"Then who? Who owned your heart?"
Yunyu was nervous, but he finally took a deep breath and muttered one name, "Han Ye."
"Han… Ye?" Taewoo seemed familiar with that name, though he didn't remember to have met a person with that name.
"He is the Movie Emperor of China," Yunyu muttered, afraid that Taewoo would get angry if he boasted about Han Ye too much.
Taewoo felt betrayed, of course. He was searching for Yunyu, dreaming about him every day. Yet, once they reunited, he wasn't the man that Yunyu chose.
But at the same time, he was also glad that Yunyu remembered their previous life in his original world. Nothing hurt more than seeing your beloved not remembering anything from a world they shared.
At least, he was well remembered by his beloved.
But still, Taewoo felt heavy to let Yunyu go.
"That person, Han Ye… is he a good man?" Taewoo asked.
"W—Why are you asking that?"
"Because I will never give my beloved to someone that doesn't know how to treasure him," Taewoo replied. He caressed Yunyu's hair, feeling the silky hair he dreamed of every night. "I will never let you go if that guy will only hurt you."
[Woops, guess he will never let me go then…]
[Good thing Taewoo doesn't know what's Han Ye Gege's real personality. It'd be difficult to create a distance between us if Taewoo knew how much of a scum Han Ye Gege was.]
[Wait, did I just call Gege a scum?]
[I'm sorry, Han Ye Gege. I misspoke. Please don't beat me.]
"Don't worry about Han Ye Gege. He… he treats me well…" Yunyu felt guilty that he had to lie. But this was for the better.
"Really?" Taewoo didn't believe it. Somehow, he had the feeling that Yunyu was trying to cover something. "He is the Movie Emperor, right? Doesn't that mean he is so busy with his schedule? How come he has time to spend with you?"
"I—I usually helped him, sort of becoming his assistant manager and help with his daily schedule," Yunyu replied. "We… Uhm… we have time together during his break, he'd usually pick me to some restaurant for our quality time, sometimes we just sleep on the couch while watching movies during his break…."
"Really?" The more Yunyu spoke, the more Taewoo couldn't believe anything Yunyu said. "Then how come you're here, taking an unknown role. You can just ask that man to cast you in one of his projects since he is your boyfriend—wait, he is your boyfriend, right?" Taewoo eyed Yunyu suspiciously. What if Yunyu wasn't even in the frame with this Han Ye guy.
"O—Of course, we are secret lovers! Since he has millions of fans, he has to keep an eye on the paparazzi. And homosexuality is still very taboo, so we decide just to hide the relationship, hehe…." Yunyu lied again. "A—About why am I not in the same movie as him… uh… that's because I want to make a name for myself without his connection! I want him to be proud of me!"
"Also, um… you don't need to worry, Taewoo. Han Ye treats me like treasure! I'm in good care, and we love each other so much. Sometimes, he would even surprise me with a romantic gesture, just like uh… flowers! He often gave me roses, it's a bit corny, but it's so cute of him, haha!"
"And he never hurts you? Never beats you? Never makes you cry?" Taewoo continued asking, hoping that Yunyu's mask would fall soon and he could crawl inside Yunyu's heart.
But Yunyu shook his head slightly, "He never does that. He is really gentle with me."
Of course, it was all bullshit.
Everything that he said just now was what Yunyu wished Han Ye could do to him. It was a fan fantasy that would never come true.
Han Ye never treated him like a jewel. Han Ye never treated him like a human being in the first place, let alone a jewel.
Han Ye abused him often. That punch in the face before was just one of it. Sometimes Han Ye would throw random stuff to his face or shove him until he fell or hit the wall.
Jia Jie saw everything, of course, and she had been advising Yunyu just to drop it and leave right away because Han Ye wasn't worth all his attention.
He was an abusive man that wouldn't appreciate kindness from someone.
Even Jia Jie didn't have much emotional connection with Han Ye despite being his long term manager.
Because Han Ye was emotionally detached from everything, and the only time he looked alive was when he got angry at Yunyu, making Yunyu his toy to abuse. That was when Jia Jie could truly see emotion in Han Ye, the satisfaction of beating a poor young man who admired him so much.
And Yunyu knew he would only be in pain if he stayed with Han Ye. But his heart told him to stay, no matter what happened, just stay. Because Han Ye deserved everything good in this world, he deserved to be worshipped by many people, including him.
[I can't have him, but at least, he will be a great man, adored by many. And will also find someone that he truly loves, if he is capable of feeling love, of course.]
"So, yeah, I'm fine, Taewoo. I'm in good care, and we are in love with each other. My heart is only for him. There is no sharing in this world…" Yunyu said, cementing his stance that he would never leave Han Ye.
Taewoo still couldn't believe anything that Yunyu said.
But Taewoo couldn't do anything as Yunyu insisted that he was doing good and in good care. All Taewoo could do was to accept defeat for now.
"Yunyu, my heart is shattered right now. But your happiness is still the most important thing for me right now. If you think that guy is your right choice, then… you can go with him."
"But if he dares to hurt you, then I will be the first one to snatch you from him. I will force myself into your heart and kick him away.. Because honestly, my heart is still yours, no matter what, Bai Yunyu."