Vol 2. Chapter 12
Seo Hoyun was kind to me.
When Seo Hoyun was in his twenties and Seo Hojin in his teens—
after disappearing for a few days, he suddenly showed up looking exhausted and handed me the latest model of a cell phone.
When Seo Hoyun was in his thirties and Seo Hojin in his twenties—
he came back from military leave and suddenly brought walnut cookies.
All those gifts he gave over the decades had piled up neatly.
Noise-canceling wireless earphones so I could concentrate, a watch so I wouldn’t get looked down on anywhere, a luxury pen to reward me for studying well....
So there were moments when Seo Hoyun gave Seo Hojin gifts.
It was as if Hojin’s habit of not overspending somehow provoked him.
Every time, Hojin felt a bit embarrassed, but since it also made him happy, he accepted them without a word.
When he once said, “Why would you buy something so expensive?”, he got hit by a barrage of nagging—but in any case, those were days of brotherly affection.
However—