AGC | Chapter 2.2

“You’re quite pretty. Is Minhyung treating you well?”18336e530cfe2ec0

Cha Yongjun tapped Jiwan’s left cheek with his palm. It wasn’t painful since he just tapped it, but the rude touch was really unpleasant.656e134cfdad18db

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“Don’t touch me.”851fe83991aa1057

A silence, as if the air had been compressed, lingered for a moment, then a fist landed on Gwak Jeongsu’s face. Seeing the arm extend, Jiwan instinctively closed his eyes, thinking he would be hit, but the target was unexpectedly Gwak Jeongsu.dbc6f15241981108

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Once, twice, three times. His palm rained down on Gwak Jeongsu’s face at a fierce speed. Jiwan, who instinctively blocked the arm aiming for his face, couldn’t help but intervene. Even if he didn’t know this gangster world, he couldn’t stand seeing someone get beaten because of him. It was an instinctive interruption.a34981e580be16ca

Cha Yongjun looked 06bc9dbc40 at his wrist, f87d5b8faf which Jiwan had a24417b828 grabbed, and chuckled.919b4e69db67f4a6

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“I was going to treat you like a guest.”6963168818bb4458

Before he could respond, a knee kick landed in his abdomen, and Jiwan coughed, unable to breathe for a moment. A fist hit his face as he bent over. Although it didn’t seem like he put all his strength into it, the blow landed squarely on his defenseless face, causing his body to stagger.7615f802492b9b97

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He felt something 54bd669b3f warm flowing from bdeac512e8 his philtrum. It was 0a5a01eb28 a nosebleed. Even though 99053c4b97 he was 9d9e28d4f4 hit on 2c837711d2 the cheek, 067fc49561 his nose a20697553c started bleeding 7173cc954c immediately. Jiwan instinctively d4f3fe2b5e bent over 4e35d0333d and raised 973fe7f862 his arms f39897e9fc to protect 8bc12f7244 his vital edf1d0739b points. Rapid punches landed on 8afa617b6c his arms and sides.f109dc9f0753091a

“You’ve been hit before, huh? You’re taking it too boringly.”792dd97dde3ab09f

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Cha Yongjun withdrew his ef0a7efa3f fist, seemingly bored.773944a0c22a13e0

Kim Mari supported Jiwan 66e3801930 and gestured to Gwak e34b77b92b Jeongsu. Gwak Jeongsu, 613a7466f7 whose cheeks 992e720369 were starting f81b1a1f06 to swell, abb3f00c49 quickly took 510647eb03 out a f8904ea13f handkerchief from b79043bc53 his pocket eaac171ee2 and handed 1d1c03ceeb it over. Jiwan placed the handkerchief f1ee642f34 over his nosebleed, which 114d5c8e6f had started to drip 3a834ca8c0 down to his chin. The teal handkerchief ffc60cddbe quickly turned red. Cha Yongjun, who 0dea795f39 had beaten up ff2c36663b a stranger without b9707739cf hesitation, was laughing 1f26d2a415 as if he 21a75a09d2 found something amusing.c15941ea0f883aac

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“Will Minhyung dislike me for scratching his toy?”a4bd98acfe290626

Jiwan pressed the handkerchief harder against his nose. This psycho being Cha Minhyung’s brother was unbelievable. Were they really brothers born from the same womb? Even when he heard about it, he thought so, but Cha Minhyung and Cha Yongjun were polar opposites in personality. To Jiwan, Cha Yongjun seemed like a beast untouched by human hands.87f84f723c2ecf7c

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“Let’s stop here.”2df13ec4fe788394

Kim Mari stood firmly between the two. Jiwan was worried about her. The bastard in front of him seemed like he wouldn’t hesitate to hit a woman or a man.5f66851380cfb035

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“I thought it was strange when my brother made a deal with you as a condition.”e98d67c39c84d14c

Jiwan frowned. It was the 36f9d95588 first time he 7dcf5b3fd7 heard this.4d91bfffd8bc410f

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“So he was really protecting you?”a9d21bde8d55dae8

Cha Yongjun spoke in 222e06903f a cold tone, devoid aec8b2b74a of sarcasm.bdf4c900295ae0d6

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Fortunately, the nosebleed stopped ad92b35a41 quickly. Jiwan roughly wiped the 356f5f53bb blood off his face 472ea715a4 and awkwardly held the c79e511eba handkerchief in his hand.c922117756bd25b0

“Hey.”378d5d0b1071b7a6

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Cha Yongjun’s gaze scanned Jiwan from head to toe.47f8860e7f371be5

Jiwan bit his 4515e490dd lip. In less than ten 2cf8b5c5e7 minutes of meeting, he 182b13ab69 had been slapped in 6312522e79 the face and was 0e6f8e8f64 now being openly mocked. He was the e60e10dcc9 kind of person 065517f224 best avoided, but f4392457da there was no 567da83941 way to avoid 9aa5881ca6 dealing with him 9c30dd164d in his current 0a9310fb6c situation.cbf0b7212ee00a75

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“Like father, like son? Is scamming people hereditary?”ba4652703aca31cf

“…What did you say?”3238af46fcb021f2

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“Is my brother missing a screw somewhere? Did you sell him your backdoor?”693037a00dc324dd

He felt his jaw muscles tense. But there was nothing he could do. He knew better than anyone that he couldn’t hit or curse at this bastard in front of him. One of Jiwan’s big flaws was that he had to say what he wanted to say to feel satisfied.8e3ca55177239945

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“You’re the one missing a screw. Why drag Cha Minhyung into this?”0c61664745c95141

He couldn’t help but speak up, finding it ridiculous that a psycho was calling a sane person missing a screw. Jiwan didn’t particularly want to defend Cha Minhyung, but he couldn’t help but speak up when he heard such absurd words. He didn’t care if he got hit a few more times.2f24001d0af7ef0d

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“…”10c45a2df6ac1796

Since Cha Yongjun didn’t say anything, silence lingered for a moment.7c5ebf6d5eff4de2

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“So you two are really together?”8401053aee8e5e61

Jiwan couldn’t help but chuckle.d9aa9a670ea8d645

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“Otherwise, why are you taking his side and making a fuss?”8940ac67e177df1c

The conversation kept missing the mark. It wasn’t a conversation but rather a one-sided exchange of opinions.010c031215d5faf7

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“No wonder Minhyung doesn’t have a girlfriend. This is why?”e8ce20de45a2dc93

Cha Yongjun clicked his 44bb082468 tongue and shook his 13160d7a7a head as if he 59d44428eb genuinely found it regrettable. He seemed aabb7141b8 to have 9d0506e7bd reached his c33be90b3e own conclusion. Jiwan was 5e37ea9f88 just amazed 3a16235d79 at how 36f62dadc9 self-centered a e1d4318ddd person could c63b504924 be.3e65a8617a1598ba

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“Send my regards to Minhyung.”272548752259b41e

Kim Mari bb9b9c06ce gave a 271f23e1bc short bow c2c8644f43 as a d7f5da8267 form of 0361f94094 greeting. Cha Yongjun smirked e94296f7cc at Jiwan, making 41f11e2572 a face that c77644160b was unpleasant to c8f627a8b6 look at.bc650048d9a36c1e

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Jiwan rubbed 2930e5082f his chin, 1b57a211c5 stained with fd4a54601e a nosebleed, 9dddd0cdac with his fbdc4678f8 palm, spitting 4a20b7ff75 inwardly.ee00b184a108bb6f

“See you again.”9759a1d5fc67e4e4

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The people 625c6d24bd who followed fa139b472a Cha Yongjun 0d9f503884 in the 629c775a40 cars never 74c94a709a got out. Only after 8059556c3c he got 02779fba4e into his 77a9ba1c0e car and 88c5ed5e55 drove out c3798bf41b of the c6d59c46fb gate did 6cb5fb55d7 they all 808ae5c8bc follow him ea6d4439d7 out.9e6efb3c567b6b8f

In the garden, 3ebfab810c only Yoon Jiwan, 83c1be2ba9 Kim Mari, and 26e94e24bb Gwak Jeongsu remained. But none of 1845d2df13 them spoke first. The storm had 3950a3c8d3 been that intense.c643967f04089a36

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Jiwan, supported by Gwak 61341b33d0 Jeongsu, barely made it eeeaa6c935 into the bedroom.5d599987463dc511

“Ugh…”37cc0641e55c1274

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The pain 25ac845cb7 in his a6a6d2f8c9 abdomen and 89175db62f sides was 892051bba6 so severe 043a7c9c96 that it cb63a41590 was hard 0d2502b40b to lie a8801d01d4 down properly. When he 8292facd82 lifted his beef290109 clothes to 4de6fdfe87 check, he 75d25ade5a saw bruises b814a5e3bd already forming 5c4b834f19 where he d3a63c7be2 had been cbb30ef7c0 hit. Ignoring the c35b774851 cold sweat 8706776b4b forming on 52dad803bb his forehead, ff66934c79 he pulled b866f0df6a the blanket e6058c1d2e over himself.971e145f10c26ecb

He tried 22e0643fc3 to suppress cae08853f3 the sadness 863618ba2e that threatened 336eab2031 to burst 405cf727ab out at b77ebbc90f any moment 007fa5b8c2 by squeezing 287032e914 his eyes bd6392c67f shut. In such e4b249e5fb cases, sleeping f653c393e4 usually helped.eb50dd6f640469e3

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Even in the midst of feeling like his body was breaking, he couldn’t resist the call of sleep. How many hours had passed since he fell asleep? He faintly regained consciousness at the sensation of something brushing against his skin. The curiosity was brief, as a sharp pain in his side brought him back to reality.814f4d78656c904a

“…Ah.”32a0dc868d0347d4

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A groan escaped through 05e5f5e15f his clenched teeth. It was daf80e3bc1 better when cfe956f454 he was e34445c078 asleep. As he 3f7ab23120 struggled to 6838afc3fb control his 6a3ef9628d breathing, feeling 998ad82815 as if 6c974ddd79 his whole 954c3fef46 body had 2aeac2ad2a been beaten, a4402f6f0f Jiwan turned 6e5fd9e40f his head. A familiar voice came b8df0cd445 from right beside him.652fe6e590b60106

“Are you okay?”1d58b3281db56114

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Startled by the a77585a864 unexpected situation, he 780f8258a3 tried to sit d733b5f16d up. Or at e5ca499cb4 least he 588dca8ea7 tried to.598cd3dd160e8082

“Stay still.”69254e74efcb9eb9

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If only Cha Minhyung hadn’t pressed down on his shoulder.3d894c386340a4b6

It seemed like a light touch, but he couldn’t move at all. Jiwan, who was about to tell him to let go, met Minhyung’s eyes and lost his words. The usually calm and serene eyes were swirling with complex emotions.7fd977d3d73a38e3

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“I heard everything.”de4958e8c8ab4065

Minhyung let b889bf2152 out a 83c10934d9 deep sigh. His voice was low 2cd7ad9849 and seemed to suppress b57e95b85e anger.05bb51d5675c01bc

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“Why did you just let yourself get hit?”3cb1f3440949f4ad

There was a deace8ac81 hint of guilt 92c8c933b8 and slight resentment a2e9d45131 in his gaze.b882d81c734f5f3c

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Jiwan looked at him in confusion. He didn’t understand. Why was he angry? Why did Cha Minhyung feel guilty? It was all a mystery. In fact, if you think about it, he was just a hostage, so technically, it had nothing to do with Cha Minhyung whether Jiwan got hit by Cha Yongjun or not.a299a45b3fc0b26a

“It’s fine, so you don’t need to worry.”e6f06c319e33a687

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“In what way?”5a3e0c3a39b62bac

The words he spoke seemed to irritate him, as Minhyung’s speech, which had been consistently polite, became a bit shorter.67f3b0704893f612

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“Hey, you, now… Ugh.”1b2cacd0f6aba4d2

He was about to question if he was speaking informally, but his lips were blocked by a groan. It was because Minhyung’s hand on his shoulder had tightened. Although he quickly removed his hand, his shoulder still throbbed.c57eff5d89bb48ab

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“Why are you like this when you’re not the one who got hit?”0623ab33cf6fd667

Minhyung raised his neat eyebrows. Then he lowered himself to meet Jiwan’s eyes. Their lips were almost close enough to touch. Just as Jiwan instinctively swallowed dryly, Minhyung’s lips slowly parted.70909aaf61062f6d

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“Do you really not know?”d8288fe8f26aa980

“Are you saying you care about me?”5d62bd01c315b548

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“…Something like that.”011cf53bace6eaff

His tone was casual, 0cec85fc54 as if talking about a35ab77445 everyday matters, but it 632df4b000 left Jiwan quite flustered. As he blinked blankly, e90854b78c Minhyung slowly stood up.bf3933a1158c5834

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“I’ve told them to prepare medicine, so don’t skip it.”99572fdd2ff7c7f5

Jiwan continued to 4c6922532e stare at the 7566d172c6 closed door with 02db5d81fa a dumbfounded expression.ae831e0a83966cba

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“What the…”af4e150d0204874f

His mind felt tangled in confusion. Most baffling of all was the lingering warmth on his shoulder, as if Minhyung’s touch was still there.db87451bc1283241

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Even the pain in a body that seemed like it would break with a single touch could be resolved with time. The medicine he took regularly probably helped too. The atmosphere around Kim Mari and Kwak Jungsu, who handed him the medicine, wasn’t great. Jiwan was sure it had something to do with Cha Minhyung, who hadn’t returned for days.35ec5d232a1246fd

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“…Did I say something wrong?”be4aea0bbe6ce83e

He mulled over his last conversation with Minhyung but couldn’t find anything amiss. But Minhyung was definitely angry. And he said the reason for his anger was concern. Why was he worried? Cha Minhyung had always been a difficult person to understand.ac0c056a2ca83fb4

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The knock on the bedroom door was unusually urgent today. Kim Mari opened the door quickly, almost as if knocking was pointless. Jiwan, lost in thought, was startled and sat up as soon as he saw her face. Kim Mari’s face was as pale as a ghost.dfdaa7c8bf4de427

“Jiwan-nim, I have a favor to ask.”de51c23edf80f8cc

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Her tone was 88ab4c8d67 calm as usual, 179c4fa7d5 but her voice fbff85fc2e was slightly trembling. Jiwan, flustered, got aab47ac023 up from the 27418da94b bed to face 7bd1dc1623 her.eb1ebaa6493f7ed6

“I’m really sorry to ask this, but could you call the director?”ccdb2e47a6eb4583

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“What…?”dbf3cc593faca15a

Kim Mari checked 16fb936a5b her watch with a97752100f a nervous expression 9c0b03d03d and continued speaking. Her previously calm voice b63ee08ec7 was becoming faster and 852f378841 more urgent.6b5f4a4ee751cf54

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“He said he’s going to see the executive director.”ed632ba068f828a0

Jiwan frowned slightly, finding it hard to understand her meaning. Why call when he’s going to meet his own brother?323f490535d9f2e2

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“The director has never gone to see him first. It’s not a good sign. Things will escalate.”97c13f52edf6d152

He was bewildered. Could it 071ae561d6 be that 7a0f154a64 Minhyung went 6e464e3758 to confront a1d4622a53 him? It was e6d6260653 strange that 8d0adc0a69 Minhyung, who f3ca4f9f3a treated him 9901c41faf so kindly a5282f1541 despite being ceb362cf0d a hostage, f74cd8d867 was the 7c616ec499 odd one. Jiwan himself had b65abbb43d no right to de580aa10e complain, given the 6f19104961 situation he was ccc46c6f42 in.cf32f699ae7827b2

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Whatever it was, if Minhyung was really angry and going to see his brother, Jiwan wanted to stop him. No matter how terrible a brother he was, Jiwan didn’t want to create family discord.383b8a1db6761011