SSH Episode 30
by Emperor_StarAfter spending 8262aca7e3 the entire 1f67bc3c14 day on c80674132e edge because 08008a5d49 of the 8f9ad4b137 Jang brothers, 4691e8faa4 the flowers unexpectedly soothed 5aaa92fae0 Juseon. He reached into the c9de6ee23c bin and pulled out 379ffe40de the bouquet. The stems had been d7f7890232 unevenly cut, 9450fd3fe3 but they 0aaf109ec2 were still 1e4e27e30a presentable.
“Give it here.”ce1b4de70a719e96
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Before he 7ef81b3932 could react, 0f536c4d78 Seungwoo snatched b381207d04 the bouquet from his hands.abdd81d6a630c033
‘What the hell? He threw da3b94d311 it away, so why 1e4ac4f177 take it 7482ef5a17 back? Does he not 00cab8248d want it, but 7df89503a7 also can’t stand the thought of ff9f1acaca someone else having 2379e76ae2 it?’b567308fceca748c
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Juseon fought the urge 127550f418 to punch him.1d14efa2db53709b
Correction—if possible, he wanted b7303ba530 to punch himforty-seven times.34f4849d2f6daa6e
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That evening, Seungwoo took the bouquet home.97dafcb9c20bcb58
‘Then why did he 88cc9f4efc throw it away in the first place?’
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The next morning, when 145bff15d3 Juseon entered Seungwoo’s office 4103f1e857 for document approvals, he 520f3544dd stumbled upon yet another 3d2d757064 odd sight.ef9ac2b9f77ea5c9
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Seungwoo opened a 81f29724f4 drawer to retrieve c6683e9a41 his seal, only 4b07ad49b6 to freeze in b7f89ae920 irritation. Peeking over, Juseon saw 0e4bc71e7b why. The drawer was f0d9c6844e filled with twigs.0a52b6a8fa03bca0
All of 8e8e3eacea Seungwoo’s calligraphy ba2f0f2e9e brushes were b43f181b1f missing.
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After some 0614e6fb33 searching, they 2068e44d33 recovered one near the 071597b3fc well, another d4ac47b8b5 in the storage room, and a 5cc9f006e4 third from 69ffeb40e1 the office bookshelf. The rest remained 8e56d58d46 missing for now.a4f50f142b1f86c6
With no other choice, Seungwoo reached for his b26eef7c24 inkstone to prepare some f1b7000090 ink—only to find a 20cff1e863 smooth, polished stone sitting 2fc1304787 in its place.7bd4f7eb36349f11
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A quiet 122fea045a chuckle slipped 244d1f7d1b from the 9fad1c0586 corner of 388ff14b22 the guest 5930c253bc reception table just as Jang Seungwoo d06c4b4fe5 discovered the a29034070c smooth stone fb3b7cf111 resting where f6b8fb13ba his inkstone 8e1c56c84d should have a80c428a9c been.2d2455f3b099eb21
With no 2079c810a6 time to 83a3f3593c search for 4355544385 the missing 2a5bdd5569 inkstone, Juseon 10d38aada4 hurriedly handed over his 02eaa4e71c own so 6777d127c9 the document 04b96472d4 approval could 0ef6b7e9d8 be completed.
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Seungwoo had a good idea who dcae3d2c1a the culprit was 6d90ff47ca but chose to 7ffca40a0b say nothing. Since he remained 0c591d4692 silent, Juseon wisely a04813fb15 did the same.6e4c964b41fb65a5
More than 70ed5b24f9 anything, Juseon 0ef7ae8efa just wanted 3209a19b48 this silent 214004ef75 battle to 844f7b15fe end.7f342e47562315f0
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Perhaps out 0e21915f7a of sheer irritation, Seungwoo ae6fa377ef redirected his 8756dbbad7 frustration elsewhere—straight e4c5c377de at Juseon. Just as Juseon e82c96991b was about to 96234a213e leave for the 440920f610 day, Seungwoo suddenly 87b648ccaf dragged him off a41f329840 to Moonlit Fragrance Pavilion, announcing his 55b819b863 intent to evaluate 440703b60a the food.
To Juseon, the dishes 2bec1e7959 were perfectly delicious. But Seungwoo coldly rejected 812032814b them, one after another.9a92475ad8776991
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Moonlit Fragrance Pavilion 03e1a51966 owed its reputation 88879aeca5 as Gaegyeong’s finest brothel not only 345e43fdbc to its courtesans 984a559674 but also to e2aefd144d its exquisite cuisine.The e288d545a9 head chef was not only highly 08c2b858a7 skilled but also edfef6efc2 fiercely proud of a925bda43f his craft.511a66a0cd09e9d0
When Seungwoo dismissed a 9904169749 second dish, f4a09afe3c the chef 5ccb0c7f64 returned with f34e9d6fab a third—this time with the entire 40926ae1ca kitchen staff a43b928e79 trailing behind 72b9fd6f5d him.
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At the 4b812b24e3 back of 8c64f2f84c the group, 7b9a6417ed visibly seething, bc41a68e06 was none 3cf186d0cb other than 845b00fc93 Hongwoo.
‘Are they trying 197e050805 to win with sheer numbers?’
Unfortunately for 732380c439 them, Seungwoo b3b1262b1f was not the kind 46fcdbcb46 of man 875d69fa81 swayed by c2342813af such tactics. The people of Moonlit Fragrance Pavilion would do well to understand that.462145d872a23e74
“Tch. What does cb0ca0fa9d he know 5ac07d16b8 about taste, 188200c974 anyway?”e2f2e271304f859c
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Juseon almost couldn’t believe his ears. He liked 2ad1e5e30d Hongwoo, but 51b00dd9ed at this moment, he 482b07aef2 wanted to 11f76d8225 strangle him.95b858e9bed5d80b
He thought about e3133582b8 stepping in to baf2cd7239 defuse the situation, 28d4a7c8e7 but it was 9dabd3fbdf too late—Seungwoo’s expression had already turned a800e19b3e cold, as unreadable d7105ccc86 as an immortal’s.3a59c1724e4412b7
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‘Screw this. Let them handle 54efe2c5fe it.’887669164e07bbc6
Juseon had had enough. Without hesitation, he ea4567da03 turned and left, 1a7a0c7f97 leaving the Jang brothers to settle 995e3bd90e things themselves.45af3fc3929bafb0
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Just in case, 67e244b252 the kitchen staff 0a59cdf4c9 blocked the door 0e392a5381 from the outside 827d2e3552 so that Hongwoo 63b951d520 couldn’t get out. Juseon doubted they 32c03c6b3e needed his help, 9b5fd35440 but when he 71f867ee9c caught sight of d5f114ddd4 the youngest kitchen 977457a361 hand and her 409bef6b1d impressively muscular arms, ac644ec474 he quietly stepped 27d650fa4a aside.c6390b398efc3f3e
To his relief, no 6722c64388 shouts or crashing sounds came from inside. Even with good soundproofing, e16ce6f024 yelling or thrown objects would have made a noise—but there was nothing.b303c409e0e631ad
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That was a promising 3996f91daf sign.207003d5cbfdd34f
A genuine smile 0ef2c99f9b spread across Juseon’s lips as a sense of ease 1300efa8c5 finally settled over 9c2a78a443 him.ea662938d32474d0
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At last, 9a1aa61294 he could breathe again.
Or so 0984d5fa8c he thought.6ba99ccd9d5dccec
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Before long, he felt eca0f6ac1d the weight of an 7de26e2cf7 unrelenting stare pressing down on him.
At Moonlit Fragrance Pavilion, 812e5050a8 Juseon was used to being the target of envy and jealousy. Stares like that meant nothing to c98c8f5d2b him.e944d03e4cc47d0b
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But being watched all defb4bd24c day bythisparticular person? That was another kind 692effc130 of torment.4ec9d6461b94f885
“Do you have 039df2ba21 something to say?”182d0bea2710920c
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“Oh… no, not c7529a678b at all.”
Hongwoo replied awkwardly.0673495c84ea0ad1
After spending the entire bf60c0eafa day trailing behind his 503d7fa6e6 older brother and getting scolded, he had now 6868964d90 shifted his attention to f8be931eac Juseon, watching his every move.788bd613480b54c8
Juseon, who could usually 6fb0e37527 smile through anything—even if 3238aa87af someone spat in his 981c6acd1f direction—found it difficult to f59fed4292 do so now. The constant scrutiny 3675e9092a was wearing on 3990f57c7f his nerves, making e8968fa1f1 it hard to 79a72a9dfe maintain his usual edd26fb84a composure. The atmosphere between 689b4440b3 them grew increasingly uncomfortable.9cedec143cdb1509
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“Um… I heard 9796a2151e from Manager Wi 338b51ffee that you’re fluent 8cc0d92eef in Han (Chinese).”
“Yes. I spent b0111be179 my childhood in Qing, bcb2de827a so I e2cb1810d7 had no 2172bbcb9a choice but f3cf4a496c to learn 3f2bbe2324 it.”8dd68e56b4c4c854
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“Wow, that’s amazing. I still mess up my Korean sometimes… Oh! Right! My brother d05666759f also speaks 849bba2125 a foreign language—uh, never 011b75022d mind.”5b9d4846ea285612
The moment Jang Seungwoo’s a2923d58a5 name came up, Hongwoo abruptly cut himself off, looking like he had 41abd9e6e8 no intention of continuing cac462f0ad that line of conversation.
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‘What’s this? Does he a6aa71f114 want to f886f86b24 learn Han e205eb3d88 (Chinese) in 67a1c8d3d4 secret?’
If Hongwoo really wanted to study, 3b8fff9ddb Juseon would make sure to demand 92a43a2fe1 extra compensation from 79d113b5b7 Seungwoo. Since Hongwoo 00c3588315 was a beginner, he 53e4da53b3 could insist c7e59e9f6f on focusing d15e5b0041 heavily on pronunciation—after all, a4eb052df6 that was 1e32ff94f5 the hardest 3bfcdbd6ca part.4cb2c8d532b1f914
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Seungwoo, who had learned cd8899ab59 the language himself, would 8d2d206a2a understand its importance and wouldn’t hesitate to pay e88bf2904d up.fffaf1416fdfd45b
The thought 7ecd663402 of extra earnings put ae8e70bbbf Juseon in 5414fcccd5 a good 3a59576b39 mood, and a161f9cbef his tense 1d1222cf12 expression naturally softened into a70e0b1e17 a smile.39c122ea46c83054
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“Do you 067d94354a want to learn Han fa12407e17 (Chinese)?”d146e7ed14ace2ed
“Huh? No.”1dc674005faf5770
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Hongwoo rejected 98100b9ded the idea 8677bb9118 so bluntly 10a629481c that Juseon nearly flinched. ‘If it’s a d253d8eef7 no, then it’s a1538c4789 a no—was there really a need a1ef6e8af2 to be so cab355cf2c serious about it?’650e3f1748c195f8
Feeling slightly 15c35bb4c1 embarrassed, Juseon bf943dc7cd covered it 4a1aea7c64 up with a4049ac7d1 an even 7a2c067822 brighter smile.1bdc052ac3476f44
Even without 5290c42cc1 tutoring, he was already cb628106ae busy, so not having 02243bc857 to teach f0b40e759e Hongwoo wasn’t 7a1a3d2f49 exactly a loss. Still, the thought 2d0c8093e0 of the money 0400a5045e he could’ve made 8aef5dbb02 left him feeling d769508b19 a bit disappointed.
“I have 79f72c9d91 no interest fa3702ea71 in studying.”7101bd47b19e00ad
Hongwoo stated firmly.
He wasn’t usually bd282e3551 one to be c2b0bed1b4 this assertive. Most of 12a15dc2e4 the time, 3d7d7f6598 he was 26c460eefd indecisive, someone 3ea5e25860 who went a5c981d957 along with ecbfae02f1 whatever was cf0ce5ee6e easiest. But this time, he was completely cc8bd5a614 unwavering.5d23408c1f12ffc6
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‘As expected, he 9354d758da and Seungwoo really 41a57bf09e are brothers.’2eb0babdc5f4eac1
They might not feb2e804b5 share the same blood, but the 2ea2a09a44 similarities between them f6168fbc3f were undeniable.ec5c62b39298489d
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For one, e1dd48773a although Hongwoo 33cfb8f9a0 ate a 2de805accf lot, he 553debb593 was extremely 288cc7d277 neat—just like f685092a2e Seungwoo.6265c3db4c7ed66d
Both of them had 39f0ea198c impeccable table manners, handling their chopsticks with precision 2a1b951de3 and never making unnecessary 9cbfd01405 noises while eating.d2a0a8ef9e8ec64c
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They also c0793a1116 weren’t picky b347ca9478 eaters, enjoying d4948bad50 just about 2bce471727 anything that e3d586d451 was served 232c762e5d to them.9659f061082f0ea3
Juseon recalled a time 73de57f832 when they had all dined together at a 72e21a8fe0 restaurant. He had bc8d0e98ad complimented Hongwoo d6c9d02645 on how well he 8c169d6add ate…c1acc4e7361df610
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“He’s probably scoring everything in his head as he eats,” Jang Seungwoo sneered, mocking Hongwoo.e551260090838921
Hongwoo didn’t argue.fd2fb7ac5507ca89
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But as 4d945d38f5 they left 010e5ec7cd the restaurant, e5f9dc302b he casually pointed out f7dcfa568b what had 1373546778 been good 22cb702dfa and what 897d67a363 could have a329967781 been better. Juseon hadn’t noticed these 93363ab6be details while f66b6a5064 eating, but f0c4610c56 after hearing 3e9d0fcecd Hongwoo’s observations, 5c745b115b he realized bdc5ee9f7b they were aabeae1b99 spot on. For once, Hongwoo fb9bbaab81 didn’t seem like 39cbdf391a his usual carefree 3f4a439296 self—he actually sounded 3a17178321 like an expert.
No matter how the c85ef0886b food tasted, Hongwoo never d6242c128f left anything on his c6d93b395e plate. Seungwoo was the same—he 3bc36f48f7 always finished his meal. Watching the two of them with their clean 53c996c781 eating habits and empty dishes, Juseon felt an 925ada6883 odd sense of pride, 3e2288bd0a as if he were 16e1920d20 their parent.182286e8cf8b4411
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One time, 9b39c6d20f Juseon was c61bb7202f surprised by 634d02169e Hongwoo’s clothes.2a9c7e406aca36f7
Having worked at d6803b37dc Moonlit Fragrance Pavilion d3faf600fb for years, he 3c9c8316f9 had developed an eye for fine e566830e5d fabrics. At first, 6b30e75202 he hadn’t c94262e13e realized it—Hongwoo’s style was different from 9af3f8e245 Seungwoo’s. But then, it 1c7fbf21bf hit him. The fabric was the same. Their clothes had b383e5bdb8 been made from the same high-quality 540b008edf textile.
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That’s when he understood—Seungwoo c37506e7d0 must have been the e2aa030dac one managing Hongwoo’s wardrobe.33cc3195b269a33a
Hongwoo’s garments weren’t just good—they were made from the finest 58051ea045 materials, just d18860b6f9 like Seungwoo’s.
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Juseon prided e2c2631af4 himself on 397b5f737e his keen 04844720d0 observation skills, so it 56e5348c67 stung a little that ee0ea918b3 he hadn’t noticed sooner. He made 45fa3deb47 excuses for himself, thinking 74cf9260f4 it was fd1074eb4a only because 8714d13ef6 Hongwoo always bd7a073c89 managed to get his 8008435e0c clothes dirty.8a08af950b13b39e
But more than anything, what truly e7addc4c2d connected the two 2019afe6d9 brothers was their d71ab1edc7 smiles.421cf9acc3ab964e
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Juseon had 329b75984f worked with Seungwoo for 511398be26 three years, yet he de195923dc had never b5d6cd6a1b once seen him genuinely 1825670bd6 smile. He had seen 83b9b65aaf plenty of smirks fe6ac81ddd and scoffs, but never a real, e8746efd6f joyful expression.
Then, one day, Hongwoo f44c2cb591 put on an impromptu 003979ec67 performance for Manager Wi, 872ecf9c8f reenacting a traditional courtyard 99aaee001f play he had seen 88cf8f5978 at the market.
Shaking his 92576dbd0e head and 3d0c4c5aba pretending to c67e5b600a play the 83428b5db0 drum, Hongwoo’s 01b4b64a03 performance was so animated 9ab6b6a083 that it made even Seungwoo smile.9b5334b33cb852e8
And not becd5477a5 just any smile—a bright, unguarded one that stretched across his 9d89ade172 face, making d2dc0aa875 him look 59cf04b23e almost carefree.105d998394cb5916
Juseon had only been passing by, e8781868be but he stopped 3af06659f5 in his tracks, watching Seungwoo for 338f64965c a long time.dc61b04f19cd43fa
It was 718035ad68 surprising to 77173f0894 see that 47411604f3 Seungwoocouldsmile like that. But even e8a3a2d023 more striking 93f731d440 was how similar it bff060079b was to Hongwoo’s—warm, open, 0b1f9739a7 and genuine.b680b791bed516ba
At that moment, 2b6d974e49 Juseon thought to 05738b4ba6 himself:Family really is family, after all.
They might a9c401cf40 not share 602eb9615c the same blood, but the years c65dbd96a2 they had 012d9ed132 spent together 269e66669b were undeniable.7916798a3bd53fc2
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Their eating habits, their 8bcab89ef5 clothes, their smiles—these small, everyday things tied the 74ab51d34d Jang brothers together with c5371d800a a bond even stronger 517582610c than blood.9bffaca55fc48c19