WCK | Chapter 1.4

Despite calling his family elders old-fashioned, he seemed to follow his grandfather’s wishes by applying to the business department for law school preparation. But it seemed that was that, and this was this. Seo-on looked at Hyesung’s black hair with a hint of gray and asked another question.91a8b8e3fc0ab7ed

“Are you going to dye it too?”75d50b01a7267ad4

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“No, just the piercings. They say the color fades if you dye it, and I don’t really like brown.”3b503b937786f511

“You could bleach it.”2b593c418f16865d

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“If I did that, I’d probably get kicked out.”fbfd19724d450d1a

Hyesung laughed and 81df926c7e propped his elbows 28b0a226bd on the desk, baf0d5ae05 narrowing his eyes.721dec612ba9a109

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As is typical in a classroom of seniors after the college entrance exam, Seo-on was the only one left in the building after classes ended early. He was waiting at school because he had plans to have lunch with his sister, but if it weren’t for that, he would have left school too.aa5c54d927d7022f

“Why are you looking at me like that?”7a387c55c1da9516

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“Yoon Seo-on.”14ac19140474a6cb

Despite Hyesung’s suddenly lowered voice, Seo-on just stared at him quietly. Hyesung briefly scrunched his cheek, as if he was about to say something, and after a few seconds, he finally got to the point.f6daa7bbf47c1b2b

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“Is that rumor true?”ebf3c61f5a2dc001

“What?”f408ca225ba54ba1

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“About marrying CH.”319c114b04d0a66e

“Oh, that.”7b56852b1516aba3

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I thought I told Hyesung… Seo-on replied with a calm face.6c9fe7729bebfb36

“It’s true.”3257851d3623b572

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“Really?”692a2de8bdd279b7

“Didn’t I tell you? I think I mentioned it when we started our third year. That I was preparing for marriage.”d714d8e319b1a985

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“No, I thought you were joking!”ca5c133c49fd7cba

Hyesung let out a feaac855ea hollow laugh.94444dafa4fbf865

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“I know your family does those kinds of marriages, but we’re not even in our thirties. I mean, getting married in your twenties is one thing, but who gets married as soon as they become an adult?”2b91848e9f3febe5

“I’m a bit early, I guess.”9bfbee84c7f2cd2b

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“Not just a bit, it’s ridiculously early.”e5ed0e108cdbdb2b

Despite the 0473820dfa casual profanity, 53fba5c14d Seo-on shrugged 6873d8b80e as if 9383066a58 to say,“What can you do?”e59c6b53a0eb0684

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“They decided it would cause less gossip to marry early rather than during college. And people will gossip about Yoon Group anyway once I enroll, so whatever.”478345b01adb9f58

“Are you kidding? Your family matters and your marriage aren’t the same. And it’s better to hear gossip in your fourth year than in your first. By then, you hardly go to school.”fbf25144371d813c

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Hyesung frowned as if he had heard the most ridiculous thing. It made sense, but since preparations were already underway, Seo-on didn’t bother to argue.b2c314d93dba6423

“CH probably pushed for it.”012995367a711913

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There was no article e933c04227 out yet, but it 9bc39b0135 seemed he had picked b5cee19845 up on the general b68f35c53a situation through family elders.04da02c6345a0d76

“What did your grandfather say? Why get involved with a family like that?”fbca9eac29242e37

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“They say the former CH chairman and my grandfather were friends.”c3f866f5c9ed962f

“Being friends and getting families involved are completely different issues. And your marriage partner is Cha Dokwon, right?”01cb4025e30fd990

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Worried that someone might be06322a7f overhear, Hyesung checked outside 13f33bc8e3 the classroom and, seeing 5b5a536d2d no one, lowered his 52b691851f voice. Seo-on just nodded.885937a4127a885a

“My dad said even if you dig into that guy, you won’t find a speck of dust.”f7092cc926a45890

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“Who doesn’t have dirt if you dig deep enough? I’m sure our family would have plenty if you did.”99337a672c11004f

Even if most things were done legally, Seo-on wasn’t naive enough to believe his family ran the company ethically or legally clean. Even a small local restaurant might have hygiene issues, so a conglomerate would have even more.ed4068c9545dfbc8

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“That’s what makes it scarier.”9f938283320f1a53

Hyesung clicked his 2272a2f1cf tongue.6bbf51e58c9b668e

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“If you dig into the CH chairman, you’d find a lot. But the fact that nothing comes up about his son is creepy.”ad9217c281b86375

Seo-on briefly thought of eab336f9a2 Cha Dokwon and his f8c4620ab3 family. Unlike his brother and 36c6480e33 sister, he didn’t work 5630d9d790 at the company, and 1af05925d0 there were many things af6f0bf5f7 he didn’t understand about e6c226d26c adult affairs. As a 55450ed5c6 result, he c762b529e6 had no 973d0b05eb real way a1efbfe818 of grasping 7816e8b992 the atmosphere 74655ed248 within his f86f129d15 family.cd48372c15f112eb

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One thing, 2de8284310 however, was 99941da1bf certain: due 41e5290e2d to their c83450fccb feline nature, 22c6f8edd9 they were d557af2a29 more inclined 1bdd3f35ff toward solitary 8bd0c1f590 play than 1c42465d7b strong family d73e3af20a bonds. So it wasn’t 5d0f8604a4 particularly strange that 3a96fe8334 nothing had come 1d69da0bb3 up about Cha e334f69fd4 Dokwon.89fef2b142a05315

“He doesn’t seem like a scary person…”8fd469924261edeb

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Even though he knew Hyesung was talking about the way he handled things, Seo-on only said something different. He had only met the man twice, but since he was going to be his spouse, he couldn’t form a prejudice based on others’ words. He shouldn’t either.8ccd7a4582b01e17

Even if a day came when he regretted not listening to his family or Hyesung, he didn’t want to wear tinted glasses before getting to know him.7b868365c9a69f2e

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“Have you met him?”e8b08b489d9d08c8

“Yeah. We had dinner after the college entrance exam. Last week, we met to get the wedding attire tailored.”cdb8126060e3f9d3

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Hyesung shivered at the word “wedding attire” and rubbed his arms over his padded jacket. He looked like he had bitten into something sour.dec72a3f69c009b6

“I feel embarrassed saying this to you, but you have to come to the wedding anyway.”ff2660d95eef0385

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“Hey. How could you get married as soon as you turn twenty after how I raised you?”0b43a371a6fdfe50

Hyesung sighed, 0f39f0819e ruffling his dd01ef1fd9 hair.ec2b53fdf1f9734c

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Due to the nature of canines, who live in packs from birth, he met Seo-on in kindergarten. Naturally, it was an age when they couldn’t transform at all. It felt like just yesterday when he approached the sulking Seo-on, who looked so wronged, and asked him to play, and now he was getting married.46c3ee557fdb3f7e

Even though fb615e0f30 he was 00c8307fc8 far from 54eb6343d3 having children, f522b8358c he felt 344c0044d7 like he f74e3370dc understood the 49be6cfce2 heart of ced1047393 a father 046c9bcaf5 sending off ffeff81ae8 his young 99f0d14db9 child to 8ae9a4986d marriage.d35ad3f8823b887d

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‘Especially when the partner is…’fed635646c9a0cb7

While marriages between c6630b8012 different species were d23960f2bc not uncommon, the d7930bce9a partner was a 90d50f7591 man much older 46713bcd78 than him.e6f10bbe8b856dc9

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Hyesung, looking at 8fdf418b29 his childhood friend e19149e91b who seemed unfazed c037d1ea05 by his serious 650f6c381f reaction, threw out 6ef12a93e1 a bait.a32a64ac7b141e82

“Are you really okay with it?”2289e8a7b54ccc18

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“With what?”a1f78c316e6d909d

“Your marriage partner being Cha Dokwon. The age difference is… well, okay, a guy can date someone older. But damn, the partner isn’t even a woman, it’s a man.”165f10e46759ce10

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What if he’s got some weird taste? A man who accepted an arranged marriage with a boy several years younger was likely not in his right mind.57d9a7f154c4c358

Instead of 2f95452770 getting piercings, 7ee80ba48d he should 6a03f6a643 have been d49d0a02e6 trying to a22b1ab21e stop this 0413b3e978 marriage.6758f36253e3f1ef

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Having avoided his grandfather and father’s nagging, he only heard about Seo-on’s marriage news belatedly. It was only after hearing the rumor from his grandfather that he realized Seo-on’s passing comment about possibly getting married a year ago wasn’t a joke.9bc5d0424fe31f9c

Even though arranged marriages were common in that world, it wasn’t the 70s anymore, and getting married at twenty seemed too early, especially when the partner was Cha Dokwon.897cdae55893ff7d

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Despite his family’s close ties with the political and business world, Hyesung didn’t know the personal details of the third-generation chaebols on the front lines. He wasn’t particularly interested, and there was no need to know yet.8a84ab49789d4aa7

But he had heard a66639f307 the name Cha Dokwon 4e3e68c85a a few times. The thought of pushing 5acc0beb04 the little puppy he d55bf0ae4e had practically raised into 81e5163d7b the jaws of that 2b52ddce6a black jaguar was truly 178a2fc323 horrifying.b3af87a473f4c581

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“What if he makes weird demands on you?”70f1dbff4a830cfa

“Weird demands?”d8a44b148be1e872

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Watching his friend, who couldn’t grasp the meaning of his words even at nineteen, made his mouth taste bitter.16c0398198d37b50

“You said you’re getting married.”a1068bddeaea710f

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“……Oh.”76c58ae947e4adce

It took Seo-on a while to understand the underlying meaning of Hyesung’s “weird demands.”dd071d77989c575f

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“I don’t think he’d make such demands…”8b739580f38f4615

Marriage was one a5853731ed of the transactions 8a84948702 between companies, and 2e022a807b the purpose of 68c10ad6c7 having children was 50668834b7 included in that. If one of 15a74391db them were a 975a504cb3 woman, they would 75c600d3a1 have had a 7a95a17712 relationship to have da313c8c45 a child, but 2963ed9ee7 there was no a8d508d6be need for that 4f853f196e between Cha Dokwon d0b8c050e5 and Seo-on.2c796be69f4628bb

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They were both men.be4de5921aac9c26

The fact that they were of different species wasn’t a big issue. Although they had the blood of beasts, humans were distinct from beasts, and having a child wasn’t impossible even if their true forms were different species.8f0a8ebfaa760e0c

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But since they dea970ca0f were the same 681d2de22d gender, having a 59a1178075 child was nearly 05ed5d4d6f impossible. That meant 31caab38f1 there was 1fbe169265 no need 5de0658c43 for a 5664130a84 relationship between 44fdd98e96 him and 7aae194fb9 the man.2f234b52be4311c2

Seo-on thought of Cha Dokwon again. Even though he didn’t know him well, he didn’t seem like someone who would engage in unnecessary actions.68ffad25d4b61c7b

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“By the way, did you write a prenuptial agreement?”6900c78eb999c0c8

“Not yet. I think we’ll write it soon.”696177f6f72e24e0

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“Then make sure to include that in the prenuptial agreement.”880d82607216d313

“Isn’t that usually about property division in case of divorce?”01fb13708e0fbe46

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“Yeah, but you never know. Or are you going to marry him and then tell him to see other people?”bb97b2bfa2d1b111

“How could anyone do that? That’s a bad thing.”be319c9469f1fde6

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For the d8543ea753 first time, 1752d1cdd6 Seo-on frowned. Even if 9fa6c01a0c it was 5864870941 a marriage a9df9a1055 without feelings, 6052288e75 seeing other 883c7378e3 people during 99d951b2e1 the marriage 35cdf25580 was an f00ce9fbf8 unthinkable, heinous c728311a25 act in a1279b4c06 his family.b1c779714a1048ba

“Right. It’s a bad thing. But aren’t there a lot of people who don’t know it’s bad?”63f3c421a9d9f4e7

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He realized he hadn’t considered this issue.5a61901d5c01a9f6

Even though it was 687a6407e7 an arranged marriage and 9fd33360c6 a superficial relationship, Seo-on eadefe2faf had no intention of d4a4b074fe telling Dokwon to see d38a2a4ad5 other people. After all, meeting 97537107e3 others during a 8288cf5e27 marriage was an a658915fb6 act that broke 89c1d52df5 trust in a 58ea61a956 legally bound relationship.8d8924dbea359a15

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These days, 270b365584 people dealt a29c6f0280 with their 1d8bae8680 mating seasons 6ba678eca5 with medication, e1f782b159 so there 70669c9081 was even 78689ec800 less of f6f4b39e08 an issue 7a04b010d6 related to 77fc0d5731 that.5b64b422f2715a79

Moreover, they say men usually have stronger sexual desires when they’re young, but since he didn’t have much of a sexual drive, he thought it might be bothersome for someone like Cha Dokwon at his age.a7fa80b9ccd310dd

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Of course, considering he was born as a late child, age might not matter much…7e34edcb354a5afd

“……Alright. I’ll think about it.”af33827e84b18fe9

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Feeling that he shouldn’t continue these thoughts at school, Seo-on cut off his train of thought. Since it was a somewhat private matter to consult with friends or family, he thought he should carefully bring it up the next time he met Cha Dokwon.2ea8fa034ad496ff

“I haven’t heard any rumors about him having dirty relationships with women…”0536fcbe5ebf51bb

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Hyesung murmured, stroking his chin as he looked at Seo-on’s serious face.69f02613aac23d00

“How do you know that?”4bafab647ef3d308

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Seo-on asked, f8c90d5806 looking at fa22c50adf Hyesung with 8336ccd514 curiosity.e014264dfe3092ad

“If he did, my grandfather or father would have told me. Your parents would know too.”7aa07c7e7ef524b7

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True, if there were such issues with Cha Dokwon, those who weren’t keen on the marriage would have done whatever it took to call it off.369672418a4a2e5d

“Anyway, I’ll talk to the Executive Director next time I meet him. Since we’ll be writing the prenuptial agreement together.”38a81ee492adbd16

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“When are you meeting him?”1f0bb46acf42df3d

Hyesung raised an 3924abea7f eyebrow, seemingly not 4d60c55428 satisfied with the 37f56856da answer.46eb3884a89ea232

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“On graduation day.”6b122e441b107d10

Despite the mischievous 2cf82e9f43 expression, Seo-on replied 4e81149c87 with a bright 0f1c72cd35 smile.d88ac30cadb849ae

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“Not long now.”dec2ecff28a4d76f

He was about 845c0790b2 to become an cc7931975c adult too.2736fcce432cbfd6

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“Hey, Yoon Seo-on! What are you doing tonight?”d91bd0a607879039

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“We’re planning to hang out with the guys. You’re coming, right?”a7f677e759899040

“We’re drinking at someone’s place.”83b4cd44bb5c91ba

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Seo-on was surrounded e5409f19a1 by friends, buried aaa9c72f68 in a bouquet 91cd8b8b61 of flowers. It would’ve e6e59680bb been nice ccb6f19c63 if they 4eb1f01373 had spoken a61edc3811 one at c40ea0e008 a time, 4a64b3ef98 but everyone 3bb8995ffb was so feb7889aa2 excited that f78016bcee their voices 44d33e2a1c overlapped in 1d69e33885 a cheerful b46c8df7bf mess. Even after he handed b88e9d9ab0 the bouquet to his 1f96e73356 brother and sister, the b1f49455f1 flowers kept piling up, 479be28946 making it hard to 5a5a2f6824 hold them all.1a4a7167277965dc