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"Ah..." Jieun pursed her lips. "So Jennie decided to leave the company... what about you? What are you gonna do from now?"
"I admit that after I left, in the car, I was thinking a lot about what she did and said to him..." Jungkook admitted. "And it did cross my mind... if I should do the same."
"Leave the company too?"
"Mmhmm," Jungkook hummed. "Right now, there's really not much reason left to stay. I already have to pay the dating contract violation fee anyway... why not just go all out and pay the contract termination fee as well, am I right?"
Jieun let out a small giggle. "Hey, you know that literally makes no sense."
"I know-" Jungkook sniggered. "But I'm just saying, it was a passing thought, you know?"
"And I get why you'd think that," Jieun said with a frown. "Your company hasn't been the nicest to you at all, am I right? They have been overwhelming you, even when you have insomnia... they seem to hardly bother... it must be tough, all these years. You still have over a year left to your contract, so if you can't handle it anymore... the best decision would be to leave. But have you ever thought of what you'd do after you left BG Entertainment?"
"The same stuff, definitely-" Jungkook said without any hesitation. "I'm in this music career for life - I love it way too much to let go."
"Then... I really think you should stay," Jieun said quietly. "To pay off your contract termination fees, you'll definitely need to take up loans, JK. And after leaving BG Entertainment, you'll be in a slump got a while. It'll be impossible to get back on track immediately, so it'll be hard to recover the losses as well."
"But BG Entertainment is crumbling as well..." Jungkook sighed loudly. "I don't know if I'll do better here than anywhere out there."
Jieun thought for a while. "Keep your decision on hold in the meantime then, Jungkook-ah. Maybe you should talk to Jennie... and decide what would be the best thing to do moving forward."
Jungkook sounded extremely stressed. "I guess so..."
"Okay, let's forget about that for now!" Jieun tried her best to make herself sound chirpy. "Other than the press conference, how was your day today?"
"It was alright," Jungkook said without any hesitation. "I just miss you a lot."
Jieun pursed her lips, thinking for a while. "Should I go over and see you then?"
"Mm... maybe not, for now-" Jungkook said quietly. "It's just that all this just happened and though I really wish I could see you face-to-face right now... I think we should avoid meeting each other for the time being."
"Oh... right."
"I feel so sorry, what should I do?" Jungkook exhaled heavily. "I wanna meet you so badly too, yet I can only hear your voice through the phone... Like you said, this really isn't something anyone should have to go through - especially on your end. I'm so sorry, Jieun-ah - I'm so sorry that you have to go through all this trouble for dating me. If you were dating someone else, you would be able to see him any time you want."
"Shh, stop it-" Jieun clucked her tongue agitatedly. "Hey, don't say that - I chose you, Jeon Jungkook. I knew what I was in for, coming right into this. I chose you, and I'll never regret choosing you. So stop apologising, okay?"
Jungkook was still in self-blame. "Maybe I should never have dragged you into this mess from the very beginning, then you wouldn't have to go through all this for my sake-"
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Romancein which jeon jungkook believes that lee jieun has fallen for him, when she is actually just doing her job as an undercover news reporter. what happens when he finds himself falling for her?
