My Blind Date is a Gangster | Taejin ✓

29. Picture of You

✴ Author-nim ✴

A few weeks later.

Jin is smiling to himself as he walks out of the elevator while staring at his phone. He's texting Taehyung good morning after the latter sent him a photo^^^

Daddy Bear 🐻

Why is that blurred?
You're so mean!!
Can you send thru
a whole body shot
of that plsss?

Nope! Go to work baby.
Good morning. Miss you.

😒🙄😒🙄😒

"What a tease!" Jin muttered, smiling, while he walks into his office. He almost jumped in surprise when he heard a greeting,

"Good morning Sir Kim." Soobin said, smiling at Jin whose attention is now detached from his phone.

"Oh, morning Soobin! Did you see my email last night about canceling the lunch meeting with Mr. Chan? I have to meet someone later urgently. So kindly move that to tomorrow." Jin said paying full attention to his EA.

Soobin nodded, "Yes, Sir. I have already noted that for tomorrow, however, your only free time for him would be at 2 pm. Uhm Sir-- actually, I was about to call you to inform you that the Chairman is inside your office, already waiting for you. Shall I cancel your first meeting booked for this morning?"

Jin's eyes widen at what he heard, then quickly composed himself - checking that his dress shirt is well buttoned and that his pants are not sloppily creased. When Soobin noticed that Jin is getting anxious and conscious of how he looks, he stood up to fix Jin's necktie. Then he took Jin's coat from his arm and helped him put it on. Their faces are so close to each other that they can hear each other's breaths.

"You look great, Sir. Don't worry." Soobin said, he smiled when he met Jin's eyes which made the older stop for a moment.

"Oh-- uhm, th-thanks Soobin." Jin cleared his throat and stepped back lowkey. Then he whispered, "Please don't cancel my first meeting, I don't intend to keep dad here for long. Thank you."

*******

Jin has stepped into his office and quickly bowed before his father, sitting at the couch and having a cup of coffee.

"Good morning, dad. I didn't expect you today. It's better you've informed me so I had arranged my schedule. Do we have a specific agenda? I have a meeting in an hour."

Kim Jinhoo, Jin's father, just shook his head and placed his cup on the table, "Your EA should've already cancelled your first meeting as soon as he saw me. But since he's new, I'll let that slide. I see that you are now hiring male EA's. And he is quite attractive, Seokjin. I observed earlier that he can take care well of you too. I didn't see your former assistants fix your tie for you."

Jin sighed but continued to walk into his desk to put down his things, "Dad, Soobin is a young, skilled professional. He is very efficient, that's why I hired him. No other reason."

Jinhoo stood up and peeked outside to look at Soobin again. He turned to Jin and spoke, "I'm just saying, if you are already decided to come out with your true sexuality, it would be better if you pick someone impressive to stand by your side. That would cloud the fact that your marriage failed. Your EA has a good background. Your mum knows his parents. He is very intelligent and well-behaved. I hope this time, you'll do better in relationships, Seokjin."

"Dad, I don't have anything going on with my EA. Please stop it. I get what you are up to. I don't need someone by my side just to regain my image. Please dad, no more arranged marriage for me. I tried, really. But it won't work on me."

Jinhoo gathered his coat and phone, ready to head out. But he walked to Jin first and said, "The Annual Shareholders' Ball is coming soon. Better be prepared for the media, your divorce is already out in the open and everyone is ready to throw questions at you, curious for the reason and for the fact that you are single again. Don't ruin this opportunity, Seokjin. If you are to introduce someone new, he better be your assistant or someone greater that I have approved of. Do you understand?!"

Jin was not even given a chance to answer, his father already walked out of his office. He can only mutter to himself, "As far as I can remember, he said we can do whatever we want to. Why do I need his approval now?!"

He only sighed as he sits down. He pulled out his phone and opened again the photo Taehyung sent. He then smiled and bit his lips while typing on his phone..

Daddy Bear 🐻

My dad just came for a visit.
He is stressing me out again so
early in the morning!
Can you please send another
photo to cheer me up??
The whole and not blurry
one, please 🥺

Jin smiled, putting his phone down, then went onto starting his workday by opening his desktop computer.

*******

✴ Taehyung ✴

Jin's complaining about my blurry selca. I chuckle while thinking about how cute he looks like, whining again.

My baby has been a naughty one since we had our first night. I'm so glad that he has his own place where we can just get to it whenever we feel the need to. I was right when I saw him on our first date. He was the well-mannered type on the outside but wild inside the bedroom. I can hardly keep up with him sometimes.

My phone came up again - he's asking me to send another photo to cheer him up. I have no idea what exactly his dad is like, but he sounds strict to me. Maybe the typical old, rich, snob chaebol father. My poor baby had to deal with him again.

"Namjoon-ah, do you know Jin's dad? How is he like?" I asked Joon who's across me at the table, eating the breakfast I made for him. He reads the newspaper a lot about the business world, so he might have come across him at least once.

"I'm not sure, hyung. I haven't seen him. But he was the former CEO, of course, before Jin-hyung stepped in. He might not be involved much in their company's operations anymore, but he is still the Chairman of the board."

"Hmm.. you think he will like me if Jin introduces me as his boyfriend?!"

Joon quickly shook his head without hesitation, "Uh-uh. I don't think so, hyung! You won't even stand a single strand of chance! Why do you think Jin-hyung got into an arranged marriage in the first place??"

"Wow. So much support from my little brother whom I dedicated my whole life to, who I raised for years and fed three times a day, even more actually at your capacity, and who I fucking giv--"

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry. I'm just being honest, hyung. I don't know for sure though. Why don't you ask Jin-hyung yourself."

I sighed and thought for a while. Then I remembered Jin saying that his world is kinda scary too and unhappy. I now wonder what he meant by it.

My phone came on again with a text from him.

"Namjoon-ah, Jin said we'll have lunch together. He wants you to join us."

"Really? I can tag along? That's great. I hope we'll eat somewhere delicious! Did he say why he wants me to join you?"

"I don't know. I was hoping to be alone with him today as we haven't met for two days already. Hmm.. but he was pressing that I should bring you or else we won't have lunch at all. So it must be important. Well, maybe he'll change his mind if I send thru another photo of me.."

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A/n: Then author-nim remembers that Tae was really sending selcas of him to Jin irl. I'm soft rn, don't talk to me 🥺😭🤧