The Country Life Diary of a Gangster's Secretary

Chapter 64

The Country Life Diary of a Gangster's Secretary - c64

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The places Ihyeok’s touch reached felt hot as if they would burn. Hyeseong clenched his innocent fists tightly to avoid showing it as much as possible.

“I’d feel sad if it left a scar.”

Ihyeok kept rubbing Hyeseong’s forehead, which had the biggest wound. A careful and worried touch. Why didn’t he realize it until now? That this person cherished him as he was.

“Ahjussi.”

“Yeah.”

“I’m sorry. For saying that at the hospital then.”

Hyeseong’s plain voice echoed in the kitchen.

“No matter how I think about it, it wasn’t something I should have said to the person who risked danger and saved me.”

“Do you even know?”

“Yes. I was just angry. I felt like I was being a burden to you. I hated myself so much because I knew I ruined an important deal. I couldn’t understand from my perspective that you threw away all the important things, but now I know. That you simply did it out of pure concern for me, that I was that precious to you.”

Hyeseong’s upright eyes sparkled. Ihyeok was momentarily engulfed in an indescribable emotion.

“Dohyun said, we’ve known each other for 6 years, so it wasn’t just work the whole time, right? To you, I’m a younger brother you’ve known for a long time, so it’s natural to worry that much... I was being sensitive.”

“Oh. Right...”

A younger brother he’s known for a long time. It overlapped with what Sungjin had said. Strangely, why did those words not resonate with him? Why did doubts keep floating around? Was it really right for him to think of Hyeseong that way?

“I’m sorry too. I should have explained the situation to you first.”

“That wasn’t your fault.”

Hyeseong smiled slightly and took the teacup with the coffee finished brewing and left the kitchen first. Ihyeok stared at Hyeseong’s back for a moment and then followed.

“But what did you really do with Kim Doo-sung?”

Hyeseong asked, fiddling with the hot teacup.

“Why. Are you worried I really killed him or something?”

At the smooth voice, Hyeseong’s eyes narrowed.

“I really handed him over to the police.”

“The police stepped up? Even though they couldn’t catch evidence or anything.”

“It doesn’t matter. He turned himself in.”

“Ah.”

Hyeseong roughly understood. Kim Doo-sung probably went to the police station to survive, unable to bear Ihyeok’s assault, rather than to truly repent for his crimes.

From what he heard, Kim Doo-sung turned himself in and Ihyeok had his feet tied to the police for a while to testify as a reference.

“But how could you think of doing such a dangerous thing alone?”

Ihyeok’s nagging flew in as if it was the right moment. If Dohyun’s family hadn’t noticed you were gone that day, what would have happened, if they were a little late, it really could have been a big deal, from why you got involved with that thug in the first place, the scolding continued without rest.

“At least tell me. Then I would have taken care of it.”

“I didn’t want that.”

Despite the barrage of nagging, Hyeseong sipped his coffee leisurely.

“I’m not a Taesung person anymore, and I have nothing to do with you, so I didn’t want to bother you with Kim Doo-sung’s matter for no reason. I also thought I could handle it alone.”

At Hyeseong’s calm words, Ihyeok sighed as if he couldn’t win. Since he was a 20-year-old college student, Hyeseong had been casually hanging out with thugs and seeing their order and horrible scenes. So maybe that’s why Sungjin and the old organization members said he was used to these places and didn’t know what was scary, but only Ihyeok knew.

Hyeseong slowly raised his head as he put on his shoes at the front door.

“You have nothing more to say to me?”

After some thought, Hyeseong nodded.

“Yes. I don’t.”

“...Okay. Go carefully.”

Hyeseong bowed his head and went out of the house.

Left alone in the quiet house, Ihyeok stood near the front door and took a big look around the house.

“Ha.”

Then he soon ran his hand through his hair as if frustrated.

“I think I’m losing control more and more.”

The cozy scent faintly permeating the house. Hyeseong’s lingering pheromone scent remained in every corner of Ihyeok’s house.

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“Hyeseong!”

When he returned home, Dohyun welcomed Hyeseong with his arms wide open.

“What, all of a sudden.”

“Did you have a good talk with the CEO?”

Hyeseong lightly avoided Dohyun and stroked the approaching Bokshil.

“Yeah.”

“How was it?”

“Hmm, refreshing.”

Right? Dohyun was smiling brightly, not leaving Hyeseong’s side, as if he was in a very good mood for some reason. Maybe because of that, Hyeseong also burst into laughter.

“Dohyun, thank you. For telling me that.”

Thanks to Dohyun, he was able to come to his senses. He realized that the way he was doing things was not right, and it was only hurting others and gnawing at himself, so Hyeseong was able to pull himself together. If Dohyun hadn’t told him that in the hospital room, he would have definitely given Ihyeok an indelible wound for life.

Hyeseong thought he was fortunate to have a friend who was bright and innocent but knew how to give sincere advice.

“Hey, what’s there to say between friends? You helped me out several times when I was about to be scammed too. Think of it as a repayment for that.”

In fact, Dohyun had a big mouth and was on the verge of being scammed numerous times. When he was a college student with even less sense than now, he often found himself in danger, so Hyeseong had saved Dohyun many times with sharp words.

“I finally realized that pushing Ahjussi away isn’t everything.”

“Huh? Could those words possibly...”

Dohyun poked Hyeseong with his elbow as if expecting something.

“I don’t know what you’re expecting, but I’m going to stop my unrequited love as I have been. I’ll give up my feelings for Ahjussi too.”

When Hyeseong said with a chuckle, Dohyun pouted his lips as if deflated.

“Then what are you going to do now?”

“Well. I’ll have to think about it slowly.”

A bitter smile hung on Hyeseong’s lips. He made up with Ihyeok and apologized. They could probably go back to their previous relationship, but there was still an unchanging fact.

It was his unreciprocated feelings.

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