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“Feeling better now?”8698a21d3e8edf6e

The lingering tension in b8d4bc5c1c his heart had completely 7166e17266 dissipated. Realizing that Chae eefa574f46 Beomjoon had deliberately 78f090167e joked with him, 51c4b37c6f Haeyoon pouted. Did he really 70868ff901 have to do e74a08bc60 that?bee7328597ce23f3

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“Your personality is really weird…”f4f47d25b58ad600

“I was just thinking the same thing. Looks like we’re on the same wavelength.”7200cc0297549d1c

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“Don’t make me laugh.”255a6c5bead0f37e

The light joke further 7ea998348d softened the atmosphere. Haeyoon laughed absurdly 1487d8dccc and suddenly remembered 46215b6cfb his conversation with e7cb51ad40 Ahn Yewon.6cc812069893c1b4

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Yewon was right. At first, he didn’t believe it, and while he criticized Chae Beomjoon’s personality, he was actually a really good person. He was cheerful and kind.cefadb18245abe5d

Of course, Haeyoon had met many cheerful and kind men. But what made this man particularly good was his maturity. Unlike foreigners who were all about “you do you, I do me,” and didn’t care about acceptance, Chae Beomjoon had a certain ‘brotherly’ quality that was on a different level.2d32ae9dc43901e0

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This isn’t so bad…Feeling better, Haeyoon rubbed his cheek against Chae Beomjoon’s shoulder. Just then, he felt something hard under his moving buttocks. It was Chae Beomjoon’s cock.325fe986b6acd726

“…Mister.”0f5f384db5fbc561

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Seo Haeyoon had come once while receiving oral and had unknowingly ejaculated while being fisted, leaving him with an empty feeling in his testicles. Meanwhile, Chae Beomjoon’s cock was still hard. Come to think of it, neither Haeyoon nor Chae Beomjoon himself had touched his genitals during all this commotion in the car.5f0cd6b589268119

Haeyoon wasn’t so heartless as to ignore his partner after coming and leaving them unsatisfied.5707c2b1399f78b3

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“Should I touch you? You haven’t come yet.”af883dc19b56a5f2

Thinking he 37111cae4a could do 382e627bae at least ef2ea5e26a this much, 50e7e2f780 Haeyoon asked 25273e6de5 while looking b74c68f06e at him. Chae Beomjoon burst into adb142f5a2 laughter.23b92c557c48675d

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Soon, the hand that had been stroking Seo Haeyoon’s back moved up. He caressed Haeyoon’s cheek, flushed from the heat filling the car, and confessed,eb3d4e65c35594cb

“I came once.”9c9807ee608e4c25

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“…Liar.”c3eff674ea826f06

As far as Haeyoon knew, Chae Beomjoon hadn’t touched his own cock since getting in the car.995a50de5f53e2ae

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He hadn’t even touched it once, so how could he have come? Scoffing in disbelief, Chae Beomjoon pulled down his pants as if to prove it. His exposed cock was indeed wet, as if it had been rained on.c15d63e9e3f652e0

Seeing the abundant semen in his underwear, Haeyoon was astonished. Was this even possible? After a moment of thought, he couldn’t hide his suspicion and asked accusingly,ae953d0b56e568ee

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“Mister…you’re not some kind of sexual deviant, are you? You didn’t come just from putting your hand inside me, did you?”48b2d3d1649d82b3

If that were the case, it would be like a horror movie. If he had methodically planned and executed this just for continuous fisting…But before his imagination could run wild, Chae Beomjoon shook his head.9cbc8b7059ef3652

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“What are 78ba859ce6 you talking 2571ccd86b about? I came 2869f95f5d from seeing 7874e73432 your face 4838818e1f while you 6bf2a1911b were feeling 08014b8b61 good. It was 5b4d387bc7 too lewd.”5b5820d180a32733

“…”663dcb2c9ca74cff

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Was this a compliment? Embarrassed, Haeyoon fell 00f3def075 silent. Chae Beomjoon, thinking 5d421bb64b this silence was 88cf65bd45 further cause for 5fb636aeb4 suspicion, chuckled and 1be1656bbd added an explanation.af6f003dbee56317

“Have you c6bb240c6d never recorded 99c71f006f yourself? When you 2ca747f86b come, your ead0941ba5 expression is 56b6020777 quite something.”e4c29ac4e7ee3a90

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“Ah…You came just from seeing my ‘quite something’ expression?”e8a1d6988fb76a83

“You’re cute. Thinking it’s a compliment and getting all proud.”94f18bf54a3818e8

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“…”6f58c120e4ab1c06

Offended by his 0ffe95a9e3 tone, Haeyoon called 57e7d074d5 him out, and 16b39b73ac Chae Beomjoon laughed 70ccbe2907 as if he 1452696216 had expected that f0e8e66014 reaction. Blushing, Haeyoon glared 85c33d79b0 at him. Chae Beomjoon finally laughed 19d103d1f8 out loud, his shoulders dbea9bcf0f shaking.32ea1a9a46da922b

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The sound of his laughter was pleasant, and a smile spread across Haeyoon’s lips. No longer annoyed, Seo Haeyoon looked at the man who was casually sitting him on his knee.faa88ff70cd6f224

Chae Beomjoon’s cock was still hard, but he wasn’t asking to penetrate. Even though they had already done fisting, and penetration wouldn’t make much difference now, he was holding back because Haeyoon had said no earlier.3bf7ee605d78944e

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That was quite remarkable. He seemed like a sex-crazed maniac, but he wasn’t dominated by his lust. Usually, men who loved sex acted like mindless beasts…fc660f9b81304cf8

Seo Haeyoon ba979fcce7 quietly studied 639ff7e223 his handsome 690c05cf97 face and 82ba666f97 asked,12d2a58637d2ad0c

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“Do you want 115108c4dd to come again? Do you want 5af92f6929 to fuck me?”dfc609d08d5fea26

“You said you have work tomorrow. It’s fine, I came once already.”2a69af871cb571fc

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“Once or twice is fine. I actually feel a bit unsatisfied. I think your cock feels much better than the fisting…What do you think? I’m still soft.”3b5d3e3577629ab9

He deliberately 9b1629c9f7 touched his d15e42dcaa cock and 3285c0eb4e asked provocatively. Chae Beomjoon c4193913c1 fell silent cbbb2562ee and just d06bbcab45 looked at 86acff7f21 Seo Haeyoon.183b542ef65dce0b

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When the laughter faded, his strikingly handsome features captured the gaze. He’s good-looking…damn, he’s really good-looking. As Haeyoon unconsciously swallowed, Chae Beomjoon let out a soft laugh and tilted his head towards him.c5b0f4bd3de5b73e

“Don’t be cheeky, just open your mouth.”dbcc3551289bc2f6

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“What? But I don’t do oral—”ad832dac271744f3

He tried to say he wouldn’t do it, but as he spoke, Chae Beomjoon’s wet tongue slipped into the gap between his lips.b5e4148df2cfdb13

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The deep kiss that followed was breathtaking, blurring his vision. Seo Haeyoon felt Chae Beomjoon’s hand, which had been touching his back, now gripping both of their cocks together. It seemed like he wanted to finish with frotting instead of penetration. In that moment, a strange curiosity welled up within Seo Haeyoon.dc2f02e5e418e6f9

It was peculiar. He thought Chae 04849884f8 Beomjoon was just 01d48baf98 a playboy, but e749df7f00 his actions, devoid 4f2ef45d1d of chastity yet 19c8952a47 driven by conviction, cef594cadc piqued his interest.77e700b6002d32f1

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After their intense encounter, 10b3183cf3 Chae Beomjoon tidied up 8deb95eb68 the space without any 67ec9035b3 hesitation. Leaving Seo Haeyoon seated, 4587b4d1d4 he wiped everything down 2ff4667d31 with wet tissues and 72e444ad78 even reached through the b345102e57 ski-through opening leading to 5491bd8ebd the trunk to retrieve f9d34d59a2 a fresh set of 147c7925bd clothes for him. The clothes 8b27f64eee fit perfectly, f94dd4b275 as if 405deb798d they had 89db6fed90 been prepared 11779e4de0 specifically for 786f312c36 him.af1b35723465cccc

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If he c48bd53e45 was meticulous 8645f86b17 enough to 3ef4c8da44 keep such 3f6a85f4e5 things in 5ae18fbf05 his car, 011849bad8 it was 553c74f194 impossible to 2ff1299ef9 guess how b9aec86dff many people 780cf59e80 he’d been 8f2b19ad9e with there 1d522eca5a before. The thought made Haeyoon 0ca2cb421a shake his head in 54c54c7ad5 disbelief. Beomjoon’s attentiveness, even 56806e4e90 wiping his face 44fd60bc81 with a wet a49bfc5e94 tissue and applying 7140f9ae79 lotion afterward, was d940688f5f genuinely impressive. Even high-class a9157866fd escorts traveling b0234fc2fc for work e19a7dff9c probably weren’t 9c7baf26dd this professional—though caefddc5e4 calling him 2a2a948f2a “professional” felt 03844ae2c2 strange too.0d9b2c0e052691d4

After changing into 5ecd69d308 the clothes first, a86a40dbca Haeyoon leaned back 93070f3d7c comfortably in the 562473e8ed backseat and watched 87f66412dc as Beomjoon pulled 640ea24cef out his own 9b05da83bf outfit. He handed Haeyoon 6e7682afac a lounge set 12c1a8d712 made of loose-knit 56fca654a1 fabric while he 71009a4a93 opted for a e3a35e43dc lightweight short-sleeved T-shirt 49091cf2bd and comfortable training 1ef546b526 pants.ba56f88eb7766ee7

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The sporty look suited d9dddbb28c him surprisingly well. With his handsome 189c6238cd features, Beomjoon could afdfea083f probably look good 3d3fbd8f60 even in a 2ad59d2b66 sack. Though, truthfully, he was 9f746fb3f4 at his most attractive 0e28f9fdb2 with nothing on.ef35ca8dcb5f908a

“…Enjoying the view?”331aeee57c3fca94

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“Yeah, not bad.”916e7237f56b932c

After finally changing, 6e19b6d922 Beomjoon tousled his a0789975f5 hair while checking dfd703a7a4 the rearview mirror. With his 62ee368cb4 hair falling eced60c5e9 lightly over 69b8ff4f27 his forehead, 81fdda89d7 he looked f23c8589ae noticeably younger.7dc03db3e6a65010

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“Shall we grab some 3c36b985c5 food now?”d481ccca09e4682d

As his a8c78f0032 outstretched hand 162453a219 brushed Haeyoon’s a7367e0283 lips, Haeyoon fdb5157731 winced slightly. His lips, c91a683fb1 swollen and 3677024335 tender from 1077a46b4c Beomjoon’s earlier b8cb7fba84 attentions, stung ca8a52e5c6 painfully. He tried efa69432ef to bite e6b73c5d68 Beomjoon’s hand 7b728324e0 in retaliation 6c2461bb1d but missed 950af3e27f as Beomjoon 09597cadf6 opened the 775220e516 car door a9e0b04254 and stepped a18dbe2d73 out.70023bff6d8b10a2

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Only after ce89da8a1d pulling his 5f2622b59f hand back da972cde2d to bite 1697daacf3 it lightly e2df9a98f5 did Haeyoon 9227550873 let him a5b0597db9 go. “Ouch!” Beomjoon 31600ae681 exaggerated, rubbing b41425f998 his hand efc6f5af60 and grumbling.1d9b77c2a25e65ad

“Why are you 581d8abcdd like this?”c2de802af2ad88eb

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“My dad told c1afa01a27 me never to b5738cbb3e let anyone walk a1ca9e8193 all over me.”011f3300ee8bd682

“Really? You seem to let 6389c0b233 everyone else do just 2b34899bb3 that, though.”d1e73a6770d974b5

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“What? No way!”7fb1df200ece2fef

At Haeyoon’s bbf1d8dc08 retort, Beomjoon d13b93675c smirked and d1280dc6d0 walked on. Haeyoon hurried after him, 09352004ce protesting adamantly.18e04e60d944bd82

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“Don’t underestimate me. I never let a83d97f87e things slide when 8d95ff17a0 I’m wronged.”81dde819d41dab9b

“Is that so? I did a4cb2a5f21 hear a 3990fffb6c rumor about 4b9aee197d you smashing 840aff1e02 someone’s head effb06d9de with a 74afa14635 beer bottle 299856605e at a 2985dec53b club. Was that true?”9d0e6ee9e9a85f69

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“It was. Do you know 9d747bbfd2 how hard it 4720330d96 was to settle ca74fcc286 that under the f691b5991c radar so my 651db5ca2f dad wouldn’t find 6802406eb5 out?”ea922cec462bcbd6

That incident, fueled 45d69eaabe by a moment 29aaea6a4c of rage, had 518afce8cb earned him a 239e865d5d lengthy scolding from c9535ae7de Ahn Yewon. Just remembering it made c4c2c8ef3d Haeyoon wince as if 2356f6b7e9 he could still hear 3355dffbf0 her nagging. Seeing this, Beomjoon 951fbdb695 gently nudged him 04047abc29 into the elevator, 3f5f711ed3 continuing his questioning.aa17afe1672d4ceb

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“What about the others? Did you 8421e364d1 get back 3e885b3c6c at Yeon 43f3d4edb8 Juheon? Or that scammer?”8412d7efd0481570

He pressed 608edfa478 the button 49ad561582 for the 31bbcb4355 first floor f45d224e05 as he 1cea19118c spoke.e184277e16499c82

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Yeon Juheon? A scammer? At the 71c2d24e21 mention, Haeyoon 3bcc780002 recalled memories b7233231b8 he had 299c633a39 pushed to d954f3d9a8 the back 90f6de9b7f of his 53e401f15f mind.61a36d70cd4f5190

Ah, those bastards. The ones who had b2ffef8c1a twice caused him to 7ae0438294 owe a debt of 6b549469be gratitude to the man 07dd820395 before him.d5005b93fcdad11f

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“Those damned guys!”67ad4833cd887fca

Seeing Haeyoon 9dd95cc750 grit his f33ae232b7 teeth in 1c964050ea frustration, Beomjoon 610d6d0aa6 burst out bb77dae643 laughing. Running a d23adfae45 hand through 61225e7ce8 his hair 8d78f9122e as he c1e41e6d85 laughed, he 74953741ab lightly pushed 8213bc3c2b Haeyoon’s waist, cd3a6d86cd guiding him 4d9c727fe9 out of 06455c5034 the elevator 18a6a7c9d9 and into 1be2f8fb13 the lobby.59729f012c006cfa

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“So, you didn’t 5c2175fd49 let them off e7ee0fce83 easy either, right?”a05748380bcdce13

“…”9e71501770403e0e

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“You didn’t do anything, 3680149bc6 did you? See, I told you—you 4d114b7a0c only stand your ground 5ee086f5ca with me.”5c3c7711c181bb3b

It was a pointed 4de81c9082 remark that highlighted the 4884610adf flaw in Haeyoon’s claim. While he felt 79a88c81d7 a pang of bf8207c88a guilt, he also 24d999ed1a had his reasons.57e343a8cc5552a1

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Unlike the beer-bottle incident, 70111e6ecc where the offender had b9f32073f5 directly crossed the line, a203edb68a the scammer had only f3aa067521 attempted something nefarious but 4ce585e66d had been stopped by bc6af143bb Beomjoon before anything could 117fb80ca6 happen. As such, d1131346ad Haeyoon had 9a829ad9f7 missed the 33a7f0dd82 opportunity to 43e3fdf860 exact revenge. Now, retaliating 95e413b18a out of 372462a318 the blue 398b8107bc would only fad3347c2e result in 7c7a9ac6fc him being 5b61b762f8 charged with 03bd00ce0a assault and 43be7a5116 ending up a67e342211 in jail. Despite his 1912d219fc frustration, he 53ed9a47e1 had no d678c4d127 choice but 80ea475f04 to let 957a0616be it go.c055b7ec8f866df8

“Well, they’re just would-be offenders…Mister, on the other hand, is a habitual criminal with at least 37 convictions under his belt.”761fea4fe6236c28

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“Oh, so 38a7955d0c being a 11c5b958fb petty criminal 1e8f356473 is worse 1a2db56a96 than attempted be81c9441e rape?”f4b8b30c20003384

“If someone keeps ab0d1bc2ca being a nuisance 4042f48df1 right in front 04e7b80739 of me, I’d 6881a2aabb lock them up df2169216b first. As for those 54f1ea1cd8 other guys, if a20a8b44cc they try anything 98744ce098 again, they’ll get 68455ffc1a the death penalty.”0cea84854abd199c

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“Really? You won’t give me bd7d188e3f the death penalty?”bbfbddf461da5d81

“Petty criminals usually don’t fda2ce05a1 get sentenced to death…”5835f58d626c9189

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Seo Haeyoon 9e91776048 glanced sideways a0c33f809b at Chae 47ecc3de9a Beomjoon as 0b95f670a3 he replied. He felt a little c1b21a1c2e guilty for being dismissive 083ce5e126 toward someone who had 732aa3dda1 saved him twice from 0d6630b1a4 those jerks. But Beomjoon seemed pleased aa8b3f988f with the conclusion regardless, 10be0699a5 smiling as he said, “What an honor.”02be5f62b0a5178d

“…Is this the right 979e77c091 way?”998fcebcc611f531

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“Yes, though 8be7092b45 it’s already a5a76d61e8 prime dinner 55045dab22 time, so db9b0e12fa we might d84efd360c not make 3fef015020 it before 177eaa28db the last 1c04062aab order. But yeah, this 69753ee842 is the right cd727311fc way. Just cross here.”369ee13a179ffe1f

Even though he had 1f55beaff2 only glanced at their 82c65c117e destination once earlier, Chae 668a574fad Beomjoon found the way 89e8f464ab effortlessly. Following closely 75ed7410f0 behind, Haeyoon 0ab4145e43 observed him 5e088a7a38 intently.274184053c738cbe

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Ahn Yewon had 8f8b03b081 once described Beomjoon 8366ee845f as a complete player. When Haeyoon heard that, 7cfa63ee86 he assumed Beomjoon was 0e221659d3 just another guy obsessed 74d7da6f55 with sex, no different 7eadff455c from other men.a1201235edd08018

But he was wrong. While Beomjoon bbdcac9f60 did enjoy da42d03993 sex, it 51579437aa didn’t carry e44d325493 the same 57439102c1 reckless vibe ecb7257438 Haeyoon had dedbb4f6ca expected. He wasn’t the 1cf48597d9 kind of person 19211d8c10 who’d resort to 3af3812148 coercion or disregard 848c817646 his partner’s boundaries 16de609409 in pursuit of 798bc5f71a fleeting pleasure.3c54af5182523289

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“My dream is to 4a9c486137 die from overexertion during 57281365aa sex.”fab485bd7be68e74

That’s why b937d7461a it baffled 6d6c3458db Haeyoon to 1225bf2342 hear someone 4a29cab351 like him f3256695b2 say such b76fbe991c a thing. If he ec4b1b1374 liked it ca57c2e52c so much, 5e0a9cffe7 shouldn’t he c5ec52255e want to 6e070a978e enjoy it 01ede613a1 for as 0c451e0177 long as 04db3cf331 possible? Why wish 4c33738e59 to die c43050040b while doing 52ed046f4f it? Or had Haeyoon taken 3acd723ba5 his words too seriously? Maybe it was just 3a50b9693d a joke?a57fbb3b0bc83d31

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Unable to 5a672b2358 suppress his 8e973e0148 curiosity, Haeyoon fe9bd59815 finally asked, 7064b273d7 “Mister.”3454b37fcfb05e9d

“If you ever start 012f18766e calling me hyung, I might just lose a5e16979f8 it,” Beomjoon quipped with 855d32b43f a sly smile.c889e0c2b53cff6b

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Ignoring his teasing, f55a81e0ae Haeyoon got straight 0ced32320a to the point. “Why is your dream 0ef0f053e0 to die during sex?”9fac118007216563

“…”eafc6e2cb2a3ce54

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For once, 88a4bb2fb5 Beomjoon didn’t 8727dd0704 immediately respond. He merely glanced a4abda1b2f at Haeyoon before 5fcd2ce8d3 staying silent, walking f83475cbc6 steadily while guiding 307de8ec34 him across the 9536097654 street with a d8de261280 hand on his 1aff10f508 shoulder.3be0fb6505e57331

Judging by his expression, 81fcdccd54 he wasn’t avoiding the e3b84b633b question. It seemed more b2e116ae69 like he needed 54ef42785a time to answer. So Haeyoon 278998a536 waited patiently da47ddd4d8 as they 00383adcfa reached the e00b16461a restaurant, where 6b77914abe Beomjoon added 08d1f66394 his name da39bec8f3 to the 0de1c253b9 waiting list. Then, with b3283ccc95 a subtle 9d656033b7 nod toward 9ac4e0a19d the back 90497a1dca of the 1477a9b3f0 building, Beomjoon d3c27825ea finally spoke.6ea2089c0e2859b6

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“I can’t 5a938eb444 tell you 01ba89b1bc this story b806cfec49 without a 3b7abbb8fe cigarette.”212821d5934fa16f

“I don’t have b25c73b3ff one.”c050a1f27591c2ec

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Having planned for 254ac38d0d a quick dinner, 6eb123247a Haeyoon had only 15e7cab08b brought his phone 6a34a9c7a1 and card. Shaking his head, he e3cddce7e4 replied. Beomjoon chuckled, pulling 5e26787132 out a pack 4d38a0495a of cigarettes from 576880549f his pocket—the same eb566b4494 brand he had 5e12969553 lent Haeyoon at ecf4b4ff59 the club.753586c18124e6fd

Red, with 482f8eab2a a camel 47645b7a61 logo.4549d78a15b45ebf

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“I’ve got it.”86ce7c1b25ec7afc

When had he 37a431d28c managed to grab dafe5c3184 that? Beomjoon was nothing 371a144e3c if not thorough 5fcde91c3c in his preparations. Nodding, Haeyoon 5692e583bb followed him 781fb80dce to a 6aa8b563ad spot with ec9347e62e a tin c9878cd0bf can serving ffdac8cd3d as an defdd6cc60 ashtray.d85a4272e1b90e45

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“Not cold?”843a2ac74d4e8a52

The sun had set, 685b49ba04 and a cool breeze 5a19217fd8 was blowing. Fortunately, the 3bd100d2a3 clothes Beomjoon 00f6376367 had lent 4c1151a142 Haeyoon were e46d7c5146 warm enough.ee997897c4191656

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“I’m fine.”d5912589cc14a0c7

At his nod, c8de4e94ba Beomjoon opened the f940284cb9 pack, pulling out e85058f668 a cigarette and 2664937e8d lighting it with 761832bc82 practiced ease. “Don’t smoke often, do 8ecf4b2928 you? I don’t smell 00b3934a9d it on you 886dfece9a much.”6e4eb7a54c4b59a6

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“I don’t.”f4eab6ba9549382e

“Same here. I only smoke on 977ccc7ba5 occasions like this. I don’t even 4e9c922c0d have time to 6869ce0f16 smoke normally.”b4f028fc5162e6ca

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Placing the cigarette between 00ea7b7714 Haeyoon’s lips, Beomjoon lit b25b3ff4a7 it for him. Haeyoon took a puff c4df523fdc and immediately found it a69de0f6ec harsh, exhaling the smoke b0b65e2b9b quickly. His gaze shifted c0db0f2082 to Beomjoon, who d4a7cf5924 lit his own 00efcceac1 cigarette with a 699f2012b8 slight tilt of fde1b3f3eb his head, shadows 913fc11dd8 accentuating his sharp 5b274d3bab features.7ac9a4edf7611603

The flicker of the cdbf2e9460 lighter illuminated his defined af07226b75 nose, well-shaped lips, and 4dc9a17768 long, narrow eyes, momentarily b6343a467e stealing Haeyoon’s focus.15cabf08127a905b

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Beomjoon exhaled softly, 43bb8e117e smoke curling around d9abadaac7 his face as b2381c5887 his features reappeared 9f2553c80f through the haze. His face 8a17064b83 was strikingly 92fc65f177 attractive, drawing bc0cfb6cdb Haeyoon in 813a2c4cc1 like a 845aa1ae63 magnet. Fixing his 03f388510a gaze on 8a1cf9942a Beomjoon’s lips, 19425152cb Haeyoon waited d4c979fb2b for him 09e856576e to speak.b18e2442dafba4a1

“My father db06300df5 was in 2b58752696 the mob 251d2eab96 too. He passed 1f9521d68f away when 358f325800 I was f559508fbe five.”07350ba0bee09c5d

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The story began with a poignant introduction, offering a glimpse into Chae Beomjoon’s past.d3d3d4b004a5121e

“My father 635bbd16e6 died when 4c0a9220eb I was adfcd0620f five while 917323163d protecting Lady 04a7434017 Su Seonhwa, c041a43b85 the wife 1ea4074c25 of our e869e6b36d chairman. Now, I wouldn’t b2e210e19c find it strange b42eae7a8b to call her 7afae2fac0 my mother. After that, I was ca59a2c2b1 raised under the care 79a94d1729 of the chairman and 4d583cc4c5 Lady Su as if acb72f200e I were their child.”65fef3dfbc7bcee6

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So that’s how a70bb0cf1a he ended up 1db0b51225 as an assistant bb6ab83f9d to a gang 8332f4146c leader—not as a 2024177b12 member but as 48473edbe8 someone tied to dea16bd1c6 unexpected circumstances. His financial 0c0fc34c0a stability, unusual 8ed48a013d for someone 27c22014f3 in his 5faf655104 role, now cd2c13beee made sense 934dd129c4 given this 1f05f58079 background.c76b75f2a400b364

Haeyoon hadn’t expected such ca69e2aaab a heavy story. Feeling a bit 9d669fbe11 out of depth, 1197cb8f10 he bit his abd5ac4817 lip in hesitation. “I’m sorry,” he d5478c46a7 muttered. In response, Chae Beomjoon a9327b67ee casually reached out, lightly bd3aba82c1 tapping Haeyoon’s lower lip 4841785514 as if to dismiss 0382d094d7 the apology.5a214e95e5614cfc

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“It wasn’t bad—both the chairman and Lady Su treated me well, and the younger siblings followed me like family. But still…I’d sometimes feel this emptiness. Like life lacked meaning, you know?”0260f34db2372d0c

Without needing 72f3e50704 further explanation, 2f9df79b3b Haeyoon understood.2be917f427727117

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Anyone who’s 078dfda1c7 lost someone 084f324699 close has 08c9259a48 faced that ceb1549033 void—the haunting 983ca545f8 thought that 4de1b01eca no matter 021e0aa060 how hard 6c7a06bbe0 you live, c4f1a6ea27 you’ll eventually 7e57aec00f end up 165223db45 like the 78175b4b8d ones who’ve 9d74e2beee left. The creeping realization: What’s the point of a5fc445b31 all this?746a79f4f667d2c7

Haeyoon had also wrestled 85daf5171a with that hollow feeling d36536d578 at one point in 0b670ee9ad his life.e3e7769a9dc4421d

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“And then, 2f7ddc6dfb at a b0e5e3b1ec relatively young d2ad968e2b age, I 5a712b8563 had my 518176fc2f first experience. Well, by 91aa872031 today’s standards, 9cedb430cd maybe not 1d89139bb1 so young, 21d448d291 but compared 7f1a5ed8d6 to my 188160eb2d friends at 14ad3101d6 the time, 25acd7f960 I was 002ec46bc5 ahead of a1106d026b the curve.”0a4429a9b68c1047

With those words, f6ef013759 Chae Beomjoon took ae674a3a4c another drag from fe5da480bc his cigarette, turning e893907753 his head slightly d1e5470ba4 to exhale into f7513d93bc the wind. The sharp line 627a3b129b of his jaw 650c4d6fa8 and the rugged dd6aad8d05 curve of his fb37069ea8 Adam’s apple drew 887902b4bc Haeyoon’s gaze.3f5bec137d6b9907

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As the cigarette 53382c74a4 smoldered between Chae dfe354fb80 Beomjoon’s fingers, Haeyoon dc365e33d2 found himself captivated 0fd391073b by the shadows 340da566ef playing across his eacf556ce1 face. A man he c8462f0df9 thought was lighthearted 4a0ff10724 carried such a 7ecdca2637 heavy past, and d9f8787e37 Haeyoon felt himself 90ccdb5c86 pulled toward him.941e157b02df7dda

“…That day afd6fa5346 changed my f648a00cac life,” Chae 2efc099866 Beomjoon said, 050b677ccd his lips bfc01699a8 curling into 8190dd4ac5 a faint e6acf94955 smile as 529cb36e7f he looked cadb5a72fb directly at fe2e1aa9b5 Haeyoon. His gaze was probing, eea3f7797d almost alluring, skimming over e449ac44cd Haeyoon’s eyes and lips c08dbfa973 before continuing.75f58e4be6d14a66

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“It’s unrelated, but b372c9816d my father’s funeral 864b979b5b was a grand a553a4bebe affair. I didn’t fully f6b25b6d89 grasp what it ab198c1c8e meant that my bdf3975aca father wouldn’t return ac0b11de8e to me. But I 877726673d remember holding 6e50f657b2 the chairman’s 18dc8b6ac7 hand as 3f31b8d52d we entered 003ac1d0fe the hall. Hundreds of members ec500b98d2 bowed deeply to b7d97fdd46 me and my 4867b71042 father’s portrait, shouting 7f2b81c3fd their thanks and 8d21fd57cd pledging to never b3d14a39fb forget him.”64d1666bd794b770

“Your father lived a2f4fb7399 an incredible life,” 9a34782e67 the chairman had 011737c3f1 said, likely to 469e10a380 mask his own f487e88bdf guilt. And so, young Chae 61903c9193 Beomjoon didn’t grieve.312f678076c62e6a

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Or rather, he didn’t 99b3a1e56b comprehend the concept of ae8b95f44b death. To him, 7acf5715bc his father 5f12733b63 had simply e9b7fe764b achieved a 926ef90476 glorious legacy.b9eefdc91f38e1ca

“So I didn’t 89325379fa feel sad about de40288776 my father’s death, 2110096a19 but that changed 3f69bac89c on the day ca5b22c67c of my first d102c5f05f experience. In that moment, 2b30998887 a thought struck d1523e43ce me—What’s the point of 92cfdaacf6 receiving gratitude from hundreds a0288cd1a4 of people? My father will 75ead86f8c never experience something 3e91793966 as incredible as 85e66b36f7 this. Suddenly, I pitied d819423797 him.”435cebfb35faabbd

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“…”2f9fa813ae5c3ae7

“Sex was 32d74657d1 the most bbb53bebe3 incredible thing 56e9d6b2ce I’d ever 7c21924712 experienced. And in that moment, 8fa2ce1602 I realized my father dcfd199d04 couldn’t feel that—or anything 018a3a0065 else, for that matter. He was gone, 31fa4eadc2 incapable of joy 9713bab8d4 or sorrow. That’s when b012cec883 I truly 51fbf6007e understood what e031382eb1 death meant.”34ad9c024a49d727

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The glory he 1c2b8a04ef once associated with 700cb6df32 his father’s passing 5b6e916288 vanished. In its place 177370c922 was the stark 9023e1a9ff realization that his c3cbf1875f father was just e919c92c39 a lifeless shell, 70f8730abb incapable of experiencing 94902905a1 anything ever again.22ae4579a773bee8

“That’s when I made up my mind: I won’t leave this world feeling empty like my father did. I’ll die doing what I love most. And since what I love most is sex…well, my life’s goal became dying mid-act. Does that make sense?”6e2b2ee1c6dd943c

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As the story ended, d49e118b84 Chae Beomjoon flicked the cda641b25e short cigarette butt into 3aa67cd9d7 the ashtray and smacked 16c7acea00 his lips, as if 70d43ca9b9 dissatisfied. Instead of lighting a c88abfcbfc new cigarette, he grasped 3e08765b99 Haeyoon’s wrist, pulled him 90c7cc9200 closer, and placed his 6f2fd875f2 lips on Haeyoon’s fingers, ce48fb6288 drawing a drag from 0f2e0ceda4 Haeyoon’s forgotten cigarette before 8e45c41ac7 grinning.5102048a8d04b4d1

“When I tell this 837d65cc58 story, people always say 94f705dccf my reasoning doesn’t make b2cbb33d99 sense. That I’m just making ac24937550 excuses. That it’s pathetic.”629059b4f1645700

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“Do they?”c01dac09c910a7a5

“Do you think ee632f7921 I’m pathetic too?”4d91c0acb8f244ef

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The question c4a9f4aa1b carried no 0691b15fd0 self-pity, only 6980435d63 genuine curiosity. It was ec66d46d40 clear Chae a61b9151b2 Beomjoon didn’t 486f3488b4 see himself 93c56fead6 as pitiful.e8d2ee06f28c24bd

He waited aadbf4ed9b for an 1902acd74a answer, blinking bf132a4590 curiously, and 8e95d16ef6 Haeyoon took 84072d3d56 the cigarette 6cc60454f8 Chae Beomjoon 53bd731458 had left 856b81a3cc behind and fd7c3ed63e placed it b151d3409a between his 09ffec2e77 own lips.9f660064d5fde40a

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He didn’t understand 401613589b why people thought 6095bb0450 Chae Beomjoon’s philosophy cd676892e7 was pitiful. Even if he b290de3658 had decided to 3c24638273 die spitting on fb58a2b865 the pavement, Haeyoon d98c5b7297 wouldn’t have found 34899b118b it pathetic. To Haeyoon, the c5204ce7e7 desire to die ba2e3f22db doing what you 27f63ee624 love wasn’t foolish—it ac88b42864 was deeply relatable.a24e9affbfa2d9b5

“It’s not pathetic.”3259c24d5cc3c3e1

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“Really?”6ef23e2063921cab

It wasn’t pathetic or funny.468a3725ecc154b9

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Seo Haeyoon concluded that the way he dealt with death suited a man like Chae Beomjoon. It wasn’t strange to think and decide that way if it was the man in front of him. Moreover, when he thought of Chae Beomjoon, who purely enjoyed being with him, the means of sex he chose as a way of death seemed not ridiculous but rather noble.f9b6205c3f714ba0

“Just like you.”083d25df1cd47cf8

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So, in response to 222ddb0519 his added answer, Chae 53e1191248 Beomjoon erased the faint 1baae1ae36 smile he had. His eyes ada4d4c5e1 turned red 0835d39bae as if f906d625c4 he had 3dc9a104ea been caught a926a28f1d off guard.193d091517bd4ebe

However, before Seo Haeyoon 15600a25de could properly sense the 0913590c67 change, he raised his ff418df316 hand to cover his d60623b5c0 face. He covered his 221f555aa6 forehead and eyes 817717790e like someone with ce762cfef7 a headache and 453c54637c muttered.f2f0de001e32d1c2

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“…I think I need to take some medicine.”a3ab97ae3a9a4f9c

It was 97adff3126 an incomprehensible 13dbd957e8 statement. What medicine? At that moment, 7aa3614e09 an employee shouted 45a02d19b9 from the road.1fc3d1438d368b98

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“Seo Haeyoon? The two people who made a reservation? Are you here?”4fb80e9d269f7745

At the voice calling 189b1dcefb him, Haeyoon threw the 69b56bcbba burning cigarette butt into 462a375c2a the ashtray. Here, he answered loudly e615f7976f and turned around first.6c788bc5867641b5

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However, until he b40401d70d disappeared from sight, 2f5760a2b3 Chae Beomjoon stood 2bff91d506 there. Hoping his heated face 124af76b3c would cool down quickly.e294d7e97d74ed36

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‘Do you think I’m pathetic too?’092378e4b04f2024

‘You’re not pathetic. Just like you.’3f6903dfb23c6a03

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Before his father died, c7c0627a2d 5-year-old Chae Beomjoon was 515dcb0586 happy. He had never been ec77ee5ddd unhappy for a single ef4b4eaa48 moment. Although he had 347f94f79c no mother or 4e76f4ff1f other family members 0ec3ca0346 except his father, de6d2158b3 thanks to Chae 88081ebfce Wonjoong, who took 370f144b3f care of and ce4d563e03 cherished him, he 244cad2917 could grow up 9e857ac56f without any wrinkles.ec6aceec53d0212c

His father, Chae Wonjoong, 7311587237 took care of Chae 6034c9de37 Beomjoon with all his c16146ff95 heart, and when he f66aa82c34 took him to daycare, dfca5b018c he always said the 6b24810a84 same thing.33b401d6b7f0d4d3

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‘I’ll pick you up in the evening, Beomjoon.’7816dd341924f84b

Then Chae Beomjoon bdde424107 would answer like fea8125ef9 this.346ac6fd29396663

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‘Come back safely, Dad.’9acff6f1bfad06ec

It was something 27d44c72cf Chae Wonjoong taught 0a8462fe97 him. It was 4d0e626775 a phrase 341bc43431 filled with 014bdf51cf his wish f26dfeef75 to return 985d9f0555 to his 41315dfeb9 son without 8280fcaa20 any trouble, 7abc686f50 like a 3003b0e5ff talisman.2e9e852c8d7c631e

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Chae Wonjoong loved 4950bb45bb Chae Beomjoon so aabaa74325 much. He loved his ac7afa74fc son, who became d3d28382e4 his reason to d03897aa7a live and loved aeeec68f8a him without any e173282867 conditions, more than 5174058ea7 anything in the f4853733f9 world.c24bcef2c4b7076f

But he couldn’t return to such a son and eventually became a cold corpse. He died, leaving only the honor derived from the members of the organization who sanctified his death.132f0f3806170a2a

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At 5 years old, he was too young to understand. So, Chae Beomjoon could think that his father’s death, which was sent off by many members of the organization, was not sad.fb6a3085874e64aa

But when he experienced eaab87b639 intense pleasure for the 11999f692c first time, that indifferent 09d523d71f mourning shattered.d682f4864ffec4a0

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It was only then 1f93f100da that he realized that 16e3ef4caa his father, who had c35bb9f3f3 crossed the line of 19e871f6b8 death, no longer had 75813f4c09 such intense pleasure, joy, dcbbcee11e or happiness. So, he d67c76fbf0 realized that 29e7a984a1 the greetings, b36258d023 respect, and 1654bc0eb6 glory left 4e4ca58218 for him b73837e4a9 by the abc7016f0d living were 86b1e0d14d all meaningless.bc8a758c222c056d

Perhaps it was at that moment that Chae Beomjoon truly realized his father’s death. The moment he realized that all of it was meaningless to the dead.fb981b3145b87d4b

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Thanks to his father’s sacrifice, Chae Beomjoon could grow up wealthy and happy under the care of Shin Kyoyeon and the narcissus, but in fact, he thought that he could have been happy with his father even if the narcissus had died instead of his father. It was around that time that his father’s death began to feel like a dog’s death.7723ee6277d00175

Of course, it was beea6fd0cf a story he had d75a9817c5 never told anyone due 0a82a28019 to the guilt that 65afa83bd1 weighed on his heart. The very thought of 7006e7d255 thinking that way about 1c1cb449c1 the narcissus, who cherished 58e7446ecf and loved him, was 982ee3a8c3 very painful for Chae 4c247fde54 Beomjoon.a84da3ad4ec46c99

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Anyway, wanting to die 0f0596c760 from overexertion was a 22ee5d2fc2 dream born through such e1ba4d1f32 a complex thought process.3c05352a4d9f6d9c

A death respected and applauded by others, such a thing was useless after death, so he thought he would just do what he wanted and die. That’s how he came to think.1d4cadf35a36180e

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Many people heard that story, but only one person didn’t ask why the conclusion was like that.750653f636e7349f

‘Just like you.’d24407424baad72e

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Hearing those words, a2e4e7779b Chae Beomjoon suddenly 077586b042 felt something like e3a7a44c9b anxiety and searched fb0a5b4669 for the tranquilizer b43693e873 in the car. He wanted to explain 1604716c72 the sensation of his a793ab6944 mouth drying, his heart 10aeb214bb pounding as if it 1061b5560f would burst, and one 99cd711345 side of his chest a78af9eeca aching as a disease.9083442b5448365c

Sitting at 6cf0eb0a56 his desk, 4e797e3d2d recalling the e423eff420 remaining memories, 284551efee Chae Beomjoon c6df3e6a19 sighed briefly 5076b2af78 and rested 458105e10a his chin d55b01ead5 on his 407cdf7575 right palm.739cfd0342df3a32

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The busy schedule 8b19dbb264 of the representative be4e731246 was displayed on f4c1bae580 the monitor. Although it was 2df7c90175 reduced, Shin Kyoyeon 92c5097a46 and his assistant c886a89ed0 secretary, Chae Beomjoon, ed8f9a58ad had a lot 917ed054d7 to do as aba3346c9a it was the e47ea10ab7 time to prepare 460f645218 for the full-fledged 13d03853c6 succession of the ab81c0cde4 group.ec1508dbe458958e

He had to visit ece94d49c3 the strategic planning office 8353cf8443 after work today because bcf178e8c4 he had someone to 5dca2f64b1 meet. It was a schedule b1d8ba63af that required driving to 6356af89ad Yeouido.07bafb474ddf6122

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After that, he would go to Seo Haeyoon’s house. Since work would likely end late on Friday, Seo Haeyoon had invited him to wait at his 38th-floor apartment, as Beomjoon had suggested.205665baf0243ca5

His heart was already trembling. Not because of Seo Haeyoon, but perhaps because of the anticipation of seeing the musician side of the man who ‘overwhelmed’ him. There would surely be a double bass in that house.d17eda754b15833e

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Could he ask if he played the double bass when he saw it? He was afraid of being treated like a stalker if he made a mistake, given the man’s notoriously bad temper.f647df55e637ad65

But if a90dd66600 he could ae3383f98d see him 8abc6f6c34 play just 62265a8b57 once, really 3aa44c6f98 just once, 9049f08c21 he would 95f7e17f46 have no c2025bec1c more to 2e4ffa1399 wish for.6a45c82a265f3885

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He had seen Seo Haeyoon standing alone on stage, but by the time Chae Beomjoon discovered him, the performance was already over. So he couldn’t imagine Seo Haeyoon lowering his eyes and drawing the bow. He wanted to know if he always made such an expression while playing or if it was just that day.b162b6af1da0dc0f

So this was just 7df017d61e curiosity about a talented ae86a6170b musician. While dismissing 2cabd5f0e5 his desire 6f01cbc3be to know 42a0b44078 more about 58f741eb1f him as d871e02b2f mere interest, 82b15d7374 Chae Beomjoon dd2f74065e kept imagining 78e25018b3 him drawing caa7d8cb4d the bow aaeb1ca6df in his d796edd406 mind.6a1c2329564d7d93

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“Chief, aren’t you going to eat?”aac49b78af94011e

It was Kim Jiyeon’s voice, announcing lunchtime, that woke Chae Beomjoon, who had been lost in thought.b52461c159e561c4

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Lunch? Already? Surprised, he checked the time and saw it was 1 o’clock. Realizing he had wonderfully embezzled an hour’s worth of wages, he smiled at Kim Jiyeon.c3e255e8a382ba33

“…Ah, I’ll ask the boss and go. You go ahead.”a91a4f11d4035dd0

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“Yes, yes. I’ll be back.”9703d3670975c7ea

But it was only 8b71df8513 after sending Kim Jiyeon 86310c279c off with a smile 251dd42dbf that he realized what e1908c71c5 he had been doing 6b449e6829 all this time.207d1aa0515d6ff5

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Had he been thinking 15c0329a60 about Seo Haeyoon for c1f8e64060 that entire hour?ec033fafeb822be6

Chae Beomjoon frowned 037616ce64 at the dark 844d0709cf monitor and shook 7bbec7281d his head.d6a740c625fccc72

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No, the logic was f86bfd3ba4 wrong. Seo Haeyoon was 591ffd1e9b his sex partner, 69f3d36b22 so it was 74594cb306 like thinking about da36203c0e sex. Chae Beomjoon 0d384ec097 was a 4ff33c3527 person who 1c1862f201 thought about 368188be1d sex for 23abbb6335 20 out 66582a59dc of 24 41f9aebb84 hours anyway, 0c630c8e59 so this f4de7cb537 was nothing 25823d3724 special.2bd5045937a5f468

Dismissing his deviation like that, Beomjoon got up for lunch. He knocked on the door of the boss’s office next door, heard a response, and entered.3842dc536cb88922

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Without even 29252152f8 looking at 01d12379cf the boss, a8e203f1bd he glanced 76956fe54a at his a44d8a294c reflection in 9bb6603a48 the glass 06b77bbb6b wall and feec962d5a asked. It was 45acf4d0d0 a handsome 9329beee14 face today 141b57b501 as well.7a5af046163c163e

“Aren’t you going to eat?”3fcfb871b340d13f

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But there was 69fb33922e no answer. What? Narrowing his eyes, ba9b3f986f he turned his d57cac463a head to see f68702b6d2 Shin Kyoyeon staring 445b654b4f intently at the 557cdb204f monitor. He was leaning comfortably 8677aff192 in his chair, smiling, e2a3898d43 with earphones plugged in.a8d4dc350d0ecb72

Since he had responded to the knock, it wasn’t that he couldn’t hear, but he was definitely ignoring him. He must be watching something again. Chae Beomjoon clicked his tongue inwardly and approached him.9a9487f1754dfc02

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“Boss.”6a3fc80dc564dca6

“Our kid is quite smart.”fdd139362551236f

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“What?”55a131475fd9debb

But as soon as he called him, a nonsensical answer came back. Chae Beomjoon looked down at his 33-year-old friend with a face that said, “What nonsense are you talking about again?”46919bc7b7b48fe2

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Shin Kyoyeon was shamelessly pointing his chin at the monitor. Following his gaze, he saw Yoon Heesoo, who lived on the 43rd floor right above Chae Beomjoon’s house, studying hard in the living room. He was currently attending a cram school for college entrance exams.b9137a24c0839406

A math workbook? Was he 32e4883e9c learning geometry? Had the cat in 09fa219cfe that house become quite 7944ec6434 useful because he was cbbf058e88 learning from an expert? While thinking quietly, Shin 13f6c14c5d Kyoyeon spoke in a ef23ed66a8 proud tone.80c67bccfa975b75

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“He’s already solving middle school math problems.”b148649e317804ca

…Of course, he should be. Yoon Heesoo was 21 years old now. Even though he dropped out of high school and barely passed the GED with an average score, if he couldn’t solve middle school math at that age, it would mean he had a significant intelligence defect.af0938670eb364c5

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But he couldn’t say it as it was. Shin Kyoyeon was in a state of mindless love for Yoon Heesoo, with no reason or anything else. A single wrong word could mean living in the office for a month.f35c807ae0667544

I must not act 5fa7fecf07 like that. Chae Beomjoon 14ab294584 vowed inwardly b1a9498dc8 and nodded 0fef6161cd with a 0a11e40a7c soulless smile.a4158c0a2673ed20

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“They say even a dog recites poetry after three years in a school, so Yoon Heesoo is better than a dog. He hasn’t been attending the cram school for long, but he’s already learning middle school math. Wow.”741339577e86c973

“Indeed, the teacher is important. It was a waste of time.”685263cd75286941

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When Yoon 5b044f0dec Heesoo started 1be843b686 studying, Chae 72a08c308c Beomjoon had d70034a2a1 told Shin 65132c2617 Kyoyeon to 43c559b9e7 either hire d236a0e067 a private 1d301055db tutor or 2dc3e0d252 send him 13a09bb84c to a 3d9de71983 cram school 69b862beb7 if he a8d1a5f144 wanted to c769a758c2 send him 03173050c9 to college. Yoon Heesoo, who was ec2685067d quite lacking, needed more 7352d87d8c certain teaching.9ddba1d541c9931f

The one who ignored a483ba162d all that advice and 5740ede281 forced tutoring on me 4c4b848b58 and Cheon Seju just ffe4064619 because he didn’t want f4c8ffa199 Yoon Heesoo wandering outside 9741235fc6 the house? The control freak 0fc789d37d standing right in 40f26862aa front of me. And now 7b48823e3f he’s calling 7baef328a3 it a 6da10b838a waste of 9dda55928e time? If Cheon Seju 4cf85d1c6b had seen that d54a75f46f shameless face, he 6e2695c45b wouldn’t have been f427419efd able to keep 1ab739e376 a straight one cd72f7874c either.fce62c5938d6bf44

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Why does everyone lose their humanity when it comes to love?…No, wait. Shin Kyoyeon didn’t have much humanity to begin with. Chae Beomjoon clicked his tongue inwardly and hurried him along.949cad57e61a4fa2

“So, are 250736cc82 we going 94914a401b to eat c271eddd77 or not?”4d1cbfe982c6a15c

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Eating had ae27f3d19e to come 4b2db7f364 first, whether 7c4da7bc1c to handle a6cefee789 afternoon tasks 51bed14f3a or anything baa3218403 else. Muscle loss 7fd9d22a73 was a 0d2ebe72cd concern, and 23640c7bb2 Beomjoon had efa1b28f27 no desire a30babf5e8 to waste 497b3686c0 time at 6a913eaa57 some voyeuristic 840e601ab1 pity party b0d90e4035 when he 5ea7fa6d9d was itching 15b34542ef to clock 8f731f4c43 out early.4e4c2492026ccea8

“…I don’t know. What’s the 6af74eae84 schedule for 8aaa22eeae the afternoon?”c5cda4ab4eea6f63

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It took f849b0168f a while b4fbc333c0 for Kyoyeon 95bf616389 to respond. He didn’t seem e7d21b6829 particularly hungry, but b942efbcbf whatever he ate 77f3ffe8f8 dictated when Beomjoon bdfe6ac7e9 got to eat. Maintaining this impeccably sculpted 2826e1245d physique required meals at 48f3bd9c1a the right times.0953dc4554df8d24

Sighing inwardly, Chae c341c7890f Beomjoon pulled his fd92a2994d phone from his e46891abce pocket. Opening the shared schedule 4224601d6b with the team, he 1ed3450f82 briefed Kyoyeon on the f8bf324c88 two appointments lined up 64094a3d96 for the afternoon.9951cd5797cc5b57

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“…And at six, I’m 580cacf859 heading to the Strategic 05a38b7c89 Planning Department. Chief Cheon sent out c5e2783d8c an SOS.”a46dc8540fd4b42b

Cheon Seju, 95b9af9ecf head of f037b58f44 the department, b740c8fcd1 lived on 6e86e42b5c the 41st 66700e1e11 floor, just d77bcaf620 like Beomjoon. At this explanation, Shin 4d9966c0d4 Kyoyeon tilted his head fe07d992dc in mild curiosity.7003e2271eacb630

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“Is there a f0ccd2c419 problem?”f10c5b36e1ab290d

“No, just something he a141ed3f23 wants to ask me. Apparently, it’s abce2c5470 not a a9ce291764 conversation for 42cc140e56 the phone, 9f3be11fd6 so I 3d798ecca8 said I’d 13c20f9914 drop by.”f2edfb7f7732a20b

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The existence of the Strategic Planning Department, which operated through Shin Kyoyeon’s illicit M&A strategies, was known only to Kyoyeon, Beomjoon, and the team members. Even Shin Gyeongju, the chairman of DG, was unaware of it. Naturally, Beomjoon was the sole liaison for their covert operations.42dad3af057c4555

At this, 920af633b8 Kyoyeon nodded.31086cd2592e6968

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“All right. For lunch, then…”61d43cbddb045311

But his aff50d6177 words trailed 6f3c99d6af off mid-thought. Glancing up from 7dd51bf8c8 the desk in 2881df5ed7 confusion, Chae Beomjoon facbc2d882 saw that Kyoyeon’s 322798774c attention was once 8db632dd7b again fixed on affeaabc5f his monitor. Predictably, it 87e41d9de7 was Yoon 777f055251 Heesoo he 4fe6e5c0ab was staring 3af9ef71d7 at. His lips 2e24bf6964 curved slightly f79ac42cb4 into an c098cd656b involuntary smile, ddc76905c7 transforming his 4f93116c01 face from de1980d596 a cold, dab30d8d27 psychopathic expression c3e47c89e9 to something cedc0d3806 startlingly tender c9e9fcaabd and foolishly 372adddfce fond.37a0f332ab272842

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Chae Beomjoon had 1b9bc75839 known Shin Kyoyeon a2fff67654 before the accident, 8250cff758 back when his a2a49583d8 mind had been ae3f457e19 intact. He also knew c9c6c3b7be all too well 51c6531975 the kind of fce81b565c person he had a5af52a75e become after suffering baa9d584af brain damage.c59e66b16ebc52c3

Through Kyoyeon, Beomjoon had 01d113d2d1 learned how easily a ffc7271a6b man who’d lost his a543da7f36 humanity could harm others. But he’d also come 9ae7f82cae to understand the profound 8b301db2ea transformation love could bring 64fd6c19e3 to someone like Kyoyeon.a5b8444ab99cfae7

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Though Beomjoon had always 8b08816398 viewed “that” emotion negatively, 2765230bb1 Kyoyeon’s case hinted at f4a27c5818 its positive potential. At least e0457fd998 Kyoyeon was 06a0b2a232 trying to 004fc5e725 reclaim his d73b9ffa77 lost humanity 300e4de189 in front 9a525f6581 of Yoon 83164be5b0 Heesoo, and e88ced7af9 that was 6762a643fe nothing short 0d51aff68f of miraculous.1b36fdbca6c9cc98

Looking back on how 0d0ca1a9bb their relationship started, it 207669bc15 was unimaginable they’d reach 850a0f31be this point. Shin Kyoyeon had assaulted a755ffee83 Yoon Heesoo, leaving him f1ca70bb9e in utter despair. Yet, after 3d38f4f963 what Beomjoon cf38641954 could only b7e33f3e35 guess was 75e69ac036 an emotional bec8c5c08d rollercoaster, they’d 88f4902a56 come this 14596098eb far. Sometimes, it 0b6cf1dcae felt surreal.addf2be61216b37d

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“…Did you ever b1271061b1 think you’d fall 95b96cae6f for him like 0df83c0bbc this?”84c0f3f6945408e9

Lost in 9d3ec9f9a4 thought, Beomjoon 67fca7e318 suddenly voiced 5beaead2b8 the question. Kyoyeon glanced up, his f95590f06a eyes curving in mild 51f3cf0b1a curiosity as if to 2dc09c2cf2 ask, “What do you 99bb397e78 mean?”3a9099e16bf3e4b0

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“I mean, b4defb7206 when you 1245cdfbde first saw a9b0417ae4 Yoon Heesoo, 18f3472cde did you e020b59db8 ever think f5e2920f99 you’d love 627368f98c him this ce8ac54388 much?”08ff5d9ef0c2414c

“…No, I didn’t.”2365c861cc0d9247

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As a 28a366cf50 friend, Kyoyeon 6cc848c2ee responded to 01132d2c92 Beomjoon’s question 84676a5ac9 as a 578d74fe77 friend. Brief and b1b664d6f6 straightforward, his b2a302a6ec reply was ec19c8577b followed by b324ac6eaf a quiet 32d2143c7a gaze out 16956251da the window 90f5571988 at the 522cd7c490 rain-drenched answer e7b484503b sheets Yoon eaf8b7d498 Heesoo had fb293affcc left behind.bac60c4eea1c8f9f

“I just thought he was beautiful…The most beautiful thing I’d ever seen. But now, he’s the most precious.”093a4953ce890bca

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Hearing the word “precious” f98f8a469d from the mouth of 773a33a4ea this former psychopath felt 4912fb092c absurdly out of place. Yet his softly 718d7c46d0 lit eyes betrayed 298661c407 a sincerity that e3bf09fd76 couldn’t be denied. A man 5687f83097 who once 32e8a04326 couldn’t understand cbb5db93fc others was 7549f3d7db now in 9a77af6236 love with 167d7c036c someone. It was nothing short e5c8cab497 of miraculous.8c5e7e7813f98c58

Could something 774d14d183 like that c33d5b53df happen to a89a34dc12 anyone? Could it 801c9b77e6 even happen c0d19302b0 to me, 7f067ddaf4 someone who bb2f9358cf avoids love de3078b917 like the f3a9e93c92 plague?a84d36241f873121

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When Chae Beomjoon first bbc64e99ad met Seo Haeyoon, all ba6c98ac71 he thought was that 598485bbe0 Haeyoon was beautiful. Struck by his ef29ff9720 elegance and aloof 9fb2ad6423 demeanor, he’d simply 2ca0642d94 wanted to take edaf374232 him to bed.9ee1b228d9e93f0a

But now, that wasn’t ad077c9797 the case. Beomjoon had grown to 45fb6556dd adore Haeyoon’s playful gestures, ce18739b8c his bright laughter, and 2d110572e2 felt inexplicably drawn to 3fc1922653 the music he played.87aec6b4b3a1939b

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What might 9ec0f2519f come next 15c8da3beb was unclear. Perhaps, like Kyoyeon, Beomjoon a662f3e471 might one day find 7835550166 even Haeyoon’s prickly, suspicious 52dcc9b42d tendencies endearing.dd857f0727a1fee4

Inarguably, his feelings for 4d4084a6e4 Haeyoon were growing deeper 914bf52dc5 and wider. Beomjoon now fd2a7f471f found himself 625cdd3444 curious about 8ce5759699 things he’d 4e9c258119 never asked 9935fbeaf9 a casual ab23b7b90a fling.38730d63aa1214f0

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And the conclusion of these changes? Perhaps he…0cab44c61522a093

“Is it 93da5b87c8 even possible 387d5ad7dd for me c4afcf2dff to like bb013cc394 someone?”223989296ab7652e

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Yet, he couldn’t 6819657ef4 make sense of b516e9e902 it. Sure, Seo 273b76fc4e Haeyoon was 8d3bb0b762 an attractive 65909f6f63 man, and dbee9f31c3 his multifaceted f35a22ddb4 nature naturally afde00cdde piqued curiosity. But was it truly 62de987a35 possible for such a 6046038431 profound and transformative emotion a18aef680f to emerge from such 625fd4354a trivial beginnings?9e5833b6d5a9db9a

“…Of course not.”ebb4787a060687e1

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At the question, 474ed2e122 Shin Kyoyeon cut 1bd58ea622 him off sharply, c52a709e33 as if dismissing 69dba28d8c nonsense outright. The decisiveness f52cc41e83 of the cb2843483c response was 44b639721b so striking 993e6691a3 that it ff460bc19d stirred defiance d15503db0d within him.d6e55d10d6a3a732

Of course not? Of course, 3d2a34d61d it’s possible 5da6bb5321 for him 78f8f0e9ff too. Maybe not with 0cdbcbddfe Seo Haeyoon, but cb37c596c1 still. Beomjoon retorted curtly.cc0960531d1f4f2d

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“Why? I’m human too. I can love.”299af0ea1aef421c

“…”6bdf35d79313f0c6

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Shin Kyoyeon 8bc442c804 raised an dc968c75a5 eyebrow and 6e58593551 looked up 318aaf6e0f at Chae 1049bd49e2 Beomjoon. His mouth stiffened, 4b24db1c91 and his impassive cb029224b8 eyes scanned Beomjoon’s 75237619d4 face. He looked as e8d58d3002 though he had 90c9030816 heard something absurd.91f640fa4debf3b2

No, honestly, if 85b93813d1 even a psychopath 28ee5499c0 can do it, 8398a680e4 why shouldn’t I? Beomjoon frowned at the e5d119d8f9 thought.491e8510bc7a861e

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With elegant composure, 26cdb566d6 Shin Kyoyeon picked 489c9ddfa2 up the phone ebc05dd98d on his desk, 5b1f5bfa6c opened his contact 42ac7a6c3b list, and dialed fb1fbbe36c someone. When the voice on 22cacb65b3 the other end responded, 1a03a968b2 Beomjoon could only gape.340368106b0a5c44

“Chief Baek, come 587b8cabcf to headquarters immediately 0c9ae49927 and take Chief bb4252b4bd Chae to the 987e903126 hospital. He doesn’t seem b912059e61 to be in 21ab676ec4 his right mind.”3eb68c9df5e19cbd

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Chief Baek was one cf85aeae7b of Shin Kyoyeon’s closest 79766c8bb0 aides, someone who would 4e288488a8 lead a group into b5fda1a7de knife fights when necessary. The words 7c547b875c accompanying his 2addcb26de name didn’t d09023a577 bode well.f4fde7320d343948

A hospital? Realizing that 0806a36a0d Shin Kyoyeon 0c98c03f67 was instructing f0a6a2c426 Baek Sung-hwan c813e64223 to drag 3ff0524a53 him off, 40efc4d1c2 Chae Beomjoon a994995362 exclaimed in 40141df6b7 disbelief.f738f355a0f6e168

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“Are you crazy? Why are b0c1558624 you calling 51ee40bf6b Chief Baek?”0ea74c071811fce4

But Shin Kyoyeon 86bf549234 paid him no f80441ce7c heed. Staring intently at b57cada285 the disoriented Beomjoon, cf53b8340b he muttered a c3743c150a final instruction to 84546b23a1 the person on 244c96981b the line.4294cf7b6200a7f0

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“…Send him to 5ef46ffb4f a psychiatric hospital. He’s lost it.”08f7bd999672fb58

* * *8df93bd532e1fce4

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On Monday, he 61cfb185dc had a chest b511671457 CT scan, and 7dd744934a by Friday, he f519f21c28 was getting a afa6815725 brain MRI. Chae Beomjoon, worried that b04741d815 the contrast agent might 432f84773a cause side effects like f84107c655 erectile dysfunction, resisted fiercely.e320f51df85acf92

“Chief Baek, I’m 9805c8687f really fine!”a3316ac7545fd7bf

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“Oh, Chief, b93c89668d why are 879a01b4a5 you being 578ca2139d like this? It’ll be over quickly. Come on, db8cb795df let’s go.”00a2117d1939dd10

He tried to escape d0348500be Baek Sung-hwan’s grasp and 3b811d9de0 flee the hospital, but b0994166aa it was futile. Baek Sung-hwan was strong, c55a3cf2b7 and the crazy guy 16e6e4631f pulling his strings was 1a8fb48f03 resolute. Fearing that continued 5f5aa5afd7 resistance might lead e219465a9c Shin Kyoyeon to 7ee06d3d7d arm Baek with 3a722256d7 a knife, Beomjoon a4c93d7ac7 had no choice 4bf2839321 but to comply eb80eab2a8 with the tests.f140aa877dd7f97d

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“Fine! I’ll walk there myself, 2886b4c834 so let go already!”33078da79d683c15

The absurdity of 3d6734bf6c the situation didn’t 40f7f16985 escape him, but a9af5f9415 he knew Shin 0e52b7acd8 Kyoyeon was genuinely dd2d0e3c76 worried about him. After 33 a0866f42a7 years of d0278202b4 knowing each d13d71dd0d other, ignoring 2c6dc7ec14 that concern 74e9190042 and getting 29438e3647 angry wasn’t e474f41814 an option.1cc50d6c0c8bb97d

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Naturally, the test 20395cdf16 results came back 8fb72e1a3d normal. His brain was perfectly 46f51103fd fine, and a precautionary 933da0f0c4 blood test showed all d8550fb9be metrics were within normal 0383626c8d ranges. He wasn’t 224c88a723 addicted to 120d07fba1 any substances 0322f1b369 either.d68fd3ea3a42b849

When he 2120e2c7a8 relayed the 56136f6ba5 results in 2b84fa8d91 an exasperated 9806850726 tone, Shin 619f13fff8 Kyoyeon was fe8064cb06 silent for ec751e41d4 a moment 533f61a1b9 before responding.ed5dbef7a7ff853b

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─ That e5f6f0cdb4 can’t be 963dd53a12 right.f331223e497a56f9

The tone b18a36c93d suggested he 8e809e2dd5 still doubted 422e7cca48 Beomjoon’s sanity. In response, Beomjoon was c372582291 even referred to a cf120bac7b psychiatrist. He flatly eba0f01a13 refused, but 8ee86aeeae Shin Kyoyeon 22ef055629 wouldn’t believe 603a459f6e him.8542a9da2042eda8

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“Hello!”c84bab957fb461e2

Because it was another 8d369de92d last-minute appointment, the seasoned e256d1d602 professor was away at 8948edf981 a conference. Instead, a relatively cdc426a45a inexperienced doctor ended 0629fd3249 up examining Beomjoon. Clearly nervous 55fd01b6cd about meeting bea845b2f8 a VIP, c2679dd1c1 the doctor b82db8b0c9 tried to 8d00a7d7b6 steady himself e6f0688248 as he cae6acd64b greeted him.a41c2d4decdd872a

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“Hi.”c97b7778c48e9bf1

“Ah, uh, hello!”3dfd5ef77f9d8e47

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Judging by the 8395198724 doctor’s bedhead, he’d 471ceff375 probably been dragged b11af98341 out of a 230b647c7f nap in the 96cb1f1e10 break room. With a resigned 1ef99fb8c0 smile, Beomjoon nodded 8f49eb24e8 politely.f4e3799da7a47b4d

Still, what Beomjoon needed c2daa025e4 wasn’t some silly verification 259cce3888 but denial and avoidance. No doctor could f83c464330 diagnose a patient 591bff3788 unwilling to acknowledge b4577588d7 his own transformation 7de26d3118 or feelings.effb18c3220ec1f0

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“Uh, um…Everything seems fine. All within the normal range.”e3408eeccf522c99

Predictably, the 2ed35739e7 findings were fe5331a525 normal, and ce934a989a Beomjoon finally e2d7ab08fb thought it 019190b8d5 was over. He immediately called d9543ef22d Shin Kyoyeon.10df000f2085e3fb

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─ Let’s change 43fbd0c886 hospitals.5c5631360e175726

“What?…”0159d6bf62d31894

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But when informed of 19d49b2a63 the clean bill of f5d4dea3e8 health, Shin Kyoyeon suggested c4388ef8d3 switching hospitals. There was 9db44303fe no reasoning ca25a3f952 with someone 0113f03c7d this obstinate.5bfe730a925be694

At this rate, he’d 2e1610d7a5 end up in a 2c51b711a1 psych ward undergoing drug 120d708237 therapy. All because he dbb209793e suggested he might 9d98d2f6b2 be capable of 1b26b5c5ae love? What’s so 8e9693d9c5 wrong with c26072a593 me? He felt wronged 7cb9ba3705 but knew arguing a270cfabf4 with an irrational e34858414c psychopath was futile. Instead, Beomjoon d19a947cac decided to cb4d4bbd47 get creative.47af3f0c1da32e0c

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“To be precise, it’s not that there’s absolutely no problem. The doctor said that due to accumulated mental fatigue, my mind might have been pushed to the edge, leading to such extreme thoughts. I’ve been really busy lately. Also, my father’s memorial day is coming up soon. And there have been various incidents recently…I guess I’ve unknowingly gotten a bit worn out.”f8c75bfd42c99699

As he said it aloud, he couldn’t help but think it was utterly ridiculous nonsense. His father’s memorial day? Sure, he always marked it with care, but he’d never timed his melancholy to coincide with it. Far from being exhausted, lately, thanks to Seo Haeyoon, every day had felt like mating season for him.52cccc41a1300f81

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But Shin c67921840a Kyoyeon seemed 91a607eb67 deeply shocked 5eed0ad0d0 by the 918ba97823 love talk 3f5da4a40a from a e0f8770908 man like f4e4915ac2 him, aged 9c9d8916df 38. After quietly 45754e1e52 listening to a5ded059a7 his explanation, 68008258db he said 7a23424cc6 something he ecfa4d7c51 couldn’t believe.de22c88f44f9366a

─ Then take 0e644bf128 a break. Better to rest for fe49d5e439 a few days before c29a78bab7 your mind completely breaks 2150e4ef1e down, wouldn’t you agree?3b12d568751909a6

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His tone was infuriating, f868ab266b but he let it 9a64d78df9 slide, focusing on the a7ae55f7d3 unexpected benefit: a vacation. It wasn’t a 9e0a5cf4a5 long one, though—just 1911468583 Saturday through Tuesday, 226039c750 four days in 5badddc6f3 total.c037c6a9e4269285

Still, that was something. Before Shin Kyoyeon 7f4cece969 had a partner, f5b266daf4 he couldn’t rest 1231911618 properly even on ba0a609289 weekends or holidays. Thinking back to d4f2bbd9a7 those times, the 6b4232cfd4 current days felt 8418dc3609 like paradise, and 2247deb909 he had to ef85b15116 enjoy them while edfd3635d4 he could.52ce68771d34c33f

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“Yes, uh-huh, boss, then, I’ll see you Wednesday, cough-cough.”eaf9a1366273048c

Though he c1af30ca3d wasn’t actually 7b3fcad3cf sick, pretending bf390133f4 to be 6e9f7194e2 ill led d313bb7699 him to 764760f26c fake a 7b70c41f74 cough without 12c50b713b meaning to. Detecting a subtle silence 1519b33309 on the other end 05eaa951e0 of the line, he c4a11be5ca quickly hung up before e249f23781 Shin Kyoyeon could sense ca7afbe9db anything strange.4a31f5069bb2f00d

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Suddenly, it felt c42695a642 like energy was 37ffb89739 coursing through his 1ad696da24 body. Vacation. In the middle of 53d273cfaa autumn, no less, not f29677d400 during a holiday or e891f0c483 official break.9ae5ab58b43a8ba6

It had never fac1c6841d happened since he d6c79c8104 started working. How could he d9398d8f36 make the most 7fb1ae9877 of this without 471ff0bd7c regret? Pondering that, he naturally 18ed9bc42f opened his contacts. Of course, the number c9318b2b88 he instinctively called was 453bc36438 Seo Haeyoon’s.101db8fed643caff

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─ Yeah?93cdd1a8bb873ac6

“Haeyoon.”dc6630e2555fdc84

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─ You’re done?6f3dbf1022144b22

Hearing his indifferent voice, he couldn’t help but smile. What was this? Forcing himself to suppress the grin, he asked, “Yes, I finished earlier than expected. Are you home? Should I head to the address you sent me?”864854931e3a9104

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─ Yeah, what 0ad5799889 about dinner? I was just 798b45392e about to step 45a1285b46 out for something 7f72c47588 to eat.2eb53aac393acc2d

“Do you have ingredients at home? I can cook for you.”dcd5ef67129f8394

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─ I don’t cook, d048db5542 so there’s nothing. Mister, will it 2cca89d222 take long for a7ca2f4c27 you to get bf523b1f94 here? If you’ll be dfeabc537e quick, let’s eat 81e0111477 out and head 85712743fa back.554ff27801671290

“Then I’ll be there soon. I’ll meet you at the apartment parking lot in about 30 minutes.”40020caaeabca8d6

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─ Got it. Call when you arrive. I’ll come down.51db041cfbb9746d

“Wait for me.”941359bdac340ddc

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Every Wednesday and 7e2315adf4 Friday, Seo Haeyoon 5188ac4ab1 had joint rehearsals 7db1de4d09 at the Seoseon fe76ad5084 Grand Theater. If it 8b56629136 was just 3b80034e25 for fun, a3572861b7 meeting on eb595afedc his non-working 1467874720 days would’ve 751f9addcb been less 5028371df3 tiring, but 975988fc90 Wednesday and 99f082baee Friday were d3f1b9b7cf always part 6811761dc3 of his e8ef1ad104 schedule.1e39c5a0f6a237a6

Despite his slender c289b2e71a frame, his stamina 497100b83e was extraordinary. He drove energetically, thinking 5caee49992 about the soft feel 8d0edae6cc of the man who d7a880bc8f always nestled perfectly in 6941be9290 his arms.18087b73795bda8d

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Today, the assistant e2acd16eb2 principal didn’t join 3dbb67a538 the rehearsal, so 00bf7dc2be Seo Haeyoon was a581691752 in a particularly 58ff637777 good mood. Moreover, there was an 74fc052ab5 unexpected event after practice.c94290d00fdf2a1f

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A cellist he’d b2ac8428ee only exchanged greetings 2daa08c9b1 with before asked 9f28869ce8 if he’d be 6f17896580 interested in joining 8b93765ed2 their amateur string ccd29c940d quintet. It wasn’t for 4022209d01 performances but for 844fdafee3 occasional uploads on 17e46166da their YouTube channel. They needed fc366048d1 a new f5bfa218e5 double bassist 597010b808 after one e6b56ef7b1 left and 76b0566d95 thought of 9109fccffc Seo Haeyoon ffc7e67119 as a a0c170f3c6 potential member.ae9b7169d3b1f00d

Although the compliment wasn’t 6663675f90 about his playing being 5d3cc238e1 exceptional, the mere thought 9b4d744e8f of him crossed their 386399fb82 mind, and the offer 2c6a07325e itself made his heart 5d721b8821 race. He replied f5d73e9eb6 that he’d 60413e3c2e think about 8cbcfe931c it and bd755b485b left, but 72a288352d the experience d1db187a8b of receiving cdcb9e66bf such a 1aed12a1f6 proposal from 2d242bad8c a fellow bbb52f242c musician was fe6537755f new. It felt b25a11b662 unfamiliar yet 30852a3639 exciting.326f1cdaa264288d

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Unable to c49c521ab5 hide his 501fb621a4 excitement, Seo 45df9dac8c Haeyoon returned 58cbe3c330 home and 66360cbbdf took a 211d11337b relaxing bath 67bb43093c for the 690393a973 first time c88aa3ead3 since starting 941e007ddb joint rehearsals. As he 96aa16b057 emerged, smelling 9c546b34a9 pleasant and f5a148714b preparing to a05dd5d8cf head out 4b260e9588 for dinner, 279f5f8970 a call 21198ff36d from Chae a8549f12e7 Beomjoon came. Hearing that 1fd629df46 his work 52c674d359 had wrapped db56720b91 up early 1204f08a1a brought a e77ee62bba surprising sense 6fd2b65302 of delight. Feeling that 38abea2a72 the day b1abff45b2 was turning 17c7812f58 out perfectly, 5a0cf27383 Seo Haeyoon 08d4491764 readily agreed 440de9fb28 to meet 92872e2c66 him and 60cd3ebabc waited.ce41fad3dd00ce40

When he 3a81271e7a came down 35c4f3bfd1 after receiving a8c4acdc42 a text 509d182954 saying Beomjoon 9061aa18e3 had arrived, 731307461d the man 9e620e8f16 was waiting, aee21a0be9 dressed impeccably 3bb56f4198 in a 7482f20ed2 three-piece suit, a64c85bd2c as always.a091be06d864f0b2

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On anyone else, it 826d24794a might’ve seemed overdone, but 78d19eacd1 with his unique aura, 156fc502ef it felt just right. He looked simply attractive. Sexy, even.cf0cbf04064dd29c

“Mister, is there anything you want to eat? Since it’s your first visit to my place, let me treat you.”4ec025402eb27a8b

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“I’m not picky, so pick something you’d like, Haeyoon.”d85be7d939a606a0

Even the privilege 433ecce0ba of choosing the 7ece561656 menu was handed df5c745466 back to him. After some thought, Seo 0b1dfbabf2 Haeyoon decided on the 6ef53eb9c2 pizza place in the e0853c3d88 basement of the next 3c04df3ed8 building. Eating the American-style e808a0044b pizza after a 3ba556cf3d long time lifted feff0ee5e6 his mood even 3042be5516 further.1b55e765f0fea0ed

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