Chapter 116 – Lee Junseo (Son) – Commotion Always Comes Suddenly (5)
She could have escaped, but the fact that she was quietly dragged all the way here brings back the story of when she first met the guy who looked exactly like Junseo. The story was short for others to hear, but it was vivid from her perspective, and in a way, she spoke as if she was also a victim.
It was after they entered the village and a commotion broke out.
To be precise, Junseo’s identity was revealed on the last day of their stay in the village, and a commotion arose among the other merchandise who belatedly learned the truth. Starting with what happened at the hotel, they interrogated each other about what the other merchandise had been doing while Junseo was entering the village. They decided that this wouldn’t do and agreed to gather in the club room at dawn the next day.
Yuna-rin was a type of merchandise with a weak mentality. She already felt awkward being among the merchandise after the hotel incident, and now she heard that the person who was supposed to be her master was actually deceiving or experimenting on them. She was on pins and needles, wondering if something might happen, and confessed that she had even considered “Should I just drop out of the race and return to the village?” when she encountered them.
Who were “them”?
Of course, it was a young man who looked exactly like Junseo.
‘Young Master?’
She had come out of her room to change her mood in preparation for the large-scale meeting the next day when she encountered him. At first, she was surprised to see the Young Master there, but she thought she couldn’t have mistaken someone, so she approached him. The next moment, she was dragged into a van by unfamiliar men.
“Pfft?!”
“Is she the woman?”
“No, this one is, uh, from the village.”
“Really?”
At first, she didn’t know what was going on. It was so sudden that it took her a long time to realize she had been kidnapped. Yuna-rin was stuck among dirty men with slurred speech. Normally, someone would be watching her, but today, no one was around, and she was easily kidnapped by these men. The only thing that gave her some relief was the appearance of the child who looked exactly like Junseo. At least because of that, she was able to remain somewhat calm without screaming.
“Young Master?”
“I’m not the person you serve. I’m his younger brother.”
“Younger brother?”
“Look at my face again.”
“Oh, uh?”
When Yuna-rin regained her senses and looked again, the face was indeed similar to Junseo’s. They could almost be called twins, but if you looked closely, his eyes were more subdued, and he was a hand shorter. The Young Master she served wasn’t particularly ugly and was just an ordinary man without any major features, so it was hard to find any other differences, but the fact that he had a youthful vibe was a clear distinction.
“That’s a lie… There was no information about the Young Master having a blood relative… even in the village…”
“Right? Sorry for suddenly inviting you. I didn’t originally plan to do this, but I didn’t know my brother would enter the village. I was planning to go meet him soon, but they beat me to it, didn’t they?”
“I don’t know what’s going on… Could you please send me back… I’m scared…”
“But I’d like you to at least hear my story. Unlike my brother’s people, my guys have no respect for hierarchy and get excited easily.”
“Hic?!”
The men laughing next to her felt unpleasant. They looked like they hadn’t washed properly, and their slightly exposed teeth were yellow. She felt a wave of disgust and wanted to run away from this place right away, but she couldn’t because a hand was on her skirt. She felt like she was going to die from the physiological disgust, but she couldn’t move because she knew what would happen if she did.
‘That idiot Heo Cho-yeon might not care how loose her vagina gets, but I haven’t had my hymen broken yet…’
That’s how she had been raised as merchandise. Yuna-rin acted as they wanted to avoid losing the value she had maintained so far. The man who looked exactly like Junseo smiled, as if he liked that attitude, and conversely, she observed the fake Junseo.
He looked like a high school student, and his height was short. The suit he was wearing looked like it was from a brand at first glance, but if you looked closely, it was cheap. His hair also looked neatly styled, but it was nothing more than an average person’s level. Yuna-rin knew well that people who were actually managed by wealthy people had a certain aura about them. After all, she had lived in a place where only those kinds of people resided.
Amidst the growing suspicion, Yuna-rin soon reached the same conclusion as Junseo’s group. A vague suspicion like “Could he have had plastic surgery?” The fact that this man appeared as soon as Junseo’s identity was revealed was too suspicious. Initially, she had planned to contact the people who were watching her as soon as she returned home and expose what happened today, but she soon shut her mouth.
“I know you’re suspicious, but I’m really his younger brother. I can even show you proof in your style.”
“Proof?”
“This.”
“That is…”
Yuna-rin’s wrist was pulled, and she touched it. There was a thick, hard, and terrifying weapon on his lower body. It was the magic wand that all the men who shared Junseo’s bloodline had.
‘He didn’t put anything in his lower body, did he…?’
Even so, she didn’t stop being suspicious and kept touching it, but the reaction was real. She felt goosebumps at the very slight wriggling reaction and took her hand off.
“I-it’s real. It’s the same as what I saw back then.”
“Unlike my brother, I didn’t grow up well. Including that, I was planning to talk to my brother about various things and enter the village together. I was laughing, thinking about how surprised my brother would be, but I felt like I got hit in the back of the head.”
“Could you be, a love child? Or, something…?”
“You’re quick to catch on.”
The first thing she saw after coming down to society was modern soap operas. Her life had lacked stimulation except for lust, but the dramas were so interesting that they made her forget about it. After coming down from the village, she even watched dramas with her fellow merchandise, forgetting her own duty, so this kind of story resonated well with her.
‘His lower body is real… his face is the same… he also knows about the village… so it can’t be a lie…’
Her mind became cold. If that was true, it was impossible to know who would become the next village chief. He had directly called him his brother, so the fake Junseo in front of her was confirmed to be his younger brother. Normally, Junseo, the eldest son, would inherit it, but in this case, no one knew what would happen. His tone was ordinary, but the greed boiling inside his throat couldn’t be hidden, and there was a strangely grating edge to it.
“I’m in a similar situation to my brother. I recently found out who I am.”
‘How should I react to that…’
He seemed to have a high nose. He looked like a high school student, just as she had thought. He kept chattering, grinning and saying that he wanted to meet his brother.
“If it’s not rude, could I ask how you got separated, and how you found out about your bloodline?”
“Don’t worry. That’s why I called you here.”
“Yes?”
“If I tell you, my identity will spread to others, right? That’s why I kidnapped you on purpose. I wanted to contact the women my brother cherishes, but it’s a shame.”
The explanation that followed was very similar to Junseo’s family.
There was no father, he lived alone with his mother, and his mother had also passed away. He was the type who belatedly realized his identity thanks to the people who came down from the village. However, his sponsor, knowing that Junseo was still alive, didn’t provide much support to the younger brother. He talked about his father, Lee Moon-san, and said that he had obtained information about the village on his own. He said that the people he was currently employing were also hired directly after becoming close with his sponsor’s connections. He spoke as if he had gone through many incidents and hardships until then, but that wasn’t important to Yuna-rin.
The problem was elsewhere.
‘So, what’s the conclusion? Did you come to meet the Young Master?’
Even Yuna-rin could tell what the little brat was thinking, as he was smiling brightly.
“Is my brother doing well? I heard he had a hard time because of our father, just like me. Now that I know we’re brothers and our situations are similar, I wanted to get close to him, so I came all the way here.”
It was true that he had a high nose and had become greedy, but he didn’t seem to have any intention of fighting with his family. Rather, perhaps because he was young, a strangely childish idea was revealed. He had hired these suspicious people and kidnapped Yuna-rin, but all he wanted to do was meet his brother. It was as if he was preparing a birthday party for his family.
‘Affection-deprived? I don’t know, but he’s a dangerous type if left unattended.’
However, she was sure that he wouldn’t harm her and felt relieved. She decided that she could handle this somehow, so she smiled loosely and decided to play along. In the process, she made a suggestion to conclude whether this child really missed his brother.
“Then let’s do this.”
“Huh?”
“There’s no need to make a big deal out of it by telling other people, right? Let’s not tell anyone else and go meet the Young Master alone when he comes. I think he’d prefer that to causing a scene by going in a group like this.”
“One-on-one?”
“Yes. It’ll be easier for you brothers to talk openly… and we can get information as soon as the Young Master comes out of the village…”
“Then let’s do that!”
‘Is he really a child?’
Conclusion, he was just a fool with signs of affection deprivation. She didn’t know what else he had inside, but that much was certain. It seemed like he had really come to meet his blood relative without any other intentions. Yuna-rin sighed, and the other party spoke again.
“But we haven’t introduced ourselves yet, have we?”
“Shall I go first?”
“I know because I investigated you.”
Junseo’s younger brother revealed his identity directly.
“I’m Lee Jun-hyuk. I’m a high school student this year. Remember that.”
‘He really was a child…?!’
Yuna-rin felt goosebumps at those words.
Rather than saying he was like a child.
It was revealed that he really was a child.
