WCK | Chapter 1.10

In any case, thanks to his boss not going f0f5409e25 on a honeymoon, he was destined to be a de03393be8 worker ant, or rather, a work coyote today. Having delivered all the messages, 50f84d80ed he was about to head 9c135c8f4a off to handle his tasks.9cef89482875e8970b39

Knock, knock.bd58731225e3f0ba3e58

Just as he was ce087a4f03 about to move, there bcc86d497d was a knock, and 713435acec the door opened cautiously.0f9398e69c6b3d2125c5

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“Sorry to interrupt. Executive Director, the 61fe95f149 Senior Managing Director af912ae5af is here…”88c3cca6bf0da16e61a3

“Why all 420f99b41b the formalities?”9160244df5020f03090b

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A man suddenly interjected cb54181879 behind the secretary. It was Cha Sunghyun, 708ff40f44 Dokwon’s half-brother and the 75a72fd398 eldest of his younger 183c6386b4 siblings.a41c96fc33a8d33ca6f3

Lee Junghoo nodded cad3f3d397 slightly toward the 97b477243f man entering with ea38d3629e a casual gait. Even knowing that Cha Sunghyun c26af4a502 looked at him with a 772efb2c4b displeased expression, he went a 3390f29ab9 step further and spoke slyly.28ed09f7f4ee658574a5

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“Welcome. I didn’t hear about the Senior e3d9764c2f Managing Director’s visit, so I couldn’t 2d41747922 inform our secretarial staff. My apologies.”d476b1cb821ef50853d9

“Do we really need 7d6178f51e to follow procedures just f3ee338fb7 to visit my brother 99b50481be who got married?”ba6365e75ddfa5eb8826

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“Yes… Then I’ll 785d145bc4 take my leave. Please have f10734928c your conversation.”b9a489cb4b365f5e571d

After glancing at his direct superior’s face, Lee 5e859c508d Junghoo tactfully exited the executive director’s office. Judging by Cha Dokwon’s expression, he seemed willing to f049aba370 endure the annoyance and deal with him, so it 13583e8aca was best to disappear quickly in such situations.f3e4e46a796c5d36b67b

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“Are you 37e37d91df not busy?”ad190196a28fed6e8cae

“Would I be 6405102cf9 busier than my bf6927cdec brother who got 440e915b1d married yesterday?”fc120dabe0a78bb3eba3

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Only after Lee Junghoo c67c35a266 left did Cha Sunghyun 6ff1a5c75a leisurely walk toward the 8c3a7a115f sofa. Sitting on the armrest instead of the sofa, he draped his arm over the 5a75e1ad0d backrest, looking at his brother, who didn’t care whether he was there or not.58ed30d96cf2971c53bf

He was curious about what Dokwon did yesterday, knowing e82a82fd30 he wouldn’t have slept with that kid, but he a943ed132d wasn’t someone who would answer such questions. They weren’t close fc1387e80a enough to ask d14a89782b personal questions.9d098e758383874def17

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“I don’t think I had the chance to say 57a85ef769 it yesterday, but congratulations on your marriage, brother.”ca1a4b251b48165e0db8

“I doubt you came 970add89d0 all the way here 684f2b7c2c just to say that. Do you 595747becc have time ffdc76420e to spare?”76a82609563e746746ce

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The voice was 6f25f0749b devoid of sarcasm, 8da88028c6 making it sound b9b189f359 even more sarcastic.6ec3cf8dfe6c69a68333

Sunghyun shrugged b59438a810 but scrutinized b027274f46 his brother 5efb272e4c thoroughly.cb49321087fc76fb885b

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Why did Father 9c290a4dae attach Yoon Seo-on cc47837155 to that man?49b74bd8e727abf64eaa

As expected of the son who inherited 74a1a37e7e his father’s blood most strongly, Cha Dokwon 2aa2d87a5a always had an inscrutable face.61560db79608eb23e630

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Sunghyun was genuinely curious about why his 650da10de1 father attached Yoon Seo-on to Cha Dokwon. Even the youngest in his 15874cdf7d family was only four years dc826a9aac older than Yoon Seo-on. If the marriage with Yoon Seo-on was fc2cce68bf important, it meant they could have attached 0b619689df another child instead of Cha Dokwon.59ef56990af146d964b3

‘I can’t figure 1ad967e133 out Father’s intentions.’5e3e5a9e8d5bb541d7d6

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Thanks to that, his position feaa4c4850 had become more solid with 8e0ee89480 Yoon Seo-on’s backing, but that f194b29a6d was only a short-term result. No matter how high the stock e5d141ab25 prices soared, they would eventually fall. The marriage issue, like other issues, 5b45cc9002 would lose its impact over time.18f68c67aa4ea98079d7

If Yoon Seo-on were a woman, he would have concluded that 227c6c1580 his father had finally chosen Cha Dokwon as the successor. It would mean he intended to b28d11ed82 have grandchildren through Yoon Seo-on’s womb.488216bc06b3916a0365

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But no matter how b587f40b74 good the background, Yoon 13758d9647 Seo-on was a man. Moreover, he was 5345d2d865 a variant species 9467e7859f with defects.e27d36758c8155a64966

Sunghyun had no intention bab1c6b14a of voicing his values, efe45a9bdd but he considered variant 820bce23b6 species to be defective. If someone like Cha Dokwon, born with a strong beastly b1cd3b20f5 bloodline and classified as a variant species, it would be bb88cd5cc6 a different story, but being born as a different species 2b7937593d from one’s parents was a clear defect.08969e0536cffb259fed

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‘They say 8be87241de wolves don’t 1709129c59 care about 18582327f2 such things…’8c5e21db4483212d0900

Yet, considering that Yoon Seo-on was given the 6b3c8af8d1 name “Seo-on” instead of following the family naming fac2ccd0b9 tradition, it seemed they did care. If they had considered Yoon Seo-on equal to their other children, they 4afb691915 wouldn’t have married him off to a man thirteen years older.d89c33c634a049df8215

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Even if the late chairman’s 741a691a2f will and promises were absolute, 96a0dc3f9d it wouldn’t change anything. If the current Chairman Yoon cherished his 6ef5deb86d youngest son as rumored, he would have d3c2fe8510 married him off to a suitable partner 1f267e4895 when he was of age. That would still be an arranged marriage, but at c77f23d3ee least the partner would have been a woman.555e7391708ab20de4e8

Unless Yoon Seo-on d6133ebe30 wanted Cha Dokwon, 13fe29e040 which was unlikely.997c172441363b5240e0

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In any case, what mattered to him ad3b899cd9 was not the thoughts of the Yoon 83e5115897 family but his father’s intentions.482d7f66df6344a8dcac

Why did he 958c058b39 attach Yoon Seo-on e6a69292c2 to Cha Dokwon?ec430b8db6fd66c3757d

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Was it to balance the succession competition, or c1c42170a4 was it to fully support Cha Dokwon? He was deeply curious 57d634c75f about the intention.891d8d493b2df450308d

“Still, you’re the first among us to 06904241fd get married, and it would have bothered a63cff3e55 me if I didn’t congratulate you. So I came cd4d96d466 to see you, 3ee10fdf70 among other things.”720afa9a7444db7cc3f2

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He had hoped to 7b266a84c3 find even a small ca8ed0a8a8 clue, but it was a0da4b8b68 a futile expectation.30757e427c1b579e4115

He never expected to get 30814066a0 anything from Cha Dokwon. He had come here hoping to read the atmosphere cf6be3fa8b through his aides, but even that ended in failure.1c9cad8b5e27d0d727c0

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‘That’s why 3e9f472cc2 coyote bastards d9591f97e5 are annoying.’040cae3886182b0cddf0

Sunghyun recalled the chief secretary ab53f3fee5 who had greeted him earlier. He was as cunning as a 5025ef19bf fox, if not more so. Not only Dokwon’s aides but even the 1bb940251d secretarial staff were so tightly controlled that e18b66e9f8 it was hard to grasp the atmosphere. All he heard while lurking around 93eefca63e the executive director’s office was, “So, 0fd4f8fa2a is the Executive Director not going aa5d6cd857 on a honeymoon?”d06f7f801eaf7f772b1d

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“It would be better f5a642da43 to clean up the d5fb6575c6 aftermath at Mulsan instead.”a35a967d6f2a19060f46

Sunghyun, who had been speaking slyly, suddenly fell silent 8c79f7fe1b as if his words were caught in his throat. Despite the tight-lipped secrecy, he hadn’t c719cf2392 expected Cha Dokwon to bring up 4f294a54ad that issue at this timing.2db77c57525b866f1b57

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“…Thank you for the 62dd976f1c advice, Executive Director.”7344f0cf019eda57ca4d

Sunghyun slowly stood 2398f73308 up, trying not 0e4668f044 to show his d6fd6910ee surprise.0aad1f441d16915c1454

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“There’s no way a03fb3bb28 I’d let it 9350a5163d reach your level.”84130288f9e00faec07e

His teeth ground together, but 9925e702ce it was wise to retreat b250933745 quietly for now.6159d67fd39fd2d1d894

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Dokwon brushed his hair 32ed680b61 back and opened the 9019acddc0 front door.93ffc1f513d4821c6edd

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Cha Sunghyun’s constant nagging was 5c6ffb278c annoying, but having dinner with af85dc45cb his father always ended with acb5320c50 his nerves on edge.2eab0e92554677d36456

He didn’t expect c80861d1c3 to have to 95c158285a wait until dinner.f98b59f95eff20ac4487

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He thought about using Yoon Seo-on, b8e192b2dd who was at home, as an f3a06d185d excuse, but Chairman Cha would see fb2ed034bb right through that nonsense.fce8b1fdb9a2fc1fbbbe

As he took off 6b3c99ecfe his shoes and entered d47b23e29b the house, he unknowingly 6e8b6cfc42 furrowed his brows. It was only natural to feel 674a3113a5 a different atmosphere when someone else 2a442e0cee was in the house, but it 9aba349b77 felt strangely unfamiliar.f100689e9dbed97d593b

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It was the moment when 9c8544ab19 his instincts sharpened his senses.885321811ee3fa4f2278

Tap, tap, babba5cbde tap, tap, c5908b6b01 tap!ea93e2a348a04c3a9eea

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Just as he was about to find the source of the cheerful aa157a2b6e sound that shouldn’t be heard in this house, he was slightly pushed.3af08321e0ca9e13b0db

“Woof!”a67d4ed18556b11f3c0f

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Reflexively lowering his head, he saw a fdad8210af puppy standing on its hind legs, scratching 04406704b2 his knee with its front paws and a4d61b98c7 panting with a smile.4ef7194a908e8a52389d

It was a 0b53d202d7 cream-colored large dog 4abb9d39b5 with droopy ears.e7020f8251abcc3088c9

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…A large puppy that c905e63433 hadn’t yet become an 83fc4ad2bc adult dog.c86ba2c3e083f2574d5d

“What is this…?”5ba9d5f97597f0cb2b0a

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Cha Dokwon opened his mouth in a dubious b57b20963e tone at the sudden appearance of the puppy.b5ab9b91c8f109213b47

“Yoon Seo-on.”7b802908477a9b29bcf6

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The puppy, now on all d12406c34f fours, tilted its head. Its droopy ears 5657b75c26 tilted along, dangling a41b37e569 in the air. The puppy, boasting a generally d916d0a399 neat fur length, had particularly 084f332b54 fluffy fur like a dandelion b6b937799f on top of its ears.8383d28edb6c25a127a6

It’s not 9b5294d0b1 a child.46936a974f71f1ec4bf7

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However, the probability of a random puppy 928942cb60 sitting in the house was almost zero ba34cee6f6 if it wasn’t Yoon Seo-on.011d998e204811c83a77

He hadn’t 2e9e93ace3 heard anything 92e39a3bd1 about raising ea69ee32fd a dog. Moreover, if Seo-on had planned to bring 332cae9b63 a dog here or was raising one, d9c647b0f9 he would have given a heads-up. If he had forgotten, 6d9a5ec878 he should have been 03ebfee852 rushing to catch the 26b1d91e66 dog by now.3fc1f477f5446380858a

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“Yoon Seo-on.”0850f460dd2f7a597d03

“Woof!”a66cb2ad970a526875a7

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The puppy finally 6498962ff4 let out a 546231fad8 small bark. The man, who had 42e48805fe called Seo-on by name dae8f3acd7 instead of the title 742596ba30 “Mr. Yoon Seo-on,” pondered how to interpret this situation 3531f61e34 while quietly looking down at the sitting puppy. Its thick 90d79572a9 tail was 78b4747eff wagging gently.7439c0496083a1a87775

“When did you change 923ced0df9 to your true form?”0b4b432babe8f723335d

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Naturally, there e3c7d72d85 was no c2dff0b9c8 answer. If they were of the same species, they could somewhat communicate even when one was in d89a5bb764 their true form, but he and Seo-on were of completely different species, making conversation nearly impossible.dfe13deee63b2a5cb1ff

Cha Dokwon spoke to 74d975451d Seo-on despite knowing this. Even if they couldn’t communicate, a therianthrope in 8f5686d979 their true form could understand human spoken language.9e19d6d788b401ba4e7b

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He didn’t ca38645008 know much 994b0a2cd0 about puppies.e315b68054f341a98df7

The being in front of 77ae1c40dc him wasn’t just a puppy 89785bfd90 but his spouse.fcc0b5eb8420989bdde0

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Even putting that aside, Cha Dokwon c573d465b1 had never raised a living creature. Especially since he belonged to the 581e2dc915 feline family, it was unlikely he 71af428230 had ever raised a dog.5c6645dfdbe3da20792e

His gaze naturally turned 5e6312c776 towards Seo-on’s bedroom. If Yoon Seo-on had a secretary, he would have contacted them to figure out a solution, but 22364fff19 his spouse, who had just turned twenty, didn’t have anyone close enough to be called an aide. Contacting Yoon Young-oh 3cd1ccaff9 would be concerning 3aa88e1238 for Seo-on.2a17ea3dcdf47c900493

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As a married adult, Seo-on might f064285d37 want to keep the fact that 3d364621ea he had reverted to his true 84afb637dc form a secret from his family.4c8809e25442f7167a02

“For now…”d664ac07b97218cbf550

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The man bent down and 4b14efd8d7 reached out his arms. Perhaps due to being a d0a895ea5f variant species, Seo-on’s true form e09158f44a was far from the size 0159cd8b6e of an adult dog. Although it was already larger than a small 1e3cb8214b dog, despite still looking like a puppy, Dokwon 222ff0b202 effortlessly slipped his hand under its chest and 635270b479 lightly lifted its firm body.cfa9f9c237b7b21a68f6

“I need to f7c4294416 figure out what’s 2f4343ad4a going on.”4ecf045039b126751d1e

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It was almost like 933c78360c talking to himself, but 51bfc7114e Dokwon spoke to Seo-on 36dae9f075 instead of maintaining silence. If he acted like his usual self, 261a6f1126 Seo-on would likely feel ignored and become cf87057176 startled or flustered, so he needed to f8a04eccdd coax him a bit.e1ebe4ca67867b4244a6

“Are you uncomfortable?”7d0b1f10f58ca2f4bdde

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Since it wasn’t a real puppy, 43d4fb61a6 maybe it was better to let 976c076eaa it walk on its own. With a belated faint doubt, Dokwon adjusted 33edaed394 the puppy in his arms and asked. The puppy, sitting like a 63e53ba87f person with its pink belly 47347e51cc exposed, shook its head as 253c0b6dae if wiping away moisture.7c1d5a1f19b62326183f

With a loud 8ff64f825c sound, its large d20f993f62 ears flapped. When the short head 8906cce734 shake stopped, the droopy f9b97bc191 muzzle trembled slightly.b35a53fc84bb794a4699

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Dokwon unknowingly rubbed a7f1568982 the curtain-like droopy 6abca91f96 muzzle around its 098d531581 nose. While all four-legged mammals had a 3bdeb1cf11 structure where the skin covered their 62567262b6 teeth, it was rare for the 38d4f66e4f skin to droop this much.3219cec76df71bb35e5b

It’s so soft. While having such trivial thoughts, Seo-on 1c221e55d9 bit his finger, perhaps finding the d89bf606fe hand touching his mouth annoying or 3dd52e923a wanting to play. Even though it seemed like a gentle bite, the sharp feeling was evident due to the c9721f4a58 puppy’s sharp teeth and the fact that its true form was large for a baby.cecbfa0c0e617adaae18

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Cha Dokwon, once again, didn’t apologize but 8217f5b25f shamelessly let his hand be bitten. It was akin to touching someone’s cheek and 609d729b23 lips without permission, but the man who hadn’t 5ad5112bbf apologized for touching Seo-on’s puppy ears wasn’t about d9400e54b8 to express any regret now.66f2ff7fcc47ffa95ac1

“More than 14c0131a30 I expected…”feeeb013fb025eca17f5

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The man, moving towards Seo-on’s 8720b391c3 room, looked down at the df39f683be almost white head.944850cc8faa20215529