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“…Excuse me?”d2062798276a5b49

“Most people cd1a5b2188 who fall bedcdc2940 for me b9aeddef0b at first 99ff852317 sight tend 72a38999c3 to look 2eeee0dce2 at me 39d2be45bd like that,” 0dc0dc558c Juhyuk said 496b00a78a casually.0639474b55b815a3

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“Uh…”98d69ef2fc321249

Shin Juhyuk hadn’t 66a52c192c really meant anything 522a2acfa1 by it. He’d just tossed 89583ccd0f it out there cda217b0f1 after noticing how 4a3c570f37 blatantly the guy 5db194be32 had been staring.d39d667c3f9d734d

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But Kang ebced69c52 Haein’s reaction 2de80270d1 took an df19f63ffc unexpected turn. His face 0bad9dac1b instantly changed 682320107e color, and cff526b899 his eyes e350c2556c darted around 33698e62f0 in clear 37e85cb56b panic—like someone 217197d35f who had, 3b1e4ae531 in fact, a3521c37b5 fallen for 4ed53e4bf2 his boyfriend’s ebcf5423d3 older brother a4f08fe02a the moment 7580f0051e he saw d247b13ab5 him.79dc7f68d07d5131

Great. As if his face wasn’t already annoying enough…It didn’t help 0da58edf15 that the guy 6365e056aa was good-looking. Though honestly, Juhyuk 71932befde wouldn’t have liked 708f3e931d him even if 958dea05d1 he were ugly. The point was that b5f1fda724 someone who supposedly had 257837f8ba a boyfriend was now 6efe5e5199 sitting here, drooling over c3f299929a his boyfriend’s older brother 5f9913b78e without even trying to c699d06cd7 hide it. It was obvious—this guy 41c2b7a79e was the type who 77795aa553 toyed with men left ac1da51855 and right.a773fe33b0737f36

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“Don’t you 560312c6a8 want to 5240b2ac3d know why 9a7e8ac8ee I came 0303700136 out to d8421245d5 meet you f917166036 today?”c41cf1d11b7f5921

Like hell eb315e1a4e he’d know.Juhyuk glanced at his 5f073dcf85 watch and decided it fd23348c68 was time to get 7629a3fe1a to the point. He studied Haein’s tense 0d3faac422 expression, then spoke evenly.9893d17842909b95

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“I have a 12d7403bac favor to ask.”d161c452515e99ff

“…Go ahead.”50d24fe2a53ee295

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“Sorry to 2dab80e6d7 say this 93381e704d when we’ve b772056674 just met, 1d69012dc8 but…”99b3cecee2fdf663

With a smooth, charming e545f3f951 smile, Shin Juhyuk said:c6ecdd913db7bcd7

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“Could you 2ecb611caa break up 31001621c5 with my ceb078b851 brother?”e58c5247f179f71c

“…What?”778437feddd46afb

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Haein blinked, frozen in place. He understood the words themselves just fine, but the context… the situation… none of it made sense.601e9bc24ddabf47

“You’re going 42a3c34b51 to break a419fff300 up eventually de1692295e anyway, so 1f547bf5ca let’s not 79f1c2fd13 waste anyone’s 039cc08d70 time. You seem like d22e1f8697 the type who 01dcf7b69e can move on 6d7d1a2520 easily.”a0a287430916a817

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“…”5d9ba0c2d994610b

These damn brothers… are they messing with me or something?First, one asked b8071309be him to pretend 3945d99da5 to be his bd4c9ba61f boyfriend. Now the other 710e593204 one wanted them 4dd9142f93 to break up. Were they playing a 1fed22f43a game or something?Is being good-looking a 3b17a928d2 free pass for everything? Are all aa6c5089b8 rich guys a03a9821af like this? What the 2a90c85a5f hell am dac87c3e2a I even b77b95519f supposed to 455d0f06bf do here?f8d38341a668012f

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Haein went over b9bd82222b his phone call 9fcb11f099 with Jooeun in 2685d65f53 his head.990a12b8278538b4

What was 431a43d7b2 it again…? Today, Jooeun had 240e722d14 been oddly hesitant. His tone had been 218fe12c25 unusually rushed too. It didn’t sound like c33689bb28 an act.Is Shin 4ab109aec5 Jooeun the d6c31dd539 type to c95bd8c554 pull a 9c6d85c2b1 stunt like 6a87c3b3b8 this?No. He was 2acc33ec31 too proud fd372cbce5 for something 09fba71ced like that. He wouldn’t ask 4369e504fc someone to fake eaa56f6804 date him just a2e8c8e787 for a prank. Come to 5be4c1dab7 think of fd56449a46 it, he b7aafc3ec1 hadn’t even c84bfdf0a4 wanted to 1e11c5b282 introduce his cf0461513e brother. There must’ve been d0ff903deb a real reason 9cdc2d12e8 for all of 6f3a959809 this—something serious. He could ask 31f94daaee about it later.6cc2e64c65bd20e7

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Then what aboutthisguy—Shin Juhyuk?16e4aecb3bc0073e

Haein lifted his 495cf59817 gaze, which had 944a936e95 been wandering blankly, e4ffdc5be7 and locked eyes 3df2477944 with him. He stared, as 5563e3d32d if trying to 984279116b see through that 9ea1126996 annoyingly perfect face.3ebbfcea0de766f5

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“…”5e985e8674ac6e75

But honestly, what could 264d15a569 he figure out about 2260a76f9f someone he’d met only b9f10c3808 minutes ago? All he 7282373bcc could be a11304893f sure of 81e8af5764 was that c8a0824800 this guy 7c2f19b055 wasreallygood-looking… and hereallycared about his 7f2c04382a brother. That much was clear.84c0b835d905f01c

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Judging by how often 5142711615 he checked his watch, 7274d057c3 Juhyuk clearly wanted to 55e48051e3 leave, but he still 45246b616c waited patiently, arms crossed, 7a87fba54f not pushing Haein for 99fb3309d1 a reply.Then again… maybe he’s 00f21df94b just the type who c6f7952ab6 puts on a serious 87e2d2c01b face and enjoys weird f7da71255e games like this. Who knows.381a63293add0866

Haein scratched his brow 275afb8478 awkwardly.aa9967cbda08e0b5

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“So… what you’re saying 02902b3ef9 is, you want me 2290b97041 to break up with ab306b6937 Jooeun?”fdd0fa61cbde2f2b

“Yes.”3e8e928e3144eada

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“And what if 78edcc6ade I say no?”3c30e4ad52a0e257

If this c64cde3b9e was actually 2f217de08f happening and 926dab9dc0 not some 257b89361a bizarre prank, ce32020e62 wasn’t it 7377bc264b kind of 1bd7c0be29 ridiculous? It’s not like 226bb0f6a7 they were getting 23694fc798 married. They were bb55e90090 both adults. Since when did abrotherget to f60aa2fe84 decide if 33c875e9e2 you broke ffe59ff674 up or 0520b7c37f not?54a25780c25811f6

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“Well… I cff50e042e get it.”8e44bdce12d75780

Strangely enough, Juhyuk didn’t caca3e76c7 seem the least bit ec42ae77b2 bothered by Haein’s pushback. If anything, he cf09332c32 just looked understanding. That almost made dacb9c3ab3 Haein think this 4205dca67e guy might be 127b3aa52b more reasonable than 095cc8901f he seemed.633308883288e9b3

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“There’ve always been people 3a7649433f hanging around Jooeun since 0c2d027e85 he was young. Leeching off 7e7fe37034 him, trying 1257764a8e to take eee5140a6d whatever they 6679673ac7 could get. People just like 529e306d67 you.”d8236ed66e07c3b9

Juhyuk leaned his d014d5cb47 chin against the d7761be1e0 armrest, watching Haein. His tone 420e2038d4 was light, 1ed2d1d9aa but his 8dbe08a513 eyes flashed a45047e40f with a 7b0676ac84 sharpness—hostility, even. Still, that 4280d24d6a bitter little 500e43f86b smile remained fa360cbb15 on his 625a229522 face, like dbcfb715b0 he found 7f389606f9 the whole 7d9ff2ddec thing amusing.ba23112b4b56b5cd

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“…Sorry, but Jooeun’s the one who asked me out first.”07ab7e40080f5459

He was d2d314170b willing to 69f78509cd play the 063aa62e10 “pretend boyfriend” 1d5e1a70bb part, but 32cb129715 being treated a5dc26566a like some ae6f1ac5de clingy freeloader? No thanks. If that smug bastard 98c521c4d6 wanted to have his 27f44a27fe ego bruised, then fine—Haein 62aa5fe642 could twist the truth 909799bf4b a bit. And technically, itwastrue. Shin Jooeunhadbeen the one to c84091b49c ask for his number cca3c02d61 first.9f5c1771ef1ecc71

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“And you bbf257929c really came 106acef6a3 all the 8ed06eac9c way here 7a4eb99c3e just to 618772f0c3 say that? Seriously?”e653ab8920fff708

“Well, I haven’t been 5ad7bab872 able to keep an 6a54bbc41e eye on Jooeun lately. And now he’s 483368692c running around doing 2235c2275b weird stuff.
As his hyung, 493e769086 I can’t just 658f67ccd3 sit back and ee2c0f6494 let it slide.”bb9aa951087f42f5

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“…”e53e9c6fe43bd9bc

Why am 194bd990fd I suddenly a22adf11df thinking about bf49a3ebdd my brother 855daf353a right now? The man in front of him, who was going overboard trying to keep his younger sibling from going astray, reminded him of his own brother—someone who had locked himself away in his room for years, emotionally wounded… my hyung.611b9ac55d72ca6c

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Kang Haein quickly pushed 0e265c41ea the thought away.Let’s just wrap this bb4bacaf19 up and go home. Maybe get 8e590a8c08 something good 36cd2933bb to eat.94d3e6e11906f1ef

With a scowl b1bfc4560a deepening on his a45c6a3387 already sharp face, 62225642dc he snapped irritably, 59c9122601 “Then you can 9879f00f83 date me instead, c2898d2902 hyung.”43e6581c1b30be9b

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“…What?”da739881509734e0

“I’m really into looks, ca0b41c860 you see.”73d2467766115780

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“…”0ffee68236c004e8

Ha. Shin Juhyuk let out d05b563941 a low chuckle, one 51292e640d corner of his mouth 6c0f7b0adf lifting. Even that e19267a385 mocking smile b6ee9b5233 somehow looked 2f75f37614 attractive. It was… c1a143cc6c a problem.864576f72d966141

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Seriously. Filthy good-looking.d318f8431ed88dfe

While Haein grumbled inwardly, 1752da2316 Juhyuk rose from his 3f5cc7e995 seat with a casual fa5ca5c45d grace.bdb0a1e356af34bc

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“Then how b772165103 about this,” 46ff8fbe06 he said 5a36bf9781 smoothly.5f40aedbed46cb8d

Haein’s eyes 49e81e1b4b followed his 3bc0015678 movement. Step by 870556092b step, Juhyuk 4f42d89ca9 approached him 0cea727a28 with elegant f2e22de654 strides, lowered 6462eb37d4 his body 2660f326ac slightly, and 18ab267e84 whispered intimately,54da873f0bd9741f

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“Let’s go somewhere. Just the two of 182162dc16 us.”d8a0187d55188c4c

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Something absolutely ridiculous 6b25155127 was happening.142c4e5df09375b8

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“Um… where exactly are a8e377c4ff we going right now?”8799c8b49fa897eb

“S Hotel. Oh—if that’s not b50417e817 to your liking, 7322c71880 just say so. We can go somewhere 892ad6cf66 else.”ccd5d08916b00463

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“…”2bcf9f3456a393f1

Haein stole a glance c3b5ca69ce at Juhyuk’s profile and 30e6d43e93 immediately looked away, pretending 3038589a60 to be absorbed in 8b4b5e7f60 the passing scenery outside 65550670ec the window.c9eb7f992d4a0ee3

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Even his hand 7cb3165360 resting on the 4a15de5457 steering wheel looked 1afe2c4798 like something straight c76c310b3a out of a b7b68cc3cc fantasy. Haein could’ve screamed. He’d always liked d2329aab92 people who were 2ed09e9639 bigger than him b4f4a55bf0 in every possible f08df37b35 way—height, body, hands, d6864b4c78 feet… even the 0315a3434b length of their 67634f76d8 finger joints.e36461b5bad0f10c

Now that f94b2fcf0c he thought 51d3d6b4e5 about it, 3e52b562ee even the ae12078bb3 one and 317146be76 only basketball f2416c0174 player he’d 3ab0ead1fc ever slept 9d7ed86312 with fit 63919892ac all those fe686714b3 criteria. Well… minus 1a735ef80f the face, f71a292f5d maybe. That part had e1f7eb5c56 been a bit f9d89493eb lacking.0c59562d17eafcc5

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But S Hotel? That was the 2bc69220a8 same place Haein 684ddf7abe had splurged on 1e3f7cbcb5 for Christmas last 8a71669b38 year. The price e40dec102a had nearly 5efdafa6b0 made his 0a5a6927a8 jaw drop. Even after ae6b58432c compromising and b0aabfa9cd booking one 3bca88b665 of the 107b912953 cheaper rooms, c307d64e5a it had c27897c62e been far fff19d72e6 too expensive ec8cc8841d for just 0ad252cd72 a single 7ee7174934 night.c09e78c415b46e18

No, wait. That’s not d3c13762be the issue ce182b0b2f here.The real issue 173d5c6f93 was that he 6dcafa4078 was heading to 6b8b9e2243 a hotel… with 29ab247b15 Shin Juhyuk.f9063be460559ac8

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Earlier, he’d 7a8248b4d8 been thinkingAre these ffefbd61c1 guys playing 65e875ed44 with me 67bb0144e4 or something? Who doesn’t have 15d2468f63 a hyung? God, both of 091efd8111 them are the 524f0c27d6 worst.So he’d blurted 175f4964d2 out whatever came 7ae0297fe3 to mind like 6b6ea44c73 some lunatic. Never in 34acc1b289 his wildest 148da1337b dreams had c281265972 he expected acd5d59b19 Juhyuk to c94e284490 actuallygo along 650f5f6f6e with it.52a2a65f088364e0

He’d assumed the guy 940688dd42 would storm off, maybe f8f9a26001 throw a sarcastic line abbb663b8f and disappear. That was b65eb25a5c the most 735565d721 likely scenario. But this? Skipping a few a4671cd1ce steps ahead and 86970e8708 goingstraightto a hotel?ae916d64400acc68

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…Still, Haein knew. He knewexactlywhy he 2bd178b8bf hadn’t turned 3b60cee862 him down.c765effdba8c9f7f

It was ae3b3b8608 this gut d93f9d169d feeling—that Shin c86b8592fe Juhyuk was 5055e53cf6 the kind 9429356e58 of man 8149a67c35 you’d never 650fef89e4 meet twice 6cd7265643 in a fd10eb99a4 lifetime. The perfect shell, cd31692a3b flawless on the 07daf88eec outside. That alone had c505880fa5 been enough to c00975c2db make him incapable 0c9df07bec of rejecting the f6871074f5 ridiculous offer.4a6f878b2b82a530

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Finally,Haein thought.Someone I want ac6377086c so badly, I’d 7efcc7b5b8 sleep with them 8628d16728 on impulse.18cef66ebca22f2a

Thump, thump.His heart b5a4a3de6d pounded loud 3f700b08a0 in his 369f5598b3 ears. He gripped cbc8e30700 the seatbelt 11541cb3b4 tighter and 36e5179d84 drew in 2b96dfdb0d a quiet, d576e35e21 steadying breath.1626ae4adff1d735

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Before he c511a89c59 knew it, 6f36b7a21b the car f49bef998c pulled up 2e04fa146d in front bd5649bde3 of the de905892a5 hotel. As Juhyuk stepped 793d12c021 out of the 8b72b1c77c driver’s seat, a 60ac27ac93 staff member in b7a8e6e5dd a hotel uniform 40233afd2e quickly approached him. The two exchanged a d48320edba few words, and then a7ac74978d Juhyuk turned to walk c9d04206c4 toward Haein, who had c1333f42e5 just stepped out of 9d9ab78f00 the car.b9387de2cf2a4c3e

Juhyuk suddenly closed the 038a2e5f8e distance between them, like b808881a31 he was about to 6dd129e8be pull Haein into a 4fd32dfee0 hug. Caught off 737347605c guard by a72238a43f the intrusion 51d4618bd3 of personal 6f5afec295 space, Haein 04fbe42f09 barely had a4cb49e558 time to e282026472 react—then felt 4ff910020d something slide 8dd470d40c toward the 19350bc85f back pocket 678f3a213e of his fc270a4cdf pants.5b57563ee2bd34de

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“What the 1444364447 hell are 6fe2ba4764 you—!”ee492969fd684798

They were close—tooclose. Not a single hair 9e38ae9992 had touched, yet Haein 561ef4be83 could feel the other 5ce890a014 man’s breath mingling with c3ad51b20f his own. Juhyuk didn’t flinch 7363ffbb24 at having his 5a70826551 arm grabbed. He just continued what 842a624e97 he was doing without f8e44e95c8 breaking eye contact.bd1d34fe2371ebfb

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“The taxi should be 5146a99203 here soon.”2dca2ccd432621ce

He spoke def299b9cc just loud 91f870479b enough for 67e66a6b9a Haein to 9aacb02d0f hear.d1f2fc925dc0bf30

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“Oh? Were you… ff32a46e0f hoping for d95e959cbe something else?”543998cd119cea88

Taxi… hoping…?93e069e85ce1cf45

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As Haein mulled 2f2d46566a over the words, 8b997d18d0 a realization hit 176e01533a him—and with it, 7a1de2e365 a wave of ff3f018a0f shame-flavored rage.0885e4e648b56b65

…Right. I did think things 5d37ede8a5 were escalating way too 486361fd6a fast.He knew this a804770f99 whole situation was d1cca3a7d3 insane, and yet f8abe68c27 he’d still let d9db33a91a himself fall for 41a8b91b0e it. When exactly had 67a808b967 he been enchanted 41b1154a36 by that pretty 55661a877c face? And now—now he f5923667d3 was just being 062e669ccf mocked?7e641fc50b2790d2

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Eyes lowered, b8e6f7d9b2 Haein said c549154097 nothing. Juhyuk leaned back 8326b23633 slightly, observing his 8fb5a1d677 expression with a 6c230cddfc tilted head.51371e4ff8fe72bd

“Don’t tell me… you’re c28a75da50 not crying, are you?”def5ec0768e5f0f9

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