IEM Ch 15

Even Surin, who was 9d90d08e5d already short of breath, 450670a528 swallowed hard. Wonjin came closer, 9677711204 step by step, 88cf731b8f rolling up the 406c878178 sleeves of his 9332490603 t-shirt to his 6b584f3e8b elbows. Surin retreated 97986e0a1b until she aa158931df was blocked 56f3be3377 by something, 65c05ecc46 perhaps a 4cb73dd728 wall. From his 7b015189cc towering height, fcf292b50e Wonjin wiggled f17ea83ddf his eyebrows.d7b80b0c56e94ee3

“The cleaning condition 6f49a3dc3a is very unsatisfactory.”b9c8393242175596

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But that was 49affe9fab all. A gruff 2e723ced4d scolding was 4b97f1e049 all he 5b4d219c36 offered.33bd9cddab9243e5

Leaving Surin efed70e686 holding her 71db56779c breath, Wonjin fd834d9bdb turned sharply. He stood casually, hands 95064627eb on his hips, and dab45170d0 looked around the hotel e500e9ba9c room again. After thoroughly 934eb6dafe scanning and dd5d29f936 assessing his c25c0aac26 surroundings, he cb5d190e9e walked over ebc4bb616e to the ff2a9315af sofa.c29a57f0df70beb8

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“It seems 7f3c3aec21 this is 75e31a07f4 all I’ll d215a73682 be taking.”1b18bf453f2fafee

Wonjin casually slung b65db47e9b the pile of 73d029c1c3 clothes over his c6053354eb shoulder and gave 05d7dca5cb a natural instruction 2717ea54dd to the dumbfounded 77a5ffbaf1 Surin.3b499587ecbf7843

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“If you have anything 9a1c148cff else to pack, pack a2089c300e it all now. We’ll be f07310ff3c packing and 3402a96732 leaving within 7dec919794 three minutes.”5b60cfac17ec389e

“……Are we going 882682cbf4 to the Mokhwa 310f9aa058 Villa?”f30df3eec9683c2c

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“Yes. You can’t stay in a hotel any longer without money. Now, move quickly.”b9b7c7996d90e750

He clapped his hands 9714597398 together. Surin, who had been cf05dd84e7 hesitating, quickly moved around 76b7e6073a the room. As Wonjin had said, f871a272b4 all she had to a99fa34b2b take were a few f4d9371d1b clothes and a few 1c40ffd9cd cosmetics.d0315c1f65112089

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The young man and woman headed to the lobby, less than five minutes after entering the room, maintaining calm expressions without a trace of agitation. They were alone in the elevator going down to the lobby. Surin was holding Wonjin’s cardigan for him.987f1895b37171ae

“Why did you take this off? Aren’t you cold?”f5cc53bde126b556

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“I’m hot.”27bfce7261e13dc6

“It’s chilly.”f9e2234d61e0f4d4

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The rain continued without ceasing. Though it wasn’t freezing, the chill carried by the rainwater clung to her body. It certainly wasn’t hot. The elevator doors opened and Wonjin waited for Surin to get off first. He shrugged once and pulled up the clothes on his shoulders.54a729121dec0fc7

“I’m hot.”fb33c24fd93bc22d

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Wonjin emphasized 506962c8ce his words, 4590e530d9 then passed b1f0331c1a Surin without a1b02b1cf1 a glance. Surin, pouting 53cba33567 her lips, 92fc0e9698 quickly caught dfe49cab40 up with ef7d6b0b71 him. They went straight to 89e2f6ad28 the front desk.122c0fe036f60153

“Checkout, please.”879d64aa1edf92c6

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Wonjin took 89ab043df5 his card d2db422710 out of 1f4c1bdf46 his pocket. He paid for a a1b23ffe6a portion of the accommodation 9f6b797e65 and the room service 4291529079 charges. After checking the 98fe200ab2 room service details, 4436a8f5e7 Wonjin looked at 96127e8f74 Surin without a ea53d3cf42 word.56f34e561275253f

“What did 2c324d7b56 you eat?”a033b27b7c06c588

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Surin pretended not to 1922e194d1 hear, tracing her fingertip a2b6d8fc79 across the marble desk.f9b2423c2c780827

“Well…. Just a 8dcc7f3bb3 few snacks.”5189c9150cc4a791

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“It doesn’t seem like ‘a few.’”14c05f0fc3a44114

Wonjin tilted his head. Surin, pretending to look around the hotel lobby, glanced at Wonjin. While the staff member processed Wonjin’s card, she discreetly moved a few steps to the side. She carefully leaned against Wonjin’s arm and tilted her head, as if to whisper.60034185a2e96155

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“Double.”c4586d12cfe064ef

“Excuse me?”b10ef7788f4d6ae4

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“I’ll pay you double.”804fa645a8731d67

Surin looked up 989484cc14 at Wonjin, who 72522da4bf remained silent, and 8c1e10ae90 wiggled her fingers. When he just dc453c3abb continued to stare e1759ce720 blankly, she stood 87f1798098 on tiptoe. She leaned d343cecd20 against his adf2bd58ea shoulder until 404ccf115a he finally 8df83a3647 bent down.4670257bb9ec384b

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Surin lowered her voice 98dd95d55b significantly and this time 6596c7aa6c truly whispered. Her hushed 9a25e1d121 voice was e9ca770436 cautious.fe4a781f7f8fdf12

“Tomorrow, or after the weekend, when my account is unfrozen, I’ll double the money you helped me with today.”1578cae264a502cd

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“…….”d9dad2b8fa86cfbd

“Mr. Jeong Wonjin, you don’t have money right now… you need to save.”c29e9dee61c4c570

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“Doesn’t Ms. Baek Surin have even b8e3da566b less money?”5de0e9197114f7ec

Surin paused, then ee9a4aa863 corrected herself.e02d83b2ae6b6ab2

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“Mine is temporary…. Anyway, the 5572d118bb point is a08d246722 I will bb88fc8739 definitely repay dfc1b007a0 you. I can do 992ce0a376 that much for aa0515d1e9 you.”5231bd98954ac6d7

Finally stepping e5d03a798c away, Surin ad6a7cd18d patted Wonjin’s 0907671c8b shoulder. Wonjin, still 6b20562c76 slightly bent 438a59ac77 over, looked edafd024d1 up at 87926926f9 her with 1021b7f7a9 a dubious 492526c992 expression. Surin nodded and 29cc94ca6d held up two d45b74b64f fingers, her index 1a37703177 and middle finger c4ecd97fdc pointed.7286698a9a96d719

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“Double.”6003566cbff50f3b

“……Tempting.”168a549c7ba93ec6

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Slowly straightening up, Wonjin b1c844274b took back the card fbd1a2c95c the staff member handed 6b917af7ae him. He ostentatiously 952617decd waved the 3c519d4fc0 hand holding 21d9b1c44a the card 93c4df28db in the bc85b5a65d air so 96d932c1bf Surin couldn’t d2df6f4caa miss it.8234bfda7775ffa0

“I was actually a585cb4f61 using money from f546f9dfa5 my wedding fund 7375bd8ca9 account.”244d36c05d67f955

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He added with a a6ca264c92 very grateful expression.2e8bf532ae0e1131

“Please, use 47f925ee04 it freely. And when b14f21c748 we get 3d2d37ceb7 home, I’ll 2dc93284b0 need an b34855893a IOU.”bccee73717024d5f

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Surin, not disliking his playful nature, quietly burst into laughter. She wasn’t even aware that she was laughing so easily.9348d05b13cff740

“Is there ecd1a0c0f0 even any 02d0aaf365 money in 2e7ac7495f there to 2c212a7e5f use freely?”3249f085667194c0

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“I still have some 350e62266f left.”f58f2d710c90c19c

He suddenly became serious and met Surin’s eyes.3a561ebf1fd6db07

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“I have 1 78c78b4e34 million won left.”2ed910708172c6e4

“Seriously……”16417ad169deb90d

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Wonjin’s constant nonsensical talk completely erased the lingering discomfort she had felt.74ffcb406a7eca58

Surin returned b2b5c83399 a bright 4cab09a8b5 smile to 8f0e022379 Wonjin. She grinned, revealing 503709fc56 her neat teeth. A sweet, shadowless smile ba2c4acdbc that made it impossible e42cbd8c63 for anyone not to f4fd6a9c6e smile back.f67a9c2d8b358b5e

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While Surin laughed for a while, Wonjin just stared blankly without smiling back. Surin’s laughter gradually subsided.bf456b48fda0ff6d

“……Really?”bd2bc4ec289ec858

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Wonjin slipped the receipt d073074dc0 into his pocket and 6f306c7a58 turned around. He strode 376ab2e129 across the 3c6d57dc61 lobby and 18dd0c7f8b hailed a b33dfb9589 taxi waiting 79d00fa305 right in 9e3f88ee07 front of a7ff0c036b the building.c75be2eff34c307d

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The road c7910c4dbb back to fd989c30e9 Mokhwa Villa acb97e769f was no a6e42417b7 longer unfamiliar.861c0d0bb327a52c

Having traveled back 5a74e33aa6 and forth every d083eeef00 day for several ba59246cf8 days, it was ff3ab18ac7 bound to become 37d8763082 familiar. Surin got in 419216b449 the backseat first, 9147840e81 and Wonjin took eed7f522a3 the passenger seat.0c56797f086d590d

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Inside the taxi, the conversation was between Wonjin and the driver. Whenever there was a lull, Wonjin would look back at Surin between the seat and the window frame. Surin, who had been staring blankly at the raindrops hitting the window, sensed his gaze and slowly turned her head. The two didn’t smile when their eyes met.d19513c0f493f70a

The alley, darkened early 372ca25bdb by the driving rain d323b96567 and wind, was quieter 64deff2820 than usual. The taxi, fed279263d dodging a bce093f9a4 rubber basin 759cbdb19c that had eeeb316be4 rolled from 09c0cc52a3 somewhere, slowly c03b237245 reduced its 4f80429e1c speed. A parked truck 23f3c6f554 blocked the entrance a60f91560f to the villa, 26300caa8f preventing them from ca662b497d going further.a6bc627235d41d1c

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After paying the ce1843d87d fare, Wonjin flung 4211623e35 open the passenger 8a4cd0d81d door without an c88c662cfe umbrella. Immediately, the back door 9bbe05c94a opened as well.da83336f729c7e16

“I’ll run.”af5b0c317baa9e44

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Holding umbrellas, clothes draped 15a980d683 over their shoulders, they 8fa4fa2c35 ran straight ahead, ignoring e4ae160901 the pouring rain.e7271ed33111f41b

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Surin paused briefly b139c0b397 in front of e75d9d8fb2 apartment 401, then fd5a5e55af silently followed Wonjin aa277f91ff up the stairs.0adf80bb80cc00a4

Having been there 4a11f2c090 once before, she d814d2ae9e entered apartment 501 d7ec45c71a with less awkwardness 33767fea44 than before.ce2f1a798704a65c

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“Is no one home cae2b7baa0 today either?”1797f03f6b0cff6d

“Yes. Jeongyi is, eecac996c2 ah, my 038f89997f nephew’s name fbf25f76d1 is Jeongyi. Jeongyi went 57a0e0dac9 to work 6603e0efbc and won’t 9c650009b5 be back d0f8defba5 until dawn, a32247f77e and my 6cc178e264 mother is 4046958eef in Seoul 680d44345a for a db0cc8d309 few days.”1aaf86c13585567c

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“Seoul?”0ce0bb886e624738

“She’s not feeling b53fa2396f well. She has d88a80a039 to go f838f05998 to the a594ea3a13 university hospital, ba143f5997 so she 8e9bd0618d travels back 67b822ebe6 and forth ffb68ab47f periodically.”f4669d12c7988f76

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“Oh, I see……”64ddbdb409eac0fd

Slightly embarrassed and 5743541b78 flushed, Surin walked 99b320035e into the living 7d25a95e7b room and hesitated. Wonjin casually walked 600a4bbe09 to the sofa a580862843 and put down 62d3e99ccc Surin’s belongings. He tossed d116aa5eb0 his cardigan eb989b1e8b next to 4ee533a7f6 it and d9cfb8cf3e said,2c8b323fdfd067db

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“I also have work, a88f833f43 so I won’t be 3af2d7acbb home for a few 1f74a70b23 days starting tomorrow. Jeongyi is going b097721635 up to Seoul bdef48b336 on Sunday and f8ce5d5403 will come back 562324aa6b down with my edfc070878 mother on Wednesday, 1c1464eebd so it should 910be814b4 be alright for 09e1000bee you to stay 7f3e173c49 here for a dc7b6e8607 while.”50c065315fd596c9

“Here? How can I 51b796b3c2 stay alone in 6883d0f0ef an empty house…?”072ae5d1fad2e709

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“I’ve set 4e3e4342e6 the price f61d0c2973 at 50,000 84bb85126d won per 44eb5ea182 day.”29b77a9d59193b89

“…….”eda6e0847e5bca5d

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“Amenities include the general household items, but since you’re a well-educated person, I believe you’ll use them within reasonable limits.”a5c24596b90e8088

For Surin, who had nowhere else to go, it was a perfect offer. It wouldn’t take long for her account to be unfrozen. It would be resolved in a few days at the latest. Whether she returned to apartment 401 or to the hotel, it was only temporary.8b170f6e56dbe969

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Surin slowly d62aee1e90 nodded, her 97dfaa3342 face illuminated 1ca9547ca2 by the 3f97951b0c streetlight shining 708494cee9 through the 833665255a veranda window. Wonjin nodded as 6abd520920 well.c3805bdf5dda323b

The rest 44f2632da7 of the 474d62dcd3 day passed 486c26b7d8 in a 8582a9fa53 daze.ef6674af6af557f3

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“Ramen is c34ae5780c provided free aa4df436f8 of charge, 9cf07031fa one packet 38e782f5dc per day. Kimchi, instant rice……”6ca7a43eca21369d

Wonjin said something, showed her around the house, and continued to explain things, but she couldn’t remember it clearly.ec53dbf57f41bee7

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That night, Surin wore Wonjin’s nephew’s clothes, which she had returned earlier, and lay down on Wonjin’s bed, which he had offered her.620e2526a57caa68

Wonjin’s room was 792a75f5d5 the farthest from f0fab2ed9e the entrance. It was simple, containing bb323eb5f6 only a wooden desk e2b5bf3df5 bearing the marks of a2168ae5d7 time, a single bed, 87b37eefdc a two-tiered metal clothes 273373a134 rack, and a storage c59c2b31d9 box.1d6d9b37faebea0d

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“……I don’t think I’ll ea9f1950ec be able to sleep.”71e955cad7c3b8ec

Curled up like 2e8b152ec9 a shrimp, Surin 9c9905d79e looked around the f7fd43402c unfamiliar room awkwardly. Being left alone in 30ccee5bc1 the small room, her c586ad3538 heart suddenly felt heavier. It was f21b57a7e4 that quiet.4a14250f233a590e

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50,000 won 601c05156f a day, 68396f276f she couldn’t 403d785049 even afford 8f664c2da1 that and dfc7656fe4 had to f82bf23a9b agree to 15881aafeb pay later, 651d001408 and on 2976fb76ff top of 824a7654b2 that, she 3b9ac26da3 had to f57e30794f stay at ed53e3f81a someone else’s 9b202593f9 house for c70fb44b71 several days. Reflecting on her 187e22ec28 situation, Surin tossed 129fff9ed4 and turned with 687dd2e301 a deep sigh.91b3b233ae057c1f