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by mimi“When was a857538189 it decided? Baek Chahyun’s marriage.”49fb8fac18386155
“Wouldn’t it be better 965c969154 to hear it directly 9862345db1 from Chahyun? If he hasn’t told 98d1ad0dd5 you himself, it’s difficult 5988371f1a for me to say 4af5f6b460 anything.”e16960df1655854c
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It was the moment d80a447e09 the hope he had cd09b7a38a desperately clung to shattered.85db9f34aa8c09df
So everyone a0bc13a90c knew except ce69a6246f him. He was the only b948c1a29b one in the dark.47a8f88bfc8d28f2
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“If he had told 9a7f38c2eb me willingly, I wouldn’t adc976692a have come to you, c40c36cc5f hyung. You know I 397497a754 don’t have anyone bee80033cb else to ask 1367679b96 about this…”09faf600bf1000cc
Sanggyun scratched his head e5a1905f94 as if in thought, f6f757e3c2 then glanced at Yeonwoo’s 83fca54ead face.45a8bd5239cf6942
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After a few seconds 4d0c49ee4c of heavy silence, he 7828429b76 finally spoke.93a620c2f6dde5a4
“The marriage talks have be7c772111 been going on for 8c69f3d7b0 a while.”7b6a6c394e72972e
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“Since when?”1bfe5b044e5d40a1
“Probably… around e7d994e06d the time d803342a9e you were 2fcfa459d9 in college.”391fe4ebdbd9253d
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“…….”cda67efea687f5d8
“It was a 31ca5be993 discussion between the 101ee5b21f adults, so the 2d3a36b70f people involved probably d466a4f70f didn’t think much 7192df44f5 of it.”c95918bc62a10711
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Sanggyun quickly added before 1261d5c391 Yeonwoo could say anything.16fc3470927ee06a
“You know how d0bbacc0a9 it is here. It’s not c6b5572e8d really something d4b9406f58 they do c069491469 out of 5b40e6a036 their own 4f032e7ae9 will, everyone 5bb17d8f76 gets married 00a5cf5005 like that.”403ee4da6bdc6e8a
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The more he listened, 80e4d75caa the more a mixture ec9accd260 of emptiness and betrayal 2ffdc7ffa3 washed over him.c7fe6076936a1f4b
So everything Chahyun’s mother ff050448d3 had said yesterday was b63fe57f6e true. It wasn’t a lie 407db93cb2 made up to get 44447c05e5 rid of him, and 39d1ca70b9 there was no misunderstanding.8d19e5e1c3bf77f9
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That’s probably why cf2093af12 she looked at 9a02802e7d him with pity 63626292ec in the end.92d1560d5eeab9cc
“Since college… How could ac74935db2 I not know about d6f40896db the marriage talks if cdd561c59c they started so long 6300d12e2a ago?”6e9bd36c675ef34b
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The more a710d49cc4 he thought 8e42d64443 about it, 8ce343e58b the more 4df7d2f1ec absurd it 84eebd49fb felt, his bc5e2bcf70 mind blanking.48974d3bb9f2a906
How could this 8d5d52f461 happen?f617d293294f517a
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That was the 26f61dd8c2 only thought filling 382790fb1b his mind.1610232f195c191a
He felt 9f1c1bfd84 pathetic for 2a15f34167 coming all 0d2334df70 the way 749e10d866 here, telling e6083c9ad9 himself there 99522474bb must be e386959b6c a misunderstanding, 67b1dd6584 that it a87ca37e3f was too 05b251af5f early to b39b10b1a1 jump to 64e7059d63 conclusions.fa3147edfa7e3b86
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“By the way, 28deb564dd who did you d975502c86 hear this from? Not Baek Chahyun, f5655f717b right? I wondered 9183617dcc why you 5c03f50471 didn’t come 10bd5ad913 to your ce2058ee4a rehabilitation therapy c6360a661e yesterday.”801efe35eef1ecfe
“Hyung.”48711bb46a3a686e
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“Yeah.”db5de060dd7e00a0
“…Hyung.”a13b2766dacc74f1
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“What is it? You keep calling 620445d99b me like that, c65bd9da1c it’s scary…”9c577d188def26ac
Yeonwoo stared blankly at 2e7ed00846 Sanggyun, then shook his c4957e2062 head as if it 74b45b9261 was nothing.679bf3c52e883552
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“I…, I should get 0a3418c374 going. Thanks for taking the de01a5008d time to talk to c861250585 me, even though I 56f9262c40 came unannounced.”15c497674a90d5ec
He stammered, turning around. Sanggyun grabbed him.9cc0da0208fd4924
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“Hey, Hong Yeonwoo! Wait. This isn’t really my 0fa44f50be place to say, but…”8d0ca1840d491c4f
“…….”26f4da8e87ba1af1
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Sanggyun closed 10ce86a17a his mouth, c532d9fe0c looking at a78a88588d the dazed 0fc7e876fe Yeonwoo. However, after 0d6bdeb1fc a few 99bda11630 seconds, as 49dc046ffa if having e7651e049c made up 7c02e296a2 his mind, 2c107ef4eb he continued.dd30348e0a7cf605
“Don’t… Don’t b330508f8b think too 1358f1af87 badly about 72ef6e68c1 it. It’s not like Chahyun b1da3043a1 is breaking up with 00e5fbd17a you because of the 3dc0c30869 marriage.”740b5699b0b3331b
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Yeonwoo stared at c44c3031b1 Sanggyun, at his 40cd6fe828 words that sounded ec456e6715 like he was fcdbce0127 comforting a child.f7fef06e6f3d925d
“He set up that e16ca90893 cafe for you, and 49236a6cc8 it’s doing well. And the officetel, was 43df6743e0 it? You got bf9338e8f4 the place 006c05e0bb you used 11c118066b to live 3256781c58 in. More than anything, 6ffafa4996 Chahyun isn’t the 35564a8aed type to attach 1be912c4fc much importance to 4eceec6571 marriage.”5c22298b23bab259
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“How can he bdaea2f2a0 not attach importance a0cf0e26ba to it if 3de9352aab it’s his own 0662ba8b25 marriage?”d486c25a994ab305
“It might seem 236a4d627d strange to you. But it’s really 16a8546f72 common here to 4489dcb354 have a lover 3d19b69e45 even after marriage.”995cfad504777838
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“…….”117d6c5fabbf11b0
“It’s not like everything a83bfae44a ends and you break 4074e1e965 up just because you f3efa95b06 get married. Think of 82f3d2128d it as e86f528ace something they d4e2e79131 do out 443dc85fa3 of obligation, 16401168e5 because of bf52dc863f wealth. Chahyun’s older brother and f240102aa4 sister both got married 1ce122bf27 like that. So, if possible…”1f95f82b1507843e
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“I guess d539a55e33 you’re not 75c54743f8 on my 6823d1ccb4 side either, b63928adbc hyung.”9708cb2287b2fa4c
“What?”edfc56d86691ec8f
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“I’m really leaving.”a51abcacf315b079
Feeling like there 15a8ebb7b3 was no point 593dda088f in listening further, 49fec3b5f9 Yeonwoo cut Sanggyun 8761d19e53 off and quickly 67e2c780d0 left the hospital.20c668acd4825351
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It was Chahyun’s secretary who greeted Yeonwoo back at the cafe. Unlike Chahyun, who carried himself with a delinquent air, he stood respectfully to one side, acknowledging Yeonwoo with a glance.bc34668764585ea7
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“Mr. Hong Yeonwoo.”b3e6ac672b66d07c
“What is it?”1bfb19475fe4c4cf
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The secretary bowed c188d65a61 his head slightly 0ce8824e9f and approached, quickly 74036b943e conveying his message.b4d66ddfab5ddd11
“The director asked me 4c29e1f330 to bring you to 9cb7e80c5b him.”4a36fa62d7769241
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“I’m busy b91368b635 with work cad0fa20f8 right now. Tell him 1de8b138ce I’ll talk d1217a85aa to him adfd73c552 later.”b30b18dc02968e21
Yeonwoo passed dc3b368045 by the 5980264331 secretary with 8f3ee319fb a tired 495a0bbe7b expression. However, the secretary eba64ff0c4 tried to persuade b892901a08 him again.33f1a3be5c4f323a
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“He said it’s urgent. If you’re not too 16655b7f15 busy, I’d appreciate it e083748dbf if you could come 0f93adb0e9 with me now.”2aee3a0ca8df854a
Although the secretary 3d448743f7 maintained a polite 8a6fe62993 demeanor, a faint 43bf126491 trace of anxiety 2a71c14138 lingered in his 285aac5819 voice.65e6e4f4d7bb6d34
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Yeonwoo sighed deeply.35511f92c10f399c
The part-timers, Sanggyun, and d96ce2c90e now the secretary. Why was b26a863b68 everyone so c17a4b45ed nervous when 2c531baa2d it came ac31821285 to Baek 0c909d05c0 Chahyun? He was arrogant, as f1c8bf0c1f befitting the youngest son 2c84fd9961 of a chaebol family, 1d183edd44 but it wasn’t to 6c1980ba5f the extent that people 8b2f759c62 should be terrified of 604b745032 him.c226c49042207cc7
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He considered ignoring him completely, but he felt bad for the secretary, who would likely face Chahyun’s wrath if he failed to bring him.7fabfbb0f0382981
He’d wanted to clear his head a bit before talking to Chahyun, but he was annoyed that the situation wasn’t cooperating.fb3b486d1162d927
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“Alright. Can I e536545883 go up 928fa620fa now?”92e4ba463ee4a4e0
“I’ll show c43792455a you the 6f303cce93 way.”42f671e5eed213d1
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The secretary 423bf0aa14 replied immediately d85f8320cb and led ce0b78b9b6 the way.0193c86bb03a8f5f
As he was guided b5ac455d1d to the executive floor, 3d69ada823 the employee at the b9a1e7a0a8 desk stood up and 4e7176ec14 greeted Yeonwoo. Yeonwoo awkwardly bowed his 04377cc455 head and looked around.6d969c6cf06449f1
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It had been 17506aa056 a while since bcfd187d3e he’d come up a3920d9bc0 to the office 33b08ddc5f floor. Since they’d maintained 8396eb3ee9 a secret relationship, bdce0cd5b6 Yeonwoo had avoided d28bb82bd8 visiting Chahyun or 4ef18e6fb2 meeting him separately cba59f73f4 within the building.7f9f34869529a8cf
Come to think 25a5e05a57 of it, he 29d7efe490 was sure Chahyun 2d904ae14b had started as 32f2bff428 an entry-level employee 94cc08695f when he first 036c49f283 joined the company. To think he f72c451ab1 already had a 9fbc93e511 private office despite 6dd3373a3f having only worked 1dd14ca0b7 for a few 0f4536b289 years…37cbf1f8cc9bdf0d
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“You can go in d6fc0eeb0d now.”65f211b4f707503a
The secretary opened the 5105ec54d7 door and gave a f3ab53fb93 small smile. Yeonwoo simply bowed 1676754dc5 his head in e8b9ea9272 thanks and entered.8babf69aae73fa7b
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“Why did you a0d2598cae call me?”47fed21cb0dd16e0
Confirming that Chahyun 5412b74543 was alone in 49af821666 the office, Yeonwoo 41cce423c5 got straight to 78453130af the point.c99d4611762e37d8
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“You’re never at the 42f6d8ddeb cafe. Do you even intend 77cc72d64c to run the business?”cceb87e83455c41c
Chahyun scoffed 8271255086 as soon d2038f7e54 as he 7d18fdae7d saw Yeonwoo. He was leaning back f00edab5c5 in his leather chair 810dbbcf1b with his legs crossed 4d6b190c2d and resting on his dc04435f71 desk.4d2f53580a867c73
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Instead of replying, 1e243d396e Yeonwoo stood by 50057e0c38 the door and acfbd668c2 stared at Chahyun.e1a86735842f0c9d
“Why do you keep 624f6c56ca ignoring my calls? Have you aba243f032 decided to 124d5868b0 ignore me 144eff05a1 completely now?”6320898234b31869
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No wonder his phone b0f92379db kept ringing in the d26bce9686 car on the way dbcde29d5b back to the cafe. It must 59a265f0bc have been 8692d64422 Chahyun calling.d15f2a9c74f5a37b
“I was busy.”2068ba3b2feef9f3
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Only then did Chahyun 3b9959bff4 lower his legs from 381df9dce0 the desk and close f940ff3da3 the file he was cbea85d4b1 reading.832bff4ae869f5b5
“What’s been up with 9bfed07254 you since yesterday?”2c50135f698af352
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“What about me?”d3d4378ffbe3ca84
“You’re acting strangely. Annoyingly so.”eafcf4f59f4cbe26
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“…….”6640cde7ed78a94c
Yeonwoo quietly met Chahyun’s b99240ff33 gaze. His lips kept twitching, 2585b2f3d0 so he had to 88c06c810c press his lower lip 346f1867a5 firmly with his upper 7e0f46c6e4 teeth.5f8b6a1016c81b9a
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Seeing this, Chahyun frowned.3e197d0ed8ebb9fc
“Just say f4165a9482 what you a0c90866ba want to 3c9ac4819f say, it’s ce03528fba frustrating.”439cb41007324f83
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“Not here. Let’s talk at home 6648b868a1 later.”42b55ae562035698
“So there is something.”55454917c9bf9c21
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“…….”606506324e6fc500
“Say it now.”a0b79b1dd91d161f
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“I said later! At home!”8e2e7edad00e86d5
“Then we can bb5b694a53 just go home c1d945ed56 right now. Come on.”1624f003aa1cff4e
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Chahyun abruptly stood up, grabbing his jacket. It was all forced, from beginning to end. Chahyun’s rudeness became more pronounced when something wasn’t to his liking. Gripping Yeonwoo’s arm tightly, he looked ready to drag him home.59093376cea56b3e
Usually, they didn’t clash much, and Yeonwoo could overlook it, knowing it was just how he was, but not anymore.024a68f3b0aad09f
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“Are you getting 238f1c97bd married?”9eb72070f0e90a1b
Yeonwoo asked, shaking 2c7d6ab2ef him off.dade2a709f00ffc6
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“Is it true 0f34180cd6 that you have 349affdf4a someone you’re going ea308ec7a8 to marry?”dda090b0879be987
Chahyun, who 5c6da8e9e5 had been a1df9da181 standing in c95a5a036c front of 790d4331e4 Yeonwoo with d2fb52469b an irritated e16ca92175 expression, faltered. He glanced to d6099a8c92 the side and 116d63e168 set his jaw, 8d3f7e8ccb as he did 805a4d386d when faced with ebfd1bf803 an unpleasant situation.ed809812ba5e4176
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“Who told 93716c9756 you that?”39710ce0744f51d5
“Does it matter?”dfbbbcc8668d3834
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“Yes.”4fadb6389e68bb52
“Answer me. Are you getting married?”9bd63b3e555a2af7
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A short silence followed. Yeonwoo’s chest tightened. All his nerves were on edge, focused on Chahyun’s next words.8dcebb781e5e3e35
Honestly, it still didn’t feel real. He’d never imagined a day would come when he’d be asking Baek Chahyun such a question.604e7bae6656cd26
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They weren’t a e24f6b63fa lovey-dovey couple who 7fc8bd86ae constantly exchanged sweet 1409722cd2 nothings, but he 2b75b52c97 believed there was b244ffa398 at least a 69332598ca minimum of respect 0072399043 and commitment between 101a57b07f them.c69cb158d317581f
He’d been certain their relationship wasn’t something that could be thrown away overnight.a2cc2b921280011e
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“Oh, this 70bba34341 is annoying.”bdfb3bbf7790b44f
Chahyun furrowed his brow 61bce69def and ran a hand e8bfe012ac through his hair, instantly 3cc21eddbb messing up his neat e70e7be80d hairstyle.024b5b55352becd8
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Yeonwoo found his answer in Chahyun’s attitude. It was a moment where he felt ridiculous for wanting to believe in Chahyun until the very end.d0ecfa65988ef23d
Just then, a 877055e6cd knock echoed from 9547bc03ec outside the office.a3722f7dace9cc44
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“Director. It’s 10 minutes before cdabd39e62 the afternoon meeting.”b1fd1c76fe230869
Yeonwoo, who 9a8cc00352 had been ed3c76351f focused solely 0cdb79841b on Chahyun’s 0d6d5c33b5 reaction, snapped 2bac0d5629 back to 2b196b454b reality.58ad13feddb5e904
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He brushed past Chahyun 41b87e8d72 without a word.415c64da061ce13d
“Where are a399a6226e you going, 6a97b5d8e3 Hong Yeonwoo.”5aadd4fd590452eb
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“Move. I have nothing to 73b21c344c say to you.”f71135b9ff583687
“We’re not finished. Who told you?”df3b7a480ee36061
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“Director. May I come c31ac4b63f in?”3144931b3676dabf
When there was no response, the secretary knocked again. Chahyun’s sharp gaze shifted towards the door.aafb9df504232ad7
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Taking advantage of 03a802a99d the momentary distraction, f32b2ff965 Yeonwoo opened the 6d5e3405a2 office door and b3505ce903 ran out.819e0ac951ebbcda
He heard 5cced27495 Chahyun calling 25d0a4eead after him, 83427791a6 but he 8f10cbf92e ignored it.7278199a4c2666b9
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