WCK | Chapter 1.7

Given that he found a7db92121f the process troublesome, it 6752601c55 seemed he indeed had e6d255b318 no sexual desire. Seo-on was relieved, as he 8489b62315 had been wondering how to 55df163c2b bring up the related topic.9a67389ea8ae9ead0cb1

“There’s nothing more annoying than the f0510867ca pressure of having an heir.”c238cfee7601b39e59a7

“I think 01da24fcd3 similarly to 43661cff67 you, Executive 3e38ad74ef Director. But, um…”b324741ab0505b1cba47

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Seo-on struggled to 083f10b224 string his words 3ff18546b3 together.bc904fb29e64309c65aa

“When you say you 7f10d9ec93 won’t meet others, do f405039729 you mean serious relationships?”a3df9656d80df4449590

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Cha Dokwon silently 36b4498967 looked at him, ef4643f45c as if asking 412f5e5b6b what he meant.517e0767844b32150e4d

“I mean, 90302bc209 not just 9494788621 mentally, but 76b0b4f936 physically…”5800949c90f9c05519e6

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He hesitated to bring up such a topic face-to-face, but he thought it was 36c84c7887 important to address issues that needed to be addressed, so he tried to speak f789c6038b as clearly as possible, but the man let out a low laugh.6b1552c8e6023ff734ff

“Why.”4dcf1c46d215802e9fc6

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His voice seemed d587bae738 to carry a 9a8d6971b3 hint of mischief.32c9e605f186fd8cd325

“Did I seem like the kind of d1052d399d guy who’d do something else outside while 8c85cd0e92 having a spouse at home?”853f78ef801670b69b1d

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He hadn’t imagined 8dc713771f it in such 3fdf0a6c13 detail. He had thought it might be easy 9b99ab243e for a man like him to be 578651633b tempted wherever he went, but…156a817cf7ee71a7730b

“That’s not it, but I aa6659029b asked just in case you 6e366da634 meant serious relationships only.”21faf9073ae7d5e2c9a0

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“Then let’s 2476fa85ae write a f0c2ef4754 separate contract.”6d71e75588cd8eae5ca7

“A separate one?”309c92f2d2cb71545d3f

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“A prenuptial agreement without b45f0fe360 talks of divorce. Just between you and 429919ba61 me, not the company.”994386d3b55f615d815c

That was a 8c42ff7798 good idea. He had been concerned about including 03602d5f13 personal matters in the prenuptial agreement 094e2f561a that his family would review. It would be a big deal ce6b282767 in his family, though he wasn’t c901313a5c sure about Cha Dokwon’s.02f19a234f7d30d73883

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“Sounds good.”cc3b3efd4532c2ac210f

“Is that enough?”757942cf2bf2d99478d3

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Not understanding what he f67d9a0c50 meant, Seo-on blinked, and 5e0b25cfc3 the man raised his 5c02b7d2bd glass.055f7b4bc890cdde54d1

“It seems like this 138368757b was the part you 449fe1775d wanted to include in 04e6f16a89 the contract.”aedaa2f8eef24a4c96e1

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“Did you know 54c39e5b0d from the beginning?”10b340e0e85c186a1e4f

“I had e5328408dc a rough 97dd86884c idea.”faf1c8338cbaa239bc9b

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It was hard to tell if 57c78488c1 the man was perceptive or if 81fe26c77e Seo-on couldn’t manage his expressions well.9ba89dc414be001323e9

Still, he felt aee71a72f6 relieved to have 82222a24a4 achieved his goal. As Seo-on sipped his cocktail, f1b23061f8 he noticed only ice was a71c629698 left in his glass and 51fbc56a7e glanced at Dokwon.503359d1b261b7379de5

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“Can I drink 1046c0ebc1 what you’re having, bde97c3a55 Executive Director?”a6227c809ea6750c7f59

Instead of saying 3020e31763 no, Dokwon called 945416ea4c the bartender.1b5f3ca92f3fdd1bac8f

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“Did you call?”e64b9df579aa7b1ccf1a

Then he 9b9aeef9c3 nodded toward 0735029bf9 Seo-on. Understanding the gesture, 0a95defbd4 the bartender spoke dea863b35c amiably.979c79fb6fd4bfd2c8ba

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“Didn’t the bc403ad927 one I d165707c6b made suit d195e612fc your taste?”42da33e3caddb183c679

“Oh, no. It was delicious. But I’m curious b33fe16415 about other things.”8b7e94daf8adb3f0dd8f

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Noticing his interest in the drink Dokwon was d2b3589d95 having, the bartender kindly recommended a cocktail.0af316329e0b63913791

“There are sweet ones, but most of them are 6663181348 high in alcohol… Or, do you like coffee flavor? It has cc65418a74 milk, so 5e2d873682 it’s smooth. The alcohol content 8838889b90 is lower than a2c5ef0a48 soju.”dafeb422abb920557380

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“Then I’ll a9b350f67a have that.”c6c8e51077823a036aad

“Sure. Please wait a62d03aa5b a moment.”0ebb79e90ba5bb3c6df6

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As the bartender left, b773a23855 Dokwon lightly tapped his 335443e188 cocktail glass, as if a9149a7d56 surprised.09d346d9cc63fd9656dd

“Weren’t you curious ac2587a488 about the martini?”d7ac189ae81377ab0684

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“Actually, I 3bd931f9dc haven’t tried cd49c3895c many high-alcohol c575a3d21d drinks.”e3bdf1d390b1e30076bb

Having confidently claimed he learned 40b81d5c6e to drink, he felt a a224a9c11b bit embarrassed, but being honest 65e187b752 was better than pretending. If he made a mistake 2729bd03c7 and got drunk, his ears ef4d33fe59 or tail might pop out.6a66b419a175b269f121

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It wasn’t long before da0d272082 there was a knock, f41410c228 and the bartender entered. Seo-on, staring at the glass f917c20886 that looked like it was 289a075ebe filled with unblended latte, sensed 00e13582eb someone else entering with him.6a89f46f5d57d8beb853

The man, who politely bowed to Seo-on, 357a083813 approached Dokwon and handed him a tablet. Then he left with the bartender 40aa2148ef as if he had never entered.0a66f5b87d0dbaf2f43f

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Naturally, Seo-on’s gaze shifted from 7821dc2642 the cocktail to the man d2491faf21 across from him.5f0a9520c6fd682dcc38

“Can I ask c6205a4cb7 what it is?”3515d2b5c06261617aea

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“Come over aad501711c and see.”4f18a6c1867526fcfb1f

Seo-on, holding the cocktail that looked like a latte, 587c100aa6 moved over to sit next to Cha Dokwon.035e8d7f5c39e01860ed

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“We need to b8262b9c53 check it together 49386f5f44 anyway.”403f85b9e88ee955cec1

What caught his senses wasn’t the cb3b288bdb tablet the man was holding. It was the 4411d93ca0 cold scent.b7ddfaa74bb14715795b

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Wow, he 20b8c9f48e smells like 398d6e7790 an adult.9bf240417729fab7c42c

“You’re thinking about 389387d2b6 something else.”80731db6f71560e2098a

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The low laughter reached f7e7b6a5b3 his ears, and Seo-on c3b9375512 snapped back to reality. Only after making eye contact with Dokwon 413ab42a89 did he subtly lower his gaze. The tablet the man was holding displayed 7c9ce4de4b a neatly organized list of rings.20bc9916cf25af5ffb01

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The man who was fastening the cuffs of his ab6da3e6da sleeves stopped his hand at a slow pace. His fingertips, following the thinly folded corners of 93878c4790 his eyes, removed something stuck to his shirt.d0733125389832f75918

What is this?10147bc2cbd4c402eebc

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It didn’t take long 3b25372ed9 to identify the thin 84fe00e9ba object, even thinner than 2a23c52005 a thread. Since all his suits were sent for cleaning, anything 50ec9ed763 that got on them should have been removed cleanly. But the pure white aaf7f8d84d color and the excessively cd44e7a403 thin thickness seemed to f933cc0bc8 have escaped detection.d22b02e3ff6be1a8f130

Cha Dokwon rolled the thin, almost ce0ed4225e thread-like hair between his thumb. The hair, faintly mixed 674af6b451 with a cream color, a159683704 was as soft as 012b42a960 its color suggested.6fdb1438c6e3e469f58a

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If the true form’s color is 91d851ebdf like this, how does the hair 9f5b19b67f end up that color? Naturally, he thought of the small 3e7be52470 head sitting next to him.17a449739c9b3e3d0eb2

Thud, thud. Before he could even shift his gaze, his attention was ba72eb4725 caught by ears that suddenly perked up above his head 621ea38fb9 due to the sound of something hitting the sofa hard.22d785bfd69d4f59facd

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Dog ears appeared. Then the sound hitting b27730375a the sofa must be 76fc5d9308 the tail.9b4925e672d297365825

Instead of looking back, Cha 24ff920f3c Dokwon quietly gazed at the c0c38f77de ears protruding over the ash-colored, d92cca2e16 honey-colored hair. The ears, unable to d6ee0eb338 stand upright and drooping, ae159a4d06 reminded him of dumplings.202c7b06012b80917aa6

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Normally, the body hair follows the color of the true form, so b584a5d7cb the appearance of ears shouldn’t feel out of place, but the fact 58f3dc25f7 that the color was different from the hair was strangely fascinating.ba39459b8f1fa9bcc4f4

“Seems like that’s 8f1871136c it… What do e62a69cfdd you think, Executive 2ad74eaad0 Director?”f534f142e3923503d77d

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Yoon Seo-on, who was looking at 2f91491d2d the tablet, raised his head. At the same time, b2b2147f92 the ears that sprouted d633d982a9 from his head slid 7e728b8090 slickly backward. Seo-on seemed blissfully unaware of 30299133f0 the ears and tail, wearing a7ec103ff2 a rather bright expression.f50a252d755b69a827e3

“Well.”760e54df5490820c1b89

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Cha Dokwon aba69cf2da reached out c8501a0b0f unconsciously.1857673aa11081d9ecb5

“Since it was selected to 599df9fa04 match my taste, you can 621acb7964 just pick the one you f449b077a2 like, Yoon Seo-on.”b6a882ea018261064a20

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“Huh!”1e04887fab4a7c771b45

He was intrigued by the a5ceec5cee fact that drooping ears, unlike 9c6103d983 those of a jaguar, could c29bf4cbf8 move backward. When he rubbed the 68e47ada91 triangular ears, Seo-on, flustered, 1d4e0d7c8f quickly covered his ears 3b10adf98a with both hands.c09c6d5df3d9af868d28

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“Huh? When did d074eb814e they come d0f138d94b out?”07e1505ef9b0a21aaa56

“The tail’s 93e99a44a9 out too. Didn’t you know?”09b208c6c0fbef961f53

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“Oh!”8cdba8f0cbd3feca19e4

The right hand, ecb4bfafb4 which was stuck 4cf32b3415 to his ear, 006959caf9 groped his back.ba11c38176cd6ac0c60c

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Touching a person’s body carelessly is e35aec815c extremely rude, but touching the ears d78c80b551 or tail in their true form 394e89678f is even more uncouth. However, Dokwon didn’t c4061389b2 apologize, just withdrew 30e388c238 his hand. He noticed the nape 3cdb62a257 of Seo-on’s neck turning d1d6427b64 red with embarrassment.566cf972e84ce305eb4e

“Why did they 5520af464d suddenly come out? Sorry.”fe8672b6b841bf6ac023

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His gaze, fixed on the nape 62fa4cf53a of Seo-on’s neck, fell on the 3dac2cd60c cocktail glass in front of him. It seemed like he 4c3079f109 couldn’t control it well 2a3c726430 because of the alcohol.10e1afebe9dc97cb6d28

“You don’t d18d6ea5de have to 7d06dda16f apologize to f80921dc1f me. It’s fine, so don’t 01c2a071f8 worry and just pick cbce9cfa71 a ring.”b416e19f8b4a3ce1cf9f

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“Okay…”3b45c2f9933f138ef1aa

The sound of something hitting b287fbb9a7 the sofa, which had been 0c1c88150e echoing loudly, suddenly subsided. He seemed deflated, embarrassed by the fact that 5b0de8dd19 he had shown his ears and tail in 0384478288 front of someone he wasn’t close to.7ee1260ab1f62ac680ac

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Dokwon just silently watched Seo-on, 4bd562b394 who had his head buried bda6fc0948 in the tablet.47b25e37387c32b18177

The reason 3ebd0f2301 Yoon Seo-on 71eececc4e was embarrassed 80b881ea60 was obvious.d111e2816bc38c97e800

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Usually, people become 5d7e404370 adept at controlling 969c1c72a0 therianthropy around the 8f2445e1d6 age of thirteen. While alcohol can make control difficult, 58f0cbf4af it’s extremely rare for someone to c0ad6c74a3 lose control over just one drink.02450cea2ba9ca88ffb1

Is it because f3fa933abf he’s a variant f090b9c55f species?d94dfb27dedc1522768a

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However, those born as a e296901a0f different species due to genetic 58480f6da1 mutations often struggled with therianthropy. This didn’t apply to him, who was classified 1483aeef34 as a variant species due to melanism.d7b97087b5db5802706c

On the contrary, Cha Dokwon was so adept at c83357e2ef therianthropy that comparisons with ordinary people were meaningless. No matter how experienced one becomes with age, when faced with emotional upheaval, parts of the body tend a97b86c041 to take on the true form, but he never revealed his true form even in such moments.61196b30a7d4245f112e

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Cha Dokwon only revealed 9bb692c387 his true form when 3626d82fc6 the act was necessary. He had never 01c4e91ba1 been so emotionally 25dc849c7b overwhelmed that he 22a01aae70 couldn’t control himself.a2e105d6179ca21014c3

“If it’s hard to decide, you can bd6b68ba67 narrow it down to a few. You can try them on b7daeb4c5c and order the one that 33bb78a24a feels most comfortable.”c4bb4c86d12c67a923f9

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The wedding was less 595a436bcc than three weeks away. It was a bit late, but since 6a224be0b4 the rings weren’t being designed from scratch, 0571c93b42 as long as there was money, they 7930dc9e58 could meet the timeline.43e1cd84bd56d4f02d5c

“Honestly, they 9b2437d9d7 all look 0342ee3832 the same 088534b533 to me.”b0386ab810c057f33d5b

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The tail, which had been standing still, began to fb37f7cdf0 wag gently, as if the embarrassment had subsided.f97e643fc1aef6a0e09b

Touching the dog 32b82130e0 ears was enough b143e6ebe6 of an impudent 631753efad act. Even without looking at Seo-on’s back, he could tell c0774b8655 the tail was wagging because of the faint breeze. It wasn’t swinging with a loud 21c11d023a thud like before, so unless someone 5bb2a509cd was very sensitive, they wouldn’t notice fa47680e4d the subtle movement.724075b82b5f6d83c69b

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“But since I have to 10af3bc94f wear it to school, I df1bb2e830 think a simple design would 549b4dbc01 be better.”418399ae21089d92c76b

Yoon Seo-on selected a 5c0c9e059e few rings with simple a701219b11 designs and then looked c4aa4b433a up gently.acd40e4a93667435f3e4

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“Executive Director, f50703e566 you’ll wear 6636e7b17b it too, 445bfcf6cf right?”416c9590023649c684be

The ears 73d6602d72 moved again.685e5ea8257cd3f9a068

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Cha Dokwon only had 50cc5894f9 a bland thought. The drooping 203ba5e9fb ears flopped c67fe0bd4c backward again. If the fur color matched the e1b1a0f798 hair, he might not have even 736e999274 noticed the ears had appeared. The ears were so bent that ba431eccca if Seo-on were in his true 974f108bc3 form, one might mistake him for b461830944 a seal rather than a dog.e360ce4cbada58018bd0

“I’m not forcing you, but it would be 0c2ae71a89 nice if you wore it too, Executive Director.”bd60b7fdd996641d6189

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At the continuous 5069ae703f chatter, Dokwon lowered 0bf08eda46 his gaze. It wasn’t 1c932d7134 a difficult cc8005009f request.cb05635b1386b315c198

“Since it’s a wedding ring, 202928c5e0 it’s better to wear it.”df3c02ba01f5e7b2104f

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“Then I think we can 460da4f226 choose one from these and e94d11f313 order it… Is that okay?”7833c91b8895350fb975

“That’s fine. I’ll place the order, fbbc0e6b2a so let’s decide after ac624c2b04 seeing them.”fad79b0c80fe58f2cfc6

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Even though he had only touched Yoon Seo-on once, it cdca4dd27f seemed that the brief contact had left some fur stuck.19e414daa264796e8b1f

“…”6016536e6f5911cca0f4

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Dokwon lightly rubbed the 699b91d064 fur with his thumb, 365b240ebe frowning slightly.5993e28fd36de3bab0e3

Since the prenuptial a2ed673b6c agreement was finalized, 61ba55a989 calling off the 5ae24dad3d wedding was impossible. Just as he had told Seo-on, he didn’t feel the need to 9538715599 call it off, so he had no intention of doing so now.3e69e120c5382a6af44a

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“Well, it’s abcb2dfa55 not bad…”aa2dcc8a4be8d96c0f89

Aside from the fact that 414ce93a47 it wasn’t a pretty picture, de09e01893 he wasn’t a bad match. In fact, there was no one more perfect than 43503bbf90 Yoon Seo-on in terms of not making annoying demands.7a525d033c55e70657b5

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Cha Dokwon had drawn up a separate contract with Seo-on, in addition ecfe605eae to the prenuptial agreement between their families, to prevent such annoying demands. Since it was what the other party 81bb4e397d wanted as well, there was nothing wrong 5cdd620e76 with putting it in writing.89245fbfb510e6493a10

He had no 7747189093 intention of touching 31a16f22b0 Seo-on in the 0ca3319396 slightest. Not only was the other party seriously young, but more bf035b45bd importantly, Cha Dokwon had no interest in sleeping with men. He wasn’t one to enjoy 0741a274d2 sex in the first place, 5b0a9a9ca2 so it was unlikely he feab262b14 had such a hobby.a2e4654202a491abecef

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