The Law of Webnovels - Chapter 224
Chapter 224: Chapter 224
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As if he was even scared of just keeping eye contact with him, the black-suited man quickly lowered his head and uttered the words.
“Young Master, the youngest master has returned with his friends.”
“Oh, yeah? His friends mean Eun Hyung?”
“There is another person with him.”
The guy’s eyes perked up a bit. Raising a corner of his lips slightly upwards, the guy leaned against the windowsill and flung a question.
“Really? Who is it?”
“It’s a girl.”
The guy’s black eyes became more conspicuous.
As he bent his body forward, his purple tie gently swayed and tinted red under the sunset. He then pressed the black-suited man to speak further in the sweetest voice that he could possibly utter.
“What’s her name?”
The glare in his eyes, however, soon disappeared as he heard the answer.
“From their conversations, her name was said to be Ban Yeo Ryung.”
“Oh…”
“Would you like to go greet them?”
“I’ve been running around. Tell them I’m gonna be there later.”
Dropping the remark, it seemed like the guy didn’t have anything in his hand except for a cellphone, but the black-suited man understood what it meant.
Once he spoke something out of his mouth, the words should be delivered, whether they were true or false.
Lowering his head again, the black suit man then walked silently like a shadow to leave the room. Now that the man was alone, he turned around and looked outside of the window. Half of the sun was now eaten up by the shades of the city.
‘The horizon I saw in the States was definitely wider and farther away…’
Narrowing his eyes for a moment to stare at the scenery, the guy then murmured to himself.
“I don’t need any more information about Ban Yeo Ryung.”
Ban Yeo Ryung. Although her family belonged to the middle class, her relatives were quite different. Their professions ranged from various fields such as the creative director of a famous brand, an aspiring researcher, physician, and a judge, which were all holding a firm position in most areas of society’s recognition.
Leaving that background behind her, the value of Ban Yeo Ryung’s appearance was considered as a priceless jewel herself; therefore, it was such an easy thing to collect her information.
However, there was one thing unresolved. The guy stretched out his hand and gently tapped the windowsill with his fingertips as if playing the piano.
“Ham Donnie,” he mumbled.
‘Who the heck is she?’
While he was abroad, the girl appeared out of the blue and won his youngest brother’s attention. Except for the fact that she was Ban Yeo Ryung’s bestie, he couldn’t see any connection between the girl and his brother.
The feeling of anxiety gradually rose within the guy’s fingertip as he tapped the window. He had long hated leaving any uncertain possibilities behind. Although he knew that there was no such thing as a hundred percent possibility in this world, the guy couldn’t help himself from thinking that way. He, therefore, tried to collect all the information about her as if raking things up; however, unlike Ban Yeo Ryung, no information was gathered at all—literally nothing.
That was when he repeated the name ‘Ham Donnie’ in a low voice. As the sun completely went down, the room turned darker as a sharp voice echoed throughout the room, penetrating the cold silence.
The guy slowly turned to look back.
“That’s why I can’t treat you as normal, you nervous freak.”
“Yoo Shin.”
Blinking his eyes slowly, the guy then struck a retort with a grimace. He heard a burst of a giggle while coming from across the room, then with a clicking noise, the entire room turned bright.
The man, leaning on the door, had gold blond hair, which looked like the utter opposite of the calm navy-black-haired guy, who was standing beside the window.
His black eyes were filled with playfulness; his vibe was exuberant, although his hand was on the wall while the other was in his pocket. The two guys seemed like they stood at the opposite ends of a spectrum as they gazed at one another.
However, everyone living in this mansion was very aware that these two were, without a doubt, brothers. Yoo Gun was the reputable Balhae Group chairman’s first son while Yoo Shin was the second.
Unlike Yoo Gun, Yoo Shin, the blond who was giggling with his hand on the wall, was wearing a relatively casual outfit.
Yoo Gun stared at Yoo Shin with a straight face for a moment then suddenly showed a generous smile. He then spoke while keeping his grin.
“I guess you forgot Korean after staying abroad for a long time, but there is no such word as a nervous freak unless you’re pointing out obsession or anxiety disorder.”
Yoo Shin then made an invidious remark with a smirk.
“Ha, of course, I know. I just made a new one since the term ‘anxiety disorder’ wasn’t enough for you.”
Even what he just said couldn’t distort Yoo Gun’s grin. Staring at Yoo Shin, Yoo Gun then responded with a sweet voice as warm as spring’s sun.
“I see, the only Korean you can remember is swear words, huh? With your thick brain.”
What he meant was, of course, not pleasing at all. Only then did Yoo Shin stop laughing and drop a remark while clenching his teeth.
“So are you, hyeong. You also studied abroad but didn’t get over your temper at all, huh? Well, that ain’t changing easily just by leaving this country, right?”
“You may have forgotten, but it’s you who picked a fight first.”
‘So, who told you to provoke me?’ with that thought in mind, Yoo Gun spread a smile on his face. Yoo Shin clicked his tongue then dropped his gaze at the floor.
“Because you’re doing that nervous freak shit again,” he suddenly uttered.
“Excuse me?”
As Yoo Gun tilted his head with an unaffected look, Yoo Shin shouted while gnawing his teeth.
“Are you kidding me? The background check!”
“Hmm…”
Yoo Gun kept his head tilted to the side and didn’t answer back properly. Yoo Shin panted in rage but, again, bit his lips tightly. Scowling at Yoo Gun for quite a while, Yoo Shin said in an indistinct voice.
“Do you even know that? You’re such a paranoid.”
“Anxiety disorder, obsession, and now paranoia… a good way to greet your brother after coming back home, huh?”
“What makes you so nervous? You’re constantly collecting data as if leaving something uncertain would bring you a catastrophe…”
Intervening Yoo Shin’s words, Yoo Gun tossed a question with a swiveling smile.
“That means I should live wild like you?”
“Holy shit!! Then, do you think it’s normal to run a background check whenever our youngest brother makes a new friend?!”
“That’s how I care, my brother,” replied Yoo Gun without hesitation.
“Laugh my ass out, you nervous freak weirdo.”
Blurting those out, Yoo Shin flipped the bird, which made Yoo Gun slightly furrow his brows. He, however, immediately relaxed the scowl on his face and responded in a nonchalant tone.
“I just think it’s better to remove any unstable factors.”
Gosh, Yoo Shin asked back with a snorting smile.
“So what? Then, what if the girl ‘Ham Donnie’ doesn’t meet your needs or belong to your UNSTABLE FACTOR criteria? What are you gonna do then?”
Instead of answering back, Yoo Gun took a step toward Yoo Shin. When his elder brother came closer, Yoo Shin’s face tinged pale; however, he returned to normal when Yoo Gun just walked past by him.
With a look of perplexity, Yoo Shin quickly snatched his brother’s arm then yelled at him.
“Where are you going?!”
“I’m done with what I need to say.”
His voice sounded frigid, and Yoo Gun didn’t show any more smiles but cast a cold stare at Yoo Shin—only his lips hinted a grin.
He continued, “I wanted to have a conversation with my dear brother whom I haven’t seen for a while… but it looks like you’re just looking to howl at someone like wildlife. I have nothing to say to you then.”
“Hey!!!”
Before Yoo Shin could say something while walking after his brother, the door slammed shut right in front of him. He nearly banged his forehead. Stepping back in horror, Yoo Shin scowled at the door for a while then murmured while clenching his lips.
“That’s why crazy smart assholes are freaking me out…”
From his twenty-three years of life, Yoo Shin desperately learned that the only term he could perfectly use to define Yoo Gun was ‘crazy smart asshole.’ He, at least, pretended to stop him; however, once Yoo Gun decided to do such a thing, Yoo Shin could never stop his brother at all.
Yoo Shin was also quite curious about the girl. Who the hell was Ham Donnie to make the very articulate Yoo Chun Young give an enigmatic look only at her? How could he make a face that looked like a person encountering the world’s greatest mystery?
However, he didn’t want to find out about her through Yoo Gun’s test, the worst way possible, at all.
‘Hope nothing happens….’ he thought. Yoo Shin sincerely hoped that today’s event wouldn’t be the worst party for the girl.
