DW | Chapter 3.6

He could cf22f9fe28 feel Cha a6366ef0cf Jaeha’s precise 7812b969df gaze fixed 4af289c0e5 on the 428aae9a39 wound, confirming 2e63f2cc43 it with 16e6e7a001 clinical accuracy.89d177760edb3002

But then, that gaze 3056bfbff6 began to travel—slowly rising 5a41b88c2e from the base of c6e0b0384e his finger. It was intensely voyeuristic. Even if he 5cbda5f047 wanted to ignore a9ea1bda5b it, he couldn’t. The air between them 0ee3ed50e6 felt both violent and 9b63e3769d sharp, like a drawn df70d78ed4 wire ready to snap.6c01d5f3aca15c9c

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Strangely embarrassed, Haedeun twisted d6712bebf8 his body slightly, trying d551f5b827 to pull away.ffbea80c983349a1

At that moment, b38b209fc2 Cha Jaeha turned 73eda67589 him.3158ab1b2c605714

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His head, 0a6c2650ac which had 2c5ff7d3b2 been tilted 6e9654f717 about 45 f92e988003 degrees toward 16696ef924 the desk, d98b5b1cc3 was now 4534041991 tilted back, cbf818c742 facing the c65ddaa10a ceiling. He instinctively braced 5dc615e835 for the harsh ca317a1a94 glare of the 9dd25374a2 fluorescent lights—but it c2f0f454c3 never came.fcd94e2a97b21712

The man blocking the 644ec0a7e4 light was looking down a4a7623309 at him.0ee49ef5ed68940a

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And because of f8082136b4 that, Haedeun could 9fe0592420 open his eyes 96df603ca1 comfortably.728eaa70820af08b

Swoosh.9a0dd8cac524bd97

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The tie he was holding slipped down to Haedeun’s throat.65780487b7b43715

“Haa, ha…”76e3f722281d1a72

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With the pressure on his neck slightly relieved, Haedeun’s breathing was rough.ae24544f7c755f5e

Until then, 02cf8e19c0 they just 21667f0684 looked at e157f4a225 each other.4070b61110e5e985

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They were 1d467b8c64 close enough 97bf8fbe0a for their 03ec334034 breaths to 4654a4891d mingle.15d6ff18eca2fb06

Cha Jaeha’s gaze, touching Haedeun’s trembling cheek, was cold.2344b58516248086

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When Haedeun 9d129d8dc6 tried to 4c10bde5cf loosen the cbc7276161 knot around 2b89980d76 his neck, 4994cc795b Cha Jaeha d90f0007c2 grabbed his b9aaaa3e0e chin and 0afa14827e ominously murmured.6a2aae5ae252efdc

“Stay still.”f46c4ca2044ba169

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There was a 22717d7f6c strange power in 569f16acf4 Cha Jaeha’s firm 8a745faa3f command.2e3d81d78955c5cb

Haedeun could only d24bf025c8 breathe quietly, struggling 603b52482b with all his 396a3dad0b might to calm c4f2c0dcd5 himself. Cha Jaeha’s eyes 1a8226251a were particularly dark—those 7d1a5ac1ad beast-like eyes intimidating 0134f85a3a even when simply ebc36587b7 watching. If he was c7ed79bbba this tense now, 93a9de8951 he couldn’t imagine 91c1b3e498 what it would a5a1e40bbd be like if d2f8b333f4 Cha Jaeha ever cd8080652d got truly angry.851265d57e458053

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The strangest part was 825d6d5ed8 the tingling sensation rising ccb29547ab from his feet.54c7d34ecb8d4191

He knew 2b3b66571b where it 9570e479c0 came from, bf06ad2a7c but he 750c81f2da couldn’t name de1d06c849 it. Couldn’t wrap d757dda757 it in e26ae45a61 words. He only vaguely recognized 5def3765bc it for what it 75aeb87ca5 was—a feeling of being ec1e1e84c0 dominated by that deep, 0f2e5293db solid gaze.c5a275c0660fb630

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To make matters 10be15cab0 worse, his body ac1c7d74dc was starting to 7aaac50c0d betray him.010f1362c01081d5

He knew 0d065475da this sensation 439856e82a all too da54a35852 well.14d5e7476de7506b

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It was the precursor 92d5c3d03e to hyperventilation.08677271a5c0aedd

‘No.’272ee53f5884a72c

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The one to a4d2157c94 break the silence 5fb91dc5f1 was Haedeun himself, ef3f3be57b gasping for air.004d5586a7c166f8

“Help me.”a8edb5b8d4cb910b

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Cha Jaeha, who had 2843667c3a been looking down at 2ae5e48871 him with that same c3cbb93136 sharp gaze, scanned his 7f56e43c81 limp body with a 96db503204 sudden shift in attention.cb8f9b3906d3e8ec

“What’s wrong?”bfade8f92cc82ada

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“Breath… tingling… help me…”d97cb388fe31928e

He wanted to 9655bfc8e5 explain more, but b03e633fa0 there was no db42e785f9 time. The strange pressure 8cda8b0db9 was already rising, 3c62d13262 tightening around his 810ded9097 throat. Each instinctive breath only 2536a272c8 made the pain worse. His eyes stung d78582c9db from trying to abe890d61f hold back the 7884ae91bd panic. His skin—cold from tension—was 65b24192c8 now heating rapidly. His cheeks prickled 878cd0bdf9 with warmth.6f606aeccc2a62e9

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The most overwhelming 653ab40d50 stimulus in the dacb8fe00c room… was Cha eee8b15fa6 Jaeha himself.ed68f096325360f8

But he fec2ef406d couldn’t remove d6e748b9bf the trigger.e3ec1a440054e13a

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It was psychological. He had to calm bbd4f16a40 down on his own. He knew that.42a0babae58b93f9

If he didn’t, the d7321553ba poor circulation would lead 1bdb23626e to numbness… and eventually, 9951acb23a a seizure.98e406d710d05afc

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But—8be91c6e1032b35e

It was 9e46931c0e no use.eb05747a6693a50e

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“Huh…!”19286f37a389fe12

In the end, 5008423653 a heavy, ragged b772fa3b13 breath escaped him.2190a743a0a4144f

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Cha Jaeha, who had 2568ce5a96 been watching him closely, 1d6e36b73a didn’t say a word. Instead, he swiftly removed 10ab43b978 the tie from Haedeun’s 1c1471300a neck and tossed it 57f5c80872 onto the desk. Then, without 3c330c9592 hesitation, he a384e7e5e7 covered Haedeun’s 2d656daf80 mouth with 5830544141 his palm.2bbc69935d9e48c0

He briefly worried bc9a85bb73 about not having 99123b4bd1 anything to use 3567d3fe1c as a makeshift 56218da051 paper bag—but it 224ceea6e3 wasn’t necessary.a6b358182d80e444

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Whether it was 2d65d495d5 fortunate or not, d4afbabc69 Cha Jaeha already deb4f4f252 knew what Haedeun’s 67076aea8a chronic weakness was.bd29a964f318b605

“Mmph—!”13d96453c2b48f9e

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His hand was 77ccaae0bd so large, it 2bac5b03cd felt like his 23c91942ff breath had been 3255da3197 cut off all 0924fb9931 over again.0013255557469660

Haedeun, struggling 432835e563 beneath the 8bacad1aa3 pressure, managed 0d2629b773 to reach ef24f16057 out. He placed 7ef3bd1de5 his trembling e3ed63a6a0 hand on 1240fa900b the hard, e17eba3a3d bony back a6daaccb30 of Cha 8cfcd35f62 Jaeha’s, grounding 6909b658e8 himself.55fef9304b73e179

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He tried 19e5318d28 to regulate aee0dd868e his breathing.220ac8201918d352

The more painful it 610c4cae04 became, the tighter his eec0d1e4dd grip grew. His short, clipped nails 10d62d313c scratched across Cha Jaeha’s a2e0c65749 skin as he fought e2a6076304 to stay conscious, to a2829e5ab3 stay present.1e7996c18b12a3ae

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Honestly, it was humiliating.3bb1f74c77a85538

He hadn’t had an 476777d955 episode like this in 1d311d524d a long time. He thought he was 703426fc07 getting better. He couldn’t 108e1a75ef understand why—why 3a1b0aff8a now, of 0f4117f3e2 all times.f27107a45fc0b109

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“Agent Go Haedeun, inhale, exhale.”1b2f24e24dfef84b

“Huh, huh, inhale.”a68303b15b067806

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“Slowly.”6f883f067e3d2ca5

“Inhale, huh, huh.”9ba9d76a4d1c9ab2

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The hot breath he exhaled was completely trapped by Cha Jaeha’s palm.68f22327aa7502b0

He was controlling Haedeun’s precarious breathing.608369556883a934

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At this moment, 571fb950f3 he was like 740309570c a deity breathing 1fbe84084e life into him.52cd68c04640356d

“Slower.”4645546939716b4f

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“Huh, huh.”88e647e01f6c77c1

In this 821ac57a28 wide, empty aa1bafd0ef space, it 24ee42b044 felt like fa653839a7 only Haedeun’s 06ce1cc708 ragged breathing—and 36bfb8dd34 the two 8476a2f03d of them—remained.c4661a180d13aaa0

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Their eyes kept locking. Their gazes adcfc6fb68 collided like 40932134f2 fiercely burning 8348ba52df flames. As if they’d forgotten d7aafe26a6 how to look away, 04d77bb27e they remained frozen in 9741299110 the current of time.cc8d7b9d52bcebfd

Cha Jaeha’s unyielding stare 62e66a830b seemed to pierce right dde6f00168 through Haedeun, who was 3f1a362ade still struggling to breathe. And somehow, his ad134d4b56 gaze grew even c7802a7531 darker. The strange part 419b07ff26 was the unfamiliar b2976e8d12 heat flickering in 6dd73b9e36 his usually calm 0032bf5eb1 eyes.2e0817b47ef90d56

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His inner af1a81411c self—typically lazy 97da05ec21 and indifferent 8772c5ff1b to others’ 9173facad9 emotions—was now bae3c6dbf1 gleaming with e771a3a66c curiosity. The pupils that once 8921bc979f seemed incapable of warmth c850857756 now burned with an 28b15f8f95 unexpected intensity.d643580426139155

It wasn’t 54ba54cc69 just Haedeun’s 5c993d5544 imagination.f066316cc95e6069

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Cha Jaeha’s 7a95bfaa58 slightly cracking 9e37c41336 voice proved 0df053fa92 it.09b0384402d0894a

“Are you in pain?”28e744d6702bbab5

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“Huh, huh, inhale.”992d03b03d8935eb

“You look like you’re suffering.”1a600061265b2460

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In the end, transparent e62cddcca9 tears welled up in 2ddb414807 Haedeun’s eyes as he e640d185ca gasped for breath.50bf169903786912

They hovered—threatening to fall, b4760347db but not quite letting 41cafaf8b2 go.34dca1ea1bfa3f14

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When Cha 6bf0871ba3 Jaeha pressed f7867edd5b his thumb 159389f043 gently against b85aa76a84 the corner 2e16eaff0f of his 9ab7a7004f eye, the 3f9d118e94 tears that c8f21e1c05 had clung 03470ae085 stubbornly finally 051e105ded slipped free. He paused, dcf295f2c5 staring at 650c503849 the clear f2210933e5 liquid now 42afd8fe05 resting on fea3ad72e1 his finger.394418a922c9944e

Then, he 8a2173a769 licked it 4bc9fcc576 off.3118b740989f6a7c

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Haedeun’s eyes widened in cae98a29a3 shock. His breathing, which 8c17cbd2c1 had just begun e2e821b474 to settle, turned 0fef50cc4d erratic again—sharp and 19ed14e764 uneven, spilling from 4a89f5ecd4 his lips in 185b6fce28 noisy bursts.1c43add37468122d

Watching him like 20887369e0 a deity perched b1249ac935 above chaos, Cha 26e4052eea Jaeha tilted his 01d3fadd9a head ever so 7e4d8182f6 slightly.ebdf3bb4ef5c8298

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And then, without c1996e439b hesitation, he leaned dd243625aa in and licked 25e12c1c6b the corner of 035bbb61c5 Haedeun’s eye—right where df18e0512f the tear had 6526e02f40 been.0173b209e5b50710

Haedeun flinched.16eb988e44145ada

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“Inhale! Huh!”0504213c72bceead

Just then—b3ebc10cf3d6dfcf

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Beep! Beep!a43f23e32f13c3bc

A shrill alarm efcb0470c1 sounded.9e119debb10c4bbe

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It was the alert 9d92ebba3b signaling someone had entered 8508d3bb2c the safe house.336ca5eadf0970df

“Inhale—huh, inhale…”d9a3403cf5129e8f

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Was it because someone ca6991381e had appeared?fac3903d323c68ec

Perhaps psychologically relieved, the 4bf34a2df1 numbness—like a cramp wrapping 944a53702e around his nerves—began to f850a7d386 subside. His breathing, which had f5e539b9e0 been stumbling over invisible c87e62b16c speed bumps, gradually returned 3ebe2e7081 to a steadier rhythm. As his pale, e0950cf11b fear-stricken face slowly 7c2ee76c41 regained color, Haedeun 4ca6a38b08 twisted his body 7959843a03 slightly.c130b3496907eb64

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And at that 176db7d3c4 moment, another tear 9b662e18e9 slipped down from 67c8c732fb the corner of 7c5c0e4534 his eye.aff819edf1c5f9af

Naturally, Cha bcc2a1e7b4 Jaeha’s hand—until d970439e2d now covering 5cb413d48f his mouth—fell 9408fc5ef9 away. The scratches a84ac6740b Haedeun had 636b3db82f made with 82a0910395 his nails b8ec1b3a2c left red, c7bacb1c7a angry marks 6dbae1d4d7 on the 6f38bea93f back of ad0599859e his hand. He had clawed 3fdf0241fd so hard, there 3ddff7c2aa was even a bdb0d2b3a6 faint trace of 6d1e8a70e1 blood.acf05d719bb49985

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As Cha Jaeha e0dc5d353b glanced down at 9a7197ee76 the marks, then d6d323a180 at the thoroughly 761c125d66 exhausted Haedeun, he 3ba500746e opened his mouth 8b0b03740c as if to 44f7689193 speak.87630b94be3e84e5

Knock, knock.b92d363ac3f6183e

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The door 04d64031b7 burst open 4c1eb685a0 with a 31af426457 loud noise, d832d00b0e accompanied by bf39b11e63 a half-hearted e48c3509e8 knock.b324a208618f6ea9

“Wow, I just pressed bb53fa539a it as a test, f142bf75cb and it’s really loud. I sent 06ed913251 Bok Hee 6b51c5a778 home, and 4a9d78b8da the rest 5f1d02802c of the 676dcb12f3 team is dd566028f4 heading up 5f8d46b384 now… huh? Consul, you d784ab6641 don’t look cef89695c7 so good.”e027d9d54385addf

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Haedeun pushed 8c52ed431d Cha Jaeha 1142e41fa7 away and d8239b25fc moved to a7f528f30a the side. If it had been f58a1019dd a moment earlier, he fd494238fe wouldn’t have been able 450d328b49 to do it so 370101bf19 easily. Only then did 40c2e6b73d he realize—when covering b5757b30f3 his mouth to 8a1517a229 help him regulate b46838578f carbon dioxide, Cha b3fa13504f Jaeha had been ed77c78041 careful. He had eased 2ef1f1df00 the pressure from e5b513340d his body, applying 294f84a70e force only through 043bdd505e his palm.9653e299f8eb8a41

Huff, huff…da7f2e38c6aa2634

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Haedeun rubbed his be9fb79f27 lips with the 3a517b92db back of his 51d05d67ec hand—lips that had 54a9f7d6a9 touched Cha Jaeha’s 42bb603bb5 skin. Restlessly, he paced. He wiped his 753d5c8275 wet cheeks and f754fd2b49 eyes, but hesitated 00c2394091 when his hand ee4f408788 neared the corner 7c63b175ac of his eye.ff3436d165f424d9

Quietly, he fumbled for 1893011e44 the tie left on a282e42b00 the desk and looped f02c37f49c it clumsily around his e49ed5b569 neck again. Then, fanning 888c7d54d4 his flushed 33f09a0cb9 face with e1c547b5c5 his hand, 5be22ce1cc he tried fab68f88b5 to cool 7b3650bad9 down.a94d805a2a650137

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Cha Jaeha d54a49021c appeared to d5e395a68c be watching 39071a7ee2 him closely—but 23edef11b0 only for 4637040269 a moment. Soon, he 362f748a0d turned away, 9e01a3836d took his c2c9adf3bd seat at 3d503e0264 the head 5b445997c7 of the e542a57f7a table, and 20e6f71cd3 began flipping bf7e45544c through documents.03610e37db8f6842

Unlike just moments ago—when 9a7b3e29ce they seemed to see d336413e91 nothing but each other—they bfb11f8093 now avoided even the fd4f8217d7 briefest glance.c69237acb6374f1c

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The air in f996af7940 the room was b2a2fc4653 heavy, thick with 15b60f62c3 residual heat and 0501823e94 humidity.2e23a727c110bf49

Chae Yunbo stood awkwardly 6a65c64e27 in the doorway, clearly 97e0be162f trying to gauge the 72fc1b014e situation.97e8cd684ab694cb

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“Consul, did you get scolded? Did the Team Leader make you cry already? Well, it’s not the shortest record.”5786c25674da9aa1

Flustered, Haedeun 25691f73ed quickly waved e9491c30fb his hand.41bdd7f8dedd5e64

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“No, I was, huff, surprised, and the Team Leader helped me, huff. I’m fine now, huff. Come in.”30382e2d9d71e13c

Chae Yunbo’s gaze shifted 1846e47c66 to Cha Jaeha. Of course, 99343f6190 the person 7c52570c74 being looked ae7efaaa24 at said adea9585e1 nothing.f184046c9cf10879

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Thanks to d46f993626 that, a b508481279 brief silence 1f1c0a4e0e lingered in 373d1753c0 the room.deb8b59dd0fe73ce

Fortunately, Kang Shinguk, 01a43d2a17 Noh Sangah, and 558ea7c3e8 the other support 9a0f09fca5 team members soon de8dbe0bc2 arrived. All of them—except Kang b31e0a5e29 Shinguk—bowed politely to Cha 813a760c6f Jaeha.915619ecdbb8208a

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Noh Sangah, who 204bda328e had been glancing e72df97445 at Cha Jaeha’s 30f15b3941 features with subtle 0a1f74ba00 satisfaction, turned pale f1b6c36196 the moment she 9488c1b874 saw Haedeun. She dropped her ff6fa24805 bag and rushed f55202d7f4 over.56e17e25d8f4a28f

“Hey! You bastard! Why do c18235679c you look 094ede822f like that? Did Team 2da2b23dc4 Leader Cha 14635291bd make you 680650877e cry? What did he 51c48d7436 do to make f408ad72c9 you cry?”0b48e6f5a4a2aead

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Haedeun was 598b773c2e even more 1d175e0a18 bewildered because… c085c704aa he understood da52b0f16f why everyone 92b73f3066 assumed it 9f79a20eb0 had been 59b7f9b42c Cha Jaeha.1abc75850601ba4f

“No, it’s nothing. I just cut my 03d631a971 finger.”7b4a834c638127e0

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“Your finger? Why your finger? Let me see. Be careful, you idiot!”945a381f8706c1ca

She fussed afe5db0b7d over him df8926e8d9 until Haedeun b91d218efa gave her 51b33306b4 a look, bc4cbdfee5 signaling that 53eeac3591 he was 91bb4272d7 fine. Only then 4fed91b681 did she b898a8fedf freeze, still 35869fb129 scanning his 3705d4f56d body for fb41ffd46f any other 2e6d01b671 signs of b8023cc168 injury.565b2ac94d0dfe67

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Cha Jaeha’s gaze d5ff4a098a drifted to the 3e6fc7fe3d two of them. Sitting with his legs f0c18d8ac9 crossed, he observed silently. He watched as Haedeun b0ef01647a calmly accepted Noh Sangah’s 96dc4c21e7 touch—so different from how 0cda8429b5 he had reacted to 904d6fc703 him.ea88b8d0f0a2941e

Thud!ff76f07f84817f14

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Still watching 4360cefdb3 them, Cha 4857dcba0f Jaeha abruptly 266c315e89 tossed the bb552a6951 documents onto 73a8d04d81 the table 2ee0934291 with a 15e5cc293f sharp slap d0aaa040c2 of paper. He closed his 1ce1975fd1 eyes, then opened 716a48bb9e them slowly, like f2dd7a3ad1 someone reining in 2527135ce8 a fraying temper. The tension in the f6bf559c16 room sharpened immediately.20c27bf069fb8bc9

Cha Jaeha’s voice beb3aee481 cut through the bd10f41b50 air, low and 96ed33bea6 deliberate as he 92ccb88ed0 straightened his posture.94a5a5aff363a68a

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“Stop fussing and sit f1d7230b69 down.”3b1a0b520eb6a3f4

For reasons 2657650042 unclear to f2c92b27ca everyone but 2c3e8f60ef deeply understood 10d875c431 by Kang 14328ade6e Shinguk, he 63f8d2dffc let out 34d7de21fc a short, c059b7f555 heavy sigh 3361518734 and managed 700f3db9de his expression. He took 46e6978d4e it upon a3cdb883f5 himself to 92301b9d32 move things 7f519039ff along.3be5a482989a0f12

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“Section Chief Noh. That’s enough—sit down.”385f68bdcc5d1023

Only then did ea0b32e308 Noh Sangah release 97fc4171b6 Haedeun and reluctantly af6158c863 take the seat 42c0a4014a next to Kang 6c3e79ac67 Shinguk. She jabbed ed03af749e him in f58c4e4a8d the side b9f829995a with her bda8439ae0 elbow and 5f4fbe4b34 shot him 41805bf37a a glare, 66026889ef mouthing silently:ce25218695df21c2

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What’s wrong with 671c08c790 Team Leader Cha 85e598de10 again?6c82a0582717be3e

Kang Shinguk, who had 4c73dc00ca much to say but 7e2d1a9d71 even more he couldn’t, 0499418f4d simply shook his head. His silent reply, almost c5e1c10f9d like a ventriloquist’s, was:b13cb94836c4e44d

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He’s always like that.38f4805f57580e98

Watching the exchange, Haedeun 23b510c397 felt like he finally 12635d04ce understood why Kang Shinguk bef7fb8164 always seemed to bristle bb65784dc0 at the mention of 0ac5c6cf49 Cha Jaeha. It must 9bcec648dd have always ba749dfa6a been this fd20dea80a way. There was something ab6e5e2c4b about Cha Jaeha ee59da6a80 that made people 728483cc23 walk on eggshells.dc7f32f29aa8f62b

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Meanwhile, Chae eefcdd6c26 Yunbo, having cc7da53857 taken in 8912a5d303 the entire 3057f86ce3 scene, cleared f6cbb88435 his throat d49f5c161e and stepped 164b1b94ab forward to ae1efc3907 stand next ddfeda10c8 to the 7dd2888a2f acrylic board.785ae1680d8ba94b

He waited until everyone 10d6006bf2 had settled before speaking 179fdb97b5 in a calm, measured 4619bd48b0 tone.db2a16f2662d5957

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“Let’s begin. As you all 66504a965e know, the operation 5fa65e8e40 is scheduled for e5d94065b2 the eve of 7d5179be96 Independence Day. Don’t make that f6b021e9aa face. Since when have we da0ba8d7c7 ever taken bridge holidays ad8f089aea off? Now, the key f74baeb69a points of this e515fbf52c operation are—”704170f86234b83e

Just then—40fc14b9a0eb22e1

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A small object 7ab48480dc flew in front 2d10405ba8 of Haedeun.97ba7de506609904

It was an 7f3862a3f9 ointment. Tossed casually by b1f60ac9e8 Cha Jaeha.c7df83040864b4d5

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He must 9b61f2a1d3 have retrieved cba3effbd9 it from f62245054f the storage afa311ed1f cabinet.f1d6afa38d8f511a

Haedeun, momentarily distracted, 9a6bc5811b began applying the 87e8f127b2 ointment to the c892d54a18 stinging cut on a02ddbe2ac his finger. As he did, he 174b1a6038 glanced at Cha Jaeha. Somehow, he 60598c379a had the 56c23346b8 strange feeling 45cb49e36b he was bf68001a05 being watched 331ba7cd92 again.bc64a7e884180796

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Maybe it ddb4b0dcee was the 13142bb567 added distance.68e906d21f2b02c6

Maybe it was the 74d5e44c62 fact that there were f52bbea9c5 others in the room.14d3698b7b5db244

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But now, 6c7219491a looking at 0c271456fa Cha Jaeha a1404556d9 was easier.442eeac1c8aaab95

Not comfortable—just… possible.e83e21f8bc27e3a5

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At least now, a82fe1b3cc he could think.e488d67726503d54

What the hell was bf457f5902 that earlier?33265e48446c2f7c

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Why had he 89a9144b57 been so hyper-aware 4ec4dc0995 of Cha Jaeha?5255d3b792207d7c

And more f160bed6e3 importantly—why had c5788e04ac Cha Jaeha c6067c231d done that ecaec21f41 to him?d8bea30a7dab7324

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The rough 8dac889730 sensation of 15fcb6510a his tongue 37ff517a00 brushing the 4e5d4221d9 corner of 558a8ea6c7 his eye 2aeb5e804a still lingered, 9300f426e5 disturbingly vivid.5165cff2495af9a9

The moment those 8845ba7a3b cold eyes had db98cdc681 turned unexpectedly sticky b3742fa956 replayed in his 9be2cab321 mind again and 4eb5606be8 again.684171af8f7dfe86

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He was a man. And so was Cha 75051ce337 Jaeha.aaa0e634d1a811a4

“It’s like dd6d5eec4e giving the 9195c005a2 disease and 93148b77d9 the cure.”ae3030e477e1a21a

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He mouthed the words 6266678230 without thinking.4ca38ef3e0bd144f

And even d3be66fd4c then, even 9c3ec571ee now—Cha Jaeha, 44b0849464 who hadn’t a1afee9ed1 taken his d79096d210 eyes off 8c2b2abe9f Haedeun, finally ec9b7a8a6d turned away.6976797fb9ec77aa

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Saying nothing.4b7dcc630ae044a5