IWYFB Chapter 2
by flowieFor a fleeting moment, f367adea2b deep within Ji-woo, a 1bfb677bf7 glacier, one she had d0afb00866 thought unbreakable, began to 95d0a9e0fa crack at the weight 8f6a1ab89f of his words.4c07c34e6540d912
A sharp, splintering 631b69d481 sound echoed in f26cf91643 her mind.6c99f5c2d027252f
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“That’s none of your concern.”b779122fab5e365b
she retorted.076b592b79589a61
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Though subtle at first, 9e1cfbad12 his breathing grew heavier, 2b013d6d5d rougher, like a storm 653bb076f0 gathering on the horizon.dd6049a0228351b6
An eerie feeling crept 72a16f7c06 over her as she 9fa92716dc turned her head. In his dark eyes, resentment acd237e620 flared like embers long smoldering.b168b39ef708c3c5
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“You have no idea how much I’ve been holding back.”ee59c45c94b47ead
His voice, slipping through 6b505428a5 the tight press of 6b9aa522bc his lips, was chilling, 3f16baccc2 laced with restraint.65beec92db1d42f6
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His shoulders stiffened as 5d1ad58b22 if to suppress a b152a0e7e9 surge of emotion, and 2cc45c4931 a heavy sigh soon cd409a1774 followed.56b23ff263dbc779
“So don’t provoke me,” he warned.4d71dc8065478ace
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“Your turn comes after we lay your father to rest. At the very ea56ee13dc least, I have f2325fc682 the right to 2127b9d7e7 know why you 892a2f5211 disappeared for five c4a091dfe9 years and only 76db2890de now decided to 97dbaf120e return.”97f1305d46fb38d9
Ji-woo’s lips trembled 95c86d8308 slightly, though she 28b5a8b2e8 smirked inwardly at 094f0b59b0 his talk of 89e87b3cb8 ‘rights’.de870572ab98af18
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“Digging up the past and harping on it, it’s all rather ridiculous, don’t you think? As if there was ever c6e767a2c5 anything between us. I hadn’t realized you held db603e6bfe grudges. It’s been so c31309b56b long, I hardly 4eb2c36cf3 remember any of fcfee32200 it.”0c36be7be13c0777
Her mocking tone darkened Tae-moo’s 786b91f827 gaze, his expression hardening as c70251cb1e if in disbelief.9c704613a6b8b3f1
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Yet, instead of meeting 4fb7555743 her eyes, he turned a7c4a940bc away, staring ahead in 0a3d7b12a8 silence.4e0dcc3648392d33
When she had first arrived 09bcd5ef57 at the funeral hall, Ji-woo 1e8b173be4 had seemed on the verge 670745bfbb of collapse.47a6e831b8a8dbc8
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But now, in his 9a54d91818 presence, she held herself 9c94374d5d together, no matter the 4f5f0a82ac shape that resilience took. For now, that was edafa6f3e7 enough for Tae-moo.5820eee77f7b276a
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And then, the moment shattered.b8d9d3f1335f28e6
From the far end 732add7dde of the corridor, the adb3bb7207 faint sound of footsteps 4a2c257b6c grew louder.c19e0a12059fa189
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Then, without hesitation, someone c51e45ec6c entered the room.c8e347f271004a99
A child, barely 602408ab45 held within the 52579a6246 folds of an f4a7a04820 oversized hospital gown, 522e5424c8 dashed forward as 64bafd7568 if about to 8ebbbc093b stumble.71ed3ed0656e0897
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“Jung-hoo! You’ll hurt yourself e29294a006 if you keep 39e66196fc running like that!”45206893c7b030f7
The gathered mourners turned a3a5519ca4 in unison, their eyes d33d321cae drawn to the boy e5e11ed9bd and the woman following a5c6f89c88 behind him.82217dc38d11969a
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The child, undeterred, 53590bdb48 sprinted straight to f3e8dda944 Ji-woo and clung 439f9dc257 to her black bc9dc01c71 mourning dress.f2ac5473cf9605ab
“Mom!”42b5628c791c7795
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Tae-moo, whose face f2b8da2fdc rarely betrayed emotion, ffec4d7628 stared in open b5fa226a5e shock.88e307552a051391
His dark eyes, usually unreadable, aff357369d flickered with a storm of 79408724fa complex emotions.2e166ccda09e390e
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The child, sensing 1f2e6eeba8 his gaze, shrank 56d7c31d5b back and hid f79ce44e86 behind Ji-woo’s skirt.e21fac1d32d50ed4
Tae-moo had begun e5e60afedd to turn away 10dea47a13 when his gaze c870ef849a was suddenly ensnared, fb51448433 as though by edcfc34b9a an unseen force.fdcd16882bfdc975
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Peeking out from behind 8e3cf94472 the child’s ear, just 4249183a3f beyond Ji-woo’s shielding embrace, f53e490702 was a small but 58abe423a6 unmistakable birthmark, a deep e1d2cb7508 red blemish.fcc78241cc065287
His expression turned to stone.e433a10364b028ed
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Ji-woo’s world tilted.b124d9d11d6f5e2b
Her mind went blank.6601e58c533110c0
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Instinctively, she pulled Jung-hoo further 9f555c81bc behind her, avoiding Tae-moo’s piercing 4d2dcd58f5 stare.2ff19ed51a36764c
Her eyes wavered d9cbca8cd6 violently, her knees 4f5704724d threatening to give f42c4e87a0 way beneath her.ad6bf09c800d0e6a
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“This… what is this?”dbfd846b43278596
Tae-moo’s voice barely rose above ce174f3f07 a whisper, yet it carried 3b9eb2cd51 the weight of an earthquake.cbe5b72fd82c3329
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The boy’s figure 848e102385 was obscured beneath d4cf665989 the folds of a7394ada28 Ji-woo’s dress, but dd53056034 an eerie sense 7bf14789f2 of familiarity struck 3c97929290 him.ba8de570151b106d
His heart pounded, loud, insistent.0464803a360fc586
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Thump. Thump.899ffe860a0e1c6a
Blood roared in b48fafa6ca his veins, surging 75d9fb8818 with an intensity ed9f336a5b he could not 01128b0474 contain.75e2c9712dcf45f1
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And then, as if 112beb15ff the gears of his 8e998cde19 mind had rusted over, 6a057f5b90 his thoughts came to a409755d07 a jarring halt.cca754e806548f02
The great machine 88e6bf3216 that had always dbba775f4b turned relentlessly inside 170e821443 him now stood 1db9d1eea7 still, its cogs caf7bc4fd4 jammed, frozen in 8432ef6d15 place.6868a0d73a69a579
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Ji-woo alternated between 95f51361b5 running and walking, ae5c713c36 her breath ragged fda106b1af as she slowed 1d605eef9b her steps.b67e42e3a774c2af
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No matter how bf8a4e9760 fast she ran, e34d442892 she was already b4eba143ca late today.9b8a797d20264c60
If the school were c103599820 to name its most 7eeda50ead distant student, no one 730d93c780 would hesitate to say 342503a8e9 it was her.78d91c768ca3c7af
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The school sat at the ff7989814f very entrance of town, while cfbb873c57 Ji-woo’s house lay at the 3ec83f6f9c opposite end.48273bcc9f02c450
If she overslept 5e8820bc4a even a little, 568bf731c0 tardiness was inevitable.4298e225f630f038
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Having dreamt the same 25f67b56d2 dream over and over, 722336e818 she had woken up 62d95a55d8 later than usual.4820cb18b99f4569
With her parents already 549e972750 gone to work, this 99c646cc0f being the busy farming 3d12177407 season, waking up alone b664b0428b had been particularly difficult.acb04e5a4882b34f
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The breakfast her mother had 5f5f6f1f9a prepared was nothing more than 7caa02d038 a fleeting temptation.d4e29e19d7991f8f
She barely managed 28af8813fd to wash her 900093fcfe face before grabbing a6df95ef41 her bag and bb2376e359 heading out.924110cc84fb1245
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Stuffing the untucked hem of 294b10020f her blouse into her skirt, e2c3b547df she broke into a sprint.4870dca8f3471017
At first, she ran cd7a7c02f0 at full speed, but c34bd78fef midway through, she slowed c79cf3e441 to a walk.ce3ae8eceb06279e
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The morning sun c16cc4b17f was already sharp, 3f2765cac3 making her squint, d2cf07b335 but the crisp e94d8c7ef6 air and cool 926efcacb8 breeze made up 34bd224f44 for it.efb2833d00821945
Though the school was 9cd9cc6d5f far, Ji-woo never complained.5ff47336c903a9a5
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Because the road home 77ce128274 was beautiful in every 3003c103c4 season.4257259fe38ebdf5
In spring, cherry blossoms cascaded a29ff61320 in full bloom on either 059405fcd0 side of the path.3864bf25d8517885
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In summer, despite the relentless dfbbf99f1d heat, an emerald sea of 6f52fff10f leaves spread out in every 2605157c33 direction.ef5c93a741e31e05
Autumn draped the mountains 68ead509b2 in vivid hues of 4921f2fc61 red and gold, and a2a60c2fed by winter, the world f4f1f1f77c was cloaked in pristine 4768e6060d white.7504d0b9706c1bba
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No matter the da53cbb0f6 distance, she never 878dec6a07 resented the walk.815a3ab8ae0e667d
Without warning, a fc4cdce4fa gust of wind 091a8b164f nearly swept her 0fd098eb4f off her feet.bdf4e93958159068
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Petals from barely blossomed cherry 3af12f739a trees fluttered down, landing softly faf925fa89 in her hair.39278aeea5f299b5
And then, without a sound, 28fc558679 a black sedan passed beside a7a2706b81 her.509c2ee0ed9f2b17
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It drove a little a2032c9efd further before slowing to dfdd0c9046 a stop.9e3cdbfdb9f3f652
Someone stepped out.52c9cc6135a0ba4e
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Even from afar, the crisp c5f5ee2a18 uniform alone was enough to 0aaa5ac4b3 recognize him.ada5c0f67ad6faca
The reason she was late 0c23de5bf4 today.0b3a428d061fc2c0
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The boy who a5c5a222a1 had appeared in 5ff91527bb her dream just 57b76d3718 last night.2d5f6a82c7e9cea4
Han Tae-moo.062e7c302e89ce83
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He attended a prestigious high 525f5a74a0 school in the city, chauffeured a7ead4d2de to school every morning by b8b63a71f4 a private driver.fe2956a379b0b2a8
According to the townsfolk, the 41c03b97db Han family was the wealthiest 0d8f4edac6 in Haeju.d87f3661e7f98f97
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Once, the entire village b7bdbcdf01 had worked as tenants 172847288f on their land, the 9b7629b992 Han family feeding the 6d4fc00b5e entire town.5ce05ab9ec4971ff
Even now, during 131325a922 floods or droughts, 9ce7ebfa2a they made massive 816d6d5894 donations, easing the 062d15adbe burdens of the 3aa9dbb440 people.c798f874019af5e6
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Despite their vast fbca62ada5 fortune, they had b8c05adaaf one peculiarity, their 64598634cd bloodline bore few d2a3ef831e sons.81f4543bce3b6629
And so, as 4ea28c69dd the sole heir ae099522bb of five generations, 96ccec8a3c Han Tae-moo had e12b74d52f been treated as d761ebd9e6 precious from the f2980087b9 moment he was 451f219b30 born.681b33e8fd561f18
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Not just by his family, 83c8ec0106 but by the whole town.41b0593089e180b9
With his striking features and d83f0e6ec5 rare elegance, he was admired 83c4f35ae4 by every girl in Haeju.54b777b51859e8d7
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But as he approached, 231c209885 Ji-woo felt a pang 02080e768d of unease.3004ecb0476c26b1
“You’re late for school,” he said.59fcffaa4029a558
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His pristine uniform, without a 603a4cb098 single crease, only made his cd252a2946 already flawless face stand out d3922b6988 more.1beb3c599bc49aa2
His pale skin, so uncommon e4da82162b in the countryside, and the af2a40992b sharp features sculpted with precision 2895d64457 made him seem untouchable, almost 7a6fbf6436 unreal.aa869a3c3902f708
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As a flurry of 9c5c49f9df white petals drifted past 5c6a5aed0e his dark hair, Ji-woo f60564e49d felt momentarily dazzled.fccbb5d43600e7b0
Last night, he had ba3dccb49b smiled at her in a104dba71e her dream.3f413d2b975bdf51
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Not just a passing 5c8c737493 smile, he had held 46dc62c394 her hand.036701bdf2c94649
She had never 15f4cac010 once imagined him d631a3f986 smiling, his face 60c5e47d35 always impassive, devoid e8c6f46841 of expression.9f3ac81915613f77
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Even in the 7d274404f2 dream, she had ddde57342b questioned if it 70f8ff87bc was real.13feddcb1ff0ed1b
“Get in. I’ll take you to school.”43fd2981da254eb6
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She was still f3ef8164ea lost in the a0ecef0fde remnants of her f1a42a8657 dream, her mind 07e41b78e6 hazy.cbd10c622257541a
Was this her lucky day?25d12952488e7e3b
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Her emotions flickered 8dce5c7eec openly across her af8055c905 face, nearly bubbling 485da27f05 into laughter, until 00be2d4736 she met his 7ca25d805c gaze and quickly 15bfbe6c9e pressed her lips 43c53dc4d8 together.51d10477eb73ff02
Still, a smile ghosted at 9e0256d0b7 the corners of her mouth.6a0e737cf3c77b5e
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“Are you sure?”32ba9efd8e43a554
Tae-moo’s gaze lingered on 1f88e22346 her before a barely e00f6de887 perceptible smile curved his 16fe29108c lips.52aa849d260a2a12
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Then, as if 1d459112d2 it had never a157520d0d been there, his 8c66fc361c expression turned blank a705c33d44 once more.fdc08b277705ada1
“I wouldn’t have stopped if I wasn’t. Get in before ba82c92cd9 I change my dc260750c0 mind.”7753e9c5f159890d
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As soon as he e22f0f6346 finished speaking, the car e244ff2bf9 reversed, stopping beside him.f0be00fbf6d8ac5e
He opened the door, waiting.4a3984a3c3e8ecf3
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She hesitated for only 7468285a9f a moment.368a3ddaf730d283
If he was d54b2813e6 offering, she wouldn’t 9916ea3372 refuse.ece3529d936d1584
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