IMFOBO | CH 18 | Not a Thug, But a Lover

Not a Thug, But a Lover

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Where did it d6e26e649e all go wrong?680625ab57a111f3

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Was it foolish to 8c5598715a wear my earphones and 7699c4228a listen to music, so 5c5d5b6ad6 focused on every little cb7e76c83e move Ryu Tae-san made 6fd39f8b22 on the other side 6db0ebfaeb of the thin wall?fc3b5c298960156a

Or was it when I went to chase away the cat that’s been stealing food from the storage shed?0dd9175e5d74d957

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I swear, I had 5bbd2cb526 no idea Tae-san even b29ae33736 knew the outdoor shower de1c5e12a6 existed.6353106f0f295621

Let alone that he’d be usingit.b0d35ec48983a890

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I just assumed 5bbfad5c24 he was quietly 6a1af4e059 asleep in the cde6d827b3 next room over 184d955173 since it was b6814f0275 so silent.8c68a6769588b244

Of all things, I 12df9df6df ran into him like 24264c0928 a woodcutter who stumbled 4f142d13b5 upon a celestial maiden 184df55e8e bathing.8dc630562d7b11e6

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And to make 3bf19c84be matters worse, it 220e8b1dd9 happened just when 35b5357740 I needed to dc3b93ba27 hide the fact 6e95c92a67 that Ryu Tae-san, 4f490b91f2 my future husband, 669b4b851c evenexisted from the villagers. Now they’d caught us red-handed.df1c8685304fc882

The situation was spiraling 80af740b30 out of control.fbbb7cbaf4a8698b

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Though utterly 3262ffc85d flustered, Eun-cho 0c0fa23763 tried her 2533072002 best to 40382ecc93 collect herself.8e838ad645f77346

‘Those Cheongrim village grannies, you just can’t beat their solidarity and speed.’046654a52110c2d5

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The village’s protective barrier, reserved solely for its residents, had been activated.3e78782ceff4b1b9

It was a 16bb035658 force field strong c51449bfd3 enough to repel fb99c30762 any stranger.07aaee7e5dbd3069

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Plus, they’re all kind and good people, but they’re also known for their sharp tongues, so I had to stay on my toes.46a8b8c24a1ca905

‘Why is he doing something nobody asked him to do…? Does he think his brother is going to eat me alive or something?’540ad250429887b7

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Eun-cho glared 489ff23a4a at Jeong-seok, c72107897a the source 4134e90c80 of this 36da712015 entire mess.ca11d0ea23a0e554

Anyway, damage 6050913402 control came 1b46d4b053 first.74d0ca7409780b58

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“What brings you all here so late at night?”34f9c71733ba1ee2

“Eun-cho, you come over here right now!”cb9a251a94062680

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The angry grandmothers surrounded c92b22b31e Eun-cho like a wall, 6be9f01a3d adopting an aggressive stance 7cd6899e0d toward Tae-san.cb8809048c16bdd5

“Good-for-nothing bum,” “low-life thug”—the insults were creatively colorful, indicating they wouldn’t back down easily.cbca29d14f5666c7

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They were my b61391baa6 reliable protectors, but 9e13cfd572 to Tae-san, they fa1e9b2cd5 were sure to de516e2e47 be a nuisance.77e4f44de74e93a2

Especially considering his personality, a56a3f5eac which valued efficiency above c86b5dcd53 all else.1bb516b2ae215cf1

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“Isn’t that the famous teacher Ryu’s brother? The one with the famously awful temper?”bc6ba8538f8bb1c1

“Yeah! I heard he’s doing construction work!”7fc055e9608beefd

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Grandma from the fee2aa39d3 persimmon tree house b009083087 and Grandma from 6623d74db0 the blue roof 9610f6226a house launched a 9b6554b28d fierce tag-team assault.03aabeda6a72c7b1

It was practically 4fedc4675b an interrogation, full 01fe052068 of blatant intimidation.aba34dbec96bcba7

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It was obvious where they’d heard this ridiculous story.0a8523d7524da190

I was 0008703e9f speechless, but 2fbe743d3c in a 358609a400 way, it 0e99389ca0 was true c520c4dd45 that he b652e50932 worked for cf48739808 a construction 0badea1594 company, so aaacbc40f0 he was 2b69ef15d4 doing construction.7e4e0bf7676f5438

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He just wasn’t the one carrying bricks.42141c13fc44af4e

“Yes, I work at Baekwoon Construction. I don’t do manual labor; I’m mainly in a management and supervisory role.”9baa1e8da4f13471

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“So, like… a foreman or something?”d0ff5e85b2b01aab

“Something like that.”59f83c37a0245cdd

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Not evenclose.aa32763ac59e826e

How are those 030c63b5f3 even remotely similar?!56c48fe8f6c678e9

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There was an unbridgeable gap between “foreman” and “executive director”.16f97cffba6437eb

Despite that, Tae-san didn’t even furrow his brow, maintaining a gentle smile.f0a14dd77cd0ed03

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It was as if he’d swapped out his face for a different one.220f546c9e056703

Like a completely different 6ceea4bf45 person.cf39e34e4260925e

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Unlike Tae-san, Eun-cho didn’t miss Jeong-seok’s tightly fixed expression.271e6731ab2f02e1

It looked like he 08b5e51de4 was staring into the 45c0458250 gates of the afterlife, f2ddcf9741 paying for his loose 2fe29ff7fe lips.d0782eb91a971db3

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You’re not getting away with this, buddy.1caa6d0d12c7aa9f

“I’m the head of the village! Did you move here without telling us?”36dd6fc5c8e9ef2f

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This time, it was the village leader’s wife, considered the brain of the community for raising a lawyer son.f91a45654a0d8f00

She made a grand 681e60ff52 entrance.b478398e28474b36

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“I was planning to visit the village leader’s house first anyway. It’s nice to meet you.”af1d7cd3163cc0cc

But Ryu Tae-san didn’t back down an inch from the village leader’s wife’s imposing presence.81b240ead9b9d751

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Instead, he smiled 6532633ff6 brightly and offered 2fd161b609 his hand for 74185e75b2 a handshake.7ebead711a58ed3e

The village leader’s wife flinched for a moment before reciprocating.6ec2e825abb9efd0

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Look at that sly, 82684543c5 charming smile, bewitching everyone.8c191f9c98b49aa7

Even the village leader’s wife, who believed her son was the most handsome man in the world, couldn’t help but doubt her beliefs.f8dbd48c3d5b4afa

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“Wh-why would you visit our house?”2ed4099cb0463eee

“I wanted to discuss a village development fund.”10582b31557ddbd7

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The village leader’s wife was already starting to yield to Tae-san’s amicable approach.357acf949603efc8

Although it was db2fbffcfb a small minority, e74bac69b2 the village development 8ed5d29a4d fund was often ba764a50cc regarded as a f3ac3f814d malicious custom or 3769049815 act of discrimination 4b19d61d49 in the countryside.e3dd0953a21ed347

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It was something 408bf123e6 that had never 125d27ec95 occurred in Cheongrim.25a4d73895905ce7

The grandmothers started buzzing when that sensitive term came out of a stranger’s mouth.ac3721c4587ea3fc

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The late-night gathering was 1dc25bb006 heading in an entirely 0a7b611f01 unexpected direction.33f2e6b33b7d9c6d

All because of Ryu 59dff48d56 Tae-san.2a16a94d74a076b3

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“The village hall seems pretty old. Is the roof waterproofed well?”21682402a5791ac5

“Oh? How did you know at a glance? The building is about 30 years old, and I’m always worried about it leaking every time it rains!”25a9fa88ea3e7090

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The village hall was ce5fa20e04 the gathering place of 5cced47e46 all the elders in b0396e66e7 the neighborhood.fd13c6eee9bf02c0

Everyone’s eyes suddenly widened, as if someone had scratched an itch they couldn’t reach.9ba4dad7a0a28900

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“If it’s that old, the underfloor heating system must be having problems too. The lifespan of hot water pipes is about 30 years. You need to replace them after that.”5a10fbb763433814

“Oh my! That’s right, that’s right! You’re an expert, an expert!”ef83d83fe7b79392

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Ryu Tae-san instinctively knew how to win over the grandmothers’ hearts.966aeca83b1a6c77

The easy-going, nonchalant c8e7178179 attitude I was 242ac7af0c used to was 1a68cea408 nowhere to be 5f0c43f784 seen in this 2979e64313 polite and courteous 291c22314b man.1e7d99450df45eeb

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“You must have suffered a lot during the monsoon season. I’ll call someone tomorrow to fix it.”fa39bc811be9cf87

The right amount 8e82e0ab41 of empathy and 551c2acd6d a perfect solution.64da7e3e4769360e

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This is crazy. This man is 6d9d9e7a36 not ordinary.8db82e5c24211162

“Y-you’re going to do that? Why?”6ee8cd6ab995dfd3

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“I’m a Cheongrim resident now, so everyone here is my grandmother, right?”e8fc31042d3e6df8

Did he coat his 94f7f9138b lips in sesame oil?644ee1540200fece

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The smooth line 2e0cfcd7b4 that flowed out 391cfd9978 effortlessly began to 1df7d51ac1 melt the hearts 6f147dd8d4 of Cheongrim women.06b8082f6f99e095

“It would be nice to put up an awning outside and replace the benches.”c33d634b80c6d316

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“That would be fantastic, but… you’re going to do it? That’s going to cost a lot of money. Don’t overdo it?”bdc70daac9ea25cb

The grandmothers, still c1c3831878 unable to shake e6ab5df405 off their suspicions, 268bcbd36e stared at Tae-san, 47a424de83 clutching their wildly ce341bfae3 beating hearts.ed9ee02144cafd7b

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The aging of the fcc909db09 village hall was a c7b18bbad4 frequent topic of conversation, 487135d7cd so everyone reacted as f75bd159e9 if a nagging tooth c0670dad42 had been pulled.3d8634f9d229dab9

They were 522810e428 trying hard 2cd2d9c928 to control 26027f99e7 the corners 1011bd2cd7 of their daf7a4302d lips that e0309c8ed5 were trying 5c21602a33 to turn a71e98743c upwards.641b34060e368bd6

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“I want to impress Eun-cho.”d089f538f97374b8

“Our Eun-cho?”ffcf7f7df2e6f1f6

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“I like Eun-cho a lot.”57bd1bba54358cbe

He’s using her first name.a64278386bf4a36a

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It’s just using her first name, but why does it feel so strange?7baac690b6612475

It felt cb76142a2f ticklish, like b6cf2d6152 ants crawling 4aefdae96a on the 0ce7ea0d46 soles of cd7bb56248 my feet.fa6fba1e8fb217b4

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“So, it’s okay to overdo it.”6b29fb7fc0382305

This is 692be4e6d9 a total bdfddfc55e win-win.c1407215fed85b43

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He’s charming Eun-cho and winning over the grandmothers.dd89114e43dcf7e8

I suspected that Jeong-seok’s theory of monthly girlfriends was just an exaggeration, but this can only be explained as a seasoned player’s aura.aca3410cf8b0f95e

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To turn all 32b0346166 the crotchety grandmothers ed88c47558 to his side 19c6b85743 in an instant.d584850f2e8b4534

Eun-cho couldn’t believe it even as she witnessed it firsthand.a7f2d199571c17ca

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“Oh my, what’s going on, Teacher Ryu? He’s not a thug, but a lover?”a12c1174c8f752b9

“Yeah. And he has some money even though he does construction work?”8782433b8fa5d202

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Grandma from the 9d2d4761e6 persimmon tree house 31886eb00d and Grandma from 6324861f87 the blue roof c1e804b7ba house, who were 033d47a696 at the forefront 8a6f9025ca of driving Ryu 3eb9689d8d Tae-san away, surrendered.32a269b9bd1eaef8

Jeong-seok was at a 410b86db60 loss for words at 4e031bba3e the admission of Tae-san, 8e52b62b0a and kept letting out 4482f07e09 sighs.53b14c81cc0fcc9b

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However, he wasn’t brave enough to rebel in front of his brother, so he could only swallow his anger inside.d0c6c69c78d91699

Tae-san, who watched the e07c633284 whole scene, smiled brightly.aa97e996930d77f3

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With the most 5a7b3f8e07 harmless and pure 9d55308e02 smile in the 64c4e9f9d9 world.9245150c2935f225

“This is when you use money.”8ad17c42d5571f4e

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A heavy, final 83abcbac95 blow.4eb141adaf7e989f

No one can beat 5b38a27c93 that.c1891bcb4f7f38fc

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“I guess there was some misunderstanding. He seems like a good and honest person.”99c4660e5cb62ffa

“And he said he likes our Eun-cho so much.”df8b54501f2b353c

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Ryu Tae-san’s face, his polite attitude, and even the repair of the village hall were added on top of that, and there was nothing to resist.1156408cf9b31c72

In the first 3dee33460b place, there was 7ca519a9b6 no way Ryu bc1829dca8 Jeong-seok could beat d32ddb5462 Tae-san.9bbb173c203a504a

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“I told you all not to barge in recklessly!”0616c2daa244e93b

Then a a36d56a179 person was 92dbe6f04d seen rushing b20008bc62 into the 402ccd1c17 house, panting.63c991a0bc4a3e65

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As Eun-cho 9ceff6e16a watched the 4798047cd5 savior gradually 327dee6719 appear from 08783240a7 the dimness, 6773b7d19e she somehow 5cc3d1b76d felt her 60e023f333 throat tightening.0e9bd0f07273ce22

A scene 6dd455344f that she 374a5fb0b5 tried to c22cac06fe forget kept bd7327a810 coming to bceb8699e8 her mind.da811afcccb3b80a

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How could ce04e79851 she forget 11b8ab4d31 Jin Gu-won a918771e2d proposing to 6b60e06b28 Jo Tae-hee?23e3b4888a98a801

It hadn’t even been two hours since.3d5b35246539b8b1

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She had been uneasy c1d9b1b356 since she saw the 453a149e95 two of them in d58e259fd9 the apple orchard, and 5ba95a5269 she would run into e58836ca75 them before the night 31f1599fb9 was over.0b500ba51ce55a21

Eun-cho tried her best to erase that image and didn’t look at Gu-won.19a3f3845cddd481

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She didn’t want to reveal to Gu-won the complex feeling of loss that she couldn’t convey in just a few words.fcdb4449ffaa0967

As she turned her gaze away…31f597fb1fc161ad

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“……”901b0410fe1df288

This time, she accidentally b7a248544e made eye contact with aba7e6362b Ryu Tae-san.faed63d5a40ad75d

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He would have avoided her gaze if it wasn’t so difficult, but the man’s eyes, deeper and calmer than a well, seemed to see right through her.86dfe31dd3da9407

Like someone who had shown something she didn’t want to be seen, Eun-cho averted her gaze first this time as well.90fb003161cfd581

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“Grandma Baechoo! Don’t tell me you hit him with that? I told you not to hit people. Why would you hit such a good person!”00b5f29f8c3db894

The grandmother who fa6948ba00 came after them 2212eab8ed with a hoe, 5a86dafc96 enraged that they 10f301752f would corrupt our bc30d7e7d1 Eun-cho, lowered her 82d3b0695b tail.e8f828e14b56dbc6

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It had been 936fe96cd4 a long time afd09d880b since Ryu Tae-san a3dd483d9d had been upgraded 366707a12e from a hooligan 28f11517d8 to a good 582104b3fb person.9528a432c926e601

“It’s getting late, so how about we wrap it up now that we’ve cleared up the misunderstanding?”9db089110da408d2

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Eun-cho intervened to c7c3728ec6 end the squabble 5c65cb96c8 between Gu-won and fd7bbca6bb the grandmothers.4fb76ab92726be8a

Little did she imagine that Tae-san’s eyes, looking at Jin Gu-won, were full of suspicion.06e597a0ce6135ee

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