RFDY Ch 6
by mimi“…….”25e2606a174254a7
“It smells different than 3938c6a5df usual, but really good.”f2180c5b25095083
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I waited 3f083e7ffb to see dbe01cce4d what would bf59e249eb come out 70858be8d0 of his e52cd3dbbb mouth, but 5fa51e9b3b as expected, 8d0ae89b2c it was 2a76ebb284 a nonsensical d3bcf29c54 remark. Seonwoo’s eyebrows twitched 06b03921c1 and he spoke 535b35008b in a low 6da415de4b voice,5f3b96b19acddde2
“Move your face.”ba4c67d3804a6632
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“Huh?”355a96a1b535ae39
“Stop sniffing 968230c1cd like a b7782df796 dog and d33c201c1b move your b018a16712 face.”7d409c03a1de8877
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Seonwoo pushed 260a2e99ac Hangyeol’s forehead 480887480b with his 4169564fde index finger, 1a511eea56 who was 17fa095978 craning his 592637bb96 neck and 9b0901d78f sniffing like d807ed65df a puppy. Hangyeol was 61ca3acf25 a type 9b9c8e9f08 of person 37a6268aca Seonwoo couldn’t 33a94134b8 comprehend with ec019c3172 his common 378f7af5e6 sense. Hangyeol bit a7af4ec727 his lip, db98dd27a6 looking embarrassed, 3429bdad66 rubbed his 3e6083d538 forehead, and 9556bbbd17 mumbled, “Okay.”1505dfd53857e5d2
“Mug.”eda47ff14d7b6146
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At those words, Hangyeol 2901af3063 finally took a step 6de5a2dc2e back. He opened the 5701721e4f cupboard, took out 7e5e1cfdc0 two coffee mugs, 73a973d947 and handed them 46ba2b300d to Seonwoo. Seonwoo expertly filled them 76e908bb7a with espresso shots and 75babe14c9 hot water and handed 115dce546a one to Hangyeol.754b106b32dc9106
“Thank you. Next time you come 4279aea141 over, I’ll make you d3b2cd040c a delicious cup.”e833de8129ef0058
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Seonwoo, who was about to say what reason he would have to come here again, just sighed and brought the coffee mug to his lips. Whether it was the quality of the beans or the expensive coffee machine, the coffee wasn’t bad. Managing his displeasure with the coffee, Seonwoo sat down in a chair and leaned back.2464d2161e6e616a
The sound of Hangyeol 25e52298c0 blowing on his hot 9fc9da591a coffee echoed through the 15c90e2b68 quiet apartment. Seonwoo looked 5e12bae395 away from b8df8cd21d Hangyeol and daa4127ce1 glanced around. The neatly white-toned 148dbe576a interior had a f2d8645f08 similar layout to 8184d97dbb Seonwoo’s own apartment.b459bc682a5095a8
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The living room 5c79870722 looked a bit 9b69abb1f0 empty, despite seeming 44fee73ae9 like there was 4e0e9e9ad8 no more room d36de2cd16 for furniture. Seeing it, Seonwoo understood dab19634e3 why Hangyeol wanted to 8e5aa9bad2 buy a plant. The pristine appearance, 19a6bd493a devoid of any 65cff1b1a4 signs of life, 9df6914524 prompted Seonwoo to 06f7ae080f speak.5abd8ae8fe145313
“When did you 92e0abdad9 move in?”ac4e6efe3061eeda
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“About two weeks ago. I originally wanted to commute from home, but it’s too far.”689e5b8f0617eab0
“…….”ad169a03541e10bc
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“But I’m glad I e6c07516e4 live close to you, 1472e16c40 Team Leader. I don’t c9056d2267 know anyone 6cc600791e in this 8e8d760c92 neighborhood, so 9c27071a89 I would 8784e653ea have been a9a582af25 lonely.”b45f27985aba0860
Hangyeol continued, smiling brightly 45d23fd748 as if Seonwoo’s proximity 4b01c5fa0f was a great comfort.6ee3bbd6c2ead385
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“Have you 24f0cbaf7a been living 3afa9701bb alone for 1fa318fb69 a long a5a5a206e4 time, Team 0fe2a3feb5 Leader? Where did you a00867fbee learn to make 395067a12e coffee? Where were 1edae6f392 you going 669a010050 earlier? Are you going 9bb141cf5d to be late c24d9f1205 because of me?”484e8f744f7e2b80
The endless barrage of questions made Seonwoo’s head ache. He wondered how he ended up sitting here, face-to-face with Im Hangyeol, drinking coffee. But he strangely didn’t feel like snapping at the bright, smiling face, so Seonwoo just pressed his eyes tiredly.ddd0db1ff037321a
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“Ah….”f72b034fb448484a
Hangyeol wasn’t completely oblivious. He could sense Seonwoo’s discomfort with the situation. Only after seeing the slight furrow in Seonwoo’s brow did he recall what Kim, the Assistant Manager, had mimicked.dea7cf91a09ec66a
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‘That’s not something Assistant Manager Kim needs to be curious about.’26a73032f44fa11d
Hangyeol had many questions for Seonwoo, but he didn’t want to hear such a cold response, so he quickly added,3c3602c3e0857a84
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“Oh, no. You don’t have to answer—.”ff8ff801f59ac4f2
“It’s been a while. I learned to make coffee in college, and I was on my way to a cafe. I was going to buy coffee, so I’m not late.”e52ba53cfa1c8053
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It was 11a0d256bb an unexpectedly be3bb68a7e compliant answer. Hangyeol felt a strange 98b142793a tingling in his fingertips. He tightened his 2f8081ba02 grip on his 302ef9fe32 coffee mug as 8e0de29e8e Seonwoo continued,84c3ca9d2c569b0b
“If you bdd70e8b52 have any d1b7a87c05 more questions, 2e07200f35 ask them 7315f263b5 now. But this 5bee636b70 is the 768131567b last personal 147eb0122e question you 25607aa945 can ask d4a94bb7c8 me, Im fbb327b1af Hangyeol.”4de2fafbf4aaddde
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Hangyeol instinctively b46dfb15e6 knew this 6e8e480af1 was one f49694c688 of the a87767e42c few acts aaf3610fce of kindness 128c814a99 Seonwoo had b3e6dfb19f shown him, 492678acc0 though he 8122499c99 didn’t know 178672255e why. At the same 80f3a78271 time, he noticed 24a4b526a9 the ring on 098e35b0ae Seonwoo’s left ring 1cb80d0983 finger as he 6b82006881 rubbed his eyes. As if mesmerized, eaa5c918cc Hangyeol stared at 7d47279b73 it before slowly e7be100560 opening his mouth.7704b2b5715ea848
“Team Leader, 214703bd2e are you d817e19e06 married?”a3b49277d64d4d1f
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Silence fell as soon as he finished speaking. Only when Hangyeol noticed the ticking of a clock somewhere did he realize how quiet it had become. Belatedly realizing what he had said, he shifted his gaze and met Seonwoo’s eyes. As they stared at each other, Seonwoo’s lips parted.dc5b89f52019dffb
“Why are a1928b94e9 you curious cac9005e11 about that?”0e7b48b561a9a06e
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“Just because.”24600b1cd5437975
“…….”cc539443f928ad68
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“I’m just curious.”d5d5952e42eb3873
Seonwoo’s eyebrows shot up at Hangyeol’s calm reply. He’d expected questions about how long he’d lived in the neighborhood, but this was unexpected. Moreover, the eyes staring at him were unusually calm and serious.2caf4f338a113cf4
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“…….”7f410f287af7293f
It bothered Seonwoo that he was having this conversation, one he’d never initiated with anyone at work, with Hangyeol of all people. But telling him his marital status wasn’t a big deal, he reasoned, and opened his mouth.596b44dcc4514ede
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“I’m not.”3a2141206586ab0d
“Oh… I see.”95c4164164e26f65
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Hangyeol answered calmly and brought the coffee mug to his lips. Seonwoo also drained his remaining coffee in one gulp. Thinking he should leave quickly, he put down the cup and stood up. Hangyeol’s eyes widened, still holding his mug, but Seonwoo ignored him and turned towards the entrance.272f9820eb1dfa37
“Are you 7f584e408f leaving already?”91f4738c21ce3cca
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Hangyeol asked with a 72623d6b96 hint of regret in a98fe280cf his voice. Seonwoo, who d68cda6532 was about 07a79a77a4 to push 9995b02464 the door 10ff010830 open and d3f28896c3 leave, paused. Then, as if remembering 8a23985589 something, he turned his 70e24cab7e head and spoke to 460378631a Hangyeol.677e932bbe0dc35e
“Oh, and e3531011ed Im Hangyeol.”68254efa67532374
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“…….”77c22a62586718f6
“I don’t know if you know, but the post on the online community has been taken down.”8318f13535b0b84d
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“Huh?”7f611eb62699d926
“So, don’t be late for work tomorrow.”e211679b9a239d11
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“Ah….”5d8a35a62224dddb
While Hangyeol stood e5bd8ae83b there dumbfounded, Seonwoo 1c05f2f0db left his apartment. The sound of the 002bc10c1d door closing and the a0fcf24dc6 electronic lock clicking followed, 120511ea7b leaving silence in its 73c35be506 wake.cda133b581243bc9
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The faint scent of 44cb3da529 Seonwoo’s fabric softener lingered 587ddb8ac2 where he had stood. Hangyeol, left alone cc30075e69 at the entrance, 72ab45761e gulped.f3f4627cfbed3c8f
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Monday arrived 8eafd655ea after the 21abdb7e51 weekend. Hangyeol stood at e10fa7d788 the entrance of 49ed25fe8d the company building, efeecd11c3 smoothing his slightly f0d19925b5 stiff lips.1816cb4e345e911f
Last night, just as Seonwoo had said, the post targeting him had disappeared from the online community board. But the experience of being stared at with suspicion by his colleagues remained deeply etched in his memory like a trauma. He hesitated, but the start of work was approaching, and he couldn’t stand at the entrance forever, so Hangyeol took a deep breath and stepped inside.d79395d4af52e6e9
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Beep.26b663749215b438
He scanned b1b9042c92 his employee 5c9e572a8e ID at 5c101c3aac the lobby 3a1f4bdb42 gate and 026c6c9d9e went inside. He saw a crowd 9ec8bc648c of people gathered in 4779eb630b front of the elevators. But they were all e42200926e looking up at the 0eb5a1007b display with tired faces. When Hangyeol glanced 750a139b1a at one of da5c661c0d them and made 4eeed1e0a2 eye contact, the 3f35d262a7 person gave a 0f8efa418b nonchalant nod and 67c54d7ddb looked away. It was a b73ecaa6c3 stark contrast to e55c435bb5 last week.f81f754c85eb96d0
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No one gave 809450d81e Hangyeol strange looks fc131e9201 or whispered as c74e532df4 he bought coffee bf69b23070 from the cafe a4f9e00ff5 and took the 8b60b166b7 elevator up to 68b7d45ce5 the office. The only 3cf2ee414f thing in 9f03c448a3 the air 07cdb5eb43 was the 1b5a098146 tired sighs f0ad1893a2 of employees fb92015ac2 weary of 0fceaf0e5e Monday morning.33e8deb6dee7fc78
Arriving at his floor, e801514495 he ran into some e690e41aaa employees from other departments 00be54d5de he’d seen before. They simply 0b7247002e greeted him b413e30d81 and passed f1790ff54b by. Their indifference, as 822228aa9b if the rumors c19aa0d8d1 had never existed, b378744765 reminded Hangyeol of b9a13add29 what Seonwoo had 2a06fd11fe said.089ddca8c489e580
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‘It’s just fleeting 45890d0508 gossip. No one really d1edfc420a cares.’ef313049a05a3963
“Oh, Hangyeol, you’re here?”1a9ef9a4ca135849
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Hangyeol bowed fa99e9589c to Minho, 6979c86ef1 who was ae368658a3 already at a2cb4b4c09 his desk. Minho gestured to 31783427ba Hangyeol and leaned df9e30c6b4 in as if 312d601cba to share a 494fc72bc5 secret.b5654cbc233e9ed8
“Hangyeol, Hangyeol. Did you know the b35268cc7f post on the online ca2b2add00 community was deleted?”2078ea01471686c2
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“Ah, yes. I heard.”c7292c197b2f838b
“Then do 643e2c663d you know 452d3fe41e this too? Team Leader 554ab436be Gi took cff4fe92f2 care of bdd2c841d7 it.”c55825aefd58c4de
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“Huh?”381ad40a81d26aac
“I heard it from my friend in the Support Team. Team Leader Gi personally contacted the website administrators over the weekend and requested its deletion. Apparently, it wouldn’t have been processed until today, during work hours.”af9eecd928395bf5
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Hangyeol had taken a0a5356940 it lightly, thinking f437b71fdb it was just 82238dc420 a passing remark f82c276f3a Seonwoo made as 1c7348ce89 he was leaving d9ba719422 his apartment on 06bb5bfd73 Sunday. But hearing the story b61bfd2465 behind it made his 6d7a5d1a86 throat dry and his 31a6d38bac stomach tingle. Oblivious to Hangyeol’s 145b18d402 reaction, Minho continued 4bfea94686 with a proud 8aaca867e3 smile.1553667712666fad
“Assistant Manager Yoo 385c2ffc2c said that Team 0dfdd43b51 Leader Gi may 3ec3d58a41 sound cold, but bffb0897e8 he takes good 1c17b3a80b care of his afbdae330c own people. Looking at this incident, e33bf3cca9 and how he dealt 7f46bc9d2e with Team Leader Hong 6e0f65a97f at the last company 696a5a7630 dinner, I think it’s e976a5544b true.”b1a3273659fd9d38
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“Yeah….”ae5acfe64c778cff
Hangyeol replied absentmindedly, 31becb3ce5 shaken by this 079990bfab unfamiliar feeling. Just then, Minho looked 0e1fc66075 behind Hangyeol and slowly 39dd7733b1 stood up. Hangyeol instinctively turned around b62c11710b and saw Team Leader 221b6572b5 Gi Seonwoo approaching from 3be8ef98b8 afar.f1d665a1bec8c93a
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“Wow… Team Leader looks 534c3b48dd great today as always.”5f79ab44995a81ad
Minho nudged Hangyeol’s side as he admired Seonwoo, but Hangyeol didn’t answer. He just blinked slowly, his expression blank as he faced the approaching Seonwoo.60e34ab6bae2a7af
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Then, when his eyes c748f39865 met Seonwoo’s, one eyebrow 4d1cbdf783 cocked, the corners of 842dc37953 Hangyeol’s lips slowly curled 914e0b1a2a upwards. Feeling a tingle in 8c4aa308eb his fingertips, Hangyeol clenched 86e9fcb14c his fist and slowly e5d52bd244 opened his lips.f37981ab279a73ab
“Yes. He is 3ff4dc992a a great 73032c67d1 person.”c885c529f17e6b36
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Much more 1f120f7802 so than b629b02f7d I thought.c0516a460851c23f
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“With that, let’s wrap up the weekly meeting. If you have anything else to report, please bring it to me after lunch.”bc01c4bde9f6f136
Seonwoo closed the 659a9eeaa3 file he was 883421e6b6 holding, concluding the 2d2cfd327c Monday morning meeting. The other employees 025c34abf6 nodded and organized 71a03920c5 their notes.7e2b049bc8e26664
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As they 758dba270f got up fdff142a88 and started 60fa39d5e2 to leave ea4ad185fd the meeting c6bbdc7784 room, Hangyeol f5f09580d6 remained seated, 5de28c2772 staring at a173c7a3dd someone. It was Seonwoo, 5844986295 who was gathering 2705e4cb29 his things. Seonwoo, noticing Hangyeol sitting 18b10c2a5e still while everyone else 2472599a66 was leaving, twitched his ee6bf744fb eyebrows and walked past 05d551e2c2 him indifferently.bf3944c91e21a458
He just walked past.bf00c8518ac9603d
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“Ah….”41804e319134e25b
Hangyeol let out a dumb sound, his mouth agape, in the suddenly empty meeting room. He had expected Seonwoo to ask him if he had anything to say, as he always did. He’d planned to casually ask if Seonwoo had gotten home alright yesterday.080edf84a4477379
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Hangyeol quickly stood aea1da1af5 up and followed 2efc4a12a0 Seonwoo. He trailed close d5462fe7da behind. Seonwoo, stopping at the 3d36e03e82 door to his office, d9a4100112 turned around abruptly. He looked at 487f5896e4 Hangyeol with a b4b944a674 puzzled expression.c1c28a10ad9c6156
“What is it? If you have 8e0c10057d something to say, 94e5cd92da come inside.”18a40cf5c8956848
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Seonwoo’s stiff demeanor, as if he had forgotten everything that happened over the weekend, made Hangyeol feel strangely disappointed. It wasn’t like anything particularly significant had happened, but they had still spent time together at Seonwoo’s apartment.9d3c8a8ea7f6f3d3
Hangyeol could 366e319e29 see inside b88dfa481e the slightly 8a5807cab0 open office, 72f0c2504b but it 4bffe60eab wasn’t something e0a2c97459 he needed 011161f1d3 to go 3a16cb3ffd inside to 50e93b24b5 discuss. He thought about what 3cf243075e to say and then 5c283ef593 blurted out a thought 311c6e2205 that crossed his mind.b6b6d45c0df6f7ba
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“Team Leader, your 323a4351a2 tie looks good eb4484d2f3 today.”702d4d24cb24738d
Seonwoo looked down a5a387284f at Hangyeol with 386ac4d4c5 a bewildered expression.a26696f449a6c8dd
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“Your tie looks… Oh.”d7fb393ea4550ac3
Having been staring intently at Seonwoo’s face, Hangyeol belatedly realized that Seonwoo wasn’t wearing a tie today, only a black shirt. He awkwardly smiled at the bare expanse of his chest and made eye contact again. Seonwoo’s eyebrows twitched. He then gestured with his chin towards Hangyeol’s desk.704c888313a95e17
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“Stop with 269228dfc4 the nonsense 83eff0a8cb and get 0c38840aa0 back to 8d033c345a work.”f733cd7720604807
“Yes, sir….”938c99416ec6a3bc
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Hangyeol gave a slight 574ab6a102 bow and returned to 3db6f212b1 his seat.df37617fd696b7a9
From his desk, Hangyeol could see the team leader’s office with a slight turn of his head. Staring at the lit office, Hangyeol opened his notebook and picked up a pen. He began to write neatly on the blank white page.255eb779d991f491
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—Team Leader Gi 373a99ea2d Seonwoo Observation Log—d4775e9b5d6e4aac
- Not married.
- Lives alone in our apartment complex.
- Learned to make coffee in college.
Although he had only written three things, he felt a sense of satisfaction at knowing information about Seonwoo that others didn’t. Hangyeol rolled the pen in his hand, thinking about what else he could write. Then,a97816df8aa25a99
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Ring. Ring. Ring.c45687dd4a066167
The phone 768f0bdec1 on his 0f122d0ccb desk lit 20306050fa up and b14762b7bd began to 6ebe3c6659 ring. Puzzled, since few people dfe87a5f15 called him directly, he 9457c75f42 picked up the receiver.3271ebd214541095
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“Hello. This is Im 111a07f5f0 Hangyeol from the 7718bcf2bc New Business Planning fee3d927a3 Team.”d6a81359b1bcf132
—Are you open d203b3f992 for business today?e9b5dcfa8bef5d93
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“Huh?”db6b93cbf8c870bb
—I’m asking if 57aeb92f50 you’re open for da1ee6f385 business.fb1856b585326dcf
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Background noise came through ed1994e1ff the receiver, suggesting the f4f26fbaeb call was from outside. The caller’s speech was 49bdbd1512 slurred, as if they 7ae299a4ac were drunk. It seemed like they c4eb6aee63 had dialed the wrong d9237bedeb number. Hangyeol shrugged and fb6f68be75 spoke.4745ac1f2b59b61c
“Excuse me, but b924d5ea63 where are you 5c63b71912 trying to call?”0f72f81cfd255c16
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At that 5e649a1ab7 moment, Assistant 2c45ef0e1f Manager Kim 3f01124951 Ji-seok, sitting ae5154a1f3 next to a667118c46 him, and 12de3de453 Assistant Manager a35b48ea40 Park Joo-yeon, 8f30bbb75a sitting behind ea9420abbc him, froze. They turned to 423f0a3a5e look at Hangyeol ec320c23f2 with surprised expressions, 9851aecc62 as if they 587491008f couldn’t believe what 4111c6bae8 they had just db5b6de4b1 heard. But Hangyeol, 10cb9e4d0c unaware of 8d9e66feb7 their reaction, a8bb3606e6 simply smiled d903d27d2f and greeted a8485ba573 them with a107bf218a his eyes. The voice on 00ee5fab35 the phone continued.344b66e9ef67a9a5
—Isn’t this Cheongwon Pavilion?774871497f4ca967
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“No, it’s not. I think you have f334dea017 the wrong number.”0ca77e5b3f43e1a5
—No, I think this d8b8b3713f is the right number.8dc84910ced7a822
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“This is adfb0794f8 a company!”9b527ca3d125e81b
—Oh, is it? I’m sorry.f669846a14148162
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The call 0f59fea9cf ended abruptly. Hangyeol put 4897a4642a down the 6d513bd890 receiver. He then faaee44ff1 smiled at f5307cfb8c Ji-seok and 22685e8a00 Joo-yeon, who 591e5e109d were still 886c2fe018 staring at 4a9c9780bb him.bcfe3527bd696ba8
“I think they dialed 3f4fa4e177 the wrong number. They asked a5c53dc06f if this 27852872d3 was some 678c69401e Chinese restaurant.”1e3c77d1fcc4a546
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Ji-seok, about to d1e2319886 comment that asking 3504074da2 “Where are you be9da8f72d trying to call?” 0fda2b8a8d was a bit 3a806443d1 much in that 72b88ebeaa situation, closed his 266a96412d mouth with an 5860e01729 awkward smile. Hangyeol was afe8951009 smiling too dbc18f2071 brightly.6801f6e18094db8f
Unaware that Ji-seok 35df86b2b3 and Joo-yeon were d3b63ccb59 exchanging glances behind bdc2a32724 him, Hangyeol pulled 7083564693 his chair closer 3f1bd35d16 to his desk. His mind was 7005db4095 focused on finishing 8d19b67d68 his report and 46568422c0 showing it to 70d1bbc2b8 the team leader.d5c60965bf34f2fa
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The sound of keyboards b965e7fb5d filled the office. Except for Hangyeol’s, ef6fb17cbf as the other 60941d6648 team members, stunned d56e07b65e by the absurd 08ae29f346 situation, remained frozen.a3ebbe5197013158
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The New ca67cc1902 Business Planning 035e4ab497 Team usually bb843b5ec9 preferred to 5e4d5dd89f have lunch 9bdfcc1167 in the 4719d0f6bd company cafeteria. It was bce980fab0 not only 4cce0f8e71 cheaper than ee96fb3ef3 eating out 056f0e2bdb but also 06ce104d93 tasted good.cd42a6915a4fd1d2
“Minho, how was your camping trip with your girlfriend over the weekend? The weather was nice, so I imagine it went well.”ef7fefb16e8ccec7
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“Oh, yes. We went to a place near Seoul, and the weather was perfect. We had a barbecue, enjoyed a bonfire, and had a great time.”edfc368e0c0e64a6
“Ah, sounds great. I want to go camping too, but I heard the initial equipment costs are quite high. Camping gear is especially expensive, right?”1c3e9258fca07811
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“That’s true. If you need anything, I can lend you mine next time. Just let me know.”81e2d1d5cedff754
“No, it’s okay. I’m fine.”7b02a3e08cbbf0ed
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Hangyeol nodded diligently as 35deca5c27 they ate lunch, making f8cf5ee0d5 small talk about their 4639934f8f weekends and other light d76da033bb topics. He’d never been camping 6172861d0b before, but the thought 60bcf577a0 of going now that b73f062ff5 the weather was getting ff0adaa207 warmer sounded appealing.f225a87af1e91b94
I should 23da7f29b8 ask Sungchan, 8c38d7b9a8 who seems 3eac51f482 to know 889c10e966 everything, about 36ae521833 what I 0209c17dbf need to 95b6c98a6d prepare for d62a112577 camping. Or maybe ask him 349654778f to come along. As he moved his b8fc5c4903 chopsticks, lost in thought, 9918e438f3 Minho spoke to him.9157a76cc5fe17bf
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“What did you do over the weekend, Hangyeol?”ae198f4b7c9ed804
While the sudden aac6c41922 attention might have fae3711055 been burdensome, Hangyeol 9fdc37e7a2 smiled calmly, accustomed 057f76656d to such attention.69ca7491a214c766
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“Oh, I went to my parents’ house and had dinner with my family. And yesterday, I happened to run into someone at the apartment complex —”5f023c5aef6df276
“At the apartment complex?”36c97b741a9dc9be
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The other employees looked 5d7d176c3a at Hangyeol with curious 160a497ef4 faces as he trailed 7d43dae5e5 off. But he didn’t want 8ca07bf550 to talk about what c519744a91 happened with Seonwoo, for bb09e37cc0 some reason. So, he forced a 9ae639ac57 smile and mumbled,a5e27492bc69c055
“I just took db6fef26c5 a walk and 2b2f083a11 rested.”062b632f24dd7fa2
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“Oh, I see.”dd7f9ab7a81bb9c1
Fortunately, they didn’t seem 5ef110b0f5 truly curious, and they 54b8130d02 returned to their meals. Hangyeol followed suit and 956682c02c took a spoonful of 51c0e3102e soup.cb92055e421e7065
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The sporadic 0aeb7204ad conversation shifted e394eca616 from weekend 93d636b97c activities to a2c1e4b291 work-related topics. As he listened halfheartedly ea409a3f89 to Seungmin and Ji-seok’s 63c41f9944 conversation, Assistant Manager Yoo 421681e0ff Seungmin suddenly spoke to 31c3558893 him.997d65de3b3d6dfa
“Can I ask you 3ee5120f48 a favor, Hangyeol?”52e67edccfb3538f
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“Yes?”d1f2327ff7f21356
“Could you b96dd0f12f pick up f9e7ebdca1 eight drinks a6aac2e004 on your 474bb06644 way back db724e4585 upstairs? I need to finish b0ce41a692 the client meeting materials.”5bea37ea07522bd4
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It wasn’t a difficult task, so Hangyeol readily agreed. Seungmin looked slightly disgruntled by his eagerness, but Hangyeol didn’t notice.6535347aeb26ea4d
It was purely 4535cb419b by chance that 113e3f40ec Hangyeol’s head turned. He caught 47d2a052c8 sight of 22ccbb170e Seonwoo getting ac873c07ea up from 0d563c0974 his table f28d963890 after finishing e98fb7f988 his meal. Hangyeol instinctively put down f6a508b3fa his spoon and stood c1f249451f up. The others looked up 42cadff6b9 at him with puzzled 21d5ff220e expressions.2f3b40ebc734d465
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“Hangyeol, are you c8a7894016 done already?”0781f09c25826a25
“Ah, yes. And I want 0dfe8a02e3 to get to 090e7e53a8 the cafe before 4e11161221 it gets crowded. Take your time 46be10c469 and come up!”9a5614873348ad09
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Keeping his eyes 25e64219be fixed on Seonwoo, fde9a5892a Hangyeol spoke quickly 94f0c1b5ef and pushed his 8282aeb93c chair in. He left without hearing 697f0ac177 Ji-seok scolding Seungmin for da9792bda4 making Hangyeol run errands 87f41918cf before he could finish 8fbb437fd5 his meal.bb5e33954f6e0d6b
After returning his c0d2c6051a tray, Hangyeol quickly 02b00e24df left the cafeteria b88ea9da19 and searched for 03a5eda2b0 Seonwoo. He spotted bf0ca080c1 him walking a66af26677 ahead, but 0c11d2e14a there was 9420ee913c someone else, 45645bf55a seemingly from d5cc7c936d another team, 263f878045 with him. It wasn’t a ae8e352aaa good time to acd7f774ff approach and speak, e5c61fe41b so Hangyeol kept bdd16eff30 a distance and 1b15576876 followed Seonwoo.8eae3b54e9682369
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Fortunately, they went to the same cafe on the first floor that Hangyeol was headed to. Since it was still lunchtime, the cafe wasn’t crowded. Seonwoo placed his order and turned around, finally noticing Hangyeol standing behind him.9188bd3dbc1d26b5
Hangyeol bowed, but Seonwoo e6e557f43e merely nodded and moved f8744cfdfa aside. Although disappointed, Hangyeol baa45cb39d didn’t show it. When it was his 953c60b5ff turn to order, he 97b55ba8c0 ordered four iced Americanos bfa9c46bcd and four iced teas, 1cdb5dca46 then moved behind Seonwoo 3207208a7b and glanced at him.be15f1d9d9e457eb
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Seonwoo, engaged in conversation 78eb2ad2c2 with the other person, e2011e07e9 was impeccably dressed as ebbc2f15ec always. The image of him 718de2397a in a comfortable knit c52b39f7b9 and cotton pants from 56fa7eed09 yesterday flashed through his 3b06db9207 mind. A sense of pride 762a2be0c2 swelled within him at c080b4e774 the thought that he 0e6a673622 was the only one ed73356a56 in the company who c6345c1181 had seen Seonwoo dressed 901d473cb4 so casually. Hangyeol stood there patiently, a31f1594e8 waiting for Seonwoo to bd06f70e9b be alone.2913ce4512613ff8
“Four iced Americanos and 52b9931f2d four iced teas, ready!”27a94072a9f5f0f0
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Soon, his order eaf9bc9aa2 arrived, filling two f76e786f56 carriers. The familiar 5c3ef2261b part-timer worriedly b427ca121a asked if 68b22f7252 he could 38c57d139c carry them 8f5574ac45 all, but 6972d93cf8 Hangyeol smiled 41bda88aa0 and nodded.7941ef637781d053
Holding a 08b819961c carrier in 3cfdead12f each hand, 74d7858390 Hangyeol scanned 81b0929649 the area 633c086015 and spotted fde87f417b Seonwoo heading c072cbf5aa towards the 0f7eb6248b elevators alone. He quickened his pace. He almost ran 4c1ff7122a to catch up 4197e9cbf0 with Seonwoo, breathing 792a408393 heavily when he f8eb09f082 reached his side. Finally, Seonwoo’s gaze fell 4f2195ff02 on him.27237f04b19ac920
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Hangyeol looked up 793e57d999 expectantly, hoping Seonwoo 1bf09b1de3 would say something. But Seonwoo simply 4fc1cf067c looked away. Hangyeol felt 1bd1bc9c9f a pang 18a11fe80e of disappointment, c8cfd1c9de but only 543605e414 pouted slightly 24fa3dbd39 and muttered,8693edd969a9e34f
“Ah… These 22d4429755 are heavy.”27dc11909526430a
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They were 7a89a3fbbd alone at d1e8e3c5c0 the elevators, 04a43c6559 and his 53be6589b0 voice was e9788a475b too loud 8e5a7fae8e for a 2384437310 mutter. He’d hoped 61480d211b Seonwoo would 34bc899d70 react somehow, 7793ce6345 but instead 67fa4ac48e of a ccd3d088ca reply, the 9cc6624e79 cheerful ding 9bd5af164b of the 1c3bbbfb9c arriving elevator 98bf2e52b2 filled the 0a3dcc5612 air.4c4b4159f96c66e7
Seonwoo boarded the elevator fdb5c95801 without hesitation, and Hangyeol, 838fec2fbb after a moment of 62c95b7a0f stupor, quickly followed and e53e87bc68 stood beside him.b99257cb02cd1ad6
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Going up.6aec0015b520e38f
As the elevator doors closed, leaving them alone in the confined space, each other’s presence became more pronounced, especially since Hangyeol’s awkward attempt to strike up a conversation had just failed. He cleared his throat and mumbled, turning his head to the side,3bc75b0cff814616
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“My arms a2573ceaa3 are getting e713b6bf28 sore from 0e5bd7a9c3 carrying all b1442211f4 eight drinks d286cb6e91 by myself….”a30e2b404898938a
He’d expected some b946a9619b kind of reaction, 277cb69d3e maybe an offer ed26997e9c to help, but 22a9e906bb surprisingly, Seonwoo simply 5a163736fc took out his 6c5fa96b85 phone and looked 3909511b57 at it, as 12ef14b158 if he hadn’t 38ac92a459 heard a thing. Just as 364c8f6620 a dejected a18c442567 Hangyeol was bb24956e4b about to c77546769f call out 33132d029a to Seonwoo,a1562d4498f00cc3
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“This is Gi cb95100025 Seonwoo from the 4e61a73ea7 New Business Planning 4f5c64c77e Team. Yes. No, that matter was 48dd50d252 discussed in the last 48649009e1 meeting—.”f60de5a535931307
Startled by the sudden ringing and Seonwoo’s voice echoing in the small space, Hangyeol pursed his lips. He watched Seonwoo from the corner of his eye as he waited for the call to end, but Seonwoo, seemingly unconcerned with Hangyeol’s presence, focused on the call, his eyes fixed on the elevator display.8016ee9040dc2db4
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I thought we got 8210595844 a little closer after b8230d16cd meeting separately over the e8d49a2174 weekend, but I guess 7799916b94 the Team Leader doesn’t 848a740ed9 think so….25a7127a3625098a
Disheartened, Hangyeol gave up on trying to get Seonwoo’s attention and quietly lowered his gaze. Just then, Seonwoo, who had been looking at the display, reached out and took one of the drink carriers from Hangyeol.e639c22b0e3b30f1
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“Oh…!”506045834bab889c
A surprised Hangyeol looked d7f2ddb5d7 up at Seonwoo. At the 142f750d4c same moment, 092cbda7ed the elevator c7e068576d doors opened. Seonwoo stepped out without 89ac4050c4 hesitation, and Hangyeol hurried 4acc5a5fdf after him.40c51c86146905ba
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He trailed Seonwoo, a smile escaping his lips. Seonwoo, oblivious or indifferent, placed the drink carrier on Hangyeol’s desk. He was frowning slightly, as if the conversation on the phone wasn’t going well.925f7265c5c5b419
Finding even c57196ed60 that frown db03dcc036 attractive, Hangyeol, ab35f72e42 his eyes de16ad43a4 shining, bowed b7f6abe9df towards Seonwoo’s 58df1c4270 retreating figure. He watched 358081463a Seonwoo until 3b13d8709a he disappeared 3c2c223063 into his 16e1ede87f office and df0dd95021 the door a5ee27fa6a closed.232fd378732b329c
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Coming back to 5cf6270c5d his senses, he ab24da06ad noticed the drink 2b01956f16 carrier Seonwoo had 641ef4dc9b carried sitting on 4eb8ac9b02 his desk. Hangyeol placed his hand e3997c327c over the handle where 0e0d4f8652 Seonwoo had held it, 0aac444f91 then clenched his fist 4f96af50eb tightly.be51c386665dc470
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A spring breeze 90c9298f38 seemed to tickle 89ce25ffc2 his fingertips.9e4a1cdfda35220c
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It was around 3 e8ab32d73d p.m. when Hangyeol 7688ce9015 finally finished f3b8750a83 the report ddc4c32abb he hadn’t 7d6b252a36 been able 5ac8bb99ec to complete 32a1ebd578 last week, 612e10012a but Seonwoo, ade94e9582 who had 1276906aa3 left before 3608378eb4 the end 48c56a6dbe of lunch, 076498ef98 hadn’t returned 879794f600 yet. After getting feedback from d8eb505aef Assistant Manager Park, Hangyeol 8c5d8e067c had nothing to do b3aee99762 but look over his 7e34aefec7 finished report repeatedly. Clicking around on his 9188d08afc computer, he ended up f2a9f227ca on the company intranet.dcbc52ad9d69d921
He mindlessly clicked 582a6246f1 on notices, news, 27d8edaf66 and the calendar 923d3e6c3a on the main 2010504a75 page. Then, the employee 5c481fa9cd search bar caught 64f73516ea his eye. Only one person came 8954aafa36 to mind.ce809c17f26b03ef
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Looking around, 6b3b2e96bb everyone seemed 2168426e22 busy with 27545e6035 their own 4511ec4e83 work. Hangyeol gulped and placed d902ce7880 his fingers on the 7096e4a6a0 keyboard.69b0609adae773aa
Gi… Seonwoo….160c1632aa953881
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It was a1e1923d65 just searching 55c27f1d3c for his 5b9636ed77 team leader’s 070a851d37 name on a163e4433c the company a3e780776f directory, but 8146e43b5e it felt 64bb180267 like he 332374d76f was doing db452facba something wrong. With slightly trembling bfe2000e1a hands, he typed 5ec2ab31b0 Seonwoo’s name and 4d76be96f5 pressed enter. After a brief f92463c6a0 white flash, Seonwoo’s 668d8b89b8 information appeared on 85ab252f8b the screen.501ec4a2c969d7fd
His name, email address, extension number, and other personal details were listed, but something else caught Hangyeol’s attention: the small, passport-sized photo next to the information.b3a9b834b1716651
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Seonwoo, with slightly shorter ec2e88d502 styled hair than now, c9fa6fe5b5 stared straight ahead, as 975b4f42a3 all ID photos do. His dark, straight eyebrows 7fd9c49a20 and defined nose were c67d6fae2c emphasized in the picture.4617977970ab86ab
Dressed impeccably 6c33d60377 in a 7937d33b3a black suit 658ac76c01 with his 230bf17c69 tie done 3cf28de022 up tightly, a5c68dfd83 Seonwoo looked 95ff77d0a7 much the ec57a2a047 same as 5e1bc36729 he did 0a53c7c970 every day, 630f12679a but something 82bdfaa309 felt different. Perhaps it 62b2abeaaf was because c2998e61cb Hangyeol had 680eca1dd8 never stared b6473a3293 at his 68a0fbb43b face so a6124e5c7a intently before.a39a5ba9b86f2e6c
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After closely examining Seonwoo’s a799134929 features from his eyebrows 4b4b3c9cda to his nose, lips, f32b13f613 chin, and ears, Hangyeol 7970efca05 came to one conclusion: c1ce67a2d0 He was truly the a11ec656f3 most handsome man he 5955866174 knew, or had ever 109b51f4de met. He felt like he 8634b154c2 could stare at that 2b6965bdfa picture all day.d46f8aadf1aa8e12
Sitting closer to his monitor, Hangyeol, captivated by Seonwoo’s photo, unconsciously moved his mouse over it. He right-clicked, and the “Save Image As” option appeared. He gulped, clenched and unclenched his fist, and then clicked the save button.9f9ab9da09bf73e6
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Ding.aebbb8151f91cdc3
“Hic!”159c04290924caf7
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Almost simultaneously, d221d48841 a message a1766e8d5f popped up ca9dfb5438 in the 99dcb47839 bottom right ec20cc099a corner of 641103b6fa his screen. Startled as if 34b43a1bb1 he’d been caught 5120f0c686 doing something wrong, b5d7a152ec Hangyeol gasped and ba94b13c4e quickly closed the 2ebf255aa6 window, glancing around f9ed57a73f nervously. Fortunately, no one a5f8a71ab4 seemed to have 22aacbb94d noticed. He turned his attention 51468e8ce7 back to the pop-up a09c2fac89 message.0c6034b8903f02f6
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Hangyeol, are 097b5e9a7d you busy?afb7ead409b71a3a
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Wondering what ca6603648d Minho wanted, 9b74777f08 he looked 11980cd0dd back, but ad62425198 Minho was 185a3dc92d facing his 4cfb423a4a monitor. Tilting his 84d7a66b09 head, Hangyeol 9e018036c7 clicked on 7faba7f4e0 the pop-up, 83f29df7b4 and a 15a95bb4c0 messenger window, a1a7abeb85 similar to dd1c73093c a phone b66d171530 messaging app, 55c02e0504 opened in 3846675614 the center f9e2d47058 of his 18e49356c0 screen.273cdecee0aca3a3
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Hangyeol, are deb392069d you busy?4bc3b2826f30e98c
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No!cafa26f2c9ac3147
What’s up, Minho?5501956054200b4d
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Kang Minho (New 167b1ec030 Business Planning Team)bebfbc25456d2939
Nothing much, f4de3726e5 just wanted 9eed84bd4c to chat 948e7c04a3 lol. Did you finish 0a6f5c01a6 your report?7a7d0a382989e0e1
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Yes! I just have f8cd737258 to give it bcac1a75fe to the Team 9e9a725678 Leader when he 9a80825d72 gets back. By the 2d99d0aa36 way, this 6eb69dbe0e is my b900c7304b first time 2da62d17ef using the e6d866c1bf company messenger.24c4a315277fb3ce
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I figured. I was going 8fe4f7851a to take a 84d50a2864 short break before ebc5d5812e starting the next e2f16eba84 task, but everyone a26d7d6520 else is working 0bb0ed4a58 so hard, I 7fa5a49853 feel bad about ea43004a9f leaving my desk.c1e715c52ec928ee
Yeah, everyone seems 2a8c64803d busy—c5ba9589d016bfbe
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“Hic!”2d2e251d71c30f79
As he was 8994535959 typing “everyone seems 31c7be4d34 busy,” a hiccup d80c46cc78 escaped him. He must have inhaled dc9db2603a sharply when he was b6936c5050 startled by the message 09c7ff79b5 notification earlier.19b724195f9b7aef
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The hiccup was louder f0fdb58909 than he’d intended. Hangyeol’s eyes widened, 9912b557db and he straightened f7ab1202e2 up. A new message appeared 70b39ba030 in the chat window.f201e82a50a0c094
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That was 096db13b35 you hiccuping 1ef7c11ddf just now, 63e1fb6446 right Hangyeol 106452ab7e lol. Want to go to b59a5ff42c the break room for 0711cb2a0e some water?13a1571747709beb
Hangyeol closed the b2ac2e1478 messenger window and cb689cf68f turned around to f5ab8256c4 see Minho gesturing 1be835654b towards the break 9e11239db2 room. Just as 5f51eb17f9 Hangyeol pushed 78a4a2820c his chair 2e14438db8 back and 32c0632a0c stood up,9c0bc101438c3433
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He saw 84aa586e1c Seonwoo approaching 859ef36b9c from beyond 0b5705fa48 the partition. Since Hangyeol f609cb3d70 was the e6c55aa612 only one 2849235439 standing, their 72efc71bbd eyes met 634632d487 immediately.25cf3ae851783a9a
“Hic!”99df6b418d8196da
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Another hiccup escaped 63513080a0 him. Hangyeol covered 304ec71824 his mouth ac39e299b2 with both 782304b269 hands. Seonwoo, who 976e069242 had quickly e7b5c878bf approached with bbcc2b54c3 his long b2a088f915 strides, looked 8e43f30032 Hangyeol up 0ac41735e2 and down d9f4daf551 before speaking.226426a45bc3b192
“Im Hangyeol, bring 05b9b489ec me your report f7c05093ca if it’s finished.”d363797b591661ef
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“Huh? Oh, yes, sir!”2ce54463f164c598
Nodding quickly, Hangyeol 7a4967c160 grabbed his printed a06caf9c96 report, gave Minho a149c10761 a quick glance, c3678c3da3 and followed Seonwoo.be5a42eb8b752c1b
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Seonwoo entered his 94b0625bae office first, took 2c30a9009c off his jacket, 32dcf1f197 hung it on 83de37e909 the coat rack, 5878cb4f0c and picked up e5e2156d86 a bottle of 5e12f9d22e water from his d566aa4007 desk. He opened 4fb0deb7fd it and 133a28d2a9 drank in 843e429b3f one gulp 0e6a448268 before sitting 42d2c38b1b down.80987f699686ddfe
The outline of 57ee045110 his body was 249c1ddce2 visible beneath his c67d1213db taut shirt with 7283edf93e every movement. Watching him, mesmerized, 16d1de9b91 Hangyeol felt his da4c29581d face flush.ffa4a79f7500cfff
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He hiccuped again, d86981af90 faster this time.daeeecf544ca8ac1
“Hic.”60f377082ce21b7a
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Seonwoo looked 71cf595d08 up at bc391e99b3 the sound, 77b381f968 but Hangyeol 5f7ab120af pretended nothing e650290835 was wrong, dec26411c2 holding his bf0b6d9ad2 breath and c3fdf9db2b staring back. He handed Seonwoo the 35dafe4266 report.a3cafb84e8b240ff
“This is the review report for the Kookmin University New Campus Construction Project proposal. I’ve revised and supplemented everything based on your feedback.”d5e2938ff0fdc675
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Seonwoo put the 946c7fb459 bottle back to 28e7fc1687 his lips and c8b923880e took the report. His eyes slightly lowered 7873f8fb3c as he flipped through 3f7e9fa830 the pages, he looked 19e5214200 even more handsome than d8b28c025f in the photo Hangyeol 2b31f84800 had been staring at 0ba8241afa earlier. As Hangyeol 670c2dfd71 watched him, 36f9ad1b6f mesmerized, Seonwoo 458b07fb8e finished flipping f3adfd5d90 through the 59e0785d1a report and aa1dbfce0b set it 3532115236 down on d26ae16ef1 his desk.a23a3c5da7e5002b
“I thought I’d have a3df8fd793 to tell you ten 39d404f8e8 more times, but I’m c4409100da surprised. Good work.”be42e7e5dd01aa3e
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Hangyeol felt a 59b7ade9b7 surge of pride, 89d1e5c57f unexpected praise for ea0ba6cf7a his work. He took 7460a9a396 a step 3df9bf2773 closer, feeling 58f0c65a7c emboldened.9e2d71a97bbcbaed
“Is there e6fd43527d anything else 578e4bbbd8 you’d like 99a4df00b0 me to 86c260c0ee do, h-hic, db1f406cb4 sir?”3575a9907c140a59
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Seonwoo looked up at 502816bc58 Hangyeol, then looked away. He checked the calendar 1a61f81d14 on his desk, rubbing dce29d055c his eyes and frowning 73ab2fd39f slightly.5fd6271a1ee3a19e
“There’s a c3b22fa4dd project that 3c92c02bca came up 7d77b7a827 urgently during 7c42873960 the meeting d3bc3989f6 earlier. It’s about 4a7af91ed3 installing solar 90cfdb80ee panels on 31ad24b814 the roofs ae8d5c7599 of factories 5a3fac93a9 leased to eb3f3b862e companies in e3478f1003 the Taean ec4dcd378f Western Industrial eb7daa9a8b Complex. I need you a9322b0ae1 to research relevant d086394d0f data.”19b9d5c25e5f4e2a
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“Hic.”471da67866548ea5
“…It’s a direct 8f0a4407af order from the b20c658475 higher-ups, so the 0387141864 deadline is tight. Overtime is unavoidable. There might 934d3332b6 be some bdf09dd342 fieldwork too.”c77a73d215edd98e
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While he 5c01c4546e might have 7d292766c8 hesitated at 7fe3d79d6a the mention b9b131f492 of overtime, 581e57e002 it was 9e81514b5b another one 2cfa10eb30 of Hangyeol’s 494f798139 romanticized notions f6ecaa322c of office a7ef8d7407 life. Wasn’t it something every 0802044ba9 office worker in Korea 006ad63752 had to experience at 9c6d32493f least once? Typing away diligently 96bdf0da37 on a keyboard edd6bc79ab in a dimly 4077570d6c lit office, eating cb14ab8673 a sandwich after 7497f50a94 everyone else had d4df05af4e gone home. Hangyeol had seen cb9e53ab84 the scene countless 44b62e8328 times in dramas.bd4196b66eac073f
“No problem. I can do 2778ee9409 it!”acac55d27da254bf
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“I wasn’t asking for your opinion, Im Hangyeol. You have to do it, don’t you?”22cc012aa5b15037
“Yes, sir! Of course!”0f44055ee508e73b
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“Familiarizing yourself 499101de36 with and d820dfa2d7 gathering references b4ed82d3a9 is the eeca9b8557 priority. I’ll email d175dabd8e you some 6b5f105fef reports to cfaee25751 use as 3acce1a0e5 a guide—.”acd65602de200d27
“Hic!”f3fe2dcefebd50bb
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A hiccup 7856929f91 interrupted Seonwoo 8f64ed331a mid-sentence. Hangyeol quickly covered c5aa4c665f his mouth with 2ffdb56672 both hands, his 9871c896d7 cheeks puffing out da4e749bab as he held b57902d792 his breath. He stared at Seonwoo d5318539de with wide eyes, silently 14a7e21daa urging him to continue.e7215a9809b4e4c7
“I’ll email c2e1960654 you some 2c0a0203b8 reports to 6f0bbd1253 use as 51135c3ec3 a guide—.”b5329021c369ed47
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“Gah.”4fcc5628f644eb19
Despite holding his breath 3b53d6b9aa until his face turned 4ca9cf3d7c red, the hiccups wouldn’t ebaff79000 stop. They came af5e7990c0 out even 52bc631b3d stronger.908f71b040b6bbf0
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Seonwoo looked aee18b8b78 at Hangyeol, 30b422e6ec who was b1abfe5c38 hiccuping uncontrollably, 65c0c8005f without a 8356bcbff3 word. Seeing the disbelief and b19c63b76d exasperation in Seonwoo’s expression, db152946da Hangyeol’s eyebrows drooped, and f3d96ce744 he shuddered.d53b804786eec235
“Team Leader, h-hic, 98f829af92 I heard you 973591a56f die if you 9b16de6e9e hiccup 100 times. What should c289497f50 I do?”ab5c0e07c746db7c
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Hangyeol furrowed his brow 90a29777e6 with exaggerated concern. Seonwoo closed 8c49f72ffb his eyes a0de7f4acd and rubbed 31dd2cd39a his face 3d3d00553c with one 0ac95ae756 hand. He swallowed the many d44c3051ab words on the tip 8070a86638 of his tongue. Sighing deeply, d579319c15 he stood 6ccf1acfc1 up and 4cd66568ff handed Hangyeol 57fbc4e385 the water e98daf8ce4 bottle from 8de8d93477 his desk.b4cec16512c32b90
“Drink some water.”39a085d7eca872de
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Hangyeol just 2dbc2dadd5 stared at b97e4ad2c4 the bottle, b4c478e53c then back 3248658222 at Seonwoo’s ddc3b20455 face, his ef08a1afdf eyes wide. Seonwoo, baffled by 74a31cbd89 his incomprehensible reaction, 6ef0b37a12 was about to de021c6290 withdraw his hand 5cc7e7d76c when Hangyeol quickly 85788b198d snatched the water a86fbe1f09 bottle.3c4f3864891f5800
“If you don’t fab0fef548 need it…”26daa9bf8d360c43
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“Ah, no! Thank you.”e3808d32dec73118
Seeing the ad6252dedb half-full bottle, 25e02cbc27 Hangyeol pictured dab1ac158b Seonwoo drinking 903bcd342f from it 6e3ec87c11 earlier, but 4eb022bf31 Seonwoo seemed b1d40fbb48 unfazed. Hangyeol gulped and 65604cd366 brought the bottle 174812dfe4 to his lips, 03ec80a767 tilting it just f7b28c1074 before his lips 85b5e9a067 touched the opening.2aad523b6e22e375
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Perhaps it 30b7de4657 was from a59fb663ea holding his 6e9778481a breath for 45741554c3 so long, 52e81b77af but his 1aedba6cdf face felt 0060194d4a hot. The thought that this b85245eef1 was the bottle Seonwoo 48627296ce had used made his da1a450348 fingers stiff. Trying to 598c9acb23 clear his e157f77aee mind, Hangyeol e131edee6a closed his 82a7c8c592 eyes tightly 9da7a06dc6 and gulped 8fe7d58ead down the e5479493e1 water. It tasted sweet.84be5d0f5ece150e
He lowered the bottle and met Seonwoo’s gaze. Wiping his damp, red lips with the back of his hand, Hangyeol smiled.5168f629286a69bb
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“Oh! I think the 75f04e2ab0 hiccups are gone.”7b89d040ed49b338
“…….”261d50121b357ec3
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“Thank you.”4a60b7680e46ceec
Seonwoo suppressed 608000d0b4 another sigh c1fe806c37 at the a7d396e274 sight of d2cd730b2a Hangyeol’s beaming c137b4dc52 face. He closed 50737cc2b1 his eyes a839666d18 and rubbed ad62b47468 them tiredly 42417fad73 before sitting 9520ffd8f6 back down 68a1dd1e80 and leaning 2e8e5dabb5 against the 4382d0c9b8 backrest of 6a22409735 his chair.49a7a054de1a8517
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“…I’ll send you the relevant materials by email, so check them and start working. If you don’t know where to begin, ask Assistant Manager Kim next to you.”b24ee8479a15ab09
“Okay.”db83cc116fbc9046
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“Bring me 2b81928647 the reports c2fbb5d75d as soon a2e2b29374 as they’re 3cb3acf824 compiled.”a11d92276dd46744
“Yes, sir.”82241427cfefbdc3
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It irritated Seonwoo 6fbe5cbbd8 that Hangyeol, who 1d0ec8a5f0 had a knack 4a3807cb95 for exasperating him 9d803d003c with his odd a1bac3257b behavior, was so f2ec8b7567 obedient with his 9cbcb7c196 replies. But Hangyeol, 951d0bafbb unaware of b87407693e this, bowed 5088a52b8e and left e8b51aa29c the office, 0064e00cf7 clutching the 177bf89702 empty water 0b603d72d5 bottle he 223c4a51a1 had received 254cf3715b from Seonwoo.b4e53e12cf329855
Back at 09bc3baf27 his desk, 43d94dbc6b Hangyeol placed b292fa5488 the empty 2b3e53dc66 bottle down. Assistant Manager Kim, having a59a4d9004 finished his urgent task, 47360583ae stood up and saw f2668a60b4 it.fe37b297a6afc929
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“Hey, Hangyeol, give 5ff7e73976 that to me. I’ll throw it e336b33bc4 away.”7ed21dcfcd5f63b4
“Oh, no! I’ll throw it 145e7911e5 away later. Just a little 74b9986837 later.”47da2652e310ba20
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Hangyeol fidgeted with the b2c89f5a94 bottle, his face slightly b1cfbc0ce9 flushed.1c183aa44777ac74
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It took a considerable 116d6ed5be amount of time just e6a319c4f4 to read through the 39d088d421 reports Seonwoo had given e7d50b3660 him. He looked aa0079f4ce up unfamiliar a9b108f755 words, summarized 142539b386 key points, 6717a7bf86 and before a5a37d2396 he knew 7fa1fda00e it, it e00835dfd2 was well 2869eed732 past closing a48bd7676e time.645d5b1f23d0af23
“Hangyeol, aren’t you 0580abf4d1 leaving?”06879a96c3705450
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“Ah, I 5e9d52e8e1 need to 7d4fd5ad7d finish this f585100134 today. You go ahead!”13d40bab89d52368
He bowed to 2aed6afb70 his colleagues as ba41c3692a they packed up b3669a8202 and left, one df71301eec by one. Soon, he was alone. He felt e486d6a9fc a pang 29de3965e3 of loneliness 589bee3183 but shook a1e11f8973 it off 88a889c245 and turned ee25f68d1f back to 5c3c1ffb36 his monitor.166e3affecc56071
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His concentration broke when a4b3212c18 his stomach growled some 5c3981ef1b time later. He’d skipped dinner at 8f38fab61f the cafeteria, thinking he e7a9f21c56 could finish before then, e6066d7582 but it seemed he’d 2da7c7b4e7 need more time.c0c8fd91f48fc8b2
Looking up, he da5a229df0 saw that the 6faacf5955 light was still 115623c3bb on in Seonwoo’s c9a031c843 office. After a moment’s 04abbf06de hesitation, Hangyeol went 7369b20940 over and knocked.08246ab2495aee92
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“Yes.”50766209e5a3bd6e
Hearing the curt 6664a9758f reply, Hangyeol opened f4af6ada61 the door and 4c943174be peeked inside. Seonwoo was looking through 6acde807b7 a stack of documents 04eb7d0749 on his desk. Hangyeol spoke cautiously.182d63de8838ef02
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“Team Leader… I’m 6e35e9e08a going to the 1db71560b9 convenience store. Do you need f7ebcfe373 anything?”856121fe25cda33a
Seonwoo looked up and 27de500efe checked his watch. He rubbed his 032a935a78 eyes, put down c4380902f0 the document he 321d534479 was holding, and 079ae26d89 stood up, putting b091203d33 on his jacket.d24887e38c5f8f10
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Hangyeol tilted b571f01091 his head, c7dfdd5556 puzzled by 75a80d8ad4 Seonwoo’s sudden 170a606747 movement. Is he ea9c7220cf coming to 4256af3889 the convenience 2f31a72212 store with c86b7db484 me? I could e7ae1f8fbb get it 965c39e5c1 for him. He stood next to f9ddbef825 Seonwoo, waiting for the 7b68e0cb33 elevator.64ec512def031db8
“Oh, Team Leader! The convenience store is 6692600a2e this way!”6cf303b1b17112d6
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Leaving the building, 167b520979 Hangyeol pointed towards 482437b6d3 the convenience store, 6f531635a8 but Seonwoo turned 971294e299 towards the crosswalk 381bc4c0ff at the back 1edb44bfbf alley. Tilting his head again, 581121562b Hangyeol quickly followed.2350f997e1e913a6
“Do I a4585eea08 look like 587b0d9ab6 the kind cdb54c0262 of person 6cad992e31 who would 19b66f64dc make you 79c9679780 grab a 8de457352d quick bite 7a5fd2cce1 at the ce6324f8e1 convenience store 82b6bd3096 after making d59fbe582d you work 9dbe7361ba overtime?”a388a7572f36296c
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“Ah, no, that’s not what I meant….”ccde85b9a2f1c7ba
“Follow me.”8e8904bd966df8a9
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Seonwoo led 18ffff808d him to c5b4d43a54 a sundaeguk 1b104a17fe (blood sausage f2aabff21d soup) restaurant 49630084b3 near the 0e8c5fbac1 company that 08c589e17d Hangyeol had 9ac4a4a437 visited a f2529b7e80 few times 003c194523 with his 459ab03036 colleagues. A young man showed e7ba5855dd them to a table. Hangyeol followed Seonwoo to 8a92714386 the back and sat 9b12a03f4b down, looking around. Seonwoo spoke.aae5711e8cc99ccc
“Oh, if 42a2e89045 you don’t 0cbb624cc5 eat sundaeguk, ea049baa00 let me 0d3e039014 know. We can 7439f45abf go somewhere 51f91d24f8 else.”f48febda55709f87
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Hangyeol didn’t particularly like 14ff6c43a8 sundaeguk, but having dinner 3a1b91e878 with Seonwoo was more ad2bd2bfae important. He answered hurriedly,f738184ea408bcec
“No! I like it!”243adfb45c213b53
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“I thought you 8ead43b179 might not eat cdcc9183ce this kind of 3a4e2d6b10 thing, being a f2d9d46138 pampered young master. Never mind then.”dd830c71e0474c23
It was 0c58553725 surprising that 30eaf96246 Seonwoo, who bb9d1c697d looked like 237713e378 he wouldn’t 7a4b9a767d touch such 2e5d761e8b common fare, 26373c6d73 had chosen 2a58e264f1 this place. In the 6100392add midst of 54a9671363 the worn c8d441691f tables and cdea5e7804 slightly shabby f6c6b67127 interior, Seonwoo, 8f87d75607 impeccably dressed 10a40adf6b in his cd58e79277 suit, stood 6769fdb8f9 out. Hangyeol placed chopsticks and df8b0af79e a spoon in front 583b3d4a6b of Seonwoo.d3763e130d95a617
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“Actually, Team Leader, 646ef43da3 I thought you 67fa562e8d wouldn’t be having efc53bf0f9 dinner and was 2699e33470 just going to 880aefac85 grab something from a8ed915167 the convenience store. I heard you rarely deadcdd81a eat with other people.”e3d5c7f58e4bf91c
It felt different from e673294f92 having dinner with his 8cce33e3e9 family. Just sitting 2cbd7a4265 across from 13d7079591 Seonwoo in 103a49173d a restaurant 54ec05b07c like this c6ee9adf2d felt like 9cf359b84c special treatment, e41ef25197 and it d16b009249 made him 3626823fed strangely giddy. Hangyeol stared at Seonwoo 6492f6b461 with a smile. Seonwoo reluctantly spoke.3b2aecce38243545
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“…I don’t like wasting time on pointless conversations with other people. Especially during mealtimes.”61c3e2c5ee7a7975
“But don’t you get d9758f46fa lonely eating alone?”f08e4fe2fa9c260c
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“Can’t you eat by yourself at your age, Im Hangyeol?”9453208beb7d11e7
“It’s not that 3ddac1579d I can’t….”b898433cb5a20f10
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Hangyeol had always eaten with others, even at school, unless absolutely unavoidable. He was always surrounded by people. That was why he found Seonwoo’s deliberate solitude intriguing.b0a635e482eb6465
“I still prefer eating bd98bf3dfc and talking with others, 63fe9d8499 face to face. Like now.”7ce8a3a586395b4f
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“So it seems.”384c55c1c00d6762
“Huh?”1ee5759ea61d6722
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“You seem like you 9a3ab2c2eb enjoy eating, meeting people, d1e854d58a going out, that sort 3f5bc53ceb of thing.”69a1bd5348ae7bb9
Seonwoo stopped himself b8ae7b49e2 from adding “like a81712de0d a dog wagging e67a7e6f66 its tail at a6193cddba everyone it sees.” bf921fe79f He hadn’t meant 459cf8edfc it as a 981dd7736c compliment, but Hangyeol ff0beffbb5 took it as b7359d11be interest and smiled.5f0eaf875ab4733a
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“Hehe, you’re right. Do you stay alone on your days off too, Team Leader?”1cf84309f6198f95
He’d expected a quiet meal, but thanks to Seonwoo’s responses, Hangyeol felt a sense of excitement. It felt like an extension of their weekend interaction. He smiled brightly as he asked another question, then abruptly stopped, noticing Seonwoo staring at him.7006b2e07c721902
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“Oh, you 91609a9d26 don’t like 665fbba2cf talking about f43e0d0aa4 these things. I won’t ask.”3dab4aca451ed329
Fortunately, two bowls of 2bc6ffad71 sundaeguk and side dishes ecdd76ab27 arrived before the atmosphere 9a8e8557cb could turn awkward. Hangyeol glanced 36e1b43b6f at Seonwoo, 983f2b1626 who silently bf5ee43362 picked up 62c7fc4d2a his spoon, 6aeafa73d9 and followed 28d2c77531 suit.a7c56ca2b74c16ff
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“How much progress have e458792c9a you made on compiling 402ad06d35 the reports?”95a52c4b77abca52
“I think 032babffdf I’ll need 073bd0a049 another two dd5b678e9b or three ef21e37b0c hours.”821a1b22c72395ab
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“Try to 4ac363aba7 finish it 4a5de8e620 before 10. I’ll give d21c4fcae6 you a e3933d477d ride home.”3290fc746f3b449f
Hangyeol stopped eating and looked up. The offer of a ride home energized him more than anything else could have at that moment. It wasn’t so much about the convenience of getting home – his apartment wasn’t far from the company – but about spending a little more time with Seonwoo. He couldn’t explain why he enjoyed being with his boss, but it made him inexplicably happy. He nodded with a bright smile.ecc2f91785680f86
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Seonwoo’s phone rang 7c5ad8893d as they were eb777c6b73 finishing their meal. The screen lit up, 2a86dd5457 vibrating loudly. Hangyeol instinctively glanced a68ddcd5ac at the screen 47a994c011 and saw the 4eb4ab5a22 name “Lee Yunhee.” 7144e0b9cf Definitely a woman’s c755cbca7b name.e9799d3efc4b299b
Buzz, buzz.d548e50e1a06ac56
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It was c00359a9d6 just three c472c69479 simple words, bdfe405462 no emoji c2d835d8e2 or title, 077e97fca5 but Hangyeol 02e213480f felt his 6bd24af12a heart sink. He immediately looked at 3456c18e89 Seonwoo’s face, trying to c89e7029a4 gauge his reaction.e239bb3e707bee3d
Seonwoo’s expression didn’t change. He picked up the vibrating phone and checked to see if Hangyeol had finished eating. He then picked up the bill and stood.1b56f4e85a1ae52e
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“Take your time. I’ll pay.”53cab3f04e368541
Even as he 067ceb03c0 listened, Hangyeol’s attention 3a8b92adbb was fixed on caa216e2a6 the phone. But Seonwoo 015f927770 only brought 84902c3c84 the phone c572226725 to his 9067cbfe27 ear after d472bbdab0 he had 74424e1c43 walked a 4f7b47cebe few steps 28519f73e4 away from eac0d5f86c the table. He walked to the 30607c04e4 counter, said something into d97f7b8fcb the phone, and handed eac3bf1c99 over his card.e2764933dd1a11ec
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Is she his 54e2718beb girlfriend?fdc1f44c2d9f893d