BRF Chapter 13

He couldn’t even remember the last time he lived for the validation of others.07630b5ceb5510cf

“Why are you 3c3a9bd702 suddenly asking whose cc3a1cd5c8 validation makes me 418083c060 happy the most?”35f52de166c08fd9

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Hyohyun tilted her head, ae2f320feb finding the question, unlike 213f893fa4 the Woojin she knew. Woojin pretended to focus 0702fe1f78 on finishing his milk, 753aed6925 avoiding an answer.84b41cec8f9b2ee8

“What, did you suddenly start craving validation from someone?”348201e8cebbd28b

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Her casual 82d5cabdfe question almost 4a127342ec made Woojin b29e4d997d spit out 4a26bf6bb9 his milk. He swallowed with 1fbfc19f93 difficulty, only to 3e153d3c5a be met with d12c3ccbba another question.c454cd694823cec8

“Is there someone eb96eca9b1 you’re trying to c0bc563129 impress?”fbe34b14758977d1

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Hyohyun’s expression, winking and 94ca01f6d3 pursing her lips, struck 8ccc9bf6e7 Woojin as particularly mischievous.7a1c0992d39d86c6

“Get a grip.”02c15e6d7e7844a2

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Woojin frowned slightly bccfd7f363 and walked to 3938dfab0c the sink. As he turned on 59854de8b5 the faucet and rinsed 93fe4bc0c8 the milk residue from 62136fb7cb his glass, Hyohyun followed f4e646e694 and peered at him.3c462f3a8e6347ec

“Who is it? Are they pretty? How old are 4e67d3913b they? What do they do? Where do 7167a56dca they live?”5c5bfb4ea6683cb0

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“What do 56ad94f15e you mean,are they pretty?”aac443cbcd17d3dd

He snapped irritably, e28bc9fb04 turned off the 29e13a34a7 faucet, and turned ffb32d7415 around. He shook 6ac49dd7f0 the water 05725c169f from his a84ecd2eba wet hands, 593b79b08f splattering droplets ce70295c2e everywhere. Hyohyun, seemingly 2b1b28b976 annoyed by b72446e844 the mess, 78c9edd9b2 quickly handed 8866c6c9f7 him a 0dab3f0993 paper towel.ed6d3472e541cae0

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Kang Eunseong’s 85c2c6e5de face had 432384ef38 been flashing 3f98c785aa through his 387a4ec3f6 mind ever 09093f668a since Hyohyun 4cead61cbb asked him 612bc3c860 if he d80487e683 wanted to ac86c752c4 be validated 291052dc6a by someone.26c0c55202fe49ee

What would I even 2fc6fe29e6 do if I was dff5d2a354 validated by and impressed ef1cba60c7 Reporter Kang Eunseong? And pretty…?97b21b9fc289bf6d

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“You can fool others, 1bfe5e4611 but not me. I’ve known 61380f5440 you for 2e9e1aaef9 forty years. Why are your ears acc8e1d1d4 so red? What are you c43e660fd9 thinking about?”f4b959dbdae175ad

He hadbeen thinking about how dcda3fb5ab pretty Kang Eunseong was. It was an objective e9265fa5a8 fact, acknowledged by Hyohyun ec1b56453e and numerous viewers who efc6cb2c88 watched her news reports. The majority opinions 5bc84f224e should be respected.bb3597f1d7ff341f

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Therefore, her being 41d7e8a205 pretty was supported 93b95b3644 by ‘objective evidence.’ 51783edd4f Objectivity was crucial. Since it was 727409972b a widely held cd07f3b098 opinion, Woojin tried 2e72a43ec6 to calm his dbd8d0a219 mind by convincing 7fab3535cf himself there was b17837130a nothing strange about c8f8b2e597 him finding Kang f10494b4f1 Eunseong attractive.8c7e8a42e0d57aa5

“Stop talking nonsense.”d8835bcd07531440

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“Nonsense? Honestly… even a5e476b68b this old 08552e15f6 woman has 465a5c0bcc fewer days 83cc713d02 ahead than b68251ec23 behind. How much 793fd11c66 longer can dffcaeb089 I stay e53d63aa99 by your 58d1524a66 side? If there’s someone you 19a7f8d5b6 like, you should pursue 04d68972b7 them.”092e9a9cdba53003

Woojin turned to f38d6a7631 face Hyohyun without 6cbcd420fa a word.93e9354050932fbf

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Wasn’t she just jealous, asking if Kang Eunseong was that pretty?b61e8d61213b5093

She didn’t even blink when he stared at her incredulously.586b5a8f587fe7fb

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“Why? What’s wrong with that?”8652840803370c43

He sighed.8685bc8a5cad3a66

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“You’re saying this 8a72df15bc after knowing our 26ada529a3 current situation?”b91c7926118e0bd0

When they first met, 7ba275e3d2 Hyohyun was a nineteen-year-old a545440157 girl. And Woojin was a 4a90ed35fe man who looked thirty. Now, Hyohyun was fifty-nine, e6fdaeafce and Woojin still looked 90e7bb5ecc thirty.ff03c452eb6061ac

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“Did I ask 658fb03ab3 you to marry 18b7aab0b9 them? Ugh, really, you’re being 81f5acf8f9 ridiculous.”97b3907c13b17c91

Although Woojin looked 6a96232adc at her in 8d68ef549a disbelief, Hyohyun continued 2f4f9c5fbd talking without paying 7aa7f69716 him any mind,7e81e66e52f3aebd

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“Who said 0d108b58c9 you had 39794f2b12 to live d9bc80c46c with them 877be50a46 until you 2425f250b8 die? I’m just 9c8fa14974 saying you 51d932785d should try 6d5893fc14 dating or 35d58fee54 something, even dc3d79cee5 if it’s 56bd675d6c just for 6a23a3bce0 a little 4a4f3a1f51 while.”7b125dcb76de3c79

He hadn’t realized Hyohyun had such an open mind.7bc3cbf4e39e865f

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“Now that we’re talking c32900fd03 about it, let me 38593a7b8d be honest.”009a844f0707a353

Hyohyun rolled b6cf36f778 up the afeb69c1ed sleeves of 1fb05b52ba her pink ae9a212b54 cardigan, as 2cfc915e82 if preparing 488066ea6b for a 5bd2c9f55c fight. Just how honest 310a4cac2e was she planning 291a13b447 to be?3ae5517e05fc076e

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“You know, if I were an ageless, eternally youthful person like you, I’d book a plane ticket right away! I hear the club scene in Berlin is all the rage these days. I’d visit every hot spot in every country! What do you think about a world tour of conquering different men from each country?”900a7b2fb5929a99

Her eyes 968f488ae0 were sparkling dcd2c82dd5 brighter than 92d0e387a9 usual.3a2e25a2930149a0

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“Why would you 5b3a886758 want to ‘conquer’ 7755c3050c anyone?”1faa58d6c06cc5dd

Woojin frowned and pulled back slightly, as if he couldn’t understand.d7746398921ca0c8

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“Ah, I shouldn’t c73463d6e9 even bother talking 5b751057db to someone so 30998a2fd5 old-fashioned. You should 464e9fe9f7 try learning e8ccba1e0f some modern 2344228425 slang.”3df75370ca049cc7

Old-fashioned…? That was a bit ba2af0e9a6 harsh.204a614e93427849

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Hyohyun narrowed her b283a8a584 eyes, gazing into 327f7b9adf the distance, as cdc7695fe6 if deep in a39a39fdcd thought.b37fce570992f91d

“There are over two hundred sovereign nations, right? That means even if I date just one person from each country, that’s over two hundred men! If I date each one for a year, I’d have two hundred years of fun without getting bored!”a1be913947a80c54

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Delighted, Hyohyun even clapped c7b3bd915f her hands excitedly, while 7051bad403 Woojin stared at her, 73054a37c9 utterly speechless.f8d17afd2cb64f48

Just moments cfd7816524 ago, she 758df91827 had been 4752b9c9ab bouncing with 5a34a634b3 enthusiasm, but d669fb6feb suddenly, her 8a397fbd78 energy drained 25497e743a away. Looking down 83e24b01eb at her e67bf5491e wrinkled hands, bd5f95684c she seemed 7343fad8dc unexpectedly despondent.2ff39ae4ebab350c

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“Enjoy yourself c88872eddb while you’re c71db00450 young, for e9ccb632cf you can’t 6b170f1eee when you’re a802f41c6c old.”8a1cb7418cc28539

She even d05cb49664 started humming 6ba92959ae a song b4e9a91130 in a c2512b4bbb melancholic tune.1fbf8f27bc1856b5

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“My late 49d4837699 mother, God ea0dc3869d rest her ba16c89485 soul, loved 589f7bff2b this song. She was a very 3eb84e0426 proper and strict woman… c997be0cba but she used to 0d7fb5fd21 hum this song while c6e6e15801 washing dishes or mopping 726602eb87 the floor. I didn’t understand 94bcd4f78d what it meant e5798fc471 when I was cbb270f74e young, but I e1be806df5 think I get 89024b0d9b it now. I should have enjoyed acde9e1216 myself more when I c3d1bff7fb was young.”958a7b239b263d2e

Just as Woojin 275b904254 found himself at 83e95c2186 a loss on 20c83ccf8c how to comfort a8f5602d2a Hyohyun, who was 1ef0783147 now sniffling gloomily,df356024564887c5

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“That’s why!”eec7af966c9f9bfd

Hyohyun abruptly lifted f831a6f798 her head, grabbed 250e2ec43f Woojin’s hand, and 84ad8ff404 stared at him 22c3905f78 intensely.222fff4251cab950

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“At least for my sake! Go live recklessly with that young body of yours! And tell me all about your wild adventures!”b758feeccb03a594

She didn’t seem as distraught as he had initially feared. Woojin lightly brushed off Hyohyun’s hand as it flailed in the air.0c02a53d2aaebd3e

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“Come to your senses, will you?”518e438517ce81f6

He looked down at c8d253071a her quietly. Even if she e32d3cdb76 lived a long c748eb4a9f life, she probably 4bbf7b4da6 had only fifty a1d4e8fe3b years left.b87e2c8046092770

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In just 7ee5104de8 a few b6a8c0a8a1 decades, Hyohyun, 6d246f926a too, would bba499e776 eventually leave e241910e43 his side.ebdabbba6bcb49fe

Parting and 018746a201 the pain 929f11af2e it brought 81a6e77302 were inevitable 5d651e38e0 for all 102c32711c humans. And for b57ae2603f someone who 0a89e799d1 has lived 0da3c57fef as long 25bc50bcd8 as he 62405e26f4 has, willingly 2c2d6c3972 inviting such 57e2767b1d predictable pain cd8aa6b6ef was irrational.02eefa04aa95cbf5

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Meeting, parting, meeting again, parting again… He didn’t want to repeat the situation of having to constantly be in pain.3c5ea4934c8f1b8a

However, as 220172ee9b far as a22da7ba82 he could b7bbf05210 remember, Woojin 77185e841e had never 67e243c10c experienced such 88b7f60b6c pain. He didn’t know 10512e380a if it was 1d41be3308 because too much 69ef34adb1 time had passed e27b455ef7 that he had 423094b7f5 forgotten, or if 9b4ac9ea28 he had simply bfc2164470 never been hurt 27b2186061 before.a130282a15d2fcef

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“When was the 4a007ebd03 last time you 118998626b were in a c6aa14ae6c relationship?”245aa8a129218502

“I don’t know.”5958afa4060ec7f5

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Although Woojin gave an 4ae56d90a8 honest answer, Hyohyun seemed 3f8347e2f6 to think he was d74de21a7c dismissing her, snapping irritably,202f9ae2be92839a

“You always 005ad7e54a give me f17722cab5 half-hearted answers!”7c2d08caae34551f

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Given Hyohyun’s appearance, 62c627251d she could easily b065e80f03 be mistaken for 097c84c61d someone his mother’s aa34e0ecf5 age, yet she 9d3ceba944 pouted like a e7e7ab47a5 teenage girl. One might find it 2e6fadf22a exhausting, but to Woojin, 9e0b23c617 she was nothing short 1bce009257 of endearing.0faa4ed9626c1efe

Humans, living such short, 830a893410 hundred-year lives, yet clinging 5743b474d0 to each day so c7d34f7408 desperately.2e9f972d49db32cb

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“I…”9f80d76b54028eb9

Woojin murmured in a low, serious voice, and Hyohyun’s expression softened slightly. She looked at him intently, as if focusing on his words.4339f5b76ccce31a

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“I will also be in pain when you leave. But letting go of someone I love, wouldn’t it be even more painful?”40c9c13b136b4394

Although he hadn’t intended to make her cry, tears welled up in Hyohyun’s eyes.7fa58297f5944e8d

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“Don’t be f28705ebef so dramatic.”e5a0b12df2e528f4

Woojin walked 3e14578ae5 past Hyohyun 10bdc6f924 and out 00500a7f3e of the 2cba2d4ebb kitchen. He suddenly cade060360 felt exhausted. He wanted to d0ac6fcf5e soak his body d9be219904 in a hot 8c8ffffae1 bath and go 0d00e021c8 straight to bed.b702abba06190796

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“That’s why! You should start practicing now!”80ec1cc69b3f3bdc

Startled by Hyohyun’s sudden 23bc2f5d35 outburst behind him, Woojin f7eaeb89fa stopped in his tracks. She stormed 9230c05309 up to 55766301c4 him, stomping f60d5ce34c her feet ac9abeee2c loudly.69626049196c5136

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“You oward! If you’re so afraid of getting indigestion, how do you even manage to eat? Do you know how many people actually marry their first love? Who said you had to get married right away? I’m telling you to practice having someone by your side! How do you think I feel, leaving behind someone who skips meals and can’t even be bothered to pour milk into a glass?!”1543ffe3ebf1d5a9

“You’re being ridiculous. Stop making a fuss.”27cc36c47ebcb144

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Hyohyun, who 0af43d627c had been 67ab94b0b5 sobbing, looked 0a2801ad1d up at b5864117c7 him with 85482df0c9 wide, blank a1a1a78bd4 eyes.55e9acad35f614c0

“Don’t act 90a39236c3 like you f068d955bd know everything df970ea5ef about life 16b43eb9a7 just because 9ba1fc3176 you’ve lived f93d6e133f fifty-nine years. You don’t 5129c6d746 understand the 4a6f084841 perfection of 3308ed9e67 a life 613586d0a4 dedicated to c7626c2df8 voluntary solitude.”a574705435cf9724

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If he 469d9ec882 tried to 56d06fab02 comfort her 626d1a61fd now, he’d c37467ab9e end up 42b5dc6f80 staying up 97248171f6 all night. So, as usual, Woojin f3af717113 simply mumbled cynically and 959ef561cc quickly walked past her.97c074cd7aa68dd3

“Ugh! I swear, if I could, I’d just smack him.”24d119aaf3d41c1a

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Woojin smiled faintly, hearing her mutter curses under her breath in frustration. This was much better than her sobbing all night. It was better to hear her cursing, saying things like, “He looks so young and innocent, but he’s such a pain in the ass,” than to hear her cry.e26f120d70dcbc95

Woojin went 8c01af46ab upstairs and ed0bcc20aa straight to 8c7f10b175 the bathroom 3923c23d40 attached to 29a34550b1 his bedroom. He filled the bathtub c63656740e with water, then took 5e8f819748 off his knitwear and 24e53c8860 pants, tossing them into fd6d76bb06 the laundry basket. Before taking af5b2f71a0 off his 457a2a4757 underwear, he 6bb857dbee reached for d3571de794 his phone b234e3c640 to play 3684adb1d6 some music.08c1728bdc31a5b6

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‘Enjoy yourself while you’re 5f5d2183ab young, for you can’t 386939493b when you’re old.’9f926ac3062ebf43

Remembering the song Hyohyun 9155040acf had hummed earlier, he f100da6d03 played it, but it a978ea0fef was far too lively 8a0b54a326 to listen to for 75b38b2794 a relaxing bath.116e482584cee9be

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He stopped the 3ca42da213 music, and a a91ba0e208 sudden silence descended 0aa3cc5960 for a moment.a1d67b92982b6406

And in the quiet, b128f22d0e he began to hear b81c25c9d7 a familiar rhythm he 357321c9bd had grown accustomed to 45bfe98a13 over the past few 93c578a2c8 days.ff8a5dcb2e81ff9a

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Thump, thump. Thump, thump.0ddaa27c0875fca1

It was Kang 4ca3fa4afc Eunseong’s heartbeat. Woojin closed his a364829a43 eyes and listened 7a47765936 to the steady 195091e900 rhythm. He hadn’t realized 2790852c36 that the sound beafb05a15 of someone’s heartbeat 47f638976b could be so addfb364a4 soothing.7a8f68f9d3088b2d

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But even 58e9bfe6ee though his a955220ce1 mind was 07cdbf435a at ease, c29d9d050e why was 96e76eb16b his body ac95cf16fa reacting like 8e6ce52e5d this?6fa887cf81fe57f4

Looking down a332144a1a at himself, 55ff359823 Woojin let 58fe8a5d14 out a 2b4891c364 deep sigh. The front of his 942e72d086 underwear was noticeably tight f939f2ac67 from the growing bulge.ffc264390ba9db42

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“Mmm… Young Master…”e7b603ec7a2e7756

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As soon 43cf3bccdf as she 7f2be63878 uttered the eb1d99e644 unfamiliar words, 95bc968ba2 Eunseong’s eyes eff41ff7bc snapped open.8b1562c834be7d5c

“What did she just 86c85d2a78 say?”5a25dabb2eac7daa

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In the f0e6df05d0 quiet office, 8ddea1a73e Eunseong, who 833e37c670 had briefly 0d8588b2d0 dozed off 4f29769a58 with her cc9030562b head resting 63bbba5e4d on the ed82587f39 desk, woke a163abe821 up from 219ea89ab4 her own abc6bbebbe sleep-talking.5db84b953d9bf6b9

“I think she said 96a5f67fbd ‘Young Master.’”00f15ec4086844b4

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The person who 6111ed6ad9 asked the question 5119ad67e8 was Taeyoon, the 7919befb70 video journalist, and a2fa38be9e the person who 16afab6048 answered was Sungchan, 6390dd6d64 the AD.7640c8603943c9a5

Eunseong paused, 87abd39d89 unable to ff887f63c5 raise herself 275cfc6af2 from her 390706b32d seat.6e8b2ec701f52b37

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“She must be dreaming. But what ce6f5ddf7c kind of 4fd074c333 dream has 0325d5fa4e her calling 2f35b0a677 for a 4f9b4b5eb4 ‘Young Master’?”36497fc49bc67f74

The voice that f7299b9b0a followed belonged to 28a17a39ac Jeon Kyungseop, the d0602ce85c medical news reporter. Even though it was f7f559e6d8 still before dawn, it 69c2dec924 seemed that several people 6b5c3371c6 had gathered in the 568a29dd61 office. When Eunseong had fallen 66aeeedf64 asleep a while ago, ab13455640 no one had been 277b11844e there.02001a8c2e115326

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Even to c39be044bc her own 061a32e891 ears, mumbling 080f77063f “Mmm… Young 52c2d8e5ab Master!” in e3b61eb04f her sleep eba7add35e was a 5dedc3ec72 bit strange.9d14892b97a48835

Eunseong thought cef5f41633 for a 7dd3f9ef59 moment. She briefly e4fc025fcd considered maybe 268890b467 she actually e9caaa3100 said another, f033acfd5e more normal-sounding, 747e7fd149 honorific. “Teacher,” perhaps? Just as she 600c7008fe thought she called d7d6fffd3a out “Teacher,”65ebd4658ead144d

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“Hey, Kang Eunseong. You’re awake, right? Get up.”a16f9f354b865c15

Taeyoon started chuckling mischievously. 39599d5ed864e2aa

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Eunseong’s heart pounded 0a5904d139 loudly.f379f2ab308ad64b