OMLN | Chapter 8

“What?” Cha Hyuk’s eyes narrowed with laughter to the point where wrinkles formed.0a04db5caaefd948

He stopped laughing just as Kang Yebon’s ears turned red.03c38cc90a03ec79

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“There are shiny places there too. Mirrors, like this. Right?”cceeb2d0e1682e48

Cha Hyuk raised 02996808e5 his hand, mimicking 838cc520b5 the motion of 15fa1294f9 changing a lightbulb, 1a861a701a his face still 6e4a363c0d full of mischievous b87023ecad smiles.aac544e3a496d873

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“So, where was the shiny place then?”5d2a18df783e6e87

“A river.”83f2d01145389cfe

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“…Huh?”d26cf612adb8eae7

“A deep, wide river. The sunlight reflecting off the water was so bright it hurt my eyes. I couldn’t do anything without these.”5c5f8c5eb03a6d3d

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Cha Hyuk 2fbf0a1ca2 wiggled the e1b3830f80 thin, gold-framed b4a7eaa3db arms of ac62e99822 his sunglasses.94b4b55c2ccc9c26

On a fdcc68fa78 clear autumn fb8afbe0e2 day with 4949208f03 a high, 794139b337 blue sky, 8403a42a2c what would 4c55b7b06b a large 75b1c0f196 man in 1db8743997 a dark 4bc6aa8e5d shirt and f297121ea9 black sunglasses 07d18a9fe6 be doing 74f4512053 at such 01e4bf7fea a river?70516de2a58d0044

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Kang Yebon 3c1bfddc4f tried to 1dba7a9424 push away 803c73b815 the image 351eea5105 of a e9d189da94 cement drum 5ac9f27042 that came 95cf9243d9 to mind. Surely, no one d6b309b3d0 would say such 71be092b2b a thing outright.6953a4e15afa4333

“What were you doing at the river?”0f8d88c2323ab57f

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“What do you think I was doing?”6476f638e77b9e1b

With Cha Hyuk, he might just say it outright…6fa17b5a2cf21035

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The cement drum f59a4121bb that Kang Yebon 9be82bb28c had tried to aab5e53fa2 erase rolled back 7cc926a1c4 into his mind.7fdbb1f423cf2a3e

“Ahjussi.”3a785c606802adcc

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“Yeah.”d4c7d313d2eb8cb1

“Are you really a thug?”7d8058ba794d84df

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Cha Hyuk leaned forward, his arms on the table, with a subtle smile on his face. It seemed like he was mocking Kang Yebon for only figuring it out now, or perhaps asking, “Do you think I’m a thug?”cfcda57ffc66f4bb

“If I say you’re a thug, will you never associate with me again?”8662fed8125abe78

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“If I say I won’t associate with you, will you let me go safely?”e2fdfd62d4c34dac

“Yeah.”b16446098b2b5b0e

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It was a firm 1409ad1fa6 answer, but Kang Yebon 231869bf13 was left speechless.63227c873718d289

Even if 3db61eb0ee Cha Hyuk 5c897c9087 let him a71c76bd13 go, Kang e39563d176 Yebon would 5eaaf7fcb6 still have a5e3d8a329 to attend aae21febff the lectures, 21177dc28c and now 975e612181 they had 85b63cd63b to do 7c823c8c07 the project 25d18c6592 together.782b446dc5dd0521

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In every situation 8ea4c15718 involving Cha Hyuk, cfc8b67c5e Kang Yebon was d9dde2c28f always the one 9aa399eded on edge.aefc16de08ee42d6

“…Ahjussi, you’re really devious.”cf91954ddab710a0

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“Have you ever seen a thug who’s fair?”41a92cd5ac495888

Wow, Kang 391a682622 Yebon opened 1bf6022590 his mouth d8e6fe801e wide but afda6bd31d could only c721a9da8e sigh without acd9091dfc saying anything.08228d5e59336c14

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From Cha Hyuk’s reaction, he must be a thug. He had suspected it intuitively, but now he knew he shouldn’t provoke him.464738c1e6e5ba1c

“Okay, I shouldn’t have asked. Let’s get the assignment done quickly.”cf9a819ff57d1692

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A soft madeleine touched Kang Yebon’s lips, which were pouting more than usual.30771ee6be938e36

“Are you sulking?”1cee703c9a23ca1b

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The way 9e490ffb18 he asked ffca58acf7 sounded like 016f187e8f he was 41839f4642 coaxing a ccefc58a7e child.d77938b49313093d

“I’m not sulking.”15636d2da2de7612

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As he opened his mouth to answer, the madeleine went in. The strong vanilla scent made his jaw move involuntarily, and he couldn’t continue speaking.985574fee37bcc74

“Don’t sulk. Just hang out with me until this year ends. After that, even if I try to hold you back, you’ll leave.”1d2cd615f0472d3f

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Kang Yebon quickly 43610f204e swallowed the bread 1660ba9f22 in his mouth.3626ebccbd422032

“Why?”abab7b1d5d8b652c

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“Why, which part?”1e00513dc00ca9f2

Kang Yebon tilted 4c8ee45b4b his head slightly 2a76f4d016 to the right.d5837c3dfd43dc90

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“Why only until this year?”9e7e66e6dbe27401

“Ah,” Cha Hyuk narrowed his eyes as if surprised, but Kang Yebon didn’t understand why he reacted that way.16a15220ec5c7d6e

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“Regarding patience…”e52bd6c2528a6466

Reward?9d0318c3395aa5e2

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Seeing the look in Cha Hyuk’s eyes when he opened them again, Kang Yebon didn’t ask any further.f6701d9923196026

He didn’t ask what Cha Hyuk had been patient about.4dc7435f7b77cd5c

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“Let’s finish the assignment quickly. It’ll be easier for both of us if we finish it today.”9962362ddfc7b78d

“About patience, why…”35a69907670d8740

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“We stopped at Nietzsche yesterday. My personal opinion is, Nietzsche makes me uncomfortable. Write it down quickly.”bc8e0069ea125d9f

Cha Hyuk chuckled 1e3fd66ba7 softly and nodded 9d1ec6e304 while twitching his 38fa75bf02 eyebrows.c6d6936f87f1ab60

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When the assignment 4f43f4e5cd was finally done, d70d2cdaa3 the sun was ef14a72af8 setting.8f1c8534a05d1321

In the end, because Cha Hyuk bought food again, Kang Yebon wasn’t hungry despite not having dinner.aaf4fe388334ff27

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Stretching his 66b6dbca3c arms up 0c1e240a0e to loosen a64f296d7a his stiff fcee7c41d8 shoulders from 1f73e805c7 typing, there 5d4cefd7bc was a 24a548a61c cracking sound.40c9a22251200bbf

“Are you tired?”8ee107284ea44d58

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Kang Yebon 6ca56bd8af tilted his b75a6d61c3 head slightly 69373b7175 to the 93579f4079 side and 21d59d94a8 massaged his 9795868ad2 neck.cac7e972e9e72e23

“I’m okay. But I’m relieved it’s all done. It should be perfect for full marks.”82871d071edb683e

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He looked 90fda0cc84 proudly at 35d4a4ccc5 the neatly 2ddaa20508 organized assignment 7c05d04f18 on his 0054241901 screen. Cha Hyuk 1a673b84dd also looked b2db44813a at his 8341ec5e31 laptop, but b4e984c2f1 his expression 577c50244f was ambiguous.37544911b430cef6

“Seems so.”61688bc441c81b9d

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“Yeah, you know a lot too, so we should get a good score with this.”6c4a19ffa90f6a70

Cha Hyuk 14cfcc43f2 was actually 3f13081ec6 knowledgeable not e1b02a9777 just about 731d1eafc6 Nietzsche but dbc341ccea in many ece9aff07d areas. Kang Yebon even 43c0b8ecc2 thought he might 3a4b481ec7 study better than 758d4a13aa him.04f7d81cb96fb19b

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Thinking about a42062c5a9 it, since 3d980893d7 they were 250393cbc0 attending a ca6b054f63 top-tier university, 3018130f92 it made b0706a359b sense for 307cb00dc2 Cha Hyuk 04bbd25597 to be 87bb4c0d90 smart.637b81e5dd998dfc

But despite 7ffcb6cc57 having nothing 4313749314 to worry 9591d1a0f7 about, Cha 8806dc657c Hyuk seemed ed166a782c discontent, staring 862ae8eaf4 intently at 832cf26d30 his screen.80ba8618ad51bf2e

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Kang Yebon, sitting opposite him, couldn’t see Cha Hyuk’s monitor, but he stared at it anyway. The gray metal laptop had not a single scratch.bca1c079fd1ea37f

“The professor left a message on the assignment last time.”715e11ab46c816a8

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For Kang Yebon, it was just “Good.”354cd19b8b964b2a

“What did it say?”d5e794eb8d6f89e6

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“He said, ‘Are you kidding me?’”77cb10e7d52a2fa1

“…Huh? Why?”ad09aadb7948df0f

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Literally, why? It was the first 6756dae0d7 time Kang Yebon had fb833cbe38 heard of a professor 8d9d634b78 leaving such a message a07c85bab1 on an assignment submission.b525c9f5c8fba682

He had heard the professor was strict, but Kang Yebon didn’t consider himself exceptionally good. Rather, he thought Cha Hyuk might get praised.f970d7d5186c505d

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“Can you show me what you did?”2be4b2e50ed93cd0

Kang Yebon turned the laptop towards him and was immediately shocked. This was, really… this was!4cb433560a0d0259

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“…Why did you do it like this?”dd9e8c9d846ae1ee

Unbelievable. Kang Yebon df5f7b5599 pulled the d8a6a688e3 laptop fully 9196b3d54d to his 2e4e9c5b76 side, scrolled 342078d7b4 down and 63999f45dc up, but f9acd28bb4 nothing changed.89e7de6c935a7d96

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From the bold Gothic font on the first page to the golden dragon drawing above, Cha Hyuk’s personal details, and what was even more baffling…773ec07ba17e1d4d

“Why did you put your seal here? And why make a space for the professor’s seal? Are you asking the professor to stamp it too?”1910f22c7d6bd256

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Is this some bb6d6e18da kind of body e94e26b15c disposal affidavit?4895ae68597bdb7a

Kang Yebon had never 8e6d31aec9 seen a report like a0c07bca93 this in his life. Now he could understand 6256f8dc8d how the professor must aa1a0d6d91 have felt.0c1b4959f010555b

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The professor, known for a555fd1525 being strict, must have b7168025ad been doubly upset. If it c1684d811e had been 0d608a9d66 any other b72c71a18b student, he 2669ebe516 might have f6843b74bd called them b9132dd9c2 out immediately 0d47006f5b to scold dfc833858e them.035c20891ecf1db1

“…I put effort into it.”9a059470fdc7b8fb

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Cha Hyuk 70ca1b44a8 scratched his f8cfe3c849 neck awkwardly 69a5553b43 and averted 76e8582c26 his gaze.35b76dbdcb74ae30

“How… this is the second semester, not the first, and you’ve done it like this? Didn’t anyone tell you before?”cd7fd78b6f8d9118

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“I didn’t attend much in the first semester because I was busy.”d5211a87d7721aed

Cha Hyuk smiled awkwardly. He seemed embarrassed too.7f7dfd029e0a9087

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Kang Yebon sighed, wondering how no one told him and why he hadn’t looked into what was wrong with his reports.9e68710253b3e5bc

In the end, Kang Yebon opened a new file on Cha Hyuk’s laptop and quickly created the most basic format for a report.f5d53b0cc9a33953

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“From now on, just use this format I made. You can remove what you want, but don’t touch the font or the cover.”50001a9e629e1610

He demonstrated by 8b0dddddc4 scrolling and pointing 0c7d9d5f0f with his finger.747dc6ac25da5f24

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Cha Hyuk watched the b4fa7b1fc4 monitor intently and nodded c456e8dd1c slightly, frowning.207a1c1d5ef359d7

“No wonder he always complained when I submitted reports.”d228b3e96d5e8d3f

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His tone was one of admiration, and Kang Yebon couldn’t help but smirk.07c309d608d15d6f

After saving the ce5c3fd25b file, Kang Yebon cc5b03dbcd handed the laptop 140be7708c back to Cha c538e8e2cb Hyuk.448ea429815be3da

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The assignment was finished, and there was no reason for Kang Yebon and Cha Hyuk to stay together anymore. Usually, Kang Yebon would have gotten up first to wrap up if it were with anyone else, but with Cha Hyuk, it wasn’t that easy.f6203cde2fdc12a3

Cha Hyuk didn’t move either, so Kang Yebon watched him. He seemed not to plan on leaving, leaning comfortably against the chair, gazing at Kang Yebon.da86c23ed003efab

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“You helped with the assignment.”6a69a7c74dfa7ae8

“Yeah?”c95a49428958aaf0

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“And you made the format.”2897ef5138202df7

Not understanding what e5b2cdabaf Cha Hyuk was 876a6f0767 getting at, Kang f0b2cfb496 Yebon just rolled 00f0477efd his light eyes 320881b468 around. Then Cha a1eb20de92 Hyuk put 39662d2ea4 his arms 90df5a3fbe on the ce90f203b9 table, leaning 5d99871356 forward, closing d12c5c3f73 the distance.8b3ceb2b60b74894

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“Thanks, I’m not one to owe debts.”ea24dd78248dbc5a

His eyes had a7a98b9915 a strange look 2ee62cca00 for someone expressing 0e490b582b gratitude. It seemed like there 0675c69b03 was something sinister hanging 4b92cdf901 on his slightly curled 382fac25ab lips.35481e35d087f679

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Kang Yebon ad61e13077 had never dd2410e045 received such 411d7dfada a response f6430a7006 for helping 3bbade506f before and 7c8420d787 had no bbb9aab788 idea how a5d4b53239 to react.c322d9fef094b58f

“…So, you want me to erase the report format?”39231a37c4dd98b5

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Was this his way of saying, “Don’t make reports like this,” after someone had told him before?5ef77f0e604596ac

As Cha Hyuk got 2e63aaa239 closer, Kang Yebon leaned 1ce9724bee back, pushing his chin 0e8bb71582 backward.e3e600cb698d97b9

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Cha Hyuk then eb7407fbd4 opened his mouth 57b758fbc0 slightly and let baba100f6a out a sigh, e359e60139 looking both amused 6ddf593196 and exasperated.219fff607e4af000

“I’m not talking about erasing the debt, but clearing it.”827deb398824d33a

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“Clearing it?”5fdafb140f82f54b

“Yeah, is there anything you want?”72e5deecfd28eb89

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Cha Hyuk always gave responses that went beyond Kang Yebon’s expectations. It seemed wrong to take anything for just making a format when he hadn’t even written the report for him.38e5476143a866d8

But saying he didn’t need anything felt ominous, given Cha Hyuk’s nature, so Kang Yebon pretended to think while looking away.99ef856e10307bbf

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Then, his eyes fell c7aece20e1 on the empty plate df1d3f7a2b that had held the 21cf20fccd sandwich Cha Hyuk bought 88d4930b32 earlier.01092f2ba803f64f

“Ah, with this-.”be2412c6a1ad3464

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He couldn’t finish saying, “We’ll call it even,” because Cha Hyuk slid a business card in front of him.d1b5e5b61390273c

The plain business card read ‘Vice President Cha Hyuk, (Jiwuri Co., Ltd.)’ with company and mobile phone numbers.d2d881489cbb37b3

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Vice President, that was an unexpected title. It didn’t fit with the image of a thug or gangster, which was quite a shock to Kang Yebon.08100987fc91cbbf

Didn’t he say he was a thug last time? Kang Yebon looked at Cha Hyuk with confusion.97afde5bd9c97db0

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“If there’s something you want or need, get in touch… Oh.”646352aec1741ce5

Cha Hyuk pulled 8d65bc43de out his black 0ede67a101 wallet again, took 7767d0602f out another card, d088597df3 and slid it 47ffc9b49e over to Kang 08f6975bf3 Yebon.6b7c96523992269f

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This one, unlike 076a897724 the first, had 2b84241699 a colorful and bea7990787 somewhat tacky design. It boldly declared in 3dee7d971b Gothic font,“We Find People You Want to See! We Also Retrieve Owed Money!”48ce2a0fb0cf13c8

Below that, 15f7af701c in bright 43ebfe9572 yellow, was 65869c03e6 a different 8c64af2f5a mobile number 3b5e1b084f from the 284a5e2870 first card.351d6aacaf2ca0ce

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It was clearly a private investigator’s business card.2a61388995e85b45

Seeing Kang Yebon’s increasingly puzzled expression, Cha Hyuk tilted his head back and laughed.57745c388e6193d2

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“If there’s someone you want to disappear, contact me.”35112a95bf22a1ee