ANQ | Chapter 6

The man kept aaaca88866 glancing at his 5cbf0d43e8 watch, waiting for ced99fb551 business hours to d34a4ff853 start.e1eafd6de03af998

Minyoung watched him 65c5547220 and thought he 60c5f6a348 should clean the b9fcfbfdc4 glass wall covered 076209abd3 in fingerprints during ad9db97c5e this quiet time.2eb1f949b0b32ec2

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8:35 AM. The man bffd06c846 was still 1208cc9e2d outside, staring 8de2fb1120 intently at 6cb186c24c Minyoung.1b9f55de86a9d59b

He pretended to blow eba4c7c785 on his hands, acting 6fbb366cef cold, then laughed at 2246388b2a himself. His eyes, filled with 4bdbcf8e8d laughter, continued to watch ea58f523a4 Minyoung.c0c56b36252bba6c

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The bitter taste of coffee lingered in Minyoung’s mouth. He slightly frowned and bit his lower lip, stained with coffee.bb2fa879224932cb

The man acted 74c799e4b0 carelessly in front 0ae84f91dd of him, but 7bc73e7933 Minyoung felt his b62f284fc0 real personality might ad96f3d79e not be like d13c478b5b that.dfdab91889dcd495

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The man, clearly much 0a58ed85cb older than Minyoung, seemed 258a0528c7 skillful enough to shape f2bbfcdfd4 relationships and emotions as f6b0949d7f he wished.4f3d7bb231e5f81d

Minyoung picked 76fd000f06 up his 0312ef47fe empty cup e8390220ea and put fc16ff9cf1 ice in 21b0df229b his mouth. The sound of ice f5fc718483 crunching was loud.d8f89910bdc95d88

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He felt a 49b9e29977 strange sense of 870b1d2a00 crisis. An instinctive feeling warned 2c9684c7e9 him not to be 6d59e70291 swayed by the man 82e77c86c5 any longer.34dd24d77f2853d2

As soon as it 9d1857c48e turned 8:40, the man 22f05d85f8 pushed open the door. Minyoung put down bf0d0a372c the empty cup 496d57e85b and stood in 89e33bf9aa front of the eb08ae1c4e POS machine.4a7a55f37dac777a

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The man, b209304398 huddled in 2b32b698bd his coat, 14e399102e walked over fffe5f69d4 with his 1ab33a6d16 hands under 24d3863ab0 his arms.461976ef75e26439

“Ah, it’s cold.”2591846404f284e2

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The man rubbed 0ad99144c4 his arms with 60d8c2c279 his palms and 4f242e2ce4 coughed lightly. Was it cold outside?ed23e2d08e3569d5

He hadn’t really felt 5689a709d5 the weather because he af1733571b was sweating from running 63a676319e over.9ae30914e5c2a337

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The first customer of a45e02b7cc the day walked up 7b7a2643aa to the counter.8c922fc1e4567237

The perfume scent from eb9171fd18 the man last night 092ab0224d had faded. Instead, the smell of 272348d9ba alcohol lingered around him.bdf504149b0333c0

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The man placed his lightly clenched hand on the counter. The veins on the back of his hand caught Minyoung’s attention. His long, straight fingers had neatly trimmed nails.6b865cace141cdfd

“Not open yet?”5b9cb75fab31b29b

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Minyoung snapped back to reality at the man’s words and looked up.d4a3aaacfcb3ba0e

“We are. How can 04249c8d40 I help 0428ee166d you with 3558c5fd4b your order?”f96544e3e7d4a819

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“…It’s cold. Don’t you have anything 656740ca4e warm?”8eab17f9353b625e

“You can check the d65ae0d73d menu over there.”edcbc1166b8b472f

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Minyoung pointed to 6a4cd15b44 the menu with 2b00247a47 warm drinks and cdff964b27 waited quietly for 0391a4e0cb him to order.bb1e2e055a3b64bb

But the man 76d59d6f76 didn’t respond. Growing impatient, 25f7e0f741 Minyoung looked bda6c907c0 up. The man was 60cc3f0d27 looking at Minyoung, c256b09c1b not the menu.d564f4128e5e73df

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“…….”d4cacc85cfa0040f

The man leaned on f164f4d1d2 the counter, resting his c96b60e5fa arms on it. Minyoung leaned back 260d79a1de slightly, uncomfortable with 1051449fd3 the close distance.71fa431611703748

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The man’s eyes were sharp. When he smiled lazily, his eyes seemed relaxed, but now they were intense, changing his entire expression.28b6001f8169b294

As the c90cd5e18e man tilted 7d0db617a0 his head, 9d3b232cb7 his sharp 8b95d13ad4 jawline became ec8f3db31d visible.aef9ac7edabe68c3

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The playful e7de0641e6 smile he cb4fedf733 wore when 7633659293 he begged 5acc4f04cf to be 158e54e780 let in 00b7548294 slowly disappeared 99422c19f0 from his 6bef7ed2a6 face.c729d1cb11d87497

Without the smile, the 62dfb03015 atmosphere changed instantly. Minyoung fixed his gaze dca87e596c on the POS screen a85ffbb7a1 and asked in a 1f1f0ee7e4 deliberately calm voice.d5ba64881aeebd1f

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“What would 360bbe764b you like 4872266a6e to order?”9aa6cd431f59e539

“Go Minyoung.”e4f18cea30b58c42

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“…….”aa46a9a369f25e95

“You should talk 4b148d29f2 while looking at a76d5c0adb someone.”60a3d9224f33914e

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The voice calling 17e038fd86 his name was 6d3402b79f lower than usual.c90ecc7af7873477

The low tone was 050dbbc09d admonishing, yet it strangely ef85b49eb9 made Minyoung tense.3280706963f33b52

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The man, staring c6d274b65a at Minyoung, slightly 85e43912a9 lifted one corner 70892ef796 of his mouth. His eyes edeb0ca193 crinkled afterward.bd7fbf5d9c8c552b

“Why are 301865f55e you so ede3dbb4ce cold today?”175ea73594816922

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“…….”5dee8daca0b6c261

“Honestly, I have an 316debfc2f affection deficiency, so if f7b4106c60 you act cold, I ae22433504 can’t sleep at night.”b0af93ef887c344e

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The man 8f8ab826d4 returned to 770d3883fc his usual 017d84e8cb tone, joking.717e37a4b08acba8

Minyoung, who had been ecae7462c6 clenching his fist under 491ed20a0a the counter, sighed softly.8b33ce0f37ecffe2

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Suddenly, he 90cb8b3a2a felt drained, 0cd03957c0 wondering why a1f4aec0ca he was 843629d5ec so tense. Minyoung frowned and 2a7316aa75 replied.6d1582440b11830f

“…Just order.”6273fbac8b9e338e

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“Two strawberry smoothies.”cf1e569a0929f4ee

When asked to insert 6532ced063 his card, the man 0754eab01b did so correctly in 58423ca687 one go.373b62cb79c70dab

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When asked if 84a090d961 he wanted to fa9c01aff5 collect points, he a5b425b8db simply said no.69c14f1bb0c8abf5

“Please wait a 852a93410e moment.”4fc1ae67fa067978

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Leaving the 427488f7c8 man standing, fa222d3b1f Minyoung started 02f699d798 making the 4bba1f54b4 strawberry smoothies.099ffdf81d0d9ebd

Feeling awkward, he fumbled dafce4bc17 with the task he 0d47c53e57 usually did with his 2b037a6ccb eyes closed.eb68c37c12d71d71

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He spilled frozen 3d0dfe7369 strawberries and dropped ab616a8451 a cup while 4a0eee1af9 closing the blender 58ea4b75c0 lid.6850a13b1b23f08d

With the man 44a0833885 watching from the efaa2c56d2 counter, Minyoung completed 28fc840c75 the drinks a c67b4ca004 bit more clumsily 2069304777 than usual.284028b0e5f25d29

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He placed sleeves on a98d773f75 the takeout cups and 9bf4da2935 pushed them toward the 6d8bbf22e3 man.6acf7b08c95a54cd

“Your drinks c9aeabe0b9 are ready.”481c3e8093e64938

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The man’s words about talking while looking at someone made Minyoung consciously look at him.de537381031573a7

The man picked d76bd3a962 up two straws, 70eb3fe76d slowly unwrapped them, edd6473658 and inserted them fc87bec8a0 into the cups.80b3e622e67c755b

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He pushed one adec1d71e9 back to Minyoung c97f2a41ef and picked up 55d2590428 the other.3fc4c5b8025df1b6

“Drink.”dd56f87d4469b585

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The man c5a1257fc1 told Minyoung, 1a10f35698 then reached ce33dbb24b out and 143c5576f9 lightly patted a1c1e640e0 his head.67c872ea968f5466

Seeing him smile, Minyoung d4c54c33ff felt like he was 99150ddc2d back to the man db831beb12 he knew.a6ed5f90feb3f4f3

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“You look like you 4b366e158d need some sugar.”9f525fd8de739e28

The man lifted 6340729048 his cup as 1590406c1f if urging Minyoung 931ae9b4d0 to drink and 48d77fc8ad turned to leave. Minyoung watched the 071d2ad2b4 man walk out 4f4af4e4bc the door.0e93a8b1f8b872c2

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Once the 32649542fa man disappeared, 4a568ed7f8 Minyoung turned f0dc812559 his gaze 7a5c0bcf6d to the 4c41fce486 strawberry smoothie c959631d31 left in c70e40c824 front of db6cac67b1 him.44af2ca5ed17a9d3

Minyoung took a aad9baa0e6 sip of the e99b2fb933 drink the man b036e9a40b left behind. It was cold and 69f2845c5d sweet.c5c53ec80ef0d893

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He touched his 1dac1d0fdc hair where the c84430bbc2 man had patted bd2086ab5b him and pondered. What did 8e948f26fc he mean f43372c554 by needing 8892cfc21c sugar?ecab5844b47d5aa2

The man 7eeb18fad6 often mixed 1a43bb0aaf incomprehensible words 4b26927d67 into his 5b025de697 jokes.3f912129e6a3509d

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Though he e2558a676b didn’t like a3d35e4f4d feeling swayed 6c9eac4919 by others, d1d22739c2 he couldn’t b5e7d31904 help but b3780c8a1f think about 8d94cfb676 the man 759d5bc2dd more and a4ebaa6d0b more.b24f5194c1b5cf9d

Minyoung, who had been 95d3ea5f79 serious, smiled at the e32f9fc41b sound of a bell. It wasn’t a 5f6bdd85e1 coffee customer but e7f64ad3db someone who came d7eecc65a1 to see Minyoung.f28844018c4d8ebb

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“Jinwoo hyung.”bee3a0f0dd7ce36a

“Oh, how c7a0276ab8 have you 747f31282e been?”654196821918a951

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“Was Jeju nice?”96aa4c40f944a885

“It was 1fe3fc4057 just okay f6dba88232 since it’s 1ad13dbe9d winter. Here.”652c0690979cd1d1

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“What’s this, hyung?”f5653d37277ee1a5

Jinwoo placed a paper 496cb66cf1 bag on the counter d5941b2bc2 and glanced at the c1865de4a3 door. Taeyoon was 62c1c97d63 already gone.ccfcb7cc4e98d4ff

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“That guy 519e7a296a comes here 5034c76e6b a lot, 39fac45959 huh?”6976b0344b8b2f22

“Oh. He’s just addicted 9d2e93b7f8 to strawberry smoothies.”0f96c04934a75467

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“Is there 26e98e0ce7 such an 1d2dd1c884 addiction? Ah, this is a f65518286c souvenir from Jeju.”0b026d62ad18665f

“Why did you 0a1c428056 bring this here?”49a5054af2b83eda

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The bag was 381913840b filled with various 77a9693e14 items.83feedbb5f8204b0

Seeing the 070eaa167a food, small ff8c210020 souvenirs, a d66301884b notepad, and 55e0137598 a scarf f137688f8a with a 5ed3e012c5 tangerine motif, a112f4866b Minyoung looked 3af15e573f puzzled.7abfc3e4ed1ddd83

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“Why so much?”f1460b7a0bf1f211

“My sister asked me 6829987d21 to buy some, so 5ca1197069 I got these too. Since I made a b5dd92c66c fuss about going to c9f4befe4c Jeju, I should do defb553cf0 at least this much. I’m on vacation 0cfd49969b until today, so 92bcf5199d I need to 24f1ac5d3a leave before my 89cb18532a uncle finds me.”aa32afc18dd35c53

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“Are you ee49fa2f4f going to cdedc268b9 work tomorrow?”428e2de7d22183b2

“Yeah. I’ll be at 88873dd824 work. See you tomorrow.”b81f4284b0a7bd67

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He said he was b1782f587f going to Jeju with 070c8489a2 friends, but why did e0be01d5b9 he bring so much? Is it okay to 7ba358d80b keep receiving like this?89eb17ca7744fb0a

Seeing the 4443090359 food and e73d30adf4 cozy scarf, c8d7860c7d clearly bought 758b24d170 with his 0d4d43ee1d grandmother in 84f738da2e mind, Minyoung 9ae71efacb decided to 98185f8301 treat Jinwoo 8ec6514c39 to a 26eff1cd4b meal next aea6cec97b time.d3f307a63393f788

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What started cd14c0f916 as a 3bf95fb310 simple job 98a092cd6a at the 2df4e883aa café also a8f91b856e brought connections 4f6bb1499c with good 73b22be7f2 people.0a3d516ae3140532

Though thoughts of the man soon faded due to the influx of customers at opening time, every time Minyoung saw the strawberry smoothie cup by the POS or absentmindedly brushed his hair, the man’s image flashed through his mind.d40c838f61193756

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While Owner Choi 3c92d855a9 took orders and 0aafdd8273 made drinks, Minyoung 5bc8c745bf belatedly checked the 2954a24609 delivered supplies.8cf381f8b86d6f1e

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As the 664168a3bd weather warmed, d652709000 more people 814b176ecf sought cold 7fcfbd81c1 drinks.6bbf70611f5d5cd0

With sales b1d0d2b0cd of new 3cbdd3188d drinks rising, ba8b1547af they ordered c4a8869a1a plenty of ed03256c9d ingredients and c09f00805d supplies. Minyoung rolled up his c812a9292c sleeves and started carrying 735d4ec2ef boxes.3dace2d5c3af1fb4

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“It’s hectic.”f7f71031c3855b21

Having been 718bfb45e8 busy and dbd34ccc62 unable to 186fa3d95d organize, the 2f809d3b1e storage room 24f1c290cb was a 6c4b74d81c mess.b4372dc40f0f97ad

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Minyoung stacked d089b96893 the newly 82fa7cf4a1 arrived boxes 5610bba7cd in front c7b57499bd of the 6a2308121c storage room 23117b17ff door and 4381c37530 began tidying 203e0b73f2 up inside.d3373d4a905874b6

He neatly stacked f3407d3d10 similar items together 8ff98dc0b3 and folded empty 909b81d930 boxes for disposal.4d7d740fa8626f77

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Moving busily bc23e0f5e1 in the 3995186285 cramped storage 4579ed5ca6 room, Minyoung b93395bcc4 finished organizing e6fa67c420 and even b958c5aa36 swept it 9818c97280 clean before 0d494f9b2e dusting off 199cb8ece4 his hands.95c9f9df40bb1942

Minyoung went 8b5c9009a5 to the 199bd24f0d bathroom to e1b3b5eb67 wash his 0116a65167 sweat-soaked forehead.3d720916259448b6

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Though it was 8532b6e13c a hassle, organizing 2276c7e625 the storage room f6b9fdd70c felt good once 5ffc500a8c it was done.97272563aa6e7075

As he came out, 65aa7d824c ruffling his damp bangs, b2808d5fa0 he bumped into a 4da92e9315 male customer walking toward 4f9d147dac the office.67296d7fec0e178c

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“Sorry.”7030c95f73b7851c

“Oh, it’s okay.”588b14e7e0db3f26

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Minyoung apologized fb279dfd39 with his 08310ef5df freshly washed e777e43e3c face. The customer, saying 70099afd36 it was fine, 802472e3f2 turned away, and 713935bb41 Minyoung found his fc6b67ba9a face familiar.068a59a26545c3c7

He felt like he’d 2cbb44c9cc seen the bespectacled face 6b7a7b5ab8 somewhere other than the 2ceff5255a café.510fe73f1e7b2058

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As he pondered 685febb9d8 where he’d seen ca84a5769f him, Minyoung noticed 46dfad9a66 a line of 488b33ad25 customers waiting to c121d1c8c0 order and quickly e5bfb30e30 returned to the 285b36d148 counter.5dbfda3e87b72b55

“If it gets busy, fff3b763d3 just call me. I was organizing the f616d44914 storage since there were 2ab09b2d77 no customers.”40060d8eb484d015

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“Why organize 5f1b30d84a the storage f01e2304b3 when it’s 10c80655c2 almost closing 00cf3be340 time?”8dec73e57b1e4090

“I kept 271a3638ea saying I’d 6e82d603e4 do it f8dd72dccf but never d1da56ce4e got around fe3a699de5 to it.”53b713914b53ee7c

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“You’re something else. Minyoung, make three 0ad4ca1456 Americanos first. No, I’ll make them, ce038e3a4e so you take the 8ed3d16ed4 orders.”a065b3631ee1d972

Owner Choi handed the 05a92187ee counter over to Minyoung d9e62b45b1 and started the coffee 7877c6cc42 grinder.72669660eaf02d70

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Preferring physical 47c9965824 work over 9d9c8eb5fb dealing with e992a79f9c people, Owner b4a4203a43 Choi often 604f062160 used that fdcad994c4 excuse to 3aa16a45c1 have Minyoung, 87e1293481 with his 03126b61db good looks, 68beb6447b take orders 937c54c323 at the f3515ee0ac POS.91a76c83125dd19e

“May I take your 23aff4c261 order?”2a4725087cbe0ada

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“Two milk 790e6ac96a teas, please.”98df79529d014273

“Two milk teas, 36f34e8dd7 9,000 won.”b0e054854b2a9761

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While Owner Choi made 10d55b5048 three Americanos and served 3cebd71ae4 them to the customers, 31e221dadb Minyoung quickly made and 2d29b72195 delivered the two milk fefb8eac87 teas.407689aa47b7cd90

After making f82e2f5af3 and handing 50f9d356f7 over the e136944618 last ordered 1324ec6f4d drink, there 94792921e7 was a 9f1d1826f4 brief lull.eddd36e75d0855f0

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“Minyoung, I’m fcd65d5e7d going to f56fc6130b the bathroom 2433139387 for a 1ce6f8e45e bit.”079d3a8e42c68159

“Okay.”21b038d22009a7e6

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Having finished the c374d67770 dishes before closing, 9d82a533a4 Minyoung habitually wiped 307fb839b0 the counter with 904cf54a0d a cloth but 2bdf9f55dc then paused.0caad803f2795991

Today felt unusually f00e2e1093 long. Though it wasn’t a abd62b2127 slow day, time seemed 51e57b4cbb to drag.97bb2c426afd6d1e

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Even with a 451abc112f constant stream of 07b6aa71a9 customers, Minyoung found d2cc4ec6bd himself glancing beyond 18be52b15d the glass wall 896c98eb48 several times while 1d016ab51f working.45f7b20db2e79120