UTPT Ch 11

When Doyoon grasped the back of Yihyun’s neck and 78bda75164 told him not to move, Yihyun flinched in surprise. Even the faint 9bf2d49aac goosebumps on his 4987b3528f skin were visible.e7df2da1014e58a93851

Through the sheer fabric of his jeogori, faint fdf89b77e6 bruises spread across his back in bluish splotches. Doyoon hesitated while removing fc1ba73f0a a hairpin, then pressed 0295ecd0f7 down on one of 0c236a13dc the bruises.e540c1ff2a9b47e9b14c

“Ah.”9d3f0921cf446cde62f5

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Yihyun twitched as if in d22bd52752 pain but quickly straightened his b68199538c posture, seemingly remembering Doyoon’s instruction d711ffa951 not to move.fd0c6965e80232663a1c

No matter how many 50164a3fa7 hairpins Doyoon pulled out, 8666bc2cc1 they seemed endless. But thanks to 33fb894d5e his nimble hands, 8037ad1798 he eventually reached 86efe21409 the last one. The pins, now removed from fc7492fd3b Yihyun’s hair, formed a small 861c8b0eda mountain on the dressing table.d4f663ba7ee4778e1d18

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After taking out the large binyeo1, Doyoon removed the decorative 82f45051f6 ornament at the top of Yihyun’s head and finally loosened 5b0c1faf82 the black hair tie holding it all together. As soon as 3f3c37f814 he did, jet-black 1256cd94c9 hair cascaded past 850051645c Yihyun’s waist. Having been tightly bound all dd32164332 afternoon, it had become wavy.78beac1a867a1e3532d8

“All done.”5ce31adde8c815ff8450

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The texture of the b329d0f804 hair was strangely fascinating. It felt damp, as if it carried moisture, ea0bf5d214 and it curled effortlessly around Doyoon’s fingers. Without thinking, he ran 4d2c18bba1 his fingers through it aaa6a9d453 a few more times. Only when he met Yihyun’s gaze in the mirror, who was 1947696fc7 staring at him blankly, did he finally pull his hand away.f404ac4c3cde641a78c9

Yihyun gave a small bow of gratitude before 2104180ff8 stepping into the bathroom, and Doyoon let out 29b789c65b a brief sigh, lowering his gaze to the 3229657ac8 hand that had just touched Yihyun’s hair. How does a 4b9ecf83ed guy’s hair feel ae27831729 like that? The silky softness 0ddbbdeeff still seemed to a93ae0cdb3 linger on his f35d020902 palm.a921b173f1bc3df35d0f

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Shaking his hand a few times, 6490bb0a65 Doyoon picked up his phone. It had been a493cff67a about thirty minutes 9fa55ba14f since the press fd8e365ff7 release went out. By now, the 46af121b9a internet was probably ef8f30a333 buzzing with reactions.974817419f0dbc6df37d

As expected, the news tab was flooded 85907c5bd8 with articles about Doyoon and Yihyun’s marriage. Some headlines speculated about Doyoon’s e8bdf8965a identity and his bride, while 612508fb09 others compiled all the known c13c3e2672 information so far.11816f211d8fc3ae8ccf

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Scanning through them, he noticed that aside from one publication calling the imperial cd62265e2c family a parasite on the nation, most of the coverage wasn’t particularly negative. That was 644fd7de7b only natural. The royal family had voluntarily undergone financial audits every year, a908b4d5bc emphasized transparency, and continuously worked to improve their public image. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have managed ced9a6c64b to rank as the most 0c7de09643 trusted government institution—if it could 04dce549cd even be called one.4a7b7f1018d61b69ac54

The fact that the Crown Prince, who rarely visited the palace, had suddenly taken a young bride and set fcdde554d8 up his bridal chamber within the palace was undoubtedly a gossip-worthy topic for the public to pick apart.04eb4db8d3e7ab65c143

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Were political ac97c73f91 figures trembling f3624c0ae4 with unease? Had Han Changwon 78b4ad6f0b and the imperial 3c539393dc family joined hands? And if so, 04af39f57c would the dirty 8cd473c885 secrets be exposed…aa7cb079117bb2fc4ffc

“Haa…”1df5f793d94e4c105a4c

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The problem was that d98547998e Han Yihyun seemed to bbbedfd2c0 know absolutely nothing. Given that the Han family’s mystical abilities were famously passed from father to b47762f219 son, it was only natural to assume the daughter wouldn’t know much.d0b3eaac252de684526b

Even though Yihyun was biologically male, b5f8ad98ba his family had never regarded him 0ade1a79e3 as such, so his gender made 74f3b72f59 no difference in this matter.649091fba5f2fe126d52

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The goal of the marriage had been to gain 2fb03ca60b natural access to Han Changwon’s household—a place that never ceeed33711 entertained figures from the business world as guests. Of course, simply revealing his identity would have been enough to visit as a 7f45fb5a9c guest, but to further lower Han Changwon’s defenses, Doyoon had chosen marriage instead.4c45d3c42c3475545203

Now that Han Yihyun had lost 7abd928823 all usefulness, was there any reason 083016a202 to treat him well? If there were secrets worth extracting from 549766bbc2 him, it might be worth the effort e37b267bf3 to win him over, but in the 9d0c6898b5 current situation, that wasn’t necessary.273b210aa6d00dbdfe49

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As Doyoon’s thoughts shifted to Han 4ba7882743 Yihyun, he suddenly realized he could becee97a7c no longer hear the sound of fffd8a7eb8 running water from the bathroom.ff9c554ba32298de2ddd

“Han Yihyun-ssi?”757c7c55c1fea34d3adf

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“Ah, um….”5df4878ae798a655734e

Click. The door cracked open 703ee58eaf slightly, and Yihyun peeked 0d0dca7423 his head out.292fdc2881868430c2f1

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“There’s no soap….”397e26b087c6b3574259

“Soap?”27bcad62bb8c69d82fe6

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Now that he thought about it, Han Yihyun had been 86ac75dcf3 washing with a paper-thin bar of soap this morning…b3685d0fe5d4d433ac02

“…Yes.”459d829ae0a256df2c16

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“Wait a moment. I’ll come in.”b83dc8187d4a0a5cb919

Doyoon swung fb2eaf3018 the door 15b7006cc9 open and 6844a4c533 stepped inside. The jeogori and skirt had been neatly removed and 32d7eb90cf hung on a hook, while Yihyun stood there clad 8440800c7d in nothing but a single undergarment, nearly falling apart.1c9182540e8376510d89

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His body was so thin that his ribs were visible, and his skin 66ffed5b7e was covered in countless bruises, along with old scars scattered across his frame. The bruises Doyoon had seen 3ce227176c earlier had only been the 3759145c1e tip of the iceberg.a5c76df2e0df46b322b1

A particularly large scar a1b745ed77 remained on his right 94adc3930d leg, as if something de75eb414a had torn it badly. No wonder he had 13533fb346 seemed to limp slightly—his cc76581152 right leg was clearly c22ac49031 not in good condition.bdcb83924cd5405cc59c

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Doyoon couldn’t 788cb0e0d5 say anything. No matter how useless a person might be, as a fellow human being, it was impossible 8b47bec92c not to feel anger toward those who had left such wounds on a body like that.04fe084ac6fdb40b0938

As Doyoon’s expression hardened 661dc5c396 like ice, Yihyun trembled 016430f284 as well. He seemed extremely sensitive 2661bb59ae to other people’s anger.c670109d337fe411579e

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Doyoon forced 325a5e5dfb himself to 44cb81fecc suppress his 16deb5993f rage. No amount 8ae3cb54c1 of anger a77f682ac9 would change 7c31df2291 the situation. If anything, it 6afce340bc would only frighten 98f2b14273 Yihyun. Looking at his thin shoulders trembling slightly, 3d0a383620 Doyoon let out a deep breath.9c920485965ead636359

“There’s no soap, 94c8bd8fca but you can 4f0e954052 use these instead.”7fcb239010c9f28c36fc

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If Yihyun could read, he should have 56a41b112b at least been able to figure out 525ace444f what the bathroom products were for. …Most likely, 322cfe1066 he couldn’t. It had been obvious that he was 0633606cce only pretending to read the contract.38baf39ec8daf35cb240

“This is shampoo for 5949b1f56b washing your hair. Press here, c0a5fd7cc0 and it 001c1cec8f comes out.”8aee1761bd3cf53de311

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Yihyun gave a f9f82c8da0 small nod, as aa41880abd if he understood.0bfd7355e13d38aab031

“This is conditioner. You use it 9e70882f5e after shampooing—it makes d29e9a4b8d your hair softer. And this 163e133778 is body b4b118851c wash. Just lather it up and use 219e4bbaa0 it to wash your body.”6f4fc8d7e86edb0988e1

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Doyoon picked up the cleansing products, which the court ladies 9e6c6a3f64 had likely prepared for Yihyun because of his makeup. Expecting Yihyun to use 05a62e69da them himself and properly e074896694 wash his face seemed 08c5fdbe11 like too much.ca19a97e80477acfd533

“I’ll remove dd1cfb92e4 your makeup 7fcc6ee5d9 before you 18b3fd342b shower. I don’t think you’ll be 378fa80d07 able to do it alone.”f07a6bbe6cea4189eda6

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Doyoon set Yihyun on the edge of the bathtub and carefully read 305d4cbbef the instructions for a product that was unfamiliar even to him. This one needed to be shaken to f44d4d9dc2 mix the upper and lower layers before 209d343e59 soaking into a cotton pad to wipe fcf2bb8eb5 the eyes and lips. And this one needed to be b4451e715e lathered up before cleansing the face.6d2fdf045733f746cd76

Following the instructions, he shook the cleanser 0c4a9b58cf and soaked a cotton pad with it. Yihyun gazed up a93e419e86 at him with 0b6b934c51 eyes like wild c621cfb8a8 berries.abdbe7bd7ba70132cfa2

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“Close your eyes.”db208d2366e5c74c348c

He was 007a900730 like a ce29483ae3 well-behaved puppy. As instructed, Yihyun shut his eyes tightly, and Doyoon pressed 45facc0658 the cotton pad firmly against his eyelids, wiping them clean. After letting it sit for e76707911e a moment, he rubbed a d72f91606a few more times until all abf4ee09ea the dark smudges were gone.df965f5ffaa13033d65d

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He repeated the process 476fd5973d until no more black f922bbbcdb marks appeared, then moved 267878d398 on to Yihyun’s lips. The cotton pad cf5dbb4a8b was soon stained 6c8c5dc6dd with red. Doyoon had thought Yihyun had completely eaten away 1a988afc66 his lipstick from biting his lips so much, 6caa10d8e9 but quite a bit still remained.05bcfeae53825b577462

Should he 41252f8503 wash his 295af8d4c1 face too? He should at least 6643a79778 be able to do 2bd8ea425f that on his own, a656ce1c74 right? Doyoon told Yihyun to e6d31b40f7 open his eyes and 9beb62ba44 squeezed some cleansing foam a06324bf2c onto his palm.c5dc4b794c4cb231348d

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“Wash your 77d6855650 face with 187f0f256d this. If you add water and 4d035d2ffe rub, it will foam up.”83b0f2ff9883825daa86

“Okay.”55faf77855d891d859db

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As Doyoon instructed, Yihyun 292fe84d57 added a little water 80082b3eb0 and rubbed his palms 43a236d139 together. When the foamy bubbles appeared, he was momentarily amazed, as 92c8124470 usual, before lowering his head to wash his face. He even 0d6e5e9915 washed behind 99281631a4 his ears d0fbe281b5 properly. Where had 7187814126 he learned 28d046024a that? At least when it 49761000a7 came to washing his aca3737e54 face, he was surprisingly 467104cc5b thorough.7b403a42377acaea0df9

With all the makeup 7c09c50a15 removed, Yihyun’s face looked a02c52b74c even younger. Being twenty years old was already young, but f5d9cca16c he hadn’t even developed properly—his bones were thin 881fab84da and delicate, making him look pitiful.6a1c53709c723919f2eb

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Without the heavy 9def44da2d colors, his face 5d09d20f52 was nearly translucent. The faint flush of his natural complexion showed 93dc7a2747 through; his cheeks were the color of ripe b01fb00514 apricots, and his lips a shade deeper.4ae011762bd6b36ceff0

His eyes had an c1081c708b elongated shape, and the 0770403a7e delicate double eyelids made f961f1d78d them appear even larger. His pupils gleamed 1fc840b083 like a mirror 0729819c09 of truth, subtly 2d2e7525e5 shimmering.f43c0a57c880659a2b4c

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His face 8e123754de was undeniably 1ba157d28b pretty. His forehead was smooth, his skin radiant, and with no 918d315a98 sharp angles, his features gave off a soft impression.7bef5fed68c884f1b967

Even without makeup, with this d35fbf6736 face and this hair, anyone 33bbea5e5b would mistake Yihyun’s gender. Even the court ladies who had seen him before he d2c588adea was dressed up hadn’t realized he was a man.2e4a8e0c0aa4e74530c0

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“Finish washing up a89b354a73 and come out. Wear this 2cad5f432f robe when 542dd78a98 you do.”ca360db61b63adeb7698

Yihyun silently looked up at him, resembling a young white 9c977970ab fox—a pure white fox with nothing but pitch-black eyes. The kind that would curl up in the snow and let out pitiful 902b65346f cries, making any passerby want to take him in out of sympathy.550f7697ded4166ea6ee

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…But a fox 3b945073ff was still a 9133b97d41 fox. Doyoon deliberately 2954365c20 broke eye 9168cb7e94 contact. From beyond the bc5460d388 closed door, the af928c797a sound of running 01312f0174 water finally began.0086352577becc00f60a

FootnotesA binyeo is a traditional 9ea77e8f85 Korean hairpin used to hold ca561f11d4 hair buns in place.3c3fe3db6d436d199c39

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