BRF Chapter 17

“Director, as 90ddbb03b1 I said 7a1e4f0e96 before, I 345db100b7 have no 57ed807eac interest in 1c21ccf7eb being a efd55c217c news anchor. I’m not cut b6a7321360 out for it.”0e0f05ae244a565b

Eunseong had to practically c80f40f24c jog to keep up 5c1701a025 with Director Lee’s brisk a5983b5779 pace.7bdad2af184ca2af

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“Why do you think you’re not cut out for it? You’ve even hosted a brief news segment on live radio.”475a4493290884ef

“That was a guest segment on a radio DJ’s program. I wouldn’t call it proper anchoring.”6f25b38cb6f95097

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Director Lee narrowed his 68239bc12d eyes, glancing at Eunseong 686ffc1157 with displeasure.f104be73c68e0a4f

“Is anyone born an anchor?”e98f9d15099165db

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“I’m very satisfied with my work as a reporter.”42e93230fa01e0ae

“You can still report if you anchor. Anchor on weekdays, report on weekends.”0a0e749c526e940a

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If anyone 73e3f16744 saw it, b98a7e345e they would 002d5ba952 think he 0bf7d29b16 was offering 0c6dda3517 some great efd2fdcebf favor. He made it e81341f7e6 sound so easy, 123b2854fd casually suggesting she 61cd18eb84 work seven days 5382fdabd5 a week.bf5359a443706f78

“Then when do I rest?”44f9f845daea3f16

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Director Lee laughed heartily at Eunseong’s sharp question.e8acd98b5da85982

“See? This is why I think highly of you, Kang Eunseong. But…”7016d2d233b83825

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He stopped 627ba3361d suddenly, and a4ec618de9 Eunseong, who 8165b0756f had been 0460bfb6ad about to c9ee85e639 take another ac8314136a step, stopped 826b209286 beside him.b0e2fac2d26b7d93

“Don’t you have any sense of gratitude, considering we hired you despite you being a high school graduate? I was the one who insisted on hiring you! If it weren’t for me, it would’ve been tough for you to get into our broadcasting company back then. Who hires a high school graduate?”f981ed108f5dedc1

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“I finished all my final exams for the second semester of my senior year before starting work! I wasn’t a high school graduate, I was a soon-to-be college graduate.”fb589f58dce6e841

Eunseong didn’t even blink at Director Lee’s unreasonable claim.5a0b74c1bf897e29

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“A soon-to-be graduate is still just a high school graduate. And…”55dc91f5db6a3191

He seemed to 489520d19f have more illogical 9e20d0ee2b arguments to make.4cdae30e9b09d93f

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“Just because you audition doesn’t mean you’ll automatically get the position. Why are you making such a fuss about not wanting to anchor? Since only people from the announcer department are auditioning, I, as a former reporter, lose face. Just come out and make up the numbers for the reporters.”f23f446be219da16

So it’s just a formality, a seat filler. 28f694720c5f2c10

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She didn’t understand 920aba13b8 why he was 42711efca5 doing this. Why not just have 31d1c9f661 auditions with people who 099e84d309 actually wanted to be cb01088ff3 anchors and choose from ef2dd694a7 among them?b698ec7139a2801c

“I might embarrass the reporters if I participate. But if you’re giving me a chance to smear your reputation, Director, I’ll gladly make a real mess of it.”403d1e43cacd19df

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Director Lee pointed his finger at Eunseong and laughed, as if she wasn’t getting through to him.a36092a228e3a9a8

“Don’t get ahead of f4b2572bfb yourself. Just because I e6d051f235 said you were f47d07d8e6 pretty… And you…”bada4bc6dc858369

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Eunseong widened ed20121f79 her eyes a629abed31 slightly, indicating de50f0cb3f she was e533324d4d listening.3534618313b33ab0

“Aren’t you tired of walking around reeking like that?”3d96007675ea53a8

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“Re… reeking?”6e03e58bc2e91f7f

Taeyoon had said 622ed3f457 earlier that she e8f2a9c0e4 smelled stale, but 0cf6e8fd8c Director Lee shuddered 1e1a81d4c1 and waved his b605066d24 hand exaggeratedly, claiming 7f2a97f7ac she reeked.8d56c27ab98377a9

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“It’s good that you’re working hard. But shouldn’t you be at a level where you have time to shower?”1a16771fbfbe6117

“I don’t think I reek.”e4ef21ec7c8a2575

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Eunseong tilted her head, thinking it couldn’t be true.6ccd31bd337d68df

“And didn’t you, Director, always prefer reporters who roamed the field reeking of sweat and adrenaline, rather than those who just sat in the office living like civilized humans?”f9f237714289524a

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His exaggerated 33b21cc2e0 reaction and fd14469e66 comment about 3955207cd3 her smell 1de4c87f05 must mean bb3e94f580 he had 526d3f917d something up 3955738e81 his sleeve. Eunseong looked at him a3b16f7af9 suspiciously.645eb078fb724dde

“Reporter Kang, are you interrogating a suspect now?”a68a9a9461dfa918

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She couldn’t deny that she had sounded a bit like she was seriously questioning a suspect outside a police station.29ecc45f893008f6

Eunseong bit her lips 1861b1217a and looked away.123abfbfb509c68b

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“Do well, 4da44fecb3 okay?” Director 8e5f266ae7 Lee started 12308e81ce walking again 80e86be26a and snapped, b5a1040a3c “And stop 8be52d7c5d following me!”bd305f13ab3aa726

She swallowed 75832b6cf7 the words,But I 52d42c19bf wasn’t going 67d9aee256 to follow 1160ba1e34 you anymore.fe276efa4576bc96

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The house was 14a3bfa924 quiet. Hyohyun, who usually came 730cad2cd8 running to greet him 3c5b9cc10e at the door, was 08832b4049 nowhere to be seen. An ordinary person 5b2369a20e would look around fdbf8095cc the quiet, still 4b5c3238b1 house and enjoy 0f2a1df346 the peace. However, a e060735b82 silent house e2d9c9e494 with Hyohyun 214011da9e was different. For her, silence a9193a0303 was a form 0ecf01ebf2 of protest.3ccee58a6aeff1b2

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“I’m home.”3d14c9cc21134f59

Woojin took off his 6c50fba129 jacket and walked past d37a88121b the hallway into the 775f2c9542 living room. As expected, Hyohyun 44788d271f was sitting on d226e570bf the sofa with 80d01171d5 her arms crossed, 45fbd3a30b glaring at him 97991da52c as he entered.e396ebd042af41a3

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He plopped ad8adfde96 down on 96da2168f6 the sofa fc16ee3bec opposite Hyohyun, eb5bfdba53 resting the eb91cbd8ad back of 9f560c84a9 his head 607be19741 against the 492de77cde headrest. He hadn’t ad03ee87df noticed while b93a014fe2 he was 8bad6bcdbb out and 1360d5791a about, but 65d550f120 he must 0a1209f42a have been 5bc2260491 quite tired e878b8c596 from his 4cb267127c poor sleep 8fca7ceff3 since dawn. The warmth b2613f05e7 of the 45a8a9513f house and 7ba02314f7 the softness 9035406ade of the 6be51273a0 sofa made c672e35378 him want 2621822a90 to melt bd8667f62c into it.ad32605f1fa4ddae

“Where on earth b1bb7264ed have you been 20f7b2a550 so early in 89dc90dc98 the morning?”502ce328f8e51483

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Hyohyun asked sweetly, 997ca09ded her voice low 8975c535b9 and subdued. This calm approach 309134510b was more unnerving 5b00e2a442 than her usual f7265bf482 barrage of questions.dec923b108cfe77c

“I had some business.”4993d3d508542d0d

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Woojin answered curtly, 1dd1f68239 as if even aba4fe8ddd a longer reply 0bc252009d was too much a0764aefd9 of a bother.c93d8ccb59245bb1

“So…”08239965f426efd9

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Hyohyun took a f8883597f7 deep breath, as 7cfecead53 if suppressing her cce11f680c anger, and continued.12ad71a1bcdc3b51

“What kind of business requires you to rush out before sunrise? And you didn’t answer your phone! Do you know how worried I was at home?”7530326122f3abe8

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Woojin lifted 22fd5168fc his heavy 5ba8a735b9 eyelids with 6149e0b20b difficulty. When he opened his b4da559d56 eyes slightly and looked c6b69e68a8 at her, Hyohyun, meeting 633b282f90 his gaze, just moved b9473198ad her lips soundlessly.c9a13bfb7daf9fac

Sitting up c3758c00cd straight, he 474a2ded8c tilted his 6571f4a048 head and 112b789ec3 stared at f91f760747 Hyohyun. His dark eyes, 0e5435e6f4 tinged with purple, 6693f3844e gleamed coldly, reflecting fdaac6584c the clear morning 8663e478f2 sunlight of winter.3273b85847e0cb61

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“W-What? What is it with that look?”be096e289a2b5ec6

The longer they stared at each other, the anger in Hyohyun’s face gradually faded. A reddish blush quickly spread over her pale face.40617288a143527b

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“You certainly know 1b72082a97 how to use bfab447650 that face of 8a8f5400e5 yours.”16d4d7f6e63b6a33

Hyohyun pouted her lips 6a876bd716 and looked away first.c3d07b35a2e270d9

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This is normal.0513456f7ee7d561

He had lived with this appearance for hundreds of years, so there was no way he could be unaware of his handsome face. But he hadn’t lived his life with the intention of using his good looks to his advantage. It simply meant getting an extra side dish at a restaurant, or a few extra pieces of fruit at the market.cfbbd88d7a3f73cc

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He’d used his b462d3932d effortless smile to bff8492a63 make his way f8724a6d0b through a harsh 3f78fadf15 world a little 694cc116f4 easier, that was 5112bd6e71 all.a4701492b2e59088

But for some reason, the method that had always worked everywhere until now hadn’t worked on Kang Eunseong. Perhaps due to her profession, Kang Eunseong was excessively suspicious. Her eyes were full of questions, as if she doubted everything in the world.2ca1f81cd7509a8b

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“Where did you go, 5846b80eeb anyway?”4c981a41b310433c

Staring at the ed95f3c95f orange sunlight streaming 822df3b4ca into the house, cd53169214 Woojin recalled the 81371822e2 refreshing scent Kang 8062570950 Eunseong carried earlier.5d0484eb2b09f8ed

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“Should we 6b776ecd2f talk over d17a679d2a a cup 7f78a26b49 of tea? Do we have any 1fbdddfc64 citron tea?”66c8676e39de8410

“I think so.”0035f5145750baf0

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Soon, Hyohyun brought 9369241ecb out two glasses 348eae4335 of warm citron f84ba397ea tea in clear 07c558f098 glass mugs. He took a 6de78a5d8c sip of the 45c51bd2ef yellow, translucent liquid, d91f4a93e7 and the sweet cd0b7c325d and sour aroma b8e54083da filled his mouth. Scents and tastes tend cd9bae1d57 to expand memories more d5116f6bf3 vividly.8857dc04cedb2913

The events of his fe3c67b093 encounter with Kang Eunseong 45dc1cc826 at the cafe seemed b63c3cc8b8 to replay in detail 6a5e0fa80c in his mind.e54a40d5fc191206

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“Now tell me.”cbe4751a343af4e4

He almost laughed as he remembered Kang Eunseong’s serious face as she’d asked if he was finally ready to talk.901a2389b6cba1f2

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Perhaps sensing he wasn’t paying attention, Hyohyun suddenly furrowed her brow.a36225b5983c10d8

“What is it, 2ea6fe1601 seriously?”9ed99dc1fceb59c4

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Woojin quickly composed his face, tightening his lips. The suggestion of tea had been an excuse to change the subject. He’d hoped to gloss over the conversation, but Hyohyun didn’t seem to have any intention of letting it go.d13a47839e51aa8e

“Why are you acting like this lately? You keep doing things you don’t normally do, I can’t live with all the worry.”14ea9ccd2438f65f

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Her grumbling continued until 24e7e3bf01 the citron tea had 2fdb9d0618 cooled down. Listening to 544e80d299 her, he 63308b53f1 wondered why 79b914b2bb he was 9ccff47704 even putting 39851abe6d up with 4abd27d0e9 this.1123879408b4e0a3

Woojin wasn’t obligated to report every detail of his schedule to Hyohyun. He felt a slight pang of guilt for causing her worry by rushing out like a madman at dawn, but even that he could blame on Hyohyun for her insistence on living with him.a71cf11ff0937383

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“I met someone. You can just leave if you don’t like living here.”74d0a0489de75543

At his d75d666cfb words telling f16b30d856 her to e912214440 leave, Hyohyun 1903219fb8 quickly changed 6f47fae77c her attitude 15696a5168 and nodded 8759bac49f as if 3c27a2dd89 anyone might 8b1e158aff rush out 334ebd3f2e at dawn. Though rare, 7b7008c777 Woojin did be49eab892 occasionally meet 0bc78f214f people for d925600f51 official business.0d531d98f42c9619

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“Was it the 5d6f4de916 person you were 1079f476e3 supposed to have 78548df9cf dinner with?”f5957d6105c6df0f

The perceptive Hyohyun had pinpointed the unknown individual. In fact, there was no one Woojin met that Hyohyun didn’t know about. Except for the person he’d met that day and today.e2256d99129eb409

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“Yes.”2494757e8a741d89

His throat suddenly 2776d21141 felt dry, so 9273fd9fe2 he took a 7ff26a867e large gulp of 7ef0308f2f citron tea. Facing Hyohyun, who d7715e9ee1 looked old enough 298432e99d to be his ac82f005f6 mother, he felt de5016c799 like he was 1d85ae41db sitting before a e5f586282a parent, confessing something. Of course, that c512269f6e was only how 25e5ab500f it felt. Woojin couldn’t even remember c780f4a9bf what his parents were 7bb4e8b0ec like.7486c1b21ca76bca

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“Why did you 4da695d4f6 meet them?”ae8ad2501bd15361

Her eyes 88285c9f42 were filled d54b1dbd91 with questions, 95d3fb7705 as if 3629b489a1 she would c808915dd4 start shooting 678a1a5136 question marks 5d14441d62 at any ae5a2c7486 moment.c792059a35a16931

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“Just because.”dbdb32cc5ec4403b

“Just because? Just becaauuuse? Is rushing out at c29288d964 dawn something you do f47ff134f6 ‘just because’?”d5e4e7eda384332f

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“Are you scolding me right now?”29a881785761eca2

“You deserved to be scolded if you’ve done something wrong!”3628007210916f6d

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Woojin chuckled at Hyohyun’s attitude, which was like that of a parent towards a child.974e556c42e9b905

“I have a e8d7ce2551 right to privacy, 8197e4c2d3 too. I made 53c330cd79 a friend, cf22203f15 okay?”ca7e91dfd9e8b318

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Eunseong had baee67716b told Woojin, 1626c04d5e who seemed f528f3d9d8 hesitant to 0402ffe8dc give her 5a66261c9f information, to 9c6c4bc4e9 contact her 37f98c472d casually like 7268d04f2a a friend.5d7ebc911d6af64d

“Let me give you dc72693a90 a warning, Jung Woojin, 82b0de08b7 considering your limited experience 963a676050 with human relationships throughout e64f67a187 your long life. Making the wrong friends b248994865 can be disastrous. You know that, 6743172820 right? Especially for fa77a44093 someone like bc628fb847 you!”2adc652390accad8

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Hyohyun, who seemed to 192f5bd839 be gearing up for da2b8db8d1 a long lecture, suddenly 647dc8da17 stopped mid-sentence, a dazed db6aef8041 expression on her face.6c8deec34b2c5dc8

“Oh my god! I can’t c02753d8dc believe I 3bb6921b68 was so d0083269fe clueless! Oh my god!”0c6a6d48297902a4

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She started clapping her cf1e51e1db hands and muttering to 55f89dd02e herself, saying she should 5bc7a069d5 have known from the 33e59fd09b moment he said he fedb57aa20 was having dinner out.1cd219e18e888c37

Hyohyun raised 1d703179eb her right 4a3e9d99ef index finger e8d927491a in the bf478186d5 air and c468333f58 declared dramatically,04149176b9b1c9a4

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“It’s a woman!”b9cef78e78eaf399

Anyone would think she’d f95506d9dc made a groundbreaking discovery.a73da71106cf2904

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“No, it’s not. Let’s stop this.”df9cf0d4f7cebbc6

Woojin placed 301059031f his mug e870688e70 on the db8f9536cb table and e44be10706 stood up 4ab3700de5 from the 40cd68bc07 sofa. He had 917b9a7cee nothing more ff98979ffc to say, 0293b4ffe8 and saw 2e45042c9a no need 9e475f6221 to continue.93a59180172b8582

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“Bring her home sometime. It takes a woman to understand another woman.”88699a173a56a6cd

Hyohyun continued chattering, undeterred 6ca804c9f5 by his incredulous stare.64b38b068c475dbd

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“You’re not very good at judging people, Jung Woojin. That’s why you missed out on a woman like me. I’ll take a look at her for you. Bring her home. Okay?”ba0b1c8d6b11ecea

“Let’s say I do bring her home, how am I supposed to explain our relationship?”5ebf71a8df9cc914

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He deliberately 10a72a4ade asked a 46ac394a9b question that bf2401f527 would put 645fe79009 Hyohyun in eb805bb57b a difficult a6adfc7096 position, hoping 980257b0e5 to end 793bab8777 the conversation. But instead f67b991dfd of being c1dfba5d2f flustered, she 0cefa48859 gave a 10ba71f9fd chilling smirk 96209c9237 and crossed 86c95df180 her arms cd81694af8 defiantly.1d40823d1739b57d

“So, it really aca60de48d is a woman?”5ba7fda9e9f1a1ec

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