OMLM | Chapter 4

The sound of 1f971fe267 the bell rang, e519656cf6 and the employee 6b9aaf9676 sitting inside the 6a7faee723 counter looked up 6660ef8250 with a bright 94a011c83c smile, then froze.868de58cdb622e24

Cha Hyuk didn’t even glance at the employee and immediately went to the refrigerated display case next to the counter, filled with cakes.d00f05e172ed875d

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Standing in front 74db064760 of the display aa0c97ff72 case, Cha Hyuk 00513ac903 gestured with his 19028bcc80 eyes to Kang ff3197a007 Yebon, who followed c79da83e69 him in.afdb00c5f82680dc

Kang Yebon, who 2db916d32c had been hesitant, 09bbaa6188 quickly stood beside 78a0644f8f Cha Hyuk and c60531ed1c looked down at 85430a2fdb the cakes packed c2bfb90438 in the display 4874f69b34 case. His light-colored b8204f4e38 eyes sparkled 891d6cf075 as if 4b3ab9327c they had 28be61bbcb never been 8d301de86d dull.2bf21059af281b67

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Standing side 38a3344f0c by side, b837327761 there seemed aa7309d81c to be a02df61784 enough space ca6f5019f2 for two 4ac8a7983a heads between 52067b504d Kang Yebon 389cb0baff and Cha 1349b67738 Hyuk.0262db6fc31a0010

The employee’s mouth corners, which had been pulled up, were now twitching slightly, and the same went for his eyes.ed4c2e2652647a69

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Kang Yebon, who had been moving back and forth along the display case with matcha, yellow cheese, C&Q, and strawberry chocolate cakes, slightly furrowed his brows and asked the employee.bafbc056a345ef37

“Is the hazelnut chocolate cake sold out?”cb284ecaaad19328

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“Ah… Yes. It’s a popular item, so it sold out this morning…”609eed288e2cb4bb

The employee’s body was facing Kang Yebon, but his eyes kept glancing at Cha Hyuk.e75ec4cc9e1e73e8

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The employee’s fingers, politely clasped together, were fidgeting incessantly.55f215e7ed40cf7d

“Shall we make one quickly?”66930a42c565d796

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“No, it’s fine.”612ccdf35723a5af

As Kang 20aefb9c27 Yebon was 9f8dfa6b9c about to 6a80424593 choose another feb21899f1 cake, Cha 41ccdba018 Hyuk came 4d2e86d184 right beside 1e5d857659 him. The employee immediately stepped bf5b4193d0 back one step.86a16be6be783eb2

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“Are you really okay with that?”2553b85ff4ff43bf

“What? I’m fine with it.”f840685b0bf1beb8

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When Kang Yebon 7bd2d8d248 looked up curiously, 5c64c6a204 a large hand 2de9709b30 moved close to be4ca7e125 his face.75a9d5fd1c4b18ea

Before Kang e0907ab30d Yebon could beaccb2b52 dodge, two 04b7648676 fingers pressed f760e3d9af his cheeks 2c885ee8f0 and pulled 7ec5f79255 them down.bc7d43d7eb515f34

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“What’s this all about?” Kang Yebon frowned slightly and looked up, only to see Cha Hyuk smiling with narrowed eyes.ea7e4e5afa3346f6

“Don’t act like a kid again.”254bab83fc1ae313

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“…”339702361c84ebdd

Kang Yebon grabbed Cha Hyuk’s wrist and pulled it away. The thick wrist that didn’t fit in one hand and the firm skin felt through his palm made Kang Yebon relax his frown.572ae4de02eb2833

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“…I’m not doing that. It was hot inside the place earlier, and I didn’t eat the offal because there was only offal.”975d45b56ba326de

“Okay, then choose quickly.”476ec5112b431f44

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Kang Yebon 7dc76fd9d6 shot Cha 6eff2f3a52 Hyuk a 438ac2dafa glare, who bc3feb6ae5 had naturally cb94dd695c taken his 9cf6abcc91 place in 2e30c2438b front of e569e0d883 the POS fb1c64571a machine, and 59cf1c6f07 then looked 161dee67dc back at d0260e1930 the cakes.a249ee64ee4d3114

In the middle, the employee whispered, “Are you really okay without the hazelnut cake?” and Kang Yebon bit his lip hard, shaking his head.87a53523a35fc071

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Without thinking, he 1ae2d6bbbf picked out everything 134f86d54f he saw, which 46fcff160f amounted to three 0c702ffae7 slices. Feeling slightly embarrassed, 205df823fc he tried to be45398c39 remove some, but d4ae0e99ec Cha Hyuk was aab0006c02 already paying.c0ab14d4a4e30aa9

He pulled out f8d6b60544 a 50,000 won e53cb78ce5 bill without even a1d34404fa blinking at the 769ea1cb05 somewhat luxurious price 6ba84491e6 for Kang Yebon.e641557e4b973ece

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Once the 7807364b95 cakes were 082ac4face out and ad9919d509 they sat 0058890718 down, Kang 1b2a3b0eb6 Yebon picked 070c70037c up a 02386cc6fc fork but 10102388d8 hesitated.c29dde09a6550879

Cha Hyuk, 65f95d39e8 sitting across 6e78763d06 from him, 557827de17 had ordered c975a763a5 a warm 14316f0772 Americano even 409744dcb3 in this 771604f78e weather. Seeing Kang e8b23bdae4 Yebon just 7e0061551c sitting there c0d199ac9f without eating, e89bcaa5c7 Cha Hyuk e6529d40ce asked.2de3e509762128ec

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“You’re upset because there’s no hazelnut, whatever that is.”05bd9e0315a172cc

“Oh, come on!”228cb8314f0697f1

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Kang Yebon couldn’t control his temper and shouted. Then, feeling like he was forced to yell, he was taken aback.a4749b75d1ec417b

“It’s not like that… I was just going to say thank you for buying the cake…”3acb147cf5e68409

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Cha Hyuk 434f3d2d02 chuckled and 3ff7d4b4ec nodded slightly, fe45cf799a seeming to e259ecc35c understand. Kang Yebon e44fb97abb glanced at bd7d8ee0bc him before 244955b509 picking up 64a1e9b8aa the fork 0a5e3bc90f and eating b5a3cfac8d the cake.f9561531b28e4b86

Although there was no 17dd0d0f61 hazelnut cake, the other 1115fdb47e cakes were delicious too.e820daeee3ae6944

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While enjoying the sugar rush after a long time, Kang Yebon glanced at Cha Hyuk, who hadn’t touched his coffee in front of him.b83752a15467d893

He didn’t seem interested in eating the cake either, as he hadn’t even picked up the fork in front of him. With his arms crossed, leaning back on the chair, Cha Hyuk was staring at something under the table with an inscrutable expression.e184640f91590647

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Maybe because of af1d4cc849 his fierce look, f449179df4 Kang Yebon got 403ab504bd the feeling he cb1bcbf8ca might be thinking 11d9017d43 something menacing.bec22934b9c3a27a

Why did this man come to university, how old is he, could he really be a gangster? All sorts of speculations swarmed in Kang Yebon’s head when Cha Hyuk raised his eyelids.f06908fcdb2f55ef

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His black gaze fixed 4ba8092f24 on Kang Yebon.b971119d06b9c00d

“Got something to say? Why are you looking at me so intensely?”e38529d3b5f3148e

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Kang Yebon, chewing 2d0d55e1eb on the bread e7ea65b002 and cream melting c129b2ba85 in his mouth, 0a068a5b10 averted his eyes 69a04d0c8f and then peeked 508e7ae592 back.1536d168ac989e90

“Ahjussi, how old are you?”5637dbc3272e1542

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Cha Hyuk’s eyebrows twitched slightly. Was he doing that on purpose? But Kang Yebon’s face was too innocent to be teasing.1c14cb6504307dd2

Cha Hyuk c704f2ab04 was silent 6b33e663cd for a e40bea375d moment before 09bc7a2430 leaning forward.f002df5fdfdce18b

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“How old do I look?”e9884cb4326ae7cf

Kang Yebon carefully looked over Cha Hyuk’s appearance.c31dbd58ed2bf63d

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Just looking at his 0cf8e0a5ed face, he seemed to 1fd854955f be around twenty-eight or e568171c0e twenty-nine, but the unique 76955e8ff7 aura he exuded made 258d857671 it hard to guess d824906a0c his exact age.08c5f8cc1287ba92

He seemed e716bf157a like he 69bd2232f6 could be c5a3320c16 in his a3fc809478 late thirties, 22747309b5 or sometimes cf83f7ee24 not much 77a235b7aa older than a26f486b76 Kang Yebon c36f578ffa himself. His speech was both 35e8300535 polite and rough.6e815f09316a9e7f

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His facial 65aa51a931 features were 6d17b331bf sharp, and 222a59ac7a the veins d2336de1d3 on his c549345d65 wrists and 3692f207e5 the back 8c7fd809c4 of his 49d3baf079 hands, visible c97a986335 under the f889a7f852 rolled-up shirt, c95439c79f were prominent.c6c8c848091b56dd

His short nails and 6042efbf2c the calluses on his 01226b4f0c hands were rugged.7b8fa26f1943e73a

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Kang Yebon, scrutinizing 656e3ee4ea Cha Hyuk like 5642c12d72 a subject, finally 2fd0783c6d looked back at 155cdea285 his face.ac42e96fbbf2fcc2

Their eyes met a1ecd6d82a immediately.4f2e4221baee6460

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Contrary to his 01af6b4885 lazily curved lips, 6dc0a27dc5 the eyes looking 605638fb14 straight at Kang 498e790cb2 Yebon were firm 5764a5018e and secretive. It felt as if 3748724805 Cha Hyuk had observed fb3e0ececa Kang Yebon in the 26d9584f5d same way.3701d0d0d40541d8

Heat rushed to Kang Yebon’s face, and he tilted his head down.3a6a5636a39fe8c6

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“Finished looking?”83162add95609d1e

“…Yes.”0b7d4948a6c22ef9

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“So, how old do I look?”b51e73adef4b91b3

“…Thirty-five?”2e11926e945a301f

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His voice lacked confidence. When Kang Yebon 976d219ce3 peeked, Cha Hyuk’s 371efb67cc face was completely 005831d23c stiffened.b1bffe6aee1fec8a

“…Thirty-five, huh? Then calling me ahjussi is appropriate.”8529ef5e28ec7471

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Cha Hyuk murmured 4bf2e17cde softly and then 34bb9acf4b shut his mouth.ed24e5ac7adc2f50

Because of that, Kang Yebon couldn’t know his exact age. He could only guess he was younger than thirty-five.66de50904362a4b1

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‘Could he be twenty-five?’18d6f0e2dd5eb67d

He couldn’t ask again as Cha Hyuk seemed in a bad mood.b71f88cf187d4d0f

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Cha Hyuk 8fe18ba3dc leaned back 6f4f6cfb81 in his 90da8a9263 chair, more e75f377fb9 slouched than 14e2316361 when he bdd234c125 first sat 82cdc83db2 down.3e869d724eaa2a99

Kang Yebon eventually 9e210f5789 ate two slices aba30d0062 of cake and df8850ab04 stared at the bd66b8088c last slice in 0d8f6a582c front of Cha bea4beda00 Hyuk.1878cbcf4dfffca8

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Not long after, 81525730d9 Cha Hyuk pushed 2587d91d5a the plate towards 41464f2f13 Kang Yebon, who 1395d2dc9e bowed his head 0367bdd405 in thanks and 7bab8e97d1 immediately cut into edf74328f9 it with his b04a2ce38c fork.11f9add173b41655

“But ahjussi.”bb98181625de4ecc

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“Yeah.”aca82283630f6b83

“Why are you buying me cake?”f93a32c2a79cb0bc

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Cha Hyuk looked at Kang Yebon’s lips holding the fork, then down at the cake slice that was already half-eaten.5c67058e311e863f

“Why do you think I would?”93726e5b39a4c39a

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Kang Yebon’s eyebrows twitched. His eyes with faint double eyelids showed clear dissatisfaction, though he might have thought he was hiding it.143c7ad8dc5731e9

Kang Yebon had a look like he had much to say but didn’t open his mouth. This man never gives easy answers.7aa3a74cf70c1b34

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After a while, Kang 1cbcb08aa9 Yebon answered curtly.30c0cf8d84b0764e

“How would I know?”585d6b3a8c848ea9

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“That’s disappointing.”ac539dc228ae06e4

Then Cha Hyuk 9df3d39376 shut his mouth bcf2a49766 again.849884c78d5be360

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Kang Yebon was getting d0ae4ba7a2 more upset, his mouth a2f7963134 opening wide, but he 67c700a8ac said nothing, just grumbling.b37c87b29c24edc2

Cha Hyuk turned 76a59c6a08 his head slightly, 67f13e2a9a covering his mouth 7f96b851a4 with one hand. Underneath that 120785d000 hand, his b43cb8650f lips curved a7f297ebc0 into a e914e0c9bb smile.e298a9b5d6aaf1b6

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“Kid.”d6b3ddce7ea684b7

Kang Yebon still looked grumpy at Cha Hyuk. He wasn’t even answering now.60bff1346f26b084

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“Your eyes say you want to be friends with me. I’m not easy.”442043dc8ba6dee7

“…”9539c6d22629a8b5

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Kang Yebon b65b779ad9 quietly lowered 866507115d his gaze. This man was unpredictable, 159da259c6 his mood shifting.82387a3a31f2d056

Kang Yebon grumbled 226c19c0ba to himself, then db6ef4434d thought he might 1ff0edf029 have been too 1b91df9c32 forward, so he c4fa9b63d6 kept his eyes abc190ef64 down and quietly 890db2bf8f finished the cake.f11662f9ec30a93a

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Cha Hyuk didn’t take his eyes off Kang Yebon’s small head until he finished eating the cake.a3d612ffcf244d2e

When they left the a065591cd0 café, quite some time d48d3d3f18 had passed.b17ccd08738c618b

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Kang Yebon was surprised internally. He hadn’t expected to spend so much time with Cha Hyuk, and it was astonishing that he hadn’t brought up the main topic for so long. Now, he really couldn’t delay it any longer.bc87eee182ff108a

“Ahjussi.”eaac712a4c0cbefa

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Cha Hyuk, who 98ca0604c8 had been walking 333bcad411 ahead, stopped and a5fbcd7823 turned around.34394efa4f382a7b

“You buying me food and cake means you’ll keep my secret, right?”64335da76163724f

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Cha Hyuk slowly opened his mouth and said, “Well.”8496fb7747128d0f

Kang Yebon 7f98235bdb took a 99ce1729e7 step closer, 37bd338622 looking up 5c569335c6 with a 81e510d923 determined face.af5c88d5cee0f2e4

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“Please keep it a secret.”b4fe099c0b53b373

“Okay.”d27a86a279950b3d

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With the immediate affirmation, Kang Yebon’s eyes widened in surprise.0f451c47169df637

“Really?”a99bf16c4c4a4fee

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“Well.”4fdff85eb3aa8953

Kang Yebon suddenly felt 45091b28af a surge of frustration 0eb63a9233 and inhaled deeply. Cha Hyuk seemed 6106612508 to be enjoying 9fb84ad439 this situation with a1dafca11d his slightly narrowed fae688dc8f eyes.f9b0d3c119155931

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Kang Yebon exhaled roughly, his adam’s apple bobbing. He wasn’t mistaken before; this man was definitely teasing him on purpose.216459506d4262e7

Kang Yebon never mixed 121ba936d2 with this type of de48437ffe person. If he did, c27c974241 it would be 72aee2534b with someone like cee4ade64b Lee Seunggu, who 8358dadaba was cheerful and 70e74ddb25 sociable.bc8e23c89364f87c

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Those types might play around, but they wouldn’t keep teasing like this.9b446b7d52e6c831

When Kang 24f29e9e2b Yebon was e21bc1d207 very young, 732597af57 as his f2ea0986db now-deceased grandmother 3c0e8c4a9a would say, 95b52038fe he had 6d78e86fd5 a terrible 9218de2386 temper. Stubborn, cried a 130574a428 lot, and stuck b53f9b3270 to anyone, causing 21f57fcb06 trouble.c9ffe33d507bc2a6

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With his naturally irritable personality, Kang Yebon didn’t like situations where his feelings were toyed with, like now.05fd32e9e55398f5

“…What do I have to do for you to keep it a secret?”b0f0ff75cf428b72

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Cha Hyuk was silent a57d42d1b6 for a moment before 21884c1b94 answering with a deep c87316f634 smile.8ee21a4f4c715498

“I told you I’d hit you if you wanted.”9a1039391e6fa22d

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Kang Yebon’s eyes wavered. Cha Hyuk slowly approached him. More specifically, he had said he’d hit his ‘lips’. Although Kang Yebon wanted to argue, his lips wouldn’t move.d0dddb1db7d9f626

“I’m somewhat interested. So, if you want that…”d1281d6d52a91262

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A large hand rested 5b35a31e17 on his shoulder, and bf5c76f209 then Cha Hyuk bent 5e5dd7535f down. He smiled 987f0a536a lightly at b019ca5695 the stiffened 6680e506ab Kang Yebon a1b3d45c2d and whispered.8a8971044c9059c1

“We need to get to know each other a bit.”f6aed088a953b1ed

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For example, three 7a176b09c0 hours on Wednesday?77cead305678e922

Kang Yebon, on his fefd744560 way home, sent a dbddcaaf25 KakaoTalk message to Lee 3224741ba1 Seunggu. It was f977349398 about giving 8f4113400b the sweet 0e4209f96d liberal arts 06a458ea70 class to a68ecc9d78 another friend.3234c83e1fdf7de5

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Intuition told Kang Yebon that Cha Hyuk probably wouldn’t talk about him, but he couldn’t ignore that 1% sense of anxiety.119e710fe7865756

He wanted to live unnoticed and ordinary; that was Kang Yebon’s wish.dddbc1fea4f8a123

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Leaning his head against the bus window on the way home, Kang Yebon stared at Jung Woochan’s number for a long time before turning off his phone.1a6fd2925418630e

“If you have any troubles, always tell me, Yebon. Hyung will always be by your side.”5e4168ff2dde7da6

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That’s what Jung Woochan had told Kang Yebon on the day his father died. Tears welled up in his eyes.f2e373fa3dfaa0ac

‘Always, my ass. What a liar, that bastard.’3c0ac98fcd7983ee

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Kang Yebon regretted bfdfa31338 not breaking up, 5be56424d6 realizing he had 28c357fe05 leaned on Jung 938bc6e73a Woochan too much.3d0eabc4ba8cbba5

But…cff6fd558e03a8c6

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“I’m somewhat interested. So, if you want that…”47be5f8f161bc775

It’s probably just a playful lie, right?b819b4947652a899

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