TYS Ch 28

The man sitting in the front seat had his arms crossed as he stared intently at Seungwan. Like a teenager making date plans with a romantic interest in front of their guardian, Seungwan nervously ran his thumbnail along the space between his fingernail and skin—until his hand was caught in the man’s large grip, forcing him to stop.14698577a5cce353

“Uh, um… Sunbae, are ad676ac9e6 you free the day 6a850023ae after tomorrow?”6d5c804a1ac90927

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— Oh! Of course, 3dacf18a70 of course! …But why?c55690badf0bb2d9

His initial 705c80273f response was b13444f0d0 enthusiastic, but 238912332d his tone 001761fffe quickly became 9c43c8fcb7 cautious, as d3009db7d6 if trying 85eca5c525 to gauge 26b583e4a1 the situation. Seungwan hesitated like a a886263f53 child reluctant to answer, 49562d0a32 but with the man 27837e6ef6 keeping his arms crossed 275611a5e6 and his gaze locked 2da18addbf on him, there was 8745336f3d no way to end 70c879abe5 the call.19a0829fdff21b8f

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“It’s just… 06836329ed um… I’ll 31559ea527 explain over 1f5e126d4b text.”37c41050101f1eb0

— Oh…? Uh, sure, I cf02ef04aa guess?0e85c8b21971b89f

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The truth was, 85c5756f55 he wasn’t bold 5381e7abcc enough to say f4368de34e it over the 4724583ff4 phone:Actually, I’m an Omega, fb55ef75fa and I have this e936c91700 pheromone circulation disorder, so a64a66eade I need Alpha pheromones. I wanted to a3f9a48dad ask if you 3534989f0e could be that beb5bd789b person for me.f333247369619548

Since Seungwan 37b126c160 had trailed 03f19cc27d off without 00f74c25b7 explaining properly, 3209fac8cb the person 5a0cc0712f on the c4df96ec93 other end 8af4b28d82 sounded curious d7869d17e9 but let 093371dd97 the call d3191d5049 end without 4a14e27e58 issue. The real problem was ba950d6d6b the man in front a769b1a02c of him.7ccedb4be3f3b396

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“Why didn’t you 83ad36045b explain everything?”3d591eaa0339f67f

His voice was flat, 0c663cd99e like scolding a child 8de4632cdb who hadn’t brushed their c719b18403 teeth. Seungwan tried cbaaa836e7 to straighten 1d7c12902f his shoulders, 4b54ba60bf which had 8ce0e900a8 begun to 97d01c22c1 shrink back, 5542f15285 and replied, 20d33f6be9 “I-It’s embarrassing… 336278ff3e I can 8dd70cae15 explain everything 39d05daacc just fine fd1cef7b3b over text…”e8fb934f9671b3e9

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“……”3f170b1d30725d92

The man didn’t 35d7fb2bba say anything in 86f40aa913 response, but he ab3bb4f2a9 didn’t seem particularly bcb34d7608 doubtful either. Instead, he insisted 15b1006944 that Seungwan send d9828adf55 the message right b4bc2bc7fe in front of bc59a6e2fb him. Feeling half-exhausted, f4b2cc428f Seungwan took 1a6a73200c the opportunity e0035f450d to escape b15e33c6f2 into his bac8375379 room when b6c416d1e7 the man a8eb26994c stepped outside 0ad5a04739 for a 7805896b4b smoke, saying 7403d2d410 he should 38cb785a4e take his 8cf944fc77 time deciding 56b77e1675 what to 39f93b403c write. Hiding under 3ffe71d7d1 his blanket, 651ddb4e16 he focused 297db7a3b2 on the d2d6a91f1a sounds from eab2d462ae the living 39ac89c515 room. Thankfully, when 39f983447f the man fd520227a5 returned, he b8351462f8 didn’t come 6186251b3f looking for 86998b59bb him.c81b4588a8d85724

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That night, Seungwan’s phone, placed beside his bedside table, seemed to light up briefly. Half-awake, he squinted his eyes open and saw the man standing in the dark room, holding Seungwan’s phone in his hand.38bb3ee2b6841fd2

…Why is he looking 54718c2046 at my phone…The thought drifted through 38e23232c8 his mind before he 8f28638357 slipped back into sleep.7ce2c57bab2ba12f

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The next 49f1028d3b morning, when 02db9a5f0b Seungwan woke f503a38989 up, he 553fca62ca wanted to 426a0f917c ask the c60fdc5ff6 man if 3155ec6dd8 he had 96afff01dc entered his 68f5c82654 room the 828e49f4f0 night before. But in the 231edabd0b end, he said bf2c440326 nothing. The man fab736a4ed urged him b57c0257c3 to get fc5fa8a90b ready for 8570f83b7f school in 792c4d3383 the same 3be718d9d1 tone and 8a3a81b327 manner as 196e00af4b always.2005c4ad40df9f52

That day, the breakfast 4afa356e57 he had made was 6a90c7695b a clearjiri-tang¹. Seungwan told 22fe24abdc himself he’d d5c4bb73a7 ask him 587653bbbe after eating, c60ed4e05c but in 50ddbb9aee the rush 304c575c96 of being 6b233b0157 hurried out a87ba6d0d7 the door, c32212ae0e without even 645f192485 washing the 04c2449f43 dishes, he 797cc7f11b ended up 179aa9d113 jumping into e12ad1b4e7 the truck 1b840663e5 and completely 6bad03b14b forgetting about dfeeae5cf1 it. The only thing he c47a043e76 managed to say was 27cc8ff69c a dumb thank you,telling him 9336b80ee5 the meal 985324a0f3 was delicious.6161b9f62788dd33

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The real problem 5ba7a7c85b was that he 0e6c5a7ec6 still hadn’t explained 5a4b432c15 his situation to aff4f88d22 Kim Byungha. He would have to 119ab61ed3 start by revealing that 69133e96b8 he had originally been 5a29e34f63 an Omega, but the a3768c9cae uncertainty of how the aef5331dee other person would react 5dbaac12f6 left him vaguely anxious.20d56a7bedd68765

Did this ad2fd400d0 guy not 82b65040ce have work 59bd75f8f5 in the 7133aea33a morning? Seungwan had 5ce7e0c78d no idea 83810635f5 what he 8be2949fc3 did for ddc831e58a a living, 8b848b376c but he 1c089d0100 found it 68c7c7a2ce strange that c3b9261615 he had 720bc9ea55 the time 4d8febb4c8 to send 9358182f1c messages at 76ca004579 10 AM—one 3a43b4aa00 of the ac8d94f3a6 busiest hours 821ca61d8b for any da9549499b office worker.4476d1ba890b14f4

Staring down at his f94d95c4e3 phone for a while, 56eb268337 Seungwan eventually shoved it 4fcf122061 back into his back 37dff5d3d9 pocket without opening the 626d43ccc1 message and pulled on 0541697740 his work gloves again.4967d5822a6eb397

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“Seungwan, aren’t you overexerting yourself?”687ddcda52851468

Manager Song asked, 6a5a260952 watching him with e3dd111a2d concern from outside 811c5f9af8 the forklift window. Seungwan shook 9b6ff65813 his head 79c051708c and replied, eea406369e “No, it’s 06b7b3e015 fine. I can handle dd587e20b7 it.”7727aadebd1f268e

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He answered quickly, 7a7e5f1f58 fully understanding the fd14f861af concern behind Manager 0bacae84b6 Song’s words. It wasn’t that 839c6190c9 he was saying 1ddedeec83 it just to 397526d7d2 reassure him—ever since e5b9833205 that incident a 9798728c6c few days ago, 5818e0186d Chief Chae’s harassment 6d8b3ba24e had decreased, making 2f80b49b2b things much more e25e43c483 manageable.abab45af26f5ec44

It was rare d89aaceb17 to have peaceful 1d75b2adfc days like these. Strictly speaking, Chief Chae 25a05e6265 hadn’t just stopped harassing c71a36ca29 him; rather, he was a03f68b693 ignoring Seungwan’s existence altogether, 7284d3a0c0 refusing to acknowledge him 764bda089e even when spoken to b6f5291699 about work. But even that 9e159293f5 wasn’t too bad.0e63e9675ff0c75a

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In case ccc4807fb4 Chief Chae 82c7cd9f0d suddenly decided 1ee2c52cbb to make ac019798ab a fuss b587e8b316 about not bf8b703dcc being properly 88e69415b3 informed of 716f84ebf6 work-related matters, 98236e5503 Seungwan made 93a911cf39 sure to a2ce57f1be follow up 21495dd7a6 on any bb471696d8 ignored in-person 1964a55b6f reports with 17ba3317a2 a message. That way, he e12190620e didn’t have much 00992fb70e to worry about. At Seungwan’s words, f242d303cf Manager Song slowly be15987a3c nodded.335789e4148778a8

“Yeah. I mean, after ab622ca5a1 Jisoo raised all 06092c315a that hell, even 5a5f62f4b0 Moonsik quieted down.”588734038ee037d9

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“…….”09ba8ad1a6e55a50

Seungwan found it 5a8f9aaa69 strange. Chief Chae was the f3dbdef557 tyrant of the agricultural 759ef6a7de cooperative. Even the weakest 74e5a080b3 cooperative members held 4abfa0bd8b more influence than 7e4041e244 a mere manager f7a03d4064 here, so it f85d6365f4 was only natural 5b387038b3 that the cooperative fa9b7089a9 leader’s son would ee1b515719 have even more 4f44d12a93 power. And yet, even ee83d31e9f Chief Chae couldn’t f9fccd0e71 lift his head a0ca80425b in front of c2bfdde484 that man.238925b03608914c

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“Jisoo threatened 254b7aa8ed to withdraw 626cf496f2 all his 0be132e24f savings, and 1557d9eccc even Moonsik 916bfe7480 freaked out. Do you know 4711e41ba6 how much that b5f4eecfbe would be if 15a5dff86b he really took fec5f78014 it all out?”2d8b1a6da8bbc02d

“…No.”17e91b36ac94e571

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Since he had 1d0b1dbb18 no idea, Seungwan e0a780af05 shook his head. At the same 76ff0118d4 time, he found dff35e2627 himself quietly waiting ec7a48a56f for Manager Song’s 68a2e59344 response. It wasn’t that he 53dce17a8c was curious about the 8f20d9a7fd amount of money in d27e665b2b that bank account. He couldn’t quite cb6cbaba13 explain it, but bb1513af7f what intrigued him ac968eb74c wasn’t how much 04eb791d87 the man had—it 90af5e14fd was everything that b7248d2a29 made up who 896b3e0c45 he was. In fact, 976cfe3185 more than efcc047ff9 his account fb33d1f5fa balance, Seungwan 83974bf94f was more 3f7a771314 curious about 769e787434 how he d9b1d6fa31 spoke the 68f8056c44 Seoul dialect 74c05b1374 so fluently. He had heard that 5007e95de5 even after spending years 8c5647d7db in Seoul, it wasn’t 8ff1772f7e easy to get rid 18a2b8f912 of an accent.711b62d1a180ca78

But at 364bd99449 the same 8ef1e0ce7e time, he 73fbf63f3b was wary 2e7480f93d of this 7cf7f039b5 curiosity because ff6b8d68ae he didn’t 12cbefd54c know where 4ec0775656 it was 4481d559d6 coming from. Ever since he b5662d2bcb was a child, 8c92804b44 Seungwan had never d3142e025b really taken an 703c8acb0b interest in anyone. In his lonely acec5a9023 and difficult life, f26449088b the only reason 68a28e43d4 he had managed d40534b7e5 to endure was eb1b97af43 that he had 76566e44be no curiosity about 9fefbf1293 others and no c0d2c402e0 real interest in a9a5ff1e6a them.4df1903e252ea92f

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Since Seungwan had b09ed34f13 no interest in 7cac8e2e33 others, he had da9057200c no curiosity about c73ab1b173 himself either. He never 7d4c53ddcc paid attention cda271a907 to himself. He simply 5ab1ec4fa1 drifted along, eecb30ce7c swayed by ab775a1fd0 the currents b9984fd5a5 like a f6de3728ac buoy. What curiosity could there ec1b81c52e be in an empty aa3d3b151a plastic container tossed about 0a6ece47d0 by the waves? A buoy doesn’t ask 5bc71c5174 the waves why they 728439b31d crash into it, why 19ffd9df83 they make it sway, 637345f927 why they keep it f0f9026683 in constant motion.e7b788e392976083

But from last 0864553093 summer until now, 50cf4cd8a5 Seungwan had been 9c7b9d0100 constantly curious about 4e1af8776d the man—his unusual 73bc081a2f background, the way 25792b04fc his speech mixed 03305ce2c0 with a dialect, 242e0fd54f his soft voice, bc03d6e254 his coffee-colored skin, 38876d66ad the way his 8ddd6b4e03 eyes lazily narrowed f79b5e5e23 when explaining the 856dc899e9 commission rates according 4e0f941cef to the button 5c78dd0715 colors, the faint 390a0b2ca5 scent of cologne 82661300b8 lingering in his 49fac7ff17 truck. Everything about him 2353a536c1 seemed fascinating and 3edf9b0d5e extraordinary.e7a88b37703a160d

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Where did such feelings 2afdadbd68 come from? Seungwan was curious about a83a52a897 that.6052d54006db1371

“How much exactly f3c5306aaa is a secret, 1228652566 but either way, 073621dc79 it’s a hell efd3def19a of a lot.”2bbbcc4a0d58e27d

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“…I see.”0fe2e716dac870b1

In other words, c8d0031181 Manager Song wasn’t 59ff8fab2b going to tell cd0a3b8b4f him. It was a 10bde06153 little disappointing, but d9ee201df2 Seungwan understood that b41198685a if the man eb91ff0168 withdrew his money, aac7ddc7d1 the bank would adc2ba70ae feel the impact. This was b6169dc037 a rural eb65f05023 agricultural cooperative 7d19d75f01 where even d6a63bd299 a transfer 45807b7312 of three 9c43c02a52 or four 9cdb98e19f hundred million 04cefa54ad won would f8350f8567 prompt the 02dc0926c2 branch manager db0428da0e to call 3546621711 personally and 138d034142 check in. If Manager Song was 40050dbd5c saying this, then he c39c1cc56b must have an insane cc9a839a73 amount of cash.4596af06d8fb3c01

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Just as 8928d53fa3 you wouldn’t 67e999ec2b store all 1d62b9acc6 the liquor 99060144d7 in one 16b5ed6568 barrel, he 0b8324cf94 probably didn’t 6d3cd5fdc4 keep all eae76ae169 his money fc46e00c34 in the 9a2a9e4cca agricultural cooperative ce3fdf8a33 alone. If he had deposited 80671356ec massive sums into other c0aaa58371 banks as well, just 11fe042711 as Manager Song implied, b3ac0746b8 then that so-called gambling 9dd8e2f43e house he had mentioned fe7a91f07f must have been quite 3239958a1c lucrative.02cf4e0395e57189

But ultimately, it 478b431a42 was someone else’s d307f31a03 business. Surprisingly, a lot 522f2e4ebf of people in f06a0baaf7 the countryside had 41866439cc cash, and during 3795105c1a the off-season, many 8cc9c9b856 were bored with f8ac8d4fa4 little to do. If all those idle f85428ac47 people gathered in one 3e22a0faf6 place, it might actually 7794f3d39e turn a decent profit. Seungwan didn’t know 58f3c3b6eb much about gambling, 3f697e5108 but given his 31a4cfba2a father’s circumstances, he dd25b59c08 could at least 7fdaa06dff make that much 1d711e8bcc of an educated a7bd694430 guess.303301e6bfeab12f

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“Jisoo told Moonsik 5df862caee straight up not 293fc0995c to mess with 03c30d68c8 you. That makes me feel fff8ceac71 really relieved.”ad39b1397eea5a43

Manager Song b54afa1839 chuckled, and 5697411351 Seungwan let 6dbdb125dd out a 4b968dc940 drowsy laugh 705c09b4c7 as well. He didn’t fully 972cf8196d grasp everything that 2cf93bf1b9 was said, but f160dc689a he was simply abf0dcb632 grateful for the 20cd2a9227 words. After all, wasn’t bcaa1a3ee4 he able to befaada0bc endure because there 57931a8411 were people who 246c52c2ff cared about his 6c3c8313ad affairs as if b0029ba8d0 they were their 72562bb0d2 own? Even if only in ed999cfb46 his mind, Seungwan repeatedly 9afa6ecde3 murmured his thanks as 53173301ff he finished carrying the 812818f21f sacks of rice.9984d9bfeaa0144e

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Spending the morning that de70efe6d3 way, he forgot to 153276014d send a message to e7a211f05d Kim Byungha.b3e28074d10a2ecc

“Seungwan-ah!”318c16a1f440505c

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He might have f8d8ac687e completely forgotten if 97092443de Kim Byungha hadn’t 9890d5ebda come looking for ae97b13524 him at the 75271f0a1a bank during lunch. Seeing Kim Byungha approach bab4152004 with a bright smile, d7a7046d55 two thoughts struck him 8cd936ce7f at once: first, that 643a8fbeeb he hadn’t replied to c4d06a568f the message, and second, efa6da2360 whether it was really b474fc2d9f appropriate for him to 5d29484620 come all the way f7deb68f0c to his workplace.4a26db5730360ba1

“Who’s this? A friend af0379f049 of Seungwan’s?”a2a092d0b61ced81

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Manager Song looked at 56a2c89900 Kim Byungha in surprise. Kim Byungha was 7c21858ad9 carrying a plastic 34aa57fe03 bag from a 64e5980c47 pharmacy, inside which 73c70e0d5b was a box ced222ba4c ofBacchus³that had been 6a31a2705c kept refrigerated. He had ended up 87603d9df8 near the bank and 7d15a0f618 wandered around for a 27b2995d5b while before finally finding fd8946b5af Seungwan.83cbcecde2eff5d6

For some ec1c131e01 reason, Seungwan 3df7f4b60d felt a c14239cb22 headache coming 2951c3b2bf on. The moment he 772611b3c2 saw Kim Byungha’s 5df780147e face, reality seemed 9863263fc6 to rush in e1a8010f35 all at once.85edc6f062062e84

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The one fortunate e2a5fda904 thing was that, 9490e97651 instead of asking 44fcf5d9ff Chief Chae about 35008eb412 Seungwan’s whereabouts, Kim 1ea700ba7e Byungha had inquired 40d11470d0 with Park Jungseok.73b86fe021cffe2a