Passion Translation "Fanfictions"

Vol 1 - Chapter 20: The shadowed corners within each soul.

Jeong Taeui smiled and responded, "Hmm, is that so."

Of course, he had never considered himself a person full of humanity. But he didn't expect to hear such words. Contrary to everyone's prejudices about a genius, he himself knew well that Jeong Jaeui was a person full of 'humanity.'

"Have I done something wrong to you that I don't know about? Or has my brother helped you with many things? If you don't understand, this could easily be taken as an insult."

"I didn't mean it that way. For example... Right. It's because Jeong Jaeui probably has more worries and suffering than you, perhaps? That's what humanity is."

Jeong Taeui was speechless for the second time.

The words that this man uttered without thinking today had left him surprised again and again.

Worries and suffering. Perhaps so. But unless you could see inside his brother's mind, how could you know what he was thinking? Since it's impossible to measure personal emotions with absolute figures, it's hard to compare who worries more or less.

"But objectively speaking, he is so lucky that he doesn't even know what anxiety or worry is. He's the one who said he wanted to try his luck and left on his own."

Jeong Taeui shook his head and muttered. Ilay was probably watching him silently. A gentle laugh came from the other side of the screen.

"Indeed, Jeong Jaeil is very lucky. I completely agree. But have you ever thought about the mystery behind that luck?"

The smile disappeared from Jeong Taeui's face.

Previously, he had thought this man was trying to hint at something in his words, but he didn't know what. Now he might vaguely understand the hidden meaning behind those words.

This man knew something that Jeong Taeui had never thought of and didn't need to think about.

"He's my brother, but it seems you understand him better than I do."

It seemed Ilay immediately sensed the bitterness in Jeong Taeui's words. The man waved his hand and responded with a confused 'Oh.'

"This is awkward. I didn't mean to hurt you by saying these things. Shall we stop talking about this?"

Ilay ended the conversation in a gentle tone. Jeong Taeui stared at the pale hand and sighed. Anyway, this wasn't a topic he wanted to delve into.

"Now you seem much calmer. Your flushed face has returned to normal."

Jeong Taeui was rubbing his forehead with his thumb when he heard those words. He turned to look in the mirror. As Ilay had said, his once-red face had returned to normal.

Ilay's suggestive voice reached Jeong Taeui's ears as he rubbed his face.

"But if you've been stuck on that island and fallen for someone, that person is probably not a woman, right?"

Ilay spoke with a strange tone. Jeong Taeui responded with confusion.

"No way. Since high school, I haven't held a girl's hand except for a handshake."

"Ah ha. So your issue with sexual morality includes that part, right?"

Ilay spoke as if he understood Jeong Taeui's initial problem. Jeong Taeui had no intention of hiding his orientation and just shrugged his shoulders in response.

"Yes. So does that bother you?"

"Bother me? Why should I be bothered by someone else's preferences?"

Ilay laughed. Those words felt like drawing a boundary. No matter how close they talked, they were still different people. Even emotionally.