IWYFB Chapter18

Taemu returned after washing 9b91636e1d his hands, and the e10ee5fcf0 food they had ordered 646b4f5746 arrived.2c8aee72befc2ecf

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Miju picked up f7c3607759 a warm slice c8d5e208df of pizza and 5ab419d6a0 placed it on 7fac43036f Taemu’s plate.709cbd017af6b3d6

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“Eat while it’s hot.”965fade96692df3c

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Then, glancing at him, 3a8a3330ed she took a slice ac22cbf7a2 for herself.f6a37fd4c91ba09d

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Taking a big bite 982ae1c3d1 of his pizza, Taemu 8c3b387ea8 quickly grabbed another slice. He must have been 992946ab58 starving, most of the e2c46d5bf1 food on the table d66fea8c6b disappeared in an instant.38e6ba8f93f8ec59

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After downing a glass 32ec11fcc0 of cola in one 25f75ec4b9 go, he suddenly seemed 712298badf to remember something.57cfffc2b244872d

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He fumbled through his jacket d48b0d3e93 pockets before reaching into his 2671ed72f6 pants pocket and pulling his 4982dcbed9 hand out empty.06bc72cdc7557ce5

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“What’s wrong? Did you lose something?”87ae5d7e9097770f

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“I thought I left my phone on the table, but I don’t see it.”14039f307d98018c

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Feigning innocence, Miju 3ff8392d01 subtly lowered her d6d992ccc5 gaze under the 9a205ab2ca table as if 4318b1ef4c searching.0276588f127408bb

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“Hmm, I don’t think I saw it either. Maybe you dropped it somewhere?”d632fb3db69dc74a

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“I’m sure I had it when we got here.”ce066007347a0799

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Looking genuinely concerned, Taemu 4a0e6dfca2 glanced around. Meanwhile, Miju maintained a 8ffdf3a8a7 calm facade, pretending to 8cdb3c929f worry.c160cf07c7abba61

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“If you lost it, it’ll be hard to get it back. This isn’t Korea, if you drop something on the street here, it’s as good as gone.”76ca134f745e092f

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At her words, 4a47b23aa2 Taemu’s expression grew 8d9818d3f9 more serious.b0279bf1ee36426f

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“Why? Were you expecting an important call?”befc3527ed3bb468

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“I have a ton of saved contacts on there. All my department group chats are on that phone too, so this is a huge problem.”69b031ff1720bfd5

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Miju hesitated for 4e644a73a5 a moment but e5a4307025 quickly dismissed her 0d05f4cb9a unease.cf4bbe5669f0a7d6

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Of all things, bb4e1da415 the name Ji-woo e0bc06819b kept bothering her.70f8134569274722

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Taemu was not the type 1315ceff2a to use affectionate or decorative 749eb2fa0f names for contacts, not even a9f2729520 for close friends or family.3930b69f8a7372bd

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She recalled laughing once 0bf4fa37d1 when she happened to 3d10a75933 see his contact list. It was textbook formal, every 982853fa95 name stored with the person’s 5c3cbae535 full surname and given name, 3b9cd5df24 giving off a stiff impression.51eae4f2758c2b82

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Even she, his own mother, wasn’t saved as “Mom” but simply as Kwon Miju. It had stung a little.157c7339344d0ceb

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But in some way, 84b1ce7d2c it suited him.3cc7fd89416bc0b2

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Saving a name aa040285ae as just Ji-woo bc6484c88a might seem insignificant, 73261203f5 but for Taemu, 90c48089ac it wasn’t.32dc14f0e66cb5b5

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He was a stickler 8cedf11af1 for rules, incapable of 3a949281cf tolerating deviations from order.c5e2b491f5f7e820

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He was almost obsessively attached 3ecbe25581 to things and people with 95e949e8d5 personal meaning to him, sometimes 169d56e3e0 to an excessive degree.ad7feac9962e9d4d

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Miju suddenly recalled a b40fc7b32b long-forgotten memory.1327d7676f48b8a3

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There had been a 79accd3440 music box, a gift 934ce2a81e from her father-in-law, brought 553eb6033c back from a business 944241bec7 trip to Germany.37e3085b61b7837c

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Taemu had treasured it so ecb092d15d much that it had become 5bdc80ddef glossy from frequent handling.9175a38aab4335ff

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No one was allowed 276dfafdb4 to touch it, not 1059981cd0 even her. If she so 37504ae79e much as reached 86ae4f33f7 for it, he e0998076ce would throw a 4ec04947f8 fit.0b24e89560e3d48a

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But one day, 6c6b10eb3a Ji-woo came over, e02e702e64 saw the music 3399ccc34e box, and reached 45b25f5d1c out for it. Without a second c952326451 thought, Taemu had b1e80f3614 immediately given it d269103034 to her.d5d2273bbadadb42

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She had felt hurt. At the time, she a73abf0724 had dismissed it as e69ad27ae4 an innocent fondness for bd3dc8247d Ji-woo, treating her like 4e08213d29 a younger sibling.641e8015b96a459d

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But looking back now, she 8f72e4f934 realized that wasn’t the case.1990c6a26366e6a0

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How ridiculous. As if she could 534107be3f ever be good enough fc913f72b8 for my son.cc229816168513eb

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Her precious son d9b8097b62 didn’t belong with 1b6d31d05b someone from a 74a4f51058 family like that.6f10cfdc3300cd4c

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Even before Taemu 2025c3600e graduated, several families f63cbaccd5 had already expressed 9e4a75ad03 interest in having c88592f364 him as a 1fbb1212fb son-in-law.b9a8cc924d6175a2

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Among her social circle, 354e5be1ce powerful political and legal 7d05c7aabe families were vying for 22b0455d12 him.ea55e8a2c175e844

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She had no dec031b4df intention of letting 93e0ba0874 her son be 1c8fc99b35 confined to some f7ec2f204d provincial town like ae73e78714 Haeju, taking over ff68ffd2c6 the family business 2a0d4149dc like his father c14d28b5d3 had.ca0c0878a133f71c

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The very thought was laughable.afa4edcd8f040bf6

This had to f601b4d55a be stopped before 40dce8b587 it went any 4982a1b615 further.dfec4f873e3a07ae

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She regretted not intervening sooner.91c0671bb7dfaabb

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Perhaps it was 30ae89fedf time to return 25a94056a7 to Korea earlier 0bfe6a08ed than planned.21f0eb4a142e4dfb

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As she watched Taemu rush 99314998dc off to search for his be6750f312 missing phone, she shook her 4e9dc90e54 head in disappointment.c3e155df98a76269

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Miju arrived back in Korea cabea71598 ahead of schedule.7684cef53bc7787a

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Stepping out of the airport, 0e8b5f974c she turned on Taemu’s phone, a9d23704e0 which she had kept switched 307607d56f off until now.011923e1022abcb1

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She entered the 451fa94222 passcode, scrolled through 53cb03a53e the call log, 960e810059 and found Ji-woo’s a5e3d120c7 number.bdc8df2aeba45444

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Pressing the call c9a41d26ff button, she didn’t 354f1c5ec7 have to wait 4020c3ce15 long before the 23b293c844 line connected.86e902f375df9b1a

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“Hello? Is this Ji-woo?”f0c186f2a3b8c442

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— “Yes, hello.”b5e51fac64561d30

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Climbing into the 8d06eec085 waiting car, Miju 2b0c53a6b3 switched the phone f36f512ce7 to her other 788b32dc20 hand and continued 98ee7f0b8b speaking.5fddad40519c2076

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“I’d like to meet you. Where should I go? I’m on my way now, so text me the location.”5dc31b4790541bb2

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The silence on the other acc91c4715 end stretched too long for ed2ef9a2ad her liking.fdececd2a94afe92

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“Hello? Are you listening?”ebefe8adbf47db45

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— “Yes… I’ll send you the address.”3c97b64aea2da78a

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Even Ji-woo’s soft-spoken 9c931f286d voice irritated her.63d85f9b9933e500

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How could a 8c7a07d6ca young woman sound a0a6639615 so lifeless? She must lack confidence.d3ccfc2cec4a5787

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A few moments later, Ji-woo’s 76f984c693 message arrived, and Miju directed 031c133c84 the driver to the meeting e3d76588e4 spot.d72c94e9b4b2f15f

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For days, Ji-woo 7e9eeb4742 had been unable 728e1c667d to reach Taemu.8b9619069392f92b

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His phone remained off.14d0c84c88137eac

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The last time she 9ae112f1c5 had spoken to him, 94e66c4304 it was his mother 3c372af392 who had answered.820f5008df826dc4

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She hadn’t expected that.35009054502a595f

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Even after the call ended, 4f046bb7d2 her heart had pounded anxiously.64808578375305de

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And she certainly hadn’t 32e047ad45 expected his mother to 77d561ec7d ask to meet her.c6ab8b83b135bb0d

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On her way to the 62494d4e61 cafe, her heart raced. She had no idea why 3d3ba6fc68 Miju wanted to see her.cfb9e17767fc6c77

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But she had a terrible db70a0c039 feeling.b8f73eb5bf751db2

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Ji-woo arrived first a6715719d8 and took a c0c58bbc80 seat.b8d71098651e1f5e

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Five minutes later, the 63a23521e6 cafe door opened, and b94564d8df Miju walked in.38e985d377eb45dc

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The moment she 26e77c2ffd spotted Ji-woo, she b7ee8e4dc2 strode directly toward 323eab6baf her.639f8379dde7c675

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Ji-woo stood as a sign 63f941e5ac of respect.670b010ec6bae115

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Miju’s gaze swept over her, b242859faf assessing.e5cb656c11ba6e83

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“Hello” Ji-woo greeted.3e8edd8941cee94e

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“It’s been a while.”6a6ac0d39081cae5

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After confirming Miju had taken 6334bdc42c her seat, Ji-woo sat down 445533e238 as well.f42da4ecdcec5baa

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“Shall I order some drinks?”de72a6a4eba4071d

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“I’ll take care of it.”e3f42acaa844f9a4

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“I’ll have a hot latte, then.”8b03de102891a0ab

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Ji-woo rose to place bc0fa0ddd8 the order, unaware of 5653d0f72c Miju’s scrutinizing stare following d9de1332b5 her back.0101bc2964bef041

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A plain T-shirt and jeans, 0d5afe1068 completely unremarkable. Shoulder-length hair, an average build.91e8be94213cd201

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What did Taemu 596d44b006 even see in 47c0084b84 this girl?fa40fd2fe1ce61c6

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At least she 247c44a95d wasn’t unintelligent, given ead1a93b73 that she had efdf0949ca gotten into Korea 52f606516f University.d5008ca4e0fb89d5

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When Ji-woo returned with the 4b2605bab1 drinks, Miju put on a 714a538383 composed expression.c003ca061e6e7b7f

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Ji-woo carefully set 6db2f95b60 Miju’s cup in cfbfb2a4e7 front of her 407315b311 before sitting down.ddfd7c5dab28d681

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Lowering her gaze, 9aa0c6cbe5 Ji-woo was acutely b0ebf4b2e9 aware of Miju’s 160cb35ed3 unrelenting scrutiny.b4f4867dc584281a

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Sharp eyes, a straight nose, 5af65f6071 her features were decent.443e22f16a0a4530

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But to Miju, she was 2f807dc307 nothing special.4934ff9c62b233a3

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Now that she 17501f0c02 saw Ji-woo up ee4d4b8a26 close, her face 95bc5656fe was paler than e834acc35e expected.9e041e50fdf2df82

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Lifeless.bbabda3f7a994879

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Her skin looked dull, 6161f60f50 clearly neglected.890afea6abf6788f

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“I understand that Taemu has been kind to you, having known you since childhood. It’s easy to misinterpret that kind of affection.”36f84f31efec7ae4

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Ji-woo’s face hardened a039a75bc8 before Miju even 5f5a3c8891 finished speaking.abf6bd68b152baf0

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“He told me you see him as more than just a brother. That put him in a difficult position.”acecc9cd50343444

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Ji-woo visibly tensed.ce88b49352de2ffb

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Miju felt a cruel satisfaction. She had to stamp out 558c645839 any lingering emotions before they 92a73cad1a could fester.dfdbe7d38eaa0442

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She had seen girls like b0f2524290 this before.23155fb5a56e887f

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Mediocre background, decent education, fc0c4a50da women who saw marriage 752507f4f1 as their only way 00eaadaabd up in life.72e912ed2193f2e2

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This was why 5fa2aa565f she had never 821e6bc8ed approved of Ji-woo 224cd2820c frequenting their home.a0e8adffed27190c

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It only encouraged 59bfe2a1c1 delusions of grandeur.0791dd78b0d59a2a

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“Taemu has someone he’s meant to marry. We’re arranging the engagement as soon as he finishes his studies and returns home. You understand what that means, don’t you?”e87f2698613447ab

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Ji-woo’s gaze wavered, unfocused.85032f9491f13245

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“He never said…..”ca7d276b6d29f729

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“Men have their impulses. Sometimes they stray from the path. But once their curiosity fades, they return to where they truly belong.”7014976a6cd82876

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