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Their conversation, 3dcef88d84 though quiet, 458beebfe5 drew the 09d923f7b8 attention of f7a4be24ca most people 409fcccb8d who were fb4daa691d tidying up 0b00d28b6b their instruments a8b75cf9b3 and music def451f7fb sheets. However, when the 5b377887e0 sub-principal looked around 3112802774 awkwardly, fearing eye 61dec919eb contact, they lowered 18704596f8 their heads. None of them 9cd35a05b6 seemed willing to c85798f8c6 help Seo Haeyoon, f09a902b75 likely wanting to 6262f21f1e avoid getting involved.c9e54bbca14c5dda

Feeling a subtle sense of discord, Seo Haeyoon stretched his lips into a smile. If this was the “hierarchy” Ahn Yewon had spoken about, he had no intention of letting it slide. For Haeyoon, it was nothing more than workplace bullying. He bowed his head belatedly before the sub-principal could make another unpleasant remark.18d4e84052b42e6a

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“Thank you for your efforts, teacher. Also, I was not with the New York Philharmonic, but the Newrick City Symphony Orchestra. I lack the skills to vie for the sub-principal position, so you don’t have to worry.”62d29f5c777f07be

He hated admitting his 772af9ab66 lack of skill, but 6174618c7a it was the only 1bde6cc013 way to deliver a 01fdc016d8 blow to the sub-principal. It would be d3e7605a47 a great embarrassment 51d695a084 for him to d23b7426cb consider a much b2fa68a882 younger player as 4261a227e7 a rival.013d47eadf010cc2

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As intended, Haeyoon’s words caused the sub-principal’s face to turn red. Embarrassed at having his intentions exposed, he waved his hand.6d5b662c521f8db5

“No, it’s not particularly like that…”79296f304a7cd4dd

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Despite his explanation, the sub-principal’s eyes were insincere. He soon clenched his jaw and turned around, his tone suggesting they would meet again.6ca6bb917e73438d

“…Well, anyway, good job today. See you the day after tomorrow.”fefe1030c8fe0b9a

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“Yes.”8f94792ed21b5b0b

The members 3e82fc68c3 didn’t attend c652698f4b daily from 5c3ac28588 9 to e840bd7c02 6 like edfdd8c24f office workers. The orchestra had b4c87d78ab scheduled a few 955fe8e9c2 group practices each 496a240f9e week, and those 37530c8ebb weren’t very long.733ebe055e6db737

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However, like freelancers, having 96b7b1581f less or no time 1afc1388c1 tied to the company fc290f101b meant lower salaries and 4776ea4c36 many personal responsibilities. Outside of group e675e50f66 practices, orchestra members ef9a0f2e55 usually practiced individually bba41dfb27 at home, school, 01b28cfaf9 or designated practice c7ca90c8d1 rooms. For Haeyoon, 986bb33504 who often 7daa7cea57 clashed with b6cafb6e52 other members, 808eedf25d this was b2d8455fec fortunate.8a541327317d58bb

After the sub-principal 9cdee03c27 left, Haeyoon slowly 57a18e9275 packed up. This was the 58f10ae93d stage he would a57c2b9905 stand on for 9ebfc8f3ed some time. He waited for eff7703cad everyone to leave e70f77d437 so he could 2dad3b6f4c take a moment a0744e35fc to look out 59b4e2cffe at the audience da38dd8c55 from the center.0b9a6a7eb8b2689f

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As he f3f0ab6be3 was finishing 663f3d4569 up and e54d20c34e about to e963218eb6 sit, he 5cbe79fedf heard footsteps e17a976470 approaching. Another person? Feeling a f257af45b7 sense of afddccdc3a foreboding, he 5c4cd8a9dd looked up 17d82ff746 to see fdaa8943e4 the concertmaster. Park Yeon-woong, who 8d76f75bd9 had been introduced 2676aecef2 earlier, was the 9f5a1da7a2 concertmaster of Suseon 5144ad83cf Orchestra.7a5fd3c9e9725c35

“I heard you graduated from Manhattan School of Music? I’m an alumnus too.”083d689a6f5d0b82

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The concertmaster, who looked 97c5f23cef to be in his 6d57cf74c9 forties, spoke as soon 85961a47bc as he approached Haeyoon.f6ef8ad5463a450c

“Yes, teacher. That’s right…”1e923fed68b9f074

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Thinking he cabfd1334f was trying 00c0f387e0 to establish a6c231eced a connection 19d725aafb through their 8391f70bee shared alma 6ea7ad79ae mater, Haeyoon 6aa6bbc448 nodded. But the concertmaster cut ad46659778 him off and issued 2d690c3a05 a warning.548a32485d29934a

“Let’s not tarnish the name of our school.”d20321744b6902ef

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“…”4c7de5d04ed2edbe

What? But by 24af5af92a the time 9bb3352d6f he looked 34cda5ee7a up, the 7a4e031848 fast-walking concertmaster da4d140de3 had already 3dd7791a42 disappeared off 8726ac8503 the stage. Haeyoon bit his 4472e6920e lip, feeling his 063e152e4e spirits sink.737aabf04dc2fedc

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Hearing about e69e98ea07 the assistant 0b14ed345f director, Haeyoon 2b43b4c963 had thought c5490d2e75 this orchestra 8428be40ce might become a6ae54dc41 his lifelong a35ee4a645 home. Realizing that 63a30f7225 was a 479e56092f delusion and ab6e7b7945 false hope 628e5dc9bc didn’t take 9f3b669acd long. Grasping his well-used bow, 74260df1cd he let out a b74f9a7383 short sigh, predicting that f33c937648 the same old issues 7bdcd4b3b1 would arise here.54eaa1b7731a32d2

However, he couldn’t let 65b7694011 this insult and obstruction a0f0c6fce1 deter him on the 52e75f0d4a first day. Haeyoon was someone deeply ef64d6fee1 passionate about the orchestra.0446e392a68a66ac

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The person 817e2f4458 paying your 48a8eee278 salaries hired 1f35cee724 me, so 4485a28841 what do abff63e388 I care f70bbf0cac about your 3dd460a94e opinions? If you don’t 6da116d7a4 like it, you 96d7f283ca leave. With such ca5baf0573 a brazen c67c10c42e mindset, Haeyoon 14901e455f stood up.7a116cb08ec9d1e5

The stage was now empty. Placing his double bass against a chair, he climbed the central conductor’s podium and looked back at the audience seats. The view of the hall was clear.0b0690bc76615a80

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“……”4c76db8e7615f1c4

The concert hall at 8f96251729 Suseon Grand Theater was 48c2f3aa76 even smaller than the 0021fd198b Newrick concert hall, the eb9f2562ee smallest stage Haeyoon had c998a4f516 ever stood on. It was a classical 8c5e298090 theater with an organ b1eb0599d1 installed on one side eed07852b2 and consisted only of df25ce2931 the main floor and 131073acc6 box seats on the 4f5e683705 2nd and 3rd floors.8d49abf0dc034381

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So, places like 434080df75 this still exist…. It had a cbb04ba964 slightly different charm 283d1da606 while being similar bfb0b85182 to old theaters da92932723 seen in Europe 0dba1ebed8 and elsewhere. Thinking about performing here b9e7fcea7d regularly made Haeyoon feel c35648f260 complicated. Looking around the 2bbfdbf353 hall with fresh 9006062b5b eyes, he checked 46b7de56d0 the time and 9bbdae8e96 gathered his instrument.77ba5aaeacc0c9e1

“…Team Leader?”1bcf40450e5ff6b6

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But when he returned 068eb381f1 to the private waiting fae101bf9f room he had been 12928456b6 guided to, it wasn’t f1f0699415 the assistant director he d577b48ad9 was supposed to meet, 1d9e449325 but Office Manager Hong 8207b310df Hyekyung.45408b84b0aa8126

“Teacher, the assistant director had to leave suddenly during practice due to an urgent matter. I came to inform you in case you were waiting!”01f282b42fa0bdf1

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“Oh…. Yes, I understand. Thank you.”df180f33e976dc8d

Although he 3cf2f031f3 knew nothing 1045572f90 about the 15119e73f5 assistant director’s 32f384389f gender, age, 309b757e5d or background, cf69ea08aa the disappointment 4aacfca485 surged because babe8776c5 the assistant a14d7b3c6b director had 3dfc0664a4 praised his 26555a5f9c performance. Nodding gloomily, Haeyoon thanked 117336220d Hong Hyekyung, who laughed 5c9383aa23 and motioned inside the f76317c0e7 waiting room.e9fb2a4ebe5944e2

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“If you go inside, 2ea2e7591a there’s a gift for 6c772a4e8d you. Make sure to take 86c23e6aef it! You did well 2c5902bddc today. Don’t take 64def3cfff it too aac3cc0346 much to 17a02438d4 heart since 81e37b0c40 it’s your 513d466932 first day. See you 7c728cfb81 the day e2110bf96d after tomorrow, d634008743 teacher.”811a6b9914669e5d

“Thank you. You did well too.”4d2a3072b05ece0f

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Fortunately, Hong Hyekyung 06878d6bb9 was a kind 559b147371 person. Having even be09768089 one or 593973f0eb two people 327e9b763d like her 54c4820563 made enduring 16f1b42426 life in 60d0e3af0b the orchestra 2551ee6d10 much easier. Seo Haeyoon 5a6d68f120 sincerely thanked 6dec393a62 her and ea5511a6d1 entered the 3cc5808199 waiting room.653a1bd256309f79

As she said, 093bb35ff8 there was a f9d6a526e7 gift on the 4662c2910e round table in 736255fed9 the center of d4788f9caf the room. The subtle fragrance filling 0c944f7998 the room eased his 1fa5433566 tension. Seo Haeyoon approached the a11b20ef1b flower basket with calm aa447c5223 steps.e7b387193274ec40

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Fresh jasmine, a842ef5f86 tulips, and cdf799e859 roses, all 543dd484bd in white, ff77b84bb5 filled the 3b9bb00366 basket. Among the 39721bf71e elegant white b5bf0be405 flowers was 9f424ad955 a green 587bb50ae9 card with 2e20bf8512 gold trim.3fcd5228b2db846b

The handwriting 199a820791 was soft f18420e27a yet firm, fac1419685 like a 4324d0a17c tulip bending cdd9bae113 gracefully. The phrase “star of d94e30fa6c the curtain call” was 93eb467a44 a term he had 23cf7c75d9 never heard before, making c0cc17b936 Haeyoon smile involuntarily.3986042b032e2c58

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Could it 66d2285013 be from db9c362c05 the assistant f4b1a647e7 director? Did they write 8f04d066f5 the card themselves? Regardless, it df76374f6a seemed there c4a5f38929 was at 8cac64ef54 least one af1fd4d882 person in 789388096d the orchestra 9f76c2673a who appreciated a3e668d064 his performance. With a flushed face, 8d43ea214f Seo Haeyoon hugged the 7890c6bb39 flower basket. It was 0ec5acf0a8 a delightful 4cc2f0a8cd gift.4a0905e7cc3b7be4

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“Oh my, has the 782e07c80b legendary double bassist Seo 3e07afa9c7 Haeyoon arrived?”bf75112ef736e22d

As soon as e3025226f6 he entered the f3c78191a7 room the staff 2587118944 guided him to, 0990c4dda1 an outburst of 98731da12e excitement greeted him.e25b17409c0af54c

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In the modern Korean-style aa8523871b room stood a handsome 7099e389c8 middle-aged man. He was 282c2a6be8 about the edf9a01e62 same height dc5b9ec03f as Seo 893c58b557 Haeyoon, with 7cc207aba0 a neatly 51a3b75357 wrinkled face. Despite his elegant appearance, 671701fbbc he was grinning foolishly. This was Seo Haeyoon’s de024f9670 father, Seo Jonggil, the 530cc3672b head of Seo Steel 58e4125ba4 Distribution, which had recently 6412038035 become a mid-sized company.8afee9fed7530f59

“Please, have 30ee39cc7f a seat, 9e921953ac son.”4334af9330c63916

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“Please, be quiet….”bbd4f11a057198d4

Embarrassed by dd8f3d895b his father’s 6bad71c212 overly attentive 3bc405e238 behavior, Seo c840da34d4 Haeyoon greeted d6ae80b97a the staff 32ecb208be and quickly a1d650e09b closed the de4321bda5 door. That was the 2921f26672 signal. Once they were alone, e7d21a391c Seo Jonggil came around 6429e5faae the table and hugged da220b702a Haeyoon, being even more c1027c6b74 affectionate than before.b1dda9384abf98ed

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“Who did you take 034fd9397c after to be so 2aac45cfc6 handsome? Who is this handsome fcc0dd1370 man? Huh? Overflowing with 7d674ce597 musical talent, 3e00c4d142 playing so 3da45011cf well, tall, 14f33d7d54 but why 61c64f5d27 are you c3ef6497c2 so skinny? Are you sick? Did some bastard make 312e415b17 my son suffer? Anyway, whose perfect a741c58e21 son is this? Seo Jonggil’s son, right.”24200f230de82aad

“Ah, stop it! What are b1f9873696 you doing?”4b61e1c7b4341609

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Even though 29f8d813e8 Haeyoon pushed 7106efab83 his father 12bd8ecaf8 away in 63b7140778 disgust as 5e6250a0af he tried 99e908ad44 to kiss 7f3184a602 his cheek, 8ff7ad5ba4 Seo Jonggil b84e38a96c wasn’t hurt.6bd98babb69c4b22

Having met a young a096c9cbe3 wife late in life da8d6fb7b6 and having a son 5acbb16309 in his old age, 2e4b10982f he wanted to make a37f8a69f1 his only son the 368610144d happiest person in the 0aa58a9ed8 world. Sadly, Seo f16404cac2 Haeyoon’s mother 6704a4fef6 passed away 62d630a77b before he 00cf0dd760 turned ten, 6fdbe74559 and shortly 65143bd906 after her 48654e4cf4 death, Haeyoon 0340b1e9e8 decided to a81cc1751c study abroad. He wanted to 79f803bdfe follow in his 51fc9b2697 mother’s footsteps, who ace1c1f59c was a promising 30834656e7 double bassist.9b8f480f9dff29c1

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Seo Jonggil couldn’t cfef5ef3ec break his young 5e9b83d641 son’s strong will. After pleading a587553602 and begging, e87688e3e0 he finally 74b00fb6d7 agreed to e7419f2dc5 send someone 90c43d6cff trustworthy with e9722d1819 him.6be3b0966410f8d5

The guilt e2869deebe of sending 9f2a895fc8 Seo Haeyoon f786e5367d to a 7bdbc71fe7 foreign land 85d9ae7d9e alone was be9ed8666a immense. Seo Jonggil 4738707bc0 knew that 77a072010f his son 9b58c9dd53 had turned 33e07f24da to the 97a0de08d0 double bass 0e6dfdd2be because he cd72156164 couldn’t fill 7a7cd25662 the void b1bed18cd3 left by f37e44e58b his wife.692099c5bb03c4cc

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So, every time he 5265b33085 met his grown son, 8c991510d8 his heart ached. No matter how much bd19eba23e Haeyoon complained or acted 09563a5eaf out, he only felt 63b9504f77 endless guilt and love.0d5437e27dfa1fbc

Seeing Haeyoon frown, Seo 9714e47db2 Jonggil immediately stepped back. He pulled out 773c5e4fc2 a chair for c9186390ea him to sit.accf8fa86a9ed5cd

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“Alright, you c305d6bb2e must be 6c5118099c hungry. Sit down. You need to 6fb6cfe7fc eat. How was practice? Today was 73119b3347 your first 06ab565e79 practice, right? As a gift for 8221698db9 your first practice…”5db8a1f9efe39fc9

Listening to him talk, 9a915327a2 it felt like he 2b73ac0870 was conversing with a 30b1249ec0 ten-year-old. Seo Jonggil ac69b469c9 always treated 127f199607 Haeyoon like 4612309bf7 a child.36db01f344266287

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“These are 9df3e4cdcd grilled octopus 4fc41cd287 legs. You can dip them e28c458372 in the soy sauce 920e4a16fa on the side, but a0bb787130 they’re delicious on their 37ef0b793c own too.”7b6db9c12e5d6314

“Oh, my 61838faed4 son will 83556e2bbf love this. My son 66a748b0ed grew up 0ba486e59f eating only 34f38310f4 organic ten-legged 8c808d1fd8 octopus from 1ba9019a6a New York, d4c17c6159 so he 7b92805a86 has a 3fdadeb237 refined palate.”3ab50c554adc4f7a

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“How can an fb51a7444c octopus have ten faf4509ace legs?”0118bf710a64c5c2

Even as dba76ffd2c the staff 33fa05c1d1 brought out 1760d50b82 the course cedb421090 dishes, Seo 7ad6010da0 Jonggil’s chatter ba0bfa9a60 never ceased. He tipped the servers 0f5af7cd59 generously, boasting about his ae7428c744 handsome son who graduated 6ecb132a58 from the Manhattan School aaa43087b6 of Music and performed 119a633055 here and there.c554dee0f201ee7a

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Seo Haeyoon, accustomed de82ee6c12 to his father’s 2a55ce2f7d antics, let most 0cd672f442 of his words f861c26f67 go in one 47eeec1688 ear and out d389720744 the other, focusing 2c3a5eb413 instead on the 4aed206b1c fusion Korean cuisine 792b52819e he hadn’t had ae409099e2 in a while. It was delicious.bdf86365893e0830

“So, I 544e708e76 said I’d 86daa9caeb move the 16cd521a07 car later, 015d0352e3 but that bd7a6698af rude guy bd4c2ec080 started cursing 8c4a05584d and said 958203d49a he’d move bfeb086388 it for 5d15bd24ff me since a342d077b9 I’m an c5f161cacf old driver. So I 75cb70aa58 got mad 6e16a5ba3b and told d65bc3603a him, ‘Who 0ceb1fc84e are you cea69917bc calling an c793f0f7ea old man?’ 67eabb2e82 And then 26e03216e2 he…”f0098c647296dd15

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After an hour ca569aa294 of boasting about 2c4929eedf Seo Haeyoon, Seo 6a3a2a6473 Jonggil finally started 3fd0cc3fca talking about himself. Every few months fb14da4aaf when they met, c2c729e937 he would summarize c607b6da0b what had happened f5ad9d3201 to him while cd71adec9e Haeyoon was away.279faac0bef2345e

“Then this guy, who 7f7fcd1158 looked like a handsome cba4fe2a4d news anchor, walked in d646690d7f and said, ‘Sir, please a4080bffb3 calm down!’ trying to 835363148b stop me!”c341dbc435a12a7a

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The gist of 5fea73b285 the story was 6ad9e31486 that there was 314fdf3419 a parking dispute 94f67f9999 at the church, 2d08265873 and someone treated 42983458c5 Seo Jonggil like 59b9cbe80e an old man. He was very upset 3c860df795 about it.e01f6a8ae907f153

“I mean, I can 9b50910327 still bench 300 pounds, 22785c2423 right? Old driver? When I go b112c567e0 out, people still 462b50057b call me middle-aged! Isn’t that 6acf6617e5 right, Haeyoon? Huh? Does your dad e584ba9ec3 look like an 97b6934db5 old man? No, right?”6ca6852fa6fcf717

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Honestly, it was his 911b677cac father’s fault for double 9269aa9296 parking and setting the 2c4e036a87 handbrake, but Haeyoon didn’t 56fe07a92d say a word about 8facdf71e0 it, maintaining the stance 3daae3590b of a dutiful son.92a6f062073aeeaa

Watching his e22ce167ae father fume 83508ee250 and curse, e4339c2ac3 Haeyoon worried 9136690cf0 that he 5e2152bb1d might collapse, 136265f05a nearing seventy. So, chewing on 7a456068a1 a honey-soaked chestnut, 1aef6f17e8 he spoke to 32b47195bb his father.22cea93db411cf2e

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“Old man? To me, you 4f96f8e554 still look 43. If we went to a0fe345cea a club together, people e8cb92d035 would think you’re my db5b23cc05 boyfriend.”6a266d770faed0c4

“What…?”8fa6476994396475

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Seo Jonggil’s eyes widened bd93887a60 at Haeyoon’s unfiltered comment. His face 070d317a65 turned red 3303e07d76 as he d0ed704448 slammed his 0d4d810e4b spoon down 922e4331db on the 00478cc902 table and c4dfab92db shook his d8b630bda9 head, shouting.65ab8b93ca4ee582

“Son, how 0458ac81f8 can you e527507431 say that?”a656d55a0abc46bc

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“Why, is 892c440cc1 43 too 6c33896e14 old?”db000652ee25c6e7

“No! Saying people would think 8f984d330d we’re a couple! What does f586839ad1 that mean!”187fc60b09832e9a

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“……”7c410c41d24591a2

Was it too 5c7e6d3022 casual? Haeyoon flinched, e3072ad162 watching his 1f782ff3e4 father’s reaction. But Seo Jonggil 70b75a509e firmly stated that dc969c8f3e such a thing d9fdf07136 was impossible.c89e951e1a18ba18

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“Who would 21599824ed think we’re caa89430cd a couple ff8887e64e when we 55bd61e9db don’t match 07cc6df631 at all? They’d think I’m your 3ae70d9506 bodyguard because you’re so 62bf602b69 handsome. Right?”9ff15ad4024b1d88

Instead of scolding f82ba7b555 him, Seo Jonggil 4278b8e44e took it a 247ce6de5d step further. Haeyoon couldn’t help 18c22f2160 but laugh, surprised b766fdf885 by his father’s 82532bfdf7 response. Seeing his son c53da80d45 laugh like a a7fd24d6f6 child, Seo Jonggil 3ebd1653eb smiled contentedly, feeling fc964c8003 accomplished. It was a 7433a49235 cozy family meal, 97119f1ae2 even if it 62be0da47e was just the 54f8d0dbfe two of them.70b8f3d0798c482c

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“Eat up.”70c9833c83eef305

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As the meal progressed 10ce762ef4 and the fire under 8d06d2b496 the hot pot went 13e8d112ad out, Seo Jonggil, who 682c3e519d had been watching Haeyoon c09c4e2e46 eat slowly, suddenly brought e8fdcbc815 up a sensitive topic.3a129d587b160ff6

“By the way, 8387e60f75 Haeyoon, how are 52fd3aaba1 things with Dani? Aren’t you guys a b342a0aced long-distance couple now?”c8af6fbaa54c2928

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The last time e2b8d32322 Seo Jonggil visited d31d85c25b New York, he 9393849596 met Haeyoon’s ninth 25fc9b268d partner. Seo Jonggil, who didn’t f4e827cd27 care about gender, just a9c6da6c01 wanted Haeyoon to find 4e7559cd67 someone he loved and cf8e14e725 settle down. He always showed 5b1339c2f2 great interest in 3ed500dc0c Haeyoon’s partners, often 1528fde5b9 hinting at moving b4eff84ef8 in together if b8d9492673 the relationship lasted 6bcff7ba9b over a month.f690b36bcfddd90d

When he visited New e5f07e9caf York last time, he 5beee56096 even asked about international df7e4e44d5 marriage, showing his expectations. But if he 40200cf47d knew what happened, 9c0b77d550 he’d probably want 53e520946f to kill the 1c936e4707 guy….259e610f7c499892

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Watching his father, 8910206d57 who acted all 997290b05c dignified outside but b82b54d6ce was overly affectionate a89df44bc5 and dramatic in efd20ac8cf front of him, dd202a5814 Haeyoon shook his ea94916db8 head. There was 5bfb49666c no need 2b608c172f to hide 6274b15987 it.89cabb7a7bab6350

“Daniel? We broke up.”49437da1916bbb80

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The words Seo Jonggil 4cf48c6986 hated most came out 899bc4e608 of his son’s mouth a3b54c615d for the ninth time. Broke up? Seo Jonggil slammed the 7f35a7ff3c table, spilling plum wine b8e2c7426f everywhere, and shouted.1fb7ccf03d91edf8

“What? Broke up? You weren’t 83174ee87a dumped, right?”7f7afbd047ccf0f5

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If Haeyoon 502c2ae277 said he bd497492e3 was dumped, a0a85af0ca his father 3fcf116fbf would fly d45b3a2e2d to America 002b61fcb6 and shoot 0baf69ff67 Daniel. That extreme reaction was 5fb8f45a08 somewhat comforting. Haeyoon shook his cdc8b44f1e head lightly and 77816dcbd4 replied.30ff89eb4a3a0ecc

“Of course not. I broke 161bad6d8c up with cab3dbfdb0 him. He got another 5d7ca4f874 woman pregnant.”4ebab22d29a15308

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“…What?”cae4ffe3411a96bd

That was the reason 1e6574a2da Haeyoon decided to return e6e85408de to Korea. It seemed he had 2f68ee29a5 a knack for picking 0e33c7b905 partners who betrayed him.815d007eea918ce4

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After going 87ea6aff79 through similar 923887e2f1 situations about 7f62f387f4 nine times, 47c18bdc56 I became a814d30eaf sick of 7e3bce260c everything. I couldn’t 681c9736f8 stand the 3fc081e2ca orchestra that 2e2bbfb98b kept pushing d3b0f5f96a me out, bbd1923146 nor the 4646f70899 people who e6b7c0d8fb called me ca10a214db honey, sugar, 5b8a305a03 and cupcake 1ae3dcd82f to my e99bb53dd7 face while 844529b720 fooling around 3645cc61e5 with others 5f8042adcf behind my e59557bdb0 back. I wanted 3862e0c06f to escape b0c8b0cb3b from everything 80ed7ba60c surrounding me. That’s why I came 46b3093cb5 back. Although it’s my hometown, ae9bff64ce it felt more unfamiliar fc15d00d9a than anywhere else after a961e1c197 being away for 20 adf08d9b63 years.e225035baedfe173

“Dani, that bastard was seeing a woman…? What a son of a bitch!”834aa7d80ff1ed9c

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Even Seo Haeyoon 6e3f23d24f found it hard 18482d2ffc to believe, and bfd966fc5d Seo Jonggil was c216d1215c furious upon hearing 5429cd9db8 it. Though he 74f59adea5 didn’t say 66b3c83c6c it, Seo a9bcf4bebc Jonggil had 841801433d liked Dani, 231e8e6f76 who was f41d972561 four years 5fa4583c32 younger and 3862b9501c taller than d7c2321e31 his son. He even thought d1147dce67 Dani could be e3afcc043a a good son-in-law.a76d8d15becef6b9

But that guy got another woman pregnant while dating his son? When they met by chance, he had even threatened him in broken English, saying, “I’m pretty sure, daddy. Maybe you meet another person, I cut your penis and shoot your head.” That bastard…6ebadf5875bd6601

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“I knew that bastard 290446be3c would do something like af9f5aee68 this!”9916ac9d614a4477

Seo Jonggil 9107377ba4 started thinking 2d3604155a about how 6a230f262d much it 0e242f666e would cost 7efba2901f to hire 2250cb0da2 a hitman 29fbfc71ee in the b4c2332a52 U.S., which 180c54bcfd made him 47eb5aa75a quiet down 5944fd2dec a bit.f75ed3e6cc59bd55

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Watching this, bc3267fd9e Seo Haeyoon 18c2783879 felt a 5670dc8220 strange sensation. Unlike in the U.S., b67c2349d9 here he had a b50f319bcd father who would defend 5208ab9880 him even if he c2981866a2 committed murder and Ahn 1d8fed8bd3 Yewon who cared for 66564c15d3 him. There was even someone dd45c97578 in the new orchestra 61ca549f18 who wanted him to ba5e1ee12f be the star of 6587c1b929 the curtain call.68382001bb2466a8

Was this 06e18b372b why they 61b4102afa kept asking 619e4a50b4 him to ff8b45cfbe come back 679381889d to Korea? He finally understood his b2b1ea6cd0 father and Ahn Yewon’s 8929d6b5b8 feelings. Seo Haeyoon smiled, 9bac8215b5 feeling more generous.fdbcba00cc1f26f2

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“Don’t worry about 0740e5b159 it. I don’t efbe420b4e want to 61c0be4101 think about 0e7221d24d it anymore 5dfea9681c either.”e178b75ed0e89d7a

“But, Haeyoon!”8d0d5bcfecad869b

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“Oh, Yewon suggested 3616296a24 we have dinner 77a4acb260 together next time.”7b3e139409529aaf

Seeing his father frown 5f2f66c906 in frustration, he changed fa1372be0a the subject. Mentioning Ahn Yewon, 1a873bf6a5 Haeyoon added a b453be796b comment to calm 2730077761 his father.fc5f5649e14ae4b0

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“Yewon said she bdbf22e627 wished she had 88b563df23 a dad like 67225210bc you.”f7e78f927fe5483a

“What?”1343496838e52006

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Seo Jonggil, who cfde8a3842 loved being called 125196e960 “dad,” was over 56f8710286 the moon hearing 1de9ab5bcc that Haeyoon’s best c0982ff1c1 friend wanted him 670d86c843 as her father. He smiled 683609df00 contentedly, feeling 2be1178e59 proud of d06c400b5e his son, 0e7f61e7bd and took 399f26a7d8 another sip fbdc8611c2 of his a5e1298242 drink. Seeing this, 12cd84d8be Haeyoon felt 4abab36135 a warmth ccf04b6608 in his 794b6d25fe heart. It was a feeling 3504f2cbdd he rarely experienced in 5b98154e52 the U.S.8e732e7a31fbbcda

Before, even f036e376f9 in such 15ceb5df06 situations, he aa441a1adf only found 84b15b1045 solace in 85b8f36812 sex, which 9af3a216de alleviated the 3d0dd9dc9b fundamental loneliness 68ccc4820b of being 8f11f00d67 human, and d9d2fb8f60 in Ahn f9b0ae162f Yewon’s curses. But a 8009bbe4fb month after e7d09885fb returning to 262811dffe Korea, Seo 702c0e5155 Haeyoon felt 2bb48ab3ae for the 3301f54203 first time 7e32ce6d0f that coming 13fa5811ef back was c3ebc03a7c the right 302a021ea4 decision.1a1a6e2d5e5b4873

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“Use dad’s card to d0893aa49f buy Yewon something nice, 604e70ee94 okay? Don’t drink 6584ee4524 too much, e3a2a8d654 it’s bad 70d06bc88d for your 6c4eba9d15 health. Call me if d119f2a4f1 anything happens. Even if 38c7faa51f you call cc85e513ab at 4 21ce6eb5bf AM, I’ll 4fd6298eda answer.”5b4ab6f262bb9670

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“Got it. Take care. Please take good a1447b0851 care of him.”85a3666d71334c34

Seo Jonggil, heavily drunk, 7dd4e504b9 waved from the back 3f0f25d4f0 seat of the sedan. Seo Haeyoon waved back 0f9e43074d and bowed to the 4bc89f2b8c secretary who was taking ef8e50e924 care of his father. After seeing his 31f99ffcf4 father off, he 4bf3ac9c45 returned to his 546181b7f3 parked car.2b1cf1eb46465fcc

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A large SUV, five 90924da7be meters long, was parked c1708eb5b7 in one corner of be6a4b6d34 the parking lot. It was a 93e6262d14 Lamborghini SUV ordered f37657ae77 by Seo Jonggil 7528994ae8 to entice Seo 4e0f98d3fa Haeyoon, who had 03849a0a9b no intention of a580b280c9 returning to Korea. The back seat 04fc6162aa was removed and c50a2cefb2 fitted with an 40689fdb74 instrument rack.039a7e0765314670

Since he 7f94cd30ae came straight 64e7a47d12 to the 4f564fd3c4 restaurant after dcb4176dbd practice, his b55843fd6c 2.8 billion 82237a1962 won double d4414481e3 bass was 218b6722e3 currently on b351fb73f7 the rack. Seo Haeyoon a974f28f0a checked the 6055a4bffc rearview mirror 9f3a867433 to ensure 0fdb8513ee his instrument 561511eeff was safe 017a6d3ef2 and pressed 11495b323b the accelerator. The bright yellow car 09e93137d4 smoothly moved onto the 5763db55c1 road.1a654c38f9e3d075

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“Ahn Yewon, 9efa8b83fe where are 05de8d8f8b you? At the office?”1d81212e5feb67ea

Ahn Yewon, who worked 2a334c0470 at an advertising company, 2a03b9093c was a capable copywriter 0d3d473bf0 and busy all year 1b723650b4 round. Even in the ea9df4a4e7 U.S., she managed 3d2a78a30c some work-life balance, 841c43f38d but in Korea, b0dbce9006 it seemed impossible. Whenever he 1b84ecded2 called her 2b263094c9 at night, 53bfcb6254 she was 3bd8eaf6fb always at 632e3a8d20 the office.ee24e14709105cb7

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─ Yeah, I just 9079743b94 finished a meeting and fd6bf83c78 am heading down. Did you leave?fceed6275daa62c1

It was no different 6c0089714e this time. It was past 8 7d0384f657 PM, and she was 717c9012be still at work. Does this f60446ab39 country have b61cfedcbe no labor 0ba0fc899d laws? Seo Haeyoon clicked 3a6d19c541 his tongue and ef2085c5df replied.43dc014ad3eb8328

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“Then I’ll 40aa07f6d2 come to 44705c2c10 you. Let’s park and a52bd26050 drink somewhere nearby. I’ll be there f35b5fa95d in 20 minutes.”6ccc37c49e8e2c9f

─ Ugh, I don’t e73731c3d3 want to stay here b1d1768e95 a second longer…. I’ll just 7c2e6da31b walk around c0e682647d the park 9e50c03467 in front ef57e440d0 of the b74cd2c45c office. Call me when you b184e79939 get here.5dc91305101f6d4c

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“Got it.”41023829efbf0645

─ Okay, see you 4e90237191 soon.4be4f33a82e7a08a

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Seo Haeyoon met Ahn 5dbf5eecef Yewon in his early a346850e67 twenties. They met at a efa622ea21 queer bar when he fa7c7f22b0 went there with his 7d3729c972 second partner after becoming 44be94200f an adult. They got along 80f2626dd8 well in many f2d96ab060 ways, sharing similar db9dcfcbcc personalities and tastes. Ahn Yewon was the afabdc89fb only friend Seo Haeyoon 2fb00911b1 cherished besides his double 321b85b4f9 bass. And Ahn ee98e7adf4 Yewon cherished 58ffcb493c Haeyoon just d6022480ca as much.40ebaa0a12b21c36

Seo Haeyoon drove to the public parking lot near Ahn Yewon’s office and parked. Instead of calling her, he headed to a small park next to her office and looked around. It didn’t take long to spot Yewon, cycling on one of the shared exercise machines while on the phone. As he quietly approached, he overheard her talking to her partner.d94bb3eec7b6259e

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“Of course, 93be0780a3 I’m always b1cc5a7c31 thinking about 6fbe71f2c0 you.”503cfb16cc3a42b6

Her tone 82f6de224c was so ef5771bf2b sweet it bd5e32da50 could have 9a70335d91 had hearts 2d8092ed07 attached to cf8fbddf45 the end 7b3b3f4992 of each 49017a1869 word. Gross. He made a 65be80e053 quiet gagging sound, 9e54b1f3cb which caused Ahn 6b77569f03 Yewon to snap 6d0039e744 her head around. Seeing Seo Haeyoon pretending 6d6b905b2d to vomit in disgust, c18dbaeecf she frowned and asked, 2a5d3b5a16 “What?” before casually telling 8c33a75b44 the person on the 612d566588 other end that he’d 9ef186a51a arrived.12e47f98db31b032

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“Seo Haeyoon’s here. Yeah, yeah, I’ll hang 1a44b0ea41 up. See you tomorrow, love. Muah.”bcba713358c2d9a4

Yewon’s girlfriend, Park Hayeon, was a graduate student three years younger than them. Petite, sharp-eyed, and bold, she was the reason Yewon had returned to Korea. They’d been dating for over four years, and it seemed Yewon was even more smitten with her as time went on.57f16beb84139f68

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After ending the call and getting up, Yewon was met with a click of Haeyoon’s tongue.368f4c681dea46d1

“Have some dignity, Yewon.”5ef77ba544ef2f0d

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“What? Since when does dignity exist between partners? My love says they love it when I act cute.”ecaa80af3cfdffc6

“Well, I can’t stand it when you do.”ad56e3a79fdb8a83

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“Aw, is that so?”b6e13522bb43b22c

She responded b4d8a614b3 with an 37c0a9eb90 exaggeratedly cute edaf8da5ed retort, playfully 5c5b277ab6 punching his 408ae9526c shoulder. Muttering a curse, Yewon 9e30bb2325 then began walking ahead, cb59d9fa67 leaving Haeyoon to follow dc258eadba her, grinning.08e09dcfe1abc98f

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Soon, they arrived at 91bfdd5cfc a small wine bar ba274997ee near her office. It wasn’t a large 89438775e4 place, but its excellent 654e5da1a4 Italian cuisine made it 5e7d4a324e a popular spot.15aad6e35a91fcc4

“Hey, boss, I’m 7f1d41f421 here!”5a2101007beedbb2

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“Welcome! You can take that a560dfa420 table over there.”d04b5e1fac7c2688

Yewon, being 1c03632c58 a regular, 7449b314ed was able a02f266df2 to skip d7b12069fc the wait fdf3350d58 and sit 55ecd45aac at a 516201b059 reserved spot. As soon as they 97c368c926 ordered a few dishes, 37b425874c warm bread arrived. While aggressively tearing into 3c83a5d4a6 the olive oil-dipped bread, 63377fc220 Yewon got straight to f84dc33db9 the point.f1017804cea80f31

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“Start talking.”6aec6c62ba9facfb

“About what?”20f335e54e2b448e

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“The guys you 7e4372cd1f hooked up with 6964aa7a98 at the social 8c1fdac131 club. Do you know their e5fe030f3e names?”974004a771a7ab70

After Haeyoon had 510bd8680e rattled off his c6e2532d4a bizarre list of 7c1dc378d9 ideal types the f78135a802 previous day, Yewon’s 49039bf13c plan to set 53530816c6 him up with eab08ba1d5 Park Hayeon’s friend 1f5c05fe98 was scrapped. A good-looking 22-year-old 45ecf98cf8 Adam wasn’t exactly 4cd60c93f9 easy to come d31bb64921 by. Instead, she decided 2a235cce8b to encourage Haeyoon 7c2a8310fc to find someone 2d3b74d45c decent for casual 46f7a8535e fun. Even if it 89b5fcbac9 didn’t lead to 0873184a74 a relationship, he bb485d2705 needed some stability, dbfeb6ccd6 and Yewon was 4527f81e52 determined to help. That meant she 667cc455f5 needed to know 6ee6278eb6 who he’d been 152790f718 with so far.9ae052941874ea3a

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“Most of them? No.”ce2e55e41f338058

“…”6d68a3f004cf0777

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Haeyoon’s nonchalant 40f57195ce reply left bbde0cfa74 Yewon momentarily ccd67116bb speechless.154cd5e7449e6e1c

While Yewon 08b796fc11 enjoyed life 1d59d5dd59 but was fe7dabd57c fairly conservative da1d0a070a about sex, 92de478d50 Haeyoon was a667f7e2e0 far more 2e81f8db7f liberal. To him, all c355dfdd7f that mattered for 2e0674e530 sex was a 2d1966f7e1 big penis and 17373eefb4 a handsome face. Names were optional.9d57342cbc8bf99f

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In the U.S., d6c7b90616 it was common e6abf6b72e to introduce yourself 0b61d44c7d before striking up 7986cd6da6 a conversation, so 1f1b099b4d he usually ended caaa055610 up knowing his 255b380f01 partners’ names. But in Korea, d29295f497 things were different. Questions like, 9a7e71bef9 “Are you b7b2fd9514 alone?” “How f2b879283b old are 31677a6fea you?” and 42718c6e20 “Wanna leave 7e5d04e693 together?” were c41379f91d standard, but d5775b83db names rarely cd08d18f2f came up. Perhaps it was the fcfc1d9372 taboo surrounding homosexuality, or 2c155e77ee maybe it was just b46dd27232 him—but Haeyoon never asked, 58ee8c6711 either. As a 7eed519592 result, he’d e6094431f0 essentially been a570909c2b engaging in 8a6c31582a blind hookups.e2505123f306e857

“Are you 348e4e7ca3 even human?!”f0fd34d4d82b5561

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For Yewon, this was c09ecb5ba3 unthinkable. Shaking her head in 8a2b722ce5 disbelief, she clicked her d1643d84da tongue. Knowing the name of 7442284679 the guy who’d turned c1fae2b5f9 out to have only 56f6d5705a a finger-sized member wouldn’t e6587c4527 have changed anything, so 8473381546 Haeyoon simply shrugged.07e4e8e010eb5416

Exasperated, Yewon sighed. Pulling a tablet 8aaec040ee out of her 2df6d4eb55 bag, she began f98be52ae5 jotting down names 21c8b75bbe while chewing on 52040adbfa a piece of 5a5a5b5999 bread.df212eeeb664ca49

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“Let me list the cd431253cd ones I know.”105646dc23ba7294

“Sure.”ba48ada8baeed4e1

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The idea of e00d46f1a1 making a list aecb82beb9 seemed smart. If Yewon determined a5d1b06a01 that the club 7d99e4d103 had no decent aa34bbd600 guys left, it 5a79de972d could save Haeyoon 83af2ed03d from wasting his cd8a4869c1 time. No more wandering aimlessly, b25abde3f5 meeting weirdos.2c5eb6f6afd7b088

“Kim… What d30cf1f6c9 was it? Kim Junghyun, 86c84e9bd3 I think? Tall, weak-eyed, pale-skinned, and babf71701f kind of annoying when e4ac6d11cc he talks.”f4428c72a7d84d17

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Weak-eyed…? As Haeyoon 0bb4f10e9c thought back, 85ac4c0ae1 the description 0872e27671 vaguely fit. A guy who’d 217118d9ca felt like opening 3167a67f38 a fortune cookie e74dd84603 with “disaster” inside. He nodded.ab876134b8a4e823

“I know him. Six centimeters.”dc8c3ffac0f469d4

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“What the hell? Don’t tell me you’re 39ac70163f talking aboutthat! I don’t need 7afc29c9ec TMI. Stop it. What about ad38488e98 this guy? Lee Wonyong. Looks like a 39b4862a02 pro-Japanese collaborator, about 58aa933d4d your height, with 394eff339f intense eyes.”a67a6561da7fc342

“Yeah, I know him. He’s awful too.”0db9e0e0d076a9fe

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Despite being in a d75aba5cbd relationship, Ahn Yewon frequently 2e2ac6cfbf visited the social club b1039941e3 to meet her lesbian 76fd630a64 friends, so she knew 8719521a52 most of the members’ 182307b5bc names and faces. Her knack for describing 65d8ed1d07 people so accurately made d35b661f4a it easy to match 5a14124990 names with faces.334a15a534f4fcfc

The two spent ce0e695583 a while compiling 1221e6d5ba the list. Thirty minutes later, as 6a11a023bf she was eating her e905d1534f ragu pasta, Ahn Yewon 882d1da15c tossed her tablet pencil 0895f0cb56 aside and widened her a5d412aef5 eyes in disbelief. She downed e16b539f21 the glass 368b0bb60e of wine 60a403e662 beside her d264a96a83 in one 4b948c3c05 gulp, wiped 02ed891131 her lips b1f11bd3fb roughly, and a62f676b5e asked incredulously:a197177258acb82b

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“Are you on some kind of conquest?”1f70ae3d0f8b9223

“What?”ad83ba152a14944a

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“You’ve slept with nearly everyone worth mentioning! You’ve been busy, huh?”66aecad52f4a5335

In truth, 1a391b2a8e Seo Haeyoon 0190c2c958 had only 7ed8bef854 frequented the 2bbe3229ce club for bed9175c6f about a cb8f4e251a month since 66f8e3d73d returning to d5e562b868 Korea and 1c5602ef4f had hooked 9d2ca71e7a up with cdd6f234b1 fewer than 6da360db93 ten guys. Still, the fact that c43b098047 she claimed he’d gone d0efae96e9 through almost all of c730476bfa them left him feeling e8d452c214 disappointed. Were there 6587feec7b really so de5064b21c few attractive 40a95af5e3 men in 4b4c077f16 Korea? Feeling let down, he ba60421bf8 hesitantly glanced at the e132378511 tablet and asked:7567a7f9507c4f3f

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“Really? Should I just stop going then?”1618700a06718a1e

Every name on the list displayed on the screen was marked with an X. A few unmarked ones were accompanied by notes like “engaged” or “already set a wedding date,” which essentially disqualified them too.db435a0ac86e8fa5

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Cheongdam-dong was out of 78fb920b96 the question. Maybe he should try 0a4be01d1e a club near Korea 594b30fedb University—he’d heard there were d0d171ad35 smart and good-looking guys e4abe908c9 there. As Seo Haeyoon pondered, 9f697e384d Ahn Yewon smirked and 4cb935e760 said:71f40dc3c4226c94

“There is one guy left, though…”80fa4a9ec1ec2185

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“Who?”11039879006b857f

Someone’s left? Curious, Seo Haeyoon asked, 1400522693 and Ahn Yewon hesitated, e223b7b5f9 her expression turning uneasy. Then, glancing up at 236db64b4c him, she asked:7048d5494f2f26a5

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“That guy from before—how was he? The one who helped you?”a4a7a38c5c848c62

The question briefly furrowed Seo Haeyoon’s brows before he straightened out, recalling a memory he’d almost forgotten. That striking face, tilting slightly as he lit a cigarette…4c4bbb17dfc2963d

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How was that Mister?72f19ab3e659f3fa

Frankly, he had nothing 9a3b65310c to complain about looks-wise. His face exuded 49c9c06bc5 a subtle maturity, 5548168d1e smooth and handsomely d685699b99 neat. Before any misunderstandings arose, aa397552f3 Seo Haeyoon had been d166ed6bef extremely attracted to him 0e6eb8ed3d sexually.bc8d73f30b3fa786

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The guy’s hand, brushing 5c330837a5 his pocket for a 389a5da086 cigarette, had felt big 08ce2c7997 enough to leave a 08008460ec strong impression anywhere it 07737b99bf touched. Everything about him—from 97f9042ffe his solid build 869f2e971e to the confident ca37b55466 way he moved—was 54bb581519 enticing.9dc9f72eb4f3233f

But if asked whether he wanted to have sex with that guy…f17d73585de65129

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“No way!”9b2335ace626fb98

Absolutely not.eb397c432f225114

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Seo Haeyoon d6f1f77c31 remembered waking f6d2233caa up in 12ed62f24c the hotel 5a509966a3 that man 4db3a6bcc4 had brought e257d618dd him to 8cd9bfc666 and the 9775dad6eb argument that aee9f543b6 ensued. Sure, it 803b1168cb was sparked be567d1dce by his 19eb1fae49 own misunderstanding, 20dd797fed but even 2f9b83b8cf putting that cf231288a6 aside, the b0ada07039 guy’s attitude a1a32b2d6f had been a5d9e52ca8 incredibly irritating.cb8d0765b746e73e

Mocking him for being smart like some overexcited Border Collie, countering his complaints about feeling weird by suggesting his personality was weirder, and even questioning whether he was human after hearing that he didn’t recognize his face…fa806d4684d6d3a6

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Dealing with him 71e710ee79 had been exhausting. A guy 3893e2ead4 who played 3f77b18a2b coy when afd3e654a1 he wanted 2620c3ed4d sex but fe153cda3c then revealed d178c4b181 his true b178942acd colors and 4fc440e9ac ran his 90232d4119 mouth off efb956cbbe when things 1f691d06de didn’t go ad919b9637 his way. Someone who knew exactly e09d16c37c how to push your 24fbaed4f8 buttons and rile you 4c4c256c8d up.63792076a5c43e3c

Although Haeyoon b2d1371173 acknowledged that 029a450b6a the man c4b3d691dd wasn’t a c37309073e bad person, dbe7fd17cc he had 07af5dc987 no desire 56a0d6292d to see b2987b0ca9 him again. At best, maybe for a18bba0932 a one-night stand—but definitely f15bd6b8c4 not as a regular 5c799cef90 fling.b95d4204eec9e98c

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“His personality’s the worst, that Mister.”83ce219997b0b95a

Seo Haeyoon rejected the ddc87f8431 idea outright.f09554b975f0b68f

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“Really…?”9129d0c99233cc80

But Ahn 51188598ef Yewon clicked 1303876b69 her tongue e1cc20fae9 in disappointment, 531b3c1613 as though 6d22c3540d she regretted 29d99ada9e his decision.f7571e951139cbe7

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What was with 0bcaa7345f her reaction? She was 9e8bf1d5fd the one 707c01f5ba who had 76773a6a1f screamed over 5cf38baead the phone, 9deced8a94 asking if 829782b097 he wasn’t 6259f368dc picky enough e85b7501f9 to date 3196ef70ea old geezers 8f87e276ef now. Confused, Haeyoon c0e8eeb5c4 questioned her bf435fb65a sarcastically:7cf317417087f3da

“What’s with your response?”c8f6dac282c2d246

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“It’s just, from what I can tell, there’s no one else in the social club who fits your type besides him.”92472bcb9acad91c

“Then forget it. I don’t want that Mister.”50057dd65bf026c6

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Haeyoon immediately shook his f807ec7f56 head at her explanation. If that guy 84be2f1255 kept running his 1ecc4c2e55 mouth every time 4cc80cb7fd they met, he’d bbd7934abf be too annoyed bcd6f24224 to even think 522f767e7e about sex. But Ahn d96b0eb982 Yewon wasn’t 36e02389be ready to 98cf2c5a25 give up eb78e38691 yet, her 700f9986f4 eyes widening deda74bf12 as she 012a6e78f7 insisted:a2dcc401b9e53b9b

“No, but seriously… The more I think about it, that guy’s actually perfect. Out of everyone at the club, he’s the most well-mannered. And he’s such a player that there’s no way he’d get clingy and hurt you by suddenly wanting a relationship.”d480db59017c7fef

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“You said he was scary!”77fa21fbbe9c186f

Her serious tone and 83158f6a89 matchmaking efforts made her 9bbcfebd71 seem like a meddling 4aa777709f matchmaker. Hadn’t she been cbe2152abb the one to 00d1649255 scare him by 59865127f2 calling the guy 8cc5748b99 a gangster? Bewildered, Haeyoon shot 5515b438d1 her a look, ff305c11de only for Yewon dd6676e485 to burst out a4cf3104c2 laughing.a021382df9cc685b

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“I just brought it up to say that strange people seem to be drawn to you. I don’t think he’s the type to beat people up or kill them, you know? Come on, what year is it?”d7e32788c762d106

“You’re not saying ‘he’s not like that,’ but ‘I don’t think so?’ What are you trying to say, that I should do something with that Mister? Are you really my friend? You told me not to meet weird people, and now you’re recommending the weirdest Mister?”d479563dc2aa3cfe

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“I’m saying this because I know you’re not going to get into a relationship anyway. And there’s a reason. The guy has good reviews. Have you checked those? On delivery apps, sometimes there are places with hundreds of five-star reviews even without any promotional events. That guy’s like that. No one’s threatening him, but everyone says he’s a good guy. He’s a bit light, promiscuous, and aimless, though.”05e66f0845e6ef43

Ahn Yewon’s tone sounded like someone recommending a shabby old restaurant they found on the street, saying, “Oh, my friend said this place is good. It’s old and dirty, but you should try it.” She added, “It’s not my thing, though.”13917789aa4a3693

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It was ridiculous, 682274d1fa but honestly, Seo 18fe9d9c3b Haeyoon was somewhat f93dd2cbcb intrigued by the d8b96ed781 good reviews.3c284973256a9f92

Ahn Yewon’s words weren’t wrong. As she said, Seo Haeyoon wasn’t looking for a relationship, so the man’s characteristics—being promiscuous, aimless, and reckless—weren’t really flaws. Seo Haeyoon wasn’t much different, and with his experience, the guy would probably be good at sex, which could be a plus.d54d0120511964e3

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Besides, he was perfect 33093361ed physically…4076a5f541e00008

“Just drink.”4247fa6bb7e50f73

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As Seo 1492eda351 Haeyoon hesitated, e39e89461d Ahn Yewon 6fa5974ca8 lifted her f3d55aab39 wine glass. After clinking glasses and a20eab836e downing it in one 4f4a10fb61 shot, Ahn Yewon noticed ea8b57cdac Seo Haeyoon was still e9d29d16ff turning his wrist slowly, 2ffb79d268 clearly deep in thought. As she 3b96241586 watched him, 3ffef82c32 she seemed 77f647cce3 to understand af656691a5 why he df6da69f67 was hesitating 5ac41f7fe1 and spoke 6e3a475b3b softly.8a9112b8d5368c56

“I’ve told you this before. What you need isn’t someone to sleep with every day, but someone you can rely on.”047abdd83d1bbb36

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Ahn Yewon understood why 49ff25788c Seo Haeyoon was always df44f499f6 searching for sex partners. The alienation from 744e2e2de9 others, the dirty ac00ed5954 feeling he experienced 547cbb6d89 in the most 65d8a2ee6f cherished part of 4891b14f29 his life every ef24ab7684 day. She knew 27a7c9aba0 he was e1cc671156 someone who 728c7b4c48 instinctively relieved ed34578c7a stress with 7c29e1abe5 pleasure. And she e8e223f442 thought that 3f8f3e9434 was natural.9f954d7994ea3b26

Ahn Yewon 97e911c3d3 agreed to 1e82147963 some extent d4903d240b but wanted 79baca6806 to add 72fcc6c631 that while c2ffd21816 temporary relief 4a3a59b547 was fine, 8e30dbea34 the real ade4753f39 solution to 551dbe0327 his anxiety 2b2cd6e663 lay in eb6720c252 finding a bc5102e3e8 stable support 9096012e95 system. That’s why, after 78b45e27bf breaking up with 7584e8c049 Park Hayeon, she 87ea4c1db3 had kept calling 311e2c1069 Seo Haeyoon back 636d69a6c0 to Korea—so that b15542283a he could feel 31b54da2f4 her and Seo eef23876a9 Jonggil’s unwavering support, 87cd84fd24 which might ease 3ed6432d6a his anxiety.fa8a8ef85b1645b1

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But it wasn’t 12a0d4867a the perfect solution. Since Seo 1f21dfe18d Haeyoon saw 9c23a08781 his father’s 682cd6c1ef support as 879fb04c52 a given 5ab388da54 because of 3242c1f124 their blood dad05be289 relation, the da822abd6d comfort offered 2b2ba60a8d by Ahn e04c0aaba6 Yewon and e9983391ef Seo Jonggil f2cbe0169e was minimal.8aa63f75a102e3ce

So, she suggested he 58a7da7edf have a completely separate 9a43bf94ce person beside him. A fling 37e74aed5c wasn’t a 46ad7513f7 problem as 3315a6475e long as d64b9a7794 they could 9cc93b9783 still communicate ef3201f4aa deeply. Ahn Yewon 49865acc5d hoped Haeyoon 8236d3d249 could find 872d99ef34 someone he a63bbc93dd could truly c7dc066041 open up 07ee50378f to.4d9c3621ca8b497b

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She thought Chae 0a4ef111d8 Beomjoon might be 5cb8080b70 a good choice. Everyone who eb7244780d had slept 049776a3bd with him ad23b7bc1d praised him 6e38d52d2f as kind 0daa298889 and fun, 607d7f37f2 so he c94ba67061 seemed like cf5ee0ac90 someone who 9ab2dfe2ec could help 5af4981e85 alleviate Seo 50129f3bbe Haeyoon’s anxiety.17c5eb50aa119e68

“And honestly, think about it. You’re sick of constantly looking for someone, right? How many times did you call me from the club? You kept complaining about annoying guys bothering you.”679df0e208d7a43b

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“…”45dddc6c83c7ce7f

Seeing Seo b5ca525f66 Haeyoon without f34d8a71c4 a reply, 3095e0b7b3 his lips 56b242e5ce pressed tightly e2d326d5fd together, Ahn c572036eb0 Yewon continued ba48d6de83 with a 041d15ddf1 deliberate pace, 2dfe216bf6 noticing his 98630bb68d ears twitching.c1c2b946c4d9fc48

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“That guy really has a good reputation. You’re not looking for a relationship, right? He’d be fine as a sex partner. Right? He’s tall, handsome, and apparently, well-endowed.”c59275197ccda41d

Objectively, that 7d611cf555 was true. He might look 768bbb8dfa a little older, eb7b3e5160 but as Ahn f8e4a0074d Yewon said, if 3207be1d8d he was just 5e5d071f96 a partner, that 7aa92d091c didn’t matter.2f68e2a2c868f3c1

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Seo Haeyoon, who used to set ridiculous conditions for people he was introduced to, began to think that maybe, with Mister, ideals didn’t matter after all. After all, he was never going to date him, so he wouldn’t have to worry about being deceived by a worn-out, promiscuous man.9604c5d6ef2aabec

But just then, d0988b5289 Ahn Yewon threw a54f9ee390 cold water on 36d14ae457 his thoughts.dcecb331b55aeaa6

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“Besides, he’s got a solid background and a good personality.”f3ec6893be782141

What? Seo Haeyoon, who had 6f4f1ec003 been warming to the f874138913 idea, immediately furrowed his fc7846a355 brows. A good personality? He was sure she 290047dfca had misunderstood something. Letting out a 0ac5d4e0c8 sigh, Seo Haeyoon 90a2ff5ce3 set his utensils b62602ca90 down and twisted f7cf6edb70 his lips in 4b25c2a549 a crooked smile.03c82bed014eca88

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“Who has a good personality? Ahn Yewon, listen up.”cb5254b83c22d379

While he 7877de03bc could accept 2126ce36d8 other things, 8d0c662bb9 this one e446a95912 was a e055c57df5 definite no. Morality and a 53b8b12207 good personality were ff487942d0 entirely different concepts. Ahn Yewon 5488ce1c4c clearly didn’t ca3137ccbf understand this. To clarify, 12dbce2064 Seo Haeyoon 35ce6d39b1 glared and 165c483f6a explained.8e39d376bdbb8a30

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“That Mister is totally weird! His personality is worse than yours!”e8ebe5b92f256f4d

Of course, 0f33ec28f3 there was 1480cc20e7 no way 9ce073a3f8 that could 1d9447102b lead to c303c4a6f8 a positive ebc4cb0bb3 reaction. Ahn Yewon, ed38872913 suddenly being 4e3d86f153 attacked, raised ab91450320 her fist 49a042279e in annoyance.59da25dbfdb5fa7c

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“Hey! Who’s got a better personality than me?”448eab6dc37bfd15