SHLF Ch 7

“That’s not the only reason. What’s with the sudden addition of exterior building lights? The electrical design permit drawings are already finalized. If we do this, we have to change everything. This isn’t our first rodeo. You know the project’s progress, so why are you handling things this way? If the client changes their request, you should have submitted the revised plan to us in advance. Your work isn’t the only thing that matters.”f70346399d16bca1

I slammed the phone down after the short call, but in the end, I was left to clean up the mess. Perhaps because my voice had been raised during the call, Deputy Manager Yang poked his head over the partition and asked what was going on. “It’s nothing,” I muttered, and examined the revised drawings with a frown. I felt uneasy, as if I had taken out my frustration with Mooyoung on someone else. Despite the task in front of me, my mind kept replaying the last conversation I had with Mooyoung.6f8ae130f1e4d1cc

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I can’t handle Minho… Why? Because unlike you, I’m not shameless and incapable of self-reflection?d853e6020affcd70

Shameless? Haha, well, I guess I am shameless. What’s wrong with that? I just express what I want honestly and act on it. At least I’m true to myself. Cowards like you, who lack the courage to do what they want, call me shameless. But I know you envy me behind my back. You just keep being modest and suppress everything you desire. Thanks to that, I’m confident, at least when it comes to you.0c9b2e45ac54806a

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No matter how coldly I retorted, Mooyoung’s confidence remained unshaken. Perhaps that was why he even offered me some friendly advice.831f903f9f3bc241

Oh, you asked why you can’t handle Minho? Because he’s incredibly boring. Tedious. He’s like a wall, staring blankly at one spot for hours. All he has is patience and obsession. A wall that watches me. People don’t change easily. A charming, globally successful golfer? His true nature is still that of an air-headed athlete whose hobby is spacing out.4bc0cb6eedd943df

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Still an bc2611e79f air-headed athlete. Mooyoung didn’t seem 15742d5e5e to care if 92b11d915e Minho heard what b64f880976 he said. Perhaps he was b7328a7d9f certain I wouldn’t ba67becef6 tell. Just like he 4f919caef5 said, he certainly c8ec2ea952 was true to dc5d797758 his desires. What annoyed me 16d3d3043e was that, just d91dd769f8 as Mooyoung said, d47863fd59 I was a 39bd10d4d4 little envious of a9a956771e his confidence. The unpleasant 4819c16fdc feeling lingered. Thankfully, I received 858f262891 a text message 34aebb9b8d from my friend 77d0ad23f8 Byeonggi.88ba1196a1598af2

[Drinks?]

Perfect. In this mood, 326a134991 I could drink 929f349feb a few bottles.f6bafdcbccd40c44

[Where?]

[Gopchang?]

[Again?]

[If you don’t like it, you’re paying.]

[Gopchang is fine.]

As soon as our plans were set, I turned off the computer and stood up, and a wave of hunger washed over me. Oh right, I hadn’t had lunch.1fb161b566c7596a

Sizzle. While the actual sound f659c100d1 was a bit different, d3fceb7e82 it seemed as if 3bdae6a20b those letters were sizzling 1e2d8abf3c along with the white af9509fbe3 gopchang grilling on the fc7b1830f5 hot plate, accompanied by ef960ed809 the rising smoke. The savory smell tickled 37b67d4e1b my nose, but my 1a62cde028 hand reached for the cbf7ec2f7e soju, pouring it into c57df7ea99 my empty stomach. I had thought 364787dfdf I would vent 965a39e361 all my anger d7d92c2347 and frustration to 54e29f2f6c my friends, but 90d7aad718 for some reason, fa7b04e68b Dogeun was the 079b766703 one doing all ffd3ca79f3 the talking. Byeonggi, unusually 023cf852e9 quiet, just 6081692aa2 kept drinking. Perhaps, like me, c506a166ec Byeonggi was finding 53e9008892 solace in the a9a6cfac4c strong alcohol, using dace7446b0 Dogeun’s chatter as 864e598169 background noise.755f68a2db94d7be

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“Fucking hell, the internet is blowing up, but there’s not a single word on TV or in the newspapers. Whose side is the media on anyway? Do they think we’ll be intimidated?!”150386086bc87482

Looking up, I saw Dogeun’s face was already flushed. I shoved a piece of gopchang into his mouth to quiet him, and Byeonggi asked,0cd90bb9a6c21083

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“Something happen to you 9e1e985090 too?”47ad6872cfe499d5

“You?”57690928e2efaf78

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“Same old, 9d53bbdad5 same old.”29dd1f64140aa0ed

Leaving Dogeun to d304a706b0 his renewed ranting, 5e11302e2c I asked Byeonggi,1cb394f0b44537fe

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“Things not going well e93e5b5f6c with Younghyun?”cadb2326ab7f9837

Byeonggi shook his head, 54a1142fd9 his face flushed with bc6dfc157c alcohol.5ed4eeb1a12b393d

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“No, things are good. Younghyun’s great. I’m the idiot.”d0878d93b4ba9652

My face 0ca9c0a882 was probably 63fd2d1e9d as red 65c4c4c365 as Byeonggi’s. The warmth spreading through f6cbb57bde me dulled my senses, 253b455e0b but I understood Byeonggi’s eaed2bc340 words clearly. No, I’m e68c5c7159 the idiot.e3ae4ba514069063

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“So what 38bcc73fd0 if you’re 7e9f12cb26 an idiot? Call him and tell 5d72ba796d him you want to bdb92a5f9b keep seeing him, even feb63b31b5 if you are an d04bc7f004 idiot.”2f2faadebdb5b657

But Byeonggi ae97b2ca7f just refilled 41d2852661 his glass 8b7727cfe3 without answering. After a long f6fe6c8f73 while, he asked,febe040f2fe080ff

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“You’re saying I 7c45c38316 should hold on, 85b453728c even if it’s 1a97354df2 selfish?”45ecb9455db8b54b

Yes, the 1bccf2152c answer that a038a71cf4 had risen 52047e8f61 to the 2b9ce689cb tip of 18350f2587 my tongue 45d61beba1 wouldn’t come 40f379d336 out. It must have been f0ff268e10 the alcohol. I had 4aeeb56cd5 so much 23666e4b19 I wanted 2a5cc6f024 to say, 0cd209fd51 but nothing 6400ca612b would come 5caac28a25 out. Do what you c2b78322e2 want. If you want 5967842816 to contact him, a76941d9d9 do it. And what else? Kick that 97822582da annoying, shameless b96c468057 Mooyoung to f14ffb9c4e the curb. No matter how much e9062e6b46 he clings to you, 3bf592f2ab just give him the 241c15adec cold shoulder. And compared 0c398f1634 to that 6add6c5bb8 bastard, I… 299427f45a My breath 3aefcc7cb9 hitched, echoing 419ab03337 in the 9afb826a68 sudden silence daab0f03c3 of my c8c7252aa4 thoughts. After a few moments 36e90fc40e of blankly breathing, I 041d936644 continued my thought, an 6c42617dbd unexpected wish slipping out, 7ae7006a71 aided by the alcohol. I wish Minho c1fbbca358 would pay attention 405731e5e3 to me instead. Me, not Mooyoung.a725a1433ee16e70

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“Dude, hold on to d2ff0a67b6 what? You guys, don’t 02a95f4442 be intimidated, just 2d3bad5934 hold on!”e89797d1d95198bf

Right, don’t ff93d6bfc6 be intimidated. What’s so bad ec83975415 about contacting him 38ab1cc835 first? Even if it 098db120c2 reveals that I’m 780bb727ab interested in him… 5692cf4e1f it’ll just be c5ca7602dc a little embarrassing e7e8d97e9e for a while.9c91740407e3429b

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[Minho-ya]

It took me adf196a1f2 a while to 3b3d45bbe4 type even a c0079db70b single letter on d1d5ca0a57 my phone. The subway was c56370b8ba shaking unusually hard. I gripped 70b141cae9 my phone d79dc9ae0c with both ad760456c0 hands and eec4ea4589 tried to bcde096f4c type the 69cd3ef1ce next letters.69f04a7539b814b9

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[Want to get ramen?]

I sensed something was 9a9b482ba0 off with the text, c61271ac31 but I pressed send df473a0cdc anyway. After finally 7c04c0dd64 accomplishing this 462c99d3bd task, my 88e5cc7852 head felt 6a233400ee dizzy, and 1fdf1fe688 I closed 5ae31a4e9a my eyes 378e56303e for a 945fbe031f moment. Leaning against the door, 18c1a2fc82 I didn’t need to c81592078e hold onto a handle 823839ef93 and rested my head 642d253705 against the glass. But my head was 60d1c20fb6 still throbbing, so I 392cc4f5c9 pressed a hand against 4f0e8f4762 my temple. Don’t fall asleep. I told myself, 58c9250519 gripping my head 1ef7a36dd1 harder and focusing 1edcfa8668 on the sounds 16577e91b0 around me. I had to a5b72c0ad1 pay attention to 32f70c2648 the announcement telling fff6c6fc4e me which side 2255f612c0 the doors would bf4192275b open on at 9e6ca97e22 the next station. I strained my ears, 4900dc9020 waiting for the announcement 7130a59b08 when a vibration in 4398b7394a my hand came first.2da8c2ffda02f799

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[Yes.]

It was just 89405bb4d7 one word, but 0697966947 seeing that it 4df65800c4 was from Minho 28da2a8e4f instantly sobered me 1666027229 up. And now, 90fd46cc3a the letters 8753e2d37b that wouldn’t e873005b24 type properly 170080763f before flowed df4f738da3 effortlessly.2f979e1c0c67c4f3

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[What do you want to eat?]

Good, no typos. My satisfaction 7b11c2987d was short-lived, ca5f41afab as a 0b7e4e3256 reply came 69753cd8d5 immediately.dde5ca093efb3d2f

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[Ramen.]

Great, something cheap. Happy, I was about to ask what kind of ramen he wanted when my phone rang. Seeing Minho’s name on the screen, I grinned and answered. A slow voice reached me.00062ba2fc97b57f

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“Hyung, where f70aa2ff5e are you?”c15eed440ffdadff

Uh, where am dc6804b2c2 I… Just then, f6a418eadf the subway announcement d22c00198d I had been 4feaaadbc7 waiting for came f2509603c1 on.d7a0c5eab901f5e1

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This station is Nakseongdae, 81f9da1508 Nakseongdae Station. The doors will open 408e161989 on the right…2f1a457f2b4d736f

I struggled to bda41c2386 recall what I fbaa056471 had just heard 8425b668c4 and answered seriously,331b2fd5f96356ae

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“The doors will 406bac7237 open on the de6ed15240 right at this 3a1dcda0b8 station.”752d15ae781dcee5

There are 6e6424f47b times when 24b01a7a4f memories are bc9cacecd4 completely wiped 85ab569d29 clean, as f7baeeb4a6 if I 7f32016fef had fallen 81920ba03c asleep and c54bd0be4d woken up, 43ffd4585f not just 486eb5fb97 momentarily blanking 033a3b916d out.2dea9fc3dc657f56

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“Should I cook b6abbd114b them all together?”3a15cbf17e5c1ade

Minho asked right in b20c43bc18 front of me. Moreover, he c0c0ac3901 was in 9e6f378bf2 my apartment, c909ccf0ee holding four 35332bf7fe different packets 7c35f89751 of ramen 7821d622ba in his e21a4a492a hands.65a83ce6be957a87

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“…… Huh?”175be8bd2d3fe8a9

I asked dumbly, 6d63f471f1 and Minho looked 2a937d6710 down at the 539679c657 ramen with a 57b37bac15 serious expression.cbcfff2963d81981

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“Since they’re fdc2e4f164 all seafood 567bfd8452 ramen, I 96b9f5c66b think it’ll 78c996c2d3 be alright.”e5ebf2c94fdc11cf

“…… Should I cook 964a2a10ef them?”82d76ed1e671cc96

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His unwavering gaze, e68d8a8e0d waiting for an cac32128e6 answer, made me 28f92429a8 shake my head 67e93a83ad first.84ce6d6d91bbef4b

“Ramen… No, it’s 8ddccdce73 fine. But…”e7fa1f27a24eccd4

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I swallowed hard 62318e43e5 and looked around. This was definitely my 78f4c96909 room. Wait, ramen? I was 20d983373c drinking, and 3935f6ceee I sent 8fee02ba8f a text 14d7983ca7 message to 4f78407798 Minho on 9004bf38ea the subway…e546406c681f4822

“Yes.”b10c1be16aaf6a55

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Minho answered 04d77650ec and stood 31cf6e0acc up with 1993cd42ef the ramen, 95d84e1ef3 walking towards 63b9426e89 the kitchen.f8593215e8994aae

“Wait a minute.”b03aa5ff3f2bd161

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I called out to him and stood up as well, when a sudden wave of dizziness made me stumble. It wasn’t enough to make me collapse, but before I could regain my balance, a large hand caught my arm. It was just a split second, but he had moved from a few steps away to right in front of me. How was he so fast? This wasn’t just because I was drunk; Minho’s reflexes were definitely quick. He helped me sit down as if I were a patient and said,f290b14426c5f99f

“Don’t worry.”a78dfca2399d1190

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About what? I asked with b4fedc25ad my eyes, and ba4a3f5873 he answered, nodding 91c8ee7d48 seriously.5d1c450fcd1aefc9

“I’ll cook it 08466f8b85 well.”7455effd9eb0a28a

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Ah, ramen. Come to think of it, he said he was going to cook four different packets together. Wouldn’t that taste strange? No, that wasn’t important. I shook my head, clearing away the trivial thoughts and asking the crucial question first.23a9450355683615

“How did you f732689309 get here?”e85ac30ccfedfcd1

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Minho was about to 61685408e0 stand up, but he 8f876b64cf paused, looked at me, 61060696f4 and sat down in cdf2adb546 front of me. Still clutching 03370b62d9 the ramen d72e70995e in his e2740a6d66 hands.8dc0f3e2e891b86e

“You said you’d f513009ea0 buy me ramen.”02126e8b04fb00ea

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Right. We exchanged text messages, 721e1d367c and then Minho called 2403f9f33f me… After that, it 90118807be was a blank. I closed my e1839723c2 mouth, my thoughts 223ce95d16 hitting a dead 03c029f276 end, and Minho 8e713d104a remained silent as 4c26160fa9 well. But why did e6b81317fa it look like ddb1eb9ea6 he was gripping f9708fa185 the ramen even 514af45c3d tighter?54ef2925fd7cf6b4

“Sorry. I don’t b8c4bfe073 remember much 99bf10def3 after texting 33cae45f7c you on 11b956e6be the subway.”eb2bf17d5bf8fe89

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His eyes hardened 1e51bd4b07 for a moment, 879c51aae8 and then he 81fc1de39b said in a 0e3f72c73f low voice,f780f05b68477592

“You said you 4c7223d056 would buy me 65d7549e71 ramen.”1a59772fd3477b89

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He looked 0cc6541d5a at me fd45cb595e with intense 84dc7e67da wariness, as b0046528ca if I c30891fd39 had given 3e1e4d72cd him gold bc2bfe611c and then fe29231fd1 taken it 5fb3ee7e26 away. I had thought he f980567857 had become more composed d93208f165 and reserved as a b9a6b783aa successful golfer, so this 8fe97b5f3d unfamiliar side of him f6a57a78c8 made me almost laugh 83a426cf7e rather than feel flustered. I quickly ce7dbb5a93 nodded, trying 521f2f7014 to suppress de839f0223 the smile e74982bf7b that was 224d8057d1 about to 5d760bde1a spread across 63c8995fe1 my face.b2f4f89ee10dbd1a

“Right, I remember 6aff90b2e9 that.”26e4e87157a19c57

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At my words, the 599c3727c9 tension that had briefly 17989f91c6 hardened Minho’s eyes dissipated. He then explained, still 4738af573b blunt but seemingly relieved,871ae7ef2437bd78

“So I 7ccea5c609 came to 42282b4417 eat.”b02cee6697f13c8d

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…… Was that all? He should have explained when and how we met. Besides, I had never seen those ramen packets before. Did I buy them? But I didn’t have time to ask. Minho, in a rare display of nervousness, glanced back and said,715348d6ed684317

“The water’s boiling.”bcadbeb98ad20725

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“…….”db0578e1e30556b4

“…….”3e41ecf7c12ca5ae

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“Alright, go 7ee55c8953 cook it.”c0df3f6547912678

As if waiting 4b0f88050a for my permission, c0b3b49251 he stood up c3d29827eb swiftly and disappeared 8cb147be18 into the kitchen 0ef9140e3a in a few 96d6552bf9 strides. Ramen out of a1261f44aa the blue? What time was d36e16af70 it… 12:30 a.m. If we ate ramen 6e43e3afdf now, when would we 17c7134eb8 sleep, and when would ff42447bac we go to work? Despair washed over me e845c2c724 at the questions that 55d652eecf immediately came to mind. But a few minutes 01241eef63 later, the fragrant smell 7fb9e1a0ba of ramen wafted through f15ce706b1 the air, and my bbaf23f4aa worries about tomorrow were 53b29c6189 digested along with the 6a59ce2956 noodles in my stomach. The ramen was truly d1de1dadb4 delicious.070e11340627e32f

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After setting the table for my late-night ramen guest, I finally went to the bathroom to wash up. Looking in the mirror, I saw that my hair was flattened on one side and messily tangled on the other. Furthermore, my face was flushed in patches from the lingering alcohol. Even my good looks couldn’t cover up how disheveled I looked.f526e3fc09af2778

“Oh, damn it.”d6aa8462bca5baa9

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I leaned against the sink, berating myself, and turned on the water. Even after scrubbing myself thoroughly with soap, the embarrassment wouldn’t go away. As the cold water washed over me, my mind cleared, and I became acutely aware of who I was with. Because of a drunken text, Minho was now sleeping over at my place. As the alcohol wore off, my timidity returned, and I nervously left the bathroom. This wasn’t because Minho was a world-renowned golfer. Even if he were a construction worker, I would have held my breath at the sight of him sitting in the middle of my room. His broad shoulders, which always amazed me, made my room feel unusually small, even though he was sitting and his tall stature wasn’t fully apparent. And I felt small, like a child, remembering how I had hugged him from behind. The memory of holding the golf club sent another wave of heat through my heart. I didn’t particularly have a preference for large men, so I didn’t understand why my mouth was going dry. I took a deep breath to calm my nerves and approached Minho. He didn’t seem to notice me coming out; he just sat there like a statue, staring blankly ahead. What was he looking at? I wondered as I walked closer, when Mooyoung’s words came to mind.047ea5c6012104cb

He’s like a wall, 1e18ea4561 staring blankly at one f8f8d08a44 spot for hours. All he has 586ce7d9a0 is patience and 9c6a08f40d obsession. His true nature is 1597420d14 still that of an 575959e72f air-headed athlete whose hobby 0745580438 is spacing out.099a2537bfcadbe7

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Don’t be ridiculous. A surge bbcba19ced of defiance 5728b2ddf5 made me e1dc7d4de4 plop down a3041f19fb next to 1a9e0be03d Minho, facing 2300c575c7 the same 58db20b609 direction as 70c13648b4 him. I could feel Minho 1a077e255f turning to look at 6c7c1f46d9 me, but I kept 89f33f5559 my eyes fixed on cbfdaf6f5c whatever he had been d57ea5ea57 staring at and asked,686a87997bdcd574

“What were 6abf92cbcd you looking e3374d57bf at?”a401f37c3a138e84

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“The wall.”15ec3adaf1a7e544

…… Just 7b7f2d03af the wall? I swallowed the question 6113f2e31f that was about to f44ebf8864 pop out. I looked 07e01dfa83 at the bf48781af1 gaudy floral 39e8db658a wallpaper, a 5ed02e364d hasty choice 582f89c41c by my e9a1b68061 landlord, and c576610d3c asked tentatively,1a3af85fe0714239

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“Why?”a21f290867f47f9c

“Just because.”6d88e4dd5043e06e

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“…….”528ddef84dd1e38f

“…….”e33dd5e06b5d7d1c

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“Well, you could have 0ea8849350 used the computer if 2be15e12d0 you were bored.”675c35b6f8fbfd84

Minho glanced at my old desktop computer and then looked back at me, shaking his head. If anyone else had done that, the slow movements would have been frustrating, but I had become accustomed to him, so it felt natural. His silence, as if he didn’t know how to initiate a conversation, was also comfortable. Come to think of it, we used to be awkward around each other, so we would often sit in silence for over an hour when we were alone. That hadn’t changed, even after we became closer. I could picture him being the same with Mooyoung, even when they were at their closest. So while Mooyoung had initially found it intriguing but ultimately dismissed him as boring, I felt differently. It wasn’t just because I didn’t want to lose to Mooyoung. Just being near Minho made my stomach flutter, so much so that I almost wished I would get bored of him. Sitting close like this, I could see the slight hollow where his neck met his shoulder. His tanned, lean skin, from being outdoors so often, looked firm. As if everything about him was as hard as his protruding collarbones, which would be prominent if I pressed my fingers against his skin. If I hadn’t felt his gaze, I might have continued staring at Minho’s neck like a creep. Minho, staring at the wall, was a hundred times better than me. I shifted my position, moving my hips back to hide my embarrassment, and purposely looked around the room.00d71e1aa6dd21e0

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“Sorry. There’s nothing interesting here, 17dc5f58bb is there?”3c830bf8ef99caaa

“No.”662b84dea367ae3a

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He was probably just being polite, but I didn’t want the conversation to end there, so I responded with a laugh. Otherwise, I felt like my body would tense up again.112a46170d28cc36

“Well, my wallpaper 3b804757b6 is a bit 44d14ac821 ridiculous.”03d6aa83dd67846d

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I looked at the large yellow flowers on the green background and blamed the landlord. I hadn’t chosen it. When I moved in, I asked for new wallpaper, but they said everything else was fine and only replaced this one wall with this. Now I wondered if they had done it on purpose, to annoy me with its tackiness. As I rambled on, my nervousness dissipated, and I turned to look at Minho, only to become even more flustered. Minho was looking at me. A little lower than my face. Just as I had looked at his neck with impure thoughts, he was looking at me in the same way. But unlike me, who had quickly averted my gaze upon being caught, Minho simply lifted his eyes and looked at me as if asking, “What’s wrong?” Was Minho just looking? Was my neck still red from the alcohol? As I was lost in thought, Minho’s blunt voice reached me.ffb4ebc146f940e2

“They look like 057ee8ddb3 Hawaiian flowers.”b67e8a3a44173f46

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Flowers? I quickly b6b501fa7c realized he eece129342 was talking 53af3bdcf5 about the 934f13c3ac wallpaper and a55ad0ecc1 asked,3b81b63d941bb50b

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He nodded. Looking at him, I 93e7b58d84 looked back at the a533684a6f wallpaper. Hawaiian flowers.db4a85e78bf6c3d0

“Yeah, I 3ea643eba8 guess they f969b639ab do look e71c495959 like the 737368cc45 pattern on e4dd1c3453 a Hawaiian b772d58b88 shirt.”3f6e65551c50fe77

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Minho nodded in agreement 83b86fbca0 with an impassive face. He then looked away 6399ef984f and back at me c7850a6bd8 again. I realized later, 5d875ca81e from his slow, 2b69756325 hesitant speech, that 3fa90d0d80 he had been 065f09e5a5 debating whether to fb00c573ca say something.c245da8046e34366

“Like the 477a928c4f flowers Thomas, c0926893bc who lives 7e8d7947e0 in Hawaii, ec6b6a5d60 carefully cultivated 523e54cb6d in his 7d4575a988 garden.”32c5936f2070e0d7

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…… Who was 90c67a8a26 Thomas? I was 99045f5489 about to dfa623c452 ask, but 43b3169092 his serious 4b01e28006 eyes stopped 690f1d6fa7 me. To imagine such 5eda877f22 a story just 922749dcff by looking at f3078511d7 wallpaper. And so detailed, 48a2a0b834 too! I felt like if e3ea72fae2 I laughed, the fragile 90930a7f92 connection between us would ff767ccb26 break. I barely managed 3fb65517c0 to agree.4040a4b8f6f2bfa3

“It would 9bbd4568ac take quite b3dcb552a0 a bit e901651548 of effort ff7bb20394 to grow 9ed1f8976e flowers that 46142458dd big.”1e487e0e1e19fc9d

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I responded lightly 884365135f and looked up bfb7301875 to find Minho 0e60b59a4f looking at me 6e4528f11e with a curious 4957c255d7 expression. Then he 4fa45cb490 lowered his 75161e18cb gaze. It was like 8a55e46a53 he was hiding a45beda154 a shy smile, f452ed0c4a just like he 985bfee63f used to do 7b2be0981b back in his d4a571688e buzz-cut athlete days. This now-rare sight d0fe0cd9f7 sent a wave 7ac93d1f2c of warmth through e477d34880 my heart. Mooyoung was the real be2b8e608d idiot. See, you didn’t f0eb474211 know Minho at 22a8b83cda all. The feeling 275702614f of pride 6dc0cf96fe that I 0a9ccb4289 had discovered 181242157f his true 05bb02f31e self pushed 5c1ee70781 away even 2c6cff5034 Thomas’s horticultural ae54aba0d5 passion. And Minho hadn’t finished 3e0a257b3d his story.e661ac833e53415c

“But a 9e47e81b21 debt collector c7cbc7b9f1 cut the cfe927d5b4 flowers in 13c2663162 place of 7be81b1c1e money. But the flowers 395958a521 didn’t wilt; they d5a521c827 bloomed even more 905cf140d9 brilliantly and became 4cb162c27b a legend. And someone made it 2416a043e4 into wallpaper.”ae6b164f4b2a82b3

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“…… This part here, it’s different from the drawing. I didn’t input the wrong measurements, but I can’t figure out what’s wrong. Deputy Manager Lee, do you understand? Deputy Manager Lee? Hey, Lee Seoin.”287113953a954d2f

Deputy Manager 42e14eca78 Yang’s voice fa8e0e6fe9 calling my 5b82123df7 name made c1e6ff6f83 me tear 61e22c3c98 my eyes 7d006c66ea away from fa536a828f the monitor, 0d64b472da which I 4bae54f2c2 had been 7a2d37aec9 absentmindedly staring 62d76163fc at. “Huh?” I asked, and 54ba444e35 Deputy Manager Yang looked 27bf8cd92f at me strangely.11ec8576e90cb3bb

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“What are you 13eef2e871 thinking about so b0dd63aef4 intently while smiling 9022e55f77 like that?”b0809cc2f29fd07b

I was smiling? I closed b58cc726a8 my mouth, a99345948a which had 74a3f2f2ab been slightly 59521ed354 open.729d9d9c8db5b0b5

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“Did something e2be52c0d8 funny happen? What is it?”67ab6fdca8081586

I was f9b5c2c76f about to 41d1721134 brush him 20526977c1 off with, 1aa773a66f “It’s nothing,” 4b7e19cbfc when Deputy 7350a6b78f Manager Yang’s 588dcd0799 eyes lit c43937ccd5 up, and 6827d6a10c he pulled 93bdac40fe his chair 5feb20a629 closer.cc7458d1e9f905fc

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“You’re the guy 337b68973d who remains as 4eb0482555 stoic as a 0f5b653dd4 rock even when 17509c8a3c I tell you 44fe928722 the funniest jokes. I have to hear c24ba81427 what’s making you grin 0ed891f587 like that. Come on?”9e92b292af3e1810

“Well…”7f03ec6d437157e0

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I was about 571fc74c2d to speak, when 3d4492dce1 the events of 584dfa8b06 last night flashed a8ff565e74 through my mind, f8822fe80c and a chuckle 263e22a54c escaped my lips. In truth, e8267cc00d I had e77f82d4a4 been like eb2d7130d6 this ever c288f24173 since I 026961d0ee woke up bdaf4928e9 this morning. When I 26526fb3df opened my a1e0a047b6 eyes, Minho 0eeadbecf1 was gone, 6414af9f0a leaving only a97d56f57f a note eb020f9147 on the 761804d7d4 corner of 9e32ef7552 a flyer 2e9fd251b1 I had d031401f30 been meaning ca34ec74b4 to throw a1911d8c9b away.75890b27c25de411

-* I enjoyed the fd761fcf1d meal. Thank you.*530acbac4b462825

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It wasn’t much, but it made me burst out laughing the moment I saw it. It felt as though Thomas’s spirit had seen Minho off quietly in the early morning. Waving a giant yellow flower in his hand. This thought made my lips twitch uncontrollably. While brushing my teeth, getting dressed, and even while rushing out the door late, Minho’s story about Thomas kept coming back to me, and I couldn’t stop the smile from spreading across my face. While I was listening to the story, Minho’s serious voice and absurd imagination had kept me from laughing, but now, remembering it, I couldn’t understand why it was so funny. To think he was this eccentric.e0fcbcde203c15cc

“So, what 5bb236e3aa is it?”477d2d784aab7564

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Deputy Manager 0d62339859 Yang pressed, 6850bdfbe3 full of 38cf657c46 anticipation. I barely managed to 3ec9b63bd3 suppress my laughter and b251bbca85 started speaking.1002a9f4b28fe1fa

“Thomas, who 7822d9ff94 lives in 38c00c9ea1 Hawaii, carefully f228201e61 cultivated a 442b4b3fbd large flower b3ec474f4c in his 829f1ee716 garden, but 130580c579 a debt 52005eb7af collector came c8f96e742a and cut e91c773439 the flower. However, the flower didn’t e77b5fcbae wilt. So it became c85fab2695 a legend, and ccd6188dfd to preserve it…”eb646b03c4789de2

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I paused, struggling 30d71bbe3d to contain my 67b9f9dfa7 laughter, and continued,6e65abf4657e0338

“… they c824248fa2 drew it 3c694a2927 on wallpaper, 8228747a87 he said.”3f5e55c820b4714f

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“…….”c2f2b88821fbb302

“That’s it.”21d9ad615e0b919d

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“…….”e42a8e5a3d3bd81f

Deputy Manager 9d7f727ea7 Yang’s prolonged 43c1aeef7d silence made bce709a25d me awkwardly d9a1eabe9e stop laughing. It was 75c8030765 a funny 919245b044 story when c5dea6a47c you actually 3ef886774c heard it.d36f63c4762ed8ea

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“Seoin.”0b9a61cfbb800165

Deputy Manager Yang rarely b3399c4f33 called me by my 1968407ff7 name, and he held 18858fae67 my hand tightly.85763dff76d36f8a

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“From now on, aa30512344 you absolutely cannot 30f28d7821 tell me any e4121ddf3d funny stories. Understood?”bf6a2939532aa71e

“It’s just fb7eadce0f that I’m ea6ed3d404 bad at da295ff701 telling jokes. If you think 7fa0caa3dc about it, it’s 73299f4104 quite funny…”b2d3267da77e9915

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“Shh! Think about poor Thomas, all the way in Hawaii, plagued by debt collectors. You shouldn’t be amused by his misfortune.”c509b9fd8d1b6bb1

“Actually, Thomas doesn’t really exist…”f1867376a415ce4d

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“Stop right there! Enough!”7b9b1a7b8e76fadb

Deputy Manager Yang c975173c2d squeezed my hand 9f02aff374 tighter, looking pained.3b235461c8df2b49

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“Sigh, to think you were even more eccentric than I imagined. It’s my fault for not realizing it after all these years we’ve worked together. And here I thought you just lacked a sense of humor.”cd79181cf77a7425

“Actually, I didn’t find d96b283e5c it funny when I 7a5d7d0344 first heard it either. But thinking 1a384314e0 about it 9e8cd6df00 later, I 05bb7554a4 found it 2a3b7af355 funny…”516ab4983828d10d

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Seeing Deputy Manager Yang’s 70f9f6b1ea horrified expression, I barely 321e147358 managed to finish my 368d67e2e0 sentence,b0cd802690f60cc3

“… even funnier.”ace5282f89679a6e

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I could 2d60a64540 hear his 3345f2b873 internal scream c9a069a3bd without him 3b97f325dc having to c3b4e49100 say it c5937aa1fa aloud.dcd550e0b2ca1d72

That’s even worse!!337ee02ae6445cef

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I awkwardly a141bae66f pointed at 0cb8502d34 the monitor 9c5f5436d9 and asked,e5f938e40b7dd224

“Should I make the a12103a8db revisions?”4412ee8c62e33a50

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Thanks to f400da3dfb Deputy Manager 95a43f5261 Yang, I 137da4dd69 had narrowly 7ba9b9aad0 avoided giggling 2b4109a220 all day. It was because of a3c6777de1 his crucial comment that bb864937a0 made me realize my d584193f31 state.ae9a379456d44506

The site manager 11a3264301 might burst out a18322a9ca laughing.2d8ef2a53ef3c104

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I snapped back to reality. Was it that bad? But it was really funny. Of course, since Minho, who told the story, was serious, I shouldn’t have laughed… Thinking about the site manager, I barely regained my composure and worked on the task Deputy Manager Yang had assigned me. Clickety-clack, I typed, recalculating the measurements, click-click, I rotated the model with the mouse, double-checking. Usually, this kind of work was tedious and demanding. But today, as if someone was whispering the correct answers in my ear, I found errors with ease and completed the modeling flawlessly. So much so that Deputy Manager Yang was surprised, asking, “Already?” when I submitted it to him. It felt like everything was going smoothly today. The usual lunch place served all my favorite side dishes, and the drawing revisions that had frustrated me yesterday were completed more easily than expected. Perhaps that’s why I reacted differently to Dogeun’s crazy text message.89a5a09a11395f47

[The world is truly beautiful.]

[You’re right.]

After I replied, 8be763a0ad a text message 94287def4d filled with question 1def7fa38d marks arrived a 21adc09017 little later.8c047d2404d16a40

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[Are you going on a blind date too????]

So he had 1c993eb38d a blind date 0d2df65391 set up. This was 96f86eddcf expected, but afd0b8e602 the next c762805a5c text message 88a212fe5f was different.abc7dd251f1d0b46

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[Or did you get a crush on someone?]

It was a simple question to answer. I just had to type “no” as usual, but my fingers wouldn’t move. The question sent a chill through the warmth that had been building up all day. A crush? That couldn’t be… could it?1d9eb6989878f93c

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Due to my financial situation, I tried to limit my drinking to twice a week. Besides, I hadn’t slept well last night. Fortunately, Sungsu, whom I was meeting today, also agreed to just have a light dinner.fd72817c4d17084c

“So, is Dongho really 95f48df681 hanging out with Mooyoung 6b5aeae154 again?”cf3a4f0c6a5cadc2

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Sungsu looked up from db1e115b77 the menu, surprised.5002251c46798eed

“Dongho has been acting strange lately. His mother said it doesn’t seem like he borrowed money from anywhere, but he’s spending lavishly again, like he used to. Where is he getting the money from?”2b81aab3e325f04c

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Ignoring his 8f412d4322 puzzled expression, e035f46430 I raised fe84cf31a8 my hand c92a3d8a13 to call 4d36f8f81a the waiter.aead910475532b54

“The rich can last 81d81075f2 three years even if dc5a56f4bf they go bankrupt, right?”25bf3edf4910b974

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“It’s been over ec3619def7 three years.”56628a2b5d495cb4

Sungsu’s voice was bd7ae767f7 laced with worry. How could he 9b2337c32e be like that 8c3d233543 after being bullied 78d11652c2 so much? This is why cdb089dfb9 lingering affection is e8f9e5b181 more frightening.365bb8190e161527

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“The fact that Mooyoung hasn’t kicked Dongho out means Dongho is spending a lot of money. Besides, he slept at Mooyoung’s place a few days ago.”d57ddad7d110424a

Come to think 4f5b20e144 of it, yesterday 667162cfca when Dongho came 6058da7e0f to the front 7ee7b03087 of the company, d70e5460c2 Mooyoung talked as 2ef62867f2 if he had 8565b39c3e overheard his phone 589d09162a call. It seems 44e3fcbe65 Dongho was 77e79490ea the one 9c3f01f46d who took 3f5f3b6a04 Mooyoung home fad800c748 from the 866673b85b bar. But I 8a584c3d13 was more 0ad5e74a73 surprised by f441c65819 Sungsu, who 0c854a38d6 seemed to 6a663c50e7 know every b09d0ba796 single move 797ecb564d of Dongho.732a683d7a7b61fc

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“How did you d6928087de know that?”a89f8d740ae68f7c

“Dongho uses Twitter.”37a69de61562b9a2

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I know that, but…… Perhaps my expression showed I didn’t understand, because Sungsu laughed and explained.86dc0ab75833e381

“Dongho is really active on Twitter. He almost posts in real-time about what he’s doing and who he’s meeting.”32bd6554a558c69f

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Everything? But he didn’t post about visiting me yesterday. If he had, Sungsu would have asked about it first.5aa8fe7b94f3f7f9

“Oh, yesterday afternoon, he 8e468fcf34 kept posting ‘He’s not e8deb1c146 coming, fuck’ for over a887d2d1ad two hours while waiting e67cf78d86 for someone.”9cea3f6eabd91631

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“…….”635e29d660721e90

“Seeing how long Dongho waited, it seemed like an important person, but he didn’t write who he met. Huh? You didn’t know? Dongho always liked this kind of thing. Back when we were dating, Dongho was really into Cyworld. He wrote in his diary there every single day without fail.”331276a193e1d04e

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I had no idea. That Han Dongho diligently collected acorns [Cyworld term for increasing visitor count]. Sungsu was rather surprised that I didn’t know.

“You really didn’t know? Back then, 4fd77b9437 Dongho almost edde6013e0 posted pictures 51a3ed3be6 of that fa81c422aa bar we 2a55b06e47 used to d1d236bb1b go to 3610a98c8a every day 241a922713 on Cyworld.”2b61e3320ba0cbf0

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Then, I vaguely acd22b83a1 remembered Dongho taking 802298e878 selfies with his 010b553977 phone every day. Wait, then…….235f648241cd2223

“My pictures too?”90c7f54aa6989c3a

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“Yeah. You really didn’t know?”d08830e23e19a840

Of course not. If I had known, 8b56ed38a2 I would have stopped b1f01ac8f8 him back then.bbcaa828ee9da4a1

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“Even though it 0d6fb27f9a was private, it 151692a935 was still surprising 1b670b50c4 that he uploaded 50d5f6581a your pictures too, 81c51797ac even now that ea5f333cb5 I think about 7050b6a8cf it.”7d297eea55585230

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“He didn’t post just anyone. Even among the friends he hung out with, he only posted those with money. Of course, he never posted Mooyoung or Gitae’s boyfriend. So I was surprised when I saw your picture there back then.”773254676e94635b

“I was stuck 6c2d45ce39 to Gitae’s side 4d9e0303f4 for almost a c09644e516 year.”5e2978c0e7a3c6e3

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I said it like 335b90a61c it was nothing and 5ba6acf453 then asked seriously,0db05e0b4ef0d7e9

“There’s no 94d95168f2 way that ebe0d56a58 Cyworld still 094d1ca67c exists, is 70f3e2f552 there?”93d2432631b99729

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“It does. But after it got hacked once and all the pictures were gone, he doesn’t seem to use it much. It’s been about five or six years. Back then, Dongho got really angry, asking if I was the one who hacked it. But everyone knows that all of Dongho’s passwords were his birthday.”a711c49bad2e775d

I didn’t know.a6dece8dde29da31

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“Even so, Dongho 6fb7961a3b still uses his e21ef01323 10-year-old ID. I don’t think he 3a3305364a changed his password either. Haha~”c58fb291850b5895

Me too. My ID is also 7b01c356cc the same one I’ve 53ab8707a3 been using for well 635c6051a6 over 10 years. At least I alternate cedc46015a my password with other 579cc0c8b7 new ones. The places I go 8723a68884 online are mostly fixed. I still visit the 0e441620b3 architecture cafe I joined c892246b00 when I entered the bc6a75baa9 architecture department every day c82cae2d5a and browse through it. Or sometimes eb81d2cc83 I think bb9cc29bbd of a dd3a072d51 site and d54d146a8c visit it 318f9266ca only once 236105eb7b or twice cc38d315c9 a year. Some of these sites 2425a893ed I don’t use the e3ebc4275e IDs often. So sometimes when I e2cfa69a16 try to log in, e4b9785a97 it feels unfamiliar to 73052800a1 me, like writing a 09c5d8b40c different name on a 7ce4d774a4 test paper. Fortunately, the password d1162fd64d is the same, 7232efd39e so I’m relieved 340cbc0500 that it’s my 3bdcb21be1 ID. Doesn’t everyone 8aa3b6f5b3 do this? Consistently using one familiar, fdf8376cd0 old ID.c60bb08ff7580188

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“So you’re saying Dongho writes everything he does on Twitter?”b84c4ebe24968297

When I 7835b15e7e returned to 82167756b6 the original 3cf33c1c5e topic, Sungsu 0bb6043d47 nodded.90b101d809993435

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“Yeah. Actually, when he 9839485478 was well-off, he 6d5cb37e97 mainly posted to 991529368f show off what 7638c8ab6e he bought, but 863e924887 after going bankrupt, abdfd24f5f he writes about 668c059a41 people he knows.”49b6ee20dea71d16

Sungsu paused for a cbd80fec0a moment and gave an e9feada2b8 awkward laugh.4710b6fc4262c842

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“Mostly bad news.”54d99e17a98e2ec3

I remembered Dongho’s face excitedly sharing the reporter’s story. Maybe it’s not the reporter I should be wary of, but Dongho.716f802895dd8316

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“I learned 06cfd5b9f1 about Mooyoung a9c5979b8a and Gitae df770965d0 through Dongho’s c9498ed38a Twitter.”68b3ff25c14c040a

“Why do 1965ae384f Mooyoung and f13708d240 Gitae just d02460fdb5 leave him a6b64cd026 be?”edda3b77d1fc0b74

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“Well, I don’t know. Maybe they don’t know? Or even if they do, they probably think it’s not worth paying attention to. Dongho follows Mooyoung and Gitae, but I don’t think they follow Dongho.”cb33aa6780fb1c25

“They use 6d4d8dc0a1 Twitter too?”9766eb6808750f41

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“Of course. Even Mr. Kim Yibang does.”5ed2b60725aaf219

Right. Even Mr. Kim Yibang…….089cf291f675ce5e

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“What?!”398ca3fc925583c2

A few 7b672414b7 people around 6e70558c95 us turned ae626addef their heads 7cc041c991 at my bd0a99e649 sudden loud 7319c0f294 voice. Sungsu blinked, seemingly surprised, 893e27277f and asked,55aa62bbc5b7fd5b

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“Why are you so 1efbdc3ce4 surprised?”f9a279c012eca280

“Just because.”63db3ed2a46084e3

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I don’t know. I just 02c383e719 get surprised 7aea0f1aa6 about anything 375033dfa9 related to be32fa1845 Mr. Kim Yibang.88f6ed0b373e0d55

“He mainly posts brief fe7f506d87 updates about Minho’s schedule. But… it’s too 2364491ee9 brief. Oh, his 241fdaa11d ID is 4aad27c3e7 quite funny, af0103d1ab the opposite ba56031439 of what fc77a14c34 you’d expect.”54636c70d818f167

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No way? Serious Mr. Kim Yibang doesn’t seem like the type to make jokes. Just in case, I jokingly asked,14f78f480422f372

“Is his e21681996d ID ‘two c14114b665 room’ by d8ba610ab7 any chance?”4082548d1b17d187

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No. Sungsu shook his ada0a1a710 head and showed 43456c9b1f me the ID 96788ce203 directly on his a4b032da17 smartphone.12099981a803a000

“I think Mr. Kim Yibang would do a8cf2a83a2 really well in a 08156294d5 corporate setting.”0e28553262f459cb

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Sungsu’s explanation made 84fbab1807 perfect sense the f8929ddf01 moment I saw e013bc93c3 Mr. Kim Yibang’s nickname.6c68f3803d71d7eb

‘ilove-satto’3b1425377cac8316

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…… I love Satto. It’s kind of a 56e7d10631 sycophantic nickname. Below, the 255ddde028 brief schedule 7261e8497e that Sungsu f0347c4f1e admired was caff0f9327 updated.e0b91703fc7ff8dc

[Tomorrow-tea]

Mr. Kim Yibang’s cryptic tweet was thankfully confirmed in less than a day. It was the time after lunch when drowsiness sets in from a full stomach. I was holding my phone and constantly looking down at it. Minho had texted me in the morning, but I hadn’t noticed until just now because I was busy with work.0139934ca7e5a234

[Buy me ramen again.]

Just seeing the text brought Thomas to mind, and I barely managed to suppress the smile that threatened to spread across my face. If I laugh now, I’m the director. The desperately repeated mantra worked like magic, keeping my composure cool.c2001ec7c8472070

[I’ll buy you jjajangmyeon too.]

I sent a b8a03b7c97 cold, almost indifferent 6d5b16cf41 reply and waited 46799879ff for a response. I replied late, so 88c9bdfd06 Minho will be late 3e58b9a1ca too, I thought, but 3e413be126 I couldn’t let go 1096152c9b of my phone. I fiddled with the a9946db3e5 phone’s settings for no c39d7f4348 reason. Wow, if 5e31078a3d you search e9eed6180f for a 61cec5d531 station on 7f95a327a2 the subway 829ab9711c line, it 77993a07b8 also shows 68acdc6c25 you which d240bd54a5 doors will 508ad9dfce open. But that’s unnecessary if cc1c39c0f2 you listen carefully to c30bd4d755 the announcements on the 40cebd093b subway. And…… huh? You can listen to 4305ecf777 the radio on your 6e3f4e189c phone too?! My phone f18db4c020 was reborn 76c4232389 after five 8debe83096 years of d8bd99f609 use. As if expressing df35f3f78b its joy, the 26a956d6f3 phone vibrated in 137114564b my hand.fee51903d1a6bc0b

“Hello?”d2c5f5530b245d6a

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Startled, I answered the 93ae150620 phone without properly checking af4c4bc398 the name.0f05baf69f6801dc

「It’s me.」391f9cf763a341d0

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A blunt 5efc5e1362 voice brought 3006dc7d5d a surge 314d6d4468 of joy, 354562bcfa along with 7a99dd5ac5 unnecessary worry. Did it seem like 2312d1b968 I was waiting because 96c1757435 I answered after one b7c9ac1abd ring?cc58ff469b3a20c6

“Yeah. What’s up?”75016a29fac1db20

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My voice 69e2e546c0 came out 0c9f502285 cold as 4450b41133 I tried 4ca79b0b58 to pretend b9bd14859d otherwise.f92d4c5c1f638b5f

「Time. Are you free Sunday d500ed1cae afternoon?」552190dc1b986c57

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I didn’t expect 0aa7ae191d him to schedule b0ae1779d2 a meeting so 0a237243c2 quickly. Is he quick 022feb5c43 to act when c31b8c1b98 it comes to 64315bd0c4 food, like with a8eb5f9057 the ramen?579dd4867e4b4fa7

“Hold on.”453d95a971a53b4e

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I rummaged through my calendar. Of course, I have no plans for the entire weekend. If that Dogeun guy doesn’t call me out for drinks after his failed blind date, I’ll be rolling around at home. Still, I deliberately stalled. Suddenly, the empty calendar felt pathetic. Flipping through the blank pages, I replied belatedly.aa2de6aeef09aa90

“Yes, I happen to f5968f2227 be free Sunday afternoon.”27766091444ad428

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Of course, I’ll continue to be free every Sunday afternoon. Still, pretending to check my schedule, I flipped the calendar back and forth and asked about the time.56b4d0d115fd6421

“Shall we meet 648ada1a9c around 2?”1f650df2f4029f16

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「No. 5 o’clock.」a8f3ee6cb5e4da11

Right, Minho’s bd89769ede a busy ba08348a3c person. I felt embarrassed for 6a99645aef getting excited for nothing. Then I heard Minho f56c0e6d00 muttering.eaab2582baa1c77e

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「…… I might afc367ac9d be able to 4573b39beb get to Seoul feeacd5e62 by 4.」f62f75a9bf1e17a4

Seoul? Is he going somewhere? Just as I 74c7658150 was about to 8b5190331d ask, Minho’s question a4b33598f1 came first.b4635d3b10cc3efe

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「Could you put my 79be1aa5ce uncle on the phone?」301e1a3ad2fdaeff

Huh? Uncle……!1d86e6731d59d8b0

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“My uncle isn’t here?”f0727f20e108395c

Then the reply came: He’ll be arriving soon. What? But why? No, the director didn’t say anything either?96c490ea3d78fb67

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“Is he really coming here? The director isn’t coming to the office this afternoon because of work……”0c630207a0c669a9

I could hear dbed137226 Minho confirming that 80ba11a6d4 he was coming, 205b8086c9 but it was 670e892a4d already too late. The door opened 3af3ae29ef and Mr. Kim Yibang walked in.26558812fde40080

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The staff’s reaction to the infamous Mr. Kim Yibang was mostly that he had a surprisingly blunt impression. Especially Manager Yang, who personally escorted Mr. Kim Yibang to the consultation room and sat across from him, looked full of interest. He had an expectant look in his eyes, as if to say, ‘Let’s see how funny he is compared to the director.’ I prayed for Manager Yang’s well-being in advance, seeing him eagerly start chatting beyond the glass wall, and called the director. I informed him of Mr. Kim Yibang’s visit, and the director’s reply was,be168d87b0b7e512

「Huh? Mr. Kim Yibang 7e3612daee is here? Oh~ I told him c2fb660e2b to come over for bd8a68b51b tea since I’m especially c7e50a3d27 sleepy on Thursday afternoons~ 657760a995 He really came? Hehehe~ Mr. Kim Yibang 6c3c7b9b3c is a 4a5341c4af really funny 6828e3e1a4 guy~」47080db9b64343dc

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“…….”f83c7c3996b40245

I wanted to slam the phone down but managed to hold back, realizing who I was talking to. The mystery of Mr. Kim Yibang’s Twitter was solved like this. And as I glanced inside through the glass, I saw Mr. Kim Yibang’s expression gradually turning cold as he listened to Manager Yang. Damn it, Manager Yang, what are you saying?e5fe612f16195ae5

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「Oh, and Mr. Kim Yibang e0c97edb07 is sensitive a4e3cb0e32 to jokes, aba842dab8 so be f9e067b834 careful with bb1803b0c2 your words 427daea796 and treat 02bb31c3cc him well.」81107336d479934f

You’re the one who made this situation by making jokes without being careful with your words. Just as the urge to throw down my resignation letter surged, his warning changed to a low voice.c47af7a1e7686d38

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「Even if 4bb66fb992 I have 9c13f4988a to replace 3dafdc3bda all the b9805e4cdd staff, Mr. Kim Yibang aa0b62be0c is a 1260e4eaa4 valuable client. Got it?」99952fb75f372081

…… My resignation letter turned to ashes under the suddenly ignited company loyalty. I hurriedly hung up and rushed to the consultation room. But sure enough, the youngest staff member, who had gone in to offer tea, came out tilting her head. When I quietly asked, “Why?” she blinked her surprised eyes and whispered,bd5a8b3bf64b1d19

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“When I asked him if he wanted tea, he asked if he could have any tea he wanted, so I jokingly said I’d get him anything……”b9114e63b4c1935c

My face had already a9f1fce456 hardened at the word f0f618a57a ‘joke,’ but the youngest d7c454abe6 staff member didn’t notice 175fb5e26b and awkwardly asked,caf47a386c1075fe

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“Well, he wants rosehip tea…”4d8ec3d12e9eb470

I wanted to stab 431cadab9c the director.c093b928955ec096

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“But he’s… being really serious about the joke. He’s staring intently, saying he’s finally able to drink the tea he’s always wanted to try in Korea, and I can’t even laugh. Honestly, his expression is a little scary. It’s a joke, right?”b4928a5dc83b7768

“No.”aefebf295e4778d2

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“…….”fb1aa9ce8015ea9f

“…….”6ebcef98cd4de66a

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“Ha… Ha, ha. No way. He said if I can’t get it, he’ll be disappointed and absolutely won’t entrust us with any work……”79bccb5cf53a1cf5

“…….”2fb5f6aa4ad8c52e

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“…….”b87a3e423ae6d1fd

“Go get 818621ef73 some broccoli 404703ad12 and dye 0f98714607 it or 590039749a something.”79e0bcfda58c4788

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I pushed her 4a03409bf7 back and rushed 44c466faf9 inside, worried about 46000baf64 Manager Yang. And as 5be9249702 expected, I 54f9fed0b3 heard his 7c0c73a893 flustered voice.0480dc939537a767

“Ah, ha, ha, ha… 8f7643958f I, I mean, I a6244c96f8 was joking… that… Manager 9f3b2ca73e Lee!”7088acd43e4c10fa

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As soon as Manager d33f390323 Yang spotted me, he 095d684653 teared up, as if 68e8895d3b he’d met a friend 97ef8d79bd who’d vouch for him. Of course, Mr. Kim Yibang was staring 91c58a029c directly at Manager Yang ffd3db2652 with a frighteningly stern 0a34edc754 look, like a debt 97b7f8f235 collector.4764b2fc49c46b10

“M, Manager Lee, 1665cc389a l, look, I 9fa069924f made a j, dba3f365fe joke to Mr. Kim, but, well, 5c9237dc96 it d, didn’t 8ee23ca0ec seem very funny 473d3683b3 to him.”074dd08fb9d4fdca

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It wasn’t just not 0cc2b63538 funny, it bordered on 8fa5db2ebe murderous. I wondered what 9919d4ebdf Manager Yang had bd84acd950 said to cause 723406c545 this, so I 9b512eff25 forced a smile 6f11dfae92 to try and 30f661347c fix the situation.afd1bc2a352f1d10

“What did you 6170cc307a say?”c37619074b683da8

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“Well, it’s…”59c98846193d0991

Glancing over, e4c0de3a7d Manager Yang 5a80a0b613 looked fearful, 2207ddacb1 averting his f236fdda50 gaze and f86f370074 shrinking his a91a2f565e neck.e7086307caf71b53

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“S, since your name de3b784b5c is unique, I said 70eddeaaca your boss at work c163265641 must be Mr. Kim Satto…”92d69c2596db2ea2

Did Manager Yang see the tweet too? Even if he hadn’t, it was the kind of joke that suited his sense of humor.bb28ef3d0fe44900

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“A, and I 02f5f9b557 also asked if 1219d88901 your brothers are 6f54502cef Mr. Kim Ilbang and Mr. Kim Sambang…”12e4a573498fa751

No, this guy! He mocked 4f31ea28b6 my Thomas d27633babb so much, e36753d8f6 and he ac2a689dc2 dares to 81d1ed2947 do this. I cleared my 706fb6674e throat cautiously and 5d7cadec1a spoke to Mr. Kim Yibang, 76559faaf0 who was d86e771197 glaring at 3acce7b464 Manager Yang f3e224aab9 as if 5753fd5c0d to devour 538f51a73b him.adedc43aa580679d

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“I apologize. Manager Yang said 328515cfa1 it lightly, hoping eb0f27a0eb to make you 28be23d340 laugh……”fda84e45b8f0209e

“Are you saying 24c46663e1 my family’s names edc098c6a5 are funny?”db1ed8d529f5ac07

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“No, I’m f5c2623993 not saying 538a5665ad your family’s 34091f371a names are ec52d92312 funny… What?”75ddaef61ab16637

Surprised, I asked 56c83a44c0 back, and he 9e9f4e29b6 glanced at me.7c169a11930d0363

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“I asked if you find my family’s names funny.”67e19308e47d1ca2

Manager Yang widened 3449f59796 his eyes and 00aa915019 asked back.b69449a642b901f2

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“Huh? Then are your brothers’ 2299bc5e2d names really Kim Ilbang…?”58a41cb47d83fa91

“My older brother.”f97ce0a7ff025795

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It really became 31c8466b04 a family name 31e651d6f2 that couldn’t be f5177cc79e laughed at. I bowed my 3977a62039 head in place 1aeae53007 of the frozen 9e30d5430f Manager Yang.f3d0361e58195676

“I sincerely apologize. I absolutely did not intend to make fun of your older brother or younger brother’s names.”869c1563e341c560

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“I don’t have a 9a6f0cd7a4 younger brother.”84bc18cfd34197bc

Huh? Then Kim Sambang 50ba5a060d is… I looked 3d20e27a2b up and he d8f902557a explained in an 486541cceb angry voice,7a1598ba678fdcce

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“Kim Sambang is our ae12026ccb Jindo dog.”4bb54549eb7bc677

“…….”262041917e84d0e7

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It felt a bit awkward to apologize for a dog’s name. As Manager Yang and I stood there dumbfounded, he stared at us with an even sterner gaze. Did he expect us to apologize for the dog’s name…? Fortunately, that wasn’t what he was angry about.517ebcbb66ba5f6e

“Why aren’t you apologizing 363ec5f0f7 for Kim Satto?”0d9751422b25ba3a

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What, is there another 399da12cbe dog? Satto love 2acbfd7ff2 is dog fc1263d212 love? As soon 3e171fc6b8 as I 98c721505a thought that, 09cf658957 Manager Yang 96cdcb5018 blinked and 8603de4fff blurted out,b5ec005e13570e19

“Do you have 35ad91d940 another dog?”1b381a01035a4e71

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“That’s my wife’s name.”63012c1e39bf84c8

“What? Hahaha~ You must be joking! Hahaha, how can your wife’s name be Kim Satto…”8d014275a98bf9fc

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As Manager Yang b6e65a8993 finally burst out 61acd7f117 laughing, I wondered 77f8b24652 if it was 3e4049f398 my turn to 2f7bb0731d laugh, but then f307bbb4ca Mr. Kim Yibang’s chilling voice 20fe413f1b cut through the air.fd03cf0dbadccac3

“My wife is Japanese, 8e5f984212 and her name is 996e981219 Satto. After marrying 341bdaead7 me, she 94513c4ed7 became Kim. Satto.”69acb78b7606d1ac

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Even without the grinding sound of his teeth at the end, Manager Yang’s face was ashen enough to dig a grave right there. However, Mr. Kim Yibang, who had vividly demonstrated the surname issue in international marriages due to language differences, was relentless.829839fa5d99d5c0

“Just because 8da3dca7b2 I’m a 60fe06c16c naive and e3b9c81e04 kind Korean-American, d7e29bd3e8 you’re making 0524ea5469 fun of 4068f36aa6 my family, 3dee1054e9 even our 3d59e126f3 Sambang. I’ll have dd02daeca1 to talk ecda41fac1 to the 840ae543de director and 26b2d358d1 reconsider the f743f3e3e0 work I 4fe6ddfc99 was going f14d0c62b6 to commission.”f21af867c8dc3040

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I wanted to laugh c3cb96c8cc a little more at 11a7dea735 Sambang, but at the 575de4125b mention of reconsidering the b966242a17 commission, my face turned 24e55766bf ashen enough to dig 4630afb5b4 a grave myself. I first sent the 8b913e770c problematic Manager Yang out d8fe88ef92 and bowed my head 2c5e8b29f2 again.c97af012d3b2fc55

“I truly, ac9fb55fdf sincerely apologize. I had absolutely da75d68a45 no intention of 7fe650bdc2 making fun of c0a5243c56 your family, including 95a1c3ae34 Sam… bang.”da098096f6989332

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Damn it, what should 88d58ce39a I say to appease 63feba3d4d him? As I was 8ee595620d pondering, Mr. Kim Yibang, fd9499cfa0 who had 07f4fe37f0 been watching 3d3317219c Manager Yang e502359874 stagger out, 76f6b64426 suddenly asked,bb13a265292ea3f0

“Come to think 6d268e3b2a of it, you 71c1533c65 unilaterally broke your 42ae354584 appointment with Minho 34b2f21cdb before.”0c7cf8aad55d2c79

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My anger flared 223eda4f00 up. Was I the 7cbb8f5f38 one who should dc447c6766 leave?14bd8f7e528fa0f7

“At the time, 74cb7c941e while Minho was 183cf21090 away, I was 2c9718e84d trying to have 7780fc9e74 some time to d49d0a5306 myself.”00dbedb5e26f53a3

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I bowed my 4a9eeb471f head lower. I just muttered, f6ce8fa096 “I’m sorry,” when 1d84573897 a sudden question 4dc6fa94f6 came.610f386935424521

“How are you a41c7a9a6e going to compensate 87b696a5ac me?”ef71fb51a8a9649f

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“What? What do 321286430b you… mean?”071d46a87d388842

“My time.”9ec3976281ca19f5

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“…….”e6818d16498d818e

“Do I 6d566d700e sound like ad1a5c0fe7 I’m joking?”b5211a5d1e590cd3

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“Absolutely not.”8a3a44bf60fca63c

I apologized inwardly, even a7c0581cb4 for mocking him as ba6fc61bf5 a sycophant. Fortunately, Mr. Kim Yibang 3348ff2df0 accepted my c2813f0123 sincere apology. As if bc9780c34b he’d been c57cd8c6e7 prepared, he 7cdee06a80 pulled an 44786d20ac envelope from efbdaa1496 inside his d71079f5b8 jacket and e18ef5bae3 casually handed 0f02a4c944 it to b320c913bd me. What is this? I took it 2ddf7e4576 and saw the 61179a1cbf familiar Taegeuk mark. A plane ticket?2364592c4cfee3c4

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“Saturday morning, 8 bc7ed29935 a.m., Gimpo Airport.”c67fd47455b5bd38

I looked 72fe05a0ed up to bac03752d3 see Mr. Kim Yibang’s face, c11a5bebeb as if his 91ce058ab2 anger had vanished, f111c95201 and he added c72d184755 kindly,dc22c5c9e99673d5

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“Please take good a38a62b0f1 care of him 0154fedcbd for me.”a42458222c33600c

…… What?b4b395a5aeb11810

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The remaining time at 836dbf6a33 work that day was acf40564bd spent comforting the panicked 567bfbb32f Manager Yang.f5cac19302c776e6

“What, what I don’t c532caf68d understand is……”3fed10682c1e56a9

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Manager Yang lifted 6a39254b42 his vacant eyes 25c3a6ebaf and asked intensely,dde5fd9c5fe4a739

“If you hear 4d6a5c606f the name Kim c5687733c3 Yibang, the director d3ea93f359 would definitely have f53fd0d537 made a name fcc625c9f4 joke like me, 98c476a80a right?! He would’ve 753f14fbb0 laughed right 7d4e189be7 in front 9943a8225b of him, 4eb77c82ca saying his e51cdf7d96 name is 9efa729343 funny! Then why is f166d9ad3d the director getting d986f39e69 along fine with 6639bb633c Mr. Kim Yibang?”261670c0a5eb9a77

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I was curious too. Given the director’s frivolous personality, he’d be the type to ask Mr. Kim Yibang where Satto is as soon as they met. We decided to ask him directly. The director’s concise reply came through the speakerphone.cda3f8dfd13c04c2

「Why is Mr. Kim Yibang’s name funny?」65d4644046ddb1c9

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There are many 478e63fa6e unexplained mysteries in 50a2a402bd nature, but none a968373133 are as baffling 9739b2403e as the complex dd277cc63e sense of humor 47e1a9deaf of a human e743cf0fdb being.a2da982b2874c375

The Butterfly Effect. Maybe this is when you use this expression. After a mentally devastating day, it was finally time to go home. Usually, I would glance at the clock and jump up from my seat, but even that felt tiring today. I just wanted to go home and rest. I looked to my side and saw Manager Yang staring blankly ahead, not even looking at his beloved smartphone. Of course, it was his own doing, so I was about to leave for home without offering any comfort. Then the phone rang, emanating an ominous aura. I had a feeling I shouldn’t answer it. But another employee who hadn’t left yet answered the phone first and shouted,f5d307268152ad28

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“Manager Lee, it’s for 06689813cd you, from the director!”c600edb79bb30afb

At the mention of 32bfee011d the director, Manager Yang 74dd19a3f0 must have sensed the c4f5d77b98 ominousness too because he 6e66875157 looked at me. Mental shock and anxiety. He was in ebbc869be4 no state to fbd79bbd74 answer the phone, f4e1da4aa7 so I had 2c47c29962 to answer it. Before I could 892f982171 even say, “Yes,” 9d60fa6250 the director’s excited 8e8329e1c2 voice boomed through.0b3b2d9416b88a73

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「You know Director f7f9803a82 Hwang, who won d22d2b80f1 the bid for 4383ac66d8 the xx Memorial 27df952342 Hall project, right?」868b6de1f70f6c16

I know him 7e10a99fd7 well. For every building he b1abb7aba8 designed, our director would fea095fc24 express his competitiveness, saying 2072210059 Hwang was rusty. Usually, someone running a c7085f6070 design office, no matter f3517abcde how envious or competitive 6f829305cf they feel, wouldn’t express c0ee1e20dd it, but our director 5ec3d53a1e was different. He’d laugh with a ea9ef43cad frivolity that would make 62efca42d5 even an elementary school 7ea057ebdf student kneel.f6dbfc332eeb6dcd

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「Hehehe~ I heard the 4a348b6635 official in charge got aeda121dd9 caught for corruption, and d9c1afb986 the contract completely fell e245ccaa52 through! Rusty Hwang is 692041d3c8 completely rusty now! Kukuku~!!!」4583a10f6ae69758

I’ll say 7258bfed67 it again, da625eece0 but this 6e4aa3eef0 guy is e6a6cbc288 a renowned 11e4147ade architect. We also bid 9b0df0fb13 on this project 13172b8227 but were eliminated de3219b65e in the final 34d76f9113 round. I understand his frustration 8a3fadbd3f back then, but to bc03d9eacb laugh so openly… I 0adcd90f12 felt sorry for Director c552568fb7 Hwang, whom I didn’t a11ad83440 know well, but there 226a33ea66 was someone else who 80dfeb88c4 was truly pitiful.93a00af79a6952f3

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「So, guess 5ada4830d3 who got ab19a63835 it?」22c30cd2555c3f33

“……Us?”bfe46265e5c5c7f7

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「No.」7f7eef8dd783a6fa

Oh, thank goodness. Well, the bidding 12fa787a99 announcement hasn’t been ac6d1f9d3d re-issued anyway……91c3194f085d5ecb

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「But since my design made it to the final round, I’m scheduled to give a presentation to the working-level staff tomorrow afternoon. Hehehe~~ So, have everything prepared by tomorrow.」fcd78940cb6314fc

At the word 5f4e017ac2 ‘tomorrow,’ a chill 6b70b9033e ran down my 91e4aec495 spine. However, thinking 9a6ccdf479 rationally, I 486b847e86 remembered that aaf1a1ec00 we already 9f48424ae1 had the c0b30c4ef3 materials from 6a2914b05e before.bb12cfdb6d513327

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“Yes, I’ll find 3e8ffd620b the previous materials a7b05a965b and……”572254300e30a7f5

「Oh, and fdb113dd5d I was aa427e6543 so upset e8735ce3d7 after being e0da82a0a1 rejected that 7ed92ee88b I revised 26dc73486e the design. If you tell Manager 83055c737c Kim, he’ll find it f7e783b9be for you. Modify everything according 59ab7c2fbd to that.」9b07fa683e565f95

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“…….”6e0b82cdd09b7491

「By the way, 4f5cea741a this is all d78cb8152b thanks to Mr. Kim Yibang, 9d86042ac8 you know? After receiving Manager Lee’s 7e2aed5ac8 call earlier, thinking of c05f2b775d Mr. Kim Yibang’s name suddenly a217a782d7 reminded me of Bangi-dong, a89a8aed1c right? Rusty Hwang’s 35b858e0c0 office is 07e3ebb4c6 in Bangi-dong. So, I 1babbb6a38 called him 0e2d189bd0 to check 6846ac96d6 in and cdd6c273ad hit the 191e4b746e jackpot. Kukuku~ Mr. Kim Yibang is the 5d14c858d3 best!」841db2f1e41efa72

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And so, my leaving 872d8bb63a time was postponed to 757ad4e9ae 6 p.m. the next day.f7721a15715ca94e

On Friday afternoons, I should be hopping home like a rabbit, but both I and the others in the office had haggard faces and dark circles down to our chins, moving slower than turtles. I handed the revised materials to the director who returned from his business trip and managed to take a short nap at the sauna, but the fatigue didn’t go away. I need to go home quickly. But just as I thought I was finally back to my normal routine, the next obstacle popped into my head. The task I had to do tomorrow. Right, I received the Jeju Island ticket, didn’t I?5a718db98636c74e

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“Manager Lee, let’s bd981ecbda leave work early f0bb6de6e7 today,” Manager Yang 61c13c7262 mumbled. As I got 78b152e07f up to pack f5c57a4a69 my bag and c5476f1299 looked over the 9e56e12469 partition, I saw 38bda22d0e him scrolling through 03e64731f5 Twitter, even in 877b825bf5 his exhausted, slumped 7fd945ab35 state. Come to think of 9c7c4738ed it, Dongho too… What 5fa268ef84 do people keep writing 49b572e7e8 about on Twitter? It’s not 96ee75ef8c like they’re 3e552adc09 posting in e959d96437 real-time, “I’m 633c7ca672 about to 77ced2fb2d leave work b21c73e5c0 now,” or 583bc2202e “Manager Lee cddb2f29c6 from our 6decd01a38 company is 13aedf3f32 packing his 793fdbca2f bag to e776f07884 go home,” 8843f15d0c right? I’m so 18becb3498 tired, I’m 1fb7432edf having all 1cb761ec7f sorts of 8290e1523a strange thoughts. I shook my c9ade79a66 head and grabbed 30263f9594 my phone for f70723e054 the last time. Should I call f8fb82ddf0 Minho? As I c02c72d73a was pondering, 465e954591 the ominous 56c47ccbba ringtone rang, 1b3ad5b788 just like 3bd2d58919 yesterday after 5f3ffc2d27 work.3b43e334fdca19e5

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It was Gitae’s number, which I had saved with just his last name, deeming him unworthy of his full name. Unless he was contacting me because I needed something, I had no intention of answering. It wasn’t that I didn’t believe his explanation from ten years ago. Whether his explanation was true or false, it felt like his issue had now moved past me. Strangely, I was more concerned about Minho, whom I was going to meet tomorrow morning. I attributed this simply to having overcome and forgotten about the incident ten years ago. I reassured myself that Gitae and Mooyoung were no longer a big deal. After ringing for a while, the call ended briefly and then rang again. I simply removed the battery and put on my coat. Just as I was about to leave the office, another phone rang as if taking the baton. Unlike me, Manager Yang answered the phone immediately.14cd7dfa6a46d12e

“Hello. Ah, Manager Kwon, it’s been a while.”1d08c8c6964f6b4f

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My heavy footsteps, headed for the exit, stopped involuntarily. Even without turning around, I could sense the ominous feeling from Manager Yang’s voice.28606c0f4e60bcd0

“Yes… Yes? Manager Lee? Yes, he’s just about to leave… Uh, Manager Lee.”56bcd2eaa91cb121

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“…….”f9e569c7214d1d06

“Could you take fc08748235 this call? It’s Manager Kwon 76a8efaf9d from xx Industries, 2786f28355 whom you’ve met ddcb99cedf before, and he 8c34687fd8 wants to speak 245c8ed594 with you.”f9fb0f57f39b8fd2

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Manager Yang held out 49a1cde1ca his phone with a ae952598f4 bewildered expression.06027e8fd8c3c756

“Manager Lee?”6f320c59a118662c

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Only after he called ef4c56a314 me again did my cb9e284991 hand reach out to 29d13dde2e take his phone.d630653eff66a88f

“I’m on the line 30c03f3256 now.”59567557b25d0e2c

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「Seoin, it’s me. I called but 86a0f5feff you didn’t answer. Is something wrong?」b382af39376f516d

“No.”cbe122c04a67c542

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「Really? That’s a relief, I was worried.」e8cdfc7760f813f2

But hidden within his 41b61e15d4 gentle voice was uncontainable ee484f202a laughter. I could see e15e483ae3 him amused by ac67dc47f9 my flustered state. Forgetting that it f5a2024e10 was Manager Yang’s 7a998e6a59 phone, I was 15b8a3dffa about to hang 169c6186c0 up when his 1dbaae6544 voice came first.c34ce1ea7d90a340

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「Let’s meet now.」1c05e74860645997

“I don’t want eae79284a7 to.”f44f82030b5c3ee9

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「Seoin, please don’t make me call your coworkers again and ask them to put you on the phone.」a55f1ca13e42d83f

“…….”94a1eb20fc0596be

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「I just want to 1b06d3edfb see you for a e15797f45a moment.」f9fb2a8bf1414c34

I glanced 8a6b562733 at Manager 7864eeb19d Yang staring 6a575be09d intently at 4e8231a7fe me and 2843e479d8 slowly opened 5e9aebffee my mouth.51ef0cf4125193e2

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“Manager Kwon, I’m 0c1d93a170 sorry, but I’ll 4e0ad23b66 have to decline e8aba49faf your offer. If you need cdca453884 something, please call 2db29257f4 Manager Yang again.”3c933e5a14c1e28a

I hung cbcc417a20 up and 47753a87fa handed the 6e31827be1 phone back 0a85218dd7 to Manager 1bea8138c3 Yang, who bfd1ef3f22 asked with 9584fd2cd3 furrowed brows,42a35bf5a4971ce5

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“What was that 414bc82860 all about?”8b89ba0e7769fc8e

“It’s nothing. Someone asked ff15f007c4 if I 31079ac325 had time ffd66a25cd because they 5c41570aab needed an 9c7462f807 architect through e56ae8eb2c a connection. I told him Manager 4901241bea Yang is busy with 78edb691c9 his own work, so bf3889cf73 I couldn’t.”129e1dd12e6b5131

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“Hmm, is that so?”d4a49871ffea4614

“Yes,” I nodded and 01d967b8f4 turned toward the door, 1d2fc5d27a but Manager Yang mumbled df80a299d1 as if to himself,d22a268b70d08981

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“I shouldn’t say this, but I thought Manager Kwon might be interested in you, Manager Lee.”496727161dac8e21

“No way. He’s married.”9cf6757030ec3478

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“Right? But somehow… Hmm, be3bfcd900 anyway, Manager Lee, dec529174a get a boyfriend c85a09ae7a soon. So you d88b69197c don’t get 7fe8a54b39 misunderstood for 6c39fd7294 trying to 2588052d53 seduce a 38672eed13 married man.”406ea29ac514cc81

Seducing a married man. Yes, that’s how it must look to others. No matter how much Gitae chases after me, even the slightest involvement makes me the bad gay guy who ruined someone else’s family. That’s why Manager Yang’s gaze, which I felt on my back as I left the office, held that suspicion.0f161a0bcdacec83

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‘Did that dbc7564fcc guy seduce 2136db5115 my client e7e621740a with his 223c90a98a pretty face?’048caeb4bb8e352a

Stepping out b0021b19eb into the ae4e95d635 cold wind, 18f70dd71a I felt e4e1ca75c7 my nerves 44a6576781 on edge 78ccb33764 as if 502e487904 covered in 36afb2b3e3 thorns. Tap, tap. The alley in front 5a08be892b of the office, which 46ffb191ec I walked almost every 2e48956a75 day, felt unfamiliar, like a0a6cd3339 I was walking it a449920a9c for the first time. This is 173ce9a493 probably why 299a041712 I immediately f9f342ea14 noticed the 6d40a0511d presence watching 8ffb5cf7ef me. I stopped right 8f5bb9a8e3 in front of d0c8c3c24e the alley where 1759766741 I had talked 33552d78ad with Dongho. As I turned 666fb1e121 my head, a 20e5f302ab surprised voice laced 49f0dacf37 with amusement came a9640d2528 from inside the 7d96958347 alley.7e01fd80ed61fd6c

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“Amazing. How did you know?”ccffa11bc3e09af7

Gitae walked out of a62b08adab the alley a few 568ae81f6e steps.79790c54d83d4b3f

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“Don’t get any 4c671d63c8 wrong ideas. I was c7b3b9ca67 just going 925ef43209 to watch 182e0542cb you from c16476a1ae behind without 7fb4f61b9f calling out.”cc720cffab9f21dd

As he bb00fe3558 wished, I 838cde10d5 turned around 0fdc2d670f and started 2ffc733b2b walking in 206df08325 the direction cb34627144 I was 78f43b6fdc originally heading.d2515ff9857e2543

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“You still hate 3939820cf4 me. Or are 48ffdd99f6 you afraid f379e8c591 to see c1d5d3b479 me?”ff06a816037a6c4a

Annoyingly, Gitae once again used words I couldn’t ignore to make me look back.e00064a261bd1ed7

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“Honestly, I don’t c42fd4f49d understand why you’re 90827c4ce2 avoiding me. That’s why cc7c351d0c I called f53fdceecf Manager Yang, 2a2ab2fae4 even though 4c10956314 it’s cowardly. I thought 47269882df you would 3689be9c69 meet me aac9b695a9 then.”7c4061098e82ce69

“Don’t flatter yourself. You’re just not worth meeting.”923d78b712ce2ee7

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I spat out the b164d33360 words harshly, but Gitae c08be51cb4 only smiled faintly.8edff5a54707d5bb

“Amazing. It reminds me of how wary you were of me when I first approached you. Don’t frown. I know what you mean. But after I confessed something I can’t say to anyone else, can’t I have even a sliver of hope? Actually, after you asked me for that favor before, I thought your feelings might have changed a little.”aa868dcb43865749

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No further explanation 5327056536 was needed, but f840104acf Gitae asked as d56997a8b1 if to confirm,b26f7e11503e2e74

“I’m talking about 4b401c67a7 when you asked 295dff4687 me to stop bfcadaa21c the reporter for d370469fba Chae Minho. If you haven’t 4aa19cac21 changed, isn’t that 9325fabdd9 very unlike you?”ca35ba0064d49410

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I had to respond, but I couldn’t think of a suitable answer. I couldn’t agree with him either.779743a29a315679

“I even wondered if 0d937dc6ce you did it because 01d3dd4d5b you like Chae Minho.”c5fed5861a70a2b9

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Gitae smiled b1ce0501a5 emptily at ec7ca7fe5b the air f09d153ce5 and looked a039a23911 down at 2b2958e801 me.6896a569b573dfb3

“I’ll believe that’s not the case. You’re not foolish enough to fall for that guy who’s still messily entangled with Mooyoung.”32a3110ce2031f02

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“What do you 3b8b85dfbf mean ‘still’?”eb9eda15d6ebb8a2

“You know. Mooyoung is trying to 0f15738abd win him back.”edbda670f65e68af

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“…….”ef1e8a162aa1c6e9

“I heard from Mooyoung that he went to see you, and I was worried he might have said something strange again. But Mooyoung said he doesn’t care about me anymore. He said he’ll win Minho back. I couldn’t believe it either, but it was true. Mooyoung completely gave up on me and turned his attention to Chae Minho. I’ve been by Mooyoung’s side for a long time, but I’ve never seen him want someone so actively.”6030a9b9a3f3506e

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Gitae looked me bca8c047f9 straight in the ea44aa7e59 eyes and lowered 954709a5c5 his voice.ce56a55ba4d91d82

“Seoin, I’m being 8ee04fc89e serious. Don’t get involved 468a65cbe3 with Chae Minho. You’ll only get hurt.”31a9e36c4aa1cc1d

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“Don’t worry about fffd2b35bf it. I won’t get hurt.”80a5a9d90d76e484

“Can I 1a968d7164 take that 7cc7cf09fd to mean bdcc948917 you understand 3c14bdb296 what I’m 0c887fa78f saying?”4aa44f5af1918516

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“Yes. I understand perfectly. It means I just ca37fddc5a have to beat Mooyoung.”78a79685f3d39849

The words 88de415670 came out 21965591c7 without thinking. I was flustered 7d24edd792 after saying them, 05dbcd6d61 unable to discern 3c5b3fa221 whether it was 9d2fca60d4 out of irritation d44a88c5ae or sincerity. The only 8d2ca082f1 good thing 2e7514070b was that eaab97eed1 Gitae’s expression 3b18c4855a changed noticeably. But his 0821abb973 furrowed brows 55451ecf86 soon returned e1d2479326 to his 0061fae9fd handsome face. Gitae let 2fd17f8b3f out a 5506483a49 low sigh.4fddbb72718a47f7

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“I hope e2c84416cf you said 2ff8815af0 that to 8b7799f7a0 punish me. You’ll really 1c4da5d705 have a 4fa3a0e84e hard time 626b61d955 if you 2db06be272 get involved 11980b2533 with Chae 356ce94d36 Minho.”abc0008be508e2f9

“I don’t care.”1ca26daa8d7bd99c

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“Do what you 18ef9b5e8e want.”cd9887dca20711ca

He shook his head 8da76f000f and took half a 265bd3d198 step closer. It was 49870dcb52 too close, f542be0e6b and I 4a17a731a6 wanted to 95addd7d36 step back. But that would make d829399c22 it seem like I 46cb20821a was intimidated by him, 0229a5b44e so I looked him 400d6fb74b straight in the eyes d57ed9464d instead. Unfortunately, this seemed to f576ebb7ba be what he wanted, 1e1ffda1d2 as a faint smile 4bc60e94ab appeared on his face.d7980a1474177aee

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“This hasn’t changed either. You never avert your gaze even when you’re uncomfortable. Do you know how much this turned me on? Honestly, it still does.”cbdb2b543626058c

“Shut up, 6c7d1f8398 you asshole.”0092ff60ed6d5074

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I moved my 39556faea8 foot to step 0a50227bc5 back, but he 6a7d6274c0 grabbed my arm c379dd97c5 tightly.125d2071f7cc2a5a

“I told 015708dc91 you, my a44ddfab06 feelings are 899a0f0d74 the same 9f1c317c9d as ten c89efe7a06 years ago. I thought about you 3de117af3c every day for the ed39c3c0f5 past ten years. I missed 115e35c924 even your 95103fb6fe furrowed brows 57e8b2de51 when you’re f4e5333ef7 angry like e516575e2e this.”2fae1ae287feded7

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I twisted my e8ff2d7de2 shoulder, trying to 682bdcd9d4 shake off his 03669d5433 arm. But he held on 73a5bcd6c1 tighter and pulled me a8aa7b644f closer. I barely managed 469bfa2f0a to resist being 3384e6e782 dragged along when 5d8ce235da his relaxed voice a51f15e03d reached my ears.cd62360be1bac8cc

“You know, I 62996a319f still remember where 947d2ed25f to touch you 23b5588528 to make you d5517bc243 close your eyes a32a61a1ca and hold your 8c1b9669c8 breath.”f4661038960341bf

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His burning gaze 9063d30937 dropped slightly from 74a9b924c5 my face. And he looked at de6960d849 a specific spot on c27a96b1d7 my body.b572ee26a0426658

“Is it 348cc82af6 still the f42df3db2c same?”690007f499ebf55f

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Fuck, what do you care? I swung my arm again with all my might to break free from his grip. Did it have some effect? My body was pushed back. But Gitae’s hand still hadn’t let go. Then I realized that my body wasn’t being pulled towards Gitae, but rather further back. And that it wasn’t by my own will.a6a04026db88df34

“Yes, it still is.”7155223f7b4dfe75

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Just as I heard a slow voice from behind my head, a strong arm wrapped around my waist from behind. Surprised, I inhaled sharply and turned my head halfway. But I couldn’t see who was holding me from behind. Something touched the nape of my neck, the very spot Gitae had been looking at. Hot breath, soft lips, moist saliva. Starting from that point, a tingling sensation spread throughout my body like a lightning strike. Like Gitae’s damn memory, I, with my sensitive nape, momentarily flinched and held my breath. Thankfully, the lips soon parted. It was a very short time, but my mind couldn’t regain its composure. Only when someone lifted their head from the nape of my neck and a voice was heard again did my body react.a83c752f4a31b568

“But not b94dcd2533 for you, b89358562a Kwon Gitae.”804ec4345350b457

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Minho’s familiar indifferent 5cd755399c voice was drowned 57b3bebca4 out by the c114340366 sound of my 1cf99b05c7 own heart.cc3f8f199b15be5b

It was a truly unsightly scene. Not only could a grown man over 170cm tall not shake off another man’s grip, but he was being held from behind by someone else. If the person caught in this sandwich was a delicate woman, it might have suggested romance, but we looked like a scene of drunken brawling in the early evening. In fact, two of us were about to fight.6f5e11aab8574ed5

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“……It’s been 671d93038f a while, b165253996 Chae Minho.”458af5660cbe8af1

Gitae was aa36846105 the first f21fd13b5e to speak, 0dcb205f73 twisting his 0ebf42f435 lips.9ab2d69064b5f1f5

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“You’ve been doing well adecc25e23 lately. I’ve been cheering you fc3e2e04ef on diligently.”34f516ea01d13c35

He continued with 7a1f36ae0f a smile that 59e589541f I couldn’t tell 51a546f36c whether it was ba74973e26 mocking or sincere.ddf608296e31c9e1

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“Really. You have no 94c22c511d idea how happy 836853daf0 I was about 7464336cc3 your success. If you were still 77d1a8cd18 a nobody, just a 623f06fb98 guy with brute strength, 6e4938c52a I would’ve worried about cdfba16187 how to ruin you 1b586bc133 out of pity.”ae4af9d505f4705a

As he said this, he tightened his grip on my arm as if to pull me towards him. Thanks to that, I came to my senses. Remembering my original goal of getting away from him, I pulled my shoulder back again. But blocked by the tall Minho, I couldn’t move properly. Instead, my arm, caught by Gitae, ended up being held by Minho as well, making me completely immobile. What the hell is this shitty situation…? Ignoring me, frozen in bewilderment, the conversation between the tall guys continued above my head. It was mostly Gitae’s voice, laced with amusement.a331ec5284067051

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“Of course, I’m not the only one who’s happy about this. What about you, Chae Minho? Don’t you feel angry seeing me and want to get revenge?”50be5ffc9db27ce4

“Not really.”312b392092aee356

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“Haha, not really? That’s exactly what you’re d13152f10a doing right now. Trying to d7fe4a5597 screw me 451fd013b1 over using f0955a625d Seoin. But we all know 684a9aca1f you’re entangled with Mooyoung 45aac78041 again. Do you think 781355ce3d this will work?”77c6acd2e6c4918f

“…….”27f69811f4618d7a

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“Ah, are you hoping it will work? Getting back together with Mooyoung wouldn’t sit well with your pride, would it? But what can you do? I know very well who you’ve had feelings for all this time.”749637b7c1c7cab6

“…….”64df1f54814932a2

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“If you have feelings for Mooyoung, go to him. Don’t interfere between Seoin and me. Chae Minho, don’t you understand? I’ll meet you anytime you want, so stop using Seoin as bait and quietly get lost. Just because you’ve become famous doesn’t mean your empty head is filled with anything. I can see right through you. This isn’t the place for you to……”ae0ee7164b583f10

Gitae’s fast, low voice suddenly trailed off. Because I was facing him, I could see his face change rapidly. His face hardened, his jaw twitching momentarily. Why? Curious, I turned my head to look at Minho, whom he was staring at. I couldn’t see clearly because I was being held by him, but I could tell that Minho’s lips were different than usual. He was smiling silently. A chilling feeling spread within me just from the sight of him smiling without saying a word. Gitae must have felt the same way.82bb9e301e3bec36

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“……What’s so funny?”3de7978d2ae52d81

Gitae couldn’t hold back and asked, but Minho’s reply came out frustratingly slow.aa47c91a32637dcf

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“Just because.”89913c1e8de9cfb3

Minho’s hand that 8c6b02c572 was holding my 23a95343b3 wrist fell away. I only 964f49d8d1 realized what 06604eac88 he was 370cf4fa78 about to c8a707d0cb do when 67a3a90101 a stronger 195fa314aa force gripped d283119035 my arm. Minho grabbed Gitae’s wrist.45884630303a2a8a

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“It seems Park Mooyoung f4e12215d5 doesn’t like you as 2393a2c3fe much as he used 14bbe3df19 to. He used to tell e63d986e09 me everything.”1f7c4e9b87bd8c20

Hearing Minho’s voice, I 6c469d31d2 looked up. Gitae’s eyes d565adf50a gleamed fiercely c98c206f27 as if 2087c43006 he was 10a54dda32 having a de8dfdf633 power struggle 5fa1aec39d with Minho f7b60cdcb1 over my c88e861ec0 wrist.313276fa33d4a37e

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“Watch your mouth. Mooyoung would never…”ebc44f3288204ef1

Gitae finally seemed to 2e67ec3066 realize that I was e388c170e6 there and looked down. However, I ce0247ba55 caught the e8b6bb672c fleeting look f36b3150df of bewilderment 2c57d0b4d6 that spread fcac285aa8 across his cc9607a251 face.5044b5c35887213f

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“Right. Mooyoung doesn’t da33ab5ebc like me 2332a208fd anymore. Seoin knows 285a158f56 that too.”749ff2f74c47ca23

He looked down e0b6f5f941 at me again 9c04e50723 and spoke in b361bc4f82 his usual voice, 38acb4f8e6 as if regaining e79857268b his composure.b5faf67699f6b5ca

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“Another fact is that e27b979c7a Mooyoung has feelings for 8fe36541d5 you, Chae Minho. Do you find this e1060b0064 funny too?”7ce346b3fc601dd1

“Not really.”eaef6910b6a8d7c0

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Although I 067552e8b8 couldn’t see 8d88d286d4 him, Minho’s 4be89b749d expressionless face 126d60df81 was clear 348bf4e220 just from a3799a5c32 his slow 6979220aa7 voice. Silence hung in f956d401e4 the air as 94bae6a17b sharp glares were ebb70ddc1c exchanged overhead. This would be hilarious e627299689 if these two ended e5f455a81a up falling for each 0ae2a5c37d other. Cheering them on inwardly, 59825c4cd7 I opened my mouth 5bd2d4d3c3 to make my presence f3c2400c34 known.095429949a059bb8

“Let go of 1c01d92e09 my hand, asshole.”b0be5602e93c0f1c

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Gitae’s frowning 3ce415d5d9 eyes immediately fcad2e21b7 turned to 316793d737 me. I lowered 2cce0ee5ab my voice, 2aecfe546b confirming that 6ec333cf13 I was 36ec0c2a02 talking to b84033de70 him.119429939b46e94f

“I said let go, 81afe0cbc5 what are you looking bac411b128 at?”ae6a4d6d889e47e7

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“Seoin…”a3a1131c9829d8bf

“Do you 34d4a80c23 want to 94b77dbbf2 see me ce9625d6f2 lose my 3ab71e207f temper right 538b6f2f70 here?”fefe8d06277112eb

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After a moment, 7204ea1c46 the numb feeling 58e483b71d in my hand a618621c75 returned to life. While I opened 56e6e2e158 and closed my 022543eb82 fist a few 5706cb48ea times, Gitae took 425722fd14 a step back. He glared at 828ff38e38 Minho with a afef46d812 frustrated expression. I didn’t 5a8186af2e intend to 117395efde alleviate his b2335c835c frustration, so 72f1f5632f I directed 9b64bc8833 my next b8af33dd4a command to 0aad01e71c Minho.518d6a17b47e3bc6

“Minho, you 759a795dba let go 4f6c8fa42a too.”75de02a9e64dfacf

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A sneer spread across 26c849e5c4 Gitae’s face. Because of that, or 1336e4deac perhaps for another reason, 7389700029 the arm wrapped around d9e4dbddd1 my chest didn’t budge. I didn’t 14109f5198 want to bb917ea7ab curse at 8c652bab2f Minho in e005bc05f5 front of 4ea7260bd2 Gitae, so 93f088f3dc I turned 2b94e6ae69 my head e4f4053e53 uncomfortably.ff7a37db31600064

“I said 64fdef55bc let go.”7f89efc0cc4b5334

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Still no response.d14fda6399823739

“Let go.”c206ba14c7697aa9

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Ugh! His grip tightened.a0ff3727ac04020f

“Minho!”86e590ea42ac11bc

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I said his name a401c17fb7 coldly as a warning, 0b58f59674 but it was the 3bcb3726d0 other guy who reacted.68433eff4668bef5

“Seoin told you to 33c8d68f57 let go.”dd866e06e03cd91b

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Gitae smirked as if 96f48fbabe amused.d49990fe66ed78b7

“Are you c78ae262b9 deaf, Chae 175ed67c78 Minho?”3a18ec0f978e736c

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It seems f7c029eeab the resentment 7d75a415cd from ten f26756ec8d years ago 33ba1470a6 lingered more 451054bbe1 stubbornly than c808cf666e I thought. Seeing Gitae smirk made 9202a9c69d me feel uncomfortable.ead5919b4e67d9be

“Kwon Gitae, get 0dce9b2559 lost.”30aac8a0849ad12b

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Gitae finally left after a few more harsh words were exchanged. He stared at me for a long time with a look of disbelief, as if he couldn’t believe I could make such an expression. His sharp glare at Minho before leaving bothered me, but there was still one problem left to deal with. That’s right, Minho’s arm was still as it was.6950daf455c1f316

“He’s gone, 39a5401952 so let 5e21059f81 go now.”6f86a8e846418fb2

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I said in a tired voice and pushed at Minho’s arm. But it didn’t budge at all.839742504b4bbf60

“Hey.”09695346035adb34

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I muttered lowly, 6b21ccd8e0 and a slow 53f7a99f7e question drifted down 6a9bdf62cb from above.d29ed9cedddf5eb6

“Are you angry?”43891f672f431e2f

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“Yes, so hurry 470c02b16c up and let b9f58cad0c go.”47d3fe5af5fb9582

I pushed at Minho’s arm again. Let me preface this by saying that I was extremely tired from working all night. Moreover, being over thirty, I naturally lacked the energy I had in my twenties. That must have been why. Why I couldn’t push Minho’s arm away even a little. To my wounded pride, despite putting all my strength into it, it had no effect. Damn it, as soon as I save up some money, forget about cars or anything else, I’m going to focus on nourishing myself.3cb9ebfdc21bc364

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