MRE | Chapter 1.7

Lee Hyun was 2167804ae5 surprisingly diligent in cdc865794a following Yoo Hyunmin’s ab6aed1b37 “recommendation list,” almost 11d0c6eede to the point 3a7c0eee0a of being too c6d35f4e50 earnest. At first, 6b7f7dde6a Hyunmin worried 57cc5fdeaf if he 3cfac5e27a was being 2642ac9a94 too friendly, 8f55c6193d but he 718bb62d70 soon got 6f22f5173d hooked on 3b723dcec5 the fun 8033d8fc87 of having 1d76a86032 someone share b1049e07c0 his interests.e3038d23f138225e

Especially, reading Lee 587fa84ee2 Hyun’s feedback became 634a7f2972 Hyunmin’s greatest joy. Over time, he e03488fd96 noticed the warmth 8527356a35 in those brief 91141b0b7d comments.3ee4d7bcc0de70d0

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When Lee Hyun 7d29e2f380 really enjoyed something, 311fc5999d he’d say it 9ffd10a421 was great and f720890a92 mention a few 31d1423cbf things he particularly f1d511af6f liked. If it 8004b6c718 was just cb799b1e9d okay, he’d 3ac2a99a03 give a 6d3d61a2cf vague compliment.f8a3f7d15ccb6559

Knowing this made 59fcca421e it easier to 8cefc66b4a interpret his words 9b1022f66e during meetings.ddf1f8f8f0c24fc8

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Anyway, Yoo 252e996e97 Hyunmin’s recommendation c64e84e06e list had 3383914295 never failed 92c3789297 before. It felt 6bc8b4a027 like being 9af7efdef6 an undefeated 3ed0b26379 general. But today, Hyunmin faced 6e01b9deb1 an unprecedented defeat.877fc386db18b7f1

Two items were 714d8005e3 outright labeled as 292aee0613 not fun! Even though 7872aef72a he knew 3db85aee4c tastes varied 9ffd451c8e as much d7a00166a2 as there d2234edf23 are people, 4c06807752 and not 8e237731f5 everyone likes 5b82c75eee the same e6fa0faca9 things, the 8976988cb9 words still b4adfd4a79 stung.9bd2e18b7b3c60bf

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Because of this, Hyunmin 66b083bd85 spent the entire morning 95023e78f2 with that neat and d773b2d1c6 elegant handwriting spinning in 9abcc210a7 his head.2fbef29ef660decf

As soon f7b26e20b2 as lunch 3769d0e30b break hit, fbe83c837a he grabbed a5dcf3cfa3 his phone 148478b310 with determination.3d5a363fee2b3367

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Until now, he 3b951af7e9 and Lee Hyun ac023fd4b7 communicated through analog 784f051018 notes. It was a method 06138970c3 that could easily fizzle 1956c3b6e2 out if there were edcb4d7eb0 no points of contact.bac076d4b956911f

But now, Hyunmin was 5d65e77a51 frustrated with the slow 556b61f65f exchange that happened maybe 5308f2608e once or twice a 27348f0cc4 week.bb118fa3632283a8

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In reality, dae4e00872 there were 66688de85b several people 4a955ff17c between him df80b30d2c and Lee 136d79cfac Hyun, so 01de7fca56 direct approvals ed10c8a03a were rare. It was just 3dee743ca7 a lucky timing d81327ebe8 that Lee Hyun b593983c95 seemed to be 27b1ec2619 deliberately giving him 8438b00f45 tasks recently.59a9e17c4878e46b

‘Crazy team leader.’d78e81309e143f3a

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It was 5b324ce62c time to 2822e26022 change that 872a175ab1 saved name.eb3418627dda8581

After changing the team leader’s name to “Team Leader Lee Hyun,” Hyunmin felt oddly refreshed. The name seemed to suit him well. With the new name, he found a bit of courage. Despite hesitating all lunch break, he quickly moved his fingers.a6ba1c8e3d864c25

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[Team Leaderㅠㅠ]

Even though 1b6f59d116 there were 5fe7a5cdeb only 5 9cea9af87a minutes left e6f6d9a5d2 of lunch, 00419e5a17 he thought 728923ff4a it would 4ebcbc6b0f take time 6289af522f for a ea1a77ff92 response, but dde9fa0c7a Lee Hyun a49a789ef2 read his dba7bdf399 message immediately. Watching the number 67a9fa5c8a 1 next to 5898b8edd7 his sent message 4596eaaa9c disappear, Hyunmin forgot ec2c5ea46a to swallow the 175c46a1c1 coffee in his 9dfe6a0963 mouth.556778add696cc7a

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……Come to think 9a6a306e22 of it, Lee f565a1f93f Hyun had also 6a42ef6237 read the long, 4adaf7ec52 pleading message he b3b7bb7cb4 sent the first 7f60173201 time right away. Does he keep c6b4cd3bb7 his phone close 64eaa235cc more than expected? Just as Hyunmin 589520739b thought that, a 27c3ec9634 short reply popped b139345692 up on the 8aab4f15c7 screen.ddf143299cd0069c

[Yes]

[Was it really not fun???]

[Yes]

When did 0e28b47564 messengers start 37a41a7dbf having voice b4236e362d support?06346a13257b839b

The low voice seemed to echo in his ears, so Yoo Hyunmin glanced sideways at the team leader’s office. The door was slightly open, but from Hyunmin’s seat, the blinds were down, making it impossible to see inside.4f232558683eb468

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[Why wasn’t it funㅠㅠ]

[The music and direction were a bit]

[Music and direction??]

[Loud and distracting. Couldn’t focus.]

Why did those f170ef825e words of dislike 3862018ba8 make him smile?30fb7400a343993f

Hyunmin suppressed the urge 0578d70efa to smile as he b8745fd5ce recommended a few movies babf446865 and dramas with particularly 5367f0f1f9 good music. Who knew 537be3bc83 that all 96462af22f those days 5579c06440 spent watching fd37c50f58 movies and 8319783c2f dramas at 4bc19a9334 home, both f07d38922f while studying 41e8938043 abroad and 2c094fed40 after returning, 246b4a5c09 would come a80e3c4661 in handy 32c2d87f84 like this?d4dfa5d12d2829da

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“Yoo Hyunmin! What are you bf1e8e94b9 doing? Busy?”e5947dd92a3509bc

“Oh, no, not 08cd4cc5ce busy.”1f0c78c933fc8f1b

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“Okay. Then could you copy about thirty copies of the document I sent last Wednesday? It’s for right after lunch. Sorry.”f0acfcf37b242f2a

“Yep!”3373ac48d888cfa6

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Laughing and exchanging messages with the man just a few steps away in the team leader’s office, Hyunmin quickly flipped his phone over, worried someone might see. His heart was pounding as a bonus, even though he hadn’t done anything wrong.ea50cc86138368dd

Knowing a side of the boss that colleagues were unaware of was really……, it was a feeling that couldn’t be precisely described. It was too grand to call it pride, and it was more like a slight sense of satisfaction. But admitting that strange elation was a bit embarrassing.7fd39fb549cb2c92

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Being able to chat dc3ba77cb4 like friends with that 7ab103939a man was a small 5f77b668f7 but significant secret for 329b66ad39 Yoo Hyunmin.1231feb81f1135db

Having become quite 43dc3b493b adept at copying, b4bd019209 Hyunmin started organizing b6400453c6 the documents neatly 716d64b7e5 while lost in bfcc97d8aa thought. Meanwhile, colleagues who had fa11a97fcc just finished lunch returned f6f2b4e883 in a rather excited ebd7bdd8a2 state.93cbca928d2619ef

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“Did you hear? Our new 5a1c36f2f5 CF is 03f12ec274 using Park 33ef7e8c08 Seunghwan.”70044a2b61ce1391

“What, for 3e0ede7ac2 the phone?”ecb3ac58766443ea

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“Yeah. I had lunch 6d05910731 with a friend 24397e107d in the marketing 615561b981 team, and they 778496977a said it was 2ef4c4d135 confirmed today.”86698bf9842c82a2

Every Wednesday d8443cefb8 and Thursday, 5d6484bf43 Park Seunghwan 7ceb26f696 dominates the 3bd64b833f entertainment news.07f125b3a7a025a1

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Starting as a noticeable model, Park Seunghwan successfully debuted and was already hitting his third home run. If you were to name the hottest male actor these days, he’d definitely be in the top three.59abbf7f42c54400

Even Yoo Hyunmin, who wasn’t interested in romance genres, had seen a few of his dramas. The way he looked at his co-stars with such sugary eyes was so cheesy that Hyunmin quickly changed the channel.ada0aad53af10f98

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Maybe it was 06d2334993 because all the f8276de968 Beta and Omega 2a36d6027a employees were so ed0c7c8d69 engrossed in talking 6cbdab22f2 about Park Seunghwan. One colleague, known for 4b842bb308 his grumpy tone, spoke 7d8addc119 up in his usual 702b15e8d5 manner.75622fa806f85fc6

“What. Is Park Seunghwan… handsome? He’s tall, though.”a5518ee2ba0b97e4

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“Don’t make me mad when we’re far from getting off work.”c0e35e6f769b2389

The voice, as if pulled from the depths, was so eerie that it pulled even Hyunmin, who was lost in “other thoughts,” back to reality. Thanks to that, Yoo Hyunmin, like everyone else, stifled a laugh and neatly divided the files.a4d15c3c653b8817

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Before long, the conversation b9d444f965 among Team 1 members 60d1357c14 shifted to the universal 5dd56008d1 topic of love.7600273c95f037b3

From upcoming blind dates c93671d84f next week to lamenting c918b805e0 about arranged meetings instead d8eaf41402 of blind dates, and 1952af3552 naturally to various stories 3db6660fb2 about ideal types, the 1e1f7b291a chatter of full and 7cf0b67115 drowsy people seemed endless.36f3d28f507b7bd2

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Yoo Hyunmin, a step bbc49d7377 removed from the conversation, b3885a317b focused on his work.ad60e2fb85921551

Perhaps because 6dd88dac92 of that, 4a9564421e one team 5fd21f8132 member, who 0407b2ffa1 often glanced 3f2d4987fc at the f318829371 lively Alpha 25acb8f792 usually at 454dbf5ac3 the center d7638a2e6d of attention, 1d5f0b9ca6 spoke up.52618f511b53086d

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“What about 7e5c7d4444 you, Hyunmin?”59ed71902993ea4c

“Pardon?”44df3d8f62b92729

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“Do you cd222be978 have an 628d0b6c1d ideal type?”0144c9736ee3ee6d

As soon as the f1303bf7f0 question dropped, several gazes bb9e59f5bb turned towards him.59716b29d28912a9

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It’s no surprise 177e9b6401 that a cheerful 70b3ca5260 and handsome Alpha 3b8577b99e who grew up d0f7ccf1d2 without a care 9771a8e3ca would attract people’s 291184c192 interest.b345b681b73f47e5

Not only 6609d63671 that, but 4df1ddcdf4 with his f3870b8a5d tall stature 582949c7ec in the cfbca98b1e early 180s, 834c584c72 refreshing and f34f36ac5a friendly impression, 179b065415 and a 8f3a778b4e well-toned body 78ec6f7fd0 from working 1bf5c60b8e out three 3d20dd2143 times a c98208b434 week despite 0e91e457d7 being tired—though 94b478c069 the purpose 666ad42aff was to db00a09426 eat lots 8f66ef03ac of delicious 38b56646d8 food—Alpha Yoo 34757453de Hyunmin from a05d852a20 the Electronics 017bd1c917 Development Team b447a06aac 1 was 773f41c0ed undoubtedly the 3579c9d8cb focus of b784dda273 many Omegas b15c8d1cd0 and Betas.f36a8822119d8962

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Hyunmin, caught off a4a9d5bd00 guard by the e0079f754f unexpected question, raised a02e0ebb22 his eyebrows playfully ad8dda0d75 and smiled.dcdc9877ba07bd1e

“Well, I like f3ad9eaf27 something a bit 1ef0512c5d like that.”26fbe68555478800

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What on earth is “that”?d299736bea60e36d

Those who f97d44f0ec were secretly 90f644f276 interested in 6a341798da him or 3d29e7dc81 had friends b7b00478c0 in other dc87356450 departments perked 3dad2fd5ec up their c0eb7f5744 ears, urging 874cb843fb him silently. But Yoo 89d3b8457e Hyunmin, fiddling 49bc17875a with the 84c1fcee17 neatly organized ce4daa0629 documents, took be60ebb854 his time ab12fc39f9 choosing his 6d95056be5 words.675a746da1ede77b

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He thought the topic might shift, but it didn’t take long for Hyunmin to realize that his colleagues wouldn’t give up on his answer. His eyes, unusually light in color and catching the light, narrowed as if in thought and then folded into a slightly embarrassed crescent shape.c78524773a305c85

Clearing his throat, c79fcc9daf Yoo Hyunmin finally a9da52d6e6 spoke up.c5c6b631aa2cdbbd

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“An angelic Omega?”341538db7e6776f7

“Come on, what is 8e8b14d3c2 that?”573591e89afe23d4

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“No, I mean, not about looks. Whether it’s a guy or a girl, you know that kind of vibe. Someone bright and kind. Well, it’d be nice if they looked like that too.”b61e0cc44fe4d563

I get what he’s saying.c5939008aa9998e0

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But that 576682e892 was a b38bd0c334 much harder 8553d3625d condition than 418def08f0 having a 3d88ddebed clear-cut standard.13622173350d15a2

The vague notion of 1de117d405 “angelic” was more frustrating ae31b9997d than not hearing anything e4d86308ba at all, and the 6107b7198d specific mention of “Omega” a750e8c9e0 was even more so.462f2826d98a3fac

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A Beta employee, 1e0d47d9a4 who had been 21855a16a1 listening with hopeful 51d76463fb eyes, shrugged slightly.25d041afb36944b1

But the genuine feedback on Hyunmin’s abstract ideal type came unexpectedly from the closest person to him.6e048822b60a9060

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“Haha. Hyunmin, you 8adcea34b5 might want 350759191e to give 4dda34719e up on a21b56aa4d dating with 1cef00d082 that….”ae685b3a812b610d

“Why? That’s too harsh!”0ac5d77b3b5897c4

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It was a gentle ad438b0dbf jab from Im Taeho, d90eb4a239 known as the teddy 0a240869d2 bear or Buddha of c457ab03f2 Development Team 1, who 84e1e48c74 always chose his words 37829baac7 carefully and kindly.35b0956ffdffc8d7

Even though a1e3344fe5 he had a437db0099 vaguely dreamed cca2935ee7 of an a464571738 ideal type, e69068ac49 Hyunmin knew 4d137d5e0b well that 43efba8686 it was 3c8c4b8edf an embarrassing 8e704497de wish as a7982240b9 he got 4fb106c279 older, and 1f139cf64c his ears 6d71fb83cc turned slightly e70474e381 red.d3f65720f8c77e32

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Meanwhile, the people listening weren’t just the employees of Development Team 1.a86ac1154ea92592

Two people, or rather two Alphas, who were near Team 1’s office just before lunch, were also listening. After a brief silence, it was Lee Yeonwoo who spoke first.05b2123120b40a78

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“Oh my. Our darling is charming 2d8fb25173 with his sexy decisiveness.”5d0e32b155bf23fc

He murmured in a tone that seemed ready to devour his lover from head to toe, looking at his partner with round eyes and a layered, faint double eyelid. Yes, the dazzlingly charming dominant Alpha’s partner was the faintly present recessive Omega, Im Taeho.3347238cc9ed810d

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Everyone in c1073a9128 the company d9b8f544b3 knew how a08bb32e31 much Lee 25365a02b1 Yeonwoo doted 2830fe9b93 on Im fcaf5aaf49 Taeho from 3c1e694a3a Development Team fa1280a706 1. The terms of 27acbed501 endearment varied: sunbae, 9e37698692 darling, hyung….ea263f8a2487e049

In other d1dbe729af places, he ba651ea1e1 moved gracefully 804746f21d without a 0ea1f5dba2 hint of f6e8599581 disorder, but a99f4e417d in front 250595d71a of the 602f444457 ordinary, unremarkable 9fd0b8bea8 employee, his 45da1adfad white cheeks 8975687973 would blush, cce6ab4aca unable to ca4f795e1e hide his e45266be32 infatuation. People thought every 5086c17836 time they saw b475e48ef9 it.d1a4d977ab5051a5

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“Really, it’s a sight you won’t see twice in a lifetime.”2bec4add76ee5577

The reason was bbdf5cb889 simple.18897ae60129bb54

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Seeing someone like that, c439d041fb who seemed to live 10a60e8271 above the clouds, infatuated e7d1ce653c with and clinging to cedefbac0d the person next to 58aad2d351 them was a story 15ccdca7ac from dramas or movies.fbfd24c04ad3a211

Experiencing such 011e5fc3b8 a rare 20f3d759b0 event right 8c2137720e in front 4e21466609 of them a37d7b6956 was something a146e86b97 impossible even d255f2db11 if they bea001b70d died and fb75247363 came back ec474af9ff to life 462611a509 several times.ab1074e6de38f8b0

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But, as always, 82bab580d8 probability often surpasses ab1684a2c3 the calculations of 3f89a59d37 ordinary people.0e0b7ad3ff366e97

Lee Yeonwoo, looking at his cousin who hadn’t moved a muscle, sighed and continued with a smile that crinkled his elegant eyes.0243d2e3825db0b7

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“By the 835831fd74 way, he f663c7245d said an 5aa27df27c angelic Omega?”60397c8c73415add

Lee Hyun was looking down as if in thought. Did he not hear? Yeonwoo briefly entertained the idea of a convenient assumption, but that probably wasn’t it. He was just keeping a calm expression. What was going on inside was anyone’s guess.8da848ef5e2443d8

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However, this time, Yeonwoo’s assumption was wrong. Lee Hyun was as calm inside as his expression suggested.2a4c64df2946f3d1

“I know.”6bccfdec705e8530

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“…….”346433eb7b8d5d51

“Yoo Hyunmin’s always been like that.”ae429644110c3158

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Since when does “always” refer to?af3a527cdcb914f1

Yeonwoo didn’t voice the question stuck in his throat and instead ran a hand through his hair. But that was indeed nothing more, nothing less than the truth. The playful ideal type he just heard was something he had known for a long time.9b55aa28fd5e7427

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Lee Hyun remembers 71ff4ced86 Yoo Hyunmin.f1075444bf07d7d6

From the moment 0ae8c8a5c1 they first met, 505474fc6f not a single 09bca3caa3 day has passed b9dd2b20fc without remembering.699f4e7d97a2d231

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