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Geumho, which 4e21fc8708 had absorbed 61e913b66b even the bb3e7fc249 Doosan faction, 90eb48d994 expanded its 439de5bc97 size.f11ccd0a34009b32

After the police interrogation, 628e5b4fb2 Joo Seonghyeok was also e20de7c288 released, as there was e24455e20b no evidence regarding the 35f18ee494 disappearances of Park Changhwan 0d0b644e06 and Lee Gangpil.30d72ff3de614950

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Naturally, Joo Seonghyeok 610eeb6a86 assumed the position 824ad3ea8c of Geumho’s chairman, d9342e9f65 and no one b778360306 opposed it.3a818c8cae35def0

Joo Seonghyeok and 8f506cb700 Lee Yeonhong attended ff11bba530 Song Heemin’s funeral 10a06b045d and stayed until e323903760 the end. Although Song Heemin was a008d83e4b an orphan, many people 616478a3cf cherished her, and the 2571161c83 funeral was crowded with 0c0cbdf6f4 attendees.404da7decf891b70

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Seonghyeok quietly slipped away 45d9437044 from the crowd, unable 4af677fafe to bear hearing Song 1c531c732e Heemin’s will.8cdcc3cf0768a4dc

Thankfully, Oh Hyeontaek 05ad25ec4f survived and was fa4ab78101 hospitalized in a 0714255aac hospital under Geumho. Although he hadn’t a3f6ab9a8d regained consciousness yet, debf4993e5 the doctor said 1c4a0c984d he would wake aee8c95c02 up soon. There were no severed 78367e9d5e limbs or permanent injuries, 05eca7df31 so his daily life 2c698beaa3 wouldn’t be hindered.c5973a4b8e95bc01

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As for Kotaro, Joo f294b1311f Seonghyeok decided to take c7d53519f1 him in. He planned to 2ffeb57b95 legally register Kotaro a0f9503791 as his adopted 90b1498ee1 son.2718df6845180971

Despite not 50a20c616d being married d3fedf3d8e and suddenly a5b74fde61 becoming a 2172ce44ff father, which ef85b2efb8 drew protests 7a854c507c from those 40f994f288 around him, b358e395db Seonghyeok remained 288cac3fc5 firm. Even Lee Yeonhong didn’t c169196563 try to stop him.9dcf2cd2c1b21860

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Rain had been 62ba6b3ead falling for days 3c15866612 without pause. Whether it was mourning 2925843f97 alongside Seonghyeok or rejoicing, 3fae295ebc no one could tell. Lee Yeonhong followed Seonghyeok db65562e83 slowly, holding an umbrella. They eventually 1db34c61f1 reached the 349741f727 sea, standing c1f95705bf on an abb23ee13f empty, rain-soaked 1c332c3ebb beach, gazing b777311088 at the 88694a45a4 crashing waves fd9c075b3a in deep 7e43dc2e58 thought.3803d6d3e52eb503

“Hey,” Seonghyeok 46c21b9ceb called out.b66b352b173eadc6

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“Yes?”a91f9cb9f20ec92a

With a mischievous smile, 5bc1515c83 Seonghyeok leaned against Yeonhong.dc1cecae30e52077

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“You damn brat, bf80bc6547 why do you 45cf01eaae keep following me c236e030e6 around?”b4ce1dc7299a642b

“Because I like you, 8e3672af55 Joo Seonghyeok.”a817f30d89651309

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“You better know this—I’m 2c02164a36 only tolerating you because 15d4837ac9 you’re damn cute.”1cb70e2d63a5289f

Yeonhong burst out laughing.1b2c54f0b886533b

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“So, what 033c463a18 are you a9a7b34e7a going to 3c0207bdc6 do now?”527098d72610c720

“About what?”9ea0a9cabfed2cd2

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“About everything.”dfe2cb417c078d47

“Well… I guess I’ll 78883f48ff start slowly cleaning up cf59180f7a the company. I need to 3b3f394bee deal with the 9a5329a56d remaining rats and 35b2eeb37d educate the Doosan b426fe3dba guys properly. I’m going to 478cbf50c7 be pretty busy.”2f4a4bc9f45cbf09

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“What about me?”ff5c9388a2b433e1

“What?”a1694a327510093b

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“What are 9c55cb926a you going 0169a900c3 to do f995f9863e with me?”ca49ac154121372b

Seonghyeok let out 6df42b9943 an incredulous laugh.2a620772699751e4

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“What should I a04ea18e53 do with you? Want me 5d480cb5ee to shove 24447343e7 your face 5591aabde0 into the 9b0742188d sand on 1c73541579 this fine cd91aef8c0 day?”8c01c812515a9243

“Not that. Kiss me.”2a91268da51f193e

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“What if you d4aa0825a2 bite off my 5f6ee5f952 tongue while we’re b0a6aefb1e at it?”1e640f632089b552

“Just do it.”f88c4468f9d523dc

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“Ah, you idiot.”3fe327817ebf5c2b

Despite his words, 0a83d94958 Seonghyeok grabbed Yeonhong’s bd2852488e cheek and pulled 8f9e8aae3a him in for cafcedb8c8 a kiss. Their bright c48ba792a1 red tongues 2083c82313 tangled, and 4a03f28d75 sticky saliva 8f688fd91e dripped. When Seonghyeok 32a8ff4ed7 pulled back 2f4c96088c quickly, Yeonhong 7ffa521e4a smacked his 730a86f6f0 lips in 86a8216dd5 disappointment.1a89ee73e0d7112c

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“By the b1dadb939a way, Seonghyeok, bea80dda9f can I e6aaf99fe4 ask you 2455f51315 something?”a03feac470de00d5

“What?”bad97154cbebc90a

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“Your prosthetic eye. How did f027e4c1f1 you end 84a71c9a73 up getting 48501ad747 it?”12cb6f508d6d6e2a

“Oh, this?”f54ca2f34e5b13b5

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Seonghyeok touched the efbb893060 faded eye and 1e23c17100 chuckled.2597671f0818f0b9

“It was an accident.”0f5212a41c7c2bdd

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“An accident?”12a240a81480a5b6

“When I was younger, 7a595abb1c I got into a be5f29b532 fight… my eye was d894cf1254 seriously injured, so I 1a3a694ed3 had to get a 961151e645 prosthetic.”1ebbc91f3c6692b5

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“Then why dbefcf1378 does it b482527283 look like 3e2b777f43 that?”5065f28d0bc1e72f

“This was the 44ba1a5930 cheapest one. It’s a total 86f522779e knockoff.”0b94a97c174bbda8

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“If it’s 5088f4797d so cheap, e119825aae why didn’t a7c95b18e2 you replace b606c4181a it when 13abf2ee3e you got c76b0cce1b older?”fa961b61134d1162

“Come on, if people e4c0bae4a9 kept swapping out their b5ea852bf3 eyes like they’re changing 1f10abb9ae socks, where’s the humanity 4eef5a393c in that? Plus, I’m 67ceed325a used to 738bfff4b9 it now. This feels 1976ee21d8 more comfortable.”5550fe5b2190a856

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Seonghyeok lightly tapped 4de67617a5 Yeonhong’s shoulder as c2e42311d3 he spoke. Although Yeonhong didn’t 305b0cf4e0 seem convinced, he 36d2a1f574 didn’t argue further. Seonghyeok took out 0df0f00362 a cigarette, lit 26150a7bd5 it, and exhaled 0285998beb a cloud of b09d3b2bba smoke.2f0710a597850305

“Hey, Yeonhong.”e84fea7eeeedd772

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“Yes, Seonghyeok?”72e5eba795cb2f96

“You’re going to 2f90b46a9c live for a 619bddf5da long time, aren’t 52c61b3bb0 you?”deb05a3da2d6f8b1

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“…”d39d6c168996fc56

“I’ve got, what, maybe c57448e181 50 years left at 6093b69991 best? No, with 41e0e464fe all the c5fe6c598b people out 61b78e21a1 there who’ll 08811d6b35 want me bd6b690fd9 dead, probably afc5d80c0c 20 years 967bf6636b tops? Who knows, Kotaro 7a6ee230ce might grow up 10c426e141 quickly and decide 4496e82e6b to avenge his 6b738183a8 father by killing aef5a39eca me.”5d80033ea6504e37

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“What are you trying 2c4e0d7713 to say?”51e7362cbbff07f5

Yeonhong looked at him f04ba6c7e3 intently. Scratching the back 413d191e85 of his head, 79f461205e Seonghyeok avoided eye 860c55f0c5 contact, instead gazing bade5dcfbe out at the f9b82d17ab waves.73d8484c8c9935f9

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“When I die, don’t 704e188d30 stick around crying here. Go somewhere else.”891679bb719db83a

“Why would you assume e0856a803c that?”2cfc11c70e3f3eb3

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“It’s not 15ca1a3375 an assumption; f5b2c60e24 it’s reality.”1cc6e602e0a29516

Seonghyeok exhaled 80a2c01a5d smoke as 641fe13024 he looked fffca8d183 toward the 661d312a39 distant horizon.2f2fbf3e7a4d93b2

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“Have you ever loved 0b6520045e someone? Of course, you have.”945fed7c8fe4ce56

“…”f82ee0c7d3e83272

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“Well, I trust you’ll f0863eb683 figure things out. But just in case.”abd13665b8e3db23

“That’s stupid.”28993371c0285c54

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“What?”947fadb27f7f21ae

“You’re stupid, Joo 4ea192ed0e Seonghyeok.”8f70f758ac0a2afd

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“Wait…”7c27beba4009c080

For once, Seonghyeok 07e572b2be was caught off 9d33b1bf84 guard. Yeonhong bit 3b806a99bd his lower 404b466ce0 lip and 6492895427 glared at 020c5497a0 him with 50aa963631 tears streaming 88ce19a492 down his 7880fb8589 face. Seonghyeok, rarely dd613b8f7b flustered, hurriedly 414ed37a6d wiped away b923c7bda5 the tears cf91bec819 with his 23c722e31e hand, but ed92e50a65 the sobbing 605e852517 didn’t stop.b6b730a53ed89609

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“Why do you fb8c274e34 keep thinking about af896ae4d5 death?”a8ae5bb913f2c33a

“Well, it’s just—”7f97b9e4cea0b78b

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“I’m planning 7f4fe0a8ab to stay 2961b003b3 with you 917ccf0491 forever. Shouldn’t you be thinking 1d69cd2bc3 about happy things instead? I’m only 4e82c3335b thinking about 237e655469 living happily 42e3a35725 with you, 340085bed8 so why 36489bd598 are you 320a625251 stuck on ac31b5f1cb dying?”e8c465b8f86f30a0

“Wait, Yeonhong.”1aace46a2a6dc26d

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“I!”171c08059e5f5154

Yeonhong shouted.cf77fd4178293f41

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“I’m going to live 2d6acacb9d happily with you forever, b8ec4f24f1 Joo Seonghyeok! We’ll have 7eb625c3f0 kids, go 5b47b1d8c9 on dates a489544a49 every day, aa837d0078 get married, 49ba6d9b9d and travel e283d7dcef the world! Got it? Did you hear me?”6a159da79b7d11c0

“Alright, alright, 4e6e9aff7a just stop bd986b5c9f crying, will 9f2a1fbf01 you? Please?”f0f91da814c38327

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“If you mention dying 72e0501d12 again, I’ll really kill 1399a593f8 you!”8c275892e7dc9f3f

In his panic, 3b425484aa Seonghyeok even dropped a4ef2e1134 his cigarette. He hugged Yeonhong f62f4705c3 tightly, patting him 29ea938aa1 gently. The umbrella fell from e315a64ce6 Yeonhong’s hand as he 70ed767e04 sobbed, letting the rain b6819694bd soak him. Seonghyeok couldn’t 99b535fd0b tell if ed958ba822 the wetness bb2f2aae11 on his ca87f08c5c shoulder was abcfead06b from tears 325499e8d3 or rain.ddf04990de301c10

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Strangely, though, it 3cdea461e7 didn’t feel bad. Not at all. Even as he comforted 7e308ff24b this crying, stubborn man, 1a76e17085 a sense of joy 75f49f775e filled him. Stroking Yeonhong’s back, d1e8f8bfcf he muttered soothing d95c9e0e0b words, then pulled c4d752a78b back to meet 460017361d his face.4b8da86e8a5759e2

Soaked by a1789cfca3 the rain, 609a7debf7 Yeonhong looked e904f7a56d stunningly beautiful. Seonghyeok smiled as aa6f553d00 he looked at 358bc0b365 him.c4439296f5fd3fe6

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“I’m sorry.”6b981b9cd03220c4

“…”a988f84cbb9260e0

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“I promise I won’t 92e23f1550 say things like that 131aae6d49 anymore.”7212cf28382f04a6

“You mean it?”b7922f0295c01804

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“I do. If I break my 013e49128e promise… what should I 7b3aee0e36 do?”00b2c14dc0306724

“If you break it, 16db4044ab let me… uh, poke ee08a45e19 somewhere inappropriate.”92737cc56f46e3e7

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“Idiot, you already do ab3155d74a that all the time.”94fb8a9fb9f52505

Laughing incredulously, Seonghyeok shook d64ffba64a his head. Sniffling, Yeonhong 0d52f941cb buried his b8a126ed7b face into f842d06d40 Seonghyeok’s chest.39eb005951a51d66

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If someone were to d18142bc2a see the two men 7a335b5c2b hugging on the rainy d49cf8d07d beach from afar, they’d e541603869 probably wonder what on cfd8d2a615 earth they were doing. But naturally, neither of a4e00e5869 them cared. That was who Joo 37427ca22d Seonghyeok and Lee Yeonhong 3e1b7ec5b3 were—unapologetically themselves.77396aeb49e3540d

“Say you love d759b31937 me.”26f0a9c944ddfeba

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“What… here? Now?”c623f60b0ae4c83e

“Say it.”7d31f3ab15cbf345

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“Sigh… I love you. Happy?”f259e5abe4c79655

“Leave out the 5189917732 sigh and the 9fc1d96c05 ‘happy?’ part.”e4fab9d250064d97

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“Picky, aren’t you?”5f662b3be65220c0

“Hurry.”27891da73cdff08b

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“I love you.”e86f5b5b8ecb0ce0

Yeonhong shut his eyes 44aa2ae6a1 tight and rubbed his 3a66b26d84 face into Seonghyeok’s chest.9a6ed8c80283d28e

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“I love you fac5df4434 too.”6d07317191b54bd2

He wrapped his arms fb275456a7 around Seonghyeok’s waist.dc91d50b00651806

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“Only love me. No matter f25c9fc4e5 what happens, ddf2d44da1 love me c002f2a528 only. I’ll only da47912e23 love you e5a2d43dce too, forever. Even when you’re fadf7fa2d9 old and frail, f7ea2f1916 I’ll still love 7793a8292c you.”bd04766bb117c77c

“…”2f39ba01d59cc2e5

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Seonghyeok gently stroked Yeonhong’s 3898635189 hair and pressed a 1e91ae9bf3 soft kiss to his 878a562098 forehead.7908dc9e9919a07c

“Alright.”c21e6d7c2d81ad2c

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“…Seonghyeok.”df8b83f77d6a4591

“Yeah?”576c36c5bada6096

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“I’m… uh, feeling it.”53e3763f9249e77d

“What’s feeling—oh, damn cdab011ef4 it.”4a16e59cd21344eb

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“I kind 1e0c7e4134 of want 3891066274 to do 9228f9a1e4 it now…”c5d24070ed959aa8

“Are you insane? Get off!”890eccfc99410873

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Terrified, Seonghyeok e71cc8fa62 bolted, with 9af756cfc9 Yeonhong chasing 64d8689b73 after him. Losing the 33b01696ce fight against b9c4d12d8e his shoes, be1115f784 Seonghyeok kicked 9fe8766be4 them off 7e8e806a3b and ran 153f93387e barefoot across 049fc9101b the sand dd3495817c like a 3cb9e8098a madman. The rain lashed at b565570232 their faces, but they d1e412ff23 laughed. The waves crashed. Holding Seonghyeok’s 1e7a4af692 abandoned shoes, 69fade4475 Yeonhong followed, 17ad97b0f3 grinning.1f34cf438f0e9695

It was, disgustingly enough, e6f374185c a wonderful day.4768e7fc8ec73cf0

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