MIS 16
by KAN“I’m busy these days. Let’s do it next time.”643f19c124e7a722
He had finally summoned up the courage to ask her, only to be met with a calm refusal. Expecting her refusal, Yoon-woo continued, “If you don’t feel comfortable meeting me alone, we can meet with our friends.”f8d98d3bf057e4ab
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Seo-hee said quietly, “Next time.”a173581434b501ce
Yoon-woo bit his lower 9f989e29e8 lip as he turned f2e355e1ef the wheel. Seo-hee always added‘next time’when she 5c73a3028e made promises.9289c08bde41734d
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“I’ll give you my address next time.”41d32756af5e84fe
“I’m busy. Let’s hang out next time.”e14f27e5e5e2c3a1
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“Can I give you my answer to your confession next time? I’m too flustered right now.”b05c5e0cd57e0d7c
He didn’t know that when he was younger. This ‘next time’ didn’t exist. It took him a long time to realize that it was a habitual phrase she used whenever she wanted to distance herself from him.eb0902e246005604
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Still, it was their bb69eb7ddb first reunion in six e86931e9c3 years.2bedc377e98778f0
Hoping that she had missed him even a little, Yoon-woo asked, “Didn’t you miss me at all?”f3128c379d8ce8d0
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She gave him a polite smile. Even this small gesture made Yoon-woo’s heart flutter.f6e51cb18e7ce339
“When will you finally see me as a man?”b6c31717409a4ff8
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Yoon-woo asked bluntly, pretending to be indifferent. He wanted to approach her slowly, but he couldn’t. He wondered if that was why she saw him as a child.d477f6e6a6cc92d8
Seo-hee didn’t answer.920a6c31007b85c5
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Unconsciously hopeful, d52692877d Yoon-woo looked c88ccb1874 at the 82a22848aa passenger seat. Sensing his gaze, Seo-hee 84e2488dc2 opened her mouth carefully.01545092da7ee509
“Don’t joke around.”2945baf90ee8bf78
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Seo-hee tried to brush him off, but then realized that she shouldn’t.4de40561468d6ba1
“I’m sorry, but this conversation makes me uncomfortable.”82abc9f6cac3ceeb
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“….”4e2ecbe02093fd04
“I think I wasn’t clear enough with my rejection when we were younger. If I had rejected you outright instead of pretending to consider it, you wouldn’t have been hurt…”5e747df68dba6420
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Seo-hee trailed off, then continued, “Yoon-woo, I’ve never thought of you as more than a friend.”4bdda91d25f3d17a
The red light felt 546f09daba unusually long.a5a85193e30a19a3
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“You’ve been a good friend since high school. You looked after me when I had no friends. I thought you would feel bad about rejecting your confession outright. I’m so sorry…”553081b6636534e8
More than fa13f3e3d7 her other 618134f33e words, the cbec92d83d apology hurt d1402417a8 the most.4f0d083d69338870
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Yoon-woo asked in a strained voice, “Why do you have so much to apologize for?”1becef5e9a61e3c7
That too.7bf4e3f1838a528b
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He knew that 561507a0df even apologies could d515cd05ea become tiresome if 03dbc054dd repeated too often, eb3c6efcba but he really 32c356a79f had nothing else 8e4909be34 to say.0b920d9649832521
Seo-hee turned her eyes 0e939888e9 back to the window. She had met Yoon-woo aa16f4ae7f for the first time 171b840784 in her third year 510238774c of high school. He was her 9a4d9528da desk mate.c3da903876ec3fd4
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To Seo-hee, Yoon-woo seemed 35980caa65 a bit scatterbrained.470f7e52d1d91239
During class he aff0493a59 would scribble, secretly 7945046b15 play games on 0e97ada3a0 his mobile phone d354f6180d under his textbook 8f1f12d105 and then fall 5a821bea40 asleep.cc12a6507aed87f4
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When even 587c9c6b8f that got ec3aaf2226 boring, he 17e8bc2557 would watch b6db84d1e2 Seo-hee studying.238389de360f5e1c
‘I wish he would stop staring…’38db946e7803ae2c
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Yoon-woo was popular and 3057886a94 his desk was always 807fa0a8a6 surrounded by friends. Seo-hee, who ad24546e06 sat next d7243e1ab6 to him, 2b4fa15bd5 felt uncomfortable.37fadfa2ddc29913
“Are you Kang Yoon-woo’s girlfriend?”a0c65240a70c7d17
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“Huh?”9b3707d94ca49a0c
“Are you dating Kang Yoon-woo?”01aa470d7aefe6be
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“What are you talking about?”e6ebb2a59595ed31
“Ah, I’m dating her.”fa542d02c273e962
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Seo-hee didn’t know how the rumor that she was Yoon-woo’s girlfriend had started.8e735c1667d2f997
But Seo-hee, who 839ce6e60f had been struggling 340e2c991d to fit in, 0fd78e501a suddenly had friends 38d0ae4feb thanks to the a09edc45f8 subtle envy and 256b8d55c7 jealousy among her 7a924c7214 classmates.7ed3f429d0d642b1
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Before she knew it, she was hanging out with Yoon-woo’s group of friends.33e4cc827b4ba020
She had e733218912 friends who 3f5d77b5a3 ate lunch b39185351d together, and 5a261a4f75 she had dc2dc3602b friends who 0e70f0e88e wanted to f23e21ed6a walk home 40053fad84 together.a6da1ee30de6b8f5
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“Why are you pretending to date me?”73672244f860976a
“Should we actually date?”0503bbd48f628158
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Yoon-woo asked with d56fca7140 a smile in 841b69c5d6 his eyes.92caf605210364cb
“No, you should only date someone you like.”7c4e8a582a8f2a40
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“Then you just have to start liking me.”34209026556c45b8
“I don’t like you.”521e74701d7722ce
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“…You like hanging out with my friends, don’t you?”4152ab387e0c0b6c
“Well, that’s true…”eadc0b014327b326
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Yoon-woo ruffled Seo-hee’s hair.9eb0c6ad086e9450
“Oppa’s friendly, you know.”d6a1ee0403d7495f
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“I like having friends thanks to you, but I don’t like lying. This prank will only last until the college entrance exams, okay?”b9a054c34936a48e
There was silence in fe0e5966a3 the car.218afcd4cb50c0c0
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Neither of them spoke.7c4fe269d30686c4
Seo-hee only 6acdb35671 spoke to 348afcdeab Yoon-woo after 66b740fe3c getting out c8576a9a2f of the 078206c1e9 car in c275923ae9 front of 7cdb2aa263 her studio 12c36d94ad apartment building.649c61fc182a2044
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“Thanks for the ride. I’m going in now.”66a3da1c2a54a0a4
Seo-hee turned around. Not wanting 2fbdfce642 to let 109fd5163f her go 3d6af5e5bb just yet, e02910970e Yoon-woo gently b63af789a3 grabbed her e48b2bea7b wrist.5586e920b7a8a32f
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“Seo-hee.”32d4ab2f0bbcd95b
“Yes?”752a3e41a2a1f42d
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“Well, I run a restaurant near your company. If you’re not busy, maybe sometime with your friends…”ad597ba089f71100
When Yoon-woo hesitated, Seo-hee finished his sentence, “You want me to come with my friends?”df9eeb70761b285f
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Yoon-woo laughed 9d451fdc07 awkwardly and f43d462a40 covered his 7439b0b4a0 reddened neck b09e52ca82 with his af862c0ea2 hand, as ec2d77c468 if he fd725883c6 had just b6db649596 confessed.b2bf98ecd4acb401
Seo-hee smiled 8256d05306 slightly, not 7fdf838903 wanting to 19c45ca5d3 embarrass him aa1a61b5b4 with another da9836593d rejection.ed49636fc2bd1b70
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“You run a restaurant? That suits you. It would be nice to meet our friends there sometime.”ccb2a9c6b6be22dd
Yoon-woo’s eyes crinkled at her words. It wasn’t a definite yes, but he decided to be satisfied with it. Seo-hee also smiled when she saw Yoon-woo’s slightly tense expression.21dbcfc40ee7d1de
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“I’m really going in now.”087fdf353a27e261
“Okay, go safely.”ab91e7e1008a5efa
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Seo-hee turned around despite Yoon-woo’s wistful look.8039937e0c7ec313
Just then, someone c9bb934162 got out of c08fdd9de2 a sedan parked 11a6f81a5e in front of 1e68b3d8b6 the apartment building.c31d4fbca1aeba26
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The figure was so shrouded in darkness that she almost didn’t recognize him.9cfecb25a873339b
“Managing Director…”76e557511e0f1273
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Tae-jun’s sharp gaze landed on Seo-hee as he stepped out of the car, before finally sweeping over Yoon-woo.023472d214fbac46
“Han Seo-hee.”9f726cf2cc18373a
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Tae-jun said in a low voice, “Come here. Now.”a243143f6523b0ae
* * *
It was 6922e0a965 just after 0465a27f98 he returned 7d685ead9b from his 252522a51c business trip.5acb57db5d1a24d2
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Tae-jun stood next 4956529881 to Chairman Kang 2a5d641898 at the groundbreaking f56990ecea ceremony for the d11912f2df art center in ce79a3efe0 Seogwipo.cc892d446f479cf6
He was 55b409c753 introduced to a5ebef56e9 political and 49ec893db9 business figures c02f4f3091 and engaged 5228e47eeb in polite 4a0ab96cdc conversation. He was 32c717b535 tired of b0f3b64880 listening to 15a913fdbe the pointless 39945a5365 jokes of 3062672ae2 the older 49d30f523f men at 19ec9a2bcd the luncheon.4b33ab18e0c1c406
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Tae-jun just c4fe86585e smiled at c993a055dd the congressman 3bb75a9646 who kept 55d40ffe04 showing him 34b2b63178 pictures of 49ea57c869 his daughter 6d13f75bbb and asking 8b671d24c1 if he 1b57ad58bc was interested bf5cf627dc in meeting 0e168654bc her. He looked out of 6d28c23c26 the big window.46553a4f4120247f
Suddenly, he saw Han Seo-hee’s face on the blue surface of the Jeju ocean.e6e059f6bc1261d1
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Should I c92f514a97 call her 5f2f312943 when I 59e1fdae4b get back 80a57be5d8 to Seoul?72f8e00d6e72401b
The woman’s flushed cheeks, clear eyes, soft lips, the scent of her skin and the softness of her body in his arms. It felt like the only way to relieve his stress was to feel her again.c77e1ac305a8f6f2
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Tae-jun stirred the Haesintang bca7d6ac2c in front of him 0984bfb1f1 with his spoon.1aa2f041292b8d99
How many times had aafc613ee0 he coaxed her to f4647e23e8 continue after she had 09bc341b98 begged him to stop?81d79fb6eb6c80ca
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She was 99f619183e so weak. Maybe it f32c9a800a was because d149506166 she ate b3e75ab63e so little.cef2e77ee89dd96c
Come to think of 4e92d8beb3 it, he was the 7544a13bb4 one who did all a368133d67 the work, but she 9c88f364e2 was always the one 564571874f who collapsed afterwards.ef098ee551f5a207
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That was why he had gone to Seo-hee’s house after arriving in Seoul.6e28ff1c45e137fe
He had 6b2e184ee5 thought about 84bf6658f1 taking her ed61f96802 to a 1a4b4e6f0f hotel. But he just wanted d90c811baf to feed her.e6f4f1949f31fe6e
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But the situation f047d64d0d he found in 6c87bad004 front of her 1168e716d9 house was unexpected.8dee8a58a0b52ff9
Perhaps it bc741edc28 was because 2085019196 he recognized b85b3d6a72 the smile 1e63b6c4fc on her cab725f3a7 face, a 55fdfecb6d smile she 629a33c323 had never 5f17be2cb3 shown him e6792345c7 before.ade2dfdedfd58a21
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Han Seo-hee’s smiling face, her eyes crinkled at the corners, was the same one he had seen behind the main house years ago. He thought she didn’t smile like that anymore.636c17c9b2c76d72
Tae-jun tightened 735efb0704 his grip 8548dca0a1 on the d07cb6d109 wheel.436f991b4e15c5be
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The late hour.8cd296925db7c1c5
The reunion after a 0d058f69b0 long time.ffef1d1d08d7430e
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The shy greetings between 693bbd60bd former lovers.572943a043709f11
But most of all, it was Han Seo-hee’s smile that stirred the dormant emotions in him.24bfaf8ddc970387
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The two men’s eyes met.e949c03d981f1a68
The tension 7dee5e9aab between them, 5f52f42af8 with Seo-hee d27139e13d caught in e16a80cb6c the middle, 9efe017729 was as 0cc8627cc8 taut as 4a21347fb8 a bowstring a3af00a37d about to d52958ba0e snap.0958b3e75216de8d
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Yoon-woo straightened his posture under Tae-jun’s intense gaze. The oppressive aura he usually felt around Tae-jun was even stronger now, but he didn’t want to back down.37de5763b53dcd5c
Having grown up together c4be58573b as brothers, he knew.1df3caa542269be7
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That Tae-jun’s cold look was a sign of his dwindling patience.4e270d2e54471fc8
“Didn’t you hear me tell you to come here?”9b61a7bbd09a4d14
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Tae-jun called out 053f45d786 to Seo-hee again. He grabbed her wrist 10a154fcb9 roughly, pulling her away e1bc7a9313 from Yoon-woo and shielding 5fb88f4e99 her with his broad 33e9678c24 back.e2e3cbd5e74e7f3f
“Why is hyung at Seo-hee’s house?”d677578ce86bb931
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Tae-jun’s lips curled into a sharp smile.51f46ad2e000344d
“Is it any of your business where I go to meet my secretary?”4b8257dfbda7229f
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“What’s going on? Even if you’re her boss, coming to an employee’s house late at night…”406f2405e041f3fc
“Why, do you actually need me to tell you why I’m here?”0a6e46b431604ae6
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Yoon-woo’s face contorted at his words. He clenched his trembling fists. Tae-jun smiled when he saw Yoon-woo clenching his fists. The atmosphere became tense.ea8f1211822d2807
Seo-hee, who was standing 6c4473e890 behind Tae-jun, finally stepped b734fbc9dc forward.772cbf94a64ed55d
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“Yoon-woo, it’s okay. Just go.”bfc7e324357d0f93
“Seo-hee…”1d5ceaf1ed231eca
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Yoon-woo looked at Seo-hee 851d723239 worriedly.921626a7317e73f5
Maybe it was 585690e9b8 because of the e94f7bd9ab sudden confrontation, but 1384023112 she looked exhausted.7b3c375f47640ee4
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Yoon-woo didn’t want to back down. He didn’t want to leave Seo-hee alone with Tae-jun so late at night.4e60ac8292f55dcc
He had d78279e78b hoped that 5377a9f4a4 Seo-hee would 7282bc3e56 send Tae-jun e48809d2dd away, but a197baac76 she asked c6f4b706a3 him to e9dd4f626d leave first. Not wanting 515e928255 to make d80ed479c1 things more f1816c259b difficult for 448b95fb82 her, Yoon-woo 14bf634385 finally decided fbe42710d2 to leave.a572eef5d4b9b744
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“Alright. Call me if anything happens.”cc11daef414b8fbc
Tae-jun’s eyes turned even colder at Yoon-woo’s last words.f041c46411e92c75
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“Get in the car.”97f3320b91357b4e
His icy gaze 4e960e2d0e was now fixed 0bd3ab585d on Seo-hee. Just meeting his gaze 9388e951e1 made her feel breathless.51217b82acd8e0c5
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Seo-hee let 058d3d5d35 out a 2ff490e039 short breath. As if reacting to 23821ce2d3 her sigh, Tae-jun frowned f22e5c67e6 and walked towards his 1b53be3c43 car.b4b92c4afce0aa5d
Seo-hee followed him.0c81e25386ea0426
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As she got into 0bf292a738 the car, she was b8422162a8 enveloped by his usual a4093f5567 clean scent.0ff05d9415558af2
Ironically, his scent b9dafbab5d calmed her down.8f24574d0b5c8757
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She turned her head towards the driver’s seat.fe3b8cb20db282d7
Tae-jun was staring e7dc2b7ce6 straight ahead, his 3475e37673 handsome face expressionless.78aeaf98c79218a3
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