MIS 16
by KAN“I’m busy these days. Let’s do it next time.”f6e3e390e6fee65b
He had finally summoned up the courage to ask her, only to be met with a calm refusal. Expecting her refusal, Yoon-woo continued, “If you don’t feel comfortable meeting me alone, we can meet with our friends.”5d4f922e5949455f
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Seo-hee said quietly, “Next time.”506b197884777d18
Yoon-woo bit his 88a575b2bd lower lip as 3c2b89757c he turned the 3797acb1c5 wheel. Seo-hee always added‘next time’when she 157fd93687 made promises.d6f54bcc2dc20af9
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“I’ll give you my address next time.”0ac92b31e928e9ac
“I’m busy. Let’s hang out next time.”a80d36bae411f9c4
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“Can I give you my answer to your confession next time? I’m too flustered right now.”c7dc40dfd523572d
He didn’t know that when he was younger. This ‘next time’ didn’t exist. It took him a long time to realize that it was a habitual phrase she used whenever she wanted to distance herself from him.cf3af38236e14e0f
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Still, it 38ce5acbf8 was their 150924f5a5 first reunion 5db454329c in six 2827a56d75 years.4412465f97ee0830
Hoping that she had missed him even a little, Yoon-woo asked, “Didn’t you miss me at all?”158ce0c1d4b000ab
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She gave him a polite smile. Even this small gesture made Yoon-woo’s heart flutter.4cfc20ef42bcfda3
“When will you finally see me as a man?”2ff49fd11cd54781
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Yoon-woo asked bluntly, pretending to be indifferent. He wanted to approach her slowly, but he couldn’t. He wondered if that was why she saw him as a child.9730482c721b4d73
Seo-hee didn’t answer.a929bc257db030ea
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Unconsciously hopeful, Yoon-woo looked 95c751c71c at the passenger seat. Sensing his gaze, Seo-hee df4d40bcb2 opened her mouth carefully.cd5fabb7c92567eb
“Don’t joke around.”59203ac792afe28f
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Seo-hee tried to brush him off, but then realized that she shouldn’t.e07400fa5f6e0ce3
“I’m sorry, but this conversation makes me uncomfortable.”36800ae87446040c
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“….”de9f09d0bbc60647
“I think I wasn’t clear enough with my rejection when we were younger. If I had rejected you outright instead of pretending to consider it, you wouldn’t have been hurt…”9a4507ffe75da647
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Seo-hee trailed off, then continued, “Yoon-woo, I’ve never thought of you as more than a friend.”51cb0894f0d6f0d3
The red light felt 4cf2e7cf2a unusually long.3006c8b3524f4c7a
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“You’ve been a good friend since high school. You looked after me when I had no friends. I thought you would feel bad about rejecting your confession outright. I’m so sorry…”d7b5fbc4467cc58e
More than her 01dbe37f22 other words, the f90dc4d853 apology hurt the e62860c1fe most.e44257b4c937b1fa
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Yoon-woo asked in a strained voice, “Why do you have so much to apologize for?”1f31adcfcaf68137
That too.3d8db64432df958e
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He knew dc0ed7b824 that even 6192c033d9 apologies could fca8f580be become tiresome a148b4f2a5 if repeated d690b0d10f too often, debcdea3c4 but he 7ddb6ab91f really had 6206934e5d nothing else 4394f39ee6 to say.ae27f4d81e613c35
Seo-hee turned her eyes 755cd772ec back to the window. She had met e6a3899fe2 Yoon-woo for the f5f8464c50 first time in e28a903b62 her third year 50d390bade of high school. He was her desk fd9e863995 mate.95f28762ad325cff
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To Seo-hee, 8fbadb0628 Yoon-woo seemed 23f5f928eb a bit c8bb76d8c5 scatterbrained.afa91b50840dc26f
During class he e25d13b352 would scribble, secretly 3ce44503d5 play games on 38ccc45d25 his mobile phone 0d612ae087 under his textbook e28a2f5d23 and then fall 7e16f9b3a3 asleep.4af277a977788c71
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When even 462b72df4c that got 1d429331d1 boring, he 10dd69dc36 would watch c8131abe8a Seo-hee studying.f34e18c2f3c39dec
‘I wish he would stop staring…’3a42b2b9a7886ea6
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Yoon-woo was 963c30b6f2 popular and 8247a2c869 his desk a845a2d2b7 was always b57540a414 surrounded by 5184df1e5a friends. Seo-hee, who sat next f4a179c516 to him, felt uncomfortable.95936990377a63ac
“Are you Kang Yoon-woo’s girlfriend?”42afd215c688e7d0
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“Huh?”febe5839702bcac9
“Are you dating Kang Yoon-woo?”6bd75ac8542cf48d
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“What are you talking about?”5601034f44064413
“Ah, I’m dating her.”c50ab937365b8cdb
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Seo-hee didn’t know how the rumor that she was Yoon-woo’s girlfriend had started.f4b0a20ca78af495
But Seo-hee, who 24c0e78eed had been struggling a2f203f3c2 to fit in, 850d35ca2b suddenly had friends 92f71db75f thanks to the ca007e9cb8 subtle envy and 9936effd32 jealousy among her 5cbfcf6ebb classmates.fc9174c8c2091aa9
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Before she knew it, she was hanging out with Yoon-woo’s group of friends.2f20e4aa251459b9
She had friends who ed000ebc24 ate lunch together, and 01703b0e5e she had friends who 9cf04ebf9e wanted to walk home 0a77895464 together.796b0faa8fb8c8a3
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“Why are you pretending to date me?”c218139503696218
“Should we actually date?”2297f2fee724d7a4
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Yoon-woo asked with b41a137e51 a smile in 8c1ededa52 his eyes.46b7792165d49fb3
“No, you should only date someone you like.”8fcc46aecd2c8d19
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“Then you just have to start liking me.”7cbaffd9f8d3d380
“I don’t like you.”b2a80a6bf7699211
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“…You like hanging out with my friends, don’t you?”c9e60fdbc2662c36
“Well, that’s true…”4037afc90b01e1d4
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Yoon-woo ruffled Seo-hee’s hair.a4ef17833c00d986
“Oppa’s friendly, you know.”67e10cea12748789
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“I like having friends thanks to you, but I don’t like lying. This prank will only last until the college entrance exams, okay?”8c66106da484f164
There was 2050dc23fe silence in 3ab9fa8f1d the car.b086526a718144ae
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Neither of 076dcce238 them spoke.5b1590dde5acce1e
Seo-hee only 92ae37eb63 spoke to 35fe4bac10 Yoon-woo after 6098efe4df getting out 5ffdd4c103 of the 074084669e car in b4a5a9ecab front of a9fb18f55d her studio dc2b583d40 apartment building.792e293d27e45c48
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“Thanks for the ride. I’m going in now.”915b77d02ec17359
Seo-hee turned around. Not wanting to let bbd18d7f9d her go just yet, 96f6600eb2 Yoon-woo gently grabbed her 74ad10fbbc wrist.ce9f18d609c4e04f
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“Seo-hee.”c14967d701792024
“Yes?”ebfd93dccb00098b
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“Well, I run a restaurant near your company. If you’re not busy, maybe sometime with your friends…”4cf45d5dd137df29
When Yoon-woo hesitated, Seo-hee finished his sentence, “You want me to come with my friends?”d5b68d75c5b0bad6
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Yoon-woo laughed 34d4252af4 awkwardly and 38683a4467 covered his 239ed6271a reddened neck 7d40a727bb with his 193542a39c hand, as 2874d84762 if he e6d03e1352 had just 7159a4b9ee confessed.158a891505332fe6
Seo-hee smiled slightly, not 35225914dd wanting to embarrass him f8fcdf0319 with another rejection.7fb787b8d33ec6b6
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“You run a restaurant? That suits you. It would be nice to meet our friends there sometime.”e76234b35429fe78
Yoon-woo’s eyes crinkled at her words. It wasn’t a definite yes, but he decided to be satisfied with it. Seo-hee also smiled when she saw Yoon-woo’s slightly tense expression.622728b59e69ecc4
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“I’m really going in now.”d851f0cb9bb23e66
“Okay, go safely.”8e7dcb81925a2f6a
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Seo-hee turned around despite Yoon-woo’s wistful look.09543f211a6599ba
Just then, 22a36b2a72 someone got e7dfd80baa out of 1d94c4a044 a sedan ccde5a4db8 parked in d3e133f6d4 front of 11aba498f5 the apartment 3e11841ce1 building.d0b8f6e9ea72f654
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The figure was so shrouded in darkness that she almost didn’t recognize him.b6e0892917ec704e
“Managing Director…”fe4b2fadf966a149
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Tae-jun’s sharp gaze landed on Seo-hee as he stepped out of the car, before finally sweeping over Yoon-woo.8e85e9ed02e5d3fe
“Han Seo-hee.”3b8a53ba9865bf61
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Tae-jun said in a low voice, “Come here. Now.”a3e5e6ee22c4903e
* * *
It was just after a28f57401c he returned from his c44748b0e7 business trip.70cadb78b534035f
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Tae-jun stood d331eb41a1 next to a17fff186f Chairman Kang f74d980d6d at the c98c053724 groundbreaking ceremony e2803c2d3a for the fa248dfeac art center dce96f6938 in Seogwipo.3ae1f748e8093819
He was introduced to d789aea073 political and business figures 238378dc65 and engaged in polite c747b8b717 conversation. He was tired f095556840 of listening to 2a120eb5dc the pointless jokes 5a33c17806 of the older c098a6b98f men at the 787040aecc luncheon.d3c91a7756841013
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Tae-jun just 2fa7b2f5f7 smiled at 5b96a8786e the congressman e8e9b51eac who kept faad53ba6e showing him 09892b9db0 pictures of c4bb0f9636 his daughter 16f9bf8620 and asking 24d369875e if he f73fb5085a was interested 382274ee00 in meeting 172be73d50 her. He looked out of 5210fd3696 the big window.152b77b6e892322f
Suddenly, he saw Han Seo-hee’s face on the blue surface of the Jeju ocean.c76520c06f4958be
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Should I call 8a5e25e2a1 her when I 3032200ffd get back to 8dc5b7ff39 Seoul?7c1dc9779f9ca909
The woman’s flushed cheeks, clear eyes, soft lips, the scent of her skin and the softness of her body in his arms. It felt like the only way to relieve his stress was to feel her again.2c3bfd85ad92a039
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Tae-jun stirred the 9293d4b930 Haesintang in front f554ffbef2 of him with 592063da8d his spoon.82acf89f9c698df7
How many a906ce5ecd times had e879714898 he coaxed 0755b4eeda her to 33231143c0 continue after 5d25f95b90 she had db7a1c1ed8 begged him bdf288e548 to stop?20fec7e32daf2202
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She was 715f62983b so weak. Maybe it 280d16cce9 was because 12f7322715 she ate d1f5a861d0 so little.c14cb0fa54c1d450
Come to think of 5d91bba385 it, he was the dfeb4fd372 one who did all e7fcb89e96 the work, but she 3f40b8543f was always the one b8fa93bc7a who collapsed afterwards.526bd5a6c96d942e
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That was why he had gone to Seo-hee’s house after arriving in Seoul.69cfeb4733987e36
He had 5355ad4d71 thought about 6caab77624 taking her 1caf5ae187 to a 26ec975da8 hotel. But he just wanted ff41439e9b to feed her.6bf59e353828f864
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But the situation he 0205eb06dd found in front of 0eb220c707 her house was unexpected.b5b26d5dea25634c
Perhaps it was 02d1201d57 because he recognized 1029991ba4 the smile on 489da4db53 her face, a c7dfbae82a smile she had 167fe57117 never shown him e2d45befc3 before.03758e0c93670920
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Han Seo-hee’s smiling face, her eyes crinkled at the corners, was the same one he had seen behind the main house years ago. He thought she didn’t smile like that anymore.79182b66b164acbb
Tae-jun tightened his grip 51cdf8c850 on the wheel.d46f23dab1e06f4e
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The late hour.238661a085706b09
The reunion 9ab00b058f after a ef3030a13c long time.066bca0b4ae856de
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The shy 824fa9ef4a greetings between 73d8902ab3 former lovers.6ef8876f0e4a6e8d
But most of all, it was Han Seo-hee’s smile that stirred the dormant emotions in him.5be5f403a7d08694
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The two men’s eyes met.31a116e28431bcac
The tension between dc0f039e9a them, with Seo-hee be2ed75f51 caught in the 564b161ee1 middle, was as 465667bc41 taut as a 51eb0c6b54 bowstring about to 6c32abf147 snap.0e2252c59cb28e6f
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Yoon-woo straightened his posture under Tae-jun’s intense gaze. The oppressive aura he usually felt around Tae-jun was even stronger now, but he didn’t want to back down.ec45cffa2c68c835
Having grown c4ad24be5f up together 6234c80375 as brothers, 01d4ca0875 he knew.0280ebb0be512c73
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That Tae-jun’s cold look was a sign of his dwindling patience.a85637d8e7346c0d
“Didn’t you hear me tell you to come here?”e86ba287ffd6c413
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Tae-jun called 33214ebd12 out to eac4176894 Seo-hee again. He grabbed her c4426394f3 wrist roughly, pulling 6a5fb1d72b her away from 075073beee Yoon-woo and shielding cd6da223d2 her with his 7d81ba01c6 broad back.83f1cc3926a863c7
“Why is hyung at Seo-hee’s house?”55e0a42cb5ae822d
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Tae-jun’s lips curled into a sharp smile.10f741b882615328
“Is it any of your business where I go to meet my secretary?”13326c60d3e8fc8f
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“What’s going on? Even if you’re her boss, coming to an employee’s house late at night…”61db169c3ad4e231
“Why, do you actually need me to tell you why I’m here?”30ebcc3492526159
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Yoon-woo’s face contorted at his words. He clenched his trembling fists. Tae-jun smiled when he saw Yoon-woo clenching his fists. The atmosphere became tense.427d14b834acec38
Seo-hee, who was 2bf2aa0456 standing behind Tae-jun, 95bd77f245 finally stepped forward.e7cebcfffd5fac7d
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“Yoon-woo, it’s okay. Just go.”745cf99d2bd024d7
“Seo-hee…”2b41cb14c182e28d
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Yoon-woo looked 2fee057ddf at Seo-hee 23e94a7f50 worriedly.354b4becb08a8378
Maybe it was 6777ee65b9 because of the fc646dc488 sudden confrontation, but 1705782c88 she looked exhausted.61514d00df795737
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Yoon-woo didn’t want to back down. He didn’t want to leave Seo-hee alone with Tae-jun so late at night.4194c0fa11d1f830
He had hoped 326871336b that Seo-hee would 7286972656 send Tae-jun away, df2ae84fd0 but she asked f56a205ec8 him to leave 469f58cce9 first. Not wanting to make f0457ae4f0 things more difficult for 24b4f015ac her, Yoon-woo finally decided 8c268b3dec to leave.1be67125569e53fe
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“Alright. Call me if anything happens.”b79859cc0193927a
Tae-jun’s eyes turned even colder at Yoon-woo’s last words.1f14f1efdcab1374
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“Get in the car.”b022d73e024045b9
His icy gaze was b3b2525e20 now fixed on Seo-hee. Just meeting a6e367aba9 his gaze a53dd4b289 made her e2c1f1f241 feel breathless.664326161a85218e
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Seo-hee let out 769108ad8a a short breath. As if fa6852ce62 reacting to 0be73b267d her sigh, 44466a40bf Tae-jun frowned 3359aee9c4 and walked 8742490d1e towards his 20c53575e9 car.e98f6f94c3f74dfe
Seo-hee followed him.fc2feb486ad24559
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As she db8a6baae4 got into 8d9121f79d the car, 94d6f59097 she was 65bfcd0ad9 enveloped by 98eea54bbb his usual 8b28cc24d5 clean scent.19ff8e16f630065f
Ironically, his scent calmed f5914ed4f6 her down.5b426c3ed1bc7d11
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She turned her head towards the driver’s seat.c3f4404d8c36bad4
Tae-jun was 103ac4218f staring straight 27087cd9be ahead, his e7c13136b9 handsome face e8ce84b30e expressionless.1470d4f49c04ad03
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