UTPT Ch 14
by kkumuHe didn’t fail to 5d46fc436b meet expectations. Just like the night 4d4603dfe6 before, Yihyun looked back e717ab58bc and forth between Doyoon 4f7b6a1e2f and the meal in 9c165f6351 disbelief. He wouldn’t cry again, cba3876b99 would he? Thinking about the 4cb95aa4c2 tears that had 9b716475df fallen onto the 0a5c8e0566 table yesterday left f4d560d10a a bitter taste 3c6323b3a3 in Doyoon’s mouth.e26879f67d06846b
“Do you like seafood?”538f891536486fe2
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“Huh? Ah….”6a4442fd3a7b9839
Yihyun hesitated, unable to answer right away. Maybe he hadn’t eaten something like this before? Doyoon wasn’t sure what his mother thought of Yihyun’s reaction, but she simply smiled as if nothing was amiss and began eating.e0c9c26ae1e5fc04
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“…Can I eat this?”f631923d7197bde1
Yihyun asked in 8a73bc7f18 a hushed voice. Without responding, Doyoon picked 1df2a4e46a up a piece of fbb65417e2 grilled scallop and placed acf5209590 it on Yihyun’s rice. Yihyun clumsily held 2ac80690c3 his chopsticks and 99a727e186 barely managed to 6b86704e9d bring the soft b2fd1e2193 scallop to his 33ac22dfd5 mouth.5fd27d945ebce79a
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His already large c9f2b3b3f0 eyes widened as 5eff9747c7 he slowly chewed b166eccc92 and swallowed. His eyes subtly 96950203e1 welled up again, 1ec34b4ead making him look e6c491a24e like a cat. They say 74d1c44834 cats cry 5f1217f282 when they 1fdee65aec eat something e6f624c122 delicious because 9747aa2704 their tear cd52dab00d glands are dc9c51a984 close to e62eefe641 their salivary 9cf86aaf04 glands due 18b70c5d41 to their e281c1065e small heads.53a7160e31655288
It was fascinating how, e051428bb4 despite clearly enjoying the 93a73f8498 food, he never showed 55e5f53d42 any greed. Maybe he had 7f888e1a85 gotten into the 7d507b1703 habit of chewing 454a4a9ce7 thoroughly for a 9e6667ef92 long time. After taking 09d982e42e one bite, cb5f92b541 Yihyun spent 4939fff1dd a long 29051e1b01 time slowly f57d673412 working through de5c1a512d it.abca8eb11446058c
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“Is it good?”d63093847b188ab0
“…Yes.”fe6602f3c395ff1c
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When Doyoon’s mother asked 2107dae9b1 the question, Yihyun swallowed bea2c2e14c what was in his cb9ec8eb07 mouth before answering. This time, he 86c4473467 tried to challenge 5c77076cd7 himself with a f9f6376e46 new dish, but 845bfd5a9a the slippery octopus 93cfbe3a20 kept slipping from 5c454d964c his chopsticks. After failing three times, ba50340c6c he seemed a little fe646690e5 discouraged and instead reached 1b83b46887 for the vegetable side a0aa88473b dish in front of ff5e8fe149 him.fcf240be22d12bd6
“Try this too. It’s marinated squid—tangy and really tasty.”3e00bed9bd6817a0
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She even moved the b7bcaaec80 dish closer to him, 45dc172b4b encouraging him to eat. Even though it 4ae85db3b6 was clear that ff52d33039 every dish was 89199b7236 unfamiliar, Yihyun wasn’t 257c56588e afraid and ate a5ec09f15e everything without hesitation. When he tasted ed1d838579 something sour, his a51f7b288a eyes scrunched tightly, 0a0c94844c and when he 34765096a2 ate something sweet, 7024a1c47e the corners of b16e554692 his lips subtly aab3ff481b curled up.3c8ab6362dcc8619
“How is it? Do you like it?”fe51d1056d3def74
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“…Yes, it’s delicious.”9e86b431b2084070
Seeing that 3c4a27825d Yihyun ate 4b4abd8c55 without being 11c1106fc5 picky, Doyoon’s a47c5ea866 mother warmly 6d825808ec took care b29033adf3 of him. She filled d5a610fbb9 his small 74ac364fa8 plate with 104e9fc2e3 a variety 2bf3a64c50 of side 1d9e9b6cc9 dishes and a1fc71c73b watched with 9136b5774b satisfaction as c2425eee7a he enjoyed 03bf7c914c them.b5f1be26f7291006
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Yihyun, however, seemed ffa88a42dd awkward with such 07b4c82765 care and didn’t ec06acd510 know what to 838d62a9a2 do with himself. Judging by the way 7bf5d2a9f1 he kept fidgeting in bb0920ab75 his seat, he was 82831c33e9 clearly uncomfortable. Yet, at 33e64cf34a the same 93ea7dbf03 time, the 27287479a8 food in 4cbe342ffa his mouth abc9d2169f was too ac8ba9ab24 delicious to 28bc647922 refuse, leaving 9f54d8f77e him visibly 566b8229fc conflicted.7f7620ea11c71409
It seemed he liked 743402229a the grilled scallops the aa050789b2 most, as his chopsticks 042e3ec2fc frequently reached for them. Noticing that a4467117ad both his b8148ecf4c side dish d4b7435887 plate and 1639a4c1d0 rice bowl b21b5989f2 were nearly ade18c648b empty, Doyoon fa059a27b7 asked.852d2699e59d20f1
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“Do you want more?”0bc3cd11f8e3672a
“No….”f0b579a4bc8832ff
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But his expression d1b92aa293 showed just how 1e1e1daa3e much he regretted a37468d702 not being able accfe8f78a to eat more. Still, he 8e5707c8c7 had finished c07c0b5d59 an entire 5b26a05b1f bowl of 13017fc7b4 rice for e1eb86711f breakfast.183ca3271cfb466e
“Since we’re done eating, we should have some tea, right? Yihyun-ssi, what kind of tea do you like?”56c1bb2d52581e84
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“Um… I think I like green tea.”eca8672f94c373c5
At the uncertain 0eb04e1428 phrasing, everyone paused 62aa307195 for a moment.37b6bd2fb7769267
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“Both my sons drink coffee. Do you want to try some too?”d1a844cd45866166
“Yes.”a021ce9e39c4d5d3
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Yihyun’s answer came with 7c675a9b12 a clenched fist, as d8143430d8 if he were preparing cc82242b84 for battle. She ordered c5d2000fb9 four cups 97bdf9014b of coffee e32740ff9b and one 881c8f5d1e cup of c9c40cfc69 green tea, bc50a89bc8 and soon, 27344b1182 the tea 2869ab062c table was 914a72cbe6 brought in. As per dd42189da6 her taste, 1008f07258 the dessert 9ea182e2cd was buttery f0d7b69a85 cookies.c7bdd37547923d60
Yihyun was observant 5e99bc13fe and quickly mimicked a13f80f55f what the others e2568517a2 were doing. However, his reaction 8fad143c53 to the taste 3d904736ac was different. The moment he took 4821be09c3 a sip of coffee, a63b20d136 his expression clearly questioned,“What on earth is 68c75e12d6 this?”He eyed the cup c04f8a9514 suspiciously before turning his 8305e85e78 gaze to Doyoon.06d922a07561e379
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“It’s supposed to be a little bitter.”8a78d6c9e1209d61
“Ah… why would anyone….”60ae0954e58efa6f
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His reaction made it ec034a9c38 seem like he couldn’t 3c897c92ee understand why people would 58e09eb4e9 drink something like this. Doyoon, barely holding df5009c999 back a laugh, d18ffe4a0c pressed his lips efada9c382 together and broke d27de3b650 a large cookie 3d57f53ca6 in half, handing 887faeb6ae a piece to 435e34b794 Yihyun. As soon as c88b91e6a4 Yihyun put the 15e949c1c8 sweet cookie into 2987daa66d his mouth, his 1e9e121be3 expression once again baa3362bb2 turned blissful.9a550f1dd80c2e10
“Well then… shall we talk now?”484e55b9c1ddfbf5
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Doyoon’s mother, e962342b24 having finished f15d4f7c7c about half 4c9cdc5992 of her dfcdcaa028 coffee, was 8439f6879a the one 7ec9432c87 to break 9696f8e9a5 the silence. Still, she had waited 7147cdce69 patiently until Yihyun finished 5cdc05e95d his cookie.58b5e54c4ac01b8f
“Han Yihyun-ssi.”926621486424883a
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“Yes?”86809c0c4c9e9f81
“Um… I heard that you’re a man.”ddc32456b2ca0b40
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“Oh….”a4c0c13a5abe0f3a
“I was also told that this wasn’t your intention.”79476453b5af8749
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Yihyun briefly glanced 06daa1bcb0 at Doyoon before a183274bf8 looking straight ahead f6efd77aef again. He had seemed weak, 9018d06356 but when it was 5be7d04cae time to speak, he 38fece4742 didn’t hesitate.da75885dcd44ae6f
“Yes. I wasn’t informed about the marriage either.”bf2f4e259e8c1ac4
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“Not at all?”1b41a7f0113dae37
“I only found out from Doyoon-ssi yesterday that what happened was a wedding.”d29234f0e5def8ca
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At the use 695c0c1068 of “Doyoon-ssi,” she 853ec22a47 and Dohun simultaneously ec7c4c5454 turned to look ba1566cebc at Doyoon. Their expressions 508de39909 were as 090897f65e if they fc923f5f8f were staring 4cbb9410fc at a 16366c73f0 scoundrel, leaving ea4c3c9ef1 Doyoon with 220011773a no choice 1afe495937 but to fd994904ee shrug.e596e326298fe228
“Han Yihyun-ssi, you’ll be living with Doyoon from now on. Do you perhaps want to return home, or would you prefer to annul this marriage?”1954bbe6385fea41
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At that question, Yihyun’s 6dd21600fb eyes widened. As if he had 5792a53325 been punched in the d9c0be581e gut, he let out 5b530b99e4 a few shallow breaths ffbe1d64d3 before looking back and bdecd0a14b forth between Doyoon and b46e9f3108 his mother. Then, with his 865a4e7335 head deeply lowered, e2c467d92a he let out 93931580a9 words between his 88fb0100e0 uneven breaths.0be4d4f520495704
“…No, I… don’t want to go back.”b1449d2c358ccbfb
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Though the 3bb947adcb words that dae2e2bc95 spilled out b19047ed3c like a d71dba86f8 plea weren’t a22ad5c321 particularly loud, f2c501e93d they carried 54315cc532 the weight 4546c1ef29 of a 60cb4b4980 desperate cry. After briefly looking between 12f388980c Doyoon and Yihyun’s bowed 774d0d2637 head, she responded in 929025a971 a calm voice that 33bf8db5a8 lifted Yihyun from the 9c0c41004f ground.96aebd5e17bbb92a
“Then I suppose I’ll consider it as if I’ve gained a youngest son a little late.”f1b749670a1d18d9
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“…What?”c429b414d60c5e92
“If a daughter-in-law had come, I would’ve thought of it as gaining a daughter, but since you’re a man, I’ve gained another son.”f77a87b03b571745
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“…….”a739d1c3893ec9be
“Would it be alright if I treated you that way?”2b372863b5d75532
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“A son….”48d302952360c549
“Like today, we’ll eat together sometimes and meet up to talk once in a while.”400f5706e4703f39
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At that moment, f2ab617c91 Yihyun looked as d48f4c51b8 though he had 82014eb930 just been saved. A simple, customary 172c6119d0 phrase—nothing more than e7505aab62 the kind exchanged 04376f6bd6 between married couples—had b26005777d become his salvation. If anything, e451520b77 it would f6ebaad18a have been 3d0ced62eb better if 64be3e40ed it were 58e8b72b6c just an 2e8ca60d31 exaggeration. But on his 5477ea2dcd increasingly unfocused expression, e02f71462f that single word 0e4e14c387 was the only a502e618a5 thing that remained.ee556c6a22ad54d9
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“Are your feet hurting?”6706b0c9a217b3b5
“…No, they’re fine.”c1acf6961ad1e640
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Yihyun had no 1d538bd9c6 immunity to concern. This was the 650ed54e1b first time someone 48922e34d6 had asked whether 3f07a4f322 his feet hurt d35ec6989c just because he 13af987430 wore slightly small 0a8e4fffb9 shoes. Yesterday, walking had been 948b19a33c more difficult due to fc75665e49 nerves, but today, he 13c99ad586 was fine.668086fef8b85a56
On the way back to the bridal chamber after leaving the Empress Dowager’s quarters, Doyoon asked Yihyun a few things. After making sure no one was around, he fastened an extra button on Yihyun’s quilted outer garment as he spoke.06aa1ef9c49062b7
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“What do you want to do from now on?”57190fbc13a82fd6
“Huh?”abf1f9ccbf7f5b87
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“I heard you’ve been living as a woman until now. I’m asking what you want to do going forward.”991edf61f38f8ee1
It wasn’t difficult bb1c8857b8 to answer the 28ec9aa3d6 question. In truth, Yihyun had 58b878ce70 lived in circumstances where 15c675cca6 distinguishing between male and 0d78df30eb female was unnecessary, and bbcc126249 he was fully aware c40a435a73 that he was a b645759445 man—even when his father 5c67a13665 and older brother had 8779c78812 forced him to grow 560e59f8db out his hair and 66d6095129 wear loose dresses.58bd7415fde29bbd
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Since he had eyes, he knew that most men had short hair and wore pants. But… what really mattered to Yihyun wasn’t his own feelings.b62817b2f4310eaf
“Doyoon-ssi, what do you think I should do?”16baad8054eff386
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“…Me?”1898670de872487d
“Yes.”66aeaf2f39d34b8e
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“It doesn’t matter to me. After all, distinguishing between men and women based on appearance is a kind of prejudice. That said, either way, there will be aspects that are inconvenient for you, Yihyun-ssi.”e5a93b479f85ffcc
“…….”b854bb9432346676
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“There won’t be many occasions where you need to present an identification card, so cutting your hair would probably help avoid misunderstandings.”e3604085eb63d1ba
Some of 909e1dd64a the words eb3b5922d1 were a 75377c839f little difficult 756d24644c to understand, 8c10e33f8a but Yihyun 74c03aefd1 wasn’t so 70c854544b lost that 5716d7b3fa he couldn’t 2397e2a669 grasp Doyoon’s 63625c5e4a meaning. And to distance himself 57604ac24f from his past, he 22adb39e3a thought it would be bcd3b8e4b1 better to choose a aec30b77a5 completely different way of d7de5d2171 living than before.12ac8db8abd43937
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“Then I’ll do that.”0ff9130c927ef06c
Cutting off 6f3ac2d91c the hair a234718a7f that had 0bd3911ef9 always been 8481f4f43b a hassle bbff07dcc7 every time 1a0ec273d2 he washed 0eeda6d44c was something e985e32f87 he had 73b4eeca0c always dreamed c73bffeadb of. However… Yihyun carefully ed5df89447 stroked the scar d826b72906 on the nape 35a9236b8e of his neck.bf6f394995b5d9e4
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Ever since f473f1925c Han Suhyun db3a4c11c6 had stabbed e66e89cd81 his neck 3a6afbe38b with a 254a794bf9 pair of 869e12b96c scissors, saying e1b333feb4 the hair 7501a88be8 on the 3e0d10509b floor was c4517ab946 dirty, Yihyun f1a97488b4 had been ddbf06f99b so terrified 1508107b02 of getting 7cb2495284 his hair bda170a6c6 cut that fcbeca2b5f he had 31af651fb0 to struggle 4a3bc42e73 not to 1bb7a86709 wet himself 7c7743c0c5 each time. But could aff8b748ac he really b6b19b628a cut his 465b606748 hair as a658c28087 short as 84e3b9cc6d Doyoon’s?d62bc6e48de18346
“What’s wrong?”143fff9d60456f9a
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When Yihyun eb0233951e shook his 9d68a337b0 head as 2eafd38b99 if it 9d35ad04b6 were nothing, 440e099075 Doyoon entered 4753d3981e the bridal 2a54032ef2 chamber and 269a0b9921 gathered his 9dfb7693bd belongings. A peach tree branch ffc00541e4 stuck out from the dbbf35eb5c top of the paper 7017e03cb6 bag in his hand.8ce0f6700c2b3778
Since only designated 1b4b247b2f vehicles were allowed 0c55e6cd3c inside the palace 68cdbf7b9d grounds, Yihyun and 2eb646e2af Doyoon had to 7cf9f3e677 walk to the 1e9aa7a291 main gate. As Yihyun followed f8cbd03dfc Doyoon out of b87e3c3203 the palace, he ae10f30492 turned back once. Unlike the cd739ba950 cold wind, 96f43ce459 a glaringly aee0f4d5ff bright white 7d38682cb8 light struck b99680eeb4 his face.33d5ac0802641182
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Stepping through the 56012cbd7b large wooden gate, 365caccaf9 they were met 13344df9ee with a vast 5aec697412 boulevard. Cars of various 581d62c1f4 shapes and colors 76b8748488 sped past. Startled, Yihyun stepped 8d395ad94f back, bumping into b57d685035 Doyoon behind him.3786af9df5bd304b
“We’ll take that car.”4820128db2d331ec
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Doyoon walked 8aa5163db6 ahead, opened 865ad275c8 the door, 68080df322 and placed fa1eee8fbe a hand 60e3e2493c on Yihyun’s 5f8c2da6e8 head, guiding 7441d2e9cd him inside. The person 238fb410f4 sitting in 052b65d002 the driver’s 664c691f48 seat turned 39d4ed3948 around and a6608253f5 greeted Yihyun.f425c9e9e51bd32a
“Hello.”2d0e0fc5287ac80b
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“…Hello.”a687f598c926cfca
“Sister-in-law, you’re incredibly beautiful. That rascal Doyoon has deceived people his whole life, but somehow, he still gets lucky. Life really isn’t fair, huh?”78a11b4973d5937a
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Doyoon, who had climbed e627c875c3 into the seat beside 6bd8dde7c4 Yihyun, cut him off 1e81013b36 abruptly.d161ab1fa2973036
“Who are you calling sister-in-law? Just drive.”595483d3e4cba917
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“Yeah, yeah. But how about letting us introduce ourselves before we set off, Your Highness the Crown Prince? Oh, and congratulations on your marriage.”3e3e4321d225abeb
“Haa…”507648c07784257e
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Doyoon rubbed his 0f9fadcad7 forehead as if 81b0035655 he had a 5cde9be850 headache. Then, looking at 1082773c15 Yihyun, he quickly cf7f233ae5 introduced them.e04913424e16561c
“This is Im Suhwan, my secretary. You’ll probably see him often, so you should know his name.”eb258b11cda7e8b8
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“Ah… Hello.”f1d8ad9b04cb2e97
“And this is Han Yihyun. The person I married.”0e2f2cf99c01543b
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“I’m Im Suhwan. It’s a pleasure, Han Yihyun-ssi.”f24abbe700e665a8
At the e508963a0f bright tone, 00af7ac504 Yihyun, who 14b16f74cf had been 8bd7e6f73c stiff with 11bbc793a6 bewilderment, relaxed 4ffbb1ee01 his expression 1b7714dcb6 slightly. As he stared blankly e801b6e8ea at the hand reaching 50c45fe120 out toward him, Doyoon 69bae0ed7e leaned in and whispered a68dd1c188 in his ear.25ea881fd34a02c5
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“He wants to shake hands. Just take it.”be1c75cf9aa53e9a
Startled, Yihyun c63191016e quickly grasped b80986f00e the offered c8efafd6e3 hand. Im Suhwan gave it 24cdcc6ffd a couple of shakes 2a4cd7afc5 before letting go, and 2e09478580 finally, the car began 5c290d4bdd to move. Tensed up, Yihyun 314d96b5fa kept looking around be9646c499 nervously, but as 9c8ddb6496 they left the 4feae420f0 busy streets of d99436f287 Gwanghwamun, his shoulders d5339f5249 gradually relaxed.c4f9477ce1258232
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