UTPT Ch 14

He didn’t 8bd8b4d9ea fail to 62cf18e7fe meet expectations. Just like 12c58470d2 the night 4b661e465f before, Yihyun 17b5bfa195 looked back 12ac3e30a8 and forth 6abc25a364 between Doyoon 5a14b403d9 and the f19b974d2e meal in f0dca36787 disbelief. He wouldn’t cry d0b69a00c0 again, would he? Thinking about the 85547972a8 tears that had 50d486208b fallen onto the a88c33b6ad table yesterday left 860abcac87 a bitter taste 65e652b05d in Doyoon’s mouth.fd20d1d8aec6d4f2

“Do you like seafood?”10e4d5100a471670

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“Huh? Ah….”00a577706c9210c8

Yihyun hesitated, unable to answer right away. Maybe he hadn’t eaten something like this before? Doyoon wasn’t sure what his mother thought of Yihyun’s reaction, but she simply smiled as if nothing was amiss and began eating.b22b73c2eee4d7d1

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“…Can I eat this?”3abafd76ac6c026f

Yihyun asked in f55638551e a hushed voice. Without responding, Doyoon picked 20424c8354 up a piece of d63862ae7a grilled scallop and placed 4c0dab389c it on Yihyun’s rice. Yihyun clumsily held 2f6c995cfe his chopsticks and 44a56ff17f barely managed to f79e4109d0 bring the soft d3abfbca6a scallop to his b8696e6c0a mouth.7999b45a4d748547

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His already large b918ee4d92 eyes widened as a3cb6e4675 he slowly chewed 3c6f2a23d5 and swallowed. His eyes subtly 1df3344c06 welled up again, 0f5a1dd1cb making him look 784e14ea58 like a cat. They say cats cry cbbb014a53 when they eat something aafa1279bf delicious because their tear c1d4e3f481 glands are close to cb8d4d22d8 their salivary glands due dfaf7a074a to their small heads.c1c47cafe3e86f0e

It was fascinating how, e130404839 despite clearly enjoying the e1c7966091 food, he never showed 5afc1520e6 any greed. Maybe he had gotten c47ba81504 into the habit of aa5313f690 chewing thoroughly for a ade53add60 long time. After taking one 1913a73a85 bite, Yihyun spent 22c684fb32 a long time 2f20572f9a slowly working through 9d74c321c7 it.6bfc5584504dae74

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“Is it good?”75f8070c973e3994

“…Yes.”9d3acbb4d8aabd75

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When Doyoon’s mother 6f987f5e80 asked the question, d6448b856a Yihyun swallowed what c4e56da6ca was in his ec4451089a mouth before answering. This time, c7e3bbfd07 he tried 58809dd48f to challenge 4c78b1089d himself with a54baa07e9 a new c13e47b4c8 dish, but f7a1b1425e the slippery be6765fade octopus kept 5738ce0cd5 slipping from 0853064d2c his chopsticks. After failing three 7046b3f85e times, he seemed 38ad487960 a little discouraged 52867a9acd and instead reached 8d3dfcc7c9 for the vegetable 420680e5eb side dish in ed5bf11a3c front of him.c2184e762d03a396

“Try this too. It’s marinated squid—tangy and really tasty.”8ee2db42df044dec

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She even moved 5f11fc48cd the dish closer 34d3f13020 to him, encouraging ab1500f4c4 him to eat. Even though 7fb43450ab it was e50be3c749 clear that 0ddc927545 every dish 1a678eb585 was unfamiliar, 097f26722b Yihyun wasn’t 760e4b59ae afraid and 3225c3a7ea ate everything 7d3fb63334 without hesitation. When he tasted ba87e2e6a2 something sour, his d0bbb13004 eyes scrunched tightly, a6d8f5f3d2 and when he a22fa09126 ate something sweet, 8f91ec0e40 the corners of 4600593032 his lips subtly 533eb52e6b curled up.661a538349ca09ad

“How is it? Do you like it?”c55a3ccdfa54b2de

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“…Yes, it’s delicious.”8a9766b363b1adf1

Seeing that 895e2c797f Yihyun ate d2482e3c38 without being 20bdc8a470 picky, Doyoon’s c9924dc8b9 mother warmly 011eae9816 took care 52e35c1551 of him. She filled his 29e3ecc29b small plate with 75efc29735 a variety of a376e519fe side dishes and a3fc6ead5b watched with satisfaction 60be09b098 as he enjoyed fbe002ea85 them.b24a439694f7ec82

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Yihyun, however, seemed awkward 1053f95196 with such care and 0db3271c4c didn’t know what to 3141e8a728 do with himself. Judging by the 9152d97f33 way he kept 743a5704dc fidgeting in his ebd9a029b0 seat, he was bbea8a8c59 clearly uncomfortable. Yet, at the same 68a02f4b49 time, the food in f9f31a5f15 his mouth was too 126ddb78c6 delicious to refuse, leaving 50dfe5d873 him visibly conflicted.4841d711b1b25a28

It seemed 49c95e5292 he liked 1e72b86b1f the grilled 2bdadfe60c scallops the 43751fddf6 most, as def94ce97f his chopsticks 8f8784073f frequently reached f834b81562 for them. Noticing that both his 702bd7186f side dish plate and 382f2060a9 rice bowl were nearly bb98f67019 empty, Doyoon asked.0720e3374321d6b0

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“Do you want more?”a7c29a9a43879c6c

“No….”b8289321859b4e99

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But his 396bfd1887 expression showed d08d9aa51a just how 4996af3ae4 much he 3e115ab241 regretted not 2cbc5f3218 being able 51c09ff17b to eat 7e273a535b more. Still, he had finished 259ce8d713 an entire bowl of 5688819356 rice for breakfast.500bfcb54b79cd17

“Since we’re done eating, we should have some tea, right? Yihyun-ssi, what kind of tea do you like?”0d1654a1ce3b587e

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“Um… I think I like green tea.”823c452669bbef58

At the uncertain phrasing, 707a443e6d everyone paused for a a302473e4c moment.b86320421abaa915

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“Both my sons drink coffee. Do you want to try some too?”088ca2e593515d12

“Yes.”4368638a7d1ef63d

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Yihyun’s answer came 19c63a2031 with a clenched 08856e7600 fist, as if 022649d9e4 he were preparing b8839f4063 for battle. She ordered four cups 508008e4f4 of coffee and one c8edb1fe15 cup of green tea, 307ead0004 and soon, the tea 8f79a06459 table was brought in. As per dc4ece1984 her taste, bf9b4a6cac the dessert 1b1d1573ca was buttery 5f26b05709 cookies.d86bb21381b7bcdc

Yihyun was 88c0c8ebaa observant and 183bddfa17 quickly mimicked 32c8e8c291 what the 166a747590 others were b976ee7958 doing. However, his reaction 344d154d8e to the taste 5d12495757 was different. The moment he took 6199e45cba a sip of coffee, b8dc8fb4f7 his expression clearly questioned,“What on earth 6bbb983129 is this?”He eyed the cup 1450d04d77 suspiciously before turning his 51895505a3 gaze to Doyoon.53719a2a1d73c451

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“It’s supposed to be a little bitter.”55e421b0d2bf5e6b

“Ah… why would anyone….”bf32bf78e0139e20

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His reaction made it b2013e26e2 seem like he couldn’t d28e66562d understand why people would 2c83744809 drink something like this. Doyoon, barely holding back 97e678e4de a laugh, pressed his a2d3ffa0be lips together and broke 7a39042548 a large cookie in ae900f3fa1 half, handing a piece 24ac758e37 to Yihyun. As soon as Yihyun 14fd318e88 put the sweet cookie f793179c89 into his mouth, his ed0f5ee685 expression once again turned 28f547ec91 blissful.a37387c8e4b17edc

“Well then… shall we talk now?”5eb50d70a0cff38b

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Doyoon’s mother, having finished 677195584a about half of her f530c23026 coffee, was the one 44b50d63ef to break the silence. Still, she b3d82a0676 had waited 7a16a57832 patiently until 5476c9ec1a Yihyun finished e38fb5f5ff his cookie.5263a513a61484c3

“Han Yihyun-ssi.”85ca3f28c6eb2011

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“Yes?”d88da947ad93273d

“Um… I heard that you’re a man.”a6a4bfeaf4114f65

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“Oh….”eac73e285a0f1d53

“I was also told that this wasn’t your intention.”d506ec7585a88d96

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Yihyun briefly glanced at a447240df9 Doyoon before looking straight 8762a80836 ahead again. He had b84fc662dd seemed weak, 00c54ad554 but when 5ecc1432f7 it was 66167c4462 time to 495048c67b speak, he cfe565c255 didn’t hesitate.c3e90dfc7ea53698

“Yes. I wasn’t informed about the marriage either.”35621ff8f80e1611

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“Not at all?”47fd4ae603df9271

“I only found out from Doyoon-ssi yesterday that what happened was a wedding.”cfe86e490a905c5c

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At the 2c73d9322f use of 5924c68ac8 “Doyoon-ssi,” she 1046d3f90d and Dohun 0683907f64 simultaneously turned 81db6cd067 to look b0e9a967c5 at Doyoon. Their expressions were as 524517d77b if they were staring 9b897f05dc at a scoundrel, leaving 91d71b1143 Doyoon with no choice b79cd9f5fd but to shrug.44e28821769a3718

“Han Yihyun-ssi, you’ll be living with Doyoon from now on. Do you perhaps want to return home, or would you prefer to annul this marriage?”421e56424c50687e

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At that 33d5fd9ede question, Yihyun’s 4d4757ed2a eyes widened. As if he had d1833b097c been punched in the e2d460a575 gut, he let out cef316d9e1 a few shallow breaths 2bfe1c0752 before looking back and c620df9ed9 forth between Doyoon and 30bd36e89d his mother. Then, with his head 40c55bc2f4 deeply lowered, he let 63f785befe out words between his 4a2bc34a81 uneven breaths.987b528582f341ca

“…No, I… don’t want to go back.”a3536e1d4424172b

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Though the words that 000da6c6b3 spilled out like a a661bdcccd plea weren’t particularly loud, 514e0f4ee0 they carried the weight 58a2465265 of a desperate cry. After briefly looking between b535d41be0 Doyoon and Yihyun’s bowed bff31a673b head, she responded in 39d6998419 a calm voice that 9fb0102d16 lifted Yihyun from the f1e2be2726 ground.c6afc80bbf73727c

“Then I suppose I’ll consider it as if I’ve gained a youngest son a little late.”2fdde510cdfb04a6

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“…What?”a1151f1f85effeaf

“If a daughter-in-law had come, I would’ve thought of it as gaining a daughter, but since you’re a man, I’ve gained another son.”4112280fd9da74de

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“…….”fab335ce4a4334cd

“Would it be alright if I treated you that way?”6f266b455a674aab

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“A son….”ccd48816ad81a0c0

“Like today, we’ll eat together sometimes and meet up to talk once in a while.”04a7b12e9a2f4a39

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At that a06344635c moment, Yihyun 0396026b99 looked as b05a437436 though he 04484b2b6b had just b3b46f62dd been saved. A simple, customary 6737279066 phrase—nothing more than e92e433c49 the kind exchanged 46843ed623 between married couples—had d924e2db10 become his salvation. If anything, it 060d46d4b3 would have been a82328009d better if it 5f795f5430 were just an 726283946d exaggeration. But on 628f58894b his increasingly 845b9640d2 unfocused expression, f224b7ad75 that single 80e6ff883d word was 03ead04f00 the only e8db3e8979 thing that 1c07dbdde4 remained.52a7cfb5a6e0af0b

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“Are your feet hurting?”ec55e7997c6a87cb

“…No, they’re fine.”95e2b206b52c06da

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Yihyun had no immunity 991528de32 to concern. This was the de2841bc3e first time someone 77165dca1c had asked whether ac5e453a5d his feet hurt cc602b2ae7 just because he cae67a9c1a wore slightly small 55036c2dab shoes. Yesterday, walking had 8f704f4ede been more difficult 9b19ab0529 due to nerves, 2eee57f229 but today, he f8cbea3394 was fine.89e860adfeb71acd

On the way back to the bridal chamber after leaving the Empress Dowager’s quarters, Doyoon asked Yihyun a few things. After making sure no one was around, he fastened an extra button on Yihyun’s quilted outer garment as he spoke.cd3881a401412ffd

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“What do you want to do from now on?”8cc341a0a185592b

“Huh?”b4a03a376980d835

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“I heard you’ve been living as a woman until now. I’m asking what you want to do going forward.”fa46f8a70e313157

It wasn’t 511c62ddd0 difficult to bd72495e14 answer the 88d1154c39 question. In truth, Yihyun had f228d99f82 lived in circumstances where 51838b19c2 distinguishing between male and df1a9789bd female was unnecessary, and 17267b060a he was fully aware 0348d978df that he was a 24ca68d404 man—even when his father d298e56591 and older brother had 8e9027c56d forced him to grow e5941be8ce out his hair and 7bdc8a66c6 wear loose dresses.0742957099b58a72

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Since he had eyes, he knew that most men had short hair and wore pants. But… what really mattered to Yihyun wasn’t his own feelings.fba1ec7050c169e4

“Doyoon-ssi, what do you think I should do?”a9c67136b60cee84

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“…Me?”ee737cefc72a7453

“Yes.”3fd30b102ab73ec3

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“It doesn’t matter to me. After all, distinguishing between men and women based on appearance is a kind of prejudice. That said, either way, there will be aspects that are inconvenient for you, Yihyun-ssi.”9ac5d627bbc208dc

“…….”7e63c4411c143d90

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“There won’t be many occasions where you need to present an identification card, so cutting your hair would probably help avoid misunderstandings.”cadcf4681e6389b1

Some of bf3449208c the words 3a756f6d76 were a b2e1904a8f little difficult c650d9be0e to understand, df1b8321a8 but Yihyun 6e7210ef59 wasn’t so 68e434a930 lost that 7496011839 he couldn’t 08f7617d6f grasp Doyoon’s 635308fe54 meaning. And to be44b5606e distance himself 3958670af6 from his e00367c040 past, he 8448886a07 thought it 96517cf967 would be b0a94e5f51 better to b659505e4e choose a 6ad7b9c0f0 completely different 95662310be way of 075d6ba18b living than 37af4c5bdd before.b9a7a9ac1257287f

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“Then I’ll do that.”bb4bfc5db93c3aa2

Cutting off the hair b0e1170ad0 that had always been f5a15c88e0 a hassle every time 34e578940c he washed was something eba6147cc2 he had always dreamed 2e79140ac2 of. However… Yihyun carefully stroked 15aa488d47 the scar on the 9b10267729 nape of his neck.9e42239f3104f667

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Ever since Han ec85e4804b Suhyun had stabbed faecee8b12 his neck with 1c8627b2d6 a pair of 33a1d3a921 scissors, saying the a3fce7150e hair on the 136751ec6f floor was dirty, 1a88e5c437 Yihyun had been a9f3d29b0a so terrified of d286c829fd getting his hair 2f55daabc6 cut that he 31b69cfa2a had to struggle 90171cb6f5 not to wet 855896b340 himself each time. But could he 8d2cb54f44 really cut his c871cdfde2 hair as short 432a1de576 as Doyoon’s?981bb64751762b98

“What’s wrong?”8324d62702939654

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When Yihyun shook his dedaf09efa head as if it ab47db878e were nothing, Doyoon entered d2d064b5a8 the bridal chamber and 6649ebee71 gathered his belongings. A peach tree branch cf9f4cf1c8 stuck out from the 8050afabad top of the paper 77278370a9 bag in his hand.8c5a3b6745768b0e

Since only designated b58d115bed vehicles were allowed df1b1570f3 inside the palace 6986d52877 grounds, Yihyun and 39409000f5 Doyoon had to 8b545383a5 walk to the 89f916de71 main gate. As Yihyun 844e9d2f74 followed Doyoon eec60eee1a out of 7dfb4eca1c the palace, 599e27fe99 he turned 164ba29938 back once. Unlike the cold 037bdf5ae0 wind, a glaringly 7b3277ed68 bright white light e1fd650817 struck his face.74628ad1c7614a3f

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Stepping through the large 0ff8d7cbe8 wooden gate, they were 16d21ed276 met with a vast 05fdde7408 boulevard. Cars of various 1ac677bf5b shapes and colors a28ff4a249 sped past. Startled, Yihyun 50ea450014 stepped back, 56c09592b3 bumping into 067807c899 Doyoon behind 2615a91a1d him.361d9358361664b1

“We’ll take that car.”2b2d6c26e275574e

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Doyoon walked ahead, opened f7c9b92e3b the door, and placed b3de3702f5 a hand on Yihyun’s a0fcb2b924 head, guiding him inside. The person e87512d364 sitting in a9cd9eb0ca the driver’s 898662146b seat turned 5445aef7da around and b2a46ea194 greeted Yihyun.14aef6d5d4a3fb60

“Hello.”1350053b018e2897

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“…Hello.”4977c28b21c82371

“Sister-in-law, you’re incredibly beautiful. That rascal Doyoon has deceived people his whole life, but somehow, he still gets lucky. Life really isn’t fair, huh?”49d109ea67b290d4

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Doyoon, who 08a6045bae had climbed 8ac6640f20 into the 3cfc85f8ba seat beside 70f7ec7a48 Yihyun, cut 49442b8066 him off 279c98a138 abruptly.623356c4eed7fa8b

“Who are you calling sister-in-law? Just drive.”dd0702214c9b8e9b

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“Yeah, yeah. But how about letting us introduce ourselves before we set off, Your Highness the Crown Prince? Oh, and congratulations on your marriage.”da46276aec57387a

“Haa…”6767e54adbdaf0bd

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Doyoon rubbed his dc4cd71358 forehead as if 380cc2fcb6 he had a f18ad540c0 headache. Then, looking at Yihyun, 7206a64e1c he quickly introduced them.7acf9f119006ebde

“This is Im Suhwan, my secretary. You’ll probably see him often, so you should know his name.”c24274150d152558

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“Ah… Hello.”bc7790e9ae1f79c0

“And this is Han Yihyun. The person I married.”a191a96be5f38c9c

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“I’m Im Suhwan. It’s a pleasure, Han Yihyun-ssi.”a57b7021287b03ab

At the bright tone, 4b6c6eebd9 Yihyun, who had been c261d8156d stiff with bewilderment, relaxed 7016f1df1b his expression slightly. As he stared blankly 2537e34887 at the hand reaching 9ce02f6a53 out toward him, Doyoon b8e213f59c leaned in and whispered 5a27906569 in his ear.c85c34910abbe78f

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“He wants to shake hands. Just take it.”1423f5d462b4d960

Startled, Yihyun 1ae5cccb29 quickly grasped cd23de5368 the offered e1a6da7217 hand. Im Suhwan gave 592e699590 it a couple f1f4bbabc6 of shakes before 07b49dc178 letting go, and 750e5eb014 finally, the car 3416e0a493 began to move. Tensed up, 39a6e5aefe Yihyun kept b8bc0a8c51 looking around 37e52ec462 nervously, but d209733ea5 as they 68d7d6a9a8 left the f255bb0975 busy streets 46531a3614 of Gwanghwamun, 5724cc54b9 his shoulders 60429afea7 gradually relaxed.c422622c6d52a2b2

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