AGC | Chapter 2.2

“You’re quite pretty. Is Minhyung treating you well?”2e1fefc547917147

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.76d9cf4dc44ba2ac

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“Don’t touch me.”3b1d425ad793e173

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.ad43029c9a7ceec1

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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.a48b4f96a3d0b694

Cha Yongjun fcc2d1c593 looked at 6c250123e2 his wrist, 7d17c47d44 which Jiwan e4ed628a35 had grabbed, 932880e743 and chuckled.a561d081bd125320

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“I was going to treat you like a guest.”1484d4640f1e5d78

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.26f2a29826164cdb

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He felt something aa1847570d warm flowing from 460583eb26 his philtrum. It was a 425398af95 nosebleed. Even though 946f2626d4 he was a5eeec1f13 hit on 706ec583af the cheek, fb65ac5f73 his nose f54fc456df started bleeding da7ed59817 immediately. Jiwan instinctively bent over ea0171b70b and raised his arms 493b1c39cc to protect his vital eedd70cea2 points. Rapid punches ce15ac646a landed on 91b356a0e6 his arms e731d15911 and sides.275af6ac613f8354

“You’ve been hit before, huh? You’re taking it too boringly.”96c32d0661c3b42d

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Cha Yongjun 489a5b1efc withdrew his 87783ddfbe fist, seemingly 3e9ee99be6 bored.35f87d0b25d751f6

Kim Mari supported Jiwan 1001b217bc and gestured to Gwak e98032793c Jeongsu. Gwak Jeongsu, whose cheeks a927f1f977 were starting to swell, 61203fda6e quickly took out a f57255b90a handkerchief from his pocket d09be3a5af and handed it over. Jiwan placed the 7c627629c5 handkerchief over his ac35adc3a3 nosebleed, which had ca777bbeea started to drip 2ea70958ff down to his 5431b72b88 chin. The teal handkerchief 512d04fd23 quickly turned red. Cha Yongjun, who had 350ca0cd95 beaten up a stranger 2a1baa652a without hesitation, was laughing 2aecd35e1e as if he found 66e9ec28ba something amusing.8633f733986fea4d

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“Will Minhyung dislike me for scratching his toy?”0d756cc3a72ec238

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.7a4b4630af8c623f

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“Let’s stop here.”e71c3c80ba736ac6

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.48938f1d36d8afb3

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“I thought it was strange when my brother made a deal with you as a condition.”ca0832d69db9cf7e

Jiwan frowned. It was the first 7421f28786 time he heard this.5a9919beb42325c2

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“So he was really protecting you?”3e2d31d0c4230fc1

Cha Yongjun spoke in f4188c3d24 a cold tone, devoid 104749b5e8 of sarcasm.55567b29c4afeaf0

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Fortunately, the nosebleed 1ed6e64fc4 stopped quickly. Jiwan roughly 9fb3eb7cc5 wiped the e7c47997fa blood off 98ac1fd548 his face e3ce23b692 and awkwardly b360f26f32 held the 2b5405328e handkerchief in 87909c4bd9 his hand.79a056c08033d3eb

“Hey.”f46357ecc4684a45

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Cha Yongjun’s gaze scanned Jiwan from head to toe.9a153da39c746f7d

Jiwan bit 0d666fa3f4 his lip. In less than ten 3577c4d670 minutes of meeting, he b91edd6a8f had been slapped in 3984157c39 the face and was 8f82ac2fde now being openly mocked. He was fb46a532bf the kind ca276ab302 of person 7be788914d best avoided, e97095932d but there cbcebcb159 was no c1467fd57f way to 29f1f0273f avoid dealing 6bd59e1fae with him 86aafd654e in his 94b3f13125 current situation.840e46556f2a9b9b

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“Like father, like son? Is scamming people hereditary?”2f1e97d9482fadc1

“…What did you say?”3b3744208c08f7e3

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“Is my brother missing a screw somewhere? Did you sell him your backdoor?”3b9c3e9740ca4434

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.9eae928a8bd05b46

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“You’re the one missing a screw. Why drag Cha Minhyung into this?”aa11aa4e874c2fc9

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.ee6e4469575578f9

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“…”8e4dcb8f67eda189

Since Cha Yongjun didn’t say anything, silence lingered for a moment.907202aa0653b399

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“So you two are really together?”4653fe5d866949ae

Jiwan couldn’t help but chuckle.7bd378b0c05f8351

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“Otherwise, why are you taking his side and making a fuss?”9f3ba867e363a85a

The conversation kept missing the mark. It wasn’t a conversation but rather a one-sided exchange of opinions.d477a08f83138bcc

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“No wonder Minhyung doesn’t have a girlfriend. This is why?”38bb126596e59e61

Cha Yongjun clicked d7f09da019 his tongue and a5743621ed shook his head 07ee338a65 as if he 7f0b0b398a genuinely found it bb1ca50e05 regrettable. He seemed b054c585f2 to have 1f0acd6854 reached his e668b1940f own conclusion. Jiwan was just 1d19d90aaa amazed at how eb5f405b21 self-centered a person 2ac360ef23 could be.be88fe64a97aa92b

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“Send my regards to Minhyung.”65f3cc95d8e8f537

Kim Mari gave a da057d71e5 short bow as a ff5c79a185 form of greeting. Cha Yongjun smirked at c09bdef3b3 Jiwan, making a face 97781f52c6 that was unpleasant to 57a489be97 look at.3d86bf19d9518ab7

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Jiwan rubbed his aa726d1490 chin, stained with f061c6e0db a nosebleed, with b93e47e1b7 his palm, spitting 74eba57f41 inwardly.4245804edd99127e

“See you again.”7f47ad3a0179a5c7

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The people add9e923e9 who followed 131190358a Cha Yongjun 9a00f2186b in the 4258f8bf3b cars never 7fb6f7756b got out. Only after he got 368f431c57 into his car and c4e80a43a4 drove out of the c26a9b4288 gate did they all dbd1b335b4 follow him out.80ebd46efc674393

In the garden, only 443e25c3d9 Yoon Jiwan, Kim Mari, e3f4864e45 and Gwak Jeongsu remained. But none of them 4c319c427d spoke first. The storm had been c8fa2f5da2 that intense.3ba2addc93052dc6

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Jiwan, supported by Gwak 4848da6edc Jeongsu, barely made it fe8fa0cfdf into the bedroom.5add1c5e6d4f797a

“Ugh…”3b2f665f2911925d

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The pain 0cfdcf7014 in his 59d3ca08a2 abdomen and aad6edf675 sides was c7b8b02478 so severe 3a45d156e2 that it f0bf9150de was hard 3dd178f6d5 to lie f86bfff52c down properly. When he lifted his 797538bd2c clothes to check, he 5d91206c48 saw bruises already forming b929f03b72 where he had been d668b17c37 hit. Ignoring the cold 3d7bcbda14 sweat forming on 70e756937c his forehead, he 79ce00c68e pulled the blanket 61da67112f over himself.635bfa8e08dfa6ab

He tried 8ebc993da6 to suppress 4e0571c312 the sadness a0201c0425 that threatened d8c4b17b1f to burst 84cd2a2bc9 out at b92fc79637 any moment df2307ab9c by squeezing 02ee613b25 his eyes b2eb78f1ea shut. In such cases, sleeping f42c12eabc usually helped.929cfc97bea16ce6

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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.7429ae8fcada498b

“…Ah.”6481571725d45b33

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A groan escaped a45d91ddbe through his clenched c813c64642 teeth. It was better 039f0f805c when he was bfd57ab5cb asleep. As he struggled f80f64bfc9 to control his 581e014a04 breathing, feeling as bcb73b51ce if his whole 3f5e8a726d body had been 96638ab14c beaten, Jiwan turned f075e3845f his head. A familiar abe03d9f6d voice came f283f7f3d7 from right 10d4716282 beside him.d1d69d1aa60a7ebe

“Are you okay?”b44e24df79673ee1

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Startled by d758de2a3c the unexpected 8a4918dfd1 situation, he 7a730ae469 tried to f4751b20a9 sit up. Or at least he 043dfb2c45 tried to.1d49844685a979d7

“Stay still.”f0c002d7edc64b3c

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If only Cha Minhyung hadn’t pressed down on his shoulder.5b2f3e7d9a709c4e

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.be70bcda6ced432c

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“I heard everything.”e77f092ff0f92288

Minhyung let out a af57248d62 deep sigh. His voice was low e1c13e80c8 and seemed to suppress 05c2c6cbce anger.3b3251a6d1c537d7

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“Why did you just let yourself get hit?”e9cbefc48b47b6f4

There was a 705c714a25 hint of guilt 8e2a2fd5ee and slight resentment 1033afe37b in his gaze.8c18023c94791096

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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.97a34172cd6176d7

“It’s fine, so you don’t need to worry.”02445586890b9842

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“In what way?”531dcf661fc27c98

The words he spoke seemed to irritate him, as Minhyung’s speech, which had been consistently polite, became a bit shorter.5bad1e84c88655ef

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“Hey, you, now… Ugh.”cbe41506dde53961

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.3e64ce97b496db71

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“Why are you like this when you’re not the one who got hit?”1459066b1e8f1afc

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.2937758ca26e838f

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“Do you really not know?”f91293555835b051

“Are you saying you care about me?”37750b6da6323b78

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“…Something like that.”dbf5f950fd15e782

His tone was 5a03986cf0 casual, as if a845ac4905 talking about everyday 2ab25e4868 matters, but it 9e81d1f38a left Jiwan quite 8628021b53 flustered. As he 30f8b40708 blinked blankly, 1c49b53c32 Minhyung slowly 508610056f stood up.7118e9e52fcd7674

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“I’ve told them to prepare medicine, so don’t skip it.”6a6879a85355c4da

Jiwan continued to 6963542102 stare at the 81976431e0 closed door with 0b25fb5c20 a dumbfounded expression.407b2662d842d562

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“What the…”995a4fb1621794ba

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.9f427b958c0f906a

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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.8dbaeb393e603949

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“…Did I say something wrong?”6553c82b297c15e6

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.f879901aae4a0e40

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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.25e9c7386cd978ac

“Jiwan-nim, I have a favor to ask.”892a86c634060c4c

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Her tone 5e096fdfc2 was calm 31520b8738 as usual, ab230a8a7a but her 0e0a9ba622 voice was 09ff43edc2 slightly trembling. Jiwan, flustered, got up 94c1ab12f8 from the bed to d1b9873037 face her.5d8de367ebde22e5

“I’m really sorry to ask this, but could you call the director?”6d839e59b34b4aea

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“What…?”10f0126c988b5f84

Kim Mari checked 218e68b6e4 her watch with 0199c77175 a nervous expression b32d4f9427 and continued speaking. Her previously 68e9cb1f34 calm voice 2ed0214bf4 was becoming f16c7e3898 faster and e7d978891b more urgent.64425ce480843bc6

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“He said he’s going to see the executive director.”8725d8e69dcacb73

Jiwan frowned slightly, finding it hard to understand her meaning. Why call when he’s going to meet his own brother?5bf230e656dbceea

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“The director has never gone to see him first. It’s not a good sign. Things will escalate.”255d81aa38778856

He was bewildered. Could it be ea1e40147c that Minhyung went 373496b705 to confront him? It was strange that fc71a1a910 Minhyung, who treated him fc02810cb4 so kindly despite being 5e64900707 a hostage, was the e7fe743cdc odd one. Jiwan himself had no ca94211602 right to complain, given 575d84be32 the situation he was 87deb7e2e6 in.4ec2e785ce4b0dc2

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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.a440c8962c39779b