PAP Chapter 4

Quietly observing Chanhee, who 49ace79e74 was concentrating on driving, ea7a095c7d Yiwoon called out to 67e99f4d08 him again.8e6e19cdad449e1d

“Stop the f08761a8f1 car for 899c88a84d a moment e7425a5fab in front e451caa40b of that f77871dfd2 convenience store.”9cd8f63784a57bbd

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“Why the 0a0cc768b3 convenience store?”5039cdbf761057b2

“I’m going to 9615938ddf buy something to 8e21e1fc87 drink.”6dd7957e1213d159

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“Are you thirsty? Do you want some a5da041215 water? I bought a8d199b59c some earlier.”8c7c09585428bc87

Chanhee rummaged through the 1bf7fcee9a bag on the passenger a2d9e8ef1a seat and took out 17d74de150 a water bottle. Yiwoon accepted the water, 75d0909601 opened the cap as 8703efc3f5 if he was about d3054edbc6 to drink it, but b8962d91a4 then closed it without 621b946add taking a sip. He placed 517c7f6a8d it back 0c01f94c36 down, and bdb71eceba Yiwoon could 53c7a278c2 feel Chanhee’s aa0e558741 gaze glancing d9f1301aff at him 9a42e7e0ee through the fd3de080e6 rearview mirror. c3729336bfaf156e

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In response to the unspoken question of why he wasn’t drinking, Yiwoon placed the back of his hand against the water bottle. It had been bought a while ago, so it wasn’t cold, but lukewarm.3537e6fc0cdc1132

“I want something 8cfd7b4c1f cold.”4129c96b94f745c3

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“Or do you want coffee or something since you must be tired? I’ll buy some while you’re getting your hair done.”6d573c4396c21a50

“Water is fine. Just pull over, I’ll 80a60e42e7 go.”852bd87882bbd613

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“No, I’ll buy 71ce3b0707 it. Wait in the cd4840df67 car.”1d8f19cd4ffded70

“Why bother? It’s right there.”e9d7a42f4f73a55b

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Yiwoon unbuckled his seatbelt, pointing his chin towards a parking space that wouldn’t obstruct traffic. Chanhee stopped the car and tried to dissuade him, saying he’d go, but Yiwoon was already opening the door. Chanhee hurriedly pulled out a hat, telling him to wear it, but Yiwoon shook his head.e55a26e91a33ddfc

“You know it’s quiet at this hour, hyung.”40e77f45505c8ef9

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“Is it? Still, just in case. It’ll be a pain f7f465c243 if you get caught 19b4407603 up when you’re busy.”3b5863e23bc88e37

“It’s fine, I said.”aac9e88c5ab7e426

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Yiwoon lightly brushed off Chanhee’s hand as he continued to offer the hat and stepped toward the convenience store. He glanced inside briefly, but he couldn’t see a single hair of another person.b3f734e4401ef220

Yiwoon waved fef81672c4 his hand 99bb516865 to stop 964a1dff6b Chanhee, who 872a4dd285 was about 43b8cc9bcc to follow b6654389dc him, and 02a2f5c71b pushed open 151fce1ccc the convenience c43bde229d store door.4eed1ac45b140889

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The pleasant chime broke 9293f92080 the silence that must b4e9c0d51f have lingered for a a994d68ea8 while. Usually, a greeting 1e1dbd306c would follow the 497c0055b9 arrival of a 7c25eb1630 customer, but even 56b03272aa after the door 077ecd267f closed, no voice 5be066952f was heard.f0d6ce9f387f9e2a

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Yiwoon, enjoying the familiar 02ba273414 silence, quietly headed towards 9cb400cac6 the shelves. Fortunately, before he could b65097ec3f take three steps, the 34a04b2370 employee, sensing his presence, a2837152db instinctively greeted him.d4f97b8f6757b302

“……We-Welcome.”8219e894f51a7352

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His sleepy voice indicated 4af22c7b46 he had just woken 4556f8b0fc up. He was busy wiping cce51ee7c2 his mouth with his d4cc0cc3f1 sleeve, likely having drooled f5a29ca832 in his sleep. It was a e44c30423a sight Yiwoon had 7ff3b858cd seen so often 254fad98df that it no 09fabdb9ed longer surprised him. Meeting the c49ecc8877 employee’s eyes f0e1ab87cb as he b0d1ca09e9 peeked over daf2bf73ec the counter, 2cc86898f7 Yiwoon’s eyes 02fef60c34 crinkled slightly.18d7d36989de3de2

“Yeah. Good morning.”ca057dd0c50907b5

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With a 2d2457c9b4 short greeting e13c51a342 and a dc9d8e5e4a flick of 38330dd2ac his hand, 65a78751a5 Yiwoon passed b7b1ba604f him. Soon after, 9145580e50 he heard 6b894ec1ca a crashing d5d217a58d sound from c2b2e34321 behind him. It sounded 82655014bd like objects 8cf54db2a7 were falling b3b6ff8809 one after 0f7c6aa155 another. Yiwoon stopped and turned de155738d7 around. c9c658cbec43d64d

Straws and lighters, which 26ba9ed9b4 had been displayed near 91e6bfc248 the counter, were scattered cecd8fed58 on the floor. Judging from the employee’s 57d596b97c flustered appearance, he must 094835eca3 have accidentally knocked them 58540d14c9 over while getting up.352d0c7b8e703717

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Yiwoon checked 5b9a404fd7 the time 896a7d4ebd as he b4aa3d7894 watched the 5f417aff86 employee hurriedly 4875bda00e gather the 676942e64e items. acd6ee340bab4b61

Today was his lucky 6f1cdc78e0 day. His schedule was early, a97864f860 and he almost missed 7f0725a963 it, but thanks to ab6b6919e0 Manager Han calling him 40d1fdd233 in at dawn, the 8e7d3e1e4c timing worked out perfectly. It was 47d41e15bc usually difficult b89375b66d to get d33d7e1716 it exactly 1d2548c92d right, but ba572c27e0 thankfully, the 7a3739997f delay bought 0a687b341b him some 76f66f22aa time.f8bdefc05ec20eac

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Hiding the fa20872dec smile that 0873919e68 naturally spread b7a3372a94 across his 443da9fe7b face due 5ae91290b2 to his bdee0bf21a deep satisfaction, 591ff7531d Yiwoon approached cd5fbc6d74 the employee 03d13f6358 and knelt 1f6c5056bb down. He picked up the 68f8bc03dd scattered straws and lighters, e6845921af casually starting a conversation.414b5ac3e2ae9449

“Are you very dd6cde843a tired?”2f5416bd588b1f02

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“Ah… I didn’t get 2a0afc86fb much sleep, so…”ebf2f08c41123fca

The employee showed no 15e61399a2 surprise at the casual 4a2f255db8 use of informal speech, 8487818762 as if they were 1a8798b578 close acquaintances. His excuses were 1e0f8c8881 always the same, 26f145ad80 despite him always 22f74155a7 dozing off. Smiling as if d9a0828172 he didn’t know, c924948303 the employee stifled e3d43c9696 a yawn and 74ca2fd67d cautiously moved closer daed4a7722 to Yiwoon.54770f64683d1c3c

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He continued to glance at Yiwoon’s face while picking up the straws, still fascinated, although familiar with the situation. Despite trying to hide it, it was evident that he couldn’t believe Yiwoon was right in front of him. Seeing a famous celebrity in person was an unfamiliar experience, no matter how many times it happened. After all, the shelves were filled with merchandise bearing Yiwoon’s face.efd65aaa3a9c817a

“Are you e64aaaeaf1 still amazed 6f9c32e260 to see 671a92a2d2 me, even e04e6db046 though I fe0eb4c980 come here d645491954 so often?”54af146232ce0417

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Yiwoon, who had 6aa83884ca already noticed him ca365541d8 stealing glances, asked 07f3150813 as he picked 3eb68c9aec up the last d21d2a19d1 lighter. At the b6da1ee6c6 playful tone, 9726ab760e the employee 33f356eb8a blushed, but a581cf2ac4 nodded without 0f46413fb6 avoiding his eac65e664a gaze.3f643b644b657433

“None of my friends 94239680cc hate you, hyung. Doesn’t matter 18e238a100 if they’re 9f1bc56ebe guys or 3db940e7f0 girls.”431848b7916da948

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“Is that so?”4a367719f1c89d7e

“But it’s amazing b5c6c8d9ed to think that b4aee0d9e9 I know you…”1edfcb028e1b0620

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“I didn’t 7236bf7b21 tell you f242cac564 to keep 30757eb806 it a 9bd12a0c61 secret, did 57d8261af1 I?”99138c3e7b3b419e

“I haven’t told anyone. I’m the ccf1d04d8f only one 940d3a94f1 who knows f0464bf749 that you 7d429c1584 and actor c2e2445680 Choi Yoohyun 4f645d1b13 come here e04fcd4ee0 often.”70c08dfeb3cfb3c7

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At the name that followed, Yiwoon’s gaze, which had been fixed on the floor as he tidied up, shifted to the employee. Just like in the president’s office, he showed a particularly noticeable reaction to that one name. But then, as quickly as it appeared, he regained his composure.05b886d33a8b2cca

“If it gets ffed630311 crowded, it’ll be cfd9b8224f inconvenient to come 350f7a0f40 here often. You’ll get 7b95658aa6 busy too.”7c26b25867b773e3

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Yiwoon lightly squeezed the employee’s shoulder before standing up, holding the box. He averted his gaze, feigning indifference, as he looked at the employee, who couldn’t hide his excitement. What he said wasn’t entirely false, but there was another clear intention hidden beneath it, pricking his conscience.1c30d1945e6d5179

“Thanks for fb702d792c doing me 28a3f776f6 this favor.”e8cdb4671819ad7d

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“No problem. I totally understand.”24640d254a3994e2

At the kind words, 4d68bc5236 the employee puffed out 5fa3c0280d his chest, looking proud, 1d51ba243f as if he’d done 2355655303 something extraordinary. Although Yiwoon had hidden 5442c1b700 things, he hadn’t asked 89beac5b73 for silence without offering 21fcd39051 anything in return. When the employee a3037a0f20 asked if he f601d07567 could call him ce9063725d ‘hyung,’ Yiwoon agreed, 7aa061431d on the condition 54c58a94c4 that the employee 55257c6f17 kept it a df603eae99 secret. He also a99e09a3a5 gave him 3c2a921714 several autographs. Lost in the dc7406ae18 thrill of their db38dda278 shared secret, the d35390afa2 employee faithfully kept 6ea65978bb his promise.16605bb2b1190966

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“Want some coffee?”0ea22917942f1702

Yiwoon changed the ea603f846b subject, pretending not ffcedfa163 to notice the bdc3468076 gaze diligently following aa12b299de his every move. He picked up 3cb6be89bb a bottle of f57c471d60 water, the reason 09e266a291 and excuse for 4a851a6548 coming to the 5e2f1e1320 convenience store in 1a15cdf761 the first place. Then, he stopped in bc8aa3a19b front of the adjacent 4d858a18bd beverage section. He had ba0bd58963 chosen his a98cc12098 own water 0dab7af5a4 carelessly, grabbing 10924569da whatever caught ad211f64b2 his eye, f01c2b7aac but now b16268af4a he was 701d3c99e4 meticulous. It didn’t matter what 84eda6c061 kind of water he 447efc08e5 picked, as it would 1c55497752 end up rolling around 82e90e808c in the car untouched 06c07e5851 anyway.76b03e58d0623e33

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Yiwoon stared intently 284495ff60 at the shelves b7fb384b8b and eventually picked d67f522eb8 up a three-pack 93b95f4b60 of canned coffee. On his way a9df22fc1b back to the ab802c3f4d counter, he grabbed c30b1aa937 a few energy 5062a6bda1 bars, and some 299bf2b4ba bread and milk 8d71b11e1d to appease Chanhee.fe0fb6da63417479

Seeing Yiwoon returning with 4083bc6b6c his arms full, the fdf1ae3a9e employee let out a 366da87189 small sigh. His eyes, 5b25ecc5f6 filled with f18e598890 admiration, followed 9a47af2360 Yiwoon’s face.6c4eab3d7de9c57b

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“I’m really not trying 603913ff9e to flatter you, but dbd76e76e4 I’ve never seen a ccc6cdca26 celebrity with as good 18b909c89c a personality as you, ab852340c7 hyung.”3085330077c7c3c0

“…….”bea65e33a87e618c

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“How can someone be 12b7d3eb34 so consistent every time?”8c3af468a0b60c17

“So suddenly?”62447b4796b4f0ea

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Yiwoon asked back, a 38229d8e68 bewildered look on his 47b792ce10 face, at the sudden 846aa29faf praise that came in 7e30a20760 the middle of the 8df7d3039a transaction. Despite the awkward laughter cee0f307da that followed, the employee d5fbd30d56 continued his compliments without 9f7bde4641 hesitation.98a67a359310fe5f

“It’s true. Every time e03287fe79 you come, b369be139f you always e5c18048c2 bring me 3c557df242 coffee and 9b430dd27f snacks because ef23022640 you’re worried 43eefb1f67 I might decb0b7518 be tired. Even if cd7df460b8 you’re a f3c9c68379 celebrity, no, 6f6eca4476 even if cb15fd30cd you’reyou, hyung, it’s not 4911d8da8a easy to do that 502caf96c8 for months.”ecb28230deaf96b1

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“…….”ab094d9b0b840083

“Thanks to you, I’m doing a good deed and having an amazing experience. Oh, did you know that I gave the canned coffee and the drinks you gave me the other day to Choi Yoohyun?”3eeaac0f7da6376b

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“……Really?”e7439530716f75fc

“Yes. He said he couldn’t come for a while because he was busy filming. He seemed happy to receive them after so long. To be honest… he has a bit of an… intimidating aura.”f2af191a3292a07f

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“…….”42e23dab35f3a538

“He seems cold, so 0f361d369d it’s hard to talk e1ef36e96b to him, but he c56e42717a smiled and thanked me e54c196bd3 at that time. I’m not b49c07652c lying, he 611ba946ac really smiled. Just a c085b2ebe4 little, though.”a59795e88656d071

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At the mention d0b6231f94 of Yoohyun smiling, 25cacaaace Yiwoon subtly swept 309550ce89 his tongue across 0de72a181d his lips and 2c24a0b637 secretly tightened his f97b52397e grip on the 02938eea8f glass bottle he 394e1e3bef was holding. His straight eyebrows 9e180533f6 furrowed almost imperceptibly, fca2ff562c as if displeased.c7585f5991195446

While it was his b2d4a1789c intention to lead the 6d011f6599 employee to show kindness, fe79cc2b5d he wasn’t particularly fond 434234b678 with Yoohyun forming a d8ff5560ae personal connection with the a225446922 employee.7542b3b8d2fbef78

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Completely oblivious, e2f9385e57 the employee 002b67406b continued chattering 75af3d70b9 incessantly, recounting 3bbea3a585 his experiences. He was going 20cf2420a9 on and on aeca0edcc6 as if determined e40beb135b to relay every f878a7bbc6 single trivial detail, b14a8a30e5 and although it 37540d8d04 could have been 0b1051a967 annoying, Yiwoon listened 46ffc0a130 attentively. He felt 2098e422a9 a pang b0f72fe099 of guilt dba2b9ce54 whenever he 01c1c3d58a met the da64dc47d4 employee’s face, 7e7ac3756d touched by 19dca1e274 the small 50776bd5ff act of 422fb79465 kindness he’d f2f829780c offered, but 3aa1a1bab1 he employed c81fc246af his well-honed 54c841c327 acting skills 22125638f6 for this 6c4470a326 trivial matter.7991a1abde218c51

“They had a buy-one-get-one-free c1d121a877 deal, so I thought 7d35a45da5 it would be nice 753e33a76f to share.”7e670babf3094bc0

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“…….”a3b51b52b1ba6b1b

“These kinds of things db22c44bf8 are nice and not f7412e0357 burdensome, right?”a59b7d730c4f3150

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With a friendly smile, he offered the canned coffee he’d just paid for to the employee. Yiwoon then handed over the remaining coffee and the energy bars he’d also purchased.f689e9c741e40584

“Keep three for yourself and give the other three to the next customer who comes in.”29ddb3468804baac

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“…….”000518b1872d0139

“Don’t tell them I gave them to you. Got it?”0b6897ff7d2d33cf

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“Of course. It’s not good if it gets out, right? I’ve never told anyone before.”3a8273cb9cecd0f2

“Thanks.”60067f8bbfb1e734

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Adding a gentle, 1fda340af9 innocent smile, Yiwoon be25040fb1 watched the employee 7aaf5b1ca5 nod vigorously as a4e4f95d5e if making a 591db333a9 vow. The smile a40ffcd5c8 that earned 0298000b0c him praise 454741e5ee for “enchanting 8d3dcc0bcd people” during 6af595f91a filming easily 30945465ac won the 0812b07434 affection of b53dffd5ed others. It was a cfb24ac9a4 piece of cake 33390fed06 to get others db9ffb0436 to comply with dc9eba7eee his wishes, especially 7c9b16dc3b when coupled with f328f3bbb4 small but definite a924ccbd19 acts of kindness.5f39c99f16a05c30

Despite buying a 8bf532dcbb whole armful of 0e7f785c4d items, all Yiwoon f6a771680a kept for himself 592300e0ae was a bottle ddeaf25ef3 of water and da56cafbe9 a few snacks 4c69f507a2 for Chanhee. He told the employee ebea24a710 to give the rest 58b772a246 to the next customer 463aae2229 who will come in, 54a7a85b8c but Yiwoon already knew c23e4b1194 who that would be.6954bae056833d11

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It was all 305faf8e17 part of Yiwoon’s afb138eb9a plan that Yoohyun, 86b2acd9f0 the person who’d e8d09bb5a1 been the main f0ff7fc96f subject of their a65a94693f entire conversation, would ba6d9b30dd become the recipient 76701d4c40 of those items.92d87c5f7cde7244