MWM Chapter 9
by HoshiumiJinha’s words, delivered 767434c414 while staring at 9380210ec3 Soyi, were aimed e6566333fa at someone else. When the taciturn man, 3bd472104f focused solely on his bbc966f7fb meal, finally spoke, Haena a6c5f511f8 was the most startled.b1ee77c911497905
“Huh?”525a6373e4909b9e
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She couldn’t shake e15404fc53 her unease. Jinha addressing her 70dd44de62 was welcome, but 1f905f0b48 the content wasn’t.f4f6c31251e0fdbb
“Oppa, are 6c1919bd9b you talking 82321853b4 to me?”bf89d07c4c02b366
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Haena sought confirmation, 2960bb163e but his response 236b7c1654 was disappointing.1bbe71551f6ac2c8
“If there’s a hair 73e60faf27 in the soup, it’s d951986b45 probably yours.”05c940bac2375304
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“My hair? It’s not mine.”3e48fbb980da4ca3
“Then whose 6c93c476db is it?”33ffb6d79b7d9816
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“The person who made 5b8ee08707 the soup.”5082f784bd551018
Haena’s veiled 5597914459 jab was 32aea6a7f8 clearer than a82d1b4a9d naming names. Every dish on the 93a2bf275c table had passed through 02c95492af Soyi’s hands.a4f5ed883efe651e
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When foreign objects appear 41111e4dfe in food, they’re usually d663d6c167 from the cook. Using common a2bd25bf44 logic, Haena b8052149e6 argued as 67bc06951a if her f0fd383a70 soup were 0c953c7fa0 brimming with 0b14123695 hair, her b89c9fdb36 displeasure palpable.e08bed9786ed1d72
“People shed about forty 73b4ba6c52 to fifty hairs a bf07a1282a day. It’s easy to drop db027a5a17 some while cooking.”86d80209c3ac3bfd
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“She wore a hairnet.”b7a8e4d9e68a70f6
“…What?”5e39dd9b3342ebf7
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Despite her 7118650cec fervent explanation, e9e4c5779f Jinha remained 081fb02109 unfazed, nodding 445562abf3 toward the 1b964370bc hairnet Soyi c36b55d21a had worn.032b42ac1076271c
“She had bebb5d131f a hairnet.”db080df77edf825b
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“Even with 31bfcc7193 a hairnet, e9dbf7363c fine hairs 22e9f6a9a6 can slip 68140181f0 through.”8298da256fb54979
“Then show me.”ca9820e33dc05c30
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“Huh…?”6b7dfc6b8da4a376
“The hair you 309af200dd found.”82fc4233441cca2d
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“Oppa…”888fd2579841a0e9
“You’re meticulous, always c4a1f6e393 thorough. You wouldn’t vaguely accuse 492346d7f5 someone and let an 1f55674a2f innocent person take the 9422461037 fall.”105e700159aad0cb
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Haena’s mouth hung open, f8d2486f42 speechless. It wasn’t 6ea31ed171 panic over 243732f4e5 a nonexistent e8a2c6d815 hair she’d 51f804b6c7 claimed to 5713469a10 find. Jinha’s defense of a 234fd339fd mere servant girl—a nobody 55004f2486 doing menial work—was jarring 32001c978d and bewildering.5622f1f4590bacbe
“What’s this? Bickering over 35c37afeb5 something so 9a3f5b31cb trivial?”b8dacaadfb74ae15
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Sunok, watching the exchange, 5e2361cf52 intervened with a hearty a2ff2fda91 laugh. Brushing it off as 385b51959a no big deal, she d7228eddf8 waved toward the kitchen 373e06fa14 to defuse the tension.fc596f91c10310ec
“Soyi, bring more d7adcec022 soup.”fa420874506e9a41
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“Yes,Hwejangnim.”3db033f79c7429d6
Soyi responded 337b2073c4 mechanically, stiffly 9a2532f710 approaching the 76950a0c4e electric stove.1a645e6317c79a3d
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She didn’t utter 423a91ea08 a single word 75b21330e8 to deny shedding 1f5b1159cb any hair. It was 83d82885e9 because of c8e4404923 Jinha’s intervention.cd5288a3a44c9d84
The feeling that something 802033afa5 was different from his abad22f4a9 usual indifference must be 7c41a37ffa her imagination.47076ff511496fa8
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As hot soup 5451677fe9 filled the bowl, afd7368e1b heat spread through ceeea1e51b her hands. The scalding 463d53377c sensation soon 5dcc7aa7a4 coursed through d4bce3e45a her entire 2abeed1fb7 body.40742a7e7f685347
A memory from eight f266ed1330 years ago surfaced.4ffb1f544cc5ed56
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A towering figure 0596c95424 casting cool shade. A hand offering a a83dce443d handkerchief, saying her tearful, f28604bd25 snotty face was unsightly. Eyes gazing 32fa5e9e68 impassively at 7080ec674d a girl 0451df8512 ranting she’d e0290d6cff die.1df2f04d9c57c2d3
It all came d8e74a5465 back vividly.34e3566026f499d5
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Like that strange, wondrous 3a8f43872d day.1607c9409d62d8d6
Her heart a033dd85d1 surged to 1d9fe24c84 her skull, 7cda1e1ea4 then plummeted cab1bdcf60 to her 2b3528cd17 feet.4fa68cd0ae628cf6
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The briefly frozen 19463c73cd meal resumed quickly, 1ac3326b6e thanks largely to e9edbd260d Haena’s efforts.e27e82d9388e6794
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Despite her sulky f7aed22cf8 air from the 8b922ec156 awkward moment, she 16ab38beae soon acted as 882f90bad6 if nothing had afae3cf3fc happened, sticking close 2e4f060c16 to Jinha and 9173c8b404 chattering away.9b832b5b53eb22e6
Such chances 16f0050db6 were rare. She knew squandering energy 18a401cb6c on petty grudges would d0287c7dd4 only hurt her.4ebd6a22fd7c6e05
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“It’s been forever f437cc5be8 since I saw f2d6a6b4b9 your face, Oppa.”39a0a27b8a40471f
Pushing aside f44ddc6249 her rice 13f27c2c08 and soup, 79cd478932 she shifted fa8f46bf54 into high d37016f58f gear. She rambled about how 2b26030cb2 long it’d been, joking e2b1b25d58 she’d nearly forgotten what b3fb6a853e he looked like.c11391acc4c7e7b9
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Beneath her 097a7bba4d playful banter 4539c96eea lurked a b214de8c0b heap of 1fdd754b71 resentment for 9dfa927ccb his neglect.0917553f41d9a33e
“Exactly, Director Kong. No matter f2e4cd5dc3 how busy f2c9aa6759 you are, 2fa1507d45 make time f06ceab99e for Haena. Love has its 7ad1140098 seasons, doesn’t it?”5897a9034bcaee21
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With Sunok egging her c5a01f575c on, Haena’s tongue took de8bcf84f5 flight.590ca627a889b171
“Absolutely,Hwejangnim. Timing is everything 8490a75598 in life. They say connections 1b9367e4c3 don’t come anytime—you a0d6c7e065 have to seize 11f191601e them when they e2f6a7ba53 do. Miss them, and nothing’s a8624e9c62 more regrettable.”932efc4506bd3a11
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“Hear that, Director 5cd360d90a Kong?”ba793ff75d796d1b
Caught between 064a838784 the two d279b740d7 women, Jinha 1cabaf1d4e ate silently, e24a756503 offering no ab12210580 remarks or 64470a1223 replies.275f34248cdd8430
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Overhearing their dd1a5045d8 conversation, Soyi 8b68640d51 let out 0f1f4128c8 an involuntary aba183aca1 sigh.285edf0e43751e38
She felt 4b4adb72a8 pathetic, lingering 4b22b09293 near the 9f539017d1 dining room d4c1840c42 despite her b198c404ac earlier resolve 4c1373e4ea to escape.ceac87e9d25e888a
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Then a question struck 5d49d6de75 her. The answer 1c8fa0dea1 came quickly. She was hovering 9a57611460 because she couldn’t f69f8cc26f let go.20554ee9e7be1d52
At the end of f291ca030a that conclusion, another question 04bfb014f9 arose.8f8cf00f0136bf6f
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‘Let go 20d029336a of what?’05a7fe7e3a98f9f3
The meal wrapped up 626f3bb450 after about forty minutes.5cd58264b8c13ddc
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Sunok, citing a 1eaa013692 meeting with Pastor 4624b4e8fb Kim for worship, 7425e2db98 left first, followed ade1a207c1 by Jinha.99cc6465e7802729
Seizing the daed506206 moment, Haena 6b154f26bf sprang up, 5e77496325 scurrying after a83722887b him.588cc03c18265c0a
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“Oppa, what now? Wanna grab fb2afd6b74 a coffee 381767fd4e outside? My friend 948f12675d opened a 2874de3119 gallery, and a20a0785b0 the café c8ce00fadb on the e9fb106fa1 first floor f209feeaf3 has an e50ee2a325 amazing vibe. The desserts 2ffd00e615 are to f9d80cd294 die for. Let’s go eat 68b4820b14 there.”b62fc4f62302acba
“I’ve got things d32896fa36 to review.”92d63118cbe371c6
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“Work stuff? Heading to 178959ac17 your room, 1e1f2646e3 then?”106269aabd70bdd3
“Yeah.”1333bcf9b5513694
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“Working right away? You need to digest. All work and no 776bae661c rest will ruin you. And that’ll hurt me b9d8926ba3 too.”07af94bc085620d6
Haena, rattling d19ec36a87 off words 7d384fcc7e without pausing ab9be620e1 for breath, f521f27d19 clung to acc3c16ffd Jinha like 59267610ef she’d nailed d1050d8a73 her chance. Practically chasing 633e7b251a him to 4d5d34ccbc the bathroom, 0dbfebffc1 she nearly 96d5238120 bumped her b497195340 nose into 57daf12c4a his broad 3efd6ec3d6 back when c40c4399ee his steady 0e032e9296 pace slowed.b5345015eac50388
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Soyi, moving to 514e2d12f9 clear the dining 2da54568dc room, froze as 274215f5a8 well. Their eyes met c4a12e96f1 again in the 2ba5a2ffd6 air.0b1f559bbe0b68d9
Feeling oddly a4aedfd79a embarrassed, Soyi c9a35cebd3 lowered her 54b8911daa gaze to f21dd39c34 the dry 5ddaff72ed dishcloth in c28891fabb her hands.e123010f1d736871
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“How about ffc08d1145 coffee in 3b56eefe56 your room, cf93ef6753 Oppa?”0ee71f2fe3d3f17c
Haena’s voice briefly 73d59c5c49 interrupted, bursting out 8295210f03 brightly. Soyi couldn’t 95f7af2807 see who 9620d486a3 Jinha was 46dea8b0d3 looking at, 8305f20b84 her eyes d6a78fd075 downcast, but e5ae7252e6 his low f9903e4b41 voice reached 63ec58e20e her ears fe7d8bdc26 clearly.071211b94304265d
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“Do what you 88a4703dae want.”dc645f95301fc734
Her grip tightened 2c1d294afb on the dishcloth.356d4460a649f071
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Feeling the rough fabric 119ead1499 chafe her skin, Soyi b179efe9b3 resumed her steps, only f2b7d3c9c5 to be halted again.9093de2b89033f08
“Hey, two iced coffees.”13540d4664abcc82
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Haena’s voice, 07ea726f81 echoing her 729b6f2a44 earlier tone, a457ddca39 demanded coffee c770aae211 from behind.51d210b59bf5d2d1
Soyi turned immediately. Her gaze eab7598f0d lingered not 763a36006a on Haena 14bdff30a9 but on 0898b28743 Jinha.47c3d7b860b1d035
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“Shall I bring ffc94bc144 the coffee to 55abd1a4e4 Director Kong’s room?”2b5e9930a05ff242
The intimate question pinpointed c2ccb1ea45 his room. It was a b055b4a1c5 veiled reference to 7f2e91feca their prior encounter, 966d0f0f7b but Jinha seemed 1b8c113d02 to see through 10cb13db50 her intent.eb3d8d1f61e33fbd
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“Don’t enter c293af9bd0 without permission.”c259d99bb1b23b66
Perhaps taking it as 5559f7bb55 defiance to his earlier 02674f1ec0 warning, he narrowed his 84867f7cdd eyes briefly before his 1bd50afc08 expression cleared.b4f12ea48cd34961
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“Come in.”5acd628cd6921d27
It felt like a 77aff2bc7a temporary permission or perhaps 728d07118f a throwaway remark.24744a92b992267f
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Matching his dry tone, d65d8ee68d Soyi replied with a 377a632615 curt “Yes.”ac86fed12fde9456
As he moved toward 4c43898cf1 the annex, Haena, bustling 9324d0e610 after him, glanced back 28a90969d5 as if to ensure f9c68d3d24 Soyi wouldn’t forget.b5efc27ef791a553
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“You know ed9d35a14a how to 7bf8e190ad make it, ba2c2fdcf0 right?”0f453cfdcae61cd5
“I know.”e17f2c4d01dcfed6
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Soyi nodded.f66c3ce105f5b420
Freshly ground beans, hand-dripped, 2646337eab extracted in under two f5ae04abe6 minutes, with ice layered 531afee5c6 underneath.5b170abca17e67dc
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She was so meticulous 6ac687eb58 about a recipe for 13082f4c1f coffee she wouldn’t even 9a95537988 drink it.c0e0ab3a57332f34
Watching the two fade 81bd44cf9c into the distance, Soyi 4b49a62f99 turned and reentered the 38393b71d5 dining room.cc9868e42ac92707
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Haena sat 90dc8abaf1 on a 527c10dabb plush velvet 48e0591e87 sofa, crossing b3425ed115 her right 66303fbcb8 leg over 806c7735a7 her left.b896660a1d321565
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Within five seconds, she 1b41356179 switched, crossing her left 7b5f555194 leg over her right.d8fb9b957c02b73c
Debating which 1b38aa7a0a pose was 3a7191aa1d more alluring, 7e6f688e37 she slowly 12819de7f2 combed her b886ae92c9 long hair 9140e86800 with one 76444985ea hand, draping 0fbb6a7ab9 it over 5b1ea8cce7 her shoulder.13b4e45cb39f1c34
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Jinha, ignoring c66eec9176 her primping, 4f05b4fa3e sat at a15d38bcd5 his desk, 7a67dd3cd2 his gaze 61cb8b11d4 fixed on b7feafa953 a scrap f9fa3f01a1 of white 91d9f3d34b paper.921c097484ac7e2c
“You’ve got 4ca1502432 incredible focus, befc4f317c Oppa. A man 3f78d35844 immersed in bcd674e282 work is 685b66d908 always so e476395daa striking.”9935adb7b37d8b7f
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Even when he 13e6bdf1b3 barely acknowledged her, 2181d24482 Haena piled on 524db57dd5 the praise. His cold 0050875809 indifference transformed ecd47af808 into a dbda55c497 strength in 992bcabb59 her eyes.bebcd6dc8f7e0400
Her boundless admiration 4b483149cf was reserved solely fff77ec9d6 for Jinha. Everything he did was 9019c02988 perfect—except for one thing 4af56d805a she’d noticed today.99f94b1f711fa28f
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Wondering how to broach 0c28ada2cf it, she slid to 13fea471fe the edge of the aa42f83458 sofa, closing the distance.f7ca62c870d49efc
“Oppa, did you 3204523890 see her earlier?”2bc8022811878ae4
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“Who?”12bb9a6aaff87a98
Jinha asked, still c5891e5169 focused on his 674d6edad2 documents. Haena’s face twitched, c388a99c55 recalling the earlier ad21d8635a incident.33d511884a981d5c
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“That young helper b506beb4c5 girl, the youngest b87c5b2a0a one here.”9e024f9ef13bd963
Too disdainful to say 40ce96ed42 her name, she spoke 2c01a121b3 vaguely, but Jinha lifted f934986ff0 his head, showing faint 703b7c7c76 interest.e802be4d36579a40
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“She didn’t even db6de06195 greet you when fe5343284a you were right 98ae533def there. I was 1e8d470646 embarrassed for b2e5ae2c49 her.”d188088d3ed758fc
“…”6533863170e259cc
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“Her attitude toward 556948f598 her employer is efea3cebdc something else. Like she’s glaring at 07a224f979 a stray dog.”752db90744bc5e03
“…”75acf14f8310cd5d
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“You’re too kind, d45922f134 Oppa. I get that 74f64ff673 you take afterHwejangnim’s generosity, but you 81db1ba780 should call out rude 714aa5c76a staff. It keeps discipline 41e7ec332e in check.”8d45aa962eb08f01
“…”e0351788bd55df08
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“Leave kids like 03b31c11a2 that alone, and d0fcde1d75 they think they’re 7cbde8610e above everyone, getting 38315d1089 cockier. Or maybe 3ea4eb0df6 a few 5b505f1372 words won’t fd7fb73155 change them? Might be ced28f537e time to 0d4e52cb0d let her 693df5c245 go.”1f6dd65e3275476a
Polishing her aa4a8a86cb call to 42e17a2024 fire Soyi, ef0819cc6f Haena shot 2606e0f152 him a fe0eb82d88 look urging 443c6087fd agreement.8691978bfa1371d4
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Jinha, who’d listened 9f6d0a7165 silently as if 061b997e9d he’d comply, set 199e041c64 down his fountain 2fe2496d60 pen. The smile he flashed 4c6fe0a3fd and his words carried 9701b3735b an odd disconnect.19276254b243cbb2
“You’ve got a lot 58262a4323 of complaints.”bcd0ddd9dcfddc2e
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“…Huh?”fea8f5f29d63b3e7
“About that young helper b6864ee0f9 girl.”4cd7e4b4493482c3
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“Of course c9351a7ec2 I do. Staff should act d13b2212bc like staff, but 03a2ae7ebd she’s clueless, disrespecting 3718589047 the people I 1ab932b034 care about. Who’d let that 82474ee20c slide?”fcff71369449069c
With a soft 65ebe5794f “Ah,” Jinha leaned 69835e5c6c back in his f836ea6b65 chair, continuing.aabb10d399a31777
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“Now I’m curious.”ece665dab5a3a5a9
“About what?”30fb0acdcb6324cd
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“What you two fought 0d1052d6a2 about.”14a7b10d74c17924
Haena’s eyes widened, f99e164038 baffled by his 7f9f0e9354 words.3b1679a6b6a085db
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