DS Ch6

“Hey. Choi Yeonjun.”7d4d89e178e853ec

“Huh?”566efa26ae63622d

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“Do you know that person who claims to be Kim Seungjun’s relative at the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs?”e35f706c2e3a6aeb

Just then, the aac26c361f dashboard number changed b307fc72fc to 1, and 2258097299 Seo Baekhan naturally cc96e23a32 changed the subject f0c545b99a as he exited e716ca8d43 the elevator.32f3d71f67322446

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“How would a loser like me, who just inlays mother-of-pearl at home, know something even you don’t?”4a84b4651b56bf94

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.0044e6ebc32bc250

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“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…”e49cdc7a2ae6085d

Seo Baekhan d7688ff02d looked at 1564276c5d Choi Yeonjun, 42bca7fea0 who suddenly a364d2bff6 started pulling bb84e20e16 at his 320f5e7488 hair, with fb02630482 disdain. Then, a 31b29902fa thought suddenly c8bdaadafe occurred to 36f01138a5 him and 755be60dc3 he slowly 5a27830029 stroked his 47db6c700c chin.c889ce960a6d76c7

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“Really? Then you’ll be meeting the museum director tomorrow too, right?”6fb2effb95da6861

“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.”50774dfb0c62b143

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“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.”737fb019ca3e5353

“Oh really? I didn’t know.”bf577426776fc930

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“Yeah. So when you meet the director tomorrow, casually drop a hint.”4b8cba2281edd10a

“Huh?”691980b2ccbccaa5

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Not immediately understanding Seo Baekhan’s abrupt request that seemed to skip several steps, Choi Yeonjun scratched his cheek with a bewildered expression.7d167b8fb28f38a9

“What hint should I… Oh, you mean about Kim Seungjun? To tell the director?”7e9079d0da08c58f

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“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.”b6cdc5d56166bd2a

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.c9457707d085011f

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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.bc8764116a0b797d

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.cc52801c62f7f74d

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Did they secretly install listening devices? Or did someone sneak in and hide…91c15044f5c8fcf3

As Seo Baekhan considered fecf53372c various possibilities, he abruptly efc245267f cut off the branches b12df5d53e of thought that kept 9aa4459456 trying to spread.7adc7f8581bd67c5

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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.b34eef95bdf41b70

“Well… if you want to do it, go ahead, but why tell the director about that?”f78db0b9e245827a

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“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?”181717983aa78c16

“I guess so… But why?”e62a073a23f6d7c4

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“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.”19ce3ca92d1cc88e

Even if 033b80f8f3 the National 48c2bce2ce Museum director 1c299420e4 just complained 53a9961360 that the 588bd3bcbf Ministry people da457e2582 were no 6a080269bc good, as a1e7900aa8 the rumor 0efdf8f160 spread, some ba81b0df1c people would 2d281999fd surely find 662cefb9c2 the circumstances 9e7d150f68 strange.4fa426cb907de998

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“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.7234f0710631d9c1

After that, it’s easy. People would bring him information on their own without him having to move.9a0102ea43c8b5f4

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Once speculation starts pouring 1d4eb84b82 in about why the 03ceb388bf Crown Prince was associating ead7522b0b with someone like Kim ed74ec476b Seungjun, he just needed 00847afc67 to follow the most 60ace754e3 plausible leads. Something big was 7d74a569e2 bound to turn 875359a98c up. Maybe even something bigger 654330c7d8 than he expected.782d6fc65f803506

“If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be better for you to contact Joo Taehyun directly now?”c8d8cfde4388a820

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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.3064506da5c13fa1

“Seo Baekhan? Are you listening? Why go in circles, I’m asking.”1f1484a66686c415

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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.f32e63a09d0a9662

“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?”181617ec5a420c65

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“Yeonjun, Choi Yeonjun. You should be breaking stones, not your head.”8cc321a3a6550b95

“This bastard, really!”8d91fbd90f15f9c1

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“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?”049705d80d1eceed

“Hey!”7d04f67ad0965568

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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?”4f9128f7183db1e2

“And how do you think Joo Taehyun would feel if I told him this directly?”00bcca3b3f752b7e

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“Who knows. Wouldn’t he be happy if you contacted him?”a00fd1c0ed2498ec

“Choi Yeonjun. Do you really think Joo Taehyun just follows me around?”6e1c1402d112f6b3

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“Of course! How could I not know? Even people with no sense would know that.”a25157a5ff306143

“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?”861aac56600591c0

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“…Oh.”07e525b437fde897

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.ee28897e7453d6ae

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“Talk to the director well tomorrow.”5f4a2bc6bb1c1d3b

“Yeah, go on in.”6cfa0a8e5fd52511

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“Alright. My true friend Yeonjun, unlike some others.”5b828765429debff

As he winked 07c2250956 lightly while heading 64d149050b to the car, 95c86c28a0 Choi Yeonjun pretended d663190dd4 to gag. Then, as if realizing 5150fa9a95 something, he ran over 5c90ee152e to Seo Baekhan and f95fa3f0a1 grabbed his sleeve.9b77609bd9178852

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“Seo Baekhan, wait. You’ll give me a heads up before overhauling Hatch, right? Huh?”e0b4955ea1bcdf0f

“What now.”d5fb7691f8d7871d

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“No! I really like someone there. It’s real this time!”3a098be8efb609a3

“How many times have you said that? I told you to stop fooling around with employees.”c05d3bf6c34a945e

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“Ah, I’m serious this time! Really! Hey, Seo Baekhan!”2c087eebb6511939

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.b3cb735831cff696

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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.ed091ea45191ac81

“Hyung.”79cd02f36435a49b

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“…Hmm?”6b1d18db4c1c90d6

Joo Taehyun’s small, flat voice carefully awakened Seo Baekhan from his reminiscence.a65d476d3db32723

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“Can I speak now?”20938ef19d7e03ef

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.2c983d03db6a2180

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“Ah, sorry. I was just thinking about something else for a moment. Go ahead.”a55e60b31502ec67

Perhaps it was because 37d2f2241f he was recalling past ff51c5c818 events, the image of b072825561 a young Joo Taehyun 057ca11646 saying he liked his ed047b8ce3 hyung in a fading c6769c95eb voice gently overlapped with 184a2da0f5 the face of the 3fb513c564 Joo Taehyun sitting in edb2571a53 front of him now.d8378fd71d1e0fb3

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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.93fe7164cedc5dc8

“The reason I wanted to see you today, um, is…”ee046e3d670ee66e

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Joo Taehyun f10bf5fda1 painfully moved 1c161a2e51 his lips, de7070a171 which were 91dbc3ec97 ragged with 1a4fae7729 teeth marks. Sensing that this might 5c3a6a7b05 not be an ordinary b545eab383 conversation, Seo Baekhan also e17e2b207e assumed a listening posture, 9a31732764 placing his interlocked hands 5e76ee2dc6 on his crossed legs.9f969d780fde56b7

“Actually, it’s not that I needed advice, but that I wanted to make a proposal to you…”10712a279acce576

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“A proposal? To me?”ad0b6a670403fd4b

“Yes.”842213e7113b225d

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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.6ac00be8c7c4ace9

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?9461c906e696fda2

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Today, Seo Baekhan had a79ed8a623 squeezed out his non-existent 1186091286 time to meet not 48dd6cfb90 the young kid he 6206d09bb3 had known for a 8fe49ce56f long time, but the 5a1197ef81 most beloved youngest son 0a961b1bd8 of DH Group.5f3737e6491560aa

“Hyung.”b046eaeb30d943bb

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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.83c9f8be0eb55898

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…6d6974f75a4ac1dc

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This time 7e481c5e2b too, Joo 0c3d48e991 Taehyun swallowed ae25e570ae hard and 319d0b58ee opened his 671f560738 dry lips, 80c8c7f3de and having 7064d39cfa experienced similar 72eec9bcc4 situations several 9bbff82b5c times before, 5f366b7e59 Seo Baekhan 64c83e2f1f glanced at f38a9c47f3 him without d92eda6d77 much expectation.a88a691c4a3b93d9

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.f0530a75173bf4ad

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“Let’s get married.”577cd1474fdab4b4

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“…What?”d4c6a41a238fabb6

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.d54010287295f8e3

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Joo Taehyun d9004a0b1d asked him 421c0ef0eb to get 99f1b06186 married.6fb903a8438c248b