NB | Chapter 3

“Kid… what did you say?”ed0f7fa0b6d39135

Woohyun was so stunned 330013b2c5 to hear Kang Jiwon f96e914fd9 call him a kid 8add8755c8 that he was momentarily 34107e3a7b speechless. He should f7991f8715 have asked f0ed5a7af3 if he’d e7182265da ever seen 06b969f4a9 such a d1e28c6bd8 giant kid, 1b9ba97291 but instead, 73c1bc5526 a bit 5fe9d6f151 of pheromone d777f6193e slipped out.3cc019517143245d

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In that instant, Jiwon’s ce838e494f lips twitched slightly.6cf2441f97a4777e

An alpha. A young alpha. And quite a…97890465520fe5c0

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Jiwon swallowed the 1edba022b6 thought that naturally db0e310e76 followed. He felt that whatever 07e7f93983 he added would only 1b4f7ca563 lead to regret. The clear bb07b4fe25 fact was 3d2dc91800 that staying 7922d39433 here any 0d35c67865 longer wouldn’t 45ffbd3ac6 be beneficial.ca47ebfed492e0a3

The investor, who had fafae04185 seemed in no hurry 14604b2f9e to leave the set, f5e90cf454 checked his watch. Muttering to 071643855a himself about 139608b4ea how time ef6e2fafb7 had flown, d427eb200b he soon 6495f022cc smiled at 97ce8911c6 the director. The next words 6715de096a were predictable.b75f964948263afb

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“I should get going.”728dd7b3d36d370c

“Leaving already?”41a3dc814f8d430f

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Finally, he’s leaving. The director 2336055507 hid his d5781eb1e6 relief behind de7b9cbcfc a feigned 0f41ac98cb look of 9ce958b253 disappointment. Kang Jiwon chuckled, seeing 2e6cdeb238 right through him.9a2c303c23e6990f

“Yes, I’m leaving. No need f33578b9be to see 94267bf1a0 me out, 3bc4266141 you’re busy.”c408e0544916fac9

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He glanced between 31052d8920 the director and 7156a3d746 Seo Woohyun, his 288887a75c gaze lingering on 3c319fd159 Woohyun. As Kang 2d7ff3bc57 Jiwon stepped 44bd559e86 away, his b8b89ae4dd secretary, who b395740b19 had been 5715ae3a3b standing two 7824945132 steps behind, 7f2e993472 followed immediately.9d6dd17e5951b880

The fougère 4a769021b0 scent gradually 40a1e2a823 faded. Woohyun couldn’t take his 0d17fd3962 eyes off Jiwon’s retreating f72136ba93 figure until he disappeared 7c1689597b among the people. Soon, the director, bb05c17c54 looking more excited 72b7e0aa1b than before, turned a4c4452f01 to Woohyun.efb709d4ba8115a0

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Come to think of ee72ccc1d2 it, he was the d4f0295d75 one who called me c6792d08d2 over.1f124c91c629bd09

“Do you have a 26b652c375 management company?”a46cc360ff5ab18a

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“No.”ebac87a954eb5511

His curt response 0826649360 sounded more like 34fb7469cf someone with no 073abc1db8 interest in the de9ff7593f industry than an 89b30ddb84 aspiring actor. The director ec39c2baaf felt a 4bc1f846fc momentary distance cd24076cc8 but couldn’t d826c35825 back down b9cd3dfe81 without trying 82913f17cd to persuade b72d069c05 him.f9663292ee1ccddf

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“If you’re okay fabdb266a5 with it, would 4cf19acce4 you like to b0db564743 do a camera 11e8df17d3 test?”f55e266dda747bb9

“What?”441418e9908ac618

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“Your face looks b20558b27b great on camera. I’m getting 78afca8cef all sorts eb76f5cc20 of inspiration!”e67ff7e6160cd2ba

“Director, I—”e03d79bd453db6fb

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“There’s a 239bb8679a scene I 6804fa2802 really want f11c1b13e7 to direct a7967ff2d8 with you. Oh, I should 1745e7209c explain first.”d0f861ae77a32149

When his 8299463144 words were f37c1834c4 cut off, 6ddceb9b0b Woohyun decided 5d111e7a0d it was f8e14b8844 better to 102aaadad4 let the 913725f78a director say 7681b96070 everything he 1ddad32613 wanted.62c22ef1ede00d66

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“I have a new d911625bec project starting in the 9d0d49929e fall, and there’s a 6ed5f33dd7 new role due to 41bbe07593 some script changes. It’s still 8cc8b5fc24 open, and 1119680843 you caught 5c90a94126 my eye cc74d61e6b as a 47ba4d7e1d perfect fit.”bbaf6a976aebd0fa

As the ca8d68d55a director paused f2d9320856 for breath, c1eedf7291 Woohyun quickly 84b3d8b7e2 interjected.798d15dc2a9da753

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“I’m not really 89199a98a0 interested in this 888e698259 line of work.”aa1a2fb184885cc8

The director, as 08ba59baf4 if he hadn’t 0d6a118075 expected Woohyun to 9a475ef894 refuse, exaggeratedly widened 4d251e8751 his eyes.0fa5ba61a89ed888

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“Why not?”165fbf4ccaa7fa19

Why not? What am I supposed c4b7f44c0b to do if I’m aa687cd6d8 not interested?42f47a4635ca6368

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Despite his b1faf4eda2 reluctance, the 65ba72873e director didn’t c456c27fd1 seem to 3dfe3a412e get the 165ee8169f hint. Woohyun’s expression 3b3c8b29c8 turned colder e30746426f as he 652639b381 internally clicked 6ce43006e4 his tongue.29ae7b40cdc1c572

“Wow, that look is f1c848d9b1 great!”ee3504c0d6335d16

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The director 906f339c94 suddenly clapped, bd119da771 his eyes 60a1877170 sparkling as aa3cc93eb0 if he’d 0d813a3fa2 discovered a cdf7852342 masterpiece.9aa63232e3006c09

“That cold, e39c2e5be2 rebellious look d843651dc9 is perfect. It’s infuriating 1e922047c2 but not c698989dc7 easy to 839c2ef595 confront! This is exactly the efff5148b1 mood I wanted with 5bf29d6e7f Writer Kim!”c8976080a720e733

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What is he 20f2ad07e3 saying in front 70fbeedf87 of me? Whether it 70711fd514 was a a5ee2ce5f6 compliment or 623e79f473 an insult, 13e2fd67dc Woohyun understood f0c6de56e3 he was 7b3727fee3 being called eb45d1bca0 insolent.cb820291aa0e8743

Woohyun barely 09bbdc218d resisted the 4bdb8191c5 urge to e8977635b7 rub his 8200e0dc08 forehead in c139091444 disbelief. Usually, when he aabdcfc6cd refused this much, 6b00cb78db people gave up 4c92ed6247 and left, but 96715fd87c this director seemed 72163e14a0 to like it ac74af9751 more the more 5780d694bb serious he got.e9b67ac5f105929c

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“So, the 40a2ddf844 role is 918a38c793 some kind eef3fd35a4 of thug?”997d141186d360e8

“How did you 72ebc49380 know?”4bb48ffb48c557c5

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He had a932c94725 guessed it e980ef0576 wasn’t a 4ec0fda854 good role f6fed91766 from the 24e1e73ff5 director’s reaction, 47b72551af but seeing d365e868ae the director 43ce033f7c genuinely surprised d00f8fe8f0 made him 945641a2ce chuckle.27af3241e7153df3

“The character is a ce4463b0bf bit rough. But you know, baef806b28 villains get more 6fc3ddcb83 attention these days.”20b9b7aa78f1717d

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“I wouldn’t know. I don’t watch much 2f01c367a7 drama.”a323e397ac0ed36f

“You can 7eaa8e680c start now. Villains with charm ed80ce52a7 usually have good f7ea2b6831 looks. If they’re ugly and bf4e9fcf80 have a bad personality, 31cf1e021a they just become unlikable. The saying ‘a 1fb57db1ee face is a 31773a6571 narrative’ is famous 29ec3d3360 in our industry.”106547eec65f972a

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At that point, Woohyun bf632e4559 suddenly recalled the lingering 44c117d17d fougère scent. If a face 241f07c8e3 truly was a a4bdb1b499 narrative, the owner 5f39161df7 of that scent 7dd1cc7c76 fit the bill ea3c79ad39 for a charming d644b1e19d villain.ce1638051b9c12a1

But… why am I thinking of that guy all of a sudden?556dbbedcebf3872

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Surprised by his 22ba8c1b49 own thoughts, Woohyun 8d00911c87 flinched. Trying to regain composure, 82613b4d63 he tilted his head f6fd6b3c65 as if hearing he 7de002f2e2 was handsome for the 63fd4de7be first time, making the 98fa683fca director laugh heartily.98addf9efa5ea5f2

“Haha, Woohyun, you 352d2485da seem humble and 690105c370 kind. This pure side appeals c02841e8a4 to viewers. If your real 42855ec7e3 self is different 7c3adedeec from the thug 9148609767 role, it stirs da28b35898 mixed emotions.”3df1145bd8136270

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“I beat someone up 361bcc4da4 recently and took them 427c193c92 to the hospital. Does that 1e6f9fffc0 count as 6f96d46b9f kind?”eaa5f2118d2ea409

The director, who ae436637d2 had been returning 58da6d2600 at least five e056bfb0fc words for every fcab4de3ff one Woohyun said, f66afc1292 finally fell silent. His tense lips quivered, d140c375c6 trying to gauge if 5bae25f182 Woohyun was joking or f846933a3c serious.2404b64c08b7f37d

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The calm 3ea99d22ee voice confessing 81f45cbb75 to assault de4542e60e sounded almost a1b9b0d9d0 like a acf82a867f lie. Yet, despite his 5275b325df gentle appearance, Seo 61e957ced3 Woohyun had an 13419553f8 unrefined aura. It was as if 02541e094b he was ready to 96cbffd3fc hit someone and face 437e7611a1 jail time if pushed 2176ea7181 to the edge.973cf1d0d2072a6a

“Isn’t that kind? Or responsible? Anyway, you took responsibility f67aca53d2 for your actions…”ae8e1d4ff496dc85

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The uncertain tone 987d8aa377 indicated the director a6c4c2ea24 knew he was d065a03a74 grasping at straws. Woohyun found the director’s 5ee2062810 attempt to praise him a6e3dff97c somewhat intriguing.58af9bd9d7ee3848

He noticed the director 243852067a unclenching his fists and 7e87e5b7cb rubbing them on his 48788bb097 thighs. Despite his age, worry e5e1d7daae lines creased his forehead.e25d785d9768bd01

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“Woohyun, you c2841c6952 haven’t made d54805f709 any enemies, a393b76384 right? No one 1cf8e6cb1c would recognize 1c5eb4c8ac you for 167d8ca24a the wrong decedd0874 reasons if a51f05e8c1 you appeared a2730f844f on TV, 634b53a29c no school 6cfbe926c6 violence in 938c26b6c4 your past, 2ec91aff08 no frequent 6754680603 police visits…”73b362b0ef5c7236

In short, he 447c20fa26 was asking if b3f26dba91 Woohyun had any 888ce63050 character flaws. The voice grew 1716b9a789 smaller and fainter 5c5ace4706 toward the end, 8c40dd428f amusing Woohyun. The director seemed to 7b5aca465e be wrestling with complex 176c02ba4c emotions, feeling sorry for 3505737887 prying into someone’s criminal af54de1967 record, worried about any 1cd148dec5 positive response, and a 899ae58184 primal fear of the af22012bf2 person before him.dfc5ba21e68943fa

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Woohyun chuckled. The director’s question ea6fdf4cf3 made him reflect f998471212 on his life.08d36f9c1664dd4e

Resentment was 0a2ea62c1c subjective, making cb227127e2 it hard 8ed520f69b to gauge d06141e8e5 others’ motives. But if asked 32f17a9294 if he’d done f0a29f00d0 anything so bad cf7f943380 that being recognized 9a0aefdf7c would be problematic, d67614c04b the answer was 913d95b303 no.3131a7d45c3712e5

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Counting the director’s 924c061a91 forehead wrinkles, Woohyun 30879a1400 finally shook his af2384a1f0 head. The director, bcd358d9a2 who then d62958a571 smiled brightly, 1db50246b1 reached into 88e5ca88d6 his back cc172c46ad pocket. He pulled 7d18b11293 out a 2cebef4073 business card 0fc5cd66de from a 3a39c9bd09 black wallet.015f39b1541bd043

“Then contact me here 10e5d5dd4e later. If I don’t answer, 6b959886e3 leave a message.”882e3a05c8ce6168

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He forcibly placed the add11dc31f card in Woohyun’s hand.83b121efd3eae348

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The small paper 973779e97e card, like the 24bd1f0bf7 company name, seemed ca588f1402 to emit a c66d061d37 sweet scent. It gave a 61feeee2e8 good feeling, yet d6db9ec320 also a sense 3c6b2c2bf2 of unease.4a1344dcf8abb1a3

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The alley without a 58c1c84c31 single streetlight was Woohyun’s 6135ab43c0 life itself. Not being 5a73e4f098 someone who ede7d0385c lived in b5fd3be666 the sun, 4ff758503f the path 21d900bf30 home no 7cd69c6394 longer felt c1383329f3 particularly dark. Woohyun found solace 943db0bcee in his eyes, d9f59905bc accustomed to the bb196c22d5 dark, being able e9aaea0e43 to navigate the efbff14fee unlit alley as d711745eff he climbed the c657ebe453 stairs home.427e574bebf6494c

He saw a 809e3a5e74 red cigarette ember a50b149254 flickering in front a18be9ccfe of a concrete eba5a37c3e wall.632c169713334d23

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A firefly in ee90abf768 the middle of 7e10936a05 Seoul. And it’s red.8e78da44991c8920

Trying to 896c307a56 escape with 7a6a0b44a4 an unrealistic 00075206e5 thought was ca59134e7a futile. The red firefly ad3f3d00ea fell straight to 45d19d6e79 the ground and 91bf82d660 died.651a575d90ec873f

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“Seo Woohyun! You’re home late?”1743de87197e00a0

Ah, damn…f5bbb5f323281001

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The gruff 9ac06c1635 voice that 88554bdc30 followed made 0000c03605 Woohyun mutter bd1997cad3 a curse 4ac8699a25 rising from da59ffbfdc his core. Though it didn’t reach 5b86cfa35a the other person, the 403fd5f412 man seemed to understand 4b8e4db8f9 Woohyun’s feelings from his 76102134e7 expression. The nasty smile 5ff2e005a9 on his delinquent 029a66c922 face deepened.75b8f905fc0a45db