OMLM | Chapter 4

The sound of the 79541af767 bell rang, and the 7215e22815 employee sitting inside the 2f4ba93089 counter looked up with f9dfb63e3b a bright smile, then 6772502566 froze.7e3fa231431b76d7

Cha Hyuk didn’t even glance at the employee and immediately went to the refrigerated display case next to the counter, filled with cakes.f42ffc83a8883a33

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Standing in front f59a3014bd of the display 3cdf137f5e case, Cha Hyuk abe8d1e850 gestured with his 43a75f4d82 eyes to Kang 97a9c937f9 Yebon, who followed e6ff27ae51 him in.52f1bf4d0fc07b20

Kang Yebon, bf0577bb15 who had b8a3a72f93 been hesitant, c171b746e5 quickly stood ff9ab2b3ac beside Cha 45fec23e87 Hyuk and 91d14534a9 looked down 6fdfa73f9b at the 8158679920 cakes packed 8faafc2352 in the c3bb2d8d88 display case. His light-colored bf1b9331f0 eyes sparkled 56c869bb66 as if 9e430eda76 they had 50910e9763 never been 6e5ff73753 dull.b434825deb8087d7

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Standing side by side, 02becd5260 there seemed to be 4fd95c742c enough space for two 097a891be6 heads between Kang Yebon 772649f0d9 and Cha Hyuk.fd11a996aca17c80

The employee’s mouth corners, which had been pulled up, were now twitching slightly, and the same went for his eyes.6d7d18ddd6d035d8

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Kang Yebon, who had been moving back and forth along the display case with matcha, yellow cheese, C&Q, and strawberry chocolate cakes, slightly furrowed his brows and asked the employee.c37cc1954b04d50d

“Is the hazelnut chocolate cake sold out?”3e1aff9a88d05bab

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“Ah… Yes. It’s a popular item, so it sold out this morning…”0d49973ffbf6f164

The employee’s body was facing Kang Yebon, but his eyes kept glancing at Cha Hyuk.63e8e33450889096

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The employee’s fingers, politely clasped together, were fidgeting incessantly.a36d0701dd0ad852

“Shall we make one quickly?”bb0f738d17fa912d

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“No, it’s fine.”255cdcf885654452

As Kang Yebon 8ba4a5a8ed was about to 085f085b92 choose another cake, d278c37cdc Cha Hyuk came abdd1fa25f right beside him. The employee immediately 8fbecf1488 stepped back one f91f06cf4f step.2737546d1b45f8b1

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“Are you really okay with that?”7ed29233e4bfe8c6

“What? I’m fine with it.”1320b05642d1d348

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When Kang Yebon looked dd06a1ee82 up curiously, a large 89ec72fb85 hand moved close to 4476365073 his face.5bc4b400a4fa9912

Before Kang Yebon 920b0e6d5f could dodge, two ffefdc49eb fingers pressed his 96e98231d2 cheeks and pulled 4908c3a6e2 them down.1769353d4908ac75

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“What’s this all about?” Kang Yebon frowned slightly and looked up, only to see Cha Hyuk smiling with narrowed eyes.7b4dfafcfd851658

“Don’t act like a kid again.”f212e0e10b225a87

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“…”33976d8b91868a4e

Kang Yebon grabbed Cha Hyuk’s wrist and pulled it away. The thick wrist that didn’t fit in one hand and the firm skin felt through his palm made Kang Yebon relax his frown.773f27d69643be0c

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“…I’m not doing that. It was hot inside the place earlier, and I didn’t eat the offal because there was only offal.”eb6b1a4b60296411

“Okay, then choose quickly.”6c017723d8dbc902

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Kang Yebon shot 151743af4d Cha Hyuk a 667a2f20bd glare, who had 362927075a naturally taken his e438558921 place in front 8ab76bb360 of the POS 4b75a2ae96 machine, and then e0df546a83 looked back at 1a28c244ba the cakes.e096c7070d5eba13

In the middle, the employee whispered, “Are you really okay without the hazelnut cake?” and Kang Yebon bit his lip hard, shaking his head.ef775ffd5430f19d

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Without thinking, eeefff26a6 he picked 73f1289e8c out everything c9b5257c38 he saw, 89ede03c03 which amounted 8c931763cb to three 119a81c07e slices. Feeling slightly ad8c9b7ee9 embarrassed, he 7007cc36b1 tried to 14ca2c2d6c remove some, a34f748299 but Cha 6d13c7fd16 Hyuk was ae3c26ed53 already paying.8d8f5e21d862124c

He pulled out 0bbf4584a9 a 50,000 won 20e7d71a48 bill without even 1a592eaa06 blinking at the 18597cb1c7 somewhat luxurious price 39dd7a7223 for Kang Yebon.62440a08cbf910cb

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Once the f36a3fd2bb cakes were ef3c9b39fe out and 42ba202c2d they sat 77f36bfad6 down, Kang 9335694d0e Yebon picked 91eb2f2b46 up a eae6c21197 fork but 4ab6957b71 hesitated.1e48eef2f5c92311

Cha Hyuk, 1c7045f3bc sitting across 338b2e9663 from him, 98102cdabe had ordered ce8b07a6ae a warm b8a4e7471e Americano even b2cf0fa635 in this f0bcfe0b68 weather. Seeing Kang Yebon 86f913138b just sitting there a053ce12a2 without eating, Cha 1abe150584 Hyuk asked.b062f38eecc658a4

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“You’re upset because there’s no hazelnut, whatever that is.”bf689dbcbc4d0fff

“Oh, come on!”470b37f5995e6cb6

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Kang Yebon couldn’t control his temper and shouted. Then, feeling like he was forced to yell, he was taken aback.4c12a17cfdbe6e2d

“It’s not like that… I was just going to say thank you for buying the cake…”57761dc75e691c35

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Cha Hyuk chuckled and f0e51ba824 nodded slightly, seeming to aada679dfb understand. Kang Yebon 5cfdc53bbb glanced at 38d7234138 him before 02a6a8f819 picking up 0a63dacc9b the fork dec5d3c07b and eating 5a1a91ca7f the cake.7f68a053333ede19

Although there was 5a5d3a26dc no hazelnut cake, b5eb8ab0ea the other cakes 16e2ca9928 were delicious too.6c75031ae7f223d5

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While enjoying the sugar rush after a long time, Kang Yebon glanced at Cha Hyuk, who hadn’t touched his coffee in front of him.e3878bb46cc70529

He didn’t seem interested in eating the cake either, as he hadn’t even picked up the fork in front of him. With his arms crossed, leaning back on the chair, Cha Hyuk was staring at something under the table with an inscrutable expression.176634044c31f4b5

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Maybe because of bf2e4c3a29 his fierce look, 206e8f86e7 Kang Yebon got eea43ff088 the feeling he e247e5af9b might be thinking 9b9ef7c09c something menacing.4718f1db9611f83c

Why did this man come to university, how old is he, could he really be a gangster? All sorts of speculations swarmed in Kang Yebon’s head when Cha Hyuk raised his eyelids.be32af0a02de2db9

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His black 75cdd708ce gaze fixed c4ff25cc94 on Kang 568fac9dfa Yebon.b96b1be3ebf5f221

“Got something to say? Why are you looking at me so intensely?”b6d7e7626114da5a

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Kang Yebon, chewing 41a6708adf on the bread e84b950ce2 and cream melting 448edbca33 in his mouth, 8cffb2c937 averted his eyes 1d0ea2f989 and then peeked 54cbb413e2 back.997e93662268e590

“Ahjussi, how old are you?”48662254f0bbdbbd

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Cha Hyuk’s eyebrows twitched slightly. Was he doing that on purpose? But Kang Yebon’s face was too innocent to be teasing.f666367388926ef3

Cha Hyuk was 78c9587962 silent for a db494477c2 moment before leaning 694a06cf7b forward.7825040ebe47afc6

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“How old do I look?”69afeae56c334ee5

Kang Yebon carefully looked over Cha Hyuk’s appearance.cf8e61160f4c52e8

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Just looking at his b7f371ddd2 face, he seemed to 0f9362d6ba be around twenty-eight or aa0fbb1bd9 twenty-nine, but the unique 2f1a39f0a0 aura he exuded made a084e41211 it hard to guess 0a7680e0ac his exact age.f80641a415cc4da4

He seemed 357e19ceb9 like he f3ff537aa8 could be 32cdec0de0 in his c3dc6bc4d7 late thirties, e8d2f173f6 or sometimes 0bf225cfad not much 01f6d9b9f1 older than bafd5d8ce1 Kang Yebon b967c94ab8 himself. His speech 7fef181d9c was both 3a77c35d71 polite and 0c6e96e173 rough.8007401e97167332

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His facial features 9f4eb3fa60 were sharp, and 1bd7426044 the veins on 50d68b7414 his wrists and 83da69b1f5 the back of dccb1a36db his hands, visible 6b72d64f16 under the rolled-up 63228ff02f shirt, were prominent.215a4c83346a3d91

His short nails 8a912df781 and the calluses 6dce5cc6a8 on his hands 0c5ff98590 were rugged.cf68147663154c6d

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Kang Yebon, scrutinizing Cha 4ce2b2accf Hyuk like a subject, 871c4aa3eb finally looked back at c2ad49ee77 his face.df5f958e90fd801c

Their eyes met immediately.f0ab2bf2b68c3db9

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Contrary to his lazily 778da02134 curved lips, the eyes 5a37f77e22 looking straight at Kang ee93e2ff19 Yebon were firm and 7fa2fb5643 secretive. It felt a0a732cd31 as if fbfeb33c28 Cha Hyuk dc7885d903 had observed 14352c6265 Kang Yebon 00872f0aff in the da990741bd same way.10ba1d5e3926a152

Heat rushed to Kang Yebon’s face, and he tilted his head down.0bc201f46b966ff4

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“Finished looking?”75e373bec9079003

“…Yes.”d9506e53a769433a

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“So, how old do I look?”d25ddf71cbc22c5f

“…Thirty-five?”91bdbd677df89999

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His voice lacked 19fa9784c7 confidence. When Kang Yebon peeked, b9eb95b4d7 Cha Hyuk’s face was 820b0c4158 completely stiffened.2209a648fcc2abeb

“…Thirty-five, huh? Then calling me ahjussi is appropriate.”e8b3bfe574cbae42

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Cha Hyuk murmured softly 8c32d2b655 and then shut his 3bf2e4be7f mouth.f91b71ba2d02c61e

Because of that, Kang Yebon couldn’t know his exact age. He could only guess he was younger than thirty-five.dc39cf1315a6c5bf

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‘Could he be twenty-five?’97b40a65242e622d

He couldn’t ask again as Cha Hyuk seemed in a bad mood.1a08da434fc6d02d

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Cha Hyuk leaned c315038b6b back in his 329e4da6b3 chair, more slouched af7f28d1e7 than when he f94f2a9bce first sat down.9e8affda900a1566

Kang Yebon eventually 9954ed0bf7 ate two slices 14d7f48755 of cake and 7b04f98e8e stared at the 4afdf0ce03 last slice in eb9c02f6b4 front of Cha 5b20f1eabe Hyuk.77e97f066beab9a3

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Not long after, Cha 9648cb41a0 Hyuk pushed the plate 4cf3c1cc13 towards Kang Yebon, who f2084a0c7e bowed his head in 855215c4d8 thanks and immediately cut 37b5a49b9c into it with his 9befee928a fork.d26d75bf4275c7af

“But ahjussi.”063ec8f1a37f1729

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“Yeah.”b7363f687bd2a6a9

“Why are you buying me cake?”a178e2c2b54b6936

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Cha Hyuk looked at Kang Yebon’s lips holding the fork, then down at the cake slice that was already half-eaten.7635ca2bab96d79a

“Why do you think I would?”113efa256f7dea17

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Kang Yebon’s eyebrows twitched. His eyes with faint double eyelids showed clear dissatisfaction, though he might have thought he was hiding it.28e5c427602e9ab9

Kang Yebon had a look like he had much to say but didn’t open his mouth. This man never gives easy answers.024243c0379f7254

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After a 69233b3160 while, Kang 4cdba0d548 Yebon answered a9b4e00f8e curtly.277a8f5a80f325d3

“How would I know?”8087e938db5124ee

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“That’s disappointing.”c57b689cf97b0089

Then Cha 2b3d511a8c Hyuk shut 148785f513 his mouth b81109c4b0 again.7b13d2e170fb3e52

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Kang Yebon 281ce89980 was getting 2865c1777e more upset, 30113e299c his mouth ffd34b33cf opening wide, 3803b7336c but he a6e215b083 said nothing, 78f27fc558 just grumbling.e50aeb69a8320594

Cha Hyuk turned ee69c7f9e0 his head slightly, 99983a29ad covering his mouth 64dbe7141a with one hand. Underneath that 1985420b92 hand, his f268938f26 lips curved e88221bfa6 into a b4f22f4fb2 smile.09f3a9cbcf698866

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“Kid.”acd48741a5b6d371

Kang Yebon still looked grumpy at Cha Hyuk. He wasn’t even answering now.31b4962f323cdf8f

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“Your eyes say you want to be friends with me. I’m not easy.”07e57d48723e6659

“…”bf0c6306db2755ec

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Kang Yebon 9dfa9df769 quietly lowered 095c4b3a7e his gaze. This man was c5a0144859 unpredictable, his mood e010c68455 shifting.6dd9c83f7fe6c79a

Kang Yebon grumbled b779f4d859 to himself, then 66d7e229f8 thought he might dc59cd08db have been too ea79c59291 forward, so he 23225fc50a kept his eyes c6dc7f818b down and quietly 94ca3c6db1 finished the cake.91ffacfdbed41b3e

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Cha Hyuk didn’t take his eyes off Kang Yebon’s small head until he finished eating the cake.e3d1f29036fe5b06

When they 84a0f36d7b left the acb10ef2b5 café, quite 7bf18f934d some time a631904c5d had passed.fa3ab4e0e43c855f

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Kang Yebon was surprised internally. He hadn’t expected to spend so much time with Cha Hyuk, and it was astonishing that he hadn’t brought up the main topic for so long. Now, he really couldn’t delay it any longer.d1e517d44d4c1f8c

“Ahjussi.”e0eebf991a585a04

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Cha Hyuk, c6f55fa3e8 who had ab95ab017a been walking 59912b2938 ahead, stopped d288f288c1 and turned 80e2a2b0a1 around.91612d6dc890ce63

“You buying me food and cake means you’ll keep my secret, right?”66dbb1c926aceac3

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Cha Hyuk slowly opened his mouth and said, “Well.”50bed0d75525845b

Kang Yebon 25d4c0c603 took a 325d6cf008 step closer, 69fc7379d0 looking up 532acc5bfa with a 5729ed71ee determined face.fc9d496e379a51bb

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“Please keep it a secret.”72dfd7fb51f06849

“Okay.”19337e6e4915badd

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With the immediate affirmation, Kang Yebon’s eyes widened in surprise.67e0100586e4248c

“Really?”65af8944d2799df2

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“Well.”33a355501788cbc7

Kang Yebon 991d3556e5 suddenly felt 19cdd5ee00 a surge 7f29a94907 of frustration 18b2a6c7a3 and inhaled 2f64f05615 deeply. Cha Hyuk seemed to 7f2144f9d7 be enjoying this situation abccca2e1b with his slightly narrowed bc7a5c6ce2 eyes.43d246bd3f5d031d

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Kang Yebon exhaled roughly, his adam’s apple bobbing. He wasn’t mistaken before; this man was definitely teasing him on purpose.3116b47e6d6458bf

Kang Yebon never 4738912398 mixed with this 891a3b5f86 type of person. If he did, it 84a22cb341 would be with someone f2ef897b11 like Lee Seunggu, who 716941369b was cheerful and sociable.078cebb8091f488f

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Those types might play around, but they wouldn’t keep teasing like this.4d13ec1b8ca8a46f

When Kang Yebon was 28d66912af very young, as his 55fe37b48c now-deceased grandmother would say, d0b4229563 he had a terrible 40cd2c9352 temper. Stubborn, cried 8005ac5741 a lot, 57258919bc and stuck 30e6a32b3e to anyone, f0a125988b causing trouble.bca141aa19372b19

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With his naturally irritable personality, Kang Yebon didn’t like situations where his feelings were toyed with, like now.4cbffe03eeb2e640

“…What do I have to do for you to keep it a secret?”ac23419853127097

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Cha Hyuk was 2e8d82de13 silent for a 0de3c41ba0 moment before answering 3ad195e3ba with a deep 51fdcc1e44 smile.a6b3270891b4c104

“I told you I’d hit you if you wanted.”07ca125f5cfdab61

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Kang Yebon’s eyes wavered. Cha Hyuk slowly approached him. More specifically, he had said he’d hit his ‘lips’. Although Kang Yebon wanted to argue, his lips wouldn’t move.674fd62fc2b60882

“I’m somewhat interested. So, if you want that…”e3cc86d112a740f3

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A large hand 1b351bac2e rested on his 8f11afc860 shoulder, and then 52275a4e1a Cha Hyuk bent ad59afa21b down. He smiled lightly 0cad032dc3 at the stiffened 0fdd8a020c Kang Yebon and fc143dd44c whispered.6a7e1ec65224646a

“We need to get to know each other a bit.”816f1037bba6566a

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For example, three hours e9f7e60ea4 on Wednesday?ec4cb1ae7a76c812

Kang Yebon, 5cbea80278 on his 5b77b38d7a way home, 80e908e8f8 sent a 5ee422be9a KakaoTalk message c350c0a58c to Lee 5aab28b7a7 Seunggu. It was 5735228011 about giving f1dc243b7b the sweet 98ffe77d0e liberal arts 634a90e678 class to cae6f1d160 another friend.37e3123d1a1bbc1f

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Intuition told Kang Yebon that Cha Hyuk probably wouldn’t talk about him, but he couldn’t ignore that 1% sense of anxiety.7d860a694a63edd6

He wanted to live unnoticed and ordinary; that was Kang Yebon’s wish.a48e94e67fc52659

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Leaning his head against the bus window on the way home, Kang Yebon stared at Jung Woochan’s number for a long time before turning off his phone.8c8dba7e4a53ab69

“If you have any troubles, always tell me, Yebon. Hyung will always be by your side.”240873374e4fc69f

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That’s what Jung Woochan had told Kang Yebon on the day his father died. Tears welled up in his eyes.f03e3a0373ac80a9

‘Always, my ass. What a liar, that bastard.’ce4698788c20019d

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Kang Yebon regretted e012c01e0f not breaking up, a85efab62d realizing he had 8aed808fd1 leaned on Jung 8c2ccace63 Woochan too much.c110c096d255f58d

But…5db848b7a9ce407d

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“I’m somewhat interested. So, if you want that…”871d2f310b561cc1

It’s probably just a playful lie, right?5a62775c81fa37c9

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