Shadow In Your Mind [ARC 1- 5]

Chapter 73 - Wow, you could say that with a clear conscience?

XG 73 - Wow, you could say that with a clear conscience?

Kim Sung-Ho gazed at his wristwatch with a SpongeBob picture, which he wears every day. It was a birthday present from his mother, only worn for no more than five months. The battery was still running, but who knows when it will finally stop moving?

Just the thought of it made him upset and he missed his parents even more.

"How old are you?"

"53."

"Oh... you are older than my father. That's about right too. He looks much younger than you. How old is your daughter?"

"26."

"Oh! Brother Xunsu is older than her!"

"Little princess, what are you trying to say?"

"Nothing. I just think seven years is quite a gap."

"... Stop trying to matchmake me."

"How would I dare to wrong you? I'm actually thinking of L.L."

"Did you even ask him whether he wants your thoughtful gesture or not?"

"It's just a thought, why would I need to ask him? Mr. Do, what do you think about L.L.? He's the handsome blond guy just now. He's single, clean of drugs, not even smoking. Wealth... I suspect he's actually quite rich..."

"Money does not matter now."

"Tsk. Brother Xunsu, be more optimistic! We need the patient to have the will to live!"

"Are you trying to say money is the motivation to live?"

"You don't?"

"... I'm not obsessed with money."

"But you have to admit money is important, right?"

"... L.L. will agree with you."

"Because he's a man of class."

Kim Sung-Ho blinked his teary eyes and smiled at Wong Xue Guo's antics that continue to irritate Kang Xunsu. He admits he was lucky to meet Uncle Vihaan, and then encounter Aunt Suzie and big sister Xue Guo.

They never treat him much differently just because he could not feel pain, allowing him to feel belonged and get comfortable with his own skin around them.

"My daughter, Wheein, hates rich men."

Wong Xue Guo and Kang Xunsu paused their argument to stare in bewilderment at Do Eunhyuk instead. Lee Su-Hwa giggled as the dark cloud hanging above her head dispersed slightly. Even if her English was not as good as Do Eunhyuk's, it was actually better than her niece's when it comes to listening.

"Wheein ah, she has a bad history with a rich man. She had sworn to never like any narcissistic rich man any more," Lee Su-Hwa told Kim Sung-Ho for him to translate to others.

"L.L. isn't a rich man. He's good-looking, humble and all his savings could barely cover his monthly expenses," Wong Xue Guo corrected with a straight face.

"Wow, you could say that with a clear conscience?" Kang Xunsu mocked.

"Of course! Which bank is now working anyway? All his savings are put there, so he only has a measly few bucks left. He's lucky he still has a job and has employers that are willing to feed him, house him, and cloth him."

"... You know, that sounds like me."

"Me too," Kim Sung-Ho agreed with Kang Xunsu.

Wong Xue Guo blinked at the boy. "Since when are you employed?"