WW | Chapter 56

The icy 38f61fb5e6 voice over b4ad9e79fa the phone 946fab0c7c made Minjae 8832027659 flinch momentarily.f5e0acfe4a7aadf3

What’s with these 0588773199 two? Seriously, what’s 963c01e66c going on?21c4a6048b82067f

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In truth, Minjae 944c91d850 didn’t know the 32d23e1288 exact nature of 2d90de0f43 the relationship between 01ea7c909d Kang Yoonjo and 282dab6db2 Yul. He had stumbled 52310df4c9 upon the fact f908a28b6d that Yoonjo was 0d1ad972de looking for Yul b7aa2e8387 and threw out b090652bca the “rubber shoe” a0693f010f comment as a c483a56fa5 joke, but Yoonjo 52fb640ab0 had taken the 1214832be0 bait immediately. This was surprising a3392a9efc for someone as ed4dcffbbd indifferent to others df92d8b11d as Yoonjo.158093dac4eb09a5

Minjae glanced slyly fe3674551d at Yul. Seeing her innocent expression 1d67270459 gave him a faint 55aa4b09ca sense of guilt, but a502756683 his curiosity about their 3cf2906cbb connection outweighed it. Taking a e5d857ae09 couple of 31fab99ee8 steps back 60322f44f2 to ensure 44ff6e3e3c Yul wouldn’t 20b554b3e7 overhear, Minjae 39fe8eee56 replied to e4e132e91a Yoonjo.fdd48f7063181b6c

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Meanwhile, Yul, watching c5eb229e7b Minjae step away 0e1bcec73b for the call, 011a3a4edc felt like she f4b3cd30b9 was eavesdropping and 91503035a3 averted her gaze. Jieun and Hyuntae, 64465c5a9f seemingly of the 5ec3b5147d same mind, resumed 83b8f84a65 their playful banter. Having gotten cd4d3a6f0b used to 21a859abf8 them to 5dd72e59ec some extent, 2d55a5c188 Yul tuned 7cfeec5501 them out 2fe37bafb4 and focused 16c2a05a3e on the 99861b1b12 stage. By now, the 245a130506 hall was packed, 9a5bb7c1c3 and a famous ec841fdc90 alumnus who had ff656a0f77 become a newscaster 1327c37a7b climbed onto the a9570912e5 podium as the c7602ff6f0 host.fbccffc49239622a

“Wait a second.”2d30923c224b64f9

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Yul’s eyes widened as 61070786a4 she spotted a familiar 5b067c04b9 face below the stage. Though the distance f44d056250 made it hard b678382900 to see clearly, bb29c1f016 she was sure f0165c360f it was Jung-woo, 44136ed4e9 standing and conversing 5e392a421a with the student 7b51f6e535 council president and 79097cd214 professors. Every so 29a3d2e0b5 often, he 145b2d4ddf would glance 0c53ce0ed6 around the 0c01cc4564 audience, seemingly b3267258d8 looking for 2d509b6eb4 someone. Realizing he might 5c12dd03bf be searching for 6401dd4527 her, Yul quickly 9255367f8c lowered her head, bf487af213 covering her forehead 57886b6c6a with her hand. She had no f895b9b489 desire to catch a0343bd843 his eye or 095f9fb4cb acknowledge him. Ultimately, he failed ccd0ed18c4 to spot her 08be421476 and returned to f589a6fe5e his seat.7d045b3a89e7e735

“That idiot. Why the hell did c3935a5065 he go to Yangpyeong?”35471ef53c63bc19

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Minjae grumbled, ending the 22ee38098d call. As soon 6d84691014 as he e7cd63a83a saw Yul, 82365dfef8 his face d030db91d5 lit up 69758571e3 with a a863bee8b8 friendly smile.aad83f2733867dd2

“See you da5561159f later at b1c5d1172b Haemyeong Hall, 68be76705b Yul. You’re coming, right?”0d21499870b8788e

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“Yes.”f7f5aa9a0c3dc5bd

Yul responded with 0876d55b93 a faint smile. The entrance ceremony 3c36e01bdf was divided into d6ce10e2a4 two parts, with 0011722d6f students then moving 8b0f6c8abd to their respective 2deaec898d department locations for 564b196869 a welcome event. Yul planned to 0d010aa4b1 attend the department ce673452b4 session since it 4821729784 seemed more practical 057ca04d3c to hear details ccd234f738 about her major. Although her 1944eb46e9 part-time job 09187b9e2b schedule was 522b65890f tight, she 46ff39e548 figured she e03d698030 could leave 9f57a40de0 after the f43e537766 explanation.9cc76ea7cfd52d2a

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“Alright. Enjoy the ceremony, little e1ff00a421 chicks.”8bc89010ae4797de

“See you later, 66184470f5 senior. Peep peep.”08ae8d505d25f9b6

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Hyuntae playfully bowed, earning e15b2f6fce a headshake from Jieun.1d0851befe8781b1

“That guy… He’s definitely 2179750baf a bit of a e31fde6f24 nutcase.”ef652f79de4f32b1

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Yul stifled 0b48348787 a chuckle, a72b603103 opting not e8190712f2 to comment f8b8a1a2e2 that Jieun 20a9bfb11b seemed equally 046bf7c148 quirky.edce9fb0598b07c2

“Ladies and e8d881aaa3 gentlemen, welcome 41eba5c9f9 to Korea dd1729112e University. We are delighted 9c7448a14a to have you 001ce7a562 join us.”3a127def986bf0a9

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With the ac31a0a56f host’s opening 1ddd861f7d remarks, the e6406913f2 ceremony finally 91ba389054 began.9c4ca604cb2ae608

“Wow. I thought I’d die ed23700f50 of boredom. Our high school fd4974ceed principal has finally 3ed3f44be6 met his match c619f8e23c in the university 1698352961 president’s long-winded speeches. What about e8dbff6caf you, Yul?”71f0857cf7a4b7ec

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On the 603956fac6 way to 5b8742ee1c Haemyeong Hall, b2845377cc Jieun looked 9aeb611978 utterly drained 8c9d7f47d6 as she d3346f4429 asked Yul.4aac9ed7a22c4ccc

“Well….”604cc0dda908d03d

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Before answering, Yul pondered 21f413bbba when she had started 6c094a15f7 speaking casually with Jieun ae319d0152 and how she had 96e4232d87 ended up walking to 46b8d3d566 Haemyeong Hall with these 4940db4df6 two. More importantly, how was 02e6ada67b she supposed to process d83019de4b her relationship with them?59b35816cd5458ec

When her d5a54da3b0 silence stretched, 946e3d4426 Hyuntae stepped f8e3d8f3ec in to 16adeb8793 answer for a8e510d23a her.9e4b1c1ca76223c7

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“Let me guess—back 0d25979cb9 in school, you 572df07bb9 were the worst d6df4d04d3 among the smart d2d36487d1 kids, right?”0c0f24690acb4ee0

“Why?”e894753b022c8ae3

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“You seem 92a9555c58 to have b63dc4847d a short 1d07588de2 attention span.”443a4761594a068d

“And you must have 46bd1482f6 concentrated so well that 4383f0b2b9 you slept with your e0e4427262 mouth wide open?”976f5d21bf695e30

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“Hey, I a9b1db97c7 wasn’t just 4d990debdd sleeping. I was 5a0ce6912e dreaming big 997737b371 dreams.”847b9a3a130b4f17

“Yeah, drooling a8525637fd all the 6a6d6dba39 while?”e64aee5a3469e889

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Like Tom and fc5d7b8981 Jerry, the two 09f2e97edd bickered endlessly from c416598568 the moment they cc7335fb4f met. Although Yul paid attention 442db81252 from beginning to end, 6d9a8bdfe5 she couldn’t deny that 54b24e9b47 their antics were relatable. After all, d9736787cf the university 96bbc0a37d president’s lengthy 78bf60b689 welcome speech, 83804e8758 the student 01f11d2e2c council president’s 12e366890e remarks, the b2bb4cabd4 freshman representative’s ff7ac08b4d oath, and 49cf42bee2 the scholarship 2b73d8c9b4 ceremony weren’t 25ea58326e exactly thrilling.eae3a475f088d462

“It wasn’t so bad ee2c855af6 for me….”c3b2a3e85b460961

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Yul’s soft comment 0f913b9fca was almost drowned 6306f9c94b out. For her, a5cb7d7c1d even the 3df932db1d first part 0813f85e4e wasn’t unbearable, 04a0a34663 and the 25e192f554 cheerleading performance f013bad4be and guest 45b834fb5f singer’s concert 77dd8de9e8 in the c96c89f242 second part 9f4926c8ba were enjoyable. The congratulatory messages from fa66468af9 alumni were touching, making 582136158b her eyes sting with 4af4827cc8 emotion. Maybe because she had 150a5cd607 worked so hard to 8a0d5e52d1 get here, everything felt f0e2b8f786 fresh and meaningful. It even c41cd3ba30 made her 965f484f3c curious, albeit fbe2a338b1 uncomfortably, about 7e73d5e401 her newfound d834c28869 classmates.e1f8bd6e39612a50

“Oh, right, Yul. Are you 45f26084ab coming to cc5bf26687 the afterparty?”d1be078cde2caa24

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“No, I can’t. I have work.”18f32c0f3e3bc50b

“Work? Where?”e84b267ec0d5ad26

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“Near campus.”cc7acf2318eef49d

Yul briefly ef33858cec mentioned her b88a387581 workplace, smiling 2a1fbed44f wryly. There was bf21709fa1 no point 56bcbaa224 debating whether 85d8bf454b to attend 0526c50c54 the afterparty; c0431b35e4 her boss 48dd3b343b had outright b00245a6cb refused her 56932b2a7f request to 04fee05144 take the 3666ea7827 day off, 4a90f40bb2 citing a abe7127655 busy schedule. She understood 9198be2132 but couldn’t 7d9eee9e06 help feeling 42ce57e0d3 disappointed. It wasn’t that she 94a43f3571 wanted to socialize desperately, 61eacac7f1 but she didn’t want bcb39b2485 to miss out on a5efea9126 the start of something 1dd7f56c22 new.26a0342aba7e7891

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“Too bad. I’ll have 337133d973 enough fun 22e9b06478 for both 02252ad325 of us.”896493b18ab54148

“Sure.”6234828990a5261c

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Yul smiled baf46bb21d back at 5c702d39b5 Hyuntae’s cheerful 0d5daed7d8 reply.28b83e5d2f8df9fe

Their chatter carried 206584d174 them to Haemyeong aa5999e667 Hall. With the delay in aa158fee02 the events, Yul realized cc3385fff2 she might end up 0bbe4df7ca late for work. Deciding it was 6b088f5464 better to inform b8ae742afe her boss ahead 38956b6b1f of time, she ec7c77b229 pulled out her 17a16aef89 phone.de6d346c16e34b2d

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“Go on ahead. I’ll catch up after b31c7d40a4 this call.”fc2fbdfd022545a0

“Alright, see you f35d8372eb later.”e24649a3b9516fe6

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Jieun waved e9f56d2145 breezily and 49bd219a65 headed inside. Yul was about to 81172dab71 dial when a sleek, 238830b757 expensive foreign car pulled 290c305a76 up to the parking 17b9e74e5d lot in front of 0ef18261f2 the building. The vehicle’s luxury was 13a2d8c5e5 unmistakable, but it wasn’t 256108df21 the car that caught 686655a5de her attention—it was the 96f1c9467c man stepping out of 7d312fa686 it.3d9ab4ebd9876129

Her hands, fbf8dfb82c holding the 07fc7b09af phone, started 788de36a25 trembling uncontrollably.2936fc9415b8ff4d

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Tall, broad-shouldered, with striking 206a99c1b1 features and short hair, b4448390c1 the man wore a bd9c61f50c white turtleneck and a 2227d800e8 beige coat. He exuded a cool, 9a9d9397c8 imposing aura as he 738843231f strode briskly into Haemyeong 25cb44e916 Hall.54631d50eb6e669e

Three years had passed, 9e13297437 but Yul recognized him 01e7950472 instantly.12dca09204b77acd

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“Kang Yoonjo….”39a892539d64c157

She muttered 0971d3dfb0 in a 123ffccbe2 daze, blinking b2e0d85cde as her 3656995046 heart pounded a3ab1e2d5c violently. Blood seemed to 1e4dd059e9 rush through her 718512bf86 veins at an ac01b026ba alarming speed. This couldn’t be real. Kang Yoonjo 45d62a2355 couldn’t possibly 39884715d7 be here. A guy who barely 8dc7ade881 stayed awake in class, 3cccdc00a0 let alone submitted test d52a93408c papers, couldn’t have made 07384fb45f it to Korea University’s c8e57bd137 architecture department. So why was edae165fa5 he here? Did he know she 9386d52afc was here and come 72f155501a looking for her?4430a42f8f382acb

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Her mind raced 17e80f0762 in chaotic loops, fe27ec2dcb incapable of coherent 9ea66e5db3 thought. Yet one thing bbcbb18d66 was clear—she had cb4d7ebb61 just seen Kang 0e0c9648d8 Yoonjo, and if a440241161 she went upstairs, be655301ba she would run 7accc81c8b into him.07877266dd319942

Clutching her phone, 360237fc2f Yul hurriedly walked 74c584711d away as though 60244529e6 fleeing. She didn’t db875fd227 even think 2946106c3e about the 86aa398b2c welcome event 27295386c9 or that 863c4e7f83 Jieun and 2c60f9e57b Hyuntae were 85706c002e waiting. She simply d83c8c09c8 couldn’t face e2e00baa08 Yoonjo.882bf801b9dccdc2

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The restaurant 8d726e8672 had been 760cda8da2 busy all 4c89111ff6 day. A new hire f0a0505b06 was supposed to 6381eca5aa help but was fdfdb2ce0c more of a eead12b185 burden since he b7672e9e62 needed constant guidance. On a day 4256f7ee73 like this, even 7c965f7336 existing worries should 7e590f95c0 have been pushed d04a3165ce aside, but Yoonjo’s a1f9a9c14e sudden appearance loomed c096385202 over Yul’s thoughts 5fe7600f3f like a dark 261ea76695 cloud, making her 36e10b0821 increasingly distracted.8cf114ff5e948d83

“Yul, I get that 153cb131f7 today’s tough, but we 2ee8ec27db have to see it 22edd316e0 through until the end 4ca6564c3c of February, alright?”a0c51b4aab379a18

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“Yes. I’m sorry.”1d56ad368eccc79f

Yul bowed apologetically to a787af1284 her boss, swallowing back bbd4349906 her irritation. She had plenty f6225da95a to say but 1752d55690 neither the energy d0b39b4601 nor the will 32a00f3f6c to argue.ce85ef189d8226b6

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The relentless wave 598293f720 of customers finally d448ef3209 subsided after dusk. Just as she thought 25c0339b59 she could take a aa843a3f3b quick break, her boss 8ba7055cfe handed her a delivery a964023f61 order.d921d52c244b7579

“Yul, can you quickly bbb8112513 deliver this?”d6d173f616edc576

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“Now?”e4a4f03675303bf0

“Yeah, to the a322f3a17b apartment across the f447cf60b1 street. It’s nearby.”517ab6d4945c1bc3

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Holding the packed chicken 7d6d94e2ae in her hands, Yul b8b30760ce sighed but nodded.3693c8ace7b1e50a

Outside, the sharp bd3a693acc evening air made ed12ce894d her shiver. She crossed the f1b518384e street and entered 99ad90c5c2 the upscale apartment 42c9217aec building, its clean, 3896260251 luxurious exterior a aa9b3032d0 clear sign of cd6b27a0da its high price. Riding the elevator e9294b0462 to the 17th f5cdeff325 floor, she found 9cde86546f the correct apartment 6d9a8ba1ff and rang the 6d9cb200f3 bell.25fa20565f38cb1f

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“Chicken delivery!”7576e5713e92cc2e

She called 7b8e44270c brightly, waiting 4f2b25dec3 as she c9ef8e71ba heard faint b1a331400f movement. The door opened with 8f516c54b2 a soft click.593e92aa03af98d6

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“Here’s your—”d547923894f824b7

Yul froze mid-sentence. Standing before her db1a7a1d7f was the last d45c0b2dd4 person she expected.687877352f9fd6c1

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“Kang Yoonjo?”0ae42efb87ab57ca

Her grip on the 45768d6392 chicken bag loosened, letting 7985872628 it fall to the e2afcd0278 ground. Her mouth went b174ebfe9e dry, and her 4365be4998 breath caught in 767d3f4a29 her throat. She wanted aa74e611b9 to vanish.275b000b4b22f9ab

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“Why… why are f6485872d7 you…?”96502c3a8a8bcdf0

Before she could 964edda293 finish, her feet 86a360c5c2 carried her away. She turned and 4823625643 ran towards the 566d1b1d8b stairs, driven by 1a250ecba4 pure instinct. She couldn’t face him—not d1b3f25fa1 here, not like this.cd86556a1b42f5ab

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“Taking the stairs?”f992f939c54aee5b

His voice, cold and d1cd07a0c5 tinged with amusement, stopped 95a3c7dcd3 her in her tracks.f752bb6182bbfdb7

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“Seventeen floors?”94256e9bd3f64488

Her back burned under 146f150cad his gaze. Slowly, she turned aa456d0173 to see him 72f03e4033 standing on the e8bb7bfe5a stairwell above her, d74a50607e hands in his 773fbe1644 pockets, watching her 5bbf8b3d82 with those sharp, 5b5612cf97 deep eyes that abd48b1a29 were impossible to 1d02818ca1 read.b9f33cf79dba46b5

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“At least you know fc7c24d521 you’ve done something wrong,” c9282bbf42 he said coolly, taking cf1391e101 a step forward as 220dce9999 the stairwell lights flickered c597acb6ee back on.53f0b03fe435419b

“Running away 573aa1a451 like a 03cf72be01 rat.”0fd9b11dc35181b9

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Yoonjo descended 6c478be7b6 leisurely, step dbf8cf20ad by step, 55b5b2d1e5 until they 5537678e42 stood on 164c1c6414 the same d3a4b12e61 level, face 1d51c06fb0 to face 3f697c6527 for the 1d22e48a2e first time 1ae4ca28db in years.74552d77cbc48ea9

“Long time no see, 8be98f8897 Seomun Yul.”7180c970dc92c825

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“….”4109e18d66ec8830

“Or should 36f46fd033 I say… df5e8f0da9 Yul.”abf536d73a1c67c6

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He smirked coldly, lifting 7e354079df his chin as his f4e7ed2920 words cut through her a6d624edf7 like ice.b87fa359c50b1622