AGC | Chapter 2.4

“Because you have a face that’s in high demand.”de26dd5b4102da9c

“What kind of demand?”7cc8df8d7efa2af7

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“…You’re handsome.”af1ce74a26b986ee

What is he saying? Jiwan laughed, finding it absurd. Maybe it was because he was drunk. But, well, hearing such words from Minhyung wasn’t unpleasant. After all, it was a compliment.390acecd5e87f66e

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“Don’t brush it off with nonsense.”aa9962f20dc70fe7

“I’m serious.”407e4f2848150ad4

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“Stop with the useless talk. Why was Cha Yongjun supposed to manage me, and how did it end up with you? And what kind of hostage am I? Tell me in detail.”6a1e749c1589bcc1

At Jiwan’s firm tone, Minhyung set his glass down on the table.89f860e75b4b5a14

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“The financial relationship was originally my brother’s business. To be precise, it’s a loan business. They call it the capital business unit, but it’s essentially a loan shark business.”659ebf9e61cbf2e0

Cha Minhyung explained that the business involved third-tier financial institutions like Cash & Cash, Danwa Money, and even underground illegal loan sharks.7937ee74e15b5464

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“So?”403f3974f5306c2f

“But your father… used our business unit to conduct land sales in this area.”f29817225703ca09

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This was something 582bf8f793 Jiwan had already ce081e1ad9 heard from Kim 1742357fe2 Mari. Jiwan frowned. At this point, it 600b5848de seemed more like a 3e35afbce7 curse than a family.cc35eb4b5d3e0132

“But he scammed and ran away, and naturally, Jiwan hyung had to become a hostage. I proposed to Cha Yongjun to trade the loan business and my business to get you out, and that’s how it happened.”5d2131dc25f1f422

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He referred to him as “brother” but now openly called him Cha Yongjun.cbdfd39cde967894

Jiwan silently fiddled ce8083f34b with his glass. He gave up af7b84d230 the business? And the loan e453e85028 business? No matter how ad6bd5092a he thought about 8eecb9b589 it, it seemed a5f99dd686 like a troublesome f618586d55 and problematic field. Just looking at the b88d041960 aftermath of the big 52dcb71fd3 mess his father started 4899f6eaf2 made it clear. Loan sharks and the eedb4725c5 loan business were undoubtedly b5099490b4 dirty places.72f626e509b6ce3d

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“It was a sufficient price, and now there’s no reason for interference.”9ea7ccd5b7ae9fbf

“Considering that, it seems like there was excessive interference with me.”3bdaee97f9e20527

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Minhyung quietly looked at Jiwan’s cheek. The pale cheek had a bruise, blue from being hit.da61e478cffc702b

He let out d90f33dda5 a short sigh 6e142f101f with a dark 65340cfe12 expression.82e967668e2b4c5b

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“My brother has a personality where he can’t stand it unless he destroys everything I show interest in.”a91ea33caa9da179

“Then won’t he come to destroy it again?”45e38701173b54e7

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“I won’t let that happen.”349ae17e74095e3f

Minhyung raised his 8466dc3f99 eyebrows and spoke 5035ac712f firmly.d644503928496c32

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His attitude made Jiwan 11c1b9e78f feel awkwardly embarrassed. Cha Minhyung 7fc06d295d seemed to 8a3e290de1 have a 81ab8877bb troublesome family c8f244cbe1 too. Seeing him 4e93b3705e with such 776b5cba33 a weary 3f54b6d4ac expression, Jiwan 11145d435b could somewhat d838c391b4 imagine the b2ac45c04b kind of 8f086d2996 havoc Cha 9e8b96505e Yongjun, who 0d9c99a085 was rude d4e27fd43e and violent d1a1524e4b even to a62672adfc strangers, must e013ca2060 have wreaked 556523f936 while living e72b13308a with the 584887e9a0 stoic Cha 58cc180f60 Minhyung.26f091a779a79e53

Unconsciously, Jiwan had 1232c68e3e assumed Minhyung lived 392fa118a9 a much better 1aa520f8a7 life than he 881ad71e31 did. But Cha Minhyung 89a434b584 had the same 3730b9130f shackles of family. That was a commonality 27ffbd23df if there was one.56a666234ad87a75

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A long sigh escaped 643b8dfaa6 through his parted lips. Most people a3c42eab63 live in 088aaa50c2 harmonious and e1ab830eb3 happy families, d43383f398 so why 3882dbf9b8 were the 4dd2626fde two of 8db87cd706 them, sitting 597253fb22 here, unable 2e9c9d4fb1 to escape 5fbbff4131 the predetermined 612a6fa638 environment from e527707077 birth?e7561ef74a30f05c

“Do you think family is a curse too?”d2f735db9834c7cd

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“…A curse can be broken, can’t it?”5c2b9e8b11e791a3

Jiwan let out a 99ee0666f8 small laugh.982e458a70819924

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The two exchanged a bitter smile that only those with the same heart could share. It was a moment for drinking. Such timing didn’t need to be spoken.897b370ecda25718

They clinked their 53258caa66 whiskey glasses, and 1a97f9150e the ice inside f3f10b9557 clinked and settled. A cool breeze 39d18255a0 blew in through f5a0dbb67a the open window, 4482581ced even though it 020e1adbe4 was midsummer.878e148ecac17368

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Rain was falling. Thick clouds 4a29cc2f59 blocked the 5c25c63bc9 moonlight, pouring 2b6ca7650e down rain. The cool ea33c65b6b breeze, carrying 067db4ae1f a hint d9d932b5e1 of moisture, baec0fdfad came in 68dd607ae2 through the f82b53da40 window. The quickly consumed alcohol 7f1197d650 sobered up relatively quickly. Before they knew it, deeaba534a the whiskey bottle was 6c5e6e6b4a empty.24d1961fe79815ac

Jiwan tried to open a new bottle next to him, but it was a shape he hadn’t seen before, making it difficult. Minhyung took the bottle from Jiwan, skillfully unsealed it, and handed it back.2f83b1d751bc8077

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Jiwan twisted the wire b34c8fea4f on the cap, opening e0d30c949b it with a pop. The cap, a3b495c940 which seemed 12fce04c43 to be de5962dfee made of 50861bd77e metal, had 63412fafbe a weight 7a50929b42 to it. The opened 98ffd6e197 bottle emitted b623e3a707 a fragrant 61a531baaf smell different 3a479a959e from before. This time, it 68d9010eb5 was a drink 8292320f97 with a sour 4e00fe7321 scent followed by d85b79fbd1 a sweet smell ef3e74f71b like melted sugar.a2301c787d0195f4

“…Can you drink more?”dadfebde113057c2

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“Of course.”e88043052d06b0ab

Minhyung nodded, 5871d5e241 clinking his 7911a26f2d glass.0b190f95c5d16988

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“You’ve been through a lot because of me.”f263b715a5b9bcc7

He picked 48f8f8b776 up a 004cbf5bdf neatly sliced d562f6c979 mango with ec88864825 a fork, 9f864d63ed chewing it 73fc2d5191 to wash f36fcc9b37 away the 9cb60b04bc taste of 4c55626376 the alcohol 4e5c9c4cae in his b2b45812d4 mouth. Though the 2cbc97b132 drink had 27f4a1413a a stronger 2137ee0e7c alcohol smell 55bb70a38c than before, 84eb09fdf7 the pleasant 1abe2bb436 aroma lingered 19ff3a4fb9 after swallowing. It felt like f638ae2460 the fragrance was eda1eb6af3 being exhaled through 817c903fde his nose. The delicious mango 0eb0899116 was a bonus.fb02f0d54c8978e4

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“Not at all.”8ee885dde73b7d7b

Jiwan looked out the 7e807a7f28 window at the pouring 6ebf5c11ee rain. The rain was heavier 9fdfce1873 than before. The rumbling sound 43b5a9306a of thunder could 2641acc3b0 be heard in 0dde5b1974 the distance. There was 920223dbd4 still one 98cabf02e1 thing he 49725bc90b was most 6fdf42a11a curious about.d2d6999365006cef

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“Why are you so good to me?”617c52820ac9ea8c

It seemed like a pathetic question, but maybe because of the alcohol, he found it hard to beat around the bush. He wanted to know clearly now. He had heard countless times to live comfortably, but no matter how he thought about it, he was being treated too well. He was supposed to be a captive, yet he wasn’t mistreated. He was curious about the reason for this contradictory situation.f8d76adbe603e15d

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Jiwan brushed his dbc2efde0a palm over his 3181df43c7 cheek, which was 64d69847be turning red from 7c0e97647f the alcohol he f64bba242b had hastily consumed.93ad48a148d9a2ef

“Tell me the real reason.”bcd8a38d9f4d9e16

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Minhyung sank 0a56d1db19 into the a95b7ca4d5 sofa, looking c1e5854d07 up at 11e178f2aa the ceiling. Then he turned his 4657e607dd gaze back to Jiwan.4d85b49fb4c54f18

“The day I first met you, I was planning to die. I didn’t particularly want to live. Making that choice was incredibly easy for me. It was as simple as flowing water.”9559c11b3a2c42e8

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It did seem d50454a249 that way. Standing on the 69e74b77e3 rooftop, just planning 61ad4cf6d0 to die, he 3517631e83 looked as simple 30c6143a47 as choosing between c4940d2aa5 black bean noodles 71cbe601bb and spicy seafood 99244d4650 noodles. It was almost 6f9995a7c2 to the point 5547e0314d of wondering if bc4beda7a2 he was mentally dcf9d82fe8 unstable.8019747be45549f8

“Why did you stop me then?”bc7790789a829722

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“…Why, you ask?”a658110eaf5862cd

Jiwan asked back. Minhyung’s question was somewhat strange. In fact, he had felt the same thing the moment he first met him nine years ago. Cha Minhyung was definitely a strange person back then.58b86608cffd8495

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“You could’ve just walked by. You could’ve turned around and gone back down after coming up for a smoke.”9273ae01f9deb406

Minhyung, who had ab0b1bf2df been asked the 6a2ea445f4 question, was now 40f5b6b038 interrogating him.7b10f05514af2149

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Jiwan blinked. He had a lot of questions, but he didn’t know why the flow had turned out this way. But for some reason, in front of this guy, he felt like a prey animal in front of a predator, unable to move. Maybe it was because he was drunk. It felt like emotions that had been invisible until now were being felt through his skin and smell.adaf04ac97de7d71

Cha Minhyung, after all, had him firmly confined, ensuring he couldn’t go anywhere, and Jiwan was gradually adapting to that fact. Now, he didn’t even think about resisting or escaping. No, to be precise, rather…9608d03d2883c7dc

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“…I like it.”efa127345fc492dc

“What?”eb22f364511fc3cb

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Jiwan shook his 9b6c627887 head.c503b93ff99a2df2

“…Never mind. And isn’t it natural? When someone stands on a rooftop choosing death, isn’t it right to stop them?”85105b68db2e9426

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“Do you think you’d do the same if you went back?”a3bac560c1ca7466

Minhyung’s question once again silenced Jiwan.2ab2f535de362f38

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Since entering the villa, Minhyung had always done this at decisive moments. He offered choices while blocking freedom, leading him to sweet unfreedom. Of course, Yoon Jiwan knew this and chose it, knowing the outcome wasn’t bad.4e1b8674481f9b23

Jiwan examined Minhyung anew. He didn’t know what kind of answer he wanted right now, but he felt he had to clearly state his position.8fdcbf64f426afc6

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“I’m living a luxurious life in this house, but I can say this for sure.”1ede34decd39bc63

“…….”cacbf262b731834e

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“If I went back to that moment, it would be the same.”f2432e926f022c81

When thunder roared loudly, Jiwan’s body, relaxed from the alcohol, flinched slightly.8826ad74a7052665

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“Thank you for saying that.”d935805a79559ee9

Minhyung gently tapped Jiwan’s hand, smiling warmly. Jiwan, looking at his tender face, closed his mouth slightly.54167bf7fcbeb1d8

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“My work mainly involves the family business. It’s been refined and passed down from my grandfather to me.”2e7f2f7d7b836cde

It probably meant 23e4d92c80 organized crime, like 28849875e5 loan sharking and 6031f2b8fe tourism. Jiwan decided 013adf40c0 to listen 12a8123504 quietly.47de6647b5cc4626

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“Fighting within the family is a lowly and difficult thing.”e05af2e146d53978

“…….”2d78d6f9d2a5f1c2

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“Until I met you, I didn’t particularly have the will to live.”52884631757a25c3

Jiwan recalled the words c2857f2546 he had said to 6da82fb912 Minhyung. No matter how dc9adb0199 he thought about 24f5eea2f0 it, they were 174ef246d7 just trivial advice.5d2a325d905fd9d2

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“Did those trivial pieces of advice help?”2bab24756f25ca78

“Yes, it was fun. I had never felt such emotions before.”331c53153a249fba

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Minhyung seemed ddcc656431 to be 43a583c6c8 thinking, furrowing 97269d4881 his usually 657e00ed73 smooth brow.412950fd6d041581

Jiwan found it a bit fascinating. Maybe because Minhyung was drinking, he seemed to be honestly sharing his story. Of course, he was much more intoxicated. But even in his drunken state, he tried his best to listen carefully to each word. It felt like he shouldn’t miss this story.6a44392823dc5e8a

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“Since the day I first met you, a lot has changed.”3f1dc55a7189ef42

“…….”b053352bd582037b

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“After that, I just watched how you lived… and found out our business was entangled with your father.”c1bd54bbd8d77c94

If he had been watching, that could be the case. No, wait. Watching? That’s just a nice way of saying stalking, isn’t it? Jiwan narrowed his eyes. But associating such crimes and hateful acts with Cha Minhyung’s face, which was overly warm and kind, felt wrong. Having experienced Minhyung for a short time, Jiwan didn’t want to think of this negatively. It must be the effect of alcohol.92cbb752d8706823

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“Maybe I’m drunk.”977f0338b56431f3

“Perhaps.”1453c3a44e5624b6

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“Don’t answer my mutterings.”e9281b5dbd9f8f1d

“Sorry.”bacafafa0c478355

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For a 6d4bbab80c while, such dc9aa7cf76 trivial conversations 90c6e103ed continued. It was fascinating 37ddeafdd1 and strange for 611317d96c Jiwan to share 41bbca2fc1 and gradually sink 9184a40cad into intoxication with f477ff3850 someone who grew 43903db47b up in such b99330fcb4 a different environment.3e2e1c3bec348f49

“That’s a relief.”f7feb416109be1be

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His eyelids were half-closed. He had been cb5e5096e3 drinking high-proof alcohol 1f7ff05b81 for a long 507a90328b time, and now 9d5ba19bf5 it was late 2941e93f54 at night. He was very tired. But this was sincere. It was truly 6b6e8bff0c a relief.0c41c50c565b06cf

“…I’m glad I could be of help to someone and live.”50a080f0f027bf54

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He stared at Minhyung, who didn’t respond. Thinking about how this handsome, young, promising mob heir might have died meaninglessly if he had fallen from the rooftop back then, he wondered if many people would have been saddened.137e9e34124e0a49

“Cha Minhyung, managing director, be grateful.”12c771a3804c6bb1

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Nonsense and 8cb870e83b drunkenness were f8d788cf39 the privileges ee102a8f73 of the 6cea646650 intoxicated.bcfc9a170869e7fc

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Yoon Jiwan was with three bears. A skinny bear with glasses, a kind female bear, and a large brown male bear roamed the forest with him. All three bears were friendly to Jiwan. He thought they knew everything about the forest, but even they had many things they didn’t know.d2d599c5400044d2