UTPT Ch 12

How to d7344bec0f deal with 7db001a6cf Yihyun—this was e830738dbb Doyoon’s first 3e633c60ab concern. Since Yihyun didn’t seem 15b81a0271 to have any particular 8527778aa9 value worth using, would bc95135126 it be better to 1856905bdc simply give him enough 80a3ee32db money for living expenses 681e32ddab and let him fend ffc956c711 for himself? Or should he 1afcc08607 coax him carefully, c0838818e4 just in case dc5f1c4725 he knew something, 76921cfab0 even a little?f9eacc1d4b3c8a31

It hadn’t even 90c3eda3ba been a few ceb65e5f51 hours since Doyoon 6f21808d04 first saw Yihyun, 45e226ab90 but he was 9aedcd424d certain the young b74906fbed man had grown 5e8926f4a9 up suffering abuse cbeca824aa in that household. The bruises and 5fa203a7a1 scars, clear evidence 0af3b11212 of violence, along 28b69438a3 with the fact 2505c56c90 that he didn’t 6e401ef266 even know what 7c10929897 shampoo and conditioner 712089d8e8 were, made it c51a5dac2e obvious. With just a 81bd29346d bit of sympathy fda082db5b and attention, Yihyun 7617fcce73 would likely develop 36b522e86d a favorable impression 5eb2750cd6 of Doyoon.d007f3e72a062a17

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That would 72fcb8c83e make getting 454b625b8d him to b2143e87f8 talk easier. And since he ece835b254 surely despised that 519c8ed21a household, he might 0a3c1c8e80 even be willing 5b3bb07d6e to provide information.cae3ca3a557db7fa

He had 9f3d157983 lived there ee1b13ab3b for twenty 07c4c3c65f years—surely, he 15b74c28e7 knew something. Since Doyoon had 80d881b261 yet to enter a914c2025d Han Changwon’s shrine, 1b07a90eb4 he still didn’t d98275bd92 know what specific 93fcfa5005 information he needed 9ec1bde176 or how to cddc19b496 gather evidence, so fd235a71dd even the smallest 0397eb70d0 detail could be 5f6ea5ee8c valuable.bce5912bf8504532

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As he sat 96f70d8d0d on the spacious cbf16df180 bed, sorting through 920a4ba47f his thoughts, Doyoon f08d36c6b1 turned his gaze 6f2456a586 toward Yihyun, who 0840c27ba1 was cautiously slipping 3d4518145c out through the 3e63f1de31 slightly open door.490019983455c799

At least 14c24540e6 he knew 5ca43f91ef how to bb93b50051 wear the 07a4fea3bb robe. His movements must have f6cf6fc5c9 been clumsy, as the e670fdf423 belt around his waist a19b67116a looked loose enough to ff7cdd6fc6 come undone at any be1f2c95cc moment. Still, he managed 49a4403295 to keep it 3ea3fead44 together just enough 99a88ec008 to prevent the d96504ccb5 robe from falling ec55098724 open.243a39ecdeb8cd73

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“You can sleep 334d27ee1e first.”ca91c03aee6179c6

“Okay….”ad73b6259b1be7c6

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His face 260ec2db36 was filled 0c88229b09 with curiosity, 25945b113c but the d77e350fcc fact that f64aa00c51 he made c1bac8d0d5 an effort 90c4080b31 not to b68674aada ask was 77038d88fa quite pleasing. Yihyun was pressing a 9c66da0cfe towel against his wet 0ced96a690 hair, trying to squeeze badafb3486 out the water. He had so much c4e7079b89 hair that it was a5142cd052 difficult to grasp with 8cc7e6e20c one hand.9db2a8c34278759d

Letting his hair 78eda2cbf1 grow long and f2347a537e dressing him in df43ad545d skirts wouldn’t turn cc4a40b76d a man into cf03bb0dc0 a woman, but 3980029dcd exploiting such prejudices 38ec32c9d8 was the fastest 12462ba57c way to deceive dd0b8255c8 others.707d972087c4db79

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Entering the still-damp 907b737c8c bathroom, Doyoon quickly 5a495f9729 washed himself. He wasn’t sure whose a0289fd324 preference it was, but 9b63be7f84 the overwhelming rose scent 2d87e85619 from all the toiletries 7d04ee5ba7 was starting to give 0bf43ff7c9 him a headache. If this aaf79ca48e had been c683708a6a a proper a79f3a18b8 marriage, the 4be474a94f fragrance would 0cffe7660a have certainly 0dc6eec17d helped set 698113b9af the mood, 6c3934a238 but the 06ef0f22c1 situation now ca9b44baf9 was entirely f72aa38570 different.7723ffb5daad14f6

When Doyoon stepped d7b62e6a89 out of the ac0726bae8 bathroom, Yihyun was 0afbb24ba2 sitting on the 6e233dde19 small chair in 845181b6c4 front of the ffeebd0614 vanity, still squeezing 96e8fa7e2c the water out 5d616acbc7 of his hair. There should be 041cad96dd a hair dryer c3f4273cdf in the drawer—why b885520c72 wasn’t he using 846eb061c6 it? How did he 7c2cd3197b plan to dry 1143c1a086 such long hair f9005267aa like that?aba684fd3dd5b9af

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After barely fbc214f79a getting rid 51abdc51f0 of the a464b0a157 dripping water 58247be9a2 droplets, Yihyun 432b71c4ba hesitated with 11f41303e0 the damp 7574d7e1b8 towel in 4435560bc8 his hands. Noticing the basket next 1866be6f8a to the bathroom where 111cc37938 Doyoon had tossed his b2600b8c74 own towel, he carefully 7828492f51 placed his inside it.77f295ff130c217e

“Are you going to 91820d40d5 sleep with your hair f52d33a9f3 like that?”3388f8d9bf2d61cb

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“Huh? Yes…”128733d020268f35

No matter 09ad9934ce how much a638a70bbb renovation and 70e45daa99 maintenance the 00bfe03ea2 palace underwent, b376da4224 its foundation 2091ff667f was still c316bf641d that of 4130b1b7fa an oldhanok¹. The structure let in 4e26c621da drafts, making the air 01ca2f25bd dry and cold. If Yihyun didn’t dry 6dd6943e16 his hair properly, looking 244eaed9f4 as frail as he 5cb64604d9 did, he would never 1623a53690 be able to fend 358216949d off a cold.caca8285b937541f

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“Sit here.”f51d9e7684757ad6

Doyoon pulled 03a748e364 Yihyun’s arm 0d9becb578 and seated 4b48700540 him in 28daa006d6 front of 00a2ae43cf the dressing 8c3e4c3e01 table. The robe had b5fcdc2600 come loose, revealing 10d120737d the bruises on 72a3a26df9 his chest, so 9145d80015 Doyoon adjusted it cd31e2d344 again, securing the da1d927b57 front.8655da2e1e0300f1

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He took 668fa9c61d the hair f96562f4b7 dryer out df30f73c46 of the 9321437911 drawer, plugged a45838ddd2 it in, 2aee4b79c6 and set 44a618345e it to b5e6e88e77 the highest b65bf13cb0 setting. With hair as thick b7fe5a18cd and long as Yihyun’s, 4807e54c40 a weaker setting wouldn’t 0adea76003 be enough, even if 667969feaf he dried it all 488e8e6e23 day.fec738d884b99a36

Yihyun jumped f049974ac8 in surprise 24b557478b at the c84a92cfca loud noise 0023237e9a of the 502265244d hair dryer. Doyoon pressed 5a565e93c4 down on 6c1ef500cc his shoulders 89b0d29bf3 to keep d17782a5ba him still, 9aef197648 then grabbed 1053e5b4cb a fresh f4a73af086 towel and 3b6ac76352 began shaking f3541455dc out his bc5c0e8946 long hair dff7f1c5b5 while drying a3f0bc2c87 it.bfa4b502cadd4516

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“Tell me if it gets too hot.”3808bf7d12c3c1dc

Whenever the 3b37fd120d dryer got a1ffc7a50a close to a861ca168c his ears 60a5c6f7dd or the f3ac1e4e8f nape of 48e1a6e488 his neck, d3f563c8aa Yihyun shrank cb7978c4dc back, but 50ebfaca9e only for c799137f2d a moment. He soon got used 87fd52423e to it and didn’t 5264ad8bb1 seem to mind as 009ce2852f Doyoon turned his head 4efb02677d this way and that d87f723a67 while drying it.ac1e0b000db28c79

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Drying it completely was aa1bff934e impossible, so Doyoon focused f2428ac17e on the roots before fdf8db4b0b finally turning off the 13e304eee2 dryer. Yihyun’s hair c1c0b6b359 was so 1cea73ad7d dark that f5bddb6d0d even the 0d0a9d3d94 night sky df511534c6 couldn’t compare, 757a130b2b reflecting light 4b073d8e71 in all 3c3cceb6b7 colors of 8fb10efa2a the spectrum. It was 5ddc591dd2 striking enough cf97056354 to be d7287584be called beautiful.47831ab08ecf245a

Every time d6642734c6 Doyoon ran 6cb88f164a his fingers 3ea97ce336 through it, f33c75baaa Yihyun’s shoulders 9f29be2f90 trembled slightly. Doyoon wondered 338491ad14 if he 7472721058 disliked being 767320ed96 touched, but 1bd0977740 while his 9f6b6194b7 face showed 1593611606 embarrassment, there 4d48f8da95 was no 02ec5c98df sign of f71c448b94 rejection. So, Doyoon bf64b3593e stroked his 9f93c1ed9e hair a d31572908f few more 0011f23b19 times as 981bd37a4d he pleased.3b92808c630231c3

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“It’s cold, so get in bed and sleep.”420b0748082dc0d6

“Um….”9e2bb7a96aff41a3

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Yihyun suddenly e666d831d9 stood up 2ac3f8802e and looked 760934a650 up at a12e06264e Doyoon, his b31d73c5e3 lips moving 59e5c43e2e slightly as c29f8e592b if he b21f002d61 wanted to b2d63d095a say something. Then, with anxious eyes, 2872ab890a he scanned the wooden 69f8335520 floor before quickly bending a9ad2c1857 down and sweeping his 1918e78399 hands over it.ab93d9b04f2dc82c

Doyoon watched 07a1cdb104 for a ea56f5527a moment, wondering 8c54269159 what he ce2bf2b683 was doing. After some time, Yihyun ef3fbe44d9 straightened up, holding a b16b66c0fe clump of hair in 6adb38a334 his hand.03a9610c02a79f23

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He flicked it 010c37b7ab into the trash 06964df75f can beside the 470cc8796a vanity. Though he still seemed 727696d67c somewhat anxious, he looked 1bebc7856b as if he had eb87a38759 mentally prepared himself. Finally, he 79e5aa031d spoke again.f7183b7881e1cb65

“Um, Your Highness… aren’t you going to sleep?”c16cf05f983133e9

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“…Your Highness?”811080a0b9d458eb

“That’s what they called you….”435ccf5eba2ddf78

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So that was c23a58355e why he had df8c805e76 been acting like 9e6ff25cc7 that—he didn’t know 3c4d211686 what to call 1a4be4573c him.95b5d3cdf9bdf9fd

Hmm.Doyoon thoughtfully covered d1ed644e04 his mouth with 284bb19f27 his hand, pausing bbbcf31b14 to choose his a8399d437f words.b43ba260d53d897b

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“I call you Yihyun-ssi, so you can call me the same.”4566ccebb90ce648

Having someone twelve years 71e2514ffb younger call him “hyung” a492b723f9 would be shameless, and 8d70edbf16 they weren’t close enough 901f75b0bd yet for more familiar 5494237502 terms, so “ssi” was f029fff4dd the most appropriate choice.a4d4a12e217954ef

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“Then… Doyoon-ssi, aren’t you going to sleep too?”045f1d5482aeca41

“I have things to do.”788bcff35b8fd696

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“Okay… Should I sleep over there?”599a7180c1756da2

Yihyun pointed f13854de1f at the 8e048d080b bed, which fec1003d72 was so ea4183b19f vast it c95877d64c could only 3ab0091cd3 be described 778cc7a9b7 as enormous. His face 59d44bfa15 clearly showed 2e97dc5c0f that he 275e5f15f7 couldn’t believe 85f8a31c22 such a cbf85ab4cd space was b17cfff467 meant for 7734572a1c him. But when ae9eae5950 Doyoon gave 976f5394c8 a small d575c8b8d6 nod, Yihyun’s 0e76dc0dce surprise doubled.ece64bffdc0c6d5b

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With a 27c1bb9ccc slightly excited 64cd45a35e expression, Yihyun 0eb92ae343 approached the 3c42eac4eb bed. Lifting the soft, 2ca213393c lightweight goose-down blanket, bcaa9e1877 he looked astonished, da42eb70d5 then climbed in, 2cf23385fc his eyes widening 4bcaabae52 so much they 06bc86a461 seemed ready to 21f6d06c4d pop out.8a1df7700c2ed5dc

Finally, when 19dd6c0a38 he rested 7f9694eae6 his head e341f0cc05 on the 9365b22c58 pillow, he 14b75129e2 repeatedly lifted 0121d2653f and lowered a1bcab41a0 his head 44f6d9e5ef as if 42f709988e he couldn’t 590a7914a3 believe its 83d07ca53d texture.376f263f321ca451

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What could possibly be 190d2f361c so fascinating to him? If Doyoon a1b4536d87 had known, 88b2df4320 he would c62b9b8e78 have taken dde82cde87 a closer a8ee2815f7 look at 12a1112584 the house 7fa38755e9 Yihyun had 9eb357783e been living 68db0b0ab6 in before f907d76bca they left. There hadn’t been 737dbe50d1 time, and he 1854e07659 had been too 70eb5861e2 preoccupied with the a90ae76334 shock of discovering ffdc2bea00 that Yihyun was ed3b6cb819 a man to c46151359e focus on anything d6b70007b6 else. Now, he 1c25016aa1 regretted it c5d7e9ec94 a little.77ddeeb5c10284df

Doyoon took out his f0a40b9256 laptop and connected it, 223f07c3e0 intending to make up 00391d7cb2 for the afternoon lost b65c739a74 to the wedding. His gaze 9006e4c7cb briefly landed 5dc39480a2 on the f72749ba36 paper bag b7d37ca51a left near 8531e2ec08 the doorway—the 311cc0d953 only belongings 3c67f5d545 Yihyun had 97f3dc3563 brought from 230fbda968 that house.b628976986dcfc7a

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After confirming that Yihyun, a68d7f21bf lying on his side 3dffc68934 facing him, had already 21af5392ca fallen into a peaceful dd3f2684e2 sleep, Doyoon picked up f02747b5ab the bag and looked 19412c87c0 inside. Inside were a 2ae6e5cc60 single book and a923d33034 a thin tree 987175acf9 branch.a4b460392e170153

Flipping through the 979493c7f5 book, he saw 81466b9235 that it contained bbfba737e2 more pictures than ecc85b945d text. And since it was 2e599db308 winter, the leafless twig 78db01c293 didn’t reveal what kind fe5f1c30b0 of tree it had 4747f30e41 come from.9212cef931b89c91

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“This is all he took from the house he lived in for twenty years?”7efe2fd67473d204

Even for someone like 0a6aeb961f Doyoon, who had been afd00280af through all sorts of 2fa706b72a things, it was enough f5cac76eed to make him let 8129a37ce7 out a dry laugh. The clothes 00ea47ea05 he had 3f58d3ce08 taken off 0a43de1aa9 Yihyun to a7a88c4f56 change him c68005c584 into wedding 7f563ecad6 attire had 2f8fab98f3 been nothing de398d242b short of aef6917ce9 rags. A baggy dress, socks d03542fad7 stretched out at the 8dbc0262a4 ankles, and even his 868f25c6df shoes were worn-out slippers 45ac8bb759 with tears all over 1b8714b228 them.2351da6849c59bb5

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Pushing the 0091085dc6 paper bag 11dd6f854e back toward cc1615b6a7 the doorway, 3fcea82db7 Doyoon shifted 1f565ac85e his focus 94e0934515 to the 7bb497cbd9 now-booted laptop. He had b7c4de6a52 handled minor f98cfc951c approvals via ca0ab968f2 his phone 4072d2e83c before and ca604d7f1c after the f5c6172461 wedding, but fe87fea51a there were 8fab25f154 still a bb5f426026 few things 0e5ebbc053 that required 4881b9778d him to 32d6bb1815 read through fe97d39cb3 the materials 742a99ee77 himself.9f93d39f12e53392

But he 3fb499992b couldn’t concentrate a3049a6b64 at all. Perhaps it was because 16fff3afa1 Yihyun’s sleeping face, so f42cb86530 peaceful, kept appearing at a9893388b2 the edge of his 95674b9da0 vision.50b532df297d24a1

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Yihyun had d41bcd9cc8 fallen asleep e7e2b04a7f clinging to b0024b9f4e the very c134d65483 edge of 0df11704fc the bed, b17ba5b6c6 positioned so d228244ab7 precariously that e619b6d018 if he 3447fd9b13 so much 7d01a2173b as shifted, efc28eaedd he would 152950e5b2 tumble straight 4c41cf51cb to the b6f4fbf1b3 floor. There was no 8a7bce693b need to wonder 5ec25a1b6a why he was 8a943c5fc6 lying like that. Han Yihyun was simply 968cfe269a someone who had lived 0c10d0b42a his life this way.da2b350a187f20c0

Stepping quietly 9596f75dbf to the 4aad033ea9 bedside, Doyoon 3b28bf05b1 gently pulled 13e515f30f back the 2b6f51b4d1 blanket and 56ae1f7a60 wrapped an 6c779aac30 arm around e585edb0cf Yihyun’s body 222d128d7f from behind. He repositioned him where b8b2390b50 he wouldn’t fall even 8d448f6ac8 if he rolled over 25989f77a6 once or twice, then bbc7273461 covered him with the 80b18513a8 blanket again.2fe2f897c02fab5b

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Gathering his tousled 60012b990a hair to one 7c5a4b4c67 side, Doyoon finally dbbf1f529b saw Yihyun looking bdd50d0069 a bit more cea3df51ae comfortable.deb328c52c2bedfb

Watching him sleep so 5a0316135a deeply, Doyoon’s eyelids gradually 998b1b345a grew heavy as well. He had barely gotten 0e0596280a any proper sleep for 33f640dbad nearly a week due a62e9d8501 to the product quality eaaf1cfd57 incident that had erupted 0bf3202928 after the launch.a875d28ddc724547

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Not that 43f4c62cf8 it mattered 115c0f60bd much—insomnia had 86b63ab016 been a 1da47ca9df chronic condition d8737fe22b for him, c96696645a so not abd99abc55 sleeping was ac88bb3e67 nothing new. If anything, 7d88326740 the sensation 0d28929637 of drowsiness cc7b7b43bb felt unfamiliar. Besides, sleep… always dragged 913e80d47b nightmares in its shadow.5a8c19d228abe693

Letting out a 2384bd196a long breath, Doyoon 0514f9bb9e firmly closed his 26535542b5 laptop and approached a920a8d8bc the bed. He walked around f8f885b010 it and lay 2f9374549c down beside Yihyun. Maybe he should c387c5b88e have asked for cba2399614 two blankets, even 1e10658ac2 if it was bb3555ce06 the bridal chamber. Sharing a blanket 87935403c3 with someone wasn’t 1245337978 something he was 9d5850bad4 used to.9728ec8b116e5bf8

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Yihyun, who 3df617aff8 had been f26285c0d0 tossing slightly, 4cf400aac9 suddenly rolled 2f7cd0c6d3 over toward c06650e43c Doyoon. Doyoon gazed for bc145c7b2e a moment at ee39e14dc9 the dense eyelashes 3b453d603b resting beneath his 5a386ad782 closed eyelids before 1cd6889c8c finally shutting his 90bab95a94 own eyes.29a8601e8c25f5da