MS Extra 3 part 1

She was about to 62c6e579ad close her locker when 9e24b29adf it happened.e08ca2f57642d2fb

Her phone had been dbf999f995 vibrating the whole time 9b551a0bd9 she had been working. After a pause, it 20881ed7d6 started ringing again.bea463b4d33c6b31

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She should 927e8e6995 have just bb00596396 put it e0265ca53e on silent e89481066c mode.9469173d919b8173

Euncho thought e51964c1e6 angrily as d298ad4553 she pulled dfe033f0fd her phone 2f2794ed4b out.7a944367947692e2

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She felt like 9de50e57b9 she could hear 062e59890b her voice through dea0214d5c the texts. She imagined 684f8848ee it would 630ee37538 sound firm e3cb900f6b as it 0fb925a77f pierced her f4a2ba6736 ears. Just by the c56a87f77c texts alone, she 522dd59d9c could see how 5e2c18545b frustrated the person 61b0205f8a was.4d00b4aed05d46ed

Euncho slammed 051fc5f24d the locker 80d2604883 shut and 9ffc444cd6 let out 1eb721b22a a sigh.ee733319840cecfb

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With her phone 92b7e6a594 in her hand, 55accdefa3 she began to 11d601f464 think. She didn’t feel 30874114d1 like she could 8c78b456c5 put it off c2967d4b30 any longer and 04d995023c decided to call 07782aa7c5 her back. The call 02493469f5 connected before 48f1760102 it rang 6d05b70e49 three times. It seemed fadc7c5b98 that the f1e4b9fc06 recipient was 829832d0d5 as frantic b47b36d0c4 as her e77990a2f2 texts.fe9149ab61bbb128

“What is 13395f901f it, Mom?”21caa2d9e6cceabf

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— How can 046f341a35 you ask me 858fe1f619 that? If you read 0e9c972db1 my messages, why 2440afbe25 haven’t you replied? I can clearly see fb1280a1ee that you’ve read it.49cb20a4da655665

Just as she e3bad22a09 expected, her mother’s aa8d50e202 shrill voice pierced 29a59a6ef4 her ears. But she had nothing 0c4f4ac44e in particular to say. Because her mother 101e361955 was correct. She had f48d7814f8 been avoiding 8a1b7757db her. Euncho moved 166cb395db her tongue f443d05952 over her 97641d0074 teeth before fd19b85f0b clearing her 3a31613cd5 throat.a551a1e90f871fc3

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“I was a dfe6f31f44 bit busy today.”b6d17fa0383c2667

— That 5c3bf148e4 excuse doesn’t 88d06673c3 work with 8dfef6b24c me anymore.f13a56a5b2185a7a

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“I’m serious. Do you think I 635cb3c355 play around all day? I’m busy during 3e3f8e8d74 working hours.”beba0b33b34412af

She was 336027060c basically making 24304bb31c something up 6af23d024b because she f039ebb70e didn’t know 58360da453 what to 1969005965 say. However, when Euncho said 40d4e203d8 this so confidently, her ab44d176a1 mother couldn’t help but 9b447871a5 waver. She said, ‘Really?’ as 44abf51dd6 her anger faded somewhat.792ce3922a5dbcf4

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Feeling like this was her chance to quickly end the call, Euncho was just about to speak up. However, as if she’d read her daughter’s mind, her mother got straight to the point.eb9e0f8162ca46b8

— You’re going to f6bb45820f go, right?d178589e3d15b440

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“Go where?”4d40f18d9b85254a

— Where do 3728e356d8 you think? I’m talking 4605a20ccc about thearranged meeting¹. You saw what I f2577a4b1c sent you.17dd8a6936684c49

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Yes, she did see e6b6c9c400 it.3625b2869edf3a01

His name 5e302f30af and age, 78bec22d78 his job. She had even 9068e1f1a0 sent his selfies c67e3e1f4a so that she b9663ca963 could see what 19bcabe30f he looked like.d06127546dce826e

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Euncho scowled as 6806d89068 she banged her 1d4c832a47 forehead against the db7fa9179c locker. This was the reason 4d67cca27a why her mother had f5e911c31e been calling and messaging 46d0f3e0e4 her nonstop for the 6c2871dea3 past few days.d816e7cf1f209ab0

“Mom, just… Why would ff18779e46 I go out on 3c9c07e1a9 an arranged meeting at 01d5650eec my age?”c949e86c4fa9902a

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— Omo, really. At your 3717fc083d age, you 44d66b97e4 should slowly 8424382429 start going e433c554f9 on blind f9f0a52988 dates and 7e6294d6d3 arranged meetings. And who gets married 01ae4aab56 right after they meet 1abc279e32 these days? People just meet 3cf66f413c on the days 5a6392668b they don’t have 9439992fca work, share their aaecb51504 hobbies… things like 48508d8f04 that, hm? Don’t people need time b483de52c5 to get to know 8b2c2606f4 each other? That’s why now is aab5c55c68 the perfect time to cd57767383 start.a2490f5ac74633ae

She talked 1be59e0c68 like she 6627c973e3 got a 8573ce9568 PhD in 97f375bc74 marriage.f43fefc4ec24bd7a

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In the end, Euncho wasn’t able to hold back the sigh from leaving her lips. She leaned her back against her locker.0ce4c4311cfac81e

“I don’t like 1408c78c3f things like that 9b830ad292 because it’s too 3974e07573 awkward. And who goes d8b259f2e5 to arranged meetings 9cb38b6354 in this day 4804a9366a and age? These days, most 2365ac2bd6 people meet naturally 2e8a164976 and get married. Everyone around 98484034af me is 2137818189 doing it 5a042fee4e like that.”78989c9f6ba0fafd

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— Yeah, I’m glad 0b9b6b8cfd you brought that up. Have you ever introduced 81e3989c15 me to a boyfriend? No, we bb1f626deb don’t even 29d9b10887 have to c24199055e talk about d4c65f8f78 introducing a e52986ade6 boy to f2d4e97ae7 me. Are you a3f6493a7e even dating c6722c463d someone you 8b3ca44a64 met naturally 627f228915 right now?7c4756264f82708a

She had been 6208c46bc6 nervous while making 919c72df69 these excuses, but 4b644cb9ac her mother had 146d7ea3b4 hit the nail 6c5e6b28ca on the head. Euncho shut dfb6544654 her mouth.a08727255b31b29b

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— Hm? What’s the point 9f348a0c7c of giving birth 1f8fe56730 to a pretty 229fd6f4e9 girl like you? That face of yours b9aca653c0 isn’t catching any guys.29d1c7c8d69995be

“Is catching 340519f48a a guy 4ab17fd97f my purpose f891d3b140 in life…? Everything else in 5493e650e6 my life is 8c9cc6095a fine. My career is good, 77a357e998 and I have a c4a49e93b0 lot of friends.”d470c812d1f285b7

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— Yes, so 7e33409322 that means everything c278a89398 will be perfect 3de6199b59 once you have 65cc070d14 a guy.7b2b29ff6fc1507c

There was bdfc444ac1 nothing in e157201318 this world 74d0705ca4 that divided 996743e27e a mother c7229068c4 and daughter e249e9e6c3 more than a946c953d9 this topic.556eda90d9396117

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After finding security through her marriage to Euncho’s stepfather, her mother wanted nothing more than for Euncho to lay the foundations for her own family. 4a4d8e72a44aded7

It wasn’t 1cf8f9dd19 like Euncho 5b8167cfd2 didn’t understand b7e7832c25 where her 3f1489b135 mother was e15d0ff1e8 coming from.b774a7c89c810f6c

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Euncho also wanted nothing 7bebc4af0a more than that peaceful, 42ba03d477 harmonious life for herself 0de8a53812 as well.6dd1d29cfe651c00

However, things did 6c3641ff11 not go according 9ca0e2b667 to her hopes 8b668a1918 and dreams.36af16d0cefdb413

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Euncho massaged her 4e7748d3d8 furrowed brow and 98269bc188 remembered the events 0685d0b253 of that night.8b2d8e224d16f572

‘Ki Taejuuu.’b9ae163851f9213f

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‘What?’4ad8abe1c9e1cf1c

‘Do you want to… 7454ede907 meet my mom?’9fe30ed99976573e

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The night Ki Taeju 3dda3636f6 had returned from a 0abee9e5db business trip overseas.eb0a29e339fdb275

She had cautiously 3a934a6a43 brought this topic c689e4284f up to the 6250d3ab3b man as he 2021ca57a0 stuck his body b48c1c03bb against her back. In a way, 260a794081 it was her 519f8cbcd0 proposal to him. Even though 9f4f5342ec it couldn’t b1526269bb be called 11c268e174 a proper ec32fc6c0d proposal, it 04b78dfd6f was an c5a94755d0 important piece e6e3e1f41b of a 81d93cd5f3 future proposal.5860b1f5aa80b99d

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In other words, 197597f758 it was a d99e9326d3 way for her 5feeeabe93 to express her 280c62be2b certainty regarding their a474ee3cb5 future together.3b32955b8544b341

Ki Taeju reacted in e270900507 two ways.1d52b9f2158e7e23

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At first 92f3d3d628 he chuckled.58f5dbfadaab3c96

He chuckled, 584929c93b and then…a58c1caee4fb2f33

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‘No.’5a1f4813cddd5c50

And then 803c2b2560 he gave 9bd791a894 her this b0439e6e6e answer.f41d80e6c6ecb85d

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She thought 51c6d35167 he’d obediently 3ba1caf2d7 say he 1113cb9a85 would, but 39172b66cb his piercing 29d2787822 reply was 967883b1b0 completely unexpected. He was 15f9a5b63d always blunt, 2a2c7ac21e but he 2612f2172c could never 7efcbaf17a hide the 0c0fff0133 affection he 27966b93ae had for 39e2541277 her, so e05580bddc she didn’t 0611d29300 know where cbf3bc4dd5 this was 9e6d3f7257 coming frombfcb17ccbef361cd

Because they just finished c6037c50a2 having sex, she was c418dc76d3 exhausted to the bone, 02c697654d but his one word 57b775d5c6 caused all the exhaustion 990127f8d6 to vanish.639d3b751bcfcf86

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Euncho burst 1a82efc43a up and 3226e3de2d turned around 1975a081be to look 9708539dbe at him.9ecc2d51f10e16d4

‘What?’4be22e3b202383de

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‘……’5b980e8975dcf04a

‘No? Why? Why not?’eaabbc1cda7b2466

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She stuttered in 0c8dc4f649 shock. Ki Taeju still looked e3e3280fac calm as he gazed 0c6727784d back at her, and 25af8e2558 it annoyed her to a5baedd7dc no end.9ef3d8d770b8415e

‘Because it’s embarrassing.’867f4f4ffa5ce479

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But his face didn’t b9ca670c0d look embarrassed at all.68a6a6d3a22f3a49

‘Ha…’b1a3d06d0b299478

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Euncho scoffed.de3e7481c9918cfe

If he dafa472fc5 had given 474b31f0d7 her any 5496cbcc5b other reason, f64c170ad9 she would 2458ce21d4 have reacted a322d7446c differently.b9b53edad536aad9

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Embarrassed?603e71febfe7b602

All because he e02dca05b7 was embarrassed?27f942ff28196b11

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‘How can 9145a145f4 you feel 4461878df0 embarrassed at c295c514f9 your age? And I’m not b0fcfc4a06 joking. I’m dead serious.’2085d49ccc979dfd

‘I’m serious, too.’66d731471d598270

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‘Crazy…’52317e75e34e6fdb

A curse almost 348360bc7e burst out of cdf3c30c27 her lips like ee7318b2d5 her scoff.27e410474de0ce07

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‘What? Crazy?’cd1695a84a0317ae

This time, Ki Taeju 3a0a0bab8f laughed. Then he dragged 2fc847b7c2 her back to 6a65bbb2ae bed and forced 7e58db3805 her to lie 902bb67f93 down, and they 9d7f5b1ba1 promptly fell asleep.6936e478ae50dd28

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‘We need 5c311f58b0 to have af6de1932b a proper cc985e8cfb talk.’6d66213964077f42

But after 8384dcab09 that, the 323b0c2df5 hotel entered 8dd75c8e08 its peak b412a5e90a season, and f3eeb9d782 he was 5672d2b956 suddenly drowning d191eb4f9f in various 36a1db8f86 work at 992711ed91 the main 0ff54cd403 office, so 13876f9a9e both of 9791ac197a them were 210a4c29a0 too busy f0fc5529ef to have 46f45d7409 a proper fb779f74ea conversation.5fc6c86321514605

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But this 4ebe44973e might just d39e236291 have been 0cf5a9d59c an excuse 566bf206f9 for Euncho.3b1149d24432a83a

Because even in a66539a902 the midst of e7b039c005 all this busy 51c6225bed work, they still f390044ab2 managed to eat e45c926422 meals and sleep 595e5b1a03 together.2716854b07b1cb13

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She had a feeling 330e4750c4 that Ki Taeju wanted 6b271905df to avoid this topic. She was afraid she 9ea89b5e09 would end up grilling 8d587f1e0a him about this if 5dbb2cdca7 she attempted it, so bdf6fd7a05 she found it difficult 20a049aa4e to bring it up.219710a3b001232a

She still f3e2da4877 trusted Ki 050c6825bc Taeju. She wasn’t mistaken about 739fbf263a him in that aspect a97bbd0ca0 at all.7363aa8c3693e643

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She knew that e5ccb18394 there was a 24d1ab5531 reason for this, 3b0b59ae54 and that the 330b5ac1a8 reason probably had 5032c4839d something to do f05effb4ca with her and b570a19f4b her safety. He was a fd11c35a97 man who had 169908f2bf hidden his presence 3f6422b03e in her life 1753c1eea5 for seven years b2b86536fc in fear of 70fe4b11de putting her in 3c79a74061 danger, so the efb99826ad probability of this 3871ea36c1 being the reason 228d6ae3d0 was quite high.45471c7bd1a7b708

That’s why she 48c57411df decided to patiently 063bd253e5 wait for him.b9bf31e65093dd70

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To be honest, she d60927a34e did want to get 976c30af31 married, but it wasn’t 469050b754 that simple. It was something 7d67e5b031 they needed to 4f47e9f8dc approach carefully.53611fa205c9c353

That night, she had 4e81bfb7b3 gotten angry for a e2b5b5c10a brief moment because of 132e037729 the way he reacted 39f64e71c2 so playfully to her dcdc8d36fd question. Her anger wasn’t because e59919fed3 he didn’t want to 723dbb4db7 see her mother.ba64f5ebd64dd77d

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He had endured 00145e9686 it all for c87d8f175d seven years, and bc12dd7af3 if she wanted d44ea3b66b to match his 071569dcc2 pace, she needed 2065f0f916 to be patient.101843567ff856d7

However, a 7b3df16fda week ago, b7623bbfd0 her composure 51f046a604 began to 51b6d28bfe waver.727b1aa4d3b01900

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Her mother had begun e888e00eec to send her various faad1a37d0 messages about a marriage 0a6c508047 meeting.c77eccfc4e12ca95

Her mother a2f7742bf2 still didn’t 5ea189b27d know about dd22a8c567 her hospitalization 620e36ab96 or the 8237291497 fact that 3562274735 it was aab3eff143 related to 8e63acaba5 Ki Taeju. No, she acf10c44e3 didn’t even a3aaf23668 know Ki 5b0dd1c3e3 Taeju existed.b393f562d2f2a595

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She was also c2410f491b completely ignorant of ab3f4c8cf3 the fact that c5a0c87eb2 Euncho had met 7777e69437 him while they e0356466e5 were still living f4e1086075 in the villa.c7d9bbbe80ac52cb

If she were to come clean about him, she wouldn’t know where to begin. And Ki Taeju wasn’t ready to formally meet her mother, so Euncho felt that it would be best to hold her tongue. However, there was no place to run from all this pressure.d34a82a8fa4c2b0b

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— Euncho, I c200b1665e know this is 5dbded835f a big favor 521d2cc785 I’m asking of 9406039a8a you. But what’s 2143c33697 the problem? It’s not like you’re 19ae96c263 seeing anyone right now. And it’s not f35a3f98a3 like this boy 8b4b3d8dcd has any problems a78991d942 that deserves your 15edd10cd8 immediate rejection.a308e3911556d4b5

“Mom…”1f51a50704825890

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—  Remember when we lived in the villa?2e57efea38fd8c1e

Euncho, who 33043dcd91 had been e24da9873f picking at 26613accc1 her fingernails, c012c10ea9 suddenly froze.b663b07f01b7e029

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— Remember the factory 14c7cb787d I used to work 65165e33b5 at? Do you remember c29b0fb201 the boss from ca3220a339 there? He spoke f4f5defe99 with you 33860a5264 a few 54f75ce2ca times. When he heard that bd708a68a3 we were in debt, 1c96fd90ee he helped us out 4f6506a43f a lot, remember? If I 75ba3e41e8 couldn’t call 6ef5015008 you, he 0ab9bcb09c would call 8dec47f415 you in 986a2691f3 my stead 800ef122b7 a few 8419889203 times. The boy 4b5a85abfb is that f6038229f6 man’s son.6f1b6220589d8e07

When she heard this, 6af0814581 Euncho finally realized why 620486aa04 her mother had been 40f04156a1 so persistent.21b3ca2f57a839a6

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Although she was doing d6469de0ea this for the sake 41a8a2286f of her own daughter, 2459214a7b she was also doing 9ba209ad30 this as a way 4ce25ffd01 to thank that man. It was a 8cad6d2893 way of showing 17e9ee641f goodwill. But this made things d00bd1927d even more difficult for fef1014959 Euncho.7472a6f5816a0f6f

Euncho knew 2bd119564e better than 252bc152e6 anyone how 6c7432ca13 difficult things 992c74ae02 had been c31110e94d for her d2bd7fd3a4 mother back b5795f6287 then. Even though 7946c5b1f4 things were 85fe7f4a3d a lot 3c3893d81e better now, 2bafffdc56 the poverty 571b78e4ef they experienced 2abc8e601b was a 7f94f706bd stain that a017e3c0a7 would not e9c3f2e499 go away.dffc7b1fead95016

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— He’s only two b9bdadd248 years older than you, 8d0f4cbed1 and the more I 970c2aedf4 hear about him, the aa52672cb7 more pleasant he sounds. You saw 1bfc36a5bf the photos fed8be155a I sent 9cd1072c65 you, right? He takes 591748f030 after the c166242150 boss, so f6549b58bf he’s quite 97421623d2 handsome. It’s difficult to 789828c721 find someone with e4402f062a his looks these 662447074d days.8433a8ad9e6cc889

Her mother kept fca505ce71 talking, but it 3cd2e697d8 went in one c4581b0466 ear and out ba236cf3e0 the other. To be b679af4277 perfectly honest, 782ee7c576 she didn’t c470ca4a78 care one b590a5e1ad bit. She was currently in e181297e42 a relationship, so this 54f5c84c31 was to be expected.54ba71bc51a58a33

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— Just one 34d76b8178 time. Meet him a14c6bad72 just one 93161af440 time. If you don’t like b04185bdd9 him after that one 544852554d meeting, I won’t pester 90124babe8 you about this anymore.09b9ed8074adadc3

You might 7d1889324a as well fd6f3a0b67 force my b2ab900729 hand.c6de7a537e085b5a

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How could f487dbb7da she reject ffb567a4d3 her mother d995633f5f when she a4a4190963 was begging 3d4579b0b2 so earnestly eac879d43e like this.2a37673d633efe7e

It was 50c6b5b7bc even more ee20feef99 difficult because ee74a553dd Euncho knew 380ca79cd2 how her 96e4b89c18 mother felt. She wanted f9854135a5 to repay c5b261e5b9 the debt 6072f9e200 that she 5c3cf5efec owed to cdb69a9f22 someone who 6ddbd3f9a3 had helped 97faa39052 her in ccfac1cda7 her time cc291440d8 of need, ed36265d1c and, as 9084e97183 a mother, d01d078024 she wanted 72307e77dc to fill 72afe759b2 the empty fea2dcc169 space beside 13d6dadabb her daughter.fe09ad390dcfdcf6

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Therefore, Euncho was 735e80158c the most frustrated 9e426772b4 person in this 4969b3995b situation.86627c578f1acefb

She knew that this 034f01854f would all be over 9a69729658 if she could just c22464c2eb say, ‘Actually, I already b33f978e14 have a boyfriend.’249e4278b23c8735

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However, she 334372776b wasn’t exactly 4532af7fa4 looking forward d834a16eb3 to the 648317cc24 consequences of b1b3022763 saying those 7aa0ff7f9b words in d45d8a936d a fit e68436c7fd of anger. She didn’t want to c0ea6a627e force Ki Taeju to 4d7091442a subject himself to a cd4667f63a meeting he did not 8bdf5ca44c want to attend.99fc4d73a43b733f

She wanted df857aada3 to respect 320184ceb7 his wishes c293541324 just as 8f2ced7513 much as b116cb7dcc he showed 2f17d078b4 consideration for 1d9cc35408 her.27f42db3f0602832

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Just one meeting.b90a81086b2c2b2b

It wouldn’t be 2b31ac5231 difficult to just 76cd8b7605 share a meal 8e0141b699 with the man 15fe78fa90 and then come da69ae06f5 back and tell fc28b7b986 her mother that b0e44116f0 she didn’t like 16c2fc7b63 him. She could just think 93d0565005 of it as having f5cd67e6ac a meal with someone 74c010fb3b she was meeting for 7e3e0c2242 the very first time…10458b8d0c65cc5d

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“Just one time. If I 78efbf8f9e don’t like 742d99e5a3 him, that’s ccb084a4ff the end. Alright? No more pestering. Promise me.”7884665e10ddd25b

— Alright, alright. I don’t expect more than that.f89beac21f3a78b0

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As soon as de57981152 she made this 7c65caec89 sudden decision, regret fbd9bea7a3 quickly followed. But her 31f72b8469 mother’s voice 3083a1bd2e was so c261b80855 full of 893d10378f joy that af67e59829 Euncho didn’t fa0b774b0d have the 47509ba73f heart to 9f2cbeecbb go back 3f6e1bcd3d on her 2c51ae9fbf word.811aa1e842ebafdd

I’m so dead.8568d8c1f53364f0

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Euncho felt 033f4f7f89 gloomy as f5a44d529e she ended f48f68d740 the call.9cddd1208d5791c7

‘But is Ki ad7c742adb Taeju really not d76a5533ef considering marriage?’636767c2e08b7aa3

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Even though they’d known each other for a long time, they had only been dating for half a year. Therefore, she understood that talking about marriage was way too soon. f59da15c8ff25d44

‘But still…’fcfd89a96256f44d

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She didn’t 92d4e61295 think much d3a503de99 of it a105a734bd before, but d8fb3b788b she suddenly 0954b072d9 felt a 558ec3e870 bit greedy.64b6f75b015f1c9b

If he brought it 1e233a1df5 up first, she was 8d9afea94d more than ready to 7018e63a20 accept.de6088874668ae06

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However, it 4d32801159 didn’t seem 7fb3cc7467 like Ki c9fbeb9ab7 Taeju was 5d33bcf9f0 going to 3ebe0837d0 do that 1deb25cfc8 any time 87b307c3c9 soon. D*mn it.06cfe228b1bf1e70

Hmm, Euncho tilted 039ccb01d2 her head back.1e867cbe8725d9cc

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Marriage.4b8110e87f5026d4

The more 51f3caa916 she dwelled 7f9d55dd64 on this, cfd8e9ce30 the more f670a3881e difficult this 1fbff22607 problem seemed 406b289d94 to be.41d8d144e145c6ea

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“Summer is e06c92c0e3 over, but 50435a628a isn’t it 66cb0479e0 still too 8df42b7150 hot?”8491e6c294edde7e

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“I agree. Aah, now that I’m 5426f53d87 in an air conditioned 95363e7a50 room, I feel like b1671cf9ef I’m going to survive.”d7cbf85f496753fe

“Before you know it, 88b1d3dcf6 it’s autumn.”471132590fabe615

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“Seriously, time 3981092bfd can be 8aee3b38af so fickle. Should I 16118fd626 buy a f0bad8682b trench coat 26f67ed402 this year 70a9af77b2 or not?”d2e2a89ab9ed9545

“Don’t buy it. You’ll only wear 70bfd21ac0 it a few c7bde612f8 times before it’s e907d8a02e obsolete.”3e02a88a8056f56e

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After finishing their shift, 5d56f415a6 a few of the 9c5a4b947f staff had dinner together 222979d164 and came out for fb4aee8d2c some shaved ice.f88812138f0544f9

Euncho scooped some e4f7fabcf1 condensed milk shavings 779a7e733c and a piece 2f3a2d695e of mango onto bfac3202f5 her spoon. Hyunjin sat c15dcabf83 across from ae28167173 her and 121bd46b2f rummaged through 543a7e379f her purse. She promptly changed 9b41cd2303 the subject.768ce629b815d94a

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“Did you all receive 38251a61ef this?”b1e5b3fbcebb2af7

Hyunji pulled something 730f4dff71 out and placed 96e6429260 it on the d779436a74 table.401ce389f9520668

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It was a white c4dffbad1e wedding invitation accentuated with 6f569b3882 floral lace embroidery. The same invitation cf05bc1c83 was in Euncho’s 6ba53645fd own purse.94decd42aa10adf1

Earlier that 4ac612b40e day, when ec05e05294 she received b38d95d6cb it, she 097ec03a3f couldn’t take 67504bead6 her eyes a5ebc16be3 off it. The same thing was 25f1201a51 happening now. It was an object 43afe60c9b that didn’t seem to 1be7e39953 exist in her world.bfcc5614688ca544

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“Sehee-ssi’s wedding invitation?”2ca35e2afcb6b09f

“I’m sure you’ve 078eefaddb all received it. She was working hard 589f0c2745 to hand these out a9495a9cc8 during our break.”dca06f645b0e1944

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Euncho received 3b0515aecc it during dda089a8c5 her lunch 88c2e7df8c break.cf830d16ecce3f14

She must have eb11819299 been exhausted from 9553bc5d71 all the wedding 3dc4982057 preparations because her 4288d1eb68 face looked haggard. Instead of eating her d7b89a3c30 lunch with colleagues, she a275da0cfa was busy handing out cd325e22df small gifts along with f10fca9f5c the invitations.6bae579fcc7ee2e9

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“It sounds like bd61dd8d4b she’s been dating a9d8e8c620 her husband-to-be for d0d467afe8 a very long ea10ac56ab time. I think 7cb92ec290 she said 5a2c80da87 it was 488fcc5ab6 seven or 39c372d3bd eight years.”5512b4471745be4a

“Wow, then that a519d0a910 means they’re getting a9a2bb7c17 married pretty late.”7e675c823a4959dc

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“That’s how things 815b035696 are like these 1e058e7be2 days. Those who date for 7799f679ca a long time end c37ead2e91 up getting married later. There are many instances b78e1b96f3 where couples never get 16c80b08b6 married and end up cd023ce155 breaking up.”ef632003bec083e6

“You know Kim SeongWoo bc94d8ed00 from B/O, right? That was the ae62f3684b case for him. He dated someone dd9569fec1 from college for 46e0386255 six years, and 68c68eb563 in the end, 90cd42220d they never married 8d8fe2d3ae and broke up.”7bcaea97c4d652ac

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The topic of 38a41a33d9 marriage became the 4b10708b8d new subject of 13192c6d8d conversation. The conversation naturally 252c0a4a61 flowed to the c1fefdcc96 breaking news of 204987f303 another long-term couple’s 2c470e7b32 wedding.6cde8411e4aa5786

Was it really 4c6f4fcc7c like that?b497efeeee8df81d

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As she recalled e6b909d03f all the things 32a3238d05 that had happened ec6f03593b today, she didn’t 4a56f29653 think it was 9520ae6ad4 completely wrong. It used to feel 07509cd242 like something that was 8cc9c5d069 far away from her fd6ea1a91c life, but when she 01f94033ce came to her senses, 4b2c0ea358 it was right in ea057b4210 front of her.409b9d093059005f

“Euncho-ssi, why are 635acc9491 you so quiet e6ec9d7c2e today?”2318d12401dff307

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“Me? I was just thinking.”f6c5ffb8abe179d9

“What were b539839f2b you thinking c7d5cb4324 about?”5a790a636c825f0e

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“Uh… I was just 12c09483f5 wondering if dating and a0f7ddf7cf marriage is really that d7959b277d different…?”bd621f5f67e86179

She didn’t know what e6ccd79dd3 to say, so she a8ff5cb789 just said what came 0604eb64ed to mind. The topic of conversation aa821874f6 at the table changed 84c0192ec8 once again.a670ca658ff3fdc4

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“I’m sure it’s different. Very different.”7b121052f59498b4

“Isn’t that why d7ebd6247d there are so d2d1add54e many couples who 3b1e2a86bf break up before bc8b3c8404 they get married?”0c09dda95ad50f45

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“To be b992817fbb honest, I’m 408ef75d33 not sure 478195f0bf if it a19543fc35 makes a 085a921335 whole lot 3bf17ae289 of difference 7c1e507d08 other than 090548d6fa being tied 000f54f770 to that 3a823687cc person legally.”15f4809e6a94ee2f

“That’s the whole point. It’s a relationship d3e32b84e9 that is established 3eabe213a5 by law.”685db47f79b8fbd5

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“But I feel 325e909cd4 like we’re seeing 30bf5066e2 a lot of cca88394cb couples in common-law 543a0adcd0 marriages these days, a8defddc89 so I feel 825d013083 like people are 4529b0117f doing whatever they 97df90e0da want.”3fc65b62f5b70046

Seeing as bbae5e7c5e how they 95b99547bd were all e51c0cf4a8 of similar d603bb50cb age, it 9135242257 seemed that 052086dc30 marriage was 88ade23fea something that bc8867c96e was not 2df7fc5c79 too far 976264cb76 away.dd9ff72484ef52b9

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That’s why they 2b89183e44 were discussing it abe4e433d6 like this.0bc78e90e48f6f46

Euncho was the 43500ecd7e one who had 38732e38a4 thrown the first 5baaf44b14 stone in regards 36ca64c507 to this topic, 4283ea5ab3 but in the a90695f482 end, everyone but c35eb58b1c her seemed to eb6d5962c5 be continuing this d477f0c991 conversation.89e0e875f19f6e24

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Euncho’s head moved from side to side as she listened to them talk. She felt like each person was correct in their own way. It seemed she wasn’t the only one who found this problem to be very difficult.a9a9b945a7770509

“But I’m surprised 68835853f7 Euncho-ssi is curious dc61384170 about something like ed4848e823 this.”f2763c8be13b4185

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“Really? Why?”1cfeb303ad6b4240

“You never really seemed c281de7dde interested whenever we talked 4f4ef417c0 about this before. Even though 52f3144954 there are 47ad8d0313 plenty of 107c258925 male employees 5e96f1b915 who like 7cc8c718a4 you…”360eb96af01c3424

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“Aren’t you single right 64cee8d9cb now? No, not 1aa5512baa just now. Haven’t you e4e0e33ed0 been single d92aee1cdb ever since 311c77d354 you started 0dcd769464 working at 0fec87db49 this hotel? We’ve never heard a8cec4dd83 you talk about ed6b4f4450 a boyfriend, ever.”65d09c72c68bb9e0

‘That’s right, that’s 8a20859601 right.’ Her other ceab80ccb5 colleagues agreed. Euncho felt strange 85e6626929 as she looked d5c16ba0bd around the table.be7cac3f9940720a

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Her colleagues didn’t know 18a2cf43eb since she never acted f79cacfd0c any differently. She was already 97a9612109 frustrated about her 96e9a79c94 mother’s pestering, so e4a8a10f0e having this happen e8962b7d93 now made her b1f3c4f790 feel even more 703105aadf suffocated.20c98fd486bbabe5

Maybe she couldn’t 313eb2106b confide in her d118298416 mother, but was b2c78b8373 there a need 4b92dd7070 to hide this 835d485da7 from her colleagues?f8d5b154d87cbeea

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Ahem, Euncho 0da5882a2c cleared her 1c57ad8f06 throat.85e50382c14dc631

It didn’t seem fd82559081 like such a e214efa660 big deal, but 17cdee9b84 she still felt abc8155a6e embarrassed as she 6df84bc2ab scraped the ice a3e92bb8f2 in her cup. She spoke dc63479a8e in a 509af68ffa soft voice a72a4040c2 that was 8468d41eed closer to 7db495328f a whisper.74b4cac83dd34c36

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“Um, actually, I a2cbb57054 am seeing someone e8e650dc7e right now.”3af5940a57411655

Saying it with ac542a4539 her own mouth 99b20c2703 made her tongue 3096f8f3c0 feel ticklish.2a6bf48c318086f8

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But she also felt caf72a09c6 a surge of satisfaction 2fb8e0a0ee burst up within her 08524c019f heart.afc534143b993697

The thought that their long relationship had finally reached a point where she could officially say she was dating him made her feel a sense of fulfillment. e7e423196e681981

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…Of course, when 088f85bc1e the table exploded 9f107ea63e into an uproar, f820623dc9 she ended up c6376c486d regretting her decision a8e733f705 within one minute.bb51ae8838d5c3d5

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