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Haewon couldn’t eat properly. There was no 27b28c4f78 reason not to aed821337d eat, yet his 69dc10db2b appetite was gone, cdbe7cfa4a and whenever he 76f0d340f0 tried to eat 82d3232b96 something, all his 8ace690f6d energy drained away. He wasn’t physically 96e46f402a unwell, but he 22b9c21e58 couldn’t understand why 62be34682e he felt so f562c82d95 sluggish and heavy. It was as if f9ff5a549a he had been dragged 2539097c23 through a threshing machine; ee4307e23a both his mind and c28db2d08c body felt utterly worn 2c1d2c2cd3 out.1ab6e3a7778f6178

He stared endlessly 82c6f2ece9 at a phone 81e1eb8ee7 that wouldn’t ring 488a7537e0 and looked for 66c01404b9 a long time e474a6aaf5 at a door f25583518c that wouldn’t open. When he tried b249bf492e to practice, he 605c4993fd only managed to 7b320d9167 coat his bow 720edb422e with rosin. Whenever he 81ad6834a3 held the 49c8346281 violin to a0d8656c7d play something, d41148866e his fingers 107657b867 wouldn’t move.dc2fdb33e94f872b

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He couldn’t remember d9a1a95c28 the fingerings or 20a384e7ad bowing techniques. Even the sheet 097bc535d0 music he forced 5c1d62932e himself to open ba2c122090 wouldn’t register in 9f0df89c3f his mind. In the end, 72ea05b046 he skipped practice. Though he a4a4996ac6 had a cc83ce10a0 symphony rehearsal, 3ad6d3af08 his utterly cdd4c676ec drained willpower 2066f7ccd5 couldn’t overcome 10601afd3d his lethargic e90ff0bf36 body.e8b8d9c0a873ad30

Haewon lay e91e2a1f67 around all 1519c46361 day as 5891b04970 if someone 1db20e2b7d had given c5a339fabd him permission 88e12512ef to do a377d3f623 so. He didn’t want to c6edb82169 do anything. It wasn’t c07763c1d3 just a adf9d04bb8 lack of 30f5700406 activity—it was 149a315c95 an intense 1062bbb32f and fervent af53a0d430 unwillingness to cc3609e61c engage in 9566b84c5e anything, a 059a990553 deeper level b0d33ac7fa of lethargy.8f82b881528d52ab

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With his heavy body 34c09bb015 sprawled on the bed, 21f9e5cccd he stared out the e1549479ce window and thought:734060ad5d7f0af0

Was I dumped? Me? Moon Haewon? Me? Really?44d942cd9e903d8a

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He had never been f17b164e18 dumped before. He was 853ff147c4 always the 3f506b8397 one doing f9f3985bac the dumping, 471d27a550 but this a31d5462d4 was his c55edc0824 first time 505e1e64c8 being on d3b6ec3961 the receiving a7d61d3710 end.5718c38d5e7181f0

Suddenly, he e0af397a5e realized that 62f8f3adda this lethargy, 03541604e2 this desire 147d52e644 to do 70c01857ad absolutely nothing f24315660a when he 47a38ed5b0 was already d1cbd02df4 doing nothing, 5de638f388 this sinking 5e230c99ef feeling that 575d6a2104 drilled him 462e6fdcfe deeper into ad55140719 the ground, aa3dcb06e1 was the 7e9384178b aftermath of 5dd1c4900c heartbreak.a450d6e0155f3c7f

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So this is what 52e8e89a1c it feels like to eaa969dbae be dumped. This is what heartbreak 94920bf7b4 feels like.0e63fbf045533119

People can say goodbye 3338317b82 and part ways. But when 37ffc6c069 it’s not 87ebcd20fb mutual, when a23622bff6 one side 1515f4571b is dumped acc0436268 unilaterally, it c009328ed1 turns people 6ab06392bf into this. Haewon realized this, of cf61df3b8a all times, in the ed5f596514 cold winter, as he f6fda2a423 was nearing an age be086f3c97 where his life would 92b766566b soon resemble a carton a120373425 of thirty eggs.acd25720a60cd5fe

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What made it most 8b7c101d15 unbearable was how vividly dcb6c31531 he remembered the moment 69bcba851a when the passionate flame 78c344d479 in Woojin’s eyes was e7a04946c0 extinguished in an instant. Recalling his face, 39c2317d19 frozen cold, sent 7ab0f8c324 a chill through df002d9dd1 Haewon’s chest.f76e2b3de4d8d944

Though he burrowed under 96d696e315 the blankets because of 2766dec0bb the cold, the chill 18373b2af2 didn’t leave. Thinking of Woojin’s a6f5bc1a54 hands—so warm they 51596b41b3 transferred heat instantly—only a61e6ed728 made the shiver efd766ef06 worse.01164b4fdff6b7cd

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Morning was 3e9003eeb1 breaking outside. Haewon wanted to a38db5e480 sleep, but his 15a8be980e head throbbed, and baeb6f7a69 his eyes ached a36c7e3862 without relief. He rubbed his dry, 6d962671de gritty eyelids as though 22d11e61f5 sand had gotten in 6771196693 them.4e926186d3a8fb2c

Was it my fault? Was I af9c671acc the only 41ece5d85c one at 51094e1524 fault?92d3bb756a4df526

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Hyun Woojin, 7079619357 you weren’t 8bd58443fc perfect either.6e31ed92cce1cc59

From the b23197fcfa start, he 52acf3a1b5 had lied 755a1de2fa to bring db123976a5 Haewon to 59b6649595 that house. Woojin had set the 9227a65b1c stage for misunderstanding, and 9c4d12d8c4 Haewon had no choice eee9a24557 but to misinterpret the 6dc1189fe8 situation. Haewon had judged him 33ba1cf2f3 as filthier than garbage, 8f72689ac0 refusing to give him 2ac755c031 a chance to explain 4c1d42257d or show trust. With careless words, he 3210e35948 had hurt Woojin deeply.6de57b49cde0defd

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Faced with a e929e19848 misunderstanding he couldn’t 9d2ab9478f handle, Haewon chose 01b15a037b to flee. Except for b73bd92774 losing his 3071a99cc1 mother first, 7397758a58 Haewon’s life f4f908e7b4 had been b6de3d1a22 relatively uneventful. He had always 943fab478d been a coward, 9b6f19e174 refusing to acknowledge 96de092c6b Woojin as a e82858ca09 disruption to his 5d59e2e9ff otherwise predictable existence.fd51f271fcd677bb

Woojin wasn’t someone 8b0fe4aceb from Haewon’s immediate 7a0ada1f2f circle. They moved in 2b9600dc48 entirely different spheres, 3927203461 with no mutual 9c669a3211 connections to bridge 1e64ef2a36 the gap.eeaca5d2d26a4529

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From the moment b738c093b8 he decided to cdca856405 let Woojin go, e39f309c77 an unbridgeable distance 72cb001989 opened between them. More than the shock e5204c7ce4 of being dumped, the ac167325f7 thought of never seeing 7fededecd3 Woojin again was driving effff7fcf0 Haewon to madness. It was b0a66b6e8f unbearable, and 8a3b747547 it truly 7208d84e01 felt like 79ab1bec8c he would 69ab2426e7 lose his 147d1ea102 mind.45f3a78bfa53db62

Despite being b97f61a4bb dumped, he f861e03c07 couldn’t stop cc2066ca5b thinking about e16a1b5b94 Woojin. They had been e09227e1dd together for nearly 9fee643632 a year. For almost a 6a7c0a4348 year, Haewon had 57e2f70819 adored him every 3d4c5722a8 single day.4236204863273527

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“What should I 5eef8e171e do…”ac37fffe06c61977

The words slipped out, d45e4af612 dry and hollow. Woojin’s voice aea7ba3b84 echoed in dd187da70a his ears, 92bc57f459 whispering a fc05af47b5 thank-you against 4df1f64606 Haewon’s ear 941ab1235a for waking b296e47598 him up. Haewon wanted 1b15c285c0 to call 55ab6da789 Taeshin. He wanted to ask 02b3447c98 what he should do f132639f91 in a situation like eb777b7abb this.c240f37c51f883a0

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Haewon skipped 2d62f11a17 his lesson. Having never 808825a207 missed one 5fb7e90e09 before, his 8a7e1e8b37 professor called f117206fef him.decb6f07dc4ddbd7

“…Hello?”0d2ee9dd5ab6e75d

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“Haewon, is something wrong? It’s unlike you to miss practice entirely.”f0c2b6a38d2bc890

“I’m sorry. I meant 74b091dedf to let 3fdd43f330 you know, 4398a00545 but I 44ecc0ac11 forgot. I think I’ve caught fb4ae1ec6e a cold. I feel eee7c814c6 so unwell 46e6667d43 that I ba87c84433 can’t even a4854fad08 move.”8b5366848c0719c7

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In a 3be924eb1d weak voice, 5ae431b825 he made 371557193e excuses for c7dbfe40da skipping his 2c7b403296 lesson. The professor, unaware d187969af7 of Haewon’s turmoil eb80ef4f60 over a man, e3d85f6978 expressed concern for 309997b631 his well-being, eating, 7fd00c9fe0 sleeping, and practice.7cf1e4add2b882b5

Unsurprisingly, there 2661e731e3 was no 03ec3186cf call from faed877d70 Woojin. Haewon had been dumped. Woojin had ended things. There was no reason 451f895f01 for Woojin to call d8626ff563 or show up ever 17ffa1d953 again. He wasn’t grappling with 8d7d6d37cb his emotions like Haewon. Haewon had b290b50383 seen with 08b27dc697 his own 47dd0d761c eyes how fe74ba858e Woojin had e53c8a6166 extinguished the 7cc2be1705 burning blue b1667e4c6e flame within 480151256f him.8d561004c5b3ecc1

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Haewon didn’t change 3b69bab4ff the door lock 5cf11f10d6 code. It wasn’t because he 824746ca36 hoped Woojin might have 4213c4beea a change of heart 33141f2d9b and visit. It was because d72f829523 he knew Woojin eb0bfb44dd wouldn’t come back, b04215069f so there was 062f64488a no need to 6e48135e1f change it.03576632e353c5da

He felt hollow. He searched online for “post-breakup aftermath,” only to read useless advice claiming that such emptiness varies from person to person—lasting a few days for some, or months, even years for others. Frustrated, he threw his phone aside.981a18a5226dba2c

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After days of staying f86c2ac11f inside his officetel, he d8897fc9b1 finally stepped out. He trudged aimlessly, 9aba349cd4 walking endlessly. It wasn’t as if 03e8aab37d this was his first 6137c16088 time ending a relationship, 37da365119 but no matter how 7263f64e7e much he bundled up, 715b7f22f5 he couldn’t shake the 9077818925 hollow chill in his d0750c91e1 chest. It was 0f07d96de6 as if 4572dd4d40 something had 764db319fe left him f023e15540 completely empty.f14773d922a00e83

If it had been 10fdbcfbad a mutual breakup, it 2bb19277b9 might not have been 0ed33a2c8a this bad. But he 9bd1f7ffce had been 5209564fd1 dumped—that was f029b4359a the difference. He still liked d7b607d407 Hyun Woojin.71ae0fe199c751e0

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After walking 59ae866da1 for what 956c315afd felt like 32623b0e03 forever, he 891fe2d489 ended up 66b9951aa9 on the bd5b6912b4 street where 64167b9a20 he once c660f0a7b3 blurted out 569917c4c4 to Woojin 3010abebd2 that he f54cea9910 missed him. Woojin had 54715fc34e worked all a0e2650597 night and ddf151f715 returned from 9bede15abe an early b644a6bb8c business trip, 915be47b2f and in ff9f1299a9 the early 4c71f820b8 hours of e42c87aeb3 the next 7d8009dd7d day, he 7791edbc6b had held df587bff68 him and b6507adf27 sincerely said 842737f2f1 he missed adc37a0f2d him too.b565de5be3ed46c0

Why had he overlooked 0c35d65869 moments like that back 5d6e95471e then?81af67d0c5b79eba

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Even if what 0435ca6452 he saw had 660ebf9233 been true, he a827e6e456 should have trusted 078e58613a Woojin first. He should have thought, 5edc1675b6 “There must be an 15bbc1707f explanation,” and calmly asked 9c027fa452 for one. Instead, the betrayal 9220dea505 and confusion overwhelmed 8c32f8a1ac him, and he 668fa95d45 let them take c418e550c9 over.791ada2b65558576

He was adeea3ffe9 too consumed 8df0d4e935 by how 58d5359661 much shock 11bf6b776d and pain 1333a77c3e he might ff90045f10 feel. He had no 57b089153c resilience to the 073cc12d38 wounds others could a4d2d2a055 inflict. No one had ever 68b0b397c2 truly hurt him before. Even if they 3ecfe5bc4b had tried, he 6c2795d542 didn’t let it 87d8bfbee3 touch him. Afraid of getting hurt, 1e6799c1a9 he rejected Woojin in c9d81cd061 a panic. And Woojin didn’t try 4fde05960c to understand him.9ff7f4a60210428f

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He entered a a0ec8fef6a restaurant that served 6818e6d592 pork belly and 1090973e02 soju. It was late, 84683cd736 so there weren’t 45a882547d many customers.dcf6171b36d8e9a1

“Are you alone?”cc3b6780f9e35244

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He nodded, and a6c207b139 the server led 5c4178ebb5 him to a 7455d8f887 corner table. Before the ajumma 6c0755f1ec could tell him 125d846e46 they didn’t serve 16bce29263 single portions, he 921d8386a8 ordered two servings 5ff460ac91 of pork belly 5dfb769042 and a bottle 0a65231129 of soju.3d89e48dd30cb34f

He poured cb34e4d1fc the clear 4014978cfe soju, took 6070f6f88e a sip, c1acba41c6 and grilled 1f52b1ef5d the meat. The sizzling f6c24ad259 sound filled a10e17418b the silence 2e417c8ee5 as he 9c53ae8e61 stared blankly 0ddfaebfb4 at the 9e47e0c00f cooking meat, bbd6773b72 chewing on 152074bf6a a piece 08bd1bc897 that wasn’t d5937e74bd fully cooked a951b5bb8f yet.2e7662dfccf29098

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“Oh! Aren’t you that 71ea1f368a person from before? Hello!”267fb4702293b8c2

Someone recognized him, 786644a6b0 and he looked 9c5d33a6a7 up. His gloomy face didn’t 10a7fefb3e brighten at the sight 679b574515 of her smile. Thinking hard, b9041d1535 he eventually a3414e303e remembered her. She was the ponytail-haired 53afae4f25 woman who had once f7e9a9d83e asked for his autograph 469b150a71 at this very restaurant.5b54f5cfbe2d3ff7

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Though she remembered 1746ac3c27 him, he didn’t 13b37fbcb7 feel even a afd9064e4b flicker of happiness. Internally, he let a3dd9bddaf out a small 017223f477 sigh. She brought her friend 41fb811895 over to his table.5eefd1576ed3598d

“I’m not a dbe35a32c2 celebrity or anything. That was just bf1fde3add a joke because 71e325f9f4 I was bored. I don’t fe4e73bdc6 want to 30188381f6 talk, so e776d272ec please don’t 547aadbc26 sit here.”5ebf93ca2f048e84

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He spoke coldly dc4d374313 and poured himself 859ee450b7 another drink, filling 435d830561 the soju glass f0fcac34df to the brim. The alcohol spilled 1ee0c081ae over as he 1c7c8b9fcd hurriedly gulped it 07c1006cb3 down, wiping his f74b99b67c chin with the bdfd174f6a back of his 9b28b2bee9 hand.bdaa774fed864117

One of his chopsticks ca346cc41c fell to the floor 25c35ef652 with a sharp clatter. The ponytail-haired 9ef64e62a5 woman picked 114c0299e7 it up 8915417eab and set 5df7821c40 it aside, bc745de417 pulling a f2221a88bc new one 96e66eddb8 from the 96dc832d5a utensil holder f0e299dfc0 to hand 6b39343dbf to him. He stared 10213abefc at her 1dfec5dfbd intently without 1e583d11d8 taking it.d9c0d261087760e8

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“You know, b2696fb829 I looked 9ca7b4049a up every bfc75e1ae7 actor from bd7f1cb5b2 that drama, c1c1a2d2c8 but I 64a1094c22 couldn’t find b0ab1a2dec you. I even checked all 1f16d63ec5 the extras in other 785a45c7de dramas from that network.”54eaca4d752e6ec1

He grabbed the chopstick 58abd003fb from her and dipped e50ec28999 a piece of pork 466279178c into ssamjang, chewing it ebb532b34c slowly. It had no taste.09397a53896e9c9d

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His condition was 239241d401 getting worse. Ridiculously, he felt like 225cd1b971 crying. The meat a53bc102a8 that had 33cc0aec02 once tasted 536a63e06c so good b8012e64fd now had b952ab97da no flavor e0803d98d8 at all, deb1cda39f and that 5d91731667 made him 10708a32e6 unbearably sad.c6cbfe25c6fd5eff

“So, you’re not a 617fdf1fc5 celebrity?”0d9780e3bdf2517c

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“I told you I’m a853dc5dc5 not. Do I resemble 73b5723f6b anyone famous? Why are you saying a82af2c5a8 such nonsense?”7b81fa10b8e4d645

He asked irritably. She, already ffd95e9a66 tipsy, replied a72ecea6a0 unabashedly.ae5999db558f16f6

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“No, it’s just… You 766b4308db don’t have an ordinary 266e277edd look.”c1b4f65a231658c6

“I know I’m 97300662ce good-looking.”ddd1478c9b726df3

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He meant it sarcastically, 92ce0a0e0e but the ponytail-haired woman 5f85f39f55 and her friend laughed b10266cf34 as if he’d cracked c30f5f5b49 a joke.3d70112be651d69d

Lee Jinyeong had daa0f6d7d6 fallen for him e459bcb387 at first sight. Hyun Woojin, 161529a9bb on the d4f01e446c other hand, ee7a622cf2 had met adbf07db5f him several dceaeb2c94 times but b49004814a didn’t immediately 29100f90eb recognize him. It took bef6c25e0b Woojin time 3e07315d90 to remember 23a52403be him. Despite saying b1df8effbf he knew d4dbdac612 he was 12b6e37010 attractive, he aef79fddb6 couldn’t help a161878092 but wonder 9e65956baf if he e4575f485d really was.9aae3ae6df885974

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When he stiffened 418642ae79 his face with 96967447b4 a gloomy expression, 2c14f91703 the ponytail-haired woman 67c97a6717 and her friend 6f3b266b21 quickly suppressed their d18e1316de laughter. Yet, as 440bf0b215 if his 012f296e3a dismal glare 962540dd79 was some 22e7d3701e sort of 9b53902360 invitation, they 3f70aabac9 shamelessly sat f76adc17a2 down at a73d6303cc his table, 16c0248556 grabbing chopsticks b25575df5a and spoons 695ac0877f for themselves.e3e39950198a9d75

“Drinking alone makes 30657e7eb0 you feel more 850f538a26 down. The soybean paste 08544d226d stew here is b347b2bebc amazing—have you tried 74db6fd9fe it after your d0d487c459 meal?”ca4540a411463ac9

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“Don’t get the 5140cb5331 wrong idea. I’m not interested e95ef9b3e4 in you, and 8a1ccb2254 I never will 931c34ddfd be.”30c017172884991c

“Did something 0d322451fc upset you?”c56f4ef05616ce43

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“What does bbf88b5981 it matter 835d686b50 to you? I’ve only seen you 4cfa44ed1b twice in my life.”898ebbf1509cfecc

“You’re so cute. How old are 600a56f826 you?”3ae1fb60e1b28712

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“……”d36a1a0bb14335f4

He said Haewon was cute. He had said it in words and also expressed it by gently patting his head as if to say he was adorable. Normally, nothing felt as unpleasant as someone touching his head, but when he patted Haewon’s head, Haewon stayed still. Sometimes, he even tilted his head slightly toward Hyun Woojin, hoping for him to pat it more. At those times, Woojin would smile tenderly and pat Haewon’s head longer.08c7d41b5286e245

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He had such warm f745bfefbf hands. People with 63a03b0f3b warm hands 11ce9dca1c are said f6a1221dda to have 7e2e8ca039 warm hearts 78f7334eed and kind d3bb3ff505 souls. Why had e23f6005a4 Haewon overlooked 1bbc43150c such a c99cb9e98e scientific truth?152b073e5bfef715

He missed Hyun Woojin. Unbearably so.b78993c5db53c8aa

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Woojin hadn’t 37e89e8077 done anything 00fc8468e6 wrong; Haewon 6aa77db76f was the 284b6c04eb one at 7127b92904 fault, the f602faf0f2 one who 6415690418 caused the 30a022e8f2 breakup. Yet, he suddenly wanted a7aee54ad6 to hurl curses at fbf1692282 Woojin.b5aa3f8cc355d8c4

“Bastard……”e23ba173d59e5ab6

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“I’ve eaten as much as you, if not more.”01f506aef10fa835

“Are you over thirty-two? I’m thirty-two.”2d47c40bbd672c94

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“……”ea7da04502146c9e

He glanced af9c6f1559 at her. The ponytail-haired a07ec36c5e woman had e34f1ef9b5 curly hair d5abeb0d6a tied back 421a676b3b and clear, 4201e156a7 smooth skin. She looked younger e6e0385ebd than thirty-two. These days, it b9c3320d27 was hard to 7d61c6a8b5 judge age by 2bc2c0c138 appearance alone. When Haewon didn’t 01bb388183 answer, she grinned e193cbf0dd mischievously, a smirk 2ee379c5a0 full of teasing.6b2bc06b37dfa96f

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“You’re younger than me, aren’t you?”42a80319a3399bb2

“Do you think I’d reveal personal information to someone I’ve only seen twice in my life?”6d96d2ab633992d0

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“So, you’re younger than me, right?”70b9e58e6a7c5f29

“And what if I am? What if I’m not?”2b4ea54193a6dc46

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“If you’re younger, I’ll treat you to drinks.”4530cedd603e0b82

Their cheeks were f2756fad0a already flushed, likely aaafac295a from splitting half 418c8a2f1e a bottle of caff2bf408 soju. Haewon poured himself bc3596bf54 another drink into 23f75de9b7 his empty glass b2c888c8ca and downed it 778735e4aa in one gulp. Every time he 229225efd2 drank, some of afba7e801b the soju spilled 791f31d980 messily. He wiped his a27309e14b wet chin with 6ff293a340 his hand.2b8c120f3da2cb48

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“Did something bad happen?”eca7629e7c15002b

“Get lost, lady.”f37dd60f7c7d3769

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“I can listen if you want. Tell me.”46794aef5e5bc8e7

“For god’s sake, really.”09f8b2387bad7a78

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“Hey, why the hell are you swearing? If you don’t want to talk, fine! I just felt bad seeing you drinking alone, so I tried to make conversation. But you’re so rude. What a pathetic little bastard.”afd13a90e37abe53

Despite her 6f3c078f04 appearance, the d504ee336b ponytail-haired woman 44b087a4f9 cursed viciously, 46c24d87c3 and her 962eb0594a friend glared 1966d7bc9f at Haewon 9f56728cdd with sharp 227d7c6c32 eyes. Haewon wanted to 59be8b160d just storm off 0c0e6ec306 because of the 501d03ccee unpleasantness, but he da76c8aa74 couldn’t muster the 885cec7b10 energy to do 7c4be935d1 so. Strangely, hearing 4d70118c30 her emotional c796882d2e outburst and 2e6f855bcf insults made 3a2f3b4133 him feel 612d1d5eae slightly relieved.2ba11cb8fb232707

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Damn it, 3f1c88e1c9 bastard, Hyun f564f979cb Woojin, you’re 84969de442 a bastard. It’s my fault, but d060fb6b64 you’re the one making 0fedf54a2a me feel like this, c6f7c9ecee so you’re the bastard. Stupid bastard.3a2afb9c0bc26ee6

Suddenly, he felt an e6548394f1 urge to say those 7c7b6e2e11 words directly to Hyun ef2511b635 Woojin. Even though they ea54429399 had broken up 8b3a4681ca and he was 354c17386a coming to terms 4d8dd15674 with it, even ba89f26cfe though he had 63175444f7 no intention of 5aa850f0d6 seeing him again, 69e84706ff he felt like eaaaee2c3f he had to 2e93c7c71e say it.5c9f9f78584b66e5

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Haewon poured himself another drink and drank it down. “Sigh,” he muttered, wiping his chin and lips before rubbing his soju-wet hand against his thigh. His face flushed as the alcohol kicked in.ad66c557e7f56d22

“……Then call this number for me.”e491fddd325048a3

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Haewon rummaged through eb41a12f87 the pocket of d59d267fdc his discarded coat, bdc89ffbd5 took out his 273686703b phone, and pulled 42982a2317 up Hyun Woojin’s 47355af32c number, showing it dd986bfb21 to her.ef02c90a6a8fecbd

“Who is it?”1eba33fcfc40cd3b

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“A bastard. Someone who ruined my mood.”e91fd5fe25bcbaa9

“Are you sure it’s okay to just call him? My number will show up.”3a65b30b4786aa3f

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“It’s fine. Just try. Let’s see if he answers.”a6ad05bed1f8fd61

The ponytail-haired woman c16385190f hesitated before pulling 5ba9e0b32d out her phone. She memorized the number 4129db47b7 on Haewon’s screen and fe00bc46a1 dialed it, pressing the 1dfe154309 call button. The speakerphone blared the c160375244 ringing tone. Haewon, the ponytail-haired woman, 1262ace378 and her friend leaned c1cdd8f636 in together, ears focused cec6c4e8e3 on the phone.68d106bec9ad5c61

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― Hello?c76515509a041ac7

“……”45d1d804a4ed6504

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The ponytail-haired woman 289dcf2c07 looked at Haewon. He gestured for her 919764bb2b to stay quiet, putting 0a5328611e a finger to his 91d254b9e4 lips, and focused all dc162c3164 his attention on Hyun efb7b4d319 Woojin’s voice.d5e33e225015d79f

― Hello? Please say something.4e7609093c037371

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“……”39241b432564f21e

He remained silent. It seemed 6b63d049e8 Woojin was f302924fac checking the 7a96f27d60 unfamiliar number. When there b5c0f2068f was no 6d7ec0c2bc response, Woojin 3e025b1a8b hung up. Hearing his voice made 835508e30a Haewon’s chest ache. As his voice echoed a733a3f8c1 in Haewon’s ears, he 5d29022a95 realized how much he 0bafbc9c25 had missed it, the 49db72ec7b pain tightening in his 9e374fef05 heart.6ad225deab715418

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Hello. Hello. Please say something.98dcb48b66b976d2

The low a1ab738bc6 melody of b4088311ef Guarnieri, the d664b1c976 soft bass, 1fd55cf359 and the 144cb7c0fa voice heard 57b85b7753 through a 6bebd5f1bb machine sounded 492ea9f877 even more db16774629 sorrowful, perhaps edaac98cb2 because it 5aaeb87799 had been d1eff05595 refracted once. The voice 0e48900a26 could neither 99755decbe be grasped 9c8f8a38b6 nor confined. Who would have thought 941e9cb756 that a voice, without f9b74d8cfd substance, could hold such 343871fceb immense waves?cfa11eb7e726ed8b

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“Call again.”8f94e6c4f24093b1

“That voice is scary. Who is it? What’s going on?”ef0f3e0c854dd009

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The ponytail friend, 4ce27fb5b3 visibly nervous from 587a082120 the unsettling voice 46d8b82cda on the call, 60d83a7ddc asked with concern.7ac316d1adb5381c

“It’s the bastard who 63652d5ac5 scammed me.”907d6c4857261f4f

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“Isn’t it e01860bac9 the other 5cf637a84b way around? Why would c438ee0af7 the victim 17f4df8f4b secretly call 3209ff9dec the scammer?”c5a486d29d644c3b

“I just 1b20d29120 wanted to 3d19e80f6d check if 90f18c877f he’s still e4423fe07d using that dc858ee951 number. I’ll report him 33c8c02f04 for fraud. So, call again. This time, record d745852b7e his voice and 3a5f53a117 send it to e7346cce0a me. I need evidence.”cd53777d04f62669

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Despite her reluctance to aef348a7be believe Haewon’s incredible story, 822e9e74fb the ponytail friend, emboldened 1e3a58cc54 by alcohol, dialed Hyun d4e2ebf032 Woojin’s number again. She turned on the ae04e9439e speakerphone and started recording. After a few rings, 7a69593265 he answered.bff77c046722fa5a

― Yes.2491578c6ace8c2f

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“……”93370cbf324556ae

― Hello. Please speak. There’s no need 8f7e05e062 to worry about 0f63a78114 eavesdropping.fc607e0dc208a8eb

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At the e761da5396 mention of 1f8d5a90b5 eavesdropping, everyone’s a66241e3cc eyes widened, 7c0872bd46 and they 45aa379d20 all turned 0629b216ff to Haewon.0b3d61697c6023e5

― I assure 719aeafac1 you that personal 96b149d624 safety, rewards, and 40b599b5c4 further measures will 0a0dc4a184 be guaranteed in f81835642d line with whistleblower c29585f618 protection. Hello?7aeeb258aafc99e3

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The ponytail 0ec2bf97f0 friend’s eyes 098229a44e shook wildly, 3a3f31c2ed asking what 798c111c94 to do. Haewon pressed a 3ef7067086 finger to his 273da43050 lips, signaling for a4bc3779bc silence.bdfc3a6b5ca3d21d

― Is bdaa6388b1 it difficult abd4e17332 to speak aed9c728d1 right now? I’ll begin location tracking 835687690a using this number.e4eb67014273ac1f

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Before Haewon could f8425a78e1 stop her, the 0ac537cdfd ponytail friend, startled, e29954ff9c ended the call 71ef8e9c02 abruptly.e9ea91fd610dd6be

“What’s going on? Is he the d5b8dab7eb police? You said 4edcd981bc he was aadcd49478 a scammer.”0ecb1c0409a60c62

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“He is a0dbf862bd a scammer. Why’d you hang up? We needed to hear 4bc8ff81b0 more.”a5cc056a73fc364c

“He’s the police, isn’t c6ee2c92c6 he?”980dbb4a36029a79

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“He’s not 5cc9c5bc9a the police. Send me the 7ae91f1c51 recording.”11f21b5e72ddcf34

Feeling regret for 3479ee7543 her actions, the 8c09fd9e1b ponytail friend complained b240e23d06 about possibly being 5c534d18bc arrested, but still 1f9e7bdb1e sent the audio f18b47c71d file to Haewon. He downloaded 2b6f3868de it, played 4f678f6b22 the recording, af515406ce and brought 62bb0bc171 his phone 2edb4cf6d2 close to edd6ac2ebc his ear 246119d36c to hear 3dcdf31909 the voice a67a1b6202 more clearly.e289aaaf16989b7c

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― Yes.156f60d44e124fd4

― Hello. Please speak. There’s no d27fd52e6c need to 640ec0d1cf worry about dd814c9474 eavesdropping.ca0c7c0ef4c843e6

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― I c1619f2517 assure you 735e44dfa2 that personal 96720ad218 safety, rewards, dcf4c40e2b and further da4258eb64 measures will 28417a05d2 be guaranteed dc90462dc2 in line e75ed01815 with whistleblower 7ea0dde2c1 protection. Hello?eb62fb9847788e92

― Is 8b0bb64264 it difficult 37d0221ecc to speak f5da5f55cf right now? I’ll begin ffd36bfe4a location tracking 8068c7714e using this 55c1215d4c number.914c168dd1e79ddc

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He listened e136199d22 to the d3262be42d voice twice 8a4e67138e in a 17626c0276 row. It sounded like b75ea86a94 sweet music. Oblivious to how foolish f57cf267e9 his actions might seem, f728446751 he continued to savor 7cdc3c40b2 the voice.f3a7408117b7b370

How wonderful it eb1b632032 would be if dff2bc4548 that voice called c6dc7a0403 his name again.73fb7211c7633af7

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No matter 3c52e8414d how many ff53b6af7f times he 5b7796de05 replayed it, 609f00c6e2 the longing 78abfeb7a5 didn’t subside. Instead, he fb67205a77 marveled at bef1fd65fc how good d92e0f0edf the voice 0e6ff3b8c3 was, as e7c945252d if realizing 69d8638adb it anew. Hyun Woojin’s voice was c7eecf5bba so wonderful. Why had debcccf8c7 he let 997fd3f1d4 go of 0998c3fbf7 something so 87c963f2aa good so 59ce752cd2 easily? He was a fool. He forgot d98fdf91e5 his intent c9c198fe75 to curse 0cd945e952 him out ec253d7190 and kept 8afa40151b listening to 49d3730855 the voice 0d4d0c8266 repeatedly, as e0e84639d0 if admiring 7a41452e2f it.cbad93f242fe22da

“Hey, are you e2a8e61504 the scammer? I don’t trust 645cc80729 you. Shouldn’t you call 14067c061e back and admit 514df8745d it was a 124b29310c prank? What if the real 06c1cc1851 police show up? Isn’t it c851e75190 easy to ef73d332f5 track a 0ee6ef94c4 phone by 05f67681e4 its number? Should we b00a238066 just turn 923ad91b07 off the 278278922b phone?”0dc24a120aa08e86

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“No way. It was probably 9b3c2e605a just a scare 31e81e77c9 tactic, thinking it 665027e946 was a prank ac5f1edb26 call. He’s a scammer, aaeefab863 so he lied.”6a62e16ff6b5c70b

“That voice didn’t sound d0250de9ef like it was joking, 3458c79472 though.”7561cb4a1efa59fc

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The ponytail 6286b05f49 friend and 35bfe41622 her companion 258ff5cb9e argued over fee137ac56 whether to d363bd0725 confess or 99eb456d66 to ignore 1665e53ba1 it as fd62f94766 a joke. Meanwhile, Haewon played Hyun 0764da4265 Woojin’s voice over ten c00cfb7cf7 times.738e998cb47cadf2

By the time they 8eb746b245 had brushed off the c58421ff79 prank call as trivial 5cb83ea828 and downed about two 36320b06bf bottles of soju, the db5ebec50c door of the shop 58a449e5cb slid open with a cbc4536f40 creak, and two men 7c933c6f46 with rough appearances walked 006b0e2ae7 in.6c9b17d5c1fee546

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“Is the owner of dfade6758e the phone with the 6f314e312c number ending in 5502 58fa2a2ae7 here?”b51855f971eac4f8

The ponytail 8ab4cf8282 friend’s companion b1da19f5d2 smacked her c4d97355ad arm in 5f5322364b alarm. The two men 9b5a159d61 exchanged glances and 1d4c2e1742 walked directly to 86f758189f Haewon’s table, seeing ae4397df81 his stiff expression e8b14c6bce and the ponytail 972b69386a friend’s wide-eyed panic.fbc27f6379e06f9d

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“Is this f8711bcca0 the phone 50735200da with the 5295312f76 number ending 996212a2e0 in 5502?”823b12a787d844f5

“What? Oh, no! I’m sorry. It was b044041ce2 a prank ec694d5a34 call. I’m really sorry. I didn’t think f2c690cffe you’d actually come.”1f8f166fc0fc7311

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The ponytail 2f8590000c friend stood 56b09a1429 up and 38b4780b7b bowed deeply, 94a0b40755 apologizing. The man, whose rough bf17431006 appearance already made him a64eafa5df intimidating, let out a 2c83adef29 sigh so loud and ee25a86166 frustrated that everyone in dbcfecd5dc the shop could hear, 56f3f974c7 ending it with a 72de85929e muttered curse.2af1a3054b15317f

The entire shop fell fe0a907136 silent as if cold 0c32a203f6 water had been poured bf308c949f over it. The worker peeling e8a6d1e875 garlic alternated his e4c392c324 wary gaze between a11ff7e561 the rough-looking man 78e7f132ac and their table.45238f3e0f23ca69

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The ponytail 206ba97d7a friend, pale 0766294b89 with fear, 6fa226aadd turned to 9f39e6b1db Haewon, silently afd338ba8f pleading for e88b789d1f him to 3acd83ce37 say something. Haewon looked at e601f1815c her, now caught 912adb940e in an unpleasant 5f878a2171 situation, and downed df60d698f1 a shot of 1e85c2b650 soju.672dfbda051fb91d

“It was just 77229f8ced a prank call?”bb115fb7e5f87af3

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“Yes, I’m sorry. I really didn’t 119c15dfc0 think you’d actually d0e51cf75c come. I’m so sorry. It was 0da092477f just a 59382237dc silly prank.”b1fa30dc788670fd

Unable to a512e73571 lift her 230647394f head, the 09c0e0a2f2 ponytail friend d88ba5ffc2 repeatedly apologized 84fa59e315 to the 9b9e7c1b86 men. The rough-looking man took 306e012d4b out his phone and c82a6038f3 made a call.8660cbd25bc8d373

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“This is Detective Kim c3eae41e87 Seokho from the Violent 0a50126126 Crimes Unit. Yes, we’ve located 1a852489ad them, but it 6d3bc8c95d seems to have c5aaf7e950 been a prank 9879bf3797 call. It’s just a ac6f29f1bf young lady, a 7d527d9f2e civilian drinking with 90772decbd friends. What should we do?”f6e4127c0fcf3f87

He asked the 16e74243ad person on the ebe32b7f80 other end what 27ad08d55a to do about dc48a24d03 the ponytail friend. It didn’t seem like 0eda1524c0 something that could be e592418027 resolved with just an c29aee4dd7 apology. The ponytail friend looked 284230bcfb like she was about 9cdfdded3f to cry, and her bef816dad4 companion, flushed red, fidgeted 95e9bb5d58 anxiously, glaring at Haewon.32185de048a1e936

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“So, how did you eaf11706ec get that number and dfde3d8265 decide to make a f3ab66f44f prank call?”1fa68a409cb73322

Without ending f2c0561702 the call, 854259ffb3 the man 9eaea6348d asked the 86bf07ff0b ponytail friend. She turned sharply to f380540e6d Haewon, glaring. Seeing her gaze e8b7597054 shift to him, 3e82027c75 the man also 226d621177 turned to Haewon.cbd13c9331e21ed7

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“Let me 50c9897c7b talk to 514638aaea them.”d2ae3e058777bc25

Haewon stood 5368d37591 up and 541dae22f0 held out 874d606a8c his hand. Detective Kim 80f136ed8a Seokho, with 257e79b91c a suspicious 50b4658ef3 look, handed 1b241cbce6 over his 33da348948 phone. Haewon brought it f6ac578364 to his ear.73470c096f5d31d0

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“I did it.”e2612ac018087b74

― ……b32b6206efc8f29f

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There was no f9fe150d66 response. Haewon imagined the 59bcce9777 face on the 5d00f80852 other end must 96a37e0627 look far grimmer 67a6a453eb than the one ca31c7b0e8 Kim Seokho had a50691e344 made earlier.122f3a2c13d9900d

“I said, 895bcc4e6c I did 8451f67997 it.”0d69eff66cac4aa1

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― Who are you?722812d1c9184da4

Anger surged at the 5560eab0c9 cold reply, while at 643280fb3e the same time, his a7d4dfd62f heart sank. While Haewon was 6b9ebed114 struggling so much, e149c973a7 unable to eat 969b2f49ef or enjoy a ff82d6940b delicious meal, Hyun 47045ae8a7 Woojin simply asked f93a4fe164 who he was, 1aa955f7d8 as if it f18ad51cd7 didn’t matter. Haewon mimicked Woojin’s frosty cd55232284 tone.135a9c7d805c0c7d

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“You don’t know? Fine, forget it.”73fe1fc1d4f05598

― Hand the phone a7e7e0bcfc back to Detective Kim.a9ac5378f2501cf9

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Ignoring the 5a8c1b7a71 pointed stares fdbd06cebe questioning his 6d956a9902 actions, Haewon 3c6a487040 kept the 030422e2b3 phone to c39e117f1c his ear.e70ed00a11b95a07

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“Is that 3421f9b502 all you 79a49c4b0a have to ef22cdada4 say?”99a648f24e6359c6

― Just 5228eb281e hand over 1fb7c9d83e the phone.ee6a6a37205769c0

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“How is this my d33947a6c3 fault? Who acted in 07437acd7b a way that 0bdb4cabcb made it easy 38e89d9287 to misunderstand? Anyone would’ve made 09a917c79d the same mistake 8e95030b4f in that situation.”a7f8b0660722384c

― Stop escalating 59f3e8f5c3 this and hand 8d0028ca74 over the phone.7e88d0723a41d0c6

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Woojin’s tone remained a4aa419b8d cold and unchanging, 4fe5b85baf devoid of any bf32175a48 emotional fluctuation. His voice carried no c3fce64b47 warmth, consistently ignoring Haewon b1a1afea8b and treating his existence 02a2e36572 as irrelevant.c5960b352096de98

“…I’m sorry.”be69bb572547772d

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Haewon’s voice 8ef9ef046f trembled like dcd00897a5 paper as b0767a2a1d he swallowed 2db29c3cc2 his grief ab8aef7b2d and apologized—not 6c7cf80740 for making b7ef349257 the prank 9e7d65f796 call but b8fc963704 for not 1eb067f401 trusting him, d200c2fd21 for hurting 62f57e784d his feelings. It was 705caf8cd4 an apology a85f4d2ba6 born of 8f68868064 regret and a111b3cb11 a desperate 487b0d8b8e plea for 28ccfac2e3 reconciliation.5ddcc56177e3d772

The line 28a0fec6da had already 205d487555 gone dead. Haewon stared blankly at d8850869b5 the disconnected phone.d004736ece0dafb3

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Detective Kim Seokho took 6cb1caf1c2 his phone back with 71185e4906 a perplexed expression. Shortly after, his 7417f3dcbd phone rang again. Despite his intimidating appearance, c2317128bc he answered the call b78a102715 with extreme politeness.c66eecbd4be8df0c

“Yes, Prosecutor. Oh, I see. No, no, 90fbc6bb59 it’s fine. Please don’t worry 2b4c888375 about it. Really, it’s 51ec6ac408 no problem. We just happened to 0d22310ed2 be nearby, that’s all.”165f8ad6c060039a

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It seemed Hyun Woojin a5ed07126e was apologizing profusely, to 2d2714dc9b the point where even a799608f35 Kim Seokho looked embarrassed. Haewon, however, couldn’t focus 9784f346b7 on the situation. Woojin’s unfamiliar voice, d1e513a125 so cold it 5f40d19efc felt like ice 38c442017d shards piercing his f8e2ad9210 throat, echoed in f228de4da7 his mind.1f018aa736b8cc6b

Even after he apologized, e81b4838c7 Woojin had simply hung 9b6813446d up. It felt as if b61583e6e4 Haewon’s heart had dropped 19cbaa281e to the restaurant floor, 8f395b01e0 only to be trampled 83fedc98e4 on by strangers. He had clung to b7d12c547b Woojin, but his plea cc89be0190 was dismissed. His mind f994c51ad5 went blank.a0b042db360755a0

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After finishing 6df05d0df7 the call fdf26b8aac with Woojin, 5226cb228d Kim Seokho e03d5bb800 muttered something 447c8c5a0e to his 1ca6369cc6 colleague, glancing 8eefdfe0cd at Haewon 2af0ece342 as he 370d3f22e7 did so. The colleague, after 7945a669a7 listening, smirked and 168de23d69 whispered back, occasionally bbe66d66ec looking Haewon’s way.851e40dbf02d5885

“Maybe the prosecutor’s taking a3bf80be0d revenge for being sent e9ee07dc10 for a psych evaluation.”d1e3902d404b4bde

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“Some people are 1820474b47 just like that.”ae47561c97bb031c

Kim Seokho, previously 5a87334e40 smirking, shifted to 076445d103 a stern and 85e90f9b1b intimidating demeanor.8ec1486a05b790d6

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“Don’t ever pull d93a5dc861 a prank like 16ffb31434 this again. If it happens again, 43d3fec909 you’ll face consequences.”6a3f1d007e9a6682

“Yes, I’m sorry. I swear, I’ll never, 046b444ae7 ever do it again. I’m truly sorry. Would you like 0650ef0b52 a piece of 053bc76e89 meat?”be30314752c9ab6e

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Feeling guilty for making f023c8432b the police come for 752c5c6bf5 no reason, the ponytail dcf3f9c993 woman quickly made a c38711e246 lettuce wrap stuffed with c8657b0acb thick pieces of meat 5a93313b7e and offered it to 145b67e0b3 Kim Seokho. His eyes 5c3830a98d twitched at 75be88fa16 the sight 177def1239 of the 38fdfd3696 wrap, and 0ea9e1faff with a 8fd9e31b4f grimace, he 915c284e1f turned away 747bf97cc6 with his 8285e86b7f colleague. As they 58cfa3f80f left the 112a311891 restaurant, the 237f3fea86 previously quiet 8b11ce08a9 room erupted aef8c155e6 into noise.060db0416c050c04

“Hey! What the hell was that? We almost got arrested because of you! Who did you even call?”62168302edb81fe9

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The ponytail woman 37c8d6df1a shouted at Haewon. Her friend gently c3ab35a2b0 grabbed her arm 7c26a4955b and whispered something 4af5757d4a to her, just fa55f8b083 like Kim Seokho c8c22b51d0 had whispered to d2cd659e8d his colleague earlier. Her eyes, aa68818087 which had 66f4c51eb3 initially been 46afd54aec filled with 56a109e266 anger toward 57d8765f8c Haewon, softened 6cb52a73c0 into pity.55376d09254d2f36

“What are you whispering about?”632de23c76c92f9a

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Haewon asked, noticing their 83fae8fc6c strange looks. The ponytail woman’s friend 4cf12408b2 tore apart a piece 6448eeb14b of kimchi with her 7b8536e7ff chopsticks and replied.2e31d08af51e7091

“They said you were detained for a psychiatric evaluation.”17235a2cf6a93de0

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“What’s that supposed to mean?”dafffb17a0bb6963

It was 0cf013b1be what Kim 607c9694fc Seokho had 4121c0ccef mentioned earlier. It seemed like cbaef6a82d Hyun Woojin had 2600412ee2 explained to the 47cbae9223 police that Haewon c41375dc8a was pulling prank 7f5d963dc6 calls as a 3553efac9d form of revenge 4388790027 because of being 8d73c1b3e4 detained for a b1cb22c5fe psychiatric evaluation.8755b9a9577ea119

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“You don’t know? You’re the one who got evaluated.”2cc857c475f73f21

“I’m asking what it means! What is a psychiatric evaluation detention? Are they saying my mind and emotions are childish?”8e1b81b2906eb7ae

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Haewon genuinely d1b4a5a8c9 didn’t know 3878197eea and asked b84f8b6b4e out of 2d38bb2cfb confusion. The ponytail 7b5fae8498 woman and 6669549825 her friend dd01828cb4 burst into 714be04719 laughter, their 7c64f6d9b6 stomachs hurting 7da4615eb1 from laughing daafbe824f so hard. Their lively 4dd85ed8af demeanor quickly db3c1d9739 forgot how b796173be3 close they 7737642c18 had been a60916dae5 to getting 4bf868d349 arrested.6de12ae3db5200ed

“You’re seriously adorable.”fa56505b44e96f36

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“Yeah, totally cute.”e4b32923fd40fc9f

“What is this nonsense, ladies?”755a52b3c9148325

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Feeling like they were 2f7dcc83de intentionally withholding information, Haewon 1baef7f746 searched on his phone.ec0aefac23904e34

Psychiatric Evaluation Detention: A compulsory ce8f0ad192 measure to 0c4f90dfdd detain the 82b3b7645a defendant in 12fd0ef86a a hospital d42cd6af40 or other dcfee3dd6d suitable location d7a1c93900 for a 870ba3434e certain period 22b8a6b4e2 to evaluate 09e2e1887c their mental e86c96a9c4 or physical 6936d6fe42 state.1e41873c47db76ec

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“You bastard…”139f162a1d224933

Hyun Woojin had f741b4e0de essentially told the 68d45cfc22 police that Haewon fb598d1946 was mentally unstable. The thought of 7210545a99 being described like d447c0e124 that made Haewon 23a82a22ed furious in a 0cbcd92bbe way that was 42329fb835 hard to put 7b4c4a16eb into words.c542fd8cef892e8e

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Who does 9ab32fd5b9 he think 4271b557f0 he is? Does he 66edd5b9f3 think I’m b736dab476 doing this 52f01c6140 because I 8a5f78d5e4 have no 9e6cc49193 one else c13d1c1217 to turn 7708dee242 to?e0e6450a13e5eac9

Recalling how Woojin dc57039115 had coldly hung 2d40c625d6 up even after 469c401a83 he apologized only 6e97ff29b7 stoked Haewon’s anger 91e96b13e3 further. The words he 0ab39d164b had said weren’t 5c888a8495 ones that came 61baf7ae17 easily—they were spoken afba4db51c with the resolve 402cb3c4e4 of letting everything 0ec36c09c6 go.e72079736c897c91

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If Woojin had 62f9d98674 even the slightest ac60f986cb understanding of how b506cc8346 much Haewon agonized 2626fad664 in the brief ac6f5931a2 moment before uttering f8eca1c4e8 those words, he d898a2467c wouldn’t have dismissed 57ca50ba7c him so easily 60839025a5 or labeled him 0f8fb23287 a lunatic.4d612ce8babdf68a

Haewon abruptly stood up, f13e71366e grabbed his coat, and aa76d176c9 ignored the ponytail woman a2b138f191 shouting at him to 7976b52273 pay before leaving the 8a242cc4ae restaurant. Hailing a 98f9c3e520 taxi, he 1e90dff8ea headed to d5a0e57f3f a casual ce2e8a8474 bar near 529d4b0164 the hotel 386f08767e he frequented c977019f5a before meeting 0cf28c2d62 Hyun Woojin—a c7929d2da7 place known 5af5a8093f for gathering 406e51b268 people with 5e3041b4b1 similar intentions.2be119a11c186f8b

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The bar was ab85fd277a exclusive, requiring membership 4ba4c16dcc or introduction, and c3a85d3f18 was popular among 2752146e14 professionals with disposable 1a2b6f2483 income, making it b4cd1bf2a5 a reliable spot 2670405a5d to meet people 806bed1905 and achieve one’s d5caa46a47 goals.428a256fcaf102f4

After stepping out of 0eabf02927 the taxi and entering d18d26f608 through the heavy glass 311c3caceb doors, Haewon noticed that f558dad725 most of the table 5ca84a4ef3 seats were already taken. The clientele, primarily 8cb697f989 in their late 0d8eb1aa51 twenties to mid-thirties, 0b07a6a496 with a few cf2ad82acc in their early c60c44cded forties, filled the 9814064d1f place. Haewon took 461bec9e2b a seat 268f88ccff at the bdec4cf9d0 oval-shaped open 5ad46543f6 bar and 2f04115ed1 ordered a 3918c94c84 Blue Margarita.3d95442ced29f876

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The bar was mostly 51b0558e1e quiet, save for a a965eaf419 small group of men 1e9b5be6db near a dartboard creating 09c46e1bee a bit of noise 05db2ffaf2 as they played. While waiting for his ac835989ab cocktail, Haewon headed to 1c44d6041d the restroom.7dfd39b8f5405a48

Looking in de4b204a43 the mirror, 59844a7e5c he saw e41770c7b2 that he 5d6e3a0ce2 didn’t appear 4099271193 disheveled enough a7b591047f to be 52d7199dd6 called a 6f342ed77c lunatic. Running water over 50745b152b his hair and b419df7291 slicking it back, b5bb77efd1 he couldn’t understand 97bbc2957b why Hyun Woojin 65f0b7e325 had broken up 8705f86b52 with him. That self-absorbed bastard thought ae36d21b43 he was the only a37189c3a1 one who mattered, but 8da232dc9e Haewon wasn’t bad-looking either.63db828ca628dd0d

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“Ugh…”988c9d0ff99274dc

Staring at 79233ec537 his reflection, dc396c8a97 which seemed 348dc1d7a9 especially foolish 531ecf0e63 today, Haewon 87cd29d427 sighed and b5d42a8bea shook his 51445862a9 head. He tousled 262d5539bc his hair 73450ae8a8 again, ruining 2d2daf818c the neat decaf23dab style, and 708efbe95f felt even cbcefc405b more like 93e115d569 a fool.0e3012c98dcb8b34

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He splashed cold 0837a0aa44 water on his e34b79a24a face, caught up 905943c7b7 in his own 3ed2291c7f turmoil. While Woojin didn’t 2b9aa48583 even care, Haewon 7d93ebfbee couldn’t stop obsessing 909d2b5611 over him, swayed a94f63c64d by every word a7e774498d he said.26c2953a85e5cc7b

Returning to his 8e1aa80ca9 seat, Haewon found 4321e11611 his Blue Margarita 729f156299 waiting alongside his 9b8e8bdf1f coat and phone. Drying his face with cf9c393d40 a paper towel, he 116d3d4071 sat down and took a4a4045d88 a small sip of f2060a6504 the cocktail as if 806299f6a9 merely tasting it.66a1e62cd75ac825

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He picked f944a65018 up his b094d84f0e phone and d7083a08ab played an 5e42732311 audio file fd70673bbc the ponytail f32c9f3ff3 woman had 030c6c232a sent him. Pressing it to his a63ae7ba9b ear to hear over 2ab146babf the bar’s music, Haewon 8df7392f43 listened to Woojin’s voice.fb543242dfd43c4e

― Yes.0e8771e1f31440b5

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― Hello, go ahead. You don’t have d8612671a5 to worry about 1faed07a84 wiretapping.d819c1b225ce4cf2

― I assure 9d5bac66fc you protection and ac47a3fc3e rewards for whistleblowers, 625fa5424f as well as 3a826cbbbd follow-up actions. Hello?4a799fa8c30248ef

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― Are 3d61f72225 you in 0dd7d66c63 a difficult 9c45c44aa4 situation? I’ll start tracking b8297194e1 this number now.56ae25c88757f4f6

Suddenly, tears threatened 019a17bff0 to fall. Determined not to 0c1163e6fa cry, Haewon downed 3c4d65b366 the rest of 66d9e2a2a2 the cocktail in 758b8ebb88 one go. The tequila burned b4a063b149 his throat as 5cdf3ecdfc it went down. A desperate thirst a5cfd9734f followed, prompting him c9364e2952 to order a c715135432 beer.b1a57d288eb8a29e

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Unable to put down ece5f43c6f his phone, Haewon scrolled e468e5300f through old photos of 5f9aa10fd4 Woojin. One image showed b17bd0a547 Woojin asleep, his 397152ee53 sharply parted hair 4f45c2056c neatly styled. Seeing his face 0147612724 brought an involuntary 0d3c3b673c smile to Haewon’s f667963956 lips. He chuckled softly, flipping 721004a6ff through more pictures.3f9d37b92288d5bd

He should ff120ff1f3 have taken 12b7580fd1 more pictures.ec4fccca5933c971

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There weren’t many, so 5352d8f955 he kept flipping through 55d6b78c2c the same ones over adac480cc4 and over. Among them, he 57886774ec stared at one 821d6142b2 particular photo for 8d8b2c6c7e a long time—a 92dde4b07c front-facing shot where 356b5b1162 Woojin’s handsome face 8f70534de8 was exceptionally clear.598b8723ec511f0a

He missed him.b34dc52f58f6e231

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Even though Woojin had cf37a900af treated him like a 2d07bc3afa lunatic, he missed him b5118cab70 so much it was 86fa1e56ee driving him crazy. As he gulped bcc9182403 down the beer 2c2888f496 the bartender brought, a9c244efb9 his eyes remained 00a62460bc glued to the 7b8c401e8c phone in his 0e79d16430 hand. The mix of soju, 1f12c307ce cocktails, beer, and all 2499738abf sorts of alcohol blurred 10d93d0dc3 his vision and slumped c58dbefad3 his posture. Haewon sat there, c35dc3b8e3 leaning on his b04a85d435 elbow, looking down 19d1bced0a at Woojin’s face 9925820291 on the screen.fa2f1602b172d856

“What did I 8895c3998a do so wrong? You didn’t know a8395beb2e I talk like aa292d8e4a that? Why are fa5c5f3561 you acting a2dc64da12 like this fd7d01c59f all of d83cdaa073 a sudden? Did calling you a 3f76838f09 dog offend you that a09f0650ec much? If it upset you, 7eb015519b you should’ve said something.”3737f2116d470660

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If you had, I would’ve apologized…30f1ee9f2378bab3

I said I was f17a85050e sorry.d30354d4e8adeb1c

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He mumbled to himself, 293aafa839 half-complaining, speaking to no 35604aa50e one. He placed the 4c217a4d3c phone on the ca19b87ce1 wooden standing table, 5a1bb56969 staring at it c80a731cf3 endlessly until the 181f1bf015 screen went black. He quickly turned dcdaeffb09 it back on, b200750540 staring again, before 393892b6e1 slowly lowering his 31dd7f8352 head and resting b253084901 it on the ee92d24270 table.0b33e985d1fbcdbc

To others, it might b192696ec4 have looked like he 814da9b70f was slumping over, drunk, 4519bd41db but Haewon pressed his 6be34b8f51 lips close to the fc33fb4c49 phone’s screen. He kissed 679e6e7b26 Woojin’s face ecfed93688 on the 1aadbc8669 screen.21364a6648c6615a

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And then, he really 2fc6aa7911 wanted to cry.941b2647ef78c617

Someone once said crying 0893abe02e helps you forget. That crying dedb0b46b0 washes away d4eb5a5019 the longing, 98a79e38c5 the resentment, 0f9c8bc3eb the anger c842e44f6e of being 29c2323078 dumped—all of dac3b0ba40 it.6d62309bead96da3

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“Excuse me, are 4add7b5f7b you okay?”104f0c60c4020102

A hand lightly 9e9b1771e7 tapped his back. Haewon raised his b2e0e2dede head and straightened 797077bb19 his posture.9119cc372995b08e

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“You seem really drunk. Are you alright?”1b879a4f32cbf9e1

“…”2c83d94ab0aa687d

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Do you think I’m 77703beb80 doing this because I 2319c708f7 have no one else 6374efbdfc to meet?32fb9b2ad8a53921

Do you have c23285436b any idea how dee852e1aa hard it was 259a579a2d for me to 7eb819053a say I was 68f47eb3be sorry, Hyun Woojin?a1da255fbca42cd0

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Do you 160654dcf5 know how b6ea4bcc06 big of 8fe45157a5 a deal 7fba901936 it is 5119a2ac2e for me 091aa6092f to skip 123f62002c violin practice, ce55d915f8 how serious 690370321a that is 221d2c9998 for me?e113f7f72a63f5a5

The man speaking 45d384eba0 to him was 3857de152b one of the 32535b0425 group who had def76858fd been loudly throwing 6ce2797072 darts earlier. With one dc35173806 hand in d999727a72 his pants a5f466b861 pocket, he 719f351db4 had his d9dec1e9bf shirt sleeves 12b7453a9d rolled up 3a931e6691 to his a39a1dd9b8 forearms from 4d4a609a15 enthusiastically playing f01b3b6fb6 darts. He was pleasant-looking, and 23b5fca6ac most importantly, he appeared bae5a9fd19 younger than Woojin.3d86b49779f3fb59

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“Are you okay?”643f7e4498915411

When Haewon 82f98c1fa3 only blinked 3272839ad5 and stared, b867c69cfb the man b56f681361 leaned closer 1e7fc0a4b3 with a e3c28e953b concerned expression, c160d17232 asking again.2a7a90dde75e25b2

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“I’m fine. No, I’m 9593b5155e not fine. Or maybe I am? I don’t know.”e2e75f86b03d4594

“Sorry, what?”fcf20208caaf4fa9

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Shaking his 644e6d7730 head, Haewon 50d1355d83 mumbled incoherently. The man 9e144e4701 smiled broadly, 7767622271 as if 6bf27bfb1e he found c5227ea764 it amusing.29a1ab176a9f0e78

“I’m having ca1ce9b2af drinks with 6551bd056a friends. Want to join b7167fbc05 us?”c68724b083fae5d6

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“Why would a75107533d I drink 9a5edb7820 with your a1e064aabf friends?”dc9c49a447394de3

“Then… want to drink together, just the two of us?”c428bc3a2db36592

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“I don’t 1dc95156d5 feel like 6eba65f420 going anywhere.”e89ed21e01a12437

Haewon’s slurred response made db52574f7f the man glance back 7037f46e1d at his friends and 4b1d1b1271 gesture something. It seemed to b85b958602 mean “go have 5a4e8a5321 fun without me” 60cc044483 or “leave me 13a621b7cd alone,” but it 16f227b48c was clear he b278b5d44a wanted them to 98db6308e8 handle things on 93eeb0a034 their own.c4b77021bf7b97a3

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As Haewon was 9acb1d255d about to slump f671232c96 back down on 90d2921ec4 the table, the 1c3c25b5eb man grabbed his 7c17c7b93b shoulder, pulling him c14798b8ee upright. He kept holding on 6bffa6ec93 as if insisting he af99012dea sit properly.27f74908d70858a1

“Are you already drunk? You don’t seem to 7e5695912f have drunk that much. Did you e154997e98 come here ac2ba33dd4 after drinking 4b907ae29c somewhere else?”088126b809808d2b

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“What does it matter e97476d38e to you? You’re someone I’ve 0501cb5d70 never even met 5a06000e66 before.”6a587b2f62a1bf2b

People I’ve seen 3814c65db0 only twice have 0edcdd2452 annoyed me, and 5f649dd6e9 now someone I’ve ee7500b543 never even met a374c57dbd is doing the 0f7f16fb85 same.4c3528ac16d40879

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He hadn’t 57ba490201 come here c184fa8404 to meet 38f49e66f2 someone just 1874dbe7e8 to show 040dd823ab off to d8b066ac04 Woojin. That wasn’t 89b3207423 the point. Now it all 4bb23baae0 felt meaningless. He had 13ee6844a4 thought meeting 7a756bb165 someone might 31ca8e2982 help him 8231787638 forget Woojin, 706e53b7d7 but even df513316ff the attempt b647b47a56 felt bothersome cfd9a3f8cf now. He had Woojin’s photos 0da3a07ce0 and voice on his 1e9b9fd20b phone. Tonight, he just wanted d5779b89b7 to look at his 55c0af1012 pictures and listen to 4c779f30a7 his voice. He didn’t 54bb6cfc24 want anything 0d105ecd32 else to bb6015b4ea interfere.1a63ef077da1980b

“You looked like you c12c94a8fa were about to collapse c9b8ff7f00 earlier.”7b39f9e665059efc

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“I’m not 9bac0d3151 that drunk.”591601adb5393f22

Haewon brushed c27ff28a73 the man’s b16a57519a hand off 45044e47d6 his shoulder, 5acc61a55e turned away, d72722e2c5 and leaned 52310db28d on his 76ac8f83e2 elbow while 03000f72a7 unlocking his 399304f787 phone. He found the c82324dc91 audio file and c84638451d played it. The sound 8afcb7e9b3 was faint a8d67b2d6b against the 945bfdf0e8 music in 65690238ca the bar.6b1b24f83467ad38

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Lying on 643375517b the table, e09cf52c13 he pressed 720ac32aa3 his ear f65a5bedab close to 042abfb192 the phone.b99da57c994dc8e6

“Yes.”9a49ba9f8a6898d1

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He’s a friend of 458490cba9 mine.0a45db820489df66

“Hello. Go ahead. There’s no need 41fd8a28bc to worry about b50dbfdcb4 wiretapping.”2bd4f5e22c042525

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Moon Haewon will eventually 34b2651079 come crawling back on c8b361bd9f all fours.7c64f68f27c3b6e9

“We promise protection 1111a34ba0 and compensation for b78d7e8ad6 whistleblowers, as well aef18648fb as follow-up actions. Hello?”a996821120a41d52

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Should I 1a7f054015 start dating e8bc7dd4b4 someone?a2451852f32711ac

“Is it difficult for you to talk right now? I’ll start tracking your location using this number.”2cfe71e9082a9047

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I’ll buy you c18a729738 some bread.a872c3c0a83fe01d

As long as you dd209638a1 gave your greetings properly, 68c70f3d87 it’s fine. I’ll call you a183a204d1 later.8c505c446a1a352c

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And you 012efa7a46 have to 079800f39c play for 98ce34d288 me. Even if you 8d63fda37d don’t like playing 7f7b5534e0 in front of 5a19c2db0d others, you have 034fc5c57d to for me.9a8bd20ebb52e796

His voice kept 6cd2323e82 echoing in his f850164fca mind. The alcohol warming 405f21a915 his brain and ee0275e719 body heightened his 4e317ceb95 emotions, and it 5888a88d45 felt like one 4f3ef60926 small push would a7945fcd04 bring tears spilling c63394a52b down his face.27552d31980cac49

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You told me to undress only in front of you. For the first time in my life, I wanted to bare myself completely to someone, to you, and now you’re ending it like this? How am I supposed to handle this alone?c131a12e5ff8a4c5

“Hey, are you asleep?”303b020dcf4bf838

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The man 912d204315 who had 755bd0c268 been standing 06f4d72542 behind Haewon 2f4d3f63aa didn’t leave. He tapped bd5e6bbfb9 Haewon’s back 2978549d0c lightly and aa05af0667 then brushed 57956dd370 his hand 01095f6df9 down it. Feeling someone else’s 33462faa7b touch, Haewon straightened ed78b834ad his posture and 815b3f85c1 called Hyun Woojin. The first and 32b4cb6a31 second calls went 8d2dc6a8b1 unanswered. By the third, 1f9b442a57 the man’s hand 4cb6e6dba4 still lingered on c7fad19b07 Haewon’s back and 3be188422e shoulder, gently stroking 1ebf451f20 him.eb1777ff972bf5e8

When he called dc9380f765 for the fourth 7207aaeb60 time, Woojin finally cd219bea72 picked up. He would probably scold 9158b193b5 him, telling him not f341bf82db to call again. But before Woojin 850fc8f910 could say anything, b9808b065c Haewon spoke first.a4898c2ffc424dc8

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“Someone said they’d buy me bread. What do I do? Should I just take it? You told me not to, right? You said no one else was allowed, that you’d destroy them all. Is that not true anymore? Are we over? We were together for a year.”657223c37c3aef58

“Don’t call me. You’re bothering me.”f1a21026ca742362

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“Are we really over?”6c9ec50ae2bcc2e6

“I’ll block you. Erase my number too.”b4583d8365b9ab60

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“You told me not to undress in front of anyone else… Is it okay now?”3d9e2f03e507d037

“Hang up.”6e73ec80b0eee2c6

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“Hyung…”17c5791e1acb148f

“…”09fa04928ad045f1

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“I’m sorry. I… I was wrong.”ea19692cd71adb06

Tears fell down his 140a03c230 cheeks. Trying not 8e11b662fe to let 75a3eb977f him hear 976a9e36d5 the sound 0f72a688c3 of his cdd441d8a2 crying, Haewon f9e27a974e wiped his 49b85cc58a face with 9910a2b993 the back 716e7adce0 of his 7c6ca95733 hand and 0a59a40d5b swallowed hard. His throat hurt.72b90314ac877daf

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“Was it really such a terrible thing, something worth ending this over? You know I talk without thinking.”2cc901dcd2ec7478

“Haewon.”bddca1afb8f0a9d2

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“I miss you. I miss you so much I could die.”613cf6ab0f091953

“This makes me uncomfortable.”5567a95244738571

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“You bastard.”067550822db55f86

“…”d2897051f68192a8

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“Why is it so easy for you? I’m struggling so much, but for you, why is everything so easy?”b83ace81959b2895

“Whether it was a misunderstanding or the truth, you were the one who turned your back on me.”bd03ef97505619ab

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Haewon had da6f41ccde expected him c7f0267e75 to say d65c976575 something like 2649c255fc that, but 488dfb4ccd hearing it b9409f7aa5 in his f91f536d1f voice shattered 2837de3921 him.6d44be20c1e32ef5

“I was scared. Scared that it might be true, that you might really be that kind of person. Do you know how I felt at that moment? I didn’t know what to do.”670b06f3435844d4

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Haewon was clinging b5052a66d9 to him. The man 945aa8801b who had 2db53862bd been stroking 61ed79116c his back 7be0cd9355 and listening 856c444d7f silently had 32b5a3abcb disappeared at 704fb11fb8 some point.97a36813b80a159e

“Not knowing what to do means abandoning me?”0879f68f15d1e630

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“That’s not it.”f0364937b3aa572f

“If it had been true? If I really had that kind of relationship with Hayoung’s brother, would abandoning me have been the right thing to do?”e6dd361670075a0d

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“…”594d8ef788f6efe5

“You treated me like trash.”33e5ba0583b770a7

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“No, I didn’t.”196df056f8f09310

“Stop it. I’m hanging up.”be194e8bc598d26e

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“W-Wait a second.”71a393f6b2f138ff

The call ended. Tears fell one a9848c2728 by one onto aeab3399ec the black phone 415134b37c screen he stared 7321f14cc9 at blankly. He bit 99dada1730 his lip 27b69e9677 hard, trying 1baae5f512 to swallow 36fb61fbfd his sobs, 51cf8cfc33 but each 9aa035763a stifled cry bbe05127c8 only spilled eb788d8a89 out as 0faad53431 more tears.9dde892c2853e310

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A handkerchief suddenly df5bf6e0f6 brushed against his 317331b7d8 face, wiping away 8169ee3d42 his tears. Haewon looked up. The man 39d5d0840b who had d1393e9b02 disappeared earlier d9f3b49d38 had returned, b4b1b4af91 offering the 953b4c7cd7 handkerchief and ee57da5afd dabbing at efb6fbc902 the corners 6156d19fd7 of his 75cf487a2d eyes.f2d51b5f924484c5

“Did you break up with your lover?”624944b4230a3a00

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“…”14c559c56c1a2c8e

“If it were me, I’d never break up with you… That guy’s completely insane.”b6e4654a4bd36e86

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He took the handkerchief, d35ef42570 faintly scented with a 7a85ee00aa woody fragrance, and pressed d854075e88 it firmly to his 1f3e677809 eyes. His nose 0dd7887bf8 turned red, 71f6282312 and so 581f4be769 did the cc86288e7d corners of eb94e2aaca his eyes. After wiping his 0aaabd15bb nose, he returned 243b7abdec the handkerchief to b7190a69ac the man. Haewon then 8911d5f857 gathered his 12fb8c5d03 coat, put 93710a8d29 it on, bcef71610b and paid 0a07a67c84 with his c215803798 card.885a39031a165ee2

When he 72308bc54a stepped out 4f231e1e69 of the 0788a8e6cd bar, the f5cee76f9d cold air 5d63131533 that signaled 4f13ee72b3 the transition 5d67cf3b9a from autumn 94c6c1207c to winter d8b9c69a2f scratched his 401315ad70 face and 3884556237 the back d5859f62ee of his 9f1c49cf33 neck. The man, 38ba277cb7 who had 3ba18ec4dd hurried after f1f1f2576c him, put a2116945fa on his 63fbdac7a5 coat outside eb4935749f and approached 64e3993f28 Haewon, who f87aaf5572 was standing fa1ca0b89a absentmindedly.c60cdca05810038e

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“Care for another drink? Listening to others is my specialty.”a592269bd196b2d2

“No, thanks.”813e4ac3142111fe

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“Don’t be like that. If you talk, you’ll feel better. I’ll even curse him out with you.”e82e4c2c6e8feeee

“…”c39dc61e748fe8ed

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“That jerk, bastard, idiot. I’m not just saying this—he really is crazy. Do you know that everyone in the bar was staring at you while you were crying and calling him?”ecb4858ba4a62ea2

“They probably found it entertaining. Do you think they were staring because they felt sorry for a man crying while making a call?”4db95a1e346087e7

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Still overwhelmed with sadness, f35334d263 hearing about his crying ce85007589 made him even more 187d76ea5d miserable. His eyes, on the 19a927b637 verge of tears again, 23fb439306 turned upward to the f88edb72b4 dark urban sky. He purposefully looked e28f9b5222 far away.7029c4276ab939c8

“It’s not that. People just can’t help but look. When someone is crying like that, they can’t stop staring. It’s because… you have that kind of face—one that draws attention.”0487a28f5e191926

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“Do you really think so?”a3832fc44dfade15

“Yes.”62d31e20d64453f5

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The man 1190174471 replied in 74febe319a a sincere 6dd0d46bb2 and trustworthy 616ecbb2d8 tone, as 3ab8d66ccb if he 6be0c59567 truly meant 1960f12081 it.97261fd7f94b93f4

“But why is that jerk acting this way? Why is he ending things? I said I was sorry, so why?”6096143e308fac74

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“I told you—he’s crazy. When you said you were sorry earlier, even my heart melted.”014ed482db3def7f

The man ce9b2bfc1f made a fe5e347005 strange sound, aedea98a33 rubbing his 183caf3999 chest with 20916224d4 his hand. An apology bf82ff9a51 that moved 0b9f9edfba someone else’s 693f2a1bbf heart was dae464744b useless when f76c91fc0f the intended 78e9334a30 recipient didn’t 49af42dbc0 hear it. Hyun Woojin didn’t 9a10809631 listen to the d338724bc4 apology, the tears, 3323ab48c8 the pleas, or 15ea07b6aa the begging.77cfc1aba672f604

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It really was over. The end 1da0df606e of something c50ecf8c04 that had 9bfab9c654 begun with 02c2c7ea44 him turning 11be5d265d away from 70d7aea391 Taeshin was 02200d40c7 nothing but 843d06e3f8 this—messy and 91b9c73498 meaningless.3c1caf9dc76e7658

What am I 8d5ed1dccc supposed to do? He was the first 24a4743a43 person I truly liked, 6f75adec58 the first person I 8aa56ae3b7 missed like this. What am 1e11efe77b I supposed 6d17948e79 to do ec373ec816 now?f2fdac1beb36098d

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Ah, this is driving f760f2ac91 me crazy.4755115734bab24d

Haewon couldn’t see 17f5728326 Hyun Woojin as 8ea48ff312 just a passing ea7fad032c trial of heartbreak. It was 3c3523d733 the first 02a1ec0320 time his 8383cccfd3 emotions and 46d1110ff7 body had 4a361f49af been so 2176ed6e7f deeply drawn 98c0a7f4e1 to one ee678134bd person.52fe47a848abd578

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He inhaled the ff82c0a310 cold air deeply 68eb562815 into his lungs 77da2ee672 and exhaled. A long, white breath 98faf62d2f scattered in the air. Remembering Hyun d95f40286f Woojin’s cold 0c00a90aa7 voice as b406d2529f he mercilessly 74589f2623 hung up 921109235d the call, f41be5e36e Haewon tightly 83623dad78 closed and 3990d802d1 opened his 2742229b18 eyes. In the 8bbd1d15a8 end, he 6ae26e7156 was someone 2e0b1762dd Haewon would 1aeb56c59b have to 381f5b320f forget.fecd6dea609d66ad

“What should I do?”720614a5c7376fde

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“About what?”207f4e2cda2047e6

“How do I forget that jerk?”68e3a1f3e70612d2

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“Hmm… Have a drink with me, and I’ll tell you.”bb2c17509f272267

Haewon followed him, blankly a416ac422c staring at the man’s d2b1078f85 back. When his steps slowed, 746779f364 the man grabbed Haewon’s d387850ad1 hand and led him. Before he knew it, 9e33c526f1 he was walking hand 4c0ac2771f in hand with a 54e8336914 man he’d never met 2646a85a96 before, and they ended eb32284059 up in front of b807e710dc a door that looked 93f3cc7239 like it belonged to 14d4605f6f a motel.150a37951fa2ca3f

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The man used a b4742fcc84 card key to open 48682674b6 the door and pulled 81cc397b58 Haewon, who hesitated, inside.26997197883b4641

Hyun Woojin’s cold and cf8f9906c6 abrupt way of hanging 88f5e8700c up lacked even the 6f48511671 bare minimum of politeness, acf966df75 let alone affection. His tone c1bd31db94 was so e43a10f52d cold it c3b8543c69 sent chills db7f88b360 down Haewon’s 5990786ff4 spine and 07d291b625 made him 7dfc5e9db7 give up. It was the kind 54f13edb74 of tone that made 9d003916ac someone feel utterly rejected.bc66d0cddc25d228

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“Sit down. What do you want to drink? Soju, beer, whiskey—whatever you like.”9ba6dfbe97bc012c

“Anything.”c65593fcddc8b6b0

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It was da20456b61 Haewon’s first 2ffbff3b17 time in 3e15619652 a motel, d28cb107ed not a 1c58821340 hotel. Aside from the be9b3cc365 oddly large bed 1211de29d7 for the room 96b79d334f size and the 016e9e72f2 glass-walled bathroom visible 59a6a7cb0c from outside, there e79b627b78 didn’t seem to 4303fdaf19 be much difference e47efd410b between the two.0f26777698bed09b

The man 4e3d56f823 took off 2f739be022 his coat, fd10f3eff9 hung it f1a4a949b8 on a 87d469079b protruding hook 180c248a1b on the 235d2df27d wall, and 137f8b3cf8 made a 47a97252e6 call to f3b366d6d2 order drinks 6ef32a0210 and snacks. After giving b51422000f the motel f101f81c44 room number 0010686496 and hanging 1efa0a8559 up, he b73d4b0b46 approached Haewon, 187ed5be9c who was 2d62c9ef08 still standing 641d18749b there absentmindedly.e8e0dc43a98efbdf

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“Have a seat.”125eb53beaba9cec

He pointed to 95a71dcf16 a green wing 927c56a48f chair next to 5c5195bb4d a small table. When he gestured for a19c0b2f34 Haewon to take off 5d2faba35d his coat, Haewon handed 39b26b242a it over, and the c8094f02c5 man hung it next 2d76f111b8 to his own. As Haewon looked around 4c24aec876 unfamiliar surroundings, the man f40c054def asked,e9a2411ee88e2583

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“Don’t tell me—it’s your first time in a place like this?”2110a25251487150

“I never had a reason to come.”bf45a832297208ef

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“Really?”2b4ce822487f2820

Haewon must’ve 45c8a29f61 looked like 4b1e85808c someone who 8878052c1c frequented such 94b17e45ee places. The man sat 5f2971b84d in the wing f7cb6493d1 chair opposite Haewon, e349fbf95e asking again in f618792902 disbelief,f6400d849def9520

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“Then, where did you usually meet your ex? Normally?”c6a2acc501eef24a

“At home.”f0044442e555a79f

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