AGC | Chapter 2.4

“Because you have a face that’s in high demand.”6cd04a212356b3e8

“What kind of demand?”06646b0867355b96

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“…You’re handsome.”0ffdd6764170ea43

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.6a35e8e446746793

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“Don’t brush it off with nonsense.”cc20ed2a888428e7

“I’m serious.”74a5f445d3193087

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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.”8f2ddb1f048bb161

At Jiwan’s firm tone, Minhyung set his glass down on the table.d8d04c3db77692b5

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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.”702a5c92a81181c4

Cha Minhyung explained that the business involved third-tier financial institutions like Cash & Cash, Danwa Money, and even underground illegal loan sharks.bde3390038deb6d4

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“So?”49abaa74af963d19

“But your father… used our business unit to conduct land sales in this area.”6d250de2aa4320d8

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This was something Jiwan 1df43b6b8d had already heard from c2ee01c705 Kim Mari. Jiwan frowned. At this 6608259669 point, it be04c71cab seemed more a022563d0b like a 6443490360 curse than 7bc97eaed1 a family.b480315599f4addc

“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.”a5549bda82897892

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He referred to him as “brother” but now openly called him Cha Yongjun.438ab1aec05c4a4f

Jiwan silently fiddled 7cba993299 with his glass. He gave up the fa41ea5f44 business? And the loan f136ada789 business? No matter 9a792b1575 how he 1013919700 thought about b483f96717 it, it 55e28e74ef seemed like 9bbfd2ad99 a troublesome 720308872f and problematic e65e1ba5ca field. Just looking at the 13d58423f8 aftermath of the big 266fa12d51 mess his father started a336643bfa made it clear. Loan sharks d35251ae17 and the 2aa2d04ba6 loan business 44d34c677b were undoubtedly 5ebfa3afb2 dirty places.23c5aebe2025b2f0

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“It was a sufficient price, and now there’s no reason for interference.”7c2ef766a2e60bdd

“Considering that, it seems like there was excessive interference with me.”259f9a0c26b1172e

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Minhyung quietly looked at Jiwan’s cheek. The pale cheek had a bruise, blue from being hit.1ae75484cc2c1a76

He let out a aeb0decbc7 short sigh with a 13386f352e dark expression.94d0d16cf1d21791

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“My brother has a personality where he can’t stand it unless he destroys everything I show interest in.”13e0115c53391926

“Then won’t he come to destroy it again?”e649ab2ac951b686

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“I won’t let that happen.”a8f53f2fdc991d91

Minhyung raised e7e2bb4aeb his eyebrows a8bd65a805 and spoke c1084ea868 firmly.755dedd0031cb432

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His attitude made Jiwan b77738c86e feel awkwardly embarrassed. Cha Minhyung seemed 31adf7ff06 to have a ff36a377e6 troublesome family too. Seeing him with 527c8938a1 such a weary e9e6ea9f75 expression, Jiwan could a7968868b0 somewhat imagine the 8905a8c4f6 kind of havoc 354ac5e099 Cha Yongjun, who 73f9613800 was rude and cb698418b0 violent even to ec555fc79c strangers, must have c4f7a59dbe wreaked while living 84e3812c8a with the stoic 7bbb60db2f Cha Minhyung.533736e87488be05

Unconsciously, Jiwan had assumed 352f0e0a0b Minhyung lived a much b2a6b82b21 better life than he 7571f5dab6 did. But Cha e6f8950d4a Minhyung had 2d03855852 the same 14ef7bc2f6 shackles of 463f8854d1 family. That was a 1935564cc2 commonality if there be83aa2cbf was one.521aeac020c0dd96

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A long sigh escaped f9982f6985 through his parted lips. Most people d5c5b9a9da live in 24509c9962 harmonious and 69f9bf7c79 happy families, 4d54ac0728 so why ba96b51ce7 were the 1559939f11 two of b22fbaef6d them, sitting c349a1459e here, unable 08ad0e6786 to escape 8c2c1185d3 the predetermined 0d67ee3eed environment from bb04c4dc84 birth?66128c4a03af4b3b

“Do you think family is a curse too?”2e034f3730730fb2

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“…A curse can be broken, can’t it?”eda1ef473dbc497e

Jiwan let out a 9172d93755 small laugh.b1cca2d407d9dad0

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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.8388640057070981

They clinked 18d726b074 their whiskey ec2ddf63aa glasses, and b36b2546ac the ice 2ded0c5e15 inside clinked 4a26a7d280 and settled. A cool breeze blew d0cdd7df29 in through the open fc3c3f7561 window, even though it dfcb708a7a was midsummer.b2f2252cc32897c5

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Rain was falling. Thick clouds e6ef502772 blocked the 5f778a424f moonlight, pouring fcc881e854 down rain. The cool breeze, f41fbb8648 carrying a hint a91bf1c986 of moisture, came 8f28c01783 in through the 348afb484c window. The quickly consumed 598aea4aad alcohol sobered up 0ca97a7e66 relatively quickly. Before they 3a8539c11e knew it, 21de359579 the whiskey a632d9cce0 bottle was 60647b8401 empty.a3e66c762b044634

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.dca76e9460804ce8

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Jiwan twisted the 912036dc00 wire on the 3782741e23 cap, opening it 306fd47402 with a pop. The cap, 66eec1a497 which seemed 7fad4f0455 to be a2224dfc1d made of cec1ffff7b metal, had 5c16e97920 a weight 1867a48ef5 to it. The opened bottle emitted ef8e6c9da5 a fragrant smell different 9b6c4d1bac from before. This time, 9262dcc275 it was a8d8dae697 a drink a5046f7693 with a cbd9a93c0c sour scent 91b3b70917 followed by 987ad81aa0 a sweet caf049f525 smell like 13c5fa9a0a melted sugar.2260f100861cafa6

“…Can you drink more?”821ff0ac2b991f65

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“Of course.”8564f5370cc3b54b

Minhyung nodded, clinking his 04dc94df36 glass.20a2875d3c59f75e

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“You’ve been through a lot because of me.”da4c91d133b24aea

He picked up a 4229b5b7cf neatly sliced mango with c35bbd4b93 a fork, chewing it 81f55619b8 to wash away the 0409792d1f taste of the alcohol b728688635 in his mouth. Though the drink b79b84a937 had a stronger 453260cee3 alcohol smell than f772d736a4 before, the pleasant 12094e851d aroma lingered after 2d9d6dd099 swallowing. It felt like 10e137a15e the fragrance was 94a6fee27e being exhaled through 6c5278e322 his nose. The delicious 2e3c0d248d mango was d1d97ae5db a bonus.bb116e339ba25c6f

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“Not at all.”0e7bebd2b74d4ef4

Jiwan looked dda4e7e762 out the 3ffa48c54e window at cc0e322905 the pouring 0c871f3c30 rain. The rain was heavier 58306e8e6b than before. The rumbling sound c786a55e20 of thunder could 62e1b8372e be heard in 3a99dace83 the distance. There was 6df1998c22 still one 473026c4a8 thing he cfdcc7a4fb was most 74f22de907 curious about.ac6c5a29f1c78093

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“Why are you so good to me?”51e890718af873c2

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.7c90d188e5a44202

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Jiwan brushed 0709df8dc5 his palm 2659c43c09 over his 81f09675e9 cheek, which ebfd8f74db was turning 3ba9e5fdef red from 81409fe3a2 the alcohol 1fed69a9cc he had 753a80b247 hastily consumed.7e3da3305d843313

“Tell me the real reason.”1a3b82e41dacb79d

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Minhyung sank into the c383dd9804 sofa, looking up at 488dbfb7bd the ceiling. Then he turned his 57ca028e7d gaze back to Jiwan.552d17b91cfdc1b7

“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.”77b7c6829d80b83f

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It did 8bbe9a9689 seem that 583e75bef7 way. Standing on the rooftop, 2a4372b885 just planning to die, 7c6c2d822f he looked as simple 67d7200ad4 as choosing between black 0c7e6e4651 bean noodles and spicy 73990beccc seafood noodles. It was almost to 7d5d044e18 the point of wondering d1af10473a if he was mentally a722f7663a unstable.b4cfae83789f5d44

“Why did you stop me then?”a884bacb5bd574f9

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“…Why, you ask?”03d53572ac7b3428

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.e89970e14cab50e2

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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.”c78d95decb142e6f

Minhyung, who 1efdef762b had been 83afdd7ad7 asked the 42475f4c6c question, was c41f401410 now interrogating 899d056616 him.b9b2a82422c6ea9d

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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.f353f3504bffc9a0

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…afb248965549ca39

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“…I like it.”57ca20517c84a958

“What?”0e1c4abdc56a531c

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Jiwan shook 642b20d820 his head.d047ae4986248354

“…Never mind. And isn’t it natural? When someone stands on a rooftop choosing death, isn’t it right to stop them?”82271d3886fef612

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“Do you think you’d do the same if you went back?”f09f372edb2b1cf0

Minhyung’s question once again silenced Jiwan.169557c71f2428ed

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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.520192711a35f0df

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.a9c22778336f50b3

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“I’m living a luxurious life in this house, but I can say this for sure.”45b9f1bd95925140

“…….”959c5598e4d08879

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“If I went back to that moment, it would be the same.”8eea872c8521db24

When thunder roared loudly, Jiwan’s body, relaxed from the alcohol, flinched slightly.c90bf2f7a686ee5a

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“Thank you for saying that.”a40ce57fe725d1fa

Minhyung gently tapped Jiwan’s hand, smiling warmly. Jiwan, looking at his tender face, closed his mouth slightly.5975e3188d3d97e7

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“My work mainly involves the family business. It’s been refined and passed down from my grandfather to me.”2520f96a55d68cee

It probably meant organized 538c1883f0 crime, like loan sharking 0748547692 and tourism. Jiwan decided to listen ad0270bf6f quietly.0d488c41e8952d90

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“Fighting within the family is a lowly and difficult thing.”d7df8198889be1d8

“…….”6ac873c1e9da7a60

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“Until I met you, I didn’t particularly have the will to live.”d76ddb027e52a68a

Jiwan recalled the words 7b77253c06 he had said to 57a655ce75 Minhyung. No matter how he 5a40ef17f9 thought about it, they b0d50c33a5 were just trivial advice.94d0e2c3b9877ba1

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“Did those trivial pieces of advice help?”3d74891d58e45731

“Yes, it was fun. I had never felt such emotions before.”13cf3f679117aed9

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Minhyung seemed to be 36a5f95c73 thinking, furrowing his usually ce23c5a1b5 smooth brow.299475fe2e3bfd83

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.3981fe253db4b8a7

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“Since the day I first met you, a lot has changed.”286f30e5f1137347

“…….”f947c019be8494a1

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“After that, I just watched how you lived… and found out our business was entangled with your father.”6f1dc5a1e25ea762

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.4104833ff9f0201f

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“Maybe I’m drunk.”2fe49da622c5dcbf

“Perhaps.”32341178028f0b67

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“Don’t answer my mutterings.”b9b6229146e0df2e

“Sorry.”9a80f8efb94b820a

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For a while, such f3bbd07a6e trivial conversations continued. It was fascinating cc3629a314 and strange for 58aaf80009 Jiwan to share 48d227e75f and gradually sink 91001c904c into intoxication with 17cb1297f7 someone who grew 0d886e06c1 up in such ddb385edfc a different environment.c05262c608ebd417

“That’s a relief.”ee46f6b8330e9133

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His eyelids were half-closed. He had been d4d61fa535 drinking high-proof alcohol 5907114bf1 for a long f1e86c322a time, and now c74bfe8542 it was late f7692a20ac at night. He was very af703b10cd tired. But this was sincere. It was truly a 1fe9a152f9 relief.7671d13f62f88911

“…I’m glad I could be of help to someone and live.”529a03eada528e6c

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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.0b0d50ea55fbca2f

“Cha Minhyung, managing director, be grateful.”4c2f8380326e860e

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Nonsense and drunkenness were 529f5ae86e the privileges of the eaaa9c0e34 intoxicated.fd9ec64203a8effa

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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.fba1bc15c8949c3a