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Chapter 11: How to win Miss Congeniality

"I don't get it... Are we supposed to fulfill some weird fantasy of yours?" Kiara stated

"If we are... Sure, I'm up for it" Ha-eun giggled

"I'm going to blindfold you so that you don't see the contestant you're kissing. If you guess who it is, you get to stay on the show" Jungkook said eyeing me and Ha-eun

"If you don't, you will be asked to leave the premises. Is that clear?" He asked

"Crystal" I added

"Do we at least get a hint?" Ha-eun asked.

"What kind of hint are you looking for?" Jungkook inquired.

"Like, is it a man or a woman?" she asked, glancing in my direction.

I understood what she was implying—she was mocking my sexuality. Annoyed, I rolled my eyes.

"If you didn't catch the clue from the 'Prince' part, then I don't know what to tell you," Jungkook sighed.

"Are we both kissing the same man?" Ha-eun whispered in his ear.

"No, two different ones. Both volunteered for the honor," he replied.

So it's someone who wants to kiss me. That should help narrow down the contestants I haven't interacted with.

"Are you ready?" Jungkook announced.

"Ready," we replied simultaneously, exchanging a sharp glance.

"Fred, please blindfold the ladies," Jungkook instructed.

My eyes snapped shut, and I tried to keep a neutral face despite the turmoil in my head. Who was it going to be? Was I going to recognize them just by the way they kissed? And would they be offended if I guessed wrong?

I soon felt someone's soft lips on mine. It was sweet and innocent, the taste of toothpaste still lingering on their tongue, their face very recently shaved... And I found myself enjoying it, despite not knowing my partner's identity.

It was a paragon of an affectionate kiss. My prince's eyelashes brushed against my cheek, and right before he moved away... He gave me an adorable peck on my nose.

"You may both open the blinds now."

"Ha-eun, you go first. Who was your Prince?"

"Oh, it's definitely Laurent" As she pushed back her hair, trying to appear cool, she answered confidently.

"Ohkay, and Y/n?" Jungkook looked at me waiting for my answer.

He was affectionate and gentle, he didn't have a beard... That doesn't leave me with too many options, right?

"I think.... It was Taehyung"

"Oh? Let's see. The Princes, please stand behind the person you just kissed. Ladies turn around in 3........2........1... Now!"

I turned my back immediately

IT INDEED WAS TAEHYUNG

"OMG!" I hugged him as he patted my back "But you're in trouble." He whispered while hugging me. I broke the hug and looked to my side.

And it was Laurent...

"Oh no, that's a twist, how come the ladies got it right at first go?"

"I recently had a chat with Laurent, that's why" Ha-eun answered

"And Y/n?"

"Oh well... I know what toothpaste Taehyung uses as he got nothing else to talk about" I laughed as he hugged me from the side