REPLICA (BOOK 2)

The Biochemist

"This is a bad idea." Seonghwa sighed, sitting in the VIP lounge of NOVA. A nightclub for the more upscale figures in the city.

"Why? Because you stupidly asked Mingi and Yunho to come or because you're afraid of strangers?" Wooyoung asked, taking a sip of his martini.

"Both."

"They seem to be doing well though." San pointed to the best friends as they chatted up very attractive women.

"They're so much better at flirting though." Seonghwa stressed. "I've always been like 'hey look at all the money I have' and that's it."

"Well, you can't do that anymore." Wooyoung laughed. "You need a guy to fall for you, not your money."

"Do you think we should've gone to a gay bar or something?" Felix wondered.

"No, that's no place for me." Seonghwa shook his head.

"You classist bitch." Wooyoung teased.

"Can you blame me? I may be into men, but I have a very different lifestyle. I can't just have any random guy in my home."

"Except me." Jisung added.

"Except him." Seonghwa sighed, still upset with his housemate.

Hyunjin came back to the VIP section with two drinks in his hand. One for him and one for Felix.

"I think you need to go to the bar down there, I'm serious." The secretary suggested.

"Anyone worth my time?" Jisung asked.

"Not for you, but definitely for him." He pointed to Seonghwa. "This guy was chatting me up for a while. I thought we were just having conversation until I realized he was hitting on me so I told him I had a boyfriend." Felix rolled his eyes, already jealous. "But his name is Yoongi and he's a biochemist."

"Oh, he's got money." Wooyoung gasped. "Seonghwa, go talk to him."

"I don't know." The CEO sighed. "What does he look like?"

"Couple inches shorter than you, long black hair, looks like he could punch someone in the face but he's got a cute smile." Felix scoffed, not liking the way Hyunjin complimented the man. "Angel, relax." He laughed, then handed him his drink. "I'm into little blondes with freckles."

"Uh huh." He replied, taking a long sip.

"Wanna go to the bathroom?" Hyunjin smiled. "We can talk this out if you want."

Felix chugged the rest of his drank, then slammed it on the table. "Let's go." The couple left the section in a hurry with one goal in mind.

"They're ridiculous." Seonghwa shook his head, meaning it lightheartedly.

"And so are you if you don't talk to that science guy." Wooyoung sassed. "Go." He forcefully lifted the CEO out of his seat and pushed him forward. "Make me proud."

"He's gonna fuck this up so bad." Jisung mumbled.

"Yup."

Seonghwa sat at the bar, waiting for his drink to be made. He immediately noticed the eyes on him from a few seats over but was too scared to look.

"Thank you." He nodded at the bartender.

"You're Park Seonghwa, right?" The man asked, making the CEO wince at the sound of his name.

"And how would you know that?" He replied, putting on his cold persona.

"Because you're the youngest billionaire in the country."

"I don't do charity work if that's what you want."

"I don't need your money, I have my own." He smiled. "I'm Min Yoongi, biochemist."

"Is that all you are?"

"What?"

"Sorry." Seonghwa shook his head, realizing how rude he sounded. "I'm a paranoid person nowadays."

"Hey, I don't blame you." Yoongi shrugged. "I'm sure it's hard to believe a guy when they tell you they don't want your money."

"I wanted to take a new approach and pretend like I wasn't this super rich guy, but I guess there's no way around it, huh." He smiled.

"I'm different, trust me. But that's only because I come from money. So when someone else has a lot, I don't really care."

"Do biochemists make a lot?"

"I make enough." Yoongi nodded. "I have a nice home, a nice car, I travel a lot. There isn't much more I could ask for honestly."

"But still, something's missing."

"Just someone to share it with."

Jisung, San, and Wooyoung watched the two from afar, spying on them without being caught. This was a very big moment to witness.

"How do you think it's going?" Wooyoung asked.

"I mean, they're smiling." Jisung shrugged, assuming it was going well.

"If they don't kiss in about three seconds, I'm going to push Seonghwa forward."

"Don't you dare." San held onto his husband's waist, stopping him from intervening. "You can tell he's nervous. Just let him work his way through it."

Wooyoung gasped as Seonghwa and Yoongi left the bar together. The three watched them until they were completely out of sight, leaving the club entirely.

Then Jisung got a text. "He said I think I'm going to his house."

"Oh my god!" Wooyoung squealed, surprised yet proud. "This could be really good for him, I'm so happy."

"Let's hope he isn't a freak." San sighed.

"Oh, relax. He'll be fine."

The CEO wasn't expecting what he'd walked into. When Yoongi said he had his own money, he really meant it. He lived in a mansion, almost as big as Seonghwa's. To him, that was comforting. It reminded him of what Wooyoung said a year ago. Find someone on your level.

Maybe that was Yoongi.

"Are you self made or is this family money?" Seonghwa asked.

"I did this all myself." The biochemist smiled proudly.

"So what is it that you do exactly?" He followed Yoongi up the grand staircase, then to the bedroom. Every single painting and decoration he spotted on the way must've costed a fortune.

"In simple terms, I analyze data and study how molecules interact. It doesn't sound super fun, but I love what I do."

Yoongi laid on his king sized bed, pulling Seonghwa down with him. In most cases, the CEO was always the dominant one. Unsurprisingly, the only exception was his husband. To him, this was a good sign.

"I'm sure I'd love what you do too."

"Mind if I show you?"

"Please."