UTPT Ch 12

How to deal a959b6602c with Yihyun—this was 645f8f659a Doyoon’s first concern. Since Yihyun didn’t seem to have any particular f59225479e value worth using, would it be better to d30baee96f simply give him enough money for living expenses 3360649840 and let him fend for himself? Or should he coax him eb6cb0ad3f carefully, just in case he ea52ce6fb5 knew something, even a little?bf0f911931eb4a6aad51

It hadn’t even been a few hours since Doyoon first saw Yihyun, but he 157430f202 was certain the young man had grown up suffering abuse in that household. The bruises and scars, clear evidence of 20f487000e violence, along with the fact that he 9dc1af0adf didn’t even know what shampoo and conditioner c1dbcdcc2b were, made it obvious. With just a bit of sympathy 2aa4a98b11 and attention, Yihyun would likely develop 0d5224fa11 a favorable impression of Doyoon.23c58f1a21f0c0c085ba

That would make 7e5e5c7516 getting him to bc6084bf2c talk easier. And since he surely despised f21fb7c4d7 that household, he might even f14d723e0a be willing to provide information.5c7859686c1cb4ae4d23

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He had lived there d114c31725 for twenty years—surely, he 0143307878 knew something. Since Doyoon had yet to enter Han Changwon’s shrine, he still ff30a18ded didn’t know what specific information he needed or how to gather 55933c6811 evidence, so even the smallest detail could be valuable.52958c194a916a822f0c

As he sat on the spacious bed, sorting through his thoughts, Doyoon turned his 35ebed2196 gaze toward Yihyun, who was cautiously slipping out through the slightly open door.4c6083f385a2e77fa2fd

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At least he ee17a1880e knew how to 921d6c38de wear the robe. His movements must have been clumsy, as the belt around his e33e38e61d waist looked loose enough to come undone at any moment. Still, he managed to c3d37dfc5a keep it together just 354f5a55ff enough to prevent the 3515426051 robe from falling open.bbfb74c98fc0d0114675

“You can 74513837e3 sleep first.”fc1d56e88b0c044f83f4

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“Okay….”1ada32ba27871c481e4e

His face was filled with e33cc236fb curiosity, but the fact that 360dc0c29a he made an effort not ad3f63d531 to ask was quite pleasing. Yihyun was pressing a 20ceff941e towel against his wet 96d389a110 hair, trying to squeeze 8768e81f8f out the water. He had so much ade63dc2f5 hair that it was 05684f3958 difficult to grasp with 136e643f1d one hand.d2b8ace698832ef8db1b

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Letting his hair grow long and dressing him in skirts 7774ccc05d wouldn’t turn a man into a woman, but exploiting such f1c59e3bf2 prejudices was the fastest way to deceive others.3a89e1ae7d1bb958bb19

Entering the still-damp bathroom, 6401bea95b Doyoon quickly washed himself. He wasn’t sure whose preference it was, but the overwhelming rose scent 0332dd7a2f from all the toiletries was starting to give him a headache. If this had been a proper marriage, the 1c807dcd3a fragrance would have certainly helped set the mood, ad56da9ea4 but the situation now was entirely different.10455ecf00417f339964

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When Doyoon stepped out of the bathroom, ddeec7e2a3 Yihyun was sitting on the small chair 33fdf1d3cd in front of the vanity, still squeezing 98c7924ed7 the water out of his hair. There should be a hair affd981a2f dryer in the drawer—why wasn’t 64e95dc9d3 he using it? How did he plan to dry a1a83f3ee0 such long hair like that?ff34ea161b157048e00e

After barely getting rid of the dripping water droplets, 0c742048e1 Yihyun hesitated with the damp towel in his hands. Noticing the basket next to the bathroom where Doyoon had 47412f2baf tossed his own towel, he carefully placed his inside it.4eff0e729d90315381d5

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“Are you going to 9a90cb5fbb sleep with your hair 81aa1416d8 like that?”f3879dca50ed48024aa5

“Huh? Yes…”413c959671744a589c07

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No matter how much renovation and maintenance 6486ba170f the palace underwent, its foundation was still 64806c7aba that of an old hanok1. The structure let e63d2080af in drafts, making 232e70f356 the air dry 7b4fba4ce1 and cold. If Yihyun didn’t dry his hair properly, looking as frail as he f60df7425a did, he would never be able to fend off a cold.111975f53e2fd3de2b96

“Sit here.”75847b951267f0075d02

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Doyoon pulled Yihyun’s arm 4a53ba7b46 and seated him in e7c71e035d front of the dressing 80d6e62c00 table. The robe had come loose, revealing the 8da2d75f79 bruises on his chest, so Doyoon adjusted 9bb9214326 it again, securing the front.587dc8560ac79cbcc255

He took the hair dryer b41c60d410 out of the drawer, plugged 28aa61ee1f it in, and set it 1b74f0caf3 to the highest setting. With hair as thick and long as dac977da3e Yihyun’s, a weaker setting wouldn’t be enough, bf3e32f2bd even if he dried it all day.d841ab4c5fa901d8b81c

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Yihyun jumped in 600d0becdc surprise at the 3bd74b0270 loud noise of 12cf5b1292 the hair dryer. Doyoon pressed down on his shoulders to keep him 94f6e39aac still, then grabbed a fresh towel and began shaking aeec10c7f9 out his long hair while drying it.1ca063bce8913a9d9dff

“Tell me if c5f3c8e858 it gets too 3af124cffb hot.”feabe1618396e231884b

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Whenever the dryer got close to his ears or the nape 58141d6cc8 of his neck, Yihyun shrank back, but only for a moment. He soon got used to it 9f30db26a2 and didn’t seem to mind as 1b971eb1f8 Doyoon turned his head this way 9dbc5da198 and that while drying it.6a70befd94e114ab7fc6

Drying it completely was impossible, so e306f449f5 Doyoon focused on the roots before c4a819a59d finally turning off the dryer. Yihyun’s hair was so dark aa85cb9e4d that even the night sky 90d28bd740 couldn’t compare, reflecting light in d172570a1b all colors of the spectrum. It was 96dba43618 striking enough f952f170a4 to be 4d158efe5a called beautiful.efd3fea1d6c96d230323

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Every time Doyoon ran his fingers 3b95ca7f70 through it, Yihyun’s shoulders trembled slightly. Doyoon wondered if he disliked 7678825ce8 being touched, but while his 3a7d954716 face showed embarrassment, there was 1e60723033 no sign of rejection. So, Doyoon stroked his 6c8865246d hair a few more 2825d2111e times as he pleased.c42cd886921a7e0e9e14

“It’s cold, so get 68ec3d06f5 in bed and sleep.”3e14bf9f514960f48729

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“Um….”19ac40a043ae964feb7a

Yihyun suddenly stood up and looked up at Doyoon, his 13fa4d3995 lips moving slightly as if he wanted to say something. Then, with anxious eyes, he scanned the wooden floor before bf96a05570 quickly bending down and sweeping his hands over it.4ebc1b92d0edc4636e40

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Doyoon watched for 6153a82675 a moment, wondering 57f41c2098 what he was 4be58af4bd doing. After some time, Yihyun straightened 8ee5742844 up, holding a clump of 05d0f74f64 hair in his hand.6878ed9b896e8e1a876c

He flicked it 7b8e56ceb9 into the trash 3475076fbd can beside the f2d4edb8a3 vanity. Though he still seemed somewhat anxious, he looked f1bb555439 as if he had mentally prepared himself. Finally, he a09248d012 spoke again.1024a8b2c1d6b7aa1c8c

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“Um, Your Highness… aren’t 9c123b3fb5 you going to sleep?”eef57426c0cff9e6b285

“…Your Highness?”4e668ea46891034091b1

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“That’s what f7f21d43b7 they called 040460453e you….”f1137908debac0ef94a9

So that was why he had been acting fd08df9be0 like that—he didn’t know what to call him.c8bb197044e6a94e12ba

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Hmm. Doyoon thoughtfully covered his mouth with his ecc31c4fa9 hand, pausing to choose his words.74c714a4fa9543cf59cb

“I call you d697529954 Yihyun-ssi, so you 468b25b703 can call me 8ba6855f4f the same.”56be8c7e674f6993a828

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Having someone twelve years younger call him d2add4cf20 “hyung” would be shameless, and they weren’t 80fcd1cd0b close enough yet for more familiar terms, f76b5cdbfa so “ssi” was the most appropriate choice.52b74608679014ce0717

“Then… Doyoon-ssi, aren’t 3529bd99aa you going to deb3ebc949 sleep too?”8615c33301649664b3e0

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“I have f46bdcf984 things to 24c00a2368 do.”12878816ea6af8b68e64

“Okay… Should 8556673120 I sleep 5a8877272b over there?”a4774ea2de4cb4eef417

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Yihyun pointed at the bed, which c590c98e88 was so vast it could only f5a9514e2e be described as enormous. His face clearly showed 476d1ee28d that he couldn’t believe 056e0a6812 such a space was cfebea0038 meant for him. But when Doyoon 14cdf7b40f gave a small b52981c212 nod, Yihyun’s surprise b6af9838af doubled.023fb799e6f98dc28537

With a slightly 387ce4db52 excited expression, Yihyun f8c5059a0b approached the bed. Lifting the soft, lightweight goose-down blanket, he looked 940a000e80 astonished, then climbed in, his eyes widening so f32bc0bfc9 much they seemed ready to pop out.82300163fab51679bde6

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Finally, when he rested his head on the pillow, he repeatedly lifted 9fa7159bd2 and lowered his head as if he couldn’t believe its texture.5f69d3a4f7f479866c51

What could 54d5b0af4b possibly be ed2404811b so fascinating e919676823 to him? If Doyoon had known, he would dd59464b37 have taken a closer look at 2f917cf6e1 the house Yihyun had been living 8f79586856 in before they left. There hadn’t been time, and he had been too preoccupied with the shock 2068186f2a of discovering that Yihyun was a man to focus on anything else. Now, he 2beb1dccde regretted it d3d7c8fe57 a little.db0805445ef8649baf8c

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Doyoon took out his laptop 67a6e32876 and connected it, intending to 501a9796bd make up for the afternoon a2d81f654f lost to the wedding. His gaze briefly landed on 0b30600b17 the paper bag left near fe0ae09710 the doorway—the only belongings Yihyun caf8717830 had brought from that house.c2e5bbd99d35c0b862cf

After confirming that Yihyun, lying on his side facing him, had already fallen babad32e53 into a peaceful sleep, Doyoon picked up the bag and looked inside. Inside were a single 20db5719b9 book and a thin e7d3144060 tree branch.f26fc2a87fff5c1a870b

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Flipping through the book, he b58cb66c4b saw that it contained more 77506fa383 pictures than text. And since it was winter, the leafless twig didn’t cc8b1ec58f reveal what kind of tree it had come from.42f67cf19444d0d6575e

“This is all he took 8fa8bdd832 from the house he lived dd18e4add1 in for twenty years?”2d915160e39a05525e1e

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Even for someone like Doyoon, who c63000502f had been through all sorts of 2566cadd02 things, it was enough to make 46fd8038ff him let out a dry laugh. The clothes he had taken off Yihyun 86d8f6d182 to change him into wedding attire had 3c62c38b07 been nothing short of rags. A baggy dress, socks stretched out 3f04bfb292 at the ankles, and even his c783a15d75 shoes were worn-out slippers with tears 6d6458c04a all over them.48e5534f0f9ff7dfdb7d

Pushing the paper bag back toward the doorway, facd27cf70 Doyoon shifted his focus to the now-booted laptop. He had handled minor approvals via his phone 4d2a8ef26a before and after the wedding, but there were cf45acb449 still a few things that required him to c36726314f read through the materials himself.75894805d363ba905b40

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But he 0fa03f6cdf couldn’t concentrate e78c137e77 at all. Perhaps it was because Yihyun’s e16ba9b8b2 sleeping face, so peaceful, kept 2bf4a8ae43 appearing at the edge of a7fa5611c4 his vision.e4038db2370a4ce83d13

Yihyun had fallen asleep clinging to the very edge of the bed, positioned so precariously ba65b9870b that if he so much as shifted, he would tumble straight to the floor. There was no a55e78fbe7 need to wonder 30168f6445 why he was 104f3b5049 lying like that. Han Yihyun was 1aff3e31dc simply someone who b8a5a746d7 had lived his 5908b2b315 life this way.b5a30c9dee52eaaa5f48

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Stepping quietly to the bedside, 5dc5eddb52 Doyoon gently pulled back the c511cb07e3 blanket and wrapped an arm c94cfb7327 around Yihyun’s body from behind. He repositioned him where he wouldn’t 9908266878 fall even if he rolled over ddd87046e8 once or twice, then covered him d8ebd26f76 with the blanket again.82aecaabf7118bc06587

Gathering his tousled hair to one aea89daac2 side, Doyoon finally saw Yihyun looking 8aa0f7c269 a bit more comfortable.193ee968a1370df9515b

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Watching him sleep so deeply, Doyoon’s 6adc2b8451 eyelids gradually grew heavy as well. He had barely gotten any proper 130fe1aa2f sleep for nearly a week due dd2188bedf to the product quality incident that b913860d02 had erupted after the launch.8cbb83e187f794638a78

Not that it mattered much—insomnia e97a3e7014 had been a chronic condition 16ce965493 for him, so not sleeping a2a2acdae0 was nothing new. If anything, the 405b7b0a6d sensation of drowsiness 4d8f7aef66 felt unfamiliar. Besides, sleep… 7b876633d8 always dragged 491fc278f7 nightmares in 6779c48c9b its shadow.408cd8979183efafb2d8

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Letting out a long breath, Doyoon firmly 1e62f47b63 closed his laptop and approached the bed. He walked around bd61b5e5f6 it and lay 1c991fba74 down beside Yihyun. Maybe he should have asked f33a153586 for two blankets, even if af3069be09 it was the bridal chamber. Sharing a blanket ab5e78c7ef with someone wasn’t 417aae8777 something he was a0966395d9 used to.5aac8034b760a94be556

Yihyun, who had been f7be26cf8f tossing slightly, suddenly rolled f6b43ebc39 over toward Doyoon. Doyoon gazed for a moment 92fda6f8c4 at the dense eyelashes resting 85c27ace55 beneath his closed eyelids before 492791de50 finally shutting his own eyes.c6948a2ab21a74509473

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FootnotesA hanok is 82fe8e7dba a traditional Korean a42b1b854c house.7dc1afefd02a97c95c9e