Beautiful.

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"Taehyung, " Eunna spoke, leaning closer to him who was watching the television. He didn't realize that she was calling him since the movie had all of his attention and focus.

But after feeling her breath was hitting his bare skin gently, he turned around to look at her. She was practically sitting beside him with a full plate of cookies.

"Cookies, " he smiled and took one of them to have some sweet bites. Eunna pouted a bit even she already had some cookies in her mouth. It was like something was bothering her mind.

She let out a small sigh then took Taehyung's left hand to put on her lap. Taehyung just let her do anything she wants without even bothering to ask her why. Lately, she kept acting quite clingy. It was weird but Taehyung didn't mind it.

"You've perfect nails. " she commented while playing with his slender fingers. "And perfect hands as well. " she added.

"How can a guy like you own such a good nails set? Do you go to the saloon often? " she asked casually while looking at each of his nails.

Taehyung finally moved his eyes away from the television and looked at Eunna. The way she played with his fingers made him felt sleepy. He rested his head on the couch and closed his eyes.

"Are you that bored? Why are you playing with my fingers? " he asked softly.

"I'm kind of bored. Hm. Maybe. " she shrugged. "But it's more boring if I stay at my home. I've no one to talk to. At least I have you to talk with. " she smiled. "And I can also play with you. " she giggled.

She had been acting cute since yesterday. But, she always does.

"You seem like you want something. Tell me what is it. A brand new bag? " Taehyung opened his eyes. "I've buy nothing to you since you live with me. That's so bad of me. So what do you want? Tell me. I'll surely buy them for you. " he smiled gently.

Eunna scoffed. "I've already have a handbag. Why should I buy more? " she shook her head.

"So what is it? Say it. " he gestured but she ended up sighing and turned her body to the side, didn't want to face him anymore.

"I— it's okay. It's not important anyway. " she kept her intention back and went to the stairs. "I'm going to sleep. Bye. " she spoke.

12.05 a.m.

Since Eunna said she wanted to sleep, Taehyung decided to continue watching the movie till the end. Then, he started to feel sleepy.

Yawning, he made his way up to his room. He walked pass by Eunna's room and discontinued his steps. Thinking that he should check on her before going to sleep, he held the doorknob.

"But what if she's changing? " he asked himself. He thinks for awhile then ended up going back to his room as he didn't want to disturb her. Maybe she had already fallen asleep.

Walking casually into his room, he pulled the doorknob and walked into his room. He sighed then slowly unbuttoned his shirt as he always sleep shirtless. But suddenly, he heard a loud yell.

"Don't undress in front of me! " Eunna covered her eyes with both hands, her eyes were shut tightly. Taehyung was startled as he wasn't expecting that Eunna would be in his room at this time. It was already late and she should had been sleeping right now.

Taehyung rubbed his chest gently, trying to pull off himself back. "What are you doing in my room? I thought you were sleeping. " he shook his head.

She slowly put her hands down then opened her eyes. "I came here to read some books. I saw you've some interesting books here so I decided to pick one. But I ended up reading it in your room. " she giggled.

Taehyung smiled. Not because she stated that he had a lot of nice books but because he always finds that her giggles are cute. Especially when her front teeth show up. They're so small and cute.

"Really? " he headed towards Eunna who had herself sitting on his bed then sat beside her. He looked down at the book she was holding and raised an eyebrow.

"You read historical book? " he asked as he couldn't believe his eyes. It's rare to find a girl who finds historical book as something interesting. Eunna closed the book then nodded her head. "Yeah, why not? "

"I thought girls only love reading novels." he laughed.

"Only? Seems like boys have underestimate us. Girls are different. We're not same. Maybe some of us are known as bimbos but it doesn't mean all of us are bimbos. We can be a scientist too. " she told her, the way she talked was professional and chilled.

"Wow. " Taehyung nodded, clasping his hands together then leaned his body forward so that he can rest his elbows on his knees. He looked back at Eunna then said "How about you stop reading and have some talk with me? We haven't talk for awhile. " he suggested but was hoping that she'd agree.

"What do you mean we haven't talk for awhile? We talk everyday. Every seconds. " she scoffed.

He laughed. "I know. But, it's time for story telling. What you say? "

Both of them sat on the bed, across to each other so that the conversation can go well. The two of them will secretly enjoy the talk when they look into each others eyes.

It was almost 1 a.m. already but they didn't bother to sleep. Setting up the sitting position, Taehyung looked up at her.

"So who wants to start? Me or you? " he asked, feeling excited to start the questioning session. He wanted both of them know about each other more deeper.

"You, " Eunna said while pointing at him. He raised an eyebrow, "Me? " he asked. "Alright then. "

"Do you— by any chance, have a boyfriend before? " he was hesitant but he wanted to know.

Eunna, somehow felt a bit insecure when Taehyung asked her that kind of question. She heaved a sigh. "No. " that was her answer.

"You must think no one ever likes me right? That's why I was single and still single. " she scoffed then crossed her arms.

"I didn't say that. " Taehyung furrowed his brows. Eunna straightened her back then tended to tell him the whole story. "Actually, I have someone I used to like. " she told him, her tone was softer.

"Really? Who was it? " he asked as he thinks the topic was getting more interesting. Eunna thought he wasn't going to ask her that but, he did. She shrugged, "His name is Yeonjin. "

"He was the hottest boy in my school. Sometimes, I can't believe that I used to have a feelings for a guy like him. He was a jerk anyway. He changes his girl every week. He treated girls like his toy. How cruel. Disgusting. " she felt a bit triggered after flashing back what Yeonjin had do to his girlfriends. Even it wasn't her, but the way he treated girl was absolutely not good and inappropriate. She hates it.

"I see. " he nodded. "He's surely was a terrible guy. But what I say after hearing your story is— you love bad guy, huh? " he smirked slyly.

The mischievous look of him came back after a few weeks. He continued to tease her again. She rolled her eyes, "Pft, after what I said, that is the only part you paid attention to? " she scoffed.

Taehyung laughed for a few seconds then covered his mouth with a hand. "Okay, I'll stop. "

"But now, I want to ask you something. It's quite serious for me but I don't know if it is to you. " he cleared his throat. Eunna could see his face became more serious this time.

"Sure. Go for it. " she waited.

Taehyung repaired his sitting posture, gently licking his dry lips and waited for the right moment to ask her the question.

"What criteria do you want from a guy? " he asked in one breath. Eunna furrowed her brows, trying to process every words he had say.

"What do you mean? " she asked for confirmation.

"I mean—" he stopped. "What is your opinion on rich guy? "

"I'm super rich. Aren't you supposed to fall in love with me? Like the others girl would do? " Taehyung didn't mean what he said. He just want to know her response.

Eunna stopped for a minute, remembering their past conversation. He was once asked her this question. So he was surely wasn't expecting the same answer from her. She smiled.

"I love someone by their heart. Not their money. " she blurted out her answer. It was honestly what she was thinking.

The two of them looked at each other, harmonizing their breathing sound as none of them knew how to start talking again after she had finish her talk. But it would be awkward if they didn't talk.

As the one who asked the question, Taehyung decided to break the silence. "Why don't you love rich man? Are you not going to marry a rich man? Just because— he's rich? "

"You've take it wrong, Tae. It isn't what I'm trying to say. Saying that I don't love a wealthy man doesn't mean I won't marry someone rich. " she corrected him.

"It just, I love them by their hearts. No their money. But if he's rich and he can love me like what I want, then that's fine. I'll marry him right away. " she joked but Taehyung seemed to take it seriously.

"Wow. How eager " he laughed. After laughing for a few minutes, he stopped then there was a small silence between them.

"So, " Eunna broke the silence with her soft voice. "It's my turn now. " she said.

"Sure. Ask me. Anything. I'll answer it honestly, " Taehyung smiled while breathing softly.

"I actually— want to ask you about— your ex, Areum. " she closed one of her eyes then secretly looked at Taehyung. She knew she shouldn't had ask him that kind of question. But she was curious and really wanted to know.

But instead of showing bad reaction, he smiled calmly. "Why do you want to know about her? " he found it was interesting.

Technically, Eunna didn't know what was the exact reason of her to know about his ex. It was just; she wanted to know. Casually, she shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. Just feeling like I need to know about her. "

"Oh, really? " Taehyung smirked a bit then cupped his face with both of his hands. At this position, he looked so adorable and hug able. Eunna enjoyed her sight for some reason.

"If you really want to know, then I'll tell you."

"Cho Areum. " he spoke. "That's her full name." he added, Eunna nodded her head silently.

"She got a great name. " she commented, her head was rested on the pillow, both of them were laying next to each other while staring up to the ceiling.

"I know, right? " Taehyung smiled softly. "Both of her name carry a great meaning. Cho and Areum means beautiful. " he stated. His mind was full with some random thoughts but he still managed to stay chilled to continue his story.

"Wow. She must be so pretty, isn't she? " Eunna asked.

"Yeah. She was pretty and still pretty. She was the prettiest girl I ever met. "

"Was? " Eunna asked. "Isn't she supposed to still be the prettiest girl to you? "

Taehyung shook his head calmly. "No. She's not anymore. After I caught her red handed cheating on me. "

"I was extremely devastated and disappointed in her. I really thought she loved me. " his face saddened and so did his voice. Eunna noticed the slight change of his tone and looked at her.

"You're sad? " her voice was soft and so calming.

"Hey, come on. Don't be sad. Not everything in our lives should be perfect, right?"

She sat up and looked at his face. No reaction was shown. But after a few seconds, he looked at Eunna and sighed.

"I gave her everything she wanted. Everything. I even changed myself just to be her doll. " he sat up. Every memories he had with Areum started flashing back in his mind. It was hurting him.

"Her doll? What do you mean? "

Taehyung took a few moment before answering. "Before getting into a relationship with her, she once told me that I wasn't her ideal man. So she didn't want me. I got rejected. " he sighed.

"But however, I didn't give up. I tried my best to be her ideal type. I willed to change myself for her. I followed her lifestyle. "

"I don't enjoy drinking. But when I was with her, I forced myself to drink. I always went to the bar with Jimin to practice drinking. How funny I was. Pathetic. " his eyes were blank as he stared at the grey carpet of his room.

"I changed my whole self just to be with her. Can you see how much I loved her? " Taehyung asked.

"Yeah. You loved her so much. " Eunna responded. "You gave yourself for her"

"But when I caught she cheated on me, I was so down. I felt like all the sacrifices I made for her was useless. She didn't love me and never loves me. She just used me as a toy. " he expressed his feelings.

"Then you know what was her reason to break up with me? "

"Because I wasn't rich enough for her. I had no stable job and not classy enough for her. How stupid. "

"After that moment, when we had officially broke up, I started to think. Why should I chase over someone who doesn't love me? Why should I waste my time on them? "

"Then I decided move on and build up my own company. I want to be a successful man. I want to make her regret for leaving me. "

"Does she knows that you're successful now?" Eunna asked.

"Yeah. She knew it from her friend. "

"Did she wants to get back with you? " she asked again.

"Of course she wanted. It was all because of money. Wealth and power. People will change their perspective on you if you're rich or powerful. That was what she had teach me. I've learned such a big lesson. "

"But after I know you, you've changed my perspective on girls. Not all of you are materialistic. " he smiled.

"Where's Areum now? " she tended to ask him the question.

Taehyung was frozen. He was speechless when she asked him that. It was quite hard for him to say that.

"Tae? What's wrong? " she asked. Taehyung then blinked his eyes and gulped down his saliva. Looking into her eyes, he began to speak again.

"She's dead, "

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