“Hyu-, Hyung-nim…….”
Yi-an uttered an unfamiliar word as he recalled the man’s subordinates.
“What?”
“It’s yours, Hyung-nim…….”
This is driving me crazy. The man’s chest swelled up in an instant, and he immediately lowered his head. Then, he gritted his teeth, let out a “pfft”, and began to laugh, his stomach shaking.
“Fuck, this is seriously driving me crazy…….”
Swear words escaped through his teeth, but strangely, he did not look upset. The man let out raspy laughs for a while without holding back. Then, he flicked Yi-an’s cheek with his index finger as Yi-an busily darted his eyes aroung, trying to gauge his reaction.
“I called you Baby, and you’re really acting like one.”
It was a tone of voice tinged with laughter.
“…….”
“You’re cute, but… Baby. If I keep hearing that kind of nonsense, I feel like my dick is going to die even if it’s hard.”
“It reminds me of those fucking bastards.” The man added, then chuckled and shook his head. He let out a light sigh, looked around, and set his gaze on the pile of chocolate that still had plenty left.
“Jeong Yi-an.”
“……Yes?”
At the sudden call of his name, Yi-an straightened his back with a face full of anxiety. It was because, even though it had only happened once, having his name called from the man’s lips didn’t exactly seem like a positive sign.
“Isn’t there anything that comes to mind instead of that fucking bullshit “.Hyung-nim”?”
“Ah…….”
“I know not only Baby’s name but also your younger sibling’s name, you know. It seems like Baby doesn’t even know my three-word name. That’s hurtful.”
“That, that is…….”
Of course I wouldn’t know, since you didn’t tell me. Yi-an wanted to retort like that right away, but whenever he met the man’s dark eyes, all he could do was stammer like an idiot.
“Shall I tell you?”
“Yes, okay.”
“But… what should I do if you still don’t understand even though I explained it to you with all my heart?”
“Sorry?”
“I need to be prepared to that extent before I start to feel like giving it a try.”
Saying that, the man let out a low laugh. At the soft laughter burrowing into his ears, Yi-an rubbed his forearms, where the downy hairs were standing on end, and met the man’s eyes. At that, the man curved his gaze in a strange way. It was a smile that reminded him of the day he had first encountered him.
“Uh…….”
It was a remark that seemed designed to induce him to wager something. However, Yi-an had nothing more to give. He had already spit out everything he had. As he mumbled, not knowing what to do, the man followed up with a proposal as if he had read the mind of Yi-an.
“If there is no improvement even after I went to all the trouble to explain it, you deserve to be scolded. Don’t you agree?”
It was not a proposal, but a threat.
“Heut… Yes. That’s right.”
If Yi-an refused even this, the man might immediately lunge at him, threatening to tattoo between his legs. It was not a situation where he could refuse, and on top of that, for reasons he could not understand, the man suddenly seemed to be in a pretty good mood… In any case, it would be better to do as he suggested. Yi-an had no choice but to nod, as if pushed into it.
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