The grades were only a small incident in Taehyung's life. It was just as Jungkook said, he never asked for anything from Taehyung and only wanted Taehyung to be happy.

Seojun and Ara were in the same school as Taehyung. One was a second-year student and the other was a third-year student. Because of the close distance, they also became somewhat familiar with each other. But from beginning to end, Taehyung never invited them to his house to play.

This was due to a sort of mystical feeling of Taehyung's. He felt that if he really did invite Ara and Seojun home, then Jungkook would probably be unhappy......

Taehyung's character is good and has good looks. Naturally, he was very popular at school. Although he was on good speaking terms with only a few classmates, it didn't affect Taehyung's happy junior high school life.

A year's worth of time passed and Taehyung became a second year.

In this year, he became good friends with Seojun and Ara, and also gained a more detailed understanding of Seojun and Ara's personalities.

Seojun had a cheerful personality and was socially active. This could be seen from the way he had greeted Taehyung as a child when they had first met. Ara was shyer than Taehyung had imagined. Although she and Taehyung have gotten along well for a year already, she would never be alone with Taehyung, almost always following Seojun.

Fortunately, Seojun protected Ara. In this way, she and Seojun could be considered well-matched.

When it was time for Taehyung to celebrate his fourteenth birthday, Jungkook agreed to let him celebrate his birthday with his classmates, only requiring that he comes back home before dinner. Otherwise......

Jungkook did not say otherwise what, but this madeTaehyung tremble with fear even more.

Eat lunch, eat cake, and sing karaoke. Taehyung didn't plan on making his birthday into anything special and just spent it ordinarily in this way.

Seojun graduated from his third year of Junior High and got into a pretty good high school. But he said that he might go abroad halfway through high school.

Taehyung heard Seojun's future plans and asked, "What about Ara?"

Seojun said, "She promised to wait a few years for me."

Taehyung said, "I envy you guys."

"What is there to envy?" Seojun filled with the cup in front of him, saying with a laugh, "How easy would it be for you to find a girlfriend? Just how many girls like you in your class?"

Taehyung was stunned, "Is that true? Why don't I know of this?"

Seojun sighed, "You, every day it's just home and school. Usually, you seem aloof......"

Taehyung: "I'm aloof?"

Seojun said, "Don't you know that those in your grade have given you the nickname 'Ice Prince'?"

Taehyung was frightened into silence by this 'Ice Prince' for a moment. But then his spirits quickly raised, for this was a recognition of this beauty.

Just as Seojun spoke with Taehyung, Ara, who went to the washroom, returned.

Seojun saw Ara and said, "Ara, I remember you said that you had a best friend who also liked Taehyung?"

A blush rose from Ara's cheeks as she whispered, "Didn't she ask you to keep it a secret?"

Seojun said, "I didn't say her name."

Ara said helplessly, "You."

Taehyung watched the two interact, feeling cold dog food slap him in the face.

Seojun continued to say, "Taehyung, my sixteenth birthday, you must come."

Taehyung nodded, agreeing.

Ara said softly, "Taehyung, didn't you need to be back home before 8 o'clock? It's already 7:20 now."

Taehyung looked at his watch and immediately stood up, "Then I'll take my leave now, you all return home sooner too."

Seojun and Ara said goodbye to Taehyung and watched him leave the private room.

After Taehyung left, Seojun sighed, saying, "Taehyung is good in every way, just he has that sort of father....."

Ara didn't utter a single word.

Seojun glanced at Ara, "His father is too frightening."

Ara nodded in agreement and then sighed lightly.

Taehyung had no idea that his buddies thought that his father was frightening. If he did—he would probably nod in agreement: Yeah, my father is really frightening, I also think so.

Anyway, Taehyung feels that he has no privacy rights. What he does, eats, and where he goes, Jungkook knows it.

Arriving at home, Taehyung smelled the rich aroma of food the moment he pushed opened the door. He walked to the dining room and saw Jungkook reading a newspaper. He opened his mouth and called out, "Daddy."

"Tae has come home?" Jungkook was in home-wear and stood up with a smile, "Hurry and come, the food just finished."

To be honest, if one only looked at the outside appearance, Jungkook was a young man who seemed to be only in his twenties. When he went out with Taehyung, they did not seem like father and son, but like brothers.

Jungkook saw Taehyung, swooped down, and picked him up. At this time, Taehyung's body had not yet finished growing. There was a little baby fat on his face and his skin was white and tender. He was simply like a little steam bun that had just come out of coming out of the steamer basket, extremely cute.

Jungkook kissed Taehyung's cheeks and said, "Where did you go to play?"

Taehyung said, "Ate with my classmates and sang for a little."

Jungkook, "Happy?"

Taehyung nodded and said, "Happy."

Jungkook said, "Mmm, then let's eat."

After dinner, Jungkook gave Taehyung a birthday present. It was a huge SpongeBob, several heads taller than Taehyung, and was very comfortable to hold.

Taehyung's eyes lit up when he saw the gift. He couldn't wait to go back to his bed and try out the Spongebob's texture.

Jungkook said with all smiles, "Eat cake."

Fourteen candles were lit. Taehyung closed his eyes, made a wish, then blew out the candles.

Jungkook asked Taehyung what he wished for.

Taehyung said, "If I say it, then it won't work anymore."

Jungkook laughed and didn't ask anymore.

At nine o'clock, Taehyung's bedtime, Jungkook didn't tell Taehyung to go to sleep and instead asked, "Tae, do you miss Mommy?"

Taehyung was a little stunned and then immediately said, "I..... don't remember."

Jungkook raised a brow and said, "Don't remember Mommy at all?"

Taehyung said with hesitation, "There's only.....a vague impression."

Jungkook sounded a 'hrm' and told Taehyung to sleep. When the housekeeper came over and asked him if he needed to have hot water prepared for a bath, Jungkook sighed and said, "Sometimes I don't know if this is the right thing to do so."

The housekeeper said, "If the little master is happy then all is well."

Jungkook shook his head and said lightly, "He's still small and doesn't understand anything."

The housekeeper said, "But didn't Yura remarry?"

Jungkook said, "Correct, she got married again." Speaking of this, a little doubt flashed through Jungkook's eyes. He had always thought that he understands Yura very well. He had thought that once Yura remarried she would completely give up on Taehyung's custody, but didn't expect that once Yura remarried she began to make an even bigger fuss.

This sort of abnormal situation made Jungkook slightly puzzled.

The housekeeper said, "Now that she has started a new life, just what does she want the little master for?"

Jungkook shook his head, he was keenly aware that something wasn't right, but at the moment, couldn't grasp any clue.

The housekeeper said, "Master?"

Jungkook said, "It's nothing, you go and prepare hot water."

The housekeeper nodded and went upstairs without saying anything more.