BBK Ch 26
by mimiHe left Mugyeong’s office without a word, holding his phone and calling Minho.ec9f23de6586bd47
―The number you have 68ece3dcf4 dialed is not in 102c443cc6 service…1ea2034734cbb4a7
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The same message repeated endlessly, even as Gyuoh reached the underground parking lot and got into his car. If Minho were meeting someone like before, the chances of him being home were slim. Still, the only place Gyuoh could go was Minho’s apartment.36f270225b5c1476
“Why isn’t he answering?”fb8a004b0000d8a0
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He chewed on his lower lip and started the car with slightly hurried movements. He couldn’t pinpoint why he felt so anxious and uneasy.2aa5bb1b815e2eff
Beep—beep beep beep 7b819dcc56 beep, beep. He punched in the passcode as if it were his own home and stepped inside. Contrary to his expectations of finding an empty apartment, a pair of shoes lay scattered near the entrance. His eyes widened, and he quickly scanned the entryway. There were no unfamiliar shoes. Still, he couldn’t let his guard down, and he strode inside.a75a697a34eb97a9
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The lights were on in the living room, kitchen, bathroom, and even the dressing room, but the apartment was eerily silent. He briefly wondered if Minho might be entangled with that detective in the bedroom, but he didn’t hear any heavy breathing or other sounds.3733f45a9770face
“Hyung.”f4ce49fc39b42cf2
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Gyuoh paused bbeeda392c at the fa7e396fce entrance to 6281459f07 the bedroom, 72c2c6e0c7 the only 90473208a8 room with 83e4372e56 the lights 46c4f09933 off. His low voice echoed c981bebf58 only in the immediate 349f2d5b3c space. He raised his 920e0ac133 voice slightly.a79d2df5568d95af
“Minho hyung.”00c6420af8ac764a
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Still no response. Was he not ca7e1b666e home after all? After checking each 4abd72df16 lit room, he fcd25dfbfb finally turned to 51a7033848 the bedroom.ad477fae23d11fc5
Only the light c64c3178b7 spilling from the 5da79ecf4c living room illuminated cf159a1b4c the dark bedroom. As Gyuoh squinted, c043db7876 trying to make 607c49b6e8 out the interior, 98732601af a familiar silhouette e52c226c46 came into view. A single figure.abf814b5f5243feb
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Strangely, the first fa8c50db55 emotion he felt ee1573c0e6 was relief. Even though he didn’t 99ee50c72f know what he was fcae85decb relieved about.db20876a4335a075
“Hyung, are you asleep?”21cc677f73fb1497
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He spoke c1d2149ffd cautiously, but 42c36c9f67 there was b9e8e247be no reply. He must 5b60c2ac25 have fallen 4e34e51661 asleep since 3192250c20 he wasn’t df48bc7f4f feeling well. Gyuoh quietly approached 97dd4b4e95 and switched on d022e3e1c5 the bedside lamp.9775f661db6ee8bf
Click. The surroundings 944e125498 brightened, coming 6445b1b0af into clear e1c3f2f85e view.2dfca2601663c590
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Minho was lying face b1488f4fec down, frowning. He occasionally groaned, and 67b77b252e his forehead was drenched 61b2694a9c in cold sweat…770107ec34589897
“Cha Minho!”e356f547f4e9450d
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He gently shook Minho’s shoulder, and Minho opened his eyes slightly, his brow furrowed. His bloodshot eyes were moist.b393effd79ea0afc
“…Noisy.”87b89c198602654b
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Even that single word came out raspy, accompanied by a hot breath. If he was delirious enough to cry, his condition wasn’t just “not good,” it was serious. Gyuoh touched Minho’s cheek, forehead, and then the back of his neck.802ba73d0a8d2741
“Don’t touch me.”d3329038ffaeeec6
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He turned his head away in annoyance, but it was futile. Gyuoh reached out and gently cupped Minho’s forehead. The heat radiating from his skin was considerable.ccb76d5872be1037
“Medicine. Did you take any? Should we go to the hospital? What’s wrong?”a31410fc11266078
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“…”6edee85fbe7a1aea
“Get up. Let’s go to the hospital.”7d68fb5ee25a2f1f
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“No, just leave me alone.”ab66686fbf623585
Why so many refusals? Seeing Minho’s weakly waving hand, he bit his lower lip. Why had Minho stubbornly let things get to this point? He should have at least called. Gyuoh quickly scanned the room but couldn’t see a phone.d3bc1f91b1ae7809
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“I’m not going to leave you alone. Get up.”d2419e1636f8ba44
“Ah…”861ea8852c6ccc03
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“Stop whining and get up.”c095011c3401db71
Doing so would only worsen his fever. Despite Gyuoh’s repeated urging, Minho didn’t respond further. He remained motionless even when Gyuoh nudged his shoulder and tugged at his arm.82c0be84c0eb3bc4
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“Hey, Cha Minho.”8df7f0aaf558d8e8
He pulled on Minho’s robe sleeve, and an irritated sigh escaped his lips. He must be extra sensitive because he was sick. Before he could finish that thought, Minho abruptly sat up. The movement was so sudden that his robe fell open.8391fe194b12c989
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“Don’t you want to deal with my annoyance? Then you should have left me alone, let me live how I lived.”1f0327a016070214
“…”838f97839370c781
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“Living like trash… pretending to be normal is making me sick.”972e412f24cdd2c3
His words were interspersed with ragged breaths. His eyes, cheeks, and lips were flushed with fever. He kept shaking his head, as if still delirious. It seemed like he wasn’t even aware of what he was saying.79e1296ce91eedab
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“Unless you’re going to sleep with me, just… leave me alone.”8574d18a04104681
Minho covered 89cde8cf7c his forehead ca7e847421 with his 5a9e6dd159 hand and 9b0e98161a slumped forward, 8cbe9a1220 his robe 57cf7ebcec gaping open 168276887c further.768075523f0daa49
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“What?”5c40e208981cdb85
“…Ah, my head hurts.”068fe5fb22507402
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“What kind of… why would you say something so ridiculous, so suddenly?”78882381b41a6a67
He yelled and then quickly covered his mouth. He thought his voice was too loud. He looked down, checking Minho’s complexion again, and reached out a slightly trembling hand to brush back his hair. The ends were still damp, as if not fully dried.865dad94c5fa487d
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Anyway, he 2f72e32410 needed to c5a031843a calm his 86620d1c8d racing heart 6ba349b3fe and take 21883b1dd4 care of 9fedfc4d26 Minho first.36be794f5fd267f8
“Medicine.”5840d91c7b15b2fd
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He didn’t want to make Minho more dizzy by forcing him to sit up, so he awkwardly bent down, trying to meet his gaze. But Minho’s tightly closed eyes didn’t open.b2309d761fa78579
“Ugh…”f579d2ec38d7e8ec
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“Answer me. Did you take any medicine?”87855ce176afbdb1
Trying to ignore his 2cd7f4aacf pounding heart, he asked 9444258949 as gently as possible. After urging a85d41c461 him a 46f3e31440 couple more a16d3d722d times, Minho bb88b1109e finally shook 37c46cdb0a his head. Then he mumbled something 7557a2a840 in a faint voice.ff6b9111a6d74b30
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“What?”b6006192d39edb0c
Gyuoh bent down even further, bringing his ear close to Minho’s mouth, straining to hear the barely audible words.aeb48b26be21d049
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“…Soju…”e5986660ea251464
The word “soju” distinctly reached his ears amidst the faint mumbling. Soju? Gyuoh straightened up abruptly. A headache bloomed as he realized the faint smell was alcohol.e76558eba48b53e3
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“You should be taking medicine, why are you drinking alcohol! This is driving me crazy.”d937700f616eea9b
If Minho weren’t sick, he would have smacked him. But he couldn’t do that, so he just fretted. Was this scatterbrained person really his hyung? His head felt as hot as if he were the one with a fever.62b6d7830d72c74e
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“Ugh. I can’t deal with this.”15d8e21577b5cd8e
He would have preferred Minho poring over documents with a raging fever. At least then he could have persuaded him to take medicine. Holding his throbbing head, he stood up and gently pushed Minho’s shoulder.46bf497266cc4003
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“Don’t touch me…”b47306510c6b97cc
“Be quiet. Just lie down.”8cbef954f1708061
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Leaving Minho, ea23febec4 who was 6b66c8d499 frowning and c5004355f4 mumbling something, fb249048c0 he went 01092c590b to the 4fdc69a76a bathroom. Rolling up his a9c807e074 sleeves, he soaked 31d6d18981 a towel with 1eb7389e03 water. Since Minho 4644794f06 had been 4292db8211 drinking, bringing e11e0f6ad8 down his b4171c7877 fever was d9168b28d8 the priority.7478150e71cf72b2
He placed the wet towel on Minho’s forehead, repeatedly replacing it with a fresh one as it became lukewarm. His hands were aching from wringing out the towel so many times. Finally, Minho’s fever started to subside, and the furrow in his brow relaxed.fe5477747d2aa752
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His lips, which had been constantly muttering “Stop it” and “I don’t need it,” finally fell silent. It seemed he had finally fallen into a deep sleep. Whether it was due to the alcohol, the pain, or his care, Gyuoh didn’t know. The important thing was that he was asleep.60e723bf43febd83
He pulled the blanket up to Minho’s shoulders and dimmed the lights. Just as he was about to leave, he fiddled with his phone. After a few taps, familiar music began to play softly.7b6bedbe137eb4c7
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“…”dead671032baecf5
This would help him sleep better, wouldn’t it? Gyuoh quietly left the room and started cleaning up, switching off the lights that were still on throughout the apartment.7d1c79796e0e11ee
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The apartment was quite 9d76257d66 messy, as if Minho 3cdf5d554e had been in a 1ed6888059 daze. A half-empty soju bottle 1597dbf626 sat open in the d2a2238ffd kitchen, and the closet 1a27338387 doors were wide open. The jacket he’d worn 058ab8df93 that day was half-hanging 49a20a01b0 off the hanger, almost 7b43ba5d07 slipping off. Sighing, Gyuoh 3e6c4dac5a started tidying 2c8d28a4c1 up, his 9326e96c86 fingers brushing b083936d1a against something 4a0baa30ee hard.6535b690d1f3616b
“He left his phone here, so he couldn’t answer.”58877e3bbc385db1
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[Missed Calls: Viper (32)]
He thought 712e914307 he had e6c1d96358 only called f02b36138c a few 8ee3eadadc times, but 72cb003664 there were 039074c431 so many 8139107368 missed calls. It seemed e2d3f4dd25 a bit c39b267f00 like a 27301ca7e8 clingy lover. He scratched 6c88dec1ee his eyebrow 1e39be6051 awkwardly. Just as b9d4c5492f he was d75190dd6c about to 66ef3a083b put the d7b4da9bcb phone in 6066e15764 his pocket, 59db0ed53c he stopped.f0aa05275b0707ea
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‘He asked for the detective’s number. I sent him the business card since he didn’t have it.’8e3dcc500d0ebd7a
Mugyeong’s words 0545fbe121 from before 4dcf21d779 came to eceef73a02 mind. Gyuoh knelt down, 2d137bfdb9 lost in thought. He ran his tongue 56535d3a0a along the inside of 79687fd0d7 his cheek and tapped 1277521dd3 his thumb against the 4828cb4afe dark phone screen. His contemplation continued.0ea44139541c36a1
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“…Just to check.”9c6e742f9d4bc04e
He turned on the phone and opened his messages with Mugyeong. As he had said, there was only a photo of a business card. Gyuoh first checked his photo gallery to confirm he hadn’t saved the image, then started dialing the number on the card.d8e229fd0a642f2e
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Fortunately, the detective’s number was already saved, replaced with a meaningless combination of numbers instead of a name. He double-checked that the number was blocked and that there was no trace of any messages exchanged with the detective.3bb63f8560ead69c
“He must have been too sick to contact him.”167c7b157031d51c
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Muttering to himself, b781965190 he deleted Mugyeong’s a2b67f28c2 message. Unless Minho asked b80b534e49 again, there would 71fed1bfea be no way ec10f791d9 for him to 745a614040 contact the detective. Should he e99e328fb0 be thankful 644bb3254b that Minho ef3212c228 was sick?8bf6fda92e45a61b
‘Unless you’re going to sleep with me, just… leave me alone.’3670fb41a4a7318b
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He hadn’t expected to hear such risky words. Minho’s voice, laced with a breathless tone, echoed in his ears. He felt blood rushing to his face the moment he heard those words, and his heart began to race irregularly. He was definitely shocked by the unexpected words.10f6dc2b307d6d88
“…That hyung is crazy. He says anything.”a6b50bb5c1b6bd5c
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He sighed, repeatedly placing 2ba67f6962 a hand over his 42cffcbc4c chest to calm his 4f7fc16c91 racing heart.e9026741163b10b3
Then a question arose. Why did hyung say that? Was it because he was sick? Or did he just say things like that to anyone when he was drunk? Even if it wasn’t him? Or was it because he was too comfortable around him? He’d never said anything like that when drunk before. It must have been because he was sick and had been drinking. His mind must have been even hazier.a1cf35315ad77809
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He somehow came up with a plausible explanation. Convincing himself that Minho had misspoken due to his condition, his erratic heartbeat gradually calmed down. He wasn’t sure if it was out of discomfort or relief.4e03244b93bd086d