chapter 7

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As the sun shone bright, a small boy was ploughing the field in the middle of it, wearing a thin piece of cloth made from a brown sack. Beads of sweat fell from his forehead to his chin and then dropped to the ground.

He looked at the sun in the scorching heat, his ankles bound with slave chains, while a devil with red horns held the other end of the chain.

"Slave, plough quickly," the handsome  devil spoke in a velvety deep voice, each word dripping with malevolence.

"Ye...ah, master," the small boy stammered in fear,  as he started ploughing more quickly,  his vision blurring from the heat and exhaustion.

"ookie... kookie... baby..." Mrs. Kim called the bratty baby for the nth time, as he was lost in his thoughts.

He instantly looked at her as he came out of his nightmare, more like a day-mare.

"Yeah, Mumma," he said instantly, sweat forming on his forehead. He was scared of going to the fields; what if the Kim devil Taehyung, asked him to plough the land? He cried internally.

"Mumma, gukkie doesn't want to go to the fields," Jungkook begged Mrs. Kim, who cooed at him as Jungkook used third person and his extra puppy eyes on her.

"Awww, my sugar sweet. Should I hide you in my pocket?" she said as she pulled his cheeks.

"Eomma, don't. He is a devil in disguise, and please don't spoil him  more."

"I am not a devil ," Jungkook argued while gritting his teeth and squinting his eyes, his hands crossed over his chest.

"Yes, you are," Taehyung challenged with the same expressions and posture.

"I am not," Jungkook moved towards Taehyung, challenging him.

"Yes, you are," Taehyung moved towards Jungkook, both of them so close their foreheads touched, looking into each other’s eyes, challenging, neither one budging.

Mrs. Kim looked at them with her mouth agape when something struck her mind. She jumped to her feet and clapped her hands. "Waohhhhhhhhh!" she squealed and jumped.

Both of them looked at her, flinching at such an inhuman scream from Mrs. Kim.

"Ah, sorry guys for disturbing you... Well, Tae, you are getting late. And Koo, my baby, call Mumma instantly if Hyung gets hard on you, okay?" she said as she kissed his forehead and pulled his cheeks, while Taehyung looked at them with a slight smile that instantly wiped off as Jungkook looked at him as an indication to go.

While Mrs. Kim once again jumped as she saw the duo leave the door, she ran to Mr. Kim.

"Let's make my baby Koo our baby forever," she said without caring that Mr. Kim was literally in the middle of wearing his pants.

He looked at his wife with his eyebrows furrowed.

"I mean, let's make him our son-in-law, and we four can be together forever and ever and ever," Mrs. Kim danced .

"I am wondering how slow you can be," Mr. Kim deadpanned.

"Let's add that crackhead Minjun too, then five of us," he added.

"How long have you been thinking about it?" Mrs. Kim raised the question to her husband.

"Since they were kids, but I never said anything because I don't want to force our kids. It should be their choice who is going to be their partner, but I really, really hope Koo will be our son-in-law," Mr. Kim added, to which Mrs. Kim nodded her head in understanding.

On the other hand, Jeon Jungkook was enjoying his time sitting on a plank joining two ends of a small river stream. He had his legs in the flowing water and was giggling at the feeling, his eyes closed as the spring air hit his face. The sunrays fell on his porcelain skin through the canopy of trees, giving him a peaceful feeling.

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