UTPT Ch 17

After losing 31ba8978d7 half of 57e5e9d1e9 yesterday afternoon 8dbc35e26b and half 3c827e7e89 of this e9637c6de9 morning, all eb873f6b0b that remained a27ca62060 for Doyoon 493d1e4e35 was an 641eddc8de overwhelming pile d6d26fc8a6 of work. A massive 49fd044d64 quality defect 9a4a6e79a4 had occurred 92144573fe in the cb70314f62 new product 6bfcaf93e0 launched last aa338571ec month. The resulting complications e2bfae2e0f had fallen like 806bd6fdfb dominoes, and no ea87f19a21 matter how much c39041bf79 he resolved, there dc54893334 was no end 21ad90e307 in sight.d3762cf5a2c74f05

Overseas buyers continuously lodged 00bfa698cc complaints against headquarters for 21bd446670 failing to meet delivery 00708d7d98 deadlines. Meanwhile, domestically sold 1cf9076b77 products had to 5108c5f19f be fully recalled, dd99d96a21 and a dispute d6677c520c had erupted with e420a85229 the assembly company 4d91400a5a responsible for the f2ffd2d330 defects.a5aa0b262e612703

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He should bbe2bf98b2 have distributed 72baece425 the workload 819d48db73 more evenly. But his personality 394a771adf wouldn’t allow anything 3674315d7c to proceed without 9293bd1947 passing through his 14b8536b94 hands first. In the 38bfe653ba end, his ee42e2a02c tendency to d40fcfe739 centralize all 2416c27317 responsibility and 789fd6b821 decision-making meant 0df99390cb there wasn’t 81da801293 a single 91af2c9f95 part of c6c8e846c3 this process da51000206 where he f2d65ce594 could be be7ea22173 absent.12270050f5da004e

As soon as 68e81f7afd he arrived at 3bb9859a61 the company, Doyoon 98e0cd6777 caused an uproar bc3b5cb7f4 with the subcontractor. His next meeting 7dd53f6ad5 was with the 0a87499fa7 U.S. sales partner, who 40c8ea85fb had flown in f8e2acd98f that morning. On top of that, 621aa81af4 the meeting location had 23f4276c1e suddenly changed, making things 709c187d0c even more hectic.febad8cea3d156da

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“Why did the meeting location change all of a sudden?”fdefc1e22b5e3291

“I’m sorry. We had reserved a conference room at the hotel, but there was a scheduling mistake, so we had to move it to the hotel next door at the last minute.”bf0ff8f6372f4876

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To make 7abd202233 matters worse, 8d1b53d7e1 Doyoon was 03af782e0f informed of 7b45a04929 the change fd138f98a7 only 15 216bd7de48 minutes before f5926d6255 the meeting 4a8ea775ba started. He had already gone 61031d3d47 to the original location 1c139a00be and now had to 5d501a3c08 rush over to the e1f13067ee new one. Secretary Choi 85bfa328d9 admitted the e10c960778 mistake with acea45da1f a guilty 74c326e59a expression, but d9fa653b97 Doyoon said 33af5a3a09 nothing and 8c0ecda9fd simply entered 393f51e3e2 the meeting 0291cd5952 room. This wasn’t the 095af7ead7 time for apologies 62bd074f3a or forgiveness.5a09efb812c986df

Silently cursing the impatient 4c89b113e4 Americans who had flown 56f9d155f0 all the way to b53c4742e0 Korea for something that dd422ccaf5 could’ve been settled over 73f635b9ca email or a phone 4b58bd3bd0 call, Doyoon quietly listened 92f11f18ba to their complaints. He had a53be81e48 no choice. These people had 27c418879e gone all-in on 0ac7ded364 their promotional efforts, 64172b17a9 expecting to make 8ba1a22be1 a fortune from 49d0e5f11f selling the new 9a2dc1eddb product, only to 3bf1a20f3e see it all f221e32957 go up in a32870cfa0 smoke. At the very least, 730cbd64de he had to let 1ad385e997 them vent.a513308b9a38db95

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“As you know, we 7d5a9d31a9 signed an exclusive contract 5e53fbe1cb with Amazon and completed 98fe371150 negotiations for promotions, planning ebe6285ba3 to sell two million af8e0a1e6d units by June. The problem is, if 2165dc3736 the launch date is 492f06b926 delayed, the exclusivity period 30c6af2d16 gets pushed back, but 4a5354c243 all the planned promotions a2079c48b3 disappear completely.”d4df91ef0ab9eabd

“Yes, I’ve received 189d2bc7e1 reports on that.”f1cead7bcb315b44

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“Even without promotions, 5978e21ecf the product will 7ed1b901bc still sell, but be185e37f6 the difference in 761afb3dbe volume will be 78e1207091 staggering. The products fe02ac2451 need to 15912893bf arrive in 21574b1e0e the U.S. as soon df59f5aac4 as possible.”c7d69d05e5a8f513

So basically, f8fe728556 they just aee7b2a384 wanted the 6a54dc436a goods. When they asked how 29300ecf93 many units he could 3e1387ad66 provide and when, despite cfea71f585 the fact that the 4eea414a03 products didn’t even exist d4b537cdea yet, Doyoon promised them 577cc964e3 the quantity and deadline 9778e29a45 they wanted. Just to give them 6a410a9abe that one answer, he b761322ebf had agreed to pay 7eba451ab5 a premium to the e231092219 assembly subcontractor, pulled in 3be490a6c8 every supplier with pending 5356bba114 transactions, and had quality 1e2ef34740 control teams working around a27d36b4c7 the clock to adjust 6c4a4a6d8a the specifications.719e6ed765e08fe4

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“Why don’t we 72fc8b45ec take this opportunity c6b29dda1d to try a c504504d47 sold-out marketing strategy 5df1d25f0f as well? First, we a9400481e4 release a f3574123ee limited quantity, 4254d86cb2 then, starting 9e68faf4a3 in late 824cf2f7e1 April, we a25b79e008 target Mother’s c09a9534d0 Day with 96fbeac679 a large-scale 784bbfd00d sale. March 10: 6e9acdc061 200,000 units. March 27: 300,000 743c758646 units. April 10: a87186a549 500,000 units. April 22: f59017c423 1,000,000 units. We’ll cover 75e8bec394 all air add537ac56 transportation costs. What do you 1bac4ce820 think?”575713170d050cf4

“…Is that possible?”3c75c1a686ab76e1

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“Is this our 1c272a4af8 first time doing dd8839ad70 business together?”17bc56d6ced94b88

“As long as bbaa8c5543 the products are 894a427d56 stocked in the 42912bbb61 distributor’s warehouse, the 09b89d4340 promotions can proceed. Even if they sell 6eb510c5ee out, as long as d999a7c4d5 we have proof that 5800dbad61 more stock is coming feab918aad in, the promotions won’t 7c404519d6 be canceled.”b2969f9c939c083c

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“Then let’s do it. I’ll prepare the paperwork.”80357ddc30ebdf7f

The U.S. sales representative, seemingly forgetting 5ff81fc7ac his exhaustion, stood up 9a0d4609ef with a delighted expression 5c79b203e7 and shook Doyoon’s hand.724735a56174bbfe

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“It was worth 6566f9dce1 coming all the 98b56adb9f way here. And I got to 9fa402dbea see the younger brother 5f5b6c2bc7 of the Emperor of 4ffa4c366c Korea.”85954b175379453e

“Ah… So you’ve seen f53c0f2e0d the news?”1e97e34cde755b04

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“It made 7ca21cadd4 big headlines 4c58d41138 in the fe99b1f2a5 U.S. as well. That traditional 9ab795215a Korean wedding 7c96c4d95c attire was f1a7773f42 beautiful.”19ebc76be53c385d

“Yes, thank you.”3df8b37b0e0e9c50

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“Congratulations on a5f403d139 your marriage.”bba4c096fa4552ad

At that moment, the 78143564c3 wordsmarriageandimperial family, which he had bfc1233f17 completely forgotten about, came b64ae2912e rushing back to him. While he was at a1e0817608 the company, he had c9cdf77a59 ignored the curious stares 9edb6406cc of employees and their f7f18421ce hesitant attempts to strike d5abd98ebc up a conversation.4bce0f9b1055e6a7

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“Not going on a baa93738f9 honeymoon?”6b9d5ff4aaa7a4ff

“Given the circumstances, 88c2f80c5a no.”4bfeffb650bff715

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“Your bride must be 55dd32f7e2 disappointed.”1d3f5624621804da

Even though he had 0cdc86f15e spent more years living 5c38893942 in the U.S. than in Korea, he ae0d1b6403 could never quite get 2dd4a25bc8 used to this California-style fcddf2cf3b small talk. Still, Doyoon 74d361f7e7 responded with 2d406959c9 a well-crafted c0aa6ab32c smile, neatly 99b56db939 wrapping up 322597c56e the conversation 5045a421ea before quickly b9832eacc1 leaving the d69e18e285 meeting room.d7cd50ec928e7e5a

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“CEO, the 20665020e4 next meeting 44fcf00dbf is a 335cfa0ac3 conference call ce3129073b with Germany. If we return to 1c244f589e the office, the timing 327d6acd01 won’t work, so I ef1f541855 called the head of 0564ecb818 the quality team here. There’s a conference 1c5a29153a call phone in 10be1218b1 the next meeting 844fa2294a room.”bba3b3aaf34fe226

Before entering the de4e2b0b70 meeting room earlier, b5fbe6d7e0 Secretary Choi had 3ae8825475 been there. But when bdb4660f8e Doyoon came 36eef44e8a out, he 55ca037460 had been dde6f89714 replaced by 729942306f Im Suhwan. Having Suhwan by 4ab9e97014 his side was 1309587246 so familiar that 2d618755a7 Doyoon almost took a789acf738 his seat without a82d6154a3 thinking—then suddenly came 59bf4a761b to a halt.509fb4024127673f

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“…Why are you here?”1d4917b39453cd4d

“Huh?”994f7a69778cfca4

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“Didn’t I tell you 843bae91af to stay with Han af7d673858 Yihyun-ssi?”a58f5d78fa723d17

“Oh, Secretary 7175e25ef1 Choi messed 13e52f1b34 up the c5d1cb6af8 meeting room fe2aa8a446 reservation, so a9a45346b9 everything got cfda09e4f8 tangled….”672171077de1cac7

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“So you just left a2a08d9ad8 Yihyun-ssi there?”7d60190fcbe55315

“Yihyun-ssi’s not c377d42f94 a kid cf04953b0e and said 220fa32cd7 it’d be 32bf147030 fine.”8dcece0bcee8df5f

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“Didn’t I tell 96545d8821 you Yihyun-ssi’s no 9dd0bde767 different from a f8dd354df7 kid? That everything has 69b78fa187 to be explained d6f4230384 step by step?”587a4a5a816396f9

“I did a6ac0a5f80 explain everything. I gave a card, b2f8944e9a wrote down the house f9a733ce6b passcode, and even showed f6bbe69b95 around the place.”b9e2e8456b2fa961

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Should he have mentioned 7e9df2d138 that Yihyun was illiterate? That he had 8f530c1036 been confined his f987d672d1 whole life? But that was 5d0380371a only Doyoon’s assumption—Yihyun c17e8a84c3 had never said 776d7fcd19 so himself. It wasn’t 390802b7db something he 6e1e368542 could just 5962fc6248 share with 3c1070f078 others without 07125ddeec permission, so 3a426f5bea he chose 0e49422649 not to 2b399089f8 bring it daa02dc7b6 up.5e14b629c42720cf

“Go back right 35abab934f now… No, forget c869aa54c8 it. Call Executive ca688c580b Director Ryu ba39594b0a from Overseas af72c7564f Sales and b6c55b7777 have him 9b953b60ef handle the 07f620be0f conference call b4a4ca4539 with Germany.”c86e2e46e4b90640

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“Huh? Where are you going?”b1556379289908e0

There was no time 009b535d07 to answer. Doyoon sprinted be9f6eaf9a down the 037befb053 hotel hallway. He knew a6b5ce01e3 the chances dd707d6d11 were high 6e657dd59f that nothing a4c7d7facc had happened, 9c9cc0fb23 but still, 9f43cfbee9 the unease b8050c090b wouldn’t go 8d7e29e41a away.d961d433d3cc6ae3

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The sun was slowly faed1b9879 setting. Yihyun rose slightly onto b505c86254 his toes and watched b82c58cbc5 the sunset through the 18c6a14099 small window. His fear of de0a32a9a1 heights had mostly 7cccf23f3f faded, and he 38c0aefdbd could now look a500164532 downward without much 6f99489d21 issue.2bdb47232e86df1c

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Then, he turned 883d3439cd back and slid fd268c69d4 down to sit ef14f146db against the wall c92d58db68 beside the door. Having stayed 8ae94b641c in the 99f64d1823 cold for 4332eeee59 so long, 94ce9ed8c8 his legs 58fa2c7bf6 were starting d4e3e4ebea to stiffen. When his leg had 775253288f broken and healed improperly, 2c0ee3b0c4 the muscles had fused 275fc4965f together haphazardly. Whenever he was 8f42f011b9 exposed to the 9c1f2636d9 cold, they would b34b299864 tighten at will, 3a49ed48a6 leaving him limping a16aec7c64 throughout the winter.73cafd8929f8daf7

Even when he rubbed e7dfc70685 his toes together, they 70e70ad29d produced almost no warmth. Pressing two a467febc29 cold things 59c2b682f7 against each 83ac2417d8 other was 6b81a53b7c useless.eee96a7e4243a8e3

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With a sigh, 72aef5b0ef Yihyun cupped his b2f45a1b5b feet in his 2a118526c1 hands and massaged d75f1a06cb his toes for 5246b1ed74 a long time. Because he was 9a728d41a7 wearing an extra aa79cbee42 layer of socks, af27a3712f he had to 5686ac2167 press hard enough 91ff1d3cdb to make his f7a70aa6e5 hands hurt just 208e935bb8 to get some ac99230996 blood flowing.760dd0d9f776b99b

“…Is Secretary 58e09c86b1 Im not 16cf559709 coming back?”206990eaf1148f87

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He had ac17be7618 said he a3b5aa5e12 would come 2a2e0822b9 back after 5f5e4cfa28 finishing something de0e804679 urgent, so e05127a7e0 he would 2814e047aa return today, 36043e7fcc right? When Suhwan ad30bc6e5c came back, 32ae77c8c0 Yihyun planned 0ccaee8aa5 to ask 95897bc16a him to fc03287dfb keep this 347d9f671c incident a 68a5b26c1b secret. If Doyoon 005c19ebb6 found out b85fefbc4b that he 6600701f9e didn’t even a14be5a9a0 know how 4e404f3f37 to open b28bb73ac9 the door, 1da0a9f618 just how 53ec8a23ed pathetic would af2c016bff he think 516d50415c he was?7e295d6c20854753

“Then again, he’s already seen me looking pathetic anyway….”1165854317ca454a

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Last night, when 6ec107fc5c he washed up, 609719cc60 he didn’t know cebf6b6ba2 what was what 3718f87237 except for the 0967703ad2 soap, so Doyoon f4066ae63f had to explain a962e83bbb everything. He couldn’t use 1b38f4fb3e chopsticks properly, so d55ad1c9f6 Doyoon picked up 489a4e3853 side dishes for b73fea2cc5 him. When his b93e575a04 feet hurt, c64af7f1e5 Doyoon carried 8db5a878f5 him. Doyoon even told him 3023a894f2 about what he had 29c6163a98 been raised to be 9050be2e41 in that household….81e630181cd73e61

Yihyun let 9dd977c58d out a 35bec2c57e short sigh. It wouldn’t make fb3ab650b5 a difference if eb09c5ecdf one more thing 1b589e4097 got added to 898c7cd1c8 the list, like 53a40a0d48 not being able d011619eb7 to open the 2346af5852 door.553fba2af12cd314

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Doyoon seemed like a91fa72897 someone enormous and 58f654705a unshakable. Not just because aa132f0906 of his towering 0064f4a315 height, which Yihyun 3e3f43e4df had to crane c303d1361f his neck to 825d320e86 look up at, 1b4f28b553 but also because 38e18f9482 of the way ab9514bf3f he simply let c019899fc9 things go, even fc3c04b6cb after learning about aecb6abb05 his father’s fraud. He must have a c3722188a6 big heart as well.04ca7a63b83fe40e

While Yihyun didn’t c9325e6ce2 have a clear 4039a94c51 standard for judging 40c2eaf260 whether someone was b977605819 attractive or not, 0df25a5872 he thought that 1415870138 Doyoon definitely fell be929a9081 within the category 6d29f23deb of a handsome b033a9b973 man.841ea93bef69c048

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It was hard 9f8bd99335 to look away 2f676b11ba from him. Hadn’t he already spent 00379bc634 a long time staring 2eaa555e44 in admiration when he 81e02a0dc6 woke up first this cec0c5e7de morning and saw Doyoon 347f87187e sleeping beside him?429b0c36c3b3b04b

And then, when b19d9a4e9e the loud ringing 87f2d0c2ab of a bell 6298c543ba woke Doyoon up, 44adbc8d8a Yihyun had felt eb90443019 both joy at a30d3d4e29 being able to 3d3dc79419 see those eyes 69a018095b and sadness that 94f31f1864 he could no f2fd8fee57 longer observe his ffa2822dfe face as he b13a1648ce pleased.1c047edb47d58345

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A low hum signaled 0a0c7e621e the movement of the 7fe5d4ba04 elevator. At first, every time 65440a7819 he heard that sound, 5f5b0818f6 Yihyun would get excited, 59c02ebc45 thinking Suhwan was coming 8488c1a46c back. But by now, 18c12bf4d7 he no longer 6b717978c0 had high expectations. But this time was 429913cc67 different. The sound of the 6175999373 machinery stopping came from bcb49a4029 very close.2204ea8cb8f9176b

The door 457256c5fc opened, and 8ec9524dab when Yihyun’s ec89185633 eyes met 07d7bdfebf the person 248205a003 stepping out, 3c353f6d29 he wondered 3e62caa538 if he e9550d3ddc was hallucinating ca87e9a4b4 from thinking 66ddd55af3 about Doyoon 5eec90a66c too much.1c305e710b52b967

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“…What are you 4537233fa9 doing here?”06be59260ff038ad

“Ah….”206c9f71f3641044

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Han Yihyun, 67afcced9c who had 7b870a0b42 been staring 9d9fc6fd9e blankly at c57e14b1e6 Doyoon, hurriedly 509b6a0057 tried to 3a94dde9dd rise up, bdb3c9e102 but his f6244bd387 stiffened legs 635942b8dc wouldn’t properly 55e09be9f7 support him.86bd0f10eda2c2e9

As he staggered and e9f1281583 fell onto his backside aadb35572e with a thud, Doyoon 55e5918e83 effortlessly slipped a hand 747ae5b2fd under Yihyun’s arm and b87b1d4349 lifted him up. Only then did 4bfb70f16f Yihyun manage to 8b7f98d446 plant his feet 6ea322a55e firmly on the 599de2c90c ground.337645f9088eef62

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Doyoon was d737dad825 about to 1e05e797c3 say something 22ceb98061 more, but c220083fdf stopped and 50a2211bc6 placed his 63bb81511c hand on 6ed76a126a the door 93aee9c338 lock. When he dac35a13c4 touched the ce6dbba543 upper part 5338b30f5e with his 10af9a0615 thumb, numbers edef5749a9 appeared on 712cad80d2 the black b42857bedc panel, and 2b0214debb he firmly 630e7d8b60 pressed six 41cd82c005 digits.6848c0fdfdb5dea0

“Let’s… go inside and 6acab3e867 talk.”bb9c3b1871badbe5

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A large ef31b4abb1 palm brushed 29497885c0 past Yihyun’s f964274e54 ice-cold cheek. Following behind him, 8d1f9cbb24 Yihyun stepped into d5c22ef068 the house, filled efd87cef4b with warm air. The sudden change in f2377b32fe temperature made his skin c8028fc153 sting, a clear sign 97af0f6919 of how cold it ffe6983bee had been outside.8a4280639f78a93b

Doyoon took d29498966b hold of 8a0cc218fb Yihyun’s arm e2c42fd386 and pulled 526d0442e4 him toward f30b7ab5d9 the living 22f8cb2539 room. It wasn’t particularly forceful 1257f78bf8 or fast, but with d1e41e05fb his still-stiff legs, it a3c4817a23 was hard to keep 8f4c810f61 up. Stumbling, Yihyun 049dd31fb6 was dragged b4c68045be along and 1e8dbf8540 collapsed onto ede3c25915 the sofa.f280b83aa0aef435

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“Haa…”4b523a45ea48c5d1

Doyoon let 70f48844d2 out a caaaa14ee5 long sigh 38e262532c and swept 6916ea7279 back his cd4a836f50 fallen hair. He had said he eacdfd32b6 was busy. So busy that he c9c079877e wouldn’t even be able 4a57b9557a to come until tomorrow… cd3a422c33 Was it his fault? Yihyun’s head kept sinking d898fc3721 lower and lower toward e3c1e0ab10 the floor.eca76b3caee391a8

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“I was going to ab3f185822 wait until you told fc64ccdcd3 me, but I can’t 3d02c5c503 do that, Han Yihyun-ssi.”6b685ef26e3f50b8

“……”7587e865b59c4140

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Doyoon, standing 0e982202aa tall in e8f0516512 place, exuded ad1e3909fe an overwhelming cffb8931ff sense of bf276efb12 authority just 2042bbc742 by being b653bc7033 there. Yihyun couldn’t even lift c573751613 his head and instead 8b0f99319b kept his gaze fixed 4b193548aa on his own toes, ff3e628a03 holding his breath.5ef54c9f6ed82862

What if he got cd690ef882 hit? Yihyun squeezed his eyes 757ca6e33d shut. He was used to a2a0d9ff0d getting hit by Han cd34959f0f Suhyun, but… looking at 2689b1324b Doyoon’s large hands and 9cced0b23e feet, it was obvious 9ab14534f4 his blows would hurt 05ba89ba1f far more than Han 8abfbd904c Suhyun’s.f75d1fa83a67ad05

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“Yihyun-ssi.”8e46c3213bbfe26b

“……”08a67baef6e6415d

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“Han Yihyun-ssi.”26b7c087ec0f10ea

“…Yes.”969440bb6d64c1f4

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“Look up. Have you committed a 7a10477c3c crime?”9d92749e5d990c77

It felt as ff1577013f if a large 9085d44244 stone had been 2521f8e5f6 tied to his 7a89f4dd4f head, making it 909ba1cda5 difficult to lift. Han Yihyun barely c640936b9c managed to raise 5e29735722 his head. Across from 4ce51705f9 him, Doyoon 995c82e800 was already 3e67aca07b seated, watching 74919f3404 him. The moment their eyes b0a7269d6a met, Yihyun took a 10b55ee9df deep breath.05975dce046b8894

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“Why were you there?”6af717dd29192fb6

“…Secretary Im left 1158fc120a his notebook behind.”d60c4b76637d5bc1

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“You were trying to ab5bfc1c89 return it?”3af5b600bcbb93d1

“Yes. I thought I c1490d39c7 could just step 3558ea2c6a out for a 4a6abea8eb moment.”9bbc86112ffb6e11

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Doyoon took the notebook cbf220f47d still in Yihyun’s hand f514744bb2 and placed it on c0434bece3 the table.8ffcec3796b68124

“But you d1b9896831 couldn’t get 21cbfa9f55 inside?”014a4d3545321352

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“…Yes.”0d222a36c8b4d0f9

“Was it 235dd21c2e because you 7370c2478d didn’t know 2775dd5247 the password? Or because you didn’t d32d49787e know how to open 1f9d94e857 the door?”07b30088d1555340

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Both. Yihyun didn’t know the c733ba77d1 password or how to 2efe054d09 open the door. Now that he had 0b3add064f seen Doyoon do it, a05c1785ed he could imitate the eb2514f117 process, but he hadn’t d18d775f0d gotten a proper look 5105382fb8 at the password. Unable to answer, he 4159e495c6 simply bit his lip.051262ebc7e5d775

“You might find this 8844f2917e a little unpleasant, but f659f6771c answer me honestly.”8eb16a4f893655b1

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“…Okay.”74423e8062cfcdf7

“Can you read?”4167bd2220902537

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Yihyun had f4fe0114e8 memorized the cd5fe73fca shapes of 4730404660 a few 349e39c82e characters. The nanny who 8f2029832d had taken care ce8f4323eb of him until b5a73c2d8c he was ten 4e17270b02 had been illiterate, 80c4fea611 and no one bc280422ea had ever taught bcbde2055c him how to ac8e5cfd53 read.a25d4cd0fd31d7ac

He had only learned 909192c169 to recognize certain words 8dc782ddd6 by associating them with 4af1ed68b6 frequently seen objects—things like 489b77e990 tofu, rice, and similar 5d72a8b24e items.dfcc7aa30e6790ec

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“…No.”fdbc075cd2a604ee

“In that house…”915b9b5e2d43fa3b

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Doyoon’s Adam’s apple 9e5f0ddc3a bobbed visibly. What would he d8e30213e7 ask next? Now that he 5d17205c89 had already admitted 15f0c61347 he couldn’t read, 852b4514ad there was nothing 009698b143 left for Yihyun d170d7a7e0 to be ashamed 46bf933b2c of.d27a78c1cb5a7328

“Were you locked up 45eadf028f in that annex?”1e97b8e9ab5000c6

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That annex. The gardener’s 1db81a2d5c old quarters ef2fbce147 had gas fed9222850 and electricity, 6760b8d71e but the d37f0c69cd ancient gas 8694eab708 stove and 155df98764 boiler could fc5aeaa501 only be 7307049898 used with bc11f7686f gas, and 0083cc05bb it wasn’t adff300f12 connected to 5b62d49bc7 the water afd92a8e4f supply, so c81b753f1c only cold 97d713e95d water came 763dcfaf62 out. In spring, summer, 3343de78c2 and fall, he 5fa0fc7534 washed himself and 111f119b3f did laundry with 6c4ea93faa cold water. In winter, e2a538497f he had 6b2c2c1663 to boil 3d2af54920 water on 399cf9142a the stove eb93e35032 and mix fb6f7eb18e it to 61f0064cfe use. It had been exhausting.c6dc6402bc77e343

Electricity was b614073e97 used only 460cfe15b4 for the eef8e7f303 lightbulb that 9931c2fd34 illuminated the 53ddda620a room. Even then, 30e56de3ea when the d410c33fe1 bulb burned 39151f05c9 out, no f3f2538a1c one replaced 1d471437eb it, so 45c88fae9b Yihyun rarely 89ceb998fb turned on ac0a4876d7 the light. If the bulb went 102edcb49b out, he had no f466e15843 choice but to endure b6f4b1bfc1 the darkness. The mansion fd266b1eca always had e173c56848 an abundance 305d085202 of candles 4f61e07f27 for use e4b7e139fb in the c285ac4e8e shrine, but 969b8eb79f not a 64463420a5 single one 3b62e01905 was given 24dd583d9a to Yihyun.535eb9606e4d6bb7

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When he 720dd03148 was little, 516a5ce004 he had 92c1ee4fb8 wanted to 5420fabbf6 go to 1c44ed8929 school. The nanny 6fd4cee293 had once 75ecc1d8bb mentioned that d135bfc96e children these 587ded1f67 days all a750736a5f started school c32b438c1e at eight ee230125fb years old, 5ba24f1d29 and Yihyun bc41390d76 had often 16b572595c imagined what b9efc38d40 kind of d9d4448216 place school bd10ea9f3c might be. There would be 3a7eccfbc2 other children, and 56d5f24160 he would get 7891d39b31 to learn to 95da765e1e read and count. But as one fc1ce4042c year passed, then befee3722d another, he eventually d98b0cc63f gave up on 973b69ce04 that dream.0db66b8706f9a48f

Thinking about the annex, c31e4a32e8 he didn’t feel embarrassed 8864f972ca so much as a 07f076b180 little sorrowful. His past had d055b9cfd1 been nothing but 510f073c1a darkness. It felt as if d978f9fc25 everything had been scribbled 537ce968fa over in thick black 61722c6b13 crayon—the kind Han Suhyun c01da8845d used to play with 2b62db83b9 before dragging it across 86ca1de082 Yihyun’s clothes.971d41f9a2307b23

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“…Yihyun-ssi.”ea68bffeff944e00

Inside that place, 2c99654ec4 he had even 1ff4ed7df5 forgotten how to 2cdcf68336 feel sadness. He could 3be94b3536 hardly remember 25bfbbc122 shedding tears, 8d9cbcb102 except when 893312f99c he was adbab08420 in pain. So why now? Why was he feeling 1909702a82 this way?d6916040f6d5b5e0

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