Actually, It’s a Messy Melodrama Chapter 77

“I like it too.”

But in Taejun’s voice that immediately followed, there was no hint of blaming Haeshin for his mistake.

“Although it is a little different from the feeling you are experiencing……”

Honestly, Taejun was a little surprised when he heard Haeshin’s words. Even after realizing his own regression was linked to Cha Haeshin’s death, Taejun did not feel a sense of liberation that he no longer had to hide or act when looking at Haeshin.

To be a little more honest, Taejun had not particularly cared about what others thought even before meeting Haeshin. There were times when he felt frustrated because he could not openly talk about the tragedy he was facing, but he had not particularly cared about others’ opinions or specifically acted.

Taejun always acted as he felt inclined and did not put on any act when he did not want to. He said what he wanted to say and did what he wanted to do at the moment.

Because Han Taejun never needed to care about what others thought in any moment of regression. No matter how insane things Taejun said or how insane things he did, those around him rather tried to cater to Taejun’s whims.

The situation was bound to be different for Cha Haeshin, who always had to be mindful of those who were stronger than him.

“I like that I found the answer I had been searching for all along after meeting you.”

Taejun’s relief was found elsewhere.

“I like that I finally found out what I need to do to save my life.”

The relief that he was finally on the right path and knew the direction he had to move forward in was the driving force that shattered Taejun’s long hell. Moreover, that method was to save Cha Haeshin from hell. Han Taejun had gained a goal he could absolutely not give up.

“So, to put it simply, it means I am also happy to be doing this with you.”

Taejun smiled. Haeshin stared at Taejun’s smile with a blank expression.

Haeshin would probably never forget the face of the man who said he was glad to have met him, in front of the person whose life he had completely ruined.

“If so, that is a relief.”

A flood of gratitude and apologies washed over him, but Haeshin deliberately did not voice those words. This was due to his certainty that Han Taejun would not want to hear those words right now.

“I will work harder for Mr. President’s happiness in the future too!”

Instead, Haeshin answered cheerfully and playfully, just like his original self.

Haeshin confirmed that his guess was not wrong as he saw Taejun’s face, which still let out a laugh like, “Really,” as usual, but with the corners of his mouth slightly more turned up.

The hot summer sunlight poured in through the window. Haeshin closed his eyes briefly and basked in the warmth.

Even though hope always returned to Haeshin as a greater disappointment, Cha Haeshin was a person who did not know how to give up. Haeshin dreamed of a future where he could freely savor his freedom while sitting in a cafe. It was the future that Han Taejun and Cha Haeshin would create.

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Haeshin was looking at Han Taejun standing over there. He tried to approach him out of joy, but strangely, his body would not move.

What is it? Why can I not move? While wondering for a moment, Haeshin discovered a suspicious black shadow in the shape of a person approaching Taejun.

A shiver suddenly ran down his spine. Fear enveloped his entire body, even though he did not know the identity of the shadow. He instinctively felt certain that it was dangerous. He felt like he should not allow that shadow to get closer to Taejun.

Haeshin opened his mouth to warn Taejun.

“……!”

But no sound came out of his opened mouth. Not only could he not move his body, but he could not even make a sound. Meanwhile, the shadow was getting closer and closer to Taejun.

Haeshin struggled desperately. He screamed without stopping, even though no voice came out. However, his body, bound in the air, did not move as he wished, and his voice could not escape his mouth either.

Ah, no. No……!

At that moment, Haeshin’s eyes were filled with shock. There was a sharp knife in the shadow’s hand, which had reached right behind Taejun.

Haeshin’s premonition was not wrong. The shadow had approached with the sole intention of harming Han Taejun. The surroundings were dark, but only the knife in that hand shone chillingly.

Please, no. Please.

Tears streamed down Haeshin’s eyes as he began to plead, not knowing who he was pleading to. A grief he had never experienced in his life filled his chest.

He did not have the composure to logically figure out why he was so sad. Cha Haeshin simply wanted to save Han Taejun.

But Haeshin’s body was still not free, and simultaneously with a tear falling silently to the floor, the shadow swung the knife at Taejun.

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“No!!!”

Haeshin bolted upright in bed with a scream and a gut wrenching pain. At the same time, tears poured out.

“Gasp, wheeze……”

Rough breaths continuously escaped his opened mouth. He felt like he was suffocating even though he was clearly breathing. Haeshin unconsciously raised his hand and tightly gripped his chest. His heart ached as if he had been stabbed with a knife.

“It is a dream. It is just a dream……. It is a dream, this is.”

Haeshin tried to regain his senses while still crying. He was already aware that it was a dream, but he could not feel any relief at all.

Was it really a dream? His mind was hazy. Even though he could clearly see the scenery of the room and feel the texture of the bed, he lacked a sense of reality. It felt as if it was not a dream, but a memory from some past day that had been revived. Even though that could not be the case.

“No. No……. It is not reality……”

Haeshin kept muttering like a deranged person. The sound of the knife tearing through Taejun’s abdomen remained vividly in his ears.

It was so vivid, and the pain Haeshin felt at that moment still lingered, so he could not understand how this could be a dream.

“That is absurd. No……”

Haeshin, who had been muttering for a long time, finally got up with his trembling body and left the room. Everything was too dizzying to the point where he could not even tell what he was denying anymore.

Haeshin staggered out of the room, narrowly avoiding falling several times, and then stood in front of Taejun’s room. In this moment when it was difficult to distinguish between dream and reality, nightmare and memory. Haeshin needed only one thing.

Haeshin wanted to see Han Taejun. He felt like he could only escape the nightmare and feel relieved after confirming the real Han Taejun, unharmed, safe, and with nothing wrong.

“Mr. President……”

He did not know what time it was. He knew it would be a disturbance, but such a thing was not a consideration now.

“Mr. President! Han Taejun!!”

Haeshin’s voice, which had cautiously called Taejun at first, became louder and more urgent. Eventually, Haeshin even banged harshly on the door with his fist.

It was something he would never have done normally, but nothing else mattered to Haeshin now. Checking on Han Taejun’s well being was all that Haeshin wanted.

“Cha Haeshin!”

Before long, the door burst open, and the man Haeshin so desperately wanted to see appeared.

“What is wrong with you. Is something the matter? Are you alright?”

But it was strange. Cha Haeshin was clearly the one who needed to be worried about, and Haeshin was clearly the one who had rushed over to check on Taejun’s safety, but Han Taejun was the one urgently checking Haeshin’s body and asking if he was alright.

“Are you hurt somewhere? Huh? Did you…… cry?”

Taejun’s voice, full of worry and concern, broke down some wall within Haeshin’s heart. Haeshin bit his lip hard and then released it, speaking.

“Is Mr. President alright?”

“Huh?”

“Is Mr. President…… not hurt anywhere?”

He knew that these words would sound like nonsense to Taejun. Charging into someone else’s room after waking up in the middle of the night and abruptly asking if they were hurt. It was practically the behavior of a crazy person.

Even knowing that, he could not help but check. The blue knife blade that had been aimed at Taejun, and the sound of flesh tearing, were still vividly visible and audible.

Haeshin grabbed Taejun’s arm with one hand and fumbled over his abdomen and flank with the other. Even if Taejun threw him away immediately, asking what he was doing, he could not help it. He felt like he would not be able to shake off the terror that filled his body if he did not confirm this way.

“I am alright. I am alright, so calm down, Cha Haeshin.”

But Taejun did not push Cha Haeshin away. He neither got angry, asking what he was doing, nor did he push away his hand.

“You can check slowly…… do not cry. Huh?”

Instead, he even spread his arms so Haeshin could examine his body better and spoke in a gentle voice, telling him not to cry. Only then did Haeshin stop all his actions and blink his eyes. Only after a tear that had gathered at the corner of his eye rolled down did he properly see Han Taejun’s appearance.

The unharmed Han Taejun, Taejun who was neither stabbed nor bleeding, was right in front of him.

“I am sorry……”

“Did you have a scary dream?”

Haeshin, whose tension suddenly eased and whose mind finally returned, reflexively tried to apologize, but Taejun cut him off and asked. Haeshin nodded obediently.

“I am not hurt anywhere, I am not sick, and I was sleeping well.”

“Yes……?”

“Are you reassured now?”

“……Yes.”

Haeshin replied, wiping away the tears that streamed down his cheek with the back of his hand. Certainly, the Han Taejun in front of him now seemed perfectly fine.

As soon as that fact was confirmed, his heated head cooled down, and belated embarrassment washed over him. He wondered what kind of disgraceful display this was all of a sudden.