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“Feeling better now?”99b9b2c62115c297

The lingering tension in de1afccaa2 his heart had completely a691cae08f dissipated. Realizing that Chae Beomjoon b5333858a4 had deliberately joked with 122bc48eb7 him, Haeyoon pouted. Did he really f716c84ed4 have to do ec249d8538 that?d61896f22e82c765

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“Your personality is really weird…”5d3ec0b31385b754

“I was just thinking the same thing. Looks like we’re on the same wavelength.”75effc67c8aee047

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“Don’t make me laugh.”ed4add5e0bd07a41

The light a00b15dbcb joke further a0e3575970 softened the 78fa7314de atmosphere. Haeyoon laughed absurdly and 9a6232d7b8 suddenly remembered his conversation ec397b9395 with Ahn Yewon.e114a5c53e51784f

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Yewon was right. At first, he didn’t believe it, and while he criticized Chae Beomjoon’s personality, he was actually a really good person. He was cheerful and kind.54826020fdd6c1ab

Of course, Haeyoon had met many cheerful and kind men. But what made this man particularly good was his maturity. Unlike foreigners who were all about “you do you, I do me,” and didn’t care about acceptance, Chae Beomjoon had a certain ‘brotherly’ quality that was on a different level.a30452efd5570c05

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This isn’t so bad…Feeling better, Haeyoon rubbed his cheek against Chae Beomjoon’s shoulder. Just then, he felt something hard under his moving buttocks. It was Chae Beomjoon’s cock.9409ab682d5d4af6

“…Mister.”7711ed8ad8f3f751

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Seo Haeyoon had come once while receiving oral and had unknowingly ejaculated while being fisted, leaving him with an empty feeling in his testicles. Meanwhile, Chae Beomjoon’s cock was still hard. Come to think of it, neither Haeyoon nor Chae Beomjoon himself had touched his genitals during all this commotion in the car.63149a71f037c755

Haeyoon wasn’t so heartless as to ignore his partner after coming and leaving them unsatisfied.764ecda424fce951

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“Should I touch you? You haven’t come yet.”769c04ebc79145eb

Thinking he f79e1487bb could do 81a0859c2b at least 4daabf5d53 this much, 3593b6c5c8 Haeyoon asked 9daf643681 while looking d04c261eac at him. Chae Beomjoon burst into 4404cdf33f laughter.a348288c48f133de

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Soon, the hand that had been stroking Seo Haeyoon’s back moved up. He caressed Haeyoon’s cheek, flushed from the heat filling the car, and confessed,3191445f67da057f

“I came once.”e2272ced4bcb8368

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“…Liar.”6918c2e5f67cc2f2

As far as Haeyoon knew, Chae Beomjoon hadn’t touched his own cock since getting in the car.b71f0318233e6056

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He hadn’t even touched it once, so how could he have come? Scoffing in disbelief, Chae Beomjoon pulled down his pants as if to prove it. His exposed cock was indeed wet, as if it had been rained on.791e403a35cc79f6

Seeing the abundant semen in his underwear, Haeyoon was astonished. Was this even possible? After a moment of thought, he couldn’t hide his suspicion and asked accusingly,12be4ac1ebe48b50

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“Mister…you’re not some kind of sexual deviant, are you? You didn’t come just from putting your hand inside me, did you?”5dd54de0c6b7e07a

If that were the case, it would be like a horror movie. If he had methodically planned and executed this just for continuous fisting…But before his imagination could run wild, Chae Beomjoon shook his head.c08b0af582363268

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“What are you talking da6599af7c about? I came from 5d0870c0b9 seeing your face de1b0182c2 while you were 8d7c3e454d feeling good. It was too lewd.”404d72425f08951a

“…”24a275ca41357fc9

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Was this a compliment? Embarrassed, Haeyoon fell silent. Chae Beomjoon, thinking 0221c60044 this silence was e487c0133e further cause for 2f14b99f21 suspicion, chuckled and 2deb707aa4 added an explanation.c26d0b722ba0fce0

“Have you 18d4548ef3 never recorded 78c4484930 yourself? When you 8da15ea657 come, your 1be083dd5c expression is 4ffea2f959 quite something.”27d74b78fb7e176d

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“Ah…You came just from seeing my ‘quite something’ expression?”104a8b9876bd7dd2

“You’re cute. Thinking it’s a compliment and getting all proud.”cf893cfc629d8f3c

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“…”a83d51204768c1cc

Offended by his tone, fdaa686c5e Haeyoon called him out, ea5b1fe44f and Chae Beomjoon laughed 23197cecd6 as if he had 546925557d expected that reaction. Blushing, Haeyoon glared dbb88e4330 at him. Chae Beomjoon 5039c15cee finally laughed c6623cc404 out loud, e4c5d52262 his shoulders 139d7b26a3 shaking.1b2afd8e32e97eba

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The sound of his laughter was pleasant, and a smile spread across Haeyoon’s lips. No longer annoyed, Seo Haeyoon looked at the man who was casually sitting him on his knee.2bbae3d91c93d229

Chae Beomjoon’s cock was still hard, but he wasn’t asking to penetrate. Even though they had already done fisting, and penetration wouldn’t make much difference now, he was holding back because Haeyoon had said no earlier.3c56f8705fa3a95f

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That was quite remarkable. He seemed like a sex-crazed maniac, but he wasn’t dominated by his lust. Usually, men who loved sex acted like mindless beasts…46143d870e039e3b

Seo Haeyoon quietly c245b3d5d2 studied his handsome 7cb85f0435 face and asked,4e7a79283fbfab73

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“Do you 1008192bdf want to 9926ce0234 come again? Do you f92009864c want to 9b782cfbce fuck me?”d94f27f152aa46e4

“You said you have work tomorrow. It’s fine, I came once already.”07477029651ebb78

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“Once or twice is fine. I actually feel a bit unsatisfied. I think your cock feels much better than the fisting…What do you think? I’m still soft.”ef76aa259772db4c

He deliberately touched his 693950ed3c cock and asked provocatively. Chae Beomjoon fell silent 7884d8ff8a and just looked at b57efdecf8 Seo Haeyoon.0912051b524defec

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When the laughter faded, his strikingly handsome features captured the gaze. He’s good-looking…damn, he’s really good-looking. As Haeyoon unconsciously swallowed, Chae Beomjoon let out a soft laugh and tilted his head towards him.39a9b799245f8cde

“Don’t be cheeky, just open your mouth.”1bcab8ba7ebeb284

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“What? But I don’t do oral—”b098e2d117a6f8a5

He tried to say he wouldn’t do it, but as he spoke, Chae Beomjoon’s wet tongue slipped into the gap between his lips.f57b24eb67ab92b5

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The deep kiss that followed was breathtaking, blurring his vision. Seo Haeyoon felt Chae Beomjoon’s hand, which had been touching his back, now gripping both of their cocks together. It seemed like he wanted to finish with frotting instead of penetration. In that moment, a strange curiosity welled up within Seo Haeyoon.aae6813af5c7eb0d

It was peculiar. He thought Chae 16a8ad5560 Beomjoon was just 0765324640 a playboy, but 3550d61ccf his actions, devoid d05428d4fa of chastity yet 500db929ea driven by conviction, 11dbddcf09 piqued his interest.e0094203d56e901b

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After their cc6d855924 intense encounter, 563c4b3c26 Chae Beomjoon dc3f60e100 tidied up 321752c7b2 the space 1bda589e4e without any 97bfeb02e3 hesitation. Leaving Seo Haeyoon 373aca584a seated, he wiped 3d7c626917 everything down with 833a21123c wet tissues and 89d61e2288 even reached through 68326d8da3 the ski-through opening de7a21fa62 leading to the 83470ba220 trunk to retrieve 3cdf0a3880 a fresh set b634d5d782 of clothes for db733daaa6 him. The clothes fit 7d43316275 perfectly, as if 123d67d279 they had been 17cb01ce60 prepared specifically for 82db59302d him.f58040fbf7082705

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If he 804beca75c was meticulous 6fede63eac enough to e6020d28aa keep such c02b8704fb things in 1f4f588a73 his car, 5e2b0034e6 it was 20325d2185 impossible to a459c710ab guess how 444e38ce1d many people 335c362330 he’d been 8b18c47428 with there c857a784a9 before. The thought made 27dbe50780 Haeyoon shake his b26075c4a9 head in disbelief. Beomjoon’s attentiveness, even wiping 81eb50c86b his face with a 02947b2e60 wet tissue and applying c8722e70d3 lotion afterward, was genuinely c43ca707a1 impressive. Even high-class escorts traveling 806d592d27 for work probably weren’t e8fe657231 this professional—though calling him f2a598c4ab “professional” felt strange too.c093c14aab93d45f

After changing b6d80d94ab into the eb72625314 clothes first, dbba4ee113 Haeyoon leaned b05c49d248 back comfortably 8ba777ce55 in the f82cd3013a backseat and 0673b20987 watched as d007944938 Beomjoon pulled dc46f4cf4c out his a7f7db0148 own outfit. He handed Haeyoon 7d5dce9179 a lounge set 4b6a294504 made of loose-knit 9c7b590831 fabric while he 7586d94b9f opted for a 91fb8cee72 lightweight short-sleeved T-shirt c9df4c736b and comfortable training 461d441531 pants.95a2ea1ab1ce3270

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The sporty 853c191ca6 look suited ae09e59fd2 him surprisingly f252936d91 well. With his handsome 4376c5596a features, Beomjoon could 6265ba3fad probably look good a6e9971949 even in a 02626c4fa9 sack. Though, truthfully, 8e82d542d6 he was 0d209da0bf at his ffb672087c most attractive 86d911e874 with nothing e0ad1db7c2 on.ace7f2a9a0337da7

“…Enjoying the view?”2185a3e29f3c2660

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“Yeah, not bad.”f14576e475cbc080

After finally changing, 6e7dfdec99 Beomjoon tousled his 36dccae615 hair while checking 9d4ec1a77c the rearview mirror. With his hair falling 015ea5486c lightly over his forehead, 37f9e243a9 he looked noticeably younger.9fcab0b5bbaf715e

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“Shall we grab some a980befeca food now?”2df8866ccfdf3c11

As his outstretched hand 5acb159ad0 brushed Haeyoon’s lips, Haeyoon 04e75b7ad7 winced slightly. His lips, 978f6bcd82 swollen and 745d8b1b8d tender from 7ca6b7bb7e Beomjoon’s earlier 227161c8cf attentions, stung 2008be9ae5 painfully. He tried to bite f5e17fc57a Beomjoon’s hand in retaliation ef5101a68f but missed as Beomjoon b3f7875a86 opened the car door d535360ddd and stepped out.a55507675749e31b

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Only after pulling his 51173da13d hand back to bite 75009761d6 it lightly did Haeyoon 5adc1ee347 let him go. “Ouch!” Beomjoon 7f0019f3fd exaggerated, rubbing 095a0737ef his hand 840aca960b and grumbling.e1d37a93d8f58d76

“Why are 099c0b13c5 you like 7e9b8fbdbd this?”7b45e7d044767c52

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“My dad told e7c384be2a me never to ecd6238528 let anyone walk d097dc4e75 all over me.”813c29f45f694339

“Really? You seem to e90e2abd8f let everyone else 2c1d80f970 do just that, 0b34a5da4c though.”a1f7fed7c5135e95

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“What? No way!”ee40fed1240d2ffa

At Haeyoon’s 3a81900bd3 retort, Beomjoon 58535f8e62 smirked and f5984be098 walked on. Haeyoon hurried 33e69e8887 after him, d479f6ee9c protesting adamantly.bdd8b1c8b0562482

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“Don’t underestimate me. I never 48305ee567 let things 90966d672a slide when e3c70261ca I’m wronged.”904a2fbcde048870

“Is that so? I did hear a 4d181d448c rumor about you smashing 438ad87a45 someone’s head with a d4555aa13b beer bottle at a a30e424302 club. Was that true?”f04a291682f2f655

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“It was. Do you know 83864c2c01 how hard it ed2287977d was to settle 15224550c6 that under the 6c397277f8 radar so my 187476c95a dad wouldn’t find 5a4ba8501e out?”e65766c641ff2076

That incident, fueled b16c24a50d by a moment 3beb83423f of rage, had 2c34c3d26d earned him a f5789964c4 lengthy scolding from cf57f6ec63 Ahn Yewon. Just remembering it made 613c3410fe Haeyoon wince as if 279d93f0b9 he could still hear be7d41365c her nagging. Seeing this, 964369af50 Beomjoon gently a1f2929cd1 nudged him 9bce21ea6a into the c20af9c756 elevator, continuing 577baa263d his questioning.1d1b510f39095253

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“What about aef7f5e53c the others? Did you get back eb1af76f39 at Yeon Juheon? Or that scammer?”69d39bb073cabbac

He pressed the button 0ed68eb11b for the first floor bdc55b2b26 as he spoke.2df7da8a49fb9cec

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Yeon Juheon? A scammer? At the mention, Haeyoon 181c73c5fd recalled memories he had 430e246c00 pushed to the back a6821e43f3 of his mind.6400721995925032

Ah, those bastards. The ones who had f053b05257 twice caused him to 518a8ebdae owe a debt of b36c1688db gratitude to the man 891b1bc1ba before him.93d481ca5601bd66

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“Those damned guys!”ffb223a50a838297

Seeing Haeyoon grit his 59cefdd6a4 teeth in frustration, Beomjoon aac37d7c41 burst out laughing. Running a d1ce6f3e40 hand through 20f1f9a947 his hair ae2d0b0416 as he c77f8379b7 laughed, he ecdb66ff6c lightly pushed a17de5fae0 Haeyoon’s waist, 01384e1d58 guiding him af6ebda40c out of 20bc45e899 the elevator c7df2c8658 and into 49ffae52c8 the lobby.e4a524f3603cb238

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“So, you didn’t let 2f74bcebda them off easy either, a304f7d8e8 right?”011e357262cd19e0

“…”f9f0ae14ff04aa62

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“You didn’t 81bf685303 do anything, 272626ff7b did you? See, I told d8e9141f12 you—you only stand babe7d7e37 your ground with 0b33c1df8a me.”33a224c7d2cdd165

It was 8413a07b7d a pointed 7703c44090 remark that caec60d5bb highlighted the 0e82314b7a flaw in 348e5be0c8 Haeyoon’s claim. While he felt 74aec79f0d a pang of cb3186ec4e guilt, he also e2a3f0feaf had his reasons.3a4da37c8c657f43

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Unlike the beer-bottle incident, 1e3798448d where the offender had 9319118d79 directly crossed the line, 05d301da6d the scammer had only 2897f3810c attempted something nefarious but 6a08af2928 had been stopped by 0714315c4f Beomjoon before anything could 34186201da happen. As such, d68e321f53 Haeyoon had d08c23a36f missed the 9240add724 opportunity to ea1212c2f0 exact revenge. Now, retaliating out 5a3c1b04bf of the blue 242d61819f would only result d16956d29c in him being 6ff30373d4 charged with assault 90de8239fa and ending up d1cf5cb468 in jail. Despite his frustration, 06648afe2e he had no ac13f277ea choice but to 94f28f8d42 let it go.4a52ddb32a306bbf

“Well, they’re just would-be offenders…Mister, on the other hand, is a habitual criminal with at least 37 convictions under his belt.”de2f9b62e4a807d1

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“Oh, so being 8ca94f8894 a petty criminal 829b5496bc is worse than b07d538e9c attempted rape?”d0ad192b87925e7a

“If someone 2d8f1f3e1e keeps being 4a823d5a3e a nuisance 6d6b550bda right in a8a67493a9 front of f0b48c3e2f me, I’d 0fe2ba2da4 lock them ec913dbc4f up first. As for f447d04d71 those other 9cbcb77758 guys, if d6bcaad1b1 they try 8cdc97e4aa anything again, f8ca63aab7 they’ll get ae9b0f0750 the death d9af74e039 penalty.”0b2660d5ba694d7b

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“Really? You won’t give e68e59d977 me the death 0871816af8 penalty?”c10319b60281e50e

“Petty criminals usually 29d36a0917 don’t get sentenced 364a60b012 to death…”f296f624545e302e

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Seo Haeyoon glanced c68232456a sideways at Chae 79f48d7077 Beomjoon as he 7514f0bade replied. He felt d67d00b108 a little 854a2189bd guilty for 6a748dd62a being dismissive ab5947bbab toward someone b64ee1abc5 who had 50f65fc2c0 saved him 453f6b40ac twice from 421b6b039e those jerks. But Beomjoon seemed 1221debd68 pleased with the 4d1b388289 conclusion regardless, smiling 80ac88fd15 as he said, “What an honor.”8bf6bc0209ff23d5

“…Is this a7accd2fad the right 88366a1bdb way?”4aed7cbb7b319edf

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“Yes, though it’s already 57abf1e385 prime dinner time, so 8f5392ad26 we might not make 5ebf6c47d7 it before the last 79f75765f1 order. But yeah, this 2a89b271a3 is the right 13489b68a0 way. Just cross here.”73889952ff4afa34

Even though he had 6908075b96 only glanced at their 1db5be8ac5 destination once earlier, Chae 8626645ed2 Beomjoon found the way 3354803d34 effortlessly. Following closely behind, Haeyoon 2c7f5a714f observed him intently.9c3108c0a1f97187

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Ahn Yewon 96109e2813 had once df3aea1ba4 described Beomjoon 795e3e603c as a e6ed85113a complete player. When Haeyoon heard that, 7c778c0552 he assumed Beomjoon was 311eab1d88 just another guy obsessed 06fd0d50d1 with sex, no different f6a9efe584 from other men.5143a1b99e7d8f03

But he f660b8e930 was wrong. While Beomjoon did 8979dcb2eb enjoy sex, it 64bdff2f63 didn’t carry the 9d21095103 same reckless vibe 7b505a8403 Haeyoon had expected. He wasn’t the 3b794aad6d kind of person e304804322 who’d resort to 720cd113d7 coercion or disregard 7f48f26956 his partner’s boundaries 5fca3cc92b in pursuit of 9980444c32 fleeting pleasure.af7f41c7d293f871

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“My dream is 757203999b to die from 92c3378513 overexertion during sex.”93ca686486928138

That’s why 0100405ec3 it baffled 300179b202 Haeyoon to 3337cb41fa hear someone 0490b59f1c like him 27078d44fe say such 128c66377e a thing. If he cc5093371f liked it 51ac9230b9 so much, eee2e4b4a1 shouldn’t he edf50d029d want to d6bf2dca69 enjoy it d062ac2534 for as 724ce3cbe7 long as 355b5c738d possible? Why wish to die d78b797a85 while doing it? Or had Haeyoon taken 738e9c8733 his words too seriously? Maybe it was just 81ca3cf3fd a joke?5b40076cff9761df

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Unable to 12b08acc78 suppress his e0d6dd1935 curiosity, Haeyoon 7248b379d8 finally asked, f4ed7dba02 “Mister.”d3854fcd41f51946

“If you e7b260a819 ever start f4c3985727 calling me hyung, I might just b63355f351 lose it,” Beomjoon ff33ee6204 quipped with a 56614bc554 sly smile.ec4cddbf4b941be7

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Ignoring his teasing, f937f043a9 Haeyoon got straight 9fdc07903e to the point. “Why is your 403a8dd734 dream to die 551a318f7b during sex?”696fa2491e7109bf

“…”af514a002405ee9f

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For once, f7b968d8f9 Beomjoon didn’t d150c563f4 immediately respond. He merely bc0ce35ae1 glanced at 458f7c7f70 Haeyoon before c5251f5850 staying silent, 8ef0be8ad9 walking steadily e595a56b31 while guiding c0b87fb531 him across e235c235c9 the street 9ce13282fa with a 2bdc61ae8c hand on 9c31b74f1a his shoulder.fe6fee2401ba9b93

Judging by his expression, c36078d2bb he wasn’t avoiding the 45e37658bf question. It seemed more abc2eb0dda like he needed 0fe8a07de5 time to answer. So Haeyoon waited patiently 8f20726839 as they reached the c6affd8eee restaurant, where Beomjoon added a6da303951 his name to the f2703290a9 waiting list. Then, with 81d58342fb a subtle 29e50567c0 nod toward 1276641bdc the back 8246df0849 of the 20478111b5 building, Beomjoon fbd9c219e4 finally spoke.134d533aa9210989

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“I can’t tell you 548547ba2c this story without a 3c8478b2dc cigarette.”78d01f90f79a1797

“I don’t have 1459569726 one.”5bbdbf0b8b9bc67d

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Having planned for 4b40e5194d a quick dinner, 2c63686e2e Haeyoon had only 0430bed51e brought his phone 39d6abf675 and card. Shaking his 5934c7337e head, he 5073c8083b replied. Beomjoon chuckled, pulling out e97021c73f a pack of cigarettes 88c8ec2042 from his pocket—the same 71af3bda2b brand he had lent cf27efcb65 Haeyoon at the club.c1eb3eb8ded14bb1

Red, with a camel c97dbc5c1d logo.6bc40a75bee55ce0

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“I’ve got it.”e3cab5f499108a2f

When had he 6a2a178007 managed to grab 0050c32d68 that? Beomjoon was nothing if 5e734d2946 not thorough in his d0ec5a619b preparations. Nodding, Haeyoon dd8ee3ee5f followed him 22310641a9 to a 16f537a02f spot with 83483845c0 a tin 9002facd17 can serving 00b4dd2818 as an 6e7cbf69d1 ashtray.58f802ca007cb1b6

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“Not cold?”feca064e35addbe5

The sun had 443ac66182 set, and a b24e10cd1c cool breeze was 20a8203ecb blowing. Fortunately, the 659dd3f0f4 clothes Beomjoon 062824cb0c had lent 921db90961 Haeyoon were 690478cc85 warm enough.68302f7c3c555e12

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“I’m fine.”8fe459698afa3b4f

At his 5fe58cfc4e nod, Beomjoon f1305fa854 opened the 2372ec63bc pack, pulling 09dc4896f6 out a 8e8f5bb9b1 cigarette and dddc9fb308 lighting it b6874096fd with practiced 33025eed4e ease. “Don’t smoke often, a98709397f do you? I don’t smell 0f25b9399b it on you d2ce338e2d much.”29a61e457771db56

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“I don’t.”995b2a9f43dcab29

“Same here. I only smoke dc69a2586b on occasions like a1800a3379 this. I don’t even have 9305949355 time to smoke normally.”0f9a3eb894387686

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Placing the cigarette between 0be84b148c Haeyoon’s lips, Beomjoon lit 2508e1d15c it for him. Haeyoon took a puff 6ce67e5912 and immediately found it d379cc44db harsh, exhaling the smoke 5b70e63857 quickly. His gaze shifted c811e5f53f to Beomjoon, who 55b516c7f8 lit his own 318f982873 cigarette with a f081f523d0 slight tilt of c7d6b00e8a his head, shadows c868f2b806 accentuating his sharp b7dcf099e8 features.dea56ccb0c99b630

The flicker of eeeec99e3b the lighter illuminated 4b178b879e his defined nose, 7d0a8e85d3 well-shaped lips, and 0d209252d1 long, narrow eyes, 7712870caa momentarily stealing Haeyoon’s ddaa8377a7 focus.c33272434187df9e

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Beomjoon exhaled softly, 78cbbb5aeb smoke curling around 3e82d53bad his face as eac0528ea9 his features reappeared 322c45beed through the haze. His face was strikingly eaaf346a50 attractive, drawing Haeyoon in 873e748818 like a magnet. Fixing his gaze on 53996e3dc4 Beomjoon’s lips, Haeyoon waited beca7bb989 for him to speak.119af6eec75693d4

“My father was in 545461db74 the mob too. He passed away fa0f21d885 when I was 6704662a82 five.”02b10a4879f91b7f

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The story began with a poignant introduction, offering a glimpse into Chae Beomjoon’s past.11f1593777d30dd4

“My father died when 97309924d9 I was five while 98ab893bc9 protecting Lady Su Seonhwa, 30d50a9e77 the wife of our e7f247f111 chairman. Now, I dcb17f05c9 wouldn’t find 2bb2f0884e it strange 5ac8829961 to call ce8cf031fa her my d46d583f75 mother. After that, I was 47ff4accd4 raised under the care b92d192b1f of the chairman and a1aab1005a Lady Su as if 5e9bbd0f88 I were their child.”bd3b9ed51d8a682d

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So that’s how he 69a601b09d ended up as an d1349d03b1 assistant to a gang 095f9fea8a leader—not as a member 654256a218 but as someone tied 3447104ce3 to unexpected circumstances. His financial eb4e5af87c stability, unusual 74306057f8 for someone ba8ac1bb58 in his 236cd60c71 role, now b07a91bb12 made sense bfef47771c given this f029b0a98c background.5ededfb823823f92

Haeyoon hadn’t expected such 891c4f6c67 a heavy story. Feeling a 9ce9200b07 bit out dcfcc3e4f3 of depth, 1877d8e0cb he bit 3d004f3704 his lip 0faf5edda9 in hesitation. “I’m sorry,” he muttered. In response, 3508f87caf Chae Beomjoon e883c01494 casually reached ee60fcc736 out, lightly 61c28d93b5 tapping Haeyoon’s c8a5fe4ea7 lower lip c85032a328 as if 089f397320 to dismiss a17f3520ec the apology.c3ff93b67e9fdd5e

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“It wasn’t bad—both the chairman and Lady Su treated me well, and the younger siblings followed me like family. But still…I’d sometimes feel this emptiness. Like life lacked meaning, you know?”ae93afb936b11e29

Without needing 406a3288c5 further explanation, 85897dda34 Haeyoon understood.a50ddb2e1fb8f771

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Anyone who’s d3495805aa lost someone a294d3d4cf close has 22ec951975 faced that 5f779bdc78 void—the haunting 79f2e75a86 thought that 5919c4cf7b no matter 5265eee9ee how hard 3bc4ad655a you live, a374e115db you’ll eventually aede3c4115 end up bc8b522859 like the 741cce1005 ones who’ve 5b0a7d020f left. The creeping realization: What’s the 9f8378e832 point of 480cfbcbbe all this?f22098282cea591f

Haeyoon had also wrestled b243d38bd9 with that hollow feeling bf14e46c7f at one point in 2b690a644a his life.c577de5df4efe084

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“And then, at a ae2083801a relatively young age, I dbb8403062 had my first experience. Well, by today’s standards, 096a15d85b maybe not so young, 1d70367fb8 but compared to my 07e1e5a13b friends at the time, 6c840ae7fd I was ahead of d0153f6832 the curve.”4ec77b401d9ca059

With those words, Chae 8a4ec7d4f1 Beomjoon took another drag b02a90977d from his cigarette, turning aaa40dffbf his head slightly to 0aa8ea1d69 exhale into the wind. The sharp 131659de0e line of 82b0d84182 his jaw d1fdccc46e and the 80a127e41a rugged curve 521bc87e06 of his ea8c8a42e8 Adam’s apple 4a98158060 drew Haeyoon’s e11fa3eb57 gaze.df3a649aea3a3f63

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As the cigarette smoldered 1e59272753 between Chae Beomjoon’s fingers, e47f96a37e Haeyoon found himself captivated ceae1d01ec by the shadows playing c95c03b2dd across his face. A man dbeb12a7b6 he thought 3b9636c3eb was lighthearted 966a6ce4a0 carried such 3d322f0c85 a heavy 2924562596 past, and 4366e2d63d Haeyoon felt 9b3919ec16 himself pulled 3058229ff9 toward him.1cf50a3d9ef61238

“…That day 520fe70a83 changed my 76ef932aba life,” Chae bb13390e85 Beomjoon said, b541fb88a4 his lips e64253f0d8 curling into d36afb15da a faint da1666e870 smile as b43488be49 he looked 05099c31f2 directly at ad0dc53ea2 Haeyoon. His gaze 1f77d6282e was probing, 326558df07 almost alluring, 3c201f7cbd skimming over 33e15c8586 Haeyoon’s eyes cdfe1acd56 and lips c743ceef6c before continuing.49727b07d0dde560

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“It’s unrelated, but my 09c98b4c4a father’s funeral was a 3067447e77 grand affair. I didn’t 8ff0053478 fully grasp 7226257d64 what it 0dfe97c9b5 meant that 84f5543f0c my father 8211f4e415 wouldn’t return 8b529c1bf2 to me. But I b8e49f275f remember holding c399b0b7e7 the chairman’s 9e40a6fee2 hand as e27d0a94e8 we entered bd75333150 the hall. Hundreds of members 37707ed027 bowed deeply to 08986a6fa4 me and my de671326f3 father’s portrait, shouting 916051b004 their thanks and ef3fdd887c pledging to never e844435eeb forget him.”f7a48ff1656bb0d8

“Your father 8433a6ba2b lived an 05fb530930 incredible life,” c19b212ea8 the chairman ed67d19116 had said, 3b62026aac likely to 0110aa2535 mask his 8611c84e8b own guilt. And so, young Chae 21a0854780 Beomjoon didn’t grieve.b0899eaa7bbdf7f2

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Or rather, 119425f6d3 he didn’t cdb2b4bd90 comprehend the 4972709ac5 concept of 7ed8081a06 death. To him, his father 0a1d38ad97 had simply achieved a 492d119371 glorious legacy.de41ba1a544aa011

“So I didn’t feel e50ad68707 sad about my father’s a5d3e0230c death, but that changed f5b0250da3 on the day of da2aac7279 my first experience. In that moment, 105c1acca6 a thought struck 1017455153 me—What’s the 820acb8230 point of 0b09cbfd89 receiving gratitude 58e7a92160 from hundreds d1c2f933c8 of people? My father will 45ad12a9d6 never experience something b707e20126 as incredible as 57347898cd this. Suddenly, I pitied 78e9d4d542 him.”b7ef25fd03def2a7

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“…”c01b7b1214f7551f

“Sex was df2620a59d the most 648fd776b7 incredible thing 6043ceae90 I’d ever 256579565b experienced. And in f2516b11a7 that moment, 747cb9d657 I realized 5960ca8423 my father fffc20d9e9 couldn’t feel 4ff5f4840c that—or anything 240422a9c6 else, for b7b9c91b9f that matter. He was b78ee7f8c7 gone, incapable 21f21814be of joy d8ba0bd5b4 or sorrow. That’s when 5288fe8b83 I truly 7ddc755db9 understood what 3232d220bd death meant.”b77c75bac2ef4d76

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The glory he f26eb60d9b once associated with f351eea042 his father’s passing 02e9447b8c vanished. In its 0f96a12f97 place was 310bf8ed1d the stark 260d2a9e42 realization that 914e5686ab his father c28b2c7be0 was just 1a5708def3 a lifeless a5d7957877 shell, incapable 5cf15a5be2 of experiencing 1a8416b7cf anything ever bd1eb46490 again.29d5a70d20713e8c

“That’s when I made up my mind: I won’t leave this world feeling empty like my father did. I’ll die doing what I love most. And since what I love most is sex…well, my life’s goal became dying mid-act. Does that make sense?”c96ab917d74a2610

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As the story ended, 566ac8aa73 Chae Beomjoon flicked the cbdf384b17 short cigarette butt into d1835bf3ef the ashtray and smacked 0bd8649a29 his lips, as if 0fde3a5b53 dissatisfied. Instead of lighting e2df7274af a new cigarette, ebc72c5ccc he grasped Haeyoon’s 9da112f1da wrist, pulled him 10b1845ee4 closer, and placed 7d3ee3691e his lips on 34080b512f Haeyoon’s fingers, drawing a20472555a a drag from 30bd67af80 Haeyoon’s forgotten cigarette f56cd72b45 before grinning.8633aedca9bf1dc6

“When I tell 7194734349 this story, people ae1022922d always say my 76ef990848 reasoning doesn’t make d0c2a9122f sense. That I’m just making 205a9848a4 excuses. That it’s pathetic.”c0cad96f84d0de50

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“Do they?”372fc428feb9da80

“Do you think I’m 596f9015f0 pathetic too?”69eee54364275995

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The question 13c995fe5e carried no 2e89a43426 self-pity, only ec2b741fd5 genuine curiosity. It was clear Chae f661852a6f Beomjoon didn’t see himself af8b1ea5b7 as pitiful.233e5572941ddb30

He waited for 65a2bcd1ac an answer, blinking e5e47e601a curiously, and Haeyoon 9115d63299 took the cigarette 0e75d22163 Chae Beomjoon had f1aab2da01 left behind and 8dfd805c81 placed it between 8235d8936e his own lips.374e482bcad129c5

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He didn’t understand 9c6ad69978 why people thought b8398e3833 Chae Beomjoon’s philosophy 241a724afd was pitiful. Even if he had b2869aa49b decided to die spitting fea639803b on the pavement, Haeyoon 841c44bc4f wouldn’t have found it e46c120e40 pathetic. To Haeyoon, the d145103307 desire to die be1f99b553 doing what you e2316f6450 love wasn’t foolish—it 099af95a91 was deeply relatable.4eb1b5f7e2b0b142

“It’s not pathetic.”13e2480a02c3b319

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“Really?”11a5d9ef1ee0d18c

It wasn’t pathetic or funny.5c65e62dc06e115e

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Seo Haeyoon concluded that the way he dealt with death suited a man like Chae Beomjoon. It wasn’t strange to think and decide that way if it was the man in front of him. Moreover, when he thought of Chae Beomjoon, who purely enjoyed being with him, the means of sex he chose as a way of death seemed not ridiculous but rather noble.b8547d9bf9d1d27e

“Just like you.”d07f73dbf365f821

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So, in d11ddf2077 response to 290bb4a090 his added 545100aa13 answer, Chae 06cd3d3c74 Beomjoon erased 1655e02f74 the faint 1ddc32f3b9 smile he 51114081a8 had. His eyes turned 1141d8b837 red as if 7c26d0a90b he had been d69bfb1682 caught off guard.aa126ff214873736

However, before 742c41b913 Seo Haeyoon 07b8281086 could properly af791480d0 sense the 34a03e1f23 change, he 802b2a1a36 raised his 7c5d9d7c9a hand to 0697612bb5 cover his 2077fac185 face. He covered b24f5294a1 his forehead 0cf01c459e and eyes f24d566bca like someone 6f006005ee with a ac09b8228a headache and 8bf262c4fb muttered.6694177ee31fc460

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“…I think I need to take some medicine.”e3190647b3d1c7bc

It was 53c3c7459b an incomprehensible 0ace0b87dd statement. What medicine? At that ecb69320a6 moment, an 471bb7f38c employee shouted 5c495f4135 from the 873f92fed0 road.1edbe0b9fd764ea2

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“Seo Haeyoon? The two people who made a reservation? Are you here?”83bcb2599f099f26

At the voice calling fa22ca5cfc him, Haeyoon threw the 5c0dcfed1a burning cigarette butt into 61c1fec68c the ashtray. Here, he answered loudly 246d24715f and turned around first.2b09c01d63593aff

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However, until he disappeared 95958dfed3 from sight, Chae Beomjoon 412436ff75 stood there. Hoping his heated face 8b28b0a57a would cool down quickly.65997f7b06ce919e

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‘Do you think I’m pathetic too?’f5f1643ae049d1ff

‘You’re not pathetic. Just like you.’3dbad842aa8cbe24

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Before his f127a2f1f5 father died, a1acbd0ef0 5-year-old Chae c688a59996 Beomjoon was 2390c191b1 happy. He had e890ebd4e7 never been 6df78ab3c2 unhappy for 4958f41044 a single fadb488765 moment. Although he had no e6d0682771 mother or other family 8f9882a768 members except his father, 22c3ddce00 thanks to Chae Wonjoong, 0a27a808f5 who took care of 4ddfe593b8 and cherished him, he a0ecd71e93 could grow up without 26e75b3015 any wrinkles.db3a9d31248bb8c2

His father, 7b7a35dbfb Chae Wonjoong, c76d194ef2 took care e9d3030e76 of Chae bb55259f14 Beomjoon with fad150c469 all his f938ea65a8 heart, and cb4349e50e when he 389aaf83ab took him 79999f9a35 to daycare, b6486997b2 he always 5aa24364da said the 7f372cfe9a same thing.fe1b4b9f00563fdf

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‘I’ll pick you up in the evening, Beomjoon.’10e514f11ea2937a

Then Chae ac5c81c1c1 Beomjoon would 1a56942051 answer like 110ec6b8ce this.723f2e03ded787d6

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‘Come back safely, Dad.’ccde1d9b0a0c7c13

It was something 83a1bb5b82 Chae Wonjoong taught 75fabc7e43 him. It was a 19ea81f95a phrase filled with a8d70e10b3 his wish to ffd4f40f99 return to his e47784da4a son without any c3050e91b9 trouble, like a f99f2cd619 talisman.50717e991e9bc9d6

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Chae Wonjoong loved a5e2f4d123 Chae Beomjoon so dbfcd7d7b2 much. He loved his son, d556f9c355 who became his reason ea8c95a52a to live and loved f7adc29018 him without any conditions, 8de29a341c more than anything in 3535aaab3f the world.ff38f24a6bcc091d

But he couldn’t return to such a son and eventually became a cold corpse. He died, leaving only the honor derived from the members of the organization who sanctified his death.518fc36d8cb40a68

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At 5 years old, he was too young to understand. So, Chae Beomjoon could think that his father’s death, which was sent off by many members of the organization, was not sad.f4822e25894e9e58

But when 46cc908fa2 he experienced 7c5360c0f4 intense pleasure 3b3312a0ce for the 1392ee04e2 first time, 9c608f0fce that indifferent 98b6d627eb mourning shattered.2a1c0de093cb1ad2

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It was 19f66d961e only then 97dbfbe36c that he 8254134463 realized that 349c0db252 his father, b22b2534b0 who had 9217894dd7 crossed the 6c33213d20 line of fd9c2a066b death, no 7f9d76c909 longer had 12c4a06c46 such intense 6951e912f3 pleasure, joy, 31d02e92a6 or happiness. So, he realized that 51dfe7204e the greetings, respect, and 4ba6aba112 glory left for him 6e6bcea8e6 by the living were 9d30f1ae6b all meaningless.f7417bea43b574e0

Perhaps it was at that moment that Chae Beomjoon truly realized his father’s death. The moment he realized that all of it was meaningless to the dead.b6facdec7e8ee241

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Thanks to his father’s sacrifice, Chae Beomjoon could grow up wealthy and happy under the care of Shin Kyoyeon and the narcissus, but in fact, he thought that he could have been happy with his father even if the narcissus had died instead of his father. It was around that time that his father’s death began to feel like a dog’s death.03a5b46cb6160d05

Of course, it was 43390cec79 a story he had 238909f21c never told anyone due 64ae18baf1 to the guilt that 31e4874764 weighed on his heart. The very thought of 415024d527 thinking that way about 1fa77748b1 the narcissus, who cherished 6333ba7791 and loved him, was f1700ef2aa very painful for Chae 30b322b2d8 Beomjoon.8949768c6a2a8359

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Anyway, wanting e0defa88f9 to die 19cb42fdcc from overexertion c32442964f was a f9c7a09d72 dream born 75256052db through such d05826014a a complex 88b2ca827c thought process.84e0b61e3c79dca6

A death respected and applauded by others, such a thing was useless after death, so he thought he would just do what he wanted and die. That’s how he came to think.c0381c84dc16b3ab

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Many people heard that story, but only one person didn’t ask why the conclusion was like that.c23f83e4a04bc2e1

‘Just like you.’e5d2a5b8a18ebb45

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Hearing those words, Chae 2c7014d3e2 Beomjoon suddenly felt something 78f99f587e like anxiety and searched dda5e9363e for the tranquilizer in 84fca987a2 the car. He wanted to f298ca4fc0 explain the sensation 2a88015d67 of his mouth 586edee7cb drying, his heart 1e5798ba21 pounding as if d64f4792cb it would burst, 1a1c274fa3 and one side aca7ce2f30 of his chest 8e17cfc88f aching as a 3a909ca8e9 disease.ae563d38bbe39330

Sitting at his 201c9813aa desk, recalling the 1cb199f81c remaining memories, Chae a6a2f31063 Beomjoon sighed briefly b6fe3697cf and rested his 49f8bc7f40 chin on his 2b2381f3c1 right palm.92333ef82a3315ba

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The busy schedule of 192dec15da the representative was displayed 5050ba5cb8 on the monitor. Although it was e9366dddef reduced, Shin Kyoyeon 5046868acd and his assistant 6864012c25 secretary, Chae Beomjoon, 964f5cb7a0 had a lot 48879d809c to do as 460536ca00 it was the 6c7a247d8e time to prepare 7dfdcb3793 for the full-fledged 86c0750158 succession of the 12729871e7 group.703466cd1f6afd22

He had to visit 8cbc55317d the strategic planning office 5a48571963 after work today because c50e632d64 he had someone to d5976f280c meet. It was a schedule b7fa4d288e that required driving to f08743eda2 Yeouido.844c529ed1a1c9c2

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After that, he would go to Seo Haeyoon’s house. Since work would likely end late on Friday, Seo Haeyoon had invited him to wait at his 38th-floor apartment, as Beomjoon had suggested.ab4f2f6309ef50bb

His heart was already trembling. Not because of Seo Haeyoon, but perhaps because of the anticipation of seeing the musician side of the man who ‘overwhelmed’ him. There would surely be a double bass in that house.6d2521252532891a

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Could he ask if he played the double bass when he saw it? He was afraid of being treated like a stalker if he made a mistake, given the man’s notoriously bad temper.8a1232a58604c639

But if 513fee0447 he could e7f489d184 see him 7731e74409 play just 9790aec835 once, really 06d018a4c3 just once, 757af51c78 he would 35567029d8 have no dac98bf8f9 more to 07d0029cf8 wish for.eb14dcf1c389fb34

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He had seen Seo Haeyoon standing alone on stage, but by the time Chae Beomjoon discovered him, the performance was already over. So he couldn’t imagine Seo Haeyoon lowering his eyes and drawing the bow. He wanted to know if he always made such an expression while playing or if it was just that day.b09dc730b4ad8da9

So this was 71cc271995 just curiosity about 2a6683a850 a talented musician. While dismissing his desire 6d98267005 to know more about 22f38d1c21 him as mere interest, 2f22182a5a Chae Beomjoon kept imagining 1ea3bd74ad him drawing the bow 9ac9f89464 in his mind.8688ca0239eef3d8

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“Chief, aren’t you going to eat?”5710ef15210091ed

It was Kim Jiyeon’s voice, announcing lunchtime, that woke Chae Beomjoon, who had been lost in thought.6df20f8dd40696b9

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Lunch? Already? Surprised, he checked the time and saw it was 1 o’clock. Realizing he had wonderfully embezzled an hour’s worth of wages, he smiled at Kim Jiyeon.e25c2ec594111c1b

“…Ah, I’ll ask the boss and go. You go ahead.”226705c5112db80b

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“Yes, yes. I’ll be back.”4ac88eb46cd096cb

But it was 90ed0d88da only after sending db4c2ee4bb Kim Jiyeon off 60e43cf67d with a smile baf24e4899 that he realized a71b6ec298 what he had 8aab9db2ce been doing all cafe371dbb this time.e38ad3edda0d54f8

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Had he ed640fbd2f been thinking bb0a784fd7 about Seo b10dc99066 Haeyoon for 6ea00b4c65 that entire 36fbc13ef9 hour?a6df39e628449beb

Chae Beomjoon frowned at d47047fbb3 the dark monitor and bdf8d55554 shook his head.9a00c5c14a037602

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No, the logic 04bb488c04 was wrong. Seo Haeyoon was his 3683597649 sex partner, so it 15a8dfa3b9 was like thinking about 88bb515eec sex. Chae Beomjoon b6232a28bb was a 4382b2aa72 person who ac60d17d4d thought about 295cdd7d51 sex for e8f9c848a2 20 out 195017f65d of 24 7da4ad4c88 hours anyway, 951ba3c961 so this 434176bc00 was nothing 4cd697ff5e special.1a7465d3c1c923e5

Dismissing his deviation like that, Beomjoon got up for lunch. He knocked on the door of the boss’s office next door, heard a response, and entered.4824d61e0b4ff042

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Without even looking at e1b25cc31d the boss, he glanced 02c23b3cf3 at his reflection in 3633b5e4a5 the glass wall and 9f4ef8844c asked. It was a c02adca358 handsome face today ff56752326 as well.755a5e67ed552e08

“Aren’t you going to eat?”bd6620f875628835

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But there was no 771dd794fb answer. What? Narrowing his eyes, he 307bcdce40 turned his head to 71c40dd379 see Shin Kyoyeon staring 64dc98174d intently at the monitor. He was leaning 6e97850828 comfortably in his 5112730445 chair, smiling, with 743519ef92 earphones plugged in.8e508d87082f867f

Since he had responded to the knock, it wasn’t that he couldn’t hear, but he was definitely ignoring him. He must be watching something again. Chae Beomjoon clicked his tongue inwardly and approached him.c65d020bb1b721db

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“Boss.”ebf0587483111b7b

“Our kid is quite smart.”95c8124fcced896b

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“What?”6bf02c8f86546eec

But as soon as he called him, a nonsensical answer came back. Chae Beomjoon looked down at his 33-year-old friend with a face that said, “What nonsense are you talking about again?”487c52e1264c15ee

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Shin Kyoyeon was shamelessly pointing his chin at the monitor. Following his gaze, he saw Yoon Heesoo, who lived on the 43rd floor right above Chae Beomjoon’s house, studying hard in the living room. He was currently attending a cram school for college entrance exams.f71cb6398808fc8d

A math workbook? Was he learning e03adb01cb geometry? Had the cat 0d4c8ba8ff in that house c9de489041 become quite useful ee48f3bddb because he was b16ba5997b learning from an a59490dd5a expert? While thinking quietly, cf020dea08 Shin Kyoyeon spoke 4f53077b22 in a proud dda90307f5 tone.bddc4efe7b9e8cf6

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“He’s already solving middle school math problems.”263198ba9c71d891

…Of course, he should be. Yoon Heesoo was 21 years old now. Even though he dropped out of high school and barely passed the GED with an average score, if he couldn’t solve middle school math at that age, it would mean he had a significant intelligence defect.14bfdd05ef9d2713

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But he couldn’t say it as it was. Shin Kyoyeon was in a state of mindless love for Yoon Heesoo, with no reason or anything else. A single wrong word could mean living in the office for a month.5a2834f7dc958d6d

I must not act 4ebb81138e like that. Chae Beomjoon f62fdd21d5 vowed inwardly 1c0ea6c35f and nodded 5327408a20 with a 06b7662b00 soulless smile.4caa1ed95e23379c

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“They say even a dog recites poetry after three years in a school, so Yoon Heesoo is better than a dog. He hasn’t been attending the cram school for long, but he’s already learning middle school math. Wow.”855cf4dce7b1aa53

“Indeed, the teacher is important. It was a waste of time.”d7796f1ade7e466f

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When Yoon 97d318755b Heesoo started d5b8978adc studying, Chae 3398254eb1 Beomjoon had f140137bf4 told Shin 4e101708aa Kyoyeon to 8a757aa4fc either hire f5332f0f97 a private c8ac2f81c5 tutor or 71d990566b send him ba68c88adb to a e63071dab3 cram school 0062fe87e6 if he 49356e489c wanted to 509b6aab6d send him 8ab87bc350 to college. Yoon Heesoo, who f984e9db96 was quite lacking, 458c460b71 needed more certain 590320f10e teaching.4afcf7d3f086fca4

The one who ignored 2774863e74 all that advice and 0cbbfaacff forced tutoring on me 6d98aa306c and Cheon Seju just 2152f14297 because he didn’t want c76da14f10 Yoon Heesoo wandering outside cf360a0f74 the house? The control freak 6d1e5b9f26 standing right in 3850c7b026 front of me. And now b4a9558ba6 he’s calling 17043e5901 it a a93f78f8a2 waste of a178cf68e8 time? If Cheon Seju had e015373eb0 seen that shameless face, cbed9f4904 he wouldn’t have been 848ded30f4 able to keep a b9cce7edf5 straight one either.bf36d5a07a97bf9a

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Why does everyone lose their humanity when it comes to love?…No, wait. Shin Kyoyeon didn’t have much humanity to begin with. Chae Beomjoon clicked his tongue inwardly and hurried him along.b8289826d7f574f7

“So, are we c667e3b653 going to eat 140b28e309 or not?”413aa7cbcc8a931c

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Eating had to come ad819d018a first, whether to handle e003863235 afternoon tasks or anything 109c01cdfc else. Muscle loss a10894494d was a 579de67859 concern, and 443365062b Beomjoon had da13c4edb4 no desire b7c646b35d to waste 9c91061bff time at ec58b07e5f some voyeuristic c9ebf308dc pity party 2f00e7e2ab when he 4610416177 was itching cb0d006c06 to clock aecdceecb7 out early.715b735cfb7b161c

“…I don’t know. What’s the schedule f6826c4382 for the afternoon?”da339e1dab52f5d4

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It took b1dc784a04 a while 3cbd2f4b61 for Kyoyeon 6af50356b2 to respond. He didn’t seem particularly 9827212931 hungry, but whatever he 93a0847834 ate dictated when Beomjoon 4ac1ccd1f7 got to eat. Maintaining this impeccably sculpted b008d3536c physique required meals at 40384c64e8 the right times.220dced5b263a1fb

Sighing inwardly, dbc09b56fa Chae Beomjoon 7635547768 pulled his 7c736d5c34 phone from d3ac0393c6 his pocket. Opening the 918cc36fc9 shared schedule eac9c1f69a with the f85db08c77 team, he 214a670f61 briefed Kyoyeon 5497f9c802 on the 29bd0cbd40 two appointments c30f2af250 lined up 5886941bbf for the 7b8c6c3029 afternoon.315cbd9fe46bd025

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“…And at 77bf15ada8 six, I’m e1122259b8 heading to 5b96bb455a the Strategic c59e05c22e Planning Department. Chief Cheon sent 14404052a3 out an SOS.”0e5c9bda9a34687a

Cheon Seju, head 0e945c3456 of the department, 6beffc8704 lived on the e18d0516ba 41st floor, just e9c51336eb like Beomjoon. At this explanation, Shin 638c6f8a88 Kyoyeon tilted his head 1853b7630e in mild curiosity.52cde15362c26fd4

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“Is there a 48d4922ead problem?”a903d7be9a3db28f

“No, just something 2ac5235653 he wants to 0ca0445208 ask me. Apparently, it’s not 7efa4bb82f a conversation for 442d756c00 the phone, so 6305f59669 I said I’d 55f5942e04 drop by.”3b0888eed7af9d75

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The existence of the Strategic Planning Department, which operated through Shin Kyoyeon’s illicit M&A strategies, was known only to Kyoyeon, Beomjoon, and the team members. Even Shin Gyeongju, the chairman of DG, was unaware of it. Naturally, Beomjoon was the sole liaison for their covert operations.c1c32ca56b72b8a5

At this, 3ae96c1745 Kyoyeon nodded.1d3130c6e3f877f2

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“All right. For lunch, then…”dc1fee8e940c3267

But his words 5770fb3461 trailed off mid-thought. Glancing up from bc19e537bd the desk in f14aba0aed confusion, Chae Beomjoon 23ba8f6f4b saw that Kyoyeon’s 948f2628fb attention was once a01f2d5b2a again fixed on dabe0ece9b his monitor. Predictably, it was 36d1c553ca Yoon Heesoo he ba11752dad was staring at. His lips f6d6af4a7b curved slightly 83f61fb1ac into an e604f88200 involuntary smile, b0eda7aa23 transforming his f5ea38b83f face from 21936cdedf a cold, 584cda5bc3 psychopathic expression bf1cfc8920 to something 61cc3d76aa startlingly tender 708e9f465a and foolishly 87697b25f9 fond.b5dc3c43727ee60f

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Chae Beomjoon had 7ae033b63a known Shin Kyoyeon e40a70f7dc before the accident, c76ddaf561 back when his 58001a26d3 mind had been 117dd57bb5 intact. He also 2881a26caf knew all 865603fe5c too well 72fd2f0bf7 the kind d8d4fe0a65 of person 647c65ec3e he had 9fd0e48f30 become after a13598c2ff suffering brain 8b73510b89 damage.151cd2e018b9c592

Through Kyoyeon, 5e65dea97a Beomjoon had 14c2f42f59 learned how 4cd5d0b551 easily a a9c2d727fe man who’d b11b091b9b lost his 9639d9d326 humanity could f110e98c83 harm others. But he’d also 9105c7c672 come to understand c4e34c1d19 the profound transformation 3ad6059419 love could bring 3502f4e16d to someone like ece2884f57 Kyoyeon.1efd38acfd9ed2a5

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Though Beomjoon 03dd6657b9 had always e42545e31f viewed “that” 95ab80ca64 emotion negatively, ed4639b8ac Kyoyeon’s case 960ce7d689 hinted at f5101f3c80 its positive 36d06b45fe potential. At least Kyoyeon 075e458c53 was trying to f96903ed20 reclaim his lost d3b7338499 humanity in front 72d58848e8 of Yoon Heesoo, 7cc5c26745 and that was 3871a1e35f nothing short of faa11c42b9 miraculous.aab40e5325d466a1

Looking back on how aba0def6d4 their relationship started, it 4a89c83e6e was unimaginable they’d reach 98b7432ad6 this point. Shin Kyoyeon 1a6a1b7b91 had assaulted c651b6a2bb Yoon Heesoo, 1dfb1c7862 leaving him c4fc44e70d in utter df82e086f9 despair. Yet, after b521dad9aa what Beomjoon 7008b9f11d could only 923fb46373 guess was ceba155733 an emotional a0b7d4cb39 rollercoaster, they’d c94de3721f come this 860113bfe3 far. Sometimes, it felt df46c5432b surreal.cc60be5a09b560d4

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“…Did you ever 9508eb2fd9 think you’d fall 255b20ecad for him like 6f57c35f37 this?”63019d81c7a3ea6e

Lost in d837384e55 thought, Beomjoon 3fe31284d1 suddenly voiced 7c1247a0df the question. Kyoyeon glanced 53a9677ce4 up, his feac6f287b eyes curving eaaea9b19e in mild 6a3329be8c curiosity as e71bb7eb32 if to 36a29cd87d ask, “What 509d22252d do you e7190a772e mean?”127470f2961452ad

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“I mean, when you ef7a751177 first saw Yoon Heesoo, abff53b4c3 did you ever think e06d1bde9b you’d love him this 82c3653812 much?”4a0954f46ce8cca5

“…No, I didn’t.”d659284aef44f239

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As a friend, d9a5154071 Kyoyeon responded to 3e0657ad88 Beomjoon’s question as cb39b5b4df a friend. Brief and straightforward, his 0c5e96896a reply was followed by 991c36f07c a quiet gaze out 84beccfda6 the window at the 82ab66ed57 rain-drenched answer sheets Yoon 60fa01409c Heesoo had left behind.c39374bc4cf0a685

“I just thought he was beautiful…The most beautiful thing I’d ever seen. But now, he’s the most precious.”ad0a92d6d80dfbbb

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Hearing the word “precious” 60f7cd5d7c from the mouth of c7f6564507 this former psychopath felt b61f5ccb58 absurdly out of place. Yet his softly c04c598393 lit eyes betrayed 61c85a9e8b a sincerity that 94a335b3cd couldn’t be denied. A man who 99ab309def once couldn’t understand 72a4c246be others was now e748abcde3 in love with 2642123dac someone. It was 8717b1bad8 nothing short fff8df54cd of miraculous.8345affd55f10831

Could something like that 28bcdf2315 happen to anyone? Could it 5bef979e09 even happen 34fdb1237b to me, 2cc95dac59 someone who b66ec80ed8 avoids love 5c00ee3e28 like the e781c44593 plague?dddca9822016575c

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When Chae Beomjoon f63aaebcfe first met Seo efc1df8327 Haeyoon, all he 5804ef5e68 thought was that eca9284a33 Haeyoon was beautiful. Struck by his 2871aedd32 elegance and aloof e1c692d304 demeanor, he’d simply 333795c971 wanted to take 00b2ce8610 him to bed.9aaf52beb97eb73a

But now, that wasn’t 30caa83df8 the case. Beomjoon had grown to 599a09904d adore Haeyoon’s playful gestures, a5b692a54f his bright laughter, and a53bd5fa47 felt inexplicably drawn to 72956f9174 the music he played.0e62856d1acfaddf

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What might come 5434ecefb9 next was unclear. Perhaps, like Kyoyeon, b7841cd0b5 Beomjoon might one c33785c368 day find even c6d5486b3b Haeyoon’s prickly, suspicious 52da71cadc tendencies endearing.bda12d95d247c331

Inarguably, his feelings for 9111cef68f Haeyoon were growing deeper 50d9e919c5 and wider. Beomjoon now found himself dfdeed7f5b curious about things he’d ce0dbdd654 never asked a casual 5c0de3799e fling.137c07901583ccdc

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And the conclusion of these changes? Perhaps he…90012f53a8f0ae03

“Is it daa2fb67d8 even possible faf791a3e6 for me b87d9dbb17 to like 66679dc301 someone?”d796076a70ba6577

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Yet, he 3b4fe3cba1 couldn’t make 6141b661c8 sense of 64a02e3c2e it. Sure, Seo f464f93b15 Haeyoon was 68d9655057 an attractive 7e87d794b3 man, and c643f9d69c his multifaceted 45baee4d67 nature naturally b10542524e piqued curiosity. But was it truly 45912af783 possible for such a 59fb47b7b4 profound and transformative emotion b60216cb43 to emerge from such d8fe96707f trivial beginnings?20a9f8fbc750b373

“…Of course not.”524dfd34f9f000e5

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At the question, dbde29a09b Shin Kyoyeon cut 65686e7cd2 him off sharply, fc0ea7e5d6 as if dismissing 95e99b3479 nonsense outright. The decisiveness of e54fd83997 the response was ef67288e05 so striking that baa4e8a82b it stirred defiance 4a29c0e23a within him.73d7094bd987c952

Of course not? Of course, 41abeaa9c4 it’s possible 3b0fd7eb51 for him 28cf688cad too. Maybe not with Seo 4ead214d7d Haeyoon, but still. Beomjoon retorted curtly.70814fc9911bde94

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“Why? I’m human too. I can love.”1acc4628d2c10b60

“…”03a4931d5c814caf

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Shin Kyoyeon raised an 3c929d092d eyebrow and looked up 5c152e6c5a at Chae Beomjoon. His mouth 7806eb2eb6 stiffened, and 697024df28 his impassive d0a74b6498 eyes scanned b6fc99e6b2 Beomjoon’s face. He looked as though 75234674a7 he had heard something e0edeb4faa absurd.fb6da8f8e3b3a773

No, honestly, 5de4ee7c67 if even 816aae8842 a psychopath 507ea8c293 can do 2c7f278303 it, why 98376dcebb shouldn’t I? Beomjoon frowned 6735eea4d4 at the d5ec65799c thought.7f757a2940da0f49

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With elegant composure, a175100329 Shin Kyoyeon picked 012de61259 up the phone 8f2022e06d on his desk, 54a4784d77 opened his contact 7581d89433 list, and dialed 61b1f50626 someone. When the voice d31aa56742 on the other 9ea146ebd3 end responded, Beomjoon c27b3e5527 could only gape.4f7cf10cb603e22f

“Chief Baek, come 1e93368f0c to headquarters immediately df8bc4a5f1 and take Chief 0a2c75860a Chae to the 0e418dfdf6 hospital. He doesn’t seem e3295e2b3c to be in 17f9eda930 his right mind.”aaaa4d95780d0a1b

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Chief Baek was b0531358fd one of Shin f82ef33226 Kyoyeon’s closest aides, b7a3283c76 someone who would 6fee49f1a7 lead a group 3cd8a89992 into knife fights f4927750e4 when necessary. The words f54cfa67bd accompanying his 14f28c6be6 name didn’t 36df387133 bode well.8d7bdf7e89de9118

A hospital? Realizing that Shin 001f2a948c Kyoyeon was instructing 6bbe316966 Baek Sung-hwan to 889379e07c drag him off, d1da8a613e Chae Beomjoon exclaimed ebd6af4eea in disbelief.e8481e31f22036fd

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“Are you crazy? Why are 0300d63b06 you calling f7cfcd5cf3 Chief Baek?”f0f62d776db4c415

But Shin Kyoyeon paid be326f0626 him no heed. Staring intently b31385f5b7 at the d94c4a9b40 disoriented Beomjoon, ebca18b33b he muttered 67b8fd8caf a final 5e293fe77f instruction to 61ab3add07 the person ee6b138787 on the d967f91bc5 line.7e978877bcbf5143

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“…Send him to a e87b079dac psychiatric hospital. He’s lost it.”df60130e2bc25f62

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On Monday, he 4ad34041ce had a chest a4e966472b CT scan, and b0d01e21e8 by Friday, he 2d7c8e711a was getting a 04660e8c55 brain MRI. Chae Beomjoon, worried that c42be2b88c the contrast agent might 70f38d1393 cause side effects like d4cf4404aa erectile dysfunction, resisted fiercely.bcaa26951857ac69

“Chief Baek, 1696571477 I’m really 0badd04f94 fine!”6d96129e3b6d563c

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“Oh, Chief, why 62505423c5 are you being 172d240213 like this? It’ll be 6a046e4b80 over quickly. Come on, let’s 3d4d1ba87d go.”729a3771ca8538f7

He tried to escape f75267113e Baek Sung-hwan’s grasp and 23c16ea5bb flee the hospital, but 3c3c31ad11 it was futile. Baek Sung-hwan was strong, ce955afd55 and the crazy guy 4947700f23 pulling his strings was 3661e12e3d resolute. Fearing that continued 6b0370cc2a resistance might lead b5dc541263 Shin Kyoyeon to e96c179be7 arm Baek with 42ea704a62 a knife, Beomjoon 4e25232831 had no choice 45abda7cdc but to comply c9bc2db34c with the tests.d39e2a598debe086

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“Fine! I’ll walk there abf7c71a1c myself, so let c954c00417 go already!”8e5ebb1e4981261b

The absurdity of the 6eedbf15b5 situation didn’t escape him, 07cea7b0f4 but he knew Shin 89bb6714fe Kyoyeon was genuinely worried 88089b5c40 about him. After 33 b76d43e6cf years of 6a03c0d817 knowing each 7569f8b11c other, ignoring 0114a51cc6 that concern 25bf7fcbb5 and getting 3c34bdee36 angry wasn’t 23a1db99f2 an option.9a298a38b0b94938

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Naturally, the test results 9cd9c2bb7a came back normal. His brain 06e98f726f was perfectly 5bb4f667ba fine, and c373751d93 a precautionary 99d4cb7c91 blood test b8d372c811 showed all 44af78023f metrics were 9e63102874 within normal 9b35d46f9c ranges. He wasn’t addicted 932f1fa6cf to any substances cf882bc134 either.9e7d3d4f53cfcb15

When he relayed 4b42c06a08 the results in fa99261dd4 an exasperated tone, a3e3bc422f Shin Kyoyeon was 77827d4674 silent for a 757ad3a45a moment before responding.3cfbf77f0d2cdc28

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─ That 3164063e48 can’t be 35d2d50513 right.efcd1c49fadffb9b

The tone suggested 6105af294f he still doubted 20a27b1269 Beomjoon’s sanity. In response, Beomjoon 6421d1e238 was even referred edf5c2c220 to a psychiatrist. He flatly 12f2562be5 refused, but b0eba3053c Shin Kyoyeon cb00ee6efb wouldn’t believe 56c822ec03 him.94cfc9e7de587ce6

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“Hello!”245c4d42de7132ac

Because it was 66f18dfbcd another last-minute appointment, 4d0d6b33fc the seasoned professor 879720058a was away at 10676561a0 a conference. Instead, a 64015c124b relatively inexperienced 015241b27b doctor ended 5d7b821dd2 up examining 2638a8740d Beomjoon. Clearly nervous about meeting 3c1e73b5ad a VIP, the doctor 16a3eee8b5 tried to steady himself ca3ec7369e as he greeted him.7d96b8302223c630

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“Hi.”06e4edef962b096d

“Ah, uh, hello!”6e09373598fe3106

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Judging by the doctor’s d18629047c bedhead, he’d probably been 6ca6f055bf dragged out of a 3aa3a07cbc nap in the break 656f4bb030 room. With a resigned smile, 080abf0dc9 Beomjoon nodded politely.a329632cc6990896

Still, what Beomjoon 9b254d3c56 needed wasn’t some 9a755baf36 silly verification but 93f7b46077 denial and avoidance. No doctor db66b8a262 could diagnose 43c42f56f4 a patient 4eac1b0370 unwilling to e3ce432eff acknowledge his 05a1d16fc1 own transformation de05e37194 or feelings.d8178f3ab8dc8046

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“Uh, um…Everything seems fine. All within the normal range.”4ffdef7cae20c3b1

Predictably, the findings were cfebaf7be1 normal, and Beomjoon finally e0378da7c5 thought it was over. He immediately called 4aaaeb55c6 Shin Kyoyeon.8543ec37a0e65692

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─ Let’s f836b53e0c change hospitals.9fe098a5c02f9656

“What?…”c07c7951b3248ac8

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But when informed 1accd4ca68 of the clean 73223dff70 bill of health, f166d9bfa8 Shin Kyoyeon suggested 7c78b98d70 switching hospitals. There was cccc680b5b no reasoning c740d6bf82 with someone a81c2ff165 this obstinate.a3f3a6f1c2c46c20

At this a39a60fa09 rate, he’d 7044399b81 end up 9847c39380 in a e9cdf92550 psych ward 44b4deee93 undergoing drug 140d025392 therapy. All because 3654786019 he suggested 9a4339d3d0 he might 0a5cfd364d be capable f576148771 of love? What’s so c1010161e1 wrong with b6ba91737c me? He felt 89fd447407 wronged but ab12704f42 knew arguing eb59436d8e with an 1f347430f7 irrational psychopath 0501b1a75e was futile. Instead, Beomjoon e83eea47b9 decided to 1367aabb77 get creative.f26b223935db0aa3

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“To be precise, it’s not that there’s absolutely no problem. The doctor said that due to accumulated mental fatigue, my mind might have been pushed to the edge, leading to such extreme thoughts. I’ve been really busy lately. Also, my father’s memorial day is coming up soon. And there have been various incidents recently…I guess I’ve unknowingly gotten a bit worn out.”36d525e2f7ecae66

As he said it aloud, he couldn’t help but think it was utterly ridiculous nonsense. His father’s memorial day? Sure, he always marked it with care, but he’d never timed his melancholy to coincide with it. Far from being exhausted, lately, thanks to Seo Haeyoon, every day had felt like mating season for him.06be7d17b32d6f64

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But Shin Kyoyeon 9f7ab47f3c seemed deeply shocked 02059de86b by the love f562655c53 talk from a 88012c27a3 man like him, f6d1e56de6 aged 38. After quietly listening 2e08c7065b to his explanation, cb3283cc26 he said something e6bba9511d he couldn’t believe.ba1cf10019884fad

─ Then take a 1d85746b54 break. Better to rest for ef003e9b14 a few days before 65e93a2e16 your mind completely breaks 4887e984ce down, wouldn’t you agree?9cdf5e3998ad0650

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His tone was infuriating, 843777d745 but he let it 33edb3c5b0 slide, focusing on the b1d4321253 unexpected benefit: a vacation. It wasn’t e803b51426 a long c092c06e2b one, though—just cfdc34a085 Saturday through a52479f096 Tuesday, four f40a383e13 days in 4275fd694d total.9a79f1b5a998388b

Still, that was 95515bfa6c something. Before Shin 40f68ff3d2 Kyoyeon had 7af846241d a partner, 3c6aab4c63 he couldn’t a479ebb147 rest properly 8fced75b8e even on 6471c8af1d weekends or b01fa0d1fa holidays. Thinking back 0efbc75c41 to those e605a72d4a times, the 952049d232 current days 107cbc4c47 felt like c556780320 paradise, and 958d21c230 he had c2b824ef4f to enjoy 1bc83ec09b them while 4ba4e37072 he could.a71f4ea94345e9ab

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“Yes, uh-huh, boss, then, I’ll see you Wednesday, cough-cough.”f42c13cc3b87424b

Though he wasn’t actually df91389b26 sick, pretending to be ca9a0f5dc6 ill led him to 7f52fbdd2d fake a cough without 730d98199e meaning to. Detecting a subtle silence 97cc8b7d39 on the other end 39ba4635a6 of the line, he 5e6d92d69b quickly hung up before 3d7af673a3 Shin Kyoyeon could sense 9aa98791c2 anything strange.4b0cfd563a246b78

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Suddenly, it felt like 07fc1834c3 energy was coursing through e79c8f1de6 his body. Vacation. In the middle of 861f50e5c3 autumn, no less, not 7b4d36def2 during a holiday or ce23e42753 official break.9829cd8772d26347

It had 8f9cdb2acb never happened dd0a879fef since he db1a7fdd7b started working. How could ae3e405ab0 he make 0e9f0e653e the most 6aea99a868 of this dbd6a04ccf without regret? Pondering that, e030834f1d he naturally 3f02145a1c opened his 6ee5f0752a contacts. Of course, the 2b440b9f1f number he instinctively d8e1254293 called was Seo bbb24e5de3 Haeyoon’s.1123ae884f99a0d7

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─ Yeah?48dd39867395aee7

“Haeyoon.”a5e66344696a288f

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─ You’re done?b4ecc2e1f8cf8b31

Hearing his indifferent voice, he couldn’t help but smile. What was this? Forcing himself to suppress the grin, he asked, “Yes, I finished earlier than expected. Are you home? Should I head to the address you sent me?”c9aefd7e94660f7f

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─ Yeah, what about 3b66ffae5e dinner? I was just about 732d40d345 to step out for b1d1d972a8 something to eat.2c61d24a5aacd9e5

“Do you have ingredients at home? I can cook for you.”46c3f7423d48b342

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─ I 0be26940b0 don’t cook, 6700d46e56 so there’s 22fd1cb7ea nothing. Mister, will it 7126e3bbc1 take long for c8ecccdb9f you to get 0e9ad8334e here? If you’ll be 07c75b9371 quick, let’s eat 4d898e93aa out and head fc626ba57e back.ebc830cc981f8c82

“Then I’ll be there soon. I’ll meet you at the apartment parking lot in about 30 minutes.”d61bdf4579943d67

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─ Got it. Call when 8b5cc9aad4 you arrive. I’ll come down.e2ca1f76aea0af59

“Wait for me.”05cb77d07c73926f

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Every Wednesday 20960166ed and Friday, b7862534db Seo Haeyoon cf9365d201 had joint e71c2e817b rehearsals at be3c49e3f1 the Seoseon c6ae06d3a2 Grand Theater. If it was just f2b56eee5b for fun, meeting on c3d0b1dcc4 his non-working days would’ve bcc3863843 been less tiring, but f60af62c5b Wednesday and Friday were ca540beea8 always part of his 07e4eadfae schedule.78b8916d8caedaf6

Despite his slender 43d0b67b6c frame, his stamina 0b45c078ff was extraordinary. He drove energetically, thinking 9f03a890a8 about the soft feel fc7c9032d0 of the man who f614954b1b always nestled perfectly in e7d2d5b62f his arms.2e8fc73c482eeb9d

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Today, the assistant 23cbb7e402 principal didn’t join a6aa8330a4 the rehearsal, so 7a2a409d21 Seo Haeyoon was 9f0cb022fe in a particularly c3a6e961cc good mood. Moreover, there was b6c9ad1703 an unexpected event d15ba1d97e after practice.ab156af158358533

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A cellist he’d 7826f06ffe only exchanged greetings 3b5ab73486 with before asked 5ba5fa0f0a if he’d be cb2ab3e0d0 interested in joining fffebb86f9 their amateur string 8752fc6a63 quintet. It wasn’t for f00bc4e7bf performances but for 472d353f62 occasional uploads on f937105533 their YouTube channel. They needed a a6e8021b93 new double bassist 8420b0a43e after one left cf03798d04 and thought of 6983cbddac Seo Haeyoon as 38ed457b4d a potential member.e875866b42493ddd

Although the compliment 6c3852e4ab wasn’t about his 4c0c226f6b playing being exceptional, bf01175ad8 the mere thought e4be3a970a of him crossed 22bca4bdd3 their mind, and 9db0f044ee the offer itself ea36af9354 made his heart 38b2425e89 race. He replied that he’d 1aa845b6e6 think about it and f10847dee0 left, but the experience 7bf47efba9 of receiving such a 212cd9f067 proposal from a fellow afd613ba04 musician was new. It felt unfamiliar 259e2ef0e4 yet exciting.0e85b177d23ae0da

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Unable to 67235281e2 hide his 0e693789fc excitement, Seo 69f4c68daa Haeyoon returned 4b216732d2 home and f78554db0f took a 63b4f0635d relaxing bath 9e0fb2e391 for the 3e28aac338 first time bd1f5ed949 since starting 6c061c07f1 joint rehearsals. As he 091919655b emerged, smelling ca80773741 pleasant and 9e673d9894 preparing to c670bd30eb head out eeb226dd17 for dinner, b6d4a75251 a call 53acdbbba2 from Chae 8f3fa56ac5 Beomjoon came. Hearing that his 6c66837e54 work had wrapped 65213d29d1 up early brought 76c5de1cee a surprising sense e146ef906f of delight. Feeling that the e05b9165d4 day was turning 91066e55d5 out perfectly, Seo 35ae48c4d5 Haeyoon readily agreed 2e53a4ca28 to meet him 5c70459964 and waited.b335acafb44dee39

When he came e125989e49 down after receiving e0f6566f43 a text saying 08e27c7280 Beomjoon had arrived, c80e56b560 the man was 0899a29711 waiting, dressed impeccably 9465d0acb1 in a three-piece 2ea07ceb44 suit, as always.5af5da29655a4a8b

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On anyone else, b886fcbfed it might’ve seemed 2407390bf7 overdone, but with 0495a5a16d his unique aura, d9b8f27981 it felt just 9bcc31043b right. He looked b491f7d561 simply attractive. Sexy, even.eebe93eed51a8cee

“Mister, is there anything you want to eat? Since it’s your first visit to my place, let me treat you.”7c7674d42291987a

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“I’m not picky, so pick something you’d like, Haeyoon.”3fd961f12700be7e

Even the privilege 0c72ca54c3 of choosing the fe89cd54fd menu was handed 6df6cb8ad3 back to him. After some thought, Seo df587e60f5 Haeyoon decided on the 4eb1d5ff8d pizza place in the fd327b9ea7 basement of the next 14d4fb879f building. Eating the American-style d0e43ce313 pizza after a 7d49a92cbf long time lifted e7f7493805 his mood even a0c59034ec further.dc3d82e44cfb6565

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