Snow and Ice || 태국

A ticket

Taehyung asked Nayeon with a sweet smile, "Do you know what Jungkook's greatest weakness is?"

With an equally sweet smile, Nayeon replied, "I know what all men's greatest weakness is."

Taehyung: = =

Nayeon's appearance always made Taehyung overlook the fact that she had a huge rogue disguised by her side.

Taehyung: "I am very curious to know just what exactly have you experienced in the past."

Nayeon shook her hands. "It's a long story."

However, the "weakness" that Taehyung said was not the "weakness" that Nayeon had in mind.

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A few days later, Taehyung asked Jungkook to meet him in a secluded corner of the school. This place was originally an experimental field belonging to the old agricultural science building. It was later abandoned and converted into a small garden planted with numerous maple and peach trees. Autumn had painted the maple leaves the colors of flame. The ground was dotted with patches of vibrant green weeds and yellow daisies. Looking around, the view was quite pretty.

It was a bright and sunny day. Standing in this scenery, anyone's skin would look especially good. Jungkook saw Taehyung's face and felt that this brat was not as dark as before.

Taehyung's hands were clasped behind his back. He gave Jungkook a friendly smile. "Little Kookie~~~" His tone was especially cheery.

Jungkook's scalp tingled. He rapped his knuckles on Taehyung's head. "Get to the point."

Taehyung's head was knocked askew but he did not get angry. He maintained that bright smile on his face and said, "It's your birthday today."

"Mm." Jungkook did not expect Taehyung to remember his birthday.

"Here." He stretched out his arms. "Your birthday present."

Jungkook lowered his gaze and saw that in Taehyung's hands was a box. It was a light purple square box that was the size of his palm. He lightly raised his brows and remembered that many years ago, he had also once given Taehyung a birthday present.

It was a disgusting present.

Jungkook did not move. One side of his lips lightly quirked. "You're that kind?"

"Absolutely. You're the one paying my wages after all." Taehyung winked at him. "Open it and see what's inside?"

Thus, Jungkook took the box and opened the lid.

Inside the box was a pink silkworm.

The silkworm was fat and meaty. Perhaps because of hunger, it did not stop wriggling. The silkworm climbed along the side of the box and looked as if it was about to escape any moment.

Jungkook felt like vomiting. However, his face did not reveal any of his inner thoughts. Keeping a stoic face, he closed the lid and with a casual flick of his hands...

The box landed neatly in the rubbish bin by the side of the path. It rattled the empty bin with a dull thud.

This reaction was vastly different from what Taehyung had anticipated. He remembered that caterpillars were Jungkook's greatest fear. He had been hoping to subdue Jungkook with caterpillars...

"You..." He pointed at the rubbish bin. "Did you manage to see clearly what was inside?"

Jungkook crossed his arms and looked at Taehyung. A wry smile tugged his lips. "Have you heard of caterpillar phobia clinics before?"

"...The heck is that?"

"They specialize in treating people with caterpillar phobias. I've completely recovered."