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DS Ch6
by misacchi“Hey. Choi Yeonjun.”
“Huh?”
“Do you know that person who claims to be Kim Seungjun’s relative at the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs?”
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Just then, the dashboard number changed to 1, and Seo Baekhan naturally changed the subject as he exited the elevator.
“How would a loser like me, who just inlays mother-of-pearl at home, know something even you don’t?”
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Choi Yeonjun, one of the founding members of Hatch, is a lacquerware craftsman who has been making quite a name for himself lately. Although he certainly benefited from his maternal family running one of Asia’s top antique galleries, Choi Yeonjun’s skills themselves were worthy of recognition.
“Agh! Shit! Come to think of it, I have to finish reviewing the new merchandise for the National Museum by tomorrow! I forgot… Oh, ugh… I really don’t want to do it…”
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Seo Baekhan looked at Choi Yeonjun, who suddenly started pulling at his hair, with disdain. Then, a thought suddenly occurred to him and he slowly stroked his chin.
“Really? Then you’ll be meeting the museum director tomorrow too, right?”
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“Huh? Well… probably? Since I’m stopping by the museum, I should at least say hello. The director gets upset over little things like that.”
“There was an event at the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs two days ago, and I heard the director attended. The museum sponsored it quite generously.”
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“Oh really? I didn’t know.”
“Yeah. So when you meet the director tomorrow, casually drop a hint.”
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“Huh?”
Not immediately understanding Seo Baekhan’s abrupt request that seemed to skip several steps, Choi Yeonjun scratched his cheek with a bewildered expression.
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“What hint should I… Oh, you mean about Kim Seungjun? To tell the director?”
“Yeah. Just tell it exactly as you saw it, no more, no less. Say that some idiot mentioned having a relative at the Ministry and badmouthed Joo Taehyun, making the atmosphere unpleasant.”
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There are only a handful of Crown Prince-related people who can frequent Hatch anyway. Among them, someone connected to the Ministry and linked to Kim Seungjun? Whether it’s his father or the second prince… In any case, Seo Baekhan was confident he could narrow it down on his own without needing help from others.
He could also guarantee that Kim Seungjun’s supposed relative would be insignificant, but it bothered him a bit that Kim Seungjun seemed to know quite accurately about the circumstances of Joo Taehyun’s confession to him.
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Where. How. How did information about what happened at an internal Hatch event leak out? Moreover, the place where Joo Taehyun confessed to him wasn’t even in the middle of the banquet hall, but a quiet place with few people around.
Did they secretly install listening devices? Or did someone sneak in and hide…
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As Seo Baekhan considered various possibilities, he abruptly cut off the branches of thought that kept trying to spread.
Let’s take it step by step. He had been thinking about completely overhauling the interior of Hatch anyway, so he might as well use this excuse to start by replacing the staff.
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“Well… if you want to do it, go ahead, but why tell the director about that?”
“With the National Museum’s budget being what it is, do you think they have room to sponsor events from other departments? They probably took it on reluctantly, so the director must be quite unhappy with the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs right now, right?”
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“I guess so… But why?”
“In that situation, if he hears that someone related to the Ministry caused trouble at the Crown Prince Scholarship Foundation event, do you think he’ll just let it slide? He’ll probably spread the word to others.”
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Even if the National Museum director just complained that the Ministry people were no good, as the rumor spread, some people would surely find the circumstances strange.
“Who’s this kid who was supposedly humiliated by Seo Baekhan, I’ve never heard of him before, but why was someone like that at the scholarship launch event, yeah that event the Crown Prince put a lot of effort into…” Such talk would naturally come up.
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After that, it’s easy. People would bring him information on their own without him having to move.
Once speculation starts pouring in about why the Crown Prince was associating with someone like Kim Seungjun, he just needed to follow the most plausible leads. Something big was bound to turn up. Maybe even something bigger than he expected.
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“If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be better for you to contact Joo Taehyun directly now?”
Seo Baekhan didn’t respond and glanced outside. Usually sharp and clever, Choi Yeonjun occasionally veered off course like this. Not wanting to tire himself out with further bickering, he really just wanted to leave at this point.
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“Seo Baekhan? Are you listening? Why go in circles, I’m asking.”
The valet parking attendants outside, noticing Seo Baekhan’s gaze, kept bowing their heads beyond the door. Given the scale of the event, it seemed difficult to retrieve the car.
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“If what you’re saying is true, the story will reach Joo Taehyun’s family anyway, and then their elders will get angry and start poking around everywhere. Isn’t that ultimately what you want too?”
“Yeonjun, Choi Yeonjun. You should be breaking stones, not your head.”
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“This bastard, really!”
“Would it make sense to use a large-bore shotgun to catch a mouse? If you want a match to happen, you first need to pair up fighters in the same weight class, right?”
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“Hey!”
The attendant’s notification that the vehicle had arrived had never been so welcome. Choi Yeonjun continued grumbling, “I’ve told you three thousand times that mother-of-pearl isn’t made by breaking stones, haven’t I?”
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“And how do you think Joo Taehyun would feel if I told him this directly?”
“Who knows. Wouldn’t he be happy if you contacted him?”
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“Choi Yeonjun. Do you really think Joo Taehyun just follows me around?”
“Of course! How could I not know? Even people with no sense would know that.”
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“Right. So even you know. And you want me to directly tell someone like that, that Kim Seungjun said he’s chasing after me like a heat-crazed omega even though you’re an alpha?”
“…Oh.”
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He didn’t feel sorry for drawing a somewhat cold line with Joo Taehyun that day. It was Joo Taehyun who arbitrarily pushed feelings onto him that he never asked for. But he doesn’t think failing to hide one’s emotions should be a cause for ridicule from others. Seo Baekhan would have acted exactly the same way just now even if Kim Seungjun had targeted someone other than Joo Taehyun.
“Talk to the director well tomorrow.”
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“Yeah, go on in.”
“Alright. My true friend Yeonjun, unlike some others.”
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As he winked lightly while heading to the car, Choi Yeonjun pretended to gag. Then, as if realizing something, he ran over to Seo Baekhan and grabbed his sleeve.
“Seo Baekhan, wait. You’ll give me a heads up before overhauling Hatch, right? Huh?”
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“What now.”
“No! I really like someone there. It’s real this time!”
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“How many times have you said that? I told you to stop fooling around with employees.”
“Ah, I’m serious this time! Really! Hey, Seo Baekhan!”
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After that incident, there were also baseless rumors circulating that Seo Baekhan was quite fond of Joo Taehyun, but he didn’t bother to explain or correct them. There was no harm to his reputation in being said to care for a much younger brother, as long as it wasn’t claimed he was desperately in love.
Anyway, thanks to Joo Taehyun, or more precisely thanks to DH Group’s uproar, he succeeded in overhauling Hatch once. As he dug into Kim Seungjun’s background, he also learned about the direction of policies Crown Prince was working on behind the scenes, so it was not a bad harvest at all.
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“Hyung.”
“…Hmm?”
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Joo Taehyun’s small, flat voice carefully awakened Seo Baekhan from his reminiscence.
“Can I speak now?”
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Seemingly embarrassed that their eyes met, Joo Taehyun quickly lowered his head. Was it because of his large pupils? Joo Taehyun’s eyes were particularly moist, to the point where at a glance, one might mistake him for crying.
“Ah, sorry. I was just thinking about something else for a moment. Go ahead.”
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Perhaps it was because he was recalling past events, the image of a young Joo Taehyun saying he liked his hyung in a fading voice gently overlapped with the face of the Joo Taehyun sitting in front of him now.
Perhaps that’s why. Seo Baekhan felt inclined to be a bit more generous towards Joo Taehyun. He didn’t know what family matter Joo Taehyun wanted to consult about, but as long as it wasn’t an excessive favor, he was willing enough to consider it together.
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“The reason I wanted to see you today, um, is…”
Joo Taehyun painfully moved his lips, which were ragged with teeth marks. Sensing that this might not be an ordinary conversation, Seo Baekhan also assumed a listening posture, placing his interlocked hands on his crossed legs.
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“Actually, it’s not that I needed advice, but that I wanted to make a proposal to you…”
“A proposal? To me?”
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“Yes.”
Even a poorly oiled robot would probably move more naturally than this. Joo Taehyun’s face was pale to a pitiful degree as he nodded his head creakily.
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Seo Baekhan stared at him intently without averting his gaze. He was well aware that his direct stare was making Joo Taehyun struggle to breathe. But if he felt pressured by just this much, shouldn’t he refrain from talking about proposals or consultations?
Today, Seo Baekhan had squeezed out his non-existent time to meet not the young kid he had known for a long time, but the most beloved youngest son of DH Group.
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“Hyung.”
Seo Baekhan’s posture, which had been slightly inclined towards Joo Taehyun, relaxed again. He could tell Joo Taehyun was very nervous, but… seeing the same scene repeated so many times made him unwittingly lose interest.
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Just as he was starting to get a little bored, wondering how long he should wait for Joo Taehyun’s meaningless deep breaths to continue…
This time too, Joo Taehyun swallowed hard and opened his dry lips, and having experienced similar situations several times before, Seo Baekhan glanced at him without much expectation.
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Well, I hope it’s an interesting topic that could completely change my previous impression… But looking at Joo Taehyun’s current state, it would be fortunate if he doesn’t say something like he still likes me.
But-
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“Let’s get married.”
“…What?”
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The topic he finally brought up after such deliberation was neither an explanation of DH Group’s internal affairs, nor a confession that he still liked his hyung.
Joo Taehyun asked him to get married.
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