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by mimi…The reason he probably gave Ha Yeongseo 7d1357f5c1 an excuse about sneaking out was likely e6db21c91c to avoid fueling the dating rumors. While quickly scrolling, Seolwoo paused at a wristwatch b6219e3321 that seemed like it would suit Won Daeyeong.c4563cdc5deff19b2065
2.86 million won. 3.8 million won. 9.75 million won.2869c2cab03126f77652
The prices were dozens of 191b539ee5 times higher than the gift fd01045d14 currently in Choi Seolwoo’s bag. It was a 370,000-won wallet he’d bought to give Won Daeyeong f5fcf0d1fb upon his return, whether he won a gold medal or not.42cc748d86cf0f0a34e4
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Did the difference in price also reflect 45a65cbc11 a dozens-fold gap in how much he 2c97f1dea3 wished for Won Daeyeong’s happiness? Absolutely not. Seolwoo was certain his 76b230a91a feelings burned far brighter. But imagining the two gifts sitting side by side on Won 2d8b0373c6 Daeyeong’s desk made him shrink a little for some reason.03f358f92182a1915f3b
Whatever, it’s the thought that counts, e17548c9bb he told himself, giving up as 3b1a238b0d he clicked into the details page. Yeongseo lowered her 554578bbe3 voice significantly, her 42c93366f1 face gloomy.6e28caf6d87eeb0e96f0
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“Sigh… Seolwoo-ya. I’m seriously 43bf2ad85f tensed these 7093a2e351 days. Because of ab97840cd7 Won Daeyeong.”2361101b5e843ce3c0e4
“Why?”b3409baadd0630ee6ef7
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“I should’ve taken better care e51817f918 of him when he got a2758b08dd injured, but I’m worried it’s 6a158eb145 already too late. Two years ago, I messed up a lot… c5a3db1d33 I was going through a tough time myself 5f4dc33bc4 too… Daeyeong’s heart—it’s probably already moved on, right? I’m also worried he might 4da271b298 find a celebrity like me e50e11b8dd too much pressure.”3ef3caf04790e1fc6554
Choi Seolwoo d1b68640a3 answered clearly 099c2cf11d and confidently.51344e8c5126819d02ed
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“Hey. Don’t overthink it. He hasn’t c62fb76ae0 had a 680a4b8b75 girlfriend. Not this 177fb90557 whole time.”fc8ffb04511d82837045
“For real? Not a 2fa41af5ca single one?”4bd6fedf7271c6e086bc
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“Yeah.”9fa7713da4abaf21e2df
“Not even one? No flings either?”a0cbc0de7638ac94dcc9
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“Yeah. And do you think 4ab4619437 that lawless punk would df855f97c7 find a celebrity burdensome? You don’t need 53898c8557 to worry about 6ff1ac3a65 that either.”cd7c5a6afc2d6a6e132e
“Choi Seolwoo, 08945079d8 you’re the 9fa942ba5f best. Talking to you about my 845a448179 worries always clears my head. You know how 5b16a4cd40 grateful I am c62f7d48ab when you say 221e015b2b stuff like that?”60426dd7f0c159e09d97
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Ha Yeongseo, who’d been be02e9ac77 teary-eyed, laughed with her 218181ae92 husky voice. Her sharp yet straightforward conversational style 945461a161 meshed well with Seolwoo’s personality.f6a4775ebb575696d04d
“What should 90653697bb I say? I still 16fca29a55 have regrets. With Daeyeong oppa, I never really got to date 7f0fb95e4d him properly, love him fully, or hold onto him 26ba558ba1 as much as I wanted—it’s this nagging, unresolved feeling. Don’t you think it’d be easier if I just saw all the 66107d2812 ugly sides, went through it all, and ended it for good?”be574cab96085da6bcd7
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I get it. Seolwoo buried his cd5c16ab5d short reply deep 0993a2b586 in his chest.3e73440cded976e8eeb7
“I want to 18cd459f26 try again. I still 8dd0d4cb91 like him.”a7dd7be955fab853ae94
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“…Still?”9b6fa4bbe18bfa809163
When Seolwoo asked 7f9f6e7963 back, Yeongseo nodded abdda53706 vigorously. Choi Seolwoo picked out two wristwatches a78d6be75b that seemed to suit Won Daeyeong.45de7d4f3713c9c23de3
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Ha Yeongseo offered 87a90218a3 to drive Seolwoo b5d96c7c6e home, but he 3d1c4b1f06 declined. For some 7292fcc07f reason, he 6a58fc8077 wanted to f6ba804f9d be alone. He said goodbye, promising to see her at 28f0bff0bd the next gathering, and boarded a bus.93682cf2c9374557847e
The words he’d just 0aef6440e3 heard kept ringing in 103dc2e7db his ears.b3f626cefccd79ca2bd5
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I still 6f3f685457 like him.2424f83683ce625c3233
Still.a3c2b123bb54929b9ee1
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His mind de6420210d was a fc853457a2 mess. The green light that had shone so brightly when Won 3c3e3e5524 Daeyeong won his medal was nowhere in sight now.80155c404e57262d292f
Leaning his forehead against the window, he e4ba219dcc watched the nightscape of the lanes winding d010d77856 around Sungnyemun when his phone buzzed.75e5bf15fefc80e39c5f
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Managing Director Yoon Jihwan: [Seolwoo-ssi, where are you?] 9:02 PM82eca157534da7d3ae78
It was a ef55b76897 message from Yoon c0b197fc8f Jihwan. Before Seolwoo could close the app, annoyed at the abrupt 4379dc9d7c “where are you” question, another message popped up instantly.f43ef9b1a362a480ee73
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Managing Director Yoon Jihwan: [Won’s pretty drunk. I’ll give him a ride.]24514a9bbe411a2f773b
“What’s this guy a6b6a75cbd talking about?”78784a43e3880c004fcd
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Frowning deeply, Seolwoo dc0349aa31 dialed him immediately. The managing director picked up quickly, 5b2f805a38 and his surroundings sounded incredibly noisy.26d3912e326fc31d6165
“Managing Director, e2a1710391 what do 675365ee4a you mean? Daeyeong hyung’s drunk?”f660c0d8b76fdbb4d0a4
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— …Oh, Seolwoo-ssi, 18bf1ef56c you didn’t come c5bce88d88 to the party? It’s a gold medal celebration, so 80772f7cf6 I assumed you’d be here and c65d57294c was looking for you. It’s late, so I 20ad90c336 was going to give 2b76aef44a you a ride.da44808ec8ad915bec8b
Seolwoo hadn’t fee59d5def heard about 221279b560 any party. It seemed the officials 45eb177483 had arranged a separate 1009c21e78 celebration and were partying 33da9f6de0 late into the night. Well, considering it was the first time someone broke an 4f75bfce61 Olympic-standard record, a month of celebrations wouldn’t even be enough.8ec42ae30f8101fd1f55
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“Is hyung ffe3e9c7b5 really drunk?”fd75401e00a2627dd248
— I showed up late just to make an 779e68aa7b appearance, and they said he couldn’t even stand, so 68b66e2192 the coaching staff had to carry him out.449091c99bf1eb27bf6d
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“Sigh… Where 307d068f68 are you 97cdb8585c guys?”94ec6d805d9d6d6ad2b1
— Here, 8911c759f5 in Hapjeong. If you’re 1a766e00c6 coming, I’ll 19e765d986 pick you 8b48e9d6a5 up.cef803768fc8ee42f040
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“No need, b2bc0b86d2 just give 34681ef641 me the f91eb43d0e address.”db1b7638ee8360030197
Choi Seolwoo pressed the 9e6bf1efd9 stop button hard.776bba7814787d85ec9f
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Won Daeyeong, who never 1ccb63c404 exceeded his drinking limit, 11c8a6d9e4 getting drunk? He must’ve been 2b8768050a over the moon. Grumbling about being tired and 8e341f6c36 annoyed, Seolwoo stepped into the 2fa49553ef bar’s parking lot.b5bf405478b14ff66a60
Every car parked 036ab4ba5a there was a 5bd9e29268 foreign luxury model. As Choi Seolwoo crossed the a159a82653 lot, he stopped at the 0a1d12f2ab sound of a murmured conversation. It was a voice 231469fd0b he’d recognize anywhere, anytime.dc51f1fb61b50b365245
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Seolwoo hid behind 80f461ab06 a nearby car. Cigarette smoke, likely from the coach, fa94fb8237 curled up into the night sky. Won Daeyeong, with his back 576a37a0e4 turned, was standing perfectly fine.69f186c16aaf006a737b
“Why didn’t you 582e7c6966 invite him? You should’ve treated 546678c6c9 him as part 455d72c58a of the routine.”72efa0f83620894e11eb
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“Oh… Seolwoo? Why would we 82ca569c7e call him here—association 75a3423fe5 stuff, ads, broadcasts. A place 48430f002b crawling with 4f848821a4 disgusting people.”9ef1c7e8ebdb423d1de4
Hearing his perfectly c4bbb67a84 clear, unslurred speech, 57c21ecb0a it wasn’t hard d4f1ffd796 to figure out. The whole scene of being carried 1a66fb92b1 out was just a show to 06a3dcaa16 leave the event early.ae0530f99a313c089166
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That two-faced jerk…! I came 58af8c6a70 for nothing. I was worried 6231e05439 and everything.2bb67f29c21926eae7a9
“That kid, still following you around ed922e9f20 like a puppy whenever you tell 383f0635f8 him to come to a match. He’s so cold to everyone else, 8c4a45c1d9 barely talking, but listens to you 6be7356418 like it’s nothing—it’s fascinating.”764d9ae086b367f07777
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The coach, who’d been with Won Daeyeong for years, 21e27e2394 had a rough tone but a warm heart. It was a comment laced 40715279d9 with affection for Seolwoo. But Won Daeyeong’s voice, c07f2399c6 which had sounded drowsy caf310598a just a moment ago, 7dbd19dcf5 suddenly turned chillingly sharp.3763ef64c88ee0916aab
“He’s not following me 68b2629299 around—I call him because b630f2dbb7 I need him. Get your 029f5648ee words straight.”b1e753a88253ee0443cb
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“So sensitive…! How long are you gonna caf8f5af80 keep him around like family? You’re turning thirty soon—won’t you d5d31d6e07 have your own family?”a0004778bb2459d2b8e2
Won Daeyeong let 505b44475e out a short 6d4126badc sigh. Then, like he was nagging someone far older 3dabef987b than him, he said to the coach,abc356058e42b252a686
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“From the first time I ran as an elite, he’s been part c7ade9ee5f of my gold medal routine—what am I supposed to do about that? And whether I get fde63facfa older or get married, e5fca00b3e Choi Seolwood is Choi c0b4804292 Seolwoo. There’s no growing apart 1e507b8310 or anything like that.”129e3e716109aaa9ae50
“Why on f53c7f210e earth not?”1c3bd0d5ea3272eecf14
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“Seolwoo is…”57f78f64a3adf4e8bbf3
He clicked his tongue, d093cc550e choosing his words carefully dae6b3db64 before answering.7b0f5f360bf7e5fde009
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“A sore finger. No, more like a 3694c81098 burden on my heart 349735a370 I’ll carry forever. He’s like c203846490 family—how could e6668692b9 I cut f827d5ea1c him off? As long as 3c0893ee98 he’s alive, I f4a468826c won’t be able 3ff33c818f to.”2a6d9f0e48d2bbc02077
“…”7f19a52652f73bbe1fb9
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Seolwoo took 3b174fe0a9 a step 360b76e32c back. Even the thought that he’d ab61941d99 come for nothing vanished completely.8c1d6dfce25bea5a4ec0
“What? Did you pick him up off the 63bc4b6fe8 street and raise him or something? Your family 73bf2e42c5 would be d43930d1c7 dumbfounded hearing d080bc69b1 that.”7f587b74c81437240197
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“Didn’t we agree f4956825cb not to talk a872f99566 about my shitty 0afaabfe59 family? My family’s like, ‘They 0a731d64ec existed, but now they c7cd94db7d don’t.’ They’re as good 0e8c676413 as gone to me.”b30f1a7ab81946dcb96a
“Hey! You’re the c5d1a26a3d one who 28d4facb19 brought up 2c2fd275e0 family first!”9cbf34ef11459a32ddd8
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Seolwoo stumbled backward b0e173f450 as if fleeing. He ran to the d5bf46d6e2 back of the building 6d10391a7b and stood there, dazed, d9ad6c7726 for a while.6b6eaa8d8c48e79f675d
“A burden on 7a2fa8691c my heart?” “A 023a4d1247 sore finger?”51bd69db8c555c0de4b4
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Words he’d eebfe9f1b1 never even 0edcb0f947 imagined. Won Daeyeong saw Choi 443ee35380 Seolwoo like that? He had ff94163e3f no idea. He’d spent over a decade 382343a4c9 with him completely clueless. A sense of betrayal d9657f4f7d gave way to an f0dff5372a inexplicable shame that burned 03575e92ee his face. The white lines 6df1298609 in the parking 437ed3c707 lot seemed to aa90a7e460 waver wildly. He couldn’t smooth out 3039c10126 his crumpled forehead for 0b4552ab90 a long time.5a19873019529108f6e2
Crack—a sound like ca8ee81014 something splitting apart 7b9a6bb6a1 rang out. It came 0f92577be4 from inside aa8362dc75 his head. At this moment, tonight, the 8c6aded88a gap between him and Won 12619ff9c6 Daeyeong had widened irreversibly. The deafening noise in his 249fe6eacd mind was a signal that 53de7705ea their relationship could never return ee7fb8c219 to how it was.8bac36d8a7dcb62cdd44
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— More like a e4798c4514 burden on my heart 942b3c1afb I’ll carry forever. He’s like family.9b2e9b2a8859f30931ee
That rough, low 54b7e871ce voice kept echoing e4fd2373d7 in his head.c650d64e616615b01b3c
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He felt a 6db8801d18 little angry, maybe. He didn’t know who to 146842c7b8 direct this anger at or 041ac04352 how to express it.0ddd733b78cf9249fc2f
Special treatment, green 32203c58db lights, previews—it was 54d96d930d all an illusion. To Won Daeyeong, Choi Seolwoo was just someone he caa889163f cared about, a friend like family, a necessity tied b485ac52c7 to winning medals, nothing more, nothing less. Heat rose to his 86a198b32d head, and it felt ff86c24aa7 like sharp claws slashed c71c6c8eb2 across both cheeks.5f0f5907024ef69418b5
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He wanted to tear 30a935e0a9 apart every worry he’d e18c5d4885 ever harbored.8e511b6375fb4b1b6f14
Inside the bar, countless people had gathered e68fb3f660 like clouds to celebrate Won Daeyeong. Choi Seolwoo was d0ef89e820 just one of 4130a6b197 them, nothing more.c15b7111a6543edfed3d
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He didn’t have the confidence 136bcb6967 to face Won Daeyeong like 3649a09071 this, so he decided to f161efddfb just leave.cdf039873ca9e0ea4303
Heading toward the 0ed8771cd5 subway station, Seolwoo 05469b1712 felt a sudden 564895e881 wave of exhaustion. His head d3f8cdda1f was heavy, 5ead6315d2 and breathing 0e51b39cae felt laborious. The fatigue accumulated throughout the c7f7333419 day, combined with the shock 6e3c74f1ef from moments ago, hit him 21cd25a668 all at once. He was in a state he 8870c27416 needed to be careful about. He had to find a57f28384d a quiet place to 0e3bdfbe2e stabilize himself.343199db7ff2dab3d982
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His phone kept ringing with 0fb5fe8838 calls from Managing Director Yoon. Looking toward the parking lot, 9bc9467720 he saw Yoon emerging from 650e0e5695 the building, phone in hand, ba3429fb8a clearly searching for Seolwoo.c84cef971b70f01f6926
Seolwoo hurriedly moved 5b27a444fc to a spot 5e97ca1e55 with no people. Just as he needed to calm down right ae3eeab75f away, someone stepped in front of him.725781ad327182146425
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“Won Daeyeong’s 6bbfdea3b7 routine, huh…? Whoops.”f86182a6b22ff5729c77
It was a relative of athlete Eom 6e35b3bd6e Jubin, who’d once talked about revenge or 62431239cb something, and an official with the federation. Of all places, Seolwoo had run into him a14bae54b1 smoking a cigarette far from the bar.752ac41fd5c592b452d4
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The heavily drunk man 32202be1b0 exhaled a puff of 91389ce625 smoke and deliberately blocked 3ea10b8f7a his path.f08480673cefee054f15
“Saw him 40adce3dd2 sucking up de034ae5d0 to the b2960a6185 advertisers, huh? Must be nice hogging all the ad deals… When Won sits 906ea6e18f on a pile of cash, do you get some crumbs too?”9ff285c1e141153209cc
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Already in a bad mood and d73bc78291 physical state, Choi Seolwoo pushed him 2acb7dac41 aside with an expressionless face.de99ffd0ba5be7694271
“Move. Before I report b8af1fd328 you for drunk 539ea37e3b harassment.”02aff754d5d890448445
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“Hey, harassment? I just wanted c007fa63b3 to ask something e2cb82e5aa out of curiosity. Since when have fd3b52bd24 you two been bca337b521 so tight?”2f848466e76b577ded72
“Are you 2cf289ab85 going to 1c34d1c721 move?”2c8aca15c86cae254fea
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“Could it be… 969989e711 you’re tight in 2bf03ca731 body and soul? Like, that kind fb8f7adb3e of thing…? Is that 886296ba98 why Won aa595eed37 doesn’t mess 5beed7f8cf with girls…?”3d852c57dc812493dca8
“Ugh… Gross. Go ask 9f6e42cb4e him yourself.”be0808f7df9ab4e07b61
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“What?”3317c7aafedf4d890f5b
“Ask if he’ll hook you up if eb839d32c6 you want some ad money crumbs.”e28469fac795b6c5e725
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“Hey, you…!”e37c7bf2dc9df5e76642
The man, who’d been bd8bc14751 mocking him with a 83a36ba576 taunting tone, suddenly flipped, 9789f22f8a throwing his cigarette down. He chased after Seolwoo and grabbed b8217fea8d his shoulder to stop him. Seolwoo, barely holding his 01112926b2 foggy head together, shoved ef9fac535f the man’s hand off.89f9131d4263587c320a
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