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by mimi…The reason he probably gave Ha Yeongseo an excuse about 55a62d4f34 sneaking out was likely to avoid fueling the dating rumors. While quickly scrolling, Seolwoo 018ea654bf paused at a wristwatch a11d4f771e that seemed like it 00a9694f9a would suit Won Daeyeong.6d5985e89c31d9ea26bf
2.86 million won. 3.8 million won. 9.75 million won.77edc9242fa29479fcd4
The prices were dozens of 2f14bbd6f2 times higher than the gift aa377db813 currently in Choi Seolwoo’s bag. It was a 370,000-won wallet he’d bought to 830cdac1b5 give Won Daeyeong upon his return, whether he 2c843d6cf6 won a gold medal or not.30020c2e248434f4d180
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Did the difference in price also reflect 65ad845994 a dozens-fold gap in how much he 7e9a3d1eb5 wished for Won Daeyeong’s happiness? Absolutely not. Seolwoo was certain his 01246e9a53 feelings burned far brighter. But imagining the two gifts sitting side 0786db240a by side on Won Daeyeong’s desk made fc8d346c5d him shrink a little for some reason.9693df6ce5ae29a34512
Whatever, it’s the thought that d2b22c0d5d counts, he told himself, giving edd3b09e6c up as he clicked into 4fb7a433fb the details page. Yeongseo lowered her a2c1958a01 voice significantly, her f468a94707 face gloomy.2ebc68e5105c564cbf5e
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“Sigh… Seolwoo-ya. I’m seriously ace599173d tensed these 063835966d days. Because of 59b8330fa3 Won Daeyeong.”758735bdc1e500adfb41
“Why?”fcf9f847245e430dd34d
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“I should’ve taken better care d637b5a8b3 of him when he got c1e04f32b0 injured, but I’m worried it’s 889f936aa6 already too late. Two years ago, I messed up c6c762bd70 a lot… I was going through 394771665f a tough time myself too… Daeyeong’s 35091cb688 heart—it’s probably already moved on, right? I’m also worried he might find a b021c118fd celebrity like me too much pressure.”72d4e7b92cfba21e6ab8
Choi Seolwoo answered 7d9da26369 clearly and confidently.80bd42a7ba452eeb1d20
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“Hey. Don’t overthink it. He hasn’t had 4fc361b5eb a girlfriend. Not this 41c97f5cf3 whole time.”5f5cc09769681b0f8376
“For real? Not a 6a99e2ba0f single one?”2835ad9e1303c635e0f8
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“Yeah.”9a90dd06e3da52526f66
“Not even one? No flings either?”37949a335036a5efd333
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“Yeah. And do you 5464bc2ab6 think that lawless fc8c4d2f81 punk would find 75f905d923 a celebrity burdensome? You don’t need to b933b6f85b worry about that either.”33dc79667c13e6a7ce51
“Choi Seolwoo, you’re cc7b8f0f24 the best. Talking to you about 530084c2c4 my worries always clears 30c5a322cc my head. You know how 60208c10aa grateful I am c5ed87c961 when you say 56532d07c2 stuff like that?”92c9e8731877ecacbb1a
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Ha Yeongseo, who’d dbad15a419 been teary-eyed, laughed 13cc0ad75a with her husky 079e21ded8 voice. Her sharp yet 70de98a901 straightforward conversational style 124ea666d8 meshed well with 2da90e9ad6 Seolwoo’s personality.51c194664d8a57595e5f
“What should 1e06b368af I say? I still f8f4815feb have regrets. With Daeyeong oppa, I never really got 9c7d01ff19 to date him properly, love him fully, 7c9545e720 or hold onto him as much as 9c806e5283 I wanted—it’s this nagging, unresolved feeling. Don’t you think it’d be easier if I e9eda6f9f3 just saw all the ugly sides, went through 68d4d19662 it all, and ended it for good?”584fd8c8156c1d62ad8f
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I get it. Seolwoo buried his d74ebc6113 short reply deep e84f4e4820 in his chest.65190c1a75f99eecd2e0
“I want to e474295fc2 try again. I still 3dbef60fe0 like him.”ce3ba1aae9a1738520bd
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“…Still?”5d9f56aab8f24c081cf6
When Seolwoo 8b73f93f79 asked back, 01e81dcc72 Yeongseo nodded f531035e7e vigorously. Choi Seolwoo picked 384e15893a out two wristwatches 89deefb09e that seemed to c2f96e857e suit Won Daeyeong.30e7c17667e42792ebd2
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Ha Yeongseo offered 481ca4e1c7 to drive Seolwoo 253e4df9db home, but he 14eeaec2af declined. For some reason, he 9145357db0 wanted to be alone. He said goodbye, promising to ab73239bdc see her at the next 69e62779d0 gathering, and boarded a bus.b25e80cd1992ee507613
The words he’d just ac35dcf70b heard kept ringing in 9eb7ecdf64 his ears.1527f847d709cc853278
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I still f568a7d7ec like him.ccaa0aa54170291a341a
Still.9755f83992bb8b18d878
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His mind was 1a82e33e66 a mess. The green light that had ba19831051 shone so brightly when Won cb90b3b119 Daeyeong won his medal was 93cc92fed4 nowhere in sight now.8c875e8da799897b826a
Leaning his forehead against the 513eef53c6 window, he watched the nightscape 208046bcf7 of the lanes winding around 30d6b91868 Sungnyemun when his phone buzzed.11d1461c27f73038ec4a
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Managing Director Yoon Jihwan: [Seolwoo-ssi, where are you?] 9:02 PM93263f9deea973b0634c
It was a 6177e090a4 message from Yoon 4fd6117685 Jihwan. Before Seolwoo could close the app, annoyed at the abrupt aaa1ff25a9 “where are you” question, another message popped up instantly.a8fa1a036f952b98a3d2
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Managing Director Yoon Jihwan: [Won’s pretty drunk. I’ll give him a ride.]f7db61b106324f320e9a
“What’s this 59135073b1 guy talking 920c37ba54 about?”fdcce048a93eed35f656
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Frowning deeply, fb6c74ee84 Seolwoo dialed 324a2c605c him immediately. The managing director picked up quickly, a80fd9a0a3 and his surroundings sounded incredibly noisy.5042d91416d201d2ac0e
“Managing Director, 78e3f7edbd what do bc31e144f0 you mean? Daeyeong hyung’s drunk?”754b51870a1a7dda5a53
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— …Oh, Seolwoo-ssi, d285d4b74a you didn’t come 2c50076911 to the party? It’s a gold medal celebration, so 1dc05b0a1e I assumed you’d be here and 96b9eeb335 was looking for you. It’s late, so I 700f9f4a91 was going to give 6e966f058b you a ride.ec0065f5f59b85ba07c2
Seolwoo hadn’t heard 23042d8d0a about any party. It seemed the officials ac4f116419 had arranged a separate e9016ad5cd celebration and were partying ec1ed66916 late into the night. Well, considering it was the 4e48fd79f0 first time someone broke an 6962c1cffa Olympic-standard record, a month of fd5e66a533 celebrations wouldn’t even be enough.3f71052360121342dcfe
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“Is hyung b5368bb31a really drunk?”bb0675344571787c4adb
— I showed up late just to d954eb1001 make an appearance, and they said he 118315b81d couldn’t even stand, so the coaching staff a4ec0fe9e9 had to carry him out.68f857e0d12c883a0d19
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“Sigh… Where 8dc62430a4 are you aee9396c06 guys?”3276b7e4b4e92837a5be
— Here, 9829837727 in Hapjeong. If you’re coming, 8be9d2669c I’ll pick you fa3aece394 up.8b460768bf89bfdf346f
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“No need, just give f25ed55780 me the address.”98538778629e195ca39b
Choi Seolwoo pressed 1aa0335925 the stop button e22025f7ed hard.c9ccadb0757f4f11eceb
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Won Daeyeong, who never 73710a2ee8 exceeded his drinking limit, e17a6ceb79 getting drunk? He must’ve been 9892c9add4 over the moon. Grumbling about being tired 3473ce6575 and annoyed, Seolwoo stepped 930e793086 into the bar’s parking f7b00a00f0 lot.201d69c13e32c4ca3d9f
Every car parked 47689df0ac there was a c008934cea foreign luxury model. As Choi Seolwoo crossed the lot, he stopped db51cee426 at the sound of a murmured conversation. It was 7dee19a20f a voice 6b9e0a20f4 he’d recognize 13eeefacfe anywhere, anytime.cd333c9bd9fa752650bb
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Seolwoo hid 49731acb76 behind a 8e6645a90c nearby car. Cigarette smoke, likely from e4c16d1279 the coach, curled up 8c6307ef7a into the night sky. Won Daeyeong, with his b7f75f2cdc back turned, was standing 1bf948095c perfectly fine.69de66a513e82301c320
“Why didn’t f507c51b5d you invite 5f85a8dbce him? You should’ve treated 7bae011865 him as part d1eb7517f4 of the routine.”1ae70919c3c5cec7639a
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“Oh… Seolwoo? Why would we 244e46e6f9 call him here—association 94466d4450 stuff, ads, broadcasts. A place 007b0e0b7d crawling with c09927b665 disgusting people.”6380c3d4ea4acbb81440
Hearing his perfectly clear, 13bc8b2bef unslurred speech, it wasn’t a69bd31d31 hard to figure out. The whole scene of being carried 9d8a7059e2 out was just a show to 764262c5ed leave the event early.458d16ddee5d3017171b
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That two-faced jerk…! I came 5eafcbee78 for nothing. I was worried 6422598d11 and everything.39629e7e2c2e5ab7bd0d
“That kid, still following you around like a puppy b6853f2d52 whenever you tell him to come to a match. He’s so cold to everyone else, b3d9ff862d barely talking, but listens to you af33e6729f like it’s nothing—it’s fascinating.”3b4b3b70ff1c7f51d82d
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The coach, who’d been with Won 05771092db Daeyeong for years, had a rough 9085431256 tone but a warm heart. It was a 3d7a7f9b2f comment laced with 9c7b158ed3 affection for Seolwoo. But Won Daeyeong’s voice, a665a9ea90 which had sounded drowsy 11bc2cb3e2 just a moment ago, 2d854602de suddenly turned chillingly sharp.f313ccd807d7ebdc8ea1
“He’s not following me 9a789ec42d around—I call him because ad0a1e1079 I need him. Get your 9c466f7855 words straight.”bb91cedc21cee80dc161
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“So sensitive…! How long are you gonna 37de971d37 keep him around like family? You’re turning thirty b826786a8c soon—won’t you have c1bf4c2b7b your own family?”2fc94f05516653f8fddf
Won Daeyeong 0cc1e2ef29 let out deb5d6ecb4 a short b920c1c6ba sigh. Then, like he was nagging someone far older 4e5496ae18 than him, he said to the coach,67a543f6e8f9e4cd09a3
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“From the first time I ran as an 0b5adc58c4 elite, he’s been part of my gold medal 0fc79d1b94 routine—what am I supposed to do about that? And whether I get older or get 9a3ce0f4ea married, Choi Seolwood is Choi Seolwoo. There’s no growing 32ba25d1c3 apart or anything 7b9f24c424 like that.”7257025609cc794e2a0c
“Why on e398efa6fa earth not?”68a6be68f93e85cfa706
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“Seolwoo is…”ca57583e4e0e3df635a1
He clicked his tongue, 6a1b90bf5d choosing his words carefully 75583269f7 before answering.e67d38ccaee87f902c74
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“A sore finger. No, more like a burden on f3f27e9970 my heart I’ll carry forever. He’s like family—how could 8546283c3e I cut him off? As long as he’s dd319e4355 alive, I won’t be 773dbd0d0f able to.”541ccd612c48a391e954
“…”baea9621ec5d493a4a0a
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Seolwoo took d526790431 a step 2c726294b6 back. Even the thought that 9db836e63e he’d come for nothing c2d4804529 vanished completely.470c2aedd8dc9f3ac37c
“What? Did you pick him up off the bd24617c71 street and raise him or something? Your family would be 5e531fced1 dumbfounded hearing that.”30e6460cb99fd6582af5
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“Didn’t we agree not to 193f02668c talk about my shitty family? My family’s like, ‘They existed, but 29e83c3b17 now they don’t.’ They’re as good 71a10241ff as gone to me.”dd9d890a763a03b986a4
“Hey! You’re the one 4df7564b67 who brought up fd0c413967 family first!”8045f4d083f6bd6666c5
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Seolwoo stumbled 6b83199012 backward as f679f874bf if fleeing. He ran to the back 8f668acb78 of the building and stood 30e1b7036f there, dazed, for a while.6d030dd4297a3fe6c3d0
“A burden 00cc5c676e on my 0c0d606a66 heart?” “A 697d2aad79 sore finger?”a646bbae394122802000
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Words he’d 723b8fe6d0 never even 799bb90cd9 imagined. Won Daeyeong saw Choi e504b3bb9a Seolwoo like that? He had 2bfa1e3cf9 no idea. He’d spent over a decade 4d26d43258 with him completely clueless. A sense of betrayal 0f2dfdea70 gave way to an 9aaffcae01 inexplicable shame that burned 09ef78cc2a his face. The white lines 9d92c8d017 in the parking 1be5df6fdc lot seemed to 96281a4a7c waver wildly. He couldn’t smooth out 4d9eaf07ba his crumpled forehead for 83974f567c a long time.269f5c23249af7e10778
Crack—a sound like 0d692b418d something splitting apart 816e80532f rang out. It came 10be27bcf8 from inside 21f39ff24c his head. At this moment, tonight, 78de59d1ea the gap between him 5710fe0aa0 and Won Daeyeong had 749d29618a widened irreversibly. The deafening noise in his mind was 26a75972bd a signal that their relationship could never 7dea03495e return to how it was.b9001b8821f75b611d87
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— More like d986cbad21 a burden on 31639c48bd my heart I’ll a98d870e40 carry forever. He’s like family.3de1d1ca0c463b485d40
That rough, low 206a7bba4c voice kept echoing 6896d82f97 in his head.795471f30e090fe598cb
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He felt 0e45cb403b a little 3c6f312b10 angry, maybe. He didn’t know who ae0ee0814e to direct this anger 92e690187b at or how to 8822ab9cdd express it.1332aac0088203e87689
Special treatment, green 673cd8f6c2 lights, previews—it was b2cedb4a10 all an illusion. To Won Daeyeong, Choi Seolwoo was just 32b0310a57 someone he cared about, a friend like 7662ac0299 family, a necessity tied to winning medals, f812475a8a nothing more, nothing less. Heat rose to his 04985f950f head, and it felt d230e84b8c like sharp claws slashed db324ea481 across both cheeks.ae1e72d01d357c48da19
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He wanted to tear apart 22679e309e every worry he’d ever harbored.8dd91ece6a0a55e98744
Inside the bar, countless 4f3263ad8a people had gathered like 9acfb8aeca clouds to celebrate Won d15c4f38b8 Daeyeong. Choi Seolwoo was dab58529aa just one of 6ae3abbc9b them, nothing more.45aed91bd824d1ce0ab6
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He didn’t have the confidence to 4665ed3de1 face Won Daeyeong like this, so 177439f002 he decided to just leave.2d0ad09e6d64938d4e58
Heading toward the subway 9c525b5a68 station, Seolwoo felt a c7d37b79cb sudden wave of exhaustion. His head was heavy, 4ffdb1049e and breathing felt laborious. The fatigue accumulated throughout the ecd97aa577 day, combined with the shock e80b01efac from moments ago, hit him d9b9c87083 all at once. He was in 39b72b78b2 a state he 70a3cd7a37 needed to be 947bb7619b careful about. He had to find 3e28f367b0 a quiet place to 49116ce509 stabilize himself.3afe8459799ba43e2860
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His phone kept ringing with dd044731c8 calls from Managing Director Yoon. Looking toward the parking lot, 0e58708582 he saw Yoon emerging from 8f6758b37d the building, phone in hand, 169ee5d16b clearly searching for Seolwoo.87669d53540841482a51
Seolwoo hurriedly moved af09848891 to a spot 2a48b1ed17 with no people. Just as he needed to edfa53ed71 calm down right away, someone 401858c3b6 stepped in front of him.9cce4fc963b1aa8ac375
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“Won Daeyeong’s 455082f00d routine, huh…? Whoops.”338e7d364382cb6ed82b
It was a relative of athlete 6a3d94bd2e Eom Jubin, who’d once talked about 17f7cb8765 revenge or something, and an official dfb2f9189b with the federation. Of all places, Seolwoo e12e86460d had run into him a903030ca9 smoking a cigarette far a408701ff9 from the bar.20be3f0067889d94aaaa
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The heavily drunk man 2670a4d198 exhaled a puff of ef6a9d0e2e smoke and deliberately blocked 680df49bf0 his path.700fb895407f2e1a682f
“Saw him sucking up ee19450621 to the advertisers, huh? Must be nice hogging all the ad deals… f57d2aeb90 When Won sits on a pile of cash, 2c76ced042 do you get some crumbs too?”f1b69b8c5da30a3f7231
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Already in a bad mood and 9169918874 physical state, Choi Seolwoo pushed him 402a10e19b aside with an expressionless face.9f52382c0834ab87b481
“Move. Before I 9fa3fa62aa report you 61681629a9 for drunk 280863d832 harassment.”788e5ef6df5a20eeaa38
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“Hey, harassment? I just wanted e8b79d4123 to ask something 811cef5e4c out of curiosity. Since when have you 1c88466f34 two been so tight?”a1cee2d33db114ad65db
“Are you c302d0e5f1 going to 6d01e976ee move?”ab7afeb6eecaff27a67c
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“Could it be… 38cfe773aa you’re tight in 0997231fdd body and soul? Like, that 4fa3076a36 kind of 0dc04ff49d thing…? Is that d835fc5c36 why Won ea5b216222 doesn’t mess df5201b769 with girls…?”9f5b46b6feab8d57c694
“Ugh… Gross. Go ask 2cfa2b2587 him yourself.”7973f5615b6c98f7a267
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“What?”cd84892b3b7745861d6d
“Ask if he’ll hook you up if 86761fe370 you want some ad money crumbs.”e09b7a81c4b8757e4917
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“Hey, you…!”bb773901c5533a882217
The man, who’d been mocking him with a 9f490f08b8 taunting tone, suddenly flipped, throwing his cigarette down. He chased after Seolwoo and grabbed 8c7f025309 his shoulder to stop him. Seolwoo, barely holding his 7407006cac foggy head together, shoved 128c64b493 the man’s hand off.6f45ee2d8d0281ac947f
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