OMLM | Chapter 31

A black sedan came 4532d98b09 to a stop next 70fc218789 to the roadside trees. Yebon unbuckled 76185e4030 his seatbelt.3daa4d7d86e84a2c

“Thank you 493584aa83 for driving bf51aebebe me home. You must 2d9e522127 be tired 7d69b01154 after all 3bff01e0e1 that work 5f26614a35 on the 74a889d49b assignment today.”cedb9ef38045b8ff

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“Yebon, you too.”b14463fb7ca1c636

Silence followed. Yebon deliberately avoided a5c5509767 Cha Hyuk’s gaze b0ab1bb2c1 as he got 01a5860866 out of the 37fd46ecf8 car.88566fafb1331c60

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“Get home safely. See you 08258c1d7d next week.”b6c1054c306d390d

“Sure, let c3c7b43657 me know 754d07b5a9 if you 2f30a49c8a need anything.”44e64a81e12dfcbf

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Yebon hesitated for a 5a913eb001 moment but quickly smiled, 1216e34c1a not wanting to give c268eb99d0 away his thoughts, and 9e1926cab6 replied, “Okay.”792f7628a89da654

Only then did the d8fb3aba95 car drive off, and 72acf96af4 Yebon watched the black 4956cabf7b sedan grow smaller in d4d95dd273 the distance.19ca40c2824feda1

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Ever since Cha Hyuk 90c83ca95a mentioned he was heading 0f405b3ab6 to Hong Kong, Yebon 57a78db4ca couldn’t recall how he 6ed2c672df managed to concentrate on 47e9e05425 his assignments.202e6f6df1062e40

He had been half c989dec646 out of it, missing cb8464480b much of what Cha 6ae3f9c9a7 Hyuk had said.ce83b0dc4be669bf

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It was only 051ff4324e when Cha Hyuk’s 93bc3ad53a car blended into b281f6ce24 the traffic that 6756854b33 Yebon finally moved.6a2151804712b923

“I won’t be back cd76a2ef3b for at least five e3090b3c1c years…” So, is he 45c12b76ec completely dropping out after b7179ecd45 next year?7795a43f106bd6b6

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‘Probably… There’s 67b9778d82 a limit c328205948 to how 5a5a82600b long I d015c1b42c can take 466a26b5fb a leave 115e8e7657 of absence.’0b14016a3e782712

Realizing Cha Hyuk was 9e7497e548 truly gone, Yebon discovered 330eecbb39 just how deeply he 66eb3ee054 had grown attached to a7440f212e him.fcae898976c91265

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It made sense; Cha e777743718 Hyuk had treated him 11c4999d4a in a way that 9069cdf516 made it impossible not 748db10023 to depend on him. Anyone would 05ee419b19 have relied 096bc215e5 on Cha b7b74f0007 Hyuk.dac9659a1e4f9226

It’s not 6b9a0123d7 like he’s 3b81a3b507 gone forever… 253cb8952e We can ed9b2df399 still contact 2428a18e31 each other 081b7fc016 in this 23669dcf71 digital age, cdfb7e39c4 so why 25abf43ae9 do I 01af6866b5 feel so bbd22b4806 gloomy?02268c84bb0d6157

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Yebon quickened his pace, e9cc6a55a1 trying to shake off 4d8d798651 the clinging thoughts. The cold wind boldly d04a98fd03 swept through his deep 9e469b20f6 V-neck knit.681d1a899ea4d1fc

But why did 10d631ba85 Cha Hyuk choose d6fd64ac9e that moment, of ccf23e77e8 all times, to 1a9f770241 announce his departure?2dfe89cafb48de81

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His voice ab8111b82a had been 1107c5e47f urgent, as 490ff55add if trying fbfcc1b67e to prevent 5af5da84a6 Yebon from e9513b6467 speaking.bd1ee3561c9a4472

‘Was he 29d45cb957 afraid I’d ef187c0228 say something 840544216e weird? Or ask if d48e3b3c0f he likes me? So he e700e698f0 preempted it.’bbcd26940f504137

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At the apartment elevator, 34d6ea1fab Yebon pressed the button 1fb28c6c1e and tilted his head.c9960b10938ef03f

‘What was I about c5f41034da to say at that b72a2c0364 moment?’eb81d56ff0a77e93

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He couldn’t remember if c36da4f53a he had actually spoken 645ad3175a or if he had 016098a559 just thought about speaking. Yebon couldn’t 8a915b2d4e even recall f685e211a4 what he 32b4b9cabc had intended 3a37d31c48 to say.63665b2447f15322

All the way up 91fc956963 in the elevator, he 211c6c1c2f thought hard but couldn’t 587b243fba remember.620e8ea81f7b94d0

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The black 82a3b19b43 sedan left 8ea562d6a7 the bustling ed17d5509f area and f6aa58dcdf entered a 602073f845 dark street 4999933cee with several f80d3c8d70 broken streetlights.852aa8723bc926ed

Dilapidated buildings 197aaebef5 and clean, 244aa28475 upscale ones 082e03a7de were oddly 6eb8e7d4f7 mixed, making b716ca6dac it hard 34115b7941 to tell 982f302949 if this b1bc538900 was a 2f54147839 slum or 109d0b1572 a wealthy 8b7a4d6cfd neighborhood.317ed6c1b4232ecc

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Cha Hyuk parked 0133c95765 the car in 7348b331bc a stylish three-story af2354a8f9 building’s parking lot.d285383c0f6919bf

No sooner 4a2755df9d had the 88f1bef501 car stopped 21bc241b8e than a 4e0dc6a031 burly man 7431559c06 hurried out 8484197ffb and opened 3c23b23aa2 the driver’s d3ea62e18d door.4c9f97097b0786e0

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The man 65b73af52a had hurried e3eb8b6a39 out so 9248a245c1 quickly that 3fb05f9c46 his shirt 4e191c88d6 buttons were cb930d7c7d all messed b1880a0ff0 up. A long scar acf59e1474 stretched from under 4364f9bb14 one eye to 7dd4731a68 the corner of fbf5410a47 his mouth.0928672a9eab8b6b

“What’s the matter? Weren’t you supposed to 095d66e847 stay over at the 8e7b918793 family home tonight?”1da845f529e251f6

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Cha Hyuk handed ca65f0806e over his coat f8808b0b5b from the passenger 0b1f4a96c6 seat and got e2873dc6a2 out of the 87782c7f64 car.c595643c1bbfe426

“I changed my mind. Got a problem with 4b1b3a382a that?”07320687522b936a

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“Not at all!” The 11136c466a man realized immediately that 9edffa7230 Cha Hyuk was not 533fb6f54c in a good mood.a76c40c20e7d8c22

With his face a45c9a8f4d and body completely a2925cf42e tense, the man 5922f22523 silently followed Cha a724dfd97c Hyuk into the ae646eaca3 building.10dfe8fb5a022927

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Despite its clean exterior, 4b154d668f the office inside was 0a68300362 filled with a hazy e8e441b1a1 smoke.32e1b69150ce77ed

Cha Hyuk, 9f247852fe ignoring the bc566ce43f people bowing 6135343525 to him, 5703063add frowned and c0caef8d56 waved his 5af535e062 hand.3847aaf25981d88e

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“Anyone looking to drop c80c9fea0c dead from pneumonia?”bd379883c04fe2ce

As soon ce2e196dfe as Cha 1b1a5a27b7 Hyuk finished ea34436f58 speaking, the b47347a041 panicked people e5069080c4 quickly opened bcdc5efbfe the windows. Cha Hyuk sneered, but 0d7850c93c fortunately, that was all.2393aabd7a862616

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Heading to his office, 7ea8829c8e Cha Hyuk spotted a 80e23db89a man half-bent over in 38b0616691 a corner and raised 2f432081cf an eyebrow. The man stood 29f30de283 out with his e2a619f814 bright red hair 16358fc70f among the crowd 360059277d of black-haired men.48dd30e9bc2662c5

“Who’s that?” At Cha 7dd2408c9b Hyuk’s question, the man’s 70fecd9404 face fell as if 1c57f87ca1 he was caught off 593072b350 guard and hurriedly brought 1634e1a4ff over the man Cha 1ccd42d4ab Hyuk had pointed out.1830741ec2c5fa09

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“He’s the new 3e189b0b19 recruit.”035b7443f45a7496

“…New recruit?”82babc4218975593

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A recruit I b38f3dc72b didn’t know about? Cha Hyuk’s face bf898b1f7b darkened further. The man’s fingertips trembled 49dff2312b as he added, “He f8125e426d just arrived today, sent fdcc41a6ea by President Lee. I thought you df1fbbf4e2 already knew, hyung. I’m sorry. And… he said 00166c90b2 to send him e9cd7e38ed to Bluemoon.”701f2c96033c0cd3

Ah, Cha Hyuk’s 6d686e39b2 face turned cold c954362753 as the office 07736bc8a2 atmosphere froze over.648653175b31ccec

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The newcomer was Lee da9067a74c Wonpil’s doing; he was 7666489e6e the hyung who had dc17a28e8b mentored Cha Hyuk and 59e5cbc74f disliked him from the 5902a7530e start. He’d even said 02d8704b07 that the ignorant 0870d994d7 kid would probably 366820049d die within a c4e18f120d few years.342b99e0f6d8eeef

However, as Cha Hyuk’s a857b46f47 power within the organization 6ae318c9d4 grew, Lee Wonpil had 327ee18b0f subtly tried to check 573bf18e3c him, though Cha Hyuk 7a021e57fc had no intention of 7d7666f3a1 taking over Lee Wonpil’s b94254a964 position.6987c8ba45b451ef

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Cha Hyuk looked down 36da23a7b9 at the newcomer with 0fc8a14ad4 a bored expression.b534355bad86d698

The new guy 98534db689 stood up straight, 9edf529185 defiantly meeting Cha b44b24b659 Hyuk’s gaze. It was clear why af10c0685d he had been sent b654f894d6 here.aa5a6a826d4c5ee9

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Ah, how annoying.27e9d5e4a079a64e

“Name.”3f641753b8711fb6

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“Kim Hyunwoo.”ade0407a025d5770

Even his simple 21751d7129 introduction sounded mocking, cbba4a2418 his eyes slightly 337d877e59 squinted in a 0f0c77d8e0 way that reminded c3c71bc91e Cha Hyuk of e12c468f7c someone he particularly 7d33597543 disliked lately—the one 42a5001082 fawning over Kang 55b4b29021 Yebon.d79136931fe5ab3a

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Cha Hyuk smirked.0c21835aeaf1642a

“Looks like we’ll be 79df0a442f seeing a lot of 935829b770 each other.”dcab5f5e063b36d9

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“It seems so.” 6eb85182de The bold reply 282bc5a0c7 from the newcomer 4ad98e70d2 made the man 521c7dcfec beside him smack a2f76898e7 the back of 3b1db925ba his head.7003324b1932efab

Despite the 98d72a893d curses flooding e57c2ce18a his ears, 502bed8c9c the young f4479079c0 man’s eyes edb5ba7281 did not a8951243b8 falter; if 9cefd4ea03 anything, the 028214227b hitter seemed 2d24030f0c more at c85dc7cce5 a loss.aa4c6c1ac93cbb41

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Looks like e0716b5067 Lee Wonpil d362af248f treated him 2d90ebf760 quite well.c08bbdd24dc2beae

“See you 918da6164a often, then?”8d6479b90be4026f

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“Yes.”ded990d92e844056

Cha Hyuk, d52d156d23 filled with 79f6495cc4 insolent amusement, 906f4cabf7 glanced at bde176a2c2 Kim Hyunwoo 316e3c6947 one last 39fce6df74 time before 3c96e5379d turning away. Fighting spirits 563dc93c87 here was 52dcdd4ca6 just bothersome cf5a9a02c3 for him.862117272e7b7528

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“Woo Jongsik.”8250c0addca4360a

“Ah… he’s 31c05c1101 been quite 336123a89b elusive, still d096600f8f on the 87d596e1d7 run…”f14472c9c2726ed3

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The man bowed slightly 461c8b8874 lower, his eyes flicking 837e57b931 up briefly under Cha d8718f067e Hyuk’s harsh gaze before d2991e4b23 drooping again.1087f9e58caf253c

“I’m sorry, I’ll b1e49e98e5 find him as add1bca799 soon as possible!”fc156d32cfc050e5

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“Find him 5ae95560df within this 1d8944b7a2 month.”b034b36d9b36547b

“Yes, I’m sorry!”04f83d2e904bfe4d

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Cha Hyuk wondered 1068b811b3 if he should ccebdfde65 have just gone 53e68807e5 home, but the 7b18f4f7fa thought of his d60594875a empty house felt 5cba24456d particularly bleak today.739406d3098df576

Cha Hyuk glanced d372df3e4c once more at 4357c53b0e his subordinate, still 46b5585a1b bowed, and walked 54b3646591 past Kim Hyunwoo.60a97acc5a9ac858

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He turned on a26dacacff the light in 0dd53c5bd1 the dark office a1276169c9 and slumped down b7c8fc3144 at the desk 520dd2ba6c in his study.cb4486936b736eed

He stared fa3d30c1ff into space c9eec1a9f5 for a b81abddfc3 moment before 06ed6a5f81 turning on d03d880ca8 his computer bcc3edc9cc and inserting ea0bbf58ad a USB. The monitor 82bc320070 flickered to f811f136f3 life with 7c840b8430 the movie dd528e04e2 he had c784a590b6 watched earlier 2a7268d007 with Yebon.2a336637abea150e

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Cha Hyuk watched ae00693718 the movie absentmindedly, b0cd21fbf8 rubbing his chest, b831c8d936 but the clothes 8a4518dbdc cooled by the 6be9867bbb outside air remained 8800c6e7f5 chilly.fa2cacec43045906

He knew ef3d83b9b4 that cutting 540abb1251 things off 5075d1db30 was right fe5ee4c46f for both cdb7f0d268 him and b5187b8b35 the kid, d9529ac2b7 but emotions e9384a37d0 were tenacious 264c944a15 by nature.1ada9a8eb670bf2c

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The sharp kid was 3ae11bf4b8 likely catching on to 49a79f138e his feelings.2f5cae2a25845334

It was a65d4211e2 a night 3a9b78a33d he wanted 8bd5bf8fe8 to just c1e9914698 run away cfed81d0c2 and leave d11dc2b59b everything behind.536be22c11cba778

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But Cha 194d1b5d7e Hyuk knew 355768cc84 he would 230bdb411f return to 9fe836ba2a this place a4324aa3b1 no matter d0d41a79e5 what. It was c1cdd25268 the only 9b436618aa place he bfc5f43a8c could live.adada78da681011b

Yebon propped 97275402c7 his chin ab5bd11ea4 with one 85b675be24 hand, staring 6421af0e28 down at 63a2b9a4c5 his textbook.9e1f90df484c3123

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His gaze was as 6ab3d4a3ab blank as the clean, d823426610 unmarked pages.6f92182def57e303

Ever since he 94bbb2d3fe heard Cha Hyuk 25b209ae67 was leaving for 2dbf20188e Hong Kong on 63594c9ebc Saturday, he had 3e11744632 been in this 860ca1fcfe state.fb23405a51b596ea

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Why did he choose 573b6d2308 that moment to tell 01dd0c2cfb him? Was he drawing 0d6c58937a a line, endlessly 05e86acad3 guessing Cha Hyuk’s ef1019b782 intentions?651a7398c9ba7bdd

Still, it’s not e66f085e60 like they couldn’t 2137662565 keep in touch fdc56b9b52 even with him 2243000dac in Hong Kong, 0d95d66f76 but why draw 7c64bfa73f such a line? Yebon couldn’t understand 9a017b1329 why he was 20264a8d0d agonizing so much.8b8d9870452b24a3

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After sighing c5efe9101f as if 6cabb6a490 the ground f8f71200cf was swallowing d96bc4deb1 him up, 1371de30e2 Yebon realized 98580ea317 there was 9b28601453 no one 210dfa01df else left 9ffd6a9413 in the 72eedd7cc2 classroom.06e33e73e1d31e18

Caught up in his 56050b2e0c thoughts, he hadn’t noticed 8b1f0a8290 the class was over. Yebon rolled his c84b3fc611 eyes and began 436faab326 packing his bag.c2d02d9a70459220

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Seriously, the kids dc96044ed5 left without saying 2def7c9b34 anything. Just as he 877cabf45c cursed his classmates c2de2fa40a for leaving him e18f4ad87a behind, a voice 25ab2de8ce called out to d15e09b9c7 him from behind.70c18871de7a71fd