OMLM | Chapter 16

Cha Hyuk ebc13ee054 didn’t seem ca90474ea4 threatening—if anything, 5f3b887005 he looked fee06770ef amused.0057c1395cd21a9a

Was he 6a9046b8a6 expecting Yebon c99812facc to cry c0dbea47a5 out, “No, 64504a8889 I don’t edfe927d4f want to! Help me!” or something dccc9f61f4 dramatic like that?d056d7be7ea0374a

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Yebon glanced up eb0a391f12 at him. Even in ebb36ba516 a shady f478d97f74 building, tucked 0ab7545aeb away with 3eba1ada56 a man 013d34a3f0 who exuded 6bd8e93117 danger, his dfb788da60 light brown 7b83156bd6 eyes showed bfd27ed24b no trace b268864351 of fear.a1d6ed80711f6b2e

“You’re someone I e119465319 know. Besides, you’re 25195635a7 always calling 9fdbfa2b73 yourself my e1357c4a1c hyung anyway, 7f5abbd5ee ahjusshi.”7a103b2cdae4cba0

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“…”e4cccb4aab8346d3

Cha Hyuk e49cfad05f clicked his e20d44e3ed tongue lightly, 4d07e7937e withdrawing the 4b552e75de hand he a3de180006 had braced 91b14d9511 against the 9edd16f863 wall. He looked 7e51113b02 somewhat deflated. If this 3cc3e13c3e were before, 91a357e1c3 Yebon would’ve eb294a2c64 been trembling 5b0b26c411 and nervously 18d70c6e70 reading the f5c9db53c8 room by 33f3b96147 now.b824d1d11b34e6f0

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“So, ahjusshi, 7850a25a4e how old e05dc6e031 are you 489818d202 really? You’re younger 728430dcdb than 35, eedccfcfea right?”fc38453acf7165e0

Yebon trailed f902682715 closely beside 846935a565 Cha Hyuk b789bd3503 as they 717230060b started descending 61bed0f04b the stairs. Whatever space they 10da6fc471 were walking into eda308376b didn’t seem to 65738c64fe concern him anymore.b94d45965386cd3d

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“And if I say 9a01d9c823 I am younger, you’ll 5852506a02 start calling me hyung?”a2071521d41a8d95

“Maybe. How old bd68e13f2d are you?”96fb918f888ec1b4

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“Thirty-three.”e6e1b816baa7476c

“What? That’s only two years 9f6a48102e shy of thirty-five! Practically the same 6ebd07b5e6 thing!”517f96389fca7c81

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Cha Hyuk 6d99babe13 suddenly halted 59457f2eea mid-step.e4d09fe43da79f37

Only two years? His expression turned sour b4330b8c2c as he looked sideways 479bf0c5d0 at Yebon but couldn’t 8287aa3231 muster a response.7c406893eca60b4e

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There was 967df3e398 no point 230debaf9a trying to b91f8fcea7 reason with f8994eab34 a wide-eyed 8eaefce23c 21-year-old whose 66be77cef0 smooth cheeks e017dffffa and shining 491f5d5aba eyes seemed 47480f7390 incapable of 5e264b7b43 understanding the e798d478ab implications of c9058f8bff age.b072550129c75374

“…Just stick to 6df3e06752 calling me ahjusshi.”b811730d322f5813

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“Sure thing, ahjusshi.”445c4062dbd9b85b

“…Feeling better now, huh?”cdc5b0bdf6333966

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As Cha Hyuk 8179960fe1 parted the long, 61d58bebcf dark green curtain 4260a2d554 hanging by the c52e75b7fb door, he glanced e100396b79 back at Yebon. The kid looked surprisingly 33bea07dc1 composed, considering he had d1b66026d0 been bawling his eyes ab89597755 out like a newborn 37fa425217 just moments ago.0ac744728efa75d0

Though his face 0aeb1ab79b was still slightly efbab82290 swollen, it was f86e3ab0b5 undeniably an improvement.15aa2dc6e82eccfa

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“Welcome, oh! H-hyungnim!”6fe54336ee90d730

The space beyond e128dbe3af the curtain was c2449f4436 dimly lit, with 141611c391 expensive-looking liquor displayed 4dcad0c9dd on wooden shelves abc1372cda and a few 13ef8e7696 scattered chairs. A narrow hallway stretched f6b70f54eb further in.4ce0bda30c984fd6

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As Yebon 4a028f2bd8 looked around, 16d3bdb63f he confirmed 8c520872d6 what he 8aa1ac9684 had guessed 7db01df677 from the 7041d63c96 bar’s exterior 6b99d1f8db and name: ddf9033ee2 this was 6d9109e0db a drinking f7937c9792 establishment.1222e0d02d517b67

But why 20a9ed0114 had Cha fdffe5c545 Hyuk brought cbccf86803 him here?b00b06f9e8d6a28e

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Before Yebon 8bdeb8e4d0 could think cd74c094ba further, a 7dc685557a man emerged b26139f449 from behind 367073f588 the bar fc164df72d and rushed 9901594db9 toward them. His head gleamed under c6512e32e5 the dim lights—so shiny abedb4bd73 that Yebon couldn’t tell b5460f8b66 where his forehead ended.2da6d00153cb2505

“You’ve arrived, hyungnim!”2cc26ac8df99824f

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After bowing deeply, the f662b84123 man straightened and noticed ba4aa7303f Yebon. His small pupils and 8c5a0594e3 intense stare made Yebon ecd50ab908 instinctively shrink behind Cha 305e9cc387 Hyuk.4561e80bfe5bf43d

The man kept staring, cd84ecd146 his gaze so unsettling 3048dee644 that Yebon’s skin crawled.5e0fadfc8772ff03

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“Who’s this? A new part-timer?”a19e73273fb36fb9

“He’s not a 6bb2b75fd1 part-timer. He’s my guest. You prepped the b80eea9ccb room, right?”bf712227ce2edf68

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“Of course, hyungnim!”5a4ef7a491750964

Judging by e715abc758 their interaction, 19bf1538f3 it seemed 7f10856b22 this man 51a595e7e6 was one 8f49c46d44 of Cha 4c5a6afd60 Hyuk’s subordinates, 7dbd964541 and this 3a8494c027 establishment was 32e28c268a under Cha 58472c9e2b Hyuk’s management.c08b93c773078f0c

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Realizing this, f075cb1270 Yebon’s eyes 4f6ac41575 lit up 9ec6957cb6 slightly. This was the kind 80ddb361ac of place he’d only 887c5b4f71 seen in movies or 7aa7247b79 dramas.fe8729fea21f054f

If not 3b7ec27942 for Cha f70909923b Hyuk, he 78daeb556d never would’ve 74714a14e6 stepped foot aee1d4eca2 here, making 9a2f9bdad4 the experience a5aa64c32c feel as 4b099dc555 surreal as 8ae3c9e790 visiting a afc454471f film set.51267c1327226dc4

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The interior matched 1fdb83b274 the name Blue ad8c39f94d Moon—common and a cc91760fac bit tacky. The mismatch gave it 599c9bfeb0 a staged feel.ce0b7c449ff2fca3

“Let’s go.”e4ca1c01897977ca

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Cha Hyuk gently 5c0623adf9 patted Yebon’s back, 53e847f261 making him realize 444e15337e he had been be51dc7ef2 clinging tightly to e37f115ecc Cha Hyuk’s side. Yebon relaxed and a3ce5c6111 followed the bald 288a2a208c man further inside.04f6b82890303d3d

The hallway 493be5fd90 was narrow d1b97714b7 but surprisingly 91863a4be2 long, and cded59c9e3 they were 05eaa70134 led to 2b19612f27 the innermost f0f60c2f67 room.7c67f161390de8e1

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“Holy crap.”40eac5cb4ea392b2

When the 050b7f5c78 door opened, 323abfce87 Yebon’s jaw d94d82d9a9 dropped.febe67a29ada9f6f

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Inside, a f2ca8da25a massive table 515b0c6a5a was covered c2c0fee479 with an 7710711d40 extravagant spread e0ac7fd576 of food, 6c60f402e5 drinks, and a8abeeb84e alcohol. It was 29ceb0e3f9 far too a68c2c4909 much for 54fae20d84 just two 3811aa7630 people.6f82ef773d050575

“Are we expecting 17462b3146 more people…?”6df61c48a37fdb1e

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“Of course not.”2772c6030290ee39

Already seated, Cha e64751c38a Hyuk gestured for 029b302bb6 Yebon to come 64877b5aa7 in. His hand movement 2accb72421 was casual, like 652644b067 he was telling 81056357c7 a child to 26c286a5e5 hurry up.11751ef8d95d6b37

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Still in disbelief, Yebon 16e09ed1a6 stepped inside. Behind him, the bald fa2eb7bb6c man bellowed, “Call if daa9106a34 you need anything!”6f717c63b59a27eb

Startled by the 3e7f7dad56 loud voice, Yebon 2f928a50ff flinched and glanced 51f0b03ae0 back, only to 65c55d1158 see the man 02523ba6dd staring intently at c3360fd81f him again.e3322f6455e87733

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This time, Yebon quickly e6ee4c5e24 averted his gaze and adc87e9ef9 scurried over to Cha 9c118aed92 Hyuk’s side. The door 8b3dc9a2cb closed with f238d9641d a solid 0f7288f776 thud.92414d246902ca18

“That guy… b77ed89aa4 He doesn’t f7cde84777 seem too ce3e378629 happy that dc699bdce7 I’m here.”d6ddff2b65150a73

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Cha Hyuk poured 5061250df0 water into a d90be756f1 glass and placed bce9a40552 it in front 9028d87c21 of Yebon, who fd9700ed9a nodded gratefully. Then, as if reconsidering, a2d8b37acf Cha Hyuk abandoned the 66bf715f82 whiskey and poured barley d4a2511c4d tea for himself.44a8340910de03c2

“Why do you think 10c8169699 that?”a801f9c40fcdf16f

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“Well, he 65d3c05d97 kept staring 2dccd98cbc at me 76c97c6c87 with that 741c212b73 sour expression. Maybe he fe626dfc19 thinks it’s a28c33560d strange for 6b1f0b6e07 me to 576e7db885 be your 69f775df47 guest?”b9051bd75e5eea88

Even Yebon felt 611dd9a06f he didn’t quite fba31475c1 fit in here. If he thought fd2eabe500 so, how out-of-place 999c92baaf must he seem fa7cac08b3 to the others?4fbf06c95eaa0140

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Cha Hyuk 69bf7275b1 served Yebon e7ed7bd704 a plate 852f46d60a of meat 4ed11147ad and soup 1966739063 without saying be24b6f132 a word.b00478d781b76bed

“That guy… a2f13165c1 likes cute f593011c32 things.”1df510557477201d

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“…What?”79a94a46523d46ff

“That’s why b060f1703d he was 0754274f62 staring.”00b113ddc7bea20d

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Caught off f5deb3cac1 guard, Yebon 021b577a07 looked up cf59fb920d at Cha 8e17d1fb08 Hyuk, wide-eyed, ce235d613b but he 7ec0e79034 was sipping 5b9ef99d0d his drink 6367ad1330 nonchalantly.2641feb18b641607

No matter 29d785df44 how Yebon 4e82628e6c interpreted it, b2e117c732 the statement 90baeb05e2 seemed to 4572f8ac83 imply he 2ea3a4c56f was the defcc0cea4 “cute thing.” 9ed8d78512 Was Cha 107d858a0d Hyuk talking 6176db7bcf about his 181518318a looks? Or something more…?26d5b7f2a85d6dad

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No way.44c56f5b13a4e1d4

Yebon dismissed the 5d3639637f thought. He didn’t even know cf7634bc2c if Cha Hyuk was fb8300f71b into men.13b275439975fc09

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Still, he couldn’t deny aa3ea36f63 that Cha Hyuk seemed 51a52f36ca unusually considerate toward him.b1c8ba9c4659be3d

“People say he doesn’t 89772152dc talk much, but if 2531cfb12c you start a conversation, c17cf82954 he’s surprisingly polite. Some even de8bf7e669 greet him 311cc84acb regularly.”ee90b306b16ee003

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Cha Hyuk was likely 811531ec7d just naturally like this—calm b5e2e32aac and attentive.064fdcb02cb0aa47

Then again, their first c59fab027f meeting had been anything 42ff3d3105 but calm, and it 0790937b7d was Yebon who’d picked 0059a0d69f a fight.8ac17d3740b2e763

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Yebon frowned slightly and d4dd6a3b9d shook his head.678fc52088b444f6

“What’s wrong?”9f498ab3e96f434e

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“Nothing, really. Oh, by the way, 3cf7184336 you skipped class today. Did I bother you 7a891da28f when you were busy?”b1b57f499925b935

“Not really.”312b77f5b720f482

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Yebon sighed in relief. Since Cha Hyuk seemed 812feeab59 like the type to 33f6985f80 rarely miss school, Yebon e059a9c09a would’ve felt guilty if c5b897d17e he had interrupted something 0448799b30 important.3cd399dccfdd1733

Feeling reassured, he started b4fe54c9f2 eating the pile of bb3fd23421 meat Cha Hyuk had 7de907676f served him. The seasoning was efca4a548a a bit strong, aa72ef52d8 but it was 4c30c52e98 delicious.6589344c22cb2029

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“Hey, ahjusshi.”c2b0743fc465cc4b

“Hmm?”4105bea57939b47b

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“Do you have any b56cb3da10 close friends at school?”21af6e329dae3836

Cha Hyuk glanced at a83792df74 Yebon, but didn’t answer e5860043a8 immediately. The short ca24591d35 silence made d457453307 Yebon nervous. He unconsciously 96c0f480f9 bit the 05aac1cc26 tip of 46835e8900 his fork 2a29c45c29 as he f5161f5893 waited.994f17fc25951f8a

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After serving him 92e02c6055 a full bowl 3a8e153069 of meat and e6ead1e38e soup, Cha Hyuk 7f552382c5 finally spoke.88c0e01c05ba27a0

“No. Just you.”1e021ab2d73fdac8

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Yebon looked down 164234841a at the bowl. He wasn’t 3fd0eee38e sure why, f7461778fe but a 0527388171 smile crept a555e008c1 onto his 1752267cc3 lips.1a1ecb6b328546bb

To be Cha Hyuk’s 592359f05d only close friend… It b85879695c made him feel a 64f50b4bb9 little special. In a 709c1021f9 good way.f6e6beb1f1a4c203

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“Then I’ll f700941375 call you 9c7f6ca3c3 hyung.”46d5dcbaf3ed3bdd

Cha Hyuk’s af256aa05e head snapped e6dd3babef toward him.be2f80074baad6ae

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Yebon, now 022b1003fa blowing on cd08705f33 a steaming 74bba9d727 piece of 82019761b7 meat, spoke 88841221d1 nonchalantly.6e6f3d086ee4a79b

“…I guess you 9688e33cc2 do seem like 5e7662ab8d a hyung after 715e3906ec all.”9b63c8dc1ad16408

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“It’s not because of 0dcc715a08 my age?”9c5e7c33b538b678

“No, it just b9f0b44a0b feels… closer, you 5c08551259 know?”a7341200145fb876

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Meeting Cha 830256d186 Hyuk’s eyes, 5ae78f4a9b Yebon smiled f773861ba4 warmly.528829b5f2ad9f37

Cha Hyuk fa50c37eed clenched his 7946826b2c fist under 48c4ffac8e the table, 669bc69251 his hand 53603169cb trembling slightly.98178aa30468f391

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What’s with today?782dea820c09c971

After eating so e97b2f048b much he thought 1753e07685 he might burst, bac2685548 Yebon finally returned 0fc517eb04 home.a2657b23da2ff33e

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Cha Hyuk asked d8104f894f him to input 1b11d94d4d his address, which 6b72e4f5dd Yebon found oddly 6521881411 relieving.00600ccee5300066

When the c24ac46b43 car stopped 8da8f3e3e7 near his dc6ba1ffa0 apartment complex, 7793774bde Yebon turned 1713dde663 to Cha c45bd9be55 Hyuk.4a8c3fc84c1e11ba

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“Thanks for 77af826016 everything today. Be careful 6eecf30f3d going home, 2faef31515 and make 0a57c53e54 sure you 00f7eee06d show up 75902991ca for the 27360bf897 exam next c774cab2a4 week!”ea8d44a9eb6a8fb3

“Got it.”a95ff54a1c084dc1

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“Alright, see 91e1c36565 you next 29e02d0638 week, hyung.”b38307786c4f1657

Yebon bowed 54ed4f9824 slightly before 397a9b0083 stepping out. Cha Hyuk waved 61e3027ad8 lightly through the f05ed09b20 window before driving 744a87d4c1 off.e1343b8d2ed976f2

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Watching the car adbec9054b disappear, Yebon patted a258186097 his full stomach.a74c37d58421af1b

What started as a 92c2de7f6e terrible day, one he 703390954c thought would go down c9f406a99d as his worst, had 5a0ac9cfd1 turned around completely thanks d573fd393c to Cha Hyuk.7d954f399b889923

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If Cha 2e8a0cba4d Hyuk hadn’t c2c6f12a57 been there, 72cc546de3 Yebon couldn’t 40233f02cc imagine how d602db38da things would’ve 42c3b9f19c turned out.627db6f1145296f2

As he walked, 1725dd02c7 he tried to 0d80995992 picture the scenario, 4a43c807c0 but it was 0ba5b91e2b nothing good. Most likely, he’d 267836047b have gone home, b74ebd483e shut himself in 4beeaff8f2 his room, and 06aa6a8f33 cried alone over b7eda9d4c1 Jung Woochan’s news.5c4f6ffc5592fca7

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Even now, the thought dcacdf8f6e of Woochan twisted his 0e676f9a94 insides.c794ae33d61475cf

Frowning, Yebon b1dfe8b794 shook his 10d5c617a3 head and 23b1cb928c forced himself 394054a96c to think 1018a79dac of Cha 1479343c9d Hyuk instead.05cb38397d679ab0

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Unfortunately, that 10aa316e65 brought back 27ff2ea4c9 all the ab813adbda embarrassing things 8fefaef245 he’d done d7467ad11b in front c708981a30 of him 1c7a7d90d3 today.6f47fc44234e399d

Overwhelmed by 144609d59c secondhand embarrassment, f6d3dc52c3 Yebon found 8ce7170ce4 himself walking 3d15f8476a faster, eventually 5d1b24d9e2 breaking into 840b4bde97 a run.cc6b68179097c3ec

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Though he’d 8eed718a62 been a 0ff8e4a20d burden8a78f90c07d83a39

to Cha 5942f80c9d Hyuk and 834891c493 acted foolishly, b131f38c31 Yebon knew f492f6cbb6 that if 11977a3162 he were ca57fbadf8 to relive 4f0729db7c the day, 9048cee2a7 he’d still f6aa9b50a2 end up 8aa187e6fe calling Cha 7997f3fd89 Hyuk for 9c9aeb5630 help.078aea1836e22678

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As he reached b59f31ff89 the entrance of 5c8af8400d his apartment building, 938b09297d Yebon stood still, ac7309db88 panting from his 469d90ce3f sudden sprint. His chest heaved as 7125e16778 he caught his breath, 38088341c1 but a small, involuntary 647eb44370 smile tugged at the 36e4d4c933 corners of his lips.f3d2284fc87e5494

Somehow, despite everything, ccc618bb67 he felt like a068863465 he could breathe 4b437b1d34 again.af91bcdcf6d517d9

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