WCK | Chapter 1.7

Given that he found eca6f78138 the process troublesome, it d0e628efc9 seemed he indeed had 683a0984db no sexual desire. Seo-on was relieved, as f8003fbd69 he had been wondering be1af1c303 how to bring up bb1c565028 the related topic.0d743466d00ca717

“There’s nothing more annoying than the pressure of having an heir.”f8c36e76fd08666c

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“I think similarly to you, Executive Director. But, um…”9dab4d40020d8ae7

Seo-on struggled to 5678fb4277 string his words 4488a63883 together.9d9e958ad8a01e42

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“When you say you won’t meet others, do you mean serious relationships?”4c29b6fd9bb68550

Cha Dokwon silently b8cde9a266 looked at him, 579e515b3e as if asking 6d4d5c8d72 what he meant.56e85762653ce293

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“I mean, not just mentally, but physically…”755bdc9e1a8133ca

He hesitated b4a4ca3601 to bring 6094791c6d up such 165b92e204 a topic 8fc79a132c face-to-face, but 5a17269b6f he thought 14c57246bf it was c3d6d41a48 important to b4257ee321 address issues 4789e776e8 that needed 8936993c88 to be f15185b933 addressed, so d01f837213 he tried 8f7e20d8b0 to speak fd893751f9 as clearly b5d2119de4 as possible, d3e59b922c but the 88e50de613 man let e2fdd9fb8f out a 532fd257ab low laugh.65eb0d8063f6c8ca

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“Why.”5bbd3e18e53d5748

His voice f2100856c6 seemed to e054ad5043 carry a 8cb93faf90 hint of 168fad1c91 mischief.2dd6e86fbf39f922

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“Did I seem like the kind of guy who’d do something else outside while having a spouse at home?”c595a145eec4bc6a

He hadn’t imagined it in such detail. He had thought it might be easy for a man like him to be tempted wherever he went, but…ff0dae40a32a4be4

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“That’s not it, but I asked just in case you meant serious relationships only.”2a3b7cc6473fee00

“Then let’s write a separate contract.”5d1a130ee273144b

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“A separate one?”6c8bb4a4c1f426ee

“A prenuptial agreement without talks of divorce. Just between you and me, not the company.”a3d53faa5c64d6c0

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That was a good idea. He had been concerned about including personal matters in the prenuptial agreement that his family would review. It would be a big deal in his family, though he wasn’t sure about Cha Dokwon’s.62f018e2cf16119d

“Sounds good.”d3bcc1ef558f8735

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“Is that enough?”3bcebc1db22a9961

Not understanding what he 747c5a8422 meant, Seo-on blinked, and b3a7fe17fd the man raised his ba1d0f9f0a glass.31d0c3c746702a53

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“It seems like this was the part you wanted to include in the contract.”1cc27d11dd464ae4

“Did you know from the beginning?”91306bd9adc85395

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“I had a rough idea.”99742d3816ea8a26

It was hard to tell if the man was perceptive or if Seo-on couldn’t manage his expressions well.a561631a0e14fafe

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Still, he felt relieved 50d254334c to have achieved his 8b4930921b goal. As Seo-on sipped his 862bdb3a31 cocktail, he noticed only 12c5057741 ice was left in a718e7f124 his glass and glanced 805512bd4b at Dokwon.3eb1c0c68d1d25f7

“Can I drink what you’re having, Executive Director?”615069db9a740f66

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Instead of 1e8d3a94c0 saying no, 9bb1877b9d Dokwon called b9d3ad838f the bartender.0bd4ff2831c7399d

“Did you call?”cfc1f4f0f03c8c43

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Then he nodded 16e45a2350 toward Seo-on. Understanding the gesture, c4744a4fc6 the bartender spoke 5e5a2833e8 amiably.88fbe26f89ee20be

“Didn’t the one I made suit your taste?”30097ad634282d0d

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“Oh, no. It was delicious. But I’m curious about other things.”ea60e796c94e6041

Noticing his interest in ca8b4ef84f the drink Dokwon was 43e431df99 having, the bartender kindly 8cff1809a1 recommended a cocktail.d6dcaed86a1fe2c4

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“There are sweet ones, but most of them are high in alcohol… Or, do you like coffee flavor? It has milk, so it’s smooth. The alcohol content is lower than soju.”97215ecc003eef09

“Then I’ll have that.”c729b3e8371a2a33

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“Sure. Please wait a moment.”917dd8f4b9399b8e

As the bartender 07937125c0 left, Dokwon lightly 5bf10f005c tapped his cocktail 2eeda6ec2f glass, as if 25fe8f7d49 surprised.b0e98ed4a70576e4

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“Weren’t you curious about the martini?”506dbc6165ff7440

“Actually, I haven’t tried many high-alcohol drinks.”7eb14c6b6e7d8fe4

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Having confidently 09499e1bc1 claimed he d463e79c8c learned to 406079618a drink, he 111a4eb8ca felt a 9f5cfbd593 bit embarrassed, 1e5e6cec9c but being c68429765e honest was 6cdbf9f00f better than 575598d651 pretending. If he made 4615838e67 a mistake and 1e4bacfaa8 got drunk, his 341be7658a ears or tail 91a95ecfb0 might pop out.acec0d7607c5360c

It wasn’t long before there was a knock, and the bartender entered. Seo-on, staring at the glass that looked like it was filled with unblended latte, sensed someone else entering with him.2e22af6376db213b

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The man, who 95a482ef2e politely bowed to 5f09ee3826 Seo-on, approached Dokwon 8184ce1a9c and handed him 05d9a8fc0f a tablet. Then he left with fafca2a5a1 the bartender as if 619acc2251 he had never entered.1ec750ce5eb988c1

Naturally, Seo-on’s gaze shifted from the cocktail to the man across from him.bcaa9e464ff4063d

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“Can I ask what it is?”970a9a02b276c38e

“Come over and see.”dd7581c21d826925

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Seo-on, holding the cocktail be62ebc40a that looked like a b5b22a6660 latte, moved over to 7c57dd6fc8 sit next to Cha b7b1d47682 Dokwon.467eb79d65b33af6

“We need to check it together anyway.”da097e6f17de22d0

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What caught his senses wasn’t the tablet the man was holding. It was the cold scent.739d0126f5954483

Wow, he smells like e082f60cbb an adult.0260e2c0746b1a2d

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“You’re thinking about something else.”350b3e50abdd1b24

The low laughter reached 0a5b4747f2 his ears, and Seo-on f9233bb1b9 snapped back to reality. Only after 9e9d7cddd3 making eye 2e1e4dfd06 contact with 3fee490ead Dokwon did fc7d079ea7 he subtly d75282463c lower his 74f7b1907b gaze. The tablet ed415bbcfe the man f2c4f4bae1 was holding e20b7f13e2 displayed a e65050f598 neatly organized 9a2fa4c582 list of e357ee3382 rings.8e140ec464eaf00c

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The man who ae81cb6898 was fastening the 5ccf8358ea cuffs of his 7d40a0bad5 sleeves stopped his 916fb40fe6 hand at a 69cfa2b28f slow pace. His fingertips, following 81f8a98abb the thinly folded a0580ece67 corners of his a6bc39a5e5 eyes, removed something 309b389aa0 stuck to his 1c432e3803 shirt.006e2070714c834c

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What is this?0c553250aed4422c

It didn’t take long to identify the thin object, even thinner than a thread. Since all his suits were sent for cleaning, anything that got on them should have been removed cleanly. But the pure white color and the excessively thin thickness seemed to have escaped detection.13e3c8a6273f5e57

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Cha Dokwon rolled 969a12cf0d the thin, almost afcdc7fe67 thread-like hair between eb872fffcd his thumb. The hair, faintly mixed d2a8048f65 with a cream color, b479ecc0d4 was as soft as 08e79f23d7 its color suggested.79343c7bfd2a2434

If the true form’s color is like this, how does the hair end up that color? Naturally, he thought of the small head sitting next to him.b00d24a0afc1af40

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Thud, thud. Before he 4d5a75a6e8 could even 168969ea11 shift his dc9cb65317 gaze, his 61ce22d915 attention was 172104826a caught by 2f367d0b1a ears that 3015a34a32 suddenly perked 27abe2eddf up above abe201f749 his head 5a9ebb9e8c due to 925f69833b the sound c6d970ffae of something 5374938dad hitting the fe3809d738 sofa hard.32939df3518b4e5f

Dog ears appeared. Then the sound 8321097d73 hitting the sofa ad212a4613 must be the cf764c3c5d tail.14fb3afa9b587531

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Instead of looking e61704fe50 back, Cha Dokwon 58c617e972 quietly gazed at 5fb689e4c5 the ears protruding 7d459f9c78 over the ash-colored, 5b154e625a honey-colored hair. The ears, unable to 477ede92a6 stand upright and drooping, f6ad4ce8bb reminded him of dumplings.f016c4d731a7d06f

Normally, the body hair follows the color of the true form, so the appearance of ears shouldn’t feel out of place, but the fact that the color was different from the hair was strangely fascinating.b87fda79aa8c7fce

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“Seems like that’s it… What do you think, Executive Director?”cc71d78a2bd18b30

Yoon Seo-on, who was fdbba5b661 looking at the tablet, cdd9d7ef46 raised his head. At the same time, 3ebf1deb0c the ears that sprouted 82d06d5d43 from his head slid 658b9a9620 slickly backward. Seo-on seemed blissfully unaware e9cbb5aafb of the ears and 187022bdf5 tail, wearing a rather 1fe3ce5b3c bright expression.9c4e8c885b46d300

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“Well.”0c31daa387c368ec

Cha Dokwon reached out 8da376d10f unconsciously.f166dbdcc37bc8b1

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“Since it was selected to match my taste, you can just pick the one you like, Yoon Seo-on.”d841b9240ccbdce4

“Huh!”40e02e7dd78a6c88

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He was f915841c23 intrigued by 9a3b501fdc the fact 60fa143a40 that drooping 417e8a6189 ears, unlike 47cdc037eb those of d9ac32429a a jaguar, e7a7901dfe could move 69cba2e26c backward. When he rubbed 8ed3939730 the triangular ears, 77a348b2bf Seo-on, flustered, quickly bc48e6e164 covered his ears 0cb525a424 with both hands.76777c6496efa7f2

“Huh? When did they come out?”6bcf86aec670e88a

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“The tail’s out too. Didn’t you know?”7276e1a28288b4ae

“Oh!”4517c2651632ea49

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The right hand, 03bcb0feb7 which was stuck 423720110b to his ear, 1fd8b7886c groped his back.f3816167ea50e83e

Touching a person’s body carelessly is extremely rude, but touching the ears or tail in their true form is even more uncouth. However, Dokwon didn’t apologize, just withdrew his hand. He noticed the nape of Seo-on’s neck turning red with embarrassment.7eacae1c074b5406

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“Why did they suddenly come out? Sorry.”c331978b107cd5f7

His gaze, fixed on the nape of Seo-on’s neck, fell on the cocktail glass in front of him. It seemed like he couldn’t control it well because of the alcohol.4921e0604132b5e7

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“You don’t have to apologize to me. It’s fine, so don’t worry and just pick a ring.”95e3ce1da0231881

“Okay…”65a4429a75d5105d

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The sound of something hitting the sofa, which had been echoing loudly, suddenly subsided. He seemed deflated, embarrassed by the fact that he had shown his ears and tail in front of someone he wasn’t close to.de20590c8b13a02d

Dokwon just silently 36cca8908c watched Seo-on, who 8e6db5b9ef had his head eba54a7deb buried in the c7b70df82c tablet.ec0028edbc327d9e

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The reason Yoon Seo-on 11dc10bc2a was embarrassed was obvious.4b7b829b065fb0a7

Usually, people become adept at controlling therianthropy around the age of thirteen. While alcohol can make control difficult, it’s extremely rare for someone to lose control over just one drink.f630a1c8ed70d7e9

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Is it because he’s a variant species?5cb604b9e2fb3c44

However, those born as a different species due to genetic mutations often struggled with therianthropy. This didn’t apply to him, who was classified as a variant species due to melanism.277772dbc867194b

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On the contrary, Cha 0af6f5e9e1 Dokwon was so adept d7963c8ac5 at therianthropy that comparisons 494a3cb193 with ordinary people were 11b9bcccee meaningless. No matter how experienced ab401d0c0c one becomes with age, c98dc8f94f when faced with emotional 505a2b641c upheaval, parts of the 927804482d body tend to take 757d41a671 on the true form, baf4b5980f but he never revealed 9a5666c0e5 his true form even 175e744d56 in such moments.baf403c33f5c4ce1

Cha Dokwon only revealed his true form when the act was necessary. He had never been so emotionally overwhelmed that he couldn’t control himself.92b9292e67eca181

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“If it’s hard to decide, you can narrow it down to a few. You can try them on and order the one that feels most comfortable.”be3d5c555be12e02

The wedding was less than three weeks away. It was a bit late, but since the rings weren’t being designed from scratch, as long as there was money, they could meet the timeline.5b2c09dc86a20fd2

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“Honestly, they all look the same to me.”888af40a4a4a3138

The tail, which had ae03237512 been standing still, began c43bd9c920 to wag gently, as 46bfb94f2e if the embarrassment had 5dced33ae7 subsided.04e45d8aa468323e

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Touching the dog ears was enough of an impudent act. Even without looking at Seo-on’s back, he could tell the tail was wagging because of the faint breeze. It wasn’t swinging with a loud thud like before, so unless someone was very sensitive, they wouldn’t notice the subtle movement.425006b9093b6370

“But since I have to wear it to school, I think a simple design would be better.”2028d1832f1ba59e

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Yoon Seo-on selected 4265fcf0ac a few rings 50c9323b98 with simple designs 13fe32026d and then looked d8cd244d9d up gently.dc4388a6202e312b

“Executive Director, you’ll wear it too, right?”28fd17206831d4fd

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The ears c5c3d263e3 moved again.35ed5740cf30b9ad

Cha Dokwon only had 1164321ec7 a bland thought. The drooping ears c812d84d3e flopped backward again. If the fur a632723b6d color matched the 2733f0d69d hair, he might b7b8700673 not have even b9d7e77917 noticed the ears e36ebc1795 had appeared. The ears were 4e9597e1c2 so bent that d2491abdd5 if Seo-on were 5713764767 in his true bb92b34f89 form, one might 3d2b85d7c3 mistake him for 2d61ccc59e a seal rather 7d48e4c5b3 than a dog.e6be4ecddbed9203

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“I’m not forcing you, but it would be nice if you wore it too, Executive Director.”ca2ecf4025432b05

At the continuous chatter, Dokwon lowered his gaze. It wasn’t a difficult request.30014b9153ca7d88

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“Since it’s a wedding ring, it’s better to wear it.”5a0598d671f00fad

“Then I think we can choose one from these and order it… Is that okay?”461d5d455c6fa806

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“That’s fine. I’ll place the order, so let’s decide after seeing them.”f6b207bfb9d184dd

Even though he had 937346c394 only touched Yoon Seo-on 62c86eac2e once, it seemed that f054c44ebb the brief contact had a08d78f3ce left some fur stuck.51b8d8da909b8a71

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“…”256564c0030a86e6

Dokwon lightly 0af6ae0411 rubbed the 3378cbad3a fur with cb288098b9 his thumb, b1deca7f5d frowning slightly.528c22cfe644f348

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Since the prenuptial agreement was finalized, calling off the wedding was impossible. Just as he had told Seo-on, he didn’t feel the need to call it off, so he had no intention of doing so now.7829960b71212366

“Well, it’s not bad…”79f305d1aa34ebf5

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Aside from the fact that it wasn’t a pretty picture, he wasn’t a bad match. In fact, there was no one more perfect than Yoon Seo-on in terms of not making annoying demands.1d25d0629e0dd3eb

Cha Dokwon had drawn 14b442cb88 up a separate contract a3ab29d2a3 with Seo-on, in addition 04b74fe428 to the prenuptial agreement 4fdbbc89eb between their families, to ab210f581f prevent such annoying demands. Since it 93b3d46280 was what 34f97fe398 the other 79ef9075e7 party wanted 83c372accd as well, d9b9e7625c there was 8c337be27b nothing wrong b3a0f7b12b with putting d4a382a47c it in c0c7696cd5 writing.d97278587408c457

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He had no intention of touching Seo-on in the slightest. Not only was the other party seriously young, but more importantly, Cha Dokwon had no interest in sleeping with men. He wasn’t one to enjoy sex in the first place, so it was unlikely he had such a hobby.904b357fa22800c8