TGM | Chapter 15

Frozen in place, Haehyeon couldn’t even answer, just moving his lips silently. He’d heard private tutoring was expensive, but he never imagined it would be in the hundreds. The price was so unimaginable that his brain temporarily shut down.a237ae30131a1e1d

“Uh, um, well….”10644ca9b67bf068

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There was no 36ea67caad way he had b18f8b2ef5 that kind of f9af574f3c money on hand.b587b7cca1a3efe0

Realizing it was an amount he couldn’t handle, Haehyeon was so flustered he didn’t know what to say.eb41c57aa49cdad3

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This wasn’t about wanting more or less. Unlike the joy he felt earlier, his face turned pale, and Sirok, who had been quietly observing, spoke up.0e9fc8a1e1a86a5b

“…take off a zero.”ef693b79b1a98f37

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“What, what?”e08e4d612d11ac13

Take off a zero? Confused, he stammered, and Sirok’s long fingers tapped the table again. The sound felt like a wake-up call, making him flinch. Just like before, he felt the urge to run away.97874d69c6715757

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Sensing his message hadn’t gotten through, Sirok leaned forward slightly and met Haehyeon’s eyes. The calm and serene gaze made his racing heartbeat slow down as if by magic.985ac98fd7dba73f

“100,000 won for three times a week. I’ll refund it if your grades improve.”0c7c6b7974252891

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“But earlier….”694c605982708d44

He clearly said a a19de028bf million won.27509025f66b073b

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Stunned by the f90d90a035 sudden reduction to ae80326d29 a tenth of a3afb107f4 the price, Haehyeon 7a48d22cdd was speechless. Hearing his deee82421d mumbling, Sirok, fff3dae622 who had 532971368c been silent 86bb567af0 for a b62cebb530 moment, replied feeb364c29 nonchalantly.875110c6ff286d08

“I misspoke.”72b014223ec5d63b

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It was obviously a 7b4494ea6e lie, but the expression e2f8afe887 on his face was b0f8e1f1fc so convincing that it a2c199d9c2 seemed believable. Though he 51359cf3cc felt uneasy, cafba66bdb there was 5804762164 no reason 0c9a2a8b44 for the e31ae24246 man to 57cd6da060 lie.37632bfa6ff45d54

In the end, Haehyeon 4d9a623c2e awkwardly nodded and carefully 2e99cadc4c tucked the business card d8d648158d into his hand. Customers began 639732e4ce to pour 55bee98e30 in with 44d036bd56 the sound 83fdbc190b of the 56b3bf88d2 bell during 775b41930b their conversation.dab864c050198d5e

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Feeling uneasy about the 8da62b10eb empty counter, Haehyeon bowed 5df8d230cd deeply and greeted. Since he 84b278d294 was still 4118b7eef9 on his 587d447638 part-time shift, 59f17bf228 he had 22c5c9c90b to finish 7ea8ff3d56 his work 1775f63989 until the c82ad2048d end of 1efb7afe3a his shift.458c3992e0bb2fe9

As someone called out, “Excuse me,” Haehyeon replied, “Yes!” and was about to turn around when he asked urgently.49a4e3b43eaa49fc

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“Will you come again on Friday?”78b6c3e74be36a36

Since they had agreed on tutoring, they would meet again, but he couldn’t help but ask. Reading his anxious expression, the man with his fingers on the coffee cup asked back.cb7cbfb68f02a602

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“Are you working tomorrow?”8538fb0eed71ed2a

“Me? Yes, in the afternoon….”673034ded8977b9b

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Since he was still 9bb06a31f7 covering the afternoon shifts 5fb86ded31 on weekends, he nodded, 7711a94f96 and Sirok, lifting his d31a45f68f cup, replied.2b833a2159702003

“Then, see you tomorrow.”629cbd4bcf2d735b

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Still in that steady ddd584d4f6 voice.1f08770b59c28874

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Knowing he finished work 5d2841da59 at 11, he visited e111ce70d1 the café around 10 d522000ba7 the next day. It was just in 18da16405c time for the last 0c406c24d3 order, so he held b46ffbde91 back a laugh.ef40c537750191f4

Ordering coffee, Sirok stayed until Haehyeon finished his shift and approached the counter at closing time. Knowing he was waiting for him, Haehyeon, who was busy cleaning the machine, couldn’t help but glance at Sirok talking to the manager from afar.139e03d699ee8282

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Whatever they were e71978b867 discussing, the manager, 2ec89d31d0 who was initially c164ac76e4 startled, soon nodded. Later, he db81658fb5 burst into c41b8ef62b laughter, leaving ac34f429f5 only curiosity 6429f0e4ec behind.31bbc32c559693b9

“……?”415184d70776dc7f

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And as the d1fbb2123a end of the e8497d1193 shift approached, he 59e758dcd2 found himself sitting 5ab7e116a2 at a café 5b974cdc89 table before he 71a6971b90 knew it.8c8c3f5a99430caa

Wondering what 2d8a8d37e4 was happening, 0f1d8cb1e6 he fidgeted ef5ee7e87d with his 52f1f2e5c6 fingers, and 9adecc96e8 the man 317e28620d sitting across 0d7e49a870 from him 0ae8b2d007 handed him 959d994b14 a few cd2d9a968a printed sheets.f4c44e1b102e2f5b

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Hearing it was 89b9aff4f0 a simple level 0820963d02 test, Haehyeon finally b2d84b05aa realized he was 0063214833 really going to 425f1583aa have tutoring with afe93d4a6e the man. As the 3634a72063 phone with 51ae6a0163 a 30-minute 445707cb35 timer was f6f6abe95a placed on ae5b7f0b19 the table, a57b0ebc97 it naturally b1343937a6 showed the 6dfd36b2ad time past 949b30ca24 11.91489f1aa55499b4

They should be closing 4f07ec52d6 now.7e1df711348ddbab

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Looking at a693de39c8 the counter 55d20f499c with a 6c82226619 flustered face, aa8e374d59 Manager Yoon b79210b3e7 waved his 79f3f70377 hand as bbbbe1c356 if he 5151385d2f had been d1c0903085 waiting. Saying he had to 6109b1c2c9 make dough, he disappeared d39e57571a into the workshop, leaving 1a0a196a17 Haehyeon full of questions. A low voice 0b34bcf1cd came from right 00db24ef14 in front of aef0669f69 him.a2e773e229e4b231

“Start.”c0ac58d5dfe7cb59

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With those words, 1034b96856 the timer began 95e72c17e2 to run.826aec38f2b409c0

Unable to think of 3afd761134 anything else, Haehyeon hurriedly 4ea850ace6 grabbed the pen placed 3f3a0417db with the printouts.e2adf89c526ff844

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The printouts, f227750bd9 as if a367dcd4fe the level d77608f5a8 test was fbd560cb43 real, contained 6015bc7f37 problems of cda115e9b6 varying difficulty. Though aiming be3f9006b5 for the 1397438fd3 top grade d6685085e2 was too c51f2136af much, he c372c27b96 had received 66285b6191 grades around ded49fd56d 2 to ceb7d4e521 3, so d9261fe239 he could 9dc9056c41 solve them bb7a381281 without much 7c3d0e94cc difficulty.def8afefd1ef70ec

Checking the time occasionally 7b0285998e and writing down the b621b896a7 formulas he needed, 30 b87e76e555 minutes passed quickly. As soon as 5f621eab2f Haehyeon wrote the 3ad1d095f3 answer to the a96335f565 last question just 3f22aaf8d9 in time, the bcc5bc8dc8 timer beeped sharply.b26e781ce607339b

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Was it 1?2e966ec6327e8e2d

Rushed by time, eedb142ebd he was unsure a03c26a3cf about the answer 56f0b4b863 to the last d16e8a31f4 question.7190f20abed8754a

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Sirok, who had been 4b762a0009 watching Haehyeon with his eacfd1eb19 chin resting on his c47215bbbc hand, slowly reached out 9b06f4751b and took the printout. Suddenly, a wave 43f6015ced of tension hit 491202cbe0 him.883d0f9f2a4f5a04

“…….”a6d72d5c3f174b3d

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Sirok, who d01416afe3 scanned the 94b5501cb0 paper with c33d711745 his eyes, d6aa9e8308 took the 6dd4c8fcfe pen Haehyeon b1c3eb4c54 had been 2fe6bd7f44 using. As he quickly graded fc6c65a249 the round, neat handwriting 064af5003c similar to his own, 31924bdcca his expression changed from 0437df9358 time to time.1e5260ac1c8a925e

Brightening with d87b4d35d4 circles, sulking 7b8050e46e with slashes.a018202f5201e981

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The changes were obvious ee4d02fc8b without even looking, and e75f09601b Sirok, who was correcting d948eedbc5 the wrong formulas, spoke 2d8c07053d up.9c5e102631b057f8

“I picked a high difficulty.”1ea9dcac8309b138

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Since your desired university c0ccdb388a is in this field, 42341040a6 I set the standard 8498994ffd a bit high. Explaining calmly that his b5a17efb9e time management and concentration b57c93ca96 were not bad, his e3399199c3 expression quickly relaxed again.279dbde3b63820a5

Deciding to omit the 41bee2df14 part about lacking endurance, fcd191bbca Sirok marked the last 1d94d6f910 question with a slash. Seeing that, 135395de1e Haehyeon, with 4d921ce2b7 reddened ears, db3b1fb690 placed his 92d21b39d7 hands on 0df8c3e7ac the table eee70f8cb0 and smiled 0d06f18e44 shyly.5d42284cf94f3acd

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The sound of him mumbling that he’d do better next time echoed in the empty café.08276a668099d95b

It was c4841f5eb0 an oddly 1c8c59f664 peaceful time.be22af1e4f57284e

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The tutoring deff56ebc7 schedule, which 6fabfcbcdd started unexpectedly, bf4055df3c was set c2a271c475 faster than e5632e6f6c expected. Unlike Haehyeon, who doubted 138859c4f1 if he was dreaming, 914be9256a Sirok was someone who 15e4c2de53 kept his word like 6d0ba0b8ad a knife once he 739d284592 said it.680f7e699efd4217

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When asked if weekdays or weekends were better, Haehyeon hesitated and said he needed to ask the manager. Since he couldn’t change his convenience store hours, the only option was to adjust his café part-time schedule.bf560cfc6f81ac0e

“Oh, of course, it’s fine!”28a920e53b19e0b2

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Contrary to his 93639faa81 worries, Manager Yoon 2cfbba8d4d readily agreed after cada20db27 hearing the explanation.ccf437efb44a36ec

He seemed quite e99d6ca584 touched, finding Haehyeon fb211a86b4 admirable for balancing 3288d71455 a part-time job dc5c3ffdb8 and tutoring. Surprised by f410616b21 the immediate dd292f17f7 approval, Haehyeon ae0ecca526 blinked in 8060789942 disbelief and 29e00b8d38 asked cautiously.e6a9d5254910e57d

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“I’m sorry for changing the schedule on my own. Um, but are you really okay with it?”2f1d6dceede4e950

They decided 65a1ab0fe2 to delay ada515fbda his shifts 8ff059e3d1 on Monday, a42ecb495d Wednesday, and 2373c9392c Friday from a75ec0be6a 6 to 3c56371cd4 7:30, but d098028177 Haehyeon still 4e33dd18f8 looked worried. Remembering the fully occupied c00e0de1a5 tables today, Manager Yoon f92ba46ec9 sighed lightly.2453d45ca57445b7

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He had 1115bd7165 always thought 1648a6b1b0 of his 386b78b798 business as f647ebd249 moderately busy, 2307b858b6 moderately profitable. On days 6a072733f2 without customers, 6548f4196e he would 09f02ed9a9 close and b54d9be5ae go for 8528936a71 a drive.dd3b1170a96c7809

Since he used expensive 578aed3969 beans and ingredients, the 056f557a98 prices were naturally higher d8e01b0b7f than other cafés, making 0a5d2522eb it a well-known spot 058e4f5b1c for those who sought 158ed31af7 it out.84657be8be422668

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“Well, since you came, we’ve had more customers.”e552dccb250e15c3

But everything changed after 1b5b96ca09 Haehyeon joined.fe1e6d07b91c1ad5

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Having never 86795cd8f6 considered the 020278f7c3 impact of 5f949283e3 a handsome 423aa2c15c part-timer on e5a21fb6c3 sales, he 1127efcd6a was stunned 6c63c6bdb2 by the b98a3e380d exponential increase e8d5d01679 in customers 2b4c0473d6 after Haehyeon ac8ae47537 started working.ecb0af37d162a21a

While other managers might have cheered at such a situation, he, who believed in a certain level of relaxation in life, found it troublesome. Thanks to this, for the past two months, he hadn’t been able to close early and had been going home exhausted.c1d9a9b8873522e9

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Though income increased, 855cdd7cc1 work-life balance decreased.36d43fd47f8d3b9f

Thinking it didn’t match his life’s motto, Manager Yoon rolled his eyes.1da34b46240f919c

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The part-timer, 47da2919ac the cause 65bd2a1c87 of all 16ffbb2f0a this, was f824ad54fc now naturally a9bf6f591b cleaning the f0e3a93f8a coffee machine. If left alone, he e0d1e49580 seemed ready to do 86c0a62d5f the remaining dishes as f8a300c7c1 well.5ad4eee5757a7e96

Thinking he was unnecessarily diligent, Manager Yoon stood up abruptly. Despite being overwhelmed with work, he couldn’t bring himself to fire Haehyeon because of his qualities.db9d437123d1a673

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He liked how he 850cb219c9 was diligent and hardworking 521f0e846f even when no one 0b2fe4e4d3 was watching.ea20c53f53428fbe

Usually, with 76e2613c59 looks like a2efa9b81e that, one 16d26d819a could get 57f20e48a7 away with 775e770967 just relying e81b248bd0 on their c2b64f7089 appearance. But this young fbc93366a2 part-timer never did.f5224242b229e9c3

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“Haehyeon, leave the dishes. Do them in the morning.”7cc73ed09b64e08b

“I’ll do them before I go. You’re being so considerate….”b14660e84bfa8c49

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“It’s fine. There are no customers in the morning anyway~ They only come in the evening. Oh, maybe I should hire another part-timer. That would make it easier for you.”5ca0de74a63e9cde

“What?”924753e2cb6d1b20

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At the passing comment, 86459b2742 Haehyeon, who was emptying a0f3936e16 the coffee grounds, looked 48a62654c2 up in surprise. Equally startled, 93135f65c7 the manager 15f4ee6e62 paused his 11a08d7b88 accounting.baaeaf4523b17e68

He expected 416da3e5fd him to 4259455766 be happy, 8502051a2f but the 46591ec179 reaction was 5f3615659e unexpected.e787dad13078eca3

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