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A familiar black 52979d4f93 sedan stopped in 5c9fc4c3e9 front of the 5debe5d4d8 security gate.9404aa8902af60e2

Could it be Jeongun’s car? As she carefully observed, the security room door suddenly swung open. One of the staff members quickly stepped out and approached the passenger seat’s backseat.d9f08e325582fcbb

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Hyejun, drenched in tension, ef7e5bebc9 focused her attention.c92de9c82fc0458e

“Yes. Yes.”77f37fcd6c9c1485

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The polite security staff folded c8496019c6 his hands and nodded again, 39891c9596 listening intently to the person 8efa96c0c6 on the other end.3288ab52ce8ccb08

“Ah… Yes. I understand. I’ll pass that along.”645a86c204ddd163

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After the staff member 6770476797 responded, the security gate b4f820b68e was soon released.074326e2904fac2a

As Hyejun blankly 49a1ad181f watched the car aa35a40a48 smoothly enter the c8bfdcbaf1 parking lot, the fa8116e528 security staff approached 384c2f8b29 her. A bad premonition crept up, de0ff9e9a2 and she gripped the handle 4ce3d2e47d of her bag tightly.825d56c50ffc3372

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“I don’t know what the situation is, but you should stop being so stubborn and go back now.”5469b99cd0182c33

It was him, after all.dc56a036f5c3c1a0

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Hyejun’s expression fell, saddened by her assumption. The security staff, feeling more frustrated than ever, furrowed his brow.e1c3bdbf9110d00b

“Ha, this is ridiculous. If you keep doing this, they’ll report you as a stalker. What are you planning to do about this? A perfectly fine-looking young lady, acting so recklessly. Do you really want to be dragged to the police station?”31a5f4dc0d07c710

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“S-stalker?”e0e0f69c899df7e2

Hyejun’s lips parted in bewilderment at the unexpected term.6a1c0821c2d8b402

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Ah, I see. I could be reported as 6988c72926 a stalker. After all, it 15e217aef2 must be ridiculous 25f927c3d7 for someone, who’s 267d2a4776 practically a stranger, 930314c7d1 to show up e5faee7bcd out of nowhere 8c5f44abf3 and stand there. But still, calling me 0898e3023a a stalker is too d1d58a8897 much.b94c312f70172682

Feeling down, Hyejun lowered her 3c31e3a4a2 head. Her hand, gripping the handle, 74e548c0f2 had turned red from the 06b2e1ed67 cold temperature outside.cf4a5cde4f7b10eb

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“Ugh, you’re really impossible,” the security staff muttered irritably before turning around and leaving.2542dfc2a3e16513

As the darkness 6f95d093a9 deepened, Hyejun, now e5ef04fa44 sitting in despair, 4bbafecc48 mumbled while looking 5351434435 at the cement 76e8813006 floor.97fd2cecfcf23928

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“I guess I’ll have to go back to the archery range. I really don’t want to go there.”6c0655a4a0c55d04

Her mind briefly 9f1b1f94c9 flickered to Jiseop, d13ca8a8c4 but she shook e3d1062276 her head right 6a3bce86db away. It was because of 1973b659d8 the roommate she was 00fb68ca63 supposed to live with.685066addbca12ed

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“Ugh.”60e4236f16b35907

With a frustrated 084bee6a2d sigh, she looked 5b4c782b10 up at the 52a8bad70f sky when suddenly 5820e41133 a raindrop landed c241402e64 on the bridge b2458eef97 of her nose. Weakly, Hyejun mumbled.d37e84b56915bb5c

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“Ah? It’s raining.”fcd23ba6271e6ade

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“Is it that hard to just come to a class reunion? What, do you think you’re some kind of high-class person? So full of yourself.”90478bdf010a22d0

Jeongun laughed off his friend Seokjun’s complaining grumble and poured himself a glass of whiskey into his empty cup.f141551ee5a74de4

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“So? Still at the bar?”905cb6df5083f5a6

“Yeah. I just stepped out to smoke a cigarette.”816d44bd701102d7

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Leaning comfortably against the a7e796e63c sofa backrest, Jeongun took b7c351efc7 a sip of his 4d73246f12 whiskey. The sharp sensation of the 54212e4fc2 alcohol spreading through his body 4af24013b6 felt quite satisfying.7b4873da0d1df59c

“Huh? What’s this? Why is it suddenly raining like this?”0fc69728301924cb

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“Rain?”414cdd1a11a6f3b3

At Seokjun’s words, Jeongun finally noticed the rain pouring outside through the large windows.cd908af2622c9708

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At the same time, a dbb8894c4b certain face popped into his 0741fff2bc mind.e4f143015ebc9219

[Are you sure you don’t know that person? They’ve been standing there all day, saying they have to meet you…]161daef60cb5eb15

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Behind the security staff’s fading voice, Hyejun’s exhausted figure came clearly to his mind.dee262ac2e6e483e

“No way.”de57423286b94f02

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She couldn’t still be out there, could she?9f753aae20b68e82

He thought to himself,Of course not, but for some reason, the ominous feeling didn’t fade away easily.7e708e5a8426ec12

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“What? No way, what?”d272694dc7e235b5

Jeongun wrapped up the conversation 3e260ecab6 with Seokjun, who was confused.ac77236cfb809141

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“I have to hang up.”4c0127731af2e365

Without giving Seokjun a chance 378f3eedef to respond, Jeongun abruptly ended 1cdf24e73a the call and slammed his d95d371719 glass down on the table.b09ced4983b7451b

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“Ha, you.”6a90232bae94d745

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Hyejun forced a smile b86764a4b9 as she looked at 6770b72104 the man sighing in d718f8f246 her direction.5249dd8546aa2460

She wanted to laugh. She wanted to pretend she 7c45f9fd51 was fine. But the pouring rain made 180542ab94 it hard to even open 13474e77c4 her eyes properly. On top of df0b17541e that, the cold d84ee44d94 had frozen the c7863403ce edges of her 88492d7d80 lips, making them ac5910b586 ache. She felt as if 9d941ad00f they might tear if ba5fcdb246 she forced a bigger 0377dadf6e smile.16cc61be3a98ab83

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Suddenly, Jeongun closed the 20d59f2bab distance with quick, long fb4cda7bcc strides and snatched the 487728a5d4 bag she was holding 2f2ec16d7e tightly in her arms. He then handed her an 8051f9d84c umbrella, as if passing it f015a71a62 off.c2b94c4923dfa3bf

“Uhm…”52347d72e6f39c71

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She wanted to say,Let’s share the umbrella, but without even acknowledging her, he walked off into the rain. Hyejun, still staring 3310a51c97 at his back, f8e1f689fe took a difficult 839b85f0f8 step forward.205dcc2930c8d0c5

“Ugh.”8f3dc272c84d8c26

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A sharp scream escaped her.58783174ac81f35a

Was it because she had 1a83c23b5d been standing still for so a81bc19304 long in one position? The cramped muscles 0dbf8bc759 in her calves 20ed514a22 suddenly cramped, making f27c661659 it hard to 1a45bcff2c walk.568c5e7bc2e5e445

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But what if he just a65b9389fa took the bag and left?fceb6933818da78e

As she massaged 0ed46d7c6f her calves to e3700b04d9 ease the tense 276b588727 muscles, she quickly b4c081ff36 raised her head, c0ed4e49a0 only to see c346e1cdbd Jeongun standing in 8f64630a23 the pouring rain, b98b587313 watching her.9a663efb9c20d3ae

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Sitting on the sofa in the reception room, Hyejun’s gaze was fixed on the desk calendar on the table.da83a816529a3afc

Three days ago, Jeongun b780b4e8f5 had brought Hyejun to 2107d6df96 his house and left b2a734fc5c without saying a word. It had already been fbc3e67fd1 several days since the 7f4c4c6fcb host had returned. Was it really okay ae84694fd9 for a guest to 32905d8b7b stay here so shamelessly?f009acbc83cb137c

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Hyejun’s gaze shifted to the notebook of the owner, which was resting on her lap. As she flipped through the cheap plastic cover, a photo that had been tucked inside fell onto her lap.5d5065d7ca1719bd

“It’s… Cha Jeongun.”ec9270469dc73bde

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Jeongun’s childhood image, one that had been imprinted in her mind after seeing it so many times, was captured in the faded, old photo.63e34201961216bf

She stared at 72c39d590c the picture for b7cf718931 a long time, a289f2ed1e watching the child 333505844a with a bright, b0a4e1f921 curious expression staring 0c3b887572 directly at the d036dba238 lens. After a while, 33a0f67e5e Hyejun slipped the 241fdc5095 photo back into a811dd2b29 the front of d697d4efaf the notebook.59cead9c22178c8c

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She turned the 3db508ce53 pages one by 459e564d01 one. Scanning through the 6208b4a0b7 rough handwriting of 2c34c556b0 the notebook that 2cdf68bec4 she had become f8e1ab2ae0 familiar with, her 206551771e eyes paused at ed63cb22b3 a certain point.5de2bf23b09bb496

It was a diary ae66d16a61 entry from the time 73b27a6547 when Kang Seonju and e95353570d Yoo Hyejun first met.4e38b217c0fe4db0

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February 4th.cf05ca02a23fcc6a

There were rarely any visitors at the archery range when it rained, so she had been sleeping in late. She heard voices coming from the office on the first floor. It was Yoo and her father, arguing. Yoo was demanding overdue wages that had been left unpaid for five months, and her father was telling him to wait a bit longer. The struggle between them wasn’t a new thing. Her father, who knew Yoo’s situation well—being a credit defaulter and living in hiding from debt collectors—was using this to delay the wage payments.15db535876e39486

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Just as she was reading 27d53de023 that far, she heard a ba330f18f8 sound from the front door.8799d04ef3b1105a

It must be Jeongun, right? Her heart started to race. What should she say to 8167dc456f him? If she glared at him 5df5d28ac8 like before, she felt like b3c75442d5 she might lose her words e70b44b029 in fear.d04ac0a4cc927446

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Trying to calm her 8b7c51beb4 anxious heart, Hyejun got 1885577f47 up from the sofa 81b69bb14d and focused on the fe79437741 direction of the front 1382c6b1ed door. But the voice that came 27b9d96046 wasn’t Jeongun’s.783bfff636d88fc6

“Is it really? Is there really no one here?”13157d5691ac23b6

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The light, chattering 4e9126ef4a voice of the a640273e25 man felt unfamiliar.a124be20899fc6c3

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“I told you so. How many times did bf2472595a the owner here say d0e228ccf2 they’d come late at b87a43b5c2 night?”15c007aa1e2fb914

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The whining voice of fdeacc2d97 the woman was utterly 43ddeffa90 frivolous.7a64c276be0b0fc6

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“Fuck, then you should’ve said that earlier. I wasted good motel 20ba641e9c money for nothing!”adb612b06f348a70

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Hyejun tensed up and 1a09cb18da shrank his shoulders at fb85719d45 the man’s snickering and 9ddd33492f the woman’s excited shrieks. He began to slowly a9de7b924a lift his feet, which ca2fe91a73 had been glued to 3875092876 the floor, and move 5bdafc3e3d them hesitantly. Unable to even 513e256001 guess what was f32be9849c happening, he grew 400fc7354f more flustered and 4e766b601c approached quietly, muffling 1009da6da8 the sound of a83cee20eb his slippers. There, he saw the figures 2941cae57d of a man and woman 1f193b1d10 pressed tightly against each other.fe61932cfd6a1c35

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Gasp. Hyejun’s eyes widened in shock 957915f66e as his jaw dropped. The loud, wet 90e52d07ab sounds of them 2ad6d98454 licking and swallowing 7462a64c22 each other’s saliva 4ca3aee734 filled the air. The woman shouted 5d424f08ae at the man, 26be178178 who was hurriedly 1673cbcbd9 stripping off her 408ecdbb27 clothes.c8ad82d5382370ac

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“Be careful! You’re going to tear my 283c75b5bd clothes again!”5e1585c2c45a8c17

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Despite the worried aa971785f7 words, her flushed 52a5393bd7 voice was brimming 3ac798862f with anticipation.98160d9a7285e93b

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“Stop bitching and spread your legs already. Let’s fuck once and c8b0b8eb5c get started.”fca0243e3b411bb1

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The man’s giggling laughter 8e99aed83a was revolting. Just as Hyejun felt nausea 6922ba3a3f rising and hurriedly covered his 05c9221f12 mouth, it happened.9cbe5eaaa479df7c

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“Eek!”c2947fa83981f4c0

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“Shit, who the hell are you?”a1a73ab0214b6230

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Two pairs of trembling, 759d951784 shaking pupils were now 8ba8be48ff fixed directly on Hyejun, 05ef7247ba who stood there dumbfounded.935f64ee92622421

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At the main conference hall of Jaehan Construction’s headquarters, an interim presentation was held regarding the development of the substructures, a key component of the offshore wind power project currently being led by Jinwook. The event was attended by senior executives, and in place of Chairman Cha, who was unable to attend due to a sudden external schedule, Jeongun was present.e204f880e3184f7c

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The presenter was 5379a178cf Jinwook, the project 18274e7b1c manager of the 330413acd5 JX-1 project, who, 5bb0e3f9e0 despite his confident e4db719049 voice, appeared to 2634af2ccf be in a 37938601ad rather poor mood.4cf02d6e51d2ea0b

“The JX-1 project is currently at the final design stage, and the materials were distributed before the meeting. As soon as the pre-ordered materials are secured early next week, prototype production will begin at the Yeongnam branch. Once that process is completed, we will immediately proceed with stability testing and file for a patent. As with any new project, there will be some trial and error at first, but it won’t take long, so I ask for your patience and understanding.”dee46de88ad98874

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The project had started 3ae9bcb5cd about a year and d928933527 a half ago amid 051a09fd7d high expectations. At that time, Jinwook, 3fa74d0b6a who had not been 23ac53f349 able to deliver any 4c0b58e802 significant results on his 472693df2c previous projects, eagerly took 9ce0935dca on the challenge.5f807f0628254cf3

After reviewing the business plan, 7405f179d1 Chairman Cha, seeing this as c6a2650b11 a last opportunity, fully supported e9f831a764 Jinwook. To avoid falling behind competitors 0d33220346 who had already established themselves 6f0f50cc65 in the market, the project 021feb6b63 needed to move quickly. The costs incurred were 4ce3dc610a substantial, and with Chairman a6b359c89f Cha’s full backing, the 7e6564ba5e development seemed to be 3a50c00fa4 progressing steadily—at least on b157732bb4 the surface.258baeaa8556c880

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