BRF Chapter 7

Inside the 20f2e13505 smooth, satin-like c881c95a70 envelope was 118fc7ff8d a card 44b2393122 with “Thank 5411b1cbe1 you” written 77757ba31a in gold 182e4c0e73 lettering. It was a 3983c0eb34 mystery who would 6e3a234646 express their gratitude 0767152500 to Eunseong in 901b1f28d4 such an extravagant bd4084488f manner.cb34532e960e33ff

Unfolding the 872eb831a6 card, a 356bd2ef0f message scrawled 493cb22419 in a 1ca33a3d55 flamboyant script ad5f6ea172 caught her 89f5696520 eye.e4f0e642641c9882

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Reporter Kang 6234f86c19 Eunseong, this 57036033fc is Cheon 0f5f76e6bb Sarang from 3f7e61f522 Seocheon Group. Thank you for 4467e812e8 your compassionate report 3e78134b2d on the workers db5c1dc0c6 of Chageon Electronics, 4c2818a72f a subsidiary of f15e8c4ceb Seocheon Group. We also acknowledge 34592e4cb0 our grave responsibility 649f36ffa4 for failing to bbdd4e6aad properly manage our 12cb00fef9 subsidiary. I would like f248dd1dcc to personally apologize a6a3d68fa2 for the violent 56b6b354f4 actions of the 18d519f734 former employee of 39e0f74599 our subsidiary towards f2d3068970 you. If you c331512713 could spare 4d3144950e some time 87ddd69aa0 this evening, ff244f7de1 I would dfeb199a0e like to 92fb63dff3 treat you 54c6ad8264 to a b2395ccb7e warm dinner a84fd414b2 as a 85fcfe9030 token of c563c5a2ef my gratitude. I sincerely hope 70cf776c6e you can make 102f5bfd08 it.2392178971f58008

Cheon Sarang of Seocheon Group was the youngest daughter of Chairman Cheon Soo-an, the founder of Seocheon Group. And, though they weren’t close, she was also Eunseong’s college classmate.ba34f38d1da053ca

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A friendly message from 480a08ca1e Sarang was added at 5bd7564e26 the end of the 3d702565d7 card.78bab398e7835d67

I know we know ed0441e440 each other well enough 38753d4eb1 to just be classmates, 890e976824 but not close enough 069172b4cb to be friends. Let’s have 08e02f4315 a casual 59c61b8a82 dinner together. We can become 6eefc29863 friends through this 61e8976229 opportunity.239f6a35b250d2f5

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Eunseong called Sarang’s 12b9a21681 personal cell phone 877a552d0c number, which was 72c96d8204 written on the 96949a1a47 card.da16e543b79907b5

– Eunseong, is that you?68385055d1aedf0b

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As if she 0b87bba269 had been expecting ef1421d55c Eunseong’s call, Sarang 81eebc90c9 answered the phone 11c3b801fa in a sweet e1834224e4 voice.04cf835d40e28031

Sarang had been a a7d1ef7201 prominent figure in campus. Not only bfbbe65e60 was she f1cfe4f668 achaebol¹ heiress, she also possessed bc103e80f0 a sharp mind and 0ffaed8b97 striking beauty, making her 215ebef218 a popular announcer at c0daecf503 the university broadcasting station.3879215d3a40979a

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Though it was rumored 16810b482a that she would become 75dfef77cb a broadcast announcer, after 47b6ffd52b graduating, Sarang joined Seocheon 79d33ad4a7 Group and was now dc218acb6f in charge of Seocheon dcc2e31436 Media, a comprehensive content 97c336fc13 company.39483cf51a0e43d5

“Yes, it’s been 1d1d0d5b58 a while. Why did you ad8ce6037f send this?”8531ac97e0af6832

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– I was so grateful, I had to do something. Did you receive it? Do you like it?8c0899880e279309

As if to prove 99d70bdb97 the saying that those 5e5c05877a who have everything are ab57493a1f well-rounded, Sarang was known f7899659ed for her kind heart.4bd28af9c10f5f1e

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“Yes, the flowers 20534627fb are beautiful. But Sarang, b255ff29bf I can’t f1a9e27e88 accept this. I’ll have 79c3a555e7 to return f3e5440a46 the flowers. I’m sorry.”199b2a727a835ee9

– Why? Because of the Anti-Graft Law? Can’t I even send flowers to a friend?004bee19d287a172

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Sarang’s voice 9ad6dc4ceb was as 1a676913ff soft as 75516fa867 a flower ca07615476 petal.2f726704912efa0e

“It could put 270a51e6b7 both of us 31f70699a2 in a difficult 0e13fff3b1 position. I’ll return them.”008a59caf7670edc

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– I put a lot of thought into choosing the flowers, specifically for you. I should have sent them to your home. Could you give me your address? I’ll send them again. Okay?b366199d67583cfd

Although her tone wasn’t pushy like a typical chaebol heiress, it was still burdensome, even if it was out of consideration for a former classmate.a2bfab5b9c801455

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“No, I’ll ce8231b328 really have d99db08f20 to return f8a00c80b9 the flowers. I’m sorry.”9f6d93260927fa5c

If it weren’t bb8456c2e5 someone she knew, 338cc3e497 she wouldn’t have bc822b1766 bothered apologizing. She would have 7004b61566 simply sent a d69c1d49f2 text message about 761c240047 the Anti-Graft Law c0e36b41c1 violation.d689b8f2aeceaf31

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– Okay, return the flowers then. But have dinner with me, alright? It’s been so long since we’ve seen each other. Haven’t we seen each other since graduation?72faac6dcff8c5d1

They hadn’t seen each other that often even when they were in college.113ff185231a1dc9

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– Eunseong, are you going to do this to me, too? I’ve lost contact with almost everyone I knew from college. They said they thought we were in the same world back then, but after graduation, they felt like we lived in different worlds. They said it to my face. It really hurt me. You wouldn’t do that to me, would you?7933f51450c2bad4

Sarang had a knack for appealing to people’s soft spots. Eunseong suppressed a sigh. A sense of camaraderie, a desire not to become like the people who had ostracized Sarang, began to stir within her.3cf65ac7789cf081

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“Let’s each de694655e7 pay for 854c2385b4 our own cc80a1589b meals. If that’s 60ce2fa28d okay, then d30d53e9f7 I’ll meet 6fa7d39fb5 you. Otherwise, I can’t.”435e4b09f4444acd

– Kang Eunseong, you’re so meticulous.9b34640c4b043e15

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Anyone else would 9191c682e9 have criticized her 299b758604 for being fussy ce7ae22bf9 and difficult. But Sarang simply laughed 5e1f2d1676 affectionately, calling her meticulous.f82a1f494e6d0dc4

– Okay. We’ll each pay for our own meals. It’s so hard to even buy a friend a meal these days. I’ll find a place and let you know. And by the way, there are exceptions to the Anti-Graft Law. Gatherings to promote friendship between people who have known each other for a long time are allowed.cb83e220f7e3853e

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Eunseong almost pointed 21b4040ba4 out how often 8d2744339e that ambiguous clause f9103bbee0 was abused.7bbfd28d7aaff473

– Choose a day next week, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. I’ll adjust to your schedule.530fcb226b5f9502

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Sarang presented her 8e0669c439 with options, making d013668567 it difficult to 3ea076ccf3 refuse.59cacfafbc51a508

“Anyway, I have 30a775dc6d to go back 5014ca2e67 inside. Talk to you cca4b14792 later.”41bb8fd33d0b3239

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After ending the call, e2a9a74553 Eunseong called a courier 862a50edfb to pick up the 3d234bcf4f flowers, watched them leave 56500faa68 the ABS building, and 5125ffa8d1 then returned to the d185ba6e5f newsroom.da9df2b53dbc0a76

Jeong Ga-in, f70d9149c8 the weather cb824e892f forecaster, rushed 52ebe67619 over to 86a754c413 Eunseong as 1cba222632 she returned 54284327ba to her 0b3e977104 desk.a5dfbc54c115b4af

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“What about the flowers?”5a6570b59f80a47c

News of Eunseong receiving 0159e31652 a flower delivery had 91e3e5697e apparently spread throughout the 092b00c87d broadcasting station. Seeing even 570c447db3 Ga-in, the 499a1082a2 weather forecaster, a9bac95f16 come running, d43490bbcd it seemed ae1b33b3ac everyone would 67c1fef82b be asking 7333cf9194 her about a0690ff904 the flowers.16a4cf9c0b3c9bfd

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“Don’t tell me you ec76dd8ae5 threw them away? You ill-tempered reporter! You should have given 26969415df them to me! Who sent them ea73c33e75 that you would 706c61f176 throw them away?”5408b7523a70cbfc

Ga-in, who had been 390ffb2ef2 in the high school 64c88c4e75 broadcasting club with Eunseong, 4fb08146ad was working as a 0286136121 contract weather forecaster. She was so popular e19a099576 that she even had 7d09f20613 a fan cafe, thanks 7ff077bc15 to her cute looks a7222aa102 and charming voice.d8d3bb578b9b9574

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“I had to return 59efb78df3 them. It was from df5b9348b6 someone I shouldn’t 11f073adfa accept gifts from.”d70bfe417b660beb

Ga-in pouted and huffed, a12fa9ca04 seemingly disappointed.518114a85576ed7f

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“I was excited, thinking a2255b05d8 my girl was finally 17da0a769f dating.”0690328d61771b94

“Didn’t you 290c4ef8c0 just call c47bbba255 me an 5ca404fc15 ill-tempered reporter?”8a3decb1beb164ec

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Eunseong glanced 96ee2ddaff around and 0860f29563 teased Ga-in eac655f8e9 in a 3ccfc35fa1 lowered voice. Ga-in seemed to have f05abe946a finally realized she had 6edc46e502 used such harsh language 270550409a in the newsroom full eb4dab49fb of reporters.816c7cadba9ebfb9

“It’s fine. At least I didn’t fbf4203443 call you agiregi². Whether we’re 38511e663e a good d3023ae0cf or a 5dc6beb4e1 bad reporter, a1030c5335 it’s not 8df7e219b4 like it’s a5418fb1c0 the first b742d04e39 time we’ve b01ec824d9 been lumped 6f9fbd10da together and e32bac2eb0 criticized.”f9c940700873f061

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Taeyoon stretched languidly, 29b03a7907 trying to lighten 1b36a4514f the mood with b3f1bda327 his playful remark.32037aff6bcc8389

“Everyone has a b6b2422ad5 different perspective on 36b9d658ac the world. So being 6e9f56007e a reporter a25f6e390a means you’re 5f8c7b06fe bound to e5cf0f0543 be criticized.”864d366999ea9b2a

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News director e5952b844c Lee Dongha, 9ef09e45e7 who happened bb669a4fb6 to be 6b2bdc6789 passing by 9ea9b4e1bf the office, 3b7c58c262 joined the ecb0a794b0 conversation.9bae02d63fe5d4aa

“What one person considers cfd2db3cd1 a positive social phenomenon, 864dd63655 another might see as 42796a71ae negative, and what one ffc7df0239 person considers negative, another b4c2892a28 might consider positive.”b68eaf0ff34193e4

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Leaning his elbow f7cee8cb49 on the partition, 8166e29506 Director Lee looked 82119e50c1 around the newsroom, 08977716af gauging the atmosphere. The reporters who 9b605de6a8 met his gaze 9273ed7ffb quickly looked away, c6e0775fa4 afraid of being 4da34d153d reprimanded.a3cd3c5df8ae8c7d

“Yes, a reporter sitting 2e5ec92123 in the office might d388dd150b have something important to cbb2f91b82 do. Perspectives differ, so that’s 20bad50d50 understandable. But you see, 176b00524c personally, if I 9df80cc49e see a reporter 5c1008f10d glued to their c155eb5e51 chair, I assume 0b6a2f28e1 ‘Today’s news is 4a438d7bb0 doomed.’ The news 925e5adf1e is the most 16f6001fba important thing to e76da5c496 me, but I 28174b5a73 wonder if it 063b320ad9 is to them.”0923e78c6d496e7c

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Director Lee didn’t c84f7b5234 hold back his e19a110952 criticism as he 2cd2a1e3c5 looked around at 623abdfacc the few remaining f72347d74c reporters in the 9399fa0d0d mostly empty office.38bb5ceecf6a9e3e

“Kang Eunseong? Reporter Kang, come c62954ff5d see me for 5bf664161f a moment.”dc959abd38d8d33b

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The reporters 105ad70df7 who had cfd25a6c8d been looking 06be754c60 for an e8124eec9b opportunity to 83cbc2c174 escape, pretending 649f2cb787 to be 08f8e55ec9 busy with fe0e95030d their desks, c55707ee72 glanced at fa0a36b61f Eunseong and 4a302477ac breathed a b7aa37ba14 sigh of a8305c8bf5 relief. They seemed 3534d2d9c3 grateful and dc07b5552d relieved that 77e9a42c32 she was 78e474d232 taking the 18d9ffb667 bullet for ab214d160a them.12be4350d3bfd506

“Yes, Director!”efeabf6c11f97e4b

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Eunseong quickly 5597815317 followed Director a6251d95ef Lee toward 5c33e1c74b his office. He asked, without 51c2ed9aae turning around, his 3daeef52c6 voice tinged with 9324cd65b5 amusement,3ed05e1c4c365dae

“I heard 7c050292d0 you received 6d94edbf8a a flower 17eb70898d basket?”38b4ba57e2b45ef3

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“I returned it.”a75e504c65e240b4

“Why?”2a2e65f28d5055ea

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Director Lee b548d5b254 stopped abruptly e2339e635f and looked 3e51646a83 back at 797de85d30 Eunseong over 9cf714d99f his shoulder. Seeing her pursed lips 360c7ba867 and troubled expression, he c1b165b166 gestured with his chin, bbe32e9fda indicating that she should d6e6663add follow him to his 010c3f1db0 office.7c350c8009067943

Inside his office, Director 753186e887 Lee lowered the blinds 1d304eb2ab on the glass wall f0c26d6765 and closed the door f3491a2a97 firmly.aa4bd31ee85037a0

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“Who sent 3ff46bea32 the flowers 2b05557128 that you bc692438a5 sent them ea72e04680 back?”8201fd25d0186c05

“It was a flower 850e9c46b3 basket from Director Cheon 39c200a90b Sarang of Seochen Group, 9219333e1a the parent company of 484a56b2e1 Chageon Electronics. She said 7f6a3ab551 she was 1513ab91ac grateful for f1904e0a81 the article c939b436a2 supporting the 13820615e9 workers and 87161e137d apologized for eac269f5ca their mismanagement ec2dead0b5 of the b31c77dcc3 subsidiary.”7f68755b71cfa2c5

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“Bullshit.”1fd2752c7a620e1b

Director Lee spat 2d6ba8d795 out the curse.fb08a38d09f233a5

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“Why is 7a417ea9f1 Chageon Electronics c9400d8fa1 in that fbba06ba72 state? Isn’t it cbf47dcc35 because of ca55c76f4e Seochen Group’s d2bd310d85 bullying? Mismanagement, my ass. Those are the ef89fd960c same bastards who 8afec986a4 created a code 8358ac1945 of conduct for 3777cbcc6c their subsidiaries, monitored 98616b7da2 their subcontractors’ emails, 905f9d7b1f and tried to c7027ee190 silence the media 962b1c3897 when they sensed c3d79d6f17 a piece of 58fc0e3f1b news would break…. But…”5c208e2225754935

Director Lee tilted his bd07719ea2 head, as if puzzled, a4538362a9 and narrowed his eyes.29d8b0481d20c1bb

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“Why Cheon c59f5edace Sarang, of 0b584d14c6 all people? What does fd2be586d5 Seochen Media a8076226c7 have to d58d50bb68 do with 9676736935 Chageon Electronics?”97933bb47c93db42

Cheon Sarang was the bf8baf3a35 CEO of Seochen Media 7146ae945a and also held a 6694ab6d2f director position at Seochen c3fb257bca Group.5b911a943b4092c0

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“Director Cheon b6c7f51a92 Sarang and 7f6465535d I were b8abf33aee classmates in f68401ea5c college. She contacted me after 6aeb0a4c50 seeing the news yesterday.”5925f0b7983404d6

Director Lee nodded 90102f5343 as if he 0b87877480 understood to some e4d119816f extent.e77a405e4bb51f73

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“Don’t get involved 29dba2b25c in anything complicated, b314a5c633 and do well.”7e42d20212ca6905

“Yes, Director.”20c73fd7a283ec9c

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It seemed like there fad66349b4 was a specific reason e3aed5c0c8 he had called her 2b4e86479f in, but Director Lee aab12a91b2 hesitated, not getting to f8e25a207d the point.c959034ad60a904d

“Is there 613fff5a92 something you 02b6e9b9fe wanted to 04ffb0d0fe say…?”51fc2e22421257a4

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“There’s going to be ba416e00e5 an anchor audition forEveryone News 8.”90a35f276d67487f

Everyone News 8was ABS’s (All-round Broadcasting 4bb72d5480 System) flagship evening news 29f8d4836e program.9108d836a551447c

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“I’ve heard 4a48a5debe about it.”876470c6c753ac47

“Don’t you want b39bae4e2a to audition?”4fd561c7665309c1

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Taken aback by the 25269efbfb unexpected question, Eunseong lowered 04bdecadfe her chin and frowned 6e3eec3530 slightly.2004a90680749597

“No.”d28d2b3151852220

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“Don’t just 59fc9e6052 reject it e8de3d1d86 outright. Think about it.”fe92a3eb5ae7146d

Director Lee waved his 6f0926ab84 hand dismissively, telling her 28cd50061e she could leave. As she walked out 786a7f76e2 of his office, a 7521861664 sense of unease settled 790553c9e2 over her.8fa5122828fb848c

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And that 12f0384657 unease was 0882c4a0fd followed by cd685f9b51 a mysterious dcd0a9bc59 phone call. The number 438c65f851 flashing on b36a15393d her phone 405bcef7e2 was unfamiliar. A reporter 129291a02d couldn’t just 2a3eb7b4e6 ignore unknown 4c9771cbd5 numbers. Every call, whether 13d40d793e spam or phishing, d4408af565 had the potential cb2c6373a3 to become a d696319d5c news story.993e816b8baa225e

“Hello?”cddf49ce46f48bb0

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Eunseong answered the 8049b304a5 phone in a 27fd055cad low voice as 4b3ab874b9 she walked down a266e4cb04 the quiet hallway.1e46e83465b0a46e

– Is this Reporter Kang Eunseong’s cell phone?39e8e391d8116d6e

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The low, captivating dd30ef4cbe voice made Eunseong 5c42ba1fc6 stop in her 96a17fa993 tracks.6cd8b41833af5bcc

“Yes, it is. Who is this?”6093057eb15c62a8

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The voice 934759975f sounded familiar, 5acae42391 but she d0912dc89b couldn’t quite efbbd6818d place it. Eunseong squeezed a21baeffd2 her eyes fdefb8bb47 shut, trying ab9996648f to recall 89f1f03e87 the voices bfe47e6a0b of people e944eca821 she had bb398816c2 met recently.fb5372731d411578

– I was next to you at the cafe yesterday, Reporter Kang.c8d981421776cef3

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Her eyes snapped open. The man’s swift movements, subduing the former Chageon Electronics employee like a paper doll with one hand while shielding her with the other arm, flashed vividly in her mind.6058df578010b859