“Then, does that mean you can’t remember meeting me from the moment we first met?”
In response to Min-jun’s question, Do-hwa awkwardly replied.
“Oh, well… It seems like you joined the club after that. Yes. At that time, we were promoting the recruitment of new members…”
“…”
Silence fell upon Min-jun once again. Even the air felt heavy. Do-hwa, despite trying to conceal it, had beads of nervous sweat persistently refusing to dry on his forehead. It seemed like he had to say something. So, he decided to ask a question.
“But why did you come to the hospital?”
Once the question was asked, Do-hwa couldn’t help but feel uneasy, wondering if there was something wrong with his body.
“The club had a year-end gathering. After it ended, we went to a hotel together for a brief rest, and then we had sex.”
Min-jun, much like Do-hwa, seemed to be trying to cover up the fact that they had sex with men, as if claiming to suffer from amnesia.
“But in the morning, seonbae had a fever and couldn’t regain consciousness, so I brought you to the hospital.”
He had a fever… Come to think of it, it was the first time. And it was quite intense—something he couldn’t control. Now, after thinking back, he felt like he was on the verge of falling apart.
“I’m sorry.”
“Huh?”
An apology suddenly came out of Min-jun’s mouth, leaving Do-hwa bewildered. Before he knew it, Min-jun had moved close to Do-hwa’s side and hugged him tightly.
“It seems like the wounds I inflicted were too deep.”
“Oh… I…”
“To the extent that I want to erase it from my mind…”
Min-jun’s voice was desperate. As his arms tightened gradually, Do-hwa found himself trapped in his embrace.
“I’ll do better in the future.”
Min-jun spoke with despair. His voice was so earnest that Do-hwa’s emotions became even more perplexing. He felt like a sinner for telling lies, and guilt crept in. Yet, this son of a bitch is lying right now. As Do-hwa firmly grasped his weakening resolve, Min-jun gently released the embrace. This time, his face came into view. In his blue eyes, there was a tearful tenderness.
“Do-hwa.”
Huh? Having always heard ‘seonbae’ from Min-jun’s lips, hearing his name now brought about a strange feeling.
“Can I call you Do-hwa when it’s just the two of us in the future?”
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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“No, it’s okay. Since it seems uncomfortable for you, I’ll just call you ‘seonbae’ until you recover your memories.”
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Before he knew it, Min-jun’s sturdy nose approached Do-hwa’s face. Do-hwa was startled as he instinctively moved backward, only to feel something hit the back of his head. It was the bed’s headboard.
“Still, please speak comfortably like you would to a hubae. For now, can I call you Min-jun?”
Min-jun’s face, which was making the proposal, appeared remarkably elegant and kind. Who would have thought that this guy could swing a lead pipe on someone’s head like smashing a watermelon? Moreover, considering he was armed with a firearm, it was quite astonishing.
“Why aren’t you saying anything?”
Min-jun was curious as he leaned in further. Their lips were so close that it seemed he was contemplating a kiss if words weren’t spoken. Do-hwa quickly opened his mouth, as if extinguishing an urgent fire.
“Mi… Min-jun…”
“Why are you so hesitant? Relax and try calling me one more time.”
Min-jun playfully tickled Do-hwa’s cheek. Do-hwa felt his heart racing faster and the back of his neck tingling. Calling him Min-jun wasn’t something unusual, so there was no need to feel awkward or hesitant. Even if he truly had forgotten his memories and was seeing Min-jun for the first time, in the end, Min-jun was his hubae, and he had no choice but to call him by his name. So, there was no room for hesitation; he had to be confident.
“Min-jun!”
Was his confidence too overwhelming? In the end, Do-hwa’s shout became the result. So, he even heard what seemed like an echo. Do-hwa was blushing profusely at a loss for what to do, while Min-jun chuckled charmingly.
“You did well. Our Do-hwa is really cute. A rabbit, a bunny.”
Min-jun patted Do-hwa’s head and burst into laughter. The crinkles around his eyes and the lifted corners of his mouth seemed genuinely delighted. However, to Do-hwa, it felt more like mockery, and it irritated him. It was as if he had become some mischievous creature being teased by its owner.
“Now that this has happened, let’s get closer than before. I think this is an opportunity.”
As Do-hwa, he didn’t understand what an opportunity this was. At the moment, he felt like he was on the edge of a cliff, and any slight touch could make him fall.
“Aren’t you curious about how we ended up dating?”
“Uh… Uh…”
He became afraid of what this guy might say next. However, to continue the fake amnesia, he had to pretend to be curious. Do-hwa was tearful and reluctant as he brought up the question.
“I’m cu… curious… no.”
He changed his words as he was unable to continue using formal language.
“I’m curious…”
On one hand, he also wanted to see how far this crazy guy would go with his delusions.
“I’m actually an extremely dominant Alpha, but due to circumstances, I’m disguising myself as a Beta and attending university.”
Huh? Was he openly admitting to deceiving his secondary sexual characteristics like this?
“Aren’t you curious why I’m disguising myself as a Beta?”
“Uh… Y… Yeah. I… I’m curious.”
He felt both curious and not. His feelings were complicated. Do-hwa was pretending to have amnesia because he almost died due to this issue. In the midst of this, if Min-jun were to reveal a secret with his own mouth, what would happen to Do-hwa?
However, upon further reflection, he considered that the fact that he was deceiving his secondary sexual characteristics might be justifiable due to unavoidable circumstances. Therefore, if Do-hwa had only witnessed Min-jun up to this point, the foreigner who was with Min-jun might not have pointed a gun at Do-hwa. But in reality, Do-hwa saw more than that.
Given Min-jun’s situation, one would expect him to want to silence Do-hwa’s mouth. Why was he willingly indicating that he would reveal it? His behavior, surpassing common sense, left Do-hwa even more bewildered.
“I’ll tell you later.”
“What?”
Do-hwa was left dumbfounded by Min-jun’s sudden change in attitude after having set the stage as if he were about to respond. He felt like Min-jun was playing with him. No, strictly speaking, that would be accurate. Do-hwa’s pitiful position started to make him feel resentful. But Min-jun, with an uplifted corner of his mouth, seemed to enjoy something, and Do-hwa couldn’t fathom what excited him.
“Ever since I joined the club, I’ve noticed seonbae catching my eye. Because you’re handsome.”
Do-hwa felt awkward as he was taken aback by the sudden praise and gestured towards himself with his hand.
“I’m handsome?”
“Yes, of course. Seonbae, you’re quite popular.”
Min-jun raised Do-hwa up as if it were obvious. Do-hwa, who had never actually asked for anyone’s number, was perplexed because Min-jun’s expression was serious, despite the teasing tone.
“Other seonbae kept their distance, but you were different, seonbae. You were kind. As time passed, I started to like you more.”
Min-jun’s words were true; there were seonbae who held a distinct authoritative presence over hubaes. However, they never treated Min-jun disrespectfully. So, Do-hwa couldn’t understand why he was saying this.
“As my liking for seonbae grew, we finished volunteering at the orphanage and ended up having a drink at a barbecue restaurant. We became close after that and started hanging out frequently. Our hearts eventually connected, and we decided to date.”
Cha Min-jun was half weaving the truth and half crafting lies. It made sense; it’s often easier to fabricate lies when there’s a basis of truth. Do-hwa, too, was pretending to have amnesia based on his past experiences.
“Who confessed first?”
It was a question thrown out of curiosity about how he would fabricate a non-existent fact.
“I did.”
If Min-jun had tried to lead the narrative by saying Do-hwa confessed first, Do-hwa might not have known when he supposedly did and could have retorted with irritation. In that sense, Do-hwa felt somewhat relieved that Min-jun stated it this way.
“After some contemplation, seonbae eventually accepted my feelings, and we became a couple. However, seonbae wanted to keep our relationship a secret, so we started dating discreetly without the others knowing.”
Even before entering college, Do-hwa had always thought that if he became a CC, he would never engage in a public relationship. He was conscious of others’ opinions, and the prospect of potential complications if they were to break up made him decide against it. Min-jun seemed to have either understood Do-hwa’s preferences or crafted a suitable lie. It was frightening.
“But even if we’re dating, there’s always the one who loves more, right? That’s how I felt.”
“Huh?”
“So, I mean, don’t worry about it.”
Why did the conversation take this turn? What does he mean by ‘don’t worry’? Amidst the rising questions, Do-hwa stared at Min-jun, as he was feeling awkward. Min-jun’s weighty eyes gradually softened, and a wide smile spread across his face. His captivating beauty was evident to anyone who looked.
“When the doctor comes, let’s hear the diagnosis and then go home together.”
“Together…?”
Do-hwa felt something strange in Min-jun’s words, not just in the phrase ‘let’s go together.’
“Yes. We were living together, remember?”
“What! We were living together?”
Min-jun’s consecutive outlandish remarks widened Do-hwa’s eyes to the point where they covered half of his face. Do-hwa was living in the basement room of an old villa. Why on earth was Cha Min-jun saying such things? Do-hwa couldn’t grasp his thoughts.
“Yes, it’s been two months now.”
Min-jun’s tone implied a sense of why he was asking such an obvious question. Moreover, mentioning the specific duration of two months made the situation even more uncomfortable for Do-hwa.
Do-hwa wanted to grab Min-jun by the collar and shake some sense into him, but the image of Min-jun effortlessly handling burly men crossed his mind, forcing Do-hwa to suppress his emotions.
“Uh… How… did… we… end up living together?”
So, Do-hwa had no choice but to avoid the question.
“I wanted to be with seonbae all the time, so I suggested we live together.”
Min-jun smiled brightly. Even if it were shameless, it couldn’t be this shameless.
The only words that came to mind were, ‘He was really a crazy person.’
😂 gets more and more shameless ✋ Maybe he has his suspicions 🤔 can’t let wifey get away 😏
I’m starting to think that Min-jun really thought they were dating in the past after they slept together 😭😭