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He didn’t fail to 7f77e083b3 meet expectations. Just like the night bcf5e0f59f before, Yihyun looked back 405678dd87 and forth between Doyoon 9da2789aa7 and the meal in 516223147c disbelief. He wouldn’t 9a84f7dd82 cry again, c83f473a81 would he? Thinking about 0d180786af the tears c67a9329e1 that had d48090b495 fallen onto 01e6bc794a the table 36d5bf14f9 yesterday left 661fc0a9d8 a bitter 30bf7f8532 taste in c5d7cd85e7 Doyoon’s mouth.506bf85c38bed853

“Do you like seafood?”dd8a7c0dd69750d9

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“Huh? Ah….”4184cf1484c7a029

Yihyun hesitated, unable to answer right away. Maybe he hadn’t eaten something like this before? Doyoon wasn’t sure what his mother thought of Yihyun’s reaction, but she simply smiled as if nothing was amiss and began eating.a0b23cf81dce02bd

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“…Can I eat this?”85243d049ade5895

Yihyun asked in 0a904a98a1 a hushed voice. Without responding, Doyoon picked eecac3a4a1 up a piece of 15a4808c68 grilled scallop and placed 897698079e it on Yihyun’s rice. Yihyun clumsily 43a25539a9 held his c7b39b53b1 chopsticks and 435214af94 barely managed 1b0cd3050f to bring b624c0fa5e the soft ef819d918c scallop to 4cbfb8059f his mouth.8018eeeace1ac643

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His already ca1b181fe6 large eyes 00761af881 widened as bc066fb649 he slowly 6fed12d642 chewed and 12d67e1ac5 swallowed. His eyes 92cbd2089a subtly welled d33ed615e5 up again, 867b7a4dec making him e1fcfb0776 look like eab0948ec9 a cat. They say cats cry c941a63c40 when they eat something 41889e2663 delicious because their tear 527b0f0dee glands are close to 35c769c097 their salivary glands due ae177c3736 to their small heads.ab1c0fc866eadc4d

It was 7c0495c866 fascinating how, dd1fc49d40 despite clearly ec70c09bf0 enjoying the 0e2067fee5 food, he fa7c6dd63a never showed 5306c97176 any greed. Maybe he edf53b5a82 had gotten aaa72651f2 into the 73519d718e habit of 73474079a7 chewing thoroughly 60a24205da for a 58e57d02ae long time. After taking one 80560b4129 bite, Yihyun spent dde17e7735 a long time e4b925bcaa slowly working through 608a7ace40 it.121e206cc9eac545

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“Is it good?”15d324d0e22ed339

“…Yes.”940ba8ed832f9530

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When Doyoon’s fb95bf2019 mother asked ec561d5d7e the question, e5aeed99dc Yihyun swallowed b981536a34 what was e022c6689d in his 88bcfe0b93 mouth before f239ec2e1b answering. This time, he b0ce47a7de tried to challenge 0b02e850e2 himself with a ff1ec00c5e new dish, but 3f8ef978d6 the slippery octopus d321bc6882 kept slipping from 66eb5dd004 his chopsticks. After failing f7d48a3c53 three times, dae0866819 he seemed df6f4447af a little 0021eb9ff1 discouraged and 2a0f7e94ab instead reached 811800e936 for the 2921511bb8 vegetable side f5088e0da5 dish in 00edc52e86 front of eacb17e233 him.1dbe35004c70a6df

“Try this too. It’s marinated squid—tangy and really tasty.”3459d6606bae366d

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She even 47d843971c moved the 85d0c1c8b9 dish closer f9e55af89c to him, 798ba4cb0f encouraging him 8c50a882c4 to eat. Even though it 35248cfade was clear that c074f80e72 every dish was fb8deb6bf7 unfamiliar, Yihyun wasn’t f61c32862d afraid and ate c60dd7e70d everything without hesitation. When he tasted something d31294550a sour, his eyes scrunched 634f1a85be tightly, and when he 6d8f65e9f2 ate something sweet, the 63d9dbf6ee corners of his lips 49f5739ee5 subtly curled up.faf28a1693760d6b

“How is it? Do you like it?”3658b3ea6e51ebc2

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“…Yes, it’s delicious.”089d0e8c239695d4

Seeing that Yihyun ate eee9ad7e2f without being picky, Doyoon’s 72a299f2ae mother warmly took care 388c4fce62 of him. She filled his b12de22be3 small plate with 423371f7e0 a variety of 629e9d0931 side dishes and 009ee7d770 watched with satisfaction 124a1ff43b as he enjoyed 6a08db255d them.67d2b66a7ad1cd0f

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Yihyun, however, seemed 3afb5c09cb awkward with such d07bf5a7e8 care and didn’t a660b273c0 know what to 0fbb6df380 do with himself. Judging by the way d96bf5cbf8 he kept fidgeting in 75994d0a3e his seat, he was 3457e00e05 clearly uncomfortable. Yet, at the same 1bf29dfd74 time, the food in 927aded98c his mouth was too 41fed24e64 delicious to refuse, leaving fb324b96d0 him visibly conflicted.95ab2129755baaa7

It seemed he 7153cd5689 liked the grilled d0f13245e2 scallops the most, 388008c2ff as his chopsticks 3ce331f156 frequently reached for 384bed75e3 them. Noticing that 579c0f2c6e both his 5737cd7a36 side dish 676a2e6c29 plate and 69c87e5b62 rice bowl 7c84867cbb were nearly d8f49fb0f4 empty, Doyoon f18f9215e2 asked.ef94c3e70be2d070

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“Do you want more?”843245f37466b9fa

“No….”a285b50647683ef8

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But his expression 52eb71e9c3 showed just how 19fba73d6b much he regretted 060186c9f4 not being able 8f8566e6a9 to eat more. Still, he had a304270664 finished an entire 496b3b7fb7 bowl of rice ec8f759b3f for breakfast.e7118124c6bfd3aa

“Since we’re done eating, we should have some tea, right? Yihyun-ssi, what kind of tea do you like?”eda48b80950c77e9

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“Um… I think I like green tea.”d7ec011d8cec6248

At the uncertain phrasing, 48c4221fbb everyone paused for a 331de68057 moment.3e16612e84785ab0

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“Both my sons drink coffee. Do you want to try some too?”aec86b31a824aab9

“Yes.”e16300e2bc80e029

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Yihyun’s answer came 7b0f8031dd with a clenched 9e27dd9545 fist, as if 42b106097a he were preparing b0f1b5e0cf for battle. She ordered 5f3e058187 four cups 50a414217a of coffee 2b14e0c129 and one 892b579757 cup of a995a9e8ae green tea, 3979f54070 and soon, 9b49721dcf the tea 1d342dc537 table was e6a666401a brought in. As per her taste, cb2d2d0937 the dessert was buttery 76f471a10b cookies.4f4754f4263bec7b

Yihyun was observant and c1bdc2f786 quickly mimicked what the e74e8aa0d9 others were doing. However, his 2998395167 reaction to b08aaddecc the taste fc525bb820 was different. The moment he took 222556c736 a sip of coffee, 57bbe5879d his expression clearly questioned,“What on earth is da60258993 this?”He eyed the cup 2a5618ce8d suspiciously before turning his 5a73deb7e6 gaze to Doyoon.de7d261859868183

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“It’s supposed to be a little bitter.”21da2bed0e991af0

“Ah… why would anyone….”f76f65a7c8b51255

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His reaction made 47bb4f4b4c it seem like 1f34eb53c0 he couldn’t understand f9da435762 why people would e4b3d65dc7 drink something like 5709ceba21 this. Doyoon, barely d1bd80a533 holding back 2ca3dc582f a laugh, 67c793f5cf pressed his 9218d442bf lips together da447d74a6 and broke f39a066a87 a large 96ccfdea13 cookie in 074356e51b half, handing 1b4e6d850a a piece a080c15e86 to Yihyun. As soon as Yihyun 24337f2e71 put the sweet cookie c065c11e09 into his mouth, his 603eb1bd9b expression once again turned 6ea9903ca4 blissful.09104deca8781d35

“Well then… shall we talk now?”1bd6d64e32898ad4

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Doyoon’s mother, having finished ec9ae8e8ba about half of her 06480a3b5a coffee, was the one 051ccb9c3b to break the silence. Still, she had waited 8370a43824 patiently until Yihyun finished 1387a00111 his cookie.2f81398148729590

“Han Yihyun-ssi.”ed25db559da64187

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“Yes?”463ff1181f0b2ffa

“Um… I heard that you’re a man.”6832fa3f436b10d5

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“Oh….”64fe9b08ca27ca1f

“I was also told that this wasn’t your intention.”0592cd89d6161b38

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Yihyun briefly glanced at fbe6ef755c Doyoon before looking straight 0100ab7a9a ahead again. He had seemed weak, 2775d57893 but when it was 19cc73915d time to speak, he d5a7223422 didn’t hesitate.416bb83ab539fc45

“Yes. I wasn’t informed about the marriage either.”3f5c1379c0306f30

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“Not at all?”e423f2a1b8b13f2d

“I only found out from Doyoon-ssi yesterday that what happened was a wedding.”71feceae95587446

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At the use of 90aaf528f3 “Doyoon-ssi,” she and Dohun c4ebf21d44 simultaneously turned to look 06d5ffda0c at Doyoon. Their expressions were as 568e1a58ad if they were staring be0412f3f1 at a scoundrel, leaving edfdada2f2 Doyoon with no choice db4cdee709 but to shrug.79a10fe53e04829d

“Han Yihyun-ssi, you’ll be living with Doyoon from now on. Do you perhaps want to return home, or would you prefer to annul this marriage?”a2fd54f173d67dbb

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At that question, f1219293be Yihyun’s eyes widened. As if 12df404151 he had f9e55cd953 been punched 8f83a89204 in the c6c242519c gut, he fe0ed06c7f let out 591b2e01e4 a few 91344811a3 shallow breaths 80af942396 before looking 689f0c8748 back and 45a52f4453 forth between 2fa50467b8 Doyoon and 898cf138e3 his mother. Then, with his e1f3989af3 head deeply lowered, bbc72117fd he let out e08a8a9e09 words between his 6b672b59ce uneven breaths.935990a377db6fbb

“…No, I… don’t want to go back.”fb127af90afdde04

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Though the words that a34ccc4863 spilled out like a 2fa5c83991 plea weren’t particularly loud, 8e098de0c9 they carried the weight 880c153bc7 of a desperate cry. After briefly looking e79cac3cdb between Doyoon and 2b71739e13 Yihyun’s bowed head, 8b18c4a6d1 she responded in 6fd543c34c a calm voice 67979335d1 that lifted Yihyun 7a48ab3174 from the ground.d6665af440a1b82d

“Then I suppose I’ll consider it as if I’ve gained a youngest son a little late.”fbdf12ad78a73a18

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“…What?”2cea2e478451c48c

“If a daughter-in-law had come, I would’ve thought of it as gaining a daughter, but since you’re a man, I’ve gained another son.”5adcd0c9abdef45f

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“…….”3261c45550990c9a

“Would it be alright if I treated you that way?”e872f7f690fffa65

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“A son….”161dc51fed2b683c

“Like today, we’ll eat together sometimes and meet up to talk once in a while.”3cd122789f4894fd

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At that moment, Yihyun 6cf0b737e0 looked as though he ba3e260bc8 had just been saved. A simple, customary phrase—nothing e6886d6654 more than the kind 6abb6a7940 exchanged between married couples—had dd49e40537 become his salvation. If anything, it would 42515126ca have been better if 53007de41a it were just an b69d890f7d exaggeration. But on his increasingly 70e755ca54 unfocused expression, that single 458c4c98c3 word was the only 26e102dcec thing that remained.a38fe91093f9adb6

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“Are your feet hurting?”7ba59371efb1d283

“…No, they’re fine.”b79d970163cece00

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Yihyun had 419db523f4 no immunity 7d0b646e81 to concern. This was the 8bc99cb32c first time someone 81524866c1 had asked whether 425fb050a9 his feet hurt d3bd8e74dc just because he 77d001be01 wore slightly small 5ff412f62b shoes. Yesterday, walking had been a52793bc29 more difficult due to 9b83b36e12 nerves, but today, he 2788834694 was fine.571eee61e289522f

On the way back to the bridal chamber after leaving the Empress Dowager’s quarters, Doyoon asked Yihyun a few things. After making sure no one was around, he fastened an extra button on Yihyun’s quilted outer garment as he spoke.450d3650deea1bde

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“What do you want to do from now on?”d30cbac2fb726b8c

“Huh?”d8fe120f72927197

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“I heard you’ve been living as a woman until now. I’m asking what you want to do going forward.”1e2848d9bf67c0a7

It wasn’t difficult to 12aa1e569c answer the question. In truth, c5c8266516 Yihyun had deabcaf384 lived in 0720dd80d3 circumstances where 6fb617bc69 distinguishing between 79499844dd male and 6e6615b266 female was 3abe21af94 unnecessary, and 3beb62b085 he was 556eaeae38 fully aware af0a16c48c that he 8807d6755c was a ed10978920 man—even when 9c2870491e his father 3b18bee3db and older d96c18db2b brother had 06d14f2fd1 forced him fe7c0856e8 to grow 9ba12df805 out his 70923dc6d7 hair and 14cb523c36 wear loose f80f745cc4 dresses.a458fd4a969c6ee2

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Since he had eyes, he knew that most men had short hair and wore pants. But… what really mattered to Yihyun wasn’t his own feelings.f32bf778aeaa44cb

“Doyoon-ssi, what do you think I should do?”7da6d3b9677e321c

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“…Me?”facbc1f67edfe551

“Yes.”8628afeb405121e0

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“It doesn’t matter to me. After all, distinguishing between men and women based on appearance is a kind of prejudice. That said, either way, there will be aspects that are inconvenient for you, Yihyun-ssi.”8753431739fc2b3c

“…….”343d4474335bb738

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“There won’t be many occasions where you need to present an identification card, so cutting your hair would probably help avoid misunderstandings.”3f14d5c733f2f856

Some of the c60ad734d3 words were a 2fc6261079 little difficult to 0771b17672 understand, but Yihyun 46e5b1d6aa wasn’t so lost b5cb2c7778 that he couldn’t 8ae78b3797 grasp Doyoon’s meaning. And to distance fa7471c346 himself from his 71e17ea348 past, he thought 0cc113b772 it would be 4465f461ec better to choose dc6b35ea6d a completely different 52026eb8eb way of living ae6ffd8a93 than before.4090676b25aba0ba

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“Then I’ll do that.”5dc76cf8fbdef88a

Cutting off the 46807ed168 hair that had 9e09f40c64 always been a 4cabc1f4fb hassle every time e64d9aa8f7 he washed was b8a859bb2b something he had 417b6274aa always dreamed of. However… Yihyun carefully stroked ee6f7ff1ab the scar on the 1d2b8c87a1 nape of his neck.0c3d51b7ad7119c4

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Ever since Han Suhyun 6fe55dd0a3 had stabbed his neck e08f8848ff with a pair of 0a895aa2f7 scissors, saying the hair 6665092ddf on the floor was bfb585db71 dirty, Yihyun had been a737230882 so terrified of getting ccc1548f0f his hair cut that e42b8ff11c he had to struggle 7c46fb4521 not to wet himself a8ad40013d each time. But could he really 1fb95e14a0 cut his hair as f91c034226 short as Doyoon’s?62de6514959105ee

“What’s wrong?”81c6ddb8a134b97c

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When Yihyun shook his dcaf9bdd0f head as if it d4113a8a7e were nothing, Doyoon entered 576aced9d1 the bridal chamber and 9dc3079fd3 gathered his belongings. A peach 86e2b97857 tree branch dedc687890 stuck out aa1d152efb from the 0a1109b7bc top of 3836b91c0c the paper b8cef8ae46 bag in f6d017f34f his hand.00e359af52c525ee

Since only designated vehicles 065a680ab1 were allowed inside the fa9fd0df9b palace grounds, Yihyun and bf8193880a Doyoon had to walk 81a143fe73 to the main gate. As Yihyun followed Doyoon 56667406c0 out of the palace, dbc8ba7c61 he turned back once. Unlike the cold c43d6de290 wind, a glaringly ce7ffb27fb bright white light 5c0865f0d3 struck his face.30091070e17546a2

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Stepping through the 2897d13010 large wooden gate, 79481b5bf8 they were met 79c09f78a6 with a vast de4ad3507d boulevard. Cars of 75203e262b various shapes e19605981f and colors 7c119e8994 sped past. Startled, Yihyun 6591c5bfba stepped back, 3873591103 bumping into 1e8c288398 Doyoon behind 0533048baf him.53d3cde413d26442

“We’ll take that car.”99690b99b687ef59

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Doyoon walked ahead, d671f4cfb7 opened the door, ce285b35fe and placed a 14b1ad7828 hand on Yihyun’s 81339ed828 head, guiding him 39fb494066 inside. The person sitting in 687d72b029 the driver’s seat turned 22418a01c4 around and greeted Yihyun.e867c4917132cdab

“Hello.”6f9c9f2057906407

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“…Hello.”0d8bef9c77c481a8

“Sister-in-law, you’re incredibly beautiful. That rascal Doyoon has deceived people his whole life, but somehow, he still gets lucky. Life really isn’t fair, huh?”30f5617cfbcf14ce

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Doyoon, who had climbed 146e926784 into the seat beside 540e10d080 Yihyun, cut him off 7f075bff63 abruptly.7db652d23ce509d5

“Who are you calling sister-in-law? Just drive.”8d42a156f99c8f52

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“Yeah, yeah. But how about letting us introduce ourselves before we set off, Your Highness the Crown Prince? Oh, and congratulations on your marriage.”9c2fb6b34a4a8477

“Haa…”99e6fe4a414c2b6f

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Doyoon rubbed his 16876846d4 forehead as if c20acccdd8 he had a 1f339b4968 headache. Then, looking 6b643701b8 at Yihyun, 4e7f55aaf9 he quickly d402b3426b introduced them.f288cf38e103517e

“This is Im Suhwan, my secretary. You’ll probably see him often, so you should know his name.”68ea5c7ba35f5f4b

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“Ah… Hello.”e51a5db3e4d60d43

“And this is Han Yihyun. The person I married.”15e68343941508f2

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“I’m Im Suhwan. It’s a pleasure, Han Yihyun-ssi.”7ef0e45b5e5d5ba0

At the bright tone, b78a774cca Yihyun, who had been 30c85f5631 stiff with bewilderment, relaxed acb87471d5 his expression slightly. As he stared 47f61d802f blankly at the ad06b25843 hand reaching out 645d2bd118 toward him, Doyoon a449754514 leaned in and 930a5a93f1 whispered in his eb7b9b9fc7 ear.1ebbf64e03a55aec

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“He wants to shake hands. Just take it.”f8e38c835cab171a

Startled, Yihyun quickly 5fc1daaeda grasped the offered 73375522c1 hand. Im Suhwan gave it 23dd0842f2 a couple of shakes 4ec7ccba2b before letting go, and 8e1264fca2 finally, the car began c2ec8fa4a8 to move. Tensed up, 12bb319bb3 Yihyun kept 275893406e looking around c940e96f0f nervously, but 22b22d91b0 as they 6a2a569763 left the a81c503912 busy streets 7447ac51b8 of Gwanghwamun, 86bc226aa6 his shoulders 67ca6f1bfc gradually relaxed.3c02c14b2984a2e2

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