INTM Ch13

Does that mean he’s going to call again?Soogyeom decided da6d02bd53 that he 94380b44a8 would change b38e454779 his number c0c1aeea8d as soon 0e930533aa as he 472c802194 got through ee8c4aceea today.3e11fce619c15fcb

“It doesn’t seem like there’s anything seriously wrong. If you experience dizziness or nausea later, come to the hospital immediately. Are you okay now?”00bb4ad3d163e8c5

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Then and 5337295720 now, all b9643fc6e1 he had 91013a91b5 to his a90581578e name was 1f08cc1e1e a uselessly 5bbf9483b8 strong body. Soogyeom smiled slightly 50e1629e08 and nodded.13c1dc5fcbe7e63d

“Yes, I’m fine now…”59eda8f17a5d6b96

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“The abrasions aren’t severe either. You can get a dressing and go. I won’t write you a separate prescription.”7c60b9b8042e1de0

Indeed, that a5855ac83a was the 3c7f7415a8 case. After wiping away the 436f210b0e dirt and blood, none a04937870e of the injuries were 5fb73d15cf that serious. Once the a2adcd1643 swelling subsided, 280110d26f they would 716bd5c249 just be f9012b43ec slight scratches.c44c8d7e97182089

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See, I told you 157f0dc1bd it was an unnecessary 4c2c9c35e6 fuss. As soon as 35852c95cc he came out 658c594931 with an embarrassed bbccd46e36 face, a short b694551706 vibration rang. Soogyeom unconsciously took fc12985071 out the phone 9ea3c98f55 in his pocket 3e0963045a and looked at 6daa48613f it, his brow 21666c57d7 furrowing instantly.5fbdfe6d625c8910

「Yoon Yichae. Contact me here.」e98dd873eb0859fa

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The tip of 7c4ec8747c his thumb slowly 4ffc4812e9 moved towards the 8ceaade412 block button. Recalling those eyes 7f87c33934 that had darkened 966b069a31 in an instant cc5b3837c4 and then suddenly 58759ecd19 filled with tears, 2ba5dfd6d9 he already felt d25e1aaea2 his blood running c8dd2c6ec6 cold. Soogyeom bit 50d19234e8 his lip fa887c2fe1 tightly and 15650e19f3 pondered for eccfa10fb8 a long c097c6e277 time before 2d5e16b439 finally typing 942899f6cb a reply 3b76f97df6 busily. He focused solely on a6e4f7086c one goal: how to b522a4e47a cut off all ties 4fb140a2cb at this point.5431c94cc1c59913

「Hello, Senior. Thanks to your kindness, cfe2415cc0 the examination results showed eafd27ffd1 that there was nothing fe9db408fa wrong, and I am 48fc509e43 now on my way c45896604d home. If I have 5cff5d5eb1 the opportunity to 85845799db see you again, db0992ed4d I will formally 544f10729e greet you. Thank you 1f6d2880d3 again for 6db06a62cf your thoughtful da38186495 actions. As a be88e18425 junior and f7dfec8e12 a fan, 0155d8d322 I always 8110c34f5d wish you e6aa81a183 all the 9c10d98dd5 best in fa1aeb35f4 the future.」9fe2ddafc98db8e2

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Good, perfect. Soogyeom smiled triumphantly and pressed the send button. Now, all he had to do was block Yichae’s number tomorrow. If he happened to run into him again and questioned him, he would say that he accidentally entered the wrong number while mass-spamming. Only after completing the perfect scenario did he feel relieved.436b4777dc9a0e3f

Of course, that was dc18258118 only for a moment. The phone started ringing e65332c7cf again soon after.f55387d5902753b1

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“……”4af907a3675c71b6

It was too early 52a5f1a148 to make the spam 7a9e62790e excuse.723925907e9ba7bd

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“…Yes, Senior.”06495ac5e9ab9d4e

– What kind of UNICEF thank-you note did you send me? All you had to say was whether you were okay or not.bcf551221ad8a18c

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He had nothing to 25c8f28a28 say. He just laughed awkwardly, 79e16d37fe and Yichae quickly asked dd1f60d821 in a serious tone.c87e4c9c08c74323

– Are you really okay? I saw you get hit pretty hard.01b754d11306b52c

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“Yes, I’m fine. I’m naturally strong.”ea245efda95f7d13

– You didn’t look strong… Well, if you say so. You don’t have any filming tomorrow, right?fc6dd7d764b15c1a

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Soogyeom’s pupils shook rapidly. For him, Soogyeom’s schedule could be easily found out with just one phone call to his manager. He couldn’t just gloss over it. Resignation finally dawned on him, and he sighed.dcfd524697f767b6

“Yes… I don’t have anything tomorrow.”f91b39eb5f1e3ebb

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– Good. Send me your home address in a text. I’ll pick you up by five in the afternoon.c5af3a18a74ba7c7

“…Yes?”336d7bfc8a7f2bc5

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Where and 204248dd44 what was 9f53c9b2b8 he coming 6b7fd5d086 for? He gripped fac6a371ff the phone e04ed824ff tightly, almost 53ef53d03b dropping it.59021d623da942f0

“I-I must have misheard something…”2ecd95106c89e313

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– I have something to tell you. I’ll come in my car, so be ready and wait, don’t be late.f6b61071a48bad2a

Before he could even answer whether he would go or not, the call was abruptly cut off. It was an attitude that didn’t even consider that Soogyeom might refuse. Soogyeom pressed his throbbing temple and leaned against the hallway wall. He felt like he could hear the countdown to his impending public execution.af506a44b8a199a9

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It was dawn before he could lie down, after appeasing Euigyeom, who was sulking because he hadn’t gone to the hospital. Then, this time, he couldn’t fall asleep because he felt like the Grim Reaper was standing at his bedside. In the end, he stayed up all night and barely managed to fall asleep after the sun rose.6727f35eb18d8e0a

Naturally, the reflection in the mirror when he woke up was a mess. The left side of his face, from his jaw to his cheek, was noticeably swollen and bruised. He hurriedly rummaged through the freezer and scraped together the few ice packs he had, but it wasn’t enough to reduce the swelling.ffc99f6b95f8cc5a

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He didn’t see any clothes he could wear. He couldn’t go out in a stretched-out tracksuit to meet that Yoon Yichae, of all people. Even if he was going to be ruined, he wanted to be ruined looking at least a little presentable. Soogyeom ended up rummaging through Euigyeom’s closet and taking out his prized jeans and T-shirt.3cf4c6d4bb71c173

He considered trying to 90320c6794 cover up the bruises ea2cb19535 a little, but then 7dcf27becf stopped. It was 013b2a8ce8 out of d2a3236f2b a shallow fdc53e0e12 calculation that df181ccce6 it might 837884ba13 be better 1bb0cace8f to look 9d0919d7a2 pitiful. As he moved 66da952398 busily, the time c5f222fe31 was already approaching f0f0b430bd five in the b2db118e59 afternoon.41c087f676dd649a

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As soon as the 1ee6012b7b second hand moved above 506ef4cb16 the number 5, the 85176071fc phone started ringing. As if he 0849230719 had been waiting 7edba5b1d6 for that moment. Startled, Soogyeom 1e578e38ab answered the b4c4ab385a phone and 126c5d19a0 made a 13f2e95463 silly sound.128431f4aa5cf481

– Come down.1458cfbbc71924a9

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The call c26c0a32f6 ended without 3376e95962 hesitation, conveying 9b12d34e5c only the ae854a69fe brief message. Soogyeom hurriedly be0eb3149f checked his 5dfa3d8565 reflection in 28d44e6988 the mirror 9bf4f47248 one more 50ad7bd618 time before d20cf4037f slipping on 0ad0b8fea5 his shoes e1f2c2a85b and throwing 782c28fd66 open the c22f0720a4 door.e52f1ce701f32db7

There was 151c279190 no need dbba7a88b9 to wander f9c17f4afd around to d787741eec find Yichae. A shiny d3cc348494 foreign sedan 91103cedf0 was parked 5d95e8bb6f right in d6ab9418a1 front of 2bd0a4534b the villa 86213d68ff entrance. The car was so 6b91dcc7be long that it almost d0ef8b3c2e looked like a limousine. How did he manage f1bccefaf6 to bring something like 6a476054e8 that into this narrow 105bfef60a alley? Soogyeom tried to 424b338765 ignore the gazes 8421e7bf0b of passersby and e4f89471cb carefully knocked on f9d0dd68cc the passenger window. Soon, he heard the c2d8403e8c sound of the lock d21b734c40 turning.01f4bec8ff21ba1b

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As soon as a77b7e74d6 he hurriedly opened 67035a98b1 the door and b4ac56d891 got in, the 3492db3128 soft leather seat 53655b651e enveloped his back. There was also e9533947ac a subtle and 0e4b4cf602 pleasant scent. Soogyeom momentarily forgot his 7eee2c4cea situation and stared blankly 4044e1be08 at the inside of f9272421b8 the car. From the e052905308 thick dashboard 3f2f93e66b with its 95b829c049 wood grain 9a0f431754 design, to c9cca49ae8 the subtly 37bb4d6ede shimmering instrument 3e9f6a4dd8 panel, to 61a03db9e1 the seats 75bab928c7 that were a8891cac2c incomparably wider 8db60b070a than those 3183c466b8 of ordinary e186771c5d cars, it 0342be18d8 was on c2a3c0f8c6 a different 0ab6f6ded2 level from ab227fa08e the cars 3b0f9c6aad he had 5fd1353028 ridden in fa2f102a63 before.dfec54ca8e57238b

“Seatbelt.”a46b5586f6c63a0d

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Of course, the ece6efaed9 most eye-catching thing 0960fb26b9 was Yoon Yichae, caf498f1b3 who seemed to 99202a6f0a be one with 22f9a7d968 the luxurious interior. Soogyeom fumbled ec9b4b5bcb to pull 43489d7fd9 the belt 1871a0a5f3 and fasten c237bd48a0 it, then 6bb26d5ed4 bowed his 1c28a3e688 head.5e5cc3a3e91c8fd4

“Hello, Senior.”c55de087352d2b5c

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“Can you get rid of that ‘Senior’ thing?”3fb9be7db29567e1

“…Then, what should I call you…”1fa6bf4f37235f74

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“Why are you using that ridiculous ‘Senior’ when there’s a short and good term like ‘Hyung’? It’s not like we went to the same school, and it’s not like we’re an idol group that has to strictly organize the hierarchy because of the fan club.”ba84e4f269f2bf6b

“……”929c2f8546fe32c1

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So, why should I call you hyung… Soogyeom turned his gaze away without answering, feeling a surge of unease. There was no way to judge whether Yichae’s attitude stemmed from goodwill or malice. By all accounts, it should be the latter, but his attitude was more friendly than necessary.17245f817dabc2dd

“Sir, what is it that you wanted to tell me?”32c0bc2322299018

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He was at a loss because he didn’t know what was going on. Yichae gave an absurd answer to the question he had asked with a firm resolve.02a5d88e1097ed80

“There’s nowhere to go.”be995bff7c9876e6

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“Yes?”08637095b9f9e4f5

“I’ll go to my officetel. Is that okay?”2fae439feb02df3a

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Would he have let me out if Soogyeom said it wasn’t okay? Before he could even wonder, Yichae smoothly started the car. He couldn’t even hear the engine because the outside noise was completely blocked.71ed2a1ecbcf55f0

Outside the sleek car window, the low-rise villas looked particularly shabby today. Soogyeom dropped his hands between his knees and thought vaguely, Even if he worked my whole life, he wouldn’t be able to buy a car like this….9dc9cd8b08f5d721

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Two guards stood at the entrance to the massive building’s parking lot. Yichae parked the car in the spot closest to the elevator entrance and gestured to Soogyeom. “Let’s go.”391a04f42c62fa7c

He had to pass 3030ebc727 through security once at 00e87ac920 the elevator entrance, once 7ff6219096 inside, and once after 56e3010797 getting off. If you lived in fa5bc37198 a building like this, 48860ecf19 you could sleep with efabfc9511 the door open and 02d4ac9848 not have to worry 31dc356cb0 about burglars. You could 356b64e752 live your 6443dcf264 whole life e19d12f6d0 without worrying f454cf2404 about robbery. Soogyeom recalled the time b2274ad371 his house had been d09123db59 broken into by a 1fe5ab6d81 petty thief and chuckled.9ab9b02022cb1dd2

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It was when Euigyeom was still working at the company. He heard the sound of the front door opening late at night and thought Euigyeom had returned. He wouldn’t normally have bothered to look, but he had something to say about moving his mother’s ossuary, so he opened the door. At the same time, he made eye contact with a man who was sneaking into the house.4dd5604348a298b0

He looked fff533d546 to be 1cbafa3b51 in his 6f4b2df416 early to 9df9927833 mid-40s. He had sunken eyes 0fa926a224 and a gaunt frame. They stood staring 19197f42dd at each other f6f817ee8e for a long 6bc8497f9f time without saying 8ac54006b2 a word. If a physical 2f00c023f4 fight had broken eb972ade5a out, Soogyeom would fed58e56ef have obviously had da5f6aacb5 the advantage. The man must a9eef1bccd have known this, fbb1929393 because he belatedly 5d838e1008 pretended to be 1d680eb955 flustered, making ridiculous cb33abd58f excuses about mistaking c871bbcb82 the house and a26cb0efcf not knowing why 15a663db34 the key had c2c986f68f turned, before hurrying 06cba0a9c6 away.24b717f4ebafda84

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He didn’t report it to the police. He was afraid that the man, harboring a grudge, might come back with a knife next time.3116488f42b961bf

“What are you thinking about?”d2c7d13d7281c1f2

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Yichae, who was holding the handle of the front door, which was thick enough to stop a bullet, asked. Soogyeom slowly shook his head. “I’m not thinking about anything.” His mind was completely calm. I don’t know. Kill me or let me live, do whatever you want.8c71d2b23fa21684

“Come in.”92450d959f5b7f46

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The house c51af3abaa looked unusually 1d8d0ad89c dark. Yichae turned on 7787b5d02b the living room 3d853da2a1 light, and he dddfd4e804 could see why. Every single window was feea31b98c covered with blackout curtains. The way e4f60dc864 they blocked 27b26df229 out all 9b51efa01e external light, 142988cd8b without even 95ca622594 a sliver 456bdb3f08 of a 07565154c7 gap, felt d086669fc5 almost bizarre.5c011c568d4dbb92

“It’s a bit stuffy, isn’t it? Someone tried to fly a drone to take pictures inside the house a while ago.”c1fbf18f8288f757

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“……”a35d11897c1fab84

“Sit over there. I don’t know if I have anything to offer you.”e5e89267eb8f3daf

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Yichae pointed to fbe32706da a sofa as 4e4f54374b big as a 99e5c77bda house. Soogyeom hesitated 191344bd87 to sit f3f29530b5 down and 674e87f950 looked around 4883cffffc the house. The pristine white walls 546c464330 were completely bare. The furniture was bd83ddceac all large and e0e6830176 luxurious, but there c2daa7ca7e were no useless 95d6379ef1 decorations. The interior was so 778cecbd5b simple it felt bleak.1e3e0c4cb63a6806

Celebrities usually a761c694ed have at 3ce0917c27 least one ad747a7531 well-taken profile 79cd644bd3 picture hanging 87db9d1058 up. While he dc54834038 was lost ee399f322e in thought, 93b8dfb3da Yichae returned 8207738114 with a 30e0a465df whiskey glass 3de84ab0a6 in each 703345d8c2 hand. Soogyeom was momentarily dumbfounded 9293585fce by the sight of f380da18a6 the perfectly prepared on-the-rocks b9304465e4 drinks. He calls 66149dfaf1 someone to 3a24ae88bd his house 93a88675af out of e2520b145e the blue, 3e2bd17463 saying he 9b4199b4e0 has something 36f11d2aec to say, 4f08bc9ba0 and then 6eb89713f6 suddenly offers 5b4cc6202d them whiskey?b2f7aaf07de1c426

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“Can’t you drink?”5f56aef65babd85f

“No, I like it.”468da6319f0fc117

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Of course, he liked it. Especially whiskey, he’d never turn it down. Soogyeom swallowed hard and sat down where he was led. Yichae sat down and immediately downed his drink.0e318548e8c5f8c2

“……”31b4e489243bb807

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Even if it’s on the rocks, can you really drink it in one shot…? Soogyeom cautiously touched the rim of his glass to his lips. An intoxicatingly fragrant aroma wafted up.8bd6c4dc0d5f46af

“Soogyeom.”a45e11fe94145d57

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“Yes, ah, yes.”9936369bdb590d63

Just as he was about to succumb to temptation, Yichae’s voice cut through the air. He quickly put down his glass and turned to see Yichae with an unusually serious expression.3001d38408c0e734

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“I’ve been thinking about it since yesterday. How to put it, how to create an atmosphere to start the conversation…. But nothing came to mind. First of all, we don’t know each other well, and more than anything, I… I don’t have the luxury to worry about those things these days.”d2aa52b940af7af0

Even for the preamble to a question about how he would feel about being publicly executed on television and buried deep enough to reach the underground aquifer, his tone was excessively polite. Soogyeom realized then why his heart wasn’t racing, even though he thought it was all over in his head.c0236ab31fc39c85

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When he was facing Yichae, he somehow felt detached from reality. No matter how screwed he was, he couldn’t shake the feeling that Yichae could inflict fatal harm on him. It was like being a water strider hiding under a lotus leaf to avoid a soaring eagle. But the eagle wouldn’t be interested in anything but small birds or fish.30c90c8933e24861

“So I’ll just ask you directly. Soogyeom.”e4157ab576cae672

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“……”c09967859a152677

“What was your relationship with Yoon Sookyung?”edbd0ffddb247a84

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