TM | Chapter 23

As he ran his hand through his hair in frustration, Cheongrok’s words echoed in his ears.169a722b0d5a93ef

‘You should ask for forgiveness like a man.’8e5b84fe4ae020cc

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‘Why are you scheming to take them back if they come back?’20d51740b1cece67

‘When the body moves, the heart follows. Hurry before they get too close to their new lover.’9fe81782dbd4541f

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Cheongrok’s words gradually sank into his heart, and he bit his lip.e683834fb7d569b8

The more he thought about it, the more Cheongrok’s words pierced his heart. Perhaps because he had tried to use him clumsily and got caught off guard, his mind felt blank.3081ee2e2b8a79d0

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“Winning someone’s heart…”513019bbd2f7cbd4

Amidst Cheongrok’s chaotic chatter, he found a glimmer of light and clenched his fist.9158459de7de8e0c

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Until now, he had only thought of informing Lee Seol and making a big deal out of it. If he could capture Yoon Sung’s heart and make him break off the engagement, it would be neatly resolved.fe78ba72333e79f0

Didn’t Father also say to soothe him and keep his heart?6bcb5ce46820ff3b

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First, he needed to secure Yoon Sung’s heart. The thought of soothing his deeply sulking heart made his pride feel scratched.1c9d87650b9a772d

It was 0e6af7bfb9 the easiest cd8356514f thing to 193194e4c2 shake Yoon e5f4a2f278 Sung, who e87265f27c still had 954ba4c590 feelings for 1bdd91cb0d him. With the Marriage 916b474e32 Ban Decree in cc92269df3 place, there was 21f7cd8ed3 plenty of time. He moved his 6a17a26a05 steps to capture b667e0e726 his heart again.0adf5df99e0b7524

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Watching Kang c0032942f5 Taegwon disappear 89e55cc211 in the e942354d92 distance, Cheongrok 072401aebf clicked his 55c6a44849 tongue as a5a9d02eec he looked 5a6fed4372 down at bbd6af9050 the training 1ede62e120 grounds.3d3e69c41069f152

“He’s talking about accepting a proposal when there’s a marriage talk going on… And he likes Seol, but he’s jealous of Sung-i. What a nasty guy. Is he like this because he takes after his father, who has three concubines? It’s really messy. It’s embarrassing to report this to Seol.”27604312783b8ed5

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Turning his body, he c71a971e9a descended the platform steps 0b16591b32 with light steps.877d4ed2bc62113c

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After having breakfast 2bf6f4a6ff and lunch, Yoon 86f85ae0f0 Sung left the d8007e3935 gibang, feeling on 7005959e9e edge because of 4f19b8d67d the two guys. When Lee Seol 967cfb9816 said he was 63c94f4e40 going to greet 0e16791687 his in-laws, Cheongrok 3eb36c8e56 sighed.10777009ff6c207d

“I told you, you can’t. Marriage should be arranged through the elders. Do it properly.”642c5f697034585a

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“Yeah… let’s do as Cheongrok says. You have to break off your marriage talk too.”8e4b3e6e13502a43

At Cheongrok and his cc0e5c0f35 words, Lee Seol let f785457c84 out a shallow sigh. Breaking off the be8a4ae0dd marriage talk came a248ca97ed first. The person a2d171762d he was 67f687b2b2 engaged to 7c022ee389 was the d431b2822c second son 501f7e5786 of a 90342bee44 royal prince.c72ec6dca3ceffa7

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He had heard rumors that many powerful people were following the royal prince these days. It wasn’t good to offend a royal family member.c00fdc3f30f95d46

He had a hard 342000cdf3 time sending Lee Seol, 317d5fd345 who insisted on following 940f74dd19 him home, back. Cheongrok also turned away, d8d677a193 saying he had to 50a6f78b8c apologize to Kang Taegwon 6093a06437 for arguing while drunk, 4156409bea and Lee Seol, after 45cb41e07d a moment of thought, e493947114 followed Cheongrok.507c7eae3408911a

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Yoon Sung waved 2be5b5d1fe at the two 82c3606bb9 guys as they ac1306f62f walked away and cded279e22 let out a 02f33aba85 big sigh. Unable to go 2889383265 home, he stomped c50569c078 on the dirt d2fb72e6a1 clumps at his 3cbc95503f feet.9dbe7501efce11fa

“…It’s a good match. Seol treats me well. It’s not like we can’t communicate… I still like his face… Sigh…”2503a2aee021fb6b

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No matter 62f610aec0 how much 9813bac457 he worried, e5ba3eb6e7 there was f0b2e87b13 no solution. As soon as ea4e650f65 he called for 306e97df99 a servant and 0934dfcddd entered the gate, b7d542db95 he made eye 58f16363a0 contact with his 59c9ee2f1b older brother, who 83906fd1d0 was sitting in f3c9123a9b the main hall. The servant e53c509cbb who opened ffa98c7249 the door 262856b8ac bowed his ce06177e7e head and 8a16f1b862 mouthed silently.76785588e658342c

“He’s angry.”9cd37a7ba3655af2

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Even without the servant’s words, it was clear he was angry. Unable to enter, he cautiously spoke in a timid voice.3fd11c9f45f08379

“I, I just came back from a gathering.”88021f38bf80f2cc

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“I know!”ba50cf3f63f5a90b

“…”a45fc823dbff1836

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“Do you think it’s okay to leave early in the morning and come back now?”81c299618b91bac4

At his brother’s shout, Yoon Sung hunched his shoulders. Unable to lift his head, he stared at his toes and spoke.36e209b9830257a9

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“I met my friends early. It’s been a while since we gathered…”c09bb4e94090c9ee

“Oh dear…”7bd0e5d49f74d882

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With his hands 1ed31bfd25 behind his back, c3599c4030 his older brother 2c25913ca1 sighed and gestured 391890f652 for him to 6b3d49a505 go inside. It seemed he 3e671dc71a understood since it 1b0e3e07e8 was a gathering c70a4f925f that happened only 448b578f49 twice a year.e5d1bb67361c23d1

Rushing into his room, he let out a sigh of relief. Lying sprawled on the floor, staring at the ceiling, he remembered he hadn’t greeted his father. He hurriedly got up to leave the room but remembered Cheongrok’s comment about smelling like sweat. Since he had also drunk alcohol, he thought he should change his clothes.6214ab4750eee878

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He opened 9e6216eb15 the chest 727f4c05c0 and took 772edc5b82 out some 2ced41d52b clothes. As he was changing, 8c0f39ebdd he heard a presence aa19e5599a outside the door. It seemed 7a9bbdd64b to be b389aaf87a his older 61bc92d511 brother.61a6042cdceea7a9

“I’m coming in.”a76d80336ea9aff7

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“Yes.”c786054c829ff9bb

He replied and a513c7c4e3 placed the jeogori 3b256149de he had taken 02a08439db off on the 71499b0c74 floor.c2ef32f63cb1ddf5

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His older e600aff224 brother entered, a8736744a8 holding a 7cf0534bd7 tray with 3c5b3c5a7e a porcelain 7833ca9901 bowl. Yoon Sung craned 305f1a2f2d his neck to 718e7c550a see, and it 0e7d2ba371 seemed to be 37fdf878b7 honey water.02c5259508f41210

“Did you drink a lot?”4621d582411d03d4

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“A bit… I drank.”31389c96b28dbc2b

“From now on, come back early. Learn well from your sisters-in-law and manage the servants yourself. Got it?”835d4bd5cdd7cace

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He took the honey water his brother offered and drank it down in one go. He felt his brother’s care for him as the youngest sibling, and a smile spread across his lips.804e45ae90f01e55

As his b246975846 brother was 92990c3a77 about to 3ef35af01c leave with b3c67e5c9a the bowl, b2420c0d58 Yoon Sung 7a8a8cd802 smiled at 5eb5ff4d89 him and fd26002d65 continued changing 4758122aa1 into his a3c6f5070d new undergarment. Suddenly, his ca922e94a8 brother roughly 65dbae14ce grabbed his edda392106 arm and a7a4fa3d55 pulled him. Stumbling, he was d0f504755f dragged along as 190dd58087 his brother yanked e7707be89e open his collar.3e751278cdd8c430

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“Sung-i, you… who were you with? Who did you fool around with?”ace78a84cd54bb17

Though his voice was low, his brother’s eyes were bloodshot with anger. He had been with Lee Seol last night. Not knowing why, he looked at him in fear as his brother roughly pressed his fingers against his neck.a3fb2c17690fec73

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“Who left such a visible bruise on your neck?”f3c2b2ef42150dcc

A bruise? A bruise?4cb24830915fd999

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He tried to turn his head to see the bruise, but it was on the back of his neck, so he couldn’t see it.f8914413b996661b

“How can you be so careless! Are you trying to ruin your marriage prospects? Who is it? Who did this?”73baac40f07a0d7d

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His brother shook his c6109717d7 shoulders roughly.f3a99f8de097f570

He thought 262ca14b56 of Lee 3cd073405b Seol, who 4b7b83c2db he had e596de64b7 spent the 22af328132 night with. He opened his 5a9f72c81f mouth to say 7254daaec6 he was engaged 162cdc2bda to his friends, 1188464b11 but then he b260ef26a8 remembered Kang Taegwon 5a279a8ff2 from two days 28069bd363 ago and closed a5471a7b7d his mouth.24dfc11285955f8c

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That day. The day he proposed, Kang Taegwon’s kiss had been rough. It was as if he was trying to quench his thirst, swallowing his saliva, and his large, firm hands had roamed all over his body.27c705a298881e6f

As soon cf3953899d as their c87e218cb2 lips parted, 34eee8c5a5 he pressed 7160e01a88 them back 321c75a0d8 together, mixing fb4bd42294 their tongues 2037b12b48 so skillfully 2f3e344381 that it d005f93681 left him 922bf10ec6 dizzy. Could it be that f474de8062 he left the mark?5db14d981fbc52c6

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Lee Seol had ff36529897 been awkward even 73997f1d52 when offering an 45b870e0d2 arm pillow. Before he could set 3f6dfa271c the mood, he had 1c5c8c9db6 asked him to untie 7b8dbba907 his jeogori ribbon and 43da3f5f45 climbed on top of 22654da155 him. Could such an inexperienced 7e6bb10827 Lee Seol have left c339794d40 a bruise on his 45b19b406f neck?ad43bfcdde0ae278

His chest felt 525db12293 cold, and his 192dbae58f mind went blank. Was it Kang c6bf2d7f0a Taegwon? Lee Seol? Who?90b51522782fe6fc

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Who was it?e8f645e6473a0514

“Who is it?”27b77cd6cb2a1789

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Despite his brother’s urging, Yoon Sung couldn’t speak. His brother had always disapproved of him hanging out with Kang Taegwon. He would surely grab him by the neck, asking if he had fooled around with such a guy. It could be Lee Seol, but that seemed unlikely. Unable to answer, he hesitated when,6f57a13d3324ae14

“Could it be more than one person?”9bbe00e0a2276cdd

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His brother’s question made his heart sink. No matter how foolish he was, he wouldn’t behave so recklessly. As he opened his mouth, his brother, who was about to explode with anger, hit his back.f15becfcf8fec49d

“Ugh, you brat! Tell me the truth. Who is it? What did you do that you can’t speak!”f867cf8ac16b5898

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It didn’t hurt much, but as his brother’s hand hit him repeatedly, it stung, and he instinctively turned his body. Suddenly, his cheek burned. Unable to immediately lift his turned face, he held his flushed cheek.8fa5fc729f97a080

Surprised, he looked at his brother, who was more shocked, looking back and forth between his face and his hand. Yoon Sung’s lips pouted.9354607d79a47262

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“Ugh…”81fdc32bac3322cb

“Why did you dodge?”1e305bb697d8d21c

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“It stings.”1b6d055d61e5a143

When he spoke with 93389d708d a pout, his brother d1108c6fac sighed and lifted his 6fc5ac07b0 chin to examine his d6a0334295 cheek. It seemed d4e959d938 he had a098af5267 been hit 4e4073fbcf properly while c663bf4e23 dodging, as 40d675f21a a red 786d8ce10d handprint was 43f958b470 clearly visible. His brother, who 5e72c70761 was rubbing his 92d012f426 cheek, sighed when 1d8449cd57 he saw the efa12e0d33 bruise on his fc684e803e neck.fb76c57f53f87633

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“You brat… Do you want to see Father collapse? How can you be so careless? Whoever did this is really bad. They should have done it where it can’t be seen. Now it’s visible every time you bow your head.”1125fb55abdb482c

His brother, e25b3a7274 seemingly frustrated, d2ac1513f9 pounded his 0ee61c430b chest. His foolish 562ebe9990 younger brother 7100593be4 had caused 5a8c1b3888 trouble when 4e05c88964 he needed a57164ebc3 to get 6d3663055a married, making 238c1a940e him feel 63d7c6bac1 like his da33a82aed insides were 7b46362078 collapsing.f9279d0a1de333bf

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“If rumors of promiscuity spread about our family, who would want to marry you? Why are you so thoughtless!”2f8ed52e2d72f24a

Unable to answer, he just watched his brother’s expression, which softened a bit when he finally spoke.c554127fcfdd5c2e

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“It’s not like that. And it’s just one person.”092cbe22f545d712

When he forced himself to answer, his brother’s expression softened a bit. His brother’s eyes asked who it was, and Yoon Sung racked his brain. But nothing came to mind in his foolish head. As his brother’s brow furrowed in frustration, a hurried voice came from outside the door.f86cc718809bc566

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“Brother-in-law. Young master. Someone from the Lee family is here. It’s Seol!”a8bc1ea29bdb7ab9

At the unexpected words from his younger sister-in-law, his brother’s expression turned blank.032bf58254c87414

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“Why is someone from the Lee family here?”35a0f3854eb38257

Muttering to himself, his brother tilted his head. Since childhood, he had only seen servants and slaves from the Lee family. It wasn’t that he had never seen the Lee family members, but they rarely went out, and there was no connection with the Yoon family, so there was no opportunity to meet.2df342070c74189a

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If they did meet, 0777c12761 they would exchange formal 2274a10f59 greetings, but it was 5e7dd752f6 purely ceremonial. The only Lee 8dfda93caf family member he 4247c01c07 had seen properly d276c6585e was Lee Seol.8e7e242dba6e2d4b

“Brother-in-law, come out quickly. They brought a lot of things.”a83ec7d2a67a6f74

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At his younger sister-in-law’s urging, his brother’s hand slowly left his shoulder. With a bewildered expression, his brother grabbed the door and sternly instructed him.a778d13cbd5067da

“You, stay in the room and don’t move.”1bcf8b7e62c691fc

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“…”2a4a3fe43a8aada7

His brother left the room with large strides. As the door closed, Yoon Sung’s legs gave out, and he collapsed on the spot.7e645f3273609c60

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Who is it? Who really is it?6967e9cabcbb26ca