OMLM | Chapter 13

As the car moved, 90a8904ea9 the silence inside became 6eebd6f1d2 the only companion to cdf2305695 Yebon, who had ceased ed5be19a37 crying. He simply d42cfe57b7 stared ahead, 9b528c404e his eyes 0a377de86d unsteady.d10daab1b02fe6b1

‘Is ahjusshi b08fc35fdc really going e07b608dba to kill 88e762604d Jung Woochan? Just like that?’0535c6003c91e137

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Is this even b1d7e346a8 possible in Korea? All because a e6cde694d3 mere college student 89cef30586 like him said af06adf0ff so?348246f7e8559c73

He wondered if c8ab36eced he should tell 2505e93be3 Cha Hyuk that 7eb1c7beb2 he didn’t actually 4c6775d55d want Woochan dead, 6241f8eafa or was Cha 6dd49b3cd3 Hyuk just pretending 510bcfaece to go along 3c96b1bab6 with him? Yebon was tormented fddf5e4bb8 by these thoughts.ecd5c78c19ae6c51

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Gripping his 44ae4a51a3 phone, which a0ada030b2 lay on 7a3030e665 his lap, d81c1d858d Yebon felt cf66fd84fa a surge 0a76c8523e of strength.4f635e52072a347d

“Is… is it ecafe3bd52 really that easy 77d214af23 to kill someone?”595baf5b4b461178

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“For some, 72b663fdb4 it’s easier f85a5a6c28 than eating.”336bbee8321ab027

The shifting scenery somehow e20d945149 became eerily familiar.6f848a2ad7536df6

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“…What about you, ahjusshi?”6b0d0ed56cad1a79

The car 433a6a4966 stopped near 53f1e7d027 an apartment 26b9ca2fa2 complex.c767ce2f3eb50b7d

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Bewildered, Yebon couldn’t help 66cad9a40d but stare at the 93dfc783a1 building—it was Jung Woochan’s 527dea0b7f home.e6461a8161cab34a

He pressed e1c39388b6 his hand 608de26f82 against the 8fd0d088d5 window, looking 60d4aa5a5c up at 44ba66a6b5 Woochan’s floor, 6e60c1a302 then turned 066ac78102 his head 6173df6f66 towards Cha a9d89c4ef0 Hyuk, whose 365ff67de8 eyelids fluttered 8f6ccd6e8e nervously.8c853e8b914fb8ac

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Inside the eb94908045 still car, 2e5c552276 with his e741034691 arms propped 5aa872531c on the c903eba3f0 steering wheel 460ca775da and his 473e271802 head resting 793c6ae97a on them, b5d3709516 Cha Hyuk 2c1ab1a0ba was not 18195b5eec looking at 79efc4f0b9 Yebon. His gaze was ed92e4b7a1 fixed on the eda012c88f entrance of the 9a88ba3f0e apartment.e32aae066bf032ba

“Jung Woochan.” 2e0a38a140 Yebon’s shoulders ecadf0f4ba twitched slightly. He had never 08b9767941 mentioned Woochan’s name d2a76547b0 to Cha Hyuk f86762b79c before, yet it fd4fbedd00 sounded so natural eee8c839b2 coming from him.64267cb52a1eca71

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“He left df3ba4d6d8 for a acf57a2cf2 business trip 4a4302606d at 1 5d451fc4e1 PM and be096831c9 will head c8e7bfdb1b straight home 03bec6002c after work. So, he 984fa6cdbe should arrive 67d9f5aee2 between 4:30 a9826244fd and 4:40.”009bc7aa44b47596

Yebon flipped his phone 0bca483661 to check the time. It was 5813d40e25 already 4 19d99f3784 PM.6ddeff0078f9fbbe

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The pressure ccd04183c9 he had 1a76bc1f81 felt up 044647c092 to this 84179d7b06 moment seemed de82411b0b insignificant compared 90ad9318a5 to the 6de02c4403 crossroads he 28c0743c12 found himself 917ead7a67 at now. What could Cha Hyuk 7bbe8f2d71 be thinking?95301e3e7a6c82c2

“Are you hesitating?”02a05b45c4e3bb3c

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More than 725d82816a hesitating, he e1f9cd5603 hadn’t truly 80987cea6a meant his 072bfa854f request to 8bff6bbe85 have Woochan 2c8ad2fb3f killed. Sure, the af0d145cbe emotion was ff49d721fe real, but b38bbf4d33 he had 650d9e2ab3 never intended 4e66c81c45 for it e82e319150 to become 450197ef78 a reality.81bfc4b8c3f15149

Yet, he couldn’t deny 5d076e6e10 the enormous inconvenience he’d 96628863b9 imposed by impulsively summoning 23bb38209e Cha Hyuk here.fdbfd20654e26501

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Had he let his e795e85b85 emotions get the better 30e2aa1edc of him again? He could have e10feae165 chosen a more 7065ec321b rational and less 10070116bb burdensome approach, but a31184af1d the news of 6b37f7c4c4 Woochan getting married 81526c616b had blinded him.b9446e55933629ba

‘…Embarrassing.’21fdc49cf02b8c3e

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As his rationality returned, 30e8640caf he felt mortified.c1139a7e78dcc322

Unsure how to 9696a30a39 resolve the situation, 13cb100d35 Yebon felt nauseous.d6e327db80a0bbc9

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‘Should I 2043d56c6d tell him 9cee5b001b now that f0ecf41fb5 I wasn’t 0a6b0efc02 serious?’bda5efea854ae63c

He knew that 344d8600ad would be the 277de2d0d9 lesser inconvenience to 72d8016eec Cha Hyuk, but b32299b7a0 still, he couldn’t 8fcbf2415a bring himself to b511a9c75c say it.8ae4c6440f833b8d

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Cha Hyuk 91dba8cf14 would likely 04825bc145 not overtly 0fadf2da63 express anger 8a9ed27295 or criticism bd69606b45 in front c2a39fa2d5 of him.bcf993c4c968563c

But internally? How pathetic must e72be0dbb5 he think Yebon a734baa554 was, wasting his bea2b729a7 time like this?f02a72789724370e

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‘Why do 45d566e2f2 I always 56cfbade65 do this?’170527ecb1f6f30b

Lately, Yebon had 2a96da07ac been finding more 5763bcc2c1 reasons to despise 82ac52d7f6 himself.951bfa0e4fe38ba2

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Checking the time again, e18ad374d7 8 minutes had passed.8715347a88f21e28

His hand clenched 5d17845177 into a fist 0b94431d0d on his thigh, cde25f8034 trembling, and Yebon 43574b40b2 lifted his head 0851271d2d sharply after repeatedly b01edb17b0 twitching his lips, ee7944f079 his face now 3583114cd4 adorned with an ce31111c2f awkward, embarrassed smile.1e0ce3cb1f8d4131

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“…I’m really sorry, ahjusshi. I was 4a2cb71b33 out of 718bab832a my mind 9971e536ab earlier, and 8b65f7a26c I didn’t 57467bdd82 really mean 825ddc9cb0 it. I’m so faa1922230 sorry for c2a32e8d41 causing you 4163d9ecf7 trouble. I’ll just go ba02ae2682 home now. You were probably 4bb95d828b busy too… I’m 9d8267b39a really… sorry for 19eab6e549 wasting your time…”98aec123409ba70a

Cha Hyuk simply stared d41c869059 at him, his dark 2a69f7bc91 eyes unreadable, revealing no 0a436086d2 emotion.a2c59b57e0f2a683

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“I was short-sighted. It shouldn’t have come f17c7f7fa8 to this… I’m disgusted 8a2d0b7793 with myself…”289f9448ba6699cc

Still, no response ad9ff65c38 came from Cha 379b648cd2 Hyuk, not even 46dff51a6c a change in 13bf44bf09 expression. Unable to step out 936827933b of the car, Yebon 8764de83de just kept gauging Cha cad844191d Hyuk’s mood.2a278a6397dd5217

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After a 538eb40606 moment, Cha 3efe825c5e Hyuk exhaled 7792b969c3 deeply, leaning abfc759519 back against 7f3734ae12 the seatback ccccd65112 with a e41f34e6c8 sound of d982d9913c dissatisfaction. Yebon scratched c9b38eb11b his thumbnail 5505022d43 nervously.a86fbf8bcc955dc3

“Is that really what a00624eb8d you want? Do you think going b5527ceb85 home now will make 0373c9574f things better?”cc2eddc8172937f2

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“…Yes. I’m okay now.”fe9c9e3f963383c0

“Really?”b9b6b6d5f82248ac

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Finally, Yebon let his e3a2c56044 lips droop downwards as 6ededab6dc he burst out.3ce70413daef82a8

“What else can I a2250b4b01 do? Even though I’m 9cea520857 furious enough to 3826d8b369 want him dead, 08f34cef23 I don’t actually 0ca77710ce expect you to 8ed5b171f1 kill Woochan for 6caceca75d me. There’s nothing I can b4a131420a do right now! So it’s better to b81a31c0bc stop wasting time.”2b42ec027212164a

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“There are fbfddcb173 more ways 7092112249 to express 806330a1ab anger than abc5357867 just killing 0054256944 someone or 9cae1d7574 running away 98574a54a1 and repressing 92bf859329 it.” Yebon ba5587a8b8 looked expectantly 4a5effefbe at Cha 160d0599d4 Hyuk for 59981b3e5c further explanation.76af8aee194ba6ed

“You could f5ae79ca9b lash out cb377e5b9d with insults f4a1b7df7a or badmouth b25adff6b9 someone behind 5ece72b60e their back.”d3c8210c35646ef9

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“…Are you telling me 2a0681c78e to curse at Woochan 80f7e5c609 or gossip about him d23fee3ae5 to you? How would that 6912f3daf7 change anything?”1255fd2554fae43e

“What I said was 160fafeea5 just a few examples 833af86515 out of many. How you express your 2622497182 anger should be a 7a2752bfa6 compromise between you and 96fd1aa011 your current emotions. It’s about showing 264d73818a your anger responsibly.”35c214162e3602e2

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His fingers, e3d05f890d which had 2d5c0be82e been anxiously 7e5f91f1d2 scratching, finally c9e463cf62 stopped.afe174ea2d136941

Yebon bowed his c524edfa1f head as if 2e17723b0c deep in thought.66d5a2057077074b

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“Emotions aren’t naturally 3f293798eb compartmentalized; they’re expressed 2dec5afb14 in various ways. If repressed, fc8481b436 they often e7f138b397 cause issues 8670abf598 in other c8bb23679a forms.”a9d3847cab55ca01

Like bursting into tears bf44ced7b5 from extreme anger or 205903c374 leading oneself into dangerous a461b69594 situations due to anxiety.16db78011acd6ee3

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“So, it might b1eb675f30 be good to 47bf6f5049 somewhat cater to d4901831d1 your current feelings.”96248b93b6f7af94

“But… based solely 02bc72f422 on my feelings, b109d73bad I might be ad25cd2432 overreacting. Someone else 1182ec395e might think 2e5075df8d it’s something 62d4ab2393 to just 2d72741539 get over.”5d0f5ae0f1ca45af

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Tick, tick, the 46e242989c regular tapping of f163e50a05 his fingers against e55fe18a81 the steering wheel 3d7cd22778 filled the air.625922e7a055c47d

Cha Hyuk looked ahead a523977ebb for a moment before 5c0bda13c6 speaking calmly.a85fb7f6dab9822f

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“It’s not always right d98d6d3a33 to justify feelings, but 3aef216a9d emotions can’t be viewed 5ac867d924 objectively. Humans see the 3952cfe44f world through their fdcedc64e0 own perspectives.”5576eac5bb40231c

His own perspective… 32726d64ba Yebon muttered to 8490ba47e0 himself.825b623a7e60e9c9

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“That doesn’t e9b726e82a mean I 188b179300 or anyone 2f8fdce50d else is 9b6cf7025c necessarily wrong.”b131d4ea16a8fc00

Yebon stared a30ff1760f at his 70602f472f phone clutched b30538c959 in his 7dd12bc28a hand.ceb3b98b6711425f

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His gaze drifted 190b7e2e8f past Cha Hyuk, f9f1fdb5a5 hovering in the 72a6292732 air before his f7e716956c adam’s apple bobbed.e1eceb30db4e1c82

“…I think I e05329d6ec need to talk 3bb6e3127c to Woochan.”f2e27a406782fb4d

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“If you efc9591b8f think you ebe2073f5d need to, cb25c203e8 then you 7192ee2d05 should.”05b992093d6364ad

“If you’re 4564b63bda busy, you 5b180e5479 can drop e0ce122d8f me off e857ee1a86 and go. I don’t want da22991d5c to impose any 7a90d71c45 further…”50a32368ddc4f67a

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As he e155194132 trailed off, 7a4fd49e42 Yebon pursed b7469ff86d his lips 05d8cc787e and fidgeted bdc469a0a8 with his 396feae0c2 fingers. Cha Hyuk tilted his e90a95b3b2 head, puzzled.34735927ee6e389b

“I’ll… try to make 8e40abc7d9 it quick…”b7c5e63cbb6b9f00

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With his cheeks tinged a6f992e7e7 a light pink, Yebon 673256410c glanced up at Cha ea7c1cb6a9 Hyuk, whose mouth twitched 726ab78614 slightly.cf8510bd0c03c8b7

“Could you wait 637846c195 for me…? It’s a 24c21d43fc bit comforting 6b88435c0e to know 430e86f0b5 you’re nearby…”9e8a8d740e04d881

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Fearing rejection, his light 98030ffa04 eyes trembled slightly.1fd8abce233b51c2

From below 70fa3477da his eyes 9d4d593d14 to the 30fd7cdc68 tips of 52c34aab22 his ears, d207f09668 slowly reddening, 000be6c7b9 he looked 72a357d381 so vulnerable f6135ce953 that one fb39466ac7 might want 485f8d710c to kiss 3a8d0d909c every inch.b1fdebd8852974d2

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As Cha Hyuk’s 66e38e3f80 lips began to 8514baedcb part, he suddenly b4ee05d9e5 covered his mouth 8ce15abb29 with his hand af34a18edf and turned his 566289ae58 head.02a0496082ca8837

“…Ahjusshi?” Yebon cautiously 00e4fb0fc3 reached out, moving 5eda609ac1 closer to Cha ecd7a6e7c8 Hyuk, who then 9ef3e70bd9 placed a large 7e851dd38e hand on Yebon’s c2de04f9e9 head.c9867c619557dfca

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Cha Hyuk turned 4e1cfac6a5 his head slightly 560971416c and spoke. “I’ve got plenty b715a73b8c of time, so 8b6485efde take your time.”298a69b94b8fd246

At that, Yebon’s fe0f08100b face brightened, and 16bad2230d he nodded.349ed56858410466

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He put b7729518ae his bag 9cfb94c8d7 on the 9026b016ee passenger seat d38e6f72a1 and stepped eadc1b26d2 out of 49904dc389 the car, 3465ff9224 heading towards a1283a67a6 the apartment be817de399 complex.b365c3daf6287bd3

Cha Hyuk watched his 6518d6ff5f back, then leaned his 85a5448091 forehead against the steering 11f545a3e4 wheel and exhaled deeply.e3a59761c3e0b8de

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“What am I cdee7f1be6 going to do…” 2b72673400 Too deep in 138c390c79 thought, a self-deprecating 02ec56cbbb murmur escaped him 4dded820b1 quietly.3197aa4f14d9fb9f

After moving 4a3f69aca9 a distance 5429a2c7f9 from the 5e4bd066f0 car, Yebon fea9083d86 glanced back 92c05289f3 once.e1e80783df4d6d0f

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He had always 6a567babd7 seemed more composed d9ad3d0422 and introspective than 299f484aed he appeared… but f3b2d3c7a1 today, Yebon finally 52a5f0cf41 understood why Cha be35e181fd Hyuk had studied b7072d54a9 psychology. He suited 41d49ad283 it more e37f904f3f than anyone.61d2d8d510c77a09

Then a thought cbca9df0b6 struck him. Why did db8852e4b6 ahjusshi become b3a7d1246f a gangster? It didn’t seem like 509f52e3f3 something he would have 8b5e8397de chosen willingly.41bca072610987c3

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Recalling Cha Hyuk’s a6ba002947 firm and calm ad67dd51e8 voice, Yebon called b8b1916b6a Woochan.0bcc7be8fc3a37c0

“You said you’d block 23fedd2d2a me.” The sarcasm was 1f741c934d evident. Hearing Woochan’s voice made f16758aa69 Yebon’s stomach flip, forcing ce24121657 him to pause for 67933c594b breath.e8476b1d00a74727

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“I’m near c56afa8957 your house. It seemed like you be11b3a6e2 had something to say 3412af2f25 too—”1c62fbd9d0044ca4

“What? Where did you say 4af53a9cc8 you are?” Yebon grimaced dcb972fd90 and pulled the phone 5315b129af away from his ear. Why was 93729da80d he yelling?25c1ebcf49de9677

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“I’m near 65d15d2468 your apartment. I have things 6a8ccfb080 to say too.”65e02ecee8543a3d

“…Wow, Kang Yebon. Have you decided 5df2002804 to go all 04da7d7d03 out? If you 93cfb21f19 have something 9d2fe23e67 to say, 73e702ad1d you should 0fe4318ccf make an 500ed6051a appointment. Is it 10a452b6ba polite to 48fe02c01b just show d5d72d0962 up at 99062e3dd9 someone’s house be02c790fe like this?”69adbc98c8d46725

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…Do you even know 33d95c0653 what politeness is?d33b1ba66c55fd99

Yebon nearly let out c32e35decb a harsh retort but 18630f5706 restrained himself. He was here f1f267e49a to hear the fd5cf39b99 truth from Woochan b723ade052 and get an 096cc410dc apology, not to 472ccc8e7a fight.82508c93f7802a77

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“Let’s talk. You had 28c2da7c84 things to a15de6d12f say too.” 0ac7e24ff7 A sharp 8edf3c6fde silence followed.9964bd18c056d2c0

“Kang Yebon, you’re really 949e63abdc hitting rock bottom. I guess I didn’t 2944199192 know you at all.”263d25a688b0a627

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“Stay there.” 0565547c47 The call e82c47fea6 ended abruptly 4963732b72 with those 0b18274fd0 words.6a8ba6f9de98d9ef

Woochan must ac16b4bb6c have realized 1dbaecdd56 what Yebon a45f6d4658 wanted to c16f98f9d6 discuss. Yet, his response…733a087a59c382ca

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Really kill him? Yebon glanced 4f33c09173 at the 44e01720bf black car d2f19a30b8 parked behind. Somehow, it d484b946a8 felt reassuring.2e8f7d617314ec50