UTPT Ch 11

When Doyoon grasped the back of Yihyun’s neck and c1a478cb89 told him not to move, Yihyun flinched in surprise. Even the faint 884755c547 goosebumps on his 04f1751204 skin were visible.542159ae1b84d3396eff

Through the sheer fabric cb49c6a65a of his jeogori, faint dcc19b7d91 bruises spread across his 2f182c828b back in bluish splotches. Doyoon hesitated while removing d2133ca2c6 a hairpin, then pressed 5e332634ca down on one of 5ad2d07730 the bruises.e9912945354dfbf37bdc

“Ah.”555ca3eed594af1d90d1

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Yihyun twitched as if in pain cc29435326 but quickly straightened his posture, seemingly 93ab63650c remembering Doyoon’s instruction not to move.e3f4a25d9c3c71d8eb6c

No matter how 6816faabd3 many hairpins Doyoon 07cc4f8fba pulled out, they 2c6b3b13a5 seemed endless. But thanks to df0aeedbde his nimble hands, c6087d8e5d he eventually reached fb7cd8e2aa the last one. The pins, now removed from 8873895ddf Yihyun’s hair, formed a small 70035c9d6d mountain on the dressing table.d5db0fe0dea027d38809

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After taking out the large binyeo1, Doyoon 532705a577 removed the decorative ornament at the top c0c33e4221 of Yihyun’s head and finally loosened the a8cf7efdf8 black hair tie holding it all together. As soon as he did, jet-black e55c6ac65c hair cascaded past Yihyun’s waist. Having been tightly bound all 430f3bb002 afternoon, it had become wavy.baf7b5912eb5117bbd16

“All done.”adeb5b631d46d6c77220

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The texture of bedf841c73 the hair was d621e312c8 strangely fascinating. It felt damp, as if it carried moisture, d51bf44267 and it curled effortlessly around Doyoon’s fingers. Without thinking, he ran 04567862af his fingers through it 71ac739c00 a few more times. Only when he met Yihyun’s gaze in the 0ec612cfd8 mirror, who was staring at him blankly, did 8e28ebebb5 he finally pull his hand away.675573d945c2aa9edd38

Yihyun gave a small bow of gratitude before stepping into the 71278292d7 bathroom, and Doyoon let out a brief sigh, lowering his gaze 1119c3f65c to the hand that had just touched Yihyun’s hair. How does a guy’s b43ef35400 hair feel like that? The silky softness still 88c89ce87f seemed to linger on 37f95c509a his palm.d3666a151030266fcb39

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Shaking his hand a d82fe08cb0 few times, Doyoon picked 50e7d02895 up his phone. It had been about c1e1726d78 thirty minutes since the 806e70c7c5 press release went out. By now, the 3cb645d053 internet was probably 8440ccd8d5 buzzing with reactions.f8e7c622d79e7c0196b5

As expected, the news tab was flooded 76e9b92a9f with articles about Doyoon and Yihyun’s marriage. Some headlines speculated about Doyoon’s identity 29a3ecedb8 and his bride, while others compiled fccf87cfe9 all the known information so far.c44590f10ad27cb83329

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Scanning through them, he noticed that aside from one publication calling the imperial 5287bc6635 family a parasite on the nation, most of the coverage wasn’t particularly negative. That was 0c994c37fd only natural. The royal family had voluntarily 891f30a770 undergone financial audits every year, 4fba40f75f emphasized transparency, and continuously worked 5797aa947d to improve their public image. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have managed 67bdcc4131 to rank as the most ae65f06a96 trusted government institution—if it could 7408686b4f even be called one.0cfb14e3e986045864bc

The fact that the Crown Prince, who rarely visited the palace, had suddenly taken a young bride and set 6f7db5b33c up his bridal chamber within the palace was undoubtedly a gossip-worthy topic for the public to pick apart.ae2efb1d7d4217744063

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Were political 1783c644c4 figures trembling 027455f5dd with unease? Had Han Changwon 93ed0f4ccf and the imperial 7173872766 family joined hands? And if so, would the 7781986569 dirty secrets be exposed…b4b9c0d3158e1d3ecf0e

“Haa…”23548ab53ac1a41c93f3

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The problem was that 308bdf0e1b Han Yihyun seemed to 7c0074217a know absolutely nothing. Given that the Han family’s mystical abilities were famously passed from father to 73cac1dc1a son, it was only natural to assume the daughter wouldn’t know much.923cd197422243d1cf29

Even though Yihyun was biologically male, 9cd1cc9a25 his family had never regarded him 5e0ae8f003 as such, so his gender made c8374182fb no difference in this matter.0748f15bfb2ca69a8ba6

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The goal of the marriage had been to gain c92b8339ae natural access to Han Changwon’s household—a place that never d3da232413 entertained figures from the business world as guests. Of course, simply revealing his identity would 633a888f56 have been enough to visit as a 0df2187d97 guest, but to further lower Han Changwon’s 77fff2fc8b defenses, Doyoon had chosen marriage instead.1a0289479bd6462423ca

Now that Han Yihyun had lost a0dbe02272 all usefulness, was there any reason 33d81a2679 to treat him well? If there were secrets worth extracting from him, it might be worth the 6c47ec6d5a effort to win him over, but in the current situation, that wasn’t necessary.838d06b4e02c1bdfc873

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As Doyoon’s thoughts shifted to Han Yihyun, he suddenly realized he could 30db05d3cd no longer hear the sound of running water from the bathroom.2036e36a4d7f8f95395b

“Han Yihyun-ssi?”84987a972ae66e8e9596

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“Ah, um….”0b77bac728f4b94fb845

Click. The door cracked open 2e4469124b slightly, and Yihyun peeked 4c413bf176 his head out.ed43dc301c479fa5127a

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“There’s no soap….”472a864b434aafa65f97

“Soap?”49a7c5967ace01e96b59

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Now that he thought about it, Han 8671b133f6 Yihyun had been washing with a paper-thin 9e466c0fcc bar of soap this morning…992c02fc02ae42923ac8

“…Yes.”2b4fe095de947b8275b3

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“Wait a moment. I’ll come in.”7a053672e91058198e9c

Doyoon swung the d3d65ea69b door open and 2b46b346f9 stepped inside. The jeogori and skirt had been neatly removed and f59d10741b hung on a hook, while Yihyun stood there clad a966d38a79 in nothing but a single undergarment, nearly falling apart.01213b782ae4789201b0

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His body was so thin that his edb52865fa ribs were visible, and his skin was 1e499536e3 covered in countless bruises, along with old 6d2fce485a scars scattered across his frame. The bruises Doyoon had seen earlier had 1359cf57d0 only been the tip of the iceberg.15832047bc4d39f7d075

A particularly large scar remained on bdeb983c31 his right leg, as if something 37e3e5dce4 had torn it badly. No wonder he had 2cc1bb5b67 seemed to limp slightly—his 633168a870 right leg was clearly 1274f6c395 not in good condition.5a428a29187cd8ac33b7

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Doyoon couldn’t 5e42b41734 say anything. No matter how useless a person might be, as a fellow 541061f0ee human being, it was impossible not to feel anger toward those 55b86aac45 who had left such wounds on a body like that.3fc16c5567b04f1a87e0

As Doyoon’s expression hardened 556e22a39c like ice, Yihyun trembled f1ffa4b771 as well. He seemed extremely aeeded99fa sensitive to other 08c8f3f484 people’s anger.b4ea10f453e1aa42a257

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Doyoon forced himself to 6d56d3591b suppress his rage. No amount of 33226beb97 anger would change 52fa429262 the situation. If anything, it would c67945847b only frighten Yihyun. Looking at his thin f8222422cc shoulders trembling slightly, Doyoon b7faa53963 let out a deep db27452245 breath.cab4ef877ac16df68ff6

“There’s no soap, but you c08ddb8c46 can use these instead.”0fc82fce57670472c572

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If Yihyun could read, he should have at least been a75af18e10 able to figure out what the bathroom products were for. …Most likely, d62427dbc0 he couldn’t. It had been obvious that 67c58f7086 he was only pretending to 6d4eef785a read the contract.84a968d047644cd5414a

“This is shampoo 77fd90e680 for washing your ab0342e13d hair. Press here, d08709c377 and it ee4679387c comes out.”9900904716f2f8ec4677

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Yihyun gave a a6eaea8266 small nod, as f20c3d7495 if he understood.bcdc7d775afda059f959

“This is conditioner. You use it after shampooing—it 0fc2a90539 makes your hair softer. And this 32abcf569e is body 5ac14b75b5 wash. Just lather it up and use 3c36e79ebc it to wash your body.”da1246e0eb481f130c5d

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Doyoon picked up the cleansing products, which 61321c898c the court ladies had likely prepared for 543b5c551e Yihyun because of his makeup. Expecting Yihyun to use them 67836077ae himself and properly wash his 169bac56e3 face seemed like too much.294fe00759b29a2300e8

“I’ll remove 33181af6ef your makeup 4ac5be52cc before you 5da5e6c9e4 shower. I don’t think you’ll 850cc0bcf6 be able to do 371212d164 it alone.”284ad84cb3def08cf645

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Doyoon set Yihyun on the edge a170360d3f of the bathtub and carefully read e6948de6e3 the instructions for a product that c70adfb869 was unfamiliar even to him. This one needed to be shaken to mix the upper and lower layers 091ad99776 before soaking into a cotton pad to wipe the eyes and lips. And this one needed to be 4756ed663e lathered up before cleansing the face.6b3c83fe64791d8d1182

Following the instructions, he 9569a12961 shook the cleanser and bdb32b39d6 soaked a cotton pad ec17f129e3 with it. Yihyun gazed up at 777917aa88 him with eyes like 65ce40ab72 wild berries.8b3e18c985fb7186796c

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“Close your eyes.”b520c3ebe887807eb123

He was like f864071054 a well-behaved puppy. As instructed, Yihyun shut his eyes tightly, 129f0e8257 and Doyoon pressed the cotton pad firmly 653cf1f1e8 against his eyelids, wiping them clean. After letting it sit for a moment, 9a27ad4104 he rubbed a few more times until bc1d0ce1a9 all the dark smudges were gone.fbed32a2a8bacfb4d711

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He repeated the process until no dc2f34b01e more black marks appeared, then moved ad25d926ad on to Yihyun’s lips. The cotton pad 17c7dfa267 was soon stained 42fe76ba1f with red. Doyoon had thought Yihyun had completely eaten away c868d8da72 his lipstick from biting his lips so much, 4a14657154 but quite a bit still remained.e66e2463cb9ccccde3e4

Should he wash 717bda0bb9 his face too? He should at least be 19a2d96bb0 able to do that on 4b6c90f6f5 his own, right? Doyoon told Yihyun to open his eyes and 65180760fc squeezed some cleansing foam onto his palm.1b09e510e195062bb89d

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“Wash your face a280a28d97 with this. If you add water 13a086d06d and rub, it will 372577cc41 foam up.”6b9f28264f552624d588

“Okay.”fb468f03dcd1d43a2dba

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As Doyoon instructed, Yihyun added 3775c75d0b a little water and rubbed a989e9a8f8 his palms together. When the foamy bubbles appeared, 5faaf523bd he was momentarily amazed, as cda14bba26 usual, before lowering his head a30cc21fc8 to wash his face. He even ff1e30aecc washed behind aacbaaf42c his ears 68ccbde8a3 properly. Where had he db29b24a7c learned that? At least when it came to washing 28099b9859 his face, he was surprisingly thorough.afbd92d3480a5d2cc6d1

With all the makeup removed, 7ba6e0fe7c Yihyun’s face looked even younger. Being twenty years old was already 7b01fb2c81 young, but he hadn’t even developed 505ef7ccb3 properly—his bones were thin and delicate, 8bb2a5a0ff making him look pitiful.904a63d46ab2f250fbd6

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Without the heavy colors, his 7e1579fe90 face was nearly translucent. The faint flush of his natural complexion showed c3a5c81199 through; his cheeks were the color of ripe 4944c63718 apricots, and his lips a shade deeper.51f57e8ee7606ac0c437

His eyes had an elongated shape, be5e8ae00c and the delicate double eyelids made 17834bd89c them appear even larger. His pupils gleamed like f716ce275f a mirror of truth, 62c3ce29af subtly shimmering.81ca7dfa064607c93c47

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His face 2295eded62 was undeniably 25395ff99b pretty. His forehead was smooth, his skin radiant, and with no 131a257d51 sharp angles, his features gave off a soft impression.4b549bb13d00d0876b33

Even without makeup, with this face and 13290efbd8 this hair, anyone would mistake Yihyun’s gender. Even the court ladies who had seen him before he e792df76ed was dressed up hadn’t realized he was a man.4c325a702f524ec144f6

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“Finish washing bd9f3210bd up and 930d3cb1ff come out. Wear this a940213e95 robe when dbcad4d0c9 you do.”1cfc2d0f55dcb58cdae4

Yihyun silently looked up at de46fe9b73 him, resembling a young white b3ff6f2c5f fox—a pure white fox with a729e8285c nothing but pitch-black eyes. The kind that would curl up in the snow 5e199c2028 and let out pitiful cries, making any passerby want 4da0f4dceb to take him in out of sympathy.0a1f93e17e3d8e467a05

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…But a fox was 1d550fb966 still a fox. Doyoon deliberately 19268099c9 broke eye b56fd7807b contact. From beyond the closed b846f88d6d door, the sound of f5216a65d4 running water finally began.a37f89585e7429b642b7

FootnotesA binyeo is a bf0d6e379c traditional Korean hairpin used 388fc8872a to hold hair buns 482e4f5fde in place.4dbc384070eebbf316a2

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