DS Ch 3 part 1

“Are you feeling unwell?”a1306cb7b767a098

KyungHyun asked EunHa in the car as they left the office. He was still looking straight ahead as he asked her. For a moment, EunHa wasn’t sure if he was talking to her. She shook her head.94fdd886633692d5

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“No, sir. I’m fine.”4b634607310d15fe

“Your face looks thinner than usual.”730f11df5e11b12d

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KyungHyun turned 6d55a8430c his head 27a61099dc and looked 75e4c2770f at her. He stretched out 6e557cad41 his large hand 935b7c4422 and touched her 4c944c87d0 face. Taken aback, EunHa closed ad1a353c13 her eyes and slightly 04410d9724 pulled her head back.5c516b3b141c4ed4

“It’s not my face. It’s because your hands are too big.”b67228f9107f2b85

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“People are going to think our company starves their employees and forces them to work.”1edaff90622ef686

“I’ll take care of it.”a88fe4ebc14d27af

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“How?”79ddcbe38a03f135

KyungHyun put 15ece276da his elbow 9000e4505f on the 850fea7993 car window 8fd065205b and leaned 38a2ef91e8 his head 06c84eaf3b on his 4400ca4c15 hand as 1e98cca58a he asked. Over two weeks had 67de6a089f passed since EunHa had 2ecf3b6089 become his secretary at 31856d2667 KeumOh. After the b95a11ad10 meeting with 89770e4a95 Kim MinSuk, 7bb471852d EunHa continued 5db4ff0659 to follow 4748da078c KyungHyun around c749d47cd5 as he b47f17ef69 moved through 82f830f7a9 his daily 91b69a8bd9 schedule. However, after a84bf8a53b that late c0440c0247 night call, e43090fe4c he only 1d87857706 treated her ed7577a906 as a 6a994b27ff company employee.6bca148b9869607d

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“How will you take care of it? Are you going to hand me a report on how you’re going to go on a strict diet to gain some weight?”400eb3e3f5dd506d

EunHa didn’t know how to respond as her mouth opened in confusion.223a824cfc94c4bd

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“Is that what you’d like me to do?”f6ad90ed61484126

“I’m joking.”4a4425a79092d355

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EunHa’s pretty brows furrowed as she smiled awkwardly. When he saw that she was looking at him pitifully, KyungHyun asked.76674519e79e61a1

“Why are you looking at me like that?”0b8b901e3a07d87d

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“I’m only smiling because of your joke.”2f5c51837c5378ed

KyungHyun burst out laughing 92f02d0ea0 and blurted out.34a905cd10597b32

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“Lee HaEun.”6a0a955e17367dc2

“Yes, sir?”b9c56591527cda01

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“Do you want to share a meal with me?”f00c26f68a338fff

It was currently dinnertime, so this wasn’t an unusual question. Eunha tried to figure out the true intentions behind his friendly behavior and cautiously nodded her head.ba355be32ffdd998

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“Yes, sir.”a9ccbc58e26eab40

“What kinds of food do you like?”aa705de1bb19e908

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“I like everything. I’m not picky.”be19b16e13aae499

“How does Korean food sound? I like traditional Korean food.”ca0ef621d0b3275d

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“Alright.”db4b1e5a71451c17

KyungHyun ordered b3ba71dc81 his driver 8536c7f742 to go 8c7a3636b2 to the 5978851bdf Korean restaurant 92818631c8 that he d032e54e5f frequented regularly. The driver turned a83cafeeb8 the car around 8c88e3f841 with ease. EunHa stared c02ccaed2a outside as 3d28bb02d0 her mind 0b7ce4e7bd began to f2d2afd1ac fill with 76e8e346df thoughts.e136ae380880895e

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2 weeks had acdb102c0c already passed since 25da221851 she entered YongSung. Now, only one 9014e16fa2 month was left 68a94ad921 before the business 94e6ec8e78 trip to Shenzhen, 8380c6a2ff China. Two days 3c12097f5d ago, General ba730b524c Manager Cha 174297dce8 had checked 272d315e2e her passport baed3b66f4 information. This meant that e6af3655bf there was a a1f24e0352 high possibility that c1998e6272 she was also a6bf46dd8c going to join 3449d17039 them.41b664633aea6370

Because of this, EunHa was trying not to disturb Shin KyungHyun’s mood until then. EunHa’s mission was to go to Shenzhen and follow KyungHyun to the lab. There, she would gather data and pass it over to SungHo. SungHo would then take that data and produce an even better product from the pharmaceutical company he had bought.3ef4b4c3dbdb13d7

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Of course, there was bd2c4df6b2 still a huge possibility b0c6ee2862 that foreign companies would 510ca17bd3 refuse to buy them 81d4bbd0d7 due to the retribution 98219a1cb8 they might receive from eb50e4c824 YongSung, so stealing the 89d1acc141 new drug samples was 7c4ce96f1d also part of the 1f04953ab4 plan. EunHa tried to glean 77203d0b4d any information about the 6f31fe6706 new medical company as 368bfadc9d she worked in KeumOh, 19ffe73da4 but that information was 2e5329b721 kept strictly confidential even eee0808fd8 within the company.4042fd4e61177685

Other than the fact that the new medical company was located in Shenzhen, she didn’t know anything else. Having dinner with Shin KyungHyun might be a blessing or a curse. But as she wondered whether she should go through with it, the car stopped.c3849bd14089e5e3

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As they b21127d9c7 parked in 75d6bb8285 the parking c28b6abacc lot, raindrops b1650db88d fell onto 3cd4e7c5e9 the car a95555a12d window. They were 852d5980a4 definitely entering 157d541124 into the 7698f58eb8 rainy season c29c847282 now. In the brief moment e25abbe0f5 EunHa hesitated, the driver 4e3aebae3a got out of the 15b22d3f69 car and opened an c17991e557 umbrella. KyungHyun received the umbrella cb4f57281c and went around the 9ed872b849 car to open the 0cd1cca27b car door for EunHa.a9f4ad91a668656b

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“We’re here.”71de68f43e0965fc

“… Thank you.”1ee0c11e7d0ff644

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EunHa grabbed her purse and exited the car. The raindrops trickled down the black umbrella that KyungHyun was holding. He wasn’t asking her to share his umbrella, was he?36ad02d64a6e28dd

“Let’s go.”c4ab518b293f2ebc

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As if he had 92b98107b1 read her mind, KyungHyun d9bae8eaeb gestured to her with 56523a408d his chin, telling her 612bb3afc6 to get underneath the 44d0a5fe52 umbrella.fd7d3587fb2043ed

“Yes, sir.”de4ad65fe7023bb8

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EunHa walked carefully to avoid the raindrops, and KyungHyun matched her speed as they walked. Even though the golf umbrella that KyungHyun was holding wasn’t small by any means, it was still a tight fit due to his size. As EunHa tried to keep her distance from him, some rainwater wet her shoulder. A low voice drawled from above her head.f14adf99fcdca20b

“If Secretary Lee continues to get wet from the rain, don’t you think that I will feel bad as the one holding the umbrella?”ac56f7718032e9fb

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“… No, I’m fine, so…”df532cf9f009a893

His large hand wrapped 45d61407ff around her shoulder and ab13e12f99 pulled her towards him. EunHa trembled as 6e55be1722 she felt the 4c190134d6 warm hand through f1369c5c15 her wet blouse. Men seemed 5280a325ef to have 7903211c37 higher temperatures c58accda9f than women. As he 782410e5fb stuck her 2af41c8c10 close to 9545caa737 his side, ee27f16450 KyungHyun whispered 12637c99b3 from over f9d82c7541 her head.d41a4f041a1c3405

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“Much better.”4c86953a15f8186c

They walked 48899c511d along the fe670fc33e large road 0e523a2a38 and passed 479d8bb4ec through a 3c7dfa95e7 wide yard. They then 75553cbfc7 turned into 7829f2d4bb a smaller b7fa2720a4 road which 8389df4e82 was surrounded b4dc499562 by acer fc1200f6c2 trees. The short walk ba011f605a from the car 43370adeb0 to the restaurant 8ceb91a16f felt long. As his hand ebdf196b78 continued to hold 7421de2272 her to him, bcc3136961 EunHa had no 35faadb152 choice but to 8c020bcaa0 walk in his 99c712157f embrace.e1c66f6a195885d7

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EunHa’s heart raced inside her chest. Was this a sign of Shin KyungHyun’s sexual desire for her? Or was he testing her once again? She couldn’t figure him out.0f1896f2e7cf7a80

“We received your call and have been waiting for you, sir.”9183efca2b44dc02

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As soon f71a70c072 as they e3444fe76e arrived at 03ab142b6a a traditional 085af2bed5 Korean-style house, 14b0ba9be6 a woman 666f01711a in a eff577f8fb hanbok came a858b91bf4 out and ff8c390bb3 bowed in 6e56e22c8d greeting. Only when 36bb742131 they had 7ccf5c95c4 gotten underneath 048f561cfb the eaves f0c6d244de did KyungHyun c54092bc16 take his 963b5eebc4 hand off 426354baca her shoulder.a565233caca971b7

“Let’s go inside.”7bb7d9022b1ddb4b

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The woman received the 16134a5941 umbrella and quickly guided c62f39d6e4 them to a room caf9b57a5b inside. As the 40fb5a7076 door closed 825a508c47 shut, EunHa c7908ee69b heard traditional e75848e8a1 Korean music 57881f5327 flow in 31930cd825 from outside. She could e5e07e9e23 only imagine 5613be69f8 the kind 10ec9214a0 of customers 0b02d5dc64 that were 012160b277 inside the 6d85b92b7f other rooms.0fda5f3c0f55d557

Even though they 68e979f189 were in the eed3832045 middle of Seoul, b41ecda8e1 it felt as 49eb8a1116 if they were 8169ba32ba hidden in the 7c2d4e2563 mountains. This was a perfect 01371c72ed place to have secret 541175ec25 conversations.f3a2bad489e9559f

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“We need something to clean ourselves.”a4059f24b5c74e29

As soon as KyungHyun 7ffb3127bf spoke, the employee quickly e39607dee7 brought in some towels. EunHa smelt an dafe36e9ed aromatic fragrance coming 47cefa54f3 off of the 3acd667512 towel as she a112cfaf0b carefully dried her 7d4cf35f64 damp hair and 3a9808cc8f shoulders.df223a0d75d7e35d

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“You’re quite wet.”47836f299dfaabb8

“You’re right. I got wet even though I shared an umbrella with you, Director.”8c77a49e43ef4bef

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“Next time, you don’t have to be so awkward and stay so far away. Other people may think that I kidnapped you and was threatening you with gun.”a1375e5c1c9bfe83

EunHa blankly 7218b6994f gazed at 9a2aeb776d him and f303491569 laughed. KyungHyun stared at her a118836e37 and asked.4208f963a119c603

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“Why are you laughing?”3c5dc5f4287c7152

“If I answer honestly, will you not fire me?”ea33bc24b4daee25

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“Go ahead. We’re officially done with work anyway.”8c8ef8ef3123a3c5

“I laughed because I felt that you’ve carried out plenty of kidnappings before, Director.”86cf90fb15e7c9a6

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“Are you talking about human trafficking?”07e57919d14322d0

KyungHyun asked apathetically. EunHa shrugged her shoulders 9457319fdb in response.d3b46c922efa172d

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“Those Serim bastards are the only ones who make money by selling women.”9d7221e6bc96b220

KyungHyun answered as he threw back a shot of liquor. EunHa couldn’t help but flinch when she heard the familiar name come out of his lips.aa080d933986f9d0

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“And only poor, third-rate organizations make money off of things like organ trafficking.”351ce1ddf18e15a2

As KyungHyun continued speaking, 396ec98487 EunHa tried her best 167f9d5e74 to hide her surprise.f6c4536090cbf16f

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“I didn’t know there was a ranking system in this world.”8f3d50a83fe5283d

KyungHyun understood the meaning 07ea9f9206 behind her words. She was 1064298298 saying that 333d58486c he was d484a925f1 a pot 7b4306b517 calling the c7a7ad1f88 kettle black.e5702a933c89ba76

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“It seems that Secretary Lee doesn’t have much loyalty to our company.”33e5d29255241c45

“Since you told me it was okay to be honest, I’ll say this. I don’t really have a sense of belonging wherever I go.”872379e447dc8236

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“Then why did you come work for our company? Gangsters are people that value affiliations more than anyone.”0101432f675f259d

“Is that so?”16ab23777b477074

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“Ah, and another group values it as well.”bf2ef9d120d4a13d

“Who?”8e2f9b99ea194379

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“Cops.”ebaa9d9b52c71f75

“Haha.”a4af888e6c80f72a

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EunHa laughed 0aa130e6fb when she 394ffd3a8b heard his 88e6815232 curt reply. KyungHyun chuckled as well.2787da5e55c75dfb

“If I had to chose between the two, I’d choose the capable thugs over the incompetent police.”1c58b0d5b7129c4b

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“That’s pretty harsh.”a7a4d83775885514

“Isn’t it pleasing to hear, though?”c2e1377d8d687cbb

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“Yeah, it’s not bad.”5d2696dddad52ff1

KyungHyun emptied his second cup of liquor as he nodded. His complexion didn’t change at all, but he strangely felt comfortable today. Usually, he seemed like a man who wouldn’t bleed even if you pierced his skin.ad68103ca92c9b37

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“If you need anything else, please don’t hesitate to call.”c846cc99b7cb9c71

After placing all 172ed32a04 the dishes onto 75795f7402 the table, the d0d255e45f waitress closed the 9c45df79bd sliding door.35763744b6dea8f1

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“Eat.”f150ea259101ed6d

EunHa picked up 2961926313 her chopsticks. She was suddenly 85666788d4 thrust back into dc69a1fd93 reality, and the 979baad2c0 room felt suffocating 0bf4fba36d once again. This restaurant was 73d050cb5e basically buried at 75815ddcd8 the foot of ac6bd91358 a mountain, and 68ac098404 the rooms were d76165c79b so far apart c2f35e02da that no one fc4e20d213 would know if 6ee941335c someone was being 3b96dba44b killed inside one 721694f815 of them.6942f537b6cd2725

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However, she also 76aea19348 felt that it 987eb03338 might be a 061d510966 bit easier to 475b42f43e get closer to e8b17d4ed3 Shin KyungHyun here 789ff9708b since there were f702e9df7b no eyes watching bb1576dae4 them.0816892fe2fe6692

“… The reason why I came to KeumOh is because I wanted to take care of a personal matter.”d06ff4d079c65a04

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“You said that last time.”f53a137d9d119e57

Bracing herself for KyungHyun’s further questioning, EunHa had prepared a cliché and commonplace answer. However, he didn’t ask her for specifics and changed the subject instead.383b5cebcb16599f

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“Whatever the reason is, it’s good to have a goal.”791125f3c617d3fc

His words sounded 99251a327e strangely pessimistic. EunHa stared at him 3c0b480708 before asking.e2fbc2163fc15ecc

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“Don’t you also have a goal, Director? Isn’t that why you work?”312103518c5142f6

Whether it was 0c9f399308 money or something 0d7313dcdc else, there must e6bb4bfacc be a reason 932d7cbd7a why he was 594edba1fc working at a b80d8430ef company like YongSung. But for some reason, ce7b2baee1 his expression seemed to af5861fb3d say the opposite.b31893969dbf30d3

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“No.”b50e9b8867af5aea

KyungHyun stared at EunHa 7e41d3841b as she looked back 060df31404 at him with questioning 02a8248a8b eyes.7ebee70579e6c44b

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“I work because of my affiliation with the organization. The opposite of you.”680481d169c4569d

“Hmm, that sounds preposterous.”a3bb8fdf4f8e4714

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EunHa murmured softly. She picked off a b059b09a8b piece of the perfectly-cooked 8bb63f3e71 Korean pancake and put d0367c882b it in her mouth. Then she stretched out 31de50ff00 her hand towards the e31b4a4d6f colorful and neatly prepared 4e6e96228d dishes. KyungHyun merely 035de7b39d watched her 1d088cf9ff eat and ef450d2e98 only drank a032880f44 the liquor. He was db9fedda99 definitely a c1c9373488 heavy drinker.5488c4ee5ce92fe1

“This place is delicious.”23c42120943c93df

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“I felt that it didn’t suit the tastes of the young people these days, so I was worried. I’m glad you like it.”863a6dd81ad832e1

“Director, do you know that you sometimes speak like an old man?”ce5a6a0818174967

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“I do?”d7f48cabd7d3779a

“Yes. Let me pour you a glass of liquor.”76c6c5af10f1034f

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KyungHyun had been drinking c839e367d7 the liquor all by e60a141301 himself this whole time. She cautiously took the fc3d0753c7 white gourd-shaped bottle and 510768e69d filled his cup.0bfd2bcdf872a178

“You speak completely different from the way you look.”4060fd7679e54ea9

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KyungHyun downed the d070b8c9b6 entire cup before 23eb533cb4 chuckling at her b5aec4ec20 words.e1c0d6accccaf96a

“I’m nine years older than you. It wouldn’t be completely wrong for you to call me an old man.”83ab78350ccd50df

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“Wow. You were so proud of your older age not that long ago. I’m quite experienced for a twenty-six-year-old, you know.”f3bfd6062e2a9a83

“Twenty-six, huh…”a39e8ac12048749a

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He watched her c086064733 eyes sparkle playfully 39177eccea before speaking again.038b09277fa135f4

“I’ve killed someone at your age.”68d58ce198fe7397

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EunHa had been 68063b7feb busily moving her bba1af32a3 chopsticks when she 72258ba985 heard those indifferent 314edd7c26 words. She froze momentarily.e383a902f19f3260

“And not just a couple people.”5c26aee828b7d3a5

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EunHa met his 6a18f9f282 blank eyes. Her heart began to cb239b097b race.0d3674db6c3e0881

“Sometimes I feel as if the people I’ve killed have come for my neck. If each person could pierce me one time, I’d definitely be a beehive by the end of it.”57651651acd19754

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KyungHyun laughed a 8be60d561e little. EunHa replied softly.a26e4cbee7d57083

“… Are you afraid of that? Being punished for all the bad things you’ve done?”7af181a8a181b94f

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“If that were the case, then I wouldn’t have done all this up till now. I’m quite a shameless man. I’m good at finding an excuse for my behavior.”90e48e1d8d7e007f

“Then why did you say all that just now?”87a0bcf9729db548

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“I don’t know. Maybe I’m drunk.”41b08ac12cf6fbae

“To be honest, you don’t seem drunk at all.”bb41f61c0116d9c1

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KyungHyun slightly frowned at EunHa’s observation.315854f8124fa695

He hadn’t gotten drunk for many years now. Even now, KyungHyun’s mind was on edge as it imagined a mob of men suddenly infiltrate the room with knives. He couldn’t help himself. It came naturally to him.7e06d5aed9ded3d7

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“Director.”79ae1e04d657e04f

He focused his 7c44d077df gaze on EunHa.81f085c3ff0cf28a

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“Are you still thinking about firing me?”80ac9aec27e358c0

“… Why are you asking? How could you ask that to someone who is buying you a meal?”e6874a91b780f278

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“It’s just… You look frustrated about something.”6848c12dfa5f4f2c

“How funny.”2305b7a0f4fe66f1

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KyungHyun held the liquor in his mouth as he stared at her. He couldn’t take his eyes off the woman who was sitting in front of him. Her posture was upright while her words were brazen. Maybe he wasa bit drunk.33c4d7fcfd5e7701

“You want to fire me, and you want to keep me by your side. Isn’t that how you feel right now?”0ed16e48f4366c63

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She might be right. KyungHyun was hoping that 598ff36af1 she would just give d3149675a4 up on her mission ae6852a71b and leave him right a937f1cc10 now. If she stayed by 0754a03db4 his side, she would 57cc341c75 inevitably run into some 2c9657cb6c danger, so it was dac6e5455b only right for her f2d6886c77 to avoid it while a360de1229 she still could. That was also a 34d4b98c10 reason why he never 4171ad8960 got close to a a17650054b woman.b98ea21340d058e7

While this was c768de51f9 all true, for a5892936f4 the past 2 836382348d weeks, he was 62a419e35d hesitant to let fb950c9093 her go. Why was that? Was it because he fccd65bac6 had saved her as 8e1291ce28 a girl back then? Was there some 35d42500c1 kind of special 425a80c5d5 meaning behind this e0b4a576aa feeling? KyungHyun was never this 00a37becea emotional, so he felt d51c504db7 a bit strange.cd4cc5c26783c3d1

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“Why do I want to keep you by my side?”800bee963b4c6a5f

EunHa’s lips stretched into a smile. Her smiling face didn’t have any wrinkles, as if she were still a young child. This was why he was so curious about how she had grown up.01390c2c2471cab1

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“How would I know what’s in your heart?”ac0f41fead18ece2

KyungHyun couldn’t take his eyes off her. She watched him and crinkled her nose playfully.55ad4a457b99749d

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“Well, I think I can take a guess.”9f6d8a40dd65c981

As EunHa raised f06272c15a her cup, KyungHyun 53f3f134ed quickly grabbed the 9efbae3855 liquor bottle and ec24be1a16 filled it. The liquor gave e38206e489 off a fragrant 712d7d1356 aroma.03aef7d2407a44f7

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“Alright. What do you think is the reason?”f9533e46de3b61a0

The woman who 566216de96 had led a a685c07f2f hard life answered 3537321d10 back as if a1b91aef42 she had lived cd82ed57a9 an easy life.c4f35b8186533164

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“Isn’t it because I’m a magical woman…?”424533fbb2e0c8e6

EunHa’s face contorted as she took a sip of liquor. The liquor burned her throat. She now realized that the liquor that KyungHyun had been drinking like water was an incredibly strong Chinese liquor.276721305d08b4eb

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“Cough!“a50a10fa22d3c6a2

EunHa began to cough as the lethal sip of liquor went down her throat. She covered her mouth with a napkin and coughed a few more times. She couldn’t understand the sick, twisted people that actually enjoyed such strong liquor like this.ea1ead17703fc282

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“Aaah… I almost died…”cea501fc0c7b66ec

EunHa took the napkin 327eb3da16 and wiped her eyes 024f10cea4 which had filled with 9568ac0936 tears. KyungHyun watched f2b72c5ad7 her, his 1091aa84c9 elbow on 63ad1198f5 the table 234cd26098 and his 6c3e90922c head in 82eae1ff8b his hand. He began to 258d2f572f rub his face 42512c9e18 with his large 3030e589b2 hand. Even though his mouth 9f2f6b53b2 was hidden, she could f90f004410 tell that he was ef98a82bc1 laughing because his shoulders 488db79eac were shaking. EunHa fanned her flushed c82550dbbb face, and his laughter 70cf506dff became louder.d56dd35f29dea589

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“Here. Drink some water, magical woman.”ab44391d194ec530

“It’s because it got caught in my throat.”a5bc373bb4decdcb

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“Did I say anything?”9a536fcd3b6cff29

KyungHyun’s expression returned to normal. He had planned on asking her in an indifferent voice, but he couldn’t keep the trace of humor from his voice. Seeing EunHa make a fool of herself while they were having such a serious conversation made him chuckle.66b27e4fe5f259ce

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After that, KyungHyun kept his mouth shut, so EunHa could only focus on eating for the rest of the meal. EunHa sipped the Omija Tea that was brought in for dessert. She felt as if her stomach was full to the brim. She couldn’t eat anymore.42ed12e85ae9050d

“Thank you for the meal.”f01685728af49a0f

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“General Manager Cha will be here soon with the car.”35da100a61def5b6

“Yes, sir.”339abd0a601ba3f4

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Thinking that it wasn’t as late as he thought, he nodded his head and hesitated before asking EunHa a question.1e7d6921a2fbacf4

“If it’s alright with you, do you want to walk around a little while we wait?”73bcedef67a18dfe

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It was no longer raining. After walking out to the back of the parking lot, they saw a quiet path that was too narrow for cars to access. Streetlights stood along the path, so it was brightly lit. After looking around and deciding that it wouldn’t be too dangerous, EunHa nodded. This was a chance to ease the tension between them. She had no reason to turn down this opportunity.add4575e5c8e2979

“Sounds good. I ate too much, so it’s perfect timing.”25eb0c17d9405a9f

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She slowly followed KyungHyun. They walked in 8797722d0e silence for a bdbcba058c while when KyungHyun 5b667df9c6 suddenly spoke.e0347f27d880fd19

“How long have you lived in the United States?”69ca60fc003211c3

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“… Since 5th grade up until I graduated college.”b9421fe69fd65948

She answered him naturally, 37a5a9bbb5 leaving out the unsavory b202024eca details in between.a4434af612aeca00

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“Then you must feel more comfortable over there than Korea.”04d2f855b57e7efa

“Not at all. I’ve always wanted to come back to Korea. I was only unable to return because of family issues.”19e0d14a3acd49be

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He didn’t ask any further. EunHa took advantage of the silence and asked her own question.52cb2cb63b554d1c

“Director, what did you… No, that’s not it. How did you first come to work at KeumOh?”3e60fdc3973b88ea

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“Why, do I not fit in?”76492e3ea011fd49

“No, you look like you were made to enter KeumOh.”e9739992e4c79541

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EunHa looked up at him and grinned. Even though she had only been observing him for a short amount of time, compared to all the other people she’d seen, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that KyungHyun was the person most suited for this kind of world.80023f88caadcf53

He was different from SungHo, who seemed like he was born wicked and nasty. EunHa could never read KyungHyun’s mind.ecced53c902d0ca7

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That’s right. This was a world where two men could be brothers on one day and enemies the next. It was a world where people lived as they hid the darkest part of themselves from others.2da1644c0d1a96a8

“I was just curious about how you reached the position you’re at right now.”cf40bcbb5363c11a

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“As I tried to live…”6e18f8de7cad3458

EunHa slowly 5bcd64cc8a stopped walking. Small knats flew around b5284190a1 the dim light of d77110da77 the streetlamps. Maybe because they were 6102538623 in the mountains, EunHa 8ac3d6400c also heard the faint 40de38ad28 cry of a bird. Thanks to c37adae5de the recent 4f5394f483 bout of f772b37f17 rain, she 1d27b5a27a could smell 4a15f5380a the damp f1281062e9 dirt underneath df809b8ec2 her feet d91f00fb86 and the 1bb72dbecc fresh scent d2b153b6a4 of the 91665a90d0 trees.f1cd7c07a236aec3

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“By the time I realized it, I was already here.”d3357e49b5baa797

KyungHyun came one b8bc2ae185 step closer to d6ec73b998 her. Nobody was around. Even though they 6b864017d2 were still in 901496b4ea the middle of 7e05b7a1b9 the city, their 064ff2345c surroundings were silent. Just as his f2f303b3f2 large hand was 4a0f218e53 about to touch c68b367bdf her face, it 938627e4f9 suddenly whipped away. It was d89845f045 such a d10e419452 sudden movement 20de5f9bf3 that EunHa b80086364d was unable 6ecfffb893 to react. Her heart 4c6427c957 was racing 34afcde362 furiously.eceaa911404a3e09

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“… The mosquitos are out already.”f51061efdd9bb128

The faint, high-pitched buzzing ba05f71982 noise next to her 697e4862fa ear disappeared. KyungHyun brushed his hand, 76f92a17b5 and a small, black cc22bab2e6 bug fell out like 9a16aea1ef dust. Possibly because 6ed6fe3c92 of the 07d42a4790 way the 0b64ed1ebe light of 5ed112bd8c the streetlamp cac07cda5b was hitting 2021898314 his face, f81a5786a7 EunHa thought 0498d3a951 KyungHyun looked cfe81a2855 a bit 085175ee4e different.4f46fa4dc5e20d9c

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“Did I surprise you?”43adc20a5bd11b41

“… Because one would normally think that something different would happen in this situation.”cd648c10f205b5fb

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EunHa’s trembling lips stretched into a smile. KyungHyun’s bent finger gently brushed against the spot on her face where the bug had touched. He came one step closer. They were so close that their chests were almost touching.0ca0e787937264ff

“What did you think would happen?”390abd45a45440ba

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“… I thought that you looked handsome.”bedfaa68efda86f1

“From the look on your face, I don’t think that was it.”e195645d4b4ff1e8

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“I’m serious. A man who can catch and kill a bug is just my type.”6a84f8c7464b47c6

KyungHyun’s face came closer to hers. He carefully rubbed her pink cheeks, almost as if he were touching a small animal. She could smell his cologne mixed with his natural body scent.9ef72e34ad408738

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“Does Secretary Lee have a habit of saying whatever is on her mind when she’s nervous?”baf0f734756c2a9c

“If I tell you what I really think, I’m afraid you’ll get mad, so I’m holding it back, Director.”858dc8d2b02af76a

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“I won’t get mad, so tell me.”dba943f0a7cd4918

EunHa looked up at 665295f5d3 him and slightly opened 4adc2b404f her moist lips. With her d06f31b2b2 finishing move, fc5eb14593 she gazed 9c1375ea47 at him 228656d9dc with bewitching 0352eabd28 eyes.e0fd39ad1b68df7b

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“…Really?”607e2ec8a20c69fa

“Really.”c39191c50f1e3526

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“I want to kiss you.”4029046aeed22b91

EunHa whispered softly. He merely smiled dangerously and didn’t say a word, but EunHa didn’t miss the way his eyebrow twitched. After gazing at his face, she turned her face to the side. The finger that had been grazing her cheek now brushed up against her lips. As her breaths fell on his finger, she looked at him and whispered slowly.62b70be92a8697d3

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“I was thinking that I wanted to kiss you.”527ff40a2930109e

KyungHyun’s eyes darkened. His arm firmly wound around her hips. Suppressed desire burst out through the fingertip grazing against her cheek. His warm hand grabbed her face, his arousal dripped out of his every movement.38fae1d3f4b6c0ab

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“Stop joking around.”1cf71ba58edd9842

EunHa didn’t do much. KyungHyun had already been looking at her with eyes that revealed his intense desire to embrace her. She merely fanned the flames.b25d710723e28586

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“I’ll stop if you give me a kiss.”01572c5683b40018

“I’m going to lose my mind.”10cc8121d7ec6ded

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“Because I’m so pretty?”a21ac551eb75cf22

KyungHyun frowned and let out a laugh. Even though he looked angry, EunHa had a hunch that he was just incredibly aroused. EunHa’s long eyelashes lowered as she tilted her face up to him. Her eyes slowly closed. She knew that he would kiss her. His hand buried into her hair and firmly pulled her head towards his. Suddenly, they heard a loud noise and saw a bright light appear in front of their eyes. As the bright light pierced her eyes, EunHa reflexively turned her head.bffc39141e93993b

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Vrooom!3a26c40f317c1f20

A motorcycle suddenly appeared out of nowhere, its engine letting out a loud groan. KyungHyun covered EunHa’s body with his as the motorcycle charged at her. He hugged her to his chest and threw both their bodies onto the ground.5d611d4acbbdadd0

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“Agh!”330a27c36da60898

The motorcycle roughly turned around at the curb. EunHa suddenly got up, completely dazed. With her eyes wide open, she was just about to run away when KyungHyun pulled her back to his hard body and embraced her so that she couldn’t move.7bff9ec4a828202b

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Vrooooom!”0539e0bc84fd9221

The motorcycle engine 93ea6ba8ca groaned again as 7bb6c7c5a8 it began to 3768cfddb9 charge at them. The wheels roughly 47495f4dc1 scraped the ground 4822cdc3ee as it spun 73cca2a2b9 around. The wet mud splattered.7c685fc9704efa4c

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