Chapter 105 – GOY 105

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After ​confining ​Lee ​Yeon-soo, ​Joo ​Seung-hyuk ​watched over him ​every ​day. ​He ​would ​come in and gaze ​at ​his face while ​he slept. However, ​this ​was ​the ​first ​time ​since the confinement ​that ​he ​had actually locked ​eyes with those gentle, ​light-brown pupils.

Joo ​Seung-hyuk tried ​to move ​Lee Yeon-soo’s ​hand ​away. ​But instead, he ​gripped it ​tighter.

“It’s Joo Seung-hyuk. It’s ​Joo Seung-hyuk!”

His words trailed ​off, sounding as if ​he were ​drunk.

“Let ​go.”

“I don’t want to.”

Lee Yeon-soo shook ​his head vigorously.

“I have ​something ​to ​tell ​you.”

“What ​is it? To ​ask me ​to ​let you go? ​That ​you want to leave? That ​you want ​to ​break up?”

Joo Seung-hyuk ​gave ​Lee ​Yeon-soo ​a ​chance. Even ​if ​it were ​a lie, if he just said he ​hadn’t tried to ​run away, Seung-hyuk ​was prepared to act ​as if ​none of this ​had ​ever happened. But ​Lee Yeon-soo stubbornly ​rejected his ​offer.

Joo ​Seung-hyuk was ​afraid. ​Afraid of ​what ​Lee Yeon-soo ​might ​say. ​Afraid of the ​words ​that would ​follow ​the ​confession ​that he had tried to escape from him.

“I missed you!”

But the words that burst from Lee Yeon-soo’s mouth were completely unexpected.

“What…?”

Joo Seung-hyuk asked back, doubting his own ears. However, Lee Yeon-soo let out a burst of anger with a pouty expression.

“You’re too much. You’re really a bad guy!”

“What’s so ‘too much’ about it?”

“I didn’t even get angry when you said you were getting married….”

Lee Yeon-soo pouted as if he were the one being wronged. Even knowing he was speaking while drunk, Joo Seung-hyuk found it absurd.

“When did I ever say I was marrying that woman? I said I’d do it with Lee Yeon-soo. I said there was only you!”

“But I don’t have any money.”

He muttered, sounding completely disheartened.

“Who asked you for money?”

“Besides, I’m a man and a Beta.”

“So? I’ve known Lee Yeon-soo was a Beta for seven years! I don’t care what your trait is!”

His voice rose without him realizing it.

Whenever Joo Seung-hyuk got angry, Lee Yeon-soo would usually curl up like a herbivore facing a predator. But now, borrowing the courage of intoxication, he fought back boldly.

“Liar! You’re going to go to an Omega! In the end, you’ll throw me away! Bad guy.”

“Why would I throw you away?”

“Everyone hates Lee Yeon-soo. You’ll hate me too.”

Lee Yeon-soo was merely a villain hated by everyone. Thinking of the original story, a fresh wave of unfairness washed over him.

“I don’t hate you.”

“Liar! You’re going to go to some other guy in the second semester, right?”

“I’m not.”

“Liar! When the second semester starts, you’re going to date Kim Joon!”

“Why is that bastard’s name coming up?”

Joo Seung-hyuk’s brow furrowed sharply.

Kim Joon? Why on earth was that F-Rank mentioned? The comment was so out of visit our siteleft visit our sitefield that he was [unauthorized copy]too bewildered to even be angry.

But regardless of what Joo Seung-hyuk said, Lee Yeon-soo remained serious.

“Because it’s already decided….”

He muttered, recalling the contents of the original novel. But to Joo Seung-hyuk, who didn’t know the circumstances, it just sounded nonsensical.

“What’s decided?”

Thinking it was just drunken rambling, he asked anyway, causing Lee Yeon-soo’s expression to grow even gloomier.

“That you’ll end up hating me.”

“Do you think my heart would change?”

“Yes. You change. No, you’ve already changed.”

“I’ve changed?”

Lee Yeon-soo nodded vigorously and then glared at Joo Seung-hyuk.

“You’ve changed. You shoved me in here and didn’t even come to see me. You’ve forgotten all about me! Heartless bastard.”

“…I saw you every day.”

Joo Seung-hyuk stroked Lee Yeon-soo’s face. Seeing the expression full of disappointment, he felt certain that Lee Yeon-soo wouldn’t say anything truly frightening.

However, his expression didn’t soften.

“Liar! When did you see me! I pretended to sleep every single day waiting for you to come, but you never came once!”

“You waited for me?”

“Yes. I missed you.”

“Is that so?”

As the tension eased, Joo Seung-hyuk gently hugged Lee Yeon-soo. But Lee Yeon-soo frowned and pushed him away. This, too, was an action he would never have taken if he weren’t drunk.

“Liar!”

“I really did see you every day. Every single day without fail. If I hadn’t, I would have gone crazy.”

Joo Seung-hyuk confessed his sincerity calmly. But Lee Yeon-soo’s lips only pouted further.

“You’re not a beginner! I know how promiscuous you are! You’ve slept with dozens of Guides until now!”

“I have?”

“I know everything. Your goal from the start was my body! And now you’re sick of that too.”

“…Do you really think my goal was your body?”

“Why won’t you hold me! Why won’t you even touch me! You jerk! You’re bored of my body now!”

Watching Lee Yeon-soo chatter away about his grievances, Joo Seung-hyuk was speechless.

“Should I just devour you?”

When he spoke in a low voice, Lee Yeon-soo jumped in surprise.

“No! I—I probably won’t taste good!”

“I won’t taste good?”

“Yes. Don’t eat me. Seung-hyuk-ah. I was wrong, so don’t eat me. Please don’t eat me.”

Lee Yeon-soo trembled like a rabbit that had wandered into a tiger’s den. Seeing this, Joo Seung-hyuk let out a short laugh.

“What do you want me to do then?”

Unlike the laughing Joo Seung-hyuk, Lee Yeon-soo’s expression was grave. He thought deeply for a moment and then shouted resolutely.

“Just hit me instead!”

“What?”

“You can tie me up, hit me, XX me, and XX me. If you want, you can even XX me.”

Lee Yeon-soo began listing the acts Joo Seung-hyuk had performed on Kim [Read on Read BL Novels]Joon in the “cozy trash can” unauthorized copyfrom stolen contentThe Swamp of the Guide.

As violent acts poured from the dangerously innocent Lee Yeon-soo’s mouth, Joo Seung-hyuk couldn’t help but be flustered.

“Do you know what you’re saying right now?”

“I know. You can do whatever you want, just don’t leave me alone.”

A tear fell from Lee Yeon-soo’s eye. Joo Seung-hyuk held him and wiped the corner of his eye with his thumb.

“Don’t cry. It’s scary when Hyung cries.”

“Scary…?”

When he asked, opening his large eyes even wider, Joo Seung-hyuk answered in a flat tone.

“It is. Because when you cry, I feel like you’ll leave me again….”

“I… won’t leave.”

“You say that, yet you tried to run away.”

“Sorry….”

“Don’t apologize. Tell me it’s not true.”

“It’s not.”

Lee Yeon-soo answered instantly, as Joo Seung-hyuk told him to.

“Then why did you leave?”

“…….”

Lee Yeon-soo had simply been following Joo Seung-hyuk’s lead because he was drunk. But when he was asked for a reason on top of the answer, his pupils began to shake.

“Uh, well. So….”

Lee Yeon-soo racked his brain so hard that anyone could tell he was making it up on the spot, then he suddenly shouted, “Ah!”

“It was airplane practice! I’ve never flown on a plane before. So I wanted to Read on Read BL Novelstry it beforehand before flying with you. If I [Read on Read BL Novels]wandered around like a bumpkin, I’d look like a beggar. Then you’d be embarrassed.”

‘You don’t say things like that to people. Apologize.’

‘Acting all high and mighty for a beggar who came to sell his body because he has no money.’

‘Sell his body?’

‘You’re like Shim Cheong.’

Joo Seung-hyuk’s expression stiffened. Does he remember those words even while drunk…? Was the word ‘beggar’ that deeply etched into his heart…?

“…You call that an excuse? Don’t you have anything more plausible?”

“Sorry….”

Lee Yeon-soo hung his head, disheartened. Joo Seung-hyuk hugged him tightly.

“And Hyung, you’re not a beggar.”

“I’m not?”

“That was my mistake. I said it wrong. I want to erase that memory from you.”

“No. Don’t erase it!”

Lee Yeon-soo shook his head violently, startled.

“Why? You don’t want to?”

“It’s the memory of meeting you. I can’t erase it.”

“…….”

Lee Yeon-soo smiled sheepishly and burrowed into Joo Seung-hyuk’s embrace.

“You were really pretty back then. But you became a fool….”

The bright smile on Lee Yeon-soo’s face suddenly turned gloomy.

He really shows a wide variety of expressions when he’s drunk…

“Am I a fool?”

“Yes. You’re a fool.”

“Why am I a fool?”

“You can’t even count numbers properly.”

“I can’t?”

Joo Seung-hyuk was baffled, but Lee Yeon-soo nodded earnestly.

“Yes. You always say ‘just one more time,’ but it’s never just one.”

He pouted and took Joo Seung-hyuk’s hand. He folded all the fingers and left only the index finger standing.

“This is one. One is one time. Got it?”

Lee Yeon-soo explained the concept of ‘1’ with unauthorized copy[Read on Read BL Novels]a [unauthorized copy]serious face. Seeing him treat him like a preschooler, Joo Seung-hyuk couldn’t help but laugh.

“Yes. I understand. But are you disappointed that I grew up to be an adult who can’t count?”

“Yes. That’s why I tried to take the plane. You were wrong too.”

Lee Yeon-soo spoke seriously, but despite his grave expression, his words made no sense.

“Did you leave because you hated that I can’t count?”

“I didn’t hate it.”

“You did hate it.”

“No I didn’t! I’ve never flown on a plane!”

He explained himself, startled.

What on earth was he talking about…? His pronunciation was clear, but the content was a mess. For someone completely wasted, the conversation seemed to progress, yet it was strangely disjointed.

Knowing this is just drunken rambling, why am I taking this so seriously?

As Joo Seung-hyuk watched him in silence, Lee Yeon-soo mumbled timidly.

“I’m sorry. I thought you’d hate me if I said I’ve never been on a plane….”

“Is that all? Lee Yeon-soo is smart. Don’t you have any other excuses?”

“Seung-hyuk-ah, don’t be angry. Don’t be scary.”

“Scary? How easy do you think I am that you’d give me an excuse like this?”

“No, you’re very scary!”

“Scary… the only one who’s scary is Lee Yeon-soo, who disappears at the drop of a hat.”

“I am?”

He tilted his head.

“Yes. In this world, Lee Yeon-soo is the scariest of all.”

“Then did you not come because you were scared of me?”

“…….”

When Joo Seung-hyuk said nothing, Lee Yeon-soo gripped his hand tightly, looking anxious.

“Seung-hyuk-ah, I’m not scary! I’m not a scary person! You can XXXX me, and XX me in the XX, so please don’t go!”

As a string of hardcore 19+ acts poured from Lee Yeon-soo’s mouth, Joo Seung-hyuk was momentarily speechless.

Then, Lee Yeon-soo looked at him with anxious eyes and kissed him. Their soft lips overlapped briefly before parting.

“Seung-hyuk-ah, you can do whatever you want to me, so just don’t go. Don’t leave me alone. Please?”

Joo Seung-hyuk looked at Lee Yeon-soo, who was pleading while clutching his hand in anxiety.

He caressed Lee Yeon-soo’s lips, then pulled him by the nape of his neck and kissed him. Lee Yeon-soo was startled for a moment, but he placed his hands on Joo Seung-hyuk’s shoulders and accepted the kiss.