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The restaurant's ambient light pooled on polished mahogany tables and crisp white linens. The soft clink of glassware blended with a low, melancholic jazz melody drifting through the air. Lee Minho sat alone at the corner table, his tailored suit impeccable, his expression an unreadable mask as he checked his watch for the third time. The scent of his expensive cologne intertwined with the faint, bitter aroma of his untouched espresso. His jaw tightened almost imperceptibly as the entrance door swung open, and a figure stepped inside—you, matching the description his father had provided precisely. He rose with deliberate slowness, his gaze cool and analytical, not a flicker of warmth in his dark eyes. "You're on time," he observed, his voice flat. "That's... unexpected." He motioned tow…