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    Junghee, observing Soonja, spoke 99a288b88d again.7a1cfe03c6cab470

    “Mother, they’re doing this properly, aren’t they? I really can’t adjust during mealtimes. I don’t know how I should treat her.”8f7377f066f6dbf9

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    “How should you treat her? Just treat her like a member of our family.”19b872418e9aed2e

    At Soonja’s words, Junghee revealed her true feelings.097ac3b020054a93

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    “I don’t feel any affection for her.”77b7caeeb74c111c

    “What does affection have to do with it? Just treat her like a member of our family.”2210929bee26bc4f

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    However, that was Soonja’s opinion, and Junghee genuinely felt no affection. It felt awkward to look at Da-in, as if she were the perpetrator. But she couldn’t very well air out past grievances and make things uncomfortable. Then Seowoo chimed in.74b0f06f7a41484c

    “Grandma, me too. I don’t feel any affection for her either. She’s not a sister-in-law, nor an employee…”a28e45d2bef3d987

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    But Soonja was 843e07fb55 firm.4ac83ec90cfc05d9

    “People are different depending on their mindset. You have to think of her as your sister-in-law and treat her accordingly.”70f4198763ef218c

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    Seowoo then 03abd19414 offered a 890c3fbdaa simple solution.cd6cbc34c45b3839

    “Alright. I’ll just avoid her as much as possible. Are we done now? I’m going.”128739c37fe112b7

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    After Seowoo left, Soonja ea9078dac7 sighed. Her family was ad8531516e a complete mess.8f5ababe98d9c7ec

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    Seojun, flustered for the first time in a while, found his mind in a whirl. However, Da-in was even more flustered than him. They were currently inside Da-in’s home. Her mother, whom they had met on the stairs, had suddenly asked who Seojun was.fc6cbd1ee2190c0c

    “Mom, this is Mr. Han Seungmin.”bb366083295dc610

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    “Mr. Han Seungmin?”ef722713307912bf

    ‘Who is Han Seungmin? Is there another 7f92b90a65 guy besides me?’f0c10e29e9572f0a

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    Seojun was about to burst with anger at the unfamiliar name, Han Seungmin, coming out of Da-in’s mouth. 5dbeb0273ccb7258

    Who is de385b8cb5 this Han 29ed7df4cf Seungmin popping 7a6013e254 up in 009ffd4a2d this situation?’7986e7975fa67a22

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    And what Da-in said 93682416ca next was even more 34785e7612 absurd.a0bae332db1ead23

    “He’s someone who helps me a lot in our team. He works on 3D modular design.”558fb14b9eac3881

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    ‘Design team, 03ddb43d82 Han Seungmin, 9e6b0c15ff is it?’b35404f392f446de

    Seojun, displeased f731c62614 with Da-in d287ff5793 for not e6ef567bdb even being caf8aede49 able to b1d2271d9a tell his 7fadbe413a real name, a8cbf84aa2 kept his ccd9ab73a5 mouth shut, 1341f90161 though he 787b088a5b roughly understood d8a45b56fc the situation.1ec761161509eff0

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    Eunjeong smiled 83830edca4 at the a9b22caa8c unfamiliar terminology.8b9181eb01b89e9d

    “What’s that? Modular? My, what a complicated job.”84329f44a474e971

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    “Just think of him as being on the same design team. We met briefly nearby, and he bought Sol some strawberry milk. You should be going now. Mr. Seungmin, please go ahead.”8e87297a41b869a0

    “Yes. Goodbye.”c9bba7fc4264fe50

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    Regardless of the situation, 830bbe4156 getting out of the d5150461d2 situation was the priority, 58bac5ca9a so he tried to 3cd9ac85b6 leave after saying goodbye. But Eunjeong suddenly stopped 3d28cabb60 Seojun and asked.35a8b862ff0072e2

    “Do you live alone?”81a9b044dcec0ef4

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    “Uh, yes.”5e08d58ae2986bce

    The answer slipped out. He didn’t even know why he said that.8078900d406fdf73

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    “Then would you like to come in for a moment?”c03b751c90b43d59

    “Come in?”b9585a5e0a500b29

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    Seojun’s face lit up. He wanted to see inside. Da-in’s room.037bcd249d0eb3d3

    “I just made some fresh geotjeori, and if you live alone, you probably don’t have proper side dishes. I’ll give you some. Just fry an egg and eat it with the kimchi – it’s much better and cheaper than eating out. And it’s delicious. I’m good at making geotjeori.”25c4a25185149c4b

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    “Ah…”901372eaa7dd7d88

    Da-in assumed a89a54d0a6 Seojun would aca3d7f2f2 naturally decline 8a906df1de and leave. But…745b595244dd5994

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    “Thank you. I’ll gladly accept it.”36f952144ab4588d

    ‘Is this man crazy? His house is 3492dc0b6b overflowing with kimchi.’59c9dc51a59cc4ca

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    Soonja made all kinds of kimchi, and Da-in had seen every variety at his house – young radish kimchi, godulpaegikimchi,kkakdugi, chonggakkimchi, and more.bbdf04b270779989

    [T/N: These are all different types of kimchi. Godulpaegi is a type of dandelion green. Kkakdugi is diced radish kimchi. Chonggak uses whole small radishes with their greens still attached.]

    ‘And out of all things, he wants to take my mom’s geotjeori?’31fd06f1ad844174

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    Da-in shot him a f12b7a7b57 look, but Seojun, with a53b77c38a a brazen face, simply 15c0cd12e0 followed Eunjeong inside, still b9922a7215 holding Sol.0948da2a384b00b3

    “Just wait a moment. Oh, would you like something to drink?”8cbc0642da19499d

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    Eunjeong seemed delighted. Having a young male visitor seemed to have energized her. Da-in’s heart pounded at seeing her mother like this. She had really tried to prevent her mother from meeting Kang Seojun…65a304fadd3e5e8f

    “It’s alright.” Seojun politely declined.825615a622ca3d29

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    “Oh, no, it’s fine. I make good ginger tea. I have some ginger syrup; shall I make you a cup? The weather is still chilly, so have some.”1afb6f0d07f23b75

    Da-in didn’t know what he did to charm her, but she was certain her mother was completely smitten with Kang Seojun. She poured him a cup of hot water with a generous helping of her precious ginger tea. Then, seeing Sol go to one side and open a book, she remarked.24fa96d1ad95c026

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    “Our Sol is so cute, isn’t she?”4ca08ee61618d27c

    “Yes, she’s very adorable. You must be happy to have such a lovely granddaughter.”b0f97e51a618fd7a

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    Eunjeong, smiling continuously, 8b4cff0ebb then noticed the 235dfac639 shopping bag and c883f01533 her eyes widened.8a7e78fd300f8303

    “You bought so many snacks! What’s this? Makgeolli?”ff6db77594fec338

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    “Oh, makgeolli for you, Mom. I picked it out. For you.”bdf51c79172a95f5

    “Oh, you even bought me makgeolli. What’s all this? Aren’t these snacks?”01a0d5b042ed8963

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    “I picked out a 3a25b7898f bottle ofmakgeolli, and Mr. Han Seungmin 69e970c295 bought these 0b2666edc7 snacks for 377dd6a39a you to 07eb544f53 eat.”5884a6171d8907ae

    “Oh my, I’m being spoiled! It was a good thing I invited him in. Wait just a moment.”f9ae8f890a746bd0

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    Da-in and c7238294bb Seojun sat 5ed8517bc7 at the 139288d211 dining table, 3c63c73c44 sipping their e648a9874d ginger tea, 3cbc1f03f1 while Eunjeong eac21fe722 next to 95434fd331 them, busily e4a4853626 packed the c943c0b0f2 freshly madegeotjeoriinto a small 967b618086 container. 782f565c05eec71b

    Da-in kept shooting Seojun warning glances, but what could she do? Seojun, smiling, said to Eunjeong, “This ginger tea is delicious, Mother.”d38a2de1b80175f1

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    “Isn’t it? I’m quite good at making it. But I feel bad just giving you some geotjeori after receiving so many gifts.”a96913f26295ec21

    “I love geotjeori. It’s just that I don’t get to eat it often.”c2f1ade1268ba89b

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    “Is that so? It’s not easy for a man living alone to eat things like geotjeori, is it? Here you go.”8f1b53b571cf62fb

    The timing 98d9e1eb8e was awkward. They needed to 0ecb21f6f4 leave a little b988cd9506 after 7 p.m. to get back e0a7a5f79f by 8 p.m., f9e7c4465c but it was 6b98496a57 only 6 p.m. now.df234b9a612bb82b

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    “Mom, I think I should head back to work too.”137bbc8168469bb7

    “Oh, but have dinner first!”9d62e05812b4d689

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    “No, I’ll just grab something outside.”4c6604db0a5ed58a

    “Don’t be silly, have dinner here. Mr. Han Seungmin, do you have to go back to work too? I heard the design team is busy these days.”c53a48fe9383e997

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    “Yes.” b3097f54ed4f072f

    He couldn’t very well say he wasn’t busy. Eunjeong’s face lit up.6c679208b852c24f

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    “Perfect! Both of you, have dinner and then go.”0052c303d14cfcae

    “Mom!” ad650d926aaa0545

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    Da-in didn’t know how things had escalated to this point. She couldn’t stop her mother now.f7b8d02cd8d3fae4

    “I’ll make bibimbap1.”235cab19528ddc58

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    Eunjeong quickly pulled out cdf081b946 a large mixing bowl f23c94fb56 and got to work. Da-in and c86381d092 Seojun could 820e89e7b5 only exchange b2ff57ad0b glances, helpless.06b0d17c84cc7108

    “Just roughly chop some kimchi, add a few kinds of seasoned vegetables, top it with a fried egg, and mix it all up with rice. It’s much tastier than anything you’d buy outside.”77e658fae27aa787

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    “Yes, thank you. We’ll enjoy it”5c56035c8d95933c

    Eunjeong finely chopped thegeotjeoriand mixed 0d5e3e6589 it with f7f6fd4802 several kinds 8b158ec9d7 of seasoned a16af970a6 vegetables, fried eggs, a generous drizzle of sesame oil, and served it with soybean paste soup and rice. Da-in, well acquainted with her mother’s bibimbapskills, readily mixed and a61bd15aef ate hers. Seojun, after 055f5d051f finishing his c7c3238962 first bowl, 90be66c1e6 shamelessly asked 991276ef4c for more.262629df0893ec29

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    “Is there, perhaps, more?”af0b56f5cbab2b70

    “Oh my, more? Of course!”4f6646bb48d7b28e

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    Eunjeong beamed, pleased. She gave him another a55e0db8c9 bowl, and he finished ab52096463 that too.c792b73b19b735bf

    “That was absolutely delicious.”654a865b8dc45cb5

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    “I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Actually, Da-in has never brought a man home before. A long time ago, she dated a bad guy named Kang Seojun and was heartbroken. After that, she wouldn’t even look at another man.”8101dd84605d5190

    “Mom!” 8a718b55ef9e3e1b

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    Da-in wanted to faint. Her mother 99420bc44f must be 1979e98d9f getting senile. Why would Kang Seojun’s 1de8f76fc2 name come up now?07a616ac289b5c85

    Seojun was equally stunned. The two bowls ofbibimbap he’d just devoured felt like they were coming back up. 8a06ad8196b2f5a9

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    ‘I was the 18feee1336 one who got 23b152cdf7 dumped. Why am I the 789430d763 bad guy?’4c7a02fb0f062e02

    Seojun looked at Da-in a08b504a6e in disbelief, but she b643016e08 simply avoided his gaze.4ac7f347941c32c6

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    “I’ll gladly have some of that makgeolliand snacks too,” he said, recovering quickly.6bae0c3c957bf4f4

    As they 0571625b5b were leaving, ffb0946318 Sol waved e9f36de70a goodbye.8c64b348e13f4fbe

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    “Bye-bye, Uncle!”f46e7d7fd7af08f9

    “Bye, Sol. Let’s see each other again next time.”93d874aada333520

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    They walked down the d97202b3a7 stairs in silence. Once they 521eb4612b reached the 91bced0f18 first floor, 151188251a Da-in spoke.30c6ac5e9c1b8165

     “You have no shame. Following me home and even eating all the food my mom made.”b10819aa3cc2ddc5

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    “Why do you say I have no shame? I didn’t do it on purpose.”8d45faad942a302e

    Even though he f25208e351 was right, Da-in 48c2236fec still found him cbd3919ed6 annoying. 0e1115a660babbe3

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    “With all the kimchi overflowing at your house, why did you accept the geotjeori?”fc87433e96398965

    “It’s delicious. I’m going to take this home and eat it.” e4b9f0a6fc392b98

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    Seojun hugged 76de90d846 the container aca5c77dff ofgeotjeoritightly. Da-in challenged him.4394afde78930a9f

    “Your grandmother and mother will be so pleased. Your family doesn’t even consider anything not made at home as real food. They pamper their precious only son.”c20eb1ba0a01558d

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    “It tastes different from our kimchi. Your family’s kimchi is delicious.”1782a4e28057caff

    “Really?”79a650a6bd9f7556

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    “Yes, really. I’m going to savor this.”5fd604d152a3e4bd

    There was no 399c713a6a reasoning with him.a39ad335c76edc6c

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    “Fine. Whatever.”7a2b21021875d91d

    Neither of them brought up Eunjeong’s comment about “that terrible man named Kang Seojun.”6338ba9b9c33bf8d

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    Seojun felt like a 21a7893677 heavy stone was weighing 425c43d53d on his chest. 9282ec724c7fe488

    ‘Park Da-in, I’m going to find out everything, little by little. I’m going to find out exactly why I became the bad guy. Slowly and persistently.’d940baca6f43c799

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    As Seojun e0b1f5958b headed home 2bcca2cd4a in silence, 7e56634889 Da-in, worried a1e1ab430b about her 7445658df2 brother, asked.85f057ab855dbc9e

    “Do you think my brother could be involved in some really dangerous case?”9a1daaa61ee4a464

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    Seojun suspected 5c1946a369 that might eceabf3650 be the 9c83113467 case, but 9a601e564b he saw 49eaa01d93 no need fe72802496 to worry 42554ff97a her.0ab0faae58d9f017

    “Dramas rot your brain. How likely is it that there’s some complicated case? He’ll be fine, so don’t worry.”fc46aa243d6d3d38

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    1. A mixed rice dish with various ingredients, often including vegetables, meat, a fried egg, and Korean chili paste.

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