CH 132

I barely answered, grasping all the reason that kept blurring on Cheon Sa-yeon’s face, who came so close that I could feel his breathing.

“…what do you want me to do?”

“If you give me earrings, you will help me wear them.”

“Are you asking me to pierce your earlobes? Now?”

“Right.”

Cheon Sa-yeon didn’t stop but opened the accessory box again. He took out one of the earrings that were inside and held it out.

“Hurry.”

“Crazy, how do I do this? I’ve never even pierced one either.”

“You just have to press it against the centre of your earlobe. Is there anything difficult?”

Cheon Sa-yeon, who forcibly held the earring into my hand, looked at me with eyes wondering what to do. I frowned as I felt the touch of the red jewel on the tip of my finger.

“…I don’t know if it goes wrong.”

“I have no intention of blaming you so don’t worry.”

If it was this kid, I was sure it would be, but…

After thinking about it for a long time, I finally let out a deep sigh. Let’s just do it quickly and leave. How could I overcome Cheon Sa-yeon’s stubbornness?

It was a recovery item anyway, so there was no need to disinfect. I grabbed the earring with two fingers and looked seriously at Cheon Sa-yeon’s earlobe, and Cheon Sa-yeon, who was watching me with an unpleasant smile, suddenly grabbed my waist with both hands and lifted me up.

“Now what?”

“Your posture looks uncomfortable.”

In an instant, instead of sitting on the sofa, I sat on Cheon Sa-yeon’s thighs and faced each other, my heart sank.

“Wh, what the…”

When I met Cheon Sa-yeon’s face, who was approaching my nose, I remembered what happened last night that I had barely forgotten. Without realizing it, I forcibly put up with my gaze on Cheon Sa-yeon’s lips and pushed his shoulder away.

“Let me go.”

“When you’re done, I’ll let you go.”

Cheon Sa-yeon answered me brazenly and turned his head slightly. It was definitely more comfortable to sit on and look at than to sit next to him. Uh, making a painful noise, I pulled myself close to get a closer look at his earlobe.

“…here I go.”

When I pressed the tip of the pointed earring to Cheon Sa-yeon’s earlobe in front of me, Cheon Sa-yeon leaned his face on my shoulder and whispered.

“Go on.”

I gave strength to my fingertips. It would be less painful to pierce in one shot than to press slowly. Earring pierced his earlobe much easier than I thought and came out pointed in the opposite direction.

“Did it go well?”

“I think so.”

I grabbed Cheon Sa-yeon’s ear and looked around. Fortunately, the earring was well placed in the centre of the earlobe without being crooked.

No matter how much the part of the earlobe was, it pierced raw flesh and Cheon Sa-yeon didn’t look sick at all. Didn’t this kind of pain mean that there was no emotion? (이 정도 고통은 감흥도 없다는 건가)

“You have to do the other side as well.”

“I understand, so be still.”

I hit Cheon Sa-yeon’s arm, who kept bothering me, and pulled out one of the remaining earrings from the accessory box.

Now that one had succeeded, there was nothing difficult. I forcibly turned Cheon Sa-yeon’s face, who seemed excited, and pressed the earring strongly against his left earlobe.

“Ouch. It hurts.”

When I inserted it rougher than the right earlobe, Cheon Sa-yeon lashed out at me as if he was waiting.

“Don’t be ridiculous.”

After confirming that the plugs on both sides of the earrings were properly fitted, I also checked the condition of the ears just in case. Fortunately, it was a recovery item, so there was no red swelling or blood.

“Are you done?”

“Yeah.”

After all this was said, I was exhausted. With the weary face and trying to descend from Cheon Sa-yeon’s body, he didn’t let go the waist he held.

“Please let go?” (좀 치우지?)

“Don’t you have something to say to me?”

“I said let me get down.”

“Why? Just do it now.”

Damn you, you crazy bastard… As I stared at him sincerely, Cheon Sa-yeon let me go with a face that he would let it slide. I quickly got out of his arms and stood on the outside of the sofa as much as possible to run away.

“Isn’t that too far away for a conversation?”

“Cheon Sa-yeon.”

I didn’t want to keep up with his nonsense anymore. Ignoring Cheon Sa-yeon’s words, I spat out the question I wanted to ask from the moment I was dragged to Samael.

“Edward-ssi would be fallen into Samael’s ability… Did you know?”

Just before Edward came to the drawing-room in a state of mind control, Cheon Sa-yeon received an urgent call from the N11 Area manager and left with Woo Seo-hyuk.

“It would be sad if I wasn’t here.”

Cheon-yeon’s words before I told him to go quickly. His eyes were curious as to how he would respond to every situation.

Of course, it could be just my imagination. The eyes that made you curious about how they would understand all the situations and react.

Of course, it could be just my imagination. Even if he was Cheon Sa-yeon, you wouldn’t be able to predict Samael’s movements in advance. However, as if utterly shattering my expectations, Cheon Sa-yeon touched the earring that was stuck in his earlobe and responded bluntly.

“I expected it.”

Power entered my forehead involuntarily. I asked, struggling to suppress my agitated emotions.

“How?”

“Hm.”

Cheon Sa-yeon’s gaze, who was tapping his thigh with his index finger, turned to me.

“He’s young, smart, and he’s most likely to have a weapon because he’s an item maker. Moreover, he’s the younger brother of Athena’s Deputy Master, so he’s not an opponent that can be arbitrarily stopped.”

“……”

“Don’t be stupid, Han Yi-gyeol. It’s pointless to watch Edward from mind control. Someone else must have approached him anyway.”

It wasn’t that I didn’t know what Cheon Sa-yeon meant. If Samael had approached me by controlling my mind as he did to Kang Seung-geon, not the weak Edward…

‘It could have been worse than this as Chloe said.’

But like Cheon Sa-yeon and Chloe, I couldn’t think only rationally. Edward’s face flashed through my mind as he said thank you for saving him, with his eyes shining.

“It means that you used him.”

No matter how well packaged it was, the conclusion was that he threw a suitable bait to Samael. That little boy. The sorrowful feeling was conveyed in the voice.

“Use?”

However, Cheon Sa-yeon twisted his lips at my words and smiled.

“I made the best choice in an unavoidable situation. That was the only way to stop Samael’s attack once without anyone dying.”

“…if so, then Cheon Sa-yeon. You.”

Cheon Sa-yeon planned not only about Edward being attacked by Samael’s mind control ability but also planning all the situations until I was taken away to protect Edward and finally saved by Cheon Sa-yeon.

In order to do that.

“You must have known already that Samael’s ability wouldn’t work on me.”

For all those plans to come true, it was most important for me to endure without my mind being controlled. Cheon Sa-yeon knew exactly what my ability was, which I didn’t know.

I expected Edward to be used, but I never imagined that he would have grasped that part.

In the end, including Kwon Jeong-han, who was seriously injured, me, Edward, and Samael. It was like they were all playing on Cheon Sa-yeon’s palm. I clenched my cold hand. A hot fire burned in my stomach.

I bit my lip to suppress the surge of emotions again and again. Cheon Sa-yeon, who was looking at me with no expression, raised one eyebrow when I didn’t say anything.

I turned around quickly, fearing that I would spit out useless words if I continued to face Cheon Sa-yeon. Fortunately, he didn’t catch me.

After running out of the representative office as if to run away and walking frantically for a long time, I entered the extinguished emergency stairway. I leaned against the cold wall and exhaled harshly, and then came to my senses.

“Fuck you bastard.”

I muttered a curse and bowed my head. The cool air cooled my head.

A fucking bastard who controlled and used others as he pleased. What the hell were you any different from Samael, such accusations came all the way up to the neck.

‘Let’s stop.’

No matter how many times I got angry and disappointed, the next time he got a chance, he would do the same. If I used up my emotions, it was my loss.

…there wasn’t much time left anyway.

Tomorrow, Kim Woo-jin would bring information about Kang Seung-geon. Ha Tae-heon would also be returning to Korea soon. Then…

I shut my trembling eyes tightly.

* * *

Bang, Cheon Sa-yeon, who looked at the roughly closed door for a moment, got up and walked to the window. He looked up at the sky where the sun had begun to set and immediately saw his reflection in the window.

Red earrings were exposed under his dark hair. Cheon Sa-yeon, who had been looking at it with an unknown expression, soon took out his cell phone from his arms.

“Say it.”

[Is that the first word you say as soon as you answer the phone? I wish you could be more polite, Master Cheon Sa-yeon.]

Chloe pointed at it. Either way, Cheon Sa-yeon slowly blinked his eyes and answered.

“The business.”

[…why is your voice like that? You look depressed somewhere.]

“If you’re going to keep talking nonsense, cut it off.”

[It’s about Talented Han Yi-gyeol.]

Drops of water fell on the windows that were dyed red by the setting sun. Tuduk, tuk. It was an instant when the raindrops, which had fallen one or two drops, became thicker. Cheon Sa-yeon, who was staring at the rain pouring through the darkening sky, asked.

[Talented Han Yi-gyeol went to the hotel earlier. Do you already know this much?]

“Yeah.”

[I looked at Talented Han Yi-gyeol’s energy again as you wanted.]

“Looks like there is a problem with energy.”

[I don’t know if it’s a problem yet, but it’s special.]

After hesitating for a moment, as if choosing a word, Chloe opened her mouth again.

[Talented Han Yi-gyeol’s energy is…]

A strange light flashed in Cheon Sa-yeon’s black eyes, who was quietly listening to the explanation.

“Are you sure?”

[I’m so sure.]

“Can such a case exist?”

[Well. It’s a phenomenon that no one has ever seen before.]

“What is the cause? Did you figure it out?”

[No. Whatever it was, I was surprised to see it and was bewildered. Maybe even Talented Han Yi-gyeol felt something strange. He was pretty quick to catch on. He’s smart, too.]

“…I know.”

It was too good for no reason. With a sigh, Cheon Sa-yeon recalled Han Yi-gyeol’s face. There was a thick light of disappointment in the eyes that were staring at him with pale tiredness.

[I’ll look into it a bit more if I have time, but you know, Eddy and I have to catch a plane tomorrow morning.]

“This is enough. I’ll figure out the rest.”

[Then I won’t care anymore…]

Chloe sighed heavily and spoke in a slightly softened voice.

[What the hell are you trying to do, Master Cheon Sa-yeon?]

“……”

[I was also disappointed by this incident, but since it was a long-established relationship, I somehow understood and moved on. But others won’t be able to.]

Suddenly, the red light disappeared from the sky and there was only darkness. Everything seemed blurry from the water smeared on the window.

“It means that you used him.”

Through the sound of rain, Han Yi-gyeol’s accusations passed through his ears. Cheon Sa-yeon, who opened his eyes after closing his eyes for a long time, with a frown, replied belatedly.

“I don’t care.”