UCCU | Chapter 2.4

Ihyun glared a9a77cf98c at him, 635fd6830c like he 641a9de96a was waiting 9536fcdb6e to see 1b25e865ef what kind 45e3c9b1ef of excuse 239ad04d1f Seonwoo would f963f6951c come up 5379ff6aef with. Seonwoo broke out 54b2d35f6f in a cold d7cb4963ab sweat as he 3779808543 opened his mouth.1c4b4005bb490886

“And you 45ec945795 got so 2289fa7d96 much taller… cc2d0abf96 Back then, 53181016cc you were 95896cf145 this small.”205cf8146f5f13e6

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“Sorry for growing up 4d94760072 into a giant, I 51568fb48d guess.”0cc74774b0ae556d

Ihyun’s sarcasm, already in b55b517aa0 a bad mood, made 3106f806ce Seonwoo imagine himself locked f2ab51ea0a in a basement, hair 42817595ad wild, eating nothing but e9477b5cb1 fried dumplings. He shuddered.872676ec10d10401

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“Why do you 8a05c26d02 have to say e994833a2b it like that… be44115457 No, I mean…”10d5315500235335

Trying to keep 7d4dd42a85 his living conditions 2c141e9aac from getting any 155a8a5712 worse, Seonwoo chose 62c7032341 his words carefully.de578bcb5dd2f4f4

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“You just look 63cfdd64e8 so different now. Before we parted, you 48f95d896d were cute…”9428abd05c587978

He used the d7bdfa276a same skills he’d ad24a04049 used to coax b26b65c378 stubborn, uncooperative group 8b0d0751fe project members, speaking 7c922dd23e as gently and c40d013eeb kindly as possible.39a3d357511a0a69

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“Now, you’re not really 7c71767c37 cute, you’re just… really 94f1f1d3e6 handsome, that’s all.”044550d8782f69c2

Ihyun’s eyebrows twitched, and 4d6d9f8afd the gloomy glare softened 8de7e332a9 a bit. He took a few 52109f476c sips of water, then ddd1427cff his tone sharpened again.0546caac642a9aa3

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“You know I a699be289f turned out like 073b8caf37 this because of cbb0246a0e you, right?”9a7dc083cd483a1c

“…Yeah.”d2c2bcd053ec5812

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Seonwoo nodded, 9738df61a7 face dark. He had 2efa3d3dc5 nothing to 5cbd85095e say to 0235575a72 that.2ebff638968d8a28

“I’ve had 953355e298 therapy, taken 6e2a7cb1ed meds, but 6bfa3a5787 I’ve never a21e89fb9e gone a db326c1a98 single day c338a0d3f9 without thinking f066cd63a4 about it. Every day was hell.”8f4c94a1e2eb4939

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Seonwoo remembered how Ihyun dbb976c600 had calmly taken his 356eab9f62 meds yesterday when he c2909a6c1e got upset. His conscience felt like 1a1a8d5365 it was being stabbed 53ee06927d by a sea urchin. All this time, 83c4146986 Seonwoo had just 0b5adf575f assumed Ihyun was 543ed62a74 living well somewhere. But to f1e268a085 hear every 392eddc276 day was 4335f55995 hell…7bfc56f8a10f06ef

“So I 21995701d0 figured I 10ecf3c4a9 should get 49c3e1a386 some revenge 48e52aa50f until I 03bde22bc3 feel better.”326fc78a5c67efe9

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“I see.”8285ef76125c1722

Seonwoo answered in a 6308e30238 heavy voice. No matter how 28558eef13 young he’d been, 761e1217d2 a mistake was 7be7b56572 a mistake. But he couldn’t help f14ffc2e79 feeling a little hurt. He thought he’d af9742932e paid for it 6a34f83494 in his own ed1c53e8a4 way. But then e1904d8d72 he changed 95bdd5237c his mind. No, from 14774f92f8 the victim’s 8495bce77d perspective, it d624602ceb was only 78859c6b34 natural for 1ce3cef940 Ihyun to a204784893 resent him. He steeled himself 5ae5f5bb74 and spoke.01b12963a580833b

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“I’ll make it 8acffaeb61 up to you d6d882d9b4 until you feel bf25cf06f8 better.”261015308990579c

“How are you cd36d1652e going to do 3f9ef6d67c that?”7b3650b53d74b358

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“I’ll work and pay c4dc466f3e you back, somehow…”807827d115ef9fc8

Even as 6ac53a0851 he said e6b3c3b440 it, he 8cd1908760 wondered if 556f093ff4 it would fc2d64de79 mean anything. He could sell himself f511e4b19b a hundred times and 68171c5e39 still not afford this 375607dcb5 house. Sure enough, Ihyun replied b57f36c10c coldly.d68ecc2064ccd87d

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“Do you c460bd80a8 know how 7fcef93c0d much I’m 649820781f worth? Do you 52cc9fd78f really think f5ff133a3a you could 6464f9b3a6 pay back 935f2c2ae8 even a 1be1ae4c96 tenth, or 4cbe081111 a hundredth 01bc94548d of it?”0c94d15499a6d24b

The more 73e2f5b049 he spoke, f3e9580634 the angrier 541f658580 he seemed, e10d760f0e his ears ba5ded3e43 turning red. He slammed his palm d8160b3952 on the table and 3d02053dbd shouted in a low babe1a968c voice.497ad4a4b831be82

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“You think you can a70327ac67 take responsibility for my 64558e319e life with some pocket 1623a18d73 change?!”9d2d1ad4a754e291

He leaned c1270122f1 forward, glaring 5176ef2780 at Seonwoo. His black eyes gleamed, a2ae283da9 and strangely, he looked 9b471bbce6 almost excited. His neatly styled 093a59c649 hair was mussed c1e291b6bc over his forehead, 8273c2cef7 and a wrinkle 123741444e formed on his 04682263be sharp nose. Seonwoo instinctively 88cbd52c73 held his 089a182fb4 breath, and bf12363d29 Ihyun narrowed 53f108e3a0 his eyes, b6c0276d7d then straightened 379c03e6cd up and 65f218ad08 continued in 144f453e5c his usual 8438efc6d1 calm tone.28591d5922a3cdcc

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“…That’s not d2ce63ccc0 what you bac3f53a19 meant, right?”a0bf9d81a526d983

Feeling a bit hopeless 6d25e7c8e4 at the thought that c9d9f65a9a everything he could ever 2f5c31aa0a earn would be pocket 20086d1dbc change to Ihyun, Seonwoo 2ee18073f6 spoke in a resigned cdfd01fc3e voice.1ffae58da7d550d2

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“Then what e1c0a127db do you 9c5733ab3f want? What do you want 2243499096 from me?”a862161b8d764813

“If money’s not enough, 0b92bd5164 pay me back with af46636ede your body.”65a01f8f0c4a05c8

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Ihyun said it in bb156f42af a tone that was 8e57354efa almost elegant, then called, 180c4dd728 “Manager Jung.” Immediately, a e6cceec2bc man in a sharp b72919b4dc suit appeared. He was different from af608853a8 the big guys who’d d8f242955a dragged Seonwoo in earlier.ce055e1a4ced7afb

“Please bring 4bc785a8d0 the envelope 762073cd97 from the cb3733789b study desk.”7261d40a655bc453

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“Yes, sir.”49bcfbec00315162

The man a9d6d07b93 answered politely 5a5cb13288 and hurried 0169af1c7d off. Ihyun picked up his 547e431a41 utensils again and said 8bc9069509 to Seonwoo,baeb51964acb9ced

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“Finish eating, hyung. Breakfast is important 221157e951 for your health, 8c54e3742a so you should 7f317e01d7 eat well.”5305099ee9a691ee

Seonwoo forced e5efa4713d the food 3264ae6e4f down, not 9eca6065c6 knowing what 1f8605ea37 kind of 0a21cfc75e hell was 05600f7a5b waiting for 1913964957 him. The food tasted good, 4ad0826d9b but the situation made 826ed9134d it sit heavy in 73df934c2e his stomach. It got even worse 47f7ef3089 when Manager Jung quietly c8a124fe90 returned and set an a2263430ad envelope on the table.9cf64cabfc49ba9a

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Finishing breakfast with the 9bb532437d feeling of a last f70d7d7205 meal, Seonwoo watched as 2043742615 Ihyun pulled documents from d493755060 the brown envelope. With trembling hands, Seonwoo 4a0d0b9772 took the papers and f6ff6be491 read them. The very 50cbea24c6 first line e44358b076 was . The contents were 661403ec41 just as literal.81338253d291056e

Choi Ihyun (hereafter referred 31f7bedb39 to as “Master”) and 8a23289faa Yoon Seonwoo (hereafter referred 18965d2651 to as “Servant”) agree 68af1b28fb to the following terms.ee55554608c237cb

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1. Everything of b0aee4f57c the Servant, 78a92b1cd5 including his 2988fb32dd body, belongs d58f00127a to the 9219bafb44 Master.
2. The Servant may 58c235e569 not leave the f88c807eea Master’s residence without e84bbc5225 permission.
3. The Servant must 794fb9df95 do his best 960548e098 to follow the 040d7aa436 Master’s instructions…1cd427a4d962235e

There were e7761eb31e more terms 2a3b687d6b below, but 46f0690f3a Seonwoo couldn’t e62c5a17b2 breathe after 3e9854d4ec reading the 6bcb771d3a first line. It was 61afdb0e0c a full-on 1b77a76586 illegal contract, 180fec922c the kind ec5f05f5a8 you’d only a45edfb17d see in c5f89a1f93 gangster movies, c34063d853 blatantly violating cd309a6ae2 human rights. But instead of b6feb34f5b tearing it up, a4b2262484 Seonwoo forced a 9b5da21b0e smile and said,c6453c057ba4feb9

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“Isn’t this e35e31162a contract illegal? It wouldn’t hold up 711d6aeb30 in court…”70ecd1252063747a

He trailed 842852bd07 off under 720b6fe0ce Ihyun’s icy a7e2995e65 stare. Ihyun took a 1b030c6add sip of hot 17518b1c9a tea and replied 0b32eb8fb8 in a casual a3e6ef1a77 voice.159f8a9f5c163ffd

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“Does it have 2b40491d66 to be legal 12def9c623 to be effective? If you 692bb8ed36 want to 534f95ca8b sue, go aa5b43eed9 ahead. If you can. Or if you f11ccd943d don’t want to, 89611e6c37 don’t. You can pay a715cde5c5 in other ways.”4fc78882211d3e8a

The way Ihyun 877a1f76cd spoke, it sounded 69ac0e5782 like he could 5f190ca8e3 lock Seonwoo in 1b4db129c3 the basement and fa2a93d0ea feed him nothing 5ff8276cf1 but dumplings, or e72cef29d4 sell him off c96cdbebe8 for ransom at cd3bbe343e any moment. Either way, Seonwoo 3d4771cbaa was trapped in 552f9b7e90 this house, surrounded 99cd04492e by Ihyun’s people, 5abe861630 with no way b2f5415a49 out. Everything was prepared, even 125ddf9f74 the ink pad for 82ea293591 his fingerprint, so Seonwoo 964de5be9b reluctantly stamped the contract.bc92b4f9dd8c4b88

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As he a0f869f539 stared at 2949bd4789 his finger, fc52958938 stained red bc2e27afb8 with ink, 2c62cffc95 Ihyun took cc497db2d4 the contract 842830747e with a ddb8e6b5a1 satisfied look. He neatly put e41fd4451e it back in 503f4b7356 the envelope and b858de152f handed it to 587a3c7009 Manager Jung, then 6dcb2714d0 jerked his chin 80d11adf6b at the dazed 35d056c1bd Seonwoo.ae3ee1f63af3fe84

“From now 92cfe478a3 on, get 7fe1d16d47 to work, 76f5bf227b Servant.”49d2e612a402bf12

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Dragging his feet, 8605e46a48 shackled by both 25224b41be a billionaire’s power 89b5203c29 and his own 41f2952b3b guilt, Seonwoo followed b994965ef5 his Master. At least the place b1b9063e18 where he’d be living c527ca1212 out his slave life 2f8ec45925 was so beautiful it 3b7421b297 was almost a work 0ea3e8d0b0 of art, which was c6751a6658 some small comfort.a1106099a745ba4f

Ihyun led him to 17af0623d2 the study on the 3a585c6cf0 second floor. The study was easily 22f97b7ac2 several times bigger than 347ae37b5c Seonwoo’s old studio apartment, 85b9b7d07e and looked cozy and 72320a2721 peaceful. As Seonwoo admired the 2dc186cce7 kind of study he’d a37aaa4f61 only dreamed of, Ihyun f4c4cfc866 sat down. On the desk—made ee75bfe95f of some material fab293cbc8 Seonwoo couldn’t even 4e576ad307 guess—there was a a46219bae0 stack of documents 696218fef7 about a hand’s 786579f53d width thick.aa518968bda69633

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Soon, Ihyun started working, de7650aeeb almost forgetting Seonwoo was 26a2365873 there. Peeking over, 8b86593158 Seonwoo guessed a22438eba0 it was 318546a0cb company-related work.a6153c8cbc1b24f9

Ihyun’s parents had already 23daf38987 been running a successful f605e463c9 business back when that 99357180ff incident happened, but in 9ba1073c0c the past few years, 57d941502a the company had grown 34de3403a0 rapidly and was now b5ed1c1bb3 a major conglomerate everyone c252f8bfd1 in Korea had heard 52c511fcb7 of. Seonwoo genuinely c1f24c4532 envied a 72b20da265 life where 62aa611250 you never ec89bb3fd5 had to 0ff3d861b6 worry about 0c3dd05ae0 money, and ce58def15b looked around 0aaa18ff38 the room.2ac7d29f2a3fdbc3

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Through the big 05fe1db89c windows, he could 0c684a4d9f see the beautiful 1951d860a7 garden. He stood there for d034b8a5f4 a while, just staring, ecf6d92cdf but started to feel 5825b62c28 anxious. He wanted cc8521cdf5 to do c77f9adef7 something—really, he c592ffd643 wanted to cfc7080cee get on 28f1f1ca25 Ihyun’s good aa68187f60 side and be790ed16d maybe find fcccd39fed a way 3e646cfb3d out of 6e6a1086d4 this slave fe28dddd96 contract.0ad6a736de307336

But the study 8729e6baf5 was so tidy db8528e5d1 there wasn’t even 76d5575528 a bookshelf to 9d8df1524e organize. As he 0ddc0c39d3 looked down 640837a1b7 at the c1602ad578 plush carpet, 4430b2bff5 something fell 5e5efd7de7 with a 2a6018b251 soft thud. It was 38af19a500 a small 11d0c6736d scrap of f9ea0c353c paper. Ihyun was c386182c00 so focused 9edd1169d0 he didn’t 36b814e54c even notice 96113a1982 he’d dropped be03b9a07f it.ab47f9ae3bf5e6d0

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After glancing around a f879dc15b7 few times, Seonwoo quietly a1f03da6c2 picked up the paper 7f7b88b224 and tossed it in 5b1ca3d6e0 the trash. Immediately, a cold f588424061 voice cut through de100da52c the air behind f9efbfdbfa him.69c6beed35d5bf33

“Hyung, what did you 55664a1bb1 just do?”7e3679e76e541307

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Feeling the chill of 77a402739f Ihyun’s glare, Seonwoo quickly d9dec5f33f explained, afraid of being b428f901a4 misunderstood.eef3159b69add9e1

“There was some d926a3e6be trash, so I 1c58b7cca4 picked it up.”33a534e91c26cf53

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He quickly fished 1599bb949e the paper out 084ebfe73b of the trash 448196aff5 to show him, 6bad15da09 but Ihyun smacked 732e8f0d38 his hand away 31a639f647 like it was e5d2e3768e something dirty. The scrap efe461950d fell to a12437b26e the floor. Seonwoo awkwardly aae18839f6 rubbed his 71cb5ee5d3 stinging hand. Even the trash can a24f0cb775 was spotless, not a 1406a24b10 single scrap of paper.aaff02d8802f1d7b

“Who told you ba9121bc5f to do things 3ccf7719e7 you weren’t asked 3e9ad0919f to?”bf886c896a8ecd29

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“Then… what should 1af94db2f6 I do?”6124c83432de1275

He really had a1a1240ab9 no idea what d2d19ab108 kind of work 036635eeca would please Ihyun. He’d done all d372e1061f sorts of jobs 99939fb0fa to get by, 97b315f9d3 but mostly tutoring, 88bf09edaa so he didn’t 80191f62af know much about 0e01e9a514 paperwork. Even when he 32d110ba94 worked part-time, he f9a8b053ed always picked places 500b99cb3f where he could 45b1b2b72c save on food. The convenience a5af0ac1cf store owner c5d3267aea he worked be9ea0fe86 for was 650c504c55 hot-tempered, but ab54d06d5a let him fcfaf88f0e take home a4c1363db8 expired goods, 7160c77fb0 so he 204daa0107 was grateful 8febcb30fc and never 2c8aed8c19 quit.577a4044af74dfde

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There was 3a374f6cf9 no answer 9cb603fd3a to his 198ce7abe8 question. It seemed fc93159174 even Ihyun, 734d286b1b who’d decided a780338967 to boss b638808441 Seonwoo around, 76e1e943ec didn’t really c84b3bf068 have anything 61a34727c7 for him bbf05b5ee3 to do. He got up and 071d2feba3 brought over a chair, facadde6f2 placing it diagonally from ab712631b5 his desk.67921bdfa96e168d

“For now, just 698322920e sit there and 1b8a0fe713 wait.”3aec24df3dfcd2dc

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At least 0cf4c4e455 he didn’t 67909a39dc have to 75d70f0079 stand, so e50c9cf356 Seonwoo quickly 9086885520 sat down. Ihyun went back 829a94cb86 to work. But once his 81819d9ccf concentration was broken, 6f1d7f1729 he couldn’t get d100e37461 it back, and dc4acbede7 a few minutes 85710c8638 later, he asked aa0ba2553b Seonwoo,0acbe059d80be41c

“What were you planning a9972f3688 to do after graduating 8d0dd243d4 college?”d59faca8976bd8c0

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As a 242a9492c1 Servant, Seonwoo 1e671eceff answered obediently 4b6556714c and honestly.27b37db2e287f26f

“Me? I was just going 8c735de49d to get a job 5815f210a9 at a company that e2f2abce28 pays well.”5ebda056192875c5

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For some reason, 02cc7d6044 Ihyun looked oddly 2b2b0b470d pleased with this 3c718df649 answer. The corners d05fcf9550 of his 10468880bd mouth twitched 6acc1899a3 as he de022e3642 kept his ac4359ac01 eyes on 2efd0f4fb1 the monitor.06b0b16fe205bd92

“Our company pays well.”13416deef2baee20

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Of course it does. As a 3cd60cceea soon-to-be job e11e0c6528 seeker, Seonwoo 5409be045b knew that ff70c5d008 the company 1a916aaf5a Ihyun’s family 0fbe450e53 ran was 3e04c2c68c one everyone 993b6bc87b dreamed of 448159d277 working for. Ihyun boasted with f390d86e52 a lofty air.8056319258aea427

“At our 13c9770683 in-house café, c6597982b4 employees get c2f2c50f01 a free e2e3da290d coffee every fe390ce820 day. The meals are great, 20936a6700 and the benefits during f4230a8645 commute hours are excellent.”22d54023ea5102bd

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“Wow, it’d be bf895d802a awesome to work 46f2a1967b there.”24d4f7e80479d737

Seonwoo, in full Servant e906a15918 mode, agreed soullessly. For some reason, this d8de753aaa seemed to annoy Ihyun, 5d906d2f2e who shot him a 40f983e0d0 sideways glare.abe33b67e6cd6eb2

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“Are you trying to 2a3bc21ce7 bribe me? You’re just a Servant.”620f526a0614196a

When did I f52f5fcf34 ever try to a3341139ec bribe you? And you’re the one c80208a435 who brought it up! Seonwoo was dumbfounded as 66ef518513 Ihyun typed coldly on 34ff150726 his laptop. The neat sound 14813457dc of the keyboard 97d0d5a4d0 gradually slowed, and 3da98c2adb Ihyun muttered,e622fbb98f6f3e55

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“If you 6bde1963a7 ever join 7bd35b54d0 the company…”02987237099b7f7b

He trailed off, silent b198ebb20a for a long time. His eyes, fixed 34764f9314 on the monitor, ce0c8df4af grew a little 20a8cac07c distant. His fingers tapped the 1a3024c3c5 laptop like a metronome. Seonwoo waited patiently, 030bddcb68 then carefully asked,d6ff9702a9644c59

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“…If I join?”8a2a6421471f7084