OMLN | Chapter 8

“What?” Cha Hyuk’s eyes narrowed with laughter to the point where wrinkles formed.8d721bfa247811be

He stopped laughing just as Kang Yebon’s ears turned red.9f40a5a9db0b6440

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“There are shiny places there too. Mirrors, like this. Right?”f78142fb4907817f

Cha Hyuk raised his b797b10bed hand, mimicking the motion 8c3dfe28bf of changing a lightbulb, 553ca1ed9e his face still full 46785eef6c of mischievous smiles.dd185c9ddda042c1

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“So, where was the shiny place then?”7090141999d80f0a

“A river.”41cc44857d270e45

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“…Huh?”e7df274861001347

“A deep, wide river. The sunlight reflecting off the water was so bright it hurt my eyes. I couldn’t do anything without these.”0c7e09c9b24e5b7f

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Cha Hyuk wiggled the 7a2002145d thin, gold-framed arms of cdf1ab55b6 his sunglasses.972215282f5b486f

On a clear 2872d23ab8 autumn day with f03a9d0239 a high, blue cb2a7dcf30 sky, what would 8d87593acf a large man d2c5e51e12 in a dark f6af9ab228 shirt and black fec803ad3e sunglasses be doing f3a69a600c at such a 2aa32faa4b river?3feb291274f55dbe

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Kang Yebon tried 2d44c2efbd to push away 65b008b4e5 the image of 0b0e9a7416 a cement drum 253aad9b21 that came to 9a605eefd2 mind. Surely, no one 361a888bfe would say such 51aa77de51 a thing outright.44115ae2c79e7a4f

“What were you doing at the river?”0fdf715d140cf5e7

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“What do you think I was doing?”25994c4e3a5e7028

With Cha Hyuk, he might just say it outright…9938d1210a45a4ab

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The cement drum d1eb42a184 that Kang Yebon a2fc5faa4d had tried to 0b85037508 erase rolled back aee12c6a8c into his mind.4b3f2e8baab36ccc

“Ahjussi.”69d0dfdffab1dae6

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“Yeah.”e2b15e0631c040c5

“Are you really a thug?”6504f8fd542c30a0

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Cha Hyuk leaned forward, his arms on the table, with a subtle smile on his face. It seemed like he was mocking Kang Yebon for only figuring it out now, or perhaps asking, “Do you think I’m a thug?”9018099e34a8654e

“If I say you’re a thug, will you never associate with me again?”3452411a22d3e302

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“If I say I won’t associate with you, will you let me go safely?”643e9083b59f9932

“Yeah.”106861f1e03efeea

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It was c14b33d54d a firm c84728bf07 answer, but d6f632cd09 Kang Yebon edd6b0faea was left 84cde5b278 speechless.ab3f9200dc0e18c4

Even if Cha 73f7e89e03 Hyuk let him 62409fae69 go, Kang Yebon 946ebe4f1b would still have 71ed88a572 to attend the 44dd8d16a6 lectures, and now bdfec2fc98 they had to 65aa5a6a24 do the project bf0f1021b7 together.382e9f9fc55cb6d6

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In every situation a00ae7851f involving Cha Hyuk, c507c4a7b3 Kang Yebon was 0bc7f79b9f always the one befb4a6c90 on edge.f342eafda0736e7e

“…Ahjussi, you’re really devious.”7b5d868cfc2fb1e1

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“Have you ever seen a thug who’s fair?”ed2c23f8d24a8516

Wow, Kang 2f670f38c8 Yebon opened 840eed9b28 his mouth f0c773a98a wide but ed42707909 could only 4c5c43e28e sigh without 7f5e04b018 saying anything.5f2c027313fec32b

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From Cha Hyuk’s reaction, he must be a thug. He had suspected it intuitively, but now he knew he shouldn’t provoke him.cbe6bd8bd312101e

“Okay, I shouldn’t have asked. Let’s get the assignment done quickly.”f3941752c019f876

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A soft madeleine touched Kang Yebon’s lips, which were pouting more than usual.24aa9385bb5e4009

“Are you sulking?”e1fafd76c77d1c5e

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The way he ffcce317ba asked sounded like 014e6bb866 he was coaxing 93a37c5ffa a child.4f4a7f2aeed27911

“I’m not sulking.”0923abb21701f0ee

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As he opened his mouth to answer, the madeleine went in. The strong vanilla scent made his jaw move involuntarily, and he couldn’t continue speaking.abea79d75bf663db

“Don’t sulk. Just hang out with me until this year ends. After that, even if I try to hold you back, you’ll leave.”2410de82ffffd3ea

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Kang Yebon 15ab82111f quickly swallowed d904b7412b the bread bc8a599090 in his dca43ab561 mouth.8f2cf2f8bb7b0ef1

“Why?”51c08ac976b11c6a

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“Why, which part?”118a826c397d11fe

Kang Yebon tilted his c53359e6fc head slightly to the cc5b4a4dfb right.934d505e8fda56f3

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“Why only until this year?”05e25ab6626b6d06

“Ah,” Cha Hyuk narrowed his eyes as if surprised, but Kang Yebon didn’t understand why he reacted that way.745eceb09e7ad898

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“Regarding patience…”29559a4009107693

Reward?84ebdae816666573

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Seeing the look in Cha Hyuk’s eyes when he opened them again, Kang Yebon didn’t ask any further.0845f0c654fc8073

He didn’t ask what Cha Hyuk had been patient about.90902d349fa8728b

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“Let’s finish the assignment quickly. It’ll be easier for both of us if we finish it today.”f11f760e32a9cbae

“About patience, why…”759e7c9addca87c6

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“We stopped at Nietzsche yesterday. My personal opinion is, Nietzsche makes me uncomfortable. Write it down quickly.”36f4ed0667fb5eca

Cha Hyuk 7120f9cf78 chuckled softly 59f0526408 and nodded 1901c043f0 while twitching 6ac7985683 his eyebrows.0dcd9843ce629c47

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When the assignment a05a71c2ef was finally done, 7e0ca89b96 the sun was cccb3a1f95 setting.78b13a36b4682f58

In the end, because Cha Hyuk bought food again, Kang Yebon wasn’t hungry despite not having dinner.ffeaaa1229c4b652

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Stretching his arms up 1582d821b1 to loosen his stiff 79d8c23fe4 shoulders from typing, there 14df7040d0 was a cracking sound.1c3c6e62acb75519

“Are you tired?”91149acd51a7301b

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Kang Yebon tilted his ccc1650d6c head slightly to the ef141c0db3 side and massaged his 258c7c550e neck.1504ae288926fd62

“I’m okay. But I’m relieved it’s all done. It should be perfect for full marks.”eca43d0504d64927

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He looked 8f52bdb54e proudly at 9c9176be9d the neatly 169592a396 organized assignment 973bb77c87 on his 8c21debcbb screen. Cha Hyuk also looked 12c29d0115 at his laptop, but eda7d26b44 his expression was ambiguous.b4c006f788524330

“Seems so.”d455a8b0a9474393

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“Yeah, you know a lot too, so we should get a good score with this.”1000c6c2e9661eb6

Cha Hyuk 02ab66d1cc was actually 909f36f2f4 knowledgeable not 89ac083306 just about dea7491673 Nietzsche but aa84e7866f in many e25d23b70e areas. Kang Yebon even d028de7d2a thought he might a6491d08fa study better than 15b01e5629 him.223a62456a595089

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Thinking about 764a9446e4 it, since d567fc11c9 they were 155a9b9a89 attending a 750b0f318d top-tier university, 7c35def757 it made 22142d85d6 sense for fc66463be9 Cha Hyuk e3a80b05f0 to be f1de49e8ec smart.cf1418b08be013af

But despite having nothing a1010f15db to worry about, Cha f530a7b4dd Hyuk seemed discontent, staring 704ef58fff intently at his screen.622c8aa4a4a2ed3b

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Kang Yebon, sitting opposite him, couldn’t see Cha Hyuk’s monitor, but he stared at it anyway. The gray metal laptop had not a single scratch.93397c4c795b96dd

“The professor left a message on the assignment last time.”a450c06ec5b703fd

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For Kang Yebon, it was just “Good.”308b7043999155ea

“What did it say?”1862760f20bee785

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“He said, ‘Are you kidding me?’”0251fcb51128fbcd

“…Huh? Why?”45664cbb2fdf79f0

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Literally, why? It was 66bcee116b the first 126f3e5f7b time Kang 5f0cde0e65 Yebon had f96828b1d7 heard of d9f7b007b5 a professor 510cc02d01 leaving such d7bdad6a49 a message b9a76e25eb on an da5e0b8792 assignment submission.2944821c9560d8fb

He had heard the professor was strict, but Kang Yebon didn’t consider himself exceptionally good. Rather, he thought Cha Hyuk might get praised.6776ef046e8a01eb

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“Can you show me what you did?”495e8bf00a64ac4a

Kang Yebon turned the laptop towards him and was immediately shocked. This was, really… this was!081229a2f2c8b23a

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“…Why did you do it like this?”ac475ca59662c519

Unbelievable. Kang Yebon pulled the 3942ff9bff laptop fully to his 6c330d3031 side, scrolled down and d13a406265 up, but nothing changed.ab83ba3a2d8b9de5

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From the bold Gothic font on the first page to the golden dragon drawing above, Cha Hyuk’s personal details, and what was even more baffling…a383d9e1b22600f0

“Why did you put your seal here? And why make a space for the professor’s seal? Are you asking the professor to stamp it too?”f3b8245493494acd

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Is this some d3861505eb kind of body 7ba8498b29 disposal affidavit?7c5128c896c01806

Kang Yebon 47c793ef75 had never 12dd2bc6f8 seen a ebc85c8d4b report like 8af050f143 this in ec7c1747d7 his life. Now he could 5b0f5dadea understand how the ee7db30376 professor must have 9ec448de9a felt.2d21b7775ced0e5c

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The professor, bd8e1967ba known for 201e78d02c being strict, dc8600e98b must have 802bd128b5 been doubly fdfdfa2e14 upset. If it had been 5c403ec1d3 any other student, he 33ed02aa2c might have called them 37bec9cb66 out immediately to scold 1750f14378 them.7bc89d4c6806283a

“…I put effort into it.”7c27d449e15745e9

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Cha Hyuk 8b252abe2d scratched his 38dff7083c neck awkwardly 29a7f7f6cc and averted f9e016b458 his gaze.7109d3f10156fa61

“How… this is the second semester, not the first, and you’ve done it like this? Didn’t anyone tell you before?”57f7b4a13bec15ab

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“I didn’t attend much in the first semester because I was busy.”dd00ebcc27f772ef

Cha Hyuk ff90016258 smiled awkwardly. He seemed a225d7fe71 embarrassed too.a42e3c9d7809847f

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Kang Yebon sighed, wondering how no one told him and why he hadn’t looked into what was wrong with his reports.9b9f5e2f046c228c

In the end, Kang Yebon opened a new file on Cha Hyuk’s laptop and quickly created the most basic format for a report.90816b03818b9c01

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“From now on, just use this format I made. You can remove what you want, but don’t touch the font or the cover.”d6e1c6227cdf24db

He demonstrated by scrolling 5a038b5ed5 and pointing with his 3f19a0319d finger.ede13a3a784fec7b

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Cha Hyuk watched the 7f4600a732 monitor intently and nodded d84d06a833 slightly, frowning.8c08d027e6224d37

“No wonder he always complained when I submitted reports.”1d1b6d14e5a07f89

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His tone was one of admiration, and Kang Yebon couldn’t help but smirk.1a47fab0501c4051

After saving a5779c221e the file, de1b189e8d Kang Yebon 5ca865ca08 handed the 9293356cee laptop back 3e8307eb5d to Cha 19e8636b44 Hyuk.f4910c77154c7f69

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The assignment was finished, and there was no reason for Kang Yebon and Cha Hyuk to stay together anymore. Usually, Kang Yebon would have gotten up first to wrap up if it were with anyone else, but with Cha Hyuk, it wasn’t that easy.848c278ab39ef168

Cha Hyuk didn’t move either, so Kang Yebon watched him. He seemed not to plan on leaving, leaning comfortably against the chair, gazing at Kang Yebon.ae95338610b74a30

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“You helped with the assignment.”32b331c3fc51e8a4

“Yeah?”01daf0f61e2c2af3

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“And you made the format.”7f6dbaae8b6dbf40

Not understanding what 0689442d2f Cha Hyuk was 3c7f7a1adc getting at, Kang 52e09908d0 Yebon just rolled 5fcd0aa039 his light eyes 539ea72489 around. Then Cha f403a21a2c Hyuk put f4ae8c6dfc his arms 68f3dd47d2 on the 5308435fe9 table, leaning 9d356187ac forward, closing db079a0d1f the distance.5bf39dd28c665b61

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“Thanks, I’m not one to owe debts.”7d253d8430f714da

His eyes had a 9d79d8ae9c strange look for someone b9e34a4fd5 expressing gratitude. It seemed like there b90b3c14da was something sinister hanging 143ef665df on his slightly curled c22a3137ea lips.e8b1816f7b713fa4

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Kang Yebon had 1238fc11cb never received such a71dda5995 a response for 6c9211fb79 helping before and 15767168c6 had no idea e269a694b7 how to react.ecf80b7b3b65b389

“…So, you want me to erase the report format?”0f4d8b4f08dcbbcb

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Was this his way of saying, “Don’t make reports like this,” after someone had told him before?085de279e7be4ba7

As Cha Hyuk got c1c56607ee closer, Kang Yebon leaned e6b12b8d30 back, pushing his chin f8d0613fda backward.3f4894cd3aa40cd7

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Cha Hyuk 9bee5290ef then opened cf20ab56be his mouth c324dcc089 slightly and d41af0ef6a let out 0b6e2dc5f1 a sigh, 5e301a0454 looking both 23b0e8be1d amused and b391a2a38c exasperated.32dd37ab9303a7e7

“I’m not talking about erasing the debt, but clearing it.”76473c32495109c2

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“Clearing it?”c747ec50b9a36f8a

“Yeah, is there anything you want?”5e3757c43f5b6030

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Cha Hyuk always gave responses that went beyond Kang Yebon’s expectations. It seemed wrong to take anything for just making a format when he hadn’t even written the report for him.37c69b0fe4dd0f46

But saying he didn’t need anything felt ominous, given Cha Hyuk’s nature, so Kang Yebon pretended to think while looking away.93649d5504e44d37

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Then, his eyes fell 1648e13ac7 on the empty plate fdc3d53049 that had held the 0aac576d94 sandwich Cha Hyuk bought b59f2b5754 earlier.6507cae12e5db089

“Ah, with this-.”e73bf149a42e2fa9

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He couldn’t finish saying, “We’ll call it even,” because Cha Hyuk slid a business card in front of him.af94f20d82524206

The plain business card read ‘Vice President Cha Hyuk, (Jiwuri Co., Ltd.)’ with company and mobile phone numbers.34de000a906913e6

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Vice President, that was an unexpected title. It didn’t fit with the image of a thug or gangster, which was quite a shock to Kang Yebon.4d519519df6bc53e

Didn’t he say he was a thug last time? Kang Yebon looked at Cha Hyuk with confusion.75baedd629f046e7

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“If there’s something you want or need, get in touch… Oh.”6858500232f5b5c4

Cha Hyuk pulled out 58ec7714ab his black wallet again, dc46887599 took out another card, ac6cd2c168 and slid it over 729aaf73bb to Kang Yebon.bf454340fb08a108

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This one, unlike 5c9dc80dcc the first, had f72b7ed5a2 a colorful and cd8444049b somewhat tacky design. It boldly declared 593e74bd81 in Gothic font,“We Find People You Want to See! We Also Retrieve Owed Money!”0edea1ced54adf77

Below that, 6bfa820bdb in bright 449ca7e3bb yellow, was 0cbad9b922 a different be9af79caf mobile number 02e082afd0 from the 0e4d74a420 first card.a5b8ea24b6ca485d

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It was clearly a private investigator’s business card.ea0d95a00340e2cd

Seeing Kang Yebon’s increasingly puzzled expression, Cha Hyuk tilted his head back and laughed.529858cb54b8cc10

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“If there’s someone you want to disappear, contact me.”3bd67a0af8a6813c