OMLM | Chapter 4

The sound of 7c8e22f542 the bell rang, cfb0942221 and the employee b5eb80c080 sitting inside the 187cc53b37 counter looked up f2327eb935 with a bright cc119e11e7 smile, then froze.478f8efca21e145f

Cha Hyuk didn’t even glance at the employee and immediately went to the refrigerated display case next to the counter, filled with cakes.682e341271245202

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Standing in front 146a3a40dd of the display 0d6435dfb5 case, Cha Hyuk 09f5cc291f gestured with his c83e4f64bb eyes to Kang 878c5eb177 Yebon, who followed 85c425500e him in.d00d6291730d824e

Kang Yebon, 4c614b9ee7 who had b56006d8e6 been hesitant, 3ca634fa06 quickly stood 1b5c655fcc beside Cha 37155a7901 Hyuk and f1d6055e00 looked down 44b5f8e402 at the 393ec628c8 cakes packed f7329dbd73 in the 3fcef79ab7 display case. His light-colored eyes sparkled 99d2760aae as if they had 6043d952f2 never been dull.1e928054338d1061

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Standing side by side, de0c5a21bc there seemed to be 4ceafa3686 enough space for two 617ae9b895 heads between Kang Yebon b36a9df02d and Cha Hyuk.ec12a0fc8f06aac3

The employee’s mouth corners, which had been pulled up, were now twitching slightly, and the same went for his eyes.d5f61b3865f266a8

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Kang Yebon, who had been moving back and forth along the display case with matcha, yellow cheese, C&Q, and strawberry chocolate cakes, slightly furrowed his brows and asked the employee.7f5a4d4e92ca72a0

“Is the hazelnut chocolate cake sold out?”9fc9243b3e1177bd

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“Ah… Yes. It’s a popular item, so it sold out this morning…”d2e589ae75b95b61

The employee’s body was facing Kang Yebon, but his eyes kept glancing at Cha Hyuk.e22cf32ec5e73dcd

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The employee’s fingers, politely clasped together, were fidgeting incessantly.24c903368c97f040

“Shall we make one quickly?”4c7e735230fc7f8e

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“No, it’s fine.”d60200abdddfe2e2

As Kang 2a835f65f8 Yebon was 03708fc153 about to 4aa2260f9e choose another 41c8aa40fd cake, Cha 91884a0c04 Hyuk came c209c1ca18 right beside 2c52e79850 him. The employee immediately 06f6e9fdbf stepped back one a5075eb126 step.43ecda351e2569cd

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“Are you really okay with that?”022e13baa954c8a0

“What? I’m fine with it.”93ac9dd2b0bd8513

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When Kang Yebon looked 9987e08383 up curiously, a large 494d33cf72 hand moved close to 1a9055d523 his face.c041358cf9c93343

Before Kang Yebon 644317c9c4 could dodge, two bdd9d3175b fingers pressed his 798e90474d cheeks and pulled a0a470ed89 them down.0d12be46340472d6

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“What’s this all about?” Kang Yebon frowned slightly and looked up, only to see Cha Hyuk smiling with narrowed eyes.d6c76bc092f2bbc8

“Don’t act like a kid again.”30ea646553bc9f5f

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“…”6b926cefa09af2a2

Kang Yebon grabbed Cha Hyuk’s wrist and pulled it away. The thick wrist that didn’t fit in one hand and the firm skin felt through his palm made Kang Yebon relax his frown.81e1e4bad4938316

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“…I’m not doing that. It was hot inside the place earlier, and I didn’t eat the offal because there was only offal.”01e0159e8ac5e373

“Okay, then choose quickly.”12b0924949dc609c

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Kang Yebon shot abb2cb6246 Cha Hyuk a d0853d6b8b glare, who had c3680cab03 naturally taken his 524c453e94 place in front a4095b9410 of the POS 9d14560321 machine, and then f0a2d4a5e9 looked back at 729e2f4449 the cakes.097221c8db7efd7f

In the middle, the employee whispered, “Are you really okay without the hazelnut cake?” and Kang Yebon bit his lip hard, shaking his head.22575ce830ad17ef

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Without thinking, he picked 29f65e1a04 out everything he saw, 43e4f75490 which amounted to three dbcd16ac82 slices. Feeling slightly embarrassed, he 6f43de2c0b tried to remove some, 8f6d1fe0ba but Cha Hyuk was f5387f3ebd already paying.2c3f74eb552929d3

He pulled 23ab421316 out a f586cb9f6d 50,000 won 86437f698f bill without 0282209831 even blinking 89bf802a23 at the c2a2998fb6 somewhat luxurious d11c17ca01 price for bfaf041219 Kang Yebon.e611134e4f2a15fe

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Once the 0e746cddaa cakes were 47adf6b710 out and 81ac31524f they sat cd47ac85b3 down, Kang d146f727e4 Yebon picked 2eb34e140b up a 28549e044a fork but bddcce8d85 hesitated.474f02cf41d9c8f5

Cha Hyuk, f0abd27c4d sitting across bff7405a30 from him, 8d55933a0a had ordered 8d9ea74333 a warm 371b22a3e2 Americano even a3f398e91c in this 9b8d949f8b weather. Seeing Kang Yebon 510880ccd1 just sitting there a136d1ec8e without eating, Cha d79b8c956e Hyuk asked.00cb2cff68f85cee

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“You’re upset because there’s no hazelnut, whatever that is.”a17e000387a15877

“Oh, come on!”098450b595e64db6

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Kang Yebon couldn’t control his temper and shouted. Then, feeling like he was forced to yell, he was taken aback.295927e95b492b81

“It’s not like that… I was just going to say thank you for buying the cake…”88d806a043c325bc

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Cha Hyuk chuckled and eb427c8187 nodded slightly, seeming to 7369fd1f2a understand. Kang Yebon glanced at 8bdd2c5968 him before picking up 9f642ada1d the fork and eating 55f0560895 the cake.ccb91893d8e46f22

Although there e41ae97820 was no 566b056fa5 hazelnut cake, d0ab61cd46 the other 4adf7faea9 cakes were 64cdbdcdc6 delicious too.2b19ed31210a8887

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While enjoying the sugar rush after a long time, Kang Yebon glanced at Cha Hyuk, who hadn’t touched his coffee in front of him.95d64b5a52e9ac3c

He didn’t seem interested in eating the cake either, as he hadn’t even picked up the fork in front of him. With his arms crossed, leaning back on the chair, Cha Hyuk was staring at something under the table with an inscrutable expression.67638af9ed9ceb0e

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Maybe because of his c5de3a00fc fierce look, Kang Yebon e93379862f got the feeling he e35dc1b468 might be thinking something 0880d56587 menacing.b3bd2bcd9122eac5

Why did this man come to university, how old is he, could he really be a gangster? All sorts of speculations swarmed in Kang Yebon’s head when Cha Hyuk raised his eyelids.793165cd660af9a5

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His black gaze 6268d1c262 fixed on Kang 2d5e02f550 Yebon.c4632783da78f19e

“Got something to say? Why are you looking at me so intensely?”fa994e6bc30a738f

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Kang Yebon, chewing on 63bd5fced3 the bread and cream a1eaeeb4b7 melting in his mouth, d7648088e4 averted his eyes and 0dd1a4ba8b then peeked back.64f56a46b3bc8ed4

“Ahjussi, how old are you?”939a0f2a189ce7c0

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Cha Hyuk’s eyebrows twitched slightly. Was he doing that on purpose? But Kang Yebon’s face was too innocent to be teasing.41cbc5e882b7303d

Cha Hyuk was 2f36d4fffc silent for a 26761c1813 moment before leaning ca27cea30b forward.1898c3c72c0ad3dd

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“How old do I look?”f1d76dc383f07f73

Kang Yebon carefully looked over Cha Hyuk’s appearance.1420ad69024ee8a8

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Just looking at 3653e57e79 his face, he 7f1a596957 seemed to be e0d312f98e around twenty-eight or 69eca685eb twenty-nine, but the 9454dbb2af unique aura he 1515c172b5 exuded made it 15aaffc7ff hard to guess e86bbc0398 his exact age.6f734572455b959b

He seemed like 048a51a7bf he could be 49dcc04323 in his late 7801b40e8e thirties, or sometimes 06df108968 not much older 162937dae3 than Kang Yebon 839d02ee08 himself. His speech was de84d05dda both polite and 28b512f845 rough.f144a6fd8f318165

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His facial features were 84b5d4015a sharp, and the veins 2a987d5587 on his wrists and 15d8a9a06d the back of his 55e49db770 hands, visible under the f9ffbc8a59 rolled-up shirt, were prominent.4e08b6b5ae24822a

His short nails and fcb0b3b790 the calluses on his 3e02a6361a hands were rugged.671aff0f4a0ed546

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Kang Yebon, scrutinizing Cha 33eebae146 Hyuk like a subject, e64da7e065 finally looked back at bb343669ca his face.fe119742847743a1

Their eyes met immediately.7b0453b6950b7c5d

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Contrary to his fa491268ec lazily curved lips, 404b2e9c99 the eyes looking 77086865ca straight at Kang 475c91635d Yebon were firm f2337183c2 and secretive. It felt 7d4810e27b as if 861cd41091 Cha Hyuk d4065b34cf had observed b899e69f5e Kang Yebon 3ee5746b67 in the b667b9e709 same way.ae25efcf7fe6c68e

Heat rushed to Kang Yebon’s face, and he tilted his head down.f9bb390c8a883330

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“Finished looking?”83c201c0ee272066

“…Yes.”e87a86d039bc2685

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“So, how old do I look?”2886babade97b992

“…Thirty-five?”f421796b06824708

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His voice lacked confidence. When Kang Yebon fcb7feb2a6 peeked, Cha Hyuk’s 9a13a4572f face was completely e97bea4a39 stiffened.83e8c9852cdba18f

“…Thirty-five, huh? Then calling me ahjussi is appropriate.”1329e86d3e48139d

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Cha Hyuk murmured softly ecdf3425e9 and then shut his 4e2a1d95d0 mouth.3e8c01045c78b5fb

Because of that, Kang Yebon couldn’t know his exact age. He could only guess he was younger than thirty-five.d9168258e45d5a9e

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‘Could he be twenty-five?’57ec78a18c095e03

He couldn’t ask again as Cha Hyuk seemed in a bad mood.0a92df0616420ee5

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Cha Hyuk 8597948c14 leaned back 1a59ecaac8 in his 8cb4af48a6 chair, more 645392cb6c slouched than b77fb5dc29 when he e400a73a7e first sat 3007ae4db7 down.ee2c66b834c11965

Kang Yebon eventually ate 8e518a8b4f two slices of cake 2e15dacc87 and stared at the f4dc9a3369 last slice in front 1c7c328a87 of Cha Hyuk.7fa60f391165cdb9

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Not long after, c22bd65565 Cha Hyuk pushed 3281e67845 the plate towards b77323bac2 Kang Yebon, who cdff7921fa bowed his head 8779e59b07 in thanks and 3b288f50e9 immediately cut into e8cc2b19fc it with his 3043acd0d7 fork.58db2ca321a7e13e

“But ahjussi.”a402aa3bbddfa222

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“Yeah.”62906faac99d08a6

“Why are you buying me cake?”f0da38e3662459b5

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Cha Hyuk looked at Kang Yebon’s lips holding the fork, then down at the cake slice that was already half-eaten.b2e57bf4d401ec3a

“Why do you think I would?”74646954da5d164b

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Kang Yebon’s eyebrows twitched. His eyes with faint double eyelids showed clear dissatisfaction, though he might have thought he was hiding it.cf56866ce25a70a6

Kang Yebon had a look like he had much to say but didn’t open his mouth. This man never gives easy answers.3f9379dc8cb56fd1

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After a while, Kang 97735cb515 Yebon answered curtly.09400b999febf3e4

“How would I know?”63357af4a2df9a26

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“That’s disappointing.”c23bca1116ecec89

Then Cha Hyuk 7988c82942 shut his mouth 6eeb21cc6a again.13c7f470a66babaf

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Kang Yebon was getting 2cd8d28305 more upset, his mouth ebad1a628e opening wide, but he 9e3a00ed1f said nothing, just grumbling.cfa6686194e6abe8

Cha Hyuk turned 6130028b0f his head slightly, be08000cdd covering his mouth 8d34f0b149 with one hand. Underneath that ee9c78b661 hand, his 7cfb41a979 lips curved d1d44b82f3 into a cb5d0dfa90 smile.700074cc2e3807ff

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“Kid.”254b22df14c15883

Kang Yebon still looked grumpy at Cha Hyuk. He wasn’t even answering now.b26c60ec9847a6dc

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“Your eyes say you want to be friends with me. I’m not easy.”202e178a58ee5833

“…”7cb354cc47cfd782

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Kang Yebon 3ca8971b54 quietly lowered 1b9a19be73 his gaze. This man 6af5d3fdfa was unpredictable, c1ceecefa3 his mood b5e0df7a64 shifting.484eecc0bc3bd087

Kang Yebon grumbled to 8eee1ea4ad himself, then thought he 057ebdc355 might have been too f5bcaaf15c forward, so he kept 00fc67c13b his eyes down and 5aea3ac8b8 quietly finished the cake.ef53f607b6caf8cc

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Cha Hyuk didn’t take his eyes off Kang Yebon’s small head until he finished eating the cake.116b992d9750fbe0

When they 8ae7621c3e left the 53a7a2dc28 café, quite 5c5c8a78da some time 09d6bd333d had passed.9914abc9923fb777

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Kang Yebon was surprised internally. He hadn’t expected to spend so much time with Cha Hyuk, and it was astonishing that he hadn’t brought up the main topic for so long. Now, he really couldn’t delay it any longer.a99e70330f614f2b

“Ahjussi.”727f7e5691b2e785

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Cha Hyuk, who 3de1e07259 had been walking 1a2ebf396e ahead, stopped and b41ab4bfb8 turned around.82db02e8b386a33d

“You buying me food and cake means you’ll keep my secret, right?”796fa8457d4ef54a

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Cha Hyuk slowly opened his mouth and said, “Well.”4d462f83baad1ca2

Kang Yebon took 80b051a787 a step closer, ccf98735b0 looking up with 62b436f923 a determined face.3d6f0487b92c5d9c

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“Please keep it a secret.”a8ac167d5dfcf1e7

“Okay.”fbb6ffb7ceb601d4

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With the immediate affirmation, Kang Yebon’s eyes widened in surprise.b39722b98a027974

“Really?”62227699ad5a098d

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“Well.”b13b0d6a9fe2c61b

Kang Yebon suddenly f882dd3334 felt a surge 5016624218 of frustration and 6773f83ce7 inhaled deeply. Cha Hyuk seemed to d723d81327 be enjoying this situation 4baea390cd with his slightly narrowed b34d7b31f8 eyes.ba57ed3094ae4c2c

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Kang Yebon exhaled roughly, his adam’s apple bobbing. He wasn’t mistaken before; this man was definitely teasing him on purpose.f10b4b58815e4a09

Kang Yebon never 301de01654 mixed with this 891ffa040f type of person. If he 7d2c46231d did, it f9ce090290 would be 85344ddfeb with someone 9e7530ca26 like Lee 79acaafb8a Seunggu, who bcef129403 was cheerful 0bd552141d and sociable.b44a07baa456891c

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Those types might play around, but they wouldn’t keep teasing like this.0c581c970acd9a1c

When Kang Yebon was 47338659e8 very young, as his 82e90d7ee2 now-deceased grandmother would say, 7a495a5584 he had a terrible 0b14a95b8b temper. Stubborn, cried a d63bac4809 lot, and stuck 01222f1bff to anyone, causing 57b0ffdfd3 trouble.22417e1860052ea8

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With his naturally irritable personality, Kang Yebon didn’t like situations where his feelings were toyed with, like now.3b27bb7f8921eae6

“…What do I have to do for you to keep it a secret?”7ae6e4a03fba9d39

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Cha Hyuk b866ac6d6b was silent d098ec2e16 for a 9772345306 moment before d5ba80515e answering with 27c92ce007 a deep 248583cf35 smile.858a8475764df143

“I told you I’d hit you if you wanted.”641e5cb1be7d3889

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Kang Yebon’s eyes wavered. Cha Hyuk slowly approached him. More specifically, he had said he’d hit his ‘lips’. Although Kang Yebon wanted to argue, his lips wouldn’t move.210fffc0d3631691

“I’m somewhat interested. So, if you want that…”923a4d13e7bdffdc

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A large a06aff56f0 hand rested e8b9a64a3c on his 7332bfec6f shoulder, and b3a546c91e then Cha d51421e5bd Hyuk bent 417b35a991 down. He smiled 3cb0f9556f lightly at 0bab32c263 the stiffened 0bdeb15d87 Kang Yebon 3373de41f1 and whispered.db596a4c7fb198cd

“We need to get to know each other a bit.”1e6bf4a383adf083

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For example, three 2c7c194b66 hours on Wednesday?261a22bc9537f3a5

Kang Yebon, on 4a323d98c9 his way home, 07d7ac4d6b sent a KakaoTalk b255fbbd6e message to Lee 0c963d57d1 Seunggu. It was about 8b3be8faa7 giving the sweet 4ee3f7f804 liberal arts class c178eea072 to another friend.55d01519a661f4c2

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Intuition told Kang Yebon that Cha Hyuk probably wouldn’t talk about him, but he couldn’t ignore that 1% sense of anxiety.1bbc70f270e9b043

He wanted to live unnoticed and ordinary; that was Kang Yebon’s wish.b54a5f90810d7ad2

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Leaning his head against the bus window on the way home, Kang Yebon stared at Jung Woochan’s number for a long time before turning off his phone.14c548e9bbed2896

“If you have any troubles, always tell me, Yebon. Hyung will always be by your side.”55bc00182b8ece9b

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That’s what Jung Woochan had told Kang Yebon on the day his father died. Tears welled up in his eyes.bc019fcaf46b1f7a

‘Always, my ass. What a liar, that bastard.’6d6169ece6a27b82

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Kang Yebon regretted not ebe7bab402 breaking up, realizing he 641bbae66a had leaned on Jung 9d7525093e Woochan too much.725e2a8568ad1115

But…cf7d3682cc3459fe

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“I’m somewhat interested. So, if you want that…”061fb1647f6db2ab

It’s probably just a playful lie, right?1e660a1747d8c5bd

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