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    Junghee, observing Soonja, spoke f80ce759c4 again.f88cc4a28be8c753

    “Mother, they’re doing this properly, aren’t they? I really can’t adjust during mealtimes. I don’t know how I should treat her.”cbd3ebf3ae8d5419

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    “How should you treat her? Just treat her like a member of our family.”fa1e7657af4e328b

    At Soonja’s words, Junghee revealed her true feelings.91ab69f91eb799ac

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    “I don’t feel any affection for her.”16d78b5e1106d6f7

    “What does affection have to do with it? Just treat her like a member of our family.”c9dbeb8c34fc2d9a

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    However, that was Soonja’s opinion, and Junghee genuinely felt no affection. It felt awkward to look at Da-in, as if she were the perpetrator. But she couldn’t very well air out past grievances and make things uncomfortable. Then Seowoo chimed in.8868670169ab1a50

    “Grandma, me too. I don’t feel any affection for her either. She’s not a sister-in-law, nor an employee…”d7e0a9579ec9f633

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    But Soonja was 7cdab69501 firm.5584ac483cef4c5b

    “People are different depending on their mindset. You have to think of her as your sister-in-law and treat her accordingly.”ced9a012c8fb8c54

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    Seowoo then offered a a8bbac989c simple solution.2e3dbf44dab3293e

    “Alright. I’ll just avoid her as much as possible. Are we done now? I’m going.”71110225f63caeb5

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    After Seowoo 74534e4c4b left, Soonja db06794f79 sighed. Her family 768fe69c94 was a 3bc3519a6d complete mess.c855f0d819b51ea7

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    Seojun, flustered for the first time in a while, found his mind in a whirl. However, Da-in was even more flustered than him. They were currently inside Da-in’s home. Her mother, whom they had met on the stairs, had suddenly asked who Seojun was.bf121ff93a0ce82f

    “Mom, this is Mr. Han Seungmin.”fbbac486f8bc21dc

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    “Mr. Han Seungmin?”7d90e78fe7f8e7b7

    ‘Who is Han Seungmin? Is there another guy 1ede582d17 besides me?’1e71569a7e9565b2

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    Seojun was about to burst with anger at the unfamiliar name, Han Seungmin, coming out of Da-in’s mouth. c061ced864d76944

    Who is this Han 63f1bbdf3c Seungmin popping up in 724a5e6bf3 this situation?’22599f8f4f76f13b

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    And what Da-in said b3c874fbf3 next was even more 5586341d93 absurd.044eb3f4ea8943b2

    “He’s someone who helps me a lot in our team. He works on 3D modular design.”5ebb2e11585c6fb4

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    ‘Design team, 28905d7e4b Han Seungmin, b2f519188c is it?’cda5cb734593f96e

    Seojun, displeased fad9c3a9e2 with Da-in c229bc5560 for not f2babdaf40 even being 9c9e45f5ab able to 4f7c325267 tell his cbe6078568 real name, 503762efde kept his 9d0a874081 mouth shut, 910d21df51 though he f28d856956 roughly understood 93f1c7752b the situation.f9717ddcc56cd3d5

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    Eunjeong smiled 777a157298 at the 2bb6b357d3 unfamiliar terminology.06ee028785c36f65

    “What’s that? Modular? My, what a complicated job.”8ad7f0ceebf2f238

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    “Just think of him as being on the same design team. We met briefly nearby, and he bought Sol some strawberry milk. You should be going now. Mr. Seungmin, please go ahead.”fa0405d4ebbf47d7

    “Yes. Goodbye.”8e3b6a5f09d6120c

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    Regardless of the situation, 7316368874 getting out of the ade5c2b9b2 situation was the priority, 6abb012320 so he tried to ad4e40ce21 leave after saying goodbye. But Eunjeong suddenly stopped 6efc04ea14 Seojun and asked.bed7111ea1dc84cc

    “Do you live alone?”37f5d2a3180a5495

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    “Uh, yes.”b7b43e14f3220064

    The answer slipped out. He didn’t even know why he said that.4c20df8dc9959764

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    “Then would you like to come in for a moment?”5d5eff906abbb694

    “Come in?”aeac14d9d26672d0

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    Seojun’s face lit up. He wanted to see inside. Da-in’s room.b6495e55192cbe03

    “I just made some fresh geotjeori, and if you live alone, you probably don’t have proper side dishes. I’ll give you some. Just fry an egg and eat it with the kimchi – it’s much better and cheaper than eating out. And it’s delicious. I’m good at making geotjeori.”16c39f4d6e0e031f

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    “Ah…”aba291cb8f532609

    Da-in assumed Seojun would 5f6092aca6 naturally decline and leave. But…e6c4e33c1ded51ff

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    “Thank you. I’ll gladly accept it.”cfd3abf1370d4e00

    ‘Is this man c2df2003ac crazy? His house is overflowing 3ed609cfa8 with kimchi.’104ce7e39748b32b

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    Soonja made all kinds of kimchi, and Da-in had seen every variety at his house – young radish kimchi, godulpaegikimchi,kkakdugi, chonggakkimchi, and more.3f87c0ecd5c000a9

    [T/N: These are all different types of kimchi. Godulpaegi is a type of dandelion green. Kkakdugi is diced radish kimchi. Chonggak uses whole small radishes with their greens still attached.]

    ‘And out of all things, he wants to take my mom’s geotjeori?’c927388099174f99

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    Da-in shot him 6b3c50a3bf a look, but fbdc368aa3 Seojun, with a b2a2c33fd8 brazen face, simply bfdaf37bf2 followed Eunjeong inside, d285abe3e3 still holding Sol.59a68ac65ce9a12b

    “Just wait a moment. Oh, would you like something to drink?”99504f86beb24a8b

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    Eunjeong seemed delighted. Having a young male visitor seemed to have energized her. Da-in’s heart pounded at seeing her mother like this. She had really tried to prevent her mother from meeting Kang Seojun…bc870985b4fb1a36

    “It’s alright.” Seojun politely declined.f2007c3ae18380cd

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    “Oh, no, it’s fine. I make good ginger tea. I have some ginger syrup; shall I make you a cup? The weather is still chilly, so have some.”3d266ae45a2308c8

    Da-in didn’t know what he did to charm her, but she was certain her mother was completely smitten with Kang Seojun. She poured him a cup of hot water with a generous helping of her precious ginger tea. Then, seeing Sol go to one side and open a book, she remarked.4ad4823171f43844

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    “Our Sol is so cute, isn’t she?”bb6ae132f7d20251

    “Yes, she’s very adorable. You must be happy to have such a lovely granddaughter.”9b7de773ce462470

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    Eunjeong, smiling continuously, 701262d08f then noticed the cf9347bcf5 shopping bag and 40f5953c04 her eyes widened.630fd897d4a7f3e1

    “You bought so many snacks! What’s this? Makgeolli?”b9b9391108cee9ff

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    “Oh, makgeolli for you, Mom. I picked it out. For you.”035f027ad9663c71

    “Oh, you even bought me makgeolli. What’s all this? Aren’t these snacks?”1dd183b1a32e1982

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    “I picked out c4842952ff a bottle ofmakgeolli, and Mr. Han Seungmin bought these 0396a19399 snacks for you to 0258d6a547 eat.”6b713d872b40bc9f

    “Oh my, I’m being spoiled! It was a good thing I invited him in. Wait just a moment.”81778d09885c7084

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    Da-in and Seojun ddde8ce37c sat at the ed3aa9f721 dining table, sipping e5545503e6 their ginger tea, 9a5e322ba0 while Eunjeong next 3f5b940cc3 to them, busily 2ae8f425a6 packed the freshly ee3c42a831 madegeotjeoriinto a small container. fe6640bc4c9e6ee2

    Da-in kept shooting Seojun warning glances, but what could she do? Seojun, smiling, said to Eunjeong, “This ginger tea is delicious, Mother.”1be9b0711d0bf1a3

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    “Isn’t it? I’m quite good at making it. But I feel bad just giving you some geotjeori after receiving so many gifts.”1e582d569534e634

    “I love geotjeori. It’s just that I don’t get to eat it often.”1091802304d0f0bc

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    “Is that so? It’s not easy for a man living alone to eat things like geotjeori, is it? Here you go.”d9ec910a5e97ded5

    The timing 354f37cefa was awkward. They needed 161604ef01 to leave bf35ac5266 a little 3728230522 after 7 dae8012441 p.m. to get d27e38ebe9 back by e50ce6532f 8 p.m., 7ff69efef1 but it b26634e93e was only ca12593efd 6 p.m. now.61c9080331a11f58

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    “Mom, I think I should head back to work too.”8e83eaf86471a4c7

    “Oh, but have dinner first!”a5ee8334d3790b5e

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    “No, I’ll just grab something outside.”ffccc51ae9fee79f

    “Don’t be silly, have dinner here. Mr. Han Seungmin, do you have to go back to work too? I heard the design team is busy these days.”19f3ea1632e55daf

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    “Yes.” d24fca7bcaa761ba

    He couldn’t very well say he wasn’t busy. Eunjeong’s face lit up.f05971c70512c550

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    “Perfect! Both of you, have dinner and then go.”ccfdfbaa05d0906f

    “Mom!” 050983f595a0e6ea

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    Da-in didn’t know how things had escalated to this point. She couldn’t stop her mother now.9cd73c53222f9110

    “I’ll make bibimbap1.”77217085dd1ef698

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    Eunjeong quickly pulled c24adc7af9 out a large 3aa4a04de5 mixing bowl and 6bdec13d1f got to work. Da-in and Seojun could 8d77ce70f3 only exchange glances, helpless.481e13d09c869391

    “Just roughly chop some kimchi, add a few kinds of seasoned vegetables, top it with a fried egg, and mix it all up with rice. It’s much tastier than anything you’d buy outside.”5d6dc6e3735c14b6

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    “Yes, thank you. We’ll enjoy it”ec6a003bcfe17b94

    Eunjeong finely chopped thegeotjeoriand mixed d1115ffb5f it with e41523c5d6 several kinds 46c7245037 of seasoned 9aa4985638 vegetables, fried eggs, a generous drizzle of sesame oil, and served it with soybean paste soup and rice. Da-in, well acquainted with her mother’s bibimbapskills, readily mixed and e6a9139017 ate hers. Seojun, after finishing his 6322a93349 first bowl, shamelessly asked 6d70129bfc for more.946acd887564dde3

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    “Is there, perhaps, more?”ea1c7e3f34df8bce

    “Oh my, more? Of course!”51d527b4084f7431

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    Eunjeong beamed, pleased. She gave 04a475fa7a him another a10508765a bowl, and 3d843337d1 he finished b1ed1ebd55 that too.c0a625f4fd48496a

    “That was absolutely delicious.”f4a43262b17f8710

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    “I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Actually, Da-in has never brought a man home before. A long time ago, she dated a bad guy named Kang Seojun and was heartbroken. After that, she wouldn’t even look at another man.”007187fe9769003b

    “Mom!” 517f0ea3ae48727a

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    Da-in wanted to faint. Her mother 8b790e281f must be 35e5da3756 getting senile. Why would 086891b8e4 Kang Seojun’s 3633308f28 name come d37c23a776 up now?04c0deb6490a1854

    Seojun was equally 335d6b4c68 stunned. The two 7ee2b2b6d5 bowls ofbibimbap he’d just devoured felt like they were coming back up. 66ba03dff6f917e2

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    ‘I was the one 3786f6d4dd who got dumped. Why am I 1bc2cddd4d the bad guy?’1c2d2c9d69d31afc

    Seojun looked at Da-in 60e27396fc in disbelief, but she 09e5ddb54a simply avoided his gaze.cd45fda8cee46beb

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    “I’ll gladly have some of that makgeolliand snacks too,” he said, recovering quickly.e52b76135d1ae1f7

    As they were leaving, 8947cfd3e2 Sol waved goodbye.8a6696082fbf21c2

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    “Bye-bye, Uncle!”b5cd769d461d0ef0

    “Bye, Sol. Let’s see each other again next time.”e0d131116463e935

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    They walked 086b323772 down the b1efa6f8e1 stairs in 17e8ce4abb silence. Once they 0ce8c0b0fd reached the b51ec74cd9 first floor, 5503985fbf Da-in spoke.1cb17b7edaca941d

     “You have no shame. Following me home and even eating all the food my mom made.”ad08bc2fdeaab756

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    “Why do you say I have no shame? I didn’t do it on purpose.”fda1f9cf594f55ae

    Even though a4d31c26e2 he was 40337a878f right, Da-in b207bb43fd still found c90bad9c35 him annoying. 7a908933dba5e848

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    “With all the kimchi overflowing at your house, why did you accept the geotjeori?”5ea86574525249a5

    “It’s delicious. I’m going to take this home and eat it.” 11b6a9684eb095f1

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    Seojun hugged the container 0d7c9c83d0 ofgeotjeoritightly. Da-in challenged him.fe2fd5db05ee4855

    “Your grandmother and mother will be so pleased. Your family doesn’t even consider anything not made at home as real food. They pamper their precious only son.”7ca2bebbbbec12be

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    “It tastes different from our kimchi. Your family’s kimchi is delicious.”8ee76e528f65f6fd

    “Really?”7bf1ad6a45b92f60

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    “Yes, really. I’m going to savor this.”f192272247b781c5

    There was no 30f1006d5c reasoning with him.30b21feeac9ee902

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    “Fine. Whatever.”437b85a2cedb66e3

    Neither of them brought up Eunjeong’s comment about “that terrible man named Kang Seojun.”243f45b81c1f3670

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    Seojun felt like a 9e4adc648b heavy stone was weighing cb6d7adc1d on his chest. 7cca498da90ca8f7

    ‘Park Da-in, I’m going to find out everything, little by little. I’m going to find out exactly why I became the bad guy. Slowly and persistently.’8949a4402cc329b7

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    As Seojun b673edf8b0 headed home 9442d683ea in silence, 8145427f79 Da-in, worried db1acbccd2 about her b8bcaea88c brother, asked.1a28a6772b4fd38e

    “Do you think my brother could be involved in some really dangerous case?”24200ec3b0072d53

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    Seojun suspected that might c68819a056 be the case, but bf06e6b36a he saw no need ccda6b0ef6 to worry her.89d051005715af45

    “Dramas rot your brain. How likely is it that there’s some complicated case? He’ll be fine, so don’t worry.”ba123daa7bb01c5a

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    1. A mixed rice dish with various ingredients, often including vegetables, meat, a fried egg, and Korean chili paste.

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