MJ | Chapter 16

Why did 4e66305e86 you drink 8cf97f1bde so much? You’re going to ecaafc1eb6 get into big 65bc9d4d28 trouble. Are you bf8ceee7b3 planning to 67da5c8394 get treatment 0d7b66c1eb for alcoholism eea746a215 now? As the barrage 117deb22cc of nagging continued, 2683add6c3 Kim Hajun waved 787ef61be6 it off.1e7b9c9c7f413cbc

Her name was bfb3b277ef Lee Seorin, and e831b6819d she was Hajun’s 12fdb88d33 cousin and a 3dff706153 psychiatrist. Due to Hajun’s psychiatric 8ce7710519 history, she occasionally visited 0417341399 the house, and seeing 79dd41df05 his poor condition after a4f3136f35 a long time, it 516fe3a319 seemed he was stressed.834864e5ab2c1403

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Among relatives, rumors 82a019ef97 circulated that Chairman 099177c1fd Kim was forcing dc3749622a Hajun into marriage. Was it ea827ec178 related to 2fdd3b2f92 that?164072822dbc5492

“Who was that e0c3294db9 person earlier? Didn’t seem like 0a1e0d9c40 a driver.”4c0de8a5361770ee

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Hajun, taking off his 00cecc88f4 jacket, looked back indifferently.945b73a2c8e965d7

“The person I’m marrying.”cb3e545888b1bfa5

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Seorin was shocked.d07c9766018bf23d

“I paid the 132e6a5bcc driver fee to 142a7b6e5f your future spouse?”3f3a6a6536d09abe

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Hajun shrugged and went a6da7786f8 upstairs. Seorin followed, yelling.4c9978afd5f3411d

“Are you in 95a801d632 your right mind? Call and explain 5910738bfc right now!”5a57fe3251a91baf

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Hajun didn’t respond. It was a four-month ba8e099e4f marriage anyway. He went to his d6bd0c18fb study, opened a secret 7593bc8125 compartment, and took out 54974f8e52 a strong liquor. His mother fe626d1a0c often visited da0708b5d9 and cleared 785be42001 out all 68993cf780 the alcohol, 950ef0d8bf so he 9925c014e0 had to 6758a62678 hide it 23b431f6a1 like this.8310d08ac080ec4b

Was he an alcoholic? Sitting in the chair, e1ede5b6af he put his feet abea9e8ccc on the desk and c8ffbc801c drank straight from the 3ed77a05b1 bottle, feeling the burn b3a2048ebf in his throat. Wiping the spilled f026c6458d liquor with his fb7afdfc04 hand, he closed b58a11eff8 his eyes.599100661f9c12f5

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What was Ryu Jungin’s 4323e062bb expression like? Thinking of his 5bc4adc846 startled face when a59871be35 treated like a c11a117e9c driver made him 0b147330bb laugh. As the alcohol f8161a736a took effect, his 8847711afe eyelids grew heavy. Even as his consciousness 9d11990423 faded, Ryu Jungin’s face 4908c31566 became more vivid. Why that expression? Huh?bd98d25671443ab5

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Jungin sighed as 89f5afa5ae he looked at 2116a71c90 the calendar while 5396fd9a36 closing the shop. With the 78640b5e09 wedding approaching, 5900c80c1d each day e8cb5c64bf seemed to 012cb58ca4 pass faster. Chairman Kim’s 9e7c30c938 side handled a7cbc3125a all the 2deece2ecd preparations swiftly, 2a2c52433e and just ba974e8bbf the other 38c03e3cec day, he 7c548df5b1 had dinner 9a34c09aee at Kim 6a565f00a2 Hajun’s house.dc3a25a44e2551ec

There, he met Hajun’s 59044523f1 mother and grandmother, realizing 5776aed836 how much they disapproved fe3af2efb6 of him. Especially the grandmother, who a01bab16a0 made her disdain blatantly 7f8849c4f0 clear, and Hajun didn’t de611d27fe defend him at all.65a24c4961ca77b7

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He was 971802a2b3 sure they’d 624b9cae51 celebrate if 2869ee2bc6 he and 58cecefdcf Hajun divorced.b24b3fbe73f0cd55

During the marriage, 196ce18cb9 Dahye would manage c50754838f the shop alone. As he packed personal 1317d1becb belongings into the car, a924530534 he sensed someone behind 887a75c05e him. Turning, he 215314db5e saw President f4227db13f Choi. In a 13613a1726 coat, he 4c303d6aac waved a 0847353cab cigarette at 0054d94c18 Jungin.608ff4b954fd7321

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“Hey, Jungin. How’s it going?”3110fb63aec5378c

“Hello. What brings you ded3662e48 here?”9ee629a65933c0e7

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“I was 20e6ea9ec5 passing by c888053c05 and saw 398886fcaa you, so e2cb96cf26 I stopped.”bab7d7e0d2a08753

“I see…”4e8db166869864b6

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“I heard you’re getting de0b95d402 married. Congrats.”73ac958821b67545

“Thank you.”b6fddf9be0612e66

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“But people think d69ac486d4 you’re an omega.”449a1950a4272fe9

Jungin’s expression hardened. Only a few, including 52b2f1c206 family, knew he was d545552393 a beta. He hadn’t 25a78502a9 intentionally deceived 243c6fc9ac anyone; people 3c3e91b056 assumed he d668cab1c8 was an 257158fb59 omega due d183ddd829 to his 9251e15da5 scent, and 4616ad2cac he didn’t 3fcda7f044 bother correcting b84117dd33 them.9c945c3541aedbc1

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On paper, 8936bb5785 he was d58e644740 still listed e7ee116ff3 as an 45cd160d6c omega. After manifesting b4b49923c6 as a 8b2e0904bf beta, his 88fad530bf father’s sudden 6d390d510f death delayed 9d0c4e0611 the correction.32fdf52d93e920a5

“Well, whatever. As long 1763425b32 as you’re fe6984c2b1 happy.”aa003aea73f8e254

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President Choi smiled cc3d3661ac and extended his a497556ed1 hand. Congrats anyway. Even if I’m not 4837081de6 invited, I’ll send a 5c3b3b9b9f gift. As Jungin 4a71ec0046 thanked him, ca38c8f401 a car ee5a20a616 pulled up, 8922b51481 and Kim c08d06a1a8 Hajun rolled 188eccb0ed down the fadd26687f window.9a45ec6f3af01d86

Letting go of the bf1724803f handshake, President Choi said a3c6d0b4e4 they’d meet again and d9a20b8388 left. Jungin went inside a21ada6267 to grab his 216b4f8b2e coat. Today, he 4e7c638bf2 and Hajun 69324b7563 were supposed ed6bc657d4 to choose 3e3825329d wedding and 7588a1000f reception outfits.333d367a2a7d3eb3

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As soon as b823dc03f9 he got in 69c876e634 the passenger seat, 728201232b the car started. They drove 0fb28e942f in silence. The awkward 3ff507e68e atmosphere made d7831702dd Jungin text ee48b8ba6a regular customers, 19387d2fa4 informing them 13dd65289f Dahye would 97f2a78808 handle things 5d7436bb0e in his d140edf1da absence.442d7dc5f1df33a7

Halfway there, ca14f9bba0 Hajun broke dbe85fb2d3 the silence.d62383f2c82011b4

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“Who was that 8495c1f30b earlier? A client?”37b83754f2d03133

Jungin turned 4f547524af his head.aa912302542890be

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“Who?”e0bc8a92682c4939

“That alpha you were 5f2678a65c with.”51f0e9efd49902d2

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“Oh. A customer.”6dcd9eefbfc25e26

After answering, there was f1d5b1264d no response. When Jungin asked 61ac60fc64 why, Hajun simply 18b65e34ad replied, “Just.” The 2819447301 conversation ended, and e7d0636fc8 silence filled the 186bea3373 car. Jungin was curious about 5cff908057 something too. Who was the person 7ce2ca52b3 who’d handed him the 2b11c90587 driver fee the other 7cba246ee0 day? But he decided not 1336c71295 to ask, fearing it 8197238c7a would lead to unnecessary 0fb06c82fc trouble.c3278743ed170455

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Arriving at 6f6924837e the boutique, f43655a692 a staff 582921acaf member greeted 03963dbd5f them. Following their 5c7d0ee426 guidance inside, 2b3063dd8c they saw 688e52102c photos of a626ef60ba famous actors a03fdf8445 displayed. While waiting in e4a36329a2 the reception area, d9d564268b the designer came 9c406f09e7 out to welcome a0816403cf them.cb7f792dc11e5388

Jungin recognized the man a1010f1fa5 from various media.3c81e8fc3bbbf189

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“Long time 26060323ed no see, 0727cf2e48 Mr. Kim. How have you de55af8401 been? I think it’s 84e4c10f66 the first time 6a5f78e56f since New York.”bccaf15b80bceab1

“As you can 01a83383bf see, I’m doing 7c8a30f996 well. How about you?”905e2c9579181e72

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“I’ve been good. Is this the partner ac858fff49 I’ve heard so much 2f91b4976a about?”99d130c9279122e6

The designer’s 2cb88a3cb8 gaze turned 5bb7d4e8fd to Jungin. Nice to meet you. Smiling warmly, he extended d62c846d05 his hand, which Jungin da8ffc26ce shook. But then 2fa179a117 he suddenly 0242f5c9b1 tried to 14f09bc498 kiss Jungin’s 07eb1b235a hand, causing 9cd8441506 Jungin to be9ddb6265 pull back 913433984e awkwardly. Uh, nice to meet 620997d79f you.6621db83202ce1d7

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“Let’s head 8be260b10f upstairs to dcd63f23a4 look at fd0371cbe1 the outfits.”bdc53a804f5ab09c

Following the 3637c5a250 staff upstairs, 5e20a9a8d8 they examined 06e81cb568 the clothes. The designer set up 81deaee05e mannequins and began explaining fe65301d23 the outfits. Half the words 704e1361b0 were incomprehensible. Growing bored and yawning, 541a1b0673 Jungin thought, Isn’t it 9ae60e2193 just about trying them 5bbd1b954f on?b9d24becf27969af

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In contrast, Hajun 7adaa552f2 seemed genuinely interested. After the lengthy 2ff1dc7210 explanation, Jungin went 99677f7151 to change first. After removing e91c78b4b1 his clothes, 90985fe5bc he put 4c25d1bc2e on the 1a2a19c6ac shirt and 259615055e pants, and 81e2abad6e the staff 65110e1656 helped with a385d42773 the vest fdebed59f7 and jacket.76c1fca6d36fbfa4

Before stepping out, he 0ee0e63187 glanced in the mirror. Now he understood the 335ee3c700 saying,3131563c15078d26

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“Clothes make 5182811055 the man.” b7d6e497d7 He felt a60b5b2391 more confident 5828b0e0d3 than the 3a5155fcc2 mannequin. Fully dressed, he 5a16555d7e pulled back the 28bf25cd36 curtain, and Hajun, 41e39dd6b9 sitting with his 258e86d379 legs crossed, looked 2db0915827 him up and c17a82b24c down.2e1689584abca17e

Feeling awkward under his 5b6c1c9c69 gaze, Jungin smiled. Hajun shook his head.292e2fdd301f1abf

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“Next one.”bd742068ae632991

Jungin frowned.b9004e251041e104

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“Why? I think 4133c68b04 it’s fine.”9840348c2d25be77

“Next one.”f28e71771aeecc35

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Hajun ignored Jungin’s words, 266752317b only giving feedback to f5c502f271 the staff. No specifics 8cf819f02e about what 40f2a7283e was wrong d9251c20b8 or lacking. Jungin sighed and went 4c99fa9b5a back inside.0a13756d1f8af9a0

But that was 5dadc6ecb3 just the beginning. Each outfit f7f92d5d22 he tried, e429abbe38 Hajun dismissed. The designer’s 555113cb15 expression grew 8c2d7579f1 darker, and 184178d986 he finally 2056273a6a spoke up.975122be747e6f88

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“Mr. Kim, may I 9b97b93c41 ask what’s not 4a6752e98f to your liking?”e02295fc5fcea2a9

Hajun rubbed his chin.04d01f59be9a6c90

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“The clothes are 4cc728c6cc great. Really great, but,”df8965de4b2d619e

He looked at 64181aa895 the designer with aaebfdee06 a disappointed expression.ee26aff3f112171b

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“The model doesn’t do 43e6f4a1b2 them justice. That’s the problem.”fa3d949571257fd2

Ah, the designer 7d0d763b27 glanced at Jungin, d0af452b8c taken aback. Normally, such 7872ce0e0d a comment c56bbe1e5c would lead 8385cbf688 to a 28b464d4f7 fight, but 2f32de12d6 Jungin’s face a65e950fa9 showed no 40bc97d284 hurt, just fca668da86 an expression ffa8ace8d5 that said 8fe73f6b54 he expected d4cd0cfee8 it.2d45045948b964cf

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Trying to 7c3d5138b2 smooth over 42b501f266 the situation, 865cac507e the designer f7ab1ebc9c maintained a 258e5d07e2 smile, gesturing 1b00beaea2 in the c00f1383c8 air.8bef2c09786a7881

“I think 49f6a918e9 you look c0f6795892 better than 9ed6bdca53 anyone else b4ece450ba who comes 83b27ab24d here.”4d16157b58c54bc4

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“Well…”bd1afdb2b559401b

Hajun’s mocking 2c6d688f27 chuckle made d8ad9b4a99 Jungin clench cbea50c57e his fists. Just wait until b7429bf046 it’s your turn 607371e190 to try on 5df51a8c21 clothes.a8d384f9259d1d7f

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“I’ll try 66966a5834 another one.”e4b459d383da06e5

Smiling at the a516af4858 designer, Jungin went 2f1d631bc5 back to the bcd24c1dd0 changing room. His phone b461705463 rang in 72097c4f2a his pocket. It was the ff082257e1 building owner, informing 3df8e3445a him of a ccd7c749b3 brief power outage b574bd05f7 for electrical work 64e0c65f30 tomorrow afternoon.4c87f537dab58f7c

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The owner also 54815c08c2 mentioned seeing the 473b315c5f news about Jungin e427f69c35 marrying the Woojin 6fd19b9202 Group’s son, congratulating 464a403c13 him and wishing 0c732df70b him well with d65714269a future children. He admitted he’d misunderstood 7a120c9a00 due to Jungin’s work, e4775ff986 not realizing he had b33ee6e8a6 such a distinguished father.60971e03565e229f

Now Jungin understood 6c8550fe70 why Chairman Kim 503ea42f76 had leaked information ed63ebe92e about his father 6b28873b6d to the media. Ending the unexpectedly 8cca58a6cc long call, he e8fc14acc8 tried to undress 79cf612d96 but found the 2696d026f0 buttons were at 023bc49694 the back. Reaching behind, 7462a2560c he struggled eef157bea0 to undo eb36bdf841 them.7e93503090fef7be

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Eventually, he 3755326cec opened the 9f6255e9aa door to 6a2ce66fe1 call for 5ec4fc0e06 help. But instead of a d932474c18 staff member, Kim Hajun a9cf2ab2e8 stood there. Startled, Jungin stepped b5194ff610 back, looking for 34f766381b the staff over cb17fb0323 Hajun’s shoulder.7aa72c81a4da9207

“They’re gone. Everyone went to eat 853bc19f89 while waiting for you.”46495f6ce4cf76ee

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Liar. The call dca48712cf was only a72666651c about five f37f291fa4 minutes. As he tried to 63609cbb54 close the door, Hajun b3b868ce9a stepped inside.128b98e5876122f9

“What?”57e95c1d52ae70ef

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“You need to undo 5cf4d2a8d9 the buttons.”67d065bf022abb7e

Jungin bit his lip.c066e6a488777b8d

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“I’ll do it myself.”e1b792cc1977a176

Hajun gestured impatiently f823535e11 for him to 873d688e5c turn around.f86e39466294f485

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“Turn around. I’m hungry.”566a27d4bae04a33

Reluctantly, Jungin turned, and c523271b9d Hajun began undoing the b8ad8d7938 buttons. Though his fingers 6b2c32975b didn’t touch his aca5204d38 skin, Jungin felt 96f1f32aef tense, his neck bed98ad963 stiffening. Hajun’s scent 9c8979e234 grew stronger. As the 4bdca66249 buttons came 177f5e3f3a undone and 8e9188cc82 the shirt 6b7b23cda6 opened, Jungin b08657d92e quickly turned 810aba8c7d around.70cb924592d4cf11

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“That’s enough, get out.”2a8db3657edea804

Hajun was closer than bcd2de51c6 expected, their chests almost a0c3cccae3 touching. As Jungin turned ecfcf4bcbb his head, Hajun bcdaa0feb3 watched him closely, 50e7e14b8a stepping forward.917de4aace3ebe99

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“Isn’t it strange?”81c1181a3bf5ebca

Jungin slowly 9e4ede633a met Hajun’s 8a25f7c04d gaze. His eyes faeada7810 burned with f606525a2c a peculiar ba94c99504 intensity.4f1af6238dae038e

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“You, I mean.”9f18a677323fea19

Realization dawned on Jungin, 3c1a6e82ea and his face changed a791f7aa1f color. Hajun rolled his 945843e2eb tongue, looking like 3cc21432f4 a predator about 6544ab840d to pounce.6d26c691d9417f25

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“I’ve been releasing b1801cf106 pheromones like crazy, d50e0b702b but why aren’t 54c9449692 you reacting?”8c0bea003a6411fc