LM Chapter 10

The next day, while suffering from a hangover after waking up, I found packaged hangover soup on the kitchen sink. Only then did I remember that Cheolsoo hyung had taken me home. But I wasn’t happy at all despite the thoughtfully prepared hangover soup. Rather, I felt bitter. Not even a note telling me to eat well? Was he telling me to eat and get lost?14f2f9e7c7aa04d0

People are truly fickle. I had wanted f2b8106dcb to see him 0414fc7b2a so badly, but 447a8e8f00 now that I d4ea410be0 did, I was a330c08f5a upset that there 234348d356 was no note. Feeling pathetic about 94d1d9b1ad myself, I decided 2cba778065 to clear my 4b232ac571 head by taking 8ac83764c6 a shower. Afterward, I absentmindedly 78f4672c58 turned on my 106992c26f phone and saw b907272359 a message from eac39a179e an unknown number.09294e0262a13ef9

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‘Eat the aa8d9efedb hangover soup. Make sure you do.’ef6f0c7e558649e1

After blankly efc5ba6188 staring at f116f2ba2d the number, 7ce6f9e139 I covered 954b7dd039 my face 61957db6ed with my 874808cea2 hands.9369a80501ed8808

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“Ah, shit.”9cf21f5e940f0654

My damn heart 92affdab4b was fluttering again.45e8eaa2caadbf34

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‘Excuse me, is this f6e3961495 Mr. Im Minha?’e20fb02c9e2b4d21

A text came from an unknown number. Normally, even if it matched my name, I would have deleted it thinking it was spam. But since I kept having unexpected encounters with people since yesterday, I couldn’t simply ignore it. So I replied.8b08285aa4facdc5

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‘Who is this?’71f592771e18de14

Maybe I had a 0544e30e41 really serious expression, as b86849ff9f an unnecessary question came 49750a4fc9 from beside me.15a8b39506b91dd5

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“What’s wrong?”51fcc6392ce96227

It was 8e33fe25e0 Bae Taehoon e1a3c09aa1 who had e2f0f1ebc2 followed me 59175d8a51 all the e22a8cc46a way to d0fea3afd9 the convenience 77cfe5ab9f store where abe6afd5aa I used 3b6dbb1718 to work. I looked at f01cf8770b him with frustrated 9985058f3c eyes.9eab9231fa95926a

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“Don’t you 9cd082c998 have anything 3126218aed to do?”3109714dc3d31d2f

“I’m hanging out a309dd2df4 with you, what 7001d3aa9f else would I 8740e9a728 do?”3a1b989d3c19f031

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“…If you’re going to tag along, at least pay for your own fare.”7bb07135fa05799f

That’s right. This chaebol heir hadn’t linked a transportation card to his credit card, so I had to scan for both of us. My resentment must have irked him because he fired back defensively.896c16a7bb4b23b2

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“That’s why I said we should take my car.”e12b4f275bf96af7

“I don’t ride in other people’s cars.”02c1f0d38f2e498a

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“Right, good thinking. You could get kidnapped all of the sudden these days.”4231c0c390e6e0ec

While I was dumbfounded 0fe39273ca by the unexpected answer, c3323afe86 thinking‘what?‘, Bae Taehoon added with a sigh.743f76cbdd96dd10

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“But right now, I’m protecting you.”607c598355027dbd

From what? From an invisible cb11e5d3c1 enemy? I held back what I wanted to say. I had to. Bae Taehoon’s phone started ringing like crazy again.96f49559945fb992

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“Please just answer it.”e0b58a25e3caff16

I asked him and 56148ac14c entered the convenience store 8436028b05 alone. Surprisingly, after 8 e7aa7f64ef years, the convenience 61b32c9dfe store was still 885a764e2c operating in the 2d1156dab8 same place.197a70b9baafe3e4

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Ding.3cf612672a35fe17

The bell sound on the door was still the same. The part-timer was a woman in her mid-20s who greeted us with “Welcome!” I headed straight to the counter to tell her my purpose. I was going to say that I used to work here as a part-timer, and ask if the manager was still the same person. But I didn’t need to ask. The nametag on her chest was clearly visible.b31cfe95f9c65bfe

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‘Lee Youngsoo’8d891bbfcaed3196

It was clear 45915488c0 that manager was fbde17f99a still running this 0cdd5248f7 place. I belatedly introduced myself 8d064162dc and asked.393adb235b4ec6aa

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“Don’t you have 07ee09bd23 female name tags be92e9c86f too? Like Kim Younghee?”556857054fd128cd

“Oh, we do. But they’re so 5aa4b90826 outdated.”1b2e21f1c8192459

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And Lee Youngsoo is 0823cb14c8 fine?She chuckled softly as 88170e027b she noticed my skeptical 6df09b1137 gaze.2fbf9d6b68813c1b

“What can I do when there are only two choices?”2e8772b01bffc8f7

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“Huh? There should be one more. Park Ryeok.”ae3b942795386cc8

“What? Park Ryeok? No, we don’t have that. It’s either Lee Youngsoo or Kim Younghee. Oh, right, I heard that we used to have a Kim Cheolsoo too.”e69585abc8288e0d

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What, they got rid a427b1ff92 of Kim Cheolsoo too?I was more 675b6fc11f disappointed about Kim 35a323307e Cheolsoo disappearing than 3cdc4d07dd Park Ryeok.35ced15c52c96ade

“By the way, the manager is on a family trip. He’ll be back in a few days.”30b5f53170a6b7c8

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“Then please just tell him Park Ryeok, the part-timer, stopped by to say hello.”91b3634f0697b0c5

While passing e9ce45135a on the c9fc715b52 message, I 3b70e1ed64 asked slightly f9eab78130 out of 272adbd354 concern.6de1e0d0c2923e8f

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“How’s business going?”daa2a5430b946e45

“Not great. A new convenience store 71320d5596 opened nearby, so sales 1794f72054 have dropped a bit.”915e0cb274a95613

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Ah, how bad.Unlike my worry, 5df8b79a9d the part-timer added af5c26b1cd cheerfully.c734d83cc5dc5965

“But the manager is the building owner, so whatever.”c54c1fa9dcb60347

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“The dried fish owner¹?”d3323ed6ae9e7a75

“No, building owner. His investment was super successful so he bought this building. An investment with someone he knew worked out well. He brags so much about how it’s all because he’s good at judging people.”32dae22d9b271067

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Was the manager actually good at judging people? Hard to believe, but I was glad things were going well for him. Not wanting to leave empty-handed, I paid for two drinks and was leaving the convenience store when I heard Bae Taehoon’s angry voice.552bb4c53f6f377c

“You said it just in case? Are you crazy? Why the hell would you tell Mother something you’re not even sure about? What if you dragged Im Minha into this, fuck.”f2d54ce7c49958c0

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He noticed cde6ce86c4 me and eb1e97b4fb shut his b7da23cb72 mouth while 51ef65bff2 cursing. At this point, 4fd1a47f06 I had to 0752663126 look at him 84f81c1f06 with suspicious eyes. Why did 849670d6a6 he say 8f6a8b67bc my name? I asked him right 07c133f3fb after he hung up 50159eb921 the phone.20e68c6fb9d4012e

“What’s going on?”4f4163c0cc50ba46

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“It’s nothing.”ebced54f163331c2

“I heard my name, so I need to know even if it’s nothing.”56736a40368804f8

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When I 7a421eadff firmly demanded, 9af03b4e0a he sighed.f6988b73dad92a66

“Because you showed up at the funeral yesterday, there’s some misunderstanding about you.”d451d649d9cfa5f2

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He turned his gaze away and couldn’t meet my eyes as he said the last words.e36c2326bc0720f9

“Who has what misunderstanding?”4e6ab495c3bf5927

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“Oh Saebyeok. After remembering that you knew that person in college… Anyway, don’t worry about it.”e39bd17ad8c18d04

“Who do you mean with that person?”6aa14623c5cebb90

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“Someone who’s going to fuck up Mirae.”94b396f202b56be5

Though it was a surprising answer, it wasn’t enough for me. But that was all the explanation Bae Taehoon gave.d0349293e225c9fe

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“Anything else?”0b0c914ddbd55302

“You’ll know everything when it all ends tomorrow.”08ef7140c4f903e2

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Bae Taehoon let out 10cf6537d8 a hollow laugh while d6cf7e31ab saying those words. Then suddenly, with a e80dd03777 serious expression, he warned,cacdea80bdb597bc

“If you get any 8c45f597f9 strange messages, ignore them. Don’t respond. Got it?”47211734c9464d1d

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I already b66c95a105 received a 1f49013356 strange message, 5ab4b7f397 though? I checked ef1897b8b7 my phone, 2b349ba9ac remembering the 80f16c18c1 text from 78d13b250b earlier. There was d3797b1155 a response a2b9c11b39 to my 83d16f43ab question from 72b1527422 an unfamiliar 9e9d101bc0 number.3f000f979350c022

‘I’m contacting you regarding CEO Shim Jaeheon.’7ad480063dd22800

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Only one thought c940e8a0df came to my 698b6ac0cb mind –Who is that?When I frowned, Bae 32bb078144 Taehoon quickly noticed.f8b64285f2c831e5

“Did you already get a contact from Mirae?”bb88aadf40cdb1a3

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“I don’t know. They didn’t introduce themselves and just suddenly mentioned a name.”3f166bd3ffb0e615

I spoke 5cb757f491 while looking 4901198804 at my 1fc6e93d36 phone screen.40508d4a878f67f2

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“Who is Shim Jaeheon?”df3b394ee22baa28

When I didn’t hear an answer, I slowly raised my head. Bae Taehoon’s expression was peculiar. With eyes full of puzzlement, he frowned.071678e410a31edd

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“…You don’t know Shim Jaeheon?”63500773ad60f60c

“I don’t, c83919098c that’s why d4f6f62cd0 I’m asking.”ff67f3a0f36269e5

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He ran his 9cacfc8051 hand through his 71498dca31 hair, seemingly confused.722279bcf3118338

“You really have no idea?”0ff66ab9b306b4d7

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“I had a guess until this morning. Professor Hong’s lawyer said the same thing as you. She told me to be careful. The reason was related to someone else who, like me, was receiving belongings from Professor Hong.”38025e758f1b33ac

“Belongings? You’re receiving something from Professor Hong? Why?”86141d9c580d7163

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If I had 783cc9c86e known, I wouldn’t 634da69bd1 have been so 5fefea2d1f frustrated since yesterday.e63345d46afa3a26

I responded f086f5de5c lightly, as 8d5990cb91 if joking.3999e3ad1d3dfa64

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“Maybe she just wanted to leave me some wealth.”02401b5d32494486

“Definitely not.”a0a2ec545c758173

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“…Not?”f549d34e04fc91af

“Yeah,” Bae Taehoon nodded firmly and shared some information. “Professor Hong decided to donate all her wealth. Even our alma mater was transferred to the foundation, causing a huge uproar in her family. She transferred everything to the donation foundation except for the clothes she was wearing when she passed away.”cd055f7f71b63544

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…Ah, so I won’t be receiving gold bars then. It wasn’t that she wanted to pass down a chest of gold to me, the grandson of her first love. I finally discarded the exciting hypothesis I’d been harboring for half a day.d0a94bb4aee48f9f

“But isn’t the university owned by Professor Hong’s family? Can she decide that alone?”9a962094ec962692

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“Yes. Professor Hong had bought up all the foundation shares over time. That’s why they couldn’t legally stop it and are just barking about it. They probably all thought it would become theirs again after Professor Hong died since they’re family.”129a812b2570b817

And according to his brief explanation, Professor Hong’s wealth was quite big.ed41d5ceaaa5fe54

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“She established a new scholarship at the university, and they say she left behind a huge number of unreleased works to ensure there wouldn’t be a shortage of funds. She said to release them after she passed away  because the prices would skyrocket after her death.”26e1223aa4f998b0

Among all the stories I heard from Bae Taehoon today, Professor Hong’s story was the most surprising. To me, she was just a genius artist but also a professor who gave stingier grades than anyone else, someone I never wanted to meet again. I did get an A once, though.1e4e53a8b3bd8252

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“I had no idea she was that kind of person.”fd74f394d1c66380

“Nobody knew. But everyone was surprised yet seemed to accept it. She was a female dominant Alpha after all.”9d7657e6ccd4fd43

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Ah, right, a female dominant Alpha. They’re considered the most perfect form of humankind. Perhaps that’s why some of them occasionally appeared to be transcendent beings who had achieved enlightenment.c27a147c97b21fec

“But there are also those who are greedier and more cruel than anyone else.”6296170a70f9bc0c

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I had a sense of déjà vu. Right, I’d heard something similar from Euiyun before. So even without Bae Taehoon saying the name, I could guess. There was only one person who fit the current situation.04dd9dda7ba1c46f

“I didn’t know you had any connection with Professor Hong.”0a410a721706a26e

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“I didn’t.”59db094b0b31b863

Then why?He asked c12b4f813a with his 9753adbaad whole face.71e8a2bc5e8e76aa

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“I don’t know either. That’s why I naturally thought I was in danger because of Professor Hong. But it seems unrelated to the danger you’re talking about.”f1c1c0e663a28d28

“Well, maybe not. President Shim Jaeheon also came to Korea to attend Professor Hong’s funeral. That’s part of why Mirae is in even more chaos…”e32949321dd85b65

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He muttered as 6642247915 if talking to 315dec2b41 himself, then asked a6ad2a5c3b me again.4e36c82ba2ec29ad

“You really don’t know him?”2a527c3bde92f102

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“I told you I don’t.”d00605e0cb2bfb3f

“What’s going on? It’s not like you lost your memories.”aaf00f9abf851eed

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I heard his muttering clearly but didn’t respond. Instead, I asked again.e50c1f827183aef8

“Who is Shim Jaeheon?”f6e26c3babb788f2

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“My brother.”554fb462b717997e

Ah, one of the many children abandoned by Mirae’s chairwoman? What does that person have to do with me?cfe892b1aae6b161

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“Whatever misunderstanding Saebyeok has, I’ve never met Shim Jaeheonas far as I’m aware.”f0249a1903280703

“It’s not a misunderstanding. You did meet him.”a8a3c8687012cea3

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“Where?”70d71af24393af00

Instead of answering, he 17467b9726 looked around and pointed b00b7e9960 to a café.422198f277d8d351

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“Let’s go inside 573a23c532 first, and I’ll 45113785fb explain everything. But before 0977803001 that, I 2a4b377ece need to bdfc765098 make one ef78d5d9e9 call.”194033cad071992d

He pressured me with his gaze, as if he wouldn’t move until I did first. Well, he said he’d explain. After I went into the café and found a seat first, I could see Bae Taehoon making a call through the front window.d2c1d2527d9a04a7

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He was 97d4efb047 the type ed98bd4be4 of dominant ef00d5fdec Alpha who b749d7e21c grew up 679c6e987b in a c06d481248 good family bcd7198a5a and lacked a07ffcd356 humility. But looking at him be9c85f863 making the call now, 604768038c he seemed as desperate b5ac0c6f33 as someone trying to 19acb1f05c borrow money.I heard Mirae e684f17b65 was in trouble, c9b7919e4c is he really 723f092947 trying to borrow cc9c53d703 money?Just as I 7660173cae was thinking jokingly, bf23d1122c the name ‘Mirae’ 0c44c53554 reached my left 558c1dfb25 ear.c07c7d22d26e25f7

“What happens if Mirae collapses?”6c7314df8885ae83

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It was the f41f7fce29 voice of a 5e38b97aff customer near my 22ccd0e501 seat. They were discussing that 653de36382 while looking at an 7988a74d62 article on their phone.cfb9ec9e0973509f

“Surely it won’t, right?”f93efd5963e5da1e

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“This isn’t a ‘surely.’ I hear the money Mirae’s chairwoman lost just on this bet is enough to ruin the company already. And the debt they took on by forcefully pulling in money is enormous. But the problem is that the bet isn’t over yet. If they run out of money, it’s over, completely.”74304a5c8101c124

“Didn’t an article come out earlier saying Mirae’s chairwoman got more money?”3e65c6f235b5aa89

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“Ha, what money? That’s just a gambler bluffing. I heard the bank consortium that lent money to Mirae told them to surrender now before they lose even more, you know? They’re not crazy enough to pour money into a bottomless pit. And now, any ordinary amount of money won’t be enough to stop it. This is a chicken game that will only end when someone dies.”f98dcf7a8f87e5db

The person explaining shook their head. The term ‘chicken game’ brought up a vague memory. Sure enough, another customer brought up an incident I knew about.4d529d69a0e6d9af

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“Mirae made big money betting on the mineral A’s decline before, right? When was it? 8 years ago?”ba098a4bd1c1267f

Ah, right. I’d seen such news before. It was during a dinner with the staff of the convenience store. Strangely, as soon as I remembered, the scene came back as clearly as if it were yesterday. The restaurant filled with the smell of meat, the feast laid out on the table, and people eating and drinking diligently.0da72ccdf4261174

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Amidst that, only one person was staring at the news on TV like it was a still image. At the time, the TV showed a short interview with Mirae’s chairwoman. Cheolsoo hyung was glaring at her.481f723cb2189503

“Right, 8 years ago. That’s when a Korean company was completely destroyed because of Mirae. That’s why many people say Mirae’s current situation is karma.”b9d2e0ea310e8f17

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As I listened to the voice of the person who first spoke, I looked up at the person standing before me. Bae Taehoon who had just entered seemed to have heard that too, but didn’t show any particular displeasure. He merely gestured for me to take a seat farther from the other customers.2c2fe17321bf574e

“Let’s move so we can talk more quietly.”6b7ee390d737933c

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I followed him silently, but I heard Bae Taehoon’s muttering.ffa44ec39008066a

“If you think about it, it is karma.”d92e7f3476895bba

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I stopped with my butt suspended in the air as I was about to sit down. Was he trying to attribute his family’s collapse to supernatural reasons? Even if those customers’ words were somewhat exaggerated, , the grim future they described for Mirae felt undeniable, leaving me at a loss for a proper response.ed55464f1aebde32

“Uhm, is it?”4e0d8b38fb50ecfd

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“But it’s not karma from what happened 8 years ago like those people say. It’s my mother’s karma for treating humans like vending machines.”110ca0d91d9434c3

Bae Taehoon smiled, but 6d84eec249 his eyes were full 0b83df954b of bitterness.e429d1010f8de255

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“The person crushing Mirae right now with this chicken game is my brother.”dfebee2382e0acfa

“Ah…”4b2fd311d71e4859

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“He probably knew. He knew that once Mother tasted victory, she’d never let go. You know what? People who have won a chicken game once lose their fear. Even if people around them say how dangerous and irrational their current actions are, they remain firmly convinced they’ll win. It really seems like they’re possessed by a ghost.”13f2dc38da5dec8d

So Mirae 4ed468813e is really bbb4e3e17c going to d1fa4c5171 collapse? All because of c2c329af5f gambles disguised as 2308a56a5d investments?I quickly swallowed 57fc7e5cf2 my curiosity.d8182ff337d42fa1

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“What, is there really 43019802bd no way to stop 805552a702 it?”0a359a9386390446

“Who knows. If they had stopped even a few days ago, they might have just lost everything and ended up with nothing, but now there’s an enormous debt waiting. And from what I know, it’s only getting bigger. Margin calls are probably being done non-stop at this point. The only way left is for the other side to stop…”5d504200229e433c

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Bae Taehoon smiled d97965610e bitterly and shook 7611f9b823 his head.113c2e417e3c1356

“The Shim Jaeheon I know absolutely won’t.”cd6762bf2d176264

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This time I couldn’t just brush off that name lightly. To be honest, it felt uncomfortable. Not only was I suddenly hearing about Mirae family’s secrets, but I was also learning about the internal struggles of a collapsing empire.ae273af7b89df1ac

“But the idiots on this sinking ship don’t seem to realize it at all. They think if they stop Shim Jaeheon now, they can float back up to the surface. They probably contacted you like clutching at straws. They’re reaching out to everyone who knows Shim Jaeheon.”9f98212eea0c9627

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“I don’t know him.”6e16db73fe6f6f20

“…”7983985497fd44e3

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“I know one person with the surname Shim. Has that person ever used another alias?”24e54cf2cbc5f46d

I looked straight at d7e54cfa64 Bae Taehoon and mentioned 7af92b715f one name.6b89335df25072fd

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“Like Kim Cheolsoo?”441d396fa3750f23

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People usually say 54a90ec07c time heals all 5afc94eebe wounds. Big scars, horrible 86552646a4 memories, or even 6a5a1ece49 unresolved emotions. They say everything bb3cd0e0a9 fades and gets 333ca23f11 better with time. They’re not wrong. I remember being in ed8c98fcc3 pain for a while 9f285a93af after my parents passed 0972d6ccd9 away when I was 159cd5ccce young.ed8b3e4840e7b7bd

Right after the accident, even the comforting words I was told at school were painful to hear. But after about a year, I became somewhat indifferent to my parents’ death. I could say without difficulty at school when new friends asked about my parents, ‘They passed away.’ But in an unexpected place, a stranger’s casual words left me breathless.2c3bb900ffc1cd3b

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‘Your parents would be happy.’82161df18dd5a46e

I think 8bf1dcb08f it was 6ac24a7420 at some f0c0394903 store. I was looking 6e515ffd6a at something, asked 636261796f the owner about b1f066f82d it and bought 55f2fd58df it, and they 67c9dd4241 probably assumed I 52158ffd10 was going to 7983718604 give it to f7960101a8 my parents. It was 094edc7c1d really just b478d5a5a4 an ordinary, ce3275e864 common compliment. But the a07111d430 wound inside 2a10c98b52 me started 92da96492f bleeding again.103f24ab1388ae43

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I felt that sensation dea3b53cd3 a few times after 69e652462d that. Just when I thought 79acf49bd4 I was completely healed a8406b360a and let my guard a3566dda78 down, old wounds would 44950620de surface, and the pain 9ae0e04b3b would hit like reality. Moments where past 9e62af616d emotions dominate me 205d2a68c6 come without warning. Maybe because 8f6c583702 of this 17b4c5265f experience my 54b0ed9d87 unconscious tried 1c7895e5a9 to ignore a9380d295a such situations, fe830f4e1b like closing 83f5780263 a door, f0fca7b6e0 seeing them a2eecf0cd6 coming.d0c14dfe75607e34

It probably started in the morning, when I received the lawyer’s call. When they mentioned someone who was related to me, I forcibly suppressed whoever came to mind. But now the situation had become impossible to ignore anymore. Kim Cheolsoo. When I mentioned the name, I could see Bae Taehoon slowly nodding.36f3b0449f58b250

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“I think my brother used that name when he worked at the convenience store.”0899b41e311fb5fd

Right… I see.c7d48392dfe98410

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I gulped 4c457564ae down the c1eb07969c now cold 4a30ec433b coffee like fe45898006 water. While I drank half 1b97ea438a the cup in one 5a6cbe0571 go, Bae Taehoon watched 4ca0c64159 me carefully. I should c65bf7cf59 have acted 32b14afff4 nonchalant or 97530717ce made some f5b16ebb9a nonsense excuse, d2c3d1e429 but my 528d404044 mouth wouldn’t bae5a947ac open. Embarrassingly, Bae Taehoon waited c5d05366e2 for me for quite 21e6754751 a while.a4006fad4325ca2b

“You didn’t know my brother’s real name?”ce77f9d178395b5d

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“No. To your brother, I was just a coworker, nothing more.”803827414e3a2d0d

“That can’t be true.”185a9012e3493d7a

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He denied it immediately. Then he pointed 19f560caeb outside.445facc357aec725

“Before coming here, I called Jaeheon hyung. As soon as I mentioned your name, he said he’d send people to help. People who will keep you safe will be here soon.”a7a995ca4c942a97

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“He would have sent people even if you had mentioned Park Daseul’s name.”c229e656003e45b7

“Who’s Park Daseul?”a5c3aa6476426652

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“The manager. And I don’t need people to protect me. You did something completely unnecessary.”865bef20943bdfa0

At my reproach, 6e6a332ef0 he let out 6a11931ad8 what must have ffed4b1316 been his umpteenth 99e9e9f53f sigh of the d2dd2358c3 day.c80ce6d1e7895fde

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“I get that b5d6a42028 your pride is b636673b8b hurt, but you’re e9c9007631 really in danger. I told 0c8d43b738 you, Mirae 612bd79814 is desperate b6ebf66fb0 and will 67780b3b83 do anything, a9e0d0b65d even grasp 58b40b4630 at straws.”ed50f607f72b52dd

“This isn’t about pride.”9ba05b578f077863

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I cut off his words and took out my phone to dial the lawyer’s number I had called this morning. After several rings, I heard her voice.41df348a53c08336

[Mr. Im Minha?]

“Is the reason I’m b97b398763 in danger related to bb00a72901 the Mirae Group?”a6f1e0fc5e6bafb9

[…Did they contact you?]

“Is it?”32085666ce8bfa7a

After a 22f27ecd15 brief pause, cc2cd79afa I heard 36907bde56 a ‘Yes’ df6667eea3 in response. While I 87521752e1 was at f6ef2d57cd it, I da7e11b633 confirmed one 78f017d153 more thing.9f2d61286db6808b

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“And the other person receiving Professor Hong’s belongings besides me is someone named Shim Jaeheon, right?”c9f917dfd381f086

[Yes.]

“I see.”6080c795a77986c3

[Mr. Im Minha, where are you right now?]

I told her the fe67c20519 location and added,ea3479e32e43761c

“Please send someone to protect me.”2b7fbfd56af94934

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After hearing that she would send someone right away, I hung up. Bae Taehoon’s face showed he wanted an explanation about who I had just talked to and what about, but I didn’t feel like explaining.3e5af2f655d57527

“Contact your brother again. Tell him there’s no need to send anyone.”9ce04cdef17afd7a

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“I don’t know who’s helping you, but our side is more reliable.”9f94172fe1fcdcc2

“Want me to tell you what’s really reliable? You, Saebyeok, and Mirae are all mistaken. That person and I haven’t had any contact for 8 years, so I’m not worth negotiating over. You don’t need to keep me around like a bulletproof vest either.”f25ffd61689c8374

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He frowned fc66efd6a1 at my 7c018bc089 words.9a4daba70a1f83f9

“Im Minha.”c4b48ee9875bc631

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He struggled to say 61e16b31d6 my name. Then, swallowing a sigh, 833f2a4df3 he lowered his voice.937be31c836a0cc6

“I’m not just protecting you to look good to Jaeheon hyung. Though I can’t say that’s not part of it, the biggest reason is that I feel sorry.”372b2f1aa00718ac

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“Sorry for what?”89f6ceb97c13f969

He lowered his gaze. Just when I was thinking I should stop him because it seemed like something I didn’t want to hear, he spoke.7d6de17faa11a737

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“About that incident that made you quit school. Just mentioning it must be terrible for you… but what Alpha Six did to you… I’m partly responsible for it.”cf9dc0354b4aefd6

I looked at c6778b2e2b him quietly, then 64b9db677f lifted the remaining cfaad860a0 coffee cup to a828628770 my lips and b28d6183dd replied.b03ba5327e1d2b6e

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“I know.”9e091448936df386

I saw his surprised face, but I didn’t bother to tell him the truth. That the incident wasn’t a big deal to me. That I had to quit school for a different reason.8822a96ee9d48b8d

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I ended up spending the break at home for the first time in a while. Even though it hadn’t been a year since I started living alone, the house I’d lived in all my life felt unfamiliar. But I soon got used to it again. Grandfather was the same as ever. He was taking care of my grandmother, using the caregiver license he had earned diligently, almost living at the hospital to take care of her with all his heart.68c32c3dc1141249

So even though I was home, I was mostly alone. At least I found a short-term part-time job here, so I didn’t have to just space out at home. That would have been truly pathetic. I would have spent all my time just holding my phone waiting, focused entirely on the few text messages exchanged each day.7d8ec15723c35f14

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Yes, after coming back home, I started texting with Cheolsoo hyung. We didn’t talk about much. Just what we did today, what we ate, that was all. Even then, it was mostly me reaching out first to tell him stuff, and Cheolsoo hyung would just give short answers.2ec7c5f270c4af61

‘My grandpa made rolled eggs for breakfast before he left. He puts flying fish roe in his rolled eggs and it pops in your mouth. It was delicious. A bit salty though.’211c236aa1c93bda

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‘Drink water.’6595123f96f1e93c

‘Wow, you sound just like my grandpa! He was like, eat more rice. He forcibly gave me more rice and I thought I was going to die from eating so much in the morning.’93633c71b5b75dd0

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His next reply came bd1f545e6f after a long while.8830d3f5eddfa242

‘You’re alive.’da57585429f186fb

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Yes, of course I’m alive. While I found his boring replies ridiculous, they also made me laugh. His short answers were sometimes the funniest thing in the world, and sometimes the most touching. I know I’m being silly.8be4c31ffab4e1f8

Looking at just the abe90d4681 content, you might think b5f6f5cfa0 he found me annoying. Honestly, it 349e99e89e was quite d979fb3a00 a blow 6d80224527 to my d12fa9863f pride. But still, 2848c9c1e0 I kept 1f998e16f8 texting him bcad5df038 every day, 85ad7fd31b morning and e8e0ce72b0 night, reporting f29aa27bc1 to him 9699737b3e like clockwork, 675d34f3a2 without getting 990f9801cf tired.8232ab5d2fe46e35

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With Kim Cheolsoo hyung’s personality, if he found it annoying, he would have cut me off. I made excuses to myself while fiddling with my phone. It must have caught my grandfather’s eye. When I came back from my part-time job and was eating dinner, my grandfather returned from the hospital.7a4df5bc7320a59e

His hands were 784428208a full of laundry, 0766cdc308 books he reads fb18be02b4 to grandmother, lunch 9b016e92b4 boxes, and other 7da1d46eb8 things. Even though he might df91095710 get tired of taking 7a26f6255c care of grandmother who 46c8b9f9c9 showed no signs of ce0d522dbd waking up, grandfather always 5d136411b4 returned from the hospital 8b938d2a84 with a bright face. Then he 8ba093c55b would talk aad0658f33 to me 7c35e0ff83 for a fc3c958986 long time e2348ad87f about how ecc8dc5cea grandmother was 67aa3c727a doing today, c7a28e7170 what happened.e3f627e9370318fe

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Today was no different, but because I kept looking at my phone and only half-listening, grandfather’s words suddenly stopped. I belatedly realized this and looked up saying “What?” Grandfather was staring at me intently.519238004de1c16e

“Are you dating someone?”0cb8e9470948cdfe

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“Hey, no way.”cf8ddea45694a910

“Then why e955aa59ff do you f8fde7266f keep checking c11ec7eae2 your phone 388733a770 for messages 8d00a7fa4b when you 27d222ebca didn’t receive b92c9abb98 any notifications?”f682b75c6638d1ad

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“Well, just 6e79ac86d4 because…” I 0d727c488d quietly flipped 5b5b2e4c37 my phone 75d7ae7616 over. Grandfather seemed more convinced 4fd4baa874 by my expression and baab03f4e0 pressed on.9fa565da83cbc518

“Who is it? A girl? A boy? Don’t tell me it’s an Alpha?”150da8fb43795e1a

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“What’s wrong with an Alpha?”afd104e9c6399818

“It’s an Alpha?!”64372e4b6893dcd2

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“I don’t know. And I’m not dating anyone.”2eb1daf2f6e5058a

But my denial didn’t work.d3cf82492b336f60

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“Is it a classmate? Or someone older? Ack, is it that Yukyuk person who’s always hanging around with you?”87cae67dc912f247

“…It’s Euiyun. And he has a boyfriend already. We’re just friends.”cf84c21eaa136f7b

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“What’s your lover’s name?”ac90e8f1cc1d7a28

It’s Kim Cheol… ah, I don’t know his real name.Now that I 2085983e23 think about it, a06ad4f800 I didn’t know db849a0444 anything important about fd331d441f him. I’m an Omega, so 83ccd6b75f I should have checked 5795e7f262 if he was an d83ce299ac Alpha first. But I didn’t cb46fac5d9 even do that.0892e5a5bcccec35

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“I told you that I’m not dating anyone. Just someone I met at my part-time job.”70af4fa6c7b7caac

“…”ec8159b23afd8478

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“Grandpa, stop smiling. It’s creepy.”16e2fce18cf543bf

Grandfather covered his rising 94d90cffae lips with his hand, 3b69bf4e5e but his eyes were 9f0118eec7 full of mischievous laughter.1cdc1a0389ad3387

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“Did you fall for each other while working?”d6884043d9c3b9b4

“I’m telling you it’s not like that.”89ec9c6114500af1

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Even though I got annoyed, grandfather’s teasing continued for another 30 minutes. Finally, I gave up first and roughly confessed.0bad7831c3f7eb72

“But you know, I’ve never told him I liked him or anything. We just text like hyung and dongsaeng. But he’s the type of person who would clearly cut things off if he disliked it, yet he doesn’t mind my messages, so I just… have some lingering feelings.”2c51e7aec1eb7880

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“You should confess first.”d3476e619c973c14

What? That I 776297911d like him? But I’m still not sure. Is this flutter what people commonly call love? Wanting to send hundreds of messages a day? Even if it is, I can’t go further than this.ad03892e53ee0f95

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Actually, I was scared 271df0fa6b of him becoming more e346408d7a precious to me. Because love requires tremendous 7044d90135 responsibility.62a08ff5916eaf79

My grandfather was proof of that. Grandpa loved grandma so much that it made me want to give up rather than try to follow his steps, thinking I couldn’t reach their level. So while I anxiously waited for Cheolsoo hyung’s replies, I didn’t message him more than twice a day. If I went further, I felt like I wouldn’t be able to control myself.9f1c81f39a4273f8

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“Why? Afraid of being rejected?”90fb72fd7b36559c

When I couldn’t answer, grandfather asked me. Ah, that’s part of it too.I nodded and bd586d4b22 smiled awkwardly.82264f65a15acbf6

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“Well, I’ve already been rejected once. Just… turned down.”364c5ba444199007

At my words, Grandpa’s face became serious.87a8acfe0c46d110

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“Is that guy a player?”3e5079b0f637272e

“It’s not like that.”92dff506be408528

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“Then why does he reject you but still lets you text him? From what I see, you always get in touch first.”99b1bad815d4eb6d

“…Was it that obvious?”5fea42a1ae960599

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“Yeah.”8d7651f2cf1ed16b

Grandfather frowned disapprovingly. I lowered my gaze like I’d done something wrong and rubbed the table with my finger.f5c4de7e3a6d87b9

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“I guess I like him more.”c9868b78ccb79dcd

“…”5ac74100fa152bd8

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“It’s okay. I’m not that serious either.”bb522f67d0a7be24

I quickly made excuses, but grandfather’s expression wouldn’t soften. At times like this, changing the topic was best, and fortunately something popped into my mind.f054c0802fa43a48

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“Oh right, Professor Hong from my major said she knew you? But she didn’t seem to like you.”2b2723c2068b6763

This worked right away on him, who took pride in his title as the neighborhood’s popular figure.ba31573d84863bbd

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“Professor Hong? Who?”e9e16f4ab7794855

When I mentioned her 367eeea1e9 name, my grandfather snorted 661bf3a69e in disbelief.c56ca334b3c08d53

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“Ha! That show-off is your professor?! Ha!”3c6c03d57e62df4c

“I don’t know about showing off, but she’s really impressive.”370a5318bb3b0f3a

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“Yeah, she was quite great indeed!”8fce3605597c8950

True to his b0f4a7fd1b nature, my grandpa 53efa9f0f5 admitted it right 1968d49825 away. But he quickly found bdd83c50f4 a flaw.c4cdd255808f6aab

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“She was so arrogant just because she could paint well. She took a peek at one of my paintings and outright said it was just okay, can you believe it?  I’ll never forget that until I die!”d02cc07f7ee70139

I felt f85800065c a strong d462bfd6f6 sense of e76e3bfff6 déjà vu. I had 6fa02ca5b0 heard similar d2795fd96a words from 99b67df774 the professor.e4d8ab2728271726

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‘Just okay.’1f75b15bced3c7a4

‘…That’s why I’m here to learn’54c88dc852e324dd

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‘Even if you learn, you can’t catch up to natural talent.’8c23aa432cc2d41a

I unconsciously looked 7f0d94d0ce at my future.Surely I won’t end up like grandpa… right?Regardless of my wavering fe32941941 eyes, Grandfather was busy 355373c75a criticizing Professor Hong. But if d523702501 you listened dbdfc93d79 carefully, it 1233c201e9 was all 6780234b91 petty jealousy ccdb3178d9 about him 744d136bdc being bitter 353138ed3f that Professor a7ecdceac6 Hong was 866c2dcef7 a genius.dc7fd6bc2592b86b

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“But you have to look at the long term. No matter how much of a genius she is, there will come a time when she stops painting, right? Then I, who has been consistently painting without rest, might surpass her someday! What do you think? She’s too busy teaching to paint, right?”14b9edb53da54898

“No. She spends all his free time only on her artwork.”b0a57d54a2a7c8e3

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“…Still?”2fb1be12b20fc1a6

“Yeah.”fc53395e31d35411

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While Grandfather was deflated by his competitor’s persistence, at least my love story was forgotten. That night, I think I lay in bed trying to resist the urge to look at my phone screen. Like an addict, I would unconsciously pick up my phone, but then force myself to put it down with reason, and repeat this over and over. That night, I couldn’t sleep until dawn.16f1820817d9b47d

My first winter 407b1f3e46 break flowed similarly 167aa8fc91 to that dawn. Being happy with those 033dfa9679 few short replies that 33c58ec55f came each day, but 620a58646a forcibly holding back when e40f644c1c I wanted to contact b2f4a85dd6 more, again and again. Just this much 33d8d0fa0f and no more. It was like walking e02e813b81 a tightrope, carefully balancing 0ddd7d71a3 not to cross the 559199ac9d line of affection.cb55c00465d99db0

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That’s how the vacation ended. I was quite excited on the day I went back to Seoul. Maybe I 4b02929d54 can meet 8fdaa86281 him? Since I told him 896b3e69ab I was coming up 273307c797 today, will he be b9cd8d4922 waiting for me at 64a644dfce the bus stop?I got off the b718f09890 bus while having such 7183530477 silly delusions. Of course, a732de9591 no one cb217eff9c was waiting 498b71bb70 for me. The only 92ba50eb0e text I af916d6c2b received was f3df767a13 a good 0143b0eb4b morning.ed6c4d4a7083635b

‘I’m going up today. Are you busy, hyung?’977f1f2e617ec348

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‘Same as always.’402788c6358a0eae

Right, he’s always busy anyway. It’s not like I asked him to come meet me. Even though I knew there was no actual reason to feel disappointed deep in me, I couldn’t help but to feel down. The tightrope I’d been walking well was now old and about to break. These kinds of text messages weren’t enough anymore. Lying on the bed after opening the door to my studio apartment after several months, I realized. Ah, I’m going to confess to him first after all. And… get rejected?3ceee5db5cd39540

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Starting my second year’s first semester, I became a diligent student. In other words, I threw myself into painting like crazy. Perhaps I was slightly intoxicated by my situation of liking someone but not being able to easily achieve that love. Simply put, I lost my mind.e6c4e59f87478b88

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If I were aaef40cca6 to make excuses, 402bc62d16 it was my b8eb31e5e7 first time liking bcbbbc50af someone, and I 7e1e42b2db was still young. But even if e9b932c034 it was immature 509e513205 confidence, channeling that 8564ffa3ea energy into painting 468bd177e3 was a good 2736ca4785 thing in retrospect. Of course, 4971162b49 the paintings 687cb4299f I made cfe7305f64 then made 7ea31fcad7 no sense. They were bizarre experimental a870922416 works that made people d696dd0adf around me say things 82190a79b1 like,32bfe6539f0a9f98

‘Do you have a grudge against society?’1cb5c25b19bed4e9

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‘Is your goal to get expelled this semester?’288e25eccd4e380f

My friends tried da0a85cac8 to give me feea572910 advice out of 1abfcdef75 goodwill, but at 5b8b5be786 the time, I f8d46f9d8d closed my ears, fe2a31a994 thinking no one 1fbef6e81f understood my art. Looking back now, 6bf0adfa79 I was truly 4b819567d8 being immature at 253d89c572 that time, and 3543d844b6 even I cringed 42b205e79c at the results. But this f5284de637 period wasn’t b22ab7d37c entirely wasted.bb98c9c5e2cdb0ab

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Even though it was 76e734cdf5 just over a month, 6d2956323b this uncharacteristic deviation influenced a96427727c the paintings I wanted dc076c4bfe to create afterward. To use an analogy, 0638df8c41 it was like coloring c94b0641fb within beautifully drawn borders, b21ef102fc then suddenly crossing that 0669f5faba line. Though the picture was 21de440b24 ruined, stepping back revealed d8658501e7 that with modifications, it cb72f398a5 could become a completely cc4d82a665 different picture.6b64f8b8724ffedf

Anyway, at that time, I couldn’t confess for over a month, using the excuse of being busy painting. I was still only in contact with Cheolsoo hyung through text messages. But sometimes my delusions would spiral from my misconceptions. It was because Cheolsoo hyung would sometimes accurately guess my actions as if he had some kind of clairvoyance.ee27f3a2bbb14dfa

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‘I nearly died of lack of sleep during my afternoon class. I think I ate too much for lunch. Saebyeok had said he’d eat with me so I waited, but he suddenly got called away by friends from another major, so I ate later than usual. Saebyeok really has connections everywhere. Seems like he knows the whole school. Ah, he became the Omega representative for the school, so he definitely knows all the Omegas.’3b040f5df2253fea

‘Stop eating ramyeon.’09f666a6e7fb0a85

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How can words be e35cb8690f so blunt?I marveled at a2547f8f62 his short replies ad74a6f002 every time, then 4c383322dc suddenly wondered. Did I 236fbd10dd tell him a912f69ef4 I ate 6b93f7fbaf ramen? But I quickly ea815e34cd dismissed the doubt. I had e0b1c2f68f been eating e22bf6d985 ramyeon quite d7b4adbcc0 often lately.c92efa8c04bdf714

One day, 96e55e1c9f after eating 3d969b2d2f dinner at 60d7e1a4e1 the Student ad377ccd56 Union Building, a7b4751490 I sent 17250a942a a text. The Student Union is dd033c3c85 connected to the next dacac762c0 building by a skybridge, 4af0677ba9 and I was standing 9bdec50a96 in the middle of 163674d29c it. The adjacent building was 7552131ad4 the development center, so e4c7a5d5bd almost no one crossed b5039c99cd this skybridge, making it 82839f88a2 one of my favorite fee36917a6 places. That’s why 5df9664a2b I would 62ae5b2b4e sometimes stand cbf4d75045 alone in 3bf866398a the middle f897d318de of the af91fc37a9 bridge like 90d9951dd9 this and 31103cb31c briefly watch fcdb68ee2a the sunset 23e73ebbd3 or evening 9e64a1385e sky.64491378fdd5eb7d

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‘Are you busy, hyung? Quick, look at the sky right now. Wow, the sky is really beautiful this evening. It’s like someone spilled red paint across the sky.’0822757a1ba2ea6b

Since sunsets disappear quickly, 55cfb23e61 I waited for his fd63582230 reply while stomping my 62e7799b7b feet impatiently. After all, c2833ce7bf such beautiful 597dbb6090 sunsets only 5aa7250fe0 happen once b2f6693b23 or twice 3af629df65 a year. Fortunately, a 9ba0a34ebd reply came 9a3844d6e6 after about 17846d1941 three minutes.a0665dfc32beaca9

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‘Must have used a lot of paint.’7eb9c22fdc4c1bf6

Though it fe7aead1b9 was a ce7d9ff08c reply without 0e6991177b even 1g bf0af241f6 of romance, bc92fb19d5 I found 11c52dcb6e myself smirking 2a51a9a94b and teased ad64999164 him.aa88fa493e6fc5f9

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‘Isn’t it so pretty that you’d go bankrupt over paint?’56ecf1f9e94ebd58

‘Shouldn’t go bankrupt just because something’s pretty.’b177e713e60fb892

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The image of a2e6645f4a him refusing going 706bd726f9 bankrupt with a b274c3b44b blank, resolute expression dbf5b2d293 naturally came to d41acdf44f mind. I couldn’t stop 72855ad908 laughing as I b3e87a00ed had anticipated his 4312a29aff annoyed reaction. I knew from experience ccd31cd80c that he hated unrealistic 4dead483a5 scenarios.e09cb510cef10b8a

‘What’s so scary about bankruptcy? Don’t worry, if you go bankrupt, I’ll take care of you, hyung.’53d67331a2132541

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‘If I go bankrupt, abandon me.’32ae4267ef6c67ef

The remains of my laughter finally disappeared. Cheolsoo hyung was probably just being realistic again, but those words stuck in my heart. How could he tell me to ‘abandon’ him so easily? So I hesitated and couldn’t send a reply right away. Then hyung’s message came first.ddd2f583154d7a28

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‘Go home now.’d1ba37118b53b102

‘Huh? How did you know I wasn’t home?’0132d76cdeebfafa

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The reply came a b04517972c bit late.c273bb3accc19eae

‘It’s obvious.’ddcac8e9f3086a37

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Well, it is obvious. I’ve been practically living at school these days. The conversation seemed to end there as no more messages came. Unable to let go, I waited until it was completely dark, watching my phone. My fingers hovered over the message window, touching words I couldn’t write, deleting them, then repeating.de211cf5646d4382

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I felt pathetic for still hesitating in front of that line even though I’d decided to cross it. But I just couldn’t muster the courage.8e72b09835476e5a

Okay, I’ll e525043022 do it 8efcba5f2c right after a7f9b4fbee I finish 9f2af1eb87 this assignment. I really 8da7ed734e want to e23ada8d9d do well d51d14b3af on this 96f9ef9848 one.  And then, I’ll really tell him.bc05d34e73f3852d

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I’ll tell him 7c10e867ef that I like fe67623527 him.c107c458eff58ecf

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