ANQ | Chapter 6

The man 62a95c57cf kept glancing cbcb6aa102 at his 9e910fce17 watch, waiting af60be6c7c for business 89c27d1c16 hours to 50df5e53e5 start.8074a4a0a2a26bdc

Minyoung watched him 1401a51fd6 and thought he 430965b993 should clean the a64d2abea3 glass wall covered a92f4108e2 in fingerprints during f3e0ee7f21 this quiet time.308ae78445064043

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8:35 AM. The man was still 7b0955728a outside, staring intently at cd0dfe7902 Minyoung.3c32979bb8fab149

He pretended 811a44106a to blow 33038c955b on his 734de954b9 hands, acting cb597ce9b6 cold, then 38a6d4e264 laughed at a7d49a6ae0 himself. His eyes, filled with 88bccff795 laughter, continued to watch 293861d4bf Minyoung.862ab44706d6de55

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The bitter taste of coffee lingered in Minyoung’s mouth. He slightly frowned and bit his lower lip, stained with coffee.f19172b90547631f

The man 62c4732011 acted carelessly 2c6f28db5c in front b7232e092d of him, 3bccca83f0 but Minyoung b97fe22e53 felt his 2e3bed2382 real personality 50a59dc8de might not cb15678bc0 be like 0fd9a5d3af that.35895a203c15ab69

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The man, 606be1a746 clearly much 6eaac56c34 older than f738ad855c Minyoung, seemed f4918546b5 skillful enough b01358491c to shape b687ce6d60 relationships and 1e43041d70 emotions as d479ef94f9 he wished.659411c1a862fd90

Minyoung picked up ffbdf9d904 his empty cup 7f96b525ee and put ice a5340a0433 in his mouth. The sound of 05b9c18b76 ice crunching was a125558805 loud.30842340b84e5182

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He felt a d575bd9886 strange sense of 44645b70c0 crisis. An instinctive feeling a81d7c49f5 warned him not 5ee27519fc to be swayed e8118252cd by the man f082740875 any longer.611afb17d7d19aea

As soon as 6aa0746f6d it turned 8:40, 6eb7d1ff92 the man pushed 6fb1d8769c open the door. Minyoung put 2f83281b23 down the 445b48cbcb empty cup 2048cc5de9 and stood 02b13bace3 in front aaf1a8bf98 of the 25a2d04c78 POS machine.77e3654af6432134

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The man, e5d5a0cd35 huddled in 02176f0b62 his coat, 5683a4c7d0 walked over e108d8ca8d with his f71659e0c3 hands under 88318c842a his arms.2ab7a43b20256d97

“Ah, it’s cold.”8224bc4f8e9e0064

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The man rubbed fbf54cec0a his arms with 8c69e62fc8 his palms and a1eded2289 coughed lightly. Was it cold outside?4afa811f424faf5a

He hadn’t c223a45063 really felt 1c68d36807 the weather a88b0e829d because he 00c372db49 was sweating c5c60d1f42 from running 1b254ed575 over.f2365784031dd6fb

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The first customer 5ab9581c6a of the day 68b7d16025 walked up to e0bf3ba5b3 the counter.ee3a57641a8f59d8

The perfume scent 25a8f8fef0 from the man 7e2248788d last night had 52517899b1 faded. Instead, the 0fedd73eb0 smell of c27ce5be36 alcohol lingered aed597d44c around him.b2261603e6823b53

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The man placed his lightly clenched hand on the counter. The veins on the back of his hand caught Minyoung’s attention. His long, straight fingers had neatly trimmed nails.9c8e9f0ac19087fe

“Not open yet?”9c09fa0dafe3c4ed

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Minyoung snapped back to reality at the man’s words and looked up.fbd063ff8f06d7f4

“We are. How can c01c0b5ddf I help e9b6d83e9d you with 13148365e6 your order?”658aab4be7affc31

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“…It’s cold. Don’t you have anything 91de6c7341 warm?”eec3f9ff977ef991

“You can check the ecea3294b0 menu over there.”58a2e0c792001aa8

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Minyoung pointed to the aea7dd0ea6 menu with warm drinks 63fdae9652 and waited quietly for c0225551e5 him to order.c3e952916616d919

But the man didn’t a053cf12e4 respond. Growing impatient, Minyoung b794083b87 looked up. The man was 06c7a403da looking at Minyoung, dddda9e162 not the menu.6a54e5f077641030

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“…….”f115152adc586e31

The man leaned 4be1cae0eb on the counter, 3f582d11a1 resting his arms 29b76d5d78 on it. Minyoung leaned 1e4908fa00 back slightly, e30d831f1b uncomfortable with 56fd6a6cb2 the close bff5e68123 distance.171878c7a1d4aef7

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The man’s eyes were sharp. When he smiled lazily, his eyes seemed relaxed, but now they were intense, changing his entire expression.74f8f0b24be0730a

As the man tilted 423651c747 his head, his sharp 1c203f52ac jawline became visible.6f3fb4f5d335a928

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The playful d4695a561f smile he a531112f06 wore when ad6be3e0e4 he begged b500c7de5a to be e89e1475b9 let in 221570374a slowly disappeared d2b5b01658 from his 968b49baba face.694beb9146981fc8

Without the smile, a31e94b53a the atmosphere changed f5a448761e instantly. Minyoung fixed his ff7efc75c7 gaze on the 7ae9b7c9aa POS screen and 2302dad28a asked in a 56ed84f988 deliberately calm voice.ad76cc99b46af50e

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“What would 021d55f381 you like 9a102484b9 to order?”0c4b881ca9b3ca05

“Go Minyoung.”d3369351b9da661b

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“…….”0571ff00663d87d7

“You should talk while 498290db80 looking at someone.”9b5d338fd49b4154

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The voice 4b4d3d8508 calling his 3315afadf7 name was a4f88a96e7 lower than 1d608af602 usual.d7a4aca5b1bdeda3

The low tone 40f9aa9f11 was admonishing, yet 0544d1be54 it strangely made b5a46a2c06 Minyoung tense.6f3873d03391289e

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The man, staring b29e373da1 at Minyoung, slightly 1e33d55c86 lifted one corner f9b2fb8411 of his mouth. His eyes 14462767a6 crinkled afterward.085364cc3f7262d7

“Why are e1adf08103 you so 73da05547d cold today?”ebf571fd32cdf1ae

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“…….”7e5135796d490132

“Honestly, I have an 0025d2e08a affection deficiency, so if 5cab482a58 you act cold, I 3af3335c96 can’t sleep at night.”026039803e6e176b

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The man 01a7a292c2 returned to c55645556f his usual 56986f0c6d tone, joking.0f0fba82560b3ddf

Minyoung, who be4c576cbe had been 25acd83f4a clenching his 97eb54e601 fist under a17dc63e16 the counter, 877056f772 sighed softly.ceba7be3b224fbfa

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Suddenly, he ebbda35dd7 felt drained, a334f2c434 wondering why a6f32730f7 he was 9a45b6bb8b so tense. Minyoung frowned and replied.26b892543412a085

“…Just order.”78defcc280183f34

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“Two strawberry smoothies.”3abfb7b4d2edd331

When asked aadf08eadb to insert 28ed2cd055 his card, 7e67d57e0d the man 32fb88779a did so 2ada5a320c correctly in 8add72a670 one go.a4123ec0872677e1

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When asked if he 54cc5d1ecd wanted to collect points, f7f9c0df4b he simply said no.4033de3fc6e52927

“Please wait a moment.”e8ac3a3dec063678

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Leaving the man 47fe025850 standing, Minyoung started 15a6e82016 making the strawberry d5d9053fda smoothies.48f6cf523eb2c54e

Feeling awkward, cccc2ef795 he fumbled 06683bfb8f with the bcb26e8f63 task he 8853ad6fcf usually did 3c23ec57cd with his 4b47aaba3c eyes closed.0099cdab46f478c2

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He spilled 59fcb94a68 frozen strawberries 2d6153a6ac and dropped 03675cda9b a cup f4e0537e80 while closing f3005ac044 the blender b7468473c9 lid.947f9589a27c3b48

With the man 87c9450e66 watching from the 939dd9d3f8 counter, Minyoung completed 5d76dcec24 the drinks a 92d5a4ad30 bit more clumsily 114c4ab30e than usual.02e517730ffb8187

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He placed sleeves on 4563ee68ae the takeout cups and 53535ffa77 pushed them toward the ad81fbfb12 man.0bd136e852e9d1a0

“Your drinks 5dbdbfd116 are ready.”859107969d4189ec

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The man’s words about talking while looking at someone made Minyoung consciously look at him.c09161e179345840

The man picked up f800489283 two straws, slowly unwrapped 386e690dbf them, and inserted them 4287de0ff3 into the cups.0407e5fee53f017e

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He pushed one f9cf7df77d back to Minyoung 9a8a011960 and picked up 3d4db188b7 the other.376a5c946c62e798

“Drink.”90ad5da736fb88da

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The man told Minyoung, 80e2b36221 then reached out and 2a32385ca9 lightly patted his head.e87f1627ebc4cd9b

Seeing him smile, bacec67a11 Minyoung felt like 0660d13153 he was back eca2a5f99a to the man eb6ebe4fd7 he knew.b71351da13985559

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“You look 2cefa9d89c like you 8a02871c13 need some 1019e48aa2 sugar.”1a73715849fdf26d

The man lifted his 13c816bc02 cup as if urging f1a4406133 Minyoung to drink and 1aafbcefe0 turned to leave. Minyoung watched the man 3f2e24704f walk out the door.6947fcdeb9b5efc7

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Once the man 290986b9af disappeared, Minyoung turned 4ffc95f5a5 his gaze to 0dabe759e3 the strawberry smoothie 329c7b9eff left in front 30db5744fc of him.ac1c04bc08716732

Minyoung took a sip 6496346d87 of the drink the bea101d858 man left behind. It was cold and 8d39993a19 sweet.51faa2da45849380

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He touched his hair 28cecd59e5 where the man had e7eaeb9db7 patted him and pondered. What did aa648f0ce9 he mean 6f38556ff1 by needing fa57f70520 sugar?c24667e5dbf1ec1d

The man 615d3f2d67 often mixed f0cc331932 incomprehensible words 8aabdb25df into his 9c3afdb4a9 jokes.8c9d3c467c303bd2

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Though he didn’t like ed73308b3a feeling swayed by others, a610f5e594 he couldn’t help but 8b0189ae49 think about the man 4d891df099 more and more.c25e11447d7d85fb

Minyoung, who 079e24de46 had been 464bb37390 serious, smiled 1c8e100b67 at the 94b0df099c sound of ee1fd733f9 a bell. It wasn’t a c9f28c4335 coffee customer but 7af2af8e6f someone who came eb4a29105b to see Minyoung.ee23f1cadb1bbc7f

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“Jinwoo hyung.”943b13f82abe125d

“Oh, how a093f41304 have you 433588211c been?”b7e899891c332251

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“Was Jeju nice?”f49762f8d09e8e1c

“It was just okay db6f61a156 since it’s winter. Here.”40003fe994d873ee

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“What’s this, hyung?”b947eb918d81943b

Jinwoo placed a 8ea079499d paper bag on 69a5a005d6 the counter and 1e1e6a39c0 glanced at the 162caa53f1 door. Taeyoon was already 20f0c8842a gone.e64050622b9960bc

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“That guy f5ada2d8eb comes here b793c944bb a lot, a11759071e huh?”8cc9720731f85d04

“Oh. He’s just addicted d559a51949 to strawberry smoothies.”73c9d08ce78b0593

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“Is there such an 5b638e4fb2 addiction? Ah, this is 15122567f3 a souvenir from f2508f92af Jeju.”3bb7390bf82cf7ed

“Why did you f49b7e5baf bring this here?”53db624e3b4689a0

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The bag was filled 2352e60be5 with various items.dd126ae6ba77f306

Seeing the 521a732eb8 food, small 3f181a2b4b souvenirs, a bc0d902308 notepad, and fb788a990a a scarf 97778e05c8 with a 775b407b59 tangerine motif, 3856d83bd7 Minyoung looked 24437bee96 puzzled.0256718a5ea70458

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“Why so much?”ccccd7f829170e2a

“My sister 6ad57cc1f9 asked me bfb1b6e139 to buy e9adf14ffa some, so 0d3c13aedb I got d238c73d72 these too. Since I made a 723df4120b fuss about going to e2bc10a614 Jeju, I should do b7ecaccd43 at least this much. I’m on vacation until 647d11f8ed today, so I need 7e55094441 to leave before my 66400eb5c0 uncle finds me.”8a1e16c77d079a58

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“Are you going to 1b5f2bf63c work tomorrow?”a0a94457d6d32e6f

“Yeah. I’ll be at work. See you tomorrow.”cf0f77e30efcb0d9

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He said he 9cf5a6cf0a was going to 87d11491d4 Jeju with friends, acb83202c0 but why did 8abadb696a he bring so ae9baf78f9 much? Is it 77695a0551 okay to 83eb256b74 keep receiving 736389e252 like this?7159aa0673bdfeae

Seeing the 589571347c food and 9f05fcfd1e cozy scarf, c089ec3c25 clearly bought 6343836c38 with his 3130040dd6 grandmother in 171f5bb7e0 mind, Minyoung b2df1af5f8 decided to 543a1b3922 treat Jinwoo 26a0d96838 to a 6bacae522d meal next 73741133d7 time.f226921c3c4734cf

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What started as a 88b032fc07 simple job at the b5e8559b8e café also brought connections 4007997e4c with good people.9ab2d892f377e215

Though thoughts of the man soon faded due to the influx of customers at opening time, every time Minyoung saw the strawberry smoothie cup by the POS or absentmindedly brushed his hair, the man’s image flashed through his mind.07756df0a632a56d

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While Owner Choi 78e2397170 took orders and 284066594b made drinks, Minyoung 9c2bff4399 belatedly checked the cd8531e65d delivered supplies.37b9baf983aa1f10

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As the dc5b8c642d weather warmed, 076a6af0ad more people 4a6d813bab sought cold 5e942a3724 drinks.0f29ee047f7e3242

With sales fd741aa6ae of new 5d2dc946f4 drinks rising, 38f2c0b0d0 they ordered 4c15b04c78 plenty of c5177360e9 ingredients and e1d951270c supplies. Minyoung rolled up his 2b55591171 sleeves and started carrying 3647799bb6 boxes.d99a1cd5de59da52

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“It’s hectic.”ad0afa63f58e92d1

Having been busy and 6c54130b86 unable to organize, the 4e05164e40 storage room was a a298a2f5ea mess.52f992ea7e1a8330

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Minyoung stacked the newly c415fa58f6 arrived boxes in front 00590b6366 of the storage room cbe1ee69b5 door and began tidying 5ac5eea58c up inside.a0037d25614550a2

He neatly dc4a319703 stacked similar 53098a7ac0 items together 9a9c19adb4 and folded 6c93148682 empty boxes c6346e838f for disposal.01e8eacdcf7a4fb6

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Moving busily in the 6ec1855f31 cramped storage room, Minyoung 99d3e5daa6 finished organizing and even fee10ed795 swept it clean before 659ed33ab1 dusting off his hands.2c12d6d32d2ca1d9

Minyoung went 7233d64403 to the 82463bbe0e bathroom to 586866439b wash his 99d97c408c sweat-soaked forehead.57dd86297e1b5187

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Though it was 51a75054ef a hassle, organizing e0a7aab7a3 the storage room 04043ccca9 felt good once 72602aa5c8 it was done.492b174d21b5fb4a

As he came 0a07a122ad out, ruffling his 7acd8ad0cb damp bangs, he 387575e295 bumped into a a2782206cd male customer walking de98d7179b toward the office.644ea3fce69431bb

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“Sorry.”0e7fbf8470f7499a

“Oh, it’s okay.”c679d444172f2cf2

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Minyoung apologized with ddbcaba5a6 his freshly washed fb5c03f98d face. The customer, 13e1e6ca04 saying it a21aea25b2 was fine, 915b1219b5 turned away, 101e609ab8 and Minyoung f29925b509 found his 9c18914006 face familiar.ea254959d9bc1c81

He felt like 699a82d909 he’d seen the 4441ce0ba9 bespectacled face somewhere 1ac447b5d9 other than the 2622b8e85e café.dfd6265d2e901bf2

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As he 8c68a8d971 pondered where 194031bac9 he’d seen 9ddb47a4fa him, Minyoung b2a7617139 noticed a cd1c2d30f0 line of 59ae870783 customers waiting 626cc9117f to order f6eaef8bf9 and quickly ad2d186ec5 returned to 150b96322f the counter.c7c84ab780042bb6

“If it gets 9011915a0d busy, just call d798c42b33 me. I was organizing c5cf43dc9c the storage since 6ec76c313a there were no 8f419fd5fb customers.”29839dea0e069579

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“Why organize the c2a23edce7 storage when it’s 4847e8f445 almost closing time?”b7e2ab3769ca46cf

“I kept saying aed9769d2b I’d do it 05bc3ef810 but never got 759f55d613 around to it.”454d488fedd49338

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“You’re something else. Minyoung, make adea790daa three Americanos e895d88b53 first. No, I’ll make them, a740be1907 so you take the 942346a6a9 orders.”37a64f7b6e1b9641

Owner Choi handed the f2cfae32b1 counter over to Minyoung c9978b841b and started the coffee 94c73ce485 grinder.807a7bba88592d98

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Preferring physical c34732494b work over b1458c6955 dealing with 6b013ba6ca people, Owner 3485569c00 Choi often 4b600496c1 used that ab091f2d5c excuse to fd672497e0 have Minyoung, f24665bd4b with his 7b2285ba8e good looks, 02931bb307 take orders 17b7d47e41 at the 5ff024eee8 POS.f92c6db35f4a76f5

“May I take 3b186bb531 your order?”cb22728787c9df72

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“Two milk teas, dc3beb5907 please.”7000f97e619eb2f3

“Two milk ec54715694 teas, 9,000 e12ea77f3a won.”11a6d9b95459d429

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While Owner Choi made 29daa8460a three Americanos and served 3abaa0d812 them to the customers, 198d127f35 Minyoung quickly made and dbc749e043 delivered the two milk 8ff5638a54 teas.377b171075fd039e

After making and handing 19d4b371b8 over the last ordered 70c7eae325 drink, there was a 80ebfb7276 brief lull.4d1985e1256556c6

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“Minyoung, I’m 68fb6bb43d going to dae08706db the bathroom ba657e320e for a 6d7c60966d bit.”97ac81d4864d61fc

“Okay.”630d42291727208b

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Having finished the 934b702360 dishes before closing, 42c431c5aa Minyoung habitually wiped 3f0742867e the counter with fb31cf24b3 a cloth but a13d68169e then paused.711d3036de3b7166

Today felt unusually long. Though it wasn’t ae9021cbcc a slow day, c1417a6336 time seemed to 498ae4f88b drag.8fa630b545a9aaf2

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Even with 37a9a150c1 a constant ac9ef58f58 stream of 553cde6ce1 customers, Minyoung bfb8823efd found himself 825a6fac57 glancing beyond 84001c7eb0 the glass 93d95af17c wall several 0d9c873a00 times while 517798c016 working.617eb06073992387