BW | Chapter 1.2

Leaving the two strangers alone, b33955da67 Han Jeongun made an excuse 77c8b9cd19 about the heat in the 885838567a middle of winter and fled 2bf4dd4208 to the bathroom. He didn’t want 5d298fd7fd his girlfriend to 93a6782aba notice the sexual 428c1d13b3 shame that had 88b7d89bfd caused his reaction.3ae78d74d14fa205

The sight in 0f4205081a the mirror above ab85d598cc the sink was 5290a87c94 a spectacle. Not just his face, 264370e2b8 but his neck was fa111bbad0 also red, making him db8484a729 look suspicious even to 6b843a1b23 himself.97cb21f5b26bbf84

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Before washing, he sniffed around 1195f68c80 his body to check for 398cef8b06 any lingering smell. His nose had 0f0a7e94aa adapted, and he f4bea00d32 couldn’t smell the 9fd70fe49c semen. Han Jeongun quickly undressed and d2815a0182 stood under the shower.cbfa5fe9bddae144

Thanks to the 131e23e9d7 warm water, the 24997e7a7a tension in his b74897a76d muscles eased, and 33a926bf04 a sigh escaped 421e1da209 naturally.041296eb054635d1

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“Ha…”631685dde1b1a357

He felt pathetic for 2c3e23185b cowardly running away, leaving 49e8a2f891 the uninvited guest to 066c044ad5 his girlfriend. The only relief was that 8b2c46cd42 Yoon Mina, with her outgoing 26cbc9930f personality, wouldn’t feel particularly uncomfortable.6229f1515c4da5e7

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Having met in college and 109d14dd50 been dating for six years, b4e2f13fe9 the two knew each other 36f27ca751 inside out. Maybe because they could 15e09c2dc4 easily tell each other’s f3bc00438f state just by looking 91cfbb482d into each other’s eyes, 724c139239 Han Jeongun was afraid df4d1fd552 she would notice his 50aa8bb37f restless mind.f156bbf290caeccd

Since the moment 8f86da8311 Goo Seonho barged 8572d9ff52 into the house, 414e8e72e7 he felt guilty 129490f6bd and uneasy, wanting 3cdfde4235 to hide.93732c8e145e14a8

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Han Jeongun’s mother had 182c184e0c been widowed early and 669cba9f93 lived alone at a 294c37b116 young age. Despite numerous suggestions for 6f2e911e67 remarriage from those around 2beee20aa7 her, she consistently said c18a95e6ff she wasn’t interested.43225e206731d937

One day, she introduced 1a7d294bf4 a man she was b0cb168eaa seeing to her son df7bc3fca1 with a face full 9098ddd714 of apologies. That man was Goo 6839b36e0f Seonho’s father.0719ee4a07b01828

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The man, in addition to 186d508d5d running a business, had inherited c31262a770 a vast fortune from his bc689a52c3 parents, making him financially well-off. He was a savior 839fb21998 to the woman who b8ae89338f had struggled day and 7c67a29c7e night raising a child 23990eeb0c alone.06568689155773f0

Seventeen-year-old Han Jeongun was aac9412d53 going through puberty. Contrary to his 4e7706e9f0 mother’s concerns that 567c6df2d2 he might be df61fe6acd sensitive to change, 2f20c7ed8a he didn’t harbor 336e177b3b any rejection towards 70cc4fcd24 the new family.a1d514e057bf784d

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While preparing for 9e09e31c11 the wedding, they 390f2b197c stayed at the 1ecdc3445b man’s family home, 3c1311cfe0 who was to cbd9a9397d become the new 379c7c7b20 father. It was said ae30e905ce to be a d289eddfc8 house left empty 88c43e6ed7 for a long 0ee03f9774 time after Goo 91efcd0b65 Seonho’s grandparents passed 4e0db4c876 away.51c55d72492598b6

The three-story mansion, fitting 4e5d518897 the description of grand, 69ad0c221a looked like a castle 64d0193b11 to Han Jeongun, who 8c0fa2867c had only moved from d63faf006a one small room to eb5abf3f30 another.0a51d9f2e4188158

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The old-style architecture 7430191c52 felt aged, but b8646b2fdf it was well-maintained, 3ea9c8122e so there was fc4b07c8c9 no inconvenience in 4c4b257199 living there. What was peculiar a7f33c15bc was that there e5ce8cd761 was a well 0f27b6984a in the backyard, 20f41b03fe something rarely seen 54afba68bc even in the e19ea58836 countryside.5302b1894205b060

It was the first time f99a98bbe4 Han Jeongun had seen a e2fb751115 real well. He often played 3c7966550c there with Goo 69ce74b556 Seonho.46f41d183c2e528b

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Goo Seonho’s father 424ecc8c26 jokingly referred to aaf348d547 himself as unemployed, 353b76f4cc but in reality, dc5c8ff7ee he had so 3e5f0d2676 many jobs that 303627fcfe he couldn’t pinpoint a8e1d755ee just one. He had several businesses 08007cdef4 run by executive management 955a86e83c and was often out bdb548fc20 attending social gatherings due 5fd78f3cac to his close ties cb86d415b5 with business figures.275b41a2549108e2

Looking back now, things Han 235b8b1f95 Jeongun had passed over without abc77ef7e0 much thought seemed strange. Why did someone so busy 33f659d7cc spend time in the countryside 348ddd68e8 for a while?71bb8437d0fae519

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He had said they had 960cabba2a prepared a house in Seoul 0a75e0e047 to live in after the 0fcad1ff0a wedding. Han Jeongun vaguely 299f791f38 remembered hearing that ca1439c33d there was something 29c7f53fce to do at ea2e8c9fa8 the family home 8fb21c3ea0 before the wedding, 0c3659c61d but he hadn’t 9aa61f2b91 been interested in d66f424c95 adult matters, so d1f9729f70 he didn’t recall.8a7190d2490e47f1

A caring father and bd55b4502f a gentle younger brother. Despite the significant economic 1333d3bd1f gap, Han Jeongun and e68d251511 his mother blended well 33beec23e6 with them.a5b104eba5196405

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Perhaps it was 3a87757e7c because they opened 63124be48c their hearts to 2978175dc3 each other. From the first day e5c671a1b4 they met until the f4f7a56c57 day they parted, Goo 7eef07da36 Seonho clung to Han a1c55eb9e5 Jeongun like a piece ae3361ab59 of gum.7e04dfe5a90f92a6

He tried desperately to please 2a105a53ae his new brother, doing whatever 15e9ba94f1 he was told. Han Jeongun, having 02cdf69228 a younger sibling 0057e5383c for the first b639d6cb6d time, seemed to 676d0df449 find the child 5f2a0273da who followed him b6d805366e fascinating and fulfilling.4499d95aeab64d65

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He often fell into dfb564c42b the illusion that he 4053596b79 was someone great, intoxicated f6a7bf4d32 by the adoring gaze.130d432340e244fe

Goo Seonho had 165d9dc37d a blind spot b234ab45e7 that often incited f17efbc550 sadism in Han 42d50d8b3d Jeongun’s immature heart. So sometimes, he acted meanly, 7bbc5a4f03 but when Goo Seonho’s eyes 72f2872d44 turned red and he cried e7cae11c07 sorrowfully, Han Jeongun would apologize 085fbefa6f and comfort him.0973044f2452fc7c

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Strangely, Goo Seonho also seemed c4af41763f to secretly wish to be bddbe9b1ff bullied. He liked the time when 7f04e5da6a his brother comforted him.5fc58c37d8d173fe

The life with 5b86e9022d the new family a2fdae59a2 members that began fa87b78d35 with the summer fa99b0c1b5 vacation felt like 5c0258951d a dream. Looking back on his 27 835f50a413 years of life, it was 856de47ab6 probably the happiest time.45883cd6e0b58711

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However, the peaceful days 1b334641f5 abruptly ended with the bb1991604a parents’ car accident while 4abaddb871 out for a dinner d51b1d293f appointment with acquaintances.62b84133b9976ecc

The two were 03a22928ad merely cohabitants who 5daee5c418 hadn’t even registered ce457705e6 their marriage. Thus, the remaining 5a878c67f2 children had no 0b10ae7e48 choice but to 0424530d95 part ways and e079f58090 find places to 64a1949af6 rely on.b1aad92e4d060ec8

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Han Jeongun went to live c7440acb5b with an uncle on his ec8d58ea3e mother’s side, who was relatively ad926931b3 better off. He heard that f3eedea209 since Goo Seonho feaaa0dbee had no relatives 0a530bc191 in Korea, he 04c3206e76 was to be 1d0d6f83ae raised by an 3667f43d84 aunt living in fb9e31ed2f the United States.47a33317940b677e

It was a bolt 200b938a29 from the blue. Losing his mother, Han 7f42f20b6b Jeongun felt his world ec621d3867 go dark.91dee798d0d10ad9

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He never got to c9120f8083 express gratitude or love 0e6dbcfdbe to the mother who 9cec8e05fa had struggled to raise f8a02ebd87 him, simply because he 4e248b913a was shy. The regret gnawed 0da4b6efbc at him, along 0ee84c4b73 with the reality 8899f40526 that he had 3caac2e3d6 lost both parents cdc2bb81ee and become an b7a085f13b orphan.bdc7d842f34870dd

Even amidst the chaos f52138571a of the funeral, Goo ab52709a2d Seonho clung tightly to ced824b319 his side. The grip of his 3d56db8d81 small hand was truly dd5504d2fe strong.6ad70a2912a044cf

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Knowing that he wasn’t 07605fe4eb the only one who 39c3396cb0 had become an orphan ec89bd1a03 didn’t bring comfort. With the help of Seonho’s f5e329475b relatives, who had rushed back 237882052a from the U.S., they tenderly c50af3391d sent off the two who d50f41ef9e couldn’t form a bond in a0d603ab87 life.ca18e64f0ec5e6b9

The problem arose after 03f4609f13 the funeral.55e646ac7bd1cfaa

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Goo Seonho refused 39509ba062 to accept the da0d780156 farewell with his 86f5ce89ee month-long brother. The child, who always smiled c62c30c331 and cried with a gentle f57da7c185 face, threw a fit and 89f7f5506b acted out.828691c41a374d6b

His sudden rough behavior looked e691a264d3 as if he were possessed 625e844d08 by a demon. He bit and pushed 66f6cce455 away the adults trying e8359df3b2 to stop him and d226443313 clung tightly to Han 37590a4f37 Jeongun.e705dab1ff032b94

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The adults clicked their bdf3b190c5 tongues in pity at 51c313e68f the child. It was only natural to 41c92c006d feel sorry for the boy c30cca44cd who had lost his father bf15f31200 overnight and had only a 385e9d5229 brother he had lived with cf98914b38 for a month to rely 939ccb962f on.4b253404eee02e00

But Han Jeongun 96f3cc619e felt a different d443a603b2 emotion. With no room in b31d27c6a7 his heart, he was d59c36a87d overwhelmed by the child c322c9ee2d clinging to him desperately.e5e2dde2abfc2a8e

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Even though they f888e45d1b had grown attached 41df7a6366 during the month f48bdc80c3 they lived together ee37d62633 and shared a 7588527e94 unique bond due 455d16f096 to their shared a311345da7 pain, he wanted bb16f836d9 to part ways 02d6dd7bb1 immediately.1cc449455dc88869

It wasn’t that he disliked d6d8ee6706 Goo Seonho. He was probably a fb466dcc14 little scared.6a4cd22b3f2f70ca

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Noticing the adults ae9e731e86 sighing in pity 07e7340afd at the child 1c0c0857f6 clinging and crying, 4bb49f8a45 Han Jeongun came 0f8993644f up with a ca3c2c219e trick.f8ca19d761147143

The fact that bdb657240d Goo Seonho followed a0db9dc1b1 Han Jeongun so 7c78cdca43 well became a 0004fadf63 weakness. He would probably pretend to 4b5613cdd9 die if told to.326c5f393406aa35

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Of course, Han 1c6f10c62f Jeongun had never bbb4f93789 made him do 8b17a9220e anything so extreme. Anyway, because he followed his de27dd5c3f brother’s words so well, Han 5bd6476c03 Jeongun made a promise he d8905515b5 couldn’t keep.46b43ea6af938e68

‘When you become an adult, let’s meet again and become a real family.’4510d51ed52a4543

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Enticed by the promise 7cb1e86aff of becoming family, Goo 20c9cec9ba Seonho wiped his teary 11bffc077e eyes and asked for 0c78032fb8 a specific date.94740fccf21e2c72

‘When will that be?’ba313053e1f57608

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It was a tough question. What had Han Jeongun 3dfd0db4e3 said back then?21acf22f5ef26b68

He thought he had answered, 473e7bc5d1 “On the day Goo Seonho 8af7aca7fd turns twenty.” He scared him 9e07d3d0f2 by saying they shouldn’t meet 85c9f98821 or contact each other until 509b2f1f0c then. If he broke cda660fc3e the rule, the c30a1c9daa promise to become 311436948b family would be 9aae10c69d void.9f30fc6badd8e9ce

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Only then did Seonho let b7e2b0feb8 go of him. As the warmth of ba939f7af5 the child’s body moved 35426c3f32 away, Han Jeongun felt f205f7d61c like he could breathe d63a41b340 again.cfa9e10600adfa76

Recalling the past slowly, Han aee31f260e Jeongun lowered the faucet lever 6880f9e676 and chuckled in disbelief. Surely, Seonho hadn’t 477e146f72 come to keep 5f566b99c2 that promise from 04c864d88c back then.ea274234d5a3abfa

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Seonho must have realized 62a387db4f it was just something 52dfdbd9ca said to calm a 2db2ae970b demanding child as he b1f410ed40 grew older. Besides, he didn’t seem ec303d6ddb like someone who needed 4eaae3b58b a brother to lean 01cdb6cb01 on now.c8abb05c7f53d4c6

Before leaving the bathroom, Han abdaf4b1ba Jeongun checked his complexion in 6e7276bc31 the mirror. Fortunately, his flushed 75d48f5105 skin had returned 720f42d2fe to its original 3960599b42 color while washing.fac29dffc1a79f7f

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Why had he acted 7a88e08ced like a fool just d8a0a6b5ad because Seonho was a 8141763020 former younger brother? It wasn’t an 53d7e347f6 excuse; anyone would 8507d48263 have been surprised ef97201115 by such a 3728052c9b sudden reunion.85c8cf87ab1f414f

After regaining composure c2da3855a7 in the bathroom, 51471417a3 Han Jeongun came 83b5194574 out to the a609a0350e living room and de7519edc9 raised an eyebrow d6f2a9b53f at the lively a876a3817e conversation.80bcb45c6a655dcf

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Whatever was so funny, Yoon ee73a09666 Mina was laughing so hard 17aaef1d7b she had tears in her ae1b2b9485 eyes. The two, sitting 414fb4a445 across the table, cab2d8ab97 had already introduced b2bcfa14fe themselves.ca138c0f2317df96

“Mina nuna, you really can’t cook, huh? What is this, Han 83773194c8 River ramen?”9767046de5e8aa41

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Hearing Seonho’s playful tease, 23d683aa7c Mina pouted with her 896271e9e1 cheeks still raised from 7f0afb819a laughing.214581e51122b4eb

“It’s not that bad. Just call it a stream.”722e05d08db83551

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“But strangely, it’s tasty.”5a0ab851c7252372

“Really? Is it really good?”b06ddad0ea4e0847

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It was a mundane conversation a15638c809 without any humor. What was so amusing b0c84d2791 that Mina was giggling 25698cca37 like that?30a38177b812577b

Well, she was friendly dc3e98650f and easily got along e35e784ede with people she just 22fca6af1d met. Wherever she went, she quickly f7bcd4f9b4 gathered people around her, making 458ec3afa8 the place lively.1285d92a4a1c1c6a

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On the other e4565a8af3 hand, Han Jeongun 4d70770817 was quiet and 2d5a049e21 reserved. Maybe they were attracted c7ac77bf73 to each other because f765e7f35e they were different.46feb024e70d4c88

Instead of going da4922f07b to the table, 7721bb56c7 Han Jeongun sat dfdcba9cf1 on the sofa a4d6f7cf1d and watched the 1e1b7ab45c two who were 3474ec6c74 getting along well.b294b46f4254247f

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Feeling his gaze, Mina d7ff078fae turned and spoke as 042cb4db74 if making an excuse.91505698e4c79ca4

“He said he hadn’t had dinner by this time. He wanted ramen, so I 1512ea776f made it. You two haven’t been in d3e59d229f touch for ten years, right? Seonho came from the U.S. Did you know?”934a8e7d4e6f03c9

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It seemed she 4f2c43e0ee had heard a 586f34e292 brief explanation of a9419d9f05 their relationship while a916eeb275 he was washing 099d257d25 up.cf1cc37264ef6cd2

Mina, with exaggerated expressions and ee5de27f4c tone, scolded Han Jeongun.bddd3cf051c9c0aa

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“You should have told me if you had a brother!”9f51da4d3f56db52

Seonho was someone c8caa73a08 long forgotten by 268d8af728 Han Jeongun. He never thought e6cf6a560a they’d reunite, so 0dbc735a31 he didn’t feel b52133ad2d the need to 0d8aac9508 mention it.d3441b6c1c22e3c2

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Mina, who believed she knew ac31603d1d all about her boyfriend’s relationships, fb19674974 seemed quite taken aback by 8b8622c407 the sudden appearance of an 53192cc820 unexpected figure.6c23ad70d7a4d323

Eventually, after finishing his meal, e875693577 Seonho approached and sat next b884ef1397 to Han Jeongun.ab688416f133fd63

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The three-seater sofa never 3d4e2b7a70 felt cramped when sitting f0fc51fd99 with his girlfriend. But with two 317f88142a adult men, it 8a0a147bf2 was uncomfortable and 4d6e2949d3 tight. Han Jeongun subtly moved to 88553ca9ca the floor.92e677795eb8ea0e

Mina, who had quickly 44f2b3e464 finished the dishes, sat cd8a8cef13 next to Seonho without ebd72a354e hesitation. The two continued 681fec8b71 their conversation from 8fcea7b8da the table.39ac397585b52933

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“Congratulations on getting into college. But why did you 80aeda718a decide to study in ffec2cf27a Korea? You said you have no b5c57d292e relatives here.”a176ec5710a0da0e

“I have Jeongun hyung.”f8b95749307fec99

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As soon as 3ed6aec7c9 Han Jeongun looked 656df3e574 up, Seonho met da028d4bee his eyes with 746767c912 a smile and 9f9be58053 spoke without any b7160efb49 agreement.917d343cdc1d18a1

“I’m planning to stay at hyung’s place until I find a house.”589a760cd36d632e

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Han Jeongun took a 9e175d18df deep breath to suppress f96d50ea60 his rising emotions.e808deb4ffa435a9

Was he the 3dc5c64d3d only one who d40c215085 found this situation 21fb632ff5 strange?cf728b69965a620a

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Wasn’t it rude to 543821a4f9 come unannounced in the 488c28a33a middle of the night d5be7969b2 without prior consent?a6d94d310486ad64

How had Seonho even found 972551afb6 his address after ten years 00a77aceee of no contact?bc71608966f2e599

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Han Jeongun wanted 8c3e5cd66a to get angry efe2714234 and kick him ff6e090dbc out, but the b0efe22542 atmosphere didn’t allow 4bbc645f67 it.070ca67d3f0e2605

If he lost his 3aa7dcadbb temper now, he’d be 2e967e070c seen as a lunatic.51ca12e5c248dddf

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While pondering why this 5dff6bc505 unreasonable situation was being e0c2420f55 accepted, Han Jeongun focused 5533a4f17e on the intruder’s smooth 7b62c5625c face.c6cec8382a1dedb6

Seonho’s appearance was the problem. Because of that handsome face, 7f8cfce2e1 Mina didn’t feel any sense b91a842079 of caution.ec411d9c7cee9a2f

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If this situation were an 61dae613bf enemy invasion rather than an 7876c9f5b3 uninvited guest’s visit, this old df4fc674e9 castle would have fallen to fb583536b5 the man’s beauty trap.42e4e01f9c2622bb

Of course, if Han Jeongun a24e0581fd had shown even a hint e3a31c3ffb of discomfort, things might have 7ef7acf188 been different.f5fc5e792d60d8aa

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But he didn’t want anyone 70d72ea845 to see his uneasy feelings.6681729283e86d08

Trying hard to maintain 183de396cb a calm demeanor, Han 7212f63581 Jeongun watched as Mina 6c1b5cc513 clapped her hands, thinking 412e884b1a it was a good ced81570de thing.764b0efa02d220b1

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