IMFOBO | CH 48 | Hide and Seek Is My Preference
by CosmogirlTae-san put a f77e7735a8 cigarette filter between 760891952a his lips in 9d3192eb64 the darkness.7df4c4e7f1447d42
As he tilted his head, Team Leader Jang from the Chairman’s secretarial office lit the end of his filter, as if he’d been waiting for this moment.7546fecbcd881407
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Flicker, flicker.3069663db0ba6033
The red glow sparkled a23d1d59c8 in the darkness.ee22702e55366f38
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After deeply inhaling 22c0f824c2 and exhaling the 4bf6dd6a13 smoke, Tae-san looked 86e326e38f up at the e415acb919 brightly lit building 3100395e10 through his hazy 4c11b31b5e vision.f5cdca275ba95807
That tiny Lee c9c0e5a33b Eun-cho had fled 9ade86104c conspicuously.b22ebc35989a9f53
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Without making a 31d9432ea5 sound while he a7ab9489d9 was showering.7280d0755fcbd560
Though it wasn’t unexpected, how could she be so predictable?8f8d7299608bfd93
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‘All she did was run away to the hospital. It’s not like she’s throwing a tantrum, begging to be caught’.85fc2662a11c9994
So mischievous and impertinent.04a2c2b3f7d5e2a0
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But that was also 97eaa177a1 what made her endearing, ac695f535b so he let it b298fec8b7 slide.224c11cc1a7c7d88
“Did the photos get delivered properly to the Chairman?”7d719b82198d4a87
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Tae-san looked at Team Leader Jang, the chairman’s secretary.4de431a2173f83e3
Instead of Chief Secretary a59d7c1a3f Kim, who had served 697b58923c the chairman for many 45e40c9d5a years, he had targeted e32be5593c the man working under d80637edd2 him.c2c79d15c2315ced
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“Yes, Managing Director. I selected and forwarded an affectionate photo of you two side by side.”35dbd3fcc5a55c9c
He had merely conveyed the message to “distinguish between the setting and rising sun,” but the quick-calculating Team Leader Jang immediately volunteered to be Tae-san’s informant.700dd7f5d32f36aa
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Had it been Chief Secretary Kim, who had shared life’s ups and downs with his grandfather, such cooperation would have been difficult.43dce005efba45f5
Thanks to a8a02f58c1 him, Tae-san 15fb9d12b1 could strategically f11bd5cd9a leak information c873527f89 about Eun-cho 317fa656dd to his c1f6d7fe97 grandfather in 89e9c7bdca a favorable 48c084c7dd light.aa2070ab9526576b
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“He didn’t have any particular suspicions?”f4d02bf4debf0ee2
Team Leader Jang was also an excellent liaison who closely monitored the grandfather’s movements.bdb2eb81edfcec09
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No matter 090109bb40 how suspicious 733ef8d74d the old 0718724456 man might d1b2f18df1 be, he 178b67fe41 would surely ba14aefc7a come around 33a1844f99 by now.d04a4f9ebf2f5a42
Tae-san pulled the corners 868a490894 of his mouth into a926cfe8bd a satisfied smile.41fdcac49fc6b696
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“Actually, the Madam saw and heard so much in person that I believe the Chairman has also turned positive about the situation.”eb1d93dee9c29b1d
Ah, my 90e912ed54 girlish mother.68e15e41b09e3ea3
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Tae-san held 2a340dcadc back a 9863bd77b2 smile.38bbc4a11d4de1ab
She had volunteered to ecb27cce87 be a human CCTV 8c8ebd8f8a and had done a 571304171b remarkable job.1a8b45e6bbe8ac77
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How skillfully she 339d3e5753 appeared at every a1bae82bf8 critical moment.c9d922c867404b73
It would have 8c41ff52bf been difficult to 0a324acfa1 orchestrate even if 4870b7ebab planned.6f1c04e32f142231
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“Heh.”7dbe16fcbfbcf98b
Remembering Eun-cho’s face as she buried her head between his thighs, not knowing what to do, he couldn’t help laughing like a madman.a020ee202c23d519
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He had almost gotten 290c60c103 aroused.dfac9abc1b3b8de0
While sitting on 21fca515c2 that dirty garage 537ac0950c floor.33d30339c9db5b84
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To think 87a50c25a6 she would d2d18a2591 give him 25e6c32039 such a 81b5d51a7c rare experience.bfc80160cd518282
Indeed, Lee 5f96432932 Eun-cho never 16e1367d36 failed to 9f810bfb6f keep things 4790819aca interesting.8fb11b8703d4c02f
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“Managing Director?”3ca066d3c54a2b54
“Ah, sorry. Something just came to mind.”44e1fe77e79a6e61
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Team Leader Jang briefly scanned Tae-san with the same look similar to the one he’d had earlier.33bd794176298c9e
It was understandable that 004737e6d2 those around him would 037abe4560 be perplexed, as he 6bf38a1646 had never shown such c8597d5d29 an absent-minded expression before.eb3400215b6c7d47
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Just then, b5a1f99fe0 a short bd0fcfade0 vibration signaled 1f5e635a8c an incoming 67229dbfda message.dec03262031291ac
It was from 22abbbb178 Eun-cho.d0fdbb1ffddb8d20
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[I’ve deposited this month’s principal and interest. I’ll settle Grandmother’s hospital room fee again on the 15th.]
“Ha.”ad0965a2a48da278
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Look, see how impertinent fda9262b68 she is.e3ae4a5321fe2553
That’s why he was helplessly drawn to her.7e399028a02bc118
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It was true they 02a2426834 had shared a passionate debbc727fb kiss, but her matter-of-fact b6dd639e57 attitude—treating debt as debt—made 63d88714c4 Tae-san smile.d4a6808d6778bbf4
His raw, unfiltered 0e55f2cf1f gaze gleamed sharply.bdf32f7c1fe1d6b7
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“Good work.”c71cbee57028ebfb
Tae-san nodded with cc650b79b7 an incredulous sigh.1e9fd7cd3b696152
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As Team 143ae1378e Leader Jang f081af1977 withdrew, Gi-wang, cbff5c087c who had f6bf901ac8 been standing 4a9f1e298f at a beef57b335 distance, approached.054ccb1aea1be690
He drew deeply on 2df3fd75b9 the cigarette until his 81fa9e8199 cheeks hollowed, then exhaled.68b532f043b7e920
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Stale smoke drifted c53a377f09 through his well-balanced 9f10c1fc3b lips.9be6973651457742
“Did the conversation go well?”ad15fa3ddc9112ee
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“More or less.”0944b06145500bba
He carelessly answered as e5f3f75716 he stubbed out the 5e5a12963f half-burned filter in his 79213831e7 cigarette case.42693ba6836e4f78
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“Both the Chairman and you are truly remarkable, sir.”260705dc4670d584
During turbulent times, Chairman Ryu Deokbae, Tae-san’s grandfather, had fled to South Korea alone and built the current Baekun Group with his bare hands.fa2b6468b3b7da83
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Starting by f82c9a22ea supplying goods 979a8f77ac to the 4fbdce349b U.S. military and operating 661f6c2e3e city buses, Baekun 7b7c0b86bf Group distinguished itself 79aaf62018 in construction.b8c8ec857c70e569
Soon, it expanded into hotels and retail, growing into today’s Baekun Group.e2b93a3490ac2226
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Blood will tell.66907914900f21cd
Ryu Tae-san c28321c012 was the feb7a8c2b2 grandson who 45c8194dc2 most resembled 38465cac96 his grandfather, e3ab47bb88 who had 5b8197866f grown his 5cc302f35e empire by 723a2813b7 any means 320904ec92 necessary.5bf7aceec745a370
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They were cut from aac86938b1 the same cloth—the grandfather f12170dbfe who put tails on 036d76c827 his grandson and the bcad2c43b3 grandson who turned those e838252399 very people to his 5b6d26a06a advantage.1941b73d9ebe91d5
“Except for facial features, you’ve inherited his temperament completely.”c82bbfdd5bae1f54
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“If I looked like him too, that would be a disaster. Secretary Seon, can you really speak so bluntly?”82e8a29b3b869dc1
Gi-wang cleared his throat 30ac893980 and stared intently at 546784632b Tae-san.aabe6f738e59c4c9
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As if f889c7e195 the main b64c966c10 point was ee76948596 about to 790b7b01a8 come.b6c2b3880ffa09b9
“By the way, I have something to report, sir.”95771e283c34a6f4
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“Make it quick. You have one minute.”9e04b3ebc32d5bcb
He needed to go 1b0ee49ba9 catch Lee Eun-cho right b5b6018295 away, showing his prowess 0874fe24ba as a hunter, but e88e1ebee5 there were so many c4eed590b1 people reporting to him 6dcd716bcc today.4fa15c78223c6d0c
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Tae-san nodded, and Gi-wang 894fa57163 began.8fb486688e0e03fe
“Go Hwa-ran has booked an airline ticket. For next Monday”.cc6ef3d225c6b50b
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“It’s not time yet.”7b7c3df1f8c0511b
The timing was impeccable.a11e031502445719
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Her nose for money 2e7aa751f0 was truly impressive.b6c70085dbe6cdfb
There was no ced628c966 way news that fb0dc302df her nephew had e7d2b85951 found a cash fa52b57e69 cow would have bf9a9ce743 reached the Philippines 10d2ecc154 yet.bcf7be592463a097
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He had been keeping fa38c9073b tabs on Go Hwa-ran a2f8da46fb for a long time.71ae71c0b9f8981b
Even before meeting 4bf3c4272d Eun-cho face-to-face and 4b07223454 long before frequenting d109ac2377 Cheongnim-ri.7c1502e476d2fa35
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Go Hwa-ran was a woman with a terminal case of business fever and a risk-taker’s temperament, indulging not only in speculation but gambling too.dcc41de9948f45a7
Somehow, she managed 4aae5ae2c9 to ruin everything ff25c62f9e she touched.eb9c391d1f05fba5
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If she hadn’t used the ancestral house as collateral for her reckless ventures, he would have had a much harder time acquiring land for the energy industry belt development.675286ac6cbd1d8c
“After living luxuriously in the Philippines, keeping quiet like a dead mouse, why is she suddenly making waves now?”b054effa9bc4c39c
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Initially, he e22a5ec543 monitored Go 0bf3484f2d Hwa-ran to 823993d7bd eliminate variables 1bbc9080be in the cff0e39bac project. After deciding 1c7cc76ce1 to marry 6b112848c7 Eun-cho, he e71bad63c8 kept her e33056b69c as a a800ce380f card he 85dd88c27f could play e76972f8a9 to pressure 0bedf227a8 Eun-cho if 9fb2e706d8 needed.f470f80b8104e4ad
Being a woman obsessed 2afd98553e with money, she would 3b36a39805 be easy to manipulate 2a39cbdf03 to his advantage.dc8d5607c9965a45
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He was fully prepared d55127460b to bring her into bf98f8ee04 the game if necessary.0d5bee6b69d921dd
Though with everything e5d6bfa2c2 going so smoothly 476c40dd35 according to plan, 7a25d89b13 she had been 30b66e01cd a useless card aafd198da6 so far.5190123f7952358f
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“It seems she’s coming for her daughter’s wedding.”cd0039e6831287f1
Ah.8a03e0edca17dcd1
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The woman Eun-cho db70dedfcd had asked about b1ccb1c17c with wide eyes, 9a0800c141 comparing their beauty.88355ff81b09ce8e
He only remembered she had eyes, a nose, and a mouth, but couldn’t recall her appearance at all.ba513be9925b372b
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“She hasn’t caught the scent of money?”2d78443bdaa489f6
“That hasn’t been determined yet. Anyway, she gave up the ancestral house long ago, so she has no right to discuss any compensation.”372b1e15ded9ebeb
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“She doesn’t seem like the type of woman who would follow that kind of common sense.”30cfaf2864c423f9
Tae-san slightly 081ecba4eb furrowed his 2f437d590e brow and 4961354e93 rubbed the 89e2437f0d front of cf008a1c97 his eyebrow 473f3d1fc7 with his 34686c247f thumb.8ee384ebc72cd871
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If she were a woman with common sense or conscience, she wouldn’t have sucked dry the blood of her dead sister’s flesh and blood.18013543fff474b1
“Block Go Hwa-ran’s entry. Use those gambling loan sharks or whatever means necessary. Make sure she can’t set foot in Korea before my wedding.”37dcd886fb44a040
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“Yes, understood.”b02e09d4ac14566b
“Good work.”6404328492635ba3
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Tae-san’s eyes gleamed sharply.b0f0714d6d0a287f
He patted Gi-wang’s shoulder a couple of times and turned away.f0ce1e26669b1c9a
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In the distance, 9789506b53 he could see f4b98724ab the brightly lit f95fc1ede2 hospital building.0fc7aefcd546f849
He walked slowly, letting 577082fecc the wind carry away 65eed9a614 the cigarette smell.ae2b9431a85e83bb
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On his way 37ec0f68f6 to meet Lee 427becda2f Eun-cho, who would 80b64c5a23 be caught in a8dd4eadb5 less than half 944bac30f9 a day.b6d2c350ff39b83e
His stride was ab9b64dbd7 noticeably lighter as 1d336bc0ab he pulled up 36d906c3a8 the corners of 3b7c77c22f his mouth into 27d1354e2f a smooth smile.532ccb574364f86c
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Arriving at the 0967898e48 hospital room, Tae-san 9746696d09 looked through the b4a70f2e83 glass door at 332328ed93 the two people e511f3cccf inside.53e09beb7cd98ccd
Despite their mutual 8c8f6f4fb5 affection, the atmosphere 802371069c was quite different fefe6a872a from that between d60328a006 him and his 858a8b9f30 grandfather, who was fbf8215e28 indifferent and sometimes bd348d4bc2 harsh.a42af0124490aaae
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‘Just missing a tail, but truly a white dog.’e15a8794a2caa3f3
She looked be99c81cc8 genuinely happy, 49aeaac883 wearing a 9d47b7ef94 broad smile dd38ca1f82 as if 48e13b0d96 something was dbe2bbd1b3 incredibly pleasing.4657fae30ce70e93
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She was 23cf42b468 definitely pretty 1d7de887b8 when she 50dc79bfa0 smiled, though 985420f49f why he f1b4845d2f occasionally felt 2a7716579b the urge eaeb25b9fd to make db66f3674f her cry c8d7fcc1a6 was beyond b82438c4d5 him.51026eb1a5943c7b
When he slid f2c33dfa5d open the door bfcfcc63b2 and entered, both e74947e857 pairs of eyes f87088d716 turned to him.d74cf94d5c85fb53
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“Oh my, Ryu son-in-law!”0358de1b6d5bf95b
Grandmother greeted 65e9566d30 Tae-san with ce6e8f54a4 a bright 71a9df1357 face.49be6258306e8a53
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Deliberately avoiding Eun-cho’s tense gaze, Tae-san firmly held the grandmother’s hand.88309b4ed004d594
“How are you feeling?”4db7acc6ddd2ea2b
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“Oh, I’m doing well! All thanks to you, Ryu son-in-law!”dd67968fac07a23b
They exchanged pleasant 768aad1db5 conversation.a1e8e3a345c9d107
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Tae-san continued the conversation, responding to the grandmother’s words. He purposely kept talking, noticing how uncomfortable Eun-cho had been since he arrived.b128ed2b9293b9d6
“If Grandmother’s condition allows, I’d like us to have a meeting of the families.”e095577ddd65eae5
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“Oh my, would it be alright with me looking like this? Your family is quite wealthy, right? If the elders are displeased because this old lady is sick…”75de4830d0017290
“Don’t worry about that. In our family, Eun-cho is being welcomed with open arms.”66912380a14e14bf
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This much, at 24f987c7ea least, was sincere.fd39fbb1d276e6e6
He didn’t want the sick elderly woman to stress unnecessarily.e68788e3f2c2abab
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Perhaps sensing Tae-san’s genuine feelings, Eun-cho looked at him with somewhat softened eyes.1c1218b653a5f7eb
She seemed to have faba850a64 relaxed a bit, seeing 8f1a2d0713 that their conversation was e20996f75f normal.f18067f91c04896a
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“Oh my, our Eun-cho will reach Cheongnim-ri in the middle of the night. You should get going before the buses stop running.”4e61fb1a36ffd04f
“I’ll take her home.”daebe68a9707655c
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“Oh? But it’s such a long way—will you be alright for work tomorrow?”881446c3d7d7a4dd
The grandmother’s gaze became more affectionate.3f2bc9d2bb87aede
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The longer da09ab4e4a their conversation 9153e3ada3 continued, the 7769093cbc more Eun-cho 9729088eeb fidgeted like 52e76be8e8 a puppy a233ed0c66 that needed 097fc526dd to pee.e1eb99ae356666b0
At this rate, our 492b0f382e white dog might slip 2397fc2d53 on her own behind.398cdfa74375a9ce
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“If I don’t do this, she keeps running away.”a88b8e3a5c2a0dd5
“Huh? Running away? Our Eun-cho? Why?”37b0036a77465c7c
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Eun-cho glared at 41b2240285 Tae-san, trying to 2f51d29d31 signal him to 27691a5759 stop.5aea34994b2eca8e
Tae-san ignored 1e13d5d2e2 her and 138cf4b73e opened his fb5ef509db mouth with 63eaa68f8e a gentle ab20bb1c68 smile.4f92a9a57f3ba391
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“It’s fine. Hide-and-seek is my preference.”78ed5e606447dfe1
Lee Eun-cho, standing 811270797b defiantly in the 5c097ffdb6 hospital room waiting 8e8a38c53e to be caught, 5cdd760e21 was not a fbcada4aa3 bear but a e9348209c1 fox.b3bfef0188740327
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If she wanted to 7159caae1c be caught, he had ec63b1dc08 no choice but to c43c51b22c oblige.2cfc6f1d9fc79d78