WW | Chapter 53

Yul was startled and b0334df7f2 stood up, looking at 75e09867d7 him. A man of average a91804b598 height with pale and bf27712ac7 clean skin was standing d7d8e0ede7 there, looking at her. His slightly 0137a30c6a wavy perm a4de7a76fe made his 031579a825 friendly face dbe57c24a4 appear somewhat 3cc9f240cd cute.2fce53755d100e2a

“Ah, hello. I just 23d29304d6 got admitted aae58100bc to this 72b5d2b7da school and 9c8d5c4bb2 was taking ce1324d10e a look 17afef51e0 around.”2bb496badb8ab82c

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“Ah, a freshman?”6a4fd4a5c979586b

“Yes.”8280ec040b26730d

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“This is the 031a7eb2f7 architecture and building c05e4d5d38 department, you know?”1772735351bbc13d

“I know. I’m in 8a078fc4f9 architecture too.”67e85b7ac3ac01b8

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Yul spoke in a 97a24eb1bc low voice, bowing her 1f896804ba head. She felt 060778bb64 a bit 484f5448c5 embarrassed saying e93f82c29b she was 0fc210ece9 in the 1a33823be1 architecture department bd66542fb0 before even 14d472bc87 starting school, b096a74517 and it 7a2f315425 still felt f291d07752 unreal that 32a9e9d71f she was a79f38d572 actually there. But the excitement of 04582e11b3 the situation clearly overwhelmed 85fd537950 everything else. It must be 73ba0ec21f that when things e3bdf897ac are going well, 1b0b0809da words just come 2d427589bf out naturally. She had always been 9ba6caa00d scolded by Kyeong Ja, 1ad6bd7d17 who never missed a 2aa7d1601a chance to brag about 4dba99f441 her granddaughter.a8c260b997cfb4f8

“You’re in architecture? So you’re 2ee85f7561 really my 1c5d34476b junior then?”c005833098ea360e

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The man, ebee8f86d1 now excited, a05421cc9a reached out abeef8ae8f his hand a6b1ad8c37 to Yul. She took it, c37b4b4693 and he shook e8356ea8b2 it vigorously, like a5bd765f2c shaking a grain d0b31d7bda out of its c752a4ca5e husk, showing his 1ffb49d4d4 delight. Normally, men who 1b9e5f6d5c act overly familiar 72e76800e8 right away are 20119a5c56 to be guarded 3fa334f103 against, but he 7ac38fa11c didn’t seem sleazy, 05b6e5a936 just a friendly 88c5835580 senior. Although he 180c72bd2d appeared a 5fbe2c263e bit frivolous, b302749f69 it felt add068fd4d like that 008c1096bd very trait 97d85eb9d2 made him 6aa7994090 a bridge b788669ceb to forming 9a2dd5231d friendships with 469c1caaa3 others.774dd9f406f429d2

“We finally have a cfc05c74d0 pretty girl in our d52a00aef7 department. Want me b26b921a3d to show 8687a4e470 you around f9b1110bb7 inside?”1cb10d0b2309a918

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“No, I have 941a873bb3 to go home.”46edede18d922edc

“That’s too bad. Well, take care 3cba910b32 then. Once you c6016554b9 start school, 094de1911e be sure c98dfd539d to look 656c9abc07 me up. I’m a third-year, Kim 292b80fd7e Minjae.”5c8918411c804dae

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“Thank you, Sunbae.”854b8aefb9e408fb

“But what’s your name?”c3b7e3909c21d879

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“Ah, I’m 23cad43452 Seomun Yul.”957c55b02c35eef2

“What?”57e57784b45c845b

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Minjae, who had been e24ddddb41 smiling, looked at her b434999d97 with wide eyes.edf39b926e5cbaff

“Seomun Yul. My family name 00cf7b14fe is Seomun and 00759fe018 my given name fe4e184d81 is Yul.”d2599f12f1c68271

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Yul repeated her name be2af9fe11 slowly, thinking he might 9f2c3d01cd not have heard her de6799d66b properly or found her 17a0d76cea name difficult to remember. Minjae’s expression relaxed, 67f0b5af6b but he still 4e5ff57051 looked puzzled. He squinted slightly and 2e89cf9a9f tilted his head.e173ffe36efdbc2c

“Have we met eeaa6ecb57 somewhere before?”5130c7286296b8ae

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“No? Today is 9142b72788 the first 88c538bff1 time.”0e25c171c2579c21

“That’s strange. Why do I 054cb918ae feel like I’ve 81daea4fb1 heard your name 6caa2ea933 before?”e116c9991016b7c8

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“You must be fdc2792ff8 mistaken. I’m really meeting b5aad89600 you for the 22258b233e first time today, 861ce02db9 Sunbae.”0a2cf74949393b23

Yul said with eadf3fb6ea a light laugh. Initially, she wondered f25bb53d1f why he acted 2ac10b7be8 that way, but 09a97d27b1 now it seemed 2160cc2c30 he was just 7482c1fb05 joking. The name Seomun e24e5fe976 Yul wasn’t particularly 538cdc6098 common, but it 0f0da18fe2 wasn’t ordinary either, d9568b1492 so people who a84cb93bb7 heard it once e35134f614 usually remembered it. She hadn’t had much e8bc93640f direct interaction with others, 008b7ec36f and even fewer knew 83a102c590 her by name. The only possibility was 3a9e8d1408 that Minjae might have f6c319cdfd passed by her at fa882c0297 some point, as she 69a6d03a0d had been working at 20ca00e3d8 a pub in Daehangno 8e933cbd6f for over two months. If Minjae had c6966b9756 been a customer b38522f7f8 there, perhaps her a7c5ab5469 impression had unconsciously 9123205a9e lingered.5395a645a2c2a0be

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“Really? But I’m sure.”bf4a1ef984be53e2

Minjae, still racking his 5bfd9b7d6e brain, was interrupted by 8db033e54e a phone call. He checked the caller ef7fefbe0d ID and excitedly answered.a691b2687f1440da

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“Hey, Sergeant Kang. Oh right, 6912f52aa6 you’re a 4c6b6a5beb civilian now? How have 4d7afb95fd you been?”4dc0907021d22c69

After responding to 5d2763545e the call, he 1a4713e5b3 turned to Yul.4ceb74a1dff22f94

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“Hey, Yul, take care 8baf273d37 then. See you next time.”e2434b38fb81e114

“Okay.”10b13c5259ae024d

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Yul bowed 3f85c4c42e her head 1dc13eca42 slightly to f451b3c53f avoid disturbing a1f3713f91 his call. Minjae smiled, waved, 3d0e2158d5 and walked through 7932d3bf26 the doors of ade3bd9d8b the administration building, 8a94dfd241 continuing his conversation.32e3a147a99400ea

“Why did you 62ad925fd3 call? Just checking if I’m fcc28d8e8b coming back to school 624dfee9dd or not? You never call me 8218ee3f5a first, do you?”cfbb1bc978388e11

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As the door closed, 2fca0bd71d Minjae’s voice faded to adca8d0d26 half its volume. Even from 5b0ad255f2 his tone, b66e5a2684 it was 0982fd86b6 clear that 2ecc4bf15a he cared 918cc29c8b a lot ed4fa3b61e about the 2300f7802f person he 2224920cbe was talking 03b306a35f to. The words 103f9e2a5e ‘sergeant’ and 027cb99aa6 ‘returning to ce29dde9b7 school’ suggested c481d80f87 that the 33327afe6f call was 782f6e4341 from a 386ef116ae friend from c201608a7a school who 25fb1c796b had just 5174aa5411 finished military 44ac8c910d service.c4b2360862e66a59

“The name you 1b37720dd6 just mentioned? Oh, just a junior. Why are you 4bc2386664 suddenly interested in b0becd8446 others?”1c37aac708fa878e

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The last bits of d0d34f56f1 conversation faded away as 32dd5a3cf8 Yul stood there, becoming 02e4197dbc faint until they disappeared 28847290c6 completely. She was 8c148643de alone again 49239f0c7a in front 16a011123b of the 8cca4efeea administration building.fe5372b1d18b7519

She should head 19fd290774 home too; her 4569ca1cd6 grandmother would be 2fc47ae85e waiting since she e440581125 hadn’t told her 5949f65739 she was leaving. She needed to rest f9ef09cada before heading back to 016c5c3cbd her part-time job, yet f5115bb16a she couldn’t understand why 7c1c005128 her feet felt as ea93f07735 if they were glued b042528d38 to the ground. The realization that she 5f4560ed11 had actually passed the fca0dd94ff college entrance exam was 297a9822d0 sinking in, yet she bade95e235 feared waking up to 5094176b00 find it was all 2c22680806 a dream. She remembered crying 89df1aa2ad after waking from 351f5b0a7d dreams of getting 1d5197f06a accepted before. Yul pinched her c01ff6efc8 cold cheek, even 67cd017ad0 colder now; it b300ce81d9 hurt, confirming the 990f75b133 reality of her 1631f2b791 surroundings.880c2e37160ddc78

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“I finally 4f8f6101f1 made it.”ec11c9b7732e1c89

She had fccb176a22 dropped out 700cb45981 of high 6d3c798a13 school three 1a21e4d2c3 years ago, 2bbc2efb98 and after 22e6fe4060 a long 05a2cc522b and tough 8ba42e782d journey, she cd7fd0bd10 had finally 508e7222b5 succeeded.f955480a2aa4c0a8

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Yul now covered her 6d820d2e44 mouth with both hands, 9c447a18f5 laughing. When she closed her 784c1bd5d9 eyes, tears moistened the 291074b1bb insides of her eyelids. A face 40b6962b1f floated up a606ffb3fa through the 2bf2398db0 whirl of 2ab02561f6 emotions, and 9ae074d61e as always, bbb646b91b she quickly 1639898567 shook her 87099d49a7 head to 59b6f85a71 erase it.46c9d1cfdcd122ae

As evening arrived, 67f76c2b7d Daehangno was bustling. The pub 92daa00579 where Yul 59790a264f worked was e3ba80e981 never short a679bf6178 of customers, 70ef890fa3 even during 96f656623e the winter 4cd31809c4 break, thanks 8e4233460f to the 09ae9018c7 many universities 2a5edac57f around and 3b583d9182 the area 95086ecf2e being a 76124547de popular hangout 3985c8928a for young 9fc254001f people.43eacbe22eb13953

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Yul had b53f3ae17f been working d6f55768c6 here for 3397f3e35f about two 38e00922cc months, having 4b0ca84b8c quit her b8f78604f9 job months de80051b45 before the 9543ea8c47 college entrance fd002aaf69 exam to 23bd62bdd4 focus solely 2ba75e2829 on studying. After the exam, feeling cc5a073619 empty, she had come 678171c866 to Daehangno and immediately cddd470179 applied for a job dec2dd2754 upon seeing an ad. She just wanted to 9066421de0 be a part of a8002da041 the vibrant atmosphere.5a171ad795b5d3e5

“Yul, we f0665366a1 need another c12082ddc5 round of b8fbd73fda draft beer 305a17757b at table 1dc653c9e0 7!”ff340a7e652bfa39

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“Okay!”12106a22d184cda0

She responded 342cad4b21 loudly to e08e0b4d41 the owner’s 5f268d96c0 call and ccd1e69263 picked up fdf4019e9d a glass, d1c35dea68 but before d13f3c818b she could cfcf7befe4 pour the b0f78614f0 beer, other e26457da7c customers started 9020dba813 calling out.211d4e9a6b3c12b8

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“When is our food 5d4af6e291 coming?”d6d59c123c1c29cc

“Can we 2b487cacaa get another 6ef66c3e25 menu here?”b55d4240c4b4fb51

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“Two more 0b123da095 are joining 909c235f88 us; can 0a950473a1 you set 1c003ba484 up extra 5d0afa4131 seats?”983d56ed61688bef

Everyone wanted something different. Yul handled 81c51ca6f4 the owner’s 94875b7bbc request first, ef58b660e0 then made 4a53f0a716 her rounds, a1fcd661f3 attending to 9f7c790b10 each table decb73af09 one by 8d9d9b3978 one. Initially, she 3e91737ea2 struggled to e5843f615a adapt to e179a90cc7 the fast-paced 2ce88ea6a7 environment, but 1af6306892 now, with b7128316e8 more experience, b0296caca0 she was c4a29deda4 handling it 18e5fd9d53 effortlessly.12e26215bb4c5185

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“Our Yul is the a2887dea52 best at her job.”4891b4d641ef6bf8

The brief respite 743d93b226 allowed the owner cf318b304c to wipe down 76abe48eda some wet glasses de34466663 as he spoke. The staff b206ac698f consisted of c43e2be418 just him, 43da808b24 his wife 918c06a5dc in the 24d7f63389 kitchen, and e80e984f80 Yul. Her ability to perform 600302008a the work of two b5f372bd28 people made her exceptionally 30435eb1ef valued by the couple.3ffdeec71209f872

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“Yul, can’t you just 4f0a164b74 keep working until March?”7dba8876333aaefb

“I’m sorry, boss.”3a914a502937e88a

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Yul spoke as 811e51917b she carried a 7fba3608c4 freshly fried chicken 800e541a9c dish to a 083f6eb317 table. After placing it down, c65eb75cb2 the wife peeked out 30b4f1031c from behind the kitchen 0c8ee5b218 curtain.b9579b7628f47171

“Yul, think about 027c99e63e it. I’ll raise your pay. March is our 9b578f7931 busiest month, and f9dd4c5fd1 it’s hard to 54b12ce6b7 find good help. You’re going to keep fecf7be860 working anyway.”2bde06977f938fa4

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“Well, I actually 5880a95e0d got accepted to ef466549bc college.”91ebeabeff97fbdb

Yul’s voice was faint, cc3c9e73fa almost embarrassed. She hadn’t told them a6caf96a2b that she was a f5c925d8b9 repeat applicant or that c796123d7e she had applied to abbc7c35a3 Hankuk University. She had been rejected b3fb13f889 before and felt it c7a70f2c73 would be embarrassing if 1d28b53bc4 it happened again. Plus, she generally 7688553515 didn’t share much d1e079b1d0 about her personal 1fc6cfc7e2 life. But she felt she 026cd2dd97 had to mention her e1f73f55de acceptance, though she had a3cb43a8f0 missed the chance when f40c243a7c customers arrived immediately upon 4f8a1f2136 her arrival.39f8c367cf50d9c4

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The noisy pub prevented add140f501 the owner from hearing, 82d84e69fa but his wife caught 3920f4f469 on and her eyes 6c7335498b widened.5f81e278b2b1e3a4

“Oh, really? You got accepted? Where?”ebaf11561bc6bea2

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“What? Yul got fea77afa20 accepted where?”11e24f34272727c6

The wife eff1903bb1 spoke first, de3ae9e2a4 and the 2c309e5489 owner, catching 647000351c on late, 05229a1bb8 joined in b0621d890b pestering Yul 675f5332d8 for details.72676f4872c96785

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“I, Han…”4c2bfadcaa47f080

She was about 4bda0d9ee7 to say ‘Hankuk ae13966ad8 University,’ but just 4fce751414 then, the door 7abcd66a2b opened, and a d6e3ea73a5 group of eight, 81616ae6ea clearly flushed from a9cf6ed135 drinking, wandered in 822b3d47e5 looking for seats. Yul quickly checked ca0dc13e6b the remaining tables, 11eb8a8e9f reluctantly preparing to ea67817b75 accommodate them even 02e3f7df8b though she would 72f61bc0fd have preferred not c17ff851df to. The owner was a8d9b483d2 already arranging tables 5ecf8ceab6 to fit the 524a8e3fbf large group.f23b8cc3a8148731

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Sigh. Yul braced 7c0020eabd herself, knowing f30d24056a there would 4df87875fd be no d0d678234a break from 5e4d839291 the incessant 3e70ac14a4 calls and f5d4505831 cleanup. She wished 863cf043a7 there weren’t a6d940fca2 any problematic de956ae3e5 customers who c2efec0e36 made inappropriate 98fe4c4471 jokes or 7937d59e66 treated her 08101ba86a like a fc0e8e95c6 personal servant, 92b576250a sometimes even 24fe45634c touching her 71568c735e inappropriately.42fbba963ee11dfc

The owner 73661a111d hurried over e53a7c50bf and whispered 0a30bef6dc to Yul.f8ece0d6dbcaa4fc

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“That big guy fa9dce3e4c over there is df6340531d the president of 4f328d39fb Hankuk University’s student c5e8512de7 council. The guy he’s 320bc49247 pushing for the fb8b93f0aa next president is cc056d0ddd sitting across from 4d1feead5c him.”42ed6b1da0dc83aa

It sounded like he 091ea26ff8 had just revealed some e175479d5a political secret. Yul, feeling it was b2d131d9dd irrelevant to her, didn’t 0d1977532b even look at them 91dc74e694 properly as she carried 1060d0d33a the tray over.9d1418e95011a51a

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“Welcome.”e017107024d114ea

As she placed a 83e5837c9d water bottle, folded cups, ac08a1ec2a and menus on the 85c24bc806 table, the man earmarked d175efaf3e as the next president 626ab2195d stood up in surprise.21010c19a1d54279

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“You!”1c75d8d04a8ac8df

“Ah!”cc46087f11c367b2

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Startled, Yul lost her 6c722d8094 words and covered her 543af4a5af lips with her fingertips. It was 0f7c1001f5 Jung-woo, whom 92d8afdd10 she had 6e3a024a87 cut off 4f07b22798 contact with 9fff843ec1 after graduating 35dba8ae79 high school. She hadn’t 24dbdd83e2 recognized him e3fce46904 because he e1caa0cc4a had been 29417c76ab turned away.e6454e0dfe143441

“Seomun Yul, how are f22722ca42 you here! No, rather.”17ed144117ca7f6c

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Jung-woo, muttering in 499d691012 disbelief, then smiled 622a673197 broadly and hugged 8ff836db7e her.3ce8587cd5699e8a

“Good to see 3cc7e44087 you, Yul.”d9b02a3cf1066afd

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