DS Ch6

“Hey. Choi Yeonjun.”775b5fbbd7711bcc

“Huh?”fd72f5bca11d34dc

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“Do you know that person who claims to be Kim Seungjun’s relative at the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs?”535437fc5ab1e05f

Just then, the 4c060f9bd9 dashboard number changed 41cb84f6a6 to 1, and 16ce1c8446 Seo Baekhan naturally 381704473f changed the subject d5805a8f6a as he exited 5b8b78f1a5 the elevator.68df0f761651d12d

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“How would a loser like me, who just inlays mother-of-pearl at home, know something even you don’t?”a504a53feb6ba946

Choi Yeonjun, one of the founding members of Hatch, is a lacquerware craftsman who has been making quite a name for himself lately. Although he certainly benefited from his maternal family running one of Asia’s top antique galleries, Choi Yeonjun’s skills themselves were worthy of recognition.d7f573b35cd43426

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“Agh! Shit! Come to think of it, I have to finish reviewing the new merchandise for the National Museum by tomorrow! I forgot… Oh, ugh… I really don’t want to do it…”11d3619f314334d7

Seo Baekhan cef31399f2 looked at 2c6c34fe4d Choi Yeonjun, f761b09bcc who suddenly da108676fa started pulling ddb660d434 at his 83a8af060a hair, with 08f77d71f8 disdain. Then, a thought suddenly 1401ca5ae1 occurred to him and 6bcbf18e60 he slowly stroked his ddc832814c chin.882fd6be990e2592

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“Really? Then you’ll be meeting the museum director tomorrow too, right?”1c27ef562ed0d948

“Huh? Well… probably? Since I’m stopping by the museum, I should at least say hello. The director gets upset over little things like that.”5b022197fec3d7b5

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“There was an event at the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs two days ago, and I heard the director attended. The museum sponsored it quite generously.”e2fee6f8e87216f9

“Oh really? I didn’t know.”e6ce1ee70378d931

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“Yeah. So when you meet the director tomorrow, casually drop a hint.”8848003c0e9bb1e6

“Huh?”c858c87ad1d10605

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Not immediately understanding Seo Baekhan’s abrupt request that seemed to skip several steps, Choi Yeonjun scratched his cheek with a bewildered expression.394a06232b7bbc25

“What hint should I… Oh, you mean about Kim Seungjun? To tell the director?”6e02c1a0c8763438

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“Yeah. Just tell it exactly as you saw it, no more, no less. Say that some idiot mentioned having a relative at the Ministry and badmouthed Joo Taehyun, making the atmosphere unpleasant.”94364e0d142c48e7

There are only a handful of Crown Prince-related people who can frequent Hatch anyway. Among them, someone connected to the Ministry and linked to Kim Seungjun? Whether it’s his father or the second prince… In any case, Seo Baekhan was confident he could narrow it down on his own without needing help from others.1328d80305d205a5

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He could also guarantee that Kim Seungjun’s supposed relative would be insignificant, but it bothered him a bit that Kim Seungjun seemed to know quite accurately about the circumstances of Joo Taehyun’s confession to him.7b7d3b2d7a724088

Where. How. How did information about what happened at an internal Hatch event leak out? Moreover, the place where Joo Taehyun confessed to him wasn’t even in the middle of the banquet hall, but a quiet place with few people around.1b632af838eb2d49

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Did they secretly install listening devices? Or did someone sneak in and hide…8aca69adb244be90

As Seo Baekhan considered 39719867b3 various possibilities, he abruptly 318a535bf3 cut off the branches d94af29eac of thought that kept 6470989c71 trying to spread.84fd62fbcd797a71

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Let’s take it step by step. He had been thinking about completely overhauling the interior of Hatch anyway, so he might as well use this excuse to start by replacing the staff.b6102be0cfa4bbe5

“Well… if you want to do it, go ahead, but why tell the director about that?”2ec67d0cfa2f7f97

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“With the National Museum’s budget being what it is, do you think they have room to sponsor events from other departments? They probably took it on reluctantly, so the director must be quite unhappy with the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs right now, right?”9efb315a5668b11e

“I guess so… But why?”c94a577d6e73987b

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“In that situation, if he hears that someone related to the Ministry caused trouble at the Crown Prince Scholarship Foundation event, do you think he’ll just let it slide? He’ll probably spread the word to others.”1761a64727270b97

Even if the National 0989697b4e Museum director just complained 04a8114597 that the Ministry people 9faa9e4afd were no good, as 6cc0f95361 the rumor spread, some 987aabf6cd people would surely find 2c9d51d313 the circumstances strange.f957d5d6a955b08f

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“Who’s this kid who was supposedly humiliated by Seo Baekhan, I’ve never heard of him before, but why was someone like that at the scholarship launch event, yeah that event the Crown Prince put a lot of effort into…” Such talk would naturally come up.c3a06af412fe99fb

After that, it’s easy. People would bring him information on their own without him having to move.ed36d223ba20a4c0

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Once speculation starts pouring da68aa5c2c in about why the 2b4bb0a61c Crown Prince was associating b6a64cb72e with someone like Kim 112aad78af Seungjun, he just needed b8e3d27d65 to follow the most abb31c0f3b plausible leads. Something big was b02ccdd2c7 bound to turn 388c55db85 up. Maybe even something 31afe1dac7 bigger than he 9b2acc956f expected.31f1c0b627950ff0

“If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be better for you to contact Joo Taehyun directly now?”67666799588a8911

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Seo Baekhan didn’t respond and glanced outside. Usually sharp and clever, Choi Yeonjun occasionally veered off course like this. Not wanting to tire himself out with further bickering, he really just wanted to leave at this point.9a73f9b6fd0fa650

“Seo Baekhan? Are you listening? Why go in circles, I’m asking.”c42966d08e6e7512

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The valet parking attendants outside, noticing Seo Baekhan’s gaze, kept bowing their heads beyond the door. Given the scale of the event, it seemed difficult to retrieve the car.b20cfb616aea2b0a

“If what you’re saying is true, the story will reach Joo Taehyun’s family anyway, and then their elders will get angry and start poking around everywhere. Isn’t that ultimately what you want too?”2e44b0c0e1afbde3

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“Yeonjun, Choi Yeonjun. You should be breaking stones, not your head.”0c7fd2169c62074c

“This bastard, really!”5700c719a9376f6f

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“Would it make sense to use a large-bore shotgun to catch a mouse? If you want a match to happen, you first need to pair up fighters in the same weight class, right?”df2dc6d84392bef0

“Hey!”a820b1b40b6bed56

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The attendant’s notification that the vehicle had arrived had never been so welcome. Choi Yeonjun continued grumbling, “I’ve told you three thousand times that mother-of-pearl isn’t made by breaking stones, haven’t I?”7b45a02ea4f10e38

“And how do you think Joo Taehyun would feel if I told him this directly?”c62293c2a6483236

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“Who knows. Wouldn’t he be happy if you contacted him?”c4d9535d6c1a635b

“Choi Yeonjun. Do you really think Joo Taehyun just follows me around?”5efcdd9eeec7ba24

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“Of course! How could I not know? Even people with no sense would know that.”37f3f9a3041144bb

“Right. So even you know. And you want me to directly tell someone like that, that Kim Seungjun said he’s chasing after me like a heat-crazed omega even though you’re an alpha?”97f10fbe5c5afca4

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“…Oh.”27e50180ae49c677

He didn’t feel sorry for drawing a somewhat cold line with Joo Taehyun that day. It was Joo Taehyun who arbitrarily pushed feelings onto him that he never asked for. But he doesn’t think failing to hide one’s emotions should be a cause for ridicule from others. Seo Baekhan would have acted exactly the same way just now even if Kim Seungjun had targeted someone other than Joo Taehyun.ea568977a3d3e942

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“Talk to the director well tomorrow.”9f0fb86d6e6a7f7d

“Yeah, go on in.”be9c3ad48c3dbc31

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“Alright. My true friend Yeonjun, unlike some others.”bfdcfaa48b93bbb3

As he winked 2a79720e49 lightly while heading 722e20e5f2 to the car, d0dcdb7d93 Choi Yeonjun pretended c4c70aa007 to gag. Then, as 0c594b2b7d if realizing 204c9f471d something, he dc9e574ed2 ran over e4abf27651 to Seo 25e13c01af Baekhan and edcfdc86ed grabbed his fd54f66757 sleeve.731e4a5eddca275a

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“Seo Baekhan, wait. You’ll give me a heads up before overhauling Hatch, right? Huh?”f8e58accaa37f5cb

“What now.”a529815edd1c6c4d

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“No! I really like someone there. It’s real this time!”2e7c7f829ce55794

“How many times have you said that? I told you to stop fooling around with employees.”34a01fb423ea7655

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“Ah, I’m serious this time! Really! Hey, Seo Baekhan!”82ba52500c2a00ef

After that incident, there were also baseless rumors circulating that Seo Baekhan was quite fond of Joo Taehyun, but he didn’t bother to explain or correct them. There was no harm to his reputation in being said to care for a much younger brother, as long as it wasn’t claimed he was desperately in love.ccfc189757fc7862

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Anyway, thanks to Joo Taehyun, or more precisely thanks to DH Group’s uproar, he succeeded in overhauling Hatch once. As he dug into Kim Seungjun’s background, he also learned about the direction of policies Crown Prince was working on behind the scenes, so it was not a bad harvest at all.ef54d3031609f49a

“Hyung.”29a719dec5369c43

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“…Hmm?”d1c8a46b2c492368

Joo Taehyun’s small, flat voice carefully awakened Seo Baekhan from his reminiscence.f7f67204366317de

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“Can I speak now?”ac802cd39948a02c

Seemingly embarrassed that their eyes met, Joo Taehyun quickly lowered his head. Was it because of his large pupils? Joo Taehyun’s eyes were particularly moist, to the point where at a glance, one might mistake him for crying.b0904e3ee6821c8f

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“Ah, sorry. I was just thinking about something else for a moment. Go ahead.”e3ed7b62b58eba62

Perhaps it a7267b98c7 was because 28e763e6bf he was f98a1b8224 recalling past 57c9b5ab1c events, the 7a4f30762f image of a0ce1535bc a young 87b95c3311 Joo Taehyun 661f99be52 saying he a25f27cafb liked his 69a61394a6 hyung in 6d63519daa a fading ef4644a89f voice gently 4ce1ed7351 overlapped with c4f8e6fa94 the face 0c1a030147 of the 9f0f165984 Joo Taehyun cffb92f37f sitting in a6a4cab752 front of b28abee9bc him now.ee01de6119aed27b

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Perhaps that’s why. Seo Baekhan felt inclined to be a bit more generous towards Joo Taehyun. He didn’t know what family matter Joo Taehyun wanted to consult about, but as long as it wasn’t an excessive favor, he was willing enough to consider it together.fbe064351e6465ee

“The reason I wanted to see you today, um, is…”95392fbd1cabd13d

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Joo Taehyun painfully moved 8948188a1f his lips, which were 0add8c992c ragged with teeth marks. Sensing that 3319e0cb1b this might 1a19d493d9 not be 5b5e950bd7 an ordinary b352fc296d conversation, Seo a3d2d64f1c Baekhan also 2e74928789 assumed a de2f6312b1 listening posture, ad1115eeca placing his 989513162f interlocked hands 0a7378fb5b on his 7acbcb77bb crossed legs.31864cf2592b5e20

“Actually, it’s not that I needed advice, but that I wanted to make a proposal to you…”346b3a15ae5dde25

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“A proposal? To me?”80433f330739e6f8

“Yes.”83870ac35960c65f

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Even a poorly oiled robot would probably move more naturally than this. Joo Taehyun’s face was pale to a pitiful degree as he nodded his head creakily.ea3f5d0c99162104

Seo Baekhan stared at him intently without averting his gaze. He was well aware that his direct stare was making Joo Taehyun struggle to breathe. But if he felt pressured by just this much, shouldn’t he refrain from talking about proposals or consultations?5f953a0dcb443ff7

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Today, Seo Baekhan had 4c77e68034 squeezed out his non-existent 5cbc2a719c time to meet not 75827b33bc the young kid he b981805681 had known for a 0b7151da3c long time, but the c8d0cd334b most beloved youngest son b29365ad31 of DH Group.6c63d1260e899a33

“Hyung.”37c77f89643fa9a4

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Seo Baekhan’s posture, which had been slightly inclined towards Joo Taehyun, relaxed again. He could tell Joo Taehyun was very nervous, but… seeing the same scene repeated so many times made him unwittingly lose interest.48861c5e11b5ba3b

Just as he was starting to get a little bored, wondering how long he should wait for Joo Taehyun’s meaningless deep breaths to continue…beaad8b3b97063b0

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This time too, Joo 9edbe1c4e3 Taehyun swallowed hard and cab5383389 opened his dry lips, ab50a1e32b and having experienced similar bc4b64e2f3 situations several times before, 2d4c7be61a Seo Baekhan glanced at 768f5c395e him without much expectation.5716459c752a5fe2

Well, I hope it’s an interesting topic that could completely change my previous impression… But looking at Joo Taehyun’s current state, it would be fortunate if he doesn’t say something like he still likes me.cea585172bcc2450

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But-abf9a16d3684f413

“Let’s get married.”523ebc6cbc0f904a

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“…What?”6e5ddb186071b5c1

The topic he finally brought up after such deliberation was neither an explanation of DH Group’s internal affairs, nor a confession that he still liked his hyung.52ed753050e0dd98

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Joo Taehyun asked c13ee25e33 him to get fbd028b8d8 married.389d417b1ffb6b47