Chapter 216 – Hit in a Bad Place (3)
Even I feel dizzy.
Honestly, I wanted to ask if I misheard, but Hwangbo Jun’s expression was too intense for me to even consider it.
[No.]
Nam Gung Hye’s moans echoed in my ears. She was speaking to me with a crying expression mixed with anger.
[It’s not allowed for anyone else, but especially not for you.]
That’s right. I think the same.
“Hwangbo Sohyup, as for me, I’d like to pretend I didn’t hear anything…”
“I understand your confusion. Even I find it difficult to speak.”
Hwangbo Jun exhaled heavily and confessed a shocking fact.
“However, if I were to become a eunuch, there would be no other way, would there?”
I resisted the urge to look at Hwangbo Jun’s lower body with superhuman concentration.
Castration? Castration!
If he had been castrated from the beginning, there would have been no reason for a wedding ceremony, and it seemed like it might be a lingering effect of the injury he received this time.
“I have no regrets. If I hadn’t stopped it then, my wife’s life would have been in danger.”
Hwangbo Jun’s voice trembled. Even if I went back to that moment, I would do the same thing, and no matter how much I said it, I couldn’t help feeling regret.
But even if he himself became a eunuch, it was strange that this situation would come back to me.
It would be better to tell his own brother…?
“…Why did you come to find me?”
“There are two reasons. First, if this fact is revealed, the marriage could be annulled.”
It had already been shown to Nam Gung Se’s congressman, so he might not be able to hide it forever.
But if a baby was born, the possibility of the marriage being annulled, no matter whose child it was, would be infinitely low.
“It’s a selfish decision. But I don’t want to lose my wife.”
“Sanggong…”
After exchanging a moment of tender gazes with Nam Gung Hye, Hwangbo Jun took a deep breath and stated the second reason.
“And I thought that if I had no choice but to have another man’s child, my wife should be able to accept the other man.”
What?
Nam Gung Hye and I momentarily faced each other, and her face twisted for a moment. I must have looked similar.
“As far as I know, there is no man who my wife treats with such flawless respect as Sohyup. Maybe they had a relationship beyond just simple friendship…”
No, no. That’s not it.
“Sanggong, that’s not it…”
“I don’t need to deny it now. Your husband is me, not Kang Sohyup, right? I’m not doubting my wife’s sincerity.”
Hwangbo Jun had a firm expression, believing that Nam Gung Hye and I were having an affair.
“I’ve been jealous inside, but… maybe it’s not bad luck that Sohyup is here now.”
“Hwangbo Sohyup, I really don’t have that kind of relationship with Nam Gung Sojo.”
Even with my firm denial, Hwangbo Jun cornered me.
“Kang Sohyup, if there is still any affection left for Hye Mae, please listen to this Hwangbo’s proposal. If you kneel before me, I will kneel. Help this unfortunate woman from the greed of a wretched man.”
I was going crazy.
Nam Gung Hye still had a rejecting look, but I had one thing to worry about.
“…Is it okay to talk to your wife for a moment, even if she rejects it?”
“Kang Sohyup!”
“It’s not like we have to make a hasty decision. Let’s talk enough… and make a decision.”
Why wouldn’t Hwangbo Jun have any thoughts? My mental state wasn’t strong enough to see him with an expression of pain, so I opened the door and went outside.
“What are you thinking? You’re not thinking of accepting, are you?”
“Why are you asking such an obvious question?”
When I asked with a sharp attitude, Nam Gung Hye’s attitude softened a bit.
“Then why… are you trying to talk to me?”
“Even if I reject it, I felt the need to organize the situation.”
If I had known from the beginning that I was going to sleep with Nam Gung Hye, there was no reason to try to break through the blocked route and waver.
“Is having a child so important to Hwangbo Sohyup? He’s not even the eldest son. If both of them can accept a life without children, can’t they live well together?”
“Well, that’s…”
I wanted to hit my forehead at Nam Gung Hye’s answer.
“So, did he want a child even before the wedding?”
“Yes…”
It wasn’t Nam Gung Hye’s fault. Who would think about the possibility of becoming impotent in the short time between the wedding ceremony and the first night?
But if Nam Gung Hye hadn’t said those things, Hwangbo Jun wouldn’t have been in such a difficult situation.
“Even if I reject it, is there a possibility of asking someone else…?”
Before I could finish my sentence, Nam Gung Hye’s face turned pale.
Hwangbo Jun was clearly a good and kind person, but now his good nature was backfiring and making things worse.
“No matter how much Nam Gung Hye says it’s okay, Hwangbo Jun will continue to feel uncomfortable. He will blame himself for his mistake and live with it.”
“Nam Gung Sojo.”
“I’m married now.”
“…Let’s not get caught up in the details. So, Hwangbo’s wife, can you persuade your husband?”
I felt a little uncomfortable with this change in address, but I ignored it.
Whether she becomes a married woman or a widow, she is still the daughter of Un Soyoung.
Besides, I’m not lacking in experience with inexperienced virgins like her!
“I don’t want to reject it right away, but it’s not a good idea to reject it hastily if there’s no backup plan. Do you understand?”
“Well, yes… but how do we persuade him?”
“I don’t know either.”
I had spent less than 24 hours in the same space as Hwangbo Jun, so Nam Gung Hye, who had been lovey-dovey with him during the wedding preparations, knew more about him than I did. Why was she asking me?
But it seemed daunting. Nam Gung Hye not only had to stop badmouthing me, but also had to erase all the baby bait she had spread so far.
To be honest, it would be easier to divorce and be done with Kang Ho’s disgrace.
“But Hwangbo Jun doesn’t want to split up, so it’s a headache.”
Nam Gung Hye couldn’t ignore Hwangbo Jun’s wishes.
“Let’s try to delay as much as possible for now.”
“Okay…”
We agreed to somehow persuade Hwangbo Jun while delaying the schedule to go to Hwangbose’s. Hwangbo Jun also agreed to my suggestion to think about it for now. On the one hand, he seemed relieved that I wasn’t going to sleep with Nam Gung Hye right away, but if he was relieved, he shouldn’t have asked me to do it in the first place.
Even if my husband allowed it, it was still a risky move for me.
I had to convince Nam Gung Hak to take Un Soyoung and leave as soon as possible, but what if he found out that I had slept with my younger sister?
‘I feel like I’m going to get kicked in the balls.’
He might even go crazy even after taking Un Soyoung away.
Ah, why do I have to worry about this?
I want to finish my work quickly and go home with Un Soyoung to have sex as much as I want!
“Nosah, what happened?”
Hwang Du-myeong tilted his teacup while receiving the gaze of the man in front of him, Heuk-ho, who was responsible for the attack this time and was called the Black Tiger.
“What are you talking about?”
“Horyeong clearly said to catch only Nam Gung Hye. But Nosah gave me different instructions, saying it was Horyeong’s intention.”
“Hmm, different instructions? Did I say that?”
Clink.
“Heuk-ho, what happened?”
“You clearly told me, Nosah! To take care of Nam Gung Hye’s mother! That woman’s martial arts are…”
“Hey, calm down. I don’t remember giving such instructions, but let’s go through it step by step. If Nam Gung Hye’s mother is mentioned, you must be talking about Un Soyoung, right?”
“Then who else could it be?”
Heuk-ho was fuming. Didn’t his master, Horyeong, say that he never gave such instructions beyond catching Nam Gung Hye?
But this old man claimed it was Horyeong’s orders, and because of his deception, Heuk-ho couldn’t fulfill Horyeong’s wishes and had to come back empty-handed like a defeated soldier.
“I don’t understand. If you were told to kill Un Soyoung, that’s one thing, but what’s the point of giving instructions to take care of her?”
Heuk-ho was at his wit’s end. If the other party kept denying it until the end, he wouldn’t have anything else to say without any witnesses or evidence.
He got up from his seat and turned his body around.
“Hmm, this is getting complicated…”
Hwang Du-myeong just watched Heuk-ho’s back with a puzzled expression as he left. He couldn’t understand the truth.
Most of the guests had left, and now it was time to say goodbye to Nam Gung Hye, who was no longer a samboeng after getting married late with the remaining two.
“Live happily. Ah, I want to get married too…”
“Marriage is a tomb of life. Since you can’t come out of the tomb anyway, live well.”
While Nam Gung Hye awkwardly laughed off the slightly ambiguous compliment, Mae Sohyang and Dan Yuran watched from behind.
[Sohyang, see you later.]
[…I don’t plan on seeing you that often.]
Mae Sohyang replied curtly to the man’s premonition, keeping a slight distance.
Despite her feelings towards the man improving somewhat during her time here, his rough attitude was still the same.
[But, if you’re disappointed… you know, right?]
[I don’t know. What do I know?]
Mae Sohyang didn’t like the way the man acted, but she didn’t hate it either. However, she didn’t like seeing him act so cocky.
After seeing off the guests, Nam Gung Hye glanced at Hwangbo Jun.
It had been a few days since he made an unimaginable proposal.
As the days went by, his appearance became more haggard, which was a shame. People who didn’t know the situation teased him, saying things like, “The new groom must be having a hard time every night.”
Hwangbo Jun tried to laugh it off, but in private, he had a bitter expression and was sad.
She couldn’t even comfort him by saying that she was okay and not to worry. Instead, Hwangbo Jun found it even harder to be treated with such consideration.
Nam Gung Hye tried to show a nonchalant attitude, as if it wasn’t urgent, but even that was painful for Hwangbo Jun to accept as a comfort to himself.
Fortunately, Kang Yoon was there to support him, but Nam Gung Hye felt that Hwangbo Jun’s deteriorating state was slowly pushing her into a corner.
Above all, the frustrating thing was that no one, except the parties involved, should know about this issue.
“I wish I could at least tell my mother…”
Nam Gung Hye’s mother, who she had relied on all her life, had become someone she should never rely on, at least not in this matter.
Like a tangled ball of thread, Nam Gung Hye couldn’t figure out how to get out of this situation with no solution in sight.
