Chapter 40 – GOY 40
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However, seeing my father’s delight, claiming the shoes were incredibly comfortable, diluted my fear.
“Real chaebols are just different. I wish you had just become Seung-hyeok Hyung’s exclusive guide, Hyung.”
“Exactly. Is it too late to go exclusive now?”
“Lee Kyung-soo! Lee Min-soo!”
My mother scolded the twins. My parents were determined never to put any pressure on me.
“It’s okay. Min-soo, Kyung-soo, stop staring at the game consoles and try on your clothes.”
“Okay!”
“Okay!”
“Woof!”
As the twins answered in unison, Min-woong, who was beside them, barked along.
The Lee Yeon-soo of the original story absolutely loathed his family. He viewed his parents, who had many children despite being poor, and his siblings as mere burdens. He despised their wretched poverty.
On the day he became Joo Seung-hyuk’s exclusive guide, he abandoned Min-woong, a mixed breed, and bought the most expensive puppy from a pet shop.
But I liked them.
In my past life, I was an orphan and had always dreamed of a warm family. That was why, even if we weren’t wealthy, I was happy living in a bustling house like this.
“Let’s eat.”
“Mom, let’s have Hanwoo beef!”
“Hanwoo! Hanwoo!”
Kyung-soo and Min-soo pulled out the Hanwoo beef from the piles of gift packages that looked like moving boxes.
“Right, we have to give our Yeon-soo some Hanwoo.”
Mom beamed.
Laughter continued to bloom throughout the meal.
“Thanks to Hyung, we get to eat stuff like this.”
“I’m going to brag to the kids at school.”
“You brag every single day anyway.”
“What about you? You didn’t? My brother is Lee Yeon-soo, of course I have to brag.”
The twins devoured the beef greedily.
My parents and Jisu also kept saying how delicious it was. Jisu, in particular, usually had a small appetite, but today he ate a cup and a half of rice.
To think I received so many gifts from an obsessive madman… Honestly, I was terrified thinking about the future, but seeing my family this happy made me feel good.
After finishing the meal, the serious work of organizing the gifts began.
I went into my room. When I entered the Esper Academy, I told them they could get rid of my room since the house was small, but my parents had kept it.
When I was younger, we lived in a house much smaller than this. However, after I awakened as an S-Class Guide, things started going well for the family.
We recovered money from someone who had scammed us and disappeared ten years ago, and my father transferred to a better company. That was when we moved into this house.
Although it was an old, worn-down house, it had several small rooms, making it perfect for a family with many siblings like ours.
We had taken out a loan, but thanks to being an S-Class Guide, there was almost no interest. [unauthorized copy]Additionally, the money I stolen contentmade visit our sitefrom part-time Guiding jobs was quite decent.
We still weren’t wealthy, but we had enough leeway to order fried chicken whenever we wanted.
Honestly, I was satisfied with this level of living. But it was true that it was shabby compared to other High-ranking Ability Users.
I was fine, but I wanted my family to live in luxury. Because I hadn’t been able to provide for them until now, that desire was even stronger. But to do that, I would need to sign a contract with another company, which would be impossible as long as Joo Seung-hyuk was around…
In front of the wardrobe, the clothes I had sent away previously were sitting in boxes.
When I sent the package, I told them not to organize them and just leave them, saying I would handle it.
I touched the tape on the delivery box. Would I ever wear these clothes again?
Currently, the dormitory wardrobe was saturated with the clothes Joo Seung-hyuk had given me. Even if I wanted to wear something other than the clothes he gifted, I couldn’t.
But once Joo Seung-hyuk’s obsession ended, everything would return to its original life.
After hesitating for a moment, I tore off the tape and began organizing Read on Read BL Novelsthe clothes. I’ll be wearing them again soon.
“Woof woof.”
Just as I finished organizing the clothes, Min-woong entered, wagging his tail.
“Woong-ah.”
Min-woong scurried straight into my arms.
“Oh my, our Woong-i has gained weight again, he really has.”
Min-woong had become much heavier than he was a few months ago. The way his face had plumped up was adorable.
“Woof! Woof!”
Min-woong barked primly, as if he understood what I was saying.
“I’m saying you’re cute because you’ve gained weight.”
As I rubbed Woong-i’s face and gave him kisses, Min-soo walked in.
“Kyung-soo! Woong-i is here!”
“Oh! I’m coming!”
Soon, Kyung-soo came running in as well. Seeing the twins’ eyes sparkling, I had an ominous feeling.
I hugged Min-woong tightly.
“Don’t bully Woong-i.”
“We won’t! And we came to give Woong-i a present!”
“That’s right!”
“A present?”
“Yeah. Seung-hyeok Hyung gave a present for Woong-i too.”
Kyung-soo shook the object in his right hand. It was a dog collar engraved with a luxury brand logo.
To think Joo Seung-hyuk even looked after a gift for Min-woong… Honestly, I was grateful for the thoughtful consideration.
“Woof!”
Woong-i also barked brightly, knowing it was his gift. I let him go. Kyung-soo tried to put the collar around Woong-i’s neck. However, when it didn’t go on as expected, Min-soo pursed his lips.
“But this is too small for our Woong-i.”
“You’re right. It’s too small.”
I looked at the dog collar. Although Woong-i was fat, even looking at it, it seemed too small for a large dog to wear. Did Joo Seung-hyuk make a mistake? Or did he think Woong-i was small? But usually, when people think of a mixed breed, they imagine a large dog…
“At this size, shouldn’t a human be wearing it?”
“Right. I think a person should wear it.”
In an instant, a chill ran down my spine.
Could it be that the dog collar wasn’t a gift for Woong-i, but for me?
I didn’t leave the house until Sunday afternoon.
As I headed toward the bus stop to return to the dormitory, my steps felt heavy. Once I come home, I don’t want to leave. It’s so warm and happy that I don’t want to step a single foot away.
As I trudged along, I saw Joo Seung-hyuk’s black sedan near the bus stop. In that moment, the blood in my entire body froze.
‘How on earth did he know to come? How did he know I would come out at this time and use this bus stop?’
Of course, he did that at school too, but this was a completely different matter.
Could he have extended his reach to my family?
“Hyung!”
Joo Seung-hyuk stepped out of the car and hugged me tightly.
“I missed you, Hyung.”
It had only been one day since we last saw each other. We had talked on the phone and exchanged texts. But I couldn’t say that.
“Me too… But Seung-hyeok-ah, how did you get here?”
I asked cautiously. No matter how great Joo Seung-hyuk’s information network was, could he know things like this?
Our home address, the clothing and shoe sizes of my family, and even the time I would leave…
Joo Seung-hyuk gazed at me intently.
Had I perhaps offended the obsessive madman? Would it have been better stolen contentto pretend I didn’t know? But [visit our site][visit our site]I couldn’t just let this slide.
I can tolerate him monitoring me. But he cannot touch my family.
However, something completely unexpected came out of Joo Seung-hyuk’s mouth.
“I heard it from Kyung-soo.”
“Kyung-soo?”
“Yes.”
He showed me his message window.
Kyung-soo: Hyung, he says he’s leaving at 3 o’clock after lunch! He’ll be taking the bus from here!
Kyung-soo had very kindly even sent a map app link to the location of the bus I take.
“You’re in touch with Kyung-soo?”
“Yes. I’m in touch with Kyung-soo and Min-soo.”
Joo Seung-hyuk scrolled up the message window. Then, a message sent by Min-soo appeared.
Min-soo: Hyung, he’s sleeping right now!
Min-soo had even attached a photo of me sleeping, though I didn’t know when it was taken.
When did these brats become so close with Joo Seung-hyuk!
“Since when have you been in contact with my brothers?”
“When Hyung was hospitalized. I was with them continuously back then.”
“Ah, then the clothes and shoe sizes of my family also…?”
“I asked the brothers.”
He acted as if they had only met briefly at the hospital, but it was all a show. These brats knew all along they would receive gifts and were acting! No wonder they knew so much about luxury brands.
I’ve heard kids these days are scary, but to think they deceived me so perfectly…
“They told me a lot about Hyung too. They even sent me photos from when he was little.”
Knowing who Joo Seung-hyuk is, you sell my information to a crazy obsessive yandere!
I felt a sudden urge to go back immediately and give Min-soo and Kyung-soo a flick on the forehead.
“Haha. I-I see.”
“Look at this.”
Joo Seung-hyuk showed me a photo. It was a photo taken when I was one year old.
They really sold me out… Min-soo, Kyung-soo, those brats…!
“Isn’t he so cute?”
“I-is he? Don’t all babies look the same?”
“No. He’s different. I really want to bite him.”
Bite? Me?
As I looked at him in horror, Joo Seung-hyuk showed me another photo.
It was a photo of Min-soo and Kyung-soo standing triumphantly, wearing the luxury clothes they received yesterday, holding tablets and game consoles in both hands.
“They said it’s a proof shot. They sent it as a thank-you for the gifts.”
What kind of bizarre things are these brats doing with an obsessive yandere!
“I-I’m sorry. My brothers must have been a nuisance.”
“Not at all. They’re cute because they resemble Hyung.”
The corners of Joo Seung-hyuk’s eyes crinkled.
While it was terrifying that the obsessive yandere had infiltrated my family, I also felt a sense of relief.
I had spent all of yesterday trembling in fear, not knowing how he had found out information about my house, but it turned out to be a surprisingly common-sense method.
Come to think of it, even in the original story, Joo Seung-hyuk had his own set of rules. No matter what problem arose, he never touched the family. Even when Kim Joon was caught while trying to escape, all sorts of people suffered, but Kim Joon’s family remained safe.
So, even if I’m entangled with the obsessive madman, there won’t be anything dangerous.
Relieved by the fact that Joo Seung-hyuk was unexpectedly reasonable, I cautiously brought up a question I hadn’t been able to ask until now.
“Seung-hyeok-ah…”
“Yes.”
“Um, so, about this.”
“Speak comfortably.”
“Ah, yeah. So it’s nothing much, but how did you find out my bank account number?”
“You wrote the exclusive contract a while ago, Hyung. I saw the account number you wrote down then.”
Ah, that existed. I had filled out the exclusive guide contract and then overturned it right before stamping it.
It was such an ordinary method that it was embarrassing that I had worried. But as one worry disappeared, a new problem emerged.
To think I made the story of that contract come out of Joo Seung-hyuk’s mouth… Damn it, I shouldn’t have kept asking.
Whether he talked about things from seven years ago or not, there was nothing good in it for me.
“I-I see. As expected of Seong Han. He keeps records thoroughly.”
“Yes. But while the account was the same, I saw that you had moved houses.”
“Yeah. Our house is a bit cramped since there are four siblings.”
“I see.”
“I’m worried my brothers might have been a nuisance.”
I quickly changed the subject.
“Not at all. They’re cute. And fun. I laughed when they asked if the dog collar was for a human because it was too small. Kids these days are truly sharp.”
Amidst the bright atmosphere, a word passed by that could not be overlooked.
“…Sharp?”
“Yes. I wondered how they knew it was a gift for Hyung.”
“D-don’t joke around.”
“I’m not joking. Every time I look at Hyung, I want to put a collar on him.”
“……”
Joo Seung-hyuk touched my neck with cold eyes. I stared into his eyes, my breath stopping. His hand, as cold as his gaze, slowly rubbed my neck.
“Haha. I’m joking.”
Joo Seung-hyuk laughed softly and pulled his hand away. But I knew that it was a truth pretending to be a joke.
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