Father, I don't want to get Married | Jinkook

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Seokjin's pov:

Every time I dined with my father, I felt as if I was walking on thin ice. I was constantly occupied by the anxiety that he might mention about my marriage.

'Ah, I really shouldn't have let his disciple leave so easily that day.'

When I sighed mournfully, my father called out to me.

"Seokjin.'

"Yes?" I asked calmly.

Although I tried to look calm, I was nervous. 'Please don't talk about it. Anything but that.'  I prayed to myself.

"What do you think about the crown prince?"

When I realized that I had to confront the very thing that had been troubling me, I could only turn to God. 'Dear God, why are you doing this to me?'  If I could avoid answering my father's question forever, I would. But if I kept tight-lipped, he would think I was acting strangely. I hesitated for a moment before deciding to beat around the bush.

"Hm, I'm not sure. I don't really think about him."

When I responded like a naive person, my father slightly furrowed his eyebrows.

"I see." He muttered before picking up his spoon again.

Just as I was about to be relieved, he continued, "Still, you should learn about him."

Chills ran down my spine. 'You want me to learn about a sadist who might kill me? No thank you.'

Opposite to my thoughts, I smiled shyly and changed the topic. "Well, I have been reading a lot recently. It's made me realize that history is an exciting subject."

I was trying to show him that I was doing my best to live my life to the fullest instead of being a good-for-nothing.

"I see. What have you been reading?"

"The history of this empire's foundation."

His face slightly hardened at my words.

"I see." He said.

I became concerned that he might mention the marriage meeting again, so I continued talking. "The most interesting part of the book is about the first emperor. I learned that he left behind many strange things....Do you think they are still being passed down?"

My father set down his spoon and looked at me.

"Well, I'm not sure." He said before standing up from his chair. "I just remembered an urgent business that I have to take care of...you can take your time."

I was a bit taken because my father was never the first one to leave the dining room when we shared our meals.

'Hm, what's so urgent?'

Although I felt relieved, on one hand and I felt empty on the other.

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Namjoon's pov:

I sighed after returning to my room, worried that Seokjin might find my actions a bit strange. 'I shouldn't have said that...'  After feeling regretful for a while, I thought about what he said earlier.

"Hm, I'm not sure. I don't really think about him."

Although he was insensitive to rumors, it was impossible that Seokjin didn't know about the bad rumors involving the crown prince. However, my son bore a stern expression, as if he didn't want to think about the prince's unpleasant qualities.