Knowing Brother-Chapter 13

After a few seconds that felt long, the response that came back was a hollow laugh.

Ha... ... . Won Dae-young let out a tired laugh. He, who was washing his face dry, answered in a languid low voice.

“He threatened you, right? Oh. You said it was weird.”

“Huh?”

He sighed and stroked his chin.

“What did he threaten you with? Your drugs? Or, did you do something stupid while drunk and spread it around the company? Did you cut off my sponsorship? No... No, that’s enough.”

“Hyung.”

“I’ll take care of the managing director. You go home.”

“Won Dae-young.”

“There’s a lot of shit going on. Anyway, Choi Seol-woo.”

Choi Seol-woo couldn’t help but think of those words as an expression mixed with irritation and annoyance. A burden on the mind. A sore finger... Those were the words that lingered vividly in his head.

“Dae-young.”

“I’ll take care of it. Go and get ready for work.”

An orderly voice fell behind his back as he turned away indifferently.

He was shocked at how he pretended not to hear. No matter how much he believed that he was straight, this kind of reaction was like talking to a wall.

... ... How could he act like that if he didn’t think of her as more than a friend?

No, that’s not even something to discuss. The commanding attitude of not even thinking of Choi Seol-woo as a friend of equal level was doubly heartbreaking.

This kid was truly his natural enemy. As expected, he was a guy who didn’t accept good methods. Choi Seol-woo came here with a purpose. He had to achieve his goal and then go back.

“You... Are you the type to fill up your own efficacy by solving other people’s problems? Isn’t that a bit much? Don’t interpret it however you want and listen carefully.”

Won Dae-young slowly turned his head. His eyes, which looked bad even when he was still, became even darker.

“That’s your problem. Of course you’re the one who’s the center of attention. You don’t even listen to what people say. It’s so transparent how you think of me. It’s as transparent as a financial statement without any fictitious accounting (*a company inflates its assets on its accounting books).”

I know that this is a sense of entitlement.

And, I wanted to be by your side so much that I could ignore my sense of entitlement. With a vain and earnest wish.

“I’m talking seriously.”

But it was a feeling that couldn’t be changed with ordinary effort. Choi Seol-woo’s efforts came out of his mouth as cold sarcasm.

“Don’t make any more mistakes with my lover.”

Choi Seol-woo, who had finished speaking safely, looked at Won Dae-young’s face, which was still covered in sweat, and he couldn’t hide the nausea. He had never received a single look from him.

He felt a strange feeling as if the inside of his ribs were completely empty. All the strength left his body, but his heart was beating fast. But he persevered until the end. Ignoring his contempt, he finished the rest of his speech.

“I’ll pay you back.”

At those words, Won Dae-young’s black eyes narrowed slightly.

“As you know, meeting a good match was like trying to find a star in the sky for me. This time, I want to do it well without any problems.”

Won Dae-young, who had been listening, walked over with a light step. He stood in front of Seol-woo and opened his mouth with a faint smile.

“You’ve had a hard time hiding it all this time. Congratulations on finding your destined partner.”

“.......”

“But Seol-woo. I can’t break off our relationship.”

There was no change in his smiling face. He lowered his voice sharply.

“This issue is a bit separate. It’s a basic human concept and manners issue. If you come to me when you’re in a bad mood and start talking nonsense, did you think everything would be resolved as you wished?”

Won Dae-young's eyes sparkled and he gathered his words, but he stopped right away. He held back his words. He held back the flames that flared up for a moment and said in a calm voice.

"Be careful. Yoon Ji-hwan, if you know you're sick and run away, I'll lose all sight of you."

Seol-woo couldn't help but curse in a dark and fierce voice. He continued to sneer.

"Reflect on why I'm doing this. I don't know if it's possible with a head that only thinks about itself."

Won Dae-young remained indifferent to Seol-woo's venomous words. He said briefly.

"It's too late today. Let's talk again tomorrow, Ta."

"What?"

"I know what you want to say, so don't do this in a fit of anger. Let's talk again tomorrow, Ta."

Won Dae-young's college colleague opened the gym window and called Dae-young. Hey- look at his short pitch posture. When Won Dae-young looked up, Choi Seol-woo said clearly.

“No. There’s nothing to do, now.”

When he returned Won Dae-young’s gaze and returned it, all his energy was truly exhausted. Seol-woo turned around and started running.

If he walked out coolly, he would obviously be caught by the national running team, so he ran with all his might. Hey! Hey! The voice calling from behind followed him like an auditory hallucination. He caught a taxi on the street and let out a deep breath that he had been holding back.

He wanted to catch a cool taxi and go home, but the taxi fare was too much. He got off at a suitable place and got on the bus. He couldn’t bear to take the subway line 2. He got a call from Director Yoon asking if he was okay. He lied that he was almost home, hung up the phone, and looked out the window.

Choi Seol-woo still had to keep trying. His goal remained undecided. Only the look in his eyes that he had never seen before remained in his mind.

By the time I got home, the conversation I had with Won Dae-young felt unreal. When I washed up and came into my room, I saw the suit and respirator that Won Dae-young had brought with him before leaving for the Asian Games. The company had given it to me, hiding it in a metal pencil case for my desk, so that I could use it in case something dangerous happened.

I felt much better after throwing that away in the trash can. I threw the suit in front of the door to put it in the used clothes collection box.

The empty bedding seemed to be praising me for doing well today, so I dug inside and curled up. Then, a wooden stick caught my eye between the mattress and the wall. It was a piece I hadn’t noticed when I threw away the Jenga.

“Won Dae-young saved me.”

I shouldn’t be weak. Choi Seol-woo raised his heavy body and picked up the stick.

“If you work hard, you can do anything. Work hard.”

But Won Dae-young had saved Choi Seol-woo from a vicious loan shark.

When he was only nineteen.

And he beat up a guy who tried to use Choi Seol-woo’s weakness as a scapegoat until his ribs were broken.

That’s what Won Dae-young had done.

“.......”

The scent of Won Dae-young, who had just finished exercising and washed up, still lingered on the tip of his nose.

Choi Seol-woo is gay?

The story he had heard last night lingered in his mind. It was a heavy shock, like a falling iron anchor. The back of him running away at the words that he would give him a ride was blazing on the lane.

“Dae-young! Aren’t you doing it right?”

The coach who was leading the relay training of the national team’s four members raised his voice. He had only been looking straight ahead, so he hadn’t calculated the remaining track.

Choi Seol-woo is gay?

He couldn’t possibly picture Choi Seol-woo in the image of men with wide shoulders kissing each other and falling down on the bed. What about the hand-holding scene? Considering the guy’s temperament, it was an absurd picture. The most unimaginable thing was Choi Seol-woo giving her warm eyes in the sticky and tingling tension right before the kiss. The warm eyes were the least appealing.

“What’s wrong with Dae-young today?”

“Isn’t it because you feel burdened? The whole nation is looking forward to the next Olympics and is paying attention to you, and the government’s support in the future is also at stake.”

Choi Seol-woo is gay?

Since when? People’s tastes can’t change overnight. The memory of not hiding the swollen area in front ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ of him due to abstinence, the actions of checking his breathing while putting him in a headlock, all of those things became serious again. Then, did he get excited when he saw me?

No, I didn’t really feel that. And if Choi Seol-woo’s personality was like that, he would have seen the show a long time ago. Even if the relationship was messed up, he would have told her. Is that a great person who can hold onto his feelings for a long time while suffering?

But.

Then why didn’t you get excited for me? That’s ridiculous.

Strangely, realizing that my pride was hurt made me feel even more uncomfortable. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

“Well, there are a lot of places calling me these days. You must be tired.”

“Ugh, this is a chronic disease in our country’s elite sports, going all-in on one star and risking your life.”

“Rehabilitation must also be on your mind unconsciously. Ha... Even if it’s Won Dae-young who sets a record of 44 seconds at the Olympics, it must be burdensome.”

Choi Seol-woo is gay?

Let’s say that’s true. Why did I react so violently? I felt like I wasn’t myself.

What is this huge nausea? This nausea that feels like I’ve sucked up all the oxygen in the stadium at once?

Juniors in the track and field world, classmates. Even if someone else gets involved with a man, I just stay away, and more than anything, their personalities aren’t of interest to me. But why Choi Seol-woo?

Because I’ve been with them for so long? That must be the reason. He was hit on the back of the head after hiding his true nature for over a decade.

Choi Seol-woo had been Won Dae-young’s habit for the past decade.

The medal routine was also a result of him habitually taking her around. Won Dae-young was not the type to create routines in the first place. Why would he be caught up in superstitions? However, as time went by since middle school, when they had been together at the stadium, it unintentionally became a routine.

The only person Won Dae-young could admit to being close to was Choi Seol-woo. He didn’t need any other friends and had no intention of being deeply intimate with them.

Long, straight eyebrows. Eyes that were unnecessarily large and shiny, like water would spill out if he were to hit them. Lips that looked like they had been painted with a brush.

Sadly, his appearance was completely incompatible with his temper. Because of his appearance, which drew attention wherever he went and left a lasting impression on people, he was always involved in gossip or incidents. Anyway, just talking about his appearance doesn't explain Choi Seol-woo at all. To properly understand him, you must first learn about his habits that he thoroughly hides from others.