Kofi thanks to: Flowersky
Meanwhile, Tae Cheonoh took off the coat he was wearing and draped it over Cheongyeon’s body. Cheongyeon clutched the coat, which was larger than his body, as if it were armor and wrapped it around his naked body.
Muwon took out all the bills in his wallet and squatted down in front of Cheongyeon. Just when he grabbed Cheongyeon, who was hiding in a corner to avoid him, a loud scream broke out. If there was another name for the disgust and fear that Cheongyeon felt, it would probably be him.
Regardless, Muwon randomly stuffed bills into his coat pocket.
“Muwon, you really…”
Tae Cheonoh’s voice was stern, as though he was demanding an apology instead of a consolation prize. Muwon completely ignored his words.
“If it’s not enough, ask for more.”
Cheongyeon didn’t even look at Muwon and kept his eyes fixed on the wall. Muwon stood up and ran his fingers through his hair in annoyance. As he turned to his door, Tae Cheonoh helped Cheongyeon up.
“Are you okay?”
Tae Cheonoh’s gentle words scratched the back of Muwon’s head. When he turned around, he saw Cheongyeon quietly leaning against Tae Cheonoh. He seemed to have mistaken Tae Cheonoh for a savior who would pull him out of the abyss of evil.
“Tell me if you’re hurt somewhere.”
Tae Cheonoh continued to show concern. At that moment, a small sob escaped Cheongyeon. His inaudible sobs soon turned into sorrow and poured out of his mouth. Cheongyeon’s lips, which he had been trying hard to keep shut, became distorted. He tried to hold back from crying, but it seemed like it wasn’t working so he ended up covering his mouth with both hands.
‘Nanny… nanny.’
It reminded Muwon of the child who cried that day, despite having no resemblance whatsoever, even down to his hair color and eye color. Maybe it was because of the blood smeared around his mouth. At that time, the child had covered his mouth by himself, so his face was completely wet with blood. The child filled his crying mouth with both hands, as though he was afraid that someone would catch him crying.
Muwon didn’t look any further and opened the door roughly.
“I drank poison every day while I had you. I hoped to die with you in my stomach.”
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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“Go tell your damned father. Even after death, your wishes will never come true.”
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20,000 hwan…
Cheongyeon couldn’t believe his eyes as he held onto the thick stack of bills. Even though it had blood on it, it was money that there would be no problem using. With this money, he could have used several smuggling ships that would definitely get the job done.
“…20,000 hwan.”
Cheongyeon repeated. Otherwise, it seemed like the bills would disappear like bubbles.
“20,000 hwan…!”
He raised his hand holding the bills, holding a large amount of money for the first time in his life. Then, fearing that someone was watching, his heart sank and he lowered his hand. But he had nothing to worry about. As soon as he returned to the apothecary, he locked the door and drew the curtains.
He really thought he was going to die just now.
At first he thought he was being decapitated by the man’s blade and at the second thought he was suffocating from drinking blood. Still, he survived safely in the end.
His survival meant that the people of Cheonghwa Town were able to face tomorrow safely. Their lives, which almost disappeared without anyone noticing, began anew. A new life. When he thought about it that way, he even felt hopeful. In the overwhelming sense of relief, tears poured down at what was too difficult to bear, but… Anyway, all’s well that ends well.
Cheongyeon usually didn’t hold on to bad thoughts for long, but it was a habit he’d picked up on purpose. This was because he spent many days alone, so it was easy for him to sink into depression. Once depression began, it was an uncontrollable spiral.
A long time ago, there was a time when he went into a deserted forest, surrounded by plants, and fell asleep for over a month. Because a Hwa had fallen asleep, there was a flood in Cheonghwa Town in the meantime.
From that day on, Cheongyeon never escaped into the forest.
No matter what happened to him, he acted calmly, pretending that nothing had happened. But after he fell asleep, he would soak his pillow with tears without even realizing it. Even though Cheongyeon looked at the wet pillow every morning, he consciously consoled himself that he was okay.
It was the same this time too. He got some clothes taken off, got hurt a little, and drank a little blood, but in the end, he got 20,000 hwan. Cheongyeon felt that he was fine. Rather, he thought it was a good thing.
Moreover, although he didn’t know why, Tae Cheonoh consoled Cheongyeon saying that Muwon made a big mistake to him because of a misunderstanding. He promised that from now on there would be no interest from Peira at all, even putting the boss’s name on the line.
It seemed like it wasn’t just a rumor that Tae Cheonoh was putting a lot of effort into maintaining the balance between Cheonghwa Town and Peira.
Cheongyeon placed the precious 20,000 hwan he was holding under his pillow. With this money, he could first buy dried aspen flowers, buy a new bicycle, and then…
What should he buy?
Perhaps because he had lived without one for so long, he couldn’t think of too many things he needed. Meanwhile, the memory of Muwon pointing a knife at him and feeding his blood continued to haunt his head.
To erase his bad memories, Cheongyeon took his paper and pen and went under the blanket. He knelt down and started writing down the things he wanted to buy one by one. Only then did he feel like he could erase some of what he had experienced today.
[Bicycle.]
Even after writing down “bicycle”, he racked his brain for a long time. If he still had a mother or a nanny, he would have bought a lot of expensive ingredients and cooked for them until their stomachs exploded…
‘Stop thinking. Thinking about it makes me sad. I keep having bad thoughts…’
Cheongyeon muttered in his mind and put them into a hard storage box located deep inside his mind.
Perhaps because he started thinking about eating, a growling sound could be heard from his stomach. Looking back, he also remembered that he hadn’t eaten in over a full day. Cheongyeon quickly stood up, then put on his clothes and got ready to go out.
A total of 20 bills of 20,000 were folded into 10 pieces each and placed in both socks. He was worried that if he hid it at home and went out, someone might rob. Fortunately, the socks were thick to begin with, so it wasn’t too noticeable.
He took the remaining money and put it in his pocket. Cheongyeon went out, closed the door of his store, and headed straight to his grocery store. The surrounding area was bluish as dawn began to dawn. He was wide-eyed all morning, even though he hadn’t slept, probably because the inside of the sock felt reliable.
[Cheonghwa Store]
As he climbed up the hill a little from the apothecary, he saw a sign hanging crookedly on one side of the uphill road. The sign, which was tilted due to a typhoon last summer, was still in place. He was worried that he would fall one day, but Cheongyeon did not make a fuss for no reason.
“Hello.”
He pushed the door open with a lot of force, making a squeak sound due to the tilted door frame. The store, located on the diagonal side of a hill, looks slanted from the outside, but was normally flat on the inside.
“Is Cheongyeon here? I was just wondering why you hadn’t come, it’s time for you to buy rice?”
The owner greeted Cheongyeon warmly as he visited after a long time.
“Yes, it’s finished just now.”
Cheongyeon smiled back warmly and picked up the shopping cart. He filled his shopping cart with ten bags of his favorite instant noodles and snacks from other continents.
“Auntie, please give me the medium bag of rice too.”
The small bag was equivalent to a 15-day supply, and the medium bag was equivalent to a month’s worth of food.
“What’s going on? Did a big customer come to the apothecary?”
The owner was surprised when she scooped rice in a small bag in advance. She knew Cheongyeon’s shabby livelihood better than anyone else.
“Yes.”
Cheongyeon didn’t say much and just smiled.
The grocery store owner had always been generous. Whenever Cheongyeon came, she would give him home-made side dishes or tofu. Today yet again, she gave him two pieces of tofu and bean sprouts for free.
“I am always grateful.”
“No need to say that. I really enjoy looking at our puppy’s face.”
The owner, who came out to see him off at the front of the store, patted Cheongyeon on the back. Since he had known her since he was young, not only did they get along well, but Cheongyeon also liked her very much. It wouldn’t be easy to take care of himself without her, but Cheongyeon always felt more sorry than grateful.
If he saved a lot of money one day, he wanted to move her store to a place that was flat from the outside instead of a place that was tilted like this.
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Wait is MuWon half of the hwa? Or his blood is poisonous to anyone not just his clan ?