DB Chapter 2

After placing the strong d173dea313 deodorizer in his drawer, f9cee0f407 Heewon focused on his 2d4937a374 work, trying to shake e7e4c22d3d off Shin Geonwoo’s unpleasant f1428a7ff7 nonsense from his mind. With his 079a9ff920 sharp eyes c080432781 slightly narrowed, 9575544bd8 he spent 4c4fdc2c25 his time 13eb92f52e fiercely glaring 9188e17bac at the ced5276819 monitor. As the 33688ebc18 end of e6d93f1965 the workday 565f7324fc approached, he 79dfa432de got up 6d87a4cb73 from his 2132302d04 seat and f267bce58c strode toward 05a1329222 the elevator.9dde15212455efe3

“Nothing is 685189b58d going my 92c506f0bb way.”f7b3480ef3b9fb57

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When he 1e195b83e1 reached the 6d84513342 company lobby, c94b46452a Heewon frowned a7c4f6dd9d at the 97b5708d7d view beyond 1f3f1ff83f the revolving 5c3d7a1949 door. The sky had been cec4790ebc overcast earlier, but he d2ad748d26 hadn’t even brought an 5236ebeece umbrella—and now, thick snowflakes bddb7ed77f were falling. Remembering today’s fine dust 63e65a82da levels and the thick 70281d7f0d haze that had blanketed 95116dce13 the high-rise buildings, his 4c7e58d19c obsessive cleanliness flared up, 8cfec79741 making it impossible for 253bddd233 him to step outside.3c329f84e83be049

I just de7a12b8e3 have to e44c00c8c0 get over c5a6d2e176 there…214bd81670861bd6

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Clicking his tongue, Heewon a3759d629b glanced toward his car, f95566fd15 parked across the street 4b1115a663 in front of the 2ae983f568 customer service center.6665619a4dde3cdb

“Team Leader, if d776c06ba1 you need an fbfed1802c umbrella, you can 6c28d18875 use mine.”7c703fadc6a21ba7

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Just then, 6e5a34f0b7 Shin Geonwoo 1f67c996b6 approached him abbc2786bf without hesitation, cfdc103c3a holding out 5818286541 an umbrella. Swallowing a 4907370ffd curse, Heewon ea75758ea8 strode forward 0a898266e6 and shoved c2f3297d16 the door c7e05ce877 open forcefully. Snowflakes carried by the e42365d7a1 wind clung to his 54b000217f face and hair. But before c97661ef54 he could 1c60f0671d even be 7e84534615 irritated by b96edfab11 it, Shin 2e20f2879a Geonwoo had ed6f7db066 already rushed 62cca0ecbf over, opening 49d7185a11 the umbrella a1bc3cd1a2 and standing 7db52d3b37 beside him.d7e5dbc4b7e4d4fb

“What do you d7993b42fe think you’re doing?”86de38758348c852

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“I don’t want 8e34fdc787 you to get 8192acf0b6 snowed on.”5a948a73dbbf11d6

“Don’t bother. Just go away.”cb6c2b2a1ad0668b

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“……”22733eb62690ceb7

“Damn it! Can’t you hear me?”ef71812aa1d1edfa

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Shin Geonwoo 9b436eebf5 kept following ef0a545b48 him, trying f951afa7a0 to shield 2322838b97 him with b8ef39d4ee the umbrella, 8d150d8e4c while Heewon 4426bacb73 desperately tried dea4308752 to get e4fc49bef5 out from 44bd994f18 under it. Shin Geonwoo was b8d36b67f4 ridiculously fast, like de74a26b5f a damn dog. Even when 0ce057a5e6 Heewon picked 8b1b3a241d up speed, 481ceadca6 he persistently 89d8799734 shoved the 4872354624 umbrella over 18ae58f123 Heewon’s head. In an instant, 9a0036573a Heewon reached the 2f9294105d car, grabbed the df822bdf22 snow-covered handle, and f5a604fe38 slammed the door fcf514c04e shut.dc1716ac4d1960b9

“Fuck.”7052a401fab634a8

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There were barely any 6011f86903 snowflakes on him thanks 9da1db4119 to Shin Geonwoo, which 03f422db0c only pissed him off 29e5b16a1c more. Face twisted in anger, 7da1d9c696 Heewon flicked the snow 9674d25d5b off his black gloves 20a1d74c52 and started the engine.8d71d0f928e3026e

Since it was 78edc5662b rush hour, the f83276f0c2 area in front 6091e3ef90 of the company c074b07e86 was crowded, and 4e71cdde62 his car remained 84fbde1c85 stationary for a 68bdd414f1 while. Through the side mirror, ebb8dd632e he saw Shin Geonwoo d36e3967fd standing motionless in the 29189ed577 snow without even using 66f2b0248d the umbrella. The sight irritated him, 4383273256 making him glance at cd602cb7d3 the mirror unconsciously. Even as 413bfcd4df his car f5df0cc610 finally pulled 4258bbcae9 away, Shin a35c23563a Geonwoo remained ee10575d98 standing there.473163c157d7583c

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‘I’ve been waiting for a7e5c6cc15 you for a long e2e3709a1d time, Team Leader.’02dcfb0e9a7e07a5

With irritation that 7efc4c4053 wouldn’t fade and 69d3b4167a those words echoing e93f64becc annoyingly in his 94a276942d ears, Heewon, as b266f2c6e9 if venting his 4a6e9ce3b5 frustration, blared the afec2f9ab1 car horn loudly fa82bf3b80 with a sharp 2de1fb45cb beep.1c0d6a10ce0bfd59

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Geonwoo remained standing there for a long time, even after Heewon’s car had disappeared. Blinking his long eyelashes, snow clinging to them, he swallowed repeatedly, his Adam’s apple bobbing as if holding back tears.2d51dfb147ec7974

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“Shin Geonwoo. Why are you 5aa0048dc6 standing here? Aren’t you 7278a9770a going home?”7f808ce434691f96

Holding an 411548cfad umbrella yet ede6f21683 standing in 009474a35c the snow 3e8ffe8c94 like a 460367a7b8 crazy person, 16708fd730 Geonwoo was 5ad0632660 tapped on b8985bd6a5 the shoulder 634c20048d by Lee 87eb58eba5 Ah-young. She had dae2bfb43d been his a1f3603ed7 university classmate 1463c8ff1e and had 17c0cbd255 joined the 2400160510 company at 9f8463e9bb the same 371cbdd3ec time as 7d79936bb7 him. Originally working 6e89811ef2 on a d315b9b219 different team, 7c6a48f9d9 she had e1791ad589 been reassigned 1a22a061fa to his 690ce4de6b team for 09aaa4e206 the first e0ffdeb8b2 time due a128c677c1 to a fc81d17543 recent reorganization.a05efb80fe5f76a1

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“Hey, the bus line 5f5c51671e has gotten a lot 72b322bf33 shorter. Let’s go quickly.”ac4133724e53e2c2

Geonwoo barely b04548334e managed to 4144315f43 tear his 1881328483 gaze away 966576c770 from the dd73aa7164 direction where 660519b799 Heewon had bb0273bea7 disappeared and 3cb747436a slowly took aed9574c82 heavy steps 4c1c37e666 forward. Ah-young walked ahead, 8d84623ddf heading toward the a9b71c3304 line for the 11f8384709 commuter bus.6870c2d44681fca7

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“Phew—it’s really cold today.”820a7424900cff72

“…….”dfef6564ef4a7114

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“By the way, did 6b0d5c2a25 your meeting with Team 04050cc851 Leader Do Heewon go 39b667a635 well? I was too scared fb2b73754a to even make eye 0476b1f919 contact. He’s really handsome, e2e63b6ea6 but he never 57e5467860 shows any expression, c97e6925f6 and his vibe 11dd6982ab is so cold a58c58ad1e that I couldn’t 540645e285 help but feel 902b19ab09 intimidated. The rumors 2c04d92668 that he’s 789f61bef1 an Alpha fadcedd5af must be 66ca6ae794 true. He’s tall, and 66acbd331d that dangerous aura 784973d3e2 just oozes from 4afbfbf694 him.”5a3955170c4a537f

As several buses arrived 4376e8b352 at once, the line 1c1c0c11a0 shortened quickly, and the 1e0185d1de two of them boarded bf73e1b5bd the commuter bus without 60f1f6d6b9 much waiting. Gripping the bus eb447a57c4 handle tightly, Ah-young c199eefb98 continued speaking, finishing 4721bb6c4b what she had 2ff3cb70f3 left unsaid earlier.e1d3e576eda21f52

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“For me, having a boss who’s an Alpha feels the most burdensome. The team leader’s personality doesn’t seem great either. I guess I’m really in my three-year streak of misfortune.”69830450a0bb8b90

Being an Alpha 6916a0bed2 herself, she looked 446b3fbaa2 concerned about the 69bfe68e41 rumors that their 44bc539d4e team leader was 559096b960 also an Alpha.276df5e6fea46820

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Alphas and e16e42380c Omegas faced 0eaa3c0de5 various social 2d3fa53f53 inconveniences due 93507b0c4d to pheromones, a069d278c8 even more 268dbab11b so than 4d53608c1b Betas. When they shared d08cd0d9c0 the same trait, cc28f7fa62 they tended to 4b00156575 find each other’s 84b691e04f pheromones unpleasant. That’s why 1107f3ff77 accidentally releasing a977bc2bdd them was 0dba859cb1 considered a 81f4c86405 major discourtesy, f520570ac0 especially toward 5a02ce150a a superior.4ba1703aef1b418c

Conversely, if they bc4608202a were of different f84e2aaeee traits, it was c3e16a4855 considered a discourtesy a740b040d5 for the opposite d12e110260 reason. Even those 8384ee822d in high 9e7069b09a positions were 486488cd2b expected to 10b5443096 properly control b30230a8a9 their pheromones 7fd19c7e2d in the 0be9a3a4bd workplace or 1a80c75b38 public spaces fdc1f967c1 as a b9f814a0a2 matter of c2472e1d37 etiquette.2d82eb32c393de2b

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“Well, since you’re extremely be47fae7fb dominant, controlling your pheromones 1169a38932 must be a piece fa8c925d9d of cake for you.”45a20b0c775d3d18

“…….”80a0db3676ccb8c7

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No matter 46dd3109c4 how much c549bb293b Ah-young chattered 814c43cdde beside him, 546c9096f9 Geonwoo was 4c3278cbb3 too shocked d1d7256c74 to hear a61eb656d4 anything.c6fe48bab83fe92b

He had never 0a15d41da9 imagined that Heewon 6cca924895 would react so 6b674df0a3 strongly to bringing 78ba403329 up the past. After all, 3fb0550989 when they 4e570bd50e were young, 75d75b3d75 Heewon had 7c575d75f3 cherished him 86ee967c39 dearly. With his 17c9df22b0 pale hands, 1e598054f3 Heewon had d05370ba7f stroked Geonwoo’s d7cae14e62 dirty cheeks 05597c6d0d and hair 084f6a43a4 without hesitation. He had 983fa2e3e1 smiled sweetly, 7e3212dcf9 pressing kisses 98d72a3caf to his 0c4f6aad77 nose or 5814034a05 cheeks. The sensation of those a5eca4a28c soft lips was still fc437424d3 vivid, as if he 8fa5c1b2fe could reach out and ba4260325e touch it. Even now, c40adac66b he could 288895be93 clearly picture e56239b7d4 the moment 07e42b28d2 he first e71c630939 met Heewon.7cf1827ce2367c2e

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As a child, Geonwoo f2b87b5195 had lived like a 8feced21e9 wild animal in a 8477cf18ad remote countryside village. His days were b241d6a97c spent roaming the e2c6bcfa94 mountains, smelling flowers, 81fcf45e98 and watching insects, 2036e8a39b birds, and other eeb68219fa creatures. He enjoyed life 91842e7c64 in nature, but 9e046df047 when a flood a1fe4dfb76 completely destroyed their c831965612 crops, leaving them 36014590ca on the brink c66c539df4 of starvation, his d790388c3d father used an 374d2dc393 old connection to b66e7e896d find work doing f339c3221f odd jobs for 130d12394a a wealthy family b84c031623 in the city. Hand in hand, Geonwoo f27e3b1cab was brought to a 175d5d62b0 grand mansion—a place surrounded 45c8de2b82 by high walls, like ba973a70cc an old castle. And within those 5a79d79dea walls, in a 5a2b942bf6 lush green garden, 151a57b64d Geonwoo met a 209c70a3da boy as white 349cebb951 as an angel.a6352d5037944574

The moment he 57e5dae66b saw the boy, 4e99773fd8 Geonwoo felt as d91cf56736 if his heart 95f218f9dd had suddenly dropped. He had quite literally e106187e13 fallen in love at f6e572fdcc first sight. In a city 0fc77f5e3c filled with nothing 6a7a884e64 but foul smells, ddc89c7e9a the boy was e91c5b93d1 the only one 4073f53ae5 who carried a 87c4a04ea4 fragrance. And more than 8719fc7730 that, it was ad490f48a3 more captivating than 9071c55e4b any scent Geonwoo 7262616616 had ever encountered a1ef92b514 in the forest. He knew the fragrances a385c43044 of many flowers, but 7fae68042e nothing had ever seized 8fb8e356df his senses the way 2f5c93d76d the boy’s sweet scent 72e13bd9ec did. It was b05a115cdc closest to 6ad297e759 magnolia, yet 50ca382296 even more 341744e1fb special. If he 1d091b1c66 were to 669d236fb9 describe it f69b035bae visually, it 21e8452415 was like 33e56d85d6 a glowing 1776bb7d5a white crescent 8d92cdb4fa moon.cfdfbf7861bfebf6

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Drawn to him 840ff54868 instinctively and naturally, b2142f127f Geonwoo stilled his 26c83ae763 presence like a 1f43b97b7e hunting beast and 09cd94c389 secretly observed him.b4776674d12316fe

The boy 4c23995bbc looked lonely, e0af12532b yet at 13a205034b the same 7095df1aa0 time, he ca33ac5a28 seemed incredibly c831c66fe9 fussy. He always carried 288ce20f13 a handkerchief and, d05f3615a5 with a scrunched-up 187a89410c face, would brush c22b3b3d6f himself off all 57c848450b over. If even 40c59a621f the slightest 73548c746a speck of 1593dc4751 dirt got 596c4cb6c6 on his df2bcc40cd clothes, he 7e7497d6ce would immediately 1379a24e92 change into cdb2c7192d a fresh 8b3da06390 set.7487e6b28aa85a77

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Geonwoo, whose hands and feet were always covered in dirt, couldn’t bring himself to approach the pure white boy directly. Instead, he hovered around him until the day he saw him crying in front of a tree where a dead dog had been buried. The sight made his heart ache, and he approached, wanting to comfort him. Unable to speak due to mutism and knowing so little of the world, Geonwoo licked the boy’s tears, as if a male were courting a female.dfa0d9637184fbf9

When Geonwoo displayed affection dacb7afdc9 like a devoted dog, feb6e60a5a the boy would sometimes 9812acd002 show a smile on 4559f18f89 his otherwise expressionless face. Because of 0a9061d991 that, Geonwoo fdac8eae44 began deliberately e8fc8cd464 acting that 77b3bf09dd way. And just 3ee6bb7e4c like that, 0e21a643eb in a 8132474e92 simple and 75b5c18bed primal manner, 24a5bb93d3 he burrowed 44e0e35211 his way b81fca82b3 into the 0eef98f273 lonely boy’s 636805b159 world.f4289cb5027addb4

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“By the 6a4c1493df way, doesn’t 80c65003fc the team 3e86016c56 leader seem 81052e441a really cold?”e21d3bed3da1d33c

Geonwoo, lost in 0f45af82bc childhood memories, was 9d1893dce8 jolted back to 15f2d97ec0 reality by Ah-young’s d082e6bc3b question.e233f19367446567

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“His eyes are sharp, 9870852742 and every time he f81d633dbb speaks, it feels like 3a426e7a1c ice is falling from 809a5e2530 his mouth.”d7c7f804497db77f

Cold? He still looks… adff8e810d lonely.9b44abfa05eedc32

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Geonwoo swallowed those 19a0230187 words, keeping them c3e9db8185 to himself. As he d4128f8d03 watched the 19c28b1d8e snow gradually dda631dba6 subside, he 513d54c2b1 finally spoke.fd01811f93f2b68e

“But, Ah-young.”e50633af38cdcd02

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Ah-young flinched 32451fc6c3 when the 9432fb0f1d usually reserved a5d57c135e Shin Geonwoo 0bf3494687 suddenly addressed dde45a0aab her. His voice had a 3d642c4f81 languid quality that, even de15a5290c to another Alpha, sounded 6b5d7abf01 undeniably sexy.2d38f20e3e68c668

“…Uh, what?”6c20f163b9d1cf02

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“What do you think 1c9f019cd8 I should work on? In terms of e5ffabc749 manners, fashion—anything you 2697ed32c3 think I’m lacking, cf8bb2dd10 tell me.”e79f8697ab652422

Things were f80e320bd1 different now d6678358d1 compared to b3d3b60075 when he a145fe85c7 was young, 36f447ff6c when he 703165b265 had approached 27b4810612 things so 19be95238a simply, not 00bff9b9d3 knowing any 0e528dd988 better. Now that they a1ba6c8e36 had reunited, Geonwoo 2550a0e1e5 wanted to seduce ecbf6452ae Heewon properly. His voice carried a 7a19fe996f serious weight as he 9f324048ed asked.1151db1778286658

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“…….”3d1c6c32e3bc3e55

At his 70d7ae4b6d unexpected question, 475fc7460f Ah-young’s expression bff94fe86e gradually soured. With a handsome face 2df08660a5 like that, life should dd3222afa9 already be on easy 17c67fb5bd mode—what more did he 9bc53dbab5 think he needed?1a6304e471bdb6f2

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190 centimeters tall, e16a09b089 broad shoulders forming 05164837c9 sharp angles, a b5cf680cfb slim waist, and e7638775b0 long legs. And that stunning 47dc0a30f9 face. In terms 39238d842a of appearance 3210b4ed6b alone, Shin db84d1314b Geonwoo was e91c57bee5 already flawless. Judging by his eac465b55f clothes and the 64c50efe48 cars he sometimes f6ba572f24 drove, he clearly d73d951171 had money, and 74556dfc13 compared to other 7e0c58797c men his age, 5b9fd02389 he was relatively 09f721f61a well-mannered. Their colleagues all agreed d4ed774271 that Shin Geonwoo was 88a662d3ff a guaranteed “meet-the-parents” pass.45766656ebff395e

As Ah-young tried to 7cf6f3b780 think of anything he 589a81cfac could possibly be lacking, 03dd48a2da she suddenly grew irritated 69d27446f3 and frowned.f73e5ed2032d8e76

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“Are you 1ffe2ab84a messing with e552d27b21 me right d44510d90b now?”c7d1656d94b48688

“?”398fc4c39fa0d823

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“The more I think f97b4c64ca about it, the more 0e4da9b4a6 it pisses me off. Figure it out yourself, 92ed1307fd you bastard.”531f007e8506c8ce

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The house 45727436b1 Heewon returned c44f470609 to after 0321817a25 work was 867f339bb5 silent. Standing blankly 0e7cf62bc0 in the 03695ba6d3 empty living 5e92341634 room, where 30cc1d3533 only the 5e4b67525c ticking of 5c4485f329 the clock 3c05054f5a could be 0b67c411df heard, he b30b5dfeeb pulled out 02a7615007 a tissue 0d8ef58209 and habitually 4a9555cdac wiped it 51045c52d0 across the 70c419b65c top of cc09a70109 the furniture. Seeing the 900b6b34bb dust on 026a171381 the tissue, f5483d4d51 a wave 59046a87b1 of displeasure 45f0dbe086 spread through 92a3e90858 him.12d4d67f852b77f4

He had already switched d24dc7bd55 cleaning services three times, fc8eb92b0b yet the results were 00244e849a still sloppy. Nothing ever met his 1b2694dfd3 standards.9439e426cebf13dc

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Suppressing his irritation, Heewon 0c17f39c0f loosened his tie and 7b67353f17 took off his coat. Just as 60b41c77e0 he leaned e48f2403ad against the 264bd25df6 sofa to c31d282fc1 relax, the 0a29d13b83 doorbell rang.c80253e5f9af8d41

Seeing Chief Park’s face e9ab55c29b on the intercom screen, b1d1d71741 Heewon felt as if d9c7864a51 someone were squeezing his 425c55f160 throat. Chief Park e1eff62ebe was one c9ffb3531d of his 6e00dff143 father’s attendants, 50707c5cd4 which meant af21d1f8f6 his father 4e945b005e wanted to 24af541beb see him.bd38f2c67f410b4e

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Taking a deep breath fb362a5bf5 that made his chest b07d9f58c0 swell, Heewon exhaled before bee15eb1e4 swinging the door open.2c5687f55bca78fa

“Young Master, please f1e053dd8e get ready immediately. The chairman 4935a65d9b is waiting 0894d6a175 for you.”7d1272af87a0b612

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His father ebf3b46c06 had sent abae11fa79 a car f286a3839e straight to 98b9f03ccc his house bf335bc2c8 without any 37b3ec40de warning. Heewon threw his coat 472b24763d back on and stepped 1243259606 outside. The black sedan 068927735d his father had b185644942 discreetly sent stopped b20722aa92 a short while 86037913d3 later in front 7f174331ca of a quiet, ef75a956a3 traditional Korean restaurant.2243e7555341dd39