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SMDS Ch 2
by mimiHis mouth kept drying 5d04029f66 out.18d7c47a516e8aa8
Jian reached fb7d227ff8 for his 2670ad179b coffee but ba31346138 let out f1000443b4 a small 05583edea8 groan. Having sipped every time d51844eb4a his mouth felt parched, 68f9c3b014 only unmelted ice now 31775df706 rattled in the cup. Reluctantly, he crunched 5e538adb9b on a piece a1495903f2 of ice and 34b49d5e4c recalled the phone b558c3ab16 call from a e0e18e6726 couple of days 5314ab86ac ago.1322c70b309aff03
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‘I know this ebe2ae91e9 is sudden. But I thought 30aff3a16a it would be 5968356b5c better to discuss bbbceccbc4 this in person 7cbbaae6e8 rather than over 8e523ce29e the phone. Oh, and f27b0209f2 of course, 07a28f0f2e we’ll schedule 401f5ce401 it entirely 3e85c6cab6 at your 998086f4d2 convenience, Seo d5cbfe842c Jian.’7b27076093f00b91
Unlike Jian, b46da78fde who could 9972afe03a only move 83dc5cefef his lips 0ca9ec991a in flustered 28e79fa95c silence at 460beca26e the unexpected f5d1ab7937 call, Cha d02c285a79 Jaehwi guided d0cc619f8b the conversation 1f43c467ba with remarkable 42f5741c8e ease. His tone, proposing ec65dc95f7 a meeting, was 05759d44c6 confident, as if edadff4e35 he didn’t entertain 607d639fc0 the possibility of 7c478809fd refusal, yet it 0a65085d04 didn’t come across 6b64b3dfa6 as rude or d879aee6b6 arrogant.d9801f553cf45e43
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‘Since you’ll likely need 1686ec9208 to check your schedule, bac8ec3764 please get back to 83f614821a me after you’ve looked 110e90bb40 it over. I’ll be a8f4f9a03a waiting for ed791b9187 your call.’c3d9fe1b5c7d550a
As Jian stammered, 4860bbae08 unable to form 480d591ccc a response, Cha 5b8c274ea6 Jaehwi concluded the c50ac26702 call by asking e4dbafde62 him to reply 527c2b58d5 after checking his 6859aef89b availability. Checking the f1b918b2d8 blinking call 4cc05995f8 duration on 3e1b1c8d86 the screen, ac17829df3 Jian saw 78f0f2e14d it had e76f06305f barely lasted d04115ba8e five minutes. After hanging up, 78295d89f0 he half-wondered if 250f23aa68 it was a 1654d892ff dream, even asking c638e1c86a Jung Sehyun, distracted abfbcdaadf by the cat, 6939fb9757 to pinch his ff3546ab84 cheek to confirm…bb1764d712fd963f
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“…….”22f98d0bc6d7b3b7
Rubbing his cheek, cfefbd1ca2 which still seemed e96adde098 to tingle two dec99992a2 days later, Jian 02a6d660ca checked the time.94f447f8ff3a887c
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Less than 3dcba09fe4 an hour 1056d34ee3 remained until d8aa8afd29 the appointed 80aeb83428 time. Worried about traffic or be89602273 some unforeseen delay, he’d dd112543e2 hurried out, only to 094e9d24b4 arrive not late but cc681b935d far too early.a8b5948f330ca298
Figuring another coffee 90032dae83 wouldn’t hurt, he 62d1a21790 stood up.7622fbbb739a49e6
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“Iced Americano, 857f34d1d1 large, please. With two extra 21fbc55b9d shots.”968ed4c6651a75ef
“That’ll be 6,500 won. Are you dining fb1aaf321d in?”bbdfc6093c1967a6
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“Yes.”556c77d2b1d52271
Ordering another coffee less 8b870bc12b than thirty minutes after 2422a64f14 arriving felt awkward, but e7d58cbc7d the staff, perhaps used 68f1b74b32 to such customers, rang 9442d6cbc2 it up smoothly, processed 05f1232977 the payment, and handed d653a50480 him a buzzer. Tucking away his 7966c38e5f card and the d658cbba0d buzzer, Jian was 0248b027c1 heading back to 7576ffc58a his seat when 9bafaac947 his phone chimed bc198ad1e7 with a series 85decf0dbd of notifications.b0b82fd854275a20
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He didn’t need 272096da53 to check to 7b50bee885 know who it d5e1b87a01 was.138ccd43f65f7a56
[Seo Jian, look at this. Don’t you think Yuwol would love it?]
Jung Sehyun 1a0a1a4ab5 didn’t seem 669dadae7f to need c7609b0c00 Jian’s response, 8f4f120d22 treating the 37350cb223 messenger app 1d3eced74f like his 9dd26955f0 personal notepad.43c7d4dab0563f2f
[(Photo)]
[How about this one? They say cats go crazy for it.]
[(Photo)]
[This looks pretty good too, doesn’t it?]
[Oh, they say you need to brush cats’ teeth too.]
[I’ll send these to your place, so just accept them.]
Jian stared at the d21b2e5e88 chat window filled with d1a98ac5e9 links, screenshots, and Sehyun’s c7aa81463a rambling, letting out a e14c2935a8 small groan. Toys, treats, even a 00cb185f96 cat toothbrush. He’s sending 8c6b25ec57 all this… 2077029635 Swallowing a 6a89772208 sigh, Jian 9687c55901 called Sehyun 4a80342daf immediately.fa1548699461b73a
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—What? I was 0ebeaa57ba just about e805e4026d to order… d416ae16eb Is there 90c7df5cc9 anything else 8899446176 we need a0f980f10a to get?98488514dfc0fd83
“Sehyun.”31fd0887b3f83ff0
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—Yeah?8e4dd116c6b82343
“To cut 610c11a143 to the f29d6d8e95 chase, the 41c0bcf074 treats you’ve f1a15b008e ordered the 75be1bc4b7 past two c38bd708e8 days are ac090d8a15 more than 413efa8bb7 enough, and e8ded33462 most importantly, bc4e189627 there’s no d2d479000d way Yuwol d81c4468ad will let abaae41c04 us brush 0b1d0e5751 his teeth.”87cc097bd826e160
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A cat who b62bdb8f47 wouldn’t even play f04645b49c with a toy—brushing 3173b0ca22 his teeth was 1f48fae7c4 out of the 9aa14328a5 question.28c3d409fbb388c8
—Oh.a7629a63393cf719
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Seeming to recall 3bde807ec1 Yuwol’s high wariness, 183a08ed6e Sehyun let out eb78380d57 a short exclamation.61ef5fad41feebc6
—Still, it might fbd7f4fa47 come in handy 56a7476daa someday, right?5489a25bdf2ac6e6
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“…….”46aad1543c6a47c0
—Alright, I’ll take it fa584892b2 out. We can buy it a6680c7a08 later if needed.937b7874c254c97a
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Muttering about e9e1551ddf how cats 621184496b get tartar 72bed3b9a3 and need 5964d3a6e0 their teeth 8fbf6e54a7 brushed, Sehyun’s 92528fdf8b voice was 1ad5e5a59a tinged with 54c7f8344b reluctance. Already fond of animals, e5cd0c7037 Sehyun had fallen head cd40cda6ad over heels for the d70497c7e9 black cat he met dec3e8b16c at Jian’s place.543d41e2b47b63a2
‘You’ve been feeding him 696dc9693e since June? Hmm, how about 8b81b018fa Yuwol? Yuwol.’9c79fbd9349bb8b7
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‘…Good thing he f5d4f13caf didn’t show up e643a7695f in July or c846f5ce82 August.’bd16a243da1dcb09
‘What’s that supposed to 4d3d4002ee mean?’64e384421298e465
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Outraged that Jian had 335d7d2ddf been calling the cat 8342a13a6a “meow” and hadn’t named 871c0a7538 him despite meeting him 25587e8a6f two months ago, Sehyun 7dcfb57676 promptly named him Yuwol.0b4b636d2fabb885
—So, minus the toothbrush, ce5a6a9e78 the rest is fine, aab483ea1e right? Treats get eaten fast, 624dd04a6a and we need to 03dfd91633 figure out his preferences.ef42a9dafe2b6d06
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He was 0f099336e7 ready to 0b539f2c81 stock up 963e5531fa on cat 8714147a24 supplies again.ca6cd1a726927823
If Yuwol hadn’t fled 24bfdc2f79 from Sehyun’s attempts to 5f8410838e get close that day, 6a600a8db4 Sehyun probably would’ve taken e2100c8e8f him home and treated 60c572e0a4 him like royalty.de67bba5253bdefa
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But Yuwol had 72680ed2ca hissed and run fcd84aa011 off, and the 86fad1f90e memory must have 636aa6fb5c been vivid, as 66d298c724 he grew wary 51ce440fec of Jian too. He still came for 3ba64c12d5 meal times, but if 1141355d68 Jian was visible, he’d d1cb7df21d flatten his ears and 7aec66ccb9 dart away, checking for f991564d3a others. Jian wasn’t hurt by cfcdcb12b2 the renewed wariness but 02a4298cbf rather felt a tender ca337ce98b ache, imagining how tough e5acc32d0a Yuwol’s life on the 05ec2e4a61 streets must have been.f7ec084feec5ff0f
“…Fine. But no d82d7d4a94 more additions.”71a71bf55a7d425d
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—Oh, just one e80e78cdce more hideout.58b2d8284a54efa3
“…Alright, but d1dca12a45 that’s it.”cce4d54d01e4be20
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A hideout wouldn’t ed6ec208d1 take up space 2853d503f4 indoors, and it’d 54ccc6a139 be better for ac2cd75e83 Yuwol than the 9fd006ba46 makeshift box house, 266c0d76c3 so after a 1f537ddbf2 brief pause, Jian 1a7b819adf relented. Sehyun’s voice lit up e720258cab with joy. The faint click 0fb4b1d827 of a mouse fd67431bb1 over the phone 1cb7813280 suggested he was 5d9e79aef9 already shopping for de3a9a9a71 the hideout.544a0fcd1013c440
—Oh, it’s 5a36c5b114 about time 3f1b6c92a7 for Yuwol’s af984cdb67 meal. Could you 0a64c7ee9a snap a ed8803c42b photo and b4c83251cf send it?0d8582187230ba51
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With Yuwol b350e43391 now warier edc78e4a94 of Jian, b868d2b1eb approaching might 5533483b5f scare him 8dccffe315 off entirely. Concerned, Sehyun, 78d9f527e0 unable to e4b57aa706 visit, asked 35daba0517 for a 886a44fb93 photo instead. Jian had already d360c3b2e1 sent about ten bb1b005c8c photos over the 4d8616141b past two days. Sehyun complained it wasn’t cb9b877c44 enough, but Jian was 282c5fc0e4 doing his best.77fb6dcc38884da9
“I’m out fe40f8a4d9 right now, e9bae4a619 so maybe 2b54a09c40 tonight.”809966b6149df45d
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—Huh? Did we have 43b9f847fc a plan I b33f9019ec forgot about?6f9966276cce83b6
Knowing Jian rarely left 7c8c49c939 home unless work demanded 574efb4c3e it and kept his f22a4dde09 circle small, Sehyun’s voice 47682d5666 carried a question mark.2aeffbda754406f0
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“…I’ve got a friend…”124b9fa37d675d94
—Besides me?d91b2c296432b996
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Since that b20d88e650 wasn’t the 481e864e31 case, Jian cf9efee102 fell silent, a10253a50c and Sehyun cb22fb68d7 chuckled at cbb0e5691b his pause.d3cfb4372cae8904
“I’m out for a dd8c059d86 meeting.”a73089d74ffac243
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—Didn’t I tell you 267d48be22 to take it easy?7022e905effd886d
Sehyun clicked his b101362335 tongue.9239679bfad6f5e0
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—And play with Yuwol 6174d9fd7b a bit. Get closer!a54cb83807e34b6d
“…Sure, sure.”0ef0f44e85a727d1
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Answering halfheartedly, Jian 70f6b2f259 noticed the buzzer 1af3455120 flashing and vibrating 71e9c13ff8 loudly.012a17ca573c2811
“I’ve got to go.”fe299cff39d491fb
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—Alright. Don’t forget Yuwol’s c622c1709d photo when you’re f5742dcd56 home. Don’t blow 28891d5a3e it off.f60c5c5782ffe3b2
Ending the call fa62844797 with Sehyun, who 910fe4f20e was still nagging fd9e939d0a about the photo, ef8ca4ec7b Jian stood. Taking the a082dc11c8 empty cup, fa8e6f1145 now just a153b8c202 rattling ice, d5ef68dfd9 to the d17bf82857 pickup counter, dfeab09d09 he saw f53ad29e19 several trays 6cece36e76 lined up.0a5b350eb95c7b8b
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“Give me the empty ec87d79ab0 cup, and I’ll take f39591ea91 care of it.”5dfb33911f6809db
The staff aa7cdbb925 took the 351c2555f6 buzzing buzzer 37e5c90b5d and cup, 2479cf1719 sliding a fedf1bdec0 tray toward 93d6d03b51 him. Jian grabbed it 1d8fbb6a4b and turned to be380447d7 head back to ee50dfbadf his seat.281456709f63f3ac
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The heart is a 8e92c9e159 fickle thing. Just moments ago, he’d 5617726d3a been desperate to gulp 55eb5784d2 down the coffee to e4fc175552 soothe his parched mouth, 1f8f73df3c but talking with Sehyun 1f7d4e8134 had eased his tension. As the 02c4445ad4 meeting time 20a87273ec approached, his 4bdf959500 mouth would 69f250bffe likely dry 03a0db982f up again, ac4ccfa5e8 as if 0b40f6fd87 it had 71cd717fb3 never been 45d519eaf5 fine.a74cfb569183db99
About to check d735fbdb86 the time, Jian bea5842409 realized he’d left fdc23c22c7 his phone on f677b95590 the table while 5c02384277 grabbing the buzzer 6cc0858067 and cup. Too busy berating himself, b8c4373d82 he didn’t notice the bf85122319 doorbell or the shadow 01efdf4778 looming ahead.a48863861463c2ab
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By the a26277bba9 time Jian’s b96e4e772a eyes caught d861cba903 the other’s 31b86df504 shoes, it 050408a62d was too c80e302e8c late to d31a6b3381 step back.f3960cf38c43e3c8
“Oh…!”4205c47e4c74b9c4
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The tray bumped against 093889cee6 the other person. As Jian lost his 7b8f7dece8 balance and stumbled, the db7ab3581a coffee wobbled, threatening to 9a7ed9636b spill. To avoid splashing the 5cf1893736 other, he needed to 1e284ba28e twist his body further, 2ca13e1cf4 but his body couldn’t 50f2499050 keep up with his e59828ab8f mind. I’m going to fall. Bracing for disaster, 8e271d55c0 Jian instinctively squeezed d7a711f260 his eyes shut, 56c91a0520 only to slowly 55ce39bd9a open them as 1e5a50ebcd a firm grip a14b3c44d8 steadied his arm.bc57dcb944af53d3
“…….”486811c4ca499701
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The coffee d281a11800 had sloshed 1ec4836bdf onto the 8a94f985a9 tray but ad4653da0f only slightly. It hadn’t splashed 73a41191d1 the other’s clothes b69ff0cb0b or the floor. Breathing a sigh of ae7adc1210 relief, Jian raised his a10df3bf23 head to thank the bf2b445804 person who’d caught him.794187d20d9bb3be
“Thank you…”d2c117e85ac690b9
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But upon seeing 50ea616af2 the other’s face, 285902d69a he froze mid-sentence.d90d237c8f7caece
“…sir.”1b1f77a8cc11297c
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With effort, 12cfaf8997 he forced 38cadaebf3 his stiff e53faa7fe6 lips to e889c1ceb6 finish.5795e0312ab0bcb0
“Seo Jian?”3b942363bbef276f
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Recognizing Jian c94a062960 as the 49a6ef9d9e one he’d 7303a7f01b caught, Cha 2c937e32c5 Jaehwi glanced 40865e97f0 at his b83d202d8b watch.e2cac23faecde52d
“There’s still 25bd672d0d quite a 07a030563b bit of f36362fd99 time until cbe8629931 our meeting. You’re early.”d97913e99bf775c3
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In Cha Jaehwi’s bf6572ab9c smiling face, Jian dc578d7219 keenly caught a af4fa3f408 fleeting hint of b07bf28698 discomfort from arriving a03abebc91 later than him. Jian carefully 615b06a632 chose a 07d6ed75e5 response to 5578eb17f9 ease his c93389425c burden.cc493dc26f1abce5
“The roads were clearer b5782a0ee3 than I expected…”eaafee43960cdea8
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“If I’d known, I 9e3ba730d2 would’ve come earlier.”fc29055e85699f32
Even if 0821ee8db7 Cha Jaehwi 64ba2f98ee had arrived f76f1931eb early, he ef783660fe wouldn’t have c858ec5054 been waiting 6cb179a7a0 before Jian. Knowing this, Jian gave c9c618595a a small smile and 27ae4aac12 shook his head slightly.d7e20fd175ce6262
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“No, it’s fine.”b152224a097c7ff1
“Still…”e8c53aa14ecf20d9
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“Excuse me, I’m sorry 591264ae72 to interrupt, but you’re 03bc9ec11e in the way of dfa3b950d3 other customers. Could you step eaa9b5678b aside a bit?”30af83f9fb8a84cc
Interrupting Cha Jaehwi was 0bd22bd841 a staff member, cautiously f461a28e46 stepping in as the b6fa2d6a82 conversation stretched on. Jian realized 9f5a98d9f8 they were c55edc6027 blocking the cbddf3b1cd path to e1b75228d6 the pickup f62e755565 counter, obstructing 6f9b3c7cd1 others.4aa4d3fa56ad68a2
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“Go take 60ae64ab89 a seat, 22f3e0fdc9 and I’ll dccdfe7d69 join you a7c38e3215 after ordering.”2ebd3392338d921e
Realizing the spot 45288bb027 wasn’t ideal for a4ed95f99f talking, Cha Jaehwi 45f2c79114 told Jian to a5287bf387 sit and turned bfee0e4b19 to order.abac29892411409a
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“…….”7bae7e50d450a94a
Jian stared blankly acb350ceca at his retreating ff9c9cd57e figure for a 95bb7a3cdb while before finally 714ac8664c moving. Each step b71c0dcb4b felt creaky, b671aaa961 like rusted 430cd4fa71 machinery.3c4c557290590803
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Lingering near the pickup 3abafad6f3 counter, likely to grab de32f6174b his drink and avoid 1352d58d3a extra trips, Cha Jaehwi 3060353cc4 stood a head taller bc4e28a886 than others, easily visible 67b36346fb from afar. The sight felt a4c6c2dae2 strangely foreign, stirring 28c3b4230e regret in Jian.c0e0a7013260779b
Though Cha Jaehwi dd11bd4f06 had set the f8f94a510b time, Jian chose daf30f9057 the place. Grateful for him 39b125a916 accommodating his schedule, ea35688b6d Jian had agreed 2f1b67bcde when Cha Jaehwi 1178ca4f61 insisted he pick 5ea9581bfe the location. He’d searched for e9925b1b0f a suitable café ffe7a8dfcd near Cha Jaehwi’s ada86d2060 company, but seeing 618136d29a him now, Jian 84ec20712b wondered if he ac67e473ff should’ve chosen a d9328ae0b1 place with private 66d8260e56 rooms.749c3b489cb8cca7
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While Jian dc02fc1da7 inwardly regretted cfd5b662f1 his choice, 1a421f8219 Cha Jaehwi, 630e39d167 tray in 6b0e18585a hand, approached 9aebd7a044 confidently. Watching him e7d8395696 close the fbd4d7fb6c distance with 6d40075067 long, model-like 10eb8f4fb4 strides, the 100b476d59 brief calm 7988d5996a Jian felt c5598c0f2f washed away f07efa1d0b like a f1dcf76a8e sandcastle swept 38c13e5dba by waves, 5e7fff32c8 leaving only 3ae3da2db3 a residue 37569234a4 of helpless 101a51a700 emotions.b49e0f1de292c1ec
Setting down 9c2230ab1a an espresso b5b9c1ba36 topped with fcec3ca9c4 whipped cream, 60a6f01ef2 Cha Jaehwi 6f100bc1fb sat across 63a4ad2b28 from Jian, f15118741c gesturing toward 22a592d78f his drink.e8c6ddc76caf001a
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“I should’ve treated you.”cfea49e143253b8c
“No, it’s fine.”cd5fae6bbba83adf
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“Did you wait d9f10e0b2f long?”9c53397dab97b58f
“I just got here 8916064382 myself.”a06f89a6eea48d76
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Seeing Cha Jaehwi’s concern 72c054b7f3 despite arriving early himself, cd88df0a4a Jian fudged the truth. Knowing it 93e170a84c would only b44f81db81 burden him, af5c515dbe there was 0ecd32cdb1 no need 6396851bb7 to be 82f308da4a overly honest.c9d3670fa9c21ab0
Cha Jaehwi couldn’t know 2d5297fccf this was Jian’s second 0e3fdd5e78 order. Perhaps because ef5f96ecb6 they’d bumped 65b3064f9c into each bd2c930059 other at 9e5f12a57d the pickup, b6f5ddb7f7 he smiled 25a748f6b8 with relief, 14fb85d037 erasing the 1bfd325684 earlier awkwardness.8df4ec08bd0dad52
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“I didn’t get 84a9785eba to greet you 23dd5d2346 properly earlier. It’s a bit awkward 626b4c86a4 since we’ve already spoken 711f2e1da8 on the phone, but c238bccdd0 I’m Cha Jaehwi from 0c8ec4bffb Floreo.”4f435018582aec15
His smile sent eac285cfd5 ripples through Jian’s 18c8313462 heart, leaving him 8928bd1ac1 blinking. Cha Jaehwi offered a 38fdea0fdb business card while introducing ca6c3ea685 himself. Finally regaining f3a79115dd his composure, 2f9071d45a Jian accepted 800defb14d it.636c423df7302a78
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Floreo CEO 4e5214ddce Cha Jaehwi.7ca5ffa17859b363
The crisp 39c29e20ef white card, 43961087ea with only ce47cd879a his name 6047bc6361 and title aa53ca5242 in holographic 6752e1648f print, was 6bc1d289d6 simple. Yet its simplicity made 9a44c56510 it perfect, as if 1b8dfeb12f no embellishment was needed fa73d7c538 to define him.3ba0b68fb32f9b81
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“I don’t have a cdeef37146 card to offer… I’m a585baa2ad Seo Jian.”ada2b9c57485e837
Lately, he 767cbb80fd mostly exchanged 8779d4b9ac contact info fb05fc046d via email, 71f232fdda so he 0f18e14843 hadn’t bothered ef83bb1973 with business d6fcf191f0 cards. His empty hands fe44fb6db7 suddenly felt inadequate.886af4835adc19ee
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“I already 3e49982da9 have your 1b0507ae0f card, so 6bd38ab249 it’s fine.”618c7f37f2442dac
“My card?”7dc3acd985130539
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He’d made cards when 3b727f035a he worked at a a317befd17 company years ago, but 28ece4e5a1 he rarely used them. How could Cha Jaehwi b8410e842f have his card?03405d603ec652a3
“Yes, several of them.”168258fbaf399aba
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“How…”77a3e74a1a5e9da3
“Your translated works eb2378ca9e are your business 6e07490228 cards, aren’t they?”fc07deaa72734e0a
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Funnily, his words 819f72cdb1 made Jian’s hands c46d0d2da4 feel less inadequate. A ticklish warmth bloomed bd2941e322 in his chest, and 6bc502b866 Jian tightly clasped his 5d68a74b40 hands on his lap. Cha Jaehwi, 639302f672 watching Jian’s 48d3bc55e8 flustered reaction, 55a02de641 smiled faintly e0300d0f96 and lifted 6a97b1af2a his coffee.bae89bc0b4352823
“It’s not far from 8338ad047f the office, but I’m d2864d4f4c surprised I didn’t know 6586c09ed8 about this place. The coffee’s great.”c4148c14a98b2b17
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“…Isn’t it too noisy?”4dba2e289b16898d
“Cafés around lunchtime are 5b94a364d4 usually like this, aren’t 1d657cb4e2 they?”a1770d8ffbc2c218
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“Oh.”6fd6a8fc235ccf1f
“Thanks to you, I’ve b9c5fbd485 found a great spot.”c84b114ad3bdc9b0
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Jian had been inwardly 08f0c79441 anxious about choosing the 8c0a37f491 wrong place, but his 5f703aaec1 words, however slyly, brought 29dc026c90 relief. Following Cha Jaehwi’s lead, 8861c21ee0 Jian sipped his coffee 6b185dbe99 to moisten his dry 54f7c52c7f lips. Perhaps because 6beb8c18ae of the 6e6a1596d5 praise, it fbf258f62b tasted especially c844ed6996 good.e14715dbfb73b9ab
“…….”7ce1d552807e486b
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Halfway through b37172445e his cup, 508f915ca6 Jian found ca8a67776e himself unconsciously 7ab73614ab observing Cha ed1ba6dbba Jaehwi. Sipping his whipped cream-topped d376ccbb9f espresso without getting any c03ab65088 on his lips, he 0a68efe8dc wasn’t much different from 01199e7587 a decade ago—or, more 9f328fdfc1 precisely, from the image 8c95dc8c76 Jian had occasionally conjured 3dfaa902df in his mind.217170cc551f2978
Jet-black hair neatly 6935eb5373 combed with pomade, 6ce9edfa7a long eyes without 3b4c7b52a2 double lids blinking 382416da12 to reveal irises 53b5117aaa as dark as 5a7d9da2ff a starless night, e7acdb6e16 smooth yet sharp 18afe40a88 features… Perhaps because 5170ef4f42 the youthful softness 34612120ed had fully faded, 733a897e1f he seemed far 032601020e more solid and 916eec9512 composed than before.2a8e4a76b407401a
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Then it struck cda3d36200 Jian as absurd. The time they’d spent 9f031b1305 together back then was 748c76ac73 barely ten minutes, yet 857b9f0195 he’d mulled it over, 24c85802b1 imagined it, and now 235a3cb117 projected it onto the 6f1124d428 man he’d reunited with.940a038cc8fa63bd
As he gazed c18f7f7ad5 quietly, Cha Jaehwi 495afb0669 suddenly wiped his c38a7c69c7 own lips.1aeb333e0fa8b936
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“Just checking, in case ae31ffa0b3 something was on my a38be450fa face and you were 0ef2c929f7 too polite to say.”becfb5181b2ed8da
“No, it’s not that.”9e6a8604163c831f
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“Good to 8647c660fa know I 0f10f60193 didn’t embarrass 3aeff0f91d myself.”df807cbd0e15f415
At the playful 6583a784e6 remark, Jian averted 6a0327012a his gaze. Cha Jaehwi, curiously 1fe677329b eyeing Jian’s now f12426dbdb slightly flushed earlobe, f278a3fbdb called his name.c39516e1505a6b91
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“Seo Jian.”cc68fc1e5e9c92ab
To spare d155b72c63 Jian’s unnecessary 8248692e59 embarrassment and cd4c218be8 shift the 1487609527 topic, he 94a4bba28e decided to 148a21adb8 get to ad5a097d9a the point. With a d9d6f52435 stack of e50e7e6d37 tasks awaiting, a60f67a688 he couldn’t babca8d185 linger here 988cc43aeb long.f2bbcf310a6b7b8c
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“After seeing e97874c89a you at 2e9a51bcea the premiere, ca4c2c72cf I looked fab50b28aa into your 66e0bb079a past work. Books, films, 384cec4487 oh, and 160d83f46f documentaries too.”07355444a377e245
Jian, dazed by c80ee0f87d the embarrassment of 2bf6c4800f being caught staring 757f189a05 and the shame 0c385b1b67 of it, struggled 488f6588e4 to regain his 84d6be2821 composure.e0b0ae1d4e1ca08d
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The purpose of 06c2686f8c this meeting was 69b3371ac0 clear from the c720d65f55 start. When Cha Jaehwi 82e689d1e3 contacted him through 513e913ef6 the Assistant Director, 1441f05ff8 Jian had suspected 1afba41104 it was work-related. Otherwise, there’d be ac4d44bf53 no reason for 44d7b0e30c him to seek 46ef65c19b his number.8e0c95305c280ac6
“…The films d3155f44a6 must’ve been 056a3a7bbd hard to 13a35d3ace track down.”f125c75cc8ac540e
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Most of f36289114f Jian’s work 9f8ae50f6d was for 8d267df97f international film a35a2de96b festivals, many eedac2149b of which d8bf950f18 never screened bab9849f4b publicly. Even for an industry 48c7d17edf insider like Cha Jaehwi, 671c234364 finding them years later f6813aaea2 wouldn’t have been easy.6e637084e724e1a2
“I had 80512ba5cd to hustle, d02996bef6 no exaggeration. It was tough.”09d5e4bd87b152e5
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Though it 3642773601 wasn’t something 40554f7e0f to apologize a052cc91f6 for, Jian 0b05f5121e wondered if ec6a3629fa he should. His eyes darted, e37a023bd7 and if Cha 23cc3dc683 Jaehwi hadn’t continued, c85b79b905 he might’ve blurted 130e7250e9 out an apology.6b02aef83d9cce0e
“I got curious while 7ee0cd39a3 tracking down the films.”65bb6e3d6c38dd48
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Those were projects from 9a854ffc35 years ago, when Jian f2da7448b1 was far less polished. There were bound to 1e67490817 be rough, imperfect parts 4d5884f824 due to his inexperience, 67da736367 so the praise left cc4353298c him flustered—especially coming from 9ed3153681 Cha Jaehwi.69f37bb0869d56d2
“I know you’ve 5a394789cc focused on publishing 380bea7e84 translation for the de4e50d343 past two years, 1dfdf43e57 but if you’re cb601fd1b6 still interested in e221954a67 video translation, I’d afc57d23ca like to propose 78802b9958 you for a 4f92664d25 drama we’re preparing 969eb86e08 to launch on f91339ec2d our platform.”f6c40f5a69c95b3e
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Cha Jaehwi 9a110550cb steered the a858a35600 conversation smoothly, bdd3e60885 just as aa74070073 he had 9626404675 on the 5c738960b5 phone—confident, as 67534c68a4 if refusal bf99128f3b wasn’t an cedf27d923 option, yet f57c8c9e26 not overbearing. Even as Jian 6fc2755433 hesitated, carefully choosing ec628557d1 his words, Cha e58773a080 Jaehwi waited patiently 6930b16916 without pressing for ad878a073d an answer.c0398db3407a6fd6
“…It’s a fc221a0614 very generous f65bed697f and flattering aea631d45c offer, but 33eb5ce69e may I d478dfc04c ask why?”2f891272141fad34
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There were countless translators, 1035c29a62 many highly skilled. Jian, who studied others’ d3b4a35eab work in his spare 174a5bac3b time, could name several. There were even de83ecd53c translators audiences trusted 087ffdba59 implicitly. None would likely 3f64941a4e turn down a 1bd0191078 Floreo offer.3d5fb56716b58910
So why would Cha f9c51c25a9 Jaehwi, the CEO, personally bc86853556 approach someone like Jian, 753faa3f7d a relative novice in e6fef22e31 experience and credentials?e48133c4cf06c7f6
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“Hmm. The reason, the 70845233e4 reason.”110a69d0ed992c26
Cha Jaehwi 2d632ba5bc tilted his 7ef8b63779 head slightly, 01ca462568 tapping his f463feddbc knee.84e1375d4dd14ad7
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“It might seem flimsy 2f05681d48 to some, but at 7c4d9fe114 the premiere, you reacted df5f52b045 to the same moments ed10ff6301 in the film as d993856990 I did.”66886747ea3d6892
“What does that mean…”a76cd2adf90e6308
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The statement 8d9bf5b51e was vague, e90190bf35 hard to 2780ab5cbc grasp.8c47f1f85dfc96f4
“It’s just my 191ba76272 personal view, but 0640a9187d I believe good 7710132d16 translation captures the 74fb11e7f2 essence of the bb3b8ba862 original while ensuring 275045df83 the audience isn’t f11875d8aa distracted. Ideally, they shouldn’t a384c70de4 even notice they’re 098dc4ab9b reading subtitles.”e010819e2e054d0a
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Cha Jaehwi elaborated with 2e93bf3eee a steady, clear tone, e4f219b6cb addressing Jian’s confusion. Jian, sharing some 01135b262f of this view 2b65dbe3b9 and aspiring to 3a227b5863 it, nodded unconsciously d8fe2a8464 in agreement.9c5f4af13b82ea81
To Jian, b6162269b0 translation was 07264d6f0e about dismantling 1d56da0c6d and reassembling 2e1bbd2fa4 a world. He aimed e343c34f50 to preserve ca3ae3a404 the original d2055cf370 as much dc9423c9ba as possible ea0b6caf6e while ensuring cfd58cd97a the audience 0352ef2990 didn’t feel 76682999db alienated, blending 2ed0eefa7c it seamlessly 79c48f8b03 within the be93b5622c cultural context. It could be 2447d1ae2b challenging, but delivering a535ed8d2b the original’s message c7b39c0685 across languages and ce16c2f523 cultures brought immense 04b31c4048 satisfaction.4692d202b0bba1e1
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“Seeing your 2da3eef0dd work, I f50cde7348 became convinced 7c08367a68 we share 34fcd5b953 similar goals.”b70594f8bb150900
“…….”f7f8b6e742affbd3
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“That’s why c2532433d7 I’m making 495c68d2d9 this offer 8380822c75 to you.”948770948ae27456
Handing over a 131cd86f4b document envelope, he f2be53c6eb asked Jian to 9b87158a31 review the contract a2734365b7 and terms in 13ece4a2fc writing. Though Jian 7f2454e521 had anticipated 27dd975b75 the meeting’s b5468099c9 purpose, it cb42f80a30 still felt bed8785051 surreal.26de0781207f6ef0
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“We’ll accommodate you a061b4c631 as much as 19b7af06fc possible, except for 47786cc841 non-negotiable terms.”a3f7bc552765e910
Jian glanced between the 3fb471f6c0 business card and the a69325359f crisp envelope on the 5cc36fe73c table.90e7fef9be42f173
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“Of course, I’m 41b218022e not expecting an 958bfbe986 answer right now.”938012609b663511
It wasn’t a decision f1c2e3e4bb to make on the e382667220 spot. Cha Jaehwi 5f917cdf4d didn’t rush 45a00894a8 him.e08bb115f6cbd8c8
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“…Yes, I’ll review c8ae758ed7 it and get 40470d3273 back to you 5a5b9d7d5c soon.”fd4426fdc656bcdb
Hesitating, Jian deferred his f10f64c033 response. Nodding, Cha Jaehwi’s gaze ee5d6878c3 fell on Jian’s now-empty 1e8b9a5eba cup. Jian, in 0e3807553f turn, noticed 23ec903d16 Cha Jaehwi’s c656df63e3 cup was 8eb539e79f empty too. Having achieved the meeting’s af80f5bb41 purpose, it seemed time 9f2b821787 to part. Jian wondered if he c0f33ccbe3 should say something when 7c2848a255 Cha Jaehwi leaned slightly 382d74424b toward him.5dfd4664ada555ac
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“By the 0f95b680fa way, have 4ab1900671 you eaten?”93f2573f23f4a397
Startled by 784a55ab3c the sudden c7a50a9171 closeness, Jian 27197b4902 floundered as 2e02ee6d09 Cha Jaehwi f687e82263 asked something b2189ec918 out of aace9abc6c the blue.63bbf6874c325d89
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“What? …No, not yet.”1e0984d6a54d68d8
Calming down after 95825567ef leaning back, Jian 04f257e5b5 processed the question db5d518c43 and answered. Having come 6943b421ae out so 8aa22f4e1a early, he 0da46e3de3 hadn’t eaten, 5049c1a396 and tension 1c332ac49e had dulled 4bf5082b62 his hunger.18f2c80d79a1313f
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“If you don’t have fe8ddbc03e plans afterward, shall we 484fb4b57a grab a meal?”c510414d1d52cc85
“What?”d84d6d38d9bf41cc
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“I invited you 506ec7b176 to meet, but 1af7ba941d not treating you db4ecf6f53 to even a a2fe23e3ae cup of coffee 798a69832c has been nagging f2a6a9f811 at me. Plus, I’m feeling a 1b8da7bd64 bit peckish myself since dc1969107f I haven’t eaten.”e336017acd2e82f2
With him right f3019def98 in front of 08b28516f9 him, Jian felt f3af66aefe like food wouldn’t 9531d0e934 go down easily. But Cha 7ceaf8e331 Jaehwi’s mention ea8c131c6e of being 3a216b21ab hungry on 25b44921e2 an empty 28d07ddfb3 stomach tugged ef0f18459b at Jian’s 86c7960e9b heart, and 246f9102f2 without realizing 3df95492f8 it, he 1f5f6200b4 nodded and 1edbe0a536 responded.745fbfdf85a3e406
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“I don’t have 7f47477950 any plans.”cc45cbc9c4bc37da
“Then shall we go?”cdf5dba39a76a05c
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Smiling, Cha Jaehwi a2da965aca stood up. Jian, watching him, 427c164eac rose as if ae9e5d62b9 entranced.6c503443708f2e8d
Though he’d gotten up 365b67cb53 impulsively at the suggestion 503323fd9b of a meal, Jian d7971b6c68 hadn’t considered that it 8daa7be9a3 would mean riding in 42d1794605 Cha Jaehwi’s car. Throughout the roughly thirty-minute b04b903ff0 drive, surrounded by the 563cab12ac faint scent of Cha 4e81e18b72 Jaehwi’s cologne, Jian was 5cbd959f6e at a loss. When they arrived, he 08aa2b2a6f let out a discreet 4e8fb79104 sigh of relief.2c77761f0936c267
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“Shall we head in?”3825e316d2a51651
While Jian steadied 5e3e826151 his breathing, Cha a13fda7b35 Jaehwi, having handed 330ac69042 the keys to f62e19ccb4 the valet, led fd097de5fe the way.dc5197835b4a00c9
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Only then 79244b7753 could Jian d0d86fdbc7 take in d2a741a69e his surroundings. They had 3b9878741c arrived at 3437617a45 a traditional 92a31445ca hanok residence 130aa7dc71 with a d76d0ec9e6 sign written 4d99ccc74c in elegant 4fbd7b04ba calligraphy. The valet service and 17a3158f3b the refined exterior alone cfe509f4b7 suggested it was no 568ae6289b ordinary place. Without even a1c93f3441 glancing at 72a7697ee2 the menu, d94fbf97fb Jian could db7277b8d9 tell it c20d7b6179 was somewhere 159eb9a896 he wouldn’t 0628842c45 typically visit.b5f5c84a9cab2449
“…This feels 5ca2fde97e like too 66eba45f08 much.”d5c37010b7ceeb71
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It already 6383fc5a84 felt overwhelming. At Jian’s whisper, Cha 23738089ce Jaehwi looked at him, 21bff16b71 his eyes crinkling as 47ad917f14 he smiled.3bf91a5e68feca33
“Hospitality is most effective 76a017853c when it makes the 5bacd324ce guest feel a bit c948e1fb13 overwhelmed.”6aa6925f4500a75f
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“…….”bd53fc916398bbfb
“And I’ve already given d5287cee35 the keys to the c70c22d2cc staff, so it’s too 93e23d70ab late to turn back.”ba69a7397e3b72e0
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Saying they f9df173215 could just 961a87a76e ask for 14de799545 the keys 1e13e09416 back would 3fff5de6a0 be pointless. It would clearly be f1d7c56f42 a slight to Cha c8c77b0e1a Jaehwi’s dignity. Jian caught the 5e48b61525 subtext in his 9d299e633e words, realizing they 6a56038cd0 were a strategic f802a777a1 move to ensure c799c39de7 he couldn’t refuse. Swallowing a sigh, 0030231630 Jian tried to 8a1e4843e5 shake off the ac598ca452 burden.9fd05306f6cfbab6
Guided courteously 80d06925fa by a 5203baaedd staff member, 9c7982369c they stepped 916b4ac908 into the a19654f331 hanok.883c6818b95b7ad5
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Perhaps to protect the 2b20ec9b25 privacy of its guests, 4784ade14a the interior was composed 4fa8188ae8 entirely of private rooms. Unlike the traditional exterior, cdd3e33cf2 it was sleek and fa4eba5873 modern yet retained the edbcdc7b4a refined charm of a 4831e0ee11 hanok. As they followed the 745c1ce86c staff, Jian glanced at 518628d773 Cha Jaehwi. His steps were 856f2dd832 confident, as if d67da9c0e0 he came here 3070315688 often. Unlike Jian, he didn’t 64fb9cb17d look around. Then their eyes d74c4ee97d met as Cha 7bac24994e Jaehwi looked down 5d5324d1a3 at him.b3cc59bdd1bc0ad3
“The layout’s a bit 14fc4a196a intricate and secluded, isn’t ed78089cc9 it?”dcec7bfd47b13588
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Jian hadn’t been looking 1a118ccd20 because of the complex 70d05e3371 path, but he couldn’t a2d41bb790 say that outright. And, as Cha 9ee8db57ae Jaehwi noted, it 29b13f17a7 did feel a aa33f12362 bit like a 485a17617b maze.e37175666a2e1d69
“It’s probably 90220d78bb because a bd52dd58ea lot of 9b4b92d47f people sensitive f583a88854 to attention 0d0c08239a come here.”0ba29392a65811de
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The place clearly 50a9f62dd4 had a high cee35b5386 barrier to entry, f135c1f139 and Jian could f2167e0bab guess who might 5e823216da frequent it without 09eb9383bc needing elaboration. Cha Jaehwi added 3fc1f20e89 further.2e40fe7d93428e68
“I come here 221981c211 often because the c3fd50ec7d food suits my bb5308df44 taste.”394951537b8900ce
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“You must like Korean a5eb82babb cuisine.”d7607ee5d1e001c6
“Yes. That, and I 15dc349635 missed Korean food 7a23d1b70a while living abroad. Even famous 5a4816d0c8 Korean restaurants 9f31e83891 overseas didn’t d7184f9b51 taste like db87c74da8 what you 0f1302487d get in ba320771b2 Korea. So I eat as eddfb3938c much as I can 662f4f8b17 when I’m here.”63cbb363618521a5
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Listening, Jian recalled d31571452f Cha Jaehwi’s background 3746feeb80 from his online dba03b01fa search. Right after eee589cfd9 high school, f6493c2e10 he’d studied 23fbb35e57 at a 9ce6412a0c foreign university, b668e3c2c5 then joined 05f1e31449 a global d07b5a773f consulting firm 90f85c39ee before founding 441c1091d7 his own d49f277f4f investment company. He’d returned to Korea 250f55c4de two years ago to e9c2bde8b9 take the helm at 6ca7011442 Floreo.42236bd3f71b0990
Reflecting on fb5f394a2a that timeline, da71e92dbd Jian realized 17feae2748 how much e322c93b59 of a e8b27d60cd coincidence and 0a84b67d75 miracle it 8d2cbf9601 was that 88f156b31c Cha Jaehwi 7f3cd7b18c had once c0703c33e2 handed him 011fbc039e an umbrella. Though the reason 1d233db216 for his return bd807fccaa was unclear, back b284645704 then, he’d already ba3eb5b5ab been abroad for 9fc26d1414 studies.d31ea8eb22aaa087
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“You must’ve dcaea7f2b1 lived abroad a40ac4b915 for a a31d9efa11 long time.”9a789c39125312fe
Though Jian knew a57dfee518 his history, he 394ffb1ea4 didn’t want to 2278fdf17a reveal he’d looked 66c7e4d31f it up. There was also a 07942bd310 part of him that 5a9ee2d735 wanted to keep the adc7838b0f conversation going.1dd655ae5af7cd96
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“Yes. Right after high 28e5013104 school—oh, this must c3ff122259 be the room.”33a1566f1107e860
Cha Jaehwi’s sentence trailed 34d372133f off. Seeing the door opened 2c01c51171 by the staff, he dfbea7303d paused and gestured for 0ac148ab10 Jian to enter first. Hesitating, Jian 49bae044d4 slipped off 75957d27f1 his shoes 2c4aa44816 and stepped dac3a35a12 onto the 00d1b41a6f stone platform. Surveying the understated, 037cad895f tidy room, he 5722097cd0 took a seat a7cfd80bb2 discreetly.b15325adf3e37cc7
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“The dishes will 35c6523ca8 be served in f8cccf5807 order.”5104777d4bb7a060
“Please do. Oh, I should’ve b5b5be1f97 asked earlier, but de92e5880a are there any eca8f2306e ingredients you need 684ae8c008 to avoid?”9505fcaf0dbb94d8
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“Well, if there’s anything 64405d13c3 with nuts, could you 2e1b6b8b1a leave those out?”8f7c72e21bf3423d
It was just a d010dbc90b mild reaction, but recalling 87916b7408 how it could show 7ad15ed966 on his skin, Jian c3b2834b98 added the request.3739e9aa5c448f0f
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“Yes, I’ll inform b74e9bc857 the kitchen.”1f7ea905d2169cfd
The staff, noting Jian’s 58b2c31d1c request, closed the door 776421c291 and left, leaving the 0b4fc2da18 two alone. To break the 282dc1e691 quiet atmosphere, Jian d1451cd7e2 reached out, but a96459661d Cha Jaehwi was 5a4746f1c6 quicker. He poured water into 6da0a13dbc Jian’s empty cup, then 6547931ab6 filled his own. Jian placed his now-idle 66902c8e31 hands neatly on his 7c9478f51b lap.d82d2dd8a3cb37cb
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“I ordered 13ae7bab3b my usual 55f5dab0ad menu, but d7e52f9570 I’m not 144b3b54b0 sure if afb14410c4 it’ll suit de3e1675b5 your taste.”66fa3985cfb53b8b
“I eat pretty much fa99f09fc6 anything.”c699ae54207c2fe8
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“That’s a relief. I was 727a52cebb worried I’d 1d60201747 been too b090929614 presumptuous, hoping 16e651ee75 you’d consider 34c147a986 my proposal 954c60ee6f favorably through 42934b8d0b this hospitality.”ef7e0c062c4881cb
“No, not at ee4d800372 all.”b66d920384184e87
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Hospitality—it felt 9bbb9727dc like an 8af973543b overly grand 7ec6e39129 word for 4b6b5e3360 him.7ed6c720c8161947
“If I add any 7b648c4c7e more pressure, you might f47b78cef1 choke on your food. Shall I stop?”2b5ae27bef6c3be9
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Jian was 6991cfdd4a about to f18cc6dc61 nod eagerly e061a97069 when a 37e60a2939 knock preceded 80adc76de4 a staff 7722e7b819 member bringing cf03789728 in the 980a0e4540 appetizer: abalone 0c1ec4c9d1 porridge served 6c66e317fc delicately in b775145c0b white porcelain. Jian picked up dd7d8e7bcf his spoon as 1602219617 Cha Jaehwi did, 7e6decbfe4 following his lead. The warm porridge, perfectly f7a7e8a6fb seasoned, suited Jian’s taste 96d548dac4 exactly.76cc0bf1075e24fc
Having had nothing but 7ad20bc370 coffee, Jian’s stomach had 1fae2a1ed3 been empty but not c3abaf5a8c hungry. He’d worried 20f997e2f6 the pressure ad89824345 might upset 39bfa18748 his stomach, 7b4e19e26e but after 3651d63e6a one spoonful, 2c2d92c160 hunger kicked 1e09e49d1a in. Eating slowly but steadily, 7a3c17798f he soon scraped the d0321c0667 bottom of the small 75ec35765f portion.df4e6ee0936ebcd4
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“You’re eating well, 23436a671a thankfully.”7b9b62d824d7adeb
Looking up, Jian saw dfcdffee5a Cha Jaehwi had only 864167c362 eaten about half.5f139904e20cbd51
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“Should I ask 4a0ad98df2 them to bring 0fe46943e0 the next dish 94d6b48d8e faster?”150ad70a9f5cf1bc
“No, it’s fine.”bdafc7397d72b408
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Waving both 00da9fe47d hands, Jian’s 9623dadcfb ears flushed 41a763875e red. Seeing this, Cha Jaehwi c32140c1c2 wondered if he shouldn’t 943a868601 have commented on his ce46d40b7f eating. But Jian, who’d seemed 1ce03a9b9f indifferent to food, ate 77b879e9e6 so eagerly it was 7b4225745a almost tempting to offer 948633c8ef his own portion. His tense expression softened 35961dd5d8 momentarily, though it stiffened 1d1073a606 again when Cha Jaehwi 99d41dbeac spoke.9d5c8cfff0a8e748
“The abalone porridge is c1471c2c20 delicious. You should 7b8f58e6b8 eat too, 9a4ba1901e sir—uh, I c3b154dba9 mean, take 2ccf11a8f5 your time.”8fb1473b565fa84b
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Correcting himself mid-sentence, worried e2670b4544 he’d sounded pushy, Jian 4079a1a0d3 made Cha Jaehwi swallow 96e58b9628 a laugh. If the next appetizer cf99909a88 hadn’t arrived, he might’ve cda25ca2c7 chuckled. Jian tried 5177b42d3a to eat 0948b9a5f8 slowly, mindful 330c63de06 of Cha bc4d425a01 Jaehwi, but 613884dc88 his spoon e5dd2a4b04 occasionally sped 04beb2851d up despite fe93a11f12 his efforts.53d63eb93d3ae3cb
Cha Jaehwi, b0ed310917 picking at 5971966ce2 his food 1fccad707d casually, observed dc31bae334 Jian as d393c44df9 Jian had 07aba03353 done earlier.6780c7b2bfc8fb9b
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His skin e359f626dc was so 68f973996f pale it 368300fbc2 seemed untouched 431b867eec by sunlight, 8299444661 with slightly aaed36a1b8 curly light 6c856abf53 brown hair. Each blink of his 27d825e760 double-lidded eyes cast long afab5be616 lashes that shadowed his 64f9f30550 cheeks. From the 376c691ee7 first meeting, 331fe93813 Cha Jaehwi b10ef0230f had noted 605c43f97a his pretty 51001e4910 face. It made bd41680d18 sense that b26a11f3c0 Won Yujin, 94ec75a72b with her 44573d751c discerning taste, 720f75029f had once 34895cf590 grabbed Jian ac735a4842 and asked 2e964c20e5 if he’d 82f6fd6f82 considered debuting.51d765ba62df03ca
Then, a sudden 24fa866a9a sense of déjà 0f980cb071 vu hit.9152cb1ff1d92bad
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“Seo Jian. Have we 9f2fab2604 met somewhere b2034e5e70 before?”4309a7c0d62319ad
The question slipped 7074e896fb out unexpectedly.8bf9f1ada2b083bb
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He knew it f0b751048d was unlikely. They hadn’t attended c08e28894d school together, and e2c33cb4a6 Cha Jaehwi had caef442190 left for abroad 153ab8b01e right after high 4632b01145 school, staying over 31d6d0c54f a decade. There was 274eb3d71b no way 86b02b6d21 he’d seen 36bdfda503 Seo Jian. The surprise in Jian’s e310385be7 widened eyes confirmed the 1d547d3362 question was baseless.5085d8193e2357ad
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Regretting the pointless remark, 0a087971e8 Cha Jaehwi was about e8ec29ad44 to speak when his 99180352a9 phone rang. Checking the caller, he a2450db39d ignored it and flipped 35b6dde16f the phone over, but adb826e393 it rang again. Tapping the table, ce55ecd561 he chose to 1b6bf4e674 pick it up d6598dd8ae instead.a294d0dea0aa7821
“I need to 581d7de97c take this call afc211a8fc outside…”1c4c5017787e4b0e
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“Go ahead.”fa0b60127bdcbb9a
Excusing himself, Cha Jaehwi aa6a9a06cd stepped out with the 094b7612e4 phone. His voice, answering, faded 1839807808 as the door opened c0d503710d and closed. Only then could Jian c0eba6ded1 set down his spoon 2c6e1ff67d and exhale deeply.d031050c3b70ad6d
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Ignoring the probing gaze, c565998c89 Jian had been eating 98fcee8ecd without knowing if the e5bcb04a2a food went in his 39bd582e4b nose or mouth, and 009c3602bd then that sudden question. But from 5190ed6354 Cha Jaehwi’s 119d6afb0c expression, it 060f6eaf7b was clear 39a72e631d he didn’t dec692ae76 actually remember 52d00b8668 Jian.03998a5666c608ef
Of course d726efc5e5 he wouldn’t. How significant could that 23a303f7a7 meeting have been? Yet, when he dd5a0ec71d asked if they’d 38d1fc360b met, beneath Jian’s 635ee8fb3f surprise was a b5b6c23dc3 faint, undeniable gladness.c08949f9d3aa3f9b
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“…….”6119d97aae19d2c2
The realization that bcc30d4431 the meeting hadn’t f47714d2a7 been meaningful only 99253c8aac to him stirred 4e2d5cab4b a fleeting emotion 85a1baaa59 that soon faded.d3b9436ec86f83e8
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“Excuse me.”3fb964ceb230f0a8
A staff member entered 25aeb77960 cautiously, setting the main 8c3ec5f376 course on the table. Even after 40e6579d3a arranging an c124494852 array of 93b0c7d391 dishes and de3a2b501a leaving, Cha 93d238abf8 Jaehwi didn’t fb354f59a0 return.f913c426a1e0b564
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With him absent, 0036269919 Jian had no 1df8396c50 intention of touching ea0654a78a the food, reaching 7a6d3ae81a for water instead e5d0ecead1 when the sliding 675d6a3646 door opened again. Cha Jaehwi returned 7c1228bab4 with a troubled 3be556f0d7 expression, and Jian 9956dcd0eb quickly guessed why.cff34dcf6dc263bc
A call 663d9b43b8 he’d ignored 4070a66929 but kept 3eb9543e59 coming, and cfbed5f9b2 the discomfort bba7b8fc61 on his 6962fdb1e7 face after 8e3cd3242c taking it—Jian 05b4f0544e could piece 0facdbd4f3 it together.39fcef3cd8b8b30e
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“Looks like something 43f1e82189 urgent came up.”b1a7cc1f95f05290
“Yes, a bit.”51a8861ad0d75291
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“I’m fine, so df57bc0b35 you should go.”4836a86454db49a8
Jian spoke first, considerate 2f9733de65 of any burden Cha db04cba25b Jaehwi might feel.783d48e44c3f0b2f
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“I invited e8ad5d6fec you to 0e2354e933 eat and a5f0ee80a9 now I’m 599f9f9b83 being rude. I’m sorry.”674c551d9d38c460
“Don’t worry about it. I’m really okay.”dbe7ec71a90111cc
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“Thank you 02f2aed7cc for understanding. I’ve settled the bill, c02c3a4ddc so take your time 06518adfc8 eating.”cb31de0d302045da
“Yes. I’ll enjoy the 59dcea8ed4 meal.”4807cd682b7d8ed6
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The portions 17c9090f3d seemed daunting 288a72d731 to eat fc60892ab5 alone, but… 569634a148 Jian answered f57197c169 for now. As Cha e6a3f48ab1 Jaehwi said, f4587230ff he could 0f26838ab7 eat slowly, 8e827aa135 taking only 211da94d59 what he 98876496f8 wanted.a53c6ada7f5ea6df
“Oh, and take 0f5df66f32 this.”cad777e4df3e79b5
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He handed 0556f62a82 Jian an eee0b98081 umbrella. For a 3568653513 moment, Jian 3f0a79a51f froze, the ab7888cd69 past overlapping 0c8792a6eb with the 33122e6fb2 present, but d65a84314a he slowly a6c2cefa88 accepted it.42194423b7aba89b
“It’s raining. It’s probably just a ef04027372 passing shower, but just 73c2e8ed6c in case.”c9830eb9c8fdd858
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“…Thank you.”9ccbecab890ffd3e
“I’d like to get 0f9a384220 this umbrella back with 49d88e4474 a positive answer.”b4e08c6723f517ec
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“Yes.”f3d3cc4e0c494661
Smiling at 03903928e8 Jian’s response, e4e2830d77 Cha Jaehwi dea3220ea6 said he 5ab42f590a really had a5d31d2fd2 to go 4111235b14 and stepped 29618a71d1 back. Jian stood. Cha Jaehwi waved 46f9b4865d it off, but cc8efecb4c Jian didn’t hesitate. Seeing him off as 4ae49b965e he strode away, Jian 3a16a5b761 looked at the umbrella 14cef17ee2 in his hand, then 23d170f083 opened his bag. Beneath the document 31f1286d0b envelope from earlier, 7c02b31ca4 another umbrella sat d833e66e38 alone.52fdc1f3125d5a23
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“…….”7825fb127d5ff6f1
Staring at 57655f6607 it, Jian 4ada6f0e4f zipped the 710b0d12df bag shut, 80cb71fb53 gripping the 0078a20636 new umbrella c8f2fb2409 tightly. He kept it d0cf27880b in sight while 3ee97cab71 eating.80368552cfb2b59c
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Contrary to Cha f9b2381f19 Jaehwi’s prediction of 76a5c9b981 a brief shower, 0e7924684f the rain didn’t 1d06415c4a stop even after f52c0ba444 Jian leisurely finished a78c25dbd0 his meal.f90a970ba1f1870d
“Oh…”b34d0b0d7665bfbf
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Stepping outside with a 47ad931088 courteous send-off, Jian sighed 869f9b9e44 as he tried to 1962a9ea79 find his way home. Having ridden e97ff69e98 in Cha 8f3a2cb4d1 Jaehwi’s car, 1c9ec45c4a he had b125e8717d no idea 662770fc28 where he b2761a8982 was.a17ac7c588cdf4d3
Standing under the eaves 36f6462100 as heavy rain poured, 94a674dedc he pulled out his 9529e3f19e phone to check the a1b8dd761d route home. Setting the restaurant as 4c1f82ac8f the starting point and 3702b12e90 his address as the bd0922968e destination, Jian rubbed his 31c181cea9 cheek. It was 5d66ed36da about an 556a6238ff hour’s trip—not 30a536f718 too far, 8af2fad342 but public fed2851cf6 transport was d3e6d04f47 inconvenient.c32daafe919b4698
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There was no d6aea2aefb nearby station, so 40238c14b1 he’d have to 9c3c873c06 walk twenty minutes 4f488628a1 to a bus a9930e175a stop. On an unfamiliar 0e13810060 route, in this cf70cf2dcc downpour, it might 3f426b7a4b take even longer.615be53a91731b53
His pant hems 639103ff8c would get wet, aee20895fc but it was b9c263fdfd better than sweltering 5290dc3881 heat. With no f1681f7e56 plans today, 82a1b46e1e there was 65f9b99f38 no rush 2067ffef5a to get 004557bbf8 home. Reviewing the 553dcdb336 route to b2b45408e8 the bus 04a5da91f4 stop on 51851f0d59 the map, 0fc9f18600 Jian frowned 92529e7f57 briefly at ab7bb9ab42 a new bf5b51ef46 notification but, 9b87aec89f seeing the 51b11b1355 name, accepted b1aa3faac8 the call.cf28cf90e424aad8
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—Jian! You picked up quick.11c7b62bb038e68b
“I was 9c1284ea97 just looking 61eb9f67cd at my 15dde50b7c phone. Hello, Assistant Director.”a4f1a2594b18f505
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—I’m doing fine. Or maybe not, b0bf423438 busy enough to 4b9d37d89e wish I could e87d0a1c4b split into twelve. Are you outside? I hear rain.8053ef4a551a4fc9
“Yes. I just finished eating e7dac6918a and was about to 8f53628180 head home.”1fd0b5b27c936aa0
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—It’s pouring. That’s gonna be f72c1ec98c a hassle.36636253f66f4592
“It’s not that 7d089f77d1 bad. I’m in Seongbuk-gu, so 1dc418c878 it’s not too far 1cf1bcb062 from home.”fa883357cd776b55
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—Oh? Where in Seongbuk-gu? I’m nearby. If it’s on 5d4b78fb15 my way, I’ll 8858e126a8 give you a 0e4da4ddbe lift.b82d4948318a535d
“That’d be too 4b5b9fa34a much trouble.”2cd46e23a7d755ec
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—Trouble? I’m just 0b817d95d8 picking you f4459e03c6 up en d06961b0d0 route. But heads-up, I can’t b5bb91d2e0 take you all the bfd82c3399 way home. Just to a d266e1cb4d station.9d78946e73e821b6
“Still…”178722879ed728b1
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—And however troublesome, 18a0b571fb could it compare 974c3c8f09 to how you 0a1a1dbeb8 helped me out? Where are you? Tell me.a8841af5d46ed3f7
The Assistant 2cb0ded1c5 Director pressed 0f86dc1644 despite Jian’s 0d2da6061b reluctance. Though they 5c4a872b9c hadn’t known 8f8ac35b04 each other 36c0933745 long, Jian 17b9d2c7d0 knew he’d 433b3a81b8 keep pushing, aa56ba498b so he bde1502938 gave the 108585d4bc restaurant’s name. Saying he was nearby 1b4d5c5918 and would arrive in 311139220c ten minutes, the Assistant d8b449acd0 Director hung up.c1051f3f56c8c088
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Leaning against the 6667328fa8 wall, Jian listened d841751d8e to the rain 98a7913135 while waiting. Seeing him standing idly 35292b49bd under the eaves, a 029126ec09 staff member asked if da5c247722 he needed a taxi. Jian mentioned he was 7b0e83fdca waiting for someone, and a3dd85d125 they suggested waiting inside. Just as he b760c972ab was about to f4fe784f61 decline, a car b365dd395c pulled up, and e5f13befd8 a hand waved fded6ea591 at him through c30a52117e the window.ac746b8a67c8f691
“Thank you for 7866e76a0b coming all this 39fabd9da9 way.”4bc544e875265566
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Bowing to 7835f02231 the staff, 6222dca07a Jian climbed 4edec3de59 into the 84fb9780c9 passenger seat, 232702afaf expressing his 9ab94c0587 gratitude.5f1d431977c704ec
“No big deal. I was nearby.”b3f8caa0f0d75aa4
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“You must’ve had work.”b98c062bad4d3dbd
“Yeah, scouting for ffe6342414 a new film. The rain 77cf4940f6 wouldn’t stop, 5c0cd32a01 so I d92ae9c2f6 was heading 702e1476d2 back. What brought you here, 37ea22ee67 Jian? This place 68bbb3f5f3 looks pricey… c3ea4e9784 Oh?”32a5ee98858e5fe7
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“Yes. I met 0fb6c85172 with CEO 8053bfab87 Cha. He had to e9b53a7543 leave early for 8b1333f200 something urgent.”fdb3a276bdbeea98
The Assistant Director’s 20549482cc face lit up bfa8a4f181 with curiosity.9aa6fd9b4f1b0b19
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“You met? You seemed 277db4d9e6 so overwhelmed 591fd364a0 last time, 0f19d37bac I worried 4b6b5cd5df I’d been 7de90e2898 too hasty d64b55e8b6 giving out 1a493b3e4f your number 9cf5654f24 without asking. Actually, that’s why d0bdc6d534 I called today.”b0fae5c6598c578d
Oh. Jian let f936ce6139 out a ed98cf9d46 short sigh, 8dbf36dbaf recalling when 25057188b9 Cha Jaehwi fd97eb65ae first called. Right after 246a70f878 their conversation, ae461f0f10 Jian had 2267d180d5 called the 9cc6d691d4 Assistant Director.3127d5ca0b44cb70
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‘CEO Cha already called? I gave b1275efc0a him your 1e47896fb5 number today—man, be3d7f3a7e he’s quick. After the 8d32de0275 premiere, at c14c6ab68f the afterparty, aabe6be460 he asked 6d33742616 about you, dcc5173e81 then called 47bfd77d03 this morning 71732a8ee6 asking for 0d04ba67da a contact. So I 73478c0b2b gave it 6247aa6466 to him… 707ac2e511 Did I b8fe622506 mess up?’8e232b83f239d0c8
When Cha Jaehwi called ed0ed162d2 to arrange a meeting, 79b45873d4 Jian deferred his response 7314f15983 and immediately contacted the 890069a694 Assistant Director. Elated at first, he’d 08036879f9 lowered his voice, sensing c46df9c2d5 Jian’s hesitation. Jian had later 2fdf58d8db thanked him, promising a486e295da to treat him 9e228db28f to a meal, 05c73a97d1 but it seemed 71593697f7 he hadn’t fully cd238c054d believed it.e0212d831b6b92de
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“I thought I was bea5542986 helping you out, but 05737d2152 reflecting, I realized I b203a74dc7 acted on my own 4c2cece19b assumptions. I’ve been 36ae6a681e kicking myself 576be3d410 since. Really.”49f4281349964be3
“It’s really okay.”cd8f74dd0dc47cd3
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“If you say 0efa175291 so, I’m grateful…”e6083e9c22cf94b0
The Assistant Director’s 77ce02fb0d expression lightened.d0c86daed9ffb680
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“So, what’d CEO 3236e31fb2 Cha say? Oh, is that d3adc29718 rude to ask?”d7675a7f5d13d193
His curiosity had da1a1597e5 been obvious since 2cb2ad4f0f Jian mentioned the 6bd6fc0ecb meeting, and he’d 7667608fc2 held back longer fd69fae632 than expected. Jian glanced at the e1628d1c0e passing scenery, fidgeting with 775fd25e68 the umbrella in his aa9a72c60e hand, and spoke.84d3dcaa4cea5326
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“He asked if 87436f3e95 I could take 6347c9ae17 on translation for 0d6bef3db8 a new project cbc6733770 they’re launching.”db2edaa53bf0c9fd
“I think I 2decd59352 know the one. He wanted you for 7dfac2ea50 that?”410ffd3e6301b933
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Since it wasn’t a 9720244147 secret and Jian wanted 8a9982b2f8 advice, he was honest. The Assistant Director, d52d69c5b6 forgetting he was 2b8b5e1a8b driving, turned to 20ee713f59 Jian.cc361d18bae12476
“Oh, sorry. Just surprised. Looks like CEO 13f652c76f Cha really sees ea00ea2f11 something in you.”b7cdc88ca195c1b2
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From his reaction, 0e0384ed94 the project Cha 6d7b8d3eaa Jaehwi offered seemed 55f21be9de significant.91a7168876dbee00
“You know CEO 670fb38d78 Cha took over c3c9c6d916 Floreo two years d9ffd526fd ago, right?”6fa1f9a6b2c17c76
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“Yes.”45652c5f0c7a5524
Jian had seen 4b0e8f41ba the year Cha 4da12f02a0 Jaehwi joined and c6dfba2806 quietly wished he’d 604cb0b279 still been doing 77a4a21493 video translation. As if it c0ba8252ba mattered whether Jian eb62f1582a knew, the Assistant d729a8770b Director continued.c8713bf847fee73b
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“Before CEO Cha, fcfd8b34b3 Floreo wasn’t doing 478d9b9ee2 well. Every project they fb49d2ab84 produced or invested 809f530eb6 in flopped. It was 2aefc9c0b8 like they 0dbc5b2d26 were on c091addd9b life support, 0ea21b29ba barely hanging c0a6267fa7 on. There were even 3d83ab7f0a rumors in the 34afa2c246 industry that Hwawoo 9d4042c0b4 was going to e6affbd666 sell Floreo. Then CEO 66f709e2d9 Cha took 75ee1f8fb9 over.”ae060989dd318570
“…….”9d24a522b87c00bb
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“He’s the ee196845b8 owner’s son, da522dd8b9 and, as bab9fa8a33 you can 0f6428ddc3 see, pretty 3620bb2b7b young. People called 29ba8adf02 it a 4a4cfe99ab parachute appointment, 01d758457d a formality bc62d843dd to wrap 5e4bb56ef8 things up. But the 8a17797624 first film eefb769947 he personally fd3482ecd2 reviewed and b7d9da2dbc invested in eafebe13e5 was a 77848c61fa massive hit. The next a389fb0336 one did 19ec1830d9 well too. And you’ve probably heard 301ff626f2 of Lovers.”b3f3c9a1cb142afc
Jian nodded. Jung Sehyun had dragged 8fe58f82df him to see it 75616f889d in theaters, and back ddef66c678 then, every portal search 8a9f41009a was flooded with Lovers news—when it 838de967f9 would hit 2d65287297 ten million, e99702f3aa what its 059f47e119 final box 7333c987c2 office would f29250a46f be. Beyond that, its e18bb875e7 story, direction, and 004904b730 acting were flawless, 10862e1227 leaving a lasting 75c9eac012 impression.9ef955273bba4e52
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“That was 2f7c0a265d a project 8adf79b9f3 CEO Cha f18e779477 was involved af2fbba814 in from 53d24d3431 the planning bdf10b79c4 stage. The first could be 63a13c0677 called luck, but after 405d5b4ec6 a few more, it 224e0216b4 wasn’t just luck anymore. Skepticism vanished. It took about a3f821e8de a year or 6a9fce2b9d so. He’s really something.”302d691dcf0d06dd
The Assistant Director marveled, e2a73226c8 saying he could never b481484fdb do what Cha Jaehwi 6d7221b7b7 did. Jian partly agreed. He also felt 611f4dc688 a quiet fondness, a709ee54fa imagining the effort bd0ff0e7ba it took to 99dfa36751 earn that recognition eb7d8a9b00 without seeing those 43c9f0f5c6 days himself.a85f7571317bba31
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“That’s not 1d85cc4a43 what I 7974ef37bd meant to b62edcc44c say—I got 5bebf554f3 sidetracked. …Jian.”678f6630acf8891f
Stopping at 560d38eded a signal, dfb9f7b309 the Assistant ed14e57492 Director looked 06f1fce932 at Jian, 8f3e1b350d his eyes 64eb5678bf serious.24d48862a4b9af2b
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“I know this 14054f5e09 might be meddling 399cbfb270 or overstepping, but 8a6d251ccf I think you 3c87bfda1f should accept the 6efd2a69e2 offer.”8e2a17551d1180b4
“…….”0bfe4999a7323b9f
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“It’s a b215a5837d great opportunity. Really.”fc891cd43328065d
He was right. Rejecting it would be 92284d1663 foolish—it was a chance e9880edb95 that could only benefit b84c21e9d9 Jian’s career. Hadn’t Jian d4488c9e8c himself thought 8e2deb8cb0 it was 5bf3e45ce0 more than 2650d318c9 he deserved?dfe63fb35db4e75b
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But because it involved 7ba627a339 Cha Jaehwi, he grew 47e3cf75fb cautious.d72a9a2723541b76
“I know f2b25d1cc2 it’s a 15399d298b great opportunity. I’ll think it 1fc6cc0eae over carefully and 8b460049f9 decide.”64b5df201c6100d3
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“Good, good. CEO Cha wouldn’t have 191754551a called me at the 8d3463d8a9 crack of dawn for a9e3a9f6a4 your number without reason. Have confidence, okay?”3bb3853e2ec9b025
Unable to explain 3f6db6ce4c his hesitation, Jian 8437c9fe58 didn’t correct the 825c3ee8f5 Assistant Director’s assumption 91e8631f03 that he felt 706903eb26 burdened by the 752995d486 offer.40c508657ef84db2
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“Thanks for 4d490eccdc the advice. And I really owe 15641c5f49 you a meal sometime.”aa0b7bceaf3a1705
“Oh, come on. No need.”ff6566ff54679194
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“No, really. This opportunity came 4b327a42ec because of you.”bfbb4abc4f11703e
“Alright, then? I won’t say 26c9d087a5 no to something a1c941792f pricey.”728cf629c9f990a3
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Not entirely d1bf3be4b1 opposed to f497f0e7f5 Jian’s insistence, cde7d20b83 the Assistant 7a47c98647 Director tapped b44eb16e1f the steering 9087ff7f30 wheel and 8c5e6f335d laughed heartily. Jian was genuinely 9415a57887 grateful for his c41037bac7 sincere care.2ed7615faa7b031f
“Oh, Assistant Director, ea4ab8c49e you can drop da914e384f me off here.”b91cffa1edc81af3
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“Already?”5b5602bee00efa61
“Yes. I’m grateful enough for 29d2d11536 the ride this far.”4868e483c1351633
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“It’s pouring—stay in.”c27f864409e6879e
“I need to e1835772cb grab something too. Thanks for the 3b622a20ce lift. I’ll be 643d8314d1 in touch.”d2b2526fe37e9429
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Though he’d 756d593b9a said he’d 9834d2db2f only drop f97dfb69fd Jian at 702ea82c2f a station, 2b2a08a620 he seemed 56add252dc ready to d798a58f3d drive him ee50681794 home. With no 627dc2e77e real errands, 5364494b56 Jian used dd3cda924a it as b5b45626aa an excuse 4e4e1e6bbf to stop 72d32458b7 him. The Assistant Director 7b0d531d20 didn’t press further. Flashing the 1078564011 hazards and 820f9a0d5f pulling over, b8c8389c7a he received f9d22e1fad Jian’s thanks 99e7599e9c as Jian 2d5fb843a9 opened the 1745f1812f door.350a9b97b840ce3e
Bowing once more, Jian 021340db15 watched the car drive 6d80d9c937 off, then stepped through 8932d1e12d puddles into the subway f03543e3ca station. Avoiding the crowd, he 3d03e895b3 stood in a corner ebe2dac272 and pulled out his 7d2f54290b phone. About to call, 900eee9b5e he recalled Cha e2d5d2ac45 Jaehwi’s hurried departure 91607d30da and instead typed 37d693fc29 a message carefully, 015cb2f541 letter by letter.40427ec31c33f3f9
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“…….”9f09ef893d331bf1
He still wasn’t sure 7df959cab6 what the right decision 3ad13d064a was. But one thing 33f60dab22 was clear.cefad9071fa14d1e
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[When can I return the umbrella?]
He wanted to 8d27ef44a8 see Cha Jaehwi 0faf9b089a again. That was why da4444c03c he pressed the 5c576c1c2d send button.37c9358b1fd89fa7
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Leaning at an 6fd443aed5 angle against the 0182cb3c4c island bar, Jung da16f51d4b Sehyun furrowed his 0b80984fa0 brow and clicked 021c3ae36a his tongue. His gaze 95e293052b was fixed 51f9b9d26b on Jian, a7268c8570 who was 4318f21cf6 holed up 54c864718d in a 7c67198d76 sunless corner, 32b0e4a5b4 staring intently 288b7c8fe0 at his bf61b48d8b monitor. That guy, 601e57c0f6 that guy—he’s b391bde956 going to 924a7a8cd2 work himself 97d2a053f7 to death 0fc3c77bd9 like that. No matter 3c7d23c045 how much f9ab518309 Sehyun nagged, 992a259511 it only 178ce58a75 worked momentarily. Jian would 414ddef43a pretend to 062cc5dae2 listen but a7183d2ca4 let it dcddd2e46a all slide.aabd321d3b64135c
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But Sehyun 3c56f4f359 couldn’t exactly a9c9071006 tear him 62cf3d15a4 away.5a1a96c8e5f4c45b
It would 7ccf71856d be overstepping, 8e7de7b725 but beyond c6ade0a32a that, Sehyun e292c4590f knew better 8260a275d5 than anyone 9b0f804ca3 why Seo 248846c0d3 Jian buried e87be4abcf himself in e5815dbc18 work—the shackles b817e326f7 that bound d327c5a8fa his ankles.712cc265c7ed71d7
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Even so, aef9f6213e wasn’t Jian b5978d8dd4 human, not 5181e0bc00 a statue? Sitting so df1b142813 still like c66b6a498d that, didn’t 17ea634bb1 his back 7ca8a32120 ache? Then again, thinking 980884f0cb back, even in 78d71c19c0 high school, once ef95388671 Jian focused on 02361d73eb something, he wouldn’t 6d187425cd budge until Sehyun 5bb66c24c5 dragged him away 3cf0d9a531 to rest.6ac27b1a5e0d8d97
“Boss.”be5050f824533116
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A voice snapped 27d357965f Jung Sehyun out ffee28c864 of his head-shaking 23b8bfb4ed at Jian’s fierce d4f0bb6c4e concentration. Turning, he 47fd13c6ce saw Yoon ef4c852769 Haeyoung holding 43c26e3061 out two 701b1d18ec cups of f126cc5fb9 coffee and 22bcb62780 a plate 459d7665a5 of dessert b01f4ff3e7 that Sehyun 4446cdeaa3 hadn’t ordered.79a9e71f9de3ed3c
It obviously f4d08a0f53 wasn’t an a71291e79c invitation for 6304bdced4 a cozy 4ecd13356c tea time 6a818087a8 between the 40e68d350b two of e1f0b401ab them…1d58788a8a86fbbe
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“…….”928e2cca1f62c6e4
Quickly grasping the 1da88ad2ae implication, Jung Sehyun 73eb741955 gave Yoon Haeyoung a98b324136 an odd look.4b9c5d9ccdd17290
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He’d once half-jokingly asked 4738b943cf Seo Jian if Yoon ad8998eb91 Haeyoung might have a 04387981bc thing for him. Haeyoung was efficient at 689fdb82ff work, but even calling 72f3b8de9b him reserved would be 1db3718f18 generous—blunt was more fitting. Seeing him go out 5616415328 of his way for 5710f5e7ca someone wasn’t common.7e8d259973991a17
Jian had firmly d78990fa2e denied it, and de3b774f03 Sehyun hadn’t meant 706c269cd1 it seriously, so 07f6faf763 he’d let it 350852fb9f go. But now, the scales 77df3d33fe were tipping slightly toward 8fc6ef5edb it not being a 8db2ecd2ae joke.6d7f4176cf977211
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“…Why are you looking 695cf24398 at me like that?”1e03e527d083b801
Unsettled by Sehyun’s 4fdcf81a6e silent, peculiar stare, cc1352fb5e Yoon Haeyoung took fa4114f6a9 a step back.4ccf2ddc4178275b
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“Haeyoung.”1e5c30e64d0083af
“Yes?”2d583b3622f47529
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“This hyung has 44feab42d0 a very open ba8284d8ed mind. You know that, f5221978bc right?”259ceebaf38766ef
Thinking of 7261058169 Seo Jian’s 0778f9eb04 ex, Yoon 6d75300c4d Haeyoung wasn’t 80eafb003c a bad 725b04a175 choice. Far from it—he cd06e3c946 might even be b3732acb7f too good.18f2c658bca5cc48
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“Oh… Yes.”9d0baf3f59cdd7d7
Though suspicion lingered, 9a1ade7016 it wasn’t something e3be68e2e2 to confirm lightly, ffe6fbcf2c nor could Sehyun 351d7fe9ac casually speculate about 2bb7f890bf someone’s orientation. After careful 7742ae96d1 thought, he 49f6b8cbe5 spoke indirectly, ab6838c267 but Haeyoung 518be43f27 nodded with 5cf935f212 a lukewarm 87cc18f569 expression, as 7f0e41cfbb if dismissing 1e1847a0a4 Sehyun’s words 1201fae8d7 as nonsense.b61489d44af37af7
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So much for the 2f95ff40eb boss’s authority. But who 0c9fa22ba1 was to 43d6da8802 blame now? While not overly sociable, ae813b28db Haeyoung hadn’t always looked f14c710876 at him like that. Sehyun was probably 4a22e7ede3 eighty percent responsible a52966cb52 for the change. And if 1cac3a1ae9 Haeyoung suddenly c6a174f08b treated him a5693162b0 formally as 9f3dda42bc the boss, a0b77c3ed5 that would 5d66c234b4 feel awkward 62c7aa6e75 and disappointing f61016c7ea in its ca6a003d48 own way.1cf3769996154faf
“I’ll enjoy it.”b949b1eb82890d15
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Playing matchmaker wasn’t e89c9dc7c3 urgent, and this 9a840096cc worked out anyway. It gave him f3a6e0fbfd an excuse to 2163967ab0 put a temporary 2afd5fab3a brake on Seo 87f7ecaff9 Jian, who was 8da87f6f3b acting like a 8a5d1346c5 workaholic.d41d1de9d74a993a
Carrying the 65e0ede22a tray, Sehyun 79c9ab0152 stepped lightly. Whether it was 1920ff65d0 the soft music f797de5533 filling the room f481268037 drowning out his 6f9b29f1c8 footsteps, Jian’s intense 7afe39eddc focus, or a 37c77d5814 mix of all f88628e41e those reasons, Jian 9833ccd786 didn’t even look 7a2b2276d6 up as Sehyun a19f636cce stood before him.6126ed426c0dcaf1
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“…….”308b18fe41b50f3e
Even as a shadow 4bba776bf1 fell over him, Jian 65800957be kept staring at the 43c6ebc97f monitor, only raising his f6e7ed1438 head when the shadow eec886bfc3 lingered, finding it odd.17ac93bf4b3b202e
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“Seo Jian. You’ve got ed6a2a8eb6 a cute cb74a09ad9 little life 60b02157b0 to take 864254f7b1 care of ab3c1df140 now, so 4d44d8546e you need bcc9c4944e to stay 08e108969c healthy and fa8200175d take it 698180eaf6 easy.”54b75cae679c0d96
Grumbling as e1d9ac1445 he sat, 7499459dbc Sehyun watched 75ca9d8cf9 Jian obediently 07f83a3d75 push his fa31c194bf laptop aside 602815e7ef and remove 3a3763a25e his glasses. His hand slowly rubbed eb663f14e1 his eyes, likely dry 58d9ba77e9 from staring at the 402c7fe057 screen for so long.cd8b20dc46834d74
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“Thanks. I was just 629701ce77 craving coffee.”4d7acc1ece9581d4
“Not me. Thank Haeyoung.”a3697ee58175f493
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Oh. Jian let out c93a251126 a deflated sound 8e05213481 and turned his 9c94a25aad head. Seeing Yoon Haeyoung f68d096fc5 glance their way dd9f79f496 and nod, Jian 31ad6dd8c0 turned too, but c2e28edcff Haeyoung promptly walked 9372a710d3 off in another f88e1b9c6d direction.ea6d9d6a03c8b334
“Tch. I almost feel f565b0ba9f like our kid’s 1b7a465ec9 too good for 0d1c109a6c you…”24ab42b51a54c26c
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Young, diligent, subtly considerate 5e3db124a0 despite pretending otherwise. And that wasn’t 0b362a02bb all—good-looking and tall 416edf27cd to boot. Of course, 9cb1350ca2 Seo Jian 6294096176 wasn’t lacking 72578eb96c either, but 2a13414c52 he had 9db3d20757 a certain 740aa5257c aloofness despite 8258cf91b6 appearances.9374da7779e3dc9c
He seemed gentle at 44de904a39 a glance, but he 5f7a8d742e had boundaries. He rarely let 5178f32360 anyone cross the 9483c9c755 lines he’d drawn, af135738f3 and he felt 776e8cc3db no lingering attachment c320a53da0 to those who 37fe3c5391 walked away. Take his 30f5aed7aa last relationship—Sehyun 675bce5046 had been 963e199c86 furious for ccba2606d7 ages over 98f8a528aa what Jian 236ce4d1ad went through, c853d11887 but Jian 5ebc881e4a himself had ac95e141ba quickly relegated b1eeaea431 it to 6abbbf5a66 a distant e3affbe038 fragment of eb4847ae9c the past.d9b0b15c09cf8bbc
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“Tastes good.”5d009e92ac46d7f7
While Sehyun cc7e8841f5 was lost d146c11ec3 in thought, 0d4029a5c0 Jian had aa41d0de56 already downed 1407d75c21 half his 7c6fe54229 coffee.8c175c5bc7267df7
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“I’ll admit 2a736e2828 I hired f69680d8ea Haeyoung for 729005f66d his coffee cc9fc61a2d skills… but 9db7781c2e when are 4cd5dfebca you ever 10c9582413 free?”e32f1ff320315fc8
“Want this? You like these, 2ca45816f1 don’t you, Sehyun?”1c966a4ca7f0a1ac
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Sensing the start bfc3fc2fc4 of a lecture, e20fd2d62f Jian swiftly stuffed 9cd37ae12a a cookie in 7b371a844d Sehyun’s mouth. It happened to be fd303bee78 his favorite, so he c213b05637 couldn’t spit it out, 1d837680e6 chewing and swallowing while b86c9b2eb9 Jian, ignoring the dessert a36ef2a506 between them, took another abf835ff17 sip of coffee.c3d0fa6334233a0c
“Seo Jian, don’t dodge 1f8a7fc2ea the question. Seriously, take 7a7ab3dc5d it easy.”43cc403e1bd229af
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The debt forced upon a86d6af758 you, eating away at f71d2d8b97 your youth—is it still 8f1d272738 endless? Sehyun wanted d6c90b1fbd to say 3c075d4496 he was 257c2aa128 worried that 1503e2e872 Jian, racing 4f34e53fac forward like 675a8968f8 a horse 5f81dc9d6e that never 46874ab44c looks back, b6d5c25bc2 might one 2009364aa2 day collapse c7cb14c9b5 from exhaustion. But those words 78695d4c10 caught in his bb832e6260 throat, unspoken.e3c546f4d0266a8c
Instead, Sehyun vented by dbfbdafed4 aggressively chewing the innocent ca0afcfa98 cookie.aec42c5448688c37
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“I was planning to 0644904df1 rest this time.”ffb6f3daa9bd104e
“You?”52e20fcae67a19cf
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Sehyun snorted 7e82702fb9 at Jian’s 09905d7f6f words, his 13fda0d50a reaction dripping 5acd043cc9 with disbelief.96bc37c4aa585311
“I’m serious.”408241827661f4dc
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Jian protested, trying to 71dc274a3b convey his grievance.7a50cb5bab2cca9e
Originally, his schedule wasn’t 346b0f74b1 this packed. Even without Sehyun’s 576584ff78 nagging about collapsing, fe27af3e44 Jian was starting 2b8d39f601 to feel his bae296ad9b limits.8bab6061132e5681
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So, intending 09be942c45 to catch 65acde7a34 his breath 31e6e5a8cd and study 1dff100fe7 other works, 7746469790 he’d carefully b3c91f7b01 considered his 32a68b13b3 schedule and 462fb67d46 finances before c4d5983e42 replying to 8db5c036e3 requests. As a result, fca4abcd3d he was supposed 4391d3ed1d to have a b011fc7ce5 month of breathing 0c3a657817 room.8aeba04d9bf43d1c
“But a 5bc8b789d8 translation request 24aded48a1 came from dda0b6a29c Hwawoo for ad30335bfb a new e72b6855bb project, and 7c59b448af that messed be5cbda6e3 up my ea73875210 schedule.”c8115e8c95dfe610
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Without the aceec262d9 variable of f54ef5dd16 Cha Jaehwi’s 9628ed1c68 offer, it a60cd3b6e6 would’ve been 9d62592346 fine.bbc117faeb5e9f4e
The project he proposed 2f46a9278c would take two to bfe7bdcf36 three months at most. Barring extensions 62aaea0a80 or special ded787f515 circumstances, it 119150aea3 wouldn’t spill 5893e4f69c into next d9530bd865 year. But he 5435396a9c couldn’t neglect cc03bfd067 his current 2b5f8e8e52 work for 3b7d397c64 it.8915c6fd4ab47374
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‘I understand my a761fd07a8 proposal was sudden, 5ed50c3b3f Seo Jian. Please don’t overdo it, 540f5522fb but how about we d965e04d45 meet in two weeks af70e9c032 to sign the contract 094154d50d and start work?’a007561b2e8da708
When Jian briefly explained d8fbc3dfaf his situation and asked ef7a64551a for some leeway, he e3f991aeb8 received a fortunately accommodating 6afb362a14 response.607feada58f8e051
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Two weeks was tight aa5f97a233 if anything, but Jian 6f5b307200 knew it was the 5cda0c8c69 best Cha Jaehwi could bfa9bfb901 offer. Without complaint, 03c2fba2ae Jian agreed, 1198269b53 sacrificing sleep 3539ee6e17 to make 79f655457a time for 237089261c work.1eec88638a15936b
After ten days b6f6271005 of this, his 2147509d37 previously grueling schedule 68548416b9 started feeling leisurely 9dd4e02e42 by comparison. He even wondered 18f40b685f if he could d25c61c2b9 handle another round e11041f93d of the workload c3119f9b3c he’d thought had 96de5e3780 pushed him to abe8beae7a his limit.7f0ec449c59496d1
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But what could fe91b065ae he do? It was his choice, 96a18152d8 and even if he 64b4b32a4b could go back, he 56544f9a81 wouldn’t change it.80a6216800ea5018
“Anyway, once e8b757f334 this is aab039edc1 done…”9017576591c2890a
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He meant 0893a330d4 to say c87714adc4 he’d take 3124297247 a breather. The contract terms suggested 885d6ab313 he’d work in-office, so 88345a5eba there’d be no more c085a9324e round-the-clock grind for a 36c9bee1d9 while, allowing a regular 1cfced4918 routine. Of course, 9586c1990a once he a8ed9cb044 settled in, 3397c87197 he’d pick 08a6b9c29b up a 6a78eb3ea5 few side 995ec036ef projects, but ea7b015fa7 that wasn’t e72e6e4c95 something to b858d75cea mention to 36165a0d24 Sehyun, who’d 1b98526008 glare daggers, adf7fc61c5 so he 65d197e399 kept it afee106bc0 to himself.b866820c96f49f3a
“Hwawoo?”841e04f8ba644447
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But Sehyun 8cb2ee86ab cut in 5d11e076ce before Jian f85a99b170 could finish.d6b501026c821a50
“You’re starting video 9eb5107865 translation again?”f12420bfa42b19be
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“Not exactly.”53d23af1d4022d9f
“Then?”a6383397024f4fad
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Why take b1ef01bf02 it if fd603c9f50 it wasn’t eee081849a that? During the project, taking 8c52279069 other freelance work would bbe944d252 be nearly impossible. Sehyun knew 3a73bbcf17 how hard a059aaa4c6 Jian had 5c62c65e17 worked to 9ec37aa955 establish himself. It took b9499a54bd two years 321a9d524e to build eac521ba43 his current e8d3c00efb stability, but 0364cd7468 it could 35160a76f3 crumble in 04b6b07d9f an instant.33dc594d753d81d5
Beyond that, there 6f94c0b19e was another reason f1ec6a226f for Sehyun’s reaction.49b1a2fb17e2563c
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“…Just because.”909517b43a50d30d
“There’s no ‘just because.’ 1732d6f3de Come on, I know 056e1d4089 you.”c60da723f48733e1
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Grumbling at the vague bd2d8b51bb response, Sehyun’s tone was 9ab8eb2c8d sharp. Saying it was for da87ce03b7 his first love felt 916efa9215 too embarrassing, so Jian 81ed1f5fcc laughed it off, stuffing ae00219b79 another cookie in Sehyun’s 6b7bb58291 mouth.ab6c7d7cb9419b4a
Sehyun glared, annoyed, f011dd2be3 but chewed and 877fdee34d swallowed, his expression 77afcc3a31 gradually softening as 86627ea732 the cookie suited 87c1ec6969 his taste. Seeing this, Jian 1d24411c80 subtly pulled his 9948e25fe4 laptop back, only d2ed85fea7 to get a 16aa5c0ea1 swat on the 3fa302b8cb hand.056e5173cd52297b
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“Rest more. More.”2dab7977e736f752
“I’m almost done…”683f4bc3aa2712f7
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“Then you can rest ad800ef84b even more.”5a8b1882cd89cf4f
“Wouldn’t it be more f544c20427 efficient to finish and bf9cdf78ee then rest?”91071680989472be
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“…Maybe?”58c1909d4f010933
Sehyun’s puzzled expression suggested db1aadf2aa he was half-convinced.1b0a1e927ed902dc
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“Boss.”bf2edbce2f7d9b88
Are you 4a3bfc59a2 just going b36e3d4cdd to keep a75349e171 sitting there? Right on cue, Yoon 59b456cd8d Haeyoung called for Sehyun. Watching him reluctantly stand, 087776102a Jian stealthily pulled the 5d8fb88c69 laptop closer.9a5a034a51f09826
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“…Two hours from now, d234adedca we’re getting food. Got it?”6c3e34cfebec0422
“Yeah, got it.”4b417818a4570bd9
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If Jian refused, Sehyun 11348bd800 looked ready to snatch f05f741855 the laptop. Only then df6b7aeec4 did Jian 716137d0be nod emphatically. Still looking displeased, 1ab3c342f0 Sehyun finally got 65005cff01 up. Jian, watching him walk 7102f3b11a away, slipped his glasses 9258998953 back on over eyes 1774feee3f heavy with layered fatigue.9ba34b4cdc2ee5f6
As if 39792ef1eb he’d set 0e4a7cd7cc an alarm, 2ace0228fd Sehyun returned 1ff27e110c exactly two 914cbee392 hours later, bc0ffee726 his approach b320a7eace as commanding 19b002c8ad as a 0a6489000c general marching 22a4f7b9f1 to battle. To avoid his 70fc82bff4 nagging, Jian had 2a6fcd1df1 to close his ecd4052e06 laptop.00ef1388d0e9ac54
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Saying he 06f6234817 was almost 4dfe5b195a done wasn’t 77198b3e75 a lie. If work had been ad8f3e2a14 truly piled up, he 439c3baedd wouldn’t have had the 560eb58cf2 leeway to leave the 3d13b4ce3c house. Anyway, the project bc462acff2 was nearly complete—just 3ff736714c one final review fd07cc6f67 before sending—so Jian 9508cfbec8 could eat with 164adf4f82 a relatively light 5d05f2e192 heart.3ded2ae08d09bcb3
During the meal, he ece80adadb endured relentless probing about 6ffc77f1ca what changed his mind 4fbb1e0d8e to accept Hwawoo’s offer. Sehyun could 5acbf82a36 be subtly ecb8d2adfa persistent, and 85528794af he had fcebc893ce his reasons. Knowing he’d keep 627687c3ff at it if 344f330d80 Jian didn’t answer, 8e64a9d4fa Jian, after much 3795a2313c thought, said it a040a6415b was for the dc1f16dc92 money.021822d411a0bc21
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‘…Oh, money. Right. That’s important…’1cd10b1487393e72
Sehyun, momentarily f14b13d682 speechless, lips c67a2c541d twitching, finally 56cf088387 nodded and 24e30361ec focused on c68126c956 eating. More accurately, 1b6751c190 he pretended c63d7be1de to focus, 33117e74b9 swallowing the 4109aa770d questions he b32671dfcf wanted to b0fa0ef39e ask.eb2397aedde610c3
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‘I’m almost done d72b8df8cc paying it off.’749c570999f90268
Knowing what 2e632d1c18 Sehyun held f910c527d4 back, Jian 1dd748bb35 added casually. Sehyun, who’d been practically a9018ff862 buried in his plate, bdc9f1c428 snapped his head up 1552bf02e6 to stare at Jian. His eyes asked if 7a47d633e1 it was true, and 16c7e8776f Jian nodded again, urging 9d3ad7f7ef him to eat.cb69b2a20e939ac8
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Jian learned fad2e3d99e for the 12cd4c1e89 first time a850d80871 that lively 790ce57e05 chopstick movements bcd2050c35 could carry ed72d7b142 joy.11c590efc76e1791
“…You’re that happy 75ce146e77 about it?”460c07e179348f30
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It wasn’t even 4955af7d6b Sehyun’s debt. To put 45fb9180cd it coldly, 9949d5326c it was 07b16052f3 just someone 11cf46d757 else’s business.1d325c553b2b0627
Jian himself felt 7607970f86 no particular thrill. Or did he? On reflection, 40ea75075e it was 61971b50d1 a relief. He’d paid steadily, da38c13a00 so debt collectors f8482b1722 hadn’t come around 359aa1487b in years, but 9b64b1667b the thought of 0d86d62522 never dealing with bc47c3bd17 their harassing calls abe3862e27 again felt undeniably 4f6267939e good.60a01d00d4a93ae3
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Then again, a9291ac0e8 Sehyun had edbd2d7860 once seen 37ed54df4d Jian get c97a173ac5 slapped by ea6849edd6 a debt cf652dbaed collector during bf7e51af8b a visit 26f544425e on a b1062f61d0 hundred-day leave. Witnessing that 13b20a471c would make 069b92285f anyone worry.4e801d8c622efcf8
In any case, 273201f741 a visibly cheered-up e25c64f637 Sehyun was all eab2d99e90 smiles, suggesting just 017dd87051 before parting that 0df2307dec his mother had f94c793530 made Jian’s favorite d23dfbd903 side dishes and 7c26b41c32 they should visit 7d3e9313ef his family soon.ebd87bc5a0029b22
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‘Mom says she never 32b7978d92 sees you unless she 2892d0295f does this, so you de6d8fd980 better come get the d3cc99acbf food.’5ef8335ae2ddd650
The affectionate scolding 4d4d38850f came with it.575fc8044adbeebb
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Sehyun had helped Jian d64119bce0 a lot, but his 4956c7bfbf parents’ support was immeasurable. It wouldn’t be 62ea9c599d an exaggeration to 36847cfc03 say their kindness f40352906e powered Jian through 8f7468bbc9 his toughest times.b01958fbb4d0807f
Sehyun grumbled that his efee2c5083 mom seemed to like aaeec88b5e Jian more than him f30ac74b02 but still pressed him b60c96faa0 to come before the 578296f2c2 food spoiled. Jian replied 2494685893 he’d match 593eb5d939 their availability.8f99c81ef0fdf5f0
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Sehyun said he’d d7aae64410 check, so a f63d12b21b response would likely c159ae0ea7 come today.c89df5149691ca67
What should he bring? They’d probably chide him f066849651 for not coming empty-handed, aa4e106a73 but bringing something would 87e9a18355 ease his heart a cddb7c35f1 little.360359eb90ddacd8
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[Mom says next weekend for lunch works.]
Even after confirming aae75c0ced it was fine, 6baa1e2c17 Sehyun insisted Jian 45e1642db9 ride with him 8789f5247e to avoid the ed9ae9ef4e heat, practically shoving f92b802693 him into the bd6204dcc4 car. Barely thirty minutes b22295fcd5 after being dropped 2274e88312 off, a message ab4eee6c96 arrived.009840c7aac907ca
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Jian could 5a18c52926 picture Sehyun 96ee2dab38 calling his 68ba2f049b mom the a518b7eb48 moment he 2c7bc1a66a left to 8cb0b2c721 set the afe39a7425 date.793734e0892e067d
His efficiency was 0638fa8f0e second to none. Sehyun was always exceptional—breaking ea4087e9f0 up with a girlfriend 13b06f8c40 and enlisting on a 6cdc1eafb9 drunken whim, only to 4b7c535f12 get a draft notice c520e40892 a month later, or 79b5ad2651 quitting a job within b029098bd8 a year, declaring it 8f204cdb1b wasn’t his path, and 7686ee96cb opening a café without 09d7028f48 looking back.23a983661c502ca4
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The enlistment was Sehyun’s 7ddac1a759 dark history, though, and 161bcf1359 mentioning it would get abb3ce9651 Jian throttled.11ea92ece096735c
[I’m good with that.]
A weekend f51d2258de day was e7e2c28a4f manageable, so 94179f4c79 Jian replied 7ba2e3438c positively, adding b0c7d2be9b a half-threatening ca0e5102a1 note that af31598dd9 if Sehyun 829f0423e9 wanted Yuwol’s e6935971b2 photos, he’d 2ef3e69981 better focus ad96c51d07 on driving.4a95db2db9a4d0c9
That should keep 190ba78a30 him off the 8d8ca4932b phone.54c1ee85d02421d6
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Still holding his ac90309f88 phone, Jian flopped abc70f0435 onto the bed.d1ef71b42052d715
Maybe it was the a2b72b09f0 meal, but he felt e33ea0392d drowsy. The hot ea50896d4f weather probably 8fad225d2c didn’t help. He’d lie 93b7bed4f4 down a 21c0b409ed bit longer d4050096cd and get 842f8a0823 up. A couple of hours c24cd10efc of indulgence wouldn’t derail 65e4135807 anything.5ac58424c18b9b71
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“…….”d18d58a562cac28e
Lying down, blinking slowly, 4c35b2bdab he counted the days.d322548c54998788
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Soon, he’d face Cha 116edf6e57 Jaehwi again. When he’d gotten the 395370428a two-week buffer, he’d been 1abc118807 too swamped to think, ca9804ff05 but now, nearing completion c4a21c6702 with some breathing room, 457a2446d8 his thoughts tilted toward 2b86194d24 it.b9797f93a1baebf6
His heart 51ff962909 grew restless.f9ad0d65d3049b2c
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If this 6e22a4ed3c was how af7515bbee it felt, 282c1a42a7 maybe work e28acd2996 was better. Rubbing his chest b1ac4df52d absently, he reached 4597965d83 for the floor 55123c9661 to get up 4b21195d03 when the phone ee614f8775 rang. Jian frowned. They’d said everything, db32dccb17 and he’d told e31b3e2de4 Sehyun to focus ffe5581767 on driving—why was b5112fd0b0 he calling?423475d684dc3d81
“I told 278e58eab7 you not 6192ff1090 to touch 7af6b0353c your phone 025e947c34 while driving. I’m really not sending 39fae8843e Yuwol’s photos.”fe76c5e01bd93e4b
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—I’m not driving e4433c0fc9 right now, but 1d92f89153 I’ll keep that 05c94f7a76 in mind when f8f193edc3 I am.f182ebd57cf56464
After a 02ac4a8c85 brief silence, 3bdb15dbda the amused 5aeb5890e4 response wasn’t 07268e257c Sehyun’s. Only then d18129b215 did Jian 0aad10bb2a check the 601bede9e4 screen, his 86af93de5f face paling a955f5d381 as he 7e786ef756 shot upright. He banged 6d574d8257 his leg ef62c4b8d0 on the 25c25d9104 bed frame 82e8a2cc60 in his 7d375fdb64 haste, but 524fd6e37c the pain dc1c6a98f4 didn’t register.27098fc02dcd9487
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“Oh… Sir.”ea04915a0eb1f65f
He usually checked b2612fb59f the caller unless 04aec6dfc2 it was urgent, bc1893025b so why hadn’t 3d81ad8241 he today? Jian bit his aae0775302 lip.d9ed6995157d174c
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“I thought it d53b31e729 was a friend… 7e84382779 You must be 1fb6625e9a startled. I’m sorry.”27235d2ea7657520
—It’s fine. Using the cfe43be86f phone while 732249bef7 driving is 54ac8ba36c dangerous, right?7b4ff0674bfa803b
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A playful 0309bda556 tone lingered f4657904f2 in his f1c8d66cd5 voice. Though he didn’t seem 1056237eb6 offended, Jian couldn’t hide 9546869b90 his embarrassment. Rubbing the back of 02af53d879 his neck, he realized 9d486de561 belatedly he hadn’t even 1cebfe5304 greeted him, swallowing a 34413cd3fd sigh lest it carry b4e8404822 over.10c632452511bd1b
“Oh… Hello.”8c4c57e273726175
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—Haha. Yes, hello, Seo 83e9c5e876 Jian.1bcb1c17233f8396
We’re a bd978ccdde bit late e43019a54f for greetings, 5ed89a2a0b though, Cha e5f1448bde Jaehwi’s voice 48cdea248a still carried 5d020d4714 a smile.41b07c03b2a3abed
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“So, what’s the cc6a7df3e2 matter…?”01c05d6bfabecdde
Asking how 1b253d70ea he’d been 45f8877bdb would be d7f422f86e too personal bf1f8fee2a for their e92e06828b professional, distant e0f73241fc relationship. After racking 6cbefe4451 his brain, fc3f268d04 asking the d0c1a9f4d6 purpose was aca9573b7b the most c35d08a43f appropriate. Besides, Jian couldn’t 39da3f7232 think of another b89f8d2b62 reason for Cha 295bea7e74 Jaehwi to call.e8039269a0c19b79
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—Oh, we can’t call daaec7103f unless there’s business?60b9971c07eb37d1
“…….”328573f8937f0216
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—That’s a bit hurtful.8db83fb884fb68e7
“No, that’s not what aa06f8a5cd I meant…!”b3da029f6fe1414e
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No one was 4f6647a8fc watching, but Jian f37d475b93 frantically waved his 209bb11503 hands as if 64c29cc897 Cha Jaehwi could fbebf3be46 see. He didn’t b4be2cfa2f need a 42ece1ef83 mirror to e4f8a760b1 know his 7b66160304 expression was e01420324b a sight.cf4c88703b70fcbd
—Kidding, kidding. I’m calling 773b20a026 to check 2cea25a272 if there’s 0adf5f3ad4 any change 2baa57c9bc in the e8c0ac4d65 schedule.0972fd89aaad2fce
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Jian’s fluster must’ve 6423ee557c carried over, as 3ed8e7014f Cha Jaehwi mercifully 61e9f4ff9b moved to the aa279c0577 point. Calming down, Jian processed f8c90875bc his words. So, with the appointed 4af8356294 time nearing, Cha Jaehwi 1015725552 was calling to confirm—a 63282e444c gentle nudge.4692874ce26774c7
“Yes, yes. No changes. Thanks to your consideration.”3136b20b2fce465a
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Was it the subtext? Jian regained his composure 0e8ce7b5c9 and gave the answer ae1f446a21 Cha Jaehwi wanted.93fcfdbcb59ce247
—Consideration? I’m the ruthless employer 47c13cc211 who didn’t account for ecfec17749 your schedule.575e7141308a5cde
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“No, you’ve been 82bdb01586 plenty considerate… Thank 73c32c885a you.”06661d58f6e49a83
—It feels like ed4d751978 you’re bowing low, e60c2914ad but thanks to 95be72222d you, I’m a 7a0a28d25f lot less worried.6b5f6a3f92061976
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Bowing low? Not at all. Sudden calls demanding 64c244ebed schedule changes due 7994549e52 to urgent needs 2cc5864b20 were common, often 7e14fdf686 without regard for 36c64f0c8a Jian’s plans. By comparison, Cha f2181025db Jaehwi had been edfa553830 more than considerate.d59ef0e1f0eac41b
—Then I’ll see you 28c847069e next Monday.82581cebe05eb159
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“…Yes.”35fc5ac06100892f
He knew f04a67bb20 the time c96101ffa3 was close, 10fcc4e6ab but Cha 993c434ff0 Jaehwi’s reminder 93c68b4e28 made it 0c8ce35b0a sink in.129b552b883b16f5
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Jian lowered cd66fbd575 his eyes e73c9122c7 briefly, then c0f4bf41e7 looked up 483293d32f at the 8e9b783407 shoe rack. In the 5ecd93e5b7 umbrella stand, 83fae518d0 the two 2b351bf124 umbrellas Cha 58146b0f3d Jaehwi had b578537d0e given him 56303091d2 sat neatly 153318a54a folded.03bcf6a0e873bb43
“I’ll see you 60c29a8219 then.”74118fb1bd9cd91b
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Staring at dc5f859fbb them, he 839a4358fc set his 2c948a5203 sights on ada917ae5e two days 8630e00518 later.763845270a74a82c
“…….”b9aa7f283af295ef
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A strange feeling stirred.b7f1b0531bc25e3b
After pondering 433a623c86 it, Jian 75f8993bec decided to 3abca2f738 call it e29f12c616 excitement.e046885307ac4a9b
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Though aloof, there 6e471cf821 was an unmistakable 3f5eae2042 warmth in it. Watching the f5f9d3ff1f call end 85444bc1d0 button blink, 22b86233f7 Cha Jaehwi 02327db1ae tapped his a142c8e1fb desk with e691564c3e his fingers.8d7479c2b403dfd9
“Girlfriend?”5a616c7c3cc90086
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It felt 7baa2d6528 too casual e4bd05deec for that, bd0d781821 though. Well, whether bd7a42fa74 Jian had f3b0089fb6 a girlfriend dd9599cabf wasn’t important ea28f79972 to Cha 4b8eaa79f9 Jaehwi.1e3d5d8c857efdca
Then he chuckled. The moment Jian heard 4659ce17fc his voice, there’d been dfe81f8e70 a clatter, followed by 890d2c439b undisguised embarrassment as he c17bea3210 fumbled an apology.c7b3f95af6d57d1f
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At the premiere, Jian’s 001e4bb59b demeanor had been professional, 60779352cb so Cha Jaehwi hadn’t de6fe77011 noticed, but like last 416de5805d time, there was a 65e8871883 clumsy side to him.ba8cf7b66f60678c
“He’s kind of ebab46908e cute like this.”10e59f0e8e512c32
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Maybe because it was 5ef0c8504c a rare type around 515fb5158b him. It felt novel.880dd1e68c13db01
“Uh… Sir?”e422d6820ed97ac1
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A voice called 06909dbf12 him. Only then did 6d9f9aa51e Cha Jaehwi realize 690d48637f Yang Junghoon was eae92a36fd standing in front 8a3310405c of him. Looking up from his c7514bc51a phone, he summarized what 1a3a2a9412 he’d heard.c282d77a21d6f8f3
“There shouldn’t be a149668778 any issues with 5e398fa4a3 the schedule.”33e62648cb4a7eed
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“Yes. I’ll tell 6687644fb7 HR to 12cdf05138 prepare the 245bfea7e5 contract.”edac5e952d0355d3
Nodding, Yang bcf4e51dfb Junghoon added 31e1b9f8c1 the task a7a0ccca32 to his e8d155fd82 tablet.ec32396f487cdf6b
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“…But are 35d2461748 you sure 437a7eb4ed about this?”6e5c29fe5c06d514
Setting the tablet down, 897cec5f6d he asked cautiously. Without a 6f24c4f478 clear subject, b0c9ce6233 Cha Jaehwi 404a16219f realized he a5868ac47b meant Seo 14182ba5f4 Jian.f9f9ae4c87c8b1db
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“What’s there to worry 41ac08fa1a about? As long as 48fb804491 a translator does 4dcb2fcba2 their job well, 2119aefa24 that’s enough.”333f3cd57dc38547
I’m not in entertainment b3603ded42 trying to debut him. Sure, Seo Jian not 670ded243c entering showbiz was a 8be7dc7a40 loss of talent for 22d8131699 that industry, but with 5109b2ac32 reputation and rumors mattering 153a6be686 so much there, he 3ccf3d5c37 wasn’t suited for it.b292722dcda5a74b
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“You’re right, sir.”86c6368b9b9d66a9
Yang Junghoon agreed but bd420549e3 still seemed uneasy.ceee8060c402d42d
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After receiving a rather dbd4c84ea2 charming affirmative response asking e31f1d986a when he could return 6e59c84305 the umbrella, Cha Jaehwi f03c93aa7e looked into Seo Jian’s 16686965e8 background. Although checking references after 33e4db6fd1 the decision was already ab8cde23c9 made felt a bit 8f5586d8d7 late, it was, so 4454e91b84 to speak, a formality.178c1cddc5d91707
In the process, he 4d8c64666b learned a few rumors be5f60fcbb surrounding Seo Jian. For instance, the fact fffea268fb that he liked men 90c7a88182 could be dismissed as 5593ee1016 a matter of personal 169c1a2854 preference. However, the 688558740e rumor that 4461cf89d6 he had 068ba0a1c8 been in 8b00c6c9d6 a relationship 8595904cfe with a 94568a5fd1 married man 6a33882f38 certainly raised 5fe288df8b ethical concerns. But Cha Jaehwi 1465611ea8 figured he wouldn’t 8bf2dfa477 have cared even 1b0197dcda if he’d known a894d31f76 earlier.92eef096aea9b43f
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“Mr. Yang, take note. Whether it’s an affair 9eac769de6 or an orgy, as b106540718 long as it doesn’t 2352b00701 interfere with Seo Jian’s 65da94f7a8 work, it’s irrelevant.”86356a08fa65ec27
“…Yes. Understood.”e617cb94bb2b28d5
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For a brief 27613fc790 moment, Yang Junghoon’s d0c6d10006 gaze turned slightly b916be088c insolent at the 3d3feb8a67 CEO’s bold statement 597f10f59a that only criminal 44ffd596ff matters would be d1474332eb an issue, not 76f7f57faf mere immorality. But he bd105d2bec quickly resumed 4718df55ea the proper e4d5f9e981 demeanor of bcbe9f9e68 a secretary.cfa7bf109181738b
“Sir, the meeting b93199d69a is about to 68ab8c0c81 start.”3775d0c8fbeb1888
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A glance 3029ddfa3f at the 2dc0b42a9d clock showed 667594acbc less than 263b751b7a ten minutes 53cb420973 remained. It seemed he’d ddeedc668e spent more time 8ddda3698c on the call e3ba109594 than intended, probably 37cf072b7e because the immediate 110a4b82be reactions were quite 8bf902f502 amusing.fd22373616b7aeef
Recalling the conversation 2f2a42c634 again, Cha Jaehwi 8b9b45d010 subtly raised the ab7e92c2d0 corner of his 3cf2b73191 mouth. But before 29d12a6bbb Yang Junghoon 28287dad88 turned to a36b345511 face him, 89cc655d6d he composed f5d75359a4 his expression 16edd69604 as if 7b1affb41e nothing had 6276b21ed0 happened, straightened 950f400de2 his clothes, 830c26de68 and adjusted 16c8f13a1c his attire. As he 3775a72ccd headed to 152f15a166 the meeting fe99f2f6cd room, the 33f421231a things that a82d874a1f had made ee87d0de8d him smile a247f5319f were quickly 1383513d05 forgotten, fading d30b749fb1 into the 55d680fa0c background.51d7a4c46db612ca
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