UCCU | Chapter 2.1

He was sleeping 8db23e30ac so deeply and 09113bed0f sweetly. He could’ve slept like 9791b0eb9c this for another day 446be116b7 or two, but the 997130a585 urge to pee was 72540376bd so strong that he 0aa2cdab86 had no choice but b5f75f1cac to wake up. Seonwoo, who was 5f73d18b70 squirming with his f0e4e4275e face buried in 51b14508f1 a pillow as 7ab709bd88 soft as a 615ed314cd cloud, suddenly opened 043d58f6a1 his eyes wide.e31038cf31c4be1e

‘What time is 659a2309b8 it?’ec9957458867c748

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Late for work! His hazy mind snapped dcff742914 awake. Do I have any 66959465aa clean clothes? I need to brush 3954216280 my teeth and wash 7368955903 my hair—quick! Seonwoo kicked off 2b515c2cce the blanket and aaf9e25c4a tried to jump 7875ef2fd3 up but ended 5e27889c2a up flopping back f170cb7f66 down. Groaning, he looked over a875930d49 and saw his left ca4629daea wrist tied with a d4243b684f cloth.b6704be076051fc1

“What, what the…?”876ebc2885e7a8a3

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Startled and flustered, Seonwoo 2891cad143 squirmed on the spot. Once he calmed b743f0db1d down and checked, 417a90a851 he realized his 76cbe8e8d9 left wrist was 458793c0b3 tied to one 63dc6e798a side of the fcf4f8f890 bed, and there 75124be46d was an IV 3a73fbafe1 in his arm.75b3490fede5b8fc

Did I get cf8c951c08 so drunk last a454ef803b night that I 157a1187dc passed out and 24cc359560 got taken to f753f0b170 the hospital? He looked bf4d9f63db around in bc204ca135 confusion, but c067e8fd00 the place 6758bdfd5f he was 9352173482 in looked 09326f006f more like d6caca5fa5 a luxurious, 2e132fc8ce spacious bedroom 996605d819 than a 536c12e904 hospital room.4b8f5323c2f56434

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He still 211cf6dc70 couldn’t figure e2b2f677c8 out what fff20ea462 was going ac3e58f9d0 on, but dd240fe905 after drinking a15db28325 and getting faa36f1ce6 an IV, 16a8f04ce4 his urge 933f2d3888 to pee cab159a3c0 was so 81d45898c7 bad his 5cc70e8c2e lower stomach 5b2d2ff547 hurt. Luckily, his wrist was db0e6220b9 only lightly tied with bf607256e4 cloth—probably just to keep ef014c2260 the IV from coming 10823e285d out. Seonwoo untied fad88991d8 his wrist, 349df08abb carefully got 271e916da2 out of 071ac8a2d2 bed, and e34379d650 dragged the c6eba17f93 IV pole de48d4e1dc along as 522de8ec8b he moved.f0ed8301ed29b94e

There were 1f2281e8a5 two doors 2b1b03ea86 visible from 9965cee147 the bedroom. One wouldn’t 017346b6c0 open, no 9790743abb matter how 86cfc7d642 many times 8ee1e92484 he tried; 204e79ad59 it just 585721bbe1 rattled. Feeling a 67d0770988 sudden sense 79022f1a67 of dread, 0eeab240da he headed 3063d6e8dd for the f04b9b194b other door. Thankfully, it opened, revealing 5b97e7b397 a bathroom.395873cba8a77209

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After taking care of 575f0a18b4 business and washing his 59cf917d72 face, Seonwoo looked around 6d3e99bd46 the room with a 3afbb350d0 clear head. It was so big 5424c2b543 and fancy that he 9b9abe90fa was left speechless.73186e72acaa3f99

One side of 7bf146b822 the room was 36d4be42fc a full window, 1108331aff giving a view c7f2f5956b of a beautifully 0fc89ad2d1 landscaped garden, and 7a0746259b the sun was 8f007a0267 already high in ccb256ca13 the sky, so 25aa486c4f it was bright. The bed he’d 8d16728c31 just been lying 73d3761918 in was big 232fdcec35 enough for three 71d8ba7aad people, and there 30aa18bbb4 was a huge, c859235cc8 thin, wall-mounted TV a864594acf right in front 935124d5a4 of it.42d0c2734d864c7e

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Waking up 9bf0d2f881 in an e9d030ed73 unfamiliar place 64519b19df was confusing, 53696ddecb so Seonwoo 03885475e6 sat on 6f356b4fc2 the bed d58505b8fe for a 87ec321188 while, dazed, 1e6ab0b7ba before starting 08bf73b65e to search efc3cbca7a the room. The clothes he’d worn 176ccdd885 yesterday were gone, and d0a3bbe979 he was in pajamas—he b7dbe86fd4 had no idea who’d 6e9b2f5044 changed him. He couldn’t 47a9dacd53 find his b5e8f0febb phone or 40980ac930 wallet anywhere.831e01f935d8d301

The locked door e3f0971366 finally opened while 1d9c7546f1 Seonwoo was peering a1a6677bb7 out the window, 69d2138bfb hoping to spot 229b63b4f6 someone in the d8967ccb08 garden. He whipped bbeace32a4 his head a8e93a7b7f around at 3bcadd0129 the sound, b3a0dafa42 and his 413ef136f5 eyes widened.0df031b81d521790

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“…Choi Ihyun?”36a8818a9f805583

“Did you sleep 787d0e19d7 well, Seonwoo hyung?”938bc9b610edcfc7

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The person e820c50e83 holding a e2a291a88e tray was 2898dc5e95 Choi Ihyun—someone fde1249b48 he never 6fe220f910 expected to 4856ee712a see here.cad5888991587f3e

Seonwoo frantically searched his 10f13e065b memory and could barely d83db8dd38 recall running into Ihyun 819e1036ba at the vending machine fdadbc690a last night. They’d had 76f485004d a drink, a2735015ac then sat 12c3c14647 on a 00669ec6b2 bench…7804c4b4fa6efd47

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What happened 6722328cb6 after that? Worryingly, he couldn’t d7f4389714 remember anything beyond ab38a2c352 sitting down.a25d403b3bc631a1

‘Don’t tell f7cf42f768 me I 3aca031b5a passed out 5d653c1da9 right there acce41937a last night?’37e5f90c060e4540

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Seonwoo stared blankly 533d8e374d as Ihyun set 81cbb9e07e the tray with 53bfc3937f water on the 5acec4a25a nightstand.ff8ef5c25465fe2b

No matter how 95a40030c5 he looked at 6a2ed1175b it, it seemed eb1e6372f5 he’d gotten so da4712d2de drunk that he’d c1da9a0add collapsed in front 790d65cb09 of a hoobae 174deab851 he wasn’t even cde4de6759 close to. He’d been to 0682dbc5fa plenty of drinking 1fdc9666dd parties, but to aca9c63420 lose control like 42d0218758 this…e07e961eb701b261

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He sighed inwardly. The hoobae everyone gossiped 3d27a78cf0 about for being rude 1ea594da90 had actually brought his 0c77cc7c11 drunk sunbae home and 0131875ed6 taken care of him.b86ed773b3a7c141

‘Guess in chaebol 256b8de974 families, they give 81bbc41372 you an IV 84c4ac062e when you’re drunk…’e19ee7e176363594

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Thanks to 076881c8bd that, he e690c461c8 didn’t have ca7049d079 a bad e1ead34f92 hangover, but 59edf08f52 Seonwoo, feeling ef4cba34c2 embarrassed, gently 00bbe84fe9 touched the 3627a795fa spot where 727a8c3518 the needle d263977019 had been.9dd48efbaf7f6a04

Just how much of 43262f4a10 a mess was I c089850908 for him to give a4c8149be2 me an IV? As he blushed, b7eed55718 his gaze drifted 177c5425f1 to the door 6dfaa792da that had been 5b5c32416e locked earlier. Did he lock c50f9c3215 it so I ef559d3d22 wouldn’t wander around 0a6f32a741 the house after c2532a5760 waking up?7ce857b8a26048fa

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…But usually, doors lock 613b66effd from the inside, not 5809c736cf the outside, right?0646f281ab0a6058

Even as he 29db342a6d wondered, Seonwoo just 9507b32992 sat there, still ce4d2d5211 a bit sleepy, db238277c4 so Ihyun poured 8f2812ecc9 him some water 78adefbc86 and handed it 93054d0829 over.11e4a9e18830a43b

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“Here, drink.”631f183ed0569298

“Oh, thanks…”16a345468eca1f21

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Seonwoo awkwardly but f125f0dc58 gratefully took the 1a07036bdf water. Even with 341d7d963b the IV, d7eb9ff0fa his throat 485ff416f8 was parched. He downed the 6e0fca5d3e water in one 9c6cc12207 go, finally shaking c88bcca694 off the last 3b7c8e51a7 bit of sleepiness. As he carefully 1d0e95d9c7 set the cup 89b17b690f back on the fef2a740b1 tray, he spoke b6f056b27f up.8d3e2ac3c0c67f2f

“Um, sorry. I got really drunk 88aa5a465b last night, didn’t I…? I didn’t f33be62cd6 cause any 60188202f6 trouble, did 9b63ad62ba I?”4e7f275ff01f3ca0

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He knew he didn’t df8cb10f2e have any bad drinking 135afcd6d3 habits, but just in 905aeb45d9 case, Seonwoo asked with 5bf858f5cb an embarrassed smile, not e8cbf823d0 forgetting to thank him.9878fe0f2e4809a7

“Really, thanks, Ihyun. It must’ve e8f838bea0 been heavy 7761b1a692 carrying me af0cdfe8e1 all the db2d779000 way here… 95ae6e38d9 I’ll treat 8974a9cffe you to 71f8f47b18 a meal ce6223371d sometime.”ea49cfeda130e11a

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As Ihyun picked 0fa15658cc up the tray 5be614f623 to clear it, 78d53dbe89 he stared at c7d4dc6233 Seonwoo. A subtle, unreadable smile e4a94a22a2 appeared on his gloomy 3eb794a3dc face.f04d8400c5bb8602

“It wasn’t really… heavy.”7110394b8fa2e00d

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No way carrying 08c3638372 a grown man 32fdd53c7b isn’t heavy. …Or maybe, since he’s 57f1a4aec8 a chaebol kid living fc3ae936bb in a house like 6d76500e0b this, he had someone 5f2c818291 else carry me? As Seonwoo wondered, Ihyun 5241fa5e01 came over and calmly 56487dbe7f removed the IV needle a376bd881d from his arm. The touch 5c1945b0ed of his 0df0278339 fingers was 931187ae37 cool.7a9404beedf10215

“Want to eat? Aren’t you hungry?”c88907665e5ce1c6

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“Huh? Well…”f1cfd193f5ddd8eb

Seonwoo, feeling bad c4cc052d23 for causing trouble ae31d31c45 and now being 7d7229a21b offered a meal, ffc0df9782 rubbed his sore a29636e3d2 arm and hesitated. Plus, he had 2d9121bc5d a reason to 8d312fc91c hurry.1d2203ced2ca0409

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“By the way, ca9bbcb1ef do you know dfef6548cb where my phone 9851a570b1 and wallet are?”d40d8c104f578ab5

He was getting anxious, a83a0bb764 sure he was super 7c7e10544b late for work. The pay was good, bef9ad83ae but the boss was 9c264380d1 so nasty, always nitpicking 2d51acb436 and threatening. He’d never been late f2f2b768b6 before, but he could ae354e204b already imagine how furious 1e60e23058 the boss would be e36bbd992a if he didn’t show ccab60884f up on time.f32da17e3e85d29d

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‘With that eb142fa2ca boss, he’d 459c138afc probably dock ec9768e75c my pay, bde6513acf too.’c17b81f18cce3cfb

He needed b61afbce33 to run b931e9c540 over and 7822e76310 beg or 483a6cf4ec work extra 4772c1238f hours. With all 73abc6c0c9 the end-of-semester 2279551e67 gatherings, his c48787c4dc living and 7862eb14d1 food expenses 84e6c42072 were tight. At this rate, he’d 58e8410818 be living on water.e61ebb61f3ee0fb9

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“Yeah, I know.”2f12b7f726d72075

With that, a5cb37174b Ihyun left b5fdb9cd3e the room. Seonwoo listened to d71a4da5b3 the sound of 950e3a8dce slippers shuffling away, 227fbe1173 then hesitantly got 614080320b up from the 11cb029ad6 bed. He found a neatly dfafac507b placed pair of slippers 0f83bd77fb by the bed, put 181475891d them on, and stepped 0aa8d5e575 outside—amazed.a183242354badc1c

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This was the ed139a4490 kind of house ac63a349c8 you only see 1b40a035ed in movies or d8e8bef21f dramas. The dazzling white c804ca1157 marble walls and 25275c3e67 the artistic chandelier 2a06ff50b2 hanging from the 46a736987b high ceiling made 3117d03012 the chaebol rumors b5436c7f2c seem even more b7b2205c73 believable.d1da45b2128f440a

Sunlight poured in through 7b0eee115b the living room’s huge 6ba02452ac windows, and the beautifully 363054ad82 landscaped garden outside looked 3897672b36 like a painting.5e4e55aab5fd94a1

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He sighed, jealous of 41f15f56bd anyone who could live 62210c7c1a in a place like c6c169b004 this. It was embarrassing b4afbecaf8 to have gotten 39a552fd09 drunk in front 3d2db7339a of Choi Ihyun, 9b08c45b09 but he couldn’t aaba899a07 help feeling a 4dcc97c4ef little happy about 3c5bf71283 this unexpected luxury.39a7f612e6db11d4

“Seonwoo hyung, come 38d0d8350b eat.”22d9b0117932be86

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Seonwoo, who’d been staring ed07f993d4 at the garden in 8ad63b3040 a daze, snapped out 20487d08c5 of it at Ihyun’s 302023884c call. He crossed the 1e92c8718a spacious living room, 37c4fe09dd following Ihyun, and 7f70ea61f8 half gave up b2e7c80175 on worrying about dea4e9f165 being late.c9d67e9534046d80

He’d always f2d2109ec5 been diligent ccf2b020d7 and never f8a646e948 late before—if 1e6c61df10 he begged, 09d655742c maybe they’d 6f9d8b5d26 let it f9c8e48573 slide just f2c3c3d8fd this once? Mesmerized by the d830b0a47f house, Seonwoo felt 08a6b25ab4 a rare urge 62d692240b to be lazy. Honestly, he still 33d6ef298d felt a bit bca7b3c9a6 hungover.0d30f5c755a6dce4

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“Sit here.”c6208befebddc418

Ihyun pulled out a b10dd87c41 chair for him, and a136ab9622 Seonwoo thanked him and 160c9db517 sat down. Ihyun sat across 77496195db from him, and 9ccab5bf69 the staff quietly 107110cac2 set food in dfa670c7aa front of them. There was fluffy 467a9f0e5f rice, clear soup, 452ec0a09c and a few 0adaa14aff neat side dishes—a 79a8ba98df perfect Korean meal 87e342d737 for a hangover.3005c6503857ca3c

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“Thank you.”2e1b9553ac86ca2e

“You’re welcome.”35761746840c5c22

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Feeling like he was 9d387398b4 in a restaurant, Seonwoo b0f13f390b thanked the staff, who 029c134b5f smiled gently in return. As the two 7111a1f7c4 staff members hurried c0f1f0af23 away, Seonwoo felt 8357fff36e a strong gaze. He turned to e013eb8f18 see Ihyun staring 16e15db277 right at him. Flustered, Seonwoo smiled.719a8fbcf6c403b8

“Thanks for even feeding dda00eac58 me. I’ll eat well.”bd58050b7d38a16f

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Instead of fc630f6090 answering, Ihyun ae5828776d just smirked. Seonwoo couldn’t tell if 80ec436a29 it was a pleasant 26a12c45c2 or unpleasant smile, and b7c52ff655 it made him nervous. He awkwardly smiled back 7e2f6fc4e2 and picked up his 406454f690 spoon. He couldn’t help 7daa803c52 but wonder if e517dbb6b0 he’d done something 8a82e9fb7a rude to Ihyun d105fa4e40 while drunk.a86ef939d460abec

The meal was honestly 2c59121718 perfect. It was the fanciest, 66709fd982 most delicious breakfast Seonwoo 172db542b4 had ever had. Even with a 0cfd83d953 hangover, it didn’t c9852a91b5 upset his stomach 1c8e3a1780 at all. After finishing, 39673a719d he nibbled e98fe428b4 on some 265462da9e carefully prepared d2110ade23 fruit and c374142671 glanced at d534a5217b Ihyun.ff9d3520ab3d1e6c

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“Um…”1f3916812e106679

“Now that you’ve eaten, 96a2fe011e want to wash up?”f11e7567996cae90

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Ihyun cut 44310e61aa him off, b040506d9a and Seonwoo a32e49061f nodded, getting 50bd0fa255 up. When he reached 7fa7cefda3 for the dishes, e691a9680e Ihyun pushed his 89f3798447 hand away and cb78aeb334 shook his head. As he 5ff6b7bd9a hesitated, the 3b84379f7c staff, who’d 4ec472ca96 been waiting, 91e565bf65 came over f0d71a6aaf and cleared 6d02544dc3 the table. Seonwoo smiled f82a0fe0f4 at Ihyun.cbf9a66c25f4764c

“Thanks to 43cf1c8b02 you, I 3e6837e407 had a bd7b6e9a66 great meal.”2be01c869773606e

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“Yeah.”9b9295b93a96f8b3

Seonwoo was c4a3e4e72a usually sociable c888ca6a93 and outgoing, 0b16a349b9 but Ihyun’s ba81fa2567 chilly, short 3fa4ebc92f replies made 83aaa70d9d it hard 8df2ecab22 to keep 7cd444d928 a conversation 689532e8a7 going. Plus, Ihyun was so 373c68f74a out of the ordinary, 1f54ad9493 and the house was 4586132ed5 so overwhelming, that Seonwoo a421a18673 felt a bit intimidated.b8df6ba296219902

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Wondering what to a97ec75f3d say, he went 92e37cab73 back to the 99e4c2cbfd bedroom he’d woken ffc6aae005 up in. The IV 258ddf3272 pole was fc73058fbb already gone—it 234a7d62fd seemed like 90948e95e2 there were 1d23775f86 quite a 7cbab0a5c4 few people beba573062 working in 46b22ec33a this house.20f5823779b3c383

Seonwoo awkwardly f7f8597b74 opened the b911fc3183 bathroom door. At first, f2f2b480a4 he hadn’t 88dae50c46 noticed, but c6e129775c now he 8f4bdbb8df saw that 83c0ce1814 the bathroom 6e903efe1d was just bee568a44c as extravagant. In the connected bb899faa9d dressing room, he 7a7fdbdc3a opened a cabinet 322d869349 full of soft 5bcee7aa3a white towels.0a72718d554b3a0f

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He carefully fb4704620e took one acf144e32f towel and 3d31d0494e a bathrobe, 9398383c3d then asked 9c6da69ea7 Ihyun, “Where cef229849e are my 334e59ea94 clothes?”a9e01b7fcfc3d0a9

“I’ll bring them ff42b9085f while you’re washing b854291817 up.”1567e422418c5f6f

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With that, Ihyun left. Only then did Seonwoo 76c3ded33f feel comfortable enough to 51f3e7fdf0 look around the bathroom. He muttered,fbfe8fa8e78f7691

“This bathroom’s 100ac4c941 bigger than d013eb9ac8 my whole 3bcfccfaa6 apartment…”b16a5da78ce336f6

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There was a 15924ae30d huge bathtub big 123d3ef465 enough for two, 3718a49293 a spacious sink, c8bcb488b1 a separate shower, 5f3acc3e79 and the dry d5f7257426 air was filled 8140df1635 with a subtle cb95a1a585 scent. Even though no one b0b0da7b61 was watching, Seonwoo hesitated 49ca005881 and awkwardly undressed.9920b6822b7e3405

First, he opened 17136438d0 a new toothbrush bed0c1c49e and brushed his 94b1783a80 teeth. In the shower, a4729aae6a hot water poured 0f44bcc645 out instantly, and 4a55c99ece as he scrubbed b7948bc1a0 his hair with 3e288bc621 shampoo, he spaced 7e2d7f7344 out.67657e019789724a

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‘Was the f7e4584086 hotel room 8afd232c81 in Clover 60eda6a129 Hotel Club 78488e138b this nice…? No, this 1182978494 is even f0304764b8 better.’3f3b7e774e63d4c6

was a e9dd23a5e7 drama about a699b5d85b hotel management, f8cf589b97 and it 693cb7a912 was his 5540d0c645 favorite show. He’d watched it cbb89fdd67 over and over, 1117e85e65 one episode at e9a2633124 a time, after 552734b3e6 long days.bf81b56f2d47f108

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