ARRANGED LOVE

Chapter 2

"The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do." ---- Sarah Ban Breathnach

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At Taehyung's interview, he was mostly asked about the recent world championship tournament he had participated in. He had led his team to victory, blazing a path through their competition and winning glory for their country by being crowned the grand champions.

Since they returned home from the tournament, the interviews with the team had been coming in nonstop.

The magazine that Taehyung was giving an interview to today had been trying to get him to agree to an exclusive interview for ages. They pulled all the strings at their disposal and called in all their favors just to get him there.

"God Tae, now that the big tournament is over, what do you plan to do next?" asked the reporter from the magazine.

"The team is going to take a week-long vacation in a little town in northern Europe. We're just going to take it easy, and after we get back, we'll start training for the next tournament."

Taehyung discreetly snuck a glance at his own watch. The interviewer's time was almost up.

"Just one week? You don't want a longer break than that?"

"No," Taehyung answered with a polite smile. "On the surface, the brilliance of esports seems simple and fleeting. The audience sees an amazing play, and they just remember those few seconds. They don't realize the amount of work and training we do behind the scenes."

They were starting to wrap up the interview now.

"Could I ask you a somewhat personal question?" the reporter asked, looking a little nervous. She had just received a text from the magazine's editor-in-chief, in which she had been issued a rather daunting task.

"Go ahead," Taehyung said, gesturing for her to proceed.

"We heard a rumor that... your family..." The reporter trailed off.

"It's true," Taehyung said unashamedly. "This isn't a secret. That kid out there who's doing a photoshoot for your magazine's cover—the one with a bad attitude, I mean—is my little brother Kim Minjae. That's what you wanted to hear, right?"

Taehyung was unflustered and seemed to think this wasn't any sort of big news, but the reporter was visibly excited as she said, "These little Easter eggs will be great to include in the interview."

"Sure, go ahead." Taehyung flashed a smile.

The reporter's cheeks turned slightly red.

Although he was a professional esports player, a career in which looks weren't the most important thing, Taehyung's appearance left nothing to be desired. He was 1.87(not really) meters tall, with a great figure and a handsome face. His family's genes were strong, and there was no way he wouldn't have turned out hot.

The reporter was practically beside herself with excitement as she skimmed her interview notes.

Taehyung was something of a legend, not only because of his reign over the esports world. His father was the renowned actor Kim Johun, and his mother was the famous screenwriter Jin Kyung.

Coming from such a star-studded family, Taehyung could have easily been a popular star in the entertainment industry. But he had chosen a difficult path, leading away from the brighter spotlights of the traditional entertainment stage.

"Thank you for your time," the interviewer said, with cheeks still flushed and warm.

"You're welcome," Taehyung said. When the interview was well and truly over, he asked, "Why is your magazine doing two cover photoshoots today? Are you running an issue with a double cover?"