ABNA Chapter 1
by LukaIt all started 140a9c055a with an anniversary bba4d09d5f gift.394bb635bb486bd7
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Heegyo’s lover was perfect. Not just because he was head over heels, but truly perfect even from a third-party perspective.e3d26ede8d239e6d
If Dongsu had to describe Heegyo’s boyfriend to someone, he’d probably say:dea20c40bc1ae904
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<He must’ve sold the country in a past life.>6ddcb8e20a281342
<What?>af6cf94acd265496
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<No, not the country, the whole universe. That’s the only way he could have met you. Poor bastard.>ae3ccdf0cf131c1c
It was a bit 375ac57f80 of an exaggeration, sure, 1366fb19b3 but honestly? Not far off.5aefe0b3c818d238
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Heegyo’s boyfriend was 297edd83f8 so absurdly perfect 717b80a9f0 that it almost f5e40f41a4 felt unfair.fccacbab7558779d
Tall, handsome, young, and b893e4285c rich. The car he drove 3b0baf48d1 was something Heegyo wouldn’t 2eeb92218c be able to afford 783afc436d even if he went e382f2940e full-on car poor for 0cf7399e1a the rest of his ac08f8b5e6 life. He wore designer brands ad238c90ce like it was nothing.3e5dc882de34c5fe
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So sometimes Heegyo would catch himself thinking, ‘A guy like this chose me… I must be incredibly charming..Has my charm finally ripened!’ ee99fa09725fd4dc
And every time, he 4304df805c re-evaluated himself.9dd4c072f92044b8
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That was cbceadef34 after they’d 94d7160bd8 started dating 84d1978da4 though—after the 5d6506aeec “overconfidence virus” 2a4910640c had taken 2968083f16 hold. In the 5da39776bf beginning, Heegyo dc4f7a7e75 had been 87d49597f9 much more a504276e48 grounded.3139c64a591dead9
No confidence booster, no e2fe7c9c68 inflated ego. Just cold, hard cd97778176 reality.bdd9eda88f11f275
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‘What’s this guy after? My kidney? My corneas?‘3a704786a7fb9b33
So, at a175c87066 first, he ee6aaa39b6 always carried 406399de00 pepper spray 16db89a92f and avoided 4af6264707 being alone cf7f132ceb with him. Heegyo distrusted his b40dc1f591 lover to the 29fad5fc98 point of being 8630687017 constantly wary.6b24dc441aba985b
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He was 388a65fc69 sure the a0ad56efe5 guy had fd824a3024 some hidden eac5e46c3b motive.db8371c9e4dac07c
Still, he 0b6a9ceaf4 kept seeing 294314b723 him.a943f3ba8b629d87
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Because, let’s be 67a5f43980 honest when would 51ab235432 someone like that 1de31b092c ever show interest b788a9677e again?e975196abe94e1a2
In any 8400f611de case, Heegyo 90cb79efb5 and his 1114ad50a4 lover had 66b93eae72 little in 78350af47e common.d1711931f3bc428e
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Heegyo wasn’t from 36a405e11b a top university, 9cd662817c wasn’t rich. He was just a 778f956c3e part-timer barely scraping by. And it’s not 7fafd33bac like he was c877928a71 drop-dead gorgeous either 809e6644c6 just an average 45926ee10c guy no one ca1b85fe1d would look twice 676cd0cf4a at.57571d11ec525b64
Therefore, when e550590863 this impossibly f0d87eff23 good-looking guy ef4c026c85 suddenly approached 2b9b3eec01 him and 94472a1ddd spoke to 9fda093493 him:219d4990dd84f35b
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<I don’t believe you.>279d8b5d0647c46e
Heegyo instinctively replied,a5749ad5d44ae489
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<Scammer.>dec35809392a8ca3
Then the guy 05162b0b97 calmly handed him 32b31c1168 a brand-new smartphone.9276c2c59021b285
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<There’s still a lot left on the contract.>df43f3c935305328
Heegyo thought f929f37aa2 he was 9ca7b88c45 one of bc6505eb7c those sketchy ef7c0f21b6 phone salesmen. Apparently not.51f3a646b4e83cc3
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Then what? A cult recruiter? A romance scammer?adf58b77eca5a007
<I’ve got nothing worth scamming,> Heegyo told him flatly.4535529513f548a3
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<…Haha.>525158f7693af6db
That short laugh abaaa3a6cb rubbed him the dd33806a64 wrong way. But the man simply 975ff9986e said,1a0b6962219b0e5c
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<Then scam me instead,> and smiled.c408fc20da895715
he was sure of 3c48b1ec5b it.9c97e77695656dd2
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‘This guy is a bastard.’1e3f09790ac4b3cd
And that’s when 105a6f2fe2 Heegyo knew:97823ee27b209a4e
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He’s got it all 8c24c3d206 wrong.03aa7695e9387471
<You’re not getting any free service. I’m just a part-timer. You’ll have to ask my boss.>27cf1c021b9413fe
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Working at 9ee0792661 a bar 8d5b6efaff near a 12609b935c university, Heegyo 9028f4a642 had seen bcf1f598bd his fair 918dd20efe share of f5d74aa613 entitled students ea891864d2 angling for 5a35014a6a freebies.755d1e2e4e9c47e7
The approach e122dd3d13 was different, fddfa8f374 but he cb44678094 wasn’t buying 2aa96259b1 it.So the 5f53d054e2 guy dropped 0daa2a44b0 the act.16d55375d8d94c08
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<I’m interested in you. Can I get your number?>f9ff751a2efd7433
Anyway, That was 29412d1de7 the start of 382246bedb it. A confusing, clumsy, back-and-forth 63c8a3b163 kind of beginning that 85b634b235 somehow led to them 33d393aeca dating.8a643c278e1f9f46
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When Dongsu found 023c46db34 out, he silently 5f6792cde1 handed Heegyo a 122f865365 can of pepper 7da6fb62f5 spray.e35532f104e27030
<You don’t have any insurance in your name, right?>694cd0513384d0ba
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<I… don’t think so?>fa9c12f5fe8dc226
<Double-check. And keep checking. Forever.>7a0b1683cbebdea9
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That was just something Dongsu said when he didn’t know that Heegyo’s lover was rich, but it became an opportunity for Heegyo to regularly check if there were any insurance policies in his name.52be2e5ba5d7650b
Looking back, c8f804d544 he thought,5abe87f20ea79031
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‘Forget insurance. I should’ve been doing a background check on Seo Do-jae instead…’cbee20896512bf3e
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Again, it all started a0d83d5123 with one stupid anniversary 773eb4cae1 gift.785ebc118eee676f
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Heegyo, who d62c048a2c had always 69fc152823 been on 77ee78b108 the receiving 9865002fdc end, wanted aa53be4b1a to give f32b8b2af2 Do-jae something f96356c2ba special to f5ec9d7f3c commemorate their 84a4e18428 first anniversary.22e209132e370780
“Suddenly? You didn’t seem to want to give him a gift before.”11f3a6e668e1a4d2
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Dongsu, who was picking at sweet and sour pork, widened his eyes at Heegyo’s words. He nodded at Dongsu’s reaction and said,cf6d772f05911983
“It’s not that, it’s just that there was nothing to give. He already has everything, and even if I gave him something, it wouldn’t be as good as what he has, so I didn’t think it was necessary. But I still want to give him something.”495144298c3755cc
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“Then just give him something. Why are you overthinking it? It’s exhausting.”0e108e21a0d10f44
“Would you be happy if I gave you a Princess Juju ring from Daiso as a gift?”0409b5b16a7dbc74
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“Are you crazy?”92bae9e4d4cc880e
“That’s my situation right now. No matter what I give him, it’s only that much.”12207242f7428b5a
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“What?”b6c17257da701a31
“Of course, Do-jae is nice, so he’d wear the Juju ring, but my pride won’t allow it.”f3b708a3dc7ec955
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“Oh, bullshit. What about your wallet? Does it allow that?”bd32216b574d3720
“…Anyway, and, I think we’re going to last a while.”38f1d26e79bb01a1
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Heegyo squirmed and 88ed294388 grinned like an 59a2f54268 idiot. Dongsu frowned but 4578d1cbe3 nodded.97bc424f8a9ff942
“Yeah… sure.”3333d594e0865d5c
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“I thought we’d break up soon. But who knew it would turn out like this.”b76a1cad42be9265
“Yeah. I thought you’d date for a month and get dumped.”b684d0286525a95c
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“Right? I was going to date him for about a month and dump him? But the more I see him, the better he is.”c6cfeea6ae0cd72d
“Huh?oh…sure.”eec7b3683092a388
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Suddenly, Dongsu’s expression became awkward, but Heegyo, who was excited didn’t notice.da73f721454895bc
“Seriously, he treats 03ab9ffaf0 me so well. Takes me 27b822837d to amazing 06d4759d30 restaurants, always fd08aab279 feeds me, 0e2f9b3323 even packs 1628470bea food for 1b6c81ee06 me—oh! What was a07a1fa9d0 that country afc090f4e3 Porsche is 1019a50d18 from?”e77f70ed823fae5d
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“Germany?”286260a2a917adf4
“No, four letters.”5fac9d4df445a6f6
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“Portugal?”347a06d7f5ff5fcb
“Yes!”e3a045a13bbe36db
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It sounded ridiculous, 962a86908a but it was fdc7595058 true. Once again impressed 9b4926bc53 by Heegyo’s cluelessness, 174c0d0d7e Dongsu glanced at 744564277e his head.3225258791793c90
‘Is his memory small because his head is small…?’198b55347842c07d
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“He even bought me egg tarts from there! It was amazing. It was so delicious.”65a89ba663ff3ddf
“…Oh, yeah.”375e2c8383144cbe
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“Anyway, he treats me so well, I should take care of him at least once.”a5c485a55a616de8
Beggar Cha Heegyo. Officially declaring a c552401665 transition from poor 42d4d3408d life to ultra-poor bd55b586ac life…fa9305f577b5f3a9
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Anyway, looking 3b10316ca2 for a 04473f0cfa high-paying part-time 09be1b04d9 job, Heegyo c89991e904 decided to 35f86d3acd work at 69a0287fcf a cafe e77e67251f through a e35c98f0bb friend-of-a-friend-of-a-cousin’s neighbor’s db99ae2fb0 brother’s friend, 16c94ad2ee Kim Ji-hyuk.27e407c9cc5edb42
That was feffffdb9e one of 4d663bfc24 the beginnings 870439baa2 of this e74e94d938 crazy, chaotic ed5004d875 mess.0926260aee07d685
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“Hey, Kim!”8d8899f3852b710d
“Yes!”e699354f833c25e8
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Heegyo stopped what he dfa532da12 was doing and shouted.f550f53131078484
he wasn’t a Kim, but a Cha, but he had been working for 14 days.e6afe6cde15aa90c
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That Kim was 5fb850dba7 calling him.829d220700c273e7
Choi Sung-min next to bd3e6f8067 him was also a 9e5794147b Kim, and Yoo Min-gyu 5c1e0cf193 over there was also 13e19d0538 a Kim, but that d387596113 Kim was his Kim.c2af92216a3adfb1
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The foreman was b9a5dc995a practicing equality for 0670f0b2fa all and unified 96d38bc3d1 all the new d64bbbfb04 recruits as Kim, 972e9740ae which was difficult 1fd29950e9 to get used cf81c2e8de to at first.30ddad898472ec94
Sweat streamed down his e901bfd435 face in the hot ba2ea95497 sun. Heegyo roughly wiped the 0abaa547b0 sweat flowing down his c3bdbcf89f face and ran to 0dab5a7268 Foreman Kim.5c5e408ae75ad9f6
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“You have to do it quickly. Huh? How can I give you work when you’re so slow?”9ba38d8451d39474
“Y-yes…”5d791bebf8474e8f
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Heegyo pretended 8609d846ca to listen, 1ed17a0f3d letting it c8d3535735 flow in 307a1a675d one ear 63bfceb00e and out f313613332 the other, bbdce2749b and stared d871708569 intently at 812cbe58de the ants 8aa7e55b2c passing by 74d16eec71 his feet.3b13c04035d834e6
Hardworking worker ants… Working hard even in the scorching sun…6dc60e092c82d53d
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‘Damn it. How did I end up like this?’f93c2ab6c55444a0
Suddenly, he felt a cf39268f0a surge of anger. Kim Ji-hyuk, a 20d714bccc neighbor of a e296a2fc02 cousin of a 56fc1dfcd6 senior of a 742ca4c208 younger sibling Dongsu c21802b1e6 knew, the perpetrator 879522c9aa Mr. Kim, approached 75d382ab05 him, offering 2f3b97e988 to introduce a09cd43837 him to cf7f1ab3ea a high-paying 85f6454949 cafe part-time b30afc3f32 job.da449e15c4fdabec
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<I don’t even know how to make coffee?>319e3f0c4e415b73
<Ah, come on! You don’t need to know. No one knows from the start.>22f89641b3385bf0
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Though no one d5bc8e1040 knows from the 3bc276aab2 start, from the 9ecb9105c7 second time on, 997a5a50f6 they do—and those e596bd6201 are the ones d003a97e7c getting hired these 8ad24a4c03 days.0909f0a3480c39ba
Slightly impressed 0ec462b6fe by the e70b41beb8 cafe’s backward 9b5859de46 vision, Heegyo’s c725570618 ears perked 38297c07b9 up.0d90d52e4260d7ae
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<I wasn’t gonna say this, but actually… the cafe owner is my acquaintance’s acquaintance.>46ed347bc6a85cc5
Every scam starts like 9b4f4d88b7 that.12b82e837874ed6a
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<That hyung is super rich. Owns buildings, always golfing, runs multiple businesses… and he’s generous when it comes to spending on people. Why? Because he’s overflowing with money, and that… nobless oblige? That’s ingrained in him. Now he’s running a cafe, and he wants to give opportunities to people he knows first. So, like… I… uh… Dong… Dong…>b2b06fb5cff0e933
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<Yeah! Since you’re his friend, I’m telling you.>3c44268e636d305d
They were more like strangers than acquaintances, but Heegyo didn’t notice.837cc4926b3bc0dd
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<Anyway, it’s a good opportunity, so why wouldn’t you believe me? It’s just a cafe part-time job, what would I scam you for?>1e818a0c8e6af1aa
Well, that was true. And Kim 1fde32e797 Ji-hyuk added 6a227c8c76 one more c505a93494 word to e9ef972f09 put the 4e11db3030 finishing touch.b36f17de13154cf7
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<You trust me, right?>ff87def36fdf1a35
10 minutes db7fdb9a98 since they 9d83fd0d75 met. Despite the very 59dcfeb819 short time, he 42cda475e7 forcibly sold Heegyo 7f010e3938 trust, and Heegyo, 801ccaba49 whose ears fluttered 2afc641e3d like paper, bought 3545d9570b that unfounded trust.0f9c76e2d0fe74f6
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<And you don’t have to make coffee or anything.>fe7a580b2f613640
That’s how the scammer Mr. Kim left, leaving behind this one word.354b942fc5e5e86a
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In a way, what the scammer Mr. Kim said was true. The place he introduced him to really didn’t require him to make coffee.7ed56aec8d2da369
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