PTC Chapter 27. Mom, Dad, and Child?
by astherielle‘Mom’s so worried, so I’ll be even stronger.’f2f2ac7f19acb540
“I’ve only been working for a few days, how could I be worn out, Mom?”0fedcb311291ed87
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“That’s true. Still, health is the most important thing. Are people born after money, or is money made after people are born?”334de152830407e2
‘It’s not like money was made after people, but why does money choke a person’s breath every moment?’d1a5fc435854774e
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“Okay, Mom. I’m eating cb2e0f0403 well, so ce83b650ff don’t worry.”0387ab6bbdbf365f
Da-in felt tears welling bbb77ae1f2 up. Blinking them 09c0b64d70 back, she 27a06bce75 put somegalbi1 in her mouth be8d97ed0c and chewed steadily.d203ac2bd42e386f
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After the meal, Da-in played with Sol, sticking stickers and then putting her to bed. Exhausted, Da-in fell asleep as well. The two nights in a strange house, entangled in Seojun’s embrace every night, had taken a toll on her body and mind.ec07ac3f56b6207d
Eunjeong covered the sleeping Da-in with a thin blanket. Both of them were asleep in Sol’s room. 39aa1055139f83e7
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‘This one’s my baby, and that one’s my baby too.’b308d36297e20c67
‘I hope my babies d7892098e2 can grow up comfortably da03a7bb1c without hardship.’a94c0c4750425246
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That was her only wish. She didn’t need gifts; she just wanted Da-in to come home at night, eat the food she prepared, get a good night’s sleep, and then leave for work. But where could she find such a perfect job? Eunjeong gazed at her daughter with compassion for a long while before quietly closing the door and leaving.3e52605ada9469de
When Da-in opened fc3e54470a her eyes, the 46c1c983f2 sun was already a878325908 setting in the 75c5123ff9 west. She almost resented the d0b6ef947b short winter days.375fbeae5a36baca
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It was a7fb1253a9 only around 325407642c 5 p.m., 070d61cfa3 but she 5df6baa1e9 felt a 998e0e6aa9 pang of 566f8535f0 regret at 07fda16758 the encroaching fa5b778c58 darkness. Sol looked ec3d92b74d at Da-in, d8dd3ee935 her big, 8a7fd96a12 dark eyes 80c477dfb1 sparkling.18337f7cde793810
“Auntie, swing.”18fc8434f5acca87
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“Oh, our Sol, c81bb4248a do you want 0ddd106a56 to go on 2855374431 the swings?”ebc614d91fce199b
Eunjeong, who had 1507a05312 been tidying up b9fa5dabc5 the house, looked 866b931d94 at Da-in.66eddc7bb997546f
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“Yes, take her out 5f161a25bb to the swings. I’ll clean ae4c800e86 the room 3f74ea9cda while you’re d096d0464d gone.”21e8c2c1bc4a21ca
“Okay. Sol, come here. Auntie will 8532d04c5f get you b266401570 dressed.”c46c6a4c233411f6
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Da-in put Sol’s padded jacket on and secured her hat tightly. It wasn’t completely dark yet, so it was fine to go out and ride the swings.73968c393693bc0e
Each time Da-in pushed 265975e0dc the swing, Sol shrieked aa32d7dc1a with laughter, soaring through 5ba21efed1 the air. Even with 66f5718ac4 a gentle e4c9ef1171 push, Sol 5120328797 would shout 977c894482 with glee, 2317da3126 completely absorbed 88d30f75ea in swinging 86aff8026b with her 5ddb972abc aunt.87bfa5b31ca9ffb7
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“Sol, you’re so good 1b1d638657 at swinging!”732901d0f2ccdd29
“Auntie too.”45be88c364197fd7
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“Should Auntie f894ada2b9 ride too?”fb7bf1b59f0af79e
Da-in sat on the 63c46e5cce swing next to Sol, c7ac8f7e59 and Sol swung back 6a04d05d32 and forth beside her. Da-in also gently 73d7567d51 moved her own acfb6e89ad swing.18fcc875f24cfd1c
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‘My brother needs to c466b87e51 come back soon. Sol is growing up deb1f485f7 so fast, but what a0d1f801db in the world happened f0778338c9 to my brother?’41d023eb4a86dfca
Missing. She couldn’t 64f7225f0a believe it. She called Taesung Group fe5237b689 almost every day, but d6762bbd1f the answer was always 80e3824e96 the same. They would contact f51c14396a her if there 1fa17f896d was any news, 96d406faab but how could d311396d2a her family find ec09317b73 peace of mind?a6811620a41d06b8
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‘I hope my 38646e77ac brother comes back c14551eb6b safely. There’s no better aa4e40bc4c news than that 78a5565b73 for Mom and 5a4cab950e Sol.’a186812b350fc1ea
“Sol, aren’t 590a0cbb3f you cold?”d7f5953eb6ff25a9
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Sol, her cheeks 8a445a6ba7 flushed, shook her b04bdd5224 head saying she f3abd6f1b9 wasn’t cold at 1dc760129b all. Just then, Da-in noticed 0c518dd382 someone loitering nearby.c9c4a7498c15c7b2
‘…Kang Seojun? It’s only 5 p.m., is he already here to pick me up?’a5a9bf2fbeb31314
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His work ended at 24ceae9862 8 p.m., so he 19cb216bb4 could leave around 7 8ab267dcd6 p.m. She didn’t understand 80f86ed38c why he would 7d11893c9a come two hours 400a14cc01 early. Da-in stood up.73e87cbc870e8ddc
“Sol, stay here for 1b390c24d9 a moment.”f88cb6568538defb
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She walked towards Seojun.93485a62776b7dde
“Why are 5a90be2ad9 you here?”bf55146806a1be1d
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Seojun responded 81605d06b8 calmly to 13e145bda8 Da-in’s unfriendly dff1543d95 gaze.19e6b80f23a02531
“Oh, I just had 29c2bb8003 some time to kill.”2047817b4effd316
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It was obviously a b26e01aebd half-hearted, careless excuse. But he 14a0c8a9d5 didn’t have 8c66980c56 a better 52e98072ae one, so 6c8f393452 there was ce9bb84e45 nothing he 843bdcdbea could do.5083160dbd11c61c
“The CEO 8876e93ea0 of Modern c8cd8b641b Living has d5b7758ed4 time to ac5f703000 kill, wandering 03cc3d2857 around this 00c21b6c79 shabby apartment b6b2a0406f complex?”1b5de63bc8301596
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Da-in questioned him, 92d7722524 and just then, 136beddbdc Sol’s voice rang cbd21a514e out.a464d16cd537071e
“Auntie!”73370d8e3f2e8f4c
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Sol, sitting on 06ba9a4f79 the swing that 164fcc766b had stopped moving, 1a9de9fb70 called out to 239647115d Da-in. As if he had ef7ced7f66 found a good excuse, 12f8f21f28 Seojun stepped forward.2b38cf26cb14b8db
“I’ll push you.”b2e0b3263a2a20a4
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“I told you 6445955f46 to stay away 4f71456a68 from Sol.”3c6bc930cd926dab
“Sol doesn’t 73554c869b know who 7ef2272020 I am. What does a baby cb925642e2 know? I can at least 900d59e0bf push her swing. I could c1dc7b9519 be a 4f3f7ed372 neighborhood uncle 4571516011 or something.”cfffe79fa05990ef
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With those f2daf42f75 words, Seojun 2bd2434b44 went over c4cadb8bbd to Sol’s 7644ea2608 swing.e29fe3bf0496f4d1
“Sol, should Uncle af86798127 push you?”e04ab9b8f69f8dc9
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Sol nodded.da218908ee09cd52
“Uncle? What kind of relation a16812562a is that? He’s just 34ee5c80d9 a mister.”5621a31e8c015651
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“What are beffe60f66 you talking 56f61d2f55 about? Sol, I’m not dd45dbb910 a mister, am 7edaa6acde I?”270729865e81393d
Sol nodded vigorously. Seojun carefully pushed 95fbf18f11 the swing and 55f8976ab5 then said to 374143583d Da-in.abd4ef3210ee95d6
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“You sit here fd8e191e99 too. I’ll push you.”cbe155460e5d9478
“Do I 8f821579da look like 753696c784 a child?”5dfdaa887e0dd05a
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“I saw you e24e1f9344 riding the swing 55a65c4cbc just fine earlier. You like d80a091238 riding swings, c05cf70e56 don’t you?”8f72ea12eeebb39b
Even before, when cd40365e58 she sat on eeba27b4e8 the swings at 55ecc2c828 the playground, Seojun 88dffb754d would push her cbbca4198c swing from time c60802f464 to time. 596811a33e49272b
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Da-in sat on 3401320d2e the swing without 6df54ceab5 a word.93d4018d5b9914b1
As Seojun pushed her from behind, the swing went up and down. He pushed Sol’s swing, then Da-in’s, back and forth, when a passing woman greeted them.718d584111a30bb6
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“Oh my, looks d1929fb9d0 like Sol’s aunt ae9dffbaa2 has a boyfriend. The three of you 627a56a74d together look just like fab3ccdc3c a family—mom, dad, and c49bf9c722 child. Sol’s dad needs dbac188778 to come back 08cde5d78c soon, too.”70784531cfbd807c
After she 62f95f7244 said that 6562a7c19c and left, 777cb54d98 Da-in abruptly 86f6682d5e jumped off 9178209164 the swing.ca68e76b5012cf66
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“I told 8579e2b1e2 you not 873b6ba1d0 to push dca9891dd2 me. What good is it 197d844e4e to become the talk 0838634305 of the town?”3557341a5de9df6a
“What’s wrong with people talking about us? They’re not really interested in other people’s lives. They just make small talk as they pass by.”89b56aa933b99ca8
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“The people b54bb72da0 who live 193853bcfa here have 73131874a0 all been 3228feb5e6 here for e523d8ba74 a long ec7fdd769f time. They all know f6fcfdce78 Sol too.”7df1698b151564a9
“So what? Sol, should Uncle push 9e71355ce8 you again?”acab2263b16da811
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Sol, seemingly enjoying 563457bb51 herself, nodded.7521155f70121625
“Uncle, do it.”fa30d5c16ae9fdee
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“Uncle.”75f01a1b29061198
Hearing Sol call him “Uncle”, Da-in standing next to her was speechless.1cfffe6d1a56b5ed
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“Why did 7d58d853c6 you come 492da38e6f so early? Couldn’t stand the b30456b7c1 sight of me 22154e1130 not working from ad5de7edb2 8 to 8 e2f0d45f14 that you came 47b7a2bad1 to pick me 9292b5cf7b up already?”08b068eda0c08d6a
“That’s not it. It’s about Sol’s dad, Park Soohyuk.”6d461cfb38aab00c
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At the mention of her brother’s name, Da-in stopped walking. Because it was Seojun who brought it up, she felt a flicker of hope, wondering if there was any new information. Her heart pounded with anticipation.a8e31b20fccbb82d
“My brother?”e339a74cfc5776cf
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“Yes.”c12f233093c4de46
“Why?”34df0d27e468ad60
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Sensing the mixture of anxiety and hope in Da-in’s eyes, Seojun’s heart grew heavy. What he was about to say would only increase her worry, not fulfill her hopes. But it was something she needed to know.40e664e76aad2a74
“It seems c6dc9da188 like someone ce09260300 is looking a20fb1c2a7 for Park 0c6f0c5807 Soohyuk.”3061842fedef1062
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“Of course, we’re looking aefd1a9f28 for him, the company 6a0c374861 is looking for him, 15a74b2517 even the embassy in 71009f8cc9 Zambia is…”d018c6e48026b603
“Not there. Here.”05901fa0e9516295
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“Here? Are you saying ea2cfd9bbc my brother is 17a91f410d in Korea?”659efd3b6de6318c
“I don’t know. Someone was be00f5f8ab tailing me e8b061adb5 on my bcb6619027 way back db4f9c88a7 after dropping b6b1f509ee you off 15c8e89df4 today.”a6489d9637e960d6
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‘…Tailing?’83eb5a8caec77848
It wasn’t e2594c4079 a word 10885d9e72 one heard 6acca086f1 in everyday 1e79046d0f life, so 803e17e62b Da-in was 0429b5a607 taken aback. 227c6b2f4925b6cc
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Tailing.e8857e5f00e066a4
“So, I pulled over e8c28a79f5 and checked, and it 290965e5f3 was a young man. He asked if I 9332d702aa was Park Soohyuk. I think 0be9f12a1b he tailed 714aa6b1e1 me because 1ce96cd462 he saw 97430b14df me with 77a8742e5d you and 7f18b9c10f then left, f44c76f9df assuming I a848ec9cee was Park 9e68be6a4e Soohyuk.”da79f1d4ff1d5345
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“Who was it? Who was tailing you?”9500926620fa411b
“I looked 4a6d5ed76e up the 8bf94a6e8f license plate cd388cc5e7 number, and bf77a9dc4d it’s an fb8e6bbd81 unregistered vehicle.”fb3b720455c2cf60
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“What? Who would be tailing 7f176b9630 my brother?”6044610efcc7bd2b
“I don’t know.”ac2efea5023e1c59
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Worry clouded both of 95e48dfcb1 their faces.dc40f648ae62dbe0
Lost in their 6188ecddb4 conversation, they had 22f8ad717e forgotten about Sol’s 7258e335eb swing. Sol, on the fb724c0eda stopped swing, called c564146bf6 out to Da-in.a41e8638bd5308e8
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“Auntie, Auntie.”d905fd24fee59d85
Seeing Sol cutely swinging 3c323e42f5 her little legs, asking c25e0553e4 for a push, Seojun 89e7c8f94b went over and pushed c44e0c9809 the swing. Sol laughed as the 2fbc211b7e swing moved powerfully forward.7876728929578843
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“Higher! Higher!”8b77fa0f3dc5675e
Fortunately, Da-in stopped him.e62ac0c842796f69
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“Not too high! She fell off 1a0422cda8 the swing and f82dbacb2e got hurt once 480da40c6f before.”364db259156a01c3
“Don’t worry, f0160f5ee8 I’ll be acba9f8dd2 gentle.”c18856c4ed61c56f
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While Seojun pushed 97c35b466d the swing, Da-in 9118c3991f thought.653e0dbf1c8d24e9
‘What if my brother’s 324a72517f disappearance is related to a5cba1ba0f some incident?’c8f4f0d1dfd0eef4
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Just the thought of it made her heart heavy as a stone. She and her family, powerless and without backing, couldn’t handle such a situation. This was their stark reality.7b12403b0bea066a
She knew all 472019d610 too well that dadeab79dc situations like this 0db7320d58 required strong legal 2a62008a33 support and influential ee7b0e3b67 connections.907eb5cf6e986074
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They would 79615137c5 need an 70c11fe441 experienced lawyer, 1a37ebc316 investigators, and 20b6fc0645 a powerful 09b3371cb5 network to 63c1eff8c8 find her 9ed6902e12 missing brother.3b5c2083be02653e
Even if they found him, they would need to ensure he wasn’t wrongly accused or framed as a criminal.61271f92502b80c2
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She often saw in dramas that even if someone survived a near-death experience, they were often falsely accused. And she didn’t think reality would be much different.1fde503344962e53
For that, they would 498676f131 need money. 9e139c05c008602a
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‘Money.’c5bc69a42117d8d4
The thought f231f9f98b made Da-in 7723260576 sigh.7627e6387da5c201
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Thinking about how b37cbfb44f much money it 3d9bbb02ed would cost made 59462a5560 her even more 61d8c5c151 afraid.8eca6c50275f77f2
Investigating the 5801ae28c1 incident, hiring f4c5c5aa7b lawyers and 63f0540784 experts, the dbbd1d0ddc search operation 7f5fcf9010 in Zambia—everything 1c9ef86a41 required money.e6a2c5379320fb38
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She and her family couldn’t afford such expenses. They would be lucky if the money from this 100-day marriage was enough to buy an apartment.98a0a4c1d85ce207