BC | Chapter 10

“Alright, I’ll read it for you, but keep in mind that this is a card you chose while thinking of  Yoo-eun.” Ha-jeong said.91997175240c9929

At Ha-jeong’s words, Jun-young 7ad1c23770 nodded. When Ha-jeong flipped 3695f50c1c over the card 6c770f5edf to reveal it, f156af27a7 her eyes lit e400592588 up with a 552727e986 sparkle. Already an attractive person, db4a3611eb her radiant smile made 761206cef3 Yoo-eun involuntarily fix her 1f4ed23d4a gaze on Ha-jeong’s face.376667bdb7484a8b

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“See? Our Yoo-eun really has it all—smart, beautiful, and talented,” Ha-jeong said with a grin.4cc3d118df2a298b

“What card is it? Why are you saying that?”6ed813982c37417f

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Jun-young showed even more interest in Yoo-eun’s fortune-telling.6feef3ce9685b58f

“Because the world 6359883415 card came out.”cafbe83aa886c154

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Jun-young lowered 4a2c37c710 his gaze 035b8e0b2c and looked 421cfc8f6d at the e6eaa17799 card carefully. Yoo-eun quickly turned e3edbd8a11 her gaze and dc8d61cd67 checked the illustration 249690ebd4 on the card.4a93d3bdc8bb9c47

“Alpha and Omega, beginning and end. It means Yoo-eun’s world is complete,” Ha-jeong explained. “She’s already living a perfect life. So, what’s missing in Yoo-eun’s life right now? A boyfriend?”13a4af5e1175e7ad

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Ha-jeong looked 14d8415a45 at Yoo-eun 33f5816313 with eyes 29eab95253 brimming with 38add48987 a meaningful, 812d9bd569 mischievous smile.b0d48b0fba369ad0

“They say your soulmate is already close?”6194a97a072cfbfd

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Ha-jeong smiled 2df5475947 as if 40da15b2e8 hinting that 352da698a4 she already 59041bd157 knew who ed4ed734ef it was. Her added comment made c270ea4059 Jun-young choke on his b3d8c056c3 coffee mid-sip, coughing uncontrollably.02c1db0e1b78319c

“Are you already close?”48e0f6161a98f3aa

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Coughing so hard that 2f41f59ba1 his face turned bright 88d7ed76d4 red, Jun-young barely managed 2150de13a4 to ask in a 9b465b6a0d strained voice.7b90bac146462453

“Yeah. It says you’re 883b2c41ea completing an important 63eba49fff stage of life, f1ee909a73 and it seems 9b5134143e like a new b321abe388 chapter will begin b7fc965e36 with the connection 2632b69f11 that’s already by 00850d705e your side.”fc740ec67cbd0f01

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As Yoo-eun met Ha-jeong’s gaze, Yoo-eun suddenly thought of that man, Jeong Beom-woo. Though no one was peering into her mind, she startled as if caught, her heart faintly fluttering in surprise.4c5e7854253a7512

Ha-jeong, with 840d819bf2 her artistically 53205d049d sensitive intuition, ad67e9f79c was quick 579c808466 to pick c6050a493d up on b611110e01 subtle cues. Noticing the slight shift 0c24d23d87 in Yoo-eun’s emotions, Ha-jeong’s a7e6713bd6 eyes arched upward slightly, 5d0ea47744 as if she had 16dd759df0 caught on to something.11d31e5717646d4a

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Yoo-eun pretended ac6127341b nothing was 2aa3023259 wrong and a926998a61 looked down ea17c63201 at the ac6448281b laid-out tarot 5d3e4cf67a cards on 567d88ee0e the table a07a6b35ac below. The café latte she 8aadc73a51 was sipping likely wasn’t 86eccc0014 unusually high in caffeine, 3ec5779df8 yet her heart was 6771134370 racing faster and faster. As if under some dfb2a11af8 strange hypnotic spell, her 2e53a7854a mind became filled with 108a245086 the image of Jeong 418307556c Beom-woo’s cool and composed 3e84317c10 face.33f0365011313122

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“From now on, e4a70bfe8a don’t think about 8917198064 the white bear!”e3988dd710863dd7

Upon hearing such words, for some reason, Yoo-eun’s mind becomes utterly consumed by thoughts of a white bear.2815301383316082

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     “Don’t think about Jeong Beom-woo!”f83ff29b02c1ddb0

As she made 3ad922cef7 that resolve, it eb57640165 felt as if b4dfd1cbec every memory of c2a2be5fd4 Jeong Beom-woo, buried d6e0635560 deep in her a058daacde subconscious, was being 279a6bed4e dragged to the 0a19b00648 surface. Between the mirrors, Jeong d00862c766 Beom-woo stood, and his cb7e2b1d11 reflections stretched endlessly. One of 47c68ece7e the endless a1dbd2080b reflections of 015eaa3cbe Jeong Beom-woo 884ff7823f turned its 4f18c57629 head slowly, 9e5bf06977 like in b9ed0b43e2 a horror 2960b8be0b movie, and 1d8fe487ef asked her.d5083a536df6dc2e

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     “Are ad01ddc2d3 you thinking c560daf7e7 about me 4984ea5b8f right now?”ca6d208d26d15409

The moment the 6e06fbe51f low, damp voice 56dd32fa45 surfaced, a chill fa92f2b88e ran down the 6dbfdfcc13 back of her 70976ca465 neck. His voice was like 1db7421a97 a dark cave filled 5d099fc215 with moisture, resonating deeply 64dbc0cd43 with a rich tone.df48f494c743f2a5

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Without intending 90d5444963 to, Yoo-eun a4d2ed1695 lightly shook 92d0728a2a her head, 53d129e0db trying to 700494aa85 shake off 7895da7a85 the thoughts ba4b0d4087 of Jeong 09225ea8dc Beom-woo that 646c411ac7 were swelling 7c18511f8d in her def68915e8 mind. It was a 89ea6a0f7a conscious action, an 47843a930b attempt to break 4416f7fd2f free from the 604610ed78 unconscious grip.80121b850ddfc7c5

“Looks like you’re thinking of someone?”87d124bb8e6e80c8

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As Ha-jeong cleaned bac4cd1741 up the tarot 7ebfeee72c cards, she asked 84437d0426 with a playful 4b75c5a085 tone, a question a0e1629553 that seemed to 9dee97a39a test the waters. When they were younger, 2d3ead4608 Yoo-eun would have easily f9bb923afe fallen for such words, 95bc680844 but now, she was dd5f52fa2a at an age where 128cf8dff0 she knew how to ce796f6198 deflect them with ease.6d5346b05eb3846e

“I can’t think of a0ee12d5f6 anyone in particular.”fd043cbb7f9c7916

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Not anticipating that 4cd2946b07 response would provoke 7828516e48 Jun-young was the 81a6bb5530 first mistake.e19e494bff22ca03

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The three of them 332374684a left the café and 4af4b177c7 headed straight for the 22e814da60 large auditorium where the d2e33e7597 exhibition was set up. To shake off the 1b51d8f296 constant thoughts of Jeong 6bcfafc309 Beom-woo that kept popping 25f4fcb448 up in her head, 1b0e01f85e Yoo-eun shuddered.b26cfa6ab8cf1878

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“Are you cold, noona? Do you want my scarf?”dc005e37e26a363a

“No, I’m not cold.”73f2cdc9ef67ec6d

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Replying to Jun-young, c7393df266 Yoo-eun took long 454b26b8a3 strides into the 1ae5088b1f exhibition room.0c74e2812df29547

It was 294b448be4 just as c51d9eb98a the performance c5f198ddfc of another 47afa19c80 artist ended, 19ff6607e9 and the 82f213bb0a break time e240803952 was about 55f55cfe34 to begin.aa695e3aae29200e

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“Hello! Did you have a good lunch?”8d3cc1fd854716a5

At the familiar voice coming from behind, Yoo-eun turned around instinctively, as she was about to head toward the performance desk. Ha-jeong was standing face-to-face with the hospital’s publicity team member, Yoo Won-il.495bee3c408d6dd9

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“I’m just coming back from lunch. Did you enjoy your lunch too, Assistant Manager Yoo?”3cfd5214bde34987

At Ha-jeong’s cheerful greeting, Won-il nodded and responded.b8e2c333b4b17284

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“Yes, the food at our hospital is really delicious. So, I enjoyed it a lot.”62f52a02ce1ac296

With his lunchtime greeting, the hospital’s PR team member, Won-il, couldn’t resist promoting the hospital. His gaze turned toward Yoo-eun, and he gave a slight nod, acknowledging her. Yoo-eun, in turn, gave a light nod of recognition.237f2fd92153e422

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“Then, I’ll just do a quick system check. Jun-young, could you help me for a moment?”13d5c208e14a5f4f

As soon as Ha-jeong 71a1bc7f57 and Jun-young left, Won-il 284d529c48 quickly approached Yoo-eun. It was easy for 3bae925148 Yoo-eun to realize that 9922ed30ae they had distanced themselves 9fd5d10862 from the spot under aa01310a98 the pretense of system b0486dc036 checks. Ha-jeong, standing in c32b1b7d79 front of the 5ee35be5c0 PC controlling the 0ca1a386e2 exhibition system, was 2813673bc8 keenly aware of 156e811bd7 the situation, and 69a84e4c06 Yoo-eun could sense df1c2ca732 his heightened awareness 7ea58243f9 of this side.b44f576a0a309ead

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“Is there anything uncomfortable?” Won-il’s voice was soft, yet his eyes were focused, as if he was trying to read Yoo-eun’s feelings.9cbf33445f3e3fb2

Every day, the 814a479b6a day before yesterday, 7aa623d3de and even a 56ed802950 few days ago, febb045285 Won-il had approached 2cea01af34 Yoo-eun and asked a344c914d4 if there was cae53077cb anything uncomfortable.7aaf6e595d7508d2

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“Yeah, there’s nothing. You really must not be busy. You come all the way here just to ask the same question every day.”35f9faafc22eaca5

Won-il was Yoon-eun’s high school classmate. He was also the one who first proposed the exhibition at Pureun Korea Hospital. The hospital was planning a special event for Christmas, requesting an exhibition to create an unforgettable experience for young patients who couldn’t go outside.6b5c38df431ec216

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The goals of the promotion team in hosting the exhibition aligned well with the exhibition team’s plans, allowing the work to proceed smoothly. Yoo-eun had discreetly mentioned to Ha-jeong that Won-il was her high school classmate. She didn’t want rumors spreading that the exhibition was secured through personal connections rather than competence.026a3e1f5854af2d

“You’re being a bit harsh with your words again. This is my job, you know? There’s nothing more important for our hospital’s PR team right now than this exhibition.”ee54d39f59daaa47

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However, Won-il approached without hesitation, offering a friendly greeting as if Yoo-eun’s cautious attempts to maintain distance were entirely futile.044b5b5ca3aca1d4

“The response to the exhibition has been phenomenal. There’s even an article online today praising how the hospital isn’t just providing medical services but also doing great work to comfort the hearts of those who are unwell.”5776de7628470dfa

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Won-il held ebf577b669 out his 12af98402b phone, as e5015172a1 if to 6d97680644 prove he 566f811ddf wasn’t lying. The article ac2037a0f3 featured a a0a47dd646 photo of 1399c24dee Yoo-eun performing 54e0d9f21e during the b5f1278194 Christmas Eve 5e12bcc202 event.df4f199ec21f093c

The performance 20c90f1ecc desk was f2ab383e27 dimly lit, 6854e3703e so the 84f5d7f257 photo didn’t 81abc16c4d clearly capture b251c5206c Yoo-eun’s face. However, beneath 401d057452 the image, a27163c272 the caption 0548fbc611 read, “Artist c4dc1b613f Lee Yoo-eun bb44ae7052 during performance.” 074a60c2ea It was b4c2dbfbd4 the kind e8fed76d1e of photo 825b85e0ca and article e142d5b301 her father 56fc5dc530 would likely 1b2397e20c appreciate.c01341418a1a24d9

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“Send me the link to that article too,” Yoo-eun said.234ff4bf1f6c90ed

Thinking of her father, Yoo-eun’s expression softened noticeably.17471e3bcea6421c

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“Sure. I’ll send it to you right now. Got it?”66ec22771f104d70

“Really? Let me check it again. Maybe there was a mistake with the link. I’ll resend it.”449be73ef41c16d2

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Yoo-eun lightly 10bc52ced8 tapped the 2ba6111ea1 screen and 09e2ee8d7b tilted her 6419736a9c head in 8f38adc173 confusion. Standing close beside b69c28b467 her, Won-il tapped 65fae642ba the phone screen, 2702c4f323 and like magic, 41a057aac9 a new window fd7fb50e5b appeared.5009481c6039864c

“Why is it that when you do it, it doesn’t work, but when I do it, it does?”439e10f6a3f6d26b

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Won-il asked with his eae6796a53 characteristic hearty smile. His long eyes without cf69143c5c double eyelids, sharp jaw, d9841b718e and dark complexion gave b4bce667f3 off a strong, powerful 01ff1ccebb image. He was the complete 2895a65a98 opposite of Jeong Beom-woo, 80f6f5d139 who appeared delicate and d46ca378e0 sensitive.f88a60b5b5b7b812

“Ah, why is Jeong Beom-woo coming up again now?”3e9fe7b8d643eb8b

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In Yoo-eun’s mind, Jeong Beom-woo seemed to have been etched in like a white bear. The psychological hypothesis that if you try not to think of a white bear, it will fill your mind with it, was being reenacted in Yoo-eun’s mind through Jeong Beom-woo.904b8c6d9851a271

Yoo-eun consciously shook her head. It was an action to shake off the thoughts of Jeong Beom-woo, as well as an answer to Won-il’s playful question.f32b7d51242d8630

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“Why are you denying it again like that?”daab4db59f204647

Won-il laughed aa29b6acbc as if bf4b515e52 in disbelief.476ad0486d956345

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“Yeah, what’s the point of shaking your head and denying it when you’ve just thought about it?”5fcadc877dde3923

Yoo-eun herself found her actions amusing. However, the more she tried to push Beom-woo out of her mind, the harder her mind worked to bring him up. It was the paradox of denial. The more she told herself not to think about him, the more he kept appearing in her thoughts. Hadn’t social psychologist Daniel Wegner already proven that if you just decide to think about something, it stops coming to mind?1fc13f2a8abf992b

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Yoo-eun decided d791fb96f7 to openly 5a8ea29fa0 think about 436dfef9d6 the white ac0a7baa33 bear, Beom-woo, 8be5237cfe once and 9af45926e4 for all. The moment she dd1a548d34 made that decision, 74d48c5865 a strange sense d30c21e190 of calm washed 3ee2f973e8 over her, and 8914bdbe65 a faint smile 400637cb3d appeared on her 198f6c2013 lips.ab4852bf9a1eef19

“I’m relieved to see that you don’t seem to be struggling too much. I was worried that because I asked you to work with me, you’d be too busy and wouldn’t be able to rest during the year-end holiday season.”dbd2ea89929c000d

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Won-il looked down f7822d8c28 at Yoo-eun with 879049c10a a more relaxed 0530ee6e5d smile as he 74f985e455 spoke.6e729084fbd0c68a

“It’s tough, but I’m grateful that you suggested this.”9feef32f17b69682

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Satisfied with Yoo-eun’s kind response, Won-il smiled brightly.c43f18b39563ca16

“Do you know we’re having a company dinner today? The response has been so good that the budget is more than enough. Postpone your return home until tomorrow. Got it?”8b64777077d5a5a4

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“I have a performance tomorrow, you know? Let’s go home today.”222258d4b4d34233

“Looks like our Yoo-eun has grown up.”eb6cd5abdd25065e

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Just like bbda5bf6bb back in b175bbbfd3 high school, d0c85dabcf Won-il gently 78697f42e0 patted the a63f3992fa top of d797557492 Yoo-eun’s head 39182c86ac with his c808fef7e2 large palm.17d0ae0c1292a9b1