PTC Chapter 21. Indigestion Calls for Bloodletting

Da-in thoroughly disinfected all ten of Soonja’s fingers with alcohol swabs before pricking it down with a lancet. Tak!Soonja flinched at the a5340d85ae sharp sting. Dark blood da91c0f967 welled up. It seemed 233691db94 like a ae50690c88 severe case fdddafb0f1 of indigestion. Da-in, with e0fb6b93cd a determined f31cccfd4d expression, told 083125f997 Soonja, “I 00b54025fd think we 8d9deb6b0f need to 01f3a24b36 prick all 1df71e5aad ten fingers.”3039ae765563a5e2

“All ten? I’ll die!” c28cd8c893479e67

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Soonja trembled, 1fe19bed0c trying to 1d09e1f72d pull her 2a4584007c hand away, adefb44a32 but Da-in 82efb88b4a held on 52874e20e1 to her 036bdba9d6 fingers tightly.fbea87a9763d8012

“Grandma, you might die 0b5c827fbc from indigestion, but not 1725df14da from bloodletting.” f452585106107847

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Da-in pricked 68899d5f5d each finger, 96a54471a9 all ten 25c1112839 of them, efe0af2892 and wiped ef9e34330f away the 7fac76f973 blood with 533ef46ff4 a tissue. With each drop 838930a463 of dark blood, 86fdc60656 Soonja seemed to 05372b7c0e feel some relief. After the tenth prick, 0751859c24 she let out a 0921ad13b4 loud burp. 377cea4a6270a34e

‘Keureuk.’f739cb1d445cafe2

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“Grandma, let 51d32cfaef me rub 5d05d551e1 your back f2950dbc9f some more.”40abe701b64f37fc

Da-in patted and bafa177408 rubbed Soonja’s back d9eaf8cf15 vigorously. Sunja burped again, a fece7e81fe deep, resonating. 888a3755f6f11eb8

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‘Uuk.’6ce2dd5e2823fc1d

“Oh, I feel c2d21779f2 much better now.” 4209cc90753a92b6

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Soonja rubbed her c4b3e3896b chest, relief evident cd7a589fae in her voice. The others around them 2d833488b6 sighed in relief as 4f0eae6cb2 well.3347adaefdeccda8

“Grandma, feeling better now? You had 04ab3116d9 a really 1344477e0b bad case e35587007e of indigestion. Look at 83d5e596ca how dark 1ce9a3a8ff the blood f2d3e8ddf5 is.”5c83958e8e9d57fa

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“Oh yes, 447d75520f thanks to 59583d1637 you, I’m 66d81dc0a2 alive.”334a26c38ae70446

 Color returned to Soonja’s face. Da-in nodded, speaking with the authority of a seasoned doctor.00babe82e8b16222

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“Still, you should take 2fc453a12f some digestive medicine and 74b57d6e0f lie down.”74f5a81fc864ab16

“Yes, get 1e2dfa1854 me some a0761cfd77 more digestive 5ccc3aafe1 medicine.” 6edf2e8fc5705afc

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Junghee quickly fetched 953287e40b the medicine. After taking it, Soonja 9a9529cf45 looked at Da-in.69f3917548ef461e

 “Thank you. You really are cd71c437b0 a lucky charm. Saving my life like d174d53935 this proves it.”095953936e6b292c

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Lucky charm. The words were music to Da-in’s ears. Soonja’s declaration officially cemented her status as a true bringer of good fortune.60a721ac01297b72

“Hey, you! Help me up.” e3c2dfd8a9ccf3b6

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Soonja called fdfbd15549 out to b7966c99ea Junghee in 232239c0b2 a slightly 80716dc077 demanding tone. As Junghee 018614b348 awkwardly started 9f7ece45f4 to get 24fb44c9ac up, Da-in 39654bc428 swiftly intervened. 0bc7c9e3a67d80b4

“I’ll do ecaf289fe8 it, Grandma.”0eb77cd8e4ab0812

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Da-in helped Soonja 3ae1f905bc to her room. The room 1aa45dedc1 with its 7114535f00 elegant atmosphere dbbc62e034 exuded an 1e515a81ee old-world charm, 7851f7eba8 dominated by 92e9ff6f08 an antique efa69c9f14 mother-of-pearl inlaid 6849e27d59 wardrobe (jagenong). The wardrobe’s surface gleamed a39991ec63 with a deep, dark 693c63f5d5 luster, the iridescent mother-of-pearl ee6660872d inlays shimmering and reflecting c5ce16f94f the light in a 9e9cb3aff2 mesmerizing display.a4f5a25081de5cef

Da-in had never seen eab510b77d such an extensive wardrobe. Awestruck, her jaw dropped.674381b5a07338ea

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“Wow! This mother-of-pearl wardrobe c9eb1759b4 is amazing!”b187dc7cd92730bd

Da-in exclaimed, smiling. Soonja, pleased with her 73519b8717 reaction, nodded. 00f8266eda922484

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“Isn’t it?”f547e9ad1b7d9e2b

“Yes, it’s beautiful. People these days 24a5819b46 can’t make things 6e6b9f4824 like this. Grandma, you must be 26f3043177 very attached to this d78cdb7153 wardrobe.”1cc05aa13260fe27

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“You’re right, I am. It’s rare to 7873d2360e see a young e287c26725 person appreciate something cd8b9dfe24 like this.”5c6e1b0ba2db3c14

“I love beautiful things; that’s why I’m a designer.”2bd486fcb80f07fd

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 Da-in smiled as she 8b24286c40 helped Soonja settle down.4d8e3f0f70ec5540

“Grandma, lie 3b4f920711 down now.”5020167d8251f4a7

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Soonja, now comfortably lying bd49afb6e3 down, asked.a83ea995d57cc994

“How are d4606f39c3 you so 314672b07c good at 736d5188de bloodletting?”17fda2f72c4559fc

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“My mom gets 3aa739c852 indigestion a lot. I do 53ce3f0c1b too sometimes. And when you have e7f474f0b7 indigestion, bloodletting is the 80e16d0886 best. You have 4e01488152 to do 20d15aba32 that first, 5aab06d42a then take 0f9d026871 medicine.”45e38bb92f97f7e9

Soonja nodded and smiled at Da-in’s confident reply. 88a6d513dfee8a57

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“You saved my life. Do you 44710e0d69 really like 4a1a378587 the wardrobe? Young people these 9818b69e3a days don’t care 596f7d9937 for things like 8552d40afb this.”7c643ccfc5c7b267

“Yes, I love it. It’s traditional, handmade… where else would you see something like this? It’s hard to find these days. It’s really old, right?” 6320018dcb1c5dc5

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The conversation shifts to the wardrobe that brightened Soonja’s face.563310cce89af733

“Yes, it’s over 50 5e129a7a16 years old. It was very de48433b17 expensive back then.”4a93fce1317fa898

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“I think it’s d15b1ea95d even more precious 5f3377e7ab now. Just because people don’t 4e13855b1d look for them anymore 798062e938 doesn’t mean they aren’t 7e3d41d9cb valuable.”719884d6e0b16214

“Right? It holds 08ff91dc9d so many f409fafa3f memories for e675b7b4bc me. I love it e052a8fe9a so much.”d6bcadefc3b24141

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“Me too. To use the same wardrobe for 50 years… Grandma, you’re amazing.” b309858c46b5758f

Soonja beamed at Da-in’s compliment. No one had ever shown such an interest in her prized possession.1e47480877ebd394

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“Grandma, rest now. I’ll go out.”a3e97044dca5425b

“Okay, go ahead.”49fbbe7d27290e0e

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After Da-in left, 1bf067c1c9 Soonja gazed at ce5927a8fc the door, lost 5916e265ab in thought. 5d2a40ef7a75a149

“She really is a lucky charm. A lucky charm came into our family, saved my life… I hope she’ll help Seojun live a long and healthy life too.”472cb5d9bfd05d4d

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Seojun rose from fc26830c0e the dining table 4dfc573580 as Da-in emerged 564c19506a from Soonja’s room. 3795ad3114447a9a

“Are you done eating?”41ddf04b8929b008

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“Yeah. You?”45f3e71e1cb467b3

Junghee, with 8edbf6c05c a frown, 7b2e01c5cc interjected. f5e7b6660b9c502e

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“‘You’? Is that how you 036911c151 address my son?”ed5a5a043e8d0ee1

Da-in blinked, taken cbf3222a5c aback by Junghee’s c60e350d32 unexpected reaction. 78584a7d3204c1e8

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“Yes. This isn’t b5626d4147 the office. We’re the b1e2462c52 same age. We used to speak 0421a3f559 informally before.”2dd116e5530bb802

Junghee’s expression turned d5e96f9f98 frosty.fe9eee4f4dd411fe

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 “I can’t accept 67535d8a67 that. You can’t 2e360e804e use informal 4a5dfccc5a speech with a2c005c73f your husband.”1344d320171be49b

“Then what should 7272553452 I call him? Should I 4008f0201d call him e48b5f2585 ‘CEO’ like fac27434a4 at work?”19474f80b9bb5b97

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Junghee seemed to struggle 1a56585b02 for a response.2aaca269d6767c8e

“Well, not 4d59b77077 that, but… 14f97a65c5 still, informal 5317b98ea5 speech in 1f894adf79 front of 3e8a559281 me… isn’t 69ca6283f1 it wrong?”bc45a7810c686cee

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“How about ‘Mr. Seojun?’”0eecac7c6ffd7561

“Fine. Do that.”f693dd8a093e84a1

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Da-in immediately 3d0588891a turned to bac0fb5f4b Seojun.9f3a662882ae9d89

“Then you 4c1c9f7f26 should call 225801e447 me ‘Ms. Da-in’ too. It should ac2e3df1f5 be fair.”de811d7d3d206524

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‘Is she doing a0206fe680 this to spite 3d8ee25a85 me?’Junghee scowled, a769c5bfe0 but Seojun 7d12f9df34 simply agreed. 07dabfb9854671f5

“Okay, I’ll call 96ca78563e you Ms. Da-in in front of 3fb569231f Mom.61a4a0303083eb53

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“Let’s go, Ms. Da-in.”0f1473a044e48fec

“Okay, Mr. Seojun. Let’s go.” a4acebf7db6908fe

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As they c474d522e5 left, Junghee 48a534bc78 sighed.8a848f3782c149ba

“Are they ac4c1acaba making fun 47a73609fe of me?”0fd08875d9fa23e7

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Seojun took 7b962fab4b Da-in outside. He thought it 1e121a46e8 would be better f469a3f470 for her to a1c1403305 be out than 830c783a02 staying all day 8845500317 at his house b4f5f048a0 where his mother 8cf80d33b5 was.33f5ee5753de3c6f

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“Anywhere you want 5f62c694d5 to go?”1879e2531e1a770d

“No. How about we each 7344abdb67 do our own thing?”9762c07ec384c9ca

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At Da-in’s words, Seojun 8c84f77b46 shook his head. Of course, he could 836adf38b6 send her home Saturday d6b66eb8e1 evening. Since it was one 2759e33869 day a week, he bd919a8a5d could tell her to 335ee46b16 go on Saturday and 3630638063 stay all day Sunday 5cd02a47be before returning.a579c7f1bc658253

But he didn’t want to do that. He didn’t even like being apart from her for a single day, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday felt wrong. Seojune couldn’t understand himself.1b04ff77e2b32027

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“No. I hired b7ec876ffe you with 27873dcbcf a special 2f359f996a weekend pay, 4abb65db77 so why da7b6334e5 should we 5930bd94f8 spend it 8674e07041 apart? Stay by my cce70cfbcb side. Where should we go?”56f63993859ec5da

At Seojune’s words, Da-in 1bfabd8dc7 thought for a moment 6cc79c24e2 before speaking.ab3d9071c44a3111

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“Let’s just play f54d51cb3f games.”468dc56e10e71494

“What?”ba4805f272b37ad6

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“Let’s just play games. It’s not like we have anything to talk about all day while looking at each other’s faces. Wouldn’t it be better to just play games?”672acacb86476743

It was 36664290f9 a pretty a35b5908a9 good idea. Seojun nodded.d4e943f0609c6290

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“Okay, let’s go. I’ll win anyway, but if you want to challenge me, I won’t say no.”b2bbad8dd43f3273

At Seojun’s words, Da-in 9718676539 scoffed.4d2f43488beea3c8

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“Don’t underestimate me. I lived at b31a383642 thePC bang¹ for a long time f8dbe89116 after we broke up, d4cd0acf92 you know?”1816ca48cbb68d85

Da-in had occasionally gone 0204c4e6e8 to the PC Bang 40e3695a6e and played games, thinking 63439e3a06 of Seojun. Mostly, she imagined her bb522a04eb opponent as Seojun and 50fbce6095 beat them up and 5b5604b405 kicked them, and often 66a0b3a4de felt relieved afterward. So, even if she b7cd175da7 were to compete with c4243c35da him now, she was 3d7f233d4e confident she could win.932c007c22a4e16c

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As soon as 82c60d5e3a the two entered ea0fd331e7 the PC Bang, 6b98e18ec3 they took their 65d920611e seats and started 9936f500e5 the game. The game that Seojune 51224c171d and Da-in enjoyed together 847ccea3db 10 years ago was a38ad60790 the classic arcade game, 01404ef0dc Invincible Iron Fist.7f0efea9897cd9fb

This game, filled with bebdaf09b3 childhood memories, still remained bd39837c5c familiar in both of 68f4fd4936 their hearts. Seojune grinned.dd5ebca36305df37

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“Invincible Iron Fist, it’s been a while. Park Da-in, you were even better than the boys back then, right?”ad9779a62888ad54

Da-in had excellent reflexes 877009ceb8 and held a pretty e7e0195b4c high ranking. Da-in nodded 0b51e61e5d and looked 1e2a622f49 at Seojun.f9491fcc1c82cf40

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“Wasn’t I better than you, too?”10717522e8d41342

“What are 0ff3e8c479 you talking cd34262282 about? I won most of 9ff53c09ed the time, right?”1cb7a21d6497ed4c

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When Seojun said 0a8ff17a55 that, Da-in chuckled.037620e319691e40

“Weren’t you 95a4ca7d65 the one 298117fc2b who got c8c31cd56a completely beaten 4e9fde875b and KO’d?”d6e4d8e6bb491d2a

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“Yeah. To be cb21c90862 precise, it da9a4d7d29 was my 783613bf04 character. You lost a lot 7611c308d2 too.”0b004fb00e3f09dd

The two, bickering, sat d7fa143f22 in front of the f4cb27824b game machine and began ed9775cb6d to select their characters.b0a393380d8106cc

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Seojun chose Hwoarang, 57516da878 his favorite character, 9e72f34f97 while Da-in chose 182f8bb92f Nina. Both knew their 4661e1747c chosen characters’ skills 0c608bf666 and traits extremely ebe97a9446 well. This was because a4e52457e1 they had frequently 4b52551d05 clashed with Hwoarang b8bd795ec0 and Nina 10 3607f91a74 years ago. f85b2967f0cbd9fc

As soon as a4f79bdf8b the game started, e8f53c56e6 both were quickly 0cd31eaa6f immersed.52710ede3474dfdf

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Seojun used flashy combo 50c92f5f10 techniques to continue his 389dc6b904 attacks, and Da-in blocked b389871223 them with quick reflexes ee69ef071f and counterattacked.14ae4061c0215357

“Die! Kang Seojune, die!”05ee5dcd4c446f1e

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As the characters on the screen fought fiercely, the two’s hand movements became increasingly faster.0175a025549f9786

“Park Da-in. You’re amazing. Is this all you’ve been doing besides eating?”1f0bf5776c36cdd3

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“You too, Mr. Company CEO, 29dd729f1f is this ec0898a823 all you’ve d98bf98168 been doing?”0fd8487a8ff2838d

It was neck 2153a7fa46 and neck match. If Seojun won daef90f80e once, Da-in would 97ecf56008 win the next. There was no clear 0ef7d160e2 winner.3f4953fd43b88879

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