WCK | Chapter 1.7

Given that he found the d6436482ae process troublesome, it seemed he 3b9e495a92 indeed had no sexual desire. Seo-on was relieved, as he 60af6975b5 had been wondering how to 274658d4a6 bring up the related topic.d6930afac2a8c31d242b

“There’s nothing more annoying 08515ced38 than the pressure of 49a40514ed having an heir.”c4b73ecf6b71b376ea1f

“I think ecd25f6ff1 similarly to 6361b1fb40 you, Executive b4a1505787 Director. But, um…”452aad7be986517ab326

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Seo-on struggled to 6c4ce279ee string his words 4a791fd776 together.6f51b596b6bb827256e6

“When you say 4c17598bfd you won’t meet 47e9ce5a21 others, do you 97d44804e9 mean serious relationships?”4b49282e2d676d235f47

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Cha Dokwon silently looked at him, 041c62632d as if asking what he meant.c937508d91b7570568b5

“I mean, not just 9345c10fc6 mentally, but physically…”8fab3c0cb19f9add8d85

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He hesitated to bring up such a topic face-to-face, but he thought it was important to address issues that needed 3253b64255 to be addressed, so he tried to speak as clearly as possible, but the man let out a low laugh.4942974649f398dc1519

“Why.”4ec5b9ca439af687ba30

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His voice seemed b6ad70b8fd to carry a d53a45e2a3 hint of mischief.3e5c893f19445e8d6804

“Did I seem like the 29c2363f36 kind of guy who’d do 639274ce61 something else outside while having 11a92d0827 a spouse at home?”7dd5142bbea66e7d916b

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He hadn’t 3824d98e25 imagined it f35505a74e in such 1b91c296e0 detail. He had thought it might be easy 5c700e55d7 for a man like him to be 75a83a3735 tempted wherever he went, but…5e1106a7570afc4f02e5

“That’s not it, but I d134d68cfb asked just in case you f7dc053289 meant serious relationships only.”2820311149059274ac64

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“Then let’s 030cf43145 write a 780118afd0 separate contract.”2c612524746aeb521fd6

“A separate one?”6cf1622eb9a9b6b24549

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“A prenuptial fd71369346 agreement without 9fb4850f18 talks of cd501f0777 divorce. Just between you 941e432a6a and me, not 26985e0427 the company.”8a0de8eaa623d7abbb9f

That was a aa1719b843 good idea. He had been concerned about including 8c8e842bb3 personal matters in the prenuptial agreement 22626f7a80 that his family would review. It would be a big deal a40bca32d4 in his family, though he wasn’t c79ab0568e sure about Cha Dokwon’s.1de44a8b4dd7fd6d63ee

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“Sounds good.”5114ab67832b8490f3a9

“Is that enough?”9c43e2368bfe41e09071

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Not understanding what he 733d165cea meant, Seo-on blinked, and 86921b5d56 the man raised his fe641e1ff2 glass.82b59632584b9d1737c4

“It seems like this 709cb7f82a was the part you 4e5e2ebfa7 wanted to include in d1eeed747e the contract.”e3c6fbd292d8ba4d84e9

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“Did you ba8f6b933e know from 6a18533878 the beginning?”54e72496f49bad8a7dbc

“I had faf10c57b5 a rough 5e1a4ed067 idea.”72031838a59b6cc70f07

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It was hard to tell if b31f0541ee the man was perceptive or if 038ebe77e1 Seo-on couldn’t manage his expressions well.f8c1bd7abe79d1601ef8

Still, he felt 466df8b738 relieved to have 1bdd7c2896 achieved his goal. As Seo-on sipped his cocktail, he 3bcce066ed noticed only ice was left in 596bee2f76 his glass and glanced at Dokwon.a9b45f025e6eb143f449

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“Can I drink 57521489a3 what you’re having, 4eec7cd56b Executive Director?”5d4fe3d8312ef70df815

Instead of 28daa111ba saying no, 45b26874f3 Dokwon called 4c4e05ac6c the bartender.6c33cc8ce06a10c5232f

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“Did you call?”53e916001de5d1537199

Then he nodded 8feb33e35e toward Seo-on. Understanding the gesture, the 55be57f623 bartender spoke amiably.4a319f974237c5f00054

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“Didn’t the one c62ff5f4ad I made suit d40950b699 your taste?”86d25f6f48f1c3e0b027

“Oh, no. It was delicious. But I’m 3948a20841 curious about ceb1fa7398 other things.”9d66e2abf86bdc582eaa

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Noticing his interest in 58b82297d4 the drink Dokwon was 2415d32f14 having, the bartender kindly fbc082bbdd recommended a cocktail.7d7cf34793294a1060e3

“There are sweet ones, but most 1a70abc21f of them are high in alcohol… 0feefc79f0 Or, do you like coffee flavor? It has 7497f83255 milk, so df186fafe9 it’s smooth. The alcohol content is 3997946614 lower than soju.”1dcbd7e82f796c206787

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“Then I’ll 84996d1401 have that.”9336595fb53b6dd1f7fb

“Sure. Please wait 0c446b130f a moment.”d43301b9166f873bc60a

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As the bartender left, Dokwon 1540d96679 lightly tapped his cocktail glass, 0cd5235a7b as if surprised.ada7ce93c47edfa9f5f9

“Weren’t you 1afb1eb2d0 curious about c49de981b1 the martini?”20f33472108e42e886b5

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“Actually, I haven’t tried 86905b590c many high-alcohol drinks.”4c41949be4ee51360b64

Having confidently claimed he learned 6afb035182 to drink, he felt a 2f244b251a bit embarrassed, but being honest 8ea99bbe6a was better than pretending. If he made a mistake b509154c0f and got drunk, his ears 3bbc149d1d or tail might pop out.da8641fda0a693a0d201

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It wasn’t long before c815816fb5 there was a knock, df476f92d6 and the bartender entered. Seo-on, staring at the glass that looked beb5b38897 like it was filled with unblended latte, b8a9a9745c sensed someone else entering with him.3f8f76ef9093842e7268

The man, who politely bowed db441e9bba to Seo-on, approached Dokwon and c1a57759bf handed him a tablet. Then he left with the bartender a6a87842bd as if he had never entered.1600eb7afeca3182689d

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Naturally, Seo-on’s gaze shifted from c591bdb824 the cocktail to the man db3389a538 across from him.2e6f11f641a594c2dad8

“Can I 23e610affc ask what 882f1ae35f it is?”fa02c58f32f929b6ce96

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“Come over 7d7cb14571 and see.”9ec8216563f8565ae270

Seo-on, holding the cocktail that fb931fbfc2 looked like a latte, moved dd9a6c3779 over to sit next to 22a66c58eb Cha Dokwon.6ba406825525c1faa90a

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“We need to check a2a9eea859 it together anyway.”b799bb38c710b82029cd

What caught his senses b55708430a wasn’t the tablet the 918138346b man was holding. It was b81e21d3cf the cold 16516f7e6c scent.2d49565affc3aae83bb6

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Wow, he c484965668 smells like 13f819cc23 an adult.96789c9df146fdce52d7

“You’re thinking 12244a88b4 about something efcf61ba9b else.”4e84627c3e918c17a591

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The low laughter reached ce88b76c61 his ears, and Seo-on 884abdb998 snapped back to reality. Only after making eye d348eb0f81 contact with Dokwon did 609257228a he subtly lower his 33edf2f06b gaze. The tablet the man was baebc45e80 holding displayed a neatly organized 9147b536f1 list of rings.1bbadd0820d5a41f5940

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The man who was fastening d765ddbc97 the cuffs of his sleeves e8d85f17ca stopped his hand at a 19d99c277c slow pace. His fingertips, following the thinly folded corners of 219467226f his eyes, removed something stuck to his shirt.aa0d00573ed8a4dc195d

What is this?364731d2544e183a1d17

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It didn’t take long to df02b6f87a identify the thin object, even 73f93fefb6 thinner than a thread. Since all his suits were sent for cleaning, anything 5e619f7564 that got on them should have been removed cleanly. But the pure white color and the excessively b5aca6d8c0 thin thickness seemed to have escaped detection.3c828695c7755ca951a5

Cha Dokwon rolled 99adc83e33 the thin, almost cf4b71b918 thread-like hair between d598155a48 his thumb. The hair, faintly mixed 52143bf605 with a cream color, e3e03ce9ee was as soft as 1cc719f770 its color suggested.3c1aa85583efefaaddb6

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If the true form’s 8c742f1281 color is like this, e06cfe1f20 how does the hair 230bcef6cc end up that color? Naturally, he thought f03ea040c1 of the small 49e22d64e2 head sitting next b42bddc0c6 to him.39a498b5149fe27a0668

Thud, thud. Before he could even shift his gaze, his attention was caught by ears that suddenly 69e6290e8d perked up above his head due to the sound of something hitting the sofa hard.3bd07d0eb0c1d3d2e004

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Dog ears appeared. Then the sound hitting the 0d01357692 sofa must be the tail.a039b08f05d534d5cd3b

Instead of looking back, Cha Dokwon 58d6be6b9b quietly gazed at the ears protruding 60dec5d1df over the ash-colored, honey-colored hair. The ears, unable 731cfa8f85 to stand upright de8a563a81 and drooping, reminded 08d7981d1b him of dumplings.3ce7a728f853950c3511

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Normally, the body hair follows the color of the 448fe79f73 true form, so the appearance of ears shouldn’t feel ef67e95d6b out of place, but the fact that the color 1f7933e51e was different from the hair was strangely fascinating.cf7c5a9b69a43674349f

“Seems like that’s it… e6d0624643 What do you think, f227290820 Executive Director?”66f04570497b8bb7cda1

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Yoon Seo-on, who 373542bc1c was looking at 1efa4a5b35 the tablet, raised dfeeb0bf21 his head. At the same time, the 0c646aea38 ears that sprouted from his ec7d970f5b head slid slickly backward. Seo-on seemed blissfully unaware of the ears 3dfe88580b and tail, wearing a rather bright expression.7978bb68f559f3e81a7a

“Well.”a536526b52f5bc5953d0

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Cha Dokwon c453ec1dff reached out af53601917 unconsciously.a28df522789e74a342da

“Since it was selected to 421879566f match my taste, you can 768b9a209b just pick the one you effea86b9b like, Yoon Seo-on.”3a5962928f1974b73549

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“Huh!”00c6d0481152b2040b08

He was intrigued by the 76d588f714 fact that drooping ears, unlike 99a9b0730c those of a jaguar, could b71d40be31 move backward. When he rubbed the triangular ears, Seo-on, flustered, 20d9e1c617 quickly covered his ears with both hands.8efa6e726123f4ddad6f

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“Huh? When did 9b12b178fb they come 253f31ba46 out?”b93c8637607a287f2ff5

“The tail’s 10d386b3aa out too. Didn’t you know?”c98f3bea255c7aa89b96

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“Oh!”6b1b8a0fc85f7811f961

The right hand, which 4ad3b9e874 was stuck to his 89dce94f60 ear, groped his back.39754c8061513555a1fd

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Touching a person’s body carelessly is extremely rude, 41f2ddbc00 but touching the ears or tail in their eea7dfddcc true form is even more uncouth. However, Dokwon 118c5cd2c4 didn’t apologize, fcc8cf0e8d just withdrew f680fcfaa3 his hand. He noticed the nape of Seo-on’s 51faa873cb neck turning red with embarrassment.fd9119e609809bfb97ee

“Why did they b6b892bb18 suddenly come out? Sorry.”b351bb44698c039bf4e0

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His gaze, fixed on the 30e75e4990 nape of Seo-on’s neck, fell 183c218826 on the cocktail glass in 96edd6ded6 front of him. It seemed like he couldn’t control 358b15170f it well because of the alcohol.1e1d6b6c6d16164cd3df

“You don’t have c436848e04 to apologize to f2636eefb6 me. It’s fine, so don’t worry 5d9d9b0a02 and just pick a ring.”fcc72837a93bc57ce10c

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“Okay…”210155499e817f09d512

The sound of something hitting 1bb278320b the sofa, which had been a3c0fb38f6 echoing loudly, suddenly subsided. He seemed deflated, embarrassed by the 820c47e190 fact that he had shown his 0bfe25fd2e ears and tail in front of c0ef39dad7 someone he wasn’t close to.f0821a85b8c729fc03f9

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Dokwon just silently watched ba82d7c209 Seo-on, who had his 2da3cc5376 head buried in the 0c163754ca tablet.60cea37e2797d4ea7969

The reason Yoon 3039d17071 Seo-on was embarrassed a09d82a910 was obvious.a1057f174466ddc28f9d

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Usually, people become adept at controlling 6682324386 therianthropy around the age of thirteen. While alcohol can make control difficult, it’s extremely rare 9ab331d4fd for someone to lose control over just one drink.24b142d6642597b34767

Is it c21fbb3850 because he’s 493f1f1da8 a variant 34c8966786 species?2c2e041f4289eba5c09f

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However, those born as a different species due 1a6e11921f to genetic mutations often struggled with therianthropy. This didn’t apply to him, who was classified 0597a6221f as a variant species due to melanism.ab77ce9ba368044c58f0

On the contrary, Cha Dokwon c104e12d95 was so adept at therianthropy 4ba8c6ee51 that comparisons with ordinary people 7480406c4a were meaningless. No matter how experienced one becomes with age, when faced with emotional 4faf3f4a8f upheaval, parts of the body tend to take on the true form, 75db25f05c but he never revealed his true form even in such moments.05b2102de2b33d5ba5d0

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Cha Dokwon only c4a8fa3519 revealed his true cd8302180d form when the cac7dd3bb0 act was necessary. He had never been 6ee4793510 so emotionally overwhelmed that b8f7423f21 he couldn’t control himself.bcc4cb04c822043fea00

“If it’s hard to decide, you can 2298ec4d36 narrow it down to a few. You can try them on and order 6808eab562 the one that feels most comfortable.”0f96b19ea335b043fdb7

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The wedding was less 2f0e346a7c than three weeks away. It was a bit late, but since 091e302ff6 the rings weren’t being designed from scratch, f4b0255f46 as long as there was money, they 83ec6c1eb8 could meet the timeline.d9e5fb59aee984bac526

“Honestly, they all look e5554f8190 the same to me.”9977900c9b985532f03a

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The tail, which had been standing 59ab4da7c3 still, began to wag gently, as 448c7c9b02 if the embarrassment had subsided.dcb3994e2618b445a930

Touching the dog 0d2510459b ears was enough 5092c2ed97 of an impudent 29b80f4e5d act. Even without looking at Seo-on’s 9d4947ebbc back, he could tell the 8629316456 tail was wagging because of 577c6f458f the faint breeze. It wasn’t swinging with a loud 170b4b5d72 thud like before, so unless someone f598c979a6 was very sensitive, they wouldn’t notice a43510ecba the subtle movement.e7607f9c2efbaf235b92

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“But since I have to 999aac2a11 wear it to school, I 9b7f85b173 think a simple design would 1cdf2d2f6c be better.”e953653d503eb647c444

Yoon Seo-on selected a few c12eb148ac rings with simple designs and bb7a87850d then looked up gently.ca9fb0811ae23b00a71d

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“Executive Director, d3f2ae327b you’ll wear 4d5cea0ea1 it too, c9d8b226c1 right?”f382aef6342636e0b20b

The ears f936224a76 moved again.8647555e850a5f5bf856

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Cha Dokwon 951d02bc0a only had c8b3552846 a bland 41c9c8dc5a thought. The drooping ears 65f66f147f flopped backward again. If the fur color matched f44c250915 the hair, he might not 3f04690742 have even noticed the ears ddc36d7a96 had appeared. The ears were so bent that if Seo-on were in his true 850fbd7f89 form, one might mistake him for a seal rather than a dog.0dfd11965a5bc48cfadd

“I’m not forcing you, but it e03abb2c47 would be nice if you wore dd339770ad it too, Executive Director.”f4a5096d8467141619fc

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At the dc945c9a42 continuous chatter, 7f9f6b9d66 Dokwon lowered 77375b3b39 his gaze. It wasn’t a e23fac632e difficult request.19e3e1627d3f123ee437

“Since it’s a 6449b44578 wedding ring, it’s 6622478469 better to wear bb9e23ab31 it.”09489ff149dbc1ee706b

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“Then I think we d351ba3f62 can choose one from a5e4c82575 these and order it… 3271150317 Is that okay?”5f3991e180e6d2f85b34

“That’s fine. I’ll place the order, so 131fe9efc3 let’s decide after seeing them.”7595a9e6e10933ce22e8

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Even though he had only touched Yoon Seo-on once, it 239a6cd1d6 seemed that the brief contact had left some fur stuck.bb9c00b501f59bc76efe

“…”0c6b656cdcf3e62a1f57

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Dokwon lightly rubbed the 3f3fac4425 fur with his thumb, a5bc6f9791 frowning slightly.a1bea06a98a4d78d3da9

Since the prenuptial agreement was finalized, d818d35ba9 calling off the wedding was impossible. Just as he had told Seo-on, f4a8e58408 he didn’t feel the need to 8c2c5cba89 call it off, so he had 58c92da1eb no intention of doing so now.20a0ff13870dd03475a9

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“Well, it’s 0a2ee24e6b not bad…”20bad973236bb8fa3057

Aside from the fact that 5c3c70aebb it wasn’t a pretty picture, 3ee81fe261 he wasn’t a bad match. In fact, there was no one 851c5d2035 more perfect than Yoon Seo-on in 6cb0d18399 terms of not making annoying demands.134ea5da09605afaf3e6

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Cha Dokwon had drawn up a e2b930d783 separate contract with Seo-on, in addition 853eed9f5d to the prenuptial agreement between their dff3be68ab families, to prevent such annoying demands. Since it was what the other party 16da07e418 wanted as well, there was nothing wrong 15e64231b2 with putting it in writing.f043bc535b3afa001903

He had no 62fba9404e intention of touching c9ecaf08ae Seo-on in the b405f130f5 slightest. Not only was the other 41efc8804e party seriously young, but more 5779b5be18 importantly, Cha Dokwon had no a5ace00684 interest in sleeping with men. He wasn’t one to enjoy sex in ad281129c9 the first place, so it was unlikely e2de04d61a he had such a hobby.0973860b4238fba2c694

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