Chief Kim and Assistant manager Choi Chapter 62

Chapter 62: Chapter 62.

Chapter 62.

“... You are being awfully familiar.”

Jihoon wondered where he had seen Siwoo before, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t rember him. Siwoo wasn’t soone forgettable. The way he acted... His looks...

When Jihoon bit his lips, Siwoo reached out and touched them with his finger. He said with a coy smile, “Your lips look like they might hurt.”

Siwoo then added, “I am starving!”

“So?”

“Let’s eat first.”

“What about drinks?”

“Not a bad idea.”

Siwoo raised his hand to order a few bottles of soju. Watching him, Jihoon beca a bit excited. He wondered what this night might hold for him.

No love, just lust. Jihoon Kang liked this kind of relationship. To use and be used. No expectations.

At least tonight, Jihoon thought that he may not need his pills.

***

Shin just ca out from the shower. Woojin had to work late today, but Shin insisted they leave work together. In the end, he ended up waiting for Woojin and they ended up going to Woojin’s ho.

Lately, Woojin has been sleeping at Shin’s ho almost every night, so Woojin’s apartnt seed empty and cold. As soon as they arrived, they turned on the heat. Perhaps it was because there were two people in the place. The apartnt seed to get warm very quickly. Woojin was sitting at the sofa when Shin, his hair still a bit wet, approached him with a smile. He hugged Woojin, who asked him, “Did you want sothing?”

“Is there sothing you want for a Christmas gift?”

“Not really...”

“But I want to get you sothing.”

After staring at Shin’s eyes for a while, Woojin said to him, “Shin Kim.”

“Yes?”

“I think Siwoo and Jihoon Kang t.”

“Pardon?”

Woojin held Shin’s hand tightly for warmth. He didn’t want to let Shin go. There were days when Woojin thought he was prepared for the end, but in truth, he never wanted to leave Shin.

Never.

Eejun ward Woojin many tis, “There is sothing you don’t know, Woojin.”

“...”

“Beware of Jihoon Kang. Be careful around him, Woojin.”

Woojin wondered what the difference was between hallucinating and educated guess.

Just who in his family inherited this illness? Woojin’s grandfather seed to be waiting and calculating to see which of his children presented with this family disease. Woojin’s father ended up becoming the unlucky target, and during treatnts, he passed away.

When Woojin’s face darkened, Shin reached out to hold his face. He murmured, “When you feel like sharing your thoughts with ...”

“Yeah...”

“Please let know.”

“Ok.”

When Eejun warned Woojin about Jihoon, Eejun looked almost scared. Woojin couldn’t understand why, and not knowing caused him the most fear. And now, it was ti to figure out the truth. Woojin still rembered the advice his father gave him, “Woojin, you must protect those you love... Even if that ans you need to leave them.”

Woojin never forgot his father’s words.

***

Shin found this quiet and quaint hospital very interesting. The place was very neat with no clutters. Only the absolute necessities filled the space. Shin didn’t feel awkward around Dr. Yoonil, probably because they have t each other before.

This doctor reminded Shin of a blank page. No color, no odor. Yoonil provided a calm, almost empty, atmosphere to this place.

Woojin was out of the room for a few minutes to get so tests done. He had to get checked every month, and it was Yoonil and Eejun who recomnded Shin to accompany Woojin. Eejun, who was also present in the room, took a sip of his jasmine tea after Woojin left.

Eejun asked Shin, “It didn’t take much to convince you to co with Woojin, I see. Why is that?”

“Because we are lovers.”

Eejun almost spit out his tea. He barely held it together. Eejun frowned and exclaid, “Are you crazy?”

When Shin shrugged his shoulders, Eejun asked, “Are you planning to let EVERYONE know that you guys are dating?”

“Nope.”

“Then why did you say that just now?”

“I figured you already know about us, Mr. Eejun.”

Shin liked Eejun much more than Jihoon Kang. Eejun seed honest. Not sneaky like Jihoon. It was very hard to et people who were as transparent as Eejun Bae, especially around Woojin.

Shin later learned that it was the manager at the villa that found Woojin. If he hadn’t, it was hard to know what might happened to Woojin. Woojin certainly wasn’t going to call anyone for help. He was so used to being alone. He didn’t know how to get close to soone. Shin found Woojin’s awkwardness adorable, but he also felt sad about it.

Shin asked, “What kind of treatnt is Woojin getting here?”

“Psychiatric.”

“...”

“He can’t seem to rember.”

“Rember what?”

“Who killed his father. The murderer.”

Eejun’s voice seed calm, but he sighed deeply, making Shin feel tense. Eejun continued, “You are the first person outside of this family that knows about this now.”

“...”

“Well... I guess I can’t call myself part of the ‘family.’”

“And is there a reason why Woojin Choi needs to rember this?”

“It will prove that Woojin isn’t sick.”

“What?”

Eejun sighed loudly again and showed Shin three photos. One showed a man, the second one a woman, and the third one Jihoon Kang. The woman in the second photo looked so pale. She looked shockingly like Woojin.

“Is this Woojin’s mother?”

“No.”

“But they look so alike.”

“That’s Jihoon Kang’s mother.”

When Shin looked up at Eejun in shock, Eejun replied, “Of course Woojin and that woman look alike.”

“Why?”

“Because she is his aunt.”

Woojin always tried to avoid ntioning his aunt. He didn’t even call her his aunt, but “that woman.” The woman that hated Woojin... The only sister of Woojin’s father... Then...

“So Jihoon Kang is Woojin’s cousin?”

“Yes.”

“...”

“This hereditary illness apparently skipped a generation, and Woojin’s grandfather didn’t have it. So he was certain that one of his children must’ve inherited it.”

“But?”

“None of his children had it. This genetic disorder”

As Woojin’s father and his sister grew up, they had to constantly get tested and suspected. Eejun didn’t see it with his own eyes, but he heard stories from his own grandfather and his father. What he heard was... horrifying.

Eejun continued, “Woojin’s father wasn’t planning on getting married.”

“...”

“He was so sick of it all. Having to go to the clinic every month...”

“...”

“There is no way of knowing the truth. Did both of the siblings not have this illness? Did one of them have it and hid it well? Maybe both of them had it. Who knows? Either way, the Chairman, Woojin’s grandfather, never let go of his suspicion that one or both of his children had it. He was desperate to find out because he needed an heir to his company.”

“So what happened?”

“Woojin’s father ended up giving up his inheritance.”

“...”

“But even then, Woojin’s aunt remained anxious.”

“...”

“She was especially worried about Woojin Choi.”

That was the beginning of this tragedy. Never ending obsession and suspicion.

“Woojin’s family illness is a ntal disorder. If you have it, the symptoms get worse as you get older, and...”

“... and?”

“Eventually, you end up experiencing hallucinations.”

“And this is a hereditary thing?”

“Apparently, these people are born with an abnormality in their brains. They end up experiencing constant hallucination.”

“And?”

“The question is, did Woojin’s father see a hallucination, or was soone really coming to kill him?”

“...”

“Woojin Choi was the only one there at the ti of his death. This ans only Woojin knows what really happened.”

Shin rembered the blood in the swimming pool.

“Woojin doesn’t want to rember that day. He also seems to question himself.”

“What?”

“If Woojin’s father didn’t have this illness, it is very possible that Woojin has it”

“...”

“My bet is on Woojin’s aunt who killed Woojin’s father.”

Eejun looked at Shin’s eyes and added, “And that is why this family hates .”

“...”

“And Jihoon Kang hates the most.”

“...”

“Probably because I suspect Jihoon Kang isn’t sane either.”

“What?”

“You better protect Woojin. You and I are both surrounded by enemies.”

“...”

“I am not even sure about Yoonil. Is he really trying to restore Woojin’s mories, or is he actually erasing them? I can’t be certain.”

Shin felt like he was falling endlessly into a darkness.