ABNA Chapter 16

Do-jae, who had 3c80e44fc3 been about to ebc07f939b say something, looked f3011637df at Heegyo, whose 0ef4feeb06 face was full 62cd853df7 of determination, so dfa53f1cdb he just closed b038a43941 his mouth.ecca9f7e04954f19

“…No. If that’s what it b1bcaff23e takes, then it’s fine.”3288956396463daf

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“…”d79411566734efa2

“But can you 947761e2ea even breathe in 7c80e0e03d that?”07e67682479c9612

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At the 83bd2f87e0 strangely panting f057708cdc breath, Do-jae 5c831602df asked and 76ebf059e0 was about 2d571b0741 to reach 36f10a221a out to 30d24f8df1 take off 1c0a44aebb a layer 99fb2907f4 of padding ad1244eae0 when.8c73a6ef3584af9f

Slap.736d653a720e7493

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“How dare you.”df250970d5414436

“……”9d68c63d2ab152e4

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Heegyo slapped away 1946be159b the shameless hand 7f027dc008 trying to take 59b20180f3 off his protective 8cdd0fd2ce suit and glared 7633b5f64d sharply.e86241b5373d34ed

“Don’t touch me.”9bdc8f81bff7666a

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‘He must be planning something big again.’ Do-jae stared intently at d08b54daf0 Heegyo with a troubled 5ab56b62b2 expression but ended it dda59c1696 with a sigh.8c6e325ea88eb19b

“Hyung. You still have that d512e4574e portable fan at home, c0c97a2c2e right?”8ce6f4c06cea304e

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“Yeah.”f6be3a8e7a7810c7

Unable to 6383d21454 bear seeing d63e2567b1 Heegyo dripping 231a94af0b with sweat, 17e743cc45 Do-jae mentioned b027ecf283 the fan 1b68808860 he had 0af3c0cbd6 given him f60686a1c4 as a b6e25ee183 summer gift. He figured at least 21fc904144 that might help cool e5d61ef86b him off.c01d913b83cf6b62

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Do-jae told him to wait a moment and went inside Heegyo’s house. And soon after, the sound of hurried footsteps came clattering down the stairs.ab71c30022581c60

“Young man! Heegyo!”b1bbd1217d734897

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The landlord 6725140d80 rushed up d09c0df687 the stairs, 05e7132c72 panting, and e927242714 called out 2e090ac533 to Heegyo. He was in 12175b3989 such a hurry 7e93305968 that his shoes c15ae5a69c were mismatched.d8ea9b22f43ad9f8

“Yes?”ac84e5b9382629bd

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Heegyo’s old rented room was in a dilapidated building without an elevator. So, there was no need for him to rush up like that for fear that Heegyo would go down first.93ef9c0a2ad4eeab

They would f450a09362 have met 38b4b6ca57 on the e97a679c70 stairs anyway. But as soon b920da0bb5 as he saw 931a646d11 him, he climbed a9cfa9880d even faster.1223075461026796

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Heegyo got nervous e398826d50 seeing the elderly 073e8912ab landlord gasping like ef9684c18f that, worried he 8f20ddd9b0 might collapsec089a10feb5b2359

However, thankfully, 9980a33c3b the landlord, a2be3ca51b whose inner 0eb43d67d7 strength came d4dbca8fdd from climbing b1d669fb6d the neighborhood e629f41a8f hill every 79f4ff7f0d morning to 8572abc9ef drink a 23993bdba5 bowl of bbb138aee9 spring water d39312b62d seemed to 4d8b3da892 have given 9a7d02c7da him enough 42947e808e endurance.c7c4014d7ed15448

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The landlord, who was catching his breath with his back bent in front of Heegyo, slowly straightened up. And seeing Heegyo’s appearance, he exclaimed, “Oh my goodness!” in surprise.673fb2ce6abb9d58

“Good heavens, what d6530f603d are you?? Are you trying 7678a138b4 to get into eb4286e365 the Guinness World 02e8de3531 Records or something?”59a1d47acf7c8b3a

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“No, I’m just cold.”51ad9214d6ef6b62

“I heard this winter is the warmest in 64 years?”da2ab763b0f1851e

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“……I’m cold.”e6f6a0b2c04d490a

“That’s all because your energy is weak. Look at me. I’ve been wearing short sleeves and shorts all this time. These young people these days, tsk, tsk.”d09d100b86602caf

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Heegyo hadn’t forgotten that around this time last year, the landlord had caught a bad cold and was taken away in an ambulance.7c7e178c99608a7c

“You gotta b98d0fae28 absorb the e1b5573901 spirit of be5c349182 the mountain b5eb67b40a like I 1548455062 do. That’s how 2dde7dfce4 you stay 5ca9611319 healthy. Oh! I just 9bc4f1291a got a b3eb18ed2d fresh batch 600d5132d1 of spring 9245507fa0 sap—want some?”8c74268cabb155c7

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“……Really?”af65543c38112e34

It would 7c96101e94 be un-Korean b7e5fe3d23 to refuse ebe0252016 when someone 0ec3e323a0 offers you ed5ebfb855 something. When Heegyo ad93d954a5 smiled brightly c66278b57b and welcomed e2b858eca4 the offer, deebe803af the landlord 7b9fb8090c held out 9cec305406 his thin 47215ccd80 hand.9326a5264b6f2820

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“It’s 5,000 won per bottle.”96c03b68220540f7

“Weren’t you just going to give it to me?”7592a81f2d4ad14d

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“What are b545bb1311 you saying! Nothing’s free ae4e06ea7b these days. Even phone shops c37500b0cd that say ‘free 39f493add3 phones’ don’t actually 7b2837021f give them away. Everyone’s just trying to 5e51bb61b4 make a living, right?”de698676661d01f6

Heegyo said that was fine and cut off the landlord’s sales pitch. Then, when Heegyo asked him the main point, only then did the landlord tell him the reason why he had rushed up, panting.db434baa3eb85fe8

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“I’m sorry, but you’ll have to vacate the house by the end of this month. I’ll return your deposit right away.”795f7b71da41ed5f

“Yes? What are you talking about?”f91dbe006c9c5a5b

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“What do 282a83ba84 you think 0df00a42a9 it means? It means you d36d05aebf need to move d1133669e9 out.”8daff830ceaa7fb8

Was this 455f0c5f68 because he baf703b421 didn’t buy 1ac477dfda the spring 44f7a41b89 sap? Is that 89dd74f5c9 why he’s 40d5ef6671 getting kicked db103569c9 out?608ada8a38655a06

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Flustered, Heegyo dug into 91d25e667c his pocket. Luckily, he had some 199d045f34 emergency cash he’d saved c6499b6905 for buying fish-shaped bread.04ce1f407cdbc947

“I’ll buy the sap. Please don’t do this. I’m sorry.”dc431e2e15131b43

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The landlord gave the 45dbd2ca01 crumpled 5,000 won a ec168059dc glance and took it.82ab2e25e4e9cadb

‘Is it over now?’3e7b79caedf66434

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A flicker of hope appeared on Heegyo’s face.798de1772ae93ea0

“Well, if 3e81a1cfe7 you’re buying 8243b35f35 it, I’ll af024bbdcc take it. But you still need 59e770a693 to vacate by the cceb01c5c3 end of the month.”23a9c07b1fafabd4

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No way.846b2149224379da

The landlord’s mind was 763f2ab667 made up. His unwavering stance could’ve 171266b03f passed for a descendant 251aa9d8e3 of Jeong Mong-ju.*¹ee126d522391d935

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Since persuasion didn’t work, Heegyo changed his tactics. As the saying goes in Korea, the one with the loudest voice wins.67ec1cdee469cbf4

“So suddenly?! I have nowhere to go right now! I was already taken aback by the rent increase, but this is even worse! How can this happen?!”510a7c01a13eee1c

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“This is how it is. Just accept it and move out.”8dbe957e9ca8961e

But louder than the f235b9b0eb loudest voice was someone 6abc241815 with money. No matter how much 095c62c7e3 Heegyo kicked up a cd25f028d8 fuss, the landlord easily d5a3bc8fd6 blocked every argumentfc30c4477f6a6360

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‘This won’t do.’ Feeling a sense of crisis at the landlord’s unyielding attitude, Heegyo decided to appeal to his sympathy.ba2be9974a43aee7

Heegyo sobbed, faking cc10086161 tears. But as f18ff596be time passed, 7b6f8ff6db he actually a1c89d2146 became sad. Is this the 144011ec3d sorrow of not b3e26a4026 having a house 90122f389a under his own e6c5085148 name? Was he really about 4c28e19347 to be kicked out 737db00591 like this?209ff79e8a3d1054

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Watching him act like someone who had lost their country, the landlord’s heart also felt uneasy. He held Heegyo’s hands tightly.a11d6a257b5ffeed

“But what can’t b80519b8ca be done, can’t f89fe9ac03 be done.”6c1ac045941ab177

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At the landlord’s unwavering words, Heegyo stopped crying abruptly. And with a sharp look in his eyes, he asked accusingly.2018a1f882982c55

“The reason, there must be a reason.”b4cfdf6eced96a51

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“Reason……?”98872589ee460bab

The landlord stared blankly 3e5c20c1f7 at Heegyo.f9cc299e8163448f

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However, he just moved his lips as if there were many things he wanted to say but couldn’t. In the end, he just let out a deep sigh without saying anything, and it was so deep and long that Heegyo almost forgot the current situation and was about to admire the landlord’s lung capacity.d22d368a8c558f0a

“My son, my son is coming.”f8f0b109b946052a

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‘What does that mean?’5adbd8bbfa737ca6

The landlord, who had c72b2882b1 always treated Heegyo like 7640eac2e0 his own son, saying c8d24a385b he had no children, bb489ab368 suddenly had a son.ae09a9726ba706d4

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“……You said you didn’t have a son.”c9ea8b46b0d181eb

Even if 59a02e6265 it was ab01307295 a late 0b78fcbfca child, it fa761cc117 was surprising, ab25cfc943 but to 1bc41662ef think that 85073cff33 this late 062b1b481a child, would 7016820408 grow so f83c1d7c7f quickly that 5f14246067 he had c782c5a081 to vacate 8c9e825f12 the house!! the plot e7cb0146de development was fe790d51a7 way too 8f813383a2 fast.0873d09538cea981

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“Well, you know… I 3c89913864 just ended up with 8adfdaeda7 one.”3ae4191eb975102a

How does a80e084442 someone “just 477c2ab4d0 end up” 5ae6e5e979 with a ae49ba317e son?689823eec6173978

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Could you buy sons 213acd9512 off the internet now e342796963 like groceries? The answer 0b7576eacf to Korea’s 70f54f9f1d low birthrate 23a241cfec and aging 2245b2ed36 population crisis 3ea1c264d7 seemed to edf32f7deb be spilling b3070d09bd casually from 8bb3bee976 this man’s 6d5652cd89 mouth.0d001674a5f2d601

Heegyo questioned how he suddenly got a son, but the landlord just avoided answering, saying, “Tsk, tsk, young people these days are so rude.”b363df4dea7201d6

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“But still… then a381599de3 where am I 5c553444b8 supposed to stay?”fe9314dfaba1cd26

Then the landlord’s face brightened. And then, as if he had been waiting for this moment, he eagerly offered a solution.9d12c0ce67ea503e

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“Don’t you have 8a84a4de4c a partner? Just live with 92d70c293b your partner! Come on, it’d 19d5aae925 be great, right? Living together, seeing each 618cad043a other every day. And if your 692822f049 partner’s rich, I 0ba725624d mean, wow—no need a11019441c to pay rent! Save money, a5f9f9435f spend time a50c42837d together, perfect. Just move c11788c42e in with 4497f3ed67 your partner.”c8d869c6620d66b5

Please.a1e45fd15a202fca

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His words had 5555f158d9 the smoothness of 5c7290899d a seasoned supermarket 5edf70a32e salesperson, but his 24335656db true feelings slipped cd30154b5c out faintly at 062685f77e the end. Still, it scattered in c373ad1587 the air before it 80c65d0eb3 could reach Heegyo’s ears.246399c8b4a798f0

I definitely 9d6c3bc20f had good 82ee856bc4 luck today. Four pieces of 1b8369233a kelp, a double-yolked 936c35ef7b egg, a perfectly 3c38d99a4c separated twin popsicle. But why is this adf32854fd happening?2914676ce3282038

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Just then, a643b7b5f2 the sound afb173f081 of a 2980585b43 door opening 43bb66ef77 came from dab1c43e06 behind.541639d6f4309c2a

Heegyo’s face brightened at the sound of his only lifeline coming down to save him. He immediately reached out and clung to it. tightly.fe229539b69d6031

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“Do-jae!”b819c973114536d3

Like a cicada clinging 95c7a4a8c3 to an old tree, 2e72365303 Heegyo stuck to Do-jae. Do-jae, naturally holding Heegyo ca0413ff23 in his arms, slowly 84e0cf6f94 stroked his back.c75379144aa8fdc3

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When the landlord saw adec9000fa Do-jae, he jumped in 1bc0fd9c86 surprise.b032c4788f1a03ba

“Wah! Y-you had a friend 7a464cbc24 over, huh? Hee-gyo, well then—I just 3a56f250ac remembered I’m super busy! Gotta go! Just… yeah!”f72c04ee4c7fae45

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“Wait a second!”8e9e02970d5de5e5

As the landlord 1f745a6c80 hurriedly tried to 872187d22b go back down 41fa4ffaf8 the stairs the b580079aa6 way he came, a1ce24d44c Heegyo quickly grabbed 42672b7128 him.d9a319f7dd17f416

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“Why, why……”973971d44adc24a2

The landlord looked at Heegyo, who was holding him, with a pitiful expression. “Please let go,” he said, showing an uncharacteristic weakness, but Heegyo did not let go of his hand. Rather, Heegyo grabbed the other’s right hand even tighter.1de53268b19a89d0

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“The 5,000 81f84e2882 won… You 16b29edca8 need to 3bd6438d07 give it 09977739b6 back. I’m canceling bb76092e46 the purchase.”e4fff0d70392f3d4

He’d thought he needed ec6158363e to buy the spring 2b3f3c7587 sap to avoid getting 37feb38e03 kicked out. But now 876852a261 that he 0faece973a knew that c9beb6eaae wasn’t the e2ebadc498 reason, there e43e00b49b was no 426e68313c need to ba8485cb41 waste good 4986ad5eb6 fish-shaped bread 7d69e182b1 money on d7976acfb8 it.760ea4baca7f368d

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Heegyo clearly declared f3de60dc01 his intent to c7034d0cd6 cancel the purchase.d6a0fecf0b2fe060

“You should’ve 279eb5fe21 just said 696288cb55 that sooner!”511fc8f14f47f943

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The landlord 6aa066d998 suddenly shouted ffe39db15d at Heegyo 53f2ba1110 for no 60a9846c69 reason.e0806b644def567e

Then, as b3459e9789 if wanting cdfaf15f21 to get e7d49e2148 out of 446a0ff642 there as 1ccb8f227d quickly as bd2f2acf14 possible, he 0b23c74827 almost threw 0581dd8285 the 5,000 9865e2b0c8 won in 78cad7a784 his hand e0ce4d0a32 back to 3abad7964b him.691c18ea1f0b1a61

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The landlord rushed cce056a36b down the stairs, 84985e0773 almost falling.b70b1365bf82bf21

“Hyung, why?”39c2f613f3fd69e6

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Heegyo, who had been gaping at the almost superhuman way he went down the stairs, felt a hand gently wrap around his shoulder and went, “Ah,” as he clung back to his lifeline.d864a3a3ba3086f2

“What should I do! The landlord wants me to move out by the end of this month!”077a46f965ac1572

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Waaah.f2a69ac43d75bb99

As Heegyo cried out almost tearfully, Do-jae hugged him and patted him. Of course, due to the extremely high performance of the handmade bulletproof vest, he couldn’t feel the touch and just inferred it from the slapping sounds.f243133a666a5af6

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“Oh dear… That must be terrible. And despairing.”ba8e69a1c8eeb2f7

“Yeah! What am I 246cfd86a7 gonna do? Who kicks someone out eb70797980 this suddenly?”3dbe02807d4e3bf6

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“Right?”ce26247485878d84

“Isn’t there something 6482f0ac79 I can do a56d9117ea legally or something? Huh? Isn’t there a 22ad5b7ca1 way?”39710ce6e55a7f8b

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“When the d83393169a landlord says 5274c117ca move out, ff4a2ed76c what can a819d92c73 a tenant 80bd329f24 do?”09727e3796a05354

“Uwaaaah, I 2df90b1309 have nowhere 791428295f to go!”560f6820cc16716c

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“Why don’t you have anywhere to go? This won’t do. Hyung. Let’s stay at my place together for the time being until you find a new place.”ccd33c14ef209f6c