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The Third Blind Date

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Eun-cho scheduled all 9cc4cacfd3 three blind dates a3c9698e7d for the same 05c388bb05 day, at the 9b8c96395a same location.08194fea4b9a7c28

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She felt guilty leaving the clinic solely in Jeong-seok’s care, and she also didn’t want to invest a lot of time and energy into these dates.f727284f1aadf867

It was 02162d5ddc merely a 70efa89f76 show for 9577d7ead8 her father.672c3efb3bfec5e6

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Even if it was d277658227 under the guise of 053de88409 child support, now that 1c89510325 she had accepted that c084196ccd large sum of money, 4a020cbd82 she absolutely had to 02360d1b82 keep her promise.8a535534bcd1676c

Even if these 013c542c9e dates led to 8e06eeffc6 nothing.6f695fed6561a264

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‘What marriage? Not in my situation…’0cafa4d71932b655

Eun-cho sighed, looking at 1536b4c448 her reflection in the 22e9d00f04 window.9b4132c217001fb4

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The hotel lounge, 3c2c423657 the blind date—everything 877b4be06a surrounding her felt 9b7453350b uncomfortable.447b2492b6b0cb97

Just like this pristine white two-piece suit, she’d borrowed from Su-ji.76127d640ddd8f95

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Jeong-seok had d524c20770 reacted with 27327d0665 a strange f924328ca5 delight at 26b271ba70 the mention 941250a022 of a b6274f3163 blind date, 50f307b28b and Su-ji 44d66652bd had readily 0d438ced74 offered her e441fb80e5 treasured outfit.fadc3b3bd2d80e2a

Eun-cho, after 511596b70a brushing back 832c98d5ef a stray 55e6f09d1a strand of b47c02251d hair, waited a27c0e47ab for her 7bc6e77f9b final blind 8d3d159146 date.856101d9fc48abc2

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This was unbearable.0b6101b2dd79ad1f

She’d been sitting like a doll for three hours already; her backside was sore, and the corners of her mouth, forced into a smile, were on the verge of cramping.d6fafdaebf36bde8

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“I’ll bring you some peppermint tea.”a2d019ce33c2446e

“Yes, thank you.”0f12c1dc23b4698c

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A teacup addd51f0a6 was placed e9892537ca in front e1eda7923e of Eun-cho e8a4fe5964 again.40ffc71fbd95c37e

She could 0cf9ce9253 tolerate two 224b9a5dd7 cups of 2c78c5203e coffee, but 1aa3be037f three was 070d4dc763 too much.90b1ff2dcb8ba72b

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As Eun-cho lowered her 7d9e86615d gaze and lifted the c8230b846c teacup, the fragrant scent b1b5ba7042 of peppermint tickled her 447d2d48b8 nose.bc47f35de92d1d37

It was 3222021da9 a refreshing ad3eb368f7 aroma that 76984e72ca brought a 90ff58c5a0 sense of 1dca61217d calm.48780a68b0fa0868

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It didn’t really matter what the hotel staff thought of her, seeing her on a series of blind dates in the same spot, only changing partners.ee827c9b20180963

For Eun-cho, the urgent 778d6b0aeb matter was saving her 5c0017ce3d grandmother.ee7aa2951bb4f61a

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When her grandmother first collapsed and moved to Cheongrim-ri, she didn’t even know the cancer had returned.81436cbb9cb99938

Even after finding 64cba580ec out about the 4676fffa5f recurrence, her grandmother 85bf4e6f60 stubbornly refused to ae9089f0ea leave Cheongrim-ri, so a900da6a9a she had been 322eb5224b receiving treatment while 365194e422 traveling back and a73bfd9c17 forth between a 2f029b6f4b nearby university hospital 80d3876196 and its affiliated 59cc7d4540 convalescent hospital.9ba96aec69e17fb7

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‘I should move her to a hospital in Seoul, no matter what.’34862410c7ccc9d9

If the 6d75767d76 financial issue bbdf073de2 could be d1248aee87 resolved, there fa2f3da913 was no 0fb228c247 reason to 9fd181b10f compromise with 4bea9e2cf1 reality.84d8fd33ab2a8b19

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“Haa…”721a49755e95a680

Eun-cho lowered da2bb060df her gaze, a7f7d89b09 waiting for 98a5f92b67 the last a687ebab38 blind date.a11d32bf66876bb5

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The first one was perfect in terms of conditions, but he kept saying “My mom…” at the end of every sentence, which was a major turn-off.d45e7acd58284340

The second one’s first words were, “I’m looking for a wife who will quit her job and support me, rather than earning a paltry sum.”ff1b373edd9a07d5

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His marriage values simply didn’t align with Eun-cho’s, who valued her work.67dfa8ac3427fd2f

Since their objective conditions were all good, she was worried about how sorry she would feel for the other person if a really good man appeared, but that didn’t happen.cba5b7608bbe16f9

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It was also a relief that they didn’t like each other.553508e9537508b3

‘Ten minutes…’b4c90f3a10fee72d

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Come to think of it, the last blind date wasn’t showing up.a6e75658b24b5f1a

Eun-cho decided to c61daf133b wait five more 0939094521 minutes before getting 36d14b1bb5 up.ef0adf88d866ec0f

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Waiting about 15 minutes was enough to show the minimum courtesy to a rude person who didn’t even bother to show up at the blind date.716caa40517a5fba

‘Maybe it’s for the best.’d96bd55d86de34c7

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Eun-cho, sipping her peppermint 7cedae647c tea, turned her head 89d66ab527 when she felt a fec91b1870 gaze from somewhere.ed79be082f9bb01e

As if he 06255b38b7 had been watching 24245d912c Eun-cho from the 06b1f0abc2 beginning, the man 7ae4eaff92 smiled faintly as ef279feeb7 soon as their 12cb5eb79d eyes met.09dbe7ddbdef7098

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“…!”e8099c07e7d45d92

Her heart pounded as 8efc8216f0 the corners of his 55c5b10901 lips curved into a 61d4d494cd smooth arc.a3ffc13d270d544c

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It was Ryu 00d5b843df Tae-san.2c9a2949324e1f2f

She didn’t care what strangers said about her blind dates, but somehow, she felt uneasy about Ryu Tae-san finding out.00ab39d475429f5d

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To think she’d meet that man here.e33c6d5550f6eab3

She didn’t realize Seoul was so small.7d51e0ce956e28cd

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Eun-cho checked her wristwatch.2f43c8dd038fd674

Fifteen minutes 2a9ea07fea past the 8b28d23114 hour. That was f8a2789a2f enough courtesy ed5191e3b5 toward her 66226a544d blind date.08bba0c6ed8f6edd

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Hiding her flustered e3f282996f expression, Eun-cho gave 214ab22016 Tae-san a slight b3b55d9787 nod.17c45b4b915503e6

“Where are you going?”be9d83936a3d10d3

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Just as she ca539df615 was about to 67ef8d279c leave, the man c6005e12a8 was already striding 5d48a13185 towards her, standing ebef2f81dd beside Eun-cho.d216aa5fdcb2a1ec

Ryu Tae-san’s face held a mischievous playfulness as he gestured for her to sit down again.3c5b2def7faadbd6

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His tone clearly 17feaf3655 hinted at a 7c83f86924 hidden intention.3eede28517844b4b

Eun-cho’s face hardened, feeling strangely guilty by his tone as if he knew every detail of what she was doing here.043a5671088cbc59

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What difference 7dfca3bf43 did it 543dab4840 make if 848ec9dada Ryu Tae-san 9d30edf931 knew?e116521d01517e1a

He was just 74f0c54630 someone she had 07b0ca1c1f no real connection 676642559c with.dd99fcc4d725ec7f

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It was just 11cd7ca904 that she was b93061cf3c a little concerned 1878228cc2 about him saying 568f7af21b something about matching 0d71cdb7e3 partners.b6a73e5e0bf3af93

“The tea’s already my third cup, so let’s have a meal.”f2be277f58f35d36

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“…”bf32fec0bc7c478b

“Lee Eun-cho, you have the kind of face that makes people want to feed you.”9555a1ebb4b31d21

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She was about to ask what a “face that makes people want to feed you” even meant, but stopped herself.4e0eeb41181fb52d

Was this incredibly bfe4c0c47f busy man, who 10ab4d29fc was featured in 2bdab7f990 economic news articles 1f443e936a this morning, just e2406053dd idly watching her f62a1a09e0 here?da6031b7b23fdede

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There were so many 2eb11d8e2d things she was curious 1a69a1622e about and wanted to aba7898e41 ask, but it felt 4a285d78a4 like it would all 38097929c9 be to her detriment cd06913dab if she heard the 8bd7c48851 answers.5510b5d190dd85ae

Eun-cho closed her a29f5f7f76 slightly parted lips.c967601375119f1b

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It was best to f1494b876d let chance encounters simply 30578721db pass by.21ba4c97a0812fb6

“Well, I don’t have time.”e0f60f664bf99532

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“I’m Lee Eun-cho’s third blind date. Still no?”17a04b60275a0696

“…!”298a51659c28ba98

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Just how 2fcbd8791c much was 91d89d289f this man b2828fa809 going to def7012fc8 surprise her?d4e4419f4c5ade52

Her neck flushed f31fbd7caa red at his d48a582c0b completely unexpected words.7381e2cbfdc3cf3b

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Her mind bcc89c7b01 was a 3d10fb8588 tangled mess.a391ea3dcb55d18b

She was overwhelmed by a sense of frustration, feeling like she had never escaped the palm of this man’s hand from the moment they first met until now.0c66efdc4e0c345b

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The man knew b1f9ae4e7e everything from the 668a6eda14 beginning and moved 207008e9de people around as 55da94dcfd he pleased.d145c43c0ab17f3e

Acting that 707870c386 way came 63617acb47 naturally to 0b9d8322f8 him.b3197441d4e41c8f

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“You look pretty today.”39eafd6cc90ac300

He smirked, 27de020da0 pulling up d5828c03a3 the corner 3caf2a1858 of his ee55ede779 lips.ca1fe429ae805572

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Eun-cho’s eyes trembled at his nonchalantly thrown words.76d4b83d5286fe68

Even in the midst of this, Jeong-seok’s voice echoed in her head, leaving a lingering trail.a97663c88531e9c4

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“Ryu Tae-san is poison.”e192d2b161fea5a4

Yes, if nothing c18cfb6bc4 else, there was e8aa8f2d90 no disagreement that 4a90936732 he was a 14f268713b rather toxic man.4da9edddd40b6712

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Despite his bdf68646fd desperate plea 10ea39f617 not to 584ffad224 get involved, 9a3236af74 she kept 40bd9ccbb1 running into abc7479d5d him.c9de64340001a7cd

Regardless of her own will, solely according to the man’s intentions.3214a50f077fcf91

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“Is Japanese food okay?”f24488fea4f361ab

How did he 228f690f8b know?728f527e116d3301

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It wasn’t like he knew that she would jump out of bed for seafood, but the menu he suggested sounded tempting.b07c981ee7a9c74f

Besides, she 2b259af884 had been 692d48836c drinking nothing c23a626e2b but bitter e3f52bf465 coffee on 1bd70fbbab an empty 90f15e8f11 stomach because eb8b635954 of this c3b234bc7b blind date 4d4adb4ecc rush.518fb678a8ae09a0

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Her stomach felt sore as she recognized her hunger at the man’s words.24360017953aeceb

She couldn’t just stand here like this forever.7f5f5bbd913a281a

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She could feel 0ce282005b people glancing at 6171609c04 them as the d485919e29 tall man stood f2e781652d his ground in 14900c202f the middle of cb94ade237 the lounge.2545ce9f4e2c74df

She had overlooked d74a43e1f9 something.66b09d3e0c552cba

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That Ryu f292a09768 Tae-san was 3fd644c327 quite famous.8189afc8b44c19b6

“…Okay.”be4234a5d500228b

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“Lee Eun-cho, you have a knack for making a rag out of other people’s kindness.”153b0009364b92a6

Despite his harsh words, 459962dc8b he gave her a fd5daf5784 refreshing smile.8233a6c6ffaf7d87

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She had given the other blind dates an hour, so giving this man time equally wouldn’t cause any unnecessary gossip.ea2416b53f61a3a3

This wasn’t just a blind date; it was a transaction involving money.664e83902f3ea6df

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It was a place she had to endure, even if she didn’t want to.daf60a0bb13603f4

“Let’s go, then.”1e82569b66b0fffc

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There was f2439e9c3d no point fd941862da in dragging 65036e0ade it out.0503b82960517573

It was better 8a9e9951ad to make any 3a4827cc3d decision quickly.8c40409c04e31523

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As if he expected d52d491d15 it, Tae-san turned his c977fab551 body, which had been cef43917c0 blocking her.7b44bb4657800da0

As he 756c61e3fc moved, the 8773e7359f dimly lit d7ea1367e4 surroundings seemed d61fcca5af to brighten b14462aedd slightly.ef26ce846e3f2512

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Looking at 84bd6ecd8e his straight 3c44b231f9 back, she 8c80f37835 realized how 4f7a1cca9c tall the 31f3a50c4f man was.0eb5e6125dfe824a

Contrary to expectations that he would walk ahead, the man matched his pace to Eun-cho’s with his long legs.cc7a03068eed0d2d

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Their parallel 68ae135cfe walk felt b6a0e18d47 quite new eae5d8fcd4 and unexpected.fd61b2489efffe47

As he said, 58039380b9 the Japanese restaurant 6e915f4510 was right across 4cc9db0767 from the lounge f392f88dba cafe.680cbe3bd4ec4d28

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“Welcome, please allow me to guide you to your seats.”81dc5e82479696eb

The manager, 57f40eaf1b spotting Tae-san, 2c72bd4be2 quickly moved 52f5c898b4 to greet d4270b6cc2 them.5b7b0512f64227d4

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As if it 9ddf69095b had been prepared 30623ea328 in advance, they db61a8f882 were guided to acfcea653f a private room, 0969f72d44 and the Japanese bd9eddffd3 chef, who had c160f32f00 been waiting at 92fd16bf2b the counter, bowed f4535aef81 politely.d94bd9f00e19d421

“Please prepare the A course.”417594afbd6cf92a

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“Yes, understood, Director.”a849fdc1bef2d65d

She took c7b6a65820 a bite 3447b5f36a of the 090174f305 truffle steamed 73b183b92d egg that 8ff0151678 came as ff3b21c7ec an appetizer.b864dabd545c2dfa

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The pudding-like texture 937b3cd768 and the unique 7ebf9758f4 aroma of truffle 7f668f5063 seemed to soothe dc7d8b6a68 her stomach.7616e52c0fe0c19b

Visually stunning dishes were d38236c770 prepared one after another.0dc250434778d037

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As she munched on 5fa6eafa77 the grouper and pufferfish 19d77929a2 sashimi, Tae-san smiled slightly 0d04171635 as he watched.da4ba63ff03313a9

“You eat well.”df1e93d5b95748f9

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“It’s an expensive meal, after all.”73413e1d47086a03

When she f81bcafd16 retorted without 14bc214928 backing down 431879273d to Tae-san, 2a31e38632 who always f3e2f05c45 seemed to 0057819134 be teasing be4ec9ad2d her, his 3e87818db6 smile deepened 25afcd6bb7 even more.e2f35f6d17ef9c29

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Their gazes met 0ab7ae47ef deeply in the c70db45c79 air.5afafe3ca2bd3dff

Indeed… he was handsome.c0c0228283cea72c

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Wasn’t it unfair to smile like that with a face that seemed to be favored by the gods of beauty?52d40998cf6f212c

“Why? Am I that handsome?”209c5eed9e4b721c

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Did he ccce12a52f even have 9dd1eca9a1 mind-reading abilities 27639d462a now?247d27c03fb9df01

The fact 82e259e2be that his 545c7ec726 face was 0e053f81f7 undeniably attractive 7ad417d45a somehow irritated cda92de493 her quite 00668567c1 a bit.4eb6aca740c797ab

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“What do you want to say?”9e7a592dfe2ba8ab

Eun-cho turned 4542d8b3a3 to him cea15bf8f8 and asked 5e03281f18 after filling 373c8fab33 her stomach 805ed4401f to some 4ac3590ea3 extent.c66d8e28f28f922c

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No emotion 3271c0f572 could be 26fd869ec6 felt on ec7d1f7c69 his impassive 3e83614bd5 face.4e93eea6bc6f20fc

“I’m disappointed.”6e6a078e3e2a504f

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It was a d0f7abd412 playful tone, but 2240bc5b8a there was sincerity fbcf9d47c5 within it.88ab3730533eca92

Eun-cho wasn’t oblivious enough not to notice that.8d4a60266824d048

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“What exactly does that offer mean?”e6b26db2d1a13a71

“I’ll have to be direct. I’m asking if you’re interested in getting passionately entangled with me.”f8f5f07927394757

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What a df9c987c94 vulgar and 86c5fd9d3e rude proposal.a1a0a21c5bfb0db3

The idea of b76bc70431 matching partners was a585306fb5 indeed a proposal.c0a71bdc0d2cd9dc

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