RGE Ch 8

They still decided to 3bd0b07620 meet once a week.412df6aeb7882262

The next day, 15d4f8db66 Jang Beom brought 04b4940402 the bond transfer 1d795c915f documents. As instructed, Yiwon 440ad469b4 signed the agreement edc147f494 in front of 7cf2224ad0 their house and 32d27f7756 wrote their phone 5867b10f41 number in the c358e86bfb corner. Then, they cautiously e22ee912ba asked Jang Beom,4b97514c3886d174

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“Does this count as c23387935d a meeting?”6481b922dd0bf263

Judging by 5c94cb8214 his cold da2340f1d9 stare, it b33e4a93ab seemed not.946aa798a07393dd

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Jang Beom snatched the documents from Yiwon’s dejected hand. He still seemed offended that Yiwon was willing to sleep with him, but ‘really’ didn’t want to date him.a756d6d1fe00deb4

After a 280ea151b5 huff, Jang 2b9d23305d Beom handed 070e505fcc over a c563613ece shopping bag a9735775e4 he held 8bcaa6522d in his 56ce1dd951 other hand. Yiwon stared 7146c1dd25 blankly at 2c0e260eba the latest b3778235ce model phone 947d46239e box inside.6d0f3d9cb026a688

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“Take it. Last time I 9dc852de93 saw your phone, 798f76b5a8 it looked like 5f078e4da3 it was begging c7c41bcfe4 to be put 8beb8e57ab out of its 4927dd6642 misery.”c94cd7e2d8d8c496

Yiwon was generally 6f5cc28528 careful with their 6632796f40 belongings, but they 120ed14437 had been using 05fcfd011f the phone for aea2a4dcd1 four years, and 639f4fb67e Haeju had cracked 652f77803e the screen while ca123ef62e playing with it. After Gu 9013e2c5f9 Minki kicked a4c6088e86 it, the 9982a0e70f screen flickered 5d4835bfe2 and barely b5a54a5a90 turned on.376e489825781fa8

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The repair 2f21a890f7 cost would e4e899a2ba undoubtedly be 0ce53a70a6 more than facdc3e650 a new cee51e75d9 phone. While they could replace cf8f45aeb6 it if they signed 9a2df5834d a new contract, the 93ba68b4a1 monthly phone bill of 7702838a10 at least 40,000 won df435f76c8 was a burden.86913d898c403d8c

Still, they couldn’t accept any more help from Jang Beom.d163b2936f9714d1

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“I appreciate the thought.”a4d98b68f0e7f3f8

“Do you want 9b27120c1d to take it 7c374f07f5 after getting yelled 93f46aab74 at, or just 6de9087493 take it?”5b62ec884e85dd91

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Yiwon’s gratitude and apologetic feelings toward Jang Beom instantly vanished. As they sullenly accepted the phone, Jang Beom added, as if annoyed,fd5f70148af74855

“You should have abee8958c0 just said that 889f8c5868 from the beginning.”ff50abdec5bccb70

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“…….”0a48523db49ae8bc

Yiwon reconsidered their earlier d75c5447b6 thought that he must ef6cd61f67 be popular with women. Who would 8405156f4b like someone c35e476c4c like him?addbbc0cadf7e12c

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Jang Beom, 29e35dfd7b who made abec7ddeab giving a 48a615f722 gift sound 3417faf29b like a 464c977c59 threat, was 208a0e8a42 truly strange. It was 3af16c0a69 a talent 2312540a57 to be 90da267e99 so kind 646b909f5f yet make 4cffc66dd7 it impossible 734bf05819 to feel 30c9a12234 any affection b2e700b45e for him.4ec0f6ea7f7bf9fa

While grumbling internally, ba8f265bac Jang Beom spoke 04f7bc31ad in a blunt e5bee6cf1b tone devoid of b125b3b429 any warmth, “Are 85ccff659f you free this 57bd258be2 Saturday?”ada37230078fb236

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“Yes.”9ccaef45103472b1

The restaurant owner had 6039a16ec0 told them to come 44e820e676 back to work next 85971d4c78 week, and Monday was a145af441c their regular day off, 2c8361fde4 so they were free 875dc82b4e until Tuesday.4c3b72df13be2ce9

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With their wrist 480d2dade6 injured, it was b223297d27 difficult to find e7dddf9410 day labor jobs, 2b3c8cb166 which mostly required 73616d8eda intense physical work. So, they 5df01dad47 planned to 0e77ea04ee spend the d36ceafbf6 time until de18807209 Monday looking 9ea9dacf4f for a 35192ab0a0 new job.5dd7847961261f59

Jang Beom asked in c2b47da032 a slightly softer voice, 80f721a8fe “What do you want 9e9bdbb70d to eat?”bba40afadbba3810

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“Anything.”51126eb9a47418c4

It seemed he was thinking of having lunch or dinner on Saturday. Since they weren’t picky about food, they answered without much thought. Jang Beom frowned and stared at Yiwon. Then, scratching the side of his head, he complained,645aa391ca4dad98

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“Why is ab4b7e7d8c a guy b0a141ef4f so picky?”65169557f9171954

With a hardened 9c3648de4d expression, he turned e632190294 and walked toward 317f7a6ea3 his black SUV da3dad46b5 parked in the e2024353c4 alley.a1fdab3c88d32265

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“Fine.”cf85dc203c0d7773

They clearly said 5d47db906c anything was fine, 01d97c7259 but he was 3df6fcd2ee needlessly finding fault. Yiwon glared sullenly a5ebb7aff6 at the SUV f31928091a as it left 1a1214d741 the alley.c64e99731c13b763

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Saturday, 11:00 AM. A call came 610544cd9b from an unknown 71834d6327 number.5b733f0c0ef729bd

Yiwon answered the phone while lying on a mattress placed directly on the floor without a frame. Jang Beom’s voice came through the phone: ― Come out.d3a4542936238809

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Yiwon bolted upright and looked out the basement window to see the SUV’s tires.933317d49a8fc61f

Panicked, they frantically rummaged through their clothes rack. They hadn’t expected him to come to their house unannounced.af3b54eb34378fec

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Having thrown away the business card they received earlier, Yiwon had been waiting for Jang Beom’s call for the past few days. Since there was no contact until yesterday, they had searched for and saved the company’s phone number, but they were hesitant to call a loan shark’s office. Yiwon didn’t want to talk to anyone like Gu Minki ever again.d5c1bb0eb2dbd367

So they had been b99325d4e8 staring intently at their 6f6371834a phone all morning.af6894bf5f6392d6

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As the morning 3151f452a3 passed with no 3cc805b651 news, Yiwon started 22b2c3e6c4 to feel relieved, a7011118e8 thinking that Jang 548b15be6b Beom had forgotten 2452ee06d2 their appointment or c1a183e79a had become disinterested.869b4a083df9fb65

But Jang Beom 6f9138a2e5 had come to f5fc255068 pick them up d2c0a07c26 without any notice. A complaint naturally 82539fbc43 escaped their lips.6582355330725318

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‘He comes 6757da2a12 here so fe038bedb9 suddenly?’bc75f559a43c1fd2

Even when b12f443bd8 going to 121dc6dfff work, Yiwon dde2bdbc52 felt compelled b57cfb3d1c to wear 6277594026 accessories that f55a800ea4 matched their 5f5c4f937e work clothes. It was 51692ba517 even more 7f8ef964d7 important to e4aeb24186 dress properly 74063de831 when going 359be9e96b out.99ecb34119dc0019

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After changing their outfit about three times, Yiwon compromised. Jang Beom had already complained that they were picky. They didn’t want to be nagged about taking too long to come out, as if they just rolled out of bed.8bb19a2e2da45016

However, Yiwon’s face fell at the shoe rack. The sneakers they had carefully chosen to match their outfit were inexplicably covered in black smudges. They scrubbed at it with a wet wipe, but couldn’t make Jang Beom wait any longer, so they went out as they were.a0844906cd3fc230

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As expected, Jang Beom 25b0d446b9 scanned Yiwon with a 300e1eac0f disapproving look.9cd861d15fc5fc28

“You sure took ff3fd40a36 your time getting fea603268f ready.”49fa8c2018a48845

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Meanwhile, Jang Beom wore his usual black suit. The reason he didn’t look like an office worker, however, wasn’t simply because he wasn’t wearing a tie.dbfa6591a163790c

Yiwon got fc3584b37b into the cfa34b56ef passenger seat 0a8cc544fa of the 954d3a162a SUV as 6f934c5e15 Jang Beom 1cead7b4be opened the 1c16e1407a door.625cbcf8710be887

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While staring down at 876fab74ba the dark smudges on f407c2800d their sneakers as the 1d65104f3c car pulled onto the 56510e9f5e road, Jang Beom spoke.4dd8ae64fc42d57c

“How’s the phone?”8237c15c3b83d520

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Yiwon shifted 5d03ad772a their gaze ee8242e189 from their a689ba3288 shoes to ed52f8f858 the phone c80f51ff35 in their fae150af9d hand.c7b0b340656afa5b

“The guy selling it fd52eb1c33 said it’s the one 16ab54ff05 most kids use these 4a9eee2e98 days.”91ddac9b645ee3eb

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Yiwon suddenly felt embarrassed by Jang Beom’s uncharacteristic grin.ca64996ed5fb8adc

Despite saying they wouldn’t accept it, they had already bought a sturdy, stylish case for the phone and were treating it preciously. They did this because the model was expensive, making it uncomfortable to bring to work, and was also fragile.226286d75768cb11

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Of course, there was 6a31c4d72a no need to list cf85e837e1 these shortcomings to the 25b3620b94 person who gave the 1921b5a5f8 gift.0097d0bf29d6bff5

“It’s good. Thank you for the 3c98c30689 gift.”aa1072b6d295a01e

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“Good to hear. If you 8f21aa40de were lying, 2d339117b0 I was e74c5bb721 going to 5212b8cce4 arrange the 8a56c96f4c phone salesman’s f3de5cadaa funeral.”a8557a09a2499ef2

Yiwon frowned and pursed 042f1068b8 their lips.f786c495ff5f1fbf

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Perhaps sensing Yiwon’s 9f43a8e025 frosty reaction, even a21f2244ce though his gaze b25c03d835 remained fixed ahead, bf0e7da5b7 Jang Beom wiped 955319058e the smile from 024917b21c his face and 406ea0b1ab added seriously,70c80b53e8a239e3

“I’m joking.”d7b8a991751ff1af

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“……You were a ada8f2ea9a little serious, weren’t a999737598 you?”c90c08ec91fff6ce

For some reason, Jang Beom didn’t deny it. It seemed likely that he would have at least gone back to the store to yell at the salesperson. Yiwon shivered until they reached their destination.36ebe40aeb862ae4

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Upon arrival, Yiwon couldn’t hide their disappointment.c25fc75894c8a976

“……Here?”1624ddb45e549766

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Yiwon had ae4256b65b expected Jang ef919615df Beom to d2a4e19371 take them 71bf2d776e to a eaa0f1d423 hidden gem 8630b0a8e2 of a 02209e85c4 local restaurant. Unexpectedly, Jang d8b76bb4f6 Beom had f07ceb80c4 made a c74d1f7d79 reservation at 2154a79107 a new, abe9a918f4 trendy pasta 734122744e restaurant in 5b9f1277a6 the city c3c761ef81 center.cdc1fb3935c3208d

They had been 4c73774598 looking forward to 4f46539f60 the meal, but b29afa5dee now it was 17a287b115 completely anticlimactic.d793febcad215e0a

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Of course, they had d8a7e0dd11 said anything was fine, b7eb6b23e8 but that was because 919cffc701 they assumed Jang Beom b30f71324f would naturally choose something 76f2a06c7b like bone broth soup fd126a721c or frozen pork belly. It was truly surprising 95c0e29349 that Jang Beom liked 94e2fdd41e pasta.19133ec327fab553

Yiwon quickly finished d84d95e4a5 their aglio e 99931215df olio and thought,37d6ea17679e8bb6

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‘I’m hungry.’fed58ddeb4778088

They could eat 799382036d five servings of d2990e74a1 this and still 21a30c3be1 be hungry.b2315b40aa85ce22

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But they couldn’t order that much of a dish that cost 24,000 won per serving. Moreover, it wasn’t even tasty. Jang Beom seemed equally dissatisfied, as his half-eaten pizza and salad remained untouched.6628b6bdabc80a89

However, a f9b5f59c78 glance at b8f7936efe his plate 10cf5ed741 showed that 18162014d4 it was ee146848f7 now empty.30568c1d5986d837

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Silence fell 2b315d843a over the 25e1c6b2a2 table. The first words 1e7ad4ca40 Jang Beom spoke de5d0896ed since entering the 258bd4dfb2 restaurant were,5d175e0428af6f24

“Let’s go if you’re 6de0203ead done.”e72339cdcf707792

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While watching 2f5eab5754 Jang Beom 3135040fdb pay, Yiwon c9791720e8 thought,bd2e4fa93acd201f

‘This is boring.’b8b564141cfdfdc5

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Jang Beom was as quiet as he was humorless. Of course, Yiwon wasn’t much different, so they couldn’t complain.38cae05174f4f98c

Trailing behind Jang Beom 8cd1f40451 like a kindergartener following e11f130ac9 their teacher, Yiwon asked 1287633639 as they stepped outside,2caea6d441be2265

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“Are we going 692d8b39b6 home now?”7d89354019468a6c

Jang Beom, who was 1915f9a2a3 walking ahead, turned to 333adcafdd Yiwon, scowled, and sighed.0e6ea3217a5c2f2c

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“Go wait 93c29a1c80 in the c169a84020 car. I’m going to f45a465a52 have a cigarette.”adc420e1e26736bc

Yiwon nodded and walked 485461e705 towards the public parking 1ee98359e4 lot.f25ecbb0feb0f81b

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Jang Beom, 07266f1bf3 stepping into 83d4a0dbd8 a side 48f13267a1 street, took 60b236f46e out his 774166e137 phone instead c90df4bff0 of a ed56f28df2 cigarette.40ef18e341062886

He called the bald 39a3666c57 Director Yoo, his expression 504c887d91 growing increasingly fierce as 22e9639b65 the phone rang. As soon ddb97898a3 as Director 296591e37b Yoo answered, 624ba0edb0 Jang Beom’s 167bc8d9ab twitching lips e4501213ff parted.2dbcaf3ddb00f416

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“You bastard. You were b7e8abad44 dying to ce83dffab4 screw me da0bddfa50 over, weren’t 285c164d2d you?”60fc5e09eebbd507

Originally, Jang b0a5995c6c Beom had d4918940e9 planned to f8bbd6541f take Yiwon bdc070f911 to a 31757336c6 sundaegukbap (blood ed2634ca8b sausage soup) e807684408 restaurant near b3714d60fc their house.8628b6c3a4739703

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It was a place he frequented with Woo Jeongmin in high school and was still in business. It was the kind of food Jang Beom enjoyed at Yiwon’s age, and he thought Yiwon would enjoy hearing stories about his older brother from their high school days.32aaaebf976710b3

It was Director Yoo who had poured cold water on the idea with a disgusted expression, saying, “That’s way too old-fashioned.”ea8c53a9aab234ee

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Jang Beom yelled into 9cd5308035 the phone,a5ff6a82731e9afa

“You said d0cd1ce709 this was f5e9af0f20 the place 0dc9922771 all the a0c13f54e8 trendy kids 48feb38378 around here b8d0c3dca4 love. You said it was ce14e72c0e a hot spot?!”36d088104ddf9066

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―It’s true! Do you know a15b972481 how hard it 3f5ab8b437 was for me 1edcf58778 to get a a82bc65986 reservation there?c603a2e6f80173df