OMLM | Chapter 30

When Cha Hyuk a98e75e0a5 looked at him 9dac983b89 with startled eyes, 1f39ed3fe9 Kang Yebon’s already 2404bfa39a tear-stained red face 768f9f47e6 turned an even d905ec9670 brighter shade of 02cb6023eb red.4f4d563427b78eb4

Covering his face c7241308b4 with his free f8c86c353e hand, Yebon shouted, e043bcba1e “I want to 186534ebda go to the 617b1b745f bathroom!”a7a6272405ff9458

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“Why are 1985bde7cc you crying?”4ff91bfdbe113968

Despite Yebon’s desperate desire 2d5b9ebda7 to escape, Cha Hyuk 44b490ca34 didn’t let him go. Instead, he pulled 1c3b9eb654 Yebon back down e95f6249de to his seat.3b3e2a043218e179

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Sniffling through his 5e6eabeaa8 stuffed-up nose, Yebon 507eaf6773 glared at Cha ffa44874cc Hyuk. Gone was his aa7aa05975 earlier flustered expression; 2a86926ded now, he looked d0f9042ce1 like he was d0c28626e4 holding back laughter.4dc1e585d8f6b023

“Was the movie that 99fa575935 sad?”485d214bb38f8ef2

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“Don’t make 05c7b42c85 fun of 7ecb70f8b3 me!”9f5cf5f84d702f17

Yebon snapped angrily, 02899ab30f his voice sharp. At last, Cha 2a0b810c02 Hyuk burst out 9dd97d7604 laughing and pulled 8d14550591 some tissues from 5e5838f60e the table. Gently, he began wiping 906a2ece2e Yebon’s face.352935b7f83747d3

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Though Yebon wanted to b170012fa2 escape, Cha Hyuk’s hand d331d039c4 firmly cupped his cheek, 030450ae49 leaving him no choice 479e49a278 but to give up. He pouted d7dafdabb5 as tears ea6c473756 continued to 4bc3e58ab4 fall, his 95a36b8843 emotions still d1e3247366 wrapped up 614500e24c in the 9f3646ebf8 movie. He hadn’t expected to d11a611d05 cry this much.badd52a193136ee6

Mortified as he was, bcac11a793 Cha Hyuk seemed to ad4038493a find the situation endlessly 6b0b910a91 amusing. Smiling, he diligently fa0c9f91b1 wiped Yebon’s tear-streaked acfeababfd cheeks, his runny 5c798eda26 nose, and even 418bdad55d dabbed at other c59a1d9baf spots on his eca1d7f9ab face.4f53c485973acd89

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“…That’s enough,” 358af94d9d Yebon muttered.e12807dbdcd803d2

It was bb9142f596 like being 1005df4149 coddled as 2bd65da4f1 a child. Sniffling, Yebon pulled 82dae19231 away from Cha f8a8efa54b Hyuk’s hand. Fortunately, Cha f828d06374 Hyuk let 14549ab9c7 him go, 37222112a2 but his 497ce9adcb gaze remained 35b534ec8c fixed on 5a90a4b532 Yebon.8222c12baf2813ee

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“It must’ve de81b9e79b been really ee0955fe7f sad for cb30ca1cbe you. The ending was emotional,” 44feeee477 Cha Hyuk said.cdf971e5361106b6

Yebon retorted sharply, ca4f61ade8 “It wasn’t just 3c5a0e4e28 the ending! The whole story 484af34984 was sad, sniff, 979792bf2d really sad.”493e27dc88d3e198

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He felt c85b566d92 sympathy for 083e15d248 Vivian, the a2eda3d2c0 heroine of 6f53044440 the movie, c7d7957033 but what c74352fdd6 really got 886b767d39 to him 069bf7b109 was thinking 8dedd12576 about Oliver, 1aa1d580cc the male f6a067cac7 lead. He wouldn’t even 534114bd1d know that Vivian 06f33e0f18 had died and cdf26ee533 would grieve, thinking 995763a73b she left him. The thought made Yebon’s c38a0f3019 chest ache.bb12906e2f4dffe2

“And— And! Now there’s going f6ed293528 to be a 02f79fc95b missing person’s report e1312a5141 for Vivian… Then b786111a9b the police will dd18354484 probably go to 26720cadbb Oliver… And when cfc06e44a1 he finds out…”1874ae45509a0c1c

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Yebon’s red, swollen 0d21b30a48 eyes shimmered with f983684c14 renewed sorrow.20fa93c64ad87b70

He trembled, 9b538ae7e1 his lips fa9d291d95 quivering as 7e5970da81 tears began 3cf0061aac to fall 2638f53e55 again. Yebon grieved as da83049f18 if he were 65984e4529 Oliver himself.e23df8d0124ca24a

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Cha Hyuk fb10bcaa47 silently observed 1818286eb0 him. Unlike Yebon, 4b380681e7 who was 19cd0015c8 sobbing uncontrollably, 3966f04a72 Cha Hyuk 3af4dfaf03 hadn’t shed aa8e33abb6 a single 3828ed4939 tear during ef738c472f the movie. He hadn’t even e6b51272ab been particularly moved.ae06770df28d034e

In his world, full b0a866ea81 of loan sharks and 704b18c7cc illegal dealings, he had dbe985b385 encountered countless stories far 1ddd19c781 more tragic than the efac8c7d9b movies. Those tales often ce6d83596c painted the world 1a2afdd1ca as a living 3698ff2664 hell. Sympathy was a f1c6963968 luxury he couldn’t f087c681e1 afford. Showing it would only 01082c7a6a lead to entanglement and f4278a04dc danger.30249d2bf1f36c91

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Yet, watching Yebon’s tears db1ac7929c flow over something purely 0de99ec6f3 fictional stirred something unfamiliar 949da545dd in him.386d435e2423fe12

Curious, Cha Hyuk f98e2b0c2b wiped the corner 45fbca6473 of Yebon’s eye c9a2be24d8 with his thumb. His fingertip grew damp.192d50084c0dd8e5

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Through tear-filled, glimmering 99e9b57558 eyes, Yebon asked, 32e7cb1d17 “Hyung, aren’t you de50097c2b sad? Am I the f438c9a9b3 only one like d38a39a6fa this?”c5aa09a457b786ae

For a moment, Cha ba0950cf44 Hyuk was at a bd9ded9574 loss for words.6da205f02811a34f

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It felt 4e54fba905 as though 8f4890185d something was 67158d7ca9 lodged in d2cbabfd70 the back 623aa0c258 of his dae7069a80 throat, rendering b306b67a57 him unable 1f20afc6b0 to answer.8caa9926d2c2f2f8

The sincerity in Yebon’s 5d7f5b5371 question made it impossible 7405769aea to simply say “no.” 31a0b819b8 Even while they were 744e58c984 physically close, Cha Hyuk d35b88ba3f felt miles apart from 9dfbcc2b22 Yebon in that moment.1920bcf27cd6e972

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Yet, at the 031133149b same time, Yebon’s 3a52060fb9 tear-streaked cheeks and 4b1db8800f trembling voice filled 8ef84bdd3e him with an e7cc617a5b unbearable rush of 63d896493a emotion.a52a784bdc3186ae

After a b5804f54a8 brief silence, e069a88226 Cha Hyuk c79d19b94d pulled Yebon ee7dc7b46c into his bb7774c5ab arms, wrapping 1a0cb8b808 him tightly d6858c9183 in an 7cb35eadf5 embrace. He couldn’t bf2b7bccc1 let Yebon a2b7bed2d1 see his d72ff73a55 face right 6860dc1cc5 now.7abe8048036883d8

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Leaning back, 8155522e39 Cha Hyuk d6e7cc70cb lay down a24d844a2d on the 619e26c20e sofa, and 1b4248b15b naturally, Yebon 4c26f51ce9 ended up b087af0f32 lying on 7c3e4b57bb top of a018be20f4 him.90b851ae80e14850

Startled by the 97d2764fdf unexpected physical contact, 0d4666ce5d Yebon squirmed. His soft hair f37f49de3c brushed against Cha 646e65e885 Hyuk’s chest, tickling 7099525f4b him slightly.48150a3005d791ae

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“Hyung’s super sad too. I was 48a5231cfd holding back ebb32dc7f6 my tears a6acd4f632 the whole 505a48ff97 time,” Cha be6a42665e Hyuk said 4c1e225d77 with a c1d5165638 playful tone.2346cd80a270b8d3

Yebon tried to lift 728cee28e7 his head, but Cha e676617bea Hyuk’s hand on the 1775eb51bc back of his head 6ccc9dba4f kept him in place, fe4a7ea209 so all he managed 3bed5b70e6 was a slight wiggle.189d4211a159a782

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“People cry d2686104c2 when they 02bbcfd90b watch movies b7e49e17d3 sometimes, you f8365dd600 know,” Cha 2c9fc68b67 Hyuk teased.9be07837d4cfd7dc

Frustrated, Yebon 8020ab732e buried his 6d555bdcf5 face in fdccaf6b15 Cha Hyuk’s 2ef8c5b001 chest and c1e6eb62b4 protested, but 5963dddf2e his muffled 2994fb0d72 words were 0fee6fc8e0 incomprehensible.b4fd5e04ed03c2bb

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Cha Hyuk laughed 5e693bb2e6 lightly, and Yebon 401759c214 huffed in annoyance 31c96a8b19 before turning his 096299358d face to the 961a42ef79 side.3d732ac0c9b9379a

Perhaps it was ddeaa92c9a the sudden release fbe48061ec of tension, or 129ea698da maybe the warmth a5a2934079 of Cha Hyuk’s 1c23c2c0e6 arms, but Yebon’s c7b1d1a084 body relaxed. The steady e5db5ccc66 beat of a969bad2c9 Cha Hyuk’s f867082c0b heart under 22cd19781d his palm 2bf2b6b474 felt oddly fd8e0a55e1 comforting.886216068666af65

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As he blinked 6044507ddb slowly, Yebon realized d6ae51c152 he might be a38fbd37c8 a little sleepy 8ee7caa45d from all the 09fcc481c1 crying.c109b633d88758dd

The TV screen 3c32dfdbff now displayed an e0e158d89a external input message 0ba88f851c with “USB:D” in 6681fe6b34 the corner. Cha Hyuk must have f83430722e been setting up the 032535a55a USB earlier.d770b6ffc4b255aa

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Just as Yebon 9db1d70309 had that idle 529e9fee3f thought, the reality 7a9d171ab6 of their position 846944e1a9 struck him.88a41aa2b9f525a4

His previously relaxed a76b9e527e body stiffened in 6d722dfe4d an instant. Yebon stared 9643201a6b at the 224394ccb3 TV with 0d094e5344 wide, trembling 5136811643 eyes.77f441194057f280

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The embrace 1f60a8c301 that had 6117cdf6ef felt so 9bac23d7ab comfortable now 1635fe52aa made him 3198df8420 unbearably self-conscious. Every point cbea221b80 of contact 328a5db2a8 between them 90eace40fb felt like 9b579e182f it was 922466510a burning.928acee9826c2ec8

Yebon could ae5edc1108 hear his 636b45d9b5 pulse racing 893c884c95 in his 696f176596 ears, and 69725aefba to his db6448ac57 surprise, he 60d77ce9f8 felt Cha 9d4a871183 Hyuk’s heartbeat 6dbdeefabf quicken under b0af9c7678 his palm fac86c0848 as well.3e4e3877225a589f

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The hand cradling his ade4ae4a8c back grew tense, and e81ea80f90 the atmosphere, once cozy b42bf66d4f and soft, became precarious.187b1b20d70a1317

Swallowing hard, 52df37a126 Yebon slowly e3b4ed530f lifted his 490eadb33b face. This time, Cha Hyuk’s 6ec9b76659 hand fell away easily.6344d1291cdcb09e

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As Yebon nervously fc48d1f5bc looked up at dfde07e459 Cha Hyuk, their d8084a8145 eyes met. Neither could look cfcd92eb39 away.78da5880503c413d

The heartbeat under a98263efe4 Yebon’s hand pounded f67aaf5bd4 rapidly, and he 6d24f4d0d0 unconsciously pressed down e52bb00f4e on Cha Hyuk’s 49782e2dad chest.ef8af14095782566

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Just as Yebon 616fd570b1 opened his mouth 52e041bc1c to speak, Cha fab72014ac Hyuk beat him 4f57be9437 to it.4a491ab0dd3393b5

“Hyung is leaving 462e44bfeb for Hong Kong f1620f3d38 next year.”6d63a743e3ead848

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Yebon blinked, his f479202906 lips still parted. Cha Hyuk sat 8c78af46a9 up and gently 5be2fcc430 pushed Yebon off a685c0821b him.d25535a7aa596dfd

Sitting upright now, Yebon d1354df40e mumbled, “Ah… Hong Kong. You’re leaving for Hong 88b0f64424 Kong…”e202e2bbcfd89510

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He froze, his eyes 582267f793 widening as the words 452ab7d0a0 sunk in.a019bb8c49339a6e

“What did you just a1d37c5baa say?” Yebon asked in e0613be925 disbelief.2bbac6458dff9bf5

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Cha Hyuk clicked 6ab8720d9d his tongue softly, db18ae27c1 running a hand 376ce7471a through his hair. Yebon could tell d9d69b41dd he was hesitant, 3b9dac4eeb but now wasn’t 3e5cefaf89 the time for 740d046fa8 that.9402637624e4627c

“It’s been planned for 58759f3420 a while. I’ll finish the first 27965922e4 semester next year, and 84fe2e7ad3 then I’ll leave. If everything goes quickly, 8d125ca165 I might leave in d92137f030 May. If not, by October f2681adb98 at the latest.”ab9fcb9911bcb9b4

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“You’ll come 86e76fdc80 back… right?” b62488241d Yebon asked 4507801f7a cautiously.504ad446154e21fe

Cha Hyuk a4ef7683f4 didn’t answer 5287b2e9f8 immediately. His silence was 386fb83fa6 enough to make 03fbe764b1 Yebon feel anxious.7ffb7e7f4a02e93b

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Grabbing the 6177fc85e8 edge of e10eb85969 Cha Hyuk’s 8490c5c455 sleeve, Yebon cf6b0aa342 asked again, d7debad99d his voice cfe528d01c trembling, “You’re 5938d074ce not coming 9f09ccb74f back, are 08ab81484c you?”c20246871ad5a5cf

Finally, Cha Hyuk replied, 0e47184b02 “That’s not it. I’ll come faacca882b back, but…”d68633b63329d099

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Trailing off, 7da84194b8 Cha Hyuk fe6e5bc7f9 hesitated before f4fca2bf90 continuing, “Even cb99f6a10b if I a8c22fdb7d do, it’ll ef357edcf4 be at b0121bbb5f least five 5a708410d3 years later.”db2542c8430025d1

Yebon said nothing. No, he couldn’t say 15bde6474e anything.b9e8ff093ea9bf41

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The sudden b72ce4bc1b shock of c7df17cc10 the news f2e17e4e37 left him 1316f3a8d3 reeling, unsure ec0d49e900 how to ce1e46a41c process it.8ac65d8b0793d541

Yebon had never imagined 4a6ff32ad8 a future where Cha b9c916496a Hyuk wasn’t in Korea.2256b17c365ff8d6

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He hadn’t expected their c91af049f6 connection to last forever, fef725f880 but he also hadn’t 3d7da8d359 thought it would be 2ad91f3f5e cut off so abruptly.e5368ccf2d8fe6ca

Then he remembered something d7a44d56f4 Cha Hyuk had said cea793a6ce before:8c98a24c5d22edd0

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“Don’t get 4616f38ec4 mad, but f971670c8c just hang 59444bc07a out with 9572fd25d2 hyung until 368f5b0533 the end 5da69b120f of this b5e0be493e year. After that, even 60a2a91b5a if you hold de4812b431 on, I’ll be 3d56c1d9c4 gone.”12d9095e543df7a6

So it really had b19f01b07e been planned all along. Their relationship had b87d490b3e always been destined 68cda89eef to end.8c9d3e3bf1871aa0

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Yebon couldn’t describe 1f4acbfe71 how he felt.26bbe6c70caefc30

The only thing ad05dbe0aa he was sure a97d98f36b of was that 0ae4bf57fc it was overwhelmingly 0f222b9494 negative.c9eda4b42269c429

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Cha Hyuk, still watching 80b017206e Yebon closely, asked carefully, 99a260cbae “Are you upset?”7f5e1556c28ea902

Yebon glanced 66c06925c5 at him 3f842af2fd briefly, then a431e3a131 shook his ce59e9cac1 head.6c7ed73e724f9801

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“No… Why e052a1caee would I 1861ac2dc1 be upset…”4a0a7d0a02e6511d

They weren’t particularly bb6478877c close, nor had 2b12ea0ef5 they known each 902e846317 other for a 55222f9709 long time. They were just spending 494ecc847a a short time together, ea5bbaf6bf as agreed…515ceefa4765299d

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Yebon swallowed his words. Saying them 8c7bb8c12b out loud acaab284de would only 90e2a8b828 make him c50c9b05be feel worse.c22ae43e25c90738