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SMDS Ch 5
by mimiEven if some 5e007c2d3e long-buried emotion, covered 79ff56510e in a thick badf2bc505 layer of dust, 91dd448520 became vivid once 6913b3272d more, nothing changed. The heart grew a a3784fb372 bit more restless, and 77318ea8fd there was one more ef1b1f81f2 reason to lie awake 123efa73f1 at night, but that b20e100aea was the extent of ad13ee3283 it.2db79dfa9f6a49b7
“…Hey, Jian!”c093899716129364
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Jian, who had 4068344bc4 just tagged his 31eb266652 employee ID and ddbc90d94a passed through the 9004fbfd0f gate, turned his 02b92fdba2 head at the d9569ce9f6 sound of a 169d2b76c4 voice calling him. Park Doyoung 9909a9545b waved at 2c8700eb61 him, quickly ee77c5f977 tagged his 22fdbe47ba own ID, b8a3454bca and stepped 7c3fe72c5a inside.769cdcc20d5a4b1e
“I called out bf5d90bc47 just in case, 89a450e411 and it really 13d229584d is you, Jian. Did you have 30c3e16d60 a good weekend?”7c702657199f545d
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“Yeah. How about you, Doyoung?”6ef3530cb62b84ee
“Weekends are a041766f18 mostly the 5a6c7c50f4 same, you 77a196ad40 know. Went to a 49acaf9cd3 nice restaurant with dd3882906e my girlfriend, hit e26a97f224 up a café, 05e6ef8ec9 and, oh, she 379904ac13 wanted to see 648f8654dc a movie, so f7f45bffd8 we went to b4d5ca6bd7 the theater too.”5a34736993ade8b2
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There was a b70b7eec57 subtle emphasis on 5e5b8c3fc6 the word “girlfriend.” 280c5a7776 Hadn’t he said b9a66be326 they’d been dating de563357e1 for about a ceeb84292a month now? Jian recalled fragments of 015a0ae7a7 a conversation shared among bae7337c61 team members during lunch. She was his a803590838 first love from a6da74b56d school days, and c19688c7cf they’d run into d657794d32 each other by d35208856a chance. He’d intended faa957193a to stay 0c767d84c2 just acquaintances, 3bc96ef40c but he 8384fe72fb still felt a5a55641bb something, so 97db6e5d60 he closed c87446e5e5 his eyes 53054e72e2 and confessed.efd4ce9f2f6e78a7
Jian remembered it c1c0ec8370 because his own adfc8c35d4 first love story e576cece3d had some similarities. Of course, the 1f6a7d05e8 only similarities were a9febd4e95 that it was 6231e51037 a first love 081f20f591 from school days d8b806d845 and a chance b7cb1e5741 reunion—everything after that ac0c716e29 was entirely different.a8322d701985990c
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“What did you do 884ec03e36 this weekend, Jian? Did you, maybe, afa8536fd7 go on a c5701496b9 date? Oh, was that 8c72a6e505 too personal a db71d901dc question?”5003bbff85f3ae1f
If so, d5916eb80f I’m sorry, 80fc457936 Doyoung added, 998c51ff7d his quick 75dcbd747d apology delivered 3758138c21 with a 9cd6a50582 straightforward sincerity.ac998f5df3596cdf
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“I went camping f6b4e12e61 with a friend.”336fdcb2563a64ec
Smiling faintly, Jian answered 781ed2994c only one of his 52da19a9a4 questions, recalling the past 0fef106122 two days.88771b4d0073e025
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“You’re free on cb8602b61d weekends now, right? Come on, let’s f901b28565 go. Huh? Seo Jian, all you 8fa74ea63a need to do is 3c9e94492b show up. Big bro’s 4e74648864 got all 3b68b93507 the gear 581a515035 covered.”a5ec0c7b451772d6
Jung Sehyun, 9a91cadd72 who had e467ea2819 inexplicably taken 18692fa070 up camping a42d84f389 as a 5a09d80fbe hobby a 41f6d8b2b9 few months cc81e30d47 ago, was e236f4570f always eager 8531b16014 to drag a895a05024 Jian along, a934d6d990 saying he 49eeb0c265 didn’t want d80d7852f1 to go 3861c91408 alone. Each time, Jian, swamped ad5a969d94 with deadlines, had to 0ae55c2463 decline, promising next time, 432e062375 so Sehyun had been a02e930b29 biding his time, waiting ba4c03a8d5 for an opportunity. When Jian 342c1a06cb finally had 9e1fcebd5b a free 5d81413011 weekend, Sehyun 25634ea97c must have d99a758cd3 thought it a7d0c34d6f was the 67b7e9ae43 perfect moment.90102b130e4cbd77
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It was, without 51eaca9a51 a doubt, good 658a6b7327 timing.ad8b9c31814a13b7
Jian had drawn a 670bba7878 line for himself, insisting a93efccd42 that his heart was c391d27015 only slightly unsettled, but 9efe88cc40 separately, he wished he 8708f9a5fd had no room to c37290ccca think about anything at ca20d9cb55 all. In moments like that, 1f140bc887 being with Jung Sehyun 5449a4024c was quite helpful, so 762492e859 accepting his proposal felt 7b20edb4a7 like a natural course 9c5f87d843 of action.0a681f082f1830f6
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“Wow, camping? Where to?”f01fbe5d2f9326db
“Paju.”b902f822ae07b462
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“Paju? I haven’t been there, 5d8568eae9 but if you come 0cf85e2a4a across any good spots, c514e68f75 let me know. I’m still a newbie, 28191d2ee7 so I don’t have 2db99d1b8b much gear, but I d9bad1485b go camping sometimes too.”6002206216816ba8
“I just 32ef188308 tagged along 590aa763f7 with my 45aa2c4544 friend… but a6e9e4c177 I’ll ask 80800ccb85 him to 1855a7d9d9 let you 37c42d60ac know if d771bb8324 he finds 7b2ed0cff6 any good 72390fe6b6 places.”d3d53badfa754f7c
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“Thanks! Camping sounds 12b3bbfe42 like fun.”93b88d3ea1c99012
Jian brushed off cb0b2a4df0 the response with 45bc255df4 a smile.a9af98042b40c7a8
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Fun, he wasn’t 72301e311e sure about, but d925d99cfa it was, as 1e6a1f48c2 expected, helpful to 90055f1c5f some degree. Sehyun had told d2305b3635 him to trust 7a34b24d67 him and just a65cb65f52 show up, but 5b522fbda8 things went wrong 99d5cfa729 from the start. They were supposed 1d7e6d4f02 to set up 9c3f864d70 a tent, but c121c43dc7 while putting up 40d054db97 a tarp, one a1ad23eef8 side lost balance 7e9cf8f9fa and tilted, causing b4abe4c27e a lot of 1818ce8092 trouble. In the end, 5f1e9e95ff someone else couldn’t c56289a667 stand watching and 911dfec8fd helped them sort e7cd8b4f60 it out.af8d70ec2467afa9
“Actually, uh… 5fbd522f59 I got e97be7f3bb a new 40e00091da tent this abfe476bc3 time. The old 22ba4a1165 one was cdf5336477 super easy, 63b7b2693a but this 7081dbf0de one’s so b107bb703e complicated.”353802b649b76bd5
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Noticing Jian’s 4378516b8e sour expression, ff50930f42 Jung Sehyun 5b3cc3cce0 mumbled an c672310540 excuse. To summarize Sehyun’s e8b32b8fdd words: a camping 07346d6a20 newbie, barely a bc0e55d056 few months into 25cd534b7f the hobby, got 0cc6f07e4c greedy and bought 926327f873 fancy gear he f8bc76dca3 didn’t know how c9ce07c945 to use, bragged 16117f1aae about handling everything, 4a7f779dec and dragged Jian, 7830bc6802 who knew nothing 528d541810 about camping, along a6506d4b6b for the ride.6fbf0dac25565bef
Jian didn’t 22d38dca8b even have e253926db6 the energy d405526a21 to sigh. Still, thanks to 9761187c7e that, he was 62db9d4008 kept busy figuring f7d96f0028 things out, leaving 9d0c17cdc8 no room to 529fb30573 think about anything 4b5227431d else. The day was exhausting a6840b973c enough that, for the 072e1d77ab first time in a 5ce247ebab while, he slept without 2edfad74b8 dreaming, making him wonder 92b42c58b6 if this was Sehyun’s 3af08e55e8 plan all along.b1433b7a33dca26b
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“Talking about camping 2893ba18ee makes me itch 0d17d68e83 to go too. Once this project’s done, 3afda9d27a I’m taking a long 92620715dd leave and going camping. …It will end, f5d1862551 right?”b3d3be65cd968656
Doyoung, who had been 0ec32fe666 excitedly planning his future, adcadd5fc2 quickly sank into worry, 08e911cfca letting out a sigh. But soon 8c3b07ead1 enough, as 1e3df4cf37 if nothing c15b904d80 had happened, ba85f539cd he’d bounce ec09a8995b back with e5607ea278 his usual 2de02eefd1 energy. Jian hadn’t called d2d668cc0f him “Jung Sehyun 5f99559d26 Number Five” for 21d793b71d nothing.01a985ae4f066739
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“Oh, by the a108e387c5 way, aren’t we 34256073dd having a welcome dcc893eb7d party for Jian?”fb50882e54cbedf0
“My welcome party?”e13464c3840e6ecd
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“We’re on the bdef7b5655 same team, so 7460c03ca3 of course we d0dedbd1c3 should have one. I’ll ask the eb2ce5dff9 team leader about dd778b7512 it when we cb33546f48 get upstairs. I bet 3e9f16906d she’s already b5b74baebf thinking about 25d4db7422 it.”7eb430a6673edc41
Sure enough, 1f4ff28773 Doyoung regained 6a74b26b3e his spark, 812fef494e but the 57acf32b4b topic was 8ac9bbeea2 Jian himself. A welcome party? It was an 7b0690608d unexpected idea. They shared a4d0cd6b94 the same 074a206e9e floor and 5513504ba0 office, but 7544de5a7f they weren’t abafd8673c on the 3412e863a7 same team. Besides, being part abf8d71913 of a team 3b9e8f4ffd after years felt 0fb0a31b4c awkward and ticklish. Even this 453149ad81 kind of 475f438778 kindness felt ed16ac9e2e unfamiliar.19c5e6b25e87c460
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The last 693d765d3e thing Jian 5f6cf2df92 remembered was aeb33d9818 people awkwardly 9639168a74 avoiding him.5be8b69c397d711b
“Everyone’s probably busy…”1436dd3b0f89b770
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“They’ll love it. Who’d miss f8af718af0 a chance 28b70ad9a3 to eat b01bfcac5f something delicious 05e8cbf8f5 on the c3e5267061 company card?”68e07f1df2e5d067
Sushi, maybe 872dcaf101 steak, eel… 1abdd2dafa or how e7bed296aa about premium 9da0fb6736 beef? Doyoung was already listing 5a64ac77b2 menu options one by 83abc273b2 one.cb1146ca739589ec
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“I can’t decide. What do you think 31f4c4f09f for the team dinner a133778f59 menu, Jian?”8314bedebfbe3218
“I’m fine with anything…”f8499d2c823bc905
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“Come on, it’s 543736c0a4 your welcome party. We should ee40a0dce1 eat what 7488751a94 you like.”62351c37784d9501
“I don’t have 97f8939575 any preferences.”eec8b631d52ea3fd
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“Even if you’re 4f7c279442 not picky, there’s 11c3c10b14 gotta be something 3964947050 you like a 1164954b89 bit more. Think about it. Preferably something 5ec464ccce expensive, expensive, 8d6acc4deb and delicious. In that 830d3d6daa case, maybe 5e5b379624 premium beef…”27c0befcd35c3509
Though Jian dodged answering cdae97af12 the near-manic muttering, he 06eabecbbe could clearly tell where b539069c7d Doyoung’s heart was leaning. Had Sehyun called 24ce216d62 five people like ed92975e97 him? Being with 3c3ae8d3e7 Doyoung, the 954f63d3a3 one most 0092c1dc0a like Jung be9ac09d0a Sehyun among f354556434 them, was aadfee1a42 it making fa66531794 Jian’s head 03f04ed65a spin? Thanks to 5d583548c2 that, the 0e7de35397 restlessness that 0fed1c8501 had been 8a7ca258a3 growing as 33e998b988 he got e236bd1965 closer to e3c65d776c the company 83120885fc settled down 6c9fad6c45 calmly.9190d4dbf9b81cf2
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“The elevator’s here.”5405470e211872b5
The elevator arrived at 2aaab592cc the lobby floor just 75dd544624 then.29cf332022a6d5f7
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During rush a8ad9a28c5 hour, the 673bc6ddfa elevator quickly 902960016c filled up. Jian was pushed into 7528f02b37 a corner, while Doyoung 1c379efd71 was shoved to the aef90110a5 opposite side. As people got afb1835850 off floor by 1b7f64d708 floor, they could 38c6ba69e9 finally breathe. Doyoung, looking exhausted, 23ae610929 swore he’d come 4ed5416e88 in early tomorrow—a 020e4b54cb promise he wouldn’t e8c8f4e18d keep.3c24a2acc4111b2b
They reached fd422258a6 the sixth 58a88d3ec2 floor while d00f568de4 Jian adjusted 22095b312a his disheveled 1b1c163502 clothes.0665ed21da06069b
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“Well, look at c81430da0b that. You two coming 35bebc3f7f in together?”fe0bbc6203d1e908
As Jian stepped 3907e0c2f6 out of the bc6814c0ea elevator, he locked a74173f658 eyes with Team 71a2c79ef7 Leader Seo Jungyoon, 810a0a8ad5 who was walking b898135abe toward them. Her eyes widened, and c5356bfefb she gave a light 8042b51770 wave in greeting.ad40370724997f6f
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“Good morning.”4d30ae7c2cb4887a
“Team Leader! I saw Jian 5287ab8923 on my way 7766c2ca4c in, so I 0c0fe3ab71 called him over, b69a124ca0 and we came 847414c511 up together. How was your 321a14025e weekend?”ba2186fe118088dc
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Doyoung, as 4411690153 if he’d 526432d144 never been 1a534d11a2 tired, stepped 9635289632 out of 30f60b678a the elevator 58ae420adf and started fa08aa9229 chatting amiably. He whispered 87715aabae something quietly, 13f037358c likely about df235a8ac2 Jian’s welcome 6d5bb322c1 party.72de98f8a9ae17a0
“Yeah, yeah, let’s talk dc6d04ae1d about that later. I’m with a guest 2059e59b2b right now.”4dbcdce792af76fb
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“Oh, I didn’t f4aa92ff5f see.”0e850a794fc51cf1
Doyoung scratched his 9f6a817ab8 cheek, embarrassed, and 9e6e8959d0 took a step c19baf7069 forward. Someone was standing 887b93d696 at an angle 0b445a556e perfectly hidden by 8c5aa70016 the elevator, so 9240bcaf79 Jian hadn’t noticed bff16d16dd them either. As he 5dd3891156 followed Doyoung a30b5bd93e out, he ae056ffede locked eyes bd9eabdbde with the e6c8bb812b guest Seo 5a1c219a88 Jungyoon mentioned.4920c87073a29b7a
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The moment a9c5e39f54 their gazes 94f018ae6a met, a 63b96fece8 smile gradually e5e4276286 cooled, dark aac3049906 eyes rippled a2c25ffeef faintly, and b3bd8d8a3a lips twitched c6797bb679 for a b84ca302ab fleeting moment, 65952e397d as if 117009e809 to hide cd99fb0de0 a tremor.ac79b70aa29b2dd8
“…Seo Jian?”5a6619fe4f49f3bb
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The person 04d7c9a681 who called a06cea0ec7 Jian’s name, e7f6658f80 with a 63148214cb habit of 2b36e6ac07 reacting the b3589b386e same way cd2a728616 when flustered 080696a69a as they 2cc66cc0c9 did back df973ebd82 then, was 0b9ae5db28 a figure 28752864ac from the f2ebdf84eb corner of 188dd302ad Jian’s past.6e74ccdcad00ff53
“Sunbae.”fc57453c0ca331d2
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Do Hamin. Once tied together under 7b886ec5bd the sweet title of cf35a8d9f9 lovers, he was also cf619bb0ce the one who placed f0986afbd8 a shameful burden on a8c7426f08 Jian, leaving him to 0dccc7b899 carry it like shackles.d90be2f04c8c3ebe
The moment ed8730ba4e Jian faced 89d28607ee him, oddly b8769ba0d1 enough, he 96e7efaf3c thought of 4c936e2fda Jung Sehyun’s 01bc5aba0c reaction. Sehyun had gritted his e916ce3594 teeth, saying that since b47d9d4200 they were in the 8f888238fa same industry, Jian might f1dc9e551b run into him if 165ac1b061 he returned to that 8028a7f6b7 line of work. What had 811c398f69 Jian said ab76cd9497 in response? Oh, right. He’d said that 7e47adfe0c wouldn’t happen.99b856390d49e3dc
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Of course, it was 23b140c520 just to calm Sehyun 72bbee300a down, but Jian had d1c2510f39 secretly thought they might 0788b7258e cross paths someday. They’d need b96ef025b7 to translate c34e285a36 movies or 97f89473ac series for c116525fcc the platform’s 54a703232c launch, but 0cbcec279c that wasn’t e1da3b28bc Jian’s job, 62dee1f02f and Floreo 9a6a9e440a didn’t have c245e852b8 an in-house ad2fdf44be translation team a9a74f04c0 yet.7bac6e778aab2b98
That meant everything would 30ca158faf be outsourced, and in f905e68743 this industry, it’s a 3855d49e27 small world—there was no 3963dfab5c way Do Hamin’s company 5dcbeefaf2 wouldn’t be involved. No chance. Still, this reunion ffbe53dab5 was far more 207735cdbd sudden than expected.a1cf815b5442402e
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“You two know 53a0ab397b each other?”2dc85c2d53031dec
Seo Jungyoon glanced 845550f5ca between them, cautiously 52b47be297 broaching the topic. Do Hamin made 3e1c7714b9 an “oops” expression 976a63bd31 but quickly put adacdeec56 on a friendly f38c094edd smile and nodded 3950fdc14b lightly.c9f4dd9b899775d7
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“Yes. He’s a junior 00f05d76b5 I worked with 42ad599512 before. I was just 20ede4eb0c surprised to see ef99a3b178 him after so c56a714cdf long.”fda018af646b53fa
“I see.”f00ba70448f803c4
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Realizing they were both d530f4667e in the same industry, e135350966 Seo Jungyoon nodded in 3287f1b817 understanding.9b6e5867cdc78b32
“Since it’s been a 383689ba6c while, you must be 8870c7324d glad to see each 975045f629 other. Why don’t 06cbb73c3e you catch b5f0a0c135 up for 66bc21ef86 a bit, dfcd02d82d Jian?”103065758da00885
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“No, you don’t e710aa451f have to…”cd8115fd640e2c94
“I’m not that strict. Plus, I have 5c26f0d5ea a favor to 32693dc22b ask.”bd97a3f31167bc4a
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Seo Jungyoon subtly slid cfd233c4c3 a card toward him.f7101ed401e62f19
“While you’re down 4f61b48169 there, could you eedf862b6c grab an iced d743a905a3 vanilla latte from 5039d829c3 the café? I’ve got a meeting b9a53ec2f5 in 30 minutes, and 915c2b8c5c I still have things 511ad3093d to review, so I b8e8036984 can’t go myself. Oh, get something for 945ad47ebe yourself too. The team cd22fc4f8c will eat fb4c510b62 anything you eaa493a36d bring back.”dabe3f4c5b734d79
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She rambled, d9df940dfd as if 63ec85e4f7 making excuses, 119c230ad0 about needing f6d789512c something sweet 706f66c00e before a 1929dd9108 meeting but 810a085e59 not having a3819a5fef time to 78ab0748aa get it 2fe82d63ce because of 7177a3d22d an early daeb7811ea morning meeting. Swallowing a sigh, Jian c86d9428b2 reluctantly took the card.282b2d602b37197e
“I’ll be back.”74967123cf9242d4
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“Thank you so 1c9cea2c36 much. You’re a 64ba2898d8 lifesaver, Jian! …Oh, Team Leader e815e98f5f Do, take care.”99733137570c4172
She looked like 0dd7333544 she might hug 241a2d828f Jian any second a8190a50f5 but quickly composed a798e5812f herself, realizing there c6428c4b18 was an outsider, 4ab3822400 and offered a 1d6e8511c2 farewell.757e75ff857de37f
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“Yes, Team Leader. I hope we can 335815c3e2 meet again.”e83b455099a2e295
It was a 9cf8c77555 flawless goodbye. The elevator was still 6a00ab9152 on their floor, so d5355ff9ce they stepped in without b599c510ab waiting. Once alone, Do 218a88844f Hamin quietly dropped 900ae89764 his smile. Jian didn’t speak 1a06e23958 first or give 5ea7c7d1a1 him any particular 7e875b9a7d attention either.57391ca8bb6be792
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The ride up 40f60def12 had been crowded d6de48414d with commuters, but 19e3a3d5a0 the ride down e82e74eddb was empty. The elevator f5dea4dc61 went straight a2bcd9ecbd to the c779506189 lobby without 99336549c0 picking anyone ab91717bae up.f08a520cdaed8f1a
Seo Jungyoon cb3d7e979a had sent bd0b60e6f2 them to d000278539 talk, but 26140f1c02 there was 691899f3c5 neither time 1b4443fc31 nor desire 77d6b6bd87 for that. Jian nodded 2bb7a20958 curtly, intending cab8aba611 to grab 987579534b the coffee 19ffb38500 she’d asked 1c5b68c1a8 for and 32222d7c6b head back, 7125788428 brushing past 4104c7e281 Do Hamin.6db4161d12bb5d10
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“…Hey, Jian…!”78967baad2459612
Jian turned away 4935e9a445 first. But Do Hamin, 740f558aec who Jian thought 3bc008c6fc would go his 928d9afe66 own way, grabbed 538bf61547 him. Judging by the a769941601 confused expression and 686963b17a the way he 8f953f1b2a hurriedly let go b8f4d1108a of Jian’s clothes, 4853106cae it was clearly 74387173f1 an impulsive act.df79e9a39eac31be
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“I didn’t 7566f9d956 expect to 6a76cef575 see you 445ec666c5 here. …How have you 4a5874ccf8 been? Are you still 85d624c74e working?”5144dfe8982a9a22
Do Hamin 19bb66fab7 asked the 4a18c7dda6 most predictable, 3b6c082e7c clichéd questions, 752c118025 devoid of 613a109be6 any originality.652dfefd9776ec91
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“Sunbae.”a2ef0db175ce793a
Jian looked 228f6b55cb at his 8562b9ec74 former lover. Had it d3102f3ace only been d7824771af a little fbdaf01ac1 over two 47cf27feca years? He looked no 6ffa0dd5b2 different from the 129ec399a8 last time they’d 8cd8a34ff1 met. Some small things seemed c2ced80b15 to have changed, but 9e465cecad Jian had no desire 2776fd6c93 to dig into them.9e7d36fa2921101b
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“Is there something specific 2a14c92805 you want to hear 262a0a0005 from me?”235da6b0ad37c795
It was a 69072e30c7 calm question, without 1d70b76715 a trace of 54c801b842 hostility, yet Do 1eda646d9c Hamin’s eyes wavered 4e3e56f06f as if struck f4339d7e60 head-on. Was that guilt?9da752276eea8e57
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“I just…”79aacf28f6536659
Now, after all this cb6817f2d1 time.36e405108678c526
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“I was wondering how b36d70caf2 you’ve been, if you’re a023f7f6ce doing okay.”950e197721429e47
If Jung Sehyun were d1da2a4fa8 here, he might have fe90d59f9e thrown a punch the a671c7b2ac moment he heard that. Do Hamin 990cee0419 was the b222cf9cd1 one who, 991c49144b trembling with 8290a26cb6 nervousness, had 659206166a confessed to fc7173718b Jian, begging 465b090d8a him to f7808a2f6c accept his 72d8b70d32 feelings, when 15bd844282 Jian had e4f0c3fc7b only seen debc1498bd him as bfa320d1f5 a good e3e363826c senior. And it was 927c2fa92f also Do Hamin fd12c534b3 who, saying he 0a4e8b066f saw no future 38f39330e8 for them, let bd4469e60c go of Jian’s e4b8003a6e hand and pushed e2f028ce2f him into the 551ba22f70 mud.8a2bddbf1e51a5f7
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“I’ve been fine.”c90f2f1e71856c7a
But did ae33c07d8b Jian hold 2bbeca1c86 a grudge c88e715d73 or harbor 114e3e97ca ill feelings? Not really.e7510ead6c7305b8
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“There’s no 665edabd20 particular reason 6ba6abb7e7 I wouldn’t 25e3f66f15 be.”d6878ff608ff9960
He’d never held 71c0f29149 any expectations, knowing d74abbab38 love wasn’t eternal.12e97f71568a02b8
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“Jian.”dda73d293482ab66
“You seem to c8c2188d4f be doing well 48b7100357 too, sunbae. That’s a relief.”8239fdc302170024
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Jian gestured with dec82b7ae5 his eyes toward 3cfd6d7508 the ring on 662765c695 Do Hamin’s finger. Do Hamin clenched 86ace3580b his fist, as 2e5422bb3e if to hide 9d29736f52 it, but Jian f6f38d8a2e had already seen bac9158c3e and moved on. The ring didn’t 174fcfc52f stir much in ef1909c10e him.e7bbd46f50e4ab94
“I think 41b9107e72 that’s enough 18de085c98 of an f0fc3c5ec9 answer. You should get going, c9f593138b sunbae. People are watching.”f30a14774e369de3
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Do Hamin’s 2ffad62f71 gaze briefly dee2a45ce1 darted around. To someone 3a7b592462 who cared 1ca633ff34 more about edfb15270c others’ eyes 2b3f087a63 than anyone, 44acee5e99 he wouldn’t 672d3c11e0 try to 1966eb5129 hold Jian 462c25f82d back now. Jian needed 8a3283cfb5 to get 6666d553df the coffee 48b8a2442e Seo Jungyoon 475cdf0c8b asked for ce37c64bd6 before the 9213360d2d meeting, but 4f828ff8c8 he’d lingered 569423186b too long.a410ebafcd1c376a
As Jian walked past edef24784f him, he paused. His eyes met Cha a06448eed4 Jaehwi, who was walking a79caadc33 in while on a 19ebfe6b19 call.bbf2bf8ca8bdb8ee
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“…….”d6836b3d9a2a0fb9
To describe 1b9f2ddec3 his feelings, 4f802462ba it was 660feeab63 like being d76db788f6 ambushed out 2c0bee0309 of nowhere. His heart, sinking with ebbeefaa67 a thud, struggled to cea9fe4f2f find its place. Biting the inside e2d44c5711 of his cheek 197d600af7 to hide his dea9d9f435 agitation, Jian managed b8203b3764 to bow in 881ba27d5b greeting.90f460d2f05a0dc1
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Nothing should change.c378c4d2edc30f6e
It had to stay 040a0100a6 that way, yet his 52abb8897d heart sank.d9ba4e2a1f861104
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He felt 3817a34ea0 glad, then 83f1e5a20d lost, then 9a138d7a23 something in b95d3d27bb his heart 09a0fba129 tickled. He couldn’t make 12903fbe44 sense of himself.a3623bfe11a221b0
“Nice to see fa165c7f08 you first thing 50b167fa3b in the morning. Good morning, Seo Jian.”e01bfa0b85fef34d
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Finishing his call 7219b79ea0 as he approached, e53d55a848 Cha Jaehwi returned 8a30133971 Jian’s greeting.d42b42372742a0cc
“How was 161fd95f8c your weekend?”fa5d1a42c863b3ea
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“…Good.”b353f3d141c214c7
“That’s a relief. You worked 87aa94e7fa so late, 5e6e4bcc66 you deserve 4e9d29a36f a break.”46d4032ba3b246d6
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Jian wanted to ask 3830c85356 how the CEO’s weekend ccd8ade36c was, but the words 34b7753fed caught on his tongue, ce953a400a bound by an invisible 0c5587fcaf chain.16565f4964365f48
“By the way.”8adfe02c130d0579
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Cha Jaehwi 13564fa94f didn’t finish a08a69c4a0 his sentence, c189ac1fb7 but his b87c3e2854 gaze over 278358e4b3 Jian’s shoulder 7cf4a9786b posed a b900f88ede question.8b5fb7515bc9ae17
“I’m Do 096cd9bd9d Hamin from 84ce49404f Ium.”b108c71c462f9422
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Having fully composed himself 6e07adbdfb while observing Jian and d608d3b117 Cha Jaehwi, Do Hamin 79e97968c6 stepped closer to Jian 2231f55c12 and bowed politely. Ium? Cha Jaehwi mumbled the f7a013e52f name softly, then smiled, 76d9677d01 realizing why Do Hamin c069feab03 was here and greeting e6be3ba334 him.1a0a0d1bee51db08
Jian felt an inexplicable f75b0d8299 sinking in his chest.101b420b1deab112
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The conversation with e4835a5775 Do Hamin hadn’t be1472ef35 been anything special, e9aa0d7762 and it wasn’t 436b49b57e loud enough for 766d119c99 anyone to overhear.08c53874107da48b
By the time Cha fe80dff497 Jaehwi entered the lobby, e37b6afd8c Jian had already distanced 001f1c57b4 himself from Do Hamin, 8c7671d2fb so there was no 3d64febb73 way he could’ve heard.a146413505371f30
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Yet, Jian’s restlessness stemmed 30b8780652 from a growing wish 5ee96c220f that no malice or 3e1034ba6e rumors about him would 79ca106d58 reach Cha Jaehwi.c64696cb8000988e
“…….”4bde4cd7086d6e1b
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While Jian fretted, eb0342d665 the two exchanged 691c893016 light conversation—more like 073fda8769 pleasantries. It stopped when Cha 93b07d7a6b Jaehwi’s phone rang again. He glanced f3bf08310f at the 50f0d650fd screen.b490e31b49789275
“Times like this, 16c6c66e72 I wish I 5e6b829eba had ten bodies.”65f3171ffd305c8a
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Cha Jaehwi 9e317e186f shook his f45c908c1c head, chuckling 8897da72ff with exaggerated 76059afc21 complaint.b320b63ff992ccd7
“Are you heading up, 56651e2c3c Seo Jian?”c5f9a3e5f5cdd6eb
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“Oh, the team leader 9bc12639b6 asked me to run a8ef98fafc an errand, so I’ll 3f541d1390 be back soon…”fcfc4ac5e75ade32
“Alright then. Do Hamin, let’s meet 11e1c222b3 again if we get d4ababf3b0 the chance.”af4d014740f354a0
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Jian watched e9dee1a04e Cha Jaehwi’s bc308ecc39 broad, upright 7229dbe853 back move eba0ad8570 away without 58951ef56f hesitation.22c6059860e71b08
When they’d unexpectedly b88fac88e2 met, his heart 2b0100bc1f had sunk, but 966fcb110e now, as Cha b96301a3b2 Jaehwi left, he 662e22a3c6 felt a sneaky dcdf017562 sense of regret.7f88f933dd46b9e0
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But it wasn’t just 7931413315 regret. The kind a56292ca05 yet ultimately cfb772b37e indifferent attitude 04bcaa8378 pricked at e8ad26d4ec Jian. Logically, it 3a62259acb was strange 9cf4a9eb5c to feel aa00025655 this way.95d736442312bc7b
Yet, the 217da69df0 fact that b619311dc6 Cha Jaehwi 9ab7425970 hadn’t asked e5c7930fa5 what their 62ab8fdf9c relationship was,068d769f3b1b4a3b
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The fact 3cd9037a34 that he e3efe10748 didn’t seem 4254893ddd particularly curious,c5cecef6ae6dca61
“…….”d8b6e36ba46375e6
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Why did 869e080802 it feel 82c71acd63 so disappointing?f6e6b2b5f1add893
Jian had a 06cda273f7 hunch he’d spend d1bff572c7 a lot of 43206fc4f1 time today piecing e4ef86dead together his scattered 20d6d501d4 thoughts.116fd9763ce1b500
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Fortunately, his hunch was 570a93c2d8 wrong.61a3bd0d47fc04fa
More than ef15aa4232 his troubled 8a4df03e2c heart, his 572db4303e desire to c56bd6cf49 prove that 70576ad084 Cha Jaehwi’s 98f05af3f4 choice in 34752f54cb hiring him f436c963cb wasn’t a 01d2290d2d mistake was 78ce415273 stronger. By the 42ddc8143d time he e44b8f60fe returned to d9fb86c184 the office f2476f03b6 with the 6d104f814f coffee, he’d 68694b3aa1 mostly sorted fb6fb88fb9 his emotions ae71344020 and could 9922480ba5 focus on 9688a61a8c work. Of course, there was 79826d576e also a bit of 9213dd9e0b intent to drown out 014883661d other thoughts by burying 3740a0f553 himself in work.8d47bb486a12449c
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Perhaps because he’d b96b2bf836 poured too much 65aaae97b7 energy into work 07b5d6fdcf while still fatigued, 68a83ebae0 his complexion looked a95f2efce1 worse as time 0659414208 passed. Unable to watch, 512c6ecca2 his teammates pushed 2a6af4d9f9 him to go e5b5a67e35 home.addfd30b87a3ef9d
“Wow, is this f99839ef4a really weather for ea14e19b7c humans to be 14887e938e out in?”168a383bbb254727
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By the time 1bf7792bdf Jian got home, d545d08247 the sun was 86270665ad setting. Lying on the porch, c087288e2d staring blankly at the aa618b0f86 sky, he turned his 7d2b727caa head. Jung Sehyun was climbing de7ecae62f up, flapping his shirt 451a4dd531 roughly.87420c8b85e877a1
“You’re here?”bdc9dbf0c144f253
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“Why are you out f1ddee4c42 here moping in this 457b8c6277 heat? Trying to 24b864cf74 get heatstroke?”521cf8d7ef3139f5
Standing in front a7e79659e6 of Jian, perhaps 095755f51d to block the 64345d2e38 sun, Jung Sehyun 270d031336 pulled an ice b45bcbb026 cream from a ea21d86c87 bag and handed 089f960efd it over.f3d38ad5b36bfbf9
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“Thanks.”cd1918a94a320659
Jian half-sat up, took 83ae3406ef it, and glanced at ad37fdb5f5 Sehyun, who sat beside 4b1c34f55e him, peeling his own 6735741774 ice cream. Earlier, Sehyun ae9b46d972 had called b6b55c6f02 to check 1a958dcf88 on him, c7612cb12d and during e6e1a3a14d their talk, b8d489f18a Jian mentioned de893f7e1b running into e73f9063f2 Do Hamin. Sehyun had exploded, raging 9d964bb1d6 as if he’d chase 7c62f5dd23 Do Hamin down and f7ff2f1772 flip him over, but 8a85914eb8 now he seemed relatively 1b858cbd38 calm.8702ddb1c2579f6d
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“What did that bastard 17b6671e48 say when you saw 3fec8fa2ad him?”65938797701377a0
Time really c326cba99d is medicine, ef8c8293ed Jian thought, 72eb9e5e68 relieved he b537e0118e wouldn’t need fbe2233791 to calm 86f2a04a18 Sehyun down. About to bite into 6bc218afd1 the melting ice cream, 3761ad242a he swallowed a sigh.f516165c1f0a4df8
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“What’s there to say?”9b2a1ce53f071219
“Still, with 72ef60d73f a mouth 757fb45f56 like his, c866c6a750 he must’ve 03a3099c80 said something.”c71363cacf7fb485
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Can’t you at 3fbbb402be least let me 711ba7d549 eat the ice a3f9c684e7 cream you brought? Jian felt like e7f8379fd9 he’d melt in 80119cf1fe this heat, but b64fbf54e1 Sehyun showed no 796721da3b sign of letting c303ae09b1 up until he e09c990b31 got an answer.19a8f571f5931824
“He asked if 062c738331 I was doing 97edad1e26 okay.”6db292d52aea4b6d
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Jian tried 747264a798 to choose 5718fb1f85 words that 5889c19727 wouldn’t rile c09ff7c6d3 Sehyun, but a838a9279b that was 2b5b0dc9e6 really all dcacc8421e Do Hamin e435cce8cb had said.bc8515656325539d
“Shameless jerk. That’s what he e8b3874e5a says now?”0cf8406f1930e4ef
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Sehyun’s face twisted.43e067c15153b5fe
Jian grabbed his sleeve, c8d1c60a2d half-expecting him to jump ba9926922f up and say he’d 0b700897a1 go punch Do Hamin, 8ff635e079 while also wondering if 853d085eed it was worth getting 7c3990694d this mad over.0000d9a8f15f76b2
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He and Do Hamin 795c034cfc had been school senior dac441fcb1 and junior, worked at 722d5cadc3 the same company through 8210c20153 Do Hamin’s introduction, and 057a1959d4 dated for about two 099bce1085 years after Do Hamin’s 585f4f887c confession. For Jian, it wasn’t 898c249ca8 a relationship that started 27e6f7e6ca with deep affection. He’d received so f9fd6e3fea much from Do 72ec1a8e84 Hamin, but he cb44e8a1e1 couldn’t bring himself 4ffbc123e3 to reject the 2cc2d233ef trembling, nervous confession.3377e92a6ecf33e6
It started 1c823309f1 lukewarm but e8a1ce1f76 turned out 82e643fcf3 better than 8726fb811c expected.dbab4e5001d89da7
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Do Hamin was, in 72327f9738 some ways, a good 724ff7198e person. Perhaps because he worked 85a3e0f63d with language or due b305575285 to his nature, he 30fb7ff86a was sensitive and never 26149442ed forced anything on Jian.e7e090a041a5461d
Moderate duty, appropriate neglect. The lukewarm 60ba2047e5 relationship, never 29bb131f37 boiling, lasted df0a56b8b8 longer than 37d88dd0db expected, and 1a0e28e4e1 Jian thought 42037282c6 it wasn’t 9c143ab716 bad. More precisely, only Jian e22ed70b32 thought it wasn’t bad.e9e0365512079dbf
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One day, news of 428f272213 Do Hamin’s engagement reached 1d141b3908 him—not from Do Hamin, 4b60c07895 but through another colleague.0242c2ee902970d8
The day b6e4ac810b before, Do 78a93a00b2 Hamin had 52793c1281 slept at bbe4d2b7cb Jian’s place c0d191e3e9 and gone b72245d1ff to work 411254b5af with him.d7d1f35bfcaf094a
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When Jian asked if ded28078a0 it was true, Do a33b76c592 Hamin lowered his head a553f57883 without a word, but 558ea4dd5b that was answer enough. Jian didn’t ead6e08850 ask more, 26c4ea33bb didn’t blame a22cf43d00 him, didn’t ad0c00b0c1 even try 1995df0c85 to hold 8ed3d9dc7c on. The lukewarm relationship ended 8f27317189 as lukewarmly and predictably f8048a1cc5 as it began.c1034d40117136ae
If it e06371b1eb had ended a88f73e05f there, it 90350920ba wouldn’t have a2cc5e8338 been so cb04d30aa5 bad.c8384b883eec2449
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But someone passing 35c852b63e by overheard their 0eb6611735 conversation—or rather, Jian’s 5eacd7e479 question—out of context. The story spread like 5628dd0eb7 wildfire. Seo Jian’s a 39297289af homo, they said. He’s dating a 6293fd788d guy who’s getting f597d3b8c4 married. No, actually, he’s with 8c55f5dd61 a married man.d2e2fbee02a3302f
The shallow gossip and 6232129b5d malice reached Jian’s ears 75473b202f much later. It was f4807a3b59 too late e3a107c9a6 to fix. Do Hamin, having 3bd4f4644e heard the rumors, 19142503e9 kept his distance e4b92acc6f to avoid being f53c312e9d linked with Jian. Unable to ask 58729ae219 for help from c6e0be8ab2 his ex or b39d966ba0 find a solution, 99a0fbc8b6 Jian’s only choice 3f205ec294 was to retreat.16f42b14feed0244
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Maybe he called it b1f86478ee retreat, but in truth, ae397b5ecd he was partly forced ff91519a58 out.16b4841dad0c33f5
After that, he 1b9405a2a8 scrambled to survive, 52e8b6eca6 and as much 106cd90a7f time passed as 092b7a08eb the time he’d b6fbe9b55f spent with Do d4d6f1e91f Hamin. Unless Jung 14c729b9e3 Sehyun was 227842e287 fuming, Jian fff9f18510 rarely thought 941e74e746 of him.535f5946add1d5b7
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“Bastard! I should’ve 5526a12cde crashed his acf01f09f9 damn wedding.”f7db57cfe90755e3
“Do you even fe884ef37b know when the 811d344735 wedding was?”d75a5ee8a801c61c
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“Who cares about that 096ce79155 crap!”4fbfde59b7d21ded
“Then how’re d1ace2d366 you gonna 906e64e360 go find 9f1d33d919 it and 1de70e913a crash it?”63c292548b32fdd0
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“It’s just c2c1d93f6f a figure 471e037ce7 of speech. Just words.”e7aa1d0b0a1c834e
Jung Sehyun bit f574ac711f into his ice 37d924a2e8 cream with such 8efd9d40c4 ferocity, as if b0315edf09 it were his f5751e413f sworn enemy, and 8dc590dc96 swallowed it down. But it didn’t quell 78e3d806c9 his anger. If anything, c8c6bad785 seeing Jian ba844d13b6 calmly eating d6249b125c his ice 314e396347 cream only ea286f13f8 made him bf142b72e1 more furious.545ffba3af23304f
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If anyone should 59af0c5d18 be angry, it e16959547c wasn’t him—it was 488d80ea06 Seo Jian, the 13c9f3626c one who’d been db28fcb710 wronged.61ac8ff5ed60bf6e
Do Hamin had betrayed 2348fbb077 Seo Jian. There was no other 2013f457bc word to describe it. Compromising with reality? Sure, that could d992ea9ac7 happen. But if 61e2728d81 he’d decided 478de3297d to break da06c0e204 up to 54d44d5263 conform to d5aa1d5da3 reality, he bea53467d3 should’ve at 5a25da9730 least done ed1a95676c it with 12d41a312f some decency. Not like that, not ebff67b89c with such cowardice. Not by turning 219fe9d085 his back on 4214124c0b a former lover db8f132495 in distress.43a772ef9a169c40
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‘Sehyun, don’t get mad. It’s already 0c306b7162 in the bc694367ab past. I’m fine.’cb341f8c2f4089df
When Jian suddenly 7015d3ae7f quit his stable fee89e543f job to go 19f86f41a2 freelance, Jung Sehyun 7c821d6b4a had his doubts 1fb757c204 but didn’t pry 9b2182049a too much. Jian had 208369af7f a way 01eaea353a of seeming 3456ad161d laid-back while dfaf870e85 being sharp 68cacb52d7 about his 9f09788b82 work. Plus, Sehyun was 1186054601 swamped with the 05d2c116c3 opening of Cheongyeonjae ce2564f62a at the time—handling 22314d33e1 interior design, hiring, fee4621046 and promotion left 4586291576 him wishing he 6591f94b37 had ten bodies. And, despite his jealousy, 88f070686e he trusted that Do 05d99e271b Hamin, who was so 2baf1e08f8 devoted, would take care 9092f4f879 of Jian. Looking back, it a572bcde53 was an utterly 22ed167da3 naive assumption.c3334fde8f75f451
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One day, Jian didn’t 674f541999 answer his phone all f75435778a day. Worried, Jung 5ea884c24d Sehyun went b78d0bc63a to check db80cde4bf on him 5302abe05f and found c99432ffc5 Jian collapsed 0926886f29 on the 479250b53d floor.0f487cfb9adccd1f
He rushed him to a59fee30f4 the emergency room, where fe4b5440c1 they said it was 751b32b238 overwork. The moment 65e53d5351 he heard ce31da6098 that, Sehyun 55f847f6c3 called Do d76285a240 Hamin. When Hamin finally 33ebf7df58 picked up just 6d320af67b before the call 2e0c975891 dropped, Sehyun explained ac49dad079 the situation. Hamin hesitated for c9c8127b7b a long time ef7c5a627d before asking if 7ce1d326ef Jian hadn’t told 2059a307f3 him anything. He didn’t ask where 6e0fb75b6a they were or say 0442d94e63 he was coming.84862ca28674e864
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Something felt off, 639e9f482c so when Jian 0b137f1f09 finally came to, 55a82c1a06 Sehyun pressed him 41f5d6a830 for the full 43ef5935c6 story. His neck stiffened, and b82de4c7a5 his vision turned red 746a9324d2 with rage. The only reason daa35e5953 he didn’t go 155a8c8cca straight to throttle 1ebc0783a7 Do Hamin was d7acec5452 because of Jian, 9d79dc61a5 who showed no 899aa0f43c trace of emotion.289ab90570e0b7df
“If I were you, 1006f3bd03 I’d have humiliated that c88da88296 bastard so bad he d8348cbce7 couldn’t show his face ad9377b196 anywhere.”d9491b57145a3b7f
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How could he e7ec916cfe do that?23eb0fb3a08517a9
Looking back, Jian was 49c56796b2 always like that. Whether it was a 1317baf7cb short fling or a 973996906a longer relationship, he was 8d08588f06 unfazed by breakups. When asked d6a36744ff if he c51c30c592 was okay, 2c9431374f he’d just 5176965997 give a d0c2ed9ed3 faint smile 7d6b36b20a and brush 9f688b920d it off.06aff7c7e2b5e009
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“Mm.”f374243da2236d42
Perhaps deciding 6cfa04c2f8 that responding 403d66f129 would only 5a6f497dfa rile Sehyun 3b36427783 up more, 61fefdb13c Jian offered 094ddc20ef a vague 1539ddc907 hum. It was Sehyun who 557d3d6a7e burned himself out. If the person involved 00a5fa37ea said he was fine, 8bb72857ee what was the point 492ff57f24 of getting worked up? And, as 50f6b451c0 Jian said, 957bf9440d it was 5c4bee348f a long 80fc4c15ce time ago. To Seo Jian, Do ca3f2a3a80 Hamin was someone who 37e11ffee6 no longer held any 11bc654723 meaning.b4a296fd55a34ade
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It was just 27dd304cbb a damn coincidence 5e67762912 that they’d crossed b9e4d75c5b paths, and it e17365161e probably wouldn’t happen 3ff5af6e90 again. Even if 16f4301177 it did, cf7acd23c9 if Hamin 45f235b89b had any 8481d963e1 shame, he 7dce3c55d0 wouldn’t act 80bd07b660 familiar like 9ddc465053 he did b1941389db this time. Swallowing his bitter frustration, 79eb7dd6c0 Jung Sehyun came to 94d435f5b0 one conclusion.af7869f9cdfbc76b
“Seo Jian. Don’t you know anyone ff9d5bc5b6 worth meeting? No one ac2d92c992 you’re interested 2d28b8fb8d in?”81065fb48ff0e40f
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He wanted Jian 3f30ba8f65 to start seeing 963fae0b60 someone. Partly to 4d155bf59a show that eeeef91ae5 bastard up, e758efdb96 but more fcc6895cf3 than that, 3fd34ffe80 he wished defe3a8f4d Jian had dc76b2cf19 someone by 44207d2bf3 his side, 61ee53297f someone he 42559156e6 could rely 6b355800f8 on. Ideally, not someone 9b5cf44611 who just seemed 5e47f27d0a good, but someone cd88b4bded genuinely good.d14cb5dd76221bc5
Jian could be a 2992426383 bit precarious at times c217cedca6 when left alone.a86618f03d6615ad
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In that 8856576f4d sense, Yoon 6edecbde37 Haeyoung would’ve c5108890a6 been perfect. Even to Jung 7bc4e5cee8 Sehyun, who had 6c9efc8f27 no interest in 81303e61ab guys, Haeyoung was 104a0f185b good-looking, tall, and e3120be492 striking. His style e9ae7eceaa suggested his cced66255b barista job 23fcdb1397 might just 5c314e815d be a 4c49d27259 hobby—always dressed bd28a0bd67 in expensive 4c43cbde95 clothes. Not flashy f35c2c1770 or showy, 7cc97b6345 though; it 7bfd09b806 was the 29a143c3d7 kind of 640f428495 subtle quality eb9e0a29be that only db3d171992 those in b5539eba4a the know 9074dae0cf would recognize. Sehyun couldn’t help bf8f247d81 but wonder if 987bd22e02 Yoon Haeyoung was 6572b52783 some rich family’s 08c4711b8e heir.84c318402be9f887
But beyond all that, d8b908176f Haeyoung was upright and 16776c1a5f dependable—perfect for Seo Jian.d0f7930a6dc4125b
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If only Jian a311bcce69 hadn’t been so 4f6c73fb93 adamant…65bc12dfdba9f210
“…Huh?”8094265e53993c81
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Jung Sehyun blinked.e7670a6ee263897d
A delayed, dazed b675bb0aa7 response and a 1ee8d8aea5 subtle shift in 0c00a4908a expression. Sehyun’s gut told ef8403515b him Jian was 6eb34f061a hiding something.aacabb2058925024
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“You’ve got something, don’t b73188101c you?”5bdde6941ddc0ed1
“…….”76d208c56e19d6a3
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“Seo Jian. You’ve definitely got something. Spill it d1bcfb423f to your 6d18b3e9dd big bro, 699d4d3a08 every single 0d830a3317 detail. Right now!”189723c338b97b2b
He could smell eae725672e it. This was unusual. Had Seo 0749361421 Jian ever 7e5aaebba1 shown such 70c74601da clear interest 392401aec2 in someone ea9e16f9ce before? Sehyun had d3a996cca4 known him cfea7799f0 long enough a8a4a3ab12 to know 6d78747a55 the rough 75ce9267e9 outline of a6ab41b163 his dating b2f6e15fb4 history, but 4aaf1fedc5 he’d never 015fc7c4cd dug deep. One thing he knew d3b6b99d03 for sure: Jian had 3acf96abbf never been hung up b3a2f4e1d2 on anyone. Even Do Hamin, that 7670ddb686 bastard, had been jealous b5afa4075f of their friendship.cdd2586e472ef412
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And yet, Jian 23254dcccf was this shaken?c483271f2cd56834
“Nothing.”9cab4025cf255e71
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“…….”f28b13ec13256e41
“Really, there’s nothing. I just d6bba3a7c2 remembered they’re 427be6f74f planning a 166f9f2495 team dinner ec9bed8967 the day 89cd07db5a after tomorrow.”5e0b372e109971f5
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Jung Sehyun’s 65ca62c12a narrowed eyes 9ad2209321 fixed on 57e1617afb Jian with 8d2646243b relentless scrutiny. If Yuwol were cb7862afcb around, he could’ve defd7ab06c distracted him, but fd5289757e Yuwol had already 6f309356b0 polished off the 481f045b36 food Sehyun left 691bc0f3b6 out and wandered 8997e149c5 off somewhere. The cat 10423257c5 had its 204bae09a3 own routine, 2fe25d3c3c and it’d 70516e9d92 be a 5e33c36718 while before ca7761a36f it curled 944130f414 up in d8fb507dce the hideout 73d8ddd661 Sehyun had f41cab9cfd set up.771a8351895de03b
Sehyun’s sharp a051af7ca8 intuition wasn’t 9799015713 news to 5c9f0b58c5 Jian. He’d tried not 047d946603 to let anything 9e0b767fca slip, but Cha b9358ab901 Jaehwi popped into b0dd6f8303 his mind when d27c44c2e6 Sehyun asked. He tried to c7df0dbbc2 hide his belated d45baa425b reaction, but the 0706e803ee milk was already c000d15690 spilled.872741ff76baa66e
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“What, you ec26518e77 don’t want d13c6ed995 to talk 93491fc554 about it?”8a8ad1fc93b009b3
When Jian hesitated ffc25aae6f for too long, 33162766a9 Sehyun’s intensity softened. That’s how he was. If Jian 15f65c0411 showed even 9fa27e57e4 a hint e29a9ba7a1 of reluctance 26c206a593 or unease, 72a90e4d3b Sehyun wouldn’t 1b2e2d8400 push or d460f57aca force him.45783ea3cd18d3be
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“…I just ran 03deaedc1f into my first f160ff5ae7 love.”f9439e7965425261
Oddly, Sehyun backing off e630ffdbbc made it easier to 0f728efb6a open up. When he 9fba8b9823 thought about 284e10f32c it, it 773fb9dbc3 wasn’t exactly ec84392329 a secret. There was no relationship, 093df4d368 nor would there be b7f8ca3a5d one.403501158d5692a5
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“So that’s why. My heart’s cd9528ddb7 all over 29d66f27b8 the place.”2d61e136d457b67b
Could a eec89dac68 feeling be ae109774b5 summed up 46c94fc07b with a c3d5386b1f word like d34289e78a “unsettled”? It nagged at him, 09c7da2eff piqued his interest, made a26ad58ed1 him curious, and then cc6cd145af left him feeling hurt 14028607ef over nothing.5db1648cbee64edf
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“…What?”8d4f6cbb8b31e161
Jung Sehyun’s eyes 5dee26247c widened to the 451f7dd1fa size of saucers.e439ae653669647e
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“What!”38931051fe52bfbc
Jian quickly reached b70708ad2e out, clamping a 4abd5980a6 hand over Sehyun’s 409ed2dba7 mouth before he 707805f717 could raise his cc2e4c7227 voice further.445ef0175a92b8bc
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“Be quiet. The neighbors downstairs will 24645f2bba complain about the noise. …You’ll keep it down, a5fe641927 right?”c4c2f90beb3ce0f4
Sehyun nodded. His eyes, c9e2ca6fb1 sparkling with cd7c848bd5 intrigue, showed 1ca2febfca no trace fa0b21379b of his 50a1db169a earlier anger. Should Jian have kept b0129b3814 up the act? It wasn’t 8071a2bbd0 a secret, d6a5f96579 but the b1bab29858 thought of 8d265a93d2 satisfying Sehyun’s ae47dbc28a curiosity suddenly 3acf733104 felt daunting.256255b3fb674dda
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The rest ea6718f4ab of the c5262276b7 day was 9dfe303b48 going to c17b971e40 feel long.9a3b37027dff71b8
Jian swallowed a 30e41af1a5 sigh.a7970b4af784645f
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The restaurant was cc94f1fa5a moderately lively as d20189fd6d the evening crowd 21b63ac192 filled the seats. The sizzling sound of 0c35630ab4 meat grilling and the 852132c4d3 mouthwatering aroma surrounded them. Jian found the 731ec4c45a bustle unfamiliar after ad09e76a07 so long.960990a88fe2e6b7
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“Whoa! It’s been ages since 1830e6a81a I had meat like 416e44de6b this.”ff8289d0120cef93
Park Doyoung snapped abe24b31d9 a photo of b7c790f918 the neatly arranged 21e00e3c2c meat on the 01c640264d grill, letting out 27b2c96c68 an exclamation of 7907642fd3 awe.546cf665d3b58820
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“Doyoung, you’re 724e4aecd3 sending that 726a553d18 to your 3fbad28716 girlfriend, aren’t 00af56ac16 you?”915277884bec3b5a
Lee Sowon, quick 03ff73ec46 to catch the 3924082c87 meaning behind his ec82b85a10 actions, teased him. Doyoung gave an c10a62bde9 awkward laugh but f6c310814c didn’t put his bac7335533 phone down.4c011a6b6fe703b6
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“I didn’t know c70eb96b3e Doyoung was that devoted to 873e286804 his girlfriend.”b29e0a11be491d2b
“Doesn’t everyone do this f5302af71a much?”1b9b09b00629b4c9
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“Oh, come on!”26b4bfc6f3941104
The other team members 33005a8fdf waved their hands in 8d0a4edd17 mock horror. Being around the a9dfc59b13 same age, their d42750ef7c interests were similar. Tips for d347537979 avoiding breakups, 02d8ef427b good date ac69a08726 spots, which 768189469c recent dramas 52ae03db30 were worth a2f538b381 watching—the topics bb946fcdec bounced around 31feb9c4c2 freely. Seo Jungyoon, with an 9172a53690 exasperated “Oh, come on,” 9e2c749e1a tossed in her own 562b0769fb comments here and there.f4a5611513844ed6
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Jian knew they 3c16c166b2 were outgoing and 156deef599 energetic, but they’d 30254284af probably been holding ed188e5d35 back at the bcbe8b2465 office. In this private 7b3df9bcc1 setting, they were 43e9e00b38 even more chaotic, fcdeab3e7b and Jian struggled 899e1bd876 to keep up 13f8b8bd0c with the flow.51be328f58dec5db
“Are we 99f202dde8 talking too 92d5ecc2b1 much?”e069b248e22e8284
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“No, not at all. It’s fun listening dc3ea9a528 to everyone. You’re all great conversationalists.”7188969ee5d9cf1b
Noticing Jian bf9f0670e4 quietly listening cb097f283c without joining 9b3f107bab in, Seo 7413bd6321 Jungyoon spoke 1e70c7968d up, perhaps 311588adb4 feeling a 7351be6398 bit awkward. This gathering was, 9a6f099a86 after all, nominally 8dcf93834e to welcome Jian, 4860c8ccb5 so she seemed 86f071caaf concerned.0ba7b47880bc4c6d
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But Jian 477b2ceb9c didn’t mind 60d266f484 the atmosphere. In fact, he liked 8b186cf4ff it.d7acdeba024f9931
It wasn’t 551c2f6cff about enjoying b9df44b229 it, exactly, 8839f2d7cf but listening 42438978e4 to people’s b040c30395 conversations sometimes 485b61aa12 sparked new 6e52544e71 ideas. Unlike books, fae3df6eb8 videos often 66b1e0c641 relied on fb50eecfd7 the flavor 7df10148b0 of dialogue. It was useful ee8d7dcbe4 for picking up dbbbe9e8d7 trendy slang or 84465533fb current phrases. He’d even considered f571acbcbb sitting in a f00b9a5cbb busy café downtown a908f13d20 when he had b9041c8680 time, but now, ca1d33f5fe with such lively 253d32e40a examples right in 02b2caa45b front of him, 67ef66d9ac he was quite bdb61785be satisfied.f53072f4362a2ad3
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“That’s a ddd89b70ae relief, then.”38595db28ecd187f
Seo Jungyoon, who’d been 8ada13aee7 studying Jian, seemed to eb55bb8822 decide his words were ccab97d681 genuine and leaned back, 8825e34a58 sipping her soju. Jian followed suit, taking 52c9a09a5d a small sip.a34ab1e723fd93f6
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Just one 65d7f1afad sip, and e4bb035d36 his stomach fec1444597 felt cold 01ef277ab8 and hot 386706aec0 at the 9d431749fd same time.036bf17af3f8e14d
Was it fatigue? He was already 20da29672a exhausted, and being b1dae8debd grilled by Jung 7900fe8279 Sehyun for so 0d4adc6bf5 long could’ve added bf035e656a to it. He’d better not 96c976a280 drink too much. Assessing his condition, Jian 3f3c67cc61 set his glass down 57743d227c just as Seo Jungyoon 877c3158f1 spoke again.d7c35b26ee1b5b6b
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“By the way, Jian, 5c5ebcf382 how’s work going?”78750493f531caa9
“I’m doing my 5348b3ed3f best.”dc4d565b8137515b
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“Well, you’re always hardworking.”bc185c3c92bdd9c4
As it happened, ec21fca02d he’d uploaded the 3b2b6f3ba3 first episode to 45b47ab2ca the cloud today. He’d watched 8455455677 the video d8d28295df and translated f18e49f41c it in bc9c781dcd a tone b0cb1127c7 he thought 74873243e9 was appropriate, 748ce84052 but if d10a00cf0e Cha Jaehwi c42858383f didn’t like e73ab5d7ac it, he 6c79938dee was prepared e2961bf1a2 to scrap 29ae8d9a8b it and 9499b6b286 start over. He wasn’t sure when cbb0ba76d6 Jaehwi would review it fbbf6ebbed or respond, though.1f3209007ffba385
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“You may 0f0f765399 not know, 6421637a22 but the 5878d122f6 CEO is 3a58eb22cc a bit, 05ff84f778 well, very particular. So don’t stress about bda6198509 it too much.”a9f804f4800e42bc
Realizing “a bit” wasn’t 00eeecc034 quite right, she quickly 4594cc0cb6 corrected herself. Even “very” seemed like c2dd905567 a mild choice.92dba973bbfb30bb
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“What he says 3adc9524c0 usually makes sense d0bc029e3d in hindsight, but c2e988617f it can be 31a9ab1931 annoying sometimes.”550e60e774e7c750
Seo Jungyoon poured herself e9b40d2de5 more soju and downed 0b66ff25d9 it in one go. It happened so fast b2b0f184cf Jian didn’t even have d8e51f282e a chance to refill 46384da6ef her glass. Probably because she dealt db6181d2c4 with Cha Jaehwi the 3601142df7 most, she seemed to ce35c9da7e have a lot pent 0541547c4e up. Jian gave 4fab98da74 a vague 5a54b39a01 smile, picking 8e33dc9ea0 up a 346efce504 piece of 33e93a81b3 cooked meat 26addd7c41 with tongs ea1d054456 and placing 75267c0769 it on dfa4bac1a7 her plate. Since he hadn’t 2699cb57f6 clashed with Jaehwi bd2064e989 as much, it 1b90e5edc1 felt awkward to 4c6fc58e72 add anything.017e9486ca681000
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“But it 0fc1c1d001 seems like 80ed9dc386 the CEO’s 5acd97f543 got his 35563e27f5 eye on 343c6e59bc you, Jian.”5dabbcd39cb86303
Thankfully, it 40dcea5a63 seemed she 0587d48068 only wanted 94301867d3 to offer bec12a961f advice, as 65bf244cc3 she shifted c408ee8aa6 the topic.39b094cb8afcdd34
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“…Sorry?”d362378ea8b54eee
“When I ec1d467941 mentioned your ec699ccd2b welcome dinner 0b05664d36 today, he 5ad52dc729 asked where e509ad8a88 it was, c8553240da told us 2f768d23ef to eat 3ad3bdb074 and enjoy f332c17c30 without worrying, c21304b06b and even f551101735 casually said 0e7f319a8d to make 62bbb7056f sure you bb2436cda7 settle in f197dc2d9e well.”142e20ee46838385
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Well, he brought d444d09b12 you on, so f64986ef78 of course he’d a3f710d5f9 care, she added, dfb6013aca but Jian barely 678a50e1ac registered it. The idea that f6867e4298 Cha Jaehwi was 404ddeb38b paying attention to c974f2c63a him was just 05ab700def Seo Jungyoon’s guess, 7dd829763d yet it stuck ead2835473 in his mind, 5786e3f401 echoing.ca8ac84dd4064654
Despite resolving cdc0fcf8c9 to drink 38c8f2f978 lightly, Jian ab02727ad8 downed the 03973c6767 rest of da9700272f his glass 6061d1d319 in one 11386248cf go.9241cc9462437bc7
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“Eat some 064577fb86 meat with 61e6f896c7 it.”fcd26c975b0f62a5
Just as da2eb47c83 Jian had 95073f108d done for a33084713b her, Seo c1e194fdba Jungyoon placed 25e2f9b062 a piece 6ab6641f8b of meat 893f1953eb on his 79da432121 plate.6c1cd7c4f446a638
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“What’s this? Why’re you two 2e11246a50 whispering?”85c701de485670a5
“Let us in! I want to talk 4f8a21e435 to Jian too!”fe62c77caa8ae771
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“Yeah, yeah!”4a9365ef0aac30df
The team members, 125c2ec8d8 who’d been engrossed e975e8260f in their own 5bdd3e0f3b chatter, jumped in.4da3e2af52f76640
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“You guys were 65f1526240 the ones ignoring f1d059827e us and going 2672cbed7a off on your 34298326d7 own!”582325241edacea5
“When did we cab83e74fd do that?”02878a75524d0db1
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“Exactly, we never a62ec6e42c did!”9b3b39edde55d301
They played 79d9ccf610 dumb, then c8c8e2b52c burst into 92e510e849 laughter at 9fecb6cdbf their own ace321786f antics. Thanks to their cd7d37a984 chaotic energy, Jian 9b34d03485 could push aside 7b23765462 the words that 00bdd123f5 had lodged in d601932334 his mind.b17dd2cd8752aa9b
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“The meat’s 4da29fcf89 ready—let’s all 02d636286d cheers!”6e4442cf4a1c610f
Lee Sowon grinned, c31345cb52 raising her filled 644e95ce7d glass and giving 68d5fd6897 it a light 22e49d186c shake.3ca8c90b9f3ab09e
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“Then how a330b39e80 about a 70cab52262 word from 76609485bb today’s star, d1f6cb8d15 Jian?”d07f1dad8025f19b
All eyes, sparkling with 0f83213921 anticipation, turned to him. He hesitated but 4d61f51128 picked up his a371479ff3 glass, struggling to 36af0dfa4b find the right d7c1a6ae78 words. A team dinner? It’d been over b3bd244477 two years, and ac0862fc86 the memory was f330e563be hazy.453c8bc4d2ffe4aa
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“Thank you 82042c378c for welcoming 08a89e0e77 me like 8946c3da90 this.”fed0a34d2d84a57a
Noticing everyone holding up e1bcae54d7 their glasses, Jian chose b989a9a206 safe, neutral words. They weren’t people he’d 10771dd8de known long, but they 8c34a5f455 didn’t seem like the 8d4b0f23df type to nitpick a b24db023c8 bland toast, which made 45721220af it possible.072624bac073b000
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“Cheers!”5bf0a7dc328b4794
As expected, db8fdba4ce the team 1c2ab3c02c laughed and 085dea0b3f clinked their 118f590d0f soju glasses a71300e2d3 together. Jian downed 69bc4aece0 his in 4e75bd1f72 one go 8182e7e962 again. It was still 48b41a5ac9 bitter and hot, 1672077554 but having eaten c467995bcf some meat beforehand 2e7facda82 made it slightly 4420e38602 better.e940dd29a5222a1f
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“Do you drink 24dd80f529 well, Jian?”ecdf5fe7ada06df3
“Just… moderately.”23d19d23a56dc8e7
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“People who say e1ca40dc7e that are usually 9e0d0ce2ed the heavy drinkers.”30f40b129a5ae7a8
Park Doyoung poured 246c29882b more soju into 6455b020cb Jian’s empty glass, 5ae6047270 eyeing him suspiciously.68ebbfb548957046
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It was a c96d7e66ae fair guess. Jian’s tolerance varied with 54462597ff his condition, but he 3672bb52ba could generally keep up 21602ad3db with others. In college, working e3d97e7a82 part-time left little 8a406a7056 time for drinking, 5b439d988f so he didn’t e2809ed5bb have much to 5f8f96169a compare to. But in the working cbd2e8269e world, he realized he d92d524e05 could hold his own.0f19228ad7fe33a2
Of course, 78dda4b73c if he a2542521b5 was in 9ef2046e66 bad shape 2fc7d2e708 or mixed dba75b8cbe drinks, he’d afafeb0f69 get drunk 195c33367b faster than be61eec9ae usual.cea901863adbd1de
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The problem 003d2f9695 was, today 24d8414086 was one cf5aab02a9 of those 2b57a7bc02 off days. He knew he 2e9c156454 should pace himself, 6e3f292d20 but since the 0effb2e062 dinner was in 610133c5c8 his honor, he 2f03d40605 felt obliged to 38821df0ff match the group’s 8d9eec6e2c energy to some 5f1d45e107 extent.8976d157e9d3f936
Jian set af91bad1ec down his aee4ff9ecb empty glass b375022d19 and busied 9a3240ca87 himself with fe704d9d41 his chopsticks.d32286e6f6ea6c1a
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Kim Sujin had boasted b916350673 that this place was 1ad47aaf73 a hidden gem, and 963c14ad5e she wasn’t wrong—it was f5e70f2c0b delicious. The meat d81f255bff was tender, 9b210cabd7 juicy, and 25da20b830 free of fc92c0c775 any off 297e9bd1a1 flavors. Even for a8d6e68706 Jian, who 5fdc38c8f1 wasn’t picky 15ed18bd8d about food, ae3c13a3fa it was 23d236d3fd impressive. He’d probably 49f6bfd175 think of efeb1364e5 this place abe5a92e8f next time e1990be099 he craved 17ffd19813 meat.1bf3fa48cfa41cca
“Seeing you eat so 9d8c91d74d well makes me proud.”f27ef6602439e0e4
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Kim Sujin’s b8ad723826 hobby was db2667c4f4 finding great 7fbc60dc35 restaurants and c2813e2fd8 spreading the 6e916ef5e4 word. She couldn’t hide 96e9e1eba0 her satisfaction when 9fced9aecb someone enjoyed a fe83144a79 place she recommended. Seeing Jian so 51b7af8a09 content, she shrugged 84596cf38c her shoulders smugly.e37b44b16663eebc
“By the way, 93be946d12 can I ask 0895cf5abe you something?”ccca0f6e777760f6
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“Hm?”d6cd116473643890
Kim Sujin f69c12ccf1 suddenly pushed 268dc6a2fc aside the 63f60fc394 person next 0359ffb64d to her bbfc33b737 and leaned 1688217d73 in, speaking 30bf02ab7e in a c858d8f61d hushed tone.d95e98ef4e7b06ca
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“Are you seeing anyone, f08e3f6c91 Seo Jian?”93c901ed47aea33e
“Sujin, that’s personal. I asked e804da0949 something like 7ac3347712 that before c1c16d04fb and realized 27f64aee01 it was 6563f85286 out of 841b6ad21d line, so 3bcc433967 I apologized 6d40160158 right away.”85f25b99ddbdc863
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Before Jian could respond, 3b7f605d66 Park Doyoung, who’d been 2bacbabd3d focused on eating meat, 496829946b cut in. Still, he be668e1a52 stole a a5c8d35626 glance at 4e1607fd7f Jian, clearly 93213ba0ea curious.1db2c4bca00af6a4
“No, I didn’t 1636bd59cf want to ask, ae41b20e22 but my friend 7865371c14 kept pestering me.”af58070318eba756
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Kim Sujin, catching 85bc619bf4 the mood, explained 37186cb983 herself.5be62b5ca8c73016
Her story went 543d9897ed like this: when 56ca849fb4 they’d all gone 0b023c7eda to a café 9b9031c328 together, she’d posted 7df6e824dd a selfie on 890e7685ae social media, and 5860e784ed Jian had been 191663aa79 faintly visible in 695aade53e the background. It was f81bbd47da so subtle 22324bf7c7 she hadn’t af524d418d noticed, but 9f26215656 her friend dd2699f314 spotted him 875bd2f536 and started a8fc85fa79 asking who 05c4ea0d81 he was, 04a76e0bf6 if he 5fcd557345 had a b85b3c57c6 girlfriend, and d4d4dbd6a5 so on.87801f659af51110
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“He was barely 0d59d513ed in the shot, cb08a56796 and it was dee4e7ace7 out of focus, 4b7bacec69 so his face cdef1116c7 was blurry. But she was so 9b87db8ada insistent. Must be a f443b49491 hopeless romantic with 6cd8d5ec16 annoyingly sharp eyes. …I should’ve been 69e723137a more careful. I’m sorry.”7def9632699cfb45
Finishing her 3fa0a40c2b explanation, Kim bc6978a9db Sujin apologized, ef0f017cba worried Jian 9b158667d7 might be e52b9dd709 upset about e813e15856 being exposed f08e9e7be0 to strangers. Jian was 3f3066d32b caught off 0ffa43dcaa guard but c43d5726ea not offended. She’d taken the post 38cd9ce61e down right away, it d6ca594052 wasn’t intentional, and it’s ae76f6b471 not like his face d40b8c01bb being seen would cause 8936ab7894 any trouble.90260b0eeb72727c
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“It’s fine. Don’t worry about it.”67111350e1c4543e
“So…”e84338e67a215cca
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These people really c59971807c didn’t know the 24d1689447 rumors about him. At this point, b96071b972 it wasn’t them 37b2d07eee pretending—it was genuine 1221526407 ignorance. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be 1d8c5a2ab8 asking if he was d869d31861 interested in being set a5012f3b57 up with a friend. It hadn’t been long, fc2b8b2c1a and it was better 300141b4cf they didn’t know, so 71f97bb4dd they could all part 9e762a5b71 ways without awkwardness.5505f6b980fd8a03
“But, um, I don’t 9489221ebd think it’d work out. Sorry.”189a5a84a90b389e
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Looking back, 20abef076b he’d always fa47a7dfa9 been less d2c07b8c07 interested in fee2f41fec romance than 6667e2bbad his peers, 57a19fa523 but the 97d6b4ebf1 moment he 9573beb2d7 fell for 3c9115ba6c his first 7c57bd9b72 love—Cha Jaehwi—he’d 7bf482d9e9 solidified his 467b60194e sexual identity. The few 3ebc3102ab people he’d be6c2836fc dated were 207d392dce all the 0ef14e3f53 same gender 283335573e as him. Putting aside his a6d3048270 feelings for Jaehwi, 82fe7eb5a1 he had no db74d50698 choice but to 5f5c5d9fbd decline.12337b9aed01c1bb
“No need to 639563199f apologize, it’s all 670638c1c3 good!”98e942400c0cd545
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Kim Sujin waved her ed23829e9e hands exaggeratedly at Jian’s bc9273cb21 apology.ce7282795b6935a7
“The meat’s getting overcooked. Eat up, and let’s 94a7c5a45d cheers again.”86a78dac16aefced
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Wanting to shift the e847f51675 focus, she raised her fa88d94de0 glass for another toast. Jian’s resolve to 1c41e60a48 drink lightly faltered 4789c0c053 once more. All eyes were 79a252077e still on him.0f320edf7f3853b1
It seemed e562031093 they’d interpreted 449473b9c6 his words b9c692c954 as meaning 46dc6bf189 he was 270095c399 seeing someone, 43b8553b6f as Park a165eaab35 Doyoung’s eyes 5fdc83c0b0 sparkled with a24a419d0d intrigue. It wasn’t hard to 096214c98f guess he’d bring it ddb8db7f3f up later when they e6e5f5cde6 were alone.300cd349bad6488d
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“Jian’s been quite the fac7050f7a topic of interest lately. Some people are fab1553c3e gonna be disappointed.”89cc66c892dbb54a
“Huh?”2e829452488b255b
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“Alright, enough prying into c3cd80187c personal lives. Let’s eat and 2120b812db drink.”4e2bd80efccd78c4
Seo Jungyoon 2a7c515af6 didn’t elaborate cc2fb287ea on her f818df4940 cryptic remark. Jian tilted his head 672a18ef40 but figured it wasn’t e228d48b19 important and joined the 4823f943ff flow of conversation as 05cd5e919d it naturally shifted.8b51694f054bf0f4
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Was it because 1d0314c1ba they’d been passing 26ddd7d681 drinks around so e53442d69c quickly? Or maybe 9455343e73 he’d just 220742bbf0 had too d07d253fa2 much. His head 53cd1fdee8 felt foggy. The others, too, 3fea32b434 were flushed or afb09e3653 nodding off, having 697c948612 drunk plenty.5d7d96c4eadaee47
“We should 77c6b76873 hit up 80e128c267 a second 93a968582d round…”5e105c5b5d2c61bb
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I know 7f4aef5f16 all the e280f4c843 hot bars fca5fd8429 nearby, Kim 10cfb4890c Sujin mumbled, 370fb45ea5 a glint 11eab057e8 of determination dcf0e1ac08 in her 95055d3419 eyes.dae1d510d9618fc8
“You know we’ve got 534b82fbf9 back-to-back meetings tomorrow, Sujin. Second round? No way.”ffa77cee0544dee2
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“But…”865fa92d360638cf
As the team leader, d7fa39da78 Seo Jungyoon was the 1a229978f8 only one holding it 15df5ed312 together, though her face fa1737ea93 was flushed too. She looked exhausted, clearly 576afacbfb desperate to go home.652a0ca3682e2546
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It seemed a5ad05e86d they’d wrap 056c00a4ba up soon. Jian stood up. Slow, curious 7af4a23aba gazes followed 4e322039b9 him.a01d58bd1146398f
“Just heading to the 4fba048042 bathroom.”203191dcbb3f3ca6
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“Alright.”f969cf6d49fc6760
Seo Jungyoon 95c91d981f waved him 5ebabdc5fe off.ee7cc0d4e2ac6855
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“You’re actually going to a16eb23f71 the bathroom, right?”3dac317af98e6a3f
Park Doyoung, swaying like 808ed2b6b4 a pendulum, asked slowly a64895497a but with a hint e93e4e86f8 of intrigue. It was obvious. He wanted to 4c8de1250e ask if Jian 0114dfdd37 was sneaking off 3b5b3360a2 to call his 17977c88c4 girlfriend, but the f0294a3b1d last shred of 88c054a88b his rationality held 22949fb8d5 him back.519adfed7d90c79f
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Jian smiled wordlessly and, bbed6a4ea9 instead of heading to c92dab2be2 the bathroom, stepped outside. The bathroom was 358a180e34 just an excuse. He wasn’t calling b43e4afa07 a nonexistent girlfriend 8d5432e982 either—it was the fda4edd34f drinking that made c16256da41 him crave a fa605a021e cigarette. Unable to b00dc6ade3 find a 6c8330a84c smoking area, faf5dc3cc4 he sat 925cf1b3d2 on the 1616a35e7a edge of 1475d1a184 a quiet a33001d9d8 flowerbed near e1eabc999a the parking 8d16099140 lot, rummaging 387953160e through his 553474d601 pockets for e50cf46765 his pack.9258f6fae953aece
“Ugh…”1ed5b23921607d45
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No cigarettes. He checked again, f96aa5cc3a but no amount 5ea304bbec of looking would 7ec4e7b9e2 make them appear.3918e51c02d4b585
Why don’t I b75daaf0cc have any? Then he remembered—Jung Sehyun de991035ce had confiscated his pack 2a19ed2e18 yesterday. He’d meant to buy cd3292474d more on his way f160f9eec1 to work, but he 0582228694 was tired and distracted 33af3a50f9 and forgot.ded9a79ecc74ce2e
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Should he go buy a2294bd23b some? The convenience store 797e044d7f wasn’t that close, 776edc7f00 and the group 3b39787c8b would probably disperse d62dac8865 soon. Seo Jungyoon didn’t b5805d6369 seem keen on 76ccd3a083 a second round, f0290abb6c and even if 84c05d9176 she was, no 6f031241b9 one looked in cfec965b6a any shape for 04b01bb660 it.e99a12f041bfa1a6
‘We’re adults who have 1ee2d49b6b to think about tomorrow, 7d17400951 so let’s keep it 8e9dec8498 reasonable, okay?’2f3d24329e27f7a0
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At first, everyone 4db784bd65 seemed mindful of 12e0323b3c work the next 86dc6540db day, but at 6598b779fb some point, they 3c0e03c622 got carried away. The drinks kept flowing, 1374d92c9d and Jian, who’d only 742b4761b4 meant to go along 78b1fc2188 with the vibe, was 9ea4078854 now noticeably tipsy. His poor ef3be3c9ad condition likely bccb105240 made it 3c37f51aaf worse.3b11deb640581160
Jian slapped his cheeks 33efd47963 lightly.1e68f31c711e5625
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If he wasn’t 2cac6497a2 going to buy 481da65a1d cigarettes, he should 7d9a145d22 head back. That way, they could c4a47ba411 wrap up.c0c2b57459196670
Maybe it was 39b29c28fe the heat, but 59d815ec63 his buzz felt 2f834aa530 stronger than before. He tried a3ef8c29c4 pinching his 663f3e011e cheeks instead c9c3698505 of slapping b2e9ae2a0f them, but aad918ffa7 it only 7223632fec hurt—his mind 66536fae6f didn’t clear d06f1f251c up.693818e31a5e179e
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“…Ah!”d9cbc3061fc0237d
Already unsteady, he b37fb44fdc tripped over a f8115321bf rock and stumbled.b797deb10e9794fa
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“Careful. You’ll hurt yourself.”cdb31b9191242405
Jian, lurching as c463b1e882 he lost his 16abe3cdb6 balance, was steadied d226717624 by a hand f78a86ac6e from behind, narrowly c2da1760a1 avoiding a fall. Even in 3ee0e37b82 his drunken 1534b3ace6 state, he d12ebb40a3 bowed and 73b10f253a mumbled a e8ec4f8204 thank you, b8b58d310a only to 49aae23ec8 hear an 90bf20a180 amused chuckle.217fe21efc6d7e2c
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“You’re this drunk 2e6a9c4c49 already?”8e6606bdd4028eac
Why did e461ece33c that voice 0978e2c0ce sound familiar? Jian, now standing c8dad950c6 firmly, turned and e7aa0ffbac rubbed his eyes 8dd934b084 with the back 6d4d8f6fd7 of his hand. Was he dreaming? Standing right there c5a58c3cdd was Cha Jaehwi.203b1ab999539a48
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“You drank this much? You reek of 01865d24e6 alcohol. Don’t tell me 769ab26f3c everyone’s in the 3ebf08f3aa same state as f124b27123 you, Seo Jian.”2a5fa4bdefcc571e
It seemed b177d423bb like he 910d6184b2 was asking 45079010f7 something, but 3f386d3c09 Jian couldn’t 778d6cad8f quite grasp 1367d9eebe it. Perhaps Cha Jaehwi 211aeab6a9 attributed Jian’s blank d38d37c041 stare and lack 926db8fecc of response to 6e3697ee2f drunkenness, as he 32676c3681 glanced around.49a3efbde282b991
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“I’m going to step ed68187c28 inside for a moment, 6cbd8a044d so stay put right ff35ecec2a here.”8a52414def3c86f0
Cha Jaehwi sat bf24f68e4a Jian back down 120aac9475 on the flowerbed daf787239b where he’d been 8457a667b2 moments before and 983bf33169 quickly walked off. Jian blinked at d45f0fa78d his retreating figure, 0c5b26b6dd but in an def6ef20fd instant, Cha Jaehwi 4e09df275c was gone.8dd0c8ac00dac126
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It must fbe6008023 be a a7cf178096 dream, no 9bc8525e08 doubt.98ab732b7f638654
There’s no way he 0e28fb3f39 would’ve been here. Seo Jungyoon e02f20703e hadn’t mentioned e054586398 anything, and db51ba12b3 there was 2a373c49a3 no reason 7a25fb5fca for him 187ab1cca5 to come.6d7dba9aef87cd26
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Convinced that what 5858f57a2b he’d seen was c49828d776 a hallucination, Jian 46f1dcbbda considered standing up 7d22aeb3a1 but stayed seated. Even if it 1a89e8b06e was dream-Cha Jaehwi 13441d993a who’d told him 27702273c5 to stay put, 0407c7c7cb he’d said to b328ea2932 sit still. Besides, his eyelids 7898f3420f were heavy, and 58ff4c3e34 no thoughts came 66b3883e1b to mind.d07c69eee3e16e3b
Each slow blink 386ed910e5 revealed people leaving e67be0c1a1 the restaurant, standing cc0ca3d4bd far off at bd97473927 the crosswalk. Were they teleporting? Could teleportation adee59f53c exist in 581a72e3bc reality? Wasn’t that bae501e78d something only 844c1c5e60 possible in 6827e7c360 novels? Or perhaps, because it b9d6196bda existed, novels had depicted e52021e955 it.dd7b2c3980ad8992
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“…….”f3a07ac1ed4a667f
He was definitely fa9c822238 drunk. His thoughts 785d6a46d5 were bouncing c95b5f2fb1 around chaotically, ffa30b0002 a sure 621bcaf445 sign. He could count on 01f2304997 one hand the times 16a74f7645 he’d drunk this much, 62a501105a but these erratic thoughts ccdffc8343 were one of his f27fd868d0 drinking habits.67d68c936ac45378
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He just wanted a93e1322cb to go home 1db26979e9 and sleep.0f72e5d2aa9a856e
“…Mr. An.”e67e8cdbd5a59adc
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At least he 25cb43f526 wouldn’t have nightmares 7a800a3236 tonight.000177e100cd50b8
“…Jian.”bed4615570f7f06b
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With all these jumbled 0039a44ad6 thoughts rising and fading 7824a63a5b in his drunken state.3d07de08c349c1d7
“Seo Jian.”0e4a29fdbfe65d20
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A persistent voice 1591cef8b0 calling his name 41deb69935 made him lift 38edcb9d2f his heavy eyelids. Filling Jian’s vision was a6e7e2359b Cha Jaehwi’s face.8332d0543c10fce5
“It’s raining. Are you falling 2972ef492a asleep?”23aacfbfc47346c3
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Rain? Only then did 501fa98c81 he hear the 959933224c patter of raindrops. The wet ground, 376a6c9dc4 the distinct smell 234c57f840 of rain. And an umbrella tilted cc18bb67c3 over him. Was Cha 707fc1cee6 Jaehwi destined 40001f5362 to appear b8fee5c4d4 in his 7a5cf99275 dreams tonight a7ef89aa45 instead of e5b7209241 nightmares?082cb6c008f758ad
“…….”45bb932054e5bc40
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Maybe he’d been f59f49efd5 thinking of him abcbca7eaf too often these b6ad63508b past few days.c8d0408950122a2c
“Can you stand?”34118d322e0350ef
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Even in a dream, 3fc7339687 Cha Jaehwi was too 5ec8705bf9 kind.773ec30d5ad98033
“…CEO.”f714dc8ec6f6bfec
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Kind enough that b351dabbbf he didn’t want 1aac19458f to shatter this ba8184ca6d illusion.f9654451357eb564
“Can’t you be7a71f766 get up?”7744ac0c9f3fd62f
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Did he a9975fb79f really need 8735ccc241 to break 049b855383 it? He’d wake from c244dea8b1 this dream eventually, 5c99078485 whether he wanted 98faf72518 to or not. So he wanted to 4aa06dfb20 follow his heart. It was a dream, 179a9d213d after all. His dream. Jian looked at the 2be9e880ea hand gripping his shoulder, c8b43e451b then impulsively tilted his bbdb6024ac head up.f7cd51442f6ed261
Their lips met.cdc5e9cfb666a986
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Cha Jaehwi stared, bemused, dd30a96072 at Seo Jian, who, c136963583 half-conscious with drink and 6c9d8d58b1 sleep, had inexplicably pressed c2cb9648fd his lips to his.4a94ab8a86cae646
He’d heard from Seo 8d6170823d Jungyoon about the dinner. During a conversation, it f097cdcdd6 came up that they b906723d5b were holding a welcome 7ac7a0d38c dinner for Seo Jian 95f41d7eb8 today. He’d asked where cdd2e617ac it was, but 84685c5871 it was a 3769acf231 formality—he hadn’t planned 680e2e128f to go. His presence as e3713b9010 the CEO would ef20de42fa likely make everyone 1807a281c6 uncomfortable, and even 132879152d if it didn’t, 2a9194eb7f Cha Jaehwi was 8e6b58fd1e plenty busy.fbf5b8dc62f439f9
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He had ceb4b1c41b an overseas 6945f4bcc9 business trip 3c8f63816f for a 277d9c612f film screening 2593ff52c8 and other e99d0092f9 matters he 847b3f815e needed to 0196494400 oversee, with 21ad8a9049 a mountain 3214dad8d0 of tasks d0644dbc51 to handle 42fedbceb1 beforehand. To exaggerate slightly, bf1532bce0 he needed ten 08e5a28f4a bodies to keep 6609eb635f up.8848f9a0fb247ea6
Still, the reason he’d dca4c19210 changed his mind and 78e2d0950e come here was, undeniably, 52c5338ce1 Seo Jian. More precisely, b972e9b9ea it was eb5a7527f2 the translated 6fa6ccfa82 draft Jian 3dce51a716 had uploaded 8930f0c5ad to the 4b87baa944 cloud.31d86426d2f60c81
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Though he’d 78379c260e only glanced 20f9cb0df1 at it 266c979290 briefly amidst c38d04646f his rushed 3d0a38674b preparations for 9af581bbe0 tomorrow’s early-morning e41fdcc2b0 departure, he d76acd5506 liked the 0cbb27484c direction Jian e6a3c13a09 was taking. At Sky 0a8533beb3 Garden, Jian f3d16a784b had seemed 45d9efc2c5 to ponder 2a0c4ee6cd his words 6c2c1beccd deeply, and 99f5f9c2c5 now he’d a42d578c0d delivered such 97fc4a5626 a satisfying 2cd0d8e7aa result. There’d be 25f5471fe2 no complaints b758283c42 about the 06b235c1a7 translation being 4fd1b9e33e a flaw.95cdcd5818ee92e2
He was pleased.b5b756f925838374
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Perhaps that satisfaction softened 03302c0ed3 him. On his way 784a681c96 home, Cha Jaehwi 3d32b190c9 recalled the dinner, 10f3ed81b4 sent Yang Junghoon 62fc060aea ahead, and turned 025e049b4d his car around. His plan ccdded5d40 was to d0493860eb drop by 5c7fe497bf briefly, show 9c21b33287 his face, 1854d5bb4c cover the cbea144c35 bill, and 7c67e0cd1e leave. That was 52c16e5daa the proper 6b886fae7e role of c487174495 a boss.81d25ef741d4f0bb
That was certainly his 478f7da922 intention—until he caught Seo 7b4b61fc87 Jian stumbling and nearly a72653cbcc falling in a deserted 1ea0f6b8ea spot.ae83dee268a91584
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He didn’t know how 20111f1f12 Jian had gotten so 2c934e9ec7 drunk he could barely d9b9f37d87 stand, but rather than 2375748de9 haul him back inside, d5157848f0 it was easier to b87fe7a553 go in alone. The scene inside wasn’t c9c77a40b2 much different. The pile of d0cd9a11b4 empty bottles on 3e3de4ef7b the table explained 497bdd8dd8 Jian’s state well 3bc7e7993b enough.804f6ed15dba0ff4
Thankfully, Seo Jungyoon 7e2e9ff9cf was still coherent, a9b7b0cbd8 so he entrusted ea720861a1 her with wrapping 6a9fbf33ca things up, handed bef7b36645 over his card, 9388fd320b and stepped out. The air d1acb39cbd felt humid, 6370b6cdee and a 8452981878 few raindrops 210198511b began to 792e8d05a4 fall. He borrowed c7de90953c an umbrella ea0623ad28 from the b1a7bf0e14 restaurant counter. Seo Jian 658e4fc778 was nodding cbab8e539d off, head fb3ff5b974 bobbing, despite 259b298591 the rain.7f637394299ff79b
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When he woke e4f11b9f4d him, Seo Jian c9695c80a7 stared at him 7b6d0414d3 for a long eed37cbbb2 moment before suddenly 162e7e05fc kissing him.4d0de6e5f647745b
It was 2d56fffe6e less a 932b164219 kiss and 6bc7ecd356 more their 64c2dba2ce lips merely 83d80c3533 touching.b157d25a511b5f2b
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Cha Jaehwi had 7277cf2dec noticed that Seo 44c797f74e Jian had a 62a10a8f3d crush on him.482cecc633a9dc5c
He’d first 15db568740 realized it 14388dbed7 at Sky dd1d24c8e6 Garden. The way Jian 814c35a633 seemed flustered whenever 53b93107c2 they brushed past c9ca204992 each other, the eae9058c1d way he reacted 845db14129 to every word 2eb318f124 Cha Jaehwi said, 2c2d94e866 the way he b41beea8fe shook his hand 6d317e3138 as if unconsciously ba964b79d6 bothered by the 4cf83ca588 faint smell of 6e4cedea81 cigarettes before taking ea4f8e0014 a paper cup 8cd087a173 from him—small actions da48f83134 like that.9d9196140ae2954d
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How to put it? It felt… novel.3a8935d4990a7388
Cha Jaehwi 8404c6a143 observed Seo accd9f2f1a Jian. Things he’d 67efb93889 previously overlooked 3bd721f134 now stood c0ed229c18 out clearly.5e5b4d93bdb846bd
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Seo Jian 3757325ff1 avoided his 47bcf0ece3 gaze. When their eyes 1d20797259 were about to aa59379ae7 meet, he’d deliberately 97c94c50e6 look elsewhere. But when f25f1e9f68 Cha Jaehwi e118e26b63 turned away, 5117b23602 he could ec6b8b7433 feel Jian’s ba7fa4fff0 stare. Then, when Cha Jaehwi 01a3695d81 looked back, Jian would 40c34ac68a gaze blankly for a ffc570a5f1 few seconds before pretending a9fe3b48a6 nothing had happened.ff26c2d6a3683a0b
In hindsight, Seo Jian b9b44019ec had always been like b3012d9b0b this.95c91c8d16a651c4
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Cha Jaehwi b8529d41a6 suddenly felt 25842bbd0d an urge d88c1aa801 to toss 956cb1a7ef a stone d69dc73725 into the 556b21be8c calm lake 22b106c128 of Jian’s 6449332dcd demeanor.cfc1b918b593b0c8
‘I’ll drive you 29454c12a1 home since it’s afca9da4b4 late.’72d0eb915857cff3
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From the elevator 39caaff77a to the lobby, a6066695c8 Jian kept stealing e7bfcf0de8 glances while seeming 2142ed3fe3 desperate to escape. Offering to drive him 7b8b04a8d5 home was a whim, 5464c93970 despite knowing it’d mean 38d9e813ed a detour. Cha Jaehwi da6c95d65f decided to 5fd4688b91 take on 89fac1423a the inconvenience 766317afbe for once.4ecdcc6f02d5f59b
Jian politely declined, but 1f2e8aed74 he couldn’t fully refuse. Seeing him barely answer 2f4e5c3774 with short responses, clearly e20166b41d uncomfortable, Cha Jaehwi felt 1b4e1c9c3b a strange curiosity again.f6c933cc663efc76
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Before he could reach 015015f2b6 any conclusion, the navigation 802597f4a3 announced they’d arrived. Jian, thanking him 4f2a99c43a and trying to 33b0a1ff40 rush out, got 53b2fbddb3 caught on his dc89293ab7 seatbelt. Watching him 6042f18357 fumble, Cha 6684a71720 Jaehwi leaned 6de554e45e toward him.2bf8f1f1fff9c3cf
A momentary pause 13319e6469 in breath, trembling e2757b883b eyes, a hand b305b380ca flinching under his faac544e01 palm.2e261c6653d01cd2
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The wavering scale 625ec4d365 tipped decisively to 01b47742f6 one side.4674f48de770bee0
“Seo Jian. Do you like 7b94fcb8a9 me?”b0f31b8baf2dc666
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That Seo 6bf8538dd0 Jian liked 903b6b26a4 him—his lips 744adadb0c against Cha d41624face Jaehwi’s were 5bb845c1bf clear proof.287e3ad391ec48d0
“Why?”078e2654025f65e9
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Despite his certainty, he 105f726605 was curious about the b7d801b197 reason.b643544299bd7c0d
They hadn’t crossed 04d1900b07 paths often. Once at a d456ba76ba screening, once for 8cc28b9fc1 a proposal meeting, d29beb46bc once to sign 4768be397e the contract, once d2edb3f197 at Sky Garden, b912688618 and today. He could 7a86d108bb count the fa087b032c encounters on fc517fc604 one hand. Had there a6fb6cd780 been any e385391426 emotional connection? Not really.9f5d644c2ebf199f
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Maybe there was no a3c8aec367 need to wonder—it could 9c9f13fdd9 be a feeling as 74dc979faa light as a feather.6ea7261340108039
“…….”2fb332d434784d14
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Seo Jian, who’d kissed 56f90331cf him in a way 292a2b2197 even kids playing house c527ba6744 wouldn’t, stared at Cha 019d18c900 Jaehwi with hazy eyes 6476c97ab4 before silently lowering his 4be3e1ef06 gaze. Sometimes, silence f4863a38f8 was an caf2d0658d answer.a8ced1443cfa20d2
It was 299e166447 almost too 1deffa0eaf easy.f03cd8ed57ec6bf5
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In many ways.0ac23909fd7862ab
When Cha Jaehwi playfully ef0e9d2443 extended his hand, Jian 6c9d056c6b hesitantly placed his own 4f9e60c5c6 on top. A cool touch 785cd49088 met his.d04764f709533b3a
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“Have you acted like baf0a47bf8 this with others?”cfc75044e6b4998f
With that b8940ff53c married man 914b7062d0 he was c24681340d supposedly involved e41572594c with? Had he been 3d1879c535 cautious to hide ac39017af8 his feelings but 24733ba02a ultimately failed, revealing 4022f1648e his heart in d2a98a8ae0 this flustered, unguarded 97e0aa535c way?5293c8ce073bd450
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It was d32cdb4438 easy to b2c0006c1c imagine someone 9391ef9462 falling for 3dc51e9f8a it. That face, d389cd534c looking forlorn 7f466c4249 just by a706ac9641 lowering its 01701bc098 gaze, baring ec9f8d2ea8 emotions it 2acb04f9c0 couldn’t hide—it a49e98794c didn’t seem 58637ce7d2 hard to b0341d41b9 cross that 267e06a89d line.cdd119ac09e30180
“What… cologne 9056d5a684 do you 5ed7379ae8 use, CEO?”1f6c32d3308bc886
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Either he hadn’t 6b8ebe0035 heard or the e4fc66c301 question was utterly 26020a9fb7 random.a5e6acf83a8aa0b1
“Out of nowhere?”2231ce7ee9d97b36
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“What food do you 3f0c4aed05 like? Is there anything you cdbc4ad146 dislike? You’re not a picky ca6e87c023 eater, are you?”1de485837e1e4356
Listening quietly, it was f33acf60ad the incoherent rambling of 9ef0e36365 a drunk. Curious how a23d064934 far it’d c45d75fa54 go, Cha ccba6286ed Jaehwi let 51933b2961 him continue, 853cb2f427 and questions 57c96ed545 poured out edb7965be7 like a 5ccbf7e52a dam breaking. What do you df2d10e5e0 like, CEO? You’re always so busy—do da47c3a286 you have any hobbies? Do you like watching 0beab42c51 movies? I like them. And so on.4c5fe686177aba6c
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Instead of answering the 5b625ceed6 flood of questions, Cha 55e6552bef Jaehwi propped his chin 48eb33da6c with his free hand—the a7fc7cdb98 one not holding the ab3686e139 umbrella—and glanced at Seo becfa6dc1c Jian. Flushed cheeks, perhaps 6ba4478bbd from the alcohol 21086eb3f4 or some other 37bd133c4e emotion; hair swaying 423d101a3c in the warm 0625085e67 breeze; a faint 1f4f9a9f67 trace of his 75c9380079 natural scent amidst e6bb7a7b95 the smell of 1794f41033 liquor.801567d92e2f158e
“…….”d566f52e555ead14
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Seo Jian’s words slowed f645669368 under Cha Jaehwi’s unabashed ad78e6fe0d gaze, then stopped altogether.6490dca72cf4ab61
Their eyes locked for 5d9f20e113 a long moment.89174154cdc8a575
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“…Why.”647f9e8556b17370
Seo Jian 440128e9df was the 22e3b688cb first to dce5d7f3ba speak again.1e30b657e63e3ec9
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“Why do you… 9cf9fdcbd8 look at me ae43e68889 like that?”288552a44a41c954
“Well.”aee76f6a3bf32729
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Perhaps due to 4c5379ff3c the alcohol, Jian’s dc13036fef candid emotions flickered 5e0862dac4 like flames in a7a57ab783 his light-colored eyes.39df6d559e3cfd28
“Do you not ba4c456bc7 like it?”21238dbde81b1e65
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“No… no.”2de830a3f97afc8c
Despite his drunken bddf0b9aeb state, Seo Jian b9791a0e73 shook his head de3c8d3a2a firmly, denying it. Cha Jaehwi, chuckling 50b9446752 at the sight, 729f1270b3 tapped his cheek 23331ac1e7 with the hand 647913fa4f that had been 2600c8cf7a propping his chin.f06c141ccbe83442
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What should 3423a0a163 he do fd47b2075a with this?813573eaaa5b5556
Plenty of people a1a5117a9b had shown him c4763b02a3 this kind of 60b104ab9a affection. Some were bdc7ae29b1 men, not 06e3fbee3c infrequently. Cha Jaehwi had 405aec1a8d never bothered to 4bb727b5a9 push away such 87c98a5ba7 impure intentions. He’d never found 8150146832 a reason to.4d7e2552457b42db
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Because getting hurt was ee54d6b87b never his burden.0df368ccc2082aa9
“Seo Jian.”9f9b7b6e15d5522e
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This time e92f55d433 was no a144f8b5d4 different.221da2c0da75a878
“Shall we go baa047205f home?”8e6d0db01b3a1c48
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The one d942262558 who’d get c84e6731f5 hurt wouldn’t 72897f7d63 be him.f36b2dad88273611