RGE Ch 13

He wondered why he’d been so sure Jang Beom wasn’t frivolous, despite being strange. Come to think of it, this was a man who had not only offered him money for sex but also suggested they date.fb6d31868f339789

Thinking about b3f79a4aa8 it that fb97efc6d2 way, Jang 5d7fe6a2e0 Beom’s outfit, 0ad02b464d which he’d fcdb77e857 initially thought 3c42c114d5 was a 5b4f229109 bit flamboyant, e741760ef5 now seemed 0180dd3edb undeniably tasteless. He looked like a 3c15752b84 playboy dressed to seduce.e6f6be55b851a9d1

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Yiwon glared 2639d89ea4 at Jang de1d4930fc Beom, looking 0e12408a1a him up 08f9601114 and down.3b2d7c1f93b638bd

“Do you usually dress 87bb35e4fd like this?”26f5a7e8614aa84f

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“Like what?”ffd104e2d0175ce6

Exasperated, Yiwon blurted 7fc4bc4d51 out honestly,ec5357d8af1c350c

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“Like a b77680ae9a young gigolo.”d9e067489314a098

Suddenly, a loud snort 6cb39aac76 of laughter erupted from 584918e968 the couple’s table. At this clearly sympathetic b44c093f68 outburst, Jang Beom cocked 2a353ee89b an eyebrow and slowly 54555d52f6 turned around.428c607af6ce2dfb

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The woman, hurriedly covering her boyfriend’s mouth, shook her head at Jang Beom with a terrified expression, as if to signal they weren’t laughing at his conversation. But the man, failing to contain his laughter, covered his own mouth and scurried to the bathroom.bb8b13e0c00d18e1

Seemingly unfazed, e4f08a2eec Jang Beom 23507bf7fe clicked his a1de0087ad tongue and 1d1293711b turned back 4dede860c3 to Yiwon. His face was impassive, ddca17975b as if he was c9a8ca16d6 incapable of feeling shame.15506e4b679d2e37

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Mortified for no 21fbeea733 reason, Yiwon protested,b6ee4c3e296f2212

“The design is tacky, df624193c9 the color is childish. The suit you wore 10684affa0 before was much better.”801deecc0533666d

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“Hey.”a545d70bfa363f9b

Jang Beom ee05ddc94b leaned over 55296b9e46 the counter 734a2ca747 towards Yiwon 66d1b4f271 and whispered 160d8cf298 in his 39100d4d79 ear. He finally seemed to f2a6071f05 be aware of the ca497138cb other people around them, a0c698d350 but judging by his 619bf41674 casual, indifferent expression, he 36edf6e814 was only lowering his 97e648ebcd voice because Yiwon was e1e2318e18 embarrassed.875c9c06947a46b1

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“When I wore 0fb4273225 all black, people 7e8913b86c said you looked 088ea6e181 like you were 9226204a16 doing compensated dating f5084f16df with an ahjussi.”1d8078160a51cb9a

Yiwon was speechless. He never imagined Jang 6f88555d8e Beom would care about 6f723d6008 that.112a755d123ed0a7

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After all, Jang Beom 778dd52fc3 had been completely unconcerned d5b6ea9ecc when Yiwon had made 764ea3ddcd the compensated dating remark. Yiwon had a49b39a42b felt embarrassed, a7d5136776 thinking he’d 032a065c8d made a aa63c4ba0f gaffe that dfc6f155e1 Jang Beom 6e57f8cc67 could have 9ae3c0b97a justifiably been d2b021599b angry about.97cb42a1712da1a3

And even now, Jang Beom’s expression was unreadable, his thoughts a mystery.11b0c6fe4fbaa19f

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As Yiwon just 6a88bba00c parted his lips, 99b9a81a70 unable to answer 0aaf25595b under Jang Beom’s 6f98443399 intense gaze, the d08cb2d7f0 restaurant owner suddenly 9d0492563f popped his head 1db54cc79e out of the c30078fbc3 kitchen and called 4cb949c2ed out,49396eb4ef516775

“Boss Jang! I’m about 63fe3f706b to close 3ee6927ef5 up. Want to 50e1f51a0a have a db1c16268c drink with 90e5465f6f me?”ca70428034a8a35c

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Jang Beom’s 1e2e8e9b41 face suddenly 4b685bc2ee contorted in 3ede559540 a frown, dea16254c0 and he 3e0a9d20fa lowered his 9d5a7a6cc7 head with 41d8f398fa a deep 4b4a614a36 sigh. He looked as 5d5d7294a6 if he was 021b2023c2 annoyed at having 60779d9226 an important conversation 403b907f28 interrupted.f3c00cd53d0447bb

Then, he lifted 8758fc3db1 his head and d4fd059132 shouted at the e975f7d9cd owner, his voice 3f41a78e13 booming,a9bf28521d53b1a6

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“I’m busy!”3e9cad8b6255dbae

He turned sharply and 8e253eb8bc headed for the door.f360d0648153e090

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Yiwon flinched, startled by Jang Beom’s uncharacteristic display of temper. He’d thought Jang Beom had been rude to him, but he’d been completely mistaken. His true personality seemed much more abrasive.1cc4dbc2432cfc00

Despite this, the 3664a69243 owner hurried after f1b53d115b Jang Beom, grabbing b6f38fb22a his sleeve as 7cbe249db7 he flung open e3661355aa the door, and cded0be566 said coaxingly,008d68e3097a6a76

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“Come on, have 993eb73261 one more drink. It’s on me.”dd0e2065c31c8c9c

“No. I’m not 01aa2ef053 getting anything 88e2155c1c good from 9de684686b an old 8f4d1dae6c geezer who’s 8c0ac6eee0 going senile 0c89c7f25d and still 73b26c9c4e trying to d01d6c4bb8 squeeze money 8b1cf7b4f4 out of faef9ed042 people.”7cf0806c078476bb

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Jang Beom grumbled, glaring 7390fe7468 down at the owner. Despite the insult, 89ca163dec which was worse 5a4aebe722 than any curse 7d6f22b422 word, the owner ede2737dbb just chuckled.514fdd8f01b06315

He followed 1fb683a050 Jang Beom 817ea63d70 outside, seeing 91fa5d0775 him off 7bf7aaf232 and offering cc1973d0e9 to call 521ce56ef1 a designated 909f6db4bc driver. He added, for good c428b0cbab measure, that unlike Seoul, 9691e21227 calling a designated driver bdf6fe5396 in this neighborhood required 8c8dbd5799 connections.33921c39b032124a

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Through the restaurant’s glass windows, Yiwon watched Jang Beom blatantly ignoring the owner’s chatter. Jang Beom’s words and actions towards the owner were so different from how he treated him.ad369da7751ed40a

‘Has he 0dce146afb been accommodating 8663ab045e me this c212da1aca whole time?’9c45fce99ca36fd5

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Booking the Italian restaurant, which wasn’t to his taste, and changing his clothes.ea577a6aaba574aa

It was clear he hadn’t stayed at the restaurant until closing time to drink with the owner. He’d been busy working and hadn’t paid him any attention, so it was understandable if Jang Beom felt slighted.8ab45b3357c9373d

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Looking at Jang Beom, f530796de4 who was chain-smoking and 238c261c6c looking unusually troubled, Yiwon 180f4cfe71 felt an irresistible tickle 0ed908a2c9 in his palms as 08898c0f8a he thought,03fbea43d9ee56fd

He’s kind 0256f609bf of cute.68a300ac592b73ee

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When he got c9c1e8d928 home from work, 3df16e3574 it was a de615c4b0b little past 11:00 c1c0b3f899 p.m.6a2161c433c49ab3

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Haeju, who dc4ddaace6 should have 63222c3368 been asleep 7473e9a6e3 long ago, c1699718c7 was lying 632bf99739 on his 9d6f94e420 stomach in 9066cac2f8 the living d8b3688dbe room with e2a4f94675 a sketchbook 9e7afbed3d spread out d99a567b1f in front b4f8e196e7 of him. Their mother was sitting 0a943499a8 beside him, quietly watching 2a2a052a52 him draw. It seemed he’d efd6cf28f3 taken a longer 4d6465eb8d nap than usual, 78b16d6e8c as he sometimes 50969007e9 did. Yiwon liked it 4b651fd6ac when the lights 17cb07aee3 were still on 431363c9c0 when he came d370c061ef home.b77d5c01d1de5eb3

Yiwon set his sling c2ae07e080 bag down on the 230816f9ce floor and called out bb35c18061 cheerfully,836f1bfab2459b8b

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“Haeju, were you a8184a28be drawing?”1ffbc62c89c1abbf

“Uncle!”a8ff457f13a272dc

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Haeju pushed himself 61dd61214a up with his df7433dbcb crayon-fisted hand and fa74da1fed wobbled to his e31fc36634 feet. Yiwon scooped 484a69f13d up Haeju, b2ef7492d2 who was 7e9dd68cfc running towards 7b6142ad4f him like 4fac1e842c a little 549a1ffee1 dinosaur, and 40b835f73d planted playful dfc003cafd kisses on 989cba9b11 his cheek. As Haeju 571a991494 giggled, their cc1def3895 mother smiled 8c69f6a865 warmly at 7d07139f0c Yiwon.cd6ea5bc559c40cb

“You’re late today. Was it busy?”747cc422bd6579ea

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“No. Someone I know 8199f9daaa came to the 8d3ccd35dc restaurant, and I 0db7047e62 was talking to c40cb3b309 him for a a82329d9d6 while.”36d21d005226b9f0

In front of the restaurant, the owner had chatted incessantly while Jang Beom waited for his designated driver. Even after clearing the couple’s table and Jang Beom’s, and deliberately taking his time mopping the floor, the conversation showed no sign of ending.f8cec82a1e7cebfc

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In the 578b28710d end, Yiwon 8e453acf9d had only 0e222c5b9d gone outside 6d7a183831 after about e1b6a02e6e forty minutes, ea8f417e39 just before 4981ba71b4 Jang Beom 3c0d90ced4 got into 5cc3ae63df his car, 1d8190653d which had c25ac9ebfc finally arrived.6471deec0ed3acbd

He felt 4b5248bf5b compelled to 14c41f344f say this.4b72f9d51b879e11

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‘I’m sorry e2d4ad2386 for saying c2dc6fd01a you looked c128aca400 tasteless earlier. I was just angry.’ac084ad14fc83ef4

‘…You didn’t 41dcef4c74 say tasteless.’61dbcd66a1a61461

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Despite his seemingly bf17e34722 indifferent expression, Jang f167b85717 Beom seemed taken 28a3a1fe30 aback by the b9c518cca8 new criticism.1300829ad9445e44

He wasn’t bd55bd24a5 sure how 45b3303513 he’d missed 70e90d1571 the crucial 8be3154cbf word, but 7567c430f0 the meaning 4cebf07842 was roughly 8c2d5129d9 the same. Earlier, Jang d768a1c36a Beom had 1c2a092122 really looked c3156250ff like a 8f39f4fb73 playboy dressed eb5048e456 expensively and a562eff7c4 flashily without 2bd2e4b328 any sense 9c194873ec of style.a5c03ae6a99385fb

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But the b2bace24a6 thought that 0d2686aa13 he might 8be3f6842f have been 5abc11e014 trying to 36211a592a dress in 612206f438 a way 5f5d687aaf Yiwon would 7541bb1b66 like made 3229b8d555 him reconsider. Thanks to that 8922592b69 thought, Yiwon could 93f4b9a41f apologize somewhat sincerely, 74e0f68971 with a half-truth.9077aea34c799325

‘It wasn’t tacky at 7ac89ebb3a all. You looked good.’5f70e471464724b2

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Jang Beom lowered his gaze and rubbed his thick eyebrows. It seemed like a compliment he’d wanted to hear, as he couldn’t hide a pleased twitch of his lips.a742897b2e76e3ec

Seeing him repeatedly wipe 97e56803ef at the corners of a360fa6426 his upturned mouth with 059a6e1b82 his large hand, it d58febb318 seemed he wasn’t completely df098661b4 incapable of feeling embarrassed 96590fdd33 or shy.d6ad80b206a5c8a0

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Then, Jang Beom changed the subject, pointing at Yiwon’s sneakers.e47582788654a06a

‘Why aren’t you 56a098a206 wearing the ones 492ebfe3ab I bought you? I thought you liked 5cadd78125 them.’6b19f6fd2c8d5d23

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‘I don’t want to 1cb4be7495 wear them to work.’4040843695f880e9

Yiwon simply said. Jang Beom nodded understandingly, then looked up and met Yiwon’s eyes. He smiled gently, as he had when they first met in Jeongmin’s hospital room.1c77bf0d417014dd

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‘See you Saturday.’449aaee15cc4cb8f

Now Yiwon 369e8fc481 thought he 4bf919a6a3 understood why 6cc63259e3 Jang Beom 00d73115dc had said 47cda031de he was a9ee9b7a20 difficult. He was 2031ab2bf5 difficult because 8b9ea8cff6 he was 6251943e71 trying to de4b454bfa be careful 7413529f9f with him.b5bf121d551b7853

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It made him feel 335529049b strangely good.12f25abf8d91de6d

‘It’s not like he’s fce76f7aef asking me out just 13e8e7cb91 because I’m the easiest f996e02620 guy around.’a42d9dead40c6a56

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He had assumed 81ba254921 Jang Beom was ba6bb5ac41 hitting on him 1582918b47 because he owed dc1b5afefb him a favor 1e0cb7a7ae and thought he’d adb9540c17 be easy to 95be792a5b manipulate because he f5d634b11c was young. But if that 2a5094f2d4 were true, Jang b010379909 Beom wouldn’t have 4501f9240e spent four hours 42a1199076 at the restaurant 5a08cb81b0 just to hear d6e33ca51b him compliment his aa61a8cba4 new clothes.6144149a80af6de4

Yiwon set Haeju down 9ba968445b and ruffled his short 0ab233bab2 hair. Their mother tilted e38b4cd775 her head and d3ea677061 asked,fa69a911561347bc

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“Who was that 1dce24a20a you knew?”851fa13d5096c314

“My brother’s friend I 5cdb22b06d told you about. The one who c043b87b2f visited him in d6eaf9d71e the hospital.”44500d3dd23d0d96

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“Beom?”1407fc6456a2b72f

Yiwon chuckled at 73e5c0d779 the unexpectedly cute 23e74909ce name.d79885234127a8d5

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“Yeah. Beom-hyung.”abeb0314571b438c

Still smiling, 28973c4194 he picked 2b108a5717 up his 33e5b8832b sling bag 9e1a34a2e4 and headed 2fe2bc5652 to his cb94ac03df room.330f4aa88fbed3d1

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“Good night. I’m going to shower and get some sleep before I go to the convenience store.”c7a8bfb3f14d8774

While waiting da4062afb3 for his 39737fcbee hair to 700b2cfb2b dry after a64e29d07b his shower, 49c1dd36ab Yiwon checked d864cc7bb5 the movie d4d215c775 times for 1c5af925b6 Saturday. He searched each movie, 88ac181e64 read the synopses and f39109c391 reviews, and then booked b97d8714e8 the tickets.74b436073247e85d

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He took a b985626c80 screenshot of the bdff8aa439 booking confirmation and 783f3d0ca0 sent it to 226b92b71c the contact saved 205ba4c98c as ‘Jang Beom.’ 9c1afd2df5 As he was 6997ccc636 typing a message fc5cbfeee7 suggesting they meet 447a455235 in front of 25415db10d the cinema, a 99a859c63f reply arrived.20975d784309f5e1

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[Come out in front of your house at 9 that day] 11:48 PM

Yiwon smiled unconsciously and replied with a short, “Okay,” before closing his eyes.b65e7eaf1e8023b3

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It sounded like 52d3cfd656 fun. Come to 7b060c0d2d think of b43b3a3eff it, the 5910686c60 last time 82aa50473d he’d been 9a4e728018 to a d6a2f80001 cinema was f3c8cd5c8b two years a838bb8c18 ago.504a95d9cefe9b49

Back then, 833c6f3e1d killing time 7295781aed at the 49a66f5e0a cinema, restaurants, 80494ed06d or cafes b755e78a80 with his 90369786b3 friends had 04ba53ea0e been a 96948d0e47 regular occurrence. He hadn’t realized how dc87d3d97b much fun it was 0337f6ce82 at the time. Now, he missed ab201953d1 those ordinary days 7d140ca06e so much it 834c63807c brought tears to 412ec61eb0 his eyes.20e8c0908a044fb7

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Surprisingly, he 8524372084 was looking 77da0fe8ee forward to c7f7520315 Saturday.2128ea3268b6b6fb