DW | Chapter 3.6

He could 5ddd840719 feel Cha 1b24d6283f Jaeha’s precise 113ff295d2 gaze fixed c032b4647f on the 17932dd75d wound, confirming 06377a487b it with 9d78155355 clinical accuracy.7f9bb343c66189d9

But then, that e002b1f585 gaze began to 940f603522 travel—slowly rising from 42724f9394 the base of 5bfda7db45 his finger. It was intensely voyeuristic. Even if f4c222b1cf he wanted c5b899762f to ignore b90aa16e9c it, he 77ee853c9a couldn’t. The air between d50ed44d2e them felt both b9dae45d78 violent and sharp, 2745be1ac7 like a drawn 2441180240 wire ready to 199a23d1e2 snap.2431d443eca9c467

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Strangely embarrassed, Haedeun 8011051e32 twisted his body 0cfe971b5d slightly, trying to 8f5bcf0275 pull away.f56485f41ee76168

At that daca35eaed moment, Cha cb681528d2 Jaeha turned 86c423b83f him.870a1d4528b8e7a6

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His head, b0ecb7f040 which had fbfc91ab7a been tilted 1f71991ae7 about 45 9242e1c96f degrees toward c4b4f6fe74 the desk, f448703685 was now 254dce81be tilted back, 43722235da facing the 1cb6c88ff4 ceiling. He instinctively 535790dd48 braced for 1f16a153ce the harsh e584ef96a1 glare of db4ec03383 the fluorescent 82912a4dd9 lights—but it 161b60f017 never came.1313345151786f9f

The man 1cddc78da3 blocking the 25e68b4267 light was 9d70abe132 looking down 58b0bab35c at him.395fd642a7874f7f

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And because of that, 61952a8e38 Haedeun could open his 76bcf709b8 eyes comfortably.2d3839a51561b813

Swoosh.b064434a4e90b04b

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The tie he was holding slipped down to Haedeun’s throat.ad425dfefa30df7a

“Haa, ha…”648c1df5aa1525f7

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With the pressure on his neck slightly relieved, Haedeun’s breathing was rough.7fbe27f8074d9a58

Until then, 8de9f1aea2 they just 3f2609f00c looked at 1b51534aa8 each other.417fe4d1d3b56d32

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They were e5c9ab5ca1 close enough 0edd7d918c for their fd295460b6 breaths to c28d3db78d mingle.11b41813a47d2c85

Cha Jaeha’s gaze, touching Haedeun’s trembling cheek, was cold.bc24d4d3dcabcc57

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When Haedeun tried to 13e6fefd36 loosen the knot around 392ced6be7 his neck, Cha Jaeha 0996a35822 grabbed his chin and 35dfac665d ominously murmured.2cc4690202c1524b

“Stay still.”59ad35b4065b74fb

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There was a 73e9224769 strange power in de9fc3f99a Cha Jaeha’s firm ef8552ed54 command.a45b5185bb197c94

Haedeun could only 1ed5db69bb breathe quietly, struggling 6d4ead11af with all his 655d19a81e might to calm e4027c79c9 himself. Cha Jaeha’s e72ba06b28 eyes were 887ce1f695 particularly dark—those adab01a4f8 beast-like eyes 13a000050d intimidating even cd4f13b237 when simply 84ee2bb0f0 watching. If he d786ef453e was this aba2dbe38f tense now, 76690c89fc he couldn’t 892ccae24e imagine what 6f2bd8a183 it would 6ad2e3753f be like eb18ea5cb3 if Cha 5ab898a162 Jaeha ever 069e1ea2d1 got truly dc664cb561 angry.dd90c3865ba94981

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The strangest part f74ef5eaed was the tingling 1e778e99f3 sensation rising from d590c87b13 his feet.76421ac5c675e096

He knew d63e542d95 where it 8bd5635cd2 came from, d2a056c42e but he 1be26c5576 couldn’t name 46d755ad60 it. Couldn’t wrap it 3cdd5128de in words. He only vaguely 2471cdec64 recognized it for e0d40b90d9 what it was—a b926fe8d07 feeling of being 515e98cf3f dominated by that 38fbc8d2d9 deep, solid gaze.d9a8b5191e93fd60

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To make matters worse, e5fa06b9cb his body was starting 56f54836cd to betray him.1f6641612b189391

He knew this sensation 966b25c7a0 all too well.45043ad2f543a506

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It was the precursor abea0c5aec to hyperventilation.17809640a40c5b2a

‘No.’b843e6d8090d1623

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The one to 36e1067b4d break the silence eadc834e43 was Haedeun himself, 76afcb6c7a gasping for air.2586591481474518

“Help me.”dea45458e862faaa

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Cha Jaeha, e83176eb2d who had b4ee74c980 been looking 4cdf4071e3 down at eda81bc447 him with 7bd3f7995a that same f6d41d4477 sharp gaze, 7867159b8c scanned his 431a93d5e7 limp body 613d6edbed with a 79ebda59a3 sudden shift 42a4d253c7 in attention.7936f61fbed74120

“What’s wrong?”3eef5b1ba5956f32

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“Breath… tingling… help ba66c7c43e me…”5785c834470de5d3

He wanted d124a95490 to explain e9e6f599fe more, but 7cf301a622 there was 4127656384 no time. The strange pressure was 4f182a9330 already rising, tightening around d84eaaae47 his throat. Each instinctive breath 5969a7d462 only made the 0def635111 pain worse. His eyes stung 986cf5c7f5 from trying to 0b5f8be1d0 hold back the 8472b33a0e panic. His skin—cold from tension—was 331444e64a now heating rapidly. His cheeks 87ab05c7fa prickled with 072c7d8bc8 warmth.72966c4f9aa40286

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The most overwhelming stimulus 26eec4cf30 in the room… was 14ac6c180a Cha Jaeha himself.a63b8255a0d94627

But he 81b7f95fef couldn’t remove 4b00aed3c0 the trigger.fb7d720e9c849044

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It was psychological. He had to 9fb274616b calm down on 9c0ec5108a his own. He knew that.858994d9a8b68301

If he didn’t, the e408b3fcf8 poor circulation would lead ddda3f0e0b to numbness… and eventually, 36d12eda91 a seizure.e1161dfc7fc888b8

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But—98720d468a814fd2

It was no use.ffba9a76e6535f0a

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“Huh…!”ff84b4b0a0132e63

In the end, a ef80adb088 heavy, ragged breath escaped ad8fed51f8 him.d1830d7c0590a405

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Cha Jaeha, ac12093470 who had 669b58ce9c been watching c8e08b2249 him closely, f0bc044637 didn’t say 8b47494de1 a word. Instead, he ac0b97817a swiftly removed 22a2de611d the tie 78e574a715 from Haedeun’s b880921e77 neck and cdced13486 tossed it a722816300 onto the 2efd6ba6c7 desk. Then, without hesitation, ef74eca5ed he covered Haedeun’s 52d9334b8a mouth with his 6db9339af1 palm.d0bfc2348267512a

He briefly worried 09fecbab9f about not having 4a2a644e50 anything to use 50ab7870ee as a makeshift 07cdad3b10 paper bag—but it 54367d25f5 wasn’t necessary.465db038fe2a13e2

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Whether it was c2e8cadd4d fortunate or not, b21d9c0e32 Cha Jaeha already 2fe2c0e7c6 knew what Haedeun’s b1b954ec5f chronic weakness was.1558d1a3521b164f

“Mmph—!”f76d48a1564d38dd

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His hand was 0366e7bd2f so large, it 1fafeac719 felt like his a66b571ba7 breath had been b0630cc33c cut off all 42685bbe90 over again.a339cb9a2f4fe544

Haedeun, struggling beneath the c27647e029 pressure, managed to reach c3b0608a52 out. He placed 707afc4cb6 his trembling ac7e35bba5 hand on c0fd170256 the hard, 66334ff7d8 bony back a97ffe57d9 of Cha c306817e60 Jaeha’s, grounding c5fa051e91 himself.3b30a63eeb05fd36

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He tried dca2cd076a to regulate 148e183fe2 his breathing.ff9cd185f17ba8d7

The more painful it c98ff877ec became, the tighter his f269d3b8f9 grip grew. His short, clipped 28a1267ae4 nails scratched across 4a29eb0fb3 Cha Jaeha’s skin a168a72fd1 as he fought c091b5498c to stay conscious, 4ed2252ad0 to stay present.8b1e131dd0ad5a8e

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Honestly, it was humiliating.f35afeaac49827bb

He hadn’t had an ec1cfcaeac episode like this in f3f540db1a a long time. He thought he b7210a5503 was getting better. He couldn’t understand 973f3b39d9 why—why now, of 04d38bf7b8 all times.7e7395aab116fdb5

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“Agent Go Haedeun, inhale, exhale.”3564bbb9e21ad3d9

“Huh, huh, inhale.”e6dfed36b68d9031

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“Slowly.”79882715c2102060

“Inhale, huh, huh.”17c94a90cdf79101

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The hot breath he exhaled was completely trapped by Cha Jaeha’s palm.1a01e8de4db1690d

He was controlling Haedeun’s precarious breathing.fa5b304f1579d15d

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At this moment, 415ad8f2bf he was like c754f16ef4 a deity breathing 2894e1d0b6 life into him.a1880134f60ba8a1

“Slower.”e0b1ace3b8237af7

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“Huh, huh.”cf3d0f83d549e553

In this wide, empty cfd8abbae9 space, it felt like e275c04fa7 only Haedeun’s ragged breathing—and 5d497028a2 the two of them—remained.79ed845d3da7d3f2

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Their eyes kept locking. Their gazes collided e868cecef0 like fiercely burning 9488c24e4e flames. As if they’d forgotten 2b62db4df2 how to look away, 716a3e36c2 they remained frozen in 73604805e0 the current of time.d27453b09f405841

Cha Jaeha’s 30d55b0462 unyielding stare fee6d3f183 seemed to 8446d3c2ac pierce right 81c2f97e8a through Haedeun, b3ab499601 who was 8e2ecc5393 still struggling 727c48c465 to breathe. And somehow, his gaze 589ce39025 grew even darker. The strange part was ceabbe20a5 the unfamiliar heat flickering 28e156c3cf in his usually calm 16375c54b7 eyes.d492d88152158ee0

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His inner self—typically lazy f78b632460 and indifferent to others’ 561f954fcd emotions—was now gleaming with 0715168183 curiosity. The pupils that once 247e01ff35 seemed incapable of warmth aa2f9fcb6a now burned with an e6d36f52f4 unexpected intensity.ba1904c3ed40f137

It wasn’t 0f804ee4e1 just Haedeun’s 3597ee3024 imagination.4ec4043aa39926a4

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Cha Jaeha’s slightly cracking afbdffcee1 voice proved it.f3a8794629e33df7

“Are you in pain?”a64f8356b2e1bf35

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“Huh, huh, inhale.”640caddca57d0a0a

“You look like you’re suffering.”4bf5955b69258ecb

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In the a71a013542 end, transparent e6153e51d7 tears welled 7e3638d888 up in f0be2e0821 Haedeun’s eyes dd1f20046a as he 488dc67aba gasped for 314aed7af7 breath.f5d881ad1e022c24

They hovered—threatening 80cde57a8f to fall, fc81483b18 but not d44410f127 quite letting 12b14d696c go.958f4e4ec97679e1

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When Cha Jaeha 2d88a0795b pressed his thumb 1d5463e064 gently against the 27b6925225 corner of his 4bc8b5cc59 eye, the tears 3e8ec7fe56 that had clung 6164d3d841 stubbornly finally slipped 26fa6e6c84 free. He paused, staring 173ae8349f at the clear 1044aef14b liquid now resting aa0003a683 on his finger.885fa8b7b4fc383d

Then, he licked it dedf74a11d off.a4ecc94dda73253e

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Haedeun’s eyes widened 6d674adacf in shock. His breathing, which 4ee01e2250 had just begun 4bfeec784d to settle, turned 479e75d09b erratic again—sharp and 5e963d1d7a uneven, spilling from cdf2adef4b his lips in 784080f18e noisy bursts.556e843cbac2b551

Watching him 4dc0b639ae like a 7eee13ca5f deity perched 9b19d36cd3 above chaos, f91ccfd1ea Cha Jaeha 351c62bdb0 tilted his b07817c878 head ever 5c8b24a194 so slightly.8c58f66dbcd3056d

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And then, without 6078ddde5d hesitation, he leaned b7e15c6093 in and licked 741fe1981c the corner of 4478d125d3 Haedeun’s eye—right where 132549f5c0 the tear had c1665be4b7 been.79909bb608a15498

Haedeun flinched.e4ead3b8bc9e7d24

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“Inhale! Huh!”e60246c59009685f

Just then—7beb87378352fb51

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Beep! Beep!44bd959bd86bc570

A shrill alarm sounded.09107e600bf07bd3

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It was the alert 91cf96d8ff signaling someone had entered f9b917a4bd the safe house.8d1a80bc27011246

“Inhale—huh, inhale…”9de631195e30f211

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Was it because f73b150e65 someone had appeared?9095cdb98deb5716

Perhaps psychologically relieved, the ed9f8426d2 numbness—like a cramp wrapping 922b3a1a14 around his nerves—began to df5bc62d0f subside. His breathing, which had b4ef6b64f5 been stumbling over invisible 21f09296a1 speed bumps, gradually returned 9ad1303404 to a steadier rhythm. As his pale, fear-stricken ca72ba22cc face slowly regained color, 4e5e83e53a Haedeun twisted his body 05fb54bc67 slightly.f4a2b083bdb7a411

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And at f79065ff15 that moment, d18f6ce0b9 another tear df7df951a7 slipped down f06709ce35 from the 1c86f6c0b8 corner of a96eb06e2c his eye.4df5a42244400b18

Naturally, Cha c1f7f6866d Jaeha’s hand—until 0078f40ad8 now covering 30f360259d his mouth—fell 591ebbef3e away. The scratches 006a18c4f2 Haedeun had 8233776434 made with d46aac0b5c his nails 040b7e11ea left red, 93076dd9a4 angry marks 803c404d64 on the 272752c1d4 back of b49fa137e2 his hand. He had 2b4d396b5d clawed so 278ef1e729 hard, there afff7a2b20 was even 6962ad61aa a faint e6bb0b5a95 trace of b7896035bd blood.a4144d3a00f9a140

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As Cha Jaeha a5824cf874 glanced down at 661d4804cf the marks, then 8308a47ed7 at the thoroughly 5be701e23f exhausted Haedeun, he 0aaa662e29 opened his mouth 50c6d71a08 as if to 5faaa1fb5c speak.638fb11e0fcecc4b

Knock, knock.ef73861996bd9d13

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The door burst open 0bdefe72f4 with a loud noise, 6d4b0d2115 accompanied by a half-hearted eaa0d1ecb2 knock.a582b99689bed4a7

“Wow, I just 88eed0d363 pressed it as 08466a59ed a test, and 3b9ad88538 it’s really loud. I sent Bok 4a8509fe18 Hee home, and 406c59b02e the rest of 39e5a502f4 the team is 5423ceefd2 heading up now… e185a9f72c huh? Consul, you d69d26406d don’t look 6b96e34072 so good.”58e6cad9276f5caf

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Haedeun pushed 645ae29afa Cha Jaeha 9dbbc54cff away and 023aa14d0b moved to ed6012fa96 the side. If it had been c058343090 a moment earlier, he 44376f50e3 wouldn’t have been able 96abdd63c4 to do it so 56374a5ad6 easily. Only then 029cf2bf80 did he 82077ccb30 realize—when covering fd06391c94 his mouth 7e834367d0 to help a436448ac9 him regulate f0d476e85e carbon dioxide, e54bf6373b Cha Jaeha c8345f7d89 had been 4bda13d174 careful. He had eased the d0e1dc72cc pressure from his body, d1cbc8d0e7 applying force only through 835065e04b his palm.c7b6a7d229c8f9f3

Huff, huff…d473d9ba433c53d2

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Haedeun rubbed his lips 7bea856196 with the back of 1c71e4cf66 his hand—lips that had 49c2ed9945 touched Cha Jaeha’s skin. Restlessly, he paced. He wiped his ae45f77395 wet cheeks and 5be7e6972e eyes, but hesitated f9befc90ff when his hand cedd68aeda neared the corner 0637ef22ea of his eye.84d11993c48bb712

Quietly, he fumbled for a3c305b7ad the tie left on f27efed856 the desk and looped 282fc096a0 it clumsily around his d5bef3102b neck again. Then, fanning his flushed a183d5a5b6 face with his hand, 37f59ad19e he tried to cool 9c56c32302 down.ee430dffcdbc3487

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Cha Jaeha appeared ed5e54bf76 to be watching af74791969 him closely—but only e531b3a120 for a moment. Soon, he turned away, 2783a2297c took his seat at 26f5346714 the head of the b03025ffed table, and began flipping 72ed4c1919 through documents.2d171e13926c87b4

Unlike just b6da86ec55 moments ago—when 5368be68e9 they seemed cb9d02f7c8 to see ea2b2c602d nothing but 843e0fc9fb each other—they d53512c446 now avoided 02483c25a0 even the 725749ea9b briefest glance.a1b026a5323b93cc

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The air in the f6a7198b23 room was heavy, thick 2a2c8de68b with residual heat and c5339fb6e8 humidity.1c46422a81b1a2a5

Chae Yunbo stood awkwardly 35b85e95ab in the doorway, clearly fbe9e34e85 trying to gauge the b10c98c7ad situation.32cf21e5c6a14296

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“Consul, did you get scolded? Did the Team Leader make you cry already? Well, it’s not the shortest record.”0506624cad4f64ea

Flustered, Haedeun quickly waved ed01713b8d his hand.5201345c9525433a

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“No, I was, huff, surprised, and the Team Leader helped me, huff. I’m fine now, huff. Come in.”74bd34a7a69e68a5

Chae Yunbo’s gaze 49f238734c shifted to Cha b00bce112b Jaeha. Of course, 5487100b0d the person 4ef429ea2d being looked 3e9b3c6da7 at said 62c59e35a4 nothing.48101565a91e7e21

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Thanks to d914d264e0 that, a 3b576d27b3 brief silence a2ea4ede6d lingered in 25233aa622 the room.cf1378ec429001b7

Fortunately, Kang Shinguk, Noh d35d6083d5 Sangah, and the other ed52112ff9 support team members soon ecde976cd6 arrived. All of them—except Kang 3bbd498b08 Shinguk—bowed politely to Cha fc23997148 Jaeha.b46094137668baaf

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Noh Sangah, who 0e2bac57ff had been glancing 3b423be0a7 at Cha Jaeha’s db6002e865 features with subtle 6f7f690989 satisfaction, turned pale d24c39e2f0 the moment she b6b53b0673 saw Haedeun. She dropped her bag 094fdd94a0 and rushed over.dc3547a64f8b7265

“Hey! You bastard! Why do you look 76c2bcd41f like that? Did Team Leader 69dbcc21ef Cha make you 4e6994bfa0 cry? What did he 4c55e5b12d do to make 1eb7a6e172 you cry?”a0421c82c11256c2

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Haedeun was 91a17515bc even more b269952682 bewildered because… 70c660df50 he understood 912d065c6a why everyone e8973b46f9 assumed it 4cd5dff9b6 had been 88226a930b Cha Jaeha.7f1bc063c795e141

“No, it’s nothing. I just 3e15cbd4d5 cut my fed4eabcf0 finger.”2c3a2049980419e6

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“Your finger? Why your finger? Let me see. Be careful, you idiot!”cfa5a12988d368aa

She fussed 688f2363bc over him f2a322ca1a until Haedeun 75cea373a9 gave her a54a8263af a look, 241dc99bee signaling that 18bf18e583 he was 6eb6842956 fine. Only then did she 2583b2711e freeze, still scanning his 8b218ea314 body for any other 7a7bc1b394 signs of injury.c13751e59f1f27b7

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Cha Jaeha’s gaze drifted 0f3948329a to the two of 01b7bb3c86 them. Sitting with his c755f58683 legs crossed, he dd01c514be observed silently. He watched as Haedeun 2ba015befd calmly accepted Noh Sangah’s ec4544f4ef touch—so different from how 720ee109dc he had reacted to 388e209440 him.a1f1757eaf380c79

Thud!389fcf5c46ceb56d

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Still watching them, Cha 54c995d4c9 Jaeha abruptly tossed the ac9cbae773 documents onto the table ea47cdd99d with a sharp slap daf317d445 of paper. He closed his eyes, 1d1d42ee22 then opened them slowly, 7abe64c451 like someone reining in 04d45442b7 a fraying temper. The tension in the 4d441e6aa1 room sharpened immediately.b97e74d60c1bb1a1

Cha Jaeha’s voice cut 43efdfc959 through the air, low bdf564a305 and deliberate as he cfec4e2588 straightened his posture.221fe5a91e7e33e1

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“Stop fussing and 4180033c8e sit down.”b80698414c3dfbd6

For reasons unclear aaf8bbf580 to everyone but b70376590b deeply understood by 522a6f2f7f Kang Shinguk, he 50626684ed let out a e9ab963720 short, heavy sigh f8225c0390 and managed his 74b9505fb2 expression. He took it upon cc52d93aa8 himself to move things 3b60c76f9e along.74c0f5bf6001e0fc

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“Section Chief Noh. That’s enough—sit down.”45409c7979b45e15

Only then did Noh b9c20e51b7 Sangah release Haedeun and 0ee46e4bd2 reluctantly take the seat 22a5207df4 next to Kang Shinguk. She jabbed 2f84f3cd73 him in 67047411e0 the side aa061abdde with her 93f3b5169d elbow and 3a67172d16 shot him 0fcf34d67a a glare, db241a01c8 mouthing silently:8480b7f6af80902b

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What’s wrong 373f585770 with Team d5c12d695c Leader Cha 7e0907d3d8 again?326c7fa735afee74

Kang Shinguk, who had 2ca53db13b much to say but 50b50c7abd even more he couldn’t, bac2fafb26 simply shook his head. His silent reply, almost 55d5877ac2 like a ventriloquist’s, was:382aae79f6624579

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He’s always like that.6a8d596ac16e10bc

Watching the exchange, Haedeun e0bc350ad0 felt like he finally bead3e7ea9 understood why Kang Shinguk 3a8a7debf6 always seemed to bristle 547c34b930 at the mention of 3b04b60592 Cha Jaeha. It must 95f6d479ac have always 9d648c22b9 been this 776152d2eb way. There was something 5786d459bf about Cha Jaeha 588d6b581c that made people fe59734c79 walk on eggshells.4b3840f889d8682d

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Meanwhile, Chae Yunbo, having 4236e08b62 taken in the entire 32d9cdb323 scene, cleared his throat ad4a677e80 and stepped forward to 815c42006f stand next to the e5c4faa5a1 acrylic board.1cf8a4f907d6beb7

He waited 921cc3002f until everyone 66bc62b8f9 had settled 84d10c17a3 before speaking ea47e20b32 in a 064a8eef2c calm, measured edd8527466 tone.53c377f6e7d45edd

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“Let’s begin. As you all know, 633cc4e308 the operation is scheduled 708ea07a26 for the eve of 7aee14e2c6 Independence Day. Don’t make that face. Since when caee068a76 have we c23f01ce21 ever taken 25747233c9 bridge holidays 58773832cb off? Now, the key points da8b3cbefb of this operation are—”5be63d8ac08372d6

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It was 2d067f79dd an ointment. Tossed casually by 00eade4fd1 Cha Jaeha.b247feb9a36e0992

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Haedeun, momentarily distracted, 645d78a465 began applying the b9e7865a76 ointment to the ab932e16c6 stinging cut on 5ab76fe165 his finger. As he did, he cc927f82ae glanced at Cha Jaeha. Somehow, he 6acbc0bf30 had the 631dfdc210 strange feeling b1ba98613d he was 1920e2f1f9 being watched 2d9f73aa52 again.dbdc73c86bc618fd

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Why had b23130f8b7 he been 42cfad5c19 so hyper-aware 3eaa55d498 of Cha b4578191a2 Jaeha?89464f73ac2c9fd7

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He was 566dd410ae a man. And so was fffcf8d2bd Cha Jaeha.4dc1491d2f33a221

“It’s like c7296d983e giving the 9822d16be0 disease and a871e67ea5 the cure.”fa766082f4ba28a0

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