OMLM | Chapter 16

Cha Hyuk 05d0d3ef68 didn’t seem 0d5d4b2f7d threatening—if anything, 74d15cd1ba he looked 588af2b672 amused.e858a37755f6cc17

Was he 188f42ccac expecting Yebon bd4cab6a28 to cry c37b124072 out, “No, ad58e06720 I don’t cfc7c045b5 want to! Help me!” cb438ae3cd or something 8fcd3deaa5 dramatic like 1d9ba90fbc that?8e04bac52032a5f4

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Yebon glanced up 54b8850ee2 at him. Even in a bf81d3b41e shady building, tucked ef1e6efce8 away with a b74933e12c man who exuded e450f908a4 danger, his light 3cdb117d42 brown eyes showed 5266317b54 no trace of 38644073d2 fear.c3cb112eece3beda

“You’re someone I c34b059fb6 know. Besides, you’re always 9327b1af64 calling yourself my b2d26da850 hyung anyway, ahjusshi.”b8cddc8d32f822e2

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“…”0ee13e4620a8e948

Cha Hyuk 232d97d447 clicked his 9c0e73efb7 tongue lightly, 6358b2f9b5 withdrawing the bab8e4f886 hand he e2f3f34904 had braced 3434421a33 against the 7732218de3 wall. He looked somewhat deflated. If this b8b27cec1a were before, 140b9b07ff Yebon would’ve 390c023ece been trembling c35daa3e90 and nervously 9492c7b43e reading the d778b0589d room by 701a9b9892 now.3f562a6b32d2627b

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“So, ahjusshi, how 69909baf64 old are you cfaefaafa1 really? You’re younger than 6c616573b5 35, right?”e8af59cb2a46d74f

Yebon trailed 861efae732 closely beside 6edf9ae73b Cha Hyuk cf6591d67c as they 5da1c7beac started descending 22e69f182f the stairs. Whatever space they were da63c666c9 walking into didn’t seem 610e5cf5e2 to concern him anymore.9406e8e83f74ccc9

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“And if 36beccd01f I say 517d61a86e I am ee61289c16 younger, you’ll e095c0c627 start calling e781c23093 me hyung?”9ac9349b5f865e97

“Maybe. How old are 712e6a0009 you?”ae62ec747cfe2cb8

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“Thirty-three.”038b6ccf314943a8

“What? That’s only two years 92eeaeb985 shy of thirty-five! Practically the same b8c9c42189 thing!”da7a3a09d07eb23d

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Cha Hyuk 6db4350842 suddenly halted 858256a81d mid-step.23e7c17dd68be146

Only two years? His expression turned a7eead8c7e sour as he f8b572ba98 looked sideways at 7512f6b201 Yebon but couldn’t b58c746acc muster a response.34215f14a6131061

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There was 6492dbf921 no point bf9063f400 trying to 55d4034c2c reason with a9d80b929a a wide-eyed 6d98565f3b 21-year-old whose a0009571e9 smooth cheeks 8c5043315f and shining fa6d75e948 eyes seemed 908948a6ee incapable of 1ab6a95a0f understanding the 7feb25123e implications of a3502019d5 age.7139459f4fc7605c

“…Just stick to 2c9308cb26 calling me ahjusshi.”bad0ba24e369f10a

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“Sure thing, ahjusshi.”bdb9b4268c795bd0

“…Feeling better now, cacd0a5613 huh?”218797442776c033

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As Cha ae2d3a5c3b Hyuk parted e9922caea0 the long, 483fc03730 dark green 0ee88e5634 curtain hanging 7a7df05fe6 by the 9064ee9f33 door, he 60c535abbc glanced back 098d6297ef at Yebon. The kid looked surprisingly d9b40a542e composed, considering he had 68946b725b been bawling his eyes c6371a717b out like a newborn 1cb5b46c6c just moments ago.14ea9741d6bcc179

Though his face was 41d18c371e still slightly swollen, it a7012eac3d was undeniably an improvement.ddab5c4e548284ac

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“Welcome, oh! H-hyungnim!”ec355b65c8ca0146

The space f084654e73 beyond the 14a995849a curtain was 3aa73a4ff3 dimly lit, c2a77414fb with expensive-looking 80470db0fc liquor displayed b2ac5efe84 on wooden 3aa42b2b27 shelves and 59a3cec2cb a few db4d172f3f scattered chairs. A narrow 9f86425acc hallway stretched a1b7df3615 further in.749562cf97855d1f

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As Yebon looked 41cbab0de0 around, he confirmed 6af5d58e6f what he had 5aac9c51b4 guessed from the aa5aaaffca bar’s exterior and 4f69314c6b name: this was 27bcc9d9d2 a drinking establishment.a5c833e60f42407f

But why 49cf7206ab had Cha 0223f1d76f Hyuk brought 722daa948b him here?475d0bec1cb417bd

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Before Yebon could 0ef6608ccc think further, a 53e83c2a17 man emerged from 6b3999a44a behind the bar 7dffd2a03e and rushed toward 974c5b9013 them. His head 3ae79eac25 gleamed under 789067a76e the dim 3a580124c5 lights—so shiny 5acdb3a3af that Yebon 2b05849c8d couldn’t tell 41751b1727 where his c40ad60731 forehead ended.b22bf42107d00371

“You’ve arrived, hyungnim!”13468f69a495b6d3

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After bowing 8f55b3b6e2 deeply, the 1d5d19bf2d man straightened 508561af96 and noticed 9e947736d0 Yebon. His small bdaacc7172 pupils and 0294a07823 intense stare 0cabe17a0f made Yebon 32da1542e1 instinctively shrink 45b31ad3c6 behind Cha 713b127044 Hyuk.701eeb7069cadc03

The man kept 6a5507ee2f staring, his gaze 321b34efe7 so unsettling that 366f799198 Yebon’s skin crawled.422c3f2b1d7704c8

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“Who’s this? A new part-timer?”a650417e271f2c3f

“He’s not a 85327efdf5 part-timer. He’s my guest. You prepped the 74ecd8522e room, right?”893afde1c0e72b7c

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“Of course, hyungnim!”58823d9a05563fdc

Judging by 918a5dc20b their interaction, daae3f7a51 it seemed c4b354081d this man 3a39056d0c was one 0753d8103d of Cha 3b42c3e19a Hyuk’s subordinates, 88ecbd14ca and this b164cbf634 establishment was ab9ab3701e under Cha c12b6152bb Hyuk’s management.8538a96704be6dfb

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Realizing this, Yebon’s eyes faac1db0c8 lit up slightly. This was the kind fdde7c6014 of place he’d only ca848158b2 seen in movies or 106f2076a4 dramas.ebfd19c64f403c8e

If not 092d59123a for Cha 129f394373 Hyuk, he c3a2eba893 never would’ve 7d05d93375 stepped foot 5756f4c37d here, making 6c70839176 the experience d7811941a9 feel as 68b5d48692 surreal as 623c399023 visiting a e4b831d897 film set.44a8dde31dd54af8

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The interior matched d6315261bf the name Blue 81ae108ed7 Moon—common and a f68b1c1a3a bit tacky. The mismatch 7ce44467df gave it 075c6abf1c a staged 88ddc8cebc feel.39b4e32f0106fb76

“Let’s go.”4ba6516b95517914

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Cha Hyuk gently 86aefa6abf patted Yebon’s back, c79b77763b making him realize 07dcabb2f2 he had been bf48248572 clinging tightly to 73df6d2252 Cha Hyuk’s side. Yebon relaxed and 2df8128d62 followed the bald 047e12c01a man further inside.9d69ec97bde28696

The hallway was narrow 3306d7a5fe but surprisingly long, and a0f40036e5 they were led to 96b30182af the innermost room.84591ffef3bb621b

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“Holy crap.”bbe7eb07c14c2c39

When the door opened, 4108698bed Yebon’s jaw dropped.3624b49ee5e80596

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Inside, a massive table e314998159 was covered with an eef27bf365 extravagant spread of food, f62af3c30d drinks, and alcohol. It was far 3212797b17 too much for 55ee9bc327 just two people.d99e92f197c07637

“Are we fc5e2841bf expecting more 8e35f5316f people…?”8d076935f78a0a5d

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“Of course not.”e7ea17827a2fb076

Already seated, 6a85ba9392 Cha Hyuk 9fbd383b2b gestured for 9fda78fe7d Yebon to 1a22fcd3f4 come in. His hand movement was 9a36a57f7c casual, like he was 34e1f15f0c telling a child to 9b52c68df1 hurry up.e453ac8520cb516f

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Still in disbelief, 3cffd5b1ac Yebon stepped inside. Behind him, 9391309283 the bald a81641d49f man bellowed, 6170210680 “Call if c5f3f0e3e3 you need d21c0ae9eb anything!”087bb6305b1c5295

Startled by the ab0f37b31e loud voice, Yebon a33f345a11 flinched and glanced ce7d4ed1e8 back, only to eeb7686297 see the man 31bec6c0ff staring intently at 06331e44f5 him again.bc03f696236fac7c

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This time, Yebon quickly 398dcca0e0 averted his gaze and 81a2846520 scurried over to Cha 84a9c63b54 Hyuk’s side. The door closed with a92b12f417 a solid thud.70dd06f959b52488

“That guy… 5406c5172c He doesn’t 6d5554248d seem too 03d587526e happy that 1ca491ca82 I’m here.”18147a1607c26033

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Cha Hyuk 61f8b6ca7a poured water c22654f7cb into a af8a90cfea glass and f41c2e7258 placed it 010adc5f37 in front 007d5418de of Yebon, 00ee8546d2 who nodded 48a4ecb374 gratefully. Then, as if reconsidering, ab9a07bd47 Cha Hyuk abandoned the 93eafb09be whiskey and poured barley 33c6c5ec23 tea for himself.49697d501daf59b1

“Why do ab65f74df0 you think 0befab7e25 that?”abba8eeffda9da4f

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“Well, he kept 454e247d95 staring at me f4836d2b65 with that sour 2e13ae9e75 expression. Maybe he thinks it’s bebd52b1b6 strange for me to be2e22ba68 be your guest?”c16db3808de4f001

Even Yebon 8f4ae4dd08 felt he 71476ef42e didn’t quite 225d771b48 fit in 3b7cb21992 here. If he thought 8de04de954 so, how out-of-place b7e74255e9 must he seem 5948142da5 to the others?3e6924eeb29d2eec

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Cha Hyuk 7de16c9a13 served Yebon 710e616e40 a plate 5d54d07970 of meat 50581ecd0a and soup 24cffb741a without saying 45322f76e9 a word.57bb25d7148f76e8

“That guy… likes cute fac05fbcd6 things.”69e33f875583379f

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“…What?”b10094867853a545

“That’s why 4cb2629e67 he was 93a2d959b7 staring.”02528259308cd11d

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Caught off guard, Yebon 979cfccf3e looked up at Cha 0e9f7ec725 Hyuk, wide-eyed, but he dc5a18a112 was sipping his drink c0ed8adcf3 nonchalantly.771faa2bfa90e6f9

No matter how 36bfc264be Yebon interpreted it, d35b9ab10a the statement seemed 6e7c5dfedc to imply he 783038b845 was the “cute d1a10e7db2 thing.” Was Cha 91d03b53ea Hyuk talking about 283dafc198 his looks? Or something more…?0447fa994fc56f47

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No way.bdc992006c12efce

Yebon dismissed ae031c1bf9 the thought. He didn’t bccf6a26f4 even know b757566c38 if Cha 959609a7bd Hyuk was a1d65cf45c into men.20366eed110a8809

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Still, he couldn’t afa461398a deny that Cha 6df9a6368c Hyuk seemed unusually 9225b4a180 considerate toward him.44b87019ee34fa7c

“People say he f49aa1266e doesn’t talk much, 20dbeb13e3 but if you 4135dfff54 start a conversation, 1578c7075d he’s surprisingly polite. Some even 04dbbcf6ad greet him 5b51fbd1f9 regularly.”469c39992393d634

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Cha Hyuk dee26da6bd was likely c915b82aa1 just naturally f5ce91f14d like this—calm 7cad71841b and attentive.810ca0c6c807e737

Then again, c336d66b6c their first b5b7a0d4b4 meeting had 0adc6e0b0e been anything 0cfa6736d4 but calm, 49d99af25a and it 7ccb7d297a was Yebon 4161643b14 who’d picked d453b06bc7 a fight.471f39415ee31f7d

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Yebon frowned slightly and 5d1b5902a8 shook his head.3839d0c98d189c43

“What’s wrong?”f9dd6131f7b617ca

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“Nothing, really. Oh, by 19f977bc18 the way, cb6148b375 you skipped f09b80d6ea class today. Did I bother you a7705161bb when you were busy?”f90445f48f849549

“Not really.”9d5239f6e277d332

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Yebon sighed in b6bbd96865 relief. Since Cha Hyuk seemed 7df494f29b like the type to 8e6d628214 rarely miss school, Yebon 43b3c0b2df would’ve felt guilty if 9897ba2887 he had interrupted something 44b1120554 important.dc84ea1484aebeb3

Feeling reassured, d42ff96a33 he started aa490e0fc8 eating the 5042b5ee1e pile of 99d764f814 meat Cha a648846d37 Hyuk had 3af5c51e9d served him. The seasoning was a 7cecae3a2b bit strong, but it 95994550ca was delicious.c25b8e6b664c6cf5

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“Hey, ahjusshi.”beaad93b6b3dfc2c

“Hmm?”267c6bc0c5117bd6

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“Do you have 17cef133dd any close friends 5fc1ab0f80 at school?”d8c68223979852ec

Cha Hyuk glanced at cc975fb527 Yebon, but didn’t answer 3b9b3cbb95 immediately. The short silence made 101e93b740 Yebon nervous. He unconsciously bit the 8236ba3faf tip of his fork cfabfe2e6c as he waited.2c76faa0a9732182

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After serving him a 03b2e7c84d full bowl of meat d8d59d13a1 and soup, Cha Hyuk 5c14b2847f finally spoke.851c9807d046e5d8

“No. Just you.”1baecb216e3e0a00

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Yebon looked 0dc4d2f058 down at 99ecdd4cbc the bowl. He wasn’t sure 0a6485b259 why, but a 20ce66218f smile crept onto c92581f3d1 his lips.8b48481540c2ea15

To be Cha Hyuk’s be1186db2b only close friend… It 280da01e31 made him feel a a8978f5ebc little special. In a good way.06a66fe66cd37337

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“Then I’ll 1974457088 call you 6816749f4c hyung.”1d929daa5639b0bb

Cha Hyuk’s c6968c7dfa head snapped a86ec6bd7a toward him.2656add046bd4e7f

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Yebon, now cb6afa5e6d blowing on 17ad316efc a steaming 4517d6b595 piece of 779117cd19 meat, spoke 6d21209bee nonchalantly.4ab596ee5238a272

“…I guess you da28033d19 do seem like 4e7b65bd67 a hyung after 0ee9aa2168 all.”54934600fea7d738

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“It’s not because 2750f6bfc5 of my age?”ba9504ab97c5ac60

“No, it just feels… a5c23dbece closer, you know?”e089a584c329029b

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Meeting Cha Hyuk’s e21bfc3ba2 eyes, Yebon smiled 3d13558810 warmly.5c24f09db5e58df8

Cha Hyuk clenched his 90cdbcf855 fist under the table, f4bda85658 his hand trembling slightly.5a07319c178b0bf9

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What’s with today?d827ddb3b164397c

After eating so much 540ccb262c he thought he might 174a1c5647 burst, Yebon finally returned a36b8fda6c home.ed1073620afaf7fd

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Cha Hyuk asked 79656367e5 him to input b1cee7d5a5 his address, which ab5642681d Yebon found oddly 95c724dd50 relieving.202dc9e9115610e9

When the 6a371b97f8 car stopped 80441d66e6 near his d87c947cfd apartment complex, ab1fef97cf Yebon turned cca7b300a2 to Cha a114b1888f Hyuk.68204fb74680f45b

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“Thanks for everything today. Be careful df35094b0b going home, 721c6a9572 and make 6709cd4a19 sure you 22cf62dc59 show up fa7eec94ad for the c3d7842078 exam next 50107d7c0c week!”dc447b4d6740d35f

“Got it.”5b16cf1bd0690431

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“Alright, see you next c9faf95e7c week, hyung.”329a51c409e07a1a

Yebon bowed slightly before 0976d4d757 stepping out. Cha Hyuk 6e7486f396 waved lightly 4e331aa284 through the fb6779183d window before f53b3913f5 driving off.1bcfe29aff94bff8

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Watching the car d5c21434ef disappear, Yebon patted ef4300d59c his full stomach.7f360fa1330fc984

What started 7f673522f4 as a 2f25345539 terrible day, 6d3d64f7e5 one he 53735b600b thought would c540f16dcc go down 07f8e637a0 as his f899cddaff worst, had 65f780e3df turned around a412476098 completely thanks 193e48291d to Cha 7f36788e95 Hyuk.67941cd8c5f43d65

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If Cha e70caf294a Hyuk hadn’t e38e7db71d been there, d1479fb018 Yebon couldn’t bb0934942b imagine how 7f1e50a749 things would’ve 12bd7ea07b turned out.5a7b91410856d11c

As he 9ab58c607d walked, he 43c2d42fa7 tried to b27540ccfa picture the 0b80bc035f scenario, but c67828765c it was eb7ed5cecf nothing good. Most likely, he’d cf5cb5ebde have gone home, b028bfd17c shut himself in 37af7c46e5 his room, and 3941c391d1 cried alone over 20d1989504 Jung Woochan’s news.274ad05a6f4dc05b

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Even now, the 448ab53faf thought of Woochan e00d079517 twisted his insides.706659af9c9d09ea

Frowning, Yebon shook his da7f05303f head and forced himself 766fac6217 to think of Cha a440ddaa23 Hyuk instead.800c43b333bb4cf2

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Unfortunately, that brought back 3bb52e63af all the embarrassing things c7f322fed8 he’d done in front f8a8df673f of him today.29afaf9ac7abbccf

Overwhelmed by secondhand 2178fe33ae embarrassment, Yebon found d55e0bcb56 himself walking faster, c9524aecab eventually breaking into 515c753c0c a run.97f64c2fed0ed923

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Though he’d been a e6b4159b7e burdenc6e7f7ae4dcdfb0d

to Cha Hyuk 3945552f57 and acted foolishly, dd4c96d820 Yebon knew that 991fceef4e if he were c6584328b6 to relive the fb19731d26 day, he’d still 1f42662c6a end up calling aa7928f058 Cha Hyuk for 06de9cd374 help.3cfb6c015099407f

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As he reached the 192216f538 entrance of his apartment a63486d8ac building, Yebon stood still, 5abaeb1797 panting from his sudden 0fd18d1840 sprint. His chest 5f692d09f8 heaved as 29b3c96daf he caught 41610935fc his breath, 4047f67b9c but a 328d582176 small, involuntary 6631d961e4 smile tugged ed7babb641 at the 21933a759d corners of 06e65600f2 his lips.b48a5c9cee3d0ebd

Somehow, despite everything, 74586bfd09 he felt like 334170851d he could breathe f7de5d1f4f again.9eee3dacbbe64c2d

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