BOYFRIENEMIES

WHAT IF I GET MARRIED?

One month earlier.

Ethan lay on a small bed covered in a thin cloth covered with dusty curtains, his body shivering with cold, cold sweat soaked his face until it dripped onto the pillow. His mouth was rummaging in obscure words that no one could understand.

Chaerin just returned from the toilet with a small towel wet to compress Ethan's forehead, hoping that the heat on the man's body would soon come down.

Chaerin had already changed Ethan's clothes that were soaked in sweat. The only shirt that fits Ethan's body size is an ugly orange shirt that Chaerin has been wearing for more than five years, there are tears here and there and the screen printing pictured of the cat on the front was peeling, the shirt is actually not worth using and deserves to be made a lap mop.

Ethan must have never worn cheap clothes before, Chaerin actually did not have the heart to wear the clothes, but what can make, he had no choice, he could not let Ethan not dress.

Chaerin was breathing rough, in check Ethan's body temperature with the back of his hand, it had been more than two hours and his condition did not improve.

"Hey asshole open the door! He'll die if he's not taken to the hospital right away!"

Perhaps it was the thousandth time Chaerin had shouted, Chaerin knew that there was someone behind the door, but they were acting deaf and ignoring his screams.

Chaerin kicked at the door many times, and punched him many times until his knuckles were injured.

"Did you come just to trouble huh!" Chaerin looked at Ethan annoyed, not the real annoyance but he was annoyed with worry.

Chaerin sat by the bed holding Ethan's hand, suddenly heard the ringing of a cell phone coming from the Coat bag that Ethan was wearing. Chaerin hastily took the phone, in his view the phone screen displays a name.

Sean calling's.

Unknowingly Chaerin picks up the phone, he hopes to help Ethan get out of his cramped room so he can go to the hospital, if it takes too long here, Chaerin is worried that Ethan's situation might get worse.

"Hey Ethan is here, hurry up and pick him up" not to mention the person who called started talking, Chaerin immediately said without a pause, making Sean there silent for a while.

"Who is this? Where's Mr Ethan?"

"It's me Chaerin, you know that bitch from Lady Castle, my God I'm ashamed to call myself a whore. You're Sean, right? That pale skinny guy who comes with Ethan a lot? Get this boss of yours right now"

Silent for a moment, Sean was thinking about what to do, because Ethan had previously said that he did not want to be disturbed at all if he was with Chaerin, whatever the reason.

"All right, Miss Chae, I won't bother you"

There was a long buzzing sound, a phone sign disconnected.

Chaerin yelled many times to Sean, knowing that Sean would not be able to hear him because the connection had been cut off, but he still tried, taking the oath out of his mouth. One would definitely think if Chaerin kept dozens of dogs in his mouth.

"Basic shit!"

Chaerin throws Ethan's cell phone on the floor, he's very upset, the phone was the only way to get Ethan out, but Sean cut off the phone and ignored him.

Ethan's phone is locked, Chaerin can't unlock it and calls Sean back.

Only the call button can be used, Chaerin is not possible to call 911, if ambulance officers come here then there will be rumors spread about ceo from a reputable company turned out to go to the brothel, the police said, Chaerin can't make Ethan's image damaged.

But amidst his unease, a crazy idea flashed through his head. Forget Ethan for a moment and switch to thinking about himself, because he also needs to be saved.

Chaerin dialed 12 numbers, and made a call through Ethan's phone. The number he was referring to had been memorized for years out of his head.

"Bear, it's me"

"Chae, this is you, my God, why are you calling me now, I'm so worried, if GD gives you so much work that you're too busy to call"

Chaerin smiled happily when he heard the voice of his interlocutor on the phone, a voice he could not hear for a month, usually every day Chaerin always hears a big shrill voice belonging to Bear as the man starts to fuss about things.

Bear is the closest person.

"Don't mention the fucker's name, I'm sick of hearing it. How's it going, is it okay?"

Chaerin immediately switched the conversation, he could not possibly say if he was tricked by Ronan and stuck in a brothel, his reputation as a gangster boss would be tarnished.

"It's so messy, the police are ransacking where we are and a lot of our people are being caught, we're being scattered right now, it's all hard to control without you"

Bear spoke in an indistinct voice, like something was stuck in his mouth. Chaerin could already guess if Bear was now eating, there was nothing else the man could do but eat, sleep, and fight.

"Just calm down, I'll be back, I'm stuck somewhere and can't get out, help me get out of here"

"Stuck?! God, how can I, of course, help you where are you now"

"You know Castle Hotel, on the 12th floor of Castle Hotel is a place called Lady Castle, an elite brothel in downtown Seoul, Korea?"

"Either Chae, I've never heard of it but I'll find out"

"Smart kid, where are you now and the rest of the members?"

"I ran to Vietnam, and there are some other members hiding in China, the Philippines and Thailand, we are really divided right now"

"Gather any of those who still want to work with me, take them to Seoul, exactly one week from now, make a mess at lady Castle"

"All right"

"I'm counting on you Bear, oh yeah and don't try calling this number again"

"Well, see you next week, me and the rest of the members will destroy that place for you"

He looked at Ethan who was still asleep, he took a small towel on Ethan's forehead which began to dry and he went back to the bathroom soaked the towel in cold water and put it back on Ethan's forehead.

"Thank you for lending me your phone, I'll repay you when I get out of here"

Chaerin kissed Ethan's forehead gently as he swept his hand against the handsome man's black hair.

*

Now

A cold wind seeped in from the slightly open window gap. Ethan touches his cold neck and Sean swiftly closes the window tightly.

Sean's loyalty to Ethan can not be compared with anything, even the wind was not allowed to hurt his master.

Ethan was sitting on a hospital bed reading a book. He had been in the hospital for two days and all he did was sleep, eat, and read a book. On the nightstand are five books stacked together and all of them have been read by Ethan to completion.

For Ethan who is always busy working every day, moments like this are a very rare holiday, so he will enjoy it as much as possible.

Ethan is not sick but he deliberately makes himself look sick due to the attack on the Gold tower a few days ago, to make the public sympathize with him. Sometimes a rubbish drama filled with lies will be easier to get people affected, as it is today.

"Journalists are still waiting below, when the weather is cold" Sean saw a group of people holding a camera from behind the dewy window glass.

"Just let them, yesterday they were racing to make up stories that cornered me, and now they're pretending to be worried about me" Ethan turned the page.

"Yes, sir, there are so many articles about you being almost killed by being attacked by the chief contractor, making the public sympathize and again show attention to you, they also said encouraging words on the Gold Medical website, sending letters along with gifts, Gold Medical shares also increased" Sean turns to sit on the sofa while looking at Ethan who is still busy with his book.

"Sean, you know I'm so vindictive, you know what you have to do" Ethan turned his eyes from the book to Sean.

Sean immediately nodded slowly "of course sir, I will make the people who used to turn away from you turn prostrate at your feet and beg"

Ethan simply raises next to his eyebrows a sign that he is satisfied with Sean's answer and gets busy with his book again.

Sean smiled, poured tea from a teapot into a glass of gold engraved ceramics and then drank it.

"Your tea is the best" Sean raised his glass and smiled at Christopher peeling an apple next to Ethan. And Christopher returned Sean's smile with a knife. Sean chuckles.

Ethan had told Chris to go home many times and stay at home, but the old man was too paranoid, he was worried something would happen to his master and chose to be as close as possible to him.

Ethan suddenly closed his thick book and pulled his back to be able to sit up straight. Suddenly he remembered something.

"How's it going?" Ethan muttered very slowly, but Chris who was very close to him could hear the mutter clearly.

Christopher stops peeling the apple and looks at Ethan strangely.

Ethan noticed Christopher's probing gaze. The old man had a keen instinct and it made Ethan uncomfortable. Ethan taps the book into his palm, thinking about talking about Chaerin to Christopher and Sean, however they are the closest to him, and it is worth asking for an opinion.

"What if I get married?"

Ethan says it hesitantly, trying to guess how the reaction will be shown by the two.

A streak of twangs was heard as knives made from stainles fell against the hospital's ceramic floor. Christopher did not realize the knife had slipped out of his hand, and fortunately did not hit his leg.

Christopher gaped for a long time, that was the craziest thing he'd ever heard in the 20 years he worked for Ethan, the old man just bowed while pressing his temple marked that he did not like the statement from his master.

While Sean jumped when hot tea liquid spilled into his lap, pierced through light blue jeans full of tears he wore. Sean patted his thigh trying to relieve the heat that seemed to burn his white skin which immediately turned reddish.

"I don't think Miss Shine is the right woman, she is.." Sean stopped saying, he was looking for the right word to describe a Mona Shine.

"I have no right to interfere sir, I will only be happy for you" the sweet speech from Christopher was inversely proportional to the facial expression he showed.

Christopher met Mona Shine once when Ethan took the young lady to dinner at home, and for Christopher, Mona Shine was not a woman fit for her master. His attitude was too arrogant, haughty, spoiled, and useless. According to Chris, Ethan must have a strong partner and big guts, just like his master.

"Your mouth says yes, but your face explains something else to me" Ethan patted Chris on the shoulder and made the old man look at him. "Just be calm, I'm not going to marry Mona Shine, other than the money she's got nothing to gain"

Ethan flicked his hand, and turned to look at Sean. "You should stop being surprised excessively"

"Who are you getting married to? There's another rich woman you're after?"

Sean and Christopher go silent, waiting quietly for an answer to what Ethan is about to say.

Ethan took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly. He was so nervous, he looked like the one who did the SIM exam for the first time. He would only talk to his two men.

"Chaerin"

Just one word and it was a success to make Sean and Christopher gaped.

No longer a spilled cup of tea, but a teapot and its glass fell to the floor and broke into pieces, after Sean's long legs accidentally nudged it. Sean was so shocked that he unconsciously stood up and covered his eyes with his hands.

"Sir is serious?!"

Christopher looked at Sean puzzled by Sean's overreaction, as if the woman named Chaerin was much worse than Mona Shine.

"Who is Chaerin?"

With a plain face Christopher looked at Ethan, and Ethan only smiled with his face that started to turn red with embarrassment.