Vol 1 Ch 23

“Young Master, have a snack before you continue.”

 

As Secretary Kang barged in, Mok Seongha pulled his chair close to Kim Jinkyung. When the man’s firm shoulder touched him, Kim Jinkyung reflexively flinched. Mok Seongha, unperturbed, moved even closer.

 

“I’ll eat after the lesson. Just leave it there.”

 

Mok Seongha leaned his shoulder against Kim Jinkyung as he answered, deliberately not looking at Secretary Kang. Secretary Kang placed the tray on the desk, glancing sharply at Kim Jinkyung.

 

Don’t look at me like that. It’s not like I told him to do that.

 

Kim Jinkyung sighed inwardly and continued the lesson.

 

“Would you like to read this once? Don’t worry about the pronunciation.”

 

Secretary Kang watched with a pleased expression as Mok Seongha slowly read the English passage.

 

…At this point, it’s like he practically gave birth to him.

 

Kim Jinkyung sighed and cautiously called out to Secretary Kang, “Excuse me…”

 

“We’re in the middle of a lesson, so if you have something to say, please wait until later…”

 

“I have nothing to say.”

 

“……”

 

Then please leave.

 

The words lingered on the tip of his tongue, but Kim Jinkyung timidly fiddled with his pen.

 

“Leave.”

 

Mok Seongha spoke the words for him. Secretary Kang nodded, then glared fiercely at Kim Jinkyung one last time before leaving the room.

 

Only then did Kim Jinkyung exhale the breath he had been holding, pushing Mok Seongha away.

 

“Please move over a bit.”

 

“Just a little longer. He might be watching through the crack in the door.”

 

“……”

 

Kim Jinkyung counted to five in his head and then sat far away from Mok Seongha.

 

“Continue reading.”

 

Kim Jinkyung pointed with his pen to the English passage where Mok Seongha had stopped. Mok Seongha began to read the passage.

 

It was a low voice.

 

A voice like ripples on the surface of a frozen lake. It wasn’t fluent, but it was the kind of voice that made you stop what you were doing and listen.

 

Isn’t it cheating for a handsome guy to have a good voice too?

 

With a blank expression, Kim Jinkyung organized the structure of the English passage in his head while enjoying Mok Seongha’s voice.

 

“Hey.”

 

Mok Seongha, who was reading the passage, suddenly called out to Kim Jinkyung.

 

“Yes?”

 

“By the way, why do you always make me read the English passages out loud? We don’t have much time.”

 

“Reading aloud helps with memorizing words and getting used to sentence structures.”

 

“What if you read out loud during the exam?”

 

“That wouldn’t do. You’d get kicked out.”

 

Kim Jinkyung, dumbfounded, looked at Mok Seongha and urged him again.

 

“You absolutely must not read out loud during the exam. Absolutely.”

 

Mok Seongha stared intently at Kim Jinkyung. As the gaze lingered, Kim Jinkyung felt a little awkward and asked, “Why?”

 

“You sometimes treat me like a child who doesn’t know anything.”

 

“Haha. Is that so?”

 

It was true that he was worried in many ways. When he heard that Mok Seongha hadn’t even finished elementary school and had never been outside, he had even made ridiculous nonsense just to get him to go outside.

 

“I know everything I need to know.”

 

Mok Seongha gave a meaningful smile.

 

“Yes, I’m sure you do.”

 

As soon as they signed the contract, Mok Seongha had brazenly demanded to know how men did it.

 

‘…You know how men and women do it, right?’

 

Kim Jinkyung had asked cautiously. ‘Common sense’ was useless with this man. He had to test every stone bridge before crossing it.

 

‘Just because I didn’t go to school doesn’t mean I can’t read.’

 

Mok Seongha took a book from the bookshelf and threw it at Kim Jinkyung.

 

『Puberty and Beautiful Sex』

 

Kim Jinkyung couldn’t believe his eyes.

 

‘What is this?’

 

‘What else could it be? A book about intercourse.’

 

Kim Jinkyung took a moment to compose himself and regain his reason. He even flipped through the book quickly, wondering if there might be other magazines hidden inside.

 

‘Did you learn from this book?’

 

‘Well, where else would I learn from?’

 

His tone was matter-of-fact. Kim Jinkyung was speechless, blinking for a long time before answering in a barely audible voice, “Videos.”

 

‘You watch other people having intercourse?’

 

Mok Seongha asked, looking disgusted.

 

‘Ah, no. Not filming, but, well….’

 

‘Well, what?’

 

‘…Um….’

 

How should he explain it?

 

‘You could say it’s a scene that imitates it similarly.’

 

‘So why would you watch other people imitating it?’

 

Mok Seongha frowned, adding, “Disgusting.” Kim Jinkyung recalled the things Mok Seongha had said to him.

 

‘If you’re going to have sex, do it where I can’t see you. I have no intention of watching that disgusting act.’

 

‘I’m not disappointed in you. Just don’t do that disgusting act in front of me.’

 

…It’s not that he doesn’t want to see it because it’s between men, but that he’s never seen intercourse itself, so he finds it disgusting?

 

Kim Jinkyung stared at Mok Seongha for a long time.

 

‘Don’t you use the internet?’

 

‘I do.’

 

‘…Aren’t you curious?’

 

‘So, are you curious about other people having intercourse?’

 

Mok Seongha asked, resting his chin on his hand, his eyes filled with hedonism and obscenity. Asking such a childish question with that face made Kim Jinkyung feel like a piece of trash.

 

In the end, Kim Jinkyung smiled awkwardly and lowered his head, saying, “No.”

 

‘So how do men do it?’

 

‘You can think of it as the same principle as men and women.’

 

‘So where do you put it?’

 

Ah, he really wanted to die.

 

He had to give sex education to his crush at this age.

 

‘…Somewhere you can put it, I guess.’

 

Kim Jinkyung, his face red with self-loathing and shame, fiddled with his pen before barely managing to answer.

 

Mok Seongha hummed, lost in thought. His gaze landed on Kim Jinkyung. Kim Jinkyung felt every nerve in his body tingle at the searching look. Heat spread and his skin itched wherever Mok Seongha’s gaze touched.

 

‘Ah, there.’

 

Mok Seongha’s gaze landed near Kim Jinkyung’s lower body.

 

‘If there’s a hole to put it in for men, that’s the only place, right?’

 

Mok Seongha’s lips, with their clear and sharp lines, gave a unique feeling. The playfulness lingering at the upturned corners of his lips reminded him that he was a feline, and the sharp canines visible between his lips whenever he spoke hinted at the cruel sensuality unique to carnivores.

 

Even knowing that the other person’s sexual knowledge was at the level of a child, Kim Jinkyung’s ears burned when the word ‘hole’ came out of his mouth. At the same time, he felt a sense of guilt. Like when he had left his footprints one by one in the white snowfield on a snowy dawn.

 

‘Belly button.’

 

‘…….’

 

The next moment, Kim Jinkyung froze. Mok Seongha asked again, “Am I right?” His irises, like gold threads blooming like fireworks in the dark night sky, sparkled with intellectual curiosity. Kim Jinkyung hesitated for a long time before quietly nodding.

 

That man’s ignorance isn’t my fault. It was Secretary Kang’s fault for giving him a book and calling it sex education in the first place.

 

“By the way, I wonder if Secretary Kang is reporting properly.”

 

If he was reporting properly, this scam was bound to fail. A love expert and someone who believed that the belly button was a place to put it in had met, so there was no way a proper scam could be staged.

 

“What do you think, Teacher?”

 

“About what?”

 

“Do you think he’s being fooled?”

 

“…I don’t know.”

 

Kim Jinkyung awkwardly avoided his gaze. Telling the truth would be difficult to handle later, and lying would be difficult to handle sooner.

 

Secretary Kang glared at Kim Jinkyung with fierce eyes from time to time, but he didn’t say anything. It seemed that Mok Seongha had told him not to say anything unnecessary to the teacher. But he didn’t seem to suspect the relationship between the two of them. He just hated seeing them together.

 

“I need to last a month.”

 

Mok Seongha chewed on his pen, deep in thought.

 

“Solve the problems and then worry.”

 

Kim Jinkyung advised, acting according to his duty as a tutor. Mok Seongha began to solve the problems as Kim Jinkyung told him to. He had always listened well to advice related to learning, but these days he didn’t argue at all. It was even more so after he wrote in the contract that he would unconditionally follow Kim Jinkyung’s words regarding studying.

 

“Hey.”

 

After solving the problems, Mok Seongha raised his head.

 

“Yes.”

 

“Let’s go out.”

 

“Now?”

 

“No, after the lesson.”

 

“Why?”

 

Kim Jinkyung asked, showing a very reluctant expression. It was the first time Mok Seongha had suggested going outside first. He couldn’t help but suspect his intentions.

 

“On a date.”

 

Mok Seongha spouted nonsense in a voice so good it was infuriating, then continued reading the passage.

 

…You bastard.

 

Kim Jinkyung swallowed a curse, his heart fluttering at the absurd words.