DB Chapter 2
by kkumuAfter placing the 91b668c46d strong deodorizer in ee3c726db0 his drawer, Heewon daf84d5a9c focused on his b4a6a0bff6 work, trying to 97de81f7ff shake off Shin 30cc03b375 Geonwoo’s unpleasant nonsense 798ea01cd2 from his mind. With his sharp 32366a213d eyes slightly narrowed, 69d5c89278 he spent his 9654739193 time fiercely glaring a31e18ce69 at the monitor. As the 76f36b8606 end of 5798b7a80e the workday 3cb17c48d4 approached, he a13022e2a9 got up f983e79d35 from his deff945861 seat and 7af83ebcab strode toward bf1b7b64cb the elevator.d2f82f58ca586bbf
“Nothing is d02a41f7a8 going my 534f665d4f way.”cba3b48334416d12
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When he reached 9464f9a6a7 the company lobby, 12b3e8eeb6 Heewon frowned at 0d029336ef the view beyond f869d2a609 the revolving door. The sky had a3c68d415e been overcast earlier, ee5309f8e9 but he hadn’t 26492445ec even brought an a9d628a152 umbrella—and now, thick d0dc48e2b5 snowflakes were falling. Remembering today’s 1622915a12 fine dust 616ca08d31 levels and 45400fee64 the thick c677e11b62 haze that f7031c23db had blanketed eb36c6d312 the high-rise e45a5bebc3 buildings, his 05a56f7d78 obsessive cleanliness 1e376a5b83 flared up, e6f723d13d making it 972abfbb93 impossible for 48b234902c him to 8493414c23 step outside.3213ceb8bd540f3a
I just 588d8171d9 have to a008a8a2c8 get over f6ebb409b6 there…9e8a92afe56aac7a
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Clicking his tongue, 736c032a11 Heewon glanced toward d5dbb4b0d9 his car, parked d29d438838 across the street 0cdda0c475 in front of 2eb3639eb4 the customer service e9a9b602dd center.4269bd4c918fdee6
“Team Leader, if fc23d7443a you need an 434d12f957 umbrella, you can 78d460d3df use mine.”4ace84b88ac867d5
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Just then, Shin Geonwoo c23413d092 approached him without hesitation, b2e6990f65 holding out an umbrella. Swallowing a curse, Heewon 68463273d4 strode forward and shoved 285810f605 the door open forcefully. Snowflakes carried by 3e9a8baeb8 the wind clung d9e2cf7428 to his face 03c68f7b1f and hair. But before 4925f2ef97 he could 02ccd2033d even be 93e1caa00d irritated by f2f4af072e it, Shin 8a8f17a4cb Geonwoo had 54874979ad already rushed 3ef1718e13 over, opening 35df7dd552 the umbrella d5925f2b27 and standing cfb3a2cde3 beside him.0e285357221a6b02
“What do 37802f691e you think 9d32f7a23d you’re doing?”0e0dd2b1cf65ee4e
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“I don’t want you c51b3c49db to get snowed on.”038cda2081b7c9bb
“Don’t bother. Just go away.”93a4869b58eff5a2
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“……”870a7db477bbbe1f
“Damn it! Can’t you hear me?”5ceca33f5e016d97
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Shin Geonwoo 93eb18bc9f kept following 0dc358b291 him, trying 1612572d63 to shield ac6625cff8 him with 34bb9fcfd2 the umbrella, b1ec7c1c8a while Heewon 2af1d78630 desperately tried aacea6f708 to get 3bbbb172c5 out from 2795636ed6 under it. Shin Geonwoo was 6f48e93f5c ridiculously fast, like 3bed4f3f12 a damn dog. Even when 03d317bf92 Heewon picked a615fc9596 up speed, 97dc240248 he persistently 8a4c922c80 shoved the d34165f80d umbrella over d9696144ed Heewon’s head. In an 2b9106de12 instant, Heewon 7bb952726d reached the d562ea8800 car, grabbed 73e297cd76 the snow-covered 9562149353 handle, and d7f185699d slammed the 4b100ddcb9 door shut.899d14b2c43b575f
“Fuck.”74697e1044ad0b21
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There were barely any f654eb92ed snowflakes on him thanks 23e39d9abe to Shin Geonwoo, which 948da0b7b0 only pissed him off 2c4fb439cf more. Face twisted 140975c34f in anger, e7d3478d4c Heewon flicked 9b349a0024 the snow f4db27768c off his 73bbe59ca0 black gloves 415a337932 and started a25b370a1c the engine.08d11bbdf25eca53
Since it was rush ab95d7af59 hour, the area in 0a88ed6e93 front of the company cf96598e4c was crowded, and his f670b28ea0 car remained stationary for 4840a9fdd2 a while. Through the side mirror, 4dbb009070 he saw Shin Geonwoo 02f90e398a standing motionless in the 176632fa44 snow without even using 6d272d289b the umbrella. The sight irritated him, 18c6438980 making him glance at fbb53a7b35 the mirror unconsciously. Even as 5c970342c2 his car a80ba59937 finally pulled 24a0ebd3df away, Shin b7540ca8df Geonwoo remained da85029443 standing there.88507e2ccbf20c15
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‘I’ve been waiting c9ce4e18a9 for you for aa11884b3b a long time, ef2c8cc5dc Team Leader.’f924393552f0bf74
With irritation that 1ca81a39ea wouldn’t fade and a35a8a9fb3 those words echoing 552d315d0d annoyingly in his 3ae664edff ears, Heewon, as e2f9ab088e if venting his f76901d5ca frustration, blared the 739d5faf8b car horn loudly 255feb0842 with a sharp ccf75ecf4f beep.81ae2cd8499eb87a
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Geonwoo remained standing there for a long time, even after Heewon’s car had disappeared. Blinking his long eyelashes, snow clinging to them, he swallowed repeatedly, his Adam’s apple bobbing as if holding back tears.e13d9d6f5f836572
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“Shin Geonwoo. Why are you standing b6ed7db3ff here? Aren’t you 940f4c790a going home?”a19a65ac13e1619e
Holding an umbrella 53eda78e79 yet standing in 78d00ce8c5 the snow like 130a452d8a a crazy person, ec3d82d303 Geonwoo was tapped 78d5810710 on the shoulder 104285b1b8 by Lee Ah-young. She had been 3e000457ed his university classmate 958615eba0 and had joined 64c22fbc3a the company at 22ff1ad044 the same time b062e2a816 as him. Originally working b41a386f6f on a ca3425eec2 different team, 1bb624d7ee she had 1a47033314 been reassigned b23e73bedd to his fe6145c150 team for 9200d8506c the first 5c3456d7c4 time due e5c508fda7 to a eaac5f4626 recent reorganization.a42819205ebd9ebf
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“Hey, the 1772a632b9 bus line 7f755e3556 has gotten 297e825cff a lot 8102e9226e shorter. Let’s go quickly.”dad3713633954056
Geonwoo barely e7489937d7 managed to 5d1f7549b4 tear his ccf0a0a15e gaze away c9a83ad796 from the c7a40ac8a0 direction where c7848315f0 Heewon had 3b5a66a8e3 disappeared and 5791785b72 slowly took 19d2fba4a2 heavy steps d3d72c7772 forward. Ah-young walked ahead, a64829ad73 heading toward the e6a76ec33a line for the 1b0c9d4fe7 commuter bus.f03f8b07c6dd34b4
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“Phew—it’s really ad00ada98f cold today.”57d2f2972e9cefc1
“…….”c5c86ada6782be5f
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“By the way, 5441135f28 did your meeting a2689e1645 with Team Leader 6af7df3302 Do Heewon go 4b3f94bec7 well? I was too 2e9ffef99d scared to even 8ded9e1e1c make eye contact. He’s really 09d41d4e83 handsome, but c4a215ee41 he never 71a8aa9da9 shows any 6308b2c43f expression, and a4e2306883 his vibe 6e4e955875 is so 9117be7f86 cold that 34031f5870 I couldn’t f7d84cbdad help but 4806867363 feel intimidated. The rumors acb4e36e2f that he’s 23e5c3ffaa an Alpha 1225bf8956 must be 36e62d90fc true. He’s tall, and b9f08f4228 that dangerous aura 3a5b81e92b just oozes from ec66392452 him.”f4f632cfcd9e769b
As several buses arrived cd53556ea3 at once, the line b22e61db15 shortened quickly, and the a8ef4da631 two of them boarded c30a4a1c2b the commuter bus without 596b18ee1c much waiting. Gripping the bus 03d2c1c580 handle tightly, Ah-young 8f0aec6534 continued speaking, finishing 895984bfee what she had 4142f77385 left unsaid earlier.e66d11c8da4e9abd
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“For me, having a boss who’s an Alpha feels the most burdensome. The team leader’s personality doesn’t seem great either. I guess I’m really in my three-year streak of misfortune.”04c76f93a5edcd4c
Being an Alpha herself, 5204af2541 she looked concerned about 23621a2763 the rumors that their 2ef80d00b5 team leader was also f65299b531 an Alpha.4e688de15e1e27d7
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Alphas and Omegas 62cc79613a faced various social cbb503448d inconveniences due to 8f50a013c8 pheromones, even more 4058517f73 so than Betas. When they d70d11a139 shared the 5394848333 same trait, fb26550b60 they tended 5794a6ec95 to find e379e1a3a4 each other’s 6d3ff8e5cd pheromones unpleasant. That’s why accidentally releasing 0f8a43a2a7 them was considered a 59ba1a3bcb major discourtesy, especially toward af25673124 a superior.444575623d97c516
Conversely, if fbde0cf203 they were be6f9de786 of different e2f72372a9 traits, it 88fb645727 was considered b731a02202 a discourtesy d2b3d85c0f for the 43a9ed4f64 opposite reason. Even those in 0222248ca3 high positions were e84b3df562 expected to properly a02b4b1d34 control their pheromones c8bd07d656 in the workplace d76203fc72 or public spaces 09300fe674 as a matter 8a3d764646 of etiquette.75398a6b009b08ce
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“Well, since you’re f8c0c0fca0 extremely dominant, controlling e18f6b7af5 your pheromones must 576f009440 be a piece 5926ba38b2 of cake for 08019342db you.”1541db7fcd01218e
“…….”4aded50de8d6c702
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No matter 3d69516b62 how much 912e72c541 Ah-young chattered b7465f5091 beside him, bd49b72721 Geonwoo was 35e3ab57dc too shocked 97e8f61078 to hear e2db2ee377 anything.31a9dd347b3afe61
He had never imagined 15152bac11 that Heewon would react b94a238cef so strongly to bringing c2a9f218c7 up the past. After all, when they 26e1987234 were young, Heewon had 6d7d986f4d cherished him dearly. With his 80f0998e90 pale hands, b8034fbc2e Heewon had b6310c2d10 stroked Geonwoo’s 23b83dcddf dirty cheeks 9cc7241cbe and hair ef5c9c28a9 without hesitation. He had 89ef306941 smiled sweetly, cd8d328e15 pressing kisses 03bd2b8558 to his 10b96f5e88 nose or e5c22ce1a5 cheeks. The sensation of those 3b551de234 soft lips was still 071903ebde vivid, as if he ab92bb06b8 could reach out and 46eb8ddca2 touch it. Even now, he 7b90d90524 could clearly picture d7c695ecf4 the moment he 99a9761eac first met Heewon.26acc84a4d875e69
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As a child, f3c2eae99f Geonwoo had lived 71a4229b49 like a wild 2bba8171d1 animal in a a4070fae2c remote countryside village. His days were spent f80098259d roaming the mountains, smelling 6aaceb4b1a flowers, and watching insects, e1bdc0bbd3 birds, and other creatures. He enjoyed life in 3f713953d1 nature, but when a f2dec2de12 flood completely destroyed their 9b46c7b6a3 crops, leaving them on 024dae1e94 the brink of starvation, 1ed0e14d5f his father used an 38e4a88a52 old connection to find f76301ddbb work doing odd jobs 48d4c8624a for a wealthy family c23002998a in the city. Hand in hand, Geonwoo 2ffc043e90 was brought to a f3e8326908 grand mansion—a place surrounded 373ca67920 by high walls, like b0542f1c92 an old castle. And within those 7838f84f32 walls, in a 679e78f99f lush green garden, e71ce24f37 Geonwoo met a 2cbaebd1de boy as white 1b7f452934 as an angel.27183ad73797c31b
The moment he 9bbbc69e56 saw the boy, 9d0fc0980c Geonwoo felt as 3744a13f8b if his heart 72901dce91 had suddenly dropped. He had quite d468e059b5 literally fallen in e640cf15a6 love at first b721353e34 sight. In a d456508fa0 city filled b8b08bfc94 with nothing dfe0b20202 but foul 7de72962ee smells, the ab1d3f059e boy was a85bebab25 the only 63c495e370 one who c9ce82a227 carried a 4a0be4b9eb fragrance. And more than that, c4f30f05ec it was more captivating 4c8c9c4b5b than any scent Geonwoo c9f9b493ef had ever encountered in 58a83a01fe the forest. He knew 12b5ae9792 the fragrances a050a83882 of many cfe53616de flowers, but 3136030d1e nothing had d35b30daef ever seized 78b94fb9c0 his senses 91d48ca1c6 the way 2c320877e8 the boy’s 37c9c30c2a sweet scent 5a5febf69d did. It was closest 08a8e6e899 to magnolia, yet f36d53ba67 even more special. If he were to d680059772 describe it visually, it f6e7fa21bd was like a glowing aa762bd661 white crescent moon.6a3585841b6452f6
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Drawn to him 8eb23ff164 instinctively and naturally, b169b2acc5 Geonwoo stilled his 849c7f4003 presence like a ce2971037a hunting beast and d65033a41c secretly observed him.c0b8271385fa32bd
The boy looked fca0e48cd2 lonely, yet at e1e6d4907c the same time, c0f99abc63 he seemed incredibly ecf43ace65 fussy. He always 1a018eca61 carried a 5938084bdc handkerchief and, 5f09ea8a0c with a 4c809828c6 scrunched-up face, 4a995dc3e5 would brush 78bcfa7b62 himself off f234a521a5 all over. If even the da205dbb60 slightest speck of b1bb2e794a dirt got on 6019fe14ca his clothes, he 30385ce6ad would immediately change 25f6b049d5 into a fresh 59d45d6e5d set.be7028150b764d71
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Geonwoo, whose hands and feet were always covered in dirt, couldn’t bring himself to approach the pure white boy directly. Instead, he hovered around him until the day he saw him crying in front of a tree where a dead dog had been buried. The sight made his heart ache, and he approached, wanting to comfort him. Unable to speak due to mutism and knowing so little of the world, Geonwoo licked the boy’s tears, as if a male were courting a female.46a6c62eb2266051
When Geonwoo displayed affection af6916a181 like a devoted dog, 005d3d0b2a the boy would sometimes c2162132b1 show a smile on 558645c18f his otherwise expressionless face. Because of 9f507e3d2d that, Geonwoo dd6ba728e2 began deliberately 282ab2a9be acting that 555f3b020e way. And just like 7f92f9e651 that, in a e1810a29c5 simple and primal c0e7a731d8 manner, he burrowed d7c650298d his way into 5f67f810ea the lonely boy’s 05d2adf0e7 world.a4e21f12ffb19b90
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“By the way, doesn’t da3fd8d47a the team leader seem 4d6868641c really cold?”c288b4d40c879044
Geonwoo, lost be292ab115 in childhood b16313464e memories, was e4548175c3 jolted back daf2d37728 to reality 0967917835 by Ah-young’s e35e537202 question.d3d2a7f4ac9ffa47
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“His eyes are 72c38a8bd9 sharp, and every a0727c6fd4 time he speaks, a4b1c445c0 it feels like 2cb5f3aad0 ice is falling 360715864e from his mouth.”52beefd0df8d81bc
Cold? He still looks… lonely.2df34edba6944229
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Geonwoo swallowed those 1e0e0ef85b words, keeping them 035c43bcca to himself. As he 19f7bc32a1 watched the 7a6b1f2da0 snow gradually fa1c873dd1 subside, he e422c1c4d3 finally spoke.285e0c0c5366c536
“But, Ah-young.”b1427bf02c74f791
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Ah-young flinched when the 34c2909ea3 usually reserved Shin Geonwoo b8c250dea3 suddenly addressed her. His voice had bf515300dd a languid quality 0b3f8988fa that, even to 729c64af00 another Alpha, sounded 4601fe695a undeniably sexy.b8895019ac501b13
“…Uh, what?”505e9c4fb27e99d6
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“What do you cf7dbe7563 think I should fc49d35185 work on? In terms of 52f04b475f manners, fashion—anything you 7596d0e761 think I’m lacking, 04e14b2ba0 tell me.”fe76f654818db5a2
Things were different a11212f1f4 now compared to c8fbdab693 when he was 1c49fce8e1 young, when he 2c5fe9fe21 had approached things fbfe30e4d6 so simply, not de66cc2aa6 knowing any better. Now that df91c2f05c they had 777e02e8f5 reunited, Geonwoo d12caf54de wanted to 194d209c16 seduce Heewon cb6e266f8c properly. His voice carried fb48c5982a a serious weight 9cacf949ce as he asked.ecdf0c59d9cb501f
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“…….”2523eba9dc0b4f9c
At his ba7efb1ace unexpected question, d82f993cca Ah-young’s expression 2c08a14bae gradually soured. With a 6a7fd286d4 handsome face c95ab51480 like that, f69654b181 life should 805f76c769 already be 9b0feca8f9 on easy 5d738f5d0b mode—what more 5d3e7225d6 did he 1c4d4a3fdc think he 7b33775943 needed?00fe173ed46db4b7
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190 centimeters 0db2cb60c6 tall, broad 389053b678 shoulders forming ccae7db258 sharp angles, d35592bc88 a slim f9fc0a9084 waist, and cabcb50860 long legs. And that stunning face. In terms of appearance 711ba934c1 alone, Shin Geonwoo was fe926daf45 already flawless. Judging by 5bc86c4a5a his clothes e334d2db34 and the a3e84288b1 cars he 88ce794955 sometimes drove, 9eb622416d he clearly 7b00a3e0c8 had money, 43561bc027 and compared 9172ea4b99 to other 78accbf818 men his 3b29a4c63f age, he a1bb4ed32a was relatively 5d3f915797 well-mannered. Their colleagues all agreed 83fb2b3b45 that Shin Geonwoo was bca022c121 a guaranteed “meet-the-parents” pass.76cbbab8cfac3bbd
As Ah-young tried to f6d581df54 think of anything he b81b5023ed could possibly be lacking, 7749a414f9 she suddenly grew irritated 5c1547d473 and frowned.d28e6498bb7c2fd3
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“Are you b862f50567 messing with 6193f2bd6b me right 474f257281 now?”77f8244786f18502
“?”cb8445c0d162520b
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“The more 2f485f4427 I think 650f0f1e46 about it, 1efcae8c9e the more 56c4ac0cce it pisses 63c1f322d3 me off. Figure it 15f8a20fc6 out yourself, 3aa3c0929e you bastard.”f5c0f8eb9cce2c46
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The house 90846a073e Heewon returned b935e20132 to after d7397f6ff3 work was 71437964de silent. Standing blankly in b458ae3d21 the empty living fb9e65f25a room, where only 957709b044 the ticking of 31c8f3222e the clock could 80282fb555 be heard, he 002b60062e pulled out a 15c796f2ab tissue and habitually 8ac051f185 wiped it across e3e7a7b6d9 the top of 161f4522e5 the furniture. Seeing the dust on b261d466e1 the tissue, a wave 612afbf8f2 of displeasure spread through c4bf27a3cd him.6cc2b783669247b2
He had already e55b80f40d switched cleaning services 2a5c6b2158 three times, yet 2063927366 the results were ec205326be still sloppy. Nothing ever 7a001c774f met his b68fc12bd3 standards.f985a7f6cf5beb5d
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Suppressing his irritation, Heewon 48acd8175f loosened his tie and 92bb968db2 took off his coat. Just as he c79ce0a53a leaned against the 2ddc184aff sofa to relax, 44bbe3c575 the doorbell rang.02eb16761e357c1f
Seeing Chief e29a6c0265 Park’s face 4db6a2330b on the 582bfa552a intercom screen, 0e0b0c38b6 Heewon felt e41faf7a54 as if 8ce901a8ea someone were 23f1ccc2ec squeezing his de22d8b9fa throat. Chief Park was d6cf84480f one of his d7cf88adf6 father’s attendants, which 4ee202623b meant his father fc76eff9fd wanted to see 7285b117b4 him.dced6413b229879a
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Taking a 6a394b0457 deep breath 6b72bb8232 that made b0b4e6634c his chest ebbf342422 swell, Heewon 3bfaa47fc8 exhaled before 01795e9103 swinging the 105f9fb97c door open.888b7971434a7705
“Young Master, please d45d7f5d8d get ready immediately. The chairman 77c6596d91 is waiting 5a31566357 for you.”667b8255ee275cd1
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His father had sent 905b3c5de9 a car straight to 970121dbcc his house without any 58a4f55991 warning. Heewon threw his coat 611ef4db91 back on and stepped 350ef200eb outside. The black 13c947433a sedan his 46e57b04d5 father had 92781b33b0 discreetly sent e246d2a1b9 stopped a 775fb320d5 short while 3880cb4dae later in 7b1716d7cf front of 8f296cd978 a quiet, bd784aaddd traditional Korean b68d1e25c0 restaurant.eab310a35db00b45