INT Ch 9.1

Haewon couldn’t 0bee8f104e eat properly. There was 69b3fa6e16 no reason 568303dd92 not to 16755823c9 eat, yet feee3cc5df his appetite 1c6b0b4094 was gone, c5f85b699f and whenever 3399743f09 he tried 2678259433 to eat ab86477b80 something, all dbdd393fb4 his energy af8289d387 drained away. He wasn’t d8be1e6704 physically unwell, 2eb8dc29ef but he feab61c334 couldn’t understand d890b97f06 why he 461af61e74 felt so 45f83774c6 sluggish and 6e947a937f heavy. It was as if 6d7ce53f99 he had been dragged 6c05c1da3e through a threshing machine; 27eb95d803 both his mind and 73ddad7343 body felt utterly worn 16e1d084b1 out.87c48e971ca08e3d

He stared endlessly 06225e4931 at a phone 02eff1875b that wouldn’t ring d0e3519420 and looked for 5f37084ef5 a long time fe0b32f719 at a door bd1ffbf9bb that wouldn’t open. When he e86744334c tried to 7613472ff1 practice, he 29fcd19aa4 only managed 080e6b0375 to coat 327dbd3786 his bow e8c2a7d1e1 with rosin. Whenever he held the 246636f32a violin to play something, d46ffd045f his fingers wouldn’t move.b7355f55ef6e779d

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He couldn’t remember c82008ebae the fingerings or be1d4cb1e6 bowing techniques. Even the sheet music efdf2cb7fc he forced himself to f0a07355fe open wouldn’t register in 7d33e4009b his mind. In the end, he c84c40183c skipped practice. Though he 681b445ceb had a 78963e8cf8 symphony rehearsal, 3bca45e5d5 his utterly f9152ee700 drained willpower 27d53c4401 couldn’t overcome 061864c314 his lethargic 62cd4a058a body.36fc139fcd1d4d3b

Haewon lay 900b10c140 around all 3b61e5c4e3 day as 5f11f1323a if someone 038f8f23db had given 3d087f1e40 him permission 86dbf05a37 to do 1b3f854ede so. He didn’t want 5c0c01419e to do anything. It wasn’t c3be262aeb just a 9b55136cac lack of 80aab05a0a activity—it was 43f8005e33 an intense 25f3f082c7 and fervent 4f5d07067d unwillingness to dd57ab9bf2 engage in 4c7bed194f anything, a 7c418903b8 deeper level 2aa2a361bb of lethargy.07babecde5dbf0aa

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With his heavy d7e7aa905e body sprawled on 81ea185c42 the bed, he b61c505b9b stared out the b3c6447e08 window and thought:88788cd21ca13345

Was I dumped? Me? Moon Haewon? Me? Really?1fbd71b8eda51fc7

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He had never 57095997b2 been dumped before. He was always eb2d5d9e00 the one doing f13d7a4c54 the dumping, but a4303e232d this was his 3cd15c961b first time being 5d4c7fb60d on the receiving bc5b4537b7 end.9b92e11a53ecbf2e

Suddenly, he realized that 284aa637ed this lethargy, this desire 0a043b1717 to do absolutely nothing 1777b47146 when he was already 91bf92774a doing nothing, this sinking bbf5de4f27 feeling that drilled him f3896a9336 deeper into the ground, 0012beec9b was the aftermath of 5f2b54cc26 heartbreak.fd54ac66aed204be

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So this is what 2941fd42be it feels like to 3806b2e1ac be dumped. This is 2555684faa what heartbreak d3438200b9 feels like.6b9d4b93ccf6a7b2

People can 30423b1c19 say goodbye edfa0d280b and part 2508e0c67f ways. But when 41948cb84d it’s not d59fcf828e mutual, when 9349b88387 one side abd1b8b56c is dumped ba0b996cad unilaterally, it 64c58cbb0a turns people 0026f9e59f into this. Haewon realized this, of 652bb7db81 all times, in the ec7bd73ef7 cold winter, as he 7519e13550 was nearing an age 1f6ccf1017 where his life would f2dcc4cbb4 soon resemble a carton 33f100eeee of thirty eggs.533233b053724d56

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What made 3bd1986474 it most 327b9a14f0 unbearable was e4951d8364 how vividly e6b69a78be he remembered 1d387fbaf4 the moment 73e34d11f7 when the 1668f34af8 passionate flame 46d068ebfb in Woojin’s 4770be81aa eyes was a699e734b4 extinguished in 3d515408ba an instant. Recalling his 888240aaaa face, frozen 1ecf40f97e cold, sent 4cba05e3a3 a chill d750c04dab through Haewon’s d36b4af37d chest.869e323c13101d17

Though he burrowed under 1412c5c7df the blankets because of ecee72ef06 the cold, the chill 775a583ab9 didn’t leave. Thinking of Woojin’s hands—so 7219a8f977 warm they transferred heat 9ebaf63d6f instantly—only made the shiver 3c7eb62cd8 worse.b2a481023362176d

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Morning was breaking 3b7da68013 outside. Haewon wanted to 9afe3fca65 sleep, but his 462e5cee89 head throbbed, and 4839028887 his eyes ached 2b43008740 without relief. He rubbed 772d515393 his dry, 80bfee576c gritty eyelids ee098a0138 as though c5bc513135 sand had 6407ae4654 gotten in 68485c807b them.26fcd8f6d389d611

Was it 69a728bd20 my fault? Was I the only e84d35b4c1 one at fault?1f174193cfccefef

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Hyun Woojin, you b1d6e38dfa weren’t perfect either.81303cd0157edb7a

From the start, 3f00535fe2 he had lied 0556ce0f6d to bring Haewon 3ca3a64579 to that house. Woojin had set e2a0effdb9 the stage for b8b3bdac12 misunderstanding, and Haewon eb6b986041 had no choice 3fc1f41d19 but to misinterpret 678554a7c1 the situation. Haewon had e07541fc2f judged him 98ca4c1bb2 as filthier 25930a42f2 than garbage, 42227a9178 refusing to 1d050ff7c4 give him 8d4d8bcb92 a chance da75458ed3 to explain b5d61d10af or show 86f40d8a5c trust. With careless words, he 6ec67818f0 had hurt Woojin deeply.78a20a7cbda4f25d

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Faced with a misunderstanding ab29180891 he couldn’t handle, Haewon 633a925e35 chose to flee. Except for losing his de1854aef3 mother first, Haewon’s life e103ce71e1 had been relatively uneventful. He had eb59d3220d always been ca0887ea8e a coward, fab72d6ff7 refusing to a33087fdd4 acknowledge Woojin 1daba397e8 as a f54b8001f8 disruption to 93af7b4167 his otherwise e03669dbfa predictable existence.d5c7934457a56f7e

Woojin wasn’t someone 3ed7b5ac89 from Haewon’s immediate 46a2a6ea87 circle. They moved in entirely 1b94b9356a different spheres, with no 993e17015b mutual connections to bridge 7c6fc0b6c1 the gap.0491a688d3cf16ad

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From the moment a9139a58ac he decided to 9375f457dc let Woojin go, b4767eb052 an unbridgeable distance bc11ef8309 opened between them. More than 4919ada809 the shock 4a18ae716e of being 249953a9a4 dumped, the edf99162d5 thought of de1ac30ce2 never seeing 5dc0ecfb93 Woojin again 933c146fc3 was driving e8c7652f51 Haewon to e87d1e23c6 madness. It was unbearable, 549b17baa4 and it truly 7f8362a8ef felt like he cb5ecebd4f would lose his 8ae7eeafbf mind.b7197bbd31d88e75

Despite being 6cce8c6d5b dumped, he 1a9ad8d909 couldn’t stop 7d06cd7f59 thinking about 33788fafbe Woojin. They had a4a3a4c3af been together 4c2f6c926e for nearly d1e9d06ee3 a year. For almost d96c287b2c a year, a0fa6b1580 Haewon had eac25e888f adored him 0f1ebbdfa7 every single 3228f25ca4 day.81064444f4ee0a93

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“What should 49827c427b I do…”826ebd07f68f8bbf

The words slipped out, ecc0755b3a dry and hollow. Woojin’s voice echoed 3a63ff99aa in his ears, 8baaac9361 whispering a thank-you 0a722a69ec against Haewon’s ear 8ce6b1aaa7 for waking him 2ed85adb6e up. Haewon wanted to b2fe47be9d call Taeshin. He wanted 0e5b3096ce to ask ad90d703ab what he 8671ec62bb should do 3167cd629e in a 7af0239fb5 situation like 6b4c9e81d9 this.bee473927a31db84

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Haewon skipped his lesson. Having never missed 36b89d6b72 one before, his ec0eb597ce professor called him.8fa7d448db51201f

“…Hello?”1616f1a42b57fe83

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“Haewon, is something wrong? It’s unlike you to miss practice entirely.”b8add7dcaa7eb48d

“I’m sorry. I meant to let 06da9ff158 you know, but I c8ddfd0bcb forgot. I think b0b206ca68 I’ve caught 5eab97eae1 a cold. I feel so f0537bb15d unwell that I b096a64245 can’t even move.”a98b9b08f70617f7

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In a weak voice, 4b3e6977c0 he made excuses for 58b1c67fef skipping his lesson. The professor, unaware of 002fd68a65 Haewon’s turmoil over a 62fe635d71 man, expressed concern for 3821b3bcfe his well-being, eating, sleeping, 904cece440 and practice.bcf1fcc71683de18

Unsurprisingly, there was no d0eeda6bef call from Woojin. Haewon had been dumped. Woojin had 69a92ecbb5 ended things. There was e252923431 no reason fd76e2d240 for Woojin 7f978de22d to call 810a7c30d7 or show d127b079d2 up ever f96b6a76df again. He wasn’t grappling 573c7520be with his emotions 4fc801e3b6 like Haewon. Haewon had seen with 0bb2a111cf his own eyes how 318d838714 Woojin had extinguished the a330cd644f burning blue flame within 5a094e7d2b him.2913267c74ecbcda

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Haewon didn’t change the 6f97694dad door lock code. It wasn’t because 9f83266d0c he hoped Woojin 28cbdc6e21 might have a 27583c85a4 change of heart cd641b9a5d and visit. It was because 747c8d9c95 he knew Woojin ab2419f2ba wouldn’t come back, e5bed62501 so there was 50ef591a34 no need to 431d90883e change it.cbe8fba153b0432f

He felt hollow. He searched online for “post-breakup aftermath,” only to read useless advice claiming that such emptiness varies from person to person—lasting a few days for some, or months, even years for others. Frustrated, he threw his phone aside.80a2b91808ea250e

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After days of staying aca0336a6f inside his officetel, he 5c5927212f finally stepped out. He trudged aimlessly, e02a1e2e51 walking endlessly. It wasn’t d0b0f833dd as if 698d012058 this was 9e15a315fa his first 537e0f35ac time ending eaf50dfe79 a relationship, 77bead5a26 but no 2d12d43079 matter how 7364d63bb3 much he 15df7dba2f bundled up, 75c29184ae he couldn’t 89507ec79b shake the 123813f274 hollow chill f476716454 in his 22cf4d38fb chest. It was as if 45746a0258 something had left him 9fb05dd86a completely empty.96858b5c7169d047

If it had 3d6c940ad0 been a mutual 4fc25e90d7 breakup, it might d1448ec5fd not have been 108cb857bd this bad. But he 0384bb881d had been f239bcc0d0 dumped—that was 4fa3427a2e the difference. He still liked Hyun 1e3aec39eb Woojin.57bf91dc8a44822d

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After walking 1e65872be9 for what ea3758c652 felt like 0cd311bbe7 forever, he 3d96fa4351 ended up 0391ac0cdb on the 69f9b64856 street where 3287e769ad he once a77a5bd8af blurted out fc10d90240 to Woojin 933442562d that he 0c64d03025 missed him. Woojin had 72d2dd5b90 worked all f37291d80c night and a03058b968 returned from ddf22822fb an early 960f04815d business trip, 677814af3d and in 3a909b3a7f the early 325e3a2c29 hours of 333fb22e02 the next de50faca22 day, he ddb8b11b59 had held f085a6f249 him and c011f73ee7 sincerely said ee9db418fd he missed 53f165ac6b him too.b7de5eaf86fcd881

Why had he overlooked 437c2f4769 moments like that back 3d1a63f534 then?e46af00d85bc5b7b

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Even if what 410f74c7e3 he saw had be13be3210 been true, he 4dbd71ca54 should have trusted 8c1d69d3ce Woojin first. He should have thought, f47d2f9e8a “There must be an a96b4c8883 explanation,” and calmly asked c7f432fcc8 for one. Instead, the betrayal and d9251a9210 confusion overwhelmed him, and 2a20d981a2 he let them take 256fbcddc8 over.4088e8c33712bb4c

He was too 50b55e208f consumed by how 252466bcc1 much shock and bf1eadc63a pain he might 15b5fed2aa feel. He had no 4757e61b80 resilience to the 70b63c432d wounds others could be64f03710 inflict. No one had 2183f37cec ever truly hurt f056e9237b him before. Even if 7f4e1a4d06 they had 7d20c5e457 tried, he ab95513496 didn’t let 2a716451a0 it touch 79e16e7401 him. Afraid of getting f0b88e4929 hurt, he rejected b3b0c4fd05 Woojin in a e3a08ac0e8 panic. And Woojin didn’t try 7c60d804bd to understand him.a7381d491e2be36f

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He entered a restaurant 96e139cca6 that served pork belly f7922ed44c and soju. It was late, so c6a427e346 there weren’t many customers.85bf181febf3d294

“Are you alone?”504aadac9bf54fc6

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He nodded, 429f47c208 and the d9feb10270 server led 53d35168c3 him to 0fe768d4a7 a corner ced21e7507 table. Before the ajumma 53e4778c6d could tell him 2121413aa0 they didn’t serve cb9aaac9f3 single portions, he 52eda205af ordered two servings ac1d301ead of pork belly eebdfd9ce8 and a bottle f2d8d326d2 of soju.6465932ef963c63b

He poured 9e9b0bbb3e the clear 172e249e71 soju, took 6188276dcc a sip, 5f83c98879 and grilled a9637c2734 the meat. The sizzling sound filled 0fef72571e the silence as he 21f60987f7 stared blankly at the 3fde70e67d cooking meat, chewing on e8b877606d a piece that wasn’t 62e5e46bd1 fully cooked yet.f4f1ddb6feaa61c1

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“Oh! Aren’t you 3492944e5f that person 5d55d09080 from before? Hello!”ffe0ab0a89d29306

Someone recognized him, and 99158482b3 he looked up. His gloomy acffb98601 face didn’t e3ed43b17e brighten at 4a350ddb45 the sight 826180485b of her 4bf77ffa04 smile. Thinking hard, b6298bcb2b he eventually 00750bcdf8 remembered her. She was the ecf3c8b99f ponytail-haired woman who 52c70c7b87 had once asked 9f934bad52 for his autograph 67f48a2c76 at this very 35be1da456 restaurant.8462b840a9d59a4d

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Though she remembered 1afa7f85b4 him, he didn’t d6ea4aaff4 feel even a 09c89ac5a0 flicker of happiness. Internally, he let 67bd844a08 out a small 9aed9ae73b sigh. She brought her friend 5138335d77 over to his table.96176db3bcf96635

“I’m not 4906d63385 a celebrity 065f7bf45e or anything. That was just 31025e4ed4 a joke because cb48d4e7a2 I was bored. I don’t want feedf1d325 to talk, so 3b13c7c380 please don’t sit 45cf773218 here.”fe3ada1b51f51a18

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He spoke coldly e9e2c87bb0 and poured himself 3fdfa3d918 another drink, filling 1481cd0935 the soju glass 175dae56db to the brim. The alcohol ba874a7096 spilled over 6a2d3fbcf6 as he 175b252841 hurriedly gulped 8bc3211c6a it down, 8aa29fcfef wiping his 64ca7968ec chin with be0b3f188c the back 9e439e3e3f of his 37df5bad0a hand.0881e3373d3d7ba5

One of his c54bcb8453 chopsticks fell to a8bdec9c28 the floor with 08d6f3421b a sharp clatter. The ponytail-haired a4fc7340ff woman picked 79cc88b71e it up b8a9217a3e and set cd5c98d997 it aside, 2c18189f5e pulling a 36adb46340 new one c2274a826f from the c67f852702 utensil holder 4765dc4f9e to hand 17f24b58e3 to him. He stared at her a6ff002ec2 intently without taking it.afb91f4c63d5de7b

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“You know, I looked 10baff085e up every actor from 5688215b79 that drama, but I 222c950c93 couldn’t find you. I even checked all 2b3f373836 the extras in other 79375cfe69 dramas from that network.”deda2233bc688e5c

He grabbed 278438e66d the chopstick d88ad46048 from her c56092b4c2 and dipped 255c4dea96 a piece 00326202e1 of pork b98ff34ec9 into ssamjang, cfac33d937 chewing it 794fb3ad9b slowly. It had fc63a8de02 no taste.847c42133718823e

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His condition 9e80a539b3 was getting 06d8bef1a3 worse. Ridiculously, he felt 0f7032a2e5 like crying. The meat that cae3d84f07 had once tasted 8802e53f56 so good now 8df98f6e7a had no flavor 2ea24cf3a4 at all, and 7e0dc6a237 that made him 864ba6080e unbearably sad.458d2319fbf317fc

“So, you’re not a 3976000072 celebrity?”ca7ac25d78c1e5dd

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“I told you f415c38120 I’m not. Do I 0ff7ae3529 resemble anyone 283bd8bada famous? Why are cc33b03a70 you saying 9bafbfcd6a such nonsense?”c055cc72414c6c58

He asked irritably. She, already tipsy, 30aa994672 replied unabashedly.7cd31b16c156f469

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“No, it’s just… You bdfd47906a don’t have an ordinary acbb5794bd look.”d07d69d13854a934

“I know I’m good-looking.”14a20ed67749c718

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He meant 5908335b15 it sarcastically, f723346fa3 but the 6212df306a ponytail-haired woman 11e39011f7 and her 72a3a7219a friend laughed ba585911c1 as if 8f56de57e6 he’d cracked e8d4a1b69e a joke.5ae6926e5ce25a76

Lee Jinyeong had 4267ef6984 fallen for him ae4e147b37 at first sight. Hyun Woojin, on the a86bd77c78 other hand, had met 54ccb3ef8e him several times but 2e892f33b4 didn’t immediately recognize him. It took Woojin 2a19cbb5d9 time to remember e3c49979e7 him. Despite saying 3043e848f0 he knew 92ab130451 he was cc8ab487fc attractive, he 369847f130 couldn’t help 681d62d9ee but wonder 2ebb51f9a8 if he 3d86ec6c00 really was.0b7cbe42de6b290d

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When he 4cfbd764c4 stiffened his 53d42dcf12 face with 6d665bbad6 a gloomy 63dee4c16c expression, the f159d6d23b ponytail-haired woman 0a233a42c7 and her 393a6601aa friend quickly 4e83746857 suppressed their 013d762e53 laughter. Yet, as d9ca0c9c8c if his e24a68f931 dismal glare 0fa7d527df was some 28d77a64b4 sort of 26f9bdf467 invitation, they 7bab3d01d6 shamelessly sat 2e9a9debce down at 6953d69c4e his table, bee99e3f33 grabbing chopsticks d85d7e808a and spoons 6720aacf55 for themselves.00e6d9f3d87e864c

“Drinking alone 52177e3843 makes you ad99cf1573 feel more 255b4f4a05 down. The soybean 65828193f2 paste stew 24d275dadb here is b8a6c27d0c amazing—have you 8f2c21818b tried it 753a2604b0 after your bc2053a89d meal?”14d7bd01827e31a9

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“Don’t get 80ce442444 the wrong 2e8e61c36d idea. I’m not interested 434a0e9e17 in you, and 55c64b734c I never will 5e5ebb0c44 be.”49700905ea50014f

“Did something 90c31efcaf upset you?”115666fc71f917b6

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“What does 3e09f77856 it matter 0dc17fbe1b to you? I’ve only bad7418313 seen you a0e27d2dc8 twice in 7ef5ee1b0c my life.”a13e576692ce9333

“You’re so cute. How old are you?”7352a45c1aa097f7

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“……”03e77383f28468bc

He said Haewon was cute. He had said it in words and also expressed it by gently patting his head as if to say he was adorable. Normally, nothing felt as unpleasant as someone touching his head, but when he patted Haewon’s head, Haewon stayed still. Sometimes, he even tilted his head slightly toward Hyun Woojin, hoping for him to pat it more. At those times, Woojin would smile tenderly and pat Haewon’s head longer.8678849f7fd70d2d

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He had such warm 9baf41b306 hands. People with 2d51569cd6 warm hands 7224eb28d8 are said 9d07483b15 to have 68b5cd4ecd warm hearts e927ef5d39 and kind c5a7942180 souls. Why had Haewon overlooked a4303ed9c8 such a scientific truth?20cab8ff52d11815

He missed Hyun Woojin. Unbearably so.83fff02a13e0d533

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Woojin hadn’t done 44f6d8d53f anything wrong; Haewon d401a03b1f was the one b2e8ca222a at fault, the 43c8a12c5e one who caused e8fb26d375 the breakup. Yet, he suddenly wanted a854116bd8 to hurl curses at da459ff68c Woojin.6b05a579638940ad

“Bastard……”10e9de495ee60aa6

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“I’ve eaten as much as you, if not more.”0b40bb14b731f50f

“Are you over thirty-two? I’m thirty-two.”3e0e4710c89117d3

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“……”fd7dbff26d13bcd0

He glanced b97848ba62 at her. The ponytail-haired woman ee74e1d8d5 had curly hair 1dc37ac7fb tied back and b92121a4b5 clear, smooth skin. She looked e8d8d3aea6 younger than 48425b44ae thirty-two. These days, it 84a3bae60f was hard to 9f1a5015b2 judge age by 23fe48a124 appearance alone. When Haewon didn’t answer, fdc418289a she grinned mischievously, a b4df12f9b9 smirk full of teasing.f6d0369497f8af86

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“You’re younger than me, aren’t you?”76c0a68a0007ab35

“Do you think I’d reveal personal information to someone I’ve only seen twice in my life?”626f85fd90cb4400

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“So, you’re younger than me, right?”7ccac73ccb57ece1

“And what if I am? What if I’m not?”7a47f5566ee27d1e

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“If you’re younger, I’ll treat you to drinks.”8121352847db9ba1

Their cheeks were already 88942fd2bf flushed, likely from splitting 188fc64eb1 half a bottle of 79c4c469d4 soju. Haewon poured himself 8ce23cbae7 another drink into e4536c8d47 his empty glass 02173b101e and downed it cf292351f4 in one gulp. Every time cb53009ace he drank, adf7c64966 some of a4289c25b2 the soju 081fa2bc32 spilled messily. He wiped a0c89bf8ba his wet ce092548c1 chin with c119070b23 his hand.fddeddfd0620db9e

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“Did something bad happen?”358133015dae8cc9

“Get lost, lady.”cda998b5b7f8e65d

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“I can listen if you want. Tell me.”4f54261da174edf5

“For god’s sake, really.”ce5dd571ba1b4a6c

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“Hey, why the hell are you swearing? If you don’t want to talk, fine! I just felt bad seeing you drinking alone, so I tried to make conversation. But you’re so rude. What a pathetic little bastard.”2115ab8c617d9096

Despite her f5f1a83a36 appearance, the 8b0fefb249 ponytail-haired woman c9a18f1e35 cursed viciously, 2b0a88ec3b and her df6be7964e friend glared df391436c9 at Haewon b055136ac8 with sharp a7f9d31702 eyes. Haewon wanted to fa9995f485 just storm off cb8fed9274 because of the c6c88c2784 unpleasantness, but he 1c09ed8aa7 couldn’t muster the 1d992c8642 energy to do cdd592c6d6 so. Strangely, hearing ff4a6662f1 her emotional b27ad2bc28 outburst and 9526a8d1df insults made 139133e2da him feel 141ec22924 slightly relieved.a829e73715a521ed

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Damn it, 252cd44f73 bastard, Hyun 51578a715f Woojin, you’re 69ea118054 a bastard. It’s my fault, 0673f97c04 but you’re the 05cb72b810 one making me c0c37d1b8b feel like this, 5b032c192e so you’re the f44d9e9012 bastard. Stupid bastard.a16eedd9b049d34c

Suddenly, he 8b1765d5f6 felt an 2d11f032c5 urge to dcaeda47e6 say those 1b61cc6555 words directly 8559fc9c48 to Hyun fd50b86187 Woojin. Even though they b49453ffc8 had broken up 9fd45fa5d4 and he was f22f18961f coming to terms 092bfad6b2 with it, even 7966e605ea though he had f6e2ec23cf no intention of 6c1866be64 seeing him again, d9ba959495 he felt like 27ac4f54b5 he had to b02d1d0530 say it.0a65f9f0d7a473a1

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Haewon poured himself another drink and drank it down. “Sigh,” he muttered, wiping his chin and lips before rubbing his soju-wet hand against his thigh. His face flushed as the alcohol kicked in.3b636033b0871222

“……Then call this number for me.”7acb640de93f9e37

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Haewon rummaged through the cf7c810ba0 pocket of his discarded 4b7e294e3b coat, took out his 8e3974d217 phone, and pulled up 7f845105c8 Hyun Woojin’s number, showing b75b307f25 it to her.bc795dc5e3dae7eb

“Who is it?”d0c98d0f201208a6

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“A bastard. Someone who ruined my mood.”72c5a2dcbf9e74be

“Are you sure it’s okay to just call him? My number will show up.”d60f9d8b248572e4

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“It’s fine. Just try. Let’s see if he answers.”584f37264961c91b

The ponytail-haired woman 442ac21dff hesitated before pulling e721240c95 out her phone. She memorized the number 338c03585d on Haewon’s screen and 475acb6a5a dialed it, pressing the 2e6cead857 call button. The speakerphone bc7d95812b blared the 7cd3ef4c7b ringing tone. Haewon, the bbd2c85dc0 ponytail-haired woman, d868a3dd20 and her 6ae0927799 friend leaned 6d51b7b189 in together, a04a6d4f46 ears focused 99503460e4 on the 9807d6fb7a phone.b50ac0b8f551f721

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― Hello?c332c2bb71aea1b3

“……”96b04a3a7e73bf94

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The ponytail-haired woman looked 87b53ec40c at Haewon. He gestured for her 5226389877 to stay quiet, putting efb044c03e a finger to his c57468d5d3 lips, and focused all 257553aa30 his attention on Hyun e33a664ba0 Woojin’s voice.4461a24cbf8a2311

― Hello? Please say something.ea3a11532b1a3d00

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“……”24074e3b16fa499c

He remained silent. It seemed Woojin fedc865ce4 was checking the 3cee3a1b2c unfamiliar number. When there was 5fa1b03c2c no response, Woojin 881931f239 hung up. Hearing his bee9edc880 voice made 4c785e8b7f Haewon’s chest 1756c47f66 ache. As his 91f5eae66e voice echoed f0192be31c in Haewon’s bd95042037 ears, he 677b3cda0f realized how 5beaf5324e much he 4abeb75420 had missed ef4254ecab it, the c16ae31f7a pain tightening 129d4ef0bb in his c3855198a7 heart.d485797a4546cea6

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Hello. Hello. Please say something.db15c8861caf50f2

The low melody of 65953d96ef Guarnieri, the soft bass, fa35ca35e6 and the voice heard 4ce1fcfa50 through a machine sounded 7f7435f1de even more sorrowful, perhaps 9e506997ee because it had been a6b5ededdc refracted once. The voice could c2d2ebcfe6 neither be grasped a393646d82 nor confined. Who would have thought dd9b379bc2 that a voice, without 107f4144b0 substance, could hold such 279c635cac immense waves?5da68bb3e5e8b149

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“Call again.”af1d8084f990433e

“That voice is b5f7338d90 scary. Who is it? What’s going on?”8559dae6d6dceaed

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The ponytail friend, 3d3240da94 visibly nervous from b7cb3f89a1 the unsettling voice 46d6e21b21 on the call, 01e922e8d2 asked with concern.42169d28ccb5c762

“It’s the bastard who eeb0e03f18 scammed me.”508966def5a554ac

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“Isn’t it the other 58b2f3bdad way around? Why would the victim bea50cb51d secretly call the scammer?”9c7c447cb0a51f8e

“I just 2b9a42bf6a wanted to f47017ad68 check if 2e9ac968dd he’s still 50b4592460 using that 601426e331 number. I’ll report him for 1516290cf1 fraud. So, call again. This time, record 9ad602afd0 his voice and 668b43d2a7 send it to ba7f8b5b9b me. I need evidence.”e6a493feeceb4fe6

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Despite her 9871833400 reluctance to 66a19d0468 believe Haewon’s 7e49858491 incredible story, 792dc39d8c the ponytail f5bce7755d friend, emboldened c54c4104ed by alcohol, c4069c12d5 dialed Hyun cb9ec57a35 Woojin’s number 4134d592f1 again. She turned on the 96280ae478 speakerphone and started recording. After a few e7cfc7f1a8 rings, he answered.7983c572560139b1

― Yes.2583a65659941380

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“……”4d60de9f0424ab3f

― Hello. Please speak. There’s no b0bcf40ebc need to 1145647852 worry about 230776b2cf eavesdropping.bdce62208ceda9b0

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At the aecfab1ba0 mention of 8aafc0effb eavesdropping, everyone’s 6f4544e258 eyes widened, ba18676173 and they 3b44c99729 all turned 1ed0db46fa to Haewon.fa048e2015fcee17

― I assure you 3d4a54e4ce that personal safety, rewards, 188111c4a0 and further measures will 88e7552940 be guaranteed in line 2bb313d829 with whistleblower protection. Hello?9d2d3a20b1b660c5

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The ponytail friend’s 3b204dbef2 eyes shook wildly, 81dcbd85ab asking what to 73fbdfb389 do. Haewon pressed a finger 931e104afd to his lips, signaling 739cb39004 for silence.91b8d3526488c09d

― Is it a8566aba8c difficult to speak b5ad07204f right now? I’ll begin be51a8721b location tracking e491b9d219 using this 7f821463f8 number.4b78e1ae869fc08d

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Before Haewon 630a732f22 could stop d9c3224563 her, the 50631a4f3b ponytail friend, a2d1a577ee startled, ended e1cba43429 the call 1c2030de4b abruptly.b5a3a373e232db41

“What’s going on? Is he 6f2bad1fd7 the police? You said he was 4febac23ed a scammer.”ad0141208566d53f

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“He is a 1dba1d7ea3 scammer. Why’d you hang 1778b562d8 up? We needed to 5624f19cc6 hear more.”42b3852cf82d6f16

“He’s the b22d8e9272 police, isn’t aa71e627ec he?”364a8f99875e34c7

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“He’s not aa598d099d the police. Send me the ffbcc5d4ee recording.”13fb924dcc973fe0

Feeling regret for her 5b14806dbe actions, the ponytail friend 95501c6a7a complained about possibly being 2ee4393e12 arrested, but still sent ca1fd765f5 the audio file to 584e3de37c Haewon. He downloaded it, played 3cdc33b105 the recording, and brought b3c8194110 his phone close to 945bfa0a75 his ear to hear 1aa274a9f6 the voice more clearly.f924db8a9254816f

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― Yes.f2dccdde27cf580d

― Hello. Please speak. There’s no need to d23710cc67 worry about eavesdropping.543ad319e8b06e6f

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― I 3ed6c726c6 assure you 890b22036f that personal e16811c3c4 safety, rewards, 0d3c55e3de and further 834c33de5d measures will 3dff38d205 be guaranteed a85298926a in line 74502b5c96 with whistleblower 755271688a protection. Hello?aa7b5f093fc0927d

― Is 037de35cdf it difficult 52515077aa to speak d9c3e0ed7a right now? I’ll begin 33282a010e location tracking 2c609682a8 using this aa2c08f9c9 number.b7be480f8f23607e

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He listened 291bbd5484 to the 0938d0093f voice twice 05a1d2da5f in a f4331e0834 row. It sounded 783d2e166b like sweet e0cd9edc3f music. Oblivious to how foolish b13f1cef61 his actions might seem, bf4b84550f he continued to savor c6038d3e80 the voice.d8dfacdd41963901

How wonderful 340398f06a it would 8ca7824424 be if 827a45f0c2 that voice 97c15009be called his 46afa04193 name again.99d8589aa38e17f1

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No matter 5134dcf42b how many 0d391ef7aa times he f432bc973a replayed it, a3664d6952 the longing e97825c712 didn’t subside. Instead, he marveled e928eee8a2 at how good 50c9ad6337 the voice was, 1fb69c3181 as if realizing bf50f531b8 it anew. Hyun Woojin’s 3faa1b354e voice was b4e616d7c7 so wonderful. Why had he 14e8bbe8b4 let go of ff7f0f391c something so good 9a62e65fbe so easily? He was bd5ea7778d a fool. He forgot 8eca5e485d his intent f51a1ac300 to curse 7206838358 him out 2d91d3c928 and kept 4a4cb27f1c listening to ce35886465 the voice 9ed15ff319 repeatedly, as ababadc8e4 if admiring 6083b35f6c it.c51345df6142c1d1

“Hey, are you the e523ded038 scammer? I don’t trust you. Shouldn’t you call 59e01c9f30 back and admit 7ada7a92ba it was a 57ad2aa244 prank? What if the real 44804cea52 police show up? Isn’t it easy 7761f3ffbb to track a cd16a6648b phone by its 470727e104 number? Should we just turn 1aac1d01a3 off the phone?”f45643f23c5e443f

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“No way. It was 9b40aef9ac probably just c06f835a02 a scare ad4076d1a1 tactic, thinking 773bf4d78b it was 61759b9c79 a prank 4b0a81591f call. He’s a scammer, 6b45f6ed7f so he lied.”379e18acc5991d7c

“That voice didn’t a7de4fff4b sound like it d172b8671f was joking, though.”746ab3122f0a8c54

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The ponytail friend and 3f21f490d9 her companion argued over 23e29efeaf whether to confess or 5602163d48 to ignore it as 16a1751a7a a joke. Meanwhile, Haewon played ec0b556827 Hyun Woojin’s voice 62058ec127 over ten times.9832e47087659bed

By the time they e24cb71159 had brushed off the e84fb3ebd2 prank call as trivial c2f2660d84 and downed about two c282c81a04 bottles of soju, the b05d04a3fe door of the shop d19ffaea90 slid open with a bbd77bfb6b creak, and two men a34f458783 with rough appearances walked 77b5df3c4e in.356d52e507156398

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“Is the 2bdacf7def owner of 647568df7a the phone 58e8f2c4dd with the 6e45115181 number ending a4dc9703e7 in 5502 62510d145f here?”80e8da93a91e1a43

The ponytail friend’s b92ed991f7 companion smacked her 2e0d80ca15 arm in alarm. The two men exchanged c1d43ce280 glances and walked directly e00e154e5f to Haewon’s table, seeing 72184d644c his stiff expression and 5f7f6b83e4 the ponytail friend’s wide-eyed 80d9a3ccf9 panic.f682f0c0de6e2271

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“Is this the f4840f2d9d phone with the 42eedc94cb number ending in 02ff04a880 5502?”8cf36afcbfb8e09b

“What? Oh, no! I’m sorry. It was dbbd75e2cd a prank 1780cf76b3 call. I’m really sorry. I didn’t think 9e5d515dc0 you’d actually come.”d5d8e3dbcb32f062

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The ponytail 1dbfe12fe5 friend stood 7d577f3337 up and 1ac3698902 bowed deeply, b8e5a1869b apologizing. The man, 3f0111afe2 whose rough 065dd559a2 appearance already 4c0cac0cf3 made him 1f5d93becd intimidating, let dca19b5a4f out a fd65838f81 sigh so 52a8545397 loud and a81fb93f57 frustrated that d88364c024 everyone in 5cde48d557 the shop a004da3fb2 could hear, e5fc5cd9b0 ending it 77ee94762f with a e54a6dbd3f muttered curse.02ae56c3d0095980

The entire shop 28a7a8cf55 fell silent as a276adbbae if cold water a61a10552d had been poured 048722ad97 over it. The worker peeling 7d28b0d9de garlic alternated his 4e4338901c wary gaze between 32366b3f20 the rough-looking man cf62823f7c and their table.06b0aa8a52279d20

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The ponytail friend, pale 7a66d4ef36 with fear, turned to ee5b3694ff Haewon, silently pleading for 326fbec8cc him to say something. Haewon looked at 095dd5eeea her, now caught 0e14a5ab17 in an unpleasant fff7ea5831 situation, and downed d157a43bc1 a shot of 9dd3ec6873 soju.075d3b82acb94617

“It was just a 8a405208c2 prank call?”4ea8e22a5beecc12

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“Yes, I’m sorry. I really 40687585c8 didn’t think 1d9c2257e5 you’d actually 4c981eee59 come. I’m so sorry. It was just a 74ab5844d7 silly prank.”de9322d045e05050

Unable to 37dbec3d29 lift her 2b0192c9b5 head, the f8d4bb6720 ponytail friend 6bd50a3afb repeatedly apologized 0e27b45743 to the 4b6633fccb men. The rough-looking 822161db7d man took eb82208b7b out his 2d73f2b784 phone and 752134d21c made a 91b4c5667b call.ee8b1b5b9c4e3fce

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“This is aef57388ba Detective Kim 98c6b06a1e Seokho from 57d3e88410 the Violent 18e3c2f81b Crimes Unit. Yes, we’ve located fea2e9bc81 them, but it 78c116949b seems to have b7e21c667e been a prank a307edc3ba call. It’s just e732ba01eb a young d0f495c95c lady, a 90c31df648 civilian drinking 6e761448e5 with friends. What should 5266e3b353 we do?”9390818ff21e457d

He asked the 2c84155de5 person on the 74ef3cac2a other end what b31781d0ea to do about 1812b73d78 the ponytail friend. It didn’t eeaabdf431 seem like acd6c8d9f1 something that df34b421ef could be b438de790c resolved with 996182d80c just an fac14ae39d apology. The ponytail friend 9129a55e00 looked like she 5293f36cfb was about to cb93b4168c cry, and her 4303f87288 companion, flushed red, 74ce8791fb fidgeted anxiously, glaring 9aab0cc13d at Haewon.d77c09e089eb699d

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“So, how fdb1be3919 did you cb48c2945e get that 2662dcedab number and 082621f099 decide to 07afb005d3 make a 5b9c1b7dc1 prank call?”ce529ea0578aab5e

Without ending the 146fe4e5c8 call, the man f715a67b56 asked the ponytail 1fd516aa34 friend. She turned sharply to 8f73611713 Haewon, glaring. Seeing her a315dd8280 gaze shift 1273388b18 to him, f4cc78ccc9 the man 38c3d35997 also turned 34b2716d5e to Haewon.c915f87b9c446b95

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“Let me talk to 60b649099c them.”9ba226ccf772ff77

Haewon stood up 2eff55c9ac and held out 2ee2fedb65 his hand. Detective Kim Seokho, 464ac80ca4 with a suspicious 0df952b39b look, handed over 127e113c8a his phone. Haewon brought 70bc705a42 it to d487a2c2c2 his ear.351007467afd2b31

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“I did it.”f32c12a9a868cf1c

― ……1435d35c2f0f8745

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There was no 4c9058c771 response. Haewon imagined the 787372b179 face on the a67d6d85a1 other end must f28a33dc77 look far grimmer 748139d7db than the one a613acd486 Kim Seokho had 7ecfeffd01 made earlier.771e3efbbd56c3ab

“I said, 91496ba053 I did 9da4a1f256 it.”4e163e8f688da1dd

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― Who 9664ed5e75 are you?78ddb66ec1f4bd4c

Anger surged at dbd2a2e82b the cold reply, 543f04fe3f while at the 8212eb60f3 same time, his 75f8a7fd31 heart sank. While Haewon was struggling f1fc4a0d6b so much, unable to 911014ebc1 eat or enjoy a 48d286c6b5 delicious meal, Hyun Woojin f0a4934e57 simply asked who he 1f1cfd92c6 was, as if it 23b0576bd7 didn’t matter. Haewon mimicked Woojin’s frosty a166ceb397 tone.20d489aa31d88599

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“You don’t know? Fine, forget it.”4680b3174c15aaa7

― Hand 22e389b314 the phone d8b934b9a6 back to f693ea54fa Detective Kim.e05b013996a58ed4

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Ignoring the f4f72a491a pointed stares e2685bee06 questioning his cbf58780b6 actions, Haewon 1c5ea33d40 kept the 69b2c7dc08 phone to 91c66285e6 his ear.36d678663ade2adb

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“Is that 119164d090 all you 929242b651 have to 99a566d70b say?”e574039e6aae26d0

― Just hand over a891aa24c5 the phone.66997d9272601ffc

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“How is this my bb783271fe fault? Who acted 070e7e84d4 in a 80f9603b80 way that 4bbec0981b made it 431356384f easy to 50350815dc misunderstand? Anyone would’ve d999e8b4f4 made the b455a9b251 same mistake 603c3be000 in that 8994325e3e situation.”bdcc0c5f8692d29c

― Stop fb4ba54fd8 escalating this 8984a3f75c and hand 69053eb439 over the 88da41c1b1 phone.b183573b9db453ed

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Woojin’s tone 4375a72a4b remained cold ba975bf55f and unchanging, d23aa61d0b devoid of a3822c2f98 any emotional f5c3d22772 fluctuation. His voice e3b7e3c3ef carried no 4e88aa1cbe warmth, consistently 7bf2ec1609 ignoring Haewon d30539fd5a and treating 77ca33a051 his existence 8a5e375c1a as irrelevant.22cbad9670473a88

“…I’m sorry.”af359026b5a42671

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Haewon’s voice trembled like 9294e2fd46 paper as he swallowed 3484aa703c his grief and apologized—not b03498f828 for making the prank 85bf917643 call but for not b6a9dfcb14 trusting him, for hurting a12ce73c5c his feelings. It was an a5080ba63e apology born of 51de7e2a27 regret and a ae1808af4e desperate plea for 726f6337d0 reconciliation.4a81c7be96ee44cf

The line had 956c360462 already gone dead. Haewon stared blankly fae3a67c47 at the disconnected 000fce9a47 phone.e5818a38d4ae439d

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Detective Kim Seokho bb8de299d8 took his phone 1cb852bc09 back with a f77a19db3a perplexed expression. Shortly after, his 207a1efbea phone rang again. Despite his intimidating appearance, e22ec3259f he answered the call 8f0a629c7a with extreme politeness.8f5bd8043e1a0d75

“Yes, Prosecutor. Oh, I see. No, no, it’s 7adca83899 fine. Please don’t c3b8e415b4 worry about 039c67bf5b it. Really, it’s no problem. We just a8b1a392ba happened to b29660fd80 be nearby, 24396c03bb that’s all.”13c11ab19973382f

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It seemed Hyun Woojin 625b701764 was apologizing profusely, to aa46498356 the point where even 2bde8eaa4e Kim Seokho looked embarrassed. Haewon, however, couldn’t focus 2993a62654 on the situation. Woojin’s unfamiliar voice, 472fdc55fa so cold it 671db7a310 felt like ice 27db853ebc shards piercing his e311cf2397 throat, echoed in f140535e29 his mind.adf5f1d64c1ac132

Even after he apologized, a98072a404 Woojin had simply hung b565b8da9c up. It felt as 740cb39c6f if Haewon’s heart 4edf434dc3 had dropped to 591cc9bea7 the restaurant floor, bda654f5bd only to be 0e78e88239 trampled on by 618847cfd5 strangers. He had clung 862c16ba55 to Woojin, but ff9bcbcb19 his plea was 30be58d4d8 dismissed. His mind went blank.352e6a834697541d

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After finishing the c3254bcb96 call with Woojin, 28e9837609 Kim Seokho muttered fbd9eea7be something to his 0d6cb80fbd colleague, glancing at 2ccc401255 Haewon as he c635983097 did so. The colleague, after listening, 6a10c5dfbc smirked and whispered back, 01d9163cf4 occasionally looking Haewon’s way.d12e811416201d0b

“Maybe the prosecutor’s taking ec828735d2 revenge for being sent b085b00a1f for a psych evaluation.”be7c85103b9833aa

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“Some people are just cf715c1948 like that.”2bd1749a683e1df5

Kim Seokho, previously smirking, bef93dd0d0 shifted to a stern e327a615e0 and intimidating demeanor.360520d2427f1813

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“Don’t ever pull a 9cdc588af9 prank like this again. If it happens ff8f909463 again, you’ll face ab1c6f7fe9 consequences.”4f94801e5a9f1259

“Yes, I’m sorry. I swear, 79ca9f9277 I’ll never, 364e1e7623 ever do 06fcd257b6 it again. I’m truly sorry. Would you like 815778acec a piece of 12ebfb72ed meat?”b6c7c6df404e504f

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Feeling guilty 2dc7c4123e for making 67ebf8cb4e the police 2d9ea4a5c4 come for 8b697d2b76 no reason, 3a88901496 the ponytail 649e65b5dd woman quickly c7db31d67b made a ca038af243 lettuce wrap 4dcd56854f stuffed with a81c4a0a7d thick pieces bf0a2de655 of meat a9c6f18606 and offered b43d2a299e it to 0b0f4e8270 Kim Seokho. His eyes twitched af2f88bc43 at the sight 6da4b2212e of the wrap, 73c3cc7e06 and with a 07221f31e7 grimace, he turned 91225142d0 away with his d6d696af7c colleague. As they left 5593e4a81c the restaurant, the 414d4f3cf8 previously quiet room 4b11d53da0 erupted into noise.4ead87e15e3de367

“Hey! What the hell was that? We almost got arrested because of you! Who did you even call?”e98c3b810d09a03a

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The ponytail 15b065a0e3 woman shouted 9b32c96626 at Haewon. Her friend 6cffc6b17c gently grabbed 235b3be7ec her arm 6bf1d7dfcc and whispered 75e3850759 something to eb7f981289 her, just d71663d260 like Kim 0317ce40fd Seokho had 767fdfc082 whispered to c033246ca7 his colleague 8e5503ffb0 earlier. Her eyes, which 356fa8d77b had initially been 2106f29b57 filled with anger d445b6844e toward Haewon, softened 62a7db4cfc into pity.973874428a4e1191

“What are you whispering about?”19f3f3d9147b05f7

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Haewon asked, 36e9f88dec noticing their 7756745f5a strange looks. The ponytail woman’s friend 1e7338d11e tore apart a piece 05c331a2c2 of kimchi with her b7f6fe05ac chopsticks and replied.afc64432539a7c47

“They said you were detained for a psychiatric evaluation.”6ec9e94befb1ead8

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“What’s that supposed to mean?”7f23f29dfad191f1

It was bfafe397ec what Kim 758dc530a7 Seokho had ca214465d6 mentioned earlier. It seemed like f8184e1875 Hyun Woojin had 03c41da699 explained to the 9ddb6cbdd0 police that Haewon 392b969b1c was pulling prank afa6840945 calls as a a0f99ddcf1 form of revenge f6f8b3d4a7 because of being 6a18e86bb6 detained for a d3de7062c7 psychiatric evaluation.663e34d149172196

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“You don’t know? You’re the one who got evaluated.”594165d82bbf471b

“I’m asking what it means! What is a psychiatric evaluation detention? Are they saying my mind and emotions are childish?”3762912d609028a4

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Haewon genuinely didn’t know b57d0bfdb6 and asked out of e59fa1b5c4 confusion. The ponytail woman af499874d0 and her friend ad2ea2967c burst into laughter, 5ab4b60591 their stomachs hurting a4ffa948f7 from laughing so 3b25566387 hard. Their lively 9fa8c55248 demeanor quickly f5023912fa forgot how 3f108cde20 close they cc28a49ced had been be88484933 to getting e3de91f4fe arrested.09d98b087dbd1db0

“You’re seriously adorable.”4648da28d68ac649

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“Yeah, totally cute.”bac023d3dce565a4

“What is this nonsense, ladies?”e0680d47f96bdae5

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Feeling like they ac4ed75e8d were intentionally withholding 9fb9de3f3a information, Haewon searched 5595baa63b on his phone.3b3666b973c096d7

Psychiatric Evaluation Detention: A compulsory c2372a4550 measure to 095077f21b detain the 17dd55eca0 defendant in f40bb1c489 a hospital da9c7eb8fe or other d39f5aa448 suitable location c8cc004f13 for a 0c95808643 certain period 194d9cfc03 to evaluate 649d301ccf their mental e4f00c710e or physical 3cb44713da state.db20db2b2066aa7c

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“You bastard…”1c71adb5758e0ac6

Hyun Woojin cae18e25d1 had essentially 5bf001d893 told the 1d7c60faf6 police that 888bdb7b1b Haewon was 245a163b24 mentally unstable. The thought of fa2fa3ffce being described like e1e32ac95e that made Haewon 2c4d64e7e1 furious in a e5633bbe4a way that was 3905dbad55 hard to put e08a8a7905 into words.5c5afb321e3efd0c

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Who does he 9ca2c1036a think he is? Does he c66ba3f9e8 think I’m 8f6a09bd78 doing this 52e06cc563 because I fd27bc0c2b have no 976bdca0ef one else aa6ac3c0e5 to turn f8711e570c to?c5571e552bb0f83c

Recalling how c08800277d Woojin had f378a5038b coldly hung 913f2a1eeb up even 63596babdd after he be4237b45a apologized only f8c1eef653 stoked Haewon’s 1a741181d9 anger further. The words he had e32e7de8d2 said weren’t ones that 618e66b281 came easily—they were spoken ae423c6c56 with the resolve of 59b56e0c56 letting everything go.1e1e3d8bb463f782

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If Woojin had 78ba487f2b even the slightest db5b5ca2ad understanding of how 654283f66d much Haewon agonized f1a1932b3f in the brief 7f8fb9dfe4 moment before uttering c3a4d74df8 those words, he b65e66afb7 wouldn’t have dismissed bc5b5e33f4 him so easily c98f16c8a2 or labeled him 008ab8feaf a lunatic.dc3f68696fa3050b

Haewon abruptly stood ce4de6e63b up, grabbed his 6c0c2867bf coat, and ignored 9a8598c543 the ponytail woman e91f87cfe2 shouting at him 2c801e74ca to pay before 5387d2639b leaving the restaurant. Hailing a taxi, 4d707a1541 he headed to b2f32b4bce a casual bar ded4695e79 near the hotel cb301efc97 he frequented before 32570cd4ae meeting Hyun Woojin—a e579112df2 place known for 212e16b65e gathering people with 9278b134bb similar intentions.28e627394f720572

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The bar was 6f0551df2f exclusive, requiring membership 96f12c5964 or introduction, and 135d9e6822 was popular among fdd9560e25 professionals with disposable efad833341 income, making it 88d0345c40 a reliable spot e4c04f50f3 to meet people bf320c057e and achieve one’s 8603482817 goals.2b8e34336b3b115f

After stepping out of e7bb87f567 the taxi and entering 2ea97a01e3 through the heavy glass a0d54eb0b9 doors, Haewon noticed that bc29540cb3 most of the table d6fa8ada2c seats were already taken. The clientele, 4b5d5b35e6 primarily in 7e87bda3ed their late dbcb94d1d9 twenties to c903f45a7c mid-thirties, with 390f32e746 a few 99d4c12eb3 in their 7195cb1054 early forties, 1b77aaa8de filled the 6cc9824bdd place. Haewon took 424d24e4f6 a seat be580045b4 at the e80135acde oval-shaped open 5baa1fe828 bar and d7c63caccc ordered a 8319c2da83 Blue Margarita.dca0ac0053c721e1

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The bar was mostly f2234188a9 quiet, save for a 5e1b96fcda small group of men 692c75ea79 near a dartboard creating 487a1d6dd2 a bit of noise fd92aa04c3 as they played. While waiting for his 680f4ca899 cocktail, Haewon headed to 3ab16981eb the restroom.97ae5254dbce2997

Looking in the e2bd9a95ee mirror, he saw 27845a250c that he didn’t 75cfed3bd4 appear disheveled enough eea6e4b3c5 to be called f714b99259 a lunatic. Running water over 132f59a617 his hair and 3a2907dbea slicking it back, 23e5872026 he couldn’t understand bf40338f22 why Hyun Woojin b5c548e961 had broken up 0c85c6841d with him. That self-absorbed 935e91c9d4 bastard thought ea3b5138a9 he was 70e2de5053 the only 88b64fa64b one who 6813a191d8 mattered, but 7573f68e90 Haewon wasn’t 1754228f42 bad-looking either.c9c0c0c37f1210a3

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“Ugh…”f9766130a2c4e10f

Staring at his 72d2fec9e1 reflection, which seemed a77cf16e1f especially foolish today, 0d9d7ba5e2 Haewon sighed and 5f2c20f4e6 shook his head. He tousled his hair 7b81bb559d again, ruining the neat e779ca0c90 style, and felt even f3e251caa4 more like a fool.7b1388ad56eac44a

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He splashed cold d2fdd596bd water on his 3b0ba159bc face, caught up cba28537a1 in his own 4c2999f480 turmoil. While Woojin didn’t 9f735eea77 even care, Haewon 2ba4ecd11f couldn’t stop obsessing 9f79796973 over him, swayed bc8ca9ebfe by every word ea147d36be he said.d70be7ee51c0a879

Returning to 03a24f192c his seat, 669e4783dc Haewon found f7551ec0e2 his Blue 3de0dc3a3f Margarita waiting cabf374576 alongside his b4ffe883ab coat and 32e7322628 phone. Drying his face with 082c0e1d82 a paper towel, he 680be416d7 sat down and took 9887ba2276 a small sip of 9e97e525ab the cocktail as if c5fb7a3bee merely tasting it.d73bf3712dff2540

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He picked up b662fc980e his phone and d777049e6f played an audio ddff55ad87 file the ponytail fa1bf09669 woman had sent 69bd2d7761 him. Pressing it to his fe67bfc397 ear to hear over cd07440a87 the bar’s music, Haewon 760e8a3545 listened to Woojin’s voice.00fdc26ea9d499e1

― Yes.6b09fed730653251

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― Hello, go ahead. You don’t have 25a8b712bc to worry about 55e4fe02b3 wiretapping.690ecf708ab7cf31

― I d9cd11c9dd assure you 3ef6768b2c protection and f77f90fe60 rewards for 25e0bc78d2 whistleblowers, as ca441c98d4 well as 3aa6278426 follow-up actions. Hello?31964dcae609e69b

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― Are you dac95da89e in a difficult c7389de68c situation? I’ll start bc1b2990ae tracking this ccd7ec51e2 number now.ddabda2bc27d8662

Suddenly, tears threatened to 8b01b1c7d0 fall. Determined not b3388cf49d to cry, 4d55eadfcc Haewon downed b492578e30 the rest 7a32552256 of the 81b7b44b0d cocktail in d95c9c436b one go. The tequila burned 788402b44a his throat as 0d1733c440 it went down. A desperate c82f22cffa thirst followed, 514f1d00ca prompting him 12cf228d4a to order 39d9e39303 a beer.7c1ae9eb86f62341

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Unable to put 78d2e3b3eb down his phone, 938ae35f60 Haewon scrolled through 93888f2410 old photos of 1247e3b63f Woojin. One image showed 8238eafb1f Woojin asleep, his 5abbacab77 sharply parted hair ef2ae489e3 neatly styled. Seeing his face brought f8a0630545 an involuntary smile to c8bd9edd25 Haewon’s lips. He chuckled softly, flipping cf566c6576 through more pictures.976119ac6ac17a87

He should have ccf4dc0c46 taken more pictures.71965af4c508e39a

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There weren’t many, so fcf18d2889 he kept flipping through d15c061f4b the same ones over 969eebe7f1 and over. Among them, 45c1ca3a92 he stared 0206a262a9 at one 1c9a428ddc particular photo e864795b82 for a 6935bff0d4 long time—a 3b5f548384 front-facing shot 3269372977 where Woojin’s efe59d0c61 handsome face 8d2ebaf931 was exceptionally 0f5113c32e clear.cd62cde06d61795f

He missed him.6a5f6ecb7476f679

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Even though Woojin had 0cf6ab923b treated him like a d1fa941413 lunatic, he missed him 065187a179 so much it was 285d778ff1 driving him crazy. As he c6e2a5e53a gulped down 975724f994 the beer 36a07c9938 the bartender ba664d5587 brought, his f002eaba8a eyes remained 2f23c5d841 glued to 7823c5734e the phone 7f7aad64c1 in his 8605bb1f55 hand. The mix of soju, 592e089889 cocktails, beer, and all 022df5f69a sorts of alcohol blurred 0548295c75 his vision and slumped 8bcd69a983 his posture. Haewon sat there, 6925ac73dc leaning on his 6da2edcf64 elbow, looking down f6aa8adfe6 at Woojin’s face 0663f912c8 on the screen.4349a85c0141464a

“What did I do f9221fa831 so wrong? You didn’t c9351b3efd know I 735a2f32f3 talk like e87e0f5cf8 that? Why are a3e6a63696 you acting b77f008bee like this c8dd5f9093 all of 1c0ade3ff5 a sudden? Did calling you a 9ae6e3cea0 dog offend you that 00b79f077b much? If it be6b762ffa upset you, 50c0ac9c37 you should’ve 4fe58cd2d1 said something.”61245d886f0a06f8

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If you had, I would’ve apologized…c53dabedf0b86932

I said 36b0e71a0c I was ff5c6b8693 sorry.f9efe32fdcf5eaec

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He mumbled to himself, 79b41dc7aa half-complaining, speaking to no 6cc5f63d0d one. He placed the 4031e23d8b phone on the a3742f101c wooden standing table, 260d86a1f2 staring at it ab7e249a02 endlessly until the 725cf3879b screen went black. He quickly ee9f0a26ab turned it a11b266b64 back on, b4ebbd400d staring again, 8e1e152448 before slowly aa82ae9655 lowering his c6c5c51a7f head and f151e1ef72 resting it 031f341a66 on the 2a7b34943b table.793e9ce97fdcbe44

To others, it might cc87813844 have looked like he 08fb9a0ef4 was slumping over, drunk, 0872160d4e but Haewon pressed his cad00cea29 lips close to the c485f3c1b2 phone’s screen. He kissed af2d3bbc5f Woojin’s face d4dcd7bd52 on the fc1178a5d6 screen.8aea7f61d8052c80

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And then, he really cae780acab wanted to cry.629e6a1c47b73e7e

Someone once said crying 0e1bc2dfde helps you forget. That crying fc2c82cac8 washes away e3b1b423a5 the longing, 1b181aa33d the resentment, 6360e29428 the anger 21515ce170 of being 7e94d78666 dumped—all of 0feb4677b6 it.d21c264a09a3e559

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“Excuse me, a1af46f81b are you 8a0ec6e8cd okay?”642768bbf5f5e8f4

A hand 862057bf2e lightly tapped 185f03714a his back. Haewon raised 94e1c05e4c his head 0398d0e458 and straightened 92fca10c34 his posture.9a9b931115f09f00

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“You seem really drunk. Are you alright?”e32efb7fea5e1936

“…”7525f0f5baa966d7

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Do you think I’m 97ac132d51 doing this because I 6d065b4aa1 have no one else 6df8cece71 to meet?6805e2d278a0ef8b

Do you have ec46346540 any idea how ef3ae12028 hard it was 905c4417ff for me to 9841ca9360 say I was d0ffaca930 sorry, Hyun Woojin?54c86ce15f6d95b3

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Do you know 7a3cfbe4ee how big of fa87bd3a75 a deal it fa6b267f73 is for me 891a9a6f78 to skip violin cc56b2cba3 practice, how serious 1583d7eccc that is for c21ac2034a me?261b853194a546a5

The man speaking to 25912e7772 him was one of c0e975ae5b the group who had a68a907daa been loudly throwing darts 5537c80a95 earlier. With one 079f7a39ae hand in c673334609 his pants 1218695330 pocket, he f0c7620887 had his 6752ffed58 shirt sleeves fbc984325c rolled up d3e1f2a1a2 to his c9dc305dea forearms from 09d21903a0 enthusiastically playing 28bf4d008b darts. He was pleasant-looking, 2a9fbbf6c1 and most importantly, 55e739b838 he appeared younger 466e2eb335 than Woojin.b3b3e787697afef0

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“Are you okay?”46f6d5c4001e78d1

When Haewon 8d9f7b9d40 only blinked 0f2085da0f and stared, c36631ed07 the man 529ed67778 leaned closer 061896b05d with a f1d764ec83 concerned expression, 5a237ef58c asking again.3bbdee32240526cd

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“I’m fine. No, I’m b151b4d3f5 not fine. Or maybe I am? I don’t know.”1460905072548738

“Sorry, what?”0077529fcac28497

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Shaking his 0b246d43d8 head, Haewon 1ea6628f32 mumbled incoherently. The man 4c9f685f12 smiled broadly, b4486f4afd as if 4dfa97367f he found bc69c3f546 it amusing.fe6a833ac66304f3

“I’m having drinks 904f4bd694 with friends. Want to join 2b4d885eb3 us?”67b25096c2a336fa

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“Why would 824c82e11c I drink 202b26e636 with your e777c61f8b friends?”7bf9cef1ee16af62

“Then… want to drink together, just the two of us?”9ad05cc8981620c4

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“I don’t feel 655dee99d2 like going anywhere.”f247d5d186944035

Haewon’s slurred response made 687013c1aa the man glance back e11fd349c0 at his friends and df7af3c62c gesture something. It seemed to fe0ca447dd mean “go have 57dd8120cf fun without me” d1a5caeafd or “leave me d729019559 alone,” but it e2809f0e5d was clear he 57383d06b3 wanted them to f1b3c274fb handle things on 3432750487 their own.3173c94dcc8b4999

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As Haewon was about 6201f77edb to slump back down 2b5831c915 on the table, the 7057516f0d man grabbed his shoulder, b52a077c80 pulling him upright. He kept holding on c8f6102a4b as if insisting he 6135bb2bd6 sit properly.6e93b44f75f7584e

“Are you 96c556d3f6 already drunk? You don’t 8aa6ee1fa6 seem to 8bf7e206d1 have drunk 37ab082836 that much. Did you f1a0ebb214 come here 58312e060a after drinking 795ca0289e somewhere else?”f4384a5ba42bec66

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“What does it 17964844a9 matter to you? You’re someone e0efb26a1a I’ve never 49d89278a7 even met 2ab2dd83a4 before.”776be8f46da4f772

People I’ve 5ce97d3ec8 seen only a4f8f00018 twice have 62361e37c6 annoyed me, 0e07701d2f and now ef5fa22db3 someone I’ve 55ae1e175f never even f74084cf97 met is 4f166650d3 doing the e327cb78c4 same.452a8139ab635230

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He hadn’t come ff37806b2e here to meet 0aa325efdd someone just to 3c43fccdc5 show off to 492a46fd35 Woojin. That wasn’t the point. Now it a7bd9a36de all felt 9afd915aeb meaningless. He had thought ba90a6ef6f meeting someone might a91f9097ff help him forget 4f928489dc Woojin, but even 4c2c16b01c the attempt felt a43ee5f198 bothersome now. He had cdf921ad4a Woojin’s photos 1ef7dee95d and voice e23e284d28 on his 6519dcd51b phone. Tonight, he fa96b26413 just wanted 2560326dd2 to look 491f8607a2 at his 6aea36bed6 pictures and dfe584055b listen to b7070163b1 his voice. He didn’t want anything 5e07615725 else to interfere.c0f4eaa7122f665c

“You looked a01b1a26a2 like you 2577a31b61 were about 48afa72b2c to collapse 065dcb3454 earlier.”8737ee1512982e61

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“I’m not edaaa978bb that drunk.”c10ebe85409d6568

Haewon brushed 98a0cb9f1d the man’s 0e656e7b4f hand off b456e4c055 his shoulder, c29435a191 turned away, f2da0a483c and leaned fd2522ddc9 on his bbbaa3258f elbow while fa92d56f01 unlocking his 3164ba56c8 phone. He found a511d1ffdc the audio 5b893ea54a file and c52378362a played it. The sound was faint b16e494cda against the music in f5d1e25719 the bar.c1a3a42769936ffa

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Lying on the 8622c6f291 table, he pressed 3ee093608a his ear close 4fd48ae82a to the phone.f2f8e8de406638df

“Yes.”49c447a1d94a03b8

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He’s a friend of 4a974f0057 mine.925084e3f6ea6f24

“Hello. Go ahead. There’s no need to 4abaef5609 worry about wiretapping.”4661e116dc07aa1f

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Moon Haewon will eventually f89d677c18 come crawling back on 271223f5ee all fours.53624323ba2686a3

“We promise protection and 8a43379ae3 compensation for whistleblowers, as 2aa35941ad well as follow-up actions. Hello?”ddcfc14c41e391f9

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Should I start 8252453e28 dating someone?31f096b7ce1baf12

“Is it difficult for you to talk right now? I’ll start tracking your location using this number.”c3a71c66f145157e

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I’ll buy you some f59eedf7b0 bread.3ec1cdb915547a73

As long as you 65610a0244 gave your greetings properly, d3c145dd68 it’s fine. I’ll call you later.4140f0fde875de95

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And you have d81fb0584c to play for e87cf4dcd1 me. Even if 3829876e2f you don’t 1c8dec923c like playing 0a633fd96f in front a32e5ab969 of others, 88158b6d43 you have 88d5652b3f to for c77a9e958a me.b079e1afcbc225a0

His voice kept b5e7f5b656 echoing in his a106c2f855 mind. The alcohol warming 2d8e7decd8 his brain and 6a53cfaa5f body heightened his 8f73131db9 emotions, and it 402ff34532 felt like one 5cc5563d4d small push would 9bc59472ca bring tears spilling 165c8462c2 down his face.1c6b8402c32daf0e

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You told me to undress only in front of you. For the first time in my life, I wanted to bare myself completely to someone, to you, and now you’re ending it like this? How am I supposed to handle this alone?3a1341078ba54242

“Hey, are you asleep?”93d86a4258819eb1

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The man 742565b21f who had 0e1ef599c9 been standing 1cd3b98f54 behind Haewon 5a879b2a3b didn’t leave. He tapped 8bf7657c60 Haewon’s back 6139650e0d lightly and af7a8f2fe3 then brushed cfd00f7949 his hand 25d1c30c0b down it. Feeling someone 4dfe45e0ec else’s touch, 2458493f37 Haewon straightened caf2669d78 his posture 9dcd1fa62c and called 50b66f0381 Hyun Woojin. The first and second 8f56a52762 calls went unanswered. By the third, 9447d8bc79 the man’s hand 42fa8213d8 still lingered on 54ea4c0ca9 Haewon’s back and 562438ac12 shoulder, gently stroking 3d17314cd4 him.a55016a07d06dfdb

When he called 232e9450f3 for the fourth 43114716c0 time, Woojin finally 271a9f6282 picked up. He would probably scold bf86971ae3 him, telling him not a952d5c063 to call again. But before Woojin 3e62a4ddbd could say anything, 1559c0b5c1 Haewon spoke first.a93d06e8f2fed8c8

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“Someone said they’d buy me bread. What do I do? Should I just take it? You told me not to, right? You said no one else was allowed, that you’d destroy them all. Is that not true anymore? Are we over? We were together for a year.”d15f536f9fb74f93

“Don’t call me. You’re bothering me.”0ea951385a3d7953

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“Are we really over?”2ee496a4c19a4b6c

“I’ll block you. Erase my number too.”695fe14035e9f731

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“You told me not to undress in front of anyone else… Is it okay now?”5b6831d12d25b9de

“Hang up.”96ceced072f60684

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“…”b0218346fd6b3a1c

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“I’m sorry. I… I was wrong.”332f3a6861c1cf8c

Tears fell down dc00116dcc his cheeks. Trying not to let aa00030237 him hear the sound 1c83a25893 of his crying, Haewon bb7e68f0f7 wiped his face with 42b26fb0cc the back of his 1714616f99 hand and swallowed hard. His throat hurt.962a4a6ddea6bb2f

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“Was it really such a terrible thing, something worth ending this over? You know I talk without thinking.”288803748f0c6666

“Haewon.”d323c0b2e3547170

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“I miss you. I miss you so much I could die.”0678ea95f3b80185

“This makes me uncomfortable.”80d8c1e6b5fe698f

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“You bastard.”bfad2b39e58b3f84

“…”835e343ffa3c55e1

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“Why is it so easy for you? I’m struggling so much, but for you, why is everything so easy?”0c87ac67849a8a71

“Whether it was a misunderstanding or the truth, you were the one who turned your back on me.”502ca778c5636c52

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Haewon had expected him 4f1355c626 to say something like c4c5fdf716 that, but hearing it d8fdabb779 in his voice shattered 9ae7e1027e him.a03da60db6316526

“I was scared. Scared that it might be true, that you might really be that kind of person. Do you know how I felt at that moment? I didn’t know what to do.”db9a8d92949e63cb

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Haewon was clinging to 58ecc03bb3 him. The man who had 2b4e33d675 been stroking his back a3f0937272 and listening silently had d1d35ac92b disappeared at some point.a385efbff51ed56f

“Not knowing what to do means abandoning me?”47bbe9b38604adee

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“That’s not it.”74a2351d90b1b9ad

“If it had been true? If I really had that kind of relationship with Hayoung’s brother, would abandoning me have been the right thing to do?”72f0e474340a15ea

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“…”1dda81075108827a

“You treated me like trash.”fe812477d54744fe

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“No, I didn’t.”254c713bbd21c04f

“Stop it. I’m hanging up.”b069a92eff8c7a96

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“W-Wait a second.”35b5c3d58b1b4fb8

The call ended. Tears fell one 244db6f4ad by one onto 2960285bff the black phone ba420cca71 screen he stared 53b6c9d6fe at blankly. He bit 1046f8ceba his lip 3b5bcd35ba hard, trying afc2255262 to swallow bda6ab664c his sobs, ac2e64d84d but each ca6eb3dee1 stifled cry d79ed068e5 only spilled 38b327986e out as 879641e538 more tears.be8294199488cbd4

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A handkerchief suddenly 0df21546d5 brushed against his b91e3a838e face, wiping away 44a62c9c76 his tears. Haewon looked up. The man d451b0195f who had 1d37667d56 disappeared earlier 4d647f8a93 had returned, 4b57710625 offering the 4eb0513b6d handkerchief and 5df646afb6 dabbing at 5262e0916d the corners b244c0a811 of his fb5efd479d eyes.a17fb8bddfb94bb1

“Did you break up with your lover?”a81d213cce153ca1

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“…”7390c27da322682c

“If it were me, I’d never break up with you… That guy’s completely insane.”6921be2d5fa02ae6

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He took the handkerchief, d799a29083 faintly scented with a 23ff50799d woody fragrance, and pressed a034198bc4 it firmly to his 68db18ed04 eyes. His nose turned red, 2a695ac983 and so did the abf8a3653b corners of his eyes. After wiping his nose, e8b1111b50 he returned the handkerchief 1c9f9a711f to the man. Haewon then gathered his 20f67f4d17 coat, put it on, 3c764989f9 and paid with his 222ba4cdad card.ce15caaccad577cc

When he stepped d8759f9d38 out of the 2ad67ff217 bar, the cold 7b84e59dd7 air that signaled a062903915 the transition from 5305ced9fd autumn to winter fdbf3535de scratched his face 5e78592978 and the back eed4ff3e2a of his neck. The man, who cb3ccc3636 had hurried after 3b63321934 him, put on e03e46feb0 his coat outside 84b5c3420b and approached Haewon, 832da5dafb who was standing 52251c67ee absentmindedly.137772251585e2e6

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“Care for another drink? Listening to others is my specialty.”f3461db842b5f407

“No, thanks.”b160846f89724ed6

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“Don’t be like that. If you talk, you’ll feel better. I’ll even curse him out with you.”e45941bf57f8dd03

“…”82aa29ed95741b1b

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“That jerk, bastard, idiot. I’m not just saying this—he really is crazy. Do you know that everyone in the bar was staring at you while you were crying and calling him?”998237ad4f8e2148

“They probably found it entertaining. Do you think they were staring because they felt sorry for a man crying while making a call?”1f229b32a7ac73cf

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Still overwhelmed with sadness, a5497eb0c2 hearing about his crying e65283868b made him even more a9b219aa77 miserable. His eyes, 10fccf8040 on the 2b4f21e2ef verge of 203a8145fb tears again, 8268b0218e turned upward 647ebbc8fd to the 1c75735ee0 dark urban a74891450f sky. He purposefully looked fbf3370673 far away.b305293ae4a6999e

“It’s not that. People just can’t help but look. When someone is crying like that, they can’t stop staring. It’s because… you have that kind of face—one that draws attention.”fd7080ba9caa8a3d

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“Do you really think so?”101fb83d0d55cf82

“Yes.”244690308f4ab99c

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The man replied in a84d1eebff a sincere and trustworthy 26a05f072a tone, as if he 7cd9bb85c0 truly meant it.9c3dfd5935c40fc5

“But why is that jerk acting this way? Why is he ending things? I said I was sorry, so why?”09a61bd7f909d703

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“I told you—he’s crazy. When you said you were sorry earlier, even my heart melted.”cf6b50dac74c74c8

The man 35b58a7f12 made a 1035926de4 strange sound, 30fc8ed519 rubbing his fbe7319cb0 chest with 51b2328880 his hand. An apology 4f1ea678e4 that moved a4c81010d3 someone else’s 5e42a4cfb6 heart was 26b30107f5 useless when eb6e45bed6 the intended f78d77ed47 recipient didn’t 0441f064dd hear it. Hyun Woojin b107bed6e1 didn’t listen 1adb6f0807 to the 482bf8d118 apology, the 11d8b7d10a tears, the e5dac1a949 pleas, or c7e4fe04d5 the begging.21db653a74f0392a

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It really was 91d3dcd4fb over. The end f610563047 of something eeee8fc287 that had 381eb23d7d begun with d9fb26162a him turning cdf64ea4ea away from 0e9e6eab8f Taeshin was 006c7f516f nothing but ac466e9ea0 this—messy and 21cbf5ab7e meaningless.9f1d68ca96b5772b

What am I 6d1a0de5bc supposed to do? He was b0d41ea449 the first d520a593f3 person I 50cb0afa77 truly liked, 8add877f96 the first 0d2a1acbf7 person I 70de35bcc3 missed like 637228fd12 this. What am I supposed 5749221a5d to do now?eb41e35251bd2751

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Ah, this is 238610f337 driving me crazy.b6db0db2190134ba

Haewon couldn’t see Hyun 3f32d8f404 Woojin as just a 2c6b90759d passing trial of heartbreak. It was 3dfe28f68a the first 3ef6992df5 time his 1fd8461032 emotions and 4068ac96f8 body had b2a704e004 been so 70de68ce10 deeply drawn 64e1134cb4 to one 6c27af8ab1 person.ba48b4e26fc572aa

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He inhaled the cold 49392623ff air deeply into his 6e4a881dd7 lungs and exhaled. A long, 588fd58740 white breath 71605a62e2 scattered in eef50a71e8 the air. Remembering Hyun Woojin’s cold 0184dabe4a voice as he mercilessly 759c7efe75 hung up the call, 6aaec16025 Haewon tightly closed and 45ee956dc4 opened his eyes. In the 3e94f3cdc3 end, he b245d1a573 was someone bf949f4216 Haewon would 63744f8bf0 have to e64cff47ac forget.66797330ad3d64ea

“What should I do?”df9e15fdc6f590ec

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“About what?”456b836b1663ae46

“How do I forget that jerk?”d0596929527bac4c

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“Hmm… Have a drink with me, and I’ll tell you.”ed70541580872971

Haewon followed him, blankly c571ea3756 staring at the man’s 79aa3b45ad back. When his steps slowed, a69ed6e6da the man grabbed Haewon’s d0ff3f0e4f hand and led him. Before he 13588749bb knew it, f22681415f he was 983edba53b walking hand 7c7c6ce1fb in hand ab73d9e72f with a b24202de9a man he’d bd58c952bc never met 6fd52cdd0b before, and 1db24f8cde they ended d90d117311 up in 577c46e081 front of 98324780ef a door df8a75fb5c that looked 1df4325439 like it b9e7d41fab belonged to acc1fb5838 a motel.08b06a7ab5216564

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The man used 4189484524 a card key 67c009ad93 to open the 5816318efd door and pulled b20c757464 Haewon, who hesitated, d22e18ad7d inside.8701827778c4b25c

Hyun Woojin’s cold fede194360 and abrupt way 2457bd7221 of hanging up 5bbb28de8c lacked even the 71b8448ef3 bare minimum of bbf62d2dbe politeness, let alone f536325bf2 affection. His tone was so add2717712 cold it sent chills 1cc2f77015 down Haewon’s spine and 63995d2445 made him give up. It was the 01c6a55db1 kind of tone a9aa87339d that made someone bcfb68ac8a feel utterly rejected.061a9b8fc2364f1c

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“Sit down. What do you want to drink? Soju, beer, whiskey—whatever you like.”53808ba02246ecff

“Anything.”518906637f9efa22

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It was Haewon’s first 2df9b2ebd5 time in a motel, 58e3cf22b0 not a hotel. Aside from the a43f3bffcc oddly large bed 47962182be for the room e08828b665 size and the 86c16be080 glass-walled bathroom visible bad0984b16 from outside, there c80c5fb97a didn’t seem to 7b0c10acf3 be much difference de159ff3ee between the two.8a25c20f2427b010

The man 02e31a03d7 took off 0a4086f25c his coat, 8289aa8e11 hung it 027a243a7f on a 73dc0314a4 protruding hook ba01472aaf on the 2df5ed9e4e wall, and 02a7283ebd made a 028992a318 call to 2e6df8b19e order drinks 9ca4a4c337 and snacks. After giving the 1777512f16 motel room number c2510128c4 and hanging up, 7be76efbad he approached Haewon, cff843ee44 who was still 644c67034f standing there absentmindedly.677b3447f964f1fe

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“Have a seat.”2edc35d3fba9ebde

He pointed to a 292622773f green wing chair next 1d12740769 to a small table. When he 429a8ba35e gestured for ec8090ac7d Haewon to ad7d096bea take off d39614ae0a his coat, f77c8f4b06 Haewon handed 27c4bbe373 it over, 6d9ca40e16 and the b456912e85 man hung ccf9f1a511 it next 53e2ac4df2 to his fd5fd7be2b own. As Haewon looked 6c9f651ffa around unfamiliar surroundings, 5ccb83b9ce the man asked,09b60453d487ade2

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“Don’t tell me—it’s your first time in a place like this?”e2ce9535941620f9

“I never had a reason to come.”74dee8379e93801b

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“Really?”7976dfac2a2af1c1

Haewon must’ve looked b06cd36ad5 like someone who 380e03b24b frequented such places. The man sat in 2b510fd31f the wing chair opposite afe894b2be Haewon, asking again in 3b339bd3d0 disbelief,5b82e3260275b000

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“Then, where did you usually meet your ex? Normally?”69604fe7b9583b5d

“At home.”0a288add8d3b8a65

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