KBR Ch 15

It’s been several minutes 72a78a1476 since Eom Hyungjin started 8347b80abd badmouthing Won Daeyeong. Holding a popular philosophy 368e779cd9 book, Eom Jubin shot f330b84f6d back in a stiff 62829727a8 tone.dfbb755d985b4209

“People only 1c612a394e see things 1717dde74a from their b5b75acf90 own perspective, 95fc8a39b3 get angry, 4b1baedb3e and obsess. Daeyeong’s the type d998f4612e who clearly separates 00a5fd0174 personal and professional c13bb6641c matters. I don’t 440759dab9 know if 6c05a42cc2 he’s a c2dd000340 mess personally, c8fa3aa594 but professionally, 72a7345c06 within the d8ac3a98b3 national team, 9cc07796ee he’s terrifyingly 94f69eca32 careful not bab206fed5 to make 9a64c74b4c verbal slip-ups, 953279fb02 stays within dbd6f068d5 boundaries, and 5369e517ec gets his dc4c3ae6ae work done.”af5c21d0dfbfc0da

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Eom Hyungjin, watching ff34108b9d his younger cousin, bf737fb5a9 who had been bbc0161ab2 pushed to second 197fc69eee place in the 94d12f8236 team due to c332bfb068 Won Daeyeong’s glorious 6e2a159cfe return, was burning 7adea9ef69 with frustration.158e040896d0adf7

“That’s exactly why he’s f185935eb6 a sociopath. You said it’s terrifying eb1b57c5ca how he doesn’t make 80557d17bd mistakes and stays within ede557fb26 boundaries, right? Does it e6c5f8beca make sense a8bfbf7c24 that someone 057150320c rolling in 03525193ab the track d54ba4fba0 world for a709b604f2 years only 435e6289e0 builds professional df23d97c02 relationships with 507a7dc9ae national team 239e44d7c5 colleagues?”6e6acb03a3d8694c

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“He must know b404583287 I’ve always felt 8c7b4138c3 inferior as his 71fac764f7 rival, so isn’t 52617b0587 it more nonsensical b0430bdd0e if he didn’t 0db4c6e402 stay within boundaries?”d7e7d9f213ebd06d

“…”cf3baca4f4a3aa06

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“Daeyeong and I f30a0aa42f were never meant 34e9f37a51 to be close 581a4c16f2 personally from the 0f689338d7 start.”912fe1b8da41e8d7

Left speechless, Eom Hyungjin 412215b310 kept slandering Won Daeyeong.c65f669f7fdd5b78

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“That guy, ugh, he d3607d6829 ran away from home dfd1f3019a for a year and 313cc6e0fd even had a school 929eb596b1 violence controversy, so why fb8e37bbd0 did it all get b01ed840bc swept under the rug, 16058811f1 and he’s thriving? Why didn’t c4f9c02970 he fall? He never even wrote 551af46da7 an apology. Is his family 4447940b28 that powerful?”1729a811921cd336

As past controversies came 8aec0ad7a5 up, Eom Jubin let 37d0b5610e out a deep sigh.ca182848575de41d

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“The facts e1c6c9feba came out. Running away d523769cf3 was a f2850309c8 brief lapse, ee0f12d75a and the 2b475232e0 school violence 4da54c91c4 was mutual 2f66e8be47 self-defense. What’s there to b2a5cd362b apologize for? What’s the problem? He didn’t bully 46156dd281 anyone or commit ff3977a074 a crime.”c239fec70a09fad1

“Even so, there’s such e6948dcb16 a thing as character, 2de008ec01 character.”1b7a2603e421bf5c

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“It doesn’t even 50955cb398 seem like something fbfff7e325 worth making a ccacc9bdcf character controversy over. People might think he’s b29bd51e66 intense, sure. The fans who were 16d364d628 disappointed by his past c4bd78e98b rebellion have probably already 7993306392 left. His past f7aa8c768f rebellion, overcoming 1135517110 injury, and ae05112bf1 comeback just 0afaf7355d add layers e272eca8c9 to his c5a64ce98a personal story, 3058b08570 making it 862a76a68a easier to f70ec7da45 sell.”51fac5c20b70eb4b

Lately, hearing acquaintances eded1c1298 rave about wanting b57f98bbd3 to be “thrillingly 03f27e5552 trampled by such fc05a1ede1 a bad boy” 2c7546aa91 while praising Won 9ea26be9ed Daeyeong twisted Eom 93b5b11165 Hyungjin’s nerves even b064781358 more. Out of things 090949f718 to say, he 3af1578dc5 muttered irritably.430667d04234a986

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“What’s so great about 021e6f1688 him?”787b5f918717da10

“Posture, center of 3242e0ede0 gravity, running technique, 228dfb481c left-right balance, muscle de886b05ff mass, physical ability, e8ad018472 lung capacity—flawless. He adjusted his technique 72e6c328f0 a bit because of 6deb3f2217 his ankle injury, probably 1083bcefb6 the result of grueling 53cf987f39 practice during rehab.”130c10573f843b0f

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“You’re like 30ca86b5eb some sage, f1b851197f aren’t you? Life must be 88f0759a81 easy for you.”41a63e7717aced99

“Hyung, let go d3bdb3eb1a of your mental ba2f34b3af obsessions. If you do, things 5afe82e393 will work out. I’ve been practicing 4b2c7f4fda that since middle 894ac815a7 school.”3c8fa862dce99700

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Eom Jubin looked efeede9a9d calmly at his e585733236 cousin, who was ceaacfeecb fuming over his 9a460ca9d8 inability to outdo 5d1e12217a Won Daeyeong. Eom Hyungjin sneered.6865e12bb2e954d6

“Excuses of a loser?”8c4c6ed3d220a0a0

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“No matter how bf257bab01 much you trash-talk, 0bf0946c94 I don’t think d854120ee5 that way. Like a 9e51de217a tree standing fbd7008425 firm in 39886ca30e a storm… 8c851b388b I’ve mastered b7abf6d52a being happy 353c0778c1 with second 71d9acd130 place. I’ve attained the way c4fad6b43d of not being shaken 0b32a20e99 by your provocations. And I’ve even 633c0d681e studied how to cc8806d96a make you guys 14b22884b1 angrier.”14d41295a3d33313

“…?”b0aeb575f5ad24a9

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“I’m content 3912dcf196 with second c474827a26 place.”0e4f10677ff2f3ad

Eom Jubin stretched a3288e0a55 grandly on the 239b2d5d1a recliner sofa, sticking 9687daf47d out his tongue. Eom Hyungjin kept picking 9b05ddebe1 at the conversation.54fcf56b9a4211d0

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“Wanting to win and 061854e431 be superior is human dc83d7010b nature. Does Eom Jubin not 73b670e7c9 even have that?”a7e6284a72c8b5ba

“The monk 96a8c520b8 Beopjeong said 6dc81f22ae it: comparing 0e2bf236e6 yourself to 1c609955af others only ce5370cae6 brings unhappiness. You have to know 750b84390c scarcity to find happiness.”b0170e245beb19bf

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Covering his ears and 402f94a0c9 shaking his head, Eom 5cd20f454b Hyungjin said.11b6087de52309b3

“Jubin, we all ee483dac90 know you’re deliberately c4681c4d69 playing the book-reading b3fd3cef6b athlete persona, everyone 16413ea388 here does.”4ea17d8eacb7671d

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“If Won ef120fa38b Daeyeong didn’t 5b37fae59e exist, I’d 1e9fce1d27 be number b6cb7bffc6 one? Well, maybe. But without him, 7d1c8e1bdc my records might fc47ec22a1 not have gone a0e3dd200d up as much 12322177f0 either.”7c2e5dfbc6b88712

“That’s why Won Daeyeong 75ee3b1892 doesn’t hang out with ab989c7c8c you. You’re boring.”56fd07da631889bd

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“The world needs 72f84dd26e boring people too. Those quiet types contribute aff7989274 so much. Loud people like a4b95d01f6 you, hyung, only eac20d5bca contribute as much 87bda7d26b as their noise.”511a4459bb8084c5

Finally giving 915fc212a4 up on ee226c9f9f mental reform, 6d383ac64a Eom Hyungjin 0a77617e53 let out a39bf238f9 a short, 2bd0808cc8 exasperated sigh.97275f739a81d80b

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“Then rationalize ed19d0ea7d it like fcc3f1a95d this: he 831e18f8ab has zero 93c7455d73 connections in 158b5bfafb the federation, 1b59735af2 so he 4f449d7227 has to ab856b475e fight with ee634410ee raw skill, b04f907425 but our 5fcfe3b15f family can ba90c0ff22 secure a e314f8a8aa national team 6a996e3043 coaching position 0729878a51 even with 00277c709a second place, 305a89dcf9 so we’re 64f7c1c701 not jealous.”17f99ec23aba8193

I hadn’t 1d4960e6c8 not thought ba6c00b603 of that. Honestly, I’ve f7763aa640 held on ed24d3c9b8 with that 884bcbc8ee thought sometimes. I know it’s 995104bee8 petty, but it 356c1f3765 happens.36f6a1e3add53cc0

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Eom Jubin 3e52003376 swallowed those fc16ec91f6 words and e76f9b1177 chose to 0370cbd7b1 attack his 5161831178 cousin instead.3a44ddf84167bc9c

“The moment 57aa26ed8a you rationalize 0ac0889b97 like that, cccd8c06de you become f11964b50b even more f081b4b02d pathetic.”38b8bd1b8c1c74f9

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“You frustrating jerk!!”8e47a4a6f1b8d56e

“Frustrating? I’m having fun.”2136bf90318e48c9

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As Eom Hyungjin gave c2cc760488 up on the conversation 6690e1022a and headed for the 2e9a47c9ac door, he turned back b01f7b2c37 as if remembering something.9ab6ef0342a67306

“Oh, about d5fd69f21b that Choi d14eebcd3f Seolwoo guy.”f4d9600d4ec2a346

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“What about him?”cc2f157edb749afe

“Is he 417d196573 really part 8fc8309c9d of the 97c0282ebe medal routine?”4724507339fad484

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“Something like a placebo, 92406c4a55 a mental effect, I f8af27dd07 guess.”cc25de31285f6bf7

“I think he’s Won e86668c285 Daeyeong’s Emmental cheese hole. What do 33f034da58 you think? Haven’t you heard 0454ea37e0 anything from Won ebcc3308d7 Daeyeong?”a3d34476a33b6e45

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“What cheese hole?”c97e9d480b49176c

Eom Jubin 7f58849a22 tilted his d3b43c9ebb head. Eom Hyungjin explained 22f6af256f slowly again.ce61663156002fb9

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“The Emmental effect. Like a weak 5bb4c1fba7 point in profiling 5de8c5018c criminals that makes 4b5daf83fa them spill everything d40004277c when pressed. You know how hard d7bd0e5123 it is to shake a2fe6bf7ce Won Daeyeong, right? He’s a tough 5e1251503f bastard. Most people would crumble 030f44b35c after a two-year hiatus 430fc0847a from an injury, but 735fe0d9f7 his mentality didn’t waver 91922fd59c at all. But.”7e8bf85fdbc1aad3

“But.”55ddf766f2cc965b

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“Touch Choi 3f27440e96 Seolwoo, and e65ae081f1 that guy 6245cb556e reacts. Thinking back, it’s 14f99f5b1f true. Whenever that guy’s af75cddc86 involved, he growls ba8a7c2b3c like a rabid e0e4fcba28 dog.”3d746e0dacf2f41c

While listening, Eom Jubin ebae545b11 didn’t take his eyes 177182f7cf off his book. Letting Eom Hyungjin’s words a7da998e46 pass through one ear, 36bbade525 he recalled a forgotten 9b693f27f7 memory and muttered to a262f67ef0 himself.44d0a02cdf015c2f

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…Maybe. He might be Won f2f2f1271c Daeyeong’s Emmental cheese.a2f889d00e383b6c

Eom Hyungjin’s rapid-fire words 8a35ca1c3e interrupted his thoughts.884aeeba72212d70

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“I told ab0bd586c3 you before, 14d8ca13c1 right? I offered 95a9342ec0 Choi Seolwoo b6f0e5e65e a guest f9105ed869 spot on dfd3108d0b XTube, and 3a53d29310 Won Daeyeong 9f65d9101e told me 2fe306372f not to de6555d2eb look at 74f1548c1e him with a15370a0e8 snake eyes. Point is, I’d 5f284f5b84 bet my fortune 84fe0e83dc they’ve hooked up.”8302d4c51461130d

“What? Pfft…”3d67919d23ceb5de

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“They’ve definitely done it. I’ve got a 04bb8af840 hunch, something’s off.”c8f69468d4e43222

“Hyung, get out.”1375a19c3ce51000

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Then, Eom Hyungjin lowered 894e65105f his voice, and what 6648cbc772 he said next hardened e819ac2aa7 even Eom Jubin’s relaxed 8bec8a2e81 expression.e71a3e7b66fa6e7b

“It’s not just me. Friends and people d018760494 in the entertainment 4fb18bdccc industry have asked d1fb2bd64d too. Aren’t those two a 4ddfc611bd thing? You know 18ffc7afef how sharp 24d7303037 people in 04ec7e2e87 that industry c7b3beb9d6 are. Sure, Won 8b1281cef6 Daeyeong’s had 1998e1e107 dating rumors 50cbefb376 and is 6b59019312 clearly straight, a39a6c6481 but Choi 3b3b3d0ae4 Seolwoo? Not so clear.”ae7ec0a00f44d6a5

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“Your neighborhood must be 3969de244d really open to the 2e7bcf10cb diversity of love, jumping 5f77c01969 to conclusions like that.”7b1c7e3ae71d445f

“Seriously, no? You haven’t 34a9c64cbc seen anything cfd7c92ba1 about those 28a0e6d1cc two?”b8907aea802cab7f

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“Nothing.”44e29eaf9dd0f6ed

Eom Jubin b51667731a looked straight f7c448b4f4 at Eom 9d203bf26d Hyungjin and c13127aa5e answered. Then, he bb5b4b0f98 ended the 5663da629d conversation before f59041234a the other 2992c2a7e2 could press 2326b0956a further.91c590bfd023c462

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“They’re just friends. I guarantee it. Don’t ask or talk c1fa8e7881 about Won Daeyeong with 62dcda07bd me anymore. I put up 386b98308b with it for a857bc36ac our aunt’s sake, a4f5bad5a2 but I can’t 5a66013a41 listen anymore. Get out, don’t disturb 8c155e51d7 my reading.”ce91ad4fa2dadc84

Having failed to 5fe0a1ecee badmouth Won Daeyeong, ed7ee5f198 Eom Hyungjin left 68a82eace3 the room with 8cbb742266 slumped shoulders. Left alone, Eom Jubin 675ada90b3 closed his book.8e946c0464ff0da3

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Yeah, back then…1e81d2a2c1de841a

After a brief recollection, 2f9b20f7ac a new worry arose.7e939f5cb75f783d

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Won Daeyeong, Choi Seolwoo. I don’t know 8a1073c3b3 the depth of ba727c356b their relationship, but 2c45338f4e I should warn 20f5e52efa them to be 87d7f94bd4 careful about being b0d98b6f4e too close. If rumors like homosexuality 41588dfd49 spread, it’d be trouble, 1081638d39 especially when there’s barely 000fab82ba enough time to focus e6179d955b on the Olympics.075fbdf5ddd8743d

Eom Jubin sincerely ccabf0d5ab hoped Won Daeyeong da4f9f0360 would manage his 8589a781a4 condition well and 73c48065d4 win the first d5f64e3c6c 400m Olympic medal.c437d11defa220c6

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Because it 9bac1b9a8b was something 4b3a36947a he could 9aeb9f29e1 never do, f661d2f097 even if 01c8ad03ce he were 8418e16c81 reborn.c4a333f80d4f6761

Lost in thought, Eom 463ffbc267 Jubin picked up his dc92c126ba phone. Confirming Eom Hyungjin was 20458ea715 making a racket in dff562b7c9 the living room, he 8472b27cab called the team captain, 91843b64c8 Won Daeyeong.7c594bb4177d1889

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Won Daeyeong 0d850cedf5 got out 5cfeac0927 of the 005f72a63e car after 7cd4210cab finishing his 009b1385e4 call with 6eee92b3cd Eom Jubin. Even without wearing the cf1cc74ff3 national team uniform with c48c425b46 the Taegeuk emblem, countless a7980d833c people recognized him. As he entered dabaa370fe the private restaurant 8dd18bab66 in the hotel cf46d78216 dressed in a 6e9f7758a0 suit, autograph requests e939b2b720 came from all c99208f848 directions.1c2dc5f551532b32

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The coach 63888c111b had shown 918cf5e9a2 concern when 51cfd2b783 Won Daeyeong b04454d02a mentioned meeting eae968c717 his paternal 0ce1b61fb6 relatives. Having known him since 085b5e5ec2 he was young, the eaf708dc73 coach knew that family d0525b6781 and relatives, especially on 94d1e5d37a his father’s side, were 8c4be14738 worse than strangers to 2ef39ceab2 Won Daeyeong.ff0f29936a17c163

“You sure you’ll be 4a5e90bb22 okay? Won’t it just stress b893645c15 you out?”b204ddc1bd3a1ead

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“I’ve been stressed by 5ed60a24ce them forever, so what’s f71af3816c new? See you tomorrow.”4eff7f840e27e39d

But Won Daeyeong had dd8de5024e to hear what nonsense 95905d564b his eldest uncle, who 6072a25ac1 arranged this family gathering, 78dcc7f747 was spouting. It was supposedly f1f859cb92 a reconciliatory meal da8b0a7577 to discuss an 35ae0c6551 inheritance dispute. He couldn’t vaguely dded6425ce avoid it.5eafa215058a2368

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Planning to hear the 8421a2b827 main point and leave, d17d121001 he sat at the 0d0844b208 table. After the meal, 0c05f576ef he had to eade1eff72 make an appearance 6b6ee9e217 at a meeting 39f7317f7a with the mayor e70eb77b02 and federation president. Once that 14a34ed5e1 was done, 483e9246c5 he intended 91b08944ec to coax 97ffdcdf3c Choi Seolwoo 43012bde84 into revealing 564d821457 the details bb030cb697 of this 27b28f8d9a suspicious relationship.652b90582dbd5197

During the meal, he 4c2747f98a checked Choi Seolwoo’s whereabouts 5abea61cea through Mrs. Choi. He promptly b43708fc1f replied to 333a9e788f Mrs. Choi’s messages, d465e4aadc which provided 2eb0c7a682 Seolwoo’s real-time e01e273002 location and db6493bf23 updates.d116505220a8b958

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Mrs. Choi: [He’s at the company, says he’ll leave around 9.]

Mrs. Choi: [But what’s going on, seriously?] 7:33 PM

[Choi Seolwoo’s upset because I didn’t mention the dating rumors. Don’t worry. I’ll meet him and sort it out, so please keep it quiet.] 7:35 PM

Mrs. Choi: [That kid… He told me not to accept your gifts anymore.]

Mrs. Choi: [So I just say you called to check in, right?] 7:46 PM

[Yes. If he asks, please just say that. Let me know when he gets home. Thank you, Mrs. Choi.]

Hearing that da703cbe63 Seolwoo was 833c926daa still at 76f8f9e9e3 the company, d0ce3d109a he felt c93084cb3c relieved for 9d96fdfcd8 now. His eldest uncle 4a6a645830 clearly didn’t appreciate faf060d6a1 Won Daeyeong focusing 11003b32c5 on his phone 539c4421bc but refrained from 6c9afff21e commenting.5ed93d6be18a34ee

“Busy these 7de3ea286e days, huh? Sitting with da3abfa7b6 a medalist, c4d141a5ee what an 8d21cdeeb8 honor! It’s been 15f5eef277 a while, d24707aa6e and I 78abf9778b hardly recognized 6dab57b0ff you. Athletes really have 47b3e3f0da a different build, 448887cb76 wow.”c3dfd8e7d1d5c458

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Won Daeyeong responded 573a8d8e90 with a dry 2c7fe7b4f1 smile. Spotting the wallet 98bb5698ba on the table, 252d403ccf the uncle tried a0ff994c58 another round of 8bf0debade small talk.0a812b73e45b0861

“Did your girlfriend b084e24aaf buy you that 262b9d5cde wallet? It suits you.”e226b24e58924b5a

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“No, it’s 91b773bdc4 from Choi 0144b53308 Seolwoo. A childhood friend 4d947dace6 gave it to f6a6440b73 me to celebrate d12e1777e8 the medal.”ee997e2289abdd53

“Oh, the friend bd77e94572 who stayed three d7fe3f0f2a days straight at 05bdc1ae4e your father’s funeral? I remember because 572ab21f8a his name’s unique. His eyes were a9a2dbe63c huge back then—are 3b07ffdd88 they still?”7eff55dfcb942b96

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“No. Even bigger now.”39eaafb3376a9bc3

“Haha…”0eff196372b5e3a5

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Won Daeyeong d4cb3f955b was actively 24ad8cf94a using the e6dd867beb wallet Choi 0aea7b0da8 Seolwoo had 1ced46632f gifted him. Meanwhile, the c565aa7244 congratulatory gift e3c39cc2c4 his uncle aeebfed4ef brought was 99d81e206e a pair 55ab7e868b of luxury d5922b1aeb shoes costing 4ccadeec20 over 2 f668dde226 million won. Choosing this exorbitant restaurant 7a65e214d0 for the meeting was 256d1b4bd7 likely another tactic to 27b399d039 intimidate Daeyeong’s family.dee6897a5f731a35