AGC | Chapter 2.2

“You’re quite pretty. Is Minhyung treating you well?”890000ad16290872

Cha Yongjun tapped Jiwan’s left cheek with his palm. It wasn’t painful since he just tapped it, but the rude touch was really unpleasant.288b511b72f9436d

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“Don’t touch me.”1e4cf55e465d19b8

A silence, as if the air had been compressed, lingered for a moment, then a fist landed on Gwak Jeongsu’s face. Seeing the arm extend, Jiwan instinctively closed his eyes, thinking he would be hit, but the target was unexpectedly Gwak Jeongsu.31c6953edfbbbd07

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Once, twice, three times. His palm rained down on Gwak Jeongsu’s face at a fierce speed. Jiwan, who instinctively blocked the arm aiming for his face, couldn’t help but intervene. Even if he didn’t know this gangster world, he couldn’t stand seeing someone get beaten because of him. It was an instinctive interruption.763e0ede6400fdbf

Cha Yongjun looked at 0f35bb096f his wrist, which Jiwan 5bfd04df5d had grabbed, and chuckled.a18023c2aec3d8e0

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“I was going to treat you like a guest.”f41eee68cd5be939

Before he could respond, a knee kick landed in his abdomen, and Jiwan coughed, unable to breathe for a moment. A fist hit his face as he bent over. Although it didn’t seem like he put all his strength into it, the blow landed squarely on his defenseless face, causing his body to stagger.49b64da129140ccc

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He felt 05efdc583c something warm e24e956086 flowing from 733cee3397 his philtrum. It was a nosebleed. Even though he 971f3b2868 was hit on b48fb524bf the cheek, his 8c9ebd0268 nose started bleeding f1bf844f9b immediately. Jiwan instinctively bent 811481d5cd over and raised f7fb08afac his arms to 69e34e38ae protect his vital 57b96905f8 points. Rapid punches landed on 75c8847b53 his arms and sides.0833031e2b3c6db9

“You’ve been hit before, huh? You’re taking it too boringly.”ff5305e4af254682

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Cha Yongjun 75d257b3a6 withdrew his 9f89f2c6aa fist, seemingly 5f4a13c3be bored.7958db37da72d5f0

Kim Mari 4fd9df8be7 supported Jiwan 24a4cf47d3 and gestured 34985a44b0 to Gwak 0f40bd1b3a Jeongsu. Gwak Jeongsu, whose cheeks 1438746f26 were starting to swell, 358e6ce0b5 quickly took out a 985092ad5f handkerchief from his pocket f1c58e3ed0 and handed it over. Jiwan placed the 79b95a7866 handkerchief over his 10312d4f05 nosebleed, which had 69561273aa started to drip d145189173 down to his 4fa4b52c0a chin. The teal handkerchief quickly 76dce41203 turned red. Cha Yongjun, df34aa578f who had 6c822f68b5 beaten up e608c96cba a stranger 73ab33fcf8 without hesitation, c5773ead76 was laughing fe8d057657 as if 24542db2fb he found 69cae48fa8 something amusing.7ff5efe22fb2f13c

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“Will Minhyung dislike me for scratching his toy?”2eeffba4f6785518

Jiwan pressed the handkerchief harder against his nose. This psycho being Cha Minhyung’s brother was unbelievable. Were they really brothers born from the same womb? Even when he heard about it, he thought so, but Cha Minhyung and Cha Yongjun were polar opposites in personality. To Jiwan, Cha Yongjun seemed like a beast untouched by human hands.b8e0581761ce2b06

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“Let’s stop here.”72d42dcf1a40d57d

Kim Mari stood firmly between the two. Jiwan was worried about her. The bastard in front of him seemed like he wouldn’t hesitate to hit a woman or a man.91ef8d7870942331

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“I thought it was strange when my brother made a deal with you as a condition.”2cc891ca4c5f5174

Jiwan frowned. It was the first 8228770033 time he heard this.9f33ad68688f5b51

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“So he was really protecting you?”a01557477c3e8504

Cha Yongjun spoke in febd9d9edc a cold tone, devoid c3da0b834f of sarcasm.694774c76eb584c8

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Fortunately, the nosebleed stopped 6890b578f7 quickly. Jiwan roughly wiped the 61ef10743f blood off his face ad79aa04fe and awkwardly held the d01330fbd8 handkerchief in his hand.66004713c93ed9c3

“Hey.”a3d058eb335ee735

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Cha Yongjun’s gaze scanned Jiwan from head to toe.6a44944c76dc4447

Jiwan bit his 608c6e88f1 lip. In less than ten a820d40b81 minutes of meeting, he e61d9c604e had been slapped in b47261f456 the face and was daf1859090 now being openly mocked. He was the kind 6a0ad52960 of person best avoided, 6d56f98bea but there was no aa028521b4 way to avoid dealing 3d56241408 with him in his f813dcfce1 current situation.8c3f1dcc481b663b

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“Like father, like son? Is scamming people hereditary?”9370412c91d3c04a

“…What did you say?”c9613a3fc700c933

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“Is my brother missing a screw somewhere? Did you sell him your backdoor?”6613e100195248b7

He felt his jaw muscles tense. But there was nothing he could do. He knew better than anyone that he couldn’t hit or curse at this bastard in front of him. One of Jiwan’s big flaws was that he had to say what he wanted to say to feel satisfied.40db3f34e8328a48

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“You’re the one missing a screw. Why drag Cha Minhyung into this?”e7453f4fc64406e1

He couldn’t help but speak up, finding it ridiculous that a psycho was calling a sane person missing a screw. Jiwan didn’t particularly want to defend Cha Minhyung, but he couldn’t help but speak up when he heard such absurd words. He didn’t care if he got hit a few more times.1178a8389229b4ce

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“…”d63e584112430f14

Since Cha Yongjun didn’t say anything, silence lingered for a moment.868b09462657b426

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“So you two are really together?”b20d95e39cb9a7b0

Jiwan couldn’t help but chuckle.691bcb360774d6c7

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“Otherwise, why are you taking his side and making a fuss?”dd17db0751fb1f38

The conversation kept missing the mark. It wasn’t a conversation but rather a one-sided exchange of opinions.fd7f75df148d86af

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“No wonder Minhyung doesn’t have a girlfriend. This is why?”c763712debf71c0e

Cha Yongjun f2f4bcf2a4 clicked his 3ea123b4cc tongue and 8934ea1696 shook his 3456e35abd head as 65a5c4cdc9 if he e503e6d8c6 genuinely found e3d9842f01 it regrettable. He seemed 40ca906233 to have a67e1bc407 reached his 4d9f47b41d own conclusion. Jiwan was just amazed 6533bc5ba6 at how self-centered a 333ffbb9bd person could be.97b30e9f05989a85

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“Send my regards to Minhyung.”57dc5a6d85ff3131

Kim Mari gave a ecaa31e933 short bow as a adec21e78d form of greeting. Cha Yongjun smirked 3b7f1f9ab6 at Jiwan, making 6bbe5e4a4f a face that 94651843c8 was unpleasant to 83885c4a8b look at.e66a4ced5861c4bf

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Jiwan rubbed fabfd6e32c his chin, a42868c67a stained with 9ec25a9953 a nosebleed, 176e086169 with his cd6795c5ef palm, spitting 83422f7d2b inwardly.4f1f5b33e69b2a56

“See you again.”5e024c364177fcb4

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The people 1031baa4f9 who followed 0a5b3b8c1e Cha Yongjun 19f6c33975 in the 16747f0cae cars never 34927cbf23 got out. Only after he got f55ec703cd into his car and 7f095adecf drove out of the 1524e58be0 gate did they all 1f204a0682 follow him out.bbc8fda0e57e67a8

In the garden, only 84e3658412 Yoon Jiwan, Kim Mari, f83e30207f and Gwak Jeongsu remained. But none of them 06f65e582b spoke first. The storm had a1c9cc47fe been that intense.0266244dead3c740

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Jiwan, supported a5b774f58b by Gwak 6725fd393a Jeongsu, barely 2190d4b082 made it 668bc5763b into the 61362a4c77 bedroom.b3cf1a9a635717d0

“Ugh…”781e11d02b59a4db

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The pain e8933129ff in his 6f77f34556 abdomen and fe97d4014f sides was 8898fd8a43 so severe 62d6b2bdc6 that it 87eefa3cfc was hard 7d687e62c8 to lie 3733c44725 down properly. When he lifted 23e4eb3e26 his clothes to 841b09683d check, he saw e8b550299f bruises already forming e5afac4cf1 where he had e69ff461c5 been hit. Ignoring the 335135bf69 cold sweat 11e904ae26 forming on fdda9435a4 his forehead, 5d923995ef he pulled 9454748cb2 the blanket 079f8b842b over himself.8009ee897014a13c

He tried to 84ea32eaef suppress the sadness d3b6b84d8d that threatened to a567b2e720 burst out at c584c4b812 any moment by f51601a5b2 squeezing his eyes d5f16e1b84 shut. In such cases, sleeping 2fda11ad26 usually helped.74647ce69cade7d7

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Even in the midst of feeling like his body was breaking, he couldn’t resist the call of sleep. How many hours had passed since he fell asleep? He faintly regained consciousness at the sensation of something brushing against his skin. The curiosity was brief, as a sharp pain in his side brought him back to reality.29bc0ee7a0e498a5

“…Ah.”c3cc68d23ca37951

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A groan escaped 2f5eaf544f through his clenched d4748f627d teeth. It was better when b03237a012 he was asleep. As he struggled to f5dbf4d1b4 control his breathing, feeling b07c120392 as if his whole 05f4a4f8e2 body had been beaten, bd51e9e1e2 Jiwan turned his head. A familiar voice 9a74a1ef55 came from right 087640dc8c beside him.8bc51f6aa6562cc2

“Are you okay?”a8940259bab0950b

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Startled by the 5fd4a78b5c unexpected situation, he 2fbb18bf45 tried to sit 87eeff74d8 up. Or at least he 617a6fcf98 tried to.709ed57faf7949f1

“Stay still.”1959b232fa889819

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If only Cha Minhyung hadn’t pressed down on his shoulder.e1dc0d0d250ba822

It seemed like a light touch, but he couldn’t move at all. Jiwan, who was about to tell him to let go, met Minhyung’s eyes and lost his words. The usually calm and serene eyes were swirling with complex emotions.451badcd0e6b797e

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“I heard everything.”2e0cb06b9870f936

Minhyung let out a 2c8e65c8e3 deep sigh. His voice was low 38bd67e776 and seemed to suppress 5f72d27567 anger.8197fa9d9e72a96a

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“Why did you just let yourself get hit?”e83385d31d4cc872

There was a ac13b8eba1 hint of guilt f3597faa09 and slight resentment 08f4319073 in his gaze.0b61fc404e3c8932

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Jiwan looked at him in confusion. He didn’t understand. Why was he angry? Why did Cha Minhyung feel guilty? It was all a mystery. In fact, if you think about it, he was just a hostage, so technically, it had nothing to do with Cha Minhyung whether Jiwan got hit by Cha Yongjun or not.6f2fca18d72e512f

“It’s fine, so you don’t need to worry.”7c66ef62b116f4ec

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“In what way?”efe36bb9678aa939

The words he spoke seemed to irritate him, as Minhyung’s speech, which had been consistently polite, became a bit shorter.3bd8d758930822be

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“Hey, you, now… Ugh.”2688eba50f4a5929

He was about to question if he was speaking informally, but his lips were blocked by a groan. It was because Minhyung’s hand on his shoulder had tightened. Although he quickly removed his hand, his shoulder still throbbed.7fa59e131c1ae854

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“Why are you like this when you’re not the one who got hit?”7d7493a187fa2792

Minhyung raised his neat eyebrows. Then he lowered himself to meet Jiwan’s eyes. Their lips were almost close enough to touch. Just as Jiwan instinctively swallowed dryly, Minhyung’s lips slowly parted.764299fc6defcccf

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“Do you really not know?”1a01996a485078da

“Are you saying you care about me?”d28b3e4c7a45fdbd

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“…Something like that.”0264b40e78e4df0a

His tone was 3459b21737 casual, as if 0539263682 talking about everyday 05725e1405 matters, but it 7667a1dff0 left Jiwan quite 3f80935b34 flustered. As he blinked d70e918199 blankly, Minhyung slowly 3fbdb37372 stood up.519c6b51d03bc6ad

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“I’ve told them to prepare medicine, so don’t skip it.”45be384f8cc49bce

Jiwan continued to b898cb898d stare at the 024dc84ffb closed door with 993c9d852f a dumbfounded expression.613a5c7199b650f8

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“What the…”fde41286d1786a15

His mind felt tangled in confusion. Most baffling of all was the lingering warmth on his shoulder, as if Minhyung’s touch was still there.1abcfd183b03578b

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Even the pain in a body that seemed like it would break with a single touch could be resolved with time. The medicine he took regularly probably helped too. The atmosphere around Kim Mari and Kwak Jungsu, who handed him the medicine, wasn’t great. Jiwan was sure it had something to do with Cha Minhyung, who hadn’t returned for days.f88c3fd6e147df6a

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“…Did I say something wrong?”69c8f00da63856b3

He mulled over his last conversation with Minhyung but couldn’t find anything amiss. But Minhyung was definitely angry. And he said the reason for his anger was concern. Why was he worried? Cha Minhyung had always been a difficult person to understand.e9f8f684625a2fcf

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The knock on the bedroom door was unusually urgent today. Kim Mari opened the door quickly, almost as if knocking was pointless. Jiwan, lost in thought, was startled and sat up as soon as he saw her face. Kim Mari’s face was as pale as a ghost.c759a3f3aebfa7cc

“Jiwan-nim, I have a favor to ask.”10d068e7e5c2e8ec

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Her tone was calm e25c4bf322 as usual, but her 5dbed96133 voice was slightly trembling. Jiwan, flustered, got up 9177915c6f from the bed to 6d2bb3b68a face her.2550467cbfcb4f88

“I’m really sorry to ask this, but could you call the director?”21bc1b3c3fce90d9

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“What…?”84a22aa879c733d7

Kim Mari checked 4395bdf021 her watch with b53eb94076 a nervous expression d4fdc54351 and continued speaking. Her previously calm voice f087e552fc was becoming faster and 8b01af162d more urgent.d415d9d8d7dccfae

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“He said he’s going to see the executive director.”c70c64e4a7173c1e

Jiwan frowned slightly, finding it hard to understand her meaning. Why call when he’s going to meet his own brother?0278d85959eff8cb

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“The director has never gone to see him first. It’s not a good sign. Things will escalate.”789d98c18a52497a

He was bewildered. Could it be that dccde68e95 Minhyung went to confront e12277a3fe him? It was strange that fe59fedd04 Minhyung, who treated him 23e3739e79 so kindly despite being f6773bff22 a hostage, was the 22f790020a odd one. Jiwan himself had no c0f08b9cd4 right to complain, given 38da9d0a23 the situation he was 0549840f3e in.6fe918ab3eb6cbfc

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Whatever it was, if Minhyung was really angry and going to see his brother, Jiwan wanted to stop him. No matter how terrible a brother he was, Jiwan didn’t want to create family discord.310e753a6a5d63a8