Healing Love

Chapter 26

Jung Hyuk put his first family photo on his desk, joining in the other images. His desk uses to be clear with only one small frame of Ji Hyun's photo, but now there are five of them altogether. Jin Ah's photo during their wedding; the candid shot of him kissing Jin Ah's belly at the hanok village; Jae Wook's first photo after few minutes he was born; the picture of Jin Ah holding Jae Wook; which is his favourite and the latest addition, their family photo. He chose to frame the last pose photo to turn out the best pictures of hundreds of photos they took that day. Even Yoon Kye Sang said the same and as he chose that picture. He placed his family photo the front-most among the rest. He traced Jin Ah's and Jae Wook's faces on the image and smile as he does so. They are his life now. The person who gave him the title of husband and father. The best titles in the world.

He knows that he has already fallen for Jin Ah, but he still feels guilty towards Ji Hyun. That is why most of the time, he suppressed his feelings towards his wife. He needs to talk to someone about his dilemma. He needs someone to help him get out of the confusion and help him to find an answer, and only one person can help him with that. And he urgently needs his help. Without waiting any longer, he picked up his phone and dialled the number. His call gets through, and it is ringing on the other end.

"Yeoboseyo."

"In Guk ah. It's me. Are you free to talk, now?" he said to the person on the other line. The person is non-other is his best friend, Seo In Guk.

"Aah Hyuk ah. What's Up? I just finished a meeting with my clients, and I am going to my parents' house after this," said In Guk on the other line.

"You are in Ulsan?" his best friend, Seo In Guk, is originally from Ulsan. He came to Seoul during high school and stay with his relative. He is a filial son. He will visit his parents in Ulsan at least once a month.

"Nae. What is it you want to talk about? You sound serious, Hyuk," he asked. Jung Hyuk rarely calls him out of the blue. They usually will communicate through kakaotalk if there is nothing important. But when one of them calls, it means the discussion is something serious.

"I need your help, brother. I need your advice," Jung Hyuk told him, and In Guk knew right away that the matter can't be discussed by phone.

"Give me an hour, and I will be in Busan. Text me where to meet up," he said before cutting off the line and started his car heading to Busan.

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Seo In Guk cannot believe what he just heard. His best friend, Ri Jung Hyuk, just told him that he got married to his wife is to help her, and the baby is not his son. He knows that Jung Hyuk is a reserved person, but he didn't expect he is this secretive. Speechless, he drank up his water until finished.

"Say something Seo In Guk! Why are you so quiet?" Jung Hyuk began to whine over his best friend.

"My brain is slowly digesting what you just told me. Unfortunately, I do not have the updated processor. It is still in ios 8.0. So, you met Jin Ah last spring when she came to Busan. You saved her from committing suicide. Took her in and married her to help her. The baby is not yours, and you stepped up to be the father," Seo In Guk repeated back the essential things Jung Hyuk just told him to understand the situation.

"Eo. Why do you have to repeat what I just said? Is it something difficult to understand?"

"It's not difficult but unusual. It's something that I thought only happened in movies or dramas. I don't know it happened to my best friend," Seo In Guk is a witty guy, so sometimes his statement can sound like humour even though he did not mean to tease.

Jung Hyuk got irritated by his teasing. He throws the tissue paper he crumpled earlier to In Guk. "Do you want to help me with my problem or not?"

"Mihane. Mihane. So what is the problem? Tell me," he put on his drink and try to focus on his friend though his mind is still coping with what Jung Hyuk just revealed to him.