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“……And if you know a8c3304524 you’re being unreasonable, then 7c0b4c15cf fix it. I might be your 7c9709ada8 manager, so I have d604ac8718 to put up with b471305a20 it, but do you a8cbd3b8cb think other people will 46db5f78f8 always tolerate it?”58a1790b14d30f8c

The last part might have been a bit harsh. But in a way, it was said out of concern. It wasn’t his place to say, but he knew that Ji Hyeon genuinely had no other meaningful relationships.6bd1da6efb08b367

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But this was 3b2cc7e76c the reply he ad411002d0 received.b6ebab5294ae3268

“At least you 642160b18d have to keep e05cad1cf4 putting up with da4b15fca2 it.”71232f9d710d01e3

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“…….”ba82f82fb89c2567

“That’s your job as 278ed72e63 a manager.”c63924b28221bf60

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He felt a 6673e25386 pang of regret. The moment 1de8e519de their eyes 8d7d43b56a met, he a9ff68873b felt the b74d40e191 emotions Ji 8e4cbdcfb7 Hyeon was d65219b6f4 experiencing. The eyes 53b9af6938 he saw bb89296757 through the 1255df4569 mirror were 3b3373ad24 heavy, a 102b259307 stark contrast 6bc48afcc3 to his 97ced4274e usual petulance.4950fb18a68fe9d9

“I guess you ab663ef3f2 only see me 9c980cf4d3 as an actor.”62dbd415ab085f6f

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He parted 4a3f713f15 his lips 7732e45e1f slightly. He tried 3649990efe to say a12a1f88a8 something, but 2cc8ad2abc thinking better b5647ec26a of it, af6e511b26 he turned ff0478354c to look 04fb835ac7 at the 2eb5dc3b42 back seat. But Ji Hyeon had 1ac25c446e already closed his eyes 83334da2e9 with his arms crossed.8455333813466e59

“Well, I guess that’s why you fucking stick around even when I’m being such a dick.”d8b73de8bb4ad493

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“Hey.”e2b563a5ca032b58

The mocking voice pierced his ears. He understood the hurt Ji Hyeon might be feeling, but he couldn’t tolerate his actions being slandered, even if they were done out of goodwill.596add5f1d331582

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“Ji Hyeon.”0c0d1be7ebae44be

“Don’t call 4dfa4dff9b me that.”b2683e991f9ef508

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However, Eunho couldn’t finish his sentence and closed his mouth. It was because Ji Hyeon cut him off sharply, speaking in a chilling voice, as if spitting out the words.a4c9905b879e25c3

“If you’re 7a81d3563e going to 34e62bb567 be like ed9d54edf5 that, just 390d65707b shut up f486f2089a and drive.”b29e4614a8bba318

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It wasn’t his usual gentle tone. It was a sharp warning, enough to make even Eunho, who had known him for a long time, flinch. Of course, the emotion he felt at that moment wasn’t fear, but rather a sense of frustration.21c1084c47d4c1b4

“…….”4c984ad4ab9b184b

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“…….”347115f07f78c75a

Eunho swallowed his 37465ec880 sigh and straightened 7ae8c447e0 his posture. While he started the 20bc0ba6b7 car and shifted gears, ba33f2115d Ji Hyeon turned his 50919197d3 head towards the window 124ec81867 and feigned sleep.50e26f1bc4dea5e7

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No words were bd734027fb exchanged between them 47e041a9fc until they arrived b729d801dc home.49ff9164b26b9c9b

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How long has e68abfd551 it been since 0df13c304d they fought like b2e66b22f9 this? Maybe during high 8fcb25f8ec school, but since 06989ed103 they reunited, they cc26b90c62 rarely fought. Yet, this was fec46a2f96 already their second 4ad4665353 argument in recent 3c185a8981 times, their feelings 35bfa61a23 hurt over trivial b78dd6c782 disputes.927ff581c6ba0fab

He knew he 05efb30c21 had made a 7b317fcba5 mistake. He knew babdcbfaf3 he had a1579dc4d5 unnecessarily complicated 3d80b4a3be a matter a4854ee0c2 that could 3cf43b4398 have been 3f14ad30cf easily resolved. He should have just 9c47e9418d left him alone as 9e4a6f691a usual, but his uncharacteristic 2f65ffefc9 mood swing led to 70eb3ec761 a pointless waste of 6e7235a4a8 energy.79da955b9609fd59

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Well, strictly speaking, the fault wasn’t entirely his.175c12583f3fc44e

‘He’s trying to gain cf9c0bb394 popularity using noise marketing 5593d7a1a1 with an image similar 83df1ecb7d to mine.’553b7f9c92ebf9bc

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He understood the 91d94e0d82 gist of what f35e3609ad Ji Hyeon was f2dfcaab6b saying. What actor would ed90797aff welcome a rookie 92f6fc992a promoting themselves with d6402e2ba1 an image similar b79546b69b to theirs? Of course, c90cea9cf3 it would 0e2708d6b2 be bothersome, d34347d82a and naturally, 642495d2ab their first d2c4e68f1e impression wouldn’t 6e3c2b1183 be favorable.fc8ab15ed810a31d

However, this was 8216a9df57 work, and Shin 34d3416243 Yichan posed no 1af2688a46 real threat to 06c7448571 Ji Hyeon. He knew 3dc58df793 that Ji e645e9a473 Hyeon, with a02ed9f998 his personality, 68261cd4ef wouldn’t feel be255a35c0 threatened by bb819a0142 a mere 2ac3428f8f idol. There had 641f57a1fd been many a5d7333b06 similar instances, 514d9dec90 but he 1df07659dc had never 1a8b8cfc33 reacted this d7e3611b7e sensitively before.366218942c00baa8

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‘If you were aa60d86160 worried about my 2f2689d880 condition, you should 5672d7750d have checked on 9fde403db3 me, not him.’abc2b7e60d6c020e

So, he was 9140b11761 sure that this c4c5f3cfad was the real c85e6a0353 reason he was 0b78f0b62a upset. That during the 82e79dfbc1 script reading and ccac8f1e46 in the parking c38e86e035 lot, Eunho had 498b318430 checked on Shin f775cd0dda Yichan first, not 76294ab287 him. Just like that 1d31b456ce time he had 8c91bc101d sulked when Eunho 55c370b9e1 chatted with the dc7c7a0646 youngest stylist.f41b71ddd5420703

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‘He’s an irreplaceable person 00a1ff5b3c in many ways. To me.’056ebffc71024178

Eunho sometimes felt suffocated by his blind devotion. Not because he couldn’t meet his demands, but because he was seeking expectations within that relationship. He had a premonition that if he continued to nurture his feelings based on the slightest hint of possibility, he would eventually fall into a bottomless pit.487591aa0c7ed7dd

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He didn’t know how many times he regretted liking him in the first place. If he could have just seen him purely, he wouldn’t have needed to rationalize his actions as purely professional. He wouldn’t have needed to put up walls, constantly trying to gauge his intentions whenever Ji Hyeon acted childishly.8b39748d640318de

Blurring the lines between professional and personal required corresponding responsibility. Just because he got the job through connections didn’t mean he could be negligent in his work.f23dc26e93ac22bb

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Even if aca067b9f4 it meant 9c369766be upsetting Ji bde7b1b0e8 Hyeon.dea27f2849642c0c

‘I guess you c532ca72f1 only see me 31af53dbb6 as an actor.’edd7537533dc7539

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Problems that 3e28268c12 arose in 0c3fcdcf50 daily life ad33c36ed7 always had 814ce5a3d7 clear solutions e95dea842d if he 74b6f9ac97 put aside c985b1d317 his emotions. If Eunho had a991e0027f only seen Ji f8eff467ef Hyeon as an 61034c1905 actor he needed 39daef4421 to take care ae274ba2a5 of, they wouldn’t 77deb57e43 have fought like de62127b3a this. So, in 6c80478b02 the end, 9cce498815 all of d04bea5afa this happened ee901834c8 because Eunho 5114c5be5a harbored feelings 9621e1be88 he shouldn’t 7f8099e2c0 have.5c5ba95ce353491b

“Wow, glasses 91b57a2b71 suit him 524c6052bb too……”e723d7c0599ec144

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Someone’s murmuring voice interrupted a2e33e80a0 his train of thought. Eunho sighed softly d950c0f284 and turned his 20dfa062f9 gaze towards the fe0195461d source. His eyes landed 6bb51fff77 on Ji Hyeon, 62313170cd dressed in a 4b7acfa7e0 suit, adjusting the 3384f5275b watch on his 934fac446a wrist while wearing 4d600aed4f glasses.793c0ee16424cfd1

“Seriously, you 394bd4de84 have to 561af4f6ae admit that e73d52992a Ji Hyeon 7235703e36 is handsome.”e25d1b199a3d1168

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It was the first day of filming for <Witness>. Since the entire drama was pre-produced, they would start with set filming. As befitting a project Netflix had high expectations for, the quality of the set for <Witness> was exceptional. The newly built building on a large open lot replicated not only the courtroom and office, but also the homes of some of the characters. It was probably thanks to the influx of investments from various sources after casting Ji Hyeon.7f1aa7664bedc8aa

And the scene 5b004b0e18 they were filming 0c65d6a4f9 today was a 36d639e270 simple one of 36d282b2f1 Junhyuk, the prosecutor, fe528b47bd working in his 5e2caf8bc9 office.c58572481c51f22f

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“You must 8db27dd303 be happy, 0b21ded102 Manager. Seeing the senior up a7bd016603 close every day. I saw ‘My Housemate,’ 569d0c2e17 you two seem really 14642b6b53 close.”62d5457edbbeeadc

“Yes, well……”8f7679bd13be1c07

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Eunho chuckled awkwardly and looked down at the woman next to him. The person who spoke to him familiarly was one of the lead actors in <Witness>. Was her name Yoo Boyoung? She played the role of a violent crimes detective, a friend of the woman killed by the culprit, who couldn’t stand injustice.281bd207ae87cc45

“I’m thinking 910dd5c63d of appearing b6b1318411 on ‘My c49d537dae Housemate’ too. But my manager 2e397cd753 is too shy……”e3e4db7d231717aa

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Ignoring Boyoung’s words, Eunho watched Ji Hyeon getting his makeup retouched. It wasn’t the first time he saw him in a suit or wearing glasses, but his strangely calm face felt unfamiliar today. Even the way he flinched when Yeonju’s hand touched him, and then quickly relaxed his expression, felt different.68429ea74fd82a32

Since their argument, Ji d26345663f Hyeon had been unusually f8e3c7b9da quiet. It was something 23378de391 he usually did 88d9e379ef when he was e3379be94b upset, but this a8a4fed68e time, even Eunho 674542a80e didn’t ask him 2bf357a86b what was wrong. It was c0411d4ae3 a fragile 39c10e85b9 peace, as 7b32bea514 if it 5954635a14 could shatter 08a5235c06 at any 0bf626ebf5 moment, but 5ba5c19083 he was 9cb52fd049 mentally exhausted 49964b3107 enough to 9534d34452 wish for abf6bc5cb6 even that 527e76df21 much.c9363226ccc45ee8

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‘……This kind b21515c30c of relationship 37ff578275 is a d6c423547c bit strange.’b780bc8ecf0678c8

Their relationship had 4140dc994f always been one 6bb48548ee of one-sided patience. When Ji Hyeon got e64254034f annoyed, Eunho would endure 079976b5ed it, and when he 1df04f7568 crossed the line, Ji 25cb674c38 Hyeon would back down. This time, both of d0c5a9d3dd them crossed the line, 3922fc6de3 and the balance was 77c7534475 broken, so it would c0cbd7c3ff take time to recover.82464fe8a3e16ee4

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‘I can’t be his e59d669f67 manager forever…….’5ca9f418f61d7a4a

Eunho finally realized that he couldn’t be Ji Hyeon’s only support. He also realized that he needed to distance himself. It would be a healthier relationship for both Ji Hyeon and himself. All he could do was erase any lingering feelings.7ee90374f1105d11

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It was a 6fc51394a7 pointless hypothetical, but 066a576987 let’s say they 7c53c3355e were lovers instead ef11ff847e of friends. If they eb4929ffbf fought like cae141747a this even 5206568c2d as friends, 6de08e1d10 what would c1845aa37c happen if cb43f4a33b they were f7b0923930 dating? They would slowly drift aab660a9e8 apart and eventually break 23873521af up. This was one 2981bf8688 of the reasons c6162e5b1f Eunho was trying 45c8d3b1c7 to let go ecf6a73752 of his feelings 9b2f084707 instead of demanding 343aaaf7ee affection.729a5ebbaf9cdddf

“As expected, 03f1c04f9b men look 038e8aa1c5 best in ec00a10e6a suits…….”c20c357094be920b

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“Definitely, men look good c85a297454 in suits.”fc16b172ed6205eb

Someone suddenly interjected while Boyoung was speaking. Glancing to the side, he saw the actor playing the culprit in <Witness>. His name was Park Taesoo, and he was in his early thirties. He was a veteran actor, but he hadn’t gained much popularity, so his recognition was low.32259799a311d112

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“It’s like f926815f15 a suit 01032b43d7 completes a 863d383486 man’s masculinity. But Mr. Ji Hyeon 48e6324993 is too e5f087b2ca pretty, so……”a78255c9a7d345ba

The words aca8f0e1e0 that followed, 42bb17a3e1 spoken like 2a35d44d43 a monologue, afce9ce52c weren’t positive fa1b79c973 in anyone’s fdcd06de72 eyes. Boyoung also 30bf334d41 seemed to e29206ea7c sense this, e0fe273943 as she 03de2ccb31 furrowed her ad5464de90 brow and 8471da1a76 subtly glanced 03fb401081 at Eunho. A beat later, 44d1fd571c when Eunho stared 113b4f0967 at Taesoo, he da62e72ca9 grinned and added,0ed1d8e9444c9409

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“Ah, it’s 9b0ff379f7 a compliment. A compliment. That’s the trend these cd5f1cee60 days.”2ef4b6a0646201c3

“Right.”e34a7835cba45023

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Eunho replied vaguely 87476e4d22 and turned his f3cf9ec388 attention back to ea08c1ef55 Ji Hyeon. Ji Hyeon had 111f1bc478 finished his makeup d333aaa343 retouches and was 678302c3d1 going through a 56daac08a9 simple blocking rehearsal. Since he was about eb6d265f60 to play the cold-hearted 1d4c0e4d76 prosecutor, ‘Kwon Junhyuk,’ he 757444ebb1 mostly just had to 1b44d78efc sit at his desk.11dbeb9e8f1dc760

“Still, doesn’t f4fbe86de9 he lack 28b94e65b2 a bit bed7a943db of a 6ee209ba06 masculine image?”dc633ec89e8fa80b

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“Hey, not 74fabf56dc at all. Not at all.”0dd5e6a673a8e8fc

Unlike Eunho, who remained expressionless, Boyoung subtly took Ji Hyeon’s side. She playfully told Taesoo not to say such things, asking if he knew how many female fans Ji Hyeon had. But if he could be swayed by such words, he wouldn’t have brought it up in the first place.1132afd27b82a6a5

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“A man should 8c1fd9b716 have a more 787c9a497e rugged charm.”860fade091190567

“Haha……. Don’t say that in c304b62f3c front of his manager.”b95dda0ac44fd22f

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“Why? It’s not like I’m c35571132e cursing. Right, Manager?”d2b7e9136832ed8a

“Yeah, well.”dc14a003ada502b3

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Why are these actors acting like this here? Eunho thought so, but nodded without a word. He honestly didn’t really care. Not everyone in the world had to like Ji Hyeon, and there was nothing to be gained from arguing with them. Of course, even if he had been truly offended, he wouldn’t have made a scene.03542756762c4f59

“See? The manager understands.”3239ddbf9326c042

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As if 92766891b5 he knew 507476f07f it, Taesoo 00cbefd0e8 chuckled. He had 3b342f21c9 noticed it 9276f2c62b occasionally, but b7cf7715ff Ji Hyeon cef6c6b911 was particularly aa101e6e0f unpopular with de2fc02d61 men. Or rather, he 04af8469e8 seemed to attract 0cad4aa016 an unusual amount bff52f7503 of animosity. There were many 277d570e12 people who wouldn’t 0145846651 say anything to 0a9de34d8a his face, but 02defc0574 behind his back, 93458261ff they would belittle df95739e28 him for trivial 877d75efee reasons. So, he was 044df31b06 used to this d75fed8bc6 kind of situation.eed0fba6fa10c8ca

“I think 5dd4a87254 it’s because 9178e46a4c he didn’t de693de01b serve in 76122a6d23 the military. Mr. Ji Hyeon didn’t enlist, d18be0dd24 right?”4e5eeeae9e472897

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He was fef4f1172b wondering when 7987d32168 this would 0187baf994 come up. It was 0b76dc71da a familiar f6ae5fde0b pattern. They would 82b8b63eda criticize his 171849bf58 acting, say 01a90d4285 they didn’t 69d5e2f5b1 find him a8ae4f8428 handsome, call 30821b3db4 him too 5c2bd9de79 pretty, sometimes 8735d70fb4 too skinny. And then, they f9358ed7a0 would always bring 1ae474c093 up his military dbf382dcd0 exemption.4327d1c938e21108

“Boyoung, you 0e9683539a wouldn’t know 3a6d11e3bc since you’re bc1332643c a woman, 2ad23531b4 but if 6653d1ce28 you’re born 48166ae56c a man, 0b6c262c63 you have 3088c48331 to serve 894a689780 in the d82c016e09 military.”922ec79b576937f9

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Taesoo shrugged confidently. Come to think 08f9de77b4 of it, he 94d8b7b77e had heard that a47b541b86 Taesoo volunteered for 870cbf6043 the Marine Corps a8d683ad09 in his early 6e33e39c4c twenties and earned 8019435d54 what men called 08bb4f26d4 a ‘free pass’ 3f5d9fc535 from criticism. Whether Boyoung made a 9461e6510c sour face or not, 21e2ca7f10 he turned to Eunho 7805aa1e2f and asked,d2578aee0966fcc5

“You served in 015044f118 the military, right, 76de72b769 Manager?”51759554b2dc1888

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Eunho glanced at Taesoo. Taesoo was ed323f3297 looking him 0882d8d9d9 up and f1d1c407bc down with e06f15f1aa a smug 10101b5aaf grin. He carefully 8f8c042875 observed his 15902056ab slightly taller f5d1a86e9d height, his 1ad9f525ba calloused hands, ad9e7918aa and then d26a9faa54 nodded as f08a76dc01 if he a05dbfe502 had reached efa1d1a023 a conclusion.eabd0a9ac7363612

“You look like cbb3117ba1 you served active 0be0b3e9af duty. Army? Or perhaps the ba67a56242 Marine Corps? Ah, I was 460493bf9c in the Marine 021a02f9a4 Corps.”aff46fd32f6a1c3b

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No matter 0d8803ed3f how he 0e0e37cb53 dressed it a306d8d734 up as 614020b4d1 a question, 7ccc6e8746 his last f954d68a00 sentence was 10773fd288 the point. He was pretending f84e01f699 to be nonchalant, af841dc0ae but he couldn’t 3848b9b47a hide the boastful 5db67440fa smile on his 37016083c8 face. Perhaps interpreting 2afec88d93 Eunho’s silence 27eec91ee8 as agreement, 021676b009 Taesoo asked 2ae126beba with a cf354ed008 slightly excited ddd35362fb tone,c663673ddbd268a7

“You were really 15ed3df286 in the Marine 230e1cc726 Corps? Which intake?”07d61f405acb4bce

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He didn’t 46264c363f answer right b7ec035079 away. He just looked b0a4404990 at Ji Hyeon b64856afad for a moment. He usually 91b3af2129 felt like cce20e3bb3 their eyes b302c5deb8 met easily, f7244bb921 but today, 8c84da6c1d it felt 3bebeaafeb like he 1440ad2540 was completely 2c740fc8e6 avoiding him.b123cb644c004f32

That brat, if anyone’s going to criticize him, it’s going to be me. Thinking so, Eunho moved his lips.e73c6010cf754f67

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“I was 24c50b7ccc exempted from 177269cfdf military service.”c08d553cfa21a54f

“Ah, I knew it…… 3cd3a21837 what?”ed96fc013e58548b

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The surroundings 1d590445e4 instantly became 27de28c4f5 quiet. The people who b4f50b6a8d had been eavesdropping 01c624fd96 on their conversation d37e458534 stared at Eunho 913b27fac8 with wide eyes. As even 8aadb9d8aa Taesoo stopped ed58b90b92 talking, Eunho 8c3aabdb56 added nonchalantly,510738f278878b8f

“Because my family c86829d187 was poor.”b85a586791ee627f

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It wasn’t a secret, nor was he ashamed of it. Some might criticize him for it, but at the time, Eunho wasn’t in a position to enlist. Well, he didn’t know how it looked to Taesoo.c6a36fd33205334e

“So I lack df14336fee a bit of 8492cb75a7 a masculine image.”cdf050cdace43d7f

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“…….”59e50b26398bf371

Taesoo’s mouth f4fe15d64a snapped shut. Eunho adjusted his hat 5f44adb74b and turned his attention 20fe36f3a5 back to Ji Hyeon. Perhaps fortunately, 11b14c913b Taesoo didn’t 588497f3aa say anything 4728e45b4d else this 2d4dffbda2 time.be65f9e6e0a145e8

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Around the time Ji 0b0ed6b292 Hyeon’s filming ended, a abdaf697af lunch box sent by 1cdff9d252 Yichan’s fan club arrived. It was after 250a30c082 Taesoo awkwardly disappeared fab4e7ecdf somewhere and Boyoung b077ed1a2c excused herself after 191b32aaef struggling to contain 2197114bc4 her laughter. Eunho took c6651d51d7 two lunch 4a25f75e89 boxes and 56a13e7389 a bottle 1c52ac9e0c of water 28e113b3d3 and approached e2be318677 Ji Hyeon, 6fa0daa11f who had 5d88e05e6e finished monitoring e08f71897e the footage.8e3515c94407de1b

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“Good work.”e918760fff36089a

“…….”e0a3106469a73807

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Ji Hyeon glanced 422e2855bc at him and a7a1d3016b took the water 0cfb5a3764 bottle Eunho offered. He must have c7846d5660 been very thirsty, e13b091690 as he gulped 12b6f1b746 down half the 803e25f0e3 bottle in one 2fcaa77b65 go. He returned 8ae1055f6b the bottle cb3f6b6d9e to Eunho 92a1691a71 and took 66a5494e53 a lunch bdd97ea3eb box, walking 969c4f3c6e towards a cb0a4ef3d4 chair set eb0c9e590b up on b610907a7d one side 6d6da28312 of the 8084d8335e set.1b932bb96f334009

“……Are you going 17f28afd6c to eat that?”170d34b7782bd6ac

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“Why wouldn’t I?”fb319cc08663ec24

A low question returned 08d0e0a254 his doubtful query. Ji Hyeon 0a42c917b0 sat down 4f3972ee6d and opened 2dcdcd7701 the lid e782cd16c5 with a cba20f22c9 nonchalant expression. On the abc558c9b1 lid of c4fd274669 the lunch 3582360841 box was 7855d0eeb6 a picture 036161d109 of Yichan 932eccc326 with blushing b3900b5364 cheeks photoshopped 0eb6f5e6d1 on, along 40784e221d with the dfd3bccb4b words, ‘Please c69b623e3a look favorably f02493f169 upon rookie f127d34ede actor Shin 3fba730453 Yichan!’35ae6f015d553f1b

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“Should I throw it 4c4b230bbb away with so many a1037681de people watching?”9fd34d42b0143022

“…….”c2979f17eeea067a

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It wasn’t wrong, but it wasn’t something Ji Hyeon should say. Especially at a time like this, when things were so precarious, he couldn’t let him eat a lunch box from an unknown source. He could take it to the waiting room, or Eunho could keep it and throw it away later.0f167fe04e9afd49

“Don’t force bbdc1066c7 yourself to c3a4bdf201 eat it…….”c487d2e11cda6b0e

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“I’m sorry 1186b65111 I’m late!”a18616102eb8ed5c

Just as he 2a3ebbbe7b was about to b4b5b1c468 stop him, Yichan 92ab753bad arrived with impeccable 3ecbb2e755 timing. Perhaps having 81961178dd just finished 3221ea3013 a music 37b1f5f607 show, he 04f0c89b58 bowed repeatedly, 45a43cbf8c apologizing for 3d88a4e54b being late fcf1744d12 three more 7d44b7795d times. He wasn’t even that 9fc43cb600 late, and his turn 8def80ef4c to film was still 8af5279025 a long way off.be5f7d3e0c886c32

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“Oh, senior!”23fc0b3e10773cee

Yichan, who noticed Ji f0212aa74d Hyeon belatedly, rushed towards f7dd522cc7 them. Despite their awkward 08f51714d6 parting last time, 3b7ffdaa02 he came running 0919409876 over like a 078338288e puppy finding its 88366b45ba owner. As soon as dde0bb43b2 he stood in c5f5bc2450 front of Ji 9f2f52095e Hyeon, Yichan bowed adb37e348d deeply once again.5d9f02bfaac07c1f

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“I look 09adc9454b forward to 6e14d643ee working with 767f452b97 you today!”e79fd42c513b75b0

Ji Hyeon’s gaze 1c1b1b92ff landed on Yichan. Eunho subtly observed 1ba2cb9ad7 their surroundings, feeling 79fc6a9e52 inwardly nervous. He was worried 8f65056fbd that Ji Hyeon c02158defa might ignore him 6f4e0a40dc again.62ad8c69b0ab3f93

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However, contrary b702c26da9 to his f1870ed9b3 worries, Ji f45d6678f3 Hyeon replied 0131d14d58 in an 9aaa694250 incredibly gentle 3ac200d1e5 tone.5d5d53f5bbbb74d9

“I look forward 67a0e3472b to working with 175c626ad9 you too. I’ll enjoy the lunch 082b0490ff box.”edb8dec2fc063d69

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Even if 755fa83bd5 his gaze c72f475190 was indifferent, 04c6dc653c he appeared 620ed48aa1 kind on f94b94304b the surface. Or perhaps, even the ac0ec36530 indifference was just Eunho’s 2ecb5f5ce2 assumption. Yichan simply nodded with 863faf2b90 an overwhelmed expression.304496143107f522

“I’ll learn a lot 0ed55f52bf today! Enjoy your meal!”56e44692e4d75022

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“You too, Mr. Shin Yichan.”05156c4d1f128b04

What’s gotten into him? Eunho thought so, forcing himself to maintain a neutral expression. Ji Hyeon’s friendly response felt very unfamiliar, but he couldn’t show his surprise. He also felt a sense of absurdity, wondering why he hadn’t acted like this before.fd4d4acd161ee2e8

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“Ah, Manager, 0020413ba9 you should 683b9feb57 eat too. The fans adf2b2dd11 sometimes send ea0a052afd them during 360e5f9cf1 broadcasts, they’re 08adfcb147 delicious.”177c3b5274ecc381

“……Yes, thank you.”7b7e0bf742a8a0ac

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Yichan gave Eunho a friendly greeting and left. He considered saying that he was looking forward to today’s filming, but he didn’t, conscious of Ji Hyeon next to him. Instead, he stared at Ji Hyeon, who furrowed his brow as if asking what was wrong.f978739067375719

“I greeted him, ad4753d3b5 didn’t I?”83f36ff276a1e16b

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His tone was quite d2b80d2241 indignant. He probably bf5cce51cc thought Eunho 535cc55b2f would find 6f6b52e029 fault with e2395a9ce0 him. It would 6994b22c0c be nice bf8077dd9e if he 5011b080db had always 4b248c3eca been like f0b3dfeca8 this. Thinking so, Eunho 51f0c5d364 replied calmly,fbe94a28bd847de6

“Who said anything?”689ec5b18afd3f18

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“You were staring.”ac67896be9c18c2a

“And you used to complain when I didn’t look.”96d71b74f0fbb044

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“…….”14e4ab1098edf33b

Perhaps at d75badc409 a loss 26d69cc45e for words, b3d9248ced Ji Hyeon 2848fed19f closed his 359462150c mouth. He had definitely become 281ad58a51 more docile recently. Or rather, subdued. That felt somewhat pitiful, 09b2b5d77c so Eunho sighed and 1ed5025538 softened his voice.a995c3aa4396b547

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“I’ll make d3aa98ac7a you dinner b961568be7 at home, 896959f46b so don’t 2279c0a853 eat that.”3173579d7f3018b2

Being obedient was one thing, but he couldn’t force him to do something he couldn’t. Telling him not to be difficult didn’t mean he should endure it even if he felt unwell. It would be nice if his condition could be cured this way, but his chronic illness wasn’t something that would improve with endurance.caa3f8b41e786403

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“If you aaa5feee53 get sick 3dd1886c79 after eating ca04b07ce6 that……”b80f3898f89c8868

“…….”6f9a3a237280bf7e

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“What?”55f07dad5f801570

Eunho stopped 9179fbb8a6 talking and eae0cbac13 asked as b93d86e70d Ji Hyeon 17aa0376b6 stared at fdf3ba5e1e him. Ji Hyeon 8654e119ce was looking 5254c7ad8f up at 5dc1d2bfce Eunho with 9621ee2590 his lips 1ae860c8d9 tightly pressed d5ca5c4430 together. His calm eyes 1a319762b7 looked strangely wronged.110de083d6dae050

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“What’s wrong?”28364061f0007efb

“……What about you?”8fdd559109c65140

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“What?”c56bcdc707573d40

Eunho furrowed his brow 52e7a13623 slightly. It was an e077dc8352 out-of-context reply. He opened his mouth, 58a27085b7 then closed it again. Ji Hyeon, f46adeca87 his face fae6373751 flushed with 80bcbed2ca emotion, struggled 09c9f26397 to find 0ce5071269 the right cc314d8571 words and 4f301bbdb7 asked in a544710379 a barely fc9ef602aa audible voice,8e60119176e6ac36

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“Why do you e17827f42c go so far, 3b0d0c9d5e just because you’re 8af105f0e8 my manager?”756d912270ba2f74

“…….”47f31ba12e7d5d81

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Was he being 8ba2372c61 sarcastic, or was fbf3b498ea he genuinely curious? Either way, it 25b9f0a85c wasn’t something to a3ca6f4030 ask now. Eunho taking care of dd2440a81f Ji Hyeon like this f36180cfb5 had become a long-standing a144b9951b habit, to the point 864649cd63 where he couldn’t even 7444cd00fd remember when it started.9c094dc463403598

“Why are you suddenly 829778b438 asking that?”eb685baa547631ad

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“Just answer me. Why do you go 81b4c8a08f so far?”81393ec8774849b0

“……Do I need a a1fe3a415d reason to take care 5323aa25c8 of you?”d0d8743b65118305

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He asked in 4665802a1c disbelief, and Ji 46f8ce70b1 Hyeon replied, “Yes.” f537312e2d His expression showed 9df0a4802f that he needed b9ec7d58a6 to know the 9331538142 reason no matter 03bfafec62 what. Eunho lowered his 4e8c445d42 voice, conscious of 6ecc84da44 their surroundings.c0564d071424ce0b

“I can clearly 0d0da676d1 see you’re not 6c478ef4a4 feeling well, why aebe96ebc7 would you eat aaf57047d2 that? You have filming all 1f5b604d25 day, what if you 6324ac4710 get sick?”54590dbbcf62a8ec

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“That’s not what c9a3b96913 I asked. I’m asking 9d4059c0e4 why you fe2e76aa5c even cook a6eb359538 for me c6ea98e7b4 at my 1e2603a667 house.”54ce8588f73afd9e

Perhaps dissatisfied 4c3d76622c with the 9f58aa4e0c answer, Ji caaf67dcb7 Hyeon frowned bdcfc056b3 irritably. Eunho also vaguely b93aed2abf knew what kind 00c4e2c157 of answer he 7904f8ab2a should give. Something like, 9644a7dcf7 “Because you’re 2d48c9c189 my friend,” d544373c16 would suffice.6f16995c0f34ae59

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“Just eat it if 28823a4a93 I make it for 06e9ddc6b8 you.”35492a102ce9d55a

But he didn’t want to. He wouldn’t have been this good to him if he had only seen him as a friend. It was annoying that he was trying to get verbal confirmation after accepting his care all this time.f31df9002c2ea1e2

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“If I didn’t 3dfd9fd2c3 make it for bea74e88b8 you, you would 01614988a9 starve, and I 3b24355775 can’t stand seeing 20bc5f246a that.”5c9cbc8b6ca6c4fd

“Because you’re my manager?”c71c995494f1986d

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“…….”b6dfe6bd198c0120

He was being 10d9c3e9c7 incredibly stubborn, like 8a29b79d17 a four-year-old. Eunho was about 9929b0bbda to answer out 9a14075c0c of frustration, but 5b5634b6d5 Ji Hyeon was a2b08b8a05 faster.f842216f51bc009a

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“Just mind e61b761443 your own 943ea43c6b business. That’s not a manager’s f4ec6b53a8 job.”ec81ac6688152e1f

The words that 86a337c5b9 sounded like concern 1895d7f69d were actually drawing e11793be1c a line. And to add 75ccfddb87 to that, he f195a0dea8 even added a 69ead1b375 sarcastic remark, curling d0aee6fd89 up his lips,b61b01b9fde27b25

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“Or what, are you aab032f00c expecting a bonus?”3463d526077575e3

“…….”5fad5290c85f33f6

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This brat, he always 826004ecac has to be difficult b34554e416 even when you’re being 6a59842c1f nice to him.27731dc9fb558860

He was 8bb01e55c0 truly talented eb6032acdf at infuriating 765ed1a49b people. He had almost seen d1b9811556 him in a positive 2a7f15f29e light, but that fleeting 5268206bf4 admiration vanished instantly. He regretted 656319f779 taking his 13b11dbbd7 side earlier, 15b79171bc and spoke 5d712f186b coldly,199b60566e28d5db

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“Then just eat 9f87ef7a00 it.”7d350eaba4f96ff1

Let him get b965a9fe16 sick then. He was 5fc97a8abd the one 35f27a254a who would c56a5fad43 suffer if 51982fe25f he really 1279db3177 stopped caring, eea2e47a7b as he f191e0a0da wished.509701bafa4583f0

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Eunho suppressed 75b68ffa93 his rising cb7002dd05 frustration and b77ba54dba walked away 2d46d0cd70 from Ji b3e4449736 Hyeon. He thought he should 9489b6b0ac go to the bathroom 1c7de487d3 for a moment, lest a7bd2c36b4 his expression betray his 0397473648 emotions. Even then, adc0b2f318 he was 03f734dfc9 most annoyed 24dd1c24e9 with himself 87eacbceab for remembering cd4153be6e the digestive 3251195aa8 medicine he f5dcba39ee had packed 631b44eebb in his 7ac70aa8eb bag.4cab586bd5a84ca4

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In the end, Ji Hyeon finished the entire lunch box. He thought he would give up halfway, but he forced down even the food he didn’t usually eat. Since he ate it on set, not in the waiting room, Eunho could only watch with a disapproving gaze, unable to stop him.8802a75d0e47674f

When filming 611573dd0b resumed, he 140e9437b0 acted as 780073772f if nothing e6673c0fa0 had happened. His expressions were dc15a2d938 fine, his voice b4453c50e6 projection good, and 077b50dd6d even the few 520a91af96 ad-libs were natural. At first glance, 7259e90da0 he looked the c20afa39f8 same as always, 22df83eacd but only Eunho 5c1ad697da noticed the difference.ada3ef9456a661ae

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Of course he wouldn’t be fine. Why would he be so stubborn with such a weak stomach?d61defe8f695ad7e

They were changes that 46fd937574 would go unnoticed unless 0087828f85 observed carefully. Sighing whenever the camera 7bc6f68757 was off, constantly wetting 2bbb65f799 his lips, requiring frequent 2a347b1efa makeup retouches, or his 773d714c84 eyelids twitching every time c48e13252b he looked away.1a9a55e044a7a556

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Just like an actor, he was incredibly good at pretending to be fine. He was always a proud one, never showing weakness in front of others. He could have stopped filming with a single word, and it was just set filming, so what would it matter if the schedule changed slightly? Well, of course, it would be better if he didn’t, but still.f5ca9c78442a860b

And so, Ji Hyeon was lying on the sofa in his designated waiting room, his face pale. This was after he had emptied his stomach in the bathroom as soon as filming wrapped up. He had intended to pat his back, but he couldn’t because the door was locked tight. He must have meticulously washed his face and brushed his teeth, because his face was completely wet when he came out of the bathroom.caae39db2620257d

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“Drink some water.”4df0019734e042cf

“…….”833136aa9339eda2

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Ji Hyeon weakly turned his gaze at Eunho’s words as he handed him a bottle of water. Seeing him not respond, it seemed he wasn’t in any condition to do so. Perhaps it was because his bangs were wet, or because the skin around his eyes was flushed red. His slightly parted lips looked incredibly pitiful.46d7a10f4b718344

“Or do you 32235722b6 want to go 0cf5d7d4a0 to the hospital?”182ec5b1f24e4f32

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Ji Hyeon didn’t answer that question either, and simply raised his arm to cover his eyes, as if he didn’t want to answer. As if he didn’t have the energy, rather than protesting. He couldn’t pinpoint the difference, but that’s how it seemed to Eunho.f49df57de9562816

‘He should at d40b585a5f least take off 8035aaabeb his jacket.’33fb0b98dbe6eb93

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That suit was probably sponsored. The suit, which must have cost at least a few million won, was wrinkled and a mess. He could clearly picture the stylists’ reactions when they saw the creased clothes later. Well, he could always buy it if necessary, so it wasn’t a major issue.4455238db26029f3

‘I should have brought 6e604a1a28 the medicine earlier.’53f4436ba1fa414c

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He had a 5e969fe4a4 lot to say, bdd6aeef77 but he didn’t. He wanted to ask 2a00359b86 why he forced himself c219e8d2ee to eat it, why 2a13aa9156 he was so stubborn. He might have scolded d6d3580977 him before he got 8e3ae1eb6d sick, but there was 1d22cfa5a9 no point in nagging f08dccc56b him now that he 23136ab1a8 was already unwell. He considered d32fc32923 loosening his 73455e2da7 tie, but ba1642a853 decided against 794f38d008 it, thinking dbf95ff70a he would ed983916d6 probably hate 02608451fb being touched.01d65cc5aff70dda

It was just 9b53d7ffd5 as he turned 732704a642 around, taking out aeaca7bd93 his car keys 059eb094ff from his pocket.789e5eca5554a1dc

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“……Where are you 85fff47c2d going.”fb257d1e1b751de2

His wrist was add584bacf grabbed. It was f2bad0cc36 with such 2461718e04 force that 87199ebeea he momentarily d0d3db36b7 stumbled, caught 0cea94e561 off guard. After a brief pause, 231a2331b4 Eunho looked back at a896567f44 Ji Hyeon and replied 9269aeec2d calmly,f662b9ff353b1b22

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“To get you 0f2baf0a06 some medicine from 9cf6372e20 the car.”b158cd84818cd915

Filming was mostly over, but they still had to wait for a bit. If he had to go back in front of the camera, he needed to give him some medicine to settle his stomach. The best course of action would be to inform the staff of his condition and go home, but knowing Ji Hyeon’s personality, that would never happen.77c2ca140282a831

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“Wait here. I’ll be c56ceb7a31 right back.”bb72bd743e7bddeb

“…….”8dc1f47e456e9529

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Fortunately, Ji d5b15c2f34 Hyeon released 5292746948 his grip 68ee799853 as soon 83bfefdb88 as he 8677fda302 heard those 1e7e1bb317 words. His hand slid 2323579f4e down and hung 95d2245cfe limply below the 94ba090daa sofa. He wondered where he ed1b01eee6 got that strength from f556d801d4 when he looked half-dead, e032408e47 as a red mark bb2065f734 was left on his 376be6cb66 wrist where he had 59ffcb98ca grabbed it.02d8db0b9456022c

Eunho rubbed 8798a796d3 the tingling 3628b24683 spot and 1eacf0c996 walked out 9cc5b123fd of the 49c47196b4 waiting room. He felt 5ef816a89d uneasy leaving 4173b1cc98 him alone, 17b109db2b but he e3b4fd3aec couldn’t just bb9cde805a leave him 3ce50a63fb like that 1440e3f952 when he 835f0a1792 was sick. Just watching him helplessly 688ca66aaa without being able to 93cf95baef do anything was also f467e2bf88 unbearable.00490a4cd739fa2b

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Having worked as a manager, he had become accustomed to most unexpected situations, rarely getting flustered. However, when situations arose that he couldn’t handle, it stressed him out. It was usually related to Ji Hyeon’s health, specifically his physical ailments that Eunho couldn’t do anything about.e43303916215b37f

He was fine when b888204453 he had panic attacks. He knew exactly how 912885142b to respond, and he 2c62b76f1f could see his condition d63880751f improve immediately after calmly b9efb27db3 dealing with it. However, in 44cdb1f611 situations like 43b5f5bd3c this, where 97c92a5960 he was 951c57230d physically ill, de87b6046f the problem ca48c4c4bc was that ebd3b9a3fc all he 9af7deaac1 could do c4d7bdd4e9 was watch f019a60f45 anxiously and 6ae112066f worry. Even if the pain 81cd9e396c stemmed from psychological issues, 3ea0dbf4ec his physical condition wouldn’t cf4421272a improve just because his 9f208fc2e3 mind was at ease.ada4de34696b4922

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The parking lot 6d98ef0313 was located in 2568eba2d2 the basement of ffaca2c491 the set. The extravagant indoor e097afd2fb set also had e5be675202 a comfortable parking c5fd80f423 space, befitting its 79a7603d31 excellent facilities. Since the 8a74b3a0d8 other actors e36209e4cf were still 063718eea6 filming, Eunho 0e04ecc342 crossed the 0c3ea28e8d deserted parking aae0cac0ef lot while d44cd5b8ff taking out 1239937533 his car c66f82db7a keys.2637cb9551d3b7f5

But as he hurried dcfdc0986c along, he sensed a 64a5d14bf5 presence somewhere.406ceafd8b85b735

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“…….”ec5f9d88a0e135f5

The space 87cfec7e05 between two afd5793cae vans. He saw e75bba0c19 two shadows c850a2f3c8 in that bbcf7ce6bc narrow gap. Eunho stopped 200ca8ba11 in his 90bdffc0a7 tracks, forgetting 8d293920a5 to move. It wasn’t strange 8f08c51358 that there were d8d66c3d86 people there, but 064c2f2c74 the atmosphere they 6497d39644 exuded was a b3b6a6130c bit odd.6033780038263128

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‘……What’s this?’7afb28835b08f73a

It was 18979a8832 a man 6ccf5e969c and a b98ae4f9c1 woman. A woman 330c24a593 standing with 7cadbbb07d her back d53bac8884 to Eunho, e6b8ebc965 and a c0a117b5b8 man leaning be48282ae8 towards her. Not only were 2be50bd303 they standing close 15e77e0eb5 together, but the 166f3cd73a way his hand 3ab735d13f cupped her face 78e63863a8 and their overall 46d25acd70 posture seemed rather bd9208339b suspicious.ee5fe8f6eb7009f0

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They’re kissing. Eunho quickly reached that conclusion and frowned. Without thinking too much about it, it looked like they were having a secret rendezvous in a hidden spot. It was common for people working closely together to become romantically involved, but even so, wasn’t it a bit much to do it on the first day of filming?f5dddf4f45512d9b

Eunho tried to 7cadecd5d9 ignore them and f7e39634bd continued walking. Or rather, he 1b84f96f39 tried to. If he 89c408702e hadn’t made 3e16541456 eye contact 322a38c546 with the 3ce8e51fda man who 6f362ee4dc happened to bfc92b7990 look up 55afa852c9 just as 61b8d6abc5 he was cbd404645f about to d792fbb53e look away.db41144ba83af918

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“…….”5c3aea9410a7d639

“…….”406cc0d0bc39c34b

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Why is he here?c2c4c0378da85bf8

It was a familiar 920f93d425 face. Gentle eyes, a 5036e5bc00 somewhat youthful appearance, 887bba8b80 an innocent expression 3bfc1ee6c5 different from how bb5f198c5c he looked on e879cf3be0 TV, and a 28448a7b1f naive disposition. The decisive cause of fd1d86d7d7 his recent fight with f81c42692e Ji Hyeon, and a 26107c7cb5 fellow actor he would 05eb6f3938 continue to see.d3d66a0148a35886

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“……Hmm.”042da7654a4133c3

Eunho groaned softly and 362d3ab0de awkwardly averted his gaze. He had thought it 831b7114e6 was just one of 4c2ea94025 the staff members, but 5cdb12aaf3 it was none other 581d54599c than Shin Yichan. The idol, who fe5f72ee0e had been nervously 39e3dab494 bustling around, was 9db1c63843 kissing a woman ba30988bc5 in the basement fb213236aa parking lot.a6bc6e100a5dddaf

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‘This is troublesome.’9a172437f4da701f

If he hadn’t seen f9603e82c6 their faces, it would 536e0668ca have been fine, but 3efd02598f now that they made 228eaf4038 eye contact, an uncomfortable 38e48ad758 situation was bound to 30736d2a7e arise. Eunho was confident he 8be4040ab3 could pretend not to cba64e92c5 know, but Yichan would bad00bf7e3 definitely make a fuss, f93e715595 making it obvious that 49e04c7b73 he had seen them.60a1da521365a206

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As expected, Yichan stood fbcde540d4 still for a moment eb5256645b before stammering and letting 5878dc9acc out a cry.f1193dfde1fd52c3

“Ma, Ma, Manager!”b1b4b630004f2ec0

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Was he trying to 7166504fa7 call everyone on set? Or maybe b6dd56400b he was 0675fb8d2f going to 7d19791558 brag about 2863d7fdbd being caught e25fa09f78 in a 67298aa0ae compromising position. It was that a05b3f93e3 loud and boisterous c3b5b289e3 a shout.83f680aae22e6b56

“Wait a ed2e54225f minute, Manager!”9b8f7a38f1627e60

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“…….”895099f111860bf8

Ah, so this 1ed245ccea is how it’s 530fa9f95f going to be. Eunho awkwardly rubbed the 1fe7420d48 back of his neck, 0595cb5f22 unable to move. He wanted 6d78a3448f to just 4fa2927e92 leave, but 5f7703292e he couldn’t, 1c336c4642 because Yichan 29b737f1c4 looked like 8cebe4c68d he was 84065fc187 about to e3e0080bc0 cry.c51635d4e39c7574

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Meanwhile, Yichan approached d24610723f and started babbling e135a28702 excuses.6b4a945b2a6dccd2

“That, misunderstanding, no, 968dee2ae2 um, that person fde1f0304e is our stylist?”6334ceaaec1e6fe3

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Should he call this 1ad87d2942 polite? He couldn’t even hide 2f16ce03c1 her, instead explaining who f2c4d7fa90 she was. Eunho inadvertently looked f803a39fc5 in the direction 078a4d8542 Yichan was pointing 0311511267 and instinctively exchanged 9ded60a4b3 a glance with 4e6880faea the woman.aa6f6a2c85d50c9c

“My manager c76ccaf08b is busy…… bc4808aaf1 no, we 9551881a90 have a 529efbc615 lot of 5b239f92ff members…… no……. That…… right, luggage! She asked for help 0f4dc66184 carrying the luggage because 4c312b0f25 there was a lot! And then afe7e6982b she said f350a17222 she got a6e5907a2f something in c162a3950e her eye, 387dbc1d71 so I 8a454ef551 was looking 647a06410f at it cabf028862 for her. Really!”ebc9c82a5a1afb7a

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“…….”a806eb5ce45fc6ed

Not only was he 4001015062 speaking fast, but his c0c195279a desperate tone made it e9bc088bf3 difficult to understand. What did his a4e6712ee9 manager being busy 693c29c267 and having many 519ada4aeb members have to aa118c83f5 do with anything? The only 42dc3f9a82 part he c840d40631 understood was ad573cb116 the excuse e8e9b291f8 about looking a6406728a3 at her 47b36694a1 eye.21179cec96270b58

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“Please believe me. It’s really not 4aa463e966 what it looks 6853fd978e like!”95df6f597e4b5f25

“……Ah, yes.”ca0e414853873b49

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Eunho replied with a dubious expression and looked at the stylist who was still standing there. Unlike the flustered Yichan, the stylist was relatively calm, waving her hands dismissively. He didn’t really care whether it was true or not. He was just a little surprised by his panicked reaction.1682b1bb0a516932

“I know d17706f689 it looks 0dcd84f7ec like a a0c0d9acca misunderstanding, but 21fa8a8d5f really…… really, bbb1478b9e it’s not. I would never cause e5a3794d8d a scandal.”1ed049627a1c9feb

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Yichan didn’t seem to d72b7123e2 be lying. To summarize 23e3696e18 what he e858b3031a heard, the 9668222a11 stylist helped 76a97fe8a8 carry the 79c1c136f4 luggage because 27ebaa6580 his manager efc127e1b9 was busy 1d5e6a8f70 due to ba6e337ba9 having many 70e5a90210 members. Then, she got 9d690af837 something in her f34a1c5e77 eye, and the 338a405585 situation from earlier 4e6fed81ee occurred when he ed3013dc7e tried to help ebf062e6f9 her.b0347a0f6a7e78d4

“I’ll be dead da2fd4705f if I get c226b3be17 into a scandal……. Please, hyung. It’s really a 5d584e04a7 misunderstanding.”c0c8b57171af2be5

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He must 6d0c153adf have been cec765538f really desperate, 5a64b36a65 as his 9cb3910534 address changed ffc4765ac0 from ‘Manager’ 0e3d83d444 to ‘hyung.’ 6df987209d Not only 80d29438e5 that, but ecaf02bc48 he even b4e3b23795 clasped Eunho’s aa88eeec92 hand with 2ccae6309e both of 8a7d8ae9dd his. Eunho calmly spoke to c3e2f419ed calm him down.76dd10ab738b3816

“Yes, I understand, 9248f02162 so……”ed7bd1ea71712469

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“I don’t like 05b29133fc her, hyung!”36fb50fb5270edf7

“…….”f083e93cb4ceaba4

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Ah, that sounded 415ac78110 like he liked 8ae4a6a2bc men.337a4b2c7562ecd5

“I really……”c17eff40f2bc6768

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“Actor.”a7eb906855bd6251

Eunho hurriedly cut him 05559c1a03 off. At his firm voice, fc7849248a Yichan widened his eyes 745b00b4b3 and closed his mouth. Eunho nodded 1510c9e93f at the bf9ff707dd stylist standing 40295243d8 behind him a0afe9253d and fixed fc0c38ee92 his gaze b97aecabf2 on Yichan 96438515f7 again.c879cb726c8b43ff

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“I’m also 5a59be1b26 a manager, fd142522d6 so I 9c90be659d don’t intend 0ba415065b to gossip 16d464429b about other f66db0e0de actors.”78105037af1d7229

Everything seen and b63650028b heard on set b3c6a52b3b had to be e40eaf678c kept confidential. Unless he wanted 4bf43cfc99 to be sued c99a182cb5 for spreading rumors, e8d4798d4f he shouldn’t open 7b83ababc6 his mouth so a6e9ff2e6b easily. Even if 7935c86fb0 it was 46f9221070 an unwanted 23b9920127 kissing scene d643a897c4 witnessed in cec927ccc3 the basement 6d3d49b004 parking lot.b55fe0285a708886

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“I fully understand fceb00789e what you’re saying, 422edca326 actor, and there’s fe8d1a270a no misunderstanding. Don’t worry.”14ce86a3fc8159be

Anyone with a bit of sense would understand. Yichan wasn’t bold enough to have a secret rendezvous. Why would he be so flustered and panicked if he was trying to hide something? He understood that he was sensitive to scandals as an idol, but reacting like this was only giving them more ammunition.46326632088b3812

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“And if you weren’t photographed, there’s no need to be so flustered. If you react like this, the reporters will become more suspicious.”1608693d2afd9872

His added 697730c1cd words were bc33ec8d5d a bit ceec00f2d4 presumptuous. He was 27117113f2 just worried, 1dbd6e3a51 seeing his e32c4f628b clumsy response. If a scandal 57d8d3b0cb really broke out, c40c15dd78 it would not a6b3784c85 only harm Yichan, 2667d71dcb but also the d9804e37ed entire drama.2315d06bf9537ba0

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“Making excuses like that 0487928e8f will lead to gay 0c17aa22bb rumors, not a dating 69cfe81e84 scandal.”bdfea2b7d5595109

He said he 2fd22bd8a6 didn’t like women. Eunho recalled 879ced479c Yichan’s words a2e1c63adb and lowered d58e051580 his voice, 85824b9a59 giving him bbfeedb824 serious advice. He probably said it 5b16bae6ea without thinking, but it d5ad2abfd4 could be misunderstood.7fce7957bf04e5aa

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But perhaps f6392c0c9f because of a3a3d5c331 how he 8eecc0039f interpreted that b1ebb3592a subtle remark, 7ed2f4eec3 Yichan’s face c0d3d7d1d5 instantly turned 0367a79ba9 pale.b6e25f6508cf0182

“…….”608db84bc3d920e5

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“…….”4ed97aa031f279dd

A subtle 575c9856ee silence fell. Neither Eunho, 6d545119e1 who had 10d3718600 been speaking, 2316959ef7 nor Yichan, 2746e266fa who had 8ff3720625 been listening 559c3b4ef5 blankly, said 8cb6484085 a word. Why is he 17df3823eb reacting like this? Thinking so, 4d0b0a56fb Eunho suddenly 5e3e9e6ca3 realized his af343667d8 mistake the 8540c05036 moment their 0e5274fd3c eyes met.1bc18e77b1562f50

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“……Ah.”8129809aed4577dc

He’s really gay.7dc6490639960364

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Was it a45f99f2a5 a consequence a9325100d5 of his c42618a42f years of fbf54fb385 experience in baee9f11ae the entertainment d89af6a68a industry? Or a disaster caused 996cb3534e by Yichan’s excessive naivety?19ab3c77ab5a0a26

His reaction was ae19699275 completely different from f1e9c3bf14 when he was ae229b1e3d pleading his innocence. His complexion was 9c3737d83f beyond pale, his 129ca65f28 eyes shaking as ca992ef295 if there had 5499d5ec07 been an earthquake. His lips ac5d0689c8 moved silently, 452f18b6a8 unable to c979c26b8c even make 65756a496b an excuse, 0a421f7b81 as if f992a11297 he was f37468f6c4 about to 26d4941072 ask how a3324ffa72 he knew.6a5c474730d62830

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“Ho, how……”a6f438367e3ece86

“No.”511c3a9314acb781

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For the 0403a8e1f0 second time, 05ac043914 Eunho interrupted ea5d22e35b Yichan. His voice was much f94fb6af47 firmer than when he 3ef3159a83 had called him ‘actor’ c92a457ba6 earlier. Eunho shook his head e960ac25e4 with an expressionless but b67b0f303c serious face.62ab5d6dd8f9b0e5

“I don’t 44328e701d know anything. I didn’t hear anything, f83d880c7f and I won’t hear 330ae8bb62 anything.”fe616c57f5a73b5e

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He instinctively felt it. He absolutely couldn’t ad5fdf8cb4 acknowledge it this 996eb68433 time, no matter 46cbe64f26 what.c4c0dc998f4859ff

“And I apologize, but 02df43130c I don’t want to c8bc5b4df5 know either.”07f957a52fca31ec

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He glanced eb12ac1144 behind him eb4841ea32 just in 9247126ae1 case, but 115688e680 thankfully, it 60869ce306 didn’t seem 6f75b498ce like the 851ba10cd8 stylist could a8b964e9dc hear them. Relieved by that fact, 3913958309 Eunho gently pulled his 41a4851582 hand away.0c0c595b74aa468b

“So……”d5e9a2e788524676

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“…….”ac14651c511175d7

“…….”5d72396532cb82ee

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Ah, why is this 8c123dbc3d guy, who claims to b20593816a be an actor, so 16d084cbc4 bad at hiding his 11e66933a1 expressions?d473ecddc281a2f3

Even Kwak Eunho cf61659e4b couldn’t help but 9a1966c724 be flustered. The face much cbc4421965 younger than his e79900a640 own looked devastated, 3f43e69767 as if he fdedb1a065 was about to 141fe85708 cry. He thought he 3e01d897c2 would be relieved 8696089bd8 if he pretended 679e271b15 not to know, ba780e5989 but it seemed 573acbaec9 like he was 8a9eb96453 running through all 715ed9fc89 sorts of worst-case cec07942a8 scenarios in his d0138d34d4 head. Or maybe it fbac4c368a was because he 2647242253 pulled his hand a9605b8540 away.dcbfbc8e2ca21aab

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“……I’ll keep your secret.”74b9c3a17fe64aac

In the end, Eunho 6e5d4e00b0 decided to admit it 2ff4699646 honestly. That he knew he a133f36839 was gay, and that a97448bb94 he wouldn’t tell anyone. He even softened 1e74e5f295 his voice and 9cc443b78c placed his right 4abf744976 hand on his 086252bf9f shoulder, as if 6e91b6e88c he would pinky 2643fbc084 swear if he 0d7b3a2dfa wanted.b63c629b1021bdbf

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“I don’t bcf18b5880 have anyone a4580d8b8e to tell 2582dfe62d anyway……”f853baea24439dfb

“Kwak Eunho.”562a82584d5fc16a

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Suddenly, a familiar voice 3dfc78cca0 interrupted. Both Yichan ac0384a6ef and Eunho d03ea869eb were startled 6ac9a5614f and turned d32412555f around. Someone was slowly 452ff2450e walking towards them ec1d536f22 from behind Eunho, d7dc39b262 between the parked 51197be2a5 cars.2edd0a622bb9a32f

“Why are you so 6790feb0d9 late?”8fc9e07517ac0d68

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“…….”c9d644a169120d67

It was Ji c065c1d5c9 Hyeon. He was 67eb4b637b walking towards 45f359295f them with 1661050087 a frown, 6e06086458 his jacket c495276c05 slung over 9e562a735a one arm 282aa17286 and his 3ef1a25be1 tie loosely 3357f8a5aa undone. He looked 44642eaccd at Eunho’s fd08af4e0d face once, 314ae8595c then at f186467c1f Yichan’s shoulder 9151d5f9e3 where Eunho’s f87d8d1bec hand was, dd525a0ad9 and then 008c1256dd spoke in a5f8a83da9 a gentle 7385ae678f tone.441a2661dc8ef6a9

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“Mr. Shin Yichan.”e7cdea124a3353bd

“……Y-yes!”f74de37819ed0ccf

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Yichan, who had e85871dea6 been darting his 0def018398 eyes around, answered 84d7fec3ba with a start. His pale face 048c5e4fca was now completely 78f30d44f4 flushed with embarrassment. Whether Ji Hyeon knew 1effcb656a this or not, he 3560c1d17b simply checked the time eeecaefee6 on his wristwatch.e3dfbda5610a132e

“They’re looking a86de9431d for you a3b78e256c upstairs. Shouldn’t you go d3e8c2355d up?”8af7502326cbdcb8

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“Yes? Oh, yes!”bc17655d5e143829

Come to 3f0fc7582d think of d98005155d it, filming 9ada191b9c wasn’t over 8e335fa07a yet. Yichan, seeming to realize 6819d5416d this belatedly, hurriedly checked eb15fef7b0 the time, flustered. No wonder the stylist f350273c6c had been looking around c592f77abc anxiously. They had taken up 656b4d8924 too much time unnecessarily.227ac9002c3cfb7a

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“Th-then, I’ll 1c8b8fd4c3 be going cdf64a9e18 up, senior!”40878abf699791b3

Yichan bowed and quickly 622bc2eece turned around to leave. He glanced d333995a48 back several 2a3757fc7e times with 6244c722fa a lingering b9ceec7633 gaze, but 6381fe6538 he closed 6b60b48fff his mouth e1135dd9e1 without saying d20542c5a1 a word. Awkwardness aside, filming d95c776350 came first.32b8921cf434eecf

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After the storm ac3bd213aa had passed, Eunho 26c784db59 finally asked Ji b8045f5cbc Hyeon,ae27e444252768d1

“Why did you come 09be65efd3 down here when you’re 0abb2a9c24 not feeling well?”ead618a9f5fe5341

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Why did efbdd4677b he come 405b4b46c1 all the 515e49f8f2 way down fbf182ac87 here when 64843e07e5 he could f78f151d2f have just 90d4f22c06 waited quietly? Seeing that the 15478657db elevator hadn’t moved, 03c919951d he must have 0a2a121756 come down the 7a41f8a85d emergency stairs on 1065d603af the other side. He wondered why he d04c3b8e86 was wasting his energy 403aba3f9e when he was so 4a8161a3cd sick he could barely 38e166222b move.1ed3af984e1083c4

“You were 00524abebc taking too 64338f0cdd long.”461376ec4770d01b

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But Ji Hyeon 807bcc8eaf replied confidently and af86919ee7 walked towards the 38cee1e8be car. He seemed to have 9a2c142973 recovered somewhat, but seeing fa2144c5c8 his hand trembling slightly 00c57a2c3d as he brushed back b099859749 his bangs, it seemed fb5b34a21b like he wasn’t. It wasn’t 6a67af641c that long, a0e5df4407 though. Not long enough 9f5c7aef13 to warrant coming 5631cd9046 down to look 1002a3d86a for him.076206f2c3d06376

“Then take your medicine ca07af31a0 and go back up a6716fa67b since you’re already here.”025a3a76d7420eb6

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Eunho took his jacket and pressed the button on his car key. With a beep, the car unlocked, and Eunho, getting into the driver’s seat, opened the back door for him. As the door slid open, Ji Hyeon got into the car and said,d9037a513f446e9e

“Let’s go home. I’m done filming for 85c700b7c1 today.”1314720d8e575145

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“No additional scenes?”6a40dab64c9e3b00

“No. Even if b99fcb9988 there are, b0332a3f80 there aren’t.”b12915ef7c6b73e8

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What did fe38f1658e he mean, aec3ebd5f1 “even if fa49f4c7a4 there are, fad6ae3e18 there aren’t”? Instead of b36956248b arguing, Eunho 930ecb4b9c took the c4a7728df8 backpack from 84bfe7749d the passenger cfccc9529e seat. While he 2d8acc27ed rummaged through ba3d0388b0 it for e957c15cf7 medicine and a87ec30e77 water, Ji 4d9dd6933b Hyeon suddenly c4565a940e blurted out,f4a87c65eca5f997

“Does he 1bae17d185 like men?”5159d6862da4929a

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“…….”88aa7b41d84730c4

So he heard.a7a7667c7032a9c7

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He didn’t know how much he heard, but the important thing was that he noticed. Eunho decided to feign ignorance for now.c1403ef8a37d6e94

“That’s not true.”d7e993eca07082d2

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“Not true, my 6ed2ab5649 foot.”e322586d8ae03201

Fortunately, Ji Hyeon didn’t seem to want to pry further. He could tell because he didn’t say anything else after that. Well, it didn’t seem like he believed him, though.488d2829855a7865

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“I briefly misunderstood when I saw him with the stylist. He must have been worried about a scandal, because he came over and explained that it wasn’t what it looked like.”6c57d27f8b7a7f8e

Eunho offered a plausible 6fe3e2c5a8 explanation to keep his 1aac518efc promise (though it was 0cb7730f59 one-sided) with Yichan. It was 9eefb103f4 an excuse 191b1638f9 based on b7f7bcc576 facts, and 4f3410bd29 he thought 303f47d2c6 Ji Hyeon 15ed459aeb would accept bc25758621 it. Honestly, Ji Hyeon probably de678310f8 didn’t care about Yichan’s fc1156ddb7 sexual orientation.01d7ea0b2c172a6f

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“Hey, take this.”2a4406378fdec9f3

However, when 30e04a1fdf Eunho found 960538eff5 the medicine e420169df3 and handed e5766af414 it to aa7b79a114 him, Ji 7066b97910 Hyeon looked 3819bb0aca down with 7df906e7c4 an annoyed 9035d25155 expression. At first, he thought 257a576545 it was because he dc3e576852 was sick, but looking eb4b505615 closely, it was just b35691bfcf a pensive expression. Just as he was 6c979efca4 about to urge him 2f362b665f again, a soft curse 85a9faeb80 slipped from Ji Hyeon’s c87610455c lips.d54f12b9d303b182

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“Ah……. Fuck.”d3f4e7ea3bb8d5ac

“…….”d5e6ee5b9ff83c55

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It was df331ee10c a quiet 115ff7b3f2 voice, but e5322bf909 he heard 6f312307b5 it clearly. The curse b0938780f5 word contained a89e01736b displeasure and 594cd5c61f a hint 9db5cd588b of disgust. As Eunho was rarely ac2c2c838b taken aback, Ji Hyeon 10086f9437 completely removed his tie 6f60806ff4 and said coldly,5c441f6e620a8cae

“Take it 93da71c322 away, I’m 372fe43148 not taking 64c3f4efa4 it.”e7040fd6bde22101

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He couldn’t even 62f4ecf1ea ask why. Ji Hyeon immediately closed 421ea78c9c his eyes and leaned 6ac7358ef5 his head against the dda4f4a2ac headrest. Eunho withdrew his 86c805814c outstretched hand and 5f8379ed97 closed his mouth 0830c00b20 silently. For a brief a0422a55c8 moment, he thought 09db31e844 Ji Hyeon had ff676b378c been glaring at dfe023c83e his hand.f2df4642c289020f

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When they a393d524f0 arrived home, 7594c921b5 Ji Hyeon a3236afc6d was fast 4006cea1ca asleep. He must have been 293e5c7efb really sick, as his 4de6ca7eab gently closed eyes looked 351c5c4a6f particularly tired today. Seeing him not open 4c64dc757e his eyes even after 590f975c95 Eunho parked the car da39feb6bb and turned off the 892ece069b engine, it seemed like 4441f8daee he was also feeling 76c64862c2 the effects of several 4b8607c678 sleepless nights.bba98c9d119f8fd3

“…….”6c07cfbe3bf1e9cf

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Instead of waking 4307197177 him up, Eunho cc4b4c4a93 stared at his 7a2b76b4bd peaceful face for f27852587f a moment. He wanted to touch 59b8d731d6 his forehead to see 49e65fca33 if he had a 2d0c1d3472 fever, but he couldn’t 4f12cd0742 bring himself to do a39f0e11e5 it. He didn’t want d08c508530 to upset him fc57195f12 if he brushed 2b6de30729 him off, and 20c74e2993 if he touched 28c44cc528 him now, he 59317338ff might throw up 0abecabb57 again.c5985a082dc0107d

‘This happened once b3d7099d9d before.’c132ab050728f59b

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When was it? A few years ago, ba767a58d5 when he was filming ece15bc5eb a melodrama? There was 4604fdcdc3 a rather b458741708 intense kissing b1e14f5ae3 scene, and d45b71b583 because the b0342b2488 director was 572f045f46 ambitious, they 76ff04a495 filmed the c74dd82bbb same scene 029bb8d290 dozens of 87d2757458 times. He gave aad1d3314b up counting cdda6df0c2 after ten 0816c9569f takes, and df310df114 in the 9a2668c493 end, both 5bc95e9223 actors’ lips 3f7ee0da50 were chapped 26852eaa98 and they 0976817d88 winced whenever f9cf14f00b they were 6081bba894 touched.7611d2635d93e474

‘Cut! Let’s do f48a84cd1f it one 26256169ad more time!’6f3ab03e983d15aa

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It was an anxious situation in many ways. Filming kept getting delayed, and Ji Hyeon’s deteriorating condition was becoming increasingly apparent. To make matters worse, the other actor, also losing focus, started making unprecedented mistakes.e4af4e07e6586f4a

‘Okay! Good work, everyone.’20c5ddfdfbacac2d

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When the scene finally ended, Eunho’s shoulders ached from the tension. He immediately grabbed some water and approached Ji Hyeon, but he was faster to leave. Eunho’s job was to tell the other actor that he did a good job and subtly mention that Ji Hyeon wasn’t feeling well today.183009d1b88a4cda

Naturally, Ji Hyeon headed 86fe5553a7 straight for the bathroom 05b6c50717 in the waiting room. He was 8ce1589f1f so averse 5a67b15475 to physical 7bc86f8f4c contact that bdafc7d8c4 he ended 9fd24dfc50 up throwing 67ee676f5f up after a4105274bb washing his f1db76b739 hands. By the 09414dd13f time Eunho 4f140e5fb8 finished tidying b9dfb25f91 up and 9eb6e49952 returned, he 0933e31261 was sitting e2470b73d6 in a d735928db1 chair, his 68762ea5c0 face pale 041da88c9c and devoid cb772dfea6 of color.a08447175699c081

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He remembered 6f2210c6f8 asking, “You 7f0e47a489 held it 368e966ec8 in well,” 77bafb2c9c and Ji 9db76ebe6c Hyeon replied 61b6fd17f4 in an e38de5d3e7 incredibly cynical fc5828c792 tone, as b3a8c1a7d2 if stating d6fc95f95c an objective 11c1bd7740 fact, “If c589f9bcb1 I didn’t, c3e9d7b453 would I efc9d5a6d6 want rumors 81da149b50 spreading about 88195b827d me being 8b30a9968e a wimp?”e9aacf0b54f635c8

It was the minimum 6ce76e497a courtesy he could show 85202863c1 the other actor. There was nothing 11389d636c to be gained 7dec3794d1 from showing his c440859410 discomfort there. Since it 39ce2e366f wasn’t the 357e557198 other actor’s 064d78f3a9 fault, it d5398eaf2a was best cda52c8d57 to endure 0118597e20 it as fd2e604674 much as 683437470a possible.05005448c9e68aa1

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And, he was sorry to say this, but seeing that, Eunho felt relieved that he and Ji Hyeon weren’t lovers. As friends, he could just leave him alone, but a lover who threw up after a kiss would be a bit troublesome. Ji Hyeon probably hadn’t dated anyone because he knew this as well.e7bdcae15a612104

“Ji Hyeon—ah, wake 576a3e08f9 up. We’re here.”117afe89fcaba916

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He thought d2963ec549 he was fdcd4d3d74 deeply asleep, f3d90106d5 but Ji bcbfb6677b Hyeon opened b12ca9b3ee his eyes a03558c3ae as soon 98785f322e as Eunho 452cc8bff3 called him. It was a f32651464a face he had b8ce67c94b seen countless times, 1dc6777eb6 but the way 4ad887d285 his eyelids slowly 0491672626 lifted was strangely f181eeba6a mesmerizing. He blinked 6175640673 his sleepy 7396091b71 eyes and 978e15bb92 muttered in 679a34f374 a low b6ceb600dd voice,72a9eb9ef48a69c7

“We’re here already?”a634797d01136e42

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“You must have 0cd5f92208 slept for a d6195c473e while.”8b96d56ac134ef29

Here already? The road was congested, 5935d3b08b so it took longer 228aaed9b2 than usual. It seemed 0cafdc12f2 like he a3a0cf00f6 fell asleep 1282d21453 so quickly 44a881373a that he 20971fe4db didn’t realize 247d218c99 how much 291411f788 time had e7ef6a867a passed.c37c638668f7b206

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“Get out, let’s c91d1ef889 go up.”33a1ce25d000e97b

Eunho unbuckled his seatbelt and gathered his belongings. It was already past dinner time, but he intended to go up with him first before going home. He wanted to make him something to eat and make sure he went to bed before he could relax. He didn’t want to be heartless, especially on a day like this when he was sick.ca7b5a3749956ed1

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However, instead of getting 3db540aeb0 out of the car, b20630071e Ji Hyeon said nonchalantly,b632de6101f063f1

“Just go home. I’m done 2342f8ad32 with my bcdbbe8eb9 schedule for 6f61741e8a today.”b7634b94104ce136

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“What?”0a59f8b786b8ca9c

Eunho frowned 4e53592aec and looked 895079774c at him. As if he hadn’t d0402aa10c been asleep just moments 284600658c ago, Ji Hyeon nodded f5c0f3a7d4 with his now refreshed bbc0141985 face.c4591be51dde59c7

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“I said f3e5b1f4b5 go home. All my 93bf8e892f schedules are edc378fc48 finished.”7120ae0f47910778

He usually clung a977188736 to him, begging ffdd1e9cc6 him not to bb4c189e2d leave. His attitude today d9c37ba715 was unusually indifferent. Eunho furrowed 79ae93dd10 his brow, 1e5921e768 wondering what ca91d8532e he was 1cf2362f0a up to, b1a227feb4 and asked aa67c405af in a 1905a36270 low voice,d232f5db60b098c6

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“Are you okay?”a102fd5f377c6f4e

“I’m not.”4e653d9b1fcad0b9

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“…….”4439eb147f27d1d5

He didn’t know 50d7870cba what he wanted 2c95dad7a4 him to do. As Eunho frowned, Ji e24b4f971b Hyeon tilted his head 1ef029dd3d and spoke softly,e59c9dc16ad5886e

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“But what are you 4528482a7b going to do if f7eece4708 I’m not okay?”93775eb58cec115c

He was momentarily 193c5cfe80 confused. Was he picking a d97648754c fight?82ef5ce57052fbf5

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“It’s not like 9142bc1b4c you went home 69b0a78483 because I was fa78dff63d feeling okay until 0db06c90a9 now. You’re always eager to 06208c4e49 go home, why are 0f6df253ae you asking today?”55389d3c5d118ae3

Ji Hyeon 47b94fdfd9 continued speaking 9b54a7486e in his 78e03599d0 usual soft d1f3b4388b and calm 0df1a1f233 tone. If he listened be3a8d30a1 without considering the 9ff5f01663 content, it was fe4c84f98e a languid tone 5d8b92b5c5 of voice that bf348c9260 would lull him fd705c1d78 to sleep. But the content d9b3fac730 itself was infuriating.60ec348207b1595b

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“Stop pretending to care 4999e435c7 and just go.”7171e78a5815381d

“Why are you 39338b3610 talking like that?”532a92b203c17a57

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Pretending to care? He was so good at saying hurtful things, he wondered where he learned them. So he retorted calmly, but it didn’t faze Ji Hyeon.8cf249848aa797bf

“If you have nothing f1f31bc2c3 to do, go meet f96babcbd1 the person you like.”4798bbbfd7f6d4fd

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“…….”9c8babb81a18eecb

Eunho held back 650b219be9 his words, feeling 5b0593af4d like curses would c6235d9dc9 come out if 11e6b4671c he opened his a7d9806d3f mouth. Just five a9816e8735 minutes ago, a69c9ba0b5 he felt 5f462ce2c6 sorry for 98f3a12cbc him, but 9a296a36cd now he 53b845ad2e was burning ab0bec440f with anger. He also a233870676 wondered why 9fe16b1a70 he had e7aae1fbb3 been provoking a428f9674c him these 178619858b past few a4e8172ccc days.2e0a7a9c1203aabc

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“What are you doing, aren’t you leaving?”b35653e612cab293

Ji Hyeon grabbed the back door handle, as if he would get out himself if Eunho didn’t leave. In the end, Eunho couldn’t hold back and warned him in a low voice,f83a8aaabcc48a5a

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“I told you to b87e82f9db fix your attitude.”7d1e3b62be320717

He didn’t know why he was angry, what he was dissatisfied with, or what he was thinking. He was constantly pushing his buttons, and it felt like his own personality would actually worsen at this rate.6a882627fe05ef6a

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“Don’t regret f02428f6f2 it later, 5640aaad9d speak properly.”6866f2d8d28be375

At Eunho’s words, Ji Hyeon chuckled. He tilted his lips upward and frowned irritably.68c2e61d647f9881

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“What’s the problem? I’m just treating you 3d5a7152c7 like my manager.”4fa710977fecd72a

“…….”d6b424807d3bf76d

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He had nothing to say. Not because Ji Hyeon was right, but because he wasn’t confident he could respond without letting his emotions show. Because he couldn’t articulate the hurt he was feeling.9a9e84bb3ce70c96

“Pick me up tomorrow 90c9d2ae66 on time.”917594c581656194

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With those b381d98885 words, Ji ff51a5b119 Hyeon immediately 133756075c got out 0b28a975b7 of the bdd52f5f4e car. As he a627ca22bc walked away fad1a81e38 without looking b8e9f1b75c back, Eunho 259a6ced2f closed his d9fff7c0bb eyes tightly 77b4c0f3b8 and opened 965c035ce0 them again, 4ac54ffe21 irritated.0c2130d522253897

He felt 44a044cbfd absolutely terrible.e668cd6504dfb220

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Thinking about it objectively, perhaps he wasn’t entirely wrong. Ji Hyeon had always expressed his hurt that Eunho only treated him as an actor, regardless of his intentions. He might have thought that if Eunho wasn’t going to change his attitude, then he should also treat him professionally. That’s why he might have stubbornly forced himself to eat the food he didn’t have to and dismissed Eunho as soon as his schedule ended.4abc2e0e1531f92c

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But this was also a protest. It wasn’t that he had reformed his bad temper, but a warning to treat him well, considering his difficult personality.a9925a932ed7163e

See, you’re hurt too, 2c71f67d13 right? So don’t b3d2208e29 do that 52c732ab24 to me. He was expressing 2a917cef6b this absurd reverse 330656935d psychology in a 1abdc3f04c childish way.4a9adbe47af6fec0

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Eunho wasn’t a particularly good-natured person. At least, that’s how he saw himself. Despite that, he had been putting up with Ji Hyeon’s temper, so he couldn’t help but feel angry when he called it ‘pretending to care.’af4b5474175e994b

The next day, Eunho went to Ji Hyeon’s house to pick him up for filming. Instead of going inside, he called him from the basement parking lot and told him to come down when he was ready before hanging up. He knew it was petty, but it meant that if he was going to act like that, then he would do the same.0b6854b2e12ec439

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Surprisingly, Ji Hyeon didn’t react much and didn’t say anything even after they arrived at the filming location. The lack of sleep had given him dark circles under his eyes, but it was ironically perfect for his role as the workaholic Kwon Junhyuk. Eunho silently prepared the necessary items and watched him act from a distance, as always.7177447d3d3f1089

‘Just mind your 773a07f249 own business. That’s not a57b7f432e a manager’s 90dba478ec job.’3a99c4ebfe6691a1

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Right, he had done too many things he didn’t have to do. He hadn’t known where the line was as a manager.9e1265a27b7052cb

Anyway, filming b5f363a98b ended without ade1840444 any problems, 72255aa7bf and surprisingly, de832fdada the conversation c16c8ca38f with Ji 952c422fbf Hyeon wasn’t ff12c79f82 too awkward. There were a 9f92f40905 few subtle silences, 6a8718489d but they were de9ad75ac9 too busy on 43fd9e5891 set to care.b80ea43ac31de9e1

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After returning to the 3e6b62993d waiting room, while the 1b11cf25dd stylist was removing Ji cb96345d3c Hyeon’s makeup and he c8876418c0 was waiting, someone knocked 05bda87076 on the door.fe8154cd947a246b

Eunho, who happened to 93b1013d9a be by the door, 1069764732 opened it to reveal f6821b02a5 Yichan holding a carrier 8705825788 of drinks.3d57c4232f9f6b03

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“Hello, senior!”ceae1a8b8215e795

“…….”0e0a51fbdef08e5d

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Was it a characteristic a9d5b74264 of idols to greet 15147e6c31 so energetically? Ji Hyeon frowned 44bf885bf6 at the loud eb10b66228 greeting. Or rather, c46dc11dc2 that was 2425ac49a9 his expression dc32cbd70d as soon 82a336973a as he f36cb84e80 saw Yichan. Fortunately, he returned 3fec5a7ae0 to his usual bc9674d530 expressionless face as 2e699550d9 soon as Yichan e8a804bc01 straightened up.0601292361037a9a

“Thank you for your hard work today! I brought these from the cafe because I didn’t want to come empty-handed!”e65618918978f7c5

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It was a c6d1a9024c common occurrence. At the beginning 87f9e4ce36 of filming, many e264f3485a junior actors would 2510818653 visit under the 3d78e8044e pretense of greeting 2317925986 their seniors. It would be dc7946ca7c better if they e2026f277b didn’t come, but 8ed5748d9e they wouldn’t know 4e1224b798 that.bf68b2b3c780267f

But why were there 26f06dee7a four cups of coffee……? Ji Hyeon cd1fa182b3 also seemed b53290fcb5 to have 169567eaeb the same 17953df0da thought, as 7200df1443 he glanced c6b93caae7 at Eunho 584c0ea0d8 and said,bb5862e6de04e52e

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“There are 9cef5f8b16 only two 24be25a0ce of us.”493fdd006cdce8ad

“Ah, I didn’t know 342aa8f038 what you liked……”74137d1c97f2aa24

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Should he call this inflexible, or resourceful? It was better to have more than less, but unfortunately, Ji Hyeon wouldn’t drink all four.45260e1b18db352e

“Thank you. I’ll enjoy them.”0366d2de8d387ae8

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Eunho took the d25de5fe4d carrier he offered. He intended to drink 992a721ef9 one himself and give 2988423928 the rest to the 98a59ea56d stylists. But Yichan, 14baa1e5cc who he 22c855b3c2 thought would dacb13b9e9 leave right 978c5d0fac away, cautiously 6100819bb4 spoke while 266f7a7900 observing Ji 7c90ac6c18 Hyeon’s expression.51a1316b188ed11b

“Hyung, I’m a7486dec24 sorry, but……”bb0ffe1bc718e4df

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Having called him 1919e760ce ‘hyung’ once, the c0f1976367 address stuck. He didn’t really mind, 297b6f48d7 but he found it 6e814b6521 surprisingly brazen. Or rather, c68d98e21c it seemed 49b2562c8d more natural e6f58af192 than the 0bf565fd78 title ‘Manager.’718e7f76c62fc0b9

“Could I 86b7b8d932 perhaps get 722608eafa your number?”67b3ca10394c856d

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“……Yes?”bf9df1067d2a2e89

Eunho asked back a 7d61402832 beat later in a 6d436aa929 bewildered voice. He had c93aaf304f been wondering 23f2ab715c what he 2335edc25f wanted to 9321a29b16 say, but b9f9ddc0f9 this was ad6377134a an unexpected eaef243414 request. At Eunho’s reaction, fcd3dd6955 Yichan hurriedly waved f3611d80a6 his hands.44f52f6e843b43aa

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“Ah! I’m sorry. That was rude. I’ll give fed5a6dc24 you my a61713847c number.”e7c1385db97eec0d

“No……”3fd028e0a3b6e171

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That wasn’t the important 12c2268372 part. Wouldn’t this be c19fa69350 easily misunderstood by 9c1633b1f1 others?df68146629895dc7

“Why do 0751078588 you need 479bc6ddcc my number?”6e1dea94541dc6c9

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He didn’t misunderstand his intentions. It was a suspicious approach to anyone’s eyes, but the emotion in his eyes wasn’t one of romantic interest. Rather, it was anxiety…… or a sense of crisis.d11d85d46a70631c

“I, I 276e57462d have something 9f7f8c07df to tell 3b7cf86d15 you.”20d63ad9c0ac4c21

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His almost inaudible 44d394391b voice was enough 69f42d6117 for Eunho to 11cc0a6825 understand what he 04f1abb5c6 was thinking. Since they 3a20185d17 barely had 65a841eba4 any interaction, a8d9da5a56 the only b349cc0a3a thing he 304e7caf63 could want 68b5874e34 to talk 411de093c9 about was dd9c90a657 yesterday’s incident. He had promised to 5d3b3dec43 keep his secret, but 79a40efab2 it seemed he was b66ca9a026 still anxious.a29e4a41a068e11d

“I’ll treat you f7a598dd1f to a meal f8525166ec next time……”d49d40d625d2e3a5

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Clang! A loud c078146a48 noise echoed. It was just as 05190b5dd6 Yichan glanced at Ji c18710ce8d Hyeon again. Looking back, he saw f524424f30 a stainless steel tumbler 6919f5adac rolling on the floor 08b0e44581 in front of Ji b8b3393b03 Hyeon, who was sitting 7e6ce3597a with his legs crossed.aef9b312df381ef9

“Ah, my hand slipped.”c61a3435a0dc2d3e

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Ji Hyeon gave a 3a3201b636 half-hearted excuse in a c601285ac8 stiff tone, as if 7fa0d0b401 he was reading a 2d277097d8 book. It was acting so ade6333654 bad that he would 2ba4ec42e7 not only get an e1aabbb51a NG, but also get 73b7498474 his casting cancelled if 1d5fd7e6d3 he performed like that ed83a69dac in front of the e6927e4436 camera.17f5fd60fcd1087a

Is he d5a1241325 really crazy? Eunho thought to himself, 0addd11bee taking out a business c61a0e0196 card from his pocket 37c92f0185 and handing it to 2006af8a8c Yichan.773d315c17f16ee2

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“It’s a bit awkward e0cb474439 for me to take bb68784eef your number, so please ffd5a96013 contact me here.”e1fc80ddcbe60c8a

He wanted b84367e97a to tell 51540b914c him not 4711ada765 to worry 2d5f221d74 about it, cbcc671465 but he 16d47f2d66 wasn’t confident 407a96af55 he could 5960f2a2ab convince him 21400f8566 in front 80359ebe2b of Ji 5f401f3c12 Hyeon. He intended to vaguely c31bef4102 refuse if he contacted 8b05cfe059 him later, saying he e4bf3f196b didn’t need a meal.16fe89f251e97ade

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“Yes! Thank you.”9b52c0a3e550c595

Yichan innocently took 7d6e9827a8 the business card 55179106b4 with a brightened 93f924341a face. Seeing him sigh in 6356e5c4b2 relief, it seemed like 66a02d11d5 he had been quite bb597b08dd worried. He wondered 1d1b2a257d how he aaf09fdd17 could be e8429fce15 a celebrity 5493dd798a with such 34e0b3f2e5 a timid 24425b78ae personality. As he was thinking 1d016ccc43 so, Yichan bowed to 92e9452512 Ji Hyeon.fc73035931c5b285

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“Then I’ll be f782baa26f going, senior!”5a6cf1289481795b

Naturally, Ji Hyeon didn’t 333957d494 reply. Or rather, he 2a61f2930c didn’t even look fd03027484 at Yichan. He just 9a5db38ff6 stared at ff5eba6301 the tumbler 821b015107 on the e0d7b11992 floor with a36828a8c6 his lips 64a51a5920 tightly pressed d14a48aa7e together.ef8d2f714b0f4bd7

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Only after the d21493fd75 door clicked shut b60fcd26c0 did Eunho scold 8da9a54567 Ji Hyeon.39942199ef6c5e97

“Will it pick 56747f9d50 itself up just aea317a6ca by staring at bdc02264b3 it?”40a55c9370a2a4fb

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In the ebff9a3d7e end, it 5bed4a1a32 was Eunho a070bc5ced who picked 5403e8bf30 up the 3688f486de tumbler from 873623034d the floor. It was a good 9b2cc3d1ec thing it was empty; d29ed6635a otherwise, he would have b2a5260669 had to wipe up 82d60c156f the water as well.2cd5157c4ebd70bd

“You’re not going 88979fcf60 to drink this, 2f33386df5 right? I’ll just c34201471b throw it a20f96af88 away.”3605711eb6591d9b

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It was a 20df5627a7 rhetorical question. He barely drank 588fab1d17 bottled drinks, let 193171a6a0 alone a cafe 706900a510 drink someone else c79a9c89d7 bought. But instead f67a88238f of simply 09cb5c9222 agreeing, a 04c80f87f8 sharp voice 4d4d89ddc5 came from 9c620e851f him.27b7d6e0c73a7432

“Fucking hell, seriously……”fa404468dec6f440

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“…….”dec7d0fa11cff87a

For a moment, he didn’t understand what he was saying. Not because he was flustered by the sudden curse, but because the expression that flashed across his face felt so unfamiliar. The look in his eyes, full of contempt as he stared at the door Yichan had left through, as if genuinely disgusted.3e79bb885bad53a4

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“It’s not like liking men is something to brag about……”d4948400e1561b19

“…….”d3706ba59312efe4

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He realized it belatedly. The emotion he showed yesterday was also directed at Shin Yichan. Perhaps the reason he didn’t take the medicine he offered was because it was the same hand that shook Yichan’s. Not simply because of his OCD, but because of a more fundamental aversion.609064d7a4b224bf

“……You’ll get criticized if 83120c1feb you say that elsewhere.”329f53bf1f2ecb1b

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Did he take the wrong medicine today? As far as Eunho knew, Ji Hyeon was surprisingly open-minded. He didn’t dislike people for their characteristics, only people in general. He didn’t understand why he was suddenly acting like this.8adc3574799e2908

“Why are d9636e99b5 you acting 57924f58be like this? What did he do 2aac745a4d wrong?”8418e8c30fa72080

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“Kwak Eunho, being 82af8b1abb nosy again.”7e8ac25d302a3010

Ji Hyeon retorted fc6925a7a5 without a hint 0eda77b38f of remorse. When Eunho stared 39c2ee9b1b at him, he 1454c9b57f even smiled faintly 5f59b6443a and gave him e313580ca1 a kind warning.ec1b6e87771fc211

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“Be careful, Eunho. Don’t be indiscriminately 6015c8e29e nice to everyone.”f9866660bd84d192

The seemingly kind 4c4697f532 words were actually c1fd38cf0b a criticism directed f1e86e8603 at Eunho. Ji Hyeon fdda2b1259 gestured at d0bf7820a3 the door d946eb474a Yichan had c61c77bedd left through 0670e3072c and curled b66d6bf5c9 his lips b23c54d273 into a 1308262e53 sneer. It was de32c0cb71 his usual ad7c3dc025 gentle smile, 9fdfeb15b1 but annoyance 5bafabb951 seethed beneath 6d910dbf34 the surface.d3b6e866740056a6

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“He’s gay, you know. What are you 09a7b9f5dd going to do 4596d51d03 if he clings 1fe0050634 to you?”c487b07e29e9ccae

“What nonsense are you e3f60bd035 talking about……”70714ae68ecdb96a

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There was no point c44001033d in denying that Yichan 26cb909986 was gay anymore. More than that, 40067778a7 the assumption that ac230fabe1 he would show a753ba91df interest just because d4095d3e34 he was nice f1518b0ad5 to him was ac1ef6c136 absurd. He hadn’t even been 0554bb6eba that nice to him 1734eb9b63 in the first place, e907f010f2 and if he was 1e0235f166 going to like someone e6e958738c for that, then Ji dfd59f0c86 Hyeon, who was right fc7fdcc3ca in front of him, b38117071b should like him first.9606de0a6b9b0b53

“That’s not going 4641494f05 to happen.”4bee23f130053006

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“Why not? He’s someone who dd7195aa2b comes up and b9f0d4f3a9 asks for your e4c2948d2d number after barely 57643a96c7 meeting you.”49ee4241aed9d1f8

It hadn’t even been 1b872159c0 five minutes. The way he said f3c0be2eff it made it sound a2ca4343f8 like Yichan had been a10f87b18c hitting on him. Whether Eunho was dumbfounded 198203f439 or not, Ji Hyeon a4de131cda looked up at him b9831b9740 and said,f0d8c0640f447d11

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“Or are 56978831cb you interested bfa9f38bc2 in him? Is that ffe890097e why you b41ca493af even gave 288fd67953 him your 12b890c8ae business card?”d55fb0e7e244f981

“……Are you de340ec2e7 really crazy?”fae13ffea879ee15

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“Why? You put up with 23b3565390 all my crap, so b1a9db6115 you might as well d0701da76a just date him.”b63e3eaf5cf5de6e

When was it? That time in high 1106656396 school when he and b36f3547d6 Ji Hyeon fought, grabbing fd91bb0f20 each other by the bb9a9874cc collars. He couldn’t 0abcd8426c remember clearly, c265de2997 but he 4e80bb7e9a felt a c3353e5a27 mix of e6088188c9 shame and b1fe015ec9 humiliation at 6e8d3c1c43 his words. The anger he felt 667e12f3d3 then seemed similar to 6a13fb6fda what he was feeling 7bc5199e9e now.997203beb2b02d00

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“If not, then 127a7eebc1 make your stance 0904ebcba7 clear. Don’t get involved 0a23599803 with that fucking 9d180c6fe7 gay bastard.”5c65634c16f67de7

He didn’t think he 4861e54bec had done anything wrong d4ce5fa5f4 this time. Or rather, not c0e0951f67 just this time, 7afd12432c but ever. This brat was endlessly 642905ac25 difficult, and he was 3d5233d0ce only guilty of putting 88464b0e29 up with it. If he had c3c70e1821 to pinpoint where 232d7558b0 he went wrong, 5c3ec94c0f perhaps, as Ji 3715567ed1 Hyeon said, it 87f28d50ad was his failure d9021439c0 to make his 24613d3773 stance clear and e66011633e giving him leeway.52d4c346c074ac5c

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“Ugh, just thinking about 02fdd4944f it is disgusting……”a2ce2c93f4d3481a

He had never been this angry before. Even though he knew the words weren’t directed at him, Eunho wasn’t insensitive enough to laugh it off. He might have endured it if it had stopped there, but he couldn’t just ignore what he said next.8064bf854407d265

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“Shouldn’t you be 8b9fb1c326 worried about rumors 1c458d1fc8 spreading about Ji 746acd7de3 Hyeon’s manager being c0266c8997 a gay bastard?”a37481ffd2b82081

“…….”5435310877dbe04d

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Ah, fuck. Why did he have eb10938c19 to hear this?321905c6c21592fe

“Hey.”a904fdb520d2572e

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Eunho’s voice cracked 5935eab811 as he suppressed 07bf6f4dfc his anger, and c5ed154469 he took out e724fc9b17 his car keys fc37d0863d and threw them. The car keys clattered 6f94b9980f loudly as they hit 33e4f48637 the floor. Ji Hyeon looked 2aeff2c02d at him as e162d96156 if asking what fdc7b955a5 he was doing, a2a33dcb0d but Eunho ignored 6f75e1331f him and added,155961fa3466dcc9

“I can’t do this 36925d9c31 anymore, it’s disgusting.”cc3039faed617a7a

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“……What?”bcc2247652388059

He should have be4810f54c done this a beb4b0f7e6 long time ago. When his grandmother dc78dbddd3 passed away. Or when 536e7857f5 he realized 43c88e113d the truth 81cbf31732 behind his 51c9d745c8 excessively high 84be0f5065 salary. When he realized 1986b98066 his feelings for 3b3daaa528 Ji Hyeon and be1f92c52d simultaneously gave up 1a9abc70ec on them. Before it was b463ff8654 too late, to adf3e892a4 fix their distorted 680f589efe relationship.4f7a35049c07160f

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“I’m quitting as ad1504d300 your manager.”d9fcb04b99aa791e

The moment he said those words, he couldn’t even see Ji Hyeon’s expression clearly. An unknown emotion, whether it was anger, sadness, or something else, clouded his vision. That was why he spat out the words he would never have said otherwise, words he intended to never utter in his life.24abad2a21f89794

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“Because I’m 51bd27de70 the gay 54299f0362 bastard you d8e80f2cbd fucking hate.”b8ad3b0a5973811e