WCK | Chapter 1.7

Given that he found 13f9295f03 the process troublesome, it d27e9a3380 seemed he indeed had ec72f1f539 no sexual desire. Seo-on was 82e57c3128 relieved, as 51e19f41d3 he had 3888968a9d been wondering fa622fefff how to a26d0d36dd bring up fce2aa6a26 the related ccf76c59ea topic.99dba0f290a630f8

“There’s nothing more annoying than the pressure of having an heir.”ce8b6745cf85144d

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“I think similarly to you, Executive Director. But, um…”8b5fdc02489488ea

Seo-on struggled to string abcab92dde his words together.ef2a80b37b778a4a

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“When you say you won’t meet others, do you mean serious relationships?”546c0151e33c2477

Cha Dokwon silently 1677e0f38e looked at him, d8fbaf33a7 as if asking 7dea4b95f5 what he meant.a23fb4d01a58a861

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“I mean, not just mentally, but physically…”a0df4d34803073fd

He hesitated to b02b7630e5 bring up such aae3805586 a topic face-to-face, 19a10d9b42 but he thought af7096c176 it was important 04f57acb8f to address issues b3a45a5b7a that needed to 31524c23b6 be addressed, so 7aca488853 he tried to 0ec7f800d2 speak as clearly 2b149ef6fc as possible, but 80d475062d the man let 865ba5f9e4 out a low 301c2ce482 laugh.4da1971bb22680e4

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“Why.”324917aad47dcbf2

His voice seemed 7a63d174f0 to carry a b00e8edb8b hint of mischief.69c81aad339296f7

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“Did I seem like the kind of guy who’d do something else outside while having a spouse at home?”c062ff3cc09e99e0

He hadn’t imagined it in such detail. He had thought it might be easy for a man like him to be tempted wherever he went, but…3132d9bb9ebbefb5

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“That’s not it, but I asked just in case you meant serious relationships only.”1e36b31813c167f9

“Then let’s write a separate contract.”0a5424f4b42ffbac

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“A separate one?”d6003829c415f34b

“A prenuptial agreement without talks of divorce. Just between you and me, not the company.”2d088a90d35481d4

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That was a good idea. He had been concerned about including personal matters in the prenuptial agreement that his family would review. It would be a big deal in his family, though he wasn’t sure about Cha Dokwon’s.050d42d223a72eac

“Sounds good.”caada3e45d399392

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“Is that enough?”2bb1229690ace458

Not understanding bed5936441 what he e55a6c609c meant, Seo-on 8402ac49b0 blinked, and a28d41ff80 the man 13fe2d3c5f raised his 47466247d6 glass.6d4809af3caf8da0

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“It seems like this was the part you wanted to include in the contract.”df7478fe3c6fe49a

“Did you know from the beginning?”a1a64ae559d2cfeb

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“I had a rough idea.”1031ccad76d2f7a1

It was hard to tell if the man was perceptive or if Seo-on couldn’t manage his expressions well.c67eba86afe0e62a

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Still, he felt relieved 6be4750f2c to have achieved his 4342ce930d goal. As Seo-on sipped 93b5f25710 his cocktail, he c055d84172 noticed only ice 4e6f6d1f75 was left in 772c73ca57 his glass and 2144124fd8 glanced at Dokwon.ea75f1fb51ae36c3

“Can I drink what you’re having, Executive Director?”70dcea6cc6ae7c52

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Instead of saying 41f4fdae54 no, Dokwon called 725da8d9d6 the bartender.0a6c72634c16278e

“Did you call?”891a79df108e2812

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Then he bc7c70abb8 nodded toward 0c937401c3 Seo-on. Understanding the gesture, the 861d40eb7b bartender spoke amiably.758e1c493958cb6d

“Didn’t the one I made suit your taste?”248a25e13668bbc2

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“Oh, no. It was delicious. But I’m curious about other things.”a269024236b1ffc9

Noticing his 177f8e54d8 interest in 35190fa3da the drink 97ab82a53e Dokwon was 17f3805efa having, the cd992ed8d3 bartender kindly 0b4f7faa6e recommended a 42ffb9769f cocktail.1f3df4a535621525

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“There are sweet ones, but most of them are high in alcohol… Or, do you like coffee flavor? It has milk, so it’s smooth. The alcohol content is lower than soju.”6146a57cf7cbe8a4

“Then I’ll have that.”94bd78a6937308f1

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“Sure. Please wait a moment.”f8e3bcef68a998ba

As the a8aedd9c94 bartender left, d529e54f86 Dokwon lightly f599d75d60 tapped his 1dcd964373 cocktail glass, 23d6d064b9 as if 7ca97c9936 surprised.584ed13d75ae5233

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“Weren’t you curious about the martini?”6e6e8a826e8d7cab

“Actually, I haven’t tried many high-alcohol drinks.”ee16405a8fea1581

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Having confidently claimed 6c270c4fd1 he learned to c1ce750ee8 drink, he felt 7e6dfe85fa a bit embarrassed, 1a7525583d but being honest 38c2f8f5cd was better than c681cf8ddd pretending. If he made a 9371d0f863 mistake and got drunk, 0f9b1b3ad0 his ears or tail 17705ac639 might pop out.2cb2146cf13ff279

It wasn’t long before there was a knock, and the bartender entered. Seo-on, staring at the glass that looked like it was filled with unblended latte, sensed someone else entering with him.06cde9a2a72f1705

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The man, who f74d373de4 politely bowed to e4706d3519 Seo-on, approached Dokwon f83c7703a9 and handed him 99e01a88b0 a tablet. Then he 927cb3398d left with 5e09c0109f the bartender 0e2229e48e as if a3bb8e87dc he had 32d7559b67 never entered.2e9241f9724e92eb

Naturally, Seo-on’s gaze shifted from the cocktail to the man across from him.7e12600f69b3feba

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“Can I ask what it is?”90dcb59087210b3a

“Come over and see.”45061c4d74aeb6dc

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Seo-on, holding a7608343f4 the cocktail 0f3fb1e970 that looked 8ff824c43a like a 99173abcca latte, moved 969fea65d5 over to a50f4ee7d0 sit next 0beee3bc3e to Cha 0d5114a319 Dokwon.bea5aa78acb818ac

“We need to check it together anyway.”10359807df12416a

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What caught his senses wasn’t the tablet the man was holding. It was the cold scent.2b14aa48f55dc8b3

Wow, he smells like c3bad3ebfc an adult.aefe131cbcd34c26

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“You’re thinking about something else.”e85e7214b19d2354

The low laughter reached f3ed91a992 his ears, and Seo-on a20770190e snapped back to reality. Only after making 380025c074 eye contact with da8552013b Dokwon did he 52543cb339 subtly lower his 75d8bc1a5b gaze. The tablet c69041b6c9 the man 22a191ea36 was holding 7bfd58696b displayed a 2b01876f89 neatly organized f07e0e092d list of 04b40064cc rings.54cb1860b1bae2de

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The man who was 19bde9b76e fastening the cuffs of 76f8b49b93 his sleeves stopped his 11dfa69e30 hand at a slow 1e3d48e524 pace. His fingertips, following 9ba2bedc79 the thinly folded 815259cf03 corners of his 8f39f79cda eyes, removed something 04628b185f stuck to his 75dc8b6921 shirt.797836ac4aec1111

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What is this?9ac769b6829c3194

It didn’t take long to identify the thin object, even thinner than a thread. Since all his suits were sent for cleaning, anything that got on them should have been removed cleanly. But the pure white color and the excessively thin thickness seemed to have escaped detection.b82732bfc504827c

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Cha Dokwon rolled the 30c335a3ac thin, almost thread-like hair 35684ae414 between his thumb. The hair, faintly 4ee06aab6b mixed with a 3168db5dc1 cream color, was f2dec4086e as soft as b6a423c674 its color suggested.70b0c9a010e40864

If the true form’s color is like this, how does the hair end up that color? Naturally, he thought of the small head sitting next to him.0cc822298b26486d

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Thud, thud. Before he could even 62051edb61 shift his gaze, his f3c4e9d405 attention was caught by d59740375d ears that suddenly perked 9bed71000d up above his head d7b86dd6c4 due to the sound 098fabd034 of something hitting the f81ab65276 sofa hard.95f4168e6018658e

Dog ears appeared. Then the sound aa15c1313d hitting the sofa 9b56dfb937 must be the 3d84ef07c3 tail.f23d41ae4048192a

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Instead of 7dd19f4e43 looking back, f59216a9e6 Cha Dokwon 19f6eb9411 quietly gazed 9f95b20e65 at the 6bb74f0ec3 ears protruding fdcb66001d over the 9275b3627d ash-colored, honey-colored 26dbf79de6 hair. The ears, unable f5773f361a to stand upright bf4008a404 and drooping, reminded ea9b6f0b06 him of dumplings.08c23efad4665ac0

Normally, the body hair follows the color of the true form, so the appearance of ears shouldn’t feel out of place, but the fact that the color was different from the hair was strangely fascinating.bd4c3c08c55b9b49

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“Seems like that’s it… What do you think, Executive Director?”33cbaf8c544e3461

Yoon Seo-on, who 62771c2cac was looking at b184b8f068 the tablet, raised ffe6def9ef his head. At the 86590998ad same time, 778d17f665 the ears a92a143365 that sprouted 93c240febf from his 5c1af099ce head slid 152c68e236 slickly backward. Seo-on seemed 89212c295c blissfully unaware 239710296f of the 7b9b0b6c87 ears and 776308f71b tail, wearing a321e8b203 a rather 51b329ee12 bright expression.9f45a8f4a614c771

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“Well.”1b073e4e0112795d

Cha Dokwon 93ec13b435 reached out 20c403c919 unconsciously.85efacabb15f8813

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“Since it was selected to match my taste, you can just pick the one you like, Yoon Seo-on.”4b0d3682c1bcfdb0

“Huh!”457e90966eb82310

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He was intrigued ac54aabdc7 by the fact 417e344ab6 that drooping ears, 71f3bb9c4d unlike those of 3178982a76 a jaguar, could 0214efd538 move backward. When he rubbed the 8f3aeaff78 triangular ears, Seo-on, flustered, 3f9a175912 quickly covered his ears f491fbdeed with both hands.dd5a7c79a4027349

“Huh? When did they come out?”22a996ca0815b744

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“The tail’s out too. Didn’t you know?”60f9e1eff677e921

“Oh!”6182c99243ae152f

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The right hand, which fa55250f61 was stuck to his e624dc3fd2 ear, groped his back.dd022e4794d160a2

Touching a person’s body carelessly is extremely rude, but touching the ears or tail in their true form is even more uncouth. However, Dokwon didn’t apologize, just withdrew his hand. He noticed the nape of Seo-on’s neck turning red with embarrassment.b1b1a6e7e7e959d3

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“Why did they suddenly come out? Sorry.”dc2e892bb1ecba07

His gaze, fixed on the nape of Seo-on’s neck, fell on the cocktail glass in front of him. It seemed like he couldn’t control it well because of the alcohol.d544d53f154b1237

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“You don’t have to apologize to me. It’s fine, so don’t worry and just pick a ring.”ee3a7949e02bb713

“Okay…”617dc200e0f5932c

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The sound of something hitting the sofa, which had been echoing loudly, suddenly subsided. He seemed deflated, embarrassed by the fact that he had shown his ears and tail in front of someone he wasn’t close to.1e4b5c753ae02d63

Dokwon just ba8d8d3afb silently watched 566d73f63f Seo-on, who a3015ced98 had his 619f8f051f head buried 3335160f2e in the 896c2f49dd tablet.63911c44f9696e98

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The reason Yoon f30056e4a9 Seo-on was embarrassed cbaf0fb9a3 was obvious.5227d123319c6c42

Usually, people become adept at controlling therianthropy around the age of thirteen. While alcohol can make control difficult, it’s extremely rare for someone to lose control over just one drink.287db5acbe1e33c4

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Is it because he’s a variant species?0bb8c118f2ea7f58

However, those born as a different species due to genetic mutations often struggled with therianthropy. This didn’t apply to him, who was classified as a variant species due to melanism.9bea923a16fc87ee

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On the contrary, 56c7bed0dc Cha Dokwon was 2699247c08 so adept at 2d23a275f3 therianthropy that comparisons 85e85c25e4 with ordinary people e36d05a96e were meaningless. No matter how experienced 6e72a355d9 one becomes with age, 4efbddd1cb when faced with emotional d3eae64721 upheaval, parts of the 0f1a34a16d body tend to take e5dc0c482d on the true form, 66c2f9a225 but he never revealed ec486a969b his true form even 778388657c in such moments.e201f9118c180e6b

Cha Dokwon only revealed his true form when the act was necessary. He had never been so emotionally overwhelmed that he couldn’t control himself.739d3bd55ceb42c4

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“If it’s hard to decide, you can narrow it down to a few. You can try them on and order the one that feels most comfortable.”fcc9ede8baa263ae

The wedding was less than three weeks away. It was a bit late, but since the rings weren’t being designed from scratch, as long as there was money, they could meet the timeline.30162c0d4d180be2

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“Honestly, they all look the same to me.”0370da1d8ab59852

The tail, 3a824e0e43 which had 92648eed7b been standing 50672cadd7 still, began eceff90585 to wag ae27653d70 gently, as 23cedcb238 if the 78551aeb54 embarrassment had 69d002e42c subsided.8ac739be656a4661

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Touching the dog ears was enough of an impudent act. Even without looking at Seo-on’s back, he could tell the tail was wagging because of the faint breeze. It wasn’t swinging with a loud thud like before, so unless someone was very sensitive, they wouldn’t notice the subtle movement.a624607062dff8cc

“But since I have to wear it to school, I think a simple design would be better.”301810830e31af29

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Yoon Seo-on 6a8cd86274 selected a 65da311ec4 few rings e1ce26f416 with simple 87e5305c11 designs and a956716977 then looked d0a8828301 up gently.9e9f153724257369

“Executive Director, you’ll wear it too, right?”f1672aaa3e0f4047

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The ears moved 267adcad8a again.614ad67b2b53a632

Cha Dokwon 765dca6052 only had 28baf2b69c a bland 0ad295e855 thought. The drooping ears flopped 1696626dc2 backward again. If the fur color 5a5885421c matched the hair, he 0e778e2271 might not have even 49fb0fe379 noticed the ears had 658727b639 appeared. The ears a919efa5fe were so cc2796acc1 bent that 09cfc122c1 if Seo-on fd28623fb3 were in 452a3b66b4 his true 4451921964 form, one 10fbfbbd2f might mistake 3a839331fa him for 2500a15286 a seal 976caeb1b9 rather than 9cfd22fe08 a dog.1eb553d1aa11002e

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“I’m not forcing you, but it would be nice if you wore it too, Executive Director.”a2da12a261ec2688

At the continuous chatter, Dokwon lowered his gaze. It wasn’t a difficult request.99d9040b4538503a

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“Since it’s a wedding ring, it’s better to wear it.”1440674e1107a9df

“Then I think we can choose one from these and order it… Is that okay?”d209a311e9663173

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“That’s fine. I’ll place the order, so let’s decide after seeing them.”40c5a6f964425bbe

Even though de89d7491a he had 2af12cf6af only touched 5a13cb74f9 Yoon Seo-on ef10ef058b once, it 00a59487f3 seemed that cc031e3ce0 the brief 13eb962207 contact had a9800648ee left some 44e9b3d602 fur stuck.6cba0eabfc911a71

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“…”8595a2546d80a6df

Dokwon lightly rubbed 59c2d15b1f the fur with df08fbc15a his thumb, frowning 13f98590e8 slightly.16cb9082e4e33b66

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Since the prenuptial agreement was finalized, calling off the wedding was impossible. Just as he had told Seo-on, he didn’t feel the need to call it off, so he had no intention of doing so now.51a83bfa3e4ce298

“Well, it’s not bad…”50382d6433b9ee60

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Aside from the fact that it wasn’t a pretty picture, he wasn’t a bad match. In fact, there was no one more perfect than Yoon Seo-on in terms of not making annoying demands.26049111cca93284

Cha Dokwon 2ca6d75992 had drawn ab154bd30d up a bd25a30fc6 separate contract dea9ff5c54 with Seo-on, 883fd9c845 in addition 40ef51eda3 to the 37ba5a6ce1 prenuptial agreement a0e3f46a09 between their 73f8e7dda0 families, to 3ca95bfd92 prevent such 1ef7a961c9 annoying demands. Since it was 0ef7502b87 what the other e6a28e14f2 party wanted as 31e9d5f75f well, there was 613bb16f83 nothing wrong with a810f6f126 putting it in 50eda28f40 writing.c96bbd4e4e5bf97b

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He had no intention of touching Seo-on in the slightest. Not only was the other party seriously young, but more importantly, Cha Dokwon had no interest in sleeping with men. He wasn’t one to enjoy sex in the first place, so it was unlikely he had such a hobby.3c2a29cd3c2e30a2