The small affection felt in his serious gaze revealed how much he cared for Kang Taeyun.
Only then did he realize that the real reason the three men could maintain their relationship without major conflict was because Yoo Joohwan skillfully acted as a mediator.
Yoo Joohwan was the one who consistently looked out for Kang Taeyun.
“It’s just that Kang Taeyun doesn’t show his true feelings, but he’s loyal and the most masculine of us.”
“…”
“But this whole thing is still strange, isn’t it? Did Kang Taeyun really not say anything? Like, did he tell you to come to a warehouse or threaten you?”
“Not at all.”
It was an officetel, not a warehouse, but he felt he shouldn’t tell Yoo Joohwan.
As he tried to act naturally, Yoo Joohwan frowned and let out a sound of “Hmm.”
“The Kang Taeyun I’ve seen so far, when he gets angry, he never lets the person in front of him leave completely unharmed.”
He hinted meaningfully that the person would be at least half-dead or crippled.
Sweat broke out on his spine as he listened to Yoo Joohwan.
He was afraid he might be carried out of the officetel, unable to walk.
‘If I had to be transmigrated, why couldn’t it have been to a place with kind people, but instead to a place with maniacs?’
His phone was broken, so if anything happened at the officetel, he had no way to call for help.
He fidgeted with his nails, feeling anxious, when Moon Dowon’s low voice sounded from above him.
“The person in the apartment below will be moving out tomorrow.”
He recalled Moon Dowon’s words about buying the building.
It must not have been an easy transaction, as he wore a cold expression, saying he had signed the contract too late.
Even so, he hadn’t expected him to buy the entire building.
“…You bought it?”
“Yes. It felt unpleasant that someone else was living below the house you live in.”
His face was terrifying for someone who spoke as if it were nothing.
It seemed he was quite displeased with the building being shared with others.
He liked enjoying sexual acts in spaces with people, yet he was bashful and couldn’t stand anyone being with him.
It seemed like a truly demanding condition.
“We live in a world where we all live together… Isn’t buying the whole building a bit much?”
“There’s no problem with it. No matter where you go, we’ll just buy the building, that’s all.”
“Is there a reason to buy it? Kang Taeyun bought some land, a huge plot.”
Moon Dowon replied to his worried question, and Yoo Joohwan listened quietly and then added more.
It seemed the suggestion of living together was not an empty promise.
“It’s a good location. A place where outsiders can’t easily enter, and it’s secluded and quiet.”
“…”
“He also mentioned building a high wall so it will be impossible to escape.”
He added that it would be built meticulously and elaborately, which would highly satisfy everyone.
He wondered who the house was for.
He felt like he needed to achieve a safe breakup before that house was completed.
“It will take a long time for the house to be completed, won’t it…?”
“At least a year and a half? But who is Kang Taeyun? He’ll maximize the manpower and aim for completion within a year.”
“…”
“Since he’s putting his heart into it, he won’t build it sloppily. It’s a house for us to live in together forever.”
The word ‘forever’ made his mind go blank.
The thought of these people planning to spend the rest of their lives with him, not just dating, made him dizzy.
It seemed the hypothesis of breaking up didn’t exist for them.
“It’s long to have to wait a year.”
Moon Dowon said, sounding displeased, and headed toward the refrigerator.
He took out apples, which he must have put in earlier, washed them cleanly, and placed them on a tray.
He naturally took out a paring knife, sat at the table, and began meticulously peeling the fruit.
It was an action that constantly defied expectations.
“If we live together, we’ll be together every day, so things like today won’t happen.”
“There will be no reason to get angry, or for our relationship to sour.”
As Moon Dowon cut out the core and spoke casually, Yoo Joohwan added more, taking out a fork, as if it were routine.
They seemed to communicate exceptionally well, exchanging comments back and forth.
Yoo Joohwan picked up a neatly peeled slice of fruit with the fork and motioned for him to come over.
As he stepped closer, Yoo Joohwan offered him one of the beautifully peeled slices.
“So, did you have a good time with Kim Seunghyun? You went through all the dating course steps that even we haven’t tried.”
“…Those are things friends can do. We can do them next time.”
He couldn’t say that they couldn’t enjoy those things because they didn’t think normally.
What he did with Kim Seunghyun were things ordinary people could easily do.
He took a bite of the apple sliced on the silver fork in his hand.
It must have been a Fuji apple, as it was less sour and intensely sweet.
“Still, he had manners. He didn’t even get pheromones on you.”
“He has a lover. Of course, he should.”
Moon Dowon put down the paring knife and made a displeased face at Yoo Joohwan’s casual remark.
In contrast to his terrifying gaze, the apples were neatly and beautifully arranged on the plate.
“I heard he has a bit of a temper.”
“…No, he’s kind. And gentle.”
“Is that your type of guy?”
Moon Dowon fiercely pressed him, offended by his unconscious defense of Kim Seunghyun.
He radiated a dangerous aura, saying he should have known better since he started hanging out with Kim Seunghyun.
Seeing the deep wrinkle in his brow, he put down the fork he was holding.
“…If a kind and gentle person is my ideal type, will you adjust to that?”
“Moon Dowon is certainly not a gentle guy. But I’m different, aren’t I? I think I was quite friendly and gentle.”
Yoo Joohwan propped his chin up and squinted his eyes with a flirtatious smile.
His round eyes curved into half-moons, creating a soft impression, and his curled-up lips looked bewitching.
Lately, his heart kept racing at this kind of look from Yoo Joohwan.
“Huh? You’re not answering? Am I wrong?”
“To be honest, I don’t know my ideal type either… But it’s not Kim Seunghyun. I can be certain of that.”
He implied that he hoped they wouldn’t worry about unnecessary things.
He didn’t have a specific preference because he had no dating experience, but recalling the feelings he felt for them, he felt he didn’t need to look for one.
He seemed to be quite weak against good looks and lust, after all.
“You don’t know your ideal type? Besides us?”
Yoo Joohwan lowered the arm propping up his chin and stared at him seriously.
As the smile disappeared from his lips, an expressionless look full of tension appeared on Yoo Joohwan’s face.
Realizing he had made the situation serious, he pierced an apple slice with the fork and offered it to Yoo Joohwan.
“I have three people, not one. And all of you have different personalities… I guess I just liked you guys.”
“You liked us?”
“No, I like you.”
“Then now?”
He couldn’t be sure, but he knew he was being absorbed by them.
That’s why he was scared.
He felt guilty when he thought of Kim Seunghyun, and he was slowly suffocating under the three men’s intense possessiveness.
‘Even if I speak honestly, things won’t change, will they?’
If they were the type to change, they wouldn’t have reacted so sensitively to his meeting with Kim Seunghyun.
They had flared up several times despite him saying he was just friends, so he had no expectation that the three men would change.
“How about you guys? I don’t like always being the only one answering…”
“How cute. Of course, we like you. Just looking at you makes us happy, and the fact that we don’t want to be apart for even a second is what makes us obsessive. Even when I’m angry, seeing you calms me down like this, so how could this not be liking you?”
“…You like me? Not just interest?”
“Then what? Do I look like the type to only take you out to suck my cock, without liking you?”
When he asked again, sounding disbelieving, Yoo Joohwan slightly raised an eyebrow.
His lowered voice sounded quite displeased.
“…No.”
He knew that because it was a sensitive area, it would be difficult to bring someone’s sensitive area to your mouth if you didn’t like them.
It was an act he performed because he didn’t feel any revulsion.
Thinking that way, the true nature of the emotions he had tried to deny slowly emerged.
He bit his lip hard, pretending not to know.
“Is it necessary to express that you like someone?”
Moon Dowon, who had been listening silently, asked in a deep voice.
His firmly closed lips and unwavering gaze made it clear that he also wanted to express the same feelings as Yoo Joohwan.
Moon Dowon was the one who had clearly stated his feelings during their kiss.
If this was the case, it meant they were all sincere.
This meant there was no point in trying to revert the original story.
No, perhaps it had been this way from the beginning. He only realized it now.
‘Then what about Kim Seunghyun…? Is it okay to be with all three of them…?’
A selfish thought suddenly leaped out and shook him.
“Let’s set up a meeting with Kim Seunghyun soon.”
“…Why?”
“Because I’m interested.”
“…”
“What are you thinking? I just want to meet him because he keeps hitting on you. Because he keeps stealing my lover’s time.”
