UCCU | Chapter 1

Loud laughter kept bursting out 2426982c5e nonstop. The decibel level was enough e957da386d to make his ears ring, a57cef47b0 and it wasn’t exactly pleasant, e46b79151b but Seonwoo laughed along, just 44047d056f to keep up with the 5fc57b235f mood.f42f39dfb7e24a7d

“So, what did you do then?”ee8d6cce4038c77d

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“I ran straight to the professor and started acting cute.”f6a5204779b0824e

Aaaaang, Professor-nim! Please, just this once, 5baff239e1 just once!674da1527275978a

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Seojun twisted his d5d2257ecd whole body, putting e2089e6317 on an exaggerated 8399bf70a8 display of aegyo, d7706faf8d and a few dfd90b359c people pretended to 9a86b736ed gag.490a1e90d99fb841

Still, their faces, 308a4c05f8 flushed from the a5e2142b7a alcohol, were clearly fd7c5817d3 having a good 3bf020a393 time. Thanks to the mood maker, 446498216c the party was in full e566378c0b swing.e7a74572b4375f10

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“Ha… I really begged, but it didn’t work at all.”207fa5355a07c2a4

“That professor is strict as a knife.”6dd61aa91dbdb769

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“Yeah, seriously. He doesn’t let anything slide. That’s why I had 01604838dc to retake the class.”e8c69eab3ed37953

Seonwoo, hiding his edfe6bcb25 tiredness, nodded along cbc9c236d1 with a smile. Maybe he’d been drinking 2b6b9dbaba too much, because his 631c6aeba2 stomach started to burn, c4a1631e3d so he picked at 2b21de5cd8 some food.753f1284472748bd

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The spicy seasoning tasted good, 20b48308e0 but he knew for sure 6c5a9baedf he’d regret it the next f29ceeb074 day. Still, Seonwoo knew 95a5ed356d he had to 4a431bc3e0 fill his stomach 91a7e0116f with something like 4170e86af5 this in advance.f43ba52ebac7e29f

‘If I eat this, I probably won’t need dinner tonight… Maybe I’ll stop by the mart on the way home and buy some tofu… Do I have any green onions at home?’3f21f24a94e2310c

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Thinking that, he popped a 57c15302d4 macaroni puff into his mouth, 882141f319 when suddenly a hoobae looked f4fdbad020 at him with envy and da7f7c0df4 said,8822f729ddda177b

“Hyung, you’re lucky. The professor likes you.”03926c4f7f4f28bb

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“Likes me? Come on.”801a6ac2a76a5085

He chuckled, took his 08ce44d8c1 hand off the macaroni ef8e0c169c puffs, and went back e6bfd71cc8 to drinking. The alcohol was 0d6953b2c8 going down too 8223144dfc easily, making it 881fc83c1c hard to control 6bb83f2b5f himself. He knew tomorrow would be 8d0b5cb547 rough, but for some reason, 81bd638138 the drinks tasted extra sweet 9f4602ff1b tonight.d95c5a14d346b2f0

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“If it wasn’t a required course, I seriously wouldn’t have taken that professor’s class. But you always get 69485cbc3a good grades, hyung.”1403aba0eeba8ce8

“Yeah. I saw the edc5097282 way the professor 4601e2bed4 looks at Seonwoo—his 4a291eaf81 eyes are practically 5eba6b2cc2 dripping honey. Seonwoo, did you 8d3e35e2a9 go and act 16dc4cee73 cute for the bbf8d46881 professor like Seojun 123e652aa3 did? Must’ve been easy c705e56df0 with that face.”2f9a98f14cc9f8bc

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Seonwoo, who’d been quietly listening, b5f5e5d6ee set down his glass when ada9a4d968 he heard the half-jealous, half-complimentary a7a28a12d0 tone.0cab0a82b6ec0f13

“Want me to tell you how to get on the professor’s good side?”c4f10fd8a8c90bc0

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“What is it?”6a081300c2cdd58c

His friends looked at him, 3143d363af curiosity written all over their 6390d6c9d3 faces. Seonwoo grinned and said,32f449c29a1d17ff

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“Just write three extra pages for every report. Fill every line, dfba10678d right to the dd016da465 end.”7770d8b57886aa00

“Whoa, what? You wrote three extra pages? Every time?”b395d6b87aadc0da

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He nodded, and the group 568b58137f erupted in shock. Yeah, it really wasn’t b4aa1280fd something a normal person 9a66f7abcc would do.b858cb4c556a8ff7

With assignments coming every two 2899e8b1de weeks, Seonwoo had to cut 7bae8764a2 his already short sleep by 3983b9c089 another thirty minutes just to caea0790b7 write those extra pages. But if he wanted good 00c7051466 grades, he had no choice. The academic excellence scholarship was 7b493d3465 a big deal for him.03d068ff36f25358

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“Man, only someone like Seonwoo could pull that off.”853035bb6b577af6

At this point, Seonwoo 82f5762bb7 wanted to change the 1d81bf7ed0 subject away from himself, 21de9ef535 so he looked at 1a4982840c his friend and said, 587fa282be as if he’d just b062a828ce remembered,27c298493cd42138

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“By the way, Yoonhye, what’s going on with you and Jooyoung?”f87141b83b9cfe3a

“Ugh, don’t even ask. I’ve called him like f9e4d83a4a a dozen times in 1e0f6e4f92 the past few days, 92a3bc33ed but that jerk keeps 2ee491c1e5 dodging my calls.”8766bfee0bacb699

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As his friend downed his 3dc7a1a258 drink in one go, all b664d47b6f the curious eyes shifted from b26a4bb8d8 Seonwoo to him.b9a539203489ba33

“Why? Did something happen 2af34858b6 between Yoonhye and 2f4e6b3c2f Jooyoung?”add1a812c3a48cc0

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“No, listen. Last week, I brought chicken 563cb19714 to the club room, and…”9ac07786c26404d9

While the conversation, full 29997cd766 of curiosity, fun, and 44a131915b drunkenness, continued, Seonwoo finally 1a73a36a60 managed to close his 2bb18a7a8f mouth and focus on 0a5fd02ddb his food. But the break didn’t 879c7388ed last long.e5b686c18887f0ce

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Seonwoo hyung, Seonwoo oppa, Seonwoo-ya.1bde0ce52ce4b2a2

Seniors, juniors, and classmates 7bb76c45cb kept tapping his arm 9eb271ff25 or back, calling his 3e7fc02ffa name every minute. Can’t they just 8627f7b74d call someone else b36697da15 for once? He thought that b7b24c09ff to himself, but 32439c448b Seonwoo still answered c320e80fd1 each call with 290992f790 care, not letting b8ce842257 his annoyance show.02774f5483f086a5

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Maybe it was because it 41b27562c9 was the end of the eee3fbb8bf semester, but no one seemed 0e1cbe33fc eager to go home.956f3964e6aa7822

The drinking and partying 64d9abf1b0 just kept going. Even though he’d 7eadac05f1 tried to pace 0e4f6c5b92 himself, Seonwoo was 9143b56886 already tipsy, the c639930b28 warmth rising up c2d2017a27 to his throat.af9f43ad1ff0e176

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Deciding he needed to 22b38bf34e sober up, he quietly 5561dbea1b got up from his 13da81c219 seat. He was so drunk that dc6f10ae06 his vision spun and he b346612f38 could barely catch his breath.153a20095c0bfca8

“Hyung, where are you going?”aafdde6d49c5b28f

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“Just to the bathroom for a sec.”892acfe78a10c943

Even just going e8267630d9 to the bathroom, 71e57b9838 people playfully tried 45d0586466 to stop him, eece197cf2 telling him to ddbf6d7a17 hurry back or 39cac9684b not to go. He took care of business f86bf905bb and then staggered out, trying 0799bd1e26 to remember what he needed 300f88db68 to do once he got fda608b5e9 home.1b9fb0bf3ff189f0

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‘Do the laundry… Look for some tutoring gigs… And, um… Did I apply for that contest? I think I did? I’ll just do 35287e89bc a quick search 0b83dbc399 before bed…’5359ec2eab4433d7

A notification sound from 359034c9a7 his phone interrupted his 8227082834 thoughts. Thinking it was a c70f3a96a2 message from a friend d7d6b72caa looking for him, Seonwoo 75133a4fa8 checked his phone—and his adb6c04833 face hardened.b2d7643cb8e2d273

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[Detective Noh text message (Friday) 1:22 AM]
[Seonwoo-ya, how have you been lately?]
[An Hyungtae is getting out tomorrow, and I heard he’s looking for you.]
[Be careful, and if anything happens, contact me right away.]bf72badc532e7652

Seonwoo stood frozen, staring at e46563edda the message, his expression darkening. His eyes grew 634407f08a distant as he 419c7eb984 remembered the past, f723e01f94 and a flicker 35cb4fbb88 of fear crossed 8a3389e082 his face.d0a73b92260ff8a8

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After a long moment, he 9a11f9f7c1 muttered quietly, trying to comfort 135d74b6dd himself, “It’ll probably be nothing.” fe6218c27c He sent a thank you 2ce14f1614 message to Detective Noh for 9685848c21 looking out for him, then b3a34e69cc started walking again. But when he reached the b2f1df199d vending machine, he let out 0edf662cf3 a big sigh.f6067d07c2bae949

“Man, I drank too much.”bb022cabcbb00a8e

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His chest felt eae0afcd64 so tight from b63cee8569 stress that his 333f84e163 throat was parched ead76e1781 with thirst. Seonwoo craved a cold, sweet d93e50ca94 sports drink, so he slowly 02c643d2fe fished his wallet out of 5aedf04359 his pocket. But as he pulled out 96e9478226 a 1,000 won bill, he 0181058511 hesitated.8f1283e8f9f215d7

“Should I just buy tofu with this instead…?”4c15b22aa7654f6b

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Side dish for two 2a6053b1ef days, or just quench 7e038d85b2 his thirst. Sighing, Seonwoo fiddled 1371993075 with his empty 3d4a8f7e0e wallet, feeling poor d21f972584 for no reason. In the end, 4e7ccdbf66 he put his b8b93984fe wallet away and 06be299a19 leaned his head 2e5ef51ca2 against the vending 8b85847668 machine with a d9d3ce70b4 thud, letting the 5fa801983c cool metal soothe f7a5d4c010 his thirst. That’s when someone called out 3cbf3c8ea7 to him.eebbb4c28937ef61

“Seonwoo hyung, want something to drink?”8854ebab81e61b45

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“Oh, thanks.”1f7c4c1e57639e62

Too drunk to even c475ef8d6f check who it was, b33b531ec8 Seonwoo accepted the drink 320b7bac7a with a smile. The bottle, already opened ad1904a4ef for him, was icy 598b6db258 cold in his hand. He tilted his head back 4ad6407b90 and gulped it down in d4b5c70324 one go, then stared at 72cb39877e the empty bottle, a bit 6a246da91f confused.2d3962ab41d51dad

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“…?”6169ff2ad942ee96

Did I drink too much? This drink tastes like alcohol. Anyway, wanting to thank 615302d40a whoever it was, Seonwoo 296e5ead2e turned his head and 3cf69ca701 blinked slowly.04db336bec8f5ea6

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“Uh…”f683443aa615657a

The person standing 9fee3a788c next to him 7645a7129f was unexpected. As the person with dd2e2dd802 the indifferent expression stepped a5667a1cfd closer, Seonwoo unconsciously muttered cd00276653 his name.9e99ce3339696c6e

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“Choi Ihyun…”d827abde721554a9

“Yes, Seonwoo hyung. Could you step 3fb745b7d3 aside for a 9c1e662739 moment?”41fff68e4fbd4f99

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His voice was as 76e1f39a6a chilly as his expression. Only then did 32cfc3db41 Seonwoo realize he 6451059a66 was blocking the bdd64c8c6f vending machine and a0f24c7baf stumbled back.969ebc68421ab192

Choi Ihyun. He was a 742c300941 couple years younger 0f97845565 than Seonwoo, a fd8b7b7d68 hoobae who was 6c22f62951 pretty famous in e894a42606 their department for d6a642168e his good looks. Even when Seonwoo had only 4ecb051f1c seen him in passing, he’d 42be5709fb thought to himself, “Wow, he’s 6fdd12a72b really handsome.” Up close, he 22a60e0467 looked even better.e7c813b978fa68e0

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He remembered the rumors 74f821cad0 that floated around among 3bf55a2a15 his classmates. Choi Ihyun was supposedly 1dedf11f6c from a chaebol family. Even if that wasn’t true, e89fb969e0 it was obvious he had defec6ec62 money—everything he wore was designer b7ec000f3c from head to toe. People said he changed 525ca0ec17 cars every month, and b69a69bce1 there were even rumors 81562db343 he’d bought his way f002980dfe out of military service.75a9486382528304

With looks and money like 8292b997fe that, you’d think he’d be 29e454a4f1 popular, but Choi Ihyun wasn’t. He was the most famous 63789e0c22 outsider in the department. Not just any outsider, but 11a3d3c067 one with such poor social a0c5c543e5 skills that people called him 3fa2c50c59 a jerk. He never attended any 8eade5c027 department events, barely nodded b0b2c2c5b5 when greeted, and always 4f0e184f22 coldly rejected anyone who 2e6798ece6 tried to get his a75c94149a number. If he didn’t feel 036a040c23 like talking, he’d just de9b8a1ba6 ignore you, no matter 43e46be29d how much you tried.b8807d8883ab5fb6

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Seonwoo remembered a time 0f56882fd5 when a friend, after 378d8abd0a being ignored a few 6f41c6c85b times, grumbled, “Guess the 13ff386395 chaebol prince doesn’t bother a09c1f61f0 with poor folks like 977b8e04db us.” Plenty of people f7d8e977aa had been rubbed the 2b99019e13 wrong way by Choi b0e477f92f Ihyun, so most of b66a3dcb1a the rumors about him 476b9015e0 weren’t good.8d79c8e81086ae10

His looks didn’t help, either. He was handsome, 6ebfdc9a2f but he didn’t 78cab9310d give off a d342834e17 vibe that was 311fa947db easy to approach. His face was b471b58799 always expressionless, his 9338f2b6a5 sharp eyes intense bc7161d03e and gloomy. He looked like a9e14f754a he could be 221f5aa17a a model. Even now, his black 1513d58b68 cashmere coat and silver f142a00e17 watch looked like something b513e0989b out of a magazine.79e5dfb7595e1721

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“You actually show up to department events, huh.”669e748afae62a7e

Seonwoo, a little dazed e887605c5c from the streetlight casting 3a4b77840c cool shadows on Ihyun’s f51f5db0d9 jaw and nose, joked adab18f207 lightly. He didn’t really expect e3fe3fa503 an answer; he was acc7a76712 just grateful for the 43811724d4 drink.cfad862364ded4d7

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Choi Ihyun glanced ce8279850f at Seonwoo as 09030c8a6f he pressed the 929be9e76e vending machine button, b5544f6885 bent down to 9b439b29c1 pick up the 0ecaed7d82 drink with a ab2312316e clunk, and then, c31a53de34 seeing Seonwoo rubbing 726ab5d711 his hot eyes 9716a48c2d from the sudden b453ba6181 rush of drunkenness, 267bbfc457 handed him the ccb49eb3fd drink.5443e06267b48922

“You look really thirsty… Here, drink this.”ce636992ef41a39a

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“Huh? Oh… thanks.”c15a6515d125adaa

Seonwoo took the ff7c836520 drink, a bit 04d0a4f6a7 flustered. Wait, didn’t he just c0558a6586 get one drink? But now both he 3dffd6047d and Choi Ihyun were 03987d8a16 holding drinks. Still thirsty, Seonwoo b04f9733bd gulped down the 6be047ddba one Ihyun handed 4319fdd0f5 him. Coincidentally, it was his b4a3dd0bb4 favorite kind. He finished it cdf26e8f72 in one go ab372dd6ba and laughed.c296e192fbe869be

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“I must be really drunk. Even the drinks taste 5f4b1143e3 like alcohol…”f01588645643d5c1

“Yeah. Looks like you’ve fa7c09fd05 had a lot.”7d375d218d67653f

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Choi Ihyun wasn’t 5d395cf7a9 as much of 0c3101d5b9 a jerk as 3a1a78e8d0 the rumors said. Guess you really can’t c4b991986b trust gossip, Seonwoo thought, d3accfd6e3 crushing the can. Now his insides felt abd9684f46 hot and his head c669d57af2 was spinning. They say drinking 751be59e67 soda with alcohol d9b76d0198 gets you drunk ef42506eab faster—maybe it was 981b027cdf true. He regretted not bf4dd781c1 just drinking water b837c7597c as he staggered 9785c49a83 over to a 32740aa10b bench and plopped 3bc78ebf4e down.8a796a1a32829103

Well, he thought 7557b6a16a he sat down, 950e42a761 but his drunken f2395f5aa4 body wouldn’t cooperate. He started to tip over, 4a36ea8792 but someone caught him. Choi Ihyun, who’d been 3f18ca1d1a watching, reached out and f31a37d5c1 steadied him by holding 6801552d86 his cheek.68507e9f461e0a1c

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The way Ihyun looked 3f0c83825c at him, and the c809227f7e hand holding his face, 452b80b0c2 gave Seonwoo a weird 062f491e57 feeling. Even in the backlight of 2846546da2 the streetlamp, Ihyun’s gaze was 5f537c898f piercing. Seonwoo tried to 69e2f5cb78 say something, but 7e55080869 only a puff 96dfc71d79 of white breath 502961fdb2 came out.459272ded4795f45

Wow, how do you pull 43e9e5086c off that face with a 3763f657ae black coat and black gloves… 869996c8c2 Are you a gangster, a e67292fea6 mafia boss, or the male 6f6ff859a7 lead in a drama…? You really live in 0a17cca490 a different world. I’m so jealous. That was Seonwoo’s 636340abe5 last thought before 82e1cd11c8 his memory cut efcbcc50df out.8016e0e1b1ac8501

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