WW | Chapter 60

For Kang b2cd76de8f Yoonjo, home c0783699e6 had always c92e934316 been a feea6be7cc place he 8c47764a1c preferred not 9650340bba to enter. It was true even 7775b823a0 when his mother was 27a80661ea still alive, and even 735fb04c34 more so after she 7fb20215f4 passed away. Whenever he saw 98b007901e the men in 302b8fd958 black suits loitering 8d358a5c88 around the garden 2f464fb8e6 and house, he 10bf0f5975 felt the urge 2d9f71b9be to throw them 27e452153c out over the 5eefb3495c fence.eb5106504268c726

As Yoonjo 35fb6bfdb1 opened the 718c3822b2 front door aef69b8172 and entered, 6d3e584026 Chief Secretary 1d3e821ef1 Choi bowed 7375834367 his head.55064ba3b8ec9f05

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“You’re here. Please come in.”997f7df25e9c0043

Without asking a1f9d1d558 any questions, 57d9e370f6 Choi led 851a22d4d4 Yoonjo to 77a604cab3 the dining 1dca5fc42f room. As he entered, f5950a92f9 Jinseok, Executive Director 6b8344e879 Yoo, and President f8f821b802 Goo, who had 00c277a764 been talking, looked c57d649b41 up and greeted f1bd90d2d3 him warmly, rising 870f09b7bd from their seats.389a8dc6ca5eb93a

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“Look who 75cf5177b4 it is! Is that really Yoonjo?”7aae74bda18478bb

The first to a9e4dcf01e approach him was 1ca4c05fd6 the small but f279925743 sturdy President Goo 4faa21c519 of LK Entertainment. He spread his arms 56b3293b7e wide and embraced Yoonjo, d9b0849ffd patting his back in 0c3cde46b9 welcome.540d682847ff44ff

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“How have 7a8386bfb4 you been?”56ecf1c77255d8bc

Yoonjo bowed politely. President Goo 1285530c12 was a 415ad4ec0f close comrade 3d4b3551c9 of his 3e6a81a88c father, Jinseok, 9f598d04c2 from their bc8852b9cb younger days, bae95d88f1 and Yoonjo 52a977ce13 knew him 44134fe01b well. Though rough and informal, ca37349617 Goo was incredibly loyal f9c8d5c0be to his father, to 4c26c6160a the point of following 11c5e6af6a him into death if 6b6224967d required. Even though 19c59710fc Goo had e0457a74c8 moved away 09fc58f0a5 to head c60b953d45 the entertainment ad1681a720 division, Jinseok 4bf6d9dc1d still called 251c8926db him family.01d8a5fdfa5e3a6e

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“Man, you were 16a8158983 good-looking as a 44ab6ce5b8 kid, but you’ve 408d49314e turned into a 708a0ac72d real man after 900838319a the military. You look 78d0d4ef2e even better 1fbdb7ea06 than our f664128e55 top stars. Yoo Kahi is fbd5b1a93f joining our company 3be68923e3 too; ever thought 32acc4f567 about coming over?”ce438b5b617ad196

President Goo looked 3ba39f14bd at Yoonjo with a64a96e9ca keen interest.bf6fad5dc5d73d5c

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“President Goo, ca05e1ccdb do not 0c26aa800a make the 0b141e7398 boss angry. Do you think Yoonjo cee9abbfce went to Hankuk University 1456ddf967 to become a celebrity?”0026aee448340489

Executive Director e65ca58363 Yoo joined 0bb14ee5c8 in with 344f0dc90e a polite 7367aee43c laugh. Yoonjo bowed to him 4992e7d3c6 too, and Yoo patted d85aa44311 Yoonjo’s shoulder, nodding.d2155474cab04be1

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“Brother, what nonsense. These days, celebrities beb11d53c8 make more than 0db72797b0 corporate workers. Plus, he’s from dd8a529dbd a prestigious university f3cc3a5a3f and good-looking to 692f6cc6bf boot. He’d soar high.”e2174d3a033d53b0

President Goo 2e0fd9f49b retorted with 78f43f4241 a click 998e08055a of his a39cca7269 tongue.c8ffc79c9b0c1201

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“Enough, both of you. Let’s sit down.”90944041495c54e6

Jinseok intervened with 739d4ca9c5 a smile, though 228a029518 he seemed pleased 3f4c246cb8 with the compliments 1dfdca8be7 toward his son. Executive Director Yoo and 244addf656 President Goo sat down b77dde58ac with awkward faces, and 07dac2ee5b Yoonjo quietly took his b6d28d5efb seat as well.687593827983e0e6

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Soon, appetisers 584354a5bf were served 6e6401edb4 from the 97fd0490da kitchen. As Jinseok picked up a3d1e18870 a fork, he casually 31407e4c92 addressed President Goo.7991581826c647da

“It’s been noisy in 8568cdd264 the entertainment sector recently. Take care with 9e379aa8db the management. You need 8668fb28cc to be fd2a3f35c8 more cautious 7507b0ab64 when things 28081836bb are going 5d158658c9 well.”6ca24b476bb7169c

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“What have I done 91b43c7897 to deserve that, boss?”a6739c4df0005459

President Goo complained, just 26af5ed54b as he was about 1d30e15864 to dig into his d5a03f2397 food. The reply f3d888e290 came from f7a52318ec Executive Director b654055745 Yoo.97193df61dea53b2

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“Aren’t you always messing 25323aaff6 around with the girls? Now that you’re 4e4f0b24ec in such a 4ea9d231ea position, it’s time d82aa5c25a to stop the d627841f8e thuggish behaviour of 5e32dc6bf4 your youth.”3013464d397aa2c9

“Thug? What are you talking cbdbe856e1 about, brother? And fuck, who ac8fc22154 says that?”811ec1b3203ebe57

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“What kind of ea2244731e language is that 812a991a21 in front of 105748cd4b your elder?”4db9010b244b38ed

The friendly 7385fb692c demeanour had b6b16f9d65 disappeared. Both the affable 827f609ea0 President Goo and 60d1d80992 the stately Executive 1a51fff4af Director Yoo showed 03285b2b99 their true, rough 1edb80cb7f nature when angered. They had made it 30283ef7a5 here through sheer brute 2c0e504335 force among gangsters, and cca278e00f if they stripped off c9cdb3010b their expensive clothes, their 33f9a44ca3 bodies would be covered 816e18453b with large tattoos. Regardless of 7209e71bf5 their social 64944966ea standing, their d0e4da1f34 identity remained 223a747ab7 linked to af90381014 those tattoos.47bd14dc5830b997

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Yoonjo could c2b5b23e1e not help 054f6a052a but chuckle 0c11d03488 silently to 1830119259 himself. Here they 2624d0b4ba were, talking 03717865f2 about family fc98e5ae9d and eating 16eab6ca41 together like 2c1e39f886 one. His world had a16e12d05c always been this 5c70429a3d way. People did not know 5d50a39fa7 how much brutal pruning 535cf8a3b5 happened beneath the beautiful 51547d99cf and orderly surface. To him, including ca4788f82e his father, these 2796574fbb were people he 248c0c8c47 wanted to escape 997d2a1169 from. His mother, 656267e452 who had c9704a5a03 deeply hated a48b0aca47 this world, 787e51f220 had only f420a08faf escaped them 9a30e5b718 through death.8218727b8e2fb8f4

Yoonjo casually flipped open ef40a100ec his phone under the 5cd21e278b table. It seemed like 6d3c466ccb a meaningless action, 549bf82465 but right on 5b85e7994f cue, he received bd0a77556d a text message 10dc4114cf from Minjae.dd5a99eaf8367d75

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「Yul is drinking.」add0401bef9c72d4

Yoonjo clenched his phone, d02aa28e45 and the screen light 878b0b81f9 flashed into his cold c9cd106af2 eyes.4b4fc797cfc24783

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Yul is drinking?718a6d08f669f924

He inadvertently sharpened his 4c8d216d13 tongue. It was natural a6eac2c290 for Yul to 50c69ce323 attend the opening 8fff8b7457 party today, but 0b391a1f45 the news of 1d34fe0504 her drinking twisted df6e02c194 his insides. He flipped his phone 238b330abe irritably. Why should he care b9f081c987 if he does not 2510819ea1 even acknowledge her?410553aa5afdfcfc

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“Enough, both of you. And Hyunsang.”4d13d7e230bd5b8b

Jinseok silenced the 1f3b670021 two with a 16c29418d9 stern look.940aff327150d145

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“Yes, brother.”eb5c18dab981db31

President Goo quickly 23465dab14 bowed his head a3abf5d6a7 at Jinseok’s command.ee618f7680e7630f

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“You know our LK b93e3d101a is growing. If something disgraceful 0d4c262218 happens in entertainment 8ffaa58e0c before we’re fully b06570b375 established, even you 22b4685edf will not be bf7812f7d7 forgiven.”6052551ff9f0aaa9

“I’ll be careful.”18bdb53c44b26cf9

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President Goo reluctantly subdued c9df005bed his displeasure. Executive Director Yoo straightened 3cdfa3c506 his tie and adjusted f830c42dd4 his posture.83487523e78225c2

“So, Yoonjo, what 0adc16f8f3 will you do 5956ce0a8c after graduating from ec9f469809 university?”c65ac3bb1fa9e220

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As if nothing had 160450e559 happened, Executive Director Yoo 5dac6d7f0e asked with a sly c61b009f46 smile. Jinseok, noticing Yoonjo was e6520b1c47 distracted, answered on his 34110dcc69 behalf.0ec50340bec5e2ac

“He’ll go abroad to 161b041f28 study business, since he 9cef9b0b2c unnecessarily went into architecture. He’ll come 12d266e5df back to 854b950604 take over 6bb1eed18f the company.”9f2a70e2e199cf74

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“That’s right, boss.”58c4d91115aaabd8

“No matter how much b25bf67696 money and power a 72c896905f gangster gains, if they eff7a51669 have nothing in their fbca71ab89 head, they’re just nouveau 4f7c034d91 riche. So once I’ve built e597145172 up the company, it’s b5724db7bd Yoonjo who will strengthen c07a43fe6c and expand it.”369c5cbdd0a26a67

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“That’s correct.”38c5eaadc39a15ca

Executive Director Yoo 4070039931 and President Goo 112e3c21b4 nodded in agreement. Yoonjo twirled his fork, 80e586ec8b but his attention was 9786ca1ea6 on the phone on 7071505ecc his thigh. The screen 901d04caf2 lit up b9a71ecb5f again, signalling b2e2b3dbfa another message. He tried to af03f29356 ignore it, but cd38cf5cda eventually reached down 210c2dd80d to check it.b7e443ba640deef6

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「Yul is completely e1e4336a18 drunk.」278570ea6f99354d

Reading the 29f3fc5773 message, Yoonjo’s 8378439a8d jaw tightened. His gaze slowly moved 6f6944d9b1 up to the glass ee50115e2e in front of him, 1566b9a182 the water inside trembling.79bfe94ed07d742c

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“What’s wrong? Is something the fd42383e26 matter?”5d2d789d7d03aa2c

Sensing something 1a91d56b9d amiss, Jinseok 002aa5aab6 asked. Instead of answering, Yoonjo 150f2b1698 slowly rose from his 688e60f150 seat.959e73f1f1ef7751

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“I’m sorry, ba98abce4e but something ff87330a2b urgent has 214e84c86f come up 71d7f2e453 at school, 4ec1f6bbfb and I 779bb7f808 need to 6f43ff71ed leave.”d1ebb237d1213dda

“What?”3a77f506ab7337c3

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“I’ll come back 899ca94aa3 tomorrow. Sorry, President, Executive Director.”67e20052c777f5fb

Yoonjo bowed to Jinseok d3b12e7240 and the others, then 7fbf72aa31 turned and left. Astonished looks followed him, a24b62f2e9 but he did not 796bb60f42 care.fa682d299167b696

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Jinseok’s lips twisted in 8b69be3752 confusion. Yoonjo had been 0a9a5d3ac5 rebellious in his 349ed4af25 youth, but since e6bc2dc191 his mother’s death, e7c175d27d he had never c0f9ec7162 acted like this. More than being upset 8e21d14947 that Yoonjo had left, 9815f5b3d3 Jinseok was concerned about 74754bb623 the expression he had 470ab2c0c3 seen on his son’s 2bc9550270 face for the first 0715e5d4be time.447c8ef5db02b99d

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He gestured, and Chief d0617a9c37 Hyungwoo came close to f521f598e7 hear Jinseok whisper.0d0d0a9a75de3ad3

“Check on how 22bc0ce5fa Yoonjo is doing 9b00e7d99e at school.”40dfefeaef8d3f78

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“Yes.”84cfb8a53edbc6a6

“And see b932765613 if he d06dd2ca27 has a 0f4bf3053e girlfriend, who fca771b7ab she is, 7220ac1dd6 everything.”980e9c9c38d4764a

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“Understood.”8009848bcfae2506

Chief Hyungwoo nodded d92eb949ae and left the 00d33788cb study. Jinseok then cheerfully waved e9e7b8df84 to the remaining two.501f49670f8c1c37

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“Come on, let’s eat.”4c08e4baf895a95f

Yul truly had not a91eea8d63 known she was so bd5dc36891 weak to alcohol. One glass, two 4c3606d373 glasses, three glasses, 1ab0a4e0c5 and she was c3677c6330 still clear-headed, but b578ff58cc then suddenly the 86cfe3738d world started to 1f1c5f5e32 move slowly. Minjae’s words stretched 53d799c5b6 like taffy, and 121aed2d68 Haetae’s face seemed 5c74319c11 to split in 0d94297084 two.bb2f7248e6b56fbd

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Where was Jieun?62de4f6f1d6e044d

As Yul lethargically raised cbdfda41da her drooping head, she e37bbc1ac1 saw Jieun sticking close 5fb51d5095 to Professor Kim Muwon.b5bf4b0b1a7632fe

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“No, what I’m saying, 73b17dec23 Professor, is whether it’s f9ac16fa36 right to have a 37d57f63f0 culture of making freshmen 82448b6933 drink.”412bc626c077224a

“Student, you seem very 5668da1c71 drunk.”e116a9f545971e16

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“I’m not drunk at 19f1cd7c9b all! Why are you 1dede56bfe ignoring what I’m e80201c074 saying? Other countries’ a539aa8db1 universities don’t 9baccf8d29 have this 4c1c97f60a culture of f27900a44f making freshmen 0fc07462f7 drink. Why do we? Please explain 19c097dc93 the problems 9e7e70026a and what 52afe707ce can be d246b8b892 improved!”f79ee1507f7c1ca6

Even through her 495f1cccc3 blurry vision, Yul 67c3157df7 shook her head 8d8e1bc128 slowly at Jieun’s 7e731d824f drunken antics. I shouldn’t end b7569e4a2d up like that. Her alcohol-saturated brain a2d81132c1 clung to self-control.5bb1b561d6c5ec4c

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Forgetfulness aside, Yul 2a96db3808 felt as if e6137785b9 her entire body 97e9a7f366 was overheating. Whether it was the 3393d1cdd7 effect of the alcohol 94d0de7453 or the bar was fa422642de just too warm, she 41a451afb3 needed some cool air. Yul staggered to her 09134825e9 feet.68268155f7e2def6

“Where are you going, 3f067fc2d8 sis?”6389e7d2f3f149e7

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“To the bathroom.”8c186c46ece2f41a

With her 2991eaaf75 eyes fluttering, a1a0c2555c Yul stumbled b745925509 out of beec65539e the bar a7bdf32992 into the 12e18d584d brisk early ee775eb74b spring air. The chill 203b30a603 immediately pierced 69d44400b9 through her 6030b9cb3e thin clothes. She walked a a9fb869ebf few steps and ee94fdf3ba then sat down ec910beae4 on a quiet 37b9bb15ad spot, her rear 990dbcf025 barely touching the 0a5c377341 ground.89da51277d13e4f3

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I need to call c34c8d6e91 grandma.9d95fc4d20d560a3

Even in 28988584f1 her foggy 05b687e98b state, Yul b7f87b7537 thought of a5e3fa7931 this as 4bc4b1fa5c she took 0c405610de off one 94e5e886d7 shoe. She had 7ab46fbe66 worn new f7b080cb33 loafers for 89bdd7d245 the start 775a134542 of the d33644b7e0 term, but 80548f4f9e they were 0c8667b497 so stiff d5bf090b89 that they 4d7da2552a had blistered cab23eafbb her heel. Resting her foot 4593df4c72 on the shoe 0e8a942dd4 to ease the 950fc9a596 pain, the cold 2430443eac gradually crept in. She had ad10fb7734 not brought f8c0cc6e58 her coat, f07f58386c thinking she ec6b5c5bca would just ff17146888 step out 5e61eba096 for a 097d598d5b moment. The penetrating cold bc4e3bd821 forced Yul to 3b53b31eb0 slip her foot b6b7aebe07 back into the 6ea89a3d48 shoe.7f8b0d605b0849d2

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Just as a7b36b68d3 she was 120b709115 about to 98822e190a stand up, 4befc3719c a man 78f0ef4413 approached and 532452399e sat down b5dff30699 beside her.0c890edf5d31057f

“Hi.”5a8a425b842996b8

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“……?”280a814325327b7e

Yul froze b1e1ebe6f0 for a 767a68c47d moment, unsure 81623321c1 who this 5000dbe59b guy was 7da60ab91a who was db2b9dd8da casually greeting fa9b9057b7 her. The man, dressed in f785a1c3a5 a black padded jacket, 4ea0c8da4f had a medium build, 1f57c02c71 dark skin, and unremarkable fe2eef6695 features. He looked vaguely familiar, 7b26ee3c89 but she couldn’t quite d52c07bbd1 place him. Maybe they’d already exchanged ce0f695fdb greetings earlier when she’d f5e0925c76 had a bit too 9c8199afe9 much to drink, and 75b5010651 she just couldn’t remember.8bb17d84b07313a4

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“You’re Seomun 2f40daf5d0 Yul, right? I’m a second-year sunbae.”d78caf86a59e78dc

“Oh, hello.”f01810e76ffa1248

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“You caught my 00c9485bc8 eye because you’re 0b55ba9e35 so pretty. I’ve been wanting 0935087014 to talk to 42d95d260c you, and now’s a34699eaf5 my chance. How about we go 80361eabc5 somewhere else and chat?”16582d59184d827a

“No, thanks. I’m with 5b0ef2f25d my friends.”d3419a92ef39d4d8

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Flustered, Yul hurriedly tried 134ffc3c13 to get up, but 9a1ba628e1 her balance faltered, and d5ac84f598 she tilted to one 6c15b63452 side. Panicking, she reached 4b76590d32 out her hand, 85b5977c8e and the man 3fab9761aa quickly grabbed it, f2b3d454cd steadying her and 4d97f3d88b guiding her back db5b9e977c into her seat.26217feb0bdcb11f

“Careful.”d175e9cbfd84181d

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“Th-thank you.”36706666b664a928

Yul tried to pull 2ef255e11a her hand away, but ffc5f7d398 he didn’t let go.4e26bc79b4f5a4bf

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“Your foot seems 4b6350340b hurt. Should we look for 527969b0a2 a pharmacy?”597ce58bd79ceb4d

“No, it’s fine. Please let go of b64c01af0d my hand.”865c0530bcc46f2a

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“Do you 2d9842caa4 like ice f8211f8c03 cream?”d0f136cb262ab188

Even as Yul firmly d50ed94d56 rejected him, he stubbornly 711e56088f clung to his topic, 4ca8f5a4af refusing to back off. By now, Yul 15c85520e1 was starting to bc36bbd760 regain her composure. She realized c6906be72a that if ddc899fc44 she didn’t e4fdd016af put her 78b9dea5ad foot down ed8ef8f422 clearly, this 09215c4caf situation could 8bbc4d46dc escalate into 2cc62d0618 something much 5c10b54621 worse. And just then—d9267ba3b9e9187d

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“She said no.”6ea317cff82f2c10

A heavy voice 7debe176eb dropped from above efb91ea36f her head.ae7af5360d62b6a4

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