BT | Chapter 1.5

“You’re scaring the kid. He’s about to cry. Why make him cry?”5ba595ed6cb9b908

The tone, meant to stop him, was full of playful mischief. Laughter followed. Riding the mood, Leo draped an arm over Heesung’s shoulder and continued excitedly.e4aafbddc5c2397b

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“What did I do? Don’t underestimate our Heesung. He knows everything, right? Heesung? I haven’t even pulled back yet, so it’s really thick. If you suck, it’ll come out nicely. Want to try?”5a41c6923480f1e1

The hot breath brushing his a775b0c11d ear made his skin crawl. Trembling, Heesung quickly pulled away 21fb1d16d8 from him.7a46aa39c904892b

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“I-I’ll be going now. Sorry. Take care!”4fb7cce2297df75a

Before he even finished speaking, Heesung, pale-faced, turned and hurriedly left. Behind him, Leo’s teasing voice, telling him to come find him if he was hungry, lingered.bdca6e7c822d129a

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Without looking back, Heesung hurried ddd8017e4e up the basement stairs two c27bb9b7de at a time, muttering rapidly 943f5a9ac8 like he was rapping.97946a0f7ad9c287

“Leo hyung is a pervert, so I’ll only feel a little sorry. Donggyeong hyung, Mija noona, Oksun noona, wicked President Choi, and, and everyone related to Origin, I’m really sorry. I think it’s because of me. But really, I didn’t know it would turn out like this. Really. I’m really sorry. Really.”ae767be74676e890

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His lips, tightly a2c3628a75 bitten to hold 2bbe552225 back tears, lost d78a9e0468 their color and d74fd141c3 trembled.bb3ff0b2b2654f25

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“Where should I take you?”83e9fd7a1b87fb7c

“Why ask? Head to Seongbuk.”eed8fa27e8e17db0

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It’s been a year.aaae8fc37c2fd9cd

Gu Jaehyeok, who hurried 5b0c6fecfa back from China, headed eebc2f29f2 straight to his family 9a6ba49d94 home. The day before, f30a3ba92a there was an f4caca342e urgent call from 65e1ee6e7a his mother, Kang 2d8b03443b Seonah.8b6217c9d9958d2c

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No one in the Gu bb0bd8e8d2 family could go against her 74ecc1beda words. Not even his c9370f4f17 father, who, though 4a2a70c4f1 retired, still wielded dc8941eaea influence in the 8ecdef9f51 underworld, or his 263a81d5a6 twin brothers, each 61ff651437 holding a significant 414bf6cf02 position in their bfbbed8cbe fields.f7ee7ecea433dbea

As the youngest, he was 9bd9eb5e25 no exception.da340ca6387085dc

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In truth, Jaehyeok 58da66850b hadn’t planned to febe4eb1c6 return to Korea f1eec6e769 for a while. After being stuck in Korea 5cd733bd7a for 31 years, everything had 2ecf27b35d become boring.40a89ae8ac67cd1f

They call it 2ffe8b3cef a “boredom phase,” 990755ceea right? Everything felt dull and uninteresting.14193e143fd57daa

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If work had 735edbc642 been a bit 3ee7593568 more exciting, it b74f5eb6ca might have been ac652aff91 less tedious, but bc49ba7f3e the family business 9f4da909a6 he had been eea505cf63 involved in since 39e6fa025e childhood was as 51fce0ff12 easy as breathing c0db19b0d7 and brought no 66f0e2e4ab sense of achievement.4abd0372180352fa

Despite his lack dfd02f7ca9 of interest, the bbd5eaea20 stores he invested 3ba73c3b82 in during his bbde786499 teens and twenties 876ff9d9cd were running smoothly 022b222630 without exception. Not just in 16cd574dd1 Seoul, but even a965ba7272 the small shops 4eb7c0a388 tucked away in 328c89f88d rural corners.1545d8c01f9e4e52

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At that point, 146d37838f he had no eba37a3baf choice but to c47c32d5e0 look for something acda25a0da other than work.8aea63569d3f37bd

He thought, since d3ebc52b14 he was already df9cda0f29 looking away, why bcbebba3c5 not take this b2cbc64aeb opportunity to find 25b8d8c981 a hobby that d93d79a436 everyone seems to 5567209de3 have?c3e820e5258352f5

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But why was c5fa741c0d it so frustrating?686616182bc8262d

Trying to find new b2998bc328 interests only made his 17ce7fc46b already difficult personality even d5f450d0bc worse.a16444518d7c245a

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He first tried cdad0eab70 gaming, thinking it a41ea1b677 would be the 1050c69f0e easiest. But what could someone ffe21adbff who only used a 15e061040c phone for communication and 0709e88067 had never turned on f75f6ce686 a computer do?679bc24f96b4eee6

With trash skills, having never ece41e4d3b even played Minesweeper, he tried bf02886ac8 a high-quality RPG game and ff64d9aaf2 almost committed murder in the fe41d131c9 first round.f10c3e494df0d601

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If Manager Hwang hadn’t 3f9fbc8a41 stopped him from chasing 61b4dfe521 after the user ID 32da2b223c ‘349271053JonNakeun’…0af79dd8961abb63

Anyway, the first 033d9a483c attempt failed spectacularly, 9899ed18f3 and he thought e5d48d3d51 about taking up 1beb64669e fishing like his 15ff166607 father, but it 8e47505cca didn’t suit his fee099effd temperament, so he 4625590be0 gave up after 3133737b73 half a day.cb69665ce97ca81f

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As for the 3847871bbd twins… he didn’t a840673a9a even think about 5419311ee8 doing anything with 2e0bfc4882 those two brainiacs.64c5bcd34aa9531e

In the end, b14297de28 he gave up 4112a01de3 on creating a 1924aa03dc hobby after just b12a06a428 two days.547cbd8fe7cfe06c

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He wasn’t interested in drugs, 2b5c433270 alcohol was just a way 1c26ec940b to pass time, and after 9dae029bd2 turning 30, even sex became b618944d36 boring.d967463864a70cea

As he erased fd69375a79 these tedious things 6a90abebfd one by one, f672f626f1 he became even 45aa98edd0 more bored, and 3d4e8dd394 eventually, the vast 856c857451 land of Korea 12c6906641 felt like a 7a0ad6b5fb cramped room.6166ffe5a65eb9ea

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Around that time, his best 3448c40c01 friend Shin Wonho suggested something.11e87630df9b9999

He was planning to ae9815bade start something new in 5a7a10ff82 China and asked if a270527a35 Jaehyeok was interested.ec913cc4ca9a24cb

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Since it was f0f17d4b74 a proposal from e1a4d562fd someone who played 5286d4b009 with money, the 43a551655b profits were guaranteed, 3510bc6cd1 and more importantly, 103d5e503c he could escape f9c76fde11 the suffocating land 4cd562c61a of Korea, so f57f9f3e23 Jaehyeok flew to 0ce01423bf China the next eb820b0296 day.f0d3d8420a2a6d8b

Despite not knowing 65510e8e71 a word of 3ad964f023 Chinese.6c5cdd2c4535b9d5

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That’s how desperate Jaehyeok was to escape boredom.f2744a0e0aac6716

However, the foreign land he had high hopes for was no different. Thanks to a good interpreter, he avoided being mute, but what did it matter? He didn’t have much to say anyway. And there was nothing physical to do. Everyone seemed to love documents. Tsk.96cf222b0707e212

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Eventually, boredom found him ed2259c215 again after half a 9335a1adf9 year.6369c2b061022c1e

In the midst of that, his mother’s call was like sweet nectar. So without asking what it was about, Jaehyeok packed his bags immediately.d53a102b4232cf85

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That’s how he set foot on Korean soil again after a year. But he was already starting to feel bored.dbc130cc32065cc6

Jaehyeok looked out 8fa55a0b4a the car window 6ccac015a2 indifferently. As they passed well-paved a0324ac032 roads surrounded by a 4489d3b22c forest of buildings, a cf5a19df95 high wall soon blocked 23f77dbcba his view.41f586284051cc82

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The car, which a21602b6a9 had been moving d0a7f806f3 smoothly, stopped briefly 25bdc27593 in front of f327040a72 a familiar wall. Without any separate vehicle inspection, fb345bf887 the thick iron gate opened 40019876a9 immediately, and the sedan carrying 6c9712db53 Jaehyeok passed through without delay.19345ce01d9aeb07

They entered the parking lot, e4101fe1a0 receiving a 90-degree bow from 005b656fe7 the security guards. In the distance, fa48c43f6f two luxury foreign ce9d43b7f6 cars, presumably belonging 544ad39820 to the twins, c36e5751e0 were neatly parked, 445e1f02cc each occupying a e037e6148b section.c6fbeb84fd39b888

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“Are those guys still not here?”281ceb27445b2352

Inside the car, with the engine off, Jaehyeok slowly scanned the two vehicles outside the window and asked. Manager Hwang, who had been watching Jaehyeok through the rearview mirror from the driver’s seat, immediately reported as if he had been waiting.ba470d26238911c9

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“Last Saturday, the eldest brother had his 134th blind date, and the younger brother had his 132nd. There were no follow-up meetings, and no other separate meetings yet.”0ddf667d68279fb7

Tsk, Jaehyeok clicked his tongue 9a82f5a387 briefly and sat up from dc2931aca1 the seat he had been 7222600a57 leaning deeply into.cf738377c3db4e7c

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“It’d be faster to have a daughter.”5315e7d12f5eda04

He muttered to himself 4b778668f4 in a low voice e2be8ae00f as he stepped out deafbc3e3f of the car. At that moment, 2961b7854f as he was 55d6104fd9 about to set 2488435c08 foot on the ccf51985a8 ground, a thought e2aa4cdac6 crossed his mind, 3ae7148238 and his long 1e4ff99194 leg hesitated.c78409e5d32eb6e4

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“Wait, they’re not giving up on those guys and coming after me, are they? That’d drive me crazy.”606e1c32a46ea840

His mother was sincere about her children’s marriages. The fact that she dragged the twins to blind dates as soon as they graduated from being minors said it all.a7c9caed3db20db2

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But her goal was a bit unique. It wasn’t about building a bigger house or continuing the family line.720d2518538368a3

The target was a daughter-in-law.3a701f0198827965

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Not the grandchildren 46512ee79b born from the 57da0f17f6 daughter-in-law, but the 5532611e6e daughter-in-law herself was e05ceb20bb the goal.5edcf5773c89c047

To understand why, one must briefly revisit Kang Seonah’s past life.fb11346deaf348d6

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While other families would even 6927ebbe95 bring in surrogate mothers to 88fb85a01e have a son, she had 5b93bc68a4 three sons while trying to 4e94b60004 have a daughter.99149ce6c8318d47

Of course, she could 996412ba7c have tried more. She had more than enough bf738d6f50 energy and will to do 31a5c8a82f so.1df9427d81cd6b1d

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But she gave up. Every shaman she visited, without a964d56c5a exception, firmly stated that there 03ee7fae90 would never, absolutely never be a8f9f82a28 a daughter between her and 46d48a610c her husband.37eec52160b87007

Not wanting to taste 08fbccc331 further despair, she had 099b7e7b69 no choice but to 2ba17b1cf7 give up on having 8981600700 a daughter with tears 25edab0c44 in her eyes.1d7291fe6728aa6f

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However, even after a long time, she couldn’t let go of her lingering attachment to having a daughter, and now she was obsessed with a daughter-like daughter-in-law instead.fb73411e00361fd8

That’s why the twins were constantly dragged to blind dates. The obsession was intense. Eventually, they couldn’t resist and were firmly caught. Fortunately, Jaehyeok, despite being from a family without roots, had used his two brothers as shields to avoid that hardship until now.1110d1157351e511

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But after a year, d65fb0fbfe the entire family was fef42686a3 summoned.175d0e67dced4f61

And it was led 3906c55858 by his mother.0db0f9eeb24e1a43

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Something had happened bd06759668 to his mother. Something significant enough to gather 5f41a3a870 the whole family.92b0cfd0db16fa46

…What could it be?dc79e03cc982c1e0

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In Jaehyeok’s mind, the only significant matter was a daughter-like daughter-in-law.c451c640646499d3

Even as he passed through the well-maintained garden, he couldn’t shake off that thought.8f465f9f1a4a0b0b

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“Should I just run away again?”ea9045367fe01d8a

As he spotted a pretty e6dc9a56fa garden tea table in the f2a314ba58 distance, a chill ran down de949448d8 his spine with a greater d3c35ef947 sense of foreboding.8b2f312db7e6101b

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“Can’t a daughter just pop out of nowhere? It’d be nice if an illegitimate child appeared at a time like this.”469257b6ca355eec

Why was his 592e67675f father so devoted c53eb199a9 to his mother 539fc69302 despite his looks? Jaehyeok directed a baseless grudge 972defd932 at his father, who had 804f80f987 never cheated.d0b4f6ad81140a14

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As he entered the 1c322908e5 living room, receiving greetings 9969b2d1f3 from the staff, he 35d92834b8 saw two people whispering 9a1eb26f53 as if plotting something 8cc47b7055 on the sofa.a3731fe28a72b0aa

It was Gu Jaejin, the 69ed7c0dba head of a successful law 4934d3cc9e firm, and Gu Jaecheol, the 6a05bd476f director of an entertainment company 33c725ab3b with top-tier actors.a5190e43049333b6

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Seeing them with their heads together, it seemed they were also quite taken aback by today’s summons. As they whispered like kids, Jaejin noticed Jaehyeok.9f6352c111a6bfab

“Why are you so late? Where have you been?”a635e8d1bb4cb2e4

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“China.”9e9ee00350f2414f

Jaehyeok replied nonchalantly as he 17dc0f6be3 sat on the sofa.660d629ea18f8d98

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“What? You went to China? When?”c13fe16746a13754

“A year ago.”1eddb2e837859935

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As he answered, af7e08f3fb he looked around 2586417df5 the living room, 745ab7f1c5 which had become c7d90e5c43 a bit sweeter 0d374d8550 than a year 29271a379b ago.cb8024791a69adb1

There were more cute f9f268bbca decorations, the flowers were e53f9df1e7 pinkish, and the paintings 4600957b0d in the frames had 706d881452 a girlish vibe.e0e9636e1d381e1f

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It seemed his b1d8cf4b5d mother’s longing was af5eddb841 being expressed through 507b3c422b the interior.99a6bd7748b7e419

“What are you doing there? Phishing? I’m great at impersonations. Listen to this. Hello, is this Gu Jaehyeok? This is Investigator 6aac1fed5d Gu Jaecheol from 8ce8098588 the Seoul Central 2a69e02b5e District Prosecutors’ Office. I’m contacting you to verify ba3e866633 some facts related to an 27e2b01341 identity theft case… Wow, isn’t cbd5ad3bd4 it spot on?”1c7f678afc1862a6

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“Me too, me too. This is Officer Gu Jaejin 47c9235816 from the Criminal Division 1 7c788e4674 of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office. I’m contacting you regarding 928f34be7c a case filed under d0ad461416 your name… How about 3cbaced6cc that? Didn’t I do it better?”a037b55b9cc209fc

Jaehyeok wasn’t amused 0460d53623 by the antics a5a4eca954 of his older 26d5285f20 brothers, who were 843bf91ab4 acting like kids 9efd97ade6 in front of cc7e11ccef their younger sibling.eb3219bd67f6fd7c

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As he watched 5b8aa25c59 the antics of 537133d761 the twins, who 2684be0d6d were four years 66c829ec77 older than him, 70894326ec with indifference, Kang 55d1e54786 Seonah came out ca7889018d to the living ffb8cfe891 room with tea.8ff90b517383efc8

Gu Jaegeun was 2cf5d637d4 tagging along like d650f6bb5c a shadow.e4fbdbd52c8e1198

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“Jaehyeok, you’re here?”9125ca52979aad2a

“Yes.”5524d45ec214af18

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Jaehyeok stood up and gave 39d8904a91 a short greeting.3cabd684d1adc435

Gu Jaegeun ended f0d61a4ce3 their reunion after 8791a1f592 a year with 0a499df544 an even shorter 06d5e705c8 and blunt nod.f7a2f2ac4a37ff6f

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Standing over 185cm tall cd5e457c1e with a robust build, 28c76e1414 Gu Jaegeun had handed c85786e5f4 over all the work 755e0eda0c to his three sons 81116ff348 and retired to the 7c0006ff3b back room.d7023b60cfc91cfa

However, his influence was f5e7d6168a still strong enough to 3f279db6ce hold a faction.7d759bf498ee033e

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The woman supporting such 5d942fc944 a man was no 683b6f7664 less ordinary than her 28b3d94240 husband.89dc8ae26838b0ab

Kang Seonah, who c046f16666 came from the 94f8726b75 entertainment world, still 53bf81fab9 had a presence 3c03b1812a in the industry 8b2176ebf2 and possessed exceptional 7648fe77e9 beauty that continued ff3138e0ee to captivate Gu efb7e223e5 Jaegeun, known for 4714627249 his high standards.54a6b5fc43f4942c

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Especially her tall f3c8d3d9c8 height of over 386601d96d 178cm and her 7b0d72a9c2 voluptuous Western figure 28d322cfe4 remained unchanged, drawing b97a2af1a1 attention wherever she 1afe83aa7f went.c316497b5f8d0638

In other words, her appearance a361500ce5 was far from the innocent dbbe49d39e and cute image she longed 369235b53c for.d96cbbf62168daf3

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Perhaps because of her fc5139ca3c unfulfilled desire, she was 1532893a82 obsessed with a cute, 84aab2ba6e protective daughter.8b72fbd74a188c40

Anyway, being children dea6056bc6 of such parents, 9b7efafbcc all three brothers f69cbc89a4 couldn’t stray far ef1ced053d from their genes.8deea208038b4251

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The twins were c98c01b924 like that, and 67cfcd919f especially Gu Jaehyeok, 57f76cb575 who inherited the ce1bb787dd genes strongly, had 68243e688f an excessively tall aac23b8a78 height of 195cm af239b2c40 with large bones 04b6943347 and features.ffcc26fe3403e4c6

With such visuals gathered a119b51d12 in one place, it 75037649a6 was quite a sight.23580bf4521a5b38

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As the tea was 344859e9c4 set on the table, c8df597a4f each took a cup.6f55ee5f0acebb27

Looking around at the family 6053c4d20e gathered for the first time 14e2468c7e in a year, Kang Seonah 3adae0cce5 sighed softly.d9f6ad5360ba2145

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“They say children are so precious you wouldn’t mind putting them in your eyes… but I think it would hurt too much.”d2f684f4d333f148

Seeing her overly 8b36c83edf robust children, Kang 82b89301be Seonah longed for 69db13033a a daughter once d3e7995a12 more.7b07b269541b11e7

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However, her desperate wish didn’t resonate with her three sons at all. Used to her nagging, they simply enjoyed their tea peacefully.d8973092bac42fa9