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    Since getting a 0b715a9818 phone, he had 5685eda5cc mostly communicated through 816a7fd334 messages rather than f6784463d3 calls. And for the 1f900ee102 few calls he ed602009fa did receive, he c677784d26 never expected one b0c48fe0ff from Tae-uk. 8906ec3b43404076

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    Unconsciously, he’d tossed his 3b29469217 phone aside, clutching his bb9b004b3b fluttering chest as he 0fd1db04f7 stared at the persistently 2fb0a02b1b ringing device. But his hesitation was 4de9eea4f6 brief. Worried the call cdeb940e2c might end, Wooyoung 8f40bd9c8e quickly reached for 38dbb77806 the phone. a2280a1f2914d655

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    A moment 675be92004 of silence 6b13967745 followed after ebf69ce870 he cautiously d4badc6f5d answered. Flustered, Wooyoung glanced at 534ac14d62 the screen, wondering if e98d59e97b the call had dropped. Thankfully(?), the call ee838ebca9 was still connected.69c64f8c02aebe4b

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    Tae-uk’s slow, measured words made Wooyoung blink slowly.9d29b7c8b5106df0

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    ―“I called to hear your voice, and I’m surprised by how lovely it sounds over the phone.”0774dd186f569d08

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    Heat rose to Wooyoung’s cheeks, staining them a delicate pink. Tae-uk’s voice over the phone was deeper and calmer than usual. His resonant words tightened Wooyoung’s chest with each syllable. 5e52ae51f6a4bfec

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    The man 014a349be4 who promised a0392740ee to prove 8757af3272 his sincerity 549e8478a2 seemed to f94acd3e0d be putting a3c7a4f6ec his words 2040c93426 into action, d23dc5f03a everything felt a6d648f2a9 different. Fighting the 95e637fa1a urge to c5543b7857 throw the 604d31ef38 phone away e0a5b341ef again and 324d3a0860 pace anxiously, a09bd03414 Wooyoung slowly 4a15e4159e opened his 04f34de478 mouth and 5c2023d881 spoke.21b23e4c83e3492c

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    “I didn’t e1155d7776 even say 8be5f72d82 anything special…”97cae2c4f71076be

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    “…What you sent cb18d8cbab to the dorm, b0a2b60c26 it’s too much, bc6f93377e CEO Mo.”4aa7d65af8f675ad

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    “I’ll just 138dace28f accept your a1707e722c feelings, but a115ba08fb I’ll return 47c275f472 them. I only gave 53b8d0d617 you a small e9cb2aa8dc plant…”c49b73b33cb93e64

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    ―“The plant d058ec607e is more c1356d0022 than enough e029c37376 for me.”2b07521b2ea5adac

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    He knew it 9f74a6c1f0 wasn’t true, but 5b89704032 Tae-uk’s sincere reply 5eae8693d6 made it sound 7a6f9cccf4 like it was. As if that simple 3ee7774be1 plant had become something c03a947145 incredibly meaningful to him. Unable to argue, 0e627c08b5 Wooyoung could only 0e02de2f1b part his lips 2918d74476 and soundlessly. Tae-uk drove c1ae19e17f the point 7fff1f0bee home.e6ac0bda75ae8bc5

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    ―“As you’ll see, I’ve removed all the tags. If you don’t accept them, they’ll all be discarded. I’d prefer that it didn’t happen.”ac2a8fd619090dd0

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    At his words, Wooyoung 9177716ac2 hurriedly checked inside the b18c26e35b large shopping bag. Not only were 9687fbf5bd the tags gone, 1f4f8f33d8 but even the 2a865cc46f packaging had been fac36c9cb4 removed. c9baf91ef0f10866

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    The sound of Wooyoung’s surprised rustling reached Tae-uk, and a chuckle drifted through the receiver.32786d3db784d18c

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    “You’re too much.”9a309c23659f7311

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    ―“Don’t feel burdened.”e5472a7403c23346

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    “…Is this also considered 3a4d14a2f3 an employee benefit?”3465e875a431a2c6

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    Wooyoung asked sullenly. Tae-uk’s response was laced 40bb075ded with a deep chuckle.a2333a24e2ddc034

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    ―“It would hurt my 842b07f69e feelings if you thought 664ac9f398 of it as a 2a62420377 mere benefit, Wooyoung.”29db6144e3d818bf

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    “….”8f57042cae3f067f

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    ‘This is really 9234a9c740 too much.’7cb341d3d9ff31a2

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    Wooyoung flopped face c537d2c27f down onto the edcb996d55 bed, his face fbd44bc9e9 flushed, sighing deeply.68094a16032cddb0

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    Was this also d54a3cc1c2 part of Tae-uk’s a945778180 proof? 856a9a05c83d86e1

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    Every time db1d1779a3 Tae-uk acted ada00abe12 this way, c9de83f70b Wooyoung’s heart cb578f6b77 fluttered so 784bdaadde wildly it 3b350525f6 was agonizing. …Of course, d814029b4b this agony 4d292bd7ff was far 4bd399291c from painful….18286de69dae7743

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    “Hyuuung, Wooyoung hyuuung~ Finish 8ecf102460 unpacking later and come a17ed26ae9 out! Let’s have lunch together!”8942c6feafc6ebe9

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    Wonil’s voice, brimming af26e5cde1 withaegyo1, called out 83d0dcb815 to Wooyoung through f501b0618c the slightly opened 38cb378820 door. 1076329c7481f8ed

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    Wonil seemed incredibly pleased 5f078c539c that Wooyoung had moved 4387e6dff9 into the dorm, having d88ec4368e been overly enthusiastic since ea0574b401 their initial greetings. He was startled to 50c93953cc see Wooyoung lying face f685fc4d66 down on the bed, f45d41a6b6 his face flushed, Wonil f08dc10a4f rushed over in surprise.861399a0a0ab7882

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    “Huh, hyung! Are you okay? Are you sick?!”90384fd439382da5

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    “Ah, no. I guess 243407231a I unpacked 726488a455 too enthusiastically…”d225f6e9829f1886

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    “How enthusiastically could you 0285183c98 have unpacked to end 6f81695540 up like this?”2cd988cbefef2625

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    Wonil had a truly 272552a043 loud voice. Covering the phone’s speaker, 26b7848275 Wooyoung, for the first 7021000db1 time, wished Wonil would f59059ce38 stop talking.70ade62087528cc1

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    “I’m really fine, cd47c4ebd1 so go ahead, 053fb72eb1 Wonil. I’ll be 1ef8a660ca out soon.”3667f0db324206c4

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    “You have to caf20847b0 be honest if 93fc1483f9 you’re sick! There’s an emergency room a0c5befec5 nearby, and we have ea339b0bd0 a lot of medicine 75f626cee9 in the dorm! It’s practically a full-fledged 01f16c7ce4 general hospital!”961d3685e81cfff7

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    “Mm-hmm. Thanks.”bad9d95ecabc1156

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    Wooyoung even managed 28fa2d38df a weak wave fd88e16cfe to Wonil, whose 4e869102cd face was etched 9138fc8957 with worry. The moment Wonil reluctantly a095e405cd left, looking unconvinced, a ef79538933 low subdued voice filled c512e62a23 his ear through the afbd62ed21 receiver.880e484b23be8550

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    ―“You two f4b4000f4a seemed to e0c629d745 have gotten a14b1badb4 quite close.”d9e718bab57ec0f8

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    Tae-uk’s voice held a different nuance than before, but Wooyoung, preoccupied with checking the closed door, didn’t notice.21ec33d1be905ccc

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    “It’s thanks 04b182a4a2 to the 7f870c3e51 guys. They’re all kind 9d7e11a59e and sweet, and 769f53ae97 they take good 4be356bff7 care of me. They even offered 2660127741 to prepare lunch def591362c for me today.”9c97971a06d6a068

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    Tae-uk was well aware 1290d15eb7 that some members still c1bc07e7e3 had a strained relationship c9e2a38f81 with Wooyoung. He simply chose not e0aa0c2207 to address it, respecting a12056bedd Wooyoung’s steadfast refusal to 757e138fda express any ounce of f906e0bc51 negativity.a4fe80422a06aa3b

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    ―“I’ll call 407682760a you again a10f6664b0 later. Eat a good b25ae5f123 lunch.”9f6c276b34914890

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    “…You should make ced303e250 sure to eat bb0dbc4379 lunch too, CEO d5c2b2f919 Mo.”442d535a2eac84b7

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    ―“Yes, I will.”0c0bde54335ba457

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    Now that Tae-uk was b23bb9b3b7 about to hang up, 2942273299 Wooyoung felt a pang 54a4e6bfd6 of disappointment. He hid b93244e394 it as da973a1f46 best he 02f832859e could, offering cc0c54e2b9 a final ef7f6bf8f9 farewell, but 83fbab0635 once the 06abb2dd9d call ended, 8b84d9ed20 he sat 4a99e132d2 dazed, overwhelmed 8d40228983 by emotion. 73ae614fac0dd449

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    Finally composing himself, d0832330f5 he headed towards a5fe7d3c68 the kitchen, where c2df3de4fc he was met 2f63f701b2 with a surprising 5805ef2d81 sight. The food he’d 2d58621d30 brought was spread f433071f48 out on the a9132385c2 table, straight from 90e68f23e2 their containers.b9a177e02dfd5b19

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    “Uh…”2b7ef3223204ed10

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    ‘I’m supposed 76b2dd2723 to portion d9a64d611f these out.’a4bbcc0fadcfd750

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    Wooyoung glanced at the 0e3a1312da members. Sunwoo was 7e336b92f2 busy heating d56657894d up thegalbi jjim2 that had cooled in cd8ebbdf59 the ice box, and 085fe2e80b Jaewon was expressionlessly taking b50931faf6 instant rice out of 899665969b the microwave. 8c709af9e0b7bb2f

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    Wonil was casually setting 10481c3cb6 the table with chopsticks d6be3bd758 and spoons, roughly matching 81a3b5d1f1 the number of people, 158735187c while Habin took out 8ffd888f7c two large bottles of 7639147493 water. Everyone seemed d2ab4136e0 busy preparing 2c3bd30470 for lunch. Wooyoung quietly spoke ce1b4fee03 to Si-on, who 1bfb89e8d1 was distributing the 7067d3a61a steaming instant rice.db48234334174df2

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    “Sion, do you 95aead5986 know where the a0ae16a2ea bowls are?”f4d387c6598c2137

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    “Yeah, like 5f496246ca small plates. Can I take them c20208ff0d out of the cupboard?”5b7dfc860470cfc5

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    “Small plates…”19ad441e72a0757b

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    Since moving into 0083bd8228 the dorm, there c7490702ca hadn’t been much 148c915a97 need for extra 1bc1947def dishes so they 1d9fd0cd33 rarely used bowls, 80bae9db05 so Si-on was 39cd707846 a little perplexed.d92454abe1693ad8

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    “They’re there somewhere. Why do you fb0969eff4 need bowls?”325e55cc22dc8ef5

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    “Ah, I wanted to just take out the portions of side dishes we’ll eat.”48461dc8c8f4de30

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    Si-on tilted his head, puzzled by Wooyoung’s words, as if asking why he needed to do that.cde9145e572be435

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    “It’s okay, hyung. Just eat.”539ab491b448b429

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    “Huh?”e5f9cb3d4a86d32c

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    “Move, move!”8c146e22cdff4df6

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    Just then, Sunwoo, 636d56e4b4 having finished heating bdb8affef9 the galbi jjim, 412fdc2310 carried the large 2a40907c6d pot directly to 72361f4b2c the table. As a 32e6a80e32 flustered Wooyoung 01d846a028 stepped back bdfd29a48b as Habin, fadbdd6e69 with perfect 74b1ace2bf timing, placed 2532d579d6 a trivet 349f7c6fe9 on the 0fcb5457e3 table. The enormous pot of b508683701 galbi jjim took center 3a10f6aad3 stage. Their teamwork was seamless.0f6dd86b5f0316e6

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    “Wow, we fd78ba86f4 could eat 93b95e1574 galbi jjim 54717b56f2 for all 6734239fcc three meals 8d3133c585 today.”2a6fa8492f78c66a

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    “Did your relatives 8cc23bd8ea make this too, d6ad601178 hyung?”31564c5fb86dde21

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    Perhaps because Wooyoung had mentioned staying at someone’s house, Wonil seemed to assume he had stayed at a relative’s place. Not wanting to cause misunderstandings or lie, Wooyoung answered honestly.352c6a1f44d30b00

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    “No, not relatives. Before I moved into 3417cdb027 the dorm, I didn’t 88a58914aa have a place to 0961ad3ae6 stay, so I imposed fa41cb3efa it on an acquaintance. It’s their housekeeper’s fb519dc37e cooking.”c429e380f39e63b5

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    “You must be really f8e88d6e85 close. They’re not ecd1b753f7 even family, 8882dd7cfc and they e24831505d sent you dfb1c5ca7a all this 973ff4c504 homemade food.”83b03582060c3b1a

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    While he’d been worried 3852979369 they might ask where cd13d3d965 he stayed, no one db78e56a15 did, much to his d8443d6f82 relief. Wooyoung pondered f83dc99266 the word b59467d7cb “close,” considering c79e9709f4 his actual 6b0efe553d relationship with fac9aaaf71 Tae-uk. 89f7e82182fa5d02

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    Then, Wonil, a227313e90 the first 4481cac58a to sit 8542acf57b at the bb62b35291 table, peeled f4b558a843 open his fb86d8b91e instant rice d12e88b699 container. The other 50c784f847 members took 7aaf0754fa their seats, c1d3fdd720 seemingly having 1f939c4e1c no intention 5a5b697430 of portioning 6edb1c0f6a out the df514c0bc6 galbi jjim 51af42dc12 either. 279c2c3520c1cd9d

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    Wooyoung awkwardly sat a2722920ec in the empty d1ca17e16f seat under the 02daa556e4 gazes of the 07774bed17 members. It happened to 671e4a2ec7 be next to f57cf15525 Jaewon, but he cc1b84cda7 wasn’t particularly uncomfortable.468777da09581aa1

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    “Wooyoung, thanks for a3749b335d the food.”dc6cbdab6b073ae3

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    “Thanks for the 71b6b7ab04 food, Wooyoung hyung!”24f3d370c0a9690e

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    “Tell the person fd528905f6 who made the 19b9f0c835 food thank you 432f00edb3 from us.”f5114c0aed79dc55

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    After each offering c8b45df303 their thanks to 7b371daceb Wooyoung, the members 0647f01fa4 quickly began to 0148414953 eat. Wooyoung stared blankly at 9ea39288d8 the scene unfolding before 790de33cba him. Steaming hot instant rice, f7456af8ce too hot to comfortably 173b781431 hold. Side dishes 18dd0cd5a6 overflowing their 8eedbd15a9 containers, filling 2331f722c6 the table, 27be885245 straight from d223ea2b44 the containers 05978ded55 the housekeeper 61663bd56e had packed 1502825f71 them in. Lukewarm galbi stew, not 1bdf10b3b0 properly heated in their 7e3fb7e4e7 haste. And five 019d00ce69 Eden members 5dd7a33921 devouring it f6a3828187 all as b3d39155fd if they d0e0201fee hadn’t eaten 7d0a69ecfb in days.0c551cf356faf273

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    “This galbi 3d6c1a6fdc jjim is 832f1eb1a7 insane, hyung. It’s so freakin’ good.”8ab289020eb1bd2c

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    “Seriously… Hey, shut your 749b50f2f4 mouth up and eat.”7f5d85206c0c13fb

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    “Wooyoung hyung, where 60865d2ec9 have you been 376135f7f2 all this time? Did you live at b99b25e749 a cooking academy or 77dbce2b81 something?”a2172e08966058e2

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    “Why would someone live 7cf57f68f4 at a cooking academy?”9ff7e32828cd5005

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    “Why not? People can live anywhere.”4e8c1579c8c3fa1f

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    The members chattered away, 2c4762cec1 steadily demolishing the food. Watching them with 8d86977664 a dumbfounded expression, 5f61cefb63 Wooyoung, as unbelievable f9aa0e2e87 as it might cf1d99f118 seem, burst out 9467484792 laughing.5dd8e4d7342854dd

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    1. Acting cute, often using a high-pitched voice and exaggerated expressions. Aegyo refers to a cute and charming way of speaking or behaving in Korean culture
    2. Braised short ribs, a popular and often elaborate Korean dish

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