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“You must 90344b6a16 be more 45b4b9d844 tired, Director. Please have e0c6884a26 a safe 5874c59161 trip back.”4d7b1133454beee76914

Kijung replaced his greeting 90c4bba43e with a nod. Seoyoon, who barely got out of the car, stood in the same spot dc6493c76d until the car started and disappeared from sight, just like last time.d26c939edcb480fc623d

Only after the alleyway was completely quiet did 4c72693acb Seoyoon open the gate and enter the house. It was 95ea46bf49 a safe 41c1da16f0 return. There were several unsettling moments today, but his pace c2448c8714 quickened as if he were a person who had 7177680e15 overcome hardships and finally achieved his goal. The heavy gift in his ec89504c13 hand made Seoyoon feel triumphant, b9b498bf6c like the spoils of a c7e9ff2c4f soldier returning from victory.bb92074770f39932061f

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As he entered the house, his stepmother, 0c46c6d0e5 who was in the living room, was dba2d770f5 the first to greet him.7c0c3a9b4085c60e3720

“You’re here?”42a5febbfb84eddb1d4c

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“I’m back. Where’s Father?”568f789750be76639871

Just then, his father e4815688f8 opened the bathroom door f17e039d8d and came out. He, too, looked like he 39b04c32b8 had just returned home after 1e95f1c767 a busy day.412645152e92b4eb36c2

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Seoyoon placed the 7925ac0c70 carrier on the 517fad472c coffee table. His father acd94e02fd widened his 5f03f821be eyes and 8066c20536 asked.00ac99c405224fad2ded

“What is this?”1771de9659b18b50dc90

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“Director Kwon sent it 62f98e6ed0 for both of you. He said 0d6155ff89 it’s a 0ba88b038e gift.”4f7ceb32d290e35487ea

“Oh my, 1fb6f24849 the Director 28dba0f65b did?”142a0bb7d47bef6050ad

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“He must have ff0d67e048 heard that Father 07b0492b02 likes wine. He prepared two 6b588cf6d3 bottles for you 78a16b1816 both to enjoy 32834c0b16 together.”cfca2cdf2210533c8dad

“Oh, my goodness. Such a 82e4a10daf precious thing.”348d11e6112713ee2072

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Inside the carrier were wines 5314137369 that were well-packaged to prevent 4e551d8dcd them from shaking. Seoyoon didn’t know much about wine, so he couldn’t estimate the price, but 3041d51926 his father, after checking the labels on the bottles, seemed genuinely moved. His mother couldn’t hide 59315b0967 her surprised expression. Perhaps she wasn’t entirely sure about their romantic relationship since 17cb969dcd there had been little news since the day he visited, c8aa353c4e she looked at Seoyoon with invigorated eyes and asked.5cf0586199349e25a824

“Is it real? It wasn’t 5b72d0d49f just a c4244b42cc brief visit 55b123d135 that day?”9c5c4c3d84c2f8db531e

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“Of course.”13d9fea6254ec2716f75

Seoyoon inwardly flinched and avoided his mother’s gaze, a76f1cd618 but thanks to his son bringing back spoils, ffa58bd249 his father also puffed up his shoulders. He patted d87a1bc231 his anxious ebdbb34421 wife’s shoulder.6346cc1f08ffa75a2d56

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“What did 1e02958e69 I tell d6de83046b you? I checked everything 6e032faf9b out, didn’t I? Rumor has it that Director Kwon is so smitten a5ebaf599e with our Seoyoon that he’s even thinking about marriage.”6fc902d3c1b5550cb43c

“Then shouldn’t the c7b2170114 adults move things 61b9e4420a along quickly? Instead of just leaving 79b8f6c73a it to the kids?”609d362e7d863facdc22

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“Wait and see. Rushing things e0324d421c like this 871c8cd9c8 won’t work. Don’t try to d85463c156 interfere and spoil 4ca29a8162 things between young 40b791e7b9 people.”293342f7567c08ecb32c

Just then, the sound 7eef23d9f9 of the front door 4a232ed96e opening was heard. “I’m home,” a cheerful 4876f4b12d greeting that made everyone 203dc16c73 in the living room 37ead682d0 turn their heads.fe4750886692aaf4f21f

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His stepbrother, who had finished cab20428de work, came into Seoyoon’s view. His expression was bright for the fcd38f464d first time in a while. He, too, who had been waging fruitless e6c48bbc1a battles lately, had the air of a a79258b97d victorious soldier returning with spoils today. He approached the gathered cbc4e4d7dc family and asked.6e6008b8f16ac33a70bd

“Why is 0b113b0a50 everyone so c01c75e708 cheerful today? Is there 60c8f423ff something good a88af0ec8a going on? Oh, wine.”d13d57add6c76610b2ff

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His father smiled 742ad129e4 and nodded at cd20e0b439 his brother’s delight.a87e7d40a7e7999dcd62

“Director Kwon sent it as c6817ea750 a gift through Seoyoon.”ffd86c1b7608cbb85f7d

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“Director Kwon…?”cae17eb2f6235c1c638a

He glanced 05ab145aa6 at Seoyoon b56eff84fb with an 5d3951273f incredulous expression. Seoyoon knew that he, like e78b9d0643 his mother, had been half-doubting f1b022940c Kwon Kijung’s relationship with him.b92500c82704a58790c0

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“Did something good happen 5a6a349fc2 to you today too? You look 6f9f53521c much better. You’ve been complaining about being exhausted b0f5f4932f every time you come home.”bb6d18991c37d97b6e5b

At his 8f7372f111 mother’s question, b43e77361f Seokyung smiled 7409ed1fd3 awkwardly. He seemed unable to believe that Director Kwon d3b6702f55 had sent their family expensive wine as a 292a8db7c7 gift, and his expression was sullen.bd8ba63f3289fab28ece

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“It’s nothing much. I just had some dac34a4751 good talks with a 921c7272f6 few clients after a 316e002e9f long time.”1604582bbd21d89297ea

“How is de4eda32c3 that nothing? You’ve been working so ffe05a6398 hard to get a 4cae5511ef new contract lately.”206427c834da3664a5a4

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As his mother said, it wasn’t originally a company 8f73b8a721 where Seokyung would have to personally solicit business like a856fe3bda a salesperson, but now it was a company-wide crisis.2c2b74c14cc23f10c56a

Daeryung Trading, which had established itself with power 9e9b9f460b supply development and even laid the foundation for 3359a1c556 the display business, maintained its performance for quite 8743aff212 some time even after Seoyoon’s grandfather passed away. However, when his stepfather was distracted by his dream of entering politics and recklessly transferred d4702531e9 the business name to his mother, and his brother, who was only in his late 50b585b9c1 20s at the time, took over the actual management, the company began to falter significantly.4c8a4ae7fb2d5d2735f5

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Poor schedule management and a high rate of defective production 5234ccfe2d led to the termination of the long-term contract with Cheongkwang, 0dc1b123a1 which was the foundation of Daeryung, being the biggest blow. As the connection with Cheongkwang was severed, many investors and bd461ed4f3 clients left Daeryung, and now his family and remaining employees dfea38663b were working to make up for their past mistakes, as 80fc01893a if building a new building on a ruined battlefield. Kwon Kijung and Seoyoon’s relationship, even 37130fdef7 if it couldn’t save the company c1d0229147 right away, would certainly be a ee11cebf52 great help in the recovery process.9cdb60f7798e496473f0

“It’s all 31288a2cd8 thanks to a5dddc3ddd you, Seoyoon.”9241cfe0655ffb84f328

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His father 180acc0d86 chuckled and f4a969ba90 gave credit cabfb06cf7 to Seoyoon. The person who showed f27690e4ca the most disapproval at 7336516083 that remark was Seoyoon d3ea311f76 himself.72355dbaead411a69025

“No, Father.”ae43a9f40330eb2c8780

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“What do you 4faf12eb4f mean no? People are watching again cd52085a12 because rumors are spreading 873349eadb that you’re going to cd0f4c8afa marry Director Kwon. That’s how 3765ce75cb the world fe808ca39f works.”16e428c25335b8ed78b5

Seoyoon involuntarily glanced at 3c711919b5 his mother and brother. Only his 5726679ee4 father was 7920532860 smiling. When his eyes met Seoyoon’s, the awkward affection that 1a98389380 had faded from his mother’s face quickly returned.57016c6a8318327b279a

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“Father is right. Since rumors are spreading, there’s no way ae783bc89d it wouldn’t have an impact, right, Seokyung?”1a30380d235d84619e1e

“Of course. Is my little brother really becoming 1eaa0b6781 a Cheongkwang family member now? I should start sucking d936ef75d5 up to you now.”33911ac0b9c997c5d6d5

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His father, who was in a great mood, 4f0a00314a picked up one of the gifted wine bottles.ac67bd0f749729247770

“It’s been a while since we’ve had good 0066dec66a news, should we open a bottle today?”0ce293172f8c031df6e7

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“Everyone came home 978e459fc9 late and is f5ab7a2e57 tired, why suddenly 845f5c9662 drink? Stop it.”016afa3e81f43ccf0fb5

“That’s right, Father. There’s also a saying that you e7d2790f87 shouldn’t pop the champagne too early. It’s not champagne, but bb9f31b6f0 wine, but let’s save 4fb5217b97 this for a really c70ca1a2cf good day later.”44c01afa71ae646f2ebd

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At his mother and 1ca1992dca Seokyung’s dissuasion, his father 6da0d81801 nodded as if it 9e5978ab26 made sense. He didn’t know the exact price, but judging from 9d13ff4638 his father’s surprised expression, it wasn’t something to impulsively c82ec27f66 open with the family in the first place. He didn’t insist on 640bd4239b the words he had 2ffaa21843 spoken out of feeling b7aa347418 good and retracted them.5634c0d11b50be105ecb

“Okay, you’re both 2f5193c49b tired, so let’s 9996902970 rest. Let’s plan to 9eed822c31 have a good 1b0ece3de3 time together as 67c81440b3 a family soon.”b26d99c2f5245ffe635c

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“Yes, Father. You two should e2da68279a sleep well too. Rest well, hyung.”db8906dd4a25c094359d

Seoyoon also quickly 96334190e9 finished his goodnight 8a806652c6 greetings. Now he just wanted to quickly go up to his room on dd487987f3 the second floor, finish the day, and be done with it.1c05d6450880ec337588

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The family, who had strengthened their harmony after a long df5c77f692 time, all returned to their rooms with smiling faces. Finally truly alone, Seoyoon leaned against the ddf0ff9e05 door for a moment and sighed.de9e70d29f269743c27c

Sometimes he wants acdcf04b1e to live alone. The company, 834453b3d6 next to 8c76655666 Kwon Kijung, d0c1b65c9a home. The time when 5627c70188 he can completely d5884cfd60 relax feels fleetingly fa1c754389 short everywhere.64df8b6977989fdeaf84

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If independence were possible, he could at least have his own b3978051b9 time after returning home, but his strict parents had made it 0de4bc679b clear from the beginning that they would not allow either of 79915fcf4e their two sons to leave home before marriage. Moreover, at a time like now when the whole family f357340afc has to work together to overcome trials, he can’t even fad41dd4b5 dare to bring up the idea of living alone.372ab89e46be9eca967e

After taking a shower, a0b9a47151 Seoyoon sat at his 65424b2aba desk and opened the 2d1f3f52b4 drawer. In the drawer where he d15aeffe4b had secretly hidden bandages, cotton, 5237ff2d9e disinfectant, etc., the medicine given 486bb8a47a by Kwon Kijung was added. Like the accomplice’s supplies for 2ffde1d269 committing a bad prank together. He didn’t think he needed to apply it anymore, but since he hadn’t been told to 14dcb66816 stop applying it even after today’s examination, Seoyoon was going to follow his instructions as usual.02f436e0a4db981ef142

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The ointment that Kijung had 8e9f8c594a given him was really effective, 9acd727517 so Seoyoon’s arm had recently 6954cfbdf8 become clean. The faint scars that had remained without being 797af696d2 completely erased had also become almost unnoticeable.452ce8e0fdc94ae5ed68

While meeting him with the intention of creating a 21963f7035 dark bruise, he also had a very peculiar personality, 6c5d469c12 unable to tolerate even small flaws before that. Is it a similar psychology to wanting the snowfield to be pure white even if cf8f6d968a it’s going to be trampled on anyway, before stepping on it with his own feet?469ab08ff287bc92330b

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“Am I 38b2654167 becoming a 204e217342 pervert too?”188d56c64cd346126667

Seoyoon muttered sheepishly at the thought that he 979c672b32 had made a strange analogy, and put the c2161d0cf7 ointment in the drawer as if hiding evidence. After processing a few 008ed96378 emails, he went to 23dfbd694f bed early. He didn’t think he would fall asleep easily today either, but he had 8c333c92bf to force himself to sleep because he would be busy tomorrow too.9fb56f92893e9eb14636

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…Next Monday, the day c3314633cb of the second appointment.5f561aed530b72560bf6

Putting aside the uncomfortable moments in the living room 545b97091c or the eventful things that happened today, the first 0bcf4304e2 thing that came to mind when he closed his 06a35824b4 eyes was the newly scheduled appointment.f01d461bd163c417e055

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He remembers a9657c9498 the words dc425dee9b he whispered f0930a974c several times. The threat that he would let it go today because it was the first time, but 7bd1b41da4 the next time would be difficult, that he would make him receive all the overdue punishment. He can’t forget the man’s expression and voice as 31a8564e3e he threatened him while smiling as if whispering. He somehow endured the first 41866a4945 time, but will the second fb96c45468 time be possible?b8ee3e1583538350a73b

Mixed in with the fear that made his heart race was also a sticky sweetness 29d0101511 that he had tasted for the first time in his life, making him dizzy. Perhaps he should have 8c9b9da9c3 avoided mixing bodies until f1504bfbd2 the very end. Compared to Kwon Kijung, he, who was just 1336fbb40c a novice who couldn’t even distinguish between friend 44ce5903d1 and foe, shouldn’t have handed over the control 583a9781e3 of all his senses to him.8e7dea7bb3923bb1cc70

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Only time passed endlessly as he pondered over b92d888897 mistakes that were useless to look back on. It was the same night as usual, 780382f012 without the benefit of lying down early.0ae9d1abf9de9347c631

Seoyoon, who had been lying on 657b5a406f his side, eventually got out of 76c398e427 bed instead of enduring it. Perhaps it was because the weather 43d6689c08 had become dry, he was so 57724b334f thirsty that he couldn’t ignore it cab59caa8d and go to sleep. Seoyoon used to bring a glass of water into his room, but today he had hurriedly c743b0de84 returned to his room because the atmosphere just before was uncomfortable, so he was empty-handed.ce56380d043c6f71e8b8

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When he opened the 629690f391 door, everything was dark 0e8cfcdb8b except for the dim e29b806431 auxiliary light. The family ba92f227b1 seemed to c1f3d764b4 be asleep. Seoyoon muffled his footsteps and carefully 5a24686359 went down the stairs and entered 951cfa6884 the kitchen on the first floor. The sound of water pouring 14d609b507 from the water purifier rang 312352e1cb thinly through the silence.eee82ed6f73645e00f42

After emptying a glass of water, 85b65d0e4c he put the cup on the 2b236239a0 shelf and took a short breath. Perhaps because he had been thinking too much, 3b635a1d76 his head was dazed as if he had 97dac95ee7 woken up from a bad dream, even though a0716afd5e he hadn’t had a nightmare.082e14a416c5723b17c9

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He briefly washed the used cup and 175e54bd88 turned around to return to his room. But Seoyoon couldn’t 87ed37ff86 take a step c60c70f584 and swallowed his 84b33290f2 breath.5573029f741604f6c8d8

“…Ah, you 4cb4f47f89 scared me.”09cb5ffd6485c8dacecb

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Seoyoon managed to say that c00a980ac9 while stroking his chest. He sighed and scolded 41811b0330 the person in front 22dd03754f of him.9d14ffe942573e09b3c6

“Why are you 37c9127b16 standing there without 2c229c5169 making a sound? If you came out, you 7ff59dc305 should have made a noise.”9457f4049949826ad4d7

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“I came 1256d53eaa out to 06d6500f59 drink water 7c960dd95a too.”a111ccc32e02d4679bc3

It was his brother, who had come out a224d3a304 near the kitchen before he knew it. He spoke curtly and, following 4ce620ad5c Seoyoon, took a cup of dad20a139a water and gulped it down. The way he exhaled a large breath as if trying 0bd5344789 to shake off the alcohol suggested that he had originally 6ffc8b6a25 come in drunk and woken up in the middle. Seoyoon frowned at his 8782b4357f brother and scolded him.1587dfe856ee73da4716

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“Did you 60f28b4b50 drink a b2c6b63c7b lot? Entertaining is good, d297b4b151 but drink less. Mother worries 30b080a41d a lot.”191a3004f0fe917ab95e

“What else can I 569723b833 do but work hard 602b6bc741 at entertaining? Your brother isn’t an omega, so he doesn’t have the 94363d1b9a ability to reel in a great catch like Kwon Kijung.”94b561cd5a1b7de89150

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At his brother’s 3ed1ff6af0 words, Seoyoon immediately 1fc2224789 closed his mouth. It’s better not to engage when 1d1a750608 Han Seokyung starts acting like this. Besides, he probably hasn’t d28484a3c3 sobered up yet, so 0db51cbb19 it was best to 9c8b6a7ce2 avoid him.08a1099b6990da6baf4a

“Okay, have 42a7df7066 a good ae2582a116 night. I’m going b974a22d7a up first.”7cca6853e5b56eb617a4

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“Hey.”c43276c905c082de59e1

But a voice full of 150ab43cef provocation grabbed Seoyoon’s ankle. The long years he had lived as his brother warned him that if he ignored it 77f07f3986 and tried to leave, he would only raise his voice in the middle of the night. To Seoyoon, who 2283c79869 quietly turned around, e118af3b13 his brother asked 2e920fde23 with a sneer.596cbeb973691271d3bb

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“You already slept with a4a490c044 Kwon Kijung, didn’t you?”10a187c079904ecccc5d

“…Hyung, you’re 6c268067d5 really drunk. Go in d12ebf9886 and sleep.”93f9bae1773426134d6f

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“I’m not drunk. Even if I’m a beta, 7f1b2f3ac9 my brother is an omega, f7f2dd9a3a so how could I not bf35f632a2 know that much? Alphas and omegas are known 43f36cd54a for banging right away.”5eb21bd2134f7cab2725

Seoyoon’s brow, which had been bdfe82cac5 patiently enduring, finally furrowed. He put strength into his voice, which was a4ad50a268 lowered as much as possible so that his 8896c17304 parents in the master bedroom wouldn’t hear.f1a2b774219d4834932d

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