Chapter 100 – The Price of Misjudgment
The third day of living with Jeong Si-jun. Despite the haphazard way he had ended up staying, Yoon Ki-hyun adapted more quickly than expected.
Yesterday, he had stopped by his gosiwon with Jeong Si-jun to pack his things. He couldn’t describe how awkward the ride back to the house was, with all his belongings—which fit into a single suitcase with room to spare—loaded into the trunk.
There had been several opportunities to retract the words he had mumbled in his sleep, but the only reason he hadn’t was because of Jeong Si-jun.
“Hyung, could you come over here and taste this for me?”
Today, as well, Jeong Si-jun was bustling about the kitchen wearing an apron. Yoon Ki-hyun, who had been glancing at the movie Jeong Si-jun had put on to keep him occupied, stood by his side as if he had been waiting for the call.
“It’s fine.”
Yoon Ki-hyun nodded as he tasted the broth Jeong Si-jun offered.
“Does it taste okay?”
“Yeah. You made the seaweed soup well.”
Taking the spoon back, Jeong Si-jun stole a glance at Yoon Ki-hyun’s profile.
Over the past few days, the distance between them had shrunk significantly, and he found it incredibly cute how Ki-hyun now stayed so close to him. And that look in his eyes as he stared blankly down at the pot—it was priceless.
‘He likes eating more than I thought.’
He had tried ordering delivery once, but it hadn’t felt as intimate as this. Ki-hyun only seemed to creep closer to watch the cooking process when food was being made by hand.
Once he realized that, Jeong Si-jun put on the apron for every single meal. He frequently lured Yoon Ki-hyun into the kitchen, asking him to taste the food or help take ingredients out of the fridge.
“It’s all done now, so go pause the movie. Let’s eat.”
“Just a second.”
Yoon Ki-hyun nodded obediently, paused the movie, and returned to the kitchen to help set the side dishes. Since he had somehow ended up living in an expensive apartment that he could barely even look at, he intended to help with the housework as much as possible, but it wasn’t as easy as he thought.
‘Cleaning people come periodically, and there’s someone who delivers side dishes every week?’
True to his status as a rich young master, he had professionals handling almost all the chores. Yoon Ki-hyun had been utterly bewildered to learn that most of the laundry was sent to a professional cleaner.
“Do you want to go for a walk after dinner? The weather is cool once the sun goes down, so it’s nice for walking.”
“Not a bad idea.”
“Then it would be perfect to walk for a bit and buy some ice cream on the way back.”
Jeong Si-jun meticulously planned out their walking date course. He [stolen content]Read on Read BL Novelsstolen [unauthorized copy]content -->intended to feed Yoon Ki-hyun plenty of delicious things and plump him up.
Having enjoyed the luxury of sleeping with Yoon Ki-hyun in his arms for the past few days, he had realized one thing.
‘He’s thinner than I thought.’
It was a belated observation, but sleeping while hugging him every night made it unmistakably clear. Between the illness he suffered from and the fact that he clearly hadn’t been eating properly, it was only natural that he hadn’t had the chance to put on weight.
However, now that he was living with him, it was only a matter of time before he looked healthy and plump, provided he was determined to feed him well.
After finishing the cleanup of the dining table, the two walked along the apartment’s promenade and picked up ice cream from a shop. The walk back home, carrying the heavy ice cream, was quiet and peaceful, with few people around.
To think a day would come where he could enjoy being moderately full and taking a pleasant stroll. Yoon Ki-hyun glanced at Jeong Si-jun, who was walking beside him, matching his pace.
Feeling the gaze, the younger man tilted his head slightly and quirked an eyebrow as if asking if he had something to say.
“Tell me honestly.”
“Hmm? About what?”
“Being this nice to me… what are you planning to do with me?”
With the sound of insects chirping as background music, Jeong Si-jun, who was heading back along the path, blinked slowly. He wondered what Ki-hyun wanted to say.
“What do you mean, what am I planning? I want to date you sweetly, kiss you, hold hands, wake up together… obviously, I want to do all those things lovers do. Why, are you scared because I’m being too nice?”
“…Yeah.”
“Why are you scared? Ah, because you think I’ll act like a bastard again?”
Jeong Si-jun laughed self-deprecatingally, hitting the nail on the head.
Yoon Ki-hyun still had those thoughts occasionally. Since this guy could switch from being a jerk to being sweet as easily as flipping a palm, [[Read on Read BL Novels]class="wm" style="opacity:0;font-size:1px;user-select:all;">stolen [visit our site]content]there would surely come a day when he would grow tired of him.
If a moment came where Si-jun decided he had just been momentarily crazy and stopped even glancing at him, it would be even more painful than it was now. Knowing this, he had been reluctant to date Jeong Si-jun and hesitant about living together.
At the silence that amounted to an affirmation, Jeong Si-jun slowly looked up at the cloudy sky.
“I guess, thinking about it, I did erode all the trust.”
“Well, it’s not exactly like that.”
Since it was obvious he was hedging his words—unable to say it wasn’t true, yet unable to say it was—Jeong Si-jun shrugged his shoulders.
“Still, just try trusting me this once. Like I said before, choosing me won’t be a losing bet for you, Hyung.”
“….”
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Yoon Ki-hyun let out a small laugh as he watched Jeong Si-jun brag about himself on the promenade without a hint of shame.
He was aware that he had been laughing much more lately. It was all because of Jeong Si-jun. Often he laughed because it was absurd or because he was flabbergasted, but he couldn’t deny that he was laughing more.
“I’ll give you that.”
“See? I told you.”
Jeong Si-jun seemed to beam with a bright smile, but then his expression suddenly turned serious. In the moment Yoon Ki-hyun became flustered by the abrupt change in expression—
“Hyung, you haven’t taken your medicine yet, have you?”
“Ah, right.”
“Let’s get home quickly. You have to take your medicine regularly so you’ll unauthorized [visit our site]copybleed from your nose less and not be in pain.”
Jeong Si-jun grabbed Yoon Ki-hyun’s hand and entered the apartment lobby. While waiting for the elevator, Yoon Ki-hyun slowly turned his head away from the face that still looked stern.
‘It would be fine if I took it a bit late.’
He still wasn’t used to someone taking care of him like this. Sometimes, it felt like an allergic reaction—his palms would itch or he felt like he might start coughing.
After arriving home, taking the medicine under Jeong Si-jun’s watchful eye was quite an ordeal. This was because the intense gaze didn’t disappear until he had swallowed the pills with water.
“Put the ice cream in the fridge and eat it in a bit.”
Jeong Si-jun sat Yoon Ki-hyun down on the sofa and then promptly patted his own thigh. It was a signal to lie down and use it as a pillow.
“It hasn’t been that long since we ate. I’ll just sit.”
“…Fine then.”
Pouting as if disappointed, Jeong Si-jun leaned his upper body toward Yoon Ki-hyun, who was sitting beside him.
“Hyung.”
“What?”
“Do you want to hear my goal for next month?”
Jeong Si-jun’s goal for next month. He had thought the guy lived without a care in the world, but was he actually the type to set diligent plans?
When Yoon Ki-hyun nodded, Jeong Si-jun’s face drew closer. As Ki-hyun reflexively pulled his head back, a large hand firmly supported the back of his neck as if waiting for that exact moment.
“What is it?”
Unable to guess what he was plotting, Ki-hyun asked again. Jeong Si-jun whispered from a distance [class="wm" style="opacity:0;font-size:1px;user-select:all;">Read on Read BL Novelsstyle="font-size:0;position:absolute;left:-9999px;">]where their lips were almost touching.
“On the day the promised time ends, I’m going to seduce you so well that you won’t even think about breaking up, so that I can keep living cozily with you next month too.”
“Ah.”
Yoon Ki-hyun blinked as if realizing something.
After they had haphazardly decided to live together, the promise to try dating for just one month had fallen by the wayside. It seemed Jeong Si-jun was still mindful of that promise.
“Just wait and see, Hyung. Once I set my mind to seducing you, you won’t even remember a promise like that.”
He didn’t have the courage to admit that he had already forgotten. Yoon Ki-hyun smiled awkwardly, looking into the eyes of Jeong Si-jun, who was delivering a meaningless declaration of war.
“Si-jun.”
“Yes?”
“Your face is too close.”
It was just as he tried to gently push Jeong Si-jun away as usual. Instead of retreating, Jeong Si-jun leaned in further, staring intently at his lips with determination.
“Hyung.”
“What.”
“I’ve been really good to you lately, haven’t I? I speak kindly, I prepare your meals, and I make sure you take your medicine.”
“…And?”
“Isn’t it time you praised me?”
“Uh, yeah. Thanks.”
“No, there’s a more intimate way of showing gratitude between people who are dating.”
Wait. No, this guy?
Yoon Ki-hyun caught on to Jeong Si-jun’s intention and glared at him. Unbothered by the glare, the man blinked affectingly.
“If you’re shy, I’ll do it. You just have to give me permission.”
Since he was pestering him while sitting so close that he could almost hear his heartbeat, Yoon Ki-hyun had no choice. He didn’t even know why he was begging so much for a simple kiss.
‘To think that “fixing his habit of acting selfishly” would mean this…’
If he had known that “asking for permission” included kissing and reading his mood, he would have compromised sooner. Yoon Ki-hyun slowly closed his eyes as if granting permission to Jeong Si-jun, who was staring at his face like a dog waiting for an answer.
Sensing that this was permission, Jeong Si-jun’s lips slowly met his. After a light touch, as if grazing the lips, the hand holding the nape of his neck tightened.
Holding him so he couldn’t turn away, Jeong Si-jun used the tip of his tongue to slowly open the closed lips and enter. When Ki-hyun’s shoulders flinched at the hot, wet sensation of the tongue, an index finger gently stroked near his neck as if to soothe him.
“Nngh…”
Jeong Si-jun let out a small laugh at the moan that escaped from beyond his throat, bumped his lips a couple more times, and then obediently pulled away.
“I think I told you this once before.”
“…Hmm?”
“Do you know that your moans really drive a person crazy?”
Suddenly, the memory of encountering Jeong Si-jun completely naked in a hotel flashed through his mind. Yoon Ki-hyun frowned, and the moment his eyes met the bulge protruding on the other’s thigh, he looked disgusted.
“Hey.”
“This is an inevitable reaction. Where is there a guy who doesn’t get hard while kissing his lover…?”
Yoon Ki-hyun, who had been about to push the awkwardly smiling Jeong Si-jun away, relaxed his body.
Still, they were lovers, and it felt wrong to scold him for a physiological issue—though he also felt like he might have picked the wrong lover.
While his thoughts wavered, Yoon Ki-hyun ultimately couldn’t shake off the warmth of the lips peppering his cheek with kisses. He didn’t care if people pointed fingers and called him affection-starved.
Now that the ordinary daily life he had longed for so much had become a reality, Yoon Ki-hyun was ready to willingly accept the results of his judgment.
If it was a wrong judgment, he would simply pay the price, but strangely, he felt certain that his judgment was not wrong this time.
This hot body heat, hugging him tightly, felt like definitive proof that he would never betray him.
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