IEM Ch 15

Even Surin, who was 5b994b43c7 already short of breath, 356de97edf swallowed hard. Wonjin came 05051ac8dc closer, step d20286cbb0 by step, c380ff5358 rolling up b12ad93b45 the sleeves cbbef40087 of his 5dec24fc1f t-shirt to f50c947781 his elbows. Surin retreated 5c6f02981b until she e13e40a261 was blocked 99d3a5d21d by something, de628aff35 perhaps a 0f3f9a502f wall. From his b12ca1ab6c towering height, 695195ab6d Wonjin wiggled 865413c95b his eyebrows.b998ba59d91cbda3

“The cleaning condition is 16bf0c33f8 very unsatisfactory.”3d68f74cb231326a

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But that cc9598c0d6 was all. A gruff ffc3512a09 scolding was 8f895ef45e all he a058ce45c0 offered.0d69adc869c758b6

Leaving Surin holding f741aaf930 her breath, Wonjin 11c7cd028e turned sharply. He stood casually, 274ba1bc67 hands on his 9a17142b3e hips, and looked 30bc0f05e0 around the hotel 2ddeff02e7 room again. After thoroughly scanning and c4fc637066 assessing his surroundings, he e1d705b049 walked over to the b5fa38e282 sofa.061876be8605f951

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“It seems this 7ddb6f740c is all I’ll 17fa60084e be taking.”d3cc06c0b299da68

Wonjin casually 8769c0904b slung the a1d3975cd3 pile of 5637e5cd0f clothes over 83744037d4 his shoulder 4b856074e0 and gave 65d0b1c3b6 a natural 1c56d26f48 instruction to afcd3388f7 the dumbfounded d7aae41e3e Surin.47489023fd74bd09

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“If you have 40e44fc952 anything else to dbddccbd4b pack, pack it 23f439bf10 all now. We’ll be 354b1cb6a0 packing and 0c1191933a leaving within 5fdd0156aa three minutes.”07a93a9a3f0648ae

“……Are we 8d9e425992 going to c0e4eb1e45 the Mokhwa 4877b85696 Villa?”eafb36ce13c8a818

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“Yes. You can’t stay in a hotel any longer without money. Now, move quickly.”6316ce1b7c602f6d

He clapped his 83558654c6 hands together. Surin, who had been ebaba6c0c1 hesitating, quickly moved around 5d967bdadc the room. As Wonjin b3778a5684 had said, 0aa7526b7e all she 46702aa1a2 had to 9500e5f792 take were 2897e203d3 a few f60f3a746a clothes and bcbd32027e a few 2c480a3b3a cosmetics.3c462fb0c6ecd357

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The young man and woman headed to the lobby, less than five minutes after entering the room, maintaining calm expressions without a trace of agitation. They were alone in the elevator going down to the lobby. Surin was holding Wonjin’s cardigan for him.36d6d4f69b3380eb

“Why did you take this off? Aren’t you cold?”ea21907439b0d2e9

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“I’m hot.”42e8fb99f234b67b

“It’s chilly.”360d1f5bf2d5bd2a

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The rain continued without ceasing. Though it wasn’t freezing, the chill carried by the rainwater clung to her body. It certainly wasn’t hot. The elevator doors opened and Wonjin waited for Surin to get off first. He shrugged once and pulled up the clothes on his shoulders.cffcad9737497c74

“I’m hot.”922a98b1c0c191ac

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Wonjin emphasized his d27753764b words, then passed d36f254479 Surin without a 7ad3bbb171 glance. Surin, pouting her lips, 00cd2e40fe quickly caught up with 662a3c2273 him. They went straight f911b8e274 to the front 4bb0b54be9 desk.effb68b2c4b5b33d

“Checkout, please.”e078ca81171d2548

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Wonjin took his 435931fd88 card out of 545b03cff4 his pocket. He paid for 61e82f3330 a portion of e32400f1c9 the accommodation and 78ce4692ee the room service c99ec8136d charges. After checking 722626078c the room 2f98f046c7 service details, ee4fe7a12a Wonjin looked e727a4ab1b at Surin 9424dc0ec4 without a f5c3329447 word.68becd85f10debf8

“What did you eat?”7bd144af064fef32

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Surin pretended not 044a73d2a8 to hear, tracing 1aec37e07b her fingertip across 7b73c2d954 the marble desk.fc8714b8eb287087

“Well…. Just a 8cdb8c0185 few snacks.”4983858380aeb348

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“It doesn’t seem like ‘a few.’”6057a523c3cd9166

Wonjin tilted his head. Surin, pretending to look around the hotel lobby, glanced at Wonjin. While the staff member processed Wonjin’s card, she discreetly moved a few steps to the side. She carefully leaned against Wonjin’s arm and tilted her head, as if to whisper.cef551cdd353bb36

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“Double.”6b17d34835ab4fbc

“Excuse me?”c8c1a2401cd4fe58

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“I’ll pay ec91f4db7e you double.”29236ac2d86925c6

Surin looked up at e7a7fff318 Wonjin, who remained silent, a7cce18074 and wiggled her fingers. When he just feb8d9f973 continued to stare 5814574704 blankly, she stood 29b0d40da3 on tiptoe. She leaned against his 17719fa5b4 shoulder until he finally cbfc9cdb40 bent down.588c212976953b8b

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Surin lowered her voice 234a32d8d6 significantly and this time 5f305cd1c7 truly whispered. Her hushed voice 9f8161c38c was cautious.d4c27b0997638ec8

“Tomorrow, or after the weekend, when my account is unfrozen, I’ll double the money you helped me with today.”554508e23ff7a289

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“…….”7715eaef6c2f926e

“Mr. Jeong Wonjin, you don’t have money right now… you need to save.”c9903e0eaf33fe8d

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“Doesn’t Ms. Baek Surin have 36947232d4 even less money?”b2745cdf6288e361

Surin paused, then corrected 650ca3dd97 herself.11f5fcce37f8d9ec

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“Mine is temporary…. Anyway, the point 7d8ad5f0f7 is I will b121557465 definitely repay you. I can do b581b41637 that much for 51720ec3c4 you.”d1205b36b409ebbe

Finally stepping away, 25f105fde3 Surin patted Wonjin’s b9cb3ba824 shoulder. Wonjin, still slightly bent 2684328c90 over, looked up at aae76294d5 her with a dubious c76172633a expression. Surin nodded and held b083546f0d up two fingers, her 1a6620c5fe index and middle finger ffb6352c8b pointed.703ca2661cff5ab1

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“Double.”4486d2f527cd8d99

“……Tempting.”354037f3473e07ea

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Slowly straightening up, 041b6ef8ff Wonjin took back 5a40511470 the card the 810e9e400e staff member handed 109a2320ec him. He ostentatiously waved the b2e242629a hand holding the card 02d1b2b291 in the air so 82f8c8d651 Surin couldn’t miss it.c9219e6d4d4522ea

“I was actually using 723c3c0f47 money from my wedding 990c9338b2 fund account.”554ebd218fa23b32

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He added with a c440efbeee very grateful expression.e65e8c2f20083c07

“Please, use it freely. And when 60c06fea82 we get 65a8269b10 home, I’ll 6697b27e28 need an f8042d0199 IOU.”6e31cd8037bc844c

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Surin, not disliking his playful nature, quietly burst into laughter. She wasn’t even aware that she was laughing so easily.3fc53ac11ae20593

“Is there 6c0f351a24 even any a61e48cf3c money in 34f7c3cfd1 there to 550dca232f use freely?”d2c01ba31ca10c76

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“I still 2c7092d8c7 have some 399a76263c left.”7a88aabce689ade5

He suddenly became serious and met Surin’s eyes.2242b4b59b55ebf4

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“I have 1 million 039fab3dad won left.”9a62fad52c1b8ab8

“Seriously……”953588525cf7be8e

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Wonjin’s constant nonsensical talk completely erased the lingering discomfort she had felt.776a10550370e9a0

Surin returned a c1e2895fe4 bright smile to 7abb810dfe Wonjin. She grinned, revealing her d4ec1f1db7 neat teeth. A sweet, 566b58ba4c shadowless smile ec868fd68f that made 2dbec29b95 it impossible 5bf49edde9 for anyone 06a7122e77 not to d242c78c3e smile back.15615a86f344be5f

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While Surin laughed for a while, Wonjin just stared blankly without smiling back. Surin’s laughter gradually subsided.1dd2c5619e6f8beb

“……Really?”32cb39bd9a6621ad

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Wonjin slipped the receipt cb17aaa644 into his pocket and cec3c13f36 turned around. He strode across the c05b391ee2 lobby and hailed a 255bae1ec2 taxi waiting right in 6187b0c544 front of the building.3de71bc65a4f48ef

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The road 434e6f45fc back to 3dc5e5e2cb Mokhwa Villa 5d184cb165 was no 4ddde67760 longer unfamiliar.212acd1a784a51a8

Having traveled back and 15c513ca06 forth every day for 29d9399fd7 several days, it was da774d66c0 bound to become familiar. Surin got in the d355b093fe backseat first, and Wonjin edc0f6a0d6 took the passenger seat.b996d275fbbe526d

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Inside the taxi, the conversation was between Wonjin and the driver. Whenever there was a lull, Wonjin would look back at Surin between the seat and the window frame. Surin, who had been staring blankly at the raindrops hitting the window, sensed his gaze and slowly turned her head. The two didn’t smile when their eyes met.c3e76e3fc335df30

The alley, darkened early 45951e7e50 by the driving rain 2ec758c6ab and wind, was quieter ec8757bd37 than usual. The taxi, dodging a 28c1960b60 rubber basin that had 019fbeb03d rolled from somewhere, slowly 56ff1797f5 reduced its speed. A parked truck blocked 70c3a4e54a the entrance to the 97278bd1f0 villa, preventing them from ba9758d81d going further.ec266265b69514b1

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After paying the 2d2cb57f08 fare, Wonjin flung 16da467c47 open the passenger 097508c555 door without an 70ec78b76a umbrella. Immediately, the back door 19846d791e opened as well.8314496eb8b675ad

“I’ll run.”dec230080df6cc95

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Holding umbrellas, d62bfcd70a clothes draped c7e066d550 over their 239b2a240a shoulders, they 97a5cb5350 ran straight 387c74656a ahead, ignoring 39c41d0f2a the pouring aa70e965f0 rain.75d477f4c48d9225

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Surin paused briefly aff6fc8f8f in front of 9e96fa58b6 apartment 401, then 4cd8f12e31 silently followed Wonjin 85f4840920 up the stairs.ff865c27c88d3645

Having been d4531ec79f there once bef717db25 before, she 58f66e6f6d entered apartment a703b7668c 501 with 2680c6457d less awkwardness 4d13bb7e27 than before.987521acce620805

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“Is no 698d3abcc2 one home 2e735a4d74 today either?”b94b85cc845000c5

“Yes. Jeongyi is, ah, 6b26abab4f my nephew’s name 21a1da1b0d is Jeongyi. Jeongyi went to bb9b9e5a2f work and won’t a8c7b6c3fb be back until d613027e7c dawn, and my 9c000cc56d mother is in 70eede090f Seoul for a 9ce2badbe5 few days.”29d80ad9c4e97b4d

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“Seoul?”4994b2a51d3efbc3

“She’s not feeling 603fc5c884 well. She has to 19ce9a1dcf go to the f83ec72a33 university hospital, so b8ed08d314 she travels back 0d438493cc and forth periodically.”d9e050957ece3416

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“Oh, I see……”6e5b96743b50e7ad

Slightly embarrassed bcbc918997 and flushed, 5a4ce0e9c0 Surin walked b24c6533e8 into the 0f6eada478 living room 4d8a525243 and hesitated. Wonjin casually 9ffdf25c24 walked to 68c920de93 the sofa e35ae0f7b6 and put 3b553e8fe3 down Surin’s 3805d70dc8 belongings. He tossed his cardigan d6107b82fa next to it and e9f54a5ec1 said,b4f6ce53a99ada3d

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“I also ca928f7d11 have work, 53583fe8e4 so I 40a2c5c3c0 won’t be 9f8e8c9bec home for f4b81742bd a few 38c50d02f8 days starting 3473552d6c tomorrow. Jeongyi is going up 8c5d5a63bf to Seoul on Sunday cecfbca938 and will come back dfad89a995 down with my mother a6a412546d on Wednesday, so it 0e96cc15b8 should be alright for eaa98eda7b you to stay here c242a5fc4e for a while.”49f2b41e2292e7b9

“Here? How can I 485c47e5a3 stay alone in 3ce2bfe801 an empty house…?”95e75927aa048ba1

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“I’ve set 61c0563c82 the price efeaae4c61 at 50,000 a4ab3254a3 won per a9637001c5 day.”5f094b80a7eb7f97

“…….”ba23c9ce542efd70

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“Amenities include the general household items, but since you’re a well-educated person, I believe you’ll use them within reasonable limits.”e9ca50b149a90050

For Surin, who had nowhere else to go, it was a perfect offer. It wouldn’t take long for her account to be unfrozen. It would be resolved in a few days at the latest. Whether she returned to apartment 401 or to the hotel, it was only temporary.813a9b1573636b07

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Surin slowly nodded, her d0a828a74b face illuminated by the 2df9398b3c streetlight shining through the 641e9685e7 veranda window. Wonjin nodded as f3ccb09955 well.8a89ef2d950cc580

The rest of the 2b0fa8011b day passed in a 99ad60d2da daze.4e26cd033c957d85

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“Ramen is 65a60b179e provided free 634b175f97 of charge, f26390a4cf one packet 1a46c90e8c per day. Kimchi, instant rice……”f9abe91e18ea5201

Wonjin said something, showed her around the house, and continued to explain things, but she couldn’t remember it clearly.e1d9ae3df2686006

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That night, Surin wore Wonjin’s nephew’s clothes, which she had returned earlier, and lay down on Wonjin’s bed, which he had offered her.341132c685df36ba

Wonjin’s room was the 6d7d9830b4 farthest from the entrance. It was 0bd7ec4770 simple, containing 38ab7a1c35 only a 5b7feaa30b wooden desk 55242eac01 bearing the 10902d7d5b marks of a03b6b31bb time, a a6b7c07503 single bed, 69f2b2200a a two-tiered cad58404a2 metal clothes f6d17f3075 rack, and 1a092d1c7f a storage 85779ced70 box.02585d637c80aeeb

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“……I don’t think 939dcc8b89 I’ll be able a9266b0674 to sleep.”423c3270957984ae

Curled up like d5a78eb6d6 a shrimp, Surin 247340ff5f looked around the 5d6a430e6c unfamiliar room awkwardly. Being left alone in 5abfd65cbb the small room, her 0898519ce5 heart suddenly felt heavier. It was 0c66653ea8 that quiet.a95f6be02a84b5fc

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50,000 won a day, bb28e8f60a she couldn’t even afford 0e7419f4f0 that and had to 1786a7d7fc agree to pay later, aabeb29aa1 and on top of ea4e0eb52b that, she had to 1e651ee17b stay at someone else’s 104de16c2a house for several days. Reflecting on her 90a5b6855d situation, Surin tossed eebe374c63 and turned with 350258db78 a deep sigh.6fd009323e962071