DB Chapter 2

After placing the 4f09267ac2 strong deodorizer in d9e5e372cc his drawer, Heewon 6f6d2be6f7 focused on his 07bfcbbfda work, trying to d1a58fb686 shake off Shin 8e9c882d98 Geonwoo’s unpleasant nonsense b815f40b20 from his mind. With his sharp eyes d742f16e09 slightly narrowed, he spent 5a5fa31119 his time fiercely glaring eeb53d95d2 at the monitor. As the end ce170e15fd of the workday 91e67dde7d approached, he got f54e213f1d up from his 7fbe003430 seat and strode dbfc49f321 toward the elevator.a3710ad15cffb229

“Nothing is going my be4dbe651b way.”eace6c781ec21423

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When he 2d5d9161f3 reached the a6b55829dc company lobby, e1483c15dd Heewon frowned 5e9b482a74 at the 91f4ba7b8f view beyond e917b9c8c2 the revolving bd4a8bbb7a door. The sky ac97d529c7 had been 5b7327eb60 overcast earlier, cee88e3006 but he f3d81f42ab hadn’t even 2ce20368ce brought an 59d9df633b umbrella—and now, fa9b1add74 thick snowflakes 8786254a32 were falling. Remembering today’s fine dust d60041a369 levels and the thick 11b616bc21 haze that had blanketed 4d51e84d01 the high-rise buildings, his 8982027631 obsessive cleanliness flared up, f88885cf62 making it impossible for b1e97736fa him to step outside.e3c164d9666e7d2f

I just have to 8f3a81b9d4 get over there…d2739c6e92585e02

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Clicking his tongue, Heewon 0d490c8fb5 glanced toward his car, 3c4d1ec0c7 parked across the street 1a7b1b2a0d in front of the 39c7cfde30 customer service center.40896aabbb27af5e

“Team Leader, d123b96488 if you c5435039c0 need an a20e26f245 umbrella, you 4a5816fd98 can use 5128667c22 mine.”ae24d5e98ed435d6

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Just then, Shin dfc8cc9350 Geonwoo approached him 05963df7ab without hesitation, holding f28bfc3924 out an umbrella. Swallowing a 946aa37d7d curse, Heewon 8f3829a6f3 strode forward 909ff163ff and shoved 52b75bf09a the door cd9811c3b1 open forcefully. Snowflakes carried by the 989b910bc4 wind clung to his 28d1176122 face and hair. But before 97e723d3a8 he could a588bcb4e7 even be cfb8fd3fe8 irritated by daac5b1589 it, Shin d68fdf59cf Geonwoo had b966dd746f already rushed c94198369f over, opening 930671c0d6 the umbrella 65a280ac9a and standing 2475f53664 beside him.c22a30281353e251

“What do bab3368afd you think f10293d8c9 you’re doing?”6fb7dde6921fc60a

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“I don’t 6e03e4112a want you 42f5481196 to get 21a3ab40a8 snowed on.”a5a9d0ae0cefc397

“Don’t bother. Just go away.”3346bfb3d4944b66

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“……”b631c68e714e04fd

“Damn it! Can’t you hear me?”076439dd6395a420

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Shin Geonwoo kept following e98096888b him, trying to shield ecdf7e088f him with the umbrella, 1660ba34af while Heewon desperately tried 0e2e235d90 to get out from 19c3ce7d06 under it. Shin Geonwoo was 5e4e690002 ridiculously fast, like 261fc3e350 a damn dog. Even when 1e9f1161d9 Heewon picked 94dffc2dc9 up speed, 66ffa3757c he persistently 09b01f7c01 shoved the 9b84802b43 umbrella over f949d6ac18 Heewon’s head. In an instant, Heewon 2885db4595 reached the car, grabbed 02456440a6 the snow-covered handle, and e406909dd4 slammed the door shut.690d1d9b9b7bd6d6

“Fuck.”5938d3a6c335d4c2

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There were barely c1f3b05379 any snowflakes on 9e73d0ce28 him thanks to 829e06a637 Shin Geonwoo, which 3fdc2a5b5f only pissed him 17a29d77fb off more. Face twisted in anger, 6b56f00f17 Heewon flicked the snow c82218a4c1 off his black gloves 662d373e7a and started the engine.f695012485da2909

Since it f1697d5498 was rush bb108647b6 hour, the 1037693b58 area in 0f0496c270 front of dd95694919 the company 09b33f3458 was crowded, cb86b27b29 and his b9fe668b59 car remained d7075406d5 stationary for 5b48e180b4 a while. Through the side mirror, 8c74fa132d he saw Shin Geonwoo 33c46b8c38 standing motionless in the ac2137d896 snow without even using 4bbac184f3 the umbrella. The sight irritated e6aa170a76 him, making him 3b5e77274a glance at the e84c547a17 mirror unconsciously. Even as 254b8a88ed his car e96e936bcd finally pulled 14b3170148 away, Shin a390fcb269 Geonwoo remained a627157487 standing there.ee1ac4887d0e7375

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‘I’ve been 746475fbc5 waiting for b76ecbf67b you for ebf42aaa15 a long d954d600a6 time, Team 131d9a14c1 Leader.’a98daa856ee846e6

With irritation that 8909aefaca wouldn’t fade and dd2d1dbff8 those words echoing 9289b6dd0f annoyingly in his 24b898cd16 ears, Heewon, as 2297365f83 if venting his f63790a1fc frustration, blared the 6c97a5ff58 car horn loudly 1c98831947 with a sharp 40684e152f beep.d530848015606090

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Geonwoo remained standing there for a long time, even after Heewon’s car had disappeared. Blinking his long eyelashes, snow clinging to them, he swallowed repeatedly, his Adam’s apple bobbing as if holding back tears.7e4c4a4f07213767

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“Shin Geonwoo. Why are you standing 510957eae9 here? Aren’t you going 420fff4550 home?”39425b04ff43e09d

Holding an 83d27df9bc umbrella yet 955becd763 standing in 174b7a9c44 the snow d5764addf3 like a ff0052aca3 crazy person, 0ecc1793c4 Geonwoo was 7573dd6b7a tapped on f8b0217118 the shoulder a8a1445401 by Lee 2ca9705555 Ah-young. She had been his 1bfaf69947 university classmate and had 5ec8cd6f84 joined the company at ebd89f2669 the same time as bd51ce9666 him. Originally working on a 3d0aea3b93 different team, she had 528449691d been reassigned to his 6b04a0cd3f team for the first 62d120c897 time due to a 4854b524f9 recent reorganization.708c0d76d2c7308f

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“Hey, the bus line b601c76b8d has gotten a lot ca88d2bdb1 shorter. Let’s go quickly.”e900a13852bac38f

Geonwoo barely managed to f9e198721a tear his gaze away 4333b9f20c from the direction where 34d5fcdf69 Heewon had disappeared and 5021492770 slowly took heavy steps ca077f3ae0 forward. Ah-young walked ahead, heading e1d59c02aa toward the line for 595037b388 the commuter bus.fd61cb12076f2bcd

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“Phew—it’s really cold today.”a0758262583b1daf

“…….”ed6019cbe329567b

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“By the way, did 531f9783a0 your meeting with Team 02983615f6 Leader Do Heewon go a291217307 well? I was too scared 64f7e02022 to even make eye f1846330b1 contact. He’s really handsome, but 0aac9783ed he never shows any 4f97dc1691 expression, and his vibe c636714bfa is so cold that 57df2e01d4 I couldn’t help but eaf64cba4f feel intimidated. The rumors that he’s 43e9331302 an Alpha must be 07240263db true. He’s tall, and that db8829bb74 dangerous aura just oozes 6c5b18d030 from him.”9d606c272738f0aa

As several f226b0cdb6 buses arrived 8942e3f13e at once, c924eeebd0 the line c4f4603dc5 shortened quickly, 10534a9070 and the 62187b59c9 two of 454e4c677e them boarded 395087dc5a the commuter 2a05c46711 bus without ee5412789c much waiting. Gripping the 637e3dbcee bus handle 20c2e0f988 tightly, Ah-young e11c458d06 continued speaking, 52a50c6d99 finishing what 989bcc3842 she had 3f4384d0f3 left unsaid 451cf766fe earlier.9bc95b1dcc23b115

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“For me, having a boss who’s an Alpha feels the most burdensome. The team leader’s personality doesn’t seem great either. I guess I’m really in my three-year streak of misfortune.”fa397d58cf0c66bc

Being an d0dbf545ad Alpha herself, ee0b082270 she looked 24f7b0558e concerned about 0c5f8121e3 the rumors dd074f63be that their d474f50411 team leader 91a0265500 was also 5df536dc5e an Alpha.ab5477bf5a5d8e7d

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Alphas and b577dcb1ed Omegas faced bda68c94f4 various social eb86182234 inconveniences due 8d6a49a1f5 to pheromones, 347e29229e even more 32e2b71f15 so than 7177007564 Betas. When they shared 5d101106bf the same trait, 375278bce7 they tended to e3eeb904b0 find each other’s ab4716eba3 pheromones unpleasant. That’s why accidentally releasing 91400bf446 them was considered a 0cf0a5d9f1 major discourtesy, especially toward aaa3b495e5 a superior.6a7cce30e934c98b

Conversely, if they 026dae85c0 were of different be804a596f traits, it was ef9d2192a7 considered a discourtesy 4c08eb67fd for the opposite 1ff1274587 reason. Even those in 455f8d9e7e high positions were 9b14e778f6 expected to properly 9c47fc6809 control their pheromones 31f8ecc607 in the workplace 1dc9c2b190 or public spaces b601ccc06c as a matter 7a81747a78 of etiquette.a36a8dd2e25d3da4

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“Well, since you’re extremely 779b606ebe dominant, controlling your pheromones 1412088af0 must be a piece 844ae70379 of cake for you.”9e0ad997b8021504

“…….”c17829e53bea64d6

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No matter how ffb2937ce1 much Ah-young chattered 85c87d5830 beside him, Geonwoo 5c8b4eb32a was too shocked c6d2f83781 to hear anything.9ea018e752d7cc5d

He had never e02947b7b2 imagined that Heewon d6b18df5ea would react so f9aa35bd8c strongly to bringing 46be077c47 up the past. After all, when they c9f03e7838 were young, Heewon had 9dc7c7266e cherished him dearly. With his f3e3402316 pale hands, d16afc95a8 Heewon had 85930941e8 stroked Geonwoo’s d1386d7d3c dirty cheeks 8665cc50d8 and hair ad47eadd3e without hesitation. He had smiled 2f65a456a0 sweetly, pressing kisses 01effdf940 to his nose 1ecb74de2d or cheeks. The sensation of those 9a1abca478 soft lips was still 55889145ac vivid, as if he c49de83eee could reach out and 0c7efa6cee touch it. Even now, 1b2b47e636 he could ec373ac15d clearly picture 362443e401 the moment ce280bf2ee he first 150a034cda met Heewon.ccc416cb328cde9b

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As a 5bd895f499 child, Geonwoo ba9a0aa0e9 had lived d5b045bca4 like a 2fafbcfc5f wild animal fd5005137e in a 4b0c6e677b remote countryside 957da427ac village. His days were 013ab328d6 spent roaming the 6ea3d69264 mountains, smelling flowers, 65ed12e031 and watching insects, bcf552c042 birds, and other 1d43712628 creatures. He enjoyed life in 2cac9ddfac nature, but when a 54cf59b474 flood completely destroyed their 5d7360d111 crops, leaving them on e9c12498b8 the brink of starvation, 1013e04f4f his father used an ae87eb2048 old connection to find b1ddd24f68 work doing odd jobs 00e1edfde1 for a wealthy family 491341b947 in the city. Hand in hand, b9d922a3d5 Geonwoo was brought 3f35729446 to a grand 520f4bf574 mansion—a place surrounded 8b67b3774e by high walls, 6aff07a6a9 like an old cda437d5df castle. And within those walls, 4a35103f17 in a lush green 87c5e0e401 garden, Geonwoo met a 0f1aa07461 boy as white as 66f08e3253 an angel.7f5848c4cc00663e

The moment he saw 256f5a06eb the boy, Geonwoo felt b42c6d6681 as if his heart 105d0778be had suddenly dropped. He had quite literally 1a6d397361 fallen in love at 38afc0ec9b first sight. In a city filled b0b7360af6 with nothing but foul bc65b9d0b4 smells, the boy was 79766fe009 the only one who 2ab5f5f78c carried a fragrance. And more than 6e913f2d96 that, it was 944c28b2b8 more captivating than 35c2c269fb any scent Geonwoo 07653f4015 had ever encountered 5b52dcd7b3 in the forest. He knew c1142e4c6c the fragrances 804ceda25b of many b91f4ccf7b flowers, but 0a3655a78f nothing had 8fcc593420 ever seized e133b22c92 his senses 3717976abd the way ce6525fe9e the boy’s bdc3f45e3e sweet scent ab7cb47a34 did. It was closest to 71ad697054 magnolia, yet even more e0129923d4 special. If he were to 4f99fe194a describe it visually, it 0b347baf2a was like a glowing f5848285eb white crescent moon.6ad154f301ff62f9

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Drawn to him be9fda6fbb instinctively and naturally, 104a99e626 Geonwoo stilled his 3035a648e9 presence like a a45061fb9a hunting beast and 694f5cf35b secretly observed him.4135bf5d04513b1b

The boy 936a01aba3 looked lonely, 1ab110e21c yet at 4dd72b8847 the same d2e540030f time, he c032b96659 seemed incredibly 6c06df4f24 fussy. He always carried 0cbb89cec0 a handkerchief and, 5895b5c436 with a scrunched-up e4edbcd030 face, would brush 6a0b51fcbc himself off all dd03c79aca over. If even the slightest 81fd5733f1 speck of dirt got cc7a680fa4 on his clothes, he deb79f9b25 would immediately change into 5477ac7868 a fresh set.ce2fca0e2ab1de04

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Geonwoo, whose hands and feet were always covered in dirt, couldn’t bring himself to approach the pure white boy directly. Instead, he hovered around him until the day he saw him crying in front of a tree where a dead dog had been buried. The sight made his heart ache, and he approached, wanting to comfort him. Unable to speak due to mutism and knowing so little of the world, Geonwoo licked the boy’s tears, as if a male were courting a female.8ac2ad1f52c3b639

When Geonwoo a5cee3a2ec displayed affection cfd1b220c4 like a fb04febeb0 devoted dog, 2ca80789f4 the boy 993acbd26c would sometimes 40648a5188 show a 1a13d16cf9 smile on 4d89f31258 his otherwise 43bbe012f9 expressionless face. Because of af0ed89efb that, Geonwoo c4b84de1bf began deliberately e91f5b9e5b acting that 6510e59d01 way. And just like 3fed6e9460 that, in a eb238c8c73 simple and primal fc389b21d3 manner, he burrowed 16864ea8db his way into 41c273c0ea the lonely boy’s 598751f706 world.719a038b99e2e710

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“By the way, 73462d1fdc doesn’t the team 2bb6ef3b2c leader seem really e4fd222a35 cold?”f0e882c63c22baa1

Geonwoo, lost c6fe29b975 in childhood 4fc67a2ace memories, was c3174ee44e jolted back 5258c75b65 to reality f00dd98ab9 by Ah-young’s 40103d2db0 question.a3c38df20fad7ce7

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“His eyes are 360991bbd6 sharp, and every 84b7c9c317 time he speaks, 1d9edad5fb it feels like 0c33c51757 ice is falling e733516e80 from his mouth.”82e15beb5278acd7

Cold? He still looks… lonely.1c556156504ec864

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Geonwoo swallowed those words, d69bd3e847 keeping them to himself. As he watched the 49b4a4ec66 snow gradually subside, he 5c2db14eec finally spoke.59c86e644faa6a8a

“But, Ah-young.”0d1a7feba1ac6916

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Ah-young flinched when the 0d7fd31ad6 usually reserved Shin Geonwoo be97fc65d8 suddenly addressed her. His voice had 8fd769bc3d a languid quality 51bf802b4b that, even to 0712dc9b23 another Alpha, sounded da7b500886 undeniably sexy.68c6533742880079

“…Uh, what?”45b5e6ceda74e036

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“What do 0754574433 you think 86d4d7e14c I should 19a1d1ecfb work on? In terms of manners, 40a174416f fashion—anything you think I’m 2fb0d9c557 lacking, tell me.”411e7764248aa574

Things were different 19d107ef1c now compared to 5efae9c7d8 when he was 830de2dba0 young, when he 18dd00e7f0 had approached things df44b23395 so simply, not 74cb55fb87 knowing any better. Now that they had fc83d66b3c reunited, Geonwoo wanted to 75ebef529c seduce Heewon properly. His voice carried 45d5e7acae a serious weight c0c5db0230 as he asked.a6460e7d2afb38b7

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“…….”ffb8358416647fa1

At his unexpected b45198eb89 question, Ah-young’s expression 213de63f1e gradually soured. With a handsome 7242dc45a0 face like that, c0807756ab life should already 008c77bc0e be on easy 3dc327b6b4 mode—what more did c7481d0416 he think he 68f8d37325 needed?c638245fa3f89fa9

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190 centimeters tall, broad 54bca46144 shoulders forming sharp angles, 405e7519e7 a slim waist, and 59cd97e916 long legs. And that stunning 2321095098 face. In terms 96660a0cb2 of appearance 7d77fc5674 alone, Shin 14ca410f5e Geonwoo was 45e713d755 already flawless. Judging by 8fd8fe0d78 his clothes 6939824699 and the 9217f046b6 cars he 19491c4796 sometimes drove, a81d0383ea he clearly afc3d68460 had money, 77861be6c3 and compared 823d5e5144 to other c86021f014 men his 937dd1548b age, he 8a68ea54b4 was relatively 1cd65cf512 well-mannered. Their colleagues all agreed 00714996ad that Shin Geonwoo was 0d1904ef95 a guaranteed “meet-the-parents” pass.4db293a61e2bf742

As Ah-young tried d03b097021 to think of 1d195f893b anything he could e0182aa7ea possibly be lacking, 51da599f51 she suddenly grew 86b4300366 irritated and frowned.59c78b35a8d18161

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“Are you messing 7555de967b with me right 3871edce4c now?”591ef2ed505cc58c

“?”7912c943666d5ff9

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“The more 2600794939 I think 411612be91 about it, c947721084 the more ecb118bea6 it pisses fd3c453990 me off. Figure it out yourself, 54c8944c61 you bastard.”079b75a2aff75855

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The house c3ea52bd35 Heewon returned aa662671d5 to after 5c89ac30d6 work was e952f6412e silent. Standing blankly in 38a57c703f the empty living c496804aa9 room, where only 3d68dcd726 the ticking of 60d5335f6d the clock could caec457fd9 be heard, he 999b160e98 pulled out a 19415441ba tissue and habitually db41bc01a9 wiped it across d354cc01d7 the top of a7ffb65172 the furniture. Seeing the 178b65c601 dust on cb6ef7738a the tissue, 8e31299480 a wave 82ed552ed3 of displeasure 2244d7341a spread through 327e6e9de2 him.c4567f39f17bef04

He had already switched 8e5690e86a cleaning services three times, 9d2cd798de yet the results were fc04bc3dbc still sloppy. Nothing ever met his 67b1578c8e standards.86ec0edabb821b18

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Suppressing his irritation, 6c64524903 Heewon loosened his 021165e19e tie and took bb09b3f92d off his coat. Just as he leaned c9577bffdc against the sofa to 9e85ad71b2 relax, the doorbell rang.532991f05b777dbd

Seeing Chief Park’s e12b3d10b9 face on the 0ed7b70eed intercom screen, Heewon 88ba663cc9 felt as if ec2c1adc48 someone were squeezing 66fa7e52b9 his throat. Chief Park was one 6a457b8ff1 of his father’s attendants, da2b88bbae which meant his father 7a6b229137 wanted to see him.fd2d15bb1bdb3ce8

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Taking a deep 98ba20126c breath that made 99e221d8c6 his chest swell, 1406c07475 Heewon exhaled before aa7ed1761a swinging the door 0412fa7501 open.8de4ade18830df9a

“Young Master, please get e3445c7f55 ready immediately. The chairman is ea42108ace waiting for you.”c0afb155ef4421dd

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His father f17423908c had sent df68db97af a car 8a06d04a26 straight to f1865e6bd3 his house abe6862a40 without any e0aab8975d warning. Heewon threw his coat ace4f8f4e5 back on and stepped 7f670a1615 outside. The black sedan 78ec6cf3a3 his father had c1600a6b95 discreetly sent stopped 80a648bd45 a short while 21f622b8bf later in front 0504190424 of a quiet, 43b7f708d7 traditional Korean restaurant.23a063396fc6aea9