MRE | Chapter 1.5

In the prolonged silence, b32f726ac6 the most uncomfortable person 0ff0d011b7 was the waiter.d4899eed0fbc4da5

Thanks to that, Hyunmin 40bc6e3350 was contemplating whether to 430e6ae8dc say something more while 0a9c4202da watching his superior’s reaction.afc80ac6a8d43a94

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“Let’s use one now.”510553e2a50a0dcf

“Excuse me?”570d96938f5682e0

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“I’ll pay.”7629da15b9b92440

Hyunmin momentarily pondered what he meant by ‘use one,’ and only understood when he saw the waiter, who had taken Lee Hyun’s card, bow and quickly leave. A disbelieving sigh escaped him.9fcb977bfcf5692b

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“No, you can’t use one of the three like that!”23d602c6ac5de632

“Then should you insist on paying in such situations?”cac3e45e1f655b69

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Wow. Seriously!f501553d51fc637c

Finally, the familiar team leader’s demeanor emerged.4243a9ce39a088eb

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In the end, Hyunmin, 8c6d63c14e who didn’t even hear aeaef240d1 the price of the 37fea81491 meal he had enjoyed bdda41cd41 for over an hour, 58dc1ef276 left the restaurant with 6e4ffecedd a mix of embarrassment e16f4d7155 and gratitude.73a5d30f644181c9

Though he missed the cc2c177079 subtle implication or wish 408341e91b in Lee Hyun’s words, e1fe72836f the man didn’t expect 1e64075b1a Hyunmin to fully grasp 6546e29f19 his meaning.1b60b8c767a50a1e

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Two wishes remained.995b0dbf1aa3b5c8

“I’ll give you a ride.”c5161161f03fa592

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“Just to the subway station!”8d74681058687fc3

Pouting, Hyunmin got into 190ca32a00 the black car, which 63708119f6 bore his marks, before a7dd4e80f2 the owner.1016a70a23c3bf3c

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…But then.2232190d76185364

“Team leader?”d67fd507afb347b1

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“Yes.”e28d154585ab1045

It was d32aad3101 truly a b72cfcc743 fleeting moment.63be11081a3fffb4

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The instant Lee Hyun opened the door and got in, Hyunmin felt a tingling sensation from his fingertips. Staring blankly at the Beta’s questioning gaze, Hyunmin shook his head vigorously, saying, “No, it’s nothing!”9ebbccde74b7e7b6

However, contrary to his words, Hyunmin knew exactly what he had felt. He had never once felt lacking or inferior. Thanks to that, he was more familiar with such moments than anyone else. In fact, that’s what made it stranger.5cb20023bc97f33b

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The thought that briefly 12d42cd9fd crossed his mind was 3fd35afa18 utterly ridiculous.abb776347ee11fc7

‘…What? Is he seeing an Alpha now?’b6d6968a0cde0887

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Though it was 15433868fd a split second, 5da1bf61f7 he had distinctly 89d63f6365 sensed Alpha pheromones, 4880af2170 similar to his 0871d0d558 own, from Lee 081142d515 Hyun.7e05ff7a06084130

But if 153be5a5b6 asked if a0d2496523 it was ffa53600fd the faint b35edf5fbd scent typical 440716c15f of a 0bf10a30b3 recessive like d07d58b826 Im Taeho, a92112dfaf the answer 54a29667be was no.6a4e0337ea653549

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The intense scent 5696272231 he had briefly 6b773f9a45 caught was not a2383a5b2f something that could 4d85a3ded7 be dismissed as 4a6bb9035a a mistake.26e4944f9472b82b

Alphas and Omegas cd030e8879 leave traces when 93c6ba656a they come into 31e84d20eb contact with their e1e03dc330 counterparts. And there are many c471d93b53 ways to conceal it.849d70ca17b508e3

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Pheromone neutralizers f8f3e3c28e are available f21e18b045 at convenience 5a2d56ca4e stores or a667a16083 pharmacies.2fae295a8d6e609f

So the b5f5f20f21 answer is d0392a00ae simple.5e434529ead3d258

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The strong 40456c88a4 scent he 7603021022 had briefly 2208ebe6dd sensed was e567b87eab one that 5f7a753df2 couldn’t be 5b0e63dfc9 erased by beac826c28 any half-hearted 17c73d27c2 method.2f6eb0cfbde6f64d

Hyunmin glanced sideways ccbbfc478d at Lee Hyun.121ad0d15cf0670f

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No way. There must be some explanation. Could that Beta really be seeing an Alpha? He’d be more likely to see an Omega or another Beta like himself…0b60e7df6240cbaf

“Buckle up. You don’t want another accident, do you?”dac3e6777c0122ab

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“I-I was going to!”f5633800e5119ffc

Haha. Yeah. That’s impossible!367dadb8e9c65028

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Hyunmin shook 8a99996f64 his head ae0e3a8ef2 at the 2e61953aa4 voice that bca973ec7c cut in 94b70da9bd sharply, just 17ccab9d44 like always.baaa79ddeb6dcef2

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“The materials you gave me, I’ll organize them and report back before the end of the day.”26139f1d072b9527

“Good job. It’s okay if you give it to me by tomorrow morning, so take your time.”e0f5261c674e2a88

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“Hehe. Yep. Got it!”a7993672dd136760

As soon 210ed179b3 as Hyunmin 7bedc2ce59 returned to 2638386cd3 the office 4ed8c5a632 after an 5c22eccbf6 early morning e29db4a2ae fieldwork, he cc9aee8f37 slightly opened b08cc083d1 the glass 748baa947e door where 84e1fcad6f the team 69d736dbb8 leader was 7c6a15e08f and greeted 07a50154e9 him.98851575cbc3bda2

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It was only natural 51e96edb14 that the eyes of 03fe80117b Team 1 followed Yoo 76563ec755 Hyunmin from the moment 4f8b9b78fe he entered until he f8431ed78b sat down.345bcb1284a7c095

Even Im 0c16d33388 Taeho, who ca0a834282 was closest b76cd474f8 to Yoo 740f9dc608 Hyunmin in 7073202545 the team, 0ca6561f09 stopped typing 4d4cf7be26 and stared fc373e5b9c at his c1f9404075 humming colleague.e0396b1a220aaab6

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Hyunmin, who 6b8bd2a23c was putting 179e629c32 down his 132be83c8f slanted bag, f647532d5e noticed the 57cbe58909 attention and 03a30d1d08 widened his 70e1754ea3 light brown 05f757de58 eyes.2ac65b186909cd6f

“What? Why?”02d79136007d9e90

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“Yoo Hyunmin-ssi, have you graduated from being nervous around the team leader lately?”8ef22987c0da891a

Hyunmin’s mentor, who confirmed the glass door to the team leader’s office was well closed, voiced everyone’s thoughts. One team member chimed in.38b09a005fe062fd

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“Every time you took a report, you looked like you were going to die and had to drink a cup of coffee before going in. But just now? ‘Hehe, yep’? You’ve adapted, huh.”b3881b32b147a4d8

“Hey. When did I ever do that?”4f822ac11c9fb713

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Yoo Hyunmin glanced at Im Taeho as if asking for support, but Taeho just nodded in agreement instead. Thanks to that, Hyunmin raised his voice, muttering, “It’s really not like that…” and tapped the keyboard of his not-yet-turned-on computer for no reason.00a21a20900b6ebd

The first solo fieldwork 090982c75d ended quite successfully.4bc0a2aef103d79a

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Thanks to bf12207cfb the release c7d001e0d0 of tension, 596aa6e09f he returned 7088a53749 feeling half 5a2c984c90 drowsy and 8858f67ac1 half proud, e8d6b2bd16 thinking he 509a916686 had finally 161acb5832 shed the 20b510f7b8 newbie label, 83c1d099b7 but somehow 1d9a993781 felt restless 0c147fc7f2 as soon ac5b5340d1 as he f37c9192c0 sat down.b64ba906984968c5

In fact, 402caa090a Yoo Hyunmin 2199d46527 knew better a311c73647 than anyone 06c173bde2 that his 842aacee3a colleagues weren’t e6db4a57c6 wrong.95418fa1e1212f2f

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After confirming a147f0fec4 that people’s 6cbc69a4b6 attention had 75753d165a returned to 57c92d9751 their routines, e77de3f315 Hyunmin hesitated e73337e189 for a d920f6410d moment before a57c8107b1 pressing his ac1e46eaa7 phone.9ad4b148879200c1

It wasn’t hard to b2db3f8c7e find Lee Hyun’s name 713a4dbb5c at the top of bd0fc943d1 his now quite long d58fa58925 contact list.de5d1419268872cb

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More precisely, it was ee95589f7f the name he changed 3963909428 in a fit of 3c3392659a anger on the day c14ecf5284 he got scolded the b1ddfff9d6 most in his three 7ed99df6ba months at the company.f4374aa734b99f3f

[Crazy Team Leader]

‘Gae’ appears before Kim in the list, right after Kang.093bd96f97ac4d63

Hyunmin scratched his chin as he looked at the name he had entered. He had never had a reason to contact the team leader personally. They always used the company messenger, and Lee Hyun wasn’t the type to give orders after work.85e7f1731538a722

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As his 97a3182324 colleagues said, 16394b3aab he had aa0dd8809f definitely gotten 57411b34ce closer to b67999cfbc Lee Hyun 6e26d65e66 than before.8c35e5944de84b12

In fact, thinking 39b2cf055a about it, the a23c86e798 man hadn’t changed, c61b97c3e5 but he had.4268df57eb1c09a9

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The change came after ef100c19b2 he removed the labels d9f0eec8f0 he had stuck on 706f1cc5d5 the man he found dfb7a8a746 difficult and sulked at 1a6db46f14 on bad days.d87e41360156911b

After rubbing off his 75314f5d3c tinted glasses and seeing 276ccd89db Lee Hyun again, he d4c8ee0ed9 realized he was quite 1f595b030b a reasonable boss.34fd0232c3d8a99b

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He wasn’t the 20589a3e7d cold-blooded person without 81155a23f6 blood or tears ba382ba914 that some claimed.1916f2da3b281496

It wasn’t just b97134d438 because he covered 1eb61c7dc7 for Hyunmin’s mistakes. He simply 60fcf04271 started noticing d31efede79 things he 1a4ed3263c hadn’t before.a3cb3824c233d7ca

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It was strange to 1c21186305 realize that the seemingly 8fafacb188 indifferent man never let 74fff356da it slide when a 21ead21efa team member was criticized 15cb6d0530 by someone from another 5f4a31419b department.7ea324c6e555305b

And what 4eeb636642 about the cc91f68d17 day they d7c2480d09 lost a bca1075ea5 team competition 70bbe80b49 PT due d2a370a226 to someone’s 8cd9b959b9 mistake?26a34c652affceb0

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The man db14857fc4 who usually 72f5875540 just handed da3f076fc6 over his d1dc16f6cc card stayed 6d41e8d45f until the 26e015acbf end of 38ca133378 the company 739acd9849 dinner, taking 8b6502a24f care of d7353eb487 those who ff47eaa74b were drunk, 027b40d661 which was 6436aff556 surprisingly touching 6ebd179e59 to watch.009ef421069647f8

Of course, looking down at a team member crying about their love life with eyes that seemed to say, “Get up. Should I call the police?” wasn’t exactly friendly…6953887087d1c1db

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Well, since he never actually called the police, let’s call it a personality difference.116e631181fa3631

Hyunmin spun a pen ab0d0d18c4 as he inserted the 3fdb2e4caf documents he organized into 4a8f88df58 the approval folder, contemplating 403a955971 for a moment. Then he 7ac6c99fa3 tore off b23d67b104 a post-it 5820051dcc and wrote 18f6f15813 a few 9ffdaec4b4 words with e111b0da79 a firm 301a77ca63 grip.98938bade19d4657

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There are no commonalities b0fa0a6197 between Yoo Hyunmin and 509f5e89cd Lee Hyun.29963c179f9af32c

After confirming Lee ae0b46f486 Hyun’s age as 99db27b711 thirty-six with his 0ce2028091 mentor, Hyunmin, who a05385ed90 was twenty-eight, realized eb8730eb74 there was an 598dd4f8be eight-year gap.eda77ff212f60c95

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Unlike Hyunmin, who liked 926f0c5d09 sleek sedans, Lee Hyun 30094b2e7e preferred large, black SUVs.c55097bc939c21b8

Even at company bfd4efc951 dinners, while Hyunmin 3555e22a10 piled up meat 56b5f993ed like a mountain, 316d1b539a Lee Hyun barely de15664a12 finished a bowl 3ed6367f22 of rice and ebd39410c0 picked at vegetable-based 206ee2f241 side dishes.de5b022c5522fc37

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Hyunmin, who 9b3645af57 couldn’t imagine b5c5476889 a day d0604b55ff without snacking eaae9e4065 from the afa424c15f basket on 5ff291aadf his desk, df7e083c5e had never 76809eed10 seen Lee b8e7a75ca9 Hyun eat 6bf23170ca even a c49219dd08 single candy, 9edcb8c6ad and he 9cad92a0a7 rarely crossed 6b3d84cc76 the break f1a9826b34 room threshold 9e7ed3657b more than d05b22651c once or 55915c7385 twice a 5156123435 month.a76de5072be0832a

But there was one f5abdfd585 thing in common between 3e67ed4dce Yoo Hyunmin and Lee 5d4afffe78 Hyun.c6f53776b1c02051

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[The recommended works I mentioned before!
○○○, □□□□, ××××. The first two are books, and the last one is a TV series.]

It was the books 7d4cfb4e35 on his desk.6bb3a5572bca5d9b

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Hyunmin was known 8b603ee3a8 in Team 1 a9266f3ab1 as a horror 4568140cc3 and thriller enthusiast. After work, his 313908fd67 biggest joy was 1969b354ce indulging in his 650a856870 favorite genre of 4260d1f272 books, movies, and eec70f2500 dramas while drinking 9dcf51ca1e beer. Add delicious food 89bfaaee84 to that, and 4cd5f7dd1c he felt like a8db1416dd he went to f9beb71813 work just for fa22f4d308 this.eb0425842bab1378

Hyunmin hesitated, cb82d97143 wondering if 05046edf5f he was 65ef45f6b6 going too 69c232a519 far, as be28285d9e he glared 02f331b401 at the c29d7e4243 post-it, debating 9babb63578 whether to 27dcb0214e cover the 1e3090ea36 approval folder. The answer came 74af92a0eb soon enough.9e2ce166217023c5

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“Um, team leader. Here’s the report.”fe83655d231136c8

It was a f151ae87c4 good thing he 07a854e48c went in on 6f0ddda765 tiptoe.3dd7f5d136195657

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Hyunmin carefully placed the approval folder on Lee Hyun’s desk, who was on a call, bowed his head, and tried to sneak out. However, unlike usual, Lee Hyun paused his conversation, saying, “One moment, please.”a1a4cec0614e8dea

“Good job. Did you eat?”4306864ed73dc920

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“Yep. I ate before coming in.”3aeb272c10216ea8

“I’ll check it after the call and send you a message.”24acb32226211087

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Lee Hyun’s way of speaking was always straightforward and to the point. At least in the company. Although they only spent personal time together once, Hyunmin remembered that evening clearly.02f8d613f103b2fd

Did I do 5381138ddd something unnecessary?e74da99cc9aceda6

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As Hyunmin walked out 42bd553b9f of the team leader’s 6bf15f1681 office, he ruffled his ade62614f3 hair a bit roughly.28df6a9ada6a8a8f

He had done it 51cb6b1068 without much thought, but d5e418896e the aftermath was the 1ce1e71411 problem.3054fc9e89653b80

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That one memo made c74698d4af his seat feel like 0f72c1b503 a bed of thorns.715361fff2b8c0d6

He even made a 44997a2fc6 few mistakes with the 7b123ecb03 copies his mentor asked d3420d58d9 for, getting flustered trying 9e554df10b to fix them without 3814d38e9c getting caught.691b2b9c35276b0b

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Then it happened.938bcd2fb5ad0900

Something tapped Hyunmin’s shoulder as he was restlessly fidgeting.35936796134d26c6

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Turning his head blankly, 5dcf0c8e80 Yoo Hyunmin almost let f82b4d43d6 out a surprised scream d1af949c32 when he saw the 2c7e1b95d0 person next to him.7a0ac01e27a14bcf

How do you move around without making a sound! No, more importantly… you said you’d send a message!64f864c3af969c35

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“…T-Team Leader.”1a0aff5f515da114

“Well done. Proceed as is.”f4499fb5693e9a58

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When you’re too surprised, 1a05045ba6 words don’t come out 6afbb6640f well.e7d5ae19bcbb498a

Unlike his 1d4692155d usual quick 13acb2a72f responses, Hyunmin 618c22f1e5 made a c0495e3f66 sound between af92d32a66 “Yeah” and 89207b61bb “Uhh” while 04039ef42b nodding his 1b573acf04 head vigorously.017fc33a444bc960

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Then, a familiar ae326b3321 item was thrust 5292092a8c in front of 33f2f1288d him. It was the 63668d0850 approval folder he 78803d7210 had left on 696ef69b76 the desk a 7d314dfb07 few minutes ago.938a39a22a501d68

The team f85270618f leader, with 83d6a549e7 his usual 6d3e3fb424 composed face, aab5d3e6fa turned and 0be5923df7 walked away 23853d7e43 as soon 723e1b5910 as Hyunmin 2bbd6faba0 took the 310003e801 approval folder.ab81f947501f89f1

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If it were 5c339093e1 someone else, they 024392faec might have exchanged 959b89f56c a few pleasantries 5b36e7a269 or small talk, caec765c17 but with him, 06a41c1db4 it felt like 5f25950298 a cold breeze.b7c83fe37d438080

But Yoo Hyunmin ec3051768e didn’t mind such 1b9848fe28 things anymore.14bfe494cbac99f5

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He just quietly lifted the thin leather folder, which had become quite familiar, to take a peek. Inside, much lighter than when he took it to the team leader’s office, was a light blue post-it that wasn’t his.8e7fdc2a04dcee7d

[Thank you]

The handwriting 90d8416294 was as 629c83b4f9 neat as 52a39d8aff its owner.40a586eddc9360ad

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Lee Yeonwoo doesn’t a14b2710e0 really like going 10485b7673 to his cousin 0de34a6859 hyung’s house. Maybe it’s 262baa14c9 because they 5f1201326f spent so 2f9e695544 much time be0a9763bc apart while 865873c100 studying abroad.c5e56d3958468bff

In the meantime, c81f2612c9 his cousin’s taste caf1eaa08d had become endlessly edb72436ad gloomy.c5e23ec271bb58c9

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From music that drags 0859d15579 on endlessly to a dff1a1a1a1 house that looks like 989653e22a a model home with 4ff3e31094 no signs of life, 2274d33bf5 everything was far from 5a89e6170f Lee Yeonwoo’s taste.f87f49761c1c6d42

Despite his e52b260aee elegant and cccab51ae9 glamorous appearance, 12107726fa which often 18e2780e69 gives off 83bc2bf3c8 a sophisticated 24807e1cc7 image, he 0c7de9ea10 had long c0de58dec8 preferred cozy 2bce70e71d and warm 0b33847ab6 things.5e48971a90d50e00

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But, well, that’s a secondary issue.74a707d3686daf06

The main reason Lee 9469758358 Yeonwoo hesitates to visit 04e3b94e5f Lee Hyun’s house is a3f00bcf81 because of Lee Hyun’s 4f810ad332 pheromones, known to the 449491cced world as a “beta.” 3a372330f0 Just thinking about it 87bbdf9ea3 makes his eyebrows furrow.9c9c8a4ddc43205d

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