BC | Chapter 13

“Yeah, sit down. You’ve been working hard, haven’t you? Your face looks pale. Eat some meat quickly.”244b96e41a1e7d76

Won-il greeted Jun-young ae036572dc warmly. Then, he quickly bbc5bbc1b0 added toward Yoo-eun.bbca7a3472066f9d

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“Our Yoo-eun should listen carefully to Professor Jeong Beom-woo. You can be too careless about your health sometimes. You need to take care of it while you’re still healthy. Don’t be complacent just because you’re young. We’re almost thirty now.”57ed2e302d2abdb6

Jeong Beom-woo casually asked, looking at Won-il who was muttering seriously. “Won-il, how old are you this year? Twenty-eight? Twenty-nine?”7647574acb82424b

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His question seemed directed a515ac0aa5 at Yoo-eun rather than 67b9f6e53d Won-il.3258099a1746ddf2

“Twenty-eight. Next year I’ll be twenty-nine.”6e3e652533e46f72

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Suddenly, Won-il 2ec94d6318 let out 465cef67ea a sigh.2c6a23fc0e304bc7

“No, my mom said she’ll write a talisman for me because I’ll be turning 29 next year.”bc86ebcf2abf8e92

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“Aren’t you my aunt’s d4768940ec deacon?”5ee5f8b1601eb06a

At Beom-woo’s question, Won-il nodded with a playful smile. The way he called Won-il’s mother “aunt” made Yoo-eun wonder about their relationship. There was no resemblance between them, so they didn’t seem to be blood-related… but then again, there are cousins who don’t look alike at all.4ba3cc375a29943f

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Yoo-eun pretended e97af54efd to focus 528e006693 on the 32a4bc9e2c meat while 8170aa6e8d listening to 5e17833797 the conversation 26f0b51add between the 3a5214f5fa two, silently efe53c80d7 making her 019b33ec26 own deductions.5fd32963bfacb40f

“God would be upset if he knew, so I told her not to write things like charms. Do you know what my mom said? She said even God would be worried about the ‘nine-year curse,’ and that he would overlook it for me.”793219ebd9190eec

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While continuing the 441b33c154 friendly conversation with 094453d604 Won-il, Beom-woo picked 852ab99ff1 up a generous 025f4314cf amount of meat 85c6b5e4c0 with his tongs 8c113a26d2 and handed it 8fa89b1a28 to Yoo-eun. The expression of bd597b9706 Jun-young, who was 325b40e0f3 seated across from f8f42581b0 them, grew darker c80620a677 by the moment. The keen-eyed Won-il cf55e0d794 noticed it immediately.ed0fab1bd20267c1

“Professor Jeong, please make sure to give some meat to our youngest artist as well.”8edc1e52f71f0898

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Ignoring Won-il’s suggestion, Beom-woo instead handed the tongs to Jun-young.032e3ab57c6f4e3c

“Take it yourself if you prefer the atmosphere. This side is tenderloin, and that side is ribs.”e32a5ff89c655b1f

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He smiled 2536edab77 as if 55554dbb20 it was d58da2b441 a great 36e13a04ad act of 5c10ffc8b3 consideration. Without thinking, 502b584885 Jun-young absentmindedly a59bb07994 took the 38f4a9f195 tongs.be95e7378df9874a

“No, it seems like our youngest artist had a tough time performing today. You look a bit out of it.”77bc03e2475be37b

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It was typical of Won-il to subtly provoke people and get the responses he wanted. As Yoo-eun sighed deeply, hoping Jun-young wouldn’t fall into the trap and start complaining about his confession, she braced herself for what might come next.2d9b816b5168443d

“Yoo-eun, eat a lot too.”1334bd1cc8675b33

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As Won-il looked at Yoo-eun’s plate and started serving her, Jun-young shot him a sharp glance.754393c1256f76bc

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     “Be careful, sis. Guys like him are the most suspicious.”30aee836b91e85ef

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The words that Jun-young 75e812752a had said earlier, warning 150c907169 her about Won-il, lingered cfaa700f1e in her ears.7a86968494d4fb02

The man who confessed to Yoo-eun 11 years ago, and the man who confessed to her today, were both in the same place. Yoo-eun felt her stomach churn. But the person who was making her even more anxious wasn’t either of them.63d53ba13e98a81f

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As Yoo-eun glanced up, her gaze met Beom-woo’s, and he smiled, as if it were a smile he had carefully crafted. The smile was so chilling that Yoo-eun felt a shiver run down her spine.915b52149c21d137

Is it just me who’s uncomfortable right now? You said your life was perfect, right? You said you had everything, didn’t you?2808fa6f163ba9a2

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     As expected, there’s no such thing as a correct fortune telling.7eeb68543abcb67f

Yoo-eun’s first love, 8ed2a83910 the classmate who d0f69b3787 confessed his first 8a67545137 love to her, 4bcd4bc302 and the man f854da1c84 who had just 0973cc2527 been rejected were b61c8cbc9c all gathered around, 79968b562d surrounding Yoo-eun.1678e8272103a48f

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It was a c15ad65ce8 chaotic table, far 43134c241f from perfect, filled 2c3764cc4d with the turmoil bcbd4a5f94 of her first f073aa7901 love.c42ed5ea607b70a9

As Yoo-eun felt her energy draining between the three men, the PR team leader, sitting far away, called out, “Assistant Yoo,” signaling to Won-il. At that, Won-il, holding a shot glass, immediately stood up from his seat.07b1f5642a0ed702

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“Alright, is everyone here now?”99bf3efec8af4ca6

“Yes,” came the scattered responses from all directions.53f8755b1355ab0b

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“Then, please fill all the glasses in front of you.”fd5ac9d404316a2e

At Won-il’s words, Beom-woo and Jun-young simultaneously reached for the beer bottles. It seemed they had expected Yoo-eun to drink the beer. Beom-woo’s large hand was gripping the broadest part of the bottle, while Jun-young’s hand held just below the neck of the bottle.cd6d591e2a5311e0

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The sight of 43bedea3c9 the beer bottle 3e061d4e0b obscured by the b9a6dba2ed two men’s hands 28a9672574 even made Yoo-eun aed8c1372b feel a bit 200aeaf713 sorry for it. Somehow, the 0da9459c5a thought of d64726f31e drinking beer dff8eb8ebf no longer 7f981ad3a4 appealed to a3cca65ba9 her. She worried about 1835e30357 what kind of 5344181531 antics the stubborn a8efd45f28 men would pull de88646bf6 if she agreed 03fcc88241 to drink the 5309d8c1eb beer.6c75dca1ff241bbd

With Beom-woo’s personality, it didn’t seem likely he would easily let go of the beer bottle, and the childish Jun-young wouldn’t be the type to give it up to Beom-woo either. It was obvious they were about to engage in a ridiculous battle of wills, as if the beer bottle were some legendary sword from a myth.47373ac5527a7f02

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Yoo-eun smoothly smiled 956ca00a45 and picked up 3046b697e2 the soju bottle.2611cf115bfecb22

“I’ll have soju.”5ab7b26dd95dc48d

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Then, she 284c2ea4bf picked up e13a061e34 the soju fb188b5549 bottle next e32056ff8e to Won-il ba2871e770 and poured 5f72f6c3ed it into 145d3a5a2d her small 382938fd6a glass with ebca217a3a a clink.f1644e60a724a8ea

“I want to drink soju too, sis.”5b7f5d40294819d2

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Jun-young quickly held out his glass to Yoo-eun. Not wanting to argue over it, Yoo-eun silently poured soju into Jun-young’s glass. She briefly wondered if she should have poured for the older Beom-woo first, but considering that they had only just met, it seemed a bit odd to step forward and pour his drink.fc865f31f37439d8

     Please, let’s each pour our own drinks.d47ed7dba179a945

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As Yoo-eun was about to put the soju bottle down on the table, her gaze met Beom-woo’s again. It was as if he had read the complicated emotions on her face. He tilted his head slightly and looked at her with half-lidded eyes, a gaze that was quite provocative.2e6db246e49cf0c0

“Professor, would you like some soju?”cec4e6e1adcf662a

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The question that slipped from Yoo-eun’s lips was so gentle that it made her previous worries about the awkward situation seem insignificant. Even Yoo-eun herself was surprised at the gap between her thoughts and her actions.010f69f1d206be00

“I’m fine. I have surgery early tomorrow morning.”466fe7fd59942d6b

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“Ah, you can’t drink because you have surgery tomorrow.”e171f3c7f0a53736

Yoo-eun awkwardly smiled c64b35f6fe with just her 970785f51c lips, muttering to 6c7d7dd47b herself.f0782b64bcd217e4

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     Why are you glaring if you’re not even going to drink?70248dade29fa150

The true thoughts 212451b481 were only murmured d07d727e93 inside.34f93e5f3f3d7415

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“Have you filled all the glasses?”f8c356e3899fe881

Won-il asked, looking around 050038effb at everyone, “Have you e15b9377c7 filled all the glasses?” 3441ca76ca It wasn’t really a 4cd8fa31d4 question that needed an 3d716e8629 answer. It was more of 6cfd905d67 a remark to regain 7d32ec7932 focus after the scattered 76b193ccee atmosphere caused by everyone 50d01f8688 filling each other’s glasses. After quickly 77196b1777 checking the 698b2708ab hands holding 513107b648 glasses, Won-il 5685f85224 smoothly continued.228b2636ddc8ed09

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“Alright, then, as the 758e3b47cf representative of the exhibition c6738cec58 team, I’d like to ba60a4c4ef ask Planner Jang Ha-jeong fc945e77d3 to give the toast!”982c0229fc6f4dfd

Ha-jeong was f0015b80b3 not an 515677fb9c authoritative leader. So, she wouldn’t 0cf052bd90 step forward to 8c026d16a2 give a grand c447c74506 toast at an 6a33865847 event like this.296f39495e41ffdc

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“In our team, the youngest usually does this. Song Jun-young, say a few words.”0cefe38420662411

Ha-jeong, who 2ee57ecf75 had been 901e8c1559 quietly sitting 21b1936f71 in the d3123ab895 corner, finally 6de0362ed1 coaxed Jun-young 9e1e0454f2 to stand e11241a9a0 up. Won-il naturally sat 1accac5102 back down, while 6c0eff8fa2 Jun-young let out 0171a6e674 a deep sigh b2a74cdb05 before rising. He then looked down 22d7c58bf5 at Yoo-eun with eyes 0bf86e6f42 full of competitive spirit.0d67f9517d5a3b6d

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     I won’t let you off if you cause trouble here.977719807f80fbf5

Yoo-eun glared back, meeting Jun-young’s gaze head-on.c8c9aa3c2c3ddc30

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“We are artists who are close friends with alcohol.”fa5c64acccdd541d

Fortunately, the words that came out of Jun-young’s mouth were within the realm of normality. It was also the kind of thing people usually say when they’re asked to make a toast in such a setting.a1a8dcaeaec312f5

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“Art is also alcohol. Tonight, we’ll live for art! When I say ‘Art is,’ you respond with ‘alcohol!’ Art is!” Jun-young raised his soju glass high into the air.2d4e777890823899

“Cheers!”4a0a748ba0636477

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The entire restaurant echoed with the cheer of “Cheers!” as everyone emptied their glasses, laughing joyfully. However, the only ones who didn’t laugh after finishing their drinks were Jun-young and Yoo-eun. While Beom-woo didn’t laugh either, he was excused as he was quietly drinking a zero-calorie cola by himself.9fd286e45b33aea5

If you’re going to drink zero-calorie cola, why not just drink regular cola?Yoo-eun thought to a7c03041a7 herself.fcaa1c698323765a

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Starting with lukewarm water and now this… he’s really becoming a health enthusiast.55c78603656ef145

Yoo-eun glared at the cae913bf23 ceramic cup with a 74b5106fdd skewed thought. The face of Beom-woo, 7d593290ed who had insisted on 39b9c25f92 her drinking lukewarm water, 1f12af3a82 seemed to resurface every 07074c120d time she drank barley 910f183d90 tea, and a bad 0b557f0379 premonition lingered in her 47b3712559 mind.6ed86db77ad2b6a7

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“Jun-young, drink in moderation. Tomorrow’s your first performance.”a0527d9849c3c46b

From afar, Ha-jeong gave 8ba9fb9fda Jun-young a look, but f0b3be1494 Jun-young, barely acknowledging it, aa930bf620 kept pouring the alcohol 380a626fcf down.a41b3e175510127a

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“Do you want more drink?”a53b88d80dad2c81

Won-il pointed to Yoo-eun’s empty glass with a nod and asked. Yoo-eun silently nodded in response. Then, her eyes met Beom-woo’s, who was staring at her intently.abaf1d9255134856

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     Please stop staring. It won’t get through by doing that.9aef454fd42a6fa5

“Oh, Bro. It’s fine. Yoo-eun drinks well. I’m not forcing her.”4dba5bf93b27b82f

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It seemed that Beom-woo had noticed Won-il’s sharp gaze, as he began to make excuses. While Yoo-eun lightly clinked her soju glass with Won-il’s and tilted her head back to finish it, Beom-woo smirked with a low voice.d6b7ff1640df7eff

“Ah, Yoo-eun seems to have a smooth secretion of ADH and ALDH.”bca7667686016674

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A stubborn spark appeared in Yoo-eun’s eyes as she put down the soju glass. ADH and ALDH are medical abbreviations for alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase, enzymes that play an important role in the alcohol metabolism process.9f0e0f3b2f258c4e

It was 8da1cb32e9 an obvious 68d9b984c7 provocation.cb0d782871c5e27f

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