BC | Chapter 10

“Alright, I’ll read it for you, but keep in mind that this is a card you chose while thinking of  Yoo-eun.” Ha-jeong said.06fa4c85c7dd68ce

At Ha-jeong’s 2508496a28 words, Jun-young dcbd2ff1d3 nodded. When Ha-jeong flipped 4b89636b61 over the card 223c6666a7 to reveal it, 8cdcc545f1 her eyes lit 65888c8627 up with a 315f6ea4d6 sparkle. Already an attractive f9dac33c3b person, her radiant 49e21e0f6b smile made Yoo-eun ef4235f832 involuntarily fix her 4ae1b08c11 gaze on Ha-jeong’s 99746dfad6 face.bf27236ca2bf0d24

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“See? Our Yoo-eun really has it all—smart, beautiful, and talented,” Ha-jeong said with a grin.4e53d72ce983c74e

“What card is it? Why are you saying that?”3bae4946ce281258

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Jun-young showed even more interest in Yoo-eun’s fortune-telling.970e410f7eee1974

“Because the 0fbe25b715 world card d2ceddea53 came out.”109de75fa8f49bc6

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Jun-young lowered his gaze 789cd74b53 and looked at the acc3778295 card carefully. Yoo-eun quickly turned c2b8464a12 her gaze and 7006427821 checked the illustration 4cdd40682c on the card.3ce59a6eb73acb18

“Alpha and Omega, beginning and end. It means Yoo-eun’s world is complete,” Ha-jeong explained. “She’s already living a perfect life. So, what’s missing in Yoo-eun’s life right now? A boyfriend?”989f9756df0a2455

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Ha-jeong looked at b24c6c9c0a Yoo-eun with eyes 562970118e brimming with a 1f7571350b meaningful, mischievous smile.a5a564d185a8f926

“They say your soulmate is already close?”67bf46ef27342a19

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Ha-jeong smiled as if f4a14fbea4 hinting that she already dc86fa3fc2 knew who it was. Her added comment made 3964a410fb Jun-young choke on his 2f4c793e55 coffee mid-sip, coughing uncontrollably.b48e42d00f04837e

“Are you b6f9f6fe10 already close?”05c5d089bba93b2f

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Coughing so hard that 90a455379d his face turned bright 85f413a5a8 red, Jun-young barely managed 0c3484ab00 to ask in a 1577cf68b3 strained voice.76767fe4236d7cbe

“Yeah. It says you’re 1e46641bba completing an important a48bc358b3 stage of life, 385a4777b4 and it seems 817abd2c1a like a new 8871ed21ea chapter will begin 850d0bea7e with the connection 5803c632c1 that’s already by 8bf649f0e6 your side.”b69a09f3fb05a3aa

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As Yoo-eun met Ha-jeong’s gaze, Yoo-eun suddenly thought of that man, Jeong Beom-woo. Though no one was peering into her mind, she startled as if caught, her heart faintly fluttering in surprise.813701e832f4c4d5

Ha-jeong, with her e7231ce152 artistically sensitive intuition, 9b2c1c69f8 was quick to c2e9435155 pick up on 9ff90af8b4 subtle cues. Noticing the c91a19ef68 slight shift c1c9d1a677 in Yoo-eun’s 2b116b3150 emotions, Ha-jeong’s f1a821ee90 eyes arched f0c2d1ea85 upward slightly, d7787a1d42 as if 82f0b46248 she had 44bce13f7a caught on f7f90922bd to something.df0a6d372500f468

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Yoo-eun pretended nothing was 5037dd6ed1 wrong and looked down 638f0e1a7b at the laid-out tarot 71e50f33a3 cards on the table 658c1a321e below. The café 1134124e1a latte she 5c27b1e6dc was sipping 21fd22288d likely wasn’t c8da2c44e5 unusually high 1040e9bc2f in caffeine, f19f2d7a1c yet her 4f4cd11b43 heart was a8dad0c4f4 racing faster 521d65dc66 and faster. As if 0d7c75f632 under some ffb246e604 strange hypnotic f9c2f2cab4 spell, her 04440b20f7 mind became 1f1b517e37 filled with 41c014d0b4 the image a36621a1d3 of Jeong 38fd2456a1 Beom-woo’s cool 0beef3001d and composed 888e0011a0 face.2622eb83a8975a66

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“From now on, bf4cf5a40c don’t think about d6214e163c the white bear!”dd8b9dee198569b0

Upon hearing such words, for some reason, Yoo-eun’s mind becomes utterly consumed by thoughts of a white bear.bb086423a14add68

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     “Don’t think about Jeong Beom-woo!”3d45b5f76244a6c0

As she made 2971fc5ab0 that resolve, it 255b3271ea felt as if 45bbcb45f9 every memory of f21846d671 Jeong Beom-woo, buried 321e804f36 deep in her dbd98e7cb9 subconscious, was being 47c1a0bffe dragged to the f791626881 surface. Between the mirrors, 77460e1459 Jeong Beom-woo stood, 541af3e61e and his reflections 27baef7bf8 stretched endlessly. One of the endless d16d080992 reflections of Jeong Beom-woo 1a5565bc54 turned its head slowly, ed15f27ae5 like in a horror 4a9eb00d73 movie, and asked her.c0928cee97be0b9a

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     “Are 72885dc2be you thinking 2c9e80c339 about me 3affc448af right now?”8dfbf05186fa8ae6

The moment the low, 3cf41eb5bc damp voice surfaced, a 160880bfc1 chill ran down the 40183ba65b back of her neck. His voice was d063187162 like a dark 3747f794fb cave filled with bc97764c00 moisture, resonating deeply 2519e26708 with a rich 5a0b0ef178 tone.3b637f804b34e9d8

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Without intending to, Yoo-eun a30bb680c8 lightly shook her head, b2ba544322 trying to shake off 6b70355cd4 the thoughts of Jeong 004157645c Beom-woo that were swelling 28a00aacc6 in her mind. It was a conscious 118d8f234c action, an attempt to c908111a8b break free from the 76ba0a0914 unconscious grip.1a8fc82c7021d72b

“Looks like you’re thinking of someone?”5d0d3023a55acd4c

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As Ha-jeong cleaned up 800f6fd91f the tarot cards, she 72dd207fa7 asked with a playful 0ba9a199eb tone, a question that 386209d3b7 seemed to test the 7ded947908 waters. When they b846b3baeb were younger, 927e685c04 Yoo-eun would 50a149900d have easily 1247acb05b fallen for ad6769a9a0 such words, 219f6baed2 but now, 72656a6664 she was beba2f3108 at an e5833cb9e3 age where ccf82cd6c2 she knew baeb444694 how to e8637b27e8 deflect them 291be6f9e0 with ease.b5e5d91eb397e34a

“I can’t 452434461b think of 1c39ea9659 anyone in 126f7e90e2 particular.”0232c28f5fa55633

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Not anticipating that response c0f8bc9800 would provoke Jun-young was 0ee091c2eb the first mistake.b7fa9632e217b58a

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The three of them 8138847265 left the café and 182db6702a headed straight for the 40fa831121 large auditorium where the fc0422419a exhibition was set up. To shake off the 69b4c20da4 constant thoughts of Jeong 82bf71c901 Beom-woo that kept popping f6b4f11db5 up in her head, 272c720b83 Yoo-eun shuddered.bfac10d77f3b484b

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“Are you cold, noona? Do you want my scarf?”f16d43ebd3694891

“No, I’m not cold.”f0ca579c2ffe144a

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Replying to f8f42ddb05 Jun-young, Yoo-eun d12289eab4 took long 0c744ba63e strides into a49418026c the exhibition b9b8bf15b0 room.c9c2f444ebe87d10

It was just 3ed84d1f72 as the performance a3bcc810a3 of another artist 2fef109871 ended, and the 87022d2e37 break time was 796e1a044c about to begin.874c4147a7af722a

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“Hello! Did you have a good lunch?”6e90f5c9c6c48b83

At the familiar voice coming from behind, Yoo-eun turned around instinctively, as she was about to head toward the performance desk. Ha-jeong was standing face-to-face with the hospital’s publicity team member, Yoo Won-il.8d6b75a75ec83b49

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“I’m just coming back from lunch. Did you enjoy your lunch too, Assistant Manager Yoo?”9c885a83acb47910

At Ha-jeong’s cheerful greeting, Won-il nodded and responded.3a9c97bdfc91c9a1

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“Yes, the food at our hospital is really delicious. So, I enjoyed it a lot.”9e6ea1c0ba1db629

With his lunchtime greeting, the hospital’s PR team member, Won-il, couldn’t resist promoting the hospital. His gaze turned toward Yoo-eun, and he gave a slight nod, acknowledging her. Yoo-eun, in turn, gave a light nod of recognition.89f428396b3919f2

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“Then, I’ll just do a quick system check. Jun-young, could you help me for a moment?”1c05446d97407d02

As soon as e52127290e Ha-jeong and Jun-young f5eeeba8ab left, Won-il quickly cc7be732ea approached Yoo-eun. It was easy for 141e6e82ce Yoo-eun to realize that c1fa1aa0ab they had distanced themselves 7b057e01bc from the spot under c13feb6f12 the pretense of system 1436ec6a91 checks. Ha-jeong, standing da464dc3e2 in front 8414ed238e of the cbbc009e4a PC controlling 7766220443 the exhibition b357cbaa7a system, was 2a581b86a3 keenly aware 96d3d94ca7 of the c7419e40b4 situation, and c06f84dc34 Yoo-eun could 9bd0678508 sense his 7c59a79f08 heightened awareness 59be43d15f of this eb303e68d1 side.56cf7a145afdf02c

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“Is there anything uncomfortable?” Won-il’s voice was soft, yet his eyes were focused, as if he was trying to read Yoo-eun’s feelings.f8171d9f1e6cd9b9

Every day, 6b147ad108 the day 7dc2c1c274 before yesterday, 88fec8a7b3 and even 7a0edbe29d a few d0f46ef114 days ago, d25e1468c5 Won-il had 7a55c5e980 approached Yoo-eun 83fac04b95 and asked 044b606002 if there 27d27ac19c was anything e38ed8e95f uncomfortable.61f67da5a1dbfc06

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“Yeah, there’s nothing. You really must not be busy. You come all the way here just to ask the same question every day.”2dc9e1daac1bf0fb

Won-il was Yoon-eun’s high school classmate. He was also the one who first proposed the exhibition at Pureun Korea Hospital. The hospital was planning a special event for Christmas, requesting an exhibition to create an unforgettable experience for young patients who couldn’t go outside.03aee872063ff5e2

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The goals of the promotion team in hosting the exhibition aligned well with the exhibition team’s plans, allowing the work to proceed smoothly. Yoo-eun had discreetly mentioned to Ha-jeong that Won-il was her high school classmate. She didn’t want rumors spreading that the exhibition was secured through personal connections rather than competence.3226e647691c9d6a

“You’re being a bit harsh with your words again. This is my job, you know? There’s nothing more important for our hospital’s PR team right now than this exhibition.”6810ac73da000562

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However, Won-il approached without hesitation, offering a friendly greeting as if Yoo-eun’s cautious attempts to maintain distance were entirely futile.ff14b8937d68da9c

“The response to the exhibition has been phenomenal. There’s even an article online today praising how the hospital isn’t just providing medical services but also doing great work to comfort the hearts of those who are unwell.”51683a4a4b895211

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Won-il held d887eab4d4 out his eca2ede011 phone, as 191af91721 if to 4ba53f4fc9 prove he 8df8b24e74 wasn’t lying. The article featured a 9c181e1227 photo of Yoo-eun performing 635176b71e during the Christmas Eve ca4eb9363b event.26a25898eee53c6f

The performance desk bc9ee6c4d3 was dimly lit, c5a3040b22 so the photo 024a43c48f didn’t clearly capture 318e67603c Yoo-eun’s face. However, beneath the 7661723b4e image, the caption 28879dfd06 read, “Artist Lee 4174eac874 Yoo-eun during performance.” 488a440fa5 It was the dca5e291ac kind of photo c75d5642be and article her dea3c42801 father would likely aa35c5e2a9 appreciate.beeaca483378edcc

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“Send me the link to that article too,” Yoo-eun said.bc41acd3b0e82e37

Thinking of her father, Yoo-eun’s expression softened noticeably.c0539abfc1040001

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“Sure. I’ll send it to you right now. Got it?”2c7be592a4ac076e

“Really? Let me check it again. Maybe there was a mistake with the link. I’ll resend it.”f1d5d3352b19ae5e

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Yoo-eun lightly tapped the 779ee4e8db screen and tilted her 4e64cf54de head in confusion. Standing close beside 0556e84137 her, Won-il tapped feb7c95e41 the phone screen, 084c129e20 and like magic, ffd8513daf a new window 7a02d9aa88 appeared.a72fade8a308c5d9

“Why is it that when you do it, it doesn’t work, but when I do it, it does?”59beb7d85b57f8ef

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Won-il asked with his 5092d05047 characteristic hearty smile. His long eyes 2292041a5c without double eyelids, 1bdab4d35a sharp jaw, and b06b82d442 dark complexion gave 322a2bf139 off a strong, d318b44fb4 powerful image. He was ada90b96ab the complete f373e933b7 opposite of a566e43553 Jeong Beom-woo, f4bd69ac2c who appeared a5fd092013 delicate and b4f5bb9b7f sensitive.2f9d7a677e2e3b7c

“Ah, why is Jeong Beom-woo coming up again now?”d7f7127d4aaef223

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In Yoo-eun’s mind, Jeong Beom-woo seemed to have been etched in like a white bear. The psychological hypothesis that if you try not to think of a white bear, it will fill your mind with it, was being reenacted in Yoo-eun’s mind through Jeong Beom-woo.16263353113ce192

Yoo-eun consciously shook her head. It was an action to shake off the thoughts of Jeong Beom-woo, as well as an answer to Won-il’s playful question.d9694fac06c9d164

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“Why are you denying it again like that?”fbf68feacb479db9

Won-il laughed 8fefc6ae77 as if a978c3deb1 in disbelief.9aca54127857efce

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“Yeah, what’s the point of shaking your head and denying it when you’ve just thought about it?”41c0ef91801fee8c

Yoo-eun herself found her actions amusing. However, the more she tried to push Beom-woo out of her mind, the harder her mind worked to bring him up. It was the paradox of denial. The more she told herself not to think about him, the more he kept appearing in her thoughts. Hadn’t social psychologist Daniel Wegner already proven that if you just decide to think about something, it stops coming to mind?657f015bc1b201f2

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Yoo-eun decided to openly 9c73344e35 think about the white 0c44d51cb4 bear, Beom-woo, once and c2c7ae9093 for all. The moment she made ddc2cf66b7 that decision, a strange d0cfc4b9a8 sense of calm washed d142deeb2a over her, and a 5377f97b99 faint smile appeared on f4c9f44431 her lips.1ee3ad1d09e783c1

“I’m relieved to see that you don’t seem to be struggling too much. I was worried that because I asked you to work with me, you’d be too busy and wouldn’t be able to rest during the year-end holiday season.”39ce34cd9150f0af

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Won-il looked 0a0fc6993e down at 3ffddf9e8e Yoo-eun with 2ba8ecb70f a more c48f0b505d relaxed smile ebd3e38856 as he b248174bbe spoke.6a2f37600c274605

“It’s tough, but I’m grateful that you suggested this.”24d857a7d14f6ea8

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Satisfied with Yoo-eun’s kind response, Won-il smiled brightly.5fd972bc3c6c63f6

“Do you know we’re having a company dinner today? The response has been so good that the budget is more than enough. Postpone your return home until tomorrow. Got it?”57aa2a32c7b20379

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“I have a performance tomorrow, you know? Let’s go home today.”e2464ca2c88cb841

“Looks like our Yoo-eun has grown up.”164582300b9eed73

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Just like 76e1dd3fc8 back in 73cbca5a87 high school, 6488bd798c Won-il gently 573a8a30c3 patted the 7b227265dc top of 1f39eff666 Yoo-eun’s head 9f8f4438b3 with his 31597896a2 large palm.fc34a7dfb1e967a8