— I will abstain.
"uh?!!"Everyone looked at Taehyung in surprise. Of course, I was also very surprised. I wondered if he had said something wrong or was joking, but it didn't seem like it at all.
"Dancer Kim Taehyung has withdrawn, so starting tomorrow, only the couple Yoon Yeo-joo and Park Jimin will be subject to a 24-hour date. This concludes the second Love Dance. See you at the final Love Dance."
[ Men's conversation ]
— Hey, why did you work so hard when you weren’t even going to use it… Just give it to your brother.
— I asked about the transfer in advance, but they said no. I'm sorry, hyung.
—What's going on?
- no.
— No, then why did you work so hard all this time? I really don't understand.
— Because the female protagonist wants to be number one.
- uh···?
— You really...
—Brother, look at me for a second.
I should be feeling incredibly good, but the atmosphere here quickly grew cold. Taehyung and Garim went off to talk, while the rest of us and Jungkook gathered around to chat.
—Why such a deal?
- I don't know···.
— What, what did you hear? They fought?
— I don't think so.
- ah···.
—Jungkook, what do you know?
—Huh? No.
— My sister and I will go down first. The men can come on their own.
- uh···?
Suddenly, Yeri grabbed my arm and dragged me out. I was too busy being dragged along, not even knowing what was happening. As I descended, I heard two voices from somewhere in LoveHOME, and we went into our room.
.
—Why are you doing that? Am I the only one who doesn't know?
— Sister, you really don’t have any tact.
— What is it?
— Taehyung oppa, you don’t have feelings for Garim unnie.
- uh···?
— Still don’t know what I’m going to say now?
- no way···.
— Right, that's for sure.
— Hey- no. I'm sure I was getting along well with Garim until yesterday's practice.
— I told you not to. I was just pretending because I was afraid you'd be uncomfortable. The two of you weren't supposed to do a love dance together.
I couldn't understand it at all. All I could think was, "Why all of a sudden?" In that brief moment of love dance, he had feelings for me again? My mind was filled with thoughts.
[Taehyung's point of view]
The time came to choose the winner of the Love Dance. Honestly, I agonized over it a lot. If I were to choose to hide here, it would be a lie to my heart. I knew I shouldn't have done that while preparing for the Love Dance with Yeoju, but I found myself falling for her again. But Yeoju had already shared so much with Jimin. There was no room for me, and I didn't want to interfere. Joining in would have been rude to Yeoju, who had rejected me.
That's why I worked so hard. I imagined Yeo-ju would be happy to win first place, so I couldn't help but feel that way. I wanted to do well for her, even if only from behind the scenes. I just wanted to quietly take care of her without letting anyone know.
—Brother, look at me for a second.
Garim called me. It occurred to me that perhaps I should have told Garim first. I was so focused on Yeoju that I couldn't be polite to Garim.
— I'm sorry I couldn't tell you first.
— I think that's possible. I don't mind not choosing. But couldn't you at least give me a little heads-up?
- Sorry···.
— I was so excited for an hour and was thinking about what to do with you, and all I could think about was you, but what did you do during that time?
"I've been really worried. I'm so sorry for telling you so late... I thought I should be more true to my heart. Even with my own thoughts, my head was so complicated that I didn't even realize what you were thinking. I'm sorry again."
— Sister Yeoju..., you like it, right?
- ···huh.
—···I understand. I understand··· But am I completely finished in your heart now?
- Sorry···.
—Okay... I won't ask any more.
— I wish you hadn't told the heroine this.
— Don't tell me. Who would want to say something like that?
- thank you···.
So, Garim left. I felt like I'd lost everything. Honestly, if I had to choose, I could have chosen Yeoju, but I didn't want to make her suffer again. I just wanted to see her again with a smile.
[ Back to the present ]
“Jungkook is going to go···!”
Jimin's voice came from outside. The atmosphere and Jungkook leaving were separate issues. I came out with Yeri, and soon after, Garim and Taehyung came out too.
— The atmosphere doesn't seem that great, but it was so much fun meeting you today, and more than anything, thank you so much for making such a beautiful dance with my song.
— No, we are more grateful.
— Let's have dinner together later. I'll be going now. Thank you for your hard work.
—Thanks for coming. See you next time.
— Yes, Sister Yeoju..., can we talk a little bit about the way out?
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