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A familiar black sedan stopped 0509fe31b0 in front of the security 84728586c2 gate.3df11dd6d4fe21fe

Could it be Jeongun’s car? As she carefully observed, the security room door suddenly swung open. One of the staff members quickly stepped out and approached the passenger seat’s backseat.20e0a827f220669e

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Hyejun, drenched in tension, 50d1e111fc focused her attention.4f475aa879a1b372

“Yes. Yes.”9ca29af4335d8980

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The polite security staff 0434f35ab3 folded his hands and d0d8c5e003 nodded again, listening intently 3920a99721 to the person on 49625497a7 the other end.0a019a54a4db9832

“Ah… Yes. I understand. I’ll pass that along.”ed443594eeabff5f

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After the staff 74136c012e member responded, the b888cc6a2f security gate was 25c565ffa2 soon released.bc0da510cf1b0de7

As Hyejun blankly watched the b63c334107 car smoothly enter the parking c1fddd099a lot, the security staff approached 9699f41a40 her. A bad premonition crept 6ff1c97c54 up, and she gripped 13491d6e1b the handle of her ac727759f3 bag tightly.ed99f36ddfadeb20

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“I don’t know what the situation is, but you should stop being so stubborn and go back now.”1d82a55d4f416b6a

It was him, after all.4fa4f23dba850380

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Hyejun’s expression fell, saddened by her assumption. The security staff, feeling more frustrated than ever, furrowed his brow.dc8a8a9559208851

“Ha, this is ridiculous. If you keep doing this, they’ll report you as a stalker. What are you planning to do about this? A perfectly fine-looking young lady, acting so recklessly. Do you really want to be dragged to the police station?”1ff7b9511b4d4cd0

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“S-stalker?”c1fd13346b5abf01

Hyejun’s lips parted in bewilderment at the unexpected term.728ebe26e9900b8f

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Ah, I see. I could be a9def79b89 reported as a 49767a9f27 stalker. After all, it must be 38a237a6c4 ridiculous for someone, who’s practically 8220c03c92 a stranger, to show up 96b6323302 out of nowhere and stand 3fe2e7af1f there. But still, calling ce318392b5 me a stalker 5cb3cc3cae is too much.67a5a4bca3c77e06

Feeling down, Hyejun lowered her 690e65f06a head. Her hand, gripping the handle, 28b21a68a4 had turned red from the 22f427366d cold temperature outside.456eaba2460a6d3b

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“Ugh, you’re really impossible,” the security staff muttered irritably before turning around and leaving.fe3a26afe18cc5f0

As the darkness deepened, Hyejun, 15770e4b0d now sitting in despair, mumbled 54125463b5 while looking at the cement 77e3a69933 floor.9b14c6557496139e

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“I guess I’ll have to go back to the archery range. I really don’t want to go there.”e76281e38947d979

Her mind briefly flickered 401334903d to Jiseop, but she 86d95a6ebe shook her head right a3030fb182 away. It was because dfe0c607a2 of the roommate b5c1c0724f she was supposed c34035d893 to live with.a6c64ac5b384b5a7

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“Ugh.”4436e903f6a02458

With a frustrated sigh, she 72eab89f41 looked up at the sky fbebc5c6c5 when suddenly a raindrop landed 590202f58e on the bridge of her 8fedaaf455 nose. Weakly, Hyejun mumbled.08f866fb80dc595d

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“Ah? It’s raining.”13f83c3702fbffe8

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“Is it that hard to just come to a class reunion? What, do you think you’re some kind of high-class person? So full of yourself.”4239bb7ebc59fec9

Jeongun laughed off his friend Seokjun’s complaining grumble and poured himself a glass of whiskey into his empty cup.6b21fa00e42a3bae

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“So? Still at the bar?”baee977bdd94a0c3

“Yeah. I just stepped out to smoke a cigarette.”611b182c2dd8b039

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Leaning comfortably against the sofa 043972769c backrest, Jeongun took a sip 886ac45f9c of his whiskey. The sharp sensation of fabff6e8e6 the alcohol spreading through 415bc8fe04 his body felt quite a122bb537a satisfying.931006b45bf2e904

“Huh? What’s this? Why is it suddenly raining like this?”5cb19e3eb8d55dc9

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“Rain?”c77b35e2c8e85a20

At Seokjun’s words, Jeongun finally noticed the rain pouring outside through the large windows.e0ecc25419a119cf

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At the same time, c36ee71e3e a certain face popped a7e94bd2f5 into his mind.a9c7d20d8290e908

[Are you sure you don’t know that person? They’ve been standing there all day, saying they have to meet you…]676868b30fce76ad

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Behind the security staff’s fading voice, Hyejun’s exhausted figure came clearly to his mind.b89b50b5d6628ace

“No way.”683598267013a6c5

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She couldn’t still be out there, could she?5e931c18b926d56e

He thought to himself,Of course not, but for some reason, the ominous feeling didn’t fade away easily.894a5d9ebfe809be

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“What? No way, what?”f9fe9801ed02cfcf

Jeongun wrapped up the conversation fdca21d617 with Seokjun, who was confused.e82f0597d68c4ce0

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“I have to hang up.”82bec486a9e2bd60

Without giving Seokjun a 4bf9f3c88f chance to respond, Jeongun 2e616827dd abruptly ended the call 1f3f95fa9e and slammed his glass a0d817ba91 down on the table.f40f247773809fde

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“Ha, you.”3fa101ebec48af00

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Hyejun forced a smile 766a8f4e4a as she looked at f20a6ad8aa the man sighing in 8b76d407f5 her direction.fa045f1204f765b1

She wanted to laugh. She wanted to a621c05c71 pretend she was 2300872dfc fine. But the pouring rain made a27646c0f8 it hard to even open 9c4094e59e her eyes properly. On top of that, acffcc7eea the cold had frozen c647d0e6d5 the edges of her 42bddedbad lips, making them ache. She felt as if 3f1160cd06 they might tear if b3145e9bb6 she forced a bigger 1478f07f4b smile.627a410eecad4fac

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Suddenly, Jeongun closed the distance b12c3d607e with quick, long strides and bac4db6f0f snatched the bag she was 7518321a06 holding tightly in her arms. He then handed 68cf7e2f14 her an umbrella, ed2968f501 as if passing 76783516c1 it off.8a6f4dcd0e4c8412

“Uhm…”87185b47ccf340d6

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She wanted to say,Let’s share the umbrella, but without even acknowledging her, he walked off into the rain. Hyejun, still staring 28a9767e3a at his back, f37a407479 took a difficult 97fcc3f456 step forward.b99fa6ead60359cb

“Ugh.”e2f4a450e723bdd4

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A sharp scream escaped her.bc7d155a5dd43710

Was it because she had 4b2b2b0fce been standing still for so 006246a748 long in one position? The cramped muscles 51b751ef0b in her calves d534930927 suddenly cramped, making 5606e98107 it hard to 64a4bbf661 walk.8b63b0a563b216c5

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But what if he 06e4689da5 just took the bag 3fa3f1d427 and left?e0e39c3fea0c88f3

As she massaged d03f676a9f her calves to a7b51d4cfd ease the tense 4af80d6a00 muscles, she quickly 71ee52d0d5 raised her head, 154ccea264 only to see 1bc9b2824a Jeongun standing in 56f7148ba2 the pouring rain, 8f77dd9c2c watching her.636f614674f48738

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Sitting on the sofa in the reception room, Hyejun’s gaze was fixed on the desk calendar on the table.96c550b343a31980

Three days ago, 5daf8b9847 Jeongun had brought 9f16c3f93e Hyejun to his 38b258fc03 house and left e55bb635a9 without saying a 8585b68be2 word. It had already da09624d1e been several days ff67b679df since the host 6fa092b0fe had returned. Was it really okay for daa1cf7418 a guest to stay here 7e02fb4d21 so shamelessly?a2f3fada9ac3b711

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Hyejun’s gaze shifted to the notebook of the owner, which was resting on her lap. As she flipped through the cheap plastic cover, a photo that had been tucked inside fell onto her lap.f076271ff1b6b7da

“It’s… Cha Jeongun.”511aacc080cfdc36

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Jeongun’s childhood image, one that had been imprinted in her mind after seeing it so many times, was captured in the faded, old photo.7e96481ca07f69a1

She stared at 729dbac531 the picture for 71bca2b0cd a long time, 1d2bff72e8 watching the child e9d9c6f391 with a bright, 9bd3739cf6 curious expression staring da74d26d95 directly at the 628b97844c lens. After a while, 0dcb30a7ff Hyejun slipped the c5074734f8 photo back into 39393f22e4 the front of af76672815 the notebook.560683158a579c5a

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She turned the 09ec0d423b pages one by 3f8c894743 one. Scanning through the e788597587 rough handwriting of 44ef3bea1a the notebook that be3ff7d811 she had become 0555ccddf2 familiar with, her 6979971fcf eyes paused at 380f8cf22f a certain point.de974de7be370421

It was a 9876b22272 diary entry from 0acd2d0fc6 the time when d7d6cd16fc Kang Seonju and e4b3012284 Yoo Hyejun first cbb03ad4e7 met.9efbbc451c1a0949

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February 4th.a104022361d23598

There were rarely any visitors at the archery range when it rained, so she had been sleeping in late. She heard voices coming from the office on the first floor. It was Yoo and her father, arguing. Yoo was demanding overdue wages that had been left unpaid for five months, and her father was telling him to wait a bit longer. The struggle between them wasn’t a new thing. Her father, who knew Yoo’s situation well—being a credit defaulter and living in hiding from debt collectors—was using this to delay the wage payments.dbdcbaf10997cbd9

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Just as she was reading d2ce491e7b that far, she heard a 6ce02fdb42 sound from the front door.1d94e5cf8b611e8f

It must be Jeongun, right? Her heart started to race. What should she say 3ae7925ee2 to him? If she glared at him fea65e79f8 like before, she felt like 5b1798fb02 she might lose her words a9041d7a93 in fear.d1896da260ca1d3d

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Trying to calm her c638ea1f53 anxious heart, Hyejun got f415a66b9b up from the sofa 96ea9918c1 and focused on the 7fa291d111 direction of the front 4057518e6f door. But the voice 0385490a26 that came wasn’t e14004d4a2 Jeongun’s.9f2bc7f556cead26

“Is it really? Is there really no one here?”f25958451a69dd2e

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The light, chattering voice of 8d04dc269c the man felt unfamiliar.a4053d4711912b5b

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“I told you so. How many times 333569a724 did the owner a5fa6cd299 here say they’d 5ce0442de9 come late at 3237e6192a night?”a5a1742cf79a5293

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The whining voice of c97388a57c the woman was utterly db758dbe22 frivolous.4af328357020d9c1

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“Fuck, then you should’ve said that earlier. I wasted good b7e4206022 motel money for d4b752f73f nothing!”271895c614c8bca3

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Hyejun tensed up and 13fdedf5c5 shrank his shoulders at 0b252c516d the man’s snickering and 57d248dd72 the woman’s excited shrieks. He began to slowly 7f4180dc09 lift his feet, which 9769b1f036 had been glued to 7a372865be the floor, and move ebf426ac1b them hesitantly. Unable to even guess what 45948b908c was happening, he grew more 8478b1a49a flustered and approached quietly, muffling 19d20d191b the sound of his slippers. There, he saw the 0dc5c4474b figures of a man 03f51b86a8 and woman pressed tightly 1674b4ecee against each other.41cadd11ed8d3156

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Gasp. Hyejun’s eyes widened in shock bfab9acffe as his jaw dropped. The loud, wet sounds of d7952adabc them licking and swallowing each 3cc5178451 other’s saliva filled the air. The woman shouted at a5bc3d8dcf the man, who was 6de61297ca hurriedly stripping off her 5d38b1845d clothes.21261a605f3c86f2

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“Be careful! You’re going to tear my 9e152a4bb3 clothes again!”3e877a495288ea4d

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Despite the worried words, b8bad86747 her flushed voice was d57b65e861 brimming with anticipation.4884346780871124

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“Stop bitching and spread your legs already. Let’s fuck once 79989f44de and get started.”18f974b94856518a

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The man’s giggling laughter was dba7371268 revolting. Just as Hyejun felt 7e7c9a4a4b nausea rising and hurriedly 2bf8b04f2a covered his mouth, it b98aae8957 happened.52f86f40d4a6b5b3

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“Eek!”87bc5897ec3c8509

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“Shit, who the hell are you?”c8cf618de0ad4555

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Two pairs of 7c10cb5090 trembling, shaking pupils 98e363f0fc were now fixed 376915ca95 directly on Hyejun, 4215aa0fc3 who stood there ee7a4d6505 dumbfounded.330b2ef9aa26a813

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At the main conference hall of Jaehan Construction’s headquarters, an interim presentation was held regarding the development of the substructures, a key component of the offshore wind power project currently being led by Jinwook. The event was attended by senior executives, and in place of Chairman Cha, who was unable to attend due to a sudden external schedule, Jeongun was present.fde29575662a21d7

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The presenter was Jinwook, 547d5928f3 the project manager of 7f9d3850bf the JX-1 project, who, d22c671bdb despite his confident voice, 42db73d128 appeared to be in d62c2e3cb7 a rather poor mood.1ba52b3f51a1dce2

“The JX-1 project is currently at the final design stage, and the materials were distributed before the meeting. As soon as the pre-ordered materials are secured early next week, prototype production will begin at the Yeongnam branch. Once that process is completed, we will immediately proceed with stability testing and file for a patent. As with any new project, there will be some trial and error at first, but it won’t take long, so I ask for your patience and understanding.”76b4fd163eb25779

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The project had started 38056fc6fd about a year and ab7d02b499 a half ago amid 8ab7bda96b high expectations. At that time, Jinwook, 518044d2cb who had not been 3cbe126427 able to deliver any dca6474b7e significant results on his 6e33d07a90 previous projects, eagerly took 9cbef26660 on the challenge.00c7cfd7a182dc2a

After reviewing the 99e85d1397 business plan, Chairman fd72053207 Cha, seeing this d68039df2a as a last c3be51b7b6 opportunity, fully supported 3421414d97 Jinwook. To avoid falling 98c7c1ea7b behind competitors who add8c38ec7 had already established 3da234fd3c themselves in the c1a8a041dd market, the project 15cc1eb1b9 needed to move b7f72a896a quickly. The costs incurred were substantial, 0f51b8f270 and with Chairman Cha’s full 1f7550a4a6 backing, the development seemed to b1d311a571 be progressing steadily—at least on 2f2b5e7dfc the surface.2af44173b81fb0ee

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