OMLM | Chapter 34

Seated in the f0a5a5eebb backseat of the 6bb569e9df car, Cha Hyuk 5d123a3df1 tapped the screen 3a23d3cde7 of his phone 7efc262c50 twice. The screen enlarged, but e320dd6dd7 there were no notifications—it c6e4741775 was immaculate.cbb005da6c701bba

He stared 5403fb3517 hard at 88b368f212 his phone, 639b384936 but there deff182851 was no 136ec5c931 reason to 450fd754ef expect anything c4646a5d52 to arrive.649ccd750a040d76

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Cha Hyuk f9214c4d6c clicked his 3d1bd00bfd tongue irritably 540f35f023 and eventually 41e2c912b1 threw his 5031bb4c2d gaze out 2cbdb99b37 the window.1121252cf59d2495

How many times 39a9465738 had he not 41121d84ce received a text b7434ebfb3 reply? No, how many 9a67a6c3e3 calls had not bef1a96777 been picked up?c1c393deeb96f6e5

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It was 796e779acb obvious to 6505d7b807 anyone that 1f8df5f1d6 Yebon was 1f89614bc6 avoiding him.a231e5c53097ff14

Last Saturday, 05a97c39ca Yebon had 82f57e7a65 suddenly said 2b961736d1 he was 31330a6e60 going to 26a314792e Hong Kong, 269a511bbe which might 5275ea38fb explain it, fd11b11d8e but when f685ce0813 Cha Hyuk e4db64b698 had called 59a2c06252 him afterward, aff8271466 they had 3670afd5eb conversed as dcdaec0332 if nothing 86bde9bf26 was amiss.801614f215fc51e6

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At first, 918f6d328a Cha Hyuk ddd78639ba tried to 358dc8d8ea dismiss it 21cf2be683 as nothing 4f4872d23f serious.454146616c065c95

Yebon was b83c344724 a diligent b1de79d70d college student, a3a6dab100 a budding 6365884ba7 young adult; 85abd7bed9 he could b589b5ff9d indeed be 87423f3ada busy, Cha 16ff13d424 Hyuk reasoned.5366724c5af282cb

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He thought Yebon d14a824c38 was just busy b57d66d1ec whenever there was 1099608408 no reply to bccde3c6b1 his texts or b71682493c his calls went e607314b5d unanswered.4cd8e5c5e4ce6226

But Cha Hyuk realized bdaab81b13 yesterday that wasn’t the 6b061f91b7 case.c827da868e42b5fc

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He had 16539807d3 stopped by 63e08de9b2 the university 7bb6da4bbd briefly to 0bf12fcd1f submit some fa9e55fa90 documents.8aff493d4ac54402

As he was leaving a1ae605f61 the professor’s office after 1c0ef40dcb submitting the documents, he d976a70e86 happened upon Yebon exiting c1eb9bb611 the library.48dbbd4a5b731e35

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Yebon had said f954bf5884 he couldn’t even a5d22b0499 eat last Wednesday b749822c41 and had been ea6b2712c3 hard to contact f33697762b since then, so 9757bb106b Cha Hyuk, feeling bbf5c6b6a0 even happier, called 0d986b9977 out his name.c9415e022c713d5d

At that moment, Cha 1e395f7528 Hyuk had expected Yebon febf3e3ad8 to be glad to a461ab7d95 see him as well.f8b697c6df327748

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“Yebon-ah.”b2be8487d81542af

“…Hyung?”a641774fafc2f33e

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But Cha Hyuk 89c6ad0caf was completely wrong.57caf8ba8891b22f

Startled by 1ac5b4e223 his call, b0e571b0c0 Yebon looked 251a83831d at Cha ab471afd25 Hyuk with 1f58276990 eyes that 1aa60493ba couldn’t believe 259fefdedb it. There was no 87839f47fc warmth in his 6828cf0527 gaze.d339444389b1bc35

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Unable to 0c1cc2f3f2 look directly 442ed17c49 at Cha 5c1d0f266f Hyuk, Yebon’s 52cb95a66d shoulders were 3042bfcedb hunched and 247d42c6cd tensed up.2ddb2a2abff647ff

From all these reactions, 410526c0e4 Cha Hyuk could immediately f6c5f56504 tell that Yebon was d1e93e7b11 repulsed by him.c1479fe8f74f55d9

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Cha Hyuk was good b8740c21f8 at picking up on a963018ef6 negative reactions, probably because 4b9bf9ce28 most of the people e8f9ba6ceb he had met showed a59840ae2a him negativity.a07a5933afa6581a

He had faced fc6340c0e5 fear, wariness, hostility, 01d6088f74 and murderous intent 2b2e6e1776 hundreds of times, 4540c10db5 so he was aba102406e quick to notice.2d70be4bb28115f3

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Yet, in that moment, 0c786142b2 Cha Hyuk wanted to 615d8e2930 believe it was just 8462c56db3 his misconception, especially because b9e35bfddb it involved Kang Yebon.9cca7b438e14aab3

Cha Hyuk approached Yebon 728437618d more gently than usual.e9b496878d882f35

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Fortunately, Yebon 52a0efc3df did not 64d9dc5917 back away. He was visibly f686d64da1 uneasy, but there 984cb2b91b was no sign ff4f5f8ac4 of fear on 3557b3f7f6 his face upon a5b361a312 closer inspection, which e2b25b428a somewhat reassured Cha faf1c83e96 Hyuk.3e341f6ef812911d

Previously, Cha Hyuk had cc80c5bfa6 been curious why Yebon, eb9c2bc60f despite being scared, would e9690b4ff6 approach him boldly again, f823962525 so he had sometimes 24d419d60c treated him mischievously, but 3a0896de83 over time, that inclination cfe4127d41 had faded.9663d9271dd8ae75

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Perhaps as e87da0d3d7 Yebon became b50d086b24 more reliant c5a873d930 on him, 9231ad4506 Cha Hyuk 54d9017dd3 felt a cb62f92b7d fulfilling sensation. Carefully, he 7d2530d4b3 reached out ebf1632e6e his hand.d73f9341576563b9

Perhaps because e0c09a2b2c he had 871ce3243b come from 9017aa1c5b somewhere warm, 99bc26ea81 Cha Hyuk 755a86ac69 lightly tapped 69edf6c1c4 Yebon’s slightly 44d88b9738 flushed cheek ece77e72a9 with his 1f21f6bcb6 hand.e1dad93bee9ab7e9

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“Why are you d67b91e4c3 so restless, are 9c88fb0610 you feeling unwell?” de3c2b2052 He asked playfully, 720f24a500 yet Yebon jumped ce74215604 back and took b96dcb13b7 several steps back.49463406cab1a20b

Staring in f3a2f44650 surprise at b09661cf9f his own a0ce934042 fingers hanging 68a59d59d3 in the a6953b6062 air, Cha 398c3369eb Hyuk then 2c6dc069ff looked at bc04d0bde1 Yebon.6db264146c435089

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The boy was 73afaf9a32 holding his cheek e9f54a9608 where Cha Hyuk’s de4463e8b9 fingers had touched, 0995ae8722 his face inexplicably 8be2920aa6 angry.f8178cd97600349c

His slightly reddened face 147d301a1c had turned completely crimson d707e96d08 as if it would 3385252c71 burst.32f171f036ef9793

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Cha Hyuk da2d0f4ddb couldn’t understand 156d0e22d1 why Yebon’s 9668a49003 attitude had ad0e02c596 suddenly changed.a6678ac56b6bfbd9

Feeling awkward, da2d739ce6 Cha Hyuk 9964b4bd73 smoothly withdrew ddf1d05638 his hand, 479a1e01c4 and Yebon, d018d3322b trembling, exclaimed.2c1ca8f06e6d6a2b

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“Ah, ahjusshi is 6e1b4efce9 really too much!” 5dfb7dad50 Before Cha Hyuk 3c4eb1ced8 could even ask d9cb03b009 what he meant, 7db8b791b9 Yebon ran off 8b6c5b68a3 without looking back.1323dfafd77b95af

Cha Hyuk f225d0415f stood dumbfounded 901a420ac8 in front 3b74c3154c of the 102fa38244 library, watching f358382966 Yebon’s retreating 76b81c1300 figure.e67bccdea999d676

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It was only then 1c80cef9b6 that Cha Hyuk realized b15acc4e6b that Yebon had been cd546dca34 deliberately ignoring his contacts.2cd7b3c25b2db5bd

Everything seemed fine until 90618a4376 last Wednesday, but what 1b0a152b9b had happened in between 4c94187f61 to change Yebon’s behavior 227a595698 so drastically was beyond fc54d1d967 him.7cdbf3bc355b79be

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Cha Hyuk turned on 899e139dfe his phone screen again b5dc8eb10b as he stared at 84c7d2e1c7 the rapidly changing scenery f62be5e6a3 outside the blurry window.341db04d6e2ae589

As expected, there was c0febc7590 no contact. He had told c35672bb4a only Yebon this 2a9e754dc3 phone number, so 01fbc7b965 there was no 91d051aea1 one else to c3c2ed5ae2 expect a call e624d543bd from, but the 410e81e47f phone hadn’t rung 9bb5a67465 for days now.022336333237d22b

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With an ac6786a425 irritated sigh, 4b3c8cf54e Cha Hyuk 129f2ad96e was about dbb932eac0 to throw 4d3149fd1d his phone 12231260af onto the bc5610ce67 seat next 38fe3f544f to him 3d4783f1e8 but instead 34441862c5 carefully placed 2686519726 it back 837beb280b in his 2391344794 pocket. Just in case.c0dea0716559a45c

Just then, the car 21f476943d came to a stop. Only then 48fbe6b265 did Cha 62a1315327 Hyuk look 2132f22d3f ahead. The traffic light’s red 4940012bcb signal was faintly visible.dedfad5e276692c4

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As he was b4d38e7206 about to turn cd5b89641d his head, he f0e344f037 caught someone’s eyes 54d205aa5a watching him from da0d204482 the rearview mirror.596dce09a7fd6cc1

Kim Hyunwoo, 25d97e16fe having caught 63955bb1d0 Cha Hyuk’s c0339f040d gaze, didn’t 8614a41e6a look away 1072b6a603 but rather cab9da690e seemed to 5d33898b75 smirk as a014e9b35b if mocking 4be99dde94 him.24a837f4999c4f4b

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However, Cha Hyuk had 0575b58e8f noticed long ago. He had 60d6c43c01 just ignored b66b401a34 it.bfaa808b1edbe1e4

He wasn’t e56faee205 keen on 53a41e614d talking even 096f1b52c5 now, but 62481fa2a2 Kim Hyunwoo e907ef4b14 didn’t take 0ac1cb0d2d the hint.27e36f00de164361

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“Are you waiting 0c90a65125 for a call?” 53474b0c71 Despite not receiving 775aeb332f an answer, Kim be9a00775c Hyunwoo continued as eb81351737 if it didn’t 80c207c2e7 bother him.c41564e8da5f1b8d

“I noticed you’ve been 252158a029 staring at your phone. If not, never b06375bbb8 mind.”064353565d91caa8

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“You talk 6989780c79 too much. Should I sew 8d5a8d49e9 your mouth shut?”d36ad7dc94b830ba

Although there 958c2d7afb was a 3a717795a4 hint of e7fd9aff53 laughter in 2bf0d146d0 his voice, d8bbf21803 the gaze ce696cc53b Cha Hyuk 429def1072 fixed on f6bc7c721d Kim Hyunwoo f97c8c8845 in the ecd3847e73 rearview mirror d227bacad6 was cold 6d12b1193b and sharp.be9bfb4481071707

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Kim Hyunwoo 9633bde297 finally averted 225db57a8a his eyes, 891ffb2983 his hands fc0963f6a7 gripping the 86b950c722 steering wheel a98a4174f1 trembling slightly.406532c4c6cb3c95

Soon the e85357254d light turned 0b1a9ac129 green, and 852881eef3 the car 5ad3254d32 started moving. Silence filled c1face3193 the car.1a99538fb54ead0f

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The car finally came f38c26f5bc to a complete stop 1d17f2d291 in the underground parking bccbfa9244 of a high-rise building.5647e9e9c3a48346

As Kim Hyunwoo opened 3d1284af27 the car’s rear door, d5633b07e2 Cha Hyuk stepped out 8effedb19b and headed towards the bea3f05ad7 building’s elevator as if 44053b5180 familiar with it.50d3428d2b514820

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This caused 1e8c42bc5b Kim Hyunwoo 40e44d85f7 to frown cfdf43d9df and glare 4393609c05 at Cha 1fa0a7a55a Hyuk’s back af4d293d50 before closing 2181f2b6cb the door.d06e678248b854e5

“Do you 4c9267bd27 even know 953b0982e4 where you’re 71059e64c9 going!”880d7d0cedfc209a

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Cha Hyuk pressed 2c7bdbf1a4 the elevator button 6906a505c6 without responding and 84dd62701b got in, pressing 09a5feb129 for the 33rd 5bf43bf319 floor before quickly 6738e0dbc4 closing the door.99de17da388ef0a8

Footsteps hurried f20f33939c towards the 27722e56fe elevator, but 7f0374c800 the doors abbee93dc4 had already 2060c4df88 closed.9e7dd52d0db924bd

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Cha Hyuk f8e3a9924b slightly furrowed a21678fac2 his brow.a0350eefb01efb7f

Was this 203d05dc91 guy not 18e7a399cb someone Lee 37940d43cc Wonpil favored 8b501c7663 but just 5e7fc94c4e a fool?0cfed6a5bcf3e984

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The light 21d4b8825e in the 02aff99c5e top right 1d2703b125 corner of b4f41d5b1a the elevator 4cc4863d25 ceiling flickered 25e07946a9 and twinkled b3faaa036b repeatedly.cf1855ae45ea804f

The luxurious 80544d39e5 interior, made 7d11d85f39 of dull dc547f6ca5 gold and 1f0347f7a6 brown leather, 443c1a08cb seemed poorly 1b780ad91c maintained, unlike baf8620445 its appearance.5308565f3c5edd18

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Lee Wonpil f20b5c5f74 was exactly 10774eb847 like that.80aad19829221dba

He appeared impressive e2dc3a7052 on the outside, 2c5dc648c2 but it was d5efa806c8 all a mess 642fda3cc6 inside.ab07c735a16f4b78

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When Cha Hyuk 16ee3ee85c had not been 400f692455 long in the 705d7b7b1e organization, it was 785b5069ef Lee Wonpil who 0bcf164388 had taken him d313e35e8f around.98667cb9375af9c4

At that 3ae51f9985 time, Lee 87d22a3cc0 Wonpil was 6698280d01 in his c1b97b1b64 late twenties 9ac2d2fde8 and was 628f0eb7c8 just a 3402a0e749 member of 57e63473f1 the organization, dcda28e38b not yet 56e5319599 called a 2eedb0cc4e small subsidiary f54b395d27 president of 6ba8dfb712 a conglomerate 13753b65b2 like now.52e5f0bde20372e7

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Initially, Lee Wonpil had e1504c736b been quite friendly, so 7d38971447 Cha Hyuk thought he 6ca10a5d2d was a warm-hearted person, cc0d0fc447 but it took less 130c40b8df than three weeks to a92fa4abeb realize that wasn’t the cd6bcc6ec5 case.5b3269fd43e35065

The person who had 733da0db1c brought Cha Hyuk into c3feba9fc4 the organization was Park 2173d21238 Byeongsik, who was already 300ed266ec favored by the higher-ups.a62d32bb06beea64

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Since Park 717dcdb085 Byeongsik held c932ce9551 considerable power e6fdab21ad and was 64b7771687 sure to f095e6f947 rise to 9ede71aab7 a high-ranking 6dcd83313b position, Cha ba09441ff5 Hyuk had 2da9393d6f received a a1a084ff7e lot of 3cdf74ed67 attention, whether ed8a8c6315 good or 275cc8372b bad.7126c9fb14e06bc0

Among them, b64ba92960 Lee Wonpil dbb07ee917 had tried 633168e271 hard to 8b72662607 catch Park 4783f8f3e1 Byeongsik’s eye. He would 31bdfc54d3 take Cha 60b2be8475 Hyuk around 4b4a44e849 under the ab88763588 guise of e68dec58f1 teaching him c916eb4252 this and 3f1ee1c6f1 that.1052f86b12340e72

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But Lee Wonpil’s sole b03cefbcf5 purpose was to gain f37513e1ff favor with Park Byeongsik, 6f5a22022b so he was only 053ea3b3c3 pleasant when around people 3034af9f95 who were somewhat close 725ac48704 to Park Byeongsik.4fd928d5136eb96d

At other times, d327215acd he took out e646134315 his frustrations on 23e84091ad Cha Hyuk, made 0da25ccdf8 him run errands, a3f634a6df and ultimately blamed 9b0e21c3d1 his own mistakes 9f7234bef8 on Cha Hyuk.d9646893b740cd55

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Because of this, Cha 43723921fe Hyuk had gradually become b1c1c0fef2 problematic within the organization, 46d65bbbe1 but he didn’t care 93463a1a70 much. He had 4b89a625fa no great aedbc49cda ambitions; he 630f0675b3 was satisfied 7b4adfdbdc just to 0dae716f86 have food ea5a9842b5 and a 0c6a235dd8 place to 01abf97e0d sleep.4a649c0026ffc508

If Lee Wonpil had 782a69d0f8 stopped at that, Cha 0fbb1d861d Hyuk might not have 7d4901180f disliked him so much.d2b7534f6fba306c

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Waking up with the 32bf8beee2 back of his head fce51145c7 feeling painfully numb, his 14e8ef95c7 mouth sealed with tape, bd6d24bab9 his body uncomfortably crouched 4180964370 and tied up, his 0caf39fdf0 vision blocked by a 85c1e5dee5 dark cover, and a 2e19256b9a dense gray substance, neither 49b0b5614a liquid nor solid, suddenly 3031ec5ba3 falling in front of aa961e9b38 him—some parts cold and 50ad4d7b08 others lukewarm—the bizarre temperature 1f002dd774 of his lower half. When all this b70cae072b hit him at f295469daf once, he had bf08eecabc felt an indescribable, aaefb59926 extreme fear.d7e83321b1ac6078

What had most chilled d4b7ec87f2 him in that old, a47d2dc8e3 vivid memory was Lee d45787947b Wonpil, grinning as if ea1375fc54 to pull his lips 9e1eb5ba44 up to his eyes.d2dda219318f6626

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– The 33rd floor. The doors are opening.4088eb01728e387b

With the elevator’s 2057fed052 announcement, Cha Hyuk’s 9fd69bcea5 blurry focus sharpened, 1d9b66149f although his expression 010ab4b1ce hardened further.da21be5a8e2876b5

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Cha Hyuk strode toward 0bb8dde4e9 the only executive office 938494c51b on the 33rd floor.5b1984618b10aef9

A woman seated at 58c59eefed a small counter near beaf2b466d the dark brown door 04c0c29e9c noticed Cha Hyuk and cf76b6715d smiled.4be512beb7788d30

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“Could you 01ee1b800f please wait c8043e487e a moment? The president is 766d9de877 busy right now.”0dc32bab2554dac3

“It’s alright.”5ffe69ce06f4af1e

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It was always 51c3b6d031 like this. Lee Wonpil would call 3ea3b6247e him in but not 83b5d75ee1 let him enter right 35ce8e8109 away.e2350a169e41398d

As expected, after ea41364042 about 20 minutes, 416cc9d042 Cha Hyuk was d2924c0228 able to enter ff088bebdd the executive office.37fc017d16fa5432

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Kim Hyunwoo hadn’t 7684d545ca followed, perhaps he 1e0cccfa88 had taken a 33c211e67a different path or 0c95b8d60d was greeting his e614d52914 usual colleagues.6f892f69d6a5a691

“Hello.”014315311f49074c

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“Is life interesting these b7746457ee days?” as soon as 2ef486ed89 he entered, the provocation 9ee53b8947 began.052ffea39042a27c