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It couldn’t be helped.”
“Ha… still….”
“And I was at home, so it was fine.
Don’t worry too much about it in the future.”
“That actually makes me feel even more sorry toward you, Seunghyuk.”
“…….”
Unable to hold it in, Hyunwoo blurted it out.
The guilt he felt toward both Seunghyuk and Min-ah spilled out all at once.
He felt utterly pathetic for knowing nothing while Min-ah was sick.
It felt like he had become a bad father, a bad husband.
“Then what are we supposed to do.
Someone has to be devoted to the company.
We can’t both live like unemployed people while taking care of Min-ah.
What would Min-ah learn from that.”
“That’s….”
“Min-ah needs respectable adults around her too.”
“…….”
Seunghyuk’s words made sense as well.
No matter how much money they had, if both parents clung to the child all the time, Min-ah would surely sense something strange one day.
Someone had to play the warm, motherly role.
Someone had to play the strict, fatherly role.
But Hyunwoo, who had given birth to Min-ah himself, was starting to feel a growing disconnect with those roles.
He wondered if, because of his own circumstances, he was burdening Seunghyuk and forcing him to take care of Min-ah.
No matter how often Seunghyuk said he was fine, Hyunwoo couldn’t easily escape that guilt.
“You’re just extra sensitive right now because Min-ah was sick.
You’ll get used to living like this soon.”
“I don’t even know my kid is sick because I’m working all the time, and you’re saying I’ll get used to that?”
“Hyung….”
“Ha… sorry.
You’re right, I think I’m just too sensitive right now.”
“Let’s go home and rest first, hyung.
I’ll drive.”
“Okay….”
Seunghyuk left the hospital room to take care of the discharge procedures.
Left alone, Hyunwoo looked down at Min-ah’s sleeping face and slowly reached out his hand.
Her slightly flushed cheeks were still warm.
Hyunwoo kept watching Min-ah silently until Seunghyuk returned.
“Why are you worrying about something like that.
Just do what you want, hyung.”
“…If it were that easy, I wouldn’t be worrying.”
“Hm….”
Hyunjin, who had come over to visit for the weekend, tilted his head.
Having no interest in marriage yet, Hyunjin found it hard to understand Hyunwoo’s feelings.
Hyunwoo simply let out a sigh.
“Leave before Seunghyuk comes back and makes a scene.”
“Why do I have to worry about that guy’s mood?”
“It’s not you, it’s me who’ll get a headache.”
Seunghyuk’s jealousy was beyond imagination.
When Hyunjin visited the U.S., Seunghyuk had glared the entire time and pressured him so much that Hyunjin eventually rented separate lodging and moved out.
Even though the house in the U.S. was much bigger than the one in Korea.
He also kept repeating the same things to Hyunwoo.
How could he act so normal knowing Hyunjin’s feelings.
Shouldn’t he keep a reasonable distance.
Like a parrot, over and over again, until Hyunwoo got sick of it.
To be honest, even though Hyunjin had liked him for a long time, Hyunwoo didn’t feel much sense of reality about it.
He was surprised at first, of course.
But after thinking it over calmly, he realized the one Hyunjin truly liked wasn’t him, but the original Joo Hyunwoo from before.
Thinking that way made dealing with Hyunjin much easier.
He felt a bit guilty about occupying the body of Hyunjin’s first love, Joo Hyunwoo.
Still, with a sense of atonement, he planned to continue treating Hyunjin well.
“Lee Seunghyuk really needs counseling.”
“Hey.
Stop talking nonsense again.”
“You’re always like this only with me.”
“Hoo….”
Hyunjin puffed out his lips.
He was still like a kid in front of Hyunwoo.
And yet, he was about to open a café under his own name.
“Are you preparing for the café properly?”
“Yeah, I told you, it’s opening soon.”
“But is it okay for you to be here like this?”
“It is, that’s why I came.
Right, Min-ah?”
“Kyah!”
“Oh, there, there.”
The moment Hyunjin arrived, Min-ah’s eyes visibly changed.
She had been clinging to his side ever since.
Hyunwoo shook his head.
“I’ve told you again and again.
Be careful not to get scammed.
If anyone harasses you, hit them down there first.
If it really doesn’t work, contact me.
Got it?”
“Ah, I got it.”
“Seriously….”
Even now, Hyunjin felt like a child being sent out into the world.
How could he be this unreliable.
Hyunwoo clicked his tongue while watching Hyunjin play with Min-ah.
Creak.
“Hyung, why aren’t the ladies here to—”
“……!”
“…Joo Hyunjin?”
The moment he saw Hyunjin, Seunghyuk’s eyes sharpened instantly.
Hyunwoo raised his hand and pressed it to his forehead.
“Didn’t you say you’d be even later today?”
“So you secretly called Joo Hyunjin over?”
“Ha… don’t get angry right away.”
Seunghyuk had gone to work on a weekend.
Since he left early on weekdays, he needed to make up the hours.
Hyunwoo, on the other hand, didn’t work weekends, so he had gone out without worry.
But while he was gone, Hyunjin had been invited over.
If his boss hadn’t been so kind and let him leave early, Hyunjin would still be here.
“Hyunjin, sorry.
It’d be better for you to leave now.”
“Okay, hyung.
Min-ah, see you later.”
“Whii… whii….”
“Min-ah, say goodbye to uncle.”
“…Unk.
Unk.”
Min-ah reached out, trying to grab Hyunjin.
She usually didn’t try to talk much, but now that Hyunjin was leaving, she was calling him uncle.
Seeing that made Hyunwoo feel complicated.
“Unk….”
“Oh dear, she’s going to cry again at this rate.”
Thinking they’d be alone today, Hyunwoo had given the weekend caregivers some pocket money and sent them home early.
Now that things had turned out like this, he was flustered.
In the end, Hyunjin couldn’t leave right away and stayed to calm Min-ah down.
“Since it’s come to this, why don’t you have dinner before going?”
“No… I’m fine, hyung.”
Hyunjin said awkwardly, glancing at Seunghyuk.
When Min-ah finally fell asleep, Hyunjin quickly headed for the entrance.
“See you next time, hyung.”
“Yeah.
Make sure to contact me on your café’s opening day.”
“Yeah.”
Nodding, Hyunjin hurriedly opened the door and left.
Hyunwoo turned around regretfully.
It was so much easier taking care of Min-ah when Hyunjin was around.
“Hyung, isn’t that a bit much?”
“What is?”
“How could you call Joo Hyunjin over when I wasn’t here?”
“…….”
Seunghyuk was still sulking about Hyunjin’s visit.
Hyunwoo let out a deep sigh.
“He’s my brother.
You know that.”
“But he’s liked you for a long time….”
“So what.
You think I’d cheat on you with him?”
“…….”
“Even if you don’t trust Hyunjin, you should trust me.”
Hyunwoo finally snapped after holding it in.
Even if he gave a hundred concessions and understood why Hyunjin made him uneasy, not trusting his own spouse was crossing the line.
It wasn’t just jealousy anymore.
It was bordering on pathological possessiveness.
“It’s not that I doubt you…
I just don’t feel good when I see you with him….”
“The one I love is you.”
“……!”
Hyunwoo stepped closer and whispered by Seunghyuk’s ear, pressing his body against him.
Seunghyuk flinched but couldn’t bring himself to push him away, clenching his teeth instead.
“Why can’t you trust me.”
“Hyung… ugh.”
“Does this help you trust me a bit?”
Speaking deliberately playfully, Hyunwoo tilted his head and licked Seunghyuk’s ear.
Seunghyuk was especially weak when it came to his ears.
That was why Hyunwoo always licked or bit them when provoking him.
“Don’t… stop… ugh.”
“You’re the one saying you don’t trust me.”
“Ugh, seriously….”
Seunghyuk hated letting things slide like this.
But what could he do.
Hyunwoo didn’t want to distance himself from Hyunjin just because Hyunjin once liked him.
Hyunjin was still his only family.
“Hyung, ngh, stop….”
“Haa, Seunghyuk….”
What started as half a joke quickly ignited something in Hyunwoo too.
He kissed Seunghyuk deeply, breathing out hotly.
Come to think of it, it had been a while since they last did it.
They had been busy preparing to return to Korea.
After returning, they had been busy with work again.
There hadn’t even been time to feel desire.
Min-ah was asleep.
There was no one else in the house.
It was a quiet weekend with no interference from work.
It was the perfect opportunity.
“Shall we… do it, for the first time in a while?”
“Haa….”
Hyunwoo pressed his body even closer as he asked.
At the intimate question, Seunghyuk’s eyes reddened slightly.
It was proof that he was aroused as well.
“Let’s shower together first.”
“…I’m still not over being mad.”
“Yeah, but we still have to do it.”
He kissed him on the lips with an audible sound.
Seunghyuk’s face flushed even more.
It wasn’t from embarrassment.
It was from excitement.
Hyunwoo smiled inwardly.
“We can keep going until you’re not mad anymore.”
“…….”
Seunghyuk’s gaze darkened dangerously.
Only then did Hyunwoo realize he might have provoked him too much.
But it was already too late for regret.
Click.
The bathroom door closed behind them.
Soon, along with the sound of running water, hot moans began to leak out from time to time.
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