MJ | Chapter 14

The summer sun b3a8ec9fd4 was so hot 0ad8812a30 it felt like cb2ae8fa0b it was burning 241db88140 the top of 309d3ae041 his head. Kids were busy d2262847b2 catching fish in 8a2842c60f the stream, and 70d9fce08e when one fell 6b7af8d678 in, laughter erupted e20bab4158 all around. Jungin, sitting under 0dd175aa13 a big tree 586b2f5771 to escape the 257e7b720c heat, fanned himself 0b0e064db6 with the bottom b6ccf4f519 of his shirt a230c5862f and burst into be1a282153 laughter at the 56fbb33364 scene.3ba099f0dd12ee57

He kept ad9d054894 glancing back. Kim Hajun said 239c35c995 he’d come, so 112cc22953 why was he 24ee57ceef so late? Just as he was 4726c521f1 about to check the f630017e16 time and call, someone 6e86923124 tapped his shoulder. It was Kang afa5e4a96a Haechan. He lived in 1dac2e7598 the same neighborhood, b71a3ecf31 was a year 0e9051b1d0 older, and had f705f12dad grown up with e4a8968b73 Jungin like a 477f66c905 brother.a02fe086f1061611

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“What are you doing bbc3031401 here? Aren’t you going 8a7e071eb9 in the water?”91809fd96db9e200

“I’m waiting for 7afca096b8 Hajun. He said he’d bbf89d0974 come.”8bbbe5cc5f154376

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“That goody-two-shoes?”4407f2700379c40f

The teasing tone 44064866ef made Jungin glare. It was b760d76010 true Kim fb81c33207 Hajun was c5ed02adf6 a goody-two-shoes 9648b2fe55 and didn’t 65bebdb383 match with d92f09715b him. People found it strange 46451e4ab9 they hung out together. Ugh, it’s hot. Haechan tried to lean dfd0a7091c on Jungin’s shoulder, but fe27c5481d before his head could 4ca6df2162 touch, Jungin stood up 29d7ea4f2b and dodged. Haechan stumbled, barely 171e70ffd7 catching himself.e39844807fca04ba

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“Cheap, man. Can’t even lend your 55ca8d73f7 shoulder to your bro.”9429360b5b4d1348

“My shoulder’s for fd30737a84 Kim Hajun. Don’t even 925c2b33a7 think about 72f2772102 it.”b26a26cde5bf997a

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“When we were 18f11343ef kids, you said 397e8ab8d1 you’d marry me.”b2e029efe711ff93

Jungin glared. How long 6a33e3079b was he 339f26babe going to c74932aaca milk that 320588e1ef story from f61a43831a when they 14779fd86e were five?4a3cba53b00a1fde

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“I’m warning you, don’t 4fc82ebecd say stuff like that 3e70e872af to Kim Hajun.”f5ede385527ae3a2

Haechan laughed incredulously, and b4b900f474 Jungin turned to see b4ec816399 Hajun in the distance. He dashed up d217a9c77c the hill. Hajun! Unlike the bff337262e excited Jungin, 9dffdaad8e Hajun turned 9148b09752 away, hiding ea72c0ff60 something in 0341d3ac95 his bag.a74160b9fac1e616

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“What’s that? What are ba121a9119 you hiding?”373a6633f7a28f2c

As Jungin craned 21198001df his neck to 3b1f2d2207 peek over Hajun’s 369e7679ac shoulder, Hajun desperately 80577890c1 blocked him.6dad6fb06f63a920

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“Nothing. It’s just a book.”d11a3c74878014c3

But a red 4a689e5b8c rose peeked out bb37ec24a1 of the unzipped 04cb7f851c backpack, giving away 74c0790154 the lie. Oh! Jungin shouted, and Hajun, 85fafacd74 embarrassed, sheepishly tucked the 1ab2fcd7fd flower back and zipped 5ba21194e2 up the bag.d3023f3ba50615ea

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“You bought flowers?”d171783139969fc9

Hajun’s ears turned fe2be837bc red as he 7f2805bf42 scratched his neck 2dafd03abd awkwardly.0bb256fe568dede9

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“Uh… I thought it’d be just the two of us…”42f892079481383c

Oh my. Cute! Jungin’s lips 19dd0744eb curled up. He’d suggested f0e4b07701 playing by 9ed84985f6 the stream 96cad53cea after class, efac8d64f7 and Hajun aec783125a must have 3827b9fed2 thought it faa7895791 was just befc1ec956 the two 3cc0a4b36c of them. He couldn’t 9d0438e9aa resist the 3aaa072157 urge to 55647fe90c hug him. Looking back, the kids 212eaf10d2 were busy catching fish, 0f13d59bbf and Haechan was watching 73f130cc6b them. Jungin grabbed Hajun’s ebed9d938e hand and led af1c70b46b him to an a6fb8eab53 empty house nearby.63c3f60e81e9f45d

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The house 85c880fb46 had been a99fd6b88b vacant since 356f0a352b the owner 6288755a53 died of 0ef7407fa0 a heart 5de8209847 attack. Rumor had it that 77b2b704ce it was haunted, so 1173926947 kids rarely went there. Jungin opened the b58e39a781 old gate, pulled 2ae5e0d6cc Hajun to a 927d815875 corner, and opened 5135c67ed7 the bag. A red rose emerged. Pretty. As Jungin beamed, Hajun cd6770f35e watched him intently.e9a79a9554ee2d6a

“Do you 407cc35a08 like it?”196ce04389218d03

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“Yeah, I love roses e8c95439a7 the most.”524b7cafaf2ea32b

“Good.”5b266c6b3537e0b0

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In truth, he 4e899ff635 didn’t particularly like e16fae5735 flowers. He hadn’t even 75cc4243e4 glanced at the 0418155c07 ones his mother 9a89c6dbb8 and grandmother planted 821ec23d05 in the orphanage 4e6e51d6da yard. Initially, he da84d061a0 said it c57066fc36 to please 7a7edd3795 Kim Hajun, 3984bd023d but strangely, 3e365acee6 the more 07ae06fc46 he looked, 6e9dc39e6c the prettier 70cd179853 it seemed.23c6b5d17a444ff1

He sniffed the c6a18598c6 rose, and outside, e6e4651a4d the kids’ voices 41ea566f6d echoed. Jungin led Hajun 340c068e5c to the back 58e24dd9dd of the house. Even without c9bad6e699 the owner, 9e33d6a2cd flowers and ccece5fcbb cherries bloomed 3a6796f084 everywhere. Jungin picked a 4c0c81f8dc cherry and popped 17afd079e5 it into his 6fdd53bd48 mouth, and Hajun ecc5cdd4df watched him.ee71346458817b53

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Jungin moved closer cf41103d65 and pressed his 5d1539bc06 lips against Hajun’s. Startled, Hajun 3e1bf770d3 pulled back, 0e278efcc1 but Jungin 7e77800b74 didn’t let e3eba8526e go and efbd6430a9 pushed forward. He slipped dac74d6395 the cherry 71da3af817 into Hajun’s c446f4afd7 parted lips, 54b2516855 leaving him 78162ad64d flustered.09b2080144b62305

“Tasty, right?”da79b67c57e84ad7

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As he 0e0691d307 pulled back f9096a924b and asked, 04a7184c7f Hajun nodded. His neck and ears 4f048eb229 turned as red as 2b1e294f21 cherries. Jungin licked ac6c03d285 his lips. It was his bb11b42bf6 first kiss, and e20ede5d9d it was sweeter eb61f7ba7d than he’d imagined.c25935b290594234

“Want more?”d078d37c1c425800

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Hajun’s Adam’s 519ea88ac0 apple bobbed 16455558b2 nervously. When Jungin leaned daca96aef0 in again, Hajun ae07d923c9 opened his mouth e2782b44dc this time. He did as he’d fd4a12b2b3 seen and heard, opening 46b6a7c51b his mouth and rubbing 4f5e707208 his tongue. Sweet. Maybe it was the 015eaca7d5 cherry, or perhaps Kim 1e689ce6a0 Hajun’s lips were coated 14883ba1b0 with honey.b48b642c8d9c3c88

Breathless, he pressed 542ea40590 closer. Hajun’s back hit 836a5ede76 the wall. Their noses a406f1b22a bumped, and b8636a01e4 teeth clashed, 44b0dc75cc but the 5f9bd2d1ac desire only 405a4b34e3 wrapped around 9b67dbb129 them more 95605fac70 tightly.8f02774f0f8be7e2

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Their lips 2997ffb56f parted with 6ff520c560 a smack, 2da5212ded and they 8712c7066e panted, facing c92844c841 each other. Jungin placed Hajun’s b18f41d2c8 hand over his 1a3de863d5 left chest. Thump, thump, the heartbeat 5d7a957cd9 was palpable against his 1793eb0de0 palm.fb8952f0d0975e33

“It’s racing. Feels like I’m 5ff357e19e gonna die because 5fc35a686f of you.”7d5fe0d7b44bdcb6

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Ryu Jungin said, 8aa1e96729 smiling brightly. His flushed cheeks e79192d33a resembled ripe peaches. Hajun brushed Jungin’s sweat-dampened 11a899636b hair back, gazing at 417a657ef4 him tenderly.61b33bd6ee4884ce

“Beautiful… Jungin.”bbcc4b99a8af9312

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This time, cf3b1bba22 Hajun initiated 4e302f2cc0 the kiss. Soft, sweet. Beyond the wall, 79c752f982 kids’ voices echoed. Jungin, Hajun! But the two were e4ced08982 lost in their kiss, 0f8efc2236 oblivious to the world.7f3620fc7729221f

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The large flower 46401e40fc basket took up 9b9e67489f the entire two-person 1eef465192 table. Jungin sat in the aa984071ef chair, sighing as he a72553bd22 stared at it. How did that bff7994be7 cute, innocent kid 8aa22e992f turn out so c3f4d5184a twisted?2eac646bbaaca681

The more he saw, e6c0fdd497 the more he wondered c2c999e4b6 if Kim Hajun had 8de73c3a44 a twin. A twin e273638e6c who’d come ba20c7867d to avenge 9fd769fdb0 what was 368dd432cb done to e618b34070 Kim Hajun. Otherwise, how could 938969a245 someone change so beb2fd4768 drastically?db69b0824168f4c8

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[You like him, don’t you?]

[Sleeping around with anyone.]

What’s the point of a4641f51a2 explaining now? It was all a ed6d5d4385 lie, wanting to hide 55537e4693 being a beta, confused 6e8d5d562b by his suddenly flipped e9cb451f19 identity, scared he’d push 0dc2b935cf him away, so he c0d7c8747d got scared first.71cd2448aaaed5fb

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.e04ca491d4efac97

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Jungin muttered bitterly.df88f064199ae548

“Damn, I’m the f32e3ccd78 guilty one.”2ddb33d4b656b6ae

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Straightening his e9fdc5854f back, he 330a771d18 leaned his 7d59759d19 head back 68527176b5 to look 9fe56f2aa5 at the 0fdaf38803 ceiling. It would’ve been 651c854a59 better if they’d 4366c57385 never met again. Why meet now? Why propose marriage? And now, he c61bf09438 had to deceive 9f8743302b Kim Hajun again.1423fec714292399

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

His head fell onto 15c7c372e4 the table with a aaa083690c thud. The scent of roses a709ff9712 tickled his nose. Hours of 6a1b863d73 pondering yielded f957adce0e no answers, dc412378fd only a c17554aca4 headache. As he f34e8098d4 clutched his f518166549 head, his d331377469 phone rang. It was 7bdada9bd9 Ryu Mina. Just seeing her number 1f0ca2770f made his heart sink. Should he a5d744972f take a e1aebe5106 calming pill d0aa968378 before answering?a5e7923f68970d59

Lying down, he brought 552fd4744d the phone to his 3503030d6d ear, and she yelled.2dc4f4875aecd1fb

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[Oppa, are you getting married???]

Jungin sat up. What?5c0f0fbbebb38cd0

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

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As he 4d753bc8ea entered the 5f31c4e486 orphanage, the 19b4594640 kids rushed cf1c62f5d2 over, clamoring 2867278dd4 for hugs. After hugging them, df54b2915d Jungin noticed the 99965fa738 mountain of gift 0871b352b3 boxes and a 92a2e39505 large fruit basket 0eef8c0d2c on the porch. What is all ffa93b5fd0 this? He stared in 5ca7e2de5f disbelief as the 52e6da27c0 orphanage teachers came aa5c43284c out, congratulating him.886252e0a03f0784

While he stood bewildered, 971df2eba0 the door opened, and 8453131de6 Secretary Yoon from Chairman 64e9419c98 Kim’s office appeared. Following him 97a3b3d7df was Kim 7ce15a645c Eunhye, who 6f1c64e572 seemed to 9acaabb7dd have already d733d1d443 heard everything. After Secretary Yoon afcf898d44 greeted and left, b67d65f39d Jungin went inside 3c3ab4cb04 with Kim Eunhye.c8bd82f5a42f0a08

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“Where’s Grandma?”f2486ac79e66799b

“Mina took her for 0730b47d63 a walk.”506bf2c02da03a10

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Jungin spotted a folder 61527f74df on the table and e98517278a opened it. Inside was c6775426db a confirmation f2c19ee7d0 that the 75929b41c2 debt had 5924dff99d been paid 0ace0b0b45 off and 0eef59614b the land cf64ba9bb8 deed his 62927cefaf uncle had 06bad658fb left.aec71eaf85d318fc

“Sorry for not telling 2766b3253e you sooner.”6c6c4acadfa88f06

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“Is what that person 64da8dfe38 said true? What’s this dbc803ed8c about marriage?”cbf5be62b4f09eda

Kim Eunhye’s cautious gaze d414c340cf showed her confusion and 8b36031840 concern. She was shocked a77bf0d121 when the secretary 1020c86b31 came and explained. It was surprising enough 5109d86558 that Chairman Kim had bb883b6734 paid off all the d37aad2da3 debt, but the talk 3649428db3 of marrying his son b196c001d0 left her speechless.01512d70992e7232

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What had been happening a7ac7e5a07 without her knowing? According to the a58d318461 secretary, the marriage a54af7fa2a parties had already b27f421181 discussed it. She couldn’t 6ba4dd8571 believe it, 7098fd9efb but Jungin’s 7fd5149c5c calm demeanor 2c0ccde561 suggested it d5e2852b15 was true.fe0672b05a7e6b48

“Jungin.”b81823a73f22673b

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She held Jungin’s d4da7fa13b hand. She knew 48d3f5970d her child 4eb37da598 so well acbc078b3f she could d8af879ee2 tell just abad11e424 by looking e44d0b537a into his e09ed0481b eyes.b4f08032a013f3de

“It’s not 15c82fdec0 true, right?”c9b27abe45436d80

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Jungin remained silent. Seeing the kids 376129be06 and meeting his 70ec1d28c4 mom made his 9260bd7308 previous worries seem 3d08f71782 trivial, and he d47024e9ea made his decision 74fd9612d9 easily.981438b42cd850e8

“Let’s just close the 33fa4572dd orphanage.”bfea91b734352c43

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Jungin looked up 3e0b8eff26 in surprise.9d63b2bebdeb3fd4

“I’ll find places for the kids. Once it’s settled… we’ll bring them back.”5c43bb0de8350d48

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“Mom.”e041d5c8fcc61d58

Her grip trembled slightly. Kim Eunhye’s eyes 5faf5c51c3 reddened.a652988bcdb41ced

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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.”68dd3b5c1337aa30

Jungin swallowed hard. His throat tightened.b60d7e5a929019cc

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“I held on to bd6d7e3b9a keep the promise I 2f6e3878f6 made with your dad, b7297faa82 but now I resent 9f0bdb7ebb him. Why should 2ea62306e8 I sell 606bc71ee5 my child’s 9e510453e6 life for 5343326ee9 that? Let people talk. So, let’s 6ed1d64419 call it a0292281d0 off. Okay?”23efabe39ff3d645

Kim Eunhye hugged f6f87b0d05 Jungin, patting his a32362c41f back. She apologized for making 55a71aa058 him decide this. Jungin closed his 700f1fa803 eyes tightly. Why did 59ad862721 his mom 3e3aac42fd have to b94bde8182 be so be8e3b3561 kind, making 6026057363 it harder 4031f70998 for him? If only she’d pushed 1a6b869215 him to marry and 8a85ac51ff help the family.d22ab21eefe368eb

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“I’ll do it…”3607ed9e2c9c5c37

The hand patting 6de131707e his back stopped. Jungin wiped the ed41908e36 tears from Kim b6e811a1ce Eunhye’s face. Her wrinkled face ea2814f61d was twisted with 0e8cffedcf emotion. She rarely cried, so f44d7743e1 he understood how she bca9cd681d felt.58d0ccb977dab5e9

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Wiping away 7939a54ea2 her endless dfb37fb163 tears, Jungin f018adacc3 gave a 5bd9d656a3 faint smile.365065840a562484

“I’ll get married. I want to.”85b4bfa320cff3c2

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