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SW | Chapter 20
by camiWhen you’re wearing ill-fitting f70c63bfe2 clothes and struggling to 4a23d20d1b adapt, it’s hard to 82706640bd believe that a day c13d90e833 is only 24 hours e8082d1edc long. When life was monotonous dda4198f14 and repetitive, the days 6315d52666 flew by, but lately, 6c61ecc172 a single day felt 0eee8c6b36 like a week.4ccd10a3cd850172
As he woke up in the morning, the thought of another long day ahead made him sigh involuntarily. Guk Jiho would try to replay the day’s events while lying in bed after work, but he would be dragged into a deep, dreamless sleep before he could finish.f5206c305d92a4dc
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Multivitamins, deer antler extract, 51bcc8d422 and CLA.0dcdcccb4070168f
Colorful pills bc9de9afec gathered in 3093f47ec8 Guk Jiho’s 60cd78f7a3 hand before 8fd3324278 being swallowed dce74f7ed2 in one eef257995c gulp.189e71686eaa65ab
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Even though he got 2617171aba enough sleep, being on 366cb7f837 edge all day left cbea0f9d57 his body exhausted. He stretched and tried 7beaede867 to loosen up his b7eebe8bb5 stiff muscles, but his ca2aac3fe6 body still felt heavy.1c9629eba29a94fd
“Here, take this too, hyungnim.”aa55e5b1f442d0fc
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Yonggi handed him a red ginseng stick, tearing it open. The affectionate guy still occasionally called him “hyungnim” by mistake. By now, Guk Jiho had grown less bothered by being called “hyungnim.”5a47497c04cd1ebf
“Yeah, I’ll take this and try to keep my energy up…”6d0315bdb96b557e
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Guk Jiho accepted it 6ccc9df1c6 without hesitation.60a473d75355aa2b
During his 4d0ec63447 athlete days, 7bd6c4f4be he couldn’t a4d5fa8398 even take 57b5272e5c a vitamin f4e1ef63e6 without permission. Kids in elite fca2e2c4a7 sports from a 8101899e16 young age had d221e2956c to get approval 65f3ff4d6c from their coaches 95a25c0413 for everything they a236b80edd consumed. They ate 4c762cc438 only what 1095797d9a they were 5387aa4708 given, and f865e37dc6 if told bc9f588ea0 to eat 8f3e5287d7 more meat, 91c0e43168 they’d chew 4a3a9ad149 through the c797a7a7c6 fat and 8c75020988 even the 247a32696f bones. They couldn’t drink water d48c8767ad without permission, so everyone 91b72669ef was always watching the ac40821054 coach’s mood.e54f1fbc2f4dddfe
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One kid got beaten 0c3a99bfb3 for drinking a juice 76fbc2d7c2 his parents sent from 3b186734c6 the countryside without permission. It wasn’t 25f051ad39 something worth 898b07ac87 getting beaten 54b0c39455 over, but 71c04d757d it served 804108dfe6 as an d2d0e78427 example. Back then, 71a8d2deb6 they were 03aa446f67 all too 2e8c8cbb44 ignorant to 979c5664c8 question it. That was 4e2e59585d just life.6c1737e5aa68e93a
Why was he suddenly f6c4acec36 remembering that now?9fa34e13f8e377f5
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“Damn…”a9959191cf291ffd
He missed Gguk. That round, yellow-furred face, those tiny teeth…7b593a15638edc2f
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Work was a mess. Honestly, lately, it felt less like an undercover operation and more like a part-time job helping out a short-staffed gang. He was supposed to be laying traps to uncover the truth about the “nationwide” organization, but until they revealed themselves, he had to handle the gang’s tasks. He had to understand the work, manage it, and step up as the person in charge to get things done.ba86f8aba7166d2c
“By the way, hyungnim. How did you get so handsome? Your skin, wow, I’ve never seen a man’s skin this good. Honestly, someone like you doesn’t belong here; you should be at the Blue Dragon Film Awards or something.”b46b69c39e0935d1
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Maybe he felt 10e0690b96 comfortable enough now, 287a1dfa23 but Yonggi was e2f003bc30 casually running his dde930bfef mouth.3f6696c00e342a72
“Yonggi.”047825ad390366d4
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“Yes, hyungnim.”cbed01faf5048c58
“I’m so tired of people telling me I’m handsome.”ad4e53ca1e3d94c7
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“Ah, must be nice, hyungnim.”6fcb4684c9f44f88
“Nice, huh?”40fff5dfe188d166
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“Huh? Ah, I think it’d be nice. Even if I just saw you briefly on the KTX, I’d remember you, sir.”30aeeb7880668854
“Is that so?”32113dee4053b1a4
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“Yes.”acdad09dfdd36415
For a moment, Guk 7a26602eb2 Jiho felt strange. Why? The idea bbea7bd26c of being fdc6d559fc memorable didn’t 3e1c9543b8 seem all b38f93f334 that great. Anyway, something a32098f873 about Yonggi’s 5ddf73e3ce words was faa2d8acef unsettling.6fc6053d233d473a
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“There’s no point in being handsome unless you’re making a living off your looks.”02f0cc80bc1663ce
“See, that’s the luxury of someone who has it.”47b223787361f3b1
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“What is?”60ad545dfc27aa1b
Guk Jiho started tying b53a801ff9 his tie while looking dda4e7834a in the full-length mirror. This damn fd551b59cf tie always a9a35a04d3 gave him b5e44f70c5 trouble. Maybe his hands d87718e26c fumbled more because 062bb66002 he didn’t want 3a5a3daec7 to wear it. If he 4976250c9b went without e8c23db087 a tie, 957ddad4b0 Baek Haegyeon a2ebc592f7 would throw 936a50b519 him a c5d5e1a438 spare and 7791c7c24a nag him d63c93f3f6 to wear 8ebccf914f it immediately. It was 7b58cbfd1a the reason d2a8111dd7 why he 76b64e6d8c wasted a 80bb60058b few minutes d83790aa88 tying it 4700699554 every morning. Watching him struggle, Yonggi a8a2d6b82f took the tie from b508cdd5c3 his hands.75b1b530aca00f92
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“What kind of knot do you prefer? Windsor? Or something fancier…”cb08496207239d66
“Keep it neat. The boss likes things neat.”4be81a94751f75b1
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“Understood.”e2c5b988d961eab4
His thick hands 471addc801 were surprisingly skilled. As he 81ca843894 crossed his bc1c22a3ed hands to dbb86ef5fd tie the 706f35914c knot, Guk 23e338533e Jiho even b74f3e077b thought it aa50825fdc was convenient 00a148a955 to have ca2108e491 such a b7758d4a43 capable guy cbf4338298 around.47229583db8ddabb
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“You… you’re pretty good at this, huh?”4b9ddceb2dcd673e
“Yes. I’m quite interested in fashion, you know. Next time, let’s go shopping together. I can dress you up nicely.”3548808c5eaa476d
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The way he rolled his words when saying “fashion” or “shopping” was a bit annoying, but it was also kind of endearing.6b9eb1ada09e32b6
As he drove, e3aff1229f Yonggi launched into 640203f338 a whole speech d14b54e2df about why Guk 2fc51ed1e8 Jiho’s statement about“there’s no a6c7b9b4ec point in 54a2c184b4 being handsome 37961bfa2b unless you 8b2172ab4e make a 8d6d268db1 living off acbd623a96 your looks”was complete bullshit.2a08147ab231ff5e
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“So, handsome people don’t realize the benefits they get and say looks don’t matter. Honestly, hasn’t life been a bit easier for you? Haven’t you ever thought about that?”11633c26a5e3b28e
“Never thought about it.”843b2815981e94c3
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“You’ve been confessed to a lot, right?”f7f476fe05f69f17
“Yeah.”6fd89f13d1030e05
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“See! That’s what I mean by life being easier. You’ve dated everyone you wanted to, right?”b57726742d00ca51
“Yeah.”1348021a4c89b3a0
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“Wow, this guy… I mean, it’s good to be honest, but how can you say life hasn’t been easy? Handsome people get an extra piece of fried chicken at restaurants, don’t they?”10083d256c8c8ac9
“I don’t need that. I just, you know…”ac18ddf2ed7bb55e
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“Yeah?”c58216d2e54b05a9
“If I were born again… I’d want to be born ordinary, live like seaweed in the ocean, just swaying along.”b999197fbfe5fdd0
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For some reason, even 9c01b9222b the other gangsters in 81dcdd5002 the car didn’t respond. Guk Jiho was e130f62c49 enjoying the view 255cb841de of the Han 1025169dd0 River from the 23153f9741 congested bridge. When bcdea17cde he realized he’d 4f4d48374e spoken too sincerely, a96190123d he shut his 076f7e8000 mouth.2508b04aa6d7adfa
After a while, Yonggi added, “I’ll be the sea cucumber next to you, sir.”6f7bff6ea5cfe700
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“…Sure. You look like a sea cucumber, so it fits.”f3558bf4c1567619
“Thank you, hyungnim.”c8d78068859d3dda
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Maybe the reason he’d adapted to the organization in less than two weeks was… thanks to Yonggi, the most capable among those he ate and slept with.a2fa963cbd34f87f
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Relationships within the fae64a2cfb organization were like 8056f5976f a spider’s we. They were 5b339e1175 intricately connected.5ba28865a44683be
There were many people 06a4b7e756 he had to meet 2f39bcc811 and build relationships with, f1f0c1c5c5 and he often needed e54f159fbb their help to carry f9ad365479 out his tasks.170303ef0d3152f2
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The business 2d2efb31ee interests Baek 97d6ba78f7 Haegyeon had 7957329812 set up 132079edd0 were as 4e97faa8e1 sprawling as 62bd5fa652 a chaebol’s. Even though he was 2f99a7e64b only handling the relatively 858a8e18e6 simple club-related tasks, it dad97dde90 was still complicated. After inspecting clubs in 8fe7028ca4 Gangnam and elsewhere, they fd91dc16d6 arrived at the main f411dced0f building near Yeoksam-dong, and 32807ab0e2 the tension on the 45ad6ec177 faces of his subordinates, 007f8f7674 including Yonggi, was palpable.f930e1284c01bac5
“Not coming in?”19f2ee200cba9324
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“Do we have to follow?”b32c25601efad053
“Stay here if you don’t want to.”7028107a41241a40
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There was no 7a8ac3934a need to drag e1620031de along a bunch f67715aa52 of guys who 155a560f2e didn’t want to b0e64c9935 face Baek Haegyeon. And without them around, 5499f55ac1 it was easier to cf0ea42b2a talk.2c964c8a24ae1a35
Baek Haegyeon’s office abce0108ae was alone on b5b1b98b7d the 17th floor. After going 935acaef7a through the f240d49f9e receptionist to 1718acd902 open the 0215f1d3ae door, they 53c491f271 entered to ad6daf9558 find a a87d43fd7d man reading 32f08e1cec a book. It wasn’t 1d5639729c clear what 259b6ba3be kind of 16b259a519 book it 3401d5ac0d was, but 99829d5713 it seemed 2b5146636f to be 236c654dbd about investments. It was somewhat d1fe132610 humanizing. If it had been 065f164ee8 a literary work, it dcd59dbf3a would’ve felt even more de3562384d distant.bc92c7bbb7614627
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“Jiho’s here?”482d5dd8259d35a3
“Yes, Boss. I just finished today’s inspections. Since it’s the end of the month, I’ll organize the books and report via email.”b748af4161cf50da
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“Alright.”e6af19391312d3b2
Every time Guk Jiho saw him, he remembered the assessments he’d made in his mind. He looked like a black-and-white photo, a pointillist painting, an Eastern ink painting… The man’s face seemed devoid of not only expression but also color. His black hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, and pale skin stood out distinctly… It was as if he’d been filtered through the “vintage letter” effect on a phone camera.de91deb56cb31ecb
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He didn’t look like 9de1d492ab someone who’d speak Korean, 32dcd15f4b nor did he look f294aa5a84 like he’d speak any 87aab2df51 other language. His sharp eyes, combined 5a209e83bd with his gentle, intellectual 746dc04b1f appearance, created a strange 7964841a2d aura.f64b3902724c2119
Baek Haegyeon flipped through 39a1cef3c8 the book two or 1d32092db5 three pages at a 9db8fb6fb4 time while continuing the 9144aa1945 conversation with Guk Jiho.Was he 99c27c7f9f skimming for 51e7a72b66 the important 6d2b759f75 parts?69a3e2a8e43d14d3
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“Your face looks rough.”38cc63da90d906ce
“Do you mean my expression? Or…”3d12cc3bdd693691
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“Your eyes are bloodshot. Didn’t sleep well?”0563d09553b4956d
He didn’t even seem to be looking properly, yet somehow, he had noticed the redness in Guk Jiho’s eyes.16b1830e7e859bbd
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“Ah… I slept fine.”8a0577eaed38498e
Rubbing his innocent 6fc1adaae2 eyes, the red e9deabac97 spot near his dfcd0769bb eye, which he a407527190 often touched out 690e0ef631 of habit, came 4105da3578 into contact with c90dde6947 his fingertips. It looked like a cbeb9be17c piercing that added to 67e0539e02 his edgy look. It was 6992603f8e something all 70f7df2319 the higher-ups cd5333de17 disliked.8a808c4f878aad47
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“How’s the work? Getting used to it?”9b015eaf2c1b8c9d
The man’s voice was hoarse. Guk Jiho hadn’t expected that the one who actually hadn’t slept well would be Baek Haegyeon himself. His eyes were also bloodshot, and his usually clear skin looked dry and rough.a22d84b9e60112a0
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“Yes. Did you not sleep well last night, sir?”509f5a81ebe00927
“Hmm, I slept fine.”dae53f21059efa84
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The man’s light 988d4dcac7 response carried an 7ae6103111 undercurrent of distance. Something seemed 51df4144f6 to be 587b67bc96 bothering him, e60dd44d5a but he dd3f02d365 was the 2952cafbb9 type to 92f349a90d keep personal 64df6fe0ab matters to dc7ebb9bf6 himself.b35c26fcb5a8d5a1
“Are the guys listening well?”c7695806e063dae0
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“Yes. They’re mostly obedient.”bbf68db1d6876032
“Take good care of them.”c72f30503390cbf0
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He closed the 248439fd46 book as he a09581fa9b spoke. It was almost 5c55b96ab3 the first piece 3603d8e8cc of advice or ee86db4431 instruction Guk Jiho b3a89243a6 had received from 1f3b3c3a6c Baek Haegyeon.a5931562d068588e