[A/N:The outfit in the media is
the dress Lisa wore to the event.]

Inside the Presentation hall;

The lights of the hall dimmed as the spotlights focused on the stage. The first few rows were reserved for the journalists and reporters so we had to take the seats behind. Much to my dismay, we got to seat ourselves next to Sana ssi. Jungkook probably knew I would loose my cool if I sat beside her, maybe this was the reason why he sat between me and her.

But what was worse? I felt awful sitting there. Guk started his part of the mission of flirting with Sana - he started a conversation and complimented her sweetly like a genuine fanboy, and later flattered her with a bunch of impressing talks which she seemed to enjoy. They were whispering and chuckling softly and I felt jealous--no bothered - yes, I felt bothered seeing Guk smiling at her.

Since I felt so left out and ignored, I decided to give my attention to Taehyung who was now delivering his speech. "As we know that globally cancer is responsible for millions of deaths per year. Infact WHO regards it as the second leading cause of death. We have been formulating a drug based on precision medications which has been able to prevent the accumulation of abnormal cells and reduce the possibility of forming malignant tumours. We had performed experiments on several samples and were able to produce a successful prototype for the same. This is a novel initiative to combat cancer, one of the most dreaded and feared diseases. My team and I have pledged to remove the fear in the minds of individuals, who consider cancer is equivalent to death. We want everyone to know, that cancer can be curable if we stand together and stand united. Which is why we're all working hard to make the drug available once it is ready and gets certification for public use. Thank you for supporting us in this drive for humanity."

{A/N: I researched some facts and scrolled through essays across the internet
to write whole damned speech.}

When Taehyung narrated his speech, he did not stutter even for a single moment, making me wonder how long he had been practicing the script. The way he appealed to the audience was applauding, because it looked very realistic. Had I not been on the mission and was a real sponsor, I would have been easily convinced. He made me doubt my own instincts. Was Sehun right when he said Taehyung was prepping up for a catastrophe? 

I was distracted and I nearly screamed when I felt a cold hand running on my thigh. Tracing the hand, I found it was Guk who kept a poker face and was talking to Sana, completely unbothered of what he was doing. I was feeling chills and spasms all over by the cold contact of merely his hand and my thigh. As much as I wanted to remove his hand from my thigh, I let him do anyway.

I wasn't being shameless; I figured that no one could see us in the dark and he would do it again even after I pry his hand off. I just bit my lip to control the moans threatening to escape my mouth as I glared at him. He glanced back at me from time to time rejoicing my reactions as I was having a hard time sitting there. Unknowingly a moan or two escaped my mouth as he rubbed my thigh. I could feel his smirk on me. I swear to god, how bad I wanted to rip that bunny smile and seductive smirk off his lips.

The next week

Tzuyu called me to meet up at a pizzeria nearby the Vantae Corp. for lunch. Apparently she was insisting to treat me a good meal as a thank you gift for how I had saved her job that day. The girl was so sweet that I couldn't turn her down. I had a free schedule today anyway, and also I hoped that I could dig into more information about Taehyung from her.

It was lunchtime already and I waited for her in one of the tables. She called out to me and ran awkwardly towards the table in red high heels.

"Lisa-yah, I knew you would make it! Thanks for waiting for me and I hope I'm not late?" Tzuyu laid her bad on her lap as she took the seat opposite to mine.

We had gotten close through texts and we found out that we were nearly the same age, so we often addressed each other informally.

"Nah, I arrived here just 3 minutes around the clock. But girl, what's with those fancy stilettos?"

"Oh these? They're Louboutin! I just love the brand so much that I saved a ton of my internship earnings to buy these! I didn't plan to wear them to work because these are reserved for formal fancy parties, however the situation called for it so I wore them today. Maybe you could help me walk around because I keep limping since morning and you look no less than a model to me!"

Tzuyu was a total bestie material and showed a lot of cutesy when she talked. I wished we could've met under normal circumstances, then I wouldn't have to hide my identity from her.

"You really think I'm a model? Ha, I wish I could be one. But if you're not comfortable wearing these then why did you wear them?"

"I'll tell you once I get us some pizza! I'm super hungry, and I'm sure I'll get kicked out for real if I return late for lunchtime."

"Okay haha."

So after she got us pizza, we settled down and munched on to the pizza slices.

"So Sana ssi conducts an employee audit on a monthly basis and grades the staff on different assessment parameters. My fellow colleagues said she's very scary and strict when it comes to these things because it makes up her media image. I would never understand this public image and all, it gives me a big headache." Tzuyu explained. "Oh my god, I think the same too! Maybe because she's a supermodel and actress, her social reputation matters to her beyond everything else which is why she conducts these audits in her fiance's company?" I tried to reason.

These instincts make me wonder how strongly she believes in her public image, which might be terribly ruined if she splits from Taehyung.

"I know right, sometimes I swear how it is to be like Sana Minatozaki one day. She has money, power, fame and most importantly a devastatingly handsome man as her to be husband." Tzuyu let out a frown, and I noticed a glint of jealousy in her tone. It made me doubt if she had some feelings for Taehyung.

"You sound so jealous of her Tzuyu-ah! You like Taehyung ssi, don't you?" I asked her in a light hearted manner trying to get my intuition right.

"Ofcourse I do! And like? No, I loooove him Lisa!! The whole point of me joining this company was to work with him and admire him! He's so kind and he's so hot, who wouldn't love him?! Don't you get the sparks Lis when you're working right side by side with him!" Tzuyu was blushing hard as I put her on spot.

"Nah, not my type. But Tzuyu, I didn't know you'd be so whipped for Taehyung! You two would make a cute pair though."

I tried to dodge the question away yet I got worried. Tzuyu was crushing deeply on Taehyung. How much of a dreamboat was he? He was definitely a difficult target. For some reason, I didn't want Tzuyu to get hurt. True, I did feel burning sparks in me though I disapproved of being infatuated by him. I made a mental note to myself: if I somehow get close to Taehyung, I wouldn't let Tzuyu know about it. Seemed selfish, but it was better than hurting her.

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Presenting some TzuLis moments as promised! Sorry to all Sana stans for her character in the story.
Don't hate on me please!

Wattpad deleted some of my previously edited chapters and I wasn't able to save my revision history, the reason why I didn't double update yesterday. However I have managed to restore another chapter and I will try my best
to publish it today!

And lastly thanks a bunch
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