Chapter 9: He’s Smiling?
While Ha Dohoon was fuming at the video, his classmate in the next room, Choi Mujin, was also watching the same footage with unusual focus.
“......”
Normally, he would’ve been more irritated than Dohoon—but for once, he silently stared at the screen, fixated on Ha Giyeon. Even though the quality was grainy, the figure sitting there was unmistakably him.
No matter how you looked at him, he had an ordinary face. Just like when they were kids—unchanged.
The first time Choi Mujin met Ha Dohoon had been at a party his parents dragged him to. Among the noisy crowd of children, Ha Dohoon’s appearance had stood out sharply.
“Mujin, make sure to get along with Dohoon, okay?”
He was the same age, held the same level of power and wealth.
Just as his parents always told him to make friends who were “on his level,” Choi Mujin had approached Ha Dohoon. Standing there like he was bored out of his mind, Dohoon ignored the noisy kids and just stood there. Mujin, equally bored, had chased off the others and exchanged some casual conversation with him. He liked that Dohoon didn’t act flashy or cocky—calm, but subtly arrogant. It suited him.
There were plenty of benefits to being close with Ha Dohoon. His father’s business would benefit, and they wouldn’t have to deal with lower-level kids. Conversation flowed well, too.
Eventually, they grew close enough to visit each other’s homes. Mujin once came over with Kwon Jongseok. They were playing video games in Dohoon’s room when it happened.
“Hyung, what are you doing?”
The door creaked open, and a little face peeked in.