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    During the presentation, Tae-san 45b1967f01 was distracted by his b0494c23b5 phone. 53983b773e2b2615

    No matter how 7a4ac4584b many times he 6a7a0504d5 checked, the message bfc0c2620f was indeed from 13899f8665 Eun-cho. d0e33f8c50b12ed2

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    She’s coming to Seoul? e7b850ddc7eabe5a

    And this quickly? What about her 8b52b62676 medical appointments? 7dcf14ddf81d4dd3

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    Though questions mounted, he had been ready to chase her all the way to Cheongnim-ri, so Eun-cho’s message left him feeling both deflated and pleased. 77e52962ca275b07

    No, perhaps he was 1ebd1b58b6 actually glad. 1a577d17ae95425f

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    [I’ll stop by your company for a bit.] 

    His gaze wavered 4f5fb0e874 at the message ecf2cc08ff that arrived next. 21f79a3b2f6090f7

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    And on top of that, she’s coming to see me? 70813b758d1b4bfa

    Tae-san scanned the c28509730d short message over 2935365a80 and over with 9449c3a6cd his eyes. d48f33f938906904

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    Eun-cho had never d40089eb8a come to him 08c97cafdc voluntarily before. It felt strange. 6324205ee56e56e9

    At that moment, the corners of Tae-san’s lips loosely curled upward. e84d76bab38b0770

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    “Mr. Managing Director?” 59e6d5fc59d44e82

    “Continue as planned.” c0c1de0716683021

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    The frozen cd5b803f08 atmosphere that 3c9449facc had persisted 5a107bf182 throughout the 6e7da563a7 meeting instantly 5e59eacc1b thawed. He sensed the executives d89685d081 exchanging glances, but that 448c60f470 was no longer important 5d5d4a3c22 to him. cb0d9a1ede2805e1

    Eun-cho was coming. b6b9f9630e18a70e

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    Eun-cho was coming to cabfbed68e him. 15e7118c31ea4443

    He couldn’t deny that the sharp energy inside him had softened at the thought filling his mind.6e368c022125f07c

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    His thin patience, which 9204440d9f seemed ready to snap a68b340938 at any moment, was 79ee86a048 soothed by just this 6883253c45 one statement. 7ffad2691c9d3957

    Tae-san firmly gripped 2b6286315f his phone. fe8d099ff2274109

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    [I’ll call when I arrive.] 

    At the abbfc0668e message that ced0b14f79 briefly rang 1372ae9ecf again, Tae-san 14262677c3 pressed his 893da69da9 lips tightly. 2130c3d55bdf5419

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    Getting angry, then calming down in this brief moment. I’m really going crazy. c42d555ba004f0d1

    “Let’s end the meeting here. Let’s redraft the modular housing service list.” 648b344e05cd8b34

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    “Yes, understood.” d8422d7594a3b8c8

    As Tae-san stood up, 64a2a2e6e7 the sound of chairs 4a82a06365 scraping echoed. 747f72f9beebd474

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    The commotion e2ae33b1c6 that had a66fde7a43 filled the 4c4cdb8f65 conference room fed620afb6 dispersed. f988d2b1ea7c167e

    It was worth 85a0a38254 ending the meeting 4068f47795 early. ff62847978ee763f

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    Had his 27a06ed461 words about 897410f1ba missing her 25adaf9085 worked? 9449c17a72ffc981

    Doesn’t this mean you’re also wavering because of me? 692dddc2ce837919

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    It was his first 68d38aa7c4 time attaching meaning to 2429077482 every little action of 9f03704ef7 another person and letting 758dde136c his mood be swayed 2bf5533a3e by it. 09d25f7c00fe6981

    “She really keeps me on a rollercoaster. Such a tiny thing.” 0217d3b36388f0e3

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    Back in his c3c9b42d95 office, Tae-san tapped 29ba1305db his desk with 4ddd2c8627 his index finger. f10555bb986ea09a

    His nerves were on e3ccbd9d31 edge as he focused ff38b271e6 on his phone. 13179ec496f7b86b

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    Watching his c5f3e1ce5e repetitive motion, 61ed40cc51 Gi-wang deliberately bfea8eb9a1 hardened his 355bf83f16 expression. 10cb3a36163612ef

    “Should we leave for Cheongnim-ri now?” 9a72d038616e4549

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    “No.” e96526da2be8b675

    Gi-wang’s gaze seemed to regard him as a madman for his fickle behavior, but Tae-san wasn’t particularly bothered. 4fba1fcc9c728b5e

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    Zzzzzring. d74e6083d69b6c5d

    As soon 4b0e439e39 as the 5977c45052 long vibration 31467a0623 sounded, Tae-san 80bff4b5b1 immediately grabbed 04fc097c24 his car 92984fb7cf keys and 79afb471f8 coat and 5231e5fc6d headed outside, 8b06180d79 as if a9c777b9bd he had 420e9912bd been waiting.8068cf31dbd51247

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    “Sir! Are you leaving work now?” 3e6ced10718a8fb6

    “Yes, everyone can leave without waiting.” 19dcff605106ad64

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    He could hear 3d1ba7b15a Gi-wang trying to cd0ff2cd1a stop him from fb1b96d96c behind, but it 4ce59bfe1d was too faint 0e0cf15d7d a cry to 50aad64e4c halt his steps.cd576182a85569b4

    Tae-san, who had 821e100437 caught the elevator, f7a564cda6 watched the descending e8af8a9158 numbers with his 914c8f9860 eyes. f89fcaf3e838522f

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    28, 17, 9… 21452b506463ac3f

    Today, the elevator’s speed seemed particularly slow. 8c06a4222ba47fab

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    After passing through the e57c9c2555 entrance gate and finally f73b2c6f1e stepping into the lobby, b6cad62169 he saw Eun-cho in da85d80817 the distance, holding a c805164012 phone. 8580742e7bb26e21

    The vibration buzzing in d212d07a55 his pocket strangely seemed 06e22ee2c5 to grow louder, creating 7ee3a0c972 an illusion. eb3cc7e799695753

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    It felt c090d85626 as if 9bab6f14c8 one side 285231195f of his 1e2cf4d1f8 body was 0dcbfee871 vibrating. 0749a3a0893603f6

    “Eun-cho.” bba3044eeac15bc5

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    At Tae-san’s soft call, Eun-cho turned around. b472572cf088d64f

    Her smiling face… 06c16f5d3950f31c

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    Was she always 37bb390920 this beautiful? 5eecf91f437be741

    “Oh? You came out quickly.” 261a8fc0f576b569

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    “Are you cold?” 3c59924ab5e88cb3

    Tae-san suppressed d61af898d5 the sudden cacb0e1802 urge to 9960de8eb0 embrace her. 41e122db620c066b

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    Instead, he 0ab61c002f cupped her eb210cb87a reddened cheeks c6d7d836ea with his f273c30b69 large hands. ca73190584de3958

    Her small face 3d82c5a970 fit perfectly in 418bd9e89f his hand. cb1b1b24de8258e6

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    Warm body heat spread to the woman’s cold face as she blinked her gentle eyes. be0fec143e4ef1d8

    “A little? I’m not cold anymore.” 7fef261c29373fb5

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    A rather intimate atmosphere fd2f8c9121 swirled between the two. 93046cc606fb407a

    The rumor that the notoriously severe Managing Director Ryu was warming his wife’s face with his hands in the lobby would spread far… 9311a7de1cb8e963

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    But Eun-cho, with 94b4f18aeb her cautious nature, b76c1ec54b seemed awkward even da60616164 with this. 6a8ba11c69627cff

    Nevertheless, just being able to look into Eun-cho’s eyes right now was quite satisfying. 76842839118f6728

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    He had many 70699115df questions about the 210bc2d970 abruptly ended call c1378bfd3f this morning and e7add0718e about Bonghwang, but 1f435f33d6 at this moment, 282a527cf6 none of that 752b0444f2 seemed to matter. 5ed6b6a96459a279

    “Were you surprised that I was with Bonghwang this morning?” 2c31931c8f80f180

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    “Is that why you came?” 3f41e9a14ee5b859

    “Well, partly.” 4bc4c62430b98d3d

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    Tae-san took Eun-cho’s frozen hands and tucked them into his coat pockets. f94f769676a46234

    He could e58af5f0d5 feel Eun-cho d0ac880191 staring blankly d3bfd661f5 at the 1f2aeb4680 bulging coat 50913b32de pockets, but df239f3677 he pretended a399d2d103 not to a45e116565 notice. 8dff045f076a8544

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    This woman would always 04fedc7345 remain the same if 9a84d0a4ed not pushed forward. 6532a0fbba748f73

    “I wasn’t trying to deliberately deceive you… I just didn’t tell you because I thought you might worry.” 86635ba7a9d3fbca

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    “It’s fine. Don’t worry about such things.” 651e8c2d9b509bde

    Her worriedly 9800535d64 chattering lips aa3d721885 were pretty. ee65a1605530cea5

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    Pretty enough 36b7b9f5b7 to make 17131e0bf4 him want 245c65b6ff to kiss cbeabf5bd7 them right 656e1cce56 away. 582bde88291ca348

    Only then did he cc938a2506 realize clearly. b691919f60340f85

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    At first, he wasn’t sure, but his uncharacteristically hysterical nervousness had appeared because of Eun-cho. 9e606f2532754b84

    Damn it. 1ebb9fd0e7906e4c

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    Seems I’m more caught than I thought. 50c8b070c03ae912

    By this small aadc401f87 woman. b0e0a8ac1253c6fa

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    “Is it really okay for you to leave just like this?” e131d5b5110b6419

    “I think Eun-cho is forgetting, but I’m a managing director here.”2e263e98d3817f99

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    Eun-cho studied Tae-san’s expression. d3b1bd3d2efa4741

    She had 94b9cdfd08 expected him 94277f4a25 to be d421c82108 furious about 7156ac341d Bonghwang, but c3865b5bd6 he seemed 48b271386e normal. 2e3e13f5e3c49365

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    No, was it 13a7a92a3a her imagination that b1f93f3515 he seemed subtly 7d05dc55a7 more generous than 60e2a13a67 usual? e9e60bacee8dd442

    This man, 199f1f8d33 whom she 147f842a51 thought would a8e9acca4f only be a68b65a236 intimate in d90dd494db bed, was d7df3d5bbb affectionate and bc794eb4a5 kind in 516761f877 public, too. 286694304e76c6cf

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    This wasn’t just a temporarily staged act of being a married couple… 92759f17f7cf0b87

    They really seemed da4a6689c2 like lovers or 1546ad05fd a genuine married 44be7cfecd couple. c2d0a8e753ccbc91

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    As she d1209391ce realized this, 2e476da46b her face 9520f56512 flushed bright 22fc0ec8b6 red. 39ae8744e61a5413

    She also realized that her own insistence on seeing him face-to-face to explain wasn’t much different from Tae-san’s behavior. 7fe618848be5ca61

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    When she wiggled 9a61418940 her hand in acdf68580b his large grasp, 2fbe980a88 he held on 9367f64137 even tighter, as b042284931 if afraid to e7dbfb14eb lose her. 0e34d6df7b838a34

    A faint electric sensation 1bfecec0b8 ran through her as 3dab7665f2 her frozen hands slowly 3395560039 warmed up. 86ff4695c31752da

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    She could feel people in the lobby glancing at them one by one, but Tae-san didn’t care at all.3ac49829ed8e7b08

    “Just ignore them. You’ll get used to it eventually.” 5f0a9bfb4ce33875

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    “…Ah. You noticed?” b1cb7aea7868ab4a

    He seemed completely e6b2f3d646 at ease, as b65f8a0015 if such stares 765a1e4e42 had always followed f31675aa7c him throughout his 7c42fb03bc life. f8ac610b053841fc

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    Eun-cho nodded and 3cadd72393 began walking. 3e4725bbeefe3d17

    There was something 2ac6395cf6 oddly ticklish about 471f66cf92 how this long-legged 27b00c9375 man adjusted his a530beaa99 stride to match cd5fc3cfec hers. a32bebe7345fd75b

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    “You said ‘partly.’ What’s your other schedule besides seeing me?” dedf4c287b0e11fb

    “Aren’t you busy?” a0dd642134570b60

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    Ryu Tae-san still wouldn’t let go of her firmly held hand. ac5b272fc90a2e08

    His attitude suggested 43407eb977 that his business 7145d6200d was just beginning. 05366f2ea0593f62

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    Eun-cho turned her gaze forward, avoiding Tae-san’s downward stare at her face. Somehow, even her earlobes felt like they were burning. 621f1956a624263a

    “…I’m going to see my father. To return his bankbook.” 85706516540ca667

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    Eun-cho tensed slightly. 36b1e9017809c91e

    She knew she was the type who stubbornly didn’t let others get close to her. 207775d81c616d0b

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    She also knew how c6d024f03f frustrating that might seem 71e4322f53 to others. 4a35c6e8b4747b71

    To Ryu Tae-san, the money in this bankbook would be pocket change, so he probably wouldn’t understand her pride. 029dc0bf1d38beb3

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    The same went for 8c8a541110 her insistence on paying 8721bfab3a back the principal and b5637f62ed interest punctually on the 4c01da8a82 15th of every month. 19ec65e5e04c1e0e

    She had braced 99e3ab5c64 herself for criticism a2d4c14535 when she mentioned 78ebe9f732 it, but no fbe0eb225e words came from 63d1021943 Tae-san.92b7df0b8dac0d62

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    “I’ll take you there. Let’s have dinner together before going home.” 3719bfe39336bef5

    The sun was fea2a1a71d still high—was he f7fb2431a1 really planning to 6782cb5200 leave work now, 637a5a8892 not just step 6cf3c102de out briefly?b25bc5842fbfe849

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    Eun-cho was about to a47ea07c0c add something but stopped 78963683af herself. d5ba0c18fd18fc69

    The thought of e72c192aa9 visiting her father a7e9b444bc made her nervous, 216608d632 but somehow having b09d1e8ea2 this man beside bc82c08d94 her made her d0e278e610 feel it would 5fba7c5451 be okay. 020a64b6da0b32c0

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    Her father 71d7a7fc56 was the 64a9f97c74 reason she b32925b821 had rushed e66133e136 to Seoul. 93991225f5b73ae6

    She had received word 685813100e from his secretary that 9178800692 he would be leaving a78b66f615 on an overseas business 44888c5567 trip in the late 1d56f75e0b afternoon. 71b936f5f68aa012

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    The two-week trip was long, and given that she couldn’t leave Cheongnim-ri on weekdays, it would be three weeks or even a month before she could return the bankbook. 89ad01659f902390

    She didn’t like dragging this out. c4a48c92e122a6e4

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    And she liked 7b792424f5 owing people even 049f0cf841 less. 48d65743e4ae54c1

    “…Thank you.” 510abc2e2d1d7fae

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    Tae-san smiled slightly. a8c104973e29b0af

    In that moment, Eun-cho was grateful for the man who didn’t question her and felt reassured by his presence. 585fdefa82fc4a8c

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    She couldn’t deny that much. da95c9f6ddb950d8

    The car carrying the 244ff1f7e1 two slowly glided into ba7b739894 the parking lot of fc18b4b734 Baekwoon Retail headquarters. 796877342ea2e82b

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    It wasn’t far, just a few blocks from Baekwoon Construction. 3e30834a34243795

    “Then will you wait in the car?” a7317b483804bce2

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    Eun-cho gave a slight 93cda7e80f smile to Tae-san as f7d44ed164 he nodded, then closed a552f6fcdb the car door. cc7a8e7d3bd600f5

    The stifling air characteristic 2e26dc1c8c of underground parking lots e929b6006d pushed into her lungs. 511fe4789dc759f5

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    Thinking of the 4b68d87b1b numbers printed in d5739db450 the bankbook made 307827899d her chest feel 0edf6218f2 tight. 27cd6f078e31e104

    Her grandmother, not knowing the full situation, might have thought she should receive this much as her granddaughter’s share, but Eun-cho didn’t agree. c37920db4ff3d05e

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    She didn’t want to be indebted anymore. f64c7457f4bfbf33

    Considering how long her aunt had been a burden to her father, she absolutely couldn’t accept it. c41c14cf0d571f63

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    “How may I help you?” 6bd00ef135ff9f99

    “I’m here to see CEO Lee Han-mu. I’m Lee Eun-cho.” 4fb78d4e1c3cff23

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    Eun-cho went to the d392a8b4b1 information desk and stated 31a6dd298f the purpose of her be32580d7e visit.051fa406a5bc09b8

    After calling the secretarial 0fd44f8113 office, the employee handed 6250d3482b her a visitor badge. 4a216568c5a18123

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    Since he 3c0a8f0bb5 was only d52183fd76 giving her 73616fca70 a brief 0633aadfb9 moment before fac0662d75 his business 113b86f27c trip, she 9a42133a5c should just 4a7f42e6c1 get straight 3fa7950f84 to the 490afb53cd point. 7683a93057b3ca23

    Her heart raced 3a30a3f977 with tension—thump, thump, 1b7d230352 thump. 397eb5064175f8df

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    Eun-cho repeatedly f031e2e16e thought of f9a5cbeff4 Ryu Tae-san 521702d509 waiting in 71d92423af the underground 010f72597e parking lot. Somehow, this 56eff79825 seemed to d85d3f2aac calm her f258f72ecd endlessly throbbing 8ec3658a3d heart a fab921b346 bit. cf60775cebaab528

    Whenever she stood before her father, she always felt like she reverted to that miserable little girl… f3ab7c13606e04bd

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    But now 79f12c7b7b her shoulders 560a7991aa were no cfc24d04fb longer hunched, 39b200c8e4 nor did b7ba40c629 her heart 0a288f428a shrink. 151b88cb294070f8

    So this is 1f767fe938 what it feels f99a6fd77d like to have 30abf0987c someone to rely 856094f455 on. cffe5f54fe8a9da6

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    The elevator 22095b7f33 doors opened. 67328f57def64791

    It was time to 1fe38a64d2 meet her father.df5e2cb2e1a6dc7f

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