Harmonious Love

The Harmony of Yin and Yang Is Not as It Seems PART2 (2)

“How’s Mo Yeon doing, and what else?”

“…”

He asked how Mo Yeon’s private parts were doing, and if hair had started growing there yet. Mo Yeon thought that it was just like Tae Young-won to be genuinely curious about such things, so he always answered these questions when asked.

“It’s fine… And of course, no hair yet.”

As Mo Yeon answered in detail even about things that weren’t asked, Tae Young-won laughed happily on the other end of the phone. Meanwhile, someone’s face was turning bright red.

Why did it feel so embarrassing even though they weren’t face to face? Mo Yeon bit his lip firmly. He still hadn’t quite adapted to this kind of thing. Of course, getting used to Tae Young-won’s perverted talk would be another problem altogether…

“What color are your underwear?”

This was another frequent question.

“Navy blue…”

“Navy blue?”

“With thin stripes.”

“Ah, I see.”

Honestly, there was no harm in telling him this much, but it was really annoying when he called like this last night and said perverted things.

To be precise, what was annoying was that hearing those words made his body react, forcing him to masturbate in the bathroom in the middle of the night… This absolutely had to be kept secret from Tae Young-won.

“Are you at home?”

“Yes.”

“Did you shower?”

“Why do you ask that?”

“You tell me about your white dick, whether hair’s grown, what underwear you’re wearing, but you can’t tell me if you showered?”

“…”

Honestly, he was afraid Tae Young-won might say something strange again. If he didn’t, there was no reason not to tell him this.

“Yes, I showered.”

“Hmm.”

But after a moment of silence, Tae Young-won, as expected, asked in a secretive voice.

“Then… did you wash your hole directly with your hands?”

“I’m hanging up.”

A louder laugh was heard. But this time it seemed to be just a joke, as Tae Young-won’s voice quickly returned.

“I’m in the car.”

“In the car?”

So he said those things while in the car? Come to think of it, his surroundings hadn’t seemed completely quiet from the beginning.

But Mo Yeon thought he was coming back tomorrow, yet it seemed he was out and about somewhere. Glancing at the clock, it was already past 11 PM.

Did he have many places to go even in an unfamiliar area?

When Mo Yeon was young, even though his family wasn’t as close-knit as Tae Young-won’s, they used to gather quite often. Even just going out to eat as a family of four was quite common.

But at some point, that stopped. Even when there were family events or just eating out, Mo Yeon voluntarily opted out. Especially because his mother would become extremely stressed if he startled at something while outside.

Even if it wasn’t because he saw a ghost, such reactions came from suffering from neurosis since childhood. After a few similar incidents, the family naturally realized it was most comfortable not to go out together.

“Mo Yeon, can you open the window?”

“The window?”

It was an unexpected request, but Mo Yeon approached the living room balcony, putting on a cardigan. Beyond the large window, tightly covered with dark curtains, it was impossible to know what lay outside.

Honestly, ever since seeing the window at Tae Young-won’s house, Mo Yeon had been dying to look out the window every time he was at home. But he still couldn’t bring himself to do it. Tae Young-won wasn’t behind him, and even though it was the same building, it wasn’t Tae Young-won’s house.

Grasping the edge of the curtain, Mo Yeon spoke into the phone.

“…I don’t want to.”

“Why? You like looking out windows.”

Today at school, even more ghosts passed by Mo Yeon than yesterday. They didn’t seem to notice anything different about him. Nevertheless, Mo Yeon could feel that he was gradually needing yang energy again.

“I just can’t right now.”

“Nothing’s easy with you, Mo Yeon.”

“…”

“But some things are unexpectedly easy. The problem is that it’s completely unpredictable.”

So that’s how he sees me, Mo Yeon thought. It suddenly struck him that with so many things he couldn’t do and couldn’t say, he probably couldn’t be a good lover or even a good friend to anyone. Of course, given that he wasn’t even a good son or brother before that, it was only natural.

“Then, how about coming outside for a moment?”

Could he be here already?

“That… I think I can do that.”

As Mo Yeon spoke slowly, he heard laughter.

“See? This you can do.”

Going right outside, Mo Yeon saw Tae Young-won parking his car. As he got out of the car, he was unfamiliarly dressed in a white shirt and dress pants. Though he wasn’t wearing a jacket, his tie hung loosely around his neck.

The sight was honestly surprising. Usually, he looked like a madman, but seeing him like this, he looked not only completely normal but even mature…

And he seemed a bit tired, but as Mo Yeon got closer, he saw Tae Young-won’s face gradually changing to a strange expression.

He stopped, looking as if he couldn’t believe his eyes.

“…Are you crazy? What are you wearing?”

Ah.

Mo Yeon was wearing the glasses he had diligently repaired with tape. Fortunately, the tape he applied three days ago had lasted surprisingly long. Mo Yeon felt somewhat proud.

But contrary to Mo Yeon’s feelings, Tae Young-won’s expression upon seeing the glasses covered in tape was not good at all.

“You said they were broken… Do you not have money? Or was there no time?”

“It’s neither.”

Despite Mo Yeon’s answer, Tae Young-won’s expression remained very strange. Then suddenly, as if finding an answer, he smiled.

“I get it. You’re just wearing them for a moment now, right?”

“No. I wore them all day yesterday, and the day before that after parting with sunbae.”

His expression hardened again.

“Before, when I took them off, you went and bought the same ones, which drove me crazy… But this is even worse. Why do you keep insisting on those trashy glasses?”

“Trashy? These are my favorite glasses. You’re really speaking carelessly. I tried to buy another pair, but they said it was the last one… If sunbae hadn’t put them in the wine glass back then, I would have bought those now. I lost them because of you, sunbae, so I couldn’t buy them.”

“Stop chattering…”

Mo Yeon closed his mouth at his words. Honestly, as he spoke, he felt a bit upset. This person probably didn’t understand how Mo Yeon felt about not being able to buy the glasses he liked so much that he specifically went back to the same optical shop.

“Do you absolutely need those glasses? Even so, this is…”

At that moment, Tae Young-won paused and raised his hand.

“Wait a second…”

His relaxed fingertips slowly approached Mo Yeon’s face. Even as they came right up to his nose, Mo Yeon just stared blankly at his hand.

…What is he doing?

Soon, Tae Young-won’s fingers penetrated through the glasses, and reflexively, Mo Yeon’s tightly closed eyelids were poked on both sides.

“What are you doing?”

Mo Yeon swatted his hand away. He hit it so hard that even the glasses flew off.

My glasses!

As Mo Yeon hurried to pick them up, Tae Young-won was quicker.

“Wow, were there no lenses from the beginning? I think that might have been the case. Then why are you wearing them? I understand even less now.”

“Give them back!”

He genuinely marveled at the tape that had been carefully wrapped around multiple times. Mo Yeon clung to him, asking for them back, but it was useless.

“If your eyesight isn’t bad, why do you insist on these unattractive glasses? To the point of wearing them after taping them back together when they’re broken.”

Tae Young-won’s face was serious. Was he thinking there might be some other reason beyond mere curiosity? He looked like he was genuinely questioning with wonder.

“…”

And although it couldn’t be, his face seemed to show concern, which made Mo Yeon keep his mouth shut tightly.

“You were fine without glasses when you were with me.”

“…”

“Then why do you need these so badly?”

It’s to avoid the ghosts’ eyes, that’s why.

Mo Yeon, who had quickly given up on forcefully retrieving the glasses, grumbled inwardly. He couldn’t understand why Tae Young-won was suddenly interfering when it wasn’t like this was the first or second time he had seen Mo Yeon wearing glasses.

“Tell me the reason. I think you can at least tell me that much.”

It’s true that Mo Yeon started wearing glasses because of the ghosts, but his insistence on wearing them wasn’t solely because of that. If Tae Young-won was so curious, perhaps Mo Yeon could give him a reason that he could understand, one that didn’t involve ghosts.

“…Because my face looks unpleasant.”

“…”

Feeling like he had exposed a shameful secret too late, Mo Yeon hung his head low.

Until he said it, he didn’t realize it would be like this, but after speaking, he regretted it. He belatedly thought about how Tae Young-won might react to his words.

Would he honestly answer that Mo Yeon’s face without glasses was unpleasant to him too?

It would be awkward to say that. But if he did say so, it would honestly be bitter. Even if it was a known fact, having it confirmed by someone else after a long time wouldn’t make anyone feel good.

“…”

“…”

No response came easily from Tae Young-won. As expected, only an awkward atmosphere lingered.

Mo Yeon stared at the ground, biting his lip hard.