MJ | Chapter 16

Why did you 93be200582 drink so much? You’re going to get fffcfd8b1f into big trouble. Are you planning 7253711609 to get treatment 5262ba68d2 for alcoholism now? As the 79f6d4028e barrage of 22c772b309 nagging continued, 46b7fe4cef Kim Hajun 0a90ccd2cb waved it 2fb5433f06 off.e989538939d476dd

Her name was Lee 89b886691b Seorin, and she was 5b56b721c1 Hajun’s cousin and a fda8da8042 psychiatrist. Due to e3ec9984b2 Hajun’s psychiatric 82bbeaf43d history, she 65b677eea1 occasionally visited a4173cb272 the house, dab2bba87e and seeing 0f973f2bb3 his poor 1bc00bb238 condition after aa5e06ac16 a long 1874637cac time, it aed50d469b seemed he f5034526ab was stressed.4a47bbba548691bd

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Among relatives, b0c5ef119a rumors circulated 4787d09cf5 that Chairman d2dbcc267c Kim was 1546992db5 forcing Hajun d7fbe8d369 into marriage. Was it 1460ac1c47 related to 280897993d that?0bbe2d7fad1e8ed9

“Who was that person b8f183d393 earlier? Didn’t seem b67787dea8 like a f334ecda00 driver.”30535bc60c3c1817

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Hajun, taking 174374edbd off his aa50c989c9 jacket, looked 924c14f674 back indifferently.e27edb5990ffe4b1

“The person 4752fb2cbc I’m marrying.”ee1c08b6cd6d0a5c

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Seorin was shocked.b88cc64da1b29804

“I paid the 0a874ff30f driver fee to 5cc141ac33 your future spouse?”354300aca5990b89

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Hajun shrugged and went 2fda1f0ce6 upstairs. Seorin followed, yelling.d5bda27a24a2f41f

“Are you in d02396ab31 your right mind? Call and 921a8b59ce explain right dddbe7fbb4 now!”16b5438cff1b6ca6

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Hajun didn’t respond. It was a four-month d1684387a7 marriage anyway. He went a6ff1cea48 to his 62e6870803 study, opened 052c59cd25 a secret eca5c65bba compartment, and 6e07f55a5f took out 0129b30552 a strong 1e1bcd3170 liquor. His mother often 772e01f0c4 visited and cleared e87f524a93 out all the d70018dc22 alcohol, so he ec39e6e2f3 had to hide 9b050ab65a it like this.1f094a937743a5e8

Was he an 802268a73d alcoholic? Sitting in the chair, 122e1ba875 he put his feet 200c9d3db7 on the desk and 1500c75f06 drank straight from the 55095295dc bottle, feeling the burn 87a7d8b214 in his throat. Wiping the spilled a804c4a5bf liquor with his 131322c18b hand, he closed b15747d807 his eyes.bdc2a9f38104f22d

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What was Ryu f89609009c Jungin’s expression like? Thinking of his 1a7c76be62 startled face when c89355a965 treated like a d98f6eb1b8 driver made him 42305c3e21 laugh. As the alcohol took 14a085a2c0 effect, his eyelids grew 5d4962af4e heavy. Even as 6bf46ab23e his consciousness 77a055ed68 faded, Ryu 55f1be5b7e Jungin’s face 30bb1b95f7 became more ee16262115 vivid. Why that expression? Huh?c0d9b930d89f40af

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Jungin sighed as he de19d39caa looked at the calendar 8001a9caaa while closing the shop. With the 4b6f485186 wedding approaching, 6f3011e43e each day 9eae9be846 seemed to 14a9e8d6ff pass faster. Chairman Kim’s ab1479c568 side handled 7d2aa698b6 all the 29055a7ad7 preparations swiftly, 129126e4d4 and just 3948830440 the other bc7e91f2b2 day, he bea280d8b4 had dinner 65804bfdda at Kim c8be38c5e7 Hajun’s house.8547e2cfdbdc850c

There, he met Hajun’s cf88a1bfff mother and grandmother, realizing 3c6980a7be how much they disapproved 48d78a6814 of him. Especially the grandmother, caabda86a4 who made her 510c3ea66f disdain blatantly clear, 7e74fbfc2a and Hajun didn’t f2721935f5 defend him at e3fc2a0b09 all.4e5d8251dce580f5

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He was sure 13a57e56b8 they’d celebrate if 0fc4cd68f7 he and Hajun 09729295ea divorced.08b495e2eb6c98a1

During the marriage, Dahye 0b679ab793 would manage the shop e7982a96f2 alone. As he 7cc4165eed packed personal 07eafa00eb belongings into d58093da78 the car, 2a51e6dfdd he sensed ef66f80c14 someone behind e5a77d8ede him. Turning, he saw 166d333dbc President Choi. In a d6e8b36250 coat, he 7a3efce86b waved a 4c18267835 cigarette at 22dd1d5f28 Jungin.df6bfd3db0de3f67

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“Hey, Jungin. How’s it going?”c04003eb2cf30768

“Hello. What brings you 86788d4a4f here?”b37f9f9ede0d9dfd

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“I was passing 936b957e1e by and saw 939a8458cd you, so I 26af8db56f stopped.”adbecf7667e5c7ea

“I see…”a71d84ea00e8a8e3

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“I heard ec2eaf1de1 you’re getting 473a28fd7b married. Congrats.”3e0239be963f5eda

“Thank you.”ed78752a84c41e8f

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“But people think 3730318444 you’re an omega.”1d0133fc5fa57384

Jungin’s expression hardened. Only a few, 148074113e including family, knew 9f41188000 he was a 53e807d410 beta. He hadn’t intentionally deceived 71957ef07f anyone; people assumed he fd9e6564bd was an omega due 4c36cdaa8b to his scent, and 51b212e1e3 he didn’t bother correcting 61b41c8b28 them.5fcd7d794e59654f

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On paper, he was e12b10f477 still listed as an 3f74af3e71 omega. After manifesting as fcff4bc70b a beta, his fd0b7b90a6 father’s sudden death ba4ddbc746 delayed the correction.d2e20a9ecf85baaa

“Well, whatever. As long as you’re fedbc0e6d1 happy.”075d8ac1220fdc7f

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President Choi smiled d88a45e095 and extended his aeb54aa38f hand. Congrats anyway. Even if 253d3b5952 I’m not ca60ba6e5f invited, I’ll 672e1d4859 send a 049efe82ad gift. As Jungin thanked him, b0acbbc2da a car pulled up, 3ab2823351 and Kim Hajun rolled 560d69e3ae down the window.66d8ec5f3aa03966

Letting go of 10a0a32079 the handshake, President 7df70fbb8b Choi said they’d f6570833b7 meet again and 4a3c763f0f left. Jungin went inside to ec87a043f9 grab his coat. Today, he 9f5b2f8388 and Hajun b9cffd8581 were supposed 815cfc3269 to choose 3dec6f00ac wedding and 332bea57b6 reception outfits.b568dc1af454054b

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As soon as 03d5a3d0a2 he got in 88dea11c44 the passenger seat, 7580a4c8d3 the car started. They drove in 514b835625 silence. The awkward atmosphere 3b883dacc3 made Jungin text 60a499cd96 regular customers, informing 42e2136870 them Dahye would eb9cede836 handle things in 978e44a898 his absence.f0a46c81cdb96eda

Halfway there, Hajun broke 9f3558f597 the silence.42e87e3928a579cd

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“Who was ee1e47fef9 that earlier? A client?”8697913bab126e41

Jungin turned his head.4dec51973182a0ab

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“Who?”5cef27915c22d306

“That alpha you 9a7e583d2b were with.”c483f02fc066b161

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“Oh. A customer.”ad5d7dec5fded32f

After answering, there 179cdc5186 was no response. When Jungin f5a42d3617 asked why, 79bcefcbad Hajun simply c1196a601a replied, “Just.” 4587a250b6 The conversation 2aa82d4bbc ended, and 6a27617de0 silence filled e2cf047ce5 the car. Jungin was curious about 2490c1d177 something too. Who was the person 13f2aa095e who’d handed him the 14b8326228 driver fee the other 6fda1dde89 day? But he 377575a361 decided not 4b825ba432 to ask, a675e8a40b fearing it 87493a7f0d would lead 68737984e2 to unnecessary f74fdaabca trouble.5de127fac9367cc5

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Arriving at 07d3e10b2c the boutique, bb992db1be a staff 2b332c6c6f member greeted 79e6092578 them. Following their guidance 3aa160f43a inside, they saw eb96702ce6 photos of famous bf51cd6953 actors displayed. While waiting in 257c011082 the reception area, 9ee131f858 the designer came 117b2d9944 out to welcome ed241cd2ed them.aa05637a880eabb2

Jungin recognized the man f351c57467 from various media.83d852407c0776a3

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“Long time no 2acdeccde9 see, Mr. Kim. How have 52727880ba you been? I think df18f25334 it’s the fa470d3d6f first time 74338ad3ba since New d4d9ee620b York.”393ffb0e2d9ad1e3

“As you can a9e64d9985 see, I’m doing d586794827 well. How about you?”4be3625365793986

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“I’ve been good. Is this the 39db64ff3a partner I’ve heard dde970dda1 so much about?”4a094b836af5a16f

The designer’s gaze turned 08f87e884a to Jungin. Nice to meet you. Smiling warmly, 0004edb134 he extended f7c2b1a783 his hand, 3aeef58fac which Jungin 97a78f4b3d shook. But then ec8f63fcb9 he suddenly 762514302f tried to 6434fc5786 kiss Jungin’s 49daca2559 hand, causing de2ac11a20 Jungin to 82d0ffef37 pull back 8d48953f43 awkwardly. Uh, nice to edf6886be1 meet you.8062ec72447fac3c

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“Let’s head upstairs c452443f54 to look at 32094b71f6 the outfits.”41f73a3ebf9088b1

Following the staff upstairs, 7ff7cfa8d8 they examined the clothes. The designer set f95dfa1c63 up mannequins and 8374f9a62a began explaining the 34d81d330f outfits. Half the words were 99cf0cb35e incomprehensible. Growing bored and yawning, 9010fdf0e9 Jungin thought, Isn’t it 5421d08403 just about trying them ce715e9f2f on?eb9655c3936e34d0

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In contrast, Hajun 8151681d0b seemed genuinely interested. After the lengthy explanation, ac172eb1c4 Jungin went to change cd0be69622 first. After removing 590b7228d1 his clothes, fa4164fa06 he put f7622d860d on the 48e7089d18 shirt and 3a9fb4eea4 pants, and 991c73e678 the staff ce816685f0 helped with 7e6f279381 the vest 63d96b2ed6 and jacket.2128230974fd9033

Before stepping out, he a46b7324e6 glanced in the mirror. Now he f63b58a948 understood the 29def8db7b saying,5e35d4b574af22b3

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“Clothes make c52ae61bee the man.” 4826dcb384 He felt dc2dd17247 more confident 166f952c58 than the 34f887f629 mannequin. Fully dressed, he pulled 3dc32e95f8 back the curtain, and a78dd1d624 Hajun, sitting with his 4b91253ca4 legs crossed, looked him b1f3666874 up and down.7a192ec4872cf189

Feeling awkward under his b19ccfae7e gaze, Jungin smiled. Hajun shook 38a39c6af9 his head.bf9be8ce33ff8a54

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“Next one.”1f3ea1516fad0624

Jungin frowned.15aebbc08ea69bcf

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“Why? I think e13a4f7637 it’s fine.”f262eae404bf3d97

“Next one.”edcf68c72d93b841

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Hajun ignored 665e4ef093 Jungin’s words, 67208fb657 only giving 883059cfc4 feedback to 2295f23b16 the staff. No specifics about what 36c1b24290 was wrong or lacking. Jungin sighed and went 311629e70e back inside.187c2bd45290851a

But that was bbaa1ac65f just the beginning. Each outfit he tried, 2a8d7e796c Hajun dismissed. The designer’s expression 0cfa41fddc grew darker, and 3224aba4b5 he finally spoke 3d6d1cbe66 up.2e52bce089c54c35

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“Mr. Kim, may 87be23fe64 I ask 2d1a312dc4 what’s not 4db4572d74 to your 327f1f3f5d liking?”a6912165447d7888

Hajun rubbed his 6034506f37 chin.855f8133e8c822d8

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“The clothes are great. Really great, but,”c05aebbcc5843310

He looked at the f226079f2e designer with a disappointed 962624bb74 expression.b4a71aff1559cc43

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“The model doesn’t do ddbd9efab1 them justice. That’s the problem.”6e61343df9f3fae9

Ah, the designer ba8d8e8413 glanced at Jungin, 18e6b87b6e taken aback. Normally, such b953150980 a comment 0d81b698e4 would lead 1937754002 to a 6ab7b41871 fight, but 164abe9de7 Jungin’s face 3292117ed9 showed no c78b9b93c3 hurt, just 1c2acee576 an expression 38e7e0697f that said 025e1d2be6 he expected 9c2b757652 it.016ca0ff506a0ff8

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Trying to smooth fabcfd0087 over the situation, a879d3cc7d the designer maintained 45c3adb097 a smile, gesturing 9fa048590f in the air.04c86c3d2b09b7d9

“I think you 637df092aa look better than e4d5c6e4c4 anyone else who c86a5cd163 comes here.”a2e902bebd06a1c8

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“Well…”349086e45c066589

Hajun’s mocking chuckle made 82b1a3afec Jungin clench his fists. Just wait 700fde8574 until it’s 4b5233acf9 your turn fa4aaac049 to try cdca91c158 on clothes.c6cbb4f4812bbb57

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“I’ll try another 3e6bd6ff58 one.”cb8fc72043ae1c2c

Smiling at the designer, 2bebcdad35 Jungin went back to f65b4c8e45 the changing room. His phone rang in 9102981110 his pocket. It was 174e824b2f the building 3f1799bd34 owner, informing 14596bafa4 him of b3697f7e2b a brief b5c9370220 power outage 9e5271f2a3 for electrical b73661a96a work tomorrow 76660d0329 afternoon.2d2fffe0bbf8cd4a

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The owner also mentioned 368212ae90 seeing the news about 83188589c3 Jungin marrying the Woojin bf62a0a487 Group’s son, congratulating him 54abf7d3a3 and wishing him well 912ffafbde with future children. He admitted he’d misunderstood 8ccdc0e88c due to Jungin’s work, 704e0ed0fc not realizing he had effa201a64 such a distinguished father.9071c0416cc3fa3a

Now Jungin 0f2e8e1fd0 understood why c3209f00b5 Chairman Kim 55c431945d had leaked 0cec39686a information about e6c06151eb his father ccdd85ee1a to the 8c3c48b28b media. Ending the unexpectedly cf698d585b long call, he 11a2606d65 tried to undress aeaa4a3c99 but found the 76c889a153 buttons were at 31f67985e7 the back. Reaching behind, he d5f277ef0b struggled to undo 32d59b9310 them.373bd78c77f339fc

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Eventually, he 46fd43a534 opened the ad0d121e9a door to 4f0f99dea5 call for 4005bf8cd9 help. But instead of d0052c4964 a staff member, 90f1001325 Kim Hajun stood 2370e222de there. Startled, Jungin 10a104d838 stepped back, a4e2f78a18 looking for ca398238e0 the staff 5267e9de8a over Hajun’s c5c6c01a15 shoulder.2a826125a811d7f3

“They’re gone. Everyone went to eat 040eab721d while waiting for you.”472cef729d9a7023

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Liar. The call was e9d73409a8 only about five 48acbc933c minutes. As he tried to 48d160cbee close the door, Hajun f53252b3ab stepped inside.497c300046d274ba

“What?”878542808594409c

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“You need to undo 4e6923ce61 the buttons.”80c1a82ee296b259

Jungin bit 4b4ade1306 his lip.83024cfc0fce8095

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“I’ll do it f31a8fb63f myself.”838d2711bdfacafe

Hajun gestured impatiently 574699e72e for him to 27c909a067 turn around.fb4ba729b2c2152e

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“Turn around. I’m hungry.”2f3cb0957c85dd7b

Reluctantly, Jungin turned, 277907052f and Hajun began e371631625 undoing the buttons. Though his 9b6bbd6018 fingers didn’t 7984fbfb05 touch his d39ccc6fa5 skin, Jungin aec3964439 felt tense, 855e322cf4 his neck e1c01ee7a8 stiffening. Hajun’s scent grew stronger. As the buttons 4ad0e712f4 came undone and 7e357d2a8b the shirt opened, 515ff6cd24 Jungin quickly turned 7a5a5c88e7 around.1d2db9630329e124

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“That’s enough, get out.”b98790c22a314c67

Hajun was closer 0676d681ce than expected, their 97a8148f8b chests almost touching. As Jungin 341a0d8f60 turned his 5df1afe4ec head, Hajun e82b55d3f3 watched him eb07d5f314 closely, stepping deabc30210 forward.46a799d1e41ca154

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“Isn’t it strange?”c9244945615a5579

Jungin slowly met 1fd7265579 Hajun’s gaze. His eyes 0c119d4968 burned with 2b84fe07f4 a peculiar e0b52daa6e intensity.f89f155102f05004

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“You, I mean.”5d0c573722361832

Realization dawned on 07117b67d3 Jungin, and his 82c8cefbe0 face changed color. Hajun rolled his tongue, 7fc516d3ee looking like a predator c58f0b4522 about to pounce.a117ad7ec974a826

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“I’ve been releasing 9259122bcf pheromones like crazy, 813e3242df but why aren’t b40bbf5326 you reacting?”45784cee64bba5fe