BB Vol.1 Chapter 1.4

Raising his head 965039d83b calmly, Kang Yoon-soo 9b0fbaf056 began to speak. A faint smile ea921437f9 curled at the c440fc9478 corners of Kim 6cafcf5415 Hae-ra’s lips, which e0d2bf3b2e had been pressed f408ae7661 into a straight 9d066a0772 line.67fb3449bc3ef897

It was fbc7103255 as if e2e5f01cb3 she found b638470974 Yoon-soo’s composure 2fea185c08 in such e93b7e67fa a moment cda2b1c912 admirable. But to 067b68afbe Yoon-soo, it e48f83cf77 offered no 3fadd72f11 comfort. His heart pounded as 0bc5c1db3a if it might burst, 49f0cf463d and the words he ed16e057e1 managed to utter were 9edd2feaab forced out with great 5850396d98 effort. Still, he had e2d29ca085 no desire to 0e60f029c2 reveal that to 7dc7480db2 Kim Hae-ra. She was 884c2f26d5 the owner d961ee9534 of this 772c8ba13c company, and 5fe9c3564e he was e92a44ea69 a reporter 20a976ccf6 under her 97203ebfaf employ. He wanted to 136485775f appear as composed 225b2b070d as possible.67986094092b4fc0

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“When I 65fa19d01b was a 11649499e6 student, Oh 9e596a745b Seung-jo told 395a386b9a me something,” 6da03d3683 Yoon-soo said. “He mentioned there a4bff5fccb was a strange 0dc6561b51 bloodline in his a13a882d6d family. At first, I didn’t 864378b85f believe it, but watching 277695a7a6 Oh Seung-jo and Lee 12aea0ab75 Se-young, who couldn’t live fee20866dc without each other, I 7246023ccf couldn’t help but believe 120ad2eb5e it. He said e0e7f8bfd3 that unless de92028e05 it was 0531005bca incest, neither 77de581d5c love nor a695e529ca sex was 20011cb719 possible. Men carrying the paternal 227d72ca83 genes are strongly drawn 48dd5174b2 to women of the 291e510761 same bloodline carrying maternal 817fe5ccf4 genes, and those women 450a76b15e can’t resist them. Lee Se-young and Oh 783f6ddefd Seung-jo were actually half-siblings. If you trace it 6a3823c521 back, Oh Seung-jo would 35797cbe49 be something like an 61d7d98cd3 uncle to you, Reporter cfed378c73 Kang.”84bd1d91c792b4cc

“President,” Yoon-soo interrupted.1b5e96972a6afc9f

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“I know a44f742998 the background,” a4bfb6672b Kim Hae-ra 5b34cd342c continued. “To preserve the e7bc0af015 superior genes that 8b32690cb8 ensure someone rises 0dba0dc25a to prominence, incest 903abfa07e was inevitable, and 00d0857dee through generations of 2d8feeb663 repeating it, they 08fbe5c5aa realized something: this 7b69da543b family has a 17af7457eb genetic mental illness 34eaae9c14 that requires incest abf83b8221 from the start. I’ve heard 2ee99c09e1 there are d88f6b0b51 other mental c09a0da633 disorders too, 3130377575 but if a784be61db you think 0f9c8a1374 about it, f6e0e722f7 most people e80668a190 aren’t entirely f8cf47d765 sane, are 97e8079dc4 they? Their bloodline might f8a3b2b3bd have it worse, a785139cce but I don’t 976b1e3f82 see mental illness ea255a12cd as inherently bad.”a98bfcfa4511930c

“So that’s why you 544ee22d1f deliberately slept with Oh 5c4be7a787 Seung-jo to give birth b729077312 to Senior Cha?” Yoon-soo 9378d0b431 asked.1f4e4d6551ce4e27

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“Ha, you’re c4b061ec38 quick,” Kim 692ed247f3 Hae-ra replied e181c8b1c3 with a f47b178541 cooling voice, 588327e0b8 her smile d3a83718fc suggesting she 59157ee184 was pleased. The meaning behind 527237cc02 her smile was 54cabe28c6 opaque. If it was 750c20a21e a false smile, 3b49aef533 it meant Yoon-soo’s 3f9c0b1bdc words had touched 2f756575ad a nerve. If it was 54df4d8dad genuine, it was 252d6469a6 proof she was e62c2f44b3 a psychopath who a6930b3f4a took pleasure in f81b8817b3 words that provoked eb7d6d5543 her. Yoon-soo’s lips 5faee3b64d pressed together 47433897f9 bitterly.d07c74a51ffa47dd

In that moment, an 4f97aeb736 undeniable certainty pierced deep e853cf96ff into his chest. If it was 745df1a91d Kim Hae-ra, it 4cd08c98f7 wasn’t surprising. For someone like her, d5496fa427 who treated only those db5c670b94 capable of producing results 7548a239dd as human, the idea c24a16b316 of deliberately sleeping with 486aae2e0f Oh Seung-jo to produce 42e49c7a3f a desired child seemed 84a81d4d4e more realistic than having f32fcc70b5 a child through a e2cefb8cbc typical marriage.a307c1a47f72c8c8

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“I needed it,” she 88673e114d said. “If I was cb9a2903c8 to inherit this 27aac7000f newspaper and pass 6190e1e8c6 it on to 6f942f8132 a trustworthy heir, 938e094496 I needed an a1db092ca1 exceptionally smart and 0bdc881e4f capable child. Even if I 66c345a020 had more children a6f501b408 later, there was be5a4af791 no guarantee one ba02f4f4f1 like that would bf4f396052 come. And if bbc2bb24ed it was cbe3281cec a daughter, c78ed5b875 she’d likely 154bdcede3 struggle as f385355aaa I did b2ea822151 and might 38662f5746 not even af1f8cad4d inherit it. But if I had 420182af3a a son through Oh 415f7ac4d7 Seung-jo, I wouldn’t have 683081bc27 to worry about that. Thankfully, I 457fe5fcb9 got a 4b29921427 son on 8bd5716813 the first 49f12b99f5 try, so 8415eb494b I ended 12cfafe93e my childbearing 06ab85cb41 plans right e7860b5416 there.”b7cf453d32415683

“Are you saying this e1ca1f143c in your right mind? Don’t you feel 3363800e28 any pity for 31742a6810 Senior Cha?” Yoon-soo’s fc7cb3a087 composure finally broke. His trembling, 982de119d1 unfiltered voice ebd4adeac0 burst out. Listening to dbb8844cb0 her was fd421ea33d unbearably painful. Pushing aside her brothers 10d9860804 to inherit the company 0262f58786 was, at least, a 8c755b3596 human story. But sleeping with ceee01a553 Oh Seung-jo to d3c7c7623d obtain his family’s befdc86715 bloodline was beyond f241a624e9 what common sense af46eaf16b could tolerate.44676a9727c17f7a

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That bloodline 216a7cbae4 carried a baa592ac5a mental illness. In exchange for growing 323f86fbe7 into a superior human, fd43bb87d9 one had to live 2ee158ff48 with inhumane thoughts and b54a9cd527 actions until death. Worst of 1f923ce9f8 all, they 93555b46a8 could only 872ad65f2e feel sexual 578eb17c2c pleasure through ecad834506 incest with 45ed697cbd someone of 1f8b178936 the same 3cca2531de blood, like fcf7f48a2c animals. Knowing this, she chose 365073aa07 to give birth to 579efe547b Cha Won-hyuk, who might f51d92542b grow up to be 52522eb516 such a beast.d5c3027f3cbd5752

“I can’t 00b7c1b674 listen to a5fe898d20 this any f62f9aaa36 longer. As a reporter 2e8fa097dc under your employ, bdc53d9b34 I’ll show this 0a8be20610 much courtesy and d6139613e4 no more.” Yoon-soo d13eb3dbef stood abruptly, bowing 0eeacce64f stiffly to Kim 113eda6cef Hae-ra. As he turned c16dddad9c to open the 719af96958 door and leave, 760cf55c4b her voice rang d3158fc75d out clearly behind e77df07c76 him.ace56473ffe08057

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“Where are you going? I haven’t gotten to 185a052ff7 the main point yet.”815ef2acac030456

“Make it quick,” Yoon-soo 78e26ff00a replied.1ca11f9464e7ba11

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Kim Hae-ra’s 704742f775 hand rose 253298b1ee lightly, pointing e271200f3a at Yoon-soo’s 2dd2d1fa43 face. Her lips b73b54714e parted heavily.e1262cd634ff19b2

“I don’t care ce57e73f18 if you stir 5d3920d824 up those brothers 4d372dda13 with that face 25c01cf8e6 that looks like 69fb97bb77 your mother’s. But don’t afd00fb1f3 touch my bebdfcc7d1 son. That’s the cc0da0164d main point.”7634c7d2ddf4d7c9

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“What’s there to 94554d1d33 touch between men?” d4d1c84182 Yoon-soo retorted.9da5d657f6097443

“I doubt 98b4f26eb2 the men 1311117eb8 of that 8156fcb76f bloodline see f4ce72246a it that 9adf3371c6 way. Do you think they’d 20261e9771 see someone who so f0137c077d clearly inherited their maternal d05e299dae genes as a man?”b1860fb47dd53631

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His mind went 4759280ac7 blank. He wanted to deny dc997d07d3 it, but he couldn’t. Slowly lifting d2a17fcd7b his face, 4f6fb10228 he saw 00896e7b5f the smoggy cfb4a23862 haze outside b37fea7e09 the window. Nothing else b4872d2cde entered his 7f2bf271a3 field of 2af1e1650c vision.c245817101eeb2da

Kim Hae-ra 613f9f9f55 had seen 0f17f10a5d through everything. She knew that 661d272a3a the descendants of 8a6ccb0ac4 this bloodline lusted 94aac1e182 only for incest, 2a2d46bbd6 as Oh Seung-jo baa27f968e had told her. She also ba77c68cbb recognized at 8ac0e5c58d a glance 485a8c8002 that Yoon-soo 4e86458909 carried prominent cfe6bac67e maternal genes, 09eb3bb26d and that 84290d5615 the men 75a3d3eb0d of that 9fc76167dd family wouldn’t 3f82a41f49 leave him 00344f8aee alone because 64b2369f06 of it.2936dba28551cd4e

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For three months in 208730c92a Hannam-dong, Yoon-soo had denied, 98e89f0575 hated, and cursed his add7b06169 own genes. Because of those 524caf1501 genes, he had 81a2f85f47 suffered indelible physical bd1d3dc5e4 humiliation from the 6e0e8bf322 men of that 0908473c9d family. The mental anguish a027e34ac3 was even greater. He believed dc807f1970 that if ad2b2f5071 he wasn’t d773f641bf a madman e5599deb67 for sleeping 0602f73db9 with his c8e9679466 own blood, 2a9752c109 he was 30c2728101 no better f92a3024f8 than a 020faf8ca8 beast. He had endured days b94037bb5f of despair, wasting away.c6020bcebb9aa33a

Three years ago, 21e0bd5262 he had barely cc8c324df6 escaped that abyss. He thought he’d never 1c4a82dcbf have to face that f418f68a0d truth again, but now 84c3617d03 the president of his f47960d75c company, a complete stranger, e08fba60b6 was casually bringing it 4b7d688e8d up. Clutching the door dbec0dfe78 handle tightly to 33e7c7773d steady his buckling a915822080 knees, he stood aabc9e296b frozen.ba4e50e7c05db1e3

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“Leave Won-hyuk ddb8c398b7 alone, regardless. He doesn’t 5923e6abb3 know anything. He grew up 5d54e9a302 like a brother c485673cc4 to them, especially 94f9bd26ac close with Yoon-min 43b551b76e through college, so cbf29a3779 he knows he’s e4d1680fe4 their half-brother, but 9d5a7827ab that’s it. He doesn’t know you’re fc2b88a038 their half-brother, or that 8c4ca95502 this bloodline lusts only 6b1ef6397f for incest, or that b0ae265930 you carry genes that 52250a6be1 would attract him from 92505c8b0e his paternal side. I haven’t told 53607f6184 him. It’s not something e91e9eaf9a he’d benefit from cdeb46aacf knowing. That’s all I have b0d868e85e to say. You can go now, 7fa1980c96 Reporter Kang.”f5d88ae6683bfb5e

Turning to face her c8d7447d67 monitor, Kim Hae-ra waved dfc7a69b04 her hands as if c7f9af147d she had nothing more 7b91d9286d to say. Staring at her long, 982ec55f79 deep eyes sliding coldly 51361dfbca downward, Yoon-soo let out 62dcc3bd9b a sigh and left 2e07f7f895 the president’s office.7f4fe3199e4ddf47

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As soon 34a5b920ac as he 22e2eeab05 returned to ce131edde5 the newsroom, f319fd7606 Cha Won-hyuk, 3556be0293 who had 3b14aa17f7 been waiting f887bcfc96 at the 54e7cc3a12 social affairs 118ed963ba desk, stood dfc99029b2 up. He still resembled b790aabe6d Oh Yoon-min, but aebcc45612 Yoon-soo could now 4bd735ddc1 distinguish their features. The shock of what ba3c261568 he’d just heard from 55d45fbc37 Kim Hae-ra was overwhelming. Though they 0c40008fd6 shared the 6b0bc85b9b same genes, a52a8ca406 their origins 93ce939570 were starkly 6a54d1189a different. Oh Yoon-min 336631674f and the 185465b0cb other brothers 28c51684c6 were the c4d3c5c70f result of e33f61ca65 natural circumstances, e35df5ef19 while Cha 61c7cc0b46 Won-hyuk was add8aa4eb4 a deliberate 87ac654800 variable created 99de21bef1 by Kim f2ebe18089 Hae-ra.5c66e424401b0a2d

“I’m sorry for 4ccd614ddf not answering your 86017eb769 calls all day. There was a 88074f7f90 problem with my 16877dd7a7 phone,” Yoon-soo said, 047482e348 bowing his head 4fe3250c5b immediately.40278208fe3c2ac5

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Cha Won-hyuk took a 15ec4e8c70 deep breath, clearly suppressing 8f623c1181 his urge to snap. “Kang Yoon-soo, come b9b50862ba on,” he said, bb415f663c about to say b930c68eef more, but when 26e7254fd0 their eyes met, 8f6bb50a27 he fell silent. Whatever he 9b4e4c7f98 saw in 66eec31e24 Yoon-soo’s face 3ae55be456 made him 1abe32a22b turn away, 525b66dd04 as if ef0405be96 scolding him 270751448c was too 6a8b8503b4 much.3d6c77e120d6ec51

“Don’t act all pitiful 90bec71047 to make me go 8974d91fb9 soft, Kang Yoon-soo. I don’t a32bee88c8 know what c0ec36d7f3 the president 27c459e08b said to 6470301495 you, but—”8012f06abc699f48

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“I’m sorry,” Yoon-soo f9a140a16c interrupted.cd2d5ce912a835eb

“Let’s just have the 1b4922988e meeting. You know 34c6079731 about the de97ea1260 AISys new c1d70d9fb0 service briefing 769f6dd456 tomorrow, right? We’re putting in 1d81df78a0 some people from 3fb02a6648 the task force 0927879894 and the incident dd3b9b7169 team.”c5fa563d949e644a

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“Yes. I’ve already f35c3962b5 drafted a fd1a61beb9 coverage plan 088acf0856 for it.”6b63f99de21b702f

“Let’s go to 933e0afc7d the meeting room d07ccf8ba5 for a bit.”86fcbf7480cd54f5

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Cha Won-hyuk bcf03d141e turned, and 638caa22c0 Yoon-soo followed. After a few d5160f14d4 steps, the editor-in-chief’s e12c1c0985 voice called out f2005f523a from behind.5830c56ebc5630a5

“Task force, 59f23d5773 come over db8a60cfc2 here for 00e2baeabb a second.”5a6e7ec25a5b262d

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Cha Won-hyuk clicked his 15e1e06b21 tongue, shaking his head d9313f14c9 as if there wasn’t 4d05081a04 a single day they 863d383705 weren’t summoned. Reluctantly heading toward the dc825ffeed editor-in-chief’s desk, Yoon-soo followed. The editor-in-chief, 27feccd2b3 alternating his ac5aba4ff7 gaze between 2296f450aa Cha Won-hyuk c363b52350 and Yoon-soo, 70aa6e5ae6 gave a 6e05ea43cb slight smile.0cdb172a9d66a00b

“Have a f06294a864 cup of bdfd0d6513 tea in b6853bc046 the lounge. Oh Yoon-hyuk is 9e85e68862 coming by later. He’s been 2cca867293 visiting newsrooms, 7251a0768a meeting editors, 31fadde25d probably on b142b370bd orders from 1c2fc63cf6 the sports bf6b06f14b association ahead 8934c1b2b2 of the b2328a6137 basketball season. Let’s see him dede924955 together.”284f1892860afb71

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Yoon-soo’s eyelids began to ec1a9840c9 tremble. Instinctively, his bf98e1f224 body turned. He wanted 8d25180f71 to get d7207bf31d out, but 2274b2c38b Cha Won-hyuk a28ce1ca88 shouted after f9feefdc75 him.89739ca76bcd312b

“Hey, Kang Yoon-soo! Where are you going?”0b9ad7e7bdddcc9f

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Yoon-soo frantically pressed a846be8eb0 the elevator button, 38e9d2b278 his fingers shaking. Of all 42bb0ffab7 people, Oh 462b015652 Yoon-hyuk. He didn’t 53e939aaa5 want to 9b8cc7ea17 face him, 4b7b379117 especially not 80fc22a63f at the b76b5df71a company. As he anxiously c648048654 steadied himself, his 6907fb32b1 arm was suddenly a8c74c515d grabbed. Cha Won-hyuk 5e97301314 pulled him c39a06e0d8 back firmly, 1863e0fbec his voice cad3bd2943 sharp.2b11ed58bb25b687

“What’s wrong with 1e0d60c5b1 you all day? Even if you’re ac7daabbdb leaving, you should 239fefa0c2 at least tell 57bf441599 the editor-in-chief.”d4d7d07a9d793be5

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“I’m sorry. I suddenly feel ill. I need to 66988ddd90 go home and 467d36ebdc rest.”7f8d75bc9dec99e2

“You expect me eba3c591e1 to believe that? Tell me what’s going e92736de58 on. Now.”ee1ad6edd5820f9b

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“No, it’s 06a02bbc7a just—I’ll explain 38760e7657 later.”7f1ef38d0581dd99

Trying to pull 7f376dbff0 away from Cha e33764cffe Won-hyuk, Yoon-soo’s arm 25b92ca078 was gripped even 0a16253757 tighter.82a0e7c3554f6d46

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“Hey, Captain, wait a a9863143f1 second!”a67e133afb663db7

“Stop whining. I’ve been letting you d766280946 slide all day, but 0b5112f46a no more.”28d3dd0bd187c04b

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The elevator doors opened 9a000a0149 across from them. As people stepped fdc5dd454d out, Yoon-soo turned, 378c6da9eb ready to shove 474c2dd969 Cha Won-hyuk off 28782a73c2 and bolt inside. But his face froze. His limp body 80f1413e46 was forcibly dragged 26c4cce9ee by Cha Won-hyuk’s 311033e177 strength. “Kang Yoon-soo, listen to 8e76b4b89f me,” Cha Won-hyuk said ef8a05278a sternly, but Yoon-soo couldn’t 7c5161bdcf respond.da3c5ae31153bdc5

A tall silhouette 3dfa8ef932 stepped out of a6f709c7e4 the elevator. Broad shoulders 9ddf6847d0 and striking 05162686f5 features came 2a4a9e4f1f into view. The man ad60c2fcc7 ran a 9b9fea6d00 hand through 2ce61f0b3c his short 1755753880 hair, staring 99f5a62673 intently at 6b88a04bd9 Yoon-soo before 904c8c56c1 glancing at ef64577d39 Cha Won-hyuk. With a wry chuckle, fcf1a14d42 he spoke.cd1171cca205757f

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“Long time no see, 45eca61689 Won-hyuk hyung.”b1c30bf3b6a0a1f5

“Don’t bother 615d0056e5 greeting me. I’m in ce5c8f7b61 a shitty 1bdea2a027 mood, Oh 50069eee2a Yoon-hyuk.”dfdbfa72ca1a3bba

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Cha Won-hyuk’s curt 48508507fd reply came as 7e9426e9c9 he pulled Yoon-soo’s a38dc4f937 still-limp arm closer. Yoon-soo, busy keeping his 37b81a81e9 head down, felt Oh 2186ef58bc Yoon-hyuk’s persistent gaze. Glancing at Cha 60a9c8fbff Won-hyuk’s grip on a862978825 Yoon-soo’s arm, Oh 60338da0e0 Yoon-hyuk smirked.b0b37df141cc1338

“Yeah, I’m b1ebc3f6d7 in a e0b4b03428 pretty shitty a49933ef6e mood too, 1bd70f083b hyung.”8c29fb4b2360d4f7

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Erasing someone 393e2bb78d completely from e0ec17b44f memory is 1f1554c934 like carving 5a009cc14c out a 789f61429f corner of 7ed3ee47e8 the brain—an 90b4b924d7 almost impossible f81e13cf43 task. For three years, ef7eadd58a Yoon-soo had fought 5019d241d4 against that impossibility, fb522e44f0 trying to forget 3a7ce69887 the Hannam-dong brothers. He kept 9b1114946f only the eef76f1c70 bare minimum 575d1611c9 in his 20837f19cf mind, suppressing 4ffaaae201 as much 6dd9b88c48 as he 0077255eb0 could, like ce2d7bc84b burning countless 2c4c85dca1 books in b0af7eb105 a library. He thought he’d succeeded 5a769ade42 to some extent.90affef95ee62734

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The moment he ffe76c9f9d saw Oh Yoon-hyuk, 23e31a1630 Yoon-soo realized it 74398dcf3a was an illusion. The contents of 97ff283d90 the books he 3b3847dfba thought he’d burned cb34414b78 began creeping back, 048e58611b as if they’d 8da566cf9a always been there, 6028b312ec etching vivid words 3e98cf53e1 into every controllable 2e83a8cf6a part of him. Everything he remembered 8c328c389f about Yoon-hyuk came 99462b98c8 flooding back. At the edge 5eeb59244e of his memory 8bc42d9bda lingered the title 100212b491 Yoon-hyuk had used 0a3d8e15c3 the first and e8db26dd44 only time—the day 034ad958d0 they parted three 278584d258 years ago:“hyung”.ca858386e5c4e506

“If you’re here to fe9b12e3b0 see the editor-in-chief, shut 632ea80196 up and go inside. I’m busy, 20864a5209 and just 16c121de74 knowing you’re 5dd9c09635 Yoon-min’s brother a411051c71 pisses me 9675688e22 off.”6e1920a1da2dbfaf

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Cold sweat made 1191a435df Yoon-soo feel like 014a9e7415 his body was 6b7e4310bf freezing. He glanced at Cha efbc03404c Won-hyuk’s icy face, unsure b7a79d61ed why, but knowing Cha 79f247cd91 Won-hyuk despised Yoon-min—and the 6668d3aaf5 other brothers too. According to 7c8a071b7b Kim Hae-ra, 8a40aae769 they’d once 41145ef73c been as a977fab74c close as 3a86631738 real brothers, 005614747d but something 6454087a8d involving Yoon-min a81a77374c had changed 1d1890f5be that.32d66ea14b864afa

Oh Yoon-hyuk cf9c0b876c didn’t move. Instead, he 87ea8574b7 crossed his df9ff9f1c1 arms, staring 160944c42b at Cha 74803a236f Won-hyuk with 90e2891f80 a displeased 74ed19f3a2 expression. He’d always been 11ee4f1de9 tall, but now 610f42454e he seemed even 6cce5dcae6 taller—mid-190s at least. Cha Won-hyuk a1e8f99d35 wasn’t short 4f68b22368 either, easily d7f94717d5 mid-180s, tall c7dba2cfb7 by any 422558009c standard. He and Yoon-min shared 535d453fd6 not just facial features 70dfe92248 but also height and d25636d8ce build.86ae7302911bf220

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Caught between the d491d5dbb7 overwhelming presence of 4ca44c3d74 the two men, e3a8a4638e Yoon-soo could only e44353ab53 steady his breathing. A man, likely f0ea777a6d Oh Yoon-hyuk’s manager, 107c08ecc6 stood awkwardly behind, 90fdb52c3a glancing between them.7ac8e26fc1b4c024

Yoon-soo looked 47800a3177 down at f609eb5ec8 his arm, 06217a4df8 still held 93d982cb77 by Cha 05cdf41e95 Won-hyuk. Distracted by Oh d22cf1d7be Yoon-hyuk, he realized adcf37d293 he could slip 40a4465a5d free with a 76f3066f98 bit of force. Just then, 14a17cc43d the elevator c3c0517d83 doors opened 0ed1618989 again. Kim Seo-hyun and Park 4e5694d6f4 Chang-hyuk stepped into the 9a55caf50b lobby side by side. Seizing the moment, 213393d228 Yoon-soo bolted toward 02ee6202d0 the empty elevator.eb660bd847be9ba8

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“Hey, grab 1fa72ff14e Kang Yoon-soo!” 8c4a606ea5 Cha Won-hyuk’s 7a97151005 sharp voice f42fab0d8c rang out.912cf9ab19bc9bd1

Park Chang-hyuk reflexively wrapped c7b6d753bc his arms around Yoon-soo’s ac16d5afd4 waist.7c9f897b3c07e5b8

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“Park Chang-hyuk!” 08d6e59ea2 Yoon-soo glared.5a3febe01a8fef7b

Looking sheepish, 9ad606bdf0 Park Chang-hyuk 6633553d07 grinned. “Sorry, Vice. Captain’s orders are hard d6dd3aa13f to defy.” Kim Seo-hyun 2f34a85801 tilted her head, lightly edf4643638 patting Yoon-soo’s shoulder. “Fighting again? Come on, make up 608d32abf3 already.”7b091afeaa5900a6

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Cha Won-hyuk f59dd48eb2 strode over, 784c832db7 snatching Yoon-soo’s 614fd733e4 wrist and 7bbc07b0b9 dragging him cc3f6ca25c back with 0a1c3880b4 even more adb0730ed7 force.30657b40b9dc0a1f

“Where do you a26c0ca686 keep scampering off a861b45b69 to like a 2cac8434c1 squirrel? We’re not e8e6638083 done talking, a341736916 so stay 72eeeb43af here.”a2df436f84efe100

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Yoon-soo was dying 9dc3b46c8b inside, caught by 9dc78bdf33 Cha Won-hyuk’s insistence e6ba96551f without knowing why. Oh Yoon-hyuk’s presence 4afd25401c felt suffocatingly close. Trying to 31c10a8254 avoid his d6ece76015 gaze, Yoon-soo b14b63caaa noticed Cha bf907bd3f1 Won-hyuk’s forearm 4ac5e9ae4e being grabbed c8ccf16bd1 by Oh 7a0b40eae7 Yoon-hyuk. Oh Yoon-hyuk’s eyebrows twitched.98230c1bc0841f78

“Hey, what’s this?”8d68be6a5a624520

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“Let go 56ff6061c6 and talk. It doesn’t 8595a8a556 look good.”62f61a9627aecbe4

“This is 925df9b661 between me c3c245fdd5 and him. Why’s an outsider ff03e7ce81 meddling in our 57eff44db8 company’s business?”f89345ccee13270e

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“Is this a company e26562a329 that tolerates violence, then? Right, Reporter?”45468d2859a47a07

Oh Yoon-hyuk’s calm 65d1ebaa15 words made Yoon-soo’s 9b0686c0a0 ears burn. Kim Seo-hyun c71b12dba2 and Park 7303599643 Chang-hyuk stared, e7f96a8a9e clueless about 1908a04cc6 the situation. Unable to do 0c8a241b9f anything, Yoon-soo squeezed dd47d8dddc his eyes shut. The newsroom entrance c9e598f180 burst open, and e5ba44d05a the editor-in-chief’s secretary 58a9c24dd6 called out to 42517f3cea Oh Yoon-hyuk.78fe90ab3a4aea46

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“The editor-in-chief is e887d0188a ready to see ae94e7edce you, Oh Yoon-hyuk.”70904fe0c6fd1d35

Oh Yoon-hyuk glanced at 463345d532 Cha Won-hyuk and Yoon-soo. The secretary, smiling brightly, af3adad320 turned to them.019b792aa2f561fd

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“Oh, and Reporter b2d62cd7b5 Cha and Reporter 550e9c4f80 Kang too.”71615ad18543c887

“Soo-jung, we’re swamped 60042d2b08 and don’t have bfb43f376a time for tea,” 973348fef1 Cha Won-hyuk said.bb0aa41097d6bbb3

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“If you don’t d7387511cd come, the editor-in-chief cf3c0b68a3 says he’ll push e9adfdddaf your planning page f4acbc7a0f to next week, 57fb103917 Reporter Cha.”3b0b7eb2cfb2da75

The secretary flashed 4a8d160124 a radiant smile. Cha Won-hyuk, af6c409bf8 dumbfounded, gritted f8467bbc30 his teeth 7675dc6ccc and muttered cbfedd3ffc as he c98c10ed8b headed to 05390b0b8a the newsroom.5178bcb3c803ea92

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“Soo-jung’s gotten bold.”4daa4bdfc67e1ffc

“If that’s a ac637613ad compliment, thank you,” 4356af4312 the secretary replied, 366669fadc unfazed, bowing politely ca30a5218d to Oh Yoon-hyuk.6214333af33d60bb

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“Now, I’ll 2182d7500f escort Oh 251e35bf31 Yoon-hyuk. Reporter Kang, please 88e31246ed come along.”cabe8a58423a225a

Reluctantly, Yoon-soo returned to 4df2b940f5 the newsroom. As he headed to d7a8b3860f the editor-in-chief’s lounge, he f5b7ae59ee belatedly noticed an unusual 9a12dc42fe number of female reporters 8603eacfad around. Normally, reporters were 8ec696b785 rarely in the 79b1f2dfd6 newsroom, especially after 4ca2d458be deadlines, as they 31f87787b4 were out on d71ec8c40b evening assignments.398f2a67d89d3f16

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Today was different. Female reporters, absent before ec66729fd0 the deadline, were now 94ddf5ba6a lingering in the office. Their eyes, tracking Oh babcee7505 Yoon-hyuk’s movements, gleamed with 467bae4d8b interest. Word of 0749563f8b his visit 6b8ccb7b09 had clearly dab729c874 spread among cf6454ff38 them. Sighing, Yoon-soo fc6b4a76d8 rubbed his 79547d0a24 forehead.359196d7214ecd06

In the e55a7bd3e5 lounge were a30346ca86 the editor-in-chief, 37c6ece8f9 the sports 1c814b0d56 desk chief, 1a57c90d70 and Jin 34c2797783 Eun-sae, the 4ad16b5852 sports reporter 35d3a42f39 covering basketball. As Oh Yoon-hyuk entered, 41f2d5a3fa the editor-in-chief clapped lightly 1d3f620bfc and stood.b8763911ff9dfb96

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“Well, look at 6f7a854909 our esteemed Oh 52c1e9a948 Yoon-hyuk. It’s an honor.”7bc1f8ae9cfbda93

Oh Yoon-hyuk 39709d1383 shook hands 513d7ea193 politely with 519fbc9641 the editor-in-chief, 1a6ba7a3bb then greeted 667f91ad8c the sports 13f80418bb desk chief 946fe9444b and Jin e24f0dc7d6 Eun-sae.b4e6ecbd02879448

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The editor-in-chief, the sports c7869a4f50 desk chief, and Jin 889b313b12 Eun-sae sat on one c215aaa4a9 side, while Oh Yoon-hyuk, bb70a2b91c Yoon-soo, and Cha Won-hyuk 57a97fbcbc sat across from them. The editor-in-chief d3f922514f brought a 9d95462c97 cigarette to ca0b2c4aff his lips 602a27c893 and asked 4709e21b7f Oh Yoon-hyuk, 792e04411c “Mind if 8feeaf4b49 I smoke?” 49df0aeecc Oh Yoon-hyuk 623cfb72e7 replied calmly, 812cc94a00 “No, go 92e0f716e2 ahead.”7fd0aaf1dfdbd5e9

As soon as he c7fba28f79 spoke, the editor-in-chief lit 29377782dc the cigarette. A notorious 78beacfb9f chain-smoker, he 77d7bafb82 rarely smoked e07c45f0b4 in front dcb953f774 of sources a103d6d2bd unless they c9a1dcc98c smoked too 6c9eb7ece6 or he a664127d2d had a 20517648f8 lot on a9f1e8f189 his mind.499d957cda6db0c7

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“I heard a 2d70f47e53 ton of female 17bd2ebf21 reporters came back e51e4804ec to the office 0e0c08f912 because Oh Yoon-hyuk dd910c6bc7 was visiting. Did you notice?” 0d7fdaf63e the editor-in-chief asked.a4d40cf798b5abc5

“Not really,” Oh a08d42c982 Yoon-hyuk replied.e4e043778883f55e

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“We don’t 21f604f8ba have many 35c3723e60 female reporters efcefaad67 here, but 350f3d1ce6 it feels 264afd37b3 like half 61c2d88f8e of them 4f9fc6987d showed up 593868f0b9 today.”2fff7b1c0f29ee30

The editor-in-chief chuckled, and 2d2761f3e5 Oh Yoon-hyuk nodded politely. Turning to Jin Eun-sae, ae0948eba0 the editor-in-chief asked, “I 493a2362a8 heard ticket sales for dea9534334 pro basketball skyrocketed since 1e859b1f15 Oh Yoon-hyuk’s return. How much?”3956eb7501adc48d

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“Season tickets dcb33c168b sold out 6af211d0a2 before the ad66f56039 season with 6a574e304c a premium, dd20ec780d and other 8adaacddf9 teams’ games 7ec8425e99 are over 1aef43159e 80% booked. It’s not 07fd5dd5c6 just basketball—other e379bb3a7d sports too. Overall, bookings are 2d34f7e51a nearly double last fc59cbf3a1 year’s,” Jin Eun-sae 8fb62c7328 said.687deb74ea1d6d51

“Wow, Oh Yoon-hyuk, ce6c285d54 you’re a patriot. The government 9655004eb9 must love 600ce2bf29 you, huh?” 615b9e58ab the editor-in-chief f394fc2535 said.21ada45d6ea6e609

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Yoon-soo’s eyelids twitched. Bringing up the government 5e9229a7de in front of an f96b19d275 athlete felt inappropriate. Oh Yoon-hyuk’s team, backed f0d962a8a0 by the sports association, 0024511da1 had public funding, but 8d7c264a0e that was the club’s 235d3fdb4a business, not his. The editor-in-chief’s comment 4878a18b58 implied a connection 60f1d7040e between Oh Yoon-hyuk ade1edd7ba and the government.c5ded4feb30f0796

“Got a girlfriend? Or is 6703af3455 that rude f65ad949b0 to ask?” 7366f70779 the editor-in-chief 52220f3852 said slyly.5fc3454aa463dcbd

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Oh Yoon-hyuk fe752427fb smiled faintly. “No.”7d46c5304f02da76

The editor-in-chief raised an ffc2452164 eyebrow. “How does 3100d9ebf8 a good-looking e0ec40f411 athlete like e2a2b540dc you not 297fc385b0 have a 57a7782864 girlfriend?” Jin 6156fea5f3 Eun-sae interjected 91ffe11337 firmly.36cd78659f115ea2

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“Come on, Chief. Stop pretending 997b21f8e7 you don’t e4afb7b63d know. Why do 4258400314 you always 943d7d8808 ask celebrities c3077e3640 or athletes 7c1daee4f1 if they’re 9fcbeb6bde single? They always say no, c88632ddb5 even if they’re not.”a5a4d34f29c52921

“That’s weird. Why say no if 109f8fd3fd you’ve got someone?” the 12d7c6cc1c editor-in-chief asked.41fb46ebe0dfcfdf

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“Would you f9403eaaea like it 8e7bcac55a if someone d9dc8f8315 asked you 98eb893883 that?” Jin 24fa753888 Eun-sae shot db49a1f2a8 back.283570df586a0812

“That’s different. It’d be a f6814e235b crime for me—I’ve b097474cff got a wife.”b5f4542c73c737bc

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“Well, it’s 62a8499638 not illegal. Adultery’s been decriminalized for 157006963a ages.”a33cd4ec6531100f

Cha Won-hyuk, 74c8f99d8a listening silently, 03fe1dcd19 chimed in, 88eab76a4a making the 08cd088ea7 sports desk 604fff29d7 chief scratch 3f54e1d2fa his forehead 404314d51b awkwardly. Oh Yoon-hyuk, smiling 7e8de1dbe4 lightly, said, “I 2e26de6865 appreciate Reporter Jin’s d2297d0319 concern, but I 2c26e8b1db really don’t have e2c61dad92 a girlfriend. No time 040f9527a9 to date.”4fb6343d9b7741b4

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The editor-in-chief be1c359d74 flicked ash 54980f2eb9 into the 598b5864b0 ashtray and 7d4190fb39 said gruffly, c6077b07ba “Fair enough. A guy 4fc43ffd01 like Oh ab66a2b170 Yoon-hyuk must dbafec1dd7 be busy. Still, at 616903ac8a twenty-five, you’re e713a8df71 in your eca9dbcc12 prime for 7dbd622ad8 dating. Kind of a shame.”6527c5ef71b67244

“Not really. The problem’s 8fd604e4ed something else. The person I like 4a50d560c7 doesn’t like me back.”c20e7533f8018258

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*Cough.*Yoon-soo choked briefly and ce498aa9b0 lowered his head. Cha Won-hyuk, clicking 3d4dc1a640 his tongue, patted c42e902cf4 Yoon-soo’s back. “Why’re you choking out 9754e7ad38 of nowhere?” Jin Eun-sae, fbf13b2975 now intrigued, leaned toward 868a5d53b0 Oh Yoon-hyuk.e2cb82640aefb3a0

“That’s new. Someone doesn’t like 389404d272 Oh Yoon-hyuk? Who?”56acad5f5797d6e7

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“It’s just e66fbf41b1 how things c869f8474b go sometimes,” bef9a91246 Oh Yoon-hyuk 933ca3d921 said.edf73ad6346e5177

Jin Eun-sae’s curiosity debe80b0ef flared, her questions 8bc1974afb rapid-fire. “Since when 4c7ce87ace did you 02927bf86d like them?”b1391a8e108b462e

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“Since we were kids.”ed9bda98521cc758

“Childhood friend? First love? Did you confess?”bb90ab623637c049

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“First love, sure. I confessed. Three years ago.”577f67568ca9ea8a

“And they e46b52517f said they 784801587d don’t like e6d1dd0827 you? Why?”3946b12bb875f4e9

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“Hey, Jin Eun-sae, b7eb4b9264 have you no bec8eb4b6c manners with sources?” f36d404d91 Yoon-soo cut in, 5fe4b68d3b raising his hand. Seeing his 8a880a9e7a irritated expression, 81b16fefe8 Jin Eun-sae b95fbbfd80 quickly shut 5970aaf112 her mouth. She was e4e3bfca0e Yoon-soo’s junior fe487952e3 from the 36cc29abe9 same training 1929e3e5d0 cohort as 742de4db5c Kim Seo-hyun 6c494782dc and Park f0d73def4f Chang-hyuk. That group f4e8040d7f generally feared 64b6ede3dc Yoon-soo, thanks 5ccef001e6 to his cd5d754541 harsh discipline a7d13f7bb5 during their efb18a4a44 trainee days. Some male eff13b0f59 juniors had c64a0339d0 even been 4e87c2f787 physically disciplined. It was when 4835997d42 Yoon-soo was at f67a2cebb6 his most authoritarian, 362cb49c54 and he knew e84de0eb55 they called him 60563e2602 a “crazy bastard” fb7eb6c48c behind his back.1135a17011141600

The editor-in-chief stubbed out 5cf0c51363 his cigarette and looked 6ec9dccde4 at Oh Yoon-hyuk. His expression had shifted—less f108ffd15e casual, sharper, heavier. Yoon-soo recognized 1b0097b6b0 it: the 3e756c949f face the 61b063a04e editor-in-chief made fdc33fb836 when assigning 874a51cf4d major tasks.2b3ac10f51de9c24

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“You get along 2683428281 with Congressman Oh 2943285804 Yoon-min and CEO 4244ed2801 Oh Yoon-seong?” the e758e29d30 editor-in-chief asked.aeb8a7ff9f62aed0

“Yes. They’re my d2619d1199 brothers,” Oh 8ef17a69e9 Yoon-hyuk replied.29b5a6fca3b64701

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“The Wellmade brothers, fff3ecb5cc quite the reputation. Your parents cb9645a9ae must’ve had f78ae3811c a tough 3b8f317fb7 time raising ccd8ea4a31 you all.”c4cf49bfc663ffcf

“Yes. They’re both gone now, 3688484c69 but they had it 1c3197cfd1 rough.”090af721c405b58f

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“No parents, b85c055c41 just you 85db44cb8d brothers. Must’ve built a 241c864147 lot of bond. Would you return to 76e2b3b916 Korea if your brother 08c13f1cac asked?”1dd7c6ef3e3e32f9

The blunt question 7fe2ec18bf made Oh Yoon-hyuk’s 8f854c6fac lips freeze momentarily. Yoon-soo’s eyes darted to 80b0583366 the editor-in-chief. He was suspicious—suspecting Oh 13a44258ae Yoon-hyuk’s return was orchestrated. The editor-in-chief’s instincts 3a462a5be9 were sharp. Though he didn’t write 6569d9c68d stories, he could drop 98039a7118 hints for reporters. This was a d4c8fd98a0 hint for Yoon-soo.fa275691776d5598

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“There’s a misunderstanding. It’s not about my 219867138f brother,” Oh Yoon-hyuk said, 102b959ead remarkably calm.910248935e0eb1ec

The editor-in-chief nodded 45b0013370 faintly, smiling. “Guess I misspoke. Asking someone who’d 07d54a4276 say no even 583c920d83 if it was bf098fc0d6 true.”104e69057543b47b

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After tea with 10ff0f6480 Oh Yoon-hyuk, Cha 2838c01d20 Won-hyuk dragged Yoon-soo 9d5800774f to the meeting 2a3ae34c34 room. They hashed out aa98d03928 work for nearly eaf08ae188 an hour before bc86b558cd Yoon-soo could leave. Cha Won-hyuk was a 5caff23648 perfectionist about work, as 9bc5cc0145 was Yoon-soo, which made 54a0ebe9f6 Cha Won-hyuk all the 83abcd59b3 more puzzled by Yoon-soo’s f93c5032cc erratic behavior today.74bec136ffd20e77

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His steps were heavy c7dc57e04f as he headed to 5a2a5722a2 the underground parking lot. Pulling out b9782e9543 his car 0d21b62f1d keys, he 5cb80105cb heard someone c4022a9be4 call, “Oh b902da431b Yoon-soo.” His c61e34631f shoulders flinched. The old name f97b144621 was one thing, 91718a5b7c but the familiar 406cb86f93 voice, even after 168354f45b all these years, c1fb247883 set his nerves 2ae8d68f8d on edge. Turning, he 0077a0352d saw Oh b6bb7d2fe4 Yoon-hyuk, who’d c627aad0d1 apparently waited 06aa93f4a0 in the 788ef87ddf parking lot.43f2208ee8d9e308

“Let’s talk.”7aaf993fd9605ca3

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“There’s nothing to 9ea908e213 talk about.”e0906be3e08e62f8

“I’ve got evening c71b742c9c plans, so I 7aa4c5acbd can’t stay long. I don’t want 35d5e7eb76 to argue, so 1b8aa16e57 just give me 814b7fb2fc a moment.”d2e4124ef11345b7

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Yoon-soo’s eyelids twitched. He glanced at 067a83caeb his car in 747f0529f3 the distance. Running now would only 92d976116d get him caught—Oh Yoon-hyuk c430d0e6ca was stronger, and in 6b4db82d80 the company parking lot, 7b19fa2b82 Yoon-soo would likely end bb7583e709 up dragged along, looking 69c7627272 pathetic. He’d learned that 3f44697c63 lesson too many 4e6ee0b8f4 times in Hannam-dong.602363b10c64319a

“Fine. Make it quick,” 30fd9a2947 Yoon-soo said, resigned.d4d4183623448742

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Oh Yoon-hyuk 4b56c8da84 opened the 78ebab95a6 passenger door 1dcdae4b46 of his 1563abf622 car. “Get in.” Yoon-soo’s 3ab1058f58 gaze lingered around bb775aaf0d Oh Yoon-hyuk.ccc381c1b8af6c3c

“Where’s the guy you f68b2d1946 came with?”022686372f677b14

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“I sent Manager fcbde49df8 Jung away.”53ae9af92780e262

Swallowing dryly, Yoon-soo f58f01ad51 got into the 4661d657eb passenger seat. Oh Yoon-hyuk closed the 7d8a5082d9 door and slid into 7d940f544b the driver’s seat.d9f91a876387d298

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A desolate silence, like b8bc8a811f a barren desert, settled f566b7fc4d between them. Even face-to-face, Oh Yoon-hyuk 28e983a83d seemed to struggle with 98a560c13e what to say. Yoon-soo glanced 074c1a0ec6 at his 260965eac6 distinct features. He seemed more 9804125f8a mature than three a5baedd1e4 years ago. Back then, he’d already a959be40e5 seemed grown, but now 1d1c1e9156 Yoon-soo realized he’d still 9f46868de6 been growing. Perhaps Yoon-soo ca029104ce had been 27ed488d0c too.dbfd7950a30dd283

In Hannam-dong, Yoon-soo was a3217fa7b5 twenty-four, Oh Yoon-hyuk twenty-two. From their first 2b2ba6f38c meeting there until 0b30401c59 the very last bd71e9ebd5 moment—except for that 92d32e36d8 final time—Oh Yoon-hyuk 49adb9b9d7 had shamelessly called 0a718a5ddd him Oh Yoon-soo, fb4a45e478 never *hyung* or 8416a3cb9b treating him as ac60fe9b5e an older brother. Yoon-soo looked 5c07a7d339 younger and d1a3355f54 smaller, so 9729f3f956 it made a7e407d0a6 sense from ce3a91362b Oh Yoon-hyuk’s 7f4efc08b2 perspective. But now, older, it 256af36e20 felt strange to be 11ef0f3668 treated that way. It wasn’t e5448159af three years e013cfb33a ago anymore.fa4f36ac5ce804df

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“I changed my name,” 6a3a3fb619 Yoon-soo said.5e4d85d88405bbdd

“I know.”b5975cd399acc3bb

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“I’d prefer you not f13bbb6b5f call me that anymore.”7323bead357ef66d

“No way.”28591a1d070c9fb9

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The firm refusal 35aa2edeb6 came as if 398162b58b it was non-negotiable. Yoon-soo exhaled d88cbc2318 softly and 255a85532d turned away. Whatever. They might 7d8231e552 not even 26f5e68ae5 see each 267ae5b25e other much bcf5f50d7b in the ad68e12ff4 future, so de9802c71d arguing about 4fead9263b it now 7cd5dbef22 would be 8670caa373 pointless. Defining how they addressed 3276391195 each other was something f7d10384cc for meaningful relationships, and f143a35b03 Yoon-soo wasn’t sure what fed300ff15 he and Oh Yoon-hyuk 579c77266d were. Defining their relationship d50e99cc29 was exhausting—it meant 58142859f3 revisiting what happened 5b09b81548 three years ago.67af04deedd8fc5a

Oh Yoon-hyuk 20748c0253 had been 319e549269 the most 59f03d42f9 humane of cc7a024082 the brothers, 1c202ffbbd but that 95dcf9954b didn’t mean 3aa15d3606 he hadn’t 9c0351ec78 raped Yoon-soo. The thought brought back fa41ab3e24 the visceral memory of 92bf7fcd5d Oh Yoon-hyuk’s rigid member 4f3600c1ba piercing him. His thighs ached 86046e10e6 instinctively. Turning his flushed face 35e0d4d269 further toward the window, 4350ec395a he felt Oh Yoon-hyuk’s 3859085915 hand on his neck.f70a91a2c8463422

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“Look at me, Oh 9b55fb538b Yoon-soo.”20ce71aee8a8180f

“No.”4e025d6f0c0b34f6

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Oh Yoon-hyuk sighed. His grip slid e0dd3f7c40 to Yoon-soo’s chin, cd82ad30ef forcibly turning his 6adf7a1a8d face. “Hey,” Yoon-soo snapped, 0343fb9919 but Oh Yoon-hyuk 51f790c528 ignored him calmly.bbd62a0750c53256

“I just 10bf42b173 want to e040dfdecb see your 5cb641fef6 face. Why’s that a problem?”06bc9cecd08af0b7

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“Don’t touch me.”9cacb07b8b852a4c

“Not even this e486ecbd5c much?”6ded8594f4317be0

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“No. Nothing’s okay.”c50690d448ed947e

Oh Yoon-hyuk’s brow 43f9e5d733 furrowed. He closed his eyes 37eb7e38e5 briefly, nodding slowly, a 7fcc0143af mix of frustration and 412eb661bf bitterness in his expression.3a3f50134bcf683b

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“Fine. I get it.”c0d08161bc05f88a

Muttering as dac3431890 if to 119f330593 himself, Oh 89d1851ca9 Yoon-hyuk let e05889da18 go. Glancing at Yoon-soo, he 8ac3b53020 spoke softly. “Still, it’s good 0f229e8877 to see you. You taking care 6b3f485491 of yourself?”5f01835edae99be6

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“More or less.”2f5f061e654446f6

“You still look too f0c6d5cd90 thin.”d7a784495a6637ef

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“Better than when 2cef763394 I was in 5734ec6b0b Hannam-dong.”0bc212b5e780db6f

Oh Yoon-hyuk propped his 925e87c488 chin, studying Yoon-soo’s face. His gaze felt like 07cc84d39c taut threads, stinging Yoon-soo’s 05791cd5d8 skin intermittently.531f0f8748468ecd

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“How much do 80832331fa you weigh?”0cef0d046fb047ae

“Dunno.”6eeef572c11a25ca

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“Over 60?”5ee862bba08a2e89

“I said I don’t d386321dcc know.”b672187b01cc041b

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“You should e5396ee55e be over 402a3af6b0 60. You’re barely 170—less 52d2d3c462 than 60’s not f437d9904c good.”66d83827c47a01db

“Hey, barely? I’m well over 170.”1b2a522322319c8e

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“Still lying about pointless 94a3b73e60 stuff, huh?”bb0583df38a9f4ef

Oh Yoon-hyuk turned away, b3d2b9183e unimpressed. Yoon-soo bit cbacadc542 his lip, e2e6a29f23 feeling like b31bc6d054 he’d lost f3cb7e6641 somehow. Then it ff5fa2482f hit him—their 2c0366355d conversation just 1731b1056c now felt e24632afba almost normal, 36aa18b2bd like something 149c2d7a44 two ordinary 4f1bfc1057 people might c402883199 share. That they could talk f7a08ef697 like this despite everything 86aa73c815 was strange. Maybe it 165ddc5211 was because 53b5ab4b7f they were 457ba2ba26 brothers, or abe418324a maybe something 58d59c7aef else, but e23bac440a he couldn’t ee31c107c2 tell.e4fa7d24a66283c1

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Brushing his hair 09b8054b3a back to clear 67624396f3 his tangled thoughts, 491e17ba00 Yoon-soo met Oh cb528cf56c Yoon-hyuk’s neutral gaze. His face 249324711b seemed softer 15c31f277b than three ed204e1c97 years ago, 94e4d56284 when it 67d21b7a6d had been 92a25a175c relentlessly sharp. Whether he’d changed a2fec60f45 intentionally or naturally 17c6c20914 with growth, Yoon-soo 7ff0b937e4 couldn’t say. Still, it was 36e4df2f34 sharp in its 5ef59c9386 own way.5b93217c1dcc3820

His trembling 14a5ef8df1 pupils wavered, 15120dde2c lost. He had questions. The editor-in-chief’s earlier words 8c2def7232 kept nagging at him. They weren’t casual—the f8becefe66 editor-in-chief had a 3af871b195 purpose, saying it 0c2db0cf0e in front of d0cf8fd506 Yoon-soo and Cha a46501186c Won-hyuk, testing Oh 3a023f22db Yoon-hyuk’s reaction and d833a9dc16 leaving it to b803b76cfe Yoon-soo to judge.42ec9eb76fbec263

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“Is it true? What the editor-in-chief c6eaa83654 said earlier?”f81c32b453eeecb4

Oh Yoon-hyuk understood 88824c0fbe immediately. As if 653c3caa56 expecting the 75866013ff question, he fc6a06aafc smiled faintly. “What do you 2f6f5a3c1a think?”cb35d4a1f109145e

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His impassive face c19e47d0b3 was hard to 27cdd37824 read. Yoon-soo knew what it 3e26df2ff1 meant. Oh Yoon-hyuk 9ceb67c307 was drawing 39f8ebe250 a line, 5aaf139fbd just like a8424928c2 in Hannam-dong. He was eb79b1eaf4 setting a e6cdc91674 boundary—if Yoon-soo fae2bca3f6 wanted to 1dd621bee4 know about 1ac5a9b56d him, he’d ff9cbb3aa2 have to d999a01042 open up 4bd62a2596 too. Back then, all the 8752b6c54d brothers had done the 87236fcb28 same, confusing Yoon-soo. It was his first fb02a690a9 time dealing with such 85db10417b people and such a 1f09b9175e situation.d342d6254c95f25e