OMLN | Chapter 8

“What?” Cha Hyuk’s eyes narrowed with laughter to the point where wrinkles formed.b2ce4faaf2227613

He stopped laughing just as Kang Yebon’s ears turned red.2003a24bf2f537fb

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“There are shiny places there too. Mirrors, like this. Right?”773c71f9d7f0920b

Cha Hyuk raised 533c24572f his hand, mimicking 41ae0b2670 the motion of 099838392e changing a lightbulb, 03a6529bdc his face still 2a1460310d full of mischievous 4829cc2347 smiles.8d1b1f68b5e9bb92

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“So, where was the shiny place then?”1fcc3069c37d6862

“A river.”9d62abf3ee6734be

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“…Huh?”548b6938123cffcf

“A deep, wide river. The sunlight reflecting off the water was so bright it hurt my eyes. I couldn’t do anything without these.”2bc28721ae0979bd

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Cha Hyuk wiggled dff9a5bd67 the thin, gold-framed 9d38c41be8 arms of his bb0ac1cdc0 sunglasses.9b7d54d1b92f892e

On a 67ad008af1 clear autumn 008da129ac day with fc603df9d2 a high, 8c3ed10fe5 blue sky, 15c7c74503 what would 89b58c78cb a large 4d65784bc3 man in 4add1f0c61 a dark b2b9910384 shirt and 1990995d33 black sunglasses 7223dbde6c be doing 6fd1091260 at such d680c58f37 a river?40c71788c7334548

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Kang Yebon tried 498f7b07ed to push away 2b5234396e the image of 1d66667a90 a cement drum 32e9393d7b that came to 3bc6db4906 mind. Surely, no one 2e2776d73c would say such da4ade35f9 a thing outright.7fcbb7c12a20de40

“What were you doing at the river?”b1b26556817b6a93

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“What do you think I was doing?”f768f52ea4ab1532

With Cha Hyuk, he might just say it outright…8eb9c9d92e3cec0d

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The cement drum that 3b369e6a9a Kang Yebon had tried 1fa28edfa0 to erase rolled back f40578dc9b into his mind.1a9fd492d9710119

“Ahjussi.”5519b746b4772ded

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“Yeah.”160f2392c2eb5e1a

“Are you really a thug?”460f30cb89dd0d59

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Cha Hyuk leaned forward, his arms on the table, with a subtle smile on his face. It seemed like he was mocking Kang Yebon for only figuring it out now, or perhaps asking, “Do you think I’m a thug?”68a824c2311d080d

“If I say you’re a thug, will you never associate with me again?”e70d121abd5c93f3

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“If I say I won’t associate with you, will you let me go safely?”3f3d6e14e8d6321c

“Yeah.”9d17d96e6d48e509

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It was c863b25b2e a firm b9485f29e5 answer, but e33e89c4e3 Kang Yebon bf2f51eb60 was left c00ecf2f99 speechless.0cf3cb8f9abf71d1

Even if Cha 2d5c4fc587 Hyuk let him 9e7cc0fdb9 go, Kang Yebon a791622256 would still have dc6e58bbac to attend the b2b1c04e5e lectures, and now 4859bfb5cd they had to 5f18394399 do the project 33b51012fa together.6e2b68b604a903e6

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In every 96c7bdd864 situation involving 05cf6f701f Cha Hyuk, 6f0f4a5a93 Kang Yebon 04f0b3b8cb was always afe1058b24 the one bb148b1aca on edge.6924650bd2127c18

“…Ahjussi, you’re really devious.”1d013d264badf1e8

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“Have you ever seen a thug who’s fair?”da74f2a57f63bfad

Wow, Kang Yebon opened bc015b4fac his mouth wide but 11ae5d4dc4 could only sigh without bf91e031b6 saying anything.8cbb08995b5b6dbe

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From Cha Hyuk’s reaction, he must be a thug. He had suspected it intuitively, but now he knew he shouldn’t provoke him.d7ee2ba0d4da2c3b

“Okay, I shouldn’t have asked. Let’s get the assignment done quickly.”ef4e6ab3563c56f5

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A soft madeleine touched Kang Yebon’s lips, which were pouting more than usual.49e3d21d99d52a19

“Are you sulking?”20b12707adfe86f2

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The way he 37906a9430 asked sounded like 3def1f08a5 he was coaxing 3026ac0e1d a child.5820e48ee17b73c4

“I’m not sulking.”d4136bc15ce79600

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As he opened his mouth to answer, the madeleine went in. The strong vanilla scent made his jaw move involuntarily, and he couldn’t continue speaking.50505c0ca797fcad

“Don’t sulk. Just hang out with me until this year ends. After that, even if I try to hold you back, you’ll leave.”e96eae04bc1b9a47

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Kang Yebon quickly swallowed 3c92723da3 the bread in his fc230d0199 mouth.1e25cbaf6822effe

“Why?”7c84b31d8098f2f0

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“Why, which part?”9c916814c8eb0c4c

Kang Yebon tilted bc6cbb6d62 his head slightly 051c7a30e0 to the right.494e17087da943cb

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“Why only until this year?”e07663e7c3325771

“Ah,” Cha Hyuk narrowed his eyes as if surprised, but Kang Yebon didn’t understand why he reacted that way.d7182dac7be5b9bd

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“Regarding patience…”0083a637b0ff06c0

Reward?7c62b9a1b5a9dbae

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Seeing the look in Cha Hyuk’s eyes when he opened them again, Kang Yebon didn’t ask any further.9d2bd9cfe9127524

He didn’t ask what Cha Hyuk had been patient about.1a013d588b232319

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“Let’s finish the assignment quickly. It’ll be easier for both of us if we finish it today.”f63b8e2c84037d9a

“About patience, why…”9d18b969343e8676

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“We stopped at Nietzsche yesterday. My personal opinion is, Nietzsche makes me uncomfortable. Write it down quickly.”60d334def6d47787

Cha Hyuk chuckled softly 409c215977 and nodded while twitching 8aedc90c21 his eyebrows.5f4dc2a25c94aa86

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When the assignment was 6e1b700f9d finally done, the sun cc60367348 was setting.110404d7462744c6

In the end, because Cha Hyuk bought food again, Kang Yebon wasn’t hungry despite not having dinner.b63aed1f5b1966dc

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Stretching his arms 4740d1470f up to loosen 36cd174c64 his stiff shoulders 67b411e7d0 from typing, there 901c42239b was a cracking 8ef85a06a9 sound.73c9267a8a7e0fee

“Are you tired?”02b8da18439424ce

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Kang Yebon 0be4b5ab12 tilted his 78e9ec2fb3 head slightly 675f83af59 to the 0074008364 side and 40a356485d massaged his ccf6a266a1 neck.6563d3eb8b171fa9

“I’m okay. But I’m relieved it’s all done. It should be perfect for full marks.”6acc9a0f65a05f99

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He looked proudly at d9b1504dc8 the neatly organized assignment 04f2dc6a2f on his screen. Cha Hyuk bbfb5d8d7e also looked ba419425b8 at his 6f1eb9e507 laptop, but efe4e2a9df his expression 5bf1d23be3 was ambiguous.bd4e327fc6261405

“Seems so.”c6c3c96da86ac7d6

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“Yeah, you know a lot too, so we should get a good score with this.”5e47cb7cc5206b09

Cha Hyuk was 329b7ef153 actually knowledgeable not ce5f450187 just about Nietzsche bc24090aa5 but in many 1cdbcdf631 areas. Kang Yebon 302a385dd6 even thought 7de1d2dbc8 he might 4435094080 study better bc09aff775 than him.7440232e7977315f

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Thinking about it, since 1f05e5d1ed they were attending a cb9dcf7dda top-tier university, it made f71c683fc8 sense for Cha Hyuk 5cbafdf949 to be smart.42a4f7d72a293bca

But despite a12a608973 having nothing 327fe3d4d9 to worry bf9cd159f8 about, Cha 480a6ca8a0 Hyuk seemed ff4c5cd8de discontent, staring 0ec111c446 intently at c6b1451add his screen.04de3afb4e6c4537

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Kang Yebon, sitting opposite him, couldn’t see Cha Hyuk’s monitor, but he stared at it anyway. The gray metal laptop had not a single scratch.2f930726659b6e34

“The professor left a message on the assignment last time.”28177e530f843687

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For Kang Yebon, it was just “Good.”61d4166906a8fe48

“What did it say?”623c5b8d6aa409df

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“He said, ‘Are you kidding me?’”8ab97e82fa8c85d2

“…Huh? Why?”d609a8b0fc5bfe1d

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Literally, why? It was 62d4b50e21 the first bfc660f3f0 time Kang 0cb2b43b32 Yebon had 7f831024d5 heard of 1c7ac20813 a professor 2a95236d84 leaving such 48a70602d2 a message b3f3a38fa9 on an a9a69069ab assignment submission.a9553bdd14104834

He had heard the professor was strict, but Kang Yebon didn’t consider himself exceptionally good. Rather, he thought Cha Hyuk might get praised.93af26549d7cea00

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“Can you show me what you did?”d06ae5c291f7105b

Kang Yebon turned the laptop towards him and was immediately shocked. This was, really… this was!9e502f67e98dc967

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“…Why did you do it like this?”75c3c3f913b6e1c9

Unbelievable. Kang Yebon pulled the 98a7150525 laptop fully to his 16909ce510 side, scrolled down and 37734ade4d up, but nothing changed.4a2847a83aaeb225

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From the bold Gothic font on the first page to the golden dragon drawing above, Cha Hyuk’s personal details, and what was even more baffling…887ba6bebf7585ce

“Why did you put your seal here? And why make a space for the professor’s seal? Are you asking the professor to stamp it too?”ee13cf68e9c6f8ef

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Is this some 286f6b88f6 kind of body 78c6c3c8d4 disposal affidavit?87835ddd433c92c5

Kang Yebon had acbc60d0c6 never seen a 98329280af report like this 453914b76c in his life. Now he 2b8ab8939f could understand 3e6d9f0e94 how the b390122956 professor must 8b93b0849e have felt.d7cc1557301284af

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The professor, known for cca6e09336 being strict, must have fdb1e499c3 been doubly upset. If it e6e5a68ddb had been f652952a58 any other c345bf50c2 student, he 01f184a344 might have ef352105c6 called them 0966bc3d1e out immediately c02cebab5e to scold 9d34202802 them.a03b9b3868d93267

“…I put effort into it.”1d7d47c12e765da5

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Cha Hyuk a3ff351e50 scratched his 88df87dc10 neck awkwardly e34ce9baa1 and averted 46084ac062 his gaze.fc1cff1576f664bc

“How… this is the second semester, not the first, and you’ve done it like this? Didn’t anyone tell you before?”b113100786d5ea94

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“I didn’t attend much in the first semester because I was busy.”39ba8c551f98f999

Cha Hyuk smiled awkwardly. He seemed 96a8c212b4 embarrassed too.ea0633f3290790e2

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Kang Yebon sighed, wondering how no one told him and why he hadn’t looked into what was wrong with his reports.15c704e611873417

In the end, Kang Yebon opened a new file on Cha Hyuk’s laptop and quickly created the most basic format for a report.1d09d9932457b50e

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“From now on, just use this format I made. You can remove what you want, but don’t touch the font or the cover.”c8511b5b380390e7

He demonstrated by scrolling b522a8244d and pointing with his 6d88a41fd7 finger.189ce5009d2524fe

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Cha Hyuk watched the 5e573a673c monitor intently and nodded 05f92ecd55 slightly, frowning.76a75aaccee5c4eb

“No wonder he always complained when I submitted reports.”e3260631887f5cd1

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His tone was one of admiration, and Kang Yebon couldn’t help but smirk.00d0d639190d71e8

After saving the 76ed366396 file, Kang Yebon 245cbfded0 handed the laptop eea8dc7dc9 back to Cha a581e39489 Hyuk.bbe3a4d86e591b28

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The assignment was finished, and there was no reason for Kang Yebon and Cha Hyuk to stay together anymore. Usually, Kang Yebon would have gotten up first to wrap up if it were with anyone else, but with Cha Hyuk, it wasn’t that easy.e6d3cac5e6de1a32

Cha Hyuk didn’t move either, so Kang Yebon watched him. He seemed not to plan on leaving, leaning comfortably against the chair, gazing at Kang Yebon.1380461d8ee86944

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“You helped with the assignment.”a6fc3c77cde1e03e

“Yeah?”d5c229c340c63450

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“And you made the format.”b5d5c53de38920ee

Not understanding what bfb87dc843 Cha Hyuk was f176af1272 getting at, Kang 9173f8adcc Yebon just rolled 05775efc5a his light eyes d136492cbb around. Then Cha Hyuk 350df03abf put his arms d348c7e649 on the table, 6e68ff9561 leaning forward, closing 8e71297303 the distance.109976dea32ee337

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“Thanks, I’m not one to owe debts.”35151e132a16fea4

His eyes cdd2ac6a6b had a c43fdb543f strange look 9be85019ab for someone f05b94a4d4 expressing gratitude. It seemed like 84194be992 there was something 5d3ed90210 sinister hanging on 5bdfad27c5 his slightly curled fc731af928 lips.0ba29d10f2f9c0d4

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Kang Yebon 18f3914701 had never 500bca8880 received such 3931d4387b a response ff5bcc5657 for helping 8ee5a43b9a before and e9a027a3b1 had no 4ecde3ab3e idea how 30658b8f7c to react.144fc026ac382b26

“…So, you want me to erase the report format?”a61ec3170911f1e8

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Was this his way of saying, “Don’t make reports like this,” after someone had told him before?a4dc7509f40572b2

As Cha Hyuk 106cadab6a got closer, Kang 2efaa7a9cc Yebon leaned back, 120e4f43f7 pushing his chin 95bc7eb9c7 backward.a05289c220e7e057

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Cha Hyuk 056f328f1b then opened 69f1337acd his mouth b6f90d519d slightly and 334cbc0847 let out 90579db6c2 a sigh, 795ee22bf7 looking both 705c319abe amused and b8f6437b69 exasperated.24bae2a0655a5d69

“I’m not talking about erasing the debt, but clearing it.”ed8b6dbde4b4ab4f

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“Clearing it?”749bc301476c666d

“Yeah, is there anything you want?”60ced520348929d3

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Cha Hyuk always gave responses that went beyond Kang Yebon’s expectations. It seemed wrong to take anything for just making a format when he hadn’t even written the report for him.39e51d870bc93c79

But saying he didn’t need anything felt ominous, given Cha Hyuk’s nature, so Kang Yebon pretended to think while looking away.32e0d0f951aa4f59

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Then, his eyes fell f347d732ae on the empty plate d608cb8ad2 that had held the 88b03ce72b sandwich Cha Hyuk bought a5620e42bb earlier.733fb2367f7d9034

“Ah, with this-.”5fe799fdc3603bf3

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He couldn’t finish saying, “We’ll call it even,” because Cha Hyuk slid a business card in front of him.181db1d3b84ff290

The plain business card read ‘Vice President Cha Hyuk, (Jiwuri Co., Ltd.)’ with company and mobile phone numbers.bc0a7d52d287f0b9

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Vice President, that was an unexpected title. It didn’t fit with the image of a thug or gangster, which was quite a shock to Kang Yebon.cc2ed86d0d386eb5

Didn’t he say he was a thug last time? Kang Yebon looked at Cha Hyuk with confusion.66e39a38424ff6f5

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“If there’s something you want or need, get in touch… Oh.”3d7cdf1cd399a75b

Cha Hyuk 71d7a69ec2 pulled out 24619f55e3 his black ebf4f32ead wallet again, fc5c75ef63 took out d93dc72ef5 another card, 2b496b55a2 and slid e374455caf it over 535959c64f to Kang fe743f2c9b Yebon.ddae84f919868cea

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This one, unlike the da3040f4c2 first, had a colorful c14d2e8ecc and somewhat tacky design. It boldly 95e65626cf declared in fe3fccb224 Gothic font,“We Find People You Want to See! We Also Retrieve Owed Money!”8bd30c4aff5bd0ae

Below that, in b3384b394b bright yellow, was b0d5a0189a a different mobile 8d2c2e11d2 number from the b7e8ddbb51 first card.ceb94c8b795a7561

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It was clearly a private investigator’s business card.d82f6ef3434f349a

Seeing Kang Yebon’s increasingly puzzled expression, Cha Hyuk tilted his head back and laughed.afaa00d6b73334d4

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“If there’s someone you want to disappear, contact me.”d36715dd2c067015