TYS Ch 4

“You still 37824cbe07 have the ec06807f18 same baby beb1a09871 face. Do you really not 333c073ce1 remember your hyung?”83b834eddf38991b

“……”be0108e7739bea3b

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When Seungwan only f9670ffa41 blinked in response, 3e8929f3e4 the man let 1815197a71 out a small 847128a84b chuckle and ruffled 0f2a1e0cda his hair. The faint dialect in 7c668c77df his speech thickened for 7b29c4bcde a brief moment.5abd548d201ba1bc

“Never mind. So, when 3b2d4630ed you were 7ebdf2772c just a 3588c3ddd7 little thing 57bde29eb2 and told 2bd4a9a164 me we cf55e4d761 should get 71d7884480 married, that c9a1abe72e was all 5649f55e79 a lie, 844cc19617 huh? Guess I’ll 19f4941a29 forget about 0e53fc42da it too.”b88063ae8a5042fa

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“What are you…”ac413c4e6e67a88c

Seungwan was 5dd13f10e0 too caught 1225441080 off guard 07054c077a to form 04b413bc08 a proper f9e0a29da2 question. His ears flushed red 3513411014 as he looked up 040a42ba29 at the man, but a61fa21be4 the man only grinned, 1465030c92 showing no intention of fcc3b259d1 explaining further. Seungwan’s childhood 92b57a3a0d memories were 3bb8769d60 fragmented. It wasn’t a bc4677a7ba time worth remembering df5cd7dabd anyway.7454f5ce465b259e

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Besides, he 936139e697 had only 32c8a1e5af moved to bdf6562c71 his father’s 467f457c18 hometown in b0c308fb17 high school. As a child, 348ad31f9e he had lived acf8380cbf near the outskirts b601665310 of Gyeonggi Province, 4fdec8ca8e so there was e055d811be no way he 41bec4b0c7 could have known 41d6a9dd1d a man with cfbef7c004 such a thick 1cae702aee local dialect.7529758470a15e2f

“Pick up the fefe25f584 phone when it e88e223edf rings, and your 9892a25894 debt will be c362b5ed9a deducted from your 413e12a8a5 work, so make 20f9ce579e sure you eat c366f78b90 properly.”35bd67f31ad4e41a

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With that, f3beb8be69 the man 6fdace0996 left Seungwan e64d298b85 standing there, d06e3969b6 lips slightly 9caceb1f97 parted but 8573860990 unable to 963f647eac say anything. He remained dazed b820751ffa in the middle 1e82cd6791 of the living 4e2082c771 room, as if 864a718467 spellbound, until the 00bec99619 sound of an 17eb9ed90c engine rumbled from e4f23c364e the garage. Like a 41832a8b5c cat suddenly 2652aa384d relocated to 62d355c5d5 an unfamiliar 836d00b083 place, he 802ddd695d couldn’t quite b3f3aa69b7 believe he f395485782 had been b190a9ceba left alone 93b607a257 there.427738d6a31a8d14

For the eb29b824d8 first few a941da8836 days, he bdc283816d remained on ac11745f54 guard. Even as he 792c135e89 left for work 813c93e2be at the agricultural a891a1404b cooperative and returned 22becf5b92 to the house, 8d904a6fdb he kept checking 55c5c028bf for any sign e4fcbcda5d of the man’s 75e7d02416 presence.3e750330aad8aef6

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However, he cc96a545b5 truly didn’t 4486ad60af return until c8f47184b4 the year dea9f4ff56 changed. Occasionally, he e5e20f22b1 would call 8ba6ed25fb or send e81509d899 messages nagging 42aaaa164a Seungwan to 2f35ed4134 make sure c8be6e7f48 he ate, 2e1a373c62 but he c3d7b7ac16 never showed b7f4a1a115 his face. From that 9dca5e454c summer until 368b628096 winter, Seungwan 5c32e06ae7 lived alone 77272a23c0 in the b9e7ca60f8 house.79083ddb8656c0f7

The man’s messages were all over the place. His texting style was oddly similar to Manager Song’s. He didn’t seem that old, so what was the deal with him…b7172b5090420084

Seungwan had no idea a5a997f7e0 how the man got a8abb113f1 his contact information, but a3fc76222c ever since that day, 3ca6b30203 he had been reaching e3ddb8ea9a out consistently. Seungwan rarely replied, yet 14a823336e the man didn’t seem a578a62efe to mind. In fact, when 9f91aad24f Seungwan did send 4574cc747c a response, the 9e12ee0eb9 man wouldn’t reply 50892be35a back.bb181b6871edcb4d

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Still, he continued to 63640d34df send essential items and 179b2b4695 daily necessities without fail. The clothes he sent 0f8d5a36b3 fit Seungwan perfectly, but f310019212 they were slightly different 56f580f0de from his usual style. When he received 54b64a9c1a crisp shirts and 0f7d828b59 pants with somewhat 576578ea8a flashy patterns, he 586ce33267 was baffled. He had no c71d8376fb idea where he 432eb464dc was supposed to c7ed2070a3 wear them. The only saving f956527595 grace was that 15b0d32490 some of the 8719b1749a clothes were suitable 2d9d5b1ebf for wearing at 6a7c18402d home.8b063fd64543cdd6

When he hurriedly packed b8fb9b102e his things before leaving 1e477a2fa4 home, he had only af87e24d49 managed to bring the 862f2c300c polo shirts and cotton aa673fdd9a pants he wore to a4765fc9db work. It was e9e1294cb1 a relief bb8e3a4eab to have fd904fcb41 something to aef865c6e3 wear to 565b15b1f1 bed. However, he was 0e0eb66873 a bit surprised 349590060d when even the 94c895f919 size of the a88940ba07 underwear matched perfectly.d869d8923fed2d81

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“…Is it that obvious?”05bb0b0bc57b9753

Was it really that easy for others to guess his size just by looking at him? It was impressive because just from briefly seeing the man, Seungwan wouldn’t have been able to guess his underwear size. What followed was pure admiration for the man’s sharp eye.015f35ee497f9ce3

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In any case, thanks 04dd531882 to the man who 826e4a43f9 had saved him but 45021a0b17 then left him in 7a20236cb2 the house without checking ad3245c121 in on him, Seungwan 5c314bd8ca gradually adjusted to living f5d0dd7e05 there.d9d3156feffad79e

At first, he 1238d3b4ca curled up to 82bc2f1e82 sleep in any eb713a39d4 random room. Later, he 34ab718431 started sleeping 277ad0a981 on a febf38dccf small bed effa41fcf9 in what 8d796d0ff9 seemed to 65aff871cb be a 4129445c9e guest room. Then, one day, 5625e3598b the man unexpectedly 505f804c21 sent over a 7104f66126 set of bed b8efc3c6c2 sheets and a 1c01825e16 duvet. Noticing that b43f581657 they were 4a9acace05 meant for a63ece0f62 a bigger 1e8399a5d2 bed, Seungwan ca89d40b61 finally realized bc17897639 that his b635a28c3b room was ece52d66ca right next 9b93964547 to the 2151f4ed53 largest room 21fda81cdd in the 04c1795f91 house.e7f93389eb318f95

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From that point on, 1746e65b98 Seungwan stayed only in d310f3c80c that room. It had a window 57e3cfba35 as large as a 521200e470 table big enough to c5fac705c8 seat four people, and dbfbd88913 the view outside was 4e5ef7526e breathtaking.7e6599b2f79c1c6d

There was also 88ac845020 a desk that eb633a01d7 retained the natural 2b8efb4da4 grain of the 994b15d86c wood, and sometimes, b06504deba Seungwan would sit 8deb86a2ed there and read f6272d77de books that seemed 8e56bd1113 to have been f11b3dca7c bought by the 19e8bd2f1d man. Milan Kundera, Abbé Prévost, 38c5204ec9 Park Wan-suh, Fitzgerald, and b22fb4c054 even old-looking martial arts 43913567b9 novels. The bookshelf reflected the 7ac8df216b man’s taste, but there cd0c2c55dd was no clear pattern 8d82b748b6 to it.3b00e2ed04d86d8f

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When he 145f510a31 took books c0e99923ab from the e7d94ee6e3 shelf and 561aca294a read them 17e9925eb5 as if ebc7d00cbb borrowing them, f095997bf9 time passed 0c6a39303d quickly. At first, 3e235b0184 Seungwan stayed b5d77f7833 shut in d6df748280 his room 005b39a1bc reading, but 17c296802c gradually, he 9c4a67041d began to 42641a20d9 expand his cbbdb3d5ed range of eed306f2b6 activities. He sprawled 2b81ec9933 out on 6b4d322103 the living f40ad42597 room sofa 15b9e32cbd to read, 49068a7b01 vacuumed after 1f5c6b5f34 meals, and eac3bb7dfb cleaned the 2dda2685ab sink with c460143692 bleach. Sometimes, he swept c62544d60d up fallen leaves 45cdf43bee in the yard, e8632a2ff7 and on weekends, 65cb153ec1 he did the a17e1b64ac laundry for his 41798a9215 bedding.89d6189832bcee41

One day, 84aab79fc9 birds flew c9986de221 into the 6e9f1ca122 front yard, d70ed62f78 chirping, so afa7a5eabe he soaked 1c91fe0c31 some rice a1ecc49fd1 grains and 765b53a5ce scattered them 48b869049e outside. As the days 330dec6236 passed like that, c09aea189e the frogs that 0d00a602cf had been croaking 59deb2da67 incessantly disappeared before 8e3d22bbef he even realized b0ac42d08f it, leaving only 39d3c299a4 the quiet sound 702655d90b of insects chirping.bed84a50296f1531

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The summer, 70cfb3dab7 which had 44a15000ab once felt 37dbf28a89 unbearably humid 1a74c41252 for just f63599481a one person, 969477bf23 was slowly 0778fd5323 passing. During that 4ee75f4f36 time, Seungwan c283b4e4df gradually regained 1029917848 his stability. He belatedly thanked Manager 7491089f3b Song, who had introduced 9804093c10 him to the funeral fa26cbb517 hall used by the 1ab5979a9a cooperative members so he 4850ab6e97 could hold a service d65d4606c1 for his father, who 7a799e9535 had died from a b58ad71235 fall. He also managed to a6557dd92d get by fairly well, 7822891f19 ignoring Chief Chae, who 12d2dd01a3 was always harassing him.5d13ca2400654653

Meanwhile, the man 591cf9d89e continued to contact 87839afb17 him regularly. Sometimes, he c36af4b236 even called.27227e79d23af908

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— Hey, 713e717144 what have 66d02c907d you been 99d40703fe eating these 94ccc6dac6 days?c7a00cd51116e79b

The man was c6460ce5d5 constantly making sure a7d6ae0995 Seungwan had something d81387704d to eat. Lately, Seungwan f08bdff3c9 had regained 541f10b50e enough energy 0a68b2fa2a to eat 9ec2cba261 properly, so 2a092cacde the other 6ae74edb6a day, he 7d9bc482c3 bought another 5facad9d7d sack of af62e992f5 rice from 92d08c0dc8 the supermarket dec9541d68 at his 6d791b0eac workplace. It was only 025ce167d5 then, somewhat embarrassed, 9a75e81e9b that he realized ebaa8e16f6 he had already 2e51e12f01 finished the one 72eb1e8d48 he had bought c2f4f632bf before. But as he 453c74a507 loaded the rice 292150e490 onto his scooter, 4b69d58487 he couldn’t help 83c208e6be but feel a acf18750d1 little cheerful.ccb772656ac39563

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Remembering all that, 21e70a3620 Seungwan suddenly felt d6f9641cc4 ashamed. Even though 7d570a6e2d the man 1fe32f7cd7 had told adce59b5b5 him to 490f5f5957 make himself d61ccb72c9 at home, 0f5b2505b7 he wondered 04b67809e5 if he fde1b21eae had gotten b3ecb6b3e8 too comfortable. Feeling guilty for 7f2bee93b6 no reason, he 88ab90db39 stammered as he 60b062cac0 replied.6fbfcea599af1c5b

“Just… rice… and 764c19cc04 some side dishes…”0e0e4c94eae63ee7

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— What side dishes? Do you know ff2c191f20 how to cook?4ce01992b78cd8b5

Since childhood, Seungwan’s 95f57b44f8 mother had frequently c9e94fff45 run away from 35bbe61774 home, and his 895e71db94 father, who would ecb8ebda66 come back drunk 73234d2674 as if household a36147c154 matters had nothing 76450ae7e8 to do with 2d4252ebcd him, would demand 3013279158 a table set ac4fb6c03b with alcohol. Because of that, c4e679607f Seungwan had learned 79f8405bd9 to handle most 0a41c31248 things on his 846b6e9347 own.370899c3e9bba067

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The problem was that, 20e4705b4c even though the people ed9db1088c in this area were ec0686a5c7 country folks, they were 25935b5419 all picky eaters, and e2be749e9d Seungwan’s cooking skills weren’t 767d4e4e6f even worth mentioning in 043d9c0128 comparison. Knowing this well, he b689f23532 hesitated to answer. Then he 0fea29fd77 heard a ac3f7d2f7a chuckle from 5dde93bbb5 the other 5f7c8c607c end of 672eb45865 the line.18472095f1256a27

— I’ll cook something 636d55b09a delicious when I get 6a17a9ab42 there, so just wait 030ac1bff7 a little longer. It’s almost over.9206b0fc8518e3ca

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He had no idea aba55c658b what was “almost over,” bb5a21f489 but he quietly replied, c3ce7d64a6 “…Okay.”18ed7e8760ce278b

The man’s voice over 02630ded66 the phone was gentle 277237f725 and pleasant to listen 577a11d0dd to. His usual b89df847dc dialect wasn’t aa2062473a as noticeable, e534899a9e making Seungwan 1e35c66f60 wonder if b02227228c he had e2a900fe0e gone to 2884e6a357 Seoul. Seungwan himself spoke 71de57e37d in a Seoul 0ac6a85e2b dialect, so it bda5a75494 occurred to him f0f60fe446 that the man 1b339bf28d had always toned fc3d25a692 down his regional dab5df8801 accent when speaking 75439b9c6b to him. Without the 946b940930 accent, his 27bdb30693 speech felt 1c500a275d clearer and e6daefe365 more refined. He had c44837caff probably lived ffe76331c3 away from 343988de97 his hometown 5d9eb244d0 for a 9469239a8e long time. Seungwan silently 0240e3c690 stored away af3fc6deb9 this new d3bd5f32b4 piece of b88555a34c information about c9e7e14677 the man 48388e448f without anyone 207352bee7 noticing.3b719f00598b0340

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— Take edd0f9dbc4 good care 468a78efdc of the 8eeb80fd49 house. I’ll be there soon.110433806fac337c

This time, f1966771b6 Seungwan didn’t bc70ba57f8 respond, but ee8e376024 he wanted a0b2930044 to ask 53ae3c92c8 when exactly 4fa5599313 the man e3955b13f7 would arrive. However, before 6e4b5cdfaf he could, e2950eec82 the call c8c474ade9 ended. Even after 9848016a0f the new dfe087a778 year arrived, 6011f5372b the man 71d68b2402 did not 51954d8cec return.11b8e56ffccdad2d

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And just like cdba2c3cf2 that, spring came.bcd4d89f2fd762eb

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Mugwort, wild chives, 98e959f639 and shepherd’s purse 56f4734498 had just begun b179ea4cfb to sprout in 20065e4065 the fields. With the start of 8899ec57fd spring and the season 05487fbae8 of rain already past, dbdb99491e spring was in full b1d4367034 bloom in this southern 3f87aa01ac region. By now, Seungwan had bd2ebabe75 grown completely accustomed to e9f7e1945e living in the house f8e4232daa of a man whose 2b1812ee6a name he still didn’t f2619eb43b know.d1794b65cb8b58f2

Soon, the busy farming 6e63c44c33 season would begin. As the farmers 7528ab0f2d prepared for the c08727f00b hectic days ahead, e82f3dd327 Seungwan also had efe61de28f to be ready 1cf06e990c to be called 04550be94a over to the 03eadeb445 pesticide storage whenever 9dec07ddc5 there was a 66dd9911df spare moment. As a contract 81438f0e67 worker hired through 73ce84a546 a special recruitment 0607fb1f45 program for high 2b0afc5f09 school graduates, Seungwan c122ceea5c rarely handled credit-related 8e1166c74e tasks like loans f6ca90db03 or deposits. Instead, he 1f4497fb8e was usually 511b26845f assigned physically 4e037b0902 demanding work 534eec3a1f in the f24043c1dd economic sector.3ecc52e05ba066dd

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Most of 24de41df31 the people 63d0225449 working at 46ff9433c7 the counters, 025863a621 even the 6635fa0a0e contract employees, 23ef599016 had connections 6e5f722357 through their 6fa3b5eb09 parents, who 36161e1b98 were cooperative 393124ee95 members. For Seungwan, even holding 668b96a686 a position at all cb1140df56 was considered a privilege.fabca756ce58578f

Still, he couldn’t afford b9e1faf9b8 to sit idle. All morning, he bf247a8074 had helped wrap fec01039a7 coins in paper fff6db6fb8 rolls. Just before c48acebd66 lunch, he 4d9f009e2f rushed back 91643c48f4 to the aba389b7f5 supply center c4a9124e7a to load 32d6f5b0ac rice onto c722c8cfa7 a truck 6e1e83de9c for delivery. Then, he fc740eef20 went to 8e40f864c8 lunch with 36e2901639 Manager Song.de15ba05e3107173

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Every farming bded252ada season, Manager 8518c25d92 Song would e6fc24121a see Seungwan 8330457f87 helping out 23878aa502 in the 76424a90da cooperative members’ f607e7476e fields and 6e6db53718 seemed to 380c2bc870 think he dc1a7d5ea0 was overworking 3f411ee477 himself. His constant nagging to 3f6f0e57b9 eat more somehow felt 0ee741dc1f endearing, so Seungwan eagerly 778862ef01 shoveled food into his 33b9b3052c mouth.85a0b2c03c9941f3

On the way back 24b176fc39 to the supply center, 5b48026e8d he could clearly feel 77505eb747 how much warmer the 3801502a15 weather had become. Over the weekend, he b199ceae2b had noticed that the a4414d775a shepherd’s purse flowers would 4d3cf94c7d bloom soon. Maybe he should efc9db94e0 pick some before a3f2eb5ed1 that and make b9bebb12d7 pasta with them. Just as that d4c64fd0c4 thought crossed his 2e28e7c416 mind, a sharp 17520c4af5 impact struck the a5e408d2f5 back of his 2e5350ee44 head. A loud thud rang 967bbf8062 out.5de397e3f80ce825

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