Snow and Ice || 태국

The logic of psyching someone out

Jungkook asked for Roseanne's contact information from Eunwoo and requested to meet her.

For this meeting, Roseanne especially dolled up. What she did not know was that as a straight guy, Jungkook was usually not capable of discerning when girls put in exceptional effort to dress up.

When they met up, Jungkook started the conversation to frighten Roseanne. "Taehyung's father received the photos of me and him at RCU. Did you send them? Do you know that Taehyung was furious after seeing those photos and wanted to teach you a lesson?"

The image of Taehyung using the broken beer bottle to threaten her the other day flashed through Roseanne's mind. She immediately showed an expression of terror and her face paled. "How could I have done it?! Don't speculate blindly! It wasn't me!"

"Mm, I also felt that it wasn't you. Don't worry, I stopped him."

"Thank you, Ice God..." Roseanne's eyes reddened and she looked aggrieved as she thanked him.

Jungkook waved his hands. "In short, stop badmouthing Taehyung behind his back in the future. If there's a next time, I might not be able to stop him."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Roseanne nodded hurriedly.

Jungkook then asked, "Besides that day during the classmate gathering, did you mention that incident to anyone else previously?"

"I only told it to Jaehyun."

When Roseanne sent the photos and links to Jaehyun, she felt quite gleeful. She and Taehyung both liked Jaehyun at the same time but Jaehyun was nicer to Taehyung than her. But now, look, look at this! The person you like is tangled up amorously with another guy. Doesn't it feel hurtful and upsetting?

When Jungkook heard Roseanne's words, he further affirmed the suspicion in his heart. He nodded and said, "Thanks."

Roseanne watched Jungkook's good-looking face and suddenly realized that she had thought too much. Rather than especially coming to find her, Jungkook was there for Taehyung.

She forced down the bitterness she felt and asked, "Ice God, can I ask you a question?"

"Mm?"

"Why do all of you like Taehyung? Even though he's pretty, there are so many pretty girls out there."

"I didn't have a choice," Jungkook said. For him, liking a fellow like Taehyung was extremely exhausting as well.

For once, Roseanne stood her ground in front of Jungkook. "That's not an answer."

Jungkook took in Roseanne's expression and asked, "Actually, what you don't get is why he's always the center of attention, why there are always so many people revolving around him and doing what he says, right?"

Roseanne nodded.

"I can only tell you that for some people, they naturally shine."

Roseanne... sunk even deeper in her envy. 

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After saying goodbye to Roseanne, Jungkook went to Jaehyun's residential area and located his house. "Thud, thud thud." He knocked on the door.

Jaehyun was shocked when he opened the door and saw that it was Jungkook.

"How do you know my address?" Jaehyun was bewildered.

"Why can't I know your address when you know Taehyung's address?" Jungkook's face was enigmatic as if he was an intelligence officer from the Ministry of State Security.

In reality, he obtained this information from his parents. They all stayed in the same city and their circles were bound to cross. With the help of numerous relatives and friends, and also the fact that Jaehyun's parents were civil servants, it was not too difficult for Jungkook's parents to find out more.