SU | Chapter 3.11

Ji Youngwon silently stared at his phone. Only his work colleagues and a number of closely associated brokers knew this number. Then, under the influence of drugs, President Sung rudely grabbed Ji Youngwon’s phone and slid the green button across the screen. A faint breathing sound leaked from the speaker.

“Director Ji, are you busy playing? Who is it?”

President Sung asked playfully. Ji Youngwon finally sighed and forcefully covered President Sung’s mouth.

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– …Hello?

An unexpected voice flowed from the speaker. It was Yoo Han. President Sung’s eyes widened as Ji Youngwon removed his hand from his mouth and put the phone to his ear.

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“What.”

It was past midnight. Ji Youngwon asked sharply, and a nervous Yoo Han paused briefly. President Sung, unable to keep quiet, answered for him.

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“It’s Yoo Han, right?”

Ji Youngwon glanced at President Sung as if to say, how do you know that.

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– Uh… Director. I called to tell you something. When are you coming?

Yoo Han’s voice sounded a bit cuter over the phone than in person. Ji Youngwon frowned, not liking the unexpected sentiment.

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“How did you get this number?”

– I’m sorry. I tried to ask directly several times, but it didn’t work out… I had no choice.

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Whatever nonsense that was.

– Director, when are you coming? You didn’t eat anything scary, did you? You should be careful. Everyone is worried…

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“What?”

The call suddenly cut off. Ji Youngwon twitched his eyebrows, still holding the dead phone. President Sung continued to massage his thigh relentlessly.

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“Look at you on the call. Don’t be too scary to your employees. I think Han is cute.”

Ji Youngwon stared directly at President Sung.

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“How did you know that.”

“Um… nothing much. You ignore my calls, I’m desperate. What can I do? I went to talk, and he was working at the café.”

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“Ha.”

Ji Youngwon was particularly irritated today by those familiar with Yoo Han. Kim Minjae was one thing, but President Sung touching a nerve suddenly caused a surge of disgust.

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“President Sung.”

Ji Youngwon called in a locked voice. President Sung, high from the drug, lifted his crooked lips and responded with a hmm?

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“We won’t be seeing each other again.”

President Sung’s smirk abruptly stopped. Ji Youngwon, unconcerned, grabbed President Sung’s hand on his thigh.

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“Our dealings are also over as of today.”

Ji Youngwon pulled President Sung’s hand closer to his groin.

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“Got it?”

“……”

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“And if you’re going to play, you better do it right.”

Still not fully grasping the situation, President Sung frowned. Ji Youngwon’s pants felt the strong grip of his hand.

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“Shouldn’t the other party be hot too, not just you?”

“Ah…”

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“Rub it properly.”

President Sung’s hand, marked with needle tracks, was squeezed till it almost burst. Suddenly ending their dealings and using force was incomprehensible to President Sung. He was definitely in a hallucinatory state from the drug.

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“Ah!”

A groan burst from the pained hand. President Sung slid off the stool and fell. Ji Youngwon pulled him closer and clenched his fingers harder.

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“Ah, damn, why suddenly…!”

“Suddenly?”

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“Ugh!”

“Suddenly, huh. The one who’s been consistently worrying about my lower half. Right, isn’t that so.”

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President Sung, with his remaining hand, pounded on Ji Youngwon’s shoulder. Ji Youngwon, not amused, kept holding his hand.

“It’s gonna break, shit…!”

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Finally securing a quality broker to replace Mr. Baek, and having been annoyingly maintaining dealings, President Sung was now no better than a discarded card.

“Can’t even get it up, fuck. All for show.”

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Ji Youngwon straightened his clothes and stood up. As he let go of President Sung’s hand, he fell to the floor. The drug was kicking in, as he shook his head in an unusual manner.

Ji Youngwon casually signaled to Executive Director Gu, who had just entered the bar. Executive Director Gu, clutching his hand, pulled up the delirious President Sung from the floor and deeply sighed.

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“Director, when are you coming? You’re not eating anything scary, are you? Be careful. Everyone’s worried…”

– What?

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Beep, beep, beep. Yoo Han was taken aback as the call suddenly cut off. The battery was still full, so it was puzzling that the phone had turned off. It seemed his old, practically disposable phone had finally reached the end of its life. After over four years of use, it was an inevitable conclusion, but the timing was painfully ironic.

“Damn it…”

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Maybe I should have been more direct. It was likely none of my business, but Yoo Han was genuinely worried about Ji Youngwon. The image of a disheveled President Baek and a precarious President Sung kept coming back to him.

“Director Ji must be busy playing. Who is it?”

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President Sung’s annoying voice echoed in his ears. The meeting didn’t seem like just a simple business drink. There was a sweet, satisfied tone in President Sung’s voice, which was usually a sign of trouble. Yoo Han imagined Ji Youngwon and President Sung drinking together.

Sitting upright on the sofa by the heater, Yoo Han suddenly stood up. He retrieved a white cookie box that had been carefully stored in his bag and returned to his seat. I should have asked for the number sooner. I should have been annoying and asked him to hang out with me, to notice me. Clutching the cookies, whose expiration date was nearly due, he felt foolish for having hesitated for weeks. Yoo Han glared at the cookies in his arms.

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Could it really be that Ji Youngwon and President Sung…? Had President Sung seen Director Ji’s bedroom? If the older brothers were to be believed, Ji Youngwon enjoyed his nighttime activities enough to make it entirely plausible. Having barely admitted his unrequited love, Yoo Han felt a sudden rush of jealousy that almost blinded him.

As the night wore on, Yoo Han fought off sleepiness, fumbling with the cookie box until he couldn’t resist slumber any longer. He was jolted awake when his body tipped towards the edge of the sofa. Thirty minutes had passed according to the office clock.

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“He couldn’t have arrived in that short time.”

Panicking, Yoo Han grabbed the cookie box and draped the long padding jacket given by Brother Snake over his shoulders before heading out. The dark building corridor felt unusually silent. His phone had died, leaving him without any light.

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Yoo Han quickly made his way up the stairs to the fifth floor. Reaching the door felt like approaching the entrance of a fortress. There seemed to be no sign of Director Ji yet.

As December’s chill became more pronounced, Yoo Han blew on his hands. His eyes grew heavy as he burrowed deeper into his long padding jacket.

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“He should come back safely…”

Sitting down in front of the door, trying to stave off sleep, Yoo Han perked up at the sound of a cheerful ding from the elevator. The elevator doors opened, and four feet stepped out. The dark corridor was suddenly flooded with light, making Yoo Han squint.

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“Yikes!”

The one who shrieked wasn’t Yoo Han or Ji Youngwon, but a small man who had exited the elevator with Ji Youngwon, clutching his chest in alarm.

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Yoo Han quickly stood up, gripping the cookie box so tightly it nearly crumpled.

“Oh, you’re here. Director.”

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A visibly tired Ji Youngwon approached Yoo Han.

“Not calling, then crawling up to the fifth floor…”

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Ji Youngwon pushed on Yoo Han’s forehead with his index finger as if questioning his actions. Yoo Han’s legs wobbled under the simple touch.

“What do you need?”

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Ji Youngwon asked in a subdued voice. Yoo Han rolled his eyes and looked behind Ji Youngwon at the man standing there. He was a stranger, a young-looking man not unlike Yoo Han himself. He didn’t seem like a client or an employee of a business partner. Given he had followed Ji Youngwon to the fifth floor at this hour…

As Yoo Han kept sneaking glances at the man behind, Ji Youngwon sighed deeply.

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“Yoo Han.”

His name was called affectionately, making Yoo Han’s shoulders twitch.

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“Why are you looking for me?”

Ji Youngwon’s voice was as ambiguous as his outward appearance—both tender and menacing.

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“It’s nothing serious… Remember the adultery case in Gangwon Province last time? The client from that case sent some homemade cookies as a thank you, and I wanted to share them with you. But I haven’t had the chance to give them to you since then… I even forgot to mention it when we went on that errand together last time.”

Yoo Han awkwardly held out the cookie box, mentioning an incident that happened weeks ago. The absurdity of his gaze fixed on the man behind Ji Youngwon was almost comical.

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Ji Youngwon’s lower body twitched for a moment as he observed Yoo Han’s fidgeting face. His lips curled into a bitter smile before he spoke slowly.

“Why today, of all days?”

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Caught off guard by the question, Yoo Han blinked and swallowed.

“The expiration date is today. Technically, it’s a little past midnight now… It’s basically a day old, but it should still be edible.”

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The man standing behind seemed interested and peered at the cookie box.

“They sound delicious. I like cookies. Director, let me have a taste after you’re done.”

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At his words, Yoo Han defensively pulled the cookie box back toward his body.

“No, you can’t have these.”

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Ji Youngwon’s expression cooled as he observed this. It felt as if the thread of reason that had been supporting his brain had been cleanly severed. Like a thin thread mocked by his own repeated clutching, it snapped from even a slight provocation.

Yoo Han nervously looked back and forth between the man and Ji Youngwon.

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“Director…”

What Yoo Han was pleading for was unclear as Ji Youngwon finally turned away. The man brought by Executive Director Gu resembled the desperately searching Yoo Han.

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Ji Youngwon pulled out his phone and called Executive Director Gu.

“Take this man back, and cancel all of Yoo Han’s appointments for tomorrow.”

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Yoo Han inhaled sharply at the word “man.” The man behind him seemed equally flustered, stuttering without words. Director Ji remained silent, and an unexpected heavy silence hung in the corridor.

Soon, Executive Director Gu appeared. He glanced at the three men standing in an awkward standoff and sighed shallowly. The man, feeling wronged, grumbled as Executive Director Gu pulled him away by the shoulder.

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“When you call me out suddenly, it’s okay, but now you tell me to go?”

“You’ll get paid as promised.”

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The man wanted to say how unfair it was not to spend the night with that hot man, Ji Youngwon. But as he was dragged to the elevator, the ominous aura around Ji Youngwon kept him from speaking any further.

As the elevator doors closed, the corridor plunged back into sinister darkness. The faint light from the emergency stairwell and the entrance pad cast strange shadows on their faces.

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Yoo Han felt like he was diving in a pitch-black ocean without an oxygen tank. Breathing carelessly might cause the dense water to suffocate him to death… Overwhelmed by the tension akin to an abyss, Yoo Han fidgeted with the edge of the cookie box.

“Director Ji…”

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Unable to hold back any longer, Yoo Han mustered the courage to call out to Ji Youngwon. Black eyes, reflecting no light, looked down at him. Ji Youngwon took a step closer. As Yoo Han met his gaze, his head instinctively tilted back. In that instant, Yoo Han’s collar was roughly grabbed.

“Uh?”

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His padding jacket was yanked up so high it blocked his view. A flustered Yoo Han grabbed at Ji Youngwon’s wrist, pulling on his clothes. Ji Youngwon dragged the struggling Yoo Han to the entrance keypad and swiped a card. A few steps past the opened door, Yoo Han was flung to the cold floor. His shoes flew off, and the plastic wrapping around the cookies burst from the box, rolling across the floor.

Uncharacteristically calm after exerting such force, Ji Youngwon’s face remained composed.

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“Yoo Han.”

Yoo Han looked up, his face a mixture of confusion and pain, ignoring the ache in his knees and elbows.

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“Why, why are you doing this?”

“Why?”

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Ji Youngwon responded as if he had heard something ludicrous. A brief silence followed.

Even the eternally cheerful and simple Yoo Han could sense what the air between them implied. In this highly charged moment, his face paled. He had experienced sexually charged situations several times, but instinctively, he knew this time was different.

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“Stop playing dumb and come with me.”

“…”

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“I hate having to think too hard.”

Ji Youngwon growled lowly and turned away, twisting his neck as he took off his jacket.

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