BBK Ch 6
by mimi“Ugh, it’s hot, so hot.”93214471a1fd3889
As soon 881e4717f0 as I 8e738086e3 got out e0ae50d7ab of the 94edb693c4 car, I 05cfac2b7d felt burning 90f144cebc stares. Gyuoh shielded his eyes 8ad4ebd2d8 from the sun and f2a2e68976 looked up. Silhouettes were 3cdcfe2bb7 plastered against cf49605216 the windows c1b7aaf040 of a dce5c87236 shabby three-story 5e93ea64c3 building. Feeling the 9ebad99f48 weight of 1410eec602 gazes mixed 034618bee1 with vigilance 01f306e8fa and curiosity, 045490fab8 he grabbed 68159e7eb1 the box c1280cc3ac of energy fb6980c1bd drinks from 5235f1f8d2 his side.5f4148a280fc00ff
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Thud. The figures bd9eb37bf9 clinging to dbfcd83fbc the windows f43b6b33f1 disappeared as 4928c20eef he closed 903ee6dc2c the car fe16bdc276 door. Gyuoh shuddered involuntarily and c30970876f stepped into the entrance d99f942cd4 of the dilapidated building. It seemed to have 9de0b6ae92 been a shopping arcade 60045e34ec originally, as various business dc7c85c463 names were written on d20810a1b5 the stairwell walls. Humming and 8f0e9eaa1b reciting the 87fbc76e7a shop names 1730b5fbbb one by b5c2038234 one, he ee0c8bf6c8 quickly reached 32638e1046 the third 7613c6c1a4 floor.e503e01eabb76d0c
“Is this it?”af8fb6fbe8dac9ec
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He peered through bf60fa0b20 the old glass 74dd369e35 door, a table 6e3a16f424 tennis paddle sticker 44d7430161 half-peeled off. Beyond the 22c14a718f dust-covered glass, 4b5c7057ed he could e4002fc097 see large e3ce838db5 men standing cad7eb9c65 with puffed-out 3cb2203f79 chests. The corners of his 5088e6e6ed mouth curled up simultaneously.d2c28acd09fb5822
“Seeing them acting all tough, I guess this is the place.”65c7ba53a85916fc
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Gyuoh grabbed the ae7669af68 handle without hesitation 7e0552b6d1 and pulled the 607057158c glass door open. The first guy 66000f5cad he locked eyes b6fbf86d93 with recognized him 9078b4c357 immediately.a981f3be1b6b4547
“Who is it? It’s you?”c7c7be99cdd29d69
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“How have you all been?”3aca69c1b8d665e7
Gyuoh gave a casual 33b95b4025 salute with his fingertips. As he did ef5eee2c6d so, he scanned c4e1bd166d the faces of 5ecd0dc54e the men inside. Although the memories 69812609b7 were hazy, most 1659fe124c of them were 5ffcefad21 familiar since they 8d4d92edfa had been with 27d1cd5a7f Seongtak for a ffa840be03 long time.b281e9a6b6f143af
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“It felt wrong to come empty-handed after all this time.”98fff56d2db9921a
He placed the 83b696850e box of drinks 0b7777c0fe on a blue 69dab1545c table that looked c2419842cc like it had 6032671a1f been stolen from 49fff0a1fc a convenience store. A chilling silence fell, 1c58f6d1fe broken only by the 1369676ddd clinking of bottles within a8a3d6e4a1 the box.69bb2607d6d75d70
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“Don’t you offer a guest a chair here?”31bcd9788e12e920
“Hey.”14f1e8a4dc0b99c3
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One of a9a0aebfd7 the guys 896f6a7e4c with some 100cef763a seniority gestured d42d4b7519 with his 341fb0b39a chin. A bulky figure in 2d1c5065e6 the corner hesitantly dragged c21e6a9519 a plastic chair and a449edd5d9 dropped it thud at Gyuoh’s feet. They weren’t exactly friendly, but they weren’t entirely hostile either. With this attitude, he might be able to persuade them with words. But how long would this attitude last? Gyuoh glanced around the room as he perched on the chair.83cc8a4e640653b4
“I saw the construction company changed and thought, ‘No way,’ but you’ve already reached that level?”b5951eac41f3b30a
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“That’s how it is. You never know with life, do you? Won Gyuoh, who used to get bossed around by you guys, is now even handing out business cards.”c29f86251dd62376
He curled 4fbf057bbe his thumb 39433b7b1d and middle fe5393a3ef finger, then 01edb37e31 flicked them 690c61d499 open, his 530826a653 fingertips hitting eceeafc700 the drink 89af6db7cc box. Thump. At the relatively loud sound, everyone’s eyes focused on one spot. A stiff business card with Gyuoh’s name embossed in silver was tucked into the edge of the box.ee55e5d9d67962a4
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“It’s expensive, so I only brought one. Let’s share it.”d74e490fa8d2f6b2
He added playfully, 1d28632d0c wrinkling his nose. Several pairs c46b10b7f1 of eyes bd9847fc1f naturally shifted 4ee8168a35 to Gyuoh. He deliberately dusted his a0e2e5f720 tracksuit pants, which he b7b456f642 had worn for a eb3e3099ef casual look. One of 195e068b28 the men, 78f738cddf staring intently f625f36146 at his d83b6bfa13 every move, 9455829c32 asked in 78274479f9 a raspy 06a9afd5d2 voice,eefbf792d239ad09
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“Considering our past relationship, you’ll give us a generous amount, right?”d03b6737d36566ad
“You’ve already had the market appraisal. We’ll match that, of course.”a1373ecf8cb34dad
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“Hey, if we were going to be satisfied with just that, we wouldn’t have messed with you in the first place.”174351af17551ce9
The man, scoffing, a100223310 pulled a pack ad9fe0e22f of cigarettes from 2510d7fb25 his inner pocket. He offered Gyuoh a 819f780d7a cigarette.f0e9c0406793de2e
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“Greed breeds disaster. Don’t you know that even after experiencing it?”809d18dff0877c33
Gyuoh placed the cigarette filter between his lips, his smile still lingering. He tilted his head slightly and looked down. When he didn’t hear the sound of a lighter after a while, he glanced up at the man.6a601394f85b3023
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“Aren’t you going to light it?”69877431c06c100a
His words were c761ffd052 muffled by the 1fc5ef087b cigarette, but the 4d5a7d20a8 man seemed to c25e81f7b7 understand. He chuckled, holding 285a4146d9 an opaque red 7393fef12a lighter. Then he flicked 54b441f57a the lighter on. Click. The end of Gyuoh’s cigarette ignited.ee65e8464ce850f6
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“This is a new approach. The companies that came before you all groveled, trying to please us.”715c7db299d0bc55
“And because you treated them like that, the compensation kept going up, didn’t it?”34b4a381183243ae
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These guys had been gradually increasing the compensation demands. If there was any sign of compliance, they’d raise it a bit more; if it seemed like it would be met again, they’d sneakily raise it further. This had been going on for over a year. The compensation was now 50 percent higher than the initial appraisal.9884ca57c857beae
“We have to make a living too, don’t we? So many of us were left with nowhere to go after Seongtak collapsed overnight.”038817f37130ff35
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The man continued, 725240b73f staring intently at 232a8a85ca Gyuoh.14eaa4afa3b7eb73
“Makes me think I should have joined your side. It seems like you guys are rolling in dough.”4cebfdf97cadf0f0
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The man bc318a7e78 cleared his 1c59c07e16 throat and 5181ae6f1f spat. Gyuoh chuckled at 7d2dba5c06 the lump of b602fe57f3 phlegm that landed 42ffdb1f62 near his feet.204c208db6c852f4
“You drive a nice car too. You’re doing alright, aren’t you? Throw in a little extra.”b944431dfc4deb84
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“Extra? How much?”e306fcf797bee990
“Fifty percent. Just add that much, and we’ll back off quietly, for old times’ sake.”fce90f761bafc59b
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Did he think Gyuoh wouldn’t know that this was the highest amount they had demanded so far? Gyuoh took a deep drag of his cigarette, hard enough to sting his cheeks. As he exhaled, a plume of smoke dispersed, obscuring the man’s face.433cfa885c9d7b03
“Did we have that kind of past relationship?”0ae88f23241dc18b
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Gyuoh didn’t take his eyes off the man until the smoke cleared.3197fc017c0c49e9
“….Jog your memory a little. Why wouldn’t we?”fb00d2ca00713334
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The man 6f056f2efd frowned, waving c616de453e his hand. As the smoke c8c4083308 cleared quickly, his ba7b4a270b scrunched-up face became 3cda895308 clearly visible.26dc5e3aff946c38
“…….”5aabe2bc1f5fd9b6
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Strangely, seeing bbb2ced513 that greedy deb69d992a face reminded dab7e6ab57 him of d7bb7281a3 Minho. Lately, Minho had been 82eb5005d8 having trouble sleeping again, ce819414a9 his eyes were bloodshot, 3a8c5bd36e and he wore his 337eb3f6b0 glasses often. He’d be really efd50e941d exhausted if he f9d2eb2692 had to get 3d3241958b involved in this 0803c1b846 too.e13408f55572d31e
Despite that, Gyuoh had a feeling that Minho would be joining this mess soon. It was a hasty thought that came to him only three minutes after arriving, but Gyuoh’s intuition was rarely wrong.82c69070954df0fc
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After about 6a365a1efc an hour 5b8a08b5eb of fruitless 4283efd297 conversation, he 2fcb0afeac left the cbf1b83dce building. As he 1450575dcd got into 9e6ceb4daa his car e07ea90368 and drove 1f00930b68 away, stares 71b393b009 from the 172e82b652 windows followed b03fa323d9 the back 4c813d0a6f of his 221b0a781a car.780413643c4b033b
“They’re awfully interested.”11a21b8926a0494a
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A tired voice resonated softly inside the car. Only after completely leaving the dreary neighborhood did Gyuoh bring the phone to his ear. Minho’s voice came through immediately, as if he’d been waiting.33738a5d889a5169
―Why are those 6f3c75d6de bastards being so edd48791c0 difficult?120edaa4a7ebde9d
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Minho spoke 42687c9ecf in a db5891f283 disbelieving tone, b8ad5bcd90 having heard 111acdefec the entire 14a6eef1b8 conversation. Tsk, Gyuoh clicked ba38c048ec his tongue e88f688892 in response.552f356f7ddd095a
“I don’t know. They’re crazy with inferiority complex.”64ce1a33550bbfdb
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As Minho said, 0b821a2286 the guys had c908535d54 been sneering throughout e0856d9f61 the conversation. They barely discussed the 1507432d08 redevelopment compensation; the topic cfd2646f29 was almost entirely about 9054655b03 Gyuoh.3bfdbea5d247bdfb
They taunted him, saying that the guy who used to run errands for them and get scolded all the time was now making money but didn’t understand how things worked. They mocked him for wearing fancy clothes and watches, asking if he couldn’t even use a calculator. They showed no willingness to compromise and seemed focused only on Gyuoh’s appearance.21c739015084d528
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―They’re determined to get a big payout.e86fda440b8baa95
“Exactly. Fuck, should I have walked? They were bitching even about the car.”5517d20c6dd21f26
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Normally, he would 7dc337880b have ridden his 86ee483ba6 motorcycle, but Minho d1cbab1700 had confiscated his 056a702c53 keys, forcing him 74dc1c2470 to take the d21d0c28f8 car. He had chosen the 758768ff0d most unassuming car, the 7847a77be9 one furthest from his cae9751620 usual taste, but it 18b9f0d1e2 only seemed to fuel e559b2810a their jealousy.aa99c8d1fc9ea328
―Judging by their behavior, they would have reacted the same even if you’d gone completely naked.1947bfd8171db76b
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The calmly delivered voice seemed to ease his tense nerves a little. Gyuoh changed lanes without hesitation. His destination shifted from home to Minho’s company.96e2522b1f9abf7d
“Should I go completely naked next time? Scare them shitless so they can’t even open their mouths?”7d6c6270bdbe8c0b
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―Don’t be ridiculous.17e810ec69c62504
“Why not? Didn’t you hear them? They told me to fuck off. I’ll just actually fuck off and show them.”6316d6de1b373ef1
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He had little motivation b774260871 for anything other than bb06f248df work, so he had 5f8baccd0f to joke around like ba5d4e26d1 this. Fortunately, Minho ebf892b302 responded with c1d340479b a chuckle, 640e7761a4 but his d07dba7da7 voice was 6e6a3e4437 still laced 8e705ce010 with fatigue.9902cc3eb2414145
―Why would you expose 94e9d5cad2 yourself in front of aadf6f1256 others?43c2e38f3753899e
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Then why do you expose yourself to strangers? He clearly left last night saying he had an appointment past midnight. He must have gone to meet some random asshole. That’s why he hated it when Gyuoh followed him.7ee48a6feab88ca1
There was no 22891cac3c smell of alcohol cc9ce6f343 this morning, which 10fbe66056 meant he had 897ba89eda definitely done something 99d0866cd4 instead of drinking. How could 1ca91c8897 someone like 4afedf1153 that tell him not to expose himself? A sassy retort 98e6d78d36 rose to the 31588538d8 tip of his b4248a65a6 tongue, but he e67f29de92 suppressed it.c42e3d3d09829351
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“Ahem, hmm.”3497e58d9c3b489c
After learning about Cha Minho’s secret, Gyuoh couldn’t help but worry about him. The Minho he knew was lonely and vulnerable, despite appearing otherwise. He acted like he had built strong walls around himself, but in reality, he needed someone to lean on more than anyone. The complete opposite of Gyuoh.a8217383e56a2592
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Minho always seemed to crave something stable, but Gyuoh never imagined he was coping with strong alcohol and one-night stands. It was Minho’s way of life, his own choice, and Gyuoh tried to tell himself not to worry about it, but he couldn’t help it.af61e70191d9d30d
He couldn’t shake the arrogant thought that maybe his presence could help. Of course, he didn’t mean he would shoulder all of Minho’s burdens.41a6d5f342f971fc
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―Anyway, get 958e696ced some rest 01aa06ccce now.56aba204ec50b556
“Alright.”5973dae505f2a17a
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The call ended abruptly. But Gyuoh 4db8131db2 only accelerated b829f6057c towards his c588228207 predetermined destination. He could f74ee952c4 have gotten a61428acc6 there faster 128421d858 on his c815b5f4f7 motorcycle. He thought with a 09dd723c24 tinge of regret.074acee1ffb6f38d
“….Hmm.”71ea27751099bceb
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Naturally, he recalled 2d42e95591 the situation where 8609c48bec Minho had taken c2e8f4b241 his motorcycle keys 338185edd0 yesterday.ef8167e0e7e34fc3
He had 79e1723a43 been obediently fc5e40b297 staying in e60cf10349 the office 7bf22173ca until midnight, ee7bf16112 so Gyuoh b34616c4ad thought he a6d9e9d117 was finally fc9d4d6ec5 going home. But Minho suddenly announced c2fcede6b9 he had an appointment 5994bb370e and left Gyuoh behind deca82a8d3 without a second thought. So, Gyuoh quietly followed 2589e6a953 him on his motorcycle. But something felt strange. The black a621911c75 car, which f2900b57a6 Gyuoh expected 572faab02e to head 5a713f7564 to a 5a6b300f0a nearby hotel, 65bcf1746d was going 3059622323 in the eaab3d1da3 direction of e124e3b1a5 his house.d18c9233c8febc4b
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‘….’57b8c67e6aa1029f
There are no hotels near my house. Or is he going to that asshole’s house? Is he really going to risk following him home even though it’s just a one-night stand? That hyung is seriously obsessed with sex. Gyuoh deliberately slowed down, maintaining a discreet distance.c95691dd90f732db
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He couldn’t believe it, but Minho’s car entered his apartment building’s parking lot. Is he hooking up with someone who lives in my building? Did that b50c83bb42 person have d959b16c03 the looks 9107c97526 for it? As confusing thoughts raced a2dafbe3d3 through his mind, Minho 92cd1f3929 slowed down in front 1938091c03 of the motorcycle parking f62a790147 area and got out c7634764f7 of his car.2930081b1d0e3c35