“Ha…”
After finishing reminiscing, Do-hwa closed his eyes. Thoughts of madness occurred, and not only his face but even his ears turned bright red. From the moment they kissed to the moment they became one, everything was provocative and shocking. However, the most unbearable thing was calling Min-jun ‘honey’ and acting strangely cute. On top of that, there was even a kiss. It was like a syringe popping out when he was drunk. Although he had drunk quite a bit at the gathering, when Min-jun harmed someone and faced a foreigner, he was completely sober. He seemed to have let go of his mind due to extreme pleasure. It was insane! Absolutely insane! It was a perfect accident.
If there were a shovel, Do-hwa wanted to dig the ground right away and hide, and if there was a rocket, he wanted to ride it and escape beyond the atmosphere. Therefore, Do-hwa decided to feign ignorance of the existence of Min-jun, not only to avoid embarrassment but also to protect his own life. Since he was planning to take a leave of absence anyway and the prospect of returning to school was vague, he thought there would be no future encounters.
However, it was absurd when Min-jun said that they were dating under the assumption of marriage after having one more drink. Although Do-hwa wanted to get angry and ask when they became a couple, he couldn’t express it because revealing amnesia lies would be exposed.
“I guess you really forgot about me.”
Min-jun withdrew his hand, which had been gently touching Do-hwa’s cheek, with a hurt expression. However, that hand immediately grabbed Do-hwa’s hand. Do-hwa was startled as he tried to pull his hand away with force. As he did so, Min-jun’s fingers gradually wound around like a snare, tightening to the point where Do-hwa couldn’t escape anywhere. Thanks to that, Do-hwa’s hand was drenched in sweat.
“Oh, right. The doctor said to contact them when you wake up. Can I make the call?”
“Ah… Yeah… Oh!”
Do-hwa had a habit of speaking casually to Min-jun, so it slipped out naturally. He quickly changed his tone to a more formal one.
“Yes, please do that.”
“…”
Min-jun silently stared at Do-hwa, then picked up the telephone receiver and pressed the button. He soon furrowed his brow and returned the handset to its place.
“It’s not connecting. I’ll go in person. Just wait a bit.”
Min-jun finally left the hospital room. Only then did Do-hwa breathe a sigh of relief.
“Did I mention amnesia for no reason?”
It was a spur-of-the-moment excuse that came out in haste, but he had actually experienced amnesia for a week. It happened during the first year of middle school due to an incident at the swimming team camp.
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It was summer back then, and they were heading towards the sea in Incheon. After finishing the training, some of the team members formed groups and played in the sea.
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Do-hwa, who was the ace among the team members, believed he could handle it and jumped into the water. The place where the child was turned out to be deeper than expected, and the waves were fierce. Despite overcoming these challenges, Do-hwa approached the child. Upon reaching the child, the little one quickly hugged Do-hwa. The small body was trembling desperately. Do-hwa decided that he had to somehow get the child out of the water.
It was a moment where he tried to move according to the structural manual he had learned during class. His neck stung. Do-hwa was startled as he turned his head. The child had bitten his neck. It was awkward, but he judged it as a desperate action from a frightened child. Therefore, a stronger sense of obligation to rescue the child surged within Do-hwa.
He fought against the current and reached the sandy beach. However, exhausted from the fervor of battling the waves, Do-hwa lost consciousness after placing the child safely on the sand.
When he woke up again, it was a hospital, much like the current one. At that time, Do-hwa remembered his name but was in a state of amnesia, losing memories after the age of thirteen. The reason he found himself in the hospital was also learned through explanations from teachers and classmates.
About two days into his hospitalization, a woman came to visit, accompanied by security personnel.
‘Thank you for saving our Young Master.’
She identified herself as the secretary of the child’s father. She mentioned that, due to certain circumstances, she couldn’t reveal her identity, but she assured that, in any way possible, she would express her gratitude. She also confirmed that the child Do-hwa had rescued was safe.
After that, Do-hwa’s memories began to slowly return. However, he strangely couldn’t recall the face of the child he had rescued. Instead, the painful situation he had endured came to mind. Do-hwa’s eyes clouded, and a sense of oppression settled in his throat. He touched his forehead to shake it off.
“Haah…”
Do-hwa was exhaling once more as he looked around the current hospital room. After closer inspection, this room was not ordinary. While the room where he had stayed for a week after saving the child was a single room and quite nice, this one was on a different level. It felt like they had transplanted a five-star hotel room. Do-hwa couldn’t understand why he was in such a place when a regular hospital room would suffice.
“But why am I hospitalized?”
Do-hwa recalled the awkward memory of becoming one with Min-jun until dawn, passionate and intense, with a sensation of something swelling up within him. And considering the lack of memories after that, it seemed like he had lost consciousness. However, he couldn’t see why it was necessary to be hospitalized…
His eyes fell on the digital clock on the wall. The current time was a little past 5 p.m.
Almost twelve hours of sleep…
“Haa… I’m going crazy.”
Do-hwa sighed, frustrated by the fact that he would fall asleep like this when there was not enough escape. It was at that moment of exasperation that he slapped his forehead with the palm of his hand. The door opened, and Min-jun walked in. Do-hwa quickly lowered his hand. Anyway, he had to pretend to have amnesia, so he relaxed his eyes and put on a bewildered expression.
“The doctor will be here soon.”
“Yes…”
“…”
However, Min-jun didn’t sit on a chair; instead, he perched on the bed, staring intently at Do-hwa. His gaze carried a gentle warmth, but there was also a chilling undertone. As Do-hwa tensed, Min-jun reached out and touched Do-hwa’s forehead when he hunched his shoulders.
“You don’t need to force yourself to recover your memories. Just let them come back slowly, like taking a leisurely stroll.”
“Oh… Yes…”
“If I could tell you one thing… The two of us were incredibly passionate. We were inseparable and argued every single day.”
Huh? What… What did he just hear?
Do-hwa felt his mind become muddled with Min-jun’s suggestive lie.
“I didn’t mean to confuse you…”
Min-jun smiled and swept Do-hwa’s bangs. Despite it being just a light touch, Do-hwa was feeling flustered, avoiding his touch. Min-jun then made a slightly puzzled expression.
“Don’t be scared. I’m not a bad guy.”
Already lying about doing that every day as a lover made him a bad guy. However, Do-hwa couldn’t say anything back, as he was the one who ignited the spark first.
Do-hwa, in reality, wasn’t good at lying. However, in the course of living, there were times when the truth could be more poisonous. So, when forced to lie, he often couldn’t meet the other person’s eyes. It was the same now; his gaze continued to be directed downward.
However, Min-jun’s eyes didn’t waver from Do-hwa. They were persistent, as if determined to meet Do-hwa’s gaze. After pushing his face away, almost wanting to cry, Do-hwa found it even more dizzying to be caught by Min-jun at the moment when he remembered everything from last night. He had to somehow continue the fake amnesia.
Amnesia is classified into two types: psychogenic and faintness. Psychogenic amnesia is caused by emotional stress, while faintness amnesia is brought on by external factors.
What Do-hwa decided to lie about is psychogenic amnesia, commonly known as dissociative amnesia.
There are various types of dissociative amnesia, and the one Do-hwa is pretending to have, where he has lost all memory of meeting Cha Min-jun and the events that followed, falls under continuous amnesia. This is similar to the symptoms Do-hwa experienced years ago when he rescued a child from the sea and lost his memory for a week.
Since symptoms of psychogenic amnesia are primarily influenced by psychological factors, imaging tests like CT or MRI usually show normal results unless it’s severe faintness amnesia. This made it difficult to expose the lie. However, Min-jun’s lie seemed beyond absurd, making it challenging for Do-hwa to figure out how to respond.
“Aren’t you curious about how we met?”
Do-hwa was lost in his thoughts and raised his head at Min-jun’s question. Upon reflection, it seemed Min-jun might be wondering about Do-hwa’s current state of amnesia. To continue the more realistic lie, Do-hwa decided to divert and respond.
“Oh, I was actually curious. Please tell me.”
“I joined a volunteer club called Eternal Hope. That’s where we met.”
Min-jun spoke as if reminiscing about that day, and his eyes widened.
“Seonbae, do you remember joining the club?”
“Yes, I joined in my first year. But after volunteering at the Child Welfare Center, I don’t remember anything.”
The day after that volunteer activity, Min-jun joined the club, and everything in the club had turned upside down.
“…”
Min-jun stared intently at Do-hwa. It was a subtly piercing gaze, somewhat bluish. It felt like he was trying to unravel something, and Do-hwa tensed up.
Yay, I just caught up today and there’s more chappies. Also 😱 I remember saying in an earlier chapter that I wondered if he had forgotten him multiple times 😅 crazy. Hmm, wonder if when Min-jun bit his glands, they were hurt a bit since they were still immature 🤔
Lol forgotten for the 2nd time. He must be pissed.
When the clum members asked Min Jun if he can swim he said hd can’t because of an accident that happened to him when he was young so this is how it happened.