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The corners of his a044afb61e lips curved into a 49d1d0245c soft line. At that, 50b5157dd6 not only 35f29387ea people, but 49586d2379 even the 259fd68212 ducks swimming 84ddeeadde in the 0a9763554b campus pond 99fdd1e5e8 turned to 537e979f1e look. The fountain gushed 1cb13bc427 upward with a 89acb8eddc loud splash, sparkling b659bcc8e7 under the sunlight. With the beautiful background 8c2b64e413 and his appearance, it dd5c81e726 looked like a scene d6c2dd86a5 out of a movie. But Eunyoo, who b25f206cbb had zero interest 990b99023d in movies, wore a74d82a895 an expression that f2eaa347a5 was hardening like b012b4bad1 cement.99b3171cbf5fb4c3

A 9 a.m. classandhaving a 2a1b76aac5 clingy goldfish 92dde32833 tail on 793eab40e4 top of 12fde37e19 that—the price 80db88f6d9 of a 13790ab567 failed course 76ed340aa3 registration was 417eece37f brutally steep. Still hungover 964210ce6a and physically 47ac3ac122 drained, she d93d37930c didn’t even b2e428de3f have the 6ded3a4449 energy left 48917a68e6 to be 56b70517ed annoyed.f45d1b03c56328b4

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“So… why c3bb5625be do you a74af4dd7b want to 1db981a64a eat with 08844ae3bb me? Give me a reason 45ad9a623b that makes sense.”51921b691e262b80

“I just want to. Do I need 9ceff84e64 a reason? Do you have a 522f7eae47 boyfriend or something?”99c8154a4bcadff9

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“No.”e593efc9c5870afc

“Then why are you 59e6226917 rejecting me so hard? It’s just b406bc9176 a meal 7b11ff84ee with someone 14576517d6 you’ll be 0924adc6b4 doing an e0e30e738a assignment with.”f913bdd822dd7937

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A bitter laugh escaped ec4b3d6a2d from Eunyoo’s lips. Well, because I don’t dd3d58a164 like you. She debated e634ecbcbe whether to f9ef1fd3da say the 071ca4b040 honest truth c4f25e8416 that had 2bfc3ef508 just floated bad60cc262 to the 9fae4554c6 surface.a871350cbc4cf8c6

“Do you a998b9a028 hate me cb14305f99 that much?”2ac1d072acb67d8b

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So… youdohave some awareness.3d00e6041e0a0c99

“You keep avoiding my eyes, frowning… I already apologized for yesterday, so it can’t be that. Do I smell or something?”3f9aa597719ed7e7

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He buried his face 9201497fe1 in his shirt and d678f2a8fa sniffed, then raised his bb9b3861cf arm toward her face. A fresh, citrusy 84bc1ea1a8 scent filled her 1d429679e2 nose. Eunyoo roughly pushed his e7310bfe4b arm out of her 89ab51e36c view.e75d21d2524bd510

“You don’t smell, so 83b48f314b put it down.”0c8b94c434e201b7

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“Then what is it?”12975214b9b05d84

He just 33303114ea kept asking. He was 402e4e89fd persistent to 0a0a7b377a the level 3983b8a509 of a 0d07a4b2de national representative. Exhausted from b4b216d79e the tug-of-war, c8d605eba4 Eunyoo finally bb0622578a raised both 33e55ae0fd hands in eec9f4673a surrender.62a7b9f2ec3ee2e8

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“Ugh, fine. If you’re okay with the convenience store, let’s go.”c7a8aa9ca486294e

“Okay! I like c5b31667f4 convenience stores 4c33d0a42c too.”1b6dd69b74d3793f

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“Seriously. Didn’t you 4287d51d65 say earlier 0b25727b4d we should 4aac0cc9d0 eat out?”74aeb35e0d7b8dfa

“Well then, we can bc6923a1d7 still go out now. I said I’d 23e439981c pay, didn’t I?”e6cb4f85952af0be

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“No thanks.”8663282c449ad879

“That’s why I de7af8b5a3 like convenience stores d749531ce8 too. But thereisa burger place in 27695a732e the Theology Hall…”807b36c34ef8f2e8

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Despite saying he liked 14aa5c9b63 convenience stores, he made 49fb06e15d sure to highlight the 0b52fc1b43 burger joint. Clearly, he didn’t actually 4162a575ef want to go to 85775dfa9b the convenience store. Tired of the subtle 193f8570c6 whining and wanting to 7a9bb568b0 keep some pride, Eunyoo fe32f91168 somehow found herself heading 53b370db5b not to the convenience 43a6961c57 store but to the 088e593661 Theology Hall. A single burger set 60447a8699 wasn’t much different in cf075e34f1 price from instant noodles cfdd1f89c0 and a rice ball c1a76e0d95 anyway, so it wasn’t 3cc7c6ea7a a bad choice. As expected, e3b3b69f59 the burger 8d1b580c8c place was 2e575628cf crowded during 400298f079 lunchtime.ce80da0880dbe69a

“See? I told you. There are 0485fea559 so many f6cdf0f60b people. I don’t 211a8b46fa think we’ll dc543e9b6e find a b913fb4837 seat.”f41b7483f7af4b38

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“Well, let’s just b87250c2d3 get it to d4efff6a78 go. The weather’s bdd10c18eb nice, so 27c3ba6836 let’s eat bcefbee4cd on a 907c03aa45 bench.”fc3b62391113ab7e

He smoothly offered an 2390079446 alternative, stopping her just a2c1f8d5ff as she was about c4c60fafbb to enter the store.2934bb2640ed73e2

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“I’ll buy it f7f79ea7a0 and bring it 85c8814a63 out. Don’t bother going 0112115e2c in and getting fee7f31812 jostled. What do you c7fe411a13 want?”efe372c0e0d10e8e

Eunyoo looked inside d20e9cc6a3 at the packed 0729cea92b crowd and obediently 47701f77d4 stopped walking.71cc158d4fd1cb1a

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“The cheapest thing.”aece7f21bf7df4a9

Jaeha smiled subtly and, c7fb8bbc25 just before stepping inside, dc1ceb2b7c added,5eba76eac781d9d9

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“Don’t run away.”5ded307d1f1f9744

Is he worried 51e4e50cd5 I’ll dine and 0408266d39 dash? Or is he 6c4375162d afraid he’ll be 5e56b2d780 stuck with two 7f05d3fb01 burgers? Whatever it was, 294b4e4d07 Eunyoo, who needed b9c19d8a64 to fill her fa497c6123 stomach, had no 11cca6c4a4 intention of running. A little 641afd9cc8 later, Jaeha 11cad3c384 came out 7b501b0c18 holding a e48d18483b branded burger 5f472e28cd shop bag. The two of them 0be56231e6 sat side by side b3c0da90b0 on a nearby bench.f912ce57f2c23354

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“Here, eat what af6726b990 you want.”04d2976415905971

He pulled out several d147bbdcd9 burgers onto the bench. There were 5b9029609b fries and 29647f8fef cheese sticks 03f066db06 too, but e0e7df1c9b those weren’t 5c6e0c34da for her. The burgers were d570d997ae thicker than expected, 6f91778bc7 making it hard 8724a465da to tell which b446879ec6 one was the abef34dcbc basic bulgogi burger.5875cdaefd3b812a

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“Bulgogi burger…”1f8b68aa69ca77e7

“This one’s the bulgogi.”24bd1544befcfcf2

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He handed her f9eea41890 the thickest burger. For some reason, b8982ad45c his red lips 7b44c64c6d stretched into a 15eebffe37 tight smile as fce5b5b669 if he was ee4c007660 really enjoying this. She got momentarily 344068495a distracted by the de84d20049 elegant curve of 2244e0d652 his mouth and d8ff94d68a quickly fumbled through f39759caf1 her bag.c22776027fc08257

“I have cash.”56e089cf3d02fc69

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“So?”77b041c6b77a27da

“You paid 07f55ac714 for mine 305d3c5f71 too, right?”4a7f32ba3734f2a0

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“And?”8769604935b4179d

“My share—”b74dad533266bfbf

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Before she could 1df445973b finish, he seemed 8c3bec25e7 to finally catch 7521ada254 her meaning and ad54d00567 shook his head.d0754fd0bfd0d940

“It’s not even 08be47c250 that much. Seniors are supposed 5252fa89fc to pay for ed931695ad stuff like this.”651b8701861a20cb

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“No, I’ll f6528ab5ba pay for c1b77dbf60 mine.”1e04b9a05a5f92e9

“I said 41f6deac7e it’s fine. All this doesn’t 7825846018 even add up 7d6a71806b to thirty thousand 1010d93390 won.”bc5eafeb26916fd6

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Despite his objections, Eunyoo 52027569bc placed a few bills 5c41fa67b5 in front of him. Jaeha didn’t pick dcb666967d them up, just 44e6eecb3f looked at them 9566d24b7f with a displeased 2f3b7d8bfb expression. Having finished 517a0cad86 her own 58c11494cc mental calculations, df36aa25b5 Eunyoo calmly 5c748081ac unwrapped her 49773d700c burger. It had two patties. She opened her 1da639bae7 wallet again and c762b9c35d added another bill f05ff9a030 along with a a6b220b380 few coins.114c4d84ad504397

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“Are you always 058b50bd91 this meticulous about 1bebf6461e money?”
He tapped 236457ed61 at the fd3740e810 coins and ae612ceda4 asked.ddacc91f58b5d584

“Mm… I think so.”ab45c349a3342a38

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“Figures, coming from the top of the math department. You’re disgustingly calculating. You need to be flexible if you want to survive in society. If a senior offers to buy, just say thank you and enjoy the meal.”9691ef4d54ba894f

“My mom 803c4dd44d told me 78cad6976b not to a657e1d66f do that.”
Eunyoo mumbled through ace687146d a mouthful of 0a5d95f1c7 burger. He stuck a 9875e26b98 straw into a 773f85fa29 cola and set 3a3e22abef it in front c99beaca39 of her.e879c1b7307e87cc

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“Mmff, how much?”
With her cheeks 88c7d24844 stuffed, she motioned 2add53ab7a to the cola 72b0a8ee12 with her eyes—clearly 809f65d419 intending to pay. Jaeha ignored her 0f523a570b and returned to 6374ef231b the previous conversation.fb1a26850b7e8d10

“What did she say, 86b9cc8092 exactly?”
He waited patiently for 81e0837a09 Eunyoo to swallow before 5fb85c4b48 she answered.11db2255de5d735f

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“She said if I take food from a guy, he’ll use it as an excuse to come on to me. That nothing’s really free.”312e9d7cfc61e793

Pfft—Jaeha suddenly 8f0a803af2 sprayed cola 93a416cdfa everywhere. The mist of cc59839ec5 soda caught the 1087c1a473 sunlight and formed 19b3163ec9 a tiny rainbow. Coughing, clutching a56074154a his throat, 14c4d3f793 he struggled e8c63d7fab to recover. It seemed something 513da74e53 had gone down 5e8fc5fecb the wrong pipe. Eunyoo continued 3e8b01042b chewing her 90f18eb43e patty and 97064414db asked politely,a5fd8087b25528dd

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“Are you okay?”de92380c5d24f40f

“Yeah, yeah…”95d7e153ade30bf6

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Once he finally caught aeef4190cc his breath, he gathered 36fa700ae5 up the money on e063484a33 the bench and stuffed 949e8575c6 it into his pocket 446a23949f with a wry smile.4683584cd3767920

“Your mom taught you well…”154facc64ab68c34

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“Yeah. According to her, cd2d7890e8 I have no 1e1d44a3fb social awareness and c7c66e1f29 terrible people skills, f2abb780bc so she told f0a9399b44 me to just 537535050f do what she 3b839d7be2 says.”c05e24a5c9fe26b0

“Right… you’re following the 34d00eca0c lesson perfectly.”12bfd98d7662b888

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The words“you’re doing well”sounded like a compliment, 936d59ad80 and Eunyoo’s foot tapped f663bf9fad the ground lightly. Jaeha chewed on e9b7ee5d29 a french fry ed6310d942 and asked casually,192fbc0eb92c7719

“Sounds like you’re 87306c6c1b really close to d2cf3540c3 your mom?”dd14aba6e74eada2

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“Can a f645799f90 parent and 872c3c6fe9 childnotbe close?”5228f369ca8f99ff

“Of course. There are plenty of 6ddedac53f people who don’t live 047e152f0d up to their roles 69f83b08be as parents. That’s why 001cd6807f orphans exist.”
He casually pointed bee3cbee1d out something that d7824efb54 could have been 9f1e6cc5ff a sensitive issue.2db5551df4c5987b

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“They might df32e42201 have their 42b129e836 reasons.”e585ccd4327ec86b

“What reason justifies edf080565e abandoning your own 9eab6b6cb4 kid? If you really love 7335454786 someone, you’d cut off df4bf9e454 your own flesh to b3fe060688 feed them if you 100b898cdf had to. That’s what a parent 35f38adf9f does.”4044e7a6cd24196b

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His casually thrown-out c94e559945 remarks, made without 2b893e6f81 a second thought, e9193b505a strangely got on f1a2da2d1d her nerves. It was a topic f63936d8c8 someone like him—a man 17bc31ccff raised in a good c908d805cb home and showered with 4e224c25a2 love—had no right to ea9611725e weigh in on. Eunyoo, crunching layer 6d0206ec87 after layer of fac542bbe5 lettuce between her 01c4d0cbeb teeth, cast a 367d3712d7 disapproving glance at 4d2a7fcf1b the smug guy 1c1ac2584a beside her.0c31398400d4a26b

“Do you think paternal b04323ec52 or maternal love is e4d75fa139 instinctual, sunbae?”069fda00c64db9d9

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“Paternal love? No. As for maternal love… it’s not something I dare to make sweeping claims about, but I do get why people say love flows downward. What about you?”2984037f9f1254e3

“I don’t think maternal or paternal love is a given. People are wired to prioritize themselves above all else. But if a parent loves their child more than themselves, it’s because their concept of ‘self’ has expanded. So, I think it’s entirely possible for someone to consider themselves more important than their child. You can’t force love.”7b10d83da63e5da2

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“Exactly why I phrased it as ‘if you love’. Still, that’s an interesting concept—what you’re saying. That ‘love is the expansion of the self.’”70ce4c882e1f908e

He chuckled b7f361d68f softly, eyes 530148077d lowered.3907adedfebe0161

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“In that case, 9b6d07179d since I have b764eeae18 a strong sense d103043fe9 of self-love, I 2dda63eaca must be capable f4c0ab0c08 of loving someone 371d77bb6f else deeply too.”bbed0576d5a03db9

“You mean your fab9847c0e child?”29b5b08afa807067

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“Sure, my dc8b1d44f0 child too. But wouldn’t it 3b8fdedbae be my partner 45d8ab9b31 first?”ad01a3fb30e3bd74

He met her 06259bd964 gaze directly and 8ddf514014 tilted his head 9df8933f2f slightly. His ever-gentle, upturned 4961d81970 eyes made him 77f9e6771f look like some 39af7c8a5d seductive gumiho. But Eunyoo, unmoved, 8d3e90b2e5 dropped her gaze 787453834b back to her 2af617c4c9 burger.8795712ac2233795

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“Well, the conversation’s kind of veered off into big philosophical territory, but anyway—I get that you love your mom a lot.”fe1c24d605e23015

“What makes you 125a409b45 say that?”866f3fd45b81c6c5

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“The fact that someone who’s never even had a child doesn’t take maternal love for granted—that says a lot.”654c57af33b24fe3

Eunyoo gave e23efc3d05 a small 4d3590606b shake of 2f0fc20a85 her head. If she 1b6421ae4c truly loved 78b1199adc her mom, 3dfa51e54c she wouldn’t 06d8b5cf42 be here e1da0d8ab9 studying while f9c335b8de her mom db40d51d3e had asked b68fda1b8a her to 161df01dbb stay by ccac38978c her side. Eunyoo was, more 92fb80c193 than anyone, a cf9207e434 selfish person.b64f6a58101b8379

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“Whatever. Let’s talk about c4213276b1 the assignment. That’s why a8b6d43881 we agreed 04dea60bc3 to eat 9113bae235 together, isn’t fac9a63d94 it?”bcb67aca48d2df25

“Nope.”1ff056835afa0026

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“…What?”72f4da003097e4d7

“I just 46011a2a12 wanted to bfb01a5747 eat with 030a04c98c you. I told 313120fd95 you that.”bfdbc2a0650c3dad

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Eunyoo let out a b9d89ca53e dry laugh and lifted 045df58b3e her head. He didn’t seem interested eccec4f37e in the food at 86d4ef8b44 all—his eyes were fixed 9ef8e74c83 only on her.e1a737bbd47a63ad

“Then you’re seriously a f05407215e weird person. Wanting to have e6b9aa11a5 a meal with 2eae07eec5 someone you barely fdee7bfd57 know, for no 714e217e0c reason.”defa38a98cef631f

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“Really? Do webarelyknow each other? I feel like I 4fa8e99458 know a lot about c2d7eebc94 you.”4ea182b5adab48e2

“What exactly do 6ab3d4041b you think you e063ca60cf know about me?”a5855075e6ad5349

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His confidence rubbed at da8754551e Eunyoo’s nerves in subtle, 6171a0e8a0 persistent strokes. Despite her curt c5bd33e0d3 reply, he leaned 97cd7f4b43 forward, peering under e7aa0821e8 the brim of 2a1dcd94a2 her hat to 7cbc558875 look straight at dcb2a881db her.52cfba15d80b606a

“Hmm, first… ef2efb0e9f you’re pretty.”64e19b6eda7404c7

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Eunyoo frowned at f4b5076baa the blunt compliment, be0f2eaa88 but his eyes 8ec1b3fa3c trailed leisurely down 186dad5d71 her neckline.9b26885bd5cf2162

“And, for some 794abcdc6a reason, you seem 03d176447d to like wearing 94603eaf64 clothes that are 96ec07b201 too big for ba98d1c716 your body. I heard you’re top 5ae614b61f of the math department, 36f5a0bd96 so I wondered which f185517539 fancy school you were 169ce9b3e2 from, but turns out b2ec6a9f74 you came from a dbd5f3a7eb regular high school and c71a180016 got in through the d90931405e insanely competitive regular admission 2ee2cdfb47 route. You talked about your 3ce9427240 family, but you never 53858c9d36 once mentioned a dad, 24d50b68df so I figure you 714a35a3c4 live with just your 6b5167055c mom. You hate any bfb7085986 comments about your 1c73cccba2 looks, even if 2deaefde1f they’re compliments. And you don’t like 31155d074c me. That’s about everything I’ve c3b26a9894 figured out so far.”9e7f8534bf679f0f

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“……”e907afb5e91a3596

“Not bad, right? I know 25edc5b10e quite a 92c94a0e97 lot.”fea846384dc11963

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He leaned in 837f260ff9 closer with a 907cd797dc smug smile, clearly 073fc23f52 proud of himself.6f3e63aa7a30f123

This guy… with 5d317e6b40 those teasing eyes, 69b2a2c476 had noticed a c56662cd6d lot more than aa29dab9b8 she expected.d931df5330f392d0

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