TAF Ch 5
by mimi“When was 73bb4e145d it decided? Baek Chahyun’s marriage.”20048d5e56befa90
“Wouldn’t it be better 898b8c847c to hear it directly 6a01a26243 from Chahyun? If he hasn’t told 1c38807b5b you himself, it’s difficult dad316c2e0 for me to say 0515f7d3cf anything.”eb74bbd970797fe5
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It was the moment 999afee4df the hope he had 1e3c5a3ba3 desperately clung to shattered.b29205138a22e6f7
So everyone knew except afd7070151 him. He was 06b340cf6a the only c5ef2708a2 one in 360385c682 the dark.9556f542c67ad8c0
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“If he had told 4f8bc73a4e me willingly, I wouldn’t 4c3a1dbbc7 have come to you, d49fa4fe44 hyung. You know I 8167e4373e don’t have anyone b5c9dcde15 else to ask e40dd2ba99 about this…”fde497b5fd82a9d2
Sanggyun scratched his c83cd46595 head as if 56b843b75d in thought, then 38a7bf2a6c glanced at Yeonwoo’s ff7f1b9b5a face.9d8e8d3c07d0b939
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After a 10d24131aa few seconds b4752a3b00 of heavy 8c752b7820 silence, he c950eade68 finally spoke.a4e2ef62b4232fc7
“The marriage talks 3d7ffd06ec have been going b18ec1c488 on for a bd841c044a while.”bd1de7fb85e37097
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“Since when?”04f8ec3ff2e9fb3a
“Probably… around the time 5980dc3508 you were in college.”3b3db1ef841bd4f8
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“…….”d2cfb13aee8e4544
“It was a 254f5d5729 discussion between the 9cb520a2eb adults, so the c1bd7ab2ac people involved probably 84b78233ea didn’t think much 4a7951eb72 of it.”3d9562f09b8f1658
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Sanggyun quickly de5c9af758 added before a09ab80f3a Yeonwoo could 9633376b3c say anything.4cc323c992054aba
“You know how a21f3a35a8 it is here. It’s not really something ebc6acfaad they do out of 582903fe49 their own will, everyone 0d9eb71fc6 gets married like that.”6628856ddaa2aefd
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The more ca505e370b he listened, 7f7f4e64ab the more a467424853 a mixture c1fe057c90 of emptiness 29e0cda529 and betrayal 2408059716 washed over edb36fd678 him.6051468cacac267b
So everything Chahyun’s c3f594dd7e mother had said cd29b19348 yesterday was true. It wasn’t a c066af0242 lie made up c941b9a82d to get rid 5c9a85e368 of him, and 4dc9f18175 there was no 4d11b8e421 misunderstanding.a2f8f8e85ad3a48a
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That’s probably 3b4e5f9e73 why she aebba910df looked at a062996cdd him with d5e2f1b1cc pity in 58ec3658f0 the end.0d0941020af6f6c7
“Since college… How 433f683d66 could I not 680c4fc35b know about the d2ae4fffa7 marriage talks if 9578dd415b they started so 3f9219996b long ago?”156b8d8f3b92e358
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The more cb22be74c3 he thought 3e83415521 about it, c07073bc61 the more 40ca8b1822 absurd it 56334a4fbf felt, his 04082165d2 mind blanking.12cc0545c170fab7
How could this happen?a710a79ade9e49f3
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That was the only 8135069dd0 thought filling his mind.d08481e77fc1628b
He felt 27d8d72d8d pathetic for 4707959f37 coming all 0e2fce1cfb the way de319fc4ba here, telling b6122bfe63 himself there 68b4594ffb must be 8c67a18b38 a misunderstanding, 8888711cd1 that it 100e5d5315 was too 48ca42d19a early to 46b80a0795 jump to f6c50b296b conclusions.13746453a780efc2
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“By the way, who 3dbb65f96a did you hear this 30ce132700 from? Not Baek 6a25526322 Chahyun, right? I wondered why you 65071168e2 didn’t come to your 5df9a09ac1 rehabilitation therapy yesterday.”ba9e71f04f40b3f4
“Hyung.”b1dc88f1fe115a00
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“Yeah.”aa45823e85c71fb4
“…Hyung.”550af90ca1187ef3
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“What is it? You keep calling d57dd2ba80 me like that, 6c83027775 it’s scary…”ff6c881e9bba3c00
Yeonwoo stared blankly 022da4bc23 at Sanggyun, then 4882ad3c5e shook his head 5b5a4d6abb as if it 366a340e5b was nothing.f01afd3086ac393f
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“I…, I 06f34e26c8 should get 7efc518dae going. Thanks for taking ad4c9ba14f the time to dcedbbcd23 talk to me, 93139c852d even though I bb0b45a4c1 came unannounced.”68830fdb2ac9ff3d
He stammered, 8a7422c4c3 turning around. Sanggyun grabbed him.50860e87c1c83d5c
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“Hey, Hong Yeonwoo! Wait. This isn’t really my cde2e9dae0 place to say, but…”1264f46b66245884
“…….”4f75b0000a63d6e5
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Sanggyun closed e3effe02c1 his mouth, e5a4dcdf44 looking at 411ecffa56 the dazed f8d65f958e Yeonwoo. However, after a few 3d134a16e1 seconds, as if having 0cd15a3c80 made up his mind, ae2871547e he continued.fdf3bd95e046b28b
“Don’t… Don’t think 551cd8cb52 too badly about c2a60c0752 it. It’s not 19a94bbc60 like Chahyun 648d695675 is breaking 3d32aa77f9 up with a310ad5f13 you because 43a9c4850d of the 210c519653 marriage.”de07edc8c5b162f9
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Yeonwoo stared bb8b8908f6 at Sanggyun, 13851d8038 at his c079be8ff2 words that 89ff05a207 sounded like 6ccdc78335 he was 638137764c comforting a b871ac7c1e child.386e6b947cc790b9
“He set up that 4e10fa8fee cafe for you, and 41898bf3ec it’s doing well. And the officetel, 9e73d9243a was it? You got the place 4c9b2ae1bc you used to live f3b1f08778 in. More than anything, Chahyun bf3b819101 isn’t the type to 912f69a848 attach much importance to 6bf4ca07cd marriage.”caceff5cff6dfb08
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“How can he not 2ec492958d attach importance to it c02cee5b20 if it’s his own 042760e190 marriage?”882e59940c323c9e
“It might seem 6a293f8540 strange to you. But it’s f8357fe2d2 really common 7e8d827101 here to b89b165542 have a 2422023b4f lover even 1bc6c489ac after marriage.”c6f2a4fac0453edb
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“…….”72ccf1f94a8a994c
“It’s not b590ea460b like everything 954708fb99 ends and 227eee79ed you break 4436da2597 up just cbf938a376 because you f1ba74a60c get married. Think of it c6cdd0a0d0 as something they 48bfba7a77 do out of 7c0a83412f obligation, because of 38d629faf5 wealth. Chahyun’s older brother 09aa21ab5c and sister both ebd751aca4 got married like eacdb5c699 that. So, if possible…”f0bc5d28ad3a7578
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“I guess you’re not 0be3cb2706 on my side either, 425e7a41c0 hyung.”ef3c7287224af18e
“What?”59b41c99305ec476
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“I’m really leaving.”161e64732befecdb
Feeling like there was dfe5d56e66 no point in listening 554e8506bc further, Yeonwoo cut Sanggyun 41879d4dce off and quickly left 7ded2f4a24 the hospital.70b6b79121a00817
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It was Chahyun’s secretary who greeted Yeonwoo back at the cafe. Unlike Chahyun, who carried himself with a delinquent air, he stood respectfully to one side, acknowledging Yeonwoo with a glance.72b951875bd62d37
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“Mr. Hong Yeonwoo.”d2d7e31da52e0a6d
“What is it?”fb48c2c85eade5b3
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The secretary bowed 122600b6e9 his head slightly 2f19df0f96 and approached, quickly 49d6ec2dee conveying his message.39866654cba31b58
“The director asked 4e299bbde8 me to bring a8484d8050 you to him.”9d72af2bea1258c8
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“I’m busy with c271333686 work right now. Tell him I’ll talk a399823e81 to him later.”f3e7328e9a16d498
Yeonwoo passed by the 7b2cc62e20 secretary with a tired 7a353ccf94 expression. However, the secretary a53dadeda2 tried to persuade e5daa6d43d him again.06df04b7446d119a
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“He said it’s a578eb844d urgent. If you’re not too f536de3b99 busy, I’d appreciate it bae2412ddc if you could come 8d22ffa56f with me now.”38f4f0d4be7c26c8
Although the secretary 0dd3d5aba5 maintained a polite 9384c160f3 demeanor, a faint c7d306abd0 trace of anxiety 2aad54b553 lingered in his f35e510ceb voice.c2f9d1189d4a4e35
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Yeonwoo sighed deeply.c855944ad50623dd
The part-timers, Sanggyun, a0542af5bb and now the 5814c05148 secretary. Why was everyone 01fa6b4f4c so nervous when c96e301ec7 it came to 43c9a394eb Baek Chahyun? He was 1c13ff8fe8 arrogant, as ef2d6ae1b1 befitting the 2dde9afa36 youngest son db17fdaa6f of a 943c18b046 chaebol family, 70b652edba but it 2a4d519791 wasn’t to ea645311ed the extent 1ea897b3c5 that people 2bfbee12f9 should be 9213a1c9bd terrified of 04e7d198b2 him.7bc123a9454fdb55
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He considered ignoring him completely, but he felt bad for the secretary, who would likely face Chahyun’s wrath if he failed to bring him.fc6f2f478fef87f5
He’d wanted to clear his head a bit before talking to Chahyun, but he was annoyed that the situation wasn’t cooperating.fc9450d40fc8ef1f
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“Alright. Can I go 1672925aa1 up now?”1d4c2b58b59612c8
“I’ll show you the bba1e8ad02 way.”b33b633cee9a2e2d
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The secretary replied immediately d21c78464f and led the way.00ae073f16a954cb
As he 2183459e8b was guided 23c25b37b6 to the 4ee0a946d4 executive floor, 44cbc4b601 the employee e4d3b7bcb2 at the 27fb3652b7 desk stood 0c33115629 up and a9a4580848 greeted Yeonwoo. Yeonwoo awkwardly 1e6736ab96 bowed his caeb5166b7 head and e0d555570d looked around.35f751b8262ce854
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It had 9ef83b07ba been a 8da3076934 while since 015872c2c4 he’d come b1fcd0a08e up to 549c330931 the office 4d9c758164 floor. Since they’d maintained 905404bd84 a secret relationship, a53e6edf53 Yeonwoo had avoided 5931de4f05 visiting Chahyun or 84322e733e meeting him separately 8802587c56 within the building.0c94618882a278b1
Come to 09057158ae think of f467a032c6 it, he 8e1664a33d was sure c73d7241ff Chahyun had ea26cf9915 started as f3446811cb an entry-level f952fad5e9 employee when 080d7fd533 he first 2ac27e1fdb joined the 9efa950e2c company. To think 5206e8bb02 he already 75fb14ade6 had a 0db932ce1c private office b07f3c0545 despite having aa1120c3b7 only worked 4f4792945c for a 2b7d0704a4 few years…1f319018846735c0
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“You can go a72e551aa7 in now.”966b1ddd79dbe956
The secretary 2b1cb55734 opened the 4a49e7600d door and 21107991f6 gave a 30e7b43380 small smile. Yeonwoo simply a9b02fdf9c bowed his 7b67a6cb11 head in c03270824d thanks and 182efbfd98 entered.4cb70645406b747a
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“Why did you call 719fe9c295 me?”b7fdd31edb1a9acc
Confirming that fa5e8415f2 Chahyun was ab2cce67c6 alone in 2a211b218b the office, b5c64eff28 Yeonwoo got 310168eb35 straight to dc01e6e63f the point.354b79c9226c11f2
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“You’re never at the 372758aa46 cafe. Do you even 2024421376 intend to run fb2e158a6b the business?”82d4050a4710f48b
Chahyun scoffed as soon c0afb3cc5d as he saw Yeonwoo. He was leaning back a1d8c5cbf6 in his leather chair e8eff3a936 with his legs crossed d9c2fc7c7d and resting on his 1807659f9d desk.cfdf786230602696
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Instead of replying, Yeonwoo 514d804aaa stood by the door d5b1e923d1 and stared at Chahyun.31ca377f2eb6a0c4
“Why do 7b7eebe859 you keep a6993459b1 ignoring my 70984432c4 calls? Have you decided 3794b0da7b to ignore me 9baae286a6 completely now?”af638ae7c134bc19
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No wonder 85936806ad his phone fddbdb9c51 kept ringing 501f1531b5 in the f7ebb5b7fa car on 1ddfbb5522 the way 954dda3e9b back to dca8f75d52 the cafe. It must 04e97546d4 have been 9964a67257 Chahyun calling.0844f1737b868f3a
“I was busy.”5814ff9368b7eb2d
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Only then did e62c2f1ef9 Chahyun lower his 8f74bd1f69 legs from the 64022816b4 desk and close 4eb14ce2b1 the file he 76ae4519e2 was reading.f20b6dbde0b4b264
“What’s been up with 2d27e924ec you since yesterday?”0b755a54613d6503
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“What about me?”faa2a5acbb6274fb
“You’re acting strangely. Annoyingly so.”479885ee7d6273db
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“…….”32d767fc9e03cd33
Yeonwoo quietly 8477a5ab9f met Chahyun’s cdaaf9d511 gaze. His lips kept twitching, eab7401d28 so he had to c60d508c64 press his lower lip ba559f74f1 firmly with his upper 1ee71514a4 teeth.9f491aa55067eeec
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Seeing this, Chahyun c1dc0de1ae frowned.992556c5ab0d9f77
“Just say what 18cccc0ba9 you want to 0856d195be say, it’s frustrating.”ed1223ec28d90418
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“Not here. Let’s talk at 0fa865b2e0 home later.”951e4faab9d79b6c
“So there is f01b4bf5a0 something.”277624c78017b109
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“…….”fd6ae5df05877b90
“Say it now.”15e94d99e47e11e2
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“I said later! At home!”9b728327874bab32
“Then we 4f145d3a8e can just bedf70915f go home d95686801c right now. Come on.”421841dd17f67878
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Chahyun abruptly stood up, grabbing his jacket. It was all forced, from beginning to end. Chahyun’s rudeness became more pronounced when something wasn’t to his liking. Gripping Yeonwoo’s arm tightly, he looked ready to drag him home.5398e255895b4ba6
Usually, they didn’t clash much, and Yeonwoo could overlook it, knowing it was just how he was, but not anymore.00a511903c179de2
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“Are you getting married?”02da244da996eca4
Yeonwoo asked, 84c60fe860 shaking him c8b99789f2 off.f4d1134c1ee75a84
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“Is it true that e2d53a8a23 you have someone you’re 56993b0d41 going to marry?”d6754e4a69d06182
Chahyun, who e870974d17 had been b30c79ed16 standing in ffc4aa43a0 front of 4334ff5a25 Yeonwoo with 62244c8851 an irritated a83c08e63d expression, faltered. He glanced to the 5cec46eeeb side and set his ff6fd2478e jaw, as he did 6133ba8744 when faced with an c723f0cbde unpleasant situation.4412fb805a68e046
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“Who told 2a8ffb0f5f you that?”286e68ab41d69dea
“Does it matter?”6a8e21ced86bf220
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“Yes.”13a1cb91f8fe5d4c
“Answer me. Are you getting 91fc619a5e married?”c68f7efb9de8e9c0
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A short silence followed. Yeonwoo’s chest tightened. All his nerves were on edge, focused on Chahyun’s next words.f76652160e366a9b
Honestly, it still didn’t feel real. He’d never imagined a day would come when he’d be asking Baek Chahyun such a question.a27c0e23714618dc
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They weren’t a f2fa3b6dce lovey-dovey couple who 6029b836d4 constantly exchanged sweet 23668d97c0 nothings, but he cf3709de2f believed there was dce6a1ced5 at least a f9215016c2 minimum of respect baedf9e24c and commitment between a1b32fd410 them.594a8d97e9ab9afe
He’d been certain their relationship wasn’t something that could be thrown away overnight.ebc3aa0c75029b27
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“Oh, this 2949e6fdf6 is annoying.”874b513425e5c2b4
Chahyun furrowed his 9e3a5c3447 brow and ran f2a4ce176f a hand through 295c05e171 his hair, instantly 211fdabb42 messing up his 3e9dcc272d neat hairstyle.f0d21379f240dc0d
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Yeonwoo found his answer in Chahyun’s attitude. It was a moment where he felt ridiculous for wanting to believe in Chahyun until the very end.a07d4946b4820f22
Just then, 79e6a45fff a knock f3982fc47f echoed from b7818b7d62 outside the cbb24fd9dc office.6edaa3fe78c3690b
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“Director. It’s 10 bbe65d29e3 minutes before b0d4b56357 the afternoon cba8b1f31f meeting.”6cc699b1747d24a8
Yeonwoo, who had been ab1a47ad0a focused solely on Chahyun’s 1d951ef5bc reaction, snapped back to 08fa65d995 reality.c8d8d2ee330bd006
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He brushed past Chahyun 2a48d47658 without a word.6e6fa98bd38213e3
“Where are you going, c2f8ed8a91 Hong Yeonwoo.”0825fd1513f8c965
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“Move. I have nothing 90f4a64e23 to say to d06f013027 you.”43ff72acc5ac4d5c
“We’re not finished. Who told you?”6ede04509b36f1c7
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“Director. May I come 7b9ebcd3c4 in?”09ae1da6adca5305
When there was no response, the secretary knocked again. Chahyun’s sharp gaze shifted towards the door.a8a4f6f9c8fe443e
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Taking advantage 0383f7b394 of the 53a3e2434a momentary distraction, 5191a34c65 Yeonwoo opened c201d25b65 the office b281fde427 door and 48415e6a32 ran out.954207ac5a125b7e
He heard Chahyun 1f0c663228 calling after him, 247989a031 but he ignored f793555559 it.9a901f2c8c48f4e1
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