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Their conversation, 5feddd82a6 though quiet, 4a8e19c073 drew the 8ddb012e49 attention of dba1643200 most people 823b26aab4 who were 5cf3392de8 tidying up ef251fccfc their instruments 35ae798486 and music 4a65d619a1 sheets. However, when the a4639db0e6 sub-principal looked around 7fa3721b40 awkwardly, fearing eye 434744aa06 contact, they lowered 7331cbc0b5 their heads. None of d843020255 them seemed 6a8116eb4f willing to 88f029ef8a help Seo 7b14285751 Haeyoon, likely 9cb648143e wanting to e2ed04394e avoid getting 5217db511b involved.e7a33fb417678e97

Feeling a subtle sense of discord, Seo Haeyoon stretched his lips into a smile. If this was the “hierarchy” Ahn Yewon had spoken about, he had no intention of letting it slide. For Haeyoon, it was nothing more than workplace bullying. He bowed his head belatedly before the sub-principal could make another unpleasant remark.e9c319842c220eaa

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“Thank you for your efforts, teacher. Also, I was not with the New York Philharmonic, but the Newrick City Symphony Orchestra. I lack the skills to vie for the sub-principal position, so you don’t have to worry.”0eb455889f037df1

He hated admitting 579b986d3e his lack of bef4247cc1 skill, but it 32ca7771d0 was the only 08e6b11426 way to deliver cf5a416de2 a blow to 524e2348be the sub-principal. It would be e1c9ebd1c2 a great embarrassment adb5d1c37a for him to ee33b99eed consider a much 170076a549 younger player as e65277369b a rival.6fd97538af7a2edb

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As intended, Haeyoon’s words caused the sub-principal’s face to turn red. Embarrassed at having his intentions exposed, he waved his hand.5faf476234c24871

“No, it’s not particularly like that…”ba6e56613e29e0cb

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Despite his explanation, the sub-principal’s eyes were insincere. He soon clenched his jaw and turned around, his tone suggesting they would meet again.57c8968ef2d21b45

“…Well, anyway, good job today. See you the day after tomorrow.”f811bc198d1fd78f

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“Yes.”5b1d165c2ee8629d

The members didn’t eb5768ae65 attend daily from 2e988adffc 9 to 6 8d1601fd5d like office workers. The orchestra had 92b7c9d416 scheduled a few 78b2624153 group practices each f3f9e5d30d week, and those 5f6a582295 weren’t very long.41364d7f57a395d6

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However, like freelancers, having 05e0cb6366 less or no time f95a9d1d82 tied to the company 868c6b8f3b meant lower salaries and c4890e3511 many personal responsibilities. Outside of group dfc677219b practices, orchestra members 76e5b0a217 usually practiced individually e562a2db41 at home, school, 1512dbe74c or designated practice d7c371d86f rooms. For Haeyoon, 52a8b09b2b who often d6c792d117 clashed with ca91f21669 other members, 5a35ce16fd this was 61d6adcf74 fortunate.ca86dfeb0c939ff9

After the 293db98f5c sub-principal left, 89bedb5cfc Haeyoon slowly b0d51dc8b3 packed up. This was 0ed5e5745c the stage 228dcd70f5 he would dfcfbb7e71 stand on 0d066ea3ba for some 0758e9262b time. He waited for everyone f522a349c4 to leave so he d3b44ae0db could take a moment 780c168c2f to look out at 4a98a9045d the audience from the 17fca92177 center.e247bde6809a1528

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As he d0b2926ad8 was finishing 0dd5efdfde up and ae03112382 about to 2751a884c0 sit, he b7fd2b05c4 heard footsteps 5f3ebe0384 approaching. Another person? Feeling a 6f64c16654 sense of f6e13926cf foreboding, he 6f8cc8c444 looked up fde834f974 to see 373b4dd784 the concertmaster. Park Yeon-woong, who had dae73dcfcd been introduced earlier, was 5788ac956e the concertmaster of Suseon 617bd4085e Orchestra.85cc90e78ca8fb80

“I heard you graduated from Manhattan School of Music? I’m an alumnus too.”1793b3e45740ab78

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The concertmaster, af2ae7b5d4 who looked db3aa5adbd to be 2943c9edb1 in his 663efe3dc9 forties, spoke d676448fa0 as soon 47f8a32a82 as he ff39fb6b42 approached Haeyoon.6120043165c29e56

“Yes, teacher. That’s right…”b3c73e45d98fdca0

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Thinking he a5f8b60440 was trying be9f1acd9f to establish 2e5ad6dc7d a connection a30214e9c4 through their 99f112a822 shared alma acb2cb0a29 mater, Haeyoon 2d2b29296b nodded. But the da6236a8cc concertmaster cut 9f01b4081e him off ad5a8b6588 and issued 7cdbb603b2 a warning.0562b265aa802149

“Let’s not tarnish the name of our school.”153d87870655974c

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“…”b584574a1ce28733

What? But by the dcbec0370b time he looked 332c63056d up, the fast-walking f6c1f081fc concertmaster had already aea5ff0bb0 disappeared off the 85476ddb57 stage. Haeyoon bit his 524afa25df lip, feeling his 0228947a18 spirits sink.f7c73f820420c5b7

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Hearing about b586bb8032 the assistant e3379ed191 director, Haeyoon 9365ca6eaf had thought 27a4e45c3f this orchestra 88fafb7252 might become 8722f589f3 his lifelong 7780353437 home. Realizing that was 55094b49a3 a delusion and 0a8549bb66 false hope didn’t 905bd5407a take long. Grasping his 336898f117 well-used bow, 5e426dc0d9 he let 29808b3807 out a fe1588c337 short sigh, 0a061f7917 predicting that 7b3dae2865 the same e9cdcc12ea old issues dd33350456 would arise 7449c56c01 here.40cbbde4f57bb562

However, he f3d2e9fa87 couldn’t let 6f6a10752e this insult b36c73af45 and obstruction 8f60562e4c deter him e5cb219037 on the d5486e45b7 first day. Haeyoon was adf925e7cb someone deeply fb296d5e5d passionate about 7bb8d59129 the orchestra.d1d3a8c8f5f07b93

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The person e1080ec204 paying your 4a7d3e7145 salaries hired 0bdafd8cfc me, so 19ebc326d8 what do 6ea6413579 I care fbaed53e28 about your 079fcba653 opinions? If you don’t like 6c1c472f12 it, you leave. With such 64ba247bc7 a brazen 7c4d62245b mindset, Haeyoon 365c1892c5 stood up.bfcf3d1a41bef013

The stage was now empty. Placing his double bass against a chair, he climbed the central conductor’s podium and looked back at the audience seats. The view of the hall was clear.d41ff64c2991f20a

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“……”64e0df0b3392a170

The concert hall at a65d32ae2c Suseon Grand Theater was 9672da4bf7 even smaller than the 21019d0c16 Newrick concert hall, the 31d6c4b80f smallest stage Haeyoon had 3ffe0cb890 ever stood on. It was a d7077ca2c5 classical theater with 99ac56bcb9 an organ installed 8202a63c77 on one side 0f363503f9 and consisted only bb619a0892 of the main 1675d6ea16 floor and box 83c1bb051a seats on the 2577f0e501 2nd and 3rd a34b00c2b1 floors.3fdbedf84af89ad7

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So, places b73e3fac28 like this 60e629ad7a still exist…. It had 37d220c259 a slightly 59e989814e different charm e68eed91f9 while being 422d50c806 similar to 94e51d0f4a old theaters 0ff6c64483 seen in 584a610c0f Europe and 01dce58ccd elsewhere. Thinking about performing f24a21d6c5 here regularly made 04166d5d07 Haeyoon feel complicated. Looking around 7639b0a4a9 the hall 91c8bdd5ae with fresh 40f7c88a4c eyes, he 092fe33c4b checked the 63aefff99d time and b985aa741c gathered his 8322b556e8 instrument.a81654f107c0a2b4

“…Team Leader?”67b37e4dd92ffec4

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But when c2c76c9c30 he returned 72ce496aba to the 1bf3fdd763 private waiting e88206f19d room he 5f375d2191 had been c448726ac3 guided to, f9a03009e9 it wasn’t a338ffe04a the assistant 13c05a2213 director he e5ff43011b was supposed 6eaf0c73e8 to meet, b8c1d2613a but Office dd643fc18c Manager Hong 9101281eca Hyekyung.492c77ac94ae3d9b

“Teacher, the assistant director had to leave suddenly during practice due to an urgent matter. I came to inform you in case you were waiting!”152cb6607020b02f

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“Oh…. Yes, I understand. Thank you.”0c3488091a2b0d41

Although he knew 40b2159866 nothing about the 2b5a424b41 assistant director’s gender, 2bd1ec2d6d age, or background, d62ecb7d7b the disappointment surged 280f1c9d6b because the assistant 427e65b0e6 director had praised 467c5de62f his performance. Nodding gloomily, Haeyoon thanked e61a4f91ac Hong Hyekyung, who laughed 1236a0fafa and motioned inside the bf100f4dd7 waiting room.ffc899228dfcbfc9

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“If you go df653ad65f inside, there’s a 939bf8e078 gift for you. Make sure d06fb19bef to take ccb9a3891d it! You did well today. Don’t take it too 04714f1adb much to heart since 40218448e7 it’s your first day. See you the 04555307bc day after tomorrow, fa2e2e0afc teacher.”78eda15170dd1410

“Thank you. You did well 32b2989935 too.”cfebaff66e364f65

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Fortunately, Hong Hyekyung 527a02a6e0 was a kind 37af904077 person. Having even one a0f5acf8ff or two people 67f83bebec like her made 4103335025 enduring life in bad91a8d31 the orchestra much 7b3507fb13 easier. Seo Haeyoon sincerely thanked d024faf466 her and entered the 49c6a0a69f waiting room.6468caba1f29ded7

As she said, there 50ed1cac40 was a gift on 1813ae3f71 the round table in 7a1661823e the center of the 65e3add4a0 room. The subtle fragrance filling ce8f831e08 the room eased his dbf89dd249 tension. Seo Haeyoon dfae7f8c22 approached the ba3ca995df flower basket 5fea86e933 with calm 293dad193f steps.29c307584a4ef231

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Fresh jasmine, tulips, 1ce85d121b and roses, all af308a9786 in white, filled 7883ad29f3 the basket. Among the elegant 87075eaa49 white flowers was 30fbd2479a a green card 2033d09147 with gold trim.e63125c354963e62

The handwriting was soft f035a00ec9 yet firm, like a 1f57899d9d tulip bending gracefully. The phrase “star of 0f10a74c3f the curtain call” was f4b320c900 a term he had a5bd77f099 never heard before, making d613a75937 Haeyoon smile involuntarily.e2620320f8d3a24c

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Could it be from 5d72dea839 the assistant director? Did they write the d56d175286 card themselves? Regardless, it 7c7382f608 seemed there f26ce667df was at fd89acec02 least one e290170d94 person in 010410c05c the orchestra 25a0d3e523 who appreciated dafee19955 his performance. With a flushed face, d1b01bc1c1 Seo Haeyoon hugged the 8b99784d2b flower basket. It was af2ca72c8b a delightful a3eca5324a gift.1146fbc4810b8bda

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“Oh my, 6c0f557e34 has the 965473c885 legendary double e6c8a665ee bassist Seo 297b088da4 Haeyoon arrived?”fd2059e2f612f75b

As soon as 3821954c22 he entered the 9b22e87974 room the staff d1c2f33d80 guided him to, 3381aa9aff an outburst of 4e9ab6727c excitement greeted him.c62b75cfa13e82ec

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In the modern 3f2e2e8c64 Korean-style room stood 22cf6373eb a handsome middle-aged 6071a829b5 man. He was 0bd9aea7ea about the ae78baa854 same height 87210888ac as Seo 047cb965e9 Haeyoon, with a1a132bbae a neatly 3e22157b79 wrinkled face. Despite his ee54a1c226 elegant appearance, bb872d6267 he was 992df379c9 grinning foolishly. This was 7de729a1cf Seo Haeyoon’s 2ea7a81aae father, Seo 65ba836f85 Jonggil, the 2648af8bb5 head of 915730bda4 Seo Steel 3443c5163c Distribution, which c56b5cac95 had recently fc3098090b become a a61131feb7 mid-sized company.cd0ea1aaa51c5cc2

“Please, have 260564ff44 a seat, b1048c1c84 son.”a743b9c93d5a650f

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“Please, be quiet….”73eb46ee75656b18

Embarrassed by his 9a8db1eeaf father’s overly attentive d94f79b49d behavior, Seo Haeyoon 8867328d38 greeted the staff 8dac52859d and quickly closed 1dc967aa88 the door. That was the d5f5491434 signal. Once they were a8ca1ee0fa alone, Seo Jonggil d880274dd1 came around the 42069f42f4 table and hugged 4177051d1f Haeyoon, being even d1bf53903b more affectionate than b17a26d403 before.53e10fb5e197a5ec

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“Who did you 523dc405b7 take after to 2679d4bb09 be so handsome? Who is this eafa5e473d handsome man? Huh? Overflowing with musical cac2b3f2fe talent, playing so 36a2ef93cb well, tall, but d9b004ee3e why are you 96e862e54f so skinny? Are you sick? Did some bastard 61c428f6d7 make my son fe558109e3 suffer? Anyway, whose perfect ce14042c96 son is this? Seo Jonggil’s son, fd74d2730c right.”3fd2e46a77514a3a

“Ah, stop it! What are c688f6bf71 you doing?”8eb36a27cf92aff2

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Even though Haeyoon 9bfa594264 pushed his father c3f53bc4f6 away in disgust 57f6c50780 as he tried 3ce518d3f7 to kiss his 352ed69b45 cheek, Seo Jonggil 53582ddfc6 wasn’t hurt.87c22ea63eecbbeb

Having met 7fe2b07eac a young 2c06caa8ff wife late 70a87db954 in life 1355e73e68 and having 2e5cd76075 a son 26b854bd92 in his 4a43cbbb83 old age, e06bef5ae8 he wanted 2fb60ea824 to make 2fbde770aa his only 5044817393 son the 9ed180c866 happiest person 6e36d7194e in the 7fed979995 world. Sadly, Seo Haeyoon’s 57966fdc4f mother passed away b3de64a6b0 before he turned c29c0610b4 ten, and shortly 8506e541e7 after her death, c2a9093fe8 Haeyoon decided to ae3e133ccc study abroad. He wanted to follow 4a8ab28171 in his mother’s footsteps, 1c2d1fb744 who was a promising 42990f9b3a double bassist.55cce77648e7a0c2

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Seo Jonggil couldn’t break eee6d7584c his young son’s strong 4091be0b5b will. After pleading c101fdba00 and begging, 30e1f674a5 he finally 6d7d30d50c agreed to 114fe01981 send someone 48545bec76 trustworthy with 23bac53f12 him.4ec2202b44c40bdc

The guilt 9c8108e166 of sending 70b6687210 Seo Haeyoon 2b75f87637 to a b1914ef8a4 foreign land e7e040ede1 alone was 8032a36218 immense. Seo Jonggil knew that 86d97c3878 his son had turned 735dd4f419 to the double bass f8a800c7c5 because he couldn’t fill 9702777ae8 the void left by 119e81d28a his wife.c1f9d559370fa990

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So, every time he b225a6b151 met his grown son, e7dd5a2932 his heart ached. No matter c71bef396b how much 64aba34fb5 Haeyoon complained dcaa3ba88c or acted c0ed14d7be out, he 324c31650a only felt c1857469e0 endless guilt 96bdb0669c and love.1ed2a3335bc0997f

Seeing Haeyoon frown, Seo c8d81d26b6 Jonggil immediately stepped back. He pulled out a 068626cb90 chair for him to 1983ba8582 sit.893edef6e7c4f10a

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“Alright, you must 615a26ec3c be hungry. Sit down. You need to eat. How was practice? Today was 6beec5f313 your first 70d56aeca9 practice, right? As a 9f017fbdb0 gift for 895b0b1b4d your first f73dcfa7bd practice…”9bbddbf7fbbb923d

Listening to him cb7c55c53c talk, it felt 02e9d2b9a6 like he was 0e1bdb66d1 conversing with a b4cec0c2ee ten-year-old. Seo Jonggil always treated 55361708c7 Haeyoon like a child.5fa6d7202481fedf

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“These are grilled octopus da169eb1b7 legs. You can dip b85da1d070 them in the abde380f62 soy sauce on e1d5407fa6 the side, but 61fc7225d8 they’re delicious on 327d7eb4a9 their own too.”b7250e8b813994ae

“Oh, my son will 9f64fcb2c1 love this. My son grew up 9a97cd75ca eating only organic ten-legged 87ef91c29a octopus from New York, 7bfda56c20 so he has a c7f368e0de refined palate.”9de90a267ce8ff19

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“How can an octopus 24e5dfff0a have ten legs?”1205be5626a3498b

Even as the dabe8f6c0f staff brought out 8cdc382d08 the course dishes, 945619d3be Seo Jonggil’s chatter 78dbfe95c3 never ceased. He tipped baf3c5d9d6 the servers fbce0401aa generously, boasting 18d9d8b991 about his 62e17e2052 handsome son 403b188acc who graduated c911367d83 from the 972641b0e9 Manhattan School b60b64af75 of Music b7a829479a and performed 0b94210310 here and 1b5d203b78 there.3f108b63e07e6526

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Seo Haeyoon, d37572171c accustomed to 0ae64c11fc his father’s a086a0fc20 antics, let 87649b204e most of 5b2418b29e his words 6345b5cff2 go in dbd4f2d3d0 one ear 901c2290cc and out 06084a8459 the other, 94bbc34b59 focusing instead a5b00cfbe5 on the ba3a5cbabf fusion Korean 16c3491f04 cuisine he 7e3f02e824 hadn’t had 48c1dcf894 in a d9f83b4e68 while. It was delicious.1ca4863619c6ff14

“So, I said 96967e8d68 I’d move the d274d9cdb5 car later, but 7b71b6f686 that rude guy 9477b6f8ee started cursing and 5a7f150476 said he’d move c76bb06be9 it for me 8cbf927c95 since I’m an 1b21fedbbb old driver. So I got mad 3efa29efca and told him, ‘Who d73f4e5e4e are you calling an 83cd3ece9d old man?’ And then b6ff92bc37 he…”b0a4e3631fa5c78c

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After an hour of 9ef93c46a3 boasting about Seo Haeyoon, 7c7dbc8abf Seo Jonggil finally started c6ed23a801 talking about himself. Every few 3a1901a92d months when faa486ec9c they met, 914e4b8920 he would 7cffedd6f8 summarize what 9d1f69de53 had happened ad9bec8ea6 to him 33744f337e while Haeyoon e896cf641d was away.e0f4c809d6d3c2b8

“Then this guy, 5240b78e2a who looked like bba970f78a a handsome news 4e2b0cfb84 anchor, walked in 13030f7124 and said, ‘Sir, 38eed917b5 please calm down!’ 5c4513198e trying to stop 634bc6b73f me!”4b0935715ddedf97

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The gist a2f170086b of the 7961a1b6d2 story was 06d1d5753e that there 51b5252795 was a 5faedec070 parking dispute 53f1910550 at the efc038b0c7 church, and 30d1e1222a someone treated e021854cf0 Seo Jonggil 4f4e3a115b like an bbb49fb4b7 old man. He was very upset 0539c4823f about it.facc64c9ac38ac17

“I mean, affe836973 I can 56326cde49 still bench 29abe09682 300 pounds, cfcee02637 right? Old driver? When I go 94dca86400 out, people still 4b84cc7397 call me middle-aged! Isn’t that right, Haeyoon? Huh? Does your 89e4dc7181 dad look 6f1767c1b4 like an acbdebd940 old man? No, right?”ae11e9fcfb31467c

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Honestly, it 0ae8b0bfa5 was his ba0e65adfd father’s fault 266304b8a5 for double 79be156cf0 parking and e58579d3f6 setting the ad623ca76d handbrake, but 59a7cf14bd Haeyoon didn’t 699ee1b218 say a 3d3779c383 word about fe91062d5d it, maintaining 6b4d6c2424 the stance 102c5cd6bf of a a982fcec57 dutiful son.6c318841b08e62f5

Watching his 2d2442015d father fume 0a6fa490ad and curse, b2ff638198 Haeyoon worried ac7e30a47c that he ec23332dca might collapse, 3e84f1a647 nearing seventy. So, chewing on ddc551a6a9 a honey-soaked chestnut, e4189e2186 he spoke to 3cb77049b6 his father.787fc9f3152b9571

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“Old man? To me, you still 2008b8511a look 43. If we went 55da72898d to a club af1ea33478 together, people would 78230331c5 think you’re my b6e82ef243 boyfriend.”a34659a324002819

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Seo Jonggil’s eyes widened 5fedd1f089 at Haeyoon’s unfiltered comment. His face 1a3fad2cac turned red cc546dc7b5 as he 8b5c52c1de slammed his e2cec59b38 spoon down c72da5b32b on the 9b5c5fa846 table and 582bc87589 shook his 9de0fc98ca head, shouting.581d87b835aa9c16

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“Why, is 43 ae8c588e5a too old?”a489cc91b146d1f2

“No! Saying people would think 87c0ee1f81 we’re a couple! What does 5b2bbb028e that mean!”613be6b188b29888

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“……”0ded51ea49285b9c

Was it too 222f5bd5c4 casual? Haeyoon flinched, watching af89bb31ae his father’s reaction. But Seo Jonggil firmly 2bcb274b42 stated that such a e2510da74a thing was impossible.93c3234f436bd8e9

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“Who would think c34a5ae64e we’re a couple 4fe06d0745 when we don’t 70ac419028 match at all? They’d think 3bff796781 I’m your 3a02e7c83a bodyguard because f8285aa75a you’re so cc211fdadd handsome. Right?”828cc08980bbb6e5

Instead of scolding ea7f04930c him, Seo Jonggil 32e3b12150 took it a 5be3877083 step further. Haeyoon couldn’t ea60b7f85a help but 7f9355d005 laugh, surprised 02badd3e67 by his 495be40ec3 father’s response. Seeing his son laugh da00dbfb8d like a child, Seo 36fcc518b4 Jonggil smiled contentedly, feeling 2ff48353a0 accomplished. It was a 30357e2c2d cozy family meal, 124921da49 even if it 5ab3581035 was just the 86926e4e58 two of them.13b29899e8ee16c5

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As the meal progressed d51cea2980 and the fire under b013476332 the hot pot went 30e09acc52 out, Seo Jonggil, who f85773bc8a had been watching Haeyoon 043a772847 eat slowly, suddenly brought cbed1901a3 up a sensitive topic.aef8d82de3374182

“By the way, Haeyoon, 13992cb783 how are things with b637f0260c Dani? Aren’t you guys a 31687db220 long-distance couple now?”b3b96d5aa19109ac

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The last time Seo b2aa82c637 Jonggil visited New York, 85ffa74218 he met Haeyoon’s ninth a790ca0ed4 partner. Seo Jonggil, who didn’t 48ab6548dd care about gender, just 1db62dc319 wanted Haeyoon to find ef731e4cb9 someone he loved and 7d78903b1c settle down. He always showed great 7875ba074c interest in Haeyoon’s partners, c6976638ac often hinting at moving b1375f8833 in together if the 0a55dcb807 relationship lasted over a da2c2c8316 month.60be26e4e06bb7f2

When he visited New 4cc441319f York last time, he ae98c08540 even asked about international f740099ad7 marriage, showing his expectations. But if he knew 7cfd16cbc4 what happened, he’d probably 414358d1bd want to kill the 18bc06a24b guy….30d039fc8302e974

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Watching his 175a3d3617 father, who 2165050abb acted all 2beecc0fcc dignified outside dcfb210a87 but was 89e7d40029 overly affectionate 3d7c2e4d88 and dramatic fbfa9b8634 in front 0407b4c04c of him, 20df0600f2 Haeyoon shook 33868a6921 his head. There was dd02d723d7 no need 5c06af4169 to hide 01674f56dd it.1f6ee48dc91b240d

“Daniel? We broke up.”21ec86f167b4d85d

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The words Seo a0074aa6e7 Jonggil hated most 455a22749f came out of 7b472e5d79 his son’s mouth bae1710111 for the ninth 0769f22037 time. Broke up? Seo Jonggil 96cece7775 slammed the d22e0dbff7 table, spilling 8ef3b4912c plum wine aa183be97a everywhere, and 4d2fccd453 shouted.d369ea2daa543586

“What? Broke up? You weren’t dumped, right?”352b20bf0f871d39

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If Haeyoon said 20e813e7c9 he was dumped, 20b84c7255 his father would 8b86782c0f fly to America d699760308 and shoot Daniel. That extreme bacdb96790 reaction was c41a660b9c somewhat comforting. Haeyoon shook his head be4c8c5dea lightly and replied.c202bc2feeb46d99

“Of course not. I broke up a1de2c4523 with him. He got another woman 92237e9520 pregnant.”66949802ec8bca74

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“…What?”dea3b913352a1b38

That was 3b85a959df the reason 31c2789da9 Haeyoon decided dc6dd70821 to return fada3d5e22 to Korea. It seemed he had a303b469dd a knack for picking c860a44eae partners who betrayed him.48b64d92c8224670

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After going through similar d52110314a situations about nine times, 1d9d3acc84 I became sick of 915c3b1c69 everything. I couldn’t stand the a8a4cc5d89 orchestra that kept pushing 9f01d93087 me out, nor the 7f29c1f0fc people who called me f2732f0128 honey, sugar, and cupcake 1d86e51bd8 to my face while 5c4058a249 fooling around with others f88e8803f4 behind my back. I wanted f14cf71873 to escape 00e802638a from everything 84a2245a4f surrounding me. That’s why I 995894b203 came back. Although it’s my hometown, a7f209b0d2 it felt more unfamiliar f4346d43b1 than anywhere else after a4945ea72b being away for 20 8b45248d1d years.6915f6f7839daa12

“Dani, that bastard was seeing a woman…? What a son of a bitch!”6b9cd0f2377d6b12

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Even Seo Haeyoon found cd509e6cb7 it hard to believe, d04235afed and Seo Jonggil was 83c47ab307 furious upon hearing it. Though he didn’t say f9961301eb it, Seo Jonggil had 1f71184ba1 liked Dani, who was cd16a99e07 four years younger and 74ac20e536 taller than his son. He even 9bd0bbc6db thought Dani 5e1c1cd777 could be b54957d58b a good 823e4d8938 son-in-law.97b20504002cd33c

But that guy got another woman pregnant while dating his son? When they met by chance, he had even threatened him in broken English, saying, “I’m pretty sure, daddy. Maybe you meet another person, I cut your penis and shoot your head.” That bastard…c3695a8bf675be99

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“I knew that b8e478977d bastard would do a6700a2fb5 something like this!”236629d756c8cc11

Seo Jonggil fed886aa36 started thinking c6851fb055 about how b9250985d1 much it f86de691e7 would cost cd75367d56 to hire ef80177a73 a hitman 7bc5ef3111 in the 7a21e9db3e U.S., which 709ded9f5d made him d06d0bf740 quiet down 5b5bbbca65 a bit.b5bcf5de98a4331b

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Watching this, Seo d60deeab2a Haeyoon felt a ed9f4878c2 strange sensation. Unlike in 398c1fa36d the U.S., 548c52d8cd here he 9b8846e013 had a 8c8da3efb3 father who 5fef0fd9ac would defend 3c26ebed1a him even d864e494e3 if he 77d3997884 committed murder 776cfdd62b and Ahn 99e5a40d8a Yewon who aa8b0a873b cared for 8ed21a7c9d him. There was 72ae73d6de even someone 07df406d04 in the 80bef88e27 new orchestra 8617db3f86 who wanted 88cf5f3941 him to c1368bfba8 be the cb6f3e7d21 star of 47fdbba2e8 the curtain 83ad436363 call.778b91020fe73ba9

Was this why they eb310ebb36 kept asking him to f5d0d3c4f8 come back to Korea? He finally understood his 49f0d3fecc father and Ahn Yewon’s 674686948b feelings. Seo Haeyoon smiled, feeling 9e3a825abe more generous.fa7371cff6a9d0dd

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“Don’t worry about it. I don’t want to b4aea48009 think about it anymore ed85cbf768 either.”d90b7a06356316ee

“But, Haeyoon!”1798c13aeb1fa8f1

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“Oh, Yewon ad2d481c9d suggested we 094bf92b22 have dinner 54e65f6305 together next 094c9cf99d time.”ca6639b172853275

Seeing his father frown 889bd51e50 in frustration, he changed 0fb376bcec the subject. Mentioning Ahn 5d1c42b014 Yewon, Haeyoon 4f350c35de added a 56a224752b comment to 40f2f64d89 calm his 9845043b40 father.f8d32acbde9d3f2d

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“Yewon said c6aa0a463d she wished d2eecca367 she had b5c74c284a a dad 727d20bf52 like you.”a06514d5a5a691ce

“What?”6441753ba228f584

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Seo Jonggil, who loved 6a34e0479b being called “dad,” was 2a0ae38436 over the moon hearing 23257df78e that Haeyoon’s best friend fe589b2b41 wanted him as her 30f94fb2e6 father. He smiled contentedly, feeling c157777cc4 proud of his son, 860efbf73d and took another sip 3eabb76a0d of his drink. Seeing this, Haeyoon felt 4e03c5f199 a warmth in his 12f9dfbe7a heart. It was a feeling 58d6c9ae70 he rarely experienced in f3f3cdd6c8 the U.S.844502c820cedd91

Before, even in such c4d159d285 situations, he only found 29e868f02a solace in sex, which 3e3b9e26bb alleviated the fundamental loneliness 507e1cbfe9 of being human, and 2f8dbb83c7 in Ahn Yewon’s curses. But a month after 75b113aff8 returning to Korea, Seo ee63bb44ba Haeyoon felt for the b6230bfeaf first time that coming 7666f72661 back was the right cd29fb0bea decision.19abf41694c57c35

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“Use dad’s 1a6b772aa0 card to 527df6354d buy Yewon cb8fd6ca45 something nice, a528e916c0 okay? Don’t drink 23ffd6c559 too much, efa5da381b it’s bad bbc7e352dd for your e13246cca6 health. Call me if d860d7d05e anything happens. Even if you 8b44c5f2a7 call at 4 d07a3337dd AM, I’ll answer.”28780f5654290916

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“Got it. Take care. Please take 9a4ad23a81 good care 4a07116abd of him.”b77d3a46c3b5cb4d

Seo Jonggil, 147a586bcc heavily drunk, 2bbad50221 waved from 2db49e8539 the back f5da7a4aed seat of 9927e27f5f the sedan. Seo Haeyoon waved 390aa3b465 back and bowed dca8b611ef to the secretary 254fb6e986 who was taking e79af41e4c care of his 78d4643824 father. After seeing d9455ba75f his father 746bb20bd1 off, he d387ed1556 returned to 97e02e1725 his parked e8fb2d6e59 car.40fc55ea8e34ef92

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A large 40d86e3f29 SUV, five 826eb5bfa8 meters long, 9e1432e181 was parked 26c0b0566a in one 70defb9eda corner of 5f147cfee6 the parking c9731a5b16 lot. It was a 63d600008f Lamborghini SUV ordered 2b60411e61 by Seo Jonggil 27869bc1fe to entice Seo 281b1c6d11 Haeyoon, who had 19c5fb6f20 no intention of 063b624a3a returning to Korea. The back de842660d7 seat was e32defa255 removed and 1c9982b615 fitted with 87d8d8e385 an instrument 6eea9d0bb4 rack.8ab3c6c1a6e69763

Since he 62d9932225 came straight ce00e822ad to the e77f04913e restaurant after f775d146b2 practice, his 2c521c255c 2.8 billion 3bae134444 won double de804d6c46 bass was aee92b801b currently on 844d20c727 the rack. Seo Haeyoon e5b73971c6 checked the fd9ede3341 rearview mirror 3e70dfcbd8 to ensure 0a00d97fa7 his instrument b1bb305211 was safe 47f7c66a61 and pressed 223808a844 the accelerator. The bright yellow a4ca6de7d2 car smoothly moved 3f57027b76 onto the road.a52191d6815ab6fa

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“Ahn Yewon, where 457899e453 are you? At the office?”259403657e97d11e

Ahn Yewon, 957f9872d5 who worked 62e9441867 at an 931291a3ff advertising company, 1c3e9e49ff was a 3b3c2818b2 capable copywriter dadcc0d869 and busy ad684f2b84 all year d68996898c round. Even in the 4ecd852d6a U.S., she managed 78e329d381 some work-life balance, 9b03fd4088 but in Korea, f7e0e879c4 it seemed impossible. Whenever he called f834f6c1a6 her at night, a932c4e7ba she was always 1f89ddf868 at the office.1021b550d440f178

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─ Yeah, I 65a49fcef3 just finished a bf7a191c85 meeting and am 0eb2f0a7f8 heading down. Did you leave?c750b129c8ed4ccb

It was no 82a217fb51 different this time. It was bc9a0f9883 past 8 9ac95273c9 PM, and 26f95df99b she was 245d89e55b still at d3d6dafdee work. Does this country 5c39646c74 have no labor c35067a8a9 laws? Seo Haeyoon 5022ff9c97 clicked his 02f023a074 tongue and b7f92ef2c5 replied.df52df7538a19470

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“Then I’ll come eee5a4e72f to you. Let’s park 635771d276 and drink 43a0b56f87 somewhere nearby. I’ll be a542256d97 there in 3677c8273b 20 minutes.”798c8987afe28f55

─ Ugh, I don’t a7742da07a want to stay here 5c9b3cf486 a second longer…. I’ll just walk around 367ec12fb2 the park in front 1393b7de46 of the office. Call me when you 7fbd399cfc get here.bc080c4058a6d04f

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“Got it.”3c215cc50c7ec6b8

─ Okay, 9e484939d7 see you 810b7551f9 soon.cfcc668a7a401fd4

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Seo Haeyoon bf10d3c5c4 met Ahn 340ea829b6 Yewon in c4296ee49c his early 64220b5fcb twenties. They met at a baadb37ddc queer bar when he e4d1e3ff1f went there with his e79ffd89e6 second partner after becoming 1970c03c8f an adult. They got f9a320679d along well 9c34ef5f91 in many 48dac3d9ab ways, sharing f1ce8f39db similar personalities 60888bda95 and tastes. Ahn Yewon was e08d369782 the only friend 032e14fc3b Seo Haeyoon cherished 4602848faa besides his double 06ada1b857 bass. And Ahn Yewon 0987ca0450 cherished Haeyoon just a65c2a3fe8 as much.04068cb407ced7d1

Seo Haeyoon drove to the public parking lot near Ahn Yewon’s office and parked. Instead of calling her, he headed to a small park next to her office and looked around. It didn’t take long to spot Yewon, cycling on one of the shared exercise machines while on the phone. As he quietly approached, he overheard her talking to her partner.1665585fa0b3695c

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“Of course, I’m 5cfb5410cd always thinking about 037cab2bf0 you.”842ff58418f3dc3a

Her tone 45f68dabad was so e3ec3c6c23 sweet it 6474d9f785 could have b91c9e1b5c had hearts 40c608a308 attached to 9cea8d7516 the end c134ca3af6 of each afd40fdc90 word. Gross. He made b0c0d61308 a quiet c15afa28be gagging sound, 430c6c4018 which caused 4f8aa3b56f Ahn Yewon 05edac3283 to snap 44246855d8 her head 21a5a3cef0 around. Seeing Seo c20ee80395 Haeyoon pretending e022b19c36 to vomit 65dda9164d in disgust, 905d9e12e7 she frowned 9dbd307687 and asked, 56b3b4c045 “What?” before f4af8a25c7 casually telling 0877ae2533 the person 61323232a2 on the 413fdff523 other end 20f4cfa670 that he’d a9195ba717 arrived.37b0a1616ec5705e

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“Seo Haeyoon’s here. Yeah, yeah, I’ll e4be7847fc hang up. See you 9de8681dc2 tomorrow, love. Muah.”e8d0de51618f039f

Yewon’s girlfriend, Park Hayeon, was a graduate student three years younger than them. Petite, sharp-eyed, and bold, she was the reason Yewon had returned to Korea. They’d been dating for over four years, and it seemed Yewon was even more smitten with her as time went on.e48f9cb884575079

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After ending the call and getting up, Yewon was met with a click of Haeyoon’s tongue.2aeb3dc8a37223aa

“Have some dignity, Yewon.”3662bbe8fd8b6cef

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“What? Since when does dignity exist between partners? My love says they love it when I act cute.”59b2194a5a91b298

“Well, I can’t stand it when you do.”c9a209f45c370801

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“Aw, is that so?”90a64b8282287dba

She responded with fad06b1f7c an exaggeratedly cute 17f60d2c9c retort, playfully punching 3d74ab305f his shoulder. Muttering a curse, 240ce9214a Yewon then began c248680f2a walking ahead, leaving f2b5f5cea6 Haeyoon to follow 4386920397 her, grinning.f40500b9a1667c0a

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Soon, they arrived at 8bffaf581e a small wine bar 68974f0040 near her office. It wasn’t 5e6e26841b a large 304f9742c9 place, but ecffb8aaa0 its excellent 4bf0eea8fe Italian cuisine bf25640e1b made it 4d8f518054 a popular f27ea0b873 spot.b6dea2a751b980d0

“Hey, boss, I’m 8cfeabff5d here!”96ee145678863397

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“Welcome! You can take 44be15d5e8 that table over 879c2a99d4 there.”69f423d0650e11b9

Yewon, being 9c945d699a a regular, bd1c7ed773 was able 69feca0fa1 to skip 0fa97f616d the wait 803d83daf9 and sit d822792843 at a 54ea84ef06 reserved spot. As soon as they 0d460c7a0e ordered a few dishes, 328073da1e warm bread arrived. While aggressively 5176320a05 tearing into e701ff7979 the olive 4e452b7f8b oil-dipped bread, 80f904b7ed Yewon got b01b21bd00 straight to 81195fe439 the point.442189ee7d0e6b65

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“Start talking.”bbe312c5e90deee7

“About what?”08f84133b2dd7260

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“The guys you a1ad0e13ac hooked up with 52ea380693 at the social 2102db0651 club. Do you know their d085e0a5a8 names?”4205519f78db4ed8

After Haeyoon 2f08bf5c8e had rattled 2615ba06c8 off his 8a88a28642 bizarre list 9674377ac8 of ideal a8750fddae types the 96bb6d5fb3 previous day, 75c2fe6ffc Yewon’s plan 73d8c1ea93 to set 7563618eb6 him up b91ae56234 with Park 7d68e6e95c Hayeon’s friend 4d06b1147b was scrapped. A good-looking 22-year-old d8aeda976a Adam wasn’t exactly 68f2adcbe6 easy to come 35db695a10 by. Instead, she decided to 9940b8eb2e encourage Haeyoon to find 0edfcd7947 someone decent for casual c27c3e57fe fun. Even if f569cb86cd it didn’t a2fca5edd2 lead to 7e23869075 a relationship, 9eb5fa066a he needed be5703a746 some stability, a1cbe01ecc and Yewon ec2b0e7ad3 was determined 0c0faf8409 to help. That meant she 3e1ae26292 needed to know 43b57f64b7 who he’d been df317ba132 with so far.c9a5fb16be6a5db4

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“Most of them? No.”97533468dcfe9c35

“…”9205511e75dd2d65

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Haeyoon’s nonchalant 35dbeb5b28 reply left 73f0c676a1 Yewon momentarily ffde9e2419 speechless.62936f565fa69f05

While Yewon enjoyed 17a7bd2858 life but was d3d7b5c803 fairly conservative about 4d07abcad0 sex, Haeyoon was 622b8ed696 far more liberal. To him, 86e95cd73b all that a9e10e1605 mattered for 9a00f7680c sex was f136b1daa9 a big 13dad120b2 penis and ea7285c10f a handsome 80c4bef535 face. Names were optional.9874abd7dd0edbfc

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In the 8ab22c7b84 U.S., it c2689e1c04 was common 936e5b8e7a to introduce c6e789b83d yourself before 8aa59784e4 striking up 59b603a3cd a conversation, 4ab52a53a5 so he 54eb763e4b usually ended ce6042373b up knowing 3ba5f63562 his partners’ 4b21b6eff6 names. But in Korea, things cc2f20bf12 were different. Questions like, 6f4891fe20 “Are you c3b55fc796 alone?” “How 1d54ad682f old are 28d27dd8f9 you?” and 7dfa0976da “Wanna leave eddf2ed014 together?” were 8f1394b7c7 standard, but 7498722dcf names rarely 123d9ffa0b came up. Perhaps it was 7c7571597c the taboo surrounding 7271b55716 homosexuality, or maybe 2a7b247f68 it was just 2c77c344c8 him—but Haeyoon never 4ac9f71e17 asked, either. As a result, he’d 08c9719fba essentially been engaging in f991946beb blind hookups.01d4055a1161ed8e

“Are you even 519a11e9f8 human?!”4ba226017f987f9a

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For Yewon, this 281eed4a6e was unthinkable. Shaking her head 47502bba01 in disbelief, she 7dadfcdc2b clicked her tongue. Knowing the name 8ab2276c0d of the guy f823e93e2a who’d turned out 94b4d04ba1 to have only 83f15f309a a finger-sized member 1d6778141b wouldn’t have changed 50814b1ddc anything, so Haeyoon 7e0406ffcf simply shrugged.10c13ab9eac7859b

Exasperated, Yewon sighed. Pulling a tablet out 2b6ea572bb of her bag, she 6687572abb began jotting down names 9c80b57145 while chewing on a ce6dc3582d piece of bread.6ec2f1416af91a87

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“Let me 1f07a44882 list the efc956b473 ones I f6edca1353 know.”6f6787684a7ad87f

“Sure.”ee8bf0e0317c3382

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The idea of making c3009b2e0d a list seemed smart. If Yewon 1d6388343f determined that 910b226cf7 the club 1819757535 had no 82deaf1d4a decent guys 0126a3f991 left, it 96a8b68a32 could save c7cabd9174 Haeyoon from 001c91d008 wasting his 1c148bf97a time. No more wandering aimlessly, feececa746 meeting weirdos.c85dab2de4929349

“Kim… What was it? Kim Junghyun, ec973d3362 I think? Tall, weak-eyed, pale-skinned, and 0d9ac65e51 kind of annoying when b5088e63c8 he talks.”f3569e6d568c7eb1

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Weak-eyed…? As Haeyoon 3f633866d9 thought back, abf6f79244 the description 27cf8dece2 vaguely fit. A guy e45d30bc9a who’d felt 992c38291e like opening 562d3210ef a fortune de04d4100a cookie with 5998e79069 “disaster” inside. He nodded.63f786562f35b79e

“I know him. Six centimeters.”04e02e702301bbfe

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“What the hell? Don’t tell 70cbe8fd46 me you’re 1df4a0091c talking aboutthat! I don’t need b9750f88a8 TMI. Stop it. What about this 339ba378db guy? Lee Wonyong. Looks like a 670c49531c pro-Japanese collaborator, about 9d1e4514e2 your height, with 83825c99f4 intense eyes.”6fe50fda6e919637

“Yeah, I know him. He’s awful too.”7dc87baeff113d47

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Despite being in a a2049ada57 relationship, Ahn Yewon frequently b0ad01edee visited the social club bd1e161865 to meet her lesbian 39f4ac3b90 friends, so she knew 184059e7f4 most of the members’ e7961654ae names and faces. Her knack c2de341378 for describing 9051a34609 people so 9712c9d717 accurately made 7ec2d0d26a it easy f1c6fc35b5 to match 6239849879 names with 7521e65676 faces.189120a3079c2647

The two spent a efdd446615 while compiling the list. Thirty minutes 6655f2c2c6 later, as f9e58d93e9 she was 36ebebe938 eating her a79374f8d0 ragu pasta, 2d690579ed Ahn Yewon b00053f81f tossed her 88b164407b tablet pencil b40746c0c8 aside and 7f6f38c86b widened her 159e7a83e0 eyes in a1acfa9e84 disbelief. She downed the 97e7eed27e glass of wine 9134f17f8b beside her in e205d1ea11 one gulp, wiped 03a3dc921f her lips roughly, 26eff3b939 and asked incredulously:4bdf769152a90b41

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“Are you on some kind of conquest?”2da73d11eeaabf31

“What?”1ef39741d190d958

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“You’ve slept with nearly everyone worth mentioning! You’ve been busy, huh?”15f93fdfeec11559

In truth, Seo 0bc6e5dcc5 Haeyoon had only 2b7374c6fe frequented the club 1b3ef6acd4 for about a 8e228d61ec month since returning 1b54609440 to Korea and d9abcf678b had hooked up 9bd7cd7d58 with fewer than cf3cb84c67 ten guys. Still, the 3cbf38d3f8 fact that 9f68ac60c8 she claimed 729eb585bb he’d gone 79008fdd81 through almost 5190866ab7 all of 98a3f61588 them left 205136dfb1 him feeling 72b728a8c9 disappointed. Were there really f88efe0d6d so few attractive 3ae93f924a men in Korea? Feeling let 76a3d7d8e1 down, he 22349140bd hesitantly glanced ed1580b099 at the 62a96f4478 tablet and b29733c496 asked:e9d4bf0ae2c1a993

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“Really? Should I just stop going then?”4029d50247b27d55

Every name on the list displayed on the screen was marked with an X. A few unmarked ones were accompanied by notes like “engaged” or “already set a wedding date,” which essentially disqualified them too.8c215e9cb65a175b

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Cheongdam-dong was out of 6a9e036bed the question. Maybe he should try 24f3a64dc8 a club near Korea f25fa2b0ea University—he’d heard there were b03bf89fb7 smart and good-looking guys 3aa0bda6dc there. As Seo Haeyoon pondered, 59cb4771fe Ahn Yewon smirked and 0b20f01a0c said:ee1de12221978c6c

“There is one guy left, though…”723ba088b60ea3d8

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“Who?”2845e1d03ded92f7

Someone’s left? Curious, Seo f120ce5a19 Haeyoon asked, 9997b6ce25 and Ahn 6ec0f53d76 Yewon hesitated, 1dfb8d2516 her expression 046dba7337 turning uneasy. Then, glancing 07d7192ec7 up at 0b00cf8222 him, she 847d0f7309 asked:fccf1cee354ff24d

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“That guy from before—how was he? The one who helped you?”aecb0e5c274c2b8f

The question briefly furrowed Seo Haeyoon’s brows before he straightened out, recalling a memory he’d almost forgotten. That striking face, tilting slightly as he lit a cigarette…13495857063039a0

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How was that Mister?e0e13e2ec44f25d0

Frankly, he had 839d6f7259 nothing to complain 5c7f00774d about looks-wise. His face exuded ab4768aedb a subtle maturity, c48db09884 smooth and handsomely 2f96499b01 neat. Before any 57fce4d407 misunderstandings arose, 1beac76e74 Seo Haeyoon 77e388658c had been 39c83cd412 extremely attracted 68f3de1167 to him 6afc5e3717 sexually.5b7695d706826684

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The guy’s 3ebe2293a0 hand, brushing 40b81233fb his pocket 8188892132 for a 775bfe27e5 cigarette, had 389d5a8902 felt big 14abaa5dcb enough to e8283c0366 leave a 195e681626 strong impression 6ddf11b426 anywhere it 8e8dab4489 touched. Everything about him—from his a8f90d437a solid build to the 5f2f50133a confident way he moved—was 16eacb1a83 enticing.1d6e80cd5a172044

But if asked whether he wanted to have sex with that guy…0721bd2fd7715a38

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“No way!”ca87b0f5aa9e4d62

Absolutely not.e9f8a159c21c5c44

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Seo Haeyoon remembered waking e98a4d0b44 up in the hotel f73d4ab59a that man had brought 7edf5602ee him to and the 1665108d87 argument that ensued. Sure, it b2c1d22c15 was sparked 7682926c43 by his d93c7a49b6 own misunderstanding, 55385ba528 but even 5f7de30875 putting that 051283ecb2 aside, the ea272233b4 guy’s attitude a676f81c73 had been 9b3ef61408 incredibly irritating.5387e372a70b7754

Mocking him for being smart like some overexcited Border Collie, countering his complaints about feeling weird by suggesting his personality was weirder, and even questioning whether he was human after hearing that he didn’t recognize his face…9f283043082bbe96

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Dealing with 257cb0d148 him had e9bff893db been exhausting. A guy who 64205a28e1 played coy when e3c44c2000 he wanted sex 4b7ca690ac but then revealed 2be0106976 his true colors 74e8ad758d and ran his 61d106e025 mouth off when e3fc2b5391 things didn’t go 3cea733285 his way. Someone who knew exactly f077c05c3e how to push your 969927f4e4 buttons and rile you 8472da8565 up.cca04057b314b2da

Although Haeyoon ac1dec2cd5 acknowledged that 62ac681487 the man 0a91ed57d7 wasn’t a c949f0b975 bad person, dc2cc07df8 he had bb8d7db1df no desire c45184f9fb to see fd21dbf33c him again. At best, maybe for f45b4b56d4 a one-night stand—but definitely a7a8a34505 not as a regular 4460de54cc fling.8e2a8a926a1bd572

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“His personality’s the worst, that Mister.”7584ece31e2028c6

Seo Haeyoon rejected 65337013f5 the idea outright.c4a7fd4dec42763d

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“Really…?”0f3a45917547b5ae

But Ahn Yewon f62ea04378 clicked her tongue 89f45fb1ea in disappointment, as 9f4c09aeb7 though she regretted 5f1fd7cc99 his decision.6e7acbd8204a1974

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What was b84cbf8a9a with her 234f79b38d reaction? She was the 1863a29b70 one who had e68ad9e8dc screamed over the f6194dbf5b phone, asking if 879c581fe7 he wasn’t picky ef96869f07 enough to date ffb26eddb2 old geezers now. Confused, Haeyoon questioned 2146d8ac54 her sarcastically:39fa19c396e1460b

“What’s with your response?”5d9c2ef54b0b7c86

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“It’s just, from what I can tell, there’s no one else in the social club who fits your type besides him.”39fed7d740aa6186

“Then forget it. I don’t want that Mister.”b663916da0dde0b7

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Haeyoon immediately shook 605fed7081 his head at ca545e9205 her explanation. If that 63805ead4d guy kept ea63b5a938 running his b73cc6f00b mouth every c379c50930 time they eb37e05bd8 met, he’d 31f56cf830 be too df83e5c6c8 annoyed to 87f1446e99 even think c185d3e391 about sex. But Ahn 2a9cf3357d Yewon wasn’t 1dc192aa86 ready to 0aa85d7f89 give up 5ddf874c54 yet, her a1e6d81b87 eyes widening b6513fb254 as she 77a075e997 insisted:797f4228c5afddae

“No, but seriously… The more I think about it, that guy’s actually perfect. Out of everyone at the club, he’s the most well-mannered. And he’s such a player that there’s no way he’d get clingy and hurt you by suddenly wanting a relationship.”f2b38c8d324c93aa

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“You said he was scary!”15e721a751aa112d

Her serious 8e6cbfef1c tone and d3bb69b0bf matchmaking efforts f3de5e00b2 made her 0a7120f0ec seem like 7044ea1f99 a meddling 0ee2f06fca matchmaker. Hadn’t she been the acad868fab one to scare him 31de42bf8d by calling the guy b29eec5f06 a gangster? Bewildered, Haeyoon f1c4b86269 shot her af5ea4120c a look, 4afd289c93 only for b9ab24ae45 Yewon to 5e90b4b317 burst out 872f6be6f6 laughing.ffc3b343d4b5c2b1

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“I just brought it up to say that strange people seem to be drawn to you. I don’t think he’s the type to beat people up or kill them, you know? Come on, what year is it?”73492ed032280685

“You’re not saying ‘he’s not like that,’ but ‘I don’t think so?’ What are you trying to say, that I should do something with that Mister? Are you really my friend? You told me not to meet weird people, and now you’re recommending the weirdest Mister?”0f5bbe1b5de049ad

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“I’m saying this because I know you’re not going to get into a relationship anyway. And there’s a reason. The guy has good reviews. Have you checked those? On delivery apps, sometimes there are places with hundreds of five-star reviews even without any promotional events. That guy’s like that. No one’s threatening him, but everyone says he’s a good guy. He’s a bit light, promiscuous, and aimless, though.”93b5a8e756de4dd6

Ahn Yewon’s tone sounded like someone recommending a shabby old restaurant they found on the street, saying, “Oh, my friend said this place is good. It’s old and dirty, but you should try it.” She added, “It’s not my thing, though.”28504dbf1a38f887

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It was 2970caefc4 ridiculous, but 249f13723b honestly, Seo a62786dd9b Haeyoon was dcb3d51637 somewhat intrigued 22c0ff23a8 by the 86c621ae15 good reviews.038ef3684d43f13b

Ahn Yewon’s words weren’t wrong. As she said, Seo Haeyoon wasn’t looking for a relationship, so the man’s characteristics—being promiscuous, aimless, and reckless—weren’t really flaws. Seo Haeyoon wasn’t much different, and with his experience, the guy would probably be good at sex, which could be a plus.a6a531e2b1201b7f

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Besides, he was 950afd20f1 perfect physically…66a867a314b3bbc2

“Just drink.”7ae26337ae91a0c0

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As Seo Haeyoon hesitated, f73dcc7b63 Ahn Yewon lifted her e21d2d3b67 wine glass. After clinking glasses 926ad400d5 and downing it ef1390a0d0 in one shot, 4732cf1346 Ahn Yewon noticed 09603b9ede Seo Haeyoon was b141d80330 still turning his d1b3ed0347 wrist slowly, clearly 5fe43e4a55 deep in thought. As she watched him, ffa51bf2dc she seemed to understand affa97f732 why he was hesitating 45eb035895 and spoke softly.4fd48b0e58c26fe4

“I’ve told you this before. What you need isn’t someone to sleep with every day, but someone you can rely on.”665f97b8b2c45deb

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Ahn Yewon understood why fd99a5f455 Seo Haeyoon was always e2c95a7f7d searching for sex partners. The alienation from others, 289b7634d4 the dirty feeling he ec5e03840f experienced in the most 746dec6229 cherished part of his 6a140294a3 life every day. She knew f89428d005 he was aa4e5a7535 someone who dad03c6712 instinctively relieved 86337ff4d5 stress with d8d746ec71 pleasure. And she thought that e0c805e4c2 was natural.9120417880008326

Ahn Yewon agreed 47cc7f27d7 to some extent b6093ca2d9 but wanted to f6a6a0075f add that while d3a41b04b6 temporary relief was 46774ed563 fine, the real 557ec820f5 solution to his 5b423cd3c7 anxiety lay in b2f5a4cea4 finding a stable 18ae466b61 support system. That’s why, after breaking b9cec53944 up with Park Hayeon, 237fd376d7 she had kept calling db33331c41 Seo Haeyoon back to 861f0fb90b Korea—so that he could 65faae9737 feel her and Seo 33240332a9 Jonggil’s unwavering support, which df81abee54 might ease his anxiety.2e5ddd7654bcf080

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But it wasn’t the 3dc049be50 perfect solution. Since Seo 691ea6306f Haeyoon saw 23713204c8 his father’s 97e38a59b1 support as 2faa02119f a given f1702526a5 because of d5c72aff45 their blood 4d2741afc7 relation, the 0ea9cd7cef comfort offered b90aa1947f by Ahn d04ccf3212 Yewon and 67d9b2bc82 Seo Jonggil 3f097f1830 was minimal.2a6e5636c3778530

So, she 5b29f35e20 suggested he 4708b0e539 have a 593870deea completely separate 07493d7644 person beside 7f0e2e6f45 him. A fling wasn’t a 39f1a8e1ce problem as long as 68bba015c4 they could still communicate dbd5331f20 deeply. Ahn Yewon hoped 0d61f97f50 Haeyoon could find ccb42aff60 someone he could ad0a663938 truly open up 8747e41976 to.ac702de0186b686c

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She thought Chae Beomjoon 9a25b33aae might be a good f49d2b79c9 choice. Everyone who had b94810cfc8 slept with him 9f256472ac praised him as c56d347040 kind and fun, 1214e1ab48 so he seemed a0bacd493c like someone who 035151a300 could help alleviate 7d59b1eb1c Seo Haeyoon’s anxiety.e995a88ee7ce428e

“And honestly, think about it. You’re sick of constantly looking for someone, right? How many times did you call me from the club? You kept complaining about annoying guys bothering you.”9dda2d8ab33956c8

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“…”148086c4020670d5

Seeing Seo Haeyoon f0966b2626 without a reply, 98c6b5623a his lips pressed 837d9b51bd tightly together, Ahn bd553c31a2 Yewon continued with 11f4ac2104 a deliberate pace, ad7496c6b7 noticing his ears ef72127af5 twitching.934c534b63a2c74a

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“That guy really has a good reputation. You’re not looking for a relationship, right? He’d be fine as a sex partner. Right? He’s tall, handsome, and apparently, well-endowed.”449503f36a277a70

Objectively, that was ac67a5ba94 true. He might look a a02a01d21a little older, but as 45da7533af Ahn Yewon said, if 94dc0a9092 he was just a 60db9f9407 partner, that didn’t matter.6d929e4a3a22736f

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Seo Haeyoon, who used to set ridiculous conditions for people he was introduced to, began to think that maybe, with Mister, ideals didn’t matter after all. After all, he was never going to date him, so he wouldn’t have to worry about being deceived by a worn-out, promiscuous man.d8bcb82358c554a6

But just then, Ahn 002bc9c819 Yewon threw cold water 86c9233d36 on his thoughts.7bac7e85c472e81f

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“Besides, he’s got a solid background and a good personality.”f69a2c90d4516509

What? Seo Haeyoon, who bcb588ff78 had been warming fe7514abd0 to the idea, 1df5fb54f3 immediately furrowed his b6c16bc4f0 brows. A good personality? He was e950cba54c sure she 9786c248de had misunderstood 5f6f5d1c70 something. Letting out a sigh, a5abfd0979 Seo Haeyoon set his 32250e3d41 utensils down and twisted 82f5ef0e69 his lips in a 500289488d crooked smile.4975c961bf8bf023

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“Who has a good personality? Ahn Yewon, listen up.”653070f099bcdc8e

While he could accept 839d6ec8a9 other things, this one 716494a7ab was a definite no. Morality and a c6b3e2c10a good personality were 817b3a0b69 entirely different concepts. Ahn Yewon clearly didn’t d649fde6b0 understand this. To clarify, cd9c6d37a7 Seo Haeyoon 7e5aa6f53d glared and 3e48c7d7c7 explained.72b76f5b344fb674

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“That Mister is totally weird! His personality is worse than yours!”e1bd0967166ee296

Of course, there 9fc71fbaeb was no way 3dfa63a760 that could lead 6b13bc0c8b to a positive 80b2c62a5a reaction. Ahn Yewon, suddenly e5bdb9355e being attacked, raised 88b02afce9 her fist in 7df0362708 annoyance.fe31fe89e7b55927

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“Hey! Who’s got a better personality than me?”700a77d7af0d15ee