Contract Marriage with Memory Loss on Top - Chapter 76

“I forgot to tell you.”

In the first place, Ki-won also didn’t predict that a problem would arise in this direction. Fortunately, Yeon-woo fell for the vague words, but if he had been a sensitive person, he would have immediately noticed that something was strange.

Ki-won felt a faint relief at the fact that Yeon-woo tended to easily believe and overlook what others said.

“Really, when he was very young…”

Lim Hwa-ran, who habitually rubbed the tip of her chin, trailed off as if lost in thought.

“How surprised I was to see that young child suffer from just one crab.”

Then, she soon muttered in a small voice with a deflated sound. Knowing that his mother was the first to discover Yeon-woo’s crustacean allergy, Ki-won understood her reaction. He heard that the allergic reaction was so severe at that time that they had to go straight to the emergency room.

“Everyone is chatting here without me.”

When the conversation was wrapping up and silence was flowing, Chairman Kwon, who came out of the garage, crossed the yard and headed toward the tea table. Chairman Kwon, who seemed to enjoy the gazes pouring down on him in an instant, naturally placed his hand on Mrs. Lim’s shoulder from behind.

“Mrs. Lim, you said you were busy, what are you doing here? You even rejected going for a drive.”

Chairman Kwon acted cute to his wife in a gentle tone, unlike his fierce-looking face. Lim Hwa-ran gently shook her head as if she couldn’t stop her husband’s brazen attitude and then smiled.

“The kids are here, what drive are you talking about?”

“Yeon-jung will be leaving on an early morning flight again, and Ki-won will be leaving soon too, so what… Right?”

“Yes, I’ll be leaving.”

“See, he says he’s leaving.”

“Seriously, you’re not even a kid…”

Mrs. Lim grabbed the fingers of Chairman Kwon, who was poking her shoulder. When a strong warning followed, saying to try complaining one more time, Chairman Kwon finally backed down.

***

“Sleepy…”

It had been a long time since he finished looking at the album, but Ki-won showed no signs of returning. He looked at his cell phone to relieve his boredom, but the battery was running low. Eventually, Yeon-woo, who had been wandering around with nothing to do, stealthily moved his steps toward Ki-won’s bed.

It’s cold. That was the thought as he laid his body on the bed to take a short nap. Perhaps it was natural. Since it had been quite a while since Ki-won used the bed in his family home, it was inevitable that there was no sense of use or warmth. Yeon-woo, who shivered, crawled under the blanket.

He thought he would fall asleep as soon as he closed his eyelids, but was it a misconception? Yeon-woo couldn’t stop tossing and turning due to the slowly rising discomfort. The mattress was fluffy and the blanket was thick, but strangely, something didn’t feel right.

Yeon-woo buried his face in the pillow with a frown. He tried to take a short nap before Ki-won came, but he couldn’t relieve his fatigue in this state.

“What’s different…”

Yeon-woo, who declared giving up, finally got up staggeringly and leaned his back against the headboard. It seemed to be the same product as the bed in the apartment bedroom based on its appearance, but it was driving him crazy. Could it be because of the bed… Yeon-woo had to slap his cheeks to wake up his hazy mind.

That’s when it happened. The bedroom door opened, and his eyes met Ki-won’s as he entered.

“…What are you doing?”

Ki-won was clearly startled by Yeon-woo’s action of hitting his own cheeks. Embarrassed at being caught doing something silly, Yeon-woo coughed a few times.

“Ahem… I think I’m sleepy. I didn’t know when you would be back, so I tried to take a short nap, but strangely, I couldn’t sleep well.”

“Really? Is it because the sleeping arrangement changed?”

“Maybe that’s it.”

Ki-won, who came close, gently cupped and caressed Yeon-woo’s cheek. Seeing the complexion with fatigue stuck to it, Ki-won gently pushed Yeon-woo’s upper body toward the mattress.

“Why?”

Yeon-woo, who was lying on the bed again, looked up at Ki-won and blurted out a question.

“Take a short nap, I’ll be next to you.”

“I don’t think I can sleep… And don’t we have to go back to the apartment? I’m fine, but you have to go to work.”

“Two hours is fine.”

“Is that so…”

In the end, Yeon-woo couldn’t overcome the drowsiness pressing down on his shoulders and entrusted his body to sleep once again. Hoping to fall asleep at once this time, he tightly closed his eyes and felt the mattress sway. Yeon-woo lifted his eyelids and examined Ki-won lying next to him.

“Are you tired too, Hyung?”

“I thought it might be different if I lay next to you.”

“Ah, right…”

Since the bed used in the apartment was the same product as the one in the main house, the unfamiliarity might disappear if Ki-won lay next to him. Was he trying to trick his brain? Yeon-woo became serious about falling asleep with Ki-won’s genuine attitude.

It seemed silly to be serious about such a thing, but it unexpectedly worked. No matter how much he tossed and turned, it had been difficult to erase the strange discomfort, but just the fact that Ki-won was by his side made his mind slowly drift off.

“Hyung’s scent…”

Yeon-woo mumbled like sleep talk and snuggled close to Ki-won. He realized it now. The difference from the apartment bedroom was none other than the presence or absence of Ki-won’s scent. Yeon-woo entrusted his body to Ki-won’s warm body temperature and found stability in his cozy scent.

Ki-won stared intently at Yeon-woo, who was already breathing evenly. As if completely trusting him, Yeon-woo’s appearance of revealing his defenseless state while sleeping was ridiculously cute. If Yeon-woo knew he was having these thoughts while looking at a sleeping kid, he would be treated like a crazy bastard. Feeling the need for some self-control, Ki-won brushed Yeon-woo’s hair and then turned off the bedroom light.

As the environment became conducive to focusing on sleep, Yeon-woo snuggled even closer to Ki-won’s embrace as if satisfied. It seemed like he was unconsciously entrusting his body to the object he felt secure with, so the corners of Ki-won’s mouth lifted.

***

“Mmm…”

He felt something rattling and irregular noises were heard and faded repeatedly. Finally waking up from sleep, Yeon-woo blinked slowly and tried to come to his senses.

“You’re awake?”

Only after his eyes were fully open did he realize that Ki-won was calling him softly.

“Huh…? Where is this…”

He was sure he had fallen asleep in the bedroom, but the scenery he saw was the passenger seat of a car. Ki-won was sitting in the driver’s seat, and based on the view outside the window, they were driving. Yeon-woo, whose mind momentarily stopped, moved his lips and then widened his eyes.

“Are we going home now?”

“Yeah, you must have been really tired. You couldn’t wake up even when I tried to wake you, so I just took you.”

“…Did you carry me out by any chance?”

“I didn’t drag you out, so don’t worry.”

“I don’t know…”

Yeon-woo, who covered his bright red face, wiggled his feet. It was already bothering him that he couldn’t say goodbye to the family, but to think he was carried out, it was insufficient to hold back the embarrassment rising to its limit.

“What will Hyung’s parents think of me…”

“A baby?”

“Ack!”

What’s with this baby talk? Yeon-woo flailed in agony. I should definitely greet them properly the next time I see them. He couldn’t believe he ended up going back in a sleeping state, as Ki-won said, and not even a baby.

Why couldn’t I wake up? Did I sleep that deeply? I shouldn’t have slept at all. If I had endured a little longer, I would have returned to the apartment, Yeon-woo regretted for a while because of that thought.

“Don’t worry, both of them had gone out for a bit.”

“At this hour? Well… it’s fortunate if they weren’t there.”

Yeon-woo, who felt relieved belatedly, lowered his hands that were covering his face and let out a deep sigh. The fatigue had completely disappeared after that short sleep, and his body felt light. He laughed absurdly at the ridiculously good condition.

“Ah, right. What about my gift? I had put it down on Hyung’s bedroom desk for a moment…”

Yeon-woo recalled the gift Yeon-jung had given him and looked around. He was worried that he might have left it at the main house.

“I put it in the back seat. You must have liked it, looking for it as soon as you woke up.”

“She bought it for me. Thinking that she chose it while thinking of me made me feel good for no reason… Above all, the person who gave the gift is Hyung’s sister.”

It was no different from being recognized as a member by them, so the elated feeling showed no signs of subsiding. Ki-won looked at Yeon-woo, whose feelings were constantly revealed on his face, and then gently turned the steering wheel. When he opened his eyes, they seemed to have almost arrived home, as they had already entered the parking lot.

“Let’s get off.”

“You must be tired.”

Yeon-woo only unfastened his seat belt after the vehicle had come to a complete stop. As soon as he got out of the car, he moved to the back seat to grab Yeon-jung’s gift, and the heavy weight made Yeon-woo happy.