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“LETS GET WASTED TONIGHT!!” he shouted at the top of his lungs trying to compete with the deafening sound of music playing in the club.
The CEO of Moonstone Group of Companies, Park Jimin. He is powerful, hardworking, an ace in his workplace, reliable, the most eligible and the sole heir to his family’s wealth. jimin is good looking and to some extent, extremely gorgeous people would always say “he isnt real”, in other words he is irresistible like cleopatra.
Got men and women lining up to him in the hopes to be chosen as his spouse. however, he keeps on going against his father’s wish because he is convinced that marriage is not meant for him. despite the pressure to settle down and build a family, the matter does not belong in his bingo card. Atleast not yet, and he doesnt know when it will be reconsidered.
what he wants in his life now?
to prosper his family’s business into the most powerful empire not only in their country but on a global scale. he loves his job, damn he would die for it. although from time to time he is having fun because “maintaining work-life balance” is his mantra.
He hangs out with his friends every chance he gets. By meeting new people, he broadens his circle, and he absolutely loves how it all turns out.
aside from being that diligent company CEO, clubbing is his shit. it is his stress reliever or more like life-saver. he would always dance like its his last day on earth, laugh with his friends, got filled with booze, be wasted for all he cares and get laid.
hook ups… he does it casually but only with those he finds deserving. someone who is on the same page with him about the “no strings attached” thing. his one night stand partners were all either from an elite family or people of high social status. well its a given since the clubs he goes to are high-end, exclusive ones and only meant for people like him. though he also considers trying to party at a middle to lower class clubs just to compare. he might do it soon.
jimin lives almost by himself ever since he was a child, growing up he was well aware of his parents’ work nature and he is used to be left alone at home with either a nanny or a housemaid. so when he reached the legal age, he became fully independent and so used to go on without relying on someone. he might be solitary all his life but he is not lonely. he loves his job, he got best friends around, he is getting laid occasionally and his bank account is overflowing, he is indeed fulfilled and contented.
but sometimes when he is in the confines of his vast penthouse where silence is more deafening than the rustling sound of a busy city, his thoughts are getting louder wondering about how would it feel to be with someone constant. a person who will you go home to, someone who you share your life with or somebody who supports and cherish you. it is not that he hates being alone, he is just being curious.
And tonight just like the other nights, after going home from a massive party, when the height of adrenaline fades and the blissful effect of alcohol is gone, his interfering thoughts dominates again.
as if his father heard what is on his mind the phone notification dings:
“i have found several matches for you, Cheon Dayeon of Cheon Industries. gorgeous, smart and loves dancing too. or Hwan Junho of HL Tech Corp, im sure he is your type and you will like him.. we will meet with the Cheons on Friday and Hwans on Sunday, i will expect you to show up, no excuses son. good night”
jimin got piqued by his father’s message. dont get him wrong, he loves his parents so dearly but he doesn’t want them to get in between his personal life. he is very vocal about his dislike on arranged marriages so the way his parents is pushing it to him is kind of infuriating.
he isn’t ready for love and commitment but when the right time and person comes he wants it to happen naturally with no pressure, no unnecessary arrangements and without treating a lifelong decision like its just a quick business deal.
he wants to experience how is it like to be given butterflies, he wants to know if its true that if you found /that/ someone everything will turn into slow motion, or like there’s imaginary fireworks bursting at the seams due to excitement of having the one you long for a while.
jimin plots the best escape strategy so that his parents would leave him alone, jotting it down one by one seriously like his life depends on it (well his life indeed depends on it):
“for my sanity”
❌1. go MIA and run to the farthest and most secluded mountain and live like a hermit — (bad idea, what if the bear eats me alive?? not a good way to d!e.. HARD PASS)
❌2. tell my parents im going in a seminary to be a priest and offer myself to god— (we are atheists no ones gonna buy that, even me 😭😭)
❌3. Attend the dinner and make a scene, make the guests get weirded out of me to the point of disgust so they’d back out and never get near me again — (too risky, my father will definitely be furious at me for humiliating our entire bloodline. he will unalive me and feed my remains to his pet tiger, hell fawking no 😭)
??? 4. HIRE A FAKE BOYFRIEND (interesting.. mom and dad will leave me the hell alone for as long as i want, no strings attached, zero emotional risk.. just some cash and a precise contract— what could possibly go wrong??
after crossing out all of his ideas he only left with one option, the most amenable and convenient at that. but the big question is where will he find that someone? he definitely gonna have to ask his bestfriend, kim taehyung.
to: ride or die ^^,
“baaaaaabe, i need your help”
from: my other half <3
to whom i owe the pleasure, of receiving a message from you, biiiiiiiiish i thought you d worded!
to: ride or die ^^,
you and your dramatic ass 🙄i was only gone for few days trying to save whats left of my sanity…
from: my other half <3
what happened? let me guess.. your parents?
to: ride or die ^^,
bingo! i need an escape plan or i wont see the light of the day..
from: my other half <3
you wanna disappear from their radar? i know someone who arranges things. like you’d totally be gone from this planet without traces.. your records, all erased, deleted. nada.
to: ride or die ^^,
interesting. but no!! i cant be gone like that.
knowing appa, he won’t buy it. he can totally find me even if you hide me in the bottom of the sea with spongebob and his aquatic crew..
from: my other half <3
so what do you need then????!
to: ride or die ^^,
a fake boyfriend…one hot fake boyfriend.. my type, within my standards to make this whole thing believable… someone professional and knows how to handle no-string-attached arrangements..
from: my other half <3
i might have the solution that youve been looking for. i want you to check out this link..
its the list of professional escorts offering various services and whats good in this is, they only cater to people like us..
to: ride or die ^^,
youre my saviour!!
send me the link quick,
im only one trauma away from having a mental breakdown..
from: my other half <3
www.hustler.com
youre welcome! update me okay??? i wanna do a review before you book THE one!
to: ride or die ^^,
yup. love youuuu! wish me luck! 🤞🏻
and… i think you deserve that gucci bag youve been eyeing for.. wait for it in you mailbox 😉
after his conversation with his best friend he felt a sense of hope. like finding a light in the midst of infinite darkness. call him dramatic but he is indeed on the verge of losing his mind trying to avoid his parents’ proposal.
and the solution his bestfriend offered him might be his one last chance.
he will have to see for himself.