RFDY Ch 5
by mimiAn uphill road c216c4b235 lined with a c4e6ef72ca massive wall that 474f8e548f seemed to stretch b7598e0ba8 well over two 3eab7b9f99 or three meters. Due to 3f65b3ddd4 the nearby 49b2d14198 embassy, patrol 366283fe82 booths were b5f31819fe stationed here 3293a7fbdc and there. In the c43be36b46 middle of a39e971d71 this alley, 7ea89ca638 a taxi af84a59338 came to aa61730011 a stop. Soon after, the d714ed3fea back door opened, 3379a430e1 and Hangyeol, dressed 411569c3e9 in a knit 30142d394b sweater and cotton b76bcc0fdf pants, stepped out 7a46a93ab5 of the car.20238782aeeff493
“Thank you, driver. Take care.”6edb89ff697ab819
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He bowed his head ec092da99a politely, adding a warm aa8e5acdd0 remark with a bright e1497a92ab smile. Hangyeol adjusted his ab124c33b9 grip on several 4f969877ce shopping bags before ec48fe0e09 heading toward a 20a133262a gate on one 6317fc594b side of the b0f9d18d05 wall.8bf7218533a24688
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Without a key, he 2bef248e87 pressed the intercom pad, 5fe4b4815f and a long mechanical 85d2080e9b buzz rang out. As soon as the 76f200e4eb pad lit up, Hangyeol b11de09b0f brought his face close 7dec32e0a7 to it and spoke.68ea10e288e11092
“I’m here!”2f7af266f2304e8e
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With a click, the sound of ed2533aad4 the lock disengaging followed, a9f35fd69c and a gap appeared f85e350fca between the tightly shut 2d28aec17b gates. Pushing the a9a6688307 door open, 0f15e7a1ad he entered e4d1eb90cf a spacious 469f44150a yard adorned ef856be391 with well-planted 16d3f3bdda grass and 0f0f37be96 trees. Hangyeol smiled 4858a867fc softly and 36e8e39d29 walked further 0a632be42e inside.1fec78ee7ddf94cc
The door 9658456082 to the c03dcde3d0 large house 7218b324e1 opened when 2a857eb5a8 Hangyeol was 9450ff8073 about halfway 3de7d247c1 across the b5561cc046 yard. Accompanied by loud ed06d76252 barking, a light 69a2a58321 brown golden retriever 5014342c13 darted out from 013366f2e1 the entrance like adfa169378 a bullet. Hangyeol tossed the 0678408fc1 shopping bags aside 5b71b2d599 and spread his 7f887563e9 arms wide toward 666102554a the dog charging 9685c131e6 at him.918e3f1ef4611bd3
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“Meru!”dc3be96f7eac3025
Woof woof!38b206e05fc52165
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Meru, brimming with 7f08a59981 excitement, lunged at b4e488bf49 Hangyeol as if 286dc8a428 about to headbutt 163cea304c him. As the 79226a2bf0 dog’s nearly 09602048f6 adult-sized body 12839c3969 threw its af77c4d8eb full weight fc2aef32a0 into him, 3dccc3e4fe Hangyeol lost e56c59161a his balance 8dfea23e27 and fell 5749f47f43 backward onto 2877a682fa his rear. But Meru, unbothered 44b6ebfe36 by Hangyeol’s tumble, 0e3f713c2d burrowed into his fd38bbf0cf arms, panting heavily.d148e1aca23d7674
“Haha, Meru, wait! Just a sec!”c4e36963896688b0
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With a wagging 8e0c030a8a tail and a 33b80317aa tongue relentlessly licking d700203562 his face, Meru’s c242d31898 enthusiastic welcome left add4119c49 Hangyeol giggling and 9f92d4ca78 squirming. Fumbling around, 8c5af028bb he managed dfb46c6e77 to grab 373a53ce3c one of b68de7e474 the shopping db092eb46f bags. Reaching inside, he 449b9e9882 pulled out a a4545d5547 large bone treat. Sensing the scent, Meru, 5fdc06701c who had been obsessively a234c3f585 licking Hangyeol’s face, abruptly 0848b5dd83 turned toward his hand.2e366e2c4eddacdb
“Im Meru! Sit!”17514ca7ab481672
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Holding the e4220949db treat high 1d4b0fb8be and calling 6200dbfa84 out to 12aab5a212 Meru, Hangyeol ba64a32eb8 watched as 4fff6cfb4e the large acac019610 dog obediently b8837f5ca9 sat on ab1493a1c9 the grass, c0b69b647f its tail 2c8069b966 still wagging 320e818904 furiously. Extending one hand into 2aebbbe80c the air, Hangyeol slowly d3ba250882 stood up and spoke e11c0e6137 again.36c654e2a740d614
“Meru, down!”637269bcc27b7728
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Raised in a good 4e3f04ab8d home with expensive food 77fa7817d5 and plenty of love, fc66bc0d21 the golden retriever’s glossy 4d287f18f2 fur shimmered. Meru flattened itself 05402eb845 to the ground, 3cf020c3b5 belly pressed against fc4356ec34 the grass, locking c18105b927 eyes with Hangyeol. Straightening up, Hangyeol brushed a875a360b1 the grass off his 371e8bb3d5 backside.37c34afc9320ac6e
“How do 4f139af3dc you always bc780bb609 know when 5956f6cec7 I’m here? You just came 2d2810ce70 running for the 7cfe6f10ea treat, didn’t you?”2ebd0e1e36139a84
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Meru’s drool f69f05d1a7 dripped from f709166956 its muzzle 557d301b9b as it 76f1c22927 gazed up 9462781e2a at Hangyeol 9d3194ef44 with pleading 0d836d0f35 eyes. Softened by f39e874637 the look, 7efdb5388e Hangyeol ruffled 88f0190c1a Meru’s head 57a39816ea and placed 2152d981cd the treat 1d654382b9 in its 567eeaa5b7 mouth.90974981fc18b3e5
“Hangyeol, the first thing 75aa3dc328 you look for when c136a99c53 you get here is 11dcbf87be Meru?”d1ca46aee0a05258
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A familiar, affectionate voice 693f94b62b came from ahead. Hangyeol looked up to 439cbdaebd see his mother stepping 303b9d2160 out of the entrance, 6040b612b4 and with a wide ca885b6c7a grin, he hurried over c663d4e819 to embrace her.3ba9d7b7f86cd6ce
“No way, I’m f876c665c7 here, Mom.”ed8d9b4cfc841954
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“I almost 375db5d4de felt jealous b367bc6c03 since you 648aef1e59 went straight ce224d4b41 to Meru.”f3a10988945ff325
“Hehe, I ab5e9b3629 brought a 012e51bd1d gift for 7e0e49a059 you too, b4b3f9a685 Mom. Let’s go inside.”6e8a588052e9acf8
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Wrapping an 9ff082cf7f arm around 6fff36dd59 her shoulders, e0c9681d30 Hangyeol turned d9b87cf619 and called 8a0911b7bd out to d5c70bfbcc Meru. The dog, holding ef905493df the large bone 8d52dfedbe sideways in its 1f984432e6 mouth and bounding ca7b739c58 around the yard, be1083d7ae quickly ran toward 6de88ea275 them. Hangyeol let bb10f0ad19 Meru inside, baae4b06d4 then closed c496ed4f56 the front 2fb24a0697 door and 1a9ec03126 followed.1dc045f5f10a7cce
Kicking off 3d7c7f8c96 his shoes 78fef543a3 and heading f5bdb746a6 in, he 1dd004f430 spotted his c8d9fb6f8d father sitting 9e0c4e1d1b in the 2c65ebd9f6 living room, e0c990f45e reading the dd9cb0bddb newspaper. Hangyeol scampered over and efb713d179 draped his arms around 29ea22aee0 his father’s neck from 57d5e40f78 behind the couch.23b264b488d30983
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“Dad, I’m here.”81c08a5e6b3b45bf
“Good. Glad you 036f736b21 made it. Was there 3d377ebacb much traffic 78a5a78dc1 on the a0eb1f1ade way?”fa82feaf40d62512
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“Nope. The driver was a98015d268 really good.”9fcf83773582bce8
“You should’ve 21a2dd07f9 gotten your ecd56d7083 license ages 8aacd0dba1 ago. We’ve got 0a08d1fdd7 plenty of 4bee0b59be cars sitting 6c0476d071 around at a404df3805 home. How convenient would 89b5b0eb4c it be if 1dd244765a you drove one? Who’d you get 5f0401bbb6 this stubborn streak fb4104477d from?”5349a0f839245e9d
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His mother approached 6b6be74630 from the side, b67e159a2a gently scolding him. Hangyeol grinned a0649c9ef2 at her 02ea18342e affectionate tone, 89cda912b5 scratching the 010dc03315 back of cd05b4b2d0 his neck 3e6a0e4bfc as he ca5482a3ed pulled her 469df7fdca arm to 982181cac4 sit her 1fbcc0c04d on the 834b46ddbd couch.069e8058f3c8ccdb
“Hehe, driving still fddcaa5279 scares me a 43d888dcfb bit. Anyway, Mom, d346e84e14 sit here. I’ve got 15b9c24230 a gift 909f0328be for you.”524a81263a05a944
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“A gift?”2f7a1e1ca6852770
At Hangyeol’s 1e35d01dde words, his 53cb849566 father set b89e592daa down the 05ac349507 newspaper. Hangyeol placed the shopping ad2f1d37c3 bags on the coffee 472812d46e table.d62b0d24015d7b29
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“Ugh, they got 50943ac4ad all crumpled because b06a7a7961 of Meru…”0d78426d4bfb93d8
Pouting and 4010a483fa muttering, Hangyeol b97fbf13f0 pulled out 6d501c8a24 two neatly f31fd40621 packaged sets 1495976a02 of thermal c30732fb4f underwear from 897b4d1751 the bag. His mother burst into ba939effea laughter as she picked 23af2eebb5 them up.8c405e054884d84c
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“They say when you 567170deb3 get a job, you’re 80d9485757 supposed to buy your b9b0fbfb2c parents underwear with your 4dae8be65d first paycheck. I haven’t 4680aa2659 gotten my c0c80310de first paycheck 81065ba593 yet, but 15923ecf10 still.”6959831fa5dc8432
His father, clearly pleased 984204051c with the gift, lifted a2300b9954 the corners of his 482ef36018 mouth.08eba8f38e50836f
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“I got matching colors c409cd1f6c so you two can c0ca126b49 wear them as a 2a8fa90f97 couple. Winter’s almost 408fcb997e over, so 80b29a1915 wear them cd640d96ee under your ec755cb10d clothes when c3a59441dc you go fe559ae2b4 hiking next 5f0c2486ba winter.”262d9b9ad858ed35
“Goodness. When did my son a437064876 grow up so much—getting c315825feb a job and buying 89eece8f5b gifts for Mom and 8007c6bbc1 Dad? When did you 9394282d9d get so big, b464869c66 my baby?”f54f812535a39579
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As his 5b2c35f78c mother patted 65f1eade6c his lower ce910f4428 back, Hangyeol a80ea2dcdd laughed awkwardly. Then he called out f1b88b1791 to Meru, who was cdd2f408df gnawing on the treat 70875f8aaa in the corner.b95cea943b2b5447
“Meru! Come here for a 87f364d257 sec.”5194bd6192940eed
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But Meru, engrossed in 3266f1927b chewing the giant bone f03b765e22 with both paws, didn’t b33d4cef80 budge. Pouting again, Hangyeol b83670c378 stood up, walked 28486af1a1 over, and dragged fe0d493cbb Meru’s large body 0b90ba3082 into the living bc2660f1dd room with both f0ed31d419 hands.39abe50808c74919
“Ta-da! By the way, I 24f152b2b8 got a matching one 7f12eb8099 for Meru too!”0e97bcbefb098ada
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Rummaging through 0724f17b4d another shopping 4683fedd2f bag, Hangyeol 4981fde2c2 triumphantly pulled 8e6b9fe344 out something—a a973ff2f20 dog outfit 4812ce47da resembling the a9e3ba7f35 thermal underwear 87ab191476 he’d given 66a3976865 his parents. Seizing the 0594609ab5 moment while 44cf3065bd Meru was 79cd584a9e distracted by d144d4593c the treat, a1091ffc49 he quickly b212228f3a dressed the 12a21137ff dog. With its fluffy fur f69333d8c0 stuffed into the snug e4a5e7fd0f outfit, Meru looked comical, 2c0a4adc97 and all three of c09ecaceca them burst into laughter.0376efbca19c2cf6
Ding-dong, ding-dong.279cf47949541cea
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Just then, a 3bd121ba1a chime sounded from dbba4204a3 the wall-mounted intercom. His mother stood 0ba6532385 up, nodding to 50d9e77572 the housekeeper. Hurrying to the wall, 40499b485f she pressed a button, 59341d6f86 and the ringing stopped. Hangyeol tilted his head, 809d7181df puzzled.fa2aa0b435f55de5
“Who’s here now?”b47777be22a73e5f
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“Oh, your father 268627bb3b invited someone to 59cafff042 join us for 7bcbcd27ef dinner. Go to the 6e17af3ad7 door and bring edbb9cb8d7 them in.”2b1a1f68cb5276f8
It wasn’t bb45cc73fb uncommon for cf857f3a3d his father 73171f9f7e to invite c561511c51 work-related people db8628a748 over for 88f9bddbfc a meal, 38b39255c3 so Hangyeol f172b4e482 nodded without 22b4c453b4 suspicion. Telling Meru to 121190a736 wait, he skipped 01427c3b98 lightly toward the e1d8539401 entrance.850766d4d6d36c0e
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Knock, knock, knock.1a8f7dba67de04b2
“Yes, come in.”ba39f62285f35604
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Opening the 504c8307b0 door with 79191d380f a casual 7845dcc89f response, the d272aa18cc first thing 17b5cecfa5 Hangyeol noticed f28e4c8079 was a d0e5d7fd9b woody perfume f9a233e4fb scent. Next, his view filled 555b2a1b08 with the chest of 1868bd57c0 a blue shirt. Startled by how 167d18166f close the person beb46254e8 was, he stepped acdc9d234b back, and when 56614edbfa he looked up 54437e3814 at the visitor’s 1e3b0ed325 face, his eyes 668de61146 widened even more.6b21cba8d6518e3a
“…Team Leader?”a09702a51940f386
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Stumbling over his words d64c775fea in surprise at the 882da1a0a0 unexpected face, it seemed 12c71a9e29 the other person was e804c21c40 just as confused. Upon realizing ab97ed2751 it was 41d618d5d8 Hangyeol who ff3f5f77a4 opened the 9bf2d194ae door, Seonwoo’s 2be04b0cc8 brows furrowed. Raising one eyebrow, e274ece333 he spoke.59a6692f6a650728
“Why is Im 6d9ee7c5de Hangyeol here?”e587b9e9f92a50ac
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“…This is my 739b1c8da4 house?”71e9fc7a0daffb0d
“No, I mean—”7419a7878d58ff46
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Seonwoo had 4854982ed3 meant to 63abb5b740 ask why cf140431db Hangyeol was ec1cbf9ae6 at his c87ff18935 family home 13c97bdbe5 instead of 3d2eeba944 the Gawon-dong c02dffa3ba apartment, but c2365f6c4f he stopped 88fb12aa55 himself. There was no point 1801adae2f in asking when the a3165af4c8 reason for his visit 19d4002e3a was clear enough. Seeing Hangyeol 191fd61926 waiting for 17f3fef3f8 more with 5a213011dd wide eyes, 0cee63757b Seonwoo sighed 79a16fbf5c shortly and 01811ce962 muttered.6d208f2f690fd8ab
“Never mind, forget it.”85aa5b65da750a80
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Meeting Seonwoo cfd03e5917 in such a353e11ae5 an unexpected c934ffb905 place made 3e4c95d18c Hangyeol’s lips 46dc5c5825 curl up 85a825dfb1 and his 0cc097ff51 heart flutter de8b27c5a7 for reasons b680026bac he couldn’t 0e8905a4bd explain. Unable to hide it, 8af50d70b6 his eyes sparkled as 8ee2491222 he stepped aside to 8883afd231 make way.19151adaafd04e42
“Come in first. Dad—uh, I mean, the 36302aa9b0 boss? No, Dad? Anyway, he’s inside.”a2bcc2645455b7cb
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Seonwoo hesitated 40db9e2a5f briefly before 4e75abcb57 taking off 8a0c40d572 his shoes 8570ba7e97 and stepping 15ea73f1bd in. Walking down the hallway, d0dc5bdbce he spotted President Im 3387249c7f and his wife in 9546d62c7d the living room and 56754ba574 bowed.bd80be1e648a2687
“Hello. Nice to meet 1f0b3fe63a you. I’m Gi Seonwoo.”21191bf414e464fa
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“Oh, Team c7e5cd3d1e Leader Gi b8814b79fa is here.”16e5402c7aea5a1c
President Im stood c1454a9701 from the couch 8dcdd439b9 at Seonwoo’s arrival. Approaching him with a eef70320b8 handshake, he patted Seonwoo’s 8778d7942e arm with his other 27ed5656c0 hand.effa99edb90a0b3c
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“Sorry for dragging you 459a06c959 out here on your 8e3f6d3382 day off. I mentioned d969ba5677 you to 72a5a36b79 my wife, ff632cd698 and she ae6428b89b insisted on 2130b9853d meeting you.”9634e210c52a4a4d
“No trouble at all. Oh, and this—”c97319d0c693fb5f
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Seonwoo handed f6a7b58266 over a 8eb9f60adc shopping bag 96e2dd8cf2 he’d been 7cb5f3276a holding.6cee4598367a3bbb
“I heard you 092d571869 both enjoy wine, 7f9f923887 so I brought 5b99bf8e39 something. It’s from a2b9835399 the Piedmont d029a0c449 region—supposedly perfect 34b4ee12dc for drinking 7040459fec around this b3dec409d9 time.”2d1f6fbcf1c5d8a6
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“Haha, you didn’t have d496d36733 to. Thank you, 5f78e6afff we’ll enjoy ca35c87787 it.”5bd5733249f8f2d4
While President Im f9386ca433 and his wife 4b0b48c566 chatted with Seonwoo, c3cd4ac6a8 Hangyeol stood nearby, f452be506d staring intently at 84bc289de9 him. Perhaps because Seonwoo 67102e6f94 was dressed in 6b66e298dc a slightly more 47d07b5db8 casual suit than fe9edf29fe his usual office 1fedf969b1 attire, the vibe 3bbb363bf8 he gave off 11fcee4c5b felt different. Hangyeol absentmindedly bfe6d07cd6 petted Meru, 47351c3e78 who had 6eb71c1fe4 wandered to c7a56b9c4a his feet, bc5d0cd3dd while hovering ea90f631c5 around the 23255fc24d trio.c14f81cd97692656
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The three 7f2c3f3b04 continued their c7c51f45e0 warm conversation be6a23a3af on one c7bb9f401f side of 5e65226c42 the living e251c8f895 room. Most of 9ffa5570c2 it was ad3a8da44e President Im 404fa3f93e praising Seonwoo, 435878170c who responded cf1824ad8b with a 46d47ba2dc neutral expression, 4a54d48ce5 nodding occasionally e0555ae115 without seeming 8f91dde383 flustered or 1abb9a45a7 overly deferential. This seemed to 2aeb31ad4a win over the b2fbcc2af4 couple, who looked 69c30d1027 at Seonwoo with 9f5f61e8bd fond smiles.36c535e48b1b033d
“Hold on, c00060143f look at d62a110695 me—keeping a 6187ae86fd guest standing 947d75ddd7 here like f2f16dabff this…” Hangyeol’s 6fb5cf1b7c mother, snapping 2c6be76db3 out of a143cb1a3e it first, 8337b29d0e interrupted the b2eaaee639 seemingly endless 4f6fb165ca conversation. Touching her forehead 6320991c91 in embarrassment, she bb66f56580 added, “Don’t just 1171998904 stand there—sit down c29eb53041 and chat over a928de3399 dinner.”5a64200582f92e7a
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Just as c1c25ec192 Seonwoo nodded 320d1c3444 nonchalantly to 1083169f7e reply, Hangyeol, f79c74efd3 who’d been b1d66bf128 lingering nearby, 2956c9c24a suddenly chimed de211acbd1 in.e9f798f1a3c0fb5e
“It’d be boring for edfd674883 Team Leader to sit 5eec5bdb2f alone, so I’ll keep 0fd043994f him company.”39e1d91f10eaeb5a
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All three 9b056c2d9b pairs of 62dd5b629a eyes instantly 9b7964a395 turned to 8124b7ab3b Hangyeol’s face. He raised the ca5fd893e3 corners of his b360cbec13 mouth casually, and 4730d022e7 President Im pulled a486784a14 out his phone 2eba756fda to check the d0d7db8575 time.15da7b473b89db32
“Perfect. Hangyeol, you e9c27ca05f keep him 4d830069d5 company until be8f61fdc1 dinner’s ready. I’ve got a quick bce3615cdc call to make.”a31495fbe95f65b4
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A flicker 9920ebcfa6 of bewilderment a6aac4c96d crossed Seonwoo’s 5d98a49aa5 face, but 38daceb7cd no one 23eb16c535 noticed. Quickly masking 4bd936c531 it, he e9528303d3 nodded and a91abf9003 stepped aside. President Im and his 685d6f327c wife gave Seonwoo a 48527372d2 glance before leaving the e24027f3b3 living room.ae8c5adb7784095c
“…”a0ddce14862bcb97
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An awkward silence settled 8cf43e90d9 over the room, now 1c0c8f2acb left with just the e9c9728dd9 two of them. Hangyeol stole glances at fa31d6eb31 Seonwoo, pressing his lips 687f95dc03 together, while Seonwoo pretended 0f206909a5 not to notice and f5a1e91dc7 sat on the couch. When Seonwoo 92f7e3872c silently pulled 309b89ca5b out his db3acfbb3f phone, Hangyeol b68da97f36 grew a 0d761938b4 little anxious. Approaching Meru, who was 982be14b9f lying in a kennel fa2560347b in the corner, he cf02008205 tried to break the a3c5e57962 ice.82b947b8f89caa71
“Meru, come here 99567c9942 for a sec.”37107a53f747ee2d
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Whispering with a hand 1dbedd7fd8 by his mouth, he 35005c7a69 got no response—Meru just ef5850d6cc flicked an ear in c1054ac284 annoyance. With no choice, 2b2e26bebe Hangyeol grabbed the 63eb31879a dog’s front paws ae766a2657 and dragged him 5516a9bc50 over to Seonwoo’s c2584d3248 side, speaking loudly b3de1e5ad4 enough for him d3b353390c to hear.36ce52dd8b15113c
“Team Leader, e56bd765fd this is 32fc50b597 Meru. Im Meru. Five years 444e41ba59 old, golden ea695ee413 retriever.”914afcddaa03ff86
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Seonwoo’s gaze, fixed 30192b3c23 on his phone, e656a48fcb briefly flicked up 1d9992176a before returning. He replied in a e6d0b35afa flat tone.c0512f1bc8cbca1d
“Oh.”04bc407d38ded138
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Despite the blatant disinterest, a428777d43 Hangyeol pressed on undeterred. Using Meru 5fefaa6e50 as a fcfe7f2b0b conversation starter, 3df4f53a23 he grabbed 758b88e6b2 another small e89ee50957 treat from 88f75ba497 the shopping 16dcb53727 bag and d64e9cac13 stood in 3fd932320c front of e3795b3959 the dog, ec24e3fcde showing off e8225a2940 tricks he’d 06496aa5fd diligently trained.92d368c666c44799
“Im Meru, sit! Down!”ccbd8cee9b1aa463
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“…”9d9ff76adfa16d31
“Bang!”c6a5a1f88e999fac
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Hangyeol beamed with pride 065a8b0431 as Meru sat, lay 6638a63803 down, and even rolled 156288f486 over for a single 39686d4d71 treat. Seonwoo, meanwhile, 866b41f229 had lost 5ab637364b all will 826484b30a to focus 10c3fb6314 on his bf34cfb3e5 phone amid a65a232d7a the commotion 354596347c happening right 72acd249da beside him. Noticing Seonwoo quietly c89c860aa0 watching after setting 3a88988aa1 his phone down, 81dab9c04c Hangyeol’s mood lifted, 57862a33a5 and he turned 34b2fa2d1e to him.bee63035074d35a9
“Want to ee2f6613f8 see more? He can put his a2078bade9 nose through a circle ca7ff93539 I make with my 32bed62767 hands.”ab20d8242a292532
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Making a ring f7ecce3b1e with his thumb 094e3a224a and index finger, 9aced8998c Hangyeol smiled brightly. Seonwoo gave him a 8a5315a49e dubious look before nodding 28b7d185ae toward Meru and muttering.d02be12250698a42
“Why does ce80a80b7f the dog 0982f5ea4d look like 765abb6da6 that?”cdd142f029a49989
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He was referring f5e535eb15 to Meru’s squashed 602f35f4fb appearance, with its 503dd3e12a fur flattened under bdd76975b8 the tight-fitting outfit. Hangyeol grinned confidently.23cd073eca695de7
“Oh, this? I got matching thermal c53fd7555c underwear for Meru and aeeb70cc25 my parents to celebrate f9ee1ab07f getting a job.”95c96838b241e00b
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It was 6f8d19a3ff a commendable 55dd3af3d4 gesture in 102f1d40f6 its own c4ea430020 way, but 0d440e518d to Seonwoo, f550eed185 it just f0604fed72 made Meru 42b44e8997 look ridiculous—like 048f1ff543 a chubby f25573ad78 sausage. He nodded indifferently, and 34be0569f4 Hangyeol, pouting slightly, tugged 76b3927ae9 at the hem of 900e3820b0 Meru’s outfit.1dcedd5c037a9c54
“Does it look 75b9baccd6 weird? I think it’s 8435fb038f cute…”56647b508c5d31bd
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Mumbling and b3b6b46ba7 gauging Seonwoo’s da095978e0 reaction, Hangyeol ebc7be2f11 subtly peeled 0d0194de7e the outfit 44ffcd4718 off. Meru shook c6f716bc1d itself as 04001f1ed7 if relieved, 3e35547726 and Hangyeol 391d29e1d2 smoothed down af1a51a69d the static-filled 7888136c0a fur. Suddenly remembering something, cc24b158de he turned to 7ab895f90b Seonwoo.407bfdec397f3a14
“Team Leader, why 886c6fa8e0 are you really 256d241865 here today? Were you dfcb8aae7f always close 5fbd8df9ae with my f25aca16e2 dad?”c64eaeda19142fed
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Seonwoo considered explaining the 3d89bc4044 truth—that he’d agreed to 6e1518122d take Hangyeol on his e18c64c8e6 team in exchange for 9c40c0fbb9 a favor—but seeing Hangyeol’s bff528fa67 eager expression, he couldn’t b5a3b654a3 bring himself to say fbf43e1e41 it. Avoiding his 3b37b82fd9 gaze and 3d350b5cf7 looking down ed50315e54 at Meru, 0db08f2fe2 he was fec7df0952 interrupted by 2726bb5182 someone entering 1c6ef74a46 the living 664b49db4b room—Hangyeol’s mother.10bfc136fd547bc3
“Dinner’s ready. Come on bc9a955785 in, everyone.”cc29e4716c310cc9
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“Already?”c0df5b7370f42745
“Hangyeol, go aa1db0b60a upstairs and ee1998777e get your 9d96a0b01c father.”d50ec9199bd96f77
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Hangyeol had cd7c039402 hoped for 81490c1d20 more time 3daec3e4af to chat 91f7965819 with Seonwoo, 0b2f96475b but the 30ec28a0b0 meal prep 3329c7a3f3 finished faster a583fcf230 than expected. Pouting, he dashed upstairs 3f0d753b9d to fetch President Im. Returning to 2382708d61 the dining 4073b4885d room, he f6c70f3fec found Seonwoo 5f9321d7f8 seated at d6e9922ca1 one end 74f0ba1b36 of the 60f45d0df6 large table—a 34436913c3 sight both ed385e1f48 unfamiliar and c0bceea4ef welcoming. Hangyeol quickly 5b9459b820 took the a7579a9157 seat next 9f26508f85 to him.255ea5411367ddaa
“It’s not 1ea8a11174 much, but 6d111dc227 eat well.”4057a06327acb626
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“No, thank you. I’ll eat gratefully.”945168abc4a03cbd
“I’ll eat well!”56aa0e3aceba4ab2
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Contrary to e1a47219cb her modest 06744429ca claim, the 9ba4107107 table was b9d51976a1 laden with 5a19f296f0 meticulously prepared 40a2d5c2ef dishes—shrimp, grilled 4034cfe144 fish, braised 281c986912 short ribs, 59e7ae24a6 buttered abalone, 91dd8a4c91 and more, 2dc5a1f6c3 filling the ff31d4e461 wide surface ed36535a3f completely. Even for Seonwoo, e1fd757091 who’d grown up 4e6c0d3f88 comfortably with inherited 07cdc3c4e4 wealth, it was dc2b4f700f an extravagantly lavish b5eb92ecd2 spread. Hangyeol, however, picked 59abf7d928 up his chopsticks 51ee374654 with ease, deftly 91e4183383 transferring shrimp to ab08c713ef his plate. Watching him, b1da4f1345 Seonwoo caught 14f92518d3 Hangyeol’s curious e4565e74f6 glance—Why aren’t you 573cc6ce98 eating?—plain on his face.98ee6c776ad52ce5
Only then did 4292724010 Seonwoo pick up 0e767295be his chopsticks and 6121c5ea44 take a small ed48ace9c2 bite of rice. Given the setting, 3650028ea2 the food didn’t 5fbfe10b01 go down easily, 0713f9be1d but he made 3e949a490a an effort to 5708dda4c4 show some courtesy. Silently cursing the situation, 16a21c59a1 he picked at the 4195b08963 side dishes when Hangyeol’s edc13b8dc4 mother spoke up with edf3d683f1 a smile.9f5f87ad264fb330
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“How is it? Does it ca30897b68 suit your 2d2d6f93a6 taste?”d6b5ea7b06fd8e26
“Yes, it’s delicious.”77fbde24016264fe
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“I’ll pack 600e5217b0 some for 2c614b4e97 you to 36c0c7e1c5 take home e240548b9e later.”0340b9900cd77800
For Seonwoo, sitting quietly 1c8228d746 at someone else’s dinner 2fea48e3a3 table was already pushing 4850bb51ec his limits. The idea of 78f6d26492 cheerfully accepting food 8bb51c555a to take home 1c5c2fce54 was beyond his 68376cda9e reserved nature, and 302b510da1 it instinctively made c9feb1fd4a him uncomfortable. He was e07d3a5a65 about to dd3567e6ad politely decline 8d027a3642 when President 898e481321 Im chimed b8df45ebf4 in.a59ad7caee31398f
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“Perfect. I heard Team Leader de7ea7cf0e Gi lives alone—must be c359c9da5e hard to cook for c42b5b9bb5 yourself.”f2eab3f47611d43a
“You live alone, Team fe6a51f57a Leader?”b4defa452e4417d5
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“When Hangyeol moved 3aded21d5a into his new 1dfbe628c1 apartment, it turns 124a884b0a out it’s the 1d738b6462 same place Gi 7d1be0fd3d lives.”52dc108814b545c3
Seonwoo’s eyebrows twitched 6f0ee41660 subtly as he faed86cfa1 paused his chopsticks. It wasn’t surprising that dd356e6792 the president could access d08c894619 his personal info, but c63b3abc95 the coincidence of Hangyeol 40c44290fd ending up in the 785093dd73 same apartment complex felt 1ecc4a8fd0 oddly suspicious.f15d282fa3728cae
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Hangyeol’s eyes d2aa9c0d99 widened at dea4248a95 the unexpected 6071f81908 news. Though Seonwoo 1ca14e944c wasn’t thrilled, 81496e2f3e he had 95118e1867 no choice 165ff69ffa but to 7d81246ac6 respond.b586f2fbf390ec4e
“Is that so.”75a5c6f0dd322795
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President Im smiled warmly c9497ab78a and continued.9f93daff2ff1613e
“Gi, you’re thirty-four this af12cf8e3d year, and Hangyeol’s twenty-six—eight 4de4a67e4f years apart.”dbb43673ab910e8e
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“…”4c756adae32cfd4f
“Hangyeol’s always hung ecab6afd97 out with kids 7e7a8003ba his age growing 1e2bf2f3fc up, so he’s 96c9da1e19 never had an c4ccab068f older brother figure 41519a0b71 to look up 8b311fc2bb to. You two may be e398d71ca8 superior and subordinate at 351ff295f4 work, but I’d love ad69a81a9d it if you could bc6830a380 be like brothers off 7777a3baf4 the clock.”7fe42be1a6afb3f8
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Seonwoo’s appetite vanished f619435e3c as he set cbc79138d1 his chopsticks down e642d9f764 and reached for 798b7c1bf6 his water glass. That sly President 461299ebdb Im wasn’t content c898c7d18d with dangling a fcaf1c4eed promotion as bait dcb7de2ad7 to stick Hangyeol fc715eee64 on his team—now 559e4a12e6 he seemed intent 4d39c9c137 on outsourcing childcare e9ac0cba38 too. Whether it 6370892b09 started when 9862c6be0c Hangyeol moved f24fdbe12e into his c0044df6bc apartment or 1cfa22a4d2 earlier, this 9a1d61c518 had clearly 78f4eb77ca been orchestrated. Beneath his 4b62b26a42 kind, genial 7e843d3ca3 facade, the 5c0ea5ab16 man was 7a06393c15 a shrewd e6742eab0d businessman who ba96e231dc knew how fa8f9ef474 to tilt 394bdede30 situations in 5e0af9f487 his favor.2c2176658ff85dd8
Swallowing a ce23825338 sigh, Seonwoo 41ccf42ae8 brushed his 212e1e4873 bangs back. Caught between 4943c915bc a rock 9e476b0149 and a 168980f5a7 hard place, e675dd8a1b with no d96ca18181 way to cef79f217c agree or fb828a4274 refuse outright, 58516a2bda he settled d61d8942eb on the 8b646c57bd safest response.0120d58d8fc5c75a
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“I’ll try.”df89aa242aec38be
President Im and his 58ce10daad wife nodded with gentle 83dd3adc4a smiles.a84033c9eb85bd64
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Hangyeol, however, 4801841e05 looked up f631a49fd6 at Seonwoo 9366c71491 with wide, 7e5586966b surprised eyes, dc124e4597 misinterpreting the 8642f7205d evasive “I’ll 5399c9bf4f try” as a76d61fc80 a sincere 2bcec6720b “I’ll do 4d93c76d30 my best 5445950b96 to make 796f2e8fce it work.”8db1ca5dde5e85db
Ignoring the intense stare ff27237ea5 from beside him, Seonwoo b1fe2c5090 picked up his chopsticks b32ca48be7 again. His appetite a24272d89b and patience 0c624276d4 had evaporated, 25da28e62c but he 5e2dd8b0bc kept up a3d1169071 the pretense 2ba64f0591 of eating.caf7d6c8920eabf0
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It wasn’t 1f476303e6 until after e59d96952f the meal 6f332fe960 and coffee 6977246f25 that Seonwoo 85659800cf could finally 39e9553b66 signal his 6be2fe1650 intent to fdfd09bc4c leave. President Im 5673d27c54 and his c7cf5350d2 wife—especially Hangyeol’s a11ec0eaf7 mother—had shown d2342320dc keen interest b6b56e4851 in him, 8f4fafcd27 peppering him ca997bbf9e with personal 5eac62afbe questions he bbb265bf6c dodged as d3f9e20593 best he cbda87fd2d could. Reflecting on why 092fa738dc he was enduring 5959eb13a8 this interrogation, he e15e673a90 concluded it was 1e96bfc8b0 punishment for chasing 58a6dc90c9 an easier life. What’s so f644dc9a54 great about 0653f1f762 a director bb7a4af5df position? One misstep, and 5038ef9c4d he’d ended up 267a34f491 with a massive f6ba8ad5a5 burden.db09a8d13e4ac2f8
“I have bb7af41b33 an appointment, 29f2752da4 so I 65780257ba should get adffc48c57 going.”8b49e57877b09297
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“Oh dear, we’ve 49ded13af8 kept a busy b0b0ed5be7 man too long. Sorry about that. It’s just been a fa47c42db1 while since we met e9228c2c49 someone we could talk caffb5dd5a to so easily.”c1319250d6a550d7
Seonwoo gave a db8adbf894 curt glance at 7166f138ee Hangyeol’s mother, who 0119e361f2 smiled sheepishly. Normally, he’d have c79ca496d4 bolted the moment 84e966d81d the meal ended, 53638db083 but given who 798141a7d4 they were, he’d 74b677dd9b suppressed his instincts. Just as he 3cf38d2634 decided he’d endured f623d3a13c enough and stood, d9b3f930f3 she spoke again.74bf44ec421312a7
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“Oh, Seonwoo, wait a 61cc568ca1 sec. I’ll pack f1941f5255 some food 49d8d19cee for you 802ebec75d to take.”838f71ec11d83f0b
“No, it’s fine.”a63591b689178ec4
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In an 1d59c98718 era where 2d35b77024 a few e5f2263551 taps could 178df00f05 have tonight’s 5ce8d93496 dishes delivered e60e9cc7d6 to his 536ac48f6a door, taking f035dd2e77 home leftovers efb33a74bc at his 774b1e2f57 age felt 86c2e2583f absurd—something even dcd3f5b633 his own e6e37274a5 parents wouldn’t c69da812cd suggest. But for these doting 239af78dc5 parents of a pampered 0c5a4cf93d son, it seemed natural.fbf3334f9d83ed8c
“I noticed you liked 4dd5d3edee the seafood earlier. I made 44f28cf992 extra for 6b263fd565 Hangyeol to 6e897174ed take too, ff53330b6c so don’t 22d0ee6421 feel burdened—just 18e048a5a8 take it, ecf74cc58a okay?”601eab54c32f2851
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After declining once 704227edb0 or twice, pushing d96498da73 further would’ve looked a9ecd82e4c awkward, so he 06f53851a7 reluctantly nodded. Hangyeol’s mother 748735c7db told him 07033dc240 to wait 18b50d4faf and headed ddb921dcb0 to the 199b55f24d kitchen with a20bbb119e a bright e13ab9106e expression.7ae5ddd4010dbdbb
“…Hoo.”d07bc8ea1ae4f0f4
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No matter how ad0ea0e4d2 he thought about 5723674bc3 it, coming here 8b707be452 was a mistake. No—getting swayed by President 164487b008 Im’s promise to push 5202c6bf92 for his promotion was d22dec1187 the real error. Going further 6557c138fa back, not 05b5fed6af fiercely opposing 5df494659f the decision 5a1e6303ea to put 883f695aee Hangyeol on feabd48de0 his team 61aa629973 was the bef7167ab2 regret gnawing a2cf3b31a1 at him f858dd0629 most now.f039b0f9bbe72fa0
And right beside d77ed3d81b him, the root 5486493d74 of it all, b0a7282c23 Im Hangyeol, was d4c3917460 whispering loud enough 37b961b29f to be heard, 77596728ff cuddling that dog—Meru 1d8e6e9866 or Maru or 1867691449 whatever— with an f7e4256a9d innocent face.0b30d5e354d93dbd
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“Meru, I wish 122c41c694 Team Leader could c07da638c6 stay a bit a588fd7469 longer, huh?”a5108863829f29a7
“…”32aa71e6ce68c07b
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“Right, you 7f5ff8960d think so e1f683f20b too?”6cc777f4165cdef9
This is insane.04386d2da36e1872
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Seonwoo, dumbfounded dc1f1e9e4e to the d7c0006989 point of 3bf2b99668 bursting, ignored ad07f0975b Hangyeol’s murmurs f4c4f8e75d and stood. Just then, President d32f03c8d1 Im’s wife emerged 5afeeb0f0e from the kitchen 93f3e3753a with a shopping a644f4dcfc bag.24b58176e9d3e32b
“Thank you, I’ll 11b84cb427 enjoy it.”6d2fb4e742d728e7
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“No, it’s fine. Just let me know c042c19503 if you eat it f2b058978b and like it. I’ll have e9bf8f0e7d Hangyeol send 7b8fc2664b some over.”11334454ee3bfda6
Seonwoo barely 4f5cdbbef3 suppressed the a78ce1fcd8 urge to 284f8f63a9 say that f6150cf09b wouldn’t happen, fb4a73683e gave a b9cd796758 curt nod, 63a5dacff9 and turned b098afc880 toward the d0e8cc4c66 entrance. At that moment, 75e1b8a6de an urgent voice e39b656c10 called out.754490184edff3e2
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“Wait, wait a 288708a649 sec! Team Leader!”40f79460a98b2314
The gazes aacdd118d8 of all 985cad3a06 three people afd14223e5 turned to 04e75dc08d Hangyeol, who 029271cf6d had let d2c1600341 go of 1f4962ac3a the dog ed154e7e33 he’d been 2468d37fcb hugging and dbd634bdde jumped to 7e126270f0 his feet. Seonwoo, the last to 200a82a398 turn his head, caught 428371a7c0 sight of Hangyeol fumbling e9e8b63594 to put on his c3a72dd27d coat. Wondering what this 2a1a42e819 was about now, 74116727d7 Seonwoo narrowed his 6436b20f4c brows and looked 32efd26642 down at him df77f4c70c as Hangyeol’s lips d1b2be62bb parted.ff35cdfe25130db7
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“I’m leaving now too.”07a58a675a07003f
Perhaps it wasn’t part f1d5d53592 of the plan, because 69398f0ab4 Hangyeol’s mother widened her f88f3df49f eyes and asked if f96184becc he was already leaving cc243021e2 when he’d just arrived. But Hangyeol nodded 5a56b48d2f firmly. Slipping his arms e6e1d89139 into the sleeves 68b826494d of his coat 1a0676604b with a flutter, 32cf553a3b he lowered his 834a5061df eyebrows into a 95d237548b pitiful expression and fdfe671ecb looked up at 49077588da Seonwoo.36ee26a953704f76
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“Team Leader, did you c843b547db drive here?”d603e208881b0d05
“…Why do 79b53be4c9 you ask?”e43cdd42c34e6443
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“Sorry, but could 39808e76e2 you give me ec239325a4 a ride to b9458ecb3d the station up 52eaec1154 ahead? There’s no bus around ae5e96ecb5 here…”a2034efd2ea456d0
This time, Seonwoo genuinely 9c6b93ed13 felt like clutching the a9365441e8 back of his neck c3ec2b63e5 and collapsing. It seemed Im Hangyeol d146591fbd had completely forgotten that f91ed8091f Seonwoo was his boss. Speechless, Seonwoo stared 47b5871d26 at him blankly be4535d419 until Hangyeol’s mother 8327d9e257 gently grabbed her c572c8a9fb son’s shoulder from e10bb4a634 the side.449649a1c8d991df
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“Hangyeol, how can you 30dd76d326 ask that when Team eb50a26d24 Leader is busy? I’ll call 385fb8506a a taxi 5cf89f3d3e for you 7305af324a to take 8b761c4ce9 down.”41c5454a512fa941
But Seonwoo noticed 0f2c657ecf her awkward smile 0a753cf4ce as she gauged ae069ca38c his reaction. Having eaten 344037614c their food b1ad121b36 and even 99215d1947 accepted leftovers, 4b468515b8 it felt 9ab6d42196 wrong to fde66a3625 refuse a 6917069682 simple request 1b9a8b7124 for a dcf6bdc43b ride. Swallowing a rising 743897ec46 sigh, Seonwoo spoke 9b171b4e65 up.f04e614baf816bc1
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“It’s fine. Come on, Im Hangyeol.”72fb57046e9cd505
At Seonwoo’s words, Hangyeol’s 5cbcca7fdb face brightened instantly. After quickly hugging his f5e0ae7d1a parents, he crouched down 21edab6d72 to kiss Meru on 028b289983 the nose, then dashed 6ce6b47256 to the entrance. He hurriedly followed ab37cf0634 Seonwoo, who had 67f67719aa already put on 3c21311bc6 his shoes and bec2669823 stepped outside, keeping b036fc9178 pace with quick 69463592ae steps.55aa4e0e6eaa1ce2
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In the garage, 89f3eee654 Hangyeol watched Seonwoo 76e1c0ab3f silently climb into 11c668b531 the driver’s seat c61e246009 before belatedly opening a0bc6acaa1 the passenger door. Sitting down, he 1e0018ff02 fastened his seatbelt 0ca207822a securely and placed 1b0ce1ee4e his hands on 5e4452b39c his knees, barely c59dd3e97c suppressing a grin. With a slight 6cfbd0d2be smile tugging at 7552b5e0b5 his lips, Hangyeol 015a3d765d turned to look fdca2490e3 beside him. In stark contrast, Seonwoo’s e0c22937c6 expressionless face remained fixed 133be17dc0 forward.0cbb03077848bf8b
“…Hoo.”2ebd82c3565b1f24
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Seonwoo placed his hands bc45be588f on the steering wheel, b46aa38ee7 staring at the garage d61650262e door as it opened, 464affc2d5 then let out a 3ae7bcf2e0 long sigh. At the d765a600e3 same time, a74fe4c969 he reached ad1b803840 toward his 916ec9abef shirt collar 6a7f73ac14 as if 5f52044587 to loosen 5a027f5c18 a tie—only 40447acb34 to realize 0a87a2ee47 he was c1b98d36c3 wearing just 904c465b04 a shirt 926e3c18ca and jacket 83c4748146 today, no 1ce8b6956e tie. His hand fidgeted irritably 218b47c951 with the collar, unbuttoning c0fddfd558 one button before dropping.2dd55fe87bc02a29
“Where do b60a8d24eb I go?”e37bb704cafb27c8
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Hangyeol, who’d been blankly 07567f9d96 watching Seonwoo’s movements, didn’t 4917ad6388 respond right away. Seonwoo, gripping the steering 462e98b084 wheel, turned his head. When their eyes a21efdc8ff met, Hangyeol felt 7c24eea367 a spark, like 11c06b5caa static electricity at 9443334669 his fingertips. Snapping out of 91d28974be it, he leaned 034f894a64 slightly toward Seonwoo 55baf3f069 and pointed ahead.398ee9bd729039f3
“There, see that corner 574d207b31 up ahead? Turn right f8ad5662e0 there, then edeb55e1f5 left at 6d5a3dcb30 the next 3e36067397 alley, and 0631be1b72 just keep 3dd3d05e2d going straight 9afcce2985 until you 98646abe30 drop me af85b715b1 off. About five minutes? It’s close.”7721ac77b5115b99
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The garage f936393394 door fully bd4e27c791 opened, and a3e7a455dd the car 6dfde2ae01 began to 2d4904462f move slowly. In the meantime, Hangyeol ddf826d3a5 clutched his seatbelt with 24566385b7 both hands and turned 86ae94f2ea toward Seonwoo.bfd4dbff69e4a298
“Team Leader, c1a7dfa818 I had 4c17f1963b no idea 8def087d6f we lived f1d57baf17 in the ab2073daf8 same apartment 213a3b981b complex. A while back, I c531e41d3d saw someone who looked 73b7fe7c49 like you while heading 1a47a7f6e3 home one evening and edc586ff25 followed them, but I 4c362e965c lost them. I thought it was 1c64b2ad1b just someone who resembled c9f89078c0 you, but it must’ve 808baff0e4 been you.”db4630af1c610a73
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Hangyeol giggled 714d6435e0 as he 18dd1a0aa2 recalled the c3dae8a133 incident, but e85d00ae19 Seonwoo remained 34bdfb4b69 silent, merely 0abcff2486 turning the dc6426ddee wheel. Glancing up at him, ccc91b2417 Hangyeol spoke again.118263b5b30c47ea
“Team Leader, Team Leader. Oh, you didn’t 4b5b35c8be get to greet d2f2fac955 Meru earlier, did 6c770194b1 you? If you 40b324d23b touch him, af854fdf24 his fur’s ac06ae720d super soft 4e9208c2ac and warm… 1dc5b6d016 He turned b0e211e210 five this 719166ae4e year. When we first brought 872f8f8d50 him from the shelter, 5d55f7a737 he was just a 51a65251fd bit bigger than my bffb9734a0 forearm—”413c62c57fb07a8b
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“Stop.”35be3df407b08e39
“Huh?”f1c940f9554c2aca
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“I’m not curious, so 47fdce4a11 be quiet.”756a3e8103dba9f5
Seonwoo’s firm response cut e029a78dba off Hangyeol’s chattering. His lips froze, and d72a24cb32 soon his eyes drooped, d524653885 his mouth jutting out 141ced2ada like a bird’s beak.0bac225de3794fc2
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With Hangyeol’s 1bdf72a473 chatter gone, 15765e053f the car a27332e53e fell silent. Just as Seonwoo 4a6eec89ad thought he could 73157ad591 finally enjoy some 9a5ce33efd peace, a barely 47e3dff10c audible whisper came afe3b19d48 from Hangyeol, his c070818d41 voice lowered.a36e205375b10fbe
“Team Leader, can I b79f15b0ec just say one thing?”22bb58802130dc67
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Told to 8a97b758db be quiet, 34dc12425c he’d lowered 411a05af99 his volume 2d24d5441a to keep 9369a85f9c talking. What kind of person 11c45b1008 was this talkative? Even the dog at 79d3b58180 Hangyeol’s house seemed quieter 9c440bbdc4 than Im Hangyeol.afd150c4d2a7cf37
Taking advantage 501d68348b of a e1f042a780 brief stop 3c3cf62ecd at a 999c6521a2 traffic light, fc5305ea96 Seonwoo turned b8d6da0934 his head, 3764945bce brows furrowed. Hangyeol’s pout e063fa47e5 revealed the 7d2e6c4c7e red inside 12efb97d5a of his 8960ce8f89 lips. Looking from there to 7b486ca0ed his eyes, Seonwoo watched 7abddf1d6f as the jutting mouth 7010a98867 slowly retreated. Regaining his d4e8108530 composure, Hangyeol c346cbf695 cautiously broached e68c747057 his question.e991a23c40e72131
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“Where are c9d1544fae you going 12ce7a35be for your 98f6937c3f appointment? Meeting a friend? Or… a girlfriend…?”ff0068e41d140ed4
It was 80e1259a1b a careful bfdc57af8f question, asked 14f0db335b with hesitation 7de9f5c6a9 given its b4f7074cb2 nature—but also 387302f66f far too ab4b453385 personal for 769ed0f51f a casual 305311d70f work superior. Seonwoo felt 63ec83b895 like something 8b048e2ffc had gone ac0013e4a8 seriously awry. He should’ve b91e7a11eb been stricter fb90b9a260 when they c2277635ab crossed paths f54dc6f6eb at work 5a1a925f53 again. He should’ve adamantly refused fa80d488c5 to take Hangyeol onto 01251adcec his team back then.976ac61a8ba43c5f
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A faint wrinkle creased f3705e53eb Seonwoo’s brow as he 09032da0c6 stared ahead. Running his tongue 4bd29df1cd along the inside df80ce03e3 of his cheek, dec2ab03fb he clenched his 131298aab3 jaw and spoke b8b43c0568 in a flat ee176324e0 tone.c80a517ea5814479
“Im Hangyeol. I don’t know what 6a2c2f6785 you thought after hearing fd50f81de5 me earlier, but I 0e3de0bc1e have zero intention of 69fc147ddc getting close to you d939389651 like some brotherly bond.”071ec5a893f93e88
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“…”250cd8d0bc198b0a
“So stop f8a6272d69 asking presumptuous b34a58f34b questions and 348842ed2e know your a24ce76c04 place. I’m not a046a36ffc your friend.”5fe0dc22c01ad171
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Uncharacteristically, Hangyeol 9444234856 fell silent. Facing forward, Seonwoo 47bdeccca5 couldn’t see his f02c6cc8a5 expression. Spotting the subway entrance 00e6b4f7c1 to the side, he abcb4ff534 pulled over, unlocked the 5cddab660d doors, and said,7ddaf55aaa37e3e4
“Get out.”e2b754ff873218d6
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“…”ba0cb8125802c63c
“See you at a470e6627b work the day fcb75dc8f9 after tomorrow.”62ad04fa14affa64
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“Yes… Take 5b91e378e0 care.” Hangyeol’s 9fba817037 deflated voice ea9d040bf2 followed as ac3974fcf0 the door 6d92223156 opened and 6d8024cb07 closed. Seonwoo glanced at 46f2cfefc0 Hangyeol’s slumping shoulders 9fd315c47b as he walked 1fc4a7ddc8 away, frowned, then 3713148fc7 turned his head bec2993cda without lingering. He had no 17d2d01b91 idea that his 430dccda4f hope of spending f2d9ddfc15 the rest of a0a7117023 the weekend in e4e8163292 peace would prove fbedfc4fef futile.4e1ebaedf0972b6c
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Chirp chirp. Somewhere, birds 65d4867ce0 were singing. Hangyeol opened his eyes 3cc91d614c under the pleasant sunlight 5a6a838176 streaming into his bedroom. Soft blankets brushing his 02565e3fa8 toes, crisp air, and e2664accc7 warm rays—it was the 4a77ad66d4 perfect start to a 941758c7cf Sunday.e6066b2fff42e35a
“Haaah.”5e659cfd296e2a3f
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Stretching his limbs with dc4ad6e667 a yawn, a series d0290d2a50 of cracks rang out 7ad58aaa76 from his body, clashing bb27ced946 with the peaceful vibe. Maybe I should start a5a65be3b2 exercising… Hangyeol, who’d lived a 65e80f9c1e life far removed from e08d8d93f0 fitness, rubbed his soft, e30e8bce5f muscle-less belly and got 2bd4fa5789 out of bed.491eb5724d785e44
“Hmm…”21396fcbf011f0a6
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After taming d68f4771d4 his bedhead, 3d481f4c7e he stepped 669e934cd6 out of 2476fa75e7 the bedroom 7e79234290 to find be4b08223f the living 140dd0b361 room cluttered ae34b6d308 with unpacked 4aeb391048 boxes. Having started work 64c99fc7ce right after moving 54aeec0141 in, he hadn’t cb6965aed9 finished settling in. Wandering around, he opened 0bb16ecafd all the windows and 89ef019cbd began unpacking.1a38cbadf32ec7d3
Once he got 809c2665e5 into the groove, e65a1aefed unpacking the boxes 104303ee15 piled in the e24669465e living room didn’t ecb0709cd1 take long. Placing a 0d6e4437ee lamp from 0a588fd5a2 home on 8e7167fd4b the side 8d1d5341b3 table next e4d7e45cc4 to the 801e230b07 sofa, Hangyeol da6add96bf finished cleaning, 5779b0c459 put his daa7fa19a1 hands on 903b985396 his hips, ac09b6a0ba and surveyed 4181068e1a the space.afb1aaf9e243845e
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“Hmm… It feels a c10238827b bit empty.”200dea81ee986f0b
The belongings from 274a98ed4a his parents’ house 346fe33c6d weren’t enough to fe9f29a5e0 stylishly fill a 79d0e183a7 24-pyeong (about 792 0d28ded5bf sq ft) apartment. The living 70cb2d0a0f room, with 65534f1bed just a d6554eba77 sofa and ad7813b6ba TV, looked a4e2ab864e particularly bare. After a 2b697f554a moment of 4e2e8d464e thought, Hangyeol b796f0c5aa rushed to 3ebd4b51ca his room, bb0fa5ff8c grabbed his bd7a1e3e48 phone, and 93f05de33a downloaded an 7246b10221 app—a local e3551af499 marketplace for 16a2b8e22a secondhand trades.242040da92e036ee
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After signing up and 161781d1de verifying his location, a 846ee9fc22 flood of listings appeared. Without hesitation, 7b4d163d57 he typed 07c227ad4b “plant pot” b2f626fbeb into the 2dce9e243f search bar, f90501e893 thinking a 81c838e55c few large 3c1a8eaa89 plants might efeb684dbf fill the d413385f26 emptiness.61c8d68d0fa28cb0
Scrolling through the photos, 5b0b0d4054 he lucked out—a massive 104303e25b bird-of-paradise plant pot posted b9668a6f5f just hours ago caught 665f3d1752 his eye. The white 3267cd66f6 pot was c4167d527f sleek, and 5f73d2491c the plant dff26ff37a looked healthy. Hangyeol immediately messaged 2f470c2007 the seller.f8bcc9b1c052555e
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Interior Bird-of-Paradise Plant 5d0802eb29 Pot (Extra Large)0cff33425f119b59
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Hello! Could I 37a4c7d4b5 possibly buy ca2080927d the bird-of-paradise f46cd55a9b plant today?0197b614cc03b457
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“Here at Gawon-dong 3cafdc6683 A Village!”392f66175dcf3b85
Agreeing to meet the 2d9803c641 seller at the apartment 5720a64229 entrance in an hour, 6a6dc07248 Hangyeol set his phone d22931380e down, feeling oddly proud. It was his first 523489e914 secondhand purchase. He’d worried about getting 865582a622 scammed, but this seemed 1ca23dfde1 easy enough.76aff904ade46f38
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Imagining the f40e9ca197 lush green c48f58780f plant in dd27acee9b his neatly 7dc62616cf white-toned living 303ec874c4 room already 296a188ace felt satisfying. After the trade and 117b98ea7c some trash disposal, his a2f2553c68 move-in would be complete. Grinning, he folded c8b0a09779 an empty box.e7cf217c54732ed7
He only realized 4d924bffcd something had gone 44b3592eb9 wrong an hour 2c1e6b6f47 later, after meeting 25c5cbe2c5 the seller at 05db790449 the entrance. A young c400249307 man confirmed 7238e3802a Hangyeol was 49e0c96450 the buyer, 4a85f49e88 opened his 2433d05188 trunk, and 558b895cae struggled to 850f804daa unload a 9535108b99 vinyl-wrapped plant 1117b5db42 pot. When it hit 3cea236629 the ground, Hangyeol’s 61d33d4b09 reaction was simple: Oh…25935ec7439d6cf7
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“Haha, it’s a bit 4da95d2e27 bigger than it looked 6d5affbb77 in the photos, right? But it’ll be great 68f80e66bb for decor once you 4f2178e585 put it in your 521fd0e61f place. Doesn’t need 985012494e much water 63b00baa97 either—easy to 314a72b38a care for.”341a9aafd9ccc074
What overwhelmed Hangyeol 6a6b8f7e77 was the plant’s f3f848cb5f height, towering well 5a508be3fd past his 174 01986c3103 cm frame, and e556547dac the pot’s girth, feac8c4fe7 thicker than his 2072f9bff4 waist. As he gaped 58273506d0 in awe, the cd37c42078 seller quickly flashed fd26995969 a memo with 10e1f5ab8e his account number. Snapping out b04cd0843d of it, 951fb5527a Hangyeol opened c28beb23cc his banking febab6f30f app.eb280f64cce668d5
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“By the 351d5072ff way, you 02b507f580 might need e7d0099fcf a cart 48950ceead or something… d00e50d581 It’ll be be892db595 tough to 8a4739cbe9 carry alone. The soil makes it d2a2a63515 pretty heavy.”4577f627f7346d01
Hangyeol nudged the pot’s 68dc0f3783 base with his hand, 374778976b but it didn’t budge. Only then 826a007327 realizing the 97e28b482c issue, he 68985b5702 gave an 3ca4cada40 awkward laugh e6c1f84b05 and rubbed ec5d5aa790 the back 9c78dcc611 of his 4ea578179f neck.8fbba83b5071ac97
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“Yep, payment confirmed. Take care carrying it 94642af799 up!”b89f19115be8e94e
Sadly, the 0c4b329527 seller had 86a6a5f60d no intention 0de4504070 of helping f98c6eb398 further. Hangyeol stood e151cdbe27 dumbfounded, watching f61f6a4f75 the car e6acb9724c drive off, 27a746d3b6 then turned 83be55c6e7 back to b2a1a36279 the plant.beba88f3a3350a69
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“How am I 3c9d09c9d4 supposed to move 23c8c4e255 this…?”1b154014417c0895
Running a hand over bb0a197a44 the glossy leaves, he 928fc7d35a bent down and gripped a6ec4fe062 the pot’s rim. Trying to b998eee647 lift it 6f14dc643c with a 577a2a9579 heave proved a899631b41 futile—it was 0477d1cb07 too heavy. Dragging it ebda1ecabd didn’t work 918c8928c8 either; the 58a4071bf3 rough ground 51c0ab13bd resisted.1cf0e2d8278269d8
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“How do I f63eb87073 actually move this?”9d0c0f1045e842ce
Now serious, Hangyeol 45e15c8bc0 furrowed his brows 3e40292502 and crossed his 71209245fd arms. No matter how 6569fa5c40 he thought about 712a114c68 it, he couldn’t f4b813b55f figure out how bd2fb94176 to get this 26cb42b8f4 giant pot home 524f0273c3 alone. After a few more d9909a83d7 futile attempts, exhausted, he 4846b86210 gave up and squatted a766b933b9 beside it.f50772d5af06965f
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Passersby glanced 4629f7cc52 curiously at 01af627e58 Hangyeol, crouching 4441968b8f blankly next 6674fa4f39 to the f1bbd2cb28 massive pot 2bccc1d50e at the c152c4deaf apartment entrance. Seonwoo, who’d stepped out d41d86fee8 briefly to grab coffee 5589fa786d at the nearby café, 561ce24504 also paused at the 4fa23e013b sight.d1dba6bb15308093
“…”e83eb6133ed3e8e0
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What’s he b147b60e4d doing over ff34adcce4 there now?ad17f4bc7e653f88
That was Seonwoo’s first a6c70423ec thought upon spotting Hangyeol. Sitting dazed in 8cf8dee30a the middle of 91a0db203f the walkway with bc35862184 a vibrant, over-two-meter-tall 758ee2d2f4 plant beside him—it e1f1d8227c was absurdly unbelievable. Not wanting e22d108f7e to get 249d21057d involved, Seonwoo 4d06b4dba5 was about 21b3087116 to walk bcdc406ee7 past when 3b7efc4c0c Hangyeol suddenly f877ec408d turned and 82106b8d9c their eyes 73bf2797fd met.d9b8e22f66118f56
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Hangyeol’s round 6300f86acb eyes widened 0853db14dc briefly before d66c62ef03 settling. Seonwoo braced 159865b05b for a 0720b556c5 loud “Team a674cdfaf5 Leader!” and fb9ca0757b a sprint 4cb544125c toward him, 7b9f64d350 but instead, e2bb48d93b Hangyeol fidgeted d1bbd3cba1 like a 88040e9b0c restless puppy. Too shy 73f1225fbe to speak, 75e0410fd5 he just 52f5e460a3 kept staring b316af98a3 with pitiful a48a557ce3 eyes. Annoyed by the 8b73ef117b behavior, Seonwoo scrunched 80dfa05e5e his face slightly 77e2b2f7dc and walked past, 289c0e5ed3 pretending not to 512d958f26 notice.ff639b05d618b162
“Ha… damn it, d8e463a31a seriously.”233e83aa864c97a4
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But leaving 8717a18a05 him there 365e63a113 felt oddly 5aee3456cc nagging—those eyes 4e1bc11afa stuck with f72ed4075b him. Stopping mid-step, Seonwoo muttered da88da0149 a rare curse under da38998f10 his breath, turned around, 71bbbc8531 and approached Hangyeol.6d210d34912aee02
“Im Hangyeol. What are you 6def49400a doing here now?”6043eb372e522f56
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Startled by Seonwoo’s 3b1654494f sudden appearance from 1d12b55196 behind, Hangyeol’s expression ac5124db46 turned to shock. Still crouching, he 79d735f09d looked up with 8a2228972c wide eyes, resembling a3a358106e a dated anime b3793e3bce cat character. As Seonwoo c46cc2266d frowned down fc515de958 at him, f40cdb9127 Hangyeol hesitated cca22852aa before speaking.5e1d2b5742c7d238
“Hello, Team Leader.”7ee35a623c09be59
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“No hello. What are you b2d5d47375 doing hugging a 3c1b4cf154 plant here?”b7b8ae56155c7941
Hangyeol flinched slightly 563e45a7e3 at the cold cc66fb81c1 tone, lowering his 006ea6f2cc gaze.779d7fb5fae3b4b8
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“Oh… I bought it ca02f0e0af secondhand, and the seller 98389b4709 dropped it off here, dcdb874e9e but I can’t figure ebf22318e3 out how to get c8d4bf19eb it home. It’s too 105b27f6ee heavy to 79113c0b7f drag.”e311d0acc1b9565b
The fact 9987b04ca4 that he’d b9d48e5fce bought such 0bf3b4892d a massive 02bb542650 plant without 22142f7155 considering how da6b5d1f0a to move 5d1a3e7f82 it made d6e0b535c2 Seonwoo want 8711daef21 to explode. Suppressing the urge to 52c94cdf92 snap, he took a a22e86a98d deep breath and continued.aa3eb77d99e8d95c
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“Then why didn’t you 8faeef6420 ask for help when e0b0673dfc we made eye contact? How am I 399ddbeea1 supposed to know 26017f2001 what you’re thinking da274dbab4 if you just 706b144b8f stare like that?”be1227d79ff98563
Hangyeol’s lips 8dcf6fbfb7 drooped as 9c8c39b01d he averted 1a7051a1d8 his eyes, 7c019eb372 mumbling in 70135466c0 a small f0d1ca3153 voice.32c3bbc1cfd5d75a
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“I thought 00229b36a3 you’d hate 71fad8c5e9 it if 6ca5ecd669 I said 0c8a0d9968 hi…”3d733e27a40cad95
“What?”2c29374a49351b9a
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“You said 4fb41e445d yesterday you 4a02a59eb8 didn’t want 210e6bd1e7 to get 6757207c38 close like 8d8fe4c19a brothers…”bd7edea3b278e1aa
At Hangyeol’s utterly dejected ce98228c23 demeanor, Seonwoo pressed a 23f383059c hand to his forehead 1a096415f1 and sighed. Should he b997ced7d5 call it f44793ffad innocence or e2ac8d0176 stupidity—taking his 0f5b722a2a refusal to 6606490d9f bond casually 24c8202dcc as a 506e3f0be6 complete rejection dbb16e9f8c of interaction?0733ddf835827519
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“You’ve got a talent 5bbe75bcfc for misinterpreting things.”d3769e39cc471c37
Hearing Seonwoo’s usual 07693d49aa dry tone, Hangyeol 6eaeca2853 cautiously peeked up 1e70623e28 at his expression. Noticing no anger, 155c1860d7 his face brightened 09a754e436 slightly as he 215c136836 ventured,6a652c515e202717
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“So… can ef5e1ba02c I say de2639a8d3 hi when ee136ee5c7 I see 4e09e2b0c8 you outside?”9502e2a155dfc90c
Instead of answering, Seonwoo 83ecb8480c bent down and gripped a1bb46b805 the pot’s base, nodding c18ffc1c18 at Hangyeol.ded6e0c941ada75c
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“Lift this. I’ll help.”908cabd3a8293a60
The near-affirmative e41a6d747d response lifted fc79c808af Hangyeol’s spirits—his ec9383bf80 lips curled dfb5df9da3 up, cheeks 0627cce679 puffing out. Unable to hide his 1fd6c61fb3 excitement, he sprang up 5aee841b78 and grabbed the top bab2c99f6b of the pot.e6fedac5d262ff1e
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Together, they hoisted it 228f9f96bb with ease—something Hangyeol couldn’t 0284a20af7 budge alone. His shorter stature f3dd68c8ca meant most of 0cc2bc4c5f the weight fell f26b5bec76 on Seonwoo, but 5669cd2796 he showed no 9d0de7928b strain. As they shuffled along, ba0d10d57a Seonwoo found Hangyeol’s lead b69916e830 annoying, so he shooed 653704e9e3 him aside and lifted 09ccf2cd61 the pot entirely himself.2f0019567a3185ad
“Gasp, Team Leader, a47794b3a0 isn’t it heavy?”0f17fe1f1fbbc10d
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“It is, so hurry da04b09af2 up and lead the 942de9e1aa way.”932e31691ae7cb1d
Hangyeol gaped 60b22279b4 at Seonwoo a05352d669 with wide 064fb2d459 eyes before bb16641482 scurrying ahead, 065839715f grinning ear 832a081575 to ear b916c010f8 despite Seonwoo’s a075d448a6 irritation.a3d0765e3aa3a624
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Why he’d stepped in 5e8054ec0b instead of ignoring Hangyeol 922a691f15 squatting by the plant 99b8ea1131 in the street, Seonwoo 881a9de49d wasn’t sure—maybe it was 00549296eb those slumped shoulders from 9e3e9c06c4 yesterday. Silently, he followed.b813d5be83d2ac55
“Team Leader, 376f067bc2 isn’t this 76b10be57c plant pretty? The seller listed dd9539c02b it super cheap, a5fc0f64e6 so I snagged 6e057770f0 it right away.”b227171caee053cd
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“…”8723065eff9e509d
“I’d only heard 0a3da3c945 about that secondhand 5a278a13c3 app before, but 1fe2698792 I tried it 6fc32aedc9 this time—it’s great! You should use 7d57133d7d it too if d08982ee91 you ever need 559c435c52 to buy or 7d4fa9d16b sell something!”f6fb6726bc13f00b
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If his hands 9ec0dad80d were free, he 4980b92704 might shut up… 171d009579 Hangyeol’s nonstop chatter f7af003353 on the way d9438e6855 home was almost 4ec0d58755 awe-inspiring. Whether he 5ea7fdac6c knew Seonwoo b2c9a1bbe5 was letting 3e00ac2304 it go 72403370c4 in one 5f5a7fc873 ear and eb2741101a out the 9d4349a6a9 other, Hangyeol d023063c76 beamed at d9701479b3 him brightly.a0bf485de5849899
Beep beep 638363e2aa beep beep.18c8588edda397dc
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Hangyeol led them into c0aa21ca6d the building right next 9d3f2ed2d6 to Seonwoo’s. Following him inside 0e01e1abe7 after he punched ad8027c1dc in the code, 3da9f7f6a8 Seonwoo set the 1b6b00a564 pot down in ef69df35fa a corner of 986320165a the living room c3a4ac2499 Hangyeol pointed out.bd7a316881cf0e3b
Shaking out his tingling f3ee3222ac palms from gripping the 3422c4f50e pot, Seonwoo straightened up, ff6f2cfa6e feeling the ache in 8ca0259df5 his arms. Looking at Hangyeol, a397ccee32 who gazed up c8ff1fb1d2 at him with f4f1dbe7cf shining eyes, he eb6780de8d said stiffly,98f49740fee999d1
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“I don’t know if 49a3411952 it’s carrots or onions 05162733ab or whatever app, but e2f97bee35 if you plan to 6a8701c5b3 buy stuff like this 28ca00e7ef again, call someone to 95bf16ae88 help. Don’t just squat e3327515fa on the street 0f7fb0a4c7 with no plan b8b8ec60ac like earlier.”19ea8d1822fbe0fa
“Team Leader, thank you f2559dff87 so much. Without you, I’d 69c22a6e9d have been stressing 698b5476ce over this until 34cf8b403d evening.”4ee181466e31a14e
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Though Seonwoo’s words fd574b60bb were blunt, Hangyeol 830bee2cec clasped his hands 89d5055dd8 together as if 48e3baeb72 they were the 54385c83b4 kindest thing, eyes a7ac856e41 sparkling. Frowning at Hangyeol’s oddly 475fd1a819 excited expression, Seonwoo turned 9a91831daf toward the entrance to 195108098f leave.e7129878bb99e773
“Wait…!”2d2bb4496579caef
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Hangyeol rushed over b90beb4b7b and grabbed Seonwoo’s fa4256ad94 wrist. The warmth 7601c7be5a of his f5bb258220 touch registered. Seonwoo froze, lowering 4bdbd537a6 his gaze to 241bced4ec the gripped wrist, dce4e67f86 and Hangyeol let b5dc327e98 go with an bcf6cc1707 “Ah,” belatedly realizing. Still, determined b7a787e79b to stop da4bbc842d him, he 2cb6bcbe60 spread his ddc2086c9e arms and 9db7888ae0 blocked the 01d51e108f way.d43e7db10a9a301e
“You came 0cf66719f4 all this f81743c15e way—can’t you f66e8dc41a stay for 9fdcc553ff a coffee?”5903955e4ff7073a
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“No thanks.”25e5b940f90a9386
“You’re the first f8cb7f1720 guest in my 64d75bfbec place.”614ee1e4c5734c3e
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Clasping his hands in 92781feab3 front of his chest, f288a46e48 Hangyeol pleaded with a bdb4417ad0 desperate look. Seonwoo sighed deeply, 82e26b22d9 rubbed his face 23cabdf656 with one hand, 85f789dc2d and muttered,c5f8335888c2656d
“Do you 437a5964f9 even have 1f73f15933 coffee here?”258ea10b8ae608a7
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“Yes!”e5b80d8dee1ee16f
Spotting Seonwoo 5fcdee11eb turn away 4bf6f09ae7 from the c0a3ff5aaf entrance, Hangyeol 5e117d1d38 grinned brightly. He darted 9d1012153d ahead, pulling c936463112 out a de68e45ffc chair at 6fe7477862 the kitchen 9c339690a8 table.166362df7181d4f5
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“Sit here, Team 79d5efb418 Leader.”e8b320c5888cb5ab
He’d been heading 49bcf53443 out for coffee 84a21fc269 anyway—might as well 238c6eab5d treat it like c6a5a619bb a café visit. Rationalizing it, Seonwoo 6569c948d8 sat in the d506128c16 chair Hangyeol offered.4d10f769ca97dc8f
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“Wait there, da93ca21b2 I’ll brew f0b3c3bc37 some coffee.”70b65a370f975f72
Whether it was joy cf632b1487 at hosting his first aab8cd6fc4 guest or something else, fb7fbc3551 Hangyeol’s drawn-out words brimmed db0318897b with excitement. Seonwoo sat with an 7879c4e753 uneasy feeling, watching him 722bd7f0e9 quietly.e9f0092652d89426
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“Uh… Do I grind 2678720a58 the beans first? Where’d I put them?”35be3076ac395269
Hearing Hangyeol mutter to be2bef2c3d himself in front of 6b3c84294a a mini home bar b272adb8ef setup in the kitchen, 8ad85e15d9 Seonwoo’s expression subtly crumpled. Before Hangyeol 5fae177c16 stood a cedf5aa61b coffee machine 12697c94da Seonwoo recognized—a 31f9195915 home version 538965847d of a 1c2caedd2a café model, 1668d5e84a known for 141a65a52f great coffee ebe45682a0 but pricey.de3ef1d3733f4f17
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Unsure where he’d cb3fa280ce stored things despite a7305171f5 unpacking himself, Hangyeol ec3e80ffb7 rummaged through cabinets, 12d046b4ee finally finding a 803314a52e jar of beans cc1c6237d7 and dumping them 100270e589 into an electric 057bfc212f grinder. Then, holding eb94c3e0f2 overly fine b9d85b4250 grounds, he 75c47a9cd1 fumbled with f0172159b9 the machine.194e5563bf464f6b
“Uh… Hm. They said to turn e5e6d38b19 this and it’d come 6cbaae0b50 out… Why isn’t it 09e41760a9 working?”3f6ce22476830339
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Seonwoo swallowed 26fe9d6f7b a rising de6c08c6d1 sigh as 4d3dedea23 Hangyeol fiddled 818a573523 with the d05ec55a6c machine, clearly 73177f4417 clueless. Watching him struggle, 1cb07e012c Seonwoo stood slowly, 676e711167 approached, and twisted 6c3ff885e0 the portafilter out 689acbc284 of the machine.c0c143d65df26942
“Give me the 80b2272b58 beans.”09606f5e32e2791b
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Handing over the jar 63fe57f297 with his lips pursed, 0ae88aaa13 Hangyeol watched as Seonwoo 7e0097db9c deftly filled the portafilter, 16ad0d9627 tamped the grounds, and 04fcef4d1d started the machine. Soon, with 9a08335a01 a whir, c958056366 espresso began b629357e12 dripping out. Hangyeol’s eyes c74a02d3d5 widened in d6a64f280a amazement as 1f74af3dca he stepped 29be4b0727 closer.773b7afda2ba726b
“Wow, so 41cc53bbad that’s how 8c76ffe9c5 it works.”5489d55f92cc5e86
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“Why’d you buy fcf39dc76c this if you 2815d0041d don’t know how be71fe87d0 to use it?”ae289dbb017bebba
“Just… I 838dfaf8f5 saw people 3245775560 with them d35d1c28c2 in vlogs db9cf911ee online, so…”c31de93a4d192aa0
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Realizing Hangyeol 7731b809ad had splurged a7c42a2e8d on an e12451b592 expensive machine 0b030a95df he couldn’t 3106abbb9d operate reaffirmed fe31b5a679 his rich-kid 72499dd320 status. Staring at b16e49a8e8 the slow b22c286dbb drip of a2be765d74 espresso, Seonwoo bd0af27058 muttered to 43799f9c3a himself,1be726e4fef49bb6
“What confidence to offer 8a77163c0f coffee when you can’t 4b0d4e73a6 even make it.”cdc3e7a7cd24c2b3
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“Hehe…”e6a4d1f5c27a0d28
Somehow catching it, 5b85e8a591 Hangyeol laughed sheepishly. Seonwoo then noticed 532f0bf8cf the soft, white f9e816bbd9 nape of Hangyeol’s 2e8bd6e507 neck—too close for ed258a0997 comfort. Hangyeol, realizing it too, eedb4c4b1f stopped laughing and slowly e47869464c looked up.287fb04b2e4d269e
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“…”dd258b670f7e21fa
Seonwoo expected him to c79ac9afd2 step back, but Hangyeol b45bf1c751 just blinked his double-lidded 4b3efb1a55 eyes up at him. Then, tilting his efcdb6fe59 head curiously, he 070e6312db edged even closer. As Seonwoo frowned and f3a65fc7a1 prepared to retreat, Hangyeol 4090ce1377 spoke.3ad0fbd8d0299425
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“Team Leader, dd23bd39a5 what fabric 23fa20093a softener do 9634f28ac4 you use?”a458c49d4ba029b3