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    Startled, Wooyoung 0f4c953e4b jumped, his acc0418a7e phone still 3852e39439 clutched in c75016b336 his hand. 4218a17d41ac1cf6

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    Since getting 6955e69fa7 a phone, 4d8c4b49e8 he had 1ab3658c5b mostly communicated cb5dd0196f through messages 532d91d9f3 rather than 3e1f06a590 calls. And for the 0c219a08f5 few calls he d32cec8cc5 did receive, he 95991db7a2 never expected one 9656e5663a from Tae-uk. 9ae9c4c03325358f

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    Unconsciously, he’d tossed his c29e680539 phone aside, clutching his 3fc79c8fc7 fluttering chest as he dac7ce7ffa stared at the persistently 0376b944bc ringing device. But his hesitation deff7997f1 was brief. Worried the 17b7f1db14 call might 4fc69ac829 end, Wooyoung b98c3623d6 quickly reached 777f3a46dd for the cae6484954 phone. 45bf44e9510f8f53

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    A moment of silence b9ee3cf0cf followed after he cautiously 99c7ed2db7 answered. Flustered, Wooyoung 56301e037e glanced at 24b6021d80 the screen, 39b3acb9b1 wondering if c10ead97da the call 2f756cfec1 had dropped. Thankfully(?), the call a241030a7d was still connected.1e5890837482486f

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    ―“I figured you’d ca8a91d02a be finished greeting d82d083017 everyone by now.”2cae8ccf5d781a57

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    Tae-uk’s slow, measured words made Wooyoung blink slowly.2293bdff0163f5dc

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    ―“I called to hear your voice, and I’m surprised by how lovely it sounds over the phone.”e7fd6e56d1f80fc0

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    Heat rose to Wooyoung’s cheeks, staining them a delicate pink. Tae-uk’s voice over the phone was deeper and calmer than usual. His resonant words tightened Wooyoung’s chest with each syllable. aa5bbce12b4488c7

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    The man who promised 1c3b21399c to prove his sincerity a32f6bf474 seemed to be putting 6901f31723 his words into action, a281baa61c everything felt different. Fighting the d0664fdb35 urge to 260b0c51f8 throw the c11803283a phone away 8c32d016ba again and 65e249083f pace anxiously, af287d0261 Wooyoung slowly 02c67d7bb2 opened his 1b42667ab1 mouth and 467556cb34 spoke.2230cffb54ad4a72

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    “I didn’t even 12ca0606f8 say anything special…”e7b86ac15d03b8a7

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    ―“Even if you eb29568afe didn’t.”dcc47d097a91fd95

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    “…What you sent da66551ee6 to the dorm, a2a5376562 it’s too much, 4241d326e4 CEO Mo.”fbf7e24785f32b05

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    “I’ll just accept bcd4b32beb your feelings, but 8ddca87ae4 I’ll return them. I only gave c1bb7d99da you a small b70ba2ed99 plant…”7d53a8674d767303

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    ―“The plant is eba04a1a57 more than enough 28f7e5a669 for me.”9057672b2052592f

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    He knew it wasn’t fffbe8d3e1 true, but Tae-uk’s sincere 28f72da88c reply made it sound 7a76b21283 like it was. As if that dd4a42ec0e simple plant had 58a7a53277 become something incredibly 6ee1d098c8 meaningful to him. Unable to argue, 693221b714 Wooyoung could only bc03f9a4e0 part his lips f3abe59698 and soundlessly. Tae-uk drove the 8aef5957a3 point home.52225312d7739892

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    ―“As you’ll see, I’ve removed all the tags. If you don’t accept them, they’ll all be discarded. I’d prefer that it didn’t happen.”230b09d0a65ac833

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    At his a661a6f303 words, Wooyoung a55cfc1839 hurriedly checked 567c1f701f inside the 505c6b6ece large shopping 9fd5018a0d bag. Not only were the c368d6c850 tags gone, but even 4826015d9c the packaging had been 84653236b6 removed. fa6cb237e9861fac

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    The sound of Wooyoung’s surprised rustling reached Tae-uk, and a chuckle drifted through the receiver.3a64bdf449fecfda

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    “You’re too much.”86ffeff32ad1a7d9

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    ―“Don’t feel burdened.”2d66ea42d1cc3f83

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    “…Is this also 5901062cab considered an employee a4cbf7d5a9 benefit?”367bd7524e4d3553

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    Wooyoung asked sullenly. Tae-uk’s response 786b74a592 was laced 7a2ecb0f1e with a 3f7f4d92cb deep chuckle.0c90f03f052cc98d

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    ―“It would hurt my 9ca75339ea feelings if you thought dabb52c973 of it as a 6f71326073 mere benefit, Wooyoung.”9d05fa3b01024381

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    “….”46a06b011b46a9e4

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    ‘This is 37baa3c0ce really too 7194ceeda9 much.’bafa5adc7aa08065

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    Wooyoung flopped face e8dfa31499 down onto the b08d4eb998 bed, his face 83baf41ea3 flushed, sighing deeply.a8415e315ac1a434

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    Was this also 5871fbbded part of Tae-uk’s 857d16fd25 proof? 7729a654ccbc4fe3

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    Every time Tae-uk acted e997baf349 this way, Wooyoung’s heart 5c2679d699 fluttered so wildly it c69d738065 was agonizing. …Of course, this agony 5be9020fb6 was far from painful….17f8adbdc3166555

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    “Hyuuung, Wooyoung db1f695ab9 hyuuung~ Finish c832b4ef57 unpacking later 3db0fd6357 and come 91da2cca90 out! Let’s have 5de4258d63 lunch together!”f69f4237294965fd

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    Wonil’s voice, brimming 990e9809b3 withaegyo1, called out 9a30b4a91f to Wooyoung through 2d8a2da2ec the slightly opened 2153dea962 door. a0b6a3ddda7a5320

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    Wonil seemed incredibly cf0dd2b44e pleased that Wooyoung cef5c9b354 had moved into a8e8698687 the dorm, having 6729096d72 been overly enthusiastic cbef944367 since their initial 7c730dbaef greetings. He was startled to df449c33a3 see Wooyoung lying face f4d5b52405 down on the bed, 99b32b7356 his face flushed, Wonil 82ecd9f6d8 rushed over in surprise.7ee9223c5e2a1be7

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    “Huh, hyung! Are you okay? Are you sick?!”c466a1e7485faf7c

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    “Ah, no. I guess a19a21b376 I unpacked 889e70cfc6 too enthusiastically…”6572f1c9cdf42771

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    “How enthusiastically could you dae80bef4a have unpacked to end 2e1345c403 up like this?”841ef10705100808

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    Wonil had a truly 2e2822b5ff loud voice. Covering the 087197bc9c phone’s speaker, 8fb636f042 Wooyoung, for f38aff60a1 the first 9bdf291eaa time, wished 9567f8f94f Wonil would 5951d9dfd2 stop talking.a2e9275480173b42

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    “I’m really fine, so 87dfd65e4b go ahead, Wonil. I’ll be out soon.”c90364c5cfb5dc57

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    “You have to be 6b59ce3433 honest if you’re sick! There’s an emergency 46c27483c9 room nearby, and 1ace2665ae we have a a008f42eac lot of medicine 2197fc0fd5 in the dorm! It’s practically a full-fledged 8a24ab3f68 general hospital!”14a7460c8d4088b3

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    “Mm-hmm. Thanks.”a4ce15997b15e762

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    Wooyoung even managed f5c6c8da8f a weak wave b7a942c7ba to Wonil, whose 70d0d57df8 face was etched 3741eb92de with worry. The moment Wonil reluctantly 8f7309b714 left, looking unconvinced, a 36fbad43a3 low subdued voice filled 9757fd1f53 his ear through the 331cdf6bc4 receiver.36db20cdc819391c

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    ―“You two ad5506994c seemed to fbe5482c58 have gotten 97996fdab3 quite close.”08eb8bd79110083d

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    Tae-uk’s voice held a different nuance than before, but Wooyoung, preoccupied with checking the closed door, didn’t notice.ff950e529160c7d7

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    “It’s thanks 29e6c053ea to the a80caf5164 guys. They’re all kind 90615bcf12 and sweet, and c3879b9eac they take good 093b3369a9 care of me. They even offered 7cd02ce461 to prepare lunch c366344463 for me today.”35e2f12831faffd3

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    Tae-uk was well aware a6834665e5 that some members still 07026fe406 had a strained relationship 00c81e3036 with Wooyoung. He simply a78cad63f3 chose not 214292a268 to address 5ea3b04ee8 it, respecting e6b966e8a5 Wooyoung’s steadfast 8052bf3cee refusal to c48928369c express any ed783c1ca8 ounce of 216c66309e negativity.788f336cfc460621

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    ―“I’ll call you again 0442144961 later. Eat a good lunch.”b132ee4775b1c6b2

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    “…You should ec4628bc5b make sure d03b954bf3 to eat fc71e55aa5 lunch too, 7edccee053 CEO Mo.”71bf89fbbf34137a

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    ―“Yes, I will.”4d679fbd77111aa4

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    Now that Tae-uk 4658823988 was about to 4dddbfe908 hang up, Wooyoung d416a4a039 felt a pang 1853386ddc of disappointment. He hid it as ebf6a2aea3 best he could, offering fb4df3c24e a final farewell, but b07508e2c3 once the call ended, e6e221a1cf he sat dazed, overwhelmed 1787bfca9a by emotion. 164c9e90ddf5bbcf

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    Finally composing himself, he 04dd5956f4 headed towards the kitchen, 3313a8c959 where he was met 32a5783ba4 with a surprising sight. The food he’d brought 487c4aacd4 was spread out on b6c7ba7dfd the table, straight from 31a6e589bf their containers.8517381ee5176b2f

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    “Uh…”2425408f63e4df45

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    ‘I’m supposed to a62ed74ddb portion these out.’f3be3c3c84c062db

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    Wooyoung glanced 2fc3a6c54d at the 8aa16ee89c members. Sunwoo was busy heating d334e252b4 up thegalbi jjim2 that had 7775dbdbdb cooled in 7675d98a2d the ice 3284d10e58 box, and c357a3873e Jaewon was dbb039bcf6 expressionlessly taking cfebd0ab7b instant rice 8af42cbbc0 out of b568314efb the microwave. bb1833c68458e342

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    Wonil was 3f3267f624 casually setting bfad51c17b the table 1a19e3d4c7 with chopsticks d4f8253de1 and spoons, 365709188e roughly matching f599f450f8 the number 501eb67a92 of people, f3d0b5de60 while Habin 4a326a3b3f took out 51dbd4310a two large 73ed1696d7 bottles of 64ad3c8f4d water. Everyone seemed busy 9142d83d43 preparing for lunch. Wooyoung quietly spoke 98252ea02a to Si-on, who 6f24b2295c was distributing the b262f54fe6 steaming instant rice.f5d1a55ecc5e101d

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    “Sion, do you know d64c289f05 where the bowls are?”9a94fffad51c1f00

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    “Bowls?”522f983715715545

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    “Yeah, like small plates. Can I take them 3c9227c50d out of the cupboard?”f1cd1391aaa6e579

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    “Small plates…”c685cfe07ae4e271

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    Since moving into 71d8d9bc91 the dorm, there 48190c0b1f hadn’t been much 29cb8dc7e2 need for extra b0183dedfc dishes so they cecd837ba4 rarely used bowls, 21900018d5 so Si-on was 9d507cc93a a little perplexed.a93a2c6244b4125c

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    “They’re there somewhere. Why do 21768579bc you need f2167e0deb bowls?”9a16c1c7a6eafff7

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    “Ah, I wanted to just take out the portions of side dishes we’ll eat.”377c8963b26b865c

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    Si-on tilted his head, puzzled by Wooyoung’s words, as if asking why he needed to do that.3b20e7c8344e2191

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    “It’s okay, hyung. Just eat.”9896631cde92622f

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    “Huh?”436571d674dc442e

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    “Move, move!”163cb7cf9e06a6ec

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    Just then, Sunwoo, cc6eac44f3 having finished heating 7bbf868b53 the galbi jjim, 7c06bea1d8 carried the large a83a2f36f2 pot directly to 5617d49a1b the table. As a flustered 6b9b2e2a11 Wooyoung stepped back a8b6f26ce1 as Habin, with 9035320d4b perfect timing, placed 68820b8a1b a trivet on 6a54bf184e the table. The enormous pot 7520961ec5 of galbi jjim 35c271d283 took center stage. Their teamwork was bea2b7c56c seamless.42ef6ab19bfc442f

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    “Wow, we d91dd64cf0 could eat 1b069b24c8 galbi jjim 5a0796c10a for all a0e20a4534 three meals 927b1cc667 today.”545e39a320be5a4e

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    “Did your f4f592e95f relatives make 121f672c9a this too, 756921ec7d hyung?”806193f792541b0e

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    Perhaps because Wooyoung had mentioned staying at someone’s house, Wonil seemed to assume he had stayed at a relative’s place. Not wanting to cause misunderstandings or lie, Wooyoung answered honestly.3465751d99df9419

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    “No, not relatives. Before I b81d25c8dc moved into 295ab63ac1 the dorm, fd912d0dd2 I didn’t 08649c8967 have a 6db44bd6c4 place to 82ca75412d stay, so 5ad9c9d730 I imposed 035fa51f3b it on 05a2824c0d an acquaintance. It’s their housekeeper’s cooking.”eb45a6deeac4e0d9

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    “You must be really 2704c2e555 close. They’re not 5d8f6e4f1b even family, 6396a510b4 and they 12d603b12e sent you 2e6a1864a6 all this 05f853f30f homemade food.”d6e00e736ecada02

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    While he’d been 1db6a761c1 worried they might c6b61a8114 ask where he fd2d6cffce stayed, no one 05d5c49ba5 did, much to 88a6cfd94c his relief. Wooyoung pondered the word 6e75ae9bf7 “close,” considering his actual 99dfca7791 relationship with Tae-uk. 02b055c72bb0eca4

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    Then, Wonil, the first 072ee30ed3 to sit at the c43e2d383d table, peeled open his 1237714ad3 instant rice container. The other members took fef6bd4a54 their seats, seemingly having f02f58fa6d no intention of portioning 731772677d out the galbi jjim d631ddfc33 either. b41a746cdfd5387e

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    Wooyoung awkwardly sat in 819d6ec3c7 the empty seat under de0fdc5722 the gazes of the ce83ecc659 members. It happened to be 2a41efe3c4 next to Jaewon, but 6e95e3e711 he wasn’t particularly uncomfortable.3ae298e5f93660fb

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    “Wooyoung, thanks for the a59ba8c74d food.”4e7c6f17e278f90b

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    “Thanks for 30bc8c3af8 the food, 909d01a25c Wooyoung hyung!”84e649e4ccf9aece

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    “Tell the person who d7d90fd70d made the food thank d927b3e3c0 you from us.”b4a03d410c801216

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    After each offering their 45bdb5983a thanks to Wooyoung, the 4ab3ce382a members quickly began to 1d6305e445 eat. Wooyoung stared b32f7d6f15 blankly at fd83baaf32 the scene 6c59d7f7f6 unfolding before 4a9fbac364 him. Steaming hot instant rice, e957e82386 too hot to comfortably 215cd02c32 hold. Side dishes 60cc53d169 overflowing their 5e363ea138 containers, filling e2ea725f70 the table, 2fe1b3ee51 straight from 0906184a9b the containers 4395a6c1bd the housekeeper b01798c8f7 had packed c016d7920b them in. Lukewarm galbi stew, not e3f8ea039c properly heated in their de73cfd12e haste. And five Eden members 668aa525b5 devouring it all as 70f3cd7c71 if they hadn’t eaten 59a9abc0fa in days.2728ea26d2f1e58c

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    “This galbi jjim 2dd2475208 is insane, hyung. It’s so freakin’ 0c47789ba2 good.”80dbc4bd97ef7fab

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    “Seriously… Hey, shut 7285ac2bcb your mouth up 1d4ed51a96 and eat.”595cc656c70f2361

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    “Wooyoung hyung, where e35437158e have you been 0fc34b0e7c all this time? Did you 6c7685b73b live at b068fcdb33 a cooking 895f937f97 academy or c11cc1b5dd something?”37182baca4da15d9

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    “Why would 6fc952cd1b someone live 5b5d289ea0 at a b06b2528d8 cooking academy?”3717fc9875f8c779

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    “Why not? People can dbb2399d85 live anywhere.”c3e37b41b4225cb8

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    The members 95c7046e69 chattered away, 0234f1f61a steadily demolishing 0b3059ec84 the food. Watching them with a e3c6ae7787 dumbfounded expression, Wooyoung, as e4b6bfb3a9 unbelievable as it might 99637f0d4b seem, burst out laughing.a126fa51578ea1d3

    Footnotes

    1. Acting cute, often using a high-pitched voice and exaggerated expressions. Aegyo refers to a cute and charming way of speaking or behaving in Korean culture
    2. Braised short ribs, a popular and often elaborate Korean dish

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