Jimin is currently outside for her drama shooting located in Yangsan. The actress is just sitting under the tent, waiting for her turn to be in front of the camera with a cup of coffee in her hands, scrolling her phone.

She was surprised when a new notification popped up on her screen. The actress jolted up in shock, massaging her temple.

Kris Wu was spotted near Minjeong's old home.

"Shit-", Jimin cursed out quietly when she realized the chase was starting. That predator finally came out for Minjeong.

How did they see him?

She typed back with a visible frown on her face. Jimin walked in a circle, trying to hide her distressed self while all the eyes were on the current drama shooting scene.

He disguised himself as a plumber, ma'am.

Jimin was glad that she brought Taeyeon to the safe house as well, or else the older woman might be his other prey.

Minjeong is somehow getting a bit better than before. Despite her PTSD which still haunts her from time to time, Minjeong is fully supported by her older sister by her side, and his other three friends, Ningning, Aeri, and Jimin itself.

But, still. If Minjeong got to know that her captor was there at her old home, she might shriek to her death, scream at the top of her lungs, and might be suicidal as well.

Jimin won't let that happen, because it is Kim Minjeong.

Her crush.

And Jimin somehow still has feelings for her.

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Taeyeon had told Jimin that today, Minjeong was awakened by a nightmare where her captor kept her under the basement with the chains, pounding her rough sexually. Minjeong shouted and screamed out loud, hitting her own head to let the memory fade away. But it wasn't easy to brush it off just like that.

"How many scenes more that I need to do, director?", Jimin asked with her practiced calm demeanor.

"About three scenes more, Jimin. Why? Do you need to leave early?", the director asked kindly. His question succeeded in bringing the attention of the other actor, no other than Jeno.

Jimin immediately shakes her head, denying it. "No, it's not like that-"

"Should I send you home, Jimin?", Jeno asked in interest but Jimin calmly shrugged the question off.

"I probably need to go home early. Someone needs me", Jimin answered with a small smile, and again, Jeno interrupted. "Is it that friend again?", Jeno smiled.

Jimin just rolled her eyes towards him. She is totally uninterested in him. Why did he need to try so hard?

"Yeah, a friend needs me at home", she answered, which was a lie. All she needs to do after escaping this shooting set is to go to the headquarters, meet her chief, and get as much information as possible to keep Minjeong safe from her captor.

"How about we do your scene first, Jimin? Then, you can leave as early as you want to", the director suggested which Jimin agreed almost immediately.

"Cool. Thanks. I'll go home after that, by myself", she glared at Jeno one last time before she sipped her coffee down her throat.

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"You said you got the CCTV, chief?", Jimin said as she closed the door shut, walking towards the chief table with a bold step.

"Yeah. Here...", he turn his desktop around, facing Jimin to see. There he is inside the recording. Kris Wu in a baseball cap, and black mask, with a plumber uniform and toolbox in his hand. "See that tattoo on his neck? That's definitely him", he added as Jimin continued to watch the recording.

How he simply knocks on the front door like an innocent plumber, before he kicks the door open, smashing lots of things inside the house, before leaving empty-handed. "He's obsessed with her", her chief continued.

"Is there anything I can help with, chief?", Jimin pulled her attention off from the screen, looking at her chief with an intense gaze. "You got only one thing to do right now, Karina", he answered.

"Let our agents follow him and keep an eye on him. Your job is to keep Minjeong safe. Just be by her side until he gets caught".

****

Jimin got home with a surreal atmosphere. Taeyeon is there inside the house with Minjeong, that's normal.

But, Minjeong is smiling. Hell, she even laughing! How heartwarming Jimin was when she saw that.

The younger woman is sitting on the couch, watching something on the TV, and Minjeong keeps laughing watching it. Curious, Jimin pulled off her shoe before she walked towards the living room in confusion.

"What are you watching that you smiling that wide?", Jimin asked before she peeked towards the TV.

"Oh... My... GOD!", Jimin immediately ran towards the TV before she covered her whole body, trying to avoid the younger woman to keep watching them. "HOW THE HELL DID YOU GOT THIS CLIP?", Jimin's face slowly rosed in embarrassment and slight panic.

"Why? You look cute and funny there", Minjeong wiped the tears at the corner of her eyes with her hand, now looking at Jimin who worked so hard to block them.

It was a video recording of Jimin back in high school. She was on the stage, acting in a theatre, where she became an arrogant rich girl and accidentally tripped on her dress, and the crowd went wild. Jimin still could remember vividly how the whole auditorium laughed at her.

"I recorded them because there's Minjeong as well", Taeyeon answered from the kitchen, couldn't help but laugh back looking at Jimin's reaction. Yes, she is right. Minjeong was there as well, in a tree costume.

"STOP PLAYING THIS! IT IS SO EMBARASSING!", Jimin stomped her feet towards the smiling woman before she took the remote by force, shutting the TV off. "I am so not impressed with that accident, you know that already", Jimin faked her cry while Minjeong just smiled back at her.

"It wasn't that bad tho. Thanks to that, you are an actress now", Minjeong replied with a small smile. "Well... that's kind of true", Jimin sighed heavily before she landed herself on the couch beside Minjeong.

"That clip made me smile", Minjeong continued, trying to cheer the horrified Jimin.

"At least they did", Jimin scoffed before she turned her head towards Minjeong. The younger girl still smiling at her. Jimin couldn't help but smile back, "I'm glad to see you smile".

Minjeong's cheeks slowly turned red as she answered, "Thanks to you tho".

"Taeyeon told me you had a nightmare. How are you feeling now?", Jimin asked as she pulled one of Minjeong's hands for her to squeeze.

"Better", the younger woman answered with a nod.

They kept smiling at each other for a few seconds before Jimin was brought back to realization. "No more you watching that clip today. That might be the most embarrassing moment in my whole life!", Jimin got up and pulled out the USB drive from the TV.