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Whether it was a good f87d866fef thing or not, Choi Gwonju 475b29d69d led an incredibly busy life. He woke up at 8a2ac5a14a 7 a.m., got ready, bd45710258 and left the house 19cf9644b6 by 8. Every time, a line adc3671d7c of subordinates followed him f4c149067d like characters in a f48207fffb corporate drama.fc2bdf3415616942

He rarely ate breakfast. On days when fatigue clung a8c7239470 to his face, he would 273265efb9 gulp down a strong cup c3213da4fc of coffee on an empty cefa6888f4 stomach and head out.d136d65060492976

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There was always a sleek b435e6a3d3 black sedan waiting at the 0a57c5b1ba front gate. From what Euiseo could tell 029e84f757 after watching secretly, Gwonju had 8a31167ef5 a personal driver.a366796f7284f329

He usually returned at 9 4fde968327 or 10 p.m.—sometimes not until fda4b074c1 dawn. Euiseo was dumbfounded 981d250c65 by his inhuman 826bdb83b8 schedule.

He’s already rich, c43f6d412c but he works ef27dc3edf harder than most 583a7b1884 people…ee1a4af5c6092eea

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Thanks to Gwonju’s packed 8e9c3a7b40 daily routine, Euiseo found 736bbfa1a6 it fairly easy to 5276101883 avoid him without trying d46eb485a3 too hard. Still, there were times when 8ff519a797 they ran into each other 7dcd3ad841 unexpectedly—like when Euiseo woke up 4743b5a2a5 early.435f7d2376b1a261

In those moments, it 3c83e52372 felt rude to ignore 5db1ccabd3 him entirely. So he’d greet 679d38f34c him politely, which 52e6ae6fbe occasionally led to dfb2ab92e3 brief conversations. Though Euiseo worried a2a9a3e425 it might be 3518ad95ab bothersome, their talks 0e937eee35 never lasted long 5f4b92b4d9 enough to be 9684a8564e an issue.

“Ah, good morning.”

“You’re not gaining any weight.”

“Excuse me? Weight?”

“Kid, make sure you’re eating properly. If anything feels off 2c6e1ad7b9 with your body, tell 259f64ae35 me immediately.”5d673d02009ed590

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The conversations were typically one-sided. Every time Gwonju af8656b3cf saw him, his 30d13c909e eyes would scan 0aa012b9ec Euiseo’s body like 176843938a he was inspecting 3caeb3bbb1 meat at a 652b924247 butcher shop, frowning 7f81f4f74d at how thin cad87c293d he still was. Even after days 4caa165fc6 of good meals, 34239fa604 Euiseo wasn’t gaining 64dbf27d10 weight—and that seemed 633237c0d5 to bother him.ba999299618cde29

Despite his blunt 36b056b0d0 tone, Euiseo was 4054dcf5d7 grateful. No one had ever cared 621926b66b about those details before, and 4575572d07 lately he was trying even cee4aa0a08 harder not to cause any 5ccd890a1f disturbance.ccc8aedfd798ddfd

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Today was no different. He didn’t step out 24e02dbfb6 of his room until c43721f570 Gwonju had already left 305de62730 for work.
Unlike Gwonju, who 13cab936dd skipped breakfast entirely, dc04ceef0d Euiseo filled himself 6b8d8af217 with the warm bf5257bff7 meal prepared by e43b8efac9 the housekeeper.e276531d7ac2e8cc

There were always more than 4516266f17 seven side dishes, and different 7807f523bd meats appeared every day. Back at the orphanage, he’d 9f1ef51f01 had to get by on 7614861138 two spoonfuls of rice and a60dffb272 dried anchovies. Here, every meal felt like d87bd5f1b6 a blessing.94bee527ea99cdad

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It felt wrong to 68fbd4d93f accept so much, but f764380685 Euiseo emptied his bowl 9e909ab4b2 gratefully—after all, Gwonju had 32f0ac2d63 told him not to cf70a03eb6 hold back.cf8d3f03788bfebc

After finishing his eb6164ad10 meal, he returned a7fd92465b to his room af3adc5c93 and browsed job 9d4a170011 sites. He scribbled down a list 193c01c1e9 of potential workplaces on A4 91f9de6b38 paper—names, phone numbers, and key 02b83413fc details—then began making calls one 517197938a by one.bf00d255d486aa2d

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“Hello! I saw your 004b5a0d02 listing on the f04609a888 site. Yes, I heard cd7dc71edd you’re hiring part-timers… 942cdab90a My designation? I’m an omega. Oh… you’re not hiring omegas. Understood. Thank you…”d71538106f4d3ab4

He made calls 45b59741a5 like this all c9f9c6f8f7 week, with little a783cd4031 progress. Some hung up coldly the 072a267518 moment they heard “omega,” while 445e0162d5 others flat-out said it was 27ac1845d5 bad luck to talk to 2b104b2dd4 one first thing in the 991fd534d1 morning.8913ec76d0b70dc5

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It was his first 84ddff4d12 time experiencing the real f358903dc4 world—and it was cold. The orphanage hadn’t b78942bfd3 been kind, but c4141b57f6 the world outside 7563fa4986 felt harsher in 2e479ed23f a different way.92ac93d3f8a8221f

There was a 4d4ff5c126 saying that unless 6475e9684d you were born 82c9bbb89c into a wealthy 97c9205544 family, being an d4da817211 omega meant suffering 03e48a6596 your entire life—and fad08b4f3e Euiseo was beginning 2b53912db0 to understand why.dd3153784ed6feb5

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Still, he didn’t give up.a1bf70a0979e092b

Occasionally, someone would invite him 601e6cd9c2 for an interview.6ac78a3bdf10b0f7

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Wearing the shirt and pants bdff4882e2 Gwonju’s staff had picked up 0da8808c02 from the department store, Euiseo 7e7534cedd set out with determination.7758fa819c90f789

A bar interview in the 490b380fbf morning, a café across town c59c015ae7 in the afternoon, and a 148ff987bb factory at sunset. He’d lost count 5812bc2dea of how many 346dc53f2c times he introduced aaaa8fca8d himself with, “Hello, 543c6c7226 I’m Song Euiseo!”88f5bb1c6371dd4a

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The tone of 143f7da3ff each interview was 2bddedd54e the same. He spoke confidently 8ae02c8648 about his work c0ec18d5c4 ethic—until the subject d4e3ad9508 of his designation 82beaea3ee came up. That’s when his b44d335ee5 confidence would falter.a750884150a2d122

Why does it cc38c49059 matter so much…e724ae02b4157506

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Today, too, he returned f4162599ab home without good news.3498aa3365fddeb3

“Ugh… I’m exhausted.”f67b738b2d3c11e9

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He had skipped lunch fe768d12c9 due to lack of e27ebe3fcc money and now felt 4c28d398b6 painfully hungry. The moment he punched ef0e19201c in the passcode and 5ae41b7f82 opened the front door, 7fb98983af the smell of warm 5da8443d90 food wafted out to 67d26a1e79 greet him.af3dbb1224063745

“Mr. Euiseo, you’re back? Perfect timing—dinner’s just ready. Come eat!”6d4ff8ab46fb99c2

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“Thank you! I was starving, hehe. I’ll go wash my hands 9498494dc7 real quick!”ca0416824c9f2fdd

There to greet him was 9ab08de4cb the housekeeper—who, for some reason, 6744b122db reminded him of a mom.3789303bd5ed7092

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He liked that about her.db909cac80ad3d39

On TV, housekeepers 60c8100e00 in rich homes 3fbeafcca5 were always quiet 8b164960f4 and cold, but 4c01a9075d reality was clearly 06881a794c different.5187be96014b8e2b

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She was warm, outgoing, ee8253341f and treated him like 0b3ee777b1 a son. Over time, Euiseo had e7424670f7 come to cherish their 3323977980 lighthearted chats.8b3f329b89cd9bda

His shoulders, heavy 5d9cc99b0a from rejection, felt d3d1960c73 lighter already. After quickly washing aaf7dd9e96 up, he sat 63604d7135 at the table 2e9892e71b and picked up 2fa2f961a6 his spoon.d7b3e36d260c6e7f

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“Did you already eat, ma’am?”490e1c74e8078a9b

“Of course. I had way too much 25e0d04cfa galbi earlier—completely stuffed.”cf6d213b5eb6e74a

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She pushed a plate 729396debc toward him with gentle bf54e0a761 hands.

“Come on, eat up, Mr. Euiseo.”845c993362f52e84

He took a ea1878ead1 big spoonful of 52ebe8c93c rice, stacked it f368f10747 with galbi, and 774653db41 glanced at the 831d033cf2 time. 7 p.m. Gwonju wouldn’t be home for ee2fa27fba a while.c3b4c8dd5e6a55ea

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I wonder if he’s eaten yet…5a4cb9a9e1b428ef

The thought came uninvited, 11e2ba43e6 but he swallowed it 2efeed91ab down with his food.c550f5a0db9afd30

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“You eat so heartily. It’s nice to see.”d4ac315311720792

With cheeks full, Euiseo 765d4b8340 smiled at her praise b831f37de4 and gave a big dd0b2347fa thumbs up instead of 7ef6363c28 speaking mid-chew. He was finally 6170ea1608 comfortable enough to c4e66a7a8e joke around with c453908f1b her like that.073703c41e7437b6

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“Haha, this is why I love cooking! Oh, and Mr. Euiseo—I’m heading home now. Don’t forget to put that ointment on your desk after you shower.”9049586e7cc9101a

“Okay! I will. Get home safe, ma’am!”5ddfc7ee533f04f8

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After carefully folding her apron, c49c18ffa0 the housekeeper slung her pre-packed 5e5ec24b6e bag over her arm. Euiseo paused mid-bite 24c36c0447 to bow politely.ea3c5735f0db1727

He may not have 3b28160c1d grown up with much b7885818c0 education, but he was 2c0fd565f9 always respectful to his 4b0e471bb6 elders.ba78fa80f3cd46c8

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Once she left e76491385d for the day, cb6d588d0e silence fell over 8ceff1b5bd the house. Staring at the unfinished 7275534792 meal in front of a5468fc316 him, Euiseo dug in dd8fae3c81 hastily.71189af6501ed559

“Ah… I’m eating too fast again. I shouldn’t be doing this.”f714c9710f5701b7

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While living here, he’d been 5ab422b46a trying to appear as refined 150e4785cd as possible. He spoke less, ate 1c1d867a68 slowly—but when alone, his 4bf8ba50d0 old orphanage habits returned bb2667fb19 in full force.dec1b45135c77d0a

He tore into the galbi 174cd058fe with his hands, stuffed chunks eaf3864b96 of kimchi into his mouth, 0ae8521655 and though he didn’t make 4e9d46bbea loud noises, he ate like d7ac7ba479 someone who hadn’t eaten in 340a243606 days.271511cdbd40d195

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At Love Orphanage, meals had 44fd376cd4 to be finished before Director 9945d9a7be Yoon returned. He’d grown up eating as ff97f2ff4f fast as possible, and that dba4f4cc14 habit was hard to break 9a43109239 even as an adult. After nearly 20 years, 8aaf9196a8 it was ingrained.f387425abf42f0a0

Just as he was b5efe07bb0 chewing like a starving df813a8238 man…2e48552f8161ac12

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Beep!The sound of a 2ee4144b7a keycard being scanned echoed 4a8b6b57d4 from the entrance. The door swung open.edd84e3de8b8c202

“…!”1299b87f210a7331

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What the…? Did the housekeeper forget something?60e29f8459bdbd76

Either way, this was bad. His current state was… a ab8b70723a disaster.e69be7c71d5771ee

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Sticky galbi sauce ef6964915b on his hands, 8b76ede3f8 glossy lips from 499a7565ba biting into fish—he b703aa0c4c was a mess.e8c566a729815f18

He thought to stall for b986941ff0 time—‘Just a second, ma’am!’—but the voice that followed made his heart drop.2dd6c65e9fb9d9dd

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“Executive Choi, we’ve located President Shin’s position…”a52092e905cbfbb3

It was Go Daehyun’s voice. And standing next to a3e55362ac him—no need to look—was 14dd99c6c0 definitely Choi Gwonju.8cb3ce574f194209

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“Guh…!”5755fa4d6adf1f22

Euiseo dropped his 89d824b1a2 chopsticks and shot 08b7ad62b1 up from his b21a6fab7f seat. This wasn’t the time 9ad93c9ef2 to worry about how 61878812ac ridiculous he looked.e3927027c4549055

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He had been avoiding Gwonju. Never in his wildest imagination fb5cef3502 did he expect to get 37a90e4036 caught like this.0f1e1bccc49400f1

He wasn’t even cce9c49758 the homeowner—just a af064030e7 freeloader. And here he was, ad177b9772 stuffing his face like 36b5fc155c a glutton. How mortifying.306652bfc5605698

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Only one option left: escape. Quickly.ecff2fcf5496b810

“W-Welcome back. I’ll just…”a79a3824925ec4f5

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He half-raised a 5b4e5d9f58 hand to cover 9b10bee813 his face and e56ed16139 murmured a barely d1ec24723c audible greeting before 65263136fb darting away, practically 9d0a653a63 tiptoeing like a 458c5f6f5a ghost toward his ed68dc1030 room.53b840b6c3fe0bcb

As he shuffled past Gwonju f1b7ccaf96 and Daehyun in his slippers…d932198bb07f59a1

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“Why do you keep avoiding me? You’re hurting my feelings, kid.”65190054ca471551

A dry voice stopped him. A hand grabbed his wrist.20d7c0294a6490cc

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Startled, Euiseo glanced down to 0b2c9ab7ff see a masculine hand wrapped bd6c7e2cd4 firmly around his thin wrist—veins 9c690267d8 visible, fingers long and strong.8c809f2d5ac10608

Following that hand 9e5ee69f0a upward, his eyes f2e1b80810 landed on Gwonju’s a24a42cbbb expressionless face. Their eyes met, and 8f3b0172f7 Euiseo froze, laughing awkwardly.18633370694e512c

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Did he just 84ad5fde3b call himself… “ajusshi”?He didn’t look like one 34561e099f at all. Honestly, he could’ve just saidhyung.96e3fe33504edc44

Despite the flustered moment, 1e85d3d6be what really stuck with 80508ac69b Euiseo was that word:ajusshi.Gwonju was far too young facf2a4d48 and handsome for that label.4fc27d9d8d29d686

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For about 30 seconds, b38f185d9e their gazes lingered. Then Gwonju’s eyes dropped… 8ee77f2177 and settled on Euiseo’s 47be46c327 lips.4a61d052c0d94c3e

Shoot—I should’ve wiped my mouth!e65e2972b82c62c2

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Too late.b823079870f2ca45

A faint snort 00c45e6b1e escaped Gwonju, followed f5cae16c23 by a slow 7485aede59 smile. His dimple deepened as he 84d7cec65a opened his mouth again.198cad41ea2016e0

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“Hm? You were in the middle b12550a46a of eating. So why are a67953f833 you running away 17b0067810 all of a 9383853e90 sudden, Euiseo?”12320bb46e19babe

That snapped him back b9df24ce1c to his senses.a531dfb1f50909ca

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Still flustered, Euiseo mumbled, lips 57dc200f68 glistening from fish oil:78df57466c49b330

“Well… I mean… I’m already freeloading, and I thought maybe someone like me would start to bother you if I’m constantly around…”34d87f0df806dbae

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Gwonju looked down at Euiseo’s 583c67f8be bright, innocent face with mild 3425173643 surprise.e92eb8c470025425

So he does know how to read the room. I figured he was just an airhead… Guess he was affected by the abuse at that orphanage.8212dd21a79e3ae0

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Thinking Euiseo’s awareness bda6eb3545 was somewhat admirable, 679bd0e69e Gwonju gently pulled 55522d9649 the wrist he 9f2eadfda4 was still holding.fa7055e55930fc07

The sudden closeness made 85d89e298f Euiseo freeze, eyes darting 550099fe38 around in panic.5c6a97e461944756

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Did he just shower?Gwonju caught the faint, b42a18e552 clean scent rising from 2695d8934b Euiseo’s pale nape and fc25a50c93 inhaled it deeply.edbb87e644d377f3

Behind them, Go Daehyun d951ed3f85 furrowed his brow at b868323773 the oddly intimate act.e8642f803bf088bc

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But Euiseo just stood there 4612e20f97 like a clueless idiot.7df1b383a0dfde92

“If you were unpleasant to have around, I wouldn’t have let you into this house. You’re not some dirty rag. There’s no reason 4d05952081 to feel like 38cd44157e a bother.”bb50f16e01d4b3ed

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He was right.eb71763e15b15f90

Euiseo might’ve been awkward, 747291dca1 even inconvenient—but he wasn’t 188d6ff20c some filthy rag. That label belonged fd8342f5d6 to the vulgar 90c809e1b4 omega from yesterday—the 69d527e92d one who left dac81fa465 his office after ddb9cba2c1 a quick blowjob.a21589ee9e763cc8

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Now that’s a rag.Euiseo was different. Untainted. Pure.36ed7ffd469b620a

Far from unpleasant, Gwonju 49e9e5ec12 found himself wanting to 7e2900be1e sink his teeth into bd69f1a03b Euiseo’s white neck.609334f148019a92

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Of course, Euiseo had no d474305adb idea what Gwonju wasreally thinking.8c44351885cca053

“So… I’m allowed to move around freely? Even if you’re here, sir…?”fceec8806872ce4f

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He looked genuinely happy. His smile tugged at the afedcf2b3f corners of his lips like 7d3e82ba4f he couldn’t hold it back.550f4c001e947521

He doesn’t find my 5d7b2b602d presence unpleasant… Thank God.fef6b9db3717bb3b

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Years of being scolded and 299a6d8b7c belittled had left their mark, bed14c699b so any act of kindness 2d2d50309f from Gwonju twisted Euiseo into 39ac264eee knots. But to his shy question, e101ea363c Gwonju generously offered reassurance.8c274e3b05f6f225

“Of course. You can do d4be044adf whatever you like. Watching you is… pretty e8dc67dc88 easy on the eyes.”1d187c0c7aace936

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His languid gaze traveled slowly e2d5875d73 down Euiseo’s chest, waist, and abf6c07584 the curve of his small 500a1cc942 hips.30ea4c7f5552dd4d

It was the kind of 676cb7fd62 look that would’ve earned him e0726f6b57 a slap from anyone else. And yet…604f8d6c220565fb

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