When Hyeri stopped asking you about the guy you were with before class, you thought that she had dropped the topic already. However, spotting you and Taehyung alone eating lunch in the cafeteria the next day only made her ran into your dorm room at the end of the day, as she is just living next to you. “Don’t you dare deny it this time because I saw you and the guy again earlier,” she states with her accusing eyes. “What’s wrong in eating lunch with a friend?” You ask, silently hoping that she will accept your excuse. Apparently, Hyeri is certain with her conclusion about your relationship with this ‘guy’ that she will not stop until you admit it to her face to face. “There’s nothing wrong in eating with a friend Jangmi-ah. Especially if he is into you,” she explains while raising her brows suggestively, implying something you fully understand. “Or better if he is already your boyfriend,” she adds. “I told you he is only a friend,” you try it again. “And how did you become friends with Kim Taehyung by the way?” She asks. “Wait how did you know him?” You question her. “Duh! Everyone knows him!” She states as a matter of fact. You are about to answer her when you hear the familiar sound of your ringtone. You quickly search for your phone when the ringing stops. You look at Hyeri who is now holding your phone with her right hand. She looks at it with a surprised face. Before you can even stop her, she has already answered the phone. “Jangmi-ah” You recognize the voice from the phone. Hyeri’s surprised face even becomes more surprised, if there’s a thing. You immediately snatch the phone from her. You turn off first the loudspeakers before talking to Taehyung. “What do you need?” You ask him with a hushed voice. “Nothing,” he says. “We’ll talk later okay,” you say to him, ending the call after. You turn to Hyeri who looks like she has recovered already from the recent shock. You sigh as you know that you have an explaining to do. You suddenly remember the talk you just had with Taehyung earlier in the cafeteria, to which Hyeri spotted you two. He texted you this morning to say that he wanted to eat lunch again with you just like yesterday. You asked him if you would be together with his friends. He replied a ‘why? do you want us to be alone today?” obviously teasing you. Apparently, you indeed want to be alone with him. Well, not alone alone but because you have something to say to him alone. You were quite excited to tell him the thing that was bothering you yesterday. After Hyeri asked you about the guy you were with, you realized that there is no need for the two of you to act as a couple inside school as you are just together because of your parents. So as soon as Taehyung reached your table, you quickly discussed the matter to him. He was wary at first. “You think that will work?” he asked. You looked at his furrowed brows, maybe contemplating whether your idea was right. You were amazed to how he seemed so serious when thinking about something. Just like when you proposed your deal to him at the restaurant. “But my friends know that we were in a relationship,” he said seriously. Well you did not think about that. “Then I guess we could just pretend around them?” You suggest, not sure if what you had said was right. “We could do that,” he said, “but won’t they be confused, curious, or at least intrigued when they notice that we are not as much of a couple like they think we are when we are not around them?” he questioned. You admitted that he had a point. You could feel that you were losing the argument, though you were barely arguing at all. For what was worth, you were just discussing things. You sighed and resorted with the last idea in your mind, voicing your thoughts. “Why don’t we just say the truth to them?” He just looked at you blankly. You did not know what his thoughts were about what you said until he opened his mouth. “Here’s the thing Jangmi. You asked me to help you and I am kindly helping you right now. So we will do these with my rules, well our rules. Remember rule number one?” he asked. You were just staring at him. You realized that he was right. There was not as much for him in this deal than you have. “But why?” You gave a short reply, a question to be exact, wanting to know why he was doing this at all when he could have been playing with his friends or acing the exams, which he was doing already. He gave you a small smile. “I think this is fun,” he said. You looked at him and raised your brow, signalling him to continue. “And remember that my dad was also nagging me about having a serious girlfriend?” he asked, reminding you that he was not just solely doing this for you. “So you really have flings before, haven’t you?” You asked him, surprised. “I thought you were fine with my flings when Hoseok exposed me yesterday,” he naughtily remarked. “Who said I am not?” You blurted out. “If I don’t know better, you will definitely pass as a jealous girlfriend already,” he happily said. You didn’t know what you were supposed to feel. “Well I am not jealous at all,” you firmly stated. What you said was true. You were not even a tiny bit jealous. Why would you be? In fact, you were just genuinely surprised that what Hoseok had said was true. You thought that he was just joking and trying to mess up his friend. “I was just shocked to the fact that you really had those relationships with other girls because I thought that you just spent your time studying and acing every exam,” you honestly said. “Well I guess you have to know me more,” he said, flashing his brightest smile at you. “Yaaah! Why are you denying him earlier? And why don’t you want to say the truth to me?” Hyeri asks after you say that Kim Taehyung is really your boyfriend. “Well… I am just planning to surprise you. YES SURPRISE!” You say, trying to convince her. “I guess I am surprised,” she says, putting a shocked face which makes you laugh. “So how did you end up being his girlfriend?” You just sigh. Another story to tell. You are quite busy with your studies that you have to reject Taehyung’s offer to treat you for lunch. You opt to stay in the library and finish your essay which is still due the following week. You haven’t noticed it but you fall asleep while doing your paper. You shiver at the coldness you are feeling right now, which awakes you from your slumber. You notice that the place you are in is far from the looks of your room. Then you realize that you are still in the library. You immediately search for your phone only to see that it is already 5 o’clock in the afternoon. And you just missed your Chemistry class. You can’t believe that you actually fell asleep in the library and missed your class. However, there’s nothing you can do about it anymore. So you decide to gather your things and