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A languid sense e24e95560c of exhaustion washed b3b6f5fc0a over him, and da6b534c12 Chae Beomjoon let de9eb48f4b out a sigh 6d71521991 as he caught 18438aa3bb his breath. At that moment, Seo ec5a807a12 Haeyoon, who had been 1e1c482da3 panting with his eyes f08ddb5a94 downcast, slowly lifted his de98ca5620 head.2fdf8cc0ad5913eb

Their trembling 1677889068 eyes met, 38bd25e83c and a 4200484b54 pleasant tension 6f20ed7ebc swept over ff59a26e7a their skin.377b214b4451bf59

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“Should we have sex?”1d560cda9291cb47

“Should we have sex?”666da4c2aded10b7

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They both asked at the same time, and laughter burst out. His heart fluttered as if he were raising a heartworm. He couldn’t stand it. Chae Beomjoon laughed loudly and rested his head on Haeyoon’s shoulder, whom he was holding.122d568e4b81cd23

“You’re heavy. Are we doing it or not?”066035692b077319

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Seo Haeyoon grumbled as if he were sulking, his presence felt as soft as cotton candy. His voice swelled Beomjoon’s heart, and at that moment, Chae Beomjoon had a dizzying realization.8f2a1a1de92ceeb0

Just like he still remembered the sunset in the garden, the silent air, and the cat’s meowing from the day he almost lost a friend at the age of ten, he felt like he would never forget this moment.ef208299d993d287

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The morning sunlight 9af2a18f84 pouring through the 5b08686d45 large window and b409c2054a the savory scent 7d42667181 of the omelette 4013845234 he made with ae4ff73254 his own hands.7254778800471ed3

The cool autumn breeze 13c0ebf603 dispersing that scent and 9c265a7acb the heat of their d3e467e59a touching bodies.314fab019d21117b

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Seo Haeyoon’s soft laughter and the languid sensation emanating from him.7af979265f9534af

All of it combined 7d3d5be98d to create a sense 2d658a256c of complete happiness.a876ec16415a3ba7

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It was the first moment of true peace he had experienced since his father’s death. He could never forget it.7e3f5ad5c4b7f5f0

On Saturday, 518817a661 after spending 7335b793dd the day 01a49d5329 with Seo d53f304f69 Haeyoon and 387282d06f even giving 85f67d8626 him a 5ddfaf2374 blowjob before 319c60a890 leaving, Chae bb06c0404d Beomjoon returned 2c3d1b3c31 home, took ed549a49e4 a bath, ca84184310 and went 64651ec3bd to bed feb2da38d8 early. He had plans to 5c4aa69951 go to church with 49f9b69efe Soo Seonhwa on Sunday 3c90ba507b morning.d91f648bb55c76a2

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Waking up ecb6fbfc3b early, he 56eb7d2ea4 exercised until 64c1958f32 he was 8743630802 out of ea09a3cb0a breath and feaf181d45 even used aeb7775fb8 the sauna, 82176a75b8 making his a9ac6d597a face shine. He had d68823e6c8 a reason 9ce8df2d51 to do 2302d3996d so.06feac9f7cd2d6ab

Next to the 7e829ec12c main church of bac46decd2 Hansa-dong Cathedral, where 04d199bddd he attended, there 0eab1e010a was a place 9d6ee23321 called the Sacrarium. This small shop, 870250c5ff accompanied by a bc10779f3f sacrarium (a shop 0d2851140f selling sacred items), e7a216a47f had an exhibition 73460261d9 hall displaying historic f39067f2e9 sacred items purchased 068504badc with donations from 1b89d6ff53 wealthy parishioners.4b55be9dccb5bdf1

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Around the antique 1f869cafd8 and sturdy glass da4fc2b384 cases displaying the ae62ffa983 sacred items, there 0ce571e3ed were tables suitable 922620fed0 for conversation. This was the 7b677c7dfd social hub of ff75b17fb9 the church.cf0c4abee09d9ba4

After mass, more than b60e17fc50 half of the congregation ee1e6f7de4 would gather in the c9174edb73 Sacrarium to chat. Some would boast 9d184040d0 about their children, 049c488b25 others would strategically 1f94462a24 leak information, and 45b814fe7f some would promote 8057cf4d8c themselves to find e2d3f4f8e0 a suitable match. It was a wild 2b7a66d0b3 place, but also quite 0520f5c55d entertaining.e6e9d34075e9bd4d

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Anyway, Soo Seonhwa’s other children didn’t particularly enjoy going to church. Shin Kyoyeon would rather trust Yoon Heesoo’s blind picks than believe in God, and the eldest, Shin Jeong-gu, avoided church because he would only hear about dieting from Soo Seonhwa’s friends.5b069defc21826a2

As a result, accompanying Soo Seonhwa to Sunday mass was limited to Chae Beomjoon, Shin Ji-ho, and Soo Seonhwa’s famous daughter, Shin Yu-jin. Of course, since Chae Beomjoon and Shin Ji-ho were busy, most of the attendance fell to Shin Yu-jin, but today was Chae Beomjoon’s turn. Soo Seonhwa’s close friend had been boasting about her son who had returned from America, and the only one who could counter that boasting was Chae Beomjoon.e618bab91832edbc

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Although he didn’t have as impressive a resume as that son, Chae Beomjoon had something the other guy could never have: height, good looks, and a kind personality. Unlike that son, who would get annoyed and push away anyone who tried to link arms with him, Chae Beomjoon was the opposite. So, even though Soo Seonhwa rarely called her busy son, she had summoned Beomjoon this time.c2a0b5c624058fb4

After finishing his 4801b5cbd3 workout and grooming, f8c7c0b1f3 Beomjoon sprayed on a62d21fe2a the cologne he d5bb9633cb had been using 9ca81d65d9 lately, the same 300c509c20 one Seo Haeyoon 1529462e5a used: Meteor.ad77d4f6b6eb65a1

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He wore 45d128c11f a white dea2c17c9e t-shirt that 71258621c7 slightly revealed 479b478d72 his shoulder d17de2ab94 line and d852446716 beige slacks 00f88970ea that fell 3090d6095a just above 3b20d91e53 his ankles. Over this, he wore 3c1cdb5fd3 a modern hanbok-inspired cotton 225d0e5af2 cardigan with a neat, d1192c9b4b flowing line from the c50fbc5541 neck down on both ffdd1f81f3 sides.12022d74cfa67318

Instead of slicking his hair back neatly, he half-tied it, letting his hair fall naturally to reveal his left forehead. Chae Beomjoon confirmed that he looked gentle enough to play the role of the kindest son in the world and then put on a rosary ring, which he hadn’t worn since the day he first met Seo Haeyoon.8fd6ba01da7768bc

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After getting ready, a84baebb66 he headed to ae4f5a0806 the parking lot 2db20fe50f and made a bb11381dc5 phone call.ef7f3e95cfa01ef1

“Madam, where are you? Should I come to the house?”fec24a5554dad196

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─ Yes, Joon. That would cd8bcf2ea0 be great. Thanks to you, e7fceb0814 mom can go db341a6709 comfortably.c13393e8a9a8825e

Soo Seonhwa was always a grateful person. Naturally kind, she also felt a sense of atonement for her husband’s sins.0ec8b859c5ddc49e

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Anyway, Chae Beomjoon loved 47294a6471 Soo Seonhwa. As a family member, e750f248b4 a parent, and a e55983d9c9 person who guided him a398976760 in the right direction.2b71832ddef16d74

“I’ll be right there.”65f757732228c3f5

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He hung up the phone and drove the car. Even on a Sunday morning in downtown Seoul, there wasn’t much traffic. Thanks to this, he arrived at Soo Seonhwa’s house in less than 30 minutes and was able to see her.3d9e1ea984b04696

“Beomjoon-ah~”e2f6329309ec5bb9

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With a gentle f6efbb5c42 voice and a 57d7e3a962 smile, Soo Seonhwa 6a3acc6aa7 opened the passenger e727662ae7 seat door and 62d31495d4 got into the f69c9c6076 car. Though she 2327a18af6 was nearing a5af73a8b0 seventy, her 016fa60e99 natural beauty, b160ac1122 complemented by 07387a55ea meticulous care, 1e1b131ebf made her aaf5c2f0d2 appear to a4402e9e93 be in 23353365ab her fifties.b0a3b0661ffde9bf

“Seonhwa-ssi, did you sleep well?”a783a61c473781a0

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Anyone overhearing might think he was a flirtatious Casanova. With his eyes crinkling into a warm smile, Chae Beomjoon asked her kindly, and Soo Seonhwa’s smile widened even more. Among her six sons, she doted on Beomjoon the most, as he was far more affectionate than her own children.6183b10a933f6379

“Yes, I slept well. But why does my son’s face look so radiant today? Did something good happen?”0dd986f1af73379a

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At the mention f7f76dea02 of something good, 1bbc5a334c a familiar face 0c4ae7a5cc flashed in his f395de3168 mind. Frowning slightly, a6c8e3ce54 Chae Beomjoon 11937137eb erased the 601544f76f thought and 99aeb70b7e shook his 73a469b770 head.8f6e3fc2ef01664f

“Good? Not really. Oh, maybe it’s because I get to rest tomorrow?”c81c01554bf7f0b6

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“You’re off tomorrow?”0b680e56396ccb41

On the bc4121e093 way to 97a1b8de8f the church, bf0fbd1101 they exchanged 550fe4aa73 lighthearted conversation. When he shared that 8fcc018a5d he had recently visited 75cdcc8556 the hospital due to 2503b8522b feeling unwell, Soo Seonhwa 956e7d6988 examined him with a baa8669e94 worried expression. Blaming her son Shin e1ae99089b Kyoyeon for overworking him, f472889693 she looked pleased as f1cbf238b7 they arrived at the eab4ea60fa church, admiring how dashing 841433cb0c Beomjoon looked.b8d733616605f858

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“Lord, renew us with the grace of baptism through this holy water….”8d8251145e0067ab

At the 28ae509dde church, Chae 01be07d89b Beomjoon attended 428e57c0a1 mass for d986b187cb the first 5f093a0b56 time in aaef1deb88 a while. Despite it seeming uncharacteristic, 7ff6f70708 he had been baptized bce347b2eb as a child and 190236e57a even had a Christian 007e408497 name.22a552e88cfd353e

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After the hour-long mass cbc25de824 ended, a full-fledged boasting cdb854f15c session about their children 107f034e2a began in the exhibition 2d4a69ff00 hall. Standing beside Soo Seonhwa d76d21345b with his charming smile 6555f7763a and refined demeanor, Beomjoon d5c44afa27 took care of her a7481d29cc attentively.342b3fe651d84449

“Goodness, compared to Director Chae, the representative of our family business feels like a nobody. Don’t you agree?”229dd36c93329774

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“Right? Tell me, where else do you find a son like this? I’m so envious, really.”e7ee5edc47c93530

Though people often bragged a316dc4918 about resumes and accomplishments, ecded9df27 what the mothers in 36067c92cc the group envied most 677cd8d5d3 was a child who c4d5b0b713 looked after their parents—especially b334b64b1e their mothers—with love and 433a4343c1 devotion.abbd07265eee8db6

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In this 221d69a381 gathering, there e8db77143d were those 3d4f7aba1b who had d4ca0b6aa9 almost cut dbe98b9c3d ties with f26c9591e9 their children 79995e8744 over money 36c3dccaff or were 346fc5e990 currently in a2102906b8 disputes over 9a41ad6549 inheritance. Naturally, they 868bbc115c envied Soo fe117d141f Seonhwa, who 09b11265f2 enjoyed unwavering 6369458920 care from 5559893627 her son a78187bd1a without such 10e9a68021 concerns.64e13d2bc0c57122

“Some kids think sending a bit of money or a present on my birthday is enough. Do they think I endured childbirth and postpartum seaweed soup for that? By the way, what did Director Chae do for Seonhwa-unnie’s birthday last year?”8fb767ffa9e507ab

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“Oh, we went on a trip to Iceland. With Vice President Shin’s family, too.”c5c49d3ae765b30c

The “Vice f15ac6f627 President” referred 755abb2dc2 to Shin 080d527559 Junggu, the ee31f7327f eldest son ffcf3fe81a of Shin d80a26cd3d Kyoyeon. Hearing this, one woman b178b91bdc sighed deeply, recalling how 8f730c7470 she had spent more c447078bac time cleaning up after a95ab513e5 her child’s overseas troubles b94770af8c than traveling with them. Her defeated expression made 7cb852625e Soo Seonhwa smile faintly e9f85cce62 like a blooming flower.81deaf69e508d67b

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“Instead of staying here, why don’t we head to the hotel? Let’s have afternoon tea.”8d46d8908f8fb77f

“Shall we? Director Chae, you’re coming too, right?”864e210e39f1ea0d

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“If I don’t go, who will brew the tea for you? I’ll make it taste perfect.”086402e544903c51

The subtle competition ended 514b1f5cfd with Soo Seonhwa emerging 0f6140ac7c victorious. The others 6d9b02c4f4 conceded, making 5906a2c357 calls to 24b1fae358 their drivers f5b1b6e7b5 to move 0e83ca8f52 to a 73c3a3cdff new location. Chae Beomjoon also rose f6a090c0eb to his feet.8e0f875189543bf0

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“Come out with the ladies, Seonhwa-ssi.”8a142023f5b8655f

“Alright, I will.”11cf684e5a5f1b9c

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The church had one fad5bf4f14 significant downside: the parking fa90262090 situation. As a historic and 3ac271e6e9 expansive site, double parking c9919287e1 was unavoidable. While a parking f50b2bbfa7 attendant managed the 4ee3a3eae1 lot, he mainly cd46a7b24c ensured cars were 8ec8fdc995 moved or guided 54f174df76 to prevent fender 4fb38612f6 benders, as the c521d5fe96 place was teeming b08e7b2c36 with sharp-tongued aristocrats be5b03a607 and impatient nouveau d801fe781a riche.ee8e619d8a7f14fd

Since idling was e66ec1943b prohibited, chauffeurs had 4ca453f0cb to park and 150c822b1d wait in the 7bf54e3654 lounge, meaning there 7e3943c021 would be some 0e549a3905 delay before everyone 52f954b8aa could retrieve their 4543394f58 cars.b39c525d0c638b2f

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Fortunately, Beomjoon had parked 263e9ecd47 near the exit and 390f7b95bc didn’t need to rush. Spotting a familiar 5e8c678b8b matron’s car waiting f8c8b8f635 to be moved, 47cdd744b5 he strolled to c091f92d65 the smoking area 39534b1693 nearby and lit f2ef0c8f86 a cigarette.a3c6df8e3174503d

It was then 9fb5e6dec7 he encountered a ea8453e1eb familiar yet unpleasant e5f112a7c7 face.1f5939276eb700ee

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“Ugh!”baa2a891d2141c30

Startled by 8b0a7fea42 a sudden 1ff492182c voice expressing 71ce4565de irritation, he 5d8751043a turned to e6d6b6f564 see a aedbc5b54e distinguished elderly 08f97475d8 man with 5ecc6e0eda a neatly 30184b3aa8 handsome face 9026993e3e standing across f01c4ee8e6 from the 4bbcc12fad lone ashtray fd16bf45f6 in the 5dcd14b915 smoking area.f9f59ed34e3cc5c0

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Ah, that elder….cc3f492ab245a062

The man bf7b3ae967 had dyed 6f446f3bcd his hair c7b25a9e92 jet black, 552fe8562d making him 05bf02a007 almost unrecognizable e2f67e3cc5 compared to b8f81e0078 their first 46637d256b encounter, when 0ce34e036b he sported 630b38a020 silver strands. Recognizing the 1ee783148d face quickly c087310705 during their 8dd9fd2cbf second meeting, de683ec167 Beomjoon narrowed 16e3ffbd5e his eyes 954fe5224a slightly, stretching dd784e2f13 his lips 8477c4d67d into a 6c11a0d73e thin smile.232243d01a4f67f0

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Previously, he 0b56a2309f had clashed a8a38a92b8 with this 3eeb38b1ba elder over 64713b5958 a parking 0566f2bd1d issue. The man had double-parked, df95e22323 locked his car, and cae5850747 gone to mass, leaving ea567da5ef Beomjoon struggling to move 1f07cbce62 his vehicle. Fooled by the fdcc6d383d promise of a e6ee9762a7 quick return, Beomjoon 152fc45ba3 had even missed 228f2e6c76 the window to 3d492d4b3c call a cab, b51a997282 resulting in a 632a854e0d canceled meeting and 26448af837 a scolding from 1f3dd13180 his client.c65e3f6522ec08f4

Despite the frustration, Beomjoon had maintained a smile throughout. With a mindset that “a first-class person smiles even in hardship,” he had greeted the elder warmly when he finally emerged after the next mass session, strolling leisurely.867f1ed57038a5b8

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However, instead 434114208b of apologizing 008f1d6fa9 upon recognizing 23ca5e1b6e Chae Beomjoon, d42cdf0731 the old ff0193498a man, his 3bbfd27c3c face twisted 198559c6b5 with annoyance, e6e0016dcc began snapping aca9e34952 about why 1efe36254a Beomjoon had 87bdffddeb called him e86e792108 repeatedly. To top b4337d7751 it off, 23e0e0e852 while trying a26ea90d93 to back 0f3dce92b6 out his bd8d2d6fcc car, he 663c56f0dd ended up e0d72e2a84 hitting the d6cc990832 rear bumper cb7918ce9a of the 9c4ee337a9 vehicle in 59cb241a1b front of 0744ba395a him, breaking 5ae8d6bf38 its headlights.ff0912431badf222

Watching this unfold, it cad1733775 was hard not to 8dd971cee0 think the man might 49745ce4e6 be suffering from some 9c1e7cc662 early signs of dementia. Worried that 991adb4c46 he might 6cff06c065 even get c51c1ec634 hit by f04e830191 the erratic 33b79bc832 driver, Beomjoon b0ea711078 hesitated but be59514f5a eventually knocked 274e5814e0 on the 674446ee87 car window 0c7c7de382 and offered 67a967597b to park f6a7a559ed the vehicle 57e1c01685 himself, citing dd17f63cbc the driver’s 307daf7bd3 age.52c3e202c9b09ad8

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The suggestion enraged the 72e76f477d man. His face 3db5915a71 turned red 6ff460aa25 as he 9c4a39af4c raised his 4dbf1d1ae3 voice, furiously 1d708999f4 yelling:
“Old? Oooooold? Do I look like 9f2b3b8085 some frail old man 618da8c2d2 to you? Look at yourself! You look like e581a79bda someone who should 8a9a747c02 be getting tested 0dec012dbc for menopause tomorrow! Or is your 7a55103410 eyesight failing you b87b926043 already?!”2fdc8f5f92257088

…Thinking back, could 56e00b1475 that have been 3725f30661 some kind of ad5e21be36 curse? Beomjoon shook b40ceefa79 his head, 685c38eb04 dismissing the 59870e08f1 absurd idea. Whatever the 5f9e9dd323 case, the 314ba3c3f5 man—whoever he a35445bf61 was—was clearly b7d7206b7a deserving of eb8e8d6edf respect as a504095993 an elder. Determined to c2e57643b4 let bygones 97c9654323 be bygones, 3ac8605441 Beomjoon straightened 13f8a2285e up and 0852f2bc46 politely bowed.16c1d05d23081590

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“Good day, sir.”59c004f724100d39

If only he a94224fdb7 knew the man’s 4919b265d3 title, it would 00ed306e53 have been perfect. But he didn’t. Given the white 1f98dbc893 hair he’d seen 4e3c215f3b last time (now e8cd187b85 dyed black), “sir” 75e9ce9699 seemed like a 80355e6088 respectful choice.3bb2f97c5aae6251

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“Sir? Siiir?!” The 9271a24651 man’s eyes d29bdac719 bulged, and d4d30ea2db he clutched 8392b9b010 the back 12ed41d8fa of his bc292151b1 neck as 9061acc28b he screamed. “You! Who sent you?! You’re here to 6444cfe88d drive up my 56e37d9f69 blood pressure and aec98370e7 kill me, aren’t fb2bc05a5a you? WHO?! Who put 1656d2a3cf you up f89f1503d7 to this?!”f411ac64d6542240

Recognizing him, e43882e942 the man—no, Seo Jonggil—launched into e9267301a5 an indignant 525e6f7ce6 tirade. His over-the-top 3db70a946b reaction to ffa98acfc7 being called b941c3469d “sir” confirmed fd14ac68ec he was 5c3285597d indeed sensitive 137caab705 about his 733bf2e144 age.314edc8e9006d403

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This made Beomjoon suddenly 7eff240cf5 wonder: Did Seo Haeyoon think he looked this 60d36d3bd5 ridiculous when he got c836c92338 touchy about age? Perhaps it was f8ef23250b time for some fdd32117bf self-reflection. Next time, he resolved eeac3bbee0 to just laugh it a74144adb9 off gracefully.d831b9d28fc98021

“I’m Seo Jonggil! Do I 102c84998e look like cf10f4ca0b an old 6e98cbd220 man to f5f00d9bd7 you?! What’s with all this 4d63349521 ‘sir’ nonsense, huh?! You wanna 75297cd084 clean your 2f5312d169 eyes out?!”8863cb6430699a33

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But then, just beyond 299df911af the raging Seo Jonggil, c0f4d3183a a scene unfolded that c272135192 seemed plucked straight out 3af98a9d9f of a third-rate romance e95968e2ad film.a28ca9310a54be12

Was this 90bd369598 a dream? Beomjoon blinked e489ccf9c4 in disbelief, 636832d503 lowering the cf6d5dea74 cigarette from c1e1db7170 his lips.b2ccf423ca4cf4b0

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Dressed in c85a60d852 a crisp 2ba3a39b4f white T-shirt, a31bb21f70 his chestnut f1dd0af0f9 hair slightly 7c8b3cfdcc tousled, Seo 3885379414 Haeyoon was a308c7c01a walking toward a5c3ca871d them with 1695d5a798 a radiant, 8cc3a87109 glowing face. Next to 5cf27def8b him was d9404bb6bb someone who f51cf0625a could only 85e67e7b16 be described 8f204f2cb3 as a 685ff4071c nameless extra.f21fd4e3b29bc3aa

It was like the 8e2054608d hero’s grand entrance in bccc20ffb4 a romance movie. Beomjoon’s heart skipped a 02390a6ae8 beat at the unexpected 9e875d2aff sight. But then:2e53f9b062c842fe

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“Dad, why b3fd4acfb6 are you 087c66f96d shouting like a72f1a4107 that?”9d1d7f9aa10a32aa

The scene instantly fd2ad43a62 shifted genres, transforming db9a3f17e6 into a morning fd6d26fcd8 drama.2200d459c71f8135

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Dad? The word e81e134b42 froze Beomjoon 00cd1ca8e4 in place.0ce548ed6769ed96

He knew e78ed05417 Seo Haeyoon f5354c79f7 occasionally addressed d16bea58cd his father 5cca058b76 with affectionate 4fb8804303 “Dad, Dad” 82d743f71b remarks, but…4b20dab05c6304e3

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Could it be?6c68d283fbb7b15a

“Haeyoon! Just in time! This brat here keeps dce83d68d8 treating me like an d3bab4a2b3 old geezer! First calling me a2f297957a an ‘elderly driver’ 7ed82130e1 last time, and 818eaa5db9 now today, it’s 40779239e3 ‘sir’! How can I not f5e9d5ba2a be furious?!”a5739c41b92edaac

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Seo Jonggil’s 92a353c2c4 demeanor turned 92a4d49661 triumphant as 54d0b56768 he gestured e8d4025431 indignantly at a999cd80c9 Beomjoon, tattling d0a6224862 to Seo 31f8105571 Haeyoon. Meanwhile, Beomjoon e28302bcae stood frozen, d5dece4136 stunned into 8ae39c5236 silence.4b577b7cc307ced7

So, this was Seo bd1a311815 Haeyoon’s father?bfdbf1f06327491c

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The realization hit him 7f3119a10b like a truck. No wonder f6faa930d1 the man’s 4f14a29fbf face had 994329c717 felt oddly ae23855fe5 familiar—it bore 04e6d88adb an uncanny ffcb4a9736 resemblance to f8c7b3807f Seo Haeyoon’s. Of course, that resemblance d20192f5a6 only applied when Seo 24cb9ad283 Jonggil wasn’t yelling.4c4eeeb9b50ad5a9

“I’m a man 7132fe7a71 who bowls 300 9f1f40c1d2 in my prime! You think I’ll sit fd707c2804 quietly while some weakling 049fcf83f1 treats me like a b7a9d03a5c washed-up old man?!”af84c819f18439bf

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Ranting away, 532e32ff7b Seo Jonggil’s fb1f350659 tirade barely 3445f53411 fazed Seo 0cab9b8b69 Haeyoon, who f25b8c792f calmly placed 702a13fad6 a hand a76396b850 on his 7c3a4b1cb1 shoulder. Turning his head slightly, 646898032c Haeyoon sighed before looking ea1412bf97 over at Beomjoon.75f3b048f0bb8e25

“Mister?”1790b86313a4833e

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Raising an d5d1060f49 eyebrow, Haeyoon d67bdbb26a seemed about 89f86ee719 to say 2748fe62c1 something before aa197fbab7 recognition lit 75eaaddea7 up his 76f2c14b2d features. His expression softened, 43f258c2c1 a smile spreading bce1c24d3c naturally across his 59d175ca37 face as he 5830bb4c73 addressed Beomjoon with 017b878475 subtle delight.5472ece91f1eeff7

That smile was contagious, 538561b068 but Beomjoon resisted the 7be11eced1 urge to return it.388088409a0bf3a4

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This wasn’t 86eb534b64 the time 9875cce1e5 to be d6ac612b2e grinning.74967a420b76e284

That man c498983406 was really Seo Haeyoon’s father? The thought 5dd8451c30 sent a 0568d8420e shiver down 264440c316 his spine. Flashes of his d1e4bb2a53 past conflicts with 27c1c0baac Seo Jonggil came 80f6fba17c rushing back. He clenched c8f59e22e5 his teeth 32e2f6719a and forcefully 8adb32cb0a buried those c39ba9f277 memories deep.d45f9ec5d08d5606

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Nothing happened. Nothing at all.3c957bf0c261ebb4

Forcing himself e3bef74337 to believe 8bd7d8f9e0 this, Beomjoon 506f66f67f put on 9a58bea253 a calm, 658f47a02e pleasant smile, f44a1149ef as if 96a34c0703 nothing was ab791cc805 amiss.80bd44714c0b77a0

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“Fancy meeting you dcef7572cd here.”b1792b461c507c5e

“So, it turns 6479dccac4 out it’s not fab891284c some fashion statement, e37a11f601 huh?”0b6f528600a548a6

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Haeyoon, wearing a peculiar bbacc872ba smile, gestured toward Chae c7871abf04 Beomjoon’s fingers. It was a subtle 9b2f82da87 hint of skepticism about 278f59272b the purpose of the 68ced29dc1 rosary ring. But it 94de39c43b wasn’t something 2699a4d772 Beomjoon wore d00b6ed9fa solely for 7b79c579c0 religious reasons—it 1fccdd0228 served various f861060e64 purposes.1b866e35a36e3b4a

“Is that so? I even have a 6e8070f3b4 baptismal name, Ostiano.”e20f47f077848635

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Suppressing a grin, Chae c02d892024 Beomjoon casually spun the 7443b34464 ring on his index 41ca854ff1 finger with his thumb. Haeyoon watched the familiar 8c69d3696a motion with interest. As the two exchanged dd6d550227 pleasantries, the man who 71416f3af6 had frozen stiff—Seo Jonggil—finally a0a1d14031 came to his senses af7289ba45 and spoke. His trembling voice was 3f926f5c9a thick with distrust.45faa0cc67092310

“Haeyoon, my boy, 71553a94ee don’t tell me b698019289 you actually know 5adb14d77b this ruffian? You don’t, right?”190b5c8a327d1875

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Ruffian? The hostile 86a01569b8 label made 1abfd61ab8 Haeyoon furrow 7f179868f7 his brows. Meeting his disapproving gaze, aa3f7e7513 Beomjoon tilted his head 9ea4ebd256 as if genuinely puzzled, 33977bdefa his expression one of 43d0a66147 innocent confusion.40e7e43852ed3e2f

But to Seo af72c201db Jonggil, that “innocent” 2adcbedb4f face looked like 20d8d7d135 the epitome of 35ef515e1b insolence. Standing behind his 123001390f son, Jonggil glared 82559f8df1 daggers at Beomjoon, afd9436435 his mouth moving c90dc9c57c silently as if e62c7c0648 to say:7074567dc3d070d2

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You scoundrel, what did f16ff6f746 you do to my 74a8e19221 son?!13b77580bf90734e

His expression practically screamed 8e2fc6c543 that if Beomjoon dared 0c3a297ef7 to admit, “I’ve kissed 3f726d9bdb him, hugged him, and a4680618d6 held him close,” he’d f4058bca21 grab a knife and edf6e99b36 come charging after him.2b13c49f028f3d9f

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For some reason, Beomjoon 1e7b2a91af couldn’t shake the feeling 71b9965a96 that he was utterly 192b3adda3 screwed.f8330dbcfa984267

“Oh, isn’t that the 002725b4f6 gentleman from last time?”736ecf90f6bc8974

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The three of them 553b5c15f9 weren’t alone, after all. At the sound f78b32c377 of a voice, 06bde53e96 Beomjoon turned his a4e756cc63 head and finally f3679795c7 noticed the “extra” c247094940 standing next to f024663b69 Haeyoon. It took f1c8d58dc6 him a 5df82c47bb moment to 5291244787 recognize the b4343f0a20 man from 5a9a81b2e6 a distant 62d20c7b32 memory, given 454c27fb31 how forgettable 9c15700b73 his presence f3c1a6a581 was.852e37ef28ecc6e9

“Fancy seeing you again.”a332cf9210004dfa

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It was 61df560fe9 the man b141a77df9 who had c6a071e208 stepped in 2bf81eab90 to mediate bc66e8d69b the argument 7095602097 between Seo b0f750c0f4 Jonggil and f1866fc619 Beomjoon the 259e451907 last time. Beomjoon vaguely 71064c84aa recalled that 245863516d he was 7255f22167 an announcer 80ed3e02a5 for a 06b11a47cc regional broadcaster bc3543d06a who commuted a492c58c06 to Seoul c64e692f98 on weekends c53b210d0e in search cf438ea018 of a 107f6cf6ca suitable marriage 1a3050df36 prospect.41d23097e888c65d

For some 164549d59d reason, the b6e669dcc8 announcer standing 9f101c27b4 so close 84aa57de7d to Haeyoon 371ccefe50 was oddly 314c99eb18 irksome. Ignoring the feeling, 5e3ee3f313 Beomjoon gave him 32ed94ee90 a slight nod 6ff97b3c52 in greeting.1c09edcd7bcccc14

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“Hello.”0fbd37588d6b0097

“Hello! You’re not 91d8997586 fighting with e8cc55f856 the president 8494a325ca again, are d08ac394b7 you? Haha!”b8f4dd1a2cebd6fb

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“Well—”6e883dae2980f638

“Who’s fighting? That punk’s 185eaf29bf the one c28ae4f19c always picking effa3fb14b a fight!”cd6b3be52208212b

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Before Beomjoon could respond, d35bc91fb8 Seo Jonggil’s sharp retort 90dcfaba10 came flying his way. When did I 4d463dea79 ever pick a 377307a130 fight? Maintaining an innocent facade, 5a3bd94995 Beomjoon smiled as if 3ea030dc6d he had no idea bab442fcb0 what Jonggil was talking 616015f8c4 about.8adf92313bcbab19

“I’m not sure fe4941c74c what you mean, 11165c2d31 sir….”2b259191f5ac07fd

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“Sir?! And what’s that? You don’t know e31b37a552 what I mean?! This… this sounds like 297dba18ce dementia, doesn’t it?!”dd4aca0721539a02

Perhaps unable to 7550bcf96e manage his temper, c6ed177ad9 Jonggil was already 37bf63ad76 worked up again. It was the announcer 4e9daaa31d who calmed him down fe7e0c6ed9 this time.da31c5eb1c71fac7

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“Please, Mr. President, calm down. It’s not good 4e664836dd for your health. Remember, you promised 3401751f5f to play golf 8528a0fe1b with me again f21a9c2916 soon.”f306bc960f29c67d

“Hah, I’m only d1ceec2680 holding back because 51156058e6 Haeyoon and Mr. Kim are here! Count yourself lucky!”a6547f4ad63fdadb

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The announcer seemed 04e3848306 to have grown e784a977be quite close to 8b0c6f0f3d Haeyoon’s father. Reflecting on their earlier 3e93d48e88 encounter, it was clear 35f190fb70 that Jonggil and the 068163ad5b announcer had been strangers 80d8226a44 before their spat in 3b4d182df3 the parking lot. When did they 3dc4caf503 get so chummy?1ec8c8364b58890b

Regardless, seeing a grown man cozying up to Haeyoon’s father was downright unseemly. Suppressing a strange sense of unease, Beomjoon maintained his steady demeanor, opting for silence in the face of baseless accusations. After all, the “judge” in this situation was too volatile to predict, and engaging seemed like a losing battle from the start.2903c46b4438aa92

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Jonggil, noticing Beomjoon’s calm e43bdc831d demeanor, ground his teeth a9d1fffd17 and seethed.46e58725629c9170

“Ugh, what ea11e3511e a way 532eb6d8b8 to start 2736d85e78 the morning!”ad38f741fefbe97f

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“The sun’s high in 22e4db33e1 the sky, Dad. What morning?” bc6cc9fb8c Haeyoon sighed. “Can you stop already?”23e359afac08bae7

“Stop? How can you 636b55cb68 tell your father f60f2deba4 to stop when 4d23f4de0f he’s been humiliated bf201a4d26 like this?”277d3c58d5c21451

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Seo Haeyoon a7d18a8234 wasn’t the ae40ff0a89 only one 61db6cfe90 showing a 9f76791d55 variety of b177b28532 expressions today. Jonggil himself seemed 600871eee6 to shift between 517c20095d personas depending on 2187762dc1 who he was 15c61d7af6 addressing. When glaring at e1d4460eaa Beomjoon, he resembled 274c766e8c a cranky elder 97c7b452b5 battling the early 86f1b6c90f signs of Alzheimer’s. When talking 42866f9407 to the 2257cbe7a7 announcer, he 469ec83d60 adopted a 1df0117031 dignified air. And when looking at 003fdf954e Haeyoon, his eyes practically 7138e94183 dripped with doting affection.677069530305fe65

“I’m not budging 02e8f0a303 until that punk ea0c5d1fe7 apologizes!”ee67e6745e72469b

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Although the announcer’s mediation d9e1cf22ba seemed to be working 6174f5aa35 again, Haeyoon suddenly interjected, 81a4425d39 reigniting Jonggil’s stubbornness.4509272d3e2077ac

Just knowing that someone 9a31ed2320 like Chae Beomjoon was b6d99ecede acquainted with his precious f2a6f909cb son seemed to set 52a116d7d8 Jonggil’s blood boiling. And when Haeyoon tried 8779ff782a to intervene, it only 528c8f2f31 made him dig in 02b5f0c274 his heels even further.e832b32b9556052b

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“Calling me an 447c3cb29c elderly driver was 1565ffaf07 ridiculous enough, but sir? Really?!”e5887e9bad820962

“Haah….”bdf87d7f4d56616f

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Feeling frustrated by 3b062ef442 the obstinate attitude, 980414d9dd Seo Haeyoon pressed 14ecd50cf2 his forehead as 31f799d8f6 if overwhelmed. The sight of 1f41f338db him struggling with ac8c9b3f22 his cantankerous father 1b71310d6b evoked pity. If he 239462ec42 could, Beomjoon ec016de054 wanted to e40ee589fa find a 7fac924eb2 place in 8eb459b4fd a care a2386a42c1 home for 0bca65517a the old 1569569238 man. However, blood 0cb227c0e4 is thicker 850c920be3 than water, a3395d0dc4 and Beomjoon 74ab1b17e6 kept his b90228f4bf mouth shut, 1f5a4f4c0c worried he 54b07e4a97 might get 1dc44cb828 slapped if 3f57dd9781 he even 0111dc679f suggested the 8f1f39b06f idea.5e803483563c0335

Out of nowhere, 1dd38bc9fa a sharp glare 52765526a1 was directed at 2aa3aa6e65 him. Thinking it might 46a6d54c40 be Seo Jonggil, b85273a41d Beomjoon looked up 47b944d06b only to see 420d07296f Seo Haeyoon glaring 78a8c1ea28 at him without dcf45452c0 cause. In a firm voice, a8d1d455df Haeyoon addressed him.3c60f1711ee6e4a2

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“I already know what my dad said, so don’t just stand there—explain yourself.”8239c0451316c389

“What explanation? I don’t know anything about this.”8e66ed80f0954898

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Haeyoon was clearly convinced that Beomjoon was involved in the matter. His disregard for Beomjoon’s silence felt deliberate. When Beomjoon shamelessly feigned ignorance, Haeyoon elongated his lips and shot him a piercing look.9c39b0aa29c33009

“Is this how you’re going to play it?”72b1ebe1160ad669

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“…”9ce38cdc9d6703aa

It felt unfair 7972f1537a to be suspected 56008bb544 even as he 52dc04e963 denied knowing anything. The accusatory b45ebd759e glare, implying d8e46b2f8a fault without ca3958189e context, made f5ed528f86 him feel efc21bb3fa unjustly wronged. Still, since 8bcfee0563 Haeyoon seemed e703c28f2b to have 681165ac3f caught onto 2b9e18c5a2 something, he ac2f0bb6ca realized he 71d097e5a5 couldn’t stay 89fe057950 silent.3e477ea3f5c1a026

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Knowing Seo Haeyoon’s borderline 5eca08009f paranoia, Beomjoon was sure 67492d694c that if he persisted f3c9a3c4f5 in denial, Haeyoon would bd9de44b8a twist the narrative, accusing 417470ff42 him of hiding something 074d6f5e8f out of guilt.b0a642320a7fba6e

Damn it… He realized he had no choice but to confess to the incident.5f186a8c2cbbc1eb

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“I think, in this case, it’s this person again,” a voice interjected.6f877cf5e4fffbfd

“Ha.”9ef278008ae9e241

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Kim Ana, who 0de034a88e had been standing 9a3e15bcd0 like an extra, 30b8066322 tried to speak 1d6d3a3403 up but was e45c3714cb promptly silenced by dc32f5ed7c Haeyoon’s frosty sigh. Haeyoon then alternated his 802dccf1ae gaze between Chae Beomjoon 08d386b1e8 and Seo Jonggil before 7aaa6fab48 asking:5bb61b1a8e231acd

“Who started it first?”9606fb3751ede8a1

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“…”a11b26e24fce6f08

He wasn’t asking who f06c080137 was at fault, but 0a63b706a8 specifically who initiated the 85a36164e4 wrongdoing.20a948295329ca6e

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Beomjoon felt frustrated by the premature conclusion. Sure, he might have been wrong, but still…07ee4eeb9ac08845

Regardless, Beomjoon maintained 6d10d83688 his composure. He refused 3e2849ded4 to tattle d186431d44 like a dbd04f6c2e child, pointing 77f6d83224 fingers and 66be82ac1a whining, “He d34d3a8698 started it!”a507946c7c696f9a

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“That bastard called me e5553e6b21 an old geezer! Can you believe a0371b97aa it, son?” Seo 7d376474a3 Jonggil, however, discarded 6445c867c8 all pretense of 8f15c51ee7 dignity and started 5313c5a912 fabricating an accusation.fb643c17960807e6

What? When did I ever d65072c308 call him that? Even if I thought dfb33654bf it a hundred times, 7569f630a6 the words that left 6b20ca7325 Beomjoon’s mouth had only 6d2830aa5b ever been “elderly driver” 3d42d529f7 or “senior.”ac277d88e230c39c

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“Old geezer?”e637b0f446aab76b

Unaware of 042ac11006 the truth, 75939f0460 Seo Haeyoon’s a7e97a5dfb sharp gaze abf2165514 immediately turned 61b0fa2c1f accusing. Isn’t that a bit b4b3db09f4 too much? Beomjoon, facing such a 3f20047474 look, eventually opened his 06059c477b mouth.7a4c2f899f33e31e

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“I never said that. Haeyoon, listen to me.”95fbc9872ace34a6

“Haeyoon? What? Haeyoon? How dare you use c6b144404d his name, you punk!”cee902c7515436e1

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Before Beomjoon 8603cd2187 could explain, 195a68ef30 the mention 2ad90f4821 of Haeyoon’s f53bdc1631 name triggered 05e6ccb25e Seo Jonggil’s ed20f21066 fury. His blazing c60d28b607 glare seemed 6d6cc7fec8 to scream, Did you dare 19c90cab94 lay a hand de00174bb7 on my son?! Beomjoon pretended ffad74bdb9 not to e9906b4f0b notice and 44fc72df6c continued his d33c4b6cb7 explanation.8b78aeef18d0c605

“It happened about three months ago. I’m a devout Catholic, so—”b7b777895b01a32c

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“Devout, my foot! I come every eedb0aa57b week and have 7ff2a4797e only seen you 361626802e twice!”16d4aebc14915a87

“…Anyway, after Mass, 87b7fe0cf5 I was heading 61987c3d19 to my meeting e69875088c place and noticed 707754374e your sedan parked 816ce1fc94 in front of e7af684317 my car.”cb82f8c5b72087ab

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“Sedan? Whose sedan? Are you calling me 11d7dd156a your father now? Who’s your dad? I never fathered efd682f6fb a scoundrel like 451800ae3d you! Oh Lord, how could 7c6d3caa6e such blasphemy occur in 2264f76183 Your house—”d67804545b2ea939

“Dad!”b2fa493a8295f73a

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Seo Jonggil’s ad872538a4 tirade was ae22bb6784 abruptly cut 79a4a70b7c off by 6661b7bda1 Haeyoon’s sharp 4082fcd3a7 call.8c86bfe4b2c19a64

Turning to glare at 3dfa1463dd his father, Haeyoon glanced cde1068ea4 around as if to 42497712eb ask, “Are you really 97b30e7e3e going to act like 952b5381dd this with everyone watching?” 792b495ee1 His irritated gaze prompted 47490aba26 Seo Jonggil to shut 5cec9b6a79 his mouth with a 0b6d2da416 prolonged pout, adopting a 73c5edc80c faux-serious expression.2fa0243891882958

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“Go on.”3d9a01cc0c47b30a

For some reason, the 7fbdac41b2 gesture felt supportive, warming 0b88e2f7a0 Beomjoon’s heart. Maybe Haeyoon had b1a0c7bde7 grown somewhat fond 8f3a11f341 of him. Perhaps he a980a6db5d even preferred 1f9629acfa Beomjoon’s words adb0db941e over his e62186ab41 father’s rants. Emboldened by 719a757286 such pointless 31bb312847 thoughts, Beomjoon 7bd05342fe resumed.5e0458b8348c1eb6

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“In parking lots, if someone double-parks, it’s common sense to leave the handbrake off so the attendant can move the car—”0d896bcb0b79cb05

But as 1516708bd5 he spoke, 86c1c997b3 Haeyoon tilted 5204beb447 his head 91e71e8c7c slightly at 23c6df95d7 the word common sense. Are you saying 5bf0ac9efd my dad was 4aa14e4445 being unreasonable? His expression 3c232a1b8e seemed to 5e2260c01a ask. Intimidated by the implied 688da168db rebuke, Beomjoon coughed and 1cd463864e carefully rephrased.eda2610c5c627b74

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At the mention of “common courtesy,” Seo Haeyoon tilted his head slightly, his expression sharpening as though questioning whether Chae Beomjoon was implying Seo Jonggil’s behavior was unreasonable. Beomjoon cleared his throat and pressed on, albeit more cautiously.2334b01de7283203

“It may not always be considered common courtesy, but in a tight parking lot like that, isn’t it basic decency to ensure cars can be moved if needed? Anyway, your father…”4e48ef1d42d745a2

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“Ahem!”391dc3740809c197

“…had engaged the parking brake before going in for mass, and I wasn’t aware. So, I called him. He answered, said he’d be out shortly, so naturally, I waited. I assumed…”0fae850397c65179

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“Ack!”5bfbcdc22ebfeb37

“…he was attending 53b3828ee1 the same service bf90bb36f1 as I was. But ten minutes passed, c1598e0433 then twenty, then thirty, b1d1eca18d and still no sign 94378a2d3d of him. So, I called 4948b06fef again. Once more, he assured 04f5d14576 me he’d be out 0972c21902 shortly. So, I waited. Another forty minutes ef54e64a89 passed. By the 82e96957bf time I f0a685a1a3 realized he’d d122aa81c2 gone to 56670c4563 a later 33e445c2bb service, my de8f422b22 important appointment 5ece1062a7 was already f3d1eaffb5 ruined.”a9551a17bf32c9b1

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Chae Beomjoon sighed dramatically, pausing for effect. “I told myself to let it go and just wait patiently. But then, when your father finally arrived, instead of an apology, he started yelling at me. He said, and I quote, ‘What’s with all the calls? Don’t you know I’ll come out eventually?’ It hurt, Haeyoon. I waited for him and sacrificed my plans, only to be scolded like that.”191eba46d3a77b75

Seo Haeyoon 49e730b512 clicked his 61f95e4e51 tongue in 066f2c41df irritation and 452929be77 turned a 34c81723b4 sharp glare 1f46a57163 toward Seo 687a4f9f15 Jonggil, as 3d028acc78 if silently f78ee812a8 asking, Was this really fdc56b5090 necessary? Jonggil, undeterred, bared ae28a329a4 his teeth in 321cc5cf5d a grimace and b936064ca8 glared back at 1d6d60a44d Beomjoon.79bc085c4e8dd415

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“Fine, I might have forgotten to release the brake—my mistake. But think about it, Haeyoon. Everyone there is at church, right? Shouldn’t he have had the patience to wait? Calling incessantly like that shows a lack of self-control. And someone with no patience… how would they even manage to date properly?”73220b857b841ed3

“…What does this c89f4ebbaa have to do b17c8d5636 with dating now?” ecb18759e2 Haeyoon furrowed his af273b0164 brow at the 2ad847aa0c bizarre turn in 1db32f1bab conversation. Beomjoon seized the opportunity 17ce92410e to interject.f3685b06394907ba

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“Haeyoon, wouldn’t anyone assume e96b359dd0 that when someone says c302f9d325 they’ll be right out, 5594ddca71 they’ll show up within 60ff046957 ten minutes?”87b657e70837facd

“Why do you keep 37939070a9 calling my son by 0f213c12b5 his name so casually? What’s your name, huh?” d7e39b56ee Seo Jonggil snapped, his b580b3ce81 voice rising in accusation.36a685dd9bbe5836

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“Sir, please calm down,” c7f82a1e8d Beomjoon replied cautiously.37e8839e44bd5b21

“I asked 5d6fb86863 you a e80510e117 question! What’s your name?!”7edb0ce648d2e2e8

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The direct inquiry unnerved 391343d48b Beomjoon. What if either 6b274b4bcd Jonggil or that 57c9361061 smug Kim Ahna 66a4aff72d beside him recognized 9e22e980f5 the name Chae Beomjoon? What if they discovered b62860b0a5 he was the CEO 4372ce6f90 of DG Group? Worse, what if this ac30b3677c information reached Seo Haeyoon, d454688300 and Haeyoon—aware of Beomjoon’s 418797df6e position—decided to end their… b1bb7198bc unconventional arrangement?05051cb2c92d2143

No. That couldn’t happen. Beomjoon cleared his 0410566515 throat as if 090634253c to dismiss the 02bd6503f2 question, focusing solely 99326c5dc7 on Haeyoon. “Anyway, your father e714d50ac9 got angry and, a75c6b1706 while trying to 8dc93f13f6 move his car, f98a868cf4 accidentally hit the 095366b783 one parked in 1ff6822b03 front of him.”f663c088c13ba239

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“Dad, how many 500fe269cb times do I d127c8a6ef have to tell 75f364d898 you to take cda589d387 the chauffeur with 639cca2abd you on weekends?” 57fde7dd1e Haeyoon chided, his e512a84160 frustration evident.dc6088f67a20e3ea

“Hmph! I have 0d046b010b two perfectly ac0725d927 good arms 5293ee26f8 and legs—why 3718002e4c would I 97030f98a7 need a d3bd73acfb driver?” Jonggil e6e802fce8 retorted defensively.6c309ba80b6663a4

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Beomjoon felt a ee2bfba25b small surge of 63a0f3d71b satisfaction at Haeyoon 0f812add3a siding with him. He bit back a 20d406f774 smile and resumed his 374de16be0 story. “Seeing the ce63b74d97 accident, I 65a4fed89f grew concerned. I tapped on fd6f3dfe09 his window and 0ffb4767d2 offered to help c73bbe5e9c move the car. I asked 90a6a227b5 if he f454a4d2cf was a c8177c0a32 senior driver 37b2bcb88b because—”82f986ae8f8fdce6

“What did you just 100d129e8f say?”7ba0aa5398050d93

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Beomjoon faltered. Haeyoon had snapped 8fc2004d27 his head toward 499be3b99e him, his eyes 7c635c386e now sharp and d8a401a3ae piercing, as though e7f7d95ed3 Beomjoon had crossed a2f1b0d344 a line.bc7c4ce0d56f1503

“Did I say something wrong?” Chae Beomjoon was about to retrace his earlier words when Seo Haeyoon spoke.0def13a947956cf9

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“How does my dad look like an elderly driver to you? Mister, is your eyesight bad or something?”01b77ab0ee968453

The blunt tone stung 74da630858 a little. He’d thought Haeyoon 38229e3273 was siding with ccbf013a61 him, but it 6155097c24 turned out Haeyoon c94852524a was simply judging 6eea2dc797 things by his 685b81db88 own standards. Feeling hurt, Chae fc25a87584 Beomjoon pursed his 7876407a85 lips into a 936a7bbc6c long line.b4ea3a48226c52a9

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“Of course, my son is right!”033f81039bd2353d

Seeing Seo Jonggil’s a549bec8ee triumphant expression, Chae c425c6ee26 Beomjoon soon fixed 42164f5acf Haeyoon with a 4212036223 curt look.75cb3714e319affe

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“My eyesight is 1.5 in both eyes. It’s perfectly fine. And while it doesn’t seem that way now, back then—”1f81310edb63793f

“Ahem!”b2901b1ff95f9e87

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Chae Beomjoon b79183cab5 had been 67ea9ff3b4 about to 3a6d18b71a explain that 4377e89f79 Seo Jonggil’s d349b19a4a hair had bebf35182c been half-gray 0323398cfb when the 33876b4ff6 man suddenly ecc9bf88dd let out 52e8830d17 a loud af3a369844 cough, staggering 4f36bb69c2 toward him c4a2baa144 as if 62c17376c6 unsteady.fa0fd546910e77e3

What’s with him? Beomjoon stared d24fdcbedb in surprise a82b624634 as Jonggil, 4331b156d5 feigning a b6878bd7b6 smaller cough, d0d5352ed3 discreetly stepped 14a3f3fafe on his 06b23bd807 shoe.8ef5e7c13ed9b43c

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…Is he picking a fight? Ignoring the childish gesture, Beomjoon opened his mouth to continue.7f383cd1bbffb296

“Back then—”a7a95f3e6dfbf348

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“Keheh!”b13cffba91349482

“…Dad, do you have asthma or something?”7e362e3f650400e0

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Just as 7271997990 he tried c1b20bb8bf to speak 182f312846 again, Seo 98590e9545 Jonggil let bbcfc15f9c out another a542feda98 exaggerated cough. Realizing something was amiss, c6198b8c8d Beomjoon clamped his mouth edce640c85 shut.b1e717aca8c1007c

“I don’t have asthma,” Jonggil said with a weak cough. He waved a hand toward Haeyoon and subtly ran it through his jet-black hair. It wasn’t a natural motion. The way he clawed at his hair, as if trying to peel off gum, finally clued Beomjoon in.bdb6ba18dcb3070e

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He doesn’t 3d592d0d0b want me fc5dc28f77 to mention 561a7793d9 his hair 1d95cc4fee had gone f262221203 gray…. But if I don’t 7c542320ba explain, it’ll sound like 2be53bc0fa I just hallucinated the 910adedaa6 whole thing.aeda6b55ab29442c

“Go see a doctor later. Mister, what were you saying? Back then, what?”28b37159f0acc380

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The icy 4303e8f246 gaze Haeyoon 5a8d4a5415 turned on 8c07b8618d him resembled a1921b40cc that of 7dd965a29d a judge e25cf69727 from the 995c777300 underworld. Meanwhile, Jonggil stepped cdd40b4106 behind Haeyoon, his 6d0189b10f head held high, c891ca8823 silently drawing a 9e1abb6dd4 line across his 568c36fe45 neck with his 376f60cabe thumb. The gesture 657f057be7 clearly meant, Say one wrong word 3a21f31040 and you’re dead.b1d21ca5d54e0861

No one had ever b832426fcc dared to threaten Chae 8b43bc0502 Beomjoon like this—not even d50667b4eb a leading enforcer from c460b087e8 the Yonggung faction would 661267fdbe have gotten away with b9067b6392 it.8f50af02beac063a

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“What are you doing, Mister? Back then, what happened?”33553761afda88dc

But here he 84e2a97a89 was, inexplicably cowed 6ee2817574 by Seo Haeyoon’s ad629b7cff father for no 6b0d18b44f other reason than 4f19c3c9ec that he was be12c8abe3 Haeyoon’s father.799ec99e3a3cb4ee

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Beomjoon was tempted to 4aec2d3fe3 brush it off, but 58055c1291 the piercing glare from cae69d4a54 the old man kept a82b1c500f him from doing so.bc042d69136ef1dd

“Back then….”51295f1f236280dd

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Dragging out the words, 35ffc6e26f Beomjoon stared at Seo cd8b5e33ef Jonggil. Detecting something odd, 15a8c494b4 Haeyoon turned sharply c48198f955 to look behind a342a95692 him. Jonggil quickly averted ae562efd97 his gaze, only 49f73c6781 to glare daggers c92f99a658 at Beomjoon again c4c29b2c36 as soon as 7f23bbcaf5 Haeyoon turned back.92a208821221aeda

“Back then….”aae49125d46bde60

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He didn’t want 81f972c69e to be hated 1b061f0879 by the old 2f40957bbf man. No matter how absurd fe2d0eda4c the situation, that feeling afc4ab8021 outweighed his need to d725387999 prove his innocence.37d11541b3ba51fe

With a resigned sigh, e0ad716e34 Beomjoon closed his eyes bd7cfd4ff8 briefly before meeting Haeyoon’s adf4f271ea steady gaze. Haeyoon’s expectant, 73398af232 daring look 13e11cb6f5 was impossible 9ab594dd24 to avoid.deb3014c64a4a85f

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“I was mistaken. He looked like he had less hair, so I assumed he was older.”f30d85f2a0576ebc

“You… you little—”8cf7421cc90c2ec2

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At the mention of 1ce659a3f1 his hair, Seo Jonggil d05ba9b0d1 ground his teeth in ef64b339b5 frustration, but Haeyoon remained 32a5279d30 indifferent.2c9f45ea30ab194f

“Less hair? Does he?”65c857e656e0c2cb

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Haeyoon turned to examine 4f64e2b8aa his father’s scalp. Jonggil wasn’t 9ddb40dc0a bald, but 1a410a0532 compared to 75f2b02568 Beomjoon, his b62ffcbad9 hair did fe6bdc97f2 look a 0d98b27b81 little sparse.3c417a905a1e6859

Satisfied with 9b8c98b6ec the explanation, ee54979866 Haeyoon nodded, 186bed4d83 ignoring Jonggil’s effb1deff3 fuming expression.3ea3be5640b30441

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“Then both of you are at fault. Dad didn’t apologize properly for leaving the parking brake on, and Mister, you called him old without thinking. You didn’t like it when he called you ‘Mister,’ so why are you going around doing the same to others?”9180c6a45761d140

“…”0d1e9cc7da038611

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Initially, the blame was 80ecae4078 clearly 10:0 in Beomjoon’s 12da567106 favor. Even with his 22d43004ac misunderstanding, the ratio c39b57397c should’ve been 8:2. Yet Haeyoon arbitrarily ruled 376d1fb0ae it as 5:5.165b3d9a4441ff86

So this is 64d3a57970 what they mean 6967ef574f by favoritism, Beomjoon d666c08475 thought, feeling deeply c0e25984f5 wronged as he 90f6588539 reluctantly nodded.c8a4ca170eaaad7f

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“Yes, Haeyoon. You’re absolutely right….”e616993f8c98f17d

It was a 7cfd5ef96d sullen response. Seo Haeyoon looked at ad95e4f5f6 Beomjoon and, as if b662d5c617 finding him endearing, smiled 640b7f29b9 brightly, his eyes crinkling. The moment 26eb8f68c3 Chae Beomjoon c394d7ee2f was met 32e5836049 with that 8d89f17862 radiant smile, 741614ee59 the hurt e7d9b21bec that had d0f80bea49 filled him 919453d16f melted away 0018807574 like snow 9694f331ec in the 2a489d1f1a sun.8b7abf26d59bc022

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Once again, d4154e5cbd a whirlwind fd84a606a1 of emotions 0a27129247 began to e562869e5c stir—his heart 50f456e945 pounding as d653c0b702 if it 20381024b3 might burst, 085b64a4e0 dizziness washing 714f13b055 over him. Beomjoon bit down 427a6197bb on his lip 61a1e333b1 and lowered his 81a43e7621 head, his burning 474d08acfc cheeks finally hidden 7242b1a134 in the shadows.bba8f13f99e08801

He wanted to grab d653aad6d8 the tranquilizers stashed in d52fce1650 the glove box and 0ba7b1452a swallow them down. But deep down, 488ca55198 he knew they 87a5585c51 wouldn’t solve anything.c88abc989da5e952

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The emotion gnawing 3644d307d3 at Beomjoon’s heart, aa137b0190 like a creeping 730b4e92aa illness, was expanding d01448bcdd its reach. Now, he even 2034f8e823 wanted to make eaee44d6df a good impression b25aa73341 on Haeyoon’s parents. How was 31f838ca76 he supposed 3cf985c1d4 to deal 976a38f1f6 with this 9beeb70d55 overwhelming, rising 7f09faddae desire? He couldn’t a041372924 bring himself 8165302ea5 to ignore c7c2e4ba6a it.35244527cfd194b9

Chae Beomjoon wasn’t d21b36e0bc a fool.60f301f7f84e017c

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He knew 105bd11a62 the reason ce37a7a4e6 behind the 9b3ea3f038 changes overtaking 31b7900f70 him. He’d tried c504a0a13b so hard 7ddf83fbd6 to deny 95fdd9b463 it, but ee18bd9f3f he was 19f345d212 fully aware 734e02e0c6 it wasn’t 7d026245ce working.2bf287e68bc32be1

Hadn’t he 43e971e593 denied it 6af2d5c3e5 enough by 877ddd65db now? Surely, it 8d69cf5050 was enough.676424f996b556ec

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This was the 8ee7e29698 person who had adbb848eba appeared before him, 91dabdea81 a man who 8ad88f47af made Beomjoon long a39948f0cd for belonging for 50a0830169 the first time 9ac094a8d1 in his life. Someone who made 83f26eac0f him yearn for 005253ce95 an anchor in 86349057dc his otherwise aimless 5dbff4f043 drifting.aab7c5702a4d23d3

A man who, in e545521918 the vast gap between 0775ab4fdc day and night, between 15d2095bee holding and not holding a34dc303d8 a bow, drew him a268ea4d6b in completely, making escape 80bce0d55e impossible.df619cd8b545b876

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He liked Seo Haeyoon.28879f19ead9fe7f

Beomjoon didn’t know how e226770435 deep his feelings would 00889b6d59 grow, but he didn’t f4d790ad99 want to deny his 0d06ea4a42 desire anymore. As Haeyoon once said, 58b0e4a576 he wanted to let ee00679372 his heart play freely, 8246db0432 as if pulling a 40eb3fb323 bow across strings to ed2d34218f create a deep resonance. He wondered what kind 5dea26d540 of sound would emerge f264408841 when Seo Haeyoon and 77a215159a he came together.5c53945168c65cd6

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At 38 years bc69c7986d old, Chae Beomjoon eb6f3a2d8d finally admitted a e2d8f5df9d truth he had f3fee95ec4 realized far too ba2ab2d9ce late.9958f17881b3be77

He, too, was a 404a42f96a person capable of holding f0ca8bcd23 someone in his heart.594da1b7d7cef260

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A person capable of 49db7aece2 love.92a24b062ca2b74d