OMLM | Chapter 30

When Cha 79a740853f Hyuk looked b499018649 at him a48bda6dcd with startled e245895358 eyes, Kang 7d8915b965 Yebon’s already 02b669e2df tear-stained red 6f57b63d06 face turned 12905b1016 an even a7e3debf5a brighter shade 09a3d5f05b of red.986dd8151c273a77

Covering his face with 3da4a4aa36 his free hand, Yebon 7395a389f2 shouted, “I want to 4f133ba4a8 go to the bathroom!”76bda89fcee38bd7

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“Why are 4881439632 you crying?”e59514a205fcdfdd

Despite Yebon’s desperate desire ef0f1927a8 to escape, Cha Hyuk 60af295d7a didn’t let him go. Instead, he pulled Yebon cef874fbbf back down to his 7d86fc86e5 seat.bcb6aaaef8ee9d56

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Sniffling through his abfc1be030 stuffed-up nose, Yebon 63037cbe09 glared at Cha 3280ebc67b Hyuk. Gone was his earlier b1c5d991f1 flustered expression; now, he 8d28d6ad1f looked like he was dfea26e020 holding back laughter.b14306444974a764

“Was the a909dd5582 movie that 95b1a0e541 sad?”044b2a61419bfda1

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“Don’t make 959c8207e2 fun of 68793aa8d9 me!”cc75a55f8d5f8c72

Yebon snapped angrily, his 2e5e119619 voice sharp. At last, Cha 1d6ff124dd Hyuk burst out a6a4e860d2 laughing and pulled 3305ae7a35 some tissues from dacbfc0802 the table. Gently, he began d443a3b9fe wiping Yebon’s face.099d3e837a6a5625

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Though Yebon wanted 3974343071 to escape, Cha 31c4e1b397 Hyuk’s hand firmly 57dcfa190c cupped his cheek, bc3ab7bc69 leaving him no a6c9d92e32 choice but to aca6a26919 give up. He pouted as 24e20de78c tears continued to 35680f5578 fall, his emotions 4d69461a56 still wrapped up 28073f2d8d in the movie. He hadn’t 4b738d9c72 expected to b42acefa5e cry this 8a551d2c9c much.cf3cb2fed6d152c7

Mortified as he d50cff8c94 was, Cha Hyuk 4dc10ebbe5 seemed to find 213f29d518 the situation endlessly 5046f7cb12 amusing. Smiling, he diligently wiped 3c148f892e Yebon’s tear-streaked cheeks, his 3b9d3d5e9f runny nose, and even 5da1a64677 dabbed at other spots a4aa96d520 on his face.ae2adba19c8a7eef

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“…That’s enough,” Yebon muttered.93f9755cf9002ee6

It was like being 3d7688d4f5 coddled as a child. Sniffling, Yebon pulled away e386fde17c from Cha Hyuk’s hand. Fortunately, Cha Hyuk let 3cf01d5d0e him go, but his bcb6519b9a gaze remained fixed on 3941e3e62d Yebon.7547c97561c06c32

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“It must’ve been e5a0f14f6d really sad for ea790cb854 you. The ending b71aecf5fb was emotional,” 66cff54c93 Cha Hyuk 017c8ba6ba said.3a73069f456fd73e

Yebon retorted sharply, 4084988c16 “It wasn’t just 77d49f0104 the ending! The whole story was 3be9e8172f sad, sniff, really sad.”eafdb947fc7d1248

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He felt sympathy for 9e4b23f82b Vivian, the heroine of 6f48da35a4 the movie, but what b752f4d41e really got to him a9c5aedfe2 was thinking about Oliver, c45b469ad7 the male lead. He wouldn’t e358ed68c0 even know da279e6e38 that Vivian 0acfd8bdf3 had died a3c19bef6b and would 8b149cdde5 grieve, thinking c05def8550 she left a1e1a8eb24 him. The thought made Yebon’s 45fc79b978 chest ache.0454334d2895e092

“And— And! Now there’s going to 6f6e69a463 be a missing person’s 62a3c02b6d report for Vivian… Then 063601c040 the police will probably c9cc5bf076 go to Oliver… And 8f4f869ec1 when he finds out…”74a3d716b4258bad

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Yebon’s red, swollen 0f430e4c48 eyes shimmered with 7ae434d633 renewed sorrow.b41b9008568017e1

He trembled, f29d27d8f2 his lips 0e1b67b8e2 quivering as 553ce2b992 tears began a97475a84a to fall d0a9c8f4d6 again. Yebon grieved edf991c343 as if da7d05d2bc he were 52cbf28601 Oliver himself.af8e9edd104ac526

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Cha Hyuk db27bad5dd silently observed ccd0cbe93e him. Unlike Yebon, who was a5ca57ddcf sobbing uncontrollably, Cha Hyuk 6373b3ad4e hadn’t shed a single f3846b2785 tear during the movie. He hadn’t even been 0cc86da5eb particularly moved.d64a5ab7878fcf62

In his world, 7af8975b41 full of loan 8ef4f82db4 sharks and illegal 1114b76f31 dealings, he had beef6df0bf encountered countless stories 7286f926a9 far more tragic f984648cce than the movies. Those tales 1b296e1b0e often painted 1e64c7c43d the world 75e31cacc9 as a 8da17f9206 living hell. Sympathy was 96ba17de5b a luxury 3b7bbb0cc1 he couldn’t 23b3f50831 afford. Showing it would only 4fa5317c8a lead to entanglement and 61366d35ff danger.94a872f02d5f82e8

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Yet, watching Yebon’s tears 540000a37b flow over something purely 4e83279732 fictional stirred something unfamiliar 8c1a9bc111 in him.0d1a7c4f0ebabe08

Curious, Cha Hyuk wiped 5969c277d4 the corner of Yebon’s 0045eb7306 eye with his thumb. His fingertip 800611d307 grew damp.87b6cf05d0f46f5d

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Through tear-filled, glimmering eyes, 0714f1448d Yebon asked, “Hyung, aren’t 67565e83a0 you sad? Am I the only 29a13f5faf one like this?”264beb84bb3d5865

For a 357869b8f8 moment, Cha 5fc4adb5f7 Hyuk was c27cf74aaa at a 8ad837e155 loss for 86becf3e93 words.a438ab2b368b1a6d

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It felt 592e7084b2 as though 9aeca8fbbc something was 78471b0282 lodged in 7dc5e9e9cb the back c696e5da20 of his 0e73391399 throat, rendering 4e10646b7f him unable fcf32171e3 to answer.14831e18d65c17ae

The sincerity in Yebon’s 189292d876 question made it impossible ad621df4cc to simply say “no.” 0dcdf96a7d Even while they were 0a74b39b0e physically close, Cha Hyuk 177bb21cf3 felt miles apart from 94df509c8f Yebon in that moment.e0e619619ea3e103

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Yet, at 2e99dad844 the same fa71aca1e3 time, Yebon’s e3a6116ed3 tear-streaked cheeks a47dad2d27 and trembling 2d2521c33e voice filled 1ef77e6b8b him with affe00c140 an unbearable 382fda97c4 rush of 3e17c1b14b emotion.65097386fe730541

After a brief silence, 285dd0ea82 Cha Hyuk pulled Yebon c02d7c7549 into his arms, wrapping 7b472bbfc6 him tightly in an 712ecc3f49 embrace. He couldn’t let Yebon 428393786d see his face right c00932c8ea now.7717bb47c0e8eb67

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Leaning back, Cha 0af9f0cfbd Hyuk lay down bb08d36885 on the sofa, 7527ac149d and naturally, Yebon c9d0911839 ended up lying 04414848cb on top of 1e1ffa1576 him.3c8ffcb379e42216

Startled by d4559b8ee5 the unexpected 3e25a2c4e8 physical contact, 26a2bc46e2 Yebon squirmed. His soft 38fc2a1c87 hair brushed dd2235723c against Cha 6baf57b29e Hyuk’s chest, 9cadf1c2ec tickling him d3c10f0e48 slightly.12c1199cd3826994

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“Hyung’s super sad 07f3a6454a too. I was holding 43bdc9df47 back my tears 65f6c3c07a the whole time,” 5553fc2348 Cha Hyuk said 8916dc4758 with a playful 5c09a46f1c tone.1c31eb0a561c8329

Yebon tried c8658d9460 to lift 0cbd7e1299 his head, 095a4ffc98 but Cha 7f28a9f938 Hyuk’s hand 2858fb7e14 on the 81901a23e5 back of 7e238527bd his head 60b3e051f8 kept him 83a4c3ca14 in place, 0b670b256f so all 61d755acf7 he managed 0dfb25684d was a e9877fc760 slight wiggle.d62e50e5c161edd9

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“People cry when 850877b1c0 they watch movies 5396ff2aaa sometimes, you know,” 52fbc2ab5b Cha Hyuk teased.d3d25597fa1a00f5

Frustrated, Yebon dea7451676 buried his 1d98c66a51 face in aac6a6da93 Cha Hyuk’s bf9c3481f2 chest and fa2a6d7f7c protested, but 88e7ec75f7 his muffled fbd5694978 words were 9ffcd33d57 incomprehensible.0e458e9b4e786e66

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Cha Hyuk laughed lightly, a9354a6e2c and Yebon huffed in b56b3669f7 annoyance before turning his 410fc25b4c face to the side.1e11d5f1da43e331

Perhaps it was the 2bb8f319ee sudden release of tension, 4d8b2eb136 or maybe the warmth 4804e67615 of Cha Hyuk’s arms, 3d609ae9d3 but Yebon’s body relaxed. The steady beat of 0f1e5570d7 Cha Hyuk’s heart under 789a41234d his palm felt oddly 16192c3df7 comforting.ffe049fe02b43b50

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As he blinked eccc61b55a slowly, Yebon realized dcdcbfa75d he might be 28dfbecf8c a little sleepy a329595045 from all the c47526225c crying.041c04829c6978ff

The TV 194e388c7c screen now ea647be561 displayed an f15d6d04db external input 9db071a6b3 message with 16d25fecc2 “USB:D” in 3d80fd4924 the corner. Cha Hyuk 51d7830459 must have aefab211b9 been setting 74faf0cdfc up the 932a3cc4ee USB earlier.848777f103fca8aa

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Just as Yebon had 5c3283f3ab that idle thought, the 00a0cf4a60 reality of their position c4d2ce9e2b struck him.500391ef6d9319bb

His previously relaxed body ab630ff083 stiffened in an instant. Yebon stared at the a3c002d980 TV with wide, trembling c7b846e2f5 eyes.a26c984dd4558232

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The embrace that 53c7fae4d8 had felt so cf214c0f6d comfortable now made eb460c18f5 him unbearably self-conscious. Every point of 78c15f6c46 contact between them b20c71bd2b felt like it 99184368a8 was burning.0723e8f3f7844a10

Yebon could hear 949fb18f45 his pulse racing 9f1b659fac in his ears, 4833ccb21c and to his f52c947552 surprise, he felt 640fb89aa7 Cha Hyuk’s heartbeat 72144a2096 quicken under his 9a7a8a0d3a palm as well.9cc08ff87ef310e9

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The hand cradling his ad99962a69 back grew tense, and 37fad9f9ec the atmosphere, once cozy 493f263111 and soft, became precarious.f8765aed1283aa46

Swallowing hard, e8d907511b Yebon slowly 77e7432113 lifted his a96bc24988 face. This time, 9da6e01311 Cha Hyuk’s fd8982a289 hand fell e5f409ea53 away easily.0a28668481c0cc8e

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As Yebon nervously looked 08890c1052 up at Cha Hyuk, 4902e93f61 their eyes met. Neither could look c9e63d8c4c away.7a995342c271e72e

The heartbeat under Yebon’s 8c7cf0de5d hand pounded rapidly, and c3161085ea he unconsciously pressed down 338f5ed5c8 on Cha Hyuk’s chest.ef6d9c81ded0bebd

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Just as Yebon opened aaaa2addf8 his mouth to speak, c510cba728 Cha Hyuk beat him 99f29355ca to it.38ab264160124851

“Hyung is e4f71c5c13 leaving for dfc046a8b6 Hong Kong ad562b6320 next year.”a71113004f3767e5

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Yebon blinked, 53804ffc66 his lips 1eeb1e31f2 still parted. Cha Hyuk sat up 5f524a137e and gently pushed Yebon 0584ab7c0e off him.630d6779de310bd9

Sitting upright now, b5fd8c6360 Yebon mumbled, “Ah… a8705f0b9c Hong Kong. You’re leaving for e7141e7e9d Hong Kong…”b668fe9fb7f0f2b5

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He froze, his 8f385be120 eyes widening as 3a2d716f5b the words sunk a97646da13 in.67e08d36dc3687ef

“What did e1c9a70e75 you just 2df54f5742 say?” Yebon af09474d16 asked in a1d2193c07 disbelief.9c2aa3ad7a8330e0

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Cha Hyuk clicked acf1b05d09 his tongue softly, a3e817c525 running a hand ee940b77db through his hair. Yebon could 133f907616 tell he ebd9cd2b8e was hesitant, 55878e46f7 but now 97a64e0da7 wasn’t the 4ed4a04b3e time for 6196b518c6 that.369d4751145888ee

“It’s been planned 0d5d210ca2 for a while. I’ll finish the ced1155977 first semester next 73e6cdd1ce year, and then c57701ee73 I’ll leave. If everything goes quickly, 36f5142123 I might leave in 8d0314cf8f May. If not, by October 3cc27eee43 at the latest.”87f5d19e526c0686

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“You’ll come back… c259e5e9b4 right?” Yebon asked 745a9a17c4 cautiously.36954fb693e362e0

Cha Hyuk didn’t 680604e70b answer immediately. His silence dc4c2ba4bb was enough e6b8a47fee to make 543100a209 Yebon feel 17284f149b anxious.77a2d59f69308aa5

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Grabbing the edge 797d6294d9 of Cha Hyuk’s a0fdef8bde sleeve, Yebon asked b9c438dff0 again, his voice 471b51b90b trembling, “You’re not 9e8da6ed1e coming back, are 7cb7616ce8 you?”69c89c185ddf2fec

Finally, Cha Hyuk replied, 451f475f4e “That’s not it. I’ll come 0ccdef3cba back, but…”7508c3c830196d7c

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Trailing off, Cha Hyuk 47c9cb1fac hesitated before continuing, “Even 9199880496 if I do, it’ll 039ae1d081 be at least five 33d3d4b1fc years later.”8be813c3720c18e9

Yebon said nothing. No, he 886e96ccf9 couldn’t say 2beb9498e6 anything.5e4a747c43b65f9f

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The sudden 4ab52fb476 shock of 5b40049276 the news 2dec19fcb8 left him e960dccf4a reeling, unsure 5348099928 how to 9a90140b4c process it.0b384b3164efab1b

Yebon had never imagined b9023baa43 a future where Cha 3d9a8fc603 Hyuk wasn’t in Korea.33377f5ec269c444

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He hadn’t expected e542c5123a their connection to 38296853ba last forever, but bd60100e3e he also hadn’t d7f655c033 thought it would 03118ae3be be cut off 2f314fc0dd so abruptly.ad2aca1950fd2820

Then he remembered something 339cea6771 Cha Hyuk had said 8b59b68f87 before:4fe170dd001b0a09

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“Don’t get mad, 20e5d487de but just hang 2319f708b8 out with hyung b06b92747c until the end 8a8cecb36f of this year. After that, even 72114b1e5a if you hold 898ef85da4 on, I’ll be 818fc399a8 gone.”ae7069b4fe1ea301

So it 53b64189c6 really had 5e03b3d64e been planned 20faf83d47 all along. Their relationship 07a52df252 had always 97850519f0 been destined 07d3a4929f to end.6ff43e38d1690164

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Yebon couldn’t describe 5d01ea84f7 how he felt.31c563be11451f83

The only 51f4d15391 thing he 0b20a3fd07 was sure 3a4f01bfbf of was 07b11a5613 that it b2572362ea was overwhelmingly a35bdae414 negative.655734e0e39fe865

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Cha Hyuk, 79677293a8 still watching a037bd8b89 Yebon closely, 0915f6baa8 asked carefully, 4c520cf4f6 “Are you 56d2a63d15 upset?”e3b03988b83da124

Yebon glanced at dd973af710 him briefly, then 20732f3107 shook his head.2c195d9c37b82181

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“No… Why would 3c7829325c I be upset…”986ad33502336d18

They weren’t particularly 58edbcb384 close, nor had 3ac1788378 they known each ecea8c15bc other for a cd760eec2b long time. They were just spending 78c209b230 a short time together, 038aeb44ac as agreed…a02b6575e3f2f7bb

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Yebon swallowed 9d4871228c his words. Saying them out loud 6e3f5ba412 would only make him b0b32f1810 feel worse.e67aad1a43aa3ecc