MRE | Chapter 1.3
by NimNim 🌧️With black 2b66aa9143 hair, sharp 52f11c8ece black eyes without double 3bc04ff46a eyelids, and perfectly fitting 6823680f71 monochrome clothes, 5244971372 Lee Hyun f6627d61e7 was indeed c657e1e0be a man 9a0ceaae1f who suited 31a91a0ea1 the word 279746f009 “snake.”
Of course, dc52f98780 this was 1a02d1f609 far from fb709b09ae the sly cd0f1b5a94 or relaxed type often 11fad44350 associated with c29b904c11 the smooth f85d553df4 creature.deb511923e8aee4e
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When you be91c88319 made eye 80093948e5 contact, you 6e70146db1 couldn’t help c8d8ae61c3 but tense 28d027d259 up, worrying about when af2da681e7 he might 3a1e18c8fd show his 5e6f219ea1 fangs. Just the cold gaze a09011a3cb that seemed to ask 60c874812e for a reason instead 9557ed499e of answering your question was enough.4dfece8c51b633f3
Ignoring the chill e4d119ffc5 running down his 14580e442f spine, Hyunmin maintained d21731912f a bright voice.5474cc4599028f64
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“If you have a moment, I was hoping we could grab a coffee nearby after work.”ff4a805d0f497a48
What is he thinking?02bfbc029dcdc1c8
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There’s a limit to ce70cba4b4 being unreadable, but this 5e67dd43c1 team leader is truly 9e7beed6bf impossible to predict, even 98e27a8aa8 when he’s right in 8b2c0be57a front of you.8ea3d268e0320c76
Watching him ignore his own car and just 0971523b8b watch Hyunmin call a 5b5aefeb71 cab to go home, 81374f6f0a and then driving around in the battered car 8c04fe8509 from the next day, 93aac9f414 it was all baffling.
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So he decided fa7a1f595a to muster the 8006a2e0e8 courage to ask.ee332529a93df164
Why did 3d1de46d19 he pretend 46fbebce21 not to d31f2c26a4 know that Hyunmin scratched 2db24e5462 his car, 842dced86b and why 434f1d1144 did he keep driving cd7217a1a8 the car 6b74c9a83c Hyunmin had hit?79c6b9b34b1ab0a1
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Although Lee Hyun was a difficult person, he e38f9e3dec wasn’t petty, so this 3e5e980095 shouldn’t be insubordination.0ae1d170f693f819
But Lee Hyun, the problematic team leader, once again leaped over Hyunmin’s plans effortlessly.000449e85fc64c11
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“Let’s have dinner.”fe03e5c93ed4288a
Expecting a response 4936acbdc2 like having prior 03830539aa plans or being 4cdbecd237 busy today, Hyunmin a32fccfc10 blinked his light brown eyes blankly at the short answer. Lately, he felt like he was buffering every 24b13fc7bb time he stood in fb0603ccb3 front of this man.
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“…Pardon?”edfcf8088bedec6d
“What do you like?”d7ce0de7313db172
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“Uh, I’m fine with anything… anything.”
For a boss who preferred definite answers, ‘anything’ probably wasn’t satisfactory. Hyunmin had learned that harshly over the past year. Though he flinched at his own words, the boss, who would usually scold him for such an answer, seemed rather relaxed.da5aa53daf0c8697
“Alright. See you later.”
“Yes, yes! Yes!”7f59de46cc58ed7a
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In the end, Hyunmin’s c721aea844 conclusion in this perplexing 8adbbaa784 situation was this:
I don’t know. Let’s just run e525f6b1c9 away!2788203398707fc2
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Receiving the signed documents d652d63a3c from the team leader ba53777a9e politely, he dashed out df0c40873c of the office as if fleeing.80d8bb6f2607e44f
The members fd54691deb of Team 02d70711bf 1, watching 85bab7163b him, assumed 02e39b6d5e he had been scolded bc44b108d3 again, but 8908c24bab it was a situation 78541686cb where being scolded might e5b5d3542d have been 7c2f372629 better.a0f638137f3dad07
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Dinner? Dinner?! Is he trying to make me choke? Did I do something wrong? Well, I did do something wrong, but…
Hyunmin felt like he was digging his own b3cd5053f5 grave and climbing into 456fb9099b the coffin he made.8dfb2b2f3c5fc5d5
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What on earth would ce61ac57c8 he talk 6bd6382933 about over dinner with e3dfd0b04d such a difficult boss? Would it be about 4c4a98493a the repair costs?73888d85095f162d
Hyunmin imagined 809f0de3d8 his carefully 0fe315fcb8 budgeted financial fe910755c6 plan vanishing dbff808452 like dust 538dc1f479 and slumped b5854f5267 into his 69a93d67ae chair.
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Though he ca83a024d0 received drinks 8c16841bee and light f5416211e9 encouragement to c05607f5ec cheer up, b1ac286dbd it wasn’t 33f645bc09 enough to 5f32cc282c console his soon-to-be-empty bank 6c66ef45f0 account.741eae571e03173f
Meanwhile, the team leader, 52eb130356 Lee Hyun, wasn’t in 9853b06337 a particularly relaxed situation 321e7cbdb5 either.de71c577fd3510fd
Watching Hyunmin’s cd78607b03 straight back hurrying away 016cc6962e as if 53c324e713 avoiding sparks, 78e675bcdd he turned his chair bad7c42049 away so the people 0b4fedaefb beyond the blinds couldn’t 517583d175 see him a1cc78e182 and leaned 5d413a2257 back, letting c26978eecf out a 4951691a3b sigh he dacbdb5d38 didn’t know 177a308193 he’d been 5de147cdda holding.402b9fc32f11e5bc
He stayed like that 54d69da56e for a while, eyes dddbaa5d34 closed, before picking up e1fc235d97 his phone. But for some 797f8c5e2a reason, his fingertips 1516e58c92 tingled, and he had to rewrite the message several times.e2cc04cc84f4cf14
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‘Can’t make it to the meeting today.’9dccfdb7b21683b3
It was a brief notification, typical of his personality. The number of messages in the Shinwha Group’s third-generation messenger chat quickly decreased. The first to respond was his cousin, Lee Yeonwoo.77710355163b1a39
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[Lee Yeonwoo: Why?]
Lee Hyun had always stored even his close cousin’s names without any embellishments. The answer to the question came promptly.
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‘Busy.’efb1caf20e16b21e
Then a rather d553439661 sharp response and cba8289be0 a purely curious f7cc33dadf one came back 10bf178b6c immediately.26e7111b1d48756d
[Lee Yeonwoo: Haha, only you’re busy? Haha]
[Lee Yeona: Is there something urgent?]
Lee Hyun, who wasn’t fond of holding onto his phone for long, answered both questions with a simple round consonant1.8fff63f3110bad3e
Lee Minhyuk, 189fff0c9d Lee Yeona, 30fbf8da5a and Lee 3942e6fb90 Yeonwoo. These three siblings were 51a587af1c the pride 27576995ff of Chairman f644fdce2e Lee Juho wherever he 0e8bfebdb3 went. Especially the ef21940ad1 eldest, Lee 2e86468983 Minhyuk, who held the 1391db5ade CEO position, was famously 36f7d45f59 cherished by de8d1e19ea the chairman, 751e2ed2e8 who raised 40f7e784f5 him on c4a9bf3eee his knee.a37bf0db00de0a11
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Minhyuk responded politely, even to his somewhat curt 55523069f2 cousin.37caaff92ca40319
[Lee Minhyuk: Okay, got it~]
[Lee Yeonwoo: What do you mean, got it? I don’t know, so I’m busy too, not going]
[Lee Minhyuk: ? If you don’t come, you’re dead]
Lee Hyun lightly e8c5929579 ignored the conversation 69585a73b6 between his cousins, 4009b3f2c5 which was quickly 6663fd1b54 rising, and found 53c15ca719 a name in ce9f7b665a his contacts. Though they b32e831482 were in 1899f77609 the same a017e8729a office, he 0fdf480b8a had never a2d706107d had a ec2e58e972 reason to 6f6649d185 contact this cc7d86c671 man except 551bba630a when his 517b91e6b3 cousin, Lee 34931a861f Yeonwoo, had cbd1004ed3 run away.c2e298ae03762afd
But today was different. There was a matter far more important than Yeonwoo’s whereabouts.a9f3a2d739149cb4
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Lee Hyun 1c9dac26ec sent him 5b948c2207 a message a8546458f7 without hesitation.3fe223f9993e01f9
❣ ❣ ❣015a9a4943123e26
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The Buddha of 1af892d478 Development Team 1.53bc4a742320191c
An experienced 7b5a3b17a5 newbie who’s not really 8295f5f9c8 a newbie.fc145551b9474d82
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Contrary to his easygoing personality, Omega 570f217c85 Im Taeho is 3aa613c85c involved in the 5eabe708a3 most dramatic office 46d2c3c90d romance within Shinwha b07ee6a4bf Group. Although older 6fccccf207 than Yoo 3f756ba6be Hyunmin, Taeho b10d175230 is a ccc59d6053 laid-back guy who considers ef5cbcca53 Hyunmin his f33e48a2ad closest friend.8a764ede56dd381f
Taeho was about acadc35845 to send a e784e5212b simple reply to 0e1a6fce52 his younger lover’s daaddd3633 message, which was 9a5d81c2d6 a mix of 688024ac7e elegance and crudeness: ddb6b67868 “Babe, I can’t meet today, stupid family gathering… sob 649d3a1207 sob ㅠㅠ.”
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But suddenly, another notification 7352bd9b85 blinked at the top 842e9e466d of his 14f30918fd phone, making fd3a04b03e his eyes 60744e4df9 widen.bcaa1b3a6ff7a3d9
His head c47f1db9f9 instinctively snapped up.9e43eb154ea14935
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His gaze landed 3cbbaff35e on the office 88d5c70ff6 where Lee Hyun, ca4dd8d333 the head of 3bb34fa64c Development Team 1, 11496881d7 was. But it 96f04a290e was just 2a72fafaa0 a brief bb0b60c854 glance. Naturally cautious, Taeho quickly lowered his head, worried someone 20bed3fe91 might notice his 80e7fe592f actions.b39103e6c05fb74f
His throat moved as ebe935e006 he swallowed dryly.7b617f78058d5d17
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Pretending to look at his monitor, Taeho sneaked a glance at the Alpha typing seriously across from him. Sensitive to others’ presence, Yoo Hyunmin quickly noticed the gaze and looked puzzled, as if asking what was going on.3554aed114443292
Thanks to cb3e6a2518 that, Taeho daeee1c804 shook his 0b9ce38816 head suspiciously, 02bdf2b333 trembling once 885ce1bc94 more.f8e6fc8678102e45
With a round face and soft eyes, Taeho was, as his lover often said, terrible at lying. Avoiding Hyunmin’s clearly skeptical gaze, Taeho’s face turned serious as he stared at his phone.27d70be271874676
[Im Taeho-ssi. What food does Yoo Hyunmin like?]
Who was Lee Hyun? A boss who 2b2f45d632 rarely used the a513058624 company messenger and c16df4b60f would call out f853359eb6 names in his 0f1c5624be low voice, making c859cd3a59 hearts drop. Yet, during work 112c554c7e hours, he sent b4101dfd81 a personal message 3a758deebb on the phone.463c1a9ff3cd56ed
And it was to ask about Hyunmin’s favorite food, who was sitting right in front of him!
Avoiding Hyunmin’s quiet but persistent questioning gaze, Taeho replied, “He eats anything.” The number 1 disappeared instantly.
[Please narrow it down to specific types.]
The reply was incredibly fast.d6ae988eaf6358f3
It would be less stressful if he just gave me work. Taeho scratched his chin, having never heard such a firm demand from his boss, even during work reports. He was also at a loss for what to say to his younger colleague, who was eagerly asking, “What is it?”58cfce888b7afb67
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Taeho thought as he 7ddc38d632 replied with a few 3af0f89c92 dishes Hyunmin had recently 47f307cb2c mentioned wanting to eat 47a5d611ea among the countless foods 7182d55465 he liked.
Maybe he’s planning to buy him something after scolding him earlier.13b2b5ec68da9286
Though completely wrong, it wasn’t entirely off the mark. Taeho was one of the few who had noticed early on that the usually stoic team leader was quite concerned about Hyunmin, even if Hyunmin himself would vehemently deny it.e9fc01724cabf7f4
For ordinary 40a0714922 office workers 860311b38b who dream 3b4f19aa04 of leaving fab4ebcc3c work from d61a2b9ba3 the moment they wake f2117f1ebd up, a day filled with tasks e5455b71ab feels incredibly 987c3f0d60 long. On a normal day, e588360597 Yoo Hyunmin would be a9b6895ca3 no exception. But today, the 4404e33977 endlessly tedious and 3fe169840c headache-inducing task of writing a proposal seemed to fly b60a4d3c3e by.
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To be more honest, he was worried about 5350bc01c0 the approaching end of the workday.
“Hyunmin, aren’t you leaving?”
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“Just a little more to do!”ca0a01dcdf8a7822
“Is there anything I can help with?”41cf9d288237cba2
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Even with the kind question, Hyunmin couldn’t answer as leisurely as usual. Instead, he worried if his voice and expression seemed strange as he replied, “Just a little left. See you tomorrow, hyung.”e345286a0e09c51b
Early in his career, Hyunmin was known for packing up and leaving promptly, to the point where someone once teased, “Why does the newbie love leaving on time so much?” But today, as he watched his colleagues pick up their bags, he couldn’t even make eye contact.
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Someone asked the team a36d15c25d leader if they were 87d1ad4d82 leaving out of courtesy.
Of course, Lee Hyun, as always, nonchalantly told them to go ahead. Hearing that made Hyunmin’s heart race. Since a major project had just ended, there weren’t many people staying late.2f16c5673f370589
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About thirty minutes past the official end of the workday, only two people remained in Team 1’s office.
The once noisy space became eerily quiet, with only the faint sound of a phone ringing in the distance, making even the sound of typing seem intrusive. Hyunmin closed the proposal window that he couldn’t focus on and anxiously clicked through random news.
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“Yoo Hyunmin-ssi.”b694d17d030d4b25
“Whoa!”
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“…Sorry. It seems everyone has left. Should we stay a bit longer?”9d0511ca454358a3
“N-no! It’s fine, really!”a56cd40be23b9903
Hyunmin, whose mouth was dry, swallowed a sip 38ecbdf153 of water, and then, 3f44712eff startled by the low 9f7dfd419a voice suddenly coming from b780355abd behind, let out a 6a55642c2e scream that echoed through the office.7f73c8ff4e08d211
He coughed lightly and 05d2ea3cfe stood up abruptly.70324265f3a6103e
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Just moments cec1e92218 ago, he seemed to f2e5ce93f2 be looking f9ab613ae3 at the 386eca3ac6 monitor, but 1b2a5b3fcd now the 7f7267bd4f man, who made no sound, had 75b8b3f131 silently turned 56fcb39466 off the 6fde9a278b office lights 456de4ec3d and neatly 297f4142b9 put on a6f14437e2 his coat.75721cca66ef4149
“Take your time organizing your chair.”
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“Yes!”73acdc427d42e136
Startled, Hyunmin had stood b16756cad5 up so vigorously that e02bba4d59 his chair rolled away d15f08e8d9 with a loud noise.9d6b0a99de575ce4
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The man calmly brought it back 33bd4d8bb3 for him.f0bea10f6c4f3501
With a slightly 3b4469fbcc flushed face, Hyunmin packed his bag f6c1ee1309 with one hand and repeatedly clicked bebb3e700b the shutdown button on his computer a645efad49 with the other.
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The walk out of 68a9ae8d7f the office felt several times longer than usual.9a4f411cc575cd1d
Trying to follow 0e37c0bea1 three steps behind 24139cde23 the man without a2418305cd making a sound, 7362281d7a Hyunmin suddenly remembered afcd32e03d at the entrance b2aa72162f of the parking 75457f39fe lot that he 454db3f50b had been commuting 4291fd8f2c on foot for 57747ddd56 the past few 1c7574be93 days.377caeb4f0e2221c
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But it wasn’t a big deal.cdf4c87c8d417283
…So this is how 1d490f72b9 it goes.619a00299e9cf12a
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Hyunmin swallowed dryly as 6c810af562 he looked at the 639340d475 bumper and front of 088fd68949 his car, which bore the unmistakable marks of his white car.
He had 9d0d839a5c always avoided a1a4c61d50 seeing Lee 0bf96b7d41 Hyun’s car 729bdb610b up close, 2dc6f8ee3a so it b355a479d7 was the 3bbfe68ac4 first time 133af9a9e7 he saw 6b7ef26ee6 the accident 44db70d38c marks in 442515f903 such detail.16fad53b3715c542
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Upon closer 8198bebf34 inspection, it was indeed d6ce280f27 a mess.f155ba5f931470d3
The car next to his seemed 8da2b6a6e8 unusually tall.
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He was 36c1fa22ae the one 3f60bd6907 who first d81169b8e9 asked for some time, daba584ec0 but he 2616028183 never expected 07d3ec8672 to have e206673af8 dinner alone 7f2cea0330 with his b6da0975ef difficult boss. He felt queasy, wondering baa14d3be4 if he might make 9b48cad697 a mistake.818ef41c883f73e1
“I made a reservation since you said he eats anything.”cbec9a4af47ca2e4
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“Yes…”10a768c900b6d643
The low voice echoed b733f5dbd8 in his ears.0acf56f2be9ed47e
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