IMMORTAL CYBORG || LEE HONGBIN

CHAPTER 37

"Jang Heeyoung?" Hongbin's mother, Dawon knocked the door. Heeyoung who was starring at VIXX's notebook quickly hid it and opened the door. She was smiling but it became faded as she remembered that Hongbin's parents were also cyborgs.

"It must be hurt to have a son but you can't realize that he is wrong all these time"

"Yes emmeonim?" She tried to smile while holding her tears. Dawon's innocent old smile reminded her to her own mother. She missed the good old times, she never wanted this to happen to her. 

"Breakfast ready. Let's eat?" She showed her hands and Heeyoung nodded before she grabbed her hands and went to the dining room. She let go of her hands and looked at everyone. Hongbin's mother and father, Hakyeon, Taekwoon, Hyuk, Ken and Ravi. The victims. These innocent people. Is it a sin to be part of Hongbin's life? That they have to face these? Hongbin was sipping his hot tea when he noticed her standing, but not doing anything so he walked closer.

"Heeyoung?" Hongbin's voice startled her and she quickly took a step farther from him, without making it too obvious that she's avoiding him. "Why are you standing like a pole?" He chuckled and Hyuk, the innocent youngest let a small laugh. She looked at Hyuk and wondered.

"He even laughs like a normal human. Its such a pain to see them. How can Hongbin lives together like its nothing? You bastard."

She held her anger and sit across Hakyeon who noticed her from the start. Hongbin happily ate his meal as well as everyone. She looked and observed at everyone there.

"How do they eat when they are cyborgs- oh. I'm a cyborg as well, what's weird right?"

She felt so burdened and frustrated that she had to act like nothing happened in front of Hongbin. It's such a pain in the ass when she witnessed how happy Hongbin lived in this condition. Being with people that you love without worrying that they gonna leave you? "Bullshit." She accidentally mumbled out and it's so slow but since Hongbin sat at her side so he widened his eyes.

"Is something wrong? You look different this morning Heeyoung-ah? Hongbin put his chopstick down and tried to touch her face but she quickly avoided him by swinging her hands in front of her. Nice move. Everyone looked up and stared at her so she quickly faked a laugh.

"I'm so sorry. I-" She frowned and forced her brain to make an excuse. "-my comic!" She exclaimed and chuckled. "I was too frustrated. I can't seem to make a nice plot for my comic. I know I shouldn't think too much especially when eating together like this. Heh, sorry sunbae." She faked a smile and rubbed her neck nervously. Nice avoid.

Hongbin smiled "Aigoo. You worked too hard. Take a rest and go do something else." He picked up his chopstick but stopped. "Heeyoung-ah." He hesitated but he wanted to make her move on from Eunwoo so he tried to make things up.

"yes?" She lazily faced him and frowned. "What else do you want for god sake."

"About Eunwoo." She widened her eyes and tried to control her face. What's wrong with him? Gosh please don't do anything to him. She gulped "You remembered that I told you that he's gonna visit Korea?"

"yes and I met him days ago. So what?"  She cleared her throat and nodded. "Then?"

"I think he can't make it you know." He faked a sigh to convince her. "I tried to call him to ask when he's gonna arrive but he didn't pick it up. I supposed he canceled the visit but he forgot to tell me? Looks like you're not gonna meet him for a long time." He pouted and patted her left hand that she put on the table. She stared at him in disbelieved and nodded before she turned to look at her own plate.

Did he just lied to her? "Woah. Now he's trynna manipulates me? You are such a dickhead Lee Hongbin." She knew that he tried to break her apart from her old life. She had to do something. Fast.

"It's okay" She had a plan. She smiled at him, very insincere I must say. "He doesn't even care about me. While you, sunbae, helped me to build a NEW life." She purposely stressed the 'new' word. She grabbed his hand. "I don't want to care about anyone else. I only have you. You have me in your hands. Do anything you want, sunbae. I have nothing else to lose." She added the last word as a warning but she smiled when she said that, tried to cover up the real meaning of it.

Hongbin nodded as he was sure that his plan has succeeded. No one can stops him as long as he can avoid Eunwoo. "Eunwoo can't surpass me anyway. I can make him dead and alive again as I wish if he comes to stop me"

After breakfast, they walked towards the door as it's time for Hongbin to go to work. Hongbin hugged Heeyoung and smiled. "Please wait just a bit more. We can be together, forever. Jang Heeyoung." She released the hug and looked at him walked towards the car and waved at her. She didn't reply but she smiled, and keep smiling.

When the car left her sight, the smile faded and she quickly ran towards her bedroom to pick up her phone and typed something.

-Cha Eunwoo, meet me at xXx Cafe. Upstairs. Pick a place with no one around. I'll be there in half an hour.-

Message sent. She picked her usual small sling bag and the notebook. The most important thing. She closed the door and noticed Ravi at the stairs. Ravi asked "Where are you going?" He widened his eyes in curious and she showed him the notebook. "Ouh. Be careful Jang Heeyoung. Take your time and we'll inform you if Hongbin's home" She just nodded and thanked him before she rushed to the main door.

"We should thank you." Taekwoon landed at the main door of the house, waited for Heeyoung. She fastened her walks and shook her head.

"We are helping each other. I'm quite worried but I guess if we're on the right track, everything will be fine right?" She fixed her hair and let a deep breath. Before she wanted to take a step out, he stopped her and held her right hand, the palm facing upwards. He put a shaped ring at her palm. Heeyoung frowned.

"What is this Oppa?" She took a quick look at the ring before she put it inside her bag.

"This ring. I believe I have a connection with someone that has this- similar- thing. I didn't write her name in the notebook, because she always appeared in my dream. Can you find a woman named Han Yejin?"

"Han Yejin.." She mumble and nodded when she remembered that he had been saying the name before this, where he asked her about that person. She must be very important to him. "I'll try.."

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