Chapter 28: To the grave

"Are you seriously studying?" Seokjin gasps running to her side and placing the tray on the coffee table beside the bed while he eyes Yoo Na with an astonished gaze and he indeed was quite surprised.

Yoo Na raises her head up and sighs before getting back to her problem, Seokjin smiles sitting beside her. "I can't believe you are. " He chuckles just to receive a glare from Yoo Na, he squats a little far and laughs out loud.

"Yah! Brother, don't laugh. I am already in bad mood. " Yoo Na mumbles with a pout, he stops laughing and loos at her, "Why? Are you upset? What shall I do to make your mood better? Probably eating?" He keeps on speaking making her smile.

"Stop it and just say ' Yoo Na, come on little bear eat something', isn't it what you want to say?" Yoo Na snickers wiggling her brows while Seokjin scoffs with a wide smile, he shakes his head and brings the table on the bed.

"Whatever. Let's just eat. " He says while Yoo Na laughs piling her books and keeping them aside.

"Brother... they got me a tutor, you know what? He is so-so... cruel. " Yoo Na groans biting her spoon instead of eating, Jin eyes her with a frown. "Who is he?" He questions back while Yoo Na smiles.

"He is our homeroom teacher. He is good but not good. I mean he is cold, distant and he pushes everyone away from him but he is just the opposite inside. Can you believe he-"

"Is your teacher your crush?! Holy shit! Park Yoo Na!!" Seokjin yells with his eyes widening as big as saucers, Yoo Na gaps with her equally wide eyes. Yoo Na shuts her mouth shut surprised with her brother's words, "Uh... no! No, he i-isn't... what a-are you even saying?!"

Yoo Na tried to deny it hard, she did try but Seokjin knew her even more than she knew about her, he places the spoon on the table and watch her with concerned eyes. "You know that it won't work right? You should find someone of your age... and move on, bear. "

Yoo Na looks at him in disbelief, "I won't! And I will make it happen-" She suddenly shuts her mouth close as she realizes what she just said, Jin squints his eyes and laughs out loud. "Caught in a lie!~" He sings mocking her as he laughs hard.

"Yah! Stop it!!" She yells covering her face with her palms, she was flushing in embarrassment. "I never knew you were into older guys, bear. " Jin says laughing even more as she groans drowning in embarrassment, "Yah! Let me see your face! Come on!~" Jin teases her as he grabs her wrists and struggles to pull them away.

"Don't! Just eat!" Yoo Na says wiggling her arms out of his hold and covering her face except for her eyes, the eyes were glaring at him, Jin clears his throat and nods his head trying to swallow the laugh wanting to erupt out.

"Does she know? Or am I the first? Of course, it should be me! I am your brother-"

"She knows!" Seokjin stayed surprised with his eyes being only part moving, he kept blinking trying to process everything he just heard. "You mean... she knew but I didn't?" Seokjin scoffs folding his hands across his chest with a pout clearing showing her that he was upset.

Yoo Na as well blinks her eyes, "Uh... she found out this morning just like you did..." Yoo Na awkwardly chuckles looking away and cursing under her breath. "You make it so obvious. " Seokjin mumbles chuckling heartily, Yoo Na pouts feeling offended.

"I do not!" She yells patting her cheeks, "Okay, now start eating. " He says pointing her to eat, "It's already got cold. Come on hurry up. " He repeats when Yoo Na didn't budge, she grabs the spoon and starts stuffing her mouth full.

"I need to see who that person is. " Seokjin mumbles to himself but Yoo Na chokes on her food coughing hard as she heard him despite the low voice, Jin hands her the glass of juice and pats her back with a chuckle.

"Okay, I won't... for now. " He smiles not meeting her gaze while she waited to glare at him and it never came.

"You will never...!" Yoo Na retorts back tucking her tongue out while he chuckles with a nod. Yoo Na rolls her eyes ignoring him and getting lost in eating.

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"Son, you must have tagged along... I believed you would enjoy it. " Joo Hyeok says as he walks into the room, Yeong Jae looks at his dad through his eyelashes, he gives his dad a glance before looking back into his book.

"Dad, I am not interested. " He mumbles nonchalantly, the elder sighs walking to the bed and sitting at the edge. "Did you eat?" He questions looking at his son while Yeong Jae hmms turning the page around but not sparing his dad a look.

"Dad is sorry... but can you not ignore me?" He questions to which he never received a reply, with that neutral face and his eyes stuck on the papers the elder could see what he was feeling but what he didn't know was he was frozen with his words.

Yeong Jae couldn't bear to look at his dad and he was internally struggling to not break down, he clears his throat and looks up at his dad. "I am not ignoring you, dad... I am going through lesson plans. "

Joo Hyeok chuckles looking at his son, "Yeah, I get it. "

Yeong Jae looks at his dad through his book when the other was looking away from him, he just couldn't find himself opening up despite his efforts. he felt bad to push his dad away when he was apologizing every day and wanting to be around.

Wasn't that what he always wished for? But he just couldn't bring himself to accept the sudden change, maybe he would get used to this affection.

"Dad, you got any work I can help with? I guess I am done with my preparation. " Yeong Jae says as he closes his book and keeps it aside. Joo Hyeok seemed taken back with the way his eyes went wide and his mouth slightly gaped. He clears his throat and chuckles.

"I do have some but let me do it. The only thing you can do for me is taking over the company. " Yeong Jae sighs but he doesn't say anything more while the elder chuckles waving his hands trying not to kill the friendly mood.

"Yeong Jae?" Joo Hyeok questions looking at his son. He looks up at his dad, 'Yeah." He mumbles softly.

"Can you accompany me somewhere?" He questions making the younger frown. "Uh, dad it depends on where you want to go. " His reply had the other laugh, Joo Hyeok clears his throat again and smiles.

"Accompany me to your mother's grave. I miss her and I want you to go with me. " Yeong Jae widens his eyes at his father's request, this was the first time Joo Hyeok ever asked him to visit her after her death.

"It's time I accept the fact that she will never return... I want to apologize to her. " Joo Hyeok speaks once again seeing his son stunned and taken back, Yeong Jae felt his throat dry and his eyes watering.

"Dad..." He mumbles softly.

"Hmm..." Joo Hyeok replies but he gets attacked by his son into a hug, he widens his eyes but soon he returns the hug with tears escaping his eyes. He was happy and he missed this.

"Thank you..." Yeong Jae mumbles feeling grateful while the elder cries even harder and tightens his hug, for the first time after years, father and son were hugging and comforting each other.