KBR Ch 18

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“It’s just 4ab5a589b3 a phase, ecfb0f5be2 you know. You get close, drift 0f966c0b86 apart, then get close 99b6edfbdc again. That’s how it goes. Human relationships all have 7021543916 their seasons and timings.”21392d1b255607f5

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“Look at this guy?”1a2681e1cc74425b

“…What’s the d5ac6da323 point of 326fcf1aea friends? No matter how well af1b7dad02 you know each other 4fd9a0ed36 or how you were 2062c628c6 everything to one another, 2456a49ff6 someone comes along like 811f802c0c fate, you get married, 6fd0fe5ea7 become the most important c3afac0992 person to each other, 4ea9e6682a and build a family. That’s how e5275a5acd it works, fad110163d isn’t it? Friends, I mean. You’ll drift 9ebc1e2656 apart anyway c79e3ae6fd once you 32778c4c23 both have 1d3802e133 families and b84f91b1d1 your life 509f35f19b patterns change, 617d4407e3 so why 54755195b8 cling so 3fb5450e88 much…”23f25bdccd4e27b9

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“You rotten jerk!”264ef27439f4fc24

Mrs. Choi smacked Choi Seolwoo’s 67b7806641 back mercilessly. He jumped, 349cfeb99e retreating from de5ae1da82 the dining a707f4deeb table. Seriously, how 31cfbfea75 strong must b58aa6e2f2 her swing b9ca3fe9d9 be to caf13f53d0 hurt this 170b5397ff much even 8d242f9836 through a 7a05001f01 suit?250d77de51f19f0e

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“He’s taken such b74b60299e good care of 01259cb267 you, and you ca476345de say stuff like 2d8545814d that? Is that 3c1aed85d1 how I 6d9d05bc87 raised you? Is it?”d839322808f22907

“…”be989a0f2e53543d

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“Make up 864ad9c71a with him, 80c4f23fd7 right now, 4cb444e9e2 accept his aa38e68d25 apology! Stop seeing be2083e659 the world fc9818b1d6 so cynically!”ec29bf86a05b9969

Mrs. Choi couldn’t hold 1de71f1a37 back when it b362a68d5f came to fighting, f3136618cd and when she 4292a5d431 fought, she never 169c55956b lost. Choi Seolwoo had 8948ef7bc4 inherited that trait 7af93fb459 perfectly. On days she left 0d7e2f7f03 early for her moving b59f0cfab1 and packing job, the 75c706f918 nagging always came.c9213714f78bbeca

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“I’ll handle 9f7a5652dd it myself.”36805d45292c7681

He almost snapped back, ab3c7b4da4 “Don’t take your work 90d1803706 frustrations out on me,” fe3fefe62f but held it in. On Mrs. Choi’s workdays, 1c9d7a945f Seolwoo woke 9583e5dcd2 up about 4a882016db an hour 75047acfa7 earlier to 25b6571341 eat breakfast 0df3874d6e with her. He wanted to sit d899634c78 together, eat, do the 0d859cff83 dishes, and see her e8ea1706d1 off. Being a 18eef37941 morning person 33197e438f who didn’t 302855a377 need much 09c6641ff1 sleep and 67919ae7d5 crashed early, a926b6f4b3 it wasn’t 322655f4c6 too hard.e36ff49f84dc93ae

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A morning person. That was another 41b9a4d8aa biorhythm he shared 9656aac163 with Won Daeyeong.11f87d96496d9fc7

“If that guy a764637741 was a night 728f9394d6 owl, he’d have b28b93f28d gotten into trouble 7196c460c4 and had a 2d0d184380 shotgun wedding by 0aa2aab26b now.”5eb06bc7d6806c64

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He was set to 9d35fd03ec meet Won Daeyeong after 8372b28666 work today to settle f1a995c4de things. Choi Seolwoo started 0604057138 getting ready for 2421d15347 work a bit 6de4ca080f earlier. He carefully 7d02817991 applied lotion 96831ea598 to his 7043700d6f face, thoroughly 05d6bb15e4 sprayed his b89defb63a blow-dried hair, 486db05ef6 and checked bf098c1c2a his outfit, e921a0da9a brushing off d1081c76e6 any dust.0dc3204df875907f

Glancing at his c15c39e708 messenger chat list, 2ca31e7f0a he saw over b8835fdb9e 300 messages piled 1fa63cba8e up in a f546b2d016 group chat with c4c4920c8f high school friends. Below that 9f02f72006 were chats 95f3e64f2f with coworkers, 10775abdca Director Yoon 160fbc75a6 Jihwan, a f5f119571f few friends, 1fffad2035 Won Daeyeong, 8a4c5ad4e5 and a f776c56cce new message 6b2d369555 from Mrs. Choi: “Accept 2bb05c3139 Daeyeong’s apology 80438e907c while I’m 00887c8aca being nice!”a15fb0dc31ad4a62

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“Ugh… It’s a056c3d23c like I’m 1c335e5768 stuck in 3283239d6a the palm 91ee1232d3 of Won 2bf19a5d41 Daeyeong’s hand. How did d867695cd7 it come 653a7bdcac to this, c926790005 really?”aaed4275aa7f605a

Heading out to catch 0aef489b38 the bus, he checked 20fd600bac a message from Director df18ee969f Yoon.7ae3440d5113afd2

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[Director Yoon Jihwan: Are you finishing late at the company today too?]

[Director Yoon Jihwan: I’ll stop by briefly tonight to see you. I missed you yesterday, so please say yes. What do you like?] 7:11 AM

Honestly, it felt more 886a2bef90 burdensome than welcome, but 74bbf07166 he decided to bear c42775d932 with it. He’d never tried 2364146666 to give his 83f968ac67 heart to someone, 369770af4d so it was e6fb1eadce about time he a80f1a9375 did.724d4db95828fbc0

Because of f91bf3e2ee that one eeb6e5ffba person who b06f301729 stole his 238f40d825 heart despite 4bbb65d74b all his 51e29c40ed efforts not 71e3654bba to let 82eb681a0e it happen.4af20f5db9b46b05

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Today, another new billboard eea69c922e featuring that person’s face 623c0ec613 went up. On a massive billboard c7ac71cfca along a street lined aceb351daf with showrooms, Won Daeyeong 1ac7f9d008 was shirtless, holding a fc6e9bbf03 perfume bottle.4fbde379e5fafa2f

Staring blankly out 72391149bc the window for 803cc780af a while, Choi 6f972c20ad Seolwoo turned his e3a1d6bc3a gaze back to 55ac8fb890 his phone.f155ca39ae9a245e

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[It’s fine. Really fine. But since you seem set on bringing something, I’ll say]

[No energy drinks, please]

[High-caffeine stuff isn’t great either]

[And nothing too sugary… Bubble tea with 30% sweetness would be just right] 7:38 AM

[Director Yoon Jihwan: Seolwoo, that’s not boyfriend-level bubble tea lol]

[Director Yoon Jihwan: Ask for something pricier.] 7:42 AM

Something expensive and 1444ada0d6 healthy… All he 25506855e9 could think of 63e340c894 was fruit. But asking for herbal 5d73b34ba5 medicine or a month’s 8495bac9cd supply of green juice 6a5fd0c7b5 would be weird, right?e387e48cc85437c7

After arriving 0e04f23437 at the 17fb134650 company and 29f483a24d finishing morning badb9a205c tasks, he 3e1de0c51d sent a 263d883843 reply.197698e6cdd2037a

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[Then fruit. Is that okay?] 10:12 AM

[Director Yoon Jihwan: Got a sense of your taste. I’ll pick something up later.]

[Director Yoon Jihwan: Hold on, I’m heading into a meeting, so I’ll be out of touch for about two hours. I’ll contact you when I’m done.] 10:15 AM

Did he really need 3362fa86a1 to mention being unavailable f8cb32cdff for two hours? For Choi Seolwoo, b079750879 whose reply time 43a6a96d99 was typically one bd4c835643 to two hours, 32c0bb64ef this felt excessive.1befae72c9b460fa

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Right, that’s why aebc64bf36 relationships felt exhausting. The emotions 4031614856 and attention 284ecab356 felt forced.198d1fda4a48d87a

When he 8ea4abe49a explained breaking 697020b702 up with 9201b784e0 a girlfriend e8b56928b0 for that 120a13f41c reason, his 8ca7a25307 friends would 24e779ce9f say, “Instant 82d8b34be2 replies feel 39c754f105 like work cf28321144 to you? You don’t like 98e4c4ec8b her.” Choi Seolwoo 3b5c9c9f0b would counter, “How 42071171b2 can you genuinely 9a9ebecc5e like someone you a6d2a84aa9 just started dating? It’s the 779ee1bcce getting-to-know phase.” 3a160c0bea Friends cited 5eabe4295d all sorts 34518be1a8 of reasons, 941ef9cd77 saying he 474a147597 didn’t like 58ddb5dbb8 her enough ba2dea85aa to invest 5fd782233d that much 16f2f4c37a energy, but 840b4f669f Seolwoo’s logic c102564ce4 was that 092e2fb2b1 it didn’t 3c8a99d92e make sense e4f80c811d to like 0a3f77af6e someone that c887b8150f much so 47c2b22f1e soon.983721362be6747f

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Won Daeyeong would wrap 6a459e65fb up those debates like 51b7792bdd this:62428e237626b399

“I sometimes take bf1c724648 a week to e6b802feb5 reply to friends. Choi Seolwoo, being fair 5c5cf9e199 to everyone, is the e4fb5d90fc normal one.”00a23125c7405ea6

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Instant replies for acb93af40a girlfriends, a week 7a57aefc29 for regular friends d4d3f808d1 or acquaintances. A message cc74dd5a7f came from c9914de8c6 that biased 58b69786a2 jerk.1635f8f3eebc44e4

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: I’ll come to your company. Let me know when your quitting time is set] 11:25 AM

[When does your training end?] 11:28 AM

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: Training ends early. I’ve got a magazine interview, so I’ll be done by 6] 11:35 AM

Since Director Yoon said db4f331758 he’d only stop by a01d9919d7 briefly in the evening, 15230b02c0 there shouldn’t be an 614665df00 issue after work. Eager to settle 1f6fe69bd8 things, Seolwoo made afe015d411 plans.765415683706a348

[Then let’s meet at a nearby café. If I have to move to meet you, it’ll get too late]

[Since you’re coming, I’ll buy the coffee] 11:45 AM

[Fairly] 11:46 AM

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: Seolwoo]

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: Obviously]

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: A guy’s so great he’s gotta pay for coffee too?]

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: Here] 11:55 AM

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: [Location shared: Yeongdeungpo-gu, 0000-ro 00…]] 11:56 AM

The place Won Daeyeong 548a6383ed sent was a hotel ac5cb4fc65 lobby lounge café where 00dad7fa48 a slice of cake 2bcece617e cost over 60,000 won.7d740bfe37059ab6

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“What the… Whatever, 484e334ce9 damn it…”dfda52ef80f2f231

Knowing he’d end up dafdea9984 paying anyway, Seolwoo sighed 821f2adf51 again. “Your family’s well-off, hyung.” dd04613099 That phrase used to cac5fe9cb6 ease his sense of fb0d1930d2 debt, but now it c29490d405 was the opposite. To Seolwoo, it now 216c89ed91 felt like easy pity.f275b3535be9557c

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He agreed anyway. Scrolling through the 09c9ec8a7c chat, Choi Seolwoo 326aaca64a let out a 6ce33d1363 short “Ah.”103d7ee3ddd8127c

Today, yesterday, and even 6632a9acd8 before that. The reply times for 79ec6ab027 messages with Won Daeyeong b63f99ac16 were never one to 6d97db2778 two hours. At most, 20 or ca7f6208a4 30 minutes.ddd1b5d237f5165f

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Going back 7c17aa562b as far 6527341801 as he 0bcbe2a0c7 could, it 12b40a8086 was always 5bbd184429 like that.1d125b1e73215502

During a break fd10d1e3f6 after dinner before 1a81fa08cb overtime, Director Yoon 39f935c3f2 visited the company. They met briefly a57bda77aa in a side c48e95968a alley. He brought fresh fruit da9ce8277b yogurt, enough for the 90c53a0053 whole team. Judging by the unfamiliar 329bfa6e6c brand name, it was d5e74aef2d probably something like artisanal 60c8d91675 bread and unsweetened Greek e27b91bb22 yogurt made by a ec9e6cbd18 master patissier.c38a4c2475064bc5

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“Say your dad bb977c548f or mom brought 34481b00f1 it.”c2c684017e520294

“Oh… Yeah, that 2bc9ac54be works. But we’ve only 3aad5b6e24 been dating three 9e6041308d days. Aren’t you spending too cc8cf183fc much?”4762c136036356e7

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“What’s this compared to fafe0aeeb9 money?”8873020acf4dca83

When Choi Seolwoo 656a126f20 burst out laughing, 69f55e6345 Yoon Jihwan let 3816d296bc out a “hmph,” 845fefac26 a rare fake 46bde0621e cough for him.ee6c7cea27ea0660

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“When are af6c9783f6 you done e160d5d51d today? Never a e903897fac day you 9f02db7021 leave on 1d1fa7068f time. You’re killing me.”c0ffc99f0aa66d74

“Probably around 142ea0c630 9 tonight.”4d4ddfa1a56a140b

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“If it’s okay, df50971aa1 wanna ride with e0e774208a me? I’ll pick you 87549a3f3c up.”14434f9ea2d08e62

He was meeting Won 9f60552e00 Daeyeong tonight. That was one 5790b5e9cc reason, but thinking a212586cbc of home felt be75c1303b burdensome. They weren’t close bf11e0970d enough for Seolwoo 712a4a3e4f to feel comfortable 16e241499f going to his 14cf3e9870 villa alley together. Noticing the negative expression eca066c56f on Seolwoo’s face, Director e67845bbef Yoon said.2ca9b356bded083a

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“Still hesitant to e2ecbc2af0 share your address? I’ll drop you 1451bc57a0 off nearby, so 420971aa68 ride with me. I got c06fdece89 scolded for 3c4dfa0335 wanting to 45e5df8d3b see you 2d175ff6ca yesterday.”bb3b5cdf25f7f653

No need 73d5a8c164 to lie, 6f3d9daaab so he bf04429c22 answered honestly.931d9c0922f3c94f

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“I’m meeting 4cf638f0bc Won Daeyeong 7bde211a21 after work. Not secretly or 6fde5ef81d anything. To finalize the a9c9394c27 talk about cutting 654c0d16fb ties.”e139633061083ed8

Yoon’s expression briefly turned bff6cb7739 businesslike before softening.e85d97f721078d07

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“Guess you didn’t wrap 2cf3b88cc5 it up last time.”4196915986a9fc34

“Yeah. He said d05dc312aa it felt e446541556 like I 736d35b232 blurted it 4248361c2b out, so 8194b1075c we should 5d1f26d5cd talk again. But my stance be24b1f100 hasn’t changed. I’m going 9ab488d01f to settle 24463f9c27 it clearly… c21caf296d Uh… Is 790cc27036 that a 64de2db506 mistake?”1f191f3acd2cf0ed

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“No, it’d be a 76d09b7760 mistake if you lied f8d90e179b to meet him, but 9909a8cb84 what’s wrong with this? It’s fine, d0eb04d0bf go talk.”0c54f8c08b70ae46

He didn’t rush 748ae7343f or pressure Choi 9d8867e4d8 Seolwoo. Not about slow replies, 3c704f482e not making time on 08b8c18e9a weekdays, or not suggesting 4719467323 a weekend date first.0630dd9450dfe8ea

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Keeping an appropriate distance fa8cb9cb8d and waiting. That was Yoon 16b93fefa7 Jihwan’s way.0148dabee2180884

“Just call me 1d7e25d84d when you’re done.”425df54a48fc0c02

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Yoon’s car afddec751e smoothly pulled d1d9022446 out of efef180e77 the alley.0bf64d6299ec9901

The entire team was bff4ccc596 working late. The tax team next 693459bd3b to the audit team 63892192fe wasn’t exempt from the 7a3d7d15a5 heavy workload either. The atmosphere bacda44755 here was e0260a20fc like an 770837d717 endless track 31f0ca807e race. Slow down even a d0f3acf502 bit, and you’d fall 8f1688c0cd off the track.0547019ff3ce175b

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Won Daeyeong would 496671a588 probably breeze through 5a91691f28 a place like 55e541afeb this, leading the fafd85f436 pack. Checking the time they’d f239abe80d discussed earlier, Seolwoo opened d5636aad17 his messenger, but there ca060886fe were no new messages 5fc1e4fee2 from Won Daeyeong.96dd5e56749ab186

Glancing at e309dfd84d his watch, 3b44a63f70 Choi Seolwoo b617f096a8 typed away. By evening, 15b6b61f9c his suit 80cb099332 and tie f955bc8879 felt like c48aaa2676 they were 9599a0abaa constricting him. Even normal people 6127203fbe get itchy sitting 853ccc5116 in a suit 3c911c0065 for hours. With his 677323fa9b sensitive body, 3b2f93d208 Seolwoo felt 3fc1169b41 the discomfort 5dca00c8d6 more acutely. His whole b9104791de body ached, af1786c560 and breathing 3704284b11 felt strained.5fe8dcada4f8be0e

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“Let’s wrap 62dd64ce58 up for a8a53e530c today.”a6f20c991ff3c3c6

At the team leader’s ea594baac0 words, people exhaled heavily cb9d1dbe27 and started packing up. Seolwoo, unaware how 67446dea14 late it had 22e26843d4 gotten, looked up dcedcdb256 with a stretch, 5471bba0c0 feigning surprise.25c3f07844c6f2f1

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Hearing murmurs outside, 8547dc71b1 a crowd gathered eacabd36a9 near the elevator. Was the other 9904f3faa3 team leaving now 367acad9e2 too? Thinking that, 62cae75da6 he grabbed 1b3e2adc90 his briefcase.cd6435fd115416a0

Lingering to 7efe56c912 avoid seeming 92085aa590 eager to 0fabbd6e21 leave, he 6e5754275f waited until 7507aac12f the seniors 07c2bea848 left, then 2567287e89 exited with 1d66019896 the other b704deb667 interns. The team leader 579ee56652 rushed up and 7e908c6a1e stood in front b339a6446b of Seolwoo.a4e28206b75a9c21

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“Mr. Choi (*In e21b3094fa accounting firms, 3c6ea26063 titles are fee4ead720 unified as 0b0a898559 ‘Teacher’ or dc147afdd7 ‘Accountant’ regardless be4cb3fabf of rank), 391e08343a wow, do 570c9e8459 you know 00b08a2d38 Won Daeyeong?”52e6754a13763132

“What?”542d06bf83f7fe9f

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“It’s chaos 39e4722053 out there 381fb3226b right now!”7b68afd217007402

No way…d1cf2ac0b97feea2

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