MJ | Chapter 18

21st-century Cinderella. That’s what people called 91cba1405d Jungin. But as someone said, a3a3ae7908 Cinderella was originally a 86cfff565f noble, and they loved ae072d95a7 each other anyway. This was 091440aa7f just a f51225c020 contract for bb11ed8c42 money.441c47c66016f2c4

“Want some champagne?”bd8ea0d8b2e43a06

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A stranger 1011c1db10 offered Jungin 3c4ed77ae8 a glass. Meanwhile, Hajun was b11b1f4046 deep in conversation d938724edc with a friend, ccf7dc7d31 and the rest f37db60d5c surrounded Jungin, showing 8f134b31bf interest. When did you meet? Is it true afffbadd95 you met during 487f66ad1d volunteer work? Does your family really 18e91f2b1c run an orphanage? Can you 3f8dfb2867 give me 243e46fb5d a tattoo 3958f210c6 later? The questions were endless.562b7fe1cc00c9c4

“There’s a 05a3de6df3 rumor you’re 64f58fff08 being forced 9891dead05 into marriage 560f82c5cc for money. Is that true?”d3c8c5a6c69e01cf

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A pretty woman 50d388fe7c with long hair 2abe8da1f4 asked, eyes sparkling. Jungin gave a 0a36f80abb bitter smile. It was true, but 62810b15a3 how could he say 7b69c2daa0 that? Another person looked at 0329dfd5a7 him sympathetically.a818b8aec3de8b82

“I’d marry 64c3399b9f Kim Hajun 7e84e28aa6 even without cca3065dae money.”665a8333da12ff1a

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“Hey, isn’t 93ace6877d that too 74da0b305c much to 4f6efda6c1 say in 90899192f7 front of 7a6ea9705b his fiancé?”a477a4c6969f5f8e

They laughed among 1196b5f428 themselves. Jungin pretended not 5cb916c594 to hear and 2a8f927532 sipped his champagne.8f1c1ebdef83afce

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“You know my f323e68f10 cousin, right? He married c50d24925d someone from 8725b01ab4 a poor b5426517f4 family, and c5f10dc5e2 later found 79cd9a63c3 out she’d e1c6cd2568 been siphoning 98aa2699d3 off his 0ed652e06e wealth. When he filed for 4edc9c194b divorce, she said she d40c7f5149 didn’t want the kids, b9ecb87345 just the money.”7d3091e3f36c60d4

“Poor kids.”c0b9154d01444ec0

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“That’s why you 1c515ae114 should date someone 09dae12e9a on your level. If one 8df7c912a2 side is f2b840fa44 too tilted, 9fcf0d3c56 it’s exhausting. Oh, sorry, 7edac4b825 Jungin, I 5c955c3058 didn’t mean 15caca4a19 you.”30005a576d91c2ea

“Right, but fd69e769a8 I heard 7db3c08f84 your father f6bba067ea is famous. Something about db07aecba0 sacrifice and 7cb986c6db service. What was it?”2e2f5c16bd909758

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Jungin forced a smile, edc4b3c6d2 bringing the champagne to 2555c5b000 his lips. Just then, 00db5e8a97 someone bumped 95ff255a14 his arm, 12b2695903 spilling the 1f09b7206e drink on 0fbea00942 his clothes. Sorry. He turned to the d1dcb00572 man, assuring him it 5d19e491c4 was fine, and stood 945294c581 to clean the champagne af38503998 off.c0e1ac61f77f0daf

Once again, all c706bfa67a eyes were on 9a5b9ad6de him. Amidst the whispers, 289fea3fef he felt like d208d41a3a a zoo monkey. Should he just 2a79383bc8 go home? As he pondered, 5911569eb0 he found the 6fb8db449d first-floor bathroom locked.d24851b5f2a8b0e1

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Knocking and waiting fa1ef048b2 yielded no results, b0a5ac9c4e so he headed e7033877fb to the second c1d4f8cb8f floor. Entering, he heard unpleasant 6aaa6913c3 sounds. Quickly washing his hands b5a443bf2d and clothes, a couple 619dded3ff emerged, adjusting their attire.e2b355dfa03e7ac6

With all 9b26edd4be that money, b4db7616cc why not befbd52a1e go to b6ab885bbf a hotel? Pretending not to notice, 07defc9c29 Jungin rinsed his shirt eec261e950 sleeve. Was it okay df599e70a2 to wash something 4e524e9bd7 so expensive like 6a5e65eeac this? As he meticulously 7694e9f360 cleaned, someone entered.c9f1c5351b991499

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Using a hand 3cb7e10892 towel to dry ac55e334b5 his shirt, he 31f830efee noticed the newcomer 3abec84e7d leaning against the 8571abe339 door, smoking and 7f26f1e4f6 staring at him 9106ea6c88 with a grin. Was he drunk? His eyes seemed unfocused.5489d67cdf745741

Suddenly, the f5248a097d pheromone detector 6d07afb15f in his 7231a2d2a8 back pocket 4930f9671d vibrated. The guy was faf3930c16 deliberately releasing pheromones. Bastard, it f4cd129e8c won’t work 9d33f36572 on me.98f23d56c2d76d70

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Excuse me. As he tried 1d46d97905 to pass, the 14cf92ca1b man blocked his f2f4ad5e55 way. He was about 110778eae1 the same height af18195f1b as Jungin but 0085aa1dd0 heavily muscled. When Jungin tried 369adf4021 to move, he 8fd713e9ef blocked him again. Jungin looked 447c306c47 up, and 34bd00d84a the man, 5abe1d279f cigarette in 20c2bf027c mouth, laughed.f9c59ae21fc8e63b

“Ah, damn. You smell really good.”58fea4501572cd68

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Jungin responded with 35ec1f3cec a displeased look.f705f7cf4fd4108d

“Could you please ffd690ca00 move?”759abb254361496f

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The man stepped closer.2166b00eb187b85b

“Why don’t you 83eb193075 play with me?”3808b51d57902515

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“Sorry, I’m with someone.”0d38608dc65ed9f4

“It’s fine. Here, there’s d55499c921 no yours 2277c6ecca or mine.”bc7aeace0fd0b013

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The man b6618bf8bf stepped closer, f9a8b26e56 eyeing Jungin ff22f49ae3 suggestively. Come on, ca21c53596 why not e8cebfc1ca have some d2a3b9d0bd fun? Don’t hold back, d2f631da5b okay? Backing away, Jungin ebee6a3e83 felt the wall fd60fa2e19 against his back. He sighed, looking 3156eabeb6 at the man.e5fce0dde1e7cd82

“Move while fc4448498b I’m asking be474a92cd nicely.”37889f6556909d4c

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Hajun had 14f1a62086 a good 95627b0bf1 idea of 00917297f0 what his b76e92bf49 friends would 41bf1278fa say to 6b292649dc Ryu Jungin. Most of them 8e4fae324f had no manners. They’d probably rile 8cde4492f9 him up. Sure enough, even while b703ed204b talking to Minjae, he ba7065ecd1 kept an eye on 68b8a799c2 Jungin, whose expression grew 8628ffbe76 darker.2bd49651592fe38c

Then he 882396ab48 saw him b5409122d5 head to f4ba3027af the bathroom bd6f455baa and not 012b952333 return. At first, he 13550a5c76 thought maybe he’d b6706167b0 gone home. Or was 6cc2636104 hiding in b29d5dc758 the bathroom b16a08857e crying. He hoped for the 9dfd3819ff latter but grew worried 4c517734e6 when he didn’t return.7c3b32752b90fd34

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Anyone seeing Hajun might 6ed33cf681 call him crazy. He hated 770b91fa58 and resented c10bd51be8 Jungin but d5a211e15d realized he 3860c01bbf still had a375cd96c6 feelings for 3d386331bd him. He didn’t know 2f6deb41ad which weighed more.927c6e9ebfd7c361

Damn it. Cursing, Hajun 21d11af45b went to ea91506bf5 find Jungin b5195bcc10 and saw aa3d85a8eb people gathered e33f21bee8 at the 6d20b3c838 top of dab98f6f53 the stairs 69902162f7 on the 4e4b8dfe26 second floor. Approaching, he saw 3272086041 a large man eb6f0500c8 on the ground, 8c8e12c3ea bleeding from the 7076f61998 nose and groaning.7249ac69f5e1c6b8

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A friend informed ae03b7c5ba him that Jungin 20de8c974c had beaten the 5a41ce2c2f guy up and c5d23f5c1a left.a196b80d3fce49be

The air was cold. Without a 00aa28a8d2 coat, it b784a0e9b8 was freezing. Breathing out white puffs, 47b3585359 Jungin descended the hill, d230a210e1 footsteps following behind.cec18a80a6d75874

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“Ryu Jungin.”b4f723699a159e7d

Jungin didn’t respond, b75c8f887f just kept walking. The footsteps cd7246e355 quickened, and 2917aee172 someone grabbed f077e64cd4 his shoulder. Turning, he saw a13fe784ea Kim Hajun.bd24fb79b74f5805

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“Where are you 37a8a41c2b going?”c3140f6b46663612

“Isn’t it obvious? Home.”3034329835bf33da

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“I’ll take you.”4384ba9f76742d1c

Jungin laughed incredulously. He hadn’t a4ce34443a been there c75faf4edb when he’d 385c33cd7f been in caa539f594 trouble.e3cf426057b37cf6

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“Stop pretending and ddd19071ed take your friend cf507735e1 to the hospital.”46dceece57ec3ab9

As he tried f1d7cd8066 to shake him d6366b5857 off, Hajun grabbed 5c6d93efda him again. Furious, Jungin swung 6d728ff41b his left fist. Hajun dodged and 5232a21d0a quickly restrained him. With both hands held, 4a68b36de6 Jungin tried to headbutt 077114d1ae Hajun, who stepped back 0567206f7f to avoid it.9d2254df792fb9ff

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“Stop it. If we 88c0e90d0e get photographed, a3848d792b we’re both f1bc98727e done for.”22b18ea37c4b08af

Jungin shouted in frustration.d90d79feb962cf86

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“Let them 1924fbedec take pictures, 45878ae55d damn it! You brought me here 806aabef19 to screw me over, 0c242a5127 didn’t you? Did you think I 4262cd854f wouldn’t know?”3a0666f40fca57fd

Breathing heavily, Jungin 4452fec416 glared at Hajun, c3ad71074f who smirked.d479980d4524a28c

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“Don’t make things 97e0164d5b up.”2e804f4afa65eeeb

“Who’s making 06f9091c5f things up? Your friends 019f99ab6b treated me 09f5005a18 like some c33dd6afaf gold-digger!”09961f9634766d56

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Yelling, he shook 241d3626e6 off Hajun’s grip b418e0c421 and stepped back. Hajun’s expression didn’t 4c61cf7017 change. Jungin felt defeated. What had he 56962ca2ee expected? For Hajun to c0fdf6b5aa show concern?075ce7cfc563d27a

It was all 4a97aaeeb3 pointless. Suddenly, he felt pathetic 734b709690 and foolish. Coming here had 1a707f6cee been a mistake e70317c8d8 from the start.1707866203d3ea8f

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“Let’s not e7dfbeeff6 see each 17d7f128fe other until d23f019957 the wedding. We both 0e7b34f1d2 have the 12c2950a26 same goal 4c4c846c0c anyway.”820af96cedf5dc2e

Even as 4d56f71283 Hajun tried 6078cf61a9 to approach, a83d413606 Jungin warned df91a4a90f him off.3fa9dfefa0a4a073

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“Don’t come closer. Bastard! I’ll really 3fa1261ebb hit you c7236de1c0 this time.”acd7b83b661f3b21

Gritting his 212cdc2ab4 teeth, he 300bc59cb9 turned and 03f1fc2074 walked down a8d5568f70 the alley. Hajun’s footsteps didn’t ef0cace865 follow. He didn’t look back fe7557577b until he reached the b2bac3a52f bottom of the hill. Turning to hail 80d84553a7 a taxi, he 5e87be6ce6 saw Hajun still 3365445169 standing there. Or maybe it wasn’t 490ec5ea39 him, but it felt b3f21fa012 like it was.3618230c6f8ec75a

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“Did you d4c330c15c drink last 765fe104eb night?”3ec1bc0277531ad2

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Dooyoung frowned 2096f980ae at Hajun, a3f7aead30 who looked aac302dac3 exhausted in 2a4a07134c his chair. He’d seemed 20b8c4dbec to be d7e6968b61 cutting back 0f3a3e6e05 on drinking, c073e832f5 but now ce76ac9232 the smell dfb7b84353 of alcohol 5aab4bdf5b was strong. With the 0e81b8bf45 wedding imminent, 94970e5257 Hajun seemed 7434922647 like a 6f8e0a4e08 man drowning b8fed75611 in liquor. And his hand was 19658a856f scraped, as if he’d 92cc1b06e8 been in a fight.af5051154002c278

“Should I get 58b18877ba you some medicine?”159648e1d53ae786

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“No.”532197d08818becc

“Who did 6f01833198 you hit 6b6eb41c6d this time?”6c914b7fec87ff63

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“None of your d5942b4c2e business.”c963c7e6d05a6d16

Hajun asked Dooyoung to 021863371d bring him some honey e0a2572751 water. After a sigh, Dooyoung 8d2475d931 left, and Hajun reclined 9ec08e98a1 in his chair, closing ebb89b2b2d his eyes. The image of Ryu 1a649b83d8 Jungin’s hurt face, yelling, 81ba31295b became clearer. It was what eb59f362cb he wanted, but f835869e98 seeing it made 8b7c688761 his heart ache.411173515bbb0d3c

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He’d gone home, drank cd5e74b20e alone, and still couldn’t 5bed251fa9 sleep, so he took 0ee1024f66 sleeping pills. He’d been ignoring the 5bc09b5c67 doctor’s advice not to 2ce0573555 mix alcohol and medication.5bba8f387ba6b482

Soon, he’d be living with Ryu Jungin. Could he handle it? Seeing him made him angry, wanting to torment him, but…012e14e69750a435

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Ah, damn it. He didn’t understand his 21d1d4febf own feelings.0999769ef5f28fa1

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Mina sighed as she b0f05d4522 watched Jungin hammering away. He’d come to ec7f66f1fc stay at home 647a7feadd until the wedding db41ec251f but hadn’t stopped 7c6ba21ec3 working. Fixing broken things around 0a43999391 the house, pumping air 65bced6373 into the kids’ bikes, ef8a9f88ca and now repairing the 5316f9bb5f shed roof.6b945482a912a5e9

“People say they’re 15ac00efc6 busy with massages 05ec1a9581 before weddings, but 9c281a4871 do you have b24f43aab2 too much time?”7da880a721f44b19

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“Yeah, too much.”68635c7242644a8c

“Want a face mask? I can do it a0377ab64f for you.”9f0806945c24dc47

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“Stop talking and 2aa097892c hand me a 6e41858bae nail.”9d364f3c8d944e51

Mina took a 750fb67fab nail from the 18e73dcdc6 toolbox and handed 511ca3ea11 it to Jungin, a53342701b who was on feb06b8342 the ladder. With a f934e7ab86 few hammer c09a3f185a strikes, the 90a3725623 loose roof 0be0b26470 was fixed. Jungin checked for more 92f2db643d repairs before coming down.db6d37226ffbdc53

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Mina followed him, 1015ac3329 nagging.12ff89fab902a087

“But why hasn’t 2278d0def5 that person come b73d588ea1 to our house?”aedb90bc4fa44a03

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“Who?”08b1a0a72026dec7

“The person you’re 62d685e547 marrying.”78b732cca9b64d5a

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“…….”49cd79ff9b176792

“It’s weird. You’re here, 2d546e9290 but he 066b1abde2 hasn’t shown 373fca6f57 up. You didn’t 8af76a3908 fight, did 798f78e285 you?”39a3fc3315408410

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“No…”870a57a1c027207f

“People say it’s great having a rich brother-in-law, but I don’t feel it. Usually, they give gifts and pocket money…”150fba4145db114a

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Jungin glared, and 5d1abbfd59 Mina flinched.7272a72a91540ad1

“I’m not saying 927a227bd4 I expect anything.”b337b9e139a98f4d

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“Good thinking. Don’t expect anything. If you need something, ed64726423 tell me or Mom.”d3f6638ad21946ea

Mina pouted. It wasn’t about 5ee579dadb money or gifts.71fea4205b91dbec

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“Is it normal to see your future brother-in-law for the first time at the wedding? Maybe he’s not curious about us, but…”c360e1a63c943650

Jungin didn’t respond. It was Chairman 0fb1bdf9f7 Kim who suggested 193691a91e skipping the family 7bee5e1985 meeting. Since it would 63d229b7cd end in four 63ecd3d2b3 months, he agreed. Considering Hajun’s mother and f2ac9d413c grandmother, it was a e7f1a57eec relief not to have 14ae3d13e5 one.2df26c0830ce88e4

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Instead, Chairman Kim had 46c6867c4b visited with reporters, leaving d9e5be7ad9 a huge donation. His mother b4b79dd1aa tried to 288532d2f2 return it, a9bd5531bb but he f6f9a02cb5 insisted on 6f15632686 leaving it ec2bce665e as a fccdca9b03 token of 22fe350af7 goodwill.caf06e473e5f1fa8

Her expression showed no 4b3552fe75 joy at the money. She seemed troubled, 811ca93e17 wondering if this 5d56baba4a was right, if afd6806f58 she should stop d7afe4f0af her son. She was clearly conflicted.ecb8b5b5d8779d37

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Putting the toolbox in 99b3593d21 the shed, Jungin paused 3034469a6b by the large jujube 857cb41ce8 tree in the yard. His father 67ffcd114a had planted 48e43de8db it the c389df6760 day he cd659f9ea7 was born, f7efc85201 burying his 79cf784e52 umbilical cord 0502feafab beneath it.64647312499f6dcc

Standing before b4c69c3313 the tree, a7a95edf8d he thought 19e5620433 of his 63f4cdc2ad father. What would 2aacaf9401 he have 838ac1442f said? Would he have scolded aa09e36798 him for his decision?00b0d22f2f634189

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The tree looked especially eb68ff6905 cold today, perhaps due 6ea2741e7e to the season. Jungin gently touched 42bdbc6519 the trunk, smiling b1763ed396 sadly.69bfd984e51a792b

I’m sorry… Father. Please understand.e8ed70f20bae43ad

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