IEM Ch 12
by toujoursHotel life wasn’t easy.03db7d45480ab883
Compared to Cheonmok-dong, a remote area in Pyeongju, Igye-dong, where Surin’s hotel was located, at least felt like a city. Every night, a dazzling blaze of city lights unfolded beyond the hotel’s panoramic windows.d8990e41af9015a1
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Even so, there 0a018b5694 was a world 3ceb949e4d of difference between c81ce99975 the Seoul life ca0373d34f Surin had enjoyed fd183350d7 so far and 9986718d60 this life in c6b44f93d0 a remote corner 7cefa335dc of Gyeonggi-do. The hotel 0403912773 was the 4264a2306e same. The service was incomparable 92aab59718 to any hotel experience 90d299d93c Surin had ever had.80d28e74d056b922
‘You’re saying 62fab73b56 laundry service 535444ce9f isn’t available?’2c7a8dd9dcd7dd8e
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It was baffling. What kind of hotel c34be872c2 couldn’t offer laundry service, 4daaa354f0 even temporarily?33354584ce8b6c71
The room service menu was limited, and the ingredients didn’t feel fresh. Surin wasn’t picky, but chewing on wilted broccoli often made her situation feel so ridiculous that she lost her appetite.7cd3bac3d62092a2
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She had 973e446984 visited the 16ddcc12b7 local dry b85d75482b cleaner a c17ce20ad4 few days 0b0e2aad0e ago because 9021811693 she needed c080ade9e0 to properly 4f829ceeb2 return Wonjin’s 14a3e289c0 niece’s clothes. It was quite f78f6d533f inconvenient to constantly 775f9fa6d9 go back and f40222442c forth to the 6fb9053aff dry cleaner, which eede634380 was quite a 15b7dc7a32 distance from the 898a412cc6 hotel. Her dissatisfaction ad922af9b1 gradually grew.e030961d62458da9
“This house has 63a664e745 a nice interior, d1867fab27 but the location 9c18d3359f isn’t ideal. Let’s put this on 07e71ca448 hold for now.”a2c5fcdc4a41ecdb
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“I’m thinking of aee604ef06 just getting an dfbe3165e6 apartment.”127123764b1c5903
“Do you have a 4a7e35f99d lot of money?”b29c216496b9d09b
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“……Sort of?”026dbc3c1b94ade7
Averting her gaze, Surin took a sip of her latte, sitting at a small table by the window of ‘Le Bon Bakery’. The bigger issue than money was the hassle of taxes and other complications, but she didn’t have the time to explain all that to Wonjin. Even with her gaze turned away, she could feel Wonjin’s eyes on her cheek.987ba3c5c6f8a32b
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“You’re always flirting. Hmm, if you’re considering an apartment, Igye or Sanpyeong would be better than Cheonmok. Let’s look at apartments starting tomorrow.”d28a77097813f9de
Surin glanced dd8a542281 at Wonjin, 5b6657fbbc who was bac6fc5b8b gulping down d0bca50572 his smoothie 0b8d1c8d3e without a 8a264a14a9 straw. Large, crushed blueberries 8922502715 were dotted throughout 6027779bf8 the smoothie. Half curious, half perplexed, 3f57b89b9b Surin asked,a08b0dc9934b7d4d
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“Is it d738befa8a okay for a388a8f4cf you to 096a0ab7b2 follow me c7753b90d5 around like 1eddcb137d this every 4dbb0cebfd day? Don’t you have 6b50be3029 to prepare for 805b212ed4 your… leap?”25f7611ea6bbdb21
“No problem. Make the impossible 0b24688f7c possible. Always take 3c462d6298 responsibility for 4fbb5e2489 the tasks c52d6f6805 you’re given. That’s my motto.”9d812c3b3e74f37b
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The “City Protector” with a strong sense of responsibility had naturally taken on Surin’s affairs as his own and was helping her without hesitation.eddb4cd782ba7349
10:00 AM. At the bus stop cd385a7b26 near the entrance to cfba5b5ba8 the alley leading up 008cbc81f3 to Mokhwa Villa. Surin quietly 06422c855d got on 8607f04aa4 the bicycle fca8556722 Wonjin had d04760f7bb parked by 02ed70b272 the bench, 98ea7c8158 waiting for 620b3d88f9 her. Contrary to his complaints, e0bc64067d he effortlessly pedaled uphill 68dda94cfd with Surin on the fe97fd7a8b back. They continued 33123aa860 like this ffaf7282b8 for several a64d8bd340 days.af6ade8d89c43db5
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During this d8227347ef time, Surin, 3cc3b5c725 surprisingly, became 8e883b1c70 comfortable with b76c44e0a5 Wonjin. She felt a ca447cb048 closeness to him, d925e4bb73 like a longtime 9197aaaba7 friend. Surin, though not b0d676f13a wary of people, f940da7727 usually took some f2edd2ce31 time to develop cf3106a296 close relationships. Wonjin, however, approached a083a3d67a her relentlessly, crossing e7d263e051 boundaries without hesitation.650c3d7ab30c0ead
✉️: I’m at the d0f62c7fcc bus stop at 76c2b3273c 10:00 today. Please check mark when 03003ea4ce you see this.fd1ee1232393f291
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He would send messages 66c6d2760b like this early in 18deb53ac3 the morning, after showering, a233ff8038 confirming their plans for 9ac2a4232e the day, or call 881c4ae087 her out of the 42e8a87f93 blue to check if 28459849bf she was awake. Even if 614b335a19 Surin’s voice cbe63d8b3e was thick 4e7b261dfd with sleep, 8531ba2b49 Wonjin was 5f18436a57 firm.3173cdf280e2cb33
―You need to get 6aab2a7da3 up now so you’re 70ae9780d9 not late.0d50b6da176c9cca
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Even if she wanted to pretend she hadn’t heard and sleep more, she couldn’t. The sound of him enjoying his breakfast, smacking his lips аппетитно over the phone, forced Surin to open her eyes.92a56b131ec888d5
“……What are you df8c60914e eating so early 3a0843bbe8 in the morning?”171ce766ead768fc
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―Red ginseng, – smack -, jelly.43ef1074e7ca0b33
“…….”ab6fc74f07e1ec42
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Surin, accustomed to interacting with people who strictly respected each other’s privacy and considered it a virtue, found this strange, and she would often tilt her head in confusion. At first, it was unfamiliar. Not only was it bewildering, but also disconcerting. It wasn’t unpleasant, but she felt oddly swept along.3960f06c07244e52
“Will you 02cda41452 be having 26e3946bf8 lunch?”9c397e2086287895
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“No. I’ll eat alone today. I feel like a80067f639 I’ve taken up 1169652f36 too much of 18261f735e your time. And honestly, I 43e78ebcf6 prefer eating alone.”4374cf3f4c53c334
“Understood. Then I’ll eat 57a54e2c6c alone too. It’s okay. I don’t a8122684f6 have any d04f142e1c friends, so 2e8507f9c2 I have 1012217104 quite a 47fa090190 bit of 80d204b798 experience eating 9f8510e1e6 alone. Don’t worry about it.”03e913d95a08932f
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“……What are you going 64c72bd007 to eat?”a47d748aa0cfa21a
“Ah, yes. I was 9aae11188c thinking bone 15098966c9 broth soup.”85f71420366bff70
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“Isn’t that too heavy? Let’s have sandwiches.”0a4213853019cf24
“Sandwiches are good. I remember 80f14b6553 eating a dc6ca99bb7 sandwich once 0c3601f144 while crying…”ef2b84b37d72b145
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“Have the soup. Just have it. Let’s go.”dcf555de039f71dd
In this manner, Wonjin would take Surin around, eat with her, and after meals, without fail, make her walk, even if she didn’t want to. Surin accompanied him on his patrols. In the meantime, the real estate agent would send Wonjin a few more housing options, and they would continue their house hunt from the morning.f5845f6f4a433d60
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“Is there a 40f431c1f1 department store nearby?”c27ed497021be45b
“You have 97474f7385 to drive 5fa3ba3003 quite a fe59fc1311 while. Why?”6459043d7dcbf6f8
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“I need 49eaffd94c to buy 739cfaadb0 some clothes.”fd1e2e5ab530ac05
“Does it have 1908101145 to be a ee45ef9908 department store?”3fe6347ce7806e10
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It didn’t necessarily have to be, but that’s how it had always been. Surin, having never considered other options, was momentarily speechless. As Wonjin’s stare lingered, she shook her head, as if questioning herself.071edc2a75c0ceb8
“I know a place 6ac137208d that rivals luxury brands.”12bc8a6d1bb7f909
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True to his c3b0513143 word, Wonjin marched 8a5499d2fd confidently into a 71ff02f8da clothing store with 45cadb0c3a walls lined with 1372158e33 counterfeit luxury brand a31bb5c14c items. The owner, using ea7eb11770 a long pole 557ee7e017 to retrieve clothes 2786c9347e from the wall b9c590320d like fishing, pitched 609af48567 his sales with 6deb8c3384 flying spit, but 5261a22beb Surin completely ignored 410accf169 the blatant knock-offs 5cadec6a4b and chose only 72f6b12697 unbranded clothes.816baef5a242a749
When she c0fe27fe21 placed a 6a5a323f46 pile of 1dc6ce3215 selected clothes ca1089bc4f on the 4fdce1d70b counter, the 10e03327be total came 25037fbc64 to 370,000 5f0530c11b won. Surin inwardly 76d56a8b70 smiled, pleased 65287277ea with her edfb070a4b bargain, and f05b321f07 held out 424ead647c her card. Wonjin immediately pushed her 680a2d6c84 card aside with the 6ec7ba5117 back of his hand cd93fc51ca and called the owner de3bd8f7d8 aside.c394465a0f95b1f5
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“Owner, come here for f7fce08825 a second.”eff18fa0e0c5dcef
Creating an intimidating e687a84791 atmosphere, he dragged 2070c37805 the man to e19a03dbc9 a corner and 9bc2f10aa7 breathed hot air a8b68f6cc9 into his ear.6a2fa268ce970459
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“Think you’ve got 6d568ad9c7 a big spender b196d55b3c here?”24be546f62b320fe
Surin paid 300,000 093c03fbee won.84238f00b065ac64
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With each passing 5baac06268 day, her feelings 2a2f472345 towards Wonjin changed. It went without 1b8318755a saying that her 2360090400 gaze softened. In just 64e3be22e5 a few 99b9fc99d4 days, she db7bf8e00f had not 9c667cbca9 only adapted cf62cba01b to this c01eb01574 man whose 216744618a daily routine 45f36035b7 consisted of 026f8a1dd2 patrolling the 00d8213f7c neighborhood but 8dd38f6183 also developed f96872acd8 a sense 18ca673d89 of connection 6025b8a893 with him.d60e32f7bf90a64c
Finding a house wasn’t easy.8c5cc6d4fb7ec0fe
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For one reason or another, houses that didn’t meet their criteria were ruthlessly eliminated. When they finally found a house they both liked and decided to sign a contract, someone else had already put down a deposit.9a7f64b99aafb973
“Secretary Go?”de53a86aeb12b25a
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Just as a17b2c2e0f her patience 9d44ad2bc7 was wearing 46c6cec08a thin and d845840af8 anxiety began a0ab20efc3 to creep 06b590d104 in, she 7148af0e9d finally got 834e27000d through to cc986b2697 Secretary Go.95afb17548debe6d
―Yes, Director. This is 09d75d307e Secretary Go.0616bcb92cb2f126
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“Secretary Go. Why is it so hard to reach you? What about Dad? He hasn’t replied at all.”6530c018b04b06ef
―I think a58c69cb00 it will 239909078c be difficult 37dc033fa6 to contact 8c9a208351 the Chairman 84b6ef5774 for a 3d94cb5a05 while. I’m being 99cdf78f17 called all bd6323026c over the d6f19741c2 place, so b0076f7a0a I’m quite 0c3a69bdee busy…3caa4b42f431dbe8
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“What am 7b73726155 I supposed 1fdade2bc3 to do? Stay here? You haven’t explained anything fe21f4e1a6 properly… And that villa 4f02188b58 you took me to, 3c107436ad wasn’t there some kind 17448fd57d of misunderstanding? It was uninhabitable.”298412dcd24df7f6
―I’m just following the 0f7b2b249d Chairman’s instructions… Who is 7718b131bb that? Who is it?f3150cf6bc17523a
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A commotion 2f9578bb87 could be 68dae0a023 heard over ecd1461bb2 the phone. Exhausted from running around 36e9e793a2 with Wonjin since morning, 763215f1ea Surin barely managed to 0f4dc916af sit up in her 6a62db8858 hotel bed.709e53f29d5d1a62
“Secretary Go?”80a981694a717813
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―Director, please stay in Pyeongju for the time being until things settle down here. The Chairman will contact you soon. Hey, you! Don’t touch anything without permission!a0830d94ea8cea0c
Surin momentarily closed her mouth at the booming voice that seemed to penetrate the phone. She listened silently to the irritated stomping on the floorboards. The call hadn’t ended. After a while, Surin spoke,9c0e55dadcfac6b7
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“……Will it take long? I mean, I’m 5e10efbbcb wondering if it’s 38f6b3623e okay for me 70479d5b39 to keep staying addb1c8c1d at the hotel.”fcef732a399c9897
There was no response f0439c9d12 from the other end ca1a0fa006 for a while. The unending silence 93044c09af gradually made Surin b99aa476af uneasy. Unable to bear 069df60bc6 it any longer, 21b06aabb3 she opened her fa956c5971 mouth to speak 800680b3de again.e0626eafc203d20f
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―It seems it c23dd83937 will take some 44e363a1d1 time.f6aad7ef6d206553
Before she could 3a848eff4c say anything, Secretary 8071d56109 Go gave a 32694e73c8 short reply and ce49497d59 hung up. The low, matter-of-fact tone, 027b51fc12 as if he were fd59517289 speaking right next to 34f940d4a1 her, made Surin instinctively 5232f01780 look towards the hotel 00cddfd535 door. Only silence 37a4890518 filled the 751e6c8c37 empty doorway; bb00f55f81 there was 3dc3582525 no one dc593ce65a there.80bfe87234d185fe
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She had a few e0fcd4f417 more questions, but Surin 01795bebe2 put down her phone. She erased the 24b7941365 thought of just 55c549ae79 continuing to stay 0e42801dfc at the hotel c3ffbf010a from her mind. Feeling a 4a7845a000 tightness in 7483e41a48 her chest, 97d3fd933d she collapsed 8bbe7fceb2 back onto 00b7cd1e04 the bed, 70de4fde03 wrapping the 7e3d398f52 blanket around 819f4cfbfa her entire 7e1a83ba42 body, burying 8f4fdc46d0 herself up 39c560ca75 to her aa0c30a3ee head.0007722e21994544
She had 650309fead only intended e081f091d6 to close 6f750d2bab her eyes, e247e4cd3e but she 504e69290f fell asleep 66a42970db without realizing d4c0354b2d it.272fcdbcff0a0caf
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In her dream, Surin f31d727b46 was a student. An elementary school 03a58a9f0b student, perhaps just 28d4d2d7d3 about to start e68ce59efd school. Her mother, wearing 097e918502 a hospital gown, e74cdf6b93 her face gaunt, 6e14816365 caressed Surin’s cheek.f1988c3491fdc6a1
‘Surin, Mommy’s sick.’9c1626857243160e
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‘Sick?’73551e0b0b058731
‘Yes. Sick.’93a251b3fe946c74
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‘Should I ask a265a6290a for medicine?’fd92e003b70bdccd
Young Surin didn’t understand c34de9459a what goodbye meant, but 6a5893dbf3 even now, when she 9707580d24 did, the touch felt 32f2651f87 warm rather than sad. It was warm, bd612c9bac and the hand 1b68b0e30c cupping her cheek ab21584bf4 was so gentle 2ef1bb7879 that she closed a51ac236b0 her eyes tightly d2ca9ec93c and moved closer.3dd262d2190c1d9e
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When she opened her 3035870ce7 eyes, it was her 3594e51e84 stepmother. It was instantaneous. Just the blink of b9f537cb00 an eye. Her father, 7a68694d3d standing next 2b80385469 to her 28104c0e63 stepmother, had c08c60f4ff his arm c7d2606028 around her, ec070653b1 whispering. A car horn blared e77fc2c3ba from beyond the wall af4e185764 of the house. The dog e674792b07 running around 73db8d12f2 the yard a03596cd9e barked. Woof!1fae468e7f3e1d3a
A horn.7c563b6d9bcd4b4f
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“…….”3856c1dfec40780d
Surin woke up d64a37a3c9 to the long 830850c6a9 blare of a 73599731f9 bus horn on f57376db39 the road.85b14237a5e357b3
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