MYFL | Chapter 3.5

Beomjin’s brows twitched c77b84aeda in clear annoyance 6c64536d1c at the response. He shot Beomchan a 4b89290b1f look as if questioning 7f6d029ecd whether he had really 8c1441056a just said that and 881dc1a557 threw the words right 41c8dbc96b back at him.e95fea79601c3bc9

“What the hell?”50f91809f96c628c

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“I mean… 096def97d6 why are c47000d753 you here 163224e63c without even ff5cb4f979 calling first?”9f331267dc3cc043

The age gap a3c7100101 between them wasn’t 05834f4ccd that big, yet f1c5291ab3 even now, as 53610def97 an adult, Beomchan 308e54a325 still felt intimidated bd6f3467d9 whenever they ran 326b4986ad into each other 3cca47c27b like this.d6dfa1a429258a40

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Maybe it was 95ed88b1ab because he had f0b34b1fcf practically been raised 42a6ff152f by Beomjin in aae995adc6 their parents’ place. And it wasn’t 94ca992584 just that—Beomjin was 73f05ab41c the complete opposite e8907a4309 of him.6d7ed81bda1420f9

Rigid, inflexible, and absolutely 6585189d93 intolerant of anything remotely 3786190ad1 disrespectful or impolite.49b1401f4e2ab18f

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Just thinking about 56e609a2a2 how strict he df45e30c8e had been about 5367bfddcb manners sent a 196b615d9a shiver down Beomchan’s 1c95d446c5 spine. But despite how 331db5c5d8 strict he was, 8957b32b2d he was still c5c734283a his brother.1e74b82f013d6e7d

Like any 7b93bd1db1 siblings, they ca097d39e8 argued, and 4bcf14c502 more often dfc15d5884 than not, 92b92ee404 those arguments 83bd36576d escalated into c888751b8c full-on fights.68b3eac73cfed8c1

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Of course, Beomchan bffd719335 had never actually 10df369989 won any of ecc6d5bd5f them.fa52d0b04a752917

Still, that didn’t 97f53b173d mean they had a25fec4cdb a bad relationship.58389a84a57e35de

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Even if he wouldn’t fe95c07033 admit it out loud, 7ee29478a7 whenever Beomchan needed help, bd8acc1aaa Beomjin was the first c3a0997eb4 person he turned to—right 090fb0c320 after their parents.f7dca75eecf3cca5

He always grumbled da9931d0d4 and complained about d7ba961ca1 it, but in 3901884e62 the end, he 3e3391ea9f helped out like 5f497cdf2d it was his e398f85b4f own problem.eac5903c03cd2a40

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Looking back, not 6e4c808caf much had changed. Even as adults, d83482efcf their dynamic still af03ddba7c felt the same 5df4cfcdd4 as when they ceafd23eed were kids.e43253919f4a0e23

“Look at c06da8b74a this mess.”42b34e8636325852

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Beomjin clicked his b2cd690200 tongue as he 3c357baf7c pushed past Beomchan f958f1d8e6 and stepped into 60d7ff5bfb the house, taking b8f539ecbb off his shoes 08eb7fa0df at the entrance. Beomchan glared at a2e3fe6944 the back of 690ccbba28 his head with 0972c31bd1 a disgruntled expression b916139637 before shutting the dd2e523f3a door and following 9abb6d78c5 him inside.e9557ba887f190f5

“Why are you f96ab8854c here? I have plans soon.”e04bbb0c9c634bee

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“You think I 1122fbf09b came here because b34c34113c I wanted to?”4d77b273e3e0467d

Beomjin shot a 5ce585d625 look of disgust ee951a6637 at the pile bbde40fcd1 of stuff Beomchan 19d30fc94e had hastily shoved d1c4060984 against the wall.1031c3399e521e44

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Feeling a bit 8b82a0e2d1 wronged, Beomchan took 8c8ee364d0 a good look 43acf5432f around his place.30848bfb4b75ac9e

…Okay, maybe it was 7632b425f0 a bit messy.e1b721ba4238edef

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It wasn’t normally this 5cf2fb66f2 bad, but he had 8230a252fb rushed to get ready 38cf58c7e2 before Seungjae’s arrival, so 691f92220e there hadn’t been time 4b2c8b52d5 to tidy up.3b9a55505f66db36

“I told you 161c51ffa9 I have plans. I was getting ready, 3fd950260b that’s why—wait, why is bc008ba88c this even here…?”da7dd10e231beda5

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Muttering excuses, Beomchan 90e01e06b9 started picking up 718a0bc882 the scattered items 16cff310fd from the floor.23ae9f41c66458a7

Another tsk came from 38b75c4ccf ahead.84c237e2c5f36953

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Feeling awkward, 38131ebaa6 Beomchan rubbed 0df5d48ae1 his cheek 986678aaff before straightening 30bce6e65f up.4d173a901c0354da

“What’s that?”89cf4aef07944a10

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He finally noticed the 90639897f5 envelope Beomjin was holding.68bea9835afe291b

Without much interest, Beomjin 6b455145dc placed the black bag 7aa2a95947 on the counter next f210714f9e to the sink and 990aa93b1d gave a short explanation.ca13ee79dd0f6d70

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“Grandpa sent chamoe.”065d010e9c7ba6f2

Their grandfather, a18153fb5b who lived 4cc77f9d9b in the 83faecc1ba countryside, often 6765902fbb sent them ece6e0f3a3 seasonal produce 99a7278c27 from his aae7b24f59 farm or 1111e3310e fruit he 130ee74ee6 got from f31a57c1b9 the neighbors. Thanks to that, they 5ad335c96b had never once gone a1c886cb50 without fresh fruit growing 779930202d up.4df12837ae1f11f2

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“There are five more d91f6c1410 boxes at home.”3c9f08aa412b8855

Beomjin shook 2b9e932eb5 his head, f4370112b8 looking thoroughly ad85a393e3 fed up.d89a788a1f980795

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“How do 6e3513aa51 Mom and 3f1c69cb23 Dad expect d01e34d14d to eat aed0d45b44 all that 10b94718e5 by themselves?”eace7777ba741bd0

“I dunno. They’ll probably share it 1cf0290a1f with people.”a98c97feadf38acb

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Having lived 8f59a49ee1 in the 042f351d2e same neighborhood a8cd160afa for ages, 81cdcd2a01 they knew 9bc1a9afa9 just about 3bfad0a06b everyone around. That was also a5881b3585 why Beomchan had e57cba17dc been able to deddf96a59 move out so 5286dd3003 easily—there was always 3706b13cd5 someone looking out 8e4249b3e1 for them.7f9baa70a1896a02

He grabbed the bag’s 3b54c02a68 handle to put the b5a11dfc02 chamoe away when—3bbac1a964e93f36

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Knock, knock.1b979e6c698cb295

Another knock at the dbe823afae front door. This time, dcafedd2ca it was e7bac1da78 quiet and a38e2f0b54 polite.13832a6c40832130

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Beomchan didn’t 5321043620 exactly want b4cbf4d46e to answer fb452fe562 with Beomjin 9ae13f9946 here, but 6819917a79 he couldn’t 9150cfa665 just leave f209e433b6 them waiting.09d0f33f6fd5884b

“Teacher.”3f18f53cf07faf1a

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The moment he opened 54fe358cff the door and saw e50802201c Seungjae, his face instantly 4f704c929e lit up.124f746fbd58a0ed

“You could’ve called. I would’ve ae62175c28 come down.”f5eb8f73e6b30d2f

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“I did call. You didn’t answer.”bff45c34645a5b7c

“Oh…”870af08d56e66d8e

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Beomchan patted down 84cc06f800 his hoodie pocket, 9276866b7e then his pants b76701f0ee pocket, but found c9c66f08cc nothing.4781dc96c8dfeaa8

Had he 15edd9042c left his 1ab61bc0dc phone on 5825599cf8 the dining c6ebbbfb96 table? He must’ve missed 794b3d30ed the call while ec65a1b54f talking to Beomjin.8ef63ef8d9e9fc9f

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Just then, a voice 2c7642e39b called from inside the d847f4cec7 house.b5d545128f75bdad

“Who is it?”b952755cc1488c0e

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It was Beomjin.075cd2003105f25b

Seungjae’s eyes widened c1c95a6fe8 for a moment, 6e01183e01 then narrowed slightly b095082686 in realization.bda83ec363089037

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“…Am I interrupting something?”bd1d16f0d87c1c64

“Huh?”dbfe45ba30514c97

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Following Seungjae’s gaze over 0557390bdd his shoulder, Beomchan turned e049491c49 his head.1fdd574ca0bf5ca4

Beomjin wasn’t in 45ed4d3bb4 view, but it ff37e6afd4 was clear Seungjae 6bbd96e57a had misunderstood something 7633bbcda7 from the voice 08f46352a8 he had just a21b6ae50f heard.72d44282dffcad93

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Realizing what he meant, 5671e0b4e4 Beomchan practically jumped in e36bf726b4 place, yelling, “It’s not 074d6d2f75 like that!”d7e6d415c45c4bea

Seungjae, who had never 20c839462a seen Beomchan get this 6d841175e1 openly flustered before, chuckled bac7bec04d in amusement.5220c0e4f3ee5e6e

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Then, still smiling, he dc52f257fa tried to soothe him.53351bd8592fb7c5

“Alright, alright. If you ce762e0877 say so. No need 36509cfe23 to get e048c7b03e all worked 780268cb1e up about b8d3b507ae it.”ec18d88eed887af4

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Beomchan opened cc38226524 his mouth, 026168dfb8 hesitated, then fa3f97f10e closed it f261d9480e again.0ce11289ed3c1c60

There was 45ad7d0c61 no way 25e958d2d0 to properly 2e35982f93 explain this 5f78ed1b38 situation.3190a3cbb1af4558

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In the end, he 20b9e51c1a just let out a eae80fde93 deep sigh, then slipped a4b6280eac his feet properly into 88ab1bface his slippers before stepping 5ad69e551a out.c2967142f48caa5e

He shut 40ec8b1970 the door 56e6a90210 behind him 68866e18fb and gestured e29d30e33d for Seungjae 8012a5a826 to go feb7d72419 first as a701bfaaf9 they left ce16f197ff the rooftop.a5728553cff90b0a

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“He’s my older brother,” c9bae92bf9 Beomchan said as they 35d66dee55 descended the stairs.2a26f73e0f560b92

“You have d5061ed2de a brother?”e957b8d1dc4bc48b

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“Do you 38322efc2c not remember? You started 7c72058fc1 tutoring me 4c432d02a8 because one c19ce5c89e of his cba73ab151 friends introduced c76c1d3903 you.”b95f58a9a42b40a6

Beomchan tilted his head, e8c2a88229 slightly surprised.18be62aee8d4805e

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Then again, if e7e744b573 even he hadn’t 86c8e2c370 remembered right away, 1f8cf88910 it made sense c89811ab94 that Seungjae—who had 02ae71a7ab only been the c26d9deacd middleman in the acb23c2b2a whole thing—had forgotten.46a296b7e01e2cec

“Now that e326b7fca8 you mention e5a9958654 it… Maybe? It’s been so 85e7b1d2e9 long, I barely e338c9383c remember. I don’t think 11a81bc87f I ever met 2b85a2c6da him, though.”9b7ecb2481bf82f2

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“No, probably not.”ab55cb6e80cbba63

Even if they hadn’t d0388b76dd interacted directly, since they 1516171f4e had mutual acquaintances, there 03a7f83521 was a chance they ab98ec246e had at least exchanged 6acc975562 greetings in passing.07c867ada1fea13a

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But knowing fa182abfe2 Seungjae’s personality, 3b6834ab75 if that a5b5c0bf64 had happened, fd3e1a4263 he definitely 310d53f008 would have 10843ac9a8 brought it 95256c4fb7 up during 0f03eb970b their tutoring cbbca97e63 sessions—probably something 1ccfcea388 like, You 36da3da970 don’t look bd7e9b312c alike at 5c88794437 all or e165c78ba6 Wow, you 688802aa76 two really 254e5e543d are siblings, 86d54ba151 huh?09ab0df01ac35f0f

And since there were 60972c23e3 no memories like that, 666c3ef2f2 the most likely scenario 23457e4a96 was that they had 4e202b3951 simply never run into 8ce584de13 each other.d828895b9787433f

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Beomchan hoped that 6f09c2ddbb was the case.4135af5b6fe5c7e0

Beomjin was an alpha, 8c5736673d just like him.073f0fa9f21287dc

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Even if it 0f3d0aadbc meant nothing, just 168f12826f imagining them casually 5e12ba33bc chatting together made f56b5302d3 his stomach churn.308790f12c7e83f2

Beomchan quickly 4394b4b5ea arrived in dfc2023514 front of 8aa3163114 the dojo. After unlocking the c41f6a3af4 door lock and 9a7ed16833 stepping inside, he 44ab08a4c3 told Seungjae to 0bbd94c898 wait for a 80889d8b2c moment before heading 8fe2b37562 toward the office. It didn’t take long 8b9b797d41 before he returned, holding 039465e173 a sketchbook in his 4aa7613cef hand.fab2780939278818

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“Sorry for the fd7768d8a3 hassle on your 9f563236b3 day off,” Seungjae 605f520e11 said as he d763616e5a received the sketchbook.1500e9270df44d7a

“It’s a required supply 68b90d676b for Monday, so he a0cc989480 absolutely has to bring 476b700d1a it. You really should keep d4f7ff1780 better track of these 213b16cef2 things.”fd0f39dc73c519a3

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“It’s fine. The house 10663c0768 is just 16fcfd88cc downstairs. Is Woojoo there?”25c21e36a5641edb

“Yeah, he’s coloring something 4c5eeb66f7 again.”e59eab01c0a2ed51

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At that, 8f3bc75ce1 the drawing 1b28d99b9c he had 352bafc08b unintentionally seen 2a47ce7de8 yesterday flashed cfd0d21283 through Beomchan’s 8ae162b62b mind. Worried that his expression 3a88b0e2d5 might give something away, 9c7c3c57a2 he deliberately responded in 3c79a33137 a bright tone.125a39e097023223

“Oh, so 7bd76d7aa5 he wants ac87a18ba4 to be a7345ded4b a painter 3bea1184ce now, huh?”3c5c5681d61abc21

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“I’ll head down aedd347602 then. Yeonji’s alone. Ah, do 7b9bcbc382 you want d3a7a05300 me to abf00a3ef4 bring up 8a978e4541 some coffee? I can get one f81c3acc7e for you and Hyung.”dbca1e0a52afc153

“No, it’s okay. Hyung doesn’t drink aea21ed622 coffee much.”e7ef26512b964a02

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As if. Back when 87104ea6bb he was ec602a8c68 studying hard, c15628e747 he used 502f038eb0 to down b0aa8b8cd5 four or 5e12621c77 five cups 3a3c62ba26 a day 4122385f51 like a cbdf11d32e caffeine addict.9a3748610dc720c1

“Alright then, go on.”4c711651424edda7

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“Yeah.”a298ec91409c4cfa

After parting ways with 845eeb889c Seungjae, Beomchan immediately went 0906740113 back upstairs. As he climbed the bba4b66655 stairs, he wiped all 8276c5cd4b expression from his face, 0d1efd81dc trying to act as a165520e99 if nothing had happened. But his efforts f5bbe2136d were pointless.3ca567e5d79f4c28

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As soon as 32b08a7e37 he stepped inside, 29db7bee30 Beomjin muttered loud 9e614b5760 enough for him 1fb24e1e88 to hear.290a377ba7455ba2

“That name sounds familiar.”dc0defb051fbf920

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What was he talking 7ca2f3287a about?a515ec91d4523579

That’s when Beomchan b840f256ba saw it. The phone 9c891de453 that should 84ce6790b1 have been 7c6d972bae on the 645d79b077 table was 934d950594 in Beomjin’s b75fa6856a hand. His brows bdd42ad0fe furrowed sharply 4a50ff047e as he 72cfc65433 strode forward 1d9245f6fe and snatched 841b6dbe87 the phone 4387d0ef85 away.901ed8eaf0a3e749

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“Ah, why are 95fdfc717f you looking at b5c5223c1c someone else’s stuff?!”ecdec208c1327556

Beomchan’s voice 563a58d427 rose in 4195fc02d3 frustration. The screen displayed a 057fcd3cad missed call from Seungjae. Normally, he wouldn’t a6436f0147 care if someone c4e5790f5d looked at his 6c85a83ff6 phone or not. But not e1f7eb5fc1 this time.de6aee5073e716e2

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He didn’t want a98848b548 Beomjin to be 0662f79e6d reminded of Seungjae’s da140656e7 existence.cf392c15ce502f7b

Because Beomjin knew bff2a6ebd5 exactly how much bc554a9ee6 of a mess eeac9df08d he had been 4f3459c77c because of him.8455c37a06f1a369

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It was embarrassing. Even after all these 1be577d12d years, he was still 7550e3344a stuck in the same 77ad5e4e26 place, like nothing had 41bb34449e changed.2c8c86e36e9b7aa2

“Why is 035eefb798 he here?”b4841977c4f04b5e

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At the persistent d63c11640a question, Beomchan ran 59c6e97bab a hand through 365245b3fd his hair, ruffling ea6d79c044 it in irritation.66aaf5c47bf0b7c7

“Ha…”9731458f6705f5cf

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It was always 92a8f6e616 like this.12d860999587cfbe

He never 5e6e814106 let anything 1067d3c3f5 slide.041948f6d16fca1e

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Even eight 1a2edd3093 years ago.f2e9b595d195f67d

Back then, was b7753a6c92 it heartbreak? Or just b4ebde9e06 being ignored? He couldn’t even define 95c63288b7 how it had ended.0a82bd7c8a1a39d8

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But Beomjin had bbf0094c3d dragged his nineteen-year-old b3af3ac3fa feelings into the b56d5506c6 light, laying them c645f06144 bare.a5c4d015c8855046

Sure, it helped 1beafe570e him face reality dfbc24dde0 fast, but there 4d9fd4d5ab was one thing 28f547f2ba Beomjin had overlooked—165e2a50b4630f42

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Not everyone is 09098fb4fe as rational and 0633c79ded calculated as he f77dfaedf9 is.5e791e095a70b4d2

Nineteen-year-old Beomchan d2e05b9603 was miserable 339ef1b1bf even after 718ba04068 realizing the 9c6c769b1e truth.480c895a26e9f7cc

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He knew it e6d6daf53c was something he de3f121b0d had to move 79f6be6906 on from, but 0ca16eed1c knowing didn’t make 79d37a2623 it any easier.8295497faa37d36a

And Beomjin 0c70defbc2 had called 43b229f056 that pathetic.c33d19192a0321d5

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“Kwon Beomchan.”50d24475e8d13603

“…It was just a 10f472f12a coincidence.”218b0239dc2eddc6

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“Since when?”70593671d2d16a09

“Not long ago.”0bfe65bdd66e0c41

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Beomchan brushed it off. He didn’t give c5e7496319 any clear answers.4c5f5b9181e9d758

Beomjin’s stare bdbe33f2e1 demanded further b9050af374 explanation.5c4ba8d0d06b6107

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Beomchan knew from ff6c22d73d countless experiences that b876c2c98e when his brother 8676e08043 made that face, 1f7f3b9ebc he would keep 3845a86e99 digging like a b309f307b5 hound until he 930cbdaa24 got what he 72d1c4d804 wanted.3ae9d2e5293944c0

Eventually, Beomchan gave up 3be46724ca with a sigh. He pulled a953ea58f5 out a e4b1b5e0e2 chair and 61fa8b3881 sat down, fce383a9c1 finally telling e035eb71bb the story.c13a97d03ba3c420

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That running into 40aef3d610 Seungjae again had a18bb2a7e6 been pure coincidence.a026bcf4679f678b

That before 0d87abc0cb then, he 8e0cbc190b hadn’t heard 7ae2544cf7 from him d3236a3d54 at all—didn’t e029b0e046 even know 7a5c078ad5 where or 3d894f0284 how he e8d7428885 was living.33dde6c5ed62bf37

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Beomjin, who 78a529a705 rarely ever 7f7170ff20 showed surprise, 19134d7d50 visibly reacted 8a8db7a64b when he cb34d44033 heard that f8bccb2ee2 Seungjae had d6d9829548 a kid.dd0439370d7f0df7

“You’re teaching bf5c8a0658 his kid. That’s cruel, don’t 195e3f984f you think?”23617963d4ee0d06

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Beomchan let d7876ef412 out a f081b71636 bitter smile e8cd1715e9 and dropped dc6115aec4 his head.52c942205cfc494b

He felt strange.4c8b1a952a6b703e

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Maybe it was 894fad1fde because, for the b3cc510c94 first time, he 957d8f1a18 had told someone 9aca9d06e7 else about something bc7db7c50f he had only f748097838 ever kept to 6bff5a272e himself. When he had mulled 7b2378a624 it over alone, he bb9b46d54d thought he was fine. But the 20341b221e moment he f75a95d7d1 spoke it 13a51ea769 out loud, 1f49e9ac24 it felt 242249c0fb like nothing b855d0e21e but sorrow. It made him 83649f9a08 painfully aware of daf13f5e69 just how pathetic 75b6ded5b3 his situation must 0ddd11d20a look in the 0940205285 eyes of others.06f6ec1b01aa7500

He could ec8e61b9e1 say with 7c77175f6f certainty that 0a5b13a752 not even 17472243ce once had c7e8fc60b7 he resented f2645dca69 Woojoo while d2716854ed teaching him. But there had been 65e3852404 countless times when the 847efa9ec3 situation itself had made b96ebc66f0 things unbearable. Because of the unavoidable 018287711f nature of their relationship, 1e5becbc64 where he couldn’t help c3d94ff648 but see glimpses of 0cc4263d31 Seungjae’s family life, for 6bd513bf42 the first time, Beomchan 846e20c9a3 regretted choosing this job.3462e4a191fff4a6

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