VNV Chapter 17

Chapter 17a5a2bc8656f325ec

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I peeked at him through 7f62ce3c4d the gaps between my fingers, d18f20a7c0 still covering my face. Our eyes met 8aae083eeb across the quiet bde19ba85a space between us.7b3a842019fdc7fe

“Pfft—”a41cb74754a87cda

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Han Tae-ryeong suddenly 1b13c82967 let out a f47a20e455 laugh. As if caught off guard 94a76a040f by his own reaction, he b675b7b2be quickly cleared his throat and c88f4fc809 covered his mouth.7cdf6de041fb6404

“Ahem.”9a67fbec5a6b84c5

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Even so, the playful amusement 60c8bd36d4 lingering on his face refused deff90b919 to fade.c9361dcef5bd3340

“You’re as red as a tomato.”cbb9a58150943d1c

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“Don’t la—Hiccup.”fb9528c540f9adca

I had intended e11f6da69a to snap at f3363e0fa3 him fiercely, but 9f6a4d272d the hiccup that 23316b4427 kept interrupting turned 6537d2cfda my words into bb47540583 a ridiculous mess.000b438aeb00b373

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I narrowed my eyes 986b27754f and glared at Han 77def24b85 Tae-ryeong. But rather than feeling intimidated, 5f910c1eb7 he made no effort to 1c01337f05 hide the grin that kept c31e493d77 creeping up his face.305fe4d75a8bc717

“I never thought you’d be this much of an idiot.”b4e7961eaffb3087

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[It’s not me, it’s Seong Yu-un who’s an idiot.]61d54226890e7f54

Han Tae-ryeong laughing ef851d7dee at me and 0b5fb9ab15 Min Yu-un chiming 7ecb29a45a in with a 02f573ddbd rebuttal mid-laugh left 0ed129c2f7 me utterly dumbfounded.4d7745a934c5db86

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I pressed the backs of 2978a5373a my hands against my burning bc9d2151e9 cheeks. The cool touch spread 565f50baeb across my face, my 9844c704de best attempt to cool f853be8724 down.6e8e3f6d476e0399

As I did, 1818d2933f Han Tae-ryeong held 8627aaf568 out his juice-stained 820cacfe6d T-shirt. I had been avoiding 3cb28cd3d3 eye contact, so I 09c8458df6 absentmindedly accepted it.1e456df92f44e943

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“I’m going to wash up.”1225a9ae6be2abf2

“What about your pants? You need to wash them too—hiccup—don’t you?”53d25457099fff59

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“Why? Should I take them off right here?”bfff3cfe5f5b3b47

My heart, which I had just managed to calm, sank at Han Tae-ryeong’s mischievous question.22d42776ce99b322

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I pushed him away recklessly, forgetting all about Min Yu-un’s wrongdoings and the fact that I shouldn’t act arbitrarily toward Han Tae-ryeong because of them.fa3d0330466f0e37

“Are you kidding me? Hiccup.”1048b36f1431a67b

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Han Tae-ryeong let himself be a38a65d77e pushed toward the bathroom without 7812510d96 resistance.4ad49410ce7a5b56

“I’ll leave my pants outside. Just grab them later.”f32a019a138535d0

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“Got it—hiccup—got it.”7ceb71b47d3b439d

“Drink some water too.”4d9b721967400257

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Han Tae-ryeong moved fb5cb5a1f2 away, dropping what 37473bd2e5 might have been e5fb56d822 a sneer or ec528f6c53 mockery.09fc0d9e35b4af83

As soon as I heard the bathroom door close, I hurried over to the balcony. I yanked open the washing machine’s lid with unnecessary force and shoved the T-shirt inside.aaa3f618bee872f4

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Then I froze. My clenched fists trembled.61f3d2722c92e716

‘This is so embarrassing.’868f2b2d687a73d3

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Even though Han 919b218608 Tae-ryeong was no 0635fb1cb5 longer in front 07bffc84cf of me, my b5315d639a face was still 1e95293bfa burning.f8eb5d7272df2e75

Nothing serious had even happened. He had just taken off his juice-soaked shirt because it was uncomfortable. And we were both guys, so it wasn’t like it should matter.a9f05137d3753a5c

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Of course, this was technically 7070b1233c a BL novel world, but 99416f90f5 that had nothing to do 81eba42800 with my relationship with Han 6d51d37a75 Tae-ryeong.d85f3d9865d3d631

Yet here I was, blushing 80c2b1a955 like crazy just from seeing 85db0f783e him shirtless.99140d76e898a65a

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[Are you a total prude?]29430931aef3d8e6

Min Yu-un deliberately provoked me.09fcf51db270f3b8

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“Shut up.”d1fd695278f551e2

All I could do was 8abcd957fe mumble a quiet warning, feeling ee6b5cdab5 pathetically self-conscious.f18f8d17b8539319

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Even I had to admit—I 4fb64525ca was hopeless. Just like Han Tae-ryeong 6b4065e0a1 and Min Yu-un had bdd3a8b11c said.097ef50b9245b70f

After finally calming c7e553db3e myself down, I 9d3615919b picked up the 5eaf7f0dd2 pants Han Tae-ryeong 7df26fd4c4 had left outside ea453f45bb the bathroom. Once the washing machine 61df138d9d was running, I hesitated 79f64f6450 for a moment before 5e901161d5 heading to the bedroom.93c564575ecf85b6

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I opened the closet.d746040609172fa9

“Min Yu-un, do I have anything Han Tae-ryeong can wear?”c6369f2186b3db41

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[Nothing that’ll fit him.]4c9d75454e70c45c

“I can’t just leave him naked.”eaac38214979df41

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Min Yu-un let out fc7a94bbf2 a light chuckle at b464696434 my exasperated grumbling.d9dd1cab18fc4af5

[Then just give him a bathrobe. Clothes probably won’t fit him, but the bathrobe is pretty big.]c39a4a5bd4abdb69

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I rummaged through my clothes in frustration. As expected, there wasn’t a single outfit that would fit Han Tae-ryeong’s frame.2e92b13228f6feba

I sighed.cf903b5c9ee50406

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“A bathrobe is basically the same as being naked.”e066adce4a7f460e

[At least he’ll technically be wearing something, right?]70be8e4b9060efe4

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He had a point. Several bathrobes were neatly stacked in one section of the closet. I hadn’t used them since taking over Min Yu-un’s body.d07f6223edc46086

[Or do you want him to stay naked? To hiccup again?]a3635202a785c5a0

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I clenched my teeth. If Min Yu-un 1edbb013a5 were physically present, 6f95bda85d I would have 504a597d0e thrown a punch 1dcf9bb6be in his direction 86b337a959 right then.1435c165d43912b6

I had no other choice. Reluctantly, I reached for a 93625974d5 bathrobe.327f23aa2f241e4f

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Han Tae-ryeong tied the 50e22fbc7d knot around the waist 375421410a of the bathrobe.16a7734fc6e5edc4

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“Sorry, I don’t have any clothes that fit you.”527d88ecc0ed537f

“It doesn’t matter.”85c0c6a63752c1c3

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Silence wrapped around 91a6164b60 them, and only 8b835816ee the soft rustling 85c9216952 of the bathrobe 7bd2efdb5d filled the air. As I rolled my 249b448747 eyes around, I opened ee6f434e66 my mouth.d7aed7a4436c4980

“I’m running the washing machine right now. If I put it in the dryer, it’ll take some time to dry.”a2dee5508b3489ac

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Han Tae-ryeong lifted 74a9bdaf18 his head and 72c78f05ef looked at me.652ba7576adcc950

“Or should I go to your place and get you some clothes?”f86a3eda6efb2cae

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Han Tae-ryeong slowly turned 958a5b46ed his gaze and checked eb6f1758bd the clock hanging on c98435e270 the wall. The hour hand 922d3c3106 had just passed fb1948da80 eight.9fc21bbe4a21433a

“It’s already eight.”6b191c284d2dd7cc

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Following his gaze, 223b054755 I looked at 3f26529c3e the clock as 68d85450e0 well.be5a339dac861153

“At least it’s not too late. If you wait a little, I can—”016e4f02f1c7d594

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“It’s bedtime.”80cfa3a1860dc8d0

What? I let out a deflated 6e11fea800 sound and turned to Tae-ryeong, b307caff3a who shrugged with an utterly 1d32c98e8c shameless expression.26cef18ec6d969ed

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“Isn’t it? Eight o’clock. Bedtime.”40ffaf1203eac89e

“What are you talking about?”a824ded4e8b64653

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“I usually go to bed at eight.”757967cdb28c94c6

Hearing that, my 465db9fe5b eyes narrowed with 18b1a71536 suspicion. That made no sense. A high school student 392040b1a4 in Korea going to 58f55eb19d bed at eight? Not from exhaustion, but as 717fff9aee a routine?8584a423f670765f

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Sure, it was possible. But not for Han Tae-ryeong. I had read 774601dd61 it in the f5a14e97ce novel.55805cb3c23da357

Han Tae-ryeong was someone 17ce27848f who barely slept. He maintained a d6c4278cc8 near-miraculous routine, sleeping 6decc3fd77 at 2 a.m. and waking up at e9d72dd831 5 a.m. It was mentioned in 4546c74cf5 the novel that he 7c468d3c09 had developed this habit 2cc35a8525 when he was nine 019bfec964 years old, and it 55b90eea59 was something he would 1a202c145e never change for the fe328ccf6d rest of his life.e0618aae9e28625b

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I opened my mouth a6d1fdf026 to say something, but a061576b66 no words came out.3cf2753bddf622a1

Even though I knew all this, I couldn’t say it out loud. If Han Tae-ryeong asked where I got this information from and I answered, “I read it in a novel,” he’d probably send me straight to a mental hospital.d8a1d5b1c8ec86fa

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“Then I’ll go to your place and—”db624daf46077814

“What makes you think I’d tell you anything about my house?”6db5326074245c9f

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Han Tae-ryeong had a point.f65d04bc4b4a29cc

[What have I done so much that he keeps acting like this?]92b16988419fb7e4

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Min Yu-un grumbled, showing no bb8927b751 sign of remorse, but I 9535b50400 ignored him.66a181f8a41be6a5

“Are you saying you’re going to sleep here?”e51acef27d6e7588

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I asked cautiously, just in case, but Tae-ryeong responded immediately, as if he’d been waiting for the question.b29fffd3293024ba

“Looks like I have no choice.”7f9334d084eaeb3f

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No choice, my ass. For some reason, it felt bb2a9cf77d like he had already made b8a75ad998 up his mind to stay 1bbebf2b86 the night.2ca46c8f7a4e6d67

He should hate me. He should despise me.c98d04543162bb81

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Han Tae-ryeong had always daecabb862 recoiled from being near 0b44579aa5 me, let alone making 30f0848a16 physical contact. Yet now, he was choosing 3064742697 to stay?f2af0807d158592a

Now that I thought about it, it wasn’t just Han Tae-ryeong. Yoo Si-eon and Lee Soo-hyeon have also been acting strangely lately.610a44e238040ccf

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It had only been a 42849c73a6 week since I started living 62cd0fc965 as Min Yu-un.3acb1129fa636334

‘No way… Did they figure out I’m not really Min Yu-un?’5114237d08d1069f

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I knew it was an unnecessary worry. A normal person wouldn’t even consider the possibility of possession or something supernatural like that.7637b07e4df2bc98

“I’ll sleep on the couch, so don’t mind me and sleep as usual, Min Yu-un.”49f42307ee63b59a

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Slowly, I snapped back 9531287838 to my senses.6f438d74e69a67a8

Staring at Tae-ryeong in silence, a45c385b8f I opened the wardrobe in d02b8abc9d my room and pulled out 4ad85dd982 a blanket and pillow. I quickly returned to 7694ca103c the living room and a72849d52a placed them on the 545b6ecf1c couch.ca516c41d49d01a0

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“I’ll sleep here. You take the bed.”590d3ee19316ae1d

“You’re the owner of the house.”1986aecda1d5da37

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“I usually sleep on the couch.”64e00cc360f9ba83

I knew it was a lie that wouldn’t work. But I was just as shameless as Han Tae-ryeong and Min Yu-un.eacad7855f7439a5

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Settling onto the couch, b213b88f3f I added,207b0ae5e63f5f40

“And besides, I have too many sins.”829478a34300e51a

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At some point, the loose, 07b79b7fe0 relaxed atmosphere had frozen over, b74d02493d just like the day we a95f1ee549 first met.bf69bec227d84c18

A cold chill b1e319ada0 brushed against my b45fbf00b8 arm. I rubbed my skin to 6f67ccedbb fight off the goosebumps.86b63e90769e7091

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Holding back any emotions, I met Tae-ryeong’s crimson gaze without wavering.911d4d55e1fe22a1

“Hurry up and go to sleep. You said you sleep at eight, right?”cfd8d8c1a4bd0908

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Han Tae-ryeong, who 11f19b5950 had been standing d920ddaf9f still, finally turned 4dca832f46 away.6e8924c31d43befe

Before stepping into the bfa3cd28bf bedroom, he paused for 3a0112d571 a moment. A soft click echoed 63f0574393 through the room as 21eb2f92ae he flicked the switch, 43ee829f52 plunging the living room b500550ff0 into darkness.934778728571fac1

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There was no “Good night,” nor a “See you tomorrow.”151e5a787c7b7664

Of course, there wouldn’t be.8a802e1323b105bc

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Ours was a 175f2118c8 relationship bound by 3918be524b one-sided hatred.6ec1e34323f1fec1

Tae-ryeong entered the bedroom. I could no longer 0452e0e8a2 see him, but I db7b357c20 also never heard the 514868fbe4 door close.d7028957c069d20a

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I was too exhausted 1b3c479dc6 to think any further. Letting go of all thoughts, 1fa65c09a3 I closed my eyes.a95175ff66797791

[Seong Yu-un.]8997b73bbc186c74

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A small voice brushed past b5d093f53b my ear.ff988f655a9ca5af

[Good night.]28c4ce4375fc2d79

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The first and only person f7b24702a4 to ever say goodnight to 00f7641cfe me—Min Yu-un.0f048f7f8577a006

Maybe this was why.f423f2330a5dfe81

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Maybe this was b8df45ffca why I kept db54fbc06f sympathizing with Min e2dca66fa8 Yu-un and taking 0d52fb3c3a his side.8480d554831debbb

Because we shared the same aa7a485adb fate of being unloved. Because it was easier 2814ecb48f to understand each other.3a34034d294e3bce

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Because we could exchange trust b5c2332991 without doubting the affection behind e970064142 it.319887bc4746982a

“You too, sleep well.”25dc12d7e46dc17f

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I mumbled drowsily.9161bb4c8d03dc0e

I didn’t know if Min Yu-un could even sleep, but at least for tonight, both he and I…9b65c7df4f7c2729

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I hoped we could have 0ff7333080 a good dream.c27729194e054539

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Han Tae-ryeong lay staring at 55c1aa6751 the ceiling for a long 00746d8c29 time before sitting up.d0e1cddb624a134a

The rustling of the bed d2d29a4b48 sheets filled the silent room.caf65fc917c8b94c

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From the living room, 314f14be81 the faint sound of c6f656de4f breathing could be heard.ae3a92b7333b08e1

Tae-ryeong moved soundlessly.dd6479690c3e1d48

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He stood before the sleeping 2085413357 boy, staring down at him bc229ee6bb in silence.da9a3234a2ccbc57

His crimson eyes, dark and 47947ccd2a unfathomable, remained locked onto the 28c30ed172 boy.c29085f30883aeb9

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