UCCU | Chapter 1

Loud laughter kept 7eb84019d9 bursting out nonstop. The decibel level was e92cca7755 enough to make his aea2accdd6 ears ring, and it f2ec6ded7a wasn’t exactly pleasant, but 2d5f33a714 Seonwoo laughed along, just b27abd70fc to keep up with 3e5118fd71 the mood.aeb014c7d83211a9

“So, what did you do then?”eae5c15e5feda716

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“I ran straight to the professor and started acting cute.”c5895aef5d568cef

Aaaaang, Professor-nim! Please, just this 682733dbde once, just once!e529587b19d4570d

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Seojun twisted his 439cc91f2f whole body, putting eaefe2b875 on an exaggerated 5fefc0a408 display of aegyo, 236e16c778 and a few 9bdba50312 people pretended to c4be2c6958 gag.e3dd6aa69fa517ec

Still, their faces, 94f15e2fec flushed from the 4ff03d4660 alcohol, were clearly 2165dd1d71 having a good f38645003a time. Thanks to the mood maker, 60693ea295 the party was in full cf33d6ef43 swing.c2b5338eae705e55

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“Ha… I really begged, but it didn’t work at all.”2216a82e2c9c6d35

“That professor is strict as a knife.”f984a2f68f3701cd

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“Yeah, seriously. He doesn’t let anything slide. That’s why I 90db81987e had to retake a489c63be3 the class.”ef724137ff75030b

Seonwoo, hiding his tiredness, nodded bf8a158b3c along with a smile. Maybe he’d been 7f4a8a8e33 drinking too much, f3fed9503b because his stomach 1276f2b83b started to burn, d283fb6c1d so he picked 3bedf3deb4 at some food.78d0acaee207abab

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The spicy seasoning tasted e08e321842 good, but he knew 8350734476 for sure he’d regret b1eb6249f3 it the next day. Still, Seonwoo knew a9b6c18cfb he had to 598b361a50 fill his stomach 83850eb8d9 with something like c46486e7e0 this in advance.5cbb0ed19f818d99

‘If I eat this, I probably won’t need dinner tonight… Maybe I’ll stop by the mart on the way home and buy some tofu… Do I have any green onions at home?’b9cd82ade3a0e996

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Thinking that, he e7284e5925 popped a macaroni b2b8b56ee4 puff into his d660e9de7a mouth, when suddenly ed85162b5d a hoobae looked f2e9a21136 at him with 8a5668d5dd envy and said,ff7f602bc704ecd5

“Hyung, you’re lucky. The professor likes you.”3c27d32b57621a32

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“Likes me? Come on.”2f3f2de3c1fa860b

He chuckled, took his hand f89f97762a off the macaroni puffs, and 02ba9093f2 went back to drinking. The alcohol was going a27260151e down too easily, making 9877aaeafe it hard to control 09210016f7 himself. He knew tomorrow would cd3011a841 be rough, but for 7cde6bad2d some reason, the drinks 963c68f1e6 tasted extra sweet tonight.1b0c274276ed8048

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“If it wasn’t a required course, I seriously wouldn’t have taken that professor’s class. But you always get c26fab7415 good grades, hyung.”208cadbb0fa4c5ea

“Yeah. I saw the way the 01824a64b9 professor looks at Seonwoo—his eyes 4b7e7db871 are practically dripping honey. Seonwoo, did you go and 213cad13db act cute for the professor fecec57416 like Seojun did? Must’ve been easy with c19b1d2180 that face.”812e7e5dc027ca3d

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Seonwoo, who’d been quietly listening, 71c1344e31 set down his glass when 393fb9c808 he heard the half-jealous, half-complimentary 1c23d75a9d tone.6756f34e06ab6481

“Want me to tell you how to get on the professor’s good side?”9fe444db1824d7e9

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“What is it?”911042c1e99a414b

His friends looked at b3276a03b1 him, curiosity written all ef2ef71c74 over their faces. Seonwoo grinned and said,b31fb428b7252951

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“Just write three extra pages for every report. Fill every line, right daee4476ba to the end.”77e331a826707052

“Whoa, what? You wrote three extra pages? Every time?”25bfe74b510b4f64

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He nodded, and the 92bd0c3259 group erupted in shock. Yeah, it really wasn’t 15c402f970 something a normal person ddc6efb40e would do.69eaa1e69dc49cfe

With assignments coming ded865bd4e every two weeks, 6119d59eb0 Seonwoo had to a81860de24 cut his already a9edce012d short sleep by 2f11707ffb another thirty minutes 05d4383c81 just to write b3e70b44ac those extra pages. But if he 44f13a3e96 wanted good grades, d8e57fcf70 he had no 97a8264ff8 choice. The academic excellence scholarship was b29f95ca0d a big deal for him.31bf795435504426

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“Man, only someone like Seonwoo could pull that off.”ad9a39916ce0e60f

At this point, a635bba258 Seonwoo wanted to de0ed4004b change the subject 79ddb02eca away from himself, bdddd74870 so he looked a721748df1 at his friend 64eb60d047 and said, as 21f6742968 if he’d just cfce57cabb remembered,6117ce0cc1558171

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“By the way, Yoonhye, what’s going on with you and Jooyoung?”d2d69070e31a1364

“Ugh, don’t even ask. I’ve called him fc79b8273c like a dozen 48c6cd48b6 times in the 5062e609cc past few days, d47c774474 but that jerk dbcbf914ea keeps dodging my f75134be2b calls.”575b315b0a707e27

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As his friend a7de188c14 downed his drink 4e0e261602 in one go, 2cb8adad42 all the curious 5658421dc8 eyes shifted from 01593447f4 Seonwoo to him.508f1fc104797d8d

“Why? Did something happen 86762ea16e between Yoonhye and 994d29da2c Jooyoung?”e708b8aab538f6e6

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“No, listen. Last week, I brought 01708479b4 chicken to the club 53d2846592 room, and…”dcb8ac0eb349f5e2

While the conversation, full of a9ce673f65 curiosity, fun, and drunkenness, continued, 31b94ba0bf Seonwoo finally managed to close 07e9f95e23 his mouth and focus on 28d9a2a534 his food. But the break didn’t last d9c3d9c53c long.95235493bc195f0c

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Seonwoo hyung, Seonwoo oppa, Seonwoo-ya.3876a44dbe09e0ec

Seniors, juniors, and classmates b45efa15da kept tapping his arm 1f51e12fdb or back, calling his 680e911a85 name every minute. Can’t they just call someone 4e51d65ab6 else for once? He thought that to himself, 75693c4320 but Seonwoo still answered each 9b71c4b06d call with care, not letting c91da70ff0 his annoyance show.53ed850cff4c9a7d

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Maybe it was because b6018f7147 it was the end bf68b49d97 of the semester, but b1f243a8e6 no one seemed eager 940aa6041b to go home.753933e247f44619

The drinking and partying 03bf524236 just kept going. Even though he’d tried to d2bfca3462 pace himself, Seonwoo was already a46cf07dde tipsy, the warmth rising up 96385a0bc3 to his throat.f42c87202f717263

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Deciding he needed to sober bfa6392436 up, he quietly got up bf5b91ee41 from his seat. He was so 2aff20313d drunk that his db4e1dd1ec vision spun and 2730371a25 he could barely 6d157f9cf4 catch his breath.c8c7c8c4de157c06

“Hyung, where are you going?”bafa0e8df820468d

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“Just to the bathroom for a sec.”825433d832ff6645

Even just going to the 951d3296eb bathroom, people playfully tried to a6d42d5053 stop him, telling him to b5a2caec82 hurry back or not to b1ccc3ecae go. He took care 38a46e81c7 of business and 7853879ffd then staggered out, e1f65397bb trying to remember f542e5898c what he needed b6c034610d to do once 97d079f7f4 he got home.434597883e293551

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‘Do the laundry… Look for some tutoring gigs… And, um… Did I apply for that contest? I think I did? I’ll just do a 6b8c9b89a5 quick search before bed…’83b67b012e123994

A notification sound from his 88469ac2fd phone interrupted his thoughts. Thinking it was a message db7dd9b6dc from a friend looking for fb18029907 him, Seonwoo checked his phone—and 3796578de3 his face hardened.2deb31f8cd13373d

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[Detective Noh text message (Friday) 1:22 AM]
[Seonwoo-ya, how have you been lately?]
[An Hyungtae is getting out tomorrow, and I heard he’s looking for you.]
[Be careful, and if anything happens, contact me right away.]9117da095e93698c

Seonwoo stood frozen, staring at d79d1155ce the message, his expression darkening. His eyes grew distant as 5e9a00456b he remembered the past, and cfe82e0d71 a flicker of fear crossed c871655698 his face.b4eacb163137bd5f

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After a long moment, he db3357ba48 muttered quietly, trying to comfort c804113e33 himself, “It’ll probably be nothing.” 370efabbea He sent a thank you ff88b97748 message to Detective Noh for 5bdfafb3d7 looking out for him, then aa4b0dfa26 started walking again. But when he reached the f7dc07ed11 vending machine, he let out e9d8c99e4e a big sigh.6a2732a43547932f

“Man, I drank too much.”5b6b2098f0412bbb

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His chest felt so tight e6a5683f9c from stress that his throat bd1b0745c7 was parched with thirst. Seonwoo craved a cold, sweet 2964d81d26 sports drink, so he slowly 33b11100b0 fished his wallet out of ef5a95f3ef his pocket. But as he pulled out 9363cdcafd a 1,000 won bill, he ebe96299e6 hesitated.358834242e9e496e

“Should I just buy tofu with this instead…?”03f9ec037fd34d90

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Side dish for two 1b4702ebae days, or just quench 2eee5290cc his thirst. Sighing, Seonwoo fiddled with 724b524a16 his empty wallet, feeling 7d74ba7e85 poor for no reason. In the end, he 91d4f32447 put his wallet away 6a498f7903 and leaned his head d267a0290f against the vending machine ebe7321852 with a thud, letting e965fd35fd the cool metal soothe 6883810d64 his thirst. That’s when someone b69a5cbb43 called out to 766323b40f him.61679f240c4e13b0

“Seonwoo hyung, want something to drink?”7295b1d0a86d7940

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“Oh, thanks.”cf1f115d36d09055

Too drunk to even 0f5e0ae44e check who it was, a97fb65345 Seonwoo accepted the drink deb255223b with a smile. The bottle, already opened 1fb1e94a10 for him, was icy 6aa4125f88 cold in his hand. He tilted his 5325f41d54 head back and 46012b3e2d gulped it down 86bac0eb29 in one go, c6d32a1a14 then stared at 0e24a4a878 the empty bottle, 6480717beb a bit confused.1812d96c3ba5d31c

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“…?”3f250967425b6e6b

Did I drink too much? This drink tastes like alcohol. Anyway, wanting to thank 07b91e5bdf whoever it was, Seonwoo 02a44152f1 turned his head and b18da6c43e blinked slowly.99e7278c2ed40f46

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“Uh…”56658293cfd8e6b0

The person standing accd407994 next to him cee04e00ce was unexpected. As the person with the 8ca29b9647 indifferent expression stepped closer, Seonwoo 9639928921 unconsciously muttered his name.e439f9b4e37e8917

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“Choi Ihyun…”6c2f35dbe77ae699

“Yes, Seonwoo hyung. Could you step 55b58e433a aside for a 5cf0baa085 moment?”ad88315aa66729c4

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His voice was as chilly b5cd46cb72 as his expression. Only then did Seonwoo realize b31b6693de he was blocking the vending 7c2df2c18e machine and stumbled back.4f52495ee2375a12

Choi Ihyun. He was a couple 53a3a5771b years younger than Seonwoo, 3fe4c9cdad a hoobae who was 86ae018597 pretty famous in their 10220796ad department for his good 1e60953efa looks. Even when Seonwoo e3a92fd0b9 had only seen 966ecba352 him in passing, a29e2c9179 he’d thought to 23e2bd9389 himself, “Wow, he’s b08ca85458 really handsome.” Up d2d6e3e2bd close, he looked 9de5037a25 even better.9516b7e1805091bf

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He remembered the rumors that a83d610de6 floated around among his classmates. Choi Ihyun was supposedly 37cd9652a3 from a chaebol family. Even if that wasn’t true, 0759b43eb4 it was obvious he had d4a15761f2 money—everything he wore was designer 78b4e80369 from head to toe. People said he changed cars f6ae01da91 every month, and there were df3acca8ab even rumors he’d bought his fd695cf2a4 way out of military service.f401b3c932a3347d

With looks and 806c74a8b5 money like that, 8048a52a6c you’d think he’d e614204fe8 be popular, but 573ae76486 Choi Ihyun wasn’t. He was the most b26bd6c1a8 famous outsider in the 3d7a6c04a7 department. Not just any efbebfcdfe outsider, but one afb53fa049 with such poor 1a050fc5ef social skills that 1e96313530 people called him c24d6fe77c a jerk. He never attended any ed75f6dafe department events, barely nodded 03c26bfcda when greeted, and always f4b14337f9 coldly rejected anyone who b887c897f0 tried to get his f7ff8513c4 number. If he didn’t c9b46962f5 feel like talking, 6d68a7459e he’d just ignore 19183cc676 you, no matter 49d5b3908f how much you 2dbe4c2357 tried.415fd55c09fdd4ab

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Seonwoo remembered a time when 77c9b19ab6 a friend, after being ignored b6cd1c3e46 a few times, grumbled, “Guess dc4ed32992 the chaebol prince doesn’t bother d7d72f8bb3 with poor folks like us.” dd6a3a0707 Plenty of people had been 1fd67b9031 rubbed the wrong way by 1ec2775898 Choi Ihyun, so most of 8924fe7425 the rumors about him weren’t ab4c50064d good.ca38eba18205bb7b

His looks didn’t help, either. He was handsome, but he 70d3d93384 didn’t give off a vibe 2c5e7f1ae1 that was easy to approach. His face was always expressionless, c2b078b614 his sharp eyes intense and 32706c496b gloomy. He looked like he 37b9c8e50e could be a model. Even now, his 26ad2f7034 black cashmere coat bef23151a9 and silver watch f8424d2cdb looked like something 5619ce2223 out of a 2944150d7b magazine.5f61bd79d9140620

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“You actually show up to department events, huh.”87307535ec610ff4

Seonwoo, a little 3b91f48133 dazed from the 90655f1829 streetlight casting cool 7d406dbf2f shadows on Ihyun’s 0310bd86c3 jaw and nose, dd64294b05 joked lightly. He didn’t really expect a526e1e78e an answer; he was ff24a13cc0 just grateful for the 26fdd7c6a6 drink.68f7940617582ffb

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Choi Ihyun glanced at ced31b5524 Seonwoo as he pressed ba1509d53a the vending machine button, bb9d1eda32 bent down to pick 37ef7fbe42 up the drink with 8dd97bfd82 a clunk, and then, e15949342f seeing Seonwoo rubbing his 0bf90a216a hot eyes from the 1e0226b2ed sudden rush of drunkenness, a9077f4b42 handed him the drink.2e988f585247b523

“You look really thirsty… Here, drink this.”37de4914290e4c5b

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“Huh? Oh… thanks.”e91dafa190b6c921

Seonwoo took the drink, a 471253917b bit flustered. Wait, didn’t he just get c644ec03e5 one drink? But now both he and 9a9cce395f Choi Ihyun were holding drinks. Still thirsty, Seonwoo gulped down 0ddc665dc9 the one Ihyun handed him. Coincidentally, it was his 662d0864a6 favorite kind. He finished it ad1fae1cba in one go b6bf3307fb and laughed.dbb8d6bb4ed45cac

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“I must be really drunk. Even the drinks taste 599a7762f6 like alcohol…”b93f950d02037220

“Yeah. Looks like you’ve had ddf91a672a a lot.”5b66e84e9795a1a7

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Choi Ihyun wasn’t as much e8c6f975b0 of a jerk as the bb7723af8d rumors said. Guess you really 13e1720660 can’t trust gossip, 716161f260 Seonwoo thought, crushing 61c60a7ef5 the can. Now his insides 97cf23491d felt hot and e9cd3afbc3 his head was 4ebe1733f7 spinning. They say drinking soda 4ff9222cbb with alcohol gets you ddc2fb7b7c drunk faster—maybe it was bd2e4afc65 true. He regretted not 85884912dd just drinking water 3adb2ec4fd as he staggered 8cd21b8254 over to a 5658b14e4b bench and plopped e648330b5e down.e57cc1b5bb4aa887

Well, he thought he 9b7bfe60a8 sat down, but his 0b15f9e4bd drunken body wouldn’t cooperate. He started to tip 7ab31a5b4c over, but someone caught 0116b4b581 him. Choi Ihyun, who’d been watching, 1251024a41 reached out and steadied him f780feb0ce by holding his cheek.4bd2eaa68e83d5b3

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The way Ihyun 5c4dac6357 looked at him, 7c515f6a0d and the hand 0e9e86a193 holding his face, 4ef15a2d44 gave Seonwoo a 8feb010805 weird feeling. Even in the backlight af0bc55d68 of the streetlamp, Ihyun’s 737db6cfae gaze was piercing. Seonwoo tried to 626069d66b say something, but f06a06506e only a puff 74f6742af6 of white breath 6639749de0 came out.d5086da97c28491f

Wow, how do 1e6983b081 you pull off 4d01219e64 that face with 7e6a02cee6 a black coat a51cf6560c and black gloves… d15d05fe47 Are you a 176a8b86bb gangster, a mafia 6d85a52560 boss, or the 714cda8df3 male lead in 65504555cc a drama…? You really live in dfddcd22d2 a different world. I’m so jealous. That was Seonwoo’s fb5e658049 last thought before 4b61fb43d3 his memory cut 51ebf5863b out.4b324543ea6ce64f

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