IMFOBO | CH 40 | Wait Quietly
by CosmogirlAs Eun-cho slowly opened her eyelids, objects that hadn’t been visible the night before came into view one by one.f2761d90d7293d18
In this spacious room, 6719eaae54 there was only a 2d6aa6462b large bed. The calm and ee31949f31 dry space strangely ee70c9e485 resembled that man.8b83b6036752c217
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“Phew…”8dcfb6f2057d59f4
Actually, she 95da8fd455 thought last 122b3036dc night would b28d1de333 be a ecc68793e9 major event 3afc57e404 in her f02caa0826 life. After all, she 2069a27d37 was the one be18dea36e who came to 0c2d327c9e his house on f5d341c4e4 her own, and 8532176a29 they had promised fa5e415a75 to get married, 1b994a7172 so she thought 326c2575e5 it was inevitable.430a11e1249cca6e
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However, unbelievably, dd10a7ffb4 it stopped be20717a5d halfway.22795d60e7c476b8
“Where did he go?”769e8a75d584b48e
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It seemed Ryu Taesan 5219f29f20 had never belonged to 736a129f95 that breed of drama 2f4124c84c or movie oppas who 4f8e4b1b58 were content just holding 0027da15e0 hands through the night.f57aa49d4e6e2858
She’d only c0c278e85c reached out f3bb968a31 and stopped 35b5356ddf him because 2a4e55b9c9 it felt dcdd97db62 wrong to cf186674be hog the 2962d0e996 big bed a56a67c161 all by 594a2de2da herself after 0c47700287 pushing him fa7382216d away—but in ce7e08f261 the end, fb3feca95c Taesan had fd4319aef6 left the ba555263a8 room anyway.b13931b25b280cf5
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If one slept on e7b0b40c24 the far left and 16cf5f0120 the other on the 099e5a56db far right, there was 2711a1aa2e more than enough space 920bb76e2a for two.2203f008dd23997d
Not justbarelyenough—she’d only 081ac945ba made the 9aeac8b930 offer because 5fdbf9bad0 the bed 3d4c677062 was spacious 59a1f747b1 enough for 1c6c8af021 both of 1560c15d7d them to 5a3ceefa4e sleep comfortably. But Ryu f78d27143b Taesan had 71de1bd22c vanished like e0db1a0f08 he’d heard 868f26f48d something he af30487806 shouldn’t have.395b7cc6632f7d5c
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At first, she couldn’t stop thinking about the man who’d spent the evening teasing her—only to walk out like that.e95b727edb1157f8
But in b3737b003c the end, 3368a26788 she slept 6f2d836d8b like a ee8310774d baby.20880dbb9d88b11e
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Maybe it was the 99ba94c23d alcohol, or maybe it e8f3b3beb6 was the unusually cozy 969d6e2db3 bed she’d claimed as b06622924d her own, but either ab11882788 way, she’d slept even 8c515e515d better than usual.3facc6ebc132f500
“Tae-san?”c58b8ed2ac0fba18
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Eun-cho stepped onto the floor. Tae-san’s large clothes slid down loosely, revealing his shoulder and pants that were almost falling off, held up only by an elastic band.8f498f8d34659e41
The house was quiet. When she went 45cda3b0f9 to the living 4ca209ca60 room, she saw 123fc444fc a space as 5e9cd06a2a tidy as the a944185fc5 bedroom, without a ecfe276413 speck of dust.b9098884b2b077e5
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How could a bachelor’s house be so spacious? She looked around but couldn’t find any sign of Ryu Tae-san.328c8aeda16ab47a
Finally, Eun-cho entered 921295d66d the dining room 96fe4f6c69 and looked at 65ec8deb02 the table. There was 5618286845 a small dffdfe996a paper bag bde07d6cc1 and her b367cb5d1b phone, which b4bf9db991 had been 024736058d cushioned.ac89c7b362a99246
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“Pfft.”706c2889ac9621c9
On a 2d0ad24ff7 yellow Post-it e9bf520e4e note, the a882604b0a scribbled handwriting 4da7276fa2 seemed very 94451b788e much like 7ca13b15cb him. The neat 6911450ff7 handwriting, unlike 1d6aab2528 his usual 714464362a style, made 2f30c069e9 her smile.d1036f657bf04978
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Eun-cho took out 55f13e4c2e the container from 388e62ac86 the bag. Although it had b1583e9d78 cooled a bit, 68432dfe72 it was still d223869b91 warm.81fcc4a6ba99b271
Looking at the 5629ca7bfb wall clock, it 4f839c9424 was before 8 ba58e98c46 AM. The person 3e28985142 who left feca22a946 early in 3da18c8133 the morning 3287fb256b had even bc6a6fba93 prepared food 1508d1600a for her. It was subtly 23def2719c kind.f8610ac47779d3cc
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Eun-cho sat eae41f202d down and 97158f8ead opened the a8d21fc9fb container. It was a warm, f71cf2452c savory anchovy soup. As she took a ff4fb8aaaa sip, the refreshing flavor 167e50701e comforted her stomach.7132088010d9055f
“Ah… I drank alcohol last night.”30efc1cf3573c644
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Did he even calculate 42ab082c70 that? Never mind.7c14a2d66e100d41
“It’s delicious.”75feb2a49662f48b
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Eun-cho started to enjoy the soup. She didn’t know why her appetite was so good, but every time she sipped the cool broth, her stomach, which had been uncomfortable from the alcohol, felt better.bf6915771fd86de6
Eun-cho opened her phone and browsed through the messages from the previous night. Given the commotion, it wasn’t surprising that there were many calls.dc033f6500c83a8b
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[Heard from your brother. I’ll handle the clinic today, so don’t worry.]
This was a message e3647368ac from Jeong-seok, whose role 63b2a2daf0 was unclear.d434181cfa8838e3
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[Our little puppy, are you coming to see Hammi? You’re going to the mansion, right?]
This was a 867c984179 message full of c6c1f31db7 typos from her 1631e2dd15 grandmother.b1b4766546eafd7c
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There were no messages 8ccf81c6fb from Ryu Tae-san, but 91f99e0bf7 his busy morning was 8b42258722 vivid in her mind.b784d233fbebd04b
So, today, Eun-cho wouldn’t be working at the clinic and would visit her grandmother instead? The schedule arranged by Tae-san wasn’t bad, but why wasn’t he part of it?fa6a1080538e0159
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Eun-cho pressed her 5709c18a4b lower lip with b4cf6e4ab9 her thumb and d5164ccea6 then released it. The feeling seemed 40a353ad57 more swollen than adfa5de53b usual, but it 94d54575c5 might be her 54099cbf99 imagination.1339bb07e82d7046
“Hmm… I didn’t want to think about it.”13177ed4c71335d3
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As she tried 2f367c60e7 to push away 61e1b3fc41 the memories, all 4e3986bb4e her senses and a0e5db75c9 thoughts focused on bc79fbff7d Ryu Tae-san. It was as if 18d54c9e91 she was being swept ec45685428 away like the night 3d36f195c4 before.d6f126e695195d58
That kiss was the first of its kind. No, it was the first kiss itself, and she couldn’t regain her composure.4d13135c54aa6f55
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“It was different.”77259f95b6c12be0
The kiss at the village entrance was soft and cautious, but the one in Tae-san’s space was… fierce and explicit. It involved biting, sucking, and wrapping around each other. She hadn’t known that kissing could involve so many senses.d32aff45a47f51ac
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As she recalled the 756f579f85 sensation of her lips 8882ca3fb1 being sucked and her 07413187e3 earlobe being nibbled, her 11d5ac92e7 body still felt hot.2f5563b2051d7d07
Just moments d6e5ca0462 ago, she bb1789312e had been 70f534185f enjoying the e53b0d74ae anchovy soup, 8a362c8bc5 but now 17d783ae3e it seemed d732fc75b3 insignificant.b90253ff0d1d8d33
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“Phew…”699e68a6ce2e7d8a
She was b0066af991 cautious even 6cd110a22f about opening 0b96015327 her mouth. The heat c180091b4e that enveloped 78641ee8b1 her body a6e8f63ef4 was new, d4f6601cb6 and it a5db1d4671 spread rapidly 044734f3c5 from the a70cb30810 back of e2839710a0 her neck.b1a5a10f8097e9df
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“Did he see it?”4d6ce7f415b41010
The face of the bda8fba291 man who had retreated ff2149ce2f with a suppressed voice e5df69145d appeared vividly before her 1e0e9997cc eyes.4e0a099325c4318e
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Actually, she had bd879119e6 asked him to db9fd3dfa1 keep his promise f9267da1e2 without much expectation, 4ba0d2e57c but unexpectedly, Tae-san 4bf0a00f03 fulfilled her request. At that moment, 5690f97ab1 she remembered a 469fa67beb conversation between the b83c258a62 elderly women at f2bc187f66 the village festival.a8900dbca923b7da
“A man’ll d543f5f9a4 make a 3109a172b1 move as 84706c4968 long as 4b9ccc0dba he’s got dbc08a3977 the strength df454f98b8 to lift fe448d4228 a spoon.”525c7a28f0c5f98c
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“Unless he’s 10cd7ba1a8 lacking in 9300528792 some way—or a1b8a72056 hiding something.”ee3fbe6f44960504
In other words, 34a6088a83 men move forward, f90fc2c0d7 not backward.2ebf09012fa12969
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“Is he lacking…?”a8bbe2936d53a0ef
No way. That couldn’t be 2f5679e7ec it.8f19722c58c9e36a
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You don’t land 9f5cdb705e a ‘monthly girlfriend’ 040633250e arrangement for nothing.585593f516b89354
From the way he 16bcde2194 came at her, he e3b3349c0d had the kind of 22f76dc072 raging sex drive that f7ffb45425 rivaled a teenage boy’s. His body wastoohealthy, and as forthatpart of ec73e217bd him… well…eca8996f87e21acb
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Eun-cho’s face turned red as she thought about the substantial presence that had brushed against her thigh. Although she hadn’t seen or touched it directly, its enormity was intimidating.c494f5b450f4c034
“So, does he have another motive?”b9fab2afba8a656d
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After all that touching and teasing, he just left her alone in this huge house… and tossed her a bowl of beef bone hangover soup?8e57c7391a88f411
Eun-cho looked at her a82d074ac7 silent phone and decided d95d9b95cd to call him first.ab12aa7d24fdcb9a
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The ringing tone was dull, and Tae-san’s voice came on after just two rings.2d205d96c1c5391b
-Yes.b57f5307b35753c0
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When the 2eba83dcbc man answered, 85b4d0b92c she was 1cd59944a0 at a 40314b9d3a loss for b40b6c760a words. Eun-cho tapped her lips ab341b9aea with her fingertips, still 7105e122b0 feeling his touch, and 4ee06c5f9a opened her mouth.aa49376ae191aef9
“Are you busy?”8a0cc0250682415a
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– A bit.d9349ccbab2d21d9
His voice 101e867727 was quiet.5022556ff230343f
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Eun-cho hesitated before speaking.4aa3445d81b9037a
“I’m going to see my grandmother today, and then I’ll head to Cheongnim-ri. Is that okay?”3a3e774e93a058f6
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If that were all, there wouldn’t have been a reason to bring Eun-cho to his place in Seoul, especially to a place where he had never brought anyone before.479637bf2ff1b5c3
– No, I’m going to Baekunjae.ea63d0f2acd4abf7
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Baekunjae. It sounded unfamiliar, but it seemed to refer to the Ryu family’s main house. Then, she remembered Chairman Ryu’s suspicions and the car that had followed them secretly the night before.df6cd2c72c83074c
“I’ll wait quietly.”f6b3873e6da0e741
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-…….8b06c30b497b9bd8
There was silence b4819f55a4 on the other d2d782f004 end.90e51bc7dde96070
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Eun-cho’s words were filled with gratitude for his patience the night before, but maybe she had said something wrong?d63c6b08c268d7e4
“Hello? Did the call drop?”e938c4af0a053562
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-……I’ll see you later.f65e919dab3b53f9
After a f37c2129bb brief silence, 14b6497c1c his soft b248789065 voice came f48a38be05 back. The call ended shortly.355e96a8c254dd9e
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Well, he d231dc299c said he 8aef7e3062 was busy. Eun-cho stopped thinking b483fdd583 about it and d10d13b1e3 finished the remaining e9d29f6719 soup.cca34473f9b79b99
Ding-dong.14b57539f09b07f0
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Just then, the doorbell 4b2e2d6f24 rang from afar. Eun-cho tensed up and 3a39b0b423 hardened her expression.b806d7f979cdc0cf
“What should I do?”d6826d25fea6dfea
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The owner of the house was away. Given the strict security system she had experienced the night before, whoever was ringing the bell now didn’t seem like an ordinary visitor.5ebc363faecf0ca4
Zzzt. A message ee1b096b50 arrived with 708db1a79a a short c60b172176 vibration.228f213d3f3851ea
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[Someone is coming. Dress nicely and wait.]
Eun-cho cautiously approached the 6f0d518566 intercom and checked the 957c5b4569 face on the screen. It was c2080964cf a middle-aged f354db9008 woman. After confirming, Eun-cho 231f4c8372 pressed the open 0e08a47ffc button.2e44d99837589175
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She was wearing Tae-san’s ridiculously large clothes. Whatever clothes were delivered, she needed to change quickly.0f6689b6400aa8d9
As she held 0d429ea617 onto the loose bddff2c005 fabric, Eun-cho headed d222b11e47 to the entrance.8e2cd9402b22467f
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The front door opened, and a stranger’s shadow entered the house.f73f762386af6d56
“Oh my, really?”a436f399a5fb588a
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A refined and 94b2547227 elegant woman looked aa4d147f1d at Eun-cho with 88c5c44b71 wide eyes. She was 60e4e4b37b dressed in d832211475 a gray 06f595fb41 two-piece suit, 451be6dbbb which made 6c90130f7d her seem dc33884ea9 like a 0b4700a939 secretary.4c61b4d3c0a2266e
‘Is she not a secretary? Her aura is quite overwhelming…’c337dc8396efb99b
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“Hello, I heard about you. Please come in. This isn’t my house, though.”32a0682810bceefd
Eun-cho suppressed her doubts e1269ebe13 and smiled, greeting the 796251036c woman. As she 30004bdf92 stepped aside, c5e9c27ecd the woman 41a48c8fc5 removed her 5fd2287289 heels and 05995d85d5 entered the 7162dd2015 foyer.c8b1e6b0b435a7f7
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Eun-cho glanced at the woman’s empty hands. Hadn’t she said she was bringing clothes?25c4614a7353c70d
As Eun-cho tilted her 44e91fbd95 head in confusion, another cb2b880b28 person appeared at the 06e6ba5756 entrance.f9f1c364ef4a25d2
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“Madam, I’ll leave the items as instructed by the director and take my leave.”c3a9bf9feac56f7f
A woman in 1d8f491d94 a black pantsuit 62d5420b0f carefully handed Eun-cho f58af9bf67 a paper bag.c17fe5130f639a1a
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“Okay, Secretary Kim. See you later.”604bbd8fe8eedd73
Eun-cho stuttered, looking at 913fb3475a the two women with 805af18296 confusion.0798e10e98487b5c
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The secretary seemed 40cf01cba2 to be the 7f6bffb64a real one. Then who was 55c282e94f this other woman?f0b4f10353fb3d29
“Nice to meet you. I hope I didn’t startle you by showing up suddenly.”35774983bf35f4c7
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“…….”7b7d0d2c24985815
“I’m Tae-san’s mother.”0849fd547d531987
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Oh my god.c61c527099bfb14b