MS Ch 1 part 2

Euncho felt like she could hear Heejin’s laugh through her emoticon. She swept her hand across the screen and looked back at their past conversations. Heejin’s messages were no different from before. They were friendly and sincere. Her messages were never without ‘^^’ or ‘hehe’. Just like her laughing eyes whenever she saw Euncho.

Actually, Heejin was probably confused right now. Whenever Euncho had gone over to Heejin’s place for an errand like this, she had never contacted her beforehand. She’d just head over without notice and pound on the door, asking if she was home in a loud voice.

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But she couldn’t do that today. Even now, as she focused on the chalkboard, she couldn’t help but remember the various images of what had happened that day. So how could she possibly gather the courage to go over unannounced again?

Either way, she felt relief at the thought that today would be a safe day to go over. She pushed her phone into her pocket. She thought about buying the ice cream she hadn’t been able to give Heejin-unnie today.

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After school, Euncho began to walk back home. She stopped by the convenience store on the way. Just like that day, she bought the chocolate ice cream bar for Heejin-unnie, and she chose a grape-flavored one for herself. With an icicle-shaped ice cream bar in her hand, she began to diligently climb the hill.

‘…Huh?’

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She suddenly stopped in her tracks at the foot of the ivy-covered wall.

The ivy seemed to have grown since last time, and it now covered more of the wall. At the foot of the wall stood a black car. Was it a sedan? She stared at it for a while. Maybe not. It was different from the car she’d seen last time.

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However, it was still a car that didn’t seem to belong in this neighborhood, so Euncho sucked on her ice cream as she glared at it.

No one was inside the car, so there was no way the car could give her a response. Euncho jerked her head away and entered the villa.

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She was walking up the stairs to get to the second-floor corridor when…

Bang!

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The iron door that led to the second-floor corridor opened. Euncho had been melting the remains of her ice cream in her mouth when she noticed a shadow that covered her from head to toe. She slowly looked up.

It was a man with slightly disheveled hair. He wore a black button-up shirt with the top two buttons undone. The well-defined muscles of his thighs could be seen through the fabric of his suit pants. Euncho could see that his arms were also muscular because his shirt sleeves were rolled up, the veins bulging on his arms.

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Euncho slowly lowered the ice cream bar from her mouth.

“……”

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“……”

Euncho froze as she was making her way up the stairs, and the man also stopped walking down the stairs when he discovered her. When their eyes met, it was as if something in the corner of her mind had caught on fire, causing a fever to rise. The man looked into her eyes, and Euncho remembered how this bastard had pinned Heejin-unnie to the floor.

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The confrontation only lasted a moment. Standing in front of this man felt incredibly strange. Therefore, she lowered her eyes and quietly moved her feet so that she could pass him.

“Hey.”

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His low voice echoed off the walls of the narrow stairwell. His voice rang in her ears as if they were in a cave.

Her head reflexively turned. Because Euncho had been trying to pass him, they were now closer. The man was only five steps above her. Now that they were face to face like this, she could tell that he was an incredibly intimidating person.

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“Aren’t you going to greet me?”

“…Do you know me?”

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The man’s dark brows twitched. It was like last time. That ambiguous smile. She couldn’t tell if he was showing interest or if he was mocking her.

“No.”

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“……”

“But you know me.”

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His tone of voice seemed to dare her to deny it. Euncho looked at him in disbelief and narrowed her eyes.

“I don’t know you.”

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“You don’t know me?”

“Yes, I don’t know.”

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The man slightly narrowed his eyes. He seemed to be questioning his own memory. He looked her over. After a few moments, he tilted his head. She could see a portion of his neck at this angle, and it revealed something black. Hm, the man murmured to himself as he pondered.

“It’s definitely you.”

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“……”

“Aren’t you the kid who was secretly watching me and Yu Heejin have sex?”

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Euncho should have carefully controlled her expression. His unexpected bluntness had caught her off guard, and she was at a loss for words. As soon as he saw this, the man snickered.

“You’ve got interesting tastes for a young girl.”

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This time, the man moved first.

Tap, tap. His black dress shoes walked down the cracked cement steps. The sound echoing in the stairwell shook her heart.

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The sound of his dress shoes stopped once he’d arrived at the step Euncho was standing on.

“Next time, you should greet your elders, Park Euncho.”

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The man whispered to her face. His voice was carried by his damp breath. When she heard him say her name, her eyes widened. Her expression looked like that of a startled rabbit. She wasn’t able to hide her emotions from him once again.

“How do you know my name?”

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The bridge of the man’s nose twitched.

Now that she was looking at it up close, she realized that the man’s face was a bit fierce but also oozing sensuality. Because of this, she knew that his body was also not of average build. Nevertheless, a strange air seemed to surround him like mist, and she immediately knew that his temperament was not one to be trifled with.

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Her eyes grew dazed as if she were in a trance, so she did not notice that the man’s hand was slowly moving toward her chest.

Poke. She felt something poking her, and she grew stiff. The man was poking the red name badge on her uniform, but her nipple happened to be right underneath it.

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“It’s written right here.”

However, the man pulled his hand back with an ease that seemed to indicate he did not have any ulterior motives. She must have been in complete shock because Euncho could not say a word. He gave her one last look before walking past her.

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She could hear him humming a tune behind her. Just like how she had turned to look out the window after the sound of the car exhaust had completely disappeared, Euncho turned around once the man’s presence was completely gone.

Something trickled down the back of her hand. Euncho looked down and saw that the ice cream she had been eating had melted and was dripping. Euncho shook her hand in annoyance. For some reason, it felt even more uncomfortable than usual.

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“Unnie.”

Since she had notified her of her arrival beforehand, Euncho did not hesitate and opened the door to Unit 203. The damp air caused her to let out a breath.

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She suddenly recalled the man who had poked her chest with his finger. She stomped across the floor and made her way to the refrigerator. She was putting the ice cream into the freezer compartment when she felt someone’s presence behind her.

“Euncho, you’re here?”

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Judging from the towel wrapped around her wet hair, it seemed that Heejin-unnie had just stepped out of the shower. She was wearing a thin T-shirt.

“Yeah. Were you in the shower?”

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“I was a bit sweaty. It must be because summer is almost here. It has been really hot lately.”

She fanned herself with her hand as she walked to the kitchen. She opened the fridge and pulled out a bottle of water and emptied half of it in one swig. Now that Heejin was closer, Euncho looked her over. A strange expression began to sweep across her face. However, she continued to speak without letting her true feelings show.

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“I bought you some ice cream. Do you want to eat it?”

“Really? What flavor?”

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“Chocolate. You won’t eat ice cream unless it’s chocolate.”

Euncho pulled out the ice cream she had just put into the freezer and lightheartedly waved it in front of her. The water droplets splattered onto Heejin, making her laugh. Her hand stretched out towards Euncho. Her nails were painted red. She pulled Euncho into an embrace.

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“As always, my Euncho is the only one who thinks of me.”

“Aah, Unnie, it’s hot.”

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Possibly due to her recent shower, Heejin felt damp and uncomfortably warm. Euncho squirmed and shook her head. Heejin’s laugh became even more cheerful as she pulled away.

“Euncho, have you eaten yet?”

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“Nope.”

“Do you want to make some ramen with me? I’m hungry.”

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Heejin wasn’t usually hungry, but she was now rubbing her stomach. Euncho buried the strange thought that was starting to rise inside her heart and nodded her head.

What had she been doing that caused her to sweat so much? What had she been doing that caused her to drink so much water? And what had she been doing to make her so hungry that she wanted to eat a proper meal…

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Everything was a clue.

The man she had just run into had sex with Heejin-unnie today as well. Nothing else could explain Heejin’s odd behavior.

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“Shall we cook three packages?”

“Sounds good.”

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“Do you want to add eggs?”

“Mm, let’s just add one.”

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Heejin answered back with an ‘okay’ as she stood in front of the gas stove. She leaned on one foot and supported her hips with one arm. She then started to massage her waist. Like a person whose hips were stiff. She seemed to be unaware of what she was doing, or maybe she didn’t think it was anything suspicious. When Euncho saw this, she opened her mouth.

“Unnie.”

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“Hm?”

“Do you have a boyfriend?”

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She heard Heejin tap the egg on the edge of the pot and add it to the curly noodles. After she was finished, Heejin looked back at her.

“Hm?”

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“I asked if you had a boyfriend.”

“Why are you asking me that all of a sudden?”

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“Just ‘cuz… I was curious.”

Heejin turned her head back to the stove. She used her chopsticks to separate the yellow noodles in the boiling pot before letting out a laugh with a shrug.

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“How could I have a boyfriend? With my job being what it is…”

Her soft voice flowed out with the smell of ramen, and it sounded like she was mocking herself. Euncho felt like she’d crossed the line. Even though she knew all this, she had still asked the question. She couldn’t help but feel that she had done something cruel.

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“What’s wrong with Unnie? You’re pretty and kind… The men who can’t recognize that are idiots.”

Heejin’s back trembled. Euncho was certain Heejin was laughing at what she’d just said. But she was being sincere. Euncho gazed at Heejin, who didn’t know the true reason why she had asked this question, and turned on the fan next to her.

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“Then what about you, Euncho?”

“Huh?”

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“Do you have a boyfriend?”

Heejin asked as she turned off the stove. Tap, tap. She tapped her chopsticks on the rim of the pot, indicating that the ramen was finished. Euncho unfolded the legs of the small table, took a few magazines from the corner, and placed them on the table. Heejin walked over and placed the pot on the magazines.

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After sitting across her, Heejin turned the fan’s head towards Euncho.

“Hm? Auntie gave birth to such a beautiful girl like you, so you should date a lot of guys. Or else your pretty face will all go to waste.”

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“What are you saying…”

“Euncho, you seem like you would have received a lot of love confessions at school. Am I right?”

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“No.”

“Really? I thought the boys would be following you around… You must have had at least one boyfriend so far, right?”

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Heejin spoke with confidence as if the alternative couldn’t be true. Euncho liked to hear Heejin talk about herself, but she was always embarrassed to talk about her own life. She pretended not to hear her and picked up her chopsticks. Having seen right through her, Heejin let out a lighthearted scoff.

“You should do as much as you can, Euncho. All the things you can experience at your age are very precious.”

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Heejin whispered as she held up the ladle and poured some of the broth into Euncho’s bowl. With a mouthful of ramen, Euncho’s lips squirmed as she glanced up at Heejin. Heejin looked sincere as if she were speaking from experience.

Euncho’s hunch was probably right.

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From a young age, Heejin had entered the entertainment world. Her dream was to be an actress. Therefore, she gave up the thrilling years of her adolescence to pursue her dream. However, she ended up being scammed by a conman who pretended to be an agency CEO and ended up with a lot of debt.

By the time Euncho met her, her heart must have already grown weary because when she told this story to Euncho, she didn’t shed a single tear. She merely flashed her a bitter smile. She had lost all her support system and seemed resigned to her life.

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Euncho did not say anything else and focused on swallowing her ramen noodles.

Even though the two of them did their best to eat the ramen, they weren’t able to overcome their limits. In the end, there was some ramen left over. Euncho took charge of washing the dishes while Heejin began to get ready for work a little earlier than usual. By the time Euncho had finished washing the dishes and cleaning up, Heejin was already dressed for work.

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Euncho sat down with her legs crossed and watched as Heejin sprayed perfume on herself. Their eyes met through the mirror. Heejin picked up the purse that was sitting next to her and walked over to Euncho. Euncho awkwardly stood up, and Heejin wrapped both hands around Euncho’s cheeks.

“My Euncho. You’re at an age when you should only be looking and listening to good things.”

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Heejin would often say things like this out of the blue. Euncho never knew what to say in response whenever this happened. She could only blink back at her. Heejin gave her a flat smile and told her it was time to go. Euncho followed her out, but she turned around and took one last look at the apartment.

It was because she was thinking about the man she had run into in the stairwell.

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The man who wasn’t Heejin’s boyfriend.

* * *

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On the weekends when Euncho did not go to school, she followed a routine. She’d wear a thin T-shirt and a pair of shorts and walk her mother to the bus station at the bottom of the hill, the soles of her slippers dragging behind her. Then she’d return home.

Today was one of those days.

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Before boarding the bus, her mother told her that she was probably going to work late tonight and that Euncho should go ahead and eat dinner on her own if she got hungry. Euncho let out a long yawn and was wondering if she should head back home or not when she realized that summer had finally arrived.

The sunlight was relentless. In the summertime, it was even more severe. They were going downhill, so the trip had been comfortable enough, but her forehead was still damp with sweat.

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Euncho changed her mind and began to walk to the convenience store.

Ding.

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She opened the door, and the part-time worker greeted her. She was about to buy a drink for today, but her heart kept taking her towards the ice cream instead. Even though the ice cream would usually melt, causing her to grow annoyed, Euncho liked the way it felt when she crushed it inside her mouth.

However, she decided to add some variety to her choice by passing over the ice cream bars and went with a jju jju bar¹ instead. After making her purchase, she walked out of the convenience store. First, she needed to wash the dishes and then do the laundry. And then… As Euncho began making a list of things to do, she began to make her way up the hill.

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Beep—! She heard the thunderous sound of a car horn behind her.

The piercing sound caused Euncho to quickly run up against the wall on the side of the road. This street was way too narrow. They should have made it wider when they were constructing it in the first place. She grumbled in her heart as she waited for the car to pass.

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However, no matter how long she waited, she did not hear the sound of the car’s engine. Usually, the car would shoot by, causing the hem of her clothes to flutter in the breeze it created. When this did not happen, Euncho glanced to her side.

She didn’t expect to see her own face. For a moment, she thought she was looking into a mirror. She soon realized she was seeing her reflection in the driver-side window of the car. The windows were tinted so heavily that she could not see a single thing inside the car.

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The car was moving at the speed of Euncho’s pace. She glanced at the car suspiciously as she pulled out the ice cream from her mouth. The sleek window slowly went down.

“Do you want a ride?”

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It was him.

The man who came out of Heejin-unnie’s place.

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The man who did all those things with Unnie even though he wasn’t her boyfriend.

Seeing as how he had come to the villa on a weekend morning as if he were here to work, Euncho wondered if he was unemployed. The man stretched a hand out the window. He must not deal with the heat very well because his sleeves were rolled up again. At the end of his hand, smoke began to flow up. A lit cigarette was resting between two of his fingers.

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“No.”

Euncho glanced at the car that was still matching her pace and answered. She was almost back at the villa, so there was no need to grab a ride now. And they weren’t even that close for her to take him up on his offer. It would only make her uncomfortable.

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The man tapped his cigarette with his finger. The black ash scattered to the ground.

“Alright then.”

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After using Euncho’s feet as an ashtray, the man apathetically closed the window. Once he had completely disappeared behind the window, the car’s engine let out a roar as it drove further away.

Even though she had been the one who decided to walk, his attitude annoyed her. He should have just ignored her and driven off in the first place. Why did he have to act like he was doing her an act of kindness?

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She continued to climb up the hill with much difficulty until she reached the villa. She came to a halt once again.

The man had arrived well before her, but he was now leaning against his car as he smoked his cigarette. Euncho had expected him to be inside Heejin’s apartment on the second floor by now. He was looking in Euncho’s direction once again.

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Wasn’t he hot? She couldn’t help but wonder because he was wearing black from head to toe. Black clothes absorbed the sunlight. Was that why it bothered her? She really couldn’t tell.

“I’m going to head up once I’m done smoking this.”

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After hesitating, Euncho paid him no mind and began to walk towards the entrance of the villa. The man kept his eyes on her as he spoke up. A burning, bitter smell flowed out with his breath. Feeling her eyes sting, Euncho frowned.

“I didn’t ask.”

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“Your eyes were asking.”

How had her eyes been looking at him?

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The man spoke arrogantly, knowing that she wouldn’t be able to refute it unless she had been looking in a mirror. If she wanted to know what kind of ‘eyes’ she had been making, she would have to ask him with her own mouth. Therefore, this conversation began to transform into an argument.

It had always been like this with him. Looking back, she could see it now. Back when they ran into each other in the stairwell, when he said her name and poked her chest. This man never failed to get on her nerves.

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“Yu Heejin asked me not to smoke inside her apartment.”

“……”

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“She said something about a baby from the unit upstairs visiting her place often. She said the smell might make her sick and that it wouldn’t be healthy for her. So she asked me not to smoke there.”

“……”

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“Are you the baby upstairs?”

According to Heejin, this man was not her boyfriend. But he was surprisingly going along with what she’d asked. He didn’t seem to show this kind of sympathy when they had been having sex, so Euncho found this strange.

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As the man gestured to her with his chin, Euncho answered him with a question of her own.

“Why do you keep coming to Heejin-unnie’s place?”

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The man came to this remote and run-down villa to see Heejin. Therefore, in order to express her displeasure regarding his visits, she needed to use Heejin as a way to do so.

When he heard her abrupt and blunt question, he sucked on his cigarette. His jawline became even more prominent, and his cheeks hollowed. He began to tremble. The man was laughing.

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“Why is that any of your business?”

It seemed that the man treated her intrusive question as an annoyance. Or else he would not have responded in such an aggravating manner.

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Euncho shamelessly raised her chin and glared at the man as he breathed out the cigarette smoke. She felt that claiming she was uncomfortable wouldn’t do her any good here. Euncho knew better than anyone that her comfort was none of the man’s concern.

“Stop bothering Heejin-unnie.”

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So all she could do was bring up Heejin again. She wasn’t just bringing her up as an excuse. In truth, the man’s objective was Heejin, and Euncho didn’t like this fact.

Back when Euncho had witnessed the scene of their sexual intercourse, she could clearly see that Heejin had been having a difficult time. She could barely keep herself up, and she was shaking all over. It was obvious that she was being tormented to her limits.

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The man didn’t try to hide his laughter anymore. He seemed to be in disbelief. The man dropped the cigarette from his fingers and extinguished it with his foot. He seemed a bit angry.

“Like I said, how is me fucking Yu Heejin any of your business?”

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“……”

“I’m bothering her? Fuck. I’m not the only one who saw her panting like a whore, unable to keep her damn eyes open.”

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Like before, his shameless, over-the-line vocabulary pierced Euncho’s mind. His vulgar words continued to insult Heejin. When she heard the attacks coming out of his mouth, Euncho’s eyes narrowed into a glare. Having noticed this, the man began to shake his head.

“What would you know? She was only fucking thumbs until now. She seemed quite happy to receive something as thick as an arm.”

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The man’s attitude was confident. Without hesitation, he was telling her that the thing between his legs was thick. Euncho had also seen it with her own eyes. Her eyes immediately traveled to his groin. Euncho didn’t realize she had done this; it had been a reflex.

However, the man noticed the explicit movement of her gaze.

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“What? Do you want me to show you?”

The man brought his hands to his belt. Doing something so atrocious in broad daylight would be absolutely perverted. Euncho took two steps back. Seeing the complete shock on her face, the man flashed her a crooked smile.

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“What are you so surprised about? I thought you were staring because you wanted a proper look.”

“That’s not true.”

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She mustered up all her strength to deny it, but it didn’t seem like the man believed her at all. His lips stretched into a smile as he leaned back against his car, completely at ease. Feeling like she was being played with, Euncho felt her head grow feverish. In an attempt to calm down, she told herself that she didn’t need to deal with this man any longer and walked past him.

“Euncho.”

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His taunting voice suddenly transformed into one of warmth. The sudden change in tone caused the hairs on the back of her neck to stand on end. Euncho looked at him, and the man began to rummage through his pocket.

He pushed something into her hand that was holding her ice cream.

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“Hit me up whenever you want to play.”

But his voice was the only thing that seemed friendly.

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The man’s smile continued to provoke her, causing a surge of displeasure to bubble up in her blank mind. Having finished whatever it was that he had wanted to do, he straightened up. His shadow grew longer and completely swallowed Euncho’s two feet.

The man walked into the villa and disappeared.

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Left alone, Euncho stood underneath the scorching sun and looked down. It was a business card. The edges of the card had warped due to the condensation from the ice cream in her hand.

However, all of the contact information was written on the edge of the card.

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[ Ki Taeju ]

Only his name was left intact.

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Ki Taeju.

Euncho unconsciously recited his name. She felt the squirming fingers of displeasure take over her heart once again.

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Euncho bit down on the ice cream and held it in her mouth. With both hands now free, she grasped the card. She ripped it apart horizontally and then vertically. She then threw the pieces into the air. A breeze took the pieces away, scattering them in all directions so that they could no longer be gathered back together.

Buzz, buzz.

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The sound of cicadas pierced her ears.

It was the beginning of a harsh summer.

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