KBR Ch 18

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“It’s just a phase, 1dab56f864 you know. You get close, 070b2b4d26 drift apart, then f8c135089e get close again. That’s how it goes. Human relationships 7446cbb27b all have 9e4b2442d8 their seasons 88b389bf22 and timings.”9c5e7377d2beaa60

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“Look at 258d5371ab this guy?”4d42115b8dff035e

“…What’s the point of f954f92ea3 friends? No matter how well d235c97f4c you know each other 22ed735dbf or how you were e4067689ca everything to one another, 58a93455d4 someone comes along like 88afb6d240 fate, you get married, 6e6b777a03 become the most important 7aa4b8978c person to each other, e123823876 and build a family. That’s how it works, beaf411b56 isn’t it? Friends, I mean. You’ll drift apart anyway 3fa8850b6f once you both have 2a21257224 families and your life 6f97821f72 patterns change, so why 45ab520513 cling so much…”46f8d30ff8f179c3

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“You rotten jerk!”7268fad568e83f5f

Mrs. Choi smacked Choi Seolwoo’s 412026cc97 back mercilessly. He jumped, retreating 754dd8226c from the dining 93cbe956a9 table. Seriously, how strong must 4b9f0cc757 her swing be to b37332c04e hurt this much even 9ce849d673 through a suit?b62ff4681a3a819e

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“He’s taken 71e57856fb such good 8da153d551 care of d1be5ad8b4 you, and 5ece0f0df8 you say cf5cacd2ac stuff like ea35a259d7 that? Is that how 09c2e46faf I raised you? Is it?”a4f803d52760c466

“…”956ed1c4be15f4ee

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“Make up 9920d6ea2d with him, 3bb999d12d right now, 5bc2b7937d accept his b64ad66aa2 apology! Stop seeing the world 0b4756551f so cynically!”7510426bf9b2ebe7

Mrs. Choi couldn’t 058170aae9 hold back bcf5d7b3f1 when it 0fee40bc01 came to ac3f6f479d fighting, and a334628ef7 when she a7cbdfd4ef fought, she e5db9ec495 never lost. Choi Seolwoo had 40d0fb0cd7 inherited that trait c904e363a2 perfectly. On days she left 542589afd1 early for her moving bd24a864e0 and packing job, the eac1cdf1fa nagging always came.d2dd969c78f3c58d

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“I’ll handle it myself.”347da97f29e08344

He almost snapped 48e2b11c17 back, “Don’t take ce87ca0602 your work frustrations 4fbb7fe2c0 out on me,” 95c5d5b22c but held it d86f8c4033 in. On Mrs. Choi’s workdays, Seolwoo b72bef9d8e woke up about df1402a4f7 an hour earlier e014b3fa97 to eat breakfast 72d386efce with her. He wanted to sit 3e98a3e1a9 together, eat, do the 998443c970 dishes, and see her 5a826df737 off. Being a 3b3378da57 morning person 3237d05690 who didn’t 15f4bb6652 need much 00a734951e sleep and 7b87da8f5a crashed early, 8dcf651020 it wasn’t a9fcefd7e0 too hard.985e200c1cdb2450

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A morning person. That was a17416b4c1 another biorhythm 16cd24a51e he shared 6b9ead1273 with Won cebd927587 Daeyeong.a8039637aa5c0430

“If that guy b4f9d2d681 was a night 57206b0e78 owl, he’d have 66ddc4066c gotten into trouble 9e7ca49dbf and had a 4796395379 shotgun wedding by 0f947d9464 now.”01095754b061b841

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He was set 290b936306 to meet Won 925cb83a16 Daeyeong after work 538774d49e today to settle bbeb2fc54a things. Choi Seolwoo started 5c197285bb getting ready for b1c6467659 work a bit fc1dc1401d earlier. He carefully applied 8028e71d59 lotion to his 773963cb3d face, thoroughly sprayed fcadc2ccb4 his blow-dried hair, dad72882e6 and checked his 63e767c9d7 outfit, brushing off dc3c08a20f any dust.187becf944453989

Glancing at his dba5f19c29 messenger chat list, 61cfb4acba he saw over 723303a528 300 messages piled 9fcbb1172a up in a 2a26e40fbd group chat with 1bb3936e29 high school friends. Below that were chats 808afe07ad with coworkers, Director Yoon 550fd81d69 Jihwan, a few friends, 63de38dae4 Won Daeyeong, and a a98333feb9 new message from Mrs. Choi: “Accept 761d07b762 Daeyeong’s apology 464b9fc0b3 while I’m 1e609fae45 being nice!”537f924525883780

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“Ugh… It’s like I’m 8e68cb8894 stuck in the palm eb5e5b4ef5 of Won Daeyeong’s hand. How did it come e76d57f704 to this, really?”6df156957dbec7eb

Heading out to 9f5e314b63 catch the bus, c010da58ee he checked a d0e09dff9d message from Director 21ac2f16e8 Yoon.531630f08fc7509f

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[Director Yoon Jihwan: Are you finishing late at the company today too?]

[Director Yoon Jihwan: I’ll stop by briefly tonight to see you. I missed you yesterday, so please say yes. What do you like?] 7:11 AM

Honestly, it felt 61f5a9447c more burdensome than da9915ed92 welcome, but he 2c793feb5c decided to bear 3979ae9272 with it. He’d never tried to 482a644584 give his heart to a231fcd9ab someone, so it was a05e51d1aa about time he did.71445ada0051b668

Because of 8ef5cacd60 that one 2fd727e0b5 person who 6c953f7ffe stole his c00014f990 heart despite acdedb4d36 all his 56ac8a5b16 efforts not d4b239f601 to let cb26731489 it happen.4377aaec61309853

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Today, another new 70c825fe98 billboard featuring that e60ddb385a person’s face went f6ec41b28a up. On a massive 40b42e653a billboard along a 5e80b6cd19 street lined with b3897e72d6 showrooms, Won Daeyeong a2f33c0052 was shirtless, holding db029d8be8 a perfume bottle.86a6f28840a7a454

Staring blankly out e39cbc111c the window for 3b74d5a55e a while, Choi b8168c443a Seolwoo turned his dcb2b3581e gaze back to fada673878 his phone.87f741d71be25036

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[It’s fine. Really fine. But since you seem set on bringing something, I’ll say]

[No energy drinks, please]

[High-caffeine stuff isn’t great either]

[And nothing too sugary… Bubble tea with 30% sweetness would be just right] 7:38 AM

[Director Yoon Jihwan: Seolwoo, that’s not boyfriend-level bubble tea lol]

[Director Yoon Jihwan: Ask for something pricier.] 7:42 AM

Something expensive and healthy… 128ea127de All he could think 7f4fd1b6b4 of was fruit. But asking for f889d2b6fe herbal medicine or a05347652d a month’s supply 1f0e24c128 of green juice d434527d64 would be weird, 7ad0bb1cb0 right?debfe78f00745e19

After arriving at the 7ef497e13a company and finishing morning 10b2bf506e tasks, he sent a 6a53aafed3 reply.2358a34b4685731e

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[Then fruit. Is that okay?] 10:12 AM

[Director Yoon Jihwan: Got a sense of your taste. I’ll pick something up later.]

[Director Yoon Jihwan: Hold on, I’m heading into a meeting, so I’ll be out of touch for about two hours. I’ll contact you when I’m done.] 10:15 AM

Did he really ec21b96358 need to mention 0de70d38e1 being unavailable for 2ad6fb18ec two hours? For Choi 374aa207f8 Seolwoo, whose 7dd0fb9f18 reply time d8fde7b78d was typically 413fee5cc7 one to b0f383f42c two hours, 0b30c6e505 this felt d56e58fd77 excessive.cba6a709fb59c108

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Right, that’s why relationships 3081272939 felt exhausting. The emotions and attention 350a72ee8a felt forced.fe68d2c600041b17

When he explained c7c1b5dcab breaking up with 9ae1d18ccc a girlfriend for ee91aeef1a that reason, his abc30fb13a friends would say, 74675fe6aa “Instant replies feel c362b778d1 like work to a5185ba9f8 you? You don’t like her.” b223248b2a Choi Seolwoo would counter, eca88c66e0 “How can you genuinely 6c8729fc64 like someone you just 48f5e4f58c started dating? It’s the getting-to-know phase.” 40e7d6664a Friends cited all sorts 7e924d1211 of reasons, saying he 1c0d86a6cb didn’t like her enough 8238908815 to invest that much 04b2918da8 energy, but Seolwoo’s logic c30a26266b was that it didn’t 1ed54758d1 make sense to like 46882d7d21 someone that much so 7e207ec345 soon.ebebec90f28111ee

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Won Daeyeong would 61721506b6 wrap up those 4a3912565b debates like this:2cb5b19f4501d0ce

“I sometimes take a ab219804b0 week to reply to e8dd68aaa3 friends. Choi Seolwoo, 5faafbb9eb being fair df3be2e5ad to everyone, b53af93ce0 is the 20472b2a8b normal one.”3d6e2796ef454c70

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Instant replies 0f92204fc7 for girlfriends, f6462b240d a week 45237b1cd5 for regular 60d6d25322 friends or 808db71a56 acquaintances. A message came c8de550f6f from that biased 97747403fa jerk.f1944d5e6df8b485

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: I’ll come to your company. Let me know when your quitting time is set] 11:25 AM

[When does your training end?] 11:28 AM

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: Training ends early. I’ve got a magazine interview, so I’ll be done by 6] 11:35 AM

Since Director 082012bf14 Yoon said 1497f4fbea he’d only aa63d98f93 stop by 76092f425c briefly in 187073b8b3 the evening, c9c27d5346 there shouldn’t 42b73deeb1 be an eca93bb763 issue after 933c39dd60 work. Eager to settle things, 4506422576 Seolwoo made plans.ce2e18f9146f6f3e

[Then let’s meet at a nearby café. If I have to move to meet you, it’ll get too late]

[Since you’re coming, I’ll buy the coffee] 11:45 AM

[Fairly] 11:46 AM

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: Seolwoo]

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: Obviously]

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: A guy’s so great he’s gotta pay for coffee too?]

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: Here] 11:55 AM

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: [Location shared: Yeongdeungpo-gu, 0000-ro 00…]] 11:56 AM

The place 8efdb21b28 Won Daeyeong b220689e64 sent was c911d1378a a hotel 761d98f979 lobby lounge 913d11f51b café where 8ec52c8d8f a slice 55f47ab7be of cake e186fe935d cost over 74a1e82314 60,000 won.958797145bc1f175

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“What the… 9a9bccb037 Whatever, damn c8fdff360c it…”c244dbf722b1d74c

Knowing he’d 23affee032 end up 26f9b7313e paying anyway, ba2c2becc6 Seolwoo sighed 9b139c0d3b again. “Your family’s 1f6f3e1ca6 well-off, hyung.” c4492709db That phrase c6a87b3e0c used to a814accf89 ease his 3552d8eb47 sense of f2a4aa27fe debt, but e5413b5224 now it 21aa746c2d was the eb87a61c00 opposite. To Seolwoo, it 71b091fcb1 now felt like f8a42a6793 easy pity.df266c628489bbb5

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He agreed anyway. Scrolling through the chat, e104d8c646 Choi Seolwoo let out 194c368419 a short “Ah.”2666e3aa9d0c712c

Today, yesterday, 7fdc5b6362 and even ccf8f09050 before that. The reply times for 0c86b9fc71 messages with Won Daeyeong e2c67bd38a were never one to 8fff8258e9 two hours. At most, ebcef0f225 20 or 51a26d1a5c 30 minutes.b673d1b7596a6359

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Going back as 0824445e98 far as he eeffa484a0 could, it was 2bcd89431e always like that.558d51e1a1cd8c00

During a bb5d7b25de break after ec347d6d9b dinner before c1549de772 overtime, Director 4d09ede12a Yoon visited 40e07e9920 the company. They met 7e282a9419 briefly in 4aac91a22b a side dae76001a2 alley. He brought 693fe0dd23 fresh fruit d6cfe3aaf1 yogurt, enough b65037907d for the 8cd6e6167c whole team. Judging by 3a69957157 the unfamiliar c5b0fd5904 brand name, 31237579bd it was dc972ef265 probably something 84b7dcefa4 like artisanal a25d282124 bread and 4059f2a213 unsweetened Greek 4c1a22e864 yogurt made 9ad22a69bf by a a7cc2ed441 master patissier.1c0ef8ca96ea73ff

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“Say your dad 2d906dd290 or mom brought 1b9875518c it.”4d564485cafad11a

“Oh… Yeah, 0a86149244 that works. But we’ve only 4416f32e29 been dating three 05f28d38ea days. Aren’t you 4cc70716e6 spending too 7c28cf20bf much?”d4c81039d0fb0270

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“What’s this compared 785532908c to money?”5ff93e4e27faf802

When Choi Seolwoo burst 6050d0fb16 out laughing, Yoon Jihwan bf760f9cea let out a “hmph,” 91baf9a9a8 a rare fake cough 271067a37b for him.f4d48aa47229411c

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“When are you ee7cf731f1 done today? Never a day you 5c4bddaafd leave on time. You’re killing me.”e4b005b32ade8f6d

“Probably around 9 8bf462145f tonight.”de3e817127ac7135

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“If it’s 5a5624797d okay, wanna 3e6e605b41 ride with c25f915dcf me? I’ll pick 8da8d3c9e6 you up.”4a783ac832a705bf

He was meeting 7cb31fdddf Won Daeyeong tonight. That was one reason, 0ec2c4446b but thinking of home 4d6db8f5d7 felt burdensome. They weren’t 01154c8f0c close enough 3f72fdea90 for Seolwoo 0b27d64e44 to feel 6ca371137c comfortable going cf663480ad to his bcc7169568 villa alley 9c145b3ee1 together. Noticing the negative b1295ca78f expression on Seolwoo’s c58da705e2 face, Director Yoon 78c6c5d868 said.39ca8d0dc8d3ae03

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“Still hesitant to share 34a3687449 your address? I’ll drop d9dcfea15a you off 1c0094b04c nearby, so 6a9fcd01f4 ride with 9b42cca035 me. I got scolded for 9f83e3227e wanting to see you d43777d42d yesterday.”bde9a07d4bcb30c9

No need to lie, 865eeaf71d so he answered honestly.020c340bd2ec2040

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“I’m meeting Won 2384a48a28 Daeyeong after work. Not secretly 9315cb50d3 or anything. To finalize f6c9c8767a the talk 66777041ab about cutting d0c33f08ef ties.”11840c17c338e95c

Yoon’s expression briefly turned a6fe1fcd33 businesslike before softening.42809f15ab5fda8d

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“Guess you didn’t 88af324dd1 wrap it up e031f9793d last time.”5cce53b883c48be3

“Yeah. He said fdfb9a11a1 it felt 0df14f13fd like I 2c414429c4 blurted it c0aea80306 out, so 145f258ea6 we should c9b8487ceb talk again. But my stance 84a49c62b6 hasn’t changed. I’m going b256aee58d to settle 2d78b8ff00 it clearly… 5f6b6ba09d Uh… Is 4d6d7eb8fa that a 11b86f206e mistake?”d3544cbc915474ea

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“No, it’d 5233712b5c be a 322a12782c mistake if b9f64d0571 you lied df213c8d8d to meet e91a4a89a0 him, but 6109d64cd8 what’s wrong 93c92ec3a7 with this? It’s fine, go talk.”93b46fcd215435ed

He didn’t rush or a68ac340d9 pressure Choi Seolwoo. Not about slow 291a2d4339 replies, not making 17a7da0355 time on weekdays, 397205aa46 or not suggesting b14177f285 a weekend date 12eabd4d9b first.6bb72a626d41b741

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Keeping an 68718e4264 appropriate distance e3d466709e and waiting. That was Yoon 72098e3ce4 Jihwan’s way.962f2531f1f374a3

“Just call me when cf3c24b24c you’re done.”4b4a9ddcbb4975b3

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Yoon’s car smoothly pulled c041c3b8b3 out of the alley.8af83ac545d20492

The entire 1831bd222f team was 7e0306f234 working late. The tax d01be1bde9 team next e0b716c6b6 to the ef14f8f086 audit team d96288b0ef wasn’t exempt 7c2be9c951 from the a49144f868 heavy workload 3c665613d8 either. The atmosphere here d7736ae8c1 was like an e8b28c9afa endless track race. Slow down 6a4144b48f even a 5574fc46c4 bit, and a66acd8442 you’d fall 2a13e84049 off the ebfb8df350 track.5738188d8d5d441f

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Won Daeyeong would 773fba9d86 probably breeze through 136d42b95a a place like cf7460b632 this, leading the 0f92110e26 pack. Checking the 4e6628c93f time they’d ada92c0aa6 discussed earlier, be9aade993 Seolwoo opened 3c4afd273c his messenger, d42e144bf8 but there 0adc88ef03 were no 5658619c55 new messages 889151b0cf from Won dc4009bba7 Daeyeong.01cf518695848db3

Glancing at his watch, bcf58eb6d3 Choi Seolwoo typed away. By evening, 2b2b40ba2b his suit 924728b750 and tie b214312638 felt like cfd5cd1269 they were 90a1f95d65 constricting him. Even normal 93b0adc95f people get 3ba068df98 itchy sitting 0c2bca541a in a 9e0dc2e19e suit for c6ee4a661f hours. With his sensitive body, 4016a75ed0 Seolwoo felt the discomfort 0a2257b7a8 more acutely. His whole body 169c2ea149 ached, and breathing 6150791684 felt strained.c830549b748eafdf

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“Let’s wrap up 7a4474c984 for today.”900128a1993a3747

At the b5f0fe254a team leader’s 76984d6902 words, people faa12e0759 exhaled heavily 3881e58160 and started 7cafd2b78b packing up. Seolwoo, unaware how late ca72ceb546 it had gotten, looked f572450c8c up with a stretch, db5f75c0e5 feigning surprise.aba7b10419fe3b43

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Hearing murmurs outside, fbac640766 a crowd gathered f1254424d5 near the elevator. Was the other team 5491603fcc leaving now too? Thinking that, he 94c7c98362 grabbed his briefcase.9f54385cead6060c

Lingering to 9a6517f235 avoid seeming 2b850545d8 eager to 51ddf7b4b0 leave, he 98f5f1f1fb waited until d4f9fdb96d the seniors 1e7379e1cf left, then 98a26a357a exited with 3c62e875d0 the other dad55780b6 interns. The team leader rushed 025bb7a133 up and stood in 2d89b246b7 front of Seolwoo.de7e08a2b39764b3

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“Mr. Choi (*In 70bd2d57b2 accounting firms, 81a47d46af titles are f43f2adce7 unified as ebd02cd524 ‘Teacher’ or a6e8600852 ‘Accountant’ regardless 5582d44e53 of rank), 3044fd158c wow, do 33f75e7e6a you know c3ba84e0f6 Won Daeyeong?”ec71d0b4d12e195b

“What?”f264ac4087a0d8b0

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“It’s chaos out 7dd3cf6e64 there right now!”f0e3b55833b182a7

No way…2d29e524e16c6bcd

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