Chapter 109
How much time had passed? Cha Yoon, who had fallen asleep without realizing it, came to his senses when he felt a hand stroking his hair.
Is it Jung Soo-ho again? Why is this guy so desperate to bother people? Thinking this, he grabbed the hand hovering over his head and sat up. The blanket covering his face fell away, brightening his field of vision.
“Why are you touching someone else’s head…”
Cha Yoon, who was speaking with a frown, had to stop mid-sentence. It was because he recognized the face of the person standing in front of him.
Cha Yoon muttered as he looked at the man standing before him.
“Hyung…?”
Seo-jung, who seemed more flustered by that voice, opened and closed his mouth before pulling his wrist free. Can’t you even distinguish between someone else’s touch and your hyung’s, you idiot. Cha Yoon longingly watched Seo-jung’s wrist slip out of his hand and berated himself.
“I’m sorry for touching you without permission. But I thought you should wake up now.”
“What are you sorry for? I thought it was someone else. It’s fine if it’s you, hyung. You can touch me anywhere, not just my head. No, it’s not that I don’t mind, I like it when you touch me. So feel free to touch me all you want.”
No, please touch me. What? Please. Cha Yoon, who had been rambling for a while, suddenly thrust his head towards Seo-jung. Seo-jung took a step back at this reaction and shook his head.
“I said I woke you because I thought I should. It’s fine now that you’re up, Cha Yoon.”
At Seo-jung’s refusal, Cha Yoon smacked his lips in disappointment. Then suddenly, the thought ‘Why is hyung home so early?’ crossed his mind.
“Hyung, why did you come home so early today?”
“I came home at the same time as usual.”
The same as usual? As Cha Yoon carefully digested these words, he soon realized their meaning and hurriedly checked the second-floor terrace. Beyond the glass windows, he saw a dark sky.
Surely the sunset had been streaming into the living room when he closed his eyes, so when had so much time passed? Cha Yoon, who had lost time against his will, stared blankly out the window and ruffled his hair.
“Everyone decided to order delivery for the first time in a while, so we ordered a lot. Come down and wait.”
If there was any silver lining, it was that they had ordered delivery food for dinner tonight. If that hadn’t been the case, there would have been a notification about likability points being added to the person who prepared dinner, and all the contestants would have figured out what the hidden rule was.
Cha Yoon sighed in relief, comforted by the fact that he alone still knew about the existence of the hidden rule.
Meanwhile, Seo-jung, having said everything he wanted to say, turned around and headed for his room. After taking a few steps, he stopped in his tracks. It was because Cha Yoon was following him. Did he not hear me tell him to go down and eat?
“Did you not hear what I just said?”
“I heard.”
“Then why are you following me?”
“I want to wait for you and go down together.”
“I’m going to shower.”
“Yes, I know.”
Why was someone who claimed to know still following him? As Seo-jung just stared at him, confused by the inconsistency, Cha Yoon spoke again.
“Are you worried I might follow you into the bathroom? I know I have a history, but today I really just planned to sit on the bed and wait. If you don’t trust me, you can lock the door while you shower.”
Although Seo-jung hadn’t actually been thinking that, Cha Yoon felt guilty and spilled out a long explanation.
Isn’t it better to go down first and eat rather than waiting blankly on the bed? Although he thought this, it didn’t seem like Cha Yoon would listen if he said it. In the end, Seo-jung turned towards his room as if to say ‘do as you please.’
As if trying to keep his word, he grabbed clothes to change into and entered the bathroom as soon as he entered the room. Soon after, the sound of water falling could be heard from behind the closed door.
“…”
At that sound, Cha Yoon couldn’t help but recall Seo-jung’s body that he had seen a few days ago. The well-muscled chest that looked so good he felt he could massage it all day without getting bored, the pink nipples he wanted to suck until they wore away, and things like the dck and hole that were the same color as if to prove they belonged to the same person’s body.
By now, water would probably be running down his neck, soaking his entire body. Maybe a droplet or two would be clinging to his nipples.
Imagining Seo-jung’s wet body naturally caused blood to rush to his lower body. Cha Yoon, who had been staring blankly at the bathroom door, soon came to his senses. Looking down, he saw his dick starting up as if to show its presence.
“Shit.”
Cha Yoon reflexively cursed. Is this why hyung told him not to follow and to go downstairs? If so, it was truly remarkable foresight. Watching his left thigh continue to swell, Cha Yoon looked up at the white ceiling and began to mutter.
“Until the East Sea’s waters and Mount Baekdu wear away…”
It was around the time he was reciting the fourth verse of the national anthem instead of wearing away the East Sea and Mount Baekdu. The water sound that had been coming from the bathroom for a long time finally stopped, and soon after, Ki Seo-jung came out along with misty steam.
Seeing Seo-jung emerge from the bathroom, Cha Yoon couldn’t close his mouth. It was because Seo-jung’s face was glowing even whiter than the white ceiling he had been staring at longingly.
Fuck, is he a fairy? No, a male fairy? It was an abnormally beautiful appearance that was hard to believe was human. While Cha Yoon was distracted by Ki Seo-jung’s face, Seo-jung put the used towel in the laundry basket and approached Cha Yoon.
“Let’s go now.”
Unlike the seemingly comfortable Seo-jung, Cha Yoon now found it difficult to even breathe properly. As Seo-jung came closer, the attack on his senses intensified.
Whether it was because of his hair darkened by moisture, his already white skin stood out even more porcelain-like, giving the impression of looking at a precious white porcelain. And that wasn’t all. The mixed scent of body wash and Seo-jung’s natural scent brushed his nose, and his pleasantly low voice tickled his ears. Cha Yoon felt dizzy, unable to withstand the overwhelming assault.
“Cha Yoon?”
Seeing Cha Yoon with his eyes closed and saying nothing, Seo-jung called out to him questioningly. Finally coming to his senses, Cha Yoon barely managed to utter a word.
“You’re… really too much, hyung.”
It was exactly as he expressed it. Everything that made up Seo-jung was too much for a mere human to handle. However, the words Cha Yoon uttered with all his sincerity unfortunately didn’t fully reach Seo-jung.
“What are you talking about? Just get up already.”
“…Can’t we just eat in the room by ourselves?”
Wouldn’t it be better if he alone endured rather than all the contestants struggling with excessive stimulation? Cha Yoon proposed a solution that for the first time aligned his desires with the public good, but it didn’t work on Seo-jung at all.
“If you’re not coming out, I’ll go alone.”
“Who said I’m not going? Let’s go. We can just go, right?”
Cha Yoon followed Seo-jung as he turned and left the room without hesitation.
As they passed through the second-floor living room and descended the stairs with Seo-jung, they saw the contestants huddled together as if in a secret meeting.
“…so let’s just pretend we don’t know. It’s pitiful, isn’t it?”
“Yeah, he must be really lacking to act like that.”
“So are we all going with Ji-yoon unni’s suggestion?”
“Okay.”
What are they talking about? Just as Cha Yoon slightly raised an eyebrow, one of the residents who was dispersing to their seats noticed Seo-jung and Cha Yoon.
“Oh, Seo-jung and Cha Yoon are here. Come quickly and let’s eat. The food just arrived.”
“Nice timing.”
“Hurry and sit down, hyungs!”
As if their previous conversation had been a lie, they casually gestured for the two to come quickly. At this, Cha Yoon quickly erased the questions in his mind.
Right, since when did I care about others? Instead of wasting time caring about irrelevant people, I should think about Ki Seo-jung one more time. Having neatly organized his thoughts, he stepped onto the first floor with a light heart.
***
Q. Do you know about the hidden rule?
Seo-jung: Yes, I do.
Soo-ho: I may be oblivious, but I’m not that stupid!
Min-wook: There were so many hints everywhere, it was impossible not to know.
Woo-jun: But Cha Yoon seems to be really lacking in likability points, so we all agreed to pretend we don’t know.
Q. Do you plan to send a message to Cha Yoon in the third week?
Ji-yoon: I don’t.
Joo-ah: Not at all. Cha Yoon probably doesn’t even want messages from others anyway.
Min-ha: Oh, messages…? Uh, well… I have someone else I want to send messages to.
Sae-young: Isn’t it disrespectful to Cha Yoon oppa to send a message out of pity when there’s no real feeling behind it?
Da-bin: Cha Yoon is cute and pitiful, but not enough for me to want to send him a message.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
