“Wow, wow…. Yigyeom, wow, is this real…?”
Kwon Taejung, who had slightly loosened his embrace around Yigyeom, looked at his pale face with concern and asked, “Are you okay?”
“Yes….”
Kwon Taejung gently brushed Yigyeom’s face, then squeezed his cheeks and the back of his neck in one motion. With his other hand, he held up the pregnancy test, examining it.
“When did you do this?”
“…Yesterday. I bought it at the pharmacy… and tried it here.”
“Why didn’t you tell me right away when I came out? You’re carrying a baby, not sleeping, not eating right now? Staying here in this cold place like this? Are you crazy…”
“It’s okay, Chief….”
“Aren’t you cold? Oh, it was chilly in the early morning…. Damn, this won’t do. Ah, sorry. I shouldn’t curse…. First, let’s go to the center. Your face is too pale… You look in pain.”
Watching Kwon Taejung, who was acting differently from usual, Yigyeom, who had been quietly observing, held Kwon Taejung’s face with both hands. Then, he met the deep eyes that had stopped.
“Chief….”
“Yeah, Yigyeom.”
Yigyeom, with slightly closed eyes, moved his head forward a bit more, touching Kwon Taejung’s dry lips with his own lips briefly before pulling away. Then, he locked eyes with him again.
“…Chief, all the things you mentioned as wishes… are also my wishes.”
“….”
“I want to go out and be with you. I don’t want to collapse here like a fool….”
A voice filled with trembling sincerity echoed. Kwon Taejung silently faced Yigyeom’s confession. He was deeply moved and overwhelmed with a mixture of emotions.
“…What if I become a bigger burden to you, I was scared… I couldn’t say it directly that I might be pregnant…”
“Yigyeom.”
“I had such thoughts alone… but when I saw you, those thoughts didn’t come to mind. I just thought it would be nice to see you, and I hoped you would continue to like this foolish me.”
Smiling through tears, Yigyeom looked at Kwon Taejung, who had become emotional.
“It’s not because you’re foolish, it’s because you’re kind. You always put me before yourself, worrying if I might be upset, if I might be struggling, if I might be tired.”
“….”
“Because you love me.”
Once again, at the mention of love, Yigyeom’s heart skipped a beat. But it didn’t hurt at all. Because Kwon Taejung’s love and the love he wanted to convey were full and satisfying.
“Yigyeom.”
“….”
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“Do you love me?”
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“I love you, Chief….”
“….”
“…I want to be with you….”
“….”
“Now, anything and everything… I want to do it with you. Without foolish thoughts alone, I want to do everything, everything with you. I want to keep saying ‘I love you’ endlessly.”
Watching Yigyeom pouring out his heart, Kwon Taejung couldn’t gather his thoughts. It felt like he was being sucked into that emotion.
“Now, I’ll show you everything….”
Taking Kwon Taejung’s hand, Yigyeom gently placed it over his heart. The moment his hand touched his heart, Yigyeom felt that everything inside him moved towards Kwon Taejung.
“…Everything… because it’s all yours, Chief….”
Damn. Everything is mine. Although he was still, Kwon Taejung felt breathless, experiencing a sensation as if he were being drawn into Yigyeom.
“Now, is it really all mine?”
“…Yes.”
“Then can I love you freely now? Don’t be scared and run away.”
“…No, please… Love me more, please….”
Damn. Please love me. So beautiful. Kwon Taejung, overwhelmed by the indescribable joy he couldn’t convey to Yigyeom, hugged Yigyeom, who was crying and clinging to him like a child.
Yigyeom’s confession was so ecstatic that words couldn’t contain it. He wanted to cry because he felt so happy. Kwon Taejung, holding the tear-soaked face of Yigyeom, who was crying and clinging to him, wiped away the tears with both hands. However, every time Yigyeom blinked, Kwon Taejung’s eyelashes also became moist, unable to hold back the tears.
“Don’t cry, Yigyeom. If you cry on top of not sleeping and not eating, you’ll get even weaker. Our baby, there, there.”
Worried that Yigyeom might cry more, Kwon Taejung slightly pulled away, gently wiped the tear-streaked face of Yigyeom with his two hands, and comforted him. But every time Yigyeom blinked, his eyes overflowed with tears, making it irresistible, even when wiping away the tears, Kwon Taejung had to embrace the lovely Yigyeom.
“Your nose is red.”
Having patted the reddened eyes and the tip of the nose that cried a lot, Kwon Taejung laughed and kissed Yigyeom’s cheek deeply. Watching the lips fall and rise, Yigyeom, who had been silently observing, extended his head forward and closed his eyes.
“….”
Damn, so damn pretty, really. Silently expressing his intense feelings, Kwon Taejung twisted his head and sealed Yigyeom’s approaching lips. Although he wanted to devour him like crazy, he couldn’t do that to Yigyeom, who had endured all night and was pregnant.
Gently nibbling on the lips, releasing, and then overlapping, he softly teased with just the tip of his tongue when their tongues met. As Yigyeom’s body leaned forward even more, Kwon Taejung lifted him onto his thigh, pressing their bodies completely together before relief finally washed over him.
“I wanted to touch you so much.”
“Haah….”
“I tried to endure because of my pheromones, but whenever I see you, I wanted to touch and kiss you.”
“I didn’t know about that… I thought you would hate me because I behaved badly towards you… thinking that you might dislike me now…”
“So, it was tough for both of us.”
Kwon Taejung, who wiped Yigyeom’s nodded back, smiled and kissed his lips several times. After a while of touching and kissing, a faint color returned to the previously lifeless face.
“Shall we leave from here now?”
“…Yes.”
“Let’s go to the center, inquire about your health condition, confirm the pregnancy, and then go home to rest.”
Yigyeom, nodding, hugged Kwon Taejung tightly once again and then stood up on his own from his lap. Concerned that Yigyeom might falter, Kwon Taejung quickly opened the door and gently guided Yigyeom out into the warmth outside the room. He then found the items Yigyeom mentioned in the shopping bag one by one. Even though he had put everything Yigyeom mentioned, it was pitiful that the large shopping bag didn’t seem to be filled.
“Is there anything else you need to take?”
“No… I think this is enough. I have all my clothes at home… I just need to take Grandpa’s belongings from here.”
“Then let’s go. The construction will start soon.”
Exiting the room and putting on his shoes, Kwon Taejung sat down and helped Yigyeom put on his sneakers. He looked up at Yigyeom’s face bathed in light.
“Now, let’s play together for a lifetime. Three months is too short.”
On the last day of the three months, the word ‘lifetime’ uttered by Kwon Taejung was pleasing, and Yigyeom silently nodded his head. The fine strands of hair shimmered in the light, and in between them, there was a gaze and a smile that wouldn’t fall. Kwon Taejung pressed his lips against Yigyeom’s white backhand and then stood up.
“Let’s go.”
His large hand enveloped Yigyeom’s hand. Yigyeom spread his fingers, firmly intertwining them with Kwon Taejung’s. Walking together, they crossed the green door and stood in the narrow alley where a dilapidated wall and piles of bricks were visible.
An unforgettable sight was imprinted in front of their eyes. Kwon Taejung sitting with his long legs stretched out on the pile of bricks, waiting for Yigyeom, who was sitting opposite him.
“Let’s go eat somewhere. It’s not even ten hours since the center opened…. I’m hungry. I couldn’t even have a proper lunch yesterday.”
“Ah…. I smelled something and suddenly felt nauseous, like I might throw up….”
“Are you feeling better now? Can you eat something?”
“Um…. I want to drink something like juice. Something tangy and sweet….”
“Tangy and sweet? Okay. Let’s go for juice.”
Kwon Taejung, who had taken Yigyeom into the passenger seat, carefully filled the safety belt and then closed the door after getting out of the alley. As he approached the driver’s seat, he didn’t divert his gaze from Yigyeom.
“Chief!”
Turning his head at the sudden sound as he tried to get into the driver’s seat, Kwon Taejung looked at Baek Jinwoo, who was approaching. Just after he greeted the Yigyeom who bowed to him, Kwon Taejung, after briefly asking Yigyeom to wait, closed the driver’s seat door.
“Secretary Baek, wait a moment.”
Smiling pleasantly at Yigyeom and giving a business-like smile to Baek, Kwon Taejung cautiously called Baek over and whispered from a little distance.
“I need to go somewhere with Yigyeom. I’ll delegate the authority to you, so please take care of today’s work for me.”
“Got it. Don’t worry here. Forklifts are here, and the weather is good, so there shouldn’t be any problems. If anything comes up, I’ll contact you. Can I reach you?”
“Yeah. I need to take Yigyeom and feed him in the morning.”
“Feed him? Is Yeon Yigyeom not feeling well?”
“Well… I can’t say it’s definite yet, but I’ll let you know when it becomes certain later.”
Baek, nodding his head, reassured Kwon Taejung not to worry, tapping him on the arm. Thanking him, Kwon Taejung bowed courteously to the chief and then got into the driver’s seat.
“Chief, aren’t you supposed to be here today?”
“I delegated it to Secretary Baek. It’s not like the demolition goes better when I’m overseeing it. Also, I don’t want to see this place collapse with my own eyes.”
“….”
“It seems like you’ve grown fond of it. Excluding the red container.”
In response to Kwon Taejung’s words, Yigyeom, smiling, looked at the approaching red container. While before, thinking about containers brought up only unpleasant memories, now, memories of things shared with Kwon Taejung filled his mind. They were so vivid and happy that other unpleasant memories couldn’t rise above them.
“I… just looking at that container makes me hear the sound of rain in my ears.”
“I can’t remember how the rain sounded that day.”
“….”
“Your voice, only the sound of your breath comes to mind.”
Kwon Taejung, who chuckled after glimpsing the embarrassed Yigyeom, reached out with his large hand and gently touched his soft cheek. Yigyeom leaned his face into that hand, looking towards the exit of the demolition site, where several forklifts and many workers were standing.
Now that he really thought the village was being demolished, it felt strange. It wasn’t as sad as to make him want to cry, but still, since it had been a place for a long time, it felt awkward that it was now completely gone.
“I feel strange, thinking I won’t come back here again.”
“….”
“I feel the same way, but you’ll feel it even more, Yigyeom. You’ve lived here for a long time.”
Yigyeom, looking at Kwon Taejung, who accurately voiced what he was thinking, quietly gripped his warm hand, placed on his thighs, with both hands.
“It’s a bit strange, but… still, it’s better than I expected. The village is gone, but… I still have Chief.”
As the signal stopped, Kwon Taejung leaned towards the passenger seat. Yigyeom, leaning towards him, naturally exchanged a few glances with him. After the soft, ticklish sound echoed a few times, their eyes met in close proximity.
“Yeah, don’t worry about anything. I’m here now.”
“….”
“I won’t collapse, no matter what.”
Yigyeom, turning his head again towards the smiling Kwon Taejung, wrapped his face and pressed his lips deeply. And those lips showed no trace of unease.
Now that he had Kwon Taejung, who would never collapse, he had nothing else to wish for. Yigyeom had nothing more to desire.
So sweet!
Great for them.
Sweet 🥰
But now i cant imagine what the next over 30 chapters are about 🧐
Thank you for the translation!
Ahhh they’re so beautiful 🥺❤️