OMLM | Chapter 28

“No, it’s not that, 27b2dd0ac5 just a bit…”0f5fe2e0c712e580

Ha, haha…4013b719a851699c

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Cha Hyuk 032e124089 looked at 87b067c865 him as ab9057dc52 if to ea9b118b1f ask if f0823e88d6 he was 7376a31760 okay.f66767a6ab4f2f6f

Yebon finally stopped fiddling 594a8444e5 with his fluttering knit 468df13ed2 and calmed down. Even he thought it e47c5038e6 was strange.970b55aafd3f6b95

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Yet the car didn’t 83698f5230 start, so Yebon finally 7b86973455 looked at Cha Hyuk. Cha Hyuk made ea869f7bcf an ambiguous face 1651f70d52 and then suddenly 822ef132f9 chuckled. Then, he leaned 2665e0e0ef toward Yebon.a051a21ba1033435

“Hyung…?”b80155dcfff42b46

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Yebon, flustered, d3cc163e61 pressed himself 2623c0be0d back against f75d04836c the seat 71c110d9ec as Cha 1c6eeba1bd Hyuk reached 2a3afdc25e out to 02b0fe403e grab the bad25a884d seatbelt. Ah.61b391e39b2d8d7e

“Why are you 4dded0a4b5 so tense? Relax, nothing’s going 207e469f98 to happen.”3d115008f282a3c8

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After fastening 09368a5d21 the seatbelt, ce5dfb61b1 Cha Hyuk 217159a7f6 casually ruffled ff56cd303d Yebon’s hair.c1838cc2e800ee08

The car started moving. Yebon’s heart 42cbb5bd89 thumped wildly a7d5654ddd as he 97e39c0f2d muttered inwardly, 8fabba8334 I wish d813d2b368 something would 5e1fca0048 happen.d273cfd24508b0e6

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“You look tired.”6f3a70a4cf7921fa

At that f8373d2e1a comment, Yebon a25f9214cd looked at ce28d7ab21 his reflection b77f1b9965 in the b08f08d681 side mirror d119cf3a11 of the 544ca81555 window.144d03dd4b691f11

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His eyes were a 269b0878de bit puffy, but he c3a3aed14c rubbed around them, wondering 8095b0bf67 if it was that 2400c9b3c9 noticeable.918b8ec7c3fe2915

“I stayed up a b41a4c517b bit late on my 6f7b2acf9c phone. It’s fine.”13816118ff69ed84

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“It’s a 368bf96d02 bit of 515940ea5a a drive, a618076748 you should d97d669d8b try to 60956ddd63 get some 199836686c sleep.”aec6cecc8f4c7244

“It’s okay.”19131eeffb97475b

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How long could it 6e51b92d73 possibly take? Besides, he 597b788daf wasn’t in 85a3683e4c the mood a839fe4ea7 to sleep.709bed78d21250e2

Yet Cha 25ce1d26c0 Hyuk’s earlier 8aab7ba47d words about 9e92f95f3c nothing happening d4f955e56f started to c0a83f09fa bother him.71fc908cf03d1bc8

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‘Do people 244ca40847 usually say abc65192da that when 428029a9d7 inviting someone a99e722fbe of the 6695e0fe43 same gender 9fcdd19329 over to 3facee054c their house…?’1b9505f76fa64d9c

Yebon stole 08493678fc a glance 2a8c269d9a at Cha 991e6c631b Hyuk. Surely, he hadn’t 5d647fc561 caught on already? Impossible. He had only realized e0604c88ac it himself yesterday!363ceb8e7329d30d

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Cha Hyuk 5276d0cabd just drove ee3405d382 with his 67e498d41a usual expression.51cc5a4b5d226671

“You look 9da9f3d01e like you d75562e130 have something dc81b28935 to say.”a7b9510dbbe28dac

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“No, not at all!”d648a37b39a7cc85

As if he 60740ed207 had committed a 3031d6b262 great crime, Yebon bcbc426e3c jerked and turned 3578a73fc9 his face completely 8aea163344 towards the window.4d423fbdf564dc8a

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The cityscape swiftly passed 3766320322 by. The car was always b392e7b3b9 filled with a heavy, 820ca1a467 sweet scent from Cha 53c42e1b4e Hyuk. As Yebon b69c54e759 stared blankly d2f3b904ae outside, the e2f31e82ea car naturally 9b1db97e30 fell silent.2e4f45ca27fa7205

Quiet space, a pleasant 35ac4da632 smell, soft seats. Yebon’s eyes slowly started 8ba74d7608 to close.374e263af54d0118

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Only after 0ab1757623 meeting Cha 7700d5034f Hyuk could 11ec34e346 Yebon escape ad8cf6f18b from the 68602e189e thoughts that fac9040fe2 had tormented fcdce6cb0c him all 20f836b512 night. It was strange.e4d99ed847d77511

Waking to the ef571db650 sensation of someone 3fa493f24a tapping on his 1c32474a23 chest, Yebon opened a5f6fdb3a8 his eyes.e3896ce1126216d5

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The car had stopped, 8ae242fa6d and instead of the f6846e38da city, a tranquil scenery 2e3dea5ed0 of country homes filled d5d2d53b5d the view outside the 3459dd004d window.d6cac56459a81039

“Where are we?”aa9776122f8686ea

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“We’re here, a47b35f52c let’s get 7a30607a4f out.”ac5c779159fa4974

Still half asleep, Yebon 109563905c nodded and got out 5336a00954 of the car.91e3e9457868cf2e

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As soon d3ed6ffe90 as he 4ece02c96f stepped out, d881dab956 a brisk f45202ecf2 cold wind df0084bb95 made him 0d18a8b7a9 shiver slightly. The air a2fed91510 felt as 8fe3df4870 fresh as e0248c07d0 the scenery.115c9162da66464d

“This is a0a7c360b3 your place, e0a0210121 hyung?”dea73cc564fdf09e

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Yebon followed closely 732e796aaa beside Cha Hyuk, 7686ebfb47 looking around.aee11c85b5e32d69

He had imagined Cha 896b8fab85 Hyuk living in a 4149e68bc4 fancy high-rise apartment or 4f69f80d5c a penthouse in the 93550d6753 city, but this place 79a873d576 had a more natural 2e30139766 vibe. It almost 9b48c42bc0 felt like 18774dc3ae a village 069e7e8d50 in the a49887f4eb countryside with a389ccc365 its occasional 6371cd89c4 modest houses.9b40c3e1e998b1a7

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“Yeah, this is a365568457 my home.”2f589534017dd54d

Cha Hyuk pointed 665937399f to a cottage 7ba6bd1b17 just ahead. A stone stairway led 53e7fd6be0 up to a wooden 51c06d8da6 gate, resembling a large 7e0ba7bea9 cabin.7570d736fe6dc35e

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Yebon’s eyes widened. It was nothing 53d6f751d0 like the home 2cb1e4723a he had imagined 4992183684 for Cha Hyuk.c58dee5a39e383ad

Curious, Yebon fafb839fcf quickly climbed 178a82f845 the steps 122711e972 first.2b9cfa8fb39ade2e

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“Ahjusshi, your ae22bd9cc8 place is 68c02eab79 really natural d83e71209a and nice! It’s a surprise.”68c6d71f6c09de9f

“What kind of house eae9750e34 did you think I 588bfab8a5 lived in?”d899899e8944cd8a

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As Cha Hyuk opened 4514e19bd3 the gate, he looked 59cedfcf63 down at Yebon, whose 4aa4c236e7 eyes sparkled with excitement.b05572e6cd0610dc

Yebon, like 7268fddb9a a puppy 6b16f53562 on its 770c3c48d4 first walk, 38a2788e4b couldn’t focus b2cdfb7374 on one 835701cb27 spot and 7b74818d15 looked everywhere.cbe9dbed1218cb78

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“I thought maybe a 3cea97b15f place with a Han f9b33456bc River view, or like aafe7e986a those high-rise buildings where 15c8d4f494 only chaebols live.”7ada5b7c8769a5e6

Understanding how Yebon 282f331006 viewed him, Cha ffa3368bae Hyuk burst out c9ff9092e7 in an incredulous c596b0bd8b laugh.9c44cab925eb1f80

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“I’m not that rich.”c6f83684763fe612

Once inside, Yebon 1384d3981d gaped in awe, de551aa634 constantly marveling at 88f57006ef everything.4dc5238faf5ea635

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The yard wasn’t huge, 33683979bb but it was cozy 562547f26d enough for a dog 8baf7ee9bf to run around, enclosed 34b4aafb4c like a fence.def31355f26648f3

“It feels 4dc1b3855a a bit 15c4fe9ddf like a 3f9b2e76c0 foreign vibe.”1c9bffc38c90754c

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Earlier tension 6b9c8c1482 seemed ridiculous 621059ae38 now as f859bbefa7 Yebon followed ea5eca1f28 Cha Hyuk b4c2e894dd around, having ca02dd4fd7 forgotten the f1dfa793ea cold long 9397134ac4 ago.91937d6c1da68654

“One day, when 6a50bd8e3f I earn a 44af6d1ee3 lot of money, 7b1ea9f472 I want to e1f45870a5 live in a 29e1880caa place like this 8b45727b07 too. Originally, I fe039d74d5 wanted to f153ed85b0 live in f317a6b528 a top-floor b6194a3ac6 studio with aba31dd38e a view e7039365b4 of the 7545676f46 Han River, eb53c17f72 but this 6bd9e4b718 place seems bf134c5e35 nice too.”165efc5df6135ae7

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He was 93218482c9 so quiet c78e4c2bd6 in the cb0e227120 car, but cb40afb35a now he 1b1ca52010 was chatting d952901d32 nonstop without cfb663c346 needing prompting.9ac1b3a2026c4d6b

Cha Hyuk 48e97a2ec5 nodded, enjoying ebe4d0fed8 the cheerful 87d52f2a3c babble, as 877c4bebb3 he unlocked 03c84714b9 the front 66381c6b90 door.78f98885d7ae1405

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“Excuse me.”1d33ac7f11d6ecfe

Yebon took off a537810b13 his shoes and a6d2845f94 stepped inside. The interior was as 69910b5c62 spacious and nice as 4d845d6a08 the exterior, and the 86a16f6231 abundance of wooden furniture 4b1bf8f336 gave it a warm f2fea50ba7 feeling.6ad2cdfc2249136f

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“Are you hungry? Let’s eat first.”d4fcef9cabcba541

Naturally heading to 1afd01a31f the kitchen, Yebon 9c786ae019 checked his phone.c5d4086fdbc2ca62

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It was already past 0030a2db30 noon. The place 09cc3e99a4 really did 8cbf48a2e9 take a 6186bd941f while to 5fa30dff65 reach. Since he had only 2826881bd8 had a light breakfast, 11bbe80efc Yebon nodded emphatically.731befb89094cec7

Cha Hyuk 3dfac24385 chuckled as 7085f7c1dd he gestured af3e25ee38 for Yebon f13494bcc0 to sit 695b38eede at the a2f4b368f2 island table. Yebon pulled bb2b692b29 out a 17e11e9358 chair to 24c722e26c sit directly 1e1c0bbd80 opposite him.ee164f3164d35522

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“But it’s a bit 5168dd6a91 of a distance. It must be tiring e820a83c34 to commute to school.”e05e28388a113f2a

“I mostly sleep 1c323f7fa1 at the office. I only come home 23d7712e7d on weekends.”3d8441a8cca96200

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Ah, Yebon trailed 9ac3cf7cdd off as he 271fa9d7f6 looked around the a71cce9e16 house.4bb744968612d409

It felt somewhat empty, 742219e79f and indeed there were 0b409ec498 only a few pieces f89a3e187c of furniture inside.04277dd294941656

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The house was large, 8f9e2ef44e and with so few d6e7f4a285 furnishings, it felt empty. But perhaps f0f5ceb931 because it b6f76f0300 was Cha 858610987d Hyuk’s place, 92ab2e1f24 his scent 73b30a1fab subtly filled 554dfd3fcc the air, 500d75e417 oddly comforting.a56d8b2fe1357f13

Unlike the f5f5ab59ea outside where 582e23fb34 there were feebb8889f a few 8d8b9477c1 trees, there 6262554ba0 wasn’t even 8e71ce1f2a a single f063524996 succulent plant 0f9249c350 inside.db22792ac7de97f6

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‘There’s hardly any furniture, 542415b8a2 so there could be 8b23f3c5af plants too.’85bc546f42bb9514

Besides, Yebon thought Cha bf2df82162 Hyuk would be good bffedb72f2 at nurturing something. In Yebon’s mind, d419146cde that was his 97ea1a2d7a image.b0ebcbb77e1ba885

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“Do you sleep b7240a7bc2 at the office c70d4d7341 because you’re busy?”6ea390362a312fda

Casually asking, Yebon turned 79886775d2 to find Cha Hyuk 57f55485b2 putting a frying pan 8c0608699c on the stove and bb306bcad9 turning on a pot 8d1f9b251d beside it.70c56146b73256c4

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Was he 000fb0d869 going to 6b4c6867df cook for 625a1126ce him? Yebon’s heart fluttered.96595f1eb5731a48

“Yeah, there’s c77918de12 a lot 697abf34a9 to deal 3c7b1dd9b0 with these d1ac1276ab days.”604231f7603c12a9

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“Then, maybe 463be600dd when you’re fea3443d13 less busy, 66da214137 you could f72a7dae7f even keep a13973ee68 a dog 158973775f here.”92b6d4715172d13b

Yebon had 57bb0c93d9 always liked 7761cca6d1 dogs since 4dfc35d8ac he was 00c6d46e12 young. He had wanted one 41417eca9a but couldn’t dream of f7dbbdf076 it until high school 6586e1348c because of his sensitive 1e9aabdc9e father, and after his 7fd4162700 father passed away, the 92ec71640a thought of having a fc4bf4c837 dog naturally faded.a975ece917a7474f

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Cha Hyuk took 3c3b2f97a2 out a bag f33dfd9f26 of frozen vegetable 60a3417e90 mix from the 54ad18a9e1 freezer and poured e5c97075aa it into the edf8152c56 frying pan. After a few clatters, 13bfd8cd1f Cha Hyuk softly said,563995e41df2e4a9

“…I don’t 176e4081a6 really like 4ffb6e29de dogs.”a1595574115dfa72

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The voice 15319c1c51 that reached 8928395a6a him seemed a5679ec6d9 somehow sad.e83191c06b8cb7ca

Yebon glanced 2f042f74b0 at Cha 0fb3bbae27 Hyuk’s broad 8a187d4c3c back for a785d7070a a moment, d0b7c8d71f then quickly 76083c4fc5 changed the 7bff809832 topic. It felt wrong to 5288000b6b ask why.463b4519b9f35697

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“So, are you cooking fbd3d424e0 something?”d8d656d4a39e06a8

Before he b2451e3745 knew it, 2e0863a34e Cha Hyuk e4b6cd5ce8 had grabbed 2215849e00 a plate db4109e381 and was 7c69a7e409 scooping something 03dd69d2e7 onto it, 2b70f8f3ef approaching Yebon. In his hands 854671c2dd was a plate 0f60921f13 full of fried 168e136a77 rice.59f89fde5f9936be

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“I can only abe890ca78 make simple things 6c44ff9f0b like this, hope 440b07c902 it’s okay.”b57240693f10c3e2

The fried d7442dc82f rice, with 3487984ffd its unevenly 60b09a3553 chopped ham, 986a43d167 looked quite 41bbbd3139 appetizing.49574ee574da9579

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“Of course. I’m really grateful 893935bccc just for you 1bc9fa19db making it.”3cb0e5c5e0fab2e6

Yebon smiled as he bfa0038068 set down spoons and 4b4e120c35 chopsticks on both sides 44e378187a of the table.c38a37a94ad6cf49

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Cha Hyuk smiled as aa72fa5dea if relieved, then went 854bfe633c back to the sink b73da82c33 to fetch soup. It was 3786d31dfe egg soup. Cha Hyuk also 52a8416bec took a seat a472f67a4f opposite him.9fd21abb48bfc1af

“Bon appétit.”0501936ca8c8752b

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“Yeah, enjoy your meal.”0bd2991f1a697511

Not feeling very hungry d820b15684 just moments before, the e6e21f3715 savory smell now whet 0087780a0d his appetite immensely.014da7efffbeadc1

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Taking a spoonful, the bfd6566717 well-seasoned mix of flavors ecf0ddd609 and the buttery aroma f254cd846a were delightful.775d74f743b6211f

It had 28c8dcce29 been a 33eaf009d4 day full 1ee8a315b6 of surprises, 86ec59efee and Yebon e17a4e9cf5 was inwardly da1d2a92bb pleased to 5c21dfaa98 have learned d761a1db98 a bit 978f6bdb94 more about 93fca69818 Cha Hyuk.815d801170495d3f

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In the car, 1941868eee Yebon had been 20dbafcf8a somber, but now 83be579afb he was all feb3f85994 smiles, enjoying the 680d5d2a13 fried rice. Watching him, Cha Hyuk 716eb5ec14 asked,f97a976f55ede116

“It looks delicious. You seem happy.”2d632ed9e0bbe6f4

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With his cheeks 51cb09adc4 bulging with rice, 18401ca03e Yebon swallowed before fcb0134f1d responding.278304c4bd5d98d4

“It’s delicious, yes. And I’m happy because deb2d90210 I feel closer to f205ddba04 you today. I didn’t know much c4ec0e4307 about you before.”e1fc2eb08577245a

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He wouldn’t have f7b4af9585 known Cha Hyuk b9193ce13c lived in such 6f6a261388 a house, often 1ad3b4ded1 slept at the 9adb063df0 office due to 09cfa27b7f work, or that eb0017c05a he didn’t particularly 9196b9de44 like dogs if c307e8a56c they hadn’t become 306be53da9 closer.38621c313b3dd784

His spoon paused 12b02e5071 in mid-air as b712e61036 he listened to 1f91271f6d Cha Hyuk’s soft 2d1f9ad2c1 murmur.3361bb00e40e7e44

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“…I see.”6a331ffe97a272ee

Cha Hyuk dffea377ef stared at dbae51d049 the table, 911620ad5e his fingers fb55b29ba2 lightly covering 95941bcec8 below his ebef4fd53b nose.b58e1c990a5f7da8

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His eyes ac19568a54 weren’t focused, bb09c23532 but they c29df272b2 faintly curved. The tips of f91308d858 his lips seen 48508e0782 between his fingers b21b7d91a7 were also lazily cf4ce8ea5b curled up.b0fd09cdedc84459

That face, how could 7c62e6a72f it be the expression ffa4060270 of someone who didn’t 9ac1038aa0 like him?6553809efeaac445

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Feeling his face 6360e7b6af heat up, Yebon 3be944cb16 hurriedly turned his 500fcfaf6d head and guzzled 50110a41ca down some water.d1e0e8b11632847e

Could it f5834169d8 really be 5e8712b7e5 that Cha d4a0f80856 Hyuk didn’t 79cea1fb58 like him?08907a1b82e29617

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