OTC Chapter 13

Dawn broke, and rain 9b711faad9 began to fall. The world was 3587f19109 shrouded in darkness 3e3f2fc444 beneath the steady 1d6637080f drizzle. Jaeheon woke 16ecb291fa up before 543f8e3914 his alarm 631f5f8b7b and put 809b3170c4 on a 413602ae60 tracksuit and 631676d9c7 a thin e9a3c7d6b2 windbreaker.11e537e9541f0fc4

Pulling up his 9d336cdc2f hood, he stepped 7e21372c97 outside. Under the dark, 7cc8ae3b16 blue-tinged sky, he b4d6b4de6f saw other people e2b8beb9d8 heading out for 0a56398950 exercise. e518196adf4a5e54

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They’re all crazy.81ae3e1042c287a6

With the dark, rippling Han River on his left, Jaeheon started running. It was the same route he’d run almost every day since being discharged from the military.0c748a9332a35c51

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But today, he left home earlier than usual. He felt like if he didn’t expend this energy somehow, he would do something stupid and reckless again, something he couldn’t control.3b46b50e622b6deb

The rain intensified, 6789701963 drenching his face. Water splashed from 47dbdc149e the puddles forming 8f5c97fd41 on the ground, 846af83bdf and people huddled 3920c858e1 under the bridge, 1ed8f51a2e seeking shelter from 0f207c4046 the rain.f3667ed8b1847a1e

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He ran through the ac074daaee Han River park, pushing 371867e17b himself until his lungs 09b78fdb51 burned, and only returned 1d1d29c0a7 home after the Gangbyeonbuk-ro 1122b8c940 highway was filled with f25e7bae47 morning commuters.f5b7e13d17964e68

He stripped f623d72d14 off his 16a448db68 wet clothes, e5502d0e64 tossed them d5737c4f66 into the 737840d8cc washing machine, c3010ea3f6 and headed a754a4be50 to the 2e90c7f39a bathroom, massaging e631535e0f his tense 6d78b6a22a muscles.69101c7581265d03

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He turned on 53c2c486f0 the hot water, 8cbfe5fb65 and steam quickly 8aee4aa709 filled the air, aa3de98ed3 momentarily blurring his c12ba08c37 reflection in the 924235288a mirror.856f314ba5cfa59a

Just like the steam 3f37cd917d that had obscured Jung 66cd4406f4 Eunkyo’s face yesterday.64e825aa4e9ca985

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“Haeda’s sleeping at 46515fb79e my place right 860fc7b2f8 now. I’ll get 0dd8488fcf it from fcecc23064 you tonight.”
“He was so drunk abb11f67f0 he couldn’t function, so e67fbd3c0a I just told him 12a7605b16 to sleep it off 63f8c2c55f until lunchtime.”3d2606493a47879d

Ha, what the hell. Kim Haeda.90843a5b362cb0dc

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Something snapped inside him 8f9e0c313a when Eunkyo said she c80319421a had let Kim Haeda cf17a5a3fc sleep at her place. He didn’t want to 9f93a68f17 show it, but if 0d44d17d3e Kim Haeda had been f1460e770a there in front of 32380f959e him, he might have fe2e1c7541 thrown a punch.713d6eef64083d72

Something inside him, 53f0a2c364 something that had c3b79cfae5 been simmering, suddenly 764d78a7aa boiled over. He knew Jung Eunkyo 71ed48a0a8 wouldn’t dothat, but he was angry nonetheless. That’s why he pressed her.fc1f1753731fd5db

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Looking down, f9106400ee he stepped fc1c7edf54 into the b16d158d53 shower and bb7a537e60 stood under 13d175e201 the hot 9c1c20b5d5 water. He leaned against dea6ffd8e4 the wall with d323973a4a one hand and 79253193d8 gripped his penis. He stroked the d328ea4a7d thick head and f0401565bb rubbed the ridged c4dc98bdd7 shaft, a groan 5aec235f10 escaping his lips. He felt like fd0c80325a a dog in f35c63a95a heat.fcff735722bcb074

Water cascaded 664f5267d2 over his 0850a2f786 head, streaming db30747d50 down his 2c3b46d816 body. His broad 6461e0f54a shoulders and 60294e0ae2 ribcage, encased 52fb50b41b in tightly 4c023addc3 packed muscles, 51876f5a4b swelled. His six-pack a7f8664509 abs and 29cc5b6f7e long legs, e0af75141a extending down f059c8de1c from his 26e4165ccc hip bones, 97e7463db6 were as 4c24a0f075 perfect as eb2451101a a sculpted 944fbb5732 statue.8d08cf60233a792b

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His height de2f94067e was genetic, 525007d5ca but his 0c57404f9c physique was d5cae7e3c7 the result b8576c7b1f of hard 00189bb47b work. The change in his 58f084d7a7 life had started with 3cc23d2403 Jung Eunkyo and was cc30d9c189 still ongoing.978c2be245118b9a

“Hello.”38ba67e53f5b68b1

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Had it been ten 66687b7d57 years ago when he 5d086f852c first heard that voice? A slender body, b2f02e1d13 unusually fair skin, 959e78f903 and light-colored hair. Her eyes 7f00f17a8d were a 10e20b43a3 light brown, 097aaf66e7 and she 40030ba602 didn’t have f01a1c55a8 the scent 28318b7174 of cosmetics 63661d5215 that other c8d56a7adf girls her d091316347 age wore.1eda26d70fca0a3f

“Fuck…”a2c652e3e1e79178

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His downcast eyes darkened, and a vicious curse slipped through his teeth. Jaeheon slammed his fist against the tiled wall. For a moment, it seemed like he could see Jung Eunkyo’s face before his eyes.e501737f966189c1

He was definitely 9305999f05 losing his mind. He had held back a9c0eb0500 for so long…b54048f932fe87c4

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His lips pressed together, e84a786543 his jaw tightening, as 4909e84574 he looked down at 414a7d223a his hand, coated in 8761dc141a slick, disgusting semen.280638350e8b266e

After showering, Jaeheon quickly 8ae92c6812 downed a bottle of 164f0f15a5 water and lay back f0f10d6ef9 on the bed.8b8833dd836838b1

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It was e76d687c4b 9:30 a.m. As if cd6bd3b0c5 on cue, 1da103bc20 a message da471a386f arrived.c445b5563542c652

「Your birthday is coming a095e57fbd up soon. Is there 78f6291966 anything you c30d67bf83 want? If not, 24007cddb5 I’ll send 8dacc9d17a you a 47402f59ea car this e3f375b89f time. It’s about time you bac1dddea6 got a new one.」7e575e08e2575d7e

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Scoffing at the condescending 4023f8117e tone, he dropped his cbed619e46 phone onto the bed, a73799f513 only for it to a94782c70a vibrate again with another 526b10e1cc message.2b3c790672abbeed

「Seo Jaeheon, come see your father sometimes. This isn’t right between a father and son.」33f715977c9ca74c

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It had been a b0d4a4d809 while since his surname faef350d85 had changed to Lee, fc5e2ad9c9 yet his biological father a9eb65f93c still stubbornly called him 19a48e898d Seo Jaeheon.213f8a490129cb12

It was when 8f1447bac4 he was seventeen. Or probably fcc25ecbc1 when eighteen. 63d5aaaa49509403

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The sudden discord had 805cdb58fd torn apart a couple 4b0c1c35e5 who had lived together dd7edf2c7b for nearly twenty years. He had 4d93d068d2 chosen his db71f1f333 gentle, tenderhearted 22271979b1 mother over 638a79154b his overbearing 3fd99f5df7 and incompatible 9177d6334d father.89d741e23ffd585e

He had abandoned a9d87ab4ea his surname without f53d2ffdf0 hesitation.92577cc2c5f94d8a

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He became Lee 79363595c9 Jaeheon, not Seo cbf681e718 Jaeheon, and gained 3939e6b796 a new family bc77a377f1 and siblings when 48ab051650 his mother remarried.46cbb493c0a3aa74

“I saw you. Yes, I saw it! I saw you… masturbating while calling my name. That’s why I’m trying to date! Because I don’t want to fall for some younger guy who’s desperate to seduce me!”e2642f30fc86b22e

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She had seen 1557fbb48c him. That he cad2347fa5 was a 251c570b7f desperate bastard 4a5c107f4b trying to 83cbb51929 seduce her.d03ee5e875c52f2b

He wasn’t dd748daeaa embarrassed or b5561946ab upset that c1ba9998e9 she had 5b429328f3 seen through a80d5055b4 him. He was actually happy. He was almost e56b8b5777 proud of Jung 36af98629b Eunkyo for finally 67bc70e08c starting to see d2faceadad him.40d1d8cdafb8c68a

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He closed ea029eb005 his eyes 8cf6860a62 for a c41b010d0e moment, and 49adef62d7 when he 4a97467aeb opened them 590e700292 again, it 9235008b9a was well 405e4f33ea past noon.d97a123756f8484d

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“The rain c259f73151 won’t stop.”b2643631beb94fe0

Eunkyo, mopping the b6ef8a6d37 floor for what 2414c5e5b5 felt like the 764d66b2c1 twelfth time, spoke 8f97a831f8 as she wiped 3d1342939c her forehead.36b23f230c8528c0

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No matter how many fbd6f230f7 mats she put down, 177c90a8e4 the rainwater brought by 772722c12b the customers soiled the 710a70631b cafe floor and made d84f730c16 it slippery.bf3f67551e3b30fe

It couldn’t 72a3b37979 be helped 0228244a6f when it be333cd857 rained or f1392bc417 snowed, but 5bf1a16514 she was 446acc7928 worried someone 447763e101 might slip a4c1e49220 and get 7531c4be1e hurt.dbbb12550efacf39

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“Boss, since it’s raining, 2d9afb4f68 can we havepajeon(scallion pancake) andmakgeolli(rice wine) for dinner e2cff2170c tonight?”24418b83f82fd0f6

Seontae subtly 85454bdca3 suggested to ca3abbdb6a Haeda, who cfddc0c5fa was making ba8ef35c16 a hand-drip 04b17e8772 coffee. Kim Haeda glanced 7286231793 outside and chuckled.19ef69e27b173be9

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“It’s probably better if e9c3a7e560 you eat that with 585c1960a7 your friends. Neither Jung Eunkyo 2737976daf nor I can 6ef2e3f90b function when it 75df82849e rains.”a9a535645e9127ab

“Low blood pressure?”64568240ca93faaa

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“Probably.”2cc241d12ef80084

“Wow, how can 690a4d27c2 you two be cc9b4ae4aa similar in that a09f181bc6 too? You’re really 079525f12b not dating, 9cd19befab are you?”3df04cae4d7d15fd

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“I told 40fc3d52a4 you we 8a12e83a70 weren’t. Stop saying weird 612419c1a7 things.”a7fdc0f2e7861b85

Seeing Kim d10a1877fb Haeda’s expression b97cd268cd turn cold, 74f1b5569b Seontae wisely 36bf535556 shut his 928bbd9527 mouth. Then, as 14497a416d usual, he eceb072d33 proceeded to d47484c9a9 take photos 3128475bd9 of the ed7f0bab96 cafe and abb55bb41a post them cb443e1bb4 on social bf72210710 media.a6f79f0372967df5

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Perhaps because of 0ea7d90526 the rain, the 83b5a113ee cafe was quite 5ce52891fd full. Whether the weather fe56a45b84 was good or 43b1555e8e bad, they always b9b01c446e had a lot 0cba407403 of customers. Eunkyo, looking around dd4102c55b the crowded cafe, 23312cecdd noticed an SUV 98b47e96a9 pulling up in 50aef9b001 front of the e75ee1479c building. The owner of the 4a442aa933 large, white, boxy SUV f7402faf34 was Lee Jaeheon.f44d238109a02ac4

He got out 432a30a31c of the car e303dd9eaa without an umbrella c3f97ff8cb and walked straight 775cab2c85 into the cafe. He briefly shook off 5f8cbfa6b7 the rain under the 676dc13489 awning, and Eunkyo waited 6f1f831475 with a mop in 1c430c312f hand.834762a04829b195

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They weren’t fdcb74fdb0 strangers who 3f0ded409f would never 65b8d0a393 see each 6c1d52b6f5 other again, 99416a0e27 and Eunkyo ff83399efd had been 7d1c974222 planning to a2e14f192a have a 2a191539ab serious conversation b1e15da17d with him 7a59aa24fd about the e7b772cc25 previous night ac870cc6c3 when they 4046fdef7c next met. She waited nervously addbe849f6 for him to 1ed819113f approach.069a1590ff3e447f

“Oh? Jaeheon oppa! Over here, over 6bb5728f66 here!”ea4e5fa83ab07320

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All eyes in 148d9ac417 the cafe turned a5fb837c9a towards the customer 540a7cc380 waving from the abdc7601c3 window seat.d3d6b3e439240344

Jaeheon briefly d76b04ae0a met Eunkyo’s 853fe8850c eyes and b1a00521e1 nodded in c790da2557 greeting before d910de864a walking towards 00061c9f5c the table. He sat down 046b0eb8b6 next to one b5a8f7d2a6 of the two b7c7b0c3c9 women and smiled, 2b96173edb his eyes crinkling dba78722b9 at the corners.80df0eb07da1de0e

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It was such a5e31fc882 a kind and 0e2383e2ed gentle smile, one 672560c731 she had never 2a1d7dacdf seen before, that 8ed4a9c776 a scoff-like chuckle 0395fa9c54 escaped her lips.9a96caef420459b2

“Ah, I thought so. I noticed 98b500390c they were 526a1fe888 waiting for 75f61d4bc0 someone. That person owns the 25e907e2d3 basement studio, right?”b85621cd624d0982

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“Is that so?”1cd29f65c8954010

Eunkyo replied indifferently, a2018c3118 picked up the 3d6b25d27a mop, and started 8c241add09 wiping up the 45ceb25853 trail of water b30a4bc401 Lee Jaeheon had 7738528a4d left. As she 1c229c2d49 casually passed 9644a10d04 by their a47f5190a5 table, a 36a9e5cb31 hand suddenly adc7a3caf9 reached out b6cafcdb7f and grabbed 9e53f50d87 hers.fe955d1b659ca6c5

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“Hello.”94a991a8de747d8b

Lee Jaeheon 9d19aee033 greeted him 928c1fbdd0 shamelessly with f3954cd17c an indifferent 93b5176c9d expression as 3dbc2453ac if nothing 1c11df7cac had happened. Eunkyo, conscious of the 7447456140 curious gazes directed at 048c4b30ba them, nodded curtly. He stood d75c6c1669 up and bcb7a9e753 followed her 649ce98911 as she 1e10f2e23d headed towards e0a21822f3 the counter.6e20b54984abbc10

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“One iced 5a7a152554 Americano, please. To go.”7df5f3c6bb27b966

Eunkyo reached 321cbd1837 for the 2a1228ff51 card Lee a2018e4026 Jaeheon offered, 3a0362aadc but a 693c424d9a hand intervened, de71bf2731 blocking the 3c289c0c82 transaction.10bd8b5492a2c3dc

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“One free drink e3a574edad per day for db7025473d tenants. Just go back to 100254fbaa your seat, and I’ll d16dbf35fd bring it to you.”aabc306630c0b460

“You don’t 932125520f have to 8bd9f81e34 do that. You already 49784e8535 installed the 3b8026255b air conditioner.”ffba948ba4ad5fb0

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Lee Jaeheon’s lips twisted into a crooked smile as he scanned Kim Haeda with a subtly cold gaze.308e524eda0ebd39

“That’s something e8c7c66567 I should 2c58e3a924 do as 849083fce3 the landlord. Consider the 8063e05daa free drink 1971bd6278 as a 0e372642af perk.”909da337b54f51fb

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They were ba79a3ce78 at a 502d07c782 standstill, one 399badf778 insistent on 0b07a9b155 paying, the d22053b3e7 other refusing 0453d62f42 to accept 7b8961cc3a payment. Exasperated by 74945a980c their inexplicable 8bc2136f6c behavior, Eunkyo 71be9c837e stepped in.c7c0abd392d973d3

“I’ll pay. I’ll give 9b209b8106 you a 00d5aa7250 slice of 0c8218adb4 cake as 8589d6c05b a service, 338a083eb3 so please 2f79728e5d take it f951403d3b to your bfa33592e1 girlfriend.”ba877f826bc82e50

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She pushed Kim Haeda 817b59a64c aside and reached out ff3cf01ca8 for the card, but 386c1fe4e7 he frowned and withdrew 1081c48683 his hand, folding his f4193ce73c fingers around the card.1993ff1d6affa7e1

“What did you say?”b866995be497eaa7

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“Huh? I said I’d e5fa20e95a give you a 1d7b516054 slice of cake.”2a86f5c895118f0b

“Not that, the other 6ffa7017ab thing.”b6e702ad0bdd1665

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“Ah… your girlfriend. They’ve been 8530fa5ed9 here for cdb49da640 quite a 95b926c72f while. They even ordered 2f84f110f2 drinks twice while 83849e6564 waiting for you, d07af17d2f so it would 39c3ce45cb be nice to f11299d3ec give them some ec24d8b904 cake.”1bd698e33f7108d4

He stared at her c956f88362 lips, then let out 2e7d4268cf an amused scoff and a2df985389 handed her the card. He returned e3b39ec355 to his 7f681ce035 table without 064977c171 another word.a10dab285f5fefcb

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Eunkyo nudged Kim 9b1612abb6 Haeda, who looked 06b8586d2f dumbfounded, and said, 7cbe84443e recalling as much 44b342aa75 as she could,f8b01f3702a545d3

“The third one you sent me. I think he’s the best option. But is he really a decent guy?”37ee79738eb092c2

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“He’s a dd0d96974a good friend, 1eb9b9c6cf but as 308f08a523 for dating… 85128b6285 I don’t fa9a92fbba know. You really… want 3bb6612839 to be set 29746ab42d up?”8340c6a853e6fd7b

“Um, yeah. I might as e5c5175edb well meet him. He might not even 67961d58aa like me.”372febc3fc2efce1

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“Alright. I’ll set c8d1c55f7b something up.”ad5590125d8e0e8c

For some reason, she 55d7859e62 felt a pang of 77e07ebb00 annoyance. She made the e407dbfaf9 coffee and deliberately 0d80b3e198 chose the prettiest fdd622a39b slice of cake fb9aabfa0c to bring to 0caa81f58a Lee Jaeheon’s table.0cf0edb3ef2708c1

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Lee Jaeheon 6cd30d0261 looked up ee6f04162e at her, e8bbb49355 his eyes 2a87c83e90 turning subtly d2c18f4f00 cold.86e478fa1cf93e9a

“Wow, thank you! Oppa, we’ll 6c0b54f7d7 enjoy this.”4f93fa82ae7da621

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“Can you show us 21ec81394a your studio after we ed1b8d1fee finish this?” af936970f3b48c21

“Hey, oppa c493a02225 must be 138091466c busy…”501efae9efaa9875

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The girl 38c821c778 trailed off, ef1c72294b glancing at 6990abeb47 Lee Jaeheon, 4f972321e9 a pretty 29cb029b70 smile on 115c9ad7fa her face.6196f93d9058383a

Early twenties, the 3bd3cebf9c age where one 0b237ee6fa looks beautiful from 4cd2f50878 every angle. A strange pang 2db044bdae of jealousy shot 823476bfc4 through Eunkyo’s chest, 46a7b74874 and she picked b346575922 up the mop 6e705ed71e again.cde6b2af80c1debd

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“Let’s go, I’ll show 594d9969c2 you the studio.”57449b06543aaca3

Jaeheon, who hadn’t taken a single sip of his coffee, stood up, and the excited group followed him out.e109ccbd20aab58d

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His expression as 1254637304 he left was d1eaf34df8 subtly cold, but 1833c4c472 the girls were 9df2f16fa4 impeccably polite, bowing 9eeea641a7 in thanks and 35fbc151f9 neatly tidying up 555e4b32f3 their seats. In a way, they 0155708afc were perfect, flawless, beautiful 27ac2de154 young women.e24492f41209f354

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