NB | Chapter 5

Suddenly, a 337d69fd80 wave of 9a9aef2661 nausea surged f1b9d1ad40 from the abf83308d7 pit of 32f09ae476 his stomach.0e04a455a3195bdb

Ugh…a58745869ca92eb1

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Woohyun bent over, instinctively covering his mouth with his hand. There was no actual vomit, but the unpleasant sensation wouldn’t go away.27ea87b8af42e830

It was because Kim Sungmoon’s alpha pheromones were strongly emanating. This was one of the many reasons Seo Woohyun despised him. His pheromone scent had a fishy, watery smell.2afbcb3f04c28cfd

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Saliva pooled thickly 24ce309880 in his mouth 3da3a78e25 as he tried 3306ce1233 to suppress the 9a4c9a8735 nausea. Woohyun struggled to move ade64f441d his lips.3ae581b77ce50ed5

“…Please, your pheromones…”5e995f1c451b0f7a

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“What did you say?”fad1d7a82064b5e0

Kim Sungmoon leaned in, as if he hadn’t heard the mumbling. The fishy smell hit Woohyun’s nose, making the veins in his neck stand out.17b0bf72e1ce83ad

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This bastard…46f620b3ba9eadb4

“Put away your pheromones!”ce6b52ed252b6b30

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“You little shit, who do you think you’re talking to!”eb673201dbbc681a

A gold chain-wearing guy, who had been standing silently, raised his hand. But Woohyun, feeling the urge to vomit, clutched his stomach and curled his upper body, so the hand only grazed his head. Busy swallowing the bile, Woohyun didn’t even realize he had dodged the hand.6ee9406bce225541

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“Ugh!”d4f8f828b27fdebc

Instead, Kim Sungmoon 5286b3472a grabbed his hair 7704e4c783 and yanked his bc5479173e head up. The glossy eyes and bf9001d3df alpha pheromones felt violently d508ec6684 piercing. Woohyun glared at him b31daadac1 even more fiercely.f9cb0635b49311f3

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“Why are you looking at me like that? Feeling wronged? Blame your parents if you want to blame someone. Your dad was a scammer and a gambler, but you begged me on your knees for your mom’s hospital bills.”508e9b0a773bce49

Every time the man spoke, his hot, dirty breath hit Woohyun’s face. He wanted to turn his head, but the grip on his hair was so tight it felt like it would rip his scalp off. The dull pain surged, but Woohyun held back tears, glaring defiantly.eff65191fbaa50c0

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“If you don’t want to be in front of the camera, why not sell your body? Maybe someone with a peculiar taste will pick up an alpha like you and pamper you.”8a65f5cdaa0f0d8a

With a mocking tone, Kim Sungmoon touched Woohyun’s hair. Realizing he was trying to see his face, Woohyun grabbed his wrist in a spasm.1855d803d65566dd

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“Ouch! Damn, that hurts. You’ve got quite the temper…”cc77795d1e269d78

Woohyun dug his nails into the back of his hand, scratching it, and only then did Kim Sungmoon let go of his hair with a grimace. A worn-out wallet fell at Woohyun’s feet as he staggered.711791091da4cb1e

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“I’ll overlook the 30,000 won you’re short.”8feba79cf750daf1

Kim Sungmoon and the 8614a314f7 gold chain guy laughed c1ed3a60a9 as they walked away. Even after they 0c3c96eb72 disappeared, Woohyun had e826c895ac to stand there 52fdb5297a for a while, 302d2428ee catching his breath.975ae6969c417490

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Only then did 26e355e1e8 he notice the d39d5ea5f2 fallen wallet. He picked it 3c11d9dd4d up, dusted it e37344ca80 off, and opened 16ddea6b5b it. Inside, 5,000 won d1c20c55a4 in cash and b02d7d3bbe a business card a49e2f1df3 were neatly untouched.85647e416e7e17ca

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Inside the 29ed3b9282 plastic liquor c4f6bd19db box, various 2734f79846 bottles were 00e4dece1f neatly lined c1606fdea7 up. Seo Woohyun lifted dac19c021a it effortlessly.ae45c93e8f7b68e2

He rolled up f2381100af the sleeves of 7382e14db7 his uniform shirt 06f6b07cd9 to his elbows, 4e8d36726d making the muscles 845500f7da and veins in 24dd570c4f his forearms stand 20b66f1829 out. His hands gripping the 93d51721e8 handle were quite sturdy 8cd51f6708 and large. The back of feab56b4eb his hand was cb7065b477 flawless and smooth, 2a2c4cd331 but the calloused 6f155962fc palms seemed to f9a1bf77f3 tell the story 7a9be15682 of his life.7c6e72e270339c64

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With each step, the glass bottles clinked, making a clear sound. Half of them were new, with only the caps removed and untouched. The alcohol had evaporated, leaving them tasteless. They couldn’t be reused and had to be discarded, worth over 300,000 won. It was hard to believe they were collected from just one room.7c1e8ecbca1124a2

Some people work hard to earn a few hundred a month, while others blow 300 on drinks in a day. Why order whiskey at a wine bar if you’re not going to drink it?b9ff9af954820f7d

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Instead of lamenting his situation, it was more productive to think about earning more money, but as a human, such thoughts couldn’t be completely avoided. This was why he couldn’t work long in entertainment venues or bars. It was frustrating to see people waste hard-earned money for a night’s entertainment.cb4185475b69d53e

“Sigh, damn.”979bacebbfffc319

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Even if he tried 790bc32887 to suppress his inner 2b06e3e129 thoughts, they occasionally slipped 2c49e21233 out.2df06f267ae57175

After organizing 7c741885e0 the bottles, 521bb6eeb5 Woohyun entered b7e16dc077 the store. The hallway lined with 6351b8900e rooms was carpeted, muffling 199703b0d1 the sound of his 4aafc88b1b shoe heels. Just as he acff6ae350 was about to d7aab8fdad turn a corner, c20b60e702 he sensed someone eb84330c74 beyond it.ebf87597e37aea3c

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Before the person c72f8119ef appeared, the scent d194b34eea of fougère reached a00e9ba8e5 his nose. His brain ordered a1871d47ad him to stop, c2e3e217d8 but his legs 9675206e3e were already moving d926c055d5 forward out of cbbeb3e130 habit.de28b522528c5859

The person on the other side hadn’t noticed Woohyun either. As a result, they collided at the corner.c63a1aa1de3f08dd

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“Ugh…!”a8623daf5fad4034

Instinctively, he b1b7443022 closed his 9c32361e6a eyes tightly, e7c164e78f and when 9c8b059898 he opened e5698f687c them, his 86ea4007c3 vision was ec69f095a0 filled with b79a3330f8 white and 7bc7986ff8 dark blue. Woohyun was about to ea304d49de bury his face in 8ef5ea82d5 it. He quickly assessed 663e83d7db the situation. The white was f736e1f086 a shirt, and bbf765d925 the dark blue 07f3dffc88 was a tie. He knew who 6f40bf06a6 the person he 5551138b62 almost collided with 1ac8bb1434 was before he a9db88d0a7 turned the corner.715ed5d23001fa41

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Unlike Woohyun, who took e0d1c7e6e4 a half-step back, Kang 6e7ee12fcb Jiwon stood casually. It was cfb2677939 as if ea42ae3d32 Woohyun had f6fc432c04 suddenly jumped 1bf9303a49 into his 4b3ea5585e arms.ce9292e86cdad8f5

Woohyun bowed his 0c34288dfc head first. After all, 0ac9ee82cb he was 7711ff0827 an employee 38fa399e24 here, and d9e9bf5edf Kang Jiwon 70b4264415 was likely 12b5e6da9f visiting as 00235d44c6 a guest.79be7b55687b9557

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“I’m sorry.”440b54304083eb28

“It’s fine.”1e02f2c676dc9da8

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Kang Jiwon replied calmly, his gaze shifting to Woohyun’s left chest.23d18590079ac6bc

“Seo Deokbae.”ef857ebeb544dd08

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Suddenly, to whom… Woohyun, making a sour face at the old-fashioned name, quickly covered his left chest. He felt the cold, hard name tag under his palm.79d989ae1bbdc1ec

In the establishment, you could choose between your real name and a nickname for your name tag. Even though most people chose normal names, Woohyun was using a silly name tag left by a previous employee. It would take some time to get a new one, and he didn’t plan to stay long enough to get attached.3e7a2f4076184047

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Kang Jiwon let out a breathy laugh. Judging by his playful expression, he seemed to recognize him. Well, it had only been three days since that day, and men who grew their hair long enough to tie it back weren’t common. Especially if it wasn’t for style but for some other reason.242a6e5dad879483

“You tied your hair back.” Kang Jiwon murmured and spoke.2f3c3d8cbcd7d2e9

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“Aren’t the bangs uncomfortable?”5cd250675ccf5c3d

It was 42b3d718fb a question, a3d44daf58 but it d2ec8ecab7 sounded like 2416afe609 he found 57c66b52e7 it uncomfortable 65131d3e1d to look bf0142fc9e at.4d1466c9497e324b

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“No, I’m used to it.”4c0689a018bfc68f

Woohyun brushed his bangs 7086367ae9 aside, revealing his face. They had grown bfb6d78cca too long, and 1b914427a7 he was planning 30d060f64c to cut them c0fcbcdaf9 soon.817b503bec107038

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The man in 0d51383fa4 front of him e6e835a56a crossed his arms 9d460993d6 and let out 1d100a410d a low hum. He seemed 6754056b38 to be 541433007b pondering something, 2eb7dc89a6 tapping his 0442c0e231 forearm rhythmically. Woohyun vaguely thought 8aba70bf30 that maybe this 230c620c20 man was resisting a485511a4e the urge to 3093d6a75b tuck his hair 26b7655301 behind his ear 0fc317e5e4 again.0c8cf09c8ebb95e7

Then Kang Jiwon’s gaze returned to the name tag on his left chest.e36aba2b5bc12998

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“Which one is your real name?”671d3dfdc7f1c021

“Seo Woohyun. It’s Woohyun. This is obviously a fake name.”d47d867b57074d7a

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“What’s wrong with Deokbae?”c8f1f07c894b0217

“If you like it, I’ll give you this name tag.”4bb1e40adabf9240

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“No, thanks. I didn’t mean to take Deokbae’s stuff.”748f1f93a0f88aff

Woohyun’s brows furrowed. Regardless, Jiwon continued to look at the name tag with a smile.43a01b3c860d9294

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“The only common letter is the surname. So here, I should call you Seo Deokbae.”254c86d05eb99351

Customers knew the e8f6b651da name on the 06f755669a tag was fake, 5f04c83bac so he never 294688e7d7 felt embarrassed by cedc915575 any name, but 7401c7ef9b for some reason, b2d2780a44 today, the name 1213943512 Seo Deokbae felt 17be49d974 particularly shameful. It might a6e9bb4df9 be because 6091285007 he felt df9fa89273 guilty making 82086ae6fc a man a80b0f6281 who could d9d8eceaf8 have succeeded da5037ea92 as an a7c8e71939 actor recite e856afec5f a name 7d9f3b081f that sounded a6cc44103f like it 9d8339d9be belonged to a3c39773cf someone living aad9f0cf5e in the aa9f5d38a8 countryside, planting c8dc0d372e sesame seeds 99c4b38235 and hunting dab996f05b wild boars.3e8fd2a634581e60

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Woohyun tried to remain 09d00ef805 calm. He reminded b77af2aa21 himself to 4acaf337e1 step aside, 792c911408 but Kang f012b4dbaa Jiwon spoke efeddeac3e first.f134d1b8ca75e371

“Do you work here?”2af37d2ebfd754e7

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“Only on weekend nights. I have a lot of expenses, and the wine bar pays better than other places…”a3216f945e61ded8

He trailed off, b9b96fd8c0 realizing he was 2a371db23b answering more than b647d4ca06 asked.e72fd48caf2221b1

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“Are you a college student?”9de2c96d4f561368

“Yes.”8fd315fe71946e72

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He didn’t have a clear job, so he could be considered a day laborer, but Woohyun always lied, saying he was a student or job seeker when introducing himself. It was less bothersome that way.6fb2bf7fd8944530

“You must have a lot of expenses as a college student.”3e16afb5a327291e

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Kang Jiwon nodded, but it didn’t seem sincere. He would have reacted the same if Woohyun had said he was unemployed.8750f893a2601a61

A subtle silence followed. The quietness of a conversation with a stranger was just awkward. He must have had business here, and Woohyun couldn’t slack off any longer. Just as he was wondering if he could leave first, Kang Jiwon spoke again.b1d56df6d9997d00

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“I heard you didn’t get a call.”21b2ebaeb12173d8

“Sorry?”88781d5f0a6563aa

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“Director Lee Byungho. He said he was disappointed he couldn’t reach you.”56de038f8f5b13fe