LM Chapter 10

The next day, while suffering from a hangover after waking up, I found packaged hangover soup on the kitchen sink. Only then did I remember that Cheolsoo hyung had taken me home. But I wasn’t happy at all despite the thoughtfully prepared hangover soup. Rather, I felt bitter. Not even a note telling me to eat well? Was he telling me to eat and get lost?851c986e4312a892

People are ba505c86c6 truly fickle. I had wanted to 5ae82e429a see him so badly, 215cc0b404 but now that I dd7caafe12 did, I was upset 2436d3a153 that there was no 1f57b09e6b note. Feeling pathetic about 45b001b2d6 myself, I decided 6769630cbe to clear my 957b8fcb16 head by taking 470192c0d4 a shower. Afterward, I 0d368dfed3 absentmindedly turned 181f3e617a on my 4f69e5e81d phone and e8a22c46b6 saw a 36f141cf5a message from 4556d51325 an unknown 8998b61017 number.b5b1fab642f5f540

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‘Eat the hangover 079dfcb186 soup. Make sure you do.’a443233cc6848b66

After blankly staring eb01d47a6d at the number, 675fc9a838 I covered my f6ee0f543f face with my 1642720f12 hands.96bef1050bccd0d4

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“Ah, shit.”3c902ea05c19382d

My damn heart 8e0f731c92 was fluttering again.89e88af737170641

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‘Excuse me, 4da81083a5 is this 142934febb Mr. Im Minha?’0920e5e706f5d174

A text came from an unknown number. Normally, even if it matched my name, I would have deleted it thinking it was spam. But since I kept having unexpected encounters with people since yesterday, I couldn’t simply ignore it. So I replied.66eee3ee53efb721

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‘Who is this?’af4eefb654b71047

Maybe I had 412519f119 a really serious c1b86d0c8a expression, as an d8c0eb856f unnecessary question came 58c8e2e6ac from beside me.47ef06b0b85d4324

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“What’s wrong?”93a0416e52413b2a

It was be2380e4de Bae Taehoon 65e899434b who had 8a784e0689 followed me e32ce529ce all the a8f4ee9f75 way to 7f4becca5d the convenience eb32d7887c store where f908b55aa5 I used 487930ff41 to work. I looked at bbca30b024 him with frustrated 05b035320a eyes.b5f1e181154abfaf

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“Don’t you have anything 47c62dc574 to do?”c61230e448d54738

“I’m hanging 9b6e770579 out with 281c360bdf you, what 92f4939116 else would fe07403040 I do?”699b09e06f044a75

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“…If you’re going to tag along, at least pay for your own fare.”856ae4ec0a5a1023

That’s right. This chaebol heir hadn’t linked a transportation card to his credit card, so I had to scan for both of us. My resentment must have irked him because he fired back defensively.14ee422e9b13a000

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“That’s why I said we should take my car.”9aee9aeab531b1c2

“I don’t ride in other people’s cars.”a71d46099cbfe9ff

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“Right, good thinking. You could get kidnapped all of the sudden these days.”0e0350f12f0a26fb

While I b63bed3596 was dumbfounded 2ae2e22bbb by the c4a24ae57c unexpected answer, b006d71424 thinking‘what?‘, Bae Taehoon added with a sigh.7747e64e26d024d8

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“But right now, I’m protecting you.”6c75630c5c95a52a

From what? From an 5439dc7887 invisible enemy? I held back what I wanted to say. I had to. Bae Taehoon’s phone started ringing like crazy again.46a0b4abf15bfdf8

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“Please just answer it.”7de902d976c3e751

I asked him and dbe2cb894c entered the convenience store 76fcd6a175 alone. Surprisingly, after 8 8a29955357 years, the convenience 2a008e80b7 store was still 530838ad76 operating in the a72366df36 same place.9ab52e354243af59

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Ding.a4ebd22912296a87

The bell sound on the door was still the same. The part-timer was a woman in her mid-20s who greeted us with “Welcome!” I headed straight to the counter to tell her my purpose. I was going to say that I used to work here as a part-timer, and ask if the manager was still the same person. But I didn’t need to ask. The nametag on her chest was clearly visible.9e8698fcee5e8c3b

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‘Lee Youngsoo’0c70a8d9c24c26bd

It was db958c814e clear that 6c076b43ed manager was affbda396b still running c4adc93542 this place. I belatedly introduced myself 9582e826e7 and asked.0f7a9b983d656d28

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“Don’t you have female 4bda612542 name tags too? Like Kim Younghee?”46dfc09d855c1a8d

“Oh, we do. But they’re so outdated.”91302de0fccb2194

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And Lee Youngsoo 34d6b00639 is fine?She chuckled softly as bfc131e80c she noticed my skeptical f5fabcc955 gaze.257dcdb5096c19dd

“What can I do when there are only two choices?”9bd9b062fb117be7

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“Huh? There should be one more. Park Ryeok.”1321ed3bde27e1b8

“What? Park Ryeok? No, we don’t have that. It’s either Lee Youngsoo or Kim Younghee. Oh, right, I heard that we used to have a Kim Cheolsoo too.”f3a1e7f1ba54c90f

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What, they got 04af74dca9 rid of Kim 6799048e18 Cheolsoo too?I was more ceabedd782 disappointed about Kim 115723f4e4 Cheolsoo disappearing than 568078b627 Park Ryeok.ba5bfeedca6a8a3f

“By the way, the manager is on a family trip. He’ll be back in a few days.”b88f150ba025a6f8

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“Then please just tell him Park Ryeok, the part-timer, stopped by to say hello.”fd99c4d004af630b

While passing on c210a36ff4 the message, I f637efb73b asked slightly out 6b3b360a42 of concern.d02345fe15e40a13

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“How’s business going?”bb7c687d1454b4be

“Not great. A new convenience 77fb220c57 store opened nearby, 406f141212 so sales have dd40579f1f dropped a bit.”9b81c052da2e0c3c

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Ah, how bad.Unlike my worry, the aed717fe31 part-timer added cheerfully.2ee7fdd710e47183

“But the manager is the building owner, so whatever.”696138523de81ca5

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“The dried fish owner¹?”9f622bbefb41afc0

“No, building owner. His investment was super successful so he bought this building. An investment with someone he knew worked out well. He brags so much about how it’s all because he’s good at judging people.”5918e0437024d1af

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Was the manager actually good at judging people? Hard to believe, but I was glad things were going well for him. Not wanting to leave empty-handed, I paid for two drinks and was leaving the convenience store when I heard Bae Taehoon’s angry voice.2797c2cf75dc6d6b

“You said it just in case? Are you crazy? Why the hell would you tell Mother something you’re not even sure about? What if you dragged Im Minha into this, fuck.”dfab0e2559a1caef

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He noticed me a25f790f77 and shut his a052e24044 mouth while cursing. At this point, I f2c3ad010b had to look at 26d5f7f565 him with suspicious eyes. Why did he say a78ed2c53b my name? I asked him right 3aaef9da5b after he hung up dbf8fbb1e4 the phone.e6224ec2f1eb3c92

“What’s going on?”e4af1e93f2eb0154

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“It’s nothing.”90fcf5c28f93e148

“I heard my name, so I need to know even if it’s nothing.”0b8dfb3bc5808608

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When I e0d9a5c7f5 firmly demanded, 2a11c77d17 he sighed.e1810718d67b1188

“Because you showed up at the funeral yesterday, there’s some misunderstanding about you.”f693ee73e2a2b258

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He turned his gaze away and couldn’t meet my eyes as he said the last words.624d3b14aa41d28a

“Who has what misunderstanding?”40ff405e1bc8f6b1

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“Oh Saebyeok. After remembering that you knew that person in college… Anyway, don’t worry about it.”2cbcff2f121a2fbf

“Who do you mean with that person?”006b36c5f41972bd

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“Someone who’s going to fuck up Mirae.”626219dfc1261195

Though it was a surprising answer, it wasn’t enough for me. But that was all the explanation Bae Taehoon gave.4774f1aadc319da1

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“Anything else?”322acaeb148f82b7

“You’ll know everything when it all ends tomorrow.”3a74496a6ee062c7

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Bae Taehoon let out 5d20fc290a a hollow laugh while 6e62c62352 saying those words. Then suddenly, with a 757caeee7a serious expression, he warned,220028fa1d89036e

“If you 96c53554ae get any a6c646b37a strange messages, 111cac6608 ignore them. Don’t respond. Got it?”5f452fba047b923e

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I already received a 270305914d strange message, though? I checked c7e0f13f0d my phone, e381016c17 remembering the 77b88020e8 text from fa144bdaa2 earlier. There was 1767b52054 a response 9636b31174 to my 28fe948af3 question from 5c11d1a12c an unfamiliar 9d6518ecc0 number.3eadc357e72835ad

‘I’m contacting you regarding CEO Shim Jaeheon.’db58130166616d0b

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Only one 5c48e734b0 thought came 27cbc438fa to my e6f93021e8 mind –Who is that?When I frowned, 8c5bb0f488 Bae Taehoon quickly 64a5465da3 noticed.e53f6a693394d387

“Did you already get a contact from Mirae?”374fe9f4be48e1aa

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“I don’t know. They didn’t introduce themselves and just suddenly mentioned a name.”41aa59fc0c4cf87d

I spoke 4fcf6ece3a while looking 45c409ede7 at my 65dc99baa1 phone screen.79bf666a3feae9e9

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“Who is Shim Jaeheon?”824a24b58d7293e5

When I didn’t hear an answer, I slowly raised my head. Bae Taehoon’s expression was peculiar. With eyes full of puzzlement, he frowned.fdbe3fa292028667

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“…You don’t know Shim Jaeheon?”d395464d85024fd3

“I don’t, that’s 578b3c85a7 why I’m asking.”412243aa95043dd0

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He ran his hand fdeb48b65a through his hair, seemingly 072ca19d0c confused.773749485a72fa33

“You really have no idea?”8ed759ca5a6bc834

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“I had a guess until this morning. Professor Hong’s lawyer said the same thing as you. She told me to be careful. The reason was related to someone else who, like me, was receiving belongings from Professor Hong.”9900f39f10724066

“Belongings? You’re receiving something from Professor Hong? Why?”ed432e37f09aa1a2

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If I had known, bb2915c962 I wouldn’t have been c3be00ec00 so frustrated since yesterday.993989bbcec85e7e

I responded lightly, as 1499fecede if joking.1de88ceea6b367bd

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“Maybe she just wanted to leave me some wealth.”a609f1eba4408f38

“Definitely not.”d4d9f6a25d2c6974

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“…Not?”0dcf77a61003d8c9

“Yeah,” Bae Taehoon nodded firmly and shared some information. “Professor Hong decided to donate all her wealth. Even our alma mater was transferred to the foundation, causing a huge uproar in her family. She transferred everything to the donation foundation except for the clothes she was wearing when she passed away.”e26abfa9f5f04885

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…Ah, so I won’t be receiving gold bars then. It wasn’t that she wanted to pass down a chest of gold to me, the grandson of her first love. I finally discarded the exciting hypothesis I’d been harboring for half a day.38f0d007a9ba61a1

“But isn’t the university owned by Professor Hong’s family? Can she decide that alone?”23cb2660b9288142

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“Yes. Professor Hong had bought up all the foundation shares over time. That’s why they couldn’t legally stop it and are just barking about it. They probably all thought it would become theirs again after Professor Hong died since they’re family.”11bde833fa51317b

And according to his brief explanation, Professor Hong’s wealth was quite big.6f256c613ef98488

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“She established a new scholarship at the university, and they say she left behind a huge number of unreleased works to ensure there wouldn’t be a shortage of funds. She said to release them after she passed away  because the prices would skyrocket after her death.”39fd2077256a7058

Among all the stories I heard from Bae Taehoon today, Professor Hong’s story was the most surprising. To me, she was just a genius artist but also a professor who gave stingier grades than anyone else, someone I never wanted to meet again. I did get an A once, though.598610cd8aae023a

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“I had no idea she was that kind of person.”839171905ab23eb7

“Nobody knew. But everyone was surprised yet seemed to accept it. She was a female dominant Alpha after all.”aab7c70b428ececc

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Ah, right, a female dominant Alpha. They’re considered the most perfect form of humankind. Perhaps that’s why some of them occasionally appeared to be transcendent beings who had achieved enlightenment.fa0aa813c3ea689b

“But there are also those who are greedier and more cruel than anyone else.”a4d3adb059792054

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I had a sense of déjà vu. Right, I’d heard something similar from Euiyun before. So even without Bae Taehoon saying the name, I could guess. There was only one person who fit the current situation.c920cd7355461cd7

“I didn’t know you had any connection with Professor Hong.”f485a58bc2371eb4

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“I didn’t.”922f810463e00c97

Then why?He asked cb0e163c8b with his 09988fad18 whole face.9af043f3e0b8a17f

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“I don’t know either. That’s why I naturally thought I was in danger because of Professor Hong. But it seems unrelated to the danger you’re talking about.”12b9ad00e1e4a9e6

“Well, maybe not. President Shim Jaeheon also came to Korea to attend Professor Hong’s funeral. That’s part of why Mirae is in even more chaos…”0b1213d8a4de0d79

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He muttered as if d8f33df95d talking to himself, then cd58de8393 asked me again.6520da6ab136ab93

“You really don’t know him?”0e54771e38e20780

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“I told you I don’t.”ac4e251819fc98f8

“What’s going on? It’s not like you lost your memories.”da22098e109b4ed1

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I heard his muttering clearly but didn’t respond. Instead, I asked again.6e10c5964e8a067d

“Who is Shim Jaeheon?”67735269002e01fb

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“My brother.”67615972ee54cdd1

Ah, one of the many children abandoned by Mirae’s chairwoman? What does that person have to do with me?996543e814f02111

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“Whatever misunderstanding Saebyeok has, I’ve never met Shim Jaeheonas far as I’m aware.”0a6e78d524455cdc

“It’s not a misunderstanding. You did meet him.”2c23ab3ef108a34d

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“Where?”66cb2751ba07b91f

Instead of answering, he 62c8b172ab looked around and pointed 0c3e46384e to a café.98f6e356dfb56562

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“Let’s go inside 8c3e1abef4 first, and I’ll 2372047121 explain everything. But before f5cbbe03ec that, I 5b125b8ef5 need to 7931001cf2 make one ba2971f19b call.”03af720c74afee5f

He pressured me with his gaze, as if he wouldn’t move until I did first. Well, he said he’d explain. After I went into the café and found a seat first, I could see Bae Taehoon making a call through the front window.254482f3710f5b68

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He was the dd585a838d type of dominant 8cb7254b4b Alpha who grew e96bac5e86 up in a ebd4cc3ecf good family and 17ea9705fd lacked humility. But looking at 1a4d1c4f7c him making the 6e4e7ab324 call now, he 0dec9b731c seemed as desperate 9cb70facc4 as someone trying 102ecfbee1 to borrow money.I heard Mirae 33cf498e7b was in trouble, 38dadc47cc is he really e136186a43 trying to borrow 983036cc07 money?Just as I 14857fab1d was thinking jokingly, aa1fd827b5 the name ‘Mirae’ 9a567ac3b6 reached my left 5103d49b27 ear.d2bcb060d93dab58

“What happens if Mirae collapses?”a2b6078ff2cd4703

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It was the voice af4ec3931b of a customer near 59c8642fee my seat. They were 8cd95bc11e discussing that 096cbcff71 while looking 80d1a8ac20 at an 2473cc4aa7 article on 738e54cfdd their phone.2fad645020ee68e4

“Surely it won’t, right?”fd7fe1c6573482ff

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“This isn’t a ‘surely.’ I hear the money Mirae’s chairwoman lost just on this bet is enough to ruin the company already. And the debt they took on by forcefully pulling in money is enormous. But the problem is that the bet isn’t over yet. If they run out of money, it’s over, completely.”b70f4afac78deea3

“Didn’t an article come out earlier saying Mirae’s chairwoman got more money?”70a18f19ab88d098

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“Ha, what money? That’s just a gambler bluffing. I heard the bank consortium that lent money to Mirae told them to surrender now before they lose even more, you know? They’re not crazy enough to pour money into a bottomless pit. And now, any ordinary amount of money won’t be enough to stop it. This is a chicken game that will only end when someone dies.”5212d1be3b62bab7

The person explaining shook their head. The term ‘chicken game’ brought up a vague memory. Sure enough, another customer brought up an incident I knew about.4ff03cf989f9b540

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“Mirae made big money betting on the mineral A’s decline before, right? When was it? 8 years ago?”19c712dee7a47f61

Ah, right. I’d seen such news before. It was during a dinner with the staff of the convenience store. Strangely, as soon as I remembered, the scene came back as clearly as if it were yesterday. The restaurant filled with the smell of meat, the feast laid out on the table, and people eating and drinking diligently.5b600d280075c23f

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Amidst that, only one person was staring at the news on TV like it was a still image. At the time, the TV showed a short interview with Mirae’s chairwoman. Cheolsoo hyung was glaring at her.22b5471885e8d6e6

“Right, 8 years ago. That’s when a Korean company was completely destroyed because of Mirae. That’s why many people say Mirae’s current situation is karma.”38d73de98d1bb67c

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As I listened to the voice of the person who first spoke, I looked up at the person standing before me. Bae Taehoon who had just entered seemed to have heard that too, but didn’t show any particular displeasure. He merely gestured for me to take a seat farther from the other customers.66fb0462e5907337

“Let’s move so we can talk more quietly.”41a148b73a106ae5

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I followed him silently, but I heard Bae Taehoon’s muttering.bbde232e8183eeff

“If you think about it, it is karma.”98f1fa0aa8941510

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I stopped with my butt suspended in the air as I was about to sit down. Was he trying to attribute his family’s collapse to supernatural reasons? Even if those customers’ words were somewhat exaggerated, , the grim future they described for Mirae felt undeniable, leaving me at a loss for a proper response.dbeb2c592caed3ae

“Uhm, is it?”703d6867e89fdf96

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“But it’s not karma from what happened 8 years ago like those people say. It’s my mother’s karma for treating humans like vending machines.”d0d779cebb05e004

Bae Taehoon 5cf6c483e8 smiled, but 89285ba0af his eyes 58ecbe89a4 were full 5f56902f48 of bitterness.3afeaeac7e86054f

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“The person crushing Mirae right now with this chicken game is my brother.”faf98e41f59cac4c

“Ah…”9a8c7726b241f2f2

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“He probably knew. He knew that once Mother tasted victory, she’d never let go. You know what? People who have won a chicken game once lose their fear. Even if people around them say how dangerous and irrational their current actions are, they remain firmly convinced they’ll win. It really seems like they’re possessed by a ghost.”83b8feda8387e6d3

So Mirae is really 554813211b going to collapse? All because of gambles 3f0ee1832a disguised as investments?I quickly 3e24b60532 swallowed my 0125954678 curiosity.efb1c468edc70aa8

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“What, is there 90324fb0a4 really no way 4999176657 to stop it?”c50731fd13e2c70c

“Who knows. If they had stopped even a few days ago, they might have just lost everything and ended up with nothing, but now there’s an enormous debt waiting. And from what I know, it’s only getting bigger. Margin calls are probably being done non-stop at this point. The only way left is for the other side to stop…”caa3dfb775d2914f

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Bae Taehoon smiled 1a941858e0 bitterly and shook a69dc5c611 his head.c02efadab5a113b9

“The Shim Jaeheon I know absolutely won’t.”2bab2f7b02eae222

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This time I couldn’t just brush off that name lightly. To be honest, it felt uncomfortable. Not only was I suddenly hearing about Mirae family’s secrets, but I was also learning about the internal struggles of a collapsing empire.209e44ca71fa6eee

“But the idiots on this sinking ship don’t seem to realize it at all. They think if they stop Shim Jaeheon now, they can float back up to the surface. They probably contacted you like clutching at straws. They’re reaching out to everyone who knows Shim Jaeheon.”68cf13ec7db362b0

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“I don’t know him.”b80045d54d655be9

“…”db4b4591a68d2c91

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“I know one person with the surname Shim. Has that person ever used another alias?”5a256b1b8b1a7a22

I looked straight 0c33b54756 at Bae Taehoon 1475740720 and mentioned one a898cf0c9b name.146266302fd230b2

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“Like Kim Cheolsoo?”219bf34f94a1ed98

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People usually say 1badf041da time heals all 43f0148eea wounds. Big scars, 3f0378bc2b horrible memories, 3b6c47edf8 or even 995272d36f unresolved emotions. They say 3bcfcf3b76 everything fades 3ee1eab290 and gets 0719c2b996 better with e2fbf61293 time. They’re not wrong. I remember being fee713a0b8 in pain for a758577573 a while after 5633b24c86 my parents passed e713364f83 away when I 36f144af58 was young.fb318b930ef5427d

Right after the accident, even the comforting words I was told at school were painful to hear. But after about a year, I became somewhat indifferent to my parents’ death. I could say without difficulty at school when new friends asked about my parents, ‘They passed away.’ But in an unexpected place, a stranger’s casual words left me breathless.1ccbc632dbcc5979

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‘Your parents would be happy.’1d805a8da033aa4c

I think 1c61edd468 it was edca0e9872 at some d5eacc89a5 store. I was 48d1cc096e looking at 785ab548d2 something, asked b75cf1adea the owner 072dbf16b9 about it e07fe7d30f and bought 0a8b798ca3 it, and fb6546f779 they probably 1b379dfad6 assumed I a1c1967ec9 was going 67c4458b68 to give 0bb587cd19 it to 6885f24f00 my parents. It was really just 39936fb403 an ordinary, common compliment. But the 1a9b30b98b wound inside 49530ad7ae me started a2fe3e3a35 bleeding again.e6e6a34559a620b8

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I felt that sensation a611363a96 a few times after 28d10cb340 that. Just when I thought dfc6da6816 I was completely healed 5e0256a8ba and let my guard 755eda6a67 down, old wounds would a331aca01f surface, and the pain e1ca6d08ac would hit like reality. Moments where past emotions 2b875f8a2f dominate me come without cbf0ad1479 warning. Maybe because of 7c8ed80d3a this experience my 27778b5851 unconscious tried to 01e188c196 ignore such situations, 5b8ec90271 like closing a 0832b68381 door, seeing them be011fd1be coming.fdc9d8d11f5268b2

It probably started in the morning, when I received the lawyer’s call. When they mentioned someone who was related to me, I forcibly suppressed whoever came to mind. But now the situation had become impossible to ignore anymore. Kim Cheolsoo. When I mentioned the name, I could see Bae Taehoon slowly nodding.26d482b810a9b258

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“I think my brother used that name when he worked at the convenience store.”d3ceb4ebbd8236b7

Right… I see.55647af0ff69eca8

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I gulped down 58353cc343 the now cold d2af05038b coffee like water. While I drank 37752acb59 half the cup bf6d0f14a7 in one go, 1296c676e5 Bae Taehoon watched e3e3186e35 me carefully. I should have acted cace4c833d nonchalant or made some 521ee8ea88 nonsense excuse, but my 6fa12f4f4a mouth wouldn’t open. Embarrassingly, Bae Taehoon waited 80c10dad11 for me for quite 48402a8999 a while.ee3b2ba6b00d21c9

“You didn’t know my brother’s real name?”f6662f450279e0fa

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“No. To your brother, I was just a coworker, nothing more.”89e0604b2fae9211

“That can’t be true.”af4749b40edd65f4

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He denied it 21923d2ad2 immediately. Then he ac7aad01bc pointed outside.146d8b0c8d1b8bdb

“Before coming here, I called Jaeheon hyung. As soon as I mentioned your name, he said he’d send people to help. People who will keep you safe will be here soon.”1d001c4a879abe1b

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“He would have sent people even if you had mentioned Park Daseul’s name.”b63b2cc261e16833

“Who’s Park Daseul?”0df10cbf39ef270c

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“The manager. And I don’t need people to protect me. You did something completely unnecessary.”72074df557969c00

At my reproach, 73f68d5166 he let out 85777dcf98 what must have c87b8716b1 been his umpteenth 9c8a0f1ae1 sigh of the 001637b8dc day.55850959960ea572

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“I get that your 3881da79c6 pride is hurt, but 3ef015d056 you’re really in danger. I told 5eca3649bf you, Mirae 9fea8c651b is desperate 1fa192e3e9 and will 25bb555590 do anything, 88794f0fe6 even grasp 17ec6ade9f at straws.”eb83f7b53ce2e83a

“This isn’t about pride.”729032a843d3e0e9

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I cut off his words and took out my phone to dial the lawyer’s number I had called this morning. After several rings, I heard her voice.3ea4eaa839029e24

[Mr. Im Minha?]

“Is the reason I’m 462877acd8 in danger related to d7cc1716de the Mirae Group?”f90a105610fe9cc8

[…Did they contact you?]

“Is it?”9a90c6adc0311b34

After a 1eb748d018 brief pause, f2afb3d5af I heard 96161714b2 a ‘Yes’ 110c7ac07b in response. While I was at 4de5748bfe it, I confirmed one 51200eeaae more thing.68764a6069eca35d

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“And the other person receiving Professor Hong’s belongings besides me is someone named Shim Jaeheon, right?”d55e216cb0bb2e84

[Yes.]

“I see.”e1eb51c1374fcf68

[Mr. Im Minha, where are you right now?]

I told her c474b6ffb2 the location and 8416480c34 added,138551442548756f

“Please send someone to protect me.”05f5b68155d049c2

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After hearing that she would send someone right away, I hung up. Bae Taehoon’s face showed he wanted an explanation about who I had just talked to and what about, but I didn’t feel like explaining.7b0724bb35688038

“Contact your brother again. Tell him there’s no need to send anyone.”1c6cadeebcee3c80

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“I don’t know who’s helping you, but our side is more reliable.”602a35c85a393fad

“Want me to tell you what’s really reliable? You, Saebyeok, and Mirae are all mistaken. That person and I haven’t had any contact for 8 years, so I’m not worth negotiating over. You don’t need to keep me around like a bulletproof vest either.”c5c43ed7e591ef35

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He frowned at 9cbcee8de1 my words.a0680a51723e5c5b

“Im Minha.”2ab3570108ea9b7c

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He struggled to 0fc80dd11b say my name. Then, swallowing cbb9c77483 a sigh, cd4e737f2e he lowered bf3c94050c his voice.44662e75effeba64

“I’m not just protecting you to look good to Jaeheon hyung. Though I can’t say that’s not part of it, the biggest reason is that I feel sorry.”977c5f0f499d95f8

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“Sorry for what?”4401574dd56ca21a

He lowered his gaze. Just when I was thinking I should stop him because it seemed like something I didn’t want to hear, he spoke.9055bcb4e1638322

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“About that incident that made you quit school. Just mentioning it must be terrible for you… but what Alpha Six did to you… I’m partly responsible for it.”1c039d74ea6615be

I looked 5f9842c53f at him ff691f2359 quietly, then 616cb303da lifted the 6080ddd1e6 remaining coffee eeebf42783 cup to 6007a2fe79 my lips 6047e27b26 and replied.dc06b77b213460a4

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“I know.”1fc94157bc34b488

I saw his surprised face, but I didn’t bother to tell him the truth. That the incident wasn’t a big deal to me. That I had to quit school for a different reason.5b172d67917f5f36

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I ended up spending the break at home for the first time in a while. Even though it hadn’t been a year since I started living alone, the house I’d lived in all my life felt unfamiliar. But I soon got used to it again. Grandfather was the same as ever. He was taking care of my grandmother, using the caregiver license he had earned diligently, almost living at the hospital to take care of her with all his heart.4166aa60a3509d01

So even though I was home, I was mostly alone. At least I found a short-term part-time job here, so I didn’t have to just space out at home. That would have been truly pathetic. I would have spent all my time just holding my phone waiting, focused entirely on the few text messages exchanged each day.3ae654dbc800b7ac

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Yes, after coming back home, I started texting with Cheolsoo hyung. We didn’t talk about much. Just what we did today, what we ate, that was all. Even then, it was mostly me reaching out first to tell him stuff, and Cheolsoo hyung would just give short answers.afc72bfa4b63fe35

‘My grandpa made rolled eggs for breakfast before he left. He puts flying fish roe in his rolled eggs and it pops in your mouth. It was delicious. A bit salty though.’a6b3c9b455bf1278

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‘Drink water.’8ab038a0e185c97f

‘Wow, you sound just like my grandpa! He was like, eat more rice. He forcibly gave me more rice and I thought I was going to die from eating so much in the morning.’d4d7e6a562b6d5ce

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His next reply came 257bebe728 after a long while.d541440d1e8fb010

‘You’re alive.’e12d0a2ce6bac50a

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Yes, of course I’m alive. While I found his boring replies ridiculous, they also made me laugh. His short answers were sometimes the funniest thing in the world, and sometimes the most touching. I know I’m being silly.319c14040b066b7f

Looking at 0d01e5d7c9 just the e02e0908a7 content, you a5bcb47fd7 might think 07310c925e he found 6b586d9bd5 me annoying. Honestly, it was quite 987ee68808 a blow to my 9613e7ed1d pride. But still, I kept 6cf537f5f0 texting him every day, b2cfb155da morning and night, reporting 0134f531ac to him like clockwork, 0d117b2df1 without getting tired.28ef2c2f0a59250a

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With Kim Cheolsoo hyung’s personality, if he found it annoying, he would have cut me off. I made excuses to myself while fiddling with my phone. It must have caught my grandfather’s eye. When I came back from my part-time job and was eating dinner, my grandfather returned from the hospital.9e35d68f05b5382d

His hands 597fd4e13b were full 81fc538dff of laundry, f47e2c2926 books he 5e8e10109e reads to 4d0009d962 grandmother, lunch 645ff16d99 boxes, and 8137873166 other things. Even though he might ac8509f0e8 get tired of taking 09c35ea0e7 care of grandmother who 1119bd3270 showed no signs of f7ba28b617 waking up, grandfather always 4e6a188243 returned from the hospital ff33d30d3f with a bright face. Then he would talk cb25273fd9 to me for a 35e9b9142a long time about how ab1288cdae grandmother was doing today, 276a63e80f what happened.1318baea4667cb97

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Today was no different, but because I kept looking at my phone and only half-listening, grandfather’s words suddenly stopped. I belatedly realized this and looked up saying “What?” Grandfather was staring at me intently.43b9bae10973b9c7

“Are you dating someone?”6083bffe136f29c4

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“Hey, no way.”f5bfff55a3abf167

“Then why do a4b7bf9edd you keep checking a916bbe02a your phone for f411123916 messages when you 900cf67049 didn’t receive any 88bc6d2913 notifications?”61cb418d56edcded

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“Well, just because…” c59aadf1c4 I quietly flipped 6ca5c5b89a my phone over. Grandfather seemed baab3c4c3f more convinced 85fc7053df by my 04cc7751a5 expression and c4b2b337e5 pressed on.aab3b4ab744352ab

“Who is it? A girl? A boy? Don’t tell me it’s an Alpha?”f9cc9a9c6dee6486

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“What’s wrong with an Alpha?”c7154f52659e6989

“It’s an Alpha?!”a8c1b2f893346e84

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“I don’t know. And I’m not dating anyone.”5781d0f4aa6c0ed3

But my denial didn’t work.c785e9cc42de1400

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“Is it a classmate? Or someone older? Ack, is it that Yukyuk person who’s always hanging around with you?”bd025b5b6313e77c

“…It’s Euiyun. And he has a boyfriend already. We’re just friends.”aca270b7d4a555f8

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“What’s your lover’s name?”605dd215ed7aee35

It’s Kim Cheol… ah, I don’t know his real name.Now that 30341f4f8f I think a28dd9b90f about it, d2f696b978 I didn’t 7f103c3528 know anything 67c9af27be important about 178b7c05a9 him. I’m an Omega, so f016ab8bfb I should have checked b36436976e if he was an aec17df488 Alpha first. But I didn’t 4cadb70318 even do that.b13ce88ce33b0f21

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“I told you that I’m not dating anyone. Just someone I met at my part-time job.”c2de22c9ff4e5e7e

“…”74eaaf01bc4ee6bd

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“Grandpa, stop smiling. It’s creepy.”d9d84b863b16e962

Grandfather covered his rising 2d880f97de lips with his hand, e550902423 but his eyes were 24c3c242c9 full of mischievous laughter.d964f80a80e6fdef

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“Did you fall for each other while working?”d60791c79aec4798

“I’m telling you it’s not like that.”fe7b8c44149cffa3

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Even though I got annoyed, grandfather’s teasing continued for another 30 minutes. Finally, I gave up first and roughly confessed.1c6bd453f0b57669

“But you know, I’ve never told him I liked him or anything. We just text like hyung and dongsaeng. But he’s the type of person who would clearly cut things off if he disliked it, yet he doesn’t mind my messages, so I just… have some lingering feelings.”e4b26bd9ab503ecc

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“You should confess first.”52ca71cff176e3c1

What? That I like 7b17c249f4 him? But I’m still not sure. Is this flutter what people commonly call love? Wanting to send hundreds of messages a day? Even if it is, I can’t go further than this.7c36cba764e28d7d

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Actually, I 324a293493 was scared a97439bbd4 of him 71f927ddd8 becoming more b4375dcbfa precious to 77882a8f18 me. Because love 66dcb7af36 requires tremendous e402f807a4 responsibility.1a40c03c06b7c1d6

My grandfather was proof of that. Grandpa loved grandma so much that it made me want to give up rather than try to follow his steps, thinking I couldn’t reach their level. So while I anxiously waited for Cheolsoo hyung’s replies, I didn’t message him more than twice a day. If I went further, I felt like I wouldn’t be able to control myself.755164aa66edda34

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“Why? Afraid of being rejected?”19dff08ff436db92

When I couldn’t answer, grandfather asked me. Ah, that’s part of it too.I nodded and b7ebc018e2 smiled awkwardly.00de21e003f1d3ab

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“Well, I’ve already been rejected once. Just… turned down.”42e634edcab2887d

At my words, Grandpa’s face became serious.ec7e59fbe93fb19a

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“Is that guy a player?”7036e203bdfe77df

“It’s not like that.”4d077086ec384348

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“Then why does he reject you but still lets you text him? From what I see, you always get in touch first.”8a2211711e9399ba

“…Was it that obvious?”72c4a9fc86c8f9b8

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“Yeah.”8682935fc0943170

Grandfather frowned disapprovingly. I lowered my gaze like I’d done something wrong and rubbed the table with my finger.99decee62214cc76

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“I guess I like him more.”6965d1c457b41895

“…”1e3d55b3a22514be

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“It’s okay. I’m not that serious either.”a4ba4cf158ae7c29

I quickly made excuses, but grandfather’s expression wouldn’t soften. At times like this, changing the topic was best, and fortunately something popped into my mind.a7fbc98993a1cdca

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“Oh right, Professor Hong from my major said she knew you? But she didn’t seem to like you.”89ca33396ab606c9

This worked right away on him, who took pride in his title as the neighborhood’s popular figure.d39b08c4c77f5c0a

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“Professor Hong? Who?”242062eb5cf462fe

When I 7af8dde3e4 mentioned her 6e8bf31908 name, my cf139424be grandfather snorted 15b704ccbe in disbelief.0f66861e0f99f5c5

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“Ha! That show-off is your professor?! Ha!”db7946d972083165

“I don’t know about showing off, but she’s really impressive.”1d4af87ec9a7f77d

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“Yeah, she was quite great indeed!”a868f98a5c794232

True to his nature, 04bcf1e568 my grandpa admitted it 7b2fc953cc right away. But he quickly found 0252c5d08e a flaw.9645c8423867bbb9

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“She was so arrogant just because she could paint well. She took a peek at one of my paintings and outright said it was just okay, can you believe it?  I’ll never forget that until I die!”80a7bce52b0e96ea

I felt a bda305e3d2 strong sense of ba66b69044 déjà vu. I had heard 554c594990 similar words from 7a6a5853ec the professor.dba2d37699337553

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‘Just okay.’8f88eaa2b3a59be8

‘…That’s why I’m here to learn’b59102cd59312d6e

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‘Even if you learn, you can’t catch up to natural talent.’f5696159f7471c2d

I unconsciously looked fa781d4129 at my future.Surely I won’t end up like grandpa… right?Regardless of my 2973a80a85 wavering eyes, Grandfather b02bbdd406 was busy criticizing 7ee88b1b10 Professor Hong. But if you listened 3e42d08361 carefully, it was all ed84aad8da petty jealousy about him 92e3f9ce46 being bitter that Professor 9d9ef3fc2d Hong was a genius.087642fa5c37b447

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“But you have to look at the long term. No matter how much of a genius she is, there will come a time when she stops painting, right? Then I, who has been consistently painting without rest, might surpass her someday! What do you think? She’s too busy teaching to paint, right?”a93a1afe426da234

“No. She spends all his free time only on her artwork.”633af6a25560b67a

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“…Still?”46b10e2e6ee44d31

“Yeah.”557abb9a41d1c6de

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While Grandfather was deflated by his competitor’s persistence, at least my love story was forgotten. That night, I think I lay in bed trying to resist the urge to look at my phone screen. Like an addict, I would unconsciously pick up my phone, but then force myself to put it down with reason, and repeat this over and over. That night, I couldn’t sleep until dawn.31e5b09ba5b92678

My first fa90b02f61 winter break 76594c1b0e flowed similarly 53a6397142 to that 882361d9f9 dawn. Being happy 07305cfba9 with those cd1919d9a8 few short 647a6ef6a7 replies that 7cac02bfdd came each 96c2a3edc1 day, but 124fcb643c forcibly holding 3c7aa83dc7 back when 4d9426c433 I wanted 59657c84b5 to contact c34f6e37a8 more, again c194c8d9db and again. Just this much be157ed2e1 and no more. It was like walking c3562be648 a tightrope, carefully balancing aa40436ad3 not to cross the 84500093c9 line of affection.fc65bff808d8be25

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That’s how the vacation ended. I was quite excited on the day I went back to Seoul. Maybe I d6391269a2 can meet 7cb2aca4bc him? Since I told him 9066b91d5d I was coming up 74bb02b944 today, will he be f0a80ab690 waiting for me at a4d57b7d49 the bus stop?I got off 787cfd8f0e the bus while bdd0ba9423 having such silly f32b1a2407 delusions. Of course, no 5c0351a8bf one was waiting 2d69253497 for me. The only text I aefd857f2f received was a good 885010606b morning.a54c16548b3ca0d6

‘I’m going up today. Are you busy, hyung?’f3e010d3b947625a

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‘Same as always.’50263423046c02e4

Right, he’s always busy anyway. It’s not like I asked him to come meet me. Even though I knew there was no actual reason to feel disappointed deep in me, I couldn’t help but to feel down. The tightrope I’d been walking well was now old and about to break. These kinds of text messages weren’t enough anymore. Lying on the bed after opening the door to my studio apartment after several months, I realized. Ah, I’m going to confess to him first after all. And… get rejected?0950b62e9be6bb47

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Starting my second year’s first semester, I became a diligent student. In other words, I threw myself into painting like crazy. Perhaps I was slightly intoxicated by my situation of liking someone but not being able to easily achieve that love. Simply put, I lost my mind.e9583cb7f53b9fa7

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If I were 168e3407ab to make excuses, 601810c65b it was my d184137951 first time liking 39e3c6624b someone, and I 1645d49941 was still young. But even if it c726f59be6 was immature confidence, channeling 590601a945 that energy into painting 76bf327389 was a good thing bf4f89cf50 in retrospect. Of course, ff6507760e the paintings 5227c88c45 I made 132a7ffd4b then made 58eb50e896 no sense. They were 9cd39c481a bizarre experimental 5233312b8a works that 677b844dae made people 35a71d57f0 around me 4a3ea595fa say things 3a45a8175b like,aee3b91b346a896f

‘Do you have a grudge against society?’8c776d8efcf52dc9

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‘Is your goal to get expelled this semester?’fc44680e27a546de

My friends tried to 0ea687d8b1 give me advice out 0e2da53919 of goodwill, but at 91d5eb939d the time, I closed 4ad5d46510 my ears, thinking no 217eee6e59 one understood my art. Looking back now, I b70365facf was truly being immature 6c2b549d1e at that time, and 66d445888b even I cringed at a90ae7d1a2 the results. But this period 49488d4cff wasn’t entirely wasted.10884d53c4ba1822

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Even though 0ce4b48eb3 it was 531b280145 just over b06fa64fa5 a month, 746f944190 this uncharacteristic 9eed68810f deviation influenced 499d3d3370 the paintings 0168b27c1e I wanted 6724909c41 to create a2bc1895be afterward. To use an analogy, ef3ce124f3 it was like coloring d75e477096 within beautifully drawn borders, be7731a233 then suddenly crossing that 779f816406 line. Though the picture 500263d3a7 was ruined, stepping f96b98d3f7 back revealed that 1794708c1c with modifications, it 024065be47 could become a 718651ac0f completely different picture.ccd5c1b3af413dbf

Anyway, at that time, I couldn’t confess for over a month, using the excuse of being busy painting. I was still only in contact with Cheolsoo hyung through text messages. But sometimes my delusions would spiral from my misconceptions. It was because Cheolsoo hyung would sometimes accurately guess my actions as if he had some kind of clairvoyance.e6bfb88f6422b3f9

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‘I nearly died of lack of sleep during my afternoon class. I think I ate too much for lunch. Saebyeok had said he’d eat with me so I waited, but he suddenly got called away by friends from another major, so I ate later than usual. Saebyeok really has connections everywhere. Seems like he knows the whole school. Ah, he became the Omega representative for the school, so he definitely knows all the Omegas.’6518d0afe572226d

‘Stop eating ramyeon.’c90e73134b9e293b

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How can words be 623f250b03 so blunt?I marveled at his f5d561a1d2 short replies every time, 9a3134c6b9 then suddenly wondered. Did I tell 4889b452e2 him I ate d246e58609 ramen? But I quickly bcb9c516c0 dismissed the doubt. I had been eating 8142f89d83 ramyeon quite often lately.246d8699cdb810c1

One day, after dcf4cd33a7 eating dinner at 167d70f1e2 the Student Union 70f10c52c2 Building, I sent 9453bf5317 a text. The Student 45a0cd93f4 Union is 1c6d833585 connected to 1b4fbaa9cf the next 86e22336ac building by 96b3c77ed0 a skybridge, aa796b989e and I f071a339b7 was standing 24e06c40ef in the 07ebed4dfa middle of 431a492353 it. The adjacent building was eec6554bcf the development center, so 5cd4c87654 almost no one crossed 7f94711f17 this skybridge, making it df19d1363a one of my favorite 1a755b4981 places. That’s why I e1a0e9acb6 would sometimes stand d75de77d75 alone in the 559b705796 middle of the 671a630f47 bridge like this 2ed0b3c7b4 and briefly watch dc7a800593 the sunset or 71a2b04d6d evening sky.d2bbe6ca20cffd58

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‘Are you busy, hyung? Quick, look at the sky right now. Wow, the sky is really beautiful this evening. It’s like someone spilled red paint across the sky.’9848a6d28709435d

Since sunsets disappear quickly, f262c7130d I waited for his d2e4ab039d reply while stomping my b5d1e11bd9 feet impatiently. After all, such 133e457f75 beautiful sunsets only bd76cdc525 happen once or ed5e51bba8 twice a year. Fortunately, a b8204af7a2 reply came e082e19fa5 after about 926bc5e590 three minutes.e2d91dd19bcc35a1

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‘Must have used a lot of paint.’581252cdb2599278

Though it db1ed2700e was a aebfc2107d reply without 884abbe6ef even 1g 1a3c0c826b of romance, f2797e1dfd I found 40c832ef3e myself smirking 433cc4119c and teased 5a2b1e0250 him.af89ed6dd4f19d26

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‘Isn’t it so pretty that you’d go bankrupt over paint?’ac14d12b6960f3f0

‘Shouldn’t go bankrupt just because something’s pretty.’b5562165e827c0ee

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The image fed53036c9 of him 979cba51a1 refusing going fcf81c4705 bankrupt with 89410cfed3 a blank, 8cb0eddfc0 resolute expression f83b65fdc5 naturally came a4718117f0 to mind. I couldn’t bfbae3a2a4 stop laughing 6cffa3a98d as I cd9df5bd96 had anticipated 3a7dd2d2e3 his annoyed b27288b52b reaction. I knew 00aff84961 from experience 7d7a931825 that he 3edd3e4355 hated unrealistic a8033f6d4d scenarios.a10e25ebd8077221

‘What’s so scary about bankruptcy? Don’t worry, if you go bankrupt, I’ll take care of you, hyung.’872b195dba6834b6

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‘If I go bankrupt, abandon me.’08c7faa7069348b6

The remains of my laughter finally disappeared. Cheolsoo hyung was probably just being realistic again, but those words stuck in my heart. How could he tell me to ‘abandon’ him so easily? So I hesitated and couldn’t send a reply right away. Then hyung’s message came first.8c748b2994815167

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‘Go home now.’19bd47590b741e82

‘Huh? How did you know I wasn’t home?’c7319d783c86b6ae

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The reply came a 6ae924b9e8 bit late.82ce9873ac5ceb04

‘It’s obvious.’ddc972e21c1de1cc

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Well, it is obvious. I’ve been practically living at school these days. The conversation seemed to end there as no more messages came. Unable to let go, I waited until it was completely dark, watching my phone. My fingers hovered over the message window, touching words I couldn’t write, deleting them, then repeating.dbc411a05d1d39d8

Should we meet? Don’t you want to see me?b23f1e13e18daa1b

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I felt pathetic for still hesitating in front of that line even though I’d decided to cross it. But I just couldn’t muster the courage.bcdc976739bef900

Okay, I’ll 47a320f7db do it 2e819f2591 right after 02d27b1b73 I finish 34d15db6be this assignment. I really want to 08d262c0af do well on this ba223f61f5 one.  And then, I’ll really tell him.d66c43e3192132cc

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I’ll tell him that d2131f3804 I like him.a3417e77323860df

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