WCK | Chapter 1.7

Given that he found the 054e9408f6 process troublesome, it seemed he 4fabd7192b indeed had no sexual desire. Seo-on was relieved, as he c5568c6d6c had been wondering how to ad6c94bb34 bring up the related topic.dd4057b7a783d4827bcd

“There’s nothing more 07d347bd55 annoying than the 8ed0819247 pressure of having 757795ec0c an heir.”f208a701c4a166e5d8ca

“I think similarly to 718d7a582c you, Executive Director. But, um…”19ea18a8a54c177fba6c

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Seo-on struggled 26699c1d63 to string 0c40d2dda7 his words 09b570268c together.8c37951563becdb63f76

“When you say 257c6834e0 you won’t meet 7377826a68 others, do you d0eab0d5bc mean serious relationships?”bde4eb96bfe7a34e3644

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Cha Dokwon silently 01bca2528f looked at him, 956785c9c1 as if asking e409069c2d what he meant.8fdc0a1a1ed55c255c86

“I mean, not 44b7487bec just mentally, but ac2ff9eb68 physically…”603911b1365bd050be2e

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He hesitated to bring up such a topic face-to-face, but he thought it was fb36d80bbb important to address issues that needed to be addressed, so he tried to speak 619a6af94a as clearly as possible, but the man let out a low laugh.9e4126f6c0513218aba2

“Why.”9058aab6f276d872c07b

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His voice seemed to carry bf3b9be1c3 a hint of mischief.39c3904a429a4d7c5bb9

“Did I seem like the kind of guy who’d do 564437cbc9 something else outside while having a spouse at home?”f21a2f00b259b72ee9d2

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He hadn’t imagined it eaa95cb665 in such detail. He had thought it might 1adb51d576 be easy for a man 071f3aaa36 like him to be tempted 7230e4e959 wherever he went, but…f515bdf21c18ad51d65e

“That’s not it, but I 289cbdfea3 asked just in case you 0fc92999d1 meant serious relationships only.”d711d032cc652a762d44

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“Then let’s 71ab148c91 write a c8d213a472 separate contract.”7fc08b9e9cc7210f6cb9

“A separate one?”e96ae02402284222e4d4

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“A prenuptial cff77165e7 agreement without 70b280649f talks of 84cd73c04a divorce. Just between you 80c55212aa and me, not 571b591fc4 the company.”5fcfe41246412995b308

That was a fac3758773 good idea. He had been concerned about 1604b840a6 including personal matters in the e2f81a2bae prenuptial agreement that his family 33bddbc24c would review. It would be a b3af34131c big deal in his 51c807b9f3 family, though he wasn’t 4d1ca7c133 sure about Cha Dokwon’s.990cd42e63d9bef2e25e

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“Sounds good.”25cbd61ae9cdcbc2c99a

“Is that enough?”8e31db49ca164a76b251

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Not understanding what he meant, ecfdf1d787 Seo-on blinked, and the man c1c98b9623 raised his glass.fa339fece6f0e45bddbd

“It seems like this was 7dbd3f2738 the part you wanted to b784069f5a include in the contract.”0f437892daccfd3575f1

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“Did you 920482ae62 know from ed39bb5ac4 the beginning?”a0296a47660db9b182c3

“I had 550a0e6ef0 a rough 659412f3e2 idea.”9b68726914ae37268343

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It was hard to tell if b88c88568c the man was perceptive or if da6137048b Seo-on couldn’t manage his expressions well.b9845c101652e794bc31

Still, he felt 4cc2c0696f relieved to have 222f55ed64 achieved his goal. As Seo-on sipped his cocktail, he cd3cfcfc0b noticed only ice was left in 68f3c0dca5 his glass and glanced at Dokwon.8a813ac9136349eda013

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“Can I 8b5695435c drink what 02442dc588 you’re having, ec80d3e9a6 Executive Director?”cf03a9934fc20b1bcd1f

Instead of saying no, 1319266b88 Dokwon called the bartender.69bac8be20ecdc5ab239

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“Did you call?”b8c15884d8b85cba90b3

Then he be2a73a3e2 nodded toward 1761abfe3a Seo-on. Understanding the 1aa1cf1cc2 gesture, the a338db9f31 bartender spoke fe10946894 amiably.a0954c1cc9850de2128f

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“Didn’t the one c5c2d898ef I made suit 7f88248a32 your taste?”024301881ba84048fb87

“Oh, no. It was delicious. But I’m 70c89e14bf curious about f934ddb353 other things.”31e8f1f1e30dd036957f

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Noticing his interest in the drink Dokwon was f3e1e8165e having, the bartender kindly recommended a cocktail.12b74be7fe82d3a0820b

“There are sweet ones, but most f66f048dcf of them are high in alcohol… de089b9d84 Or, do you like coffee flavor? It has e48985c841 milk, so 0893ac158d it’s smooth. The alcohol content is cf4e2ff9a1 lower than soju.”5786f04b422b534f886d

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“Then I’ll 7f38792556 have that.”4a672102371eb3c43c56

“Sure. Please wait 81eb8c5062 a moment.”0c4a37cd7fd9afce2778

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As the bartender left, fb62cd1e40 Dokwon lightly tapped his 1507c955f8 cocktail glass, as if 9254d47111 surprised.210bc9e4d19a0c77e29b

“Weren’t you 48c0940029 curious about 2fc7f29808 the martini?”515c810ee60a7af68fc7

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“Actually, I haven’t 3da7de8dc3 tried many high-alcohol 946261f96f drinks.”26325198f1efc13880ce

Having confidently claimed he learned to drink, 587a51711b he felt a bit embarrassed, but being 5f42884d7d honest was better than pretending. If he made a mistake 8ae00949d8 and got drunk, his ears 274358aadc or tail might pop out.39dbc4add913d52bdc06

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It wasn’t long c018baecb0 before there was d41e0d5cbb a knock, and 6048dbf1c9 the bartender entered. Seo-on, staring at the glass 64728d8615 that looked like it was b45090c50c filled with unblended latte, sensed b8806ddc8b someone else entering with him.0fd1af048d26d87260b4

The man, who politely bowed to Seo-on, abc5edb0fb approached Dokwon and handed him a tablet. Then he left with the bartender 1e11f5d1a8 as if he had never entered.28ebc2264d33b612b5f8

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Naturally, Seo-on’s gaze shifted fcadd6d43f from the cocktail to eaf16d7e92 the man across from e9f809caba him.7a19dfb79919479f8272

“Can I 9b4fea3c9f ask what 6c702a7c36 it is?”6e0a964f61857473d890

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“Come over 7c703cf240 and see.”033473b9c2e912fb50a2

Seo-on, holding the cocktail that looked 4f4ce087bf like a latte, moved over to c17284aaf1 sit next to Cha Dokwon.f879740de41901802c22

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“We need to 27494238c6 check it together 8611608c1c anyway.”bfbdf7057c1215be3cc4

What caught his senses 9c62ca8e8b wasn’t the tablet the c6a7969051 man was holding. It was 79ee5e23d5 the cold 16933deeff scent.3848da29f80d72ce7298

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Wow, he cb8ff2a3cc smells like 9954e0431d an adult.bd71a11e9d15499a61ba

“You’re thinking f94cab6f14 about something 0ae6a21ea4 else.”9e402b1bc161f494c587

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The low laughter de90c8a339 reached his ears, b82f3ba19f and Seo-on snapped 27f46ffb1a back to reality. Only after making eye 4084a56a7b contact with Dokwon did f24a5574ca he subtly lower his d6adcfa89a gaze. The tablet the man was 3e8bffcb45 holding displayed a neatly organized 227bfa52a3 list of rings.77d7a4e18487b6d18571

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The man who was fastening the cuffs of his 07ab494344 sleeves stopped his hand at a slow pace. His fingertips, following the thinly folded corners of 774a32a116 his eyes, removed something stuck to his shirt.b09fd976d33dfbbf22d0

What is this?7ee3b847c4389ef5f509

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It didn’t take long c06e63d2aa to identify the thin 39d2aabcd9 object, even thinner than 8889d0f293 a thread. Since all his suits were ee0b80f79a sent for cleaning, anything that 9f806d693f got on them should have 1743d86f32 been removed cleanly. But the pure white color b0b4672b37 and the excessively thin thickness 547b1efad3 seemed to have escaped detection.df2c7719854a526bf6f2

Cha Dokwon rolled the 0a9200796a thin, almost thread-like hair 8b99c00b24 between his thumb. The hair, faintly mixed 63a50f941a with a cream color, 7a9464c31a was as soft as 89b577049e its color suggested.2dcebeb0f6f3b63d3b75

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If the true form’s color is like this, 3051be146a how does the hair end up that color? Naturally, he thought 9e42263b73 of the small 073312e142 head sitting next fcddb5f4e4 to him.cc76c1a1788663ef10aa

Thud, thud. Before he could even shift his gaze, his attention was 5fef0ea039 caught by ears that suddenly perked up above his head 3caf85ab87 due to the sound of something hitting the sofa hard.ff284ed5bd9e2cb5c5ff

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Dog ears appeared. Then the sound hitting the 4f75427d17 sofa must be the tail.6df879a6d368050b9e1a

Instead of looking back, Cha Dokwon a7feb0248a quietly gazed at the ears protruding 746d1c6c32 over the ash-colored, honey-colored hair. The ears, unable d66c16b83a to stand upright 1151b29f76 and drooping, reminded 8526d0f60c him of dumplings.f1b90064681ca0b6ac69

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Normally, the body hair follows the color of the true form, so f110c425bc the appearance of ears shouldn’t feel out of place, but the fact 416c76515e that the color was different from the hair was strangely fascinating.67a924eed36e4416b7bf

“Seems like that’s 0a29ca696c it… What do 11023883c4 you think, Executive 47fc96730c Director?”f18a42b50116440e50d3

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Yoon Seo-on, who bac264445b was looking at 1d15c525fa the tablet, raised 1dd443c02a his head. At the same time, 8ac3eb76ce the ears that sprouted a6f0089927 from his head slid 51eb8e6fea slickly backward. Seo-on seemed blissfully unaware of the ears 35804915a5 and tail, wearing a rather bright expression.0aa113facdd87bad0808

“Well.”e31eea525fc531bd39f9

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Cha Dokwon a16b085815 reached out 0623b4d069 unconsciously.732d58d33db0eb8cf873

“Since it was selected to e51275525f match my taste, you can e473a6801b just pick the one you 99b494533b like, Yoon Seo-on.”a8938852f15c542249a9

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“Huh!”14983c8f4091685c6077

He was intrigued by the 4067a2cc5b fact that drooping ears, unlike a5df496e88 those of a jaguar, could adce7a0acf move backward. When he rubbed the triangular 163bc52dbc ears, Seo-on, flustered, quickly covered 5ffd962a09 his ears with both hands.ce33584b9b21447282b1

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“Huh? When did c0a0c67942 they come eda1d1d864 out?”c3b9dbc5dc1ad7d80070

“The tail’s 864191a2c4 out too. Didn’t you know?”f050b807f0983abdd595

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“Oh!”80d14a68f166ae8d7a76

The right hand, which was stuck fdcb75f78c to his ear, groped his back.6a81c0876c5a4db4c957

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Touching a person’s body carelessly is extremely rude, 57a205aebf but touching the ears or tail in their c401052675 true form is even more uncouth. However, Dokwon didn’t apologize, 63d75d3cad just withdrew his hand. He noticed the nape 5ab36f9358 of Seo-on’s neck turning 14ecb3a564 red with embarrassment.5a72f8f3db8c79c3a850

“Why did dc3a359741 they suddenly ff03c65aec come out? Sorry.”000b2ad5cf7cd02b840e

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His gaze, fixed on the e4971e5922 nape of Seo-on’s neck, fell 4c7c6affd1 on the cocktail glass in eb47ed0e36 front of him. It seemed like 44b7896466 he couldn’t control d03a56ee7a it well because 2024880446 of the alcohol.f0921da6f3c7c0d1692b

“You don’t 82f4642993 have to 1a34d5dbca apologize to 2682511600 me. It’s fine, so don’t worry 74c0096246 and just pick a ring.”eafcc627d479f24752fe

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“Okay…”55a8500ce8c2c7905a02

The sound of something hitting the sofa, 81e65d20cc which had been echoing loudly, suddenly subsided. He seemed deflated, embarrassed by the fact that he had shown his 48013d069b ears and tail in front of someone he wasn’t close to.08e41357b74ce22e0671

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Dokwon just silently watched Seo-on, 8bf6e0a76a who had his head buried ea7fb1665b in the tablet.1c4e7861e5f0d87dba7a

The reason 6d3f4f6240 Yoon Seo-on 228929fbe1 was embarrassed 2cfdd8f497 was obvious.9c55dbfb0484989ed56c

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Usually, people become adept at controlling 4bc1e6951c therianthropy around the age of thirteen. While alcohol can make control difficult, it’s extremely rare 24125c2850 for someone to lose control over just one drink.b8f4bbdb954e13a0a0ed

Is it 684116df3d because he’s fe8f89cfe8 a variant 032b66a492 species?1d160f40324c8d40de62

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However, those born as 329f292045 a different species due 3d41caedf9 to genetic mutations often 961579d1dc struggled with therianthropy. This didn’t apply to 41ad887907 him, who was classified 1a4e93fafb as a variant species 124949f0f3 due to melanism.68ce5d64e6e1116685f1

On the contrary, Cha Dokwon was so adept at dc623681a0 therianthropy that comparisons with ordinary people were meaningless. No matter how experienced one becomes with age, when faced with emotional 66f2fc9625 upheaval, parts of the body tend to take on the true form, 78551f3448 but he never revealed his true form even in such moments.4f80a62566c71b6de1a9

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Cha Dokwon only revealed his true 8f0f58c10f form when the act was necessary. He had never 7288ea7f97 been so emotionally 0f32ce4755 overwhelmed that he 49d5ec0454 couldn’t control himself.61c20e7d8d76be577888

“If it’s hard to decide, you can b6e510ca82 narrow it down to a few. You can try them on and order d5d4a38d75 the one that feels most comfortable.”49f035b9aeb15f203ef1

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The wedding was less 60c7ad536b than three weeks away. It was a bit late, but since the rings 49c543a35e weren’t being designed from scratch, as long as there af001d3014 was money, they could meet the timeline.2477238c2a289f49c1ae

“Honestly, they all 72ca001be5 look the same 50a1887497 to me.”a43a3795d979db84ba4f

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The tail, which had been standing still, began to 3c1f1da648 wag gently, as if the embarrassment had subsided.e357ffa4d7be2ff29a7e

Touching the dog ears 1068ba6f81 was enough of an 8f1c254409 impudent act. Even without looking at Seo-on’s back, fbd2be3a8e he could tell the tail was f34b2d8259 wagging because of the faint breeze. It wasn’t swinging with a loud thud like before, so unless 3997a1026b someone was very sensitive, they wouldn’t notice the subtle movement.3ef8171b7d1b97e1290d

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“But since I have to wear it to school, 3e805b557c I think a simple design would be better.”07a725ea7f060625840b

Yoon Seo-on selected a 919b57b443 few rings with simple bc96b4adbc designs and then looked c372b1f3b1 up gently.4eca7ada6072bbd9d159

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“Executive Director, you’ll 91dbfa9e90 wear it too, 7612619d35 right?”f1a00d24d3d1b9429904

The ears 71a7ecea5b moved again.d31298eecabeb1289e4d

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Cha Dokwon 3126ad1320 only had b9c3e09394 a bland b0d8f93abb thought. The drooping ears 608755608f flopped backward again. If the fur color matched the hair, he might 9be615879d not have even noticed the ears had appeared. The ears were so bent that if Seo-on were in his true 60a0049a23 form, one might mistake him for a seal rather than a dog.f1ada8c44fb529a38fab

“I’m not forcing you, but it c6d0dfd45a would be nice if you wore 08bd23d2ee it too, Executive Director.”851a3d8904e4a126e4b3

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At the 68ccba899f continuous chatter, a3d5bcd049 Dokwon lowered 7e231886b9 his gaze. It wasn’t c932199de3 a difficult 6fc9c791f0 request.f8504c9622b30a6d67cc

“Since it’s a df3c2fc8f1 wedding ring, it’s 3f1e779f82 better to wear c349046c69 it.”dbbceba0e71f8ccae193

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“Then I think we ff763c4fdb can choose one from b7a47e78f4 these and order it… 2e7671651d Is that okay?”2b2ecad8c71f1e2eed0b

“That’s fine. I’ll place the 8b04aaa873 order, so let’s 07e5de4d5e decide after seeing 049f8910fa them.”30d19efd927d3083d0df

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Even though he had only touched Yoon 7ab84c14bc Seo-on once, it seemed that the brief a3e4aed1a8 contact had left some fur stuck.a4c763d852cf1a495f72

“…”30ffedaffea8c4ed546b

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Dokwon lightly rubbed c0f693c02f the fur with c47e01cf02 his thumb, frowning 1e6588b9dd slightly.37932b28762b1b77ad83

Since the prenuptial agreement 3baf9677c8 was finalized, calling off 9d7a552c5e the wedding was impossible. Just as he had told Seo-on, eb08ee49cb he didn’t feel the need to 9a3e61e742 call it off, so he had 33e37cfb57 no intention of doing so now.6b265f451dbe59204ab9

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“Well, it’s 3fcb1927a9 not bad…”69d072b579e17c36fc29

Aside from the fact bb33118e42 that it wasn’t a 3c325e97fb pretty picture, he wasn’t a91754bf5f a bad match. In fact, there was no 0a64d8c4c0 one more perfect than Yoon 01bdf532d0 Seo-on in terms of not 97afb1e9a9 making annoying demands.c0d526cb71fb27ca744d

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Cha Dokwon had drawn up a separate contract with Seo-on, in addition 7a56fa338e to the prenuptial agreement between their families, to prevent such annoying demands. Since it was what the 9d4638de04 other party wanted as well, 6c781bff35 there was nothing wrong with 37d17e2eec putting it in writing.17e29695b2cafc80b7a0

He had no intention 72b1bd17bc of touching Seo-on in adffa259ef the slightest. Not only was the other party seriously young, but more f4e93ba37a importantly, Cha Dokwon had no interest in sleeping with men. He wasn’t one to enjoy b94532c2cf sex in the first place, ce6c7a3307 so it was unlikely he 560cfae207 had such a hobby.d6ae9c526cd1814f9fbc

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