Chapter 8
They went to the bookstore where Hyukjae owns and works next.
The ride was silent as Yunho won't talk or even look at anyone. He opted to look outside instead. Once they arrive, Mingi opens the bookstore with the key that was in Hyukjae's possession that they received for the case earlier that morning.
Yunho walks around in the bookstore quietly as Hanbyul follows him while Mingi goes to the computer at the counter. Yunho huffed as he shoved Hanbyul softly with his shoulder so that Hanbyul would move as he took a few pictures with his phone.
Yunho is feeling a bit dizzy because he didn't really eat that morning and he lost his appetite when Mingi yelled at him at the restaurant. Moreover, he had actually touched a few things when they were at Jiyeon's house earlier but he didn't want to tell Mingi what he had seen because Hanbyul is there with them.
He had to wait until they were alone, or back at the lab without Hanbyul following them around. "It looks like Hong Jiyeon came the most often." Mingi said as he looked at the computer and Yunho quickly went to him and looked at the computer as well.
"She read a lot I see. She borrowed almost a book a day." Yunho said quietly and Hanbyul wrote on his notebook mouthing 'one book a day'. "She also borrowed a book on the day of the accident." Mingi said further.
After a few more minutes, they walk out of the bookstore and a man is panicking outside as his car window seems broken, done by something or someone. "Who the fuck did this?! I'm going to fucking break his neck when I caught whoever did this! Aishh!" the man said and they all walk away from the man and his car slowly.
They are nearing Mingi's car when Yunho's vision swirls around him, making him stop walking and pressing a sweater paw on his temple as he whimpers. Mingi and Hanbyul heard his whimper and they too stopped walking and turned around. Mingi's eyes widened as he rushed to Yunho and quickly cupped Yunho's face.
"Yun? What's wrong?" Mingi asked as he quickly wrapped an arm around Yunho's waist afraid that the doctor would fall down. "M'dizzy.." Yunho mumbled as he clenched his eyes shut making Mingi slowly drag Yunho to the back of his car and haul him up by the waist gently and put Yunho on his car boot.
Yunho still had his eyes shut while Mingi went to the front and went inside of his car as he rummaged through his backpack and pulled out an energy bar and a bottle of water before he went back to Yunho. "Yun?" Mingi said softly and Yunho hummed quietly, his eyes still closed but he could feel Mingi had put a hand on his cheek, running his thumb gently.
"Look at me Yun." Mingi said softly and Yunho pouted as he held himself from shaking his head. "Don't want to.. Everything is spinning.." Yunho mumbled. Mingi opened the cap of the water and put it on Yunho's lips. "Drink this Yun." Mingi said and Yunho pulled away, still pouting. "No.. I don't wanna be sick.."
Mingi huff lightly. "Come on, just a little." Mingi coaxed Yunho but he still refused. "Swallow it slowly. Please? Baby?" Mingi said, calling Yunho with a pet name in hope that Yunho will finally drink the water. Yunho opened his eyes instantly as he blushed deeply before he had to close it again as his vision swirled and felt the bottle again against his lips.
Yunho huffed softly as he opened his mouth and Mingi tilted the bottle a bit to help Yunho drink it. Yunho did as he was told and swallowed the water slowly. Mingi then opened the energy bar before putting it on Yunho's lips again, "Eat this." Mingi said. "What is it?" Yunho asked as he pulled away a bit to speak and Mingi put the energy bar back on Yunho's lips afterwards.
"Energy bar." Mingi said and Yunho was about to refuse when Mingi spoke again. "You can eat it yourself or I will feed you myself. Which one do you want because if you refuse to eat it yourself I will feed you with my mouth so you can't say that you won't open your mouth at all." Mingi said making Yunho open his eyes again, blushing and gaping at Mingi and Mingi uses this chance to shove the energy bar into Yunho's mouth.
Yunho can't do anything but to bite down the energy bar and eat it slowly. "Y-you can't just say it like that Min!" Yunho said, pouting as his face is still red. "Why not?" Mingi said, smirking as he leans closer to the doctor, putting an elbow on his car boot. "J-just because!" Yunho mumbled as he ate the energy bar slowly.
Mingi chuckles before he looks at Yunho and sighs softly. "Did you have a light breakfast today?" Mingi asked as he caressed Yunho's hair and Yunho nodded his head slowly as he munched on the energy bar. "I'm sorry for yelling at you at the restaurant. I'll make it up to you. What do you want to eat? We'll be going back to the lab after this." Mingi said softly and Yunho tilted his head, thinking before he beams up, looking at Mingi.
"I want chicken nuggets!" Yunho said happily and Mingi chuckled, shaking his head. "Chicken nuggets it is then. For now, finish that energy bar." Mingi said and suddenly someone coughs loudly and both Mingi and Yunho look over to where they heard the cough.
Hanbyul is gaping at them while pointing towards Mingi to Yunho and back to Mingi for a few times. "Y-you guys? What are you guys?!" Hanbyul said as he refused to believe the scenes that just happened in front of him. Yunho blushed again and refused to make any eye contact with Hanbyul and opted to stare at his energy bar as he munched on it while Mingi nonchalantly put his arm on Yunho's lap.
"He's my baby. Do you have any problem with that?" Mingi said and Yunho choked on his energy bar, making Mingi fussing over him again while Hanbyul frowned and clutched his notebook tightly. "B-but you smiled at me this morning! And whenever I talk to you!" Hanbyul said and Mingi scoffed. "I told you didn't I? I'm not interested in you. Not in the slightest and I told you to stop provoking Yunho. I was being polite that's all." Mingi said and Yunho tilted his head. "You did?" Yunho asked and Mingi nodded. "Yeah, when you went out of the restaurant earlier."
Hanbyul was about to say something when Mingi looked at him with a bored expression on his face. "We're going to the lab so you can't come with us. Detective Park will call you for the update on this case." Mingi said and he looked over to Yunho. "Are you done?" Mingi said and Yunho nodded his head.
Mingi put his hands on Yunho's waist and picked the doctor up before putting him down as Yunho wrapped his arms around Mingi's neck and let go when he was off from the car boot. Mingi held Yunho's hand and helped the doctor sit in the car before he closed the door and went to the driver's seat and slid in, leaving the perplexed Hanbyul behind.
Hanbyul watched their car leaves before he stomped his feet on the ground and huffed loudly.
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"What's with that Min? Giving up being polite?" Yunho asked and Mingi huffed lightly. "He's kind of getting on my nerves once you go out of the restaurant. Keep trying to get my number though I refused politely everytime and won't stop talking about how 'lovely' it would be if he can talk to me again after this case ends." Mingi grumbled, making Yunho chuckle.
Yunho bit his lips, contemplating whether to say what's on his mind or not but Mingi catches on it when he briefly glances at the doctor. "What is it? You only do that face when you want to say something but you're holding it in." Mingi asked and Yunho blushed a bit before huffing. "W-what are we Min? We never really talk about it.." Yunho said and Mingi smiled, taking Yunho's hand, intertwining it with his and putting it on his lap.
"I never like labelling my relationship because to me if you're mine then you're mine but if you want to know, like I said to Hanbyul before, you're my baby. Why? You don't want to be my baby? Mine?" Mingi said softly and Yunho blushed deeper before he smiled shyly, squeezing Mingi's hand. "I'd like that. Your baby. Yours." Yunho said before he covered his face with his other hand blushing madly making Mingi laugh and run his thumb on Yunho's hand.
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"How did it go?"
"Is that chicken?! I want!!"
Hongjoong and Yeosang said at the same time making Mingi, Seonghwa and Jongho laugh while Yunho steps in front of Mingi hiding the take outs that Mingi's holding. "No! It's mine! Mingi bought it for me!" Yunho said and Yeosang pouted and looked over to Jongho.
"Babe! I want chicken too!" Yeosang said and Jongho shook his head fondly. "Fine fine. I'll go buy some for you. The usual?" Jongho said and Yeosang nods happily.
"I thought you guys are going to investigate about the insurance?" Mingi said and Seonghwa nodded his head. "Yes, we just got back about half an hour ago. Nothing is out of the ordinary though so we can't help much with this. How 'bout you guys?"
"Hell. We met Hanbyul and he was being a parasite, tailing us everywhere." Yunho groans and crosses his arms on his chest. "Oh, right, Yun? I know you used your ability back at Hong Jiyeon's house. What did you saw?" Mingi said and Yunho nodded his head, sighing softly. "Her husband is an abusive one. Everything I touched just shows that her husband is beating the fuck out of her. What is his name again?" Yunho said, looking at Mingi. "Jung Taeyong. I thought you will remember everything once you heard or see things?" Mingi said tilting his head.
Yunho sheepishly scratches his hoodie by his neck as he answers, "Uhm.. I wasn't actually listening to Hanbyul.." making Mingi snort and shake his head fondly.
"An abusive husband huh.. This will be complicated.." Hongjoong said. "Wait. Jung Taeyong? His name is kind of big when it comes to donations and all. I thought he was a great figure.." Seonghwa said and Yunho scoffed. "Yeah, because he needs to hide what he did to his wife. Some people really are sick.."
Everyone nods their head and Yunho grabs his chicken nuggets from Mingi's hand with his sweater paws. "Well. I'll be in my office. Call me if you guys need anything. Mingi?" Yunho said as he looked at Mingi silently asking if he wanted to follow him to his office. "I'll be there in a few. I need to talk to Hwa hyung and Jongho first." Mingi said and Yunho nodded his head before walking to his office.
"Well? The pup said you guys met Hanbyul and I know that the take outs for the pup is for something, if not the pup would share it with us." Hongjoong said as he quirked an eyebrow towards Mingi who sheepishly laughed and rubbed his neck.
"Yeah.. I kind of didn't realize that Hanbyul is trying to flirt with me while giving Yunho a hard time and I kind of scold him for being so cranky towards Hanbyul. The chicken nuggets are my compensation for scolding him." Mingi said and the others laughed softly.
"Hanbyul didn't tail you guys here though?" Yeosang asked and Mingi huffed. "I told him he can't follow us anymore. Got annoyed when he kept asking for my number and making me scold Yunho when he was eating, resulting in him running and hiding in my car. Yunho felt dizzy when we were at the bookstore so I forced him to eat an energy bar and Hanbyul kind of saw us and asked what we are." Mingi explained.
"What did you tell Hanbyul then?" Hongjoong said as he is very curious.
"I told him that Yunho is my baby and he whines saying that I was supposed to be interested in him because I have been smiling at him since morning. Which I told him I did not and the smile was just out of politeness." Mingi grumbled and everyone let out a loud laugh.
"Poor pup. Make sure you give him all the attention or he will be crankier later on." Hongjoong said and Mingi chuckles, nodding his head.
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Yunho is currently eating his chicken nugget while looking at the photos he had taken on his phone on the small couch and he was so engrossed thinking about the case that he didn't realize Mingi came into his office.
Yunho jumped and his chicken nugget flew away from his fingers onto the coffee table when Mingi suddenly wrapped an arm around his waist and kissed his cheek, making Mingi laugh afterwards while Yunho huffed and pout, taking his chicken nugget back.
"What are you thinking that you didn't realize I came in?" Mingi asked as he settled comfortably on the couch and Yunho nonchalantly took off his shoes, shuffled a bit on the couch before putting his legs on Mingi's lap while holding his phone on one hand and a chicken nugget on the other.
"About this case, what else?" Yunho said and Mingi tilted his head as he caressed Yunho's legs. "What have you found so far? It was supposed to be a regular jurisdiction." Mingi said and Yunho nodded his head. "I thought so too but after the investigations we've done earlier, some things are weird and don't make sense to me." Yunho said and Mingi hummed and started to watch Yunho eat while the doctor looked at his phone.
After another 15 minutes of watching Yunho eating, Mingi leans closer to Yunho and gently take Yunho's phone from his hand and put it on the coffee table as Yunho tilt his head quietly before Mingi put his hand on Yunho's nape and pull him closer before he softly kiss the doctor on the lips.
Yunho widen his eyes for a second before closing it and deepen the kiss as he clutch Mingi's shirt lightly. They kiss passionately but also softly and after a while, Yunho's brain suddenly lights up making the doctor gasp and pulls away. Mingi panicked a little thinking that he had done something wrong or even hurts Yunho, begin to fuss. "What's wrong? Did I hurt you?" Mingi said and Yunho shake his head, pecking Mingi's lips assuring him that he's fine.
"I know what Mr. Kim has!" Yunho said and Mingi blinked. "Seriously Yun? When we're kissing? Our first kiss?" Mingi huffed and Yunho smiled apologetically. "Sorry Min.. My brain works in a weird way.." Yunho said and Mingi huffed lightly before kissing Yunho deeply one more time and pulled away.
"Well, let's go to the meeting room then." Mingi said as he stood up and held his hand up for Yunho to take it and the doctor did, smiling brightly.
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"Kim Hyukjae was an Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patient." Yunho starts as he looks over to everyone in the meeting room. "Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a rare hereditary disease caused by a disorder in your skin layers. In order for you to keep your skin, muscles, and cartilage together, you need the protein, better known as collagen but Mr. Kim wasn't able to create this substance well." Yunho explained further.
"Ahh..So that's why his skin fell down without much strength, making it very stretchy. Moreover, if the skin is very weak, you're easily scarred and the scar doesn't heal easily and it also remains. The skin can easily be torn again afterwards." Hongjoong said and Yeosang continues. "Not only the skin, but it also affect the bones as well, making it bends more than normal."
Yunho nods as he points at the monitor. "His bone density was much lower than the average density for his age. The average life expectancy of an Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patient is only 50 years. It's a very sad disease." Yunho said, pouting a bit before he continued explaining.
"Due to his disease, all sharp corners in his environment were covered with these baby-proof Styrofoam because even a small bump could cause a very big and bad scar. So he also needs to eat a lot of food with a lot of collagen, thus the chicken legs we found in his refrigerator." Yunho said.
"So, is it also related to his heart disease?" Yeosang asked and Yunho nodded his head. "Yes, unfortunately for Mr. Kim, he had severe Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. The mitral valve prolapse. This was the worst symptom. Mitral valve prolapse is something that we can only notice when he is alive so it's impossible for us to know but since his valve was very weak and thin, it could be the evidence of that. The same thing with aortic dissection. Anyway, it was not caused by the accident." Yunho said and he could see the frown on the 3 detectives' faces.
"I'll tell you in a more easy way." Yunho said as he picked up a paper and tore it in half. "Mr. Kim is not much different from this thin paper." Yunho said and the detectives finally nod their head in understanding. "Then what is the real cause of death, hyung?" Jongho asked.
"Oh, it doesn't change Jongho ah. Multiple damage. It's just that he was greatly damaged by a very little force." Yunho said. "but, I found something interesting. He had prior force exerted on him before the accident. You guys didn't know about this right?" Yunho said as he looked over to Hongjoong and Yeosang.
Yunho then opens a file on the monitor and shows them a simulation video. "I re-analyzed the accident with the autopsy results, and the accident analysis from headquarters. Look here, if we calculate the braking distance and the distance Mr. Kim was pushed, the car was running at 30 to 40 km/hr before he brakes and after the brakes, the car runs at 15 to 20 km/hr." Yunho said and he showed them the evidence photos.
"If you look at the shape of the car and the damages, the forces from above his shin are from the car accident but the shredding on his ankle is not. There were no adversarial impacts. I'm not certain about these but his cheek bones and his head doesn't fit with the angle as well." Yunho explained further.
"So.. He had a few mysterious scar before the accident?" Hongjoong said frowning a bit.
"Yup. That is the reason why I wanted to go to the accident site. The scar just didn't make any sense." Yunho said. "Then what kind of force could it have been?" Seonghwa asked. "I'm not sure hyung. Maybe he was hit by someone, or fell down the stairs because like I explained just now, anything could be fatal to him." Yunho said softly.
"So to sum it up, he did die from the accident, but there were other causes as well?" Mingi said and Yunho nodded his head. "Yes. As a matter of fact, the mysterious causes and his disease also contributed to his death. The multiple damage could've hidden the evidence of a very bad fight."
"So if he didn't hurt himself that way, we should find the first culprit." Mingi said and Yunho nodded his head, smiling at Mingi before he huff lightly. "But the thing is.. How can we find the first culprit? We don't even have any witnesses.. Maybe we should make another visit to the accident si-" Yunho said and was cut off by a receptionist rushing into the meeting room.
"Detective Park? The local police from the accident site gave us an urgent call! They want you to go to their station as soon as possible!"
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"We have some information from a black box." the officer said as soon as Seonghwa, Jongho, Mingi and Yunho arrived at the station. "There was a car that was parked in front of the book store and it seems like someone broke into it. Good thing that the car had this black box and he brought this in." the officer explained further as he showed them the footage. "There was something odd so I called you guys."
The footage showed that Kim Hyukjae ran and stopped in front of the car to take a few breathers while panting before someone came and beat him until he was shoved and ended up on the car breaking the windshield.
Yunho and Mingi widen his eyes. "That!? Isn't that Jung Taeyong??" Yunho said pointing to the monitor and looking over to Mingi and Mingi nodded his head while the other 2 detectives tilt their heads.
"I thought you guys said they were on good terms?" Seonghwa said. Yunho and Mingi nodded their heads. "Well, that's what he said though.." Mingi said and Seonghwa nodded his head. "Well, let's go to our station and we'll call him to come." Seonghwa said and the others nod their head and walk out from the police station.
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"Can you explain yourself?" Mingi asked as Jung Taeyong looked at him from his seat in the opposite site with a sour expression on his face. "You had a fight with Mr.Kim on the day he died. You hit him because you're mad. When Mr.Kim ran away, you followed him. Then, when Mr.Kim who was trying to cross the road to run away from you, gets hit by a car." Mingi said.
"I did not kill him!" Jung Taeyong said and Mingi nodded his head. "Never said you did but you do have the responsibility for causing the death. But why were there no witnesses when it happened on a very common road that people travelled to? Maybe because you're the owners of the shops here? You allow them to not pay the rent fee until the end of this year and they agreed to keep quiet." Mingi said and Jung Taeyong looked at him with a slight panic on his face.
Mingi then places the new evidence they acquired before calling Jung Taeyong in on the table. "Everyone has spoken, Mr.Jung. We have definite evidence." Mingi said as he showed Jung Taeyong the recorded device that they used to record the shop owners' conversation. Jung Taeyong narrowed his eyes at the device as he swallowed subtly.
"Why did you fight with Mr.Kim?" Mingi asked. "Why was someone like you, where a lot of people think highly of, get so mad with an orphan who had nothing?" Mingi continued and Jung Taeyong scoffed. "Do you think I can let someone that was sleeping with my wife go? I knew it from the start but I just restrained myself. I believed that they would understand and realize what they did were wrong and they would stop but Hyukjae wouldn't let go of my wife." Jung Taeyong said, ending the interrogation.
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"Pup? Why are you frowning like that?" Seonghwa said as he looked over to Yunho who was frowning and biting his lips as they all watched the interrogation behind the mirror. "I would have an affair too if my husband never makes me happy and keeps beating the shit out of me everyday." Yunho said just as Mingi went into the room and he raised one of his eyebrows at the doctor.
"But still, that would be wrong, don't you think Yun?" Mingi said and Yunho huffed. "I know.. but if they really did have an affair.. then I must've seen it.. all I saw was Mr.Jung beating the shit out of his wife and his wife are mostly in the house and I never saw Mr.Kim went there.." Yunho said pouting and Mingi widened his eyes and went to Yunho, cupping his face with his hands.
"So you're actually confessing to me that you touched a lot of things and for several times too hm?" Mingi said, quirking an eyebrow as Yunho widened his eyes in realization. "Oops..?" Yunho said sheepishly and yelped when Mingi pinch both of his cheeks as his hand flew to Mingi's wrist trying to push him away but Mingi is stronger.
"No wonder you nearly faint! I told you to keep it minimum didn't I? What would happen if I wasn't there? You would be on the floor and strangers would be touching you and pains you more." Mingi huffed and Yunho pouted and he did the only thing that he can at the moment. Wrapping his arms around Mingi's waist and putting his head in the crook of Mingi's neck.
"But you were there with me. That's why I did it. I know you would save me if something happened. I'm sorry..?" Yunho said and Mingi huffed before hugging Yunho back. He's always weak when it comes to Yunho hugging him and putting his head in the crook of his neck. "Don't do it often please.. You'll be giving me gray hairs in no time if you did.." Mingi said softly making Yunho giggle before he pulls away and frowns again.
"But. I still think all of this is weird. Can we maybe talk to Hong Jiyeon? We could just bait her with the affair situation." Yunho said and the others nod their heads.
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"Did you plan all of this with Mr.Kim? Your partner in the affair?" Mingi said crossing his arms as Yunho sat next to him in the interrogation room with Hong Jiyeon at the other side of the table.
"We were not in such a dirty relationship like my husband said.. We've been friends since we were 9 and Hyukjae never played any sports because of his illness. He was always broken, hurting and in pain but he never complains." Jiyeon said quietly. "He was always beside me..Always smiling.. Always helps me.. As he grew up, his illness became worse but he never showed me that he was in pain..Never told me he was sick.. He just smiled more as he got sicker.." Jiyeon explained further.
"Then, why didn't you guys marry each other when you guys are very precious and special towards each other?" Yunho asked, tilting his head as he played with his sweater paws on the table.
"My family was in a very bad condition.. My mom was sick, and then.. my husband helped us.. He paid for my mother's surgery and paid for our debt as well.. and he wanted me in return.." Jiyeon said and Yunho frowned.
"So you decided to be a damsel in distress? We're living in 2020 Mrs. Hong. It's not like we're in the Joseon era where we have to sacrifice our happiness for someone that helped us." Yunho said and Mingi quickly pat Yunho's thigh and Yunho shut his mouth in a pout.
"No, I'm not some damsel in distress, I'm just a stupid woman.." Jiyeon said as she untangled her scarf around his neck and Yunho sighs softly when he sees the strangled marks on her neck. "After the marriage, I was never happy but I never told anyone about it since it is a personal matter between me and my husband. No one knew.. Until one day.. One person found out.. I swear we were never in a relationship like that.. I was being faithful towards my husband.."
Yunho clenches his fists under the table and Mingi sees this so he quietly holds Yunho's hand as they listen to Jiyeon.
"That day.. I shouldn't have gone there.. Then he would never know.. Now.. Because of me.. Hyukjae is.. That idiot.." Jiyeon said as she started to cry. Yunho and Mingi look at each other sadly before Mingi speaks. "What actually happened that day?" Mingi asked and Jiyeon shakily took out a piece of paper from her pocket and put it on the table.
Mingi took it and opened it as Yunho leaned in closer to read it.
Jiyeon ah!
Do you remember?In the old days, we always smiled no matter what happened to us. We promised to cheer up each other all the time. You must be having a very hard time right now, but cheer up! You can do that. Do what you want to do.
Now, I want to do something valuable. So please be happy!
Your dearest, Hyukjae
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Yunho lays his head on Mingi's shoulder as they sit in the meeting room at the lab. Yunho sighs softly. "For Mr. Kim, keeping the husband away from Jiyeon must've been more important than money." Yunho said quietly and Mingi nodded his head softly. "That must be why he did that. Sacrificed his life for Jiyeon."
"How much does one have to love a person, in order to do that?" Yunho said as he took Mingi's hand and start to play with it. "I don't know." Mingi said before he look over to Yunho. "But, I kind of understand it these days." Mingi continue as he smile softly at Yunho making the doctor blush and pull himself away as he slap Mingi's chest lightly.
"I didn't know you're a cheesy guy?" Yunho said cringing a bit in an attempt to ignore his beet red face, making Mingi laugh and ruffle Yunho's hair gently and was about to caress Yunho's cheeks when they heard a knock.
Yunho turns around first and grumbles loudly before he slumps his forehead on Mingi's shoulder as Seonghwa and Jongho bite their lips to prevent themselves from laughing while Mingi looks over to the guest with a neutral expression on his face.
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"There is some circumstantial evidence, but there is no obvious evidence that Mr. Kim planned out all of this. I told you all this just to clarify and clear out the air of the suspicion." Mingi said as Yunho rolled his eyes, sitting next to Mingi as the other 2 detectives sat at the other side of Mingi and Hanbyul in the opposite of them all.
"This is enough to re-investigate and prevent her from taking the insurance money!" Hanbyul said. "Yeah, you would be delightful wouldn't you?" Yunho scoffed and Hanbyul cleared his throat before closing his notebook.
"Say, Mingi ssi? Can you accompany me to make a statement with Hong Jiyeon's husband?" Hanbyul said, giving a shy smile towards Mingi as Yunho gape openly at him while Seonghwa and Jongho frowned.
"This guy never gives up,does he?" Jongho whispers to Seonghwa and Seonghwa sigh softly. "Let's just see what will happen."
"Why should I? I'm a detective not a bodyguard." Mingi said crossing his arms, his face showing a bit of annoyed expression. "If you want, you can ask Detective Park or Detective Choi." Mingi stated further.
"Why can't you? I want you though. You seem bigger and stronger than the other two so I won't worry so much if anything happens. I will buy you some dinner afterwards." Hanbyul said and Yunho started trembling.
Trembling with rage. Does this guy never give up? After Mingi told him that Yunho is his?
Before Mingi can retort, all of them flinch when Yunho stands up and slam both of his sweater paws on the table hard enough for Hongjoong and Yeosang to perk up from the next room with a worried expression on their face.
"The fuck is wrong with you?! Mingi told you that he's not interested in you and that I AM HIS BABY! Why are you still trying to flirt with him?! Who do you think you are!?" Yunho snarls as he clenches his sweater paws, still trembling.
Hanbyul scoffed and looked over to Mingi. "How can you love him? He looked nothing like a sweet and small boyfriend that would fit in your arms like me. People would be jealous if they see you and me together, you know? So cute and all. Not like when you're with this... big ass who thinks he looks cute wearing big clothes and with sweater paws." Hanbyul said, rolling his eyes and Yunho faltered a bit.
He never told anyone but he is always afraid that Mingi won't like him because he is slightly taller than Mingi though he is very much a bottom. That's why he never pushed Mingi and asked about their relationship though Mingi had started to hold his hand and pull him closer, caressing him whenever he's in a bad mood just 2 weeks after they met.
This week is only the 3rd week he had known Mingi and he knew they were going fast but Yunho never felt like this with anyone else before so Yunho can't help being jealous when someone tries to flirt with someone who he had been dreaming to have since he was a kid.
Someone that he loves and he can touch without worrying of being in pain.
"Because he's the one that captured my heart. Not you." Mingi said and Hanbyul laughed. "Oh come on! It's not like he is your first love or anything right? You must've dated someone else before! That thing you said is cliche!" Hanbyul said and Mingi frowned as he glared at Hanbyul making the latter recoils a bit in his seat.
"Do you know me Won Hanbyul ssi? If you don't then don't assume about my life. For your information, Yunho is my first love. I never fell in love with someone else before. Date? Yes but it was without any feelings as they kept asking me to try and maybe there will be feelings later on but it never happened. With Yunho? He didn't even ask me or forced me to love him. It comes naturally so I know he is the one. Can you stop this now because I'm sure I hate you at this point." Mingi said as Yunho stared at Mingi in awe with his face beet red while Seonghwa, Jongho and Hanbyul gape at him.
"Now if you'll excuse me. I have a BOYFRIEND that I need to console because of your stupid mouth." Mingi said before he stands up and takes Yunho's hand and pulls the still gaping puppy with him out of the room.
"Well, I think we're done here Mr. Won. You know the exit and don't try to follow them as we have cameras in here and will charge you with trespassing if you do so. Thank you. You may go now." Seonghwa said sternly and Hanbyul spluttered to shove his notebook into his bag before he hastily bowed and walked out of the room and out of the lab.
Yunho stares at Mingi's back as he keeps replaying the words that Mingi had said to Hanbyul and his face rapidly becoming redder than it already is as they are walking to which Yunho realized to be his office.
Once they enter his office, Mingi closes the door and sighs softly as he gently pushes the doctor until the doctor's back is met with his door. Mingi cupped Yunho's red face and ran his thumb gently on his cheek. "I know about your insecurity and I want you to stop thinking about that." Mingi said and Yunho pouts, huffing as he stares at his sweater paws. "How did you know?" Yunho said and Mingi chuckled a bit.
"How can I not? You look so longingly towards Hongjoong hyung and Yeosang when they cuddle with their respected boyfriend in front of us and you usually will sigh when you look at yourself at the glass doors. I may be stupid to not realize that someone is flirting with me but when it comes to you, I will know something is up with the slightest movement." Mingi explained.
"But don't you want that? Someone that can fit perfectly in your arms.. I'm too tall and big to do so.." Yunho said as tears started to pool in his eyes. "Who said that you didn't fit in my arms? You fit perfectly and I don't have to worry about hugging you so tightly that you might break or something. I love the way you are and I don't want it to change whatsoever." Mingi said as he wiped away the tears that had escaped Yunho's eyes gently.
"I know we're going a bit fast but I know for sure that it will last longer or better, forever." Mingi said softly before he leaned in and kissed Yunho on the lips which Yunho gave in and closed his eyes, deepening the kiss.
They break apart after a while and Mingi leans his forehead on Yunho's.
"I love you Jeong Yunho, and you're stuck with me from now on." Mingi said softly and Yunho giggles, "I don't mind." Yunho said as he wrapped his arms around Mingi's neck and pulled him closer, closing the gap and kissing him again.
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"Hm~hm hm hm~hm hm~ It seems like you're living a life now huh Jeong Yunho..?" a mysterious man said as he smirks, standing under a tree watching Yunho bouncing happily while holding Mingi's hand walking towards Mingi's car.
"Let's play a game shall we?"
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