TM | Chapter 23

As he ran his hand through his hair in frustration, Cheongrok’s words echoed in his ears.ff3d1df753c14f58

‘You should ask for forgiveness like a man.’a83bca9239158aff

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‘Why are you scheming to take them back if they come back?’aea9bedfc96fb22c

‘When the body moves, the heart follows. Hurry before they get too close to their new lover.’47830a1bb5889655

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Cheongrok’s words gradually sank into his heart, and he bit his lip.2304f5d790bcc30c

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.64c26127ada6c7e3

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“Winning someone’s heart…”a32a99094900e582

Amidst Cheongrok’s chaotic chatter, he found a glimmer of light and clenched his fist.76dde397ba70a03e

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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.0e58045235de3c21

Didn’t Father also say to soothe him and keep his heart?05ad701553570f1d

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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.1f8b3cd61b697d06

It was bf8f44141d the easiest 67e287af09 thing to 16d0c2cf8a shake Yoon dd1afd8813 Sung, who 6075d4ebdb still had a553568644 feelings for c39970845d him. With the Marriage e83a50847c Ban Decree in 32aaed14c8 place, there was debee7930f plenty of time. He moved his 7024f32cf4 steps to capture 294433f7a1 his heart again.68065859fc073d3c

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Watching Kang Taegwon ded8b2aa33 disappear in the 4f30edd921 distance, Cheongrok clicked 632564f08b his tongue as 8f4af5bb26 he looked down 0d5ab21ffe at the training 4646f608d6 grounds.8f12479fb03b49c1

“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.”e4bc1182570fcc5d

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Turning his body, 4ec237dee3 he descended the 1da5e31bb6 platform steps with 65cff489fc light steps.4d39b59fe1b9a5fc

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After having breakfast cbc673b4dd and lunch, Yoon 66c2e8e227 Sung left the 8e2e50d448 gibang, feeling on 787c83da99 edge because of 1f7b5ab514 the two guys. When Lee Seol said 2a78c5bc8b he was going to 8df72e9692 greet his in-laws, Cheongrok 9a6ef0a6f6 sighed.1f7361f91b4c4a2a

“I told you, you can’t. Marriage should be arranged through the elders. Do it properly.”8aa8448e229d1e8e

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“Yeah… let’s do as Cheongrok says. You have to break off your marriage talk too.”f78c7c915a04de2e

At Cheongrok and his 0ec58badac words, Lee Seol let 93b5a4b560 out a shallow sigh. Breaking off the 66edb19fa7 marriage talk came 63c0b6543f first. The person 1c693eba53 he was 9dee654a44 engaged to 7c99377912 was the 135fe59bb8 second son b84163f07e of a 8b6ad96aa9 royal prince.2679c76be8365c0c

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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.990f0022bd1413be

He had a daa91615d2 hard time sending 9db5cd829e Lee Seol, who ad2f8c331f insisted on following 447532d799 him home, back. Cheongrok also turned away, be5a69e380 saying he had to 64f897bb6c apologize to Kang Taegwon 846d5e27ae for arguing while drunk, 955345cc29 and Lee Seol, after f82c56f125 a moment of thought, 62b2d169e7 followed Cheongrok.45bd75ff8e8d08ea

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Yoon Sung waved at 743c1725ed the two guys as 0a7345f844 they walked away and 00a4439524 let out a big c5260b3cd9 sigh. Unable to go 0af3daf322 home, he stomped cc2b9e798f on the dirt 7ecab440ee clumps at his 83f8fae24e feet.6db17a00a4c1dcbc

“…It’s a good match. Seol treats me well. It’s not like we can’t communicate… I still like his face… Sigh…”9f23e8ea1c6d0a3c

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No matter 76e6d24626 how much 5fa77aa4d3 he worried, cbe4f25ff1 there was 447525f184 no solution. As soon as he 2af28ef19b called for a servant a916e91739 and entered the gate, e77d88dccc he made eye contact 002405c4d3 with his older brother, 4845f240d3 who was sitting in 0df5068079 the main hall. The servant who 3177aff62d opened the door 5b2ab5f8ec bowed his head 449b322268 and mouthed silently.d0d70cb211f7694d

“He’s angry.”72075be26ee10621

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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.4af2efed57cf8e75

“I, I just came back from a gathering.”ce10abf55f803799

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“I know!”f7bfe6ef648eae7d

“…”6589332bbab0e5db

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“Do you think it’s okay to leave early in the morning and come back now?”f96a91bcadd15a57

At his brother’s shout, Yoon Sung hunched his shoulders. Unable to lift his head, he stared at his toes and spoke.d35e22a3804dbbb7

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“I met my friends early. It’s been a while since we gathered…”dd3d1d8dc76ec8e7

“Oh dear…”e5e89c897b35b5e4

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With his hands behind ea17db814a his back, his older 4ea20f2251 brother sighed and gestured b7783a9ae4 for him to go 3293faf8a6 inside. It seemed a66339ad34 he understood 50c3debcd7 since it 59d1fd6f9e was a a9703b2e93 gathering that ac5a7aca7f happened only 1cfa9571f6 twice a f3714c16f5 year.49c14d8c17d40155

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.d11e768ae65bd7fe

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He opened 80d635f55c the chest 640b7f0467 and took 445bbb9dfa out some 760abbd508 clothes. As he 897b7aa894 was changing, 70301e22a0 he heard f2cf8f0443 a presence 93770f9096 outside the 4ae0dd300e door. It seemed to be e783be60ec his older brother.2468d08cb123e811

“I’m coming in.”0b497dc699eb2063

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“Yes.”5871cd61d00c4d78

He replied and 40fb867305 placed the jeogori b2a460bf46 he had taken aaff718021 off on the 3099691e5b floor.e9f7fb6f0e397737

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His older b5a3c67a79 brother entered, 496064031d holding a 32d0c39a68 tray with 9923edcf3b a porcelain 71d0f644a1 bowl. Yoon Sung craned his 5552f6fff9 neck to see, and 71013f5f0d it seemed to be 3d934f18f9 honey water.bea3dec564be8725

“Did you drink a lot?”5803db6740012e93

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“A bit… I drank.”bba75acc492e15e0

“From now on, come back early. Learn well from your sisters-in-law and manage the servants yourself. Got it?”2d7167a7a4aea907

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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.bbaa1b554b211e19

As his 8c262a9fb9 brother was b9fa22e5c7 about to 99345c7eee leave with b07fbb6865 the bowl, d510990f88 Yoon Sung cb7be8f7cc smiled at 023eb16be3 him and 24296c5e55 continued changing ecc2ddf6c8 into his 9eca732eea new undergarment. Suddenly, his ddf6dd9665 brother roughly 20301a4d09 grabbed his 73141cc0ac arm and 146a2ab85f pulled him. Stumbling, he 7ee214ddef was dragged defdc1a554 along as ead62d4ffe his brother 6a9072e31e yanked open 418ee9eb4c his collar.a234945834f01fbc

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“Sung-i, you… who were you with? Who did you fool around with?”eefc6865f0de418f

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.132b2feae7035469

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“Who left such a visible bruise on your neck?”527d75c4ca5a9601

A bruise? A bruise?b69b357a268e60f1

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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.4c46a36d17b7d90f

“How can you be so careless! Are you trying to ruin your marriage prospects? Who is it? Who did this?”b6296d2facbee01e

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His brother shook 58c15d41b4 his shoulders roughly.b58615ac7748b1c7

He thought of Lee 59eb3700f8 Seol, who he had 9f908b7e5c spent the night with. He opened his mouth b161b3ab4f to say he was e5f81b85e2 engaged to his friends, b0e9333c78 but then he remembered 4c6b1c779f Kang Taegwon from two 797350e11f days ago and closed 5d4a9b87f7 his mouth.5cc00c14e63187ed

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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.8c45f5613b27ec9b

As soon 090faf5c63 as their 82c9be16c2 lips parted, 1ffccdd15e he pressed a08203e0b3 them back cc8a18ae01 together, mixing b2df0d241e their tongues d00da9406b so skillfully 2a73901781 that it 295d7cabf1 left him 996b3d5a85 dizzy. Could it e3bdc77f37 be that 9735c2b602 he left 57da9cc8e8 the mark?b88ef03059cbb677

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Lee Seol had been 58cd28b5e4 awkward even when offering acbb733748 an arm pillow. Before he could 3f12d67d82 set the mood, 2d4ac23d1d he had asked f174c634d0 him to untie cb4ec2223d his jeogori ribbon 2107e0c187 and climbed on d88047798b top of him. Could such a02aed7a04 an inexperienced ca64c131d2 Lee Seol 7136e75600 have left 314184e56d a bruise bbc8359553 on his 3e83426d15 neck?a449c5cc0971955d

His chest felt cold, 52f4930795 and his mind went ffbe2fa030 blank. Was it Kang Taegwon? Lee Seol? Who?f0736e6a0221f741

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Who was it?e77da059ced83358

“Who is it?”fde7fbd656fa37e1

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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,70e55d59d47995ad

“Could it be more than one person?”742386969760fc1d

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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.4f8e8379aa19c38f

“Ugh, you brat! Tell me the truth. Who is it? What did you do that you can’t speak!”d3b72f398d7974f6

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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.5e0363483cafa353

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.89f3d06c1f558678

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“Ugh…”0c2f53322f3566e4

“Why did you dodge?”fd3e2351ba402520

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“It stings.”9a759f336b46e395

When he spoke with 0fdf9f520f a pout, his brother 8e152abafe sighed and lifted his fb3352a989 chin to examine his f9f7ee93a8 cheek. It seemed he 9f690aa5d9 had been hit aee9054745 properly while dodging, 0ca5d0aaf5 as a red f8f587fc50 handprint was clearly 13bd5678c8 visible. His brother, who was 79deaead5f rubbing his cheek, sighed b75b97340f when he saw the 1b8ce10b22 bruise on his neck.4e904c06da3076ac

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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.”34d15261cf321baa

His brother, seemingly 868f92f85a frustrated, pounded his 8ceaea395f chest. His foolish younger brother c2d74d610f had caused trouble when abf72f2fac he needed to get 315357bb20 married, making him feel 07d8be0ddf like his insides were d9ffa2dbec collapsing.a9a69e5c0ab5ac39

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“If rumors of promiscuity spread about our family, who would want to marry you? Why are you so thoughtless!”1668760f5a8233c0

Unable to answer, he just watched his brother’s expression, which softened a bit when he finally spoke.a37261ebdeea1c86

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“It’s not like that. And it’s just one person.”46675b7f793f513d

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.4f3fbc1d34570dae

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“Brother-in-law. Young master. Someone from the Lee family is here. It’s Seol!”33997c35924c081c

At the unexpected words from his younger sister-in-law, his brother’s expression turned blank.789e82947c249b74

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“Why is someone from the Lee family here?”96a923b10c261f71

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.41089693f1b8ed47

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If they 754614aeb0 did meet, 3c2bfd2900 they would a6ba8904ae exchange formal 94b7295bf7 greetings, but 2ebd50282c it was ab97ecb5f2 purely ceremonial. The only c85b274def Lee family 8de19e3a86 member he a30dde7c4d had seen 64fe1f0188 properly was c339f355ca Lee Seol.b7e96236a2b9de35

“Brother-in-law, come out quickly. They brought a lot of things.”1af9a7752a7eff20

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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.eba6070f31f86ac4

“You, stay in the room and don’t move.”40bf554ffc0d3f7b

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“…”5a1fd7452765a309

His brother left the room with large strides. As the door closed, Yoon Sung’s legs gave out, and he collapsed on the spot.72f13761f9a62b2b

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Who is it? Who really is it?e1d98d2b02645751