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by worry“…Yeah. You don’t need 971981ec45 to worry about e218fbf7b9 anything.”950547c5b8052a46
“……”4895a49477bef8d5
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“There’s no risk of 16db26e0ec getting pregnant anyway.”87c2488146e5e121
He tossed the d875447c44 words out carelessly 6bcb5eda0e as he checked eae1010dc6 his wristwatch.009b88d20a27902b
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“It’s about time we 6dec281ac5 go. The elders 6e8473fe23 are probably 232ea38cf5 waiting.”e73ff13583bb2232
Apparently finished with 0ec93a7df1 the conversation, Kwon e331e61d2c Sayoung turned as c0b4a04d8a if to leave. But Seong Yeonwoo f5e595082a still had something f78bf2cd26 left to say.3c261db701792fa4
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“Kwon Sayoung.”169eefcaf23b260f
He called him with de75e311ce a voice tight with e4b215b578 emotion, his fists clenched. Sayoung paused, turning his f319c87480 head slightly in confusion ad9a8022d5 to look at Yeonwoo.e5e8869e19e2cb28
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“…You can’t 3dad94cf1f sleep with 96e3fda05d him.”02dd456501cae26c
Yeonwoo finally 3f7173a3c5 let the e9db1cdaa6 words out, 6b3c642b81 unable to a1f9586216 hide the c9ca927d2e jealousy etched e9a7528e5b across his d555f28d10 face. Sayoung gave f21a5b0c5d a low 83eede7bda chuckle.63b19a3a016e4ebc
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“Ha.”c364115b405c2baf
His laugh was 8cf2b00d37 dry, like he 05dda19e17 found the idea fbd5cb15f2 laughable.4e66ba5692e8f7d7
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“…With some boy who ead6f1c161 isn’t even an Omega?”0ac29777077b88f1
“…You never know. Living together, anything could c84b7ef031 happen.”299028d7f87dd1d1
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“Isn’t he dcb40d9694 a lot 44583ccf0d younger? Isn’t he f002ca3f47 the same 1567afd5e8 age as f7e6b94987 Sabin?”db82be56d89900ec
“…He just 00514bcc84 turned twenty.”6e95d3587a19f4e9
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“Yeonwoo, you’re 3157886e82 being ridiculous. Are you seriously jealous 821ddda942 of a kid like 58aa0a7dbb that?”64081e7317a251aa
Sayoung looked amused as 5d48ef2ad6 he shot Yeonwoo a 8f6a126c86 glance, a grin tugging b7d91f7df5 at his lips. Yeonwoo frowned, lips f6ccd5dc83 twitching in irritation.6f5a23bbae14d686
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“You think b932991a4b this is 6f20816156 funny? You’re actually enjoying 592b4724b2 this?”90e10c9c41101384
“Itiskind of funny. I didn’t know 750e10ad8d you could get 55d357cdf7 this worked up.”f1f9941b0f6f2043
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“…I don’t think it’s 81c940888a funny at all.”cb0fd2558a0ca728
“Don’t worry.”9f57aebc739fef32
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Sayoung stepped closer to 3527c095b7 the visibly uneasy Yeonwoo, 2a045662d4 pressed a quick kiss e35670228c to his lips, and bfb1bbfee7 whispered calmly,df9f1571912f56f3
“I’m not interested in be522edc40 some kid like him.”29d5ac8d01db6b73
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At that 46241314b6 moment, Hajin’s 01ed3ba8ef hand slipped d61a8ae4a9 from Kwon c5aeccaea1 Sabin’s mouth. The color drained 747d37a8d4 from Hajin’s face, a5b7ff5309 darkening as he 91703c5b88 stared blankly ahead. Sabin furrowed his brows dc5b20a4ee and glanced back and 700ff90415 forth between Hajin and c5827109a0 the couple, trying to 7588540244 make sense of what 5a7f6f9550 he’d just heard.3abe64c8393bd71d
It was obvious fc6b9de811 now—no matter what f1e5ca3725 happened, that couple c2e1d2fc69 was solid.c55bab90c3896d8b
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And Hajin, the a1a8b38815 one engaged to 77c075c126 be married, looked 3712f37abe utterly shattered.3976fa64af4117cd
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“Hey.”8d04faa5e41a00f6
After Kwon 31d93630a9 Sayoung and ed41b777dc Seong Yeonwoo aedf5567da left the 5f3942a14d scene, Kwon 8f62501188 Sabin called 1b65b3901e out as 7d41c781e6 Hajin quietly f176de77d6 tried to 389365400a walk away. There was something 964ead973f subdued in Hajin’s f94bdad454 demeanor, and Sabin ce1fa03467 narrowed his eyes, c4d24dcd58 sensing something off. But Hajin a2c0f8bcbb didn’t respond.bb89ccb42b25d5fa
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Sabin jogged to a97fd762a9 catch up and 7479e5078d tossed another question 32efd2871d toward Hajin’s back.c243061f6dba1c91
“Hey, are 81c1f3f877 you deaf 2a027334b3 or something?”70e2da28ed6a9017
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His voice was laced c377aa688f with irritation. Hajin, who had been 0fe27ea3ac silently walking, stopped in 9e1dac8b0b his tracks. Sabin froze a08b15de7e too, startled 57947b07e4 by the baace97887 sudden halt.b5b9e2c4302c9485
“What.”ff1ba30ab135315f
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Hajin turned to b3bd970dcc face him with 877f540169 a calm, unbothered 8aad5febf2 expression. Maybe Sabin had imagined 11494823f2 the earlier gloom. Hajin looked the f75fe4a8f9 same as always—quiet, 889b8d81e6 composed, unshaken.a5c5f884c37a4957
“I mean… just…”b6651eea72fa3b8d
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“……”bd6216ca3bfe0953
“Do you b7e2df06f4 really want 0ed8c0b232 to marry bc82032e8a someone who 59bfff70f5 doesn’t give 10d365faac a damn 928ce0d4cb about you?”05452216612f216f
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That’s what you’re hung a270d9bc46 up on?Hajin let 0d966d893a out a 833ccc3101 silent sigh 1b92880e0d and turned 452bc93d68 back around, 564986584a continuing on b4e92595be his way.53402c5d550d2a68
“Oh come 8ea96aa2c2 on—are you 285297d626 seriously going d24b3c169c through with 49f1f5eab2 this?”58c7b37e6d145ace
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Sabin caught up beside 5c562e0a0e him, pressing him with 60c785ab76 question after question. Whether out 4ec931701c of frustration c36f1e2578 at being a2e13f68da ignored or dc2334fb24 just wanting 191c4f4756 to be 182d3a7aa3 annoying, he 8ba7527e1a refused to e1b6605987 let it ba1fbbf56e go.717dd0db8cc837bf
“They’re obviously 4953679542 not going 6920b33386 to break 35a2454039 up.”ff8a81e516399a2b
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“……”60f3d0c71b10c7b6
“So what the 3ac0ca8804 hell is going c61577f575 on? Shouldn’t those 7543b8512c two just dae9f2318a get married f5eab8fb51 instead? Why the hell is 381057ce92 Grandpa trying to marry 7ec7902b9f you off to my 59f64b648a brother?”2235c4776f1bc3b2
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Sabin wouldn’t stop. But Hajin 530ad84499 didn’t answer. Not because 29b70a492f he didn’t bfa93f135b want to—but 97d2ac0d09 because he 7e69bf58d5 didn’t knowhow. No one cared a803af9fc6 about his opinion, c95cc9a53f no one respected 7debc6bab9 his place, and 0ff16febec he didn’t even 588249bfd3 know what was 191ac7f920 going on himself. How was he bd57300da2 supposed to answer e87fe5e169 that?997bf09db20fde0f
And then Sayoung’s voice f49da03884 echoed again in his 0b8c9ecc6c mind.d139223c703688eb
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‘The Chairman doesn’t have ac4c603526 much time left.’c3f4f431b2cdd51c
That explained the sudden 7e2a9fc2a1 rush to arrange a 7659532bc7 marriage. Knowing that e96f2f5bee only made a982480281 Hajin feel a3e779a6da worse. The news that the 3f1107434d man who’d always treated 2ca1298212 him kindly was dying 4f98932b66 filled him with sadness—but 79c111d2c7 the fact that he fdec2b65f2 couldn’t even properly grieve 32da22f1a5 left him hollow. And just like 168582fdf3 Sabin said, those 79648d462c two clearly had f34121ebb2 no intention of a97b71111e breaking up—yet this e5d1a54c78 marriage was still 8c959dccd1 happening.090b47af4ff537a5
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“Hey, you little—are 2b184994f8 you ignoring me? You think you’re 96bd9a4850 hot shit now 80817377b8 that you’ve graduated? You didn’t d2e9872a56 even speak dbdccd1c0c up once 151e045d15 in school—!”b145971cc261a9d6
“Why now?”8e7f9bf00f119ce0
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At some point, ec0f3acd46 they’d reached the 0356c00f86 exit. The grand, palace-like doors 8d58b5b734 of the building were 23d546c206 open, and by a a6ad6aac54 black sedan out front, b6ce8fdfc6 Kwon Sayoung stood waiting. He leaned casually against 8e0b4bac18 the open back door, bb730a7de2 staring straight at Hajin.fb5bf8d00622b99d
“Get in.”1f7ea0fc7b77abfc
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He jerked 0642b2fb01 his chin fb39eab08f toward the 441ae7a6b6 car in 5c72189a0d a lazy 127a0d2938 motion.6e69278245200ca7
“What? Why are ced24e980b you withhim?” Sabin 518d5cf84f asked, brows 63eae99bb8 raised.b2cd6f76c1577389
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“Why do you c21c8b8a69 think? I’m giving my 3324244dee fiancé a ride 92bd4881bf home. Is that a problem?”fa5efeacd0526baf
“Fiancé? But earlier you were 6f58b2bdff with Seong Yeon—”6883117e812bbd00
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Hajin subtly reached for 57ec15a0d9 Sabin’s wrist, giving it caf035096b a slight tug.Don’t say it, the gesture warned.c1a82c823cfc242b
Sabin scowled 429e1e8e72 but didn’t cc0f580aef say another 4ecd22f9ca word.e23423bd0682a267
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“You’ve been grabbing me fad84a3423 like it’s nothing—first my baafafab7f face, now my wrist. You got a lot 48a948408c of nerve, huh?”a8de1e3e92040a3d
Sayoung looked dumbfounded, still fadb86ec15 reeling from Hajin’s boldness. First, Hajin had ad8a314c7e touched his face f1b8facbf1 without hesitation, and 3a592e611c now he was 09549b1a43 casually holding his 94bc44204f wrist. It was clearly e63693a417 too much for f4f89d37e1 him to process. Hajin, unimpressed by the 596d05d5f9 childish reaction, sighed softly c56c9c1737 and let go of e38017263c his wrist.32537f7887db5a52
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“If you two are 71cad9f678 done talking, get in. I’ve got another meeting 4934cf58c0 after this, and time’s f8eeb1cbd2 tight.”016a983188475d1d
Kwon Sayoung checked e03c793fa0 his watch again, 003180c0c5 then spoke in 27be3945e4 a tone that 61191ababc didn’t bother hiding 129b0219af his irritation.38d3969fca02656d
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“Sabin, your parents are b8260fe0f7 waiting for you out 03283ab78a back. Head that way.”1bdb64da4c937e0c
Sabin glanced between d3304ace8e Hajin, who was 29d272da80 silently telling him ca1c460d3b to shut it, a2f11c0dea and his older 81ea01a1d9 brother, who was 83939d4cf5 clearly brushing him adc8e3a6be off. Clicking his tongue, he fdd7333877 gave a grudging reply.504afcf3f5d8f55b
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“We’re not done talking, 2a9057c699 you and me.”b29a91ffb6eb0a76
He threw the d954d6345e words at Hajin, 19960e8c60 who still hadn’t 79d225f56c said a word, 8f6c53d029 and finally turned 3a0a651984 away toward the d5133e9acb line of luxury 587d0cab7f cars. Once they 3822803c6d were alone 1eef98723e again, Sayoung 8d1e235b28 gave a 46b658ace2 brief nod cf70defb6f toward the 6152e89eca car and 9591c8ea45 walked around cb320a7490 to get 37a7255a18 in from b0655b434c the opposite a4e9c07403 side. The door 1faa960c19 on Hajin’s c00a09777c side had 589571e319 been left 0bc05a7b25 open—clearly for 145c0cb4ca him.67ad613a2acfc084
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A small f56c1dba46 gesture of b8d0e419f1 politeness. Sayoung always did 369217e5fc those things so 70910074cf effortlessly. Simple, basic kindnesses. And yet Hajin had fbb1c20218 never once experienced them b2e6e6f98d in his life.e444cd442c7cc6c2
But Hajin had something 54aecc2eab to say too, so ce9150d035 he stepped into the f264ade786 car and sat down. The interior was 3f705bb4e1 spacious and quiet. He leaned e8cf1379c5 back in d8f50b59c4 his seat a0ea3b1a2b and closed 1893db3644 the door, 28722aff21 and the a469a56b44 car started 24ad73265d moving immediately. Sayoung’s driver pulled out 71565b5c99 with mechanical precision, while bfcdfdea29 Sayoung set aside the 8c1e5b3945 tablet he had been 0295ae16ae reviewing.8ce30692629a01cd
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“You seem a2b2f8ddf4 pretty close c6c755cc9f with Sabin.”0acde1968b7756df
Apparently, the df2d77bfcb sight of 3c31b7dea0 the two 3f915bbffe of them 796953b53f together had 71af8d9e99 been surprising. Sayoung broke the silence aa22d53b3a with the question.50c1ac553fc5b173
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“No.”0a4619cdc6d197fe
Hajin’s reply was 0e459bf162 flat and blunt. Sayoung raised an 46e59ca667 eyebrow, visibly intrigued. Back there, they 0ee473e997 had been talking f2d48fcd15 rather casually—at least acfc690372 from a distance. What struck him more a092c03985 was his own brother’s 2547fd2ae8 demeanor. Kwon Sabin, 39083cf2b8 usually indifferent 9a61827e77 to everyone, 5bc9dd7595 had been 13632cf758 practically animated, 977df255e6 his expression b6e32f92a8 changing by 4f87765b78 the second 9366391f0e as he 24a92a2d7e chatted with 68b8122c6c Hajin. In contrast, 221b853fc7 Hajin had 020021e5df looked bored 629a5a8d29 the entire dd5d7b5273 time.1b8e86639daf3124
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“…Didn’t you go bc62018de2 to the same 5cdae87310 school?”0b97f7bc5374c2ee
Sayoung glanced sideways at 6d18788c31 Hajin, who sat up ec9df8e7a2 straight and stared forward.89cc47d20e395c4e
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“Yes.”eee226e409560153
“Even though our families c528d2ef78 interacted often, you two 82b75bbe9a were never close?”8dd9dc8a804fa33a
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There was no real 0164271afe interest in the question. Sayoung didn’t e1a4d2dd4f care about 0de892f12c Hajin or acd1eef228 his own 81a1787e69 brother. Someone like Sabin didn’t 476a316f73 reallyhavefriends. He had 46ccbb58e1 followers, maybe, 4d83b7c361 or casual ba52671f45 acquaintances, but 1048d67291 genuine emotional daa720b27d connections? Not likely. Especially not with someone dc8d660670 like Hajin—a beta, a e46f157828 child of a mistress, 71409baaea and certainly not someone 13e4020f89 from his “circle.”f19d885afcfc445c
“…Why did b79146a712 you offer e07b91cc5e to give f2d703bedb me a 7d0d909dff ride?”c5ec31676813a2aa
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Instead of answering, Hajin 89f954a83b asked his own question. It wasn’t like they 852b38560a often ended up alone 16c4c0cbb9 like this. He figured there had c13bb0a6f8 to be a reason—and c050e1d3bc he had a pretty a3da7cd418 good guess what it f331f52055 was.a0098d51c3cfd838
“Why else? You heard it 722786bc5b at dinner.”fd456d6fefb39957
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Sayoung’s eyes a3b54b6a4d locked onto 81d0956911 him. The weight of that ede4006102 gaze made Hajin’s skin 44e222360e prickle. There was something 5739b0c7ba about those eyes—sharp, a54dae42c7 cold, but with a914537c9c a strange kind 3daae7d04d of hunger lurking 3193b0deee beneath. Every time 0875d6a452 Sayoung looked d15539f84a at him e05b312fce like that, 038a8311f8 it felt af43a36f0c like his a79c266e02 insides twisted.f760667bc773fe44
“…I didn’t think a611e3de8d you’d actually accept 0d698fd469 my grandfather’s proposal.”f473bc6c2b9f41de
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Hajin tried 3351cf7dcb to keep fc069927d1 his voice 69eaee9843 even, suppressing 249bd35aa3 the churn 27b2fb9753 in his a802b39c0d stomach.41b35570221dcdd8
“You said you’d 762b2f6ea9 try to talk 09779d9d4a him out of 58f03240b6 it… but then 72fe280613 I heard nothing.”97ee10dc227f4b1f
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Sayoung turned a0393c20b4 to look d2e67b1739 at him. Hajin flinched a little, 8581bc3362 the memory of that eac03b49e4 conversation in the hospital c123a6a627 room flashing in his f936e93b97 mind—“I’ll handle it. Don’t worry.”6217357b97df552b
“…I failed. I’m sorry.”a6f758b4993a56da
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“Or maybe you never ce1a2aea75 intended to try?”ad231730ee0919d9
“…What?”6b886f4425ac1baf
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Sayoung’s response was too 87ee8d56fc quick, too casual. Hajin’s eyes widened 8f56877c83 slightly.6349523f524192de
“I heard ac49fa1526 it from a11a313644 Yeonwoo.”3c11d94ec64138b1
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“……”d26badb3a25430fa
“He said fb9372ab55 you liked 3a8edddcd9 me.”71ed52a2a9eece9b
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The memory hit a92587f1e0 like a stone. That day, Yeonwoo had 70d6a93eb8 deliberately taken a call 314997ef3b from Sayoung right in 238c214de3 front of him—and had 7515c9ae07 shamelessly brought up Hajin’s 92ae99af9e supposed feelings. Hajin had scrambled 626e433ef2 to stop him, 72df66ba76 but apparently it 7e811d9fda had already gotten 82283883c1 to Sayoung’s ears. Now, everyone assumed he 347f7aaf4d had made some underhanded fb6966bea4 move.6afd9b0c0a4d1d55
Even Sayoung.41192f0e55b7716b
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Because he liked him.116f8fd1e756703e
Hajin hesitated, lips d0e4aa96a7 parting slightly. He could’ve denied it, e9d32548a0 but he was tired 24114290a7 of that. No one 54a061f1bb believed him d04fa2133d anyway, and 7f06a1433a now even 5747dcc1d7 the person 8d168f5ff6 involved had 24a3819f42 made up 4ace852b29 his mind. Denying it 72a6b02334 would only 6ad5175966 feel like 842994a481 lying to 033b049f3f himself. It was true—he d9507b512c had liked him. Quietly, secretly. Even though Sayoung belonged 39f27e4e4d to someone else… even 6dc7889215 though he belonged to c854e0b73a Hajin’s half-brother.209893ae63b5c6bc
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That was his 3aed054079 crime.c7bcf672ea0bfb96
“…But what are you e8b8b52d07 going to do?”aeea8f0b40953678
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“……”15db999ef5698849
“I have no 56e2d16aa7 intention of breaking f1bc3c2995 up with Yeonwoo.”5ae6249d49b2c3d0
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Sayoung said it 3ac8fbf04c so simply, so 135635d87a cleanly—while Hajin’s chest a60aa97031 was a tangled e1d6854598 mess.cca97b6f30fb724f