𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐘 𝐎𝐁𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 || 𝐉𝐉𝐊

Chapter 25

"Taehyung," I breathed, my voice barely audible.

What is he doing here?

Our eyes locked, and the time hung suspended. Soon, his lips curved into a half-smile, as he looked at me. The crowd faded into the background, and it was just the two of us at the moment- me who was lost in my thoughts, and Taehyung who had already started making his way towards my direction.

"If I am not wrong...isn't that young master Taehyung, the only heir of the Kim family?", Aera who was standing beside me, asked in a low tone, making sure only I could hear her.

No...this is truly worse. I don't really know what might happen if Taehyung and Aera have a face-to-face meeting. What if Taehyung mentions anything about me pretending to be his fake girlfriend? No, I need to avoid him. This is not the right place to meet. The whole university is watching and I am sure just like Aera did, multiple others might have figured out about Taehyung's identity by now.

"Why is he here though? And why do I feel like he is approaching us?", Aera tilted her head a bit to the side as she wondered.

"No, you are wrong. And I think we should get going, we are getting late", I answered all her questions in a simple denial and grabbed her arm, getting ready to drag her out of there with me.

But before I could do so someone had already placed a hand over my shoulder making me stop in my tracks and I knew who that "someone" exactly was.

Willingly or unwillingly, I had no other choice left behind with me than to turn around to face him. I took a deep breath and finally turned around to take a look at his face. I could already feel all the gazes locked on us, hear them gossip, and above all feel those hateful dragger-like glares continuously getting thrown in my direction.

"We need to talk", Taehyung said and without a second thought held my hand, oblivious to the air around us filled with a mixture of awe, shock, and envy. I could feel the warmth of his hand in mine, electrifying, and sending shivers down my spine.

My heart pounding inside my chest with a mixture of exhilaration and nervousness. Now, Aera who was standing beside her eyes wide open in surprise. She couldn't believe what she was seeing, and honestly, who could blame her?

Who wouldn't be surprised if Kim Taehyung, the heir of the Kim family, held your hand in public? It's kind of a big deal.

As Aera watches us in shock, out of the corner of my eye, I catch a glimpse of Aera, frozen in disbelief, her eyes widened, her mouth slightly agape, and she was momentarily lost for words. She could hardly believe what she was witnessing and for a brief moment, I hesitated as I realized that this was attracting a lot of attention.

I quickly pulled my hand out of his grip, causing him to look at me in confusion. "Taehyung..", and before I could say anything, Aera's shocked expression transformed into an exuberant smile, and she couldn't contain her excitement as she blurted out, "Are you dating Master Taehyung?" I could almost taste the curiosity and anticipation radiating from her.

I was about to deny it, maybe feeling a little embarrassed, but before a single syllable escaped my lips, Taehyung beat me to it with a single affirmation: "Yes."

Aera's eyes widened in disbelief, she gasped, a hand flying up to cover her mouth as if to trap her joyous scream, unable to contain the happiness and thrill. While I looked at Taehyung, my heart raced with a mixture of astonishment and shock.

And before, I could process what was happening, Taehyung again took hold of my hand, his lips curled up into a confident smile, as he turned to Aera. "I want to spend some quality time with my girlfriend, so can I take her with me?", he asked, still holding my hand.