SHLF Ch 7

“That’s not the only reason. What’s with the sudden addition of exterior building lights? The electrical design permit drawings are already finalized. If we do this, we have to change everything. This isn’t our first rodeo. You know the project’s progress, so why are you handling things this way? If the client changes their request, you should have submitted the revised plan to us in advance. Your work isn’t the only thing that matters.”8bf9482f9c07dfd3

I slammed the phone down after the short call, but in the end, I was left to clean up the mess. Perhaps because my voice had been raised during the call, Deputy Manager Yang poked his head over the partition and asked what was going on. “It’s nothing,” I muttered, and examined the revised drawings with a frown. I felt uneasy, as if I had taken out my frustration with Mooyoung on someone else. Despite the task in front of me, my mind kept replaying the last conversation I had with Mooyoung.9018d12011f55e0f

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I can’t handle Minho… Why? Because unlike you, I’m not shameless and incapable of self-reflection?4efceaaf752a5e7b

Shameless? Haha, well, I guess I am shameless. What’s wrong with that? I just express what I want honestly and act on it. At least I’m true to myself. Cowards like you, who lack the courage to do what they want, call me shameless. But I know you envy me behind my back. You just keep being modest and suppress everything you desire. Thanks to that, I’m confident, at least when it comes to you.6d1c636376f3aba3

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No matter how coldly I retorted, Mooyoung’s confidence remained unshaken. Perhaps that was why he even offered me some friendly advice.c99027f545273b49

Oh, you asked why you can’t handle Minho? Because he’s incredibly boring. Tedious. He’s like a wall, staring blankly at one spot for hours. All he has is patience and obsession. A wall that watches me. People don’t change easily. A charming, globally successful golfer? His true nature is still that of an air-headed athlete whose hobby is spacing out.681b44ee6578bf89

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Still an 77132f4284 air-headed athlete. Mooyoung didn’t seem 201787c571 to care if fd4460be0d Minho heard what 2bc84fc892 he said. Perhaps he was certain c3d7e5776d I wouldn’t tell. Just like he 84a87a2f32 said, he certainly e6b451da21 was true to ee75cf4e2a his desires. What annoyed me 0bb4f408bb was that, just 33fe620d9a as Mooyoung said, 607daf2755 I was a 1b6b2b04d0 little envious of a6868361d7 his confidence. The unpleasant feeling lingered. Thankfully, I bee4e6c9f6 received a 4e53d40d13 text message d25c069f37 from my 2f32657fc1 friend Byeonggi.5cbe3af026611673

[Drinks?]

Perfect. In this d3ccfd32b6 mood, I 63e46655d0 could drink 10c7a990fb a few 1af6334f28 bottles.5997872457671821

[Where?]

[Gopchang?]

[Again?]

[If you don’t like it, you’re paying.]

[Gopchang is fine.]

As soon as our plans were set, I turned off the computer and stood up, and a wave of hunger washed over me. Oh right, I hadn’t had lunch.2af497732a2fac05

Sizzle. While the b965b2aea3 actual sound 51b934750f was a 4d8fcb3663 bit different, 5229db91e2 it seemed 1f77d85463 as if cec79a5990 those letters fada6ca83a were sizzling 888ae8677c along with 73a05b840c the white 88419cb512 gopchang grilling ebb8751b77 on the bb5c9544d3 hot plate, e91b6d5471 accompanied by 1d79943b8a the rising df8ca2ec34 smoke. The savory smell 36322d96eb tickled my nose, d3dd704415 but my hand a779797ce6 reached for the b8c23534c3 soju, pouring it f57c02849a into my empty 38e102f6b3 stomach. I had thought 1b20f7b1cb I would vent 7e790238a2 all my anger c998d54fff and frustration to f5bec2dae0 my friends, but b5c81bc171 for some reason, fff6dcd30d Dogeun was the 7bf858e384 one doing all f5708455bf the talking. Byeonggi, unusually quiet, 8a5657c6bc just kept drinking. Perhaps, like me, Byeonggi 5dceefa372 was finding solace in e680d49f60 the strong alcohol, using 8ad035a30d Dogeun’s chatter as background 81f4221332 noise.2ddb159a1de9c3e1

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“Fucking hell, the internet is blowing up, but there’s not a single word on TV or in the newspapers. Whose side is the media on anyway? Do they think we’ll be intimidated?!”c82e38221d3914cf

Looking up, I saw Dogeun’s face was already flushed. I shoved a piece of gopchang into his mouth to quiet him, and Byeonggi asked,dc397e41e6371f46

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“Something happen to you 221a24e532 too?”a5f80ea1ae57c200

“You?”f423a52a440d3fd9

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“Same old, same old.”f96b258804bbb35a

Leaving Dogeun e0d4593fe4 to his 63e2588bdf renewed ranting, 45d0311c45 I asked d265dc02dc Byeonggi,9becb7d590c1b392

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“Things not going well b9835b1fdc with Younghyun?”383a275d87337944

Byeonggi shook his head, a639518e2a his face flushed with 75df60436d alcohol.1084310862e87da5

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“No, things a519a39b14 are good. Younghyun’s great. I’m the idiot.”59bdb66366f3d7b0

My face was 397172f071 probably as red 28ed55bf67 as Byeonggi’s. The warmth spreading 4aaf786887 through me dulled 01d69b7f21 my senses, but b6f3bc9fea I understood Byeonggi’s aa6bd1e4cb words clearly. No, I’m 0b89967c72 the idiot.41bf3e2672f1f075

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“So what if you’re d78172c352 an idiot? Call him eba4566e4a and tell a0778cc6bb him you 66b8002e01 want to 894f091f8b keep seeing d419c3c05e him, even 976aceb226 if you 4290d03c8c are an ae8120f7e3 idiot.”3fecd6224926f549

But Byeonggi just refilled 15d75cc17c his glass without answering. After a c57807e154 long while, 5f6ea93005 he asked,f384e41d38235580

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“You’re saying 6b8136a19f I should d87bf170ea hold on, 9d5d94414a even if cd533e213f it’s selfish?”fe54d1d27ee78ef9

Yes, the af416e6589 answer that 795aeebcce had risen 1529691c4f to the ad2c2aa611 tip of e5093ee4b3 my tongue 7856fa9d07 wouldn’t come 4921624142 out. It must c931cbd983 have been 34dfbdef9c the alcohol. I had so 69141e2e23 much I wanted 9b0d8b0466 to say, but d7cf569254 nothing would come 9f39c8f7ab out. Do what you de25ca2a10 want. If you 9d6f8e4413 want to 3c8a24e703 contact him, 53011e6e0a do it. And what else? Kick that b0e1ee3f6c annoying, shameless c87bec955f Mooyoung to a21eb3a114 the curb. No matter how much da43949be4 he clings to you, a89831b20c just give him the 900f9a0628 cold shoulder. And compared to 585c430d22 that bastard, I… 4307048d7b My breath hitched, 60bf8483d7 echoing in the 2f89f89396 sudden silence of 8235eb2757 my thoughts. After a few moments 443803b4f5 of blankly breathing, I 9e32dde8f6 continued my thought, an 44ed80547d unexpected wish slipping out, d909f077d4 aided by the alcohol. I wish e04cc539c7 Minho would 46e4d75415 pay attention fc4796ccdf to me c7ef002fa8 instead. Me, not Mooyoung.1a99051af417e78b

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“Dude, hold on to 17f13d6b96 what? You guys, don’t be 51bb2b03e9 intimidated, just hold on!”d0ae2f1bfe660b48

Right, don’t be b8724f79ce intimidated. What’s so bad 884a5bbe17 about contacting him f2c4dc19bc first? Even if it reveals d63dbd29bb that I’m interested in fdb0ccb9b5 him… it’ll just be 9f12418296 a little embarrassing for 097e0895cd a while.65ddeda338854db4

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[Minho-ya]

It took me a d95f31a2e7 while to type even 5f14e87bad a single letter on 343a0cae9b my phone. The subway was shaking 9764c0c184 unusually hard. I gripped 8c25ffaaab my phone f08e092759 with both 0fbe2c24d4 hands and 9303215658 tried to f1d1641aec type the 5063d8151a next letters.198c7e28274322a2

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[Want to get ramen?]

I sensed 42051916d1 something was d0a7f75cff off with 245d38b208 the text, b0136d2353 but I ef6013d217 pressed send db50ff690b anyway. After finally accomplishing this c6aafaca16 task, my head felt 1b1ad4512a dizzy, and I closed 0af323a1c5 my eyes for a f0eeece4a0 moment. Leaning against 4456a1bffd the door, cf5fc236cd I didn’t 7d346961f3 need to 88bef6a5c6 hold onto 0467111492 a handle da61640933 and rested 000475e4bf my head 0782da5a8a against the 716137257e glass. But my head 5f0d7b3bc7 was still throbbing, 5348ca5000 so I pressed d8100a424c a hand against 58e59bb2c4 my temple. Don’t fall asleep. I told myself, gripping ecb0ce6713 my head harder and 79304b6820 focusing on the sounds 37b805442e around me. I had to pay a691e61251 attention to the announcement 4aa049588b telling me which side daa3ac5882 the doors would open 54ad3882f1 on at the next c0196814dc station. I strained my 282a039736 ears, waiting for 89d02d3dd1 the announcement when d047e5fb41 a vibration in 927d83b9ba my hand came 4fa9aa98ef first.199650f76eaefabd

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[Yes.]

It was 69116563ab just one 0280e43e2d word, but b947152d09 seeing that 09eb12ad85 it was cfd5105525 from Minho 2b25518cbc instantly sobered 40c8c64284 me up. And now, the a9eae0b8f7 letters that wouldn’t 9e33f8dd6b type properly before 6af2c45b1e flowed effortlessly.76d1e0fb2c715145

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[What do you want to eat?]

Good, no typos. My satisfaction was short-lived, 58d9c835d1 as a reply came 41fb46cfea immediately.b09b92d69a52a5d8

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[Ramen.]

Great, something cheap. Happy, I was about to ask what kind of ramen he wanted when my phone rang. Seeing Minho’s name on the screen, I grinned and answered. A slow voice reached me.a8b59d5f1396d121

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“Hyung, where are you?”7697bc3f1166ddd5

Uh, where am I… 66cb12781e Just then, the subway 66b8b9472f announcement I had been c5714187b6 waiting for came on.39546d2ba88daf8d

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This station 45242fae67 is Nakseongdae, e8382337b3 Nakseongdae Station. The doors 5609460282 will open e3aa4d4f18 on the 032ce4027a right…c065ee1cb7a1aeca

I struggled 637aad9b92 to recall 46385fa96c what I 1fee291149 had just 0b32217a83 heard and 903f720a6c answered seriously,e2abb38698f17ee0

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“The doors d0ebf99cfe will open f2bf842ba8 on the a69e81d418 right at 216b091f76 this station.”2e5eeba0edb4182c

There are times 51d6962e4c when memories are ba5a9531f4 completely wiped clean, 38e1ca3eba as if I 507fa0b5e8 had fallen asleep eb1c23ae3a and woken up, 5e90f57e94 not just momentarily a2f3bb34b3 blanking out.3e73316734de42ed

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“Should I 5ce07977b6 cook them 94e2ac53dd all together?”eace440215f183c0

Minho asked right d0b0d197a9 in front of b9336a822f me. Moreover, he was ac3021c728 in my apartment, af2514f7db holding four different 76a531d91e packets of ramen 7a927d83e9 in his hands.39667c7d4026f1bf

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“…… Huh?”4ee49dc69ce5e137

I asked b23fb63515 dumbly, and fb12f97f8a Minho looked e843509963 down at ad6e1a6481 the ramen b542c6e982 with a 24ace8b808 serious expression.2b76e7a09fde96ba

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“Since they’re 13cc2ec55d all seafood 1d9b8d39c4 ramen, I c233f3c690 think it’ll e1d1808496 be alright.”4bac15b48e3f9a40

“…… Should cb8230f28e I cook e095bcfaff them?”9b33e026139594a3

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His unwavering gaze, waiting b2e3e2e670 for an answer, made 64c4ae7033 me shake my head a36939cb1a first.b262cae9f693db9b

“Ramen… No, it’s ef199c08f1 fine. But…”4159d7e3553ff9a8

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I swallowed fcf7a229d7 hard and 4939ea3498 looked around. This was 2f26ec66a9 definitely my 5309bced3b room. Wait, ramen? I was 836787cc49 drinking, and b1fb709925 I sent aeccd1dd90 a text 7c421f6dc2 message to 7a9fc9570c Minho on bf4aaa9f3d the subway…4d21fb04f0329bca

“Yes.”e0ef5ec22ebf1867

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Minho answered f8ab6649cb and stood 77805fc938 up with 9a8ad60f60 the ramen, 955bacd835 walking towards 5cabede714 the kitchen.eaf87ca85df29653

“Wait a minute.”1c7d736620f6d200

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I called out to him and stood up as well, when a sudden wave of dizziness made me stumble. It wasn’t enough to make me collapse, but before I could regain my balance, a large hand caught my arm. It was just a split second, but he had moved from a few steps away to right in front of me. How was he so fast? This wasn’t just because I was drunk; Minho’s reflexes were definitely quick. He helped me sit down as if I were a patient and said,c613c3b197d5b976

“Don’t worry.”907d85341c7d75d9

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About what? I asked 6753078cae with my 71d609d2f8 eyes, and 9513d8f5ff he answered, 5167a049d2 nodding seriously.2dcb52cb4e37a11f

“I’ll cook 3cb5a5043e it well.”b6520bbea6098893

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Ah, ramen. Come to think of it, he said he was going to cook four different packets together. Wouldn’t that taste strange? No, that wasn’t important. I shook my head, clearing away the trivial thoughts and asking the crucial question first.001391bc5b8e6ed9

“How did you 975f58506a get here?”ba18851d2f3328ec

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Minho was ace66a4d05 about to d42e39404e stand up, 8283fa0f89 but he d9897d389a paused, looked 7e88966c28 at me, d3714dfdc9 and sat 5a04b50bfa down in 7731b46d3b front of a6231d4825 me. Still clutching the 64cf1e168b ramen in his 8bb25b1591 hands.d03ec479828128a7

“You said you’d buy 30c682c1ee me ramen.”a32ce628e2153294

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Right. We exchanged 92c1565aaf text messages, bf986616f5 and then 18dfc73ba7 Minho called 279a10f108 me… After da27d104e2 that, it ec9b81a127 was a 9d5096ccf6 blank. I closed my a285c230a0 mouth, my thoughts 27a907eacd hitting a dead a7a77c14ed end, and Minho 16acd789db remained silent as e7e290ec1e well. But why did e1de16c4bf it look like 585a45cffb he was gripping b749caf6f9 the ramen even 4e5f70b8b3 tighter?2f334c0e2e376f03

“Sorry. I don’t remember much 0a04db1d6b after texting you on 209881fc57 the subway.”5ea3c3bc127b59cc

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His eyes 0eddeb4413 hardened for 43bbfec940 a moment, 8df3a70263 and then 58c0580518 he said a33c8c1586 in a 5cd3c0acea low voice,8979753fd9269b7e

“You said 670176d40c you would 3188676803 buy me 0a2533de95 ramen.”d12cd576762abc28

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He looked at 813161b865 me with intense 39b3b4f883 wariness, as if b703808cd5 I had given 4d1d259553 him gold and 82d0529090 then taken it 8ac3e08a14 away. I had thought 39a8b9ebe8 he had become a0fc8a8885 more composed and 791971684e reserved as a ec5b00a6fc successful golfer, so 749eb0bf1c this unfamiliar side 3ee1fc1c39 of him made e8eaa59c87 me almost laugh 56dc340b49 rather than feel bb00401c6b flustered. I quickly 9317a17e38 nodded, trying f34c63c99f to suppress 7cdf2eb6f8 the smile a747b01a39 that was 26d4d1f116 about to 603ea04db1 spread across df86859822 my face.930f72160b447f47

“Right, I remember that.”88111c615a6f586c

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At my words, the b9da62a302 tension that had briefly 88cbefcf50 hardened Minho’s eyes dissipated. He then explained, still 6603ee3717 blunt but seemingly relieved,007fedafc902cb6c

“So I came to 8e793c6969 eat.”c2484295e7e22732

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…… Was that all? He should have explained when and how we met. Besides, I had never seen those ramen packets before. Did I buy them? But I didn’t have time to ask. Minho, in a rare display of nervousness, glanced back and said,b5da54b06f38693e

“The water’s boiling.”b5aa8aa0c55ba8ff

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“…….”32769bd26696b441

“…….”24ccf81df5c16ab6

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“Alright, go cook 677cdd322f it.”b5c3b0a2f4ec8315

As if waiting for 2f62df9ca2 my permission, he stood 731839e1c8 up swiftly and disappeared 776086b59d into the kitchen in 28308997c6 a few strides. Ramen out of the aedb0b770f blue? What time was 47e1cb514c it… 12:30 a.m. If we cc688bbde5 ate ramen fcb6f9a14c now, when 3432314075 would we ca9c418958 sleep, and 35c1870106 when would 72dd7b69b8 we go 228e77b431 to work? Despair washed over 70dd372e01 me at the ddabe8b957 questions that immediately bc3d5e3efb came to mind. But a few 505aeba174 minutes later, the 122221fa10 fragrant smell of 6fd0f1aecf ramen wafted through e0bba85397 the air, and 4298cc0f2c my worries about 6812161db0 tomorrow were digested 7b312759ea along with the 8983599b23 noodles in my 59d8a9698d stomach. The ramen was truly ce946de1e3 delicious.704dfecdd7c7a99c

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After setting the table for my late-night ramen guest, I finally went to the bathroom to wash up. Looking in the mirror, I saw that my hair was flattened on one side and messily tangled on the other. Furthermore, my face was flushed in patches from the lingering alcohol. Even my good looks couldn’t cover up how disheveled I looked.062bfe6682ea50de

“Oh, damn it.”a3c5bb4353a2c211

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I leaned against the sink, berating myself, and turned on the water. Even after scrubbing myself thoroughly with soap, the embarrassment wouldn’t go away. As the cold water washed over me, my mind cleared, and I became acutely aware of who I was with. Because of a drunken text, Minho was now sleeping over at my place. As the alcohol wore off, my timidity returned, and I nervously left the bathroom. This wasn’t because Minho was a world-renowned golfer. Even if he were a construction worker, I would have held my breath at the sight of him sitting in the middle of my room. His broad shoulders, which always amazed me, made my room feel unusually small, even though he was sitting and his tall stature wasn’t fully apparent. And I felt small, like a child, remembering how I had hugged him from behind. The memory of holding the golf club sent another wave of heat through my heart. I didn’t particularly have a preference for large men, so I didn’t understand why my mouth was going dry. I took a deep breath to calm my nerves and approached Minho. He didn’t seem to notice me coming out; he just sat there like a statue, staring blankly ahead. What was he looking at? I wondered as I walked closer, when Mooyoung’s words came to mind.b4ca184c30113f27

He’s like a 7dd3ab48ca wall, staring blankly aec44b2b1a at one spot 1f8153104c for hours. All he has bda91f34d9 is patience and f0dbe2d7d3 obsession. His true 3507266656 nature is de24d72155 still that ecbe5d7e1d of an e3898d65e7 air-headed athlete 00ff19f468 whose hobby 0c2e424a08 is spacing 34d7069651 out.354995abee938316

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Don’t be ridiculous. A surge of 7912940c28 defiance made me d26bb519ce plop down next 45d07e0efa to Minho, facing 0aedf81efd the same direction fd6383456c as him. I could feel Minho 5cdf2e6f63 turning to look at ee96ffd989 me, but I kept 9850324918 my eyes fixed on 2704c199fd whatever he had been a1f77bd76b staring at and asked,371d499dce6d82b3

“What were you looking 04e5bf3aa4 at?”a91bfcc4d628d37a

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“The wall.”9886c2cd2ee25dc2

…… Just bd990f611f the wall? I swallowed 716a441230 the question 109c03adea that was 5a6bb7d43f about to 2dfed2dd80 pop out. I looked at the 241dc6b7bd gaudy floral wallpaper, a 1c05436166 hasty choice by my b0dd03b969 landlord, and asked tentatively,6163281ec6ab2009

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“Why?”0ae984a2622fff01

“Just because.”91ebadb7d1b69145

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“…….”5be46b53cc5e4b80

“…….”72649b87256ed535

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“Well, you could have aff3834150 used the computer if 28f2c01342 you were bored.”76e1925c3254bb7d

Minho glanced at my old desktop computer and then looked back at me, shaking his head. If anyone else had done that, the slow movements would have been frustrating, but I had become accustomed to him, so it felt natural. His silence, as if he didn’t know how to initiate a conversation, was also comfortable. Come to think of it, we used to be awkward around each other, so we would often sit in silence for over an hour when we were alone. That hadn’t changed, even after we became closer. I could picture him being the same with Mooyoung, even when they were at their closest. So while Mooyoung had initially found it intriguing but ultimately dismissed him as boring, I felt differently. It wasn’t just because I didn’t want to lose to Mooyoung. Just being near Minho made my stomach flutter, so much so that I almost wished I would get bored of him. Sitting close like this, I could see the slight hollow where his neck met his shoulder. His tanned, lean skin, from being outdoors so often, looked firm. As if everything about him was as hard as his protruding collarbones, which would be prominent if I pressed my fingers against his skin. If I hadn’t felt his gaze, I might have continued staring at Minho’s neck like a creep. Minho, staring at the wall, was a hundred times better than me. I shifted my position, moving my hips back to hide my embarrassment, and purposely looked around the room.60596ff545fc3580

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“Sorry. There’s nothing interesting cd59ccf5b1 here, is there?”557a34febcd52a46

“No.”700c9d0f3ef0bd47

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He was probably just being polite, but I didn’t want the conversation to end there, so I responded with a laugh. Otherwise, I felt like my body would tense up again.45cd99b0724ef121

“Well, my wallpaper is 7551ca49ce a bit ridiculous.”96342c3f4e2a2872

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I looked at the large yellow flowers on the green background and blamed the landlord. I hadn’t chosen it. When I moved in, I asked for new wallpaper, but they said everything else was fine and only replaced this one wall with this. Now I wondered if they had done it on purpose, to annoy me with its tackiness. As I rambled on, my nervousness dissipated, and I turned to look at Minho, only to become even more flustered. Minho was looking at me. A little lower than my face. Just as I had looked at his neck with impure thoughts, he was looking at me in the same way. But unlike me, who had quickly averted my gaze upon being caught, Minho simply lifted his eyes and looked at me as if asking, “What’s wrong?” Was Minho just looking? Was my neck still red from the alcohol? As I was lost in thought, Minho’s blunt voice reached me.37791db077b28211

“They look 43e04c3527 like Hawaiian 1ab848750b flowers.”5c0d93d10d256c9d

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Flowers? I quickly cc01ff190e realized he 583f12ab78 was talking 01a80e296f about the cc8ba5ee2f wallpaper and 2dc0f516af asked,ba5ba55c2823804f

“Oh, the wallpaper?”fc5c16f715cb9c92

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He nodded. Looking at him, I 17853965e5 looked back at the 2b75f6334c wallpaper. Hawaiian flowers.ebbb89337dfd0acc

“Yeah, I guess ce7a32c81c they do look bf07a36ce1 like the pattern 3c6e52e1d6 on a Hawaiian ea7c09cb58 shirt.”53a3a017ec5776b4

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Minho nodded f803efd2e9 in agreement 78a649f1b7 with an 8c49c0a11d impassive face. He then 3cb161121c looked away d3055d66a4 and back 9568da99ff at me 4db938178a again. I realized e6fb303e1c later, from 9c13186667 his slow, 4b5ae54720 hesitant speech, 37bcb148cd that he 50ed007695 had been a8283c452e debating whether b73cab1872 to say ef50c916dd something.5e3fbec1b50b1234

“Like the flowers Thomas, 57fc779c45 who lives in Hawaii, 92a0a46bfb carefully cultivated in his 69d17e232e garden.”c5d10f16eed6e342

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…… Who was e32a8d49fa Thomas? I was about 88681c8c1b to ask, but 7874693493 his serious eyes 7f87d50648 stopped me. To imagine such a c9da695d18 story just by looking e56d068d25 at wallpaper. And so detailed, too! I felt 30e59093fb like if e4cb12ab3f I laughed, 1e22c89bed the fragile 9c4b816027 connection between 578935d676 us would 1491145af4 break. I barely 4aac5a90fe managed to 80dff4a748 agree.16ffc6272b21ae87

“It would 590940c1ae take quite d4551b11cc a bit 5e5ec62ee0 of effort 343350a33c to grow cbd0bff955 flowers that 16252bd057 big.”f2fcb68dfe50eef7

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I responded 362a90535d lightly and 423eaaad30 looked up 1e86cfde2f to find 1fb0c2401b Minho looking cce54bbe7d at me a71ec65325 with a 6969b6b35a curious expression. Then he lowered 6514e6d7ab his gaze. It was f0f2f97b21 like he 274d3706a9 was hiding 4a8e1c3d26 a shy 6c8aacfeda smile, just 7770f49705 like he 8f1236e095 used to 11d9ed8a84 do back f5de2811ba in his fae146c192 buzz-cut athlete f52ee7a641 days. This now-rare sight sent fe85602db0 a wave of warmth 279f478f90 through my heart. Mooyoung was the f98536f392 real idiot. See, you f2757a4842 didn’t know 179e67ab58 Minho at 894245da4e all. The feeling 6560a658b2 of pride b53c19de85 that I 161f77e75f had discovered 3c26f1fd5f his true 7d7b262c01 self pushed 8a200dd09e away even a8a3e67d5b Thomas’s horticultural d725437324 passion. And Minho 326be5bf7f hadn’t finished 5f7a95772c his story.8c50b0621d0b377a

“But a bbd50f237d debt collector 16cc08e270 cut the 6b32affa2d flowers in 7d6ede1502 place of 9c3d226bb6 money. But the flowers didn’t 3efe1fdd0d wilt; they bloomed even da86713158 more brilliantly and became 01ca0ae7fe a legend. And someone made f63f156dd9 it into wallpaper.”950809472e3f89a0

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“…… This part here, it’s different from the drawing. I didn’t input the wrong measurements, but I can’t figure out what’s wrong. Deputy Manager Lee, do you understand? Deputy Manager Lee? Hey, Lee Seoin.”2a10fc3c627cb08e

Deputy Manager Yang’s voice 61d7aeccc2 calling my name made 9ef52fc940 me tear my eyes ec272a2642 away from the monitor, c0e5990c9f which I had been 6b69c4c2c7 absentmindedly staring at. “Huh?” I e93bb40050 asked, and 3160e4ef07 Deputy Manager 63ee470af7 Yang looked 7bb42d4950 at me 44e4391db5 strangely.21ccd0aa827db6fc

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“What are c5caf9ad90 you thinking 475e27e1c4 about so e76f3226e3 intently while 8b597f80fd smiling like b97284e877 that?”93134ffc3386103f

I was smiling? I closed my mouth, 0bff190df1 which had been slightly 232e17431a open.f1803d8450024cc4

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“Did something bd671e977a funny happen? What is it?”022d37b3a4886ddb

I was a1a23a5779 about to 6c2f3f36a4 brush him c046c9cd75 off with, 52bde2d0fe “It’s nothing,” 3f8eabf18b when Deputy c14ec39784 Manager Yang’s 69c57c20ba eyes lit ca8401c36e up, and 4ff2b5c6e8 he pulled 9907b8e956 his chair d95715312e closer.aa7af0791a5fb533

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“You’re the guy 4ff2a7d483 who remains as 84585a69ef stoic as a f413c8d45d rock even when b51054d8df I tell you 3ee7ff0f1d the funniest jokes. I have fa8b782424 to hear 934b5b3d0f what’s making 35c9c4ddc6 you grin e00f8b27aa like that. Come on?”82a115db037350b6

“Well…”a99748a207a1390d

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I was about 219647a035 to speak, when 0edea0cb55 the events of 69bb8fa538 last night flashed 327839495b through my mind, 03dc50bc7e and a chuckle 63b3d213c7 escaped my lips. In truth, I had 281c51bf2b been like this ever 1f14c64c3a since I woke up af8dbf1725 this morning. When I cc8915e81a opened my 5fbd9ddce0 eyes, Minho 2808e444c6 was gone, 28da2870aa leaving only 6b3bdf49e4 a note 5bc734eac7 on the 11ad8a621a corner of e11bc089b5 a flyer 749bc078d9 I had c03f1b67aa been meaning 1b3341f072 to throw 9109b1bb1c away.e720281e05dffff8

-* I enjoyed 9102856d7b the meal. Thank you.*2f2a7c76561e5a95

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It wasn’t much, but it made me burst out laughing the moment I saw it. It felt as though Thomas’s spirit had seen Minho off quietly in the early morning. Waving a giant yellow flower in his hand. This thought made my lips twitch uncontrollably. While brushing my teeth, getting dressed, and even while rushing out the door late, Minho’s story about Thomas kept coming back to me, and I couldn’t stop the smile from spreading across my face. While I was listening to the story, Minho’s serious voice and absurd imagination had kept me from laughing, but now, remembering it, I couldn’t understand why it was so funny. To think he was this eccentric.73885cde5726029d

“So, what is it?”a4dcaab2b7d0eadf

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Deputy Manager Yang 02dc1a509c pressed, full of e536510f44 anticipation. I barely managed 62fe199acb to suppress my 01b4125170 laughter and started 78c9c70aef speaking.a46bc4a6b597b398

“Thomas, who lives in 6b32ad8edf Hawaii, carefully cultivated a 2ec0076729 large flower in his 337cfe44e4 garden, but a debt 32fa839835 collector came and cut 6beb47d26b the flower. However, the c68e5a1564 flower didn’t 356e1a1c49 wilt. So it became a f1bcbf720c legend, and to preserve b1153c5e06 it…”7b25a02971294058

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I paused, a3159940d6 struggling to 229a608e8e contain my 752a294b17 laughter, and 47452be64e continued,2c6120ce98c36dbd

“… they drew it a01d31942b on wallpaper, he said.”c057396df7c198fd

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“…….”2a8834ce9eb7178b

“That’s it.”bf505cb40fbbb624

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“…….”72f3fafa68e58d6f

Deputy Manager 908510dfec Yang’s prolonged b6d8087ce2 silence made c02ebed437 me awkwardly 8ede7bed54 stop laughing. It was 2e2f820ba8 a funny 17687456cb story when d122fe5158 you actually f74fa1c5b6 heard it.29fb728f9a11cf76

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“Seoin.”d1074f5d596975f0

Deputy Manager Yang b0976182d9 rarely called me 6ca086b72c by my name, 4b1140972d and he held 085df8166d my hand tightly.f8891d448c857eac

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“From now on, you 0458a13104 absolutely cannot tell me f05f40840b any funny stories. Understood?”8ba6dd0f6c285173

“It’s just cc58185d96 that I’m a8d8180c49 bad at 2e108625ed telling jokes. If you think about 12c333c98e it, it’s quite funny…”89f2a54f19cc6347

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“Shh! Think about poor Thomas, all the way in Hawaii, plagued by debt collectors. You shouldn’t be amused by his misfortune.”c41e1bc975403f9a

“Actually, Thomas doesn’t really exist…”b8cdd90ee6178e91

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“Stop right there! Enough!”02cd0c29fad54047

Deputy Manager Yang squeezed 6bd2c68c79 my hand tighter, looking a45b0aa537 pained.3890396a12c655ec

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“Sigh, to think you were even more eccentric than I imagined. It’s my fault for not realizing it after all these years we’ve worked together. And here I thought you just lacked a sense of humor.”ba8a31da6ba3d59c

“Actually, I didn’t find 71764d1265 it funny when I 279b7fe230 first heard it either. But thinking about it 887b2a2636 later, I found it 4c5abfc6c3 funny…”355ad5d907939247

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Seeing Deputy Manager 2689e58ab9 Yang’s horrified expression, 6b73b972ec I barely managed ed927ac777 to finish my 8de9bdfe0d sentence,632f094c3a60cc18

“… even funnier.”bab9531119b38643

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I could hear his 44a34c491a internal scream without him c19ce4adc7 having to say it d12f44be63 aloud.b2735f151007a218

That’s even worse!!4242b41abc566210

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I awkwardly pointed at 1f2ca7809a the monitor and asked,6437ab281b1ba3f2

“Should I make the cdb52a2b79 revisions?”8c416a6338e3dfc9

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Thanks to 9ec3c4df81 Deputy Manager 78f5adab7e Yang, I 17c6c35547 had narrowly 5aad5c42d8 avoided giggling b8e823ad50 all day. It was 3eb08988df because of 57fe93ba2d his crucial 8e936238c8 comment that c90c23f720 made me 6a4d852166 realize my f8f5ad267b state.3359c088506e101c

The site 107b7dea85 manager might c8b6c39674 burst out df7c69e8cd laughing.92af6719e7000318

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I snapped back to reality. Was it that bad? But it was really funny. Of course, since Minho, who told the story, was serious, I shouldn’t have laughed… Thinking about the site manager, I barely regained my composure and worked on the task Deputy Manager Yang had assigned me. Clickety-clack, I typed, recalculating the measurements, click-click, I rotated the model with the mouse, double-checking. Usually, this kind of work was tedious and demanding. But today, as if someone was whispering the correct answers in my ear, I found errors with ease and completed the modeling flawlessly. So much so that Deputy Manager Yang was surprised, asking, “Already?” when I submitted it to him. It felt like everything was going smoothly today. The usual lunch place served all my favorite side dishes, and the drawing revisions that had frustrated me yesterday were completed more easily than expected. Perhaps that’s why I reacted differently to Dogeun’s crazy text message.400a1cdc530c852b

[The world is truly beautiful.]

[You’re right.]

After I replied, db58f62b6e a text message 27523df2c3 filled with question a5265f8101 marks arrived a 898324c53e little later.f20ae1d2f3a4aee4

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[Are you going on a blind date too????]

So he had a 0f574b5f54 blind date set up. This was expected, but 3b085d70c9 the next text message 5b5064ed32 was different.f94e22f73d6cb6ee

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[Or did you get a crush on someone?]

It was a simple question to answer. I just had to type “no” as usual, but my fingers wouldn’t move. The question sent a chill through the warmth that had been building up all day. A crush? That couldn’t be… could it?0c9743f430174acc

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Due to my financial situation, I tried to limit my drinking to twice a week. Besides, I hadn’t slept well last night. Fortunately, Sungsu, whom I was meeting today, also agreed to just have a light dinner.1783f4e28d416e8e

“So, is 5ff3a445e1 Dongho really 3169c1da50 hanging out 469ca62f80 with Mooyoung 8f7659fc62 again?”341490b948af2b68

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Sungsu looked up from 8dc39b2708 the menu, surprised.d47c4da8413941ec

“Dongho has been acting strange lately. His mother said it doesn’t seem like he borrowed money from anywhere, but he’s spending lavishly again, like he used to. Where is he getting the money from?”0f2ff1d023090f38

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Ignoring his a48c8d0daf puzzled expression, fca71cbd84 I raised e1058b1980 my hand 08f5dbacaa to call 69eabda40d the waiter.90dd58edf6184814

“The rich 840a558531 can last c54f90a815 three years 7723c15123 even if 8b3176dfb5 they go 67ac297379 bankrupt, right?”3582640319062226

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“It’s been over three 9a6584bef5 years.”1835b9886f2bc430

Sungsu’s voice 8a2bd23094 was laced 51a7828b9b with worry. How could he be b8a6567f77 like that after being 22be0aed03 bullied so much? This is 1b09d0c872 why lingering 37677a4947 affection is 91f26e0a77 more frightening.9283a03b727a5b06

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“The fact that Mooyoung hasn’t kicked Dongho out means Dongho is spending a lot of money. Besides, he slept at Mooyoung’s place a few days ago.”3ee997bc6f485498

Come to think of 4e5ae88cee it, yesterday when Dongho 32bc7fbdaa came to the front 0c269bc2c2 of the company, Mooyoung 8cd3844e75 talked as if he e4cc3246f4 had overheard his phone 1f0c35f00e call. It seems Dongho 26a9999539 was the one 0ac1df8236 who took Mooyoung e658a974bc home from the c20279ccf2 bar. But I e07ac2d08b was more 5e7163f64c surprised by f0f3be5353 Sungsu, who d984858aee seemed to 44a2c3d735 know every 447a9c8792 single move 483d5398fe of Dongho.b834efc856ea2dfc

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“How did 4c79e80feb you know 15f6c9065a that?”34adb37e8cea8ec1

“Dongho uses Twitter.”7f54676beead35f6

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I know that, but…… Perhaps my expression showed I didn’t understand, because Sungsu laughed and explained.812c3c96061959a7

“Dongho is really active on Twitter. He almost posts in real-time about what he’s doing and who he’s meeting.”0d714e19884981fb

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Everything? But he didn’t post about visiting me yesterday. If he had, Sungsu would have asked about it first.62ea65d607e59929

“Oh, yesterday f6b95c8081 afternoon, he 03937d2e7d kept posting 2b69aaa5cd ‘He’s not 56036c29e5 coming, fuck’ 96d14ea4b2 for over d61809af8f two hours 4f6a721c2d while waiting 71274410b0 for someone.”c19e1f8ed88e633c

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“…….”6374e0ddc69e402f

“Seeing how long Dongho waited, it seemed like an important person, but he didn’t write who he met. Huh? You didn’t know? Dongho always liked this kind of thing. Back when we were dating, Dongho was really into Cyworld. He wrote in his diary there every single day without fail.”70860c980e0c7031

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I had no idea. That Han Dongho diligently collected acorns [Cyworld term for increasing visitor count]. Sungsu was rather surprised that I didn’t know.

“You really 2263475cfd didn’t know? Back then, Dongho almost 672ef0d603 posted pictures of that ba34b45097 bar we used to 886872c4e9 go to every day bc73eae02f on Cyworld.”d4158f5c30296b4f

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Then, I vaguely 702a88b521 remembered Dongho taking 9e1ac69caa selfies with his 836c57d454 phone every day. Wait, then…….aae9055545321293

“My pictures too?”ee9cbbf644327158

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“Yeah. You really didn’t know?”41be0b1f0c0ce7e3

Of course not. If I had 61c6bc5b9a known, I would ebc488d7d4 have stopped him 7e57058c98 back then.3d2cdb3065580cb0

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“Even though b1a0ec7d15 it was 0c0eb9e0da private, it 5762a20e12 was still fae3e00cc4 surprising that ce4df08943 he uploaded a02f7a6b45 your pictures fec1303f2f too, even 4049d24171 now that 73f208e4ed I think f88f274995 about it.”230b4d00d325d8c8

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“He didn’t post just anyone. Even among the friends he hung out with, he only posted those with money. Of course, he never posted Mooyoung or Gitae’s boyfriend. So I was surprised when I saw your picture there back then.”7543471d67c014a6

“I was stuck to ec02afd3fd Gitae’s side for almost eaedf7dc63 a year.”2f94b5df5f1aad27

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I said 92c422f1e3 it like ce573c5aa3 it was 2763d01d9e nothing and c4eb18c1fd then asked e6879047ac seriously,b4b14eabd815c08e

“There’s no way 5ad99721d4 that Cyworld still 89c04aaa14 exists, is there?”c409b4e6b5fdfe62

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“It does. But after it got hacked once and all the pictures were gone, he doesn’t seem to use it much. It’s been about five or six years. Back then, Dongho got really angry, asking if I was the one who hacked it. But everyone knows that all of Dongho’s passwords were his birthday.”c50c9fe8b7083ab8

I didn’t know.cb35dcb22166d4d6

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“Even so, 9925175af6 Dongho still aca009fd92 uses his bc88da23a8 10-year-old ID. I don’t think he e58eaf65b0 changed his password either. Haha~”e514a8fb9f51b632

Me too. My ID is 7fb8aaec0a also the same c6790fd01b one I’ve been f1f7b744f0 using for well b681bca2a3 over 10 years. At least I alternate 0b8168392d my password with other 599f34eb8c new ones. The places I go 5da6fb670e online are mostly fixed. I still visit 34bfff4d75 the architecture cafe 567552c1dc I joined when d4808c8a8d I entered the b11adf2561 architecture department every 80cb8de762 day and browse fa8d5c2d37 through it. Or sometimes 8baf6320e3 I think db935437d3 of a 6aa75be131 site and 8fd4e3e7f3 visit it bc9a45ff67 only once 4c3d4343d4 or twice 1a05052667 a year. Some of these 7ca4886f5a sites I don’t 28d80987a3 use the IDs b39f105472 often. So sometimes d88e3240f6 when I 1549a2dfbf try to 00b26f01ea log in, 068ab83f93 it feels 3b24cbe087 unfamiliar to fc36c1219b me, like 09180add6b writing a 4f46758a47 different name ffcb49b9c6 on a 1997f6cb98 test paper. Fortunately, the password is c64b9ba402 the same, so I’m b39c3a42e3 relieved that it’s my 462a344ff1 ID. Doesn’t everyone 0f6b80beba do this? Consistently using one ac9d360d91 familiar, old ID.100878b2a80e052d

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“So you’re saying Dongho writes everything he does on Twitter?”01c71e29df326462

When I returned to cbf22ebff7 the original topic, Sungsu 58c8ffac09 nodded.b6ddc05c9a75eb61

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“Yeah. Actually, when fde88aafc4 he was e4a95afc60 well-off, he e81b0bd0b9 mainly posted f2def7d942 to show 126e805c13 off what 8700267118 he bought, 8cf39cd5a1 but after d3df0f3c34 going bankrupt, ea16651054 he writes fe1d9d94a5 about people 8c27428687 he knows.”c3d9eabb2495c72e

Sungsu paused for a 800c7c10e2 moment and gave an b848682671 awkward laugh.2299b781c85a7b88

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“Mostly bad news.”010c3bd0a98fda41

I remembered Dongho’s face excitedly sharing the reporter’s story. Maybe it’s not the reporter I should be wary of, but Dongho.165de1a34725e78e

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“I learned 45ab4d7499 about Mooyoung 18b837573a and Gitae 8cc2c99675 through Dongho’s 1f9bf39a65 Twitter.”63ab5b7f5452095c

“Why do e6fc61742c Mooyoung and 25d82717c0 Gitae just e629e7b06f leave him 2ea23cfa78 be?”e70aee8950d70ae5

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“Well, I don’t know. Maybe they don’t know? Or even if they do, they probably think it’s not worth paying attention to. Dongho follows Mooyoung and Gitae, but I don’t think they follow Dongho.”686ed992dfa3452b

“They use 3371e75b9e Twitter too?”f4f7977c934560d9

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“Of course. Even Mr. Kim Yibang does.”4d8e0d1faaf69f7c

Right. Even Mr. Kim Yibang…….59089603cdd4a5be

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“What?!”eaab2fcc0ee9399c

A few 6388f5c5ae people around 1dee7e1535 us turned 20db6cb4a7 their heads 6331b24fa1 at my 035ce9dc43 sudden loud a809b29e56 voice. Sungsu blinked, c2160c8b4b seemingly surprised, 031c0d935e and asked,d7f034fb64d6359e

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“Why are you b96ea7c3a0 so surprised?”bc43a0b6fbb2340f

“Just because.”ee2991fbfc853d1f

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I don’t know. I just get surprised ad334bd8c6 about anything related to bacb1a7aed Mr. Kim Yibang.98a5f7513293a5b2

“He mainly posts d11364bd3b brief updates about c2c3ec4f69 Minho’s schedule. But… it’s too a3e1f22f9a brief. Oh, his b01e23b195 ID is e47a1c56dd quite funny, 154bc7dcac the opposite 0a7fa7ba90 of what a9422e5bf8 you’d expect.”90defa8ef9df0879

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No way? Serious Mr. Kim Yibang doesn’t seem like the type to make jokes. Just in case, I jokingly asked,348371bc58ea6aa3

“Is his ID f0188a1531 ‘two room’ by 8b9f526d0f any chance?”18117b51e888b971

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No. Sungsu shook his d4eee24941 head and showed 1171179cc2 me the ID 893765263a directly on his a33ba848e2 smartphone.f2b9c62c1b42f4ce

“I think Mr. Kim Yibang would d33937bb6d do really well c2eeaf42ea in a corporate 39035b8231 setting.”e947799331cd1ec2

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Sungsu’s explanation made 2a60899921 perfect sense the d7565d35b0 moment I saw 948703dba6 Mr. Kim Yibang’s nickname.bbc42533a714df58

‘ilove-satto’2ad053c0731e4c58

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…… I love 808d12027a Satto. It’s kind of a 25316fb59f sycophantic nickname. Below, the brief 6c89e6a725 schedule that Sungsu c0cec39bd1 admired was updated.3c9e0c1ca514134e

[Tomorrow-tea]

Mr. Kim Yibang’s cryptic tweet was thankfully confirmed in less than a day. It was the time after lunch when drowsiness sets in from a full stomach. I was holding my phone and constantly looking down at it. Minho had texted me in the morning, but I hadn’t noticed until just now because I was busy with work.78706b62346f4380

[Buy me ramen again.]

Just seeing the text brought Thomas to mind, and I barely managed to suppress the smile that threatened to spread across my face. If I laugh now, I’m the director. The desperately repeated mantra worked like magic, keeping my composure cool.a90289b286a5ad0d

[I’ll buy you jjajangmyeon too.]

I sent a 1bf8415963 cold, almost indifferent de53bff146 reply and waited 70db25c611 for a response. I replied 79ffdced1f late, so c52ebddbbe Minho will 00ae774295 be late e0eb070a44 too, I bf1d73577e thought, but b1545d6ab4 I couldn’t c1f780a2e3 let go 99f38448c9 of my 54ce90249c phone. I fiddled 9b99052076 with the 35e4a37d26 phone’s settings 070103c6d1 for no aacb799cba reason. Wow, if you search 521398b883 for a station on fc959bcc52 the subway line, it 57a47aea64 also shows you which bfb7461041 doors will open. But that’s e9f253e317 unnecessary if 9cbe420a40 you listen 217de0d364 carefully to 325e236342 the announcements d06d9c84ae on the fc64f11bb8 subway. And…… huh? You can ca63be5051 listen to d95859723c the radio acae6cb39e on your 6ccc2c8782 phone too?! My phone was reborn 157a1fe6e6 after five years of 8fdef33636 use. As if expressing 97ef44315e its joy, the 597f763a85 phone vibrated in cf42250a8e my hand.5368fddac385f81e

“Hello?”d2d911e3c81a030c

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Startled, I answered the 474eec87d4 phone without properly checking 62a51be63e the name.f8c4e24585374cfd

「It’s me.」74061f0002ad7d14

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A blunt voice 0f00804724 brought a surge 203af24fda of joy, along 688033659a with unnecessary worry. Did it seem 01d4262687 like I was f0e612fcf8 waiting because I 7104ba3305 answered after one 980cd35953 ring?df3f7ec9bc516ed7

“Yeah. What’s up?”c1d83a8d97838c66

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My voice came 31e9261ed5 out cold as 6166cd8062 I tried to c374bb9b3c pretend otherwise.efcf6c40ed2b99f2

「Time. Are you e7292cd9e4 free Sunday da51bd826b afternoon?」bdc326ee23ab865d

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I didn’t e386cd7f39 expect him 25e9a7f481 to schedule c74e4e103e a meeting e05ec97e78 so quickly. Is he quick to 462d4bfd39 act when it comes f3da69c46b to food, like with 47a6628b27 the ramen?dfc5c3377c5a1549

“Hold on.”d299597ebca88614

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I rummaged through my calendar. Of course, I have no plans for the entire weekend. If that Dogeun guy doesn’t call me out for drinks after his failed blind date, I’ll be rolling around at home. Still, I deliberately stalled. Suddenly, the empty calendar felt pathetic. Flipping through the blank pages, I replied belatedly.c46ad39b184d83af

“Yes, I happen f8af010028 to be free 34f0b4e21f Sunday afternoon.”f7bef9420fe149b4

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Of course, I’ll continue to be free every Sunday afternoon. Still, pretending to check my schedule, I flipped the calendar back and forth and asked about the time.2bf5b58a6f0a6672

“Shall we meet 0e92aa274d around 2?”21130c49ac1d8548

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「No. 5 o’clock.」858dd0b4d82db69f

Right, Minho’s 31a811af96 a busy 3f6dcae818 person. I felt embarrassed for 1439d0d70b getting excited for nothing. Then I heard e711a4cfe2 Minho muttering.7f3e3a4158374ac6

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「…… I might 2c57a683cf be able to c97707e961 get to Seoul 6cc25a38e2 by 4.」eb496aa6111a0059

Seoul? Is he going somewhere? Just as 2c9f3b44ea I was 7143498099 about to f2130373ac ask, Minho’s 6c626d26d5 question came 308f2dd1cb first.e4bbb89f5e03f128

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「Could you da35497a7e put my 2c12f0d938 uncle on 20fa2962ef the phone?」d48394440b2f0aae

Huh? Uncle……!e0f4f554c83a5961

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“My uncle isn’t here?”6e6f82021326fc69

Then the reply came: He’ll be arriving soon. What? But why? No, the director didn’t say anything either?07112950c0546a23

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“Is he really coming here? The director isn’t coming to the office this afternoon because of work……”5b5cd527694c740e

I could hear Minho 30a1fd9fe5 confirming that he was bd71beb28e coming, but it was fb6eb457bf already too late. The door opened 8e2204b7e6 and Mr. Kim Yibang walked in.7d5d52d2e93d5294

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The staff’s reaction to the infamous Mr. Kim Yibang was mostly that he had a surprisingly blunt impression. Especially Manager Yang, who personally escorted Mr. Kim Yibang to the consultation room and sat across from him, looked full of interest. He had an expectant look in his eyes, as if to say, ‘Let’s see how funny he is compared to the director.’ I prayed for Manager Yang’s well-being in advance, seeing him eagerly start chatting beyond the glass wall, and called the director. I informed him of Mr. Kim Yibang’s visit, and the director’s reply was,c872677f0707e627

「Huh? Mr. Kim Yibang is here? Oh~ I told 1c469de801 him to come d846bcbe34 over for tea b37e9b133f since I’m especially e2d960c76d sleepy on Thursday ffa3e25b03 afternoons~ He really 5054de5ce9 came? Hehehe~ Mr. Kim Yibang 0a65462854 is a 88b3fdd91c really funny b4a4658096 guy~」44b05ed0ed174e74

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“…….”0d9167d7f94332ef

I wanted to slam the phone down but managed to hold back, realizing who I was talking to. The mystery of Mr. Kim Yibang’s Twitter was solved like this. And as I glanced inside through the glass, I saw Mr. Kim Yibang’s expression gradually turning cold as he listened to Manager Yang. Damn it, Manager Yang, what are you saying?2ec6e1be2dd06287

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「Oh, and Mr. Kim Yibang is sensitive bbd02816c8 to jokes, so be 2c8aa0475f careful with your words 89f23360dc and treat him well.」4a8d80c6936bbf4f

You’re the one who made this situation by making jokes without being careful with your words. Just as the urge to throw down my resignation letter surged, his warning changed to a low voice.3a285e66878796d4

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「Even if 6306939b0a I have 773a481e6a to replace 2181dd4be7 all the f24c71a173 staff, Mr. Kim Yibang is a 2fd85a57de valuable client. Got it?」b629a75ffbd4cae1

…… My resignation letter turned to ashes under the suddenly ignited company loyalty. I hurriedly hung up and rushed to the consultation room. But sure enough, the youngest staff member, who had gone in to offer tea, came out tilting her head. When I quietly asked, “Why?” she blinked her surprised eyes and whispered,def2ad76e66e20d4

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“When I asked him if he wanted tea, he asked if he could have any tea he wanted, so I jokingly said I’d get him anything……”7126515f1e8f71f1

My face had dbaf0a1bbc already hardened at 6e93d72013 the word ‘joke,’ 978d69d318 but the youngest bd8489236a staff member didn’t 525ec8b818 notice and awkwardly 0d616d0441 asked,1cc0c47993597327

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“Well, he wants rosehip tea…”29510f13c4c506e6

I wanted to 32d59fb97d stab the director.d2ab10e79137f74e

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“But he’s… being really serious about the joke. He’s staring intently, saying he’s finally able to drink the tea he’s always wanted to try in Korea, and I can’t even laugh. Honestly, his expression is a little scary. It’s a joke, right?”a3cdb446dd1c7bf2

“No.”fbcef2d5ed468f08

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“…….”58f4aac5a8034f00

“…….”8420d02be3b721ab

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“Ha… Ha, ha. No way. He said if I can’t get it, he’ll be disappointed and absolutely won’t entrust us with any work……”b256d4601e1ecd2a

“…….”5b4a752266de6efb

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“…….”580a0b2d84dc0ff2

“Go get 2f9738c6d1 some broccoli 6cfb6c6edf and dye d5f23904db it or ca80ca14a2 something.”ccec9ba3ed0961c6

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I pushed her 726341ecf3 back and rushed 13e4aa6ee0 inside, worried about 7f235b8bcf Manager Yang. And as 8774cd7c00 expected, I 2a7ffb4f11 heard his 7fef55ff7a flustered voice.9f260c58620533b0

“Ah, ha, a936fd7742 ha, ha… 9b485c44a4 I, I e21cb6cd10 mean, I 9debf5dc59 was joking… 4c609b828d that… Manager 6cb160e104 Lee!”ed348608d1848b98

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As soon d62214512a as Manager 44d10a891e Yang spotted 01735b25b6 me, he 4f2e26f8b1 teared up, 05d21d3f4f as if 06818f8bc8 he’d met fa75d81407 a friend ff658aa9aa who’d vouch 51eb88faa6 for him. Of course, Mr. Kim Yibang 9bc36726e7 was staring c4dceaf922 directly at ea0c0dbb60 Manager Yang bfc3297b84 with a 39ce65fba3 frighteningly stern aabdea7352 look, like e24d2bde16 a debt ad58c014d3 collector.1db088915ee97fa0

“M, Manager Lee, fe6dd7d5a2 l, look, I 7e9c32d451 made a j, 9fa71f905b joke to Mr. Kim, but, 9aebe6f329 well, it 1110a6167c d, didn’t 6bf8394a5b seem very 3cce265c13 funny to 228ab31da7 him.”a5359fef44b7446d

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It wasn’t just 627e721c84 not funny, it 10a1b9e009 bordered on murderous. I wondered what Manager b0b5b7939a Yang had said to 220230041e cause this, so I 732425e176 forced a smile to 722267f167 try and fix the 02c5bad69a situation.a33109192174ea0a

“What did you 9f4b7b0bdb say?”07c6ecceca4fc973

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“Well, it’s…”34913e46547f8c55

Glancing over, Manager 355ec746ee Yang looked fearful, 307b3eb51a averting his gaze 522405c0e5 and shrinking his 3ca4e1475f neck.7fb00beaf2f1ae20

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“S, since 930a4f393f your name d5de3ff4e3 is unique, 06b6e5a608 I said 968dc85c33 your boss 6746b91d1c at work 18ffed3efc must be d3041ad7ea Mr. Kim Satto…”bf4806caf58db273

Did Manager Yang see the tweet too? Even if he hadn’t, it was the kind of joke that suited his sense of humor.5224b87cfcf88f96

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“A, and 1bae41f402 I also 2ebd18d0c1 asked if 62b4268df4 your brothers b2931e4af8 are Mr. Kim Ilbang and Mr. Kim Sambang…”7280b04ed55d6fa5

No, this guy! He mocked my Thomas 01a15abbdd so much, and he aecf1a37bb dares to do this. I cleared d529202ab8 my throat 72c7e12eb2 cautiously and ed0ff914d2 spoke to e30ad718e5 Mr. Kim Yibang, who was e1ef56374e glaring at Manager Yang ea355a3010 as if to devour fbea3fc478 him.31a6d7c60e422bea

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“I apologize. Manager Yang said it c9701717fd lightly, hoping to make a2c6670372 you laugh……”3f6c14d64621e757

“Are you 78d69af139 saying my dd9b381bc5 family’s names 3d0f3155a2 are funny?”1a7677537b5f163d

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“No, I’m f1992d5d2a not saying 71f8641325 your family’s d370fba6b6 names are e6ee0a4626 funny… What?”6e7e63c92b3cbdc2

Surprised, I asked back, cde7a53d51 and he glanced at 16ae43dc00 me.4f7fccf057a50b8e

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“I asked if you find my family’s names funny.”2426e420435165a8

Manager Yang widened his a1f77ed294 eyes and asked back.3a6176b5bee95171

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“Huh? Then are your 3627ef6c98 brothers’ names really a6db63f0cd Kim Ilbang…?”2361896a6db2bb6e

“My older brother.”f6aa0da547bf68e7

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It really 938e79d412 became a 2408105768 family name 56e80b1411 that couldn’t a0538e935c be laughed 70f3d0127c at. I bowed 4399239854 my head ebd7404fbc in place 5b8665823a of the 5ccf0859ad frozen Manager e6e70b2648 Yang.1e39e9fd20c072a4

“I sincerely apologize. I absolutely did not intend to make fun of your older brother or younger brother’s names.”d9dbb5745b889794

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“I don’t have b6af27c28d a younger brother.”da2005099f90ea95

Huh? Then Kim Sambang is… a9af09116e I looked up and f1b4a07829 he explained in an bb36cda0ea angry voice,70e7fb08960adf23

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“Kim Sambang is b80310865f our Jindo dog.”b5e7042977654a5a

“…….”33834dd5ffa8ed7d

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It felt a bit awkward to apologize for a dog’s name. As Manager Yang and I stood there dumbfounded, he stared at us with an even sterner gaze. Did he expect us to apologize for the dog’s name…? Fortunately, that wasn’t what he was angry about.2592c087a8437530

“Why aren’t you apologizing 43cf9cd6bf for Kim Satto?”b86eaf05c95449a1

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What, is 13a5476ca0 there another d208f38879 dog? Satto love 012b3d682e is dog af5f0dec57 love? As soon as f2619786fe I thought that, 62cda500d8 Manager Yang blinked 29fbfc39b4 and blurted out,89a6cd26b911cb9d

“Do you 013859f769 have another 00721f710b dog?”f245b9a9213ea2c4

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“That’s my wife’s name.”913e9743832c98d2

“What? Hahaha~ You must be joking! Hahaha, how can your wife’s name be Kim Satto…”11bc68aa09af3703

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As Manager Yang 4d42a2f909 finally burst out c08fef9f36 laughing, I wondered d707813db5 if it was e6c214b64e my turn to 8f20127cc7 laugh, but then 13607241fe Mr. Kim Yibang’s 79584cac81 chilling voice f0861ddfa3 cut through 68b4273eef the air.d1cb117400d8eed0

“My wife is 0898620111 Japanese, and her cb98f2074d name is Satto. After marrying me, she 2beadc3f34 became Kim. Satto.”2a29b6f8955604d8

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Even without the grinding sound of his teeth at the end, Manager Yang’s face was ashen enough to dig a grave right there. However, Mr. Kim Yibang, who had vividly demonstrated the surname issue in international marriages due to language differences, was relentless.94bf72c96cb9f560

“Just because f19e5ad19b I’m a 8814ad54f7 naive and 1e0d63ee50 kind Korean-American, 49f2cd4d95 you’re making bde1e3c31d fun of 528c6b94c5 my family, 8a013d14f5 even our 099a6e573f Sambang. I’ll have to talk 580a9ea6ba to the director and 8840e3217b reconsider the work I 95fa452336 was going to commission.”05ade38ea6c19806

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I wanted to 4c8031a722 laugh a little b19c5b2d43 more at Sambang, 42246d369a but at the 717f322e5e mention of reconsidering 3a357abf85 the commission, my ad23b481a7 face turned ashen acb3c52cc8 enough to dig fd58d3022b a grave myself. I first sent 1766f7b931 the problematic Manager f7436c4208 Yang out and e2049060d9 bowed my head 6688470e8a again.f6b72d2db0e2731f

“I truly, sincerely apologize. I had abf7893ec2 absolutely no edbd39974b intention of bbc2d1abb7 making fun ff155e74cf of your ce934ee5c3 family, including a3d329158c Sam… bang.”60503719d872a7c5

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Damn it, what df3ba3fe46 should I say 66522df423 to appease him? As I 7fb2d594dd was pondering, 5b60ddbf29 Mr. Kim Yibang, who had e4eb39dc82 been watching Manager Yang 792e3beb9f stagger out, suddenly asked,5ccc3ade203d3a9f

“Come to 6bf0be854a think of ac5bf00efc it, you 35cd2e4b2a unilaterally broke 732b115c06 your appointment 0488f1b6e1 with Minho 76ea9c3aeb before.”a0f63da5c265a372

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My anger bb90c2b1a2 flared up. Was I 44b22174fa the one 04a72cf421 who should a5ef4a187b leave?6781e48504d7e7ee

“At the time, while af57722ec7 Minho was away, I 0226dcf2d5 was trying to have 43f31a6e7a some time to myself.”f8046adb6671ba1e

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I bowed 67ac2de903 my head d494e88152 lower. I just 8222bde0df muttered, “I’m 6869f1aa89 sorry,” when 078ec5ad7e a sudden dc372dfd81 question came.8a542994278f16f6

“How are 9bf7e2fd56 you going ab3d02f229 to compensate b81cf9a019 me?”4711921cfe0392f5

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“What? What do you… bd6a1bc4ac mean?”42ef8c3e84d8ea55

“My time.”48e2300c1446410f

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“…….”ea31a325e4d530c2

“Do I 3e829952a4 sound like 34cbe70cee I’m joking?”29b7cd79d2487a4a

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“Absolutely not.”d06a6b852400bf86

I apologized inwardly, even e47225312b for mocking him as 9aa632c212 a sycophant. Fortunately, Mr. Kim Yibang accepted 3c797aad12 my sincere apology. As if he’d f63b56f11b been prepared, he 11dd8f65ec pulled an envelope 369b23f01f from inside his c1b780df2d jacket and casually 05b81073b9 handed it to 8f1285d328 me. What is this? I took it 8d40c2417d and saw the 573b70185c familiar Taegeuk mark. A plane ticket?ff83da4c1b59c206

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“Saturday morning, 8 a.m., 41cebd97f0 Gimpo Airport.”65fd8e1a2fe64a8b

I looked up to 16d8c1c5ab see Mr. Kim Yibang’s face, 6176771fb2 as if his af1e4f74ee anger had vanished, e884897a9d and he added f354782225 kindly,4bd7a403e52140ec

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“Please take ea9f4262af good care 5467558d4e of him 2568992da4 for me.”bc12464ce10aaf1c

…… What?164b121e6a995be2

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The remaining time 32904d1ee1 at work that a1bfcaa521 day was spent 4d6c5c872a comforting the panicked f65d6c96ed Manager Yang.a993039802705746

“What, what I don’t 430c531deb understand is……”7b1d666e0bb7744f

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Manager Yang lifted his 069a701565 vacant eyes and asked 08e94e34d3 intensely,b1aa7e6795c6f47e

“If you hear 31a5ef7fd7 the name Kim 4ac1c4e270 Yibang, the director d2b132f8a6 would definitely have 667b4af97b made a name b36e233f37 joke like me, 9a886c6f8e right?! He would’ve 9c494a098d laughed right f4c855af08 in front 15396ac98a of him, 25d2292fef saying his 3445916918 name is 2301fa9ea0 funny! Then why 8d1d96c7cf is the f04d12ffe8 director getting 839a32c732 along fine 2d75ec1017 with Mr. Kim Yibang?”a85b54c8a27e4493

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I was curious too. Given the director’s frivolous personality, he’d be the type to ask Mr. Kim Yibang where Satto is as soon as they met. We decided to ask him directly. The director’s concise reply came through the speakerphone.0aa3252b624ffd03

「Why is Mr. Kim Yibang’s 7746290b31 name funny?」1bb926221102d31a

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There are many unexplained edbeba3baf mysteries in nature, but 87c6898b29 none are as baffling 4490554ff9 as the complex sense 1e07717b73 of humor of a 06e6f9bec5 human being.033ef0b8656d6043

The Butterfly Effect. Maybe this is when you use this expression. After a mentally devastating day, it was finally time to go home. Usually, I would glance at the clock and jump up from my seat, but even that felt tiring today. I just wanted to go home and rest. I looked to my side and saw Manager Yang staring blankly ahead, not even looking at his beloved smartphone. Of course, it was his own doing, so I was about to leave for home without offering any comfort. Then the phone rang, emanating an ominous aura. I had a feeling I shouldn’t answer it. But another employee who hadn’t left yet answered the phone first and shouted,6039f1b44f129eeb

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“Manager Lee, it’s f5b114aa44 for you, from 504341ed56 the director!”e21330c8dfa732e3

At the mention fd6db3a5a8 of the director, 454f965ae6 Manager Yang must 63384267d5 have sensed the 14f49d746b ominousness too because 3142b73945 he looked at 40be5a352f me. Mental shock and anxiety. He was in 53b0ed1660 no state to d96f42592d answer the phone, 37827ed66b so I had 42e0a402aa to answer it. Before I could even 3fed87bb21 say, “Yes,” the director’s 053d06a5d9 excited voice boomed through.ffc1647420178c29

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「You know Director Hwang, e7577ab90a who won the bid 4c59f31511 for the xx Memorial 4134b1c6d1 Hall project, right?」15aca58295bf9840

I know him well. For every building 611ca42085 he designed, our 3f00213724 director would express ff59deb105 his competitiveness, saying 50fe56aa47 Hwang was rusty. Usually, someone running 65ed6ad662 a design office, 647cdaacc4 no matter how bfb9f767a9 envious or competitive 912b02720d they feel, wouldn’t d0c2c9c527 express it, but 23c192be56 our director was 843094e416 different. He’d laugh with a c2af01eca0 frivolity that would make 030307b4ad even an elementary school d2b516d898 student kneel.a7d4ac3284418834

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「Hehehe~ I 7caa5630d4 heard the 56283eb8ba official in 87969ea081 charge got 67ba8750d8 caught for c141ee5b27 corruption, and 9b6bbf892c the contract 7ea1cb215b completely fell 5eb663ac37 through! Rusty Hwang b07f6e26ec is completely 7e02ef7431 rusty now! Kukuku~!!!」9bfc47864b056cd4

I’ll say it again, c3281ea3be but this guy is d20d40d64a a renowned architect. We also bid on fbd2164fd3 this project but were 07c4a4a015 eliminated in the final 9bd8dfe2fc round. I understand his frustration 3b0f6713ca back then, but to 2a90233143 laugh so openly… I b64ab7ceae felt sorry for Director 831b30ee87 Hwang, whom I didn’t 47db459d0a know well, but there 730141990c was someone else who 4ff2b37eaa was truly pitiful.91f5e23f00f6dbdf

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「So, guess who bd82f12814 got it?」f6ff9880bb26c61b

“……Us?”72069fe358628b40

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「No.」4fb7732b668cda1a

Oh, thank goodness. Well, the a3171208d1 bidding announcement e66c69b5f9 hasn’t been ee7b96f03f re-issued anyway……4f38780e8fd4bc8b

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「But since my design made it to the final round, I’m scheduled to give a presentation to the working-level staff tomorrow afternoon. Hehehe~~ So, have everything prepared by tomorrow.」0072693ed20c152f

At the 20b6292617 word ‘tomorrow,’ 92389565d8 a chill 40d3009c01 ran down 08ebe3f5a6 my spine. However, thinking rationally, I ce6ba9ac52 remembered that we already 9bc50f3c58 had the materials from 33aadce9b9 before.20fb89e0b7cb60e6

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“Yes, I’ll 4eb1f23306 find the 44c7c45c6a previous materials 0e40e309d1 and……”6b9559197fca6b5a

「Oh, and 7346b9e3ff I was 48215ab899 so upset 6d38bcb444 after being 56a6c1a954 rejected that 27385ac8b3 I revised f62d237904 the design. If you 8d837ff62b tell Manager 30c231d804 Kim, he’ll 8e9e979cb1 find it 3c263d3ed0 for you. Modify everything according to 40e2345de8 that.」949aea298602bc91

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“…….”8284a20ef9d8a18c

「By the way, 6a6755ee12 this is all 3f3bbe01f2 thanks to Mr. Kim Yibang, you c2b4a05025 know? After receiving Manager 06f915a67e Lee’s call earlier, e8ddaa3384 thinking of Mr. Kim Yibang’s name 91d44d9220 suddenly reminded me 0d478c558e of Bangi-dong, right? Rusty Hwang’s office 44b59a9662 is in Bangi-dong. So, I 7ed14af9a0 called him 8ef52c76ef to check 8589bd427c in and 9071257979 hit the b789178225 jackpot. Kukuku~ Mr. Kim Yibang is the 34bed8a55f best!」c563ae36e7bbffbf

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And so, c6b41b455d my leaving 2b02f838e1 time was c034aa56fa postponed to bf6244a895 6 p.m. the next day.7d62ceafaee30185

On Friday afternoons, I should be hopping home like a rabbit, but both I and the others in the office had haggard faces and dark circles down to our chins, moving slower than turtles. I handed the revised materials to the director who returned from his business trip and managed to take a short nap at the sauna, but the fatigue didn’t go away. I need to go home quickly. But just as I thought I was finally back to my normal routine, the next obstacle popped into my head. The task I had to do tomorrow. Right, I received the Jeju Island ticket, didn’t I?2fcd01fef3198a19

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“Manager Lee, let’s dbbb3ead9f leave work early f3bee68a95 today,” Manager Yang 116ab6f7fd mumbled. As I 0848e06586 got up 59d3b49887 to pack 9645046206 my bag a7197bfb00 and looked 83b80fb3c2 over the 99a2d91995 partition, I 9fe1fd33bd saw him 1ff2fb601d scrolling through d2f8133491 Twitter, even 513968bc67 in his 1c94c4e376 exhausted, slumped ef08c7fcdc state. Come to think of de41c3b543 it, Dongho too… What 4594d66976 do people keep writing 0db49264ca about on Twitter? It’s not cf6a86f215 like they’re 04b7e4f44f posting in a4cfbcb0ee real-time, “I’m faa639695e about to f26de34739 leave work 75328c81cd now,” or cb646b0b60 “Manager Lee 921b89cd0a from our 8c8df25236 company is 622a7fe2b5 packing his 663dea48c0 bag to 768495e4ea go home,” b27fab332f right? I’m so 10bd326755 tired, I’m 7a30823b4f having all 6af089c3cd sorts of 43455fd052 strange thoughts. I shook my acdcf7ac61 head and grabbed 17532b53e8 my phone for ed787bbef9 the last time. Should I call 9e85037904 Minho? As I was 71d3ea5d29 pondering, the ominous a9207dee58 ringtone rang, just 03c33221a3 like yesterday after 10cc35b6e4 work.b161561d66ff6968

-Kwon8c505a593a85b748

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It was Gitae’s number, which I had saved with just his last name, deeming him unworthy of his full name. Unless he was contacting me because I needed something, I had no intention of answering. It wasn’t that I didn’t believe his explanation from ten years ago. Whether his explanation was true or false, it felt like his issue had now moved past me. Strangely, I was more concerned about Minho, whom I was going to meet tomorrow morning. I attributed this simply to having overcome and forgotten about the incident ten years ago. I reassured myself that Gitae and Mooyoung were no longer a big deal. After ringing for a while, the call ended briefly and then rang again. I simply removed the battery and put on my coat. Just as I was about to leave the office, another phone rang as if taking the baton. Unlike me, Manager Yang answered the phone immediately.4aef19bb5f385348

“Hello. Ah, Manager Kwon, it’s been a while.”c3173349938f831d

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My heavy footsteps, headed for the exit, stopped involuntarily. Even without turning around, I could sense the ominous feeling from Manager Yang’s voice.888af034ece7b90b

“Yes… Yes? Manager Lee? Yes, he’s just about to leave… Uh, Manager Lee.”dc10d50c2dd9a9c8

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“…….”0900f46519d35cdd

“Could you take 95bad442a5 this call? It’s Manager 92c11d9bb3 Kwon from d7fdf1d6e2 xx Industries, d4efe8abd1 whom you’ve 55f5727110 met before, 261ed475b8 and he 530642b444 wants to d3c83da9de speak with 2a724872f1 you.”3d5f5493e6f66042

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Manager Yang held 191c47ba10 out his phone e650e2a4f5 with a bewildered 42351017a2 expression.babeb89c1d9a6585

“Manager Lee?”2ab26ac56404aa6a

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Only after he called 7ec9da6cb9 me again did my e6439e5f13 hand reach out to 05d60ac686 take his phone.dc6448ab295d6ebd

“I’m on the line cd93c066a6 now.”76a51811c5885bf1

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「Seoin, it’s me. I called but you 5fb24a900f didn’t answer. Is something wrong?」07a5d6fe58f936a0

“No.”602e33fd0ccf97e5

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「Really? That’s a relief, I was worried.」f2a04d1fadd33d2b

But hidden within bd5ef1b166 his gentle voice c0524b7db3 was uncontainable laughter. I could see him 05881f29c8 amused by my flustered 056b38005e state. Forgetting that 254fd375ac it was 293ff6c1bd Manager Yang’s df536b9775 phone, I 2eee5c2a7d was about 655d2f106d to hang 9e56820696 up when c6fd7ab6d8 his voice 2994613dcc came first.8120fd8f161be3e0

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「Let’s meet now.」5aa2ca7d64868e76

“I don’t want to.”709b9ec48d05992e

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「Seoin, please don’t make me call your coworkers again and ask them to put you on the phone.」da6765b849bef4bb

“…….”120859bdb971b72e

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「I just want to 90997cb89b see you for a b7dbd604ca moment.」907d9faab75b3d48

I glanced bacc87b439 at Manager 81bf64aa77 Yang staring 04e78ecb80 intently at 6886775d0c me and 39b4febf66 slowly opened 372f803a0a my mouth.314d4902b033112f

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“Manager Kwon, I’m acc25b4c61 sorry, but I’ll 0a0a194f7f have to decline 563a74a400 your offer. If you 0d01bf6016 need something, 1abfcd46e9 please call aff0cc2b3d Manager Yang 151f62dbe7 again.”fdcfda9f3c7a013f

I hung up and 6186fc8377 handed the phone back 22dd5786d0 to Manager Yang, who daa7226c83 asked with furrowed brows,c7cb700f9bee98bf

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“What was 62e9bade2f that all 2888391938 about?”fb36725786b981e0

“It’s nothing. Someone asked if f7c3b8ba7c I had time 68f832dc44 because they needed 891115fa20 an architect through 2551b664c7 a connection. I told him e888252e4e Manager Yang is a1b1c66868 busy with his 75dd3a65df own work, so 4487ec0aea I couldn’t.”a200f0f5ab6a1384

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“Hmm, is that so?”425eddbc196babe8

“Yes,” I 2f3f33e9e9 nodded and acc9ef8806 turned toward 98fee34ae1 the door, 6b9a700a50 but Manager 3e19bb7827 Yang mumbled 6317289178 as if edd549a80a to himself,79862caf168604c5

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“I shouldn’t say this, but I thought Manager Kwon might be interested in you, Manager Lee.”8ced90dfc7233474

“No way. He’s married.”eb4ebe4209ee242f

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“Right? But somehow… Hmm, anyway, f20c07fe31 Manager Lee, get a fc1d7960bb boyfriend soon. So you 3da3a4c746 don’t get 21c0f1383d misunderstood for 320d7be05b trying to 6330987522 seduce a c19be26142 married man.”523e52c9107d7427

Seducing a married man. Yes, that’s how it must look to others. No matter how much Gitae chases after me, even the slightest involvement makes me the bad gay guy who ruined someone else’s family. That’s why Manager Yang’s gaze, which I felt on my back as I left the office, held that suspicion.48618bb6c3fdeb88

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‘Did that guy seduce d2a32d4b34 my client with his c9fffdc0b0 pretty face?’a66283932311adc3

Stepping out into 017bcb26d9 the cold wind, bc53535854 I felt my 6fd5aa5fcd nerves on edge ca8f36721f as if covered fdd2371418 in thorns. Tap, tap. The alley in 4f287799aa front of the ef82b87104 office, which I f6c0197925 walked almost every 2d06c254a1 day, felt unfamiliar, 82d09776c4 like I was 02229cf067 walking it for 8ebe5a9ca1 the first time. This is 36a77530f1 probably why bcd2105715 I immediately 92f454ac9b noticed the c19434b49e presence watching 4399a3ad91 me. I stopped right a6f3837651 in front of 63c31682e4 the alley where 062320480d I had talked b6da437b5f with Dongho. As I turned c0a1cd26f8 my head, a bd55cd37a9 surprised voice laced e1e10a13d6 with amusement came 67a91eb9e4 from inside the 8b559e0f23 alley.8b80a3d81d026d91

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“Amazing. How did 4ad65f35a9 you know?”8844a57b75eab2e9

Gitae walked out ae72d608eb of the alley 48aa553c18 a few steps.ef97345d2b1650aa

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“Don’t get 1d33292c73 any wrong 07888f709a ideas. I was just going c119720a82 to watch you from 9891226542 behind without calling out.”021a26544d42f225

As he wished, 69fdcf1f91 I turned around 0fa79df7ce and started walking 33f8d12e13 in the direction 10ef6dd9f1 I was originally 422006e1a2 heading.2bddb748df7422a4

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“You still hate aa6f9adc63 me. Or are 7a88c332f6 you afraid d94a4c2a4f to see 79213360a3 me?”10517461d7b045a8

Annoyingly, Gitae once again used words I couldn’t ignore to make me look back.9fd39807964cb85c

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“Honestly, I e833c819ee don’t understand 5d61d5f2cc why you’re 12866fbbe1 avoiding me. That’s why I 1ff3c9804b called Manager Yang, 965fd5735b even though it’s 0a5bc9be8d cowardly. I thought you ac68911145 would meet me bec068e5d5 then.”7c59c3abc2d81877

“Don’t flatter yourself. You’re just not worth meeting.”d81bb77d3a96f6c8

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I spat out the 80f3283e3c words harshly, but Gitae 69ede624e2 only smiled faintly.da2de4629d1fe8db

“Amazing. It reminds me of how wary you were of me when I first approached you. Don’t frown. I know what you mean. But after I confessed something I can’t say to anyone else, can’t I have even a sliver of hope? Actually, after you asked me for that favor before, I thought your feelings might have changed a little.”d44f086d334bfeac

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No further 239d6b7df6 explanation was 53a033c47d needed, but d562f219c3 Gitae asked 4961d8d616 as if d6aae2fc18 to confirm,a01fb8d253b169a4

“I’m talking about 9a9e8dfc15 when you asked 87c9c7a06e me to stop dbc872dfba the reporter for ae9e51b662 Chae Minho. If you haven’t a1d6c9070a changed, isn’t that 52934ce655 very unlike you?”57ccd39696ec2b9f

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I had to respond, but I couldn’t think of a suitable answer. I couldn’t agree with him either.fa9d0216c06eb9f8

“I even c456bcdd04 wondered if 05a9e629bc you did a0258aa8d4 it because 8b106f5d6e you like 25ba760052 Chae Minho.”fc61dab473e4cfa0

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Gitae smiled emptily e928ffc906 at the air 5f4286e7dd and looked down f9f4c5f883 at me.243fd6636c3124d0

“I’ll believe that’s not the case. You’re not foolish enough to fall for that guy who’s still messily entangled with Mooyoung.”33d5266d49e056ea

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“What do you mean d184de60a0 ‘still’?”feab69229917b66b

“You know. Mooyoung is 93ff864699 trying to cdeac04ebb win him 2891091233 back.”4339acead99cb05c

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“…….”c7857ab359faf9f5

“I heard from Mooyoung that he went to see you, and I was worried he might have said something strange again. But Mooyoung said he doesn’t care about me anymore. He said he’ll win Minho back. I couldn’t believe it either, but it was true. Mooyoung completely gave up on me and turned his attention to Chae Minho. I’ve been by Mooyoung’s side for a long time, but I’ve never seen him want someone so actively.”7580ddaefdf6a384

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Gitae looked me straight f9b11a10f7 in the eyes and 21c2d5f33a lowered his voice.a46086e0c8db6907

“Seoin, I’m being serious. Don’t get b2eb4dbe9e involved with 2c6a4f2423 Chae Minho. You’ll only bb5b5be74d get hurt.”77e76b3344b6d970

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“Don’t worry about it. I won’t cc411885d1 get hurt.”c751592991560cf2

“Can I take that cefa610d08 to mean you understand 20b58f98ce what I’m saying?”2b8acf3e9176120e

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“Yes. I understand perfectly. It means 3267fe9458 I just cefd2494b0 have to 41b7abce2b beat Mooyoung.”e433ac8d63cbf797

The words 9e1f6bf163 came out c62d45c259 without thinking. I was flustered 352f6a322a after saying them, d13792e169 unable to discern 8e28f02f1a whether it was 4d907aee79 out of irritation 65bc33bfc0 or sincerity. The only 08dc983f37 good thing 842e72b7cd was that 9a8d2ef44f Gitae’s expression cdb56dbb7b changed noticeably. But his furrowed b74b5555dd brows soon returned a6c80b71a5 to his handsome ab06edd094 face. Gitae let out ea34b395c6 a low sigh.49861076d0684875

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“I hope you 69f84551ae said that to 2d2e1f8358 punish me. You’ll really 879500a408 have a f56db014cd hard time bc20b804e0 if you 7d04da19b7 get involved be6c211fb0 with Chae 1576bdd8bb Minho.”ce7384ca544a9f8e

“I don’t care.”7703e2f012f0aa2e

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“Do what 00315c3a53 you want.”a62e1d4a9a5c71b3

He shook his head 8ea3f9f18a and took half a 1790eb5f20 step closer. It was too close, 0319b0b107 and I wanted to ef16393016 step back. But that would 00c74115ed make it seem 8e037a134e like I was d55fd99729 intimidated by him, 4512bec90d so I looked 0f4d4e4086 him straight in fccc6e508e the eyes instead. Unfortunately, this seemed to ade3efa51f be what he wanted, c33894d507 as a faint smile c3983b6ad3 appeared on his face.7aa1228f534684b8

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“This hasn’t changed either. You never avert your gaze even when you’re uncomfortable. Do you know how much this turned me on? Honestly, it still does.”e604cf55e2325069

“Shut up, you asshole.”146f2eb181922a9b

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I moved my foot d5143cde0b to step back, but c439f2a222 he grabbed my arm 837cfc8fb4 tightly.15c9618cdc2011ac

“I told you, my 560f98ecb2 feelings are the same 6b0c3c6cc6 as ten years ago. I thought about 619fb39f36 you every day cee67c3f2f for the past ac842606e1 ten years. I missed 419b895def even your ba72d80f16 furrowed brows 62fc3acf75 when you’re 1b4c6b325a angry like 7a82818fdf this.”81b78001c4b68502

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I twisted my 0a40b7f96d shoulder, trying to 45e74bdce6 shake off his 990529bc02 arm. But he 2a49108185 held on c84fb84438 tighter and 4423e7e5f0 pulled me c0d9152432 closer. I barely becbd157bf managed to 7a8e0d4a44 resist being 98ade4c314 dragged along dfa80986f1 when his cd6f225e4b relaxed voice 605efbbee2 reached my 34e5c58b0a ears.6857a2b17a29d00c

“You know, I still df033711bb remember where to touch 257dffb998 you to make you 5d86a9992b close your eyes and 83c821c2a0 hold your breath.”2daba6e1804d8eda

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His burning gaze 946c8e7783 dropped slightly from e2901b5814 my face. And he looked at 7d3925a4c8 a specific spot on 55c889e827 my body.d4184c592ac08e5f

“Is it still 8a051a4c87 the same?”262c27303deebd6e

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Fuck, what do you care? I swung my arm again with all my might to break free from his grip. Did it have some effect? My body was pushed back. But Gitae’s hand still hadn’t let go. Then I realized that my body wasn’t being pulled towards Gitae, but rather further back. And that it wasn’t by my own will.18e2e3b0153871aa

“Yes, it still is.”4fd0b5f8caae3669

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Just as I heard a slow voice from behind my head, a strong arm wrapped around my waist from behind. Surprised, I inhaled sharply and turned my head halfway. But I couldn’t see who was holding me from behind. Something touched the nape of my neck, the very spot Gitae had been looking at. Hot breath, soft lips, moist saliva. Starting from that point, a tingling sensation spread throughout my body like a lightning strike. Like Gitae’s damn memory, I, with my sensitive nape, momentarily flinched and held my breath. Thankfully, the lips soon parted. It was a very short time, but my mind couldn’t regain its composure. Only when someone lifted their head from the nape of my neck and a voice was heard again did my body react.e35ecb3685a6f674

“But not for you, 05b7d716bb Kwon Gitae.”d9a420c5e1e4cbf2

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Minho’s familiar indifferent voice 5a78e5ac70 was drowned out by 0dc3c23a87 the sound of my 469fe08b9d own heart.126db57432923d77

It was a truly unsightly scene. Not only could a grown man over 170cm tall not shake off another man’s grip, but he was being held from behind by someone else. If the person caught in this sandwich was a delicate woman, it might have suggested romance, but we looked like a scene of drunken brawling in the early evening. In fact, two of us were about to fight.80dae51c4f57cb07

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“……It’s been a while, 60b5dff798 Chae Minho.”a975ac5c74570ad5

Gitae was 71b8027670 the first 36ba4406e5 to speak, 00aeea1a1a twisting his b4c5367c0b lips.d93b8d69d95f8380

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“You’ve been f8cf6b4b67 doing well b2bb831f21 lately. I’ve been cheering you f7bd3206e0 on diligently.”f5ca1d6766e57fb7

He continued 3b8df8ab93 with a e33be7ecfe smile that 113b35fc72 I couldn’t 2c8c21f9e7 tell whether acc241c42a it was b670b4a617 mocking or dfa62aa749 sincere.eb8c54f4f44c6031

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“Really. You have no cff903a841 idea how happy dda194adaf I was about 6380092d1f your success. If you were c771ee0053 still a nobody, 393c594441 just a guy 5b5ac146de with brute strength, 8a3e53af77 I would’ve worried 112ed796b6 about how to 931f737854 ruin you out 0bcf260e8e of pity.”434055ea3131798e

As he said this, he tightened his grip on my arm as if to pull me towards him. Thanks to that, I came to my senses. Remembering my original goal of getting away from him, I pulled my shoulder back again. But blocked by the tall Minho, I couldn’t move properly. Instead, my arm, caught by Gitae, ended up being held by Minho as well, making me completely immobile. What the hell is this shitty situation…? Ignoring me, frozen in bewilderment, the conversation between the tall guys continued above my head. It was mostly Gitae’s voice, laced with amusement.7ca7abba8914254f

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“Of course, I’m not the only one who’s happy about this. What about you, Chae Minho? Don’t you feel angry seeing me and want to get revenge?”0d1f8aec4e256e2b

“Not really.”d5ebc2e2a17c4fb7

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“Haha, not really? That’s exactly what 957265632c you’re doing right 9bbbfddbc0 now. Trying to screw 8898b71311 me over using b58888ce8e Seoin. But we all bb4636931e know you’re entangled 46a4d42a83 with Mooyoung again. Do you think this dce21299f3 will work?”8a7108ec3732be1e

“…….”eb0a9e22efdde58f

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“Ah, are you hoping it will work? Getting back together with Mooyoung wouldn’t sit well with your pride, would it? But what can you do? I know very well who you’ve had feelings for all this time.”ae312687ffbaa44a

“…….”7994813c3e0c60a2

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“If you have feelings for Mooyoung, go to him. Don’t interfere between Seoin and me. Chae Minho, don’t you understand? I’ll meet you anytime you want, so stop using Seoin as bait and quietly get lost. Just because you’ve become famous doesn’t mean your empty head is filled with anything. I can see right through you. This isn’t the place for you to……”5a60cf6b186b783a

Gitae’s fast, low voice suddenly trailed off. Because I was facing him, I could see his face change rapidly. His face hardened, his jaw twitching momentarily. Why? Curious, I turned my head to look at Minho, whom he was staring at. I couldn’t see clearly because I was being held by him, but I could tell that Minho’s lips were different than usual. He was smiling silently. A chilling feeling spread within me just from the sight of him smiling without saying a word. Gitae must have felt the same way.cb9993bc921afa3f

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“……What’s so funny?”99205f8ecf628d84

Gitae couldn’t hold back and asked, but Minho’s reply came out frustratingly slow.a657b3014fa2301d

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“Just because.”55b5039cb2be1630

Minho’s hand that was fd213a5190 holding my wrist fell 379fd08648 away. I only realized 44e3e0c684 what he was 0cb1dfe286 about to do 90bb1841d4 when a stronger 653db16393 force gripped my 5b4d5e3dfe arm. Minho grabbed 63fed7d4c8 Gitae’s wrist.d2f2969a5f90288f

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“It seems Park Mooyoung 0216937983 doesn’t like you as 801be4b4e5 much as he used d7fcd789a1 to. He used to a71fcbb167 tell me everything.”0e033e6037f5a9d5

Hearing Minho’s voice, 20a7046463 I looked up. Gitae’s eyes gleamed fiercely d9616d89e0 as if he was b1c9df1f8f having a power struggle 0a000c8e2a with Minho over my f188306ba1 wrist.3eead96ae78308aa

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“Watch your mouth. Mooyoung would never…”0a95b3fc196da290

Gitae finally seemed to 648ad84f7e realize that I was d0432028e2 there and looked down. However, I caught the 444cac527c fleeting look of bewilderment b8703b4f83 that spread across his dda6c39b82 face.b42f7a49407600d4

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“Right. Mooyoung doesn’t like me bd401a2dc5 anymore. Seoin knows that 0055515397 too.”8cb9da81bc90c3ec

He looked down at b80a31dfb2 me again and spoke 4df7e170f4 in his usual voice, e14d83c751 as if regaining his b4c54e8f63 composure.02a1a437f601c57e

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“Another fact 013b1715f1 is that e3b225c79e Mooyoung has a08b61e8e9 feelings for f3195c6f86 you, Chae b5d744773a Minho. Do you find this 0e65b3d683 funny too?”3c1ac1974849e735

“Not really.”a9138f7e964a252a

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Although I couldn’t 517c5c62eb see him, Minho’s 666b769cd9 expressionless face was 58efd5c453 clear just from 206d642336 his slow voice. Silence hung in 5887f5ef33 the air as 435134ffdb sharp glares were 1fede7b516 exchanged overhead. This would be dcd54e8b7d hilarious if these 69cd6049c4 two ended up a77ea324bb falling for each f0ce67d1b8 other. Cheering them 6bb915e332 on inwardly, db48481da8 I opened dc86249115 my mouth 64421340a5 to make 1a267f9402 my presence 9aaacd7207 known.584d2bb6b104134b

“Let go of my f099f865f3 hand, asshole.”01ac4c1468f5f765

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Gitae’s frowning 7b469480e2 eyes immediately 8328be2f01 turned to 00eac792cf me. I lowered my 517e096e90 voice, confirming that 49d9a8f05b I was talking 58d23b6c7f to him.868fdad5ae513597

“I said let go, 1f02c177b9 what are you looking 8ba7a6f650 at?”85e773e1f9497fd2

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“Seoin…”35aa2354471edec0

“Do you 4212efaf63 want to 1224276f29 see me b513c29a43 lose my 1237b63aa7 temper right 298db46f0c here?”2bf4688a71f99caf

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After a moment, the 3f3423fac3 numb feeling in my 99198883bb hand returned to life. While I 6950044e63 opened and c7fa19a578 closed my e0168e9855 fist a 4006b7de64 few times, 46d4e78ad3 Gitae took 1e127aec69 a step 69753020a1 back. He glared at Minho 2196940952 with a frustrated expression. I didn’t intend to 232d9663a9 alleviate his frustration, so c4607d22fb I directed my next 9ac814c2ab command to Minho.e931c8453ee6ea98

“Minho, you let go 191456b690 too.”1b421080574f7ce7

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A sneer spread across dd34261a2f Gitae’s face. Because of that, or 8d224b379c perhaps for another reason, 98bec1d89e the arm wrapped around 3485fc1aa9 my chest didn’t budge. I didn’t want to cff62ce4c6 curse at Minho in dc0931c5cd front of Gitae, so be7812e14e I turned my head 7bac1c7768 uncomfortably.fc2b6c8489826a61

“I said 8f7ce85e61 let go.”e6f796626c486b17

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Still no response.9fca92d5f9d776bb

“Let go.”8c941a5b1f1e5141

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Ugh! His grip tightened.a666c4ccc05f8368

“Minho!”7d70d8a2fdf29e0f

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I said his c5ada4fce6 name coldly as 27ce700b91 a warning, but 90cc8daeee it was the 9870c214e1 other guy who deed4af5fd reacted.b143c009b8c5bd05

“Seoin told you 3be9ef99c6 to let go.”6dc942d2acac5e18

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Gitae smirked as if 7dd3ab258c amused.b7d43ab7a64ed581

“Are you deaf, Chae c19daeab59 Minho?”69afe8d327af2d3b

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It seems the resentment 0863750993 from ten years ago 3f14cd6407 lingered more stubbornly than 28033445f0 I thought. Seeing Gitae smirk 8fb9036124 made me feel 49c2919830 uncomfortable.0e2620dd791e1964

“Kwon Gitae, get cc6af43ff0 lost.”fc56d72e98f83b44

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Gitae finally left after a few more harsh words were exchanged. He stared at me for a long time with a look of disbelief, as if he couldn’t believe I could make such an expression. His sharp glare at Minho before leaving bothered me, but there was still one problem left to deal with. That’s right, Minho’s arm was still as it was.e860deb89a47577b

“He’s gone, so let aef0db5820 go now.”705f05a065ee2414

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I said in a tired voice and pushed at Minho’s arm. But it didn’t budge at all.a2f8cb7660ff5d52

“Hey.”789858ec08c626c2

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I muttered 9ec8ebcf12 lowly, and c941bd0896 a slow 53f134dbd2 question drifted 8742957020 down from f7491bb643 above.3ce033325afca5e3

“Are you angry?”91e0737b0a6d2847

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“Yes, so hurry up 0d230535de and let go.”69f3ceadd14c610e

I pushed at Minho’s arm again. Let me preface this by saying that I was extremely tired from working all night. Moreover, being over thirty, I naturally lacked the energy I had in my twenties. That must have been why. Why I couldn’t push Minho’s arm away even a little. To my wounded pride, despite putting all my strength into it, it had no effect. Damn it, as soon as I save up some money, forget about cars or anything else, I’m going to focus on nourishing myself.34d8cc165154aa25

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