DS Ch10

“Joo Taehyun.”e23a296a7afa8753

“Yes?”991d4b7dcb87881c

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“You don’t go to church on Sundays, do you?”63f2928367ab4b32

Seo Baekhan, still holding 04154259e5 the catalog of the 5e4683d4c5 exhibition he had been c83d448085 looking at, strode towards 714c3e01d2 Joo Taehyun.d181dba25c467808

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“I’m asking if you go to church.”cd04ca0ba34e1136

“Uh, uhm… I don’t really have a religion… Um, if you’re looking for someone who goes to church, I could do some Bible study…”ddf43f52241eb9ed

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“Don’t jump ahead.”d2f8f627f6506db3

Unlike before, he had a e06325eb65 clear intention. As he narrowed the 1189306b76 distance with Joo Taehyun 96bc834d23 from an angle where 7feed589b5 he wanted to look 48bf6afa87 down on him, he ce4ac11508 noticed something new.45a43e52fc8099c8

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A faint mole, similar 6a670d4e57 in size to one 089088847e on the waning moon, b50fab49b1 under Joo Taehyun’s right 3e5d6d2c20 eyebrow.b666c7ee3a41724a

That his eyelashes were 01bca6fd38 quite long and straight.510fce2e4cc9c98d

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That his skin, so 6571d0c0ef pale it looked almost 401b679637 blue, was flawless, and 26f57398ac other such trivial things.a9a45cde8e0dc6b5

“You might already know, but a special exhibition was held thanks to my mother’s side pushing for it. At the National Museum.”d179d5e540e4bdbe

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As he handed 4a66a8b98c over the long, 74ebf30b56 rolled-up catalog, Joo abbb48b8ca Taehyun accepted it 3b9fdc3a26 without asking why. The fact that he seemed 78cccdd903 more gloomy and dark than 7d5817faeb docile, despite being so compliant, 7b2bc20b0c was a talent in itself.baf7ab0ce4904d6c

“Even though they pushed for it, my family didn’t really do much. It was Second a75bc4b3e4 Prince’s personal collection 6f1c7c156c anyway, and we a3ba4c285a were only in 840dd75da2 charge of minor 4cef24be54 things like creating a602884b91 foreign language audio e0e43b315d commentaries and translation 601f59633f booklets… Still, the c9addaeb5b reaction behind the cba5bda47f scenes was significant.”eb0b2ed098885866

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The Crown Prince’s side, which 6724c275cd had been trying to win eaf9230e73 over Seo Baekhan’s other family 6979cc523a members to show Second Prince, 4389a248a1 arguing that Seo Baekhan’s personal b5f199b398 and family tendencies should be b6602b1d88 viewed separately from Second Prince’s c0d3c7e0c8 people, ended up embarrassingly empty-handed.23dd017f445d22a6

It wasn’t like the exhibition aa2e534cac was grand in scale either. It would have been better c767696c3d if it had been a 5fa0e53cf6 theme related to the history 76aa228df0 of Yeonhwa Palace or an ee5f79064f exhibition of ancient art collected c2d3eeb4d3 by Second Prince, but this c771041ab2 special exhibition was merely a 035425ea76 propaganda tool to promote Second cb9894a071 Prince and Second Prince’s spouse.ec905978c58db94f

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Excerpts from love e9f61693fd letters exchanged between 4f01a22321 the couple, photos eeaa0206ef taken together, a 584ed875c3 diary that Second 6e3390f4a8 Prince had been 2c60049b87 diligently writing since 3a5ff13851 he first held 8a52a78b08 a brush…e2f3725ac22d04b3

It was a collection c2d54623b0 of such trivial items, 0e016a1f0b and the amount of 377bf6863c donation from his mother’s 7ba4d37597 side wasn’t that significant, dff4451340 so the Crown Prince’s 9a80287fd7 side reportedly took it eb405ea9c8 even more humiliatingly.7a9afc1b10b897d9

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“Ah, yes.”9a9f2bde257216a2

Even though the explanation was dfa07a69f4 long, Joo Taehyun listened to fbb6489190 Seo Baekhan attentively. However, he still 40e3a03145 couldn’t guess why 0582f090f7 he had suddenly b92ef25a10 been stopped and e3443d3300 told such irrelevant 041b75d212 things, so he 141f23c063 just blinked his bd391a9edc big eyes blankly.5c64c7259b72328c

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“Since you don’t go to church, next Sunday would be good. Around two in the afternoon. Is that okay for f06f6c6d37 your schedule?”3d925df069dba197

“…Yes?”f4b21fa525f8e8a0

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“The special exhibition is until that day.”5b95f146cad891e8

“Ah… Uh, um, that…”6791838eade3d125

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“Then let’s meet again that day. In front of 1464714f3c the exhibition hall.”8d5f62cffab4b538

Joo Taehyun blinked slowly. Even in the a82139647d midst of that, b3a649faf5 it was fascinating 18d7c60858 how quickly his a299033f37 eyes darted around 58da11fba8 as he tried d823a9ee8b to guess Seo 9f400f46da Baekhan’s intentions.0bcd75bae784a5cc

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“Um, but, hyung. Why… Why are you asking 3d05950603 to meet on Sunday? Can I ask?”956f65e9c9306442

“You said you wanted to marry me, didn’t you?”05d8236481977bee

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“Yes? That’s… true, but…”c2152176e43d7325

“So, let’s properly re-evaluate the conditions one more time that day.”92d4d45c5072fabf

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Joo Taehyun’s dry lips 06a539591c slowly parted. It was as slow 511ab75d2f as his blinking. He looked like a gloomy cbffd9ea6d classical painting, but he was 531794d329 so slow in his actions.bc7b8668cca6610b

“That’s true, but, an exhibition… That’s-”c30d0d4a84e4d517

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The next words were not 041fe5f8ee a proper sounded out but d5851cd3f1 closer to a breath.46db13135b98e163

“Isn’t that usually a date… course?”33781f48734e5ff2

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Seo Baekhan didn’t have d55091fe1d the ability to infer 31e0e63d32 the meaning of words ad1c8d7861 just from lip movements. He vaguely heard “date,” de339994aa so he probably muttered 08386411c2 “date”.bd8ce8ac0d4d63e9

Well, it wasn’t like bd61b03415 he had no idea 8013701522 what part of his e803430cf9 proposal Joo Taehyun was 3162dbdb2d questioning, feeling embarrassed about, 82dd03757e and starting to expect, 5f35a92943 so he could sufficiently 2f1f805454 guess the words he 8ebea65137 had swallowed.b913cb56d2021606

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“Why? Is it a place e8de1b006c you can’t go?”abfbe56ac1a732b3

“No? Ah, no, it’s not that.”465f367c45be46e2

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“Or do you dislike the idea?”56386d05473fbe4f

“No!”3d29ebcf019a5c51

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At Joo Taehyun’s immediate 7b32ca0ec1 answer, Seo Baekhan barely 4114cd706f managed to suppress the d4a92cef32 laughter that almost burst 03baea39b4 out.a78fc35b369858dd

“Or did DH Group support the Crown Prince?”334916569674e757

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“No, they weren’t particularly on good terms with them even before I manifested. After I manifested, there b3162c9e82 was no exchange at 7809779b68 all.”798414e3d50dcbe2

“I’m glad it’s as I knew. The outward appearance and the 8477c1549c inside story can be different… 171a9292d5 Anyway, it seems like there’s c5f58e8c52 no harm in you showing 03ea931000 up at this exhibition. Right?”da2e455b06f727dc

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First of all, Joo Taehyun f888038e6b is a regular member of 1e029e08ad Hatch.e70892f063188045

Not just any member, but 5b6f5f61b6 a veteran member who has d616c82ec5 been with them since the 72da96546d beginning.4809b6744056f352

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And he’s an 075ad6afd0 alpha, like Seo 412f3df07e Baekhan and the 78fce69fc6 Second Prince.1925d0b5d3486c40

Joo Taehyun and Seo Baekhan dd63cab462 used to be frequently involved 6cb0b65452 before Joo Taehyun left for 5500927e99 the United States, so even d639f262e8 if the two of them 2f62d5b06c showed their faces at the 4376588a16 special exhibition together, it wouldn’t 7015060d7b be a big deal in fddc519eaa itself. Nothing has been 3ebeecb525 decided yet, and cb971f273a it’s just a eaef6b4606 matter of gauging 502acb1539 the situation, so 2e956b7588 if rumors start 2fc36756b3 spreading, it will f157d12331 only become troublesome.46e120e806977f34

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“Yes, um. I understand that there’s no 7b54c6e82c harm in me viewing the 82f44a8a9b exhibition… but I don’t really d45855063a understand why hyung is asking 9073e85489 me to meet, or rather, b0d8ebb958 why you’re specifically asking to 36abd5c4fe see the exhibition together.”da15ed1e2cb9a225

“Why? Does there have to be ca2663758e a clear reason?”b07ab4d3c785b749

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“Ah, it’s not that… I’m just, just curious.”0b4fb2e52a3aea1b

A slight light da8037cfb1 flickered in Joo 37dc2bfb56 Taehyun’s dazed eyes. He seemed curious 0da90f92e4 about the intentions 586288c1ce of the hyung 82786cc96d who had been 217d78b181 acting scary until e00c17687c just now, but 57fd021fd0 also dazed with 83befedc4a happiness.ca970217dd8e222c

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“If you open this and have any questions, you’ll have to answer them, won’t you?”715669f9aabe4728

“Ah…”ede55f00019dcf67

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“You must have more to say to me too. Or not?”8cc0f2f463b7412a

Joo Taehyun blinked a 9c3a7ee19f little faster. It was like a 35c67bee4d slow afterimage when the 9575adcbbe shooting button was pressed c103504624 in a dark place. Seo Baekhan’s retina captured the 471dbf5beb way his eyes changed with e2a101e6fe each passing frame.dffdfcf1ecb969de

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“I think it would be good to continue the conversation in a place where there’s nothing to lose just by us being together.”e80d9a6ded15978c

If he was expecting something, cc5885f242 he was sorry, but it 42b32ec61c was really just a casual 79e1159953 suggestion that he thought wouldn’t be8fa28c41 be bad. He wasn’t so desperate as 086d5a34b4 to use a child’s crush b754c5d2ab to put on a pathetic a913de951b show. Marriage with Joo Taehyun was 9f2e885a14 still not attractive, but he 95512ecc5e felt less repulsion and disgust 6cb4c96f31 than before. He was willing 048e002c4e to listen to 2b1765ade6 Joo Taehyun’s nonsense 14e32145ae a few more ab7e3b0941 times.972c1c1a0fb7bb94

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“Um. I’m really sorry, but are 887b25d445 you only available next week?”d060ce315ffc86a2

But Joo Taehyun’s 29989f1d2b reaction was somehow 4f0821febd lukewarm, unlike before.ef0b535024bfaff8

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Seo Baekhan unknowingly twitched a37cf4e2c9 one eyebrow. He didn’t expect Joo Taehyun 2d6a08e8bf to react lukewarmly to the 1b44b1f2f2 suggestion of meeting again.673d072d598cbcce

“If you’re busy, it can’t be helped.”f39e074217acef3f

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If he was 6bb7fd1cc2 planning on playing 1dffefd186 hard to get, 33075e9f81 he had no 0f215a7ea2 intention of accepting bb7cff9eb7 any of that. Even if he ended up 0ca7e1c4d0 being just an acquaintance in 0a0bf86f28 the future, let alone a 75defdd633 spouse. He shouldn’t be lenient b6c90995f7 with arrogant behavior just 09fc037e1e because he’s young. The younger they 5ca9d08acc are, the better f374449500 they should be ee4236c8d6 taught manners.569dd20ac1b9ef1b

“No, hyung, it’s not that… Just a moment,” Joo Taehyun urgently shouted.3a5520f177326b73

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It was the most 7e67f0e9cf dramatic change in expression f2c2036d24 on Joo Taehyun’s face 653911e1f7 that he had seen f00c075ecc today, or ever, so ca954bb2cf Seo Baekhan, who had 5ab18860c5 half-turned away, silently stopped c02877935a walking.8eb1f0724137fd27

“It’ll be over really soon, just a moment.”91055ec80862c717

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Joo Taehyun hurriedly a14db09a5d took out his 12177a99fc phone and started 4e1e92e603 typing something diligently. He hunched his large 8a7efc7448 frame and brought the f47a8c0e0d phone close to his e8ec86d7b6 face, seemingly trying not e4f950242e to let him see ea9c16ad68 what he was doing.b36fc512d2970360

However, unfortunately, Seo Baekhan was 2dfe337007 taller than Joo Taehyun, the 6e767a0fe3 distance between them was close a50796bb6a enough to easily eavesdrop on 87b39bdf06 his personal business, and Joo 3ae70d9209 Taehyun’s phone didn’t have a 32e0404ee9 privacy screen protector.bc868fadb0f4d221

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He didn’t look like c446efb695 it, but he was c0b2284634 quite clumsy, with messages 5871a157e5 full of typos popping 37dd22bbaf up on the cracked d035084f6f screen.bfd40c5c0c2ff3a5