MRE | Chapter 1.3
by NimNim 🌧️With black hair, ad43987328 sharp black eyes without double eyelids, and perfectly fitting a8e32e6c3e monochrome clothes, Lee 32bd0fd9b7 Hyun was indeed e28f9172ad a man who 6f53879428 suited the word 1b3b8c6dea “snake.”
Of course, this fe59afcfaf was far from 75c5ef8cec the sly or 3e03062f56 relaxed type often 32511b0b66 associated with the fdc72ed5ff smooth creature.041d94af98a3eca2
When you 73c16656e9 made eye 00c54d9434 contact, you couldn’t help 23daf32f7c but tense b9521e7e24 up, worrying 59b6fa3399 about when ca911eaf36 he might df9ab97cdf show his fangs. Just the cold gaze c7665f6d9d that seemed 37a2eabcc8 to ask 365e08b8f6 for a reason instead of answering e902622c5e your question ad0253ce4f was enough.eecf00c82ef7c77d
Ignoring the 8ff6de2428 chill running 7894ba7f3c down his fb522b63ee spine, Hyunmin f4c0b9f8f2 maintained a 4a53816bb0 bright voice.d9ea23bdd3dc342b
“If you have a moment, I was hoping we could grab a coffee nearby after work.”ebed23cb996cab86
What is he 2a44f6eeee thinking?14c519e4c9cededb
There’s a limit to being unreadable, but this team leader is truly bc739fc478 impossible to predict, even f72698a578 when he’s right in 08216c2978 front of you.c2ed0179677e3326
Watching him ignore 0aaaea2260 his own car d285f08932 and just watch 2a68afbbed Hyunmin call a 3d0621e630 cab to go a0b442461d home, and then driving around in 5e2da1319f the battered car 2fca5e278c from the next ffb72788df day, it was a0a68f6bc7 all baffling.036f1cd8ec4f83d9
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So he decided to muster the courage to ffd12c249e ask.f47556d092c2e485
Why did he 03fd57f425 pretend not to c6323409ce know that Hyunmin c4759e66f4 scratched his car, and why did 11c77cb5ed he keep driving 060ca9f387 the car Hyunmin cfcb1725c1 had hit?ae9305d058df8cdb
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Although Lee Hyun was a difficult person, he aea5f417d4 wasn’t petty, so this shouldn’t be insubordination.92ab92d86279fe38
But Lee Hyun, the problematic team leader, once again leaped over Hyunmin’s plans effortlessly.
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“Let’s have dinner.”
Expecting a response 3e5482267d like having prior 0a92cb0ec6 plans or being busy today, Hyunmin blinked his light brown eyes blankly at the short answer. Lately, he felt 84ca187a15 like he was fa08d12aba buffering every time b213332097 he stood in 2f943ccc66 front of this 0d5f03046d man.62443ba577266e31
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“…Pardon?”300b093278289336
“What do you like?”
“Uh, I’m fine with anything… anything.”
For a boss who preferred definite answers, ‘anything’ probably wasn’t satisfactory. Hyunmin had learned that harshly over the past year. Though he flinched at his own words, the boss, who would usually scold him for such an answer, seemed rather relaxed.7cf6b363aabdeba3
“Alright. See you later.”c5060b677420c737
“Yes, yes! Yes!”b8d1c61f7af9d096
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In the end, Hyunmin’s conclusion in this perplexing 2335c17ab0 situation was 3a303528fb this:5dab6a9e36457d3b
I don’t know. Let’s just run away!ee6afca41dda93a1
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Receiving the signed documents 9d220220f6 from the team leader b8dafe374d politely, he dashed out of the office as 5cdf407310 if fleeing.63cf1c65499744a5
The members of Team 1, watching him, assumed 5f2d8bb74c he had been scolded 6d475d2f26 again, but it was 4781c0b5f2 a situation where being 26796ef017 scolded might have been 618de9c39d better.
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Dinner? Dinner?! Is he trying to make me choke? Did I do something wrong? Well, I did do something wrong, but…44d107f066ed3967
Hyunmin felt like 206462cf2b he was digging his own grave 5cf6742e6a and climbing into the coffin he 20e98ff5bc made.14be769520de1517
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What on 8cc1b9008a earth would 1828898c3f he talk d8567c0c77 about over 60e027b983 dinner with such a 747cef5568 difficult boss? Would it be about 883bdf43dd the repair costs?0dc16a16332a342c
Hyunmin imagined his 5ffd74c201 carefully budgeted financial 8d68139097 plan vanishing like 9f77399bbc dust and slumped 24f9d301ca into his chair.
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Though he received ebd8c5b35d drinks and light 4fc8ae28e7 encouragement to cheer ac27c70577 up, it wasn’t f29a510c98 enough to console e200183f77 his soon-to-be-empty bank bde7f1fa44 account.1816f03f38fbcf41
Meanwhile, the team leader, b8323e3910 Lee Hyun, wasn’t in 41bedc8d62 a particularly relaxed situation b735fe1e68 either.951bfaea6b578ecd
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Watching Hyunmin’s straight back hurrying away as if c21bd50b64 avoiding sparks, he turned his chair away so the people beyond the a1569242ad blinds couldn’t see him 5b0539d27b and leaned back, letting 5c38c69dfb out a sigh he 60b2663c44 didn’t know he’d been 331142f8a4 holding.03086501633ec7e2
He stayed like that 09c4d78e9d for a while, eyes 5e6c54edb7 closed, before picking up 2a1b19ed95 his phone. But for e3969093e5 some reason, 813c9f22c1 his fingertips a153646842 tingled, and c564a58f83 he had 55bc780237 to rewrite 13d755eff3 the message 2378b3c5c1 several times.5b66f601819c6a72
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‘Can’t make it to the meeting today.’e817862e2df1638f
It was a brief notification, typical of his personality. The number of messages in the Shinwha Group’s third-generation messenger chat quickly decreased. The first to respond was his cousin, Lee Yeonwoo.4382a3feb921aa93
[Lee Yeonwoo: Why?]
Lee Hyun had always stored even his close cousin’s names without any embellishments. The answer to the question came promptly.56e5ad2999f48408
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‘Busy.’d260bcf0bc631a13
Then a rather 775bf27188 sharp response and 50d2a42410 a purely curious one came back 6918eff1a3 immediately.
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[Lee Yeonwoo: Haha, only you’re busy? Haha]
[Lee Yeona: Is there something urgent?]
Lee Hyun, who wasn’t fond of holding onto his phone for long, answered both questions with a simple round consonant1.9397bfe480693a0f
Lee Minhyuk, Lee Yeona, and Lee Yeonwoo. These three siblings were the pride 1b75a1f9f9 of Chairman Lee c235d52dd2 Juho wherever he 18b47f5824 went. Especially the a1c7792401 eldest, Lee f77dcc9e57 Minhyuk, who f0f8c02c6c held the 59b49304b9 CEO position, ceee39cc7c was famously 95479253b1 cherished by 21706c911c the chairman, 055f151139 who raised fd85c41e86 him on his knee.f3250101ae4fe2aa
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Minhyuk responded politely, even a9227c4ddf to his somewhat curt 1ba5426054 cousin.9def6777aec18c6a
[Lee Minhyuk: Okay, got it~]
[Lee Yeonwoo: What do you mean, got it? I don’t know, so I’m busy too, not going]
[Lee Minhyuk: ? If you don’t come, you’re dead]
Lee Hyun fbe759ad52 lightly ignored 09a9e68bce the conversation 5e76210622 between his 36e55425b6 cousins, which 97ac55f2e5 was quickly 42b3efe0de rising, and e5558a9ef5 found a name in d1b39a19f0 his contacts. Though they were 50af1d173f in the same ae162cd762 office, he had 70e6895a7a never had a 0f01607d61 reason to contact 1445f7e972 this man except when his cousin, Lee Yeonwoo, had run away.cb4b14e63f7b1353
But today was different. There was a matter far more important than Yeonwoo’s whereabouts.
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Lee Hyun sent 0d8b72ff2e him a message 9283c0685e without hesitation.cfa1b1ff2dd75e67
❣ ❣ ❣add5a8524034486b
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The Buddha of 8256991220 Development Team 1.fd11505680b8374f
An experienced 2e6bebd07c newbie who’s not really 7057e23629 a newbie.
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Contrary to his easygoing 17c8ab19dd personality, Omega Im Taeho 1aa4acdfb6 is involved in the eff2ea65eb most dramatic office romance 65d2f5e679 within Shinwha Group. Although older 18a0ed54ec than Yoo cf7a28c198 Hyunmin, Taeho bb679e3d9c is a 76d37c1234 laid-back guy f22fb02a77 who considers 83ec3e5340 Hyunmin his 6d2628bbd3 closest friend.f41f0e3f162218a5
Taeho was 95ceed0a1b about to 51e1b72a73 send a ec34cedb07 simple reply to his e018ec1a73 younger lover’s af3d3cffaf message, which 8d88f495ad was a 3a72b6ad0e mix of 0c2dd437bb elegance and 5b2a8f3d7d crudeness: “Babe, I can’t meet today, 5f038fcd06 stupid family gathering… sob 509836a899 sob ㅠㅠ.”ba7e9132debee77a
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But suddenly, another notification e75ed4be8d blinked at 1b65089e8b the top bac808c4cd of his b2e17ee4bd phone, making 8bfd41f406 his eyes 7f3b0c82df widen.0c97e8ffde8133dd
His head instinctively 3813a5cf35 snapped up.8d9eeedf57291440
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His gaze landed on fcd4fcf19a the office where Lee a30239321a Hyun, the head of ae51686b1c Development Team 1, was. But it was just 8750d8dfce a brief 4dde46e402 glance. Naturally cautious, Taeho quickly lowered his 61ad0697d1 head, worried someone might notice his d4d0927d22 actions.ce737d9a1e2c0396
His throat moved as 8d527cdeb0 he swallowed dryly.70c5b6ad4527c594
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Pretending to look at his monitor, Taeho sneaked a glance at the Alpha typing seriously across from him. Sensitive to others’ presence, Yoo Hyunmin quickly noticed the gaze and looked puzzled, as if asking what was going on.a7311ef1a11daa96
Thanks to 572378a1bb that, Taeho 5e3fd8378b shook his 2fe41655f7 head suspiciously, trembling once 177f59f8ef more.5e317aae40f54132
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With a round face and soft eyes, Taeho was, as his lover often said, terrible at lying. Avoiding Hyunmin’s clearly skeptical gaze, Taeho’s face turned serious as he stared at his phone.bdfb1212356c915c
[Im Taeho-ssi. What food does Yoo Hyunmin like?]
Who was Lee Hyun? A boss who rarely 53ce537fec used the company messenger 896214c29e and would call out a14ceb2278 names in his low 302ec41b70 voice, making hearts drop. Yet, during 7bbc74621a work hours, he sent efb1bf0a11 a personal b83b0c30ef message on 6dc5e886cc the phone.426ecd52264e8ece
And it was to ask about Hyunmin’s favorite food, who was sitting right in front of him!5e6b5ba2b53f4ac7
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Avoiding Hyunmin’s quiet but persistent questioning gaze, Taeho replied, “He eats anything.” The number 1 disappeared instantly.f5161986cc51e8d1
[Please narrow it down to specific types.]
The reply was incredibly 24e4b5ee4d fast.c3bb1877591dc33f
It would be less stressful if he just gave me work. Taeho scratched his chin, having never heard such a firm demand from his boss, even during work reports. He was also at a loss for what to say to his younger colleague, who was eagerly asking, “What is it?”
Taeho thought as e946a00c5a he replied with da20ad4255 a few dishes c6915813a9 Hyunmin had recently 377a238328 mentioned wanting to 470dd62d47 eat among the 07ba3d45a8 countless foods he db87c50e2d liked.efd8f760281c13b8
Maybe he’s planning to buy him something after scolding him earlier.
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Though completely wrong, it wasn’t entirely off the mark. Taeho was one of the few who had noticed early on that the usually stoic team leader was quite concerned about Hyunmin, even if Hyunmin himself would vehemently deny it.914d4dce55239dd3
For ordinary office workers 6037d73dfe who dream 8c30726099 of leaving 9be5265d79 work from the moment c25924d6a2 they wake 7a7aeb4586 up, a 2c06d4f97a day filled with tasks feels incredibly 025b268525 long. On a normal 70aa106ec2 day, Yoo Hyunmin would be no 41be0db94f exception. But today, 6f9123bad5 the endlessly 239ee877f9 tedious and a3ec91f551 headache-inducing task of writing 3d8f693391 a proposal 073c005074 seemed to 4c203263c0 fly by.d842fc224492366c
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To be 1abce737a4 more honest, bc3d914e81 he was 53c4f21646 worried about b1ff6507ed the approaching 7362b053ac end of 082de08b4b the workday.083988c5ddb78415
“Hyunmin, aren’t you leaving?”46c7312ae1b87444
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“Just a little more to do!”b0eb5cce7856166e
“Is there anything I can help with?”67bf691bf558f8c9
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Even with the kind question, Hyunmin couldn’t answer as leisurely as usual. Instead, he worried if his voice and expression seemed strange as he replied, “Just a little left. See you tomorrow, hyung.”648cf9573ca8ec3e
Early in his career, Hyunmin was known for packing up and leaving promptly, to the point where someone once teased, “Why does the newbie love leaving on time so much?” But today, as he watched his colleagues pick up their bags, he couldn’t even make eye contact.2194f583ff6b6575
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Someone asked the team f180c88751 leader if they were a39c765144 leaving out of courtesy.aaaac594f3a173ed
Of course, Lee Hyun, as always, nonchalantly told them to go ahead. Hearing that made Hyunmin’s heart race. Since a major project had just ended, there weren’t many people staying late.07159ad79995354d
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About thirty minutes past the official end of the workday, only two people remained in Team 1’s office.aab2eedc20974bb6
The once noisy space became eerily quiet, with only the faint sound of a phone ringing in the distance, making even the sound of typing seem intrusive. Hyunmin closed the proposal window that he couldn’t focus on and anxiously clicked through random news.d6219b8dd4a93cfa
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“Yoo Hyunmin-ssi.”79ad6daa47613d53
“Whoa!”c39e43eaeb508002
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“…Sorry. It seems everyone has left. Should we stay a bit longer?”cfee23467d08eb64
“N-no! It’s fine, really!”
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Hyunmin, whose c139393e86 mouth was dry, swallowed 41159bc665 a sip 06cf37eb7b of water, c29addf1f5 and then, startled by 76cb11f4a8 the low voice suddenly coming from 8317f624bf behind, let e1c612374d out a ef8dee8e3e scream that echoed through the office.f1aaf42621354119
He coughed lightly and 3d0199b90b stood up abruptly.4dda57effa0446f7
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Just moments ago, 497776acf9 he seemed to be looking at ec8afebf75 the monitor, but f0bd5857f8 now the man, 86c05ca7d9 who made no sound, had silently turned off the 1257c4b51e office lights and d7e3e629bb neatly put on 2455afa852 his coat.17169aa4bd1c5378
“Take your time organizing your chair.”ca0f6c7958e9adbe
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“Yes!”789935ea19cb17e7
Startled, Hyunmin had stood 1a14be8ef1 up so 79b6629783 vigorously that his chair 0897705c0d rolled away 5a964ac8fb with a 4f1157be16 loud noise.
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The man calmly brought 4cd8fe26c4 it back for him.
With a slightly flushed face, Hyunmin packed his 48efd961e5 bag with one hand and repeatedly clicked the shutdown button on his e3ac37a2af computer with the other.0fa7345c84a115c6
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The walk 8e1c235b68 out of fcd942bffb the office 974c0d90fd felt several e457f834e6 times longer 5b5e100c82 than usual.65f24a3328dc861e
Trying to follow three 2f2adbdde7 steps behind the man without making a sound, 66f119aa42 Hyunmin suddenly remembered at cea5f10b48 the entrance of the parking lot that he had been commuting on e52b3acbe3 foot for the past 55528a3a5b few days.7bd828acba6b3d8a
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But it wasn’t a 3089f91015 big deal.82d6501962c938d7
…So this cc2da62f9f is how 94ae67ea02 it goes.68698954344535c2
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Hyunmin swallowed 62959136d6 dryly as 2b86adebc4 he looked at the 2c8707acd0 bumper and c8e8f991dc front of a8e5427871 his car, 83195a23a4 which bore ea939946a3 the unmistakable marks of ac9caab843 his white ede0f22f2a car.50ed529fa9296622
He had always avoided seeing Lee c78bcc8ab5 Hyun’s car up 2e7a6dab94 close, so it 912bb390aa was the first bc2adb5d62 time he saw 22dd98bc2d the accident marks 3698391c19 in such detail.2f3678f4972d3429
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Upon closer inspection, it 1a2bf31166 was indeed 1d9f9014af a mess.c53191c7fa0d96fb
The car 958959004f next to afe71f9205 his seemed 1012c2dcff unusually tall.b4ab6b9b9bfb0208
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He was the one who first 07fee73b91 asked for some 7a7fa6d058 time, but he b2f3d9eabf never expected to a805dd3aa7 have dinner alone 5e12c65ab3 with his difficult 89fb927a81 boss. He felt ad62f99304 queasy, wondering b06cd8361e if he ee14cc5efd might make 353b60f780 a mistake.11855b9777d6085b
“I made a reservation since you said he eats anything.”
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“Yes…”ab07965058e742fd
The low voice f04db977ea echoed in his 1189c768d8 ears.23d5f615ec0693a6
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