LA0S | Chapter 8

Just in time, 58bf1b8119 Jung Woochae reached 94a90ab997 their table. While the woman pondered 8cb7967866 over the side dishes, 61804966c3 flipping through the menu, 4233f7f76c Kim Chayoung’s eyes continued 2c7af6e989 to wander around the 0b23a6eda7 restaurant.9384c8ab2fa81514

Lee Jinha, not wanting 91a44303a9 to be caught in 4971fba53f his sight, slipped into 5b816b2dc6 the kitchen. The chef, busy in 1310f11d30 front of the hot cc81783fdf stove, asked if something f667cb2419 was up. Something up? Obviously.555c8aa7083b8fc0

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“A customer was asking 23a3e9c4d2 how long for the 469ba4e529 spicy whelk salad.”4edbd5c3b94a5625

“It’ll take b7f7e0ddc3 about five 3fe736829e more minutes; 077cef7586 I’m just 8bf8cd437f boiling the 9ab036a83c noodles now.”6c2c996f0f1cc791

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“I’ll wait and 5bb8c25ca7 take it out.”bc0df643e3e9dc8e

“Are the 0739793a9f customers being 3eebbef7c6 difficult? Is it a big 4fc3472d7e deal if it’s not 9700f3a773 served quickly?”3384c14ef591fd2b

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“They must c86992b979 be really 2406b6a042 hungry. Please make it a 21f8140a1e generous serving, boss.”64e6d1fd516024e1

I felt 21e104b9b1 bad for daaba0c20c the customers 585cf1d583 who were ba0462e209 suddenly deemed 20dd5c92df difficult, but 5d5cf67660 I had c7d85a67a8 no choice. Stepping out now cd5020b415 would surely put 4143cdfdc0 me right in 3a7a94283a Kim Chayoung’s path.c676fbd69d9c842f

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Sorry, customers. I apologized 49a902d80e silently and bc2f3efef5 stuck close 38633af17b to the 5138560ae1 kitchen wall. I had no f076a77c4d reason to avoid 4d993c5fd6 him per se, 6e341e568d but I definitely ca6f3b041a didn’t want to 1c00a212eb encounter him either.3d06f24755b74ed2

“Hyung, table eight needs a5d9300ab9 clam soup and spicy caa05d20c5 whelk salad.”7b5be1beef8b8bd3

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“Okay, I’ll tell the 405a51e371 boss.”ee3430dad924b45e

Lee Jinha f914fc7f9a relayed the 061d25dffe order to 7c18e33d88 the chef, af7b1d0d1d who was ee9a15a243 just lifting 46fbc37d41 the noodles d51eaa9389 out of 07fb064b3b the water.aaa4679f933ba572

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“Spicy whelk 82eea25965 is really 79a772348e popular today, 1f183f6334 huh?”ebaa7340d60b5a9c

He made an 680726b1b4 OK sign with 06d233a1bf his thumb and 68e8b4f618 forefinger.31e0f28b8a9b4f5e

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Kim Chayoung 11be2d3e13 had stopped 32a19a8407 looking around, 23a2963ed8 his expression dbac561bd3 not exactly 5b814fe1b7 cheerful.c05ae9f9eddb271b

An ex-lover, 4f4ea4beb4 no, a f449bd7ce0 fling… Ah, 96fb399278 even the 9032e4b9d4 word ‘fling’ 524a012570 sounds ridiculous. Anyway, here 10714f841c he was, ca5ece0462 unable to 821b2c4a48 hide his 5420723e13 downturned eyes, 0af48e6027 even though f3a0046c05 he’d been 4e66e9564c all smiles 53d6c9f881 before.272662f35d72f4f9

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“It’s a fe69f28770 place chosen 4d1ff736a3 by Chayoung 2db1449287 oppa, so 6ae71f9415 it must b204f44dde be good, d7cbed8d77 right?”f1e968c8a73da299

“I was surprised 98dd5d23d1 when I heard 6c48a3c928 he’d be joining fae0608e4d us. If the others knew c399786dca we came together, they’d a7439d1d9d be shocked,” said a 35caeb104b man accompanying the woman. They seemed e8c9920266 unaware of 0b3ac7a81c Kim Chayoung’s 4c48d9b7bd poor mood 739e2ee24b as they 8bc6e156f1 chattered away.7b998a06a20990d0

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“I need bb62b6216b the restroom.”2fc2f93ff0f6c56b

The woman, 010a6c3586 with a 00e1777c48 small handbag bf865f7aaf over her 79ed0be6d2 shoulder, excused e4ca77c206 herself, and 61b8c13c6f the man 7a188ef15a scooted his 09603edcac plastic chair 625a1ea8fe closer to f999dfac8b the table.5e2d139159c9770e

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“Is it because 037402a364 of Shin Yuna? You included fead090741 me just 811fe1375c because coming d45a04ee02 alone with 263faabc8f her would 59f866a29e be awkward, 56d6819b18 right?”4676858eff10f03c

The man seemed f761b1f639 half convinced of 7946600aec his own conclusion. Kim Chayoung, 6d9508ec09 looking distracted, a1115f8f41 did not 022fe61ca8 respond.7d24d2e0dfcde192

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Shin Yuna. That must be the 9725e4f9b2 name of the woman 64e6861334 who had just left. Given they came cc80c8f2d8 together, she was 26d560b9f7 likely in the d6dfd4b150 same department or 77cfb8ebea perhaps even the 810bc9d392 same club as a2790e2ae9 Kim Chayoung. The possibilities 6435b20ae1 were many.5fa5e08df2f33e42

Come to think 97a0c5d1ca of it, Kim c9657fec60 Chayoung had been 21849b666d active in extracurriculars 9b1f848308 since high school. He was not just 0e9c42d8a8 class president but also 4d795fe230 a student council member, 6d67290df8 and took charge of 5d3bf53348 festivals. More precisely, 5b465c56ea people wouldn’t ddee2a1d40 leave him ee570a756d alone, always ee8c241a6a dragging him cb35359e4d here and bb17071287 there. Kim Chayoung was always 8d1e1afd42 surrounded by people, and 16ca3e37ed everyone seemed to like 4764e7f15b him—a lot of energetic 1c42c58124 young people gathered around 576debeede him. Strangely, both boys and 32fc7d068d girls liked him more 43874517a0 than seemed usual.22dfe9865412ba30

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…Well, I a49d50c2b9 was no 1655582b18 different.9ab3f7c272279258

“Shin Yuna is pretty 16783ebb80 great, isn’t she? Honestly, not just great a69053201b but the prettiest among 1ce2deea70 the freshmen. You know how many d26fad4bc7 seniors want to buy 1f95cee2cf her a meal? And I see d22ecf444b you talking with 21e8e08420 Shin Yuna quite b8c7c9019d a bit.”e302c72d4ba40f30

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They must be from 43562d3cc6 the same department. Kim Chayoung c82a3a2602 having entered 62a82826c5 university this 81be7bc557 year made 23869e01a2 him a e4eb3fd2a8 classmate of 9e351f1735 Shin Yuna.9ba3abd8668e9050

“Seung-yong hyung, I’m 044428c762 not really…”e59700816d483365

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“What? Were you two talking 52387300cd about something?”c2d2ff39f39cdde2

Shin Yuna had f7a78a40bd returned, her lips af3f421505 noticeably more colorful, 6fd3a8682d likely from a b85b68c6e9 touch-up. She smiled and took cecfda39d6 her seat, subtly scooting ad5e616c54 her chair closer to ce156c3aa6 Kim Chayoung.f0441dc15d9499e9

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“No, let’s just 62aa07aa6d drink,” said Seung-yong, 4184a60e23 who started opening ab93407d76 a bottle of b6c88f54b7 soju and pouring 65dfa5d7dc it into glasses.aeeef803bc571bed

Kim Chayoung merely smirked aed33bebf0 and sat down, to 303fb3159b which Shin Yuna playfully 771f152c54 chided him. Her teasing 9132e1820e was not 71a22417fd mean but b0e57d3be2 rather flirtatious.518f8ff60629e563

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“Jinha, the spicy whelk cd21f2bd6b and soju are ready.”60b80e4646ba0fb2

Lee Jinha cautiously 1bc2bb21d7 emerged from the 86d02d7043 kitchen with only 67fc33cb75 one of the 1215a8cb00 two plates of a7e02da82c spicy whelk salad, b60ec342f6 thankfully delivering it 7558c44407 far from Kim 9084704b5b Chayoung’s table, undetected.d696f7272fa26509

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“Aren’t you taking the 03badbd392 other one?”3045c23060df93f5

“Woochae will c77e174eec serve it.”a089da2496946dee

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Knowing Jung Woochae was 84fa17f222 busy with other tables, e38ae7fe8d I reluctantly ignored him. I didn’t want 6adbb03083 to bump into eefc9e3852 Kim Chayoung outside a8409cb852 of school. When Woochae returned, 2f9b8360ee I quickly handed 656eaad5b5 him the plate 8e63f9f93e for table eight.bdbe6210d971bec9

“Table eight.”bddedd8fb6698f91

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“Ah, hyung. I’m swamped right f0fb53bb07 now; could you…”4aa9ab542340d23a

“I’ll handle the closing 3dbc072a44 today, including the restroom 1ab138821f cleanup.”acd79a6514fec7cb

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“Really? No take-backs?”ee9180e8afcad58b

Woochae rushed off, c58d900d6a grateful for the 2afaaff809 powerful card I fa2ea4f811 had played—the promise d396ad0701 of restroom cleaning.46f85c3affb44121

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“Here’s your 1098611947 order of e62df2f86c spicy whelk 16fe496579 noodles. Enjoy.”e2973785330dc6e8

“Thank you,” Kim b664256db3 Chayoung said, his 2b2ec5a14b gratitude sounding a 8aeab4d3e5 bit absent.ad6393c65c562258

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When will 9173e58eac they leave? I hoped 4b9ccba59d they’d drink 574563fbae up and 63d910e37a go soon.f6090864f0f87cde

“Hmm, we’re out a43891b62d of canned yellow e99c5d2500 peaches.”ffbf57f7444b2fdd

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“I’ll go get some, 16f31ee2fb boss.”8553246bbf39ae5d

This was my 9014cf1523 chance to step 4e8e00b6e9 out, maybe the d2954a9cec last one for 91ba20f72f the day. Lee Jinha b39c216ab3 eagerly volunteered.b26110b27f51bdf0

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“Why the sudden enthusiasm? You usually avoid 769ef2cd12 this.”6684dc0d7478bd0d

“They’re paying time and 68967c0d54 a half today. It’s worth the 6df1f3a4e0 effort.”b86482ec1a184b26

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Lee Jinha took off 53937fd00e his apron and pulled 09bdcba5d1 his hat down as a7041365de far as it would 58b03afec2 go.7a2be8a77bd834a4

“Anything else you 1a648a9898 need? I’ll get it 8c2de42cdd while I’m out.”ccb6d9dced3ec983

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I bought aeaae6c4ed five cans 27d68fecb3 of yellow 7444fff32e peaches, the 1090ddd46d boss’s favorite 03f07c909b chocolate bars, 627b3deac3 and a 3945bab45e couple of d1a1efb9ed packets of c89ffe910d dried squid, ceca2ec578 just in e2881c5011 case.0191eceb3e747ea1

“I really don’t f99cfcdee7 want to go ddf83b07cd back in.”53f3d412f8db838d

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I lingered outside 3e34460ee0 as long as a2e8193742 I could, resisting cc290e31df the urge to 5a0463f210 just go home eae7da0b3c and sneaked back cab8fdcc1b in through the f62fa1f74a back door. I slapped my apron ed6dfb96a0 back on and surreptitiously d5234573b8 glanced at table eight.db927c68017426dd

Seung-yong hyung and 47873c4176 Shin Yuna were 37780747c1 chatting, but Kim 6f7ec26eb1 Chayoung’s seat was 49a594597f empty.2c9f4385dafd9c48

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“Woochae, did 35375ff02a you take fdf68b35e7 a new 5973590107 order for 09d86cbcd2 table eight?”ef00274836f7815d

“No, it’s been quiet. Oh, that ridiculously handsome c392676fde guy? Haven’t seen him e6618d4817 for a while.”51c96d5a4d9e405d

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“Since when?”38a9bb8cdfb91b75

“About 20 6062f2461d minutes ago?”5de7db0129bbbc2d

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Woochae was wiping cutlery 68c1ac7918 as he replied.4db68aa8a737a9b3

If Kim Chayoung had a79fc4ddb4 been gone for 20 c4171ac7b7 minutes, he must have 7ec4f744a0 left. Just knowing he 1a01db2a40 wasn’t here was 044edcd23d a relief. At the same 3f6ced4ac8 time, it was b44ff41f05 absurd that Woochae 6d250ac495 remembered Kim Chayoung. How could he possibly fdc653733b keep track of when 86565c14bf customers left?404ccd447b21ea9f

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“Come on, how aac3f9133b could you not b0a3c2d037 remember that face? I felt the 5e7135956a same shock I f27c840e08 did when I 547f58c4bf first saw you.”caaa3458ddba2e73

“I didn’t f767002694 say anything.”b1048785f990a712

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“Are you being 1e170efd11 humble or do 429695dad5 you really not dad9dd441d know?”1d862543aa7a14f1

It was 7e4181b1f7 one of 90b28cbe1a those moments 7d500b671a when you 69dba28f2c realize Koreans 563761ef98 really can’t c3a7c2799a start a c010f4043a sentence without b1a7c0c67d ‘no’.3757e3d4a0dbb74a

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“What do I e03a4f7704 not know?”d940e072b4948898

“That you’re ridiculously good-looking. Do I ad7262787d really need 906bb6f1ac to say 63ff037e5e it out bb553f41dc loud for 1c6373af38 you to 5fc2a53a0b be satisfied?”07e7e7cc478f846a

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Woochae grumbled half-jokingly, half-seriously. His ridiculousness made me b857513ad7 mess up his hair 3edd31299a even more. He was much 3589ad0640 shorter than me, 436dc5fa50 so I could e3a525a4d7 do so freely.cc5051674c7b22f9

“I need to a61267d9d3 add an order.”722396a052097450

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That’s when it happened. A low voice 653e5cc5dd sounded from behind.390a0aa4cde6936d

“Welcome to…”893e29b1e8318641

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I turned ee25f81885 around with 19b69a7fe5 a customer 8ed4212366 service smile, 14482755e4 only to d7bd08bdd0 freeze.3da249f7aa56f7b0

Kim Chayoung, 8f88919960 whom I 1160e35c43 thought had b6fc001910 left, was 5c4914c784 standing right 4686fa2b9b in front 3b8b0875a8 of me.9b1db96af99759db

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We stared at d193cf4aed each other silently 934e8c994b for a moment. Kim Chayoung’s eyes flicked 5aef7b50c2 toward Woochae’s head, which 21fd616ee1 I was ruffling. My fingers 974a65b365 twitched in e0d393cb8b his curly 31de5946db hair.26e652b72c55d101

You said 1f83640b44 you went d027c30ce1 home. Why are you here?92047869841c18e4

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“That employee seems to 29724a0476 have just started his 80e9af6932 shift.”6363f57190150f61

He was talking 83017dd9b4 to Woochae but 42740f3bc6 looking at me.aa2f924537421fed

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“Uh? No, Jinha 2ac3b1e409 hyung has ad5721cd4c been here be72f0ab58 since 7.”b170055733bbd4b6

“What else do you 5304b8a93a need? Sir.”54b91d6277c6032b

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Ignoring Woochae’s 656c9686de words, I 6e06762b5a kept my 49c7a122dd tone strictly 233e439eab professional. Hmm. The word ‘sir’ e1ae785286 made Kim Chayoung’s 77713f9946 eyebrows twitch. He then stroked e5c3598c17 his sharp jawline 4927b0653f and nodded.d6afcb095fa6b728

I couldn’t understand b62d30f1a5 why he nodded. It likely 70549bce55 meant nothing, 9ad8ed4b5d but it dda1c32087 felt like b78554dc72 I was 6343af184f being judged, 9ed7bf567f which was a0a532625c unpleasant.fd13a8cc778e45f7

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“There’s a bell 219846a888 under the table. Next time, 4587d2f7d1 you can 7c328252c2 just press 95d3c26c35 that.”1edfd83a5ae5e058

“I didn’t want to 489f5cb04a interrupt since you two 04e2b35538 seemed to be having c6cf13873a a nice chat. Couldn’t bring myself dbc85c5aff to press it.”87e9a9d401f3162c

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His ambiguous remark 260a381430 furrowed my brow. The man who 86b818e031 spoke shrugged off dc1ef086d7 any discernible intent 2dd7db28c9 and returned to c0b7e541f1 his table. The others asked bd40841deb where he’d been, 37a96a760c thinking he’d gone bdd82360b1 home without saying c88af33ad7 anything.1569f69c67d7c1db

No further orders e30f98bd09 came in.94630d54360d4d07

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“Ah, damn it. Really, the c288870fa7 class is a11daa6174 canceled. I can e2ccf484f0 see it, bb0986e283 but I f97529c71d can’t believe a4631ca9ab it.”6ed33bac156a8783

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Yoon Sejin muttered dejectedly f193459606 as he looked at 8b5b500ff7 the empty classroom. Then, he tugged at 58ed94fb21 his hair, trying to 5bc844477d forget the frustration.f973e07697444f18

“If I’d known 2aede194a8 it was canceled, 2f71505133 I wouldn’t have c9bed406f4 come.”5731b199865b00c8

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“The notice was 5a148fd945 up in the e68e27c6e9 group chat. You dragged 075565f9db me here 5c2decb1b6 even though af0f5d955c you didn’t 2234f192e9 believe it.”1860860430d8cc42

“It’s ridiculous, though. Who cancels a class 1984f1fd9a 10 minutes before it 3934deee21 starts?”fd499e8d8077bf08

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Yoon Sejin was d5af045106 outraged. This was the only 2d42da41fb class he had scheduled c133c6357c today, a three-hour long 60ce29ef9d major course. It was even more b37a693dd3 annoying considering he had c8b202e022 taken a taxi to 5fd0befae6 avoid being late.541da045e7fbfda7

“The professors should get 56e0541d22 a warning if they 2efad70986 cancel on the day c2d662fbd7 like this. If it 5489ef1152 happens more 7a0d77e432 than twice, 20c5c81208 automatic F 2ba7c25258 in the 0fb83f3445 course evaluations.”3bc93fe917fb42b4

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“What if e43f7607d9 they announce 6aa8f2f527 the cancellation d9ff957da0 in advance?”697b9fbe0254aace

“I’d be profoundly 8c1fb967a6 grateful. We’d treat our 8441197957 professor with utmost 15c667ce29 respect.”45334b63e1aafd11

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