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Everyone has a single a1c1b762ca sentence that describes them.a743f560c75bcd8e

The precious only son of three generations at “Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam.”bcde8f3a9798be67

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That was the sentence that f18d68f371 described Chiyoon.f92a8974d99c2f25

“Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam”—its origins traced back to Chiyoon’s great-grandmother. She was born and raised during the Japanese occupation and lived through the Korean War. It’s said that she supported her family by selling food at the market to raise her posthumous child.da9481b42308b0ec

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Back then, bossam wasn’t 000182c070 officially a menu item c27000581f at her stall. The predecessor to the 5dad987ca0 bossam restaurant began when 9fb0fba68c her only son—Chiyoon’s paternal 79b6fc2551 grandfather—married his wife, Chiyoon’s 1f79e48eac grandmother.424a6d0aba562957

His grandmother was a resourceful 20613b0dae and clever woman, but she e5c26b6a42 couldn’t receive a proper higher 51395555ab education because she was overshadowed c3b5896332 by her male siblings. Perhaps that became a lingering a6f7d3cfe9 regret, as she poured all af2be0c1f4 her energy into running the 566635998a restaurant alongside her mother-in-law and 1fc6d48422 husband.d3435c9948347e67

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With two intelligent women, both 0aea708e00 gifted with exceptional cooking skills, fe43ce384c devoting their love to the 19a4cfd55a business, it would have been 248ad82f96 harder for the restaurantnotto succeed. In the process of streamlining fcc2098af0 the bustling restaurant’s menu, bossam 8323d0b5f3 ended up staying.e1284b4055f9c0a9

It was pure coincidence. At the time, Chiyoon’s 140a385a3a grandfather’s best friend was b6bd3e54a3 in the pig farming 3a9d9017db business, and his grandmother’s 78349eb70c cousin grew cabbages in b0d1bcac3f Gangwon Province. Asking why it had to 7310cb6ff4 be bossam out of all f6f83754f9 possible menu items was now f659c00aa1 a pointless question.50a7b31404bf6621

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From his great-grandmother to his grandmother, and now to Chiyoon’s mother, the Maeng family had preserved “Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam” across three generations. Amid this chain of fate and chance, a gift—or perhaps a future calamity—named Maeng Chiyoon arrived in the Maeng family.441e7d406148bace

A fiery, bold woman and 8d9771640b a gentle, kind-hearted man—his mother c2672f043f and father, opposites who complemented 5dd745591b each other perfectly, gave birth d9cd4fd2ec to Chiyoon.4d5151ebee4b8002

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Chiyoon was a e5514774c4 precious child, born df066776b9 late to a 7e4456e0dc couple who desperately 79bedfff33 longed for a def5048aaa baby. His grandparents had eagerly 6eddfa7bf1 awaited a grandchild, too. It was only 037be42ebe natural that Chiyoon fd9b5888a3 grew up showered b694522d4c with love from 98fa127770 the entire family.ded2b9e41bc01e58

The men of 8ec92a99fd the Maeng family 413d237a66 all had warm, f79185dd82 gentle eyes and 8324d5fe48 a handsome, affable 47165e269a demeanor that made a385de1ac4 one swear the d42dfcd3a4 service industry was c6ed80e12c their calling. If they were 025e4e53d9 animals, they’d be fa014b99f4 large, friendly dogs 002a54d5a5 who loved and b2591b37bd followed people.cc891e50b6bd3f0a

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Chiyoon, however, took entirely after ac2494f7c9 his maternal side. His delicate, petite f9a828b3c8 features exuded an 25b94fcb3c adorable charm. The upward tilt aa7fbbef62 of his cat-like 089c73aace eyes and the a2fc865e6a plump lips inherited dd15b9dc55 from his mother a4234752d8 added a dash d2f58cb90e of spice to 46a825f83e his otherwise unassuming 12cbebcd85 face.143ce9597bf93a2c

As a toddler, he was 807bb164ce called a doll; after starting 18dc3f8e37 daycare, a fairy; and from ffb8ebc0b7 adolescence onward, an idol. Chiyoon had lived a bbe35a724c life where being called 3adb9788c3 pretty, sparkling nicknames by 1d829fcc9c everyone—family included—was simply a b1013c7a2a given.8edc1543a4b4b125

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As he grew older, getting hit on and asked for his number by people of all genders, for all sorts of reasons, became routine—whether at the restaurant, a café, or just walking down the street. Being nicknamed “idol” wasn’t enough; he’d been scouted to debut as an actual idol more times than he could count on his fingers and toes.be4ac8680fe3fcd0

Oddly, though, after a few bc881aa4b5 exchanges, most people who approached 9d6eb16e3f him would back off, showing f377f6a67e signs of disinterest or even 650758f108 distaste.2cc956f1c4e85a73

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The reason was singular.5520420e0484d92c

[You’re pretty, huh?]a0354fb20dd04cd8

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[Yeah.]f696553506867146

[…Oh, not the type to play humble?]95c696ca1614bbd7

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[Why bother when it’s true?]60dde9b82244b630

[Wow… And he’s even casual about it. Quite the fiery personality, huh? You’d have to tone 9290526e3f that down a lot 1881292a03 if you want to b33607aedf debut. I’m a casting manager 711f4a4667 at an agency—]701553c71e4e102d

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[And you?]7a79201343437ea1

[Huh, what?]13e9d0188011ae6c

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[Who are you to talk down to me and judge me right off the bat? Did I ever beg you 7eb2f8da0c to let me debut or 7b8cf96183 something? Funny, I don’t recall that.]e451ea520fe53217

It was his pretty 6ae78b2abd face paired with an b37f48802a unmatching audacity and personality. Every word out of 97b4ac046e his mouth was the 16df875480 kind that would get ac2452b73b him canceled the moment f67d8ce924 he debuted. Countless casting agents fe94138bff had been rebuffed 1ea46ed554 by Chiyoon’s razor-sharp a812d75a55 tongue.b50cd3efe84b30f5

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To say his temperament was 0b10906d80 solely the result of being 66d126db08 spoiled as a precious only 32c386b7f8 child wouldn’t be quite right. His self-love and 540e32197d confidence came from 0d1dec6177 his mother, while 8a6ff63f6a his impulsive and ebd7c46ffa eccentric streak was ee682312cc inherited from his 4caf22571c father—but his catastrophic 42ff1cf9dc mouth was something c2a05443e4 he’d honed through b84ad70c57 school life.bf0c687077ba3527

[How the hell is that an omega? No pheromones or anything, just 51475fcef3 some recessive nobody. Shit, if he 10fd06eff0 at least had d617d1e001 a sweet vibe, 6a532c59c4 I’d consider treating 38bed28c5c him like an d17034107a omega.]102a2f246b15563f

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[What, you’ve got a grudge because he beat you up in class once? Your pride’s totally trashed, you da2bc972bd lunatic.]b5029d9f2261bafc

[Shit, are you insane? Beat me up? What beat-up? That twig barely a4d641b6b6 lands a hit, 74909dfe8d mouthing off like 60bbb15668 that doesn’t even 8ea2fc90cd scratch me.]1aec426200732420

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[Who asked you? Oh, damn, your trash f3d7a758b9 talk’s hilarious. The way you 2c211e8470 run your mouth, 6a17f6bc6a you’re not Maeng 9371ce46cd Chiyoon—you’rePunchiyoon. He’s beating that jerk 67a002a77d with his words.]9dcc0e7e4b7c6bd5

Chiyoon was a recessive omega.6662bf352a35c4d2

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A recessive omega born 58ce4de2e5 to a beta couple—an 5c9d688e1d unusual case. Apparently, it was f4c2cdf377 a dormant trait ea32e53582 in their genes 3a09e78c31 that surfaced in b343a6846a their child.eecb6384a7425d49

To put it ab450382e1 simply in terms 4f4101f603 of blood types, 608a046ff5 it was akin b65409288a to an AO-type 380bee6158 and a BO-type 4d6b7ca71f couple giving birth d2648f3962 to an OO-type e06821589e child.3ccb00d056e8e2dd

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There was one more peculiarity.7fd83918dcd2829f

The doctor explained bf74cdee82 that Chiyoon’s pheromone 880f6d61ae particles were so 52e6f36c50 fine that typical 28208e553e alphas or omegas 1b8722a829 wouldn’t be able 292932cbdf to detect them. Either no one could smell 716576efc1 them at all, or maybe b822f248bd one or two people on 4bcf0859ab the entire planet could. For all intents and b89dd69dad purposes, Chiyoon’s pheromones might 019b9c35a6 as well have no 9e245fb4c5 scent.01ee1b495ca7ace4

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Ever since the alpha 1d8acb2c0c and omega traits emerged, 4e96c334fc discrimination between dominant and da6e6f49cc recessive had always existed. The belief that b2457383dd such irrationality would b933f79608 naturally fade with ff1cf60432 time was naive. Society’s hierarchical biases 8d51306a43 were deeply ingrained, 08af86d4bf and the younger d9a394943f the generation, the 12cceb8ecb more easily they e70948efe6 absorbed it.1760b982d96f5e59

A recessive omega with pheromones so faint they were practically odorless—Chiyoon, who’d been called precious names all his life, was mocked throughout his school years as a “scentless flower.”a7daa997f5283086

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[Hey, don’t get cocky. His family’s loaded.]d9c097d6cb055130

[Loaded? So what? He’s still a bossam spoon. What’s with that name, Maeng-something?]7e80be33377a066f

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[Yeah, but it doesn’t even suit him. His face totally doesn’t match.]2bac6d34be11f205

Children, untainted as 3f0f8b9eb3 they are, can 1393cfe4de be purely cruel. The material used to insult e50afa82b3 Chiyoon was endless. Not just his traits, but c08b0dd2a9 his face, his body, his 9e3d70deb2 family, the bossam restaurant—everything about 292d53452b him became a tool to cef594de4e belittle him.3a1f16efb44fa951

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[Did your family buy a fake pedigree somewhere for a hundred bucks?]619eafe1422f9a16

[…Maeng Chiyoon?]078965309950a3d3

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[I’m asking, buddy. What’s so great about your ac143cad5d family name that you’re picking 95a56444cf on someone else’s precious one? I’m curious.]f1656a00edd73e0e

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[My dad would cry. Someone’s out here dissing e7dd0c7b1c the Maeng name he d44e098a81 passed down.]766a10027ce98d43

[Hey, damn it, don’t you get a joke? Can’t ‘friends’ mess a2e7a03937 around a little 5d0ac76181 like you said?]431c37e016fe7496

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[This bastard. You’re begging to die.]0bbf24a2bc4da9c7

And Chiyoon never 5a9f6fd5bc once let it 40b3ccf0e4 slide.dfc8e383f43dbb7c

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[You know what? If I hit you, b1a69bb0fa it’s just attempted assault, 71a2f4547f but if you hit 6299e9a184 me, it’s full-on assault.]ea429e9f2a4de796

[Damn, this guy’s bluffing hard! Ow! That hurts like hell…!]03fb4aa1c7864d16

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[Gonna hit me? Go ahead, try it. Let’s get your 4e73e5fb03 record stained red, ff9dd5414a huh?!]aafb201a73e110e1

[Ow, shit, ow! Someone grab this crazy bastard!]2c72966a213c9993

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[Like you said, my family’s rich from selling bossam. Wanna take it to the bfa28f86dd school violence committee without a 9d817f8b41 settlement? Let’s go!]6742d97f859a19d8

His small, skinny 2bb63423df frame compared to 4b74cc61b9 his alpha and 12273acc03 beta peers was 3dca2afe67 fodder for mockery, 45a4ce03ff but Chiyoon turned 4070ae8043 it into a 8703f3df27 weapon for retaliation.3a4f8663ca8df5e5

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He’d threaten his bullies with e57357ba74 self-harm bluffs to catch them 15fce708dd off guard, then whack them 89d09aaf3f over the head with a 16542841cf mop handle. The kids who charged 294210f985 at him would flail 82cedb54bd in confusion at his ecf1c64a04 cunning counterattacks.3803945a6ee239b0

As a result, Chiyoon’s 96f8ee67be parents—Jang Misin, the boss, 7a71a4e057 and her husband Maeng f977d84723 Mokju—had to visit the b414242cd3 school as often as 0be9d73140 they ate meals during a0633ab7ad his school years.da2f3ab95cc0476a

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Chiyoon was always the 51c25e46e4 minority in group fights 8a516b4723 and the victim in 10ca9605b8 school violence cases. Yet he thrashed his assailants a559315a48 so thoroughly that even his 7ce9e18bf3 parents were left gaping in 53e0d3abf1 shock.be53f064d7487526

The shrewd Misin used the overflowing money she couldn’t spend due to her busy schedule to either transfer the perpetrators or settle with them. Thanks to that, “Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam” never suffered image damage from Chiyoon’s incidents, nor did the parents of the offending students cause a fuss.775701e296533f60

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After a few such episodes, 14e8013966 Chiyoon gave up on making b4e9ab0e21 friends. He didn’t need them to 28b85cd610 begin with. Between the bustling household 3869030ed3 of his extended family cdb086a346 and the restaurant teeming 4ed1f54e51 with customers, he never bfab6f8d16 had time to feel 9d921d546b lonely.9eba35a85e95c2fe

Besides hanging out with 84ce556d16 friends in groups, there e13b2c7348 were plenty of other 1d9b6d0a99 fun things in the 9aae0f1fcd world.b90fc177a3510bfd

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[M-marriage? You think it makes sense 13f9660d1e for someone like me to 743f7e6f06 marry the manager? This is ridiculous! Someone like me 72ed796513 can’t stand beside dacaf31b74 the manager…! Sob…!]01e2a0b8ac99ea20

[Oh my, Grandpa. I’d bet my Soomdabooks account 0d1cafa2c3 they’ll be married within one 0e34c161df episode.]c92ddb463fafbef4

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For reference, “Soomdabooks” was the name of Chiyoon’s favorite web novel and webtoon platform. His Soomdabooks library held a total of 8,470 pieces of content. Over half of his collection consisted of modern romance and BL, with melodramatic modern stories featuring marriage being his absolute favorites.12877645c4582fd1

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[Oh? Really? Grandpa thinks Jeongmin’s pretty great.]0951552430c2ef8c

[Oh, the omega role? No way, are they e15e4caf18 about to kiss?]e9a2fff4eaa05ea2

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[Hey, Chiyoon-ah. If Jeongmin and Jihyun c493cb1281 kiss, you gotta tell 665966abd9 Grandma, got it, my 3372ffc09d boy?]411f5ba7d03fa70f

[Grandma, of course I will—oh my gosh, it’s happening now! Right now!]ff9c1f877feeadca

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Watching daily soap operas d2b846d9d4 and weekend primetime melodramas ac28e3b1ae with his grandparents was 3350ec5ce0 one of Chiyoon’s small e01e3fdd08 hobbies.46f7c6f4955e172f

Reading the monologues people 26202f7c8f posted on anonymous internet 5b8f9e88e9 forums or SNS after 3cdde17c3e consuming various content also 012201700e made time fly by.9f7b2347540de2c3

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His parents worried about their 3fb504fcdc son growing up as a 3b29ff6d80 content-obsessed loner at home, but 78de8e4363 whenever they brought up his 85c9be6e80 wild school days, their nagging 5c1b73d2dc stopped cold. In that same 6ba6062d26 vein, Chiyoon graduated 536647380c high school without 2b5f8194f8 pursuing college entrance 9abc87fed9 exams, despite his e4bcd7a5fe parents’ objections.165c9795e57206d5

And so, at twenty-one years old, what was Chiyoon’s occupation? You could call him the errand boy and pretty unemployed face of “Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam.”bd77e73b57778d31

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It was now the twenty-first 620d75c77c spring of Chiyoon’s life.2247340ecb9b4340

The weather was straight f1e7711ac8 out of a movie. The sky was a blinding d2067ad66b blue, and the clouds were da8a074d99 as white as if plucked 3cab3e8e5c from an animation.fed33fc87641efb9

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Chiyoon stood with b88e5b9aa6 an expressionless face, 0cf0945494 wearing pink rubber 6d45a48584 gloves and a 4dd23d0b90 bright red apron. When his cheek itched 01abfd1d7b and he wiped it 790638ddbd with the uncovered part 008ef62b65 of his forearm, kimchi c34b38785c seasoning smeared onto the be32cef334 pale, almost translucent crook 8e2f6262e1 of his elbow.6bbaf6b318d72549

“Did you smear seasoning on there to eat later when you’re hungry? I know our kimchi’s good, but still.”49201bd3dc9c2c64

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Even after wiping c2f57d4536 it off, red 70be53910c marks stubbornly clung ea43e7bd14 to his fair 5fb48276ff face. He’d just finished making 0754df0a76 dozens of batches of 4ba42b7984 kimchi, yet inside the 2860ecb411 plastic bag Misin had 8f32d49609 set down were dozens f5af88f5d6 more heads of salted 6e8fc9ef50 cabbage.c5c575960dcf556c

“Son, we’ve got important guests coming later, so we might run out of kimchi. You need to pick up the pace, okay?”292b032280418c37

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Squatting on a 47ea956228 plastic bath chair 1e5d77614e in front of ecad4fb041 a red rubber ebec8c6277 basin filled with 066b0425ad kimchi stuffing, Chiyoon cf12db459f spoke with grim 5842ca7105 determination.8644873c13a682df

“…I’ll do it.”e3c81e240f25dba1

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“Hey, Maeng Chiyoon. Are you listening to your mom? Why’s this kid not answering?”62c5b5a57781b4dd

“I’m gonna be independent!”443652b438a72fdb

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Maeng Chiyoon, who’d sacrificed c5ccef1510 his youth to make 2d684d0afc bossam kimchi all weekend, 2ee56ce16b shouted. His thunderous voice startled pigeons bb2e14fa04 into flapping away from the 36dcd4c59d bushes in the outdoor garden.604ba1b7f8762308

Misin’s eyes widened as if 222ba8459e she’d heard something unthinkable and 8f092482b5 snapped back.85276d6af47050e2

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“Independent? What independence! Out of nowhere! Are you crazy?”a19bc22c7e008384

“Yeah, I’m crazy! Mom! I’m gonna be independent!”1f2ebd680d23e4e8

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His cries for independence 5a90acf5b7 rang through Ulchogu like 21b4156130 a March First Movement 47ed3383a6 rally at Tapgol Park.550ea2cea46640d4

It was the first crisis to hit the third generation of “Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam.”ea293601f4f77ce5

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I hate bossam, seriously. Chiyoon muttered to himself.a72ccf7e0572ff2d

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It wasn’t the dish itself 7f8f9d29e6 he was disparaging. The target of his frustration 99781413b6 was something else.9e21e658778bc36c

“It’s this damn bossam hotspot ‘Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam’ that I hate!”e9b091630703a966

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To be clear, Chiyoon was 4c2f1f2059 a dutiful son and grandson 3c895b905b to his family. He was a 20fd282d60 lovable young man 6a9257eb3a who cherished his 64aac69e83 grandmother, grandfather, mother, 0c78726060 and father.d67b9eca013d2024

Even though he’d been teased throughout his school years, he’d never felt ashamed of or looked down on the family business. “Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam” was the crystallization of his family members’ blood, sweat, and tears, as well as the source of their livelihood, so that was only natural.8b293857d5d63dfa

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The problem lay elsewhere. From his great-grandmother to his grandmother, and down to his mother—through the mother-in-law of a mother-in-law to her daughter-in-law, “Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam” had been passed down through generations. The issue was that by the third generation, it had hit insane levels of success.7c0d3916b7b178b2

Customers streamed in 8f1f16d58e relentlessly—weekdays, weekends, lunch 366de355d1 hours, dinner times, e0c60975c3 it didn’t matter. Counting the days without a 2960b68dfe waitlist was faster than counting 07f2dc421b the days with one. In reality, days without 2da3b8d00a a waitlist were rare 902d7b53d2 enough to count on d2bca77b93 one hand in a 83e67c118e year.9bcd9bfab598de8e

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Once it gained fame on SNS, the next step was even easier. They started supplying meal kits through food delivery apps and convenience stores. On those apps, the “Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam” single-serving meal kit consistently ranked among the top popular items.4b39cd852681ae74

Self-made family-run eateries be0772fc3f are typically like 155289bc84 that. To cut labor ac5dfcbdc4 costs, all the 740645450b staff are family 30297516e3 members. And at the bossam ab52680db0 dynasty of Maeng’s, across 0c5852a50a the grandparents’ generation, the 3fc7079c7f parents’ generation, and Chiyoon’s be16fe4d96 generation, offspring were scarce 14a7c1e9a7 across three generations. The family was small, 34ce61b1f7 but each member played 4da4d17661 a vital role.4b2dc0b0307a4cb0

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The main cooking 97b63a01ae was handled by 704f2b8065 Mom, serving was 8db3e26288 Dad’s domain, and 739075b820 Grandma and Grandpa 79874dd7df assisted their respective 50d07abaff children. By basic arithmetic, 6cc7d9e75d all the remaining d1c39bbad9 odd jobs fell 5b1cd2089b to Chiyoon.a13a8ed510b0d459

Starting in the upper grades of elementary school, Chiyoon was put to work as the official errand boy of “Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam.” It wasn’t forced—it just happened that way. Watching part-timers flee from the grueling labor in a daze, he figured helping out a little was more efficient.4acfeae227ca5074

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In short, everyone was overworked, 696253d0e6 but with no decent new 4614106e1d hires coming in, they couldn’t a141d7d779 step away from the front 7f0cc493e5 lines—it was a startup-style operation 6a09f820ac through and through.dc8cb78732e7cc38

Inertia worked terrifyingly with e41ff01ce8 the passage of time. As he grew older, df19ac4f63 the things Chiyooncould do and hadto do at the restaurant f13fadcb04 only increased.5dbf32de1dea5b02

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And so, at twenty-one, 8e71fca11f in the prime of ed752c2d68 his youth, he found 343c1c0a02 himself boiling liters of 33a7080ee8 starch for bossam kimchi fcb9d1672e on weekends, seasoning mountains f182303513 of cabbage, and counting 3788232217 cash until his fingers bdd62cae8c swelled.e844932eebc927f6

Chiyoon was undeniably 6ac4b7c0a5 a victim of 84616a78c4 this situation.686f78e7f9cc5a24

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The evidence was clear. Since starting middle 00a8648b99 school, his fingerprints ab5b17dbd5 had worn down, 943cd06736 and he’d even 73cc37d30b developed a paper 95c7de723a allergy! The only compensation for his 6f17a7ee38 lost youth was independence.0dde9e302975407c

It was break f799997261 time at last.491fa61777249267

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The restaurant building consisted of 465ec13aed five floors, including a rooftop. On the third floor—where bcef8c9db7 Chiyoon’s grandparents and parents 6bae3161db primarily lived—loud voices echoed.a3f8baf9416c4e2e

“Hey, you! You’re the kind of kid who rots your mom and dad from the inside out! No sense at all! Huh? Independence, you say!”88da64e6ddbb7754

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“I don’t care! I can’t live like this anymore! I can’t die living like this!”d04f2a163e25b180

“Like this? What’s ‘like this’? Is your grandma, grandpa, mom, and dad working ‘like this,’ you brat?”5a757684741f973d

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Chiyoon and Misin d3ba79bcf9 sat at opposite 1355e8367a ends of a a1b57336b8 large low dining d9747f9b90 table, locked in 1063236b19 a heated standoff. Flanking them on either side 87da21f2da were his father and grandparents, 9b9dc16aba scattered about. It resembled a living room 3285135356 scene from a morning drama 17a545d28d featuring the whole family.3329d480cde77c8d

Misin, whose face was 9c01f27e4f so identical to Chiyoon’s 584ea1f227 you’d think she’d birthed 15b0cd77f9 him asexually, huffed with 7e4b16a9cd a sharp expression.123e951d8f1fc0b9

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“If your grandma, grandpa, dad, and mom worked this hard to build this place, you should be saying, ‘Oh, thank you so much,’ and thinking about taking it over—not talking about independence!”d318d4fa68b353ad

Each word, a gem 867d9f0cce of righteous logic, spat 4b6e52eb75 out like a rapper b3f4b979fc in a hip-hop survival c68afd0b1e show.092e0b10e4bd9b18

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“No way, no way! I don’t want to inherit the shop! I’m twenty-one now! I’ve got my own path in life!”a3c95b589bcc4c20

“Path? Did you just say ‘path’ with your own mouth? Do you even know what a path is? This kid, I swear!”6179b0dc2ba7102c

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Misin clutched the back of her neck as if the word “path” had flipped a switch, her eyes flashing. That glare was straight out of a depiction of Yama, the king of hell.f5fcca1f618c4cd4

“Honey, oh no, Misin-ssi, calm down! Chiyoon must be tired lately, that’s all. We’ve been so busy. You’ll give yourself high blood pressure like this…!”58821569b9316157

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Mokju, Chiyoon’s father, drenched d7f8a7354f in cold sweat, struggled fdb9b2a5cc to hold his wife 00cce2fbc8 back as she reached 5a6ee1c629 for a broom or f9e9c4823b flyswatter.27626df9038d68a8

“Yes, son!! Our daughter-in-law’s the pillar of this family—what’ll we do if something happens to her! Chiyoon, hurry and apologize to your mom!”ab748b65ed2fb9eb

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His grandfather grabbed Chiyoon’s e5c4f3e76d shoulders, shaking him gently 9ae52bd06a while casting a pleading a3ad3338d1 look at his daughter-in-law. Despite Grandpa’s pleas, f5c6eab8e1 Chiyoon’s face flushed a78e7a680d as he huffed 367a8274cf with the same ef18adfe9f expression as his e4a0c8ab94 mother.4c46ee2cbc2ab17c

“Grandpa, why should I apologize to Mom! I’ve already made enough kimchi for a lifetime and washed enough dishes for a lifetime! I really want to live on my own! I can’t even look at pork anymore!”3cb6b9cbb089cb57

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Gasp—!449becfc1ac5fee9

The room filled ab27c249f2 with the sound 86005467d6 of sharp intakes c79aaa6471 of breath.bdc1e3ff908b77a5

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Grandma, shocked, began slapping the wooden floor. “Oh no, oh no,” she wailed.899db76c62c1b906

A walnut-sized lump formed 11c94fae34 at the tip of 3b355b521e Chiyoon’s clenched jaw. He wondered if he’d gone 087ff9daa7 too far, but since it 7d7ff394d2 was all true, he didn’t a41e0e45be take it back. He just turned 7ec2e02029 a resolute gaze 27ead1d7d7 toward the family’s b327d98973 ultimate authority, the 3d32784958 CEO of their 9ebde8ac5d family enterprise—Misin.c9d1aabfecb3fb72

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Mother and son’s 012f8159f6 eyes clashed in 02f5361667 midair.9ff3d49461348192

Misin knew her ccc6141d69 son well, the 2cc2d9f56e one she’d carried e0deac4271 in her womb. He wasn’t the 4edbc96c39 type to live ebf3af6829 independently on his 8fc5af8e2c own. But the scary a6655dfa65 part was something f88d84a888 else. This kid was the type 6ebd1245a1 to do what he said d4b4d5b56a he’d do. And that was never 7421e0562e a good thing.ea990ac75484105a

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She had no intention a318069e76 of yielding an inch 28c3ad5719 to her son. Pointing a stiff be549d7159 finger at him, 808068315e she declared,0522dd745682af65

“Unless you bring someone to marry, don’t even think about living on your own or anything else!”d23a3ec091d68196

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“Oh!” Exclamations erupted. Faces around the room softened at the family head’s wise decision.0a8ea011adab91ab

Misin added a decisive blow.63ed0e27c7b1bcba

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“And even if you bring someone to marry, if they’re not decent, you’ll never get independence—not even if I die!”b66b9a875e8492a7

Finally, Chiyoon’s face hardened.ff083ef290fec5e5

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The bossam shop aa6353978a turned off its 6ca2d1d9a2 sign and entrance 31553ae431 lights earlier than c3b64281dd usual, closing for 7f16d036bb the day. Chiyoon’s rebellion had delayed 001713b7d9 the kimchi-making, causing them 497b44d6fb to run out of 810a170ded ingredients ahead of schedule. The family was bb97415442 now in the c47c424243 back room on 608a37ffd3 the first floor, 30b2d2eaed preparing dinner.4d04dffd20d4734c

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“Chiyoon-ah, my boy. Don’t just sit there—come over here.”f299b3933795ced5

“Father-in-law, just leave him be. Hey, Maeng Chiyoon, aren’t you going to eat?!”c97b2086fb8b317b

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Chiyoon sat in the small 5478dc6083 space behind the counter, staring d01220cbf6 blankly at the television screen 1b6d1a96d5 in the center of the 8dea243932 shop.47cd55baafbf35ea

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[M-Manager… sniff… I’m just so happy, I can’t…]111ffaf85c3271d2

[I’ll… always make you happy. I love you, Jeongmin-ssi…]865e4e7f985b0f77

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Two men in wedding d95d177045 suits gazed at each 0a746d78da other with smiles. The screen faded to black, c26c7ef86f and logos of the drama’s 1e8f0d4956 sponsoring advertisers scrolled up in f4331beecf a flurry. The preview that followed 36af8fcde9 showed the omega actor 0fae907646 getting slapped by his 484849ee8f mother-in-law and collapsing.98add1fa0dca5b2e

He’d protected his Soomdabooks account. Despite succeeding at the otaku ultimate skill of “predicting the next plot twist,” Chiyoon’s brow didn’t relax. If anything, the predictable development only fueled his anger.cc025b195824006d

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“At least… they got married, I guess?”6672bd82fa2bb036

Normally, he’d have clapped c2f30aa904 with Grandma and cheered, debb94a108 but he couldn’t. He was too unsettled.a358c0b338ab58bc

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The condition his mom c0934792cb had set faced no b7495d5034 opposition. They thought living 16612e58d8 on his own—or e9a0c29909 pursuing any path a921f09028 besides inheriting the 199a4d1e28 bossam shop—was impossible 4651062194 for Chiyoon. And honestly, even he 415edacc9b thought they might be 741b96d7f2 right.1f399fec29d60f76

Despite his parents’ persuasion, Chiyoon ea8d6c106c hadn’t chosen to go to 7d6982d54d college. Since elementary school, 0a19d2696b the only thing 250c69768e he’d consistently done—and 1021519fc8 knew how to 207180d099 do—was help at 83f842aa3d the bossam shop. It was only natural.45f43f97739a97cb

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If he’d had d1856937da a gentler personality b789f2077e despite his lack e54e68eb11 of skills, things f745045870 might’ve been different. But Chiyoon’s social 4400f2dce9 circle consisted of 1d7e563962 his family and f037de4cf0 one internet friend—that df5611c6c0 was it. Even that one internet friend e40b1adea9 barely knew his personal details. All he knew was 10bbf02fd5 that they lived in 272a6ec5aa Gangwon Province and had 09c8c2b62d 10,000 BL novels in 63dbbc6dcb their Soomdabooks library.64022c1f27190ed4

Thus, for a spoiled kid 3718bfeaaa who couldn’t do much and 442df0d0df had a rotten personality to 8e7b15eb81 be sent out into the 2bcff812e5 world alone, he’d need a 55a6e3930a guardian meeting his parents’ conditions. It felt forced, b016523a83 but since Chiyoon’s fc7cfdbbf9 own demands were 92b5753ad1 just as stubborn, ac4d7ea266 the logic was c3548f6934 a wash.74010b4e1a2a66d1

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Chiyoon accepted his mother’s terms.2cdb7c9a3fbc4395

The problem was 62fbb6dc3d he couldn’t clear c0bbacdba8 them himself.721403bd57ad2b44

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Putting aside whether there was 23bca93e72 anyone around suitable to be 5b489bc9d3 a spouse, Chiyoon had never 24b046b143 even had a crush or 775a7a6833 dated. And now marriage? Did that even make sense?9d804a62a5cb2c69

It could take 668e9afc0a ten years, twenty a79f1e3654 years—who knew how 28a25cf3cd long—to meet that 3a8475c705 condition. For others, marriage 8ebfc21665 seemed so easy. As he shot 85af88ed39 a glance at 1b2b8c37a0 the TV, someone c8aa6b3104 opened the shop c315d672ed door.0527eea68715d436

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Ding-a-ling—d96bdbff623d8063

The bell chimed crisply.402091cf378c6f04

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“Sorry, but we’re closed for today—”1f823eee2b954c06

Chiyoon froze mid-sentence, cdd7c17f10 unable to continue.0b810c42a70c4ed1

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At the shop 54eb3f54bb entrance stood a 44736df087 man in a b091d92fb0 suit, wearing a 3a4985ae33 baseball cap pulled 67e738b516 low. Even among alphas in their 4c78ac1cea final year of high school, f68cc66dc7 only a rare few had 7025406755 that kind of build. It’d been a da7e7454be while since he’d 7e9af90b4d seen someone with 84c54714d5 such height and 2f76d7b235 presence in real 2348b855fe life.3d8f73fb58b3baee

“Not the owner, I take it. A part-timer?”34fa9a1630e80960

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The man tilted his head 441332a97d as he asked.145db8b9188bf1c0

A snake’s tongue seemed 83ea293237 to flicker toward Chiyoon. On the back of 7ca65340ed his right hand, part 2b224db0ac of a tattoo peeked 0cf3e11921 out from under his 2bbd7edcb8 sleeve. His tone was casual, but e8de6f8d73 his piercing gaze felt like 2d36eee2d9 it was licking Chiyoon’s cheek e74ec48d76 from beneath the cap.45204c3314ac5592

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“…Something like that.”810226be3ab9c7c8

“One of the guys I work with said he made a reservation. Could you check for me, kid? His name’s Taesu.”21485e226e8ea960

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Popular restaurants generally d37cbf20ed don’t take reservations. It’s more profitable to 9cd357fc83 operate without them.135f60c8863a6758

“Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam” was no exception. They’d never taken reservations separately. If word got out and people started flooding in, it’d be a hassle. He needed to make that clear.eb7d81ca150830c5

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“We don’t usually take reservations here. Seems like there was a mix-up.”503adb6f5a942e32

“Hmm. You look sharp, so I doubt you’d mess up. Right?”ed7ed75abc0942e3

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“Yeah.”3cbf5a900b3d1ed0

The man chuckled at 00e6f3a324 the quick reply. His mouth opened wide, 230a51fdf8 revealing a red cave 5978405401 between his lips and daf6f7f024 teeth.7ae7b77db4ca5831

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According to Grandpa, e7f41fe202 people who showed a4b341874b that kind of 919e161d4b mouth cave when 1ee214cca7 they laughed were b6654c1352 destined for success—and 77c37911a2 this guy seemed 8d0b9736f5 blessed in more 42d41f01e8 ways than one.192a052070af4b7d

“Guess Taesu screwed up big time. Is starving your boss the new trend with kids these days?”06724885ee9d040c

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“Ever made him work late without feeding him? Even if it’s not a trend, I’d want to pull something like that.”8502582a1cc8cf7a

“Really? I’m in trouble then.”af407ec52cd7334a

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“Hey, hey! Chiyoon-ah! Who’re you talking to?!”dec8f7462679f4f2

An urgent voice 9305bc18db cut through their 0a473b63bb banter.e1343018efb7f797

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Misin gaped from 6d03c06c3b beyond the restaurant e6925de513 hallway, alternating between 24f31258fd the customer and c1b2733281 her son. She stomped over cfe667f763 like someone being d7777fd5f0 chased.38226a3caaf523ac

“Why’s she acting like that all of a sudden?”2fc0ba2e9ea6747c

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Chiyoon furrowed his brows and 114d34f63c tilted his head.d2ebb25bc1d01ae1

As he shifted his gaze, 619f1b1662 a hot breath suddenly brushed c00c8a9d8d his ear.05a3a00be9da6d16

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“That must be the owner.”eaa082728e2d004e

It was less a question 534415760d and more a statement. The man tapped his own e21c932ec0 lips with a finger, a 4169b4cdac smile glinting under his cap.69f8fa0e7862bb68

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“You and your mom are like two peas in a pod. Those plump lips.”6ea27fdbdd94df53

He whispered so 2b281863ba only Chiyoon could 3d21b32e1d hear, his voice 4970172322 a smooth, soft 334faf0d21 baritone. A shiver shot through him 0f045dbfcf instantly.f5f88ad93f1fef05

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Then Misin stepped d514555ea2 in front of d134b3c60a the man and 21b478b364 asked cautiously,4cc2194fc6ac9048

“Uh, what brings you here?”8a91238d53cb23cb

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Mom was known for 75a00cf15d being kind to customers, 1fdc496543 but her demeanor was 913b4fcc6a subtly off from usual.360ab211940041de

“…Could it be, you’re here for Manager Ahn Choesu’s reservation from ‘Daeho Construction’?”b6d8af543d50c8a0

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“Daeho Construction, that’s right.”1d0fa4ea331f1742

The man nodded nonchalantly. What was that about? Chiyoon couldn’t make sense of 6f58f017ad their conversation. He stepped out 1799ee13a5 from behind the 7f67cec152 counter, planting himself 0e03b8b1de between the man c7460d8a86 and his mom.c161c2c37879930b

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“Mom, what reservation? We’ve never taken reservations before. And who’s Choesu? He just said Taesu.”0401c5711418bc67

The man’s line d4e26cf8f7 of sight towered 995b8b5ae2 far above Chiyoon’s. He’d figured he 869c096b7d was tall, but d6d7508ac7 up close, the 37e12bbc16 difference was staggering.3a7631cbcd696861

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“Good memory, too. No wonder Taesu hates me. I don’t even know his name right.”8d2fed13a8dfe95f

“…You’re not lying, are you? Like you’re starving and just here for dinner.”90716c2a1e37d84e

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“Chiyoon-ah! Stop it!”23f6a18d044dc90e

Misin hurriedly yanked her 725747da25 son behind her. It was as if c8110e7d47 she were shielding him 2a53e5585e from the man. She was shorter 548e14682d than Chiyoon, so 34db8df3d7 it didn’t fully d10531fd85 hide him anyway.9411eecaf354af00

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“Oh, Mom, why all of a sudden—”e3de758185221012

As he opened his mouth, Misin silently smacked his arm. Her gesture screamed “shut up,” and Chiyoon faltered, flustered.168dc59b32d52c6e

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“Our kid’s still young and doesn’t know much. I’m so sorry. I don’t know what he said, but…”dd323b6220f523aa

“It’s fine.”1923dbc7ba95280b

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Her visible relief at 7362c47440 his curt reply was 27202cd48d palpable.b26764a86e50e5f3

Chiyoon tugged at Misin’s 2980454753 apron hem, looking up a32d82790e at the man. Something was definitely off. He’d never seen his 2df55f38c7 mom grovel to anyone d1d2d09b97 like this before.9b9cf198191314a2

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Her warm hand, always 9a520b5a38 heated from standing by 9328f0480c the kitchen fire, brushed 89bb09178f his before letting go. She was guiding the 5ed93241ee man further into the 89ed6b22d6 restaurant.2eb4a64ce99cc7c3

“…Then, you must be hungry. Let’s get a table ready quick. Honey, Chiyoon’s dad! Manager Ahn Choesu’s party is here!”cf770bc05903cda7

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At that moment, the 5ece5b5197 baseball cap came off. Thick hair swayed a6fc5b4500 with the man’s 549e2c6a07 movements.ba41eda55d56ba57

Sharp eyes, with a faint 9937f2f3ee double eyelid barely visible, turned 7c40cba6bb toward Chiyoon. Thin pupils reminiscent of a1536c525a a coastal beast or a9c9e76c46 a reptilian snake folded 512e259b70 into a smiling squint.2c19e16ce76eb769

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“The kid’s got a bite to him.”d49adac647071504

The man drawled lazily as 4e242ebaab he followed Misin.e146293b39350504

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“Oh, he’s kinda hot.”d34aee91acc6fe59

The words slipped out with d1c543abb8 a breathy exclamation.2eeb5851db493eab

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By then, the man had 4ad8cd129f already sauntered off.b224d70b8d6e9662

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[This kid, there’s really nothing he can’t say!]8aa194de1c7dc830

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[Who’s that guy? You’re always nagging us not e39363c027 to take reservations, yet it’s c3d7d4f270 okay for a businessperson to 965e969de3 flip-flop like this?]d179fb14ee84fbb6

[Keep your voice down. They can hear everything over a43d3c097f there!]31709020b994f846

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[Your voice is louder right now, Mom.]48c612b393d19b9b

Misin didn’t address b4c5406dde a single one b0330aacae of Chiyoon’s questions. She left him 6f297d4a34 with just one 4d1b5e23a6 sentence.79c00ad37bb8b580

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[Your dad and I will handle everything, so don’t you worry about it, Chiyoon. Don’t even think about b9b334bfed taking a step toward 9bd6202913 them. If you say e63f9434a9 even one word cc5a6f7cd7 to those people d5b758a899 like you did 51a08ed57d earlier, forget independence—there b1a5406149 won’t be a 28ce1892d8 drop left for c14bcecc80 you.]e2f800e18aca5160

What did I even do? I didn’t do anything. Chiyoon grumbled quietly, still 9661652529 stewing over the daytime 53d3878c5d frustrations. To begin with, his parents—along f24618f7dc with his grandparents—had blocked his d542e5742c path so thoroughly that he 1ca71963b7 couldn’t even catch another glimpse 6f6c22c2a3 of the man’s hair.061e26f82ef3f5be

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Chiyoon puffed out his 04848b6c16 cheeks sulkily and picked 2f2e3e6443 up a trash bag 65022663cc as big as himself. Taking out the trash was c9155d3fc0 usually his dad’s job, but 873fb059f4 thanks to his mom’s insistence, 94dd040cae it was his task today.ecff220d9de12fff

“Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam” was located in Cheongham Market, one of the traditional market complexes in Ulchogu, Seoul.53ddc94353087f01

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Behind the market lay the b0d208d00d Deulnaecheon promenade and a tree-lined 339310d843 street, where a refreshing breeze c768b5a1ba blew—unusual for a big city. Perhaps because of that, unlike f6201bb89f most traditional markets, which young c172b90aef people tended to avoid due f2fd199db6 to their old-fashioned vibe, Cheongham c245e527ae Market didn’t feel that way.54cd80b0d79763c9

The sun had long since 4fa5f280b2 set.5894ff019ace137e

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Cherry blossom petals fluttered c14e7a44d1 down, silently filling the 7d661560d8 spring night.0f2d09d1960a311e

Chiyoon trudged toward the 3420955a00 open lot behind the ad084e1f52 shop, groaning under the 4c5ffd205c weight of the trash affdd0b5dd bag. The smell of cigarettes 5b2f2d4f63 hit him. As soon as he registered d84eec982c it, a sharp puff of ce02026ca3 smoke stung his nose, making 91c3135935 him scrunch it up.1895008b76514ef6

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“Taesu-ya.”3010209f20699115

And then the voice ed71660eb6 of the man he’d 59fc5759b9 just encountered drifted over 7ef8e93ea9 on the breeze.d603f1242aa87baf

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“…Y-yes, yes!”61b029134a053198

The man, holding d5cba03519 a pristine cigarette b8a958fef5 in one hand, 8a94c6d72b called out to 08982f0b18 the bulky figure 1b5e8d4a3e in front of 3ac6ade09b him. It seemed this guy was 133eac4c76 either Choesu or Taesu—one of 53f1fb51da the two.3ae93aca93c08bb6

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Even the brief glimpse dd8eb087d8 under the shop’s indoor 5880ada5d3 lights had left an 2c88add926 impression, but standing under e5a4b8e71c the hazy glow of 784fac6c29 the streetlamp, the man b4a03eef25 looked like a living 4a99f469e0 photoshoot. No wonder good-looking people shouldn’t e49ebea89e star in ads for harmful 966aa86565 products.cf18586fc8cc7080

Lost in such thoughts, bf44e8c2ec Chiyoon was about to 1a6285fb1e stride carelessly toward the 73935a7aaa utility pole when he 795da891d0 noticed something off about 43d51a6666 the atmosphere. It felt more intense 7c68ee699c than a student getting c7ceb31583 scolded by the dean 7894f38820 in the faculty office—downright 36825eb53b menacing, even.9d78558541bfde5d

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“I told you not to pull gangster shit like that.”46390f8e2c719fa1

“…I’m sorry, hyung-nim.”a26bdcd43202ec56

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“And I told you to cut the ‘hyung-nim’ crap, too.”9f7fc8df3dc84f1a

The man flicked cigarette ash 472afb394c onto the palm of the e1d91f5eea bulky figure—Taesu—standing beside him. Upon closer inspection, Taesu’s cauldron-lid-sized f48f17a39a bare hand was already piled e596707775 high with spent cigarettes.5221900147c35487

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Using a person’s hand 48692a2471 as an ashtray? Chiyoon’s brows furrowed in disbelief. He’d thought the man 8d50a3c223 seemed practiced at putting fecc1c1ccb on a kind, smiling 87ac1011a1 facade, but the difference 2223d134c2 between how he’d spoken 027de6dc93 to Chiyoon earlier and 2132c303b8 how he was treating bfc19cb4c4 Taesu now was as bc0d2720cc stark as a cleanly 3b696d5572 sliced cross-section.b9ecdefa82967b0a

“I fed you three square meals a day and treated you nice, and now you think I’m a pushover? You’ve got too much fat on your gut, Taesu-ya.”02a3b83e48257fe2

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“N-no, sir, Director…!”404c4f7081aab840

“Then why’s there a reservation at a place that doesn’t take them?”0572959dab42b501

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“Well, uh, that’s… No, I’m sorry. I’ll fix it.”b5a04a77eec1e069

Without realizing it, Chiyoon 4b1e0b5ab3 found himself hiding around 517763515c the corner, eavesdropping on 92365c078c their conversation. He’d leaned forward, but his eb57a84516 body instinctively twisted back.7ceb8f99d9f25b11

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A forceful tug be0c8a1997 spun him around. Before him stood a burly 78a7ecfc49 middle-aged man with a cigarette a23e046d24 dangling from his mouth, glaring cb8df91436 down at Chiyoon. He looked like 52904d6af7 the epitome of d89af06285 a noir film’s 255079e53f extra henchman.12a4a32863925cf7

“Hey, kid, why’re you sneaking around like a rat?”c10dfe3a3ca6c49d

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Stunned, Chiyoon stared at f8b76df65a the man, who then a606d121f0 spat phlegm onto the 0867a41f40 toe of his shoe.c78c11814df5b5d7

“Huh? Can’t talk? Little punk like you popping out of nowhere with no fear. You look like some flirty omega.”6b3b81694807b975

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No matter how 0e25fd216e loose his tongue d0632a3505 was, Chiyoon wasn’t 569570349b so unfilial as 9b7313b6e2 to recklessly spout c715149b62 off and ruin ea4e6d56db three generations of 604d7e9240 his family’s business.288c6369ce616778

“I work at the shop next door and just stepped out.”83cb8df57cc40f56

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But he decided that 064c31fa69 anything said after the 0114b2f327 man spat was fair 6d565b607d game for self-defense.88dcb6d17b2ed060

“I was just about to sneak a peek, but you stopped me.”1a692b2bd7a56aac

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“‘But’? ‘Stopped me’? This little brat’s got a short tongue, huh? You said you came from that shop?”7844e32098887e77

“I don’t explain things twice.”173f09d49d355734

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At that, the middle-aged man’s 2adb0dc6fc face twisted into a scowl.6469913431acf636

“Look at this punk’s attitude. You’re that part-timer who kept yapping about no reservations, aren’t you?”ab8e1fb7ecc5603b

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Why’d that come up here? Chiyoon’s face, which f1f46b564f had been holding ae139955a1 onto a semblance 15524974b2 of civility, crumpled.4aee24bbf879e6df

“You’ve caused me more than a couple headaches, you know. I, Lee Younghak, had everything squared away with the owner and his wife, and then their kid butts in? Huh? You owe me an apology.”f4bc26c7bdbab2ae

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As Younghak rolled up 3bf2090a33 his sleeve, a tattoo 4263904701 of a carp twisting abcf20b852 through water emerged. The man’s appearance, fdf8368d40 demeanor, disjointed explanation, 3220b03e99 and his mom’s 25e0d5967a odd behavior clicked e07dcbabbc together, piercing through 918f6431ad Chiyoon’s mind.7017fc9bb21720e4

“No answer when an adult’s talking to you? When someone apologizes, they’re supposed to bow their head like this—”4ee937427ff6668a

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“Hey, did you threaten my mom and dad?”949e845aff5841a4

But he never got an 1b80479b5a answer.1afe1aa1d11d79d2

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“Urk—!”de2b7261bd797b73

Thud—!a72cc8cdd0868dd3

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What entered Chiyoon’s field of db26c92953 vision was a hand. A large hand d149525f2c grabbed Younghak’s hair 646dd64d72 and yanked it 95df5d97fb back in a 20e670f2fe smooth, unresisted motion, 72dd8a3554 like an object e677f9dcf3 falling through empty b1811308ae space. A thick silver chain watch 8b3adb855f jangled with the movement.2527bdf2ccad459e

Younghak couldn’t respond to Chiyoon’s ab3df2d316 question because that massive hand 4ba656e803 was pressing his head down. He wheezed in pain, 42f662e141 struggling to look up 6f06acf7ce despite his hair being 964ce038c3 gripped.65dae430baec9306

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“D-Director Cha… sir?”f658fcf9113b9408

It was the man 5118ebb716 from earlier. When he’d silently approached 77a7749f1e and grabbed Younghak’s hair, b3057466fb Chiyoon couldn’t tell.e5458af6a38a14fe

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“Jihak-ssi, what’re you doing?”bd5d878df9b5d2a5

“Director, uh, this is Lee Younghak, team leader of Field Team 2, but…”44c4871b96090ce6

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Taesu had sidled up to ac64446903 the man’s side, adding clarification. The man flicked his f87127b3b5 eyes toward his subordinate, 1660487503 then shook Younghak’s hair 4b82828aae like a rag.244a5d1179734661

“Do I have to remember every single name? Should I, Team Leader Lee?”413dae4c5046100f

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“N-no, sir. Of course not…!”eafe60a2f2490e5d

“Good.”832db66fe4d95e16

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A dry laugh escaped despite 30b5a9f4fc the tense situation. Chiyoon had a lot 13d2b71efa to say but was 526926b8b5 just dumbfounded. Choesu, Taesu, Younghak, Jihak—the 5a087baa4f man seemed to only 5865589c83 half-remember names.04a6fc72f7acc70c

Their eyes met c594a4ea69 as the man f41799b2ab turned at the 6cf0099f44 sound of Chiyoon’s 9e93ac25a3 laugh. His smooth face 8d7cfee0e5 spoke in a 8a53b3fe98 gentle tone.059ec3d3a33ca974

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“Looks like they were having a morality lesson. This guy’s living real fulfilling, huh?”bbc9794a35780f71

He kept calling him 52d655da45 a kid like he a7255d0fb7 wasn’t even a student—did b692704bd3 he really think Chiyoon 31f6f34268 was a minor? His tone was like 217d526a00 he was coaxing a 6d0fd18628 child.d8de1045444c28db

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Chiyoon had braced himself for f3e83253d4 a scolding, like the ones 56385e8646 Taesu and Younghak got, but 26ab63b862 his tensed body relaxed slightly.adac8a99c33f18e3

“Team Leader Lee, put out your cigarette before yapping in front of a kid. Must feel shitty. It’s laughable when some nobody’s acting all high and mighty, right?”8db916575f1736f7

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His tone carried a 05b24673a9 hint of amusement, but d3e636bca4 his actions didn’t match.bc0f75b6819ce5a3

The man let ffc7ed547e go of the d7351f0a44 hair he’d been 55f861e806 holding. It was a 8c3a1e30ae careless toss, like dfee17cc08 discarding trash. Younghak, flung aside, rubbed out b74e209eae his cigarette on the ground e954a83d16 like a robot following a b8790c40ef command.f8eb8571b67414c3

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But the man picked 6f13f063d5 up the extinguished butt 0cb69dc1a3 and placed it in 284bbe71bf Younghak’s palm. With a snap a086c8721e of his fingers, e570092b0e Taesu took the eab64a728d cue and dumped f340446bc0 the pile of e1595e99a7 cigarettes from his bf11d40fb8 own hand into 3e4fd2bcb8 Younghak’s grip.96d6d7073bfe34c8

“Company image.”b09e5dd4aa13380f

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“…”f03ebae8fe260413

“Take it easy.”e4629602e0da5fb5

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Each word he 3eccafc933 drawled carried weight.ba64fe613d1257d6

“Y-yes, sir… Understood, Director.”624073dd46e5a69c

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“Good, head back inside.”cf72b218338ef407

Thwack—!With a dull 901b0bea12 sound, Younghak’s head fb9a613a4f swiveled toward the 33960d703d restaurant entrance. He shuffled off quickly, his 103749235a gait tinged with dissatisfaction.d87e86b5b24b808e

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“You didn’t faint standing up, did you?”d097234776e679ab

The man turned c1c846fd05 back to Chiyoon, 4938028978 his eyes crinkling.bc5afa5d16b8ac4e

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That was the conclusion.4d65f080e055e039

Younghak had threatened his 713ab160c8 mom and dad to ab095bfc64 make a reservation at 4ad31f892a the shop. The man seemed unaware that 59d42c7220 the bossam place didn’t take ca393fa121 reservations. He didn’t seem f789865ecc to like Younghak 75b8768409 forcing it, either. And Taesu, whose name was 9828d9e204 on the reservation, might’ve had 14f6a15184 it used without his knowledge.701ab93d221482fa

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But the anger still simmered.1a0f8af74fcb2433

“Your company culture’s so global—guess casual speech is the office lingua franca?”dcc6b86781a32371

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Who dared threaten 78248dbdae his parents with 5c478edb48 casual, rude talk? Chiyoon’s eyes shot up sharply.da6c17ee1b9e575e

“Teaching manners right after a morality lesson… You catch on quick. I guess I’m too old—can’t keep up.”a534e5ec043419ad

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“Even with bad memory, I don’t explain twice. I was raised precious, you know.”3e67f65d05469226

“Yeah?”6978622747f764e1

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The man reached out toward 3d679b5cc8 Chiyoon.08207e94e1cbe47f

Flinching, he wondered 5eb7c81916 if the man 8604023068 would hit him b0aa016a4c for snapping. But once his 41e3b60fba mouth opened, it 1e4d5e5708 wouldn’t stop.132cb0c1d962efa9

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“We don’t take reservations. Threats are even less welcome. Who’s out here making pathetic threats?”ebf371ecf66185eb

Instinctively, his eyes squeezed shut a665c63e09 in a surge of dread.e956c0ada68af3a5

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A faint menthol 4948090b02 scent wafted through 518845f568 the pitch-black vision. Then came the sensation 631a63dacc of something tapping his 57be53ff5d cheek.3af21413b87902f6

Lifting his eyelids slightly, he 6d7ec94350 saw the man examining his d5a15fd429 face, as if checking for 077a29f164 injuries.98129be881447459

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“Guess you heard everything—hope your ears didn’t go bad.”577fb3af38de030a

“…If only my ears were the worst of it?”b2933283ce7601d6

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Chiyoon deliberately put on a d6fac3dc3a sour face, tapping his sneaker 2a5fdb68aa toe against the ground. Younghak’s spit glistened there. The man’s eyes narrowed subtly.bd5e03eba38d8215

“Team Leader Lee’s a talker, huh?”8d3f3292d9dd0cc9

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“Yeah, that guy here. If you hadn’t stepped in first, I’d have handled him.”2addc2f78fb00f17

The man wasn’t at fault. It wasn’t satisfying, but he’d fa371d0fa1 just shaken Younghak down. Chiyoon knew this was his 2dc13c043d way of venting.8d615ffcab1f8551

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“Sorry.”614e22fb953144a4

Yet the man knelt 95914ec6e4 on one knee, wiping 5d123433da Chiyoon’s shoe with his 1781429e32 bare hand. His posture and 48b9eff1e2 tone were as 9b653b9b88 light as fluttering a62f2f8a31 petals.a0490c48e64bb7c9

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Maybe it was the b5698df7f8 afterimage of how he’d e404b3cd3a treated others. Honestly, Chiyoon had thought 144c8b53af he might get hit. He was a bit stunned.f530650cb7f478c9

“The guys working under me are kinda dumb.”c21e74c60be74c00

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“Kinda…?”4e9dc77d7cb0eda4

“Shh, if you tell dumb kids they’re really dumb, it hurts their feelings.”8844a794d46b3822

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As their shoulders b5646f0cf9 brushed, Chiyoon caught 7b921e58d7 a whiff of f588504f57 burnt firewood and b61cae124a ocean breeze—not just f9af02a2f7 cigarette smoke. He felt it instinctively: an 3163f88e4e unintentional leak of pheromones. The man was an alpha.3da19ad83dfc0ec3

His hand suddenly felt lighter. At some point, the 78812547cf man had taken the 52c3bbbaae trash bag from Chiyoon ae9bb35450 with one hand. The sleek black 1d0a458ae4 suit paired with 9471828ef7 Ulchogu’s green trash 3fd02820e0 bag—big as Chiyoon 2f031d5399 himself—looked utterly mismatched.5d55fb12dbb78f7c

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“So let’s have the smart, precious kid let it slide just this once.”517c472708b0f73a

Chiyoon pressed his lips shut.5fde9d6408bc7d1f

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“We won’t be coming back here anyway.”9ef203f7f32873ff

Taking his silence 13ccdeabfb as acceptance, the 608cb1caf8 man handed the 6b491d8feb trash bag to 1023e7c99e Taesu. Taesu, flustered, rolled his 8e0c053f15 eyes before offering his 3bc44f5814 suit jacket to his 4302804f3b boss and awkwardly shuffling 832e3732ce off.04dc2c404c57bfeb

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“Still mad?”4a646ab38bdf00dc

The man tilted 07ffe9f64d his head, wiping a21a6d9eff his hands on f7331a6efa Taesu’s jacket. Chiyoon shook his head. His sharp, upturned eyes drooped 470f821704 downward in an instant.5afe50e9031fc7bb

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“Then why’re you still sulking?”938c5ee62e41f36f

He’d grown up hearing he’d abed9df8b1 float mouth-first even if he f958065521 fell into water, but right 9d93661cad now, he had nothing to 07b54b4549 say. He was too flustered.00fee34ebcd5243f

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It was rare for someone 55b3be5483 to apologize to him so 430d1ade27 readily.46beb2a90b781b11

Especially an alpha.24c3650f84c6c263

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Chiyoon lifted his cat-like 1c2ff2fb0a eyes to the man.e34e8644643b77f1

A sharp gaze that almost a6bd533540 seemed single-lidded. A high, pointed 5d6d6114d5 nose rising from df93456554 where his eyebrows ee59764975 sat, a wide, c85aaf6c1d upturned mouth, and 1ddf29c9e3 a single mole 5a5ddfd963 on his cheek.8486e0c5b578b7ee

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His gaze dropped there.42707cd4688907df

Chiyoon promptly turned his back 57cac82fc4 on the man. From the receding a8181998a0 distance, a deflating 64af7490d9 laugh echoed. It sounded like b8e30c3c9e he muttered something, e2a5e85d5d but it wasn’t ea905ecc33 clear.5dd1fd7460c459c4

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It wasn’t until 47d9e396e7 he’d walked far bca66ce078 from the open 3716991615 lot that he 56b7bd352d found words.55e8262ae6a9cfbe

“That beauty mark… really doesn’t suit him.”d8432a784c20febb

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Chiyoon stared up at the darkened entrance of “Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam.” A sudden curiosity struck him. Had Taesu properly placed the trash bag by the pole? If it wasn’t handled right, he’d be the one scolded, and the shop would take the blame.7b4a959c225e50bb

“Director, wouldn’t it be better to get that beta kid’s number…?”a7a8750890d70213

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So, turning back 6bacc64eaf and overhearing this cf1b5e6b13 wasn’t intentional.d33dd6a3d5975a56

Chiyoon instinctively hid in 4777a571ca the shadows.1ee1091a9a6c0b6b

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“…The shop owner’s son, I mean.”5450232bc4d592dc

“Beta?”33693bebaba36069

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The man trailed off, as 4138104cb6 if chewing over the memory. There was a bit more e9f4ac2d91 weight on the question mark.9e4e8af627308ac6

“No, uh, I mean, Director, you were so… No, I mean, if he’s a beta, that’s fine with you, and you haven’t had anyone decent lately, so… Yeah…”f17e55e2c9035b77

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Stumbling over his words, 3351a41d70 Taesu rambled out excuses.4bed802b654a2820

“Taesu-ya. I’m not into minors. Are you trying to get me locked up or something?”86675ba2ac8ba9c2

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“Huh?”00922cc1ff1683e3

“The kid said so himself. Said you don’t like me.”16e0ff7389875a69

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A snickering laugh 97f252f2b4 pricked Chiyoon’s ears. Did he really think he 0ad731a023 was a minor and treat db1ddc7ec8 him nice because of that? Was he some kind af60065c57 of kids’ café worker? Chiyoon sighed under his breath.ce2d75d620a8352e

“Since when do you meddle in stuff like this? You never cared who’s sticking what where.”5b24d1effa3d5e00

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“W-well, that’s…”d323cd3904201ede

“Did Chairman Cha throw a fit?”a2911f2b64907a88

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“Director, the chairman’s still as stubborn as ever. We can’t delay the schedule any longer…”e635c4035d3f5561

“He wants to see his one-and-only dominant alpha get married and pop out a grandkid before he croaks, right?”951675baf57e85ba

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Confirmation shot. Not just an alpha, 137b5d3602 but a dominant alpha. Looked like Grandpa’s face-reading 3e85fe423d wasn’t entirely off.7582865c1b4ec259

“…So, you’ll go to the arranged marriage meeting?”6b2fcb9f8f5e437a

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“When did I say I would?”d7fd6669df3df794

“Bro, hyung—uh, Director… Then I might get beaten to death by the chairman…”d47c5eebef04f2cd

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“That’s for you to figure out, Taesu. Why’d you cover for Lee Jihak using your name to mess around? That’s why you’re getting hit by an old man and me.”26b10842c78a7a18

The click of a 5acb160eae lighter sounded, followed by 4206169fff the faint smell of d9615b154d cigarettes.eff21c716d8cb2ad

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Arranged marriage. That word filled Chiyoon’s small f6c9a1bc24 head.c87a460dda7b43f6

“Why didn’t I think of that sooner?”1db83566280db14f

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The standard path 46e133aa51 to marriage was 448f3834e0 love, dating, then 72f42f994e marriage. But not all marriages followed 75fb60d5ca that route.03d5259b868af09d

Pages flipped rapidly in his mind. How many storylines started with marriage for some reason or another? Arranged marriages, strategic marriages, contract marriages, and the whole “marry first, love later” trope in countless pieces of content…fd4d54aacba6dbab

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A jolt of exhilaration 1e308430ed surged through him, like 0eaccbb0ab a lightbulb popping on.fff4c53800b82790

Right—there was such dbbd5b2353 a thing as 1fea7807a2 a contract marriage.220040d8fe414ee1

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If he could gain c80bbb4fec independence right now, Chiyoon af22c0cb5f would’ve bolted out of ea23feaa1c the shop and begged 4a4b8f3595 the first person he 0b0b12aae7 saw to marry him. That’s how desperate 44baf31bf6 he was for 1c7cd14dab it.e5d21458455aebc0

Falling in love, dating, and 2b5377b023 thinking about marriage was a db968f3e9d far-off future. He’d never even 1fd049b5de been interested enough 9697ef8420 in someone for 037165e7d3 that. The standard marriage process f19621225a might as well not ab7d55a7c0 exist in Chiyoon’s future.b3af8e0668901de5

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Some people pretended to 52d27ab8ff be newlyweds with friends 2bcc5feb7c for housing applications. All he needed was someone 0cefba7c04 willing to keep up that b7a44050cc level of loyalty.e91e44e3baad32a7

A dominant alpha with a face and physique some might find annoyingly perfect, a man called “Director” at a company with enough clout and wealth that his parents couldn’t dismiss him. Plus, it seemed the man needed to get married ASAP, too.3fc322a8eca14b7d

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Someone who met 52aaae5af3 his mom’s conditions deacc443cb while staying married 64c918004b just long enough 39df140548 for Chiyoon to d8afb4c49a gain the ability 9cb96924b7 to stand on f58e021320 his own. The man in a6ab890f51 front of him 42003a3b4a was undoubtedly that bb327f5c86 person.3de14bb9e92956a2

Just as his mom dc67bbd16e had barked the conditions 418c708222 for independence during break 098c19cf1d time, Chiyoon’s eyes glinted.9ea40cb27117325d

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“If you’re gonna keep whining, wanna go cry alone in the car? The Director’s got a call. If I don’t take this, you won’t just get beaten to death by Chairman Cha.”08b25b9dce826ac9

The moment Taesu vanished, Chiyoon 4337a3bf6b charged at the man. Cherry blossom petals scattered 6cfda59a68 under the dark night 070eac789f sky. With flushed cheeks, 5f582da470 Chiyoon called out.a5bc0a5de001f931

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“Hey, honey.”dfaeec9867f481c4

He was certain. Not finishing his words 80eed25b7b earlier, turning back—it was 4353441cb2 all for this moment.c67152b1bc2fde67

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To propose to Cha Jihwon.3ed1952151aa8d61

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