When thinking about it, Jeong Taeui suddenly realized.
Jeong Taeui didn't know how they fought after falling into the river.
After jumping out of the car, Jeong Taeui didn't have time to think about other things because
he was in a life-threatening chase himself. When he returned to save them, Richard was
carrying an unconscious Christoph, looking like there had been another fierce battle.
Jeong Taeui scratched his head.
"Why? Did Richard say he wanted to reconcile but then stabbed you in the back?"
Although he didn't think so, he still asked to understand more about this unusual anger.
Suddenly, Christoph clammed up like an oyster. The corners of his eyes gradually turned red.
His bright blue eyes began to sparkle even more.
Jeong Taeui stepped back a little.
Could it be that he was crying? It didn't seem like he was so angry that he wanted to cry.
Initially, Jeong Taeui thought they just fought intensely, but now it didn't seem like that.
"...What's wrong..."
When Jeong Taeui gently asked while observing Christoph, Christoph, who was panting with
anger, gritted his teeth. Christoph didn't look at Jeong Taeui; he just clenched the blanket and
stared as if he wanted to kill someone, mumbling through his teeth.
"That guy…...did...."
"What?"
Jeong Taeui couldn't hear clearly. The voice was too low and trembling due to gritted teeth,
making it impossible to understand.
"What did you say?" – Jeong Taeui asked again, and Christoph's eyes reddened even more.
Jeong Taeui, who had leaned toward Christoph, then withdrew again.
Ah. Dangerous. Very dangerous. His always pale face now blushed like a peach, making him
look beautiful. Although he knew Christoph was very beautiful, he wasn't his type, so he
didn't care. But if this continued, he would find him adorable or change his type.
No, no, no, absolutely not.Jeong Taeui patted his chest to reassure himself, then cleared his throat several times and
carefully asked again.
"What's wrong? What did Richard do to you?"
"That guy..."
Christoph opened his mouth to say - "That guy" - then gritted his teeth and said no more. His
eyes sparkled more as if he was about to cry out of anger and resentment.
As Jeong Taeui's heart began to beat faster out of worry, Christoph suddenly screamed in a
choking voice.
"That guy... had a homosexual relationship... with me." (비역: Homosexual relationship)
Oh my god... Jeong Taeui took a deep breath.
His heart felt like it was falling.
"What... homosexual... relationship...?"
His tongue stiffened, and he couldn't speak.
He doubted if he had heard correctly.
What did he just say? If his ears didn't deceive him, he said he was violated. Or had he
misunderstood the meaning of the word violated all this time? Or did Christoph
misunderstand...
Jeong Taeui's tangled thoughts suddenly stopped.
In front of the dazed Jeong Taeui, Christoph mumbled while staring at his trembling fist.
"I had a homosexual relationship with him... why him..."
Both his eyes and neck were red with shame and anger.
Jeong Taeui stared at Christoph with a blank mind, then suddenly cleared his throat and
asked.
"What did Richard do to you..."
"That guy... grabbed..."
"What?"
"He grabbed 'that place' of mine! And even touched around it too!"
Christoph's fair face blushed like a peach, but Jeong Taeui quickly raised his hand when he
saw his blue eyes start to waver."W-wait a minute, calm down... Besides that, what else?"
Actually, that was already shocking enough. Touching someone's private parts without a valid
reason was hard to accept. If Richard had intentionally grabbed or pulled to attack there, it
would be understandable. But if he just 'grabbed,' it was hard to imagine.
But the phrase – "homosexual relationship"
– that Christoph just said had already shocked
Jeong Taeui once, so this story didn't shock him anymore.
"Nothing else... Nothing more."
Christoph looked at Jeong Taeui with suspicious eyes for a moment, then suddenly realized
something horrifying. Chris widened his eyes and shook his head.
"I didn't touch him! I didn't touch that place of his! Don't say I did that..."
"No, no, not that you did..."
Jeong Taeui hurriedly waved his hand.
Cold sweat broke out. He didn't know what to say or where to start. Not understanding the
situation made it harder to speak.
But one thing was clear.
"Anyway, I don't think that's a homosexual relationship..."
Jeong Taeui mumbled almost to himself and wiped the sweat with the back of his hand. But
Christoph seemed to hear him, looking at Jeong Taeui with burning eyes.
"You mean to say that I had a homosexual relationship with a freak like him, and you can say
that calmly?! If you had to have a relationship with someone you found disgusting to even
touch, wouldn't you find it horrifying?!"
Jeong Taeui couldn't look straight into those eyes. He didn't know when everything had gone
so off track.
"No, it's not like that... I know your feelings would be terrible, but that..."
If he said that Ilay had touched his private parts, surely the feeling would be awful and he
would be replied with - 'He's a real weirdo'. But when Christoph said Richard had a
homosexual relationship, Jeong Taeui didn't know how to respond.
...Wait.
A sudden thought crossed his mind, making Jeong Taeui's heart heavy. He slowly, very
slowly turned to look at Christoph and opened his mouth with a trembling heart.
"Christoph...s-so, does that mean you and I also... did that?"Jeong Taeui carefully asked, recalling the time when Christoph touched his private parts.
Christoph froze.
His red, trembling face of anger suddenly became blank, then glanced at Jeong Taeui with
hesitation.
"Well... No, but that time I just touched through the clothes, not directly... Anyway..."
Suddenly Jeong Taeui's head spun, and his vision darkened.
He leaned back in the chair, pressing his thumb against his throbbing temple.
Unexpectedly, it seemed that in Christoph's mind, he had remembered that he and Jeong
Taeui had an intimate relationship.
No, absolutely not. That's definitely not it.
Jeong Taeui wanted to explain clearly to Christoph but didn't know where to start. He decided
to avoid the issue first.
"Okay, so you had a homosexual relationship with Richard. But why did that happen..."
Jeong Taeui asked while massaging his temple and forehead. Christoph suddenly thought of
something and seriously declared.
"Let me make it clear that although I had a homosexual relationship with him, it's different
from what I did with you. Completely different."
Christoph said with a red face, his worried eyes staring at Jeong Taeui, who could only
respond briefly - "Yes, right" - Now, stop this topic...
"Oh, so something like that happened? I didn't know."
But at that moment.
Before Jeong Taeui could open his mouth, a low and slow voice from behind him echoed. A
deep and cold voice like a gust of wind.
"...!!!!!"
As if ice water had been poured into his heart.
Jeong Taeui stiffened as if frozen, unable to move, and felt the footsteps of a man
approaching.
Christoph looked over Jeong Taeui's shoulder with an annoyed face at the approaching man.
"What is this? Eavesdropping since when?"
"Eavesdropping? First, it's not my fault the door wasn't closed properly. It's also not my fault
that I heard the yelling echoing outside the door, and it's not my fault if you didn't hear myfootsteps."
A relaxed voice along with footsteps came closer. Finally, the voice stopped right behind
Jeong Taeui. A gloved hand gently placed on his shoulder.
"If I had known there was such an interesting story, I would have come sooner."
The leather glove gently caressed his shoulder like a cold snake.
Jeong Taeui slowly, very slowly, raised his head.
Behind him was Ilay Riegrow. And at the door stood a man looking at them in confusion.
Jeong Taeui looked back and forth between them. Ilay bent down, looking at him, and
whispered - "It would be great if you could tell me about that in detail later."
"N-nothing worth mentioning..."
But before Jeong Taeui could get up from his chair, Ilay pressed his shoulder down and then
looked at Christoph.
"Fortunately, you're awake. I was worried I might have to wake you up."
"Why are you here?"
Christoph asked with annoyance. And he didn't forget to glance at the man standing at the
door and say - "Don't come in. I never allowed you to enter this room" - The man quickly
stepped back and stuttered.
"T-the elders asked me to call you..."
The man didn't finish his sentence, looking at Ilay with a bewildered expression. Ilay smiled
relaxedly and nodded.
"As he said. Christoph Tarten, you caused a big problem. The elders of the Tarten family are
looking for you. They told me to bring you, whether you like it or not."
Ilay spoke gently, but Christoph looked at him with displeasure.
"Thanks for the offer, but I can go on my own. Where are they?"
Christoph forcefully pulled the IV from his wrist, got out of bed.
When he set foot down, he frowned for a moment. But immediately regained his composure
and looked straight at Ilay.
Ilay made an exaggerated guiding gesture, extending his arm toward the door.
But Christoph just glanced at him and walked toward the wardrobe. Christoph walked with a
slight limp, but it would be hard to notice if not observed closely and began rummaging in
the wardrobe like every morning.Jeong Taeui slowly moved toward the door. Taking small steps toward Christoph, heading to
the back of Ilay - who was facing away from Jeong Taeui.
Jeong Taeui decided. As soon as he got out of this door, he would pack his bags - or throw
everything away - and return to Berlin immediately. At least that would keep him alive until
Ilay finished his work here and returned home.
This was the moment Taeui realized that although people should live with foresight, they
couldn't avoid short-term escape actions.
When Taeui signaled to the man standing at the door to step aside and just as he touched the
doorknob...
Without turning around, Ilay stood there and slowly spoke.
"You have to come too. So, you should take some time."
"What? Me? Why do I have to..."
Jeong Taeui was startled and turned back. Ilay looked at him and said casually.
"The elders were very curious and wanted to meet Christoph's companion last night. Just a
light statement. Nothing to worry about."
'Does that mean worrying about something else?'
- Jeong Taeui felt his heart pounding with
anxiety, trying to guess the hidden meaning in Ilay's words. He wanted to sprint out of here,
but it definitely wouldn't succeed safely. He glanced at Ilay.
He still looked as relaxed as usual. His calm and reliable appearance showed no sign of anger
or agitation.
"..."
Jeong Taeui looked at Ilay for a moment, then scratched his head.
Maybe it wasn't that important? Anyway, Christoph's words were a complete
misunderstanding; they surely hadn't had a real homosexual relationship. But the fact that
Christoph had touched Jeong Taeui's private parts was something not to be mentioned.
But... did it really matter?
Jeong Taeui sighed.
Finally, he realized that he had inadvertently lived closely with a man. If he considered it
serious, it could become laughable. Although he didn't like having free relationships with
many people at once, with Christoph, who had a different view on that matter, maybe it
wasn't a big deal.
But somehow, it wasn't pleasant. Above all, being alive was already lucky.Christoph, not knowing what Jeong Taeui was thinking, still stood far away, looking at the
wardrobe with a displeased face. Meanwhile, Ilay just stood there without showing any
expression.
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Inside the room, there was another room.
When opening the heavy door inside the spacious office of the main building, Jeong Taeui
was first surprised by the interior being much larger than imagined, and the second thing was
that he felt this wasn't a place he should enter.
Christoph entered first, Jeong Taeui followed, and finally Ilay stepped in. Then he quietly
closed the door.
They were completely isolated from the slightly noisy atmosphere of the outer rooms.