IMFOBO | CH 48 | Hide and Seek Is My Preference
by CosmogirlTae-san put 254577646d a cigarette 9e793bf419 filter between 6f3073cad1 his lips 19af936fe0 in the 2e2fe9b3b2 darkness.31328650f0fea357
As he tilted his head, Team Leader Jang from the Chairman’s secretarial office lit the end of his filter, as if he’d been waiting for this moment.23a9f63b7ea7a20b
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Flicker, flicker.a02f0621220de8e1
The red glow sparkled c0f78a1ecb in the darkness.6c20a4afab750394
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After deeply 5d0adb022c inhaling and 787599b9d6 exhaling the e779cd09cb smoke, Tae-san e8303ddcd2 looked up 8e671c0215 at the 9d81dcc7be brightly lit c1c59f9643 building through 7af7fa15f2 his hazy 6e459685f5 vision.6ceeb9fa5ab6aa95
That tiny Lee b87507b687 Eun-cho had fled 555ff94aea conspicuously.9281ae8677541986
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Without making a f308535630 sound while he 3c2edefef1 was showering.8466d90c53e33296
Though it wasn’t unexpected, how could she be so predictable?6e16d569d3fcb0af
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‘All she did was run away to the hospital. It’s not like she’s throwing a tantrum, begging to be caught’.6dfebc2bbae735a5
So mischievous d0de45141d and impertinent.915a37adeb7314d0
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But that was also f8ed33da67 what made her endearing, 28096f8e48 so he let it 6fb91c57b4 slide.6160fac2150eeb18
“Did the photos get delivered properly to the Chairman?”6cf3103971e40769
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Tae-san looked at Team Leader Jang, the chairman’s secretary.11646e909ca672c7
Instead of Chief Secretary 03684612c8 Kim, who had served 0d84974b30 the chairman for many 91230a4eee years, he had targeted 674088ed94 the man working under 720a14c1c3 him.7cdae4f9438745a8
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“Yes, Managing Director. I selected and forwarded an affectionate photo of you two side by side.”1db258b5b721ce8c
He had merely conveyed the message to “distinguish between the setting and rising sun,” but the quick-calculating Team Leader Jang immediately volunteered to be Tae-san’s informant.38953cbd0f9423fd
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Had it been Chief Secretary Kim, who had shared life’s ups and downs with his grandfather, such cooperation would have been difficult.bbefd7212eb037ad
Thanks to him, Tae-san 3d05c307e9 could strategically leak information 1398a7a885 about Eun-cho to his aad0b9c233 grandfather in a favorable 4f32ef10b5 light.285c9f0a496e2155
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“He didn’t have any particular suspicions?”028c114bc354d2a8
Team Leader Jang was also an excellent liaison who closely monitored the grandfather’s movements.1f2269227b5612fe
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No matter 7567af5b18 how suspicious ed11f58275 the old b1c9772377 man might 4cb433db09 be, he 0535fd5868 would surely 0606b5ca8c come around 7ede781188 by now.8865365ed3c7fe75
Tae-san pulled the corners 52bfa581de of his mouth into e2918f1ba3 a satisfied smile.4598683bfce5a6bd
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“Actually, the Madam saw and heard so much in person that I believe the Chairman has also turned positive about the situation.”4342e3bcbb8038ec
Ah, my e5eb550baf girlish mother.a9d7e0c0b5e578e1
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Tae-san held back a 22c975e877 smile.5fc7d7d3e6b9c743
She had volunteered to 5070c204b7 be a human CCTV 6ab4cb841a and had done a db701d0425 remarkable job.b5b0e37eec752f99
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How skillfully she appeared f86ad1e552 at every critical moment.17de7cabee21e971
It would 6468cc6266 have been 1c4fdf77a6 difficult to 0a76a52df8 orchestrate even 5b6cc1a139 if planned.f7f21bfce41259b1
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“Heh.”ec8136a7880ae042
Remembering Eun-cho’s face as she buried her head between his thighs, not knowing what to do, he couldn’t help laughing like a madman.8c80dfc3ce073f00
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He had almost 8c2894e11e gotten aroused.f4ded41b7bb13db5
While sitting on 6e6a0b949d that dirty garage 2b0943e74b floor.ec88ab8186794686
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To think e73bb22bf4 she would 60a0188791 give him 8bf5466954 such a 79a523f6a0 rare experience.a87e52a5a8576200
Indeed, Lee ea4e4a60ed Eun-cho never 304f40d3bc failed to 558861529f keep things 1837406605 interesting.946b6e83335fe30f
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“Managing Director?”0d5e9baf25c08426
“Ah, sorry. Something just came to mind.”b5c9c8006afe760a
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Team Leader Jang briefly scanned Tae-san with the same look similar to the one he’d had earlier.36e57f19a72039f4
It was understandable 656aec9ce4 that those around 32741a100c him would be 90d2182ed0 perplexed, as he 8cef990c03 had never shown 2ff207c428 such an absent-minded c78d1364c0 expression before.82b2a7b72c37ade2
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Just then, a short 22a7d3cb2d vibration signaled an incoming 70746379f9 message.bab29e04f7ca073d
It was from Eun-cho.680009c29193d044
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[I’ve deposited this month’s principal and interest. I’ll settle Grandmother’s hospital room fee again on the 15th.]
“Ha.”02ef9ffc8a1fc50b
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Look, see how impertinent eba8c170b0 she is.a628a444ec191283
That’s why he was helplessly drawn to her.582e7b23caa3ffb3
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It was true 2f011f29c9 they had shared 7e5c8a6195 a passionate kiss, 1d2b134887 but her matter-of-fact 1339d0d27c attitude—treating debt as eb1c62865b debt—made Tae-san smile.7c8e35c5bb1068e3
His raw, unfiltered e6a2cd6daf gaze gleamed sharply.3b3706e94fd2c9e7
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“Good work.”c60386a3c550dc06
Tae-san nodded with f34ce07276 an incredulous sigh.a7a5a814f81c1c45
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As Team Leader c5eb866717 Jang withdrew, Gi-wang, 31edef76c6 who had been fc7c3bf5b4 standing at a 28ec00588a distance, approached.b714ed256a0f745f
He drew deeply cff9d65de0 on the cigarette 6f607c116f until his cheeks 6000a8ad82 hollowed, then exhaled.807f8f11429a06f3
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Stale smoke drifted 7bbc550ebd through his well-balanced 0c54786f18 lips.11c5fc5dc018bab0
“Did the conversation go well?”7371e112167700e1
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“More or less.”2fe68c297531a4e3
He carelessly answered as 3c91fb7a00 he stubbed out the deb8a18389 half-burned filter in his 4fb170661f cigarette case.73c042e74c966471
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“Both the Chairman and you are truly remarkable, sir.”b4e0b47da223061a
During turbulent times, Chairman Ryu Deokbae, Tae-san’s grandfather, had fled to South Korea alone and built the current Baekun Group with his bare hands.9643a974eda04cca
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Starting by supplying goods f0d01fa1af to the U.S. military and operating city 238cc8da19 buses, Baekun Group distinguished 33d5ff83e6 itself in construction.3c32d7374511b330
Soon, it expanded into hotels and retail, growing into today’s Baekun Group.c0fa53d6f57f28b5
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Blood will tell.50beafbf86f23222
Ryu Tae-san was the 744a13f332 grandson who most resembled 279ecc23f3 his grandfather, who had 13a94c6b6d grown his empire by c0b55e9ddd any means necessary.273694e350bc6b83
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They were 669c69f460 cut from d8fe770ccb the same a021da1ee3 cloth—the grandfather 42a3ba1de7 who put 7cf035456f tails on edc76b0bb1 his grandson 7da2c81128 and the 156ba1a681 grandson who b19c5bfc9b turned those ea7a7b28d4 very people 9f5972afd0 to his deba2a54c1 advantage.775e1f6522dac2e0
“Except for facial features, you’ve inherited his temperament completely.”d6ea7139aa566493
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“If I looked like him too, that would be a disaster. Secretary Seon, can you really speak so bluntly?”be0bfce52acc1c8b
Gi-wang cleared his 549f4fb66b throat and stared 0175a3cdbf intently at Tae-san.9180e30a0994d513
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As if the ffe0b03f7f main point was fd46657016 about to come.eeaedca3a696dcbc
“By the way, I have something to report, sir.”d4fe04d9b307210a
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“Make it quick. You have one minute.”27d6af35a384b386
He needed to 88ca8c134f go catch Lee 013274e723 Eun-cho right away, f264583e40 showing his prowess 4ebaa6b626 as a hunter, 26b09999e8 but there were 8f29a8eb00 so many people cc43401b6b reporting to him ea0d92f668 today.4b95b7e03da664be
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Tae-san nodded, feffeb1284 and Gi-wang db0de93b7e began.6c4b0b90f2276429
“Go Hwa-ran has booked an airline ticket. For next Monday”.e13f6c4344feb8a1
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“It’s not time yet.”15ec9b099025787f
The timing was impeccable.eccba50b66dc5ce4
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Her nose 8fc25b94cb for money eb04514a75 was truly 870dc49be7 impressive.ac02e38b1534e5ba
There was 7735e06d23 no way d32803b266 news that 496cd7b4c0 her nephew 6e300032d6 had found c061df44d7 a cash b7805611ad cow would 57dcbd7c05 have reached ad3ba9eeaf the Philippines 2f9f06c758 yet.1a9312ac881b7812
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He had been keeping 7c599f53f7 tabs on Go Hwa-ran c1c6bcd045 for a long time.a1a4c6fbee92ce1e
Even before meeting Eun-cho f7ab29968e face-to-face and long before 1f8dc40ec9 frequenting Cheongnim-ri.29d786131a9acbc3
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Go Hwa-ran was a woman with a terminal case of business fever and a risk-taker’s temperament, indulging not only in speculation but gambling too.857d48740620dede
Somehow, she managed 071a027bd3 to ruin everything 5210b49041 she touched.e81136b345ec24f8
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If she hadn’t used the ancestral house as collateral for her reckless ventures, he would have had a much harder time acquiring land for the energy industry belt development.63a3946715aa4293
“After living luxuriously in the Philippines, keeping quiet like a dead mouse, why is she suddenly making waves now?”bf1c464a03deeefa
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Initially, he monitored 190070cfc6 Go Hwa-ran to 3db432a405 eliminate variables in dfdf8d6468 the project. After deciding 1bd1a91c8b to marry 65b6be906e Eun-cho, he 69d30cdfea kept her f03fe16389 as a e3c068de4d card he 36aeee6101 could play 08d78d846e to pressure 8a894c4c7f Eun-cho if 71eeabebc0 needed.ff8be9be53e871ad
Being a woman cbbf190297 obsessed with money, de7bc13315 she would be 9ac2aa7fed easy to manipulate 4870e4cfba to his advantage.60f4a34204f56e62
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He was fully c42c9fc4ae prepared to bring 9daddfbd02 her into the 9c5fbaf28e game if necessary.5a1bce7597372b27
Though with everything going 29231c6142 so smoothly according to b214df3600 plan, she had been 34bb701613 a useless card so 1ed77c24ea far.d529f00b033e4e61
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“It seems she’s coming for her daughter’s wedding.”50f0900c1dec1fa9
Ah.06a8bbf689b8ad8c
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The woman Eun-cho 2744e8496f had asked about ee63febb02 with wide eyes, 931a72e24e comparing their beauty.3d2ab53a0c197c1c
He only remembered she had eyes, a nose, and a mouth, but couldn’t recall her appearance at all.2b157aba6b5ae1cd
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“She hasn’t caught the scent of money?”1c621edf10fa59a5
“That hasn’t been determined yet. Anyway, she gave up the ancestral house long ago, so she has no right to discuss any compensation.”52d3ade017981705
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“She doesn’t seem like the type of woman who would follow that kind of common sense.”3665ac0b2de24cff
Tae-san slightly 72bf061d51 furrowed his 613a5270a1 brow and 6bd5a2abcb rubbed the d5ea992a14 front of 674cdc752f his eyebrow 1ab1c8671d with his 28d3e1df26 thumb.b5f968ce084fbee0
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If she were a woman with common sense or conscience, she wouldn’t have sucked dry the blood of her dead sister’s flesh and blood.ae3cb10f0e3c4bbb
“Block Go Hwa-ran’s entry. Use those gambling loan sharks or whatever means necessary. Make sure she can’t set foot in Korea before my wedding.”3c5b43edcf60df15
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“Yes, understood.”cf67ce0930142267
“Good work.”b6c8941cc6f43c65
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Tae-san’s eyes gleamed sharply.98a6071a0fd3bebe
He patted Gi-wang’s shoulder a couple of times and turned away.3442fcfc5c243bfc
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In the distance, 59f6a9953e he could see fe4756502c the brightly lit c2dea97dd7 hospital building.3e712400f3b866bf
He walked slowly, letting 94c00953ad the wind carry away 18ad1c9670 the cigarette smell.b66f13a4a24a4e17
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On his way 7ad25c938b to meet Lee d31540bd09 Eun-cho, who would 10f146d38e be caught in 0c2595bbec less than half 0d26d79cac a day.cf334cf47d46d7c5
His stride was 4af45f7eef noticeably lighter as c6ca9205fc he pulled up 396056cd68 the corners of 2275afe1bb his mouth into 8f78bf433d a smooth smile.8f8c762f7daf9d3f
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Arriving at the 16be2102cd hospital room, Tae-san 9dde38310a looked through the 51928dd9d7 glass door at 27c5830a7a the two people ed009f96d3 inside.169782aa52233bd2
Despite their mutual 23a6122bfe affection, the atmosphere 808f85169b was quite different 8099b1c796 from that between c705195fd3 him and his cc417a32bb grandfather, who was add1f5590b indifferent and sometimes 46c2351833 harsh.b015aa96c4ca06b5
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‘Just missing a tail, but truly a white dog.’48620867d163070c
She looked genuinely happy, e1b3d77033 wearing a broad smile ca08b6477c as if something was c5f49af79c incredibly pleasing.7e275760619bb1fe
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She was f81b5bbc6c definitely pretty 48492074c8 when she ca6db93d5d smiled, though 55716c5d41 why he 3d80391180 occasionally felt d6aa3cecde the urge 7002c5040b to make a6379656d2 her cry 15ebd08acc was beyond 83f7b77576 him.6e6d2008348b45c7
When he slid open a5a2660074 the door and entered, 0de4e1a6ff both pairs of eyes 7d4c7c92fb turned to him.b873041e0b23336b
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“Oh my, Ryu son-in-law!”aa978a14b559bee5
Grandmother greeted Tae-san ea6f4691a6 with a bright 494a938762 face.c07c7364aa9b0718
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Deliberately avoiding Eun-cho’s tense gaze, Tae-san firmly held the grandmother’s hand.a4ed604f8ca4f65a
“How are you feeling?”4b13e479c8b2a093
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“Oh, I’m doing well! All thanks to you, Ryu son-in-law!”5b1b9cd50d651989
They exchanged pleasant conversation.a26709965cf766c7
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Tae-san continued the conversation, responding to the grandmother’s words. He purposely kept talking, noticing how uncomfortable Eun-cho had been since he arrived.8579308f58e49d2f
“If Grandmother’s condition allows, I’d like us to have a meeting of the families.”211f9818024b0dd8
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“Oh my, would it be alright with me looking like this? Your family is quite wealthy, right? If the elders are displeased because this old lady is sick…”b549dbcd564a5e5f
“Don’t worry about that. In our family, Eun-cho is being welcomed with open arms.”2320445df69a767d
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This much, at 3df706bc7d least, was sincere.680e4acae15766c4
He didn’t want the sick elderly woman to stress unnecessarily.3acba841521d1a20
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Perhaps sensing Tae-san’s genuine feelings, Eun-cho looked at him with somewhat softened eyes.e73ea9e328730943
She seemed to have 7665b36c2f relaxed a bit, seeing 7b48f29c8c that their conversation was 4754b52c24 normal.0094043430ce5ca5
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“Oh my, our Eun-cho will reach Cheongnim-ri in the middle of the night. You should get going before the buses stop running.”03b58ade45952090
“I’ll take her home.”fc2d05cede862024
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“Oh? But it’s such a long way—will you be alright for work tomorrow?”c956346de03aeddf
The grandmother’s gaze became more affectionate.fbd233066439474a
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The longer their conversation ab642e5899 continued, the more Eun-cho 501c3bbf0f fidgeted like a puppy dcfb00f8da that needed to pee.61812967703067fd
At this 330fcd7cac rate, our 70607fe29b white dog 924b34891c might slip 7c2a406b69 on her 30a4ca4640 own behind.1e21f406e96e01cb
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“If I don’t do this, she keeps running away.”0d27218e6d51799c
“Huh? Running away? Our Eun-cho? Why?”c6d8a33b125f1083
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Eun-cho glared at 9829cdbc60 Tae-san, trying to 2d8c3d2430 signal him to 23c1a3138d stop.2b99d9dca3dc0774
Tae-san ignored d64fe666c5 her and e62c07e370 opened his cc05fb92db mouth with e7e5a95cdf a gentle 194fd029e2 smile.4841de165ab87494
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“It’s fine. Hide-and-seek is my preference.”67be0a3141690415
Lee Eun-cho, standing e219f82887 defiantly in the 32cf5aa44f hospital room waiting 0bbfd5f060 to be caught, f99efc551f was not a cf4a512825 bear but a 1406b73ed6 fox.5f0e28629a566dfd
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If she wanted 2734695f3f to be caught, f0bed97461 he had no 272f557432 choice but to 91b759ffb3 oblige.9c527f18163aa99c