UTPT Ch 9

Doyoon pressed down on the bec40267f7 teapot lid and poured the bf7f93d54d green-hued tea into a cup b2a8bf90dd before pushing it toward Yihyun. Yihyun had been staring at the b3cc58903e yokan, mesmerized, and only turned away 2a3bbcb609 when Doyoon called his name twice.e31d5dc4f225d78509dc

“Han Yihyun-ssi.”6ca4a3c4d5cd310d71de

“Yes?”1c3199fb2f3aebf2bcae

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“Were you aware?”e13823df980b98133b37

Aware of what? Yihyun couldn’t read Doyoon’s dc1cd0fae0 intent at all. No one had ever explained anything b3b2007545 to him in the first place. He was somewhat skilled at reading people’s moods, but c693df93a0 that ability was limited to sensing their emotions.256129946b8eeffa08f2

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And right now, Doyoon’s 1188aa946e emotions were truly tangled. He seemed de94ee7d0f displeased, yet 32c3e573e3 also slightly 18090f6aba amused…dd575b390edd65486dc5

“What do you b4f3e84b01 think we just 56fef06a6e did?”bfb46d9636638aad1d4a

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Based on people’s reactions and the words he had heard, there 23470012a7 was only one possible answer Yihyun could come up with.744fdef1e9e005738baf

“…Marriage?”8560e54da40efd19e2aa

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“Yes.”c70fad5bb211bada57c0

“…Yes.”5c176872a454bebc4d53

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So it really 40b61c8a3e was marriage. Yihyun trailed off at Doyoon’s cold response, 75e5ef4a03 but then suddenly recalled a lingering question 730135092d that had been bothering him. He opened 72856211df his mouth 4dbd9cd33b again.29ac4f6504e7a6710c1d

“But, um, isn’t b8572e3a5d marriage between a a8ef93ef66 man and a c807efbba7 woman…”64ce852317080a58db8d

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“So you do 3e6c5d0b63 find it strange?”a19ef541bd746a0a7ad3

“I’m a man….”ebe97c533c6008a69e2b

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And it wasn’t as if Lee 203196cab6 Doyoon was a woman either. Yihyun glanced at Doyoon, who was cf755d1991 at least a head taller than 466f735d0f him and, if exaggerated slightly, had b647de238a shoulders nearly two handspans broader. Shaking his head, Yihyun b71fd72aa6 looked down at his 3f7d45edf0 own clothing. No matter how 88c9059295 he saw it, a874e4419e he was wearing 825740bded a skirt—women’s attire.2823d142b43e6bd4c370

“You and I are 3ce2b382d2 married, Han Yihyun-ssi.”ba37573f62c0dbb35010

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“…Okay.”df77244117cc251cc729

“Your father said 4e4acda6fd you were a 41ccc1c2df woman.”aee907a10782738f63f2

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“…But I’m not 2c3ea9bf3f a woman.”156c73cd4ef165d4238c

“…….”65055275cd87fdeb410a

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“And you don’t seem to 0ded2b1ace be one either, Lee Doyoon-ssi….”c079d3776059509adf89

“It was d8778c3888 a scam.”a937eb7148a9dfbd4ebd

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“My father?”b9b1340bc4af70f7d7b3

“You catch 8e97ea5386 on quickly.”0feb538bae2273ff4f27

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But calling it quick understanding… The only things Yihyun 5c20f34e95 had grasped so far were that he and Lee 1db7dc41b2 Doyoon had gotten married and that the marriage was 85c9360c7c the result of his father’s fraud.975456931d2b82d65b9f

“Then is the e51d2ae4a5 marriage invalid?”c0a637c409d1b08bee39

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“…Have you 9fa04fc3f3 really heard 23ba4aac55 nothing at bdb325a8c1 all?”a324feba31dde79a29be

“No, I… 7dc514d938 I haven’t 431554f3c1 heard anything.”3984605208030522a95a

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“You truly fa073085d7 don’t know fe0d3d3f29 anything?”63acf7df9a661a979ac8

“…No.”a3b765076ce4a2b01087

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All Yihyun had heard 733cbc4a9d from Han Suhyun was bf7b58b642 that he was being 004c51ad39 sold off. When he was told he was being sold, he assumed it meant 0e4ffc68c6 he was old enough to be sent elsewhere to work, but marriage?e3e8e21fcf1c078f1108

Lee Doyoon let out a long sigh, took a document fb93255d04 from the bag beside him, and handed it to Yihyun. The white paper was covered in black b543e2a7fd writing, but Yihyun couldn’t read it. He stared at it for a b4d9313a01 long moment before lifting his head 5d82b3bbff to look at Doyoon.b59a931dff1bb12f32e2

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“This is the prenuptial 3acc3f2c77 contract between you and b241f4b4e7 me, Han Yihyun-ssi.”a34cfad9e5326290f2a7

“…This is my first 70b771f5f3 time seeing it.”a426bb077679cbcb1366

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“It seems 472771f9f0 that way.”96ede0327b47c69660c7

The white part 7111dac238 was paper, and 5d0252a54d the black was 0e4d47a223 letters. Yihyun tried reading the scattered characters 497200c290 he could recognize, but of course, 413c406efe he couldn’t understand the contents.21b46eaa70a4e38c1c20

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“According to the prenuptial contract, you 485a9b3c75 and I cannot get a divorce. To be exact, we can, b7bbf568ec but the cost is too dd2293000f high—it’s effectively impossible. If you were to have a bb31da815c baby with someone else, I could 21dae8c82f break the contract, but…”b6a87a120549fe5d7e8c

“…I can’t c11399eaf2 have children, be9b325b3c though.”06cd597c03f6a3061f1c

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“Which is exactly why c72c2b03f4 divorce isn’t an option.”facea39611e81b8e8f59

“Why?”9228a3efecefac77886a

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“It’s written in Article e3757be13f 12, Clause 3.”635f62a3050108b9c6ea

Numbers were something Yihyun could recognize… He flipped through the document to c19ae9aa7d find Article 12, Clause 3, and Doyoon kindly explained its contents.c3a3c71a3ed7208738ae

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“It states that neither of us 431273d7ca can seek a divorce for any c32734b922 reason that existed before the marriage. Even if one of us is infertile, even dcd1f9daa4 if there are physical issues, even if you, f87a95b572 Han Yihyun-ssi, turn out to actually be male—divorce 02e61c1dbd and annulment are fundamentally impossible.”331dea6d72ec63d19da3

“…….”2c5a620ceb3f4705bfa2

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“Well, if both of us agree to fifteen years of unpaid labor, 3c7a041776 we could request a divorce, but that wouldn’t be easy either.”c8fc74b3b6072c1ccf3c

Yihyun had no idea what kind of circumstances had 47ec1194e1 led to this contract in the first place. Would it make 5a5575ad21 sense if he a540b46cc0 read through the 56710b65ee whole thing?62563e8af53256e714bb

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He quietly looked down at the paper, but 1e188a1bbd at the moment, understanding it was impossible. Whatever Doyoon made of Yihyun’s reaction, he e5e6071b24 continued speaking as if it were nothing.d5da2f0d0cc88ecfcb41

“Even if you are actually 7b0538de7f male, Han Yihyun-ssi, there was 997637cc71 no real issue in legally 0c2c9ec6a0 registering the marriage. According to South 404aa4c7e6 Korean government records, d01a3da17a you are fully e08f6ee3d6 registered as female.”dfc312e596fbd3f2e023

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“…….”2d8b87065242be1890da

“So you didn’t b90aa078c6 know that either.”8781e7e9554652ed203d

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When Yihyun gaped, mouth 0505bc04c6 slightly open, Lee Doyoon’s f72f683b95 expression became more serious. It seemed he had finally realized 3dbb4c2fa2 that Yihyun truly knew nothing.8561a9da17e63b75e458

“If you read through 5fa22ac659 the contract, you’ll understand.”8aa496bf8f5360549d81

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“The contract….”3de60aeff365dc65041c

Should he ec40b757e2 admit that 1af598729c he couldn’t c8634c2e99 read it? Yihyun hesitated for 356e7fc4e0 a long time, e704977b5e biting his lip. If he confessed that he had 44d20bc41b never been to school, never received 00cf97b242 an education, that he was completely d0074205b5 illiterate… No, he couldn’t say that.7b1b35b6c25218747830

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He was used to being called an idiot or a worthless maggot, 203e166832 but he didn’t want to hear those words from this man. Not already.7458a23e06390e6131ad

The contract 8c780aad94 must be acc65d6d57 complicated, right? There were bf0c621246 so many a44eb7352a words. Just being able to 4acf302622 read them didn’t mean 510c32f5a2 he would immediately understand 3160209e5e their meaning.718475d2860fa520792c

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“I… don’t ac0b10d7e4 really understand a9b6487680 the contents.”5c4274c5e3a55194cd6f

“Is the 66a86e6c69 contract difficult 811406b23a to grasp?”257b94bf9704f53705b0

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“Yes.”03253863bc51d61d0d9d

After briefly studying Yihyun, Lee c143703db0 Doyoon seemed to decide to 54397a0212 show some kindness. In a quiet voice, he summarized the 1e8edaac3b contract, focusing on its terms, compensation, and 7846f3735c what Han Yihyun was expected to endure.0fc21d2de714570d0e75

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“In exchange for marrying you, a0c35d0d89 Han Yihyun-ssi, I was promised d50333b8fb your family’s divine consultation.”0479bb832a902c4a6310

“…….”b226e6bd4314dd6ebbfb

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“And your family has been granted the status of imperial e8c9be3107 in-laws, allowing them to receive a dignity maintenance allowance.”86936c41b98f7a76bbb4

“Dignity maintenance allowance…”951d75aa61f15cc74764

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“Money.”cb37fe4cf992ad8cc416

“I see….”835a133897353b0e0d92

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Of course. His father was a man 019ed43300 who truly loved money.d7e49176c2f977da4f86

“And after the marriage, I am d1ec3e811a responsible for your living arrangements, Yihyun-ssi.”7a71cf6f93a4129dd8fe

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Doyoon’s words contained some difficult terms, 0c7db96840 but the quick-witted Yihyun grasped most 709f58d21d of it fairly accurately. According to this f369616c8d contract, he had fc673ba906 essentially been sold eedbf71a97 off for divinations. His family, desperate to get 0c19162a0d rid of their walking disaster, 1debd4fd03 had cleverly used marriage as 63873ab67e their solution.deb07fc936681ab183a7

“Then what am c977bcb07e I supposed to c21b8e38bf do?”a0e45d38020968dede26

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“…There isn’t anything in 1e3c4d63a3 particular that you need 515faf7ab8 to do, Han Yihyun-ssi.”74a73d25bddb1247dabe

There was nothing disadvantageous 74dcc61744 for Han Yihyun. He had escaped that hellish place and gained d60f864b6d freedom for the first time in twenty years. Whether he had been registered as a woman or was suddenly being 34ccfdd37c married off to an unfamiliar man, none of it seemed to matter.d9eb079325be88f0c303

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“…Then where c40901ccde am I 33bd1f741a supposed to 528183e90e stay now?”94e3c7c5006211f8aeea

“I have prepared 7bd035dfef a house.”3e9c6ec88a6fd7a6ae72

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“Oh, I see…”5f2706737bebc19e4da0

“I will provide enough living expenses, 7d1ef5e538 so you don’t need to worry.”eb4a7315303875ddf47f

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Could it really be a34447594d true that he would cb15e28cd4 never have to return f30fc0011d to that prison-like annex? To Yihyun, that was far more shocking 5f63ed9c40 than the absurdity of the situation itself. According to both the contract and Lee Doyoon’s words, Han Yihyun would now f23d5175b9 live in a house arranged for him and receive living expenses from Doyoon.d163053154467a93e9c1

For some reason, Yihyun’s throat edf47beaf9 started to sting, and he 93ac88f091 lowered his head deeply. Was he dreaming? It seemed too strange, so 2f554afd65 he pinched his thigh hard. It hurt so 3318792b77 much that he d6153a89b1 felt like he af927f731f might cry.4e172aecb916a84e3de1

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But considering that his father had just 65b49a297d scammed Doyoon, now wasn’t exactly the time 01c0bcd4d0 to shed tears out of gratitude. Yihyun clenched his teeth and swallowed back 13eebcb246 the tears that were welling up.94fe1ae64fdea025d081

“Even if this marriage is a political one, and even if 68fdbc2b88 you are a man, I intend to maintain this relationship.”65b0a317758eb897f182

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“…….”c311c5a2079433650f4d

“One way or another, f576bec597 we are bound by 2e9e90771e marriage, so let’s try 8c3ea8fc85 to get along.”8943a566fdd3cc1f14bf

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Yihyun stared blankly at the outstretched 288db2119e hand in front of him. A large palm he hadn’t even been able 4f9430a8a0 to touch, leaving him with no choice but d4a2e7f3b7 to drop the fountain pen into it earlier. Unable to grasp its meaning, he simply kept e95c38c9d2 his gaze on it until Doyoon pulled Yihyun’s 9e636f29b5 hand toward him and held it firmly.ed4c8c23c69d5bc39598

He wanted to know if the gentleness in the voice of the man who had been scammed by his father 3a8625a6d7 was genuine, but it was impossible to read the emotions of someone he had only met a few hours ago.135388f05ae8b516626a

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“Um… but what is 767b23cdd3 a political marriage?”4e811f3310c9bc8a0d92

“Oh, to put it dd0f6047d2 simply… it’s a marriage fc7bc4beb9 that you didn’t want, 674231a941 Yihyun-ssi.”8059078d0e34c1024d0d

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“I think… I 4864664f69 would have wanted b2b2a16710 it, though?”c82638bc10e5da2fc215

If he had been told in advance that this was a01314d0c9 what it was, he would have gladly left that house. Momentarily speechless at Yihyun’s response, Doyoon slowly released the hand he had d9e831fb6e been holding and reached for the plate of yokan on the table.26b25f63fb5d945dc7d3

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“Let’s have 06faeb9bea the yokan 00d9d266b0 after the f4360b0162 meal. You shouldn’t 9688b17d88 spoil your 4f397ab990 appetite.”bf5a2fa9b45393fd1a18

“Oh….”c4ac83cf93ead9f5264a

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He had wanted 76f37535dd to try it. Yihyun watched regretfully as the 8831ed1fe6 tea table was set aside. Since Doyoon said they would 366cb31e67 eat it after the meal, f792b6c6a4 he would give it to 6de0459358 him later, right?a7a158b512524799ad9e

Observing the disappointment in Yihyun’s c9da45f3e4 eyes, Doyoon briefly paused before c99880f2a4 picking up the phone to 840220e131 request a meal.98485255a98f84490468

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