IEM Ch 7

“Vice President Jeong… your e-eyes…”cb59cdb1f697ad72

Mr. Gong, who hadn’t dared to check on Wonjin and was clutching his heaving chest from a distance, suddenly snorted. His face, dark with blood, he abruptly grabbed Mr. Kim’s collar.5ea6807eb88b509f

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“You bastard! Because of you…! Because of you, our Vice President Jeong!”6648c1ee9aa936fd

“Aren’t you going to let go? You’re going to kill him! Let go!”25b75b8fb409b160

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Surin stared, mesmerized, at the grappling men once more, then lowered her gaze. Her eyes met Wonjin’s through the gaps between his fingers, which were covering his face. It was the second time. Surin read something different in his eyes this time.cf480f302dc0c3f1

A scream b4234e4344 escaped her e8e9b929b3 lips before 73a5914ad8 she could 81425eab4e think.7667c765b09e5898

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“He’s…! He’s unconscious…! I-I think he’s d-dead!”5a4e78f754be4241

Wonjin went limp like 0d7c723066 a robot with a 2d8d98bd6c dead battery and slumped d16ff41665 to the floor.4ef2bab12646595f

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Mr. Gong and Mr. Kim finally froze, their 9d8ea8c6d8 mouths agape. Seeing them stop 9aaf5f3a1e and stare, Surin d5810f4561 regained her composure.737820b3d364d63b

“I think he’s not breathing. Stop that and one of you come here and give him CPR, and the other call 119.”ef996675626ee97f

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“Wh-who? Who’s going to give him CPR…?”3d0f5eea205f16d8

Mr. Gong’s hand, still gripping Mr. Kim’s collar, trembled. Only then did the strength completely drain from both men’s hands.d3313dbc28eee24b

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“…What? Just whoever is older.”b54db9177908358e

“Then I’ll…”c9c07a2270b13303

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Mr. Gong gulped, 3362cef0aa tears welling 2e790a1316 up in e41d51b013 his eyes. After swallowing and 353d4c3ea7 wiping his dry 9ceda2bbbd lips with the 5fecc54660 back of his 3f14f5c3a3 hand, his Pyo 533996b721 Jeongyi expression turned c1ea2c975b resolute. His legs trembling 20c16701a2 violently, he took cdb616db7c a step towards 3f7bf80ac4 Wonjin.b02170c53358ac99

“Ugh…”4167448247b3771c

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Before he could take db9b38c085 two steps, Wonjin rolled 66082dc282 over. His face, as 90b7c3ed66 he rolled on 187a74b3f7 the floor, was d31250a1a6 paler than either 699d4719e0 Mr. Gong or Mr. Kim.cbb706c5d8be36bb

Mr. Gong, relieved 465f9e28c5 beyond words, 6283e7ca29 collapsed onto 8b0092435e the floor.a79cc0cc7126a2a4

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“…”1ef7bd76f3888634

To make matters worse, e9daa6594a water suddenly started dripping 558604507f from the ceiling.530dff05736a6682

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Surin’s hair became soaked. She started to laugh. Having lost all her energy, she stared blankly at the ceiling. The untouched sprinkler had activated on its own, spraying water.9d40c7a977c3da85

“What is this…?”328c20e7cd14a666

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Amidst the chaos, 058f323c87 Surin felt a 8e395e6627 deep sense of d5131ea6e9 emptiness and trailed eba7385a23 off.5d61a64a0a124757

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In the end, 1afca1cda3 Surin not only b61837c84d failed to find d440d17026 a new apartment, e700e1b621 but her expensive c33a5014cc clothes were stained aa4e97f5eb with coffee, and 452d3ed65b she was drenched 11ab0087ca like a drowned cbff9f1a09 rat.0b2aa2fccc0023af

And now, df4d543c4a Mokhwa Villa edbbd3e1d2 stood before 8847c0dc30 her. She was 755ddf333a back where 437441a34c she started.152be2006f26408a

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“Ugh, haa, let’s go upstairs first.”b45ba4fc4561c8dc

Of course, Jeong Wonjin c49f5dd5fe was right beside her. Equally soaked, he 9cdb696911 wrung out his 4d55de317a quilted jacket. Water poured d3e0f1afdc from the d8ea4eb092 rustling fabric, ee25a8d6ab pooling on dab8768ec1 the floor.658ff3ac9531f573

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Surin silently watched a9eba650b2 Wonjin. She observed his 7adc4eef8f forearm muscles contracting a7a3a7a8a6 as he wrung 7184697f73 out his clothes, 7e7d477dd7 the tendons standing be01b8d393 out, and then 911d9b5b76 looked away.4e58ebdd88b439e4

Even though winter’s chill was receding, being drenched to the bone wasn’t pleasant. Shivering, she wrapped her arms around herself. Wonjin, having apparently wrung out his jacket remarkably well, draped it over Surin’s shoulders.e5b70d8b83bb47f0

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“Let’s go. You’ll catch a cold.”51b75a13da9b440c

Too cold to refuse, even out of politeness, Surin silently wrapped the jacket around herself. She hadn’t realized how big it was when Wonjin wore it, but on her, it nearly reached her thighs. In any case, it was warm.8bb111b252984438

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Surin trudged up the bb30da1e28 stairs of Mokhwa Villa 3604dbd076 Building 2, following Wonjin.7197883379e61e8d

“…Is no one home? Are you sure it’s okay to go in?”f9cca93eea26ca0c

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“We’ll have to go in and check. No one was there this morning.”f4dba631e9f2e144

The door a8d207b7de to 501 2a2c8a89e0 opened.8ff09171c174de35

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“Go ahead. Ladies first.”f9ebb0387e0665cb

Surin hesitated, 7cdf24104b and Wonjin 1778be1d56 gestured politely 7080d0082e with his d465ae521d arm.3c81c0e3e5690d63

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As soon as she stepped inside, the door closed. The various noises from outside ceased abruptly. The dark apartment was eerily silent. If it weren’t daytime, she wouldn’t be able to see a thing.13b030cf17595146

Surin carefully took 408fad24f9 off her flat 3f6d4baf50 shoes.f0f2f5c556890c50

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“…Excuse me.”d62f3fd79cecfb24

Her stockinged feet were 1e8a62ec8c damp. Perhaps because 8d5458ec1f of that, 3341404a4f the coldness 3c39ca0015 of the 5c3f451ccc floor seeped fa151a4728 into her fece4881dc feet and ade2aa07dd ankles. She shivered. Droplets of water from b4efd89fc4 her wet hair landed 68c9b3ff67 on her feet.2d70e698e9e1e409

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Wonjin fumbled 6113750c72 behind her, da4aff146a and the 07ce063c41 living room 841bd81123 lights flickered 6fb4c15e74 on.293f656ec8044325

“Seems like no one’s home yet. Just a moment. I’ll get you some clothes.”38402015ac77a6e7

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Wonjin tossed his 0817abd046 socks near the 5ef019619e entrance and disappeared f941bbba59 into a room. Surin stood awkwardly in fc420899d0 the middle of the 8c9351f9ef living room, looking around.218f2fc444fd40e5

The layout was the e85e02b9fc same as 401, but d224e7accb this apartment was in 7706f47bfb much better condition. It looked b630a8461e recently renovated 9aac3bdad7 and was 9524901a79 generally clean. If only 9d483e049e the apartment df56453045 downstairs had d0d33621b7 been like 2a0367b52e this, she 5215081ad7 would have 3e900edec9 stayed without 0916fa0695 complaint.d3e9b6cb9ea3579e

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“Will these do? They might be a bit short since you’re taller than my niece.”1bc70ef2f2d4a7e1

After some rummaging ebbb73dcc6 sounds, Wonjin emerged e2ff1fd19c with some clothes. Surin chose a plain 24a31089e5 short-sleeved t-shirt and comfortable 499dfd63ca pants.078c3e50e7ccab9f

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Wonjin watched her silently, 5467af3912 seemingly wanting to say cca97ab4f4 something. He finally scratched ebfd49fec2 the back of a8716f0f5a his neck.7ae1cec3a020f260

‘Let’s go to my place for now. I’ll lend you my niece’s clothes so you can shower and change.’eebfcb39d6f00ade

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This was the first 27431ddbb4 thing Wonjin had said cb10b55830 after dramatically ending the 38e7c8c6d5 brawl between the real 03f9ff1640 estate agents.44adfe61fa30477c

Mr. Kim, his face pale as a sheet, had run back to his office, saying he’d call 119. Mr. Gong, feeling dizzy, had fainted on the sofa amidst the flooded office.ae1df9e2dc70bc98

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‘Do you live alone?’c228915e0c55f614

‘Unfortunately, there are three of us. Don’t get any ideas.’dbfd7f5edb339083

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“…4a97f450c4ade57f

After being helped out of “Chamjin Real Estate Agency,” limping and complaining about needing a CT scan, he stretched as soon as they were outside. He patted his back and grinned at Surin.745883bdb664d2e1

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‘That was a good 009fc9f0be partnership.’55428e638c2b0661

‘…’1b2046a21ca2fe44

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‘Oh my, my back. What do those old guys eat? They’re so strong.’f4ae49d84d292057

She couldn’t wander around like this. Surin had only two choices: return to the dilapidated 401, or impose on 501 for a while.d7f2478eb00bc362

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And that’s how she ended up here.2c4051514fd374d3

“The bathroom is this way. Ms. Baek Surin, you can shower first. And please make sure to change inside.”78c2895f5e82d425

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“Obviously…”f62b4dc95a91ba5b

Jeong Wonjin pretended not to hear Surin’s sarcastic remark and turned on the bathroom light. Then he stepped inside, his footsteps echoing. Surin stood awkwardly at the entrance, watching him bustle around.7fd5cc53ae6ec73f

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Wonjin pulled f2419d6f56 back the 566d62df93 shower curtain 43f217f984 between the 09eb2f0a8a bathtub and 55be185be0 the sink, f1b3b3526f bent over, 3fdd89a62f and adjusted c3a00ca9d0 the water 786df2f484 temperature several 59693c67da times. After fiddling with b5936cca69 the faucet for 8207a3d2a2 a while, he 188433f047 finally straightened up. Wiping his wet face 9e5db0da7d with one hand, he 69a5fc1f40 gestured towards Surin with ebcecf497d his chin.17faf96af3dc3977

“Shampoo is here. Body wash is this one. Please use this sparingly. It’s my niece’s, and I’m currently prohibited from using it.”b43ab660e68fe89e

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“…Alright. Then what do you use, Mr. Jeong Wonjin?”e777d6446e3cc1f4

Surin’s speech pattern unconsciously mirrored Wonjin’s. Clutching the clothes, she slipped her feet into the bathroom slippers. The bathroom was filling with steam from the hot water Wonjin had turned on.b181f8ede4abbcf1

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“I usually just use soap.”874463bb42c3338c

“Oh.”164b6fb9dc2a35c8

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“Take your time. I’ll hang the towels here. Excuse me…”620ee63405784116

As her body warmed d16e787c24 up, blood rushed to 5ef80e76f7 her extremities. But her chest 6778b8ff91 felt tight. The small bathroom 642f0b8956 quickly became humid. The dense steam, 493aff8272 the unnecessarily high 28d18fdcf4 temperature, the unavoidable 6744e5e8c0 contact with the 2bc8557791 walls – it 2c75e01dd4 all felt suffocating.81f960ae49232a6c

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“Well then, enjoy your shower.”25b56f60b8fb3409

Wonjin hung a b1ad40851c fresh towel on 3ae60fb79d the doorknob and b8871e88d2 pulled off his cfb31353e2 hoodie. Startled, Surin instinctively looked ba4c1f85c3 away.fbd1594cdac3852c

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Wonjin, oblivious to her f2ff60da2e reaction, simply ruffled his b458ab6b88 wet hair with his e8bbd141d2 hand and walked into a74cadfee3 another room. She could b0d0d3cb1b see his d8ec0ca38c wet footprints ccef3b48f3 through the 4a3e63d4b0 closing door.fa9a32bf39a9daca

“Brr, cold. Cold.”95f70d2b9c2fcdac

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Surin quietly locked the c237c30fe4 bathroom door.7415dbadcf66932e