PTC Chapter 26. As Long as He’s Not Someone Like Kang Seojun

As long as he’s 02848a4a49 not someone like Kang 6acb0198db Seojun!6cfcd67aa3f37f45

Da-in was startled by Eun-jeong’s words, a cold sweat running down her back.  8f7c033b37f09297

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‘Is my mom 93bd0f4b77 a fortune teller 1cd7b50b0b these days? How could 95236b3955 she guess 0167b04361 so accurately?’cee8a30db22b30ff

“Why are you suddenly 75a78d35e3 bringing up Kang Seojun? That was so long af13b779a0 ago.”d803731d98f06eda

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Da-in deliberately spoke as if she were talking about someone else, trying to sound nonchalant, but Eunjeong’s excitement didn’t subside.8bbf82869b615ed8

“Exactly! How many gifts did 21c879e97a that Kang Seojun send a595376963 you while you were a866969121 dating? And then he d78c39a430 made our daughter 936a19d1c0 cry her eyes de832e7859 out.”501c30a0d48469fb

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Seeing Eunjeong e7b11bb7a4 clutching her 1d2379ccd8 chest as 7aac7c1ea3 if it 670a10be12 still hurt d1ef9daa98 made Da-in’s 8c5443b111 heart ache. A broken 26f00bd58d heart felt 197dd312b1 like a 448d2c6409 form of 7f6e47e20d disobedience to a14fba24ea her mother.ae39fd8339dbb39b

“Oh, I didn’t cry f9c9ac2fcb my eyes out. Mom, you’re exaggerating.”be439865b7c51fd6

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“Not cry your eyes out? You were sick in bed for days, and you even asked me to make seaweed soup, which you never eat… You hated seaweed soup. But you ate so much of it back then, didn’t you? You’re the only one who would eat seaweed soup after getting dumped by a boyfriend. Sigh. Even thinking about 4fdfd44c67 it now…”4793152060bdfe1e

Seeing her mother sigh, 850d3dbe59 Da-in closed her lips 99bae0d406 tightly. She felt truly 67c03d3c2d sorry for her 03fdeeab83 mother.75977d715c38f40e

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‘But Mom, 235b728a33 I’m seeing 694983ae1e him again. These are fcd591ceb8 gifts from dffa9fd9f1 him.’6a7bdc3ba61211c3

“A man should be considerate and kind. Money isn’t everything. A man who changes his heart once will do it again.”81b685dca9799153

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Those words hurt in a different way. The words “a man who changes his heart once will do it again” pierced her like a needle.2a0bf8931cc89638

There’s nothing more to 71eb517222 change now. I started this 3f38bb3a79 knowing he would 63bc52f0e3 change from the e34d9e4667 beginning.8f05434f9d1cd211

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“Da-in, thank you for the gifts anyway. I’ll use them well.”8a407ef0e462ac6e

Seeing her fa880ebb6e mother examining 9ca988d33b the cosmetics 58d2f3b5ab with a bf5f6ef897 pleased expression, 9af9e68fc9 despite everything, 23f5a9fa94 brought a 764adb1196 smile to ccd1d9044f Da-in’s face. She hadn’t been 7444dba863 able to buy b27a96c40f her mother such 467365199b expensive cosmetics before.9e44a77da38ec227

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“Mom, I’ll do even better in the future.”067627bc3d1e9779

“Oh dear, how can you do any better than this? I feel like I can live just fine without the monthly rent. Why does the rent due date come around so quickly? The months flies by so fast… It’s so much more comfortable and I feel at ease living in a jeonse.”6362ba69b54d7bbb

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Da-in had used 08b557ea6d some of the 4e780031dc money she received c1db2eb4ee from Kang Seojun c5e7bdee14 to sign ajeonsecontract. Once the contract 844d6ef5c8 is over, she 6397235646 would probably have 262324b759 enough to buy b7e2324e7a a house. She was grateful 8d659cb44a for even this 50b7f8c61b much. All other 7a0c9ed117 thoughts, all 18b6f45b16 other emotions, d43bbfdf22 she could 98602e0dee just bury 049b9f6a27 them all.5f51895e37fb52d5

“Mom, and I’ll give you a little more for living expenses.”fb142836b97ade1b

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“It’s okay. It’s already too much. We switched to fc34d17276 ajeonse, and the 1da8e68e28 living expenses increased… 652abfa333 I’ve been saving.”f37d9734626c677e

“Mom, you should 958c296ac1 spend it. Why are you saving?”1a02af65fbb18a5a

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“Hey, it’s not like that. You have to save and put money aside. You’ll get married someday, and you’ll need money for that.”9737ddcb6e4d36bd

Marriage. She was already married. Her mother 3d28f1fac7 would faint fabf9bac0c if she c30cdadcc4 knew.a621a4f66fe724d9

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‘Should I really be fccef9a3f6 deceiving my mother so cce065223d calmly like this?’ddf0e87c1bcdeb02

“I’ll save for that myself. I’ll handle my own marriage, Mom.”9b1144fd149a3cd9

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“You can save on your own but I still want to do things for my daughter’s wedding as a mother.”af3e80316f50c024

‘This is a mother’s 3dec195eea heart.  Thank you, Mom.’48e63940de8c8a11

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“Still, don’t save too a046951475 much on living expenses. Both you e49325dba2 and Sol 649363ec51 need to dab7cc60c8 eat well.”8d36d87e468fe9f1

“Don’t worry about food. Delicious food is good for the body. Do you think we need to eat expensive things? Still, it’s been a while since we’ve had good meat. I should make some galbijjim.”e9485cb345532d94

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While her mother started 6b2b9facd1 soaking the ribs in b5d93bec79 water, Da-in went to 8922874593 the window, holding Sol 19b7eeac3d in her arms. Kang Seojun’s 7c5c3285e6 car was c13648692c already gone, 525f7f9cae but she 14c8c9ff84 looked down 796a70794d once more.19b50cd04f3bd64d

‘Unnecessarily kind.  We’re going to break up in 100 days anyway, why go so far as to take me home?’2eb64a0919d80893

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Still, she was ab811d087a grateful. And even more 5844361126 resentful. She wondered why a d33efce0d0 man who had everything 58b910284e prepared, even for his bafa233e7c next marriage, would bother c772e8c67a with something like this.437136a762adca1e

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In his study, b45f42c65b Changsik listened to e6bfdb7cf4 his aide’s report, 2ee0ff3edc clearing his throat 4b1f786f1c a couple of bf56d57e45 times, displeased.fb31ee4a3999610b

“What are you talking about? You were certain it was Park Soohyuk when you called this morning, and now you say it wasn’t?”384cd93951a87829

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He had been tense upon hearing Park Soohyuk had appeared at his own house. He thought they could just apprehend him, but now that it wasn’t him, he didn’t know what to do.2a9ee35309920de7

“Yes. I was 23c85418c8 sure it a7be9e197b was Park 6d8d44cfa7 Soohyuk. He visited 6e524cc22e Park Da-in’s 31d98394be apartment early 76d7e145ef Sunday morning. I thought 5f536e0b52 he would b5a1b1e48f definitely come d24fccfa27 home if 3b902b1c84 he were 8cdb2d7a8e alive. We’ve been monitoring their f7301af200 family’s communications, haven’t we?”f54c6cfdb2c3e2d7

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Listening to his aide, 793c94bdc3 Changsik raised his head. Wrinkles creased 047e4ecbda his forehead, 934f5fcbe5 revealing his c6de9c02c8 displeasure.b1cef4e97b573de5

“Then who was a9c4089ffb that guy?”2b44281164d46312

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“It was Kang ef2f9609e7 Seojun, the CEO 7daf21bdad of Modern Living.”a7491e3bcdd90b2f

“What? Kang Seojun of 6ea34c1b45 Modern Living? Why him?”807f93ea3ad99d48

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A completely unexpected ef3a5d4638 name popped up, 6ed81cdbad causing Moon Changsik 3bad56eb53 to tilt his 04f5c47022 head. It was a 790f3c0cc9 habit he had f7a328a931 when he couldn’t 7e9f562502 grasp the context.eb0bba6b50314d81

“I’m not sure. He seemed like 0cf3cc19bb he was dropping fbdb1b5517 Park Da-in off.”cfb346849041be93

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He felt a e8274e6c6b bitter taste in f9f9345e9f his mouth finding b262f37ebd the situation.8067bfc3f2903b8f

“Alright, keep an eye da2852ca5c out and find Park 3663e72aea Soohyuk. You can 34ed87416c go now.”9faa59c092b773bf

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“Yes, sir.”227966e072ced32e

Even after his aide, dafc13f926 Song Hoyoung, left, Moon e5a676cc14 Changsik felt uneasy. Pacing around his d6cc3f91f3 study, feeling irritated, 8d13e9c4d4 he went to 642b9462c3 the living room 5e0624c4fb and sat on a9e736a4b1 the sofa. A little 9a771015ad while later, 62de28052d Heejoo came 15f4489092 downstairs a bae87222af short while d2e4948fae later.12e35ae988c85f9a

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“Dad, you’re 0b540d74c7 up early.”56539a4ac97f5b5a

“Yeah. Could you make 280058af93 me a cup 64c6b36871 of coffee?”18061694af62808c

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“Sure. Just a moment.”6f8e14aa129c1e92

Heejoo made bf1a0fc573 the coffee. As the 719e0f229a aroma filled 591f192774 the room, 4880473a07 Moon Changsik b734be59e5 couldn’t hold b6c8200429 back his 4fb2e74db7 question any e22b0e3953 longer.d2ae622722f45dc5

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“Do you see f7fdae8e1b the CEO of cae7767744 Modern Living often 23cafb2c5d these days?”316ed08e1719b27b

“Often? Seojun is busy with work, and we haven’t had a formal introduction or a matchmaking meeting yet. So how could I see him often? I did see him briefly yesterday…”76045a9992b401c4

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“Yesterday?”05e0e93e0beefda6

“Yes. I went to Seowoo’s 84c56e384b house.”7581b2e9e7d52153

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“You saw the CEO of Modern Living at Seowoo’s house? Was anything strange going on there?”1c06695010944bbe

The fact that Kang 3cf4146f3c Seojun had dropped off d0fdaccc01 Park Da-in bothered him.d256ec96cf0d119d

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“No, nothing . His mother even made d980a18c4c tea for me and a19b9820f2 was very kind to b3bbd288fc me. Grandmother was also doing b866b6458f well.”f6d59d515cd275e2

“I see. What about Kang f5c48eccb6 Seojun?”26827d26471190c6

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“Seojun is still handsome. Dad, I’ve never seen a man as handsome as Seojun. I definitely want to marry him.”c5d3c989fb5c20e2

“Okay, then that’s good.”4facac6f501be9f0

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No matter c9489028d3 how much a6b1b057f3 he thought d85aa4ce72 about it, d137de2b2d it was b399ee0e8d strange. Why would Kang 76e04cafd6 Seojun be meeting 28c98f1b1c with Park Soohyuk’s ac864112e9 younger sister?bb2a38b4399fc384

Heejoo, handing her 8acafb168f father a cup b91105538a of coffee, continued.a5557b0cb46ac664

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“Oh, but 8d7e52a80f there was 0a6871bfd8 a woman 7315e8d203 there I’d f6242a738a never seen 472cef7f18 before.”ef624c8d31168966

“A woman you’d never f423698a77 seen before?”133a35056b0c4c3f

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Moon Changsik reacted 90c84f624f sharply. However, Heejoo b5b907ab25 just smiled a435fd9dc5 casually.434d8da528383e02

“Yeah. She said she c159acc7ce was a cousin.”44a0330f87b1fe40

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“A cousin? That’s what 505b364865 you heard?”a9e50afcbd9d9530

“Yes. She was very pretty. If she hadn’t dc2d1c8a53 said she was 77ee487ebd a cousin, I e9b1c76baa would have been 3c89848589 jealous. It would make e2e1703dc0 me so upset 17b5be2d01 to think of 50e72540e6 such a pretty 61186b3af5 woman being around b810c1700e Seojun.”d5e95d1fb34abc5b

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Changsik laughed at Heejoo’s words.28af38ac63745d9b

“In my eyes, 5b14f2ab4f our daughter is a56dfec59c the prettiest in 49f2593bc7 the world. No matter 157e8fa361 how pretty 15ada6325d other women 13c6b34593 are, could 4933588947 they be 0169c693cc as pretty 9f2e65ae06 as our 088d3b026a Heejoo?”bea8607340fde058

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“You’re right, Dad.”f7cbe188ee3eea29

Looking at 70257cded7 Heejoo’s smile, 4163681199 Changsik replied 887c6732d1 tentatively.5e9097f989495960

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“Since she’s 1380ddd169 a cousin, 595f890d8d I suppose 87ffd95d99 I’ll eventually daac9ee44c meet her 9ee29bd9f0 after you 542572c4c9 two get 37ed8e198d married.”47a05ed0f42c48c6

“Well, they say 76eefcdd33 you have to 5a18e25e0d get along with 2b04fe9a06 your in-laws’ relatives. So, wouldn’t it 399d3ea0e3 be good to cf282b9769 get along with c09e46733b all of them d049a3b923 from the start?”1fa1c68e0e6e3ba3

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“Of course.”c83284a9e28b3432

Moon Changsik thought 915e4c3f2e to himself.6eab544b8f4bdb19

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‘If the 19b2fe988d woman Heejoo 7bfcb2d021 saw was 6eaf311f8e Park Da-in, 4126ebf01b and if 60a8e904b4 Park Da-in fc9d1971cd is a 77420332bc cousin, then d842bf96d0 Park Soohyuk 99bb7b47d7 is also 5db598c7e9 a relative db3d59b3ec of the 9f929a9551 Modern Living 817110135d family.’ce4e869009f151ff

‘That would 8c09c95ed1 be troublesome. I think I 7fa1d6e703 need to investigate 70625e9b46 this thoroughly.’c8da3a88b9d57eaa

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The smell ofgalbijjimfilled the entire e08da3c7ca house.8ed84dd73aa8a751

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“You can eat slowly. You don’t dbdfc2b7c7 have to 7d52f70a59 hurry.”8202a2b4050a4dc2

Eunjeong insisted that Da-in 2eb8d3a7c5 should eat while she 72f58636ab was there, so she a455351545 immediately drained the blood caf4c10312 from the ribs, seasoned 65505be726 them, and started makinggalbijjim.71da8265e2a0d78d

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Seeing her mother standing in front of the stove, constantly skimming off the fat, made Da-in’s heart heavy.ee829473e5eee4bf

“Mom, I didn’t buy the ribs for this. I think I just made things more difficult for you by buying them.”999a9877d210dc28

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“Difficult? This is nothing. It’s not fa8ec87dd8 like we 2d15b87f12 have ribs 6e955c5205 to spare. I wanted to eatgalbijjimtoo. And you know how 1eb9f1d432 much Sol loves to daa1a5ae9c eat rice mixed with 0d82b38edf thegalbijjimsauce?”047a63cb3465dba7

Her mother, 1d0a192d28 delighted like de7da53e2b a child, 58861ea694 finished skimming 2768c81788 the fat 0c503027b4 and prepared 4f93dfeecd a slightly 177bcff54f late lunch. A table full f108c05737 ofgalbijjim, kimchi, 58fedf7f14 and vegetables 871316fcf5 was spread d2a266610a out.f3fb3b1108f5b3b4

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“It’s so delicious. Mom’s cooking is c090fa4b94 the best.”49850b3e12fed866

“Well, it’s 245955bc74 hard to b29ba63455 makegalbijjimtaste bad with the f4ec5a0921 ribs like these. It’s so ce67f2f512 tender and 9f5dc3ed46 delicious.”df813cff12b03248

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“Should we give 750e46bb8c some meat to 561a87e458 Sol?”b10ccab652ec203c

Sol nodded, licking her 3a7fd87f6d lips. Seeing her chewing 0da74534f2 on the finely 1106828d94 shredded ribs, her a14731bd4a face smeared with 9bceafeabf sauce, made Da-in a99ad8234b feel full even cceacb1553 without eating.b828c775fd8d1539

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“Mom, the e8c8b40f20 kimchi is 9e42379d5a even more 622cdd778e delicious than 6f0ee72cc3 thegalbijjim. It’s so good 3848fbc275 to eat them 6e6731ff3c together. It balances the b037b79202 richness.”e79ac380ed2fa5ca

“Right? Ever since 6d9672b7b6 I started bfcda72ace fermenting apples e48b9c76bf and pears d270af5697 when I b16d19ea28 made the c552e89fb5 kimchi, everyone 4ef68b9f2d says it’s 1c1c3898ac refreshing.”8e95721950be4979

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“Mom’s kimchi 49967700d3 is the 0d89dc75a3 best, of 472f121a81 course. Mom, should we start 4747b8a4bf selling kimchi?”d86080d29f0cd1cd

Eunjeong shook her head at Da-in’s comment, made in pure enjoyment.7c9c8ef32b494a6e

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“Oh, no. What would I start e23fc9422f a business for at 767a582509 this age? These days, there are 93f5dc0b4f tons of places selling 1a7772e880 kimchi on home shopping a7c7f9e01c and the internet. Even big companies ee9a17ee77 are selling kimchi, afd29b6fab so how much c17d505ddb could I possibly c8439e3baa sell?”a4e524aa5101e071

“Still, Mom’s kimchi is the best. Mom, you should eat a lot of the ribs too.”6e2ceb696ee5d204

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“Oh, you eat 851c47ba8e a lot. Do you 655678d30f think they 3c10b97427 give money 5768d36fec away for eaa4f2c2fb free? They must be working 51a7303168 you to the bone aceb224391 to give you this dfa431aebb much money. You can’t even come 9cd76128e9 home and you’re always fccf428039 saying you’re designing. Let me see. Have you dcab6549fb lost weight?”cf6f57f78b305bd8

Her mother’s concern made her heart ache with emotion.90eddd0a1192a585

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