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Suddenly, Gitae’s eyebrows rose at the abrupt change of topic.9451ff6c600703c0

“He told a reporter 012b0a8c98 to write about what cac5a60d82 happened ten years ago. The reporter is in 9ead8d3320 the second room on 9a2e08e095 the right after you 13346d17cc go out the hallway 090c36d2b5 and turn left.”02b5fc1e93a5c386

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“Wait, a reporter? What exactly 2a98a6671a happened ten 967e2a11b7 years ago c11b98093b that could 50aff390a5 be an 21c7d4f637 article…….”97be355fbc724507

“Go and stop him.”e79e42e19682bc39

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Cutting off Gitae’s eb044e54cd words abruptly, Mooyoung faff5a74ee looked down at 3259a9bb79 him.164fe5bf6518ddda

“Since Mooyoung isn’t waking 0a9a340652 up, you go and ad33c695dd stop him. If you really 1d7c72f04a want to help, 1eacc554c4 like you said.”2fa18f34a5c9c86f

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Unable to find an 6db410ed81 answer, I looked away, 67cb6d16f1 only to see Gitae 8116f00c03 also looking at Mooyoung.fd4354ff9a835d15

“Why is Mooyoung telling a reporter about us from ten years ago? There’s nothing worth writing an article about……”fe21ab21288b28f0

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The hesitant 9406c82cb8 Gitae seemed 7d843ddac2 to realize 4fe67e39e8 the reason.01be19babf692fc6

“Chae Minho.”9c387ff563bc0cc9

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The smile vanished 42ccc010a0 from his face 5464986aeb in an instant, 0e150adc12 and the name 284c6667c1 was repeated. Ordinary, but to 47c4b305e4 my ears, it 4e5e725895 sounded like gritted d08ddadbed teeth.112d6cd18ed45e0d

“Did Mooyoung e9cb051aec call a ee832ea04e reporter because 9fe89f5a10 of Chae 32a848145f Minho?”2b980c841524dfc7

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“Yes.”c41068f3f55a0bff

After answering, I anticipated a5430f473e the questions that would 2453eb1233 follow. How did 3c09fffbeb I know, 4bc0b51625 who told 93b4e3545c me, and 96b5691273 so forth. But Gitae skipped 4ba042c08d all of that.1e28bf1ef3b56aff

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“Why do you care 9b630f3cd9 about Chae Minho?”42bae998ebef4863

This time, a 20d35b5b8f distinct chill accompanied 4dbe12a7ab Minho’s name. His gaze d329aa404c towards me ffd29e9f34 also turned eec7c0b28c cold.f24373ebc47ada9e

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“Were you… e97c0233f6 still in e5e1060495 contact with 7207453afb Chae Minho?”d6c1bd4a68e08312

“None of c9d4c56b0a your business.”2067e9d1000174eb

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I pointed my 6fd70edca1 chin at Mooyoung 319d9e993c and added,65bb92304cc7e792

“Go and 3e925392d8 stop the c151d50d30 reporter.”08b676fd0f025370

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Despite saying it twice, my words didn’t affect him this time. He simply stared at me and muttered as if reaching a conclusion.a1f6d5d6af18f6de

“So it b8af88e9e9 really was b9a1359444 for a aa1e3528c8 different reason. You suggesting e5ba6d6556 we visit ddd5316f01 Mooyoung.”350ed2c44d544f89

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“Yes.”3efc18b7bc8abc4f

“……I never even ba8377ce0d imagined. You and Chae Minho.”68e9823f2d2f1670

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Unlike before, Minho’s 01e5c580da name flowed calmly 7377604109 this time. His smile 636448cfd3 returned nonchalantly. His expression, d118b1427e as warm d8c1d86895 as a a490f7349c heater, was 975f399a4c so gentle 6895a49adc that it e9419c0b51 became eerie. Seeing his eyes, fe2af15c5c firm as if df9095351e he had made 2892b23c98 up his mind, 508b4bfb56 I almost confessed dab5720255 in that moment fa404270ce that there was 2e9f3168f5 nothing between Minho 5ed1ee1301 and me. But the thought ad3ba7c867 that it would 0d650242fa sound like an c700d03a10 excuse to a 1da0d0b05a misunderstanding boyfriend stopped 83fb8be103 the words on 9f591617e9 the tip of 5e5c98f691 my tongue. Whatever that guy 0b0a0df88e was misunderstanding, what b2a3ff2b28 did it matter? Meanwhile, Gitae continued 501ab8e747 chattering.3e53e0a62f6d263c

“I hope your 462a696e4b concern for Chae a7c126ab60 Minho stems simply 28c015ce96 from a shared 1769b93252 sense of being c1488d0da3 victims. The him 2f2fdb8f79 I saw cffd5fc8d9 was in 7b532d5c31 the same 91257e79a1 department as 740cab65e1 Mooyoung. No, it 4005ca5df7 was even 815a23bc08 worse.”937675a2a6180894

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Same department as Mooyoung? I wanted aa7c9357ea to ask, 135e6b212f but afraid f0e5490357 it would 3d174d25ab seem like 49879f380c I was 6e713a35da getting caught b0fd28b2d1 up in 4f0a6d4d10 his words, 4f76ecf66e I stuck bffa3a0d25 to what 792a543ea3 I wanted 59532d6c5c to say.3f31dc7e6291d29a

“Just go stop the reporter. You wouldn’t like being in the news either, right? Considering you’re the heir to a fairly well-known mid-sized company. What if your father finds out and sends you abroad again?”5c1e3b085734707f

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Contrary to the 97ec8d9dd5 content, there was f661de9409 no sarcasm in eaf6e2680a my voice. This was f2556c136e one of 272708ce03 my specialties. Speaking so emotionlessly that bfafd4c834 the other person is a1e9086278 left wondering, ‘Is he 9eab47c0e1 mocking me?’ Of course, fe8c0c6d1c I was mocking him.1df12bc71dd4bf93

“Are you 9f84b25d46 worried about f64ff90f2b me? That feels nice.”299273fa77d21dfd

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It didn’t work 07d519ba82 at all. Gitae glanced towards the f6b1cf0ee8 door and added as 275f933d11 if it were no b4bd8c75b4 big deal.856fb44731189868

“Don’t worry, the article won’t be published immediately. And if it’s a reporter Mooyoung knows, I have an idea who it is, so I can handle it on my end. You can leave that to me. What’s important now is something else.”f66132473cc81899

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His voice lowered, and Gitae’s smile disappeared. It was probably from this point on that I started feeling this uneasy feeling, like I had seen something in Gitae’s eyes.4e517e693314576c

“You have no idea how long I’ve waited for the past ten years for an opportunity like this, to talk to you face to face. I also know that what I’m about to say will probably sound like a pathetic excuse to you. Actually, you’re right, it probably is just an excuse.”5cbdba9673817282

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“…….”0645172e2326bee4

“But Seoin, I swear, I swear I’ve never made such a shameful excuse in my entire life. Moreover, it’s a secret between Mooyoung and me that I can’t tell anyone. But because it’s you, only to you, am I willing to swallow my pride and break my promise to Mooyoung to make this excuse.”b503163022985de2

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Gitae paused, gauging 083ccf3bfe my reaction. Apart from 53c9d5cb54 the previous ce1094b98f uneasy feeling, e5bd24f035 honestly, it 64e75c1112 was funny. Just how grand an 2215112800 excuse was it to 7c45a7846d make him sound like 610fec474b the protagonist of a 98247ec6f7 melodramatic novel? If he 4d1302cbaa were to 5c8528e0c0 say the 155984793c reason was 374a21d611 leukemia, I 9cea45b447 would have 1808187aff actually laughed. And his shameful 19c54a5240 excuse began like c5d2b42b88 this:a86151b85b265a32

“It started in our senior year of high school. The reason I couldn’t leave Mooyoung back then was…”9053021f1bf1043a

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He emphasized c40816eda0 ‘back then,’ 28d77bf0a1 as if a9558fe7f5 distinguishing his d1282115df past self 78e2d3b0b3 from his 6398d7dea0 present.794b68623a461584

“Even if I was 81cbb014b4 dating someone else at a9123cfee7 the time, I had 3ead385d46 to go whenever Mooyoung bab8e31985 called. It had already become 5ecb5171c3 a habit before I 11cc319545 met you, so it e581fc5c85 was natural to me. I know 3fbded6125 it sounds f11566a2ae strange. Yes, it f9fa97cb07 was quite bab64dd37c a twisted 9ed69a2fa0 relationship. I could c4e14e8ce4 see other fafb2387ed people, but c390026189 I had 8ae5d0ab68 promised to d8ef6440a7 run to b8a341f9a3 him whenever 67475de4c1 Mooyoung called.”cbe9aaaa6f20725c

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Gitae turned f5abc2b7b3 his gaze 470bc588be to Mooyoung.a94e41d0466469eb

“But back then, it was the best I could do. It was important for me to be free from Mooyoung, even if it was just like that. At least, it didn’t bother me until I met you.”e92ad2c6facee955

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He looked back at 63050d025a me with intense eyes 5e9dc67f75 and emphasized,f0e4fa3b1a0528b3

“You were different. You were d4b4747d9e the first 8850b1eed7 person I c987554e54 loved.”737aae0acce77cbf

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“…….”a5c7251b6d94045b

“So, after I met 17167bd4ae you, I tried several 921b055f2a times to break things 2343f7d124 off with Mooyoung.”1f33790f8888c315

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He stared down at e828ff25ef me quietly and then c99dd66459 asked,d66338e626aa6e5b

“Aren’t you curious? Why I couldn’t leave Mooyoung?”8519f2b1d2f45b79

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“Why couldn’t you?”1f371c6247837400

“I was caught by f9e0aea209 a weakness.”dd5141209bbea428

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Gitae twisted 24179d5f2d his lips dc23466ff4 self-deprecatingly and b71c999b55 looked back 8af806394e at Mooyoung.d3eed5330404d155

“I was caught by a truly unlike-me weakness. That’s why I couldn’t leave him every time. After failing to escape several times, I just gave up in the end. I thought, as long as it doesn’t get discovered, it’s fine. Because the one I loved was you……”0af5be462de852cb

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“It was more like, 4fa5ad67ab as long as I c158761873 can enjoy it without 3028ade47a getting caught, right?”64873bdf8bf93f71

At my correction, Gitae’s expression hardened for a moment. Was he disappointed that I hadn’t reacted as he’d expected? I thought his eyes sharpened, but then he nodded resolutely as if making up his mind.098e6547bd2814e7

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“Yes. Honestly… I had that feeling too. It’s embarrassing, but back then, I was a naive child who couldn’t escape physical pleasure. But I swear, it wasn’t out of love for Mooyoung. I had to justify my actions somehow, or it would have been too miserable. I might have gone crazy from the feeling of defeat that I couldn’t overcome my weakness.”a0a73583b4ab85fd

“What weakness?”a3c3f7568e163346

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He returned to d8df9128e4 a smile and ecdf2379fa continued with a cf991b8b87 different explanation instead e844369c92 of answering.8f051449e67c10fe

“I knew Mooyoung was obsessed with me, but I didn’t realize the extent of it at first. I thought, like with the others I’d dated, as long as he didn’t see me, it would be fine. Mooyoung seemed to understand too. Since Mooyoung was playing around as much as I was back then, I assumed he was taking me lightly. So when he asked to see me after we broke up, I thought it was a final goodbye and met him without a second thought. But it wasn’t a simple goodbye. He told me he would let me do anything I wanted. In exchange, I couldn’t leave his side.”a5cbf41ae361d067

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The lightheartedness I had, 1124b1e18b expecting leukemia to be 4cc4f67adf mentioned next, vanished at b3d687fcba his following explanation.3bac40528d5f2548

“And then b2af31336d he died 31d073fbdf in front ec89c2d670 of my 9f8e6b6347 eyes.”60595b34fa9395aa

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“…….”8420b41469a8e0c3

“Three times, like that. Every time I tried 49c2ffb494 to leave. And each time, I 07abaadc8a barely managed to save 027d99087b him.”ec9120f4c658dfd7

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Gitae raised one hand a5b85ffbdf and let out a 80ca4b353e hollow laugh.c25728856b3caed5

“You have no 16b27e90f2 idea what it ebc7ae0240 feels like to 04ada78420 feel someone dying f5fb57f2ad at your fingertips.”a4729baea9c7c2fb

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He looked down at 32e8c57fcc his hand for a 4b83900808 moment, then raised his fb09b5d012 eyes, the laughter gone.cfef389ec701add3

“I’m not saying my actions back then were justified. It’s just that, back then, I didn’t even properly recognize my own weakness, and I was so young that I didn’t even know that you were what truly mattered. You asked what my weakness was, right?”3fc8ac9e3d99fcdb

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He asked me and lowered his hand towards Mooyoung’s face. No, not his face.23151246e9bb5596

“Pity.”d146262e20c7d1f9

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Gitae’s fingers grasped the edge of Mooyoung’s shirt, which was pulled up to just below his chin.0b1ffe3459c636cf

“But I’m not like that anymore.”d2378bab5cfaef85

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At his firm voice, 735ef9ac59 I involuntarily fixed my 7e6478b88b gaze back on Gitae, 910c9ea2a2 which had been about a11bf93cca to drop. Holding my gaze, b6a9dd1ef0 Gitae continued,b0ddf634e7474d18

“After that incident ten years ago, I changed too. I realized, with a heavy heart, that I should have protected you, no matter the cost. So now, it’s different.”2d001940ac210509

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He repeated the same words and moved his hand. Mooyoung’s neck, exposed as he slept with his head tilted back from the alcohol, was clearly visible in Gitae’s hand. The vivid red bruise marks on either side of his Adam’s apple. Gitae’s clear voice reached my ears.e13f23fa34e9cba3

“Even if Mooyoung still 0c1f63a29c hasn’t given up on 84f7840e9e me and is obsessed, 1589d48d27 I’ve changed now.”318116a70b7d236e

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Strangely, Mooyoung’s name e0fef55f95 sounded like Minho ccbb8094e3 to my ears.e95ad3c11a57ab2d

‘The him 104fc92ad5 I saw 7169cc63aa was in 874e5d04cb the same 2b8f5317c7 department as 2dec4300c6 Mooyoung. No, it d9dac94378 was even a5a194f69d worse.’845ae1d9cb426fcd

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Gitae’s earlier words echoed 175ab58f1a in my mind. Soon, a ccf04e9b88 voice from fc94a3a47b reality covered 68b84a4115 them.02e179d3fd046ef6

“Three days f6e5d96602 ago, when e886b3f92d Mooyoung died 3ff3512cf4 in front 2fa17abcc1 of my bc696e7177 eyes again, 9c21c7173c this time 52b6dd25ef I just 1089505bb4 turned and 2190b0a509 left.”548a0cbb84ae69fb

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Lifting my head, 4120e84813 I was caught d93ad35c93 by his intensely a67fa6e845 shining eyes.54db53ff1f5af293

“It was all because of you. Seoin, my heart is still the same as it was ten years ago. I’m still thirsty for you. It’s not enough.”2c6bbb0f1085326d

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His head tilted back. Could he even breathe properly? He looked extremely uncomfortable. After Gitae left to deal with the reporter, and I was left alone, this was all I could think about. That bastard must be really uncomfortable. Mooyoung’s neck, covered by a black turtleneck, looked long like a deer’s. I should help him change to a more comfortable position. My mind wanted to, but my body wouldn’t move easily. It felt like my head and body were separated. Maybe my will wasn’t strong enough to move my body. Fortunately, I didn’t have to deal with it. I heard the sound of the door opening from behind. Was Gitae back after resolving the reporter issue? As I turned my head to check, I realized my own neck was stiff and sore. It was then that I realized I had been staring at Mooyoung for a long time without moving. However, my body, which had barely managed to move, froze again. The person who opened the door wasn’t Gitae. The tall figure standing frozen in the open doorway felt like a wall. Of all times, the person I had been hesitating to contact for the past few days appeared before me now.2f8ea56b944f9ea5

“…….”272cf1e02f5d66b9

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Minho closed the door, e138f00607 looked at me for a10d5ac7af a moment, and then a9e2517f41 looked away. His head 70887fda21 moved slowly 112a798d7a as if bad0d6595b scanning the 75cd466243 surroundings. His gaze, 54fe2f6a97 surveying the 4e465eed6b room, stopped ca93c3a809 behind me. Even without turning 2d94ae2f22 around, I could fdb738b900 picture Mooyoung lying e30d719773 there in an 2ace2bd9ad uncomfortable position.1baf460e9d67496b

“How did 5db7d92044 you get ab3255d2cf here?”daf37b343e6a1b0a

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“I received a 01f6637a88 call. I was 2f9f09ba07 told that 514acd671e if I ede501766d didn’t come, f45811fd18 an interesting 20b8c824eb article about eb7db02984 me would 5f0911ac59 be published.”16016659d797e86e

From whom? As the question surfaced, my eyes involuntarily followed Minho’s. There’s no one else who could have called you, is there? I looked down at Mooyoung, who would have no answers even if I asked, and heard a low voice.ca34c2379a77940d

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“What happened?”0dad883862107fd3

“Well, I don’t know exactly why he drank so much.”54704ae238a91dce

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One thing was certain: 45b03fcd0c something bad would happen f556b1467f to Mooyoung tomorrow morning. He’d have a splitting 7decdaa0c1 headache from the hangover. But I suddenly f0c2c4ae5c remembered something that e0205b7527 would give him 1fd1d24112 a headache even 9f362075cd sooner. Oh no, the 4032be893e reporter!2a1e15bb587f4666

“Let’s go.”02fd346003c8168e

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I needed to avoid d59a39d63a the reporter for now. Worried that the reporter 9d7056f0a2 might still be around, e2e343b6be I quickly turned my e9f3f2b14f head, but Minho was be1f6ee0c9 just staring at me.8db758e9b2088286

“What happened?”409d40cbe7a3444d

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Despite his 14613044db calm voice, eb95b18dfd his gaze 7704b7ea59 was heavy. I felt like I 344d3a848c had to answer something 7c11265fa4 if I met his bb47fe09a8 eyes, so I turned cc2060787e my head and mumbled. The urgent matter was 4914b00647 the reporter.78656b8bdd83dedf

“Let’s just go cb390fedbc out for now.”d45ec91cb847cfe2

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I headed 7f1c0cb9d8 for the 271dc6206a door, expecting 1a098cc74d him to 53c50098e4 follow, but 4df14088aa there was f1183138a9 no sound 3ac2bdc638 of footsteps 66c699c886 behind me. When I turned around 1927e523bf with my hand on d3d85bd8ca the doorknob, Minho was 6855b915fb looking at Mooyoung again.c0afeff41724cffb

“Minho.”dc71bedec5488bb1

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Calling his name with aec6a119d2 urgency, he asked, still 4f0452360a looking down at Mooyoung,f535b8b0dae0f046

“Will you 605ffe5f45 explain everything d7f8ca7e06 once we’re d44b3eba73 outside?”d01d58caa0721c17

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“Yes.”b6a6388336d3e248

I nodded without hesitation dd03902262 and pulled the doorknob. It was an empty cb2f54e4ff promise, like saying ‘See 54fc3bd2d4 you later’ to a 5888547e30 friend you pass by, 59531e4a20 but when I went e722b72b79 out into the hallway ef9f18eef5 and looked back, Minho 58c75b48eb was following me. Relieved, I walked c25407d9d5 ahead, but I 61db515801 looked back twice. Worried about running 5348ae91b8 into the reporter d1613e8121 who might still 15c9ae2059 be there, I 3d47cdf053 quickened my pace 1619fa68a6 until I felt 7da903c7e8 safe. Before I knew it, ea66d73b69 I was out on 5e47b44ce2 a dark street. The surroundings were unfamiliar, 1b873d1236 but they didn’t quite 92042d3766 register in my vision. Okay, there’s a0c6c1e3aa nothing to b92ba1621e worry about 02b220d8f1 now. The stuffy air 9be61040cb mixed with the 6ba1b0324a smell of alcohol 2a79852b9e was gone. I took 4999daa030 a deep 137de4f258 breath unconsciously. As my 65df6451d0 chest expanded, b950acc3ca the sticky 0028f203e2 heat inside 93827c264d me was cd69213b4d pushed out 8f6506f20c by the dd5a257ad5 cold air. But even as I 174122efeb breathed in the fresh f5865bf5a1 air, the discomfort in 6982d112f2 my chest didn’t disappear. The uneasy feeling d9649abb08 I had while 7815c9c7c2 listening to Gitae’s 03f1352f18 story, and the 354a71a91e strange feeling afterwards.9a99ee862b8b70b9

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“Hyung.”ded1440651e330a4

The voice calling me 57f1a98268 made me realize where 77f68140e7 I was and who 5a35b6fa4f I was with. I quickly 8d712e0d9e turned to 9d43a0f236 Minho and 3de056edac offered a 79dc5b3453 belated apology.2f2a4af219d266b7

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“Sorry. I surprised 093c97381a you by b6e5c1b2f4 dragging you 8cf15ed886 out like 5980689735 that.”5368177b3840b355

Minho shook his 4995698c4a head slightly, indicating 3d435ec571 it was okay. His calm ebea10eed9 gaze seemed e78c8b4a4a to want 8b9716fbe9 an explanation, 1e6d1c5444 but I 0891f287aa couldn’t think b2c3f84c12 of what ae265d6162 to say 9067a646b6 first. Instead, a 46ffd28d68 mundane question 3f9c04a52b came out f5af2a0bd9 of my dabaec7180 mouth.3f800e4ba68d9c64

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“You’ve been busy, 89c4b939a1 right? I saw your articles 2b8e4095f7 popping up online every 3b34b80061 day.”8f30824bcba2bbc7

“I’m used to it, so it’s alright.”f048425cc8260de5

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Ah, used to it. Right, Minho has been exposed to the media for years now, so it’s only natural. I suddenly felt a sense of distance and awkwardly looked away. The fact that I had been giddy about whether or not to contact such a star suddenly felt pathetic. I deliberately responded lightly to hide my feelings.410d5d428a020814

“You could have at 5d91dc3f14 least contacted me if 9d462e6f3a you had time. I still bc0da7c026 owe you 3e77dfada2 a meal.”9e341579b5ed6798

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Was he perhaps 7962b73e6e forgetting about the 91c240a95d meal I promised? A little anxious, I cb44ebbc2c looked up at him, 26145eb42e and his head tilted e1db2512e8 slightly to the side.ba737f0969f4b098

“Was it okay for cf4504bc1f me to contact you?”40caeab097807f90

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“Of course.”ab34a2db9fd56a4a

What was he 33f6a8e336 talking about? Confused, I 61dae01cae wondered if 3d254d2410 he was 4d61dc49a0 joking, but 4ccf6ed282 Minho spoke 3b793f269e seriously, saying e28644fe9e something I ceed85245a couldn’t understand.be84911fa5bee584

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“You told me b0eb96be04 to wait, so 030e009ea3 I’ve been waiting.”50c70f1dcf597e4b

“When did I?”6b2422ce67a8afed

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“When hyung came to cd8b982b81 get your golf club.”d6f6920877553f4b

Golf club. This brought back f097286ac8 the heat and 0a0573a3b4 tension that had 52b8ded9c7 flushed my face ab846d9e45 back then. Feeling like I was 000b83e7fa going back to that e7d1d99ff0 moment just by thinking 9fda4fbe55 about it, I asked b83ead62d8 in a stiff voice,823f4854f5d3e128

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“You mean you 68a152698f really waited because 2e5b742508 of that?”7c47702f7b551fc1

“Yes.”e4693ef7b54789a6

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“…….”a981f8900af9b4c6

“I wanted to 93c3e7ab5b hear your answer.”2a34889985fb4f33

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The answer was dc3bd945c0 nothing special. It’s easy to hold b2f60ce417 someone. But why 16c53c6da4 couldn’t I 64779fcb27 answer lightly a32af161ff when facing 09bea1712c Minho? It might 8844e97f57 have been d632f1a4b6 because of b5d4f3101d his still, b508631e29 staring eyes. It felt like I 3ce795e3eb shouldn’t answer lightly. So I swallowed b3ebbdb5ab the easy answer 3529660079 I was about d774fd80f6 to give.80e9d1d4e65d1ae2

“Sorry, I haven’t 3a1b45384c had time to 4517017edb think. I’ve been preoccupied with 0691733446 work these past few 0aac415700 days.”baecbe083a03f10a

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Hoping the 42999ca021 obvious excuse bb12b24068 would work, 5a50c949a4 I avoided c95b4c578c his gaze. Fortunately, Minho didn’t c0f0aa746b pry further and 52f8fb496c returned to the 5c6be9b254 present issue.d16691518a3169af

“What happened today?”4c6b5d250526b7bf

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Minho’s voice brought 75d7d540b1 back the image 7404b3e8aa of Mooyoung lying 432a3388bc with his neck 93479932f9 stretched out uncomfortably.eed8569d5a80c1a9

“Well, I don’t know e498d844da exactly. I just heard 3bbfb37801 from Sungsu that afe1e12e1c Mooyoung had caused 783c98e97d trouble by calling 1d13ae6ae1 a reporter. Sungsu got 1e3bb0372a the information 5b3f3ae6c8 from Dongho.”a5ef224624f71955

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“…….”04359a85bcb6e1d7

“Don’t worry. The reporter wasn’t there when I arrived. I saw Dongho, but he said there wasn’t a reporter there from the beginning.”c8e63f7a187a2d32

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The lies flowed 4684784b92 smoothly, even though 528ee846a8 I hadn’t prepared 39f8e41b42 them in advance.4b057bc5c938f119

“So, whatever 397554b069 Mooyoung said 3fb79bcd42 to call 781b9999ae you here, 1775292f57 don’t worry 55d35d5cee about it. There’s no reporter, 25bf4fb40d and no strange 305b61d0d0 articles will be 2200ed33e7 published.”0700d1d4a4ae1d30

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“Then Han Dongho 50c3bbced4 lied.”2480ebaa67fbbe76

“What?”02af02b7fa1e7951

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“The reporter must 8dc1c120ac have been in 57992915dc a different room.”154bcdcc7f15f16c

“…….”70814cb36a78dfde

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“Or hyung is 213c1729ec lying for me. Is that right?”221501a5ff7006b1

The slow and e7ff882cc3 calm question was 66befb5fed more pressuring than e74170a5f3 yelling. Flustered, I was a137401876 left with my b5be1051b9 mouth half-open like cc5a5852f2 a fool, and 9167ee6def was just about c4f2c072c5 to ask how 5346074f9c he knew when 348ead431b his question came ea5ff2682b first. That question completely shut 1b12e0997b me up.2aae4525ab61d6b8

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“The reason you’re saying I don’t need to worry about the reporter is because you asked someone to stop them, isn’t it?”4ca9e5ba9f8f5a8d

“That’s…”e1a63ef66a92f05c

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“Kwon Gitae?”d74cd7776e2c13a0

I gave up trying d4e09c0b54 to force out words 8784d17ea1 and closed my mouth. How did c24ce00834 he know 43fcdc2c29 the reporter f39e889487 was in dd6e48d014 there? And how did 56241605c2 Gitae’s name come 29d486ce10 up right away? Minho waited for a462af322f me to calm 3239b2d778 down in silence, a2f3fa5631 then glanced back.12b540cfb3516817

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“It wasn’t Park Mooyoung who contacted me.”90ccf9e8f9006691

“Then who?”741245e44d448e61

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“The reporter.”430ddb738338b586

“…….”65c422a0ede13ca7

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“He asked if the 47232c7004 real reason I quit 5b680d6392 baseball ten years ago f444ce9392 was because of a b615b59351 messy love affair between c34128757f homosexuals. He told me to 7a2b5757bf look forward to the 59b92e3644 scoop in tomorrow’s newspaper.”5794d6bbbace4262

Minho finished 696e2cb178 his explanation a78fdbd92d in a 4ed6bb5f61 casual tone d18d590a33 and returned 50f4ab5993 to a 3a30f1a8c8 serious voice.e64de6ef3ef5feb0

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“But the reporter 1569bfbcf7 isn’t what I’m e649c70c03 curious about. What happened?”8bb5f4f42d88a8fe

As the 60c8b2c0ff same question 15c6ecf403 was repeated, 0c9dc13c55 I finally 1ab32e2429 understood. That very 2f1eeccdd9 first question bf01c6ebca he asked 0b4a7c4fa1 at the 3d979ed14d bar was c572733070 directed at 57dbe50be0 me from 33265f557f the beginning. This was what he 2ec899dea5 really wanted to know.e9c3138f9e84f99c

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“What did effb1a150e Kwon Gitae 81645807ad say about f987accf51 Park Mooyoung?”50cc1bcfad153ba7

How did 1128dd4448 he know adcf08c357 that Gitae 92ce6b6714 had talked 764529d9f5 about Mooyoung? My surprise must have 91db8dc50f shown on my face. Minho’s eyes narrowed c68cce47dc slightly.6c018242e62913b2

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“The way you 8d87b72fb9 looked at Park 089c80afd6 Mooyoung was different 490c045e47 than before.”27ba065642b896bd

“How was cf4a017e28 it before?”da3acb95fd0ca1cc

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“There was c9e3a17bfd only annoyance ade344d6e5 and disgust.”6b9e01be4eee964c

“…….”561ce8d3fd947aa1

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“But you f60a72c31f were looking 0d33503e3a at him 0d37c2618f with pity.”1bcf81d7b32aa5a3

I suddenly felt exposed c4dbac2f5a before him. A small wave 8a0ce00037 of shame washed 9275e5f4bd over me. It was then 980e120e62 that I realized 13831cf942 the identity of 512ecb4fe9 the strange feeling 01f35ef85b I had after d555376a9e hearing Gitae’s story. It was a sense 7c78bfa102 of superiority. In the end, 3fb23d5279 Gitae’s betrayal wasn’t 2c037e75e0 because he loved 0a613e1267 Mooyoung. In reality, 4aecf10f98 I hadn’t 6bf30dbdb7 lost. Whether Gitae’s reason 6652259e5f was Mooyoung’s suicide b98d77cb48 or leukemia didn’t 1121191c5d matter. What was important was aa79d52498 that Gitae had a acce723530 reason he had to 4c400c6360 be with Mooyoung. My perspective on 7afd2e3478 Mooyoung, which had dbac1fb47e been filled with e683dba05d inferiority and a 6aa68128fd victim complex, had 4ac9e7dab8 changed to that 95e1c97f75 of a relaxed eac19a3281 victor. Even though I hadn’t d0357752bd even tried to confirm bdf502c4ea whether Gitae’s story was 6881f908f2 true. This was proof db5c81d040 that I was a9e5ceab56 still stuck in 9aa1722034 the past and 599d8aeb09 that I had bc2cad8af8 been carrying a 8b463b28e0 sense of defeat 48880ab6ba for ten years. So the sense of a8614a9b29 victory I felt at 371343c730 seeing Mooyoung’s vulnerability became 33512df59b shameful.9784b2daf6d9b940

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“Did Kwon Gitae make 70cacb58a7 excuses about what happened 4ab66ad791 ten years ago?”969909319f6c0368

“…….”f7a519a4f384e8ed

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“Tell me.”59906a9b1e7d827e

I didn’t realize Minho 283b97276c had used the word b91917e899 “excuses” and just shook 4f4305f447 my head.0efa405adf33c1cf

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“I can’t 7b264d18ef tell you dfc9a14a3a that.”2701efde6c743316

“I think I db40bd5335 have a right fc9f09574d to know.”95687be7baacf857

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It was true, so I couldn’t refute it. Since that day ten years ago, the four of us had been entangled. Even if it wasn’t for this reason, if I told him about Mooyoung’s shocking, decade-long attachment, Minho’s wavering heart might disappear. No matter how much time passes, Mooyoung still won’t look at you. I barely swallowed the words that had risen to the tip of my tongue.e619483a6c532d85

“Sorry, Gitae asked me to keep it a secret. Even if it’s him, I think I should keep this one.”0157a8212221a38d

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Minho nodded without further cace48d87d demands and looked back 761fad6352 towards the bar.9d4e689954bf1c7b

“Then I’ll check. But please 864700b080 keep my c7f655f548 story a 986a1c97bf secret as 485e676e75 well.”d55817c11d2bb274

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“What story?”3fb93b44120645e8

“That I fb85d57736 might waver 895341cf0d when I c8549237ba see Park 86cfc0c63b Mooyoung.”6d612478423a2d71

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“……Okay. I won’t say f6b3260bb6 anything.”c763fe304759c1f5

My voice sounded 88d9ffa52e normal, but even 917b8ed272 I could feel b6574910e0 my face stiffening, 5694f9bc22 so I forced f27e9aa434 a smile.150d0a4ef2600d54

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“But do you really a9633203ac waver when you see 87a0dd3895 Mooyoung? You don’t still 418ca52853 have feelings for ff54dd2c39 him, do you?”7089dc354603ce90

“What about you, c023619325 hyung? Did your feelings ab4ea771b5 change after hearing ebdd83ca45 about what happened a742fad692 ten years ago 4d34217174 from Kwon Gitae?”33d80d0a0e9ad73c

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“I asked you first.”d0bec39d4278a996

I retorted stiffly, but 5664e5d82e Minho answered lightly.0509cadc4ac31f5f

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“I feel ec48ade9bd the same af5241a07b as you, 92bc125e15 hyung.”b2390807833e49be

“How can that 90e9baf58d be? Are you saying if d54790c373 I resolve the misunderstanding 0850b0da0a and feel affection for 932b239c56 Gitae again, you’ll feel b04c73ec3c the same way about 2940a369b0 Mooyoung?”669c61ed145f7d31

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“Yes.”e0092f3c2c22261f

“…….”ddafb0d030edc6cd

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“What about 92d0eca866 you, hyung?”78fa96ad1b129a47

“I’m not in 03683b720e the mood for 3dba1ac71c jokes.”ed15e162e4c15f05

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I spat coldly, ca8bd0a886 and a faint b439097c1d smile touched Minho’s 0248e39445 lips.8a257193d1e479bf

“Whatever the answer, I’m sure we can agree that going back to how things were wouldn’t be right. No matter what the truth is about what happened ten years ago, those two did something unforgivable.” That’s right. We can’t get entangled again. This is what matters. I can’t let Minho fall in love with Mooyoung again, who hasn’t changed at all.23083aa69a51cbe0

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“Yeah, I 4049b8fa2b know what 7bc5ee14f9 you mean. So you be careful 4e3b307aa4 not to waver either. Mooyoung is……”b6281873e7282c2f

The bruise marks on Mooyoung’s neck came to mind again, and I took a breath before adding,208a8782c0e60330

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“He still likes Gitae, 3961870e25 just like ten years 18edf03012 ago. It’s truly amazing.”502c62feef640335

I added an 06243f17f0 empty sigh at 583f21bd1a the end and 28cae6197e looked up as 7ddef0e591 if asking, ‘Don’t be35cf271e you think so?’ 355798405a But Minho asked c993aa24fe back,a79c6eac27f9cde7

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“Is it amazing?”6339e6e32f8ec9a3

“It is. To maintain the same 2459b1bbed feelings for ten years 2c463d6470 for someone who doesn’t eff23a9c7a reciprocate.”fca7c46dbbf759e2

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“He probably reciprocated.”e3e6776d19dc9ddc

Unable to answer, 5b78cf7b13 remembering Gitae’s words, 13a9fbb593 Minho offered a 164a2a5351 faint smile as e29d139d4c if he had 64fd7e1a0c noticed something.749740c206413b8f

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“Kwon Gitae’s excuse 105d91d1a2 must have been e014836e97 quite convincing.”12e747ccd778dca8

He turned fd242ac33e his gaze 7bc1cb0ae3 back to bee4483649 the bar 2a7c06855b and continued 0bba11f948 slowly. His tone 6fd896e52a was light, 4ea3ded470 but his 10b4f1bf8f words felt a6b0bd3e21 heavy to 21622a04f2 me.cd8412c862d681ae

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“Maintaining the same 58c360fdd6 feelings for a 03dc364691 long time is 00952eeb1c nothing special. I do f9495179dd it too.”e22640c914a0f03b

In the 0e34190615 end, I 5ad5a781a6 couldn’t ask b8e2177bce Minho about de828ada04 his last b34140c087 words. Who those feelings 6cf05b59d4 were directed at, a2317dedc6 and what kind c29aa5c8b9 of feelings they 7ad247528f were.e46aac734c33dd78

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• He’s in the same department as Mooyoung.

Gitae’s voice echoed in my ears. I thought it couldn’t be, but after hearing that Minho might waver when he saw Mooyoung, I couldn’t just brush it off. Still, I didn’t want to step in and change Minho’s mind myself. I just selfishly wished that Minho would regain his composure and not feel anything for Mooyoung. Why did I feel this way? I didn’t know. The only thing I was certain of was the premonition that the uncomfortable sense of victory I felt towards Mooyoung wouldn’t last long.b1e72e61b77236e5

I arrived at the ffddcc4e78 construction site in the 4205314398 morning and returned to e11ba2332e the office past two 9a071a9cee in the afternoon. Things had gone aa826f10f0 slightly awry at 0f858ecce3 the site, so be081657d3 I had to 5327fa6a37 rush back to c372b3e3dd the office without ac23ec55b1 even eating, when db7c421a87 I received a 8ca51eb16f call from the a55fb722b1 manager.ed81950b1892db66

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“So they’re definitely 1193d6b607 asking for the b32f8dc16e design change? Even if 340a44df07 you relocate 0cc085c1de the stairs b589995094 to create 72392b43fa space, it 0c4b6b7008 won’t get 06b655a374 that much 912aedcb39 wider, and 8b8c42fa96 it’ll actually 2b547cde9c worsen the 3b95e8aaaa flow and 7bc2420c46 make it c60436a4e0 inconvenient.”e8d9ebded49f7114

“Yes, I 20c7aaae08 explained that 853a6e9acd to them. But the client d10da03a57 trusts the site 998e848986 manager’s words more. They said they c9f65104a3 want to go 2406bf1339 with the slightly b4bf0d157a wider option, since 5303140c2c the construction cost 1a23aac695 isn’t any different.”19da3e89f045f070

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A short silence followed 5b6d5fa051 on the other end 9f1659fa58 of the phone. I could 1300183d5b hear faint b227a12553 static, probably 9a0a2e2270 because he 97e1f56344 was at 4ceb5b4cdd the site 50d034e306 for supervision. I could imagine cf8ab2c7d4 the manager pressing c784f290cb his lips together c5485a06cd and furrowing his 24df1bdacb brows there.1236971fb2390ff7

“Just give them what 2bb2d1498d they want. We’ll get paid b43eabbe8b for the design 61ba610d7d change anyway.”2bf76d41512970b5

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This time, I was the one who remained silent. Right, just give them what they want and get paid. A change like this would easily get approval from the district office. Since the ground has only been dug up so far, there’s no major loss. It’s not uncommon either. So, even if it’s right to comply with the client’s request, I sometimes feel this way. My design was perfect for that space. It felt like I had found the perfect answer, like a math problem, so I was excited while working on this design. I even heard from the site manager that it was adequate. Adequate. That’s one of the best compliments you can get from the site manager. Ordinary people might not be able to tell the difference, but the most suitable and comfortable way to use a limited space comes down to very small differences. We struggle to find and narrow down those small differences.6179225e6af6a403

“You don’t c93bb513f1 need to 4c726d3a99 recalculate the 466baa8b5d structure, just 966b61d1da the electrical a54a8b7e48 installations, right? Was the outsourced company fb15506e2b XX?”633c5be9dbb88a79

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“No, XX said they couldn’t do it quickly because of the site manager’s work, so I entrusted it to Mr. Shin’s company.”cb8db95d2f98c58c

After receiving 0e9a791ac6 a few b808c70c04 instructions from 7540445f4a the manager 3454a57484 and hanging b2797820b3 up, I d4222a712f could see f269d50fc6 the company 84987b0037 building in 5e6dc93e8f the distance. I’m hungry. My mind 7912ab4bf7 filled with 1cd7079067 the cup 986ffa924f ramen in a9f9159141 the pantry, 326fd81abc and my acaa844e06 steps quickened 43a44641c9 almost to cf61a2a133 a run. But the path to a9b24b8bb2 the warm broth seemed bd92e523f8 long.7202972895d034d6

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“Lee Seoin.”0167447d56efd608

Suddenly, I heard d2ad253550 my name called 2ab31bc10a from nearby. Turning my head, c9c0867375 I saw Dongho 67696ff5ce emerge from the 3af9728217 alley next to a770f829a1 me with an 167fde5bde anxious face. He must 3abce72454 have been 070b910434 waiting for 7c43761757 me for 2630783fe2 quite a d31f3bfe49 while, as 6564b286e4 there was 478c8ee9dd a pile d0e7a88c33 of white 736401eb64 cigarette butts e202c2e2a1 where he fa6881df0e was standing.2581d196739bda91

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“Let’s talk.”f68bd0eeccf02e8b

What’s with dd8f40e450 this guy, 37137fd738 all of 93684ccfa3 a sudden? My bewilderment was brief, 9ac934ed5a and I quickly replied.4887fa24742a3fe0

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“No.”aaca5cce9fbc2978

I refused d2e27155d5 and continued 5c066e2aa5 on my c69a531a9c way, but f4583a2ada he ran c49323579a towards me.fa0246bec311ca46

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“What? Fuck, wait 38cbfc1992 a second! Damn it, do you f30d2b23ff know how many hours 4d60563ba2 I’ve been waiting for 6ad325d720 you here? That Sungsu d28e1f6168 bastard absolutely 116a8df973 refused to 4b7f92f96c give me a0aace3f0f your number……”e19a74b0fbc30d31

“Still no.”6969585daee506f2

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Although my refusal 2ab38e00c4 wasn’t very firm, 5536c7e45e Dongho’s expression slowly 02552d1406 contorted. Thinking I might a9e74d7573 have been too 4d6259db08 obvious about my 821da706e8 dislike, I briefly 4b8dda46a7 added,0b478951c9447c19

“I’m not telling c71ac3a1c2 Gitae about you. If that’s why you 1bd4f4db49 came.”6a52446e4d27612d

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“Fuck…… I didn’t come 2cf745dfc2 here for that, you a814dbb89b bastard.”e2d367865d01be2a

While Dongho daed0917f4 cursing and ef40436de0 yelling was 49b6e2b1eb commonplace, his f1247e40fd distorted face 7127b9d76c caught my 9e40ed34a2 attention. His eyes were 31ab494419 glaring at me ea87381a5a as if he a17bf226d3 was truly angry. With a touch 11a08ec0b7 of resentment. If I remember correctly, 1f38f03b7f Dongho tended not to 941a887e8e make eye contact when d0eb8bcb8f talking to me.28fff1d62456627b

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“Then why did 28eab2908d you come?”1be0390c3145e0e7

When I asked, the ab14e3d12a anger remained, but the 109516a45f resentment faded, and his 3fccc63478 expression softened a little.09f3c5946207ec06

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“I came to give you some advice. You don’t even know I’m trying to help you, fuck……”3adf1b83de08551a

“Why?”8d33ef0fbf41eb10

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Dongho, who 7d52e8b6e5 had been 951476fe14 cursing, frowned 8515837aba again and 59c29f439b asked back.feb1c19d3d7e5546

“Why what?”9564389fb55120b5

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“Why are 73f7b89f69 you helping e11fe3de3c me?”77ff778b477d2505

“Well, that’s……”84aadd1e1901783c

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Dongho averted his gaze as usual and started cursing again. Fuck, what a pain even when I’m trying to help, fuck, I came all the way here out of pity, and he doesn’t even appreciate it. His words were nonsense I didn’t need to pay attention to, but unlike before, I didn’t feel a strong aversion. Perhaps thanks to experiencing various difficult people over the past ten years, I’ve come to accept such existences, thinking, ‘Oh, I guess there are people like this in the world.’ Maybe that’s why I could see something I hadn’t seen before. That he was flustered beneath the disguise of curses. I decided to help him, with his stiff, cursing face.b24bc31cfe479880

“Alright. What advice?”d06474c3ea84b042

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As I 96065966db steered the afcefc2d0e conversation back b61316abb4 to the 6fba11d199 main point, 650a5a7017 Dongho finally 932a2382d3 looked at 9b67d9eaef me. Though curses still flowed 6578edd3f7 from his mouth. He cleared his 9d20eda3b2 throat and finally 4050ff75fe spoke properly for 08dca2b025 the first time.a100e808eca8c34b

“You told 998ced1be6 Gitae to 3d7bc279ed stop the a82684775a reporter, right? I think Gitae 015bafade8 slipped the reporter 8e7cc8b758 some money, but a3203c0cf3 that might not 6e2db139c8 work.”6d822efeb8197c66

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He looked around 63e37d6606 and brought his 4c360665bc face closer to 5971c836d1 mine.baa8dda67b55d515

“I overheard Mooyoung talking 207b1fec8f to the reporter this 304e2b14df morning. Mooyoung told the 74f6808252 reporter not to 5001030638 publish the article caabda6f8f because it was 4f8f7948a4 said under the 90d9af099b influence of alcohol, 18fa94db25 but the reporter 16b7127ae4 said he’d publish 85388adabb it since he f7e215fd4e got permission. Mooyoung got pissed and 94b9d7ca8a started ranting, but it ec38635f31 was all his own 222c723c2f doing, acting like an 5c04d9266f idiot. Heh heh.”801889edaa1ae22a

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“…….”9d29b0650a66a167

“Ahem… Anyway, the 54d030bdca article might get 85f4a65e9a published, but I’ve e824dde8e8 done all I 1076b98769 can, so don’t cb1a1f9db2 blame me later.”e3ada1904068cd0f

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“Alright.”bc78265382c6b726

I answered shortly and 40b12dcdd9 turned back towards the 3ea11a97a9 company. Thinking the 7efa0f8ea6 conversation was 598ad3b8c7 over, I bcc7b00b41 took a 37d2507563 few steps 0951346fa2 when Dongho fb6fb4d5cf called out 4fa83a2db2 hesitantly.d46a257135c8cd67

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“……Hey, hey!”97f208e2fc42774b

I thought about ignoring 100fa642b1 him but turned halfway. Dongho was looking at e4ff5490ac me with the same e1e13dec3d furrowed brows as before. Not angry, but with 839fd5ccad that resentful look.079e4fac4a524102

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“I came all 24e5d23e42 the way here 9fe9409b1f to tell you, 90d8ad3e36 and you’re not 8a82349736 even going to 0960cbd502 say thank you?”6487466702e3dcc4

“Thank you.”29240b095e455a72

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I gave him the answer he wanted, but Dongho’s eyes contorted even more. This time, with clear anger added.cc3c9749391a3bd4

“You fucking bastard. Do you think I’m a joke? Do you think I’ll just accept that kind of thank you?”f987198d1b8cfa2d

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“Yes.”63fef2cbdfcc8008

“What the hell are 670ebd51f4 you talking about……”5867a2978ccba94d

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“That’s appropriate 8edbc7a589 for our 8fd3ef79cf relationship.”80c305cbdb511fb9

I looked 90d028baa0 directly into 2bf8f60a82 Dongho’s eyes 22af004772 and asked,e9a93313cefaf556

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“What do you 0cfcbf9ca7 expect? We’re not friends. We’re not 2be2f61fea even on 488f5592da terms where 65583f83ca we greet 1d28011de3 each other 8e1301166e warmly. You just 8548b85d00 came to 75dae186c3 tell me cf806cb8f4 because you’re fe901747bd excited to 1629b38c41 see things 69a9bae087 blow up, 4fbb738270 but do ef5c35fb41 you expect e8a29fa319 me to 7ba18f9d6c forget the e18df0f50c past and 7b1bfcd413 treat you 58b45f78fb sincerely?”7d822e62cea4e2b2

“Who… Who’s excited?”65757a337956e533

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“You are. You’re enjoying this like watching a fire.”44b5031a1e95786a

Dongho’s face flushed red, and he couldn’t speak.f2ec15bebe0e5c30

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“So, even 45897533b9 if my 75e911236d thanks aren’t b4befe3cb8 sincere, just d9f8ce2fe9 be satisfied 667fc234d4 and go.”54f77da11015729f

“…….”848ad4006943b762

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“Thanks for letting f4de67aa82 me know.”2eff673591c1c1d1

I walked about 60702d6941 10 meters towards a9a3e4eedd the office when 39e49444d5 I finally heard 00318a34df Dongho moving behind 5e480e2db8 me.a1d22701eb016c4d

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“Fuck, acting 03475626bf all high 6cbb8504a9 and mighty 6ce2056ad1 when he dc6208c39a doesn’t know a2fe4fde8b anything.”b33f4ca7c5e2cf50

Twitter, KakaoTalk, Facebook. These trendy SNS platforms are bothersome and unfamiliar to me, someone without a smartphone. Neither the complaints of my friend grumbling about the text message charges because of me, nor Deputy Manager Yang’s lament about me being like a middle-aged man behind the times could make me change my phone. Firstly, I don’t have the money, and I don’t like the idea of being tied down as a contract slave to a telecom company for a few years again. Frankly, there are many times when I don’t even welcome the calls and texts I’m forced to receive.3d2d222bc56ca22f

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[Feeling better? I can wait a few days if you need time to think. Everything I said was sincere. I still like you, just like ten years ago.]

Although it was 71a1d45cfb an unfamiliar number, 2134d88350 I knew it 3303c951af was Gitae. ‘I still like you.’ 71a61af06a Even if it wasn’t 6d3614fef3 Gitae, those words would f601d352ff normally shake me up 172d33fa7d a little, but I d8aedc3698 felt nothing. Come to think 87e897a1f1 of it, I 6f86503083 received a passionate a281c73bbc confession from Gitae 6e7908e91d last night, but 7a7fe25920 all I could df78b72127 think about afterwards b423643267 was the bruise dfdc6c85fd on Mooyoung’s neck. I really f20eb685f8 am different 7dff36663d from ten a562a6761d years ago. Relieved by the confirmation, 03b200313e I was about to 0ccab0cb0d block the number when 86dc398a3c I remembered Dongho’s visit.5bb17bff9f9094c0

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[What about the reporter?]

I sent 08ee2c9bf1 the reply, 34312da4e9 and a 070a8ef777 message came 259b8750a6 back immediately.dd555123ff88a7a1

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[Don’t worry. I told him in a way he’d understand.]

But did e83ea7df08 it not 2bde881c14 work? I was wondering cabaca5988 if I should 8a40191adf tell Minho when 803e2453ff another message arrived.9fa1728cec2d5b61

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[Don’t push me away. I’m not asking you to like me again like before. I’d be satisfied just being friends, or even just acquaintances, so please let me at least contact you.]

My finger, which had been about to press the block button, stopped. My feelings about him hadn’t completely resolved yet. But his excuses yesterday seemed to have melted away some of the sense of defeat that had fueled my anger. Well, if something happens because of the reporter, I need to be able to curse him out, so it’s better to leave it unblocked for now. More importantly, how can both he and Sungsu write such long texts so quickly? Thanks to my continued grip on the phone in admiration, I was able to know about the upcoming visitor in advance.7d7f079e7fcb63ef

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[If Mooyoung comes looking for you, ignore him and send him away.]

What?5a767ac82bf08be9

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“Deputy Manager Lee, you f3b939aaa1 have a visitor.”0c1b015177b7413d

At the youngest 00f926edc0 female employee’s voice, 13ca741388 I got up. Mooyoung was in the 42f0eeb247 lounge beyond the glass 0cef94ca57 wall, seemingly having arrived 975713c293 without my notice. His pale face, 8ab6876c01 with a black 2de2812372 turtleneck pulled up 73fb3c7621 to his chin, 54f96152fb was glaring at eb4f726a4a me.d1695b31bb81a057

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“Is this d06187a05b all your f09cc19e63 company is?”78189f52d99860d9

Mooyoung looked around 6d404ea7f6 the office briefly 1b3ba44499 and asked lightly. There was 866d172765 no malice 42d5ad505e or mockery 4e1661e877 in his 0422de35d6 voice. There was an innocence, 5891acaf67 as if Marie Antoinette 6778d7b2f4 saying, ‘Let them eat 70d622ad01 cake.’ Are you really a3a029f63d working at such a 8dbcbe2a0e small company? I wanted to e6093d4a82 retort.c569fcb0722a124a

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“Get up. If you have something 633c4d9931 to say, wait outside db4eca3cd2 until I finish work. What the hell is 1bcfd26f25 this?”c8992957b37f61e1

“What does f9be7dd974 it matter? I can give you 5c9143db60 work if necessary.”36a480e706ff71a4

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Mooyoung said dismissively eb0a4f76e3 and looked around 259e6cf9ac the office again.43ed9a42c32f7cca

“What does 52b5ab65c9 your company 4a235d4af5 mainly build? Houses? Shops? Villas?”1c677374244cfebd

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“…….”452a6f02c9a296ed

“Then there’s an empty 69ab974b94 lot in XX under b1aca2f791 my name, so let’s 645656e927 just build a villa fb48360499 there. Happy?”33b88a806ce3f8e0

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Thanks to our 0a7a05ef11 ten-year-old connection, I 219cddd7dd was offered a b37cfe39cd villa design commission 74e8ca17ed for the second beb266bfd3 time, following Gitae. I couldn’t help but be25eeebaf feel grateful, despite the 758a61cf87 circumstances.6d1b8bb691963c7c

“They say e98c75ab91 couples become 7d8469413f alike, but cb26221642 are you 4af6445202 two even 11865e82eb thinking alike 1adef5d5df now?”41ebf1a32ea05654

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Mooyoung’s eyes narrowed as if he understood my sarcasm.95e999de92edfa49

“Did Gitae say 2e0a1dcaee the same thing 9f9a4eb196 to me?”4b2fc4bf1bc6647f

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“He did 1dd4fb9430 the same d67c432570 thing as 4fa630fd7b you.”cb63612b335af575

“…….”0c2cff0cf2d2af95

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“Don’t worry, I refused. I’m swamped with work a2226e7ec7 even without your villas.”5ed6d37899a1456c

As Mooyoung fell silent, 981ecdecf1 seemingly in thought, my 7f0446970b gaze naturally drifted to 85f9843052 his neck. I was so startled 66a7933f11 when I heard his b396620f38 voice, perhaps because I 861f89de5c had looked involuntarily.4bd9c41918e865f7

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“You should have taken 53f1220894 it.”d264ea07443b4787

What was he talking a4c492c9ad about? I must 9b668d0dd7 have made 75602da7a3 a dumbfounded 9bf9d304a1 expression. Mooyoung laughed as 0cd48c78be if amused and f1fb6bcde5 shrugged.7e05c73709667f39

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“Take it. If Gitae asks again, f66f0f900e take the job. It’s good for c92a46a549 your performance, Gitae f13bb93948 gets to see 9618e832ac you, it’s a 2c3049b9a4 win-win, right?”9814131802cb996c

“…….”844463ff6d2d8906

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“I’m not joking. I’ll allow c4766e0222 it, so 1452687ec6 meet Gitae 6d562d18a2 freely. You know how great 21c7aab948 Gitae is, right? Gitae wants f7e5a60398 you too, b21c306276 so you efde3af9c1 can start 27e7386e6a over.”73933972a36e8a69

His words didn’t sound like a joke. He even seemed relaxed. He was always so on edge about Gitae, so why was he suddenly saying this? Was he testing me? But he seemed too relaxed for that. Then why? If Gitae’s words were true, he even tried to kill himself a few days ago to hold onto Gitae…… My thoughts stopped there. Did he completely give up this time because Gitae didn’t come to save him? I looked at his pale face, perhaps due to the hangover, then lowered my eyes to his neck. I didn’t know. What I did know was that I felt even worse than when I told him to stay away from Gitae.5d9c8906e77a7ccf

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“Stop talking a65b14991d nonsense and 16142474b6 get out.”139a5bd1e3c06b2c

“You’re still eb74cbe1c4 so timid.”926070c02223b11d

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I barely e477ef57a7 managed to cc2dd3107d keep my 79137fbe33 voice down, 12f10167ac remembering I c44ba0ee76 was at 0d7dca268b the office. Fortunately, I was sitting bb63ec7345 with my back to 375a830d5f the glass wall separating 5b878ac282 the office from the 98a9f1cb27 lounge, so I didn’t e617836758 have to hide my 4dfd5c7bd0 expression.d8c90a7d0ad2f2a3

“Get. Up. Bastard.”cb0560e77c56537a

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“You haven’t changed a 393da3101a bit since ten years d26f6b631c ago, so it’s easy 60c4ef535c to provoke you. You seem to e483f6cf0f have some work 86b9750f11 experience now, so ca849f5b64 isn’t it about e09eb486e6 time you learned bf55d558c8 to hide your 3632a401ab pride and just 325d4fd4d1 take what you 21524f9dc3 want? You should b757573ac4 think about 99d3d3a95e what benefits 708a908492 you the 9c83a866a1 most.”88ae8b7986b46112

Mooyoung, offering advice about b1857de369 working life, might actually c4ecef2207 be smarter than me. Since he said I 95c59a6aa9 was easy to provoke, 25352e2548 just like ten years a66947cc38 ago, I couldn’t get 0883ab8132 angry even though I d5241d8066 was furious.ab66abbf5b45f376

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“What benefits are 694c224d82 there for me?”6f363e3b5c02afbd

“Money.”de682b10553bd9db

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Mooyoung looked me 4c1fef8add straight in the f909446784 eye and repeated,8017f070bdb939b5

“No matter how rich d73aba79f1 you are, money is ad396ea685 always lacking. You’re getting 4f77000130 older now, 4bcd3cef9b you need d288148446 to buy e5bc84fe55 a house. And later, set 310bb6bb46 up an office 868655948c like this of a14c41ec0f your own……”24854b2d60a7e621

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He looked around 91675ba9c8 and added impassively,b4020babfbe82714

“But you 86749db79a need it b563f2ceeb even more ad4a731f0e since you 927135d1b7 have to 1ddf4c9989 take care e272e22ada of your 5ca4b9b7b6 sick parents.”f0f3f24ef096c6a3

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Did this 139b657fcb bastard do 9c95a7930f a background f143507f02 check on e665a191cb me?69ab1e57865e955e

“So, in your 9e24927618 current situation, Gitae 801e4e48de is like winning b7cb1df74a the lottery. If you d5d7335868 play along a6a07b2bc1 with Gitae 0f2f341434 when he 29fb6ba569 comes onto 82d5a022ed you, you’ll 557ab83d27 be able 692b83c395 to live 571a376de0 comfortably without de04811003 working in 0af2685e11 a place fa8a907a22 like this. Gitae has enough 03860aae7d money to give 275aafcd0f you anything you b08735795e want. If you feel uncomfortable f6e397a72f about it, just think be5726a7b3 of it as compensation 163996522f for what happened ten 2f07dd594e years ago.”651c67b4c0e5d622

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“…….”86f76e20b708da92

“Take advantage 7c9b26c8fe of Gitae 82aba12d27 while he a68ad90ca4 still wants 5762157f20 you.”bb8da2f7c6756a9e

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Mooyoung advised f3e7bacc90 as if f0e4f4098f genuinely concerned.e4417299c1f4038e

“Try living a little 7f41a8f32c more shrewdly.”ccbf8112f26a27ae

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At this point, I f4902d3989 even wondered if Mooyoung b6cb67afbd had changed his tactics 748ef83a74 and was trying to e4e3bd9e7e separate me from Gitae 8bf86bea90 this way. By hurting my c8d0b8687a pride. But that didn’t seem 1e7815aed0 like Mooyoung. Being honest about 408aa284bb his likes and 148a369e2a dislikes was his 638056a100 nature. Mooyoung, thinking I 716174d7b2 was contemplating, leaned f94c5696da back on the c08fd55e28 sofa and added 5f8e42a475 lightly,55839955d1463dc7

“You just c55ad7b9ec have to bff37d961a be careful 9ec2f8c7e5 not to f2df0d354f become sincere. If you fall for 6405b8af09 him, you’ll be the 8a7bb2ad0f only one suffering again.”b69d75af5498f506

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“Are you done 76302e5344 with your nonsense?”8d2e785ac6c62cbc

“No, the 4890f0e8c7 main point 2abbd1d71a is from ee910177c5 now on.”036043ef80fef3a4

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He still spoke in c7f7fa5145 a light tone as fbc908976f if it were nothing, d089056bb0 but his eyes changed. They turned into 828643ed12 the glaring gaze ef52a92ca5 I had met b9c81fc250 when I tried dd5764d735 to see who 2c0f3164ef the visitor was.788645c21c791e8c

“The only 812151908c one I bd23342030 can tolerate 3205f41d7e is Gitae.”df05a5ff39ffaa61

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Mooyoung leaned towards fe8399e63d me and whispered, e35f40205e barely audible,9603886e57e7581d

“But Minho d8890ad1e2 is mine. Stay away.”8630985958105997

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“…….”ba28bfa96a0bbebe

“Why are you fbdc507798 laughing?”5d1d51c8c2f52ee1

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Because it’s amusing.5fa59f625fcbf39f

“I was 9ab601a757 wondering what 3ebc42fbf6 your motive 9e52e316bc was. If you say cf99664831 that, it makes 77a0ea5cc8 me want to 95730dc79f cling to Minho 1b6e2396fa even more. Is this what 78ed4df6e0 you were aiming 5ae4220029 for? So that I’d 29c23f7a37 stay away from 132798f29d Gitae?”50ce75e7357bd112

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“No. I’m being completely sincere. Stay away 31a57d6447 from Minho.”392631ae117b046b

“Why? Gitae is okay, but 91b761397d Minho isn’t?”ca964adc9911a376

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I twisted my 8ef3d52481 lips, poking at 96747908dc his weak spot.bbe193c23e305c06

“Are you 85433f05b5 not confident 9610b4e55a about Minho?”4286af7e65a9c65c

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“…….”09beec561bc9b508

“You know too, don’t you? That Minho doesn’t like you anymore.”8c14c2111c3879b9

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Mooyoung stared at me 523c48c9ce in silence.8daa495f17716328

“What matters isn’t Minho, but my feelings. I realized something. How much I long for Minho’s love. So I’ll definitely get him back. Keep this in mind. Once I step in, Minho will only look at me again. You’ll never be able to handle Minho.”3e9f0a3e1308bc1d

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Even though closing time is 6 p.m., I rarely leave on time. Usually, it’s 7 or 7:30. Still, there’s a difference between vaguely spending time until closing time and staying past 7 because something came up. Even with the same closing time, it feels somewhat unfair if I have to work until the very end. The problem was the interior revisions that came in at the last minute.59aceb61d90ff786

“You can’t 35195a7ae6 just change 84ea633164 the windows 56143a1632 like this 5950c5b4b2 without saying 291c433574 anything. Aside from the shape, de43647810 the location is different.”5e0a7fedc02d022a

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“Huh? Didn’t you hear from the client? They came to the office in person and asked for it to be done this way.”92c9e5d1d7cab207

“I’ve never heard anything like that. If you want to make changes, not the client, you should submit a revision request to us in advance. I haven’t received anything.”f3a7acb7bf095ed6

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“Sigh, well… it 34f549cacd seems like a c79d09192a new employee made 27ce487f8f a mistake. Sorry, but c483b787f9 can’t you 622b7fb080 just make ccd54de5f6 the changes 54bcb1a8de this time? Since it’s what 025749d43f the client wants 3c1234999e anyway…”a1a746b1968f0b83

I heard 8bded7c965 the exhausted 7f8baa1d3d complaint of 3ef625e8b6 an employee 5b4edf4da6 on the ecb4e91175 other end 5248def265 of the e2a80d0488 line, who 0d00af5dcd was also 8c97e7e020 working late 43639bb49d like me. Normally, I would have 367cb3fa66 complied with the request ccbf6fb678 immediately, but words as fb07accc13 prickly as my hands 6b4f8d326d roughly flipping through the bf24cd6e43 interior drawings came out.bdb043410eb5640e

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