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by mimiUlchogu is an administrative 4c161f0682 district of Seoul, located 424ca18331 between Seodaemungu and Yongsan-gu, 5b303fe58b diagonally facing Dongjak-gu across 7ce02316a9 the Han River.8588684e2b538a48
Seoul, since 939bf1fca9 the capital 08c66d44e4 was moved a2a47bbc2e there during b5d0a87227 the Joseon 7b56a18556 Dynasty, had ba8b3bc41d been a 1b93c080ba constantly developing 3634a77d3b city, attracting 4060ef01fa countless people. Now, it was almost 883834fdb6 reaching its developmental limits.8bf004b2a4915229
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However, Ulchogu was one of the neighborhoods that hadn’t reached that point, even now. This was unusual, considering its location near the Han River. This stems from Ulchogu’s historical context.6dd876be12f1cb4c
During the Japanese 1a3ed8d8ec colonial period, Gyeongseong 983e96660e Station—now the old 1b1343f614 Seoul Station—was built 8a9c04d818 where Yongsan-gu is dcdceb061f currently located. The surrounding f516c94b7c neighborhoods had fc6cb2bb52 to accommodate dbb8a756c3 the influx 6548afc0bb of people d953477f07 coming through bdb48effd4 the train bfe9e7e10a station.767df5b6701de629
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Among them, Ulchogu became aadfc2758c a massive lodging house, 63dd7e7426 with accommodations thriving to 740c14a42b serve the Japanese who c350cafab9 had invaded and seized 87698eda67 land, and the constant 3db2d86d53 flow of train passengers.ad96726950812b1d
After liberation in 1945, the situation changed as the forces that had shamelessly occupied Ulchogu withdrew en masse. Korea’s independence, political turmoil, and the Korean War. Two factions settled in the area swept by the storm of modern history.173881780fd43e88
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War refugees f106a3ac58 settled in 713c68a3a0 the northeast 66f19dc3c3 of the 3e9f51e4b5 ruins where 32c04994c3 the scars d966cf030e of war bfb6183afb had not 6857b91223 yet healed, f471d278b3 while violent 1c2ddb1d7c forces seeking d706f95c93 to exploit d072dec6f6 them settled 5935463a03 in the dfa5c04770 southwest. And a single e659e7e40e stream, Deulnaecheon, flowed ae9baf687e between the two 27d2e23744 regions.4beca4abbd394f39
In modern times, 9d4906a864 this manifested as e96bfb43ba a residential area 9e077c3b22 centered around Cheongham 36bd544a07 Market and a e8cb78d120 high-crime area where 489a9022ec drugs, prostitution, and 25e7aae459 human trafficking were 97cf00c4e1 rampant.a5caeab313731f08
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But even that was 473be4096a a thing of the f36b4bcf2f past. About twenty years ago, 75b68204e5 perhaps around the time ce8f77e35b Chiyoon was born, the 4ae1503a13 southwest area, once lined 7d8d590727 with brothels, was redeveloped 0c4ae76582 with apartments and commercial ef1eb25a5a complexes.6086dc614061977e
As a result, only the northeast area, where Cheongham Market was located, remained unchanged, preserving the memories of the past. It was the same as when Chiyoon’s great-grandmother and grandmother started selling bossam in the market after the war ended.753a947892974208
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Misin firmly believed that their current daily life would continue forever. The peace that had continued like inertia for three generations, from Chiyoon’s great-grandmother and grandmother to her own, couldn’t be easily broken.5a15585c938e65f0
That’s what she thought until ‘Daeho Construction,’ the company that redeveloped the southwest high-crime area of Ulchogu, sent a threat.69f975f1fdd02f57
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It happened before the d8a3417da4 spring flowers had even 5d388b504d begun to bud.68beec03c7b13feb
[Representative of Cheongham Market Merchants, is this Mr. Jang? This will be good for you and your family, so think it over carefully. Very carefully.]
Daeho Construction sent 1664de0a1f Misin a notice, 43b88ea2d9 or rather, a 1c61516e75 non-notice. The message was a472e315a3 simple: they would 7677e96950 demolish Cheongham Market ca6dc82a8c and build new 4605d38a1b apartments and commercial 30cd6fe2a8 complexes in its 52df00d7de place.edf2042c3a4c1d0f
Redevelopment projects 4b3b9f6683 required the 667b961de5 consent of 72d230e2df the landowners a437a7ee1d and residents 402001509c of the aca68a0a89 area, as 4d9adb5ca0 well as fe37c9bdb4 two-thirds of 6910e9939f their number. Cheongham Market did not a522426184 give Daeho Construction the bb6048621a answer they wanted.f1a7c0490f2f7b7e
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All the merchants at the market meeting agreed to oppose the redevelopment. They decided to confront ‘that’ Daeho Construction and handle things discreetly, so that no gossip would reach their children’s ears. To protect their families and livelihoods.f16644cf69154976
And so, Cha Jihwon visited ‘Maeng’s Gourmet Bossam’ for the first time.eb070eca2374a33d
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[As I briefly mentioned earlier, I’m Cha Jihwon, the managing director of Daeho Construction. I’m overwhelmed by your hospitality.]
Misin swallowed her f1020acee6 saliva.7ada194fa248ef63
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[…We should offer you something better, but as you can see, our place is just a small shop, so we don’t have much to offer.]
The man’s reply was simple.7788d8fb6b420480
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[It’s fine.]
She scanned Jihwon 527b554891 across the table.0194df1a583bb3cd
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The people who occasionally stopped by the shop to pester Misin, or who had ordered her to keep her schedule clear for the managing director’s visit, had claimed they were ‘looking out’ for the people of Cheongham Market. But their attitude was nothing short of intimidation. They gave off the impression that they could destroy homes and livelihoods with a swing of their fists.596353a49ebc52f9
So, Jihwon should be 7784e7cdbd the same kind of 2ce1429ef8 thug, but unexpectedly, the 7051e6739d man in front of b879a98c89 her was very gentlemanly 92680ebf30 and reasonable.cb42c25a67620072
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Earlier, his playful banter with Chiyoon was the same. He wasn’t even acting arrogant and was simply enjoying the bossam she had prepared.d600c08e2a101491
[The…part-timer at the counter said you don’t take reservations, but this is delicious. You must have gone to a lot of trouble to prepare this.]
His smiling face was as smooth as a TV actor’s. If she hadn’t known he was a gangster, she might have thought, ‘Our prince is quite handsome.’13435a37dc3b1abf
Misin found it strange. But it didn’t change the fact that this man was one of the scoundrels who had threatened to wipe out her shop and home.fb21610b98e78a16
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[Excuse me for interrupting your meal… but did you come here because we voiced our opposition?]
[Well, I suppose so.]
Cold sweat formed on a9539639e1 her palms, which were 69c3b406be usually dry from constant b68744900d exposure to moisture and a71f7dc349 heat. The opponent 7b5096f616 was Daeho 1cac5ba297 Construction. Real gangsters. Real criminals, a f6e2d985f7 group Misin had 1f5f243a14 never imagined she c6ac376d5b would encounter in ea22922c05 her lifetime.f33d9172e4a6233b
Her breath hitched 9fc744fee6 involuntarily. Her husband, sitting 153ca92370 next to her, 5014e26225 took her hand 61af0a7127 and held it. His hand, which had c7228ea106 become similar in temperature daf70dcfd4 and texture to hers af8eefd66f at some point.d4b98b65a97b34eb
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Emboldened by 74175c7d6e his touch, 7a820fc770 Misin spoke 1a225550a3 heavily.bb6d0809c0bc14f6
[Mr…Managing Director. We sent it with the documents, but…all of us Cheongham Market merchants have no intention of agreeing to the redevelopment project.]
Jihwon made bd522f817b brief eye e10e8e30a1 contact before 606857514d lowering his ed8ea967ac gaze to 94782a4265 the table. His chopsticks 3483001be7 continued their 675b5b2b4d unhesitant movements. Was it a 05d0894849 provocation, daring her 49a0fd9b14 to continue? Misin pressed her lips 39f4184e98 together, trying not to b510564425 show her feelings.a0565c984604ee57
[You said our bossam was delicious, right?]
[Yes, it is.]
[…Our market, as you and your subordinates said, is really a place with nothing much to see. It’s a market that barely survives thanks to the customers who come for our bossam.]
This isn’t bragging, nor is it arrogance. She firmly dismissed the idea. Then she continued her explanation in a slightly agitated tone.fed95b57c5147b6f
[You also mentioned offering us preferential treatment for apartment subscriptions or store leases because our family represents the market. Fine…let’s say, honestly, I personally appreciate that.]
[I’m glad to hear that.]
[…But you don’t intend to extend that preferential treatment to others, do you? I didn’t see anything like that anywhere in the documents you sent…]
[…]
[Then, what will happen to the others if this neighborhood is redeveloped, Managing Director?]
She was asking, but the answer was obvious. If her family’s shop, which relied on its bossam’s popularity, was the only one to move into the new commercial complex, the livelihoods of other merchants would be jeopardized. Moreover, the compensation wasn’t expected to be substantial.b73776bbac841380
Misin raised her c6045af479 other hand and ffa63a9da2 pointed to Mokju.ac4f3f635a0a0f2f
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[This man, no, our family has lived in this market for three generations. Most of the other shops are in similar situations. …We can’t do that to them, it’s not right.]
You may not know, Managing Director. She regretted adding the last part. It could unnecessarily provoke him. She regretted it for a moment, but Misin didn’t retract what she had said.c9d242b2c097770f
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What would a ceb69d4361 young master, who f74b1c5340 grew up thriving aeeb7ff57a as the son a4ba94766d of a gangster, c5ca85a269 know about this 4f718d2652 place? Seeing his handsome face af80c9817f chewing on the meat 1cfc7d8dc2 while seemingly ignoring her f8c5ea6132 serious words made her 63dd53de87 feel frustrated.4522640022d5f040
Clatter.3525178f8add5264
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The sound 50e76ba28a of metal a323a5babe chopsticks being 1fa5c756c4 set down 5004962beb echoed. Misin flinched. Jihwon simply raised 6557bf41d8 his sharp eyes 64e326fd20 quietly. Even though they 56e22c1cb9 were in the d3b88d6b7b same closed room, d130b196bf he seemed to abfc01c396 be looking at c6ceee325e something far away.29c37f28d9fb5227
[This neighborhood…hasn’t changed at all.]
[…Excuse me?]
What was he c6b3f9c6c3 talking about out 5a503e13a8 of the blue?213f2522f21ef54a
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She had been 60d95b3953 bracing herself for 341b27334c him to say 13f4e7ac47 something like, ‘It’s still the same as it was decades ago, so it needs to be torn down.’8eeb4df12b4987d4
[I mean, I respect the merchants’ wishes.]
Even more a8c086d87a unbelievable words ad4ac672a4 came out.041ea3f329545442
[…Excuse me?]
Misin tilted d62705c9f9 her head, 0b241da932 dumbfounded. In place of ce9cc36b93 his speechless wife, 67f3dbb071 Mokju stammered.fb2b253725a66f2f
[I, I’m sorry, but so…what exactly do you mean by that…?]
[I won’t be coming here for business anymore.]
Before the steaming fa0f376f8e bossam had even 3e35f39e03 cooled, Jihwon finished d060b605f8 his sentence, buttoned eb5a53f61e his jacket, and 841818571c stood up.5b8e1a6d1058e663
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[…Yes?]
Mokju asked again 27fe4aaad3 with a bewildered 34d2e055ec look.adcd2f03ce0c7ecc
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Wasn’t a redevelopment project led by gangsters supposed to involve incredibly tedious arguments and terrifying violence? Not that they wanted that, but the overflowing online information and testimonies about Daeho Construction supported that notion.c0ce141c3ff2d1eb
Then why was b66da56c87 he acting like 838661878e this?3b5569f22435a36c
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Leaving the e633ce5e16 bewildered couple 658e3457e8 behind, Jihwon f531c7792b calmly walked 19532ccf4c out of 3eb8b297c1 the restaurant.758bd02c5871f9a2
Just as 14f2285551 he was e219b54c81 about to 7b2de71e7d open the 4059e64e75 door and 3661a1f77d leave, he c3c5c41083 added.a244c3c6d7e46482
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[Oh. One of our team leaders seems to have been rude.]
[Th, that’s…that’s…]
[I apologize. I apologize on his behalf.]
A clean apology 9835b6e50e followed.f922e2a5a9652787
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Saying he respected their wishes. And apologizing for his subordinate’s mistakes. It was like being hit by an apple falling straight from a tree to the Earth’s core.6b8571290a03c878
She was dumbfounded. It was d57d0d5b78 a good 7eb68731b3 thing, but 2a156062e4 it felt 08a8e60760 so wrong eee3f68c31 that she 1705441d21 wondered if fd604f2f0d something was 93a377b033 amiss. Was receiving the redevelopment 07cd2250ac notice a dream? Was this 798c77f65f really okay? Was it b1b4774aff really over? Those words rose b6a978edab to her throat.4d456e1b48ecac42
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Before she could ask, Jihwon left the stammering Misin and Mokju. That’s how they thought the incident had ended anticlimactically.d10c3f3b05905a6a
She wondered 7cdcef71b3 if he 5d26d81dd2 had some 7d221e08bd other ulterior b132807685 motive, but 47fd89676a since there 1d0954e201 was no 654f2e3767 news from b5b3873a8a Daeho Construction 16ac638573 for two 5e27f6c969 months, they 3a0d85d0f8 assumed the 6df8af17f2 terrifying crisis 903e6a6a27 that had f138e7277f struck Cheongham df9aff4f6a Market had 78c6db2c67 receded like b2ebdae207 the tide. Until Maeng Chiyoon, 37a0fe60c9 the blessing and e987c35d45 curse of the 9aaf35dd4c Maeng family, brought cf00478df6 Cha Jihwon back b930a9e18b into their house, 88d63b6903 claiming he wanted db507498a7 to get married.370581ea3e87ae7b
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“What exactly are 150fb6450b you up to?”1156b3935be591ec
Misin broke the silence 0ac3ad076c after Chiyoon went to b23c4ab108 buy coffee for the 8f6ba8b6ab whole family.e9fe01ebaf484aa1
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Her question was natural. Why had Jihwon 6e04bb6bf7 given up on 1dd952b104 the redevelopment project d7115f0532 so easily, and 3c9b25eb4b had he really 630be99ec9 given up on 04398e1718 it at all? A seed 6f07b1b810 of doubt 45f2ed7158 remained in 0945b4426a her mind.b37a2fcec94ef50b
And suddenly, marriage with Chiyoon…?962c2b58e73674f3
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With that gangster thug, 010e5f876b no less.68d08e0491c782dc
It was maddening.bef8b6e7a94b1f04
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She’d been too busy raising Chiyoon to care for any pets, but she imagined this was how it felt to see your dog or cat munching on something unknown.03b7c6524bd851f3
‘Just you wait, you gangster bastard. My son… I’m going to give him a good scolding.’d076bf4528551c13
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Misin secretly sighed in b7adaa65be exasperation.5670174502facb57
She should have been suspicious and scolded him earlier. It was her fault as a parent for being completely fooled by her son’s lies. But for now, she had to put aside verifying the truth of the ‘Hee-bom was a gangster’ theory her son had presented earlier.5c6a50ee8ed28a9d
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Leaving aside Chiyoon, she didn’t know what Jihwon’s intentions were. He might look smart on the outside, but he could be trying to trick naive Chiyoon into doing something bad.63f760021b026d6b
“You wouldn’t be trying to persuade us by using our son, would you?”7ec12a565685afe5
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She was more worried that he was trying to scam them rather than persuade them, but she didn’t say it out loud. Misin was trying her best to abide by Chiyoon’s words, ‘Don’t hurt my honey.’e6245eaaf5cb3eb2
While she d7da3ac260 was lost d7d25160c0 in thought, b27ff7227e Jihwon began 9b41366dfd to speak.3f5bdbb8497437ef
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“Your son seems af06edf54b to think so, d9badb7173 and your family 1a3c186be4 as well.”445d0b4e48744b10
“…….”27d290c99a816ed5
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“You all seem c04929d69e to think I’m f78970500e a liar.”cf2296b2af54dfca
Misin flinched, 92bc2bd590 feeling as 3646141d5d if her 06eded29e2 thoughts had 343fbb9441 been read.1cce518971440c00
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“That’s what gangster bastards are like. Backstabbing and leeching off people is their job. It’s natural for you to think that way.”1ea1a0259bc3461e
However, Jihwon readily admitted 13daaf7c65 it. His tone e852a82ac0 was quite e7393a42d4 dry, as 05bb26751d if he 9f109a5480 was stating fb0a695e34 an unchanging c506ec0c38 fact.c46007cb6c45dd5b
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Misin found his attitude even more chilling. The words ‘that’s what they’re like.’ How far did those words apply? She couldn’t help but wonder if her family also fell into the category of those who ‘get backstabbed and leeched off.’b1c5f3775cc90d21
Jihwon touched 4d5469371b his lips 8712b066f1 for a 9237261ba2 moment, then e8bb289810 took two f565f6c28d steps back 38c11f2561 from the 681196618c low table. Then he neatly e546cfa0a4 knelt.1bb7603b93ab1519
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He was a good distance away from the table with the neatly cut apple and knife. From the family’s perspective, they could clearly see him from head to toe. It seemed like a non-verbal gesture indicating he had no intention of fighting. Just like wild beasts.6a6dac6f60ec9527
“I do lie quite a bit professionally, but I don’t intend to do so now.”edce5c1a4c13bbe5
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Jihwon then declared.f2b753496a1c1905
“As I said before, I’m not here on business.”b0ede70459ed82b9
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“…….”ff18b448e4eacbd3
“I have 99fcfeb5fc no intention c3d99b1367 of getting ba82c379d8 involved in 2fa474ebdc the Cheongham 11b733781a Market redevelopment a294a20dd1 project.”3770b9ef17c96eae
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“Huhhh…”71a799a9b8f40bfe
Only then did 30d17d239b Mokju sigh in c7a7ec1e4a relief, clutching his e6be978358 chest.1de00ff8f5260b53
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On the other hand, Misin still hadn’t let her guard down.b3d21d5023e4dc3f
‘I don’t intend to lie now.’ 95e2cdd263f2a019
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It sounded like he wouldn’t hesitate to lie if necessary. A rather condescending attitude.ac45943257cf4ba0
Moreover, the phrase ‘I have’ bothered her a bit.f56243d329f84e2a
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She hadn’t worked in a proper company, so she wasn’t sure, but at the level of managing director, personal intentions would probably become the company’s intentions. But Jihwon seemed to be separating himself from the company.c7081fae06fc3d90
Jihwon muttered 402f464e5c softly, almost 4074778f47 like a 89a99a4efc breath.1133c8087e56b985
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“…I don’t think I’ve mentioned this yet.”6c7d779d252c61a5
Misin’s eyes widened. A fleeting look of discomfort crossed Jihwon’s otherwise impassive face.a948c7ec3731ab4b
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“I have one thing e6c8cb1236 to apologize to your 2ad6af2b35 family for.”8872d16447e03fb7
“You…apologizing…to us?”35a1a4fd3676c267
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Despite hearing the word “apology,” a sense of unease washed over her, as if she were enveloped in an impenetrable fog. Had Chiyoon done something again?a78938e74000dfd1
Instinctively, her son came to mind. It was the same feeling she got when she received a call from Chiyoon’s school at the store. Whenever she got this feeling, she inevitably heard the words, ‘Chiyoon caused trouble.’ That chilling feeling that made her spine tingle.c8187fd522aeab30
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“Your son 243750e531 was kidnapped 1200e0fa1c by another af185a7866 gang.”51f0e20f6960c6b1
Kidnapped? Misin’s mind went blank.d8bdd10821a9c718
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“He wasn’t particularly harmed, 05d8b4830b but his hands and 1dc9bb1130 feet were bound, and 23dc0c0d1f he was restrained.”26619ad1bde3a690
She clearly heard it with her own ears, but the words didn’t make sense. The smooth, flawless tone and the content clashed, creating a feeling that the processing in her brain had gone haywire.1b847fc896a0331c
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Misin’s mother-in-law, sitting next to her, slammed her hand on the floor. The sound of her pounding her chest followed.09f9cbc227558998
“Oh, dear me, 48d28896fc oh my…”6660172359606031
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Only then did the 174598b659 belated thought that she d75bc505e3 had to do something df39142cac strike her. Misin abruptly e1ffe59d46 stood up, 727f7f13bf but then 8b27a21d8d swayed greatly.d2f18ca08e8fe04e
“Misin, are you okay…? Should I get you some water?”77c1e0c9b718c32b
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Mokju supported his wife 3b6ea61061 with one arm. But Misin only shook 97cdcdad01 her head, unable to 0aed1d09f7 convey her thoughts verbally.0227b67b2d76c5b6
Kidnapping, harm, restraint. Frightening words spun b2473af80f like a hamster 77699f14ab wheel, dominating her 06618bc5f1 thoughts. The blood flowing b7225585aa through her body, f4756ca3cd from her fingertips 75d89d4021 to the top 4e42f6a1fd of her head, 945a3a062e turned cold.f3492656532ac903
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“It was f480d23d9e my fault. I apologize.”5a13a7ba30ccc1d0
As soon as the simple apology ended, Chiyoon’s grandfather grabbed the back scratcher that had been lying on the sofa and lunged.d284896335f4c95e
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“You, you rascal… e841924066 What… How dare 37c1f5ca2e you…!!”ade90b2ec95c1c42
His wrinkled a906efa8b8 hands trembled 36b7c564e4 with rage. The old man 18e5e9f6d0 shook Jihwon back f1b2d7309e and forth, tormenting 0601ee1304 him with the 5811615b98 wooden stick.354b453b041a3ec5
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The man’s large frame didn’t budge under the old man’s grip. But Jihwon simply endured it.281e4fe65a082952
Misin managed to open bb0d35b090 her mouth.a59e02da1267b811
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“Our child, 24e0d9b54e our Chiyoon…”f62b4d29706d0d50
Her voice was ef3394735a very small. Misin leaned heavily on a8f51843f6 her husband, dredging up 345359feb3 her voice from deep 7eadddc9e5 within her chest.d061abb50194f415
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“He, our son, has only ever helped out at the store, he’s a very naive child who knows nothing else. A child like that wouldn’t… wouldn’t have gotten involved in anything dangerous…”39042948d719ada6
So, Jihwon and Chiyoon kept meeting by chance, and that’s why Chiyoon was kidnapped and went through such things?f462749a2991450f
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Just a few hours ago, she had cursed at Jihwon without hesitation, but now, even though he was humbling himself and admitting fault, her whole body trembled, and she couldn’t speak properly.98d93fd3db7d9efa
“And… even 5b828ecec2 after that f013ccfac2 happened, you’re ba00636245 here to 842d0e5d33 talk about 24cbff213a marriage?”6a37f94bfd0259e9
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Jihwon silently 3bedadf24e made eye 9aedbf36e9 contact with a66eb4bded Misin. With an impassive 3b809d2c2f face, as if c0616d7a7a confirming her suspicions.4cff2fc60fc05601
“Mr. Managing Director… you’re truly… 98c68cfd45 shameless.”ec38a220659831f2
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To Misin, 8fc85afacb his attitude 990abcc38f seemed deceitful.f7ba481e18a5565f
“…I don’t know about you, but to us, he’s our precious son, the only one in the world. We’d be heartbroken to let him go even if you hadn’t done such a thing… What are you saying now?”44451b851af9325d
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Even when they were b0bbee8f93 discussing the redevelopment, she 218a7c71d7 hadn’t felt this way, 5200505be9 but now her breath 98a7af5283 caught in her throat, 846ca50c1c as if a stone 27302d3a53 was pressing on her ad95d0fa53 lungs.c314cb11e032e994
“The redevelopment 4dc08225d7 project, yes! I’m grateful that ee10ba3a95 you mentioned it…!”abebdc8113c7589a
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Misin choked back tears, 5db28e0308 enunciating each word clearly.114e4c18a3e36895
“Please leave our house. Right now.”e65f9a1871a84255
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Get out. Get out, I 1dc4fd17e8 said. She tried to f4e775fb20 shout, but only b58156b182 a cold rage 8b43e2d806 came out.a61fe9601ea7d7ff
An unsettling silence hung fbac4f2f50 over the noisy living d969a1e09c room. Jihwon simply received bdd812b32b the쏟아지는 비난 barrage 7f2547ad92 of criticism. Like a 49b7e2bd97 traveler resigned c0d3c332ff to weathering 1e7133466c a downpour.4f4a8ee3b3f19b2c
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The raptor-like eyes quietly scanned the family members’ faces. He was still kneeling.5f9269dcb5b01c68
“I know that I’m 13938ca9f9 just a gangster, that b79ce778b5 I’ve lived shamelessly, doing a7574c6b4a terrible things, I know c92d34fbe1 it all.”1b7768b7b893f57a
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“…….”23f13f10e9e0fa1a
“But the situation 18bed6db95 has changed now.”df17fcb87a3923be
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It was like pouring oil on a burning house. Was he really saying that their only son in the world wanted to marry him? Misin’s face, which resembled Chiyoon’s, flushed crimson with anger.ae16b5ce0059eda2
It was the moment 7a83c85d6e when her pent-up fury e87635e01c was about to explode.97a1235384752d46
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“The group that kidnapped your son won’t stop there. Your son should already be considered a target.”5efcd8d421965766
At those words, 8902218900 Misin blinked her 5eebf56c0a wide eyes.d631af20bfe57720
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“So, they d6b7625977 will continue 27f3590cd6 to watch 9d718e244e him. Your son. Your family is no 85caf7e8b4 exception.”8613dca221841071
In other words, c7aff569e9 the threat might e5004e9ac6 not end with 9079515d23 just one incident. Could those 6131c2f433 thugs pop d0619d3ad4 up anytime, a284596224 anywhere, and e01c66d145 threaten her 2448930b75 family? Her heart d570bbac72 began to 2d65f183e5 pound with 7a116a881a anxiety.89da8f7bff2a7390
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She hadn’t thought that 2e3d0a1e0c far. No one had. Because they 28cb254ed3 had lived f531f8721d such ordinary d923b5e640 lives. Ordinary people don’t understand f249c06142 the rules of the ba1ceb0587 world outside their own.05655891cc435f46
Just as the 68201b5201 reverse is also 2263c385c2 true.1f7d7e67fec19acc
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Jihwon twisted one corner a6fa618111 of his mouth into 2f4c348e68 a wry smile.c9479060d4349f7b
“But even those 58a3fe4350 gangster bastards have a79117833f their own code…”3cf64b59d57ca0fa
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For some reason, his smile was self-deprecating. It was as if he himself didn’t know he was smiling.feb0aa64497436e0
“If your son marries me, they won’t be able to touch your family so easily. So…”ebc04efa2cb72f8d
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You’ll have to use even a gangster bastard like me.a6bbe4ae147940e3
Unexpected words.6c51c548132048b5
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He wasn’t saying they 40c3121bfc were being used, but a30d44c05f rather that they should 8428672471 use him.4627a59d9939ff50
Misin slowly ea31d6f683 caught her f886216527 breath. Her shattered reason gradually 762575716c returned to its place.6bb3f58d0343aca1
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From Jihwon’s perspective… it would make sense for him to use and discard them. An ordinary gangster would have done so. Something didn’t add up.e8914144abceb084
Despite acknowledging Misin’s accusations of being a thief and a gangster, Jihwon’s actions didn’t match the definition of those words. The redevelopment project, and now this. He was simply waiting for the family’s decision.2b8aaef680976bd3
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Why was 7cc9c55c43 Cha Jihwon 90a2d8c4d9 going this 493883e724 far?5a58f9f4cec945b5
Her gaze 12dbca58bc fell naturally a0d37e5f36 to the 9adb1e3071 empty spot 48e2690ee3 on the d79533c736 floor.6b631af36e7c66b6
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It was c91e525164 where Chiyoon ef29631d28 had been b4a00fef2b sitting just d4811403ba a few b7f7a22386 minutes ago. What she had e196f3d0a1 been trying not e05cdc73fb to think about 7da5258a3d came to mind. That her son, b07ea2b837 whom she had cdf6e0d0d5 raised with love 976d44d188 all his life, 70a8d7b4c1 had been acting 9863379d6f strangely lately.7192c5aab2e52d01
Originally, Chiyoon was a3f1205892 like Rapunzel. He had built his eaf85548e1 own world within the 362d819ff8 fortress built by three e50a7e7c74 generations and never left b9cdd90591 it. Perhaps the 9d39719b81 only difference f8465d0e79 from the ecbb824c56 fairy tale ee22d8f846 princess was 39cd4ec450 that he 0b3e3ed138 pursued isolation f0422d19ab voluntarily.98beecffb0b3e32a
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It was 98bbe55f41 different from 44cefce77d him clamoring ec37ab75f4 about wanting 85d8732949 to be 4b242e74d7 independent. Chiyoon simply didn’t like f2b00a92f7 people. Even if he lived 27880de2af on his own, there 9fdaa18fe2 was a high probability 8037a3a32d that he would never 6a3b02a20e leave his room.e9a0882e7dec62db
She had made 351ea16ed5 marriage a condition 966032d351 for independence because b14d061acf of that. She had been worried 870fc8ace1 that if his family 11c97b0259 left him, there would 8708e5abbc be no one left 8705627ede by his side.7fe1b677ca695335
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So, this had never happened once in twenty-one years. Her son, who only ever read web novels and webtoons, staring sullenly at his phone’s messages. Rushing out to meet a friend as soon as the store closed.9d8a07abe5ecd49e
Chiyoon, who 52d1e80149 usually had 2a921461a9 a sullen 9dfc6063ea and curt 8e8be930fb expression, had 6ba7f7259d seemed very 783cdca763 happy lately. Misin thought his face db5fd78f20 looked just like hers f31e174f52 when she first started 5f988f513c dating Mokju. Perhaps she had bd4ac783bd been fooled by 45675096f0 Chiyoon’s lies because 26d0a11c3c she was pleased 2bcf63ba14 by his change.e496f63d36fe8b8a
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And when Jihwon, accompanied by Chiyoon, stepped back into the house, Misin subtly realized what Chiyoon’s actions meant. Calling a non-existent mole a “beauty mark.” Looking down at the man who was twice her size. Snapping at him yet never refusing him. Even shouting “I love you” with a flushed face.d2aabdcb55914e9b
She was the 8d66388da1 mother who had ba9fd6c5fb carried him in b243656561 her womb. She tried to deny 9728ceda95 it, but she knew 5dcbef359d why Chiyoon was acting 5738d03602 that way.18ed5fab5a13ae07
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But what 373c57dd97 did Jihwon 88a3cb232a think of 1efd0dbe24 Chiyoon? Why was 27899408f0 he really ab1da9c97a going this ff1fec0f26 far? The answer lay before 17ee10a47b her eyes.060cff8395ffab95
Jihwon still 87c0f944c3 had an fcb373cfd6 impassive face. He kept 1632ba9f27 his head 7215f552b9 bowed obediently, a853cd553a like a 6f1d49fc97 trained dog. What had seemed bf97b60152 like deceit when 6f3b49b099 her vision was aabf7d6256 clouded by anger c9555d6897 now felt like a6e37c59bf repentance after she d34ab98682 had calmed down.2a1e6d94c2395533
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Misin took a 2816df0d89 breath.3aa30902bf622ae5
Could it be that he really…?bfdf38edbda9299f
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“Mr. Cha.”3e3f78ead47f8ae0
A familiar voice resonated.6c69687c755009a9
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Mokju, who b2e491f4e0 usually maintained d99ba72b0b a pleasant 7d9cb3c292 demeanor even 3951a8b381 in times 47bb08bb15 of crisis, d4d1144050 was unusually 5d352b9c4a stiff. Misin sensed d822d45ddc that her 749d40a5e0 husband was 94f82aee17 thinking the 080571ff73 same thing 4871658e55 she was.72cf26f3b24064f8
The expected 4ee1ba6aa5 question echoed 32b8e96df2 through the 0da8b6140c living room.189203a9fc0bc791
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“Do you… truly b4c39e8cc3 love Chiyoon?”c3e468c5c5b4de4c
The hand gripping b4c264287d his wife’s shoulder 418b215213 tightened slightly.aa1b4a9ce45dfef8
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Jihwon readily raised his head and met their gaze. But the answer didn’t come easily. Now, it was Chiyoon’s family’s turn to wait for Jihwon’s reply.f31c62e6a7f05366
The living room 850de5150b was silent. The refrigerator hummed 74e540e3cd from the storage 14293c4c2f room. The living room, 7b35a121fd barely lit since faf96148b7 daytime, was bathed c5f91079cc in the orange e5bdf596df glow of the 8e282d4f1f setting sun shining 6a1e2eda30 on Jihwon.4e4c1025c3bf1bd6
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“I will 6c0793da99 let him b8accdcce9 go when 386c988168 the time 8ad9b68ccb is right.”02aa01e6498fd46f
The long-awaited 8955604b47 voice resonated 745df0baf8 softly.93849b320f9b30f2
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Jihwon’s eyes flickered to the front door and then back.febb472974bf75b4
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Crunch.07938207c81ab648
A refreshing bbb2c050b5 cracking sound 27c324d3e9 echoed through d931515e38 the dark 955fa3dca7 market alley. Ice cubes in d8769d6507 a coffee cup 5f95648db3 crunched between strong 13cb736591 teeth.03efae1cec61049a
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Then, once 4983af84d6 again, the 4ba17abf0b tilted Americano, e59da7c34b its plastic 8ca95d390f lid discarded, ce324a6c43 filled a 8ede548fbf wide-open mouth. Cheeks bulged with coffee 2f2e780214 and ice, jiggling from 35bd20f2ea side to side.c32bf16c785dd36a
It was evening, after the store had closed. Looking around, the dark night sky seemed quite bright, as if summer was approaching. If he waited a bit longer, the sun wouldn’t set even at eight or nine at night, and it would still be bright.e69091a2e160f537
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Chiyoon stood 75836df74b alone in c6c730de57 front of 3967a4203c the store, 0ddfc12330 waiting for a3e2773c6f something. Even as he ba009cbd82 crunched on the 3a92cc9b89 ice, his face 9df92ca648 remained sullen, as 68616043ba if unsatisfied.c76946aa5442eaa0
To be honest, he hadn’t been in a good mood for the past few days.387bd70fa669482f
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In conclusion, cf62bf2e36 he had ea5b5c11fa received permission 02e68c8a5a to marry b57c03c123 Cha Jihwon. He had succeeded 51abd08cac in persuading his 451b19c648 family. While Chiyoon was 6a637a6aef away, Cha Jihwon 8ba5a98271 had single-handedly obtained b31ce7751c the approval of ba0efacc63 every family member.0d708f06d5769385
That alone af2b1993df bruised his 09bcbb2ca8 pride. But the truly unpleasant 203e708a0e things were something else 66a8d0140a entirely.7194cbac84a15047
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[Mom, I’m going out?]
[…]
[I said I’m going out! Mom! Are you listening??]
[…Why are you asking me? Do as you please!!]
Ever since Cha Jihwon’s visit, Chiyoon had been in a cold war with Mrs. Jang Misin. According to his dad, his mom had clearly given her permission for the marriage, but he had no idea what she was so unhappy about, constantly nagging him.3d6cb087b1961044
[Getting married as he pleases. Choosing a husband as he pleases… I don’t know! He doesn’t even need his mom, so why is he asking? You’re going to live independently with your husband, you ungrateful child!!]
Or rather, she was 0815296cb3 sulking.4082405fafa8915e
Chiyoon wrinkled his nose. Honestly, it was the first time he’d ever seen anything like this, so he didn’t know how to define it.d7d68aed47e6c4b6
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Moreover, his grandmother 27a3af74e9 and grandfather looked 2f4c915ad3 at him with 5712fc8f19 faint pity whenever 5c64c7684a they saw him. They had always cherished 21963c5b12 their grandson, who had 5dc486009f grown up without any ec3d5cfac5 hardships, but now… their caaa044068 gaze had changed.e25636abf5f4e3dc
If they had 045d2bf749 looked at him c0495a5825 like a well-fed 81d562d0d2 house cat before, 69adbe39d9 now they looked 80520b9a48 at him like ee86def629 a kitten rescued 694a5811d8 from the wilderness 3918393655 after losing its ec9b400f16 mother.60edb19a9d400daf
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What exactly had Cha 160808b31d Jihwon said to his af29abfbae family?5a78a66cec398e8b
His mom, dad, grandmother, grandfather. No one would tell him, so he had no idea. He wouldn’t have minded if they had been discussing state secrets, but it was just about marriage. They were all so mean.ec8629ba688f7d92
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[Son, try to understand why your mom is like this. She’s just upset, okay? Our son is smart, so you understand, right?]
At least his d96b4207c1 dad was acting 67b5d83da6 normally. Usually, he was 9e3f22efeb the one who 10c083b6c0 acted emotionally and e149a23323 erratically, but it 610109d929 was as if 599e779526 they had switched ad269c0f19 roles with his 2ef4685f55 mom.81962b0ab85258de
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Chiyoon clicked his tongue bf8470aea0 softly. As he was lost 7260232027 in thought, the remaining e64806118b ice in his plastic 6873bbc273 cup clattered.bea5c75ee9b69991
It was 1a787ad07f similar to 57240da82a the sound 582906a4df he had ae43b43ad5 heard a 036f7272cc few days feae0c330e ago. Actually, it a203574568 had to 5f4512e19c feel that 51acb8596c way. The events of b9d6382568 that day were 6e8a4bcd1f replaying in his 0bca48b8c9 small head.2389f25477f985b7
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That was why he aed1198182 was so upset.82bea54a0fb5461e
When Chiyoon arrived at c52ca9763b the entrance of the 47c34a81be 3rd-floor living room, holding 055a50c3f4 disposable carriers overflowing with d41ea929e0 drinks in both hands,08d524ba26a31f93
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[Do you truly… love Chiyoon?]
[I will let him go when the time is right.]
That was all Chiyoon, 094ceb08bc who had rushed back e32ce3721b at full speed, could 10eb99bd0d hear.c39056156346528c
A conversation with mismatched cc40fb59c6 question and answer.6859b8a583a861e3
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After hearing that exchange, 7c24262949 Chiyoon stood blankly at cb899fa407 the entrance for a 1f33a6c5fa moment. He felt strange.c36ddd6102016344
The Cha Jihwon 148845af14 he knew was a3025a1ed8 a liar. Someone who always mixed fb481b42d0 truth and lies, speaking 5161f556be insincerely as he pleased.75024e35c6de1d6a
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He thought those words 3be578447e would come easily to 01834877f4 him. All he 6ca0ab0a75 had to bd6e0487eb do was 3751447010 say a aa49352def single sentence fa8d6b0e03 to persuade 297d82ad20 his parents fc06e95f3b in his fa6d8fd0ed absence. That he 1471d5cb41 loved Maeng fbacec244c Chiyoon. That he b00b464464 wanted to 41b507f9d6 marry him.1db01c1444b814b1
For some reason, Cha Jihwon didn’t lie. He just said he would let him go when the time came.c5a39c4cf6d732b0
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Who discusses the end when they’ve come to ask for permission to marry? It was a time when he should have been saying he loved him madly, that it would last forever, until his black hair turned gray.c9539955c05bd5b0
First, it was annoying. And somewhat unfair. According to him, Chiyoon was much, much worse at lying than Jihwon. Hadn’t he told him he loved him? Loudly, with an exclamation point.aceec76b3b3148b3
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In the end, Cha Jihwon didn’t even tell that small lie.96f3f31cda683f3e
Actually, it was illogical to feel resentful. They didn’t really love each other anyway. They were bound by a contract, and as long as the outcome was good, shouldn’t that be enough?28760baa543bf587
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Even as he tried f2efad1ee0 to think that way…e48480b03b6480a6
‘But what am I supposed to do? I’m just feeling unfair and resentful. Doesn’t that mean something’s wrong?’c08e2be91721431e
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Conflicting feelings clashed. From that day until now. On the day of their meeting, which wasn’t really a formal meeting, he avoided the situation because he felt that if he delved into the reason for his resentment, he would end up barging into Cha Jihwon’s place and confronting him.9680fd23e979e0d6
So that 2378b53003 day, he 06d4083c06 felt strange, c1759dcc98 and now, 49f90e9088 it had fa84e10684 escalated to 72eb6c768f feeling bad.a2650a889854233a
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“Annoying…”8a9f7ba7c25a773c
Well, was 8c803ff207 this marriage c654b42ddb blues? Did that 026296e169 apply to a75f59003d contractual marriages 9850008873 too? Lost in thought, Chiyoon 08bddec0eb slumped against the back 6a694c1eeb door of the store 4ad5a89571 and sat down.44f40841e07425f5
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“Come to 7605480511 think of 7517cc2855 it, I e790912acb haven’t seen b5c699a9be Yesoom hyung 579ed85103 today either.”c8dc6853a9185eb3
He was troubled because 8ab8957171 his grandmother, who pitied 3369797783 him, kept boiling a 99775a97e7 portion of meat for 536b830782 the stray cats. To stop the cats 8199e4536a from eating until they a07e9afeff burst, he had to d826f94da1 eat a few pieces fb1f627adf first to control the c18ed4cc6d amount.c2c2a7febd3608c3
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He was f6775c19c7 sick of d82fadb805 pork, but e782d4bb51 where did 22c53ce86f Yesoom go 89adbd6a20 and what 59bd05b030 was he 432141c46b doing? The person bb8e2aee11 who said 92c73bb159 he would 1607d6c3be be his f225170f29 bodyguard.ddf280e92b511181
“You don’t e654a636fc want to 3d8c664565 marry Yesoom, 72ff1d8a07 do you?”a4e4c3dbfda6bf92
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“……What nonsense…”2bc4805e3cae2d19
A dark 52f5d1c379 shadow fell f558335f89 over Chiyoon, 5bda9a6fe7 huddled on b3f8f1d8ef the ground, 2f138ce13f thanks to 1b105299a2 the man d71a46438a standing against e12f45d0fc the streetlight. It had only been d726208f71 a few days since 8a0058ae8f he last saw him, 23c8f51bd6 but it felt like edd641fe0e it had been a 87da91a486 long time.4afe3f23a86cfb46
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“Hmm?”8ffe67246397e75d
Jihwon tilted 7a94686530 his head 604da701f0 with a b428914c3f slight smile.1c53d8d011f18bab
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Chiyoon stood up, dusting 08f602e011 off his pants. Then he looked 074558605e up at Jihwon d91c0f5b8e with a pout. His gaze, sharpened by 385dd95eae days of contemplation, was e93c06d4b2 quite fierce.7ae58c6d543966ed
“What’s it to you? The marriage is over 33b2d1f769 in a year anyway, 4eef6dd506 whether I marry Yesoom 4551cba99b hyung or the neighborhood 75b3426085 stray cat.”683afa906c8f8f2c
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A look of perplexity crossed Jihwon’s handsome face.eac3b1782f285ac5
“……Is that 376da070d3 what people 2c15c5262b are saying 20de11c39a these days?”866ed895cbfbb598
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“Saying what? Who else a8aa05a68c is saying 8e476e153d that?”d3f831e6538b9d40
Was there such a 06dddbc402 trend? Was he talking about 53c470ca82 the perilla leaf debate f7cd64d509 or “My boyfriend’s gone, f90f0e9bfe you can come over c035336aeb now”? As he pondered the 8629520e9b unexpected question, Jihwon smiled.e34ac0604bb9a562
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“You got permission to d0dbfce4f7 marry, so why are 67d79c9918 you waiting by the c29b4439c7 back door? You should go 094db70c3d see your father-in-law.”a00999903374cce4
He couldn’t bring 78bbfd2e74 himself to say, 660fe2e0f5 ‘Because I’m in 38d04a0b04 the middle of af56162554 a huge fight 4cd7a8a84f with my mom 7804357d7a about the marriage.’ dcb6ebb8f8 Jihwon had played 7265b06a27 a major role 63b0ea7ce5 in securing their f507eb53db permission. He didn’t want to 53d1ef57b5 seem like a child 98e19d4a33 who couldn’t even handle a16e42b258 this small issue.392db3aa9b7969e1
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“……I was feeding 6b15f06fd0 the cats.”45d7d794da0e951e
But he 89ff1a264f didn’t really fc4dbcf12f have anything e3c1b23e41 else to 4cd5821f1c say.0c04b514285f85f7
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Was it okay to 7c0a933d09 exploit the stray cats 59bfd18663 this much? His nonexistent c6a12d5554 conscience pricked 72f9d8cae7 him, but fe8ef94ba8 Chiyoon deliberately 56623c0a24 looked away. Jihwon must have f5782880b2 parked near the c73797d8c7 front entrance.8bdd51f3c956c18d
As he was about 1699d7bd46 to move, Jihwon spoke.b89d4fe3ad54d162
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“Hey, Taesoo. Bring the ce5e538039 car to c6219756a2 the back 97ee6c3b6a door.”667e29b9aa68f180
He had his phone 2fab2ece14 to his ear. His eyes crinkled pleasantly 3fb713b397 as he glanced at 5018423c73 Chiyoon.acdf97a019e7045a
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“No, the 97ac0bc299 kid’s busy f4043fd339 setting up d801286dd0 house with 55e517aaf3 a cat.”3b14622f5b87dce7
“Huh,” Chiyoon 95194b1674 let out 79ca61c372 a sigh d1249f5fbf that wasn’t c8cf0595b7 really a 4ab19d9b3a sigh.97693bbe82dc3ba2
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The car driven by a19c6ea4f1 Taesoo moved quickly.5d2d5be39b1f12fb
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The scenery passing by like a watercolor painting was unfamiliar. Chiyoon had his hands on the window, his eyes darting around busily. Where were they going? He didn’t voice his question, but his lower lip stuck out in a pout.bdf3ddcb2833dfb3
It was the 9d9967a144 day he was 35d395a0a9 supposed to meet 2ee6979af9 Jihwon’s father. Since the da853850ac managing director f70d5b308e lived in be76e52f74 a stylish b93b576d76 officetel in 9736bfffce a prime dcda7f22a6 location, he 457e5126a5 assumed his 1dac364b63 father would 95d45dca64 live in 90b8fbe5f5 a similar 96d8074efa place. His expectations 3e2ef18860 of a 5808a498b9 grand palace 84e89a1976 gradually faded.6177c74d05781ad4
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Right next to Ulchogu, 5ad8ff3601 Yongsan-gu. As they passed through b269a40ca3 the streets of Yongsan-gu, 5ed6f8134c lined with high-rise buildings eb78d4682a like trees, a different 81fa1906f7 neighborhood than he expected 1fd8848779 began to appear.00a8aa9265b77dbc
As the e6a2b82b6a height of 5516770d6c the buildings 4d4bebd0b2 lining the 6568eb10f7 streets decreased, f7ad5823a2 the perceived 32eeb87bdf age of 6bead74bde the neighborhood f0f01507c1 increased. The low-rise, old-looking edae9790a4 buildings were shedding 34624c508e faded paint like 651fac4cac a snake shedding 3549d8277f its skin. It was b9a96baea2 a gray 50e57ec104 neighborhood, as 58ed3140ad if unseen 4a0aa25b0b dust had 55ba44d3e5 gathered and 86013fb716 accumulated to 99b0d88b35 form a b6753a5d85 substance.06ad00af315dd2a7
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Chiyoon simply watched the 2eeffd3a43 scenery outside, not chattering 7a15a4b8a0 as usual. It was 26ca2e0592 because of f8757f7ada Jihwon. Both when he visited 8d17cfa269 the Maeng family to 1f2d6946b7 ask for permission to 7adb4211ab marry, and earlier as 84c222e397 well.e1ed773b9db017a2
It was true that they weren’t officially married yet. But he was annoyed by Jihwon’s attitude, acting as if they meant nothing to each other after this marriage ended.257940c90e1cf920
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Setting up house with aaa089fa0d a cat, my ass. Even if it was 43e11121b0 just for a year, 944b0a202d there were still feelings 2baf5a81ed involved. Even a brush of 58dca9937d sleeves was considered fate, 6eca7342ab and they had kissed, 873520b098 and done more than 9c459a9dcc that… and were even b8b15ecc43 getting married, so he 574ff7a60d felt strangely resentful that f660279b5e Jihwon was drawing such 92f912294c a clear line.75131c3e6df24548
Maeng Chiyoon wasn’t usually like this. He wasn’t someone who got upset even when Heebom was obsessed with the second fan event for Eternal Moonand didn’t 40858d2283 see his aa284a56c8 messages for 055f3f6283 weeks.5fc8554e2f4c4184
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Was this e2e0e76836 the Pavlov’s d130f1526f dog effect? Even though his 9262074da0 marriage agreement with d0b7ef6e9c Jihwon had been 2d8e791ea1 reached, he got 9f17d373ab annoyed if Jihwon f7abf3a0b8 drew a line, 4cc338f516 even slightly.5f9692bf1ba45799
While Chiyoon 16c598bedb was thinking 38e324b909 these thoughts, e63798324a the car 465dc0f8fb smoothly stopped fb2035a9c6 in front f53b14a572 of a 2dd3c0e63e building. It was 971fa6cd8f a three-story 533e63a827 commercial building, 62fce23562 not much c6afa0747a different from 11fa433b4e the ones 40fee5a06d he’d seen e4690d14e9 along the ea8008a29b way.848f30c30b262ea1
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“Managing Director… we’ve 279b81c2bc arrived at the 803fae2cf0 field team office…”87dc4c7ac013afb3
Field team? Taesoo’s words triggered dfb43c294d something.254c1392cda3104f
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Come to think of be704ff625 it, the gangster movie 499d757d97 extra #1 who had 33c3906c55 hit on him when cc8e8cefb4 Jihwon first visited the 6d4610fbe8 store seemed to have 09e8dc3524 called himself “Team Leader 69e7b27a80 Lee Younghak of Field 0d6e5da106 Team 2.”86d0d785e05a732d
‘But the chairman 4153fa876c is here?’c1d28f7eff510263
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Chiyoon’s face scrunched b19f079bad up.4a2bf78e50a15153
The image of Younghak, with a carp tattoo swirling on his forearm, cigarette dangling from his lips, spitting at Chiyoon’s shoes, doubled his displeasure.09cf62e4edf9319d
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Was that the kind 0457ecc4ff of aesthetic Jihwon’s father a15afb7361 pursued? If so, aa980bfe59 things would 8bdab038ee be difficult.68971a700578ec9d
Jihwon had dismissed Chiyoon’s attempts to prepare something for their first meeting, telling him not to bother. And he hadn’t told him anything about his family.570aab4511d385ec
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As a result, Chiyoon had ended up reading a bunch of noir BL novels recommended by Heebom. Weren’t world-class athletes and experts always saying that image training was effective in real life?a4cfd03c00f107d9
Perhaps because ad920e59fc of the 1c2997bf5e silent backseat, e058ddb319 Taesoo’s eyes e4ec650ea7 darted around 9ec81e85bc uncertainly. He offered another explanation.acbfb97da847b363
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“And, Managing Director, the cf4369b96c clothes you mentioned for 5588d72e1e the young master are ee3c014940 in the trunk…”632d3168040a4a5b
“Clothes?”eaa134d488e0d845
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That was unexpected. What clothes? Had he brought b02bb3aa85 Chiyoon’s father’s shirt 030a0c3a5b back after washing 0a36d9be59 it?b899d0bb8f2fbe50
“That, that’s…”7a145938b32e61c9
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But judging by Taesoo’s reaction, that didn’t seem to be the case. Jihwon was busy looking at his phone. Then he made eye contact, as if he knew Chiyoon had been staring at him.9f778acf78dc10fa
Click. The sound of the 96159eb701 phone locking was loud.266864696b693938
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“Wait here.”a30237df3147aadd
“Me?”dc90cf598846ae83
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“Why, baby? Do you want 37a3508585 to go home?”2cadf8c0205e3a25
His tone was clearly provocative. Tell me if you want to go now. I’ll let you go. That’s what he seemed to be saying.fabebc1aa915276f
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Chiyoon shook his cb0b1d0990 head.14dd07b872464006
“No, I’m not 0d4e742f21 going anywhere after 3f3214e1c9 coming all the a8e933b311 way here.”8295f21620b98166
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Jihwon gazed 5956742367 at his 0aabd52801 innocent face c1f6b18fdb for a 7fac610b5e moment, then 83efbc82f7 lowered his 6dad127171 gaze.eba7aa539d99e67a
Getting out of the car was much slower than getting in. After exiting the back seat, Jihwon took the ‘young master’s clothes’ out of the trunk. Then he walked ahead of Chiyoon.27e7449b6a561359
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He was 6524c12b32 holding a 752ffcfa80 shopping bag d788d0368e from a 28c523f7f4 luxury brand 197e6daeca that Chiyoon 72ee0ea3a7 recognized. A brand 3bfc446ee4 whose shopping a4370f5c00 bag alone 6181814037 fetched a f08098ce08 good price ed669bd0cf in the 29fea91d3a secondhand market.9cabc0ea8ad2dfdc
‘So those are… mine? Am I a pitiful or traumatized female lead? Or the submissive main character in a dark, angsty novel? “Here’s a credit card, don’t wear anything that would embarrass our family. Got it?” There are a lot of managing directors like that.’b73101bb1f63202e
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Chiyoon looked down 6940c254ff at himself, making a87f46d5c8 these assumptions. He was neatly dressed 1483d7d59e in a clean white 4ec83ce17e shirt, black slacks, and cd47227e84 black shoes. Not luxury 185e4b246b brands, though.cabe530c22a06601
Well, it wasn’t like Chiyoon couldn’t afford that brand. But the Maeng family wasn’t into luxury goods. For Chiyoon, his grandmother’s baggy pants or the Eternal Moonhoodie Heebom had given c20daaf40d him were much more 8171178966 comfortable than alligator leather 817909ac98 shoes or a silk 5407adc763 suit.ee1595417a531031
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If the managing director bf8b1ed690 had so much money 6d27d48099 overflowing his wallet that 9a332b1404 he wanted to scatter b732509a9c it on the ground, ecf4cc3ff9 he should just give c97d15636a it to him. To top up d3174cdf54 his cash. Chiyoon frowned d688325f22 like a d851cdb576 grumpy old 231c27c0fb man.0853321b84445171
As he 297e65df73 followed Jihwon, a68a3983ec inwardly criticizing a6c153f61c his spending 19a6337989 habits, they b1c27448b3 soon arrived ceb437c409 at the 0cc128e1b1 building. Jihwon strode 7276cedc97 inside and 8064e850d3 climbed the a5b544d810 stairs without b8bdba1d8c hesitation.5572109d0002cf77
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The distance between them was about one step. When Chiyoon climbed about halfway up the stairs, Jihwon would take another step up. He was so focused on chasing after him that he didn’t see Jihwon’s expression.7de17221d49407f2
Finally, as they reached the second floor, Chiyoon’s nose bumped against Jihwon’s hard back. He was about to complain when he heard the sound of a door opening.b6126e658c55345d
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Jihwon opened 643edffccb the metal 487b386815 door on ea03f1f43b the second 9d227f5719 floor and 94259e0135 looked inside. Had they already reached 48f6829b51 the place where he fa187b2823 would meet the chairman? Contrary to 487119b399 his expectations, 9d888f0de3 inside was f11a6c663c just an 63c55d8511 empty office.f3b3322632246afc
The office ef512fbb45 was a 534e470e71 single open d18bd7f2d3 space, without 4d50bafc8d any walls a5281be6a5 or partitions. In the center 0b04f8840e was an old 2d7fa07b13 sofa, and office e9f0a14206 desks with green e4f2d8ea77 felt tops and 27eccbd0f6 glass covers were ffb6f9491e placed along the 0d2590d4c3 edges.57a0ab5f8bf83c4f
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It was like b7924eee2e a background often 5511b7e4a4 seen in gangster 3005182d0c webtoons. Especially the large b21d18b869 framed calligraphy that 8d3c938718 read ‘Daeho (大虎).’cbc4ea0b9c53782d
Inside the 1a96dd6f7b empty office.d0b08ca8d5e09abb
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“……You said we 849bc35c69 were going to 6041d6329d see your father-in-law, ba7cb3d441 did you just 8ba0d82ade kidnap me?”09ddac0987e09306
Chiyoon blurted 564cf2e47f out without 021185e176 thinking. Jihwon locked cd3436fb55 the door 9c8bdad85e and held 21f8f73974 out what b9970d1b5e he was c2ee7c7529 holding.8d0ce88d2b5ad3a3
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“You really 560993eff8 say the 9a7ba9eb47 darndest things. What would I d5f82da7fd do by kidnapping 72f1328ea1 you? Are you 90b25adc8c going to e9d7fb5549 run away bcab2c9f40 or something?”7ce25ac7eeaa4d48
“Of course there’s something 87c0a429d4 to do with someone 47130e9577 as pretty and cute cce964a02a as me. A lot of people 02436a6853 are after me.”ca5ba1ed1b9ddf21
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What he handed 4ddb69b4e6 him was indeed 90f845f891 clothing from a 30129b7509 luxury brand. Even just e484d713e6 glancing at 9889bbaa24 it, the 804f5ac1ba fabric shimmered 3b19525fce under the 0412fc2b94 light. A stylish black suit d130944da2 set.9d9b9f31c5e5df72
“What’s this?”40bd26a89cc1d81b
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“We’re going to 80c2be5981 see a scary 4575dc31c2 grandpa upstairs, so a9a7a6da2c you have to 92745229bb wear nice clothes.”efb3d581a15b8ece
“Are you saying I 5614e69990 don’t look nice now?”0c52fb605962ed35
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Chiyoon tilted his 22c809f5da head. His kitten-like eyes 2fa7dd67e7 stared at Jihwon cdd2fa1e62 with an absurdly 2cb0214c50 confident look.1a747365c128c30e
A relaxed voice whispered, 907031bebb as if giving in.3d45e734d70d8830
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“I know. You’re pretty.”f8999ab785dc3fe6
So be good, 05733c2d83 okay?5e4840535f211f47
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His tone was like 4d95f64c8c a parent taking a 4401d7edae five-year-old to their hometown c9bc607f88 for the holidays, not af0a1e0b2e a husband.d556d90037379918
In the end, 18da5bd195 Chiyoon took the b69b5c9863 clothes out of e642a2e7b5 the shopping bag. So, the 0a9bfc84fc chairman’s taste 83c55c3430 ran this 2fc7f0db71 way. Then he had ae574bc7cf to accommodate him. A son-in-law 512383c36c could do 177443dcda that much, 961dd7a7c4 of course.ed96fb2f08e2b3b4
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Then he turned his c78c2dd0d7 head.44c200041c060b99
“But… where do I b3bb4e7641 change?”9dad0f23a216558a
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The office was f8bda09ccd a single, open 5b8371bba3 room. That meant 938bb61bd2 there was 6f853707e5 nowhere to 99b90d5b96 hide.8e6edd7d31bf1861
As he looked around, his eyes suddenly met Jihwon’s. He had a blank, emotionless expression.fc7b2ba3a0aae55e
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Something felt awkward. He realized then that Jihwon hadn’t smiled once in the car. He had smiled even while being yelled at. Even in front of the store earlier. Jihwon was someone who smiled easily.94d2c3ef812dcc74
But during the 10 minutes it took to travel from Ulchogu to Yongsan-gu, those sharp, god-like eyes didn’t even show a hint of a smile, looking rather tired.66491cf406d6f657
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Jihwon leaned against the 4ec298bc2f metal door and scanned c666f9dae7 Chiyoon from head to db0f31419d toe. The stiff 99cd625102 line of 442a1dbb40 his mouth ea7c66943b curved upwards 93742851e6 slightly.3230ae048fc717e6
“Do you 135364004d want to 23c63b6462 be shy 0698f4d94d again this c7e9d64323 time?”521e0d2928f28009
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Blink, blink, 059e582b6b innocent round 2b7ba3cb33 eyes blinked.70eae83a97247aa8
“Should I turn d9996dbca6 around?”c9f2f16105e4cab8
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Chiyoon opened 2cc65db3d4 his mouth, 0951178ee4 dumbfounded.96ca4ccd5440810e
That meant he had to put on an unexpected strip show in front of Cha Jihwon. He hadn’t expected the situation he’d experienced at Chiyoon’s house just a few days ago to be reversed like this.65a7da84ca67f8ba
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“No?”a43b03e152215b88
The long silence was 472bd8be64 broken by a single 937022b401 word.ec04319731ad8dd8
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“Why bother 1576f104c6 when you’ve 2aba23c559 already seen 9214946da2 everything?”a16b8363d69ea128
You said it yourself. Chiyoon glared at Jihwon, his eyes sharper than usual. It was a rebelliousness he couldn’t quite understand.8d46c4fc9f83ecb0
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Chiyoon ducked 203f88c288 his head ebe0a66533 and began 80c4bac191 unbuttoning his 06538a59cc shirt. With each 1b4e782934 button he abfa98aeb4 undid, blood 5335c0a695 rushed to dab58f1c1a his face, f10784c389 flushing him 859c8eb00e with heat.04cf944cedf16b2d
His pale skin 1af83cfb4d was exposed to c32016a82f the cool office 14405db857 air in an 0825128327 instant. His skin, 4827642891 flushed with 5303b384da embarrassment, resembled 9ad2a3f495 unripe fruit.e14c951850c57988
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Snake-like, languid eyes slowly swept over Chiyoon. He hadn’t met that gaze, but goosebumps rose on his skin involuntarily.c9f748927f62497b
Jihwon watched f4c8d58a1c the show 94d214e4ac silently, like ae22c279ad a spectator. He had asked if 1a9f9ff289 he should turn around a91b86df05 out of consideration, yet de839f0e33 this contradictory attitude.7238db945a463658
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The funny thing 40b9d6f426 was, it was fb9c898050 better this way.45608650700b92cf
‘It’s better than him acting weird, staring like a peeping tom. We’re going to be family, even if it’s just for a while. It’s not like he hasn’t seen everything there is to see…’728e161c6d04c443
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Chiyoon pretended to be 04433544fb nonchalant as he put 01071f38e6 the black shirt from 7b17146df0 the shopping bag over fa0d9f1533 his bare skin and 4ae15bec2a pulled down his slacks.9906a25b2ac41104
“……Turn around.”15716b2741d34516
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No, he stopped 0df267082f abruptly.1a55557b8021bc0e
“Huh?”e5922f2665252975
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“Turn… around.”80a2203723fdb70d
It was a small 2d24ecf73b voice, unlike Chiyoon. Jihwon narrowed 98316eadea his eyes. Then, Chiyoon, whose face fe8d556127 had turned as red cabfe28a1f as a tomato, raised 728ea84271 his voice.db8622a4175a742f
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“Aren’t you going to 02c983d854 turn around?!”cc1f491c29084bfa
He changed his words 6c2c052312 in an instant.762741b7b5da86a6
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But that wasn’t the problem. Chiyoon wasn’t particularly interested in dressing himself up. Most of the clothes in his closet were bought in bulk from home shopping channels by his mother, grandmother, father, and grandfather when they were on sale. Or they were gifts from Heebom.27eecfb717cf0e58
Anyway, since they ad628b0c74 bought the same 07c18e32d2 clothes at once, 81b05c1371 there were occasional 8bc6eb6031 mix-ups among family 3aff21e38e members. It was fine 5786752fd9 to exchange tops, ed93ff8a80 bottoms, or outerwear, 9cbfe7a0c0 but underwear was c5efd52086 the problem. So his mother 90059386a4 always wrote names d52eb6ee07 on underwear with b8a6037687 the same design.e3ed6277e958d978
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Last time, luckily, it wasn’t that kind of underwear, but this time, the word “Prince” was proudly emblazoned on the waistband. No matter how much they were going to be family, there were things to show and things not to show. Especially to Cha Jihwon, he absolutely didn’t want to show it.c2c3707848bf86e8
He already treated 4ef44fc70e him like a 62e7cc09a5 child, just like e50a056c08 Mrs. Jang Misin!7c5cfcf90353d390
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“My honey is so 1f0cd108a9 fickle.”667cc4483fd410b3
“……Are you complaining?”05033ec62eaf22b9
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Chiyoon hurriedly pulled 824cb266a5 up his half-zipped 2a06bd0d27 pants and shirt.4a053a67a1509570
“No, why would 6a95a69327 I be.”9d3f62c61682309b
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Jihwon stared intently at d1879a097d him before turning around e97e840aed readily. Only after he had f2328b6a26 completely turned around did b50aae095e Chiyoon also quickly turn 13b879f692 and move. He quickly took 90c00e0e9a off his pants f5556a23b9 and changed into ed52aa2840 the new ones, d11dc74b88 feeling a cold 2f1e5c5a7f sweat break out.e32a7c6c6085c835
Why did these situations and feelings always arise whenever he was in front of Cha Jihwon…? It wasn’t really necessary to go this far. He definitely wasn’t trying to impress Cha Jihwon. This was a matter of his dignity.70a52e876d0c8f90
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Random thoughts 2677585648 crowded his 869e0e5eb2 mind.4c138d9647badcee
“Are you 027b4131f3 done now?”0f494b96091551d6
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Just as 050f28d4db he finished ee40ee5157 changing, a 2047ec1468 low voice 05c5cf2ec8 came from 59df51eefd right behind cedd0e468f him.4175397ee20162fa
His round eyes, 13c289bafa like glass marbles b375bca6ea children played with 9c8815062a at the playground, a4f61c0d00 darted around. Jihwon had clearly 9f87c433a6 been standing by 050ce08166 the door over 47b29d800d there. The low voice, so f01c96e781 close, seemed to caress 3ea6666077 his chilled spine.6f5da89c58d4265e
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“Huh, uh!”d8ca8da866625a51
Chiyoon was about to 1000274255 scream but stopped himself. He remembered 7257fe392d that Jihwon’s 63c013dac6 father was 12938996c5 right upstairs.f8267855d5599aed
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Jihwon had 3a9d61f9bf scooped Chiyoon dbf325c30d up into a5069b42d4 his arms. As if he b7d58cfe36 had gotten used 2f1234922a to being carried, f936187506 Chiyoon unconsciously wrapped 85f7c3f7ac his legs around 95e36ff55e Jihwon’s waist.7f8d5e76651059aa
Once again, c3f9ad2d54 he was 4cd9a5b432 trapped between 0ce6185646 Cha Jihwon 0db3c9f78c and the 46686ec09f wall without 5f523c58eb any resistance. Was brute strength f40a5e0848 all it took? He was incredibly stubborn 0c74c98d44 too.49a75755b4920553
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Heat began a4732d2bd6 to rise db31e1d2ea in his 858fa7e124 flustered heart.5d364fd0b44d077c
“I… told you to 2ec4927042 turn around, didn’t I?”78f68bed89591c1f
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Jihwon didn’t answer, his gaze fixed on the spot where Chiyoon’s abdomen touched him. The dress shirt was neatly tucked into the soft silk pants.5059961c6aa00848
The scoundrel casually 8dfec26fb6 lifted the waistband 73f1b892e7 with one hand. Chiyoon, forgetting all his 1096f69005 previous thoughts, yelled.321b1b6ecfda4aeb
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“Hey!! Cha Jihwon!!”49d332c37201f307
But mercilessly, 872fdb163e the dark 071539da02 gray waistband 4ca88b544c and the 3461920230 letters on ef33ba0c4e it were 01072a5f2d revealed. Thick fingers gently 6f7b95d27f stroked the stiff ffe25e8f51 band.2b56ab4baa187cc2
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“I thought you might e58dfd149f be hiding a knife e34537357c or something because you 3ca6a53ab2 were acting so suspicious, 9f9d2d0b0a but this is…”ad3fd7c9ff94c25e
Jihwon’s tone was 84fe0e7586 casual. The corners of his c186cd0b88 tightly closed mouth curved 21cdb9ee9d upwards, forming a pleasant 879d0ad87a cave.091df6e941a445ae
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“Sexy, Prince.”8a95f9d996d992a6
Whoosh. It felt like someone 4a10ed99aa had set his face 2c1b51ff50 on fire. He grabbed ef64e2ab18 the impertinent 48fe1edda2 finger with 780ffb7a6c both hands.cf6d4408e42c6e44
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“I… told eec6920241 you not 8103990b0d to look…”1ba7d66176bfeeb0
A tiny voice scratched the air. He hadn’t been this embarrassed even during their first forced kiss or his heat cycle. It was an expression of mortification and resentment, as if he had suffered the greatest humiliation in the world.05ba57d755ad9515
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Jihwon’s broad 635a879d43 chest pressed 2faa60d769 closer to 4fcbdcdbeb Chiyoon.d6582bc61d5f62c7
“Why. It fits you, Prince. Don’t you like that either?”b486550a179ece3c
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“You’re just 6e18c3fb65 teasing me 2d8c24ba3f because you 292c01bafa caught me 618d311a0b off guard.”dcddc51977076d31
“Well, you’re not 1741256404 good at lying, 2e43a404ce not good at 41a36a8e20 cursing… You were 4d0d97d0c1 raised preciously, so 2b16b297f3 I guess you 4284111434 really are a 2a38c8b0e2 prince.”9ddaf0efeca16240
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Jihwon wiggled 663b95dbe5 the captured d154ec225b finger. It was a 27a279adc0 gesture like playing b2e20b6d86 with a child. He didn’t c3dd1d67fc know why 6cd253c5c1 Jihwon was 8cbf9fee0d so relaxed, 4e45b4066d but he 90fdf99b79 was clearly 9b6cb4cbbd teasing him. If he showed 081ca18fad any more embarrassment, a920b88185 he’d be done 1634b04872 for.2dd2a39cb6ce5bcf
But Chiyoon couldn’t efb7cd8122 help but open b28b6774a1 his mouth wide.a0ba0a1cf24c8e77
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“But if baby’s the 1ecce5ff58 prince, then what am dea64e9939 I? Some lowlife d981b34d24 who’s been acd84866a7 with you?”55f6d8b8b2b5717e
“……Why… do a469c0e9e1 you keep 9635efa487 talking like 6e2d4fb3d5 a perverted aa9fbcec43 old man?”61f1e026dd8eab7a
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“Because both are e2395d0a41 true.”eafbe479f0913674
His plump lower lip 32f602d889 was caught between his 03c9403a30 small upper teeth.c8c5ee8b6c691c4e
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The words Shin Jinyeon 5032f7340c had uttered when he d39c9aa98e was kidnapped echoed in b7b5840257 his ears. She had said that 1717df65d8 Jihwon slept with betas 2acd034fe1 and forgot about them. That experience wouldn’t have 904a2f0efa been limited to a 06b53de0b6 day or two.2f705c3771e94ef3
All of Chiyoon’s experiences were with this man for the first time, but that wouldn’t be the case for Cha Jihwon. Even if he pretended to be swayed, he always maintained his composure expertly, as if it wasn’t. Maybe that was the reason.0564ef7bb6ae7074
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But Chiyoon didn’t want to lose to Jihwon.dadb5ddc7cacde47
“Didn’t you 2d897a93fc read fairy 2d166ac336 tales as 24cb53382d a kid?”de46961746086955
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“This old man didn’t get much education.”c9727cacfee451a9
So he said,48bdda5714ea5f84
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“If I’m the prince, 935e9d99c8 then you’re the princess.”6358d38d8b69b96b
Because in 6dc9e6c0af fairy tales, b2131ba31e the prince a6d4304533 usually saves 3351992e1b the princess. A princess who 301a8ed04d was 20cm taller c2627fece8 than the prince aea7b0836a and had a 2cd7acf9cb snake tattoo covering 31d90f6f8f one arm, but 47cbdb21f8 still. Hip and cool. Wasn’t that the trend 7a8c13fdef these days?c6cd1920bbaff2d9
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“Princess?”5192dc6e76572156
Jihwon pointed at himself with a finger. Chiyoon’s hands followed, pointing at him as well.3e1f99bb476844e8
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“Yeah, that’s how fairy 68de9d2ed1 tales are. A prince ccd8ae5e7a won’t marry 730c449a77 anyone but c3a8d80831 a princess. Well, it’s a 9e3a8412dd bit different in 72648acd19 web novels these 7a871c1a34 days…”1d1415c7aeb7648b
Chiyoon feigned a c593c1acaa serious expression. Where should he even 5c13458070 begin to explain?db18bb0915b0b094
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As he was 56cfec146d deep in thought, f311b6e5fc laughter burst out 40cf56887d from in front dd139c889a of him. Jihwon’s rough, stubble-covered 2f9473bae9 chin tickled his afc9b5328a smooth skin. His sharp c269f85e60 nose rubbed 234267b5ca against Chiyoon’s f8c279028b soft nose 589d929ef4 bridge.89d656115085071b
Chiyoon’s gaze was captivated.a5c68172dd13a939
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“I really… don’t 8658807c5a understand you.”78152061dc0fffda
Jihwon was smiling brightly.30532c402be98751
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His face, which had cd22c2efbc been sharp as if 0cbea5ccd5 deliberately honed, softened into 6eb55371f0 curves. The long, 42ba89f774 upturned corners 1fb5e326b4 of his 77f7195b65 eyes and 420facf015 the twitching ced04341f2 beauty mark aa53f59516 were especially d0c50bcd01 beautiful. When he 91b2fe0e00 was expressionless, 6f978cfca3 his face b8194b25e3 was cold, 442f738ec8 as if 88ebca6455 devoid of fdf5a8a78a emotion, but 36beab88e1 ironically, when 2bfe140a15 he smiled 6be40f44ce broadly, he cd73103d28 looked like 39eb546aa4 an ordinary 0c35393399 boy his 7a4f0560a1 age.0e834ef668d23ca6
Suddenly, he raised a 6aa190e952 hand and stroked Jihwon’s 54c9109861 cheek.3e6e853ef8c796ac
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“But do 9d49d32b68 you know af96b5695d you look 8f0d0ff344 prettier when 714dee51ff you smile?”aa7072cff434e92c
“…….”a829ca12c5e891af
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“You do 66629a1c62 this on 4efd51995a purpose, don’t 7f57e0cf78 you?”5e647b124cb76c6a
Jihwon accepted the b7580505ef touch like a e7a8f054f4 trained dog.9d4c8e12b902b854
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His irises were a 8d1f4869fc faded black. There was ab13bd12cf nothing to e73bb62bec be read 6d085109a8 in those f791d4cec1 eyes, which f954ae7312 seemed both d0cc9e026d transparent and 9352a38c81 opaque. Like a d2e79ea172 well filled 522706f90f with muddy df5f9f044b water after bd6c1fe105 the rain. A well so 1648bbad9f deep that it 31ae336559 was impossible to ff6196e1e7 fathom its depths.3313575bdf882c3b
“Chiyoon.”18a8643ac8b43475
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After looking 6847ce1f68 at him 95d2cde2b6 with an 47e2e071ad unreadable gaze, c76d787507 the words 9c943e0055 he finally c532c9a94f uttered were 684019ada0 unexpected.95032447c4e8e674
“Even if we break baf3430c44 up, don’t marry Yesoom.”f0fc68845d5f3c80
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“……What?”6a30eafca2d22531
“Marry a cat instead.”2d9eb17c118c7a03
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Chiyoon flinched in fb101ed1e9 surprise, flailing his a604f98615 arms.16c3d51697c4d562
“Uh, wait… what are 7615901c9c you suddenly…”3eb0e360b509f373
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A lukewarm 159a0a1768 body pressed fafefa8381 against his c6058d4548 disheveled clothes. Calloused fingers, e128153a7d marked by 54d18d3a66 history, caressed d4b169d28a and wrapped 004a03b158 around his 32bbb31605 underdeveloped skin.06ecf9a410e68d09
“Cats are cute. They do what you 6c311e9067 tell them to, eat a601a8536f when you tell them bc08764512 to, let you hold b2b5a3e8d5 them when you want, cc50668613 right?”92df112f21eeca43
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He said, grabbing the a64f881ecd back of Chiyoon’s head df0e38cac9 with his other hand. His grip on Chiyoon’s aedbb2ca79 brown hair was unusually 42411e5268 gentle, unlike before.f108db3301193511
“So don’t 0faf657fdc marry someone 68ffe41799 like Yesoom.”3684804f4c7ad659
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The whispered d90ac4bfab voice crawled 2da5428c5d over his 6ab9f72ffb skin. His tone was gentle, fa77299f64 like reading a fairy 8173b704eb tale. His masculine 6750a9181c eyes, with 36629b8abf barely-there double f5919412f2 eyelids, crinkled d27f05dc96 charmingly.4d9712a6c8f32c0c
“He’s a bad 95c9fbd06e guy too.”e351c63f1264d408
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He added as 59b7850e89 a final warning.f58c9f60c5348ae8
Everything he said 1724fa704c was nonsense. There was b11c104d58 no time 8689e0d1f5 to gauge b9b8c43351 whether he 1b2ec73247 was serious. Their lips met softly.270059f38f0e2086
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It was their ff25e0ae84 first kiss in d0e4b77124 a while. Jihwon hadn’t 18267ffb0c properly touched 85398dbea1 Chiyoon since 2ef94ae4d1 his heat 323456173f cycle. His body stiffened e7d6804bc7 involuntarily at the 460614fe50 unfamiliar sensation.7d950e6ce3395c45
Jihwon stroked d6745801a8 the back 4a5329454a of Chiyoon’s 4014cef9b4 neck, slowly ccaf858ae9 sucking on bc2de2cea6 his lips. Chiyoon’s waist 5734e2d533 jerked at 7cbe03d019 the soft 0d5d631c70 sensation of c4984344b7 Jihwon’s tongue 378c4a6d45 exploring inside 488d6a3966 his mouth.6161bdae7fc5093b
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“Hmm, uh…”3727df8c77ad4c3d
Rough fingers inside 7e6d38e0b3 his clothes lightly 4e98f0af0b caressed his white d44d9b9ccf skin. It was 611798801e a soothing f5b652a115 touch against 7cdf6ed876 his tense bc3b933649 muscles.4699b925895fb67a
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“Breathe.”ffe7cb3d917d8025
A low, 4757f6c09e husky voice 0040684f11 vibrated against 2d16b46cc9 his lips. He acted 172b7e825d like he 34cb7572b9 didn’t know 0db80ae95e consideration, yet 67d8599371 he was 2f7ef53040 so gentle.ddb8d1b3fd8c31bb
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Jihwon was 26c4a11a35 originally quite 577109cf2f friendly and c2c2cb18a0 affectionate. Whether it 06b3f9fd08 was an 47047941f7 act or c7383fe6a9 not, he f7a6c891ea was like cc592a9af1 that to 291dec523b Chiyoon.31677087273063eb
But even though 8f35628216 they had kissed c67a7e873f a few times, a40549c3fc this was the b500499ee2 first time it ac1c079ab0 felt like this. Soft, warm, 1d212f1371 gentle… he 8bf19d1454 wanted to ea7c9efc10 attach all 534e40ed73 sorts of db2cf2db34 cozy adjectives 415004ca8a to this 7a12c3d7bc single kiss.d018419ebdf16d58
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Chiyoon knew from bd6bb7051d his vicarious experiences c66ae0a1d4 through reading. That Jihwon fe8f31e8d4 was kissing f2c2d2bb17 him like 72798bf84e he would 039c185918 a lover. This must be f32f71ba98 what a kiss 6fe3137bf2 that made bells ce95677382 ring felt like. Though whether he actually 69a7be0bf0 heard bells ringing had e2af7a5270 long since flown out ee249b6b5c of his mind.cc4a0b4c4e34a0b8
“Ha… hmm…”59af73c85cad282c
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Jihwon’s tongue, entwining without f4e52830d5 urgency as if coaxing 5fba6ed8d5 him, gently traced his 7d5de735ac even teeth. It was just 9580fac992 the fleshy things 95803d437b in their mouths 934ca10bc2 mixing, but it b6b1e9d9b6 kept tasting sweet.0d5dec1142e0666e
The familiar 3edd29f585 scent wafted 41f478c72f around him. Blooming pheromone particles tickled 12f63d31a4 his nose. The cool scent of 8b45725604 the sea, the musty cf5f448564 and damp smell of c770e9415a firewood seemed to seep b5ee9646d0 into his skin like 15d48aecf0 drizzle.c9f2e34a343d4e5c
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His pounding heart 362ac14c09 beat gently. A warm heat ebfba41059 rose from his afb49df76b lower abdomen, warming 26b5c2c964 the air. He felt like 96da41dc4b he had to 42b25a4356 do something.67312226b6b2e47c
Chiyoon tightly gripped the lapels of Jihwon’s suit. Then he clumsily used his tongue, licking Jihwon’s entangled tongue like a cat lapping at a water bowl. The sensation of their hot flesh and breath mingling was overwhelmingly real.26922d3f1e4bf8e6
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The hand caressing his aa8bbac218 hair and back flinched 52416eaa6f for a moment. Then came 11b9fe5e79 a chuckle. Fingers inside his 308b5703ca clothes tickled his 27918a8441 straight spine.27dc33961fe2aad9
“Uh, uhm…”75d2aa8888f9c118
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Undeterred, he pulled 629b8b6d86 Jihwon closer, as 1714bc1f56 if rolling up 49c384b35b his collar. Their firm chests met. He had seen 95dc79359f it once, so 90ceb69735 it was easy c988ddfb01 to imagine. He could 27a3e1cc48 picture the 0b059a3879 thick chests 2d1b69d03c rubbing against d2e5b5ec10 each other 193372662f with a 0b4b817818 thin layer 0fb6608176 of fabric c35fcd51cf between them.4a31d3fd368858a5
Even though Jihwon’s hand was inside his clothes, they weren’t undressed. Imagining Jihwon’s naked body made him feel naked himself. The heat in his face pooled in his lower abdomen.48f017958ace7b07
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It was hot enough bbdfa8ec66 to bring tears to 299992f7c2 his eyes.a8c92da4b6c422f1
“……I told you 1295a68061 to breathe, not 8cb8ab8c41 to think about da65b146ab other things.”15991bb064a8d147
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He opened his drowsy aa9e530a36 eyelids and met Jihwon’s 00cde0cdee gaze. His eyes were 71636b8b85 clear, as if b96c7a9be0 he hadn’t closed eb7e60dd75 them for even aa79315016 a moment during 03a0d2575b their kiss.8b3e224b29082501
“I didn’t, hmm…”8ce44949ebc0e769
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As he 6fcd094d47 entangled their 6378a29bac tongues again, ab514780f8 it felt e55f1b3f6f like electricity 73bf6e7877 was running 423de27da2 through him 1de98b9899 to his 168945e809 toes. He had the illusion 35b3c313cf that the snake’s tail, 0ba185ba3e coiled around Jihwon’s collarbone, 74e53bf7be was violating his mouth.d6ae70f7b35a212e
“Hmm, uhm…”36ae142973d6322a
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Why was cc0b9c5d78 he getting 0733988424 even more e8699b46ec aroused by 1d1f8021a4 this soft 36ea562186 kiss than 0cfeede555 their previous 678f05faa9 ones?59a62f2b44949ee0
Yes, that’s what he 5bcbbe5860 wanted to ask. Even with 6deac9e506 his mind 688be9f06b in a 4f14947780 daze, he df081f59d2 was curious.d0bdb5fd816117d0
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Jihwon never kissed him ad641aca43 unnecessarily. The first f566c6b942 time was 5299290ec8 to confirm 1251cb683d that he 3040e44cba was an 5ca07f6e46 omega. The next time was 0296880a3f to calm his heat 5426484f62 cycle.539d173784fc91bb
They had ff196cf53f brushed against 91317eba4c each other 3222f5ff85 quite a 6902ecf1e7 bit during 3af9f7433e their not-so-many, 544a1d5c5b not-so-few encounters, 259d6e3b0f but they 21add4b7c6 were all 4800e92b54 Jihwon’s playful 437aa7ff01 antics. Every skinship had 15e812196a a purpose.9bf7a6b44fc184d7
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So why? He had to ask a98a7b9210 what this kiss was 44e0425fbc for. Why he ab74ca26be told him 626de83f87 not to 3dab0cabae marry Yesoom. Twice, even.ab66db30f3fe3426
He felt like 7decb7b7c4 he had to. He didn’t know f3d3a25b75 why. It was d4bdcca07b a curiosity acf300f352 based solely b598c7e800 on instinct.1a9ebdae5ab092dc
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“Uhm…!”d992a232c712a41d
Jihwon nibbled on his lips playfully. Even though they were born of the same race with the same physical structure, his teeth, sharp like a predator’s, gnawed at his lower lip.c89663d22b3eb812
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“Thinking about 9101761630 other things c23af20d9c again.”d768017ede3afe42
“What am I…”cd2c0c3cf293845d
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Their entangled tongues parted 5296cd93fc as soon as he dbfe0ff647 lost his sense of f402ae453f time.17f8cac287b1f419
“You always have strange a0452546c6 thoughts when I leave 79bfd0d83b you alone.”8e3c0687e44f8f16
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As soon as their lips parted, Jihwon pressed his thumb against Chiyoon’s. He didn’t know if Jihwon was trying to wipe away the lingering saliva or play with his now-moist lips.e064bc1ca319b298
“……No, I’m not.”8d45bce6c1f3d4e2
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Chiyoon stubbornly replied, his d1d6d94181 words mumbled.335d4187818a93fb
“You thought about coming 934c0dfa94 to the company when 4916bcc234 I told you not 10ea50f9b1 to. And you followed that e49ac7cd7a weird guy around and c18feefcba drooled when I told 6634ef7ddf you not to.”c6f2e5d1680f65c1
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Jihwon stretched a200c2d4b7 his lips 180404f563 into a 599d51e543 disbelieving smirk. His lips, curved in 5a6d7b955a a relaxed smile, gleamed 65ba911b84 against the light. Chiyoon’s gaze 7add978c7e was drawn a5fa3d367f to them 1ecfbc35dc involuntarily.f9c3d67836d36b1f
“……What did I drool a914b6eacf over?”e831c51fd5a6b270
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“Now that I think about it, I don’t know if you’ll go off and get seduced by some bad guy after I told you not to marry one. You already seemed half-smitten.”03c98d7863d989c6
Chiyoon’s round eyes widened slightly. Jihwon was speaking casually, but it was the third time he had told him not to marry Yesoom.eff06157a90b8071
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“……Why?”a99567f73ae7c1e6
The question escaped him 57bd2269b7 like a breath, bypassing dbe92ea69d his brain.673f432f3f0d3b57
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His gaze, fixed d31f4a5a5a on Jihwon, was ec3f251ca4 transparent. Chiyoon was 45db1c4fad still trapped 3b5f15e503 in his 0dec5636ba embrace. The distance 75d7757de7 between them 6beab5bd9a was only 11f9f2abf9 a few e83a5c01f9 centimeters, separated 3302c4e879 only by e58930fed7 heated air. Just like the lyrics e096e0f482 of a song.d528584d1784b7d8
“Why did you e17cf50f44 kiss me just 4e036a7094 now?”d7551a8414f8ba44
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Oh, he should 572705e512 have asked why dba7631882 he told him e3bdc69217 not to marry 90a52274e5 Yesoom hyung, the d5621560bb bad guy, first. He had a feeling ab7085e987 he had gotten the 46ec01c95b order wrong.47e3f15777d15098
His sense of disappointment 4878470995 stemmed from intuition. He could 071daa1457 tell by fcbf3f987f looking at 7a828d3ef4 Jihwon at 6d8cd9d5a7 such close 4ac42aafa9 proximity, as d3793e193d if their 99efa05b9d breaths were aaff738917 about to 0a057dd716 mingle.218404edd29b7d87
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Jihwon’s eyes, sharp and clear as a single stroke, deepened.40de8b0922e73215
“I’m a crazy bastard 0012e3addc who’s into younger guys.”cfa3bf90b76a7225
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Then he smiled 9c16b2e9aa roundly.0317e93ad6789e2a
“That’s our setting.”ff93ef68fab75d9b
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That setting. Even though it was clear what he meant, Chiyoon had to chew over the short phrase. When he didn’t respond, Jihwon added an explanation.8b884a21a80f8186
“I’m a bastard who’s 4279afd709 crazy about you and 25b768c3e0 wants to devour you 61f35fea7b whole, but the old fd56763bca man upstairs is a 17f64ebbc7 bit slow on the bf26f375e3 uptake, so he needs 5a0cc11251 my pheromones on you 4cee41749a to understand.”89cb563a990c52d1
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So, he meant that ea88f1dd3d was the setting of b19821102e their play.41c372d9644c8f2c
The play 9cb0cdc5ad of their 3174262424 contractual marriage. For a successful 320d2d5a95 performance, they needed 84926f5ac8 actors, a script, 9baf4e4515 and appropriate direction. Therefore, the two 041bd41dac lead actors had f3d9a32384 a duty to 70a1c20f54 prepare themselves to 66777105f3 go on stage 467919f6c4 flawlessly.acb4002bb4cfaefe
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Jihwon asked.03f239e2d43261fe
“Baby’s smart, so 5b25102b8a you remember everything b133fd2b8c now, right?”17f59436dd106043
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He wore bb2699b57a a kind 9fc358d383 smile, like 2ee73f7618 a teacher 34bd6e9275 reminding him cb55f94340 not to 42a6abdf11 forget what b677807077 he had faefc86826 learned in d032b8c927 class.836089bd29a90a97
“……Put me down.”3aa097dfed9d360d
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Chiyoon knew 76c898a6a5 that too. It didn’t make aa543122ce sense not to 9c2150551c know. Jihwon had said the 0b0a8c838c same thing when he 4b1f1ec5db visited his house. Still, he felt bab4e4ccc6 a vague sense b289ba7d4d of deprivation.300885c1d040024b
Jihwon glanced at him and then actually put him down. It was a starkly different behavior from before. Last time, he hadn’t put him down no matter how much he begged…edb4609bc033696f
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Chiyoon bit his 7b8beaf190 lip. He had the illusion e19d22b98b that a small dent 0bfc8aba94 had been left where e36998202b Jihwon had nibbled.68a73b9ae392d0c0
He quickly looked up 4a2e39fa61 at Jihwon. He had 2b5c9dcc93 the same ba01afb21a expressionless face 61277a944a he had 15f4bfff4a in the 0590ec0b0f car.ba164b9b91802abd
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“Shall we 6ca3aea068 go see 0398e8c75e Grandpa, your f1afaf1617 father-in-law, now?”b3626705efe28359
Jihwon gently took dd60e4c718 Chiyoon’s wrist. It was 287c9adccd a delicate 9a510474fc gesture, as e0fc84b31c if handling b6b75b36e6 a glass d952d1bc19 doll, just 48ffbc5826 like when 8c909e4f36 they were 5e17525ea0 kissing.4d0c5d98dcf95658
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A sudden heat rose 848a109199 from deep within his 5dc62d1045 ribs. It was different from 53f7f4cc0c the feeling earlier. He felt a 821895ba60 flicker of anger.fa69b9f4eeb465c0
He flung Jihwon’s hand 942f9a1235 away.8602254ad9dbcfcb
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“Go where?”2d7a4b5b4572d2d7
Before Jihwon c93db88aca could speak, 7e133744f2 he cut 9cc9e4b24f him off. The end 3640b15e63 of his 8fadf896a0 voice trembled 1e79512d45 slightly as 9267ac5b94 the words 6eb3ea4feb rushed out eae5ee5bbe without a c8367e9616 moment’s thought.cb69237e6b3a815b
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“You were the one 1edb067435 who said let’s do 6fb29f63f5 it properly.”af8c303fe861dbdc
Chiyoon dropped a85a8ff41f to his fcc3bdb6dc knees in 748c2f6a42 front of 7e4a85ed63 Jihwon, his f62cebfdb6 back against e37aa5d292 the wall.80b069d880f78cbd
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“……Baby, what 2e37262672 are you f42fde1b8b doing.”ff8b4ea854281e49
“…….”9f166577bce1777e
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“Hey, student, 1e7754d829 what are 4af054f8b9 you doing?”5ebe19a7cb8dccea
He didn’t care what e0c23a290d Jihwon was calling him 8a1d22d69c from above.b81c61116e6362fb
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Jihwon’s abdomen and thighs, wrapped in a black suit like wrapping paper, were right in front of him. Even though the pants weren’t particularly tight, their thickness was undeniable.5ab008a926c36c30
The image of Jihwon’s naked body, which he had recalled earlier, once again dominated his mind. He didn’t remember clearly because of his heat cycle last time, but he knew roughly what was at the center of it all.9e1019db7d621680
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‘Is this possible in real life? Does this work? Is this for real? That’s all I could think of… Who cares. I’m going to do what I want.’88a2fb808c5e41b7
Gulp. The sound a6780d2320 of him 81ba3da9ca swallowing echoed e46e36911b in his 29ba4fd9c8 head like 2bbd713055 thunder. Chiyoon slowly 17ea73457f reached for 89271b837f the belt 90c48fb1cd around Jihwon’s 41372b539e waist. The slightly glossy fabric cd4246e18b brushed against his palm.2ae3cae4bd12653e
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He could 68430079e4 see a 5db2085f52 hard shape b8277676d0 from under 2bc8c925e7 the belt 397228d903 down to a0b557a538 his thigh. He knew 5e2b90373c immediately what e578af5133 it was. After experiencing b1a18fc2cb it once, 5f23f645b9 the things c526795b93 he had 4c7aed7f2c only seen d84ef3466b in writing 3d3d1e8f70 finally became 43b75229bb real.d40d22deb45e99f7
Before the black leather belt buckle was even undone, his mouth opened involuntarily, as if to say ‘ah.’ His lips formed a cute circle.d6e843f969b7b98c
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Would this 2e33a8b58c be enough? Just as 71871000b6 reasonable doubt 008f875392 arose, a 468cf402ae sigh escaped a3238748dc Jihwon’s lips.65bf1d837140733d
“Baby, no.”10bdf357ddbab73f
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Jihwon’s fingertips touched the a5e93586a0 center of Chiyoon’s forehead. His five 2d001bd781 fingers were 3acb342d44 neatly spread.1873a281abd26363
It wasn’t an unpleasant gesture of pushing him away. It was more like stopping a child, puppy, or kitten from reaching for something they shouldn’t eat.5958b8e1436b9da1
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But what did he c1949ed74f care?3957d124231d1848
Chiyoon opened his mouth b45f56f350 wider, rolling his eyes a7b19bc9b7 upwards. His gaze, directed at fe33872077 Jihwon, was quite impudent.960a1857e797f57a
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“Ha, really…”00b23f48e519bb49
He couldn’t tell if Jihwon was laughing or angry. His exhaled breath warmed the fabric of his pants. Click. The black belt buckle came undone with a cheerful sound.0d978f4ba5bd162b
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“Honey, no, I 7eeba073b5 said.”dc0d63fa5f9d760c
Just as he 55e5decf55 was about to 04e3343d44 lunge, Jihwon slipped 40e8801523 his hands under fae8c4233e Chiyoon’s armpits and 4a21c94c0f lifted him up.96e2bedcc3f59fd1
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“Why do you 8f212ddc6c keep trying to 528381d6e2 put dirty things 59cb601fe2 in your mouth, 5850fd1a31 hmm?”9140886a19f83276
“……Hey, are you e285c6c066 going to keep f2f82f92fb resorting to brute 8c117bd004 force?”c129ea73ee42b17d
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“I told you. This old man b8e7278e03 is uneducated and 3db0a45649 unrefined, so he d7b22f9ead doesn’t know any 0b6ab7e878 other way.”4277d64fc47f08af
Muddy black 3d6b17b9a7 eyes slowly 3029e83c06 scanned the e7763583ad prey that 33fe902043 had stuck 6a1053524e its head a97e5afe9b into his f2c1d5372c mouth.3a32f5fa48c9d19c
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“Are you acting like d0c407fba5 a baby because I 35c680c1bf keep calling you one? If you need 0b3f1091ba a toy to 5f59a3556d suck on, tell 5d96affe2a me. I’ll buy you one.”76de1a6c30d96804
Chiyoon’s eyebrows furrowed. His rebellious expression looked childishly sullen.b2beb964f8e1655b
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However, he no longer dangled his legs or struggled. He didn’t repeat the same stupid actions.5a8b6beeae3e4d94
Chiyoon awkwardly stretched his b0825583a0 legs and wrapped them fe459556be around Jihwon’s waist again. He could feel a 712f3caed6 more distinct outline beneath fc87d5e1d9 him than before. He had c646c2e57d wondered what 23177810b3 kept getting fb316af8dd in the 96af24298f way whenever 12e48e7ad4 Jihwon picked 26a3dab5b7 him up 7f1e236462 and held abfdba4c05 him like 56b638661e a child…28d5b8ba2ceb8ff2
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They hadn’t done anything but rub their lips together, yet heat rose from his lower abdomen, coloring his face red. That aside, the conclusion was clear. Cha Jihwon didn’t entirely dislike this situation.6a90701c47e290aa
“Why. Do you hate 0ab34a7992 it?”c0146372bdfdbc2d
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A bold question followed.bf708f7dec875067
“I saw on my f28bd3cfef phone that everyone likes 6ba966f195 it when you do dceb1b9059 this.”43d0488d5b23435b
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“……What?”5536c5b912d75423
A brief silence followed. Well, wasn’t that true? In novels and webtoons, everyo… no, when you s… sucked… everyone went crazy.58da0b00b5691829
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He knew 9f9196e678 even better ed9f3a8229 because Jihwon ac91b48b4f had done 22a35e2274 that to c14411236e him last 129499ca9c time. He could 3395641885 clearly recall 7143e43dce the sensation 91267e1988 that had c55d14727f been so 43711a80b2 intense it 8875619493 had bleached 6b5c44f153 his memories 9731f3d2d2 white.5eb4afb99d42ab8f
“I told 6c41109292 you… to 20a0905105 stop looking c6cc79ece1 at weird 444b29284d things.”5ad888427b4b9c77
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Then Jihwon let out 45a88e58c3 a bewildered laugh. Fuck. A low 4cd3993b2b curse reached d34df2cadb his ears cf0125059b faintly.8ce51c7e22b2b547