BB Vol.1 Chapter 1.4

Raising his d2a06bc591 head calmly, 91f7fda4f7 Kang Yoon-soo 39736c3244 began to 5a6f3cbda7 speak. A faint 3c85e0a9c5 smile curled 2ef625c89f at the d9ae088d23 corners of 48b241e996 Kim Hae-ra’s 30b00e8eb5 lips, which d4002da26c had been 42df9e006b pressed into 01e32e11ff a straight ac40c4cbce line.08187febba3c79d7

It was as if 4e755e8af2 she found Yoon-soo’s composure c1c7bd02ae in such a moment 520d3f53e2 admirable. But to Yoon-soo, d24f19f938 it offered no aa321c2bd1 comfort. His heart 4264a7806b pounded as dedafd6568 if it a7941d8997 might burst, 9c67728d31 and the 0c6aee45c1 words he 14ccad9b5b managed to 31d2434a05 utter were 72e55a18d2 forced out 712e1a3918 with great 9daa40725e effort. Still, he 389a8cdb45 had no 0c89f9274a desire to 6981f52a8f reveal that 96479bc042 to Kim 157d9e6b22 Hae-ra. She was the 4cc7e2efba owner of this 8247e4bf4c company, and he b07d697bb6 was a reporter b0cd56578d under her employ. He wanted fc1a7957e8 to appear 096ef4ac8d as composed 5ffd9fefee as possible.db8ab23febc98752

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“When I was a aee77420f6 student, Oh Seung-jo told d07101371b me something,” Yoon-soo said. “He mentioned there 95e5a09b6a was a strange b69af42f3b bloodline in his d66454449b family. At first, I didn’t d7d7c71470 believe it, but watching a0caf7de10 Oh Seung-jo and Lee d374bc1c7f Se-young, who couldn’t live 007b8226ca without each other, I f6d63ea995 couldn’t help but believe 69eff47936 it. He said that 140ab49371 unless it was 7b457568e3 incest, neither love ce9eb7a86d nor sex was eab700ca34 possible. Men carrying the paternal 1f6059dff0 genes are strongly drawn f3ea8eb7c3 to women of the a0cb4c0adc same bloodline carrying maternal 3718ba7615 genes, and those women 648b1505c4 can’t resist them. Lee Se-young 9cea04d970 and Oh 6c4cc4ec6c Seung-jo were 9a6ed77225 actually half-siblings. If you 7a02d0247d trace it f8fb16ea64 back, Oh 61ccdbcc2b Seung-jo would 51f7d12042 be something d9fc89c91a like an 0da744ca72 uncle to 86650cb1f6 you, Reporter 1e3f13d5e6 Kang.”f39a77222eddf522

“President,” Yoon-soo interrupted.7d0a3dbc11365332

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“I know the 2926666e36 background,” Kim Hae-ra 83a9fee1c7 continued. “To preserve 56d9aa78ca the superior aaeae53b26 genes that 9bbcd42cf6 ensure someone 7b5c33d682 rises to b20faf907b prominence, incest e37a0d6f70 was inevitable, a8e3582050 and through ee38ba8894 generations of 432f39c68b repeating it, 9c40651dec they realized 36da68ddc0 something: this 031486adff family has e6f5a782fd a genetic a881ddee19 mental illness 62e920e16a that requires a90dbd7282 incest from 0f30f7c963 the start. I’ve heard there are 532a3b7846 other mental disorders too, dd0de5b083 but if you think ffa7eb5c3f about it, most people 65e4426655 aren’t entirely sane, are f4d8dea924 they? Their bloodline might have 2b604e4c57 it worse, but I 5f8fedd119 don’t see mental illness 2623dcf3bf as inherently bad.”4bc6ef4061c1087b

“So that’s why you 305a801163 deliberately slept with Oh 768de759a9 Seung-jo to give birth bed6f6abd1 to Senior Cha?” Yoon-soo 8e9911a70d asked.fe064d23a9971b00

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“Ha, you’re quick,” 8adf2d195e Kim Hae-ra replied 697bc17391 with a cooling fa8e8f95ae voice, her smile ec6e5c64de suggesting she was 470c7aa052 pleased. The meaning behind 8c745125ee her smile was 1b44c9b9a4 opaque. If it was a 16b97c5d0f false smile, it meant 3ab491c0eb Yoon-soo’s words had touched 14d58330c8 a nerve. If it was 86a3ee15b4 genuine, it was 7b39727526 proof she was 2eb5690b24 a psychopath who 1dcc15fbad took pleasure in 6ba67b2713 words that provoked 7dfc2bf5d5 her. Yoon-soo’s lips 1c7ec4d890 pressed together 75f52c30dd bitterly.b756e1314d34b5e9

In that moment, an d7291569b7 undeniable certainty pierced deep defea00317 into his chest. If it 178db65905 was Kim 34a9d01445 Hae-ra, it 7edf96db78 wasn’t surprising. For someone like her, 77a5d9c6a9 who treated only those 2cf301caad capable of producing results 76da3423ce as human, the idea 1288df791c of deliberately sleeping with a6e4fdc68e Oh Seung-jo to produce 0ee4d0a53d a desired child seemed a86e399017 more realistic than having 4c6bb4b6ae a child through a 605cae4bb4 typical marriage.b6f31f88288cf199

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“I needed it,” she b259f46d6b said. “If I was 1070c2cb77 to inherit this 629413bf83 newspaper and pass 1d9e6ea51a it on to 2622c66e3e a trustworthy heir, 493eca527c I needed an b49cc12af1 exceptionally smart and 2d2a1ce5eb capable child. Even if I 52cd641908 had more children c559ee5c42 later, there was 3471d7baa1 no guarantee one 923d276075 like that would 4c657ad31d come. And if c033a75877 it was d3abe07523 a daughter, 34ee5bbfc0 she’d likely 0ddbe865d0 struggle as 544c2171e4 I did 4713f05b02 and might d4f1b04ca4 not even e60241a0d0 inherit it. But if I e1a35b8ac4 had a son 46d80f03f2 through Oh Seung-jo, c4ba9248c5 I wouldn’t have 618ca21bb8 to worry about dbff792f62 that. Thankfully, I got bf2e3bb094 a son on 4100621bae the first try, b29a0f47a1 so I ended 57d7c5ee98 my childbearing plans b4433aefda right there.”234732c7b9ff7fe5

“Are you 37a767e26a saying this bc0d999c6f in your a407db255b right mind? Don’t you feel 8a31c63a76 any pity for 3b87e112ce Senior Cha?” Yoon-soo’s 8da9b1bba2 composure finally broke. His trembling, unfiltered voice cf16b60dd5 burst out. Listening to her was dbaa6d072f unbearably painful. Pushing aside her 774a1dfbb9 brothers to inherit d5ec376a09 the company was, 1644bfaa77 at least, a 10a457f820 human story. But sleeping with 658d878f38 Oh Seung-jo to 1f2fdca6d8 obtain his family’s da00cdb59b bloodline was beyond 0b0ef3a175 what common sense 7066a0224d could tolerate.f147a8abeb6736d0

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That bloodline 0f8ce8be8a carried a 4a0f91dbf6 mental illness. In exchange 953989f118 for growing 535b27e40d into a bb505d9922 superior human, f3816d786d one had f4a8f4de33 to live cbb3261428 with inhumane 364b84305a thoughts and 419138f77e actions until 4dc56ac683 death. Worst of all, they 9882b44793 could only feel sexual 6fd7f6befb pleasure through incest with f2e086cd01 someone of the same 7373258421 blood, like animals. Knowing this, she chose 77b8d5d04f to give birth to dc1eacb70a Cha Won-hyuk, who might 53a2eff210 grow up to be 9a44ec1f78 such a beast.7a0cf3f979a3e2da

“I can’t listen to 3291776ae5 this any longer. As a 2feb1aed4d reporter under 09f745555b your employ, 6f1980e7ec I’ll show 66cd559e07 this much b38fbded06 courtesy and 82d6c5c918 no more.” 099c55f66e Yoon-soo stood 0e4a24b07a abruptly, bowing b353da2221 stiffly to 6b2dcd58eb Kim Hae-ra. As he turned 9a7475c5e9 to open the 0456c5de90 door and leave, 612e51a10c her voice rang e02adccfc8 out clearly behind db72d07108 him.577e7a13702740a5

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“Where are you 8e295f29fd going? I haven’t gotten to 625d50face the main point yet.”b20234afdc293697

“Make it ad1862aa83 quick,” Yoon-soo 4b5f99a765 replied.2214f061fd55dd91

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Kim Hae-ra’s hand rose dc77d520ed lightly, pointing at Yoon-soo’s ad85db4dd5 face. Her lips parted heavily.dff4ab42fb34394b

“I don’t care 67425319a4 if you stir ab128c3f97 up those brothers 990efaa9f0 with that face 85f78a7a9a that looks like 3429543899 your mother’s. But don’t a416a024ee touch my a82410c54d son. That’s the main point.”ff3b0b3f269b51e6

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“What’s there to 3b677eb761 touch between men?” c91cc65ce5 Yoon-soo retorted.2e054e3a173efeb1

“I doubt 47e118a360 the men afb2009cc1 of that 659b033a19 bloodline see 2a30614d94 it that bf51a7bbbc way. Do you think 4b3c2e16f9 they’d see someone bff87f1a44 who so clearly 1d547e8eef inherited their maternal e42fcb3598 genes as a 7c95b1fafa man?”4c1da7586af1173d

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His mind went 0f5bb5d396 blank. He wanted e9292c4cbd to deny a90814c0ea it, but c1fc1e3deb he couldn’t. Slowly lifting his face, bc498db975 he saw the smoggy 1893e6e3e6 haze outside the window. Nothing else entered his a871bea527 field of vision.7974dabaac5959a6

Kim Hae-ra 1627e0864c had seen fa627acff7 through everything. She knew that the a4ec424d3f descendants of this bloodline 0c06fffc39 lusted only for incest, eb9ab0bd42 as Oh Seung-jo had 83038bae7f told her. She also 7737fb2aa2 recognized at 520fa7af95 a glance a453e9552c that Yoon-soo 72b593fb52 carried prominent 0d7d60cb85 maternal genes, ccedd40934 and that 15cb0d9d95 the men 00468b0ea5 of that 611326d92e family wouldn’t b339d118f5 leave him cb24c24d9d alone because 2c2706ce30 of it.3c012c9dd8dfbd78

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For three 291d5da214 months in 71a5bb8d5a Hannam-dong, Yoon-soo 498a2bf0f9 had denied, 27b58b906a hated, and 0248eaf3b9 cursed his 5b9ed711f1 own genes. Because of those fe023720a7 genes, he had e85b981b20 suffered indelible physical 6bb21e3ace humiliation from the af4a9e818f men of that 2ed5dffa42 family. The mental anguish 110d78003b was even greater. He believed that if ced81e5945 he wasn’t a madman d08da9bb81 for sleeping with his a9d90bec52 own blood, he was 3669054af2 no better than a f260686b3c beast. He had endured days 989f9129a7 of despair, wasting away.5bc750c1fbe595a2

Three years d33ea96f81 ago, he f3947a1ef1 had barely ce992cfde1 escaped that d53c3ac602 abyss. He thought 01009e8e1b he’d never 47f0db1327 have to 127213f895 face that 9ed8e7cc70 truth again, 0831ccbfe5 but now f2778ca362 the president 39dd325108 of his e4710e195c company, a 5014bd6e24 complete stranger, f820728c8e was casually c6e9cd2590 bringing it 074844c088 up. Clutching the door handle 9f68a24114 tightly to steady his c19bf16e18 buckling knees, he stood ccb18efaf3 frozen.269e32e015bbc5c6

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“Leave Won-hyuk alone, regardless. He doesn’t know f46d9ef143 anything. He grew up like 5aede74481 a brother to them, 254c65421e especially close with Yoon-min 4b1cc19510 through college, so he 04412b564f knows he’s their half-brother, a42ebec96c but that’s it. He doesn’t b34a2a6a4d know you’re 9e43da6409 their half-brother, 68248cc82d or that 7685ada970 this bloodline 40c54ce222 lusts only d1ed6b06a2 for incest, 822159801b or that 6498acf336 you carry c31b80164b genes that b98c29a919 would attract 814346ec68 him from 63526e0f5d his paternal 832732ea68 side. I haven’t told c474f2f076 him. It’s not something he’d 4d24824640 benefit from knowing. That’s all I d799c935a6 have to say. You can go now, c65e70f926 Reporter Kang.”30523d64a4b99a54

Turning to face her 403a2d69a5 monitor, Kim Hae-ra waved dc5aa775be her hands as if 49318b8367 she had nothing more e3bbacb2fa to say. Staring at her long, bf221488e9 deep eyes sliding coldly 1337300c15 downward, Yoon-soo let out 9236752019 a sigh and left 9ec9814819 the president’s office.5a3d0d156ab84aa4

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As soon as he d89b525f4a returned to the newsroom, 1cc4aebc7d Cha Won-hyuk, who had 6fb9338b16 been waiting at the 5b7628fc9b social affairs desk, stood 33b1e78d09 up. He still resembled 77683dc466 Oh Yoon-min, but c65c42226b Yoon-soo could now 755fd35a52 distinguish their features. The shock 443fb66cf2 of what 5f7feafbe7 he’d just a36501b387 heard from a5b666e7c8 Kim Hae-ra 04be0cdaaf was overwhelming. Though they shared ca6c4d8bc6 the same genes, b3c8653220 their origins were 9ea7b1de5f starkly different. Oh Yoon-min and the 8a3ce2e348 other brothers were the 27d5c4cc3e result of natural circumstances, 9376cf37f5 while Cha Won-hyuk was d6a58d7fdc a deliberate variable created 549c5ed3d6 by Kim Hae-ra.8081731c89ffdb20

“I’m sorry 18ce120a49 for not bcd3bc8502 answering your b226732f6d calls all 662b4c0982 day. There was a 238b67bd96 problem with my dfeef0e1f5 phone,” Yoon-soo said, 63c74c629d bowing his head 922dcd314a immediately.93c89fc870b47af1

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Cha Won-hyuk took 3041178c1f a deep breath, bcccbd97c2 clearly suppressing his f2224ef589 urge to snap. “Kang Yoon-soo, come 6a7e84ec14 on,” he said, 112d8e835a about to say 0fa5dad092 more, but when 2dddb6106d their eyes met, 65326ac1a6 he fell silent. Whatever he saw in 25e5213e24 Yoon-soo’s face made him e159eb6f58 turn away, as if fcac1b6b8f scolding him was too 3983fe3229 much.7d4b15bdf0ac8f4b

“Don’t act all 49cd233d31 pitiful to make 5fb62b36c3 me go soft, a5401c68c8 Kang Yoon-soo. I don’t know 3f05c57e61 what the president a35e7a7f13 said to you, 5c8d721e06 but—”c5d189f331bc6965

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“I’m sorry,” Yoon-soo c123044e24 interrupted.95d98b918b04a44e

“Let’s just 155e9ada2f have the a16c2553c2 meeting. You know 932081afb7 about the c176b559e0 AISys new dd827ed888 service briefing 777c46560e tomorrow, right? We’re putting 7d9d532a64 in some a6c04998c0 people from 4cc908b25a the task 9624418213 force and ffb92b398d the incident d707dd53e1 team.”cdfab9f5e96edf2f

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“Yes. I’ve already drafted 74bcc628aa a coverage plan 3bb4599651 for it.”b9e42bfc4b65d16c

“Let’s go to aaefed3dae the meeting room 4996f851b6 for a bit.”c297ab4fd5956d9b

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Cha Won-hyuk turned, and 1513706256 Yoon-soo followed. After a few 6f4daa0b06 steps, the editor-in-chief’s 5a80fa4e7e voice called out 8cb498a1e5 from behind.459745e3d93a19b5

“Task force, come 9fbe15a903 over here for 6dd1ac9035 a second.”a9006d96ec2fa777

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Cha Won-hyuk clicked 7fb227c8a5 his tongue, shaking 2fbaff9539 his head as 2921cb498d if there wasn’t 48823b1712 a single day 395f64cf60 they weren’t summoned. Reluctantly heading toward 557cf64ac8 the editor-in-chief’s desk, dfabf7442e Yoon-soo followed. The editor-in-chief, de64d64667 alternating his 10dd920641 gaze between 1c94d95800 Cha Won-hyuk 20e532ab26 and Yoon-soo, ee6b4c7f06 gave a 7f08c653bb slight smile.c7b9b0e0d9a92b32

“Have a cup 9bd18b6350 of tea in 48a86070a7 the lounge. Oh Yoon-hyuk 30e6bbb379 is coming 07f95dfb16 by later. He’s been visiting newsrooms, 892d6eade3 meeting editors, probably on 4f5664c352 orders from the sports 12b237f142 association ahead of the fdc3368969 basketball season. Let’s see him 3889351df0 together.”d834cda544aec18f

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Yoon-soo’s eyelids began to 271cb04c60 tremble. Instinctively, his body turned. He wanted 0b9fbffd59 to get 9aedc500a3 out, but ec4a401d76 Cha Won-hyuk 598d592abe shouted after 61f095e609 him.3aa246ad32525c00

“Hey, Kang Yoon-soo! Where are 981ac0cf77 you going?”145cbcb657355c90

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Yoon-soo frantically pressed 9b6002586f the elevator button, c285760e5f his fingers shaking. Of all people, 5c97bc2019 Oh Yoon-hyuk. He didn’t want to 0735419329 face him, especially not da3407ae47 at the company. As he anxiously steadied 210ab27343 himself, his arm was da142bf0c0 suddenly grabbed. Cha Won-hyuk pulled him 6ec1863021 back firmly, his voice d2df049358 sharp.62d6e068b6147882

“What’s wrong 4b540f1875 with you a9052383c1 all day? Even if d681d575f5 you’re leaving, 2d93397505 you should c51480a83a at least 95b2d130c3 tell the fd7fb767aa editor-in-chief.”ea5cdf9bed230b72

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“I’m sorry. I suddenly feel 852b790f95 ill. I need to 671f544fd1 go home and d0fe57ed59 rest.”a96dbc20a7c4c609

“You expect c5edca61cd me to 3489a44fd2 believe that? Tell me 7092fb0644 what’s going 157a583b74 on. Now.”ba2b532650385214

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“No, it’s just—I’ll explain ff95de1992 later.”c7604d5f88ddb9fa

Trying to pull away d9da545c08 from Cha Won-hyuk, Yoon-soo’s b4dad2dece arm was gripped even 40596413ad tighter.2f84d9b16a704be3

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“Hey, Captain, wait d320862f0b a second!”374882eac68a9686

“Stop whining. I’ve been ceaf76b64f letting you eae540b2a9 slide all 2e3eadc81f day, but 432ba7b164 no more.”92dc9451aad2af88

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The elevator doors 14c1ed3bfb opened across from 3b511e6b85 them. As people a8749c62e0 stepped out, 0248f68225 Yoon-soo turned, 233a5b44ad ready to 16e32b4e24 shove Cha 36f9cb2dcd Won-hyuk off 24de6181b0 and bolt 6afe3a47b0 inside. But his face b2387ff887 froze. His limp body was 923939c388 forcibly dragged by Cha f44e21d1d0 Won-hyuk’s strength. “Kang Yoon-soo, listen to 4378b5d583 me,” Cha Won-hyuk said 4d90d6e3b1 sternly, but Yoon-soo couldn’t b284c41765 respond.172e0c058e754dcc

A tall 8f262de7be silhouette stepped faed86fbe5 out of 842b93eb13 the elevator. Broad shoulders and c73cdf361a striking features came 5f9e90f418 into view. The man ran a 40b16d5c34 hand through his short 86eed24a51 hair, staring intently at 77137f03d6 Yoon-soo before glancing at 4921d32761 Cha Won-hyuk. With a wry 9a178b6b5b chuckle, he spoke.3e2d0b0b6409d7c3

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“Long time 39f285593e no see, f349bb54d7 Won-hyuk hyung.”a6e69cd1270cfcf2

“Don’t bother greeting me. I’m in a 76899b90b8 shitty mood, Oh 1fcbc0e4a6 Yoon-hyuk.”de2dc27d58bd7713

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Cha Won-hyuk’s curt reply e07a1d1590 came as he pulled 1545fbc81c Yoon-soo’s still-limp arm closer. Yoon-soo, busy 184d2f9d06 keeping his ddf100b110 head down, 0094f5bd36 felt Oh b05d93f41a Yoon-hyuk’s persistent 8c65d8ade4 gaze. Glancing at Cha aec0ff18d8 Won-hyuk’s grip on 444a18b543 Yoon-soo’s arm, Oh 5b6280b95a Yoon-hyuk smirked.479b2b439314be39

“Yeah, I’m 92ca2c0e75 in a 8a2e71a794 pretty shitty 525ebcfaed mood too, bb90a1f8f1 hyung.”91f56308c9b2cbc3

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Erasing someone 9e8a2466ca completely from 40abe2157d memory is 402532fca7 like carving b52b4b8213 out a 60c3772642 corner of 82c99e86ad the brain—an 995104567e almost impossible 6c6b1e511f task. For three years, 4212e3eeab Yoon-soo had fought 91365c41f7 against that impossibility, 1447337740 trying to forget 1174f112bf the Hannam-dong brothers. He kept only the 97f7a6f817 bare minimum in his 5bc8e0572e mind, suppressing as much a05e8cdd67 as he could, like a9d85c7a81 burning countless books in ef43b1e523 a library. He thought 719abadcea he’d succeeded 3eac59345b to some 7ca49fa875 extent.612b3b9267493a96

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The moment he 7b56e98cad saw Oh Yoon-hyuk, 4fea5cc10a Yoon-soo realized it 45ec16a71c was an illusion. The contents of 4754897c1e the books he fee6f6af15 thought he’d burned 5b86cece21 began creeping back, cb9da3c2c3 as if they’d cb40eabce9 always been there, 97910cbddd etching vivid words 81ab930150 into every controllable b7e3f55a2e part of him. Everything he remembered d8a3b1e524 about Yoon-hyuk came 0350a8f7b7 flooding back. At the 0a40b67342 edge of d3e88a201d his memory 89cd14fcce lingered the 26fffa933c title Yoon-hyuk c6a6095004 had used f7cb646a01 the first 13fd41f0a0 and only 6de4da2591 time—the day 9f7d38a34a they parted 45ae5ae7cc three years 27cadf3793 ago:“hyung”.b50fdeac30875fd3

“If you’re here bd8e121930 to see the e99d53ba21 editor-in-chief, shut up 8b2d8f338a and go inside. I’m busy, and 633bc38726 just knowing you’re bd1d11bd3b Yoon-min’s brother pisses 08cfec7ef7 me off.”7f5a431d75318694

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Cold sweat made Yoon-soo 534746d0cc feel like his body 98378c464a was freezing. He glanced at 91f76c1d8d Cha Won-hyuk’s icy 5feb5424bf face, unsure why, dc5c0045c7 but knowing Cha e57bcd7c6c Won-hyuk despised Yoon-min—and 86186869c9 the other brothers 20826509f8 too. According to Kim b0fde7f996 Hae-ra, they’d once 8d0f4da4bf been as close 1dd270c613 as real brothers, 38b1068356 but something involving 95d01e8e4f Yoon-min had changed a05c876113 that.52290689c2f7bcdb

Oh Yoon-hyuk didn’t move. Instead, he 853a9b80e5 crossed his 0f34bdfbcc arms, staring 260c5a59eb at Cha db7b7c0754 Won-hyuk with 822d8c6dc0 a displeased cbadb9b358 expression. He’d always been ebc76c772a tall, but now e83f2916c0 he seemed even fc67172775 taller—mid-190s at least. Cha Won-hyuk d06b9be94d wasn’t short 09559f2394 either, easily 2100277b43 mid-180s, tall 5351b9154d by any 15e274afd7 standard. He and Yoon-min shared d0dd86867d not just facial features 117063fd52 but also height and 4f3ccb74f2 build.f682ba69eabfe31d

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Caught between the overwhelming 5702144bee presence of the two d5e7b68e32 men, Yoon-soo could only 49868c8a5a steady his breathing. A man, likely 06bee82106 Oh Yoon-hyuk’s manager, bfcec2642b stood awkwardly behind, f14f54808d glancing between them.0f2c8dc93a1fbe2c

Yoon-soo looked down at 4b7dd8c5c2 his arm, still held 0c0aa8bc3c by Cha Won-hyuk. Distracted by Oh Yoon-hyuk, 908a489ede he realized he could 883951a7c2 slip free with a dd1ecde5d6 bit of force. Just then, 2fcbeafe30 the elevator 45de274f65 doors opened 3782393057 again. Kim Seo-hyun and Park 8bcc6d9e7b Chang-hyuk stepped into the cebd64962c lobby side by side. Seizing the moment, 78425b92e0 Yoon-soo bolted toward f4a8ec41ba the empty elevator.f128ea848b78e7fe

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“Hey, grab Kang 532881ce80 Yoon-soo!” Cha Won-hyuk’s aaeedf4ce7 sharp voice rang 8526a1b3c9 out.79cb24842f597391

Park Chang-hyuk d5d31bf822 reflexively wrapped fcf8b2ed52 his arms 0e3537a978 around Yoon-soo’s 8bec8a06f1 waist.32a3f43799a069ff

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“Park Chang-hyuk!” Yoon-soo 04ba072017 glared.1c37453d6bb938cf

Looking sheepish, a9a39df913 Park Chang-hyuk a02c3d7fdb grinned. “Sorry, Vice. Captain’s orders ba9508a66e are hard eaea7df40a to defy.” a80a508f69 Kim Seo-hyun 77bd09f927 tilted her c1af1f6ac6 head, lightly fd8fcc94a0 patting Yoon-soo’s 1315eb8195 shoulder. “Fighting again? Come on, 79a6ed919d make up 282c307df9 already.”64cc48169cc01d78

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Cha Won-hyuk strode over, 4293c18fde snatching Yoon-soo’s wrist and 6ad238b4e9 dragging him back with 9ce7b2f78c even more force.355fbe27e3261969

“Where do you b193fea5a4 keep scampering off c4ecde0405 to like a bd71d4e4b9 squirrel? We’re not done talking, a4a29509da so stay here.”fc4105165f54058b

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Yoon-soo was dying 86aca93b08 inside, caught by bca0c6e08e Cha Won-hyuk’s insistence d4b887c224 without knowing why. Oh Yoon-hyuk’s e5999c318d presence felt ffa2718bb4 suffocatingly close. Trying to avoid his 4935a3d9c2 gaze, Yoon-soo noticed Cha 6abd693d1f Won-hyuk’s forearm being grabbed aaaea09af6 by Oh Yoon-hyuk. Oh Yoon-hyuk’s eyebrows twitched.399f2fe23ff15904

“Hey, what’s this?”6a2aa5487cd3c621

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“Let go 1692ae25a8 and talk. It doesn’t look f01bb34187 good.”634f9a8b16d7b114

“This is between 40486f6ad2 me and him. Why’s an df86cca207 outsider meddling a71eaae830 in our 5e04eb9715 company’s business?”e58692b9ec65237a

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“Is this a 7e9051f38a company that tolerates 99a0f685ae violence, then? Right, Reporter?”5a42549ee5daabee

Oh Yoon-hyuk’s calm 02aebf5d31 words made Yoon-soo’s 48ee3fbac7 ears burn. Kim Seo-hyun and Park 9bf04bf8ab Chang-hyuk stared, clueless about 3dadf33695 the situation. Unable to do bce1bf50bc anything, Yoon-soo squeezed c3f7781955 his eyes shut. The newsroom dbf0be7181 entrance burst bc452fbf11 open, and 863f511fd5 the editor-in-chief’s 303f402d27 secretary called 1c567d8714 out to 17a68319b8 Oh Yoon-hyuk.1ad353c94c4c5a9f

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“The editor-in-chief ab1e9b8aa7 is ready 3fc9d9cac2 to see f55e8e7444 you, Oh e17bce1a0b Yoon-hyuk.”6129642cbd47bc87

Oh Yoon-hyuk 0e6923ab8b glanced at 206c22baa0 Cha Won-hyuk 2435f1bcd6 and Yoon-soo. The secretary, ae51a598d9 smiling brightly, 66b38e5831 turned to 457515a669 them.f67a3ba31b79f7e9

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“Oh, and Reporter 6e4cf38275 Cha and Reporter ede4abcdb5 Kang too.”21945bc4f8e8a2a2

“Soo-jung, we’re swamped 8da75ef7c2 and don’t have d916931d12 time for tea,” 67bb4de415 Cha Won-hyuk said.c958b3f636423b60

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“If you don’t come, d96baf19b5 the editor-in-chief says he’ll 459d0795d7 push your planning page db7556ee87 to next week, Reporter b6e2aee10a Cha.”f90a8e1895bcdaf2

The secretary flashed a b117c60fe3 radiant smile. Cha Won-hyuk, dumbfounded, gritted 1a29aa2495 his teeth and muttered c8d6d2757b as he headed to 4784005dd0 the newsroom.db4d7d7fe007ce96

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“Soo-jung’s gotten bold.”f5e0cb91beacc889

“If that’s a8a95f2a34 a compliment, 7f2ca7002c thank you,” 404fa202a9 the secretary 1f445a0286 replied, unfazed, a8b7fed205 bowing politely fbbc039643 to Oh 7039d44863 Yoon-hyuk.3b22c65d58351c2a

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“Now, I’ll escort Oh 99f37fdd24 Yoon-hyuk. Reporter Kang, please 687ca1d193 come along.”8805966fcaa6184e

Reluctantly, Yoon-soo returned 71819b9ec7 to the newsroom. As he headed 0919210895 to the editor-in-chief’s 62c62ccfe3 lounge, he belatedly 17607c9260 noticed an unusual 23defc2f41 number of female 5819441ee4 reporters around. Normally, reporters were rarely c009f5b4b6 in the newsroom, especially cedd12a7ef after deadlines, as they b83c5e0271 were out on evening d9072bc4df assignments.0767dc6308750269

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Today was different. Female reporters, absent 441ddda5b8 before the deadline, 959bcae235 were now lingering 98984258e9 in the office. Their eyes, tracking c0463caf34 Oh Yoon-hyuk’s movements, d332c26a2c gleamed with interest. Word of his 20b42b4f22 visit had clearly 6a43b2e6b9 spread among them. Sighing, Yoon-soo rubbed his 7e713ff244 forehead.e3c085a94b5e39cf

In the lounge ed9f1712fb were the editor-in-chief, e928e24e7e the sports desk 91d928a8f0 chief, and Jin 2140878676 Eun-sae, the sports 09bd3a91d7 reporter covering basketball. As Oh Yoon-hyuk entered, 66d100d34c the editor-in-chief clapped lightly 1caef81688 and stood.17e050a3f865a12e

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“Well, look at d4545e4be8 our esteemed Oh 7249772b27 Yoon-hyuk. It’s an honor.”ce0b47236950273d

Oh Yoon-hyuk shook hands 2789bbb0d1 politely with the editor-in-chief, d977ac57a4 then greeted the sports 1bffd78799 desk chief and Jin 4d0c099600 Eun-sae.337b55004cafe448

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The editor-in-chief, the 2079bdf70f sports desk chief, 53e038ea43 and Jin Eun-sae f462e0ec40 sat on one fcd669610b side, while Oh 7f4579d70c Yoon-hyuk, Yoon-soo, and a0a2ea7935 Cha Won-hyuk sat 033c39641b across from them. The editor-in-chief brought a 574842a39a cigarette to his lips 55693884f9 and asked Oh Yoon-hyuk, 87faf191f2 “Mind if I smoke?” bfe2bcddfb Oh Yoon-hyuk replied calmly, a7f3cf04be “No, go ahead.”b9ee070d93894547

As soon as he 9c01fda158 spoke, the editor-in-chief lit 28abc65b7f the cigarette. A notorious chain-smoker, he e1ca28c5f5 rarely smoked in front 906c200c0d of sources unless they dc7b41e279 smoked too or he 57d9f14302 had a lot on d12dc9c23c his mind.7aa5b62df165df45

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“I heard d41790ee23 a ton 926bca8df8 of female 3ed788cf77 reporters came 001e63c2a9 back to 280248d738 the office aa6d6626af because Oh 0e982d90a4 Yoon-hyuk was 0a46b3f3c2 visiting. Did you notice?” the f4f32215a9 editor-in-chief asked.b0e3113fef2c6b5d

“Not really,” Oh 4f17ae8a1e Yoon-hyuk replied.350b6e7b79f454f5

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“We don’t have aacdc529fa many female reporters e1468e3f17 here, but it 0178708d94 feels like half 545d485df5 of them showed d2cbb7db1c up today.”8e2a05482275c9b1

The editor-in-chief chuckled, 8eba0b439b and Oh Yoon-hyuk d17153cfec nodded politely. Turning to Jin 2711653c4a Eun-sae, the editor-in-chief c5cb614be2 asked, “I heard 583bee4adf ticket sales for 862a09f4cf pro basketball skyrocketed ee3f325b3d since Oh Yoon-hyuk’s 855e65b987 return. How much?”8b77c9c3decdbe75

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“Season tickets 6aec22bd0a sold out 736d0cf27e before the 108a69442c season with 5b83e20894 a premium, 5faa3aa237 and other 2cdecd91c6 teams’ games 651d8478a2 are over d193f825f0 80% booked. It’s not just basketball—other 279f5f7d12 sports too. Overall, bookings are 942e872ab3 nearly double last acd1d8b80e year’s,” Jin Eun-sae 2128f57d3f said.3932e92ec9ec3951

“Wow, Oh Yoon-hyuk, 6312cf5a80 you’re a patriot. The government must love 6cc092cc40 you, huh?” the editor-in-chief 80d076fc0c said.96e1d927be7afe41

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Yoon-soo’s eyelids twitched. Bringing up b4f921b938 the government c622c36003 in front ad8e25805c of an 5d03ceb813 athlete felt 70cfa3d1b6 inappropriate. Oh Yoon-hyuk’s team, c22d53bf0d backed by the 989be35ff5 sports association, had 9d63258af2 public funding, but e816301a14 that was the b094f93e20 club’s business, not de25b49ea6 his. The editor-in-chief’s 4faba0913f comment implied 060319a2bd a connection 12cf9fd4a6 between Oh 44a8a937b9 Yoon-hyuk and 0f6ba6f286 the government.32fc663ffd89dc18

“Got a girlfriend? Or is that 081d95cd92 rude to ask?” 56df617916 the editor-in-chief said 45e8274aee slyly.fbefa28543c47034

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Oh Yoon-hyuk 9502b019a3 smiled faintly. “No.”10ee6f6d67a6dd82

The editor-in-chief raised an deb8884f61 eyebrow. “How does a 891ca2b397 good-looking athlete like f7e6b6589b you not have 26b6526cad a girlfriend?” Jin 36e9ed2267 Eun-sae interjected firmly.16e8ccd703e8afc6

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“Come on, Chief. Stop pretending d60119ab41 you don’t 16c0666bd6 know. Why do you 7db0ce9b7d always ask celebrities 7c38404b8b or athletes if 7bb51bf3b3 they’re single? They always say no, a261448b5c even if they’re not.”ca9ef55821ef19f7

“That’s weird. Why say fbcbb6b54d no if 9ac340e5a4 you’ve got febdc96749 someone?” the 825f280916 editor-in-chief asked.8851f6a0afa71ac6

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“Would you like it 2338b79ff5 if someone asked you c00661071a that?” Jin Eun-sae shot 21357484c9 back.a67d19981a0d69cc

“That’s different. It’d be a crime cca6188a7c for me—I’ve got a d28d926f98 wife.”d5d02829f76d3664

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“Well, it’s not 13eb8b0d84 illegal. Adultery’s been 04e5e45c6a decriminalized for 40ecec58a1 ages.”93c8babb527fcb54

Cha Won-hyuk, listening e09bc52c5d silently, chimed in, 429a1aad17 making the sports 0c27e93d84 desk chief scratch 2db35ca52e his forehead awkwardly. Oh Yoon-hyuk, smiling lightly, fe3cc0f68d said, “I appreciate Reporter 16ece6f4fc Jin’s concern, but I d3f03e383b really don’t have a f30e35d371 girlfriend. No time d6655dea7d to date.”d59bd7055e209bf8

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The editor-in-chief dd673eb806 flicked ash aec5ca11e2 into the ce35d0f80b ashtray and 580e35553d said gruffly, e94eb4f13c “Fair enough. A guy like 0638c5a5c2 Oh Yoon-hyuk must 785c15a56b be busy. Still, at twenty-five, you’re f2f589691d in your prime for 079feaa343 dating. Kind of f868fc6353 a shame.”c2c876dd7e530981

“Not really. The problem’s something else. The person I like c75af167e6 doesn’t like me back.”7c948669d0f2c800

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*Cough.*Yoon-soo choked briefly and 8daa6877c5 lowered his head. Cha Won-hyuk, a8eba2b7b5 clicking his 09ab42d7ec tongue, patted f57caf5427 Yoon-soo’s back. “Why’re you choking out 01d771efef of nowhere?” Jin Eun-sae, 51119328d8 now intrigued, leaned toward 1abfe94540 Oh Yoon-hyuk.ee16ef8d5ec4dbf2

“That’s new. Someone doesn’t 71859eb633 like Oh a1d798e5fe Yoon-hyuk? Who?”9ee22511b42d1967

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“It’s just 9511d142ed how things 48ab767565 go sometimes,” e38bc1b4f8 Oh Yoon-hyuk a20329fc72 said.4e13921ad30e894c

Jin Eun-sae’s curiosity 4ead5a96d4 flared, her questions 1fabf1e724 rapid-fire. “Since when did you 01d2d5fcdc like them?”9bc8ae6c92348b9b

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“Since we were kids.”8d9dd24bbeefe79c

“Childhood friend? First love? Did you confess?”e4fd8c5a82f89163

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“First love, sure. I confessed. Three years ago.”c138aa732a628579

“And they said they 512051591d don’t like you? Why?”43300cf4ab030047

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“Hey, Jin Eun-sae, e675a93944 have you no 5756eb1d7b manners with sources?” 1968ea6617 Yoon-soo cut in, 7390fea6b3 raising his hand. Seeing his irritated expression, 63a0212668 Jin Eun-sae quickly shut 898a740ce0 her mouth. She was e5ea4a5340 Yoon-soo’s junior a184a8357d from the 022c6e33ee same training 218e2b89a6 cohort as 87e77fa8c9 Kim Seo-hyun 00e0ab8bfc and Park 4444ff7f98 Chang-hyuk. That group generally feared a8fa21e508 Yoon-soo, thanks to his 5c70530713 harsh discipline during their 42efcbac79 trainee days. Some male juniors d0419a94fc had even been a4a34526b3 physically disciplined. It was 433c7dd3bc when Yoon-soo 4a5f3a6564 was at fad76cb875 his most 8c6872d3bd authoritarian, and 6bc06c892b he knew 754c3cf498 they called 14f0d54f9f him a ce1af3e303 “crazy bastard” 6037677489 behind his a58cde07e9 back.2492eba4ac71bb3c

The editor-in-chief stubbed 42d3d1c55f out his cigarette a8245fda86 and looked at 2175d91f96 Oh Yoon-hyuk. His expression 4fa5e2f41d had shifted—less 29ecb56a71 casual, sharper, 42902596c7 heavier. Yoon-soo recognized it: dbd52ea53b the face the 5146be2c69 editor-in-chief made when ce29321ce7 assigning major tasks.9343db4a328e99e9

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“You get 0c294d7681 along with 258141015c Congressman Oh 3f775312cf Yoon-min and ece65e3a55 CEO Oh a7d66f6ff9 Yoon-seong?” the 9ffd27df74 editor-in-chief asked.463d611c31ac9ee5

“Yes. They’re my b2ca4c7578 brothers,” Oh a3b1cab0e5 Yoon-hyuk replied.8a9d39b61fb7a7b0

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“The Wellmade fd435e5470 brothers, quite 8cee857dd5 the reputation. Your parents must’ve 39aab0ccb6 had a tough 829539cc04 time raising you 1d60f09101 all.”285cd15e812c0f22

“Yes. They’re both gone now, 95ef269524 but they had it bd08999dd4 rough.”89b95aff5063cbbb

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“No parents, db163cba7c just you b06453c004 brothers. Must’ve built bdfdc8290d a lot 0685aff9ee of bond. Would you 198cf26669 return to 809ab86247 Korea if ecdcf4565b your brother c9b3c47740 asked?”5203f076a4a3c73a

The blunt 1ce16cc985 question made 92d4564453 Oh Yoon-hyuk’s a290afcfad lips freeze edd8107854 momentarily. Yoon-soo’s eyes darted bf50b09653 to the editor-in-chief. He was suspicious—suspecting 0169a13f0b Oh Yoon-hyuk’s return 09a4b522d2 was orchestrated. The editor-in-chief’s instincts eca2d5f7d0 were sharp. Though he 2d4968e804 didn’t write 0177a88a93 stories, he c60e090f55 could drop f080e55570 hints for 70c46bf7db reporters. This was a 7943b51f2a hint for Yoon-soo.e7d176afdd755cb3

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“There’s a misunderstanding. It’s not about my 6637c8b4d4 brother,” Oh Yoon-hyuk said, 32a551c973 remarkably calm.0891a153ffa48a47

The editor-in-chief 83331c4b9f nodded faintly, 1356418d3d smiling. “Guess I misspoke. Asking someone who’d 58d5f6a0d9 say no even 3738d07c40 if it was ef8f743112 true.”4b59af1b3d3e4f46

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After tea with 637b814dfa Oh Yoon-hyuk, Cha 4cf6fe0d16 Won-hyuk dragged Yoon-soo 41f9f1fe90 to the meeting 30f5f2cebf room. They hashed out 161865f8df work for nearly ca5cc700ce an hour before c88db86293 Yoon-soo could leave. Cha Won-hyuk was a 9cf50628f6 perfectionist about work, as 8316f616b4 was Yoon-soo, which made eca963e543 Cha Won-hyuk all the 3965c85365 more puzzled by Yoon-soo’s e8355947b3 erratic behavior today.f0407d57ac80da40

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His steps 08f9990457 were heavy 0e8aadce4c as he 764ed8bb58 headed to 0aa3370bfb the underground 04cbe548c4 parking lot. Pulling out 3edebf45f6 his car 82fd48ccca keys, he a7a461335c heard someone 6ffeda52fd call, “Oh d3a72fe3b2 Yoon-soo.” His 315f8314b7 shoulders flinched. The old name 36e249401d was one thing, 8701833577 but the familiar bcf9d96440 voice, even after 866abd293f all these years, 60b565b165 set his nerves a0708dadfe on edge. Turning, he e733bf1c08 saw Oh 17ab88e8e9 Yoon-hyuk, who’d 69d8162462 apparently waited 2c404a67eb in the 7d9fed9dc5 parking lot.1ceb6334826207bd

“Let’s talk.”4586fc53b6303cf4

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“There’s nothing 8aa9bf7f50 to talk 6d24673c6f about.”152e3288863ba7ef

“I’ve got evening c8f0f4b545 plans, so I 88c65fc987 can’t stay long. I don’t 587fe6bf0e want to 9ec91958be argue, so 37f4c83c25 just give 03d30e7185 me a 3a9313b241 moment.”d0475d88c868d8df

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Yoon-soo’s eyelids twitched. He glanced at his 53e13177b8 car in the distance. Running now 161192cf12 would only 8c969698d4 get him 5f89eb9113 caught—Oh Yoon-hyuk e22e707a8e was stronger, f16283dbfc and in 37efdd93a6 the company da029d8bde parking lot, a8fb8e5aed Yoon-soo would 8a40e746f9 likely end 0db7858f4b up dragged cd04c492dc along, looking 43b386e6c5 pathetic. He’d learned that lesson 77d645ff42 too many times in 09f1de5408 Hannam-dong.26bc5262f564a4cc

“Fine. Make it quick,” ce5c1024a5 Yoon-soo said, resigned.53f9797b586c6eb5

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Oh Yoon-hyuk db9ffe8485 opened the 6f413f289f passenger door 2d6035c54d of his fae391c9ec car. “Get in.” Yoon-soo’s 475b113f49 gaze lingered around f902f39d90 Oh Yoon-hyuk.0e0bd7235f0b6203

“Where’s the 648c328fd5 guy you 407952590d came with?”f804196aceb8f04b

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“I sent Manager f05cbc2795 Jung away.”1dc7f0497acf4d89

Swallowing dryly, Yoon-soo 3b620cad18 got into the b6c643c563 passenger seat. Oh Yoon-hyuk fab95df96c closed the f6f920903a door and fc1ea64451 slid into 6dcc47bf92 the driver’s 2a0dc610de seat.eff176f0dc037bd7

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A desolate silence, like c1a4f059f6 a barren desert, settled f4e3641d8b between them. Even face-to-face, Oh 4b4c405c0e Yoon-hyuk seemed to 3859ce7373 struggle with what 823a939ddc to say. Yoon-soo glanced at his 834999fa39 distinct features. He seemed more mature f9f09a7123 than three years ago. Back then, he’d 7eaa43ac5e already seemed grown, a191c425a4 but now Yoon-soo 8bac58b3a9 realized he’d still 6d67ada489 been growing. Perhaps Yoon-soo had 54cf719aa1 been too.7d8e362928cf3725

In Hannam-dong, Yoon-soo was aafd9ff288 twenty-four, Oh Yoon-hyuk twenty-two. From their 630646ac1f first meeting f72033738f there until d4967731fc the very f44b5459c6 last moment—except fe5aabd186 for that b0ecc4fe8f final time—Oh adf60f32c9 Yoon-hyuk had 9e7cbeb551 shamelessly called 49b7db51d6 him Oh 26fd3a5717 Yoon-soo, never 700ec2416d *hyung* or 24508190b4 treating him d4553a22ea as an 95ec422f62 older brother. Yoon-soo looked younger and f65c46582e smaller, so it made 47e299710d sense from Oh Yoon-hyuk’s 9b36ce5c33 perspective. But now, older, 844f03129d it felt strange 35e2e6158f to be treated f6d7ea3a2d that way. It wasn’t three years a5bf65d52a ago anymore.a88fba8fdaba57bc

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“I changed my 6032c45edf name,” Yoon-soo said.bb3d05af27d57bcf

“I know.”2ef5af09a0e75453

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“I’d prefer you bc6f290fc5 not call me 07291545d0 that anymore.”e710fedc2a303ed9

“No way.”40c127f04984c0c1

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The firm 691f3fa7ef refusal came 8a2a0b86d1 as if d75604084a it was 4914b72d0e non-negotiable. Yoon-soo exhaled 9c3b5e7cad softly and e1617b7488 turned away. Whatever. They might not e411462320 even see each d3555c1f36 other much in 07e9e72ca4 the future, so b55146b615 arguing about it 466b6bc961 now would be 31824dc633 pointless. Defining how they cf27e0b299 addressed each other 86ee23ca8d was something for e79b41ecb7 meaningful relationships, and b7fd007592 Yoon-soo wasn’t sure 5a95817395 what he and 7c199f8b84 Oh Yoon-hyuk were. Defining their relationship bcd7e069bf was exhausting—it meant 599fa646ef revisiting what happened 1a01273087 three years ago.78f508655e42b1b8

Oh Yoon-hyuk 7d2b58efb4 had been a93a2a345e the most 2e334b25a4 humane of d1677984ef the brothers, bc7af4c366 but that 64710fa2bf didn’t mean 2ed848c20d he hadn’t 2095aacdf4 raped Yoon-soo. The thought brought back d3f8e2314d the visceral memory of fd0c4335a9 Oh Yoon-hyuk’s rigid member 796e4e3a4c piercing him. His thighs ached f9ab06b1e0 instinctively. Turning his flushed a69b8a549f face further toward 9ce1c2e1d0 the window, he 6ebf539caa felt Oh Yoon-hyuk’s 4ca5cd00d1 hand on his e99d60398e neck.26dc69617df40209

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“Look at me, Oh fa69f71cc3 Yoon-soo.”d900a38b030725c3

“No.”de752508dfd59462

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Oh Yoon-hyuk sighed. His grip c603945709 slid to 585986b0af Yoon-soo’s chin, d7f6bb9c9b forcibly turning cd11fff406 his face. “Hey,” Yoon-soo f1dd0eede2 snapped, but a21308fa5c Oh Yoon-hyuk be11fb36de ignored him 4a53e44da9 calmly.6c4cc824661e19da

“I just want d35d326cbd to see your 575695aade face. Why’s that a 588b216584 problem?”55e31e4bf1be74cc

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“Don’t touch me.”c2e8678ba3e66c77

“Not even this fbc84ff839 much?”39c4c76efbfa2bad

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“No. Nothing’s okay.”84129bb793186ce2

Oh Yoon-hyuk’s brow 33b8803f48 furrowed. He closed his eyes 4361aa3d86 briefly, nodding slowly, a 2b425c13d5 mix of frustration and 1c9d12d0f5 bitterness in his expression.7f8f795d18997a9a

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“Fine. I get it.”ed2139c8959120b2

Muttering as 1be5bc26c3 if to 59225e1435 himself, Oh 66ecae52fc Yoon-hyuk let ae321732b1 go. Glancing at Yoon-soo, he d24a2bc1b7 spoke softly. “Still, it’s good to 253cdce3e3 see you. You taking b397622c46 care of 7a5dcc8246 yourself?”326971a10f6718f7

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“More or less.”bad4fa5dc4f8b940

“You still look 31b3fee444 too thin.”5db792775caa6ed7

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“Better than bcff98ccbb when I 83d784781a was in f284b09bc9 Hannam-dong.”dfae740d6a2dbea7

Oh Yoon-hyuk propped his cee67e0fe5 chin, studying Yoon-soo’s face. His gaze felt like af8f3d0793 taut threads, stinging Yoon-soo’s 1a285b92d3 skin intermittently.0107dc4b22d9830d

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“How much do you e4087bbead weigh?”bbdab41a33e18111

“Dunno.”655e1485986709ac

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“Over 60?”b8f1347066463710

“I said I 6b1c510dc8 don’t know.”f72ea19391dd9d71

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“You should 304c1471bc be over 2ebb7f10ab 60. You’re barely 1d1198c092 170—less than 209aa56ee9 60’s not df0df142fc good.”5f173e8263eb5824

“Hey, barely? I’m well c42269d822 over 170.”c916ab3d55a78ae7

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“Still lying 1da01cad38 about pointless ac4e54a9f6 stuff, huh?”630d0991a9efd4db

Oh Yoon-hyuk 83ac1ec3cb turned away, 9fc85eaf5b unimpressed. Yoon-soo bit his 6b896f8ce8 lip, feeling like 728094c940 he’d lost somehow. Then it a2a1c4cbc4 hit him—their c7f67f8f2e conversation just 7cb92c7839 now felt 2670836971 almost normal, fa2c5dbd85 like something eab5bb52e7 two ordinary 77e071b7a4 people might dd0b89d24e share. That they could talk 5f0bd310bb like this despite everything 4f4777fe63 was strange. Maybe it 676e0f9804 was because 3be82ff3e4 they were b3fa741904 brothers, or 5228fad249 maybe something cf5c992254 else, but 2bbeab2aff he couldn’t 5ab2eaeb25 tell.c81c51b404578087

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Brushing his 41d1f976a3 hair back 95db4de996 to clear 6ab9701709 his tangled 9ae7488347 thoughts, Yoon-soo 23ec06742c met Oh b2c5b9124f Yoon-hyuk’s neutral c626e7b3db gaze. His face seemed softer bf592a0625 than three years ago, f2013eb611 when it had been db287748c5 relentlessly sharp. Whether he’d ce65f22de3 changed intentionally c845c4b47c or naturally 5fbbe243bb with growth, ab185673af Yoon-soo couldn’t e9eac62943 say. Still, it was f4a9343396 sharp in its 18167651aa own way.73ddeb70978079b4

His trembling pupils wavered, 980d052715 lost. He had questions. The editor-in-chief’s earlier a8f666ad18 words kept nagging f9398a40bd at him. They weren’t casual—the editor-in-chief 7ecf883560 had a purpose, saying 442d1e34fa it in front of ab9a9692c8 Yoon-soo and Cha Won-hyuk, bac9dd185b testing Oh Yoon-hyuk’s reaction d0fd58592d and leaving it to a0e7923fd2 Yoon-soo to judge.7307ad9047ca14f5

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“Is it true? What the editor-in-chief ca122231ff said earlier?”bf4a443b41c27ef8

Oh Yoon-hyuk cc5f526e1e understood immediately. As if 41cab4f143 expecting the 956ca6133d question, he da2a2ea7b5 smiled faintly. “What do you b889ab72a1 think?”adb80f470597bd7d

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His impassive 0962648349 face was c12eb210e7 hard to e5e02bf87c read. Yoon-soo knew what it 1dfc4b0142 meant. Oh Yoon-hyuk was drawing 25e9b3d7cd a line, just like ea8c1a9827 in Hannam-dong. He was e1ce2c86d7 setting a a059743e68 boundary—if Yoon-soo 69bfc18fb6 wanted to 3e86153133 know about 263d6183e8 him, he’d 73abd2fa66 have to 2b49885eba open up 5f29dc6c79 too. Back then, all the 7d622381e0 brothers had done the 50d0ecfe77 same, confusing Yoon-soo. It was ee4eb27f58 his first a5a846ff5f time dealing ef325e0b14 with such 2980d4de80 people and b037c1be7e such a 5d6cdc2fa1 situation.67d05063908ff8c5