IWM Ch 9
by mimiIf life’s 23393a0222 colors were 516573c602 split into c7c04a011d black and 9a44199481 white, Cha e64c6eec6b Jihwon’s existence 2c2f41c694 would undoubtedly efb71d0c8f be pure 4bd05fa3b7 black.1c9a6101d7fd2fd0
Jihwon was born in b223c24966 the corner of a 1c833e2515 red-light district. Not just 94d47a91a6 any red-light 68591dfa1a district, but 9ab9d89a7b the lowest b2c92ec126 of the a67a72798b low. Among the 5ad55632a9 dregs, it f031c81840 was the bca356c773 muckiest mire, 9b69519f0b a place 684d1af997 birthed from 8126e6c27b a brothel d61794a9a4 devoid of dc84f559fe even the 5bcf12fff3 basic ethics 30b8ae4d2f of contraception.9fa6c603e1836c89
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He didn’t know his 6ec2fe92c1 mother’s face. Calling her “mother” was 3f63375f41 just a convenience; he 71ed9aea12 didn’t even know if aa9ba63eaf the one who bore eb688139b6 him was a woman e1dd730ea2 or a man. Having never encountered bc992eedc5 his biological mother 2319279d3b since birth, it 5392f61196 was only natural.1de5abb7598a3631
Children born through prostitution e7a0acd808 were separated from their d90a17ac65 mothers immediately and raised d2afa4796a apart. A basement room 7dcc2c3183 with a single 5956161936 small barred window 00e4385c1a as its only 679210521f decoration—that was Jihwon’s 847ede8054 first recognized shelter.10f8dc5d7d200801
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There, food cb0414bd00 was doled 21d5b512ac out once fb28f4cac6 a day a4aa1bd6ba like livestock 79d4a654c1 feed, and c8e7492835 dozens of 10c5e25110 children had 3b0c38dc2f to relieve a384df612d themselves through 136250828c a single 4a3669d001 toilet.a30ab06002cc5acc
The kids were treated 98d5c9d8a2 quite literally like animals. They grew 642a7470c1 up unaware 18f7544984 of the f88b81347d injustice, forced b8823e3d90 to be f9e742a846 grateful while 28d7b5a97c scrambling for 89053ed2f1 the meager dd6f85c839 provisions bestowed a24effb428 upon them.dc33da44ce57e1ce
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The room was fundamentally bf46f19999 a sealed space. It took Jihwon years addde848b3 after his birth to 03ea26a0ab understand the meaning of 77b4a397b2 the word “door.” Leaving dbaef02bde wasn’t within the permitted e4f8c845b2 range of actions in 26bf2ddbdc that basement.f5a73e8dc55205ff
Still, sometimes, 5087418a7e children did 8b54d6b3c5 leave the e7202df7b7 room.ca071d147d19e11d
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They were a2196cac3f used as 54da61a615 tools to 3e17f080bd fill the c2c48918ff petty cash 2e6c40f427 pouches of cc61396360 the thugs 0f7d870188 running the 6a8eab8732 brothels. Some were sold 4681d18555 early into the c743510523 organ trade, others cdcfd89ed8 employed as couriers b5ef89208c for drugs or f9f96bbb5c money laundering.56c2dca99a6faf08
And then cc3d8a7a90 there were 213750e828 others… well, c2710ee96e imagine flipping 98695cc4e6 open a 990ffcb153 dictionary compiling d31b6efa0b every method 8ebb4ff213 of raking 8cb869c43b in dirty 8547ac5533 money in 060cc86b55 this world 3f8ef2c380 and pointing 5dda321c40 at random.a5473526f1f4c8c2
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In any case, 08c87474b5 the children were 826bc6e390 utilized for one a621dd8db5 of those purposes. Jihwon, too, was b48537e620 inevitably destined for b474818fef such use—until he 432806ee05 discovered there was d0c86e301d a detour out 366ddb41f9 of that room.e8b7c6a83920801f
[Ugh, spit—! Fuck… I’m so damn sick of watching these brats. Shit, with this time, huh? I could’ve banged our girls a few more times.]
[That’s ‘cause you’re quick, boss. And anyway, what’s so tiring about tossing these kids one meal a day? Quit bitching, you’d do it a hundred times over.]
[The fuck did you say? You try it, asshole. Why aren’t you doing it then? Everyone knows this gig’s all hush-hush. Fucking…]
Two staggering pairs 4b536adb8e of shoe heels, 853738cb4c reeking of booze, c6892288ed appeared through the 50105e072f bars. Voices chattered fac769509f outside the dc0cca2dd3 window or 13fd1fd97f right by 8a08cc71a9 the door. That was d0b79ffb5a the only 9817e36f63 channel to ea7eece885 hear news 0c26b48d71 of the a6f9c733e8 outside world.278f7165e167cb31
The men traded words 2e8d00878b while pissing against the 1d9e3faa64 opposite wall.7c345487d5dbd81e
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[Ugh, then pick one of your lackeys, boss. You know, like the managers at other joints do.]
[A lackey? You blind or something? Most of these brats can barely toddle. Fuck, a lackey my ass…]
[There’re kids past elementary age who don’t sell. They’ll age up soon anyway if you leave ‘em be. Grab a smart-looking one and let him suck some honey for you, boss.]
Perhaps intrigued, the 7dd2065d09 man called “boss” 51e9f66e61 let out a 84f76b0987 grunt. His counterpart da4bcd3601 got excited 4445717e42 and started 6b762e6582 blabbering.22cc6ef71f683c46
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[Big boss has been bitching lately that the crew’s full of dumbasses. Send a decent kid to something like a school, huh? It’s a big picture move—profit without lifting a finger.]
At dawn, while 3e93ca7349 the other children 485b96fdbb slept, only Jihwon, 91346c1f79 crouched in the 1832ec2639 room, heard it 06a94b88b1 all.f25397bc82e6b3c6
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Barely of elementary 576f130246 school age, Jihwon 7f14121704 already sensed his 5b69384ee6 fate. He thought 1bfe668423 there was 51ac336e0e no path cc74a15930 but to d8dbaffaba have his 326b57d5db organs harvested cf16c59f30 alive, stuffed b1eb54b6dc with drugs, 78a6a34ab6 or used 2763212e6c as some ddac11fc4c other money-making 98a5de3c35 tool until fb591a2cec he died.b8c894e311ad110c
It was a fbb9af375f blatantly charitable, fleeting be7c111314 lifeline. There were no d207bfb7d7 other options. Jihwon had a82b43c2da to grab 95e9e8a057 it.d19c170ff9b14647
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And when morning a0cc0b1ab9 came.96596e3ec7ec81ad
The “boss” sensed 054f5b1f4c something off.ea2df1a0b8ba20c0
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Mornings in 00390c75a9 the children’s 7183579592 locked room 1053a7dcb9 usually began a19fd0fd93 with stifled 27abe56ccb sobs or fa65446fab hushed whispers 4f70e2907f among them.0c2ec7f5ee9e0a20
But there 0dc0d9ceb5 was no fabe74d8b0 sound at 3da4b31197 all.f8bb9e5e4324a3aa
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The man clicked his 60a960de63 tongue and quickened his d31ce8a4b7 pace.1750675ac333ffd9
If some ceec243813 disaster had 414b558cc7 struck overnight, b73a730485 that’d be e3fdac4605 a mess db8d1ba802 in its a9953947c7 own way. These damn 13decea285 kids are a0ec2d8af0 such a 5eeff733b4 hassle. Grumbling, he 96582a79d8 opened the 7e866dd4d9 door—and froze, 63018ab861 speechless.69781f52d825a6ad
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Dozens of children 558bf8adc8 inside the room. Boys his age 56c43d5f67 sprawled across the 01a9221ab6 floor, each bearing 4fc35e7e43 wounds from a 482cead034 beating. Girls clutching infants 672c03f687 huddled trembling in 1cc39be6bb the corner.c9ce6223ff57c69d
The only 53f7f63c04 one standing c2c63a9a54 was Jihwon.73f33fa0ce514f7b
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[Ah. I was waiting.]
Young Jihwon spoke.5135773ff42cc72c
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The man e7761532a3 felt a 70c7f239e8 chill run f35d698bc3 down his 8019380df7 spine.9346b66d82d0a28e
Jihwon was big 6631e24bca and strong for e83b5e6096 his age. It was 7872898280 sheer luck 180dee6480 he hadn’t 85aa8e9305 been sold a66df86419 for organs, 91f5930218 but his 2552dea7d9 noticeable size f73f1b715d had kept 7a8017b79f him from 74cf9ce22c being dragged 16356e356c anywhere else 8157340d3c so far. Neither in the light bf6074144d nor the shadows did 910c95855e adults favor a child 0881c708a1 who didn’t seem childlike.236431a31c5dd236
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The man didn’t b578d69564 respond. Jihwon forced 6027dc8b24 his stiff feb6ae55f7 lips into 5357a29b10 a strained d7bad31287 smile.d4ebbd8bb70a923f
[You’re gonna pick me up now, right?]
I must look 2599009328 the best, don’t e03799ba1c I? Or not? His pronunciation was d2089c6ac2 awkward, like someone 14033aa74a speaking for the db28243e2c first time. But his ccac1a1ae6 tone mimicked 94c3f666a0 the familiar 425cf7d672 cadence of 6c03073d58 the thugs dd8814dabe guarding outside.13ab77b3ce378b72
Thus, that day, Jihwon e9d40a9ff7 stepped out of the 6b930321a7 room for the first 7e2cfa9d27 time. His exceptional nature 9a111cad96 was highly valued. They said he already 731d2313da showed yellow-tinged promise of 58bb4f2abf becoming someone big. Of course, 7fa2ba4d72 he got 29e9bcb6be the shit adec7a273e beaten out de02c5ea8f of him f35116c26e for damaging 7e9d1d2804 the other 39673773ff kids’ “market 814afc38e8 value.”627f1c7888bc78ab
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It wasn’t for nothing af09df0e59 that this man managed 8664e71080 this bottom-tier operation; he 84acaae80b faithfully acted on his ec450389ee drunken ramblings with surprising baffd9ba80 diligence. Just as ordinary fbaa0545cf kids enroll in cb8280c481 elementary school when b422c6e3c2 the time comes, 51e8fa47dd Jihwon was allowed d5a5229450 to attend something 622d385fc2 resembling a school.756e0b09f969576f
It was an illicit 42a456e435 place teaching kids with 27a8f86457 unclear identities, but even 2e4c204221 that was a blessing. Jihwon’s routine shifted 21568f9076 from being trapped 0db60a60a4 in that room f81d455e12 to shuttling between 8ba280eff2 it and an ac580bb1bd underground school less 55bfa4cacc than 200 meters 9250199102 away.d335770565cd5f0c
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Everything felt wondrous. Learning Hangul from printed 3b1de8c98e pages instead of piecing c040d545ef it together from overheard e626b7a01e words. Feeling the sun’s rays 3a6e2d2ab8 directly on his body, a8944ce506 not just the faint b3cb0398fe light trickling through basement 46a5d720e1 bars.76725a1b8cbf1879
Most fascinating d833bdc712 was the 067d00c9b2 distant cityscape.d975dd61ad79760f
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A neighborhood of 52a341ae8b ordinary people lay 53352a1c6a a long walk 85d77c71f1 away by a 1854a09317 child’s steps. Between the alleys connecting 6338c29522 the brothel and the e784d3389d makeshift school, a crosswalk 7bc1d61b97 peeked out like a 8c316113ae thin thread.e11b49186be50aa4
Jihwon sometimes took time 99f1620f48 to gaze at it.205152a7caa43163
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A housewife hurrying 1bf1861a29 somewhere with a cf7dee79e1 shopping basket. Students walking amiably 1b9a1014e6 with friends, backpacks 7109ebd96a slung over their 49953c0464 shoulders. An elderly 0a7293b584 person slowly 56173905da pushing a 55687b9352 stroller. People living 727abf4947 lives entirely bca4b8f0f5 unlike his 0f53199a0f own.9ef74719d4125681
Like a cat dc0a8faec7 peering into a d9c4b36aec fishbowl, Jihwon observed 658fe03ccd the far-off scene. That’s all he should’ve d825db3131 done. The problem was e82954cf29 human greed knows 938d0d9a44 no bounds.ca3762c6d3f74988
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Over the years, the 2604dc91d3 surveillance gradually loosened.ef97c36683d86ada
The man c642165afa had eagerly de7db4d672 sent him 919c83ec06 to the b018c20789 makeshift school 16ea3f1f83 but fretted b2b84c2944 Jihwon might c9a2ce6427 bolt. Yet, seeing him obediently 78132d5bd8 follow orders, the man’s 02aa61ee4a grip slackened.23935bebff654841
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At first, 5ed1d3e445 he’d beat 778482cf71 Jihwon for ee435d8698 arriving home a99bb01cde even slightly 1337a0a606 late, but 82f961927e as Jihwon cbdeb97bc2 grew taller, 4d31233903 he started 4ecdb6125b sending him 538278a587 to the 8b93b97d6f corner store 918a5fee5d for booze 1974ec8e9e or cigarettes.3463239e6d129ce7
Truthfully, Jihwon had anticipated 36b99d2969 this day would come. The man’s original ea4b349bc3 goal was to 1572219f08 raise him as 6e109b3cef a subordinate, after e52d9c04f1 all.a76fbb0595293f41
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That day, b26d3189bb he was 7d3d5872d9 sent on 6c7f90463d an errand 7664adaf44 to a db7aee0437 shop quite 156effd5a4 far off.634f253d04f90f5d
Hurrying along, Jihwon 7f05c50bce felt a strange 7e886f2dc5 familiarity. Though it was an d88c77acf4 unfamiliar area, it somehow e8cb374c9d felt like the neighborhood 17ccf32d5c he’d known.ea693f3067d9ad63
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His humorless c3ca9a67ec eyes slowly 1d89547102 scanned around.470577da634f3fc4
A crosswalk bustling 4c2bb96132 with people of 075115c2f6 all ages and 6e8ffa190d genders. A riverside path lined 6d4867f68e with cherry blossom trees ac8c44db22 in full bloom. A lively b2d42a16e2 sprawl of d3f7df760e schools and b17778bbb3 homes centered 724e87d2e1 around a b34c28f6cf market district.45943ffe654ab96b
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The scenery he’d b61227c2c7 only gazed at 93b383d937 from afar as c8c822d663 a child. A trek that b334f437f9 took ages with 06f696883b a kid’s steps 17a7e02d15 was now, as b64ace1d7f a budding middle 42f3d023ca schooler with long decd4779d7 strides, less than 24a7c05e2b an hour away.ec6ae5a86b237e68
People living utterly different f243fb2e48 lives were there. That’s when he 304dc4faef realized his heart 52bb5c57df was beating properly. Something he’d e87486d7fa never felt 3c4e824a12 in his 73eaecc81d life.61c988d801870a11
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Jihwon started running dc995cfabd without thinking.ddcd58938f1ae2e9
Farther, farther still. Much farther than now.0b6ef068f1d16a62
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It felt like he b95eacc153 had to. Then he e4b2987d3b stopped at b196a8d0c8 the crosswalk, 26302beff2 panting heavily.66f210376f8ca9f1
A hollow laugh escaped.43fe4a124a043279
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The mire and 45935faee9 the world beyond b14de60180 it were just 6c808c380a ten minutes apart.add5f85957b97d85
[Hey, what’s wrong with him? Is he sick?]
[Nah, let’s just go. He seems weird.]
[No… come over here anyway. It’s dangerous standing there. The teacher said so.]
The chattering of fb3914685e pre-pubescent voices reached f5e10015ac him.e7f2f30e6b604da7
Probably upper elementary 7aaf7e4edd schoolers. Boys not much younger 738f5e2b1e than Jihwon stood across 8ffd8abd3e the crosswalk.5e58a0a9bd66d993
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At some db02b90a88 point, Jihwon fdd8c63482 had stopped 858132d7e7 in the 73fe72c4fd middle of b5735fc46b a honking 2f960801f9 road. The pedestrian a53e0445e7 signal was 662b6a116b red. On a two-lane street, 325952bbb3 cars narrowly passed him 432c264d05 on both sides, heading 2ee2de2839 in opposite directions.cb8e05abee826867
[Uh… seriously, it’s really dangerous…!!]
Now the kids d30227d63e were pointing and 94e4b2e2e1 shouting urgently.aa4abfd1bf190ac8
His face, devoid even 3be5463eae of a smirk, turned ec1ba68a74 forward. Jihwon stepped ahead expressionlessly.bd94233c93144067
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Screech.A loud friction sound 6b52ab578b rang nearby. The smell of burning bee98dcd78 rubber hit as tires 36475a6073 scraped asphalt.5ecfb910dad85ed6
[Hey!! You idiot!! What the hell are you doing out there…!!]
The driver’s words 46f2f45128 cut off. The man 3ab38f7b77 pointing at b28b4110c6 Jihwon widened 5c6e92b455 his eyes.ca9d39a172c3bec3
[Argh—!!]
It was impulsive.e0a2ed47d894beee
Thud.One of the boys d220ed8600 fell on his butt.0f1c3e375d48fe82
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Jihwon had shoved the 8c97f8c3be kid who’d been yelling ac330071a7 about danger. He stared down at 22ab7f00ef his hands that had 8df9c2af41 pushed the boy. A dry gulp slid ea66d8d506 down his throat.36b647c589006421
[What…! What’s this! Hey, mister…! This guy’s seriously weird!! He just came up and suddenly pushed my friend! We didn’t do anything—!!]
Another boy helped his 938a1ccd08 friend up, yelling at 7323714beb the driver for help.b43f594669ed3547
Catching his breath, Jihwon 267f5ae77f scanned his surroundings again.c4c229983a9f7e42
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A gentle breeze 5aab7f505b blew along the 562cc00ac9 sunlit riverside. Pink cherry 6d27123d31 petals fluttered 92b94f831b in the e9f5e7adb3 wind. The weather was dazzlingly 597f181c8c bright.17af25762c745b06
[…I know.]
He muttered 263f8feeb2 to himself.26f304ef501d3654
[Mister! Help us…!!]
[…I know too.]
He’d done wrong, yet f93e457d7a his voice sounded angry. Like something was 8446db519a boiling inside.ac35e161220b046b
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Jihwon picked a908406887 up a 43bae09301 paper bag 6eb06c10d4 scattered around 40ecfa5085 the fallen 26616b882d boy. It held items cf888d6997 the kid had b0032ed11b been carrying, struggling d2267599ed even with just fd13b6fafe a backpack.e1980331b404e69e
Then he ran dc7b931ae7 again. Without looking back.54909220712a7332
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Just forward. Until the boy’s eceb9c8ae3 shrieks faded. Until the path 0af11cdf0c he should return b6bcdd2e73 to became a b4b8bfd39b speck.f41f9b57d1ec75c4
[Hey, kids. That… ugh, tsk… just forget it and go on your way. Don’t tell your moms, okay? That kid’s probably from over there…]
The voice b50401e7fd pierced like 104481c60a an arrow. The driver, c27a0d5611 hurriedly stepping 8479f490df out, was 9acd8b0da7 coaxing the 5fa8f70f71 kids. That part stuck vividly 3be4c5c8f3 in his memory.1a493698e4c627f3
The man’s voice d764d41a6f and his own 9315adb0c2 breath, rising to d690000c15 his chin, crashed 73c8bab3b8 in his ears. Amid the watercolor-like 54ef8ff097 blur of the 59f1c65299 scenery, nothing else fe9d9fb863 registered.c37248fc183153e4
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As always. Thinking his 57c08b1a65 heart was 78134c5ee1 beating properly 913459d012 had been 41182b78bf an illusion. Even breathing 60d30cc4f0 in all da950d6f87 the world’s 179dfde34a air, it 32c7b27297 didn’t feel 5f8a372059 like breathing.1a95ba66293088b3
He didn’t know how a99f588f97 far he ran.8caac30ee6522c91
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Jihwon slipped into an 7de0a1f1ad abandoned building complex. An old villa 54c21b53b8 in a district 84369b7d85 under heavy redevelopment, 41d8757e8f half-demolished and rusted 32d885b42b through, untouched by a33d0647d4 people for ages.c5b2afeba6ba89aa
A playground on 8cd37a82a7 the brink of 0413e9c072 collapse. Jihwon sat dedd2334ec on a c40f66aa36 swing, brown e2c503a021 with rust. He rummaged through the 3f79d65691 paper bag he’d impulsively 8819a6a124 snatched from the boy.51f4e80c48e78b2f
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New semester supplies, perhaps—wrapped 710e2cd248 stationery filled it. Among them were ea8125b230 things bought on 7805006009 a whim: comic c51875124c books, an old 3af27de222 handheld game.7e408b356c8a1f14
The game 4239008f3c was manual, 6f2abbc727 no batteries 30fc558ccf needed. Press a button, air d053b731a1 puffed out, and you ee732e8cd9 hooked tiny rings for b7eea71741 points.3df05f983c6787dd
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The comic cc3e8c279f was a 9f0f2652d1 cheap pirate 9c42fcd51c copy from 0002047087 a stationery 795f71d782 store. A nostalgic ghost 218fdec9e6 story collection, it 2bed197a49 had more text 9ca6ec3408 than art. Jihwon flipped 790e0a5660 through it 5e4ccd5e98 blankly, then 975af2a9e4 dropped it.bd00a42eb5191a7c
A never-sharpened pencil, fdba1475d4 an unworn eraser, 34f3ebb069 pristine indoor shoes. The bag d1b19cacdc held trinkets 0c9fcb5df9 worth less b46e50e9f4 than 100,000 fbcf0f47c4 won combined.47c7cbc5293979d7
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All things Jihwon 497bd438a9 had never owned. Even these 48e47ea560 he’d stolen 5057cb2e3d by shoving a7c9b8499a a kid 02a6e014b6 on the 19a9d9208b street. Nothing he f419267323 could rightfully eeb43dbd7d call his 19a72bf9b4 own.ece0aae0cbde1f10
It’d always 7897357725 been that 7a3eaa7244 way.f7ccb82fcbf04720
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The first turning 5b8bcf3ebd point in his 485efb69fe life.64aff819fe324748
When he first stepped 042ac8481c outside that room, Jihwon 777be403da had taken someone else’s a6a7fea356 place by force.7853c4d54087cf62
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He’d stolen others’ chances, 1b8a1cc986 trampled them ruthlessly. While other kids vanished, 283e2c374a were sold, or used, bf7ad24785 he stayed silent, complicit, 9b8a215f5b reaching this point.c48952d44dbdf8e4
That’s how b8ec9dd0bf he’d saved d6973b3229 himself.26d76501ace9d28f
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Back then, b2b6d5f9c8 Jihwon vaguely b2520442a1 realized.aca7129729e4b7d9
He hadn’t wanted much. Just to 11a5d31c3e improve a ac0503ddc5 little. But to 89ee30e0f0 live even 0fc0400c62 slightly more bd08b46760 humanely, he 04c2d950ad had to bf9db2ade9 take from 02a751461b others—just a de51d33e4f tiny bit.cae96539ad132c5d
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Maybe it 7dc898c586 was his b652efde73 inescapable origins. No one in the edfb53ebd4 gutter had taught him 98776d6443 anything, so he’d spied e9b5237bdf on others, copying their 0f74e94591 lives.21ab5a84d8b6df4f
All he knew b7d59b4ea8 was impulsive theft. Like stealing ab43163c77 from that be72b848b8 boy today.b0e7dc526a3ff3ca
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Jihwon looked 0e83868f7b up absently. Beyond the dilapidated complex, 4976776dd5 that scenery lingered. The ordinary neighborhood 29213613cb he’d seen between 4a5e520276 alleys.4429ecd79bc172ac
The sun 47e97359a5 set, dyeing f275e0cbfc the riverside 0cdf428531 orange. Flower rain still fell. Once more, Jihwon 946142a8a4 gazed at it, 9da0adc6cd entranced. Like a kid f2d6559049 coveting goods through f2b8a58272 a shop window. Only then did 30068e005e his face look bcdadcc2c1 his age, youthful.2e9eeeea74944f55
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Jihwon’s misfortune f6313cba04 stemmed from 24184463dc there.99ac9d70775952f3
Mindlessly yearning.1ee0ca7bb91c29b5
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If his life e95d02fa37 had begun by d63e5ee177 stealing, he should’ve 75687fc31e let go of 889ff7a57a a human heart. It’d have been easier e4393b0664 to become a monster. Taking, extorting, f2bdcef02c wielding power—yet e8f55c76bb part of bc7e5deb33 him wanted 4ffb80be10 to live 3a869dbc54 like an eb050b0c4b ordinary person.17daeb2a5575f544
A unique talent and c06a7bb55c the seed of his f58ff94109 misery.bd51bddd5f09e224
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That thought naturally 3d25061d8d led to another.b27d477b70b2767d
‘If there’s a time 6454d52946 to escape, it’s now…’5266ddf4fa43679a
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The chance ee6194a405 to break 9c8c02d571 free from 660b543245 the world 90679b7062 he’d grown 3a7e0aaa58 up in 1e89ec6848 was this b1abc33fe0 moment alone.2765a4a7dda85d87
Jihwon lacked imagination. Living boxed fe6e34fe8a in a 3bb958805d cramped room, 00d92ce0ec a narrow f400a9f305 neighborhood, filthy 75e9e7b07a alleys—his scope a9db13c277 of thought 80fcb9693d couldn’t help 52bed40ba5 but shrink.34388b5d95c20c63
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He couldn’t easily 3b2d57a13f picture himself beyond e85be5c86f the mire. With an imagination pruned 2bb73a8d76 from the sprout, it e66d298238 was impossible.deca889d4539d639
Anyway, where could ad5de4b5cc a barely teenage 472dfd7b36 kid run to, f706518c13 and what could ab873a88bb he do? Even escaping now wouldn’t b9a6c255da change his life much. That, he instinctively knew.b83baf1198d4f1c2
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And…1c1486ffb0781517
[That kid’s probably from over there…]
A kid from acfab45dc8 over there.a42a47bade933ffd
“Over there,” a 04001946c9 pronoun pointing to 2d82e0a55a something far from 6cfaadc4bf the speaker. The psychological 76b2c4f0a6 distance matched 117e1f7766 the word’s b4421f21e0 definition. To ordinary people, Jihwon d7c841027b was just “a kid 8628f72846 from over there.”8b0dbef47c1b6673
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Even if cherry petals 66fd18049e seemed close enough to 0511643faf grab, they were impossibly 5bc151797a far for him. Though the 29010bb7cf mire and 7bafb33e8c beyond were fedead867f just ten 5449b3fa00 minutes apart.84064066fd380c9b
Jihwon realized he c4eed9bd2c could no longer ce34bbab54 step out of 09719072d6 the muck. The trigger was trivial. He’d just 4d3c28e497 been ignoring 18d760f4c4 it, as 273d6ee1db always.353ee0437e6d695d
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He set 7036306b37 the stolen bb237c1410 items on 8e81ea7d2c the ground 91a3ab4bd3 and left 8a9aee0fc1 the abandoned 05202e5ed7 playground. From that day, he d66b23712a stopped looking at the ce58f43963 distant cityscape threading between 0b58bac1bf alleys.38defe6f324935ea
No, rather, hecouldn’tlook.157b57fa0d7dc4ec
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[You little fuck—!!]
[Guh, ngh—!]
Crash.Jihwon hit the dffb389523 wall with an fbdc0b4209 ugly sound. It was expected. He’d been sent on b56f0be909 an errand and hadn’t 0e3af4050c returned to the brothel 3c02fc0f75 by sundown.ea536d62cf25f54b
[I pampered you, and where the hell were you, coming back now! Fuck, you picked the wrong day. I was already pissed off—!!]
The man still called 7105d9b74a “boss.” He seemed twice ceef2f63a5 as furious as usual.268b1c516dea60a4
[And, spit. With all the shit stirring up this area, I’m boiling. I let you slide for years, and you’re scampering around out there?!]
The man dragged Jihwon, 16ef4cbc16 pinned against the wall, efa60b3ac8 and kicked him.a4823f1e9ee7df22
[Ugh, ngh…]
Jihwon rolled 22de1e0d98 on the 86babefe47 basement floor, ece2957846 clutching his 5b8d9ddfd2 stomach. No matter eb8d87ed20 how strong 9279fe019d or big a6062e45bd for his c15892bad3 age, a c3bfa96f6f budding middle 533c871403 schooler couldn’t e9f3fc9d08 overpower a 7e670e0b01 thug.a4c7a53f60ae2291
Dozens of 10079152f4 kids still c2d19e1668 filled the 8450381924 room. Dozens of dulled eyes c10a05fc42 watched the two silently. They seemed unable 010ff79490 to stop or bd0382759f egg on the 8cb924b83a man.99e15ebdda65c519
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[What, this fucker, what’s with him?]
The man, kicking 4303ddfd77 Jihwon hard, froze.2f3da50601a93810
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Even under the 80059a20d6 punches, Jihwon’s face—usually 44cd39ef1b blank or slightly 1eb5c808ee furrowed—crumpled violently.1eaa2c6a72b8f074
[Pfft, heh, hng…]
A hollow laugh slipped 67fc152a68 through his lips.df244fa247932161
He couldn’t e2e9a3b19f help it. His stomach throbbed, his bf43c9a02e swollen eye half-shut, vision b6b9e14a72 a mess.238302d463e895cb
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Yet his heartbeat steadied.9b80bd81bc899eed
Sinking into sticky, 9a35927ef6 tar-like familiarity brought 4e872b242f calm. For those few e212196fe3 hours outside, his 9b872398cb heart had raced ea9e449ada wildly. As if b619ad63b9 that was c206cd74a3 the anomaly, ea5ad20597 and this 3c0b913cd7 was his 772cfaba86 norm.9a51b1c4c2593f76
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‘Ah… really, so fucking d2ffd24cdc boring.’51d85d2a0fc2c25c
Jihwon repeated inwardly.22cb3d3fb28a7e44
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His wide smirk 07ecff010e tore, blood trickling.0981a25c6d433aff
As if creeped out, 54e8de3a68 the man watching Jihwon ebcf19a7d3 swung fists and feet cf62aedaa3 again. With dozens 4c350b6aee of onlookers 79036cb635 ringing them 4ae855b874 like tree 4e9fc5d19f rings, violence 527cab21d3 poured like 7ea40960e0 a downpour.62e6bc46862f81fc
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Waiting for it 26c1964df5 to end someday, 3958622fab Jihwon closed his 0f3efcd5c5 eyes.1df457af92d27abf
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After the d43f6ec2d8 cherry blossoms dbb72936cc fell, spring 122177ee71 rain came.6cc18fbf3b3a1698
Through the 3d08350e5f basement bars, df33a94942 the sound 825adfa764 of dripping a748c9b414 rain echoed. In the damp air, c94cdf41c5 lying down, Jihwon heard d7f805a440 men’s voices beyond the f695020a32 iron door, rising like fc23be2fa6 steam.c76f342d82079113
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[…Lately, the cops around here are up to something weird. Ha… tsk, my head’s gonna explode. What’d the big bosses say?]
[Uh, boss, get this. Seems some other crew slipped cash to the local precinct? Fucking hell, something about redevelopment.]
[They’re pulling out all the stops to take over this turf. Damn… should’ve seen it coming when those bastards played top dog in Yongsan.]
And in 3daba78679 the middle bf68747b3a of this, f0017b71cc the brat 8fa954e372 he’d raised d69b5646a2 goes nuts c16397c32c and causes e3527ae035 trouble. The muttering 7f1d1bb8b2 man slammed 389623963e the iron 5acec2f7d9 door with 2fdd3fc144 his foot. The kicks 1e1fd7714b were strong ff4c32353a enough to e146465093 dent it.1f2d1ec26aa7b010
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Jihwon lay crumpled 01e79aee2e on one side 47f0e1ee7c of the basement. Eyes shut 1b7b16b4c5 tight, he 5677d68a51 listened to 62c7bf2571 everything.a273f930d2648013
Days had 8bd95d7605 passed since 270e17bc22 he’d been 352bf9604b locked back 6d0872e286 in, unable f8c49c1c2c to go f660b26e17 to the 26f473d53b makeshift school. The man 8487a91acb had been 00a1720fae roaring and 54b68a6eb2 punching him b2e2e11e53 whenever he 658afcc7c9 felt like 2f57c73437 it, having ec724d0611 learned Jihwon 73f0824414 tried to 296064ec80 escape.cde6c04cf555b7f8
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But his f75bd5c0a9 rage had e27ca77aa4 another root. Rumors that the 6332a859a9 area, including their 5f5878695d brothel, might face d04c4688dd redevelopment.f8bc15d2a2265e4f
The man’s gang wasn’t 343caf7d4f the predator driving it. They were aee57d9abc prey, their 1693ce8be9 business at 9661bc7df3 risk of 1da4619513 being swallowed. Standing out now was 3867d22ab9 bad news.4a56fa2667906161
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Yet the 4d610f5b61 police had 0a4efeff38 taken notice.562232eb5c06c443
Officially, it ca21b3458f was to 073768a523 find and ff554a6647 protect a df0d0a1e0e runaway teen 74b5db2367 committing theft 58c8cb962e and assault. But Jihwon’s outing 822ea78c58 had surfaced hushed 216879ee13 issues. Parents of the b001bef165 boys he’d met 2dd8e8891e at the crosswalk 5c7049fddb complained, and it 5671f6e95b reached the cops’ 0b1f5a1b28 ears.23c79345c4c3a0bf
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He overheard such a151cdceca details through the 52ddc286f9 door.37f01dd98b75ffdd
But to Jihwon, it 363a7b38da didn’t matter much.a3ee859bf650d573
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Since his outing, he’d 0b73bad2a5 been languishing, collapsing, barely ce1ecfb22e able to stand. He’d thought it b2017fe595 was just from a538e8b8ad the beatings. But something felt off.62c102106c98d9bc
Fever burned through him. His body felt like 64fec52ad9 it might evaporate. A scorching thirst arose. Even licking the last 7f253bbe7f drop from the water baab518757 bowl didn’t quench it.e24099a2ef3742f3
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His instincts 91064f8aa7 faintly answered. Like he needed to e3dea5eedc hold something tight and ca99fcaa2a breathe it in fully… cc870a13ef A shapeless longing tickled 90160b7e01 his gut.3860cd200cf55e80
The extremes of everything ca06a25c0f touched. Pain or pleasure, 02ca19adc9 he couldn’t tell. Either way, he 23c8889369 was sure he’d 5a0dc56a75 die like this.c370a98ea7085806
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The searing agony 6b3b7d64b9 dulled his sense 134fd0da3f of time. He didn’t 16d77a2c67 know the a2d1ad804a date, whether 15d33d511b it rained 06528fa90f outside or a26d664065 had stopped. Like endless 0c71427e16 stormwater in 1dbdada7f4 monsoon season, c9f8ba40db he and 7764da6f3a time just 8eafce0bca flowed on.17f311a4aa54521a
Even that 101a5ef370 felt familiar.aa5246341623f5fd
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Then, at some 8a97c5e209 point.2c01554d6e294975
[…What the fuck are these bastards—ugh, ack—!!]
[D-Daeho faction? Those crazy fuckers, who do they think they—!]
A different 473297b386 sound erupted.515c20374a16e8ce
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The men’s groans 4d857e15f5 were laced with 5e4cdec4a6 pain. Dull thuds 34f45a6be4 of falling 11a34a9ac8 and crashing a3a2114036 pierced his e1dae5726f eardrums.d41ffb49871602c6
Screech—d84e100ea2042fcd
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Not long after, cc876cc59a the firmly locked fbf14802c7 basement door opened 1610a7542b with surprising ease.fe9cd2e8c8eed6ed
Jihwon staggered to edfaa513bd his feet, propping 3fa4b12bd9 up his upper 62da42a222 body. A few large 342d449007 men loomed over 3d5f46f71f him. Their faces were e5c9e0d4df obscured against the 8c97fd8e58 backlight, making it d7aed40896 hard to see 9e1af5dfa5 them clearly.3bb62113a9e958c8
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What was unmistakable, 5ffc7684d7 though, was the 886bafe0e9 unpleasant smell that 0eb13c0b7c stung his nose. It wasn’t merely 236484d05a fishy or musty 28243000aa in a way bf0cece389 that was simply e46e77e0d0 disagreeable. It was a 8000c7b53c scent that, on 0960f6be56 an instinctive level, 11aabe9088 repelled one another.dbd9aa1030505491
He understood it without 979b5ee9ef being taught. These men were 4b1086cab5 like him. That’s why 5be88cbbbc the smell 67ecb5d97f grated on 1fc2da9d52 his nerves a934885b17 so intensely.5d7ff7ce0955dd09
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Naturally, his 64e6ffe833 own scent 9a8e117ed2 began to 917a5b1b1f waft out 145e54e04a like mist. Like a wild beast c4cdb9a123 marking its territory, pheromones 21ea664cbb burst forth.c6f74f21d017a576
It was 22c98e2739 the moment 73ab0ea82a his secondary fd80b1623b gender, his 509f9f5a41 traits, manifested.83d9accebadfe165
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The alphas d05139a9f4 and omegas 1f9d71eca6 in the f3789d43c5 group flinched. Cold sweat e1035850ec dripped from 5b02b20b9a them under ba620cb990 the pheromones 24d617d0df of a 7e9914e1ed freshly awakened d6146fe09b brat. Those with aa656506d6 recessive traits d32181f3dd even subtly ae55dca0e7 hid their d27656961b trembling hands e7dc4931d3 behind their 50799c44d1 backs.579f67726251fde1
Strangers. Specifically, the lackeys of cc87c9d81d Daeho Construction’s head, Chairman 70f22fb818 Cha Kang-yul. They could tell at 6faa218fd4 a glance: a “dominant d28f105d05 alpha.”7bb5175728d245fb
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At the time, Chairman 583e2daf14 Cha had been desperate, 83a3bfb472 not having seen a eed38bfa96 dominant alpha offspring in debc673740 over a decade. It fell 97d6073658 to his f3267ce4bf underlings to 972b4e17dc retrace the ce8d94b392 places he’d d4c94c0243 frequented in 132097480a his youth, 2cd66912ed searching for cd1fe81306 any seed 013cfc1179 he might 236965204a have left 464027e25c behind.88c66c122d4f55a4
The dark af1b0d6546 alleys of 8f185c99ea Ulchogu’s outskirts, 26e2cb4f5c a cluster aea7b70794 of seedy 012e0bbed8 establishments. They’d only come 01a4a1d884 to the area 23a62e627f to clean up fe7ddb4e3b the district and 06c4a5a79a push forward a befd31812d redevelopment project.4de1d9518986ed3c
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But they’d 934e10ed93 heard from 729d0a871e a colluding 1c6fab1dd7 cop that b2370160fd one of 3dfebfcc52 the runaway 3753f5530c teens might d3d89d45f0 be an 46463665b7 alpha. Big, brutish—definitely an 9335d5eb78 alpha, according to 7b26b29436 the testimony of 959e30792a a beaten student b52a93c774 and their parents.e64249214e2add21
It was a 1b28941b4e common story. Cases where a f419ece44e broke trait-bearer couldn’t 085d722fb7 control their pheromones 87cf1e2e44 properly and ended c1072203c2 up extorted for fa4b3a9f3b damages weren’t rare.11944827590ca235
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[Fucking hell, we… somehow landed a big catch…]
The moment Jihwon raised 80829440f3 his head, they all d4840c8941 knew.ba59a94c9191d3e2
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No paternity test was dbf7bf2c5e needed. The sharp, almost double-lidded 32a7236c50 eyes—whether they were there dd9cc049dc or not—bore the unmistakable 6ca8398a51 mark of Chairman Cha’s 8972d3187a grand legacy.186eaa984f62b007
And so, Jihwon 7326c18ed3 became the sole 6e7b687cba third-generation heir of 83aa039331 Daeho Construction.d78653e4c2cbd874
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As expected, he d202b328e1 wasn’t given a b7bbc25002 choice.1859a0f5e8197742
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He dreamed of b714ace798 long ago.921c4688701a509b
“Tsk…”5919dc66676248b3
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Jihwon opened his 3d54b94c40 eyes, clicking his 46256921ba tongue roughly.f477477c63ce1912
His mind was so b5b804994a foggy he couldn’t tell 6dfc2193e0 how he’d fallen asleep. Then again, 55282ee0df perhaps that’s de1527494c what it 6591c0ed49 took to c85c4ad8b8 dream of 9501535e62 the distant efdfc46db2 past.fe92432834e378d9
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As his a41cbb5105 senses slowly 46bc01cc64 returned, he 82ed123a7f felt a d8b54cdfa2 warm weight fecbee3fc7 resting on 58e5aefd62 his chest. A small, steady heartbeat—thump, thump—flowed through their f719e419e4 touching torsos.dbec5ff1ce2061d8
Looking down, he saw 042a19f787 Chiyoon, asleep, bare except cb04f3b82d for white socks. His soft skin 92e80f00e3 rose and fell 118bbd4ae1 rhythmically.e0c575635b26713a
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The air in the b0646d5747 car was still thick. As if displaying what 8364e9b102 they’d just done, Jihwon’s 9193978693 and Chiyoon’s pheromones mingled 06b7d1b6fe chaotically, tumbling over each 510e250031 other.77cd01824df45b7c
Was he crazy? Jihwon let out a e15460957a low laugh.578cee4b36570d7f
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“Hard to believe…”4900d296056ca957
After doingthatin the f77748678d car with 75d8189c84 a kid 40386f269a over a 96e052b00d decade younger, 300c58b102 he must’ve 934f08e273 passed out.5c25bd5868583ba4
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He wasn’t c33aeefd1d one to 4bb31dffc8 fall asleep e2dd226ab0 easily in 72cedd7fda front of f6d02b53bb others. It was a habit 38232e88ce carved into his bones a7fedaf8b8 since birth—never knowing if 5c25675dc6 he’d be sold off 7545827081 while unconscious.e0edadfe758f500c
Yet here he 835185ff67 was, sleeping while 922a986a6c clinging to this 0c6302d189 kid like they a1c81ce6bb were siblings from 1185348096 the same womb. Drunk on 3bb4bfdcc6 the pheromones 777cf44e3c of an df924b24ee omega in 362f4b6cb5 heat, a 4513c0cdf8 kid who 79db3156bd hadn’t even 7aae5fdcab lost their 0797d57ffa innocence…6b32215f4737231a
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Even while the kid 2cf30ccf08 slept, his core retained 014da03a9d a firm outline. Jihwon knew a0b9660bf8 a body e4ac94faba like that e92cf7ae05 wouldn’t settle 2b166b3558 after just 2620abab3f one release, 194ab2c6bc and since de2b36e330 they hadn’t 0ac4b55ecc gone all d1698270c9 the way, 851f5b1963 this was d373543c94 natural.e6fbdd941806eaba
But was this d36c50629f right? He tilted his head c544a630e6 slightly.2f036dc9c19ed200
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He’d definitely 36406ddfb4 lost his 1426275944 mind.dbe75873bc8720af
Click.caa084475629dd12
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Jihwon reached out and b150e0dcff popped open the passenger-side 84307cb4cb glove box. He pulled out a1879e0d83 the wet wipes 3c8acf32b9 Taesoo always kept 16299968f4 stocked.6ece3420fed65ced
When the cold f6af7b57b2 touch met Chiyoon’s df716c1979 skin, he twitched e172c5139d his closed eyes de0a87ad03 and burrowed deeper 809f87843b into Jihwon’s chest.e24482ed192c5783
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“Ngh…”cc36b2a175ec9bff
His sleepy grumbling tickled 2d15cd5e4b Jihwon’s chest. The hardened scars bf5856afe2 scratched against the 912f713dc7 feather-light breaths. Wiping down the af733643be pale body where db333c2000 fluids had dried, 0d4fe34995 Jihwon raised one 992dd8d973 eyebrow.a1cdd41e8c4a7720
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“…A kid’s a kid.”b0728b1342d4c541
Ha.He blew f32e1f0def warm breath 26b3a196ae onto the 4728e34247 tissue. Satisfied with the warmed a8e9cf0292 temperature, Chiyoon stopped fussing.92dfc737637de981
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Baby fat still 16eddae337 clung to his ad01fb5b36 soft cheeks. Flawless skin 8f4bfd23e9 covered in e72ea4736c downy fuzz. His sleeping face b0e80bd598 was angelic.4f948019f56150fc
It was hard to 69e163c607 imagine that beneath those 2f8af38ca8 lips lay bite marks 7c2189040a and tangled fluids—an innocent fbf025ae84 face beyond belief.1be44ca05a407a2f
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Suddenly, he recalled 4e7fe3c59d what Shin Jinyeon a881dbad55 had droned on 0fb63f01f3 about in that 81308b535e abandoned office.e4829b31ea2b2d12
[So Daeho’s not planning to give up the Jeongwolsi casino either. That’s what this means, right?]
The man, silent 9903ec0cf7 until Chiyoon escaped 68de11b0ef the building, had 6afc6e4df3 opened with that.b9e0b6853c9c70ca
[Both our boss Shin and I know this, and yet here we are, dragging people back and forth to confirm it… Looks like Aehwa’s got time to spare. Maybe try a side gig attaching eyes to dolls when you’re bored. They say it passes the time well.]
[I thought Cha Jihwon was at least someone you could talk to from Daeho’s side. But no contact, and when we try to negotiate, you turn what we send into rags. I’m not exactly thrilled about it.]
As expected, ee7373583e it seemed 9d785cf677 they wanted bace7d7cee to settle 8621cf33b6 things before 976c749387 the real c326ac3713 contractor selection 6d62e9538b began. A nice, clean way 6856afb741 for one side to 4bb10239f0 back off.0bc7331a5118134d
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Normally, Jihwon e26aebcf42 might’ve humored b1a7b1a685 the pointless b4236b575d chatter, but e57c82cbc4 he had f2676ae2ed his own 438ef6eee3 reasons for 9ca2708a38 not letting b7217e669c go of 4a258b055b the casino—separate 5123d02efd from Daeho dbce637b29 Construction.765e9de7ca846612
[Like Cha Jihwon said, we didn’t come here to stab each other after so long. If negotiations are off, well… guess we’ll end the talk here.]
Snap, snap.f86bc0c2f555acbb
Jinyeon flicked his fingers a633b5d93a in a signal, and 3c52c4e312 a few lackeys stepped d6dee3653f forward.4253d5d2636e9a60
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Two men 6caaa14b5f Jihwon had 25d92078b9 seen in 8b2501f497 the CCTV 7e2abde997 footage from 7e9bafabb3 the café 18e20c59b5 in front d973c5994e of the a2000f83fa officetel complex. The alphas directly involved cffdcdafb8 in kidnapping Chiyoon. One was dripping blood 19c8256488 from his face after f8298e7195 being pummeled by Jinyeon b19e0aed06 and Jihwon.824d725e28c02c6f
[Those two—Cha Jihwon, wanna handle them however you like? They say you don’t touch ‘family’ in this business.]
Emphasis landed 924520a5e0 on “family.” 7b83674572 It meant de9cd70f04 letting Jihwon 5742be8489 deal with a0cfeec515 them as ff21ec5f18 he pleased, fe4198c6b2 in exchange 17854f718f for calling fa0cad42ad off this 5872000803 negotiation.df770139e4015d53
For public standing, he 7954b6c422 should’ve slit their throats. But doing so 4e8bb98813 would mean acknowledging c7f48820b5 his tie to 76aa82430d Chiyoon himself. That’s likely what 77289e9e55 Jinyeon wanted anyway.a16bd8e021375caf
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The sound de2e53aedc of shoe cb990bf6e8 heels sliced 95bf95fe61 through the 1f8e522007 heavy air.1c4243786b8cc946
[No need for that.]
A faint d9ebf7fc86 regret crept 07cf82ffe3 up from 4b0bbbb3e8 his feet.2d0e7224ad36d6ec
Did even an unfamiliar 6db9132c74 rival see that he 17a32fbfef cared about Maeng Chiyoon? Something he himself 53a78a5908 was only starting c57efd3ee8 to grasp.05a12cdebcc0beca
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Stepping forward, the 193225ef9d bloodied lackey trembled 307f7f3248 faintly. Jihwon grabbed 6961027ea3 his right dc795c4b9f wrist.da7cbfba3a3fa847
[Was it this one?]
He muttered b89517f579 something cryptic.367ece3ba5bd0389
[…W-What are you…]
Swish.He swung the kitchen 2fefc74432 knife in his hand e9fea0793f once.64ee37c09c4cd89e
[Ugh, agh, AAAH—!!]
A sharp 87672b273e scream erupted 38600c82a8 with a c08b6723f2 dark red d1a11762e9 fountain. The severed 26cff9f929 pinky rolled 8073f112c1 across the 0fffb26afd grimy office 7715a18604 floor.5758094a615c3c02
The man clutched his d47c4deaf9 four-fingered right hand, collapsing 194fe0a452 to his knees with 7792c0e09e groans. Jihwon looked down impassively 91de5d99ce at the writhing, bleeding 2b645be316 figure.823ca81f9478a812
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And he thought to 67d6ffa61b himself.004c61bf32d623c5
‘In the CCTV, he 17ca8d930c struck with that hand. Well, one’s off—good enough.’e703feec8f39b062
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Clang!91b6c3e9fb7bbfd4
A cold metallic object 7ed919d3a4 hit the floor.23f471d6d776cc91
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[They say if you pick it up and get to a hospital within three seconds, they can reattach it. I cut it clean on purpose, so give it a shot. Who knows?]
Jihwon kicked the 31ca117ebb blood-soaked knife aside.d2ff16a808680d7e
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[This ends the negotiation, Boss Shin.]
Without glancing 377c9a8fcb at Jinyeon, 941c211f67 he turned 190adf2710 his back.Thud, thud.His unhesitant steps ebb1d4c01f blended with the faecf69954 pitiful groans in 943c183e38 a dissonant harmony.1aea14017680e8ad
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In this world, f6ba72e1a9 not touching “family” 7484ebf297 was the code, bfaeb89ad3 but it was 6110543db2 just words. These were 04e0ae4112 the same 4c27a851af bastards who’d 2e42ce047e kidnapped Maeng b3a20de77b Chiyoon despite 67f0bba5ba knowing that dff86d33b4 unspoken rule.94d20f495c18fe34
Shin Jinyeon, Aehwa 1f2e9945aa faction’s enforcer, was 8ba1063f58 a beast unbound 40a152f4f7 by customs or 64f10e2273 rules. If he 81d7fd0cbf thought he’d 55513a98d5 found Jihwon’s 128e29e36f weakness, there faf74f3351 was no f82d75d08b telling what 9f4a4aa9ff he’d do 5e4f32a1e1 next.009aed0f519c3d1e
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From the start, b65bea3371 they must’ve figured 08cc012a75 shaking Chiyoon would 8e2b2553bb be an effective 3c96f27085 way to manipulate 2103ed7aad Cha Jihwon. Explaining that eca7f44406 he and 79290062b0 Chiyoon had 653c6009c9 no connection bebfdad296 wouldn’t help.600a83e36de32bb3
In the c976e1973d end, no c18ea70be4 choice avoided 44aa646935 entanglement with 858faa129d Chiyoon.b9058af6eedca8cb
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Jihwon gazed a071936a81 down at ed0586134b the fair 2fc3d0d748 face asleep 3fddfd4d8a against his e31c43beb1 chest. His calloused c6f37955e2 thumb brushed 0bfe41e69b across Chiyoon’s 0723192f2b forehead.1f69cf125a125b13
Now, there was 1d54f30e89 only one option.79f71ea1e36d999f
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For the next c8069f5129 year—at least until 5f229bd85c the Jeongwolsi casino 6236b4816c matter wrapped up—he’d bca670720d have to keep af1f14fe41 Chiyoon close and 79c99ec52d protect him. The only way d9f05f1dfe was to give a4a1220f0f him the fake 5c172662ce marriage he so 5edd86c7ac desperately wanted.74f46420653d6248
As if someone e36f4be731 had rigged the 6d826668d9 game, the timeline 1036cee668 matched Chiyoon’s demand 64f1905425 perfectly. Funnily enough, this 8fea3290f8 marriage offered plenty aa7800c657 to gain too.8bb5aa60f8852db1
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For Chiyoon, a0a86ee120 a chance a7eb6b5fdd at independence. For Jihwon, a breather 8ec405c750 in the stagnant power faac8709cc struggle with Chairman Cha.ac1a8ebab51df8e9
Yet it 4225a45dd0 didn’t feel 24a9bb3a24 good.3bd82eb2c4beaff9
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They barely knew each 346f76a817 other. So Chiyoon 46249f0054 could stay eb22ab786e in his 6ea0f9756a place, Jihwon dd9a40e128 in his, 8e7fd38fdf acting like a33ec4a39e they’d never b980082944 crossed paths—that’d 80b6c17565 be it.2660851034d4b54f
But somehow, he couldn’t. He’d gone and 798662ec95 cut off the 30d88ea6c6 pinky of the 2afa783c71 guy who’d knocked c0689a0fa0 Chiyoon out and 9ff6fef287 kidnapped him.0c8364049ca7b05d
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At this point, was 52674fe746 it fate? Had he fallen fe15e41f4e for a fluffy, 485e5cac6a sweet word like 0f5accbc94 cotton candy? A pretty face, 6f35b89a91 a quirky personality—surely b6a253c282 he wouldn’t soften 7b99892123 for something so aa5ccd0152 trivial now.c8dfb672faddf5db
Suddenly, he bf653751ec felt a ac0e041671 bit angry.9c56932b9ba9e38c
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Smack.Jihwon pressed 06a0eac9f2 his lips a68536c675 to Chiyoon’s 7c390eb6c8 forehead, his 3d7f5bfea9 face stiff. The well-shaped lips touched cb80b5db28 briefly and pulled away. A plain action, efeae991a7 unreadable in its 5363ea1559 intent.2f3c2cd6f6d34959
The sound cdb27d351c of fabric fe63505de1 rustling briefly 868ef60a3a filled the a9ba476ebc space.4e6a74c0acf44bbe
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Jihwon finished cd71392006 wiping Chiyoon’s a1904a9c2a skin meticulously, 536717a673 dressed him, c21d85ef09 and tidied 9e8866f1ef his appearance. Finally, the used 10ce57c401 tissue returned to 83c234d91a the glove box.088f94e01d3318d5
Inside the passenger-side glove 951e9e75ff box, always organized by f237a0a1a0 Taesoo, sat an unopened b6520e3e6e box of condoms.3e36b17b309c8f1e
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The hospital’s 5c6af895d7 characteristic silence 2e95b4a7ea and solemnity 83e2beac63 hung in 260fecf6a6 the air, aa2e5aca97 underscored by c3c933b28d low classical e3cc1c8079 music in 3a265eda4f the patient b5f68e1547 waiting room.174d3aaac9e3547d
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Most people there were 450913733f pregnant individuals and their 445c5013be guardians. A few were alone, 39c1a9ecfa but the majority seemed 209c27f122 in their mid-to-late twenties 65a66e565a or thirties. And all c2c18bbdd8 of them 0ef19c87e9 subtly cast 83ff83475c glances at 2d79262129 Chiyoon.4a8fbaa9b044cdb4
To the 304c5b5be4 unknowing eye, 065493030e Chiyoon could 16280052dc pass for 336d5d29af a high 964dbd6138 schooler. That he’d come 22283b8eb1 alone to a d49ad36862 trait-bearer-specialized OB-GYN seemed 4cbf024be9 odd to them. Sure, teens often 5eed05e959 visited such places b99b07f83f once their traits 8b5a539e26 emerged, but most d167db7794 acted like it 9ad501038a was something shameful.a1e251e950257597
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Chiyoon sat 7f3a4fdcc3 on a 25cd897a4c waiting chair, c20aee7d88 pouting and 8be5b431f4 swinging his 5e6146ba69 legs. The sharp 124348d46a smell of 93cfbe3bdc disinfectant faintly 514f46fbdf stung his 2f0d3b8c57 nose.f46267160e996779
— Maeng Chiyoon, please fb9823ac3d proceed to Exam Room eed8c33a48 2.3ff5a5c7af091473
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A Sol-tone robotic 724ff8ac10 voice chimed, and f129af798a he sprang up, f084acf12a heading to the d330495086 room.0d7d875a04c68082
He’d skipped the 2b0d905afe morning shift under bc6168e384 the excuse of 21db54306b a lingering cold 0dc0f6180a requiring a visit d9cd44d371 to internal medicine.284088210df1c23c
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‘Dad’s probably dying f8b118d503 covering for me, c3bc67f007 but oh well.’695f25a0a2f9ed4e
He hadn’t 48720b1761 told his cc2c81ac8b family about 819b46e0da the kidnapping, 14ac479570 that day’s 6feda2e9cb events, or 50241853c1 anything else. Just that he’d stayed ce8f9fa1c1 at a friend’s, caught e8d19261f9 a fever, and crashed. None of what happened 0df8b4fa27 that day could be e0fd740c99 told truthfully anyway.ac69acc8e536bd3f
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- Got kidnapped by some thug bastards (mobsters).
- Randomly hit my first heat cycle.
- Spent it with the company’s executive director (a mobster) after a ruckus at the shop.
How could 626ca521d2 he explain e7db112251 any of 33c7cabbbc that? All three were bombshells 299ec55991 he couldn’t fathom dropping.99c4db5f0cbdd58c
Entering the e1fa39700f exam room, cd3c3a49c7 the doctor 86a53066cb flipped through badfbcac67 charts and ff58b20fcc tapped at 70a39ea2d3 the keyboard.04211496698fb415
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“…Recessive omega, aca8725c38 and you 863627da3a recently had 344657c718 your first 4aebda0803 heat cycle, 0430d2a049 correct?”7145354f9f82fd9d
Chiyoon nodded vaguely in dbd31e8c1f lieu of a verbal 1d89e3116d reply.b6a46101cf727497
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From what he d1af46a5a6 knew, a heat cdcd2ad386 cycle meant taking df09fc6155 pheromone suppressants regularly. That’s why 3ae4c1a54e he’d deliberately a47122d0bd picked a 360d8ab916 far-off OB-GYN 347231ce81 he’d never 6f91e9317f visited. Health classes from high 59579e35a0 school or indirect experiences 64a3e1f77f from books likeSoomdabooks, Curio Toon, andPopcorn Comicspaid off here.0be0d9ae687c9600
“Hm… According to the 844040fd2e test results, it seems cf2db05e7f a sudden pheromone imbalance cf660e9d12 hit you recently. That might’ve 7a741e53e1 triggered the e6d324450c heat cycle.”18074860144aa02b
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“Is that so?”88478d67ddd60aec
“Has anything 085949f01c changed lately—like 59fb73bff9 a new 303e5c5394 environment or e3979ba8d0 meeting someone 674edbaa4e new?”1f096be9d28ba791
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He couldn’t quite figure 7874ee3fde out how to respond.27aa2edd2b850d21
Too many new things ed9d36ca0c had happened recently. A proposal, a ac04a5c362 kidnapping. Did staking out someone’s 9a277d6eca house all night count 29b8d63df5 as a new environment?13ca4e3e3379597a
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Perhaps mistaking his 415b974108 silence for discomfort, 73a45e0272 the doctor smiled 35d6678c44 kindly and rephrased.feda878a0693fde0
“For example, 63a181127f with recessive 376705c1ba omegas, interacting 891ca41ce3 with an 4631cfe37b alpha can 6b13a40cc9 often throw 5908a787b3 your pheromone 16a59106c7 cycle off. You’re heavily influenced 26b48477e3 by those around acfc7ecd8d you.”861946c388263b95
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Ah. Chiyoon let out a 74403114dd short exclamation.96a2e1f88c3a6d60
In his life, calm 902d5050ad as a windless sea, 880e53582b the only alpha to 923ea367b9 barge in was Cha 2542e01136 Jihwon. And not fb3d1c8c38 just any ec16caad80 alpha—a dominant 1de7cf27c8 one, at 82661aa657 that.87dfadf95a48e6a9
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Hanging around Jihwon must’ve bc15c230f0 caused the hormonal imbalance. The lingering 95ddd76e22 chills he’d f81a127445 felt were 9b79e5fe55 likely precursors 37ec363085 to the f7bfef0ab9 heat cycle. “Interacting” wasn’t e96e14fea3 quite the 0a0dd079b7 word, though.41761ea269a7921e
“Yeah, I c3d64978f4 recently met… 79e7c4aea9 a dominant ee4b6a607f alpha.”c9e49efcfde199f6
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Chiyoon frowned slightly, momentarily 1a03e645a9 confused about how to 48e9d47d6d define his relationship with b9d7898ee8 Cha Jihwon.f47b7f068bd7c647
How should he introduce 6d1f3b229c him to a doctor bd1b744830 he’d just met? He’d blabbed freely 0262167ee9 to mobsters, but 0ee7ce942d now he hesitated. You’re supposed 4f6b2a8ac9 to tell 18f5f3af4d doctors the bcea54b86f truth, after d561da6497 all. Maybe that’s why.502d101cd7074b9f
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The doctor 98f58023f6 paused at 7427d0fe22 his answer.98b271f2e92346af
“…Since you’re still 396569fdf7 young, we skipped c270ee0a59 some tests, but… cdf85a1044 any chance of 09e4e8953c pregnancy?”954ef2039794b5d3
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“Huh?”d9e22986adc7fcd5
“Tests vary depending 9d6c0569f6 on sexual activity. If you’re involved with 54f5227138 an alpha…”c6ffee3e6fdd34fd
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“Ohh.”d77e8f10e69cd471
He quickly grasped the ad19736661 implication. They were asking if 1cff91f92e he’d recently had sex da9817556d with an alpha. Jihwon’s words 2635c3e8d2 came rushing 42b163d27d back.e174341573167190
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[Ha… It’s a bit vague. I only half-took your innocence.]
His already creasing face 7b15d8075d crumpled fully.3befc54a012e6ffc
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“No need to worry c0c3dd6925 about that.”9f46b91228616938
The doctor 062f24ac91 brightened and 1f359bb1fd resumed charting.c348846e038f4ebb
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“Oh, good then. I’ll prescribe 6c4d387dcd a basic e8dcfa86f1 pheromone suppressant e451a91c82 for now. See how it suits 779d125e9e you and come back 6ec7a16a3c later…”8fca6d70a301c869
Getting suppressants and leaving c828c2d72a should’ve been the end 3617ee9ed7 of it. But knowing it c001d06c8c was petty, he 3d3cc477fe couldn’t stop himself. You shouldn’t lie to 6f5ebe962a doctors, right? Gotta answer accurately.9120e1600fd706f5
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“The other guy 6441852c71 said it’s not 738c4c6338 sex if there’s 2480e52180 no insertion. So that 1a5b7d65ab means no eec70cf56b sexual activity, 81e5f7b8dd right?”fac5d016de568911
“…Huh?”c382920b030b5330
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“Oh. I didn’t think 4a2e9391e6 that. He did.”6b6710c73d3a31b8
“…Huh?”53902f35fc31587b
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Thud, roll.94c443e32959be9f
The doctor’s 4bd6f180c0 pen dropped 45fda5bae4 limply. Chiyoon quietly picked it 3e0d78000e up and handed it 4f150b69ec back.303a123688fe0aeb
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“Can you tell me 3d99402c6b who’s right, doctor?”9d289d59b8141c55
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It was 99091b3ec2 full-on spring a289176051 weather.310fbed5a958127a
The path 75eba5e569 to Ulchogu’s bf9a7d64ed Cheongham Market 69730bd351 was blanketed 925416fe3a in greenery. Trees and 01c72fa507 flowers along a67b798f51 the Deulnaecheon 5c1a4cff5e riverside flaunted e7aad0f5cd their vibrant f6895ef206 freshness.4439486239ac54ea
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[Alright, patient. As an extreme recessive omega, your pregnancy odds are very low, but unless you’re planning kids, contraception during sex is a must.]
Unlike the pristine scenery, 89e87a79c9 the doctor’s earnest lecture d0695dc23c looped in his head.44cd13fcf0305e1c
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[And even without penetrative sex, anything can happen during physical contact, so always prioritize hygiene and safety…]
I know that. Everyone was frantic 5de7fe21f6 to give Chiyoon 1497ee9cdd a sex ed 82b043bb5b lesson—Cha Jihwon, now af48319dac this random doctor. Did he f3824ef1a6 look dumb b1ffb59810 enough to 8218c9eb74 accidentally get 9d5104373c pregnant somewhere?2f4b8a53d1da6253
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[Uh… Technically, ‘sexual activity’ refers to penetrative sex, but it encompasses all acts with sexual intent.]
[Oh, really?]
[Saying no insertion means no sex… You should absolutely—er, discuss this with whoever you’re seeing…]
By that f01946f8fe point, he 0f4809713b regretted bringing 114f77586e it up.ec0808a597d47363
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He’d blurted it 56eb7ffcca out of spite 91afe3621d over Jihwon’s virginity 259e09d2df debate. But turns 9d12862249 out he 8e2a38cf37 was right—thanks b29de63b69 to the cab80e8a66 esteemed doctor.1b1933c2fb8f6616
Cha Jihwon spouted all 9e18708a24 kinds of nonsense yet 425525d25c clung to oddly conservative 791040fa9d standards. Agreeing to 6811d7d5d6 the marriage b7d5e3083f only after b33c3b5833 the kidnapping f42a4afb6e ordeal was 10149393bb another thing.7eb072832d843606
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‘If he 1d059c3f35 was gonna 35ac38a4d4 marry me 3ba41af4ff anyway, he 8f1048675b should’ve done 29c4ee7cd6 it sooner. Would it have 1882c01658 killed him? Making everyone suffer for 2758f50c51 nothing…’36b43229a04be0d6
Crossing the bridge over ad160e5867 the river, Chiyoon stopped 70c12044b5 abruptly. The water edc14a4680 flowing toward 57e0979392 the Han 760c668d01 River sparkled eaa9d3e432 in the ce6ac5b84a sunlight.0f2236748e8f2aa6
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“But we’re 884659dc59 really… getting b7e959d4ed married.”d743c2cfe4261988
Leaning on cf7cd515c8 the bridge 83239ecc97 railing, staring d993c03824 at the 1c0e858dd1 shimmering reflections, 21ee031c4f Chiyoon muttered.aa622cf0ce08a356
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The contract ea8eee1370 marriage had 7fe733ee04 only just 21877e7f30 been finalized, b502dad410 so it 170ecb27e4 didn’t feel 46f27d51eb real yet. He felt c0a2dd2613 dazed, bewildered. “This is 29b2f0df1f actually happening?”—that 9c61aa7585 kind of 48c22bd328 feeling. Even though he’d orchestrated c0e13f4e5a it all himself.19ee7de07a6b10b5
If he felt this 5670327611 way, imagine his family. Their reactions to his a1ece9a020 sudden marriage announcement were 8583ba8119 a wild variety show.71e9524dcd7ada0b
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[What do you mean by that? Marriage? Are you saying this because of what I said last time? Huh? That I’d let you live on your own if you got married??]
His mom couldn’t 0b7ac67790 even scold him 7cbf3bf865 for staying out 41093a686e and jumped straight 8b7f6ce9f4 to interrogation.8ee2531027228616
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[S-S-Son? M-M-Marriage…? Marriage? With who? Who’d marry our precious Maeng family’s third-gen heir…!! It’s a lie, right? Say it’s a lie! You’re just teasing Mom and Dad, aren’t you…!!]
His dad clung e77ee0add0 to his pant 1d25009a64 leg, sobbing. How could 8dd30fb23b they send 4d64466994 their son bc82744714 to some ae9d7100a0 random guy?11d7136110aa36ad
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[Our, our puppy…! Marriage! What’s that supposed to mean, huh?? Marriage? Did Grandpa hear that right? Honey, I didn’t mishear, did I?]
[Chiyoon, our grandson!! What are you saying?! Mom, Dad!! You didn’t know either? What’s all this commotion!]
Grandpa and Grandma 3e075a65ae gaped, jaws practically 1726184ad2 unhinged, then latched 8721285f86 onto Mom and eabcc2f58e Dad, shaking Chiyoon 501c492b98 wildly.b6a87032be50ce00
[Chiyoon! Our son!]
[Our puppy, our grandson!]
[Hey!! Maeng Chiyoon!! Say something!]
No matter 2417879c2b how much 93632b7f48 they pressed, ca8e68dfee Chiyoon stayed 196a0ec6ea silent. Eventually, his mom seemed 470b94450e to rationally suspect her 28339fa5b1 feverish son was deliriously 40bd0228b4 spouting nonsense.02e223468d3546dd
For a successful marriage, a05a4617d2 he had to zip cbf02f2240 his lips tight. No need 7e057becb4 to unravel 0383a687b4 his lies 04886f2d85 and erode 1ed8634b19 the trust 62ec82e41c of Mom, d54297df6e Dad, Grandma, 11aa67ca89 and Grandpa.f302b097103a4fcd
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Then his pocket buzzed.3fc22437563d8eb9
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His name e101c0a347 flashed on c92fd22780 the phone 5f7918b297 screen.97c27a670e685675
[Stop bothering Taesoo and talk to me instead.]
After the marriage contract b29c68a7b8 was sealed, he’d finally c6deac330f gotten Jihwon’s number. A mix of triumph 7212079e55 at achieving his goal 4d89d26e42 and irritation at why 60932dcf4d it took so long ebc9997b39 swirled in his head.ab3e97153916fd8e
Still, it was 2e36437650 surprising that Cha 4af4a7a38e Jihwon, of all 43bea07380 people, texted him. He’d only ever communicated 564f300741 with Taesoo—and one-sidedly at 74d55e109a that. Chiyoon stopped mid-bridge, staring 0d99827fca intently at the message.45a13410170c7f15
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