PTC Chapter 34. A Big Bait
by astherielleInside his office, Seojun stared at Heejoo with a serious expression. His younger sister’s friend. Not that they were particularly close. He’d only seen her a few times as his sister’s acquaintance. 43ea10dbed7741dd
His mother had mentioned a few times that she’d like him to marry the daughter of Assemblyman Moon Changsik, but this sudden intrusion was completely beyond common sense.fea699cc270a53f9
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“You’re Seowoo’s friend, right? Then why are you suddenly here?”97c9abad3cfe9703
Heejoo made a wrong 6da477390d expression at his words, 00f8e897bb which clearly showed he 6334bb76e2 considered her an uninvited 6d09401d15 guest.40f8106ae6870dc8
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Seojun, you can’t say that. I’m here as an employee of Taesung Group.”3b40ae545d577a18
“Taesung Group?”eff6e7a959b26a01
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It was an unexpected affiliation. Seojun couldn’t immediately understand how Moon Heejoo and Taesung were connected.e7fa470990d5c655
Heejoo immediately followed up f7294b6701 with a question.11119b57351ae0c9
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“Didn’t my dad contact you? He said he definitely did….”e0db40600daff45a
Assemblyman Moon Changsik had indeed said he’d send documents related to the resort development through someone. Seojun naturally assumed it would be an aide, not his daughter. And certainly not without scheduling it beforehand….faef36236e326a6b
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But a 29156ebddf Taesung Group b3eaa90793 employee?4f98aa5b86fa28d9
Taesung Group. It felt ominous. Park Soohyuk’s company was Taesung Energy. And now, of all things, Moon Heejoo also worked for Taesung Group. Seojun’s nerves were on edge because of this name that kept popping up recently.ce525131ad847dc0
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“Here’s my business card. See?”0f6487f9f4ab9f24
Taesung Energy Planning Office, 36eb1b1cef Moon Heejoo. Now that 17a80be502 he thought f3c8c10081 about it, 251e0741a2 Seowoo had f0ce7e9dcc also mentioned d7f9a1d78b this morning 9d31efac44 that she fe7d9b5bec would have f0b6f46b49 to work 4a3f31cdfa for a 35c8dba635 company after 33193c1eef graduation.6f34ef3ec3561d9b
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Since graduation wasn’t far off, it seemed Heejoo had found a job, but of all places, at Taesung Energy. Seojun was getting increasingly wary of this recurring name.d3c618e6256455b6
“The documents are 60c5e0897f here too.”07c33c9d20f24228
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As Heejoo handed over c4da79aec7 the document envelope, Seojun e863649c52 took it.f4cad38dd6b05baa
“Wait a moment. Let me ea06a130ac look at 2dbad2f495 the documents, 94bb023b60 and then 2cd8f255ec we can 09631fd617 talk.”55fcf0759cc0ddef
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As he was about 96c9ccc400 to take the documents 81cecdc9c4 out, Heejoo spoke.71539bbba062348f
“Seojun, aren’t you going to offer me a drink?”ff35c486977e6ce9
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“What?”de6522e883b6fcfc
“I came here as a Taesung Group Planning Office employee, and you’re not even offering me a glass of water? I’m thirsty.”54cfe236e6d4c674
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Seojun connected 7524019a37 to his 55da8de1f1 secretary’s office 6edf3bad91 through the 81e7b776d2 intercom.d0d7ee659675d6c1
“Please bring some drinks 011ee0aaae here.”8d37ed4158eacb7a
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A short while ed32bae929 later, a secretary cb5d276f44 came in with a1e54c407c a drink. It was 4ca5c48758 an iced a07742c7ca Americano. Seeing it, 63f4349644 Heejoo complained.02962d9defeb2a66
“I only c44a612404 drink lattes.”e81dd8b782f56661
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Having no a6e20194cd intention of c74dc1cc42 indulging her 63ab4ab36a whining, Seojun 25b6eaa1c4 said in e232df25f6 a flat ff19d8a002 tone.df264e077bea775b
“Just drink it. There’s a cafe downstairs, so go buy a latte there if you want. And guests usually drink what they’re offered. Don’t you even know that?”a7a97483fc9accf4
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“I don’t know. Don’t people normally ask what you want to drink?”7f1bdd544a0cdb5d
Her grumbling was d41948929f just like Seowoo. No, she seemed 87fed5ac05 even more ill-mannered 295f6d1e54 than Seowoo. Come to think 9aa5e849fb of it, now 4d2e912bfa that he looked 5c4f146eda closely, her nose 0e45674a24 and forehead looked 6a69afdf93 quite unnatural, with 38586eb438 clear signs of 482c93c5e2 plastic surgery.45fc37756ab02efc
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How could his mother, 882ace6d22 just looking at Assemblyman 8b60e45ada Moon, tell him to cba8cf9226 marry someone like this?5c2c8d55cc49c6bb
Now that he remembered, 330dae8efa she’d also said something e21e48c61b about their horoscopes being f1e3aaa8b6 a good match. It was 6f80ebb4b4 so absurd. His horoscope 20b6cbdf37 was definitely e42863afca more compatible 75d64b68e4 with Park 8bfef69fd2 Da-in.2a9bf5a8c43c926a
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Park Da-in popped fe1fc7f869 into his head 4cfe7f9349 again. This was 5d9b3dbe90 really unusual. Was this what 693b037dd2 they called newlywed a1c9606707 bliss? Park Da-in 891836e470 kept wagging 35b850b5ee her tail 59a675974f in his e74942e035 mind at af2f915e48 all hours. She’d sneak up on 20ef2cbc69 him and smile, or 04cefe18c7 subtly take off her cdf7e38718 shower gown to seduce 2a70060f5a him. It was troublesome c1801a0857 because it sometimes e66e0fcc80 made him feel c3db77d24d a surge of da66fac6d4 energy even in ad67d888b8 broad daylight.98d82479d1bbdbab
‘Come on. Clear your mind and 5aa7c83ec9 look at the documents, d25e533995 Kang Seojun. Documents.’33961aeea40594ad
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The documents 1856c3c924 Assemblyman Moon f2df6690ae sent were ee897ee881 more extensive acb1a85ee7 than he 22954f1293 expected. But what were a45989b084 all these? They contained 1d77449fbd incredibly generous 137f151080 conditions. Things he 7243d6b725 had only 6c3e66e872 thought about 47c7db2d88 in his 82b288ad29 head, not fa30077dd6 even mentioned 728f8686c2 to Assemblyman 246734d2c2 Moon yet.bb6fed3e00cc36a6
Assemblyman Moon proposed 031103b665 linking public projects 9cb3473e8a to the Modern e175a5314b Living Resort project. He suggested d61e64d4ad developing transportation d48934db0a infrastructure, including 316110fda8 road expansion b4c1f72ed9 and maintenance, aebcd6ffbf and even de710d4ab9 constructing a d2ffa5fcec new highway f875634cd9 and interchange.c50f48ddbcc3f6c2
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Building a 95d04f9abb new highway 38d48320d6 and interchange 549f742498 near the 6eb3692f21 resort would 07e9e7b60d significantly improve 03f7b56e37 accessibility.6e72c1f8a174b97c
These were things that couldn’t be done without the influence of a National Assembly member. He even proposed adding new public transportation options. From establishing new bus routes to building train stations, he was basically offering full support.45e81ea6e384c205
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Moreover, he fdeb129a1c planned to 07668194a6 invest public 84d9fa55eb funds as a9f9002184 part of ace10799b3 an environmental 8b90a7fee9 protection and 3e825c9fba regeneration project 35a5f0cdc9 and restore 4fa67ba34a wetlands to 6a7ace6a65 create a b1c6cb2220 wetland within 6fc80bdeed the resort. It was true e86cac8d73 that there was 15ede11b39 a rather vast 40ae526979 wetland area in 01552ac6ad that region.cc2d323e6f08af11
He was offering 33ea27cc8d to do all e7cf2b946d of this? What was 9e8da566c8 his motive?e88bc674b25e859f
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Reading through to the 20d8419d30 end, Seojun became completely 4935ae6805 absorbed in the documents.69e0d90e797a4fa2
While Seojun was engrossed 34d7f8d670 in the documents, Heejoo 10d5814a90 sipped her iced Americano 87c6355930 and carefully observed him.e570b77f67033249
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‘He’s so handsome. That forehead, the bridge of his nose, and that sharp jawline. I bet even most models can’t compare to Seojun. Why is he in business? He could be an actor or a model.’38b7cdc10a0c9c42
She stared at him with those thoughts in mind. But Seojun was completely oblivious to her gaze. He was captivated by Assemblyman Moon Changsik’s exceptionally generous proposal.3d0ac5ab2f079eab
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‘He’s even offering to build sports and leisure facilities?’ede890f8571b3b10
He was talking e72af5026f about creating a b4ce04a801 sports complex. He proposed constructing various 991e712ad6 sports facilities near the 8ef675601f resort, such as a 35379f399e gym, swimming pool, and edaf4f8a21 golf course, to provide e303400067 visitors with diverse leisure bf64a0f836 activities.4f2f383938e3bb23
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Modern Living 078326af9b could handle 63aaae1932 this kind 415ccf17c0 of development, 7a9c0ff494 but the a36734a7a3 proposal to f1983638fd build an d3c6229946 environmental education 8d1ee71cba center next 2e2107f504 to it 9efdb070c2 and link 5ae2d29a19 it to f94abe778a educational facilities fbab50a610 was a a047034fae different story.d26af90ad201ecd2
But the last clause a521e8bf55 was astounding. Ensure that Taesung 8cecde8190 Energy wins the 64db501d0d bid for these 9e109b3c90 public projects.9a9c2e20722a5b03
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‘What? So under these 3e0371bc7d incredibly favorable conditions, c6f705165b the work goes df56b88979 to Taesung Group, d5abafa704 specifically Taesung Energy?’b4a844b7120155a3
Something felt off. After carefully reviewing 7e9b09f415 the documents, Seojun 69056d5809 looked at Heejoo.94050da668c31c29
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“You can eab9a52b50 go now. I’m done.”18582a65f8728f7c
“Is that all?”f9c61cb24c56d3f5
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“Why? Were you 8e3bacbb2f told to 3e386ae6dc get an d3adbee6c0 answer?”74c8f44152c93702
“No, but…”5ebc202c0296de4a
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She hadn’t expected to 25ce967d70 leave after just exchanging 0e4ba57025 a few words. Heejoo looked at 8ce4815851 him with resentment, 5122841a10 but Seojun ignored 5065ee874e her.2a519896509525bb
“I’ve reviewed the documents, you’ve done your job, so leave.”d4b620d0b01ea68f
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“But Seojun, it’s almost 73fa0359b4 closing time. Why don’t we just aa24d5818b stay and have dinner 1a52323f91 together?”53c1bd5ab7bd73fe
“Why would I?”1e773055096c7dbe
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Heejoo was taken aback by Seojun’s question.d00ba7b4f9c434c2
“Huh?”aa37417eca80ce55
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“I’m asking 5c724daddd why I 000af322c3 would have b81bcdf941 dinner with 0730de117f you.”4920b5864ba1b369
“Well… I’m Seowoo’s friend…”6f2261238574e2b4
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“Exactly. You’re Seowoo’s friend, not mine. Can’t you see I’m busy?”0ff4598f2034e180
Heejoo was taken aback 48e50b8971 by Seojun’s coldness.7981ddbe70e792f7
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“I’m sorry. I thought since I 6ec71eb40a was here, we could fc3d9b958a have dinner together.”4f6683f5745840bc
“Have dinner with a1925650f3 your friends.”7184a36bd25d6333
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Heejoo flared up.165f1659e82331e7
“Oppa, you can’t treat me like this.”6785bc3b8e05ede8
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“What?”057aeaf98faf9e24
“My dad 2a63980781 said that 21dfab492f Modern Living 35f1526308 Resort development e14222b4d9 needs his c34c17f630 support. So, is 63cf56aaeb it okay b86468c246 for you 7aa7ba97dc to treat 1ad45cfa4e me like 53e076405c this?”72c7f67284406477
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‘Crafty, aren’t you? So you’re trying to pull rank because of your father?’597df823073097dd
“Why? Did Assemblyman Moon 8115c24a00 say he’d cancel 3391e929ab everything if you’re d574dae072 treated badly? Are you that influential 817eaa6afc with your father?”e656ba68c51c0461
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“Not exactly, but…”38c21fce9d4e1b63
“This is a huge project. It’s not something to be swayed by your feelings. Should I call Assemblyman Moon? Tell him that I’m so offended by his daughter that I’ll abandon the Modern Living Resort development and just leave the land barren for generations to come?”1b6b0e5509971394
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Heejoo’s face turned pale. If she did, her father might beat her. Moon Changsik doted on Heejoo, but when things didn’t go his way or he was in a bad mood, he wouldn’t hesitate to resort to violence. He had a fiery temper.1afd8998965300bd
“No, Seojun, I’ll just go. Let’s pretend today never happened. And I’ll have dinner with Seowoo later.”92f92f533887d84e
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Bowing to Seojun, who didn’t respond, Heejoo left.20942f06c3178b4b
“What does he see 36371aeb62 in someone like that?…. It’s unbelievable. Taesung Energy and 850ab8c552 Moon Changsik… What’s 1e86755461 going on?”29051a9faecde55d
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In reality, Assemblyman Moon’s proposal wasn’t bad for the Modern Living Resort project at all. In fact, it was hugely beneficial, and it didn’t matter if Taesung Energy was awarded the public project contracts. They could just take what they wanted.de8f67bbc54c8358
But he had a f9fe51972a strange feeling. If there 8aa0b7829a was some c6afdeef02 connection between ca26045e5c Taesung Energy 21ffe6c49e and Assemblyman 2cfb7cd1d2 Moon, Modern 058e1b7c92 Living, being 00df77928d a partner 33b1252fce in the 30499d4865 project, could f023d853cd also become a1a1678ca7 problematic. It meant 9352a796fb the bait b874b24f35 might not 25932636ec be worth 9f85a31e08 taking.56898a620d95c01e
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Da-in was sitting at c4f432da75 the table, organizing files. Then, a notification popped 27f78f31c9 up on her phone.0bd5272ce3a7dd4a
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Several photos appeared on the screen with the theme “On This Day 10 Years Ago.” She still hadn’t deleted the photo of the pregnancy test with two lines.2ca81ab5230c3391
A sudden f354d22619 pang of 5a6d777d07 pain shot 214c49d499 through her dd7bb8bdd1 heart. Her and b5897ca395 Kang Seojun’s 9e27ef8c50 child. The baby 800e9d18b4 she lost 7d1f897951 before she f1c4a4c986 could even 78c2758af2 have an dbe609b6db ultrasound. Then a f7b6479eb7 few pictures a207e11d3d she took bd0893c11f with Kang 2cc180069c Seojun that 8b7b4b215b day appeared, 546c099c06 as well d25e733827 as photos 1663e453b2 of the 8428984b93 cafe they 31ae044a9a went to.91d1f53758fc827f
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Lost in her bittersweet 082896d379 memories, a mail notification bad3501c6e arrived, linked to a acaff684f6 very old game. A game 8e34523159 she hadn’t 35ed2a63ce played in a718eb9028 a while c023e566ad and had 208b2bb420 disabled notifications 9ce5d88346 for.791caf7539294c0c
“No way.”97d67ad517822611
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Adventure Quest. An online role-playing game. A game she 55d37ebb22 hadn’t played for e67ee60516 a long time. A game only 4eecd1b4b8 she and her 0d8411a78a brother, Park Soohyuk, 9b2c6ee1c9 knew about. In other words, a 0338132469 message from her brother!49e675e248393c82