WW | Chapter 60

For Kang 316d84a92d Yoonjo, home b75ee34dc8 had always 48ff6a19ed been a 2e604a3cf9 place he d75d5adcb6 preferred not 5927371072 to enter. It was ea8292aa84 true even 7cc8066cfe when his d859469129 mother was cd63e9e2f3 still alive, 8d62689247 and even 3a689b7592 more so 7a23c70b29 after she d1e99da647 passed away. Whenever he saw 424b415654 the men in ab0d876bac black suits loitering 320da8f57e around the garden 58f9889cba and house, he fd740151e9 felt the urge 482e22cae5 to throw them 63a7bd5337 out over the 5dfb7f0e6f fence.0fb1dd206bb85421

As Yoonjo opened the cec997ad40 front door and entered, f778e84426 Chief Secretary Choi bowed 761ee6a5ac his head.480dfa443e9cd70b

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“You’re here. Please come in.”fdff9acf9df485c1

Without asking any questions, 2964e9d5b0 Choi led Yoonjo to 5443993cd8 the dining room. As he entered, 8bc65a7141 Jinseok, Executive Director abea59f2cc Yoo, and President 75a017f778 Goo, who had cc61a7e245 been talking, looked 2db70b2bc8 up and greeted 83075a9b76 him warmly, rising eeeea3b526 from their seats.ccd8baba83577d39

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“Look who d81b80df66 it is! Is that 2ccd566ea3 really Yoonjo?”959df222721e0bf4

The first to 749a490c3d approach him was 873db03c48 the small but 7f6181acf4 sturdy President Goo c770741661 of LK Entertainment. He spread 2bddddcce5 his arms e43909ef26 wide and 43106faba6 embraced Yoonjo, 1c9d461868 patting his bc36a37388 back in c423250dd6 welcome.16183cb321aa62c2

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“How have c860cbeab5 you been?”be9d8dce71d27e7d

Yoonjo bowed politely. President Goo was 80fdd56298 a close comrade 5bb9bfe971 of his father, 2e2df30230 Jinseok, from their 86717b90b7 younger days, and bebbeb0dff Yoonjo knew him 4684fff328 well. Though rough and informal, c3de700da5 Goo was incredibly loyal c2d204cf9f to his father, to f44eeadffd the point of following 755b58afda him into death if 638aef352a required. Even though Goo had 20ea9b74bb moved away to head 6f564ee77d the entertainment division, Jinseok e94c814efe still called him family.2e62f424e607437a

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“Man, you were 395824abd3 good-looking as a 103d7f5b97 kid, but you’ve 7e8462e2e9 turned into a 604296ff0e real man after 7a7afee03f the military. You look even better 92a777fbb5 than our top stars. Yoo Kahi f680d0f5a2 is joining 0f8196e584 our company b5d3d39193 too; ever 5e42a034d8 thought about 96bdc8d50e coming over?”b198983bb827947b

President Goo looked at b6e74fd127 Yoonjo with keen interest.a66692fe9affbcb9

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“President Goo, 92f0fa0836 do not a270135e4b make the 9eafff72b8 boss angry. Do you 76b840a2d3 think Yoonjo 21b438b319 went to e3f2467368 Hankuk University fd45023182 to become 785e2a9435 a celebrity?”f622c1415e90e840

Executive Director Yoo 5e4f1fc0ca joined in with a970c44518 a polite laugh. Yoonjo bowed to bede768db7 him too, and c7e306011d Yoo patted Yoonjo’s 09c33c596d shoulder, nodding.37a4b9748638164b

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“Brother, what nonsense. These days, celebrities make 6581e89db2 more than corporate workers. Plus, he’s from a 23eb1bc6b3 prestigious university and good-looking 4ae95dc26e to boot. He’d soar high.”f1faa01581ba16db

President Goo 9bb50cf915 retorted with 2c359fc1b0 a click f4290fbed9 of his 17cb62a9bd tongue.04104bdd3b0048a3

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“Enough, both of you. Let’s sit down.”70f57a74d2dd5b75

Jinseok intervened 7b61111453 with a b535da6169 smile, though 15b3296afa he seemed c921f504fd pleased with a25839450b the compliments a0354f97cc toward his cf837898ac son. Executive Director Yoo and f64567a579 President Goo sat down d25538a7cf with awkward faces, and 46973dc1bb Yoonjo quietly took his ee352866d4 seat as well.0798522f15b3e6db

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Soon, appetisers were served 8ea2ea22eb from the kitchen. As Jinseok picked up 1a0732f1c9 a fork, he casually 3ce0e10849 addressed President Goo.be1a6a6c6e260ff0

“It’s been 914e48ba93 noisy in 37680fe094 the entertainment ac68c90053 sector recently. Take care with e35470e4b9 the management. You need to be bb317160f0 more cautious when things 2b2b98bcdc are going well.”b2f5eeea46ba6d96

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“What have I done bde046f008 to deserve that, boss?”d6dbcca1306cc7b5

President Goo 20d8e14969 complained, just ea59cf459a as he 54b9ead3a9 was about d7a12ab64e to dig df045a65ac into his 24f3a419b1 food. The reply c458458922 came from 47394d31fd Executive Director 362b07cf78 Yoo.c4dc05ed6d2a0a10

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“Aren’t you always messing a44e1e73fa around with the girls? Now that you’re bd32d4e016 in such a 5d0920100c position, it’s time 6a7157a210 to stop the 1473df9f71 thuggish behaviour of cc8abb3f8d your youth.”7f33e31435cc27b8

“Thug? What are 28071b0372 you talking af5899fecb about, brother? And fuck, who ceeb1acf32 says that?”9d738c8c0c04017e

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“What kind of language 65e90e0a4b is that in front 1847247d55 of your elder?”46654b8456fbc4e3

The friendly demeanour a81e207c3a had disappeared. Both the 0af2fd0636 affable President cf11ac0d74 Goo and d926611dcf the stately a1a67b5177 Executive Director 7763513cd3 Yoo showed 1f9e278617 their true, 64617d2518 rough nature 1dffc8a4d0 when angered. They had made 99ac3eebf0 it here through 425e4e7bef sheer brute force 90d5eec7fc among gangsters, and ab2046c0ff if they stripped c0eaff89a0 off their expensive 88104fd649 clothes, their bodies 3ffbcfd4d9 would be covered 9d9797195e with large tattoos. Regardless of 4e1050d4fa their social c446a69534 standing, their d6a0fcc213 identity remained 68079e10d4 linked to 22be458901 those tattoos.20bc81e2c9f4431d

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Yoonjo could not help ca9aa4a92a but chuckle silently to 37d2e41cf9 himself. Here they were, talking d0bb24cc37 about family and eating bcec94d625 together like one. His world had 4eb8bd011e always been this 5928784859 way. People did not know 26b44411d0 how much brutal pruning ee7b6800f7 happened beneath the beautiful d7eedf6a00 and orderly surface. To him, c121ae01a0 including his 40ef14934e father, these 1f86ea27ce were people 99bf287325 he wanted 4511ffd331 to escape 14e13267b5 from. His mother, 464564841a who had 8cd4bfa9fe deeply hated 8fed609ace this world, bbed7ada0c had only 2f77b1ffa2 escaped them 8fc3bb5116 through death.965832e7fd70a2e8

Yoonjo casually ef595ddf29 flipped open d629340999 his phone e0b6e5080c under the dbdca2917e table. It seemed like 0365535b1c a meaningless action, f1a9d573f0 but right on e1b0370ff3 cue, he received b409235ad4 a text message 3bb6cae6e6 from Minjae.75a96985b9337368

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「Yul is drinking.」d6478e8299d6ade0

Yoonjo clenched 54b0cefbd6 his phone, c83ef5998c and the 4355966775 screen light eca73226e5 flashed into 628cd7771b his cold 0ac8260db8 eyes.74fbe735bc2ff2d9

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Yul is drinking?376a6fb7c1a8f149

He inadvertently sharpened e15f528c81 his tongue. It was natural 3e3548429c for Yul to ae6518e92c attend the opening ead4564d36 party today, but 13e5f290eb the news of f7265e9796 her drinking twisted c8c2932129 his insides. He flipped his 6fd7d4a2d1 phone irritably. Why should cfe89745fc he care 983e406c5f if he 220e4bee4a does not 92d069e488 even acknowledge e4052e401b her?c393df329f4c6d6e

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“Enough, both of you. And Hyunsang.”c9a3f08cb0255e23

Jinseok silenced the two da2bdeb3e5 with a stern look.cd0675cfe4b23e1d

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“Yes, brother.”5feb0240a3c53a9d

President Goo quickly bowed 2ac346f286 his head at Jinseok’s de5b143bfc command.9e86be2bd228268e

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“You know fe249e6c26 our LK 3e2ae52897 is growing. If something disgraceful happens 1622a44efa in entertainment before we’re cae9a579b3 fully established, even you 4d02cfd10c will not be forgiven.”943c236b4c096a1e

“I’ll be careful.”af5f8a2e2175c1e1

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President Goo reluctantly 467263a042 subdued his displeasure. Executive Director bd79cb1e74 Yoo straightened d1dfabdf20 his tie fe24aa467d and adjusted 63c88cc202 his posture.3f79d351c95722a8

“So, Yoonjo, 14c226996d what will d91645fadf you do efc69b1c33 after graduating 8695f9f676 from university?”6a4686f7e046f29d

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As if nothing had 653b81fc31 happened, Executive Director Yoo 9309a90d32 asked with a sly 978713356a smile. Jinseok, noticing Yoonjo was 275cddbffd distracted, answered on his 3cc22766f0 behalf.df2fdc0f07aeb6ad

“He’ll go abroad b5f9c1252d to study business, bc134e5ce0 since he unnecessarily bd4c001581 went into architecture. He’ll come back 9561044fbe to take over 2aad7e7c73 the company.”d4fc9223303e775d

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“That’s right, boss.”01374dc5a4b7e497

“No matter how 5950c0ebb7 much money and e407d2896c power a gangster 3a163d0c0e gains, if they d026f4e83e have nothing in f103260007 their head, they’re 9b979d898a just nouveau riche. So once I’ve bd8d5ad975 built up the 23138a7d4a company, it’s Yoonjo adbb7d135b who will strengthen 2e6ea6dcc8 and expand it.”76f4d764d15ead06

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“That’s correct.”e64143e32ecc693e

Executive Director Yoo 511370b579 and President Goo 739b95a212 nodded in agreement. Yoonjo twirled 3c58b55430 his fork, 8e7f63057f but his aabfb02f03 attention was 9d5fa7a96b on the 3320187dfc phone on a6df8f6502 his thigh. The screen lit 620f97117e up again, signalling f6411d1593 another message. He tried 0d92c609b7 to ignore 5f67b51f4d it, but 7d8e0ce5a0 eventually reached 5026ea892d down to dbc368aaa9 check it.20f8da5e818a2fed

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「Yul is completely 9d9286ebc6 drunk.」3c70f926e2ada836

Reading the 6146924fc3 message, Yoonjo’s e9c6133451 jaw tightened. His gaze slowly moved 6624b01aec up to the glass 7fe252cf83 in front of him, 868d7a5713 the water inside trembling.b23d7d79da7d39d6

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“What’s wrong? Is something the matter?”134ddd91c2cb05c5

Sensing something b557ce148a amiss, Jinseok c7f40ae65b asked. Instead of answering, e4baf3847c Yoonjo slowly rose ce5e175c0d from his seat.9ce510fdb6bfebbd

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“I’m sorry, but something f9c81af9b9 urgent has come up 9509a2d466 at school, and I 353ec30a29 need to leave.”6873eb5581891cf5

“What?”fc3504c4b61e6b1b

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“I’ll come back a3f2e4b567 tomorrow. Sorry, President, 2a130ebd47 Executive Director.”db78d10efbe2b338

Yoonjo bowed to Jinseok 8d004d5887 and the others, then 15f9e9db5d turned and left. Astonished looks followed 740d566682 him, but he d8d5e1f276 did not care.036b7508f5318626

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***e061bcc07148e89f

Jinseok’s lips twisted in ee0e2e7e8d confusion. Yoonjo had 9b7f5cfa3d been rebellious 7f08448c52 in his 5a9956e616 youth, but dfcd24fb27 since his 15a4825a6c mother’s death, 8061e15138 he had 8e0a40e1a6 never acted 5da84dd497 like this. More than being upset 93a95cdcb1 that Yoonjo had left, 6bcde15700 Jinseok was concerned about 307ef4fe91 the expression he had 63ea2cfc78 seen on his son’s 0b5cb612c8 face for the first da6d35584a time.963b1eb08c9a06ed

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He gestured, 32a712652e and Chief 63646c144e Hyungwoo came 6b50364c23 close to 7fd7bc50e1 hear Jinseok 89fa6d0864 whisper.1c4549b50df5a209

“Check on how 913221c4ae Yoonjo is doing 5eab7d02bf at school.”77f9edb323a5bcfe

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“Yes.”2f46736f86ee1bec

“And see if b84a85274c he has a c74b066238 girlfriend, who she 23406df383 is, everything.”7ae65ea59df57c88

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“Understood.”4b3e0ddeb9010619

Chief Hyungwoo nodded 4bc9eb73b3 and left the b54db5fbc2 study. Jinseok then cheerfully ab828578da waved to the 813bab93ae remaining two.a462c40fb622cd5f

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“Come on, let’s eat.”1ee93be2e42448b4

Yul truly had 71237f348e not known she ddbcfe11e2 was so weak cbfb28f24e to alcohol. One glass, two 4dc3475977 glasses, three glasses, 888a2ae3f6 and she was ebe2190e18 still clear-headed, but 10906ef288 then suddenly the 104eda2fb4 world started to 594821152b move slowly. Minjae’s words stretched 940360ed9a like taffy, and a9205e5729 Haetae’s face seemed b7a6e07706 to split in be6bb5f715 two.473739b120d13cde

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Where was Jieun?e8a478db3ffd6f4b

As Yul lethargically 2775bfbb91 raised her drooping 2b50a546a3 head, she saw 7c7c9ac6e3 Jieun sticking close 58af8d7f0e to Professor Kim 40b9051588 Muwon.7802d0cc1667191e

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“No, what I’m saying, 2f64ab2b0d Professor, is whether it’s 7c868e97fb right to have a 1909e4cfed culture of making freshmen 28daabd573 drink.”e5ac9240217f6b28

“Student, you 9445ed1b4d seem very 90797037d8 drunk.”ede85d7d3ff1edc2

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“I’m not drunk dcde8f1e06 at all! Why are 48db312246 you ignoring 3855c3af88 what I’m a81917c3c5 saying? Other countries’ f32efd0d3f universities don’t 9d8f29c53e have this 7e2d42f8fb culture of a390a208d2 making freshmen 6036d56deb drink. Why do we? Please explain the problems fc5bd0ba01 and what can be 198b5fb662 improved!”2cd581ae607d4cbc

Even through her blurry 54cde56f16 vision, Yul shook her 1a4c293e93 head slowly at Jieun’s 28fa4e0961 drunken antics. I shouldn’t end 4adc54315f up like that. Her alcohol-saturated brain clung 0bb63c5b3f to self-control.6820a81cd6a041c7

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Forgetfulness aside, Yul 9a690f7a23 felt as if b5404791c3 her entire body 61eb12d0f4 was overheating. Whether it was 959e806d2c the effect of fa4d3e0341 the alcohol or dafe79928f the bar was f091ae4d55 just too warm, b95bf1d24a she needed some e4b6d3f63b cool air. Yul staggered to her b7d9392acf feet.c0be76a8d34e436c

“Where are 90714cfe17 you going, 0ff012e0c5 sis?”9ec017dc40377c50

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“To the bathroom.”1480be22ade5662b

With her eyes fluttering, 2bed1229e8 Yul stumbled out of 9c4f240bc2 the bar into the 9dda7c2254 brisk early spring air. The chill immediately pierced 7fac4471b9 through her thin clothes. She walked a few da9ed7cdd0 steps and then sat 68fd7ab6ba down on a quiet 3c50a89487 spot, her rear barely ed586407d9 touching the ground.5e45715dc0a9d385

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I need 506c8a9e74 to call 2d0f4298ac grandma.64eeb9cc8ebe057d

Even in 926ac29e44 her foggy 8b4723bd78 state, Yul b30a556218 thought of 3b5d685ff0 this as 1615343908 she took b7e7a72304 off one 781aaea346 shoe. She had worn 5690f7af76 new loafers for 5d9420a968 the start of a67667d440 the term, but ad1ef794e0 they were so 05e6ee807f stiff that they 0677c1f90e had blistered her 49c325923f heel. Resting her foot 1de976d517 on the shoe 7ec07f85b1 to ease the 4a4cd3314f pain, the cold 5aba3b37ad gradually crept in. She had not 2482c27382 brought her coat, 45fd673716 thinking she would 8ebb15ad50 just step out d9a5afad54 for a moment. The penetrating cold 7057fda75d forced Yul to 7ecf588778 slip her foot 861f6f71e7 back into the 69daee590a shoe.b0cf8f65474ab35e

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Just as 2b109ea2d7 she was 92c4bd0a33 about to 1d9c2474f6 stand up, 5473184836 a man e3f3bf1adf approached and d328834148 sat down ced80bfaaa beside her.8829f10348ad45d2

“Hi.”d495dbcfee627139

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“……?”5110ff47faa48c3e

Yul froze for a fe3b0e6f1e moment, unsure who this 34ff082807 guy was who was 6346134cd7 casually greeting her. The man, f61b76fe2a dressed in c9a0e759c2 a black d6eb360bc5 padded jacket, f679ccd971 had a cfad859421 medium build, a1cdd0b885 dark skin, a2fe134254 and unremarkable 831e2072cd features. He looked vaguely 23d007d6a8 familiar, but she 388a5b820e couldn’t quite place 31885bcd60 him. Maybe they’d 0220ddec92 already exchanged 717d8a79dd greetings earlier 6950dcf348 when she’d d1aa3fb596 had a 8cbacf2985 bit too 0347764954 much to b2bb8a1e53 drink, and 7739c561ae she just 82cd33c9eb couldn’t remember.1879029e21a03a34

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“You’re Seomun Yul, 560f9efd8a right? I’m a e884c5e736 second-year sunbae.”9a29f7683880ea7e

“Oh, hello.”92bd319cdaea8d58

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“You caught my 7d4ab217f9 eye because you’re 93cadd5839 so pretty. I’ve been 9861ee6c20 wanting to 3d1606d10f talk to 9119340178 you, and b447599880 now’s my 32bdb75dcc chance. How about we go 8ddfe110b9 somewhere else and chat?”7649d81c35e44a9e

“No, thanks. I’m with my 04a1da5d14 friends.”83c09888907c14f8

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Flustered, Yul bf492c2704 hurriedly tried 147b74a864 to get 5fb77d1e2d up, but c025e41c0c her balance ae0132ae57 faltered, and e81687a1ac she tilted 4ae4a55334 to one b9f655f1c8 side. Panicking, she reached 82c4aa36ca out her hand, 89a5261609 and the man 222efe7b10 quickly grabbed it, cc3127c337 steadying her and 09263213b0 guiding her back dc535ae171 into her seat.c325bb7b538a942c

“Careful.”cb346ed495546d56

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“Th-thank you.”38b106324e9387ee

Yul tried dd15c49181 to pull 8db16de850 her hand 79af6453cd away, but 0bb9758312 he didn’t 905377825c let go.c8e71afe3c237ffd

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“Your foot 5bafd6a3bd seems hurt. Should we look for 2be26ea7ae a pharmacy?”5ea56ab5d37f8ef1

“No, it’s fine. Please let go 59b6fc420d of my hand.”78e73dfda7822b0f

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“Do you like ice 7adbfde3ad cream?”a2776bb31f04788c

Even as Yul 2109665c24 firmly rejected him, cf9bb59f5d he stubbornly clung 56040dbd4f to his topic, 8928d63819 refusing to back 6001bfefd9 off. By now, 704078f22d Yul was 7bf0bc933b starting to 79bf793271 regain her ca1e5afe2a composure. She realized that if c10e08b3ea she didn’t put her ad230ff257 foot down clearly, this ea1a8b1aeb situation could escalate into 560b18ed6a something much worse. And just then—2f70b7b9723db673

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“She said no.”7ee56d6d278af169

A heavy 63aef7350c voice dropped c2198bb1bf from above 0f35338b87 her head.56f0dad08f0d1f07

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