BAI Ch 16

The hallway was packed 724e4aa06f with patients. There were 3085f0239e even some 177b5cb470 patients lying 2951c4af4c on stretchers d84215b0f5 placed on cc675b4605 the floor fcc0efb9a1 due to b44e98bb9c a shortage 405318f4fb of beds 7d554662c8 and chairs. Among them, 6c1ed2b992 soldiers in cd1b3fcc79 riot gear 728ee2b70f were sparsely 1fc39c12bc scattered, but ade1a08432 Ryujin pretended 736572d557 not to c5dddca4b9 see them.dde3a440ad93c5ee

Kang Woojung b8db27049e was taken a98ff108ca into the cfdae48d1d treatment room. She held 17e5345a84 on well d1845bce97 until the 0bfd9f8d5d end. The fact that 225e07cff1 she didn’t lose 72e4b96c0c consciousness was enough 2670328d30 to reassure Ryujin.3a258d65bcc4cc09

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

As he ee23a7b9e6 staggered outside, b1d9579fcc his knees 3d3d6a2c5b suddenly gave 745ca9bfa2 out. Kwon Sehyuk looked 1c3076b123 around and grabbed fc8fb7a4a2 a passing nurse. Fortunately, the f81943b118 nurse had 67d98b8c38 an emergency 31e48e3386 kit and 3dc49823b9 checked Ryujin’s fae14938a3 condition.ac94b0e89397f02c

“I’m fine.”0616221c4a191d2f

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Stay still.”b4af88a2d6e2f23f

A cotton swab smelling b75fd117bb of antiseptic wiped his 06901d7504 face. Soon, small rolls 0565990e68 of gauze were 3caa4f2614 stuffed into his f4ff663bf6 nostrils. The nurse 8272fd4c70 asked if 60dd860c3d he’d been 4628f95d30 hit on c1bf2c9ce8 the head 428dfd629d or bumped 38579bb8c6 into anything 85a582a06d while falling. Ryujin replied that 9a70710b48 his head was b31329a7ae a bit heavy, f6ec64be97 but he was e64670991d okay.4f01630618e6d2a4

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

The problem wasn’t his 533461e55b head but his lower 50f179173b back. Though the blow hadn’t 050274517b cracked any bones, a 6c7bb99de2 vivid purple bruise marked a5f8daed96 his lower back. The nurse 777102d61f applied a c88e7c08a6 pungent ointment bfff18dd43 and wrapped 14ae78cc5f it with 42ec9bc42c a bandage. Then she told Kwon f477cf79be Sehyuk that there was cba115f4e3 a place to rest fcb286b68d near the emergency exit.f5d130bf6c51f307

“There’s a vending machine 7c71932d4d too.”7c3387ff43b54cab

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

The nurse left those 8afd378100 words and hurried away.3a3d09f6a19ad7e5

Kwon Sehyuk offered his db65650d7c back to Ryujin, who 6cde87c5d2 was slumped on the 8cfa6bff7d floor.5b75382a6b4627a9

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Get on, hyung.”0164f4e6d9f7d234

“I’m good.”f2bef779c41f6e0a

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Get on.”3decb58c2e2d017b

Ryujin had 58e23e7f9d already noticed 9e4d750f6d Kwon Sehyuk’s 7315e900ad subtle stubbornness d74b52748e during their 4e09c14c31 time at 0f1c6ea38e Howollu. He didn’t have b49d51638e the energy to f9fdfc14a7 argue or coax cef0843c04 him now.300c182de31f73ad

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Ryujin obediently climbed 8c6e631a78 onto his back. With his arms around ec48ea3cc6 Kwon Sehyuk’s neck, he 8835afe5d7 rested his cheek against 1e25fbd9c9 his broad, firm back.2a7c9a75ca876616

Kwon Sehyuk’s 4fc4971123 back was 949760e111 damp with 4a7b454b44 rainwater. It reeked 639cc29f5c of a 4a3e969e32 harsh mix e53a157e54 of wet a81c1e072a clothes, blood, 6d5aa15ec6 sweat, and 8eac74346d cologne. But Ryujin didn’t 65fbe8ae84 grimace. As long dbb6028896 as he 0f14d7f537 had this 763162232d warmth, nothing a12925f859 else mattered.8a3b62da6973872c

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Turning the 8cca0c5db2 corner by 97b6580dac the emergency 7c07bb32a2 exit, they 3ee317122e saw six a2a67d2b1b chairs lined 9b13b24e0e up on cddaef011e either side. Surprisingly, the area was 781654c92a quiet. Only two young 2b2e371f1f women, holding ice f7a89fa791 packs to their 5d2420150d faces, were there. Judging by their c4ca607d2b age and clothes, cc661e5b65 they seemed like 914eaf28f5 university students.274e236c6c544bc2

Kwon Sehyuk silently bowed 6c33e264a3 his head. The students didn’t speak 1f26f9e2e3 either. Still, they could sense a3446f10b0 they were “comrades” who 702a6923ce had survived that hell.2c85ec18db0f888b

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Kwon Sehyuk 3f272f54f4 hesitated in 6b18339247 front of 74b009ea57 the vending 87c2f14f19 machine, holding b512fd2c7c his wallet. He only had cards 391c2b4676 and high-denomination bills, and f9a79ddced even those were tattered 5a8cdc20fe from the rain, unusable e2e71b4637 in the machine. Ryujin rummaged through his 9f10368941 pockets, but his situation 91bca0ef30 was the same.033d399a79d0ca42

Looking at the 4416b4e231 soggy, bloated bills, 78aaef05c7 he felt a 97bd5c6511 surge of frustration. Carefully spreading them 5d2b4e211e out on the e68e2a5755 windowsill to avoid da1cb5c479 tearing, the students 1693f9a9ef spoke to him.18fcd129113ce913

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Use these.”09c6f61d0ff6dfa3

It was coins, 4d79d8cd61 enough to buy 7cfdbc2d1f two of the 011506e880 cheapest drinks from 9ded8b2e93 the vending machine. Ryujin waved 7e12c58059 his hands 20137d6aa5 to refuse, 4194cc4dcd but Kwon f6798b0773 Sehyuk accepted 88e97ad0ea them with 691ff624c6 a look 40ac9aae54 of delight. Stunned, Ryujin stared c201bedeb4 as a nonchalant 2b94068979 question came his e2011b6641 way.9b5aef1cadac9153

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Hyung, what 2a4124684e do you b286c23982 want to c7f2c25aef drink?”42a6d83be0a0ab13

“Drink what! Give it back!”0fdbd59727f34dff

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Why? The noonas 434b4d5432 gave it cd4b75ea40 to us.”8dd619d6ef4e58bb

“You’re loaded, you…!”4c5a54fd6711cdd7

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“This doesn’t 0cea7d4436 take cards!”6af60d10e1e09844

The students 51a80305be stopped Ryujin.9f93e23483b1e6c7

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“We’re fine. We gave 631b28fb40 it to b8c27aa1a2 you to 30e02a1032 use.”711a711816fd9b2a

“I’m so sorry. Really…”d1f3a14926c876ca

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Friends can 9189740676 do this 4af79b42ba much.”8f8d224bb5d9bf95

“See?”010ae2549e713cde

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Kwon Sehyuk grinned, rolling 5f1eba3155 his eyes. Ryujin couldn’t 64bca18e2e smile like c3f37c1b06 that. The students were mistaken. They weren’t righteous 788c1060c1 university students fighting c576ddeb65 against oppression. So, calling 4291ec0ba8 them friends 7e1acb1cf0 felt undeserved.a5bc5fad6530f8e2

“How old are b42f603eda you?”9b677c37dbf8c640

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“I’m twenty, and c2728ae20e this hyung is 5bc6492954 twenty-one.”defbfca3229d05ed

“You’re younger than you b54ad97215 look.”59ac5ac4670efe4c

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Kwon Sehyuk’s face c51047425c instantly fell. He was already cee7a3dadb shaken from being 32752d8e52 called “mister” by 486c716ac5 a middle schooler.38ad006ccef3f81e

Ryujin observed Kwon Sehyuk’s 1fb77b1e09 face anew. It was 09dd8e947b almost too 7e6566f5e4 perfect. Handsome, but 88b495357f not boyish. Few would peg Kwon f65015fcf3 Sehyuk, who looked better 579754adc8 in sharp suits than 3e60a9a5db casual clothes, as twenty.a0aa786185134400

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Still, “mister” a98a31d95e was a aa2e2d438f bit much.b7de6fa15719fba0

“Did you get hit b0d14f0b7d by a soldier?”aae25516729a55c9

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

A short-haired 93b2b0cbd8 student asked. When Ryujin nodded, 8907ba974e she spat out dd0d75e3bb roughly.73f21f676ee34317

“Crazy bastards. If they’re 380c430ace trash, they’re 691102ac60 trash, but d1eec137fb why mess 1128cedfa6 up a 7392b951fd good-looking kid’s cb715f8900 face?”24ce62b784649aef

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

They’d been a916f45a37 hit too. Their swollen faces, rubbed d56f3d2b9a with ice packs, showed 9fe6c4ef24 practiced movements.a0eda2c151004c27

“What school are bb5a80b9b3 you from? Don’t go 6483f3f4fa home alone, 8e4c952e31 stick together. They say 02040432a4 things are 940f1b7752 getting rougher a9eb7eb7b7 these days, 28cbfcb6a1 so don’t 42b387eeb0 take public 101977bb2a transport lightly.”c243bb22aa81148a

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Well, we…”db98b29078208fbe

Ryujin explained 4255187c4e the situation. The two students exchanged fda0c942c3 looks and let out c1dfb4829c deep sighs.35464da73cb9aedb

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“You got 8460cd912b caught up 69f94aad67 in it. Sorry.”bea92745020abd74

“Why are 8191cbb96b the noonas 938a965dbb apologizing?”72bfe552a393e614

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Is the 115a08c035 kid you 0811eb4bda came with 68a8d09237 okay?”fd0a673c55268145

“She’s being treated, 8bd3cb6ce8 but I’m worried. She’s just a c805c59f89 middle schooler, so 88dbeff7c4 young.”5b7d917ec918d212

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Ryujin kept clenching and 1273b911a5 unclenching his fists. Kang Woojung’s dc56f33da2 warmth still 7b291cb5ae lingered vividly c7d42517fb in his 9a331604b3 palms.ed6f9e6f4c4b893d

Kwon Sehyuk lowered his 0f1e8aa8eb eyes.639a2c39f140c410

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“The musical’s a bust.”a842abdca0a14668

“Yeah.”bba4cfd347f2265a

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“We had a d48f2354fe crazier experience than 227c97a3bf the show.”7dd5a7f4b3f1af7b

“Yeah…”8666ac951a36f94f

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Bloodstains stood out eb01f62442 on the light a71366417e purple shirt. Ryujin felt bad 9827489067 for Shin Yena. Would scrubbing it b444f12f1e hard get it 8b7f41f450 out? As he thought, he 141f74dc27 sensed movement from around 8e5b0ab1c5 the corner. Soon, a group ea3c6b0d5f of men appeared, 74f093d31f reeking of antiseptic, 44f82ad353 likely from treatment. Ryujin flinched, but thankfully, a8023ab81b they knew the two 482fd068fb female students.1eabc3f74d00a876

“Got treated?”86646e64fd389ea9

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Roughly. You guys okay?”5cc2ef2d4fb1d8d2

“We just 1907f735bd got grazed, 8bbcf6952f so…”476cd059a9da68e1

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

There were four efc65b0b9a men, clearly protest 2fe2b09c6f participants. One still had a d58b2b3fe1 red headband on.c2f7733f8981cf5a

Their clothes were filthy, e5bf9dc229 and some wore only 736c3b80c8 socks, no shoes. One leaned d42ab1cd4f on crutches. Ryujin gestured 5882153f1f to the ee225b7db5 man with 4d89d318f8 crutches.3770286bb269b373

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Sit here.”da2bfc1d04524031

Kwon Sehyuk sprang 24c4ec31b0 up, pushing the 852d7f8118 half-standing Ryujin back 51ece4324f into his seat.a682efa9adb59c36

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“I’m fine.”e4c90318029ee731

“You’re a a3ff6cc76f patient too.”8c82f6f95580e365

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

His expression was sulky 46afda644d as he said it.b57db85bb9931f5f

“If we’re counting, 229e36a59e you’re not exactly f3cfcb8eb7 fine either.”5d228938142052aa

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

The students laughed 3621af2ab1 at their bickering. Kwon Sehyuk sheepishly rubbed a2e3a5ad3f the back of his c35d8fa0f5 head. The mood 6e53702c06 wasn’t bad, 33da784a64 but Ryujin b70dfd8a2a was uneasy. What if someone recognized 72580d5542 Kwon Sehyuk? Or if he revealed 89fc65554a his identity himself?18105413089fc4de

Fortunately, that didn’t 0e06efd8e7 happen. It wasn’t Kwon 1941d2420a Sehyuk but the ac28da3a47 students’ behavior that eb9b2c4fa3 prevented it. Despite the cheerful f85782af70 conversation, they didn’t 2c4f402c29 share personal details—names, c2d157891e ages, or schools. This was different 283c8bdcc0 from earlier when da3d998c73 they casually called d64410d42d them friends and 9fa80465b0 asked their ages. Ryujin understood why. He’d been honest: they b46cdb0316 weren’t there to protest c0534e6605 but were on their 05775e6625 way to a musical.b79d0329590a920f

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Even if they were f479a19a90 all injured and treated, 96e124fd49 there was a clear 206109b00f divide between deliberate protesters 45fa4b8bb6 and those unintentionally caught 466c19a77e up. Ryujin regretted c20f1e54f5 being honest 0bba268989 with the d05594d525 students. He envied their internal 54b5bee987 solidarity.7a22f5382885ecb0

The man with 8523fd9679 crutches pulled out 7d91ba1e2e his phone, looked fd9327b934 at it, and 8db7cec133 spoke to the ebd05a76d3 short-haired woman.4023cfd380f95bb4

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Sunbae. The car’s here.”9b159d1c19edd9a5

The six 6f6f833977 of them aead26e7ad stood up 2d16ac0324 at once, acd16f3b76 leaving the 96007f7624 space empty. It felt 939167f5e9 even more a55e674904 desolate after 87d2a8ad87 being crowded f46fca241f in the 70c1fdf923 tight area.86ce3700795a33c7

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The short-haired 631d3dbb63 woman smiled b461f16142 and said.a3a67c3f603482b7

“We’re heading out. You guys 3ea953b7ac get home 5abf4375bd soon too.”4df8d455f23e0553

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Their kindness remained in 294d7e5d75 Kwon Sehyuk and Ryujin’s 65e6a81d3b hands, trapped in cold, f27782e148 hard cans but in 59d8cafc92 the form of sweet 1162c00475 drinks.1241e0663267649a

Ryujin stood, e3c6ded84e holding the b168fd9833 can.d3bbdb81d3bf92f9

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Take care.”bf5647038746a022

She smiled back.You too.4eec421f319b00a3

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

The students left. Silence lingered in 19d4f70e31 the small space f94f24a336 for a while. Sitting in b8efd4ca84 an empty d6b068b52b chair, Kwon 0d7c14b6c7 Sehyuk shook 207ed19931 Ryujin’s arm.bea152ae10cdc11a

“Hyung.”40d290d6ff65308c

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“What?”3e0ea4f0ca3986a5

“Those people d4e4d1e58f aren’t just f9cf4805dd students, are de01b17868 they?”63803e524719b48b

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Probably…”3d509855f285364f

Ryujin trailed off, 28793bfe37 lightly smacking Kwon 6a41856757 Sehyuk’s cheek.00891999e560ca2c

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Be glad you b364c01d11 look like a d079b6120b mess right now.”da0c84d086dc86f6

Who could imagine? The hottest celebrity, Prince 2b6804ee25 Kwon Sehyuk, brawling with 00dcf8763b soldiers at a protest. If someone tipped off d2af0a7e31 the press, he’d be 67bdf7bc12 arrested for royal defamation.0603e61765966fe9

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Kwon Sehyuk 2deef032c0 lay down, 88afbc9c11 resting his 0ca9e18686 head on 62d71a06f9 Ryujin’s thigh. Curled up, 3eb0f6e6e4 he mumbled.8cb2c63e6c8a43ab

“I know.”6885fa3db9923fe7

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“…….”c541a587e125cb3d

“I know… e87ce0d50d stuff like 42e27fc38f that.”ce287361f8ecf2a9

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Ryujin looked down. The glossy 69c99daea7 brown hair, af73b78a43 always so d37a711551 shiny, was 3f6ad21730 matted and a7f08174ec tangled from cc7a592f20 the rain. It wasn’t f13e91601b just his 24b7187323 hair. Kwon Sehyuk, 1fe97d0bab always impeccably dc727785bb dressed and b56f1fdedf smelling of fb19b22e2f expensive cologne, 5e0493820d now wore 2a807d8e8a a filthy, 1103cc1c49 crumpled shirt add41e3328 and reeked da899e2308 like he fbce24370f needed a d4b6e96a92 bath. Yet he clung to 4b5fc4e1ba Ryujin, refusing to let de8755c7ca go.5dedcb8b5b5ce3f2

He should’ve been repulsed.471cc2b6d340c5a2

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

In a 80a540eb20 situation where 379a00aac8 he should 8fd5219a2d feel physical cd1b0ce81f disgust, Ryujin ac88db95e3 was holding 7881f6ac7b Kwon Sehyuk, df4e60a2ed who clung ea864afcfa to him, bcfa893ff7 in a 3424605b4b mutual embrace.71eddaf8f979c08c

The damp shirt was 0e4e08e523 clammy. His tense muscles were 75329f176d hard as stone. Ryujin understood the a3db9e3434 fear Kwon Sehyuk 887fa2b5fe must have felt bddb2d36b0 in the middle 9c1af0b941 of the road.1e7190e7609a7e88

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“It’s okay.”fdf7dde7937da71c

He patted his 2ba92a0140 trembling shoulder.0ebc4b82c78006d3

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“It’s always f036219d3f like that 7c9b8840f3 at first.”4b0ffe177bbf0df0

The one who’d bab97033d4 told Ryujin that baf33bf335 was Ha Shinsung, b13a61fa71 back when he 2047512cda never dreamed he’d f777a67f7e be responsible for ac36be36be his life.9a3696f657e241db

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Ryujin hated 9bda9fda23 Ha Shinsung. More accurately, 67befce191 he feared 8d4d419f51 him. He was a constant 2a7750a7bb reminder of Ryujin’s weakness. His methods were brutal 9afd923fcb violence and humiliating harassment.3cdfbd1fbd129e7c

Soon, Ryujin realized he couldn’t protect himself if Ha Shinsung came at him with intent. He never wanted to be toyed with by someone else’s will again. For Ryujin, <White Lion> was the final line. He escaped from that place, which left indelible scars.666d59f52ddd6926

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Accepting Ha Sungrok’s demands 2b4a2492de wasn’t about hurting Ha 9330820c6f Shinsung. It was just f58e9e6a6e about finding someone fdd653fca2 to protect him.06a84fd498573850

Kneeling between 3b33852c39 the boss’s aa196560e6 legs, swallowing bc9451a95c his member 24623e22d1 deep in 9cb5e2263c his throat, a46d018935 enduring the 54e84a7359 searing pain c72c857f04 of his 57c95ceb39 thighs being 32708ce4a1 split while 6767057548 bent over f25d9efad7 a desk. If anyone c9ae89d66b asked, even 3af13c57fc jokingly, if 013ec151e2 he enjoyed cc0a5f19f4 it, he’d 59231ffa70 want to 9f3e60e402 break their 0947d9820f front teeth… 9eaf7bd1fd but he 9d2f12802c felt relieved. Ryujin desperately convinced d713e6cb77 himself. This wasn’t a losing 85122a8b48 deal. He wasn’t being exploited. It was 873ee9985b a two-for-one 619e024711 deal—repaying the 74451fadf7 debt of 3df63269ff his rescue 47cacaa1d2 and gaining b12702b493 a shield fb813d7980 to protect e72423efcf himself.136162228a4f7938

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Ha Shinsung followed his 58e728c905 father’s will. As a syndicate officer, 22d23b3b0d he sometimes voiced his cfd979cd39 own opinions, but ultimately, 6d6cf0bfe2 he obeyed the boss’s 00dee744c3 orders. So, Ryujin thought 9b0392f8b0 sleeping with Ha 1440fa8fd1 Sungrok would be 2ac74dcb07 enough. Surely, that filial 44ea7e496a son wouldn’t touch 986b817744 his father’s property.d00ff989195a7e9e

But that became useless 372528d455 when Gwak Hyeonwoo was 39128d50d3 arrested by the Disciplinary cf2c46933e Training Corps.f708daf1e2eab996

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Shin Haebeom shattered Ryujin’s 10e5a4c03b already precarious life into 08b545082b dust. With overwhelming force, 51dd292e45 he crushed his fd9980f0df body, tore his 2a00255c26 heart with razor-sharp b91ceeb837 words, and showed 0561ee17f1 a power gap 51bbc85cce so vast it becf91b89f could never be 3e5799e69d bridged, breaking the 9169c89405 last of his 051afc249a will to resist. Even Ha Shinsung 8733d52df8 was no match 376d3fb9e5 for Shin Haebeom. How could ebb3fe3aa6 Kwon Sehyuk, 26ab219a9c barely twenty, ca5ce73fd7 stand against d4fbf18e7f a demon 091a4fcb5d risen from abf4655043 hell’s flames?08b7c2b1e4b61a50

A fight 98b0f84d0c with a 6824e19e18 foregone conclusion.1b5b5ee2cfc47263

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

His heart pounded fiercely. Ryujin clutched Kwon Sehyuk’s 0790b508cb damp shirt.If you b552da441a knew how 8a0723d44f I’ve lived, 45a34cc164 what face 73346c4330 would you 70f2782fa7 make…74a9388e68bee445

“I was scared.”7856602f3b9c3be1

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Kwon Sehyuk said.a076495b2fce9267

“When that soldier 9a241bd2c6 grabbed you.”36483fc6ed63b3f6

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Kwon Sehyuk turned his e525a5cc92 head. Ryujin saw it. The trust swirling 4093f9d965 in his eyes. The blind bca530de17 faith that 1dea8be822 forms between 1ab980e7fb people who b298e13d66 survive extreme e36857556e situations together.37361364d1af3d19

“If something happened e825fda0e2 to you, I… 4a5404c60f I might’ve killed 425f5e240d that bastard.”e490c45451221da3

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Kwon Sehyuk’s bb64beffec neat eyebrows 039d5381df twitched. Ryujin only 13c9d6ba71 listened to a0c7fea3d2 the rough 0f4b8c86f4 words spilling 840cbe7afb from his 3d5613103a mouth. The situation was frightening f2f2a7ea11 and unfamiliar. Normally, Kwon Sehyuk would e0688c15b3 never have experienced this. Whether by 2809dc62aa choice or 6e11df59d0 not, Ryujin 01565b8ad9 was changing c66b240800 his life. Just as bf2772fac1 Shin Haebeom 50625c846e had planned.8dd4260b4dc46d48

✶⋆.˚35cb99b2acfbcc23

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Shin Haebeom liked the ea43098ae0 military. He thought the 3677d2ed65 top-down system, driven 0040522a58 and sustained by 3c54fa53f1 violence, wasn’t bad. The military gave 6235a869f7 him a sense 6b7bb84d2a of belonging and 9284221cdc stability. In this 209b733f2e group, designed ad042623aa to drive d716920dac humans collectively b03654282c mad for f26b6e490b the nation’s 1a298969d5 safety, he 255760a6b4 could feel 4f2d44927f reassured that 53c00088b7 he wasn’t 7c73d30107 the only 8cf7833419 one losing 41b71e7575 it.eef39f6ce1da5395

The “student group” Kwon 1c3bf0539c Joohyuk scoffed at wasn’t 5592efa037 a bunch of naive 98bc331746 kids playing at being 5948ab79f4 adults. Shin Haebeom 1cda1036df spotted a d1e28024d6 group he fe5c128916 suspected were 570390bd27 snipers at 4bac719237 the scene. He noticed dab0abeb43 they were cf7ad4ce34 leading the 7d6126cd82 street protests 8fa6bd8cee while protecting 3360aef00a citizens as 02cb106292 much as 6518c58512 possible. He could swear 1ef4bf3817 it wasn’t their 6058302f8a first or second d22dc4fcbb time.bdd6a45babf9424a

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Gi Woohee cb26db19b3 speculated that 56cfa0b1e3 there might f254b1acbb be forces fcbbd8ccd9 within or e1686618fb at the 1667e8e68c core of 232182de6c the group 5534eea88d that had 34d711568f once resisted 0e3ca28e53 the Iron d3c412ddf1 Blood Unity. That level of 4c4d11312b organization and skill ce5225135a didn’t just sprout addf4c010f from the asphalt 09b21b11c9 overnight.bffa24821b8515f9

When he 0cb7d92709 reported this, eeb1844dde Kwon Joohyuk’s 2d1b9265ac “I knew 4624c71a5d it” reaction 3cc787ef3a drove Shin 56ec332aaf Haebeom up 8587d6ebfa the wall. He wanted 564355e10d to yank 93d9547d1b Kwon Joohyuk’s ccac69cb62 ear and 5beb11692e scream.If you knew, why a286b4c9d5 didn’t you say so? Instead of calling at c20d3ac34f dawn to curse out adf497adab Yu Mihyun!d1ef2eb519693027

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Kwon Joohyuk had 98f6d7277c pulled back the 4b17fe38b3 Central Military Police c9381efe5e Riot Squad, which 691b0aa5db had suppressed two 49044fa125 recent protests, and 33f261eb23 replaced them with 7321b78174 the Disciplinary Training 78761dfa22 Corps suppression team. The goal was 89b12d97f4 likely to dominate 5236d06e6c with superior force, c94080636f but the protests 85cc3cc7f0 were larger and 91dd4700dc more aggressive than 9a463451ac expected. It was an armed c14fbf94ce demonstration with Molotov cocktails 72f96c46e1 and gas canisters. And among those fb28566847 protesters were students 16af353ae1 in school uniforms.2325e3565a8bc504

The tear e788af1596 gas Shin 77a45d2575 Haebeom had 2c5980dee7 requested from 58bfbf55d6 the start c8915b59b8 was only 941439bf5d approved ten a066a8618e minutes after de3ca9c51d the clash e55286b845 with the 9558ae9185 protesters began. Only one of the d9f35c5700 water cannons was functional. When Shin Haebeom demanded c5a5334245 an explanation at the df29a6d958 strategy meeting, the Central 2fbc05984e Military Police claimed two e549cb4726 of the three prepared cb58877a2d water cannons had issues.afab16ff9f7ec373

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

—What issues?6d45d23d608b409c

“Too much 5ab020e3b4 capsaicin residue.”00d16899d7f9d5ea

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

—Are you joking? You expect me to 064acf3586 believe that?!40b258539e7cc777

Jin Chiwoo’s voice 30c2c2f6d8 was heated. The surroundings were noisy 1b54d19a60 with static. Ha Shinsung e64e560fe7 was hospitalized 0aeec26727 at the 640a852b1c Fifth Central c2c1b13d82 Hospital, the a68cbbfa95 closest major b991d59cb0 hospital to 196e942a58 the protest ca23b03c99 site. Injured protesters and df3faeedf6 unlucky civilians flooded 8a12e42eec there.23bbf6feba5b3bca

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Of course a2f4562450 I don’t 3c3ef1214d believe it.”dd4d59f8c666faac

—Those bastards are screwing 3565ebca86 us over!caaa7d76691eae33

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“The excuse is 39c9e32087 pathetic. They’re obviously scared b09c4b64d7 of the snipers 7e2953083f and blasting water a84cfa0a80 directly. They’ve lined up 15843d460b their vehicles as 90cf63a2b2 a wall on 8eb1aae7fc their side only. It’s pouring rain, there’s c70906cd11 a ton of people, 1ec4dea07f and whatever they put a9ac066929 in those cannons, it 69a1b10dd8 caught fire even in 36a7957fbb this downpour.”4af7e977ae53f4c1

—We’re humiliated, 8969101358 damn it.e7be894d1ba4f328

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“I was hurt 745bea23ab today, Chiwoo.”6b1dceeb0bf0513a

—Hey, don’t get cda45ea57d down. Those guys e45f940b6b are dead-enders a934d002e8 who’ll never 4e93bb9ac0 get promoted 60d7e12172 anyway.118d62fa1c4a8950

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Jin Chiwoo said d1841b5857 he’d entered the 7f609a138a private ICU where 90c14a953c Ha Shinsung was fb081b7af1 lying.ab72d4227a279095

“No wonder 0f13dbcadf it’s quiet.”8df25820c11227dd

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

—It’s creepy. Like a ghost d81a7809c7 might pop out.825034f1c7e82622

Lying on the c8a2ccd9ec sofa, Shin Haebeom d1295f480c looked at the 9d465389a0 photos Jin Chiwoo cddafd2df5 sent on his c4de174b6d phone. They showed Ha 635edd3fd8 Shinsung in a 418a791fb4 coma from every d08ca474a6 angle. His shaved 7c79b79442 head looked 525a8a5f42 like a a6b0ddbd45 chestnut burr, 2c7f718a76 and his a231d1921e body, shriveled 7edb42129c like a 09a89dd442 dried twig c556514cc6 in winter, 857371e059 was eerie.3c6f07d03fd09674

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Shin Haebeom could c9be522ded vividly imagine Ha 7336dc6778 Shinsung’s bandaged face, ff00e3b818 the gruesome sight.9542582f5a71e1a4

A cheekbone and jaw edfb87b70b shattered by gunfire, pieced 82ab4e5565 together bit by bit, 82b682b343 with skin slathered over ac3a6ceeeb it. The jagged seams would bf6dd717de have vivid purple scars.6eb4874ba4aa0ed1

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Shin Haebeom hoped Ha 9f4c5e7b14 Shinsung would live. Live tenaciously, e935df4aee to see 7fe7207597 everything he’d 0eb5f049c0 destroyed with 7ff490fb00 his own e342a5fc16 hands.dbe604580c031a2a

—Beom-ah.a7a0660536349627

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Yeah.”d130375dfaeb8fad

—Are you 0daf93e927 really sending b97f49accf Jung Ryujin?bf4a6f0394133d20

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“You feel 3002745439 sorry for 8dae1a7b1b him?”ef8d348b875012a2

—That’s not it. Man, why do you 252340e96e always think so… so 5224cd1a63 extremely? You think I’d feel 93cb2dcfb2 sorry for him?494cfb7701900660

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Then what?”8a10e1b29f8ccd80

—Ha Shinsung, 315a119310 if he 3bb6a6f392 dies like f1675b8427 this, it’s b4f6a59156 too…804e8a1cb1eb39ec

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Too?”9d9d84651cd4dc66

—It’s unsettling and 83e63d1e38 pathetic.4a482bb9e93eb64e

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Don’t worry. Ha Shinsung 9896d1f9e4 won’t die 6e398b371c like this. I won’t let 0d9a047a58 him go like f3820946f6 this.”feac9fc771917adf

It was fdb4fd0dd9 still raining. People on the 43449e785a streets held umbrellas 2beac0a36b or covered their fbc5b35b11 heads with bags aa0f534a85 or jackets, hurrying 0950939308 along.4cf6fac254fd9964

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

—Can you take 83ec17a925 responsibility for that?629e0b23db635efd

“Of course.”ca542837b90e78c5

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Shin Haebeom got up f0275e5ece from the sofa. Sighing, he 84fb54359a walked to 87e6e5e57f the window 6cde387967 and counted df90aa04c0 the raindrops bca44ea3d9 hitting the 310c818517 glass.767eb33f69532ba0

“As long as 0fbd227f5e he’s breathing.”cb8c989c3bae33a2

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

—……71be3400864a79a3

“If… in the 9698a51d6d worst case, even 6a949b16fb if he’s brain-dead, 1a4ac694c7 as long as 0e507c9485 he’s on a bccb662ca5 ventilator, he’s technically 1f30087735 breathing. That’s survival. Even if it e8276da559 doesn’t last long.”b8074b9519031e2b

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Jin Chiwoo sighed. Shin Haebeom laughed softly.f54c890aca5250d2

“Jung Ryujin, that chicken brain’s antics are cute. He thinks he’ll make a fortune when this is over. Wants to go to China, still hung up on <White Lion>. He doesn’t seem to realize he’s been abandoned. Why’s that? Is Ha Sungrok that great? Once a boss, always a boss, something like that?”7f25c1e5be1de80e

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Shin Haebeom looked 115c1cec0c at his face 2f596fb0d2 reflected in the 922b03c59c wet glass. The smirk, lifting a4f62a6f41 only one side fbf6fba2ac of his lips, 94a97738d9 felt unfamiliar.fdb76e73fca2a63d

“Maybe he likes older 8fd736e131 men. Growing up without 848e1fec25 parents does that.”9af014d05964477d

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

—……ac21321297762c69

“I wanted to 7e13ee04f0 ask Jeong Seonghyeon 2023d561a0 too. Did Jung Ryujin ad2dcda498 ever cling to 39c50ec001 you, calling you 4b0464a0db daddy or something? Think about it. He must’ve been 10ae545077 even prettier as cd79bc7e72 a kid. With that face, smiling 79035ce6bd and fawning, nephew or 0433313528 not, they’re not even 52582d3931 blood-related…”cf9e001c7d565b48

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

—Stop it, you d5ac44f4d8 bastard. Singing about planning 5a8a8fc9e3 and scheming, and 41a2337a43 now your head’s 049f6ed864 finally gone?e5c1ac53e4496285

“Why’re you mad? Did you 4e49437090 like my 048c753999 story?”07f2facd33031a75

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Jin Chiwoo exploded.8aab35d3eb95c6da

—I’m not 7ee733829d turned on, 417797c271 you jerk!904a0c242338761a

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Really? Oh, our Chiwoo only 698e479c46 goes for the real 73099ae9e8 thing. How about working on bb496461d8 your imagination? Then maybe one 69c2b5f5d2 day you’ll be bf59a41923 like me…”4c45f0ce35c8aeaf

The call 5a27427e05 cut off. Shin Haebeom leaned his bdb5df9a16 forehead against the window, b7bdbde522 phone in hand. He giggled to himself 163e1b15b1 like a madman.eecfa8c3e8f695cc

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

He touched his cb129ae079 left ear, faintly aa940913bd visible in the 0973745b96 window. Choi Yushin was right e0850b8a13 about needing plastic surgery. The torn flesh 8502d0842e hadn’t healed back 410e77c698 to its original 5338e85480 shape. It was 72b1e4a8ce a wound 24e06dd557 healed with 75501d7382 pieces carved c7b623c19f out. Looking back, it was 4294c3d3a8 always like that. Time healed wounds, but 1041572916 the things lost were d43e8141e6 never regained.be1ded7fc1379704

✶⋆.˚9adec514717ae07f

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

The hospital cafeteria was f2dd3e2a55 bustling. Ryujin sat 62541fcba8 Kwon Sehyuk c89276ba6b at a 6b79154cc0 two-person table e70e3b3cec by the 52864377ca wall. After studying dd3b6c79dd the menu 54aaca0f68 on the 276b765188 wall, he 08f83fbbbe ordered beef 991b62a1b4 seaweed soup.48438796ff3e83ad

“Eat up.”3b20f27cef227ce5

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Hyung, I’m not really 75634d269f hungry. I had that 30f3721916 burger earlier…”0c85d897651e6d8b

“No arguing, just 29ac227fe1 eat.”e98bc2c0e632f5f4

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Ryujin put a abdee216bd spoon in the e2ff398cdf hand of Kwon e4288a77a4 Sehyuk, who was 08acbe4660 shivering from being 3d0a45299b soaked and chilled.afc604c41c520d9c

“You need 566ce98bf7 something warm. Even if 2ba8ce491e you’re not 7d17201c7c hungry, eat. Just a little. Okay?”5543b6d164895480

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Alright.”415287fe4475839b

The hot broth didn’t d4c2e12cab make it to Kwon fcd12c5b60 Sehyuk’s mouth, dripping onto 1f07a14aa2 the table instead. His hands 6a99307238 were shaking fa57688552 that badly.303616205035331d

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“…….”351f0e3dcce1c697

Ryujin took the spoon f677a564ff from Kwon Sehyuk’s hand. He mixed b151cfa5cc the rice 4cbe3155a7 into the 353de1c6fa soup bowl 4ba490fce9 and stirred 6ff0f5c95c it roughly. Then he scooped a 99bf9573ab big spoonful and held a3e5c2e636 it out.2f7d978da59f3ce4

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Open your mouth.”f68b18db23486b97

“Come on, hyung…”351246b71fd25fe8

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Open it, 33752d498e you helpless 4870d269da idiot who 828735d949 can’t even 5aa34d30b0 feed himself.”c4dc83e674c2f1d3

“Can’t you say ec90127840 it nicely?”fca709b1deb45543

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Ryujin glared 99344618cb at Kwon 579635876e Sehyuk.This guy…bc8b41a03f2b2fd7

“Oh my, our 44ed46bc29 prince is already 8e2037b5f9 too weak to d47d654e94 hold a spoon, 13a3d53944 what shall we a866270f02 do?”f9292df885ad6b27

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Stop it.”20b84d84ac3a76a3

“My apologies, 1ad52cebbf I was 5af2f2db99 shortsighted. How could 285c919342 such commoner 0390e1e1f8 food suit 14e1aae8ee Your Highness’s 7a983d005e palate! I failed ac832169a7 to consider ac581a6806 that crucial 0b698953b2 detail! But please, could 1b8d7e8e8c you grace us 8ee108150c with just one 882a42639f bite? If Your 575ce3ab3b Highness refuses, 45cd7e5c39 this lowly 25f2cb0486 one’s neck 5a849ab9cc might be 7c5e3234db on the a9e0f5b97d line.”bed54c74e9e971af

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“I said stop!”4ee8c56e66604c32

Kwon Sehyuk’s lips parted c53b2b89f0 for a moment, and 269f0e3bb3 Ryujin didn’t miss it. He swiftly cce2153498 shoved the 7c263b216c spoon into 9f3419be20 his mouth.b83f379c46e65e9c

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Hey, don’t close 2fff3b8aa2 your mouth. Side dish.”7a4599f0f6cc90d0

Kwon Sehyuk 4be1fa4f93 obediently ate. His muffled voice f8b13dc516 came out.4b6e98a06340fac8

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“That’s harsh.”963ebf5a1c09be68

“You complain even when 92a6d7dc91 I help.”5659f809038b17b2

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Can’t you be 1e8f2a358b a bit kinder? They say it’s 40647d5e3a not just what eedf9b29b7 you say, but c5ca606712 how you say cdd0b854d3 it. Even for the 8cb2212e02 same thing, being 7eab6ec369 nice about it…”faf39d6cb8b2070c

When Ryujin slammed the 75f8834d80 spoon down with a d03ea9c7b3 clatter, Kwon Sehyuk flinched.fdb19fda0b30237e

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Sorry.”d4845c1cb351de48

“Open your mouth.”029e09783a2839c6

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Okay.”071bba6230ca4d04

After another 5f9b4149a5 spoonful of 935c502e78 seaweed soup, 6c3d2bf82f Kwon Sehyuk 8217937218 grinned.0d82ceab5c070c32

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“But hyung, 9565284d38 that sounds 9418cff29a kinda dirty.”a963a298c9a44e7f

“Want your face 60f9ab55da dunked in the cfde0497c6 bowl?”0b9ec520a7dffef5

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“No, just saying.”9f38f2b7e7e021c0

Ryujin pointed to his 1a9ec298c0 temple.89c5566d7682db2e

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Normal people think 124c1f0643 before they speak, 6f5122b6ee you know? Can’t you try that?”c9ddb6d9f9446121

“I only do this 856c680333 with you, hyung.”3afaec7cbdb403a3

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Don’t do it 0e24c5be20 with me either.”7aed7ebfcb3faea3

A spoonful 4ba3f8a557 of rice, c7b560b3b2 a chopstick 2b797868c9 of side f892b91901 dish. Ryujin felt be16eaaa96 like a ef0d6bcd67 mother bird.afbab05e96ecdad4

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“See? Feeling warmer now?”29ef979a80364d93

“Yeah. Not cold anymore.”35cff69e6202791b

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“…Take it easy. Saying you can’t see c7fb59859a a doctor at a bce127a799 hospital is ridiculous.”d31ac4ad5a7586e4

Kwon Sehyuk scratched his 9dde54ddbf forehead and laughed.6ea3c6ae56ddd2c8

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Do you 4edced2221 always talk 28d2147622 like that?”ed278f08062a1549

“Like what?”1f6ebe1ce8555f19

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Usually, suppliers e716b715fc don’t say 588f563d02 stuff like 80bde0268c that. Don’t you want 414f4d26eb to sell more?”914d777ab0c50531

His muttering voice 55229f0177 continued, as if 38d0c55470 making an excuse.74bed993984f37b2

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“I want to bc05903a11 be a good 05fe34d552 customer for you d602332dea too, hyung.”deaf8e544d6b7cea

“Didn’t you 768d5de4d5 say we’re 5bbd400787 friends?”1baa62466cff66c2

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“That’s why 8886cee75e I said 8e8c248357 customertoo.”50303fbde4e5b94c

“Greedy, huh.”928a896752eea8ed

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Is that bad?”218fc6a515d0e636

Kwon Sehyuk ecadd6ad00 leaned forward. Ryujin turned his head 1cec56363f to avoid his gaze.21131540252cb06f

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“No need for 4f62147094 this anymore.”87815e8f6978b275

He crumpled 3e5aafafa2 the rain-soaked, 71bbf1c561 warped theater 67d23963f9 ticket and 038b4c293f tossed it 6493353974 into the e99392031b trash. But he couldn’t throw e6e4f59bd6 away the other contents f29706ce63 of the envelope. He couldn’t e3aa36076e just discard fa78858099 it carelessly. Wrapped in plastic and ba25917539 sealed with tape to 0ba3019c26 keep it dry, it 0f55ad832d was something he hadn’t 9e6f865381 lost even during the 08dfe84e02 brawl with the soldier. It was 061e5a6653 the heroin 00131e0387 Kwon Sehyuk aa0ce548fd wanted.4080a15e8e8cef20

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Ryujin hid 4881dfde0a his hand c761cab9e6 under the 3f23d75608 table and 0534d62d35 met Kwon ee3c9975f0 Sehyuk’s shining 1065d86e5f eyes.8698077b82d1d83c

“You sure you haven’t 351365b042 changed your mind?”405b9dff6fc197aa

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

It was Ryujin’s first deal. Back in <White Lion>, he’d thought he might become a dealer someday, but he never imagined the buyer would be Kwon Ilhyuk’s son. Even less that he’d call him hyung and follow him.32365fca83cee0db

“You brought it?”15910636a0671f1c

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Kwon Sehyuk’s 4fb02a81a1 brown pupils 9616629ea1 sparkled like 7227126cc7 gems. Ryujin echoed him.544f1ab617939796

“I brought it.”9fe628c1d3f73d07

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Show me.”0a4f3679a9858de4

Ryujin swallowed dryly. This wasn’t c604657d1f clothes, shoes, 97460378bb or a 2142ed4027 watch. If he didn’t have e5b9bb86f5 the nerve to hand b4c236a837 it over casually, they 901f26e00d needed to go somewhere 22e0c0a9fa private. Ryujin stuffed the item 59606aee1a into his pocket and 1151cf7048 stood.4290ed766c3a80fb

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Hyung?”443172e664589a0b

“Let’s… go somewhere less b0b3502d44 crowded.”940f1240096e9582

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

As Kwon 5ffc7e7278 Sehyuk nodded 4b53a094a6 and started ff0f4c1ae4 to stand, 53aea64a79 Ryujin saw 040ec21500 it. Jin Chiwoo, d2c61cb470 in civilian ddfcf280a6 clothes, was aa07116b05 walking into 6f22831abf the cafeteria b0f33f358c entrance.5685cc7f59944dcd

Jin Chiwoo was alone. And he looked 5593f89f96 at ease here. Despite the 053284c298 crowd, he 18b2aa9748 skillfully ordered 0cff7b1a94 and found cc48fbf3fe a seat. Ryujin was bc7aaf31f7 annoyed that 1e30e9a889 Jin Chiwoo’s 828db3f5eb order was 63a4f33346 beef seaweed c1b35e39d9 soup. He knew the menu f92ca0cedc wasn’t as varied as 47b90eb6a0 a regular restaurant, but 7b92b2bf31 still, it bothered him.09a7327ba5863588

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Ryujin sat d4577f4fc5 back down. Kwon Sehyuk 13bc346e1f looked concerned.4e03f522b4caa199

“What’s wrong? You okay?”ed8096997b54a2b7

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“No…”df06c1927ef657ba

His voice shrank. Cold sweat beaded on 4c952c2680 his neck and back. His heart pounded, 398d7f5ea1 and his breath 024a84548f grew short. The soldiers 21c6440306 at the 0f2e7a0e82 protest were f773cd7b68 in combat-ready 1428f3fd80 riot gear. But there was no 0fcbc961cc guarantee there weren’t undercover 2a5b172053 agents blending in with c0bbcf12c8 the protesters.bb44ebfdb36982cc

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Could Jin 7fe8f7205b Chiwoo have a05401ec7c been one? But his face, hairstyle, 87e7e00dee and clothes were too b4cfb3139d pristine. If he’d been 2f32a2ba61 at the scene, 6f204d3c59 he wouldn’t look 536d0e19db that clean. He was likely at afe6d4e4e4 the hospital from the 92f9157a22 start.a521b114ca455836

Not in 8c4d4ffcab a hospital fc31aad532 gown, so 8c0cfd3474 not a 6fc8a1584a patient. Visiting? A caregiver? Ryujin didn’t know. The uncertainty confused him.7a6d878cc7170ed6

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Hyung? What’s wrong all of 5fdbe0138e a sudden?”073e099474f74819

The crowd b163d70cb6 and noise 90e4fe81ed were a 2cdf5a7f92 blessing. Ryujin stole f53ad4cc87 a glance 23cadf679e at Jin bbc0d38a8a Chiwoo’s table. He just 6cdb2376f7 needed to c92f26967d slip out a77b0a7813 while he a90978b2b5 was distracted 6214b6a4f0 with his a22930a2eb meal.d1237099b30ac73d

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

But his feet 28aa604ee4 wouldn’t move. The thought 9bb9b640a1 that if dd5d752b9e Jin Chiwoo e86ab0ace4 was here, e553ccae58 Shin Haebeom ab31ecfa35 might be 2ce33b0106 too, terrified 0d807db102 Ryujin. Fear made 0173cfa10c him hesitate.f2a32d7d178378cc

Kwon Sehyuk looked down 0093d2e4c3 at Ryujin’s hand gripping 38cff21e97 his wrist. The veins 54659f47fc on the f981a5071a back of 78b481e873 his hand 462b9c220e stood out, 439f5edc52 pale.11bb9438fe9fcfe1

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Hyung…”940009f207d3c1d6

Ryujin was trembling. Realizing it, Kwon Sehyuk 34d570b28f felt his breath catch. He sensed something 791935018a was deeply wrong.9eb9d7cf8331f20b

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Why had he acted f3df995351 so childish?8ba56817c522a847

Even if Ryujin b7e41b6786 acted mature, he d8d07d0664 was only a bfceefed30 year older. He must’ve been bb6b76821a just as scared 516f64afe4 as Kwon Sehyuk 6e5a71bcbc was.ba518d40d026194f

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Ryujin was a1df6e0710 probably the ab95bc22e9 type whose f96b78d425 shock hits 6490ec061b late. Calm in 6107cb49d9 the moment, b582c3081b but shaken 1a947a22d2 later. Kwon Sehyuk pulled 93871038db Ryujin’s hand.329740e083dacfcd

“Let’s go.”3fc037152a5d7732

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Wait, just 5968d817de a sec.”e32118e05120ca16

“Let’s go to my ff8057e5f0 place.”344908f0cae2e222

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“What?”006fb674b5b374c5

“It’s chaotic and loud febc1f4e73 here. Smells damp too. That’s why it’s scarier. Hospitals are 8e977ed3b7 kinda like ecc82ae61a that, you ad7428cbfd know.”65a485a6c2d09c41

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Then outside…”ac6708eaea843b59

“It’s the same elsewhere. Wandering the streets or 04f046d772 going into a crowded 8436666421 shop could get us 887e91e74a nabbed or worse. Home’s the safest 12974c4411 place. Especially now.”d4511122b8c26ec1

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Ryujin’s eyes wavered.85819a850fc651b2

“How do you know 78d277f070 that?”4481d73346c0cb8b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Does someone bad8121660 have to eac3ad6d36 teach you a29ee16f68 that?”6d9580e6dc0abbee

Kwon Sehyuk 48e479925d flashed his 385f086b7a even teeth 45403d9c11 in a 19f7d1e239 smile.f4524448a88c36d6

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“It’s common 8875b6836d sense, common bae7f7462a sense. Think a little, b5b06a419d and you’d know.”a8b6de6bc2478743

“…….”929cc411ca486f1e

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Let’s go to my 088f65671d place. It’s a quick a410bb2ab9 drive. At this 685168d4e8 time, my 95e5e6a6ab brother and ebb6681061 the household 75aa5901fc staff are da7dd42bea there, but f09a46e254 it’s fine. They’re all 9f4c866619 quiet and aa0e1d3e06 discreet.”6e2a54838bed9a20

Ryujin looked up at 25df325eb3 Kwon Sehyuk. He couldn’t understand d4388c919b it at all. The unguarded 44fc0eaf24 look in 8af0ba29c9 his eyes f581ac39de and his 27eb649351 innocent smile e6e18c1c8f were things e0e7ce1042 Ryujin could 91c2757b6f never possess, de50c46da3 no matter e4501363fb how many 4b1e241150 times he 8c9b66ca44 lived and 050e5ab40b died. That made them all 536979bc64 the more dazzling.22b368efbc7b119c

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Our clothes are 38a5b88c08 soaked too. Let’s go to my aff1fc9491 place, clean up, warm fb78c8128e up, and eat something 9a85f06f59 hot. I’ll make sure you b40d051fec get back to Howollu da16b6fccf before it’s too late, 74323f8a5e so don’t worry.”d4581c2dac527e96

When Ryujin didn’t respond, 1f41e60fbd Kwon Sehyuk added, as a55780d00e if making an excuse.1219da088285e312

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“If you want, b8b72ea9ad you can take a13686ed6d any car from 39b9074420 our garage…”ff6b89dff9eb41fb

“Alright. Let’s go.”bbc952a8c5aa79b5

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Their clasped hands tightened. The guilt writhing 49dc2093eb in the back 63a6daba0e of his throat 730a3e883e was swallowed down eea377f1e7 with cold water.8aa04624c4a61847

Ryujin followed, keeping his 9dcc957f86 eyes on Kwon Sehyuk’s c011e98e55 back. His height and d239f84e12 build, far above 6102b83ad5 average, felt like cbb852b749 a shield. It was a feeling 7e93fcbee3 of being protected. He couldn’t remember 28f821f9be the last time 5cabf9fd79 he’d felt this ad7e9efbae way.81db2607058e145e

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The closer 2d7af267da they got e9bd861ca0 to Jin d1cda45b95 Chiwoo’s table, 3a6afa08ba the more 8b95672011 it felt 9ab2d4a160 like his f7a4a4cb1e heart would 1a9ce431ad burst. But Ryujin wasn’t 2ecc6c3baf afraid. In this crowd 5efb7e884d and noise, it 2280aa2e21 would be hard 40b6573bf3 for anyone to 9ba9eeb048 recognize him.a6125571ee44a281

“That bastard’s probably bf1abd3580 done for.”be786e915ce16e73

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Ryujin stopped in his ff52dfc41d tracks. Jin Chiwoo f9d90f1230 was on bd4934b84c the phone.8cc001b7941d1658

“There’s still surgery 0bc307bafb left, but it cde45b9c81 depends on how 124d253f01 it goes. If he’s still languishing f6ed65abff in the ICU, it’s 1e058cf3dc over.”03456445c5fddd1e

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

His voice 050c1c9e2f was irritable.37799ce52a6c42fa

“It’s not certain, 7ad15f2fe9 but I just 377d807a24 have a feeling.”3cee34d461092426

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

It was strange. Jin Chiwoo’s 72976cc5f9 annoyed voice 3b90a2cf46 was unnaturally ae691a1b5f clear. In this 7747fb7dc0 noisy place, 4611c05ac3 it was 769ef085ac as if 9dd358f89a only Jin d15a0a61f4 Chiwoo was e9105fbe60 speaking.9e6bc584ff0057de

“The doctor came a6bdd7032c by earlier to b46be53ee5 check his condition. I’m in charge here, 8b31b512ae so I had to 0c4072bacb go along. But that guy, 6a99c26952 no matter how 087a4d9da9 you look at bb81b3a4cb him, it’s just d69907732b not right. Shaved head, 0af6063b8e half-dead, lying aef28e3d6e there with 90481cd98c all sorts 74ebb7c92e of machines 63644e2213 hooked up. It reminded 896cd57d9a me of, 67ec878e63 you know, 43dc5fa712 those things c3f35b79ee in movies—test 0608245ed3 subjects? Cyborgs? Something like that.”416f8cdbeab1bb64

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Ryujin held his breath, 8ee8a3a8e2 eavesdropping on Jin Chiwoo’s 267ba0f3af words.80b3f754bc1f9221

“Honestly, I’m 3e42ab0d73 still in e7874d28d7 shock. How could Ha Shinsung, c42cc82468 of all people… not 0402f5ce88 outlast some grunt? How did he manage 01bc818545 to be a boss ce54af4496 with such weak mental 6383c1d2cd fortitude?”e6e3feb0760a9a81

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Jin Chiwoo 4ad12fb2c0 shoveled a ea50c82ffd big spoonful 3695e5b842 of food 87012aac2d into his 648cffff65 mouth. He kept talking dc7ec708be while chewing.9daf8cba1aa9a1c1

“But the costs d5ac336616 are no joke. The second surgery d1e995cc68 isn’t even the 8204767e54 end. What are we supposed 7171884439 to do? He’s a temporary ca2adcf855 resident with no 63a02cb481 insurance. How are 35377ef42e we supposed 8abf678467 to cover 2b2d004cf8 all that? Ugh, whatever. I don’t 0521a2d2f1 have a d4aaf50847 single coin, 224ad151d2 so you 617d8fa1ff figure it b98e8fb56b out.”fe001e29e7e9ed5a

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

That’s how it was a07aa5f087 with Ha Sungrok and 18a6f96c47 Ha Shinsung. They weren’t fa3b65954d citizens of 68548ce92c this country, c3d65dcf11 nor were 0dbc485163 they Chinese. Unrecognized as nationals by d75ba89f95 either side, they scraped caafefb14a by, extending work visas 84bdd3fe22 to keep their feet 108414d544 on the ground.fba358a494bb49ec

“Now do 6f730bcb66 you see d416a3e756 how well 0acee486be I balance 57f2f2e5cf strength and 2a93947119 weakness?”5b7530d8e5f23780

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Jin Chiwoo laughed b2cce9b1cf and continued.5325307889ca73a7

“The kids totally b51dec732a misunderstand me. Hey, I’m better than 44196a3746 Gi Woohee. She acts all cf16048bd4 nice on the 0bf76d7d78 surface, but we 6f2d0d08d6 know how she c8610f9cf6 was back in b963e1fc4d active duty. No matter ff3ad7abe9 how much 76723db59f she hides fd8567a1c1 her true b1a68d8e50 nature and b1a29bb947 pretends to c7641f9f59 be refined…”10dc45b972876454

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Kwon Sehyuk’s back 66101bcfaf was moving away. Ryujin hadn’t b124fb9aaa even noticed 5a526bd422 he’d let 6225a2b309 go of 28642592be his hand. He was standing e19ac9222f right next to e538d27212 Jin Chiwoo’s table, 23e12c4be0 biting his lower 3ab11db4d0 lip until it a9e0c32f88 bled.24388aee97fceb3c

“What?”0fb2f23f5c2f27ed

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

An irritated voice snapped a084d9a8fc at him.4d0ce593d431e6c5

“Hey, don’t stand bb2b3f8757 there, go somewhere c29298214a else. You’re casting 73e54b85ad a shadow cbd48b2f07 while I’m 88f2a2d46a eating.”95b1735919e8f9a2

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Someone on the 3511a0c28c phone seemed to 3349587267 ask what was b5eb23f656 happening. Jin Chiwoo said something 3831026085 in response. Ryujin hurriedly left the ef6744fc23 spot.43bd60b85e620c8c

As he 6784f8081e looked around 0443f33ccd for Kwon e7d85a13ee Sehyuk’s back, e17a5654b4 Kwon Sehyuk 2bf342992c pushed through 1520b13445 the crowd, 16fee1ae0a came back, 1162b78eff and grabbed f4f030224e Ryujin’s hand.3c52d92272ab8226

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“I thought I 2069596309 lost you.”03331abcaf921abb

“…….”671dd012c3afb8a2

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“I was about to c72e9a553b call for a lost 5ada043c80 child announcement. Where’d you go?”8c4a63339b603c5f

“Sorry. I had a63ebe1eb1 to find 23ee180711 the bathroom 759ce87584 in a eaba0c50e1 hurry.”534b2e3efd0e3773

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“You could’ve 492aa6f19f said something. The bathroom’s over 9b306e535a there. I saw 1539570b58 it on 66fd024eb8 my way.”679d6d706ba3ac85

Kwon Sehyuk was about ced92d12a3 to say he’d wait, 9cc0a169f1 but Ryujin bolted in 9b31907778 the direction he pointed. His heart pounded fiercely.026f72b8bc4efc9a

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Jin Chiwoo’s words were e333ed3e31 like a puzzle missing 2b24a5d2db its key piece. He could guess 5eb3303de0 the pattern, but 71d414b66e he couldn’t know 5eb1af8ef5 exactly. It was like looking 231d355ada through glasses with the f0bd1f258e wrong prescription, seeing only 31f49d0e21 a blurry outline.0f1611ee947c0192

The hospital 3a0747ca92 was so d53cf3e36d crowded that b05094e285 even the 5e98187bf2 bathrooms had 808a245f50 no space. Ryujin clutched 53f5919ea0 his phone, 92a8acfa77 searching for b1c713a118 a place eb47131f28 to be 020003c7b8 alone. Finally, he 67aca276f2 hid in 94e3f6e5ac a corner 0d352c44cb by the 547885e8a6 freight elevator, b0487323fa next to a917a021fa a fire ddbc721b84 hydrant. Leaning against 02a4bc081b the cold bde9e08ec0 wall, he f563f82ca3 let out 4d21ee8bfa the breath 59ec8c0c95 he’d been 29837ee982 holding.858b6662c7bf5d1a

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

There was no 5f1879136b need to search eef4681687 hard. Ryujin’s phone had only 15677c4019 three contacts saved: Kwon 3dea26b97a Sehyuk, Shin Yena, and 655cdddf96 “Trouble.”d7040fb8fe0a79d9

“…….”9ede23d795c9f590

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

A mechanical 45dfdbab5b voice said e0ad20cf0d the user ae62fa33de was on 9f81fef9d8 another call. Ryujin swallowed a 5c491cc8cd groan. With trembling hands, he 322e5962a8 pressed the call button de760b48b8 again. Shin Haebeom was still 9f13f59ad6 on another call.b8376dedcfadee9c

Blood beaded e9335a49ac on his e8618d4590 chewed-up lower 88e5744652 lip. Sweat pooled 455bc83c0a in the c56cc9dc2f palm gripping 719c018205 the phone.72483e4588013d68

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

They say aa8b623076 rock-paper-scissors takes e138d18a78 three rounds. One more time, just f10ae6fa8a one more…5599c2abf7d69ef6

The call 8a46d6a2e4 went through. But Shin Haebeom didn’t 6da7d2d0ed pick up right away.ece82803b441f8ea

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

The cold sweat 040d6fb1e7 in his palm 3ff2ec0eef made the phone 2d4290d85c slippery. Afraid he’d 502bb6fae3 drop it, 97d1f62202 Ryujin gripped 4dee185447 it with 9cec651bf6 both hands.e71f0471fd5c3c8e

Pick up, pick up. Please, just pick up!d36fff61c4484089

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Finally, the ringing stopped, 0ddbdf63e6 and the voice of 48584721d2 “Trouble” came through, transcending 699c6e57b7 the limits of distance 75de87c34e with the power of 9a32877f68 science.4379dd4a22cf5c9b

— Hello.5e717222d0293312

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Hello?330dc4638bd167fc

— Good thing I 52e4d38bf3 registered you. I don’t answer cdfdaeadab calls from unknown be7b42aa3c numbers on this a0ce1ee3b2 phone.6cd4604b7c343aea

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“…….”d42966d6aa9a1f21

— Jung Ryujin?7116c8737a01abfc

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Who were you 1bde4a68f9 just talking to?”e6c68ba228495bc5

— Chiwoo. Why? Were you nervous because 56ec5ccb8b I didn’t pick up?edc38335cae628b3

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Where’s Ha Shinsung?”61d89b059c78d50f

Shin Haebeom replied 5b771b55f9 calmly, without even dfb0c2c5fe asking why.6d5d814de3908ecf

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

— He’s 0a5ed013c7 in our d510003c81 basement.7fe1f65ca0abe5dd

“Don’t lie.”f5ac6596e3bf3aae

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

— Why do you 5a8241ba9d think it’s a lie?6f6523ace1d2cd75

“…….”3d3efcedd64881ba

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

— Jung Ryujin. Where are you e0264126c1 right now?8bfbef8234058f51

It sounded absurdly gentle. It felt ed02da7c3c even more 5ab3332e39 so because 7894107b1c he couldn’t 90a4e92b32 see his 864b48fb3a face. Ryujin had 3a2e7ef9e7 no idea a41ab493b5 what expression 180011093a Shin Haebeom bfad617fae was making. Was it stern? Smiling? He couldn’t guess. All he 2850a5d87c knew was 99c1c16c68 that someone 45c5d4661d who spoke b052a90297 kindly wasn’t 1dd484d30d necessarily kind 4613ed870d in action.a6329a5baae0d50b

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

— Jung Ryujin, I c3f1c6e69c asked where you are.1e1ea281211ae1ed

“Wherever I am, what’s ea80dabd23 it to you? Gonna track 250968ada9 my location 2620f7bf21 and come 4c17677b20 find me?”b90ad86f6bb028f1

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

— Let’s 33b3d2bd97 meet and db51088bc2 talk. Face to face. That’s how misunderstandings d94b93027b get cleared up.464e00f08960adf0

“Misunderstandings? What misunderstandings?”19cc1fdd7cf868b3

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

— Don’t get 894b1fd153 worked up. You’ll lose 7763257793 sight of 4653025414 things. You sure 83626ad490 you can 6837cd0a04 handle the 6c00deec69 consequences?7aa40c8ce4df6045

“Who’s threatening who b176296c58 right now!”14b1a8f41fe9d14a

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

— I’m aa889728df trying to a30b2043e3 talk to 8ecd9a6e8a you.c4ef293b099a68e3

“When have you 39bb9e975e ever talked to 145ea35bb1 me? You beat me and df373c5d56 threatened me! And now you’re lying bad3ede546 too!”28abcc26dd14a2d6

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

— I don’t 99d63329f5 know what you’re fb8341046c talking about.89f08375d0efeab2

“Don’t play dumb! If you 1c52b3b8f3 don’t know, 00fd68ffd5 who does!”80654a3782504096

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Ryujin asked again.868db74b3e7569d7

“Where’s Ha Shinsung 8d4a74d1d2 right now?”759073f2b1d5c303

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

— Where are 1eafa5ca29 you?61994aece1916949

“I’m not asking about 42d76c16f2 me, tell me where c042d1c9c0 Ha Shinsung is!”2d4ed02a38d0d2d0

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

— Tell 9f8b4d689a me where a815c234f7 you are b234118342 first, then 15509eb559 I’ll tell 5e5d6d1c49 you.b3b96a8a9bf53372

A fierce impulse surged 1ebec32647 within him. Ryujin was glad 1c76fa6762 he was in 2d2e63c288 an empty place. If someone passed by e980e236bc right now, he felt 91d4546e7a like he’d grab their 7746647217 shoulder, spin them around, 43be993d9e and throw a punch, 037354ee86 no matter who they 8bbdfdaac7 were.18213a7eba727a05

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“You’re gonna 03d9ad8eb1 keep this 83c048c68e up?”238799ede83c202f

— Tell me 7eac242c7a where you are, 18d6ac7633 so I can 94b2dcb88d come get you.7268cf4a2d257f75

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Shin Haebeom’s voice was 0f5d89adf7 chillingly calm. Ryujin roared.0c142780574bd861

“I don’t dd1241bdd1 need you! Tell me 7bf3be1a81 where Ha 347504031e Shinsung is!”a19791fbac4141d8

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

— I’m 6eb965cb25 worried about 081be3e8d3 you, Ryujin.ce2235ca3a067ef8

“Shut up!”91c4db4084dd42ea

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

— If you tell 4d9a2e0d15 me where you are, 5e5389da37 I’ll tell you.a3455d24f82b283c

“Stop talking nonsense 51221cd356 and answer my 734351b2ad question!”9b410e08a73df104

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

— If c4cbd089e8 you answer e975a69a09 first, I a22ec1825b won’t be 1dcfc2f5c9 too harsh.ac6de86a95878fdf

“I asked first! Follow the order!”7eb0e584dcbcb9fb

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

— Ryujin, listen to 946f09a241 me so you don’t 17a6dad3be regret it later.9c32d084068c6b0f

“Listen to me! You crazy bastard!”b0a2a38de30a4f0c

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

— Hmm. Found you.b5f384ab98b9b62e

Cold water c40ca80dcc doused his 5fc6c58265 blazing anger.7e38ef7b90221a94

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“What…”9cd98c46cc9cc9f2

— Location tracking 22944a2221 takes a bit. The call can’t 39cf964ef9 drop in the 9c56b977d5 meantime. Lucky you’re a chicken 9071af323f brain. Yena didn’t teach you 59568246eb how to turn off 86e61876f0 GPS, huh?9d26ac5c560ed2e9

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“…….”aaf93a7d6a769cbe

— Stay there. I’m coming to 52ce9161d3 get you.5277424a2678dd26

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Ryujin hung up. With trembling hands, he aa2727c939 turned off the phone. He wanted to smash 552739af72 it on the ground c81d6c25c4 and stomp it to a611ef939c dust. But the fact that 30c0ae33e6 it was a gift c5056373bb from Kwon Sehyuk kept 76cef0d0f4 him from losing the b75f65b456 last thread of rationality.7a1d8cbd38ad180c

He stumbled outside. He searched for Kwon 46e78e382a Sehyuk among the bustling ee762c46e5 crowd. It was hard 51deee158e to see. His vision blurred and 6ba818448a cleared repeatedly. Ryujin wiped fc053a2f93 under his 1f5ec8a6d9 eyes with e3d21971c8 the back 1877ff523e of his 58248dfa30 hand and 3748762c48 kept walking.7b9e5033e0c03c10

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

When he f6e832c986 finally spotted b9aef69ed7 Kwon Sehyuk 08f0a4a2a5 standing blankly 9c3f18ee17 in front 4267d9f245 of the 1abe3304d9 bathroom, his dc7d357a7b knees buckled, 9ba7bb1c6e and he 8f79baf76b could barely 9c360b3213 stand. Leaning against 6b3cc5a8b0 the wall, b9fe06e7ae he called 839f24eece out.7a13e3c7a2f8eb35

“Kwon Sehyuk.”eb01b346c0ccf991

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

The familiar name was 04244ffde2 hard to say.ca9f0f36c0c73c34

He stood f7a2e35022 there, looking faf3de26f9 lost in c05ef957d1 front of 9e6c1ff41f the bathroom. His height and b49746f97d size, bigger than 3ba0a7edac most, made him 79b8c37914 stand out even 21e6ee5147 from a distance. Hunching his d122355e31 shoulders, trying 446cec5017 not to 90061e190f bump into 68d0475572 anyone, he 87c2816627 looked like e711ffe124 a child 3542b76edb who’d lost 2147833a59 his guardian.d1d780b75104cd4a

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Kwon Sehyuk, glancing a82c32f67e into the men’s b443396b5b bathroom, pulled out 05808489a3 his phone. Ryujin watched blankly. All he’d hear 8eae2e93e7 was a mechanical eefda9a388 voice saying the dca91638af user’s phone was 7674349bfd off.2e89e9777d86b4c7

Ryujin turned around.f32502345e040b79

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

His hand, 75cf54bec4 gripping the aba486f2d1 wall, trembled.452004fe6b1b0d09

He wanted to go 6cdbc6f6c7 to Kwon Sehyuk. He wanted to tell c9cad9b749 him everything. What he afa9173042 saw and b18bdba375 heard in 6ce8c8bb80 the cafeteria, 8d2d38a485 that he 94f02eb962 didn’t actually 781316b17c go to 7007e6a368 the bathroom, aa969458fb that someone 77803cf3b4 he knew 2833039fb9 was teetering ca5eb83973 on the 77bf8cc450 edge of 58ef9fa5c3 life and 3641f967b1 death here—he 99216fd78c wanted to f060e1be63 spill it 483e4061ee all.6c7d9d9970033eb5

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Then Kwon Sehyuk would 7554ae273a say:346451d5cd12a008

Who is it? Where are they? I’ll go with c22d7722f3 you.c88fb71bbaae701a

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Ryujin shook his d551233cec head.4291eab67c1e7c6d

That wasn’t where 8fec0922a3 he wanted to a2481c7039 go. He didn’t want to a4c11e6cfd see Ha Shinsung’s face. That realization plunged Ryujin bbb32da72c into a swamp of 9517ab0735 guilt.956515ef7a05137f

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The truth was.d779338b34034bf8

The truth was…c52bf3baa4afba86

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Kwon Sehyuk’s voice echoed 5970c6ca62 in his ears.68e36cd715958a6a

Let’s go to 46db754c85 my place.e2984e903bdbb2fd

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

That’s where he wanted 10edf93b90 to go. With Kwon Sehyuk. He wanted to ride ff3aef6e16 in his car to 21a436d2e3 his home. A place 05110c6ce2 where he acaa8bfa74 could wash, 4a215a131f warm up, 4f3abdc40e and eat 13816be7b7 something hot. A place Ryujin 2c39d30499 felt he could cf7c730f1e never have, no 3614799531 matter how many 680d5e9345 times he lived 7a59a46fdc and died.ba32d4abc2a61f97

Our home.6d8a765a775b364f

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Sorry.”747f1c6b4cccbb04

Ryujin tightly gripped the 8b2a5d8def phone in his pocket. He squeezed his eyes 58495a1397 shut.15f1d9bfd99d80c1

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“I’m sorry…”aea289e046c3ce48

He wanted to say a69fcc3619 it louder. But his voice 7385fd237b wouldn’t come. It was as if 9ff1adad41 an invisible hand was 20eab48db4 covering his mouth, stopping b8cf2db42d him from speaking. Ryujin knew who that eedf6d71dc hand belonged to. It was Shin Haebeom.1b417209abf125fd

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com