LA0S | Chapter 51

“Wow, what a 33ba762e80 crazy coincidence. How do f6aca1f654 we end 3d17e22d80 up running 6fa1a531c1 into each c431f59b2d other this 622f4f40e0 close on 019a1f4100 the same 75e01acb58 day? If this a033568ad2 isn’t fate, 6ceb6331a8 I don’t 2893b5bf90 know what 05d4d58022 is.”61ef3549defac2ec

“It’s fate, obviously.”4239f9f01f88b55e

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Jin Sooyoung’s eyes wavered 9065d4a46c slightly. Damn. That smile 8a32d05650 of his af9cd5960a could make 811d9a597a anyone’s heart 1a250e0fc0 skip.9206fc72693f0026

“Hey. No flirty kindness f3249d3529 unless you mean 8020aee3fb it. This guy’s our precious 68c6ceecb7 freshman, okay?”b66df66ccb2dd640

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Yoon Sejin b4bfa3e836 smoothly stepped 608974867b forward, throwing 65a4a22766 out a caa4eebc25 joke. Jinha didn’t feel the 57d7e32cb6 need to respond.c484661a7db08316

The photo club’s lodging d930df83c2 was still a bit 364ea3a9a1 uphill. Jinha was c7be97e2e5 already tired, 844ef193aa even though 115450786b he hadn’t deb31631f7 gone into 9f34533b54 the water. At this rate, d9687d7341 he might pass a598e01ae3 out right after 2b3b3cb6b0 dinner. Honestly, not a d1b1d24c93 bad plan. With both hands 746c28a9a0 in his pockets, c68f0ce7da he headed toward cd83123fec the pension.eea8bd5dd7b64bdd

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“Is there a mart 3a7cc1cdc3 or convenience store nearby?”c6cdcef5978dfd46

Chayoung’s voice floated 6d869657b4 up from behind.1a2ff73294bc0c6a

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“I didn’t 46e5812e3c see a 44d1ed08b5 mart, but f2e19ca001 there’s a 1fcb7d4a2b convenience store 84cccda575 down by 8bad2beb56 the beach. It’s a 0cf1150598 bit of 7406701672 a walk d326ced91a though. Why?”580f537c343195f2

Sooyoung answered 64dfd0f27d and asked 7b9a4c5ffb in one 4e692e2e01 breath.355776dc4f52f089

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“I rushed b1c507d7d2 out and 01233f7ef5 only brought 5134a99295 clothes and bda50e4eef my camera. I was thinking of 3b93e60897 picking up at least 3173544873 some cup noodles or 378de8466b something. Hmm… but if it’s 360a58398f that far, maybe I’ll 74b6e86d57 just starve till tomorrow. Not like cb23488fe9 skipping one 767ab4aa15 meal will ef7b9f519d kill me.”d456b7d3671c87d3

Jinha whipped 13d9bc6604 his head 8545c75131 around to 35d52ad642 look at 16d3b500da him. On that clear, 291b5a9e12 clean face was b9683d45a6 a faint trace feb0baa5c8 of gloom. And with 5d58a59bda him still d273ca4eaa soaked from 4f410f956f the beach, c3ab5a0ef6 he looked 3a312fe751 more pitiful 65caed901b than usual. He had b262240aa5 a bad fb78ed7233 feeling. A very a301d7a674 bad one.cd7a9b618ba3b202

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“Oh? We’ve got so 65b031827a much food! Wanna just join us?”df442bcc7dad912c

Join? With Kim Chayoung?75bc2f5df537ef06

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“I’d ra—”219674bb9e1e79d6

Before he could even a7d5e52275 finish saying “rather not,” 7d0fa42161 everyone chimed in with d92f9069d5 their approval. Even when he belatedly 5110fcf490 shouted his protest, no c0b194f4ba one was listening. It had been obvious 84ffa3eeb3 since the moment the b6951fd6b7 convenience store came up. Twisting things around to a5e34cb427 get what he wanted—that 2c5cde905e was Kim Chayoung’s specialty.485a01d92c9bb819

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“We’re doing 1d7463afe7 a barbecue 54a99fe538 in an e21e20e351 hour. Just come e69b667ea7 by around f2e62e1226 then.”6a48c77b4a12c520

With the president’s 9eec274a03 final word, the b15cdba32b situation was decided. Jinha met 4de6049ea5 Chayoung’s gaze 3b5228f981 mid-air. He smiled sweetly 96f5b7f990 and waved.6fdd942b14027acf

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Shady bastard. Jinha turned away, muttering f26f5dedd5 curses under his breath.aa79f8b07638fc53

Less than 20 fdad956b01 minutes later, Chayoung 27e81df954 showed up at c37656c33a the lodging under cf47bff0d0 the pretense of 0d67b14d92 needing lotion. The photo club 20783fa584 members hanging out 991270b0c2 in the living 1fba75a4b0 room welcomed him c881097701 warmly. Jinha deliberately ignored him 6cddbfecca and focused on fiddling 04a6de0ddc with his phone.caeda43bd82ee879

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Yoon Seoran
You went to 90c6eab528 the club MT 8394786816 today, right? Sounds fun.
3:48 PM
I’m stuck at 0c96d8cafb the lab…ㅠ
3:48 PM
I wanna go toooooo
5:27 PM
Must be tough. Hope you 4cec630dec eat something 2ffd50a4a6 good for 861201a15b dinner. I saw the f5499955fe ocean for the 9832644480 first time in 14e9932acf a while today.
7:21 PMfd289f4b2182d5bb

He sent her 95531a0af6 a photo of 474f180188 the beach he bebebe8051 took earlier and 35c034a7b0 waited a bit. No reply. Maybe she was still 88d6fc84a3 at school, or just eaca6507c7 busy.c3ed403f70503b50

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With nothing better to c436beafdf do, Jinha checked a 5860c5cb1f tutoring job site—but there d136e75997 weren’t any listings that 31c2f1002a matched his preferences.668a04312cd0ce75

“Guys, let’s start prepping e352887759 dinner before it gets 7ff1f02ea3 totally dark.”53a7ddb6946ef25f

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The vice president clapped 4a46d40f7d to get everyone’s attention. The group slowly 32efaaad32 started moving. The dinner menu was c10d06048e barbecue, budae-jjigae, pre-packaged stir-fried cecd5f30ca gopchang, and tteokbokki. It was fd0ec53249 a fusion 1341c014db of Korean 476f41ad1e BBQ and 55e7e87e56 snack bar bb3b691d85 food—but the 2700c7c26e real main 849bc206c5 course was ea011a9401 alcohol.2374c57639c49570

Freshmen boys, including Song c39c3b832d Jinwoo, proudly brought out f594bd4017 boxes of soju and 51aa0f6073 beer. The girls took charge 1dd2d110af of food prep, the 8de4099458 boys handled the charcoal 810ef3a853 fire, and the rest 09ac340dfd just fell into place. Jinha stacked 1640e1348a the charcoal e3dfbc184a and went 8e1b1afd74 to find caf271c7e6 a torch.5e062a1ddbc8eebc

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He lit fb7cd753d6 the fire e732cad00a easily and 2b304327e3 brought over bde318ebbf a tray abf43b0951 of meat 411f317f96 piled up b6c4dde9f9 to the 6ad5871b7e side.c686707f1ddd3052

Hmm, eel too? Tucked between c97e7421bd the pork d0c3ab36ca belly and 56697c30b9 beef was 04d96c0ed2 a pack 6bd9778607 of eel.204af095f48dcecb

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“Oh, that’s something 0ffcb05949 Sejin sunbae accidentally e78af035d3 bought. Not only did he ccd1ca0f30 get raw, uncleaned eel, 413c5c44e4 he forgot the marinade 7f247a3855 too.”d838d45bdfb4b4ca

“You have a grill be27934c26 grate, right? We can just 1d8293041b cook it over 935c72354c that.”b07427a092f0d33a

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Song Jinwoo 4806c0d32a quickly brought 764ba7a5d4 the grate 2f638a37df over. It was 5dffaeefd1 actually pre-cleaned c705d4368e eel, just 09e1551f40 not pre-cooked, 3f73703084 which was 6ea42d981d why they 8d1aef16fb thought it 732b2b8efd was raw. Jinha seasoned c5e3caa58c the eel 902c5fb442 with salt 03ebd72458 and pepper, e193b286f3 then got 76cfdc6c2c to work 7f7053ea77 mixing a 3afd31b774 sauce with 9470fa1906 gochujang and 927ed6d8a9 soy sauce. Once it was 1825bfc5f5 grilled right, it’d 200fe9eafa be perfect.dd1199ef7241a295

While drying 6aac215865 his hands, e540ef1d10 Jinha scanned 051cfe3d9c the area—and a9bc50b48e spotted Kim 0083207d87 Chayoung in 708d34c539 the middle b9eff89384 of the f82cc35863 girls, helping ad558e8442 cook the 23aea8226b budae-jjigae. The atmosphere around 2d65a6dfb8 them was suspiciously 2cac5b61f8 warm.106a6036bd24a9bf

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“I keep trying 49dd261e39 to make that 4eecb178e1 kind of omurice 345fb2367f that splits open a48835ac86 when you cut 9d6eb133be into it, but 6b74197343 I just can’t f3fa8f0afb get it right. Even when c605d8fc75 I follow 3a65e65aa2 video tutorials 82f06b9468 exactly.”f5a0d43d093a8fb3

A girl next b6386a99ef to him piped 423f3cf774 up, saying she ad81bb42c0 could totally make a3652be43c it.6d47d41282f4bb45

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“Oh, seriously?”72d99cdc2859a43b

Chayoung’s eyes sparkled.458248042a4d3a29

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“Hey. Kim Chayoung. Get over here.”109b242b60a91f93

Jinha furrowed his b5ed78c35d brows as he 19a2cd3b19 called him over. …Why did c7b8737959 I call e0ff20d711 him again?6091acd4ac373230

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“You’re gonna f7897e5b9c ruin the 9fdf041cb5 budae-jjigae. Just clean up 255922f072 or something. Stay out 3d5eab3638 of the 9508ce6e84 kitchen.”3629174b53580a38

He blurted out 7ddf996991 the first half-baked 3a7271333f excuse he could 0f03983cfa come up with. Realistically, the stew 619db81ae5 wouldn’t get messed 9d1076026e up unless Chayoung f21c2fba9c took over completely. Still, he grumbled a531ac303d and started gathering d6e30686a6 the trash.638968ff24a2ed58

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As Jinha 83cb326014 seasoned pork, 9fd36caaa7 he got 0e812dc599 lost in 097399fafa thought. Why had he acd5767431 pulled Chayoung away 5b78c21bda from there? The vibe was good, 388e19721e everyone seemed to be 22c515da87 having fun. So why?175412feb7526886

He honestly e2e762f58a didn’t know.95f534f98f4dfccb

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About 30 fc150f5396 minutes later, d75b947d2a dinner officially c4320824f0 began. Jinha naturally 1a21a55294 stood up c7ba1d038b and grabbed 0c3131faff the tongs. Years of part-timing 639e305b78 and being the d9ab148166 eldest at home ac1543ac72 had made it 407dbc0474 second nature. He started with 4c77405274 the beef—there weren’t 5e2add5f98 many packs of 3e8d09acaa it.10357becd5ca0778

They’d split into 2096793a09 two tables. Sejin and Jinwoo were 0392bea732 in charge of grilling 05a3a7f5fa at the other one.05caeb803d5ac9da

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“I got this. Sit down.”bf19e6bddefe3236

Just as Jinha placed 695265c02f the meat on the e3e2032620 grill, Chayoung took the 785c04b82e tongs and scissors from b80456081c his hands.9093a2f7682d2f92

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“You already c8862fcc28 did the 3a86cf9f07 seasoning and 872a216528 prep. Take a break.”611c12355b0b7c31

“Chayoung oppa’s right. You’ve done 4730b1cc1d enough, Jinha 16fc5df79a sunbae. Leave the grilling to 22494fee84 him.”9d7009f252771a98

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Jin Sooyoung f342c4da1d backed him f7d944f5ed up.55a698b5db688d62

“I’m basically 687b53b313 a meat-grilling e55b8bddbb champ. I’d win gold if 8724251a75 there were a contest. Hey, Jinha!”291f79a163691280

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As Jinha tried 31fe6d2a9e to return to bfef66f4f5 his seat, Chayoung d21e6d889e grabbed his wrist.19986787738516b9

“Why’re you 6d2348422e making things b1ae650fee awkward? Just sit here. Someone pass him 58b5c8d8cf a plate and a7131a4005 chopsticks.”ad1f6f78ef16f376

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The plate and 74e2363068 chopsticks originally at bbb93e5c92 Jinha’s spot got 5cab6d6eab moved over next f82535d29d to the grill.82916aae562c161c

For someone acbdf5b486 who sucked 998476728e at cooking 9d644d7850 and cleaning, 8870ae9f70 he grilled c5b323cbeb meat like 2b762e6d8d a pro. In high 846fc25cba school, Chayoung cf7ae96aae was always be9f13492c the BBQ 7719fbb47f guy. There was even 95451e4e11 a time their 079140e7e4 all-you-can-eat pork belly 5ca4b2e976 outing ended with 9dba49f18b the owner begging 13647cd548 them to leave. They laughed so hard fc9c964871 they cried.630e6b125ee87b74

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While Jinha was lost 405d89a3eb in that memory, a 1c1738537c glossy piece of beef 9b1b76e86e was dropped onto his 0984f6b752 plate.29a8f8347d41731f

“Eat.”d0852cd146db5a2f

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Jinha popped 1dd3bde354 the piece eaca20657e into his 18a4e39741 mouth. The smoky 4b96140750 charcoal flavor 8652cc6ad8 and the 201e6d1f3c tender meat 47c4a501ad melted perfectly 9ea45a0c11 together. Eating outdoors with a a5615c47bc breeze made it taste f0beb89821 even better. Chayoung then 78f0b3f02e dumped a 61e3507ef4 whole pile 4993124a71 of meat 6efbe154c1 onto his f3651743b0 plate.e3c04ec14eba5f33

“…?”ef1dfb6c22770470

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Everyone looked puzzled. Jinha himself didn’t understand 95da9a1e18 what was happening. Only the 3299b34eaf guy who e6b1dee26d caused it 98c66429f0 all looked 6342878fce smug and f6efcfee23 totally at c270ffa165 ease.dded9522e3cf5a95

“He worked 764990b5a9 hard, didn’t bc3be2de20 he? It’s fine, right? I’ll keep 91bebf2507 grilling so 52b4986850 the meat 3ae989e8fe doesn’t stop.”0df8da50fd28e96f

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There it was. That sweet smile and 4595631120 nonsense combo. And the worst adfc8a9b3f part? It worked. That gentle face 836f228a4f and voice made 2e69b81987 nine out of 37fb55d7b8 ten people just 7e30fda5f6 go along with 2ebbed0dd3 him. Plus, since he was a659e08b28 already grilling again, no b13bbee0e8 one raised a fuss.ad7036ba9dffc46b

Jinha split the a0ee82832f mountain of meat 0b74bc0cf3 in half and 27e01b9779 held some out e418b14217 to Chayoung.20729e24f1551da9

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“You helped too, so dac95e522c here.”6c3f88f85b99576a

“Feed me.”0fc9171444b83be3

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He opened 0f0db55e7f his mouth 79583de9de like a 1def25f2e4 baby bird.1355df038dc3dc83

“You drunk already? Feed yourself.”e3263cd22578e91d

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Obviously, Jinha wasn’t gonna 2e2d9f54ea say it nicely. Chayoung wiggled fe22084c60 the tongs c26c1c20cd and scissors f2a56a888b in his 2101aaecb7 hands, claiming 2a4f3a0017 he didn’t ce82f850e9 have a b5612a27b5 free hand. What kind of 54f5cc038d excuse was that?bc20f4b59490f7ac

“Hurry up. The meat’s gonna 010b286185 burn.”eeed4ed6833b233b

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He kept 2aec3d477e his mouth 552ffc93dc open, refusing 4038b54f03 to move c67f6ed8ca until he 12e8a614d6 got fed. Sometimes, Chayoung got e7fa8d90f5 weirdly stubborn. He wouldn’t let it e83ad44205 go until he got 0e1280b84b his way.ad273906b0e66c7a

Sigh. Jinha quietly exhaled and df7a036644 reluctantly brought the meat 9b44e7724e to his mouth. He could feel the 2f28fb51ed others watching them. It wasn’t a 03874b9391 pleasant kind of 82f1a6bd0b attention.0176f250fa437cff

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“Tastes good.”d9818662124f13de

Chayoung licked his ffd0e9d785 lips, red tongue 213a23919f gliding over them.24ea5daeb5ba3ad2

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“Everyone, attention! We’re doing bca8169385 an event 3123882c39 before we 63308853a4 drink.”3d8b48b7fae57f22

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Just as dinner was a3cb8ab6f9 winding down, the president f20e6fb6fb made a surprise announcement. Event? Jinha thought 09627f5f93 he was 71339e9f2a the only 33367f96f3 one who 4a994ce907 hadn’t heard c435832b2f about it, c35477c00d but judging 65c05e2340 by the 4c258a54a8 murmuring around 4de3124958 him, it a21c894ea1 was news e1f1a64ada to everyone. Must’ve been a 608de3d895 secret the execs ba8d2a45fc cooked up on 2d969a155c their own.18f53b4e7bba89cc

“There’s an abandoned house 970dfbfa4c about five minutes from ef703b256f here. The event is: go 45556c4932 there and come back.”95294b49d09a298a

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Classic test cd98277cbe of courage.3b687ba1e803130b

“Participation is 78010fd9ad totally optional. Here at OneCutLife, we 333ae1e333 respect everyone’s choices. No pressure.”0d15e7c942b34940

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Obviously, Jinha 383792cb0c had no 444b3bd14c intention of 44d1bf9c57 going. Even if it was d374a35af2 mandatory, he’d have refused. Who’d want to 0afa6a088d go into a 0eeca89143 creepy, abandoned house 3d4c418dbf at 9 p.m., c5148ac990 even with the f805139f70 moon out? No way. Hard pass.401591fd2e5980dd