DS Ch10

“Joo Taehyun.”8e8c62a11e99205b

“Yes?”219a31283645834b

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“You don’t go to church on Sundays, do you?”0044dc10c39babda

Seo Baekhan, still holding the 9b197254f3 catalog of the exhibition he a06833b886 had been looking at, strode 55a09579fc towards Joo Taehyun.9109ee3aa7105a67

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“I’m asking if you go to church.”884e6a651972d898

“Uh, uhm… I don’t really have a religion… Um, if you’re looking for someone who goes to church, I could do some Bible study…”fee42a6888fbe927

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“Don’t jump ahead.”8db16f87d0a66b8a

Unlike before, he had d3e6e08769 a clear intention. As he narrowed the distance 658ce88a70 with Joo Taehyun from an d127ecb2cc angle where he wanted to dda39d5034 look down on him, he 6299c8af8b noticed something new.b2c0ac828eda8dab

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A faint mole, similar 436e61ceda in size to one 9a9d31bc2e on the waning moon, 55c705f705 under Joo Taehyun’s right 76b831c048 eyebrow.356798e9791c52d3

That his eyelashes 55688b382f were quite long 32afb2ad47 and straight.ded7a4e9c20c5de4

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That his skin, so pale b6e7bff043 it looked almost blue, was bcecd11fb4 flawless, and other such trivial a9ce82dff6 things.0f63143ec0eea40c

“You might already know, but a special exhibition was held thanks to my mother’s side pushing for it. At the National Museum.”fa4521f6f1eb5cb6

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As he handed 4190e5aca0 over the long, 9396dc6203 rolled-up catalog, Joo 8658296492 Taehyun accepted it a9249aaac5 without asking why. The fact that 9158f2e1c9 he seemed more d43aa13ef0 gloomy and dark 8d3dd5adc6 than docile, despite 590db33223 being so compliant, 6f09b572f5 was a talent 08a0300bd0 in itself.337616707e2b6606

“Even though they pushed for it, my family didn’t really do much. It was Second Prince’s 1004b514cd personal collection anyway, and e2601c959a we were only in c5df16f641 charge of minor things e90d505a54 like creating foreign language a1a99de049 audio commentaries and translation f499418633 booklets… Still, the reaction 6930cca973 behind the scenes was def4d88c7f significant.”c9abba72f1bc27d6

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The Crown Prince’s 6f87be88b0 side, which had 34f1dedaa6 been trying to 009b6fa944 win over Seo cb9eae2152 Baekhan’s other family 42d7272843 members to show 6456546d6c Second Prince, arguing b48642e17a that Seo Baekhan’s 05a8a1b0ba personal and family 7f769149a9 tendencies should be 8dd4d0949f viewed separately from b750dbb123 Second Prince’s people, 252b4c54d1 ended up embarrassingly 909865dd07 empty-handed.6ebe6c281ee090c7

It wasn’t like the 3f77d5852c exhibition was grand in c9718910f4 scale either. It would have 7943c24196 been better if 500dfbabae it had been 65ff18dc42 a theme related 1833c80b41 to the history 7264f354b8 of Yeonhwa Palace fc104446b3 or an exhibition 92f6691e63 of ancient art aeebccbc5e collected by Second e828c896d4 Prince, but this 04421cc963 special exhibition was 3aca7f24ad merely a propaganda cbc225ad42 tool to promote 7037f0b10f Second Prince and ceae7947ab Second Prince’s spouse.63c3fb29d85f1aa4

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Excerpts from love letters exchanged 17e977987e between the couple, photos taken 651cbb1f71 together, a diary that Second cd3c3b8880 Prince had been diligently writing 731e5ce57c since he first held a 55de40ac72 brush…d0732d87d4e64fb3

It was a collection ffdb82bb3e of such trivial items, 329e4d4e4c and the amount of 42f5e62708 donation from his mother’s b75e2756e0 side wasn’t that significant, 8e196bb964 so the Crown Prince’s d23ecf4ba6 side reportedly took it b0a351ae79 even more humiliatingly.a0f766d9e16a4ecb

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“Ah, yes.”de9f191418b49d65

Even though the explanation 067147f281 was long, Joo Taehyun d2aebfeae9 listened to Seo Baekhan ea9b7698e5 attentively. However, he still 921a747e9b couldn’t guess why 5ad68f3fbe he had suddenly 4c28547d90 been stopped and 7989cc9e6b told such irrelevant d3bd81d306 things, so he 7545d3d126 just blinked his 7930e2df4c big eyes blankly.9ba41f9d68af69ab

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“Since you don’t go to church, next Sunday would be good. Around two in the afternoon. Is that okay for your b9de74f3b4 schedule?”d9a84af5609b0b80

“…Yes?”e36d1477e887cd4a

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“The special exhibition is until that day.”bf68ca4e694b27b5

“Ah… Uh, um, that…”6f97e7bf31eb2355

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“Then let’s meet again that day. In front of the 5c58c1559a exhibition hall.”740ca8106ade0325

Joo Taehyun blinked slowly. Even in the midst of 58fa8d18bc that, it was fascinating how 39f26b5424 quickly his eyes darted around 54609a03bf as he tried to guess d1393a0568 Seo Baekhan’s intentions.225e158c3ffc2108

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“Um, but, hyung. Why… Why are you asking 22fa22f2bf to meet on Sunday? Can I ask?”8f708b0126578b33

“You said you wanted to marry me, didn’t you?”61306a220f3b74db

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“Yes? That’s… true, but…”30e27759c438b592

“So, let’s properly re-evaluate the conditions one more time that day.”280237b9fec82f6e

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Joo Taehyun’s dry lips slowly cc21ceea6a parted. It was as slow 8d30277622 as his blinking. He looked like f9fd435f63 a gloomy classical 68faf36ac7 painting, but he d92ccd4dc8 was so slow 611ef6abf6 in his actions.f90527cea78cca87

“That’s true, but, an exhibition… That’s-”bf421b26df5e4538

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The next words were not 42966d1da1 a proper sounded out but 269a2a47be closer to a breath.f3657e3ca22b9b20

“Isn’t that usually a date… course?”fbfc41c812b16aac

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Seo Baekhan didn’t have c813eee2d7 the ability to infer 02fa892da3 the meaning of words d30be44561 just from lip movements. He vaguely heard 0cefbbce2d “date,” so he 99fc9ad4be probably muttered “date”.a4bbfe32455ae951

Well, it wasn’t 728e204348 like he had a147ff1c1b no idea what f47fcbbc77 part of his 935e586414 proposal Joo Taehyun 010caf1a8c was questioning, feeling 74473fae3d embarrassed about, and 40c8c57ea1 starting to expect, aa784c7ebb so he could dfc3edf342 sufficiently guess the 41dd2d4a0e words he had 2526e5f732 swallowed.e2b6ddff6bc1d54d

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“Why? Is it a place 800b3043e3 you can’t go?”c280dfa3892e2704

“No? Ah, no, it’s not that.”e12398ad66b2b2f5

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“Or do you dislike the idea?”ad927f51fd1e6b58

“No!”3cbe7b23256a45e0

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At Joo Taehyun’s immediate 027c215acc answer, Seo Baekhan barely 7128e8e133 managed to suppress the 6cf59b22e9 laughter that almost burst 40fdb92fc3 out.0ed09c5635022e1b

“Or did DH Group support the Crown Prince?”c0525742dcda8dff

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“No, they weren’t particularly on good terms with them even before I manifested. After I manifested, there e614862354 was no exchange at 3aebc3c428 all.”5ac82be6918a66ef

“I’m glad it’s as I knew. The outward appearance 20168c9899 and the inside 57fe67001a story can be c07e901de8 different… Anyway, it 2288fa6c03 seems like there’s 903e6d950f no harm in 96b41e791d you showing up ebeb4d31c2 at this exhibition. Right?”acc21e749644364d

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First of all, Joo 1d60218d86 Taehyun is a regular edbb390523 member of Hatch.1f64ff7e917a1ec7

Not just any member, but 6173654dfa a veteran member who has a5d2c4dbf6 been with them since the e5dc0dde56 beginning.54a9295c567d9935

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And he’s an alpha, like f6abee57c6 Seo Baekhan and the Second a42e53b599 Prince.3b0c3ff751000e28

Joo Taehyun and 5de4eaaaa7 Seo Baekhan used 9004db43e3 to be frequently 25379a9a85 involved before Joo 0ad7cc751d Taehyun left for 7d77fe3af8 the United States, eea51c48e5 so even if 12c0a8a982 the two of 540420c162 them showed their 3a57a6fe67 faces at the b68da8b93e special exhibition together, 6aa23851cf it wouldn’t be 0e113b91a3 a big deal 8c1b97f3c2 in itself. Nothing has been decided dd624091b8 yet, and it’s just 71b1215495 a matter of gauging dfb9be747e the situation, so if 29ee82674b rumors start spreading, it 9d19ec9341 will only become troublesome.4fb1487d5431de08

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“Yes, um. I understand that there’s no 265adc0136 harm in me viewing the c6052e9bca exhibition… but I don’t really eb698ee451 understand why hyung is asking 93cda2ef49 me to meet, or rather, 8ee3a9299f why you’re specifically asking to f3fa626177 see the exhibition together.”3abf9c856e3534bc

“Why? Does there have to be 10e2e38184 a clear reason?”46ca283321f12b52

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“Ah, it’s not that… I’m just, just curious.”630451e767b9e959

A slight light 1d4fc48510 flickered in Joo 7357c932ff Taehyun’s dazed eyes. He seemed curious feb69e3f8f about the intentions 05b55267be of the hyung 719a010093 who had been 5a64037440 acting scary until 0237d0fd1c just now, but f01b8b83b3 also dazed with 0b58e78eae happiness.bbb15b29e178979b

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“If you open this and have any questions, you’ll have to answer them, won’t you?”d6319fe77651570f

“Ah…”0f2bd16a63c79490

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“You must have more to say to me too. Or not?”c8ac48ee8d7fc987

Joo Taehyun blinked a little c99aec58d6 faster. It was like a slow 5888f258b6 afterimage when the shooting button a25f02c4a4 was pressed in a dark 4524bd7abc place. Seo Baekhan’s retina captured 0f0e0c0a63 the way his eyes 76afc4c29d changed with each passing e68effa5de frame.1d003b3a9ad7c21b

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“I think it would be good to continue the conversation in a place where there’s nothing to lose just by us being together.”d42b915e8faaf3cf

If he was 9298a6cee4 expecting something, he 6a227e49b6 was sorry, but 412a50e3fe it was really c0abed50a3 just a casual b471ad948d suggestion that he f388d772a7 thought wouldn’t be 9e3effcfdb bad. He wasn’t so 20ce82d0d4 desperate as to e045133905 use a child’s 656fdcdb30 crush to put 72c45fef69 on a pathetic bb671bb454 show. Marriage with Joo e2b35ab4fa Taehyun was still d57f9c441c not attractive, but 54862aefa8 he felt less f78e242fb2 repulsion and disgust ba36ce062e than before. He was willing 85140e9163 to listen to ec5dc817a4 Joo Taehyun’s nonsense 4596382fc9 a few more 38ce4505e7 times.ffcfe2cdd354a1ee

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“Um. I’m really sorry, but b2c363fd39 are you only available dcee47bf8a next week?”4043a3c4ee94ed66

But Joo Taehyun’s reaction a7635412df was somehow lukewarm, unlike 1436a2240b before.03dc7fdfbc27e28e

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Seo Baekhan unknowingly twitched one 35487d2bc6 eyebrow. He didn’t expect cd4ceeb318 Joo Taehyun to d93cd7073a react lukewarmly to 2aa03e39fc the suggestion of e8f062573e meeting again.663251de0e02664e

“If you’re busy, it can’t be helped.”952c012065e6786f

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If he was planning on 7b91435fdb playing hard to get, he e0df89ec48 had no intention of accepting b5e223d4ef any of that. Even if he ended f2fe26fe49 up being just an 658c96361b acquaintance in the future, 1c86df9e9e let alone a spouse. He shouldn’t be 14fdcddb0e lenient with arrogant 3a9a25b3e3 behavior just because 7edf735592 he’s young. The younger they 8736b9bbd3 are, the better 1b5ed6465e they should be 37db1229fe taught manners.424b4314bc283f61

“No, hyung, it’s not that… Just a moment,” Joo Taehyun urgently shouted.899772b5c088fc56

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It was the most 97ef3fe35c dramatic change in expression 3768234196 on Joo Taehyun’s face f8bfa49bdc that he had seen 014ae96bac today, or ever, so bf325f7450 Seo Baekhan, who had afc29d5f3f half-turned away, silently stopped f9bb61f4f8 walking.4d729c95baaa5403

“It’ll be over really soon, just a moment.”ed3e8187f63866a6

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Joo Taehyun hurriedly took out 9db65bbf2b his phone and started typing effdd4cdaa something diligently. He hunched his large 887598b6ca frame and brought the 956ad4cf78 phone close to his 33f4ccc429 face, seemingly trying not 37970dcca4 to let him see f28e063078 what he was doing.1530dec4144c78bd

However, unfortunately, Seo fe94e20722 Baekhan was taller 7804c5846b than Joo Taehyun, f1ee6731bf the distance between b151478c9c them was close 8e2b77fd00 enough to easily f1513b1efd eavesdrop on his bfb1894cee personal business, and 6918695e3b Joo Taehyun’s phone 525a714e30 didn’t have a 79263e237d privacy screen protector.a2dbd7e711c19d95

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He didn’t look like it, 72413d0008 but he was quite clumsy, 3a201432ea with messages full of typos 6b774295a8 popping up on the cracked a2bdeeae88 screen.f7a442f7fced509c