Chapter 65: Chocolate or strawberry?

"How're you doing now?" Beomgyu smiled at Soobin. Soobin was looking at his mobile screen so he didn't notice Beomgyu coming from the door.

"Much better!" saying that Soobin looked at Beomgyu and noticed how he was smiling at him. Seeing him, Soobin blushed once again.

"Um….. here's some clothes for you." Beomgyu gave a big shopping bag to Soobin. It was obvious that he bought them for Soobin.

"Did you buy them?" Soobin asked and took the bag. Then he started checking what was inside the bag.

"Um. I didn't find anything for you. My clothes won't fit you anyway." Beomgyu mumbled.

"Huh?" As he didn't hear Beomgyu, he asked.

"Nothing! You can go and get a shower." Beomgyu said.

Soobin took out the clothes from the bag. It was a black half-sleeved shirt. It was quite fashionable and looked very gorgeous. There was a black colored jeans too which made the suit perfect.

"Okie!" Soobin was very happy to receive the clothes. He liked them as they met his taste. Though he liked them more because of the person he received them from. When he went to shower, Beomgyu touched the clothes. He recalled the clothes that attacked his eyes from afar. And he wanted to see Soobin in the shirt. So, without thinking anything, he bought them though they were quite expensive for him. He wondered how Soobin will look like when he'll wear the suit! And thinking about it, Beomgyu's face turned red just like a tomato.

He felt thirsty so he went outside to get something to drink. He went to the vending machine. He took a strawberry drink for himself and a chocolate drink for Soobin. Though he didn't know what Soobin liked. He went back to the room while drinking but when he opened the door, he stopped for a moment. Soobin finished his shower by then and came outside of the washroom. His bare body looked fairer than Beomgyu's. Though his muscles weren't very firm, they were really attractive. Beomgyu forgot what he was doing and stood still like a statue.

"P-please, close the door!" Beomgyu came back to his senses when Soobin shouted shyly.

"Uh! O-oo!" Beomgyu looked at the floor as if he couldn't bear himself to look at Soobin anymore. He closed the door and tried to gulp a sip of his drink. But unfortunately, he put the can which he bought for Soobin in his mouth. And as it wasn't opened yet, the drinks couldn't go inside his mouth. He noticed he made a silly mistake. Soobin also noticed it and found him very cute but he wanted to tease him a little more. He was wrapped in a towel and he tried to put it off to see the reaction of Beomgyu.

"WAIT!" Beomgyu shouted.

"Hm? What happened?" Soobin asked, acting dumb.

"I-I b-bought i-it for you." When he didn't realize why he shouted, he tried to make an excuse. He extended the drinks towards Soobin while closing his eyes.

"Ah! Really? Chocolate drinks?" Soobin took it and noticed another one at Beomgyu's hand.

"But I don't feel like drinking chocolatey! I might like strawberries more!" Soobin acted dumb again as if he didn't see the can on Beomgyu's hand.

"Um….y-you can have mine!" Beomgyu offered his can to Soobin though he finished half of it.

"Uh! Then what about you?" Soobin tilted his head and asked. Beomgyu saw it and found it too cute to resist himself. He really wanted to kiss Soobin all of a sudden. It was too clear that he was embarrassed because he became a walking tomato.

"I-I d-don't mind any!" He looked another way again to avoid the cuteness as well as the hotness of the guy in front of him. How can someone be so cute and hot together? Beomgyu wondered and got angry at Soobin suddenly. He snatched the can from Soobin, making Soobin flabbergasted and shouted.

"Wear something first, will you? You'll catch a cold again if you're like this!" Soobin smiled as he understood the situation. He was very happy for a moment. He went inside the washroom and wore the clothes Beomgyu bought for him.

When he came out, He saw Beomgyu had already opened the chocolate can and started drinking from it. He was licking the side as the drinks were dripping. He was looking at his phone so he wasn't attentive to the drink. But Soobin got his attention by snatching the can from his hand and gulped it in a go. Beomgyu was astonished for a moment. He felt hot when he noticed how handsome and cool Soobin was looking in the dress. But he felt more hot and blushed again when he noticed that Soobin was drinking from the side which he just licked a while ago.

"Y-you!" Beomgyu shouted. But his voice wasn't loud as he was too shy.

"What?" Soobin asked as if he knew nothing.

"Y-you said you don't like chocolate!" Beomgyu said in anger.

"I said, I didn't feel like but now I'm feeling like drinking it." Soobin replied as if he was proud to snatch the drink.

"but....I.. just...licked that part!" Beomgyu mumbled.

"Hm?" Soobin asked while acting that he was just born yesterday.

"NOTHING! JUST KEEP DRINKING! DRINK THIS TOO!" Beomgyu entrusted the other can in Soobin's hand while shouting.

Soobin was quite surprised because he didn't expect something like that. But it made him happy to see how the boy was blushing because of him. He smiled while drinking the rest of the chocolate drinks.

"Oh! Is he the one you talked about?" Soobin's dad came while limping.

"Hey, dad! Why did you come here?" Soobin went to support his father as he became too weak to walk straight.

"I just came to see my handsome son." He smiled. Seeing Soobin, Beomgyu also went to help him and held one of his arms. He greeted gently,

"hello!"

"Hello!" He replied while walking to the bed with the help of two youngsters.

"Is he the one?" Soobin's dad asked him while whispering because he didn't get his answer before.

"Um!" Soobin shook his head gently in a positive way with a bright and shy smile. His dad patted his shoulder as if he was proud of his son because he has a good taste. But on the other hand, Beomgyu couldn't understand what they were saying so he looked at Soobin with questionable eyes.

Soobin's dad sat on the bed and asked Soobin with a gesture if he should blurt their secret out. But Soobin shook his head strongly in a negative way. Beomgyu was in front of Soobin so he didn't notice what Soobin was doing.

"Uh! I heard that you're Soobin's friend, right?" He asked Beomgyu.

"Yes!" Beomgyu replied very gently.

"I also heard that you suffered a lot because of me." He said and pulled Beomgyu's hand to make him sit beside him. Beomgyu became silent for a while as he didn't want to recall his past anymore. But when he tried to remember, he couldn't recognize Soobin's dad when he first saw him. His face was very scary when he was abducted by him. Moreover, he didn't have one eye back then. Maybe he remembered it wrong because of the eye patch but it really doesn't seem like it was this man. But how could it be possible? Soobin was also there calling the guy father.

"I really didn't want to make you suffer. Honestly, I hate gamblers. And maybe your father was one of them, right?" He asked when both of them noticed Beomgyu was in deep thought, looking at the floor.

"Son!" He put his hand on Beomgyu's shoulder and finally Beomgyu came back to his senses.

"Huh? Oh, Yes!" Beomgyu replied since he was also listening to Soobin's dad.

"Your dad owed me a lot of money I guess. Was it Mr. Ming? Yeah! I remember now! He used to gamble in my casino. But he never paid for his alcohol and the money he lost by gambling. I saw many of them like him. But eventually they paid once I threatened them with their family. But your dad was the one who asked to exchange his own children for money. I felt pity for you. So I took you in. But you were kidnapped by my enemy once again. And I couldn't save you." He said and sighed.

"I couldn't recognize you at first because you've changed completely. But you looked like Soobin's mother when I first saw you. That's why I wanted to adopt you but that was the time when most of the girls and boys whom I captivated were stolen by my enemy. I tried to save everyone but I failed to save you. I was living with this guilt for nearly three years. I wanted to see you once again. But I couldn't find you. I'm sorry. You suffered so much because of me. I know I'm not capable of being forgiven but I really hope you will forgive me." He said again and looked at Beomgyu. Soobin was also watching Beomgyu silently. He knew that it'd be tough but it was his first condition for his dad to seek forgiveness from Beomgyu. And if he accepts his apology, only then Soobin will agree to move back to his dad's house.

"What'd you do if you were in my place?" Beomgyu asked without looking at anyone. But both Soobin and his dad could tell that Beomgyu wasn't happy with the sudden apology.