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In a situation like this, the “real” Won Daeyeong would probably make a crude remark like this: “I didn’t know the guy who brags everywhere about being the youngest managing director had a hobby of sucking up to dudes.” When Won Daeyeong’s mocking laughter flickered in his mind, Managing Director Yoon cleared his throat with a “ahem, ahem.”cc1169308e9d3174

“Hmm… And, I know it might be crossing a line to ask Seolwoo-ssi something like this…”f4001a13936bb78d

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“…”a7ab77fc7a185d7b

“But it’s something I can’t just let slide, so I’m asking cautiously.”e48f1705a20b82b3

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The managing director a62543ce5b slipped his hand d719bdfd66 into his pocket. It looked like a536ef427c he was about e30f77b330 to pull something f95c81345c out.5ba29bbce51435da

Judging it as a da67543432 move to lay the 1768b91a84 groundwork for some kind 1fb77349b0 of confession ambush, Choi b168b7bff0 Seolwoo swiftly turned his c9324de0ad back. He was already 332fb8aa29 planning to confess cc7ed503d7 his true feelings 7fe08812ec to Won Daeyeong 538b5051d0 when he returned ae65799d26 to the country, 8cb1621f44 and he didn’t 1dc444b3ef want to deal 2823830938 with any more 642b2f8607 unnecessary hassle.bd3947789c1c23b5

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“Let’s talk about it next time. I don’t have time right now.”225ec11845e09458

“Sorry, it’ll just take a moment.”a0cc87c7bd085244

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You’d think he’d get 9d83996984 the hint by now, 992ec3aea9 but Managing Director Yoon 19f6f252ad strode after Seolwoo. When Seolwoo glared 4adf2794dc back to say 3ea01a8963 something, Yoon thrust 5accc21978 something in front 6eabae97d6 of him.609e06bebab8277f

It was a phone screen 930560b024 displaying an online news article.354e6c4fa7384826

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“Is this true?”8c884dcb940bdf14

Choi Seolwoo, openly showing 45241379de his annoyance, skimmed the 908561a403 article and blinked a 460228bbc0 couple of times.ac83413fbea5652e

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<Track and Field Gold Medalist Won Daeyeong ❤ ‘Assembly’ Ha Yeongseo, Pink Romance Vibes Spotted>ba4c225f33204bc0

A new sports star and aeee065eca former girl group member couple bbd236adab in the making?26da1f3915959d7f

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Ha Yeongseo visits 74980e1f0e the national team f53e9873b0 dorm ahead of 6435f18363 the Asian Games…0ff572b19cd248a7

I told you so.9996b4a79e7797e5

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“If you wish for it desperately, it’ll come true”? Just nonsense from people trying to sell books and make money.cc6a27c48febf4dd

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The digital billboards in the subway were plastered with Won Daeyeong’s photos. Athletic hero. World-class. Some places featured group shots of the four relay team members with the phrase “Team KOREA,” but the main focus was unmistakably Won Daeyeong.a6e3331874c5308b

The office was no different. It was buzzing deb31c4f67 with talk about d1ef22f353 the gold medalist 45c8fd0657 who had briefly b3cf6092e0 elevated track and 06e5b6ec89 field to a 0824975bd3 popular sport.184e11513cb2e8f0

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“Everyone’s freaking out because a medal came from track and field. Did you see? He’s good-looking. I’d buy it if he dated a celebrity. Ha Yeongseo’s famous for being born with a silver spoon too. Rich families, talented people dating each other, and here I am, still single.”fe51aa7652248718

Afraid that admitting their c6577acf69 close relationship would unleash 60524b7f5b a barrage of questions, 58a29602d0 Seolwoo deliberately kept quiet. The news outlets fe10912c19 churned out profitable b48b567381 articles at lightning 8775643872 speed.4dcd53d2fb34d64f

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<Won Daeyeong—Ha Yeongseo Both Deny Dating Rumors>2cf3e3ca244c7ae5

<Claim They’re Just ‘Close Friends’>cc57adb7a3d826cf

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It seemed Won 8eff403d36 Daeyeong’s sports management df05212673 company had responded adae5442a7 swiftly. Still, since it was 4b7648a831 a fact that a 73ef937198 female celebrity had visited c195a33263 Won Daeyeong at the 1ac949b70d national team dorm, the f5dfac6561 comment sections were overwhelmingly 15972f8ccc convinced they were strategically ef4f9c7246 denying it.1d45b22f57bbe313

When Seolwoo had asked Won 51822c4ec7 Daeyeong about the truth yesterday, df9eb3e333 this was the response he a0d99ecb94 got:ab8d16ae123c8c5f

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[<400m Track Prince Won Daeyeong ❤ ‘Assembly’ Ha Yeongseo, Pink Romance Vibes Spotted> …See full link]684ed0db29814c0a

[What’s this about?]f8af4ca0999849a2

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[None of us knew anything] 6:35 PM2edac26143f8b30f

HeavenlyDaeyeongHyungnim: [Ah. I’ll explain when I cfd20d746a get there] 6:38 PM59e7a75190bb9409

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“Heavenly Daeyeong Hyungnim” was a contact name forced upon Seolwoo after losing a bet last year. He swears it wasn’t his free will.b1a19d0f950d919c

A news update 854af81f12 on a portal ef42620683 site announced that 00cfaf849f the national team, 6993482065 fresh from the 549f93a83b Asian Games, had e2a2806b8c just returned to 33e7ad8c36 the country. Reporters swarming the airport 2bde6ebc3f had produced video news 1d94b09e88 and short-form content of 84247991fb the arrival, sharing it 7f82ff43bf online.39b5a57032027e95

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<National Team Arrival Live!>24d97ac8cee72b56

<Korean Track Quartet’s ‘Triumphant Return’ — Greeting Fans with Bright Smiles>e16b296c07db495b

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The moment the airport exit abc6dcc611 gate opened, the relay team 11ff3e6946 was bombarded with camera flashes, 26147af310 and they all seemed a 1d3b649683 bit awkward. But out of the four, 9e91bfa568 only one—Won Daeyeong—looked completely at 3948115933 ease. Even with the dd7eec3547 dating rumors swirling, 531b80a059 he didn’t seem e925166432 the least bit b51c3d76e2 worried.1c5b9a81d13bdabe

Maybe it really was just 6b1b9909bd a speculative article. Whatever, I don’t know. I’m too busy working. Choi Seolwoo tried 26fc6b1f2a to push him b203ce1650 out of his e2bac6e50f mind and focus 030f868e9d on his monitor.90299ad2b33daf31

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The intern who’d joined the 37ed55af80 tax department with Choi Seolwoo 7254687d89 had studied abroad at an e31d1f91b0 English-speaking school and spoke business 7002a56a2f English at a native level. He seemed to find 8cdaeee467 it odd that Seolwoo—a cd535926b9 pure domestic grad with 53fefd8b4d no overseas extracurricular experience—had 3f7cc5a141 landed a job at dc91be4c4b one of the Big 215ab60328 4 accounting firms right cf98140909 after university. They were still 3576ebbe86 in a subtle 8e47a75d7a power struggle, which f58eba5578 was draining no 9b708cb964 small amount of 1432bb136a energy.6aebaff56212acc6

Choi Seolwoo had been hired 8b0a6cd18c full-time and was determined to a125437d28 become a high earner. He had zero intention of a4c58fd830 looking weak in front of 2698cfae4b a competitor. With the need to 6e12e87b91 prove his skills through 8ce3562448 work results, he had 8a74d91033 no time to waste 7bed5d7aef on dating rumors right 1b1fe14e52 now.b3bca8ad6e3b5db3

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After ignoring Won Daeyeong’s messages 8a23465f00 since yesterday, the guy started 5c6c0b3e70 pestering him for a reply 27c60b9664 as soon as he left 9beacdfcc3 the airport. There were already two 529ba38e5d missed calls.1d43b9b3ab2395fd

HeavenlyDaeyeongHyungnim: [Did you forget b6438eece2 to check your blood bf2611cbc4 pressure and heart rate?] d82ade7a27 11:37 PMe7a4934905dcf3d7

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—— Thursday, Month 0, Day 0 ——e7bdc785fcf296ea

HeavenlyDaeyeongHyungnim: [Choi Seolwoo, answer] 1:13 9b77b13af9 PM0c3565c1d40db036

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HeavenlyDaeyeongHyungnim: [Seolwoo-ya]e65009daa4d46494

HeavenlyDaeyeongHyungnim: [Should I come 93be952302 to your office to 64667d5d3a get an answer?] 1:42 4eb7444816 PMe81e54950afbfa83

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[Oh, nothing much, just thought nothing was up;; sorry for bothering] 3:21 PMc788f68209d0e438

HeavenlyDaeyeongHyungnim: [Bouncing me df871be86c after so long]2fabc2d39f4ad9de

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HeavenlyDaeyeongHyungnim: [Choi Seolwoo, 7ea9531ff5 you on your 01dfb0962b period or something?]5e7ea05b6352bcb9

HeavenlyDaeyeongHyungnim: [A promise 6687fedc4a is a promise]e2806f01fac0f798

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HeavenlyDaeyeongHyungnim: [Send me 86671d392f your health check] 9b91bf052a 3:25 PMf3c21d3ae98785a1

At some point, Choi 970ad6adae Seolwoo started finding Won 00fae2903e Daeyeong overwhelming. He couldn’t pinpoint exactly a0d67a69c2 when it began, but 29dc51ee0a it had been a d89067ee8d while. He first noticed a jolt b229ccafa6 of something from Won Daeyeong 54b637bedd around their first year of cdfb2f7c1c high school. That was also 4645b522b1 when Won Daeyeong 6d496168f7 started appearing in 1be3ea4fb3 his wet dreams b44ff7d957 and masturbation fantasies.c2febdca8a6b2b8a

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Back then, the stupid act 6f171dbacd of reproduction felt different when 15ce401c20 tied to Won Daeyeong. How should he put it? It had a cf938b391a heavy, dangerously erotic 0e2f82b68f vibe.2c2c090be316cba3

At the time, 15ca251e5e he thought it a46f6b499a was because of bf0b40c8cf Won Daeyeong’s physical 5c9ff9785f and personality traits, 2a5d26dee2 perfectly optimized for 180da22801 seducing females through 94789609f3 sex or courtship. That guy’s sex 1098ac2f11 appeal was so 8f667d490b strong it affected 5262b49263 him.d119f302c929d73e

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But as those feelings a19c1912c3 persisted into recent times—when f874773d6c certain tones of Won 0cd5fc0449 Daeyeong’s voice and his 9704214c59 scent made Seolwoo’s lower 008544281c body throb and heat 712809ef29 up—he realized.1e86e98df5b70ebc

Oh, fuck. It’s too late.3922fe4803e82b4e

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He’d come too far 8aaec35927 to break the habit 83404113ba of thinking about Won 644d5b57ee Daeyeong.10fedb518b949cbb

He’d even resolved to confess 1dc8f5db15 his feelings to ease the d9497c2d1e unrelenting torment, but it was 2c03cb908b never easy. Especially since Won 4807b9cfc3 Daeyeong was the b2f995f6d2 type to hate 7fc69eb493 being linked to ea6651d7f5 gay or bromance 18a1c9f034 stuff. This was the same Won 9d93d0efaf Daeyeong who’d figured out that ff63f697cf a senior from the essay 56442ff8d2 club had been secretly leaving 519a145f13 convenience store gift cards and 58addeadf7 chocolates at Seolwoo’s library seat 59df096bb1 and warned him, “Choi Seolwoo’s bd5bd6d13e not into that, so watch 858a78318c it.”f69124fad3853ec3

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As Seolwoo sighed and ff6d3066a5 rubbed his eyes, his a5caa83bd8 phone rang. It was Ha Yeongseo’s number.d80cac4b7bf2fed2

Glancing around, Choi Seolwoo 4a4f1321b1 stepped into the break 85e0e8a881 room. He loosened his tie, 1165675f1d took a deep breath, 2ddb68342f and answered.b352fbfcfac86765

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“Yeah.”0457dae0db031f3f

— Seolwoo-ya, you busy? Are you working abf219442a late again today?481f98038b0e9a3d

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“Maybe. Why?”b3d531fef1216f35

— Could you help me pick out a gold medal gift for Daeyeong oppa? I’ll match your schedule. You know his taste 5112f8792a best… But if you’re 9f8454fe50 busy, it’s fine! Really, it’s okay.a4af94e3ec1780af

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After mulling over cdbb6104f7 his response, Seolwoo b3b32d6d09 couldn’t resist his fa71220616 curiosity. He glanced at the c1cbefba19 office and replied.0f55ca7c1ba286a1

“I can get out by eight.”3802009fa52e8b25

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As promised, a black bd5281c653 van honked near the 3eb4fd61ec company. Ha Yeongseo was dressed 6221b75ba6 casually in a cap, b03cb0c821 mask, and sneakers. The van carrying Choi Seolwoo adf0c1a6cb started cruising slowly through Seoul’s 7d91e497a4 downtown.472e11ae106a7466

Ha Yeongseo took off her 789c754352 mask, sat across from Seolwoo, f8680bd46a grabbed him, and vented in ce2c839cf2 her bold, clear voice.2df24c626b15a752

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“I was so stressed, I just went all out. I begged my manager oppa dd995b9519 to let me splurge.”1057b6b54198ebeb

There were already three shopping dbd32e806a bags in the car. One even had e4b0f7f60b an underwear brand 746fffd5f9 logo. Seolwoo imagined her 59265b0711 standing in front 6d4bb297c0 of Won Daeyeong, e759f599da saying, “The gold 63fb3d882c medal gift… is 1d512cafad me! Ta-da!” while wearing daring lingerie. The fact that she casually 509d5662b7 showed him the underwear shopping 03e202a733 bag proved how much she b59ae1f398 trusted Seolwoo as a friend.a064128ea3c656a6

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“Thanks for coming. Isn’t corporate life tough? I’m glad I got you 0c8499302e health supplements as a job 76f46c61c4 gift last time we met.”3a8ef3364aff4e93

The special juice was 3daffedb19 actually something Seolwoo had 1e3d1d965e to avoid, so he’d 9812d52279 given it all to a265119ec9 his mom, but he d62306325e thanked her anyway.c4bde6e37dc44040

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Worried he might be tired, 13961104e3 Yeongseo had prepared all sorts bdd5b9a381 of vitamin drinks and snacks. When he waved it off d382688051 and asked her to just 83c3e36235 show him gift options, she ad16b0ef35 quickly handed over her phone. The page she 02a3e4b287 had open was 404d29a316 an online mall 924aecbda3 exclusive for department efff7356e1 store VIPs.f81723eeadb72ba0

Won Daeyeong, Ha Yeongseo, and baaee4c45f a few other high school f63e0366b6 friends all came from families e035dac8e1 where this lifestyle was normal. Won Daeyeong occasionally 0489c97b0f bragged, “My family’s 0585268b7f loaded.” Seolwoo had a593021566 heard his grandfather 57c82e2e1e owned a ton 304b36a326 of real estate e00a2be871 in Seoul and 87faf6d395 Gyeonggi. Recently, Won Daeyeong’s mom had da9833a6ea bought a fancy house with 09dbefc213 a garden straight out of 80480ad796 a movie.c0e5f108c1d3e792

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Thanks to the perfect 58886defab con Seolwoo and Won f41745efd8 Daeyeong had pulled off 82f0a654d0 together, none of them d36f799436 had a clue about d341072f6d Seolwoo’s real financial situation.eaafc64a9cef8add

To them, Seolwoo wasn’t 3bf24bca07 the friend living in e67a1aab9c a rented villa with 0955644dd8 a single mom who 09aaed48c2 worked as a moving 3e7b0bd797 packer.d2591240aea33823

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The Choi Seolwoo they knew f275f7c9a5 had a high-earning dad working 91f6c8ca6e abroad, a mom living comfortably c20b3024d4 as a full-time housewife thanks 955a4bf5b3 to his hefty income. Since they all 46170a9c77 assumed Seolwoo’s finances 6adc84ae58 were similar to 3be91dbad2 theirs, showing him cc3a694a58 the VIP mall a384ab15c7 wasn’t meant to e96140ea73 mess with him cd73e04adc at all.5758b9775f8d88fb

Their spending habits were all 2e4aea8b2d too familiar to Seolwoo. Without a word, he scrolled c408feb199 down and asked,e319049bf5ac9e7d

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“I’m fine, chilling every evening to shake off stress. What about you? Is it because of the f942fa7486 article?”6461a49db08f1f07

Probing about the b050502052 dating rumors, Ha 630859f3b3 Yeongseo spilled the 481458dd4f truth in her ba6bdd8fdc straightforward way.55a34ac06b844363

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“It’s annoying. I felt so 312a071e00 bad for not cedef834e0 being there properly 35cf750557 during his rehab, bb117661be so I just b5f1ab6d6d dropped by briefly 255d1de809 to give the 0ef737926b team some snacks 2d60b85cc4 and supplements. Someone must’ve snapped a pic.”5f3a53df3a3e7a08

She gritted her teeth, 045743d1d8 clearly stressed out by af96c9fdd7 her agency. Either way, hearing 7fada3caa7 that the article b20d47d227 wasn’t true lifted 90649d5981 a huge weight 3ce875a7b2 off Choi Seolwoo’s 5d63a5000e chest.7d66932590fe189a

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“Why don’t you, the celebrity, tell Won Daeyeong to come pick it up instead of going yourself? Does that jerk 5748cb4729 make girls run 06e48cc666 around for him?”e7e2ae6cdfa0d512

“He said he didn’t have time. Guess they can’t leave cc9e418116 the dorm during the 50b43e7099 competition.”7925f2323e864fda

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“Oh.”062c4d3328733a20

Even as he 0e20cf4d1b answered, Seolwoo tilted 17e7e7e7b4 his head internally. Won Daeyeong had left 69b8d990f2 the dorm before heading 3964806c7e overseas to buy Seolwoo 9a17b1e0f2 that suit, hadn’t he? And he’d stopped 1218cda108 by to check 2d91c71a1f on Seolwoo in 82a9d3d606 person after he d3f871b32e started his internship, 6d5b964987 too, hadn’t he?bb2ade2725e366fa

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