On-Way Passage || ᴠᴍɪɴ

Chapter 37

Jimin understood what Jungkook was insinuating, but he pursed his lips, suppressing the urge to ask, and adjusted his sitting posture to seem unfazed. "What about you then?" he asked. "Why don't you want me and Taehyung together?"

"It's for your sake," said Jungkook. "I don't think he's worthy of you."

"You think Taehyung doesn't deserve me?"

Jungkook laughed and kept his mouth shut.

"It's fine," said Jimin. "I'm a beta, I'm not picky."

The two stopped speaking about this topic.

The ad campaign's photoshoot took place in a large professional photo studio. Jimin followed Jungkook inside and spotted a slew of staff members, many of whom were familiar faces from the company.

Jimin failed to spot Taehyung among the crowd, instead, his eyes caught the sight of Seungmin taking pictures with his camera.

The rest of the staff maintained a certain distance from Seungmin, who was completely absorbed in his work, adjusting his camera angles to capture the omega star under the lighting.

This was Jimin's first time seeing the omega celebrity named Choi Beomgyu. He had wavy hair, big eyes, and dimples on his cheeks when he smiled. At a glance, his looks were in line with most alphas' aesthetics, so it was no surprise that he was so popular right now.

The entire set exuded a laid-back and refreshing vibe. The ad was for Hyungjin's new fall fragrance body wash products; in one of the sets, Beomgyu reclined in a bathtub with an arm draped over the edge, exposing only his head and shoulders. His fair skin was lathered in snow white foam, and his lips were drawn up in a serene and contented smile. For a split second, it was as if the entire photo studio smelled of body wash that was as sweet as this omega.

This was the first time Jimin observed a male omega celebrity's photoshoot at such a close distance. His attention was subconsciously drawn from Seungmin to Beomgyu, and he eagerly took in the sights

—right up until he heard a voice behind him ask: "Have you seen enough?"

Jimin jumped in fright. He spun around and was greeted by the sight of Doshik standing behind him, his expression prim and serious.

"Seen enough?" Doshik repeated. After asking this time, he raised a hand to adjust his glasses and said, "President Kim told me to ask you, sir."

Jimin peered around the room. "Where is he?"

Doshik pointed to an unlit corner off to Jimin's right, where Taehyung stood watching the photoshoot expressionlessly.

At this time, Jungkook had long left Jimin's side, having been called to help out by a senior intern.

Jimin glimpsed at Taehyung before turning to Doshik once more and inquiring, "Why doesn't he come here and ask me himself."

"I'm only passing on President Kim's message. I don't know what he means," Doshik calmly replied.

Seeing that Taehyung refused to spare a single glance his way, Jimin knew that he was still angry, so he told Doshik, "Then go tell him that I haven't seen enough, I love looking at pretty omegas."

The corners of Doshik's mouth were stretched taut, but he walked over to Taehyung's side without speaking a word.

Jimin watched as Doshik approached Taehyung and whispered something in his ear.

Taehyung maintained an impassive face. After listening to Doshik's words, he turned his head to the side and rattled off a string of words.

Doshik walked back to his side and asked Jimin, "What brings you here?"