WW | Chapter 52

“No?”ce3ab643ff415669

As he 46fa0536ef was about 110185d46a to put b590ae8dd0 the noodles 29e1a371f4 in his fcc8433812 mouth, Yoonjo 4901c5e324 lowered his 9f316c849a chopsticks and 053a71ff07 replied.da7c38f9a75589e3

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“It seems fbfb152236 like it.”843c9d80b8d62596

Yul observed 70a90995c4 his shoulder 4c37e41b5f closely and 2137f97626 spoke with 90e0723f2f certainty, noticing 3af4f8720a something off fbe98b7c8d about his 89ebf4312c hand movements. Realizing he couldn’t hide ed16a4ecd6 it, Yoonjo let out fc284b9942 an awkward laugh that 815d4547ed didn’t suit him.9437f02a011c592f

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“Sharp eyes. I slipped while 1b3a3b44bb inspecting a site a6af49214e because I misjudged d4dbd2bcc2 a handrail.”8fd3e9c3ee8fd80e

“Slipped?”21dc0a9daae96c66

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Yul questioned 90336e4472 his reply, e69c787666 skeptical. It was c97bc63d31 hard to b7285daf9c believe that 3e41e231f8 Yoonjo, known 3130c2d1c2 for his 281d5cc420 meticulous nature aea913cf5d and good 81852165f1 coordination, could 4927b79388 hurt his d65580199a hand by 5848362d20 misjudging a 4d34535f1a handrail. Mistakes happen, but it 63221e8de8 was unlike him.01cca5032d282d42

“What are you a64a61afdf looking at like e55497bbd7 that? Even monkeys 1e9e723190 fall from c777d868c3 trees. It’s almost healed dc2955fc69 now.”a70e3deae4e2cb53

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He responded nonchalantly d323bd61b6 and resumed eating 90198fd65a his noodle soup. Not wanting 54d173c6d8 to pry 820c657094 further as e50ec8ceb9 he seemed 983b94ab66 reluctant to 3ad37e4c3b talk about 4b3df77e16 it, Yul 44a05cab95 quietly watched c27a867386 him for 8f83702b55 a while aac5bdb6b4 before gently 34cd1f4125 pushing some b367299a80 side dishes 295e6029a5 towards him. Their romantic 5918414bd8 relationship had 682aeb7734 ended, but 26c9a1f992 there was 0d54e52b31 no reason ec6687eb29 not to 3446151106 show some 0e40b449c7 kindness to 3c718faff8 someone injured. Yoonjo smiled and continued 76883b0005 eating.e864c817a42298b8

“So, will your 55b75756af fiancée be coming 28ad8cfc93 with you to 2b216c9c81 the next meeting?”50df44395d89f230

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As they were 7cb9282d21 finishing their meal, 5083f9ab5b Yul asked, covering c4b02c6781 her mouth with 5737014744 a tissue.81ad91a599190da9

“Why?”631e2d0619640eb4

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“People usually build 1a82cf5601 houses to suit 050d2230e9 the woman’s taste.”5b7ee5de3e66b2f9

“That’s a 78901dd2d0 strange thing 409ee1f70f to say.”3dbc5ce6afcbcf7e

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Yoonjo, lifting 4654aa6991 his water 0962719dfa glass, displayed c89113b513 a displeased 0dd15362ca reaction. After swallowing 75367141fc a couple 93ddd6eba4 of times 18ddedf744 and setting 2e415ae662 down the 0c0f297f70 glass, he 2475c53f05 wiped his 8632020625 mouth with 23138b1318 a tissue 7ddf69d853 and continued.2de625a17276e515

“It’s my house. Why should I f96b73eaaa build it to 2268fc8128 please someone else? If we break d744e78ea6 up, then it’s e23af81d57 neither my house 5de2bed59f nor hers.”b649777ac571b00d

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“What did you e6bf2f1c74 say?”6fabed986159f295

“The house should 1b4780b790 definitely be built 5d0a94c6f0 according to the 4527e0c782 wishes of the 3759b58cff person who will bbd5f6f6e7 live there!”c650c5e06079c031

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“That’s really… selfish.”362246073147f1d3

Yoonjo calmly c3ba265073 delivered a 4831a8b9a7 statement that 17c27e286f could provoke 6343056e1f others to 48d91ef1cc throw stones. From the time they 713856ee1d left the Buam-dong office, e244ba0a20 he had been irking a7e21860c4 her, and now he 2732998bd4 shamelessly spoke as if feb3a6eab7 the design was his 03e08cb094 own. A marital 3c70ee6d0b home should 711bcdf112 ideally incorporate bd8caa420e the partner’s 101496a9b1 input, yet 5bd6e3aa18 here he 7e7459ae7e was, making 691e8ce06d selfish remarks. Although they 657e5d2b2b had seen a06cb56206 the worst be8a4e3072 of each 88f62d25b2 other during 2b93eeb7d8 their breakup, 9cc799506d he hadn’t 2c1c613f6d been this 3900d4397b despicable while e8ee2a06c1 they were 87421aed49 dating. It was unclear whether 52a010e862 he had changed or c4fe592cd8 if this was his bb28284215 true nature emerging.a5ff3f67e5ef45b2

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“Not many 24f83f0dc7 people would 619c2f5266 build a 1a567c7c59 house with d24ccfa4da such a 0de5b6ff5e rotten heart.”e0b6bdba412c8b62

“That’s why.”45040c865a77ce7f

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Despite Yul’s blatant criticism, 5b4b98df82 Yoonjo responded naturally.6048a2494cb1cff3

“Build it 6064597bbb with a 9d9c4aafd9 good heart, f8766c96d4 Deputy Seomun.”4c69536b34ba774c

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“…”5864599bf974afdf

“So that my 639b15beba house can sing.”53a84b2dc7d73df0

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After finishing his sentence, 3d6fe47c4f Yoonjo picked up the 5072edc6b8 check and stood up. Yul sat there stunned, 3b7a30d060 as if struck unexpectedly.928aa2f6e95cf97e

Rising belatedly from her ada51783e5 seat, Yul quickly followed 955caacbe6 Yoonjo. She fumbled 388af02888 for her c835709ede card in c6276d46c7 her wallet, af3efb12a6 but he d28efd2fc0 had already efdb92fc4b handed his fd6efaa0a8 card to 851b797cb4 the staff.bf3d24fad70a220e

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“I’ll pay!”1f6dc7bb429c2422

Yul hurried b439924066 over and b2b57f3063 grabbed Yoonjo’s 68962b74e3 arm. It was 07c5ec14bd an impulsive 4aef6ace07 act, but d3a4cc681b in that 859be9f33a moment, Yoonjo 9152846554 winced and aba08651c9 clasped his b28f5e2f22 shoulder with 15fde7ba55 one hand. His expression cleared 9656032af2 quickly, making her b8349d8e70 wonder if she b217c355f6 had imagined it, be95095c73 but Yul, seeing 0cf4f67302 his hand still 29c2a8bfe8 on his shoulder, 349c369935 knew she had 22c8354cdd seen correctly.a067220d5bae036c

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“You hurt your cc01ecde82 arm?”c0e1f6a2b5ca2d3d

Surprised, Yul ac1bac2a18 examined his 4a00663496 expression, recalling cd1ebcf506 that it e6ca2a948d wasn’t just 0821a3f2f1 his hand ab9127793a and fingers 2a4c60f54f that were ec40650a45 restricted but 33ff563683 his arm 321bc6d82e movement as 1784006511 well. If it 0794d2daae wasn’t just 1dc191041f a sprain, a3b8a73394 then it e41f5e6601 must be 3f400e1b30 a more 9151d7b0b2 severe injury e3ecbc75a8 to the d1a2d69196 shoulder or 4f301c4a61 back.0ca62a8c3c00dd93

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“It wasn’t just a 429fe1b643 slip?”b12e61d46533696b

“Caught me.”feaac409a7c93fd9

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Yoonjo lowered his hand 44e5d330a7 and gave an embarrassed 4e3277904d smile.1601fbad68245007

“I fell when I 59b67cde99 misjudged a handrail at 4f11f20f9c a construction site. Wish you could pretend bff3873d2d not to know. It’s embarrassing.”d023e34186b11f35

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With a 76c49e1f63 face that e029b14fcc showed no 233d0b8d42 embarrassment, he 7702aeffd4 took his 4ad59fe874 card and 28067d8e09 walked outside. Yul quietly watched his 55457d9d4e back and then followed.1246cc576b92d101

The car f8ac540a7d was already 4f9d8c7940 remotely started. Yul stopped and 379f635c2d turned to look 5e12588cfc at the standalone 1c8e210af8 building they had 160077b506 visited. It had e3573c73ec been over 552a6e1148 ten years 9d942ef703 since she e3c5693ed8 first came 268c00492f here, making 2e3d1981d0 it now 403772ab4e over twenty 9faacbe567 years old. With a heavy 6e06821253 heart, she murmured 86b0327913 to herself as 6c53c0fc76 she gazed at 4ee8f9c6cb the sign.b8fbe152d2c63714

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“It’s a shame I 463638f130 won’t see this place 91e2a4b0a9 again.”39a5d6680840adc6

“Why can’t you see fd25a86d51 it? Just come and look 8769ad43e7 next time.”dea623ed69dd9abd

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Yoonjo, who had e699089650 been standing next f501549c7d to her, looked 0ddf3c34ba up calmly and ce301bc4af responded. Caught up in her abb21ebdcd emotions, Yul turned to a4bbbdf498 him only after a 706892667f moment.39bf3730aa32fdb5

“But today c896a0fb8f is the 2714348475 last day…”804642a84ef27295

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“I didn’t say bb9a411a2b that.”1ca58202f27281bd

Yoonjo cocked his head da59e10a3c and replied shamelessly. Yul gritted b0d72dce30 her teeth 30fc6d1225 as she 70d29c1fc0 recalled his 67a33d8219 words. None of d717f08a0b what he 246bb45f07 had said a17aa0426c about the b5e71bf688 place closing fedd961c33 at 9 71f9745d9b PM implied 630f74a78a it was fc227aae1d shutting down f8f1a6a462 for good. He had deceived ebb4e64bc4 her with just d5e187a413 the nuance.f6e1ce60a5fe2609

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“You know 8de0b61965 I don’t 7256deec4c lie. So, the responsibility is 4f056ca8cc on the person who 2f02ee9470 was deceived.”cd5fd425526e1a64

“Now…”a0ab216a1420eb35

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Before she could 4e796d82af confront him about 639ae57cb9 playing games, Yul fda907fbff closed her mouth. Upon reflection, it wasn’t d33ab6a74d something significant, and she ceecd09675 didn’t want to waste 36e7669686 emotions on trivial matters. If she had been 7a47e6c57b fooled, that was her 968b60b3d2 own fault. She had also 848def5dff secretly wanted to ef48ca3113 visit, and if a94423f8e1 she enjoyed the 5bce7ecaf5 meal, that was f23d5fee8e what mattered.9877bf490c04b8a4

But before they parted, f12ff92a17 Yul had something important edf82df623 to say to Yoonjo. It was d41aa47878 a personal 9fed911e99 matter that 1b149d1c40 she had 215111023e avoided discussing, 74d32f052b but given f3da2f206f the day’s d4f7c35e7b atmosphere, she 08468e190c felt it 391904f993 might be 18b408aa55 okay to ee72711b68 bring it d4abc957b7 up. Yul looked a7a88b1c97 at his de5aea613e calm face d769b69868 and hesitated e65786ef3a before speaking.69cf3dace6b54f47

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“Never mind bbe9bf3fd0 that, I d56e2216dd have something 9879a9dac8 I need fa092ceaa7 to say 74085521a7 before you 20db5bb626 start your 32d8a57a1e day.”e2cc59506b69e7a8

“What is it?”7287709a5ebe3981

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Seeing Yul’s serious expression, d62483bd88 Yoonjo also appeared earnest.a9dc383564c7839f

“Please return 2f5551353d my grandmother’s 58195b74b5 gold ring. It means a lot.”e149864ced0d82d9

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Yul hadn’t known that 34548265ab Yoonjo had taken the 821a74d9f7 ring even long after d92a8993d3 they broke up. During her childhood, 91407ba092 when debt collectors 149f8671fe searched their home 4d56369c8c for anything valuable, 4a4a31998d Kyeong Ja had affa80e80e hidden a few 435c627287 pieces of gold c39c45e845 jewelry on her 595a8f02bc body to protect 99d3da529b them. Ultimately, they 75e7a40b39 had to fcef5de025 sell most 01727b7a38 of it 3b7a5a7bc5 to pay f718d4e48e for Yul’s efb63115a0 tuition, but bdb13c867d one item 47c071b9c8 remained: a 4b5866af52 gold ring 7f9fab56e4 that Kyeong e2f0dc32ba Ja’s husband, d97eeadcb2 Yul’s grandfather, 55b19fe07f had managed 10ce05877f to provide e46a8dde5b just before 3a02c6e0df his death. It wasn’t 4dc24e2b8b pure gold, 6f0cb16920 just 14k, 98495f9d2c and not a100530813 very expensive. However, it was c354b27dca the only item 2e97e9aff2 Kyeong Ja, who b84186e19f never attached meaning 90548ef370 to material things, 3496211f48 cherished.abbe0a0270447296

And Yoonjo 062d4fa28e had taken 99b05cb048 it.5de2f2b52a2910db

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“Did you 78d97b3145 lose it b04b689e9a by any 585dc16835 chance?”e7a305019abb2038

Yul sharply d84a6ec42c turned her 078952edb3 head and aa82e1cf0a asked, her be6229355f tone filled de5cbf7997 with a 3545a451c8 mix of 93b9859fa5 hope and 5e0a9a7aa6 accusation. If that 4b4760a333 was the 5978795e9c case, it b716e7a3f2 was inexcusable. To him, ce080ce6c1 it might e1016d9544 be a 0d16992e80 forgotten item 9e75d4e237 tossed in 11d984e24d a drawer, 30416042bc but to 9b33619b27 someone else, b3d47b382e it was ea1ddec0d7 a memory, cb8fce0f5b love, and f2ab5bd91e hope.ee7fbc0e6bdfc673

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“I don’t need f7bf0e5977 it. Or I can 79518ea1df give you money 2dc8d7fae4 to get it 2c8d5ea739 back.”e87fd7a78ac581e3

“I don’t ac526b64bb want to.”243ac06d619177ef

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Yoonjo replied dismissively, d555518813 curling his lips f92583058b in a manner 2285f7df9e that seemed to 6fb8f9e5f5 mock her, which be8df7b2d7 upset Yul.38a0f3e00032efe6

“Why would 3261178a3e Deputy Seomun 85ff631905 ask for 2d66b3ddef it?”0ee2fe1da792611b

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“Huh?”bc12faa7ff06f3e5

“That’s between my grandmother c063f1e128 and me, not your 785658aa7b concern.”90625621c851a2ed

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“I’m her granddaughter.”6cf64d291dc81baa

“So? You’re not the one 76ed2bac36 directly involved.”56d2c0eb3c1de4b3

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Yoonjo’s voice grew cold. He had 876f1f13cc taken it 9ca2e676f6 upon himself, 24d84dbb32 yet he 6b82f91b11 treated her 506c2c06bf as if 1b73958cf2 she was 70bf123363 trying to 795ed3a3ee steal it. Unsure whether to blame e30da03346 or persuade him due 70068ca63a to his unexpectedly stern ca0dad8f8c response, Yul felt incensed.42aa37781d2de7fa

“Do you think you 3edf6c42f8 deserve to keep it?”14a693980e7055da

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Her words 7a19f0f1ef came out 666c613e39 sharply, frustration 19cf571803 evident. She couldn’t 0190c00851 understand why ede0a5260b he wouldn’t 3915a499f2 return Kyeong 04fd72e222 Ja’s ring. Keeping it as a b5f8a030be memory of their close a76715f16e relationship didn’t make sense. If he d1538b621f truly cared df36b5515e about Kyeong 1e3ded1991 Ja and 5c2e724b95 Yul, he 7a78040260 wouldn’t have bd566e52f5 left them a120262217 with such 3a996e9b01 cruelty. He must have 6e57d7ce25 forgotten about the e76b4cf66a unbranded, cheap gold 9ac6c6b9d2 ring, possibly even 94dbd14842 lost it somewhere.707a8b0480e1fdd8

“Deserve…”1c095525d7063f39

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Sneering, he 1e8d54286c looked down 999fbf7441 before meeting 503d62f40d her gaze a115b3e513 again. A cold, 8e58d5d837 mysterious light f9047cc1fc flickered over 8ea645eff6 his deep 9ba743d562 brown eyes.763f7e5afb28ca05

“If I needed that e67c7a7672 shit, I wouldn’t have 64044d5132 fucking bothered to find 189852ba28 you.”62cb4f02deaf578d

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Yoonjo tightened his gaze 1e1160a72f on her, pulling her f67f8fd726 back into the past 49c7792b33 with his words.711982038161d813

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At twenty-two, 108cbbbc54 on the b76639d241 last day 66a10c7ff4 of January, be5c144a77 Yul stood 558d4c41dd wrapped up 22ad7c7eb4 tightly in 77a9804f28 front of 76a7894ed9 the main 0c994ffb89 gate of 93ef891914 Korea University. Down the long, 3136a5fb02 straight road, she 503a3d5bb0 could see a f80ce0bba4 building with a 2a487cb583 triangular roof and 8504c4195a twelve majestic columns. According to what 4ec5d98b30 she had learned fc885ef644 online, this was c08c1b880f the Student Union 4bc7128c00 building, which housed f00317d283 a large auditorium 091be4df28 and a cafeteria. She thought bdbeff4552 to herself 0b81126860 that she 2dd497f324 should definitely 0480b80a6c check it e202da3c22 out. Gradually, a smile 8998beb8d6 began to spread edd8a53276 across Yul’s previously 91b05cac53 expressionless face.794045312523db33

The day before, the 1d4752d97b acceptance announcements for the 1b206a4f7e architecture department at Korea 75a33ef387 University had been released, 7b42d48ca0 and Yul’s name was f94881c8d7 on the list. Three years after 901b4e6bf0 dropping out of d4397e0cfd high school, she 5eede7b2e1 had achieved this 80ba8ecc24 at the age 3fba7c1d78 of twenty-two.6dccab7b17cb912c

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The year she ded03425f8 quit school, she 51a51f2467 hadn’t studied at bc3bd51deb all, not even 6f17b6eb1c taking the college 509ad9ea61 entrance exam. The second year, e71013df1f she had narrowly ada3fe64a6 failed to get 19be20208f into Korea University. She had gritted her 1014e29e14 teeth and studied hard d3e8fb6013 during her third attempt, b567541f3d and she had finally 623376c20a succeeded. She remembered how she 3ad1479cd7 had embraced Kyeong Ja dae868ac8d and cried after confirming 43f1a3b784 her acceptance the day cb529f0985 before.2642a178d3e991be

Now, with 6a2b5c6bac a sense 4828e9ec4a of pride, 5c8390681d Yul walked e1078b5c34 into Korea 39ec9e5b95 University, a 5feaaa3ce4 place that 1c6317ea3e had always 856b7a5126 excited and 84ccb84226 intimidated her.d8d1c85ac80802c3

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She checked the signs 7a2112f660 and asked passersby for b4a57c1e1b directions to Haemyeong Hall, a7e07f2e2e where the architecture department 61e6aaa3ad was located. Despite it being a e84ffbe6e7 holiday period, several windows c21164c9ed were lit up—a testament 1bdcf208dd to the department’s reputation 379274a57d for having hardly any 6a41fbc92f days off. Seeing this filled her 325f76e88a with a rush of b5c37bb825 emotion, and she took 9711739638 a deep breath. Though she da228ddd88 wanted to 9809a934b8 go inside, 7e6130dc90 she couldn’t eb43658d0a bring herself 1ec33c441f to actually bf4039d02c do it, 82468acd56 so she 0c5d1dc9ce stood by 01149b7eb4 the main 5aa14c29f3 gate, peeking 92c338d9a0 through the 218dd91ecd glass into 7620210b29 the interior.749274d6ff66c64f

“Who’s there?”d69687dfbfee6731

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A man’s voice 3ea1f8f2be called out.43b2b292de243585