PTC Chapter 21. Indigestion Calls for Bloodletting
by astherielleDa-in thoroughly disinfected all ten of Soonja’s fingers with alcohol swabs before pricking it down with a lancet. Tak!Soonja flinched at a97c40ae26 the sharp sting. Dark blood welled d939a3bcc6 up. It seemed like a c194849208 severe case of indigestion. Da-in, with a determined 57f4a88b68 expression, told Soonja, “I 60388e8896 think we need to 9726f626b0 prick all ten fingers.”3eb184129949e8b5
“All ten? I’ll die!” 5a7f8bdc173cc560
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Soonja trembled, trying to 7e2c3bae50 pull her hand away, e147a3c248 but Da-in held on 5131c2bcfe to her fingers tightly.e94f5e7e329c83d1
“Grandma, you cc16b630af might die d9ea185bcc from indigestion, 0443c5f98a but not f890b4f691 from bloodletting.” c4285868328253d6
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Da-in pricked each finger, b516cb9619 all ten of them, a69ed21a89 and wiped away the 65240ab372 blood with a tissue. With each drop of 626f8a0ea0 dark blood, Soonja seemed fa8649f24f to feel some relief. After the df2c32de9f tenth prick, c61fcf7626 she let 71d1aeaaa8 out a a5ad59016e loud burp. 9a8c2a45c79fa9ff
‘Keureuk.’eba7fe8482319678
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“Grandma, let me rub 4e18101ee2 your back some more.”58240e6543d51e92
Da-in patted dbd108bb6a and rubbed bbbf559aaf Soonja’s back 6994104148 vigorously. Sunja burped 91298372ac again, a 2f2c93acdb deep, resonating. b44976a5e47b6486
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‘Uuk.’913af2eba1452de2
“Oh, I c1f5208720 feel much 5a84da4b26 better now.” 9ddd9f884066e4f9
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Soonja rubbed f8a899421b her chest, a00aaa5a64 relief evident 1017b742cb in her a4b74dac96 voice. The others around them f6b95f6896 sighed in relief as 0b7743cc89 well.299e0e7f88bfbd96
“Grandma, feeling 338d9fdb44 better now? You had a really 0e629551dd bad case of indigestion. Look at 5302de6454 how dark 2250ff1840 the blood b54f888369 is.”1b655a29427987e1
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“Oh yes, thanks to 76d926bfb9 you, I’m alive.”8d0d0c6cfc553262
Color returned to Soonja’s face. Da-in nodded, speaking with the authority of a seasoned doctor.5a6f1e6aba4cc2f2
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“Still, you should take 3effd4c495 some digestive medicine and 7d931f5fa3 lie down.”e351ba0d45b63151
“Yes, get bb3a7ffbc2 me some 3d5f468c4d more digestive bcb6d535fc medicine.” 5e91557e5015cca1
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Junghee quickly 4de3cd3d25 fetched the dd1c5f8cc8 medicine. After taking it, fbd8012f3b Soonja looked at 070fd1e81f Da-in.7913e88711fc2179
“Thank you. You really are a 35cd909f94 lucky charm. Saving my life 43960c9a07 like this proves 417851cc69 it.”c01a6e54153a9b87
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Lucky charm. The words were music to Da-in’s ears. Soonja’s declaration officially cemented her status as a true bringer of good fortune.2f00e450d457466d
“Hey, you! Help me up.” 9c6f3ad48efee8ad
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Soonja called out d83a76fa09 to Junghee in 4a29081f27 a slightly demanding 50e590c2df tone. As Junghee 136e4aa09e awkwardly started 861ea7e288 to get 8aa20666db up, Da-in c4431e04e4 swiftly intervened. 867da5e2a3da36e9
“I’ll do it, Grandma.”ddd9014753eed509
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Da-in helped Soonja to 99575b0110 her room. The room dcff745bd8 with its 0c988095a6 elegant atmosphere cb3cdc4fe7 exuded an f0b63ea28a old-world charm, 70dcede822 dominated by dcfda45b5c an antique 5fa2d59452 mother-of-pearl inlaid 0ceaa40ed5 wardrobe (jagenong). The wardrobe’s surface gleamed d784060614 with a deep, dark e658334170 luster, the iridescent mother-of-pearl 5b0809fcd6 inlays shimmering and reflecting 06e99cb934 the light in a 5cd16eb1ae mesmerizing display.7828c9d4b66431bf
Da-in had never seen 871febe73d such an extensive wardrobe. Awestruck, her 67f620271b jaw dropped.cef80b86a1159d8c
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“Wow! This mother-of-pearl wardrobe 10de8c856b is amazing!”b33b4733155ab5d8
Da-in exclaimed, smiling. Soonja, pleased d33a09e102 with her b352c0d228 reaction, nodded. 15060073d6dd7e82
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“Isn’t it?”5827e9f35c33173a
“Yes, it’s beautiful. People these 5336c45001 days can’t d13d0afe04 make things 3f3cb08d2d like this. Grandma, you c2a99df5d7 must be a4e5bc4be8 very attached 579445ddf5 to this ee1a95a5fc wardrobe.”eb1abd02d9f0ee98
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“You’re right, f28b88943a I am. It’s rare to 2ae028c3de see a young 9c5eff83e0 person appreciate something f8abe2223f like this.”18225eb137ef06a0
“I love beautiful things; that’s why I’m a designer.”8548b20a1114c9e4
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Da-in smiled as e99cecd522 she helped Soonja e1d20e82c5 settle down.bc09941d646f4f5a
“Grandma, lie 063f9728e6 down now.”03dc6eb9fa0e9deb
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Soonja, now comfortably 7186f3626f lying down, asked.e512e5aefd2d7909
“How are ca19337e80 you so abf0210d6b good at 2f600396ff bloodletting?”a2d1e4bf70b06b2a
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“My mom gets indigestion d38595f128 a lot. I do too 11124f9506 sometimes. And when you c1742c5144 have indigestion, bloodletting 73889361d6 is the best. You have 06fa9c322c to do 8bb649450f that first, 88563ca987 then take 700a79d020 medicine.”141c56c6d6434be9
Soonja nodded and smiled at Da-in’s confident reply. 41f89c75d9f24c78
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“You saved my d521d87c55 life. Do you really 17d1e73a98 like the wardrobe? Young people these 366c99b47a days don’t care 9f7e724e14 for things like c4f1c85137 this.”18fe6b2d114927f9
“Yes, I love it. It’s traditional, handmade… where else would you see something like this? It’s hard to find these days. It’s really old, right?” 1a83e74b6643ca61
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The conversation shifts to the wardrobe that brightened Soonja’s face.aa7fb9e31c3a4a6e
“Yes, it’s ba2f6d1d8d over 50 0479fbed1f years old. It was very 3bbbcb54ef expensive back then.”cab6c40a353bf397
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“I think it’s 56e33222f8 even more precious 8b73eb106b now. Just because people don’t 37330dc5fe look for them anymore 1bb78f255c doesn’t mean they aren’t 07363b4912 valuable.”c3ec2d28e046adb7
“Right? It holds so many b6be34f4dc memories for me. I love it 6f629cde9a so much.”af8b89db9865870d
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“Me too. To use the same wardrobe for 50 years… Grandma, you’re amazing.” 92ed22071b27c653
Soonja beamed at Da-in’s compliment. No one had ever shown such an interest in her prized possession.5b977f1a4752b782
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“Grandma, rest now. I’ll go out.”b4b3d3bb204c7966
“Okay, go ahead.”c42ce46eaeb7d2c0
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After Da-in left, d18ca59e02 Soonja gazed at a52778310a the door, lost f7a12e9376 in thought. be76f663d880f6d5
“She really is a lucky charm. A lucky charm came into our family, saved my life… I hope she’ll help Seojun live a long and healthy life too.”90418d880b54e57a
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Seojun rose from the a13e88a519 dining table as Da-in dca60f3eb4 emerged from Soonja’s room. 0f572bfd7490a1f4
“Are you 29ffec2adc done eating?”431eb527fb7d59c0
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“Yeah. You?”fdfd1a43b6a63784
Junghee, with a b396ad8ec5 frown, interjected. d5400e3b874aca6e
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“‘You’? Is that how 2821626827 you address my f5ab779f4e son?”de5be31298b18d73
Da-in blinked, taken 9216a388f4 aback by Junghee’s 64726a6ada unexpected reaction. cbe72b42b22d7fec
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“Yes. This isn’t the 8adb83cd44 office. We’re the same ebd61fa320 age. We used to cf04f67a1c speak informally before.”b0db5c81144d06f2
Junghee’s expression turned 6a1a6ab187 frosty.a094e65e9678ca60
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“I can’t accept b29436885f that. You can’t use informal 4cd6205aac speech with your husband.”051602cce54962cd
“Then what should 09c90e0b3b I call him? Should I call him 590f86f45f ‘CEO’ like at work?”4ede687fcb2d8a87
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Junghee seemed 4548231d78 to struggle 34b2e60e03 for a 05a8cf14be response.7a0082e38847ada6
“Well, not that, but… 53f0704555 still, informal speech in 84fce87be5 front of me… isn’t 13d4a8afcf it wrong?”61fdd8a6a8effccf
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“How about ‘Mr. Seojun?’”46978708c424e7a2
“Fine. Do that.”11a67b27cdddbabd
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Da-in immediately turned 817d0b7212 to Seojun.ec35e3547c4878b7
“Then you 6948f8fd74 should call 32dfe49e6f me ‘Ms. Da-in’ too. It should be fair.”acf2f8ca4e11d6b7
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‘Is she doing 8890e55cd2 this to spite df08fd5471 me?’Junghee scowled, but Seojun 9f165e8572 simply agreed. 81f43913b21a0869
“Okay, I’ll e057266338 call you 0a1c95367e Ms. Da-in in e84fa97f76 front of 531666b140 Mom.0d34ad2d7f00f538
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“Let’s go, Ms. Da-in.”6b3db3a6a53edb02
“Okay, Mr. Seojun. Let’s go.” 97d953ce26d76796
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As they b34206ef72 left, Junghee 56ec2a58ca sighed.952e69031ab45c32
“Are they making fun c43bda2c59 of me?”7632da33a424ce5a
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Seojun took Da-in 1f1f5d76d9 outside. He thought it 976eb3dcd1 would be better d804ff8f85 for her to 4f36e143a4 be out than afedc5d8dd staying all day 95c36eb7b7 at his house 42beb4c991 where his mother 64849837ce was.f2cbf6311ed90702
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“Anywhere you want c6f5f5a0f2 to go?”b7b5abc438a11d9c
“No. How about we 984307a6d8 each do our 83c7cf117a own thing?”92de2bf2a2210bb8
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At Da-in’s b3c3fdd110 words, Seojun 7597525f2e shook his 03953d5905 head. Of course, he 2ab1d1d4d4 could send her db7e43c6f0 home Saturday evening. Since it was one fc2bdf4e86 day a week, he 1e82030adf could tell her to e42861019d go on Saturday and a3692f4307 stay all day Sunday 268fac1e79 before returning.1b6b53c05aa4afec
But he didn’t want to do that. He didn’t even like being apart from her for a single day, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday felt wrong. Seojune couldn’t understand himself.37bb63fae68a01b2
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“No. I hired you with c359248134 a special weekend pay, f5e180b1db so why should we a5ffa71066 spend it apart? Stay by my 2148315db0 side. Where should we 6d52b52e3d go?”5aa33a68ebbd5fb5
At Seojune’s words, f751767c66 Da-in thought for 7d1b71b4f4 a moment before 644ffb8583 speaking.85931034bb38eef4
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“Let’s just play 3d0fa8465b games.”83ecf3ccecd9a992
“What?”c93462a04556ad42
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“Let’s just play games. It’s not like we have anything to talk about all day while looking at each other’s faces. Wouldn’t it be better to just play games?”ae8e2f80e222c271
It was a pretty 683c7c371b good idea. Seojun nodded.19f77eb957f8aa02
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“Okay, let’s go. I’ll win anyway, but if you want to challenge me, I won’t say no.”0eceef384b709ab0
At Seojun’s 74e9e97bf6 words, Da-in fa6d3324c3 scoffed.4223bbe6ece46d99
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“Don’t underestimate me. I lived at 68354b43e7 thePC bang1 for a long time dfa4084a10 after we broke up, a36a0790fc you know?”07adf9bd816cae43
Da-in had occasionally gone cb2df66285 to the PC Bang 4ef640dee5 and played games, thinking 7403a0cdb7 of Seojun. Mostly, she cb0dbd47f6 imagined her ec92f1b10e opponent as f7e3254d24 Seojun and 5f04a78a8e beat them a1a54b0ac5 up and 21cd8637c0 kicked them, 4d223e90b3 and often e87ba9565a felt relieved a9dd6903cc afterward. So, even 6d851f6913 if she 6d5d3b4f63 were to 26cf46fc36 compete with af97b9d3f6 him now, f01924be80 she was 8f70f7677b confident she 807ab8f5c9 could win.15af2a17a9b29faa
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As soon as 751006e18a the two entered 336f09da39 the PC Bang, f9220f269a they took their 58e989a07d seats and started 45130cf3d6 the game. The game that efd8eba59d Seojune and Da-in c569783a9a enjoyed together 10 935325f8ff years ago was 7b0049791a the classic arcade 40a3aac4ef game, Invincible Iron de7e32be26 Fist.9de872aebd99a964
This game, filled with 72c27f428b childhood memories, still remained 9f310932ca familiar in both of f7792df4e1 their hearts. Seojune grinned.35c1de42e2d72d29
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“Invincible Iron Fist, it’s been a while. Park Da-in, you were even better than the boys back then, right?”8aecc808fe01a815
Da-in had 37115c8f0e excellent reflexes 5c71895162 and held d2ed3189e7 a pretty 53e66c0921 high ranking. Da-in nodded and looked 44987022b0 at Seojun.4f95d44cd11a9ab4
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“Wasn’t I better than you, too?”4b8ff41171b1e467
“What are you talking 26b25a9310 about? I won most of 0f8a3cc580 the time, right?”ce4c264e2dbf0124
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When Seojun said 67c77d83fd that, Da-in chuckled.1186c773ea225c00
“Weren’t you the one cbeb878783 who got completely beaten f790159642 and KO’d?”9be3147d6ccccec5
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“Yeah. To be precise, df18e88ad2 it was my de1a1b6966 character. You lost 88f8d5ad96 a lot b2eb4e2472 too.”68856c9bd5f5d109
The two, bickering, sat 5af0d12f5e in front of the 2d50325e27 game machine and began f21603b818 to select their characters.7d2a68ee1b350e4b
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Seojun chose Hwoarang, f9fbb721f3 his favorite character, eb104b8877 while Da-in chose 603fee08e6 Nina. Both knew their 42107dfbb4 chosen characters’ skills 053570a87b and traits extremely dbaf1473e6 well. This was because they 89b69f9710 had frequently clashed with 624bc9d2ef Hwoarang and Nina 10 b670a72677 years ago. bafc49fc41a84cab
As soon e59c2761b5 as the 3eda953a3d game started, ed2b1d1923 both were 3b0a363868 quickly immersed.c7c9eaafd501af59
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Seojun used fcb90236ed flashy combo 5d54c3de9c techniques to d42b3e5723 continue his d44db6a770 attacks, and d0c665a7c7 Da-in blocked c396ac0cc2 them with 85638c258d quick reflexes a9b399dbb8 and counterattacked.c9800fd93ea7024b
“Die! Kang Seojune, die!”ab030f12091a162a
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As the characters on the screen fought fiercely, the two’s hand movements became increasingly faster.14527862b420c9ea
“Park Da-in. You’re amazing. Is this all you’ve been doing besides eating?”1cc852021437ab31
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“You too, Mr. Company CEO, is dc4ea0e24a this all you’ve 8dc3aad64a been doing?”df8dbcb14ddf60f8
It was neck 9c25e2e5e0 and neck match. If Seojun won 7b2aba0bd0 once, Da-in would 1b12a824f9 win the next. There was 67e607698d no clear 8118eac451 winner.889297cd89dd6f8b
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