Chapter 76 – GOY 76

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This ​time, ​too, ​things ​had ​changed ​subtly from the ​original ​story. ​If ​they ​had changed completely, I ​could ​have just forgotten ​about the original ​and ​lived ​my ​life, ​but ​because the changes ​were ​so ​ambiguous, it actually ​bothered me more.

“Were you ​looking at ​some other ​bastard’s face ​in that ​short ​amount ​of time?”

I turned ​my head ​at the chilly voice. ​Joo Seung-hyuk was looking ​down at me with ​cold eyes.

He ​seemed ​to be in a good mood ​just a moment ago, ​but ​suddenly ​he ​had ​become murderous. Did ​something bad ​happen ​with Chairman Joo?

“It’s, ​it’s ​not like that. I just ​heard that ​Park ​Geon-woo succeeded in ​the ​Akar ​Gate ​Raid.”

“Geon-woo ​hyung…?”

“I mean ​the ​S-Class Esper, ​Park Geon-woo.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. And it looks ​like he’ll be ​returning to Korea ​soon.”

“Are you happy?”

“Huh?”

“Are you ​happy that ​Park Geon-woo is ​coming? ​You must be ​very close.”

Coldness dripped ​from every ​single ​sentence. I ​felt ​a strange ​sense ​of déjà ​vu. ​In ​the original story, ​Joo ​Seung-hyuk had ​been ​sharp ​toward ​Park Geon-woo in exactly this way.

Could it be that again? Was it not because of the phone call, but because Park Geon-woo bothered him?

But the current Joo Seung-hyuk shouldn’t have been interested in Park Geon-woo….

It was the same in the original.

Since they were young, the two were compared constantly simply because they were both S-Class, but Joo Seung-hyuk himself had no particular interest in Park Geon-woo.

Of course, because their personalities were polar opposites in every way, they did clash, but he didn’t hate him on a personal level.

However, the situation changes drastically when Kim Joon enters the picture.

Kim Joon’s first love was Park Geon-woo, and Park Geon-woo also felt a fondness for Kim Joon, who worked hard despite his low rank.

Watching the two grow closer, Joo Seung-hyuk goes mad.

But this time is different. He isn’t entangled with Kim Joon like Read on Read BL Novelsin visit our sitethe original, and [unauthorized copy]there was no reason for Joo Seung-hyuk to hate Park Geon-woo.

“No, it’s not that. As you know, I was in charge of Geon-woo hyung many times when I was young. That’s why I’m glad. It’s been a long time. You feel glad when you meet a friend you weren’t even that close with after a long time. Besides, two years ago, Geon-woo hyung once saved my lif—”

“Geon-woo hyung, Geon-woo hyung…. Lee Yeon-soo, why are you saying such disgusting things with those pretty lips?”

Joo Seung-hyuk’s thumb pressed down on my lips. My lips stung from the mana flowing from his fingertips. However, I was so intimidated by the look in Joo Seung-hyuk’s eyes that I couldn’t even say it hurt.

“Honey is practically dripping from your voice. Do you like him that much?”

A chilling murderous intent flowed from the voice he spoke quietly. Had Joo Seung-hyuk ever been this angry? He was enveloped in a rage different from when I had provided Guiding to Seon-woo sunbae.

“N-no. It’s not that, Geon-woo hyung is….”

At that moment, our lips collided. It was different from before. This wasn’t sexual desire or courtship. He bit my lip harshly, as if telling me to shut up.

The mana flowing from Joo Seung-hyuk’s hand wrapped around my neck. It spread instantly, constricting my entire body. The whole world turned pitch black. In the black darkness, the metallic scent of blood spread through my mouth.

Throughout the ride home after finishing the meal, I stared out the window.

“Are you angry?”

Joo Seung-hyuk, who was driving, asked.

“No….”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

I really wasn’t angry.

I had simply realized what kind of person Joo Seung-hyuk was and become terrified.

It was only for a brief moment, but Joo Seung-hyuk’s mana had covered my entire body. If he had wanted to, he could have torn my body to shreds.

Joo Seung-hyuk wasn’t just an Obsessive Madman with a twisted personality. He was an S-Class Esper, and the man who killed me in the original story.

“Then say anything.”

As if offering my body wasn’t enough, now he’s making me talk…. But if the Obsessive Madman wants it, I have no choice but to do it….

I looked at the crescent moon floating in the sky.

“The moon is pretty.”

“Not that kind of talk. I’m getting jealous of the moon.”

Crazy bastard. This guy is truly out of his mind.

Then what should I say? While I was contemplating while looking at the scenery outside the window, he asked.

“Do you regret it?”

“Huh…?”

“During the mock battle, do you regret saving me? Don’t you think you should have just let me die instead of saving me for nothing?”

“No. Why would I think that?”

I wasn’t so twisted that I would wish for someone to die. No matter who they were.

“Then are you cursing, thinking that a human like me should never have been born.”

“…….”

It was a self-deprecating tone that was unlike Joo Seung-hyuk. Feeling a strange sensation, I looked at him. For a moment, I was speechless.

Since when had he been making that face?

I hadn’t looked at Joo Seung-hyuk after the kiss. That’s why I didn’t notice the change in his expression.

The current Joo Seung-hyuk looked like a child. Seven years ago, when I rejected the Exclusive Guide Contract, [visit our site][unauthorized copy]Joo Seung-hyuk had that exact expression.

The moment I guided Joo Seung-hyuk, I realized that this was a world inside a novel.

I was confused and frantic. What was a dream, what was reality, what was the novel, and who was the man who worked at the publishing house in my memories—everything felt scary and frightening.

“Hey, what’s wrong with you? Are you crying?”

While I was floundering in the rushing memories, I heard Joo Seung-hyuk’s voice.

‘Was I crying?’

Barely returning to reality, I looked at the face of the boy in front of me.

“Hey! D-don’t cry. Why is a guy crying over something like that?”

“…….”

Looking at him again, he was a child as pretty as a doll. He said mean things, but he was like a wounded rabbit, so I couldn’t leave him alone.

And this child is going to kill me…?

“I told you not to cry!”

Joo Seung-hyuk looked flustered, then ran to the living room and brought back tissues.

“Wipe with th— Ah!”

Joo Seung-hyuk, who had run over in a hurry, must have tripped, as he fell flat and dropped the tissue box. The tissue box escaped his hand and flew straight toward my face.

“What do you think you are doing!”

Secretary Ahn, who had entered the annex, shouted loudly.

“Not only did you use violence against Young Master Tae-han, but you are now bullying the Guide!”

Ju Tae-han must have told the secretary. That’s why she came to scold him.

Right now, Joo Seung-hyuk was covered in orange juice. Even she must have seen that and known he had been attacked by Ju Tae-han, yet she only scolded the young Joo Seung-hyuk unilaterally.

If I hadn’t known the original story, it would have been a bewildering situation. But now I knew.

Why the young Joo Seung-hyuk lived alone in the annex. Why the adopted son, Ju Tae-han, could openly mistreat the biological son, Joo Seung-hyuk, and why the secretary also ignored the youngest young master—I knew it all.

“No. He wasn’t bullying me; he was trying to bring me tissues.”

“There is no need to take his side.”

“It’s not like that….”

“The Chairman has arrived. Let’s go.”

Secretary Ahn grabbed my arm irritably and pulled me. She must despise me for becoming Joo Seung-hyuk’s guide. She must have hated it until now, but she managed not to show it. Well, with a poker face like that, she probably fooled everyone.

Now I can see the true nature of that secretary as well.

For now, I followed the secretary into the main house. Chairman Joo and Esper Do Hyuk-jin were sitting in the drawing room.

When I sat opposite them, instead of greeting me, Chairman Joo asked Do Hyuk-jin.

“How is he?”

Do Hyuk-jin stared at me intently. Was he sensing my mana?

He must have called an S-Class Esper to evaluate whether I was useful.

“He looks excellent. Though we’ll have to try Guiding to be certain.”

“That’s a relief.”

He spoke indifferently. Even though he was looking for an exclusive guide for his son, who had awakened as an S-Class Esper, he seemed to have little interest.

He left the evaluation of [visit our site]the guide to someone else [unauthorized copy]without doing visit our siteit himself, and he didn’t even look at my face properly.

“May I proceed with the contract?”

“Yes.”

When Do Hyuk-jin answered, Chairman Joo finally looked at me.

“Joo Seung-hyuk must have been rude. I apologize. He is naturally a violent fellow.”

Chairman Joo criticized Joo Seung-hyuk. The secretary must have entered the drawing room first and reported the previous situation.

“No. He wasn’t violent or rude.”

“There is no need to take his side.”

He spoke coldly. There wasn’t a shred of affection for the youngest son he had struggled to obtain.

That was likely the reality…. I only knew this because I had read the original.

Chairman Joo Won-chan loved his wife. Although it was an arranged marriage, his feelings were sincere. However, his wife, Choi Seong-hye, did not feel the same.

She had a lover she loved. But due to her father’s opposition, she had no choice but to marry Joo Won-chan.

The reason she couldn’t get pregnant during their marriage was that she took contraceptive pills. She didn’t want to have [unauthorized copy]a child with stolen contenta man she didn’t love. Even Chairman Joo’s unwavering love couldn’t move her heart.

Shortly after Chairman Joo adopted his nephew, she happened to reunite with her former lover. And she fell in love again.

To others, it was an affair, but to Choi Seong-hye, it was her one and only love.

She stopped taking the pills. And when she realized she was pregnant, she ran away with the man.

In truth, it wasn’t certain whose child it was. But she was convinced it was the child of the one she loved.

However, just before the birth, the man suddenly vanished. She realized she had been betrayed.

To her, it was love, but to the man, it was merely a fling.

Choi Seong-hye wanted to abort the child. She didn’t want the child of her husband or her first love. But the labor pains began, and she passed away while giving birth to the child alone.

The child left behind was sent to Chairman Joo.

Chairman Joo tried to raise him, thinking of him as his own son. People around him called him a fool, saying it was certainly the child of the paramour, but despite the opposition of many, he put the child on the family register. Although he couldn’t use the character ‘Han,’ which was the generational name of the Joo family, and instead gave him the name ‘Joo Seung-hyuk.’

Chairman Joo intentionally avoided doing a DNA test, trying to ignore reality.

Joo Seung-hyuk looked exactly like his beloved wife. He thought that was enough.

Then one day, Secretary Ahn brought the results of the [Read on Read BL Novels]DNA test between Chairman stolen contentJoo and Joo Seung-hyuk. The result was a mismatch.

Chairman Joo collapsed. The resentment toward his wife that he had endured all this time exploded all at once, and that arrow was pointed at Joo Seung-hyuk.

If he had lived without knowing the result, it might have been different, but once he knew, Joo Seung-hyuk was no longer his son. He was merely the bloodline of the filthy man who had stolen his wife.

After that day, Joo Seung-hyuk’s life was stained with darkness.