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I’m Not that Cruel *Showki Part 15
“I feel like I’m spying on my husband,” Kihyun said, from the backseat, his hands inside a bag of Cheetos.
They were currently inside Hyunwon’s car eating junk food during Hyungwon’s lunch break. He had picked him and announced they were going to do some detective stuff. Glad to be out of the house, Kihyun hadn’t thought nothing about it. He wanted to get out of the house for a while now and this plan seemed to work. Until it didn’t.
Spying on Shownu was creepy now. Anytime now Shownu can meet his eyes and then… BAM.. he’s caught.
Kihyun took another piece from the Cheetos’ bag and popped into his mouth. Eating seemed to calm him.
“Isn’t that what you’re doing?”
“You forgot that Shownu is not my husband and no, I am not spying on him. You are,” Kihyun replied shifting on his seat so he could lower himself as to not be seen. His hand had pushed the seat so he could lower himself and now it was stained with orange puffs. Kihyun sighed once again.
“You asked for our help and I am helping you cause that’s what friends do.”
Kihyun rolled his eyes. Hyungwon was not making this situation any better. When he had agreed to spy on his (hubby? boyfriend? Whatever they were) Shownu, Kihyun had not agreed to sit on a car while he watched Shownu talk to his friend Joheeon while they were having lunch.
What he meant was figure out a way to get Shownu to confess or go through his old files to help him find the truth. Not spy on Shownu like a crazy stalker. Yes, going through his file wasn’t any better either. He was still intruding in Shownu’s life but spying on Shownu in real life is more dangerous and can expose them to their investigation.
“Can you get rid of those binoculars! We’re not in a concert or in war!” Hyungwon was starting to irritate him. Staying home was starting to sound good and he hated staying home.
Hyungwon ignored him and instead adjusted his binoculars. His cheeks stretched, a low howl escaping his mouth.
Turning to his right to check who had caught Hyungwon’s attention, Kihyun licked the orange puffs from his fingers. He was out of Cheetos and his children didn’t like anything else. Curse you, he mentally curses his children. He couldn’t see anything. He could see Shownu, a tiny him who didn’t seem to move and looked his reserved self. They were so far away that he couldn’t make out what their lips were saying or distinguishing any facial expressions.
“Hyungwon, give me those binoculars!” If he was going to spy on Shownu, he better actually spy, not be a bystander.
“No can’t do. The new employee joined them and he has a good view to look at,” Hyungwon said, his voice husky.
Kihyun shot up from his slouch position. The new employee sounded interesting. He can’t miss this either. Hyungwon had his seductive face and was narrowing his eyes toward the direction of the glass window.
“Give me those binoculars!”
This time his voice was firm and full of authority. His body was erect and he was staring at Hyungwon as if his stare can hypnotize Hyungwon into giving him the binoculars.
Which in fact did work. Kihyun smiled in triumph.
Hyungwon pouted while Kihyun placed the binoculars in front of his eyes. At first his eyes had lost focused but blinking a few times and focusing the binoculars at a right angle, his eyes found hair. Lowering the binoculars, his chest began to take slow breaths. That hair looked familiar. His heart had been right. That hair belonged to Shownu.
Shownu was breathtaking to look at. His shirt was unbutton from the top and his necklace that he always wore did something to him today. He was a little relaxed as he looked at the person next to him. His presence represented the persona he so desperately tried to demand the world to see.
But Kihyun saw through that. Shownu was in his cold, erect posture. Deep inside, however, Kihyun could see he was vulnerable, hurt.
After Shownu had confessed that his childhood had not been good and that he prohibited Kihyun from meeting his father, Kihyun’s wonder to find his secret increased even further. Shownu had a strong stare when he talked about his father. His word came out harsh as if they were poison, and only saying them relieved them from his heart.
It’s not that he wanted to go against what Shownu prohibited from doing (more like warning him), it was that he needed to find out. Find out the man that is cruel outside but warming himself to Kihyun’s heart.
If Shownu was telling him about his father to protect him then he was going to go against his warning to protect Shownu. Why is he the way he is?
After saying silent for a few moments, the shift of movement struck his eyes. His hands shook for a second and as he shifted his focus again, he gasped.
Shownu had turned for a second to look at someone else, and in that second, Kihyun’s heart palpitated. His body had jumped out and in from his body. He swore that Shownu had looked at his direction. He was delusional. Of course, he had not.
If he got caught, all of this would be for nothing.
“You’re not even looking at the new employee.”
From his side, Hyungwon whined and tried to take the binoculars from him.
“Yes, I am. I was just taken back by his beauty,” Kihyun responded with a lie.
Before he gave the binoculars back, Kihyun took a quick look at the new employee. The man was fine. His biceps were really ripped. He was the only one who so far had impressed him with his looks.
He scanned him up and down and somehow he found himself comparing the new guy with Shownu.
He giggled as he imagined the two of them competing for Kihyun.
What a dream.
“Hey, he’s mine. You already have Boss,” Hyungwon said, pulling the binoculars from Kihyun and placing them on his lap.
“He’s so fine. Look at those biceps!” Kihyun bit his lip and placed his back against the seat.
He wanted to trace his fingers on his biceps and lay his head on the softness of the skin.
Or maybe he wasn’t thinking of the new guy.
“Right? He’s not even shy about his looks. He smiles a lot and flirts with anyone. He failed at flirting with Minhyuk.”
Hyungwon laughed, his eyes closing as his shoulders moved up and down.
“Ahh, the ignorance of not knowing the personality of each employee. Did he flirt with you too?”
This new information was the highlight of this investigation. He used to know every gossip there was. It was how they went about their day.
And until he became one, everything else was boring news.
“You know it. I’m hoping that in a fornite we will be seating right there enjoying our date.” Hyungwon pointed back to the table, his eyes beaming.
Kihyun laughed. He can’t picture Hyungwon going out with anyone. He’s always been the one to only have flings but not date, especially going to a fancy dinner like the one they currently hiding from the corner of the restaurant.
“Don’t laugh! Just because I don’t look like him doesn’t mean he won’t take an interest in me. Charms can win over looks,” Hyungwon said, winking at Kihyun. His confidence had not diminished with the mock of Kihyun’s mouth.
“I’m not laughing. I find it weird that you want to date someone. Can it be that your smitten for him.” Kihyun widen his eyes, a vague realization coming into mind.
Hyungwon immediately shook his head. His eyebrows were knitted and his mouth pursed. Kihyun knew that for Hyungwon this meant nothing. They were only playing around like he does with people. He doesn’t play around with their hearts. But they know he’s not a serious man. Hyungwon is funny and cool; deep inside he’s not as relax as his appearance. Kihyun can understand him which is why he doesn’t take it too far, their play reaching its maximum.
It had been twenty minutes since they got here and Shownu and Joheeon along with the new employee had verily touched their food. They seemed to be in a serious discussion which could only mean they were either in big trouble with Shownu’s father or with big vendors.
Hyungwon grabbed the binoculars again and zoomed into the three men. Kihyun kept his neck to the side, staring at the tiny version of Shownu.
Even without looking at the binoculars, Kihyun could still see Shownu spaced out. His eyes were not moving and his head was slightly turned to the opposite side of Joheeon and Wonho. Kihyun clutched his heart.
The same question popped into his head again.
Why couldn’t he tell Kihyun he has a child? It’s not like Kihyun will be angry. That child was born before Kihyun got pregnant. There’s no reason to keep hiding his other child.
At this time, his children began to kick again. The kicks weren’t strong, just light enough that he could feel them. Whenever he was worried about Shownu, the triplets would move and kick. It was as if the triplets worried about Shownu as well.
Kihyun rubbed his belly and whispered to them that it was okay. Kihyun would soon find out the truth and he won’t have to worry about Shownu as much as he is now.
“They brought food to the new employee,” Hyungwon announced as if this piece of information was important enough for their investigation.
“What are we even suppose to get from watching them eat? We can’t even hear them.”
Kihyun rubbed his belly again. The kicks were subsiding now. But his worry increased. His muscles were still tense. The pain in the back of his neck was noticeable to him now.
“I don’t know! He’s building trust. Perhaps the new employee is a spy or something. He did start to work a couple of days ago. Maybe Shownu heard about you wanting to get answers from him and hired someone to spy on you instead so you won’t find out about his secret. Rich people do have a lot of secrets. That’s why they’re rich.”
“Hyungwon, you’ve been watching too much of those mystery drama shows. What I need is to find out who’s the mother of the child and why she’s not in his life and if he did something to her that drove her away from his life.”
“And we will. This only the start. I have studied the new employee enough. I will get close to him and then I will know if he has been hired by Shownu.”
“Is this why we’re here?”
Kihyun looked at Hyungwon with an irritated look. He did not just come to spy on a man while he ate with Shownu.
“Yes. But before you say anything,” Hyungwon raised his voice, his eyes already knowing Kihyun was going to protest. “The reason why I brought you here is because you need to get out of the house. And because while my lunch break is almost over we will eat ourselves. Ever since you got together Mr. Son is lenient on me.”
“But you’re paying. Now let’s go before we’re caught.”
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Long wait. Please don’t stop following this story. I will try to upload more frequent.
Lots of ❤️,
-Laterz, Kelsi.
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