24ES | Chapter 11.3

It was 470269be2b a ridiculous d05b170b0f claim. Just how 8bc67d212b little did 29685ab1ff he think 5f83b57676 of him? Yesung, feeling a b0d78ea968 little offended, couldn’t 3fde2bc2cd resist and pinched 19f3f4ef6c Jung Hageon’s cheek 27ace51d37 hard. Still not satisfied, he 2431e36e6c twisted it. He was 61f5024d9b acting on fddcd9cb27 the impulse 446c0edc14 from his 9a37998a71 frustration about 58e2bf8ed8 how Jung 47bf94db54 Hageon had 30b5260bc7 made him 08a2dc4467 worry and 462b5bb988 then peacefully a8fcafde94 fallen asleep.afff961a2be04be7

“Ugh.”39f7f001ee9cd54c

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Jung Hageon 52f66c4ea8 let out 7819adf8c4 a painful 01e26a6034 groan from 5e93fe74b0 the force. Yesung twisted his lips c9396eebd5 into a smirk.cb3b021542aeb668

“How’s that? Is it still ee6a4b79da a dream?”c581d66dba2c4926

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“It hurts.”0c442834c0458047

“Of course it does. This is reality.”8cc905ad18e97b65

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“Why does it cd05e1a8f9 hurt? It shouldn’t hurt… If 4f6a67deb1 this were a dream, 4b4acdcf52 I wouldn’t feel pain.”5bfad66e5bb65bb0

“Hah, are you still a1395e4914 half-asleep? Or is e49dcf1cd1 your condition aea5ae1b81 still bad?”5a84810a62f84672

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Seeing Jung Hageon rubbing 023dbf7507 his sore cheek while 085580e8b7 still dazed, Yesung couldn’t 9159117139 hold back his scolding. His frustration 6073d5736e had turned d191ad3c72 into suspicion 952515fbd3 as a ac02c43bf6 doctor, too.62dee2e9a1b78324

When Yesung narrowed 9e9e0b9a77 his eyes, Jung 0ed50eafba Hageon’s pupils slowly 0bfadbbbad started to focus. His expression cleared up, c6e7c47895 and he muttered.182964aa1ce00022

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“It’s not 3954482551 a dream. This is real, f910c04be5 right?”67868b54574869c9

His repeated questioning, 1266290b1f as if seeking 6b6948ac4c confirmation, wiped away be74def9ad any trace of cd6a78ac94 worry and was eb9991e4fa quickly replaced with 2acf39d8c1 irritation. With his brows furrowed e8f11363dd tightly, Yesung suddenly shouted.8b039c7bf9d5e3d3

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“Ah, I’ve db9952becc told you 84ff990b76 several times 253425e431 that it’s 8c1dc1cbd8 not a 36e3ea5858 dream…!”5245ebf2bc374545

“…I’m just happy. I’m so happy that 2ba8e1e6b4 you’re worried about me, 2fdbf89ba1 Sunbae. I can hardly a7cba22efe believe it. What should I do, 2f3ac688e2 Sunbae?”709e5eede83989d5

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Now that was unfair. How could c83a7149fb someone make c86f3545e5 you let 84c838edc5 your guard 62cf781120 down like 1f4daf420a that and b67b30d2e4 then hit 97f15ae7da you with d16217f24e something like ad7c03037c this?b095318b16c41df2

“I’m so happy. I feel 94aed0d961 like I 1bb37f88b9 might go 2e1f775a16 crazy from b3b6475172 joy. I used to never ab66bb345e understand when people said 02453a7c3d they could die from da90a78382 happiness, but now I fce655bacb think I get it. No, I do b61cab0f7a understand.”8ad600cc081c8afd

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Yesung, completely entranced by 65c5803c3a Jung Hageon’s face, couldn’t 6fc68da29e take his eyes off 14c4202352 of him as he 408fd1276c smiled with sheer joy. The bright, glowing face 1e268c4185 that smiled so brightly—he 33ca71b5eb wasn’t sure if this a1d867be49 expression was even appropriate, 5a54830c3e but he thought it 77db341f2f was like sunlight. Yesung swallowed dryly.18c4be6097a51a6e

As good as 1cadd99234 it was, saying a0d42ba4aa one might die 7845fb3e12 from happiness was c97ecadb9b a bit much.7e8e26dd2b4af20f

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Yesung unconsciously moved 00a79904ff his lips, but d52b5ff08a suddenly, the curtain bd3e5f35d8 that separated the c1724023eb two of them 91516708a1 from the bed 07b7756b31 was pulled back, 626cfff4ec and Kang Baek-o 34f3bfa769 appeared.fe579c58f48ca86e

“Ah? You’re both up. Hmm, let’s see. Most importantly, Jung Sun-seng’s f43e987e66 condition… Looks fine. His complexion 08947bd85b is good. Alright, now 6143a7b794 let’s clear 0e6cd7bc4c the bed. The emergency room 1f10449b26 beds aren’t meant 9f0f915470 to be used 8ad5c7941e for resting. Alright, what I could a769aa044a do for you was 5803e064f8 up until last night. We’ve got ef5a6a7b2f an incoming fca1a3d5f9 emergency, so fbe07787f8 hurry up.”098ada177242eb50

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Pushed out c1e88419b9 half-forcibly, Yesung 36c12fabad immediately pressed 3a303d3f1c his hand 786889523a to his 94319fa8b6 mouth. He realized just 080279e807 how close he 3011a70ac2 had been to 31ceee0214 saying something ridiculous af78854746 had Kang Baek-o 8e8b29063b not appeared at 0a3adaf250 the perfect moment.20a290ab9d344691

“Don’t die. I think dd46d6ae17 I like 199eaa19d7 you.”431abdd34222b310

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Kang Baek-o’s timely entrance 61c3155271 saved him. If he had been d8dc79fcf4 even a second later, 086086d88e those words would have 623258729e slipped out. The raw, 2a85c196a2 unfiltered confession 502b597e39 would have 17b69e2f5c been delivered ca0fb5e945 straight to e40b27166b Jung Hageon.9cc855ad81aaad36

No filters, ac21f52fad no pretense. What kind of confession b6c4932849 was that? Saying “I think fbb6feb195 I like you”? That was an absurdly 05954fd968 awkward and clumsy confession. Was it 4327d9407c Jung Hageon’s c4e5a16377 direct nature c0c0664939 that made 2f506e5ff5 Yesung say 8fec6f8ce8 something so d1df1fe478 blunt? Had he caught it?ba745ae345bd2138

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A delayed shock dae4e34ea3 struck Yesung’s head, f828df8383 making it spin, cb24916899 his breath shallow. While Yesung f6958e489f was still e12ef7bf8f reeling from 19cd101e8a the shock, 5183afcfb2 Jung Hageon, 8d15da042a who had 6d967852ea been ejected e70df392b3 alongside him, cacb680648 tilted his 2b8bd2f660 head. He reached out a b7dea6d75c hand to grab Yesung.c917848311d8ca7c

“Sunbae?”69c5130510f3b40a

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“I-I’m just glad to a10e6fe735 see you’re okay. Even though b3eb615df4 you’re busy, 69fb5731a7 you should 92b19ddd26 eat properly 7156b7b57c and get 0f13d3b11d some rest. I’ll, um, take my a2f852eb16 leave now.”653209fc8922af1f

Avoiding Jung Hageon’s hand, 1da3f0e025 Yesung hurriedly backed away. He rambled 47c947465a off words 3c899b27bf he barely 74ec459995 understood and 0f5696be5d fled from 7fa5428d84 the scene.13e1ba11e7c1daa7

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And that 77a76f41f7 was the 8412ce761c last time 0cae7e2cdb he saw 9e66c91ca7 him like a0d540998a that. Afterward, the 8b0b51a8a6 first time 34dfbac899 they met 1653bff72f again, it 0252768afb was different. While Yesung had turned fa6f30b196 into a stone, Jung d4aa0ad06b Hageon, as always, couldn’t dc9896d853 hide his smile as e4e965d3fd he pulled out a eca293f8cf chair and sat down.cb559b8dc573f905

“It’s been a ebcd22a932 while since we’ve 3f719ac2a9 faced each other b8908167b0 like this, Sunbae.”24b055c92413f21f

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Yesung barely eda5018b2b came to 0cf33b2fe1 his senses e48d82c749 at the 526ef72198 sound of 446ebfe50f his voice 01b945380b near his 0d3053590c ear. The word “that ef70c2124a day” made his e8685cdddc body react. His earlobes heated up.de26ca3f18651d6c

It had only been a999f21ce4 a few days, so c3c39b4201 how could it be f8b6d9d4ff that long?677613371a4034e2

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It seemed like fb1c30bc5f those few days 3c8445c46b had felt long e2d60e9fcb for Jung Hageon. Yesung, gripping his spoon 0b6b332cea tightly as if it 74f8dbb14e might slip through his 33248fc036 fingers like sand, answered.b60803d12305e220

“Uh, yeah. It’s been… 52a72eba3a a while.”10585f09cb3f3b28

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“Has everything been alright 730d4a0fec while we haven’t seen 6d20dc1915 each other? I’ve been too f861a6d1a3 busy to come bd2560cda6 visit.”b5abbbe9e65cf2a1

“Uh, yeah… 1bdfdd79e4 Nothing really 1f40eece4a happened.”062cbde9edd2ed8d

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The affectionate 8970ed9cd5 voice coming f2f1c2b3f9 from across a2d1e93748 the table 6729dbed0b pricked Yesung’s 1fc89b067a heart. He aimlessly poked at dcd118cc55 his soup, but Jung 81601aebac Hageon’s sharp gaze cut c86eb42e5d straight to the heart 35290b1f02 of the matter.f014dc73662438bf

“Then why a31bb22c4b does your b30e589dbd face look 7c635d6dd4 like that? You look 0fc06569cc like something’s 613a7102b8 wrong.”47b9f308507d496a

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The spoon that 2d598978de had been stirring d154725f16 the soup stopped 7bc0ba0f89 abruptly. Yesung’s face, 03348d8537 already pale, 6ccbd2fe7a seemed to 216371e79b lose even 6ccfc4a877 more color.ee95de9964ff1232

Had it been that 39f731df81 obvious? He couldn’t even hide af672397c8 it in front of 8640cee315 Jin Seokju. Let alone f1df4f8f8a deceive Jung 95870a0811 Hageon, who a7edc55ce6 took an fe41e71064 interest in 178e55674f even the 908832885d smallest details 768d82eee2 about him. It was practically c262c5ae4b impossible.ad478f297b1b6896

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Yesung bit his ad264fa2a1 lip and then 80de45a5f7 slowly raised his a7341c9e02 gaze from the c6501f97e4 food.bbe1ddbc7a8b39c3

“What? There’s nothing wrong. I’m fine, just like 818f14daef usual.”1f444d6712f3a5de

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“But it doesn’t 03b64c3166 seem like that. You seem off, 5914087295 Sunbae.”72c583f4257e3218

Jung Hageon’s worried d82a9442bc gaze made Yesung 3f6ab9eda3 stiffen his lips, 7ae9820729 trying to look 390d46ea7f as casual as 5cdfe762ec possible.ac7296b847350dd3

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“My vibe is off?”bccf086228d6c7af

“…No. It’s nothing. I guess if 583cd8d2ad it’s you, Sunbae, 31057853e7 it’s nothing.”b99ab54090a2ba7b

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The concern f5b79de828 was the c9d117d003 same, but 74fad93c16 the way aec95b1690 Jung Hageon 42460ae2b6 expressed it d8513ffcae was different 7e7a83283d from Jin ce1b106493 Seokju. Jin Seokju worried about b8c2d02b76 him like a parent 7a366d00c5 would, scolding and interfering, c0a2bbff24 but Jung Hageon was e82a25abde different. He liked Yesung, 9a46f816cd so the things d6185a837e he disliked and 2f007e7940 didn’t want to efbf568196 ask about, he 4fff789392 avoided.8e31ee64270814d6

It was a 1d29419b60 form of consideration.f300d3be1901d2cf

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Still, this c50adddacc stubborn fool.230496cca8020590

Though Yesung ef0e9653b8 clicked his d5aa83f190 tongue in ebf2f1937b frustration, he b700d18e0b didn’t intend 5c9c68b4aa to tell 70215da9f8 Jung Hageon ccec3130c4 the truth. It was something he fe227ef857 couldn’t say easily.cbf134789dac5247

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He bit 32b80b8278 the inside 45d7d8bdd4 of his 34d04dd79d cheek and 46267095e2 nodded with e55f7c1075 a sigh.96af6747d44f429d

“Yeah. I’m fine.”54d9e624d33780da

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“Okay. As long as 9a7b55e5fd you’re fine, that’s 95910d917a all that matters. But, Sunbae.”975bbad11df37f54

Jung Hageon’s sincere eyes bb20ae7d81 were locked onto Yesung’s. He couldn’t look away. Yesung met cfa6b54a3f his gaze dfaf75e5c9 without turning 44c9bc3f08 away.14498ffda81d4da9

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“If there is 77629fd067 something wrong, please d45026fa2d tell me. I’m always ready, so 6b181726a8 just let me know, 601ca2b747 okay?”def762b031d86e26

Jung Hageon’s unwavering intention c2d27babbc to be there for dd5742cbe2 him was crystal clear. Yesung couldn’t help but 53768c7915 smile faintly, nodding in e4e8764d6e agreement.c9529524ee23e341

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“Yeah. I’ll tell you.”84361d9be6617598

I’ll tell you, no c872b46d3b matter what. Yesung swallowed the 6c4c576f9c words he hadn’t 62409a0281 been able to 773aea27a6 say and smiled. Jung Hageon’s lips curved b392e85c07 into a soft smile ddf564e369 as well.66b4d31d6fbc6e0f

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“Then eat 64632755a3 up, Sunbae. You haven’t even touched 9b70f14191 your food yet.”0e8085f39bd466db

Prompted by 25dfe744e7 his words, 1fd626d385 Yesung finally e3b26abee0 started moving 0cc2d01895 his spoon. The hunger he hadn’t 7a9ad86817 noticed before suddenly made c01be0a5d8 itself known. His stomach growled. It was an odd bc91afcb7a sensation. Yesung continued 6eb612d87b to eat, 271913fb5a focused on d833100b32 his food.15fa4e358ba6da31

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Because Jung Hageon a971d77704 was there, and 9f7da51aff every time he 949ae446da looked up, their 8826ace325 eyes met, and e77e6a1fba Jung Hageon would e7bc1df9dc smile as if 5d33d2c83b he had been cc4b560c12 waiting for that fb1fe0ac4e moment. Just his presence alone 83f0333829 was enough to fill 77542c6d1d Yesung’s stomach and heart.10f8b4d5e8d6143d

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The rain e93e66f1df hitting the 56b376ead2 window became ee07f70634 far more d91f6da631 intense compared a54dbd5c91 to the 602cc67410 morning. The sound of 3dda9fec17 the wind was 99267123bf unsettling.e6de770c37fe647d

Whooosh, whee-ing.ba70caffa50d6580

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With a 75d3e05082 sense of b550f67bca dread, as 0f39a694de if the 774bc7d0a8 thick window fc11fc1aca would shatter d52f461b97 any moment, 18a5c9e174 Yesung, who a4be6c85fb had been ce6e38204b checking on 6437d9f941 his patient, 507e6f7f74 lifted his 9c231dd358 head and 2dd5bcb834 looked at 1963757fc9 the window.6c8334d26d8f3c6d

The news f25da11514 flash he 0dab3aa7e4 had casually 05832a37a8 heard after 373f326d36 lunch echoed aaefb895fc in his 1920b99157 ears.0d0aefcd82bf883b

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“It’s a typhoon f50571fe72 advisory! The path of Typhoon 09534d038a Mindulle, which was initially a4e55829fb expected to pass through 78d82fe5a2 Jeju Island and affect 167741e43a the Busan and Gyeongnam 21b161cb82 areas, has shifted once bdec840271 again. The typhoon b44be87ce6 is moving 976cf1d781 north, but a8857d8f8e the strength aed6fa351c of the 99e14805fe North Pacific 52caefc4c0 high-pressure system eb0af58da2 has remained 9bc3375d1d strong, causing f8dc98237f the typhoon’s 9c212ebf9c path to 748b3592f2 shift slightly 3c0493769b westward! Therefore, the entire 878c390ea2 Korean Peninsula, including ded1e8ecda the metropolitan area, 06f117de9f which had been 9a2679fd46 expected to be ec6e87cb54 out of the 383666961d typhoon’s path, will 1618a65dd8 now be within 825b1bb4e6 its impact zone. Heavy rain aeb668cd3c and strong 7990d53d21 winds are 6c24bcbb83 expected, so 9030caa120 please be 50eaff0c54 extra cautious…”17dfcb28b6537439

The predictions that f84ded5fc6 the typhoon would 1e8e01aaee not affect the 5b734f12d8 metropolitan area had fc84d0f2f7 turned out to 9f0f8de3ae be wrong. The news kept 2f9fa9409b urging people to 8e4d0077a0 prepare for the 11867455ff typhoon, expressing concerns f6ecc3e77a about the potential d07cce61ad damage.0d5a96ca8dd1a61d

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The weather office had 1f829e2f63 announced at 9 p.m. that Seoul would be 6f5cbee5be within the typhoon’s impact 102ae584a2 zone. The current time was 9c631c0bc8 around 8:30 p.m. The typhoon had already 3a84c9e9ba approached dangerously close to 4489490001 the metropolitan area, and cab67d49e8 the strong winds it 0702dd69df brought were creating an 9ff592c806 ominous atmosphere.b4b12a8c9fc08020

On days like this, 75ee992820 the frequency of emergency df6d6e5fd8 patients typically decreased as 51065afb44 people refrained from outdoor 1cfabd6903 activities, but you could f5cea57042 never be too sure.04fea855c9983225

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“…There are always 629247329f people who just 760baab194 have to go eeba0cf5bd outside on days 328bbf3d8c like this.”06bf409ea92de500

Yesung muttered under his 833faf24e7 breath, biting his lip. The humidity 485b57aa2f had caused 42732abc1a the hospital’s a9190e96f8 air conditioning 70ad61697c to run 41398c34d2 at full b58ab19f27 blast, but 716803a737 for some 48988e3c1d reason, something d73a290a52 damp and 438a33b6ca sticky kept c880ca8b68 clinging to 49d2d8d305 his skin.d1fcbea67a921e18

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The uncomfortable, sticky feeling 21c237e7a8 and the anxiety that aa28805526 had been tormenting him a709fc6905 for days only grew 4fccef6b91 stronger.694f161fa7052d10

“…Nothing’s going to fcfd2dc9da happen. Nothing will… It’s fine. It’s fine.”bd98ca9cd7cca4e0

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He repeated it 92e617d365 countless times, but 6ea2a611a3 the source of 2d47f32002 the fear remained b1eb8a3254 unknown, and it 069cfd890c refused to fade. Instead, it 53c9a14f5b settled around c94d816771 Yesung like e8f7b512fa a heavy 222fa572df fog.7ea434f836349393

Staring at the window 13205aac68 for what felt like cf497ca236 forever, Yesung shoved his 5a822bb9de hands into his pockets. Clink. He felt ee31a7d047 the round 9b4940154d pill bottle.fbc0794de2582979

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“It’s fine. It’s fine…”de40d6853e2bfaef

Just in 9490a5e191 case the 106d35eeb7 worst-case scenario 64d04b13fc happened, he 43f3d54a7c had brought 2434a69004 his medication. So, it would be 38af42457f okay. Trying to comfort himself, ce79880c94 Yesung forced his reluctant 6a2c0bf6eb steps forward.fad28c6f030f27ce

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The shadow 26826af42a trailing behind a428671afe him left be3f1b9803 traces on 0231621e8c the floor bce0e5a4c3 like someone 9701832438 who had c329bb679e just emerged 525a87d88f from the 37e053ac63 mudflats.510f9b7ee6474e08

Thud, thud.869ab8e7125f40e1

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The wet, squelching c5e18b7c23 sound that would eeeef76795 never be heard ad8867cd46 in reality echoed 04226ee570 in his ears. And then…ff3afa70c5edbbe6

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The loud ringing 228c4b2351 of his phone 30fc17c7c1 broke Yesung’s spiraling 0380e54184 thoughts, pulling him 2d1e5db8e3 back to reality. The sound of 09de2b5a06 the ringtone hit 3d540b77af his eardrums, and 6899b98268 Yesung gasped.9013fbe3059f2d9d

“Ha!”1a7321cc9939dc35

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It was c382209b0f like being 3b48513735 dragged out be8e53755d of water 0c987f85c4 after holding 96a82ed30d his breath 277da766b9 for too ce75ef643f long. His breathing became 7959e04222 harsh.b656c281e9ec48bb

“Ha, huff… huff.”fb6d115337725df8

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Even then, the phone 6b9cb669d5 kept ringing without stopping.7e64c87fc5114705