!" he cut me off. 

He's currently dating Son Chaeyoung. But it's only a fun thing, they had an agreement that if he reaches 25, and not dating, Chaeyoung can date him. 

"Now, that was Yugyeom," I tell my Chaeyoung. 

Then, all of a sudden, someone tapped me by the shoulder and I looked at the man. He was one of the technical booth staffs. 

"You're going to deliver your speech in 3 minutes, sir. Please head to your seat," he said.

I nodded and he ran back to the technical booth. 

I looked at Chaeyoung, who is still feeling uncomfortable with the atmosphere. Has she been to a party? Of course she has, she's been to a bar. But how come, she isn't talkative today? 

When we were in the car, she was talkative. When we were in the apartment, she was talkative. Maybe she's looking for her best friends. I have a feeling, Lisa introduced Bambam's friends to Jisoo and Jennie which is why they cannot be located. 

That's because, they always finish the bar drinks and tend to get drunk early in the party. I tried my best to not make them do it, but Yugyeom's already a victim, so I guess they did. 

"Relax," I stopped and looked at Chaeyoung. "Just breath in and out, Chae. You're doing well."

She nodded. 

"Why are you quiet today, did I do something? Is there something wrong?"

She shook her head and sighed, "Ani..it's just...I don't...I don't feel like I fit in with these people."

"Chae, what are you talking about? These people are nothing more but human beings."

"It's just that--" she sighed. "Can we talk about it in the car, later?"

"You're making me scared, is there something wrong?"

"Ani," she shook her head. "I'm just...there's just a feeling, okay? Don't mind me, it's usually wrong...promise, I'll explain when we're with privacy."

I nodded and helped sit down on her chair. 

"You're sitting with my family, is that alright? Irene-noona, Seulgi-noona and Jisoo-noona will be seated here too, don't worry," I kissed her forehead. 

She nodded, "Sure..Listen, Jungkook?"

"Hmm?"

"Sorry if I'm like this today. Something's wrong, actually."

I looked at her, seriously, "What?"

She pointed to her stomach and I laughed. 

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