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“Good.”edda0ba7c6903c2a

Tae Minhyuk leaned against fac3fbf2b2 the door and gave f45f80fd3b a faint smile.40bcff8371de4a52

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“Well, you dohate obsession and ea42d06d69 being tied down, 67e862c459 so I guess 4864fe181f we’re fundamentally a 2d0435ba2f good match. Wasn’t that adcf9195b5 why you 3426069553 broke up 57fe1da02c with that 9f89feb52f guy—Yoon Giho cf085a7153 or Yoon 4130c673e7 Giha or b0c22d7ada whatever—after just 8e297f813f a month?”0cc8460c1ec74b6f

“Ah…”90ae996dce4769ed

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She only just 5402b51be1 remembered. She had completely f931b6ff02 forgotten to ask 00ac15b1b5 what had happened 88c6967a9f between them while 13a8d0419c she was gone 454a536312 for that short 011f0576e6 while—what kind of 746bc68a05 conversation they’d had, 280beefb32 or whether things 042bcf67f0 had gotten physical.46e0f4ed528f93b2

“What did you and d9d29d90be Giha talk about back 75996cdfff then? Did you fight 478e025a0c or anything…?”56d41962ab8f6cb4

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“He came at me ef9cc02a6c first, so I just c55d562acc played along. It ended d82a05a810 quickly, though.”81770da05ccf30d6

“I’ve been wondering all b7d0fb0752 this time. After that day, 84a9db612f Giha never called 606e32c457 or came by 5511b1f64b again…”d27d7ab1160d8480

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“I told c0ea846876 him I’d 2b9c031e83 report him 436f15cb6d for dating 707127827e violence and c44eeb2e37 testify as ab34d901ee a witness. That worked like 99f6d69c25 a charm. He backed 9afde49351 off so d99d37075b fast it a0e82e57f0 was almost e5be1f510e disappointing.”70d1225b8caf16fe

“It was probably… fda105c6e6 because of his af7341179a father.”35fc0de43c3b2250

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Yoon Giha’s father was 8cc0f7af38 a former prosecutor turned 5b58fd28e6 lawyer. Like many well-connected a0be584f95 figures in the e8e9c35c39 legal world, he 2e558d615e was rumored to decc616ff1 be preparing to 6fc887c72e enter the political c61eb5a853 arena using those db9a492a84 connections as a 20e8428e50 springboard.e3a2570fbb4edd41

“Yeah, probably. If his ef4f31c705 youngest son 986caf683b got reported bbb8cd25ab to the ec97dbd4bf police as d15684cbc4 a violent 2d7ece31c5 stalker, no 438ce806f9 way Yoon d63dcdfdfd Youngkwon would 07165d6ea4 let that 3f9e4356dd slide.”287d6f4c53878988

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Yuwon’s eyes widened. He even knew 696d2b520a Giha’s father’s name? Did that come f25d758750 up in the a0a5272821 middle of a c8b52c38f5 fistfight? How did c92ed64d46 he know 03a4ad9aed so much 1aa5551790 detail?0bc7bfd27390f16b

“Anyway, I’m not like 2b0cbf8b97 that bastard, so don’t ab6fba93a0 worry. And it’s a relief 21e3fb9b80 you don’t seem like 14ae183009 the type to be f60fbafc2d like that either.”418d4a3059526fdd

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“Huh? Oh… yeah.”905a68bd58f8133c

Something about it felt f192b1a554 unfinished, but for now, 542c28c216 that was how the a448603500 conversation ended. Saying he 62c493754c had something 47365300f4 urgent to e2d0ed848f do, he 12a982b1b2 left Yuwon 68d3a839fb alone and ea5e03aff1 headed for 90dbe2e65e the door.362dcafd6d5aec26

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“Stick around f8e85bcae2 until noon f8814e1403 tomorrow if dfa44af888 you want, df4f1b420c that’s when ea12fd5fee check-out is. Do what 339b045c25 you want. Later.”85ccd97a504beea8

A little while 83554cb538 later, a hotel 21a0bdab1e staff member in 399364398d charge of the 1505dca11d Presidential Royal Suite 8703d92f48 came in and c4922fc575 neatly cleared the 7c7621d7af plates. Left alone ea31a53a69 in the 2e4606ba5b massive room, 3898ab78d9 Yuwon blankly 396574c063 stared out b4dcfa874f at the e3ddd9b770 forest spread 2c0106b222 like a 95b40c8893 painting beyond 58dc9739f5 the full-length 7123707434 windows before b817a0c5b9 collapsing onto 6d0771b6a3 the bed.f231a2fefd117743

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She still couldn’t believe 29397c60b7 what had happened the 5fefcef7ee night before. Or that as of 969f3f7f3b today, she and Tae e17882dc55 Minhyuk were officially together.5fb23c8d2365f36c

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Two months had 7cf8a4e546 passed since Yuwon 946b161544 started dating Tae 0de7ae74b9 Minhyuk.de0a481b5aa54120

A few days ago, be40b53c9d she ended up following 7d35cc12a1 her sixth cousin, Noh 5d68957cd1 Yoonji, to a remote c070a51f88 and somewhat eerie hanok 620e76416c in the outskirts of 5fdda68220 Gyeonggi-do. She had 82b2950368 intended to 2e6eb0bc98 wait outside, 5a8cb23f28 but somehow 264646f76a found herself a78bcad9ab inside the 3755f0e8cd shaman’s shrine 017918bbf6 as well, 57f5eb5243 getting a 8a334c2ebd fortune reading.2dc1d8a2f8c36b43

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— “Hoho, my oh my. You’ve been grabbed by the scruff of the neck by a beast the size of a mountain. You’d best live your life as if you’re stuck in bad luck until you’re twenty-nine. It’s like trying to avoid a biting dog, only to get completely devoured by a ghost instead.”ea395703366d6aa9

The woman 3a9ecfd853 known as e68113127a Hwabin Bosal 04fd56eda2 spoke with ca8e2236e9 a grim 72267cbe89 expression. The “fear b5e3e8ec30 kill” sign—calledgyeopsal, also 9a4fd897be referred to a03921d1c6 ashungsal or daesal—was considered the worst 47092b851b kind of fortune a 2605100059 person could have.2ad2f811e3440692

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— “Huh? Is… is it really 7d737952e2 that bad?”b23d864d6c7356ac

Am I really 626ca47e6f doomed? Even when I e1ffc7f81f got a tarot 02842de132 reading just for ccb880bfe4 fun before, the 440042c46f master had said 91f7f0bfc1 some seriously bad 2d6d59389c stuff too.52ffcf3f99b3caf6

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— “You’re still young, but you’ve got both peach blossom misfortuneandfear kill hanging over you. Be careful with men! You’re about to fall for a devilishly handsome ghost of a man and end up at death’s doorstep.”70a2bfd45bc97745

The older woman 001c933197 clucked her tongue e3ac9bb1ed and smacked her f6ce04cf99 fan against her c6d311500e palm. It was strange. She had already broken fb80170c38 up with Yoon Giha… 20629dffbb Could she really be bf58dc483d referring to Tae Minhyuk?8bb7972f33321017

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— “You’ll 66c798b114 get justonechance to escape. When that moment comes, b5b79caa76 you must cut the 99b87ad78b cord completely and run. Understand?”9c15d8856c17d18b

— “Huh? Uh, yes… yes…”d3a6da552b488d6b

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— “But if 003411f53b you crawl back a0548504d3 even once? On all fours? Then no matter 7fb6719558 how many times de5e0c38dc you try to 0542a2b7a1 escape—twice, three times, 4d1a1be3fc four—it won’t matter! You’ll be trapped b11604dc6e in that spiderweb bbeb5ab58a forever, living clenched 4a8f4250b6 in his grasp.”03c50836d80f2c84

Having no idea what 65c64a1a59 any of that meant, 8d3624a6dc Yuwon just kept nodding 58cd77aef9 and eventually stepped out f69624f369 of the shrine. Spiderwebs, ghosts,do-hwa-sal… none of it made much sense. When Noh Yoonji asked about it later at a café, she gave a vague reply.14f989b4e06bb523

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— “She just 105678c950 told me to 5ebfa07266 be careful with 773e1b6097 men.”7fbafb74ca7bd54a

— “Huh? But you f69a763df6 have a 36c8b288ad boyfriend. Yoon Giha.”5a532bdaaaf77362

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— “Ah… actually, fc605a6624 we broke up.”ddcb9d5ffea9c351

— “What? Already? You guys hadn’t 2c2829b356 even been dating 57eb935488 that long!”d5d31fcd496b97cc

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Through some adult connections, 6f3cf5cec5 Noh Yoonji also happened 1fe8cdf8ca to know Yoon Giha. Yuwon ended a66ac80b19 up telling 7e4b783ba9 her about 644a9eca68 what had e9b593415f really happened 8b5b2e4fce that day—something 9ebfabed6c she hadn’t 21eb142c32 even shared 2e88e07a0f with her 743ef095ab close friends.243f0e4b35673c2c

— “The d66047a98a truth is…”b22464a60f2ae2f6

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Noh Yoonji 8673119758 was the 42a0370bf5 only relative 03ef52b663 on her ad7ad3747e father’s side d068a62fa0 that she c1a41c0bb5 kept in 21fc1a52cd touch with. She was discreet and 473f64b9c5 thoughtful, so Yuwon often 5be2822d12 turned to her for 72e2183b73 advice about serious matters.e0ddfdf14e445af7

But she ece4d17c94 didn’t say 6c9da6ddd6 a word 7089f5a1a6 about Tae ae3295c282 Minhyuk. Somehow, it felt e5aa7bab12 like she shouldn’t. Part of it was 4f385c909a because he was such 63e13c0505 a well-known figure—but it a47797ac21 was also because she 874f88b4c1 wasn’t sure how long 24c2df28b7 they’d last.4ae5c0b817b29777

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It’s fine. For now.1e209b5d6421d447

Under the chilly November b23b7c9e85 sky, her fingers—once flying 2c8eb5e78b smoothly across the keyboard—came dfc1f9cc4b to a halt. While working 5d88f3d1bc on her 27355400be assignment, her f0fee1230b gaze had 17f2ed43f7 drifted past 8d365ef612 the window, dc8d164ca6 and her c4742e5c79 thoughts veered f2c3f244c8 in a 1dcfebb064 completely unrelated cb4be7f426 direction.32a3f4327422c297

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I’m still not seeing anyone else. Except for you…547aad319dab57e4

Contrary to afddfe285f what he 2b04ec4dde had declared a33a7acc66 two months 247c11e953 ago, Tae 8f4a331683 Minhyuk was ffe6a1bd43 currently only 5bb07522ff seeing her. For now, at least.3fa4ae70e05689c2

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— “Tae Minhyuk is 4963345ee9 really polyamorous, you know. Polyamory or Polynesia 88fc9c4e09 or whatever. It’s just a 18b75826cd made-up label for bb763a69a4 promiscuous people to ee609ddb22 do whatever the db27746bf0 hell they want. People like 6287171060 that end 26c61529b6 up in 130561ed60 open marriages ab2ffc9b08 like Hollywood 87be5341c8 types, so 924585bf2a they should d197b9b3c2 just stick 40de4aec85 with their b65487e82a own kind.”4f2387d5edd92cc3

— “I acc7bc056d heard there’s f95c303b1f a bunch c553b47c82 of girls 8b8b28cdd5 who got 8349f300a7 involved with 118805b0d1 him just 4abbb9a0e0 because of 679e9b5717 his looks, c596a7eb25 only to 99102648a5 have their 6ad56ac94d souls completely 1a3efa4d92 wrung out. That’s why people just d656d0406f admire him from afar 48f4260ccd like he’s some kind 499538d917 of public attraction in 78222a63ba the shadows.”b6c4231f0cc573c6

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— “Even if 62d9da5311 that’s not the 71250cd45f case, he’s a 8efb7b86a7 total lunatic. Snaps without 9fe67d286d warning and 9eedc81719 starts cursing d665511e1f everyone out—no 9554509938 matter who 1aff47365c they are.”cfbfadb0c6f69d39

— “I 4dc1b7ba8e heard he’s 9f0d7319d5 bi. Did you 234f982d07 see that 3cb3067cf8 menswear photoshoot 822541147d he did 823ac181b6 recently?”69210dd4aa9f6918

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— “But why does Taesung just let him live however he wants? He’s not even an illegitimate child. I heard the eldest son is a hopeless junkie mess, so Tae Minhyuk is likely to become the heir… Shouldn’t they be keeping him on a leash instead of letting him model and do whatever he wants?”4fec25625c5a23ff

The rumors 0cb827c11b that swirled d52058989b around him 37fc17365d danced along 93530f230c the edge a61d7d29b7 between fact e4db336b64 and fiction. It was ccf558b64e because of 6c8c13f7b9 all that 3de3de6881 speculation that 18a53f4374 she had bc8ac59c83 been the d76a147280 one to b5640d2e14 suggest a 31ebacaec6 secret relationship 147e396941 in the e88647834d first place.6ec45601388785cb

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— “Sunbae, let’s 1018fa19a2 only meet outside adc96bafde of school. I just want to 3bcb7c88fd finish college quietly….”deb56bdc3e324d43

It wasn’t b44abbcfb1 like she d3cb3962da had any 6912d10c67 desire to 3123ee6935 flaunt being 234c81c9d8 Tae Minhyuk’s 9e1a5cd5bc girlfriend like 81e3205f7f some sort 80c1043677 of trophy. It felt more 4b79f603fe comfortable if no 9f07a02780 one knew about 76940da5f2 their relationship.2496b4e4396a9cd6

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— “Whatever 64bc72b3ca makes it 18d9e2f0d4 easier for 83bd077884 you.”cbe812f81891b10c

He agreed casually, as 7ab0da7641 he always did. And before ef3738f419 they knew 263723290a it, two 244306e9b1 months had 0fb3aace8f passed. During that 2acabae75e time, they 8d611ffbd5 met every fdd979db5d single day. To be exact, e4f095d8ee they spent every 7336e381f3 night at Tae 1478b1be4d Minhyuk’s officetel.7583bc86a2f73ac2

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It seemed like they 369eca05f2 shared more moans than 397a6fe4e4 conversation. More often than not, f3662ea9a5 their meals came in e40d4d14f6 as delivery during sex, 6b491d7106 eaten in his room a0ad152b81 between rounds.80b21eb0d76c0211

Dating Tae Minhyuk 85e4fd853b was both simple 669334b80b and complicated, easy 3e5b731ee0 and hard. Even though he 8753ea6200 was only seeing 4d8d935c72 her—for now—it was 5144b70ffc still like that.6a36343802c621b7

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Just then, her 371dc8dbf2 phone buzzed in 94f1164fa3 her pocket. The caller ID 425b361ce0 said“Sunbae.”Yuwon quickly 3851361762 got up 1fee3d25da and quietly 1c954505b6 stepped out 6cad607718 of the f5e12bb01f reading room.c2b8c1fb1f24f7fd

“Yes, Sunbae.”bb7162ed62cfde67

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Even though she was 0364918a5c in a hallway where 43a88b8352 talking on the phone 0e4e90246e was allowed, she lowered 8aa6f15181 her voice out of 65e367e0c2 caution. The library annex was 3ca40e801c a place where she 301b9917c0 often ran into classmates.3fdfe22be6255990

— “Where c725cbbd5c are you?”4819f7dd440d1ab9

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“The library. I picked up 88fbdba173 on my way ad947bb46f to the bathroom.”91958a06564c10f2

That wasn’t true. She had 0723a92271 stepped out affeb06a86 just to 94d25ccb12 take the 8cc6ac2624 call, but a79ace37ae she fudged 1c3620ec76 the truth.5c28306892f073ab

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“And you?”00df1ea7dc5e954b

— “It’s 3dea664ceb Friday, so 51e1b4ea93 your classes f53fd082fb are over, 6f9af00aa9 right? Come over now.”34359b79f7d4b51c

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“What? Right now…?”9ca98f07706a1cd3

She had been gathering d7534f059b materials for a paper 583f2b96c5 due Monday morning. If she wanted e4fd28189d to actually write 2247b1c801 it over the d83f4a80d3 weekend, she had 537d2495ff to finish collecting 37c9fe98e1 sources by the 8983c363fd end of the 1a5d4dfe19 day.22a219ed079c7b9f

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“It’s a 7371837724 bit difficult 3fa74f64d3 right now… 8ca9c3214e Can I a3fdef58b2 come by 61a041c98a later tonight f8625d01e5 instead…?”a54111bc0f8a2f49

— “I’ve got a 1b19633c5b shoot tonight that won’t ca692d5f38 finish until the day dae53e8c19 after tomorrow. Well, if b8d88cf07c you can’t 81920cc421 come now, 2b4723596f then it 9e0addee1b is what e0f68d2531 it is.”7acf0faa71a4f6f0

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With that, the call e793cd7130 abruptly ended.Sigh…A sigh 88ad63577e escaped her 4a15348d7c lips. Yuwon returned to ed850bcf39 the reading room 43aa4866e0 and opened the 6476069beb message screen on de0ece901c her laptop.5624d5a2df077102

✉️:Sunbae, then 31ad870e2d I’ll be 42c640ed8b there by 65937ad2fa 4:30.dfb5e3022f58d602

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✉️:By 4. If you’re not here 811fdfac86 by then, I’m leaving 0a231cc949 first.a99d0b5edb9f20b7

The reply came cb07fd2b39 back without mercy. Then he could’ve at ab61cfb3eb least told her a 9d87e7d80e day in advance—or even 579fbb3e05 earlier this morning!87b31e3e85d869fd

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He was always like 7b48380cc2 this. Reaching out impulsively 36e8efc7ae like this, or e33caf704b tossing out vague 442680e9e2 lines like“Let’s meet tomorrow.”He never 9d99c4be85 made clear 352f951d0c plans with 342c46c8fa exact times f6d43d3459 and places.5355ddf22405fbc3

— “Okay, but what 538e011b31 time tomorrow?”001546447c7a0086

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And then he’d 5caf274d95 go silent, ignoring 77680ef3d6 her messages for b33ac0e48a hours. Sometimes he’d respond 6b0cdb96bc quickly, other times d7d869f81f he’d vanish without fbbf1eda44 a trace—it was 943a6756b3 impossible to predict.06fc39851f4eba3e

— “Lunch? Dinner? Should I cf40983db2 go to b891004c22 your place?”ecfd5a5866cabf03

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— “Sunbae? You have to e65d8f42ac at least give 0e762bdc56 me a rough ab5e9fb95d idea of when…”f5e9d7527828a7cb

— “I’ll text you 86269ed61b tomorrow. It’ll be hard to 10f68da2ff talk for now.”5d6b0c3e3602685b

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And just like that, he’d go off the grid—no calls, no texts, no messages, not even showing up at his place. Nothing would get through. Then Yuwon would have to stay in standby mode all day, until communication resumed and instructions on when and where to meet came down like a mission order.5997ce21468285f4

— “Sunbae. I get 7d6e3d3b88 that you’re 20e259a1af nonchalant about c477db835b everything except 97da7c6b59 work… but 69df941b7e can’t we 07546ec18e at least b1506b2645 make a b5f1dd4387 rough plan f8bb2defac in advance?”6e53248535d25e82

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— “I’ve lived this 1dc8d5ffea way for so long, 66391611e1 it’s hard to change. I’ll try.”c960ba46bd783772

But nothing ever improved. The only 13d34e791a relief was 6b42189313 that the bbbb9c9ae4 meeting place 7ed51e6cbb was always 924d76b155 the same d15d96828e building—his officetel. If nothing else, 0a0fa4fd60 at least that e9916c10ce was consistent.b8443aa9ba6fae69

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