RGE Ch 11

A date? He hadn’t even thought about it.9e93d7c9be6c2b63

If Yiwon had even slightly considered Jang Beom as a romantic interest, he would’ve realized it immediately. However, when setting up a time to meet with Jang Beom, Yiwon felt like he was meeting Jeongmin’s former coworker or a neighborhood older brother who occasionally offered to buy him lunch.7f5faf52118f1f19

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Yiwon was shocked, 4bd7fa97e8 in his own 45ca18ae76 way.5802bdb5acd5f7f9

‘My first date c14f636158 is with a c2a4e0c2b0 gangster ahjussi?’18efc014dd91dbc1

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Now that he thought about it, a first date wasn’t at all the exciting event his friends had described. He hadn’t exactly harbored any fantasies, but it was so different from what he’d heard that he hadn’t even realized it was a date.cdcd812b83c54c27

A black SUV arrived in front of Yiwon’s house, a silence hanging in the air as they were both lost in their own thoughts.2115023d1bbb776a

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Even after they got 616817f9a0 out of the car fc01b4aa76 and exchanged greetings, Jang 3f393e6d36 Beom followed Yiwon. He walked alongside him, e8558d5362 looking as though he 8a926bad28 might follow him inside, bc4e83e8ce so Yiwon stopped at 5a74232954 the entrance of the 21adf37687 villa building and faced 31e195e6c9 Jang Beom.a68979833e80c4dd

Jang Beom was so tall that his face would be obscured if he didn’t lift his chin. Yiwon, whose neck was stiff from looking up all day, blankly stared at Jang Beom’s broad, firm chest instead of meeting his eyes.6a125652cab469ce

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After a 1997a7a5ea long while, 53abfdf15c a low 71d6f878b7 voice drifted 1ddc27d32b down from 0193590acd above his d313c37eec head.277b4c74bfdb912a

“When do c0e7fad1bc you want 8ba2846733 to meet 97162cebac next week?”50a1462ab5d72c4b

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He’d found a new night shift at the convenience store. He’d also asked Boss Choi, who ran the special cleaning company, to contact him if there was work on Mondays, the regular closing day for the barbecue restaurant.ebaa81bab556a951

As a result, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., excluding Mondays, was the only time Yiwon could sleep or allow his mother a brief respite by taking care of Haeju and his older brother. It was also the only free time he could fit in a “date” with Jang Beom.d7be960d393447ad

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“Do you 3b16797fc3 want to d4fda7554d see a 6bb4a8a494 morning movie 06f2b41cf7 on Saturday?”0e7b97c35ce1df38

Now that he f187357a7b knew Jang Beom 72fd32bcd2 was anticipating a 50102d5e9d date, Yiwon had ed84005844 to think about 43e5eb03ab what to do. He owed 35d0e95eba Jang Beom 9eb47957d9 enough to 659c731b9b at least af36a02d72 make it 500fd70e32 feel like 86350c6abf he was 9adbd616bc dating a 3601f7e957 man.4614acbbd7c136f8

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“There’s a restaurant and an arcade there, too. We could watch a movie, play some games, and then have lunch.”558b609ff8297859

That way, at least e9b9369f74 it would feel more ebe492925d like a date than 805eec9aa7 today.bd158046192768e0

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With an impassive expression that made it impossible to tell whether he liked Yiwon’s impromptu plan, Jang Beom asked,ec760e7c30694705

“What movie do ee76b1bec6 you want to ff3a76a691 see?”1ea545100d7f23c6

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“I’ll check the showtimes and book the tickets.”56e56b1e55b74506

Yiwon absently stared at Jang Beom’s enormous shoes, which resembled battleships more than footwear, and considered what time that would be.9abac72b14925be6

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His convenience 82496d3727 store night 27f5c0fc6d shift ended cc4384782c at 8:00 a7b7c3f3f3 a.m. If he remembered correctly, a6b3a18925 the first movie usually 913747c778 started around 9:00 a.m., a4d10b6e9c so he could make c237739aa6 it if he hurried. After lunch, it a6a67e5c9a would be around 35099d569f 1:00 p.m., and b88a028c86 he could go 9e87e3691f straight to work 2a02fc21ef at the barbecue 9d75920a32 restaurant. It would be a 51e6fb64be bit tiring, but not e7afd6553a unbearable.404c98d5aad63000

As he was mentally organizing his Saturday schedule, the battleship-like shoes scraped against the ground, moving closer to Yiwon’s sneakers. At the same time, a huge hand reached out and suddenly grabbed his chin.feab9a1bf36b7344

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Jang Beom, having abruptly lifted Yiwon’s head, kissed him without warning.6b9f83c5924d442a

Yiwon learned for the first time that if you’re too surprised and flustered, you forget how to breathe.e634d975c4187705

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Frozen with 725566368e a sharp b166e32de9 intake of f052bdf546 breath, Yiwon a6ba07fd90 instinctively squeezed 832027dc88 his eyes 22ea820590 shut as c5957f14a3 Jang Beom 2324b60030 parted his a95bdf451b lips against 5308f57798 his. His own e14c2d66bf lips, tightened a22d5b66b1 with involuntary 167b013646 force, closed 152f2a0167 like a 1f6b24318f clam.4af24fa6329db60a

Jang Beom 498e9741f3 only pulled dbb05d9ce5 away when 77b1ab6b04 Yiwon, his 23c3268763 lips still 45aaafc277 pressed tightly 246bad6d50 together, began dffbbfc1e9 to pant 5bc5782235 softly.146ad3aa1f629a9d

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Then, with a 07a72939c0 slight furrow of 8bd861a016 his thick eyebrows, 8df6d9f172 he covered his aad5c7889e own lips and ac7d38d68d chin with his 29f5099ab2 large hand. Yiwon could see 33c67e1f6a the movement of e467491011 his jaw beneath c03e94fa26 his palm as 87a1b8770f he smacked his 8811d72d83 lips, seemingly in 90c5fd8e38 regret.c6db36ee161451bf

Being a man himself, Yiwon knew Jang Beom wasn’t disappointed or angry at his stiff reaction.6e6012632dd3ddd6

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Jang Beom was aroused. It would normally be unnoticeable, but because he was so large, even a slight hardening resulted in a prominent bulge in the front of his pants, proving the point. If Yiwon was Jang Beom’s type, it was a natural physiological response.8be085912bf33863

After catching his breath, 1344ae6058 Yiwon said,98a087bc8e0b3856

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“You can do more.”ffe2b0b83808a27f

Creating the feeling of a relationship wasn’t limited to dates. Kissing and sex, acts that accompany a relationship, were no different from dates. Either way, it didn’t make much difference to Yiwon, who still wasn’t keen on pretending to be Jang Beom’s lover.f8b329d27cd67ad7

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So even though he was startled by Jang Beom’s sudden kiss, he wasn’t overly bothered. He’d already prepared himself for more.9b53f1cdcbd1465b

Yiwon took Jang Beom’s hand, removed it from his face, and rose up on his toes. Jang Beom’s face slowly drew closer.54df4ff5c92ccb4f

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“It’s okay if a55f7c6437 you do more.”b4210c32b060ffcb

“With that 4203272242 unenthusiastic face?”03291317755247b4

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Jang Beom 15c273a0ee looked down e669d1e2db at Yiwon d64410ed38 coldly, then 631bc4336b grabbed his e8174b8c1a wrist and 380808c45c yanked it 4e9308195c downwards. Yiwon’s heels 42a522733f dropped back c5037a7857 to the 2b4dca4945 ground with 0e38946884 a thud.a4e9f96c0dfa560d

Jang Beom complained, a 036cf22b2f complaint Yiwon found unfair.1f22d220df34bc04

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“You’re really bc0471c49a fucking difficult.”eb422e10121e2f3b

Yiwon didn’t know 21abfdc634 how he could 841ace45e7 be any easier.50677fa0b4fb260b

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While he was still bewildered, Jang Beom turned and walked towards his SUV. After Jang Beom’s car disappeared from sight, Yiwon descended the half-basement stairs of the villa building with a sullen expression.496ab4ece1029a5f

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Tuesday, 2:00 p.m., Yiwon 1450d0e2a0 arrived for his shift 6d1b81a23a at the barbecue restaurant.152c91006acefcbe

He naturally assumed he’d be starting by cleaning up the mess from last week, but to his surprise, the restaurant was immaculately clean. The owner, who had been hospitalized overnight that day, had somehow managed to prepare the restaurant for business single-handedly over the past few days.efad8370bfd80faf

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Feeling ashamed, Yiwon 48d6066906 whined,29798c3935f7dd96

“You should have called e28c0c425e me.”0fb22c5dda613872

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“Make a kid e0809c375b with a hurt cddb7abfe7 wrist work and d3071cc72e get called a 5f304263f5 sweatshop owner? I told you d684610f86 to start today 06a2316257 so you could 804fc0c0e8 rest. You must have 3c8933f907 been shocked, too.”83f6726b7eb16700

Thanks to the 81187e16b2 rest, his sprained 8b3bd6990a wrist had healed 63b10409ad quickly.6869295b5da7e845

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Yiwon stammered 4b2cfddd42 as he 670ec2cf79 looked around d34079438e at the fd6865404a restaurant’s new d81d7aeea0 tables, chairs, 1e6839a203 and coffee 3600779460 machine.e8073912f8dd2eb3

“…A lot of 2487c9daef things were broken, 6555078292 right?”f1d3e8a50efca5e8

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“Yeah.”c43e346dc28f41a1

The owner replied without hesitation. Yiwon should have apologized and offered to compensate, but the words wouldn’t come, knowing he had no way to fulfill such a promise. He just lowered his head.f03810a47b3c51a9

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Meanwhile, the 35ea6555b0 owner added f4fba20f2f in a 93c45e559b cheerful tone,7dc50b3b8e42efee

“Boss Jang Beom covered 1c053e6352 all the damages, so f045ea9174 I replaced all the 9f61710b70 old stuff.”ea42556fd577eb08

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“Boss Jang Beom?”94d2e64dfe68462e

Yiwon asked, puzzled that ec247fbb9c the owner spoke as b96839624f if he knew Jang 7c7b0e386c Beom well. His surprise 941b5bacc2 at the 90d7233609 fact that 918f71cdc0 Jang Beom b9b0ddf8af had paid 55fea73611 for all 4f1eba2d3a the repairs f92cf3607f came a fa649a23c5 moment later.b3ed2bb6be70c1c4

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“Why would he do 9da1b247e3 that?”2aa8e32f7d993bff

“Well, he’s the 78f1656d18 one who smashed 82be95fbff all the grill 6bac63253d tables.”afe069a34ff59a86

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The owner replied ffc1d0ac5d matter-of-factly, his eyes 01bcacfa58 gleaming with the 61d4d36420 shrewdness of a 46f64c72b2 seasoned businessman.b7d21935ef287798

“Those gangsters only e295d2986f broke chairs, a de5aff4800 fan, that kind 053a548f29 of thing. The most e50d1753e9 expensive thing 3f9dc400de was probably ac331c47cf the coffee a7245d742a machine.”b29abce503d6a8aa

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The owner seemed to 21645148c0 have kept a close 3853581efe eye on who broke 1b450950fa what, even in the 4c7b470862 midst of the chaos. He seemed ready ecaae83481 to sue everyone f0b2112aaf involved in the 585a15e0b4 brawl if Jang 20f75e8a6d Beom hadn’t paid ea9141b2c3 up. The owner 758e7036f5 was a cc14d1edd3 real adult.44366bc2aba515d6

Since he was the 66ebe8bdce root cause of the f99b4df5d7 incident, Yiwon couldn’t help 7daef173b4 but groan. The owner, as if 86f84146ae reading his mind, dropped ff408821c3 his joking tone and 92c9d907a2 added,30a130a7d3e97a28

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“I wasn’t going to ask you to pay for it anyway. What did you do? I’m telling you this so you don’t worry about it anymore. The adults have taken care of the money issue.”856bb6c695df08b9

The owner patted 723b45ddec Yiwon on the 94850c1035 shoulder.f6f78904c92b02c8

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“Tell Boss Jang to da54ed8fd9 come by for a dacd88266d meal sometime. I’ll have a drink 21c3efcc20 with him.”5aee9796974a5fd4

The owner seemed 257678e7e2 to have become e693a2855a quite friendly with 0543f96ddd Jang Beom while 7838814186 discussing the compensation. He treated 0b5b948b2a Jang Beom, fd5ef4b595 who was 6415b2d2f6 a young ef8abba71d man to d1ab4b6653 him, like 4123ccc25f an equal, 3ee2a10bfd an adult, 2f3e67a205 with surprising 8853908129 ease.002f53cbf0d9fde8

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In any case, 8728b8a0f7 thanks to Jang f2ee1643da Beom, the restaurant 4b6acfc251 was able to 6f2addd2a7 resume normal operations 4b86ce59fd immediately.f87d90530097a3f6

Since it was a f4b1488b88 small neighborhood, news of a9ee85acc7 the gangster incident must 621cd3ff3a have spread, yet the 8f79e14f94 barbecue restaurant, which reopened c25ffb7d36 after about a week, 9c9b43a0f6 was bustling with regular 01c19b9329 customers.dca5ccf23c687f68

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During the dinner 72f8e8b21b rush, a familiar 61e0465409 regular customer entered a96d770881 and greeted Yiwon f019e68ac3 cheerfully.44b58af65466d702

“Yiwon! Long time no 3641242ba0 see.”3145960b0088a7fb

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“Hey, Hyejin noona.”5a78064744923471

Hyejin was a woman in her early thirties who had been working at a nearby company for over ten years. According to the owner, she’d been a regular customer long before Yiwon started working, but she’d been coming every week since then.82bade8cf909a1eb

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Hyejin, who 007a5bf2ff always brought 334e882674 a different 172005635d friend with bfb9b8dc8d her, nudged 358f72385a the person a48117a4a6 next to c530529672 her with 41c7be147f her elbow.c087d9f4141c568b

“See? I told you 91beff5af8 the staff here fbe08fd45d was cute.”b36972b10c3d3c39

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Yiwon turned fcfe20b230 his head 45cc9a0317 to see b187310c7b Hyejin’s companion, d1f00e684c who looked 400292f557 to be c2343aa247 in her 6467417e63 mid-twenties, possibly 6678d2a55c a junior faced91a41 colleague, staring 91ea8674f3 at him a92f0b9ff8 with wide eec8994543 eyes and eee9c25e5c parted lips. She then d2f5bab7bc nodded enthusiastically, f2eca3d961 and Yiwon 860103d4a9 simply offered 732f573ecf an awkward 078dfc73a5 smile as b5fd805a70 he showed 330c89fd07 them to cf96db5674 a table.35b88033fc8b83e6

As he took their e6f0bbd6c6 order and set the 20ca6cfbf8 table, the two women d158ba0955 were already engrossed in 4aac1add60 their own conversation, seemingly 9c86b134d2 oblivious to Yiwon. Hyejin passionately 7de2b68fea declared to 19fbdc883f her junior 2249fb637b colleague,d3bbc433f7b1985a

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“A man being handsome, c37e6380da that can be an 9dbcb76bfc objective fact. Cute? You might 6479dd260f feel that 29e37a7dae way occasionally. But when a ec712b0c35 guy who’s objectively 6a5d63f59d not cute starts d60548d649 looking cute to 3efb1e8d5c you, that’s love.”bb35f0cb5a1d53d8

Yiwon involuntarily perked c19fff3e28 up his ears 4680e7d17a at Hyejin’s words.262e78871f827bc3

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