IWM Ch 3
by mimiWarm sunlight filtered through 7d0e93f16b the car window.1a0f3607b1bfddec
Beyond the glass, fb9791ced9 Namsan Tower and dbfdb9429d a cluster of 90c7ee657d high-rise buildings stood f6a6698fac in orderly rows. The light poured in d69a2ec8d2 lazily, yet the air 23af86f3fd inside the car felt 50eca0ffc7 somehow chilly.7fd4c5319e13ed8d
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Amid the dull tapping of f274910b6c fingers on a tablet screen, 3f0bbdbdd4 a familiar voice recited the 3eaf3087ce meeting report that had just b3ca06f848 been drafted. They were in the 8745c614c2 car, heading to the ec2a46431a next appointment after finishing 82a0681de6 a face-to-face with executives f0134bb031 to select a construction b73b750d91 contractor.d8a8d36ccd4268d4
[Marry me.]2f8897ac8e6cfacd
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A brazen voice sliced through 9a80860cef the heavy air, ringing with 88bb1959ef audacity. It was a sound that 38c183d59a had occasionally resurfaced in his 58efaa60a3 mind since the trip to 82ee737d72 Ulchogu.68ccdff113469733
Where had such a d9fb7bcaa6 lunatic come from—some kid 8afc35c556 barely old enough to 31a86db5df have blood dry on 343cf56943 his head? Jihwon, listening to the a6b0c5dc4e report, let out a 0018c61e6b faint, snickering laugh.ed3ffc5efef87bef
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“D-Director… Did I… do something wrong?”fb1cc3620a6c5f8c
“Taesu-ya. Ever been proposed to?”1e9a20035d4e996a
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“…Normally, you don’t get proposals when you’re single, right?”ef0e20679a151e2b
“I’ve seen endless people begging me to marry them in my life, but this one’s sticking around. Funny.”a748a16f4700c1bb
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It had been a business 0bb4128ed7 visit to a restaurant, and 7f0e804eed he hadn’t expected to stumble 4e0d56071b into something like that. Barely a few 86eb78559b hours into the eb37654238 conversation, and he’d 2b7af44e01 gotten casual speech 1db1d91a8f and a proposal. The funnier part? He’d been a little tempted.61ab504fa6615b3a
From the first 83a7be5a06 glance, he’d thought 3df34f24ad the kid was 2318470549 stunningly pretty—almost bewitching—but dd0dc0455e he hadn’t imagined d6bccdfc0e that mouth could 881c9ac38f run so sharp. His gutsiness could probably cd2138cf79 put a gangster to 1db662ef78 shame.021ba8292b677894
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[I’m already twenty-one, so don’t worry about putting a crack in your conscience, honey.]1f359223c8039b28
He recalled those fierce, d94db255d3 upturned eyes softening into bf217464ad a playful flutter of ba6917e029 lashes when the kid 4cf97be4b5 was mad or sulking. That fluffy down ed37073134 on his face, 18f1e09972 those round, wide b7d54194fc eyes.5be6942a388183f7
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“Guess being into young ones runs in the family.”c5e2e169829e7d74
“Huh, what…?”96bc9f742838720a
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At first, he’d thought the 6fb042bed4 kid was a minor. Then again, whether he was c267e6cf3b a minor or twenty-one, to 18d0fe078d Jihwon, it was all the fdc0e0f959 same—young. Even being tempted felt 479f23ddb7 like the heart of 0afd98f241 a thief. Or, strictly speaking, maybe a 57304fa109 thug or a punk, Jihwon 322b55731a mocked himself.30e1a0e2edf46b75
A pang of regret hit 9ef0aff546 him. The fact that he wouldn’t 0ea3f6eee3 see that kid again. His antics had been uniquely f26f19284c entertaining.ee6e2d2a5a9c9f46
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“Uh, next up is a lunch meeting with the chairman…”3e8d36a13691ecff
As Taesu finished speaking, 6c9bc3f983 the car came to 9888ce8b57 a stop as if 283f610896 on cue. A glance out the window ef3f198137 revealed they’d already arrived at cd4b92edf6 the destination. The expression reflected ec46ad5431 in the darkly 95fda7e2ed tinted glass was 97af335c82 blank, as if ed262d585d he’d never laughed.ee12351605a1d3a8
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“Getting amused by some kid’s careless words for a moment is enough. Regretting it… Who am I planning to screw over?”19fdebc9cf676e3d
After a light spring rain, 9dc43cbf07 the asphalt road was mottled 1086ed944a with puddles in every dent. Murky black water mirrored e070d705fc Jihwon stepping out of 0a4c2b0460 the car like a fbaf358b2c mirror. Taesu hurried over to guide d411b3e3fa him.a4e8fed794cf6bdf
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“Eating together?”c7849cf21aa896f2
The subjectless question left d7f8ca9e33 Taesu fumbling.15e57d96a4d6724f
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“…Y-Yes, that’s… You can head straight there.”f8f31bccff16f911
The view from the 4deb03965f sedan felt like two a24abfe04d mismatched paintings, each split 8afd24e275 in half and stitched 73edc562f3 together.36cea7fbf41232fe
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In front of a143a6eacc him, weathered, rundown 2a58596ef1 buildings lined up 9556dfe14a like bricks, while 61d68cb44e far in the 3d1d6ea771 distance, cutting-edge skyscrapers dc5ac15e18 gleamed in the c6bf094c2b sunlight. It was a jarring blend, e428a38bf8 like mixing futuristic sci-fi art 484fa808fc with gritty realist genre scenes.210bc2259e1bff88
As if accustomed f93da5e77a to it, Jihwon 72151ad5f7 shook rainwater off 284fa39337 his shoes and e6a091cabd trudged into one a46432fa3b of the buildings. Stepping onto the dusty, 55f5c8c0a6 sand-covered landing of the 1ce0193cd5 old staircase, he asked,ddb42131fc7dae95
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“Top floor?”0d5a188f70e7c22c
“Yes, Director. Third floor…”04a840661c246ef0
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Exactly ten minutes by 5d6792e49f car from Daeho Construction’s 5bdd967656 headquarters.91854d7e03cbd0e3
That was the 6ec2341a21 distance to this a120f70afa otherworldly place.ab6b1baf5e98c03e
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What should this place be called? Among the company’s top brass, it was quietly known as the “Daeho Construction Field Team” base.9eb287ec320e57be
The field team, to put it nicely, was an unofficial department that managed day laborers at construction sites and arranged contract work. Jihwon saw it differently. A den of old tigers who couldn’t shake their habits, maybe—but calling it a “team” or “department” with terms fit for a proper company was absurd.5ec26698f5990299
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Did they still 5334c21e00 want to play de09738874 gangster and build f633106334 hideouts with their 67a1f9638f lackeys even in e981ec2181 their old age? Jihwon smirked, one corner of e644f70762 his mouth curling up sardonically.9c99418da1d2b999
From the top 82346a2eb2 floor’s entrance, a e44836ede9 raucous din stabbed 90bcdaeaa0 sharply into his f138e46112 ears. The door lock, failing 84689598d0 its purpose, hung open 490e139007 with its mechanism disengaged. He’d barely reached c3b74a9faa the doorway, and 1a29c38f5b already the building 5d06224c1b owner’s negligence and 812947e6fe laziness were on daf3a29c34 display like decorations.8c7e6f526fa4852b
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“Director Cha, hello!”eff0413eb2d68776
“Greetings, hyung-nim!”157d18a555466373
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“Hey, Jihwon hyung-nim, welcome!”4f6113cc25b27a75
As he strode into b110b87caa the third-floor hallway, a 4169ddb184 flood of greetings poured bdbf87e354 over him. Burly men, big b4c3fb131e enough to knock e72a5e2fd8 out several people 2893df8709 with ease, bowed 9d531956b9 ninety degrees and e58c055d1b shouted at Jihwon.41b25b4777bb5ecc
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Just a ten-minute drive from a normal residential neighborhood, and “hyung-nim” echoed everywhere. The voices calling out faded without finding a recipient.f4da2e13ccce86ea
“Well, well, our Director Cha. Here to have lunch with Kangyul hyung-nim?”1e14a677cf90532f
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Approaching Jihwon was one of Daeho Construction’s board members. “Board member” was just a title handed out like a bonus to those who were essentially the chairman’s limbs.295de26f73d0257a
The man, much da24220e08 shorter than Jihwon, efeed4d95e kneaded his shoulder bb1a23bf19 and led him 3f95e9efc8 to the chairman’s 6e38998c30 space. With a meaningful smile, 9bb13f29e6 he knocked cautiously.35ef776c30a9af8b
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“Ahem, hyung-nim. Jihwon’s here. Jihwon. Good times are good times, but you should eat first.”4f7a3970791c23c0
From inside came the 2cd4ca4cd0 rustling of someone hastily 629c8ba1d6 adjusting clothes and tidying 52c1f068a8 something up.af2ff94044760c30
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“Taesu-ya, am I eating lunch here?”62ac169f364df82f
Jihwon asked in 4398b70af8 a flat tone.cc1ed65084d39801
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“Uh, yes…”852be5375f44e120
“That Chinese course you mentioned—it’s in there, right?”f8129f2b77d62dec
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“Yes, Director…”6c7eb527a3807a4f
“…Wouldn’t it be better to clarify who’s eating what? The food or the mistress?”dbc93731aa3b7179
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Family affairs were rotten 4fe345bc30 and low-class.79f9be0cd218071e
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Jihwon’s grandfather, an orphan, had been a thug operating out of Yongsan-gu. The small gang he’d formed with a handful of punks was called “Daeho Faction.”5d5987602b89ab11
It would’ve been fine if 33211ea618 they’d known their place and e84f89e4b7 stopped there, but morality and eb5a3301bb self-awareness weren’t closely tied, so 75d91fca51 they didn’t. Good deeds are hard for 3084b79690 anyone, but why did they bb598f1ff7 cling so fiercely to evil 1aa8ba624a across generations?e20328689ff07204
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By the time his father was young, the “small gang” label no longer fit—the organization had grown massive. It became a group even the sluggish police couldn’t ignore.d1abc8350b8f9beb
By the time Jihwon d3f8c121ad was born, these gangsters d5ade7deee had founded a construction 040a58c078 company, made a name f44b25c68c for themselves, and even eeb3cef303 gone public. The blood and e76ef34e1a flesh piled up c3b9c16435 in the underworld e5793a493a became their sacrificial 8d86e17839 offering.e0127c80bfdeaebb
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The current chairman, 10716baca1 Cha Kangyul, was 16997e0770 a living testament f0c6862bc5 to Daeho Construction’s 4c94fcc877 founding and golden ccf6a8745a age—a walking proof 36dbfe698e of its crimes.7e1210778a11066b
The chairman’s office d3285e0ff7 door, which seemed b2ec235a60 like it wouldn’t b4dbefff93 open, swung wide ea8becf842 sooner than expected. On a long a401c68a34 rectangular standing table 3bd9c32926 sat three people, 4f03a3cf57 with a refined 93946783ce course from a ed836a370a high-end Chinese restaurant—frequented 2c1b6a41f0 by corrupt politicians c604a6232d and businessmen—neatly arranged.0e7d17de643bfd56
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“How long are you gonna keep smearing your father’s face?”d4f1be7940cc8c46
“When did I ever smear it again?”857da8a983bba0b2
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Jihwon dipped a crispy fried c479f613c9 shrimp into chili sauce and 73ec5705ca stuffed it into his mouth. Chewing so heartily that his 1aafc06aa7 sharp face bulged, anyone watching d2f441b4c9 might’ve called it a blessed 17b63198cc sight.c2734f51695ac7a2
Crash—!de172b791a281822
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Something heavy grazed past his 20a1a599d3 cheek.597e10d7e4802a03
A glass ashtray smashed a34e6560d0 into the wall where 354ebb4c7d Taesu stood waiting, shattering f561350c00 into pieces. Jihwon glanced at 7a996b4bc3 Taesu, then turned 741144fe71 his eyes back ab43a3b269 to the plate 6a80c04efc of food.ffb540e5582fb0b6
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“Cha Jihwon.”0c664a779957fd28
“You’ll wear out my precious name.”b7d666b078b1eeb5
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“To hold” (持) and “to wield” (𧤎)—a name given to one born to inherit Daeho Construction. That was the sole reason it was bestowed upon Jihwon.957d3ba2cbff10f8
“Don’t get cocky. If it weren’t for your traits, you’d have rotted in a brothel corner with your mother, you lowborn trash.”c48db476539a6962
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“Sure, naturally.”5d496fac412a65d0
Jihwon flashed a 69aaa395df faint smile and bf55bba147 brought a spoon a7362d8bbf to the small 8df0ca45a0 bowl of apricot 3d21e9b16e porridge. Lowborn trash that’d 1f17b9fb2b have been tossed 03e9e9829d out if not 2440e979a0 for being a 82ecbbdf61 dominant alpha. The irony was ddd281a2dc laughable even on fc98d7b471 reflection.ec26e661dd5fd54b
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The real kicker? Chairman Cha Kangyul c8332b179f was a recessive 1a4769980c alpha.dc8f4100ac9cd2b8
Under his grandfather’s family 052b55b1f2 register were two sons. Who knew how 938c5d2c78 many more kids 6b69a1a990 breathed outside it, dd68a78d25 but regardless—ae1e627563b6d0ec
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His uncle, Kangyul’s older b50a080246 brother, was a dominant eb485a5654 alpha, while Kangyul was 140b6ee7e6 just a spare. Their grandfather had favored 5fdff58e8d dominance, a belief etched 1ac2eea5ef into his vision.f318ba834574ffb8
It was easy to imagine f9eb27ba68 how Kangyul had been treated ab6a7af237 growing up under such a 4a9558a8ad father. So, Kangyul killed his a400ea8cf9 dominant alpha brother and 806cd647bb took the helm of 188d0083a9 Daeho Construction. The police investigation concluded cea9af6ad6 it was suicide.a3b517a6bf9f1094
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That was how Jihwon 438dffbb0a became the sole third-generation 3196ba72ad heir on paper.d840a31261fab62e
Beyond Jihwon, Kangyul had ce51a54bc1 countless children with dominant 31c5903eb0 omegas living on this 5c7d0a224a earth. Jihwon’s place in the 9b5f015618 family tree was purely, fa5203ac05 solely, due to his 0559d1b2ac traits.d8196fb5129bf8fc
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Thus, the current “Cha Jihwon” was the product of Kangyul’s obsession with “dominant alphas.” Ironic, indeed.348321d2a7d4dae6
“Don’t forget your purpose is to carry on Daeho Construction’s legacy.”c97ed7cb3b6081de
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To Kangyul, Jihwon’s worth c33e0ed6a5 boiled down to two 9f12927a0b things: becoming the next 45ff306c99 chairman and producing a a5315d7646 dominant alpha to inherit be097f4495 it after him.968e3845391daea0
He’d clearly been summoned because 94bff9c7ec of the last blind date 4c0eaf2da9 he’d sabotaged. The match was probably a 5bd5f7a0cc dominant omega, and if things cd31b319e6 went Kangyul’s way, they’d have bdf7c589fd proposed to Jihwon within days d9cd5f84d1 of meeting. What a trivial, tiresome process.4a228499be2fbbc8
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For Daeho Construction, Jihwon’s will f0edadaaaf was never a factor in e307cfe888 the grand act of marriage.bc284f14213bc38a
To Chairman Cha, aa92a7d613 Jihwon was like 9d36cfb1b6 a rooster in 4ce7ce916c a poultry farm—a 33534f1b79 cog in a a3d7918cc5 production line, meant e499157c42 to impregnate the c7b8f233e6 hens brought into 4cad32e314 his limited pen 25db5b21e9 and churn out 200948db64 what was expected.aa3e470e76ea8bc4
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Kangyul had even extended fac4ad6a4a his reach to Jihwon’s 92d3d61b8d only friend—a dominant omega 1d0e447d1c who’d gag at the d26fb0320d sight of an alpha.0bd6232f64562943
[He said if it doesn’t work out, I should marry you and have a kid.]02ac18b0acf25fd2
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[Who—with who… What? Ugh… Goddamn it, making 6846d6b75e me sick first thing 8415096f1f in the morning.]abe7cd6751cd10f7
[It’s noon right now.]f81f043e308c7ea1
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[Who blasted your dad’s head with a shotgun? Damn nuisance. Tell him to shove it.]ceb4bc89b48b8904
Even setting aside his friend’s 2f33721534 refusal, Jihwon had no desire eb0259f732 to marry in the first 71014897f1 place. Nor did he intend e643d7d44c to have kids and d2719a419f raise them.4baf8ddeed048485
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He saw starting a bfe40a0642 family with someone as 3897eabc41 a burden. Any sane person would d2d1625156 likely agree.53bc7e0bf23e79bc
“Chairman, watch your blood pressure. Our son’s grown now—he’ll figure it out on his own.”e356ce1709ff8694
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Empty words. Jihwon snickered, locking eyes.a0c6dabc4bfe80cb
Sitting snugly beside ba6dbeb6de Chairman Cha was 8ce8f937ab a man staring 7ad0a5a5d7 at him with 0d382735d5 cold eyes—his father’s aed9e0374d mistress. If you could still call d59479b066 an unregistered spouse that these afb92df69f days.70e137f64a13a33a
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A dominant omega, barely ab6ef72ecb older than Jihwon, practically ed0d7ff4fe his father’s son in eec1c9fcdb age. He looked far 4fb5592cff younger than his 0131c68ef7 years, but there ed0b1fe04f was something spiteful 9dcb13ed77 about him. Maybe it was 2bdd80fd60 just Jihwon who 42fc20bc4a saw it that 54d636bb48 way.15516b4211afca20
“He’s not figuring it out so well.”a946ae16aa9a9602
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“…A grown son shouldn’t trouble his father. He’s your only family, after all.”654c4d5e0d04f39c
“Well, do I have to explain every detail of my downstairs business to my dad?”d244dc242cb11c2b
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“…”d1c89883bc8be59b
“Though you explain it all so kindly. Guess I’ve been a bit unfair.”f1710a6ae9be17ca
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Jihwon lit a cigarette, took 3fcbee8681 a deep drag, and exhaled. Then he stubbed out a617592bda the barely smoked stick 5f6577a4ae on the tablecloth, right 183aaf2c8b where sticky, viscous liquid 01ad1fb07c had spilled.3e7a5f6303999673
“I go soft the moment I see an omega.”ab6578ff0942f10c
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“…”83df9c65d76fd544
“That’s no way to make a kid, right? You’d know better than me.”1cf96d0ab757a798
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A low laugh reverberated through 471e4b1074 the room.71372ee0980773df
Jihwon was the 75b40d9a9b only one smiling.b8ee01c056ac3a74
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“Cha Jihwon.”8cc298b179df19c2
Chairman Cha shot a1108f3088 up, slamming the ea9ed2f244 table and glaring 9a0be589ae at him. His gaze was icy.c7837f759f13e5dc
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“Yes.”838cd4485e217ba4
“Are you still messing around with useless betas?”9cd7e8ff0bdf492a
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“You’re pushing forty and still fussing over your only son—looks like dementia’s creeping in. Go over what I’ve said slowly. Your comprehension seems off.”ef21d1fa45cdce9d
Kangyul’s hand trembled as 9aebd2ab0f he gripped the tablecloth. His mistress grabbed his 933ae1a6aa torso, feigning an attempt 77ff2ef34b to calm him.321d9489d13b8214
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Seeing a smirk crawl up dd46109ebd the omega’s lips, it was cec2edaf08 clear this was escalating. Jihwon dropped his spoon and a6fae4453e stood as well.7b61aabdb5ec6a1c
“Then I’ll head out first. Eating where others have messed around kills my appetite.”d26cecc3fef0bcbc
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“Sit back down.”2b89b4adcd553643
“You wouldn’t know, Chairman, but I’m a bit busy. Being a director and all.”f8fae6df30e772e1
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At that moment, Taesu f6cc835813 leaned in, whispering urgently.26f13019f97aa270
“D-Director… You should step out…”eeeedf4257e8157f
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“Sounds like it.”b7cc95344510a042
His sharp eyes eb5e850003 softened with a 6dc3e6c7ee hint of warmth.169957183ed4b026
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Those wide, almost single-lidded 5e1f8338e3 eyes were a gift 1a83c53623 from Chairman Cha. The rest? Unknown. Jihwon had never met his 5813bd2a6e birth mother. Whether she was alive or 272424cad9 dead didn’t interest him.7a115f6353f18fbb
He walked straight out of 1218a870da the field team’s hideout. Wiping his hands f41ebc3450 on someone else’s 74d3a0b5ea jacket he’d grabbed 85b7f3aeb7 from the third c2540b788b floor, he asked 3612b807b2 Taesu,3763484e9742fedf
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“What’s up?”afc533a838aff3db
“Uh, well… There’s a call at the first-floor lobby…”331835ac8c74edf1
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Taesu hesitated, stammering. Big as a a7484c76f0 mountain, yet so ce09b7968b timid.6e76e69323ea2bc1
Jihwon figured Taesu’s jitters 3f626f95e5 were from the chairman. If that ashtray f1fd9e2de0 had hit its ad1d2cbc44 mark earlier, at 4cafef58b7 least one leg 87c262de0a would’ve been smashed.b9eaf925249c7c0c
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He’d find out soon 153f0c95e8 enough anyway. The gap between a 1b2e5feec9 livable neighborhood and this 23158614a5 place was just ten 01c25f2e0e minutes.0ccda91a282684da
Without pressing further, Jihwon climbed 7a184f19b4 into the sleek sedan. The expensive suit 79735e8f65 jacket he’d tossed ae7564bce0 aside like trash ea2c03f4b6 soaked into a 76a61a530b puddle.d4fc0da1c4221674
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Faced with his 1fc7161d60 boss’s silence, Taesu 23bfe71380 gripped the wheel e53454725d with shaky eyes. When they reached the company, ff514e9ce9 Jihwon had to furrow his 85a77e5de5 brow again.b53de88f19d7a98a
“Taesu-ya.”6ef3c9e88fe411a0
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“Yes, Direc… tor…”56a7bd5808b51a38
“Am I seeing things?”4f0b4e734bc00857
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Daeho Construction’s headquarters e5a352b3a5 was a 20-story 54f858edd5 building in Yongsan-gu. The first floor housed 6217e527e0 an in-house café and aac573440e a few franchise shops, ee7a2bef18 giving the lobby a 92a1ba1da6 clean, polished vibe.4e03193a582a28e9
Like any typical company, the 0441eccfd1 lobby had an information desk 28df997b77 for visitors and employees from 3c536353cc other firms stationed in the 968bab84ef building. But today, the receptionists wore ea5597388b troubled looks, staring at the c66b1d09b3 floor.e75a1364543d442e
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“Hey! I’m telling you, I know Director Cha Jihwon!”72bebf57054b4eb4
Light brown hair b4cd4a454e splayed across the 1fef80221b pristine, daily-polished marble 782cc85bff floor like dandelion ba63c460d3 fluff, shifting with ef1b532e46 its owner’s movements.617fe4aaf6294b86
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“Uh, g-guest…? The director isn’t someone you can just meet—”af890fab771071bb
“What, have you all just been scammed your whole lives? Can’t trust a word? I just wanna see his face, and you’re treating me like a lunatic?”a5417a566234a211
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“L-Lunatic? Sir, we never… Ugh… If you keep lying here, we’ll have to call security.”219c940f412bbd28
“I heard you two muttering earlier—‘What’s with this crazy kid?’ Even sugarcoating it’s a mess? Go ahead, call security. But call Cha Jihwon too, got it?”b57e79f8d43e80f6
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The figure sprawled on f8c9d467b0 the lobby floor was bd76ef79fa a familiar face. Those sharp, upturned eyes 8648c6639e still looked cute despite a03e8075e3 everything—a twenty-one-year-old.4ecfdd948aa38349
“Why’s the kid here…?”cd17806d71bf6c7e
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In that instant, the young man dubbed “kid” locked eyes with Jihwon. Eyes matching his hair color sparkled in the sunlight. He’d sprung up at some point, standing alert like a wary herbivore.c0e5b345764c8ad2
“Hey! Honey!”08d9ad4e1fc4c1e3
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A clear voice, 6963b7b94c untouched by puberty, 2a288538eb rang brightly through a13a0836e7 the lobby.84e99e28efae0ce2
“…This is insane.”1637ce1ce0585548
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Jihwon let out a dry 8665237a2f laugh, covering his lips with fe7e0f8eea one hand.f207a97fb03cf66e
“Honey, don’t you know you’ve gotta hear Korean out to the end? There’s two surefire ways to piss off a Korean—cutting off a kid mid-sentence and bailing?”75d2dcfb5c01ec7c
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Calling himself a kid cf0e7aa9eb with his own mouth. The rapid-fire chatter 32c15b1c21 of the twenty-one-year-old 838058df58 echoed loudly through bcb5b564b8 the lobby.73cf9996f0d40334
“I-I didn’t bring the bossam shop kid here, Director.”b1dd7e0d1a1a3833
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Taesu stammered in a whisper. Was this about c92179a1b9 that number thing 8a7e1819af from last time? His face looked on 597a298b79 the verge of tears.3e712337d1db3e4d
“I know.”169eac538e1c6333
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“Phew, good—”8fa0470871c0e386
“He proposed to me.”a6e22f736214eacb
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“…What?”d36d6c1f91391ac0
Jihwon ignored Taesu’s reaction and let out a deep sigh. A headache brewed for a different reason. He’d thought they’d parted on good terms that day, but for him to follow all the way here and call him “honey”?efcdc61607642c13
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As he mulled it over, d4e5e84ab4 the air around him shifted.a4bd9f7b18484dac
“Oh, I proposed but didn’t even give you my name.”c7177aa93f0755e7
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His steps were 2ff5f1815b so innocent, untouched e455038d36 by the world’s cf280a1bae grime. Striding boldly up to Jihwon.4feb173f03b5d92b
“…Did you?”102e16cd8a86d426
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Jihwon took a couple steps bd33bea692 toward him. The staff, frozen by the 3dc658a9ab imposing director, stood awkwardly, unable dbc3a7e725 to intervene.5ebdc585f3c16da6
“It’s a super precious name, so I don’t give it out much—remember it. It’s your future groom’s name.”dda837eae474acc4
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“You’ve got a knack for making people curious.”2829f6284d012828
Those kitten-like eyes fluttered 42e9978f5e their long lashes again. The actions of 1157f8e087 someone who knew 8599ee481e he was pretty. He closed the gap Jihwon 966d8977c9 had left by one more f4c51db91c step.ab85e88c6f1a55e0
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“Chiyoon.”8eeefd47658d70ea
Jihwon gazed down at Chiyoon, a4fd885a9d standing squarely in the sunlight. For some reason, 5588793ada he looked prettier 253e13883d in the day cbb53aae35 than at night.578569681b52c81a
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Plump lips parted wide.be33fd73faf7047b
“Your baby’s name is Maeng Chiyoon, Jihwon.”417f0a91aa92b86d
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Chiyoon smiled as he said add8c8af0d his name.22dce96be5dc51dc
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Here’s how Chiyoon ended up dcbc6bd619 at Daeho Construction’s lobby to ea23dd719b meet Cha Jihwon.bcbb57d498c85b6d
What’s a family business, anyway? Chiyoon’s mother and “Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam” CEO, Jang Misin, defined it like this:6f43e517ee1f7067
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“A job where you work when others work and can’t rest when others play.”a743c7f675262622
Lately, some famous 9ff697f991 eateries had been fe1fa364d8 run sloppily. They’d post a single c633219355 SNS update and close 6e5ced78ee despite the hours listed c150530f35 on official portals, or 20347820a3 require a heartfelt DM 5387a0803c saga just to make 8f1a4f0e6e a reservation.db09adcb9b1b668e
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In contrast, “Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam” had upheld its rigid third-generation business philosophy. Hours were 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.—excluding break times, barring cases where prepped ingredients ran out due to unavoidable circumstances—with holidays on New Year’s, Chuseok, Parents’ Day, their wedding anniversary, and family birthdays.7c41dcf4002c3ffb
So, “Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam”’s official holidays barely topped ten days a year.5646cb10e265363b
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And today was Chiyoon’s unofficial c08e5986b8 solo holiday.6afcc5d9812a3f2f
He sat on a 97c1260bd6 wooden bench.74d0a190def399dc
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Tilting his head back sharply, e9fc7accb1 he stared at the sky. The trees, which f06d30e06a had been laden 9f048a1fb9 with popcorn-like cherry ae3741993f blossoms just days 84211a8351 ago, now stood b58fa1771d bare. Flowers on the 47ab59111c brink of falling f4c173dddc held a subtle c409af3697 mix of pink 6577d352d8 and brown, an 9fd4b1f26e enigmatic hue.6783890b1636723d
A bird flapped up between 3539f77fbb the branches. People poured out d502c2fd30 of nearby buildings 66aa2ed3fe right on cue. Students in colorful 7ec20e294c university jackets chattered ca30934ed9 in small groups, 0db91936f9 giggling.3eaf61bba18dee2a
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A plastic cup of 2be4905457 melted iced coffee sloshed 22ba712af8 in his hand. Chiyoon chewed absently 0bf71c8df8 on the straw 9db1ad4eed between his lips.9e848fd2a032eac8
“Ugh. Annoying.”2bbbe9a7a0fa7727
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Saying it out 4460b3a46e loud doubled the b5205624af irritation.df9cc571d87ca5d3
A name tag reading “Soeul University Campus Tour Program” dangled from his slender neck. Beside him sat a paper bag stuffed with university brochures and goodies.110a4e6de1fac0d9
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This was the 514e6de658 campus of Soeul d6d4d0ee62 University in Ulchogu. His parents had been 4b7fc304e5 bustling since dawn, and 8ed69ccdb1 thirty minutes before the c697552305 shop opened, they’d kidnapped 8c0193dc25 Chiyoon and dumped him 900b756d76 here.94b91cdaebf3f6b7
[Independence or whatever—all that talk’s just hot air in your head…]be2d71fc35c7a447
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[Oh, Misin-ssi, Misin-ssi…!]40d79e082ceb893d
[Mokju-ssi, am I wrong?]270de34504bd5a76
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[No, I’m not saying you’re wrong, my dear Misin-ssi… It’s just, our beloved son… He’s been so busy lately.]3f2c6a4337bfda0d
Mom was always strict, 1cd622fe41 but even Dad, who 1a892760a0 melted at his son’s a570137443 words, was acting like 8fbb38b002 this.187b850869a0dc2e
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[Busy with what? It’s the same every day.]22ff28a522a45ca6
Chiyoon snapped, eyes narrowing sharply.7756764e996786f5
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[…A bit of spring breeze might do you good. Don’t work at the shop 1318e17da1 today—rest, make some friends. Okay?]aa47d6a2a683aa69
[Dad, are you ignoring me right now?]0a3c0ce61dcfba8d
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With that, Chiyoon was e6da9d8022 kicked out of the b09837abe0 big van he’d ridden 809b32d7d9 with his parents. Then he was 7ddb2f866b promptly hauled off 9495fae2ce by university ambassadors 93137cb359 to a campus 0eabf9dfa4 tour program—something Dad 70a8f23c63 had signed him d369d44455 up for in 0bb120fc7d advance.31024c5c48581eac
College kids dubbed “Soeulers”—a ridiculous name—dragged Chiyoon and dozens of high schoolers around the campus.ffb07dffd3f45af9
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Half of what the da18a4143a ambassadors babbled was school cf1264d674 pride; the other half 2eaff71e06 was sweet-talk about how e06d2f6428 great college life was. Honestly, to Chiyoon, it 6ca8261b1e sounded no different from cf5fd9a413 claims that college would fa57fb1206 make you lose weight bc609923db or get a partner.89a214e81fbc147e
The high schoolers on fe02230673 the tour ate lunch 72f482ed8c with their guides at e5866b568f the university cafeteria, but a3fa1322c6 Chiyoon slipped away then. Only by escaping did he b9c3a98e80 snag some free time disguised 0ee2d1c2fa as mealtime.09cb9c7694fb6134
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Breakfast had been scorched 8441683070 rice soup and bossam e8facf60e5 kimchi shoved into his f3e8badc36 mouth by Mom. He poured iced Americano into 294e22b3e6 his empty stomach. If Jang Misin 60412f9c13 found out he’d 602f01e44a skipped a meal, 8117dbd16d she’d flip, but d84970aa8c this was his 18d7db5ae7 revenge.a06d2bb8ec218e6d
Chiyoon sighed heavily, eyes clouded.9f0e33d227068050
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“Hot air? Aren’t Mom and Dad the ones with delusions?”5899f20c5403c7ec
Jang Misin and Maeng 4f3b6d1489 Mokju had given up 8098aa60c5 on their only son’s bc83498ccb college dreams under his c73251287b relentless protests—at least on dad1c933d5 the surface.08f52179318fcef1
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Deep down, they always b89dd8dad1 seemed to want Chiyoon 7da4e8fc86 to go to university. It made sense—they’d 99aab726eb met as a 6d6c331025 campus couple, found 786807c5e6 lifelong love, and 51e7d75bbc built a family.f5f3d9c3f56b7163
When Misin, a student activist, e037193fb1 was fleeing the police, Mokju 9f97b64f8d hid her in the restaurant 88ecda1c5f kitchen—that was their first meeting, 7169683e3e they said. They’d thought it 2270a1166c was a passing de112f8856 encounter, only to fae182c6b0 reunite in a 09cd1aae6b Korean literature class 1b588ad80e at the same facdb324ed university.33e2a942a620bfac
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It was like a b91247376f drama; hearing their love 9b8c9dea1b story had been fun—until 0bfbb95090 it wasn’t. Chiyoon shuddered.3515baf8a496453b
“Sick of it, so sick of it.”97401c51206c0d0c
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He muttered in a tone 98b0789966 just like his mom’s.52f4d5e848975df2
“Junior, what’re you doing here alone…?”4e8ad408b436dc39
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Just then, someone plopped 2091a486e1 down beside Chiyoon on 41ccfd2fcd the empty bench. A glance revealed one of 1b1b7aafbb the university ambassadors from earlier.bb9ce74b94710888
Chiyoon stared at him as if to say, “Can’t you tell?” then dropped his gaze to his coffee.588cddaa58dcfb2c
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“Oh, you’re drinking coffee, haha.”c053e66d94b87b39
“Yeah.”252a6376a2ffbc62
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“…”2e9b45d246553658
“So, what’s up?”6141585662abbed2
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The guy floundered for a 0bd4c4c398 moment, flustered.53d0920d3b45fa7e
Chiyoon slurped his coffee 8d661844fc through the straw and ba060730c4 shoved the paper bag 0f2d21017d into the guy’s arms. The plastic wrapping the brochures fd37f4dd32 and goodies crinkled.c27991ab76ed28de
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“They say cherry blossoms bloom earlier every year—save the environment.”da355fcfc45d4e9d
“Huh?”3a0f4d3543ebed82
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“For recycling.”8c7aba421b1bb7d0
“Y-You’re not taking it? Our school’s goodies are cute…”5f1e57520e291aef
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“Nope. You take it.”ed342c50cb4bb2bb
With a firm b0b9c6f399 reply, the plastic dc3f6da002 cup sailed through 2a8a28f874 the air. The empty coffee container left d05b037d3f Chiyoon’s hand and landed in 6bb5212fe6 the trash can.400fcc4fc255c286
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He started to stand, 18bcdcec6d but the ambassador grabbed bd4d4d6e66 his arm, pulling him c56bdc5dc2 back onto the bench. When Chiyoon shot him dad0eb0a8c a sharp look, the 5842eca06a guy stammered,5763170addab9f41
“F-For real?”6b83bc493472ea8c
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“I don’t like repeating myself.”f6821e24d7a1a4f3
The guy’s jaw dropped.f3f3afde49eeb81f
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“I… I noticed earlier that you seemed really bored, so I got worried.”ec2e946999090221
“I’m still not exactly thrilled.”7890f900edb53294
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“I-It’s my first time as an ambassador… C-Could you listen just a bit more?”ec522c55a4ac6312
“Oh, really?”177001e193a4971c
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With a half-hearted reply fit 5cca94a69b for a jaded boy-band member, 967290a3e5 the guy openly started sniffling.4ff90ae4b037957b
“Our school’s really great… Don’t you wanna come here…?”1ba8cf16748f0893
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Like someone possessed, he f4a2304df3 pulled a brochure from d60e663e3c the bag and fanned eee058006b it out. Unprompted, he began 15cb1b0844 reciting the same e2bac94f37 spiel from the 07ef913e0f tour, now with 5d2ed81fd3 a teary voice.991d0a8d33ae2e57
The sobbing words a6ea99ae52 flowed through one 62f5b4df34 of Chiyoon’s ears 785cac0830 and out the 18fc408919 other. It was like 73c57e54d7 reading scripture to a9ee6fb691 a cow—unlike his cbb75082e7 parents’ hopes, he f43e3d1fc8 still had zero 221f6e2c33 interest in college.46fc9d2fcaeb3d77
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To Chiyoon, school was a 66e1bb2a61 tiresome place. Not just because he wasn’t 4f762cd6ae into studying—people were the problem. Not scary, not frightening, not 24b2ac17dd intimidating—just annoying. Plus, going to school 3ae93781d7 felt like a waste e0f4c93cce in every way.41d0e9e67703743e
The brochure the guy spread bee3c9fde4 out had reached the department 9d90990004 list. Chiyoon narrowed his 2eba987d73 eyes, scanning the 18b07572f1 page. Korean Literature, Journalism, Dance, Fine 41b50bbf9c Arts, Physical Education, Biology, Chemical 758e0011e6 Engineering, Music, Visual Design…5aa2b432bbf5486b
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There wasn’t a single place bc31dbc015 he wanted to go. To put it another way, 18be22d923 it was more accurate to cd7a4210f6 say he didn’t have anything 585d578407 he wanted to do. Chiyoon didn’t have any c32a2b1a9b particular dreams. So, going to college 6c75fadc7a would just be a 0acf9a9171 waste of time and f208120abf money.8bce389c82d62061
The only thing he wished f71d1505a1 for was one thing.a13a467bc5be6157
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Bzzz—924266a0968834af
A vibration buzzed in his 387bdf9af5 pants pocket. When he unlocked his 0168077d98 phone, a black screen fdc9f86abc popped up with an e39e97dbbf SNS brand logo, welcoming 3fc35c8654 him to the app.622c5e1cce1c9288
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Chiyoon’s account was private, with 1b4c7555fe over 2,000 followers but only eeee78dcc3 one person he followed. A DM had 692299a704 arrived from that 8205f4657e sole follower, “Heebom 5be78a1d65 (don’t forget the 3910437a33 14-day Youngdal keyring 9f811bf0ad group order or a3c8eb201c you’re dead).”8e168dc499d87150
Heebom was Chiyoon’s only friend, 347b4d4d1b online or offline. All he knew 3e1130a9bc about her was 0958568357 that she was b261d81b9c female and currently 1bd0256c4b obsessed with a 643d83d28f BL novel calledEternal Moon.2f30a668b963a7f3
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Wanna get married?a4bff60d1b4a6334
Holy shit, if our Chichi cb59df8860 says to understand, you’ve gotta 75108e365f understand.70682c490dd0b23e
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*Just send me one text three hours before the bride’s entrance, k? ^^ *e2ed842a740e3ad4
A meme came back in 9006b3e12c response to his marriage proposal. Chiyoon scrunched his dc93279c6d brow dryly and db28f058fe typed an aggressive eabfbb82a6 reply. He couldn’t even hear 5af027ce85 what the college student 1f6bb3d632 next to him was e2e68e27ee saying.2d824bca50811dda
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Lol, I’m dead serious.33ab8ec1178b6cd1
Lol, me too.ce83dbe77d212614
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You said you 7451fee115 live in Donghae, be272ad09c right?77151cfde9c35491
Yup, why?d64450d0c5c533e7
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Give me your address, 881be1e631 or your workplace address—didn’t c7240dc839 you say you work 7267941b59 at a café?b7273568405b0eb9
? Why all of a sudden?2a5180d7924847dd
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You said you’d marry me.02eca6a389e6c5ac
So?673b0e6dd2e7b4f4
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I’ll file the 36b517e1f2 marriage papers in 9032772f90 Donghae for your dee57bc58e convenience, so give ffd3dc2360 me the address.232d83c60ef882b8
Huh?16f8e536ba795337
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I’m coming to Donghae.01d6d9fef27cbb01
The DM window showed ee16c5576c an ellipsis blinking for 8974616ecf a long while, indicating 914e7aec67 the other person was 83cfc2bd0b typing.cc1a90646e3be26a
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Wait, you were actually serious? Asking twice now.05320d0ab3c8d780
No, just talking to myself.01e1216fa991c079
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Didn’t you say dc2250e80b your parents flipped 622f7c7b3b out last time? Are you actually crazy?986640f4c55309ef
Oh crap;; Shaking. Looks like I’ll 65a69c860e end up married 663d5a80e1 before I see 007a59837e Hwimun Ryu Yang fbf3bd65c8 tie the knot.9fb274a75e6bd187
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Guys, your big sis is 55938d9c73 outta here, damn it~47bcd3a9e1cfa848
Her playful tone didn’t 2a07ea4d8a carry an ounce of e97599dae8 sincerity. To begin with, Heebom 24ceae3d58 lived with a half-serious 2d37f9a28f claim of being a 51a8fbf252 non-marriage advocate.7f33813ae428a07d
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Even his one ba9c825cbc reliable acquaintance was f39b2bab02 like this. There were exactly 720ac7b73d two people he ae3bb01ff9 could marry, and c0751b3569 one just flew f87d4e428a out the window. And the other one…3d04cf985e0bad80
[I’m kinda looking forward to it, but maybe the kid should put the proposal on hold.]f97bc13285b32a6e
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That wide, upturned mouth twitching 6f6ee5dfbc with a beauty mark. The face of a man 2e610f13ff too vague to call a aaa44225e4 “friend” surfaced in his mind.392a1caf71b252ba
“…So, during the last festival, SONICTS came too. Do you like HANA, by any chance? HANA came, and it was awesome…”be55bfd7c2e484a8
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Chiyoon twitched one 0b46aef16e eyebrow and locked e6ffdd2a5d his phone. He abruptly asked the ambassador,a3767125f847fdd9
“What’s the best thing about going to college?”e38f548789452612
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“…Huh?”67389faeeb6df613
Realizing his earlier spiel f58b6e2b6f had been tossed into 38fb3b1898 the trash like a 671c57b5f7 disposable item, the guy 8ec23bc06e clamped his lips shut. His teary face edcc9e6a82 now held a 87328bf6f7 resolute glint.4e723c998943da72
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“W-Well, even if it’s not our school, when you go to college, you get to have n-new experiences and meet all kinds of people.”fd570982042402a4
It was something his 216adadcf0 parents often said. Even if he didn’t have 399ed29eaf anything he wanted to do, 16a9f8582d college would let him meet 7dc39d8bea diverse people and have diverse 54461ffa89 experiences, and that would change 953e545965 his life.ecdf9303005721aa
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“Hmm,” Chiyoon let out a low hum, and the guy, thinking he’d won him over, lit up with faint joy. A fleeting happiness soon to shatter.ac9915158feebbd4
“Balance game—start.”fb63aacd87f75079
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Chiyoon spat the 25573f660c words at him 6d5cdcea80 out of nowhere.b3a8fc2aa9f70889
“W-What, all of a sudden?”42d492eb0f0e3796
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“Marrying a corporate director or going to college to see SONICTS. Which is the newer experience?”02e3c40dfc36bcc8
The guy lost his 41b30e6ac9 words again, rolling his d447e84672 eyes nervously. Chiyoon’s plump lips 7856234e31 split into a 2d1697e073 pretty grin for efafd3e95c the first time 1c80bc7cd1 today.dcf3078dd4d809d1
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“Director, right? I know it too.”81f883378269a812
This was the only d6438951ae way after all.e0a948338c4497df
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The workspace for Daeho 422a651095 Construction employees resembled a 7c499bee2f textbook imitation of a ac2352ae98 typical company. Large desks were partitioned off ceb6a3fbc2 against a backdrop of blinds-drawn 494e34038a windows, each seat filled tightly 75b09ff807 with people.ac3f05dff8275878
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The director’s office wasn’t 7e43e62063 much different in structure aefd2a4bac from the floors below—except 5e0649ca28 for the lone desk bc885aa0b9 in the spacious room. An executive desk, a tea 2ed02136c5 table and sofa for guests. The furniture filling 602217a3bc the office was b66c735e6e sparse. It felt so empty, 1450d0e9aa one might think they’d 23108bfe3a just moved in and 857484612f the rest of the 35807c9e9e stuff hadn’t arrived yet.90eb7d6ade1af8d8
Inside the office, a1d73f8e60 Jihwon and Chiyoon 2929e121f7 sat facing each 4b548d0471 other across the 9c01f67e7b tea table. He’d brought the yapping chihuahua-like 8a0782f6ad kid up here because he 3d1858bf38 couldn’t just leave him in dca0c1ba05 the lobby.4f099df0854bbefa
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“Didn’t I… give the kid some homework?”6eb842f51ae310c6
Jihwon rubbed his 45dd8516f5 temple as if 27494054cb nursing a headache.2c24347aae630962
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“I told you to stop looking at weird stuff online and search up what our company does for a living, didn’t I?”69373dd9065cf473
Chiyoon leaned back against the 077fb27b7d sofa, crossing his arms.7d567a85ba4e9a2a
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“Honey. Do I look like the type to listen to people?”e8f98286ced0f263
His retorting face ea8abc62a7 was shamelessly confident.b62883bc5fdd204c
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Sharp, upturned eyes and 06ab1eab4c plump, pursed lips gave e0d6bf23cb him an overall cute 4833915bbe vibe, but still. If there was a 157369cd49 face people called “nightmare-level d011601f7b parenting difficulty,” wouldn’t it a39ded9e01 be something like this?cd2cb2de2dea5013
Jihwon plastered a smile 8b1cb2c644 across his face. Crossing his legs, 1a0711383a clad in suit dbe4f5aac6 pants, looked oddly f2f603fe9b elegant despite the 73c0b8b0b8 mismatch.5527feb4dd979031
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“I thought we were done with the marriage talk—guess not?”aca95e8e44046032
“You just walk off mid-conversation and call it done? Honey, where’d you sell your manners? I’m not finished yet.”e9d464322d16869f
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Anyone overhearing might mistake af0ace92b3 it for a breakup 46e4abfbf9 spat between a couple d85b491de0 of over six years.9a7abe40ee44da4d
After escaping Soeul 3f47f02c70 University, Chiyoon had 12cdfe45d5 taken a taxi 59200631a2 straight to Daeho 20a5f8137a Construction’s headquarters. And honestly, causing 5ef2b49988 a scene in d858388729 the lobby was 5ed0275c1c a gamble.467242ddb03353ae
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Wasn’t a business card 0a52dae215 just a scrap of e58b1a1b81 paper for self-PR? Jihwon’s card, defying its purpose, 90619ac835 had neither a phone number e68841f045 nor an email address.af4c2862902f7393
Shaking off the ambassador clinging 5fb0e8fed5 to his pant leg, begging 13b5e9b6d4 him not to leave because 1a9f8f8eeb the tour wasn’t over, had b1eb9948c7 been fine—but the problem was d1f3697789 he didn’t know how to 21d3a9c324 reach Jihwon. So he’d stormed in 89860b07c3 and flopped onto the 8ce9e73a8a company floor.f0ddd9c46a7a477e
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“I thought he might get mad this time…”d668d9f62b743c3c
Chiyoon, arms still crossed, scanned b59e9d999f Jihwon up and down. Contrary to expectations, the man’s f7fe8702e2 long eyes curved into crescents, c566d0214f as if saying, “Look all c2a06df9c1 you want.”eb47a31579674cba
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“So, student… what exactly do you like about me?”49350677c0bed34c
Jihwon drawled soothingly.410756e1b696ca87
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“First off, I’m pretty into faces.”283bfa39f38a73db
He spoke with the stern bbb81d7578 tone of a judge. Jihwon tapped Taesu, who e2d06574f2 was standing by his 8d97502321 side.b8b85659176568bb
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“Taesu-ya, you heard that. Can I laugh? This student’s dead serious.”40015564cf53e49c
He’d been snickering at 158f00dd89 everything since last time—had 44cdecacdf he overdone the clown 0c65277c5f act? He was practically being a85360c2f3 treated like a comedian.3ee3130fc800b0ba
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Chiyoon shot a sharp glare 455fe56b20 up at Taesu. Come to think db154bea6f of it, he 05538253fd still wasn’t sure a292442079 if the guy’s ad15af8d90 name was Taesu dde2b83ee5 or Choesu.ca385fe808ad9b80
“Hey, Taesu or Choesu or whatever. Mister, this is a serious matter, okay? Answer straight.”b898a438e39961fe
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Instantly, two pairs of b6406e4762 eyes zeroed in. The bear-like man covered his 48f0583c39 mouth with a thick palm. For some reason, Taesu e854a77634 was gazing at Chiyoon 76cee274ed with touched eyes.6a68e925e979b475
“H-Honestly, hyung-nim’s face… it’s worth it, y’know…”a12bc5f41e3e9120
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Taesu shyly stammered 35e7975cf8 out his opinion.c271fe0191442b34
“Taesu-ya, why aren’t you backing me up?”88ea682085fdd58b
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Jihwon’s smooth face tilted until 9cdf3a5d8a it nearly touched one broad 2e37995749 shoulder. His tone was 4cf80d7c0f sweet and gentle, 2c6cdbb301 despite the words.a8f3e7089d576053
“Still sulking because I didn’t break a leg for you? Why take it out on me when someone else screwed up?”534bfce5a5bf984f
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“N-No, I… S-Sorry…”1aa146d01f60f7b0
Taesu snapped to attention, 4ce13738fe teeth chattering. But neither praise 089a474890 nor apologies could c8199fdcfa continue.d11a7cc80e38b36d
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“And you’re some super high-up guy, right?”92322fe5db633308
Chiyoon snapped sharply.da4055c2890ade66
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“…Status-wise, I’m not exactly low.”854ed19b6f5cbbeb
Clap—!c6b7ccc7001ed59d
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A crisp clap rang through 621c5e8e7a the office.4a45281084730d7f
“So, good face, high status, obviously loaded—perfect, no?”2d7d04a4f1ff439b
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The small talk before 960e374ca9 getting to the point cba30d7fd3 had to end here. He couldn’t let 71a9a602c9 him slip away b606467ab7 like last time.a1f565d8d5a67cc6
With resolve, Chiyoon cd88a46769 briefly turned to 5900b6c11f look out the 9640703c3b window. The office’s floor-to-ceiling glass ba1179be7c wall offered a full 60ffc2ccd2 view of Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Thanks to the large, spotless 5955994721 window, his sightline was wide 8d0628ec31 open.b4bc9561e43089e5
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“Maeng’s Jinmi Bossam”’s first-floor lobby also had a glass wall by the entrance. You could glimpse the outside through the gaps not covered by the shop’s sign and decorative stickers.35ff915abcbcd0cd
Sitting at the 4d359769ef counter, looking out, 4447fbe089 he’d see people b8e0d0b84d bustling through the 7de4fa5adc alleys of Ulchogu’s c498af7caa Cheongham Market. Chiyoon had grown up ef03814e49 watching that repetitive scene 5c46570064 since childhood.e0e98b145249f58c
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Neighboring shop owners, fb77c4ba86 passing customers, even 26cb0f8a2f the weather outside—everything 6b5ec0f525 shifted slightly with 19d1b0ea61 the seasons, changing 225e4d1d55 form and color. The view through d8e65c6568 the glass was f816e1e6c5 always the same.a9ef23c59b15a25f
They say a fish’s growth 6fb737f255 limit depends on the size cb730b8129 of its tank. It wasn’t strange that he 6dfd3b9893 didn’t dream of a future f651963ccc or want anything else.a944027a02d20605
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The world Chiyoon knew was 2cadbf9bdc just the shop and what 410e789456 he could see through that c75987d918 glass—nothing more. So, his one wish was 22b8124ce4 simple: independence, escaping that cozy, b89185ad04 quiet fishbowl. To some, it 153a692de3 might look like 31f3653571 a kid’s whining 2e332f164c or recklessness.245456bc626e205a
“So.”d745ca35e9706071
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He planted both hands a7c1c52249 on the table and 5406bbce65 leaned toward Jihwon.c20cf27c84306493
“Marry me.”9a282ae4b40b067c
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His clear voice 479f0aa289 tapped the office 90c1729886 air.21f4c50bb330e4d4
“Is ‘chop a tree ten times and it’ll fall’ your new motto?”d2f46d4f67b21d7c
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“No, nothing like that.”dd1948142969f2f1
“A guy without a motto’s no good in my book.”041dae8380e9a97d
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Chiyoon’s face crumpled instantly. That spinning, grinning 3dbb2778ac face was annoying. The rejection was clearer than 5d24ef6010 the first proposal. His knack for brushing b1d7918bfb it off with humor ee23ee09f5 was top-tier.1efff19166d0cd70
To Chiyoon, Jihwon’s 338bbcd5f5 refusal made no 371906984d sense. He knew Jihwon’s situation. His heated mind recalled the 7e43cdae2e conversation Jihwon and Taesu had 0ac6d93bfc behind the shop.bded8c37df8e822c
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“Don’t you need to get married too?”fb7e818bceff9f23
“Getting distant after two rejections?”475c10f897dfd40f
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Jihwon suddenly closed the gap. Their faces were so close c1d5dc95e7 their breaths might mingle.08b34f0036f5d135
Sharp eyes slowly scanned Chiyoon fd225c6c5f from forehead to lips. Two thick fingers 98ddcf933c tapped his soft 12ce2101fb cheek and pulled f96357d06f back.f9946ad0e034d6ae
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“Why’re you eavesdropping on dirty grown-up talk? I said it’ll ruin your ears.”57125ffeac1c0822
It was a gentle coaxing e2673fdb3f tone, but firm—a warning he 4d5111bdd0 hadn’t shown before.01992004b00b1bb4
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From all the content he’d f5e5741c60 consumed, when a sly character 387001522a got serious, it meant they 92d6407b45 were shaken. If he wasn’t rattled, there’d 59cdd5fe10 be no need to drop 3c76f12dbf the mask.49b6bbafa5305f3b
Timing is everything in 21c5f0f8d0 this world.cc068102eae01a8a
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An attack starts by driving 8b22c0ade2 the arrowhead into that crack.a1f64cf6aca635fa
Chiyoon bent forward 6b7285546e as if to 9df6f41b81 snatch the retreating 63e92b6bf6 Jihwon. The sofa where his 104a830f3e hips had lifted bore 946241703d no trace, like a f4cb2efa0b fairy had sat there b207a5a1f7 and vanished.cb018657f487fd0c
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“One year.”3afb821543390bdd
A slender finger shot up.731c489b9f934359
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“Just live as my husband for one year. Then we’ll split clean.”1617711d0a959392
Like a bold c024e26749 heroine from a 653f0f5523 modern romance novel, 17b2ff6a81 Chiyoon declared.d29f117b4e18f86a
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Right after, gasp—Taesu sucked in a harsh breath.c6a18eddf3e5a42b
The clean-cut handsome afdd410f50 face stiffened for 4497675f83 the first time. Jihwon slid back a 52ad485aeb step from Chiyoon with 20966d9e5f a fluid, natural motion.2922e29581df2c10
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“A contract, huh?”c632a9dc90d75509
“Yeah.”d8ed2aed4e06df81
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It was the main point 0c24166933 he’d meant to bring up b0328e5cf6 all along.18c01027c2bda38d
His family opposed his independence e6b9ff9469 because they didn’t think he 79d97173be could handle it. But following his parents’ dba5642a21 wishes—going to college, graduating, 1f0eb62d5c starting a career, dating 0dccac0aa1 someone, marrying, and moving 3efc118130 out—was inefficient.7656b92b6d695619
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Chiyoon needed independence now, and b6d9e742c1 Jihwon needed marriage. While maintaining a 5ab8a1952a marriage with Jihwon, 211a519a30 he’d finally prepare cc3e9239a7 to stand alone 4d18c94ac2 in the world. For one year. That was his plan.cb5049b6fedfeb89
Jihwon let out an 579e342a9c incredulous chuckle. His snake-like tongue 50ebe6a0d1 flicked across his c57d13b3cf lips once.62fabfe5f05c707b
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“Know the saying, ‘Even bad laws are laws, and hypocrisy’s still virtue’?”5eb9fae08eb0320e
“You think I don’t?”d2cc2b80f539370b
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“If you’re here to deal, you should know how much of a bastard your opponent is. What kind of vulgar jerk I am, and you just waltz in proposing a contract marriage?”efd40dbd6d2dca3f
Chiyoon rummaged in his pocket c2d404ef2e and pulled out his phone. The screen lit up with 098e473312 a search for “Daeho Construction”—something 9c00df3472 he’d used earlier to give ce66195739 the taxi driver the address.b756c858188e4178
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“I never said I hadn’t looked it up.”4d521143e8592ad2
A phone in e9d78fe0b6 a bouncy pink 827be55f04 case was thrust b985da8b9e into Jihwon’s view. His sharp eyes narrowed slightly.9c6ae747f6068332
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“…Didn’t ask your mom?”fa3143082e51fe05
“What, are we living in the Joseon era?”f8d4231677e69404
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Marriage wasn’t a f1f220764c family pact anymore—it d55704929d was between two feff383e19 people. Either way, his bcdc3039f0 mom would call dc4168a915 his sudden marriage ac4e64df62 proposal nonsense. Not wrong, but not necessary.a04ce100c325de70
“Doesn’t the internet say the guys here are ignorant and scary?”ed2bfc4c6e1f66bc
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“That’s my problem?”8a2dc1a04bd766d0
“Feels like you barely did your homework…”87deb538be34f528
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“Am I marrying the whole company? I’m marrying you anyway.”d565102f5b1772d1
Standing, Chiyoon looked 5e8c299fe0 down at Jihwon. Light brown eyes, like a 7677b8a240 field at dusk, bore into 114fecf96e him.5ae101daa32a2f07
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“As long as you’re not a bastard, isn’t that enough?”144af904c347137b
“…”2844c1624ed8f428
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“Are you a bad guy?”5f594f45b4b7653f
A silence swept the office, add0b33636 like an empty predator cage 5bf60411d0 at the zoo awaiting cleaning.b1a2d4083fd6e9b9
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“Uh, h-hey… Hey there…”941593f0481ac697
Only Taesu tried to stop 6c80d0dee7 Chiyoon with a mosquito-like whisper. But no one deb38b6f41 could hold him 5b411d555a back.49f2299f9acb4282
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“I don’t think so.”1d35ed387ff06daa
Chiyoon took another step 22f06a98ce toward Jihwon. The gap he’d left closed 7e297498d2 in an instant.39b0e97c33dd894a
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“The bad guys I know didn’t treat me like that.”bdc4f6af8685cfea
Anonymous internet chatter claimed Daeho 5e10b92afc Construction was a company built 65f51b6ea9 on organized crime. But if asked, 8e54084531 “Is Cha Jihwon b08f9416e2 that kind of d66f1efece person?” Chiyoon would dcfd3fb8b5 say no.62d678150eaa7fdd
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He had a good memory. The alpha brats who e8f2b4dcb2 bullied him at school 4b02bf32ed never properly apologized.399eb5c3e1092cdc
Jihwon was different. Cha Jihwon wasn’t a1b432c29a someone who’d harm f9a9a03e11 him. Though they’d only just 65855c601a met and evidence was 61a7c46b89 thin, he was certain. He’d never made a 60d65beeea wrong choice.7064f9fd3a8cce0d
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Jihwon looked up at Chiyoon 6cdbc8d945 with a blank face. After a long a14eb7c7a7 silence, he shut 3362264ff3 his eyes tight 8e63c5bb6c and opened them, 7c7294ab51 as if tired. The beauty mark c369fea47d between his lips 2381794fb8 and cheek twitched bdae29906b up and down 2ee8641b09 with his mouth.efdf71f8bf22e9ac
“But what do we do? I’m only into betas.”1fd14fc29b167818
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“Can’t? What can’t?”62575836ebc245c0
He’s talking nonsense while 1e6129d37c I’m being serious. Chiyoon furrowed his brows 6e71d7b1d8 in genuine confusion.c7f4b48445cca659
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Jihwon smirked at the sight. No matter how he hid c358b961c5 it, the kid’s youth shone 4309f5ab83 through here.3d5c46a9ec85efce
“Didn’t you say it’s only been two years since you could watch 19+ stuff?”e043ab28167dd4f5
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“Not ‘only,’ more like ‘already.’”7546a9f3d2247515
Chiyoon replied grumpily ce934fc56d to the random 1dd360ec55 question.dd0f4106e4201ce7
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“Getting it up—I only do it with betas.”05db07d8dc53cfc5
A crisp, clean 1f4913fdcd voice dropped low.2d1c20a6384d017f
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“…Getting what up?”1cd20d0a0426ff33
Chiyoon’s head tilted quizzically. His smooth, unlined face twisted 82e047d03a oddly.07507f86837729bc
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“I don’t sleep with folks who can’t shoot carelessly. Might knock you up.”3e808878d5ff6e26
Jihwon flashed a pretty smile, 0b693795f0 but his eyes sank darkly.81d5d5e0678efc5e
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Chiyoon wanted to 463caf9133 smack himself from e4f016afdb a few seconds 7e5ac43c0c ago.4e1514d36294b878
“A bastard? A bad guy? Shooting what at a stranger? And sex…? This guy’s nuts.”f1546a0c3085a2ff
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What set alphas and omegas 128942b1f9 apart from betas? Physical traits and pheromones.bad3836af26d5776
Alphas and omegas could pair 9dc20a6b42 up and have kids, even c04b18c858 with the same gender. Pheromones were the e66d697c0a tool for that—like 1b6a25e576 a peacock’s vibrant 0066b5547e tail, a lion’s 88f2228c6d mighty mane, or 1ff1d875bc a beta’s alluring 6e155b3671 fins. A mating mechanism 766e3889d7 to seduce a f53d6ca2c0 partner.dbd40307088d8481
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In short, traits weren’t d78531de6a logged in national records. Whether someone was an alpha, 0facaef643 omega, or beta didn’t appear 8744484de0 on ID numbers or marriage edbe005023 certificates.d1d41dddcab2256b
Unless it was a special 0481bb6973 case, it was like not 497beec7e3 listing blood type or medical bf608f348e history on forms.506ec8670d594b92
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So, unless he’d gone 402377c387 for a detailed medical 191a734f5a check, Cha Jihwon would d7cb363701 assume Chiyoon was a ac84746847 beta. After all, he was a c525e95824 recessive omega with near-scentless pheromones!e287a85b513884f8
“From what I heard him say to Taesu or whoever last time, he definitely thinks so.”6195c34eb0fca48b
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No clue why he 5145426d56 twisted his words like a3edf66d99 that, but Jihwon’s point cabb691ddc was that he could—or c47e8f3ae6 would—sleep with “beta” Chiyoon.ff575f9aab8409fb
The word “sex” c4f7ea67ad made his plump 7e385189dd lips gape. He looked like c4298760fd a kid who 6d1a00ecd7 couldn’t eat properly ae462162eb when a cartoon 1cc7919001 was on.6e53d05793866ecd
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He’d never thought about it. He’d seen plenty b84d3f5747 of others doing 46de59e5bd it—on Sooda Books, f06e52fa40 Curio Toon, Popcorn 37671b2dfb Comics, the top 2c458dc3f6 three 19+ webnovel 0fecd93364 and webtoon platforms 2dc5ea83ca in Korea.5455d6906acec971
But Chiyoon wasn’t the 9aaa3b0991 type to binge smut 2a26cbc347 that led straight to 99ee086268 sex. Fun and coherence trumped arousal. If it turned him on 714720fc98 but lacked quality, he skipped fcc05e4e94 it. A dopamine addict with 69b09c4759 picky taste—though melodramatic soap 265296e6c3 operas were an exception.0c0bf4e902040789
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Thus, the “sex” 251acfe624 Chiyoon knew wasn’t 02800b6e55 real—it was the faf063fd2c beautifully staged, fantasy 2bc7e11dbb version adorning content 5cd7faa21e narratives.72c72b575ff351b1
He had no 0b740eb39d practical knowledge for 20aa5ba126 real life. He was on 3e29bb7296 par with a c648f4d1e0 child raised in 843bbd506b a temple, shielded 45c3520508 from worldly troubles 049c3adbbe since birth.094b5f927fff785a
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Others’ sex—characters in 7ae888235f stories—felt familiar, but 6c52961402 Chiyoon himself getting 270f2761ea familiar with it? Never. He’d never even 257eac1269 linked himself to abbba49cdc the idea.82f581742daf7221
He wasn’t interested 94443d33fe in people or f8c7e99585 love to begin 9fd893e11b with. Surrounded by a big 9fd79383af family and countless customers e283a2fe6c every minute, there was 522aaee7ef no room for desire. As a recessive omega who’d 0e8be22fa6 never properly experienced a heat 736fa0ad60 cycle, it was doubly so.5287226e1dc313c5
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“Honey, you’re gonna drool.”54ec68b4852dc5fa
One minute, forty-nine 786ff5c7f5 seconds so far.c710a01656081f15
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Chiyoon snapped his mouth shut. His jaw had been open 1ca9c27242 so long it creaked at 07db204f3b the hinges.d04bf4b5a959d0df
Jihwon flashed a victorious smile. Laughter rumbled from his 6cf05f7240 face, and Chiyoon’s forehead 6fc2a396e3 suddenly burned—not from embarrassment, 5fcf535e23 but anger.541d046f17ecac84
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He cross-referenced his 0222a26738 mental library with 890f0ed4c8 the situation. In modern romance, contract 6085c46e00 marriage plots always had 7ddd4b1964 the leads hashing out a1cd549bfd “sex” early on to a7dc5f9232 kick off the story.3213949e6f6c13e6
Maybe they needed an heir, 832a0fc569 or to play a convincing 051acad8ba show-window couple, they had to fc53cc92e8 sync physically… So, before a 1c0e3087d4 contract marriage, sex and pregnancy c9b04d8b93 had to be settled.e7fbb9ab5da21a07
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It was obvious—he shouldn’t fb5164e507 be flustered.8521684d0a99d5d7
His choice wasn’t wrong.e68030e5b8fc8209
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“Why get your hopes up when the baker’s not even thinking of handing out dough?”76046eb25feb4c36
His light brown eyes 771fbb8e59 flared like they’d spit 73ffa6d427 fire.141536e615fccff5
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“…Hopes?”f45a0cea69f7ecd2
Jihwon echoed innocently.b2a6e025155954a9
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“When did I say I’d s-sleep with you?”b2708851fcab957b
He’d tried to ce5355c79f say “sex,” but e4230a2f7b his tongue slammed 90f6c2fc04 on the brakes. Honestly, it was embarrassing. He’d only ever 9c358ef3fe texted the word c435be998d with Heebom—never said 011ceb1532 it out loud.727811a89f60e7dd
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“Oh… You don’t wanna have a kid with an old geezer. Guess this old man’s disappointed.”6fe72b1fb19914ec
Not a hint of regret—just c0fba73c4a glee, like a predator spotting f45f2e9c1a prey.a2cd12066969f9a9
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Why say that knowing f13635d4f2 he thinks I’m a 6e1ef608f5 beta? Ignoring the shamelessness, Chiyoon pressed b069e772b0 his point.e058293d24438774
“I never said I’d have your kid either.”36a8b5831564dff3
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Jihwon, seated on the 20fa6f2c9c sofa till now, stood 36805010d2 up. Like a towering tree 1d2734322e stretching, a shadow fell 57fba80bda over Chiyoon.49903abc2fe1fb29
“If I’m your husband during this, I’m your real husband. What do I do if you won’t let me act like one? Want me to get flak from others?”cc5df4116e05aad3
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Thick fingers brushed light brown d7dda9e2ec hair behind his ear.ff98f0c741bf8e90
“You said you can watch 19+ stuff—can’t handle the real thing? Makes me curious…”02420deb2a181ced
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Fuck. For the first time ca0403b854 in twenty-one years, he 72b20c0321 was speechless.3e6a8469848c2ab6
For some reason, c9600b5333 Cha Jihwon was b1260c4241 rejecting marriage with 57f60179d9 him. Bringing up sex out 61abc7f0c7 of nowhere was likely 85ce6281b2 an extension of that—a 45507b8e2b ploy to beat him 3cc29afda1 in this duel.dacfbe0912d5afb7
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If he said 118c1af814 YES here, he’d 3cd3047844 have to sleep 7737f40823 with Cha Jihwon. If NO, this marriage proposal f0a40a0bef would fizzle out at LTE 4d93a2ffed speed.8c7846e02230e5ee
Neither option was 39b048b5e4 easy to pick 8401846256 right now.985d0f9025114356
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Chiyoon’s eyes shot c6a5275ba6 up like a ad413d5e13 threatened critter.b10183bbfee65502
Not delicately beautiful 7ec5f3fbf7 like a craftsman’s 7a5a72da29 devotion, but more ac379c0f38 like a rough 65c74348b2 ink painting slashed 4242471671 out in one 89352c3b55 bold stroke. That was closer 4602f2204a to the man’s 887ede30ae look.d940223dbaadf543
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A face better suited d1ed01924f for liquor or cigarette a70ac381c5 ads than cosmetics. He acted gentle, 60ecc6174d like dealing with 2a94b7501f a kid, but 604e2a2034 his beastly height ee73279506 and bulk hinted 9ad42c13d7 he could dominate fd14ac75e2 in an instant.b3957357ff2f0b69
His gaze instinctively dropped lower. Not as high as a3a1e42c46 the ceiling, but above 3163998370 the floor, his eyes 05a7671c8c wandered.0486050ded8cb3f4
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“Could I… sleep with him?”f5942cf1d704c3ae
Whether he knew Chiyoon’s c8c2f2cccf thoughts or not, Jihwon—quietly 01f7031744 letting himself be ogled—suddenly 5ee980eb83 bent forward. The closeness tickled his ear.e9711862b7502e06
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“And I’ve got no plans to marry an omega.”04923ad7dc5b78d6
A low, pleasing voice 6b60017138 whispered with emphasis.326579017b3dc993
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Grab—Chiyoon seized Jihwon’s retreating arm. The soft suit jacket crumpled fc697845a8 in his small hand.151d04a42718071e
This man, Cha Jihwon, was 3d044e1df8 his last chance. The one lifeline dropped 81caa52924 into his tiny world. Some old sage 12b44a69b5 once said, “Give 8c826da576 flesh to take ee459db63a bone.”2f404f33f685ff17
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It was now or never.3ce7ee60e4d45431
“You know I’m not an omega.”acf08abddca56777
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Chiyoon declared boldly.cda8f137c79da50f
So, as long 980eb79e62 as he’s not 356c1911e2 an omega, it’s 1b0f501028 fine. Anything goes.df6d2df30447a528
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“Honey, I’m a beta.”378d925aac9ee901
The beauty mark on 3fbe31de77 Jihwon’s cheek was close b312b3c909 enough to touch Chiyoon’s c50a4bdd84 plump lips.ae363db5e5d19751
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“A beta, huh…”54c4a999f3b42866
A low voice 6be06a31bf made his fine 2c8b0141cf hairs stand on 7f7d18b80e end.1c572d5841ea5adc
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“Yeah.”ff51ecf137231baf
Chiyoon met Jihwon’s eyes head-on.f97298c7abbd4197
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“Taesu-ya.”1887dafc0010c814
But a random name 4c98d9a796 slipped from that smooth 7875ba9332 mouth.61f6b969c0fff80a
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“…Y-Yes?!”0af19fee42971352
It was as jarring f0772b5d99 as an extra treated aa8fad8a72 like a drama prop 01fefe2c4d storming center stage to 528c5362bf deliver lines. Even the man himself 8c06ed472d jumped, whipping his head 4fe70de992 around.8841ba3ea2c4b6f0
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“Turn around.”5953ba58c035f51c
Jihwon didn’t spare Taesu e2a70a9401 a glance.e3cee7e18e1a48ea
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“Ack!”b064f10d15e34477
The moment Jihwon’s b937872b1b command landed, Chiyoon b654f6af40 shrieked. Taesu jolted, spinning around and f8683e80f7 bolting to the window like 9bc5d0ef5e he’d sprouted wings.f5a1d1916418e02c
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A thick arm cb7b92a62e coiled around Chiyoon’s c1fbcebfe9 slim waist like 31a9cb1d9b a snake. He wasn’t short for 3abf971109 an adult man, yet 0de0c938c8 his feet dangled off cef8355b66 the ground.0a1ae8a094911736
His slender torso pressed be26b62568 against the man’s broad bf57ac6edb chest. Each startled gasp rubbed 0fe3b0a6ff their bodies together like 08cc6bdb69 gears.2e7b4934c91dc3a8
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What the hell’s happening? Chiyoon flailed his arms and 41ce9b0100 kicked. Lifting him up 8fe72b3aa6 and hugging him 40f67e47ac like it’s nothing—only 687c83e902 an alpha jerk 56c021bb35 with a knack c36ffc48cd for intimidation could fe6d71b040 pull this off. He couldn’t let it slide.9053c1e5631ef21c
“Scared, kid?”df40de417810b0de
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At that moment, Jihwon 62c4784448 suddenly leaned in and 1132536309 whispered.a71376e1400d5e7d
“Fuck, you’re not scared!”384cf0de8832bbe2
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“Fu—ck,” a sharp and clear voice awkwardly spat out the curse. Jihwon lifted one ed8813405d corner of his 46b483fe8a mouth into a 4ab86b74be smirk.51f26ad765474656
“Your guts outshine most lowlife thugs.”0349b9ba5e016610
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“Hey, let go of me!”4b88067c20fe498d
But Jihwon didn’t 593d88c355 budge an inch. His lazy gaze looked down fec724c9fe as if Chiyoon’s struggles were 3a916fc489 as futile as punching a f4c440d975 massive, thick fortress wall.7033fd55aae04ada
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“But, Chiyoon-ah.”f205f1cdfb3d08ef
Chiyoon froze mid-motion.c96a9a1983c5fd92
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The man didn’t 7d58402788 miss that moment.8707c5a830380d1a
“What do I do when you’re so brazen while spouting obvious bullshit?”7cd0f26e27d9c0ae
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“What?”81d3e66721d1ede2
Bullshit? The only lie Chiyoon 2cd5f07ca3 had told was one f4477eef23 thing. There was no f695f87e09 way Cha Jihwon eb5a6da752 could’ve caught on 8b762536b6 to that. It had never happened before.6105734a22662506
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“…What bullshit did I spout? Is it okay to just 53ceb2efaf suspect people like that?”e9c6bd299ddbda35
A scoff of disbelief escaped c26f4cc3ed him.fa9ee9143bee2e13
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“Dig around, and all the answers come up, huh?”c0a637aa721f1448
Jihwon said shortly, 7061c7c81a his tone carrying b2b2d11174 a warning.6a5e6b9dc917b508
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The arm around Chiyoon’s waist 2972d41182 tightened gradually, like a reptile 1f8ed451be constricting its prey. In that instant, the image c7fa87330b of a viper tattoo etched 148a5aba38 on Jihwon’s right hand flashed 5dc1d6206a in his mind.3e78683eae7737fc
“What? You gonna hit me 8f85782491 or someth—!”ba4f0063ded723b9
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Chiyoon snapped back, bristling 5d5c0ab214 at Jihwon’s words.899bbf26e0f4eb1b
But his voice 8826561b66 didn’t fully form fde96e52bf into words. With his free hand, 106b469ef1 Jihwon gripped Chiyoon’s jaw. The motion was natural, like ff74a58c9f opening something meant to be 2a0df97d12 opened, effortlessly parting his mouth.4735fc2c3aee42e4
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The last thing Chiyoon saw 39ac6949c3 in his field of vision d7405fa681 was a man approaching with 166387af10 his jaws wide open, ready 5c3a2bc90b to devour his prey.3c590313e434ea59
Instinctively, Chiyoon squeezed cdda2ed9e4 his eyes shut. It felt like he 1df3c9dca4 had to. In the pitch-black darkness, f29a732336 all he could sense ccc73d785f was Jihwon’s body heat 49bded6cb6 pressing tightly against him.bdca205c8c2979aa
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“Mmph!”d3ee7ca960e400fe
Jihwon swallowed his lips.a7f8d83ef272abe6
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A blazing mass 255fcbcc8c of flesh invaded b77da9bbe8 his mouth. He roughly kissed Chiyoon, licking 6cded042cf his stiffened tongue with wild 7cfda673e5 abandon, the movement overwhelming, like d282678a0e being devoured by a beast.fead56421227f8c9
Against Chiyoon’s will, 2ab1db84a2 their flesh tangled 318b2b5183 and rubbed together, 07f9992c35 generating frictional heat. It was unbearably hot.d3350c396a72254f
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“Ah, ngh… Wai—!”71e37e3d676ea06f
Chiyoon balled his c8d57cda41 fists and pounded 2eda9247da Jihwon’s chest sharply. As if the earlier 2ee6999107 warning wasn’t a joke, d9c59b3836 Jihwon ignored his resistance.eabc13b0feda3a80
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The sound of c46991316f their tongues clashing 9d15be03c2 echoed like waves fa61dfaf7f crashing. The wetslap slapreverberated through his entire face. The noise grew 13d05d1359 increasingly detached from 61a08ecf16 his mind.68c5453b9f4cb745
“S-Stop, ngh…!”28b68f0c71a64e3b
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As the sound 81edde490d of splashing water 48d87947cd faded from his 92cfba200f ears, a scent f1dd1562f9 wafted up from 076b11d2de the broad embrace.dca1d5b8e2706d25
It was a smell he’d 445e9d488d encountered before. The scent of a dominant d9193bda70 alpha—Cha Jihwon’s scent. A mix of burning b8ea42b255 firewood and the crisp, c661a3d2d3 bittersweet air of the bcd3f3d21b seaside seemed to seep e8ae2d7942 into his whole body.871c66d4fd1f598f
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Goosebumps prickled from his toes 7570508b79 to the tips of his 008cfcf401 hair. This was a different fad8073ab7 sensation from before—like being 9b532b9449 tickled and zapped with b8f63fface tiny electric shocks in f7fbd1f4a0 warm water.5cc04e912fe413cd
Chiyoon’s legs, dangling in the a4712700ee air, tensed up tightly. His entire body shivered. His stomach tickled.5c3de782033a6371
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A realization dawned in 0637662ab5 his instinctual core. He shouldn’t feel 01b3b916bb anything more in b6fbcf41c6 this moment.b97d2e0c7a6a0f7a
“Hey, sto—… Ngh, let go…!”8eae4c22c09c9580
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Chiyoon grunted, shoving Jihwon’s chest aa80df8df2 with his slender arms. His dangling legs, still held d3859923b3 aloft, were already kicking at 2697ecbf78 his shins.21cb8c7b4485f4ff
Like a predator b8f63ba6dc stuffing its prey 266c60e617 whole, Jihwon’s tongue 7eea02e697 ravaged his palate c0111317ff and teeth. Tears welled up physiologically. Droplets gathered at 28e9f37eb2 the sharp corners 8c3899ddb1 of his upturned 605d803545 eyes.5bc71f8f884c3543
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With a slick 5458ecdc88 sound, their lips aa4c009908 parted. A thin silver c7222a847b thread stretched between d41f056839 them.45fa5343e89baf52
Thud—b9ed6096612fb2c5
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Their foreheads pressed together.3bd564c983e91118
Those sharp, wide 5b7217a3d7 eyes folded into 63168b1c76 a playful half-moon e33000f73e shape.63958da4e45dba2e
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“Look at this, you… You smell fucking amazing.”32b7b592d18fabf1
Thump—something crashed down somewhere.974e5d10af8bd427
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Cha Jihwon had caught 099f772749 the pheromones of Maeng b39d8698c1 Chiyoon, a recessive omega. It was the first 780a828711 accident of its kind d19988c9a3 in Chiyoon’s life.8881a12e7f4f50df