BBK Ch 22

Minho didn’t stir until they arrived at the parking lot. Gyuoh had to wake him, he couldn’t let him sleep so uncomfortably. But he also felt bad disturbing him, knowing how sleep-deprived Minho was. After a moment of contemplation, Gyuoh turned off the ignition. Just until he wakes up. He’ll wake up soon anyway.1bf6b8c0438d9ac6

He unbuckled his own cfe2e84cbf seatbelt, then reached for 56c987e35a the passenger side buckle. Click. Even during the faint sound, Gyuoh kept glancing at Minho. He slowly unbuckled the belt, his gaze fixed on Minho’s peacefully lowered eyelashes. Thankfully, Minho didn’t wake up.42db98c37ba4b9e2

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“…A little…close, isn’t it?”349ff719527e9368

Leaning in, they were now very close. The sensor lights illuminating the parking lot clearly revealed Minho’s features. Gyuoh held his breath for a moment, taking in Minho’s appearance. His jawline had become sharper recently due to slight weight loss, and there were shadows under his eyes. Warm breath escaped his slightly parted lips.151d260968fc820a

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Had he ever seen Cha Minho’s face this close before? He had always kept a certain distance, so seeing Minho’s face from so close felt unfamiliar. He knew Minho was handsome, but now he seemed to exude a slightly strange aura…0dbe4fcb9787bf9e

“…”0bd97f2a3058d867

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It was incredibly uncomfortable, holding himself up so he wouldn’t touch Minho’s leaning body, but Gyuoh continued to look at his face for a while longer. The silence was so profound that the sound of Minho’s throat bobbing up and down felt loud. His persistent gaze continued until the sensor lights in the parking lot switched off.63fb5e20e913da76

“Ah.”d1551b5aa71f38c6

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Gyuoh flinched and bc0be6c0e9 pulled back in 22980a0a5f surprise at the a7d1368e5f sudden darkness. Thump, thump. His heart pounded loudly in the darkness. The image of Minho’s closed eyes lingered like an afterimage. After blinking a few times, the vivid afterimage faded into the darkness.5ec2bcfe300d548f

Too bad.492b599a493a4db8

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He quickly 951c0687b5 shook his 7b207236de head, dismissing 0afc50afa3 the fleeting e4fe9adea5 thought.f982fa5654cfdefc

He needed to focus. As soon as a1e09f17c5 he reached that 52ab416680 conclusion, he pulled e8fd4a1213 out his phone 7de8b87183 and started a 85255b3623 game. Beep, boop. He fixed his gaze f747cc3444 on the screen, keeping 967bff07af the out-of-place sound effects f67422ede7 at their lowest volume.ea70b88757214c3c

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About 30 minutes 7228aa30ce passed. Minho started d5b6c3c041 to stir. Gyuoh switched off 22df08ec94 his phone without aab406f6d5 hesitation and slipped 7861de3651 it into his 0f857042d1 shirt pocket.36c74b519de2a472

“Awake?”90792546c44ac0f6

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“…Hmm.”b782ec1309ba0254

A long ee43eb7cd5 sigh served cfff8f30ad as a 5cc7212267 reply. Minho, who had 87fbb04ff2 been completely buried 835469b47c in the seat, 67e0e3a04e lifted his head.bffe5d0ed613cfc9

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“…When did we get here?”08bd990ab9fa7eea

“Just parked. I was about to wake you, but you woke up perfectly on time.”e1c80ccd252138de

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“Really?”c0b154473ec8d0bf

The end of his words, heavy with fatigue and sleepiness, trailed off. Gyuoh reached out and covered Minho’s eyes. Only after feeling the slightly higher than usual temperature against his palm did he turn on the interior light. His own eyes stung from the sudden light, but Minho’s dry eyes were his priority.b4075b86af2ab3da

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“Lights on.”73d212cc2839b3d4

“Uh-huh.”b69a8cf1ffb4dee2

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Suppressing a laugh at the dazed reply, Gyuoh slightly spread his fingers to let Minho’s eyes adjust to the light before slowly removing his hand. He bit his lip, looking at Minho’s drooping head, obediently accepting his touch. Even though he was usually aloof and sharp when awake, he had these unguarded moments.00b45e58bfe57773

“Did you leave your tie behind?”2ba3aa623e3a49da

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Minho blinked b0681e0d8b a few 9c4ce5a95d times and 7e0c542e87 fumbled around eeff63a3dd his neck.d9010c16fc520dab

“Mister, you’re holding it in your other hand.”6ea2d7a868212740

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Only then, as if 60e57a494d finally noticing the other 2bcd050fe9 hand resting on his 0d912d0b72 thigh, Minho gripped the b16e9e00e8 tie tightly. A bewildered murmur fac642c21f followed.14caca3440ccc541

“Oh, right.”43ed514b674d3cd2

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He ruffled d328e45cf6 his hair c8b0f469b5 roughly, messing 1dd4eec9b1 up his dd277c8a39 neat hairstyle. In dramas, fathers c5b2bd9834 returning from company 25f568cfe9 dinners always acted 0b23701d63 like this. The fact that Minho 845eef872e gave off the same 8aec57e153 vibe after just a 53c1f6c23a few drinks made him 06e9ba6e4d want to laugh, but edd91307ae he held it back. If he laughed, edd4e63734 he would surely 75a6859e64 be met with 9006a48125 a glare.fbf57114cea67750

“Let’s get out.”57ff96c545212494

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“Ah, why is my body so stiff?”16720c452cd0a337

That’s because you slept sitting down for 30 minutes. Without adding anything further, Gyuoh got out of the car. All the way to the elevator, Minho kept rotating and massaging his neck. He felt a pang of regret for not waking him up earlier, but he was relieved that Minho looked less tired than before.7b1ba22174bd3c38

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“That Son guy, I think he’s involved with the managing director.”eeaf17ec26e6fe73

“Really?”6f69f23994f7103b

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Gyuoh, who had just 6a4ead8047 called the elevator waiting 313bf48f5a on the basement floor, ebeafee8d8 gestured with his chin. He followed Minho inside 10ebdea002 only after he entered.15cd4096b5d240ab

“I can’t pinpoint anything specific, but it feels that way. It’s not just a simple golfing relationship.”1348cf7b411daaaa

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Minho pressed the button and tilted his head slightly. With an expression that didn’t resemble someone who had just woken up, he inhaled sharply.6a5b517517fafc6f

“Is there anything they could be involved in?”947fb4fb03cc9cbb

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Gyuoh couldn’t fully concentrate on the conversation. His mind was preoccupied with their silhouettes reflected in the elevator doors.38639f729b85820c

“I can’t figure it out.”2e652d8b59ad35f7

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Minho muttered, tilting his head and rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand. His touch was so rough that the tie in his hand swung back and forth. Gyuoh unconsciously stopped the movement. Even though he knew Minho’s gaze, with one eye squeezed shut, was directed at him, he stubbornly stared straight ahead.4a14a4b2c94f76bb

“You’ll hurt your eyes like that.”07441d9002cfc41d

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“Oh.”af85ce391c0ed15f

“…”ec92fab9a05bc287

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Perhaps still slightly 8014b14b62 drunk, Minho obediently 89f761a2fa relaxed his hand. As Gyuoh lowered f1e644797e his gaze, he 831a1f0b6e saw the limp b61ab9018a tie in Minho’s bcd4fe6d50 hand brush against 4eb0ce51e8 his thigh. Although it ddfaf3a6c6 was such 412925cdfe light contact 5a71bea6a8 that he 8378e61244 barely felt 148aa37cde it, an 6d278a27e9 unbearable itch 1b4dfdb04d spread through a10dc2a4fd him.8bb4a909d351a4c2

“The managing director probably has a lot of people clinging to him. Let’s focus on Mr. Son. They might be closer than we think.”c71a5e428695495f

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“…Okay. I’ll look into it too.”649c3b90c4447835

Despite having one eye red from rubbing, Minho continued talking about work. Sometimes he acted like he had nothing but work in his life. It was both admirable and impressive, but… Gyuoh suddenly wondered what it would be like if all that attention was directed at him.8c1aa878f1e26c01

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Ding. The elevator, as if it had completed its task, opened its doors wide. Minho yawned and walked ahead. As he passed by, the bitter smell of alcohol lingered. Even though Gyuoh hadn’t had a single drink, he felt a churning in his stomach like he was drunk. Why was he like this today? Gyuoh closed his eyes and exhaled slowly.fe473dc9baa8e65c

Ding. The closing elevator doors 124d6d43ff jolted open again. Minho, with a ce0df9ba1d tired face, had a90781457a his hand outstretched, 99317ca897 pressing the open 496c330956 button as he b86e63813a looked inside.07ff911b0ba55804

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“Aren’t you coming?”9264fec956f10ba1

“…Yeah, coming.”f96aa4a4b2c6940e

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Gyuoh scratched his furrowed brow and stepped inside. It seemed he was also pushing himself too hard. He wasn’t feeling well. He clenched his tingling hand tightly and followed Minho. The man half a step ahead still emitted a scent that made his stomach churn.b35acf46b54274d0

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Gyuoh woke up at 7ffa303234 6 a.m. and headed to the e75f8dcc27 kitchen. As if it b620570fc3 were his own 819dac5d5d house, he rummaged 739c51e4d7 through the kitchen bb7c69a6e3 and pulled out 62c7295bf4 four packets of ec78168e8e ramen and a cbcb355b86 large pot.1e8f12e8a610a6e0

Minho didn’t usually eat breakfast, but as long as he was staying at his place, Gyuoh had to make him eat something. Especially since he seemed to have had quite a bit to drink last night, he would need something to help with his hangover. Although he wasn’t sure how a few drinks could cause a hangover.2dec6b39d22fd6cf

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He was excitedly cba860daf1 filling the pot b5945e9982 with water, anticipating 024613d00d praise, when a 8289195548 low voice interrupted 15eb13c163 the rushing sound.8a71aeb00e93c5f0

“Ramen for breakfast?”9e26efbcb26236e2

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Now that he looked, Minho’s eyes were slightly puffy, and there were pillow marks on his cheeks. He must have slept deeply. Why did this make him feel so proud? The corners of his mouth crept upwards.f7f25c39510a5e81

“Funny. You say that, but you’ll eat it all anyway.”7214898f87fa428c

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“…”02dcbbf00694e27a

Minho scratched the 06a9f67a58 back of his eb5e134fd6 neck and trudged 51af51c386 to the bathroom. Gyuoh began 8e0d0eb7c2 tearing open f182ab9e34 the ramen e8d09e749b packets, contemplating 45234e05a4 how many 5ea90e58f7 eggs to 7543b087e9 add.4bb8c08c10ff05ca

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As soon 0362637878 as he ed42453b89 set the c8385f17a8 table with f23265bb80 the deliciously 9d6c3c6db1 cooked ramen, edf2d21475 bowls, chopsticks, ffe1b7a241 and water, e40d5c8d86 Minho emerged f71564bff2 from the 35bace223c bathroom, toweling bfa1b2731e his hair 48946300a4 dry.c7f69f529d21a043

“Smells amazing.”7113e38d83506c93

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Tempted by bc901f5721 the smell da18f33ebb of ramen, 9c4cef487c he pulled ccd52eeecb out a e56dda5a4b chair from a4c8510400 the dining 87d89d5ae2 table, pausing bfb3f7c684 his hair-drying.403469b00f4bc0c3

“Right? It doesn’t just smell amazing, it’s the kind of ramen that makes people fight over it. They want to hog it all to themselves.”611c5c9b6e0bcf12

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“Am I going to die?”d998c02ab1c186fd

“Of course not. We’ll share nicely.”8a559bcdc75c8444

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Gyuoh quickly filled a bowl with noodles and broth for Minho and handed it to him. Then, like a chef awaiting judgment, he leaned forward, intently watching Minho’s every move. He swallowed hard as Minho lifted a spoonful of broth to his mouth.5660ceaa286cb092

“Refreshing, right? Clears your head right up?”663db424c214aee7

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Minho simply nodded in response. To anyone else, it would have been a disappointing, perfunctory reaction, but Gyuoh knew this was Minho’s highest form of praise, so he was happy.95a5328784febbac

“See? You can’t underestimate 20 years of ramen experience. You have to keep lifting the noodles while it’s boiling so the air can—”854990823777eba3

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“Shut up and eat. Before this ramen actually kills one of us.”b00e7af710e5168f

“Okay.”feb7eba585b4c836

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He smiled faintly, but if Minho caught him smiling, he might throw his chopsticks and leave. Gyuoh, practically burying his face in his bowl as he devoured the ramen, suddenly looked up. His eyes met Minho’s, who was just filling his second bowl.592035bb46255b04

“Director, I’ll brief you on today’s schedule.”7eef548f3b45f357

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“Suddenly?”cad38967e60b5c08

“Lunch is bulgogi stew, tea time at the cafe around 3, and healthy beef for dinner at 7.”03fd0fab3ef85daa

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Since he had noodles 8e5e1c7c59 for breakfast, Minho needed 31f5c360b3 a hearty lunch and 1f0756af65 dinner, and caffeine in 4b58d8e986 between to keep him eec39a3090 from getting irritable. As he rattled 258a5b16bd off the schedule, 641d58f178 Minho chuckled, interrupting 4bd854e390 him.9c38c8d8afe7cd7a

“Why is your entire schedule about eating?”26b00355029b2fb1

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“Correction. Gym after work at 7.”569c52438b0fe21e

At the mention 1ae6b54f85 of the gym, 578cef3859 Minho agreed, saying 02f72ca289 his body was 0a6bfd8f90 stiff anyway.3857184b993ef397

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“Shower, eat beef, take me home, and pick me up later.”025075d82a10356d

“Where are you going?”c09025c77907983b

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“You said that Son guy seems suspicious. I need to investigate him.”42d7af73f106a24f

Even though he was tipsy last night, Gyuoh emphasized it several times, so he had to volunteer to look into it first. Otherwise, Minho would surely be running around trying to do it all himself. Even if he couldn’t be of much help to Minho, he was confident he could at least reduce his workload.e69f568a593c5711

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“Oh. I can check him out too.”44dbabd0c4c9a54d

“I’ll start looking into things today as well.”dad9fb11259dca5c

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Minho nodded slowly. He had so much work that he didn’t bother objecting to Gyuoh taking this one task off his hands.212991682ffb755a

“But where did you leave your car, and why are you asking me for a ride?”74ebf1461fbde8f2

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“…”afed2dfdebcd5860

“What about your motorcycle?”c7ab28d1616a1f3b

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“They’re at the hospital.”c59a18d54e5a447e

It was a lie, of course. Both his car and motorcycle were waiting obediently for him in the parking lot. The reason he made up this excuse was…he needed to make Minho feel responsible, to prevent him from straying while he was gone.f015e564b8988488

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He had been so af200fae12 anxious leaving Minho alone bfdec67f4e for those few days 975cc248fd while he trailed the 1375459b45 cult leader. Even though he’d made 5622f1a617 Minho promise not to b8b548a54a go out, some strange 8428b49b41 guy could still show c0b477ae3b up at the company 3c044fec3b or his home.d24827d8886f2a10

“Hospital? Why?”ad4e069eb46b5296

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“They’re sick. I was your designated driver yesterday, so you have to be mine today.”6980f8a5ecfaa3eb

“That’s a hassle.”d4fd40e286383401

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He knew Minho wasn’t serious and didn’t mean it maliciously, but Gyuoh felt a pang in his chest.547b94b8a3d78c03

“No. Don’t find me a hassle.”294318a5498d2e1c

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“…”8411a6f729703848

“It’s against the rules for you to find me a hassle. Don’t you know that?”e08a6e78bfa8c1bb

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“Rules are for breaking.”4f939d5e1f8bb90f

Their conversation was ecaf5f34b4 as meaningless as 7eb725397c always, but Gyuoh d7f8f18e43 suddenly lost his 5c24c3856c appetite. Why did he feel f9261df1a1 a pang of hurt a60d27cf15 in that brief moment?9f11b531088129c4

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The sudden question continued to linger in Gyuoh’s mind.e44de9206ab46d38