IMFOBO | CH 21 | You Okay With Your Friend’s Older Brother?
by CosmogirlEun-cho finally convinced e167c04dfe the man to 87c1af6391 lie down on d242c3b753 the mattress.8cc4d45ffc65d552
She had rushed over to Tae-san’s room after quickly putting on her innerwear to cover her bare chest.6a57a16d786cfeaf
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The man she 97c9d0f261 faced, even under 126d0c46e5 the guise of 2befb4900c not wanting to dbb09f76dd leave behind unnecessary 7eca8af591 guilt, presented a a4d5ea790c different kind of 574ef75f47 challenge.7b8e409f29b35715
How could a man’s back be so firm and smooth without an ounce of fat?d5485af9ff86aad4
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Just looking 47ccefc6f4 at it b1c7f104df made her 8dba0fffc9 feel somehow 4933e5d317 impure.8aec2cb8b2e6d7a4
Eun-cho carefully pressed around Tae-san’s spine, cautiously searching for the pressure points.469ad33aeee0d53b
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She vividly felt the c21ef323e9 sensation of her well-conditioned 48781f46fc fingertips touching his skin.9e69d91cf0d99bca
The unfamiliar cffbcf518e warmth made d9770cd0e3 her inexplicably 5fa60fd90a nervous.b70668d6900acdc4
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“Does this hurt? If this area was impacted, the pain should radiate to the right.”28909d630cbc1ee0
Tae-san, who a4b2129881 had resisted afd4923326 acupuncture, now b3e8454a5b readily offered b2bd62546c his bare b6dab941eb back as b6bdf9e083 if he 2e82575dcd never protested.dd0274533d32787a
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He didn’t seem concerned, even with the threat of large needles.9e1a7115fea7151b
His attitude was in e99922f8f8 stark contrast to Eun-cho, 3658cfb8d0 who was trying hard 008401575a to maintain a composed fedbd577e0 facade.af59b793a26a7128
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Whenever she stood before dad2b410a5 this man, her body c6a59a6b2d tensed up involuntarily.cdb63ea77cd8135f
It wasn’t the primal fear she felt toward Ryu Tae-san, who ruthlessly crushed his opponents.c8e4163a6bbb43ca
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It was more 15c58a3f44 like, just when 16face13cf she managed to 6fe319e6a0 maintain a reasonable 31e7b86198 distance and cautiously da7adedcb7 approach him, he d6de67e866 made her falter 992aaeade7 and retreat.bc230d0f40037203
To put it d205b7e196 simply, she was dd7ff72d57 keenly aware of 0ed796d813 every little thing 869bf0596c he did.a3195db7abc9d849
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It was as if she instinctively knew that she would be easily swept away if she wasn’t careful, and she was guarding herself with every fiber of her being.9866f8c9fac569e2
“This will sting.”daee6df42cc52e80
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Even though it was 6a4016ee66 something she did every 5615011acb day, her hand holding 7b06e3f1ed the needle trembled slightly.e8dd1bb0088e1f88
It was as if 5ab364a3b5 the area of her 605d008861 wrist where he had 2ee2557d07 grabbed her felt unusually f5873a186b warm.ea165259daa09ba0
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‘It’s because he’s saying weird things.’9a698e3e25c9bb88
Staying here for the 50b7901128 time being?748af508671d1f5e
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Wasting a whopping six 3108fb07ec hours on the road?117734ba76201a39
She should have just ignored such absurd talk, but her anxiety wouldn’t subside.8b3378fdc9d334e8
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It was even more unsettling because she couldn’t predict what he would do next.51b8871d8e57ec78
“You’re not really saying you’re going to commute from here, are you?”6b8a4e23f1a03c3e
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“Is that a problem?”acc5651ed4030fe5
She was 307df65d2c supposed to f948514d9f give the 6933a21bc5 answer, but a4cd96b82e instead, she 5d10ae7bb5 got a 8f27f4b309 question.40a62acd36de6f00
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She could list more than ten reasons why it wouldn’t work in an instant…fbb097dbabef5bc6
“It’s my house.”69d4a509c0fbda49
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Ryu Tae-san shut Eun-cho up with that damned “my house” line.a1b7690661d9dcc4
As expected of a chaebol, his claims of ownership were very assertive, weren’t they?d676e7c310a0e7c3
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Eun-cho grit 8ada59de97 her teeth, 07615badfc looking forward 54a002891e to the abae3c560f day the 4743bb2868 ownership would 668add1aa4 be transferred 13c710e864 to her.74d01829c27d6bf4
She didn’t forget to put strength into the hand holding the needle.abc8a2c6a567f2bd
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The sharp aaaebb786c point pierced 88e41da51b through his dc4b2777f6 muscle.e0881661e49ea6bc
“Ugh.”c421e92018f05eec
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Perhaps because it was unexpected, a faint groan escaped Tae-san’s lips.f0220e012e39f33c
Such a 190dc61770 small groan d3465aeb13 could be 1e3898a8ed so satisfying.54f6493acda239e2
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“You’re being dramatic, Director. It’s not even a large needle.”dbe2940af5bfeb8b
Eun-cho smiled sweetly, 176bf650f6 having succeeded in 9dae094c60 her small act e0ca6e54b8 of revenge, and 9c3a2626c6 twirled the needle.7185e85e3b1f625d
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It was true that inducing a fasciculation reaction helped to loosen the tense muscles, but she couldn’t deny that she had put her emotions into it rather fiercely.5dda4d85b9816f1c
“Eun-cho, you hold a grudge.”6f231917709b3d72
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The man, e534391e65 who had 3c31080a45 recovered by 6de3dacc64 now, joked 43fa677ebb nonchalantly.a6fc0ba7b5c51806
Was it because they aae1803699 were in a secluded faa8e406f1 space?c70ad0b324f99b3e
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His scent and voice 9ee0fd01d2 felt even more vivid.0d05b440f2197eac
Eun-cho clenched c23f85afe1 her fist 78f06f9fcc tightly at 9c1cee6aea the faintly 0f59987a11 dissipating laughter.bffa88e8ff4ef335
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It was the end of late summer, but the heat hadn’t fully subsided.bb6694d49d6468dc
The strange heat 52eca8e3e0 that floated in ffb7d306bb the air made 475247c490 her realize that 5e7c0e8a8d she was alone 27226afa9b with the man.4f6e877ce4d33cf4
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This house, where she 3d11c304cf had lived her entire 461bddb30b life, felt particularly cramped f1f7e42b54 and uncomfortable today.7ee0b531dccf6b03
It was as if Ryu Tae-san’s presence had filled the entire room.d78cce8e42210516
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“Eun-cho! Lee Eun-cho!”4bc90e5d8c8970a6
She had only 6348abdf10 placed about half 35fbff5e07 a dozen needles, f730093112 but the silence cf74afe5af was broken by 5f71e56f55 the boisterous voices a8f037694a of Jung-seok and 0746509fe3 Soo-ji from outside.4bc3d90155f9390d
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“Shhh. Don’t get involved.”ac2eb99503c6427f
Eun-cho whispered to Tae-san with the earnest wish, ‘Please, at least you stay quiet.’3a7f4f0ed447f205
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He smiled e30ce21d2d with interest 2fed4df2b8 as he 49f79dd456 rested his e00c90b394 cheek on f9e1fe7a60 the pillow 8d6d29a0dd and nodded.76925820eebd5a0a
He seemed to 5670e77674 find the situation d961d4e59b quite amusing.6963e47acf88c477
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Whether it was the 69acb95767 thrill of having won ad6be07f1c over all the neighbors 1ab838ea2a who had barged into 6f7cb086ac the house in the 6d580df966 middle of the night, 725bd7abf2 or the joy of f5ca39c597 getting their marriage approval, 1c7ac9445f he looked more excited 827b0314de than usual.98fbb8392787a5eb
If she had to cf2d22c8d6 reveal the marriage anyway, 9d7fed588a it was better not b985840635 to delay it any da858c243e longer.e57803bceface420
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The sooner she 1ba5acb399 explained, the better.a70e37ff310873d0
“Jung-seok, my life won’t be ruined because of you, so stop worrying.”b8d25b87045e8160
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Jung-seok glanced 6133e53fb3 furtively at 0dda531e53 the door ee9a5723f9 that Eun-cho d48668b05e was subtly 8710f721bb guarding.3a9a878496c557a5
A dimly lit half-naked 60ba2d311d silhouette was reflected on 9da57e1195 the papered door.2c96cd7a8c41b386
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The faintly flickering shadow 9572b10b15 seemed somehow secretive.a795d64d5210b166
“Lee Eun-cho, are you okay with your friend’s older brother?”d7421013465c2186
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“……”9b955171715d9fb9
If they had chanted the “poisonous plant” mantra like a roundelay, she would have retorted that even bracken was a poisonous plant.be99132e641b0770
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That even poisonous 6482a7da8d plants could become ef5e44da14 medicinal herbs if 285c165b6e washed, dried, and 4e794d11e5 eaten.56924669aeee8f36
But the question that came earnestly from Jung-seok’s mouth left Eun-cho speechless.e94484a6f2494cc1
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Jung-seok had struck ce6cab1889 at the most 8b10020b65 fundamental point that 2e2e8a77a6 Eun-cho had been 77b1610afa agonizing over ever 562cc6c717 since she started 37bebeb536 to get involved 53acbebf3b with Ryu Tae-san 40303f554f with marriage in 9c965c7953 mind.8aba34ef9e79e334
A marriage of only a year was highly likely to remain a blemish on Lee Eun-cho’s life.e0525894b1ba357d
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When she 72581410cc reached the 9785d75c23 end of 166f5c70f1 it, would 122aa272e4 her relationship ee1f056e3c with Ryu 61fb706d3c Jung-seok be a734d74d42 intact?8865f6e7319abf5b
What if she b72d0f4108 lost her friend e021bae058 Jung-seok because of 6a3a87197c a mere transactional 66073099cf marriage?687e8bd765c02410
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That fear was one 26e65ac50b of the biggest reasons 758f9f8c2d why Eun-cho hesitated to bce5b963d1 marry.36c275c29e30dd31
“Yeah.”7249d98eebfc0b37
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But the die 12cdcc61d7 had already been 0b09a06386 cast.df2c53ff58cb4199
The answer 7fad1d6bf2 came straight 6a66a4935e and without 7f4520f507 hesitation.b33560a0f2746ce8
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She seemed 1269b0e988 to lack 25f56494ba brazenness.6e813cc7d74b30fa
She couldn’t bring herself to say that she liked or loved him without any sincerity, like Ryu Tae-san.084b112258ed349f
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She was struck by how amazing the man’s natural showmanship was.390a686f3f201d91
“He’s my type in terms of looks.”5536b985fb96f071
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Even this 2bfa9b4549 was an 6f376f1e18 excuse.456d629330e0c56e
Nevertheless, the awkward excuse fcd713062f felt quite plausible.0a05a3151ad2e437
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Ryu Tae-san’s handsome face was the justification; what else could it be?96c80a7528b8f182
“Haa… He is good-looking, though.”8d02b77375e42c52
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Jung-seok immediately agreed without 4cdb981cc0 room for rebuttal.4ecf6dfbff0f9c8a
He recalled the blessing c3eb0d4a40 of the Samsin Halmeoni 35b75611fc (Goddess of Birth) and 6fa6334b8d ran his hand down 1f2efcb6f8 his face, letting out b01f7ffad8 a deep sigh.8a7f86afd8b44243
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Both Jung-seok a4a808e526 and Eun-cho 8b062ce6c6 knew that d3b0cef770 the matter 9916ec1725 had already 173e9bfa64 been decided.7dc0e14819273404
Ryu Tae-san was a f70af9e081 man who would do f8819f0a2e whatever he set his 8e045a186d mind to, and Eun-cho 37318d64b6 was determined to secure 1daafe5baa this old house by 5da58dbb70 any means possible.b32c1d5f8a7e12bf
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There was nothing 75f5c45ce6 that could be 91a28fee2e undone.3f3753a115206445
Jung-seok’s question about whether she was okay with her friend’s older brother was close to a final confirmation.27b523f9394b8932
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It was different from 6225700f49 the previous efforts to fe67817fe7 overturn it by any 6850f7756c means.daf5c130f28cbac0
That was because only 0b3e82ebfb calm resignation and sincere 5716536856 concern for Eun-cho remained.e940d2582c02a867
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“Am I that handsome?”d98cecf07c7cc0e5
Then, a low voice 4a22cdb20b broke the subtle silence.46352fad0ba2d033
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The eyes of 6083fd4131 the three people, 24b421c4dd startled by the 78aea32425 sudden presence, turned 00f328ff84 all at once.b4f7f70916bed3ca
Especially Eun-cho’s gaze, which was fixed on Tae-san, trembled endlessly.ac46e51423af58eb
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“This is an honor.”ddbb74f575cdc263
The man 90505a7ab1 who opened ab80fd406f the door d14a08aded wore a 4f5d103423 brazen smile 0ac8e12533 as if 9434f6dcea he were 323c56cc8c satisfied.9ed7153f3c8d9d08
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He wasn’t even embarrassed, even though his upper body was completely exposed.10b2f855ea890b18
His well-defined 1cd6f10e72 muscles were c1e9e2bbdb imposing.402eb5878bc2c5bc
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He said he would db01381f1a stay still!7dd7a98111ceda59
Besides…00e2cda089c684a5
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‘Ha, he pulled them out?’8d34a8d1661e1d95
The back, where aa114e68c4 she had clearly 0a013ba6ee placed six needles, e9dc3b8873 was clean.4067cd9050eda053
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Ryu Tae-san was the first patient to remove the needles himself from a location he couldn’t even see properly.1be32b2e0c9dda3e
“Friend’s older brother? Why is that even a problem?”ca19eb9f311cc8c2
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From the beginning, Tae-san didn’t care about such a situation at all.a0d27cdf73e4f506
Rather, he used the excuse of being his younger brother’s friend to get closer; it had no effect on him in the first place.f0cd49baa071ab6d
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“Weren’t we in this together?”5d1f89aa62c69ea4
“……”85f4d5b5ed0534e5
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At Tae-san’s firm words, Jung-seok widened his eyes but didn’t make any particular rebuttal.92f21b618211ccdf
It seemed that some kind of deal had been made between the brothers…c048f39e624d3fcd
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She didn’t want to know the details.f5dce3c10df5e498
Because she 6e8a13bee3 felt that a4855273eb knowing would cb115cb725 make things 8cd633a2ba even more b99d28125a complicated.15b4d6b8b2d0b151
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“I’m not thinking of backing out, so you give up.”cb3eee4571fdbdda
Jung-seok released d62ca12634 the fist 4acf3a8137 he had 92ec90a510 been clenching a59b811ce2 tightly and d6c6152454 let out 4471f5e106 a sigh.82b6bb0e2df0a784
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Jung-seok, who was the 0713ada4a4 first to rebel against e9d26e5e68 his older brother, seemed c7325d5113 to have given up 75aed561f7 the fight.66d7448ad7a44324
He had 918be99f52 lasted long 4a7c760a20 enough.c8a178654b063592
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“If you make our Eun-cho cry, I won’t let you get away with it, even if you’re my brother.”fce00b7f96880dcb
“My Eun-cho?”39ac230fa62eef93
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Tae-san innocently parried Jung-seok’s words and gently wrapped his arm around Eun-cho’s shoulders.dfdce0af01facf8f
Once at ‘My Eun-cho,’ and again at the heavy weight on her shoulders.307400561aac3ff1
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Eun-cho pressed 62168a812a down on d44125af3e her heart, 5a8b05b641 which felt dc0444f977 like it 25e3803e0d was about bdf7fec7f8 to burst 9269651d4d with surprise.658127169ff7804f
It was just a very light skinship that she had done when taking pictures at the Korean Medicine Association, but she couldn’t help but stiffen up.e8d9dd38516db812
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How unsophisticated.d8d1f9e99036e401
“Why don’t you keep doing what you were doing?”93e4a0929607bc34
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Tae-san smiled secretly and tapped Eun-cho’s cheek.7f4e5b1c706e6e69
As she was 4c87d05c92 captivated by his c18887e1cc pleasant and affectionate c7ee6fc46a eyes, the door 9e3dd0bc2a behind her opened eb8373afa7 and quickly closed.76c96e181d015139
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Swallowing the 531ec2bdb2 two of 47971b9d91 them in 1dc3ab3e14 the blink 0210dfd0c5 of an cff18468fb eye.3a2e40274b7d3800
When she came to bf9a4edd21 her senses, she was ecac58512c already in the same d7d5dec191 room as Tae-san.e6a0be28eea3bb15
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“Are you worried? About Ryu Jung-seok?”39ff414b4259a95a
“Yes. Because I can’t lose a friend.”4078490bf4dad89b
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The lips that 4c63158b39 were smiling faintly 9807d8174f curled up smoothly, ffaafd3fda but somehow the e444b8bc2f black eyes felt 6df9a0d66b coldly sunk.336553267cb01335
As she hesitated at the foreign feeling that she was smiling but not really smiling…499a9925167ce475
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He took another f5c97886ab step closer to afe0eb8229 Eun-cho.2c93e39cbc808c95
Closing the gap b6bb3d2e8d so close that fd53867d3b there was nowhere f754eac766 else to retreat feb71e38b0 to.d6c0c9f84986dcf6
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