Contract Marriage with Memory Loss on Top - Chapter 62

“It’s nothing, really.”

Their gazes momentarily avoided each other. Kwon Ki-won released Yeon-woo, whom he had trapped in his arms, and stepped back. At the same time, he also organized his disheveled bangs as if trying to hide the wound exposed to Yeon-woo’s line of sight.

“You’re this injured, but you say it’s nothing… There’s no way I can believe that.”

Ki-won’s attitude of not answering at important moments was incomprehensible. Yeon-woo, with his hands on his hips, glared at Ki-won with stern eyes. If he didn’t tell the truth, he was ready to contact the driver right away.

“If you’re that worried.”

“If I’m worried?”

“Then give me a hug or something.”

“…What?”

Yeon-woo, who gently closed one eye, threw a question back while fiddling with the tip of his ear. It was constant nonsense. Yeon-woo, whose energy was drained by Ki-won skillfully avoiding the question whenever he asked about the circumstances of the accident, declared his surrender and shook his head.

“Rest… I’ll go out for a bit.”

Yeon-woo sorted out his thoughts, saying that he should look for a hospital famous for memory loss treatment. Ki-won grabbed Yeon-woo again as he was about to turn around again. He pulled the end of Yeon-woo’s sleeve and made an ambiguous expression. It was difficult to know what he was thinking just by looking at his face.

“I’m not joking.”

Yeon-woo’s footsteps slowed down as he passed the threshold leaving Ki-won behind. When he turned around, he saw Ki-won still looking at him. Kwon Ki-won briefly shrugged his shoulders and followed behind Yeon-woo. It didn’t seem like he had taken more than a few steps, but the distance between the two was already narrowed.

“I may look fine, but I’m quite startled right now.”

Startled. It seemed like he wanted to argue that he was still tense after experiencing the accident, but for that, his complexion and nonchalant tone were too contradictory. Disbelief filled Yeon-woo’s clear eyes. The serious and heavy man had suddenly become brazen after suffering from memory loss, so suspicion crept into his every word.

“Liar…”

What he thought inside accidentally slipped out of his mouth. The surprised Yeon-woo covered his mouth while slyly checking Ki-won’s reaction.

“I guess I wasn’t a very trustworthy guy before I lost my memory.”

Ki-won, who laughed loosely, grabbed Yeon-woo’s arm and placed it on his chest. The thumping heartbeat was transmitted through the palm of his hand. Although it was through his clothes, his firm chest could be clearly felt. Yeon-woo, who trembled his fingertips, avoided the man’s gaze in case his cheeks turned red.

“Before losing your memory, you weren’t like this…”

Yeon-woo mumbled and tried not to be swayed by Ki-won’s aggressive attitude.

“The Kwon Ki-won before losing his memory is also me, and the Kwon Ki-won after losing his memory is also me, so why are you being so awkward? It makes me jealous for no reason.”

“Well…”

Yeon-woo, who barely suppressed the words that were about to pop out saying it was natural since the person had returned 180 degrees changed, fixed his gaze on his own hand. His hand placed on Ki-won’s chest was still lingering in that spot. It wasn’t easy to take it back because Ki-won was holding his wrist.

“Please let go of my hand.”

Yeon-woo finally pointed to his arm with a sigh. He didn’t know what he wanted him to do, but he wanted to escape from the embarrassing posture as soon as possible.

“My spouse is a colder person than I thought.”

“Me…?”

“Yes, you, Seo Yeon-woo.”

“What did I do…!”

“Well, I was throwing a tantrum in my own way, asking you to comfort me, but you’re not paying attention to me.”

Ki-won, who released his hand as Yeon-woo wanted, spoke in a slow tone.

“Seeing your heart racing, it seems like it’s not completely unaffected. Don’t you think?”

“…If the heart doesn’t beat, a person dies.”

He retorted as if it was nothing, but the more he mulled over Ki-won’s words, the more his face flushed red. Does this hyung have no shame? He even suspected that the organ that feels embarrassment disappears when one suffers from memory loss. Yeon-woo kept rubbing his heated cheeks and made a puzzled expression.

“Hyung…”

Disbelief filled Yeon-woo’s face in an instant.

“Actually, hyung… were you like this in your twenties?”

“Huh?”

“You’re so different!”

Yeon-woo, who narrowed his eyebrows as much as possible, poured out the words he had been wanting to say all along.

“The hyung who lived with me wasn’t like this. He was more affectionate, mature… simply put, he was gentlemanly!”

Ki-won, who was listening to Yeon-woo’s remarks, inhaled and let out a faint laugh. However, the excited Yeon-woo still didn’t understand Ki-won’s expression and continued to speak.

“But just because you have memory loss, a person changes like this…? Hyung, were you actually like this in your twenties?”

Imagining the young Ki-won hitting on other people and acting cheekily made him unreasonably heated. Yeon-woo, unable to hide his emotions, huffed and puffed for a while before belatedly realizing his mistake and shutting his mouth tight.

Even if Kwon Ki-won had possessed a cheeky personality in the past, it was something that had nothing to do with him. Just as he was about to apologize, thinking that he might have made excessive remarks, Ki-won gave an answer.

“Then.”

“……”

“If I was originally this kind of person.”

Every time Kwon Ki-won took a step closer, Yeon-woo took a step back. Even though Ki-won wasn’t particularly threatening or making a scary expression, he instinctively stepped back.

“Were you really like that in the past…?”

“There’s no way. I’m really disappointed by this misunderstanding.”

At that moment, something caught Yeon-woo’s foot as he was stepping back. Yeon-woo, who glanced back, discovered that the sofa was placed behind his back. There was no suitable space to retreat, and while he was perplexed for a moment, Yeon-woo gently shook his head. He had stepped back without realizing it, and Ki-won wasn’t tormenting him, so there was no need to run away.

“It’s strange. Because you’re my spouse, maybe that’s why.”

– Yeon-woo, maybe it’s because it’s you.

Suddenly, Kwon Ki-won’s voice overlapped in Yeon-woo’s mind. It was when he had helped the injured Ki-won wash up. The conversation they had in the bathroom naturally came to mind because it was similar to what the current Ki-won had said.

For some reason, one side of his chest stung. It seemed to be a sense of relief that even though he had lost his memory, Ki-won hadn’t completely changed.

“As you know, the only person who can help me right now is you.”

Kwon Ki-won slowly approached Yeon-woo so as not to startle him and hugged him. No, it was more accurate to say that he forcibly squeezed his body into Yeon-woo’s arms. That appearance was like a large dog begging to be hugged, so Yeon-woo couldn’t push him away.

“My one and only spouse, right?”

“But…”

At that, the words that they would be getting divorced as soon as tomorrow didn’t come out of his mouth. Still, he had to say it. It was when Yeon-woo was hesitating.

“You’re acting like you’re going to leave.”

“……”

“Right now, I only have you, so there’s no way that’s possible.”

Yeon-woo was momentarily at a loss for words and couldn’t say anything. He had to let him know that they would be getting divorced soon, but his expression looked so lonely that it was difficult to speak.

No, that’s not right. He had to be strong-minded at times like this. Yeon-woo felt sorry for Ki-won, who was much larger than him, trying to somehow lean on him, but he pushed his shoulders with a force that wouldn’t hurt.

“Hyung.”

Ki-won, who unexpectedly easily stepped back, quietly looked down at Yeon-woo. Yeon-woo reflected in his black eyes was like a small spark. Unable to do this or that, he flinched and eventually extinguished himself. Yeon-woo hesitated for a long time and shook his head.

It didn’t seem like the right time to bring up the divorce story right now.

‘…Hyung must have been shocked too.’

An accident that tore his forehead and caused memory loss. It was quite a big accident, although it was hard to believe due to his light tone and actions.

Unless one had foreseen the accident, it was natural to be mentally confused.

Yeon-woo, who organized his thoughts that were twisted this way and that while fidgeting his fingers, let out a thin breath. For now, reassuring Ki-won came first. Today wasn’t the right time.

‘When hyung becomes stable… I’ll tell him then.’

Anyway, it was past six o’clock, so he couldn’t process the divorce papers today. So it wasn’t too late to express his intention to end the contract again tomorrow and say that he would submit the divorce papers.

“Why do you stop talking halfway?”

“No, it’s nothing. I’ll… tell you tomorrow.”

Ki-won slowly examined Yeon-woo’s darkened complexion, and then nodded his head.

***

Was it because he felt uncomfortable for various reasons? Even though he had a late dinner compared to usual, he had no appetite and got up from his seat quickly. Yeon-woo pretended not to be paying attention while closely observing Ki-won’s actions. He had medication from the hospital, so when would he take it, was there any inconvenience in his movements? While he was watching for a while, his eyes met Ki-won’s.

“Seo Yeon-woo.”

“Ye, yes?”

“I tried really hard not to pay attention, but.”

Yeon-woo started pretending to be busy organizing the items on the table.

“Aren’t you following me around too much?”

“Ah…”

Was it that obvious? The embarrassed Yeon-woo scratched the back of his head and tried to laugh.