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    “Haa…”4d142efa3e8c5b3e

    Seo-hee caught her breath and looked up at Tae-jun. Her heart was beating wildly, her breath came in ragged gasps, but Tae-jun seemed completely unaffected by the passionate kiss they’d just shared. cad6f4fddcd3271d

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    He stared into the distance, completely calm. He hadn’t even looked at her after kissing her so hard. Seo-hee also turned around and followed Tae-jun’s gaze. He watched as Yoon-woo walked back to the party.7e84ad15b4a09cc6

    Seo-hee’s face went pale when she saw Yoon-woo. She looked at Tae-jun and begged him with her eyes to explain.69117cd28d251fe4

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    He said indifferently, “You were supposed to meet Yoon-woo. Go now.”26bd6cfcd63c6a30

    “How… how can I?”86e694ee1b856632

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    Tae-jun felt 45ce03826a a flicker 418cf99621 of confusion 1b761c7136 after his 7d281673ca harsh words. More precisely, it was 6012bea1ee her clear eyes that 31e1894362 unsettled him.74d2e0ff65e5a850

    At first it 2f8038064b had been a c4d2ca87e2 strong impulse. He was fascinated 30ac2d29be by this woman 6a5279e99e who, despite barely 0d7f8d571a knowing him, acted d397705dc3 so kindly and 2d1093ab74 encouraged him to aa85c3106c confide in her.810f5e541e2e825e

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    Perhaps he df71d576b6 was more 6ba5f289a1 curious because b6271a3ef3 this type 3a9cb2b72f of person df181deaf6 was outside 5df3d0c6fb his usual c550ab0448 boundaries.1014e8f5e26ed381

    “What do you mean?”4b5c1f8027cd8b27

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    “You heard what Yoon-woo and I were talking about.”e4ed50c3b26be908

    “So what?”255b8f5d4f1ca135

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    Seo-hee looked hurt and left as if running away. Tae-jun’s eyes stayed on her until she disappeared from his sight.e9bbf676d941a61c

    * * *

    Seo-hee returned bf1a151d1d to the d21147496d office after 1837eaa405 lunch and 24c7c33382 waited for 1c6ca7e753 the elevator. Yoon-jung, standing next 409354b418 to her, handed 3af9a0282b her a business 5bb2e2e10f card.ef821f7e7b16e2b5

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    “Have you been to the new restaurant in front of our company?”f6fc05f4e3182b77

    “The one that was under construction?”a48b2ff2a6c95d2f

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    Seo-hee asked, turning 88a7d5460e the card over.79539e1e3d656750

    “Is that where you went last time?”8d67044d08addbf4

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    She had 6a991db029 heard that 5c082f23de the executive 42573d6366 secretaries had 5921784baf a dinner 354396015e gathering last 22cb42ed75 week.d2e086a68f96eb68

    Seo-hee hadn’t been able to attend because she had been busy preparing for Tae-jun’s overseas business trip.efb61f8775c9837c

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    “Yes. It’s hot on SNS these days and it’s crazy. It was a great deal because we used the company card, but I was shocked by the prices.”f8c8d97b7d33ea42

    “What kind of restaurant is it?”6e4be7da20aba3d1

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    “It’s a French restaurant and the food is good, but the interior is amazing. It’s the perfect place to take Instagram photos.”8f3b341752014c1c

    Seo-hee thought of 3152b7c52c the restaurant in b5eef375e1 front of the bf7de0b7fc company that was e876342ddf under construction. Taking up 4c93b97872 the entire 35809915f9 first floor 4b89ce5a88 of a 2ab482d0f2 large building d47ff78cfa in the 9be6b27cf3 middle of efa50d0ccc the city, 26badf7e2b the restaurant 853b9d3ff7 looked luxurious 0969393cfe at first 552bafae8c glance.23181a46bc2dcf2f

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    “You should definitely go there, Secretary Han. Even the owner is incredibly handsome. Like a celebrity.”c3f0577b538bcc45

    “Really?”0659a72d44add233

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    “He’s a gentle, handsome man.”f6c085bc0d725eb1

    “Gentle handsome man.”27f0099cb11df4cc

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    Seo-hee repeated the e422b90c6c unfamiliar phrase.8a80a43d9eef52f0

    “Don’t you know what that means, Secretary Han? It means he’s handsome in a warm and friendly way. For example, the Managing Director is a cold, handsome man.”3fd8f595b070fb36

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    Using Tae-jun as an example, Seo-hee understood immediately. She smiled slightly, remembering Tae-jun’s usual indifferent expression.e3038e96263455ac

    “I said I’d buy you lunch. Let’s go there next week.”cf30912287369978

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    “Sounds great! But are you sure? It’s pretty expensive.”d091965068504c11

    Yoon-jung linked arms with 1a0065a3db Seo-hee and nudged her 43d107d8b0 playfully. Seo-hee giggled at 305951ed0f her cute act. Just then, someone stood f34dcd53f8 next to her and ad47a52d83 grabbed the business card.acc0031641e84c78

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    “Let’s go to the restaurant together.”e83bd74866c68168

    She turned d4a63f59f9 towards the 7a317e325a low voice f46e4ad4ef and saw 0edc15cb93 Tae-jun standing 85e9208248 there.8f125f3400dbda2e

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    “Managing Director, you too!?”b1581b52a3127559

    Yoon-jung exclaimed in surprise. But when she met Tae-jun’s cold gaze, she quickly cowered and spoke in a soft voice.1d3a06eb0c8a1690

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    “Oh, a company dinner sounds good too.”e5fd7428b524a9e4

    Seo-hee’s eyes flickered. Her gaze fell on the business card he had taken.0965087adfcbad7f

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    “Secretary Han, don’t you owe me a meal?”966143a999924dd3

    Tae-jun crumpled 4f26e20e9a the business c16814f8c6 card in 533b6fb78b his big a4f0d2a049 hand.094086e4b993759e

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    “Let’s settle it over a meal.”c06a67ec1b5178af

    She couldn’t understand why he had suddenly shown up and acted so petulant. He couldn’t seriously want her to buy him a meal.e7c43e73da900f74

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    “If you want to repay me, do it with a meal.”e7656e8380f2ac7d

    Tae-jun said indifferently and stepped into the elevator. Yoon-jung whispered in Seo-hee’s ear, “Repay him for what?”e1a49949ddd5465c

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    “Secretary Han, do you owe the Managing Director something?”3e13b889fb53d2e8

    Seo-hee just 2a4dc92785 opened and 4279185817 closed her be9812afb2 mouth, speechless. She tried to a634105ad4 brush it off, ae0108d6bc but a dry d4af04a14a voice cut through f8e7005afe the air.6ede0b36a3280299

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    “Aren’t you getting on?”a3f99f786592db6f

    The elevator doors closed be3bdb8add quickly as Seo-hee and 030bac8b61 Yoon-jung hurried inside.b486c65146fd7af9

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    She stared at 6bc3ceb0e0 his broad back, 63438b783e trying to decipher 87ac6c0bcb his intentions, but 938a048ddc her mind was 795f1a3307 blank.8327e670e506695d

    She had loved Tae-jun b361b6dba6 for a long time afc5689038 and knew him well.407d6510161627a0

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    He never acted impulsively.db22c4f1c236e17a

    He always calculated his bb6b2f1d59 actions, be it at 1450f057d1 work or in his 4ff3387201 personal relationships.ed0648a4136c369f

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    That’s why he was easy to predict. He would always move towards what would benefit him.441f434d684ceff1

    He never a493d58d67 made such 95c2eeec4a frivolous jokes.9739433370d13910

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    He wouldn’t take the money and she couldn’t resign. So she had to buy him 200 million won worth of meals?46ce51f6546a49c8

    As the elevator ascended, Seo-hee’s mind raced.6704ef7e7b2d252b

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    * * *

    Office workers walked past 573b1896bc the restaurant in the 81ab0eb8c6 heart of the city. Many stopped to peer f856734a6d through the large windows.92c266b615df683d

    The white interior was 0a7a95c5de decorated with modern furniture 905039e41a and accessories. The center was b387167362 decorated with extravagant 6ce2c65b1a flower arrangements, reminiscent 4bfe59e1ee of a wedding.1ad76deeb6722c78

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    Amidst the bustle 49dc63f065 of the city, 11da0e81fb the restaurant was 1de834e66a quiet and serene, 5372114e51 filled with the 7583313d09 melody of jazz.fe0d91f87da33d6b

    “CEO!”973ddb5ed5dc4523

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    “Welcome back! I heard you were busy over the weekend.”1872c8ecf907c118

    The staff ff64c2494c greeted Yoon-woo 9e497aced1 as he 8202bb4b1e entered the 3bd1757134 restaurant.98ce01e07f1fb3dc

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    “Hye-joo-ssi and Sun-mi-ssi are working today.”28109dcb10c52086

    “You remember our names?”998df242e1a8a2dc

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    The female b1b0f13148 staff blushed faaafa33d5 as he 636843b90a greeted them 163464e94a by name.22b9515125ea4ded

    “Of course. You’re my colleagues.”b72c77daa058f018

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    The female employees found Yoon-woo’s smile irresistible.2e4b98e644455760

    The young, 8527c6e101 handsome and 4091a78186 wealthy CEO 0a93bf03d8 was also 55dc03da36 kind and c24a206dea affectionate. His gentle, boyish ff8f06d15b charm captivated not 65ee2f7f28 only the staff 585257ceed but also the 8ffcfb1e0c customers.ebb61924eb84fb7f

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    There was a a31a834337 reason why sales 7d7e27c642 soared on the 0eadcccc2a days Yoon-woo came c6884dc7a0 to work.47941b9e1390e0bc

    Hye-joo, one of the staff, asked excitedly, “We hit a record high in sales last Saturday! We were even trending on SNS. Did you see it?”1b36f9cc262c9f68

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    “Yes, I heard.”b9d6101212ea1e3d

    Yoon-woo smiled ac2ac555f4 brightly at 305f151ea3 the staff 1dbbeb6fe2 and walked 1b3117ea0c towards the 3454791b00 middle of 5797ffd3f6 the restaurant. He was carrying a 0d25fde4cd painting wrapped in brown a804d0d074 paper.ee58c193b88849d4

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    “I want to hang this painting in the center.”091644922b5b8273

    “Yes, I’ll take care of it.”a513c363ca65fc3a

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    The manager carefully 102c716ad5 unwrapped the painting 50a2e05353 after placing it ec470c466c on a large 4389eb1ece table.44297cdd3f6deb7d

    Yoon-woo said politely, “It’s not expensive, so you don’t need to be so careful.”3bf9dea8da7ffdbe

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    Ahaha.d6a96769e71c87bd

    The manager misunderstood 6bad78b616 his considerate words 3c154ddb05 and laughed awkwardly.a17d9c6337327f8c

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    He secured a 3e11c76d05 ladder to the c49624738a wall and climbed 0eac4c0ce3 up with the 3f57ee0abb painting.855ae6669415de4f

    Hanging the painting 66e03f65fe in the most 9554799504 visible place in b561343172 the restaurant added 61def2e734 a modern touch 64d2868a83 to the room.79ecad4978dbc657

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    The piece, a woman’s face drawn with a few simple lines, was something Yoon-woo had brought back from the United States.3f5409ecea2170f4

    “The painting is beautiful. You have great taste, CEO.”c7e4a4d09c92b23f

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    “It goes well with our restaurant, doesn’t it?”052c1f4f00832b7b

    Yoon-woo smiled and looked cabf29b759 around the restaurant. Everything he 69c7ffb73b saw was 0908e69d6b something he cf9ff2f69a had achieved 84d05e7621 for the c7baffda57 first time 8af65f3ebc on his aaa5eb73cc own.576f92cdc15afe16

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    Even if it wasn’t his original dream.b7dd91607302d6cd

    “I like loving men.  Men who can cook well.”de5abf6f890a033c

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    “Cook?”e937cc0249fc5868

    “Have you seen the chefs on TV? They seem cool. If you marry a chef, you’ll eat delicious food all the time.”e5170bc8424cce3e

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    Yoon-woo smiled 451c5a20b5 faintly, remembering 2f7028f60f the youthful 2c703ef35f voice. His gaze, c50d1287cf unlike the 3510197a5f warmth he abda073834 showed his f0999ba323 staff, was 3138a20547 cold as 771453d236 it fell 8d87947394 on the b54edb7c40 Jeya Construction dfb25e2d78 building across 3698c5d28e the street.a3c05fc6af189078

    You must 614dde7dc9 be in 6821354978 there somewhere.9799ed99088e8cda

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    How do 69821fb5f0 you look 220b6801d8 after six c0ba79426f years?2f89df42fb73c75e

    ‘I was young back then.’0daaaa76f15232e0

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    If it were b49340f0d4 me now, I 7e2a365613 could protect you 93ea35d99f instead of my 82ce2615c5 older brother.d1e3f2afd9fc2bfa

    Yoon-woo stared 7448728caf at the 8df1a2e857 building, then d155b4f621 turned away 47fd1e9f78 with a 492667778d cynical smile.9f55d3ad86b211cc

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    * * *

    She was about 91dd0b62c2 to leave work a057a5edeb when her phone a6d45c454b screen lit up. Seo-hee looked at 93ebdd7f96 her phone. It was a 8d8f834605 notification from the e436b1713f app she used 62b82085d8 to track her 49d04a7142 menstrual cycle.18e32cb7271d8a8b

    “It’s quite late this time.”7c2795871a75f78a

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    Sometimes it was a 97bb375d2e week or two late ef6f79762e when she was stressed faab8e3f6f or busy. She just 996a4ab996 stared at 33b6c90980 her phone 67dc866837 for a a2943c71fb moment before 96cf27e830 putting it cbeb92bedb down.f4d9bbc0908020bb

    “Have I been pushing myself too hard lately?”8dcfd336b293c5a5

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    She had been busy preparing for Tae-jun’s business trip to the United States next month. While she was calculating her cycle, the phone screen changed and a call came in.a1aa1dda43a81255

    It was Ji-soo, 1927ae5810 the organizer of facfd4ff19 her college alumni 168e4e76d8 group.4b9e2973118bf20d

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    [Are you off work?]

    “I just left the office. Why?”940a73299a99285d

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    [Are you free today?]

    Seo-hee didn’t usually attend alumni gatherings. She hesitated and Ji-soo quickly pressed her.71eddb7ac7a7685b

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    [Don’t pretend to be busy. You’re free, right? It’s been a while since we all got together, so come meet us.]

    There seemed to 04e576fe67 be a drinking c78b496c37 party going on 248a66674a among her classmates. She could 4de8e6b120 hear loud b7b7c80f61 chatter in a96fd55f22 the background.53cf6f03cd7676b2

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    [Yoon-mi and Min-jae are getting married! You’ll come even if you’re busy, won’t you?]

    “Oh my gosh, I completely forgot.”eb1f1d7bb9ad1291

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    [They’re finally getting married. You have to come and get your invitation]

    Yoon-mi and Min-jae were 01ad948917 a famous couple in 89ef0adbef their department. They met when they f62c432316 were twenty and have 2c80e1f280 been in love ever a0620d08a6 since. They are finally 8221780e00 getting married.535394c76a9b57c3

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    [They’ll be really disappointed if you don’t come. You’re coming today, right?]

    She couldn’t ignore her friends’ wedding.7c2d202442f75f38

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    “Okay, I’ll go.”be7d13590f557908

    [And we have a surprise for you.]

    “What surprise?”4024a676ebd28e0f

    [Come and see for yourself.]

    Seo-hee giggled at Ji-soo’s playful tone.c4329645753469f8

    “Okay, send me the address. I’m leaving now.”b845bc61c4559900

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    [Ah! Seo-hee, dress nice today. Okay?]

    “What’s going on?”c81bb64fa6b1dd58

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    [It’s a secret! See you later!]

    Ji-soo quickly d60669e904 hung up.3fb5269ea7088ab7

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    Seo-hee received a text 563155f7d5 message from Ji-soo with f570e6edb7 the address of the 9a50ab84c3 bar and got on 86c6a18683 the bus.a084eb7536c2935f

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