Jae-chan, who was actually in a very good state, was taken aback by the hand that carefully held him up like a bag of rice with a hole in it.
He was in very good physical and mental condition, but for now, he chose to be quietly lifted and moved.
āā¦ā
The view quickly shifted from the hotelās back entrance to the hallway, then to the emergency exit with each step Woo-jin took. Only then did Jae-chanās previously slightly delighted state of mind become muddled again.
How on earth did Woo-jin find him? And why did he come looking for him?
He was already inside a dim and enclosed space before he realized it as he was lost in his thoughts.
Through the dim light coming through the cracks in the curtains, Jae-chan realized that this was a high-end room reserved only for high-ranking officials in the hotel.
It was only then that Seon Jae-chan recognized the black eyes that were looking only at him. Go Woo-jin gently put Jae-chan down on the neatly arranged bed.
Silence fell for a moment between the two of them, who were separated by an armās length.
āā¦ā
In fact, Go Woo-jin was also a little flustered. He pulled Seon Eun-soo off Seon Jae-chan in a fit of anger and impulse, he hadnāt thought much about his actions. He had acted solely on the fury and impulse bubbling up from inside.
As Woo-jin struggled to introspect his emotions, he found a pair of clear eyes that couldnāt look away from him.
Above them, Jae-chanās image from the past seemed to overlap. The sight of him happily receiving his fatherās affection and joy as a child, or even the sneer when they faced Seon Min-yeolās violent outbursts during their Esper training ā even the reddened face when he had almost been strangled by Seon Eun-sooās grip ā all these memories were familiar.
āā¦ Urgent guiding.ā
Facing the questioning gaze, Woo-jin offered this explanation for now.
āAre you okay?ā
Jae-chan flinched as the familiar yet unsettling low voice tone reached his ears. He quickly grasped the request for guiding but the distance between him and Woo-jin felt uncomfortably close.
Jae-chan wished he would back off a little. Not just because Woo-jin recently saved him, but also because if he keeps looking at him with those beautiful eyes like that, he might use guiding as an excuse to cling to Go Woo-jin.
āLetās just do real guidingā¦ā
Jae-chan clenched his lips and averted his gaze to conceal his desire and nervousness. It was at that moment, as he attempted to gently take Woo-jinās hand as he distanced himself, that Woo-jin unexpectedly moved in to kiss him.
Jae-chan stiffened. Go Woo-jin, who was not closing his eyes, gently licked his lips. Only after belatedly realizing the meaning behind the urging to guide did Jae-chan, feeling as though he were on fire, hastily avert his gaze. The guiding began.
Jae-chanās eyes closed tightly at the slow, wet feeling. Gradually, a warm hand wrapped around the back of his neck. He couldnāt pull away or shrink back. Woo-jin moved his tongue slowly as he stared at the slightly crumpled eyebrows and finely quivering eyelashes in front of him.
The kiss that made his heart tremble didnāt last long.
It might have been just a few seconds. Even if there were dozens of amplifiers, it was an impossible task to stabilize the wavelengths within that short time. Nevertheless, Woo-jin pulled away. He quietly stepped back after lightly kissing Jae-chanās slightly swollen lips once more.
At the same time, there was a rustle and the sound of taking off a coat. A long jacket slipped from Woo-jinās arms and draped over Jae-chanās shoulders.
Jae-chan, who was suddenly wearing two layers of coats and jumpers, raised his eyes. Woo-jin spoke after tidying up his collar while staring at those thin double-eyelid eyes.
āRest.ā
Then he swiftly left like the wind. He inserted the card key, leaving the lights and heater on in the dim room.
Jae-chan was left alone in the suddenly bright and warm space.
āā¦ā
It was soā¦ warm.
The jacket on his shoulders, the room gradually warming up.
And Woo-jin, who had kissed him.
Seon Jae-chan trembled in disbelief, unsure whether it was a dream or reality, and soon broke into a shiver. The rhythmically pulsating movements quickly turned into even faster beats.
Wah! Jae-chan let out a silent exclamation and laughed while closing his eyes tightly. He hugged the soft pillow next to him. The two long legs that had taken off their shoes danced excitedly in the air.
Happiness was welling up like hot spring water from within him.
Woo-jinā¦ helped him
And kissed him without hesitation.
It might not be right to like it, butā¦ what could he do about the fact that he felt so good? Jae-chan, who had been suppressing his joy with his entire body, started rolling around. In his cheerful laughter-filled mind, thoughts of Seon Eun-soo had long disappeared.
*
At the same time.
Woojin returned to the area near Hotel 2 and looked coldly at the traces of Seon Eun-soo, who had clearly disappeared.
Shuk. He brushed up against the edge of a concrete block as he walked. The dried reddish-brown bloodstains had dried and had not spread further. Its ownerās whereabouts were also unknown.
Woo-jin suddenly remembered about 20 minutes ago when, unknowingly, he had followed Seon Eun-soo and Jae-chan with suspicion.
He began paying attention to the two brothers on Mentosa Island after accidentally looking at the missed calls on Seon Jae-chanās phone.
Was he collecting objective information, or was it confirmation bias? Seon Min-yeolās dual personality, the incident where Seon Eun-soo had bargen in Jae-chanās dorm. Things that he would normally have brushed aside started to stick in Woo-jinās mind.
As a result, at the seminar heād attended with his colleagues, he couldnāt help but notice Seon Eun-soo and Jae-chanās presence. This led him to overhear information he hadnāt intended to.
āWas it Han Tae-hoon you wanted, not Go Woo-jin?
āDid he get scolded by the old man again?ā
The grumbling voice of Director Jong-jil added a touch of shock to Woo-jin. As he saw Seon Jae-chan attending the seminar, he couldnāt help but wonder if he had come here unconsciously to cross paths with him. This realization made his suspicions even stronger.
However, he never imagined that Jae-chan attended because of Team Leader Han Tae-hoon from Team 1, not because of him.
Was I really this kind of guy?
It was around the time that Woo-jinās lips stiffened as if he was overly self-conscious.
He spotted Seon Eun-soo approaching Sun Jae-chan. The fact that he used his mental abilities on Jae-chan was also evident.
Originally, this was possible because his energy analysis skills were extremely developed and he was very focused on Seon Jae-chan and Seon Eun-soo.
He wondered if this could be confirmation bias again.
Woo-jinās gaze moved silently along with the two individuals. He couldnāt follow them directly due to having many eyes on him, but fortunately, the Seon brothers were quite noticeable figures. By observing the event security guards in front of the lecture hall on the first floor, as well as the hotel staff in the lobby, he could roughly ascertain their approximate location.
And while scouring the less populated areas behind the hotel-
āGuide me.ā
He found Seon Jae-chan, who was on the verge of having his neck broken by his brother.
āGuide meā¦!ā
Woo-jinās jaw muscles tensed as he recalled that moment.
The bloodstains left by Seon Eun-soo were crushed under the soles of his boots. A surge of fierce impulse arose once more as he remembered the image of Seon Jae-chan struggling for breath and the malicious face that had wickedly smiled while looking down on Seon Jae-chan. Just like when he swiftly cleared out the Mentosaās Siren Village incident, Woo-jin never had a history of showing mercy to those who had forsaken their humanity.
It wasnāt enough to just leave them alive with some conditions held under his hand. That was the reason he came for Seon Eun-soo again.
However, the quick-witted Seon Eun-soo had already vacated the area. Another irritated sigh escaped Woo-jinās lips.
āā¦ā
Woo-jin let out a dry breath and sat down beside the bloodstain. Despite wearing a light knit, he felt the warmth of his body boiling with anger, making him unaware of the cold.
He was thinking of cooling his head and going back to the venue. He didnāt want to make people think less of him by showing his emotion to others even by accident.
There was hardly anything significant enough to disturb Woo-jinās distinct gaze as he suppressed his emotions alone. While he was calming his emotions, a couple of cars passed by at a distance.
Maybe it was because he was sitting in the cold without a coat.
The repetitive, meaningless motion seemed to rekindle the sensation of the warm skin he had held not long ago as if the touch of the soft skin that he had kissed and shared body heat with Seon-jae-chan was coming alive again.
The interaction between Seon-jae-chan and him wasnāt guiding; it was a kiss.
Woo-jin used guiding as an excuse to kiss him.
He was clearly aware of himself. But he didnāt know why they kissed. t was as if he had been momentarily consumed by the impulse to comfort Seon-jae-chan and share his body temperature.
Woo-jin suddenly remembered the fleeting sensation he had felt during the brief moments of guiding, a sensation that was so sweet it made his throat dry. More precisely, he remembered the inner thoughts that had been involuntarily transmitted to him during that guiding experience.
It was not uncommon for Espers and Guides to share their mental states during the guiding process. In Seon-jae-chanās case, it was mainly his emotions that were exposed, due to his tendency to be more expressive.