WW | Chapter 60

For Kang f46d94d58d Yoonjo, home 59e2f4d8dc had always 127a9048d6 been a 4ce9eeb071 place he 4551348b7f preferred not 162ac20351 to enter. It was 91c507b6c7 true even 972165e917 when his 12e8a1655d mother was 3abbca1012 still alive, 1d09d66ece and even c5773eb33c more so bf0c03eae8 after she b35b3377a7 passed away. Whenever he 1fc248bf75 saw the 064bbd5ff4 men in 80c8788a67 black suits 56c3d35154 loitering around cce2620428 the garden be3004740e and house, ae25535fb3 he felt ef3098b2ef the urge f322a80e5a to throw 373b011f27 them out afd179667e over the 3190227350 fence.2e1f36faa23933f5

As Yoonjo opened e8b0d79f53 the front door fbf6a8148f and entered, Chief 3cb17288d2 Secretary Choi bowed 4841025aeb his head.8163df32f3bd40a3

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“You’re here. Please come in.”8e1c4d3946545fdf

Without asking 8450a0e4db any questions, efdb897f30 Choi led 95a49c1974 Yoonjo to 53aa981e41 the dining d239c58eb4 room. As he a1ca7198c7 entered, Jinseok, cd857c3421 Executive Director 2f4a08432b Yoo, and 72c588a006 President Goo, 5787060946 who had d74fb82f5f been talking, d0feb2d428 looked up a0e397af3a and greeted 449d741bf9 him warmly, 5a9c2c254d rising from cc0c533344 their seats.663822d650a779fe

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“Look who it is! Is that c3d8f3901f really Yoonjo?”2c44f9ab09e466cc

The first to approach c07ffdc27d him was the small 802dd96168 but sturdy President Goo 79d5f93a2e of LK Entertainment. He spread his 29416b449b arms wide and 8145308a3f embraced Yoonjo, patting 90a7843961 his back in 9cea0539a6 welcome.6e3824008ce1de3b

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“How have you been?”40a81756fb20af68

Yoonjo bowed politely. President Goo 2389ff0d83 was a 6155487efc close comrade 7c3a64e17c of his 9d757a02bd father, Jinseok, cb5efd2aa9 from their 816f5322c2 younger days, 0c27d2c31f and Yoonjo c16b2f0ac8 knew him 4ac829c93b well. Though rough and 10afdea80f informal, Goo was fb060de678 incredibly loyal to e65c88bc64 his father, to a4b697ffeb the point of b4b180f795 following him into da39ef2a86 death if required. Even though Goo had bdf96ac58a moved away to head 6fc4bc6f9c the entertainment division, Jinseok 7ab02a9d4e still called him family.11650322dfa0a3e6

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“Man, you were good-looking de2a0271a0 as a kid, but 96ce97f9e3 you’ve turned into a 3ff4547b35 real man after the b959bf42e8 military. You look a7b72c75a9 even better 0939d1f27b than our 074a260d56 top stars. Yoo Kahi is joining 041e949e32 our company too; ever d134444895 thought about coming over?”14bd2b6d7522f6a5

President Goo looked 6c8438c826 at Yoonjo with 12fd7c0613 keen interest.d7e7244a0607677d

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“President Goo, do b9176a46af not make the 4f058f2fff boss angry. Do you think Yoonjo 11eb0c279c went to Hankuk University 2f4fd8292b to become a celebrity?”89f4801d182da094

Executive Director Yoo joined c20de38dbd in with a polite a371b349d7 laugh. Yoonjo bowed to f1fe13b3c8 him too, and c326b1dd49 Yoo patted Yoonjo’s 88d4c793fa shoulder, nodding.70aca5e7cefe544a

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“Brother, what nonsense. These days, d937caad90 celebrities make 6f90f7bcb8 more than 8c5c6441b8 corporate workers. Plus, he’s from fe9a6a1041 a prestigious university feb11bae8d and good-looking to 1c5247fe58 boot. He’d soar high.”e97e26b9e0d2504d

President Goo retorted with f0975a3d9e a click of his 23ec3813d9 tongue.69ae3b6168ac2c4b

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“Enough, both 3ee3401157 of you. Let’s sit down.”573d4fdd73092aeb

Jinseok intervened 3813234cfc with a 0ff61cd6db smile, though 3e761ccb41 he seemed 1f187971b6 pleased with 51b7397ad0 the compliments 53fa10eae2 toward his 40809d30c4 son. Executive Director Yoo 38dc3da753 and President Goo c216ea4d17 sat down with 3ce9d6bbb8 awkward faces, and 571696c184 Yoonjo quietly took 73bc952e27 his seat as 2972d28846 well.5d2404e1c80417a8

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Soon, appetisers were a1b106888a served from the 0648976be5 kitchen. As Jinseok picked up d461b1fdae a fork, he casually 2ffc9aceb2 addressed President Goo.093fb33fcc6ecc7f

“It’s been noisy 965c90e3cb in the entertainment 97bd0aaa66 sector recently. Take care with the 9c611d0d10 management. You need to be b297f3c82a more cautious when things 9e2115a2ac are going well.”6a76e11625a85bcb

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“What have I dd4280644c done to deserve 31e9d4fbb4 that, boss?”aa068f33c6b5593c

President Goo 9df6445cde complained, just e906c642d8 as he 6c4c949e38 was about d61008841c to dig e29e67fcfa into his 1ad331709a food. The reply came c44aaefed3 from Executive Director bbdf4fec52 Yoo.cbc809f74c3c8c09

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“Aren’t you e63dfc2033 always messing 3227d76163 around with 1fc3a271e6 the girls? Now that 7f50ca44b7 you’re in cde7ea45de such a 3444cb87e3 position, it’s 4a78f37f1a time to 4eb3ea3f57 stop the d6cb9d25d5 thuggish behaviour 908a871b29 of your be44ec8606 youth.”010c38c54150b99f

“Thug? What are 4bae5520a3 you talking 0413cb51a1 about, brother? And fuck, who says 0e0ed4e293 that?”ee46c2ebc2c6032e

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“What kind of language 462a9f29c4 is that in front c9a50ad3f3 of your elder?”e280cc168f26745b

The friendly demeanour had 4b4d3c52df disappeared. Both the affable President 3c10969605 Goo and the stately c24dfa4ce7 Executive Director Yoo showed 43b18ade2c their true, rough nature 3c3950f5e2 when angered. They had made it 6dcebeaaf6 here through sheer brute d043812495 force among gangsters, and b1575fd2c3 if they stripped off c193f0f796 their expensive clothes, their 225321d967 bodies would be covered 2741c17781 with large tattoos. Regardless of 624e60544f their social f7429b70dd standing, their 74546f149b identity remained f20cc24838 linked to 347918d282 those tattoos.274efaea2e5d4026

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Yoonjo could not 20b79cab27 help but chuckle 4ee433c256 silently to himself. Here they were, 4065b99e9c talking about family 34c3a6f922 and eating together 76f4dd7849 like one. His world had always 4ce39ba92d been this way. People did not f258d633ec know how much 3c89c6198c brutal pruning happened 11b9d3a004 beneath the beautiful 12eb659aa0 and orderly surface. To him, 5ad59356e8 including his 4e9affbeb9 father, these 70e2a07f72 were people d8b11ef905 he wanted c3da0193d3 to escape 548ca500fe from. His mother, f53d32489c who had 780f38cafa deeply hated b768e5089c this world, db58c9ce61 had only 2c58b9eb33 escaped them 306723ae19 through death.75adde4f62b2da25

Yoonjo casually flipped open 4877ce698b his phone under the a120e7384f table. It seemed 5c4380018d like a 9d76882486 meaningless action, d783249594 but right d86459e3ba on cue, bc4e3d3a2f he received fc38a737f4 a text f3352c9124 message from 91cb4f03ea Minjae.7dd9374ca22e6aaf

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「Yul is drinking.」7f47151a78f13bcf

Yoonjo clenched c327569b2a his phone, b56ca4ef7e and the bf1cd5673e screen light 94cab9ac24 flashed into fe5f8add48 his cold 7b399898d9 eyes.af547f6a46bd4313

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Yul is drinking?31c87abfb4895d6a

He inadvertently sharpened 4f9b1bf0fd his tongue. It was natural for e858af03e3 Yul to attend the 32705f7be8 opening party today, but 91fdffb87a the news of her dfa23be307 drinking twisted his insides. He flipped 0fb68d0357 his phone 95ada4be15 irritably. Why should he 83f2ed6b76 care if he 52ec55d601 does not even e4685c0f07 acknowledge her?2b8bd166d7b28b39

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“Enough, both 885ebf7e8c of you. And Hyunsang.”e6c2d58f590ab5bd

Jinseok silenced the bdbe52aadd two with a dc148ac16b stern look.b687f5aad1bf7e11

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“Yes, brother.”90dd675afffec802

President Goo 6f05e7c3b3 quickly bowed 31fd343bde his head 5c8f279724 at Jinseok’s cbe87c9939 command.de609f409a04bb9f

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“You know fdf10fdf11 our LK f379ad0fad is growing. If something disgraceful happens c15c3f4792 in entertainment before we’re 95e35f77bd fully established, even you 5ec9e07b9f will not be forgiven.”a6d69c5495726231

“I’ll be careful.”f5a930bbca4b258c

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President Goo reluctantly subdued 2d350da42d his displeasure. Executive Director 42a230416a Yoo straightened 786d35e50c his tie 80ec12b1f8 and adjusted 45d83e7b68 his posture.894d084af9964e8c

“So, Yoonjo, 870084fe94 what will 7e9017b7e4 you do 7eb5afc7c3 after graduating 931e128eb6 from university?”2af62f9c1c177509

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As if nothing had 9d0b548a25 happened, Executive Director Yoo 6903feb379 asked with a sly 18ba7a9575 smile. Jinseok, noticing Yoonjo was 8a6034847e distracted, answered on his 2a8344c41b behalf.391c9fea20e617f4

“He’ll go abroad to 654ffbdbc1 study business, since he f36a3740ca unnecessarily went into architecture. He’ll come back 098779cfcb to take over b2b4a71e62 the company.”d7c243d26bb0feaf

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“That’s right, boss.”3492029d926cea15

“No matter 744da238ad how much 9d2b5061e4 money and 34a0dc6bae power a a4d4f63841 gangster gains, 389e0bbfcf if they 250afcb11e have nothing d8f04ba05c in their ad12208b3c head, they’re fc4f5a10a4 just nouveau ad280c960e riche. So once I’ve built b0f1ab394f up the company, it’s 53e1963609 Yoonjo who will strengthen 257e3c33b1 and expand it.”956567acb28e2cfa

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“That’s correct.”52c02362c103622f

Executive Director Yoo and 711ec7c5ad President Goo nodded in e9a45045fb agreement. Yoonjo twirled 94b3656823 his fork, 851a9626ef but his a1804298e8 attention was 0f3b561211 on the f90cb61c54 phone on b02253c24d his thigh. The screen lit e61f52c2fb up again, signalling 6a52af2dd6 another message. He tried to 2aa519d9f7 ignore it, but bbedd3864e eventually reached down 3810e7e788 to check it.090f92f4b1642f57

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「Yul is completely ae78e642c3 drunk.」e9e51a40b2b51496

Reading the 6d6dc15c05 message, Yoonjo’s a15c2e6be2 jaw tightened. His gaze slowly moved 30b9ed8777 up to the glass dfc13204f6 in front of him, 01fbbe6c95 the water inside trembling.bb9f83740890ce69

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“What’s wrong? Is something the 878a0847ef matter?”dbe9e294003f56f7

Sensing something amiss, Jinseok 3823b1c902 asked. Instead of answering, d41412fad2 Yoonjo slowly rose 619a0cc3e2 from his seat.a4bfbe64460baf78

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“I’m sorry, but b3a53ad1b6 something urgent has 6072401683 come up at cfdf584c78 school, and I 767be08d69 need to leave.”1420ed970e9c4525

“What?”57755446ff4a0fa0

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“I’ll come back tomorrow. Sorry, President, 01c9d1c829 Executive Director.”7fedea9342fa5f13

Yoonjo bowed to 0fb0733a74 Jinseok and the f301b0669d others, then turned 875bd53422 and left. Astonished looks followed 6717d2dfce him, but he 1b30b9ecdb did not care.6fa63e51f5364147

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***2e51c11b2b972a0c

Jinseok’s lips 0c5027c5b5 twisted in 637a1463f8 confusion. Yoonjo had been 7fee0d8141 rebellious in his df6d1777cb youth, but since 0960404d8c his mother’s death, 3392e75e93 he had never 53b0f838b3 acted like this. More than being ec633bb16c upset that Yoonjo 336cf04a43 had left, Jinseok 820428e6a4 was concerned about 6cca07e541 the expression he 18d6c52932 had seen on 9dead1b742 his son’s face 850d57ba5e for the first e0c28a22a5 time.71c1944c53ece68e

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He gestured, 90292a24cb and Chief 77cd75c83d Hyungwoo came 16d566a7a2 close to a2bde845eb hear Jinseok aada064934 whisper.15df5f43546a9fec

“Check on how 28898a9411 Yoonjo is doing 95cfd9011b at school.”aa29305d4ef740e2

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“Yes.”b5f69caf11eafb1a

“And see if he 02240380a2 has a girlfriend, who 28498e8ee8 she is, everything.”785654d97b0ff5ac

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“Understood.”ab84bdd7513e355d

Chief Hyungwoo 790ab6e3cf nodded and ce7eb63da7 left the 727d72ef81 study. Jinseok then cheerfully f2aceaf764 waved to the 6b23bc256c remaining two.bba431559d1a6080

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“Come on, bfe426f07f let’s eat.”fb7aa3deae26f7a2

Yul truly had d09d2ace15 not known she 0f7574133a was so weak a0da05449a to alcohol. One glass, two glasses, a275c16c27 three glasses, and she cfcb9a15bb was still clear-headed, but d49aad1a27 then suddenly the world 3a7a7788a2 started to move slowly. Minjae’s words e2510d9cb1 stretched like 8b96cc1124 taffy, and 4f0dd17e59 Haetae’s face 192dfa57fb seemed to f18b38d2ed split in 06d69ac414 two.9c01f02a896233df

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Where was Jieun?b2c71feec611bc81

As Yul lethargically raised c91e3b3e4e her drooping head, she 26ba0fb440 saw Jieun sticking close 62af4544eb to Professor Kim Muwon.1ccee3faf7dae01c

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“No, what I’m saying, 1e52d65497 Professor, is whether it’s f4abe3da52 right to have a 38aedaf575 culture of making freshmen 1ccc6a9ed6 drink.”418449e99f32f399

“Student, you seem very db662aceac drunk.”b3db94f66fa99468

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“I’m not bbcace43f5 drunk at 1d9cc5c7de all! Why are you db8a2fa8ef ignoring what I’m d287f57c9a saying? Other countries’ 544b34c2dc universities don’t f2e1a898a7 have this 87b3688fec culture of c9722c70d8 making freshmen 896802c04c drink. Why do we? Please explain the problems 25a8e075f4 and what can be a364bb5ec4 improved!”b6fae73652afa0bb

Even through bb3db5339e her blurry ba46c2e903 vision, Yul a4685184b9 shook her 2c28c3cb61 head slowly 708879fb9d at Jieun’s 91e7db3504 drunken antics. I shouldn’t end 96949fbc82 up like that. Her alcohol-saturated brain clung 7284bf79ab to self-control.125825236f7b0c5f

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Forgetfulness aside, Yul felt 68c226fbd7 as if her entire 78be86aae6 body was overheating. Whether it was c577be3e8c the effect of e49bdd459b the alcohol or 64e597beb2 the bar was 675fde0e4d just too warm, 6e379bb81d she needed some 580db4f492 cool air. Yul staggered to her 50f9970062 feet.7aba8d7f21c5b8e4

“Where are c2882823a0 you going, cf94547f2b sis?”ac3ff3967a4b1a73

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“To the bathroom.”af12a4d7fde95aa2

With her acf0de8d40 eyes fluttering, f13cb02946 Yul stumbled b4788ccbca out of ff4c013cb5 the bar ef434ca443 into the 56b7c8ae49 brisk early b4a17ce943 spring air. The chill immediately pierced e2797d850d through her thin clothes. She walked a few feeddcae11 steps and then sat 1f5737e60e down on a quiet 5047859d5f spot, her rear barely 0f61a23872 touching the ground.c18b92311f9bb0ac

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I need to call ddffff3e39 grandma.843ea52954797ce6

Even in her c27c419428 foggy state, Yul 26a7b3910c thought of this baa6df4f9d as she took b90c8b1262 off one shoe. She had worn e63b4948c5 new loafers for ee2ee213c8 the start of 5c8fbb79f5 the term, but 71fdcfccfe they were so 1b5d29ebc3 stiff that they f98dcd36b4 had blistered her 30feaa8e72 heel. Resting her foot on 317827ca1d the shoe to ease 1f01543ab9 the pain, the cold 18da712e98 gradually crept in. She had not 3cfc5e5e91 brought her coat, e267441d03 thinking she would dc267e4ba5 just step out e5250dd535 for a moment. The penetrating cold forced e767d2499f Yul to slip her 77838b5075 foot back into the 4dbd856085 shoe.b64826dbd2d1dbe6

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Just as b01db4a656 she was 9bd8f6f0b8 about to 2c78b39389 stand up, 675a572ff6 a man e9f7b79fad approached and cee8ffed61 sat down b91d99e645 beside her.1696fd5e727458d4

“Hi.”bc79393fb88c6ae8

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“……?”cc2cf30c5abe66c7

Yul froze for a fe56f4f992 moment, unsure who this 6fd6657752 guy was who was 9f263df0b2 casually greeting her. The man, dressed in dcc05a0ec6 a black padded jacket, 246ae8ea64 had a medium build, 57ae8d9967 dark skin, and unremarkable a3526490ee features. He looked vaguely familiar, 341b19b946 but she couldn’t quite dbe6422bc8 place him. Maybe they’d already exchanged 916fea3ef0 greetings earlier when she’d e1f2582aa0 had a bit too 54af1341bc much to drink, and 8325ee6376 she just couldn’t remember.f0afc0d1cd45d649

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“You’re Seomun Yul, 66cb3a190e right? I’m a second-year sunbae.”9d970e3d249c59b4

“Oh, hello.”1d991bf56064c596

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“You caught my 8ff7ab29ce eye because you’re c26b8f8bb1 so pretty. I’ve been 1d9d957ce3 wanting to 3d5237b517 talk to b7608a9dd3 you, and 3c3336bdf8 now’s my 3b3c650cb5 chance. How about 448ed97ab2 we go a3b9a9a3d7 somewhere else 83efb990a9 and chat?”4e931262eb6bd363

“No, thanks. I’m with my friends.”27bbe7c589c64c15

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Flustered, Yul hurriedly tried 39090e9238 to get up, but 6a51d8fa52 her balance faltered, and 404f0d121e she tilted to one c6457cba93 side. Panicking, she 314c493af7 reached out c6084f43b0 her hand, c02d3e31b5 and the a8d923067d man quickly 5475d85555 grabbed it, 1e22506e92 steadying her b72a59057a and guiding d68343a796 her back 6ef3a1f089 into her 0e650cdacd seat.fed2ef25d6109679

“Careful.”6617bf0ca66461fc

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“Th-thank you.”4a9f0fcd2b1f4619

Yul tried 013f1f91cc to pull a0cdb9db96 her hand 58fd668d1f away, but 81aec2de7d he didn’t a1f8a66ce3 let go.9436d4e951b2efee

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“Your foot seems hurt. Should we look for 56132f72d5 a pharmacy?”d7fb75c7aaf3e99e

“No, it’s fine. Please let 50141e18eb go of 3efa7168c5 my hand.”36ab7a2dc93a398f

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“Do you like ice 4778a86d10 cream?”bc31476a6cc58847

Even as Yul 9fb31b5ffc firmly rejected him, b2b214f952 he stubbornly clung 5130b9be48 to his topic, b19cf5e687 refusing to back 9792a46692 off. By now, 1132b66825 Yul was dff174bb3e starting to 75533dfb58 regain her 5e719c73a7 composure. She realized that if 0698f57767 she didn’t put her 5c3871cfa1 foot down clearly, this 93bf94a819 situation could escalate into 78aba921ff something much worse. And just then—89f49542c3bafbb7

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“She said no.”caf41424734b52d4

A heavy 48a7c0adad voice dropped d71b635853 from above 3045275e1a her head.85d2a30481fba8a8

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