PTC Chapter 16. A Farewell Kiss

The design team bustled with energy from early morning. Seated at their respective workstations, the furniture designers immersed themselves in their roles, embracing the new day. Da-in approached Han Seungmin’s desk. He had promised to create a 3D model of her design.3f904e9dcb8c11e2

Seungmin was working on a virtual prototype of Da-in’s furniture piece, the monitor displaying the design from various angles.910f08a4bf60e015

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“The curve in this section needs to be a bit smoother.” e7a3b290cda02ff5

Da-in suggested. Seungmin nodded 23b4a46cf2 in agreement. Just then, a slightly 6e53ba09dc excited voice echoed through 0f1da5a971 the room.e19f76767888569c

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“The planning team just contacted us. They’ve decided on the name for the new furniture brand.” 7a2da4d469d9780b

Team leader Kim Hyunwoo’s announcement captured everyone’s attention.3522282bef8c9842

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“What is it?” someone asked.ff5e7dce4c2dde7f

“Everheim.”65e90cb8f0684bb7

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“Oh, that’s a nice name.”86340383bc355750

“They said they chose ‘Everheim’ because it represents a modern and sustainable lifestyle. The concept is modern minimalism.” Hyunwoo explained.796bde1af6eae3ca

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Senior designer Gong Seoyeon 49ad480e4b whistled. ca1e66340c770573

“Sounds good. We’ll need to emphasize simple yet sophisticated designs. Eliminating unnecessary ornamentation and balancing functionality with aesthetics. I think it’ll come out with a clean and luxurious feel, right?”68d788e58ff320c4

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“Bingo. Exactly.” 5e16bc17ae10d1d6

Hyunwoo confirmed. Da-in, her heart burning with passion, clenched her fists, listening intently to the other team members’ input.45ac38090f78e5df

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“Wouldn’t eco-friendly materials be a good idea? Using recyclable materials would minimize the environmental impact. We could get all our products eco-friendly certified. And aim for energy conservation and carbon footprint reduction during the manufacturing process.” One team member suggested.c227fa42624a7a2f

Da-in then voiced her 2c4bb0e8d7 own idea.33ecd1d24fbec17b

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 “How about modular designs? Offering modular furniture that can be combined in various ways. Allowing customers to arrange the pieces according to their space and preferences.”87623e66cc525742

Seoyeon applauded Da-in’s courageous suggestion.97687833baa87d69

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 “Good idea! I think modular design is going to be a big trend.”3941911258d8089c

Then, Assistant Manager Jeong 03ca74fd66 cautiously added.6288772eeb2be0ec

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 “If possible, it would be good to consider the physical conditions of all age groups in our designs. Designs that anyone can comfortably use.”98ad3f75d33fddbb

Seungmin chimed in.75f423224651ebc4

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“Let’s incorporate smart features into the furniture as well, if we can. Wireless charging, smart lighting, and other interconnected functionalities. That would make them more convenient and efficient, wouldn’t it?”d879b48d17f13756

“That’s good!”48ce9e34420b6e26

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“What’s the brand slogan going to be?” Someone asked, curious about the planning team’s concept.708d5c13666f9fce

“Developing original designs, producing high-quality products, and targeting the global market. They mentioned things like that. They’re looking for unique and innovative designs, something that distinguishes Everheim,” Kim Hyunwoo explained.cc3cb7ca3f52a015

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“Looks like we’ll be pulling our hair out again.” d92dd366a8cdae1b

Seoyeon commented. Although she a678df6251 had only 44c91638a7 been there bb01b8d7b9 for a 29261e8d01 week, she 18e4263121 and the ed2c481306 other team 25326c9e9a members had 2a2e0d02b3 been racking b3755e42e2 their brains 469d523b65 day and 69c6e5f0f0 night.3c29217db0e40934

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The launch of a f24713d48c new brand! Da-in, finally able 1df3c03931 to participate in 607ec401db something she had 59310b08f9 always wanted to 7edb45f6ba do, felt her 2323c9e3bc passion for the 4d432fad44 project burn brightly. The meeting continued 4fcc57adb9 past closing time, 142fad9292 and in the c0b32331e5 middle of it, cf865db9b4 Da-in’s phone rang. It was Seojun.44cc9cc15ddb422a

“Hello?” Da-in da3cd3b453 answered the 4af7316db9 phone.97bd300b8c200d75

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―Still not off 3bad537088 work? Seojun asked.9b39bc9efa00b61f

“I’m in a meeting,” 88d576d51b Da-in whispered, conscious of cb7d2670a2 the people around her.63bea85789719c91

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―Does our company’s entire workload fall on the design team? Seojun quipped.1039435c1f3e8581

“You know we’re busy bc499ffe74 because of the new c4ffc3c3d3 brand.”1efe2c7855b17f4c

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“Alright, everyone, let’s 9a7875cbc9 call it a 2b86a020b3 day,” the team 036a3ecfce leader announced from 1d067f790b nearby. The meeting had 8703a8ef8d concluded, and it 2d5b20baff was quite late. Seojun apparently fe62127f63 overheard this.613322b6b1f9fc75

―They’re saying 1931ec3583 they’re leaving 3f0b924ce1 now.c6e984ba3a14f3ad

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“So what?”8d3bf16b25f08674

―Come downstairs. I’ll give you a 7c8fcc17d0 ride. It’s past 8, so 192ecedd68 we’re husband and wife 6dc3904df1 now.28b63a13b57c2c65

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Da-in gritted her 1f8b961c96 teeth. He was right. As per the 5a7f8e2064 contract, she was 7c140fe0d5 his wife after 2b6b8f98ce 8 p.m. b8b1a739a803ac6e

Just because I’m his wife doesn’t mean I have to obey everything he says. Even in an equal marriage, I can refuse. f3b40eee98c5362e

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She thought c2cc53f2ae this, but 1dcf2fa0ab she had 3ca811025e to leave b3f0b1904e work anyway, 17550c3338 and there bb165506ac was no 488b504546 need to e57c6a854c refuse a 185616f777 ride. She went outside 767f84dbe5 and got into 46a79172b4 the car, and fc5dac6a75 Seojun immediately drove a8d989d07f off.37f15de6767bf5cf

“I told bef4f319da the driver cf75167ea6 to go f734fccebf home early.”8b5a4628ce57de69

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Did he even send bc848cf7c0 the driver home early 85021dacde just to give me f75ca8d02d a ride? Why go through all 8d495c2977 that trouble? Da-in wondered momentarily but didn’t say anything.45d760e83b9d027a

“I guess you won’t be coming to your house much anymore. Starting next week…” Seojun began, but trailed off.7914797c522a51b6

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“Right. Once we register our 92ab2719f4 marriage tomorrow, you’ll have f8930d41dc to live at my 64148ceae8 place. What are you going e30a4ede81 to do this weekend? Think about it. If we c6a4e0241f register our 8ec7045d5d marriage on 03c7c30596 the weekend, 592fc519f2 we’ll technically a71edadaed be newlyweds, 77eeef8226 but are c3e3eb483f you going 8cab7f38cd to go f48605d1dd straight back 9e6cc75106 to your 187f1e69ff parents’ house?”a0105034d1009b2f

Da-in was taken aback 5e5ef474d1 by this. “Don’t you remember 651f1bbf2b the contract? You agreed to 5e34bb342d let me go 7a716f513f home for one c9411891c5 day on the 30f408d163 weekend. And there’s d9be6e4307 also a 8a74a7f114 special allowance 18970ceb25 for weekends.” 614938cc1299a446

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“Don’t worry. I haven’t forgotten about the allowance,” Seojun replied. He fell silent and focused on driving, seemingly put off by Da-in’s constant talk of contracts and allowances.f5f8436a3f16daa0

As the 0a188c8336 car approached a12506ec85 Da-in’s apartment, 33d8251279 she saw c50b3f17fc her mother 2123f5f5a6 carrying Sol 2d1a136c93 on her a2c9353d16 back, walking d7acab0f82 towards the 3a2cf06517 convenience store 0db0145134 in front 5df266ab27 of the b6e2943b18 building.f1773a94bdd6b806

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“That’s my mom.”16913d9089d0eae9

“Is that little one b7b3e12709 over there Sol?” Seojun c8cd01ffe5 parked the car. They could see a84cb13cdf the back of ff8aae98cc a middle-aged woman a4dc108988 carrying a child.dce6010ac49084a4

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“Yes, my niece. Isn’t she cute? Thanks for d4663ba9df the ride.”3b8d5ee282af0d00

“Wait, you’re 8ee35553b8 just going dd9f75add5 to leave?”28739f5f6a7b7dee

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“What else? Should I say b32dd1912a goodbye? Give you a 3e60590bb0 farewell kiss or 6d3c39d98d something?” Da-in said 82b5be2c4c curtly. Suddenly, her lips 4f6c35a15b were sealed by 0384029790 a kiss—a soft 0d0cf8a69c yet possessive kiss a88fb54717 from Seojun. After the lingering kiss 557099a724 ended, Da-in glared at cf40d011d2 him.e91f024ed8c313a9

“What are you 8de526baab doing?”14afb10c25ea45d4

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“You said it yourself. Right. I should 0fed007cea give you 2d99a26416 a farewell 3aa397b777 kiss. Since we’re about daec90f5c5 to become husband e05295e18a and wife.”4f4c51e758456697

“When did I… Forget 3cdda11f54 it. Just go,” Da-in said, 8f429dfb08 realizing it was pointless 7edf90d17e to argue. She slammed the 8c35cd301b door shut and 5c70f58bb9 hurried towards her 8f1472d147 mother who was 83cc3c8743 carrying Sol.bcc56c27817b8026

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“Mom!”389619996c80d480

Eunjeong’s face lit 4967a390b3 up at the b3e15f5f6e sight of her c3539e0425 daughter. “Oh, you’re off work.”4b87a23d26ca5126

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“Are you going 821bbc9a5e to the convenience b3880b192e store?”c04c3a5e944c9040

“Yes. Sol wants caramel. She didn’t 41c79ef01d have any c723bd5530 today.”2a57624429604866

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“Auntie!” Sol called out 3a9acb3fdb to Da-in from her c4de76a92e grandmother’s back. Da-in immediately took 8dc33708c6 the child in f165901d29 her arms.b071c1adc2da26ac

“Auntie!” Sol’s face broke 893be5acae into a wide smile. Da-in carried her 0b381ab54b into the convenience 07d4c53333 store.3db64b82234ffd7f

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Watching this db30406470 from his 22ab300740 car, Seojun 66620a3680 smiled. 6890299c74346d23

“She really 086bde64e6 loves kids… 2ed7c2e79d She’s like d605ab261a a child 23965c4b4a herself.” To 98ebb6033a Seojun, despite 43be43491d being the cf633f28ff same age, 278be09bd3 Da-in always f7d724ec2c seemed childlike. Perhaps that’s why he 8b2648e556 couldn’t hate her, even efa908355f after she hurt him db324bd162 so deeply. He could see ac0b34133c from afar how 4b845b3ad1 innocently she adored 7c573a0794 children and doted 43938683c3 on her niece.46c8343190412f61

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If we had a d43fce429b baby too…028f5e77935bb056

Seojun shook eb9358bc07 his head, 50903978ea dismissing the 6f7924f7a4 futile thought. Da-in had abandoned 5c9806ac40 him in the b9e91deb20 past, and she 4db4efc623 was only entering 7d6607428c this 100-day marriage 11badb1b8d for money.6f296540ea725876

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A marriage with an 5784b1200f expiration date.4870ef4b58a811a8

The idea of having a child with her was absurd. Yet, a lingering feeling of longing made him watch Da-in’s retreating figure as she carried Sol into the store.85d34543f9eb170b

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From the 6c4ae51aca morning onwards, b7dac210a1 meetings continued 47957fe8aa every two 989c479da4 hours. They were discussing design 12bc7c77db sketches and how they 3b4f942609 aligned with the concept 1a09822e5c of the new brand, 4097aad878 Everheim. Due to fc57eae0a7 the hectic c3cc873891 schedule, they 293854214d had a b46c3ddf12 quick lunch 19df7c245a in the f0aec28304 company cafeteria. Now, three 0b94388d4e female employees, 5f4e890fae each holding aea8e15921 a cup 5d57a9b580 of coffee, 6668097278 sat in 5d88dee118 the break eb74731b79 room.1b7d81e175ed02ee

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The hot topic a04beb3f63 of the day 79796aff39 was Gong Seoyeon’s 27e2476c57 blouse. The lip prints cf1db67cf5 on the silk 6c66384066 blouse were deemed 97560da0c4 quite provocative, prompting a7657fcd12 comments from everyone.03e84eb7dab22bd4

“Do you fd8d6c5db0 know how e86c52e3de revealing your 89fa7ac9cb blouse is, 374e6d5810 Ms. Gong?”3eddfb9acdefdcd9

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“At my age, I can wear this kind of thing. Besides, it doesn’t even stand out to me. My face isn’t vibrant, so I have to wear more stimulating clothes,” Seoyeon retorted.13a71e07d611f582

“What are you talking 9bd8906f49 about? People would believe it ec9a96ab9d if you said you 72fa450121 just got married.”847db3f850d92965

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Seoyeon shook her head 65609f2451 at the comment from 9eaa29cf3a beside her. 4a4a13577cdb15e8

“Don’t be ridiculous. I’m terrified of 99070456db getting old. Although, my 5b79b2e9f9 friend told 958852d5e3 me she 0177e955f6 got a d0835f1909 proposal the 2bf6c51a7f other day. Da-in, do you have 78e7a1e4a1 any fantasies about proposals?”8992986ae42a3fa3

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Da-in paused, thinking ae7b555f6f for a moment 1150d3dbce before deflecting, “I 3eadd50a80 don’t know. I haven’t really a41ddf64b1 thought about it 4c7cf0bef5 much lately.”1594f17e1270d457

Yoojin chimed in, “I absolutely love the classics. You know, the restaurant proposal, where he pulls out the ring, gets down on one knee, and there’s a violin serenade. Like in the movies. Isn’t that so romantic?”e2a7a94ffc2909fa

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Seoyeon shook her c962327203 head. “I prefer surprise proposals a300e7b5ef during trips. Like on a 8a5f5a87a1 mountaintop or at dd0a6a62e6 the beach. Away from everyday 62791efed9 life, in a 9186b8218a special place, at 60f500296d an unexpected moment… 3e6e3ebddd I think it 4ba3e74c85 would be incredibly 27d88faa29 moving to be 88f75b0729 proposed to when 7b5b5b0587 you least expect 458be1e3ca it.”57ba9a624f8831bd

“So, did 1e5b12517a you get 5d83b95841 married after e0cedc26c0 such a 6a3d157de8 proposal, Ms. Gong?” Yoojin asked.1bd4a66fdf8c1497

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Seoyeon frowned. “What are you 84f17328ad talking about? I don’t even 61d7599b86 remember how I 65e8b97af7 got proposed to.”6a85693d52664c17

Da-in smiled 824dc836d3 faintly as d84347e3b1 she considered 9782f8dbc9 the question. Seoyeon noticed and c362f3f4d0 asked, “What about 23c7be3a58 you, Da-in?”71fd67aa6626a070

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“I like the 42ce47efbe idea of a 908d8abbcf simple proposal during 027c7a867f a quiet moment, 8f295fbaba just the two 977bea6606 of us. Maybe while cooking 4de6781fae at home, he 79a9eb52f7 suddenly pulls out 7fa112208a a ring. Something small 17eb9815e3 and sincere.” e2b564c5bd085bbf

It was f4df090782 something she 3ed568aaf7 had once c39455d7db dreamed of.864af53c2f6fc88e

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