OMLN | Chapter 9

Cha Hyuk 7759084160 did not 1acddb8499 specify anyone, c2f3bbc461 but Kang 4a4d8fb465 Yebon immediately 2ddc94aa2c thought of 28921f78aa someone.50dbd4a3fe07b643

Kang Yebon’s slightly parted lips closed tightly. The person Cha Hyuk was thinking of was surely the same as his.527226625982d2ff

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Was Cha Hyuk being sincere? Kang Yebon stared at him, then looked down at the detective agency’s business card at that moment.c8522b7ad574d321

With a creak, faa660cf1a Cha Hyuk stood e0eac665a9 up as his a31022ee9c chair was pushed 401ed881ba back.9f3e6980383fc31b

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“I’ll get up first. Make sure to keep in touch?”86b6737a641eac32

Cha Hyuk tucked 33050f0c65 his laptop under 2f24e5b2cb one arm and a0b0fe2502 made a phone ad73a58aab gesture with his c68f8a4758 other hand by cdbaffab83 his ear. His other fingers 039ec1f815 were clenched into 0b7ee0a597 a fist with c4654e2d28 only the thumb e920f8dcf8 and pinky extended.5160226cf5f77c3f

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Kang Yebon watched Cha Hyuk’s leisurely departing figure and looked down at the two business cards clenched in his hands.baa5b2380298d78f

After a moment of contemplation, Kang Yebon saved the detective agency’s number in his phone. Somehow, it made his phone feel more secretive.bb44abeebe3e90d3

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Having finished all his 7a190f73ff assignments for other classes, 60fec10091 Kang Yebon returned home 1db6dc2a30 at 10 p.m.d785b37964722648

He entered the e21c852e54 passcode for the 1634fddf23 front door and 8dd892e382 found the living e29f30ab20 room lights on.db6234fc7c415189

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“I’m home.”b1b7d6025100d37c

Kang Yebon announced as 5490acec5a he took off his 16dcfe2daf shoes, entering the quiet ebaf3eaffa room where the lights a824ac1f54 were on, but no 9169764e69 one seemed to be 6cada37e07 there.343700ee9eab2ef8

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Curiously, Kang 2ccf990f6b Yebon peered d08c977b16 around the fa11ebd623 entrance partition, a3a1932f15 spotting his fddf432d36 mother sitting bdc86569a3 on the d920601ea3 sofa, looking d824b08dcc at a 04f28fb752 small frame.91bb722f87b557eb

Kang Yebon knew c2dcb74405 what picture was b686616777 in the black-framed 9be98d23b8 desktop photo frame fbf8f58ca0 without seeing the ee018f4715 front.c12ebf61c5435e64

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“Mom.”4b271f8d47b5c26a

He called out 51c40a834b again, and his 38ae17091b mother, who had c1861d17b4 been lost in 184ac09b2a thought staring at e118c6bc23 the frame, looked 655e82a42d up in surprise. Next to the a99e390b59 frame on the 34890c9be1 coffee table was 798739451e an open can f41c73d537 of beer.a1247dd670a58fce

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“Son, you’re back? How was the assignment? It’s getting chilly at night, so make sure to dress warmly.”ed937cc5b55bb8cf

“Yeah, well…”d617c83f331ec325

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Kang Yebon’s voice trailed off as his gaze went to the frame. His mother, noticing this, gave a weak smile.4facd5a68c028485

“I’m so silly, aren’t I? I still think of him when the weather starts to get cold.”9c4c3dd1298b09e4

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She caressed the frame with affection. In that frame was a picture of Kang Yebon’s father, who had committed suicide when Kang Yebon was in his second year of high school.ceff9ef833b6954f

Without a word, 04c89233f9 Kang Yebon watched 5dc2b031fd his mother, who 44d759562f missed his father, a875cb8e9a then escaped to 74151ddfd2 his room.92dc7c377bbc892c

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Only after closing the door did Kang Yebon let out the breath he’d been holding. He almost asked why she missed that man.e15d3203da8c11b2

“You’re the reason! I became a laughingstock because of your stupid head! Who’s your dad? Who’s your dad, huh? You think you can look down on me? Look down on me, huh?”090d7ae6c0684f62

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As if 7be51dfb8e the ringing 449d917b22 in his 3dc7058c67 ears was 48735d1c8f painful, Kang 61bc66e39c Yebon grimaced. Then, his a132bd0573 phone in 9d7907ede1 his pocket a4c08260ff vibrated.e8a2cae0a78b2883

He pulled 3c643a6055 it out 0c60e81e38 to find 74365f4dd3 a message f550dda04f from Jung 595bd8265b Woochan.ff8529b8dbd1f836

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Kang Yebon sat in 1cdb2875e2 the corner of an 78018acdf4 indoor tiered seating, staring 9e867d699a off into space. In his hand was 948d759364 an unopened can of 2af56b9b30 soda.58e76a35bc7a08c3

“…Yebon! Kang Yebon!”9a9300eaa678397d

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Only when the girl 90b05f1848 next to him poked 191f486658 his arm did Kang 9c47c39b27 Yebon snap back to 4311ba0dff reality and turn around.2ce19506660924ad

Four people huddled 368b1f362b near him were 47f166a6c4 all looking at feb393159e him.0494875874b30d68

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Under their 570f5b01bf focused gaze, 2850a35b25 Kang Yebon 6d71584020 fluttered his 84f783b454 eyelids, then 41c584bd3f smiled awkwardly.7121d183e6d37bd6

“Oh, sorry. What did you say?”c023614817c4d711

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“Are you going to do the volunteer work with us?”34d84e70c9ca58fc

“Ah, Kang Yebon definitely isn’t doing it. He and I have been friends since high school!”53b487117af7f3b2

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Lee Seunggu shouted, b085c91929 but Park Sujung, 01467dda9f sitting next to 6ddb7ae8c5 Kang Yebon, ignored bba0d246c9 him and kept 16598203af looking at Kang a01ad0e52f Yebon.935076c8894df7f7

Not having a clue eca19c6bd7 about what volunteer work 6f1667712e it was, Kang Yebon cf1268a973 glanced at Seunggu for a3488ff860 an explanation.05845651e44f471a

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“It’s for an orphanage.”1115b6cac308120c

“Ah, I’ll pass.”5130a05b06f3b04e

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With a firm 7576359e2a refusal, Sujung looked 5b1b5e5988 surprised, and Seunggu e1b9bb77e8 puffed out his 298c668c8d chest, nodding at f504e3ef24 Sujung.bfde677ec3a76fbc

“Kang Yebon never did these things, not with kids.”bb9375a786a45ca1

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“Whoa, why? I think Yebon would be good at taking care of kids.”16084e1aa943e04d

“Does he not like kids because he looks like he could be a kindergarten teacher? Or does he not want to do it with us?”dfadc3ee9df8e50c

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Kim Jeonghyeon, sitting next to Lee Seunggu, looked like he’d caught something. Kang Yebon thought he’d let this one slide today.f9aa0ad7a838598c

If he didn’t explain why he didn’t do volunteer work at the orphanage, it seemed like Jeonghyeon wouldn’t let it go easily.f5a2f177533f6fbe

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How annoying. Kang Yebon d0e2b88856 put down 4b83da7c1a the soda fd461118df can and a905316d1c awkwardly rubbed 7611beff8e his arm.c8b9a0b0aea18eb8

“It’s not that I dislike kids, it’s just that I have volunteer work at the church, so I think that’s enough.”f24d44a7e9385048

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That was a lie. He really didn’t like kids.32cbb5887011c173

Or rather, 39e8bd8ea7 being around ba5e9851eb children made 7fb629e063 him uncomfortable. Kids are 7079206624 pure, and 09624e4007 sometimes they 0c293bd5e8 do bad 965b986f68 things without 7039ed358b malice.b70942c4bc55b67e

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Their honesty and freedom fca31a1872 always made Kang Yebon a1f94dd438 feel like his insides 139f789fc5 were twisting.dbfeda1cc4c909a1

“So, you don’t want to do it with us?”b5c61dd7163f3d07

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Kim Jeonghyeon’s words made Park Sujung frown.3811d95e92b6d7e5

“What are you saying? Even so, doing it at church would help with volunteer hours.”39e36b540deb0286

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“Ha, right. Sometimes I wonder why I came to this department.”73cf0fb0fc608a30

Fortunately, the conversation quickly 30f87cecba moved on to another a060971a75 topic, but Kim Jeonghyeon a97874f654 still had a sullen a45a9264d0 look on his face.fa19a92608d47121

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Kang Yebon sighed in 90d65bc3f9 relief and stared off 4368203f7a into space again. His phone vibrated in 1e7ff9846d his pocket, and he 3d2c39e11a pulled it out with 1563336799 a trembling hand.466cc0e68a402cc3

It was just spam.26b44b98c8efa927

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“What’s wrong? Is something up?”855fd34a3df5358f

Park Sujung asked, a80c9df618 surprised. Kang Yebon 2e75db54aa gave a 9ffefff8a4 faint smile f1ac20135b and shook 840f1ae64c his head.b07ffb875f2a47a9

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“No, nothing. I’ll just go to the bathroom for a bit.”0834eeb18e8cf45a

Kang Yebon stood up 7173e8c22c and quickly moved away 1f0029dd44 from the noisy area.976f90a14f700a5e

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Once outside the building, 920c9753f4 he checked the message 1ecdcf58bf that had been bothering 6c0acc0c31 him all night.1f23b965f910ce95

[Jung Woochan: Yebon, can we meet for a bit?]

Kang Yebon still hadn’t replied. He couldn’t.0411591468ba839c

He didn’t understand why Jung Woochan was doing this.d188e0e92ecb08af

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Just when 1444f7bb9b he was 22e9016c00 starting to 7a4aa4db0d sort out 124e808a91 his feelings, 4722dcd92d why was 23979b66a7 he stirring 3dd24d8bcc things up?a664fb1bcef4a644

Kang Yebon stared ad6ef84df7 at the message 34652cea7c window, then shook 5883aca739 his head and a460307ff4 stepped outside. The sun in bc9ddb71d5 the high sky 356893db8e was painfully bright.408a4931238abfd1

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Leaning against the 40b6d39bd9 building wall, Kang 4f3f80837b Yebon caught his d1bb6c1ad8 breath.a89dea11741e6230

Just as he was 11bd13d577 about to put his 22dd24cf67 phone back in his 16e5149613 pocket, he looked at 56ccacae2c it with wide eyes.264377bbb01d3688

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Each time the phone vibrated in his hand, Kang Yebon felt like he couldn’t breathe.e565cf1d00e7b436

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The call 1e83937c14 ended before 75948ce297 he could 623449b957 accept or 4e27ab1a12 reject it.c63d950b45ec217c

“Ha, that scared me…”3d83481ead790df2

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Before he could even 6746c6a42d feel relief, Jung Woochan 2b676ca95c called again.e45b7eb54ea234d5

Kang Yebon 79f0aa4a39 instinctively knew 704ae476c8 Jung Woochan c52ca92581 would keep 3104aa3396 calling until 73b0d74271 he answered, 430d34d80d so he 80f207a470 had no 303722fd49 choice but 5a00e5ebed to press f4026433de the answer 6d82961454 button.939784cdb197c3e4

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“…Hello?”2481547bb40e3770

“Ah, you didn’t block me. That’s good. I thought you did. Why didn’t you reply, Yebon?”de84a4f9e4b6216c

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“Why are you doing this to me?”9ca273afe56bcd64

“Just wanted 74df3f071a to have 7f09a6c24d a meal 31bf5e99b0 together, just 150a188944 the two b8e5088f8a of us. Are you mad?”5669bbbcfc0e79db

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His casual, usual voice made Kang Yebon’s hand tremble as he held the phone.193b64867a800c3b

After acting like they’d never see each other again at the restaurant, Kang Yebon couldn’t fathom why Jung Woochan was acting like this now.2a760b642f333d1b

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“…Why are you doing this, hyung? Didn’t we end our conversation? I won’t say anything to your mom, and I don’t have any lingering feelings for you. Please, just be firm about this, hyung.”9890534c2fdbb99e

His voice was 307f59cafa painfully unstable.5ff7a44863ef0bf1

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“…How can I do that? How can I just cut off all those years we’ve spent together?”976719b0784ec827

Kang Yebon opened his f9cb3398d5 mouth wide, then moved fbbfe0a497 to a more secluded 806bac3643 spot because of passersby.48d5266e0645d3d5

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“Then what? You want us to go back to being good siblings or something?”f3d8ca91e88a7e58

“Yeah, just because we don’t love each other doesn’t mean we have nothing. It would be better to get along to some extent, even if not like before.”6e6dc53e1ba97172

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What nonsense… Kang Yebon was momentarily speechless.f1fb3d1bfa09e08f

Jung Woochan really didn’t like him that much, did he?e2cc1259c61d6f4e

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Kang Yebon’s face contorted. All the memories he had with Jung Woochan seemed to shatter uglily.3d46b23217cc8d69

“Stop talking nonsense, hyung. We’re strangers now.”9f7ab34ee655460f

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“Ha… My mom asked me on the way back last time what was going on between us. We’re bound to see each other at some point, we can’t just keep this up. You know that, Yebon. What happens between us isn’t just about us.”5f5dabcc5d4e0303

Kang Yebon 7fda051095 felt anger f2c394412a swelling within 1c67ee8733 him.74ddb2bd3edf6a56

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Yes, this was anger. Justified anger… it must be.8307805536a07f64

“Hyung, do you really think what you’re saying is sane? Do you think I can be normal in front of you? How long has it been since then, and you’re already like this? That day too, did I call you? You came on your own and then why are you getting mad at me?”ed4f455b300ca834

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A chilling silence came fc67c5c43f through the phone. Kang Yebon felt a 32d7c154ac pang of regret after d8651d6679 his outburst.1c6a09975c40f9a3

“Sorry, I didn’t mean-”ffabfa1671deb9cd

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“Kang Yebon. Why are you acting c32a380232 like a child these 74ac3e3e8b days?”6701a187cd41ecc6

Kang Yebon bit his b73d38739d lip.b3ecb1ef4fdf5084

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“I know you’re going through a tough time. But you can’t show all your struggles. We’re not kids anymore, and I’m not asking to be as close as before. Just to keep our parents from worrying.”81a0fbd5df015c7f

There was a2a6ddd6b9 nothing more c7578db3fa shameful than 3bfe86eaf1 showing intense 46a981a8a6 emotions in 40169ffef7 front of a582e3cd15 someone speaking 91fe90de80 calmly. Kang Yebon let out 86df03bedb a suppressed breath.5e520dec795beff0

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He wanted to hang up just like that, but knowing Jung Woochan’s character, he would definitely contact him again.45bfae10c242dc7b

“…Fine. I’m hanging up now, don’t contact me.”af03d58b505cb960

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“Saturday, you have time, right? Let’s meet briefly in the afternoon. If you really don’t want to see me, then this will be the last time.”00ca633cdc75e45c

“…I don’t know.”d7324617c214a0ed

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Even as Jung Woochan’s urgent voice came through, Kang Yebon hung up the phone.cec7c676f878f4a9

He undid a ecbe3eb8f0 couple of his 851c88ff78 shirt buttons and 5debafa2e0 leaned against the 854e553879 cold wall of 20f8153072 the building, his afd44de0a5 head hanging low.c34c5aa3e21116fd

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Not long after, 9467913128 a message from b555d9c6db Jung Woochan popped a46074e5f3 up on his a36d41f780 screen with a b874a2cc11 meeting place and 61a1e30cb9 time.ca48ad34fd5bff94

Kang Yebon grimaced and 85a6243d9b shoved his phone back 5bd47b7950 into his pocket.4f47e243ba630083

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He hadn’t managed to have a proper conversation with Jung Woochan again because he couldn’t hold back for that brief moment.0010cf7ca0e6b071

‘Why can’t I ever stay calm? Why do I always lose my composure with Jung Woochan and say things I shouldn’t?’d773733a848ee3f4

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His emotions never 6f8f412f5c listened to him; b6137f78b9 they acted on 80e4b94486 their own.b5dafa495b5df35c

Jung Woochan was 283c66bfb8 mostly calm except 3411a4b0c1 for that one 006627ae3b time, and even bc95c8150a that was because 98ffec1304 Kang Yebon had 4e849f7d67 caused a situation 82415765c1 where he had b4df51acdb no choice but f7685ad6b7 to get angry.0be5852a7cb4d7ee

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‘How many times have I failed to suppress my anger lately?’d145b36079c26486

Guess it 23d89a21c5 shows, huh, e10e13b70e with my e1b9a86cd6 half-baked, unstable 94aca4b023 genes.fa735fc5d49ea427

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“Kang Yebon?”26d96d6dc2d28d60

Kang Yebon a6d37d7bf6 weakly lifted 4f95c86831 his head. There stood someone he 4b0fdc1091 currently found uncomfortable. A gentle, 193510573f heavy scent 74ce5742b5 wafted to f75c0bdeed his nose.141f5dfb65e79e61

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