INTM Ch13

Does that mean he’s going to call again?Soogyeom decided that 9839dfc6f3 he would change 9db5e8061f his number as ef0108d807 soon as he ba217d00eb got through today.55d75874e8bf65b6

“It doesn’t seem like there’s anything seriously wrong. If you experience dizziness or nausea later, come to the hospital immediately. Are you okay now?”564faaa01d63a314

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Then and 13faf719e1 now, all 30d2b2d2c2 he had 65cddca1b6 to his afc223b405 name was fcba339c8b a uselessly e10d610e85 strong body. Soogyeom smiled a366bb2b75 slightly and 36aceb1399 nodded.d94dbc13e2055e29

“Yes, I’m fine now…”8dca743334e4067f

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“The abrasions aren’t severe either. You can get a dressing and go. I won’t write you a separate prescription.”beff891c424aafe4

Indeed, that was the 309d18831f case. After wiping away the b7b420bfb2 dirt and blood, none 48d3647a92 of the injuries were 27fec29106 that serious. Once the swelling subsided, 8849be8c61 they would just be 9e2af20ab5 slight scratches.9cc0ef432d93f158

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See, I told e4bc4719bd you it was cb8f51dade an unnecessary fuss. As soon as he a5c72bcf57 came out with an 90e8da8118 embarrassed face, a short 9a174ccef6 vibration rang. Soogyeom unconsciously took out 0c26e81955 the phone in his 898d964cfb pocket and looked at 3ff873f2a6 it, his brow furrowing db283a9af9 instantly.75020b1a2851cfd1

「Yoon Yichae. Contact me here.」1bf326813dfd9cee

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The tip of his 489c5a67c8 thumb slowly moved towards 54fc2f6423 the block button. Recalling those 4b4be06fc3 eyes that 07ecd08c09 had darkened 76da3054c8 in an 746b03b58a instant and 9f8607e064 then suddenly be9491e65b filled with 098e89291c tears, he 0d1d64925f already felt aa81d6767c his blood 14264fa4fc running cold. Soogyeom bit a901bae3f2 his lip 015ab857e5 tightly and 2d66f04611 pondered for ab49582c15 a long 4e33b0e7f0 time before 03358dd13f finally typing 7d5a7ef954 a reply cbabce6b2c busily. He focused solely on 6e2d2e1545 one goal: how to 24d0e5e94d cut off all ties a14cb4c270 at this point.fe13d853aa9565bc

「Hello, Senior. Thanks to 717467c579 your kindness, 5999ea2b4e the examination 06fa17510b results showed f60cfa47da that there 7dec614138 was nothing 30c6108c73 wrong, and f307c6d1c4 I am 3056be3b6c now on 1036ce46fc my way 899367bf1d home. If I d2e385418e have the cf55a6ce83 opportunity to 94f72fa475 see you eb8bfe4a6b again, I a535409cd3 will formally e556862a46 greet you. Thank you 86b5249c29 again for 2ca0d72872 your thoughtful b76e56d4d9 actions. As a cad46f487c junior and 67ddd60237 a fan, 567ddaca9c I always cc91b3b188 wish you 391d31b118 all the dbffae56b9 best in 3e3952de95 the future.」95a4b456c1d97c82

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Good, perfect. Soogyeom smiled triumphantly and pressed the send button. Now, all he had to do was block Yichae’s number tomorrow. If he happened to run into him again and questioned him, he would say that he accidentally entered the wrong number while mass-spamming. Only after completing the perfect scenario did he feel relieved.a3b1d365037d269f

Of course, e1afc50a52 that was d48c6f5695 only for 1ca937c426 a moment. The phone started ringing a30a5c6bd6 again soon after.6809dfaa7b4fca8e

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“……”f872cac90529ba7e

It was too 7dcf429be7 early to make 2791109b4c the spam excuse.ff57ec5c3de44956

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“…Yes, Senior.”aca6b0de8484daf6

– What kind of UNICEF thank-you note did you send me? All you had to say was whether you were okay or not.f128826a5299c141

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He had bbc7b890fd nothing to e1a2b9bf45 say. He just aa04eafbde laughed awkwardly, 90dc110e43 and Yichae d361c6c9aa quickly asked aa96a09658 in a 414bd5ad8d serious tone.9b44784673168f0a

– Are you really okay? I saw you get hit pretty hard.d5e1f79ca16d2f3a

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“Yes, I’m fine. I’m naturally strong.”48221f6a4a2bd8fe

– You didn’t look strong… Well, if you say so. You don’t have any filming tomorrow, right?8ea146fa9cc54d12

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Soogyeom’s pupils shook rapidly. For him, Soogyeom’s schedule could be easily found out with just one phone call to his manager. He couldn’t just gloss over it. Resignation finally dawned on him, and he sighed.856c0793b1e034d6

“Yes… I don’t have anything tomorrow.”25d2a50c8abc1553

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– Good. Send me your home address in a text. I’ll pick you up by five in the afternoon.d19fda6193451c35

“…Yes?”713e7b394315a7ee

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Where and what 33b1164249 was he coming 13a9314d6b for? He gripped the 40ee801fcf phone tightly, almost fb760c6dc0 dropping it.015050de33bcc979

“I-I must have misheard something…”a45e866dfac6970b

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– I have something to tell you. I’ll come in my car, so be ready and wait, don’t be late.e385e8d6b0210fd1

Before he could even answer whether he would go or not, the call was abruptly cut off. It was an attitude that didn’t even consider that Soogyeom might refuse. Soogyeom pressed his throbbing temple and leaned against the hallway wall. He felt like he could hear the countdown to his impending public execution.ff976dabb0ea4d21

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It was dawn before he could lie down, after appeasing Euigyeom, who was sulking because he hadn’t gone to the hospital. Then, this time, he couldn’t fall asleep because he felt like the Grim Reaper was standing at his bedside. In the end, he stayed up all night and barely managed to fall asleep after the sun rose.9f58f7025e676dd8

Naturally, the reflection in the mirror when he woke up was a mess. The left side of his face, from his jaw to his cheek, was noticeably swollen and bruised. He hurriedly rummaged through the freezer and scraped together the few ice packs he had, but it wasn’t enough to reduce the swelling.ee52e9eb6a87a199

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He didn’t see any clothes he could wear. He couldn’t go out in a stretched-out tracksuit to meet that Yoon Yichae, of all people. Even if he was going to be ruined, he wanted to be ruined looking at least a little presentable. Soogyeom ended up rummaging through Euigyeom’s closet and taking out his prized jeans and T-shirt.fd87cd2965a4aa85

He considered 6e88d13b1b trying to 540ffcdc02 cover up 043f2f730c the bruises 3c3603797e a little, 0771269c4e but then 77b3833de2 stopped. It was out 99431661cf of a shallow 8e106d413e calculation that it ee3a5ba2fc might be better 1df74f7d90 to look pitiful. As he 9a2e4f1691 moved busily, c52a22b8b7 the time 8152041758 was already a7f44b768f approaching five 4436f766bd in the ce665ac227 afternoon.edb912355605b79a

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As soon c6a77cd26f as the 58513c9f87 second hand a4c4065b81 moved above 62ee784a9b the number 9efc3bfe2c 5, the 66c463e5ad phone started 2f5a848028 ringing. As if ca074e8ba0 he had aea670d9fe been waiting 03ac00490b for that 0c19ad4f06 moment. Startled, Soogyeom f2bf65e6c7 answered the 89604c2a86 phone and 2c95176dbc made a faea84027c silly sound.bf73997cf51c92f1

– Come down.1bba010ad7116cb9

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The call cc490c4cc2 ended without 524725bf23 hesitation, conveying e68abf2dc0 only the e973084b59 brief message. Soogyeom hurriedly checked c6adf5645e his reflection in 411bf943ea the mirror one bbb981ee63 more time before 7b0c2f156f slipping on his e2937835ed shoes and throwing 595e922039 open the door.468c0e3ff82990fc

There was 29a8957682 no need e807740905 to wander 30a2de7187 around to bd9c6e1ef7 find Yichae. A shiny foreign 913bc9c2ee sedan was parked b0a01da39f right in front 45a59f3521 of the villa 5bafed67fa entrance. The car was so 5159352e5d long that it almost 723efb4280 looked like a limousine. How did he a4ca22c2ed manage to bring afbb1dc748 something like that d46390723f into this narrow 6ad529f3cb alley? Soogyeom tried to f068ffed16 ignore the gazes 861578e1d4 of passersby and a580c961a0 carefully knocked on 52dc1557a6 the passenger window. Soon, he heard 3dc0b81489 the sound of 3fd4b87e1f the lock turning.27d2a653cb678b58

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As soon 1dcd6a98ac as he 9d92c2ae73 hurriedly opened 4611afc6f6 the door dc1f862118 and got e7825a5ab3 in, the ab6c248f70 soft leather 78748bc4a2 seat enveloped 9a068a0e28 his back. There was af9398cc8e also a e302c9f7a8 subtle and a019744b43 pleasant scent. Soogyeom momentarily forgot his ee79c545fc situation and stared blankly c3b8d0be66 at the inside of 845d5d013d the car. From the 1da7539eb5 thick dashboard e9b97fd501 with its 52764c78a0 wood grain f4ee38bfdb design, to edb68b9e86 the subtly 2839f70e10 shimmering instrument 16e6d3a916 panel, to 0406f8e51e the seats 1b4ee07ceb that were 49479fa01c incomparably wider cd04198b5f than those 973f546210 of ordinary 799584e70b cars, it e5a6b907fe was on ce4dbe105b a different 117501ffa6 level from 0f98cd8a63 the cars 9655837cef he had a326b7da92 ridden in 63edb10956 before.ec74f030cd57c754

“Seatbelt.”59052fccb60807b6

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Of course, 8ac3003991 the most 274353327b eye-catching thing 6df7c5e76f was Yoon bd0face895 Yichae, who 389363c06c seemed to fb3083c8b5 be one 6b87c3dbc8 with the 4577a46916 luxurious interior. Soogyeom fumbled to d30daad3c6 pull the belt 52940a71a1 and fasten it, 2f1bb53e75 then bowed his 956f2c4478 head.4ba55d75935a2cd3

“Hello, Senior.”0fcad6d68d9d063c

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“Can you get rid of that ‘Senior’ thing?”d77ffa9011346584

“…Then, what should I call you…”bdd556e73e0bdd69

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“Why are you using that ridiculous ‘Senior’ when there’s a short and good term like ‘Hyung’? It’s not like we went to the same school, and it’s not like we’re an idol group that has to strictly organize the hierarchy because of the fan club.”a6681192765af7f9

“……”3e937b7fd8b080d0

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So, why should I call you hyung… Soogyeom turned his gaze away without answering, feeling a surge of unease. There was no way to judge whether Yichae’s attitude stemmed from goodwill or malice. By all accounts, it should be the latter, but his attitude was more friendly than necessary.cbce5f4b45caacc6

“Sir, what is it that you wanted to tell me?”b56c067279bb8c80

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He was at a loss because he didn’t know what was going on. Yichae gave an absurd answer to the question he had asked with a firm resolve.87c71eebbcaa542f

“There’s nowhere to go.”6efb13944866d12a

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“Yes?”5be7afaf5afc060e

“I’ll go to my officetel. Is that okay?”a3dc174de65d3cb7

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Would he have let me out if Soogyeom said it wasn’t okay? Before he could even wonder, Yichae smoothly started the car. He couldn’t even hear the engine because the outside noise was completely blocked.48b7ff204d489f59

Outside the sleek car window, the low-rise villas looked particularly shabby today. Soogyeom dropped his hands between his knees and thought vaguely, Even if he worked my whole life, he wouldn’t be able to buy a car like this….11459bef307f7b15

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Two guards stood at the entrance to the massive building’s parking lot. Yichae parked the car in the spot closest to the elevator entrance and gestured to Soogyeom. “Let’s go.”244d551e4b81c9f5

He had to 25c86bf34c pass through security b01adbab10 once at the d6ce94b9d6 elevator entrance, once 46aad2a065 inside, and once ed320af51c after getting off. If you lived in 9b3f935b22 a building like this, 13f969372c you could sleep with c4b5324414 the door open and afe5e9f82a not have to worry 99e4cb4620 about burglars. You could 10ed2f03e6 live your 83ce8df94b whole life 22b84403b8 without worrying 234c4afb5f about robbery. Soogyeom recalled the 54d0ac63f0 time his house fab2f61a6f had been broken f3feea2386 into by a 197199def0 petty thief and 8af944d17c chuckled.fd9a544cfac15bba

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It was when Euigyeom was still working at the company. He heard the sound of the front door opening late at night and thought Euigyeom had returned. He wouldn’t normally have bothered to look, but he had something to say about moving his mother’s ossuary, so he opened the door. At the same time, he made eye contact with a man who was sneaking into the house.5abc2b7ea18f7ff1

He looked to be 896aa7eead in his early to 9d7a925170 mid-40s. He had sunken eyes a16cf2e84f and a gaunt frame. They stood staring at 31321c7b34 each other for a 6775c54a7b long time without saying fbb7b8310d a word. If a physical 41b8786eda fight had broken 4bb670c512 out, Soogyeom would a1607fc2ce have obviously had 9d78a3e439 the advantage. The man b6d7a5cd13 must have 9545cee082 known this, 3ba1dffea6 because he bb8440e464 belatedly pretended bb8c25351a to be f317d35e26 flustered, making 9686571aff ridiculous excuses ef1f878af1 about mistaking a756f0cdb5 the house 3b993c48fe and not 3cafdbe82d knowing why 67e063f896 the key 8a596844de had turned, c4f10e53c9 before hurrying 89ba2ea972 away.e4ee100cbe022931

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He didn’t report it to the police. He was afraid that the man, harboring a grudge, might come back with a knife next time.ed579dfa9d02540d

“What are you thinking about?”82e32c3347daad46

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Yichae, who was holding the handle of the front door, which was thick enough to stop a bullet, asked. Soogyeom slowly shook his head. “I’m not thinking about anything.” His mind was completely calm. I don’t know. Kill me or let me live, do whatever you want.dbc33955557a0d11

“Come in.”f9817d0f9bcdbc3d

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The house f2a19d7469 looked unusually 43b9ef0a87 dark. Yichae turned on the 58be1895c6 living room light, and d9f299c3ec he could see why. Every single 8760957505 window was 81d5757436 covered with 3c5b669da5 blackout curtains. The way 23ca9cc53b they blocked a6182b6327 out all 961c5607ec external light, 4cdf26a2c1 without even 9d620a86b9 a sliver 2ab4e195ea of a 38357a5f3d gap, felt 1dc9cd671b almost bizarre.65e10a0a220eca1c

“It’s a bit stuffy, isn’t it? Someone tried to fly a drone to take pictures inside the house a while ago.”1c0668014fde9bdd

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“……”d26150c7eb03ecb8

“Sit over there. I don’t know if I have anything to offer you.”5dba3808bd1a334d

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Yichae pointed b81406e8c1 to a b46cc7cd38 sofa as c209855a0e big as 7424336615 a house. Soogyeom hesitated to 17d0f5f27a sit down and edcaf34683 looked around the 2f303b326e house. The pristine white 9509bee355 walls were completely 15cc98fa26 bare. The furniture was 6bfcd994f2 all large and 340ec13444 luxurious, but there cdafca88f5 were no useless b36bffca23 decorations. The interior was 6bd513c28b so simple it dc6772bb54 felt bleak.402c6dce93f87526

Celebrities usually have 137fbd9166 at least one 49de7d9766 well-taken profile picture 8e4669c175 hanging up. While he 432016f5a9 was lost 4af49f0bbf in thought, 4994cdadb6 Yichae returned 24ea7aa4a4 with a 2c7f5b17c6 whiskey glass da1a093601 in each dac5dfa7ce hand. Soogyeom was a1f93e091c momentarily dumbfounded 319a152214 by the 1ef268ca5e sight of 61dcd72f69 the perfectly 67451cc176 prepared on-the-rocks f9148447e8 drinks. He calls someone d4ba8a0ba8 to his house aaf8f8dba4 out of the dc424de6a4 blue, saying he f07b1cb0d3 has something to ced7de7374 say, and then a6ef46ea37 suddenly offers them 88e77c5c91 whiskey?b97e5a334539f3d1

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“Can’t you drink?”b70b6c82205e5eea

“No, I like it.”595e07feb989bb46

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Of course, he liked it. Especially whiskey, he’d never turn it down. Soogyeom swallowed hard and sat down where he was led. Yichae sat down and immediately downed his drink.5bf0088a3a9b8cb3

“……”f9b20fa8d823c930

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Even if it’s on the rocks, can you really drink it in one shot…? Soogyeom cautiously touched the rim of his glass to his lips. An intoxicatingly fragrant aroma wafted up.881c06e75987b2f6

“Soogyeom.”367907663992f48e

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“Yes, ah, yes.”b258f808b64c7a35

Just as he was about to succumb to temptation, Yichae’s voice cut through the air. He quickly put down his glass and turned to see Yichae with an unusually serious expression.f8cacb93f003f251

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“I’ve been thinking about it since yesterday. How to put it, how to create an atmosphere to start the conversation…. But nothing came to mind. First of all, we don’t know each other well, and more than anything, I… I don’t have the luxury to worry about those things these days.”762aece0051e1171

Even for the preamble to a question about how he would feel about being publicly executed on television and buried deep enough to reach the underground aquifer, his tone was excessively polite. Soogyeom realized then why his heart wasn’t racing, even though he thought it was all over in his head.373ae05700941285

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When he was facing Yichae, he somehow felt detached from reality. No matter how screwed he was, he couldn’t shake the feeling that Yichae could inflict fatal harm on him. It was like being a water strider hiding under a lotus leaf to avoid a soaring eagle. But the eagle wouldn’t be interested in anything but small birds or fish.49ea7f23f51f3d21

“So I’ll just ask you directly. Soogyeom.”6a81f88174a559a0

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“……”286671eb230b8b4f

“What was your relationship with Yoon Sookyung?”0c69e6a6e25b871e

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