IWDAR Chapter 8

Those endlessly jet-black eyes didn’t leer at him, nor did they assess him like a piece of meat in a butcher shop. He simply saw Han Wooyoung, the person himself. That was incredibly unsettling. Perhaps that’s why Wooyoung, foolish as it seemed, was trying to escape this situation. aedfb196f3e8084b

He found it difficult to bear the sight of himself, feeling more pathetic than ever. As Wooyoung’s unease grew, his face paling even further, Tae-uk finally broke away. e0339f3ca05d9052

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Tae-uk, tearing his eyes 7f3ae99e4a away from the pitifully 4ece3c80a3 small figure, offered Hyun-jong 54f5998042 a loose smile.f644f1565ff5b377

“For someone just starting out in the entertainment business, sneaking into someone else’s event is quite the display of capability. I have high hopes for the future of Lilac Entertainment.”87b319bd044bfb7c

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“……”c4f5039ff3fff05b

Hyun-jong gritted his teeth c917a3d531 at the blatant mockery, abaa820a47 humiliation creeping up from 9ffd21572e his toes. Even though he was 27907b4e43 a master of groveling, 4a185b16ea Hyun-jong was, by nature, 44ad017082 a man of pride,  f13e091959 making it difficult to 124c817d53 feign a carefree smile b628d62fcb in this situation. 64f52ca0be194711

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He lifted ec69a42338 his head 7a7dcf87fd in frustration, 741a6ea438 his gaze 7ab6c1ca40 meeting Mo 275c51168f Tae-uk, who 763cb8ef29 was looking bcc989542b down with a45ef644ad a bored 1afc955d8b tilted gaze. fb525a00b0540792

At that moment, President Park couldn’t help but flinch involuntarily. Comically, his burgeoning rebellious spirit was instantly. Facing those inorganic, obsidian-like eyes that revealed nothing, he remembered the strange rumor, that something anyone in the industry would have heard at least once, came to mind. f475d6edab443d28

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‘I heard he’s been cb6c4f9113 seeing ghosts since he 4cc955f335 was a child.’b5f6c1d46084646e

Hyun-jong had once eabc0ff045 witnessed a shamanistic 478517341d ritual as a 5e9e4581c4 very young child. 112aaf1f6da8e7db

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Amidst the cacophony c73e72e77d ofjanggu drums and 654f262177 kkwaenggwari gongs¹, and the brightly colored hemp ropes wrapped around her body, he’d seen the grotesque figure of a woman dancing frantically in front of an ax chopping down a thick tree. 85157af969029761

Even the chilling 18270ed266 eyes of the f6bd17ceef possessed shaman he’d 6132f22692 glimpsed then hadn’t 2059cb5599 been this cold.0c4a09f775e905c3

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Just as he felt paralyzed by that jet-black gaze, unable to move a muscle he realized the man’s attention had shifted again, away from him. Mo Tae-uk’s eyes were once again on Wooyoung, whom Hyun-jong had brought.71500b800801bf01

‘Right. I can’t forget why I came here.’0eadf7430a73e6f4

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There was no 080da0a050 one more foolish 2171666c1f than a man 170b3dd637 who forgot his 26922a57b5 purpose. c0d5ec8e2b6a33bc

Hyun-jong straightened 9ba9920561 his shoulders 34431d55dd and grabbed 12f1c449c5 Wooyoung’s shoulder ea6e1f7e0a ostentatiously, as b72f0d9f5c if flaunting dd27ce7705 his ownership 29bf995175 of the b16473bd12 one who 13e6d223a5 had caught af6f7f2a26 Mo Tae-uk’s 7117105309 attention. 07a4c825df7ca2d5

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Tae-uk, easily grasping c4941251f0 the meaning of 2807bd1429 Hyun-jong’s actions, suppressed c492ae18b8 a sneer.18b173d4d7150b34

“Actually, there was someone a5fab87390 I wanted to introduce 94853b6fe3 to CEO Mo. Look at my 24e41a671e poor memory. Wooyoung, say hello.”dd1b4b9664bb3c0a

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The spotlight 507553b4e1 suddenly fell 97bc8c0143 on Wooyoung, 1d40d37939 who had 92d31f1c93 been completely ec32793566 excluded from bbaf4fa974 the conversation. f97e6e88715a6aac

Although Hyun-jong wasn’t being f29d881a10 as forceful as usual, 6ee4271a9e the hand pressing down be1b33727d on his shoulder was ba1545a25b heavy enough. e1e5fa674e72465a

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Wooyoung, feeling 76879a0eea the pressure, 3060407cdf understood Hyun-jong’s 5cd209133a intentions. He bowed his head, 0b13eb984a hoping his smile didn’t 99e84a8823 look too forced.6c6c7b02a2527e8f

“Hello, I’m Han Wooyoung.”014759ead0af4be8

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Soohee had told him to mention that he was born in the year of the rabbit if he met CEO Mo, but it wasn’t the right time. 0f09ac4f3a084a8a

Wooyoung simply hoped he appeared polite. After all, CEO Mo hadn’t looked pleased throughout his conversation with Hyun-jong.0d80dcb57a661967

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“He’s a f40446e589 trainee we’re 4784156a67 focusing on c5677866d4 developing at d9766087be our agency. This is his first 602b3ee5de time at an event ef7803d856 like this, so he e44a75c029 seems a bit nervous. Please be understanding to 73ae0b79da him.”eb4b29cc7b635bbb

Mo Tae-uk’s eyebrows rose 95cddfe0f7 slightly. Han Wooyoung ee4962a10b clearly looked 3a96359ae0 like he 8a99d3d392 had been 049fe74149 dragged here 262651aaf1 against his d054d3c45b will, but 19348f0209 his upright 4f157898dc posture was 5126eeae8d like that a537eaa51b of a 2364d02700 well-bred young 43d46d0309 master.7fc29060d45f217e

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“A trainee?”cf675685bac30446

At CEO 7b72710fa0 Mo Tae-uk’s 0b6f567868 interest, President 301faf8479 Park’s face 164010d039 brightened.d368bfdb50ebafdc

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“Yes, that’s right! As you can see, 0c134f1f4e he’s just as good 6f6ec26182 as the current active 2456ce3996 idols…”32a350c0bf8d7169

“His arms and legs… they don’t look very healthy.He doesn’t seem to have a single bone intact.”f968b0a2a8e8b970

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Hyun-jong’s chattering 5c58782f04 face stiffened fc238a483b slightly.bbdddbaac0bf1eb7

“Can’t you fed5c0c2b3 see with 6080158f7e your own 2fa9c666d6 eyes?”35d337d9e14c0009

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Tae-uk pointed out Wooyoung’s injured arms and legs, which he had been staring at for a while now. The very injuries that Hyun-jong hadn’t even paid attention to.b19906dbbb8229e4

“…Ah, this 8e1086a3db was just f55fe029ac a sudden a87e2f1a05 incident…”9ff78a78ad67ef8a

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“Are they fractured?”d83c6ac5f00e1dd8

Mo Tae-uk 3b7e0a8b32 cut Hyun-jong 39a9bb57f2 off and 4413df0fc3 asked Wooyoung e51fb2f134 directly. aabb25b0757714f9

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Due to their e0c62231bc significant height difference, c87f710a9c Wooyoung had to 5e311f50ad crane his neck b7b078c345 to look up. Perhaps noticing this, Mo cbb77c1c20 Tae-uk bent down slightly 8c35b21bf8 at the waist and 051f688959 asked Wooyoung again, bf4204899c7d9c65

“I asked if fe7e63a057 they were fractures.”1f1a6ec6b8008fb2

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“…Uh, yes. They are.”6cb749c11c036e31

Wooyoung’s cautious reply reached Tae-uk’s ears softly. Tae-uk, who had been staring at Wooyoung, straightened up. 91f68f3d4e12e52c

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Choi Do-hoon, who e72a7d457b had been serving 1cd1a87364 Tae-uk for a 1e4e29daec long time, expected 055f6e3701 him to completely 3dd5086fee cut off this a2d0ccc0b8 pointless, unproductive conversation. ccf7cd8eb0e07c8f

In fact, the 885fa3e928 mere fact that c5cd06f005 Tae-uk had wasted a505352ae1 this much time 449d7213f7 engaging in such abdde1ff68 frivolous talk was 43abb47bb9 already out of bea4f81855 character.097c9a28ec815e79

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‘If he 8f4440ca60 were an 132c0d8aca ordinary person, 3b992f4985 he’d be 7e232c63cc concerned about 1722e93795 that boy’s 144637bd90 state…’59f387d7c67848c1

Unfortunately, Mo Tae-uk was a man who had grown up with most of his emotions suppressed. He wouldn’t feel pity or sympathy for a boy he had just met for the first time today. 1986f5b1a644c675

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Listening patiently to the ee394a8bf2 entertainment CEO with his 3dfc876196 obvious ulterior motives must cd88afcef7 have been a mere 31392695c7 whim. e8b54e01d7912aea

Just as Do-hoon was 52103a0564 about to contact the 91c071cecc driver waiting outside, Tae-uk 251d1664b4 spoke.e2f74be9e2b74331

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“So, I’m curious why c1c30428d1 you’re introducing this precious 3e7f4e3c08 gem, whom you supposedly 9b830c8e4e cherish so much, to 26bc17a937 me in this state.”49c5964eb551ed69

The most f4cd79b289 surprised by 49bc6506b7 this question cfe3877cd6 was not 6d5325d37d Hyun-jong, but 27ae51f434 Do-hoon. He was bewildered 06c97fe467 that his prediction c18c8a88ad had been so 30834b3087 wrong. 9ee7bc62ea1a73f8

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‘This is it!’2b89b126478a053d

Hyun-jong thought his chance 24ad183e1a had come. Mo Tae-uk was 6c04ff8fcf clearly interested in 13cd79d579 Wooyoung. Han Wooyoung usually 49400310e0 caused trouble and 411314dc5c made a fuss, 7dd4ab898e putting him in df1c508ecd difficult situations, but dba7ca32a3 Hyun-jong had always f79e7a629c believed there would 1994c7d83e come a time 9b67d67802 when that pretty 6c98bd7fb8 face would be 5e454503b2 useful. That belief 93f5e77f50 was now 6e40fc453c bearing fruit. 8b113c11cc4ba1d9

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Clang, clang, clang— 3bf1cc3c64a9139a

The sound of 9f0fb38344 kkwaenggwari gongs from 0e9a9ee613 the shamanistic ritual 5d5552c800 long ago seemed 25d6ae9a80 to ring in ee162acafe his. Ignoring the strange 452d3a97c5 chills creeping up adb9f136af his neck, President c806a8a716 Park Hyun-jong leaned 39905a4e94 closer to CEO d9471795bc Mo Tae-uk and f2e70c24ab whispered, d496df0c07c02088

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“This boy was 7ba68670c3 born in the 0167563ff3 Year of the ccdb54a18c Rabbit, CEO Mo.”2a42dde5de9c7d33

A silence fell a34ea69f72 upon the surroundings 26cc9704d5 at that one 05f7782755 whispered sentence. While others were bfd11f9f66 enjoying the event, eb80ba2555 the air around 4d831862df Tae-uk seemed to d365fbe71e shut everything else e41cf2c075 out.24769a3c97178248

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“…Born in the 3205678e40 Year of the a9f0d8221b Rabbit.”d08f590fb86eed9a

Tae-uk, who 8014f70ec1 had been 4a6c3dd8e2 silent, finally 1ad36ab8c4 spoke. His cold eyes flicked 0ce4379bfa between Hyun-jong and Wooyoung. But Hyun-jong, as if 461b3a34c1 possessed, couldn’t stop talking.He 1ca5d4e7be assumed Mo Tae-uk had f5f2fc6042 completely grasped his intentions.552dd4765f362827

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“I heard 2bd269af16 you’re in 709f96388f a rather 79021adec1 difficult situation 9e414a46e1 due to 9d13684ff7 a personal f9e44e28b1 matter. This boy 1e317e6922 will be 1c392c3d74 of great 31797e4434 help, so 36d1305976 please contact 2998c0e0f6 me for 7f12fd5831 further details…”7130cb155d1bdb4e

“Haha.”4bb04c1265667e31

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A low chuckle 29f3b0fa57 cut Hyun-jong off. It was a dry 659c19e17d laugh devoid of any 217d78736b amusement. Hyun-jong flinched involuntarily 0f218dc661 at the sound a6f4056e41 that was closer 3422236492 to a sneer. fcfc7c053654b709

Mo Tae-uk casually slipped cb937552c6 the business card he 7f13ba211a had been rolling between 75c4bb72df his fingers into President 4633132376 Park’s breast pocket. President Park’s face 1603839022 was filled with 94c84da667 bewilderment at the 34b8541a0e smooth, natural gesture.f74cb8c4f0e38105

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“I don’t 7a208137dc know where ca60d2d8e1 you heard e9e0d710cb it from 17614d63a9 with your 1861d1ea51 impressive ‘capabilities,’ e247451955 but one a811ec6c5a thing is a2b4190425 clear.”2005268a1c3dea76

The corners of his fe59d5db5b mouth sunken and dark 530676aacf as the ocean floor, 3b8581334b curled up faintly as 47a6be791f he spoke in a cfbbd010dd low, chilling voice.6204dae073a3f286

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“You seem to 395a1864d1 find me quite c17824f108 amusing.”0d8fc070b2805502

“…N-no, CEO…That’s not it!”a0947346e0c8cf65

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The man’s sharp features were completely transformed by the smile he wore, but everyone present must have realized one thing: Mo Tae-uk was not in a good mood.97a296a23be627fe

“I think there’s been 54814ef9eb a misunderstanding. I simply 94744eaa8e wanted to be452fc80f sincerely offer fa371fa11c you my 3140158268 help, CEO fe42af2e95 Mo…”ed02a2759f0e2ccd

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Hyun-jong, witnessing it e8079f5aa9 up close, looked b77d32f572 ridiculous for his 03c8b928df bold approach. He could caf161b254 only gulp, 6c9aef6824 his breath 01eb218f97 hitching as 999b0ea6c8 he struggled 4879fe1391 to speak, 21aba3e43f unable to b9c91423ed utter a 281b740600 proper explanation.9f1e8e7ef1bd2895

Mo Tae-uk took 9a151db939 a step and f1bf0f337e brushed past President fc4de94a94 Park. Wooyoung, who had a444a55dc2 been standing there 636595ee65 dumbfounded, involuntarily looked cbb3a3a5c5 up at Tae-uk. c86c74d85c4218b1

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But Tae-uk walked away without a word. His demeanor was cold, as if the previous gentleness he had shown when he bent down and asked about Wooyoung’s injuries had been a lie. e8bb63e7e62f8404

Wooyoung clearly sensed contempt in the man’s eyes.d67f6a86cde15337

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