Chapter 167 – GOY 167

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“By ​the ​way, ​how ​do ​I ​make money?”

“Money?”

Do Hyuk-jin ​was ​bewildered ​by ​the ​sudden question. However, Joo ​Seung-hyuk’s ​expression was serious.

“Yes. ​I need to ​make ​a ​lot ​of ​money.”

Lee ​Yeon-soo had said ​he ​had ​never eaten a ​hamburger. Considering the time ​spent on ​the island, ​hamburgers were ​a very ​common ​food. ​The employees on ​the island ​used to grumble that ​the menu was a ​mess whenever hamburgers were ​served for ​a ​meal.

If he had never even eaten ​a hamburger—which [Read on Read BL Novels]visit our sitewasn’t [unauthorized copy]even ​an ​expensive ​food—it ​meant ​he was truly ​poor.

Even if ​Lee ​Yeon-soo hadn’t been ​forcibly ​dragged here because of his ​parents, he ​would ​still need money.

Therefore, ​he ​had ​to ​earn ​a lot ​of ​it. If ​he earned enough money to give Lee ​Yeon-soo everything he ​wanted, perhaps he ​would continue to stay ​by his ​side even after ​discovering ​that he was ​a fake.

“Are you ​the one ​worrying ​about money?”

“The ​things ​here aren’t ​mine.”

The ​annex was ​filled ​with ​expensive items, but ​not ​a single ​one ​belonged ​to ​him.

Do Hyuk-jin gazed blankly at Joo Seung-hyuk, who spoke so firmly. Seeing him speak this way, it seemed the rumors that he wasn’t Chairman Joo’s biological son were true. And Joo Seung-hyuk was aware of that fact.

Instead of offering clumsy consolation, Do Hyuk-jin smiled.

“I didn’t mean it like that. You’re an Read on Read BL NovelsS-Class Esper. That means you’ll never have to [Read on Read BL Novels]worry about money for the rest of your life.”

“Do S-Class Espers make a lot of money?”

“Of course. If you train hard and become a great S-Class Esper, you can earn an enormous amount of money. Then Lee Yeon-soo will be proud of you, too, right?”

“Lee Yeon-soo will?”

“Yeah. When an Esper excels, their exclusive guide receives praise as well. Since you two are a team now, if the Esper is great, the guide becomes great too.”

If I do well, Lee Yeon-soo will be praised along with me….

Joo Seung-hyuk’s eyes widened.

“I… I’m going to become a great Esper!”

Although he was a vulgar fake, [stolen content]if he became a great Esper that Read on Read BL NovelsLee Yeon-soo could be proud of, Read on Read BL Novelsand if he earned a lot of money, he wouldn’t leave.

“Right. I’m sure you can become the best Esper in South Korea.”

It wasn’t just something said to soothe a child’s mood. Do Hyuk-jin sincerely believed it.

That child could surely go beyond being the best in South Korea and become a world-class Esper.

That night, Joo Seung-hyuk sat at his desk.

Joo Seung-hyuk’s tutors had changed many times. If he showed even the slightest deficiency, Chairman Joo ordered their dismissal, and even if he didn’t, Secretary Ahn sent them away.

Whenever a tutor was kind or showed favor toward Joo Seung-hyuk, Secretary Ahn would immediately notify them of their termination.

For that reason, the first tutor was fired in less than a week.

Before leaving, she gave Joo Seung-hyuk one last assignment: to try writing a diary.

When he felt lost on what to write, she told him to write about the happiest thing that happened during his day.

However, Joo Seung-hyuk had written nothing until now. Because there had been no happy events. He thought he would probably never write a diary in his entire life.

But today, he wrote his first entry.

Because it was the day he got his guide.

Joo Seung-hyuk tossed and turned all night.

The thought of living in the same house with Lee Yeon-soo from now on kept him smiling and nervous.

He woke up early in the morning and picked out his clothes. Even after deciding, he kept changing them because he wasn’t satisfied, standing before the mirror repeatedly to check his appearance.

He wanted to look good to Lee Yeon-soo.

As he continued to agonize in front of the wardrobe, it was suddenly time for Lee Yeon-soo to arrive.

Joo Seung-hyuk checked the clock and rushed out to the living room in surprise. Now was not the time for this. He had to prepare to welcome Lee Yeon-soo.

First, he opened the refrigerator. What would Lee Yeon-soo like?

Secretary Ahn might prepare food, but there was a possibility she wouldn’t.

Often, meals were not prepared, or they were delayed by several hours without notice, and today might be the same.

Therefore, he had to prepare it himself.

While looking through the refrigerator, Joo Seung-hyuk took out some orange juice.

Bang!

At that moment, Ju Tae-han burst inside, opening the door so violently it seemed he might break it.

“Ah, fuck! Fuck!!”

Unable to contain his rage, he spat out curses repeatedly.

“Why is it this piece of shit and not me!”

Ju Tae-han had asked Chairman Joo for Lee Yeon-soo. He always dealt only with the best. It didn’t matter if it was an object or a person.

And if an S-Class Guide had appeared for the first time in over ten years, it naturally should have been his.

However, Chairman Joo had given Lee Yeon-soo to that fake, Joo Seung-hyuk, instead of him.

Fury surged within him, but he felt slightly better after [Read on Read BL Novels]hearing the news that the two of them [Read on Read BL Novels]had a low matching rate.

‘Of course. Lee Yeon-soo will eventually become my possession.’

That was what Ju Tae-han thought.

But today, upon hearing the news that Lee Yeon-soo was coming to sign an Exclusive Guide Contract with Joo Seung-hyuk, he lost his mind.

He immediately contacted his older brother, Ju Jeong-han. However, Ju Jeong-han told him in a somewhat annoyed voice to give up on Lee Yeon-soo.

He said that Lee Yeon-soo was better than Joo Seung-hyuk getting entangled with a guide from a prestigious family for no reason. But Ju Tae-han couldn’t accept that.

In the first place, there was no way a guide from a good family would sign an exclusive contract with a fake like that. Even if they were tempted by the conditions, they would quit once they learned the truth about Joo Seung-hyuk. If left alone, he would eventually end up contracting an A-Class Guide from a mediocre family. Therefore, there was no need to hand Lee Yeon-soo over to that fake.

Moreover, regardless of everything else, Ju Tae-han wanted Lee Yeon-soo.

Ju Tae-han was lucky, and he always got what he wanted.

Originally, he was the son of Ju Gyeong-chan, who was nothing more than a pathetic loser, but he was adopted by the winner, Ju Won-chan, and became the son of the Chairman of the Seong Han Group.

The world was on his side. Even his father had been replaced by the best human being; surely, he could choose a guide as he pleased.

Furthermore, he was the one who would eventually become the Chairman of the Seong Han Group. Although his biological brother, Ju Jeong-han, was smart and good at studying, he was a Non-Ability User, and Joo Seung-hyuk was a fake.

In the end, he was the only one who could inherit Seong Han. And he needed a guide befitting the dignity of the heir to Seong Han, and in many ways, Lee Yeon-soo was perfect.

Ignoring his brother’s warning not to cause a commotion over this issue, he called Chairman Joo.

“Dad, are you really giving Lee Yeon-soo to that fake? I told you I wanted Lee Yeon-soo!”

As Ju Tae-han whined and pleaded, Chairman Joo dropped a single, low remark.

• Why do you need an S-Class Guide?

“He’s the first S-Class Guide [Read on Read BL Novels]to appear [Read on Read BL Novels]in ten years! [Read on Read BL Novels]Naturally, I suit him better than that fake!”

He was a precious person. Therefore, only someone like a precious S-Class Guide would be on his level. It was incomparable to a vulgar fake.

Then, a sigh of patheticness drifted through the phone.

• You are D-Class.

Chairman Joo spoke coldly and hung up without even listening to Ju Tae-han’s response.

It meant that an S-Class Guide was a luxury for someone who was D-Class. Chairman Joo granted his nephew whatever he wanted, but before that, he was a cold-hearted businessman.

He was irritated by the immature behavior of Ju Tae-han, who wanted an S-Class Guide without knowing his own place.

Once the call ended, Ju Tae-han was overwhelmed by a sense of humiliation. Chairman Joo and his brother, who always took his side, had reacted coldly. One might have reflected that perhaps there was a problem with his own thinking, but Ju Tae-han, filled with rage, rushed to the annex.

“Why the hell is a piece of shit like this S-Class! Fuck!!”

He glared at Joo Seung-hyuk. He was short and frail compared to others his age. He didn’t even look like a low-rank Esper, [Read on Read BL Novels]let alone an S-Class. Yet [unauthorized copy]this scrawny rat-like brat was an S-Class?

“Don’t make me laugh! A piece of trash like you is S-Class! Where are you getting these lies!”

I’m D-Class, yet a fake like this is S-Class. Ju Tae-han absolutely could not tolerate it.

Blinded by rage, he poured the orange juice next to him over Joo Seung-hyuk.

Suddenly drenched in orange juice, Joo Seung-hyuk bit his lip.

He wasn’t angry. He was used to situations like this anyway. However, he was upset that the clothes he had spent all morning agonizing over were ruined.

But he had no time to be sad. He had to get him out of here quickly.

Only then could he shower again, change his clothes, and prepare the drink for Lee Yeon-soo.

Moreover, if Ju Tae-han and Lee Yeon-soo met now, Lee Yeon-soo might find out that he was a fake.

He hated that.

He would be found out eventually, but he wanted it to happen a bit later—after he became a great Esper and earned money. Even if he couldn’t buy much time, he didn’t want to be exposed on the very first day.

“What are you doing!”

Just then, a voice was heard from behind, and someone approached and pushed Ju Tae-han away.

Joo Seung-hyuk’s body stiffened as he saw the face of the boy who had suddenly appeared.

“Fuck, how dare you!”

Ju Tae-han, who had been shouting, also changed his expression upon identifying the other person.

“What, it’s Lee Yeon-soo.”

He put on a fake smile and politely offered a handshake.

“I am Ju Tae-han. A B-Class Esper. You’re much prettier in person than in your photos.”

Lee Yeon-soo looked at Joo Seung-hyuk instead of Ju Tae-han. Feeling his gaze, Joo Seung-hyuk hung his head low.

He wanted to disappear just like that. He didn’t want to show such a pathetic side of himself to Lee Yeon-soo.

Lee Yeon-soo’s gaze shifted back to Ju Tae-han. Instead of taking Ju Tae-han’s hand, he spat out coldly:

“Where are you getting these lies.”

As Lee Yeon-soo boldly countered, Ju Tae-han’s face distorted miserably.

“What?”

“You’re not B-Class, you’re D-Class.”

Ju Tae-han’s rank was a secret to the outside world. There was no benefit in letting the world know such a low rank, and he had hidden it thoroughly himself.

Because of this, he hadn’t even entered an ability user school, using the excuse of self-studying.

As the secret he had desperately hidden was exposed, Ju Tae-han’s face turned bright red. He had heard that Lee Yeon-soo could see mana, but he hadn’t realized he was so exceptional that he could determine a rank instantly.

“W-what kind of bullshit is that!”

“You are D-Class. I can see it all.”

“You little shit, just a vulgar guide! I was going to be nice to you because you’re S-Class, but…!”

Ju Tae-han raised his fist high. He was the Read on Read BL Novelstype of person whose fists flew first whenever Read on Read BL Novelsthings didn’t go his way. It didn’t [stolen content]matter if the opponent was an S-Class Guide.

However, before the fist could reach Lee Yeon-soo’s face, black flames engulfed his body.