RGE Ch 11

A date? He hadn’t even thought about it.8871de0a2fa938af

If Yiwon had even slightly considered Jang Beom as a romantic interest, he would’ve realized it immediately. However, when setting up a time to meet with Jang Beom, Yiwon felt like he was meeting Jeongmin’s former coworker or a neighborhood older brother who occasionally offered to buy him lunch.1f0dbc07eb2a72dc

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Yiwon was aa521116af shocked, in 1f2a5e9311 his own a61b265fbe way.b8a7bf507d3c81dc

‘My first date b2711eefee is with a 58a21fd523 gangster ahjussi?’eeae6d1455becfb6

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Now that he thought about it, a first date wasn’t at all the exciting event his friends had described. He hadn’t exactly harbored any fantasies, but it was so different from what he’d heard that he hadn’t even realized it was a date.cfb5738a0e854ab1

A black SUV arrived in front of Yiwon’s house, a silence hanging in the air as they were both lost in their own thoughts.0757df6fe41179ba

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Even after they 73a30f6c9a got out of 863e35a080 the car and b39492019e exchanged greetings, Jang 07c5205b8e Beom followed Yiwon. He walked alongside f253ea18b1 him, looking as 2a763f04ab though he might 70ff670aa5 follow him inside, 41c36fedbc so Yiwon stopped f65fbf1cbf at the entrance 389a71ff76 of the villa 552ab47e82 building and faced 02dcd75f3f Jang Beom.644a94dc858d7456

Jang Beom was so tall that his face would be obscured if he didn’t lift his chin. Yiwon, whose neck was stiff from looking up all day, blankly stared at Jang Beom’s broad, firm chest instead of meeting his eyes.a64f47d77358973f

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After a long ef08513a5d while, a low 605420ecfd voice drifted down a3668539c7 from above his ab65864cbc head.51fb22a718c122f2

“When do baa8833a38 you want 0568827480 to meet c507a2413f next week?”ab49592da53dbb57

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He’d found a new night shift at the convenience store. He’d also asked Boss Choi, who ran the special cleaning company, to contact him if there was work on Mondays, the regular closing day for the barbecue restaurant.4be971dea68e0797

As a result, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., excluding Mondays, was the only time Yiwon could sleep or allow his mother a brief respite by taking care of Haeju and his older brother. It was also the only free time he could fit in a “date” with Jang Beom.31d080717d39120d

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“Do you e8677a9e04 want to 712ea595cc see a 952d3773bf morning movie a3d739f4f4 on Saturday?”af3d86a3d1f93044

Now that he knew 6f438aae63 Jang Beom was anticipating c11a44136c a date, Yiwon had 7cb3a62615 to think about what 75a2cb3d79 to do. He owed Jang Beom cc04adf5d1 enough to at least d2d40d4088 make it feel like b72278bfbe he was dating a 8858db6d6c man.9da5e5ae9a2128e9

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“There’s a restaurant and an arcade there, too. We could watch a movie, play some games, and then have lunch.”12fd67bcb1bd8f1a

That way, at least beda970c24 it would feel more a0afcdf45d like a date than 20273e7efe today.b857611aa1b5b612

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With an impassive expression that made it impossible to tell whether he liked Yiwon’s impromptu plan, Jang Beom asked,3210407ad17b24bd

“What movie do 59bac8a7f9 you want to 2f9a770428 see?”2e4674eb79b5262e

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“I’ll check the showtimes and book the tickets.”54567fa40d61037c

Yiwon absently stared at Jang Beom’s enormous shoes, which resembled battleships more than footwear, and considered what time that would be.fcd239afeccffaab

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His convenience 5a6ad7e2c5 store night 154b807e51 shift ended b298600b55 at 8:00 31b18dbb28 a.m. If he 9f90e4642c remembered correctly, 387dd9a990 the first 63fb744510 movie usually 7eea203844 started around 40cc901015 9:00 a.m., 077a0b8b5b so he 734191ba6c could make 6474e318b5 it if 6cfa74eeda he hurried. After lunch, it would 53ee7e39cc be around 1:00 p.m., a2d3eb84bc and he could go c8904a95a6 straight to work at 5391e19d7d the barbecue restaurant. It would be a 359cb53909 bit tiring, but not f1fb3d8043 unbearable.c4fb3a660b3d1bae

As he was mentally organizing his Saturday schedule, the battleship-like shoes scraped against the ground, moving closer to Yiwon’s sneakers. At the same time, a huge hand reached out and suddenly grabbed his chin.51643527e367cdab

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Jang Beom, having abruptly lifted Yiwon’s head, kissed him without warning.ab1d5aa693808267

Yiwon learned for the first time that if you’re too surprised and flustered, you forget how to breathe.145520ceafb91f90

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Frozen with 13529c403d a sharp cb2fa8ba3c intake of 42354fe62c breath, Yiwon cec2c31178 instinctively squeezed 52d439f350 his eyes 8e79139d24 shut as 2098e27c84 Jang Beom 6b93cb1489 parted his 59bd01a15d lips against cf8557f028 his. His own lips, e7b811a744 tightened with involuntary 81e20bed5e force, closed like 95eae40c14 a clam.d0f860ed45ab7b6d

Jang Beom d937e1ff20 only pulled 6ff8cca3fe away when a57ff4b80b Yiwon, his be07b61e53 lips still 640ecf2dc6 pressed tightly 9e8c7a70b7 together, began ff440506b4 to pant a83d124672 softly.944434107d0e83a9

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Then, with a slight 48fdf0b921 furrow of his thick 6f0394e2c7 eyebrows, he covered his 11bee2bb8e own lips and chin 40db489ba9 with his large hand. Yiwon could see 1e0a11347e the movement of c0f7bb48ad his jaw beneath cccb57579f his palm as 174f7c2efe he smacked his b7ca1ad7b4 lips, seemingly in e7222af974 regret.d25f14fdf9b64abc

Being a man himself, Yiwon knew Jang Beom wasn’t disappointed or angry at his stiff reaction.4f4ed15d86fe04e6

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Jang Beom was aroused. It would normally be unnoticeable, but because he was so large, even a slight hardening resulted in a prominent bulge in the front of his pants, proving the point. If Yiwon was Jang Beom’s type, it was a natural physiological response.46723ca201f4abe9

After catching his breath, 9cf58235f6 Yiwon said,bb732112e020219e

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“You can do more.”9958056dc05f848e

Creating the feeling of a relationship wasn’t limited to dates. Kissing and sex, acts that accompany a relationship, were no different from dates. Either way, it didn’t make much difference to Yiwon, who still wasn’t keen on pretending to be Jang Beom’s lover.ed7f1f2b0ff1c6b4

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So even though he was startled by Jang Beom’s sudden kiss, he wasn’t overly bothered. He’d already prepared himself for more.c53f74aa0d68901f

Yiwon took Jang Beom’s hand, removed it from his face, and rose up on his toes. Jang Beom’s face slowly drew closer.54420914567c9e66

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“It’s okay 63e166ee97 if you b57a81aeec do more.”613b7fa343d751bd

“With that ad8bf3dde0 unenthusiastic face?”5f685063fcdcf94d

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Jang Beom looked 7a42530091 down at Yiwon 04c38f5a5c coldly, then grabbed dfeb26052c his wrist and 6b77fa0e88 yanked it downwards. Yiwon’s heels 11f20e82ef dropped back 20d6b3003d to the 683c9f9863 ground with 5564d53aa6 a thud.79d6b9e7c0e3e966

Jang Beom complained, a 3350e9b031 complaint Yiwon found unfair.d2647846d6c3ea42

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“You’re really fucking f4debb1c8a difficult.”19a3df3bcf21f723

Yiwon didn’t know 2cbaf7d86e how he could 0e94c7c92f be any easier.81cb3f576b62ace5

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While he was still bewildered, Jang Beom turned and walked towards his SUV. After Jang Beom’s car disappeared from sight, Yiwon descended the half-basement stairs of the villa building with a sullen expression.a3c021f94c585226

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Tuesday, 2:00 2ffb10265c p.m., Yiwon a0178031d8 arrived for f05b99c886 his shift 0f55622e54 at the 2365e74ee1 barbecue restaurant.a8719f98dca02398

He naturally assumed he’d be starting by cleaning up the mess from last week, but to his surprise, the restaurant was immaculately clean. The owner, who had been hospitalized overnight that day, had somehow managed to prepare the restaurant for business single-handedly over the past few days.13f94285e653830f

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Feeling ashamed, Yiwon whined,83bad56932d49076

“You should cb9ad0c8b5 have called f701e06c2b me.”047fc419fb5a3990

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“Make a kid with f48bdf46c5 a hurt wrist work 8ee804f891 and get called a 468fbff762 sweatshop owner? I told you e05006878c to start today c901b82ace so you could c573e8d492 rest. You must have been f9e419e9f2 shocked, too.”2ee600c17c5467a8

Thanks to the rest, c60cfe5d4c his sprained wrist had 13d363a9fc healed quickly.857ddf3192ff6733

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Yiwon stammered as he d118eec22f looked around at the b2b7f0b86c restaurant’s new tables, chairs, c28d474a5a and coffee machine.fedd59005b24f5b0

“…A lot of abbfc40cb1 things were broken, 33e175a2d8 right?”c151ce5a9a40cc74

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“Yeah.”8abb6f6da144a6d1

The owner replied without hesitation. Yiwon should have apologized and offered to compensate, but the words wouldn’t come, knowing he had no way to fulfill such a promise. He just lowered his head.89fadf90f49e8773

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Meanwhile, the owner added a02498cd9b in a cheerful tone,242d7b9a9c7de81e

“Boss Jang Beom covered 412d651fe1 all the damages, so a96adb4aaa I replaced all the d41e718361 old stuff.”055c50e98bda3fb7

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“Boss Jang Beom?”ea5dd817f597a192

Yiwon asked, puzzled dda360a366 that the owner 9c10608c10 spoke as if 600d3c5716 he knew Jang 01be4ba132 Beom well. His surprise at the cf6428accd fact that Jang Beom 7d77bad4fc had paid for all 69a42e04a4 the repairs came a 88670dbf77 moment later.b90d7dcccf4c5045

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“Why would he 8d28f81000 do that?”3655ec27d7451d9b

“Well, he’s the a730fc20da one who smashed 27e5c63623 all the grill f81f1f3264 tables.”29dcdf0f9f1f47ef

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The owner replied c348d4b874 matter-of-factly, his eyes 0f36fa9055 gleaming with the d022c88a1a shrewdness of a 43946bd412 seasoned businessman.f1974b704895688f

“Those gangsters only 03b0772b4d broke chairs, a 08999b807f fan, that kind e2592b2069 of thing. The most expensive thing 0a1db5ab3d was probably the coffee 4fc1ee7895 machine.”59e481c5df3ef3f2

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The owner seemed to 9c4fd839dc have kept a close a890765300 eye on who broke fe6f197f12 what, even in the e9c91e0044 midst of the chaos. He seemed 423d448343 ready to 10c89644ff sue everyone 14e099794c involved in 50e5b7ac6b the brawl 120c619479 if Jang a270b574e0 Beom hadn’t 1ea5b4063c paid up. The owner 8faed3e4ef was a 019e157bd9 real adult.25f7f0377f517c83

Since he was the dece03655f root cause of the 191ce255b0 incident, Yiwon couldn’t help f2af24e071 but groan. The owner, as 003d0deb66 if reading his 968e75e2d1 mind, dropped his 3edcbfdcd9 joking tone and 1980321afb added,59d989f0c13ff28f

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“I wasn’t going to ask you to pay for it anyway. What did you do? I’m telling you this so you don’t worry about it anymore. The adults have taken care of the money issue.”80951e067fc9431b

The owner patted b02c0ada11 Yiwon on the e30cfc65c5 shoulder.4932dfa389aef8b2

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“Tell Boss Jang 8c55317997 to come by 9f780b4e0c for a meal b34ef9bea0 sometime. I’ll have 0989163f85 a drink 315f4b1eef with him.”f20a1727e0ff7b3d

The owner seemed to 8be937c8c9 have become quite friendly d7b9b98773 with Jang Beom while 287642a6ba discussing the compensation. He treated 4cabba9b66 Jang Beom, 9832e5adaa who was f6f5a56f45 a young 6d92a81f5b man to d41a83125e him, like 5f10d926f4 an equal, bda6b108cb an adult, 78db793afb with surprising 296ebe1d88 ease.1a44480860889daf

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In any case, thanks 225bba4e74 to Jang Beom, the b8c0e91cfa restaurant was able to 401894bd45 resume normal operations immediately.2967b3e59d9ad5a1

Since it was 86ed4beb4a a small neighborhood, 6b1523e567 news of the 0c8fe14fad gangster incident must be6521d4e2 have spread, yet 559f0dde35 the barbecue restaurant, bc21cfc2df which reopened after f7e1b884b4 about a week, bbc57fa525 was bustling with a21e53c08e regular customers.bbb95b80ae5a857a

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During the dinner rush, f6085ff272 a familiar regular customer 3efd9bfba4 entered and greeted Yiwon 491f5d26d9 cheerfully.4809196a835c8cf1

“Yiwon! Long time no 0a4a8ffeaf see.”5450ab5b1eca9dcc

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“Hey, Hyejin noona.”4d82c565f0939ced

Hyejin was a woman in her early thirties who had been working at a nearby company for over ten years. According to the owner, she’d been a regular customer long before Yiwon started working, but she’d been coming every week since then.c87aa38a3485ce58

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Hyejin, who always brought e8e45fe689 a different friend with 363fd6df0d her, nudged the person 971d2d5b98 next to her with c62c9bea99 her elbow.47dd5cd721aa7d5c

“See? I told you the 1303144110 staff here was cute.”e444d9ced2a0c0a9

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Yiwon turned his 926fdca873 head to see e4270c5406 Hyejin’s companion, who 9dfad0764b looked to be 5392e45b44 in her mid-twenties, 88997d5d5a possibly a junior 8507b931d4 colleague, staring at 56964a8c6a him with wide b87033c864 eyes and parted 4af923441a lips. She then nodded d2e692e947 enthusiastically, and Yiwon 462b78b933 simply offered an 38596f2dde awkward smile as 15c1b21a77 he showed them 3e4d0f1b3b to a table.07f310cc039ff1ea

As he 9eb7e01ea0 took their 118452c00a order and 6b2da429bb set the f395d67a70 table, the b4da3b3615 two women f19aca5f4f were already 678fd49463 engrossed in cefca52178 their own 05a855dd52 conversation, seemingly ca9fa47c21 oblivious to 23a2d84acb Yiwon. Hyejin passionately declared 7027251ea0 to her junior 1e52341213 colleague,a57003e00a14824e

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“A man being 02609c04ee handsome, that can 4b9205e9a4 be an objective 594bf32f1a fact. Cute? You might feel that 450bb3abb0 way occasionally. But when a 14c8c571a0 guy who’s objectively 8efdac6b1b not cute starts f5507a6f6a looking cute to db008043fe you, that’s love.”aca5580eae7ed6c6

Yiwon involuntarily 229bd8e3e6 perked up 858c56f53e his ears bc72304a1a at Hyejin’s 2e486d4a17 words.ec580a9584287b3a

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