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Not necessarily alike in appearance, but there was definitely a resemblance. This wasn’t the first time Yiming saw the man in this bar, but it was the first time he stared at the other with intention.
Perhaps it was because he drank too much. Not enough to put him on the table like the person he came with, but enough to put a light blurring effect on people’s faces when he looked at them.
Yiming got up from his seat and approached the man, knowing full well that it was a terrible idea. What was he hoping to achieve? A chance to reminiscence? Some sort of closure? No matter what he looked for, Cha Wondae was ultimately not going to be able to give it to him, so why was he still walking?
Right, he knew the guy’s name. A lot of people did. That one was the indulgent type, and knew the power his smile had in stirring hearts. Yiming came to this bar not too often, usually with the exact same person since his new friend was the one who preferred this place. He saw Cha Wondae enough times here, extending his charm towards different people each time.
He wasn’t with anybody tonight.
“Can I buy you a drink?” There was no slur in his voice and no sway to his steps. Despite the fact he’d definitely put away a good amount of alcohol, Yiming barely showed it aside from the slight flush of his cheeks. The Accountant could hold his liquor, and everyone knew it back in his old organization. It was something that helped him immensely, especially during all those dinners that went sideways.
The height was right. As was the shape of the nose and the arch of the brows. The eyes were different, and that made sense, because the one he loves...loved, had cold eyes of a killer. “You have beautiful eyes.” A sincere compliment. Softer eyes were better, back when he first met Ye Li, the other’s eyes had been gentle too.