Wedding Ending Chapter 12

With that, Kang Seunghyun glanced subtly somewhere. He took Min Jaeyoon into his eyes, and seeing him looking ahead with a tense face, he followed his gaze to the same spot. He gripped his hand even more tightly. Reporter Kim, who had been pressing the shutter, moved his fingers even more busily.

“We will exercise prudence in our actions going forward, and we will strive to take the lead further in economic revitalization.”

As Kang Seunghyun finished speaking, the bodyguards who had been waiting inside the hospital came out in a crowd. They opened the black umbrellas they held in their hands, obscuring the two from view. At that moment, the clamor of the people grew louder as well. They blocked the two from stepping away, scrambling to snap more photos.

“Executive Director Kang, just one more word please!”

“Are you returning to management right away?”

“Does CEO Kang Jion know about this fact too?!”

In the end, a pushing and shoving scuffle broke out. Even so, the seasoned bodyguards were never pushed back. They cleared a path on both sides so that Kang Seunghyun and Min Jaeyoon, shielded by the umbrellas, could move forward.

Kang Seunghyun walked ahead while holding Min Jaeyoon’s hand. He did not reveal his emotions, maintaining a resolute face. One step, one step—it was a flawless movement where not a single defect could be found. They headed toward the black sedan that had been stationed in advance. Just then, Min Jaeyoon, who was walking behind, let out a short groan.

“Ugh!”

Even though it was a very small sound that could easily be buried in the noisy surrounding clamor, Kang Seunghyun turned around. He immediately extended his left arm. Reaching his hand between the umbrellas, he twisted the wrist of the man who was grabbing Min Jaeyoon’s elbow.

Min Jaeyoon felt a dizzying vertigo. This was because Kang Seunghyun’s face, which had been put together according to a script, distorted in an instant. He glared at the man’s wrist with a terrifying look in his eyes. He seemed poised to snap it right then and there.

“S… Seunghyun… no… Executive Director, quickly to the car… let’s go….”

Min Jaeyoon pulled his released arm toward his chest and clutched his suit jacket. His heart was aching. It really felt that way. As he thought so, pain flooded over him intensely. Min Jaeyoon’s face turns white.

“Quickly…! I….”

Do you want to see me die? Min Jaeyoon spat out the remaining words while practically burying his pale face in Kang Seunghyun’s chest. Therefore, only Kang Seunghyun could hear them.

Since ‘Sekwang Industries,’ to which Min Jaeyoon belonged, was a construction company, it would not take a hit from this kind of storm. However, the situation was different for ‘Yeonjin Hotel,’ where Kang Seunghyun was. It was a common occurrence for a deified brand image to crumble like a sandcastle over a speck of dust.

Despite the cold December wind, Min Jaeyoon felt cold sweat trickling down his spine. Tensing his forehead, he rammed it against Kang Seunghyun’s chest.

“I… it hurts… I’m… it hurts, I said….”

Kang Seunghyun let go of the wrist he had gripped. However, his eyes are as sharp as the edge of a blade. Wrapping the arm he had pulled back around Min Jaeyoon’s waist, he moved his feet as if supporting him. Fortunately, the surroundings were noisy, so no one noticed Kang Seunghyun’s altered appearance.

The two climbed into the sedan. The bodyguards pushed back the people as if throwing up a defensive wall. The car smoothly glided away from the hospital.

“…What if you lose your temper there?”

Min Jaeyoon was still clutching his chest. Far from just shrinking, his heart actually ached. Belatedly lifting his hand, he brushed back his disheveled hair. His gaze heads to the front. Secretary Song was sitting in the driver’s seat.

“Secretary Song! How is your body?”

“Yes. I merely sprained my neck a little. I can’t look to the side and back, but moving around is fine.”

Secretary Song locked eyes through the rearview mirror while holding the steering wheel with both hands as if driving safely. He needed to receive more treatment, but as the situation was urgent, he had no choice but to be discharged the previous night. And he had already heard the whole story through Secretary Ha. One could tell without even asking from whom Secretary Ha had received instructions.

“Sigh… what a relief. Needlessly because of me….”

It was right at the instant Min Jaeyoon was about to lean his back against the seat as if catching his breath.

“Ugh….”

Min Jaeyoon looked to the side, startled out of his wits. Just then, Kang Seunghyun was bowing his head while clutching his chest. It was the exact same position Min Jaeyoon had been clutching just a moment ago.

“What’s wrong? Does your heart hurt?”

Don’t tell me, the aftermath of the accident doesn’t just include amnesia?

Moreover, this was inside a car. Though it wasn’t the exact same one, Kang Seunghyun had met with an accident while traveling in a car like this. He might have no memory, but his body could possibly feel it.

He had been thoughtless. The one who planned this matter was Min Jaeyoon. And he had also contacted his parents and Kang Jion separately. Because they too needed time to prepare in advance.

Furthermore, the words Kang Seunghyun had to say were also picked and selected by Min Jaeyoon. Since there wasn’t much time last night and things were urgent, there was no helping it. Because they absolutely had to get out of the hospital somehow, he didn’t have the mental leeway to think about anything else either. If they had stayed inside the hospital like that, speculative reports would have poured down even more indiscriminately.

…Should they go back to the hospital?

“Secretary Song!”

“Yes!”

“….”

But the reporters would still be encamped there. If they returned to the place they had managed to escape with difficulty, it was just like offering an excuse to get torn apart. As if he didn’t know what to do, Min Jaeyoon’s hips fidgeted.

“Can’t you breathe? Huh?”

Min Jaeyoon reached out his hand and covered the back of Kang Seunghyun’s hand, which was clutching his chest. His palm is chilly. Extending his opposite hand, he wrapped it around Kang Seunghyun’s back. His entire body is cold. Min Jaeyoon’s complexion turned white, as if he had been covered in flour.

“What should we do? Does it hurt a lot? Do you feel like you’re going to die?”

“Yeah. It’s hard to breathe. Kiss me.”

Artificial respiration….

“Suck on my lips tightly just like yesterday.”

“!”

Belatedly understanding the words, Min Jaeyoon’s brow wrinkles ruthlessly. A fierce glare ignited in his eyes. Force was applied to the fingertips he had been holding. His smoothly trimmed fingernails bristled sharply. He felt a violent impulse to dig into his skin.

Kang Seunghyun lifted his head. His face is completely full of laughter.

“Quickly~ do you want to see me die?”

“Yeah!”

Min Jaeyoon withdrew both hands. Clutching his dizzy forehead, he leaned his body toward the window side.

And the one who had done the sucking was him. It seemed that trading words as if contradicting him would only foul his own mouth. Furthermore, it was unconditionally Min Jaeyoon’s loss. There was a cause for Kang Seunghyun ending up in that shape and that state, wasn’t there? That matter and Min Jaeyoon are by no means unrelated.

Straightening his bent waist, Kang Seunghyun gently buried his back into the seat. The black suit wrapping his firm upper body stretched tightly. Wearing even his tie meticulously without a single disturbance, he looked straight ahead. Just by him doing so, his upright character stood out as if ingrained in his body.

Kang Seunghyun rolled down the car window. The cold wind pierced inside and swept over the heat on Min Jaeyoon’s face. Looking obliquely out at the rapidly passing scenery, Kang Seunghyun’s light brown eyes were tinged with gold.

The light gradually expands its volume. It spreads over his sharp bridge of the nose, harmonious lips, sharp jaw, and pointed throat. Everything is the exact same as before. However, something different definitely existed too. The current Kang Seunghyun harbored a faint smile on his lips.

“Even if you hit me, my memory won’t return.”

Min Jaeyoon blinked his eyes. It felt as though his thoughts had been read. To the side of Kang Seunghyun, who had opened all the windows of the car running over the bridge, the Han River spread out vastly. His face, bathed in the morning sunlight before he knew it, shone to a dazzling degree. Kang Seunghyun slowly turns his head. In a calm and collected manner, he opened his mouth.

“Once we get home, let’s have sex right away.”

“You…!”

Min Jaeyoon tore at his forehead. It seemed he should have just killed him earlier. Conscious of Secretary Song, who was looking strictly at the front, he spoke.

“Secretary Song… well, you see.”

“Yes. I was also informed yesterday.”

Secretary Song consistently looked only ahead.

“I told you to just do it at the hospital yesterday. We could have just called that old guy to disinfect it.”

Min Jaeyoon’s eyebrows tilted. Old guy? It seemed he was talking about Director Im.

“Stop talking!”

In the end, Min Jaeyoon reached out his hand and gagged Kang Seunghyun’s mouth.

“Why are you opening the window? What if people see you!”

Min Jaeyoon brushed past Kang Seunghyun’s waist to press the button, as if fastening a seatbelt with his free hand. The window rolled up smoothly. His mouth blocked, Kang Seunghyun extended his left hand and fumbled around Min Jaeyoon’s waist. The line wrapping into one arm was thin, long, and smooth.