“…”

Eejun mentioned to Woojin indifferently, “Contemplating how a lot of the drug we gave you at the moment… It’s stunning that you just didn’t no less than get extreme mind injury from it.”

“…”

“Who knew you’d survive it and dwell a traditional life?!”

“So it was you who tried to kill Shin Kim too?”

Woojin took the bottle to his lips and requested calmly. He knew he would haven’t any alternative however to drink the contents of the bottle even when he knew the drug inside was going to hurt him, most definitely damaging his mind irreparably. If he didn’t, Woojin knew he can be killed instantly, and he wouldn’t have the ability to return to Shin.

By no means.

The liquid went down his throat.

Eejun replied, “No.”

“Then who?”

“My grandfather.”

“Why?”

“To be sure to and Jihoon Kang drift aside. So that you just guys received’t see one another once more.”

“… And what do you get from it?”

“Duh, the corporate in fact.”

Woojin studied Eejun’s face, which was clean like porcelain. There have been instances when Woojin thought he regarded stunning, however now that he knew the true Eejun, Woojin felt like he might see the snake scales on Eejun’s face.

His eyes started to shut slowly, however Woojin continued to strive his finest to maintain them open. He tried to concentrate on Eejun and opened his dry mouth. His lips tasted like blood.

Woojin mentioned to him, “I don’t hate you.”

“Why not?”

“Since you are getting used too.”

“…”

“I’ll guess you didn’t wish to be a nasty particular person both.”

“…”

“I really feel dangerous for you as a result of it’s clear that you just had been by no means liked.”

Eejun’s face turned chilly, however Woojin couldn’t focus. His eyes continued to shut as he murmured, “You poor guys…”

SLAP!

Eejun slapped him, however due to the drug, Woojin didn’t really feel any ache. When he smiled, Eejun’s eyes widened.

“You’re laughing? You do understand you’ll die quickly, both tomorrow or perhaps the day after, proper?”

“Due to you…”

“What?”

“Due to you, I remembered. I bear in mind now that my father died making an attempt to avoid wasting me.”

His father liked him. Woojin remembered now. He remembered clearly the face of his father who was making an attempt desperately to carry onto him. Woojin felt unhappy, however on the similar time, he felt an amazing lightness. If he didn’t bear in mind what actually occurred, Woojin would have lived the remainder of his life with out understanding the reality. With a misunderstanding about his father…

Woojin murmured, “I feel… I feel I used to be liked, Eejun Bae.”

“…”

“Not like you.”

BANG!

The sound of gunfire was heard outdoors.

***

On the sound of the gunfire, Woojin closed his eyes. This very second felt like an overlap of his previous and the current.

That day when his father collapsed to the ground bleeding… Woojin remembered crying out loud for the primary time in his life.

Eejun circled in shock on the sound, and Woojin took his probability. With the whole lot he had left in his physique, Woojin grabbed a guide from the facet desk and hit Eejun’s head with the sharp nook.

“Gyaaa!”

Woojin should’ve had extra energy left than he thought. He hit Eejun so onerous that streams of blood started to pour down on Eejun’s head. Woojin knew Eejun had fragile pores and skin, and it labored to his benefit.

Panting sleepily, Woojin pushed Eejun away and opened the door, which opened with a beeping sound. A ray of sunshine flashed abruptly, and Woojin vaguely realized the door have to be linked to a CCTV.

The hallway regarded dauntingly lengthy. Woojin used his again to shut the door behind him and pressed the button labeled “lock.”

“F*ck you, Woojin! Open this door proper now!”

“…”

Fortunately, it appeared the door couldn’t be opened from the within. Woojin grabbed his left chest and tried to breathe. He solely drank a number of drops of the drugged water, so his throat was nonetheless dry and burning. His legs felt weak, however he needed to maintain transferring. He needed to go away this place, or else, he was going to die right here.

Myunghoon Bae was a perfectionist with a expertise for particulars. Kidnapping Woojin was meant to be a warning to Woojin’s grandfather. Woojin didn’t doubt Myunghoon Bae was going to kill him.

Woojin tried to stroll, however he had nothing else left in him. He bent ahead weakly.

“…”

Each step was agonizing. When Woojin opened his eyes a couple of minutes in the past and remembered his previous, it was due to the scars on his wrist.

That fateful day when he nearly died… The one who put stress on his deep reduce and closed it wasn’t a health care provider or Shin. It was Woojin himself. He did it as a result of he needed to dwell. Regardless that the whole lot felt hopeless on the time, Woojin nonetheless subconsciously knew that his life was value dwelling.

And because of his willpower, Woojin was given one other probability. He ended up reuniting with Shin Kim, and the life he led afterward was that of a liked particular person. To really feel so liked was a questioning factor. Woojin’s life felt hotter and extra colourful.

“Arghhh…”

Woojin coughed onerous. He gagged, however nothing got here out of him when he tried to throw up. Woojin regarded up, making an attempt to concentrate on one thing. Something.

It appeared that this constructing had lengthy hallways. There have been three similarly-sized rooms on this hall. The rooms had been facet by facet. To determine what ground he was on, Woojin studied the partitions, however he couldn’t discover any numbers. There have been no numbers on the doorways to the rooms both. It appeared that this constructing wasn’t a daily industrial construction.

In some way, Woojin managed to face up once more and stroll as he leaned closely towards the wall. He might discover no home windows wherever, solely darkness. The banging on the door by Eejun, who was nonetheless trapped, grew to become distant and abruptly, Woojin noticed the exit signal.

Simply then…

BANG!

One other spherical of gunfire was heard and Woojin froze. He felt the vibration on the wall, and he might odor the smoke from close by. With a deep breath, Woojin tried to maneuver his legs as quick as he might. He was sure the noise got here from both the ground instantly above or… on this very ground.

When he twisted the doorknob, he was relieved to seek out out that it wasn’t locked. Lengthy steep stairs greeted him downward, and Woojin checked out it quietly. He felt so weak.

“…”

The steps had been spherical and tall, making it very onerous to go down. It was clear the design was meant to forestall anybody from escaping. Woojin felt sure this constructing didn’t belong to his grandfather’s firm. It needed to be no less than a five-floor, probably even ten-floor constructing and the home windows had been all blocked. Both an deserted constructing was transformed, or it was constructed for a selected function from the start.

Woojin started to stroll down slowly, nonetheless leaning towards the wall. His legs trembled weakly. Woojin remembered the coaching he obtained as a baby. In a state of affairs like this the place he felt like he was going to lose consciousness, he was taught to sing or bear in mind his mum or dad’s voices.

As he walked down, Woojin considered Shin’s face. He saved telling himself time and again achieve to not fall and roll down the steps. It was very potential that on the finish of the steps, he was going to seek out one other dire state of affairs, however no less than at this level, this as all he might do.

He needed to see Shin once more.

“One… two, three…”

Woojin clearly remembered the day when Shin picked up and handed him his scholar ID card. Woojin thought he might nonetheless really feel Shin’s hand on his. Perhaps it was from the drug, however Woojin smiled anyway. He remembered the joyful reminiscences.

Shin smiling. Shin hugging him. Their first kiss. The day they first met at work. And… Woojin remembered the time he first noticed Shin in school.

“… It was love at first sight.”