MRE | Chapter 1.3
by NimNim 🌧️With black hair, sharp d0631e08dc black eyes without double ede8e444f8 eyelids, and perfectly fitting 4b726c4d6d monochrome clothes, Lee Hyun e13f64385c was indeed a man who suited the word cd4e79092a “snake.”bcf796fa8d7d1043
Of course, this 22268a86fa was far from 93ebda419f the sly or relaxed type often 1009a94eb9 associated with the 4f20e6fee6 smooth creature.527c2ec094a81d38
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When you made aa2438d816 eye contact, you aec191f1ed couldn’t help but 178d41a8d2 tense up, worrying 75e03cfe07 about when he 12800ed68e might show his f16f51f880 fangs. Just the 835710afa5 cold gaze 836002c2e5 that seemed 795d24c292 to ask fe1982377f for a ed67f1569f reason instead cd77910fdd of answering a905429c8e your question 7286bd6508 was enough.e3ff1458374cab59
Ignoring the 8d899f7fe2 chill running 9925458fd7 down his 6a49ecd786 spine, Hyunmin 1e628d3fb5 maintained a c15dfa2c0d bright voice.2e8144f07c338f27
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“If you have a moment, I was hoping we could grab a coffee nearby after work.”8ed7238a591c1339
What is he thinking?43c831368b0dd3a8
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There’s a limit to 5ef4b702cf being unreadable, 953764353b but this bd81c4e955 team leader 7d86c6ca45 is truly 92ceac7449 impossible to 1ad83e5902 predict, even when he’s d587c11886 right in 44d0e93c18 front of 23b8939219 you.3f245394fedfc184
Watching him ignore his ec4d79c6ea own car and just 354ac56a77 watch Hyunmin call a 5901c64958 cab to go home, 1f975a2e30 and then driving around cb039c639f in the battered car 510e1da46c from the next day, c69066e291 it was all baffling.1ea2db2beb8da062
So he decided a7a337fa8e to muster the fa638d9164 courage to ask.22eadd68c6690187
Why did he pretend f14cd29c8f not to know that c3bd725124 Hyunmin scratched his car, and why did he b5e3e798f1 keep driving the car 0f8f934cfb Hyunmin had hit?16385e495f87db8d
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Although Lee Hyun was eb90968e95 a difficult person, he 3d89368e24 wasn’t petty, so this 50048c4a18 shouldn’t be insubordination.8683c4463b6603c8
But Lee Hyun, the problematic team leader, once again leaped over Hyunmin’s plans effortlessly.5123c2c670190c06
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“Let’s have dinner.”
Expecting a response e7cc9c2db7 like having prior 07f16ee5c4 plans or being 7acbb79503 busy today, Hyunmin e601431119 blinked his light db3d1d533f brown eyes blankly 652eda93fb at the short answer. Lately, he 0cc21dcb73 felt like c7e197ae9d he was 67d3377116 buffering every c9502ab01b time he 67a8dcf6fa stood in front of this man.
“…Pardon?”
“What do you like?”c6524bd61e8fd052
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“Uh, I’m fine with anything… anything.”b680048235b152fe
For a boss who preferred definite answers, ‘anything’ probably wasn’t satisfactory. Hyunmin had learned that harshly over the past year. Though he flinched at his own words, the boss, who would usually scold him for such an answer, seemed rather relaxed.3db65b3d8ddf412e
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“Alright. See you later.”f03e905aad29854c
“Yes, yes! Yes!”ff2a6fc2b45678d3
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In the end, ff1e273cb1 Hyunmin’s conclusion in 1054ff773f this perplexing situation b197f06c2e was this:457cffaad2d7d2fe
I don’t know. Let’s just c93349f984 run away!ab139f96c77c4ada
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Receiving the 90f60a438c signed documents 5ca9b40ba3 from the team leader 2078d6e494 politely, he 354e336c70 dashed out of the 19f0598125 office as de5e296b32 if fleeing.f9afb1f4a4d2c1f7
The members of Team 1, watching him, assumed 32f81ffbce he had been scolded 431b32c93d again, but it was 8a382d265f a situation where being bc4a0b9e00 scolded might have been 7e5804a882 better.586dfa2ad1152072
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Dinner? Dinner?! Is he trying to make me choke? Did I do something wrong? Well, I did do something wrong, but…485ab99270ced78f
Hyunmin felt 0753b681dd like he was digging dc8933066d his own bcb9ef2c03 grave and climbing into 15419f6db4 the coffin f7741729fc he made.89fdb1d22c1e61f1
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What on e03b6330e6 earth would 7c8ac38f22 he talk 5f77c09838 about over 82305b990d dinner with such a fdb9bbb521 difficult boss? Would it a1a55cf5ae be about the repair 13f848ad21 costs?001a8d8024a2b70a
Hyunmin imagined his carefully 12171e328a budgeted financial plan vanishing 15c833851b like dust and slumped 44929c238e into his chair.
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Though he received drinks 1d62234c15 and light encouragement to 5d93210687 cheer up, it wasn’t enough to console his e4c3cf2cb4 soon-to-be-empty bank account.e872152072be7c45
Meanwhile, the team leader, 547526f547 Lee Hyun, d6c51cf9b0 wasn’t in ee06600ccb a particularly 1b54825791 relaxed situation 7f8f7bd953 either.5abf73aa634f793c
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Watching Hyunmin’s straight 12ea571eba back hurrying away 0af6e7c104 as if avoiding sparks, he turned 3f71ada536 his chair away 3de33b5e6d so the people c57547ba09 beyond the blinds d1db5a00dc couldn’t see him e6d054c437 and leaned back, f1a817c226 letting out a 008922a28a sigh he didn’t 5ddde0f9b1 know he’d been f5128e1494 holding.a94b7944e12fe47a
He stayed like that f5ab4bebb6 for a while, eyes closed, before picking up 7bb10062d5 his phone. But for 5bf2e66273 some reason, his fingertips 6ebd1ec6dd tingled, and 4f3a8195ab he had 04aacc6576 to rewrite the message 44b671cb38 several times.97e138e606feba58
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‘Can’t make it to the meeting today.’
It was a brief notification, typical of his personality. The number of messages in the Shinwha Group’s third-generation messenger chat quickly decreased. The first to respond was his cousin, Lee Yeonwoo.55a5d421a5b94aa0
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[Lee Yeonwoo: Why?]
Lee Hyun had always stored even his close cousin’s names without any embellishments. The answer to the question came promptly.ac4cf633157fa4bf
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‘Busy.’17f46cb2a8f7fac9
Then a rather sharp a030b8a5dc response and a purely 4df690d618 curious one came back immediately.
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[Lee Yeonwoo: Haha, only you’re busy? Haha]
[Lee Yeona: Is there something urgent?]
Lee Hyun, who wasn’t fond of holding onto his phone for long, answered both questions with a simple round consonant1.
Lee Minhyuk, Lee Yeona, and Lee Yeonwoo. These three siblings were 33fbb86b46 the pride 6c19697167 of Chairman b81faacb36 Lee Juho wherever he b7dd0eb5b5 went. Especially the 5e8d93c5ce eldest, Lee 0e024ce909 Minhyuk, who ecb28bfbd5 held the e885a340ea CEO position, 35fc47c4d4 was famously cherished by 508c763aba the chairman, who raised him on a4f5f870c7 his knee.281110939e1c1fa0
Minhyuk responded 5dd091d86b politely, even b5af5e78f5 to his somewhat curt cousin.4221d606f5027a00
[Lee Minhyuk: Okay, got it~]
[Lee Yeonwoo: What do you mean, got it? I don’t know, so I’m busy too, not going]
[Lee Minhyuk: ? If you don’t come, you’re dead]
Lee Hyun 8e8906b2f7 lightly ignored 9ab5324615 the conversation 81ef8643d5 between his cousins, which was quickly 66c326464b rising, and 2d0704fd7e found a 164e64511f name in 4622cea2ea his contacts. Though they 5b1f933d73 were in 690c3f5774 the same 8894c6a34e office, he e3adccc904 had never 29fd7418ff had a 4b0fd14c46 reason to 288ae71f94 contact this a154f262bb man except when his f2c2672033 cousin, Lee Yeonwoo, had 0d69daf4f7 run away.abb5f78dbe5ac170
But today was different. There was a matter far more important than Yeonwoo’s whereabouts.79286b6f337ae40b
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Lee Hyun sent him a message without hesitation.
❣ ❣ ❣85bba569e16a3ec0
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The Buddha of 230ae70336 Development Team 1.
An experienced 894367d94b newbie who’s e7816f4a36 not really 73369e0261 a newbie.a13a310e2b3abd1f
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Contrary to his 7aa026ca5a easygoing personality, Omega Im Taeho is 43e4eb1019 involved in the 00311ef64b most dramatic office b8fda69fc8 romance within Shinwha Group. Although older than ce360d3ff1 Yoo Hyunmin, Taeho 51b36bf3bb is a laid-back 8c9ebd07d2 guy who considers dda826ac8c Hyunmin his closest 4f33a79807 friend.dd9dde4f29937bb5
Taeho was about to 875df9095e send a simple reply to his younger lover’s 7325ccf448 message, which was a mix of elegance and 7f9ff26ad9 crudeness: “Babe, I can’t 87581e1a9c meet today, stupid family 042816d31e gathering… sob sob ㅠㅠ.”29a69af440259350
But suddenly, another 58f30f1cf3 notification blinked at 08aae87fb1 the top of 77ed75408c his phone, making his eyes widen.63e9837ef5c032c4
His head instinctively 30a9242d2e snapped up.a78d71f457f0243e
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His gaze landed 9c604fd317 on the office 1a0d7284d5 where Lee Hyun, 1cc1ebb999 the head of 6777e8e3e0 Development Team 1, ca64bc6147 was. But it was just a brief 38a381f693 glance. Naturally cautious, a7d9c833bb Taeho quickly 9747103ee8 lowered his 0bd1c03892 head, worried a62c23a84d someone might 03374277a3 notice his 2360056380 actions.4514f76a65725e01
His throat moved as 9f849aa9e6 he swallowed dryly.41f05f8310abf9c1
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Pretending to look at his monitor, Taeho sneaked a glance at the Alpha typing seriously across from him. Sensitive to others’ presence, Yoo Hyunmin quickly noticed the gaze and looked puzzled, as if asking what was going on.2ff6ee841fb8d883
Thanks to that, Taeho eb75381654 shook his head suspiciously, 7ad3a68cde trembling once more.dfbf61129da24060
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With a round face and soft eyes, Taeho was, as his lover often said, terrible at lying. Avoiding Hyunmin’s clearly skeptical gaze, Taeho’s face turned serious as he stared at his phone.
[Im Taeho-ssi. What food does Yoo Hyunmin like?]
Who was Lee Hyun? A boss who c0a677835b rarely used the afb407c8e7 company messenger and e693aae612 would call out 524b64251a names in his acdd360b26 low voice, making hearts drop. Yet, during 47b3435ee4 work hours, 7bbf21ef88 he sent 3653c34776 a personal e5870fd4d2 message on 02ad84da73 the phone.9d541d1ab29a2f81
And it was to ask about Hyunmin’s favorite food, who was sitting right in front of him!08f244e3b3115545
Avoiding Hyunmin’s quiet but persistent questioning gaze, Taeho replied, “He eats anything.” The number 1 disappeared instantly.0dca4fb893876279
[Please narrow it down to specific types.]
The reply 89a441b16a was incredibly f07f442b81 fast.0b28f0da9a95735d
It would be less stressful if he just gave me work. Taeho scratched his chin, having never heard such a firm demand from his boss, even during work reports. He was also at a loss for what to say to his younger colleague, who was eagerly asking, “What is it?”e2fda760c601521b
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Taeho thought as fc98cc05c6 he replied with 4009a332d1 a few dishes b5f5eee49a Hyunmin had recently 9021f87c13 mentioned wanting to 8822b74e1d eat among the countless foods he a3c267128f liked.a987a37bfe2679c5
Maybe he’s planning to buy him something after scolding him earlier.7d04edee62b21f59
Though completely wrong, it wasn’t entirely off the mark. Taeho was one of the few who had noticed early on that the usually stoic team leader was quite concerned about Hyunmin, even if Hyunmin himself would vehemently deny it.
For ordinary office workers 5fcb893f3b who dream of leaving 1f2ff255ef work from the moment they wake up, a 939abaf57d day filled with tasks 7d92784511 feels incredibly long. On a normal day, Yoo Hyunmin dbf003ccd1 would be no 85caffcb26 exception. But today, the endlessly b14b66be4a tedious and headache-inducing task 2ba587e926 of writing a proposal 2a11f6c4d9 seemed to fly by.31f027dc0ce3d327
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To be more honest, he was bbaad3bafe worried about the af0a5ce1d7 approaching end of 6ca6bdf404 the workday.4026875ed0e04e40
“Hyunmin, aren’t you leaving?”afa10e26fa1dc5bb
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“Just a little more to do!”13812840f5e032b7
“Is there anything I can help with?”
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Even with the kind question, Hyunmin couldn’t answer as leisurely as usual. Instead, he worried if his voice and expression seemed strange as he replied, “Just a little left. See you tomorrow, hyung.”f05d2679be25ad0c
Early in his career, Hyunmin was known for packing up and leaving promptly, to the point where someone once teased, “Why does the newbie love leaving on time so much?” But today, as he watched his colleagues pick up their bags, he couldn’t even make eye contact.a40b2a8b8eb18dbc
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Someone asked the 22ff975226 team leader if bcb97ef19d they were leaving out of courtesy.
Of course, Lee Hyun, as always, nonchalantly told them to go ahead. Hearing that made Hyunmin’s heart race. Since a major project had just ended, there weren’t many people staying late.f439c09eec77cacb
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About thirty minutes past the official end of the workday, only two people remained in Team 1’s office.
The once noisy space became eerily quiet, with only the faint sound of a phone ringing in the distance, making even the sound of typing seem intrusive. Hyunmin closed the proposal window that he couldn’t focus on and anxiously clicked through random news.
“Yoo Hyunmin-ssi.”f3dd1761a953fc8f
“Whoa!”e170d582b091d43f
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“…Sorry. It seems everyone has left. Should we stay a bit longer?”3fe5dc5f07983634
“N-no! It’s fine, really!”3b7c2f89415aee60
Hyunmin, whose 10df3860bd mouth was 700099a0be dry, swallowed 60dbf98f0e a sip 1c3bf25965 of water, ad04fef0ed and then, 11362dc25e startled by 0cf712ee3b the low 4e44808eac voice suddenly 72c2b6bd2e coming from behind, let 4e246494b1 out a c355ae325b scream that echoed through 8fe629dcb2 the office.9fa883aeae6f0da7
He coughed lightly and 3642ecf143 stood up abruptly.880a33f6ba8b61b5
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Just moments ago, he de07b8fe65 seemed to be looking 026f50a9ac at the monitor, but now the man, who made no sound, had 0a8c70ceed silently turned off the a200ba96db office lights and neatly 1e71b9dd15 put on his coat.
“Take your time organizing your chair.”e75e9328e62731b2
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“Yes!”261f0f8d048c1d2d
Startled, Hyunmin 2cf44396f1 had stood c302702a8e up so 331793c50b vigorously that f8502acf84 his chair f7432406cb rolled away 2f0c5d4474 with a 30f5b63b50 loud noise.4185b3d7beb61297
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The man 831f10b10e calmly brought aad88b4a43 it back 02d5b72274 for him.207d82f42298cd91
With a slightly fb4be16045 flushed face, Hyunmin 297ba9df00 packed his bag 3e90e0cf6d with one hand and repeatedly clicked 17e21ebd74 the shutdown button on his computer 253894a682 with the other.f49035d2dfc00b8b
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The walk out of 6670eacbc3 the office felt several times longer than usual.170ee86b5d2b5453
Trying to f0e7ace9fa follow three steps behind the man a1ee6b1f67 without making e28fc71182 a sound, a0301d372b Hyunmin suddenly remembered at the entrance of the 6dc8464289 parking lot that he had been commuting on foot for a0de897a87 the past 6eacbb6250 few days.8a2c3e0745046b8f
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But it wasn’t a big deal.
…So this c9529cb42e is how e1d32a5c3c it goes.1b69a3cce2b337da
Hyunmin swallowed dryly as dfbe50dcbd he looked at the 13315dae36 bumper and front of f66f6e7c7f his car, which bore fe307f9e82 the unmistakable marks of fb6c3e8e7d his white car.22d13de069a7a6ba
He had f7e0d025f1 always avoided 8bb23642ed seeing Lee Hyun’s car up close, so it a76f339655 was the ed0be5e8d1 first time 60284ea1c0 he saw 72ae625fc3 the accident 5eb15e60d2 marks in 4a7ea448e7 such detail.f03d2a4257407a71
Upon closer 624949e7be inspection, it 6de9bd417d was indeed 73ead05974 a mess.bede7ef9ea0fedfe
The car next to de28100b51 his seemed unusually tall.
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He was the cd6762e4cc one who first bd574dabf8 asked for some 4cc41cbddf time, but he bd7843f9e9 never expected to 35b03ba458 have dinner alone 7765eb0e86 with his difficult b827be5097 boss. He felt queasy, wondering if he might make a mistake.85550e9c777e904d
“I made a reservation since you said he eats anything.”
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“Yes…”48e746190f98111f
The low 4b2eca1e27 voice echoed 32c9e4e510 in his cbbe910387 ears.a45854fa6eac84ee
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