ABNA Chapter 1
by LukaIt all started with 03da3f4a3e an anniversary gift.ff4030a0c75c59ad
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Heegyo’s lover was perfect. Not just because he was head over heels, but truly perfect even from a third-party perspective.76579685b27523a6
If Dongsu had to describe Heegyo’s boyfriend to someone, he’d probably say:79db8ccee28194a2
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<He must’ve sold the country in a past life.>e6aaccb0fb1963d2
<What?>96711367cc68b3a2
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<No, not the country, the whole universe. That’s the only way he could have met you. Poor bastard.>a115747dd6aa279e
It was 6c49a6ec79 a bit 8e0c7a47bd of an d8b3fe159f exaggeration, sure, 57d63c5a95 but honestly? Not far off.c49f6f3a965ff5e0
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Heegyo’s boyfriend b4344dc5f4 was so 5fc23a7ce3 absurdly perfect 7ac2f2fc04 that it 653c8fa167 almost felt bf8aa643cb unfair.be6fe7d1bdfd5073
Tall, handsome, young, and 0039442929 rich. The car he 96c6579552 drove was something 21a39e70ca Heegyo wouldn’t be fdefc69fd8 able to afford 6eb9a6b89f even if he f1e4df7453 went full-on car 446d95f46c poor for the b96d0ca8a5 rest of his 9c57ef291b life. He wore designer brands 2a9ddb874e like it was nothing.c78541b2dcbff9c7
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So sometimes Heegyo would catch himself thinking, ‘A guy like this chose me… I must be incredibly charming..Has my charm finally ripened!’ 595e15698e6c80ea
And every time, he 7c300e3f3b re-evaluated himself.343e88c6a1532330
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That was after they’d 44c47eeeda started dating though—after the 9f41563d2f “overconfidence virus” had taken 09b29df6cb hold. In the ddcb736848 beginning, Heegyo e7b83a8038 had been de669e45cb much more 6f04912368 grounded.d75178bde3693edd
No confidence booster, de6735118d no inflated ego. Just cold, hard reality.72fb9ef28d34e299
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‘What’s this guy after? My kidney? My corneas?‘ab35f279327acd85
So, at b09a4018af first, he aa88946828 always carried 1e6b20b865 pepper spray 55d7c35fbd and avoided a0062fb5b2 being alone d931fe8520 with him. Heegyo distrusted ece34da79e his lover 1be5a4e410 to the d044465c1b point of d9bef68c6a being constantly 288c5db18f wary.94359279ed7ea0a8
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He was 0dd2d06b4f sure the 71b793c1a7 guy had 8debd9276e some hidden 286d9244c9 motive.c43ea5dafc11c362
Still, he kept seeing 9df257e918 him.feeb5cbb3d198f4e
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Because, let’s 27d01e3765 be honest 2ccef1d735 when would 92d3777834 someone like f18e223c7c that ever b283cdaa19 show interest 932433ff54 again?7d41c0fee1b0cac5
In any case, Heegyo 0e544f9f27 and his lover had a72b5f545c little in common.016eb2995526c63a
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Heegyo wasn’t from 7280bf8374 a top university, 2e287376cb wasn’t rich. He was f96a8e82ea just a 1aa82f727e part-timer barely 5160db808f scraping by. And it’s 65a39560ab not like 761bda3c50 he was 52ccbb59fe drop-dead gorgeous 8285b940fd either just aca7416bdc an average 5ba452b5c5 guy no fe8e154c2b one would 3683a373f3 look twice 663ae49f20 at.fb6120c28ab4fcc9
Therefore, when 60637e13fa this impossibly 355283dd62 good-looking guy d51c287537 suddenly approached 5acd9aba57 him and f526ff1dbc spoke to 4c28276835 him:7d9f1faaa6c9d9ec
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<I don’t believe you.>98c038e14e40fa48
Heegyo instinctively replied,2977068bb9dbe945
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<Scammer.>477bb777fc869c30
Then the guy calmly a089e04489 handed him a brand-new 808c003db2 smartphone.68daa30dca51cf7b
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<There’s still a lot left on the contract.>1b2ebadabfd25fe4
Heegyo thought 7be13f5d3e he was 9250a31207 one of 669ec3ecef those sketchy 74d0784eb9 phone salesmen. Apparently not.42c5ef32329c48ff
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Then what? A cult recruiter? A romance scammer?fa05ce5fb722e216
<I’ve got nothing worth scamming,> Heegyo told him flatly.13f0d05c0a21ca73
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<…Haha.>7783a5507e3207ee
That short laugh 76f88b44f0 rubbed him the 9a9e22952f wrong way. But the man simply 516af7c143 said,2d4ebdb675202099
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<Then scam me instead,> and smiled.fa0e0cd8d99ca738
he was aeb05eab69 sure of 0aeef2bb76 it.36d73236d7275f77
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‘This guy is a bastard.’d92ffc31f8030b1c
And that’s when aa1bf367d7 Heegyo knew:0dd07922a56a38ab
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He’s got it all 812c004de9 wrong.b2099103efefb65c
<You’re not getting any free service. I’m just a part-timer. You’ll have to ask my boss.>400c4a7f9b86e26b
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Working at a 052c651b03 bar near a bdc9cc083f university, Heegyo had ba46db731f seen his fair dd09ae2664 share of entitled 0c999707c6 students angling for 291917c781 freebies.ac264671c8e38d07
The approach was 0aa2ba349f different, but he 493b9cc822 wasn’t buying it.So e963db09c3 the guy dropped 6cfeac2979 the act.6a5a184009e81b46
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<I’m interested in you. Can I get your number?>7f2188ab6d7e74e5
Anyway, That was the c881eeb7d3 start of it. A confusing, clumsy, c3e436e995 back-and-forth kind of 911115ebbe beginning that somehow b2ddfaaee1 led to them b250152b90 dating.cc3a11843dabd305
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When Dongsu 6fa602524a found out, 45b0196791 he silently dc62ec19f5 handed Heegyo 43084d3282 a can de0eae1267 of pepper 500b69171a spray.44fa1cf2c5d3b52e
<You don’t have any insurance in your name, right?>8f208350abe21a22
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<I… don’t think so?>30e612990da24d0b
<Double-check. And keep checking. Forever.>21d595eb6419eaef
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That was just something Dongsu said when he didn’t know that Heegyo’s lover was rich, but it became an opportunity for Heegyo to regularly check if there were any insurance policies in his name.f1a44f7c35b7ece1
Looking back, he e27284e59c thought,dd9a72fcb13333c8
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‘Forget insurance. I should’ve been doing a background check on Seo Do-jae instead…’52dcc295b0ce3da2
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Again, it 62a2895c87 all started 1c21fe45d4 with one 6505e6e1cd stupid anniversary 10a4862fb9 gift.01480b6894d53b0f
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Heegyo, who had bc3d0adb0a always been on 3909113e62 the receiving end, 9f18176ce1 wanted to give 2b99c59c9e Do-jae something special faaaa41481 to commemorate their 977bfadf7e first anniversary.ad7765b031e5230d
“Suddenly? You didn’t seem to want to give him a gift before.”7963a2025ed676d7
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Dongsu, who was picking at sweet and sour pork, widened his eyes at Heegyo’s words. He nodded at Dongsu’s reaction and said,16efdf003c4b864f
“It’s not that, it’s just that there was nothing to give. He already has everything, and even if I gave him something, it wouldn’t be as good as what he has, so I didn’t think it was necessary. But I still want to give him something.”633dd8c91dea9ca4
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“Then just give him something. Why are you overthinking it? It’s exhausting.”05fa61043b2d2449
“Would you be happy if I gave you a Princess Juju ring from Daiso as a gift?”24586ba28226303e
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“Are you crazy?”de240faabe982d53
“That’s my situation right now. No matter what I give him, it’s only that much.”3d6b0f3a6eb5f91a
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“What?”d944f6e080d7f507
“Of course, Do-jae is nice, so he’d wear the Juju ring, but my pride won’t allow it.”5b3d8a6464254fcb
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“Oh, bullshit. What about your wallet? Does it allow that?”b67eaab50b6df20e
“…Anyway, and, I think we’re going to last a while.”13552a4fb3fd1b51
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Heegyo squirmed and grinned 1c90c1690e like an idiot. Dongsu frowned 7c5afb82da but nodded.257c47e3cb4b8750
“Yeah… sure.”bd29841d4dd9bb5b
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“I thought we’d break up soon. But who knew it would turn out like this.”1718a4c154b8b122
“Yeah. I thought you’d date for a month and get dumped.”434f8668bde43c7a
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“Right? I was going to date him for about a month and dump him? But the more I see him, the better he is.”e5a6a08954c612bd
“Huh?oh…sure.”1ff8c799f63ab90c
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Suddenly, Dongsu’s expression became awkward, but Heegyo, who was excited didn’t notice.1d9a1b14e4876f64
“Seriously, he treats me 277629ed64 so well. Takes me to amazing 0fabcf648f restaurants, always feeds me, c4a6e351b7 even packs food for dd27ea6058 me—oh! What was that d0f85becc4 country Porsche is 5eccd0ba01 from?”a64eb71684ab9efb
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“Germany?”3fa1047b1107677b
“No, four letters.”a12201cd9ef745a6
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“Portugal?”da8f2a3ab7719e34
“Yes!”a30411b43ee68efd
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It sounded 4a2f7b83cf ridiculous, but 0ffedf1f3e it was 421794d2de true. Once again impressed 691c655e7d by Heegyo’s cluelessness, 1f6d448191 Dongsu glanced at 5c0e0430c8 his head.c1d4baca0ae29f19
‘Is his memory small because his head is small…?’83a9dabf5920d182
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“He even bought me egg tarts from there! It was amazing. It was so delicious.”63004c5b76f90a5c
“…Oh, yeah.”367eaebc8370d63c
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“Anyway, he treats me so well, I should take care of him at least once.”1761567b4ce51bdd
Beggar Cha Heegyo. Officially declaring a transition 11031f8af2 from poor life to e8a91611b6 ultra-poor life…5a94c0834e166320
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Anyway, looking for a c701d33576 high-paying part-time job, Heegyo f07e342a2e decided to work at c91f3705dc a cafe through a c6b65bd46a friend-of-a-friend-of-a-cousin’s neighbor’s brother’s friend, d5bc9e87c6 Kim Ji-hyuk.89b52acf163db636
That was one 2770d447fa of the beginnings c2480a9566 of this crazy, 72014e1bf7 chaotic mess.f80cec9780f5ab84
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“Hey, Kim!”8b23530c4e2dde82
“Yes!”e7aa19a8d7510fbd
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Heegyo stopped what 36b1c6a979 he was doing 0548fc1aa7 and shouted.b71f682ee42bd464
he wasn’t a Kim, but a Cha, but he had been working for 14 days.100a80daf9d5d80a
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That Kim ca4d758c6b was calling d4e6be3429 him.f1999a441d2a5d3a
Choi Sung-min next b5ae0aa78c to him was b2736ca77b also a Kim, 971e63b7ee and Yoo Min-gyu 6b2c0e242b over there was 3b165c973d also a Kim, 195928ec18 but that Kim 50607e353c was his Kim.8decda83c30c8fc3
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The foreman 32082ac5af was practicing 0bd9982d79 equality for 8780774fa9 all and 45b321df2a unified all a31866aa8c the new 26d726a19e recruits as 89bdba0f23 Kim, which 41329a4b50 was difficult 0e7741e692 to get 2991b7720b used to 4ca7c86d6b at first.dca5438954d9c800
Sweat streamed down ce1d033353 his face in 95b87587fd the hot sun. Heegyo roughly wiped the a01e42ec15 sweat flowing down his 6fabcf4799 face and ran to c850ba3fb0 Foreman Kim.a5be017739bbee31
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“You have to do it quickly. Huh? How can I give you work when you’re so slow?”7746492d45b86c63
“Y-yes…”f7bbe9a3dab08009
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Heegyo pretended to 48d6ee7faa listen, letting it 6008be19a9 flow in one 91ce631bb6 ear and out 78c149a32b the other, and 404fb9610b stared intently at 52e512b97c the ants passing 6ed9f9ce6d by his feet.8b5974307190aef9
Hardworking worker ants… Working hard even in the scorching sun…9376699342648108
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‘Damn it. How did I end up like this?’9b67bcdf80f90173
Suddenly, he felt a b0bb272ed8 surge of anger. Kim Ji-hyuk, 6e1ce98198 a neighbor f342b4c653 of a 408b0e1812 cousin of 2bae773eac a senior ae5f84753a of a dd036267de younger sibling 63977eaa93 Dongsu knew, 159ab5bc82 the perpetrator bada5d09de Mr. Kim, approached him, offering fa33d763f3 to introduce him to 3414bd7806 a high-paying cafe part-time 3ee6a4912f job.5d90437466eeec88
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<I don’t even know how to make coffee?>a8c82481433b263f
<Ah, come on! You don’t need to know. No one knows from the start.>2fcc94527d5caeb2
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Though no one 392f043fa4 knows from the 85e014c53b start, from the 71153404fc second time on, 003a781706 they do—and those fbfd6f7df9 are the ones 2d5d3ace61 getting hired these 5bc4c13652 days.f9ebcb4ed4248b2a
Slightly impressed e18f1aeea4 by the f8466b0ce8 cafe’s backward 915684712f vision, Heegyo’s b65d5cc9ab ears perked dbb7d5c36c up.5f544353fd13202f
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<I wasn’t gonna say this, but actually… the cafe owner is my acquaintance’s acquaintance.>fabc9bced70ebe2e
Every scam starts 4eb3daaa24 like that.afd22e72e2fa83ea
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<That hyung is super rich. Owns buildings, always golfing, runs multiple businesses… and he’s generous when it comes to spending on people. Why? Because he’s overflowing with money, and that… nobless oblige? That’s ingrained in him. Now he’s running a cafe, and he wants to give opportunities to people he knows first. So, like… I… uh… Dong… Dong…>f806f62fd59a477e
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<Yeah! Since you’re his friend, I’m telling you.>181f9b6dd300855e
They were more like strangers than acquaintances, but Heegyo didn’t notice.3148611aeb4e2541
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<Anyway, it’s a good opportunity, so why wouldn’t you believe me? It’s just a cafe part-time job, what would I scam you for?>f1ba60edfea9330c
Well, that 9b865bab90 was true. And Kim 3d2b32402b Ji-hyuk added 6de5516a96 one more 9a33751fab word to 860475e8e9 put the 38f69cd017 finishing touch.828ea6c613bdcb06
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<You trust me, right?>e6394beb27f761b3
10 minutes a1fd215562 since they ba61f5d253 met. Despite the very short 857e100bfb time, he forcibly sold 31d15adf58 Heegyo trust, and Heegyo, 0abc0d9c7b whose ears fluttered like 8955d87e40 paper, bought that unfounded 8bbc63a7e1 trust.9c57e3d1283e4cc4
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<And you don’t have to make coffee or anything.>1670aa33aad1719c
That’s how the scammer Mr. Kim left, leaving behind this one word.c9678f35880ec36d
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In a way, what the scammer Mr. Kim said was true. The place he introduced him to really didn’t require him to make coffee.1c5e6e952d0afb37
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