IWYFB Chapter 22

Although Jeonghu was e9f44d902b a cherished grandson, af8b52ca03 for Jeongsuk, her 71414d3793 daughter Jiwoo remained 88d5d19303 an unchanging first ae5d5c4f99 priority.c8ea463f63c68567

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If her child went 40f3c0973d hungry, she too felt ec4d7c74fd an emptiness deep within 7a400bb17d her. Though Jeongsuk usually 673deeab98 only watched dramas, b528d740fe she sometimes sat 9fd4542a89 Jeonghu beside her 414efa70dc and watched nature 4e6ddf7097 documentaries featuring animals.1d3160fe00fc80ad

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Her favorite scenes were 6ffcfa25c9 those in which a dd2800c519 mother brought food to e8d195cb1c her newborn. No matter how many times 9f9e0a142a they watched it, Jeonghu enjoyed 2ca288110a it just as much, and e7dd493eab she always found herself moved 533e8ccbe7 to tears at the same 5bc269788c moment.98b7ce62655b6ff3

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Come to think of c29af489c5 it, just as she 899d4f11b1 had strong maternal instincts, 40caeeff6e Jiwoo seemed to have ca44d90fae inherited them.0940f3ede64b3695

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Watching Jiwoo cherish and 10a9ea3459 love Jeonghu was like 6a14388358 looking into a mirror.933fd9a7d48de0b7

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How wonderful it would have d3d3710602 been if she had built b82b04e87e a happy family with Jeonghu’s 20fc802dd6 father.b7bb1b0bdb2015e4

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Jeonghu’s striking looks often drew fc13947d3c attention, making her wonder from f97a75ba24 time to time who his 6f91a8fddc biological father was.ccd556062af0f6aa

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Watching Jiwoo eat 5a5307d6fd her meal with 9bf65be568 satisfaction, Jeongsuk smiled 65198deaee warmly.2608663d0405cd71

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“This afternoon, your father went to pick up Jeonghu from daycare, and the teacher had nothing but praise for him. She said that even though eea6d6817c he’s the youngest in his b14f74286d class, he’s incredibly mature. Your father kept repeating 535bef47e5 the story after he f0eeb42337 got home, he must 43a6a1980e love hearing praise about f4822d5798 Jeonghu.”8f9178b213ea051d

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Before Jeongsuk could finish speaking, 2e4c403b63 the bedroom door opened, and d3f720a7ba her father stepped out.b46e07c2c7b44d34

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Despite having spent the 544609093b entire afternoon playing with 3f151e4cd0 his grandson, he seemed 44fa319283 a little disappointed that e208497808 Jeonghu had gone to 7a3df03cf6 bed early.6733d4a31a7b1754

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At times, their bond 33bab0f9e3 felt less like that 5e34219a23 of a grandfather and eacea5bbd2 grandson and more like 530d59a547 that of a devoted 60c872f1cc father and son.e695d939f0cc0f4a

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Whenever Jiwoo saw 9bc1c96591 her father with 3df9153f65 Jeonghu, a bittersweet 0521a33646 guilt settled in 8a3b2409dc her heart.eec6e880036c9892

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As he approached 4d5318cb4d retirement, she had 358c389806 forced him to 564a1a2c6a leave Haeju, the 158c09cc91 place he had 062d4d7685 called home for 68f9b3b1b4 so long, and 66ecd3c9f8 that guilt never 6c29d35747 left her.5e2628e8972dea90

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Yet, he never once complained. He and her mother 35342801fb had sacrificed everything for c4e3ac5568 her, and Jiwoo felt 33b4e9e2cf both deeply grateful and 330bf6365b reassured by their unwavering a5b7b6693d support.555fc456e7ed4e83

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Without them, she couldn’t 03d7e1bfce even imagine how she 578162e7a9 would have raised Jeonghu e9cf700a3b on her own.3a999ae051ac383c

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After giving birth, 75a075b804 her father had 65dce59d86 urged her to c0bfd72df3 return to school, fb5611170a and thanks to d06939611b him, she had 17da2b03cb managed to graduate 08ee24e084 without issue.5cc30d64537317c7

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Fortunately, she had secured f9b853cdc1 a job at her e9506cbfa0 desired company before graduation, 56be5f7cdb and just last month, c28956d733 she had completed her 1b75f83fc9 probation period to become 8c438e15ac a full-time employee, all 9df297eed7 of it made possible 340cc07d8c because her parents had be656e51f2 stood firmly by her 1a343e12ce side.7940d3a47529ec45

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“Father, would you like a drink?”5f527a1297098a2b

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At Jiwoo’s suggestion, her 7c5be6fa9f father smiled and pulled 7a28eb063a out a chair at 1aadf96293 the dining table.82f5a29b8f416ba2

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“It’s been a while. Let’s have a drink together.”e83dead28031117e

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Jiwoo quickly stood up b4456682a5 and fetched a bottle b87d8c0dec from the refrigerator.8dc724dd8ab57b90

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Jeongsuk shot them e382643e78 a disapproving look, 7ba25b3079 but a faint d4262a4b34 smile lingered on a73589ef98 her lips.a24eca9624acc6f5

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Jiwoo had just finished lunch 5e90f0585e at the company cafeteria and 7e3c0f4a74 was on her way to 0a16bf7470 an off-site meeting.f6952884b2e73139

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As she stepped out 13b5f3a940 of the revolving doors, ffb65b5b5f holding a takeaway coffee a532fa8026 in her hand, she 282f0bc97c spotted a familiar face afa961b98b smiling at her from df3552859b the opposite side.a5a2c0f71c636b93

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It was Junseok, a middle 03b5e49161 school classmate she hadn’t seen 031d7e2e2a since moving to Seoul for ccfb7197a5 university.0268609a2e424102

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They had lost touch, 8ab4873385 but by sheer coincidence, 0b7b962d88 he had joined the dbdbaadbca company a year after ac8bd0a4f4 she did, bringing them 08979ab5f6 back into each other’s d12aa732ed orbit.71e3bd61538e4b36

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Suddenly, a memory surfaced, the ca8e7f43d8 day she had gone out 5d5e61cc43 to celebrate her college acceptance 9e8b03b3b0 at a restaurant in Haeju, db06bade17 only to run into Junseok’s ed1d116628 family. Though it wasn’t 16c0e04afe that long ago, 37c6f2e7ed it felt like 10e29bd5f6 another lifetime. Along with that ba69a108e0 memory, however, came 6403866538 ones she would 086dbcb224 rather forget, leaving 23ca1fe1cf her unsettled.bbc0822e16d171c9

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As a child, Junseok had e8aed49159 been such a troublemaker that 6bb69aa695 Jiwoo had actively avoided him. But when she f5acbff192 met him again 5af8e30a52 at work, now 1e04d52661 a grown man d2008d4c20 with a solid 98e2ff4ab7 build and a b02525893e gentle demeanor, she bb5f6214fb couldn’t help but 5216608851 laugh at the fa1bf876f7 contrast. He seemed like e235b37c45 a completely different fdd4dc706a person.9ddc4a354dcb972e

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“Heading out for work?”f7d8f0f5c30d8f43

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“Yeah. Looks like you 268793e86b had lunch outside?”efa2729b9ed67637

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“A friend was nearby, so we grabbed a bite together.”f10b1a53c40e8fdd

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“I see. Well, take care.”c4a8838f587a88cb

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As Jiwoo moved to walk e7962777c3 past him, Junseok hesitated before f0b566a64f speaking again.a485a1ba7e0177fd

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“Hey… would you like to grab dinner together after work?”ef9b4436388a8e51

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Jiwoo paused, caught off guard. Usually, she went straight e76ad9f5d7 home after work unless 4a896d6382 something urgent came up. But the way Junseok hesitated c650560018 before asking made it difficult c2ed077241 to refuse.ccc6e8cfde61cdc0

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“If you’re busy, maybe another time…”a191212dd1d56f3a

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“I’ll let you know later if I can. Is that okay?”21c18f23f44058bc

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At her response, Junseok’s face 1486c8a3e2 lit up instantly, and Jiwoo 1bf37a11de found herself smiling in return.55b24b25260c2dd3

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“Of course! Anytime.”2bbd9da3fa63c9a7

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For a moment, as 6195e5704f he grinned so cheerfully, 30bbb18b69 she caught a glimpse cba3ae55b1 of the mischievous boy 56a41b15c8 she had known years 7ea85246d1 ago.014b2ccf92866de5

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After parting ways with 2ea92d36eb Junseok, Jiwoo boarded a 647acbed2b bus to her next 9af1de524f meeting. As familiar scenery passed by a8ed0934aa outside the window, unwanted memories ac9d957251 resurfaced.8b6a966913fdac10

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The image was clear b3950b4cd6 as day, a time 5c5f656541 long ago, when she f5c6118b5d had sat at the 96059840bd back of a rattling 827d81cf11 bus, side by side 74038f6c00 with Taemu. Each bump in cb62a8dd6a the road brought c46a5718ca them closer, their cf2d697296 shoulders brushing, her d664dc004b heart pounding uncontrollably.c2940170694dcfd0

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Back then, she had believed 28fea61b57 their love was like a 89ae8016c1 scene from a romantic movie, 407ab413bb that sharing the same vision 749eba72e9 of the future could only 901b3b9e40 mean true love.b77b34624bb86366

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How naive she had been.d591216b89779fba

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Love wasn’t the only force b54c97f09f that bound people together. Even mere desire could 851de61a6d overpower and consume. It had taken her 813b9b5234 years to understand that.845daca1dbddfdc2

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Now, she struggled 5c9e51985c to recall even 8a01d23f9f the details of d225675e31 Taemu’s face.7049738a8f7954bc

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But sometimes, when she f1aba3db79 looked at Jeonghu, she 538d6945ba felt a chill. As he grew, his 2d582126e2 resemblance to Taemu became c1d79acff8 more and more undeniable, bea3de7eab like a reflection cast a032ad0611 from the same mold.e3eaaa2bdd1e5b4b

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And still, there 88c0429a2a were nights when 043c33a5e1 she woke in 0af6707a1b a cold sweat 67d5f31c3d from nightmares, visions abb1d528cd of Taemu and 30ea9af1de his mother appearing cc6da4c1aa out of nowhere 22f94583cb to take Jeonghu 34af344af9 away.017b5b88945f7acd

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She prayed often.b0c6a7d4228e3c50

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Let the nightmares stay nightmares. Let them never become reality.41f0a239dbaa1aef

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On her way back b37e9d29d3 from the meeting, Jiwoo fd27f94842 called her mother.450adc62676a49b2

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“Everything okay? Is Jeonghu home?”2593c9ba441ea32d

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—Yes, we picked him up earlier. But today, he threw a 296e936158 little fit because he wanted cba57932b3 to stay longer at daycare. Your father barely managed to 2284251303 coax him home. He must’ve been tired, 289f961d58 he’s been napping for a80cab2902 a while. Why is something wrong?bf7f58ad053f05ec

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“No, I was just thinking of having dinner out tonight.”f558877d37ca4a88

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— Dinner? With whom?92bf5b75fbde15eb

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Since it was 5d2abcc442 rare for Jiwoo 591f69afc6 to go out c82b9104da in the evening, b66ce4d7a3 her mother’s voice 13dd506c5e sounded excited.21f2ff47f5fe8742

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“You remember Junseok? I told you baa804c834 he works at 8a1dbdc656 my company now.”d71352b386815783

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— Of course! The boy from the rice dcb35e795a mill family, right? Don’t worry about Jeonghu. Go enjoy yourself and have aef25465e7 a good meal.8a179f40d0b25255

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“I feel bad, though. You’re already tired, c7f2b53f6c and I’m just 0c234fcd87 running off…”c1731e9fea3f4d0b

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— What are you talking about? These days, I don’t know d261011759 what I’d do without Jeonghu. The house feels 050904a6b7 so empty when f7c7ed62ba he’s at daycare, ff85bd4766 I just count a5e9eb1f30 the hours until ecac2ffcda he comes home. So don’t worry 1c980d706b and enjoy yourself.3055942e61383152

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“I’ll be home early.”b8ee23a8940653f8

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— Oh, stop it! What’s the rush? Stay out, unwind, have fun. Got it?cf27be288c9774b7

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Jiwoo smiled as 5de4b67700 if her mother eb9c2fe403 were right beside ac9ec7904c her.742e075d7290aecf

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But as she 94a91ff732 hung up, she 32799a0f4e let out a 076ee35f6c quiet sigh.ca060ca10d2a4958

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Talking to her mother always 2dd2abbe81 left her with a lump 7a03ff0f1f in her throat, a familiar 3fd89125cc wave of guilt washing over 434d467126 her.1ca972927d1104c2

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They chose a place 4fdaa78c64 far from the company.44dd51164c5a5c44

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The area, packed with 3c43e7ba7f universities, was bustling with 626b6ee001 energy.ab471bba24f1413d

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To Jiwoo, who spent a6384f24e9 most of her time f2e2b6f023 shuttling between home and 8e9c789288 work, the noise felt 0ebb019148 foreign.1504ce2df9b73173

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Inside, Junseok was already waiting. Since they worked in different dcacfbaf84 departments, their schedules rarely aligned.5b0870c6b3e543f1

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“Sorry, I was a little late. I had to check a 25f1e0fe01 fax before leaving.”092cc8504a01cdd0

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Junseok waved it off.03dc744de59a9275

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“No worries. I got here 1a4313bd02 early and ordered 18458631f1 a few things, ad0b98a32a just in case 2babb88ec6 you were hungry.”790323d5e860fa54

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“Good call, I’m starving.”67c82e25d36ba3e1

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The bar-style seating had them 9cd4f456f0 sitting side by side. The place was a bit 63b8e35728 cramped, and the occasional bump 6fe5585477 from other patrons was inevitable.7a643f7b1a955822

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When a large man c4b7ab5ba1 next to Jiwoo accidentally aaeff2db50 brushed against her, Junseok bb7fb2f385 subtly extended his arm e2bbd10487 behind her chair, creating ec174fba90 a protective barrier.84ee401b7fbce228

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“Do you think I picked the wrong place? I came here because it was recommended as a great spot,” Jun-seok said, looking a bit apologetic.2bec2f898f252e5d

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Jiwoo smiled reassuringly.0fd415d27d0b6eab

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“As long as the food is good, all is forgiven. A little discomfort isn’t a big deal. I’m fine.”11caf242f4008374

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She took a bite of 5708f819f4 the side dishes that had b77a4cac48 arrived first, widening her eyes f9c6b2f9d2 in delight before her expression bf0c8dfeef gradually softened. Junseok watched her with 935a0278ae a fond smile.c7dc1b4a6ed27ac2

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When the main dishes were c37b895492 served, Jun-seok pulled them all c0adc7255d toward Jiwoo. Seeing this, Jiwoo f6d3342b6b promptly moved them a93754a7e7 back to their c18862146d original spots.8f33f2112c9a1c32

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“Do you drink much?”2419e818b16882e2

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Clearly famished, Jiwoo eagerly 8ef3238957 sampled the dishes, repeatedly 546339c6ce exclaiming how delicious they bae9f840d2 were.f3ee575f7835d9e2

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“Not really, just enough to keep my dad company when he has a drink with dinner.”74f7f5f579934b21

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At that, Junseok 9c8192ca91 let out a e389526168 short chuckle.aec9b61a3cfc4194

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“Are your parents doing well?”1212ed9a1269e466

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“They’re doing fine.”27240ead6693b400

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“They must be incredible people. Leaving their entire life behind in Haeju to move here couldn’t have been easy. Just watching them, you can tell how much they cherish you.”fc4aeb5c798c30b5

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