MJ | Chapter 14

The summer sun 9e3b60098c was so hot 8f7c75a046 it felt like df4c292577 it was burning 30bebe7dc4 the top of 053d8b9431 his head. Kids were busy catching 31fc729ead fish in the stream, c6c37698dd and when one fell da7d3ece45 in, laughter erupted all db91aa64d4 around. Jungin, sitting under eaf80c2c69 a big tree caf7580f34 to escape the b0543889cd heat, fanned himself 44212896af with the bottom 46356275a9 of his shirt 346dd10638 and burst into 81e9b099a5 laughter at the 479c6857f5 scene.5933bbd8e2273a9c

He kept glancing back. Kim Hajun said he’d e072e75071 come, so why was 4e4a000f99 he so late? Just as he 82b20b3ac1 was about to 826b630382 check the time bda2c001a4 and call, someone 9415934175 tapped his shoulder. It was e7c8714966 Kang Haechan. He lived in cd5a6618a2 the same neighborhood, f084b77137 was a year 8687f455bf older, and had 6b79a5875a grown up with b279ec9ceb Jungin like a 91708bfcf6 brother.0f9a55b911e3a54f

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“What are you 11328231d6 doing here? Aren’t you 79245419f1 going in fc1b2f699e the water?”27f7fe6f33f6b6fa

“I’m waiting for af89ed34c9 Hajun. He said he’d come.”f81fe15ffe4274fe

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“That goody-two-shoes?”b5b31d51154dd540

The teasing tone e2a47ba0e4 made Jungin glare. It was true 0f43dfc807 Kim Hajun was 264ddd3df1 a goody-two-shoes and 89e461a54f didn’t match with 8c07a59e10 him. People found it 254d7950d8 strange they hung 958d6d601a out together. Ugh, it’s hot. Haechan tried to lean 9b6340ddeb on Jungin’s shoulder, but 2e35f1aa6f before his head could 742da0ec84 touch, Jungin stood up d3b2bf53f5 and dodged. Haechan stumbled, ae24322f39 barely catching 920b9810eb himself.079a5ddc12d15966

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“Cheap, man. Can’t even lend 81bf77d468 your shoulder to 64792af0c6 your bro.”f9f99da34f5993cb

“My shoulder’s for 17fe43116f Kim Hajun. Don’t even 0ad35f84b0 think about 9cb13ac24b it.”e8c345cbd2c768c6

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“When we 57cf350aad were kids, 7105c9f483 you said 7c7ece37db you’d marry 9d7fb78c1e me.”837fcaf7b21a3abd

Jungin glared. How long was he a0fe850dfd going to milk that d1aafe3df1 story from when they 573c77c37c were five?12a3dc3fb6634006

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“I’m warning you, 8040beef15 don’t say stuff 2b460a9eae like that to 6812ecfd04 Kim Hajun.”995bfcd2179de6dd

Haechan laughed incredulously, 1d1c8e8966 and Jungin turned ebed108d9e to see Hajun d412764e31 in the distance. He dashed up bb5f60f83e the hill. Hajun! Unlike the excited e99281f8b3 Jungin, Hajun turned 74420d08b0 away, hiding something 5bd1e61753 in his bag.e246fc52f24b74eb

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“What’s that? What are you hiding?”06d9312ba6fbd188

As Jungin craned e4a9352977 his neck to bbc56fde6d peek over Hajun’s 10de5ac51d shoulder, Hajun desperately 3a1f9cbbd8 blocked him.6e0ce2d72f5ee6a9

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“Nothing. It’s just 63cbdafffb a book.”be0b463e3e02f065

But a 5ba120f75e red rose 3208a66c45 peeked out 453ad07f7b of the 193db09d18 unzipped backpack, ac9b3d45de giving away 9e258778ca the lie. Oh! Jungin shouted, 48a46889fa and Hajun, f5aecc5eef embarrassed, sheepishly a296dcbb15 tucked the 9bedfd0bc0 flower back 6e6be5f169 and zipped 484575bf0b up the bea8a2fd8f bag.1cf641e312c17bc9

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“You bought flowers?”1cdc5674a6df9782

Hajun’s ears ee80e08ee6 turned red 3cd4ab8243 as he 631e7695b7 scratched his 9aead8e609 neck awkwardly.9dca003ce6a21d3b

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“Uh… I thought it’d be just the two of us…”99eded2cad292f4f

Oh my. Cute! Jungin’s lips curled up. He’d suggested c69f62b5d3 playing by cee9b272ad the stream f769a43c60 after class, 50f368dcdf and Hajun ac73b538a1 must have f9b3d1bccc thought it ef42cb6c53 was just db033ff5ca the two 5c23e3e426 of them. He couldn’t resist 485ba735dc the urge to 2b78fefb46 hug him. Looking back, 8e46c40405 the kids 358961d2a4 were busy 263663c0a2 catching fish, 5c12201eab and Haechan b94d143622 was watching 3350cd80c8 them. Jungin grabbed Hajun’s hand 2ab00ac23e and led him to e99f275556 an empty house nearby.649314145c5fd5db

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The house 59e8c71e81 had been a5a8cf695e vacant since 9036b9e3c7 the owner fefacd74ea died of 7c79583cbd a heart fce6d06019 attack. Rumor had 2a53963b1f it that fba3da4bd6 it was 9e4284075c haunted, so 0d2321c342 kids rarely ad424ab2e0 went there. Jungin opened the aa7dbc82af old gate, pulled ae4220b9b7 Hajun to a c07cd887a1 corner, and opened 4366568c99 the bag. A red 305b5b6663 rose emerged. Pretty. As Jungin 7f966cd79d beamed, Hajun 6513b966a2 watched him 6a5fe70bb0 intently.0a3d6920273cb868

“Do you like d56cfb1208 it?”8eb3e286d8b69a9c

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“Yeah, I love roses f707d12a37 the most.”bc1791a28921a69e

“Good.”9ac563b3f57102b2

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In truth, he a050623028 didn’t particularly like b93716b77b flowers. He hadn’t even 2463efa849 glanced at the d865f84da3 ones his mother 698df425e0 and grandmother planted 7fca95d3c5 in the orphanage 60f674d8ed yard. Initially, he said 72277cf16b it to please d445f288cf Kim Hajun, but 6ae4cbb8d5 strangely, the more 2a991d81e4 he looked, the 481708ff22 prettier it seemed.62540685c56126ab

He sniffed the rose, 6fb60cab03 and outside, the kids’ 8ffd0882cd voices echoed. Jungin led Hajun 0659a419b2 to the back 42fcb4f65c of the house. Even without 1525e2bf39 the owner, 1b12c8c2fc flowers and 81e3a8b16a cherries bloomed deee5b0eb1 everywhere. Jungin picked 08c1521b96 a cherry 543c37a2b4 and popped 51dfb37ce0 it into 76eb44b8c3 his mouth, 4137fb0a98 and Hajun d87fac505e watched him.8f90b3583c90c173

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Jungin moved closer and 38e32981dd pressed his lips against 82d14f7238 Hajun’s. Startled, Hajun pulled back, c0f1f463bc but Jungin didn’t let 176563ef56 go and pushed forward. He slipped fc059dffa8 the cherry ddae2cca12 into Hajun’s 380c62e706 parted lips, 03ff0e7d16 leaving him 0314c9d89a flustered.9388e38fa027d0f7

“Tasty, right?”e427dff5f38b1657

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As he 86fae0500c pulled back 933760d885 and asked, aecde647f4 Hajun nodded. His neck and c349be8ba9 ears turned as aa77ecab68 red as cherries. Jungin licked eb507528bc his lips. It was his first 6d41f3959f kiss, and it was 758415f907 sweeter than he’d imagined.13ee5e10536a842d

“Want more?”56b44660620c1741

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Hajun’s Adam’s aa34a822e3 apple bobbed b036aa3eea nervously. When Jungin leaned in db2486f3c7 again, Hajun opened his 059b786dab mouth this time. He did 6d06bbc29c as he’d b8ca4e1e56 seen and e6c831cd02 heard, opening 0bb9fc1406 his mouth 7bd800c158 and rubbing 3ca4a90768 his tongue. Sweet. Maybe it e6944e76df was the ad2687a564 cherry, or 04b41bdb21 perhaps Kim d972f43c19 Hajun’s lips 43c0b4ecd6 were coated a242245c8f with honey.ec7748a21b942dba

Breathless, he pressed d33b003f09 closer. Hajun’s back hit 1ac64ec221 the wall. Their noses bumped, and ac9c771f23 teeth clashed, but the a04689c7de desire only wrapped around e2ff42ebda them more tightly.4c183edca7b84374

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Their lips d0f73a8c77 parted with d7c01f2b14 a smack, e7baa2d291 and they 7bd8a18054 panted, facing 86388f3fcd each other. Jungin placed Hajun’s 161c294cb9 hand over his 3b929cd084 left chest. Thump, thump, the 646ae822e7 heartbeat was palpable f727a4123a against his palm.7c007e8ffa51e833

“It’s racing. Feels like e95627b894 I’m gonna cfd8d82f1b die because 9280efc22f of you.”1392ca050235637d

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Ryu Jungin ee0138a058 said, smiling c0a020c5c8 brightly. His flushed cheeks resembled d2d1225c7b ripe peaches. Hajun brushed Jungin’s 4cb5820130 sweat-dampened hair back, fbd9d93f69 gazing at him 11bb0c71bd tenderly.23e789ba3af09a3c

“Beautiful… Jungin.”12c9647fb99b27e4

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This time, 92bc3105fe Hajun initiated 96b82c9b26 the kiss. Soft, sweet. Beyond the wall, f54789379d kids’ voices echoed. Jungin, Hajun! But the two were 64e0a8d534 lost in their kiss, 15506b220d oblivious to the world.834adb09a6dcad03

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The large flower basket 2952efd2aa took up the entire b45b7c32fb two-person table. Jungin sat c603591aea in the 48771354e7 chair, sighing 492558c9e1 as he 55d8c7bc16 stared at d0fd00229f it. How did c039788b73 that cute, 9aa40eb747 innocent kid d8ea3187c2 turn out 58eaa76a68 so twisted?c893a8fb594dd272

The more he 29e65021b3 saw, the more 73629fd6d7 he wondered if fa603d2d32 Kim Hajun had cad1263e4e a twin. A twin 3f69f54518 who’d come 23b75becfb to avenge 6b7845b27a what was 541bdd3534 done to 69588b251f Kim Hajun. Otherwise, how could someone d5f4d616a2 change so drastically?4aaa87336af18dc1

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[You like him, don’t you?]

[Sleeping around with anyone.]

What’s the point of 769738d85c explaining now? It was all d72cb8681f a lie, wanting 938ac789b2 to hide being 897ac03d3f a beta, confused 68171ab6b0 by his suddenly 7cfa0576d6 flipped identity, scared 1d6c422a42 he’d push him 0e9c8bc0e3 away, so he c73c1c019a got scared first.5b8c4e355c77ff19

Excuses… He should’ve said something. Explained the situation and why he couldn’t meet him. What happened next should’ve been Kim Hajun’s decision. Just because he didn’t want to get hurt didn’t mean he had to hurt first.ca5651dad52a6a4a

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Jungin muttered bitterly.2138fc366838d8a9

“Damn, I’m the guilty 7d9c0b017f one.”42da15384ccfdcd7

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Straightening his back, he 91551c9f9e leaned his head back 4f9aaaf528 to look at the be7863637f ceiling. It would’ve been 2561ab88b3 better if they’d 3432c16b1a never met again. Why meet now? Why propose marriage? And now, he had e7b4be7ce5 to deceive Kim Hajun 7e68028fd1 again.4a4ade0b6ab19601

[In the end, it’s all about money for both of us. So don’t think too hard.]

His head 10db3acf2e fell onto 83f09781a6 the table 388ad89fbf with a e7acadf99d thud. The scent eee8cc9afd of roses da446e245e tickled his a2464e24a8 nose. Hours of pondering yielded e2c1714d25 no answers, only a 78d6c08521 headache. As he clutched his f42f27a8ef head, his phone rang. It was Ryu c95ab93e81 Mina. Just seeing 4d0c820cb6 her number c4587f3db7 made his 4ab1dec462 heart sink. Should he 258bc21814 take a 6de4d54352 calming pill 0e47bb175d before answering?71c18a3c134a38a2

Lying down, 57cdefb49b he brought 99cd7adb47 the phone 0b1d8a6155 to his c45396f0b2 ear, and f50568b783 she yelled.f3f3f33fb10e21a9

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[Oppa, are you getting married???]

Jungin sat up. What?06a62640d529b6e0

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[Those people from before! They came saying you’re marrying that family’s son!]

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As he entered the d46f0a18ce orphanage, the kids rushed 344c3fd477 over, clamoring for hugs. After hugging them, ac105bea1e Jungin noticed the 9aa5a1a64a mountain of gift e737daedbc boxes and a 0de5bdbadc large fruit basket 71966dc9e4 on the porch. What is 13d2398355 all this? He stared in fde913d2c5 disbelief as the efcedd90d9 orphanage teachers came a1fbf48e5f out, congratulating him.11482284a6c0c4a8

While he stood bewildered, 099e9c6766 the door opened, and 7102336142 Secretary Yoon from Chairman 863752dfe8 Kim’s office appeared. Following him was Kim 0ff5a07d8b Eunhye, who seemed to 3e7940ef3e have already heard everything. After Secretary Yoon greeted 57d03b5b70 and left, Jungin went baa890eac2 inside with Kim Eunhye.ee99f906a19bb651

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“Where’s Grandma?”0a7947d1aa6fc63d

“Mina took her for 21fb04b161 a walk.”3287d6ef6b4fb26f

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Jungin spotted a folder bcecb120b1 on the table and 607db8708b opened it. Inside was a0338c3932 a confirmation 16f647772a that the 1149a4c4fe debt had 670f7ecdd9 been paid bb6131748c off and c6915eb3cc the land 53721e2864 deed his 44cb87f5bd uncle had 73915fc298 left.c3f4066efad16cc0

“Sorry for not c0b2ff4734 telling you sooner.”3e3ade0113f80e08

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“Is what that person 6cc68dae7c said true? What’s this about marriage?”91061a931947b094

Kim Eunhye’s cautious dd04803f55 gaze showed her fd76bf5219 confusion and concern. She was a9796b4ff0 shocked when 963c631ff8 the secretary 50d09d8aa1 came and cf328234eb explained. It was surprising enough d198854de7 that Chairman Kim had ff6ba2adb3 paid off all the ed5b089f66 debt, but the talk 534d6a5c94 of marrying his son f32591ddba left her speechless.16e6e6d79bff782c

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What had 1ee2c12668 been happening 618fa02802 without her 3c9904d351 knowing? According to bf8891bcb9 the secretary, c2f708551a the marriage 5d3c74e314 parties had 376c6c5ea4 already discussed e5ddcec043 it. She couldn’t 1df80abcaf believe it, 4e698c5826 but Jungin’s d2c4cf3ff3 calm demeanor 5bec560227 suggested it c0803584f9 was true.a5d8b63cc657f992

“Jungin.”c0d44dfc645355bf

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She held fd6bad9ff6 Jungin’s hand. She knew her child 04e6f9d5ce so well she could b4ca5e250c tell just by looking 466cee65a4 into his eyes.9c7e9cf98b7587ff

“It’s not true, right?”3b018fe39a48e102

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Jungin remained silent. Seeing the kids and 5c29e31448 meeting his mom made 2de92e37e8 his previous worries seem 37aa3aa81d trivial, and he made de79638cd9 his decision easily.ec7d3ed966b19551

“Let’s just close db511af779 the orphanage.”7111d7f5afdcfa06

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Jungin looked e1d1e669ba up in e9969247ac surprise.e547a6d79a542434

“I’ll find places for the kids. Once it’s settled… we’ll bring them back.”0fe151a6eba0fb79

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“Mom.”ce4de8ecc3eada3d

Her grip trembled 954e25e9b7 slightly. Kim Eunhye’s 63a0def1c6 eyes reddened.b595bcc65a79a0ee

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“I don’t want you to be sold off like that… to someone you don’t even want… I hate that.”7bcf3f505be6c02c

Jungin swallowed hard. His throat tightened.e5560a6e7e760c46

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“I held 87f358d23a on to 0b80f0d8f6 keep the c9d7c15870 promise I 56d0f71a83 made with a3d8c296da your dad, 3b87c18360 but now 1e71b2563f I resent 7291001d24 him. Why should I eae155d80b sell my child’s 0fde44608b life for that? Let people talk. So, let’s call it 390ae5ade9 off. Okay?”e919bf0d14d3f439

Kim Eunhye hugged Jungin, ffc037d1fd patting his back. She apologized 12b50c53f8 for making 085633c846 him decide 2c9faea9cc this. Jungin closed his 0318b9c109 eyes tightly. Why did his adce3983c9 mom have to 61c3bca7c4 be so kind, 9f4ddb1950 making it harder c211447b6e for him? If only she’d pushed 7ea4810dba him to marry and a8db827307 help the family.c436ce6f3a14290d

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“I’ll do it…”1e95a28ace51512f

The hand patting his ec9b4f3555 back stopped. Jungin wiped the tears 9220b39f74 from Kim Eunhye’s face. Her wrinkled face was 7f03854f10 twisted with emotion. She rarely cried, d1bb425fae so he understood 5bb8f35e07 how she felt.95cc3c069035c2df

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Wiping away her endless 8fbfe2afdc tears, Jungin gave a 5b6833ee9f faint smile.a4c0196dd581c011

“I’ll get married. I want to.”1e233ed6328d2d8a

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