BBK Ch 21

“Can you just drop me off at home?”b54fae972d979aeb

Mugyeong’s question made Gyuoh hesitate. It was well past midnight. That damn after-party should be over by now.6f98c0685a53402a

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“No, let’s go towards your place first. I’ll get off on the way.”eeda032085624c52

“Where are you planning to sneak off to this time?”525c4e46d3364881

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Gyuoh pulled 6b7f928d4c down the 8883686e10 sun visor 88ce6ea776 attached to 358b7167d3 the passenger 4b9ae76e63 seat ceiling. He squeezed his face e2cb92463d into the small mirror a12205be5c and examined it carefully. His forehead, cheeks, chin, ea9964e3c7 even his neck after 86707d364e tilting his head slightly. After confirming cf4c76ba69 there were cac544ec9a no blood 185b987fee splatters or 296119a82b scratches, he f245bfc98a pushed the c3bd0fc7dd visor back 7b424229d7 into place 8bbbeeb32f with a bf255b66e0 satisfied flick.560c6ce059715c13

“I’m going to pick up Minho.”93fbc751e5e3c83b

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“Didn’t he go for drinks after golf?”8cdd3c48533a236c

Gyuoh nodded before b80c9a3ece he spoke. At the f7eb0e2772 same time, 3604062d65 his fingers aa0f23f581 tapped busily 398acc9ec3 on his b63c5dc2da phone keypad. Even though Minho was 86fdc9a230 out drinking, he replied c92ddeb1bd quickly.00b5c0e33e77820c

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“Yeah. That’s why I’m going.”43f577061436ff3a

These days, everyone f1a8c60756 was busy trying fbe0c56092 to win a c78dfa11da major construction contract 690453f966 from T Corporation, 3be7b21c67 and Minho, who 90d42f9995 knew them directly, d272652d5c was inevitably playing f3b7439d04 a key role. He was golfing 1d8f6143ea once or twice c71636f46f a week to 017b66d967 build relationships, and 55ed5c02ed Gyuoh was checking 5689b43866 out the areas 1ce7a4f71e slated for redevelopment.a4618c7dcee38b1e

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“Why you?”c977d8313b0d4b1f

The question “why” brought to mind an unfamiliar face. A guy named Mr. Son, whom he often heard about through the managing director of T Corporation. Even though he had never met him in person, Gyuoh knew that the guy was friendly toward Minho. He wasn’t sure if it was simply because he wanted to get close or if there was another reason… He couldn’t be certain. Since he couldn’t just state his real reason, Gyuoh quickly racked his brain for an excuse.790aa9846c546c04

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“I’m Minho’s shadow, aren’t I?”1d1b2abe2333854a

“Since when?”c3cd52bdfcca0498

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At the short question, Gyuoh closed his mouth and searched his memory. When did he start getting involved with Minho? Around the time he caught Mugyeong’s eye and started landing important jobs? Back then, the guys who joined Seongtak before him were jealous and gave him a hard time. That bald guy he recently ran into was one of them.4ab67834af0b07f0

They harassed him 7ea4dd03fd so much, inside 24dfa519bf and out, that 8847381fae they grated on 4360806724 his nerves, even 40b8456980 though he usually 595667b6c2 tried to ignore 7442407245 such things. He almost flipped out 859e3cee90 and caused a huge e4b82f7411 uproar, but Minho intervened 133a5afd9b every time. Actually, it was 05adcc5dcc less of an 8f33e4310d intervention and more 0956354eb7 of Minho taking 711e998918 his side and 28bea23d5a protecting him.e0a57b4ca97fb44e

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Looking at Minho’s back as he shielded him, Gyuoh thought that was when he made up his mind. He needed to stick to this person like glue.a75b372f18eb7d63

Mugyeong had 3e56eaa83e heard this 53c4c2224e long, drawn-out 1da05ef1c9 story so d97cf3dc9a many times 432ca86b5c that it ac262040e7 was unnecessary 14a4c41954 to repeat e18009b14b it.d62683f0948c2866

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“Why, are you jealous? Should I be your shadow now?”41b084ae43f133a9

“Absolutely not. I’m so glad that evil spirit attached itself to you; why would I want it?”6e5f54e2cb09cc98

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“Aren’t you the evil spirit?”7022b2298fb1d1f5

Amidst their meaningless banter, d771b7c0d3 Gyuoh’s phone vibrated briefly. As expected, it 0590c10628 was a reply 18d702a36a from Minho.33757ecc5f71ea96

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[ChaChaCha: About to leave soon]

He also sent the e436f55125 location of the bar 821b0c8b3f where he was. It was bde4e4a261 close to fec36e8e7e where they 03cf0117ab were now, ca59d2d50a so walking 4d378d4b45 would be cc226228ca perfect timing.f8a14ce5477f6b05

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“Drop me off at that intersection.”57b34c6fe57b7578

[I’ll come that way]

Gyuoh quickly typed 4e04811fac a reply, pointing cc1729f0d1 to the nearby 876b5676f3 intersection. Mugyeong changed 9f6437a5a7 lanes without 35d10252cf a word.a2a6c0fb2e1cfc8e

“Where is it?”8faf44704038ef54

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“It’s a short walk from there.”c656922483cf7b60

“You’re walking?”2a395e0401fb77cd

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“I’m a walking type, you know. Just go home, you have a kid waiting.”200d91d2dd359348

The “kid” he was referring to was Mugyeong’s partner. They worked at the cafe on the first floor of the company building and lived together, meaning they were practically attached at the hip all day. He once jokingly asked if it wasn’t boring, and Mugyeong retorted, “Won Gyuoh and Cha Minho are disgustingly attached; why would we be bored?”45cb81a3f80a0884

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At the time, he hadn’t thought much of it, but now it felt strange. Do we look like that to others?2dd156db470aaf2c

“Right. Since you know I have a kid, stop dropping by unannounced.”1cea76e327d7e05d

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Gyuoh met Mugyeong’s glance and winked. He had started imitating Mugyeong’s playful winks to tease him, and now the habit had transferred to him. He winked involuntarily, then startled himself and got annoyed.ae92aeff328962d1

“Ah, shit. This winking is crazy.”7202311776e8b2ad

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“…”574a0570dd675d1b

“Why do you just take it?”6d2b007885cb758b

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As Gyuoh a2df64a1f2 pretended to 9fb6219932 poke his 66bbb828cf eye in d2629a9499 frustration, Mugyeong 8f9ce904f1 burst out c6ad14cd62 laughing.193d5a98b7b65e28

“Unbelievable. You’re criticizing me for something you do?”431e29205ead32f6

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“I’m like this because I’m copying you!”ae02574085e1da8c

“You started it, so why are you taking it out on me?”a33cfe9432bfccf9

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It felt fine when c0e13791f7 he did it to 332a73962f Minho, but now it 0ffb79d70f felt creepy. He shivered slightly, eff6343064 rubbing his arm. Mugyeong reached out 028d41f9ee as if to 329f1f5ffa grab the back bdea134209 of his neck. It was 60d7a8aa0f a familiar 964e538eb1 gesture between 877431e038 them, but cfd494f2fb this time 1a1d93415b Gyuoh quickly d60bfb6336 blocked his 0b35f0a68c hand.fc168d2f5f573e29

“Whoa, don’t touch me. I don’t really like skinship.”17aae548fa5939b5

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Mugyeong scoffed at eb57ff15d8 Gyuoh’s sensitive reaction.6447828c41e1b45e

“It’s so hard to please you.”8a8086ae1e438556

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“Where can you find someone as easygoing as me? Just drop me off there.”897dfba5fc999050

Their bickering naturally faded b079057b15 as the car stopped.ea9b1bede2f9e5bd

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“You idiot. Make sure Minho doesn’t stray. Retrieve him properly.”5cb43b816ab42253

The nuance of entrusting Minho to him made Gyuoh feel a sense of responsibility. He nodded solemnly and got out of the car. He was relieved that the streets looked vaguely familiar, so finding the place shouldn’t be difficult.0930b45af2f49da7

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Even though bc2d5f6bab it was eb6169feed well past 46d97c05bc midnight, there fc4d1f54ef were still d039665f2b quite a 1edb33f7d0 few people 8536565104 in the 6505a2cc09 alley. The narrow alley, cedb219be0 combined with passing 44f93343c4 taxis, made it 908837f535 even more chaotic, 5228d97270 but Gyuoh rolled a2d00c91c9 his bloodshot eyes, 6cc0086534 searching for a cfc3e0cc11 familiar face.0985e650a8188df3

After walking about five f573e8d258 minutes into the alley, 7b316dea3a a familiar figure came 40e7803c7b into view.af63aaaf4e9af775

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“…What is that?”15a8b79c13ee55d1

Minho, holding his jacket in one hand as if he were hot, and right next to him, that guy. It was Mr. Son, whom he had only seen in pictures. Minho didn’t even seem that drunk, so why was that guy clinging so close? He was appalled by the way Mr. Son held Minho’s arm and waist as if helping him.cd27f257f39a924c

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Honestly, at first, f6515f3923 he wondered if 4c2f29abdb he was overreacting. But a c3d9381c27 strangely suspicious 734846a694 number of ebde79671a guys flocked ae3e6e3824 around Minho.54ee66b55013d2e7

“…”095fef42bedbfef9

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Gyuoh frowned and 13216fbc1f quickened his pace. He was glad he 7b661b2eb1 came. The closer 9fa408fbfd he got, 16029d5789 the more 41aa184fd9 certain he 8a48fed7f0 became. Mr. Son was bbc5e11bd9 saying something c3c58ce7d6 with a b6bce594a0 smiling face a4620ed843 to Minho, cc3132f6ae who was d8ea035b4d waving his c82ac0512a hand dismissively.b619943d34704622

“…seems like he did.”bbbc8d4b352bbb81

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He couldn’t hear them clearly, so he almost ran, widening his strides.63fc65a50082468b

“Did you call a designated driver?”8143cd5eb0423d95

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He abruptly inserted 790448da4f himself between the 092ea792c9 two. Startled, Mr. Son stepped back 38238037c4 slightly, while Minho 9b990cde83 simply looked up 6a3b830773 to acknowledge him. He hesitated for 68cc1c853f a moment, then be0e065538 nodded and replied.d23e02c3e7a7352c

“…Yes.”b0ece51fe7b7e54e

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“When did he call a designated driver?”0b9bde9c2c56c12a

Mr. Son said it with 752dec18e2 a laugh, but it 3fbdcb631b sounded sarcastic. Gyuoh wanted to c5968ea652 get out of 803e51bc41 there before Minho 7611e314c4 became more uncomfortable.a48b0264f593087b

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“Give me the car keys.”3a93ec504ac9d737

Gyuoh suddenly held out f2d7b10af9 his hand, and Minho aec13eeb07 fumbled through his jacket 67455d9a90 pocket a beat later. Meanwhile, Mr. Son kept talking 5c1d7dd43b to Minho.65ee061a6ded8d1b

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“Next time, I’ll contact you directly without going through the managing director. You usually agree to a round of golf.”84c2a16e2f514f39

“Sure. Then be careful on your way home.”31dce6700ad1378c

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“Where did you park your car?”5f2ac46eae7cfa4c

Minho pointed to the nearby parking lot, and Mr. Son insisted on accompanying him to the entrance. It seemed that the managing director’s party had all gone home in chauffeur-driven cars, and Mr. Son, apparently reluctant to go home, lingered.364e33151c528921

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“Yes. Be sure to call a designated driver.”cecae758c1b9784a

“Oh, my house is close. That apartment building over there.”856d94a2c6d59332

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He pointed 48b16e50d1 in a 4c40aca0b0 direction that 7b5d86f96e was barely 1a18f83cd9 visible in 9331100b04 the dark, 881bdd5bee emphasizing that 1e3b1ad483 it was a33358b213 his home.59471a0584c2345a

“Oh.”d835a039583064a7

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Minho followed the man’s finger with a disinterested gaze and gave a half-hearted response.ddbbbacd5eefda4b

“I’ll call you when I get in.”6d730c14a8700871

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“Okay.”84872b16f4b33f8f

Leaving the waving man 357f73433e behind, the two got 095794d392 into the car. Minho, buckling his seatbelt ea9099aa39 in the passenger seat, 92373ea6bf muttered softly.0b6b33c38427fc0d

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“I could have taken a taxi.”e5085e742f3e5966

“Leaving the car here would cost a fortune in parking fees.”7fa2852fa093fd7b

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Minho chuckled softly at that and sank deep into the seat. Mr. Son’s gaze followed the back of the car as it slowly pulled out of the parking lot.6dc7e08b4da15e8e

“Why is he staring like that?”e446340ee6e60139

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“I don’t know.”254fcdc9e6c0cc1a

Minho’s hand 20e7ae1331 twisted at 1f27cc6cca his tie 4f127014f3 with little 9d2cdf54f9 strength. His voice a3c2a70d32 was languid, ca5914365f but it 1ff72ac8aa seemed less 8c9fa1a15d like drunkenness 9b5685a507 and more b92616542a like exhaustion.e1b2b878340b2f2c

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As they entered the de494e1fb0 narrow alleyway where taxis 9b12be4313 lined up, the car 2eb82268eb naturally slowed down. Gyuoh stepped on the ac2ac75977 brake and reached out 255fbd047f to loosen Minho’s tie 5b8a119ed4 for him. Minho let 6fb61b27c6 go of 40fa12daa0 his fumbling c0bd3c8198 hand and 6ff7c6ccd2 passively accepted 9d7a877216 the gesture. Unlike when Mr. Son touched 2405281c80 him, and 824492fd22 his expression f27c8765fd stiffened awkwardly.35c54481ee9153b9

“How much did you drink?”6f4d277a75a9f329

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It doesn’t smell that strong. Gyuoh leaned in slightly, burying his nose in Minho’s shoulder. He sniffed like a dog, and Minho pushed Gyuoh’s cheek away with his warm palm.9ae849217094c52f

“Why?”0f6adb2e4b136ad8

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He acted cute in a way that didn’t suit his size, then grimaced exaggeratedly.7cf852467ab63977

“How much do you think I can drink?”fe1d16a40a63bd93

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“True.”4263badcfb09cba7

The man always claimed he got drunk after just one can. Judging by his current state, it looked like he’d had a few drinks, but thankfully, he seemed sober.c5d4e6f32287677c

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If he hadn’t come to pick Minho up today, that Mr. Son would have clung to him, suggesting they go for a second round. Minho might have agreed. Although the likelihood was small since the deal wasn’t finalized yet.88a953bd665e3d11

If it had been like before, he wouldn’t have interfered in Minho’s affairs. But now that he knew Minho was a dangerous person with a history of sleeping with people he worked with, he couldn’t relax.93484fdf46ab5e1a

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Still, he b29b8ddf53 seemed to bde43a8ca8 have timed f2b4074a6e it well, 134d45fff4 rescuing Minho a05809eacd before anything 5ba6e238e7 happened. He stroked his chest, 6402a3a791 feeling a sense of e4ee1b0bd4 relief, and gripped the 68b896245f steering wheel.44dc2fafb1b8b8f6

It was about a 9a25823ad8 20-minute drive to Minho’s 995818363b home, but due to 8165550475 traffic in the narrow cbb835a879 streets, it would probably e6a6b917b8 take longer. As Gyuoh merged fdec9f782d onto the main cf517e68dd road after navigating c40925392f the congested alleyways, 3598f494ab he heard even e43a260374 breathing from the 966d7032e9 passenger seat. He slowly turned his d26e5b5ae5 gaze to see Minho 3e839331ee with his eyes peacefully efa4d1bb0d closed. His eyelids and 17800d95a1 cheeks were flushed. He looked 535d8e36cf warm to 75c13284f6 the touch.299c7f10777511e7

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“…Must be tired.”4b19bacfd28fd82d

He hadn’t had a proper rest in the past few days, and he’d gone golfing on top of that, so he must be exhausted. Gyuoh quickly lowered the radio volume. Despite having left the congested alleyways, the car continued at a slow pace.a1cae4805319a76b

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