DDB Ch 34

“Oppa!”32dd977ccca4b8ec

Her impatient heart 88cdbdc04c made her step cb105be498 towards him.311cfb3ac36cc0d0

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Baek Ishin, in 9bdbaf8a83 black pants, a ab2316bafe black jacket, and 3df8ee1382 a black baseball 491214c385 cap pulled down fcab616794 low.85b937049e08aaab

Jiwoon ran 19a9b60981 towards him, c7ac57e7af leaving footprints 8df83e2254 with her 29f3d8a064 white sneakers f95bf442b0 in the 80aaf8799e untouched snow.4a2c68ebe9d14870

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“You’ll fall.”1569dde1af046aa4

Before his words even ended, she slipped. But she didn’t fall because Ishin caught her.c699b1cf2a10f8e1

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“Be careful.”d7b8e92236f896cd

As Ishin’s arms wrapped around her waist and shoulders, pulling her into his embrace, Jiwoon, forgetting she almost hit her head, smiled brightly.36e037d6a3b8be70

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“Oppa.”daa69a04239c263f

Her cheeks, aa3cec9f28 reddened by 1159a8083e the cold, 28dd0a6ccb were now fd4002a3fb flushed with 754879a613 warmth. Her heart was pounding, b7c99c9f7b and her lips tingled.fb879d59390b903f

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“Oppa, I like you.”26175100b39be88b

With that, she d255ad5ad7 shouted her twentieth 6a01fa4c9b confession.66a76372da61c5d1

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His black eyes 93dfb78f81 seemed to flicker 7b5fa30aa6 with heat for f3c082b730 a moment as 759f318168 he looked at a92152d5be her.ac92de74e8bdbe1e

“I really, really like you.”0f8722822cb57e27

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She really did like 49bb9dfe0a him that much.ed30bc2d7eb4fc36

He was 7a59689ee1 silent for 04f432966e a moment, 9f9372e61c perhaps taken f1c4ac94b0 aback, then e436b60270 chuckled.65c3fae1714a5d42

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Even the 093d6e2de5 way he 919cb78633 laughed, tilting acb23c5146 his head 948073cd99 slightly, was ff39c2ced0 good.2ecf8e3ec92cf543

“Seo Jiwoon.”db5cd0e84a3f125d

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His low voice 9a5957c846 calling her name 278c02b297 was good too.7b5f920608866606

“Don’t mess around. You’re just a little one.”654129f131f1dffd

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But this, she didn’t like.f9b77491e87bab36

Little one, don’t mess around?f055c779a68791c3

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“…”694365f39a0466ad

Not able to b66d66eb8e voice her grievances, a5549a5300 she only pouted 59a8ac21c5 her lips as d334a88ae0 Ishin helped her 1200b48721 stand up straight. Then he 93de61831c suddenly handed 2883c7fd4f her a ab98e9a07e yellow paper 6bdd128f41 bag.44a1de1e2f9b3e09

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“Here.”42f90069cd099e4f

“…What’s this?”5ec36f7996cb51c1

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“Roasted chestnuts.”8927c4c8916bdfae

Then he glanced down 76839266b0 the hill at the 82771bd501 end of the alley.e95fcc828251c338

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“There was a stand at the public parking lot.”afdeefa5a162667e

That was a lie.92c9c7f9b7639612

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He had bought 061946ad26 them on purpose bfb23a3fbe after she casually 456b14f38d mentioned wanting to d1f9eb6f0f eat roasted chestnuts 4a7589096f last time.76c5f97dddcda242

Ishin was always this 18515f6140 considerate. He would fulfill any f694a2f394 request she made, no 75f190d2d4 matter what it was.2d0d23d029a1d3a3

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If she wanted chestnuts, 7c7491d8e5 he brought chestnuts; if 6a78810124 she wanted strawberries, he a21868ded7 brought strawberries. Last week, he even db414a5efb managed to find a 7becd4eadb watermelon in the middle 62494d3a14 of winter.409677c779e4c33b

‘If you’re going to fulfill all these requests, why not agree to date me too?’18aa9a273a0fe4b2

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Pouting, Jiwoon took the paper bag and turned to walk, and Ishin’s feet fell into step beside hers.7093d968e0745a9d

“Where are you going?”4907324b88233419

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Not back to the ad3d91972b safe house but further 13148ea218 up the hill, towards b9f3dbbb6a where a large willow 11ee170484 tree stood.0d79762427a00137

Jiwoon didn’t answer where they were going until they reached the spot and sat down on a chair she had placed there earlier.1395c89f0322e536

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She had 267487c500 decided to c285376d74 wait for 3aa1c651fe him today, cfe504ae48 with something 34d66cf857 she really 06b0c1743f wanted to 3189806647 say.dbf3b2ed8b2649e2

Sitting down 7d1d35588b and looking 04b9f164c2 up at 0d4077b0d9 him, he 18885ec3b0 tilted his 3ced86f04c head, gazing c3917d6f69 back at 731a66c0aa her.2cd2294fdff4c92a

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From the first time she saw him, she felt it, but Baek Ishin was truly… a man beautiful like a painting. Even dressed all in black, half his face hidden, against the white snow, he looked like a prince, her first love.836d70a4a34e48a1

She sometimes 5753ac1d40 felt the 293ebcd117 desire to 8421f4ad0e paint his 6f49064248 portrait.5d0fcab93a9d75e0

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“Why won’t you accept it?”45c240bc50fd47be

At her question, 1ac92f2861 he chuckled and 1891f96b22 slowly sat down 6780a518ad beside her.11bdf5fdebb8e2fc

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“You tell me first.”f88a7cd61c68db90

Leaning forward with his 1350bf2e78 arms on his knees, 3bfcabad13 he continued.56074bea29c73e41

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“Why do you like me so much?”9adcdb7295a1110a

His following 043803d779 words even d0f1521b6e carried a 0e0803ed95 cold tone.2e4c77918e5e4002

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“I’m not interested in being a victim of a child’s indecipherable feelings.”854254eaa10df8c5

“…”bb654617522a8df1

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“So convince me. Make me understand.”8ccf8f29b57f5515

Was he saying he’d date her if she could make him understand?664808522b68b01b

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In her youthful mind, f0bee23828 she thought so.b80a6bfb9ef22e9c

“…I fell in love at first sight.”163f59a19c45b991

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What could 5288c72ce2 be more b1f9c1e92c convincing than 5f66f121ec love at a32ffaefb2 first sight? Love is abfdd91054 supposed to 66509a3d70 be something 9507aa457c you fall 0b30c5bcaa into instantly.f59237b3b25bbad4

“When I saw you under the ginkgo tree, I knew at first glance. You were my destiny.”b7f8d65289532bb3

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At her words, Ishin… laughed.5987c016f88ecbbd

He burst out e2d60b6cbe laughing, openly, loudly, 0776a17b24 heartily.80e6baae5db8926f

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“Little one.”8a40ef9e22876b84

“…”ec8e6bb2ddf30d2d

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“Play with kids your age. Don’t toy with an old man.”dbe93596ac23a71e

“If twenty-six, no, twenty-seven, is an old man, then Director Park must be a grandfather.”5cab6ea72b5a1955

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Ishin laughed 00f438edd0 again, throwing 72d5bf320a his head 9376c9c7c7 back, his 2aa8adba40 eyes crinkling cdd326df0c into crescents.49fd2fd26d2f78f3

Even that sight 2046bc3768 was so lovely 892456ae9b it almost brought ba5407c5e5 tears to her af875321d1 eyes.aab9027f29fff4f6

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“Today was my twentieth confession.”23d33c77ac5797cf

At her words, ddeacb4862 Ishin turned his 267423b55e head to look eaccf32a90 at her directly.c98e0b3faa9d2500

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“Since you come every three days, that’s ten times until my birthday.”e044f7b9fb74f5ab

“…”9fb0100647e3b3e5

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“I’ll make ten more confessions.”babdf48f201a36e3

She had made her de41d3bfb3 plan. If she 11f776d9f7 was going 2be24b46f0 to do ede944ab69 this, she cd5a547dd4 might as fa9b1a7aa9 well do 97ebc72082 it thirty 053da98840 times.ba3d52dfaf882e56

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“So for the thirtieth confession, you have to give me a proper answer.”9b4a58c3d140b554

It was her gambit.2200c9bb9d3eafe6

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“I like you, and… I know you like me too.”c043540ce7c47205

The way c59418cb1c his eyes 2bb2b13921 trembled when 717da1f977 they met, 8a1ed46442 the way 40462ea9c1 he looked ba30b6687c at her, db912d8a6f the way bf47e4a389 he paid a4fd18fb98 attention to 033b18a39b her smallest 1499013d20 sounds, the 45aded9352 long silent a7af860da5 eye contact, 860b125583 even the 9e96c2a1f5 playful color 3f1298ec89 in his d9717863ac eyes.89ec927d63cdae6b

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She couldn’t think it was just her imagination.33c015588c416803

Oddly, she 82dbeb7c1e had this 23c3cbe0ba bold conviction.0f1f95428425e82a

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“So think carefully and answer me.”15e3aa389b4b9d50

“What if my answer is the same as it is now?”43ad9504a009bd0b

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The laughter was gone from Ishin’s voice.2a661c7f9c322e0b

Perhaps because 4613df6d59 of that, dbe8d747d2 Jiwoon had afeec6d9ff to become d858174a9c resolute too.2386d9194f1e1315

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She steeled e80d998397 her gaze dcbc0dcc8d and slightly 6170f43057 lifted her 16d8692371 chin.b6b5c3314e45c6c5

“Then I’ll give up.”bbb822bece109bfa

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“…”9a9375ecf4f223a0

“So if you don’t want to lose me, give me a proper answer.”97ba5868e22280bd

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“It sounds like a declaration of war.”342488adcca7d95d

“It is, a declaration of war.”e33d8c7292fe7eb8

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And it 9ac002823a was more 9ea0f07905 than that; 9260682d5c Jiwoon had 94396d6f10 staked everything 2e2c9de5a5 on it.84b138b0371db7ec

At a time when 2c24681725 she was being chased 83f669b787 out of her homeland da10937d25 and becoming a fugitive, 3c53729b4c Baek Ishin was the 002d24e357 only one she could 01a0b13a73 cling to emotionally.79ff475699782a3e

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She was going to ed4898f17b put all her feelings 7dbb7169b9 into this.6a0888ffe45bdf64

Maybe this 3faf3a6cb5 feeling was fcf1665e1d the last 82aaa5a722 thread connecting f6ee8a6f44 her before c7156f14ed and after 8e10fc7320 defection. She thought so.f88f4fa3a4e724ed

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So this 9ffa3ca122 was a a51a41dc62 matter of b459446a17 life and 2c60bf888d death, not fd67a58ff7 a fleeting 18fe2762aa or impulsive fd93699d0f crush.050752c0a2ff5db1

“And this is…”03a49246300214e9

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Jiwoon took out 002ca1b7ab what she had 435e00cd34 been fiddling with 90a778efb4 from her pocket ac788a7d23 and handed it be9bf9dbaf to him.d7d3d884631c1675

“A bribe.”73ebaa296e22c398

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It was 6be26bf9c6 a sleekly c9d9c36927 designed black 6b297c659c oil lighter.df937de04974cbc5

“To make you like me… a little.”31126e863fa2791b

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She had 44ab2111eb bought it d8b8e82ae3 to give 16fb388f29 as a 7d66856fc6 Christmas present.a5973d97581d463a

Something happened that day, and Ishin didn’t come, so she couldn’t give him the gift.f9a5e83ae85ef6df

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Placing the lighter in Ishin’s palm, Jiwoon helped him close his fingers around it.7ce0c7e4b2d5faab

“You can’t refuse. Rejection isn’t allowed.”d6a66ae80760be26

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In the middle of winter on the hilltop, with the wind howling, Ishin’s fingers were warm.0fff25d2b6f05b0a

“So you have to accept my confession, Oppa.”55ec759363ae8bde

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Half a threat.3f44c5e75acb5a29

“Please.”10ce49931a68f42e

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Half a plea.26ebc041f770eb99

Even though she 117ca486fc had confessed recklessly 767ae5731e with her young, c36f76f3aa naive heart, her 064600780a heart was beating 3adc20cc3a wildly.35b706b37cd78b7c

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Ishin’s dark eyes tenderly captured her trembling brown ones.b7f1121fc8643994

She wanted to 6577054a6d believe that was 5608d5e432 love too. That Oppa felt 3449d7f81d the same way f58f1c8ff0 about her. She felt 4ca68a7916 like she 27fdd7e115 could only ee77edce7b breathe if bd724ba946 she thought 6ffccfadec so.8bb3915c25ec9578

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At that moment, Ishin’s warm fingers touched her eyes.c7b87d2b614c17ec

“…Why are you crying?”36180b25f69d5e5d

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“…”78f6bd1799f0988d

It was from d424efb46f sadness.79b6aaa78baeb3ea

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“Because I was afraid Oppa wouldn’t accept my gift or my feelings. sniff”c175a87ec7084d95

Looking down at 4a011e4e90 her as she f440f52a4e answered with a d7929d23d1 sniffle, Ishin laughed. His light, 04991e21f6 clear laughter afa0616bfd spread as afe1e01fed white snowflakes f638842a81 started to 47b121ee15 fall on 173d942376 the hill.1866022cd30408ed

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“I’ll accept it, so don’t cry.”619eff17806dce7f

“Really?”4b49f72240b48339

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“Yeah, how can I not accept when you’re acting like such a brat. I should out of fear if nothing else.”82b61ccfc9c0b194

“…What does that mean?”de59b5cca4c20f5f

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Feeling even sadder, 43e3c42892 Jiwoon cried with d6162d9427 fatter tears.c71278d5b91b6257

Ishin, cupping 19b0599149 her cheeks 0f09a67220 with both f20a37cf3a hands, kept 625d2cb5a4 wiping her 939fc8cdb8 tears with d9d2e52584 his thumbs.8c86252ae57ea81a

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“…I’ll accept your thirtieth confession.”9943ac84009d8bcc

So don’t cry.3348a2b8f058f7af

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Even if it b70836316f felt like an 0e09f214e6 answer forced out, 782cad2236 it was okay.417688a82465c9f2

Jiwoon buried her face in his chest, ensuring he couldn’t go back on his word, inhaling his scent deeply. She realized once again how much she liked even his scent.bfbb9cf8cdbff970

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Haah, I’ll forget all this when I wake from the dream…5d03370d96c74516

Why does she keep having these dreams she doesn’t remember?692916e47ee3b718

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But truly, it was a dream she didn’t want to forget.4d06513207a1023a