Black List

Sung Hoon turned towards Beom Seok. He was bewildered by Beom Seok's words. As far as he knew Jinwoon had spent just a few weeks with Beom Seok but he didn't want to offend the man. "I would never. We don't know each other well but I really li... Love him." 

Beom Seok brow went up. "So you know that Jinwoon's a man?" Sung Hoon smiled. "I knew from the beginning. Elder Young told me that we're meant to be and before meeting Jinwoon, I didn't really believe it but now..." 

Sung Hoon didn't have to finish his words. Beom Seok knew what he wanted to say. He cleared his throat before walking towards Jinwoon and Soo Min. They both turned to Beom Seok. You didn't say anything stupid?" Soo Min glared at her husband.

Beom Seok looked hurt. "How can you say this about your own husband?!" Soo Min didn't look impressed. "I wasn't born yesterday. I know you too well." Jinwoon was staring at the two with a smile on his face. 

"Don't worry Lady Jeo, Beom Seok nim didn't say anything wrong." Beom Seok inclined his head towards Sung Hoon. Soo Min crossed her arms. "Don't defend him. You're going to be the next king. If you want to rule well, you need to make men like him eat their words." 

Sung Hoon was shocked by Soo Min's words. "R... Really he didn't do anything bad." Soo Min was still glaring at Beom Seok. "Just wait till we're alone." Beom Seok swallowed hard but didn't say anything.

Sung Hoon and Jinwoon looked at each other and quickly looked away.  They were trying hard to hold back their laugh. Luckily Ki Ha came running over. "You! You monster!" He glared at Ki Ha with angry eyes. "I'm going to kill you!" 

Everybody looked at Ki Ha in confusion. Ki Ha was waving a piece of paper around. "What did you tell my father and Lady Da Son!" Ki Ha was red in the face from yelling. Sung Hoon looked confused but a few seconds later his eyes grew big. 

"I can't believe she actually did it." Sung Hoon threw his head back before bursting out laughing. He couldn't stop laughing. The others didn't even know what was going on. Looking at Sung Hoon laughing made Ki Ha furious. 

"What is going on?" Jinwoon turned to Ki Ha. "H... He. Agh!" Ki Ha wanted to stamp his feet but he felt too old. "You know Da Son?" Jinwoon nodded, while the others shook their heads. Ki Ha explained everything to them. 

When Da Son found out that he had left, didn't want to wait for his return and had found Ki Ha's father. She had told him that she wanted to marry him. She had given his father a presentation explaining all the benefits of their marriage.

His father was very impressed and had agreed without telling Ki Ha. Instead he just received a letter telling him that he was going to get married 100 days after Sung Hoon and Jinwoon. Jinwoon looked at Sung Hoon in shock. 

Ki Ha stared at his friend in disgust. "How can you do that to me?" Sung Hoon was gasping for air, whipping away the tears. "I had no idea she would take me seriously. She seems like a woman with a strong will. I wonder why she did it." 

"I don't care! You have to make her change her mind. I'm not going to get married ever!" Ki Ha glared at Sung Hoon. "If you want me to stay, you'd better do it now. I swear I'll run away." Sung Hoon gave a bark. 

"I'm getting tomorrow. You'll have to wait after. I'll talk to Da Son, don't worry." Ki Ha gave Sung Hoon one more glare before walking away. Jinwoon stared at Sung Hoon. "Why would you do that?" Sung Hoon grabbed his hand. 

"I really didn't think Da Son would do it. I thought she had a better taste in men but I think she's really desperate. She needs to get married within a year or she has to go back." The other nodded understanding why she might have chosen Ki Ha. 

"What are you going to do?" Jinwoon stared at the retreating Ki Ha. Sung Hoon also looked at his friend. He had a very sly smile on his face. "What else? I'll make sure that Ki Ha will get married." Jinwoon slapped his arm. "He'll kill you."

Sung Hoon laughed. "He can say no to his King." Jinwoon looked at Sung Hoon with a shake. Soo Min and Beom Seok were in disbelief. 'Isn't that too much? I thought they were friends?' Jae Jin and Do Hun were thinking the same.

"Let's go back to the house." Sung Hoon gently pulled Jinwoon with him. The other followed. Sung Hoon took the long road, showing them around the palace. The other had seen many of the places but for Soo Min it was all new. 

She gaped at the building with wide eyes. "Amazing, Beautiful!" Her head was looking around trying to see everything. The others looked at her with big smiles on their faces. When they reached Sung Hoon's house, she was floored.

"What a grand house!" She looked at Sung Hoon with admiration. Sung Hoon nodded. "Did the King make it for you?" Sung Hoon shook his head. "It was built after I came of age. Everything was mine own idea." Soo Min could only nod. 

"Let's go inside." Sung Hoon indicated for them to go inside. Soo Min put her hand on her heart. She was in love. When they got inside she stumbled. 'This is what a house should be.' She looked around feeling like she was home. 

Beom Seok's face became dark. He didn't need to read her mind to know what she was thinking. 'She's going to complain for years! I don't have money to renovate our house!' He knew it wasn't Sung Hoon's fault but he glared at him anyway. 

Sung Hoon scratched his head. He was slowly getting into Beom Seok's black book. He took them to the sitting room. "Do you want a tour?" He looked at Soo Min. She nodded like a little child. Beom Seok wanted to stop them but he stopped. 

Sung Hoon took Soo Min for a tour, while Beom Seok and the other sat down with Jinwoon for some refreshments. "Jinwoon, are you sure you want to marry him?" Do Hun glanced at the door. Beom Seok gave him a stern look but Do Hun ignored it.

"Yes, how can you marry him! You don't even know him." Jinwoon looked at the two men. "I know that I know him well but it feels right being with him. I don't know how to describe it. The Elder said that he needed me."

Beom Seok's face was telling the men to shut up but they didn't care. They each had hope that Jinwoon would be theirs. They had thought that he had been working hard as a chambermaid. "But..." Beom Seok slapped the table. 

"You two need to get your head out of the clouds. Do you really think Jinwoon would marry one of you?!" Jae Jin and Do Hun turned red. Jinwoon stared at the two in shock. "Did... You thought..." He didn't dare to finish his words. "Oh... I'm sorry." 

Beom Seok scoffed. "Why do you need to be sorry? These two idiots are the ones that should be sorry. Did Jinwoon ever make it seem that you guys had a chance?" Beom Seok looked at each man. Jae Jin and Do Hun shook their heads before looking away. 

An awkward silence descended the room. Jinwoon didn't know if he should feel bad for these man, while Jae Jin and Do Hun were feeling stupid. Beom Seok was getting a headache from them. He didn't even want to think about his wife. 

Thankfully Soo Min and Sung Hoon returned soon. Soo Min was asking Sung Hoon about materials and shop names. She excitedly walked towards Beom Seok. "Our Sung Hoon is too good." Everybody's brow went up. 'Our... Woman, what are you talking about?'

But Beom Seok swallowed the words. "Our Sung Hoon has promised to build us a new house. After the wedding he'll introduce us to the workmen! He'll make sure that everything is finished when we return home!" The other gasped while Beom Seok had a big question mark in his eyes.

"I just want to thank you for taking care of Jinwoon and I'm sure Jinwoon would agree." Sung Hoon looked at Jinwoon. Jinwoon didn't know what to say. Of course he wanted to thank Beom Seok for taking him in but he wasn't sure what to do.

"Are you sure? You can't take it back" Jinwoon's eyes were wide open. Sung Hoon walked over and grabbed his hand. "I know you wanted to thank Beom Seok nim too. This might seem big but for you nothing is too much or too big."

Do Hun and Jae Jin gave a deep sigh. They were defeated. Soo Min had her hands over her mouth looking moved. Beom Seok was still trying to process what his wife had just said.