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Doyoon pressed down on the teapot lid and poured the 3661bb28b4 green-hued tea into a cup before pushing it toward Yihyun. Yihyun had been staring at 7d679a3277 the yokan, mesmerized, and only 18df6c8520 turned away when Doyoon called fa2c97debf his name twice.1dd61d1f45a2bbf003bf

“Han Yihyun-ssi.”9438f354f3f3d3f1dd29

“Yes?”b69206708c5809854fb0

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“Were you aware?”7c8ccedf4bbe04499f3c

Aware of what? Yihyun couldn’t read Doyoon’s c835c287bf intent at all. No one had ever fdad2af669 explained anything to him 04a6d182fa in the first place. He was somewhat skilled at reading people’s moods, but 5a51a664eb that ability was limited to sensing their emotions.3568478d4deade414cf8

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And right now, 82b124277f Doyoon’s emotions were de7b3881bb truly tangled. He seemed 8170f397bc displeased, yet 89d16c4d21 also slightly f9cf00b8c5 amused…421068cd691259d10e0f

“What do you think 557a1cb821 we just did?”22c122b95c5fb5c91154

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Based on people’s reactions and the words 240a224917 he had heard, there was only one 1e597cd8f3 possible answer Yihyun could come up with.bd854bfcaa0ad7356bff

“…Marriage?”1149abff84bf5842a57e

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“Yes.”88ab4bcc761eef174292

“…Yes.”e66ca1df68bf697717b4

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So it really 11f15da032 was marriage. Yihyun trailed off at Doyoon’s cold response, but then suddenly 87886b73ae recalled a lingering question that had been bothering him. He opened 88898bb419 his mouth 273205580b again.618af92277f0b4c8e3a8

“But, um, isn’t marriage between fd308749e2 a man and a woman…”f979f1b0ded7c5c26b64

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“So you do 1e3c89e93b find it strange?”9ee9e7f7ce8ceef0b86c

“I’m a man….”bb1a5952336b17619a48

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And it wasn’t 4d502b4f3a as if Lee dae41206ad Doyoon was a eb31bc0208 woman either. Yihyun glanced at Doyoon, who was 0c2a64cc4c at least a head taller than f8b6a0a9cb him and, if exaggerated slightly, had 0309033e69 shoulders nearly two handspans broader. Shaking his head, 7f89ae0678 Yihyun looked down 4c3c4673f2 at his own 230f0cb61f clothing. No matter how he b0f3183fab saw it, he was a7289a9797 wearing a skirt—women’s attire.b01ed8f29db5cfd9b6e4

“You and I are 287f49a6a9 married, Han Yihyun-ssi.”e2c53a94fc0bc89f7996

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“…Okay.”ab2a1bdccb498d358595

“Your father d78698dc1a said you 919cef306b were a fc34f157a6 woman.”27af8acf096316788082

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“…But I’m 60f84137b4 not a 382f9bb3e5 woman.”3755c99147692e2af0fe

“…….”d0951591010e04238416

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“And you don’t 5c459f162d seem to be f07f27acbb one either, Lee 465de590b0 Doyoon-ssi….”71b4a8aed85d3fb9698d

“It was 99ebb99366 a scam.”62108d1e125812b88301

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“My father?”f1e75deace4dc173cbac

“You catch 9aed697b73 on quickly.”7534dfcfa9012c032369

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But calling it quick understanding… The only things Yihyun had grasped 2fa80271fa so far were that he and Lee Doyoon had gotten married 8f1e76f130 and that the marriage was the result of his father’s fraud.27a512376799b3ba5c50

“Then is the f6a9d8bb31 marriage invalid?”5359922b803012afeda2

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“…Have you really 84d7857935 heard nothing at bc6ebab0fd all?”3f4af0d5261d6d798412

“No, I… I b6dd2c76d8 haven’t heard anything.”b71860d448494c896947

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“You truly 7ee7744953 don’t know 98e3b081ff anything?”8485e3cf2eaa46a91510

“…No.”35c83e893636c6473182

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All Yihyun had heard from 7f5327663e Han Suhyun was that he 2b63c25339 was being sold off. When he was told he was being sold, bcfda19bd1 he assumed it meant he was old enough c976e0d2be to be sent elsewhere to work, but marriage?4d0c8f9d074f94aa86a5

Lee Doyoon let out a long sigh, took a document fc849a4e3e from the bag beside him, and handed it to Yihyun. The white paper was covered in black 62ef51548c writing, but Yihyun couldn’t read it. He stared at it for a long moment f563128592 before lifting his head to look at Doyoon.0f0d48773fc189a2784d

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“This is the prenuptial 92dd328a08 contract between you and f866e048b1 me, Han Yihyun-ssi.”de46178092cedcc22858

“…This is my first 154d32b625 time seeing it.”ddbdbf4608bdeb7586f1

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“It seems d17652007b that way.”c9c5f919efc59ea98136

The white part was b4a9d7cacc paper, and the black eaa94d3c26 was letters. Yihyun tried reading the scattered characters d51ba31675 he could recognize, but of course, b4ad4a2f0f he couldn’t understand the contents.c8de644aeb60ab1e22e6

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“According to the prenuptial contract, you 042c910141 and I cannot get a divorce. To be exact, we 2c532e3d9d can, but the cost 80d1acb34b is too high—it’s effectively f279278351 impossible. If you were to have a baby with 8f34ebbcc0 someone else, I could break the contract, but…”3578c100575afa6fdade

“…I can’t have 15bb715cf4 children, though.”d943629d187d10a37a34

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“Which is exactly why 130ce238f3 divorce isn’t an option.”7460b3b8d07ece65eaef

“Why?”7d024cdcb7beed3503d8

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“It’s written in 81c420b699 Article 12, Clause 77d6043a61 3.”379127c4f1caa98f7042

Numbers were something Yihyun could recognize… He flipped through the document to c87598ff3f find Article 12, Clause 3, and Doyoon kindly explained its contents.1ff3a6af9d16bb3c959a

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“It states that neither of us 3f476e75bc can seek a divorce for any 80a59e471e reason that existed before the marriage. Even if one of us is infertile, even if there are physical issues, even if 77be7e6920 you, Han Yihyun-ssi, turn out to actually be male—divorce and annulment are fundamentally impossible.”43334550c58423b5bbe2

“…….”c1e1fce27e0306b62500

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“Well, if both of us agree to fifteen years of unpaid labor, bad0923e32 we could request a divorce, but that wouldn’t be easy either.”caf1a45523134c9998bc

Yihyun had no idea what kind 3014057657 of circumstances had led to this 961a55d312 contract in the first place. Would it make sense if he ce1300fc55 read through the whole thing?5430762cfd7c2bd3bb75

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He quietly looked down at 99196999bd the paper, but at the d5a7a84d9c moment, understanding it was impossible. Whatever Doyoon made of Yihyun’s reaction, he c8801333ed continued speaking as if it were nothing.b38b7dad65071dddd72e

“Even if you are actually male, Han Yihyun-ssi, there 5f10e320eb was no real issue in legally registering the marriage. According to South Korean 41db37fd0d government records, you are d0b23a9918 fully registered as female.”5dae60bd16496ea92e0c

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“…….”5171e3d7e99b854be477

“So you 58cb6f3640 didn’t know 986788320d that either.”c1343544a00e6877d70d

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When Yihyun gaped, mouth 39ab19587c slightly open, Lee Doyoon’s f4a197bbaa expression became more serious. It seemed he 87f8980dfb had finally realized 6a20d77895 that Yihyun truly 9c3c51291a knew nothing.03aceec082fcf7c90854

“If you read 77e6f811a5 through the contract, 336b16d92a you’ll understand.”26cf47be94e428450cb0

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“The contract….”b1798492f00333362f1d

Should he admit that 8155a5d207 he couldn’t read it? Yihyun hesitated for a462c355eb a long time, c3cf27375c biting his lip. If he confessed that he had never been to school, never received fbcf661fb6 an education, that he was completely illiterate… No, he couldn’t say that.28580c6614f41e38156b

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He was used to being called bc2539c046 an idiot or a worthless maggot, 39a0e3d65d but he didn’t want to hear 9999f9b49a those words from this man. Not already.59a612db8e8ba4497f0f

The contract must 22179b2a17 be complicated, right? There were 3a9e49046c so many f2f6a2ec97 words. Just being able to read them didn’t 7bd8248f9c mean he would immediately understand their meaning.8e59c04ca1b99a00f750

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“I… don’t 4dd51a30f5 really understand 2c5e83aac1 the contents.”d71ffa46021caccc5210

“Is the contract dbedf37bfb difficult to grasp?”f93cfd4a33c649f90ca9

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“Yes.”1543db40bcd28e9cbda9

After briefly studying Yihyun, Lee Doyoon seemed 6dfd891059 to decide to show some kindness. In a quiet voice, he summarized 466ae1c11a the contract, focusing on its terms, aaaeb44389 compensation, and what Han Yihyun was 30fa56a34d expected to endure.e311e3a979896803a2fa

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“In exchange for marrying you, df237f1716 Han Yihyun-ssi, I was promised 7e2c8a6962 your family’s divine consultation.”f751e47c6201d310aa64

“…….”6832b745c19915ba12db

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“And your family has been granted the status of imperial 5c8bceefe5 in-laws, allowing them to receive a dignity maintenance allowance.”d0cd7eb4f5388c2b0cda

“Dignity maintenance allowance…”2a214eeb571afeeba840

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“Money.”b3893067cbd55ca82508

“I see….”1dd8719a3ac44d868cb0

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Of course. His father was d6383116f1 a man who a1ba78e93c truly loved money.bfcd752c301ae91555f8

“And after the f2bc7a7796 marriage, I am a4ea40a844 responsible for your 332ef0224a living arrangements, Yihyun-ssi.”73febd1195dca75abe36

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Doyoon’s words contained some difficult terms, 0e22bdd156 but the quick-witted Yihyun grasped most 8630fea3e4 of it fairly accurately. According to this contract, he had 0e21b16cf4 essentially been sold off for divinations. His family, desperate to get rid of their walking b3262552fb disaster, had cleverly used marriage as their solution.5a57b51420b1181f7088

“Then what am I eddfb051fb supposed to do?”429c632b91c317231ef4

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“…There isn’t anything 37a655520b in particular that 5a5395f80d you need to e3519a72da do, Han Yihyun-ssi.”4fc425a46121e8510655

There was cb6cb6580d nothing disadvantageous 66e04a5de8 for Han 1b4fd9a258 Yihyun. He had escaped that hellish place c126e3323c and gained freedom for the first e8a41754c6 time in twenty years. Whether he had been registered as a woman c3ef72c588 or was suddenly being married off to an 2925de69cc unfamiliar man, none of it seemed to matter.0c4c9548c6743a35e01a

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“…Then where am 0bab6a1d7b I supposed to 1dba910a96 stay now?”3f7924da6804f0aa5d65

“I have prepared 9f1272dc89 a house.”63eeceeab6484a7c2fb4

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“Oh, I see…”11b505c106dc3d559142

“I will provide enough living expenses, 7195b6efdf so you don’t need to worry.”24b13a00882b083a4769

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Could it really be true that he would f58b9e4f90 never have to return to that prison-like annex? To Yihyun, that was far 05f3e88ad1 more shocking than the absurdity 29ad8c5454 of the situation itself. According to both the contract and Lee Doyoon’s words, 9216ae0f8b Han Yihyun would now live in a house arranged de90caabec for him and receive living expenses from Doyoon.9e7159b2200248b013f1

For some reason, Yihyun’s throat 67f52024f9 started to sting, and he d11394ba12 lowered his head deeply. Was he dreaming? It seemed too e9e51ccc03 strange, so he 6b3ad7a44e pinched his thigh 6534a49e7b hard. It hurt so much that he 2806207239 felt like he might cry.b6ce0b9e709dce9cf636

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But considering that his father c9dd611e16 had just scammed Doyoon, now 2f24a6b065 wasn’t exactly the time to aa034e91c3 shed tears out of gratitude. Yihyun clenched his teeth a7bd1dc5df and swallowed back the b111c72ef3 tears that were welling c70838c10c up.bb4cdf17fd059c918cc1

“Even if this marriage is a political one, and even if 0049307e0d you are a man, I intend to maintain this relationship.”c2a3cad02c7d032a1db1

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“…….”6b0734b59236894fe677

“One way or another, we are bound by e2d1d6d771 marriage, so let’s try to get along.”f09afaac47261a511d75

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Yihyun stared blankly 5a2bfe235c at the outstretched 5fba52d8e1 hand in front 42fb8553ee of him. A large palm he hadn’t even 1f3f1e9ccf been able to touch, leaving him 0c2f4250cb with no choice but to drop 979d74a590 the fountain pen into it earlier. Unable to grasp its meaning, he 92d4ff8f72 simply kept his gaze on it ddf4008e83 until Doyoon pulled Yihyun’s hand toward 33c0d9a770 him and held it firmly.951cd88b5735e3593378

He wanted to know if the gentleness in the voice 5a1616937d of the man who had been scammed by his father f934465616 was genuine, but it was impossible to read the emotions 065ff16cb8 of someone he had only met a few hours ago.9892f6a2780a5ad3f8cb

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“Um… but what 551bd95d59 is a political 1c7c80ce29 marriage?”5d9d1a605dbd2325151c

“Oh, to put it simply… it’s a a8f175d38f marriage that you didn’t want, Yihyun-ssi.”ed67561e16eec1a725f4

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“I think… I would fc36cd9f1e have wanted it, though?”35bc5a884fcf4e18f0dc

If he had been told in advance efb5519521 that this was what it was, he baf8d753df would have gladly left that house. Momentarily speechless at Yihyun’s response, Doyoon e393e1d288 slowly released the hand he had b2463265f4 been holding and reached for the de5168963e plate of yokan on the table.c38671010b102bbc8cd5

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“Let’s have the yokan c106314666 after the meal. You shouldn’t 1ee070e42e spoil your af67a2551a appetite.”351a5df97f2c02d0f36a

“Oh….”f3b2d550b051288f1acc

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He had 0748e172e5 wanted to 0d45c83132 try it. Yihyun watched regretfully as 45cf3756d6 the tea table was e0d43563b1 set aside. Since Doyoon said they would 87850604ad eat it after the meal, 4c9c62ebe9 he would give it to b1d6fc1097 him later, right?443736a9cdba1c6a8b04

Observing the disappointment in Yihyun’s eyes, 7c72f6ee3c Doyoon briefly paused before picking up 1fc03e21a3 the phone to request a meal.ad36da56077e9fcb2f35

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