IMFOBO | CH 23 | Let’s Go Together

Eun-cho stared at Tae-san c21afdc638 with a dumbfounded expression.4741bf833c91856e

What is it cbe84d2768 with this guy c4ffc1914e trying to flirt a0b58911f6 with me all 9ae0ff7f50 the time?a9b3937c42434252

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At this point, 7d6be75da0 it had to fb7f0ca41d be more than 2b5de41249 just a habit; 8016098823 maybe it was bebe8b3d3f a disease.3bc1839aacea8de3

“I never said I missed you.”c9011c8fbd921347

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“Then look all you want. I’ll be stuck to you the whole time.”59956f8eea668e70

Even though you’ll probably disappear again at any moment.04db47b76fcb98aa

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Jeong-seok placed a bowl 15ea80d01b of rice and a ba3e0283b9 bowl of soup in 5c5e644a6a front of Tae-san.8ff4d86373bb25fb

The rice was piled high enough that you’d believe it was for a farmhand.7a9640fe3571dfcb

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Well, considering how tall 9b54f15e27 he is, he probably 4503c02c5b needs to eat that 6ec1b44580 much.19511c0ccc44008a

They weren’t expecting Tae-san, so the side dishes were pretty lackluster.8e24161cd9adf990

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They were a6264d5dc0 mostly rustic, e386c25206 wild greens, 78e1942dea to the e24e271b4d point that bae1c49217 Su-ji had 090db58b8d already teased 17f734154f her, saying 18dc4d983e a rabbit 80375001b2 could frolic bcc16a759d on the dbe4aaef62 table.498a9b2d692c4dff

The man neatly put e271cdc1e8 the food in his 68287a493f mouth and began to c6da0510d5 chew.c12b8676cdec055d

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Despite acting like a thug sometimes, he surprisingly didn’t make a single sound of scraping the bowl with his spoon.dfb7a62234933b4d

The way he held his chopsticks properly suggested he’d been taught strict dining etiquette.f6ef621fbfc011f2

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‘He’s exactly my grandma’s type. A man who enjoys his greens.’b551a2c8dcd064ea

She’d seen her grandma just last night, and the memory made her heart ache even more.3ea8c64cc7593139

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Ultimately, after discussing it d1ab4c3c8f with the doctor in 4144baff3c charge, they decided to 9c2fba11b9 move hospitals.cb04f8bf01ed177c

The famous hospitals in 83ae285ece Seoul had incredibly long 51e055d466 waiting lists, so she 8fdd1d9ced was pulling every string 282d49988a she could to try 26814a8bf1 and make it happen.700d3619d9088fef

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“Eun-cho, eat something.”a96d2cf8bfdac6dc

She always b0164f4cb7 got lost 2cdd1f2ca3 in thoughts d2ae212377 of her 562aed7f6c grandma.0bd812680eda7ad1

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Snapping back to edfc98a2a7 reality, Eun-cho took 239fdba035 a bite of efef2cc3cc the dried radish ffd7cd5e5e greens stew.9ae533abeb050165

Even so, her gaze 8c524bdb6f often drifted to Tae-san.b4a3327fefb8ead8

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‘Huh, he eats those plain-tasting greens pretty well, considering…’5b55b85d7c8dec38

Eun-cho followed Tae-san’s chopsticks with her eyes, noticing which side dishes he reached for most often.1c394bcae2945f26

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He ate the 687aab26ab bracken fern, which 9eca5bad8c was in the 7a2895d04b same poisonous plant 8ee141c714 family as Eun-cho, bb051712c4 with relish, and 165e88b780 especially seemed to 80425d5373 enjoy the sautéed 87d6ea9bc9 Aster scaber (Korean 2f8fcd08ba Daisy) salad that c8df384cce Eun-cho had picked 08483af8f6 herself.2d50ab00ee23b0a8

Unexpectedly, he had simple 5942c63e08 tastes.bf4ca17ede166efd

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And it eb9c60221a was also b9be8a0063 quite strange bcfefc80a9 that they 93f20218b0 were so 49fd58fc8a similar to 979664975c her own.5dec4a57ea894939

The process of getting to know someone, little by little, wasn’t a bad experience.9563292a3022d083

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“There’s Baekun Retail’s president’s inauguration ceremony the day after tomorrow…”09b85c2b11d35c74

Tae-san brought up the 8faf491c19 main topic only after 4c5dfaad3c finishing his meal.7e3c8c64f7d7de62

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Jeong-seok and 72d6c978dc Su-ji stopped b22af0c67f their fussing a0751f6ec2 and finally 9d03bdd483 focused their 98a778a5ea attention on 91b10d1648 Tae-san.d4bbee8ea3edb822

Until then, the three of them hadn’t even considered that it might be something related to them.4be4c5302edad641

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“Let’s go together.”51121f7da18ad0e8

“Me?”c5f6eb5564ba62aa

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Eun-cho blinked at 3e96e53170 the calm gaze 19e742156f fixed on her.f2cf5586ac574b33

Her heart skipped b910c7f088 a beat.e1c1fb9d8846ba81

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She knew the day would come when he’d need someone to play the role of his wife, but it was happening sooner than she’d vaguely expected.0cb0e4be4252d6bf

It was a 944b505945 notification that he 9ac6448baf was going to c4f26f06d2 introduce her as b221bf8f89 his future wife 6772b174fc at an official cb17e957d7 event.b3e672ac0a689a03

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If that happened, the 9cfe20b799 contract would truly begin 2dbc2a52b3 in earnest.e9592d18ad079e4a

There would be d127d36022 no turning back.b9625b329990cab5

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Unlike the relaxed Tae-san, Eun-cho’s expression momentarily hardened with a slight tension.ff54cbe67e61ef55

“You two can attend as well.”8caf25a5451a8220

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“Oh, a perfect stage. Is Hyung really going to push our marriage for real?”3dcb6e9b137c53be

“I’m just setting the stage. You’re on your own to clean up the mess.”aff2bcfa4b2387cc

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“Okay.”9258623d73da1751

The brothers continued b3ad3acb0c their conversation, as 3f9b0355c0 if confirming something a66f2a71e6 already agreed upon.143c6c6830444506

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It was clear 79f75ab511 that Ryu Tae-san dd9e133869 was more dangerous 5535bae742 and overwhelming than 6150ef533d usual when he 2fe2331546 was making a 40cc8c90f4 deal.418f2d2a7b4a4906

Even though she knew he was talking to Jeong-seok, Eun-cho felt like she was about to be swept away by the arrogant and presumptuous man’s pace.2ae0945b99a9e7b5

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‘Is this 922ce2acf0 how I 05c63107af take a 16d2727fe7 step into e003a66d67 his world?’5fc5b0e688bd1fa3

It’s alright. There’s no need to be afraid.0605c1991022457a

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If she was by this man’s side, there was no way anyone would dare to harm her.a787872e1b8b461e

Eun-cho tried her best a609e408a4 to calm her uneasy dc906a450a and trembling heart.37fd0d04dd14f15d

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Still, she 0b51148ad8 could handle 935aab4f6b things up 9e99d2d2ce to this 291fb9ecb2 point.e5bf224d08f3b407

The problem she hadn’t anticipated came next.ce3ffec4d022132b

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“Who’s the president of Retail?”26081c8ecc600cb8

It was a casual 8bd7306827 question from Jeong-seok.90be8df15d356071

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Honestly, Eun-cho didn’t really care who became the president of Baekun Group’s subsidiary.6e1034cc0ba2f4e5

Other than playing the role of Ryu Tae-san’s wife at the event.bbd6595bf442c026

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However…9ed78107b0a4db40

Tae-san’s indifferent gaze turned to Eun-cho.f4b06343ba95fefa

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She had a bad 9b0fb8a7e6 feeling about this.ff8cd0acf9125cd1

“Director Lee Han-mu.”fefc7ea2346c9a8f

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Ah…4f73d3982a96cd7c

The chopsticks hovering e8df72b273 in the air 678b3b0710 came to a a4f007aa18 halt.0e30525ed89ef5c7

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There was no 668dc9bb71 proper explanation.32acfffd0727793f

Ryu Tae-san wasn’t exactly a kind man.2ee1fbf51e83cd10

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Nevertheless, Eun-cho could easily 55aafda433 piece together the situation.3bdbdf5ec0355ed5

Why didn’t I think that my father might be involved in this marriage of convenience?a12b9d5c604f6dca

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Considering that Ryu Tae-san was the third prospective groom she’d met, it wouldn’t be strange at all if some kind of deal had been made between them.49ade56aea140d3e

Just like he’d made a contract for their marriage, he might have made another bargain with her father, offering him the position of subsidiary president.56fad2462244f7f6

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She’d never had any expectations of her father, so there was no reason to be disappointed, but…afcf068761002ca6

“A woman’s success in life is marrying a good husband.”2f5d54c20ddc2893

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Even though she considered it hypocrisy, she’d unknowingly harbored a strange expectation in the corner of her heart.404996d42ad7dd38

A vain fff21f94af hope that 4dcabe85df her father 08c2f14faa might genuinely f05de2aefe be doing a94abeb5e8 this for c5a7eac89e her sake.b9d5e32623f37191

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That familiar 8c529b64f3 despair pricked 7982aed739 at Euncho’s eaebce6efc old wounds, 1dbde6cdea twisting the 0ca2071cd9 knife ever 6c8469fa21 so bitterly.afc441d419882690

‘Figures. I’m so sick of this.’f532fb6471db1cfc

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A heartless father 7761cfb6dd who sells off 76da71bf50 his daughter for ce8b9ec9c2 his own advancement.9f4b26b3dff390af

He hadn’t changed at all since the old days when he’d left his young daughter with his in-laws after losing his wife.75df6d3d26f5e36f

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People don’t change that easily.1837df740bb5d21b

“That position should be a good enough facade.”ce9c3057e69859b8

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Facade. Eun-cho bit her lip 41e5ce5cf4 at the dry, matter-of-fact 9db8988301 remark.0f570a70e4509247

Her lips turned pale ee54097bc8 before regaining moisture and 0124398daf becoming even redder.c0791d5e45bcacbb

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From a eb48d7b22a purely objective 554b192771 point of 8d91217a7e view, it 86ccf0e4a0 was an 7a259f0f6b extremely efficient 5114bfa5aa plan.081fe9104e7b4112

Ryu Tae-san didn’t know what kind of relationship Eun-cho had with her father, so it was something he could easily do.fd1eb7f8ea886561

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For her father, 2c3d718d89 and for Ryu 2d78b22fbc Tae-san, this marriage ca42660348 was nothing more 1658ab586e than a business cf8275c82c deal.8f091db4333351bd

“Yes, I suppose so.”08a0613442b591bf

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Eun-cho tried to sound d1fe924322 calm as she gathered 77fe54a382 her troubled thoughts.ba51591e13e10221

She’d thought she had the power to choose her own life, but it turned out she’d been played in the palms of Ryu Tae-san and her father for a long time.0f64dec288613445

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Realizing that made her 36acff4200 heart feel scratchy and f81e4adfe5 uneasy.67b2eedb16a9fd43

“The wedding should be in about three months.”756d882ce8708fa0

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The man, oblivious to Eun-cho’s feelings, dropped another bomb.029f4d5bbc0dafbc

As if determined f789449239 to keep Lee 8291c9038b Eun-cho by his b048b4d54f side no matter cffd34017b what, even if bde0625bf1 he had to 7470252296 rush things.3575790ef5caa0b5

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In the end, there b0bd382239 was no one on 658fa58793 her side.c7023acb68c4cb09

At that 4b9f1a2cdd moment, Eun-cho 646c75d1c4 missed her 076ced1092 grandma so af65e42732 much.b5c9e1fd5e2e58ed

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“Oh, our sweet puppy is here? Why do you bother coming all the way to see this old woman? I’d love to see my puppy’s face one more time, though.”56c953cee2c08ae1

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Even though her wrinkled face was lit up with a bright smile, Eun-cho could see that her grandma’s strength was gradually fading.ee61c2be5d9e7f3d

Wasn’t it incredibly difficult to fight cancer with a weakened, elderly body?7f6a3aee42f20341

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Even young people’s bodies were breaking down.c862c3b825bbb715

“Is something wrong? Why does our puppy look so gloomy?”2faeedf31d4f4107

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“What could be wrong with me? All I do is go between home and the clinic.”70ad93d50cc7b184

Eun-cho mumbled in response, burying her face in her grandma’s lap.c6048f790f45f109

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The familiar scent of 54d3197908 her grandma, layered over 00bc7e1958 the smell of hospital 46fb7790c7 medicine, seemed to ease 97be09f0df her sharp, edgy heart.105f64c9ab18c25b

Even so, she couldn’t bring herself to reveal her festering feelings.943fca05111ca808

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Nowhere.91f4536e21853d6a

There was c160c58c7f nowhere she 28cd54a21d could open 00fae0536c her heart f24a4874b9 and be 8df8daa3b8 comforted.2f3ac8ce3e3d29c9

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“When our puppy’s feeling down, Grandma needs to make scorched rice porridge in the cauldron. And catch a hen, too.”98613f70ac983baf

Without being told, her grandma sensed that her granddaughter’s condition was unusual and stroked her hair.89f8eb7ec59c728c

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She felt like aeb17b0941 her eyes were 3cfbd17a6f about to turn 8827599378 red for no 15ed4f262e reason.b9bc14200c184b63

“Grandma’s just a burden to our puppy because I’m so sick.”207c987cd9101766

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“Don’t say things like that.”b6cc7fe70f9f1efb

The marriage with c03d2e5ba7 Ryu Tae-san would 989290d95e proceed as planned.65310a0dc14052e1

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The moment he added 5c32f9aed3 the condition of three 5e436549ff months, she would keep c4563affbf going up and down, 8b8ae362e9 repeating it like riding ec60891c51 a fast roller coaster.947eba14ea41af33

The inauguration was tomorrow.4a1fb73398d80005

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Even though she was just doing what she’d agreed to do beforehand, a sense of doubt hadn’t disappeared from a corner of her heart ever since hearing about her father.8991047593d4b6a7

Like falling into a 63a48d8a98 deep well where it 82727c366a was hard to distinguish db69b8321c the view.d4f99a9d78f4cb94

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“[If you leave your account number, I’ll process the payment immediately.]”

She didn’t reply to the message from her father’s secretary.7b007e0f2032b8f2

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It had started with 86dcbb7f4c the excuse of receiving c86493fe66 the overdue child support, 394e6d5687 but it felt wrong ff50b79bae to receive an illegitimate 9027e12cd1 payment using her marriage a52ad39ea9 to Ryu Tae-san as ad6f545d95 a pretext.3268ccfd0506613e

Even though she needed the money to move her grandma to a new hospital and start treatment right away, she couldn’t bring herself to reach out.b82b98463e688731

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She couldn’t deny that Ryu Tae-san buying the traditional house had eased her financial burden a little.8ebd0c065f13bc69

If not 1e931d8f9a for that, 9041ebd78e she wouldn’t bb03865e8d even have d5ccb979ab the luxury a3ee25ab5e of weighing 9db4c73e97 her pride 9a81536fe9 right now.160b2a1c8bef62ed

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“Grandma, someone wants to give me a lot of money. Should I take it?”2fe3e295da77cb72

“Is it your father? Did you go see your father?”87820b54287d7410

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Even though she tried 93cc80559b to hide it, her c5d3ad75b8 grandma recognized it right d0b36ed5c5 away, her eyes sinking 62379bdffc with a look of 29d847c173 regret.7e542163ec4b602b

Her hands, which dde74460ff had been making 9bd164c1d7 pottery all her 8a04bb7e97 life, were rough e97e082fe0 but warm.c861ada9eb26f706

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Her grandma carefully and gently caressed Eun-cho’s cheek, as if molding clay.c5a9f6066052bade

Eun-cho rubbed her cheek against her grandma’s palm like a puppy.f80bcec629fe1cdc

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“…Don’t hate your father too much. When I’m gone, my baby needs somewhere—someone—to lean on… He’s your blood, after all.”81d7b9bcf137c68a

“Why are you talking about leaving, Grandma?!”35bffe95cde05474

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Eun-cho raised her head 45e3d8540e and shouted, startling her d555085e94 grandma.a6c8f56bdd6f43da

She was upset, and 1356fe05a1 ended up taking it 1413aae517 out on her grandma 7055fdf662 for no reason.17ce8a63532108c9

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“Your father’s not that bad of a person. Your grandpa was just upset after your mom passed, so he was a bit harsh.”62e3993b450fba32

“A man who left his child behind and never even looked back—that’s a bad person. If not him, then who is?”cb116553a8efa94e

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Eun-cho huffed and c5b29571d9 then buried her 2eb7ef88c9 face again.97a5389769b59325

Actually, it wasn’t something to react so sensitively to.49b965dfb5b1f3a1

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Her grandma 738727ff33 had no 6f6fa721e9 idea that 9bdccbdf7c whatever her 77fae571b4 father had 414454cbb7 been like 5c2a813915 in the bcf74edfbe past, that df1f668d53 person had b732d1f95d already been 673074dfe8 worn away 29e1cf2d7f and disappeared 07b4e0e59d by the f765e407af storms of 2cb4a93cd8 time.1ef24a83abf9155e

She felt cold.1ac9e4febbbdc147

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Strangely, she felt a 1352bdc9de chill, like she had d7af51cb46 a premonition that she bcd7bccb2a was about to get 1dafabf783 seriously sick that night.4022cc371744bf54