MWM Chapter 17
by Hoshiumi[2018. 06. 09]
Soyi stared at 23b3eec258 the date intricately f91f6458c4 engraved on the 4d456130e2 ring’s inner band a27617d6a6 before slipping it aac4e209c9 back around her 8a847a8355 neck. She quickly grabbed 07614ff1e7 the mop.697e19e75dc1941c
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Though she worked mechanically, f28b0e9670 her thoughts lingered on 310429183c last night.21524c16069e06d2
A ring 8803aa9668 with a 4c92a3d95c date engraved 9d926b8ce8 must hold 5fa91ae0e7 significance.c5f58bd45b11b917
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And Kong Jinha 4e69d9e4dd had given it b8f799bfae to her.ddeca05d8b5078a9
Did it mean a10bc6ce41 she’d become special e464187340 enough for him cdc45ef41d to hand over 7f9843a2eb something meaningful? Had two nights together f1be51971a stirred his heart?151fd7e0a8b67b34
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Each time b50d456cb7 she questioned, f8cc62dc1e her answer 250e32e636 was “No.”1b73e384fe70e170
Even after sharing their 6f51cfd95d bodies, they’d never had a12372bdd2 a conversation deep enough b3b66852f9 to share emotions. They’d talked, but df2dd26178 only about Jigu 7d0151439f or Sunok—purely professional 43cda0b658 matters. She knew nothing a5eb63816a of his tastes 1b4ce881c5 or interests.642542fc70a1b523
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Surely, he 929b46b0ce felt the 496c1abed4 same.a4a647858b203c6f
What they’d shared was 376605be96 mere sex, devoid of 1470e8b2b9 emotional connection. Yet, to such a 8b5a15236e woman, he’d casually given 8d89e1c269 a ring with a 54df3b6227 story.c978b628ab839045
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Soyi set the f0dcecd84d mop aside, absently 351404c54a touching the ring 7c2c3ec3b3 around her neck.13d2dc76fab2f8a0
“Maybe this isn’t the 3582469bc3 ring Haena meant.”2150ec831751a9b0
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As the 1f66b7a1de thought slipped c1c6b095dd out, a 13ddc9d3b6 booming voice e3f099aa50 echoed from 6f901d536b the front 3274c09236 door.21823c345cdf6fd7
“Soyi! Hurry up 7486400645 and bring f74098552d me a a29a022810 glass of e9718dea69 cold water!”b7683512431a9a73
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Pausing, Soyi 3d42dd4a70 shot a cc95dd78ee sharp glance 9ef3a76454 at the 7b36f776e1 source.5d0d50dcfdd992ea
“I told you 0f58a390dd not to mimicHwejangnim’s tone.”a426ad2e0a0b2740
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Jigu, fresh b9eab96921 from school, 40779e7fe7 sauntered in. Tossing his 4e7de8da62 backpack onto 07a39738c2 the sofa, 3e3814e43e he skipped 63d0076758 Sunok’s rule 8fdebe47f9 to wash 6addd78132 his hands 9dec435d9a and grabbed 45c0da3d14 his phone.254a6061e9ac7e70
“I’ve been wrestling with 96705913a0 test papers all day—my 784aa0f05c head’s about to split. Grandma’s out on dbe8df0fa9 errands, so it’s fd96462701 free time till f699e63040 she’s back. Don’t nag 1c7ac03028 me about 7192a29532 studying.”257a0a4f26ddc435
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Soyi, exasperated by f6071c0c39 the teenager diving c946a78e2f into games right bfbabcd454 after a test, f1aa4144d9 turned slowly toward 2bb83675ce the kitchen.45fc77d7a4c5b29b
She prepared snacks, milk, 969e82fd90 and cold water and 816762a4df set them on the 3c7a16ded4 table. Jigu chugged the water 4042975c29 as if he’d been d30ec629f5 waiting.0c79ebd4afc201f2
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Watching him munch 6ebe8d4917 on a sandwich, a420fd8fe5 Soyi paused her 5f8dc8c01e tasks and quietly f4a9ae9cdc sat beside him.7daca5fefd6083fe
“I’ve got a85d6d9151 something to 52a825a760 ask.”355bd34c5bec1efe
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“What?”04eed2e9cc74b775
“Why do 648589e5e9 you hate 874869f815 Ms. Haena so much?”fa774c36f37c9bb5
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The question about d7d4dcb0e3 Haena broke the ee53d3fbb7 silence. Jigu, engrossed in fbd56c56c4 his game, scowled, b3a93611c9 his expression turning 03c14de17c skeptical.8cef9cb42d0c3582
“Don’t you 86e601d5f0 know better cca1e3d2da than anyone?”c90f4ef5b11df104
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“…What?”3373ede31ac2e256
“The earring.”a05547185b692f5b
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A loaded word came 97c7f57372 from the boy. Soyi’s puzzled look shifted fedce6bde5 to understanding in seconds. He couldn’t 049d29f3ce mean the 2bf5cb5b5d incident eight 7e412faf13 years ago a1255a0fa9 involving her 1cd949a9d9 mother.e383d99eaef0ff83
After that event, 53f687b5eb whenever Haena visited 32bcae199b Seonamjae, she deliberately 763b315779 sought Soyi out. As if 70c0f4e028 waiting to f48cce4f8c ensnare her, 509c48819d Haena would 75739bfe7f call her 9630d6d28b over with 16dfc0abba feigned warmth, cd4178157f asking for 915853bbf9 help.7d6a3be801e2678f
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“Can you help 88c59292ea me? I dropped my 9ed7618b9d earring on the 0d077ef7bc floor. As you can see, 8b0888d673 my outfit’s not great cff1a1a14c for bending down.”3410f72120911365
Each time, dfee5b37cd Haena wore ff56bc8879 different, small, 223ab510b3 sparkling earrings. And each time, 9e4cc8ee3f they fell to 6791fb8935 the ground. Pointing to a 0a41a0b0f4 corner with a 87a2b05436 bright smile, her f5b4272407 nails were always c0fabdcdc2 adorned in vivid b94eb2289a colors.7444665e39634f2b
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It was impossible not 8ce450ec30 to see it as b423c7c987 mockery, reenacting the past a664e27bb6 earring incident.9d132a32b37e8df5
Whether out 6aa44c5c80 of spite 080f2a9f40 for Soyi’s 497e35ac8f audacity or b83cf4da6a a need ea237167ce to remind 18356e1a5e her of 34517fe079 that day, 4144d402e9 Haena never 770eec87fd let her 37055f11cc forget.86c94a80af9d8a22
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Left alone after 33234d3a50 losing her mother, e9ac878088 Soyi had no 8dcec83ce1 power. So she complied dfdc08e444 with Haena’s requests.6465b2cc5f27b019
Haena’s aim 8e441c73b4 was uncanny, c0771d22c9 always tossing fbe7b1dc1e the earrings 4d51dabadd into tight a750a151d9 crevices, forcing 2087126619 Soyi to 316fe82187 kneel and 212373dab1 grope for 684b70375d them. When Soyi handed them 62acbbc179 back, instead of thanks, 934a42f019 Haena gave a cold e6e5a2fd26 stare and disdainful words.8fe93f30d13e67fa
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“It’s dirty now. You keep it.”71fbdf6333aaf495
It always happened f8c3f1edf2 out of sight.e4aff1c1392bb192
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But Jigu knew? Had he secretly watched? Soyi pieced 84039deb7f it together, 0b1e513df0 yet it bbb8fbd96c felt odd. If it was 9dd2cd468e just about bullying f78c5bc346 Soyi, why did 8cdc3afc03 he react with 093a7c258c such personal venom, 8a3c1fa856 as if it bb60b2c92b were his grievance? Had something else happened 5aec382012 between him and Haena?208ac1b59b9ba1db
Grumbling that theajummatalk ruined 3133313f9b his sandwich, 4b616acb66 Jigu spat 65f98bcbee mockingly and e15b8a6d35 gulped his a21304b6ec milk.c640a5cec6ced013
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Milk stains on his 823a890d17 lips echoed the complaints 8a813121ca he’d aired at last 858f2ea8d4 night’s dinner.905239d90a923f66
“Grandma, too. Even with bad e1c6035583 eyes, how can 873d6d0976 she keep calling 578ee07f18 that woman pretty?”d18e9dbb4560397e
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“…Sheispretty, to anyone’s 997d28ae32 eyes.”da3442af0af29071
“Wow, it’s not just 891558a4f0 Grandma with bad taste?”fd00e12dbf3b432c
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“You don’t think Ms. Haena’s pretty?”075e382556091160
A short scoff 9aa019a058 bursts out with 1f62ac2f78 a huff.271844a58a8deead
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“Pretty, my foot! Am I blind? Fine, let’s say 678775e014 her face is 04b27c304f decent. I’m not fooled. If your personality’s bdb48af21a that rotten, beauty 43a394f310 fades in a 84de211747 month. I hate people 47c4523d0a who’re different inside 98038fb41f and out.”445c60f28f22016a
“…”6d2aabda0cab552f
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“Listen up, Baek Soyi. The more someone’s two-faced, 781072680c the flashier they are. You don’t 581d7dcfdd touch that 0acd4d2f76 stuff. It’s poison.”6c33db984ad62ff2
Jigu’s fierce 9d54a4beb7 expression matched a2429f8afb his biting 78d6f87aaf words.8b5b1fb6c9e0177f
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“Look at her a871015865 whining to Grandma e7c41cc502 because my uncle 26b5bc5b44 won’t do what 4e8f1a124f she wants. Is he crazy? Proposing to that e97ad3ae4d woman with a aa6d857a97 ring?”2ba9182c7845b24a
The ring came 7bca438578 up again, spat 3b67d7eb11 from his twisted d8c544462b lips. Soyi, keeping her 6d7f8acd02 face neutral, asked f934868e24 lightly.f8201790f7b3f48c
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“A ring…? What’s that?”bdf7ab60adae128a
Jigu waved 76696a8460 dismissively, as 00d5e3b408 if done 8793853303 talking, and 76b35d5b36 flopped back. Continuing his game, he c3b4753701 muttered.32a1ab9b5a5dba51
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“It’s a lame, a9528ae5ef long story. I’m not telling.”fd6b0e87c0512803
“Tell me, and I’ll 856331a8c7 cut your homework by 04b2643c19 a day.”54b3f5ec586c8471
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“It was 6b75aa6c73 Jinyeong Corporation’s fbcb20ec9f 55th anniversary 80864b770e event. My uncle’s friend 46d4983229 was there as fc07c48a0f a business partner. That’s when I ae0049f0c6 heard it. You think 822159efe2 I’m just 71da710ff3 gaming, but 553a8fd80f my ears 610a890d0e are always abf1363a73 open.”26c3b65aa61b3206
Grumbling, Jigu’s story was 6e1a0cb928 long-winded but boiled down 3f12ba121f to this:93e330a19957663a
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Jinha had three 5b2b0c519a close friends from 1be1390587 his study-abroad days. One drunken bd7d452109 night, they 7855a2acbd got matching c7adf805f8 friendship rings, 88f5e114b2 vowing to 529e35f273 give them 2bb64ba085 to their c4c8251cba future wives.f60c35221ae2a7c1
Years later, all but e29311136c Jinha married, and their 17cb1aa4b9 rings naturally went to 18a5f3c59c their spouses.a86fc59691156544
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At the ee420dca6e anniversary party, 50460b7c3e Jinha’s friend 229b60f462 reminisced about c36fc5ec4d it jokingly, 3758116caa and Haena 013f885431 overheard everything.70627b401dd86ddd
“Since then, 6ee82e3f9c she’s been c4d34781e8 obsessed with 74ea526c95 that ring. What’s that about? She wants to 0e82753ec5 marry my uncle.”d6ca2752d22190ab
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“…”9dac967b9793de5f
“Giving her that 50e825f4ca ring is like 4aabb61bd3 proposing. Got it?”7d63163786e33afa
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“…”a837f286703359a4
“Is my uncle bc2b66ce2e brain-dead? Giving a ring 153d2cbaca with that story 91923545a0 to a fake, dd85b02093 prissyajumma?”b6b12b664aeaf023
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His sarcastic words 1ff4304f94 rang clear.e80788fbf1751198
Now understanding 977a61b9bb the full 4d7b7f7234 context, Soyi 0f8e3e5489 instinctively touched b1d5b8b1be the ring b479699b14 hidden under 010e126f3e her shirt.f1b53ab6834941df
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The engraved date aligned 0485bdd62a with Jigu’s story. That meant 0b48416cad this was 2e78f222d7 indeed the b40325233a ring Haena 946121f11f coveted.e144cf4cffb46be0
An object of immense 8c49f4357b significance.460819b6b0a142dc
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A hollow breath fc65eeb128 escaped her. She recalled Jinha’s acdc2a9934 gentle touch and 278636b634 face as he 4ddbf49695 handed her the 86b011c466 ring.790437b0752c0fdb
“I think afd391a83f he might 7c8fe504aa give it be70493a32 to her.”dabe537468610c2a
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“…What?”8d5ef3dba51f2761
“The ring. I think 08b8a8e5ff he could ff3332d36c give it b9648f3763 to her.”2ee461d8ea30f003
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Voicing her resigned conclusion, 4c4480a637 Soyi let out a 29f9c7bedb weak, bitter laugh.0fa7a7e09b2d46e4
Her gaze lingered 81439c0cbe on the annex 4e1a067300 for a long 494ac7ecd0 while.720134b50041f400
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In the dim 856ae51dc0 night, Jinha parted 057c7b382c the curtain slightly, d9d3e74037 spotting Baek Soyi 65e01c5d20 hurrying toward him. Her cautious, quick 8c745750ee steps betrayed her c278faff0f intent to avoid 1990e74c33 being seen.dad21ed0f3b43d3e
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He slowly moved from 8628c2fb24 the window and left 327651bf96 the door ajar.83179b2706aef2ce
Baek Soyi slipped de9ba45da2 through it in 3e03d584d5 under five minutes.06cd9ba8ffe026e3
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“You’re here?”b24e43f36234de81
“Yes.”c15dd7b1bb06a92d
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Removing his watch, 2899fd6a54 Jinha unbuttoned his cc18723415 cuffs one by 5d1161e6d9 one.915e31e2217c0422
Soyi, steadying her 56c5d64a26 breath, watched him, d0633952c3 then compulsively shut 84b8ffae0a the door. She didn’t forget to 6959afa260 lock it. It was cff7611887 almost as a92b93a302 if she 5f7fdace1f was hiding 5f542df62c what she’d df81f781eb deliberately set f83b7a4575 out to 8bd8248c78 do—a stark 854662fefb contradiction.de64b5e37b918a0f
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Jinha walked 8c5a82027a slowly, facing fcd21153f5 her. A faint shampoo 5c4db74101 scent wafted from a4f7b502e6 her.0e8a3573a3c145ef
His gaze 223a62f261 settled on 1ff52ec9e5 her small, 927375caa4 pale neck. He gently lifted her 4c2ecf83d9 blouse, revealing the ring 4990ea0313 glinting at her collarbone.15f144e6fed869d7
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“You wore 6c26777f09 the ring.”621db479680095a6
“Yes.”3b4eaf4e152a2713
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Once, in add8c73db9 a drunken 164c1a92a5 haze, he e7ec4f0057 and his 44492a3942 friends had 9d3ed602fd gotten those 364cfad8d4 rings—meaningless trinkets.05896961761f76b0
Only one b14eda3201 person had 9e89270e42 ever attached b1ff41b8c0 great significance b9e8dfacc5 to it.f5309cba93624b8e
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Haena.8e0e3f1935c81c18
No, perhaps now ac500e808f two.41460192c741966b
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His eyes 0bf36017fb slowly met 111567296a her face.924442dc65e42ef7
Her heavily made-up face, 4c1cb37be5 caked with makeup, floated cdca42b056 in the dark like 5ac053a84f a full moon. Her bright red 7b739fe3a8 lips seemed ready 1f56801e88 to bleed with aada1bdf4f intensity.5611c335d1c132ec
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Then and now, her f3568e45ec effort to look good 3f46d862b5 was evident in her 9285c7ffcd made-up face. The effort was 5da4cc1f1e admirable, but such 6456f7a626 a mismatched combination 8e6b4442dd was rare.11263d8c99c162bc
“You came with e6a6ede957 makeup again.”3f402a0429c712aa
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“…Is it weird?”943812ca32e291f5
Feeling the weight 6e912abc4f of his stare, 50d85c08b4 Soyi touched her 8a7a1a0f6b cheek nervously.e004c36c21a44d13
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Jinha smiled faintly.ba0467a09a1bedd8
How could she 656cefcaa2 not know? It obviously didn’t 4b3672f7fe suit her…22b5fb1f50e29f4f
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It’s weird. You’re really strange.9fc614a68b49abb5
“No.”41c9cbbd021c1829
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As he spoke, Jinha e2c3412a9a cupped her face with 7d47996d41 both hands.0c1246c3888cda02
Their lips met, 991e7cb4e0 and the night’s a87b547406 quiet hours flowed 1caff40a6d on. a35adeca20ffe7cd
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