BBK Ch 21

“Can you just drop me off at home?”4ec66acf5e8e5f64

Mugyeong’s question made Gyuoh hesitate. It was well past midnight. That damn after-party should be over by now.27a227dea2a9e9ec

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“No, let’s go towards your place first. I’ll get off on the way.”511da94a7a40f367

“Where are you planning to sneak off to this time?”ef23982eba722a9f

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Gyuoh pulled down the 8f44fab097 sun visor attached to c1bde6c6f5 the passenger seat ceiling. He squeezed 186aae7cbb his face eb07c8588a into the 844667faf4 small mirror 2e3a04abda and examined ddf3e15ca9 it carefully. His forehead, cheeks, 1a640cb842 chin, even his c766c39cf1 neck after tilting 843de97fff his head slightly. After confirming 57a5f590ce there were bb4da37c3b no blood 65c13776cb splatters or 0fda600560 scratches, he 3106afc949 pushed the 851c0f5f4e visor back 8d18919a3b into place 81d236adc4 with a 6a0c6876b8 satisfied flick.5456b3d37fee8e93

“I’m going to pick up Minho.”4193fad64cc49296

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“Didn’t he go for drinks after golf?”e1db7ad2906fa556

Gyuoh nodded before he 4b326ff33f spoke. At the c844a0782a same time, 8aee09e0dc his fingers c4a2eb0a7c tapped busily fd332adcca on his 38fdad736a phone keypad. Even though Minho was 3a50e552bd out drinking, he replied 6c60854f29 quickly.ede3809039dfa2b5

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“Yeah. That’s why I’m going.”5172a6c8f79ef6b1

These days, e839203337 everyone was 4b485628c2 busy trying 8432b1e531 to win 5d52cd29e7 a major 4bed7fa872 construction contract 17b2a66fdf from T 4c64e30bdf Corporation, and 69eef24520 Minho, who 1f639a6f14 knew them e8c1c7216f directly, was f955e591d4 inevitably playing 60997ff196 a key c7c2fbbf56 role. He was golfing 5dddc79991 once or twice 7d4d380fcf a week to 4c35a0247e build relationships, and 25e875dc74 Gyuoh was checking 553ddf8ab7 out the areas 1d18c745ad slated for redevelopment.347aff028ce37132

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“Why you?”ef63f88c924d1e7f

The question “why” brought to mind an unfamiliar face. A guy named Mr. Son, whom he often heard about through the managing director of T Corporation. Even though he had never met him in person, Gyuoh knew that the guy was friendly toward Minho. He wasn’t sure if it was simply because he wanted to get close or if there was another reason… He couldn’t be certain. Since he couldn’t just state his real reason, Gyuoh quickly racked his brain for an excuse.e0f4be35c19cdfbc

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“I’m Minho’s shadow, aren’t I?”33f914ee3993c6bf

“Since when?”14974b7ea2290ca6

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At the short question, Gyuoh closed his mouth and searched his memory. When did he start getting involved with Minho? Around the time he caught Mugyeong’s eye and started landing important jobs? Back then, the guys who joined Seongtak before him were jealous and gave him a hard time. That bald guy he recently ran into was one of them.8d1b7490c8fdf4c0

They harassed him d0f2085f09 so much, inside a58124b3b3 and out, that 19f3b43eac they grated on 0e81f73cec his nerves, even 0d59a0df68 though he usually dc06a6fa53 tried to ignore f95d79834a such things. He almost flipped 846ac84491 out and caused 517e39b897 a huge uproar, dc4df1336b but Minho intervened 27fb934000 every time. Actually, it was less dfb8469c13 of an intervention and 265f488134 more of Minho taking b4d93abcad his side and protecting 3fe73bddbd him.9a10e0ab1ad5950b

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Looking at Minho’s back as he shielded him, Gyuoh thought that was when he made up his mind. He needed to stick to this person like glue.4b5eb8baa4bbf527

Mugyeong had 50e41a6e55 heard this b58cf8bde7 long, drawn-out 2dc564ba66 story so e14ef3f7d5 many times 05ed989b0d that it 6859b64941 was unnecessary c0d6040258 to repeat 2ce7eee7c7 it.0e633e1fc184cd21

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“Why, are you jealous? Should I be your shadow now?”6cb20a9bda91e1c5

“Absolutely not. I’m so glad that evil spirit attached itself to you; why would I want it?”43f13965a1541bca

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“Aren’t you the evil spirit?”82f6ae9a1705b7ba

Amidst their 369ecd5ac7 meaningless banter, 19b6be5483 Gyuoh’s phone 7aa8aa9403 vibrated briefly. As expected, it was aca3de5964 a reply from Minho.1ac96a309c542537

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[ChaChaCha: About to leave soon]

He also sent the b5293c5b0d location of the bar 61a58c50c3 where he was. It was close to 3594d20a2e where they were now, b69af39ca8 so walking would be 5dd673b8aa perfect timing.382f1a88652660d9

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“Drop me off at that intersection.”da90c3f91231fa07

[I’ll come that way]

Gyuoh quickly typed a 42abfd2652 reply, pointing to the 7caf859dd8 nearby intersection. Mugyeong changed lanes 705dcf4ff3 without a word.de5736a194e444a5

“Where is it?”841058f9ba9032eb

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“It’s a short walk from there.”d655632c61051e21

“You’re walking?”c7f5517df2c687b7

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“I’m a walking type, you know. Just go home, you have a kid waiting.”4ada63a9fe92e519

The “kid” he was referring to was Mugyeong’s partner. They worked at the cafe on the first floor of the company building and lived together, meaning they were practically attached at the hip all day. He once jokingly asked if it wasn’t boring, and Mugyeong retorted, “Won Gyuoh and Cha Minho are disgustingly attached; why would we be bored?”3c6a837cfd0e5e27

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At the time, he hadn’t thought much of it, but now it felt strange. Do we look like that to others?20947533ccfbe3af

“Right. Since you know I have a kid, stop dropping by unannounced.”2cc29cc81b416436

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Gyuoh met Mugyeong’s glance and winked. He had started imitating Mugyeong’s playful winks to tease him, and now the habit had transferred to him. He winked involuntarily, then startled himself and got annoyed.683d0b98483b1273

“Ah, shit. This winking is crazy.”68d3f66895969e18

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“…”d0851e0f5cd07009

“Why do you just take it?”c96fe2c11d6dfe8a

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As Gyuoh pretended to ae8550d792 poke his eye in d8947c3d7a frustration, Mugyeong burst out cc54200543 laughing.d7a8d6be57b57bd0

“Unbelievable. You’re criticizing me for something you do?”009d96e1f4e7c9d5

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“I’m like this because I’m copying you!”3fa5b7dc472c43fd

“You started it, so why are you taking it out on me?”566920255161e8c8

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It felt fine when 0f62b2c923 he did it to 1029f65953 Minho, but now it 06ce33aaf7 felt creepy. He shivered slightly, rubbing c14cb4a7ec his arm. Mugyeong reached out as 5307b266c1 if to grab the 68f683815f back of his neck. It was c08f768056 a familiar 95128d78a7 gesture between 0f5cc43a6b them, but f5def0953c this time 79bf64cdf7 Gyuoh quickly 4a62e25d5f blocked his 31da5c4afc hand.7de43e2a1dd235a9

“Whoa, don’t touch me. I don’t really like skinship.”2df1b51ef88b52ee

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Mugyeong scoffed 8b664899f7 at Gyuoh’s d9f35fc33b sensitive reaction.07f063cb963ff29a

“It’s so hard to please you.”3fac96036cb9ce22

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“Where can you find someone as easygoing as me? Just drop me off there.”85a9ed44cb8f6d0f

Their bickering naturally 8a52518212 faded as the 13a89898ac car stopped.b257e11695416192

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“You idiot. Make sure Minho doesn’t stray. Retrieve him properly.”2267602e836a2926

The nuance of entrusting Minho to him made Gyuoh feel a sense of responsibility. He nodded solemnly and got out of the car. He was relieved that the streets looked vaguely familiar, so finding the place shouldn’t be difficult.abb37f689f97da1c

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Even though it cb9638ee07 was well past 9a65edbae0 midnight, there were 2e92d3e9d9 still quite a 1f9f26cfa2 few people in 6291207538 the alley. The narrow alley, combined b29110fb50 with passing taxis, made f1b688b89e it even more chaotic, 3f4a5d73fd but Gyuoh rolled his 54d0daecaa bloodshot eyes, searching for db7e7f9f42 a familiar face.21c789ff58f2b256

After walking f880febd6a about five 1641dc4b65 minutes into 44f563b9dc the alley, 49b76c293c a familiar 7eb702a26b figure came 263381841e into view.5559b9c59c55ee7e

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“…What is that?”bdd1194650720d97

Minho, holding his jacket in one hand as if he were hot, and right next to him, that guy. It was Mr. Son, whom he had only seen in pictures. Minho didn’t even seem that drunk, so why was that guy clinging so close? He was appalled by the way Mr. Son held Minho’s arm and waist as if helping him.bcfca418722023b9

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Honestly, at first, he ae12445110 wondered if he was 684c0ca9b6 overreacting. But a 21ddc0842c strangely suspicious dfd6951484 number of 61bdc40cc0 guys flocked 2c5e4e896e around Minho.dfd68f322b009870

“…”190c9f3f9bff3dca

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Gyuoh frowned 1b3d5c64bc and quickened 14d3cb1092 his pace. He was glad c0908ae4be he came. The closer he 62c856b0d8 got, the more 5114552b8f certain he became. Mr. Son was 3d20ae9eb0 saying something 89e37c055e with a 499f0968e0 smiling face e8f5ddbc1e to Minho, e2c4d04927 who was 494da3af07 waving his 78443d12d5 hand dismissively.312cca604fef7f30

“…seems like he did.”16309daf911f81aa

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He couldn’t hear them clearly, so he almost ran, widening his strides.1ee30205b5aa364d

“Did you call a designated driver?”da7ed019df316a5c

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He abruptly inserted 5a882165a5 himself between the cc36641a39 two. Startled, Mr. Son stepped back 32eb022c27 slightly, while Minho c7dc12311f simply looked up b395fb664d to acknowledge him. He hesitated for a f7a7990d59 moment, then nodded and 8894517043 replied.b0917b5296179c19

“…Yes.”cdb8878fc2fc7df3

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“When did he call a designated driver?”d131adb8d22e28ef

Mr. Son said it with 6984a6f9e6 a laugh, but it 3f556be074 sounded sarcastic. Gyuoh wanted to 178abef6bf get out of fea75e3562 there before Minho d4a2f09ec8 became more uncomfortable.3f12ecdb9e7ec803

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“Give me the car keys.”f8b6fcdba546e7e7

Gyuoh suddenly held out ca2354b63a his hand, and Minho a2cb430832 fumbled through his jacket 522369ec00 pocket a beat later. Meanwhile, Mr. Son kept 44b1e41997 talking to cc3439e9b8 Minho.ba5c2af6f2b5aafd

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“Next time, I’ll contact you directly without going through the managing director. You usually agree to a round of golf.”c2338b75477b865a

“Sure. Then be careful on your way home.”aed39988b50ef75d

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“Where did you park your car?”6c0dae5ab1a35a2e

Minho pointed to the nearby parking lot, and Mr. Son insisted on accompanying him to the entrance. It seemed that the managing director’s party had all gone home in chauffeur-driven cars, and Mr. Son, apparently reluctant to go home, lingered.c793df041ffb4cd4

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“Yes. Be sure to call a designated driver.”9a4cb9c0a10756db

“Oh, my house is close. That apartment building over there.”01818ce6267fbc5e

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He pointed in 30060ed978 a direction that c80e8a8c02 was barely visible f009c0db3c in the dark, 233f26a6c2 emphasizing that it bff30cb72f was his home.297ac2fca1d10518

“Oh.”c74b5b2ad2a40bc6

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Minho followed the man’s finger with a disinterested gaze and gave a half-hearted response.986544908cfb1da8

“I’ll call you when I get in.”02b03bf509b73f94

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“Okay.”86d2529c64fd2e29

Leaving the waving 062c93ac7e man behind, the 4c28872132 two got into 4b87a10bb3 the car. Minho, buckling his seatbelt cd56db8681 in the passenger seat, 404a78cd1f muttered softly.e31659746cbef307

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“I could have taken a taxi.”b0a48790c5ba228c

“Leaving the car here would cost a fortune in parking fees.”fcceb41e8773be78

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Minho chuckled softly at that and sank deep into the seat. Mr. Son’s gaze followed the back of the car as it slowly pulled out of the parking lot.eb1a32b28f3a4829

“Why is he staring like that?”011d2125cfb6b7b7

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“I don’t know.”733c7f277f69f010

Minho’s hand twisted e4e6f1bf50 at his tie 48e9a07a23 with little strength. His voice was languid, db5b14e521 but it seemed less fbcc3fdbc6 like drunkenness and more aa106febde like exhaustion.2f8476d7eb74caf6

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As they 320757ec32 entered the 065bbf5fee narrow alleyway e3c846ab3a where taxis f6d4f766f1 lined up, 1417dd5157 the car 6a9c445f1f naturally slowed ab80c341c1 down. Gyuoh stepped on the a5cd18c82c brake and reached out a512e64123 to loosen Minho’s tie ce24b42728 for him. Minho let go of 6266c1b19f his fumbling hand and 1952e861bf passively accepted the gesture. Unlike when Mr. Son touched 21652f5be0 him, and 4da8aee6c9 his expression f051c2594f stiffened awkwardly.a3eacbbab2f6fe88

“How much did you drink?”720e651e1cf714d7

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It doesn’t smell that strong. Gyuoh leaned in slightly, burying his nose in Minho’s shoulder. He sniffed like a dog, and Minho pushed Gyuoh’s cheek away with his warm palm.2c4514b606be769b

“Why?”e7c03889caf6c210

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He acted cute in a way that didn’t suit his size, then grimaced exaggeratedly.7120eebb915854c5

“How much do you think I can drink?”e0d99c1f13cfb0ef

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“True.”08899d04cbc404c8

The man always claimed he got drunk after just one can. Judging by his current state, it looked like he’d had a few drinks, but thankfully, he seemed sober.2e2f479df075de8b

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If he hadn’t come to pick Minho up today, that Mr. Son would have clung to him, suggesting they go for a second round. Minho might have agreed. Although the likelihood was small since the deal wasn’t finalized yet.57501be39e47a935

If it had been like before, he wouldn’t have interfered in Minho’s affairs. But now that he knew Minho was a dangerous person with a history of sleeping with people he worked with, he couldn’t relax.f420e55b3ad3ed10

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Still, he 5f4a197fea seemed to 88f7ebd820 have timed 129d06bb0c it well, 71fc0beece rescuing Minho 9df9a77447 before anything 72bd8efe4d happened. He stroked his 48f8453d9c chest, feeling a 8514aabe4b sense of relief, a883db61f1 and gripped the a54c9e32e6 steering wheel.c841ce45df369eec

It was 6af774f4ad about a 5a213f33c2 20-minute drive 9920406722 to Minho’s 8c3592e5f8 home, but b9446cfce1 due to e9a4c9ff8a traffic in d481df8cfe the narrow add854d3d6 streets, it bbeca2ec16 would probably 8bcfaab47a take longer. As Gyuoh merged 56d4defadb onto the main 0c72cda8a1 road after navigating 5f43a34be6 the congested alleyways, 94a5295226 he heard even 4901b2160c breathing from the e5874cb9d5 passenger seat. He slowly turned 5068e60c62 his gaze to 8347b7c536 see Minho with 9547e6261d his eyes peacefully ec87b27c15 closed. His eyelids and 8a01f2c618 cheeks were flushed. He looked 7ec0cf0cb8 warm to 1a575f434e the touch.45c1994e45fd49b4

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“…Must be tired.”827e07fb7da22cc8

He hadn’t had a proper rest in the past few days, and he’d gone golfing on top of that, so he must be exhausted. Gyuoh quickly lowered the radio volume. Despite having left the congested alleyways, the car continued at a slow pace.e58efd933ed2aed7

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