Kiss My Scars (Taekook )
Chapter 1
Kim Taehyung
And I am late again!
Kim Taehyung
College Student
Clumsy, cute and adorablely dumb
Kim Taehyung sobbed as she hastily slipped her foot in the sandal. She was sipping orange juice from a small can which was her only breakfast.
As she stepped out, she almost collided with her neighbor, Mrs. Zhang.
Mrs. Zhang
Oh, dear! Be careful! You almost broke my eggs.
Mrs. Zhang
Taehyung neighbor
Sweet polite lady
Kim Taehyung
Sorry, Aunt Zhang! But I am getting late!
Mrs. Zhang
Didn't your alarm wake you up on time?
Kim Taehyung
I forgot to set one
Mrs. Zhang
Today seems to be an important day and you forgot to set the alarm.
Mrs. Zhang
That's why I always say you are so ditzy. Your head is always in the clouds.
Mrs. Zhang
If you stay the way you are, you won't even realize when somebody makes a fool out of you.
Kim Taehyung
Sorry Aunt but I will fully listen to your scolding when I return.
Kim Taehyung
For now, I have to rush, or else I am dead if I am late today for University!
She ran like the speed of lightning.
Mrs. Zhang
Wait! Is that orange juice your only breakfast?
But she was already gone.
Mrs. Zhang
Oh, dear. She can't even take care of herself. I hope she meets someone who could.
Taehyung charged towards the University gate and the moment she stepped inside, her knees gave out.
Kim Taehyung
I am here... I am finally here…I made it.
Kim Taehyung
There were only five minutes before the seminar would start.
Kim Taehyung
Ughhhh! Only five minutes! Can this poor soul not even rest for a moment?
Taehyung started with her marathon again but this time it wasn't a smooth road as before. Her head was only focussing on reaching the seminar hall and she realized a second late that she had collided with someone
The file she held flew open and all the papers that she had orderly stuffed inside rained down like a violent storm.
Kim Taehyung
This is it...I am dead…I am done for.
Her presentation file had a thick bunch of thesis papers and right now, she saw her doom.
Organizing all of it again for an unorganized girl like her would take forever. Hardly four minutes weren't nearly enough.
Today's seminar was extremely important for her job hunting and unfortunately, she was the first in line to present. Her professor had strictly warned that no lateness would be tolerated and if you missed your chance, you won't get to present again.
Taehyung had worked late last night just for today's seminar until she couldn't even get decent sleep, making her forget to set the alarm.
And right now, she could see her hard work go all down the drain.
She collapsed on her knees, feeling defeated, yet the papers were continuing to pour down.
Laura
Oh, poor Taehyung. Acting clumsy like always.
Herdis
She is so screwed. No presentation, no job.
The other students passing by were busy snickering at her.
Taehyung clearly heard them.
Kim Taehyung
At least help me instead of sneering at me! So heartless.
Taehyung was depressed but then she suddenly slapped her cheeks.
Kim Taehyung
Get it together, Taehyung! You cannot give up here! I can still do this!
Tae quickly began to collect her thesis papers and tried to sort them out. But her confidence was diminishing fast. It was a near-impossible task.
Her eyes slightly stung in tears as she thought of the worst that could happen and her shoulders drooped.
Suddenly, somebody took the papers out of her hands.
Kim Taehyung
H-hey! Give them back! They are mine!
But the rest of her words never left her mouth as she saw an extremely handsome man bend down on his one knee.
Her jaw dropped wide open.
Kim Taehyung
💭 W-who is this Godly handsome man? I thought such handsome men existed in only fiction.
One glance at him sent her heart into a frenzy.
Her mouth opened and closed several times but she couldn't utter anything.
Kim Taehyung
💭Did my heart always beat so loudly like that? Why am I hearing it for the first time?
Time seemed to stop at that moment. She felt that even in this crowd, they were the only two here alone.
Taehyung saw the Godly handsome man pick up the papers with a stoic expression. He was doing something unbelievable that she found it impossible to do just a minute ago herself.
He simply glanced at her papers once and like a magic trick, he was shifting and shuffling the papers around in his hands. His movements were so fast and fluid that Taehyung found it difficult to keep up with them.
In just a matter of a few seconds, the thin set of papers that she had held grew into a full-stack. There were no messed up and fallen pages on the floor anymore.
The man stared at her and she straightened up. He calmly handed her the papers back.
Taehyung took them back in a daze. She checked and her eyes popped out of her sockets. She quickly flipped through the pages in utter shock.
All one hundred and seventy-four pages of her thesis were orderly stacked with the correct page numbers one below the other.
Kim Taehyung
This...this...this is a miracle!
Kim Taehyung
You...how did you do that?
Kim Taehyung
Teach me this magic too!
Silence. He was just staring at her.
Taehyung was so happy that she grabbed his hands and shook them hard
Kim Taehyung
Thank you so much, Sir! You saved my job today!
The man looked down at her hands shaking his but there was no change in his expression.
Kim Taehyung
💭Why isn't he saying anything?
Kim Taehyung
💭Oh, dear. Why God, why? You make such a fine man but forgot to give him his voice? So cruel.
Taehyung leaned a bit and patted his shoulder.
Kim Taehyung
Don't worry. Even if you cannot speak, God compensated you with a Godly handsome face. There, there,
The man was unfazed by her comment and was still staring at her with an unreadable expression.
Kim Taehyung
I have to rush now. But thank you once again!
Kim Taehyung
If we meet again, please let me treat you to a meal or if you need my help, please feel free to ask!
Taehyung dashed away like the wind, making the Mafia King, who never once looked back in his life, turn around for the first time to see her go.
Chapter 2
Inside the seminar hall, Kim Seokjin waved her hand.
Kim Seokjin
Taehyung here! Gosh, you are finally here!
Kim Seokjin
Age- 21
Taehyung's bestfriend
Cute, clever and thoughtful
Taehyung breathlessly sat on the chair next to her.
Kim Seokjin
Seriously, you just barely made it in time.
But Taehyung seemed to be thinking something else. Her eyes were starry and sparkly.
Kim Seokjin
I am talking to you, dummy head!
Kim Taehyung
Jin, I think I am in love…
Kim Seokjin
What? Did you hit your head somewhere?
Kim Taehyung
No, but my heart seems to have hit somewhere.
Kim Taehyung
Taehyung, is this what first love feels like? I can hear my heartbeat so clearly
Kim Taehyung
Ow! Ow! It hurts!
Kim Seokjin
It should. What are you thinking of love when you are about to give such an important presentation now?
Kim Taehyung
What should I do if I met a Godly handsome man right outside who saved my job today?
Kim Taehyung
From the moment I saw him, only his face is flashing in my mind like a sweet siren.
Kim Seokjin
Who are you? Who has taken over my friend's body?
Kim Taehyung
It's still me, Kim Taehyung
The door opened and the professor entered. He had that strict and stern gaze as always.
Kim Taehyung
I will tell you everything later.
Kim Seokjin
Just don't mess up this presentation.
Kim Taehyung
The Godly handsome man saved my job so I won't mess up and let his help go to waste
The professor stood at the center of the podium and said,
Professor
Students. I hope you are ready with your presentations. There is a judging panel seated on the other side who will watch your presentations. The panelists are a mix of executives from different companies.
Professor
If they like your thesis and performance, they would offer you a job contract. If any student receives more than one offer, he or she is free to choose the company they would want to work with. Results will be announced after lunch.
Professor
We are going to start. As of this moment, no late students are allowed into the hall.
Kim Taehyung
I really could have been that late student today.
The lights dimmed and the projector started.
She hastily stood up but her knee hit the desk and she yelped in pain.
The other students whispered and laughed at her clumsiness.
Professor
Kim Taehyung.It's your turn first.
Taehyung began her presentation as she also showcased her thesis side by side.
On the other side through a glass panel, the Godly handsome man was quietly watching her. As she waved her hands on the stage, highlighting the important points in the slides, his gaze shifted to his own hands. He remembered how she had shaken them hard.
He took out his phone and typed a message on Wechat to a certain someone.
Jeon Jungkook
💬 I met her.
Jeon Jungkook
CEO of Jeon industries
Age- 28
Cold, Godly handsome, 0 EQ in emotions
DoNotpingMYandLiveLonger
💬You see my status and username?
Min Yoongi
Acquittance of Jungkook
Doctor
Cold, arrogant
Stay away from him and Live longer
DoNotpingMYandLiveLonger
💬What does it mean?
Jeon Jungkook
💬No disturbance or else d*e.
DoNotpingMYandLiveLonger
💬So why do you 'still' have the galls to message me?
Jeon Jungkook
💬I want one answer.
DoNotpingMYandLiveLonger
💬Get lost.
Jeon Jungkook
💬She shook my hands. She patted my shoulder too.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes, five minutes...he patiently stared at his screen.
DoNotpingMYandLiveLonger
💬Why are you informing me that you cut off her hands? I don't care.
Jeon Jungkook
💬I didn't cut off her hands.
DoNotpingMYandLiveLonger
💬So, you killed her. Great. Bring her body to me. I wanna do some experiments.
Jeon Jungkook
💬I didn't k*ll her.
DoNotpingMYandLiveLonger
💬Come. To. The. Point.
Jeon Jungkook
💬I want to know why I didn't kill her.
Silence on the other end.
DoNotpingMYandLiveLonger
💬Who do you think I am?
DoNotpingMYandLiveLonger
💬Are you kicking the bucket to hell right now?
DoNotpingMYandLiveLonger
💬So, get lost. If you ping again, the next body I am gonna dissect is yours.
And then that someone went offline.
The Godly handsome man put his phone back. Since he didn't get his answer, he went back to watching Taehyung's presentation.
On Taehyung's side, she was finally done with her presentation and thesis. Everybody was silently impressed. She might be ditzy and careless, but she always performed flawlessly when she was serious.
Kim Seokjin
You were awesome! You will totally get not just one but multiple offers. Your thesis was mind-blowing.
Kim Taehyung
Thanks. I don't care about many. I just want one company to offer me and then I will earn money! Lots of it!
One by one, everybody's presentation got over and it was time for the lunch break.
Kim Seokjin
Taehyungaa. I hope I get an offer. Damn, I stuttered during my presentation.
Kim Taehyung
Your thesis was excellent. It's normal to be nervous. You are worrying too much.
Some of the executives wanted to address the students after the lunch was over so everyone gathered back in the class.
Most of the executives and managers praised the students for their efforts and presentations and explained their company policies in general.
The students expected that some of them may personally call out those names who are selected, so everyone was extra eager.
But they didn't particularly mention any name and disappointment hung in the air.
As they whispered among themselves, the door opened.
There was complete silence as the last man stepped inside. Everybody's breath almost stuck in their throats.
Kim Taehyung
The Godly handsome man!
Kim Seokjin
Taehyung! Who is this prince? Is he even human? Do we even live in the same world?
Kim Taehyung
💭He is one of the recruiters!? And he saw me screw up just before my presentation started?
Kim Taehyung
💭Forget about my budding love, I have no hopes of getting the job either!
Kim Seokjin
Taehyung! He is...he is so handsome!
Kim Taehyung
He is indeed. But poor man. He cannot speak.
Kim Seokjin
What! He cannot talk?
Kim Seokjin
Damn. That's awful.
Kim Taehyung
Isn't it? God is so unfair.
The Mafia King calmly stepped on the podium and stood in front of the mike.
Kim Taehyung
💭I should have learned sign language huhu. How will he feel if nobody understands him?
He instantly found Taehyung in the crowd and his gaze locked onto her. Then he raised his hand, pointed his finger at her, and slightly parted his lips.
Jeon Jungkook
Kim Taehyung!
Chapter 3
Taehyung, who was leaning her elbow on the desk, slipped and she almost stumbled from her seat. Her mouth tremblingly opened in a wide O as her eyes widened in shock.
Kim Taehyung
The Godly handsome man s-spoke?
Kim Seokjin
Is your brain even working? In what way is he mute?
Kim Taehyung
T-T-That he-he spoke…
Kim Seokjin
Everybody heard it. You are hopeless.
Kim Seokjin
Not only he spoke, but he also spoke your name. Why did you think he was mute?
Kim Taehyung
Because he didn't respond when I talked to him.
Her friend seriously questioned her way of thinking.
Kim Seokjin
Taehyung... You didn't think that he could be perhaps just a naturally quiet type of person?
Kim Seokjin
You just directly jumped to the conclusion that he is mute? You are an idiot!
Professor
Kim Taehyung. Stand up.
Her gaze met his but she nervously averted it in utter embarrassment.
Kim Taehyung
💭Oh, my Godly handsome prince. Normally, I would have loved for you to remember this mortal but now I beg you to please forget me.
Kim Taehyung
💭Forget me. Forget me. We didn't meet at all. You didn't see me screw up at all.
Kim Taehyung
💭Let that memory just erase from your mind, whoosh!
But he didn't say a word after that. He just uttered her name and that was it.
Everybody thought that perhaps Taehyung badly screwed up and was about to get humiliated.
A few minutes passed by but nothing happened.
The professor's brow twitched.
Professor
💭Why isn't he saying anything?
Professor
Um, Mr. Jeon? You called Kim Taehyung. Do you have anything to say to her?
The silence was eating Taehyung from inside. His attention was completely focused on her but he wasn't saying anything else.
Godly handsome man, are you that angry at me? She cried. Please just say something. This suspense is so terrifying!
Suddenly, the door opened and a man entered huffing and puffing.
Kim Namjoon
Sorry, boss! I am late.
The Mafia King didn't comment.
Kim Namjoon
I am Kim Namjoon. I am the boss's assistant.
Professor
Oh. Well, actually Mr. Jeon called out Kim Taehyung's name but...he isn't saying anything else you see…
Kim Namjoon
Oh Boss thought you already understood it. Isn't it so obvious?
No, it isn't, everybody thought, including the professor.
Kim Namjoon
Seriously...I thought the students and the professors here are intelligent, considering how this college is so famous.
Kim Namjoon
How could you not understand Boss's simple message? He said Kim Taehyung's name because he has recruited her to work for Jeon Industries
Taehyung froze. She blinked her eyes several times.
Kim Taehyung
Huh? Did I just mishear something?
Kim Namjoon
Of course. Why would the Boss go through the trouble of mentioning her if not for recruiting her?
Kim Namjoon
This is a recruitment drive, after all, going on in the campus.
Professor
💭Couldn't he have added just one more line saying that?
Taehyung finally looked straight at him with utter disbelief etched on her face.
Kim Taehyung
💭He-he selected me? No, wait. Wasn't he supposed to flip out at me?
Kim Taehyung
Aren't you supposed to scold me?
The question came out of her lips before she could stop it.
She bit her tongue immediately.
The Mafia King looked at her unblinkingly.
Kim Namjoon
Boss is asking why do you think so?
Taehyung was dumbfounded.
Kim Taehyung
💭He did? When? Is he using telepathy?
Kim Taehyung
💭Why? I assumed you were mute and even patted your shoulder pitifully even though you aren't! I behaved like that to an executive
Kim Taehyung
💭I am supposed to die instead of getting selected for the job!
Taehyung realized it wasn't wise to bring the subject out if he seemed to have no problem with it.
Kim Namjoon
Well, then matter over. We will send you an official appointment letter soon. Be sure to be present on time.
Kim Taehyung
Thank you so much for selecting me! I sincerely appreciate the opportunity and I will work my hardest not to disappoint you.
He stared at her for a long time and left without saying anything else.
Taehyung collapsed on her seat, feeling completely drained and exhausted as if she just won a war.
Kim Seokjin
Was Kim Namjoon his assistant or his translator?
Kim Taehyung
That's a good question. Ah, I am so tired. It felt like I was playing a guessing game but I terribly lost.
Kim Seokjin
True. He is handsome indeed but a little eccentric.
Kim Taehyung
Don't say that about my Godly handsome man. He is not eccentric, but just a little quiet.
Kim Seokjin
You are throwing my words back at me now?
Kim Seokjin
Anyway but congratulations! You got the job, Taehyung! And he personally called you.
Kim Seokjin
Damn everybody would be so jealous right now,
Kim Taehyung
Well, I am happy too. My love called out my name. Ah, it sounded so beautiful coming out of his lips…
Kim Seokjin
How can you be in love when you just met him today? And don't forget that he is your boss now.
Kim Taehyung
What will I do if his company doesn't allow work relationships?
Kim Taehyung
How will my Godly handsome prince propose to me?
Kim Seokjin
You are impossible
After completing some formalities, Taehyung happily whistled a tune and was practically hopping in happiness.
Kim Taehyung
I got a job! I got a job! And at my Godly handsome prince's company! God, is this fate?
Suddenly, Taehyung widened her eyes as her foot tripped into something. She stumbled and crashed on the ground.
Lu Jie
Tch, tch Taehyung. Can you not even walk properly now?
Laura
Don't go near her Jie. Her silliness has no cure. What if you catch it?
Lu Jie and her friends mockingly laughed.
Taehyung furrowed her brows as the bruises on her knees and elbow stung in pain. As she raised her head, she saw a pair of tall and lean legs greeting her eyes.
Kim Taehyung
Ah, perfect timing! Help me get up please
She unreservedly clutched the man's coat, pulled it towards her, and taking its support, she got up. Without looking properly at the man, she grabbed his hands and shook them hard.
Kim Taehyung
You are a savior! Hehe, thank you so-
Then as if lightning struck her, she stood rooted to the spot. Words failed to describe her state as she stammered.
Kim Taehyung
G-G-G-Godly handsome prince…
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