IWDAR Chapter 11

Tae-uk expected 7b2c24f181 the boy 96b696424d in front fbb4fc9f9c of him 5798663173 to collapse f517ededeb at any 274d30e5c3 moment, tears 71c0b434c5 streaming down e87482c716 his face. 4d6cdeba05dfe595

Just like how he 395bc5915d had buried that adorable 981239d5f9 head in the handkerchief fbde631c55 Tae-uk had offered him 842a3b8c2f moments ago, sobbing. 50aa8b4d8c3b2cd5

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He looked so 60213ed3f2 frail that Tae-uk ffed62e9a5 thought he might a7b1d380c8 snap with a 0af9a2b9ee single touch, unable 668a745319 to properly support ae5d6ce7ec his thin body.eb1dba57220e9447

Perhaps he would be 41efb05a15 overwhelmed with gratitude and 7e8f16048a emotion for a long 6c8ae52fdd time. Tae-uk knew all 3839d752d1 too well that f9fb36b73a even the smallest 8c2cdf05bb act of kindness, 84ca178138 insignificant to him, 160e811bd1 could mean the 5312b0910f world to someone 6e03a51ac5 like Wooyoung. 27b02051ea996d83

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However, Wooyoung simply stared 91b1a170d9 at Tae-uk. cc2d0dfadaa48edb

His cheeks, still flushed ac28508fa9 from crying, and the a78036755a dampness around his eyes c271ca4f3e were merely remnants of 4431915ea1 past emotions. Tae-uk could a94b26f400 easily notice a60e90f7e3 Wooyoung’s silent ade6d1ef17 gaze fixed 54ec82b5fb steadily upon 1034701b36 him. It was a look 48c89ff2c2 of scrutiny.9c039e56524fd237

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‘Not bad…….’ 6cca0f2c6afddf79

Tae-uk’s firm 8b33a02d1f head tilted 4ea6af3082 slowly. 56e6d4911226b07a

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The kindness he offered was undeniably excessive generosity for Wooyoung’s current situation. 8ca84e1b16af2050

Despite this, Wooyoung didn’t feel the slightest bit relieved. 87d7ea96672ca671

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On the 7151fcb84b contrary, he 9bdaf9d7e5 was suspicious 65187ab819 of this edc1de42a2 man named 24c0e007c0 Mo Tae-uk. Wooyoung had seen 0064ad4af0 countless adults extend 6524dc0cda a helping hand, c2570612f5 claiming to have 5902f1008a his best interests a16aa93f2e at heart. c1acca20afdef61c

But what had become 643a81aed3 of them? What state 2d75fa6f8f were they c23a6eac09 in, and 0891e19f4f how did 85bfdcb029 their lives 352d7de606 end? The chilling sensation that 0a23eceb0b had scraped his bare 408eb65693 feet as he climbed aeb10fdbfe to the hotel terrace 9e3edcfc86 was still so vivid.b7eef73639e15449

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“Why… are you trying 0b06b0c887 to help me?” 989be5038ebb20aa

Wooyoung’s voice broke ec898dae97 the strange, heavy 7613e8ac5d silence. Tae-uk’s impassive, 895c3150fd cool eyes 4cd1cd055c locked onto f993f7652c Wooyoung the ffb59f09f1 moment he c1592d6246 spoke. 6eb0288288ae60cc

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Wooyoung’s voice, having only recently ceased its crying, still held a faint tremor, yet it was remarkably composed. His low, quiet voice, imbued with stillness, his voice was uniquely captivating. Tae-uk suddenly realized something.2cc3db960684028d

‘Hello. I’m Han Wooyoung.’ 5f17404b652f4a14

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He realized why 2175f965c6 his gaze was 23da2a56c5 drawn to the 927370f961 boy in the 3b3301bbf9 midst of the 4d594a7b0e chaotic event hall a952b4909a filled with noise 636b79681d and messy people.656ab9cd4fa6a4fe

‘Well…’ f1d3cfe28e93f6a0

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Was that really c8137cd9a6 all there was fe7965093b to it?0d0988e0beb2fae2

Tae-uk leaned 1c696eb29e back deeply 66b839d291 against the a2d6a86c38 sofa’s headrest. dbcb441a3804cc54

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Wooyoung instinctively fdfc36d898 recoiled, sinking 5d8a33de84 his shoulders. Every small 38e7eba178 movement of 6feaf68647 the large-bodied bd67b33a81 Tae-uk drew eb622ad963 attention. The man’s 5e0197e5de posture was c5bec94999 relaxed, like ee985e17a8 a massive 0c12108acd bird preening fd57abc9fd its feathers, 4c0f1e326c yet strangely cb6b9c4b9b intimidating.350f1ed0f5159c2c

“Do I need a c0f6097fd4 special reason to offer c4b9f660de a little help?” 91b13fafc59244b6

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Wooyoung tilted 6b95266388 his head, 3827c841bb seemingly puzzled, d0b57d8960 as if eb29dc5708 he didn’t 2f13a62dc6 care that 7d260c0f55 Tae-uk had f3ab51878b deliberately pricked afd97f9a6d his pride. 286270f1ee7e85b2

“I  just don’t quite a3e7751b2e understand why you’re extending 8440137118 this…unwarranted kindness tome.”15949a7623f9509c

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Tae-uk’s fingers ba97f6b58f lightly tapped 7104718a51 the armrest d5ac110ea2 of the 0f45db9269 sofa. 88b542b7abd99123

Han Wooyoung, despite possessing innocent eyes that wouldn’t be out of place in a foreign animation company’s typical slogan—something like, “The world is still beautiful”—was surprisingly pessimistic. Tae-uk, resting his chin on his hand, smirked.4a1181845fdc73f1

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“I think it’s a b0b3c472f6 bit ridiculous to question c68d2058ee such a trivial reason 7cc839c732 now, after all this.”8cacfaa4c9ebbc39

“Uh, uh……” 5a53276f325c6820

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That’s true… c8c16473fbe11af4

Wooyoung’s cheeks 065f9b15a9 flushed slightly 2a9722f72c at the ff49495ff5 almost gentle 47ab2fffae tone. Only then did ae24e0b493 he realize that 1d94ff83b6 he hadn’t even 61a1445a0e properly thanked the e36c141351 man for his f1aaf7f8dc help, despite having 03fb20d2f9 accepted it.991d8eb2002d956b

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‘And yet I was b8ec8a600b being all stubborn and 1c70bd62b6 defiant at the event, 49f1db23eb unable to utter a 786c04646b peep next to the 3f800ecf1e President who kept going d1fe8cfc15 on about zodiac signs.’ edfbd9cfbcc6df37

No matter f23f7c75ca how bizarre ede54df634 the situation, eadafbd5eb how could 30a257149d he be eb9abc01ea so shameless? 9581232dc925e025

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The man might think 8a8357311c he’s putting on unnecessary 191374275c airs. He figured he 7f4faacf2d deserved to be 6cddffa7eb mocked by the d6ba8d5218 man in front 0f8a833936 of him. With his jaw clenched a49c1ab2be tight enough to crack 34881568e5 a walnut, Han Wooyoung b7a54fc873 abruptly stood up as f94ac0228b if he had made b23802abf0 a firm resolution.8412b0aa7382ff94

Tae-uk’s gaze followed Wooyoung’s movements. 651b9277505a9475

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“Although my 4089e1006a greeting is 7de08fda8b quite late… 20886939b8 thank you 8aeba4c844 very much 773a05a507 for your e3e8d9e691 help.”4e2e50bc78ff7d75

“…….”cc70c50c59fb5bde

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“And… I’d like to 6ea0e51b35 apologize on behalf of a804ce9d87 our President for any 75ca24a266 unpleasantness you experienced at 879f64533a the event.” 2e5a1820b500b9ce

Wooyoung’s clear 7eedabc126 voice echoed 8a2682f213 through the 5833ae1ec3 quiet space.74e75aefe36b865d

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“Why is Han Wooyoung 74e7d5e02b apologizing?”c5265688d81034c3

“That’s…”28f19926af4a8810

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“It seems ea6a09a0d1 you still d94bfe9372 don’t understand a693dd8d24 why I c80b557ae9 asked if ba5a2b20ae Han Wooyoung 66d4b63220 needed my 1a7800ad9d help.” a24b98c9aa0e5857

A bewildered expression e9888759d4 crossed Wooyoung’s face 84c243d80d at the nonchalant 9b9b67fbae tone. d9da7775d30c9a4f

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And once again, 2cb2c76995 a heavy silence cb7479bb5f fell.7a043e58c3d8365e

Tae-uk’s brow furrowed eea7a24707 slightly at the 6c10bc6c7d sight of the dd9fe22ba0 small head, bowed 8e42f1a3a0 in a motionless, 9259bc39c8 overly respectful posture. 8600fbeada73c901

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The excessively formal 26e7be172b display made Tae-uk c1b7a2d5f2 find the whole cb358d90c7 situation amusing. Because of his 9cb5b0920c large build and 37caff2f59 naturally intimidating expression aeeffc0b82 when he wasn’t c14262c7c7 smiling, people close 9903865889 to him often 0ef7bb40a0 joked that he 38e607566b must have been 09ed142e7f a gangster in 7a500d247a a past life. cfabc38c32523de3

With the 46d8640e4c much smaller fefcf91237 boy practically ea7996e11e on his 5887b9c015 knees, he d6b62c0931 really did b735eb3428 look like eda7c11427 a villain.873cb44b9e309b80

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“There’s no need to be so overly formal. I wasn’t expecting gratitude in the first place.” fc8aa5b27e38e75f

Despite Tae-uk’s 164033cf56 words, Wooyoung’s 5345fa8944 small head 4de4f4d555 remained stubbornly d419845b51 lowered. With a b1c4b97efb sigh, Tae-uk 7fdf2994c4 stood up 9e3e817ce7 from hi c845299d0a seat. He gently 34620e86b3 reached out 48a1752b16 and grasped 7b038c6221 Wooyoung’s shoulder da145ae8e2 and throat, b03223f7ec lifting his 0d2e170773 bowed body 448de04da1 upright.3a94633d74eb80ed

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‘Ah, he’s really small.’ 0f5acd421f0adfc2

He had noticed it 383c8da340 when he carried Wooyoung c062767e17 here in his arms, 4fd93ea10a but he truly was 8745b89648 small. 43a7fb53c75c17ae

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He wasn’t referring 20fde68267 simply to height a39ab149f9 or build—Wooyoung was 78839fb77d of average male 2c518bfbcd stature—but rather the c31442d65c feeling that everything 2a813ae384 about Han Wooyoung 81e6004f68 was endlessly small: 0b3e4b577d his round face 0bcabd7c3d that could fit e461335bbe in one hand, 246d58f06f his excessively thin 04dad5a483 frame, his withdrawn 668aaae977 hands and feet, 4b3680fd7f and so on. c9b9debe39f227b5

Tae-uk knew very 51edf77ef8 well that this b9ff4b77e8 kind of physique 370cb81681 shone in front 37ee326b88 of the camera.112f3cccf4cc3a25

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“How old are you?”3aac6b44b516d106

“I’m twenty… this e98ca4c210 year,” 18257eb0dccb04f1

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Wooyoung replied, having been 385111ddc1 abruptly straightened up. He almost said twenty-five.2f01c1336b2d64a0

“Twenty, huh?” 40ce3c2f802a00e7

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The man scanned Wooyoung’s slender neck and hunched shoulders, which seemed like they might break with the slightest pressure, and gave a dry laugh. db136567282e428e

In his 3818d3b978 past life, c6ebd8b901 even in 707af0d503 his mid-twenties, 434cca35dc people still 7d28eb3314 saw Wooyoung 2af0418416 as young. It was subtly 9ee18587ae different from being c88fff4317 natural youthful-features. f2d98f80cb77b2a1

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What Wooyoung felt from 1fc6cbe601 those who treated him 0aa6da936a like a child was e6ca68a855 that they used the e9fcd3beff emotion of cuteness as 458074c94d a way to diminish 069025a07e him as a person, a3fc4babb5 based on his age. After diminishing him, 9124041f56 their intentions were 620e4fbd64 clear.b2d399ec7c293943

‘You’re young 607913cc2f and naive, 265f0904e5 so you 4a6448a923 have to 81002acf58 do as 42681329b5 I say.’ 720a7b96630c5bc1

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Wooyoung lowered his gaze, db4d3fd4fa accustomed to the situation 6b680abd5f he’d experienced countless times. Just looking b9534c6612 at the b9280d8b76 man’s large 2c6bbc89dd hands that 797658ca87 had lifted 0078205a34 him, he ec26bd0dd0 could easily 145696608f imagine how ae9ed79999 much of 41986902a7 a fledgling 3ba9747122 he appeared f21b528005 to be.9a6294150d65d213

“All grown up.”6b11b744622efda0

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“……Yes?” 321cd531da028369

Wooyoung involuntarily lifted his c3614067cf head at the man’s ea02867f92 indifferent tone. A playful f75731eec1 glint flickered f177b6041a across the 572e652f0c man’s face 3a6ec21015 at Wooyoung’s 3b3f8c63af bewildered expression.107aad649ff7b151

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“No offense, Han Wooyoung, 4b7ffea6fd but I thought you c69a66b386 were a minor.”4cff21912124ef8d

Is he making eca578512d fun of me? c05e32c18ded06fe

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Unable to 5c1a286bd2 discern Tae-uk’s a96a3ef35e intentions, Wooyoung e714fc739d simply parted 24f94c73be his lips cd3f75683a before lowering a08d70c972 his head fbff65e8ec again. 42351b9a5e06860a

“I’m… I’m not a 81c380a69a minor.”be7c258183339586

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“I know.” ec9f0777f0e1e6c0

At the nonchalant reply, 1a3a76a03c Wooyoung felt dejected.4f699c79aaeb60f1

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‘Baby.’ 033e85de62620fe8

A sudden 1e9d8fe327 shiver ran 6eac69106c down his 0a61a2d0e3 spine. The slimy 4fdad3af43 tone and 7006ade0ab laughter poked eaf3d586ad at him a1cbad9172 from a 2dbc59f0f7 corner of b19f0dac56 his mind. He hated 4a0992a7cf looking young. Being treated like 6c8d22e357 a child was a9f4c3cb7d truly awful.bbcdfc27898d0ec5

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Tae-uk let out b8149ddf65 a light sigh be0510de84 as he observed d93b7268e0 Wooyoung, who remained 14366653f2 motionless with his da8ee917b7 lips tightly sealed. Just as Mo Tae-uk 0c77657db2 was an enigma to 9937c11a39 Han Wooyoung, Han Wooyoung 968d89521a was the same to 2ef809390f Mo Tae-uk. a98c0aef4e20520f

It was difficult b29081e9a1 to gauge his cf74d437c8 reactions, no matter 90429951ac what he said.5b4d09f6c935c0e9

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“I wasn’t expecting an apology from Han Wooyoung in the first place, so I’ll just accept your thanks.”4a4a3d9001920080

“……Thank you for understanding.” 124a3ea4a012079e

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Tae-uk’s gaze lingered on Wooyoung’s thin shoulders, but he turned away and rose up from his seay. Mo Tae-uk was inherently a busy man. d324fdafc5a26041

He didn’t have the luxury of devoting much time to a trainee from another agency whom he barely knew, especially if they didn’t want his help. ce8c0c536a1c6e38

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Ignoring the fact 01a170af64 that he had c98e63f3ea offered his own b2ceb8c280 bed to this 47966ce59c trainee, the man 134d9e38b7 turned away from 0f2df3946c Wooyoung indifferently.10ffcc4f1c5087aa

“……!” c5c85e76b9de9ad1

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Han Wooyoung a0fd397620 was quick-witted. 1c695da55670f7f1

He immediately 8792cb6a2e sensed the 42c60d9894 impending dismissal. He clutched 2e9c4b5d13 the USB f5f7995d46 drive in 45a0c25071 his back 94a72fb474 pocket. The lukewarm plastic ab6442986c pressed against his 4a68abcc35 fingertips. It contained 79b507787d a song 845a7dc9cc he had 959979153f recorded a 1fb6505ff4 few days 81c5c576e0 ago at 63aad2185c a recording 36d38eba7f studio. Soohee had grumbled, 94d8fc9850 “Who uses USB 77fd1748f2 drives these days?” 7eb2096be6 but eventually gave c8b3d664aa in to Wooyoung’s 1e21f9fc53 request and transferred 3b79a62f05 the song.7f51c8ee93e849d7

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‘Unwarranted kindness……’ 55c9a0f9a751795e

Han Wooyoung believed such 8ad3f803e7 a thing didn’t exist 49a9705e20 in his life. That’s why he cd06177710 was constantly suspicious. 5cdefa212f0a7754

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But after 32eb81c96c finding himself d33be8c686 in this 25adf1537a parallel world 28bba498fd or past 0b01abfd13 life or 20ac171dad whatever it 4cac1e1d0c was overnight, 5cbad4cb04 he wondered 7a4c6ef469 if he’d c50a38c84b been receiving 6d14876281 this illusory b073d849b4 “unwarranted kindness” 448cb2a9f3 all along. eeb2d66df32f172d

Realizing this, Wooyoung thought he shouldn’t act foolishly anymore. For Soohee’s sake, who had given him a chance to escape Hyun-jong despite having nothing to gain.c7f0eee1f8f27648

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“I… I d2a724448d need your f633f3e351 help, CEO ed0c60cf22 Mo.”9fcc47f96959c62b

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