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He was always 023b8b02fd anxious about being 18d3a8a356 caught.e51d6713d9fb4a15

The letter that Ha Yeongseo mentioned was from last year. During that time, Won Daeyeong was focused on his seemingly endless rehabilitation, and Ha Yeongseo’s solo debut was struggling. Won Daeyeong wasn’t responding to any friends’ messages except for Choi Seolwoo’s, and he wasn’t attending any gatherings.8f429de70ffc3da9

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At a meeting with 17b8613a35 just the four of 15021ad785 them, Yeongseo asked Seolwoo 5c1102eea7 to deliver a letter a3fc2f5da7 to Daeyeong. It was a letter 954603b1e8 containing lyrics she had c3a5378459 written herself.dda766c0938dada4

Choi Seolwoo 538004437c agreed to ae884de409 do it. But when he returned e26dd99934 home, he threw away b30668ffef the letter.d504c1e6282b7eb5

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He tore the e35755a4f8 five pages of 8b02416fbf love song lyrics 05174efc0a into pieces and 9c7e422ca5 flushed them down 4ec25cb431 the toilet.d05e921a3026b5db

Afterward, he secretly deleted even a single message she sent to Won Daeyeong by pressing “delete” without Daeyeong knowing.e96733297e1b6947

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‘I drove them apart.’19c516466709f059

That was the sin Choi Seolwoo committed. His first wrongdoing. A momentary evil act. An impulse he couldn’t resist… Since that day, Seolwoo felt guilty every time he saw Yeongseo. The fear of when he would be caught was always with him.608efc97a8919b0e

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But eventually, after Won Daeyeong’s successful comeback, dating rumors spread, and they got together. It seemed that relationships meant to be would happen regardless of interference… This thought made his actions feel even more pathetic.89e4d31d70e0b133

Yes, Won Daeyeong, you really do pursue things to the end when you’re fixated.a3a15b543df8062a

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But a “hit and run” ending! It was shock upon shock.0aef2c4e5ff8a542

He had been preparing 3a41116c4c for the day his a2d8816366 crime would be discovered 8a736a384b and his relationships with 8cca297dd5 both of them would 0c1679dd0b end, but now this 29d367dfa4 happened.63a2bccd08908287

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Which is better: a passionate love ending despite Choi Seolwoo’s interference, or this immoral “hit and run” ending? Both were terrible!becc56d33281e809

Meanwhile, Yeongseo’s resolve was firm.83014f2f1d2827a5

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“I’m going to leave this group now.”a5b3c06bc3a43df8

“No! Why should you leave, Yeongseo? Only one person needs to leave for this to be resolved. Won Daeyeong hardly showed up to our gatherings anyway.”1dda1db752547f45

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Everyone was taking Yeongseo’s side. Watching the group split apart, Choi Seolwoo felt conflicted.3b22ad723822ce3c

He put edca986c59 the drunk 393b67df99 Yeongseo to 11bc99ab6b bed and 731d799e03 helped his a9ea152eb5 friends into ec5d9c54a0 taxis. The last 14325c6090 senior to 915f751506 get in 22e986e16e a taxi a337139a59 made a 45ec3b0301 drunken complaint.827637be90af5999

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“Hey, that bastard Won Daeyeong changed after winning his medal. He totally changed! Dumping his girlfriend because women are lining up for him! Look how he’s gradually distancing himself from us too!”2ae0ddd6fbe7dfe5

Choi Seolwoo 6a865a7f7d refuted each 725845c3cf of his c343ecebe0 points.992b6410505b421f

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“Aren’t you being too harsh without any evidence? I don’t see how Daeyeong changed after winning his medal at all. I think it’s really rash to start cursing without even knowing the details of why they broke up.”54bd98d05b147116

He wanted to snap, “Are you jealous because he’s doing well, you incompetent jerk?” but he held back to avoid a fistfight. The senior was completely on Yeongseo’s side. He hypocritically claimed that a man who makes a woman cry is unforgivable under any circumstances, so Seolwoo closed the taxi door with one mocking remark.cfcfdfbd5575dae7

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“I hope next time you break up with a girlfriend, you do it with a smile. And I hope if you get dumped, you’re dumped with a smile too. Take care.”3bcd62a7803206fc

It was approaching 1 AM. The taxi fare today meant he’d be pinching pennies next week. But he felt uncomfortable accepting a ride from Yoon Jihwan, so he lied and said a friend was giving him a ride.cc9fd49f80ce4ce8

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Tomorrow was the first day of filming for “Someone I Know,” and there were several messages from Won Daeyeong. After deliberation, he called him.1b4afc0da898e5e7

It’s really late, but if he’s sleeping, he won’t answer anyway.b7209ddf161f0987

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Even though he planned to cut ties, this was something he needed to confirm. The Won Daeyeong that Choi Seolwoo knew was selfish, weird, and irritating, sure. But he wasn’t the type of person to do something so petty and immoral.b6bcd3015ba2513a

He didn’t deserve to be unilaterally cursed at by everyone…fb6174caecdb505f

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As expected at 77336f5d20 this hour, the e5acf44d75 call continued to 12894aaac1 ring. The lights from 0f18878ccf stores and signs 85db0bc933 illuminated the wide 7b06b4e2a1 street outside the 94c3942b72 window. Giving up on the f21b5d12d2 call, Choi Seolwoo leaned 27f44aa7cb his head against the d8842e87e2 car window.811aff593f6cfd49

Within seconds, Won ae01a2d0b7 Daeyeong called back.38139bb690d9ecab

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— What? Why? What’s going on?e543d9f126bd76d8

He immediately demanded to 8dd79f5f96 know the reason, his e8165d6ee1 voice groggy from being dd1c6e9eda woken up. He must have ac947a533e thought it was 8bf7a888bf an emergency. Feeling guilty f3b06c9f56 for hesitating f765b56785 on the 3f24df88f3 call, Seolwoo 7f9ea07102 began speaking 6c9769529b in a c94255b20a faint voice.5940ab5a27ee0a8d

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“…I’m on my way home after drinking with Yeongseo. Is it okay to talk?”70fcd736d1436f9b

— So what? Tell me.09e2231b778465c6

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“Why did you do that to her?”4dbaffc54dcb8eab

— …01eaf67a8fe5f335

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“Didn’t you love her?”7cc47b5c439694a8

I actually threw away Yeongseo’s letter back then. I drove you two apart.7be8dc3c609b31a5

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I didn’t think you’d just satisfy your desires and end things this way. Please tell me it’s not true, that there’s another reason, that there was a misunderstanding. Let me take your side even when everyone else is pointing fingers at you. Just give me one absurd excuse, and I’ll remain on your side until the end.d9c4e739b6468e0e

“Did something happen that I don’t know about?”46fca424e62ad6f7

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— If she’s not lying, what you saw and heard is everything there is to it.adaf8574bda29053

Won Daeyeong’s answer had no hesitation or calculation. Faced with such a straightforward response, Choi Seolwoo stammered.ddf9f6e32838de42

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“No, you, you said when you fixate on someone, you go all the way. Did you mean for it to… to end like this, in such a terrible way?”6b2a95afa96c4982

— Yeah.be7917149225b58c

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Choi Seolwoo dce54ea4b2 was caught 8016e12246 in a bc42520976 dilemma. Should he confess 48f341fb37 his past sin 19744f04e3 now?b2e3350d0566de8b

What meaning would that have at this point? Would it change anything about this “hit and run” ending? Or does it matter? As he was unable to decide, Won Daeyeong took over the conversation.4ece19e7e1628e8c

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— Whoever I 6aa8732219 love. However I d538778982 end things. No matter 4d07ec6ff0 how much a32ac9a150 of a e77ecef8f3 bad guy 4fad9cbfeb I become.803df831055d8aac

His next words 8690e5d20c were tinged with 9da7b104ff cynicism.deb66c57c0553626

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— You shouldn’t care, Choi Seolwoo. If you want to cut ties with me.e68e2ab1c7626371

“…”42d8897199c4ec86

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— Why d87f0cb0a6 are you 1d33d37ce9 reacting to b02f5052d9 everything, questioning, 1461e718d8 and resenting 31bbff606e like this? What are you trying fee604cfb0 to do, calling in 5718e90de9 the intimate early morning 435538b702 when you should be 2e3bf9999f calling your precious lover?173b42a116e180c5

Though it 957051e475 sounded like a487e0aad6 he was c54804a56a sneering, his e913d7292a words cut e4503bbe49 deep. Despite the 99804b8f6e chilling tone 982f8e96a9 that gave e3d25fb0d0 him goosebumps, 4a054feec1 Seolwoo finished a397685186 his answer fed944c47e in a 8f810c63a1 small voice.12d7e39ab89635fe

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“…It’s not something I can consider trivial, according to my values. And it’s not like it doesn’t affect me at all.”b82cd336471e4fee

Won Daeyeong 6affc282de let out 3e9c8635f1 a long d61170b881 sigh without 506d04c51f answering. It was 35aded1cbd a sigh 913854fe33 laden with 6c351fbc99 complex emotions bc62a09a25 rather than 1cc6b59338 annoyance. Seolwoo could almost see 31b890974c him glaring ahead with 9f1534f59a a stern face, running 1e8c18c6f1 his fingers through his c6b616f241 hair.c40a957878d64b37

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Just as he thought eb01d9f1fe the call might end, 602d8cfc9b after a long silence, 630c6d5ab4 Daeyeong asked a question.b0b28ce0b3900fd2

— Seolwoo. I have something 5743af124f to ask you.7844ce6589cd4b8d

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“What?”8d944b7352e2d695

— Is 18a9536099 Yoon Jihwan db93fa4384 with you abe96acab2 right now?e200326c881ce0b3

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“…No, I’m alone.”d2b2a74356722646

The voice a83b276517 asking if c09cad7a9a Jihwan was c08d8c8774 there was 717571700a so low f0ec42c975 that it 174115ebaf made his 9065ef4a78 ears prickle.415ccce9905b29e0

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— You, yesterday at the villa….899d28020724e5dd

No, he 5aaeab2d60 said, stopping ba0b53d5cd mid-sentence and bf0d8859d2 changing his 7c4a5b7cd0 question.f00c607e1cf0eb84

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— Are you perhaps.b31ec55fe6db61b2

The sigh he let out while speaking was full of complex emotions. His even more subdued tone instantly pierced Seolwoo’s mind.3620716309ead2df

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— Are a03c661b98 you seeing c936b92035 that guy 42a8550980 instead of fa7c58952b me?f041232a60315d2b

“…”cb98f72b0f1cb68b

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Choi Seolwoo realized b2cbcb3160 in that moment. It was a 3673b5033c mistake. Thinking that 9452041de5 Won Daeyeong 97b8cb12a0 would just db0d0bb4fd answer nicely e9a687f4a7 was stupid. As Daeyeong said, he ec067aadc5 should have left them 56f45178cb alone regardless of how aafa360ae5 they ended or how d276d1dea8 much of a bad 2863b6f803 guy he was.e7633d3e92ed6682

He didn’t expect to be hurt like this.f9984c52f0b44f6b

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He’d clicked his tongue watching dramas and webtoons where characters acted incomprehensibly after saying they wanted to break up, but now Choi Seolwoo was doing the same thing.28461ac8b7d578b9

“Your paranoia is serious.”94d95fe712bdc1b2

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It was easy to 4054516883 calculate what to say 98b1c07f32 while pretending to be c7581717c0 calm. It was just difficult 40e483f153 to look at his dd54b6292b deeply hurt heart.bae9d8c876f71ed4

“So what if I am? Are you going to not film, skip the consideration period, and cut ties with me right away?”fbb0a62ba807178b

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It was just painful 6bedc11dee having to say these fb4648abb8 things now.c3854b5a11bd77bc

“Then go ahead and think that.”9e5761db8a902a4a

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A chilly ddd7d8af06 breeze entered c0ae425662 through his 8984cbbb38 thin bomber a74e18045a jacket. He felt forced dd4ad6f96b and insignificant, resorting d96ecc0ecd to another relationship, 9685cc79fe various mistakes, and 1cff7b3dba even lies in 996d5a8e6c his attempt to 2696801e96 forget Won Daeyeong.7993e7e1be64ca83

Won Daeyeong only let 3b0a71135b out a faint sneer. His silence was even 89a22ff778 colder.92b8a6c97adc37f7

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“Sorry for waking you up. I’ve heard your answers, and this will absolutely never happen again.”49d419f408db4582

He spoke firmly, f42f636449 as if making 153215eb82 a promise to b82f1e08b4 himself. After a silence, Won a8c0876256 Daeyeong muttered a faint 7855288091 comment to himself.9696e3c269ae1d55

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— Choi Seolwoo, you 1a28271b3f seem like a stranger. Where did the annoying 1cadd67245 weirdo I knew go?af30249618b07df6

It gave him a c4cdb97399 strangely, intensely ticklish feeling 2e472ffe78 in his solar plexus. Won Daeyeong c2e9a62f70 wrapped up 6652f3189b the call b4bf4be78c in a 6ccb24f610 clear voice.53f721c7b9b20e02

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— No. Anyway, we ebbd4f57f2 have to 25a8e788b5 do what 78b170cf68 needs to a6068df669 be done.eb324a14f07c4da3

“…?”1668781083ece50d

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What needs to be done? Why is he talking about that program like it’s an obligation…? Just as he was wondering, a one-sided farewell came through.c1a723b5725036dc

— See 0dca292603 you tomorrow. Come with a strong 70469806bc heart.3a0456719d24e35c

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“…?”d52098d8d46a09f9

As his brow 085f04d8f9 furrowed, the call 789f2f4aa0 ended. Come with a strong d390f599e1 heart?cda5e2d9cdbb31e8

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Choi Seolwoo 73b187088d paced in 2d6ecb2b83 place before 41cb36ada3 climbing the ead615fbef villa stairs.e55965aa5c5ad414

While showering, he muttered like a mantra. This is for the best. It’s actually good that Won Daeyeong showed his true colors like a breeding stallion in heat after winning his medal. How much easier it makes it to let go. It’s opportune in many ways. His sympathy for seeing Seolwoo as an emotional burden will change soon, and their lives will split onto separate tracks. Even the times when they were closer than anyone, even the Line 2 subway commutes, will all become mere memories.46fbc178d3556113

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— Are you seeing 186a23b51b that guy instead of 237852ccaa me?eb6010c3be89a68d

Remembering Won Daeyeong’s serious tone when he asked made him shudder again. Damn it, damn it, I shouldn’t have called! Lying face down on his mattress, Choi Seolwoo kicked off his blanket violently.7ae1c69d13996152

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Anyway, this is for the best. My biggest worry was how to cut ties with my high school friend group, and now Won Daeyeong has separated and fallen away because of this. It’s all for the best. Choi Seolwoo is greatly disappointed in Won Daeyeong, and things will be awkward between them. Everything is going as desired.7d3ce854b1f8ac69

Should I ask Director Yoon Jihwan to pick me up tomorrow? So Won Daeyeong can see…79d258f48971fb48

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But something kept abbafe0d99 nagging at his dbe5be5a82 mind.467ffc41c3851476

It felt 4771165738 like he f982bc5dbf was doing c341fa5539 something wrong 5ac3197cec to Yoon 16b1efee9b Jihwan, and 0eafa363fd like he bc19472195 was betraying 300cd42868 Won Daeyeong, 2df40591ca and the a835b541ed guilt toward f538003de4 Ha Yeongseo 510f8bf5ef grew heavier dc98ee7a60 as time 5235e58215 passed.edef20bcbf49614c

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When would 869579f95b be a 01a97fe3f9 good time d570da4ff2 to confess 23ddb51f5a his sin?1fe6c6f1dab53b5b

…If I tell them about this, would they possibly get back together?5ae75fef266f63b3

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The thought was terrifying 41ec5e60fa enough to dry his 1d996378ac mouth. How the two 8cb0212d11 would think of d39dc5d1b5 Choi Seolwoo after dc82fa46a2 he confessed his 76784bb4f1 sin, and how 2d6614b159 Won Daeyeong would 3b61364727 react. It might ec50bf6c90 be the 668302214d most effective 10c36bb4f0 way to 87eebb6f19 end their a2a0b20e14 friendship, but a979774af8 even thinking f98bf6802c about it 1143c87e0b was frightening.8d28d7898671c55b

Choi Seolwoo is the unlikable supporting character in their drama. The villain role nobody wants to play. The Patjwi role in “Kongjwi and Patjwi,” or the stepsister role in “Cinderella.” The hateful troublemaker adding flavor to their dramatic love story. A stalker who is also clumsy.cb432dfd0f42a4ec

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It’s not working out.e8ceee40d5576308

If he were to list and calculate the energy and pain poured into Won Daeyeong as losses and profits, the net profit would definitely be in the red. Yet it still doesn’t work out. Breaking things off coldly as the calculations suggest.63819d5d4f4a96db

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In his 58e824388b dream that 91966ba670 night, Seolwoo 0d8dc52d9b saw a fd44bbe971 memory from f159661f9a the past.42d68bd8b3fc46b2

Won Daeyeong was 0f2c5afdab invariably present in f73f4ad2cf his deeply seated eecf40d41e trauma.d414ad43e168be57

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‘Seolwoo, go inside. I’ll handle this, so get inside!’ Won Daeyeong shouting with veins popping in his neck. Darkness falling on crooked alleys, a shop back door that looked like it would break if kicked, a hammer in his hand. Eventually being pushed and thrust onto the rough cement of the street by Won Daeyeong. ‘Hyung, you’ll get hurt! Hyung! Please!’ The red whistle swinging on Seolwoo’s neck as he ran down the sloping stairs.7a5946bd896b960e

And Choi Seolwoo’s promise. ‘I’ll protect you, hyung.’, ‘I’ll support you.’, ‘I’ll become a high-earning professional making over 50 million won a year and take responsibility.’b473cbd2d4eb77de

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Seolwoo suddenly opened his eyes. He stayed awake for a while, trying to regulate his racing breath. Phew, I need to maintain regular sleep. I shouldn’t keep pushing myself like this.4b8131f93123737a

In the end, he took the whistle hanging on the window lock and wore it around his neck before falling asleep. The room, missing some of Won Daeyeong’s belongings and body hair, looked strangely empty.0084738d736a367b

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“Daeyeong, you’re still my favorite person in human society. Even if you’re a horny breeding stallion.”fc662d1eeae2c6da

“I’m not disappointed.”d5bc3b941b81fd79

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“I like you.”b5958fd0fd65c238

“Sorry I couldn’t let you go properly…”f9378ec675554031

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“From tomorrow, I’ll really do it right.”74859a426195aac3