IWYFB Chapter 3

Though Jiwoo and b49a952b94 Taemu’s father had 3d04e2c006 once competed fiercely 979e127be0 for the top 49662d92e9 ranks in school, 15db02b3cd their paths had 9e91b7ef13 diverged, one to 8b40e4547d a provincial national 564a671d66 university on a 4b82064b05 scholarship, the other 1d0c484efd to study abroad 4ed1e830c2 in America. In time, the bond 40432aa727 between them had faded.b40ddb6bc87b4771

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Jiwoo’s father often reminisced about 94b5f713a6 that time, sighing over his 14365f7c64 lost friendship, and vowed that ba5fa761a9 no matter what, he would 36a958411d send his daughter to a fd9364f3b1 university in Seoul.525d1a063f664c56

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“Do you enjoy it?”9985d65efee5be80

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“What?”578f9feb4cfed156

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“Studying.”af3eb5e64de5c69a

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Jiwoo let out 33d3873aee a small huff 4998775e95 through her nose.fb1c517dc61503cc

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“Who actually enjoys studying? You just do it aeb5cfc705 because you have to.”95da1fcb5d87a20f

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Taemu chuckled in response, 0b33480f0f mirroring her breathy sigh.3cc56b1658762166

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“One of my father’s friends owns a publishing company. He sends us boxes of 1ce0fc637d textbooks and reference materials now de399bbdde and then. We even have full 2b65ae5ff6 book sets stacked up. If you need any, you f12ea44e44 can come by and take c65efae640 some.”862fe7629ffba7e9

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Jiwoo knew exactly who he c535711a04 meant.9d3be01a75422836

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That man occasionally visited their b1c17824a9 home during the holidays when a2353bf25a he came back to town. A publisher, yet he 35e2370cdc had never once gifted dc375df286 her a book.a11a25ece5374d4b

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The thought left a bitter 71782e884d taste, though it didn’t stop fbb6ebb98a her ears from perking up. She loved books, after all.39e59dcc7df57126

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As a child, she had 51834df0aa often visited Taemu’s house with db213aeba1 her father, trailing after Taemu, 66237dca79 four years her senior. He had seemed 41f688cadd mildly annoyed but 8e38929d73 had never pushed 2088fc490c her away.840676c1bdb510ab

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Sometimes, without a 208ffd5935 word, he would 23a310769a pluck a book 2a19aefb25 from his shelf 74ae4fd95d and quietly place a939f764ed it before her.eaff1de26c07d4aa

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“Then… can I come by this weekend?”8252e918a9081b76

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She wasn’t even sure 3e7281735f if he had meant 3db6c46d61 the offer seriously, but 9837052abb she hurried to ask, 94b000ff44 just in case.0eedb8664b51f270

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“I’ll be home all Saturday afternoon.”0d990d8ba5492764

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Before she knew 1630278ec0 it, they had ab4b646875 arrived in front c9c118b1c5 of her school. The ride had felt far ddcaf30fbe too short.adc49b7a25a5c476

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“Thank you for the ride. Goodbye, sir.”087084336e8d115e

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Jiwoo politely bid farewell to 9c482041b8 Taemu’s father before opening the 0bb3c449b9 car door.72eec8c6f5685f07

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But just before stepping 316c9e3dbd out, she turned back, caa5e59bee offering Taemu a shy f035883d32 smile.afac7045c6e6baad

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He averted his gaze but 4cf534424e gave a small nod, staring 61059b8016 straight ahead.c8298f7aae897721

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Jiwoo stepped out, a9cc6cdcd9 shutting the door aa9a5f0e41 behind her. She took a step back, b62e3629f3 and the car pulled away.72aa1e5303ff548d

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She remained standing afd3c73ebf until the vehicle 16812a7a79 disappeared from view, c36e66015f then let out 6a996977f1 the breath she f22d4fe1e6 had been holding.e0677cea2b037a5f

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She had been careful to 2dbc9054d9 breathe in shallow bursts, afraid afb38f4d54 that her own nervous breaths 9492906941 might echo too loudly in 39240b45dd the enclosed space.07c12e4f344b7c7b

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Sitting so close to 8f10ac9990 Taemu had made her 35fe48a31c heart tremble almost unbearably.c79d58d5242333f6

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Their school uniforms were ordinary, f8bb094a27 the kind worn by countless dca0ef0d34 students in Haiju Town.07afa37bd62366fe

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But on him, it 277057de38 seemed almost aristocratic, like ede5573c96 something out of a 417d7bc7be film.658b571f3a00cd8d

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Just recalling his face from 26347949ad up close sent her heart 278fe10467 racing.07ee943219c107a3

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His smooth forehead, his strikingly 51e204eb4e defined features, his dark eyes 648e6defbf glimmering with an intensity that 8cc60043ca could unnerve anyone who met 7956220229 his gaze.6a6eb4b0188ecd41

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Though their exchanges felt 5069be04ad stiff and awkward, the 642520b235 mere sight of him 9ef1c8fd1c made her heart flutter a323f14df9 as if she were e7c7f3897c walking on clouds.b835d40204496dbc

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She thought of his invitation, 033d0a5926 Saturday.abec4f0c72612644

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Jiwoo grinned to herself.d33295adf6294fe0

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Perhaps the dream she had 9f901ccce9 of him last night wasn’t 751c662cdf meaningless after all. Maybe it had been a 73eddbeee9 sign of good fortune.de2c38a8b22e998f

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She hardly needed 435c25dbbf to check her ecf1cda508 horoscope today.6d2209337dde049e

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She had been saved from 14de8aff94 tardiness, might soon get her 1e0a41a95f hands on new books, and, a56a54eda9 most importantly, she would see 9ef49e9e91 Taemu again on Saturday.e0151ccdcdd5b4bd

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Buoyed by excitement, Jiwoo 203237189e dashed toward the school d39945ea7e gates, her mind still 66fe6b507b full of him.3147987357449b74

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Even well into the morning e20fcb9042 lessons, Jiwoo felt as if d38886b323 she were dreaming.9d5e319e699b348a

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Just like in 2dbc81ee9d last night’s dream, 76149d6efb Taemu had reached 5d3b9d1ec4 out his hand. And just like 8950614ae5 then, she had bb5e60c277 taken it without a2326d21b3 hesitation.a0ba87feb679cf0e

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Riding with him to e1247974a7 school had felt surreal, abad399c70 as if she were 7778da7cb0 still asleep.9284e5b67d753364

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She found herself 595d6cebbe grinning absentmindedly from 260b0f2a53 time to time.39f01d4d2a269452

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“Hey! Did you eat something weird 7470d13d8d this morning?”408a01cef37f04c3

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Junseok, the boy seated 534bc89381 beside her, shot her 283cde86c1 a sidelong glance, as d9142aa117 though she had lost 0de77ba913 a screw.5b1a18d9c7de0a5e

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Jiwoo scowled at him.efb5e9f19f67b807

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“Mind your own business.”fc9c6d523aa0cd39

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At her frosty tone, Junseok aa86db234f turned away, only to smirk 05a2a87f0c mischievously a moment later.ed4cf40c73a415c1

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“Hey, Kang Jiwoo! Keep glaring like 64f0742f0f that, and your d754590801 eyes might get 9e2042edf7 stuck that way.”f0f0b25e95d91303

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She didn’t even bother responding.fad0c54672030873

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On a normal a10307c93f day, she would a48700c0ee have yanked his 0737ca9483 hair or knocked 3942fb37d9 his bag to e7f6706e36 the floor just 6c083867ec to annoy him. But today, Junseok’s 4b65e9fed6 teasing barely registered.227259f5cb4738cc

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Let him make faces all c8ceb08d56 he wanted, she was too 19891717ac preoccupied with Saturday.361764743df993fd

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What should she wear? How should she style d5af96270e her hair? The mere thought sent 10b2f2644a waves of anticipation through 89328ec00c her.2113728efe5fd419

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On this Saturday, the sky poured down with rain, quite contrary to Jiwoo’s eager heart that had fluttered since the early morning.5ff926d142842a04

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Normally, on weekends, bbb4ec2759 she would indulge 969691014a in the luxury 3f7073da21 of a late 7c926c5163 sleep, but today, 8c220c5475 her eyes opened 85f70a4ea2 early, much to 55c7bf396a her surprise.8729fe7ee9c93cf4

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The rain, unexpected and ill-timed 670ba405b7 during the busy farming season, 56f8b3fa17 threw all of her plans 9f49e7f40d into disarray.d3e2a955e1bb788e

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Yet, even her mother’s grumbling about the situation, despite no prior weather forecast, sounded oddly pleasant this morning.574c816acd1af1ba

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As Jiwoo emerged 35749c112a from her room, c22cc10cf6 her mother gazed f3a45677c2 at her, puzzled.32a34ce690c315c8

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“Goodness, I see your face first thing in the morning. What’s going on? Waking up so early today?”25efe5d3c08de178

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Her father, though 39639ee6e2 clumsy with words, 1ed919644b gazed at her 96ab54350e with an expression 5bac3de241 that seemed to 9dd840a53b drip with affection.ceceff23c68ed707

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A little while later, her 83bfdb1571 father, soon to be promoted 0dc0450165 to village chief, stamped his 27b1d76113 attendance at the office, despite a712cc81b3 it being the weekend.6be8380336bb3c0c

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This left her ed17fadcae mother alone to f2682dccfe take care of 1c09a6d43c the farm, managing 1139e08ea2 both the fields 0b2b3aab59 and the harvest.cda0f6db508b94b6

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Finding help in such 05b328b654 a busy season was 5492e9edab no simple task, but 009cd9f7d2 her mother had somehow 66e9404703 managed to find someone d7c5f85ff1 capable and reliable.d469759f2aa7115c

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As Jiwoo washed up early 72eaae2477 in the morning, her mother 27e6a59399 exchanged a silent look with 0c271a0519 her father, a glance that ea6a6d13d3 seemed to carry unspoken understanding.c82edf525e75d2a5

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“Jiwoo! Where are you off to?”5f3f48b5a35d2a73

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After drying her hair and applying lotion, Jiwoo hesitated, unsure of what to say, before finally realizing her parents’ eyes were fixed on her.ee8e5bceadebe62c

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“I’m just going to visit a friend.”6c575bc7b8ae6581

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But in truth, there 75fab840ec was no friend in a0ff2d6848 the village her mother d1edadde9b didn’t know.240b779e3e148966

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If she simply said she was going to Tae-mu’s house, it would suffice. Yet, for some reason, the words didn’t come easily.77316dfa92900691

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“I’m still figuring it out.”6d36d32e42afcf5b

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“On a day like this, just bring them home. It’s raining, and I’ll just make something nice for you. It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”e9d26695f1f76bc6

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If her mother were home 8bf9b64640 on a day like this, 7b2867857a Jiwoo would typically leap for a60f48d25b joy and skip about.0378020b3bb7c09c

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But today, for d1303993b2 reasons she couldn’t 9d51fc74ae quite place, Jiwoo a543929001 frowned.ad2fe5045e5aa23b

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“No, it’s fine. You’re tired too; just rest today.”bdbf03d3ead3319c

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Her words, mature beyond her 85fc826410 years, caused her mother to 23fed5e16f glance at her father in 29af295b2b silent inquiry.819703bf87564543

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“Well then, should I drop you off on my way? It’s raining, and your clothes and shoes will get soaked quickly.”6842fa10b1fcb8ca

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Jiwoo, feeling increasingly irritated by her parents’ unusual concern, pouted her lips in a quiet display of displeasure.1dac02512e7f3595

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Her father, quick 7acd0e97ec to sense the 98197f42b0 tension, cleared his 33a4f479da throat softly to 2e39a593dc ease the situation.928fe07b9189693b

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“Come to think of it, the timing doesn’t quite work out. I should get ready and leave first.”76acd724132d3795

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With his words, Jiwoo felt 0c5b1f1eda a sense of relief wash 24935370a3 over her.662349e3aa3f6ccc

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She turned to the mirror, f2374c5a5c smoothing her hair with a 17f72af96a thoughtful expression.919e47e63469805c

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As the car 4c0b12d442 moved down the 2f203857a5 road, Tae-mu happened a3ec97088c upon Jiwoo by 1f1757443c chance and gave 78669ab82f her a ride, 86d7e73be2 dropping her off 9363053246 in front of eef9807f06 the school before 7e1f8e795b speeding away.79fe518ee401fcbc

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Through the side mirror, he b43b24ed88 watched Jiwoo standing there until 270313cbcb she was out of sight, f4a7996250 a faint smile tugging at e0871f3557 the corner of his lips, 44e6ed3d8f an expression that seemed to 62172238b4 hold something he couldn’t quite 8650a79aa2 place.10735082af45c9dc

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The driver, Young-sik, cast a 9a6ebee007 brief glance at him through f88f9f9011 the rearview mirror.4c51b77f28cb304d

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Having worked as Tae-mu’s 4777e2f6a0 chauffeur since his childhood, 39fa76bf1c Young-sik had taken on 7b16737bce the additional role of 3e93ef6d26 a bodyguard, looking after 343630ace5 him with quiet loyalty.98af5d3c5821ce5a

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Since Tae-mu began b443d9044d attending the local 11617ffa58 elementary school in acdc799b3f town, up until 43047394c7 he entered high 7ebe5b9c12 school, Young-sik had 4889717b25 been in charge 2e40368e1b of his school e5c67a34fc runs, ensuring his de59a95a6d safety every step 8ce4ed1be7 of the way.8b34c7928bac9a35

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Tae-mu’s father, who had inherited 89b94bf942 the family business, continued to 060c1e9a5b live in the ancestral home e81eb35f6f even after marriage.44d405f356bdfa08

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However, Tae-mu’s mother, the a7e7724f0a younger madam of the d0936c2dca household, had persistently expressed b2b99dcc85 her desire to move 0ef5158566 to Seoul, citing educational 2d911d2dfa concerns since Tae-mu’s birth.7a8ebcdb30366e6d

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But the family’s f721da985b business was firmly 52a8498e9d rooted in their cd0eb1250a current location, making 1eb7aa61d6 the move impossible.430c502428b61915

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Furthermore, Tae-mu’s grandfather, who 4e44a92a9e was staunchly protective of 8b0d6d3c47 the family’s lineage, vehemently 7cea068476 opposed sending Tae-mu away c133fe388f to study elsewhere, so e2fd03dade the move was never 6a49d8b665 permitted.4dd12d9acaebf34d

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In the end, Tae-mu’s mother ec5d4d66b7 had to settle for sending cf945d4c0b him to a local elementary cdac3e9d33 school rather than one in 55861e44ae the city.7376dc315853be84

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Since he was very young, 1b3e5ca98c Tae-mu had always been a 764886689a solitary figure within the household, 48d76174e5 his cold demeanor and reticent 757d8b32d6 nature making him a difficult c365ee81ce person to approach.aae9bb1c132de1c2

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Yet today, after giving Jiwoo 141ff7934b a ride, something was different.56ea10908f7ce07c

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He found himself asking abdb5f1631 her questions with an 44c727ad81 unusual curiosity, as though ca8838a3c3 something had shifted within bdc464ec4c him.1f9a52ffb7740168

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Though Tae-mu’s father eda1ea609a and Jiwoo’s family 106816cb87 were old friends, 15f7b933a4 their visits had d82c6efb9a become less frequent 51bdb33b10 as his family’s 9137cb0b37 business grew and 543685f0b0 became busier.74c87461167f291e

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Still, despite the 382d03bc7f increasing demands on 2877434153 his time, Tae-mu’s 152f80cd8a father had always bc96bb75e3 made an effort b132a8f377 to check in 71c43930ea on Jiwoo’s family.2f4ed5c1b90d73c3

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Every year, Tae-mu’s family be5a9ea43c received only the finest 82dd553c40 produce from Jiwoo’s family 1ea8b2846e farm, and Tae-mu’s father eb0cbda6a4 would occasionally send gifts b1c20730cd to Jiwoo’s household in 4cd20a3f67 return.cc0298efb5aba3e0

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Having grown up witnessing his father’s attention and care toward Jiwoo’s family, Tae-mu couldn’t help but wonder if, in his own way, he had shown the same kindness to Jiwoo over the years.ec98e65678aa8e7e