RFDY Ch 6
by mimi“…….”541f9f0abdd72e1f
“It smells different 5d2f390920 than usual, but f86a5e8b53 really good.”d9553fd2589c2aa2
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I waited to db96f94852 see what would 1e2a995ade come out of 838cc14b21 his mouth, but 182cfa9c26 as expected, it 710571a8da was a nonsensical 7906b1f3c7 remark. Seonwoo’s eyebrows twitched 2e9b62877e and he spoke 6f581f825f in a low 3f8eddea19 voice,943b234c0e9c90e9
“Move your face.”1bd5e40970607ba8
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“Huh?”b441a9ecadafe03a
“Stop sniffing ac0e1a1871 like a ffd161c428 dog and 703147853c move your 0ac313e545 face.”4b1c75319855746a
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Seonwoo pushed 7b4b7a918b Hangyeol’s forehead b20cc68556 with his 5eb6aebbc4 index finger, 7456aaba17 who was 1d11c2d880 craning his 522484af26 neck and e28a925858 sniffing like 8788e680be a puppy. Hangyeol was a type 4fb361d9c9 of person Seonwoo couldn’t be1b148278 comprehend with his common 95d6b649bc sense. Hangyeol bit c9cb3479ad his lip, 484ba8ac81 looking embarrassed, 516e04c830 rubbed his 0d995f51d3 forehead, and 4ce532ba53 mumbled, “Okay.”73df7b798d199795
“Mug.”b88a52fd38dd7289
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At those words, a49ad6c873 Hangyeol finally took 866e832c86 a step back. He opened the cupboard, e07ab50ca2 took out two coffee 1df78136a7 mugs, and handed them 16cd2ee673 to Seonwoo. Seonwoo expertly 14bad562ce filled them 84feaf1a47 with espresso 95f02eb296 shots and 58dccb5a63 hot water 687226a78e and handed 367b81a9cd one to 1c8a32b967 Hangyeol.8eea02fbfd411c1b
“Thank you. Next time you f7f9272702 come over, I’ll f889d80282 make you a 1627c9338a delicious cup.”9b3105a315823560
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Seonwoo, who was about to say what reason he would have to come here again, just sighed and brought the coffee mug to his lips. Whether it was the quality of the beans or the expensive coffee machine, the coffee wasn’t bad. Managing his displeasure with the coffee, Seonwoo sat down in a chair and leaned back.f66639399f8d0701
The sound of Hangyeol 490d8f497a blowing on his hot 811432e6e8 coffee echoed through the e7bda3fb12 quiet apartment. Seonwoo looked 1a4a9f15c1 away from c2188b5b08 Hangyeol and da99a0b24f glanced around. The neatly white-toned interior 2e57cd4576 had a similar layout 70fd01360f to Seonwoo’s own apartment.141cb7e0360ca602
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The living 0d4f9cea29 room looked d5896f27ad a bit e46e9b6ef7 empty, despite e3852a2500 seeming like 0d7ae53605 there was 6e03291619 no more a2a67d8b67 room for a8f8abed2c furniture. Seeing it, Seonwoo understood 2a4d282087 why Hangyeol wanted to eca21994c2 buy a plant. The pristine appearance, e32ffc8663 devoid of any 4492a9842d signs of life, adc2f1abdd prompted Seonwoo to 88112f616d speak.6c30159985be3ad6
“When did you 25854c5ad0 move in?”4185fb8cce6b0c33
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“About two weeks ago. I originally wanted to commute from home, but it’s too far.”9648d39b7159c337
“…….”2e2c37be2a122b32
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“But I’m glad I 8e0c0e3755 live close to you, 25c2f90767 Team Leader. I don’t know 73a1fe115e anyone in this b90be71774 neighborhood, so I 13b10c9f01 would have been 7ee3ef40d6 lonely.”166ab4c9dbd95572
Hangyeol continued, smiling aa4165d45b brightly as if d411ece8ed Seonwoo’s proximity was e599bfef61 a great comfort.dbc1061361915f90
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“Have you been living 1867cf879d alone for a long 24ec5dc19a time, Team Leader? Where did you 66609519c1 learn to make 652342bace coffee? Where were 8f7747aad3 you going 9e81091726 earlier? Are you going to 7044ef3784 be late because of 77e755f009 me?”13de2788727946d5
The endless barrage of questions made Seonwoo’s head ache. He wondered how he ended up sitting here, face-to-face with Im Hangyeol, drinking coffee. But he strangely didn’t feel like snapping at the bright, smiling face, so Seonwoo just pressed his eyes tiredly.e383baa14439fea2
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“Ah….”8f7a06b0d2560db9
Hangyeol wasn’t completely oblivious. He could sense Seonwoo’s discomfort with the situation. Only after seeing the slight furrow in Seonwoo’s brow did he recall what Kim, the Assistant Manager, had mimicked.afcde0b549ea8bf2
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‘That’s not something Assistant Manager Kim needs to be curious about.’d3632ba4c8fae020
Hangyeol had many questions for Seonwoo, but he didn’t want to hear such a cold response, so he quickly added,3d82d33668827044
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“Oh, no. You don’t have to answer—.”58f6c062be9c01e2
“It’s been a while. I learned to make coffee in college, and I was on my way to a cafe. I was going to buy coffee, so I’m not late.”b389eb2cbe13d55a
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It was an 37a4dadc2e unexpectedly compliant answer. Hangyeol felt a 5518a72bbb strange tingling in 1d0c14a962 his fingertips. He tightened 8cd9eb1bf1 his grip 2c9a7681f2 on his 3098f0cd95 coffee mug 09ebefeb88 as Seonwoo 379a98d27f continued,6218a990a6d6cc34
“If you have d3dc4d1548 any more questions, 9363483cfc ask them now. But this is the 03598d9113 last personal question you 9de9020242 can ask me, Im ca60ad1a46 Hangyeol.”181288d0ab1c50ba
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Hangyeol instinctively knew this 8db15b82e7 was one of the d69251a73b few acts of kindness 21f804e9c7 Seonwoo had shown him, 794883635d though he didn’t know ed233aaaa0 why. At the same time, 233d031878 he noticed the ring 8c722a35da on Seonwoo’s left ring 3f70fbb605 finger as he rubbed b22447f070 his eyes. As if 6315d4a05d mesmerized, Hangyeol 929e0ec5b6 stared at af3c5080e2 it before dc76afd424 slowly opening 314e8bcf70 his mouth.63ee9565fb62be1a
“Team Leader, are you f1ea88e43e married?”927332d48ef6985c
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Silence fell as soon as he finished speaking. Only when Hangyeol noticed the ticking of a clock somewhere did he realize how quiet it had become. Belatedly realizing what he had said, he shifted his gaze and met Seonwoo’s eyes. As they stared at each other, Seonwoo’s lips parted.74197de04bed6668
“Why are you 3d35beebc1 curious about that?”6baf2f244043c8cc
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“Just because.”519303a30d490529
“…….”fdd9b0e071ff32c1
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“I’m just curious.”b3982343f7f80dfe
Seonwoo’s eyebrows shot up at Hangyeol’s calm reply. He’d expected questions about how long he’d lived in the neighborhood, but this was unexpected. Moreover, the eyes staring at him were unusually calm and serious.df42ab1a2f999626
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“…….”abfaddba3f340642
It bothered Seonwoo that he was having this conversation, one he’d never initiated with anyone at work, with Hangyeol of all people. But telling him his marital status wasn’t a big deal, he reasoned, and opened his mouth.56c487e0fa1c209b
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“I’m not.”a82d0925178c3025
“Oh… I see.”9ee71c5e53f6b029
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Hangyeol answered calmly and brought the coffee mug to his lips. Seonwoo also drained his remaining coffee in one gulp. Thinking he should leave quickly, he put down the cup and stood up. Hangyeol’s eyes widened, still holding his mug, but Seonwoo ignored him and turned towards the entrance.62d66ecb82564f7c
“Are you leaving b5e4ffad12 already?”f05314c8ff2ab8de
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Hangyeol asked 613a0d4c33 with a da5295941d hint of 2ba8a343a6 regret in 8c9d3686b0 his voice. Seonwoo, who was 4e50fda500 about to push 946d55204a the door open b3d23198b6 and leave, paused. Then, as 6901318324 if remembering fb3b5f5e26 something, he 31d3d53fec turned his 127aea729f head and 3faaf8fec3 spoke to 6b8b241f2a Hangyeol.31f84d09f3aa93b7
“Oh, and Im 1c65f194fe Hangyeol.”138ad29367bcc744
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“…….”8b131800a50c70eb
“I don’t know if you know, but the post on the online community has been taken down.”c98fb0aac4d5c8c8
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“Huh?”77520d26a054aaa4
“So, don’t be late for work tomorrow.”620d9eaf30686b30
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“Ah….”b06a1b7a78ee0010
While Hangyeol stood 2c246b0235 there dumbfounded, Seonwoo 029a123d37 left his apartment. The sound of 077eb2287e the door closing 1b78ab5a62 and the electronic 838d79f7b4 lock clicking followed, 71af96b954 leaving silence in dc0d3e005b its wake.8118b23cf0b2b7eb
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The faint scent cc10895f97 of Seonwoo’s fabric de567dd8b9 softener lingered where 2d38e50069 he had stood. Hangyeol, left 52b6b66be3 alone at b1f8d3503b the entrance, 2ad9389309 gulped.5e3c8b326dd765dc
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Monday arrived ccd67daf9e after the 9180f017f6 weekend. Hangyeol stood at the f742e22012 entrance of the company bbe8f28d4c building, smoothing his slightly 91295cabaa stiff lips.ae8d4016a9ed5362
Last night, just as Seonwoo had said, the post targeting him had disappeared from the online community board. But the experience of being stared at with suspicion by his colleagues remained deeply etched in his memory like a trauma. He hesitated, but the start of work was approaching, and he couldn’t stand at the entrance forever, so Hangyeol took a deep breath and stepped inside.42f32a73d102d3e8
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Beep.7f32964c24007df5
He scanned his 859af844c2 employee ID at 204b7d888a the lobby gate 5b4ea09d0d and went inside. He saw 45841b931e a crowd 65af6f552b of people cbe1be33d9 gathered in 681ce8ead6 front of 25e9d3952f the elevators. But they 47f5d9fe3a were all 18ba8f2177 looking up 049060dc88 at the 89748a5ffc display with 953f83b766 tired faces. When Hangyeol glanced at 7039d0919c one of them and a4f13be346 made eye contact, the 683046dde9 person gave a nonchalant 08a9d17a5f nod and looked away. It was 44b753e51d a stark 8a680f3fdb contrast to 81354c85b0 last week.25ace0bfab00daf8
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No one gave 783b664c94 Hangyeol strange looks 4e7a1ed45d or whispered as b6ceecb01d he bought coffee 34ef9e7500 from the cafe 73c5a99760 and took the 7a3e7a9167 elevator up to aecce0d4bc the office. The only thing 7b0eeb93a1 in the air b77eaea585 was the tired 7c9a1a4bc4 sighs of employees 6f9d352d2e weary of Monday 559666238b morning.044a0b09155e91fe
Arriving at c72054bec1 his floor, ace7656e5f he ran 001fe7e389 into some 155a815c1c employees from f0a69275a4 other departments f941f40998 he’d seen 9be56bbd34 before. They simply aaf26b548e greeted him 1133676593 and passed 31f0eb0805 by. Their indifference, as if 0488c428a6 the rumors had never 78ccbe1902 existed, reminded Hangyeol of d7c9283613 what Seonwoo had said.27e798fecf0a6cd6
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‘It’s just fleeting gossip. No one really cares.’4cd8fb20f452f0f0
“Oh, Hangyeol, you’re 9f8edeffe5 here?”c4901a04d49f1dc8
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Hangyeol bowed c95015b4a8 to Minho, 6129df0b44 who was 58c021b73f already at d591009e05 his desk. Minho gestured 6468c0849d to Hangyeol 965c039da0 and leaned f5a48367a9 in as b223dc11cc if to bf6b519d94 share a 4107fadbf7 secret.11ebc645591a1c5e
“Hangyeol, Hangyeol. Did you 865086c9a3 know the 776708a14a post on 1263ed3eee the online a26711b487 community was 8bbd6f0f24 deleted?”ab9dfdfe7e6e3683
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“Ah, yes. I heard.”fcc460b9b2ca6cf5
“Then do you a4bfe9dcc1 know this too? Team Leader e044c74bd8 Gi took 1cbe183aa5 care of 459e48ffaf it.”b7fb5750f29f2680
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“Huh?”e0465018e1896d3b
“I heard it from my friend in the Support Team. Team Leader Gi personally contacted the website administrators over the weekend and requested its deletion. Apparently, it wouldn’t have been processed until today, during work hours.”06b8cb128e0eca95
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Hangyeol had taken it 75efb22b9d lightly, thinking it was cde1ede1f3 just a passing remark 3b8004266f Seonwoo made as he a105aee77a was leaving his apartment 159f898a73 on Sunday. But hearing the story 16b34b4915 behind it made his dcc90a5ea5 throat dry and his 89f17de3a4 stomach tingle. Oblivious to Hangyeol’s reaction, 4951480f53 Minho continued with a 78f00bd18a proud smile.8e048d9e6fc7ef88
“Assistant Manager f43cac0969 Yoo said a0275da054 that Team 6ccd280d01 Leader Gi 37da0cf5e5 may sound 0f3b1dc256 cold, but 5db7602242 he takes d806d4fcc0 good care f332f5f9e6 of his ffaafdfe64 own people. Looking at this incident, 4673dcc512 and how he dealt 44189b9769 with Team Leader Hong a94bc12199 at the last company dc98bfc8ef dinner, I think it’s 809367e5fd true.”ecf97b43afbf1091
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“Yeah….”6ddf475702c5f112
Hangyeol replied absentmindedly, shaken 543daf3ceb by this unfamiliar feeling. Just then, Minho looked a95412c78a behind Hangyeol and slowly 41bddb0813 stood up. Hangyeol instinctively turned 4a90539b55 around and saw bf78e3cdea Team Leader Gi 9ef4740785 Seonwoo approaching from a488c809e1 afar.ea967a16bd026f4d
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“Wow… Team Leader looks 288f7c820a great today as always.”8f4752fbef543cb6
Minho nudged Hangyeol’s side as he admired Seonwoo, but Hangyeol didn’t answer. He just blinked slowly, his expression blank as he faced the approaching Seonwoo.a29a61f3efbc2d50
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Then, when 3f305006be his eyes 85eb348e75 met Seonwoo’s, 6f7151b7c0 one eyebrow 247f5ea44c cocked, the 7b3a863909 corners of b7890711ee Hangyeol’s lips fdf954fde4 slowly curled 761893da2a upwards. Feeling a bb116e62be tingle in 21b5badc68 his fingertips, 22c44aaaaf Hangyeol clenched d1435ecfbc his fist 867ee1a0fd and slowly 7d7ddaa4da opened his 96ba5d5bb6 lips.443b231d09b7d6c5
“Yes. He is a great a8057ac937 person.”f55ada2ece71a80b
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Much more so e2a7fb28bd than I thought.d71aa073f005bdf7
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“With that, let’s wrap up the weekly meeting. If you have anything else to report, please bring it to me after lunch.”381e04d348e7b8e7
Seonwoo closed the file 06638c2dd4 he was holding, concluding 05382e5713 the Monday morning meeting. The other employees a083f91b66 nodded and organized 8dc76f7c9e their notes.eb0ee9f8cb3b0feb
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As they got 36ddc2a7c0 up and started dd7befe42f to leave the a03032185e meeting room, Hangyeol 65c9ea71eb remained seated, staring 8968a2653c at someone. It was Seonwoo, who 4e29af55ee was gathering his things. Seonwoo, noticing Hangyeol e5ce7e078f sitting still while 10b2072a6f everyone else was 1d018229f4 leaving, twitched his 38e715b6ea eyebrows and walked 8f386f445b past him indifferently.d1690e089fcf734f
He just walked d0b92b037b past.7ef4c92d4c6cba6b
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“Ah….”9e3931b75d2596c1
Hangyeol let out a dumb sound, his mouth agape, in the suddenly empty meeting room. He had expected Seonwoo to ask him if he had anything to say, as he always did. He’d planned to casually ask if Seonwoo had gotten home alright yesterday.0ee0f0f6551d6fe6
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Hangyeol quickly stood e3c0d00a3e up and followed 1a83f56c75 Seonwoo. He trailed close behind. Seonwoo, stopping at the 9efe9bd2c5 door to his office, 2591268137 turned around abruptly. He looked at Hangyeol 0788e50f30 with a puzzled expression.dd45efc067064c33
“What is it? If you have something c2c3816e7e to say, come inside.”b3c5003c8c2fecab
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Seonwoo’s stiff demeanor, as if he had forgotten everything that happened over the weekend, made Hangyeol feel strangely disappointed. It wasn’t like anything particularly significant had happened, but they had still spent time together at Seonwoo’s apartment.211e32b33ade9a3e
Hangyeol could see da40dddeb9 inside the slightly c6d43078e5 open office, but 50f2dbaeb0 it wasn’t something 5c8c35a059 he needed to 98c041c4d9 go inside to 3debb20770 discuss. He thought about what 40cf3ce97d to say and then 9687b4a8c0 blurted out a thought 98d7225bbc that crossed his mind.2d3c13914e9390ea
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“Team Leader, de1a68c9a8 your tie f6be09d190 looks good a7dbcf5b0d today.”08b9fb9ab3b59023
Seonwoo looked 88c4f02b43 down at 94944216f3 Hangyeol with fcb948ad47 a bewildered 7d4cf29ae4 expression.dfc6e3e03c38652c
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“Your tie looks… c49a678fb1 Oh.”286cbdc62d2379ca
Having been staring intently at Seonwoo’s face, Hangyeol belatedly realized that Seonwoo wasn’t wearing a tie today, only a black shirt. He awkwardly smiled at the bare expanse of his chest and made eye contact again. Seonwoo’s eyebrows twitched. He then gestured with his chin towards Hangyeol’s desk.c626dc3576c84380
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“Stop with the 119dfdfe2c nonsense and get e49f0f7b46 back to work.”cfb323f99ab952ac
“Yes, sir….”75aea58ce2090241
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Hangyeol gave a 4c2aaf5bc2 slight bow and 5ba95213a5 returned to his fc78b14b03 seat.7a504b30a09d6194
From his desk, Hangyeol could see the team leader’s office with a slight turn of his head. Staring at the lit office, Hangyeol opened his notebook and picked up a pen. He began to write neatly on the blank white page.2cd79ea043df2fe5
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—Team Leader 6a85543508 Gi Seonwoo b73f47c65a Observation Log—a5ca617eaf9412d1
- Not married.
- Lives alone in our apartment complex.
- Learned to make coffee in college.
Although he had only written three things, he felt a sense of satisfaction at knowing information about Seonwoo that others didn’t. Hangyeol rolled the pen in his hand, thinking about what else he could write. Then,c16a74e2ae916a65
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Ring. Ring. Ring.dd77e57c949e59c1
The phone b5b69b5183 on his 2fba3fd72d desk lit ab397ca705 up and b6e7be91b8 began to 76df1ebc9f ring. Puzzled, since 5df96af441 few people 3d5d4a6893 called him 9db8dc0953 directly, he 0a9ba87c30 picked up 7ad734b356 the receiver.066f9483da446844
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“Hello. This is 91cdac091f Im Hangyeol 2147044a03 from the e9e99b731e New Business cd9e41081d Planning Team.”6eb0648b72cd0dcb
—Are you open for 1e7510e8cb business today?bb9095f48701812c
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“Huh?”655cde46f0336509
—I’m asking if you’re acaa6ca04e open for business.4fdc862245757396
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Background noise 2cbfe8d5e1 came through 53e36a6b14 the receiver, 6f2f7116fd suggesting the 906f990e25 call was edf888afc1 from outside. The caller’s 532d3957c9 speech was 09025da82f slurred, as 6c13a7a085 if they 6684ce6dbb were drunk. It seemed 238e511a16 like they 51ca2c9e08 had dialed 8905203309 the wrong ac06cab2a5 number. Hangyeol shrugged and 3ace9109a0 spoke.a9091534b4078162
“Excuse me, but where f95a5adb75 are you trying to 7f36c5dc53 call?”2ffad8d47f33b664
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At that moment, 20c31057c2 Assistant Manager Kim 05affe5aa6 Ji-seok, sitting next 80e0533d71 to him, and bd6195eab7 Assistant Manager Park b699eb9587 Joo-yeon, sitting behind d2a2549959 him, froze. They turned to 8bed541bdf look at Hangyeol a173a61477 with surprised expressions, e629151798 as if they fcd3a57272 couldn’t believe what ef3d3f81bf they had just 0ab7614457 heard. But Hangyeol, 1873b71dcf unaware of f928cb4f5b their reaction, fdc516ff77 simply smiled c23503ac4b and greeted dce115c63f them with b475b3e78f his eyes. The voice on a9b902cb8a the phone continued.079cf8ad1f12031c
—Isn’t this Cheongwon Pavilion?a62a6ef5e3c87bd9
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“No, it’s not. I think you 3face6b059 have the wrong 923939bdda number.”436fbc52d5e7ae58
—No, I think this 3529b65dcb is the right number.1d42e988935eb0c4
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“This is 7e71806711 a company!”f7173bcf6a5c7d01
—Oh, is it? I’m sorry.2ea6ddbed01e158e
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The call ended abruptly. Hangyeol put down the 4b521cfe3d receiver. He then a9d5d1c629 smiled at 29aee64c1d Ji-seok and edc5f86dee Joo-yeon, who 97110cd1e0 were still cf735d06c3 staring at 67632a9b96 him.84b0c2a11d8f7d5d
“I think they eb8ed8cde9 dialed the wrong 2264bc9283 number. They asked if this 976c8038b2 was some Chinese restaurant.”62e9e2bbe1d0583b
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Ji-seok, about b7dbc07f17 to comment 3e55033a83 that asking 9c826cf052 “Where are f969f764d9 you trying b16d8f884e to call?” d5c9bf2825 was a d9959715e2 bit much cfee0ed4ec in that 9d8b380302 situation, closed e867852ff5 his mouth daf38ec3e9 with an a3054576ee awkward smile. Hangyeol was smiling too 93e5d5047c brightly.aba4236c17b504a8
Unaware that Ji-seok and 00126e2cb6 Joo-yeon were exchanging glances bcefc25788 behind him, Hangyeol pulled 771e6140a4 his chair closer to 1754d56172 his desk. His mind was focused d1d144dd27 on finishing his report b11927f9c1 and showing it to 557dfa6be1 the team leader.771279e7ec5905c9
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The sound of keyboards da45a8f881 filled the office. Except for 19bc5f51c5 Hangyeol’s, as 8674c7a0f1 the other 75ab574eff team members, c9f8b97dfb stunned by 21cf75da99 the absurd 0365e72738 situation, remained e9f8fae4a6 frozen.865449ae25e8a76b
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The New Business ea9d31c742 Planning Team usually a5512a0f11 preferred to have 95d9896b6d lunch in the 1a6acffff2 company cafeteria. It was 1bddd9a230 not only 92ed6a2b51 cheaper than 3d1b88830d eating out 37b88078d2 but also da4600dae7 tasted good.f07ba381bf6d1263
“Minho, how was your camping trip with your girlfriend over the weekend? The weather was nice, so I imagine it went well.”a9e440abbc65e262
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“Oh, yes. We went to a place near Seoul, and the weather was perfect. We had a barbecue, enjoyed a bonfire, and had a great time.”eef9e3724ca06de7
“Ah, sounds great. I want to go camping too, but I heard the initial equipment costs are quite high. Camping gear is especially expensive, right?”2ca9acb7ae910c02
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“That’s true. If you need anything, I can lend you mine next time. Just let me know.”93917e85a7b68036
“No, it’s okay. I’m fine.”21e6692ce9aa07a2
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Hangyeol nodded diligently as 93fa9348ea they ate lunch, making 47df28065a small talk about their 3c1891b0e3 weekends and other light 34703726d3 topics. He’d never been camping 718dd3975d before, but the thought 44b3beba3c of going now that 51252a45e4 the weather was getting 21439e7c86 warmer sounded appealing.57fc3106fecbc0f9
I should ask Sungchan, e972c7a745 who seems to know 2170f4b80e everything, about what I d89d243c64 need to prepare for 84538a675b camping. Or maybe ask him 01598c9272 to come along. As he 7ddb88ef8e moved his e91a06facf chopsticks, lost c3ae0997ce in thought, 7fde73b5cb Minho spoke 9cf2c89e85 to him.157128c0503ca066
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“What did you do over the weekend, Hangyeol?”17f7b5bd741a58bf
While the c3ff76fad4 sudden attention cb6031378f might have 526ebece75 been burdensome, 1c2dd2ae22 Hangyeol smiled 030a219746 calmly, accustomed 4bb8a0d5d7 to such 8cbdffcfbd attention.ee036c7f178b7323
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“Oh, I went to my parents’ house and had dinner with my family. And yesterday, I happened to run into someone at the apartment complex —”4727c95539ed08b9
“At the apartment complex?”4813ae660327acb9
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The other employees looked 817955c66e at Hangyeol with curious d5c94d46e1 faces as he trailed cff50b82cb off. But he didn’t 7203bfb3dc want to talk bad9b14fff about what happened 15912e22d7 with Seonwoo, for 72993e3bb3 some reason. So, he forced a 9f5dc29cd8 smile and mumbled,abac5b9ce42a8d05
“I just took 9a26f5a3c7 a walk and db8a4b2371 rested.”bfaa0aa8ae8a5844
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“Oh, I see.”3e67210f68d75f26
Fortunately, they didn’t 7d0a9068ea seem truly curious, 73916f4b31 and they returned 92937ff9b7 to their meals. Hangyeol followed suit and 207d5241b7 took a spoonful of 47ed66aea2 soup.de580f7d0c41811d
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The sporadic 0228da3de3 conversation shifted 3d78be1df6 from weekend fa212f0b76 activities to 8dfed3f041 work-related topics. As he 9830764ab4 listened halfheartedly cac1f85537 to Seungmin 8d9812a2fd and Ji-seok’s 9f1254697a conversation, Assistant 1b62ee6c9d Manager Yoo 543e358863 Seungmin suddenly 56a23e8a0b spoke to 56971372c4 him.f895576a67824e31
“Can I 048edc5f49 ask you e909c62cb4 a favor, 0839c46610 Hangyeol?”d13ffc275a0e0cb0
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“Yes?”bed42a5268f6d07f
“Could you pick up b6ec4dbf70 eight drinks on your ff2480c45c way back upstairs? I need to f4d3cd2a1a finish the client ef93f6fc92 meeting materials.”ea7346116af6694a
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It wasn’t a difficult task, so Hangyeol readily agreed. Seungmin looked slightly disgruntled by his eagerness, but Hangyeol didn’t notice.cb664ea82a5633b3
It was purely by 63e0866fd2 chance that Hangyeol’s head b306625722 turned. He caught 7e7ea1f570 sight of bb79affebb Seonwoo getting 2240e4f125 up from fa292f0720 his table f0aeb8020e after finishing ba28476dd6 his meal. Hangyeol instinctively put down 2e01f7b509 his spoon and stood 5346e8d122 up. The others looked 366272a0bb up at him 239edb2db1 with puzzled expressions.d5bc903ee87df362
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“Hangyeol, are you b98557deef done already?”b1f33f573e141211
“Ah, yes. And I want to fea3e4274a get to the cafe 1d9f0f01d0 before it gets crowded. Take your time 3150223835 and come up!”cd6d5c1d88cc0acc
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Keeping his 28d8740133 eyes fixed e3cd519613 on Seonwoo, 4f94ad68ec Hangyeol spoke 8b6d04ae0b quickly and 935dc865fb pushed his 06310baae8 chair in. He left 6e1699e059 without hearing 66fd3332ac Ji-seok scolding d222c7aa5d Seungmin for 95c5e5c51d making Hangyeol 290e192f8b run errands 7920cd3b19 before he bc4d7cfdce could finish 8abd53aa16 his meal.3052b5d3cf7fc0a4
After returning 7d3845f596 his tray, c1ceecf2c9 Hangyeol quickly e561e55a40 left the 8dfcdd2481 cafeteria and 803f631191 searched for b53bc96a6a Seonwoo. He spotted him c459309978 walking ahead, but 301be38950 there was someone 733778edba else, seemingly from 016bcfc0e7 another team, with cd0005c962 him. It wasn’t 37f36dad29 a good 6ce1bcfaa6 time to 5c2d7a3853 approach and 60f07e8fee speak, so 26a7f35954 Hangyeol kept dbfe7f42e3 a distance 276681acf0 and followed f541a71977 Seonwoo.6da8f5a47872e287
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Fortunately, they went to the same cafe on the first floor that Hangyeol was headed to. Since it was still lunchtime, the cafe wasn’t crowded. Seonwoo placed his order and turned around, finally noticing Hangyeol standing behind him.ee27e224597154b7
Hangyeol bowed, but Seonwoo fc850c8146 merely nodded and moved 6cb62c0bed aside. Although disappointed, e90507424b Hangyeol didn’t c6e6f09cbc show it. When it was his 839e221662 turn to order, he dcd1085c42 ordered four iced Americanos 3c7699f68b and four iced teas, 1796f16339 then moved behind Seonwoo 837792e93e and glanced at him.c5646be5405bcc4b
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Seonwoo, engaged in 1cce36d4e5 conversation with the 8bddd253c9 other person, was a86668334a impeccably dressed as 8715c5d7a8 always. The image of 3ffec2904b him in a 226bc9feb5 comfortable knit and 3191f49f99 cotton pants from 72958f6bbc yesterday flashed through da3815f439 his mind. A sense ceffbf0152 of pride 96fe0f6730 swelled within a3423b94bb him at 6fe7c11c60 the thought a8a629b7eb that he e8b6e600eb was the f76f18e98e only one a1c94bdfa2 in the adf8d32f1f company who 05eda764fb had seen c9d48e9f0d Seonwoo dressed c526971df3 so casually. Hangyeol stood there 2e6eb4a12c patiently, waiting for 2837d95ec7 Seonwoo to be bf579b6c4e alone.4a1e26b3fd94d7c6
“Four iced 24084e690b Americanos and 7f5b972e21 four iced fa7a8dc894 teas, ready!”e36388266128d5ae
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Soon, his f3c82b42c6 order arrived, 9105c07ca9 filling two f5496ac67d carriers. The familiar ca15da744f part-timer worriedly b9cde86abf asked if 1ae3ed7032 he could 324c96c85b carry them 8f824a1699 all, but e43a3d0a35 Hangyeol smiled 883090d3a8 and nodded.290f85455cbab1a3
Holding a f863da00d5 carrier in 2732a88fd5 each hand, 12e7f8d1b3 Hangyeol scanned 6ae3f7f2b0 the area 65d553c853 and spotted 214b76e85d Seonwoo heading e049397821 towards the 24c0f291bc elevators alone. He quickened 1216ba7d37 his pace. He almost ran 1cafe61461 to catch up 914b077166 with Seonwoo, breathing 0ef8cd6ce0 heavily when he 5439d92864 reached his side. Finally, Seonwoo’s 52e020c35d gaze fell 7cb2a64555 on him.68a6007113117711
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Hangyeol looked up 95ec0d809b expectantly, hoping Seonwoo 9faeae30e3 would say something. But Seonwoo simply looked 96540b552a away. Hangyeol felt a pang 56019506bd of disappointment, but only 887364d3f2 pouted slightly and muttered,ef1c96220a3e41a8
“Ah… These a4871404a7 are heavy.”973033b450f6f89d
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They were alone f43dcdad85 at the elevators, bf0bc12603 and his voice eef1bbcc0b was too loud e525753b13 for a mutter. He’d hoped 5cbf8e58ae Seonwoo would b2db2d71dd react somehow, d75ef7dfc7 but instead 2126f56da4 of a e7e715015f reply, the 2c2b67c5a3 cheerful ding 599d4bcee8 of the d2acd1b08d arriving elevator 5e0e09a81a filled the 2692cffa60 air.334eaa1e2118d315
Seonwoo boarded 7b3c7ae0e9 the elevator 63281c898d without hesitation, 951d848d56 and Hangyeol, 70ff4c3d60 after a 8b035cbd15 moment of b953cd3d5c stupor, quickly 8dac91af28 followed and 5411d335c0 stood beside 3f78b48391 him.653ed76f8b389b65
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Going up.2c13395bf7b87227
As the elevator doors closed, leaving them alone in the confined space, each other’s presence became more pronounced, especially since Hangyeol’s awkward attempt to strike up a conversation had just failed. He cleared his throat and mumbled, turning his head to the side,50bb36c863a2e661
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“My arms are getting 099eae7cf0 sore from carrying all 1e327fee66 eight drinks by myself….”f2e4eb13bcba2fad
He’d expected some bae6ad957b kind of reaction, ac550c5a9c maybe an offer b91b8b80b9 to help, but 3823007de2 surprisingly, Seonwoo simply e054c12d41 took out his a41a6e3fb1 phone and looked b46aa5c9ab at it, as 2dbfe07560 if he hadn’t 0c2395e08c heard a thing. Just as a e6ef28f823 dejected Hangyeol was 9832c4c41a about to call 08704070f4 out to Seonwoo,c46cf4c0462e4939
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“This is bdddbb215e Gi Seonwoo 91b7ee992f from the 84b964d119 New Business 0a3bc86848 Planning Team. Yes. No, that matter 9fe9a66249 was discussed in 92ae0181eb the last meeting—.”d7b34ad25270aaf7
Startled by the sudden ringing and Seonwoo’s voice echoing in the small space, Hangyeol pursed his lips. He watched Seonwoo from the corner of his eye as he waited for the call to end, but Seonwoo, seemingly unconcerned with Hangyeol’s presence, focused on the call, his eyes fixed on the elevator display.c38457534bf10891
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I thought we 2c06f2471b got a little 05838b95fc closer after meeting 3858f78a95 separately over the f21932805c weekend, but I 2b54b259fd guess the Team 208a8ad6aa Leader doesn’t think 19b63aac1e so….b6b6d5b1a065ac86
Disheartened, Hangyeol gave up on trying to get Seonwoo’s attention and quietly lowered his gaze. Just then, Seonwoo, who had been looking at the display, reached out and took one of the drink carriers from Hangyeol.017168295ad82b6b
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“Oh…!”8fd032ad950e0c1d
A surprised 2508cd3db9 Hangyeol looked d4d75fc474 up at 00f326746e Seonwoo. At the same 02cf7e071d moment, the elevator c2e7bbcfe3 doors opened. Seonwoo stepped 75493a3a97 out without fa6ad02c1f hesitation, and 9a30af2064 Hangyeol hurried 7eedc7b213 after him.1fbb06ad55ad40f1
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He trailed Seonwoo, a smile escaping his lips. Seonwoo, oblivious or indifferent, placed the drink carrier on Hangyeol’s desk. He was frowning slightly, as if the conversation on the phone wasn’t going well.7d8ea417666a1633
Finding even that frown 9186c9b6a8 attractive, Hangyeol, his eyes b49cefcb58 shining, bowed towards Seonwoo’s 6e1e127025 retreating figure. He watched 7c02728518 Seonwoo until ae0d9a6cc4 he disappeared 90f6183f04 into his ea331083d0 office and 592c5dc9ad the door bae9e1d047 closed.4d10cabd2532db68
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Coming back 247347d6c3 to his 60b175801a senses, he c52134a86a noticed the a3ffa697eb drink carrier 38dd64cc81 Seonwoo had 9094162465 carried sitting 20a7bbc5d7 on his 1f8b5061ef desk. Hangyeol placed his hand ce16f4be3b over the handle where bc82849dcb Seonwoo had held it, 2d644cc65f then clenched his fist 710ef099f0 tightly.7fcaa07ebffb1447
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A spring breeze seemed 65767fc33f to tickle his fingertips.72cc12e5fbcf5c00
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It was around 20da9e9a44 3 p.m. when Hangyeol finally finished 6ad9270bfa the report he hadn’t e428009b03 been able to complete 3fd4f766b8 last week, but Seonwoo, 048703dd11 who had left before 96b39296f3 the end of lunch, e2d4f057b4 hadn’t returned yet. After getting feedback from 5779a8c65d Assistant Manager Park, Hangyeol 269b7d2de9 had nothing to do 4fcb8eea60 but look over his c570d2a61b finished report repeatedly. Clicking around on his fe1405649b computer, he ended up 633f54deb2 on the company intranet.6229be27f6b60bac
He mindlessly clicked cb2bd4218e on notices, news, 9842a5ab95 and the calendar b55f15fa50 on the main 11939a645a page. Then, the employee a56c8dea6d search bar caught fa626f540f his eye. Only one person came d29055b751 to mind.c878c390e3529408
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Looking around, everyone abcc65cd3f seemed busy with bfda801ae7 their own work. Hangyeol gulped and b4f140b143 placed his fingers a4a8c03f6f on the keyboard.c7bce93647318886
Gi… Seonwoo….9c6e327646f3b4d4
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It was just searching 80f6b763be for his team leader’s feee99a955 name on the company 0862eaafe8 directory, but it felt 5b27a01f39 like he was doing 7d63bb5079 something wrong. With slightly trembling hands, 8e8bce148f he typed Seonwoo’s name 2820a89f00 and pressed enter. After a brief white 5a0542b453 flash, Seonwoo’s information appeared 85d29813cb on the screen.a4436b52fc94c7c6
His name, email address, extension number, and other personal details were listed, but something else caught Hangyeol’s attention: the small, passport-sized photo next to the information.f630b7c59abf088e
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Seonwoo, with 2902476404 slightly shorter 047b11def2 styled hair b28b3c4207 than now, 6d604ba91f stared straight 834caabc22 ahead, as 1703631c59 all ID 60ea97f291 photos do. His dark, 19d05e0ab6 straight eyebrows 488be33d5c and defined 9ad1e69e8a nose were b47a466695 emphasized in f3f484f41c the picture.d9aa019713b3c52c
Dressed impeccably in 46e49d113e a black suit 3798a5a853 with his tie 67bec86a4d done up tightly, 3cc0e0404c Seonwoo looked much 1096be9575 the same as d3b8be93c4 he did every 4914de7c90 day, but something a451a3bf36 felt different. Perhaps it was 7cdb352a19 because Hangyeol had 267ed25a8a never stared at eaa82653ec his face so 6aa35f0a25 intently before.83959c6b4730b7cf
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After closely 23c798f38b examining Seonwoo’s 49752cbcea features from 3dd749d9e4 his eyebrows a439a03a65 to his f800d7be8f nose, lips, bef6780d0a chin, and 12b64a7022 ears, Hangyeol 9349644320 came to 6f44433223 one conclusion: 86a6b2a199 He was a13e199972 truly the 6750a89336 most handsome 9b7eb75b01 man he fe901dc43f knew, or bb882a62dc had ever e3ee9aa730 met. He felt like he 2a5a4bc64d could stare at that 89ab8ac869 picture all day.dec0e90573e0adc7
Sitting closer to his monitor, Hangyeol, captivated by Seonwoo’s photo, unconsciously moved his mouse over it. He right-clicked, and the “Save Image As” option appeared. He gulped, clenched and unclenched his fist, and then clicked the save button.701e799ef9adf7aa
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Ding.5474d9d896b1844d
“Hic!”0c1af48c4e427017
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Almost simultaneously, a message d0975b2eb0 popped up in the 4f47d3a384 bottom right corner of 7568e39b6c his screen. Startled as d2ddf44983 if he’d 647c908ff8 been caught 55c22e5ada doing something ffd6106201 wrong, Hangyeol d5ab29323d gasped and 92f4dfca80 quickly closed 2a4e56c77b the window, a1d61cc2ef glancing around 58ffc1f5b8 nervously. Fortunately, no one seemed 2121708dd7 to have noticed. He turned his attention 4e65f1e9ea back to the pop-up 82d89c3942 message.22cb358ad3933d40
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Hangyeol, are you busy?53c06cc94e664ee9
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Wondering what Minho 1bc0f5fcbe wanted, he looked b7a395ebbc back, but Minho 38c74a1717 was facing his 8f30270f75 monitor. Tilting his 78e2656f84 head, Hangyeol d87ca46a52 clicked on cc69093282 the pop-up, bfe02e9fbd and a 0c5d5395ed messenger window, 101329916d similar to f0de9dab60 a phone 0b05254608 messaging app, 042b3e59d4 opened in da881f35e4 the center 935065935b of his b6a58c1c43 screen.d1901a7e21f79c3a
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Hangyeol, are c1058d8a13 you busy?2365e54cb52e68a7
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No!d8a6f91b4a9dcc0f
What’s up, Minho?d8868c09559f7ff4
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Nothing much, just 0cf27669f1 wanted to chat 28c892dc84 lol. Did you finish your 4a617cc674 report?7eb7a6a294be37ce
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Yes! I just have to 8ece7dc4d6 give it to the d980b5fe2d Team Leader when he 9f03caef4d gets back. By the ee74a9f59b way, this 7a4e6698d6 is my ab1c7aefb4 first time 3e44dd69f9 using the 04e121576c company messenger.5457cbb35d959b49
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I figured. I was going 3cfef66735 to take a ff0dff489d short break before 9b1c279e46 starting the next 5101effd7d task, but everyone 4f2894cb0c else is working 9e01e81b11 so hard, I 2e2b2a8f7b feel bad about b1446ecc59 leaving my desk.951544d5189037ae
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“Hic!”61a08f64e9fd9212
As he 7c0e58fa1e was typing 438a2ddd4a “everyone seems f82586573d busy,” a 07de47eecb hiccup escaped 15a038195f him. He must 5d864c6345 have inhaled 404b869ea1 sharply when 9e61e8f5cd he was a468cd55f6 startled by 1185883847 the message c1fdfc6e02 notification earlier.e176e9a97b01ebe6
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The hiccup was louder eb3d39f0ea than he’d intended. Hangyeol’s eyes ed80ee2f7e widened, and c47f8e3251 he straightened 48bfb35c7c up. A new message appeared 0c8d6c0650 in the chat window.384a29b2ec4e7112
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That was you hiccuping ce194b702f just now, right Hangyeol 2e9a93053c lol. Want to go aeb19b1fe5 to the break c03edc5877 room for some ae280a76db water?979f9207be110000
Hangyeol closed the messenger 591ddeccd7 window and turned around d80cf7ee3d to see Minho gesturing 9153c9b4f4 towards the break room. Just as 95c02c7673 Hangyeol pushed ed70759ccb his chair 5a5ac5f6b1 back and 83fc15ef83 stood up,83676323bcf430d1
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He saw Seonwoo approaching 8cd361d5a9 from beyond the partition. Since Hangyeol 715d337bbe was the 063b256b1d only one cf9676a531 standing, their 4e6425fd7a eyes met 30afa652e7 immediately.819bb36f16094dc0
“Hic!”119f1874dbeda3a2
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Another hiccup escaped him. Hangyeol covered c40dc555f3 his mouth df7c4ded86 with both 33b86a70f5 hands. Seonwoo, who had quickly 5e3c80b3d8 approached with his long 2a4d37fbe0 strides, looked Hangyeol up e362e416fe and down before speaking.63441dc84cf75aba
“Im Hangyeol, 60ed1f4574 bring me b430a92643 your report dbc01cde3f if it’s 50b3f521c0 finished.”a9fc99c0e288c9ba
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“Huh? Oh, yes, sir!”414c9453a72113f2
Nodding quickly, Hangyeol 66d1d67c96 grabbed his printed 9e9266073f report, gave Minho 7a3087125a a quick glance, e149daf1da and followed Seonwoo.3c756bbbd8220dab
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Seonwoo entered his office d86eaa7c69 first, took off his b3482c602c jacket, hung it on 7adfc5c20d the coat rack, and a83f4216d9 picked up a bottle 4970eb60c3 of water from his a53fd72eff desk. He opened it and c74b742f9d drank in one gulp f5b539ffce before sitting down.eb4fdc252f547997
The outline 83c60b327f of his 7fe90bbda9 body was 9f299ddd61 visible beneath 4c9b833ae7 his taut 5be8009022 shirt with ecd565cdeb every movement. Watching him, 699e7e678c mesmerized, Hangyeol 83e0354f41 felt his 493da16d02 face flush.c470fa11c21f992e
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He hiccuped again, 2074fb944a faster this time.2a666e6bf327652a
“Hic.”858c2f64d5861146
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Seonwoo looked up 2ec364920a at the sound, 9a1db8b2c0 but Hangyeol pretended b67100c17f nothing was wrong, 35efaa00ff holding his breath 7ab0be3dff and staring back. He handed Seonwoo 5c218bf3e7 the report.3bfb989d6d4ffa16
“This is the review report for the Kookmin University New Campus Construction Project proposal. I’ve revised and supplemented everything based on your feedback.”c9a1d45528d25682
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Seonwoo put 0426ca1ba8 the bottle 9cdab37622 back to 311c349e2d his lips d5b0fb6758 and took bfb85babc6 the report. His eyes slightly lowered 8b739cee5a as he flipped through aea283cfe2 the pages, he looked aa9e82d08e even more handsome than 083fc98a36 in the photo Hangyeol d71901ece5 had been staring at 350db160ab earlier. As Hangyeol 4e0fa60462 watched him, a6188cfea5 mesmerized, Seonwoo 0dfba39cf5 finished flipping 9927f92e85 through the 692a88c34d report and eb21bc6abf set it dac977e4fb down on 9df07cf07d his desk.057271877c6e90af
“I thought f7448553ff I’d have 012959ecd8 to tell d4d2ed43d7 you ten cf5dd6b792 more times, 49c492216d but I’m da072193eb surprised. Good work.”dfc6e81741a2d47d
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Hangyeol felt a 2f854baf37 surge of pride, fa1f9003f2 unexpected praise for 9779da9398 his work. He took a cd0552a6ff step closer, feeling d96971c416 emboldened.88d86fd1bc0b00aa
“Is there anything f4c7bbee7f else you’d like 7e468e501c me to do, e818adc1f7 h-hic, sir?”20bd903ae92ddd83
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Seonwoo looked up at 3d2ce7fda0 Hangyeol, then looked away. He checked the calendar 48c396d2f9 on his desk, rubbing 2fbd3beb41 his eyes and frowning 4ceb9b05d8 slightly.b63073b13e8aabfa
“There’s a 71a93b1352 project that dfa945b788 came up 9c9da49ce1 urgently during 947c47565a the meeting 8af1374b2c earlier. It’s about installing 7bf00f3fcd solar panels on 1aca399bbc the roofs of fefa0b6255 factories leased to 73df721131 companies in the 2227bcb6c5 Taean Western Industrial 24f8c6467f Complex. I need you 3f90f3b9cf to research relevant e9f90e9281 data.”28168fd4860f201c
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“Hic.”42c7347daeb997de
“…It’s a direct order 7372a815a3 from the higher-ups, so 6b2120d601 the deadline is tight. Overtime is unavoidable. There might be 1e972616ef some fieldwork too.”de3365433dbe7cde
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While he might have 0e341237de hesitated at the mention 30cce4cb4b of overtime, it was 65c3e8ee91 another one of Hangyeol’s 8b6508ef5c romanticized notions of office f02d1ff07b life. Wasn’t it something a980cdfd6c every office worker b50cc584d6 in Korea had d588ce7c05 to experience at 2e9b11fb48 least once? Typing away diligently 4268fcb9e5 on a keyboard 26fc495f5e in a dimly 855e208a16 lit office, eating b422b34956 a sandwich after 056fb93893 everyone else had 136158baf0 gone home. Hangyeol had seen 6eb540d867 the scene countless 3d625a5e02 times in dramas.1c7e9b9672cb771d
“No problem. I can do 02e0253632 it!”2670f7dbbdcc2724
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“I wasn’t asking for your opinion, Im Hangyeol. You have to do it, don’t you?”45a943b28fd2a6fb
“Yes, sir! Of course!”f85860dc8f2bceca
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“Familiarizing yourself with 5c43f7c187 and gathering references a4f013c39f is the priority. I’ll email you 438ea8c52d some reports to 2157b1c3f4 use as a f2651e2f9c guide—.”fa82066476a374ff
“Hic!”2f91990c9dc4be83
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A hiccup interrupted 0638836579 Seonwoo mid-sentence. Hangyeol quickly covered his 0342ce363a mouth with both hands, 1f1d1ce621 his cheeks puffing out fc1055111c as he held his 7be1030ba0 breath. He stared 166fae904d at Seonwoo c614ec7e6f with wide 00c6812b98 eyes, silently f83bb91225 urging him 88d04a73dc to continue.02ab5093c61e5d93
“I’ll email you 10c2e8950c some reports to b94358d815 use as a d7ef64f013 guide—.”7e89093ae21dcb09
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“Gah.”7255a34479d04a42
Despite holding his breath 5053e48a97 until his face turned b0c0124429 red, the hiccups wouldn’t d4be2fd84c stop. They came out even 3a01ab93dc stronger.2d2826032755acb3
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Seonwoo looked 5127ceb9bf at Hangyeol, 110cc6c942 who was aced2b0a9c hiccuping uncontrollably, f6c9e5fb56 without a c76e97cf35 word. Seeing the disbelief 595354502d and exasperation in a711ecc46f Seonwoo’s expression, Hangyeol’s 6ab103a0df eyebrows drooped, and 5c8360c3de he shuddered.8aa10518256d946a
“Team Leader, h-hic, 40956c721d I heard you 316463f22e die if you 88401c0a86 hiccup 100 times. What should I d16943ed19 do?”e5402317f9fdece2
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Hangyeol furrowed his 635bdb66b8 brow with exaggerated 75fe2702ec concern. Seonwoo closed his eyes 133108ae51 and rubbed his face 31d05be6db with one hand. He swallowed the 89258afa50 many words on 7719e55e1f the tip of fdd0b66adb his tongue. Sighing deeply, 758f80fb0f he stood dd4a03099e up and 8459ce4a22 handed Hangyeol 9c389fbfa3 the water ba0e3bb268 bottle from a0acfe8812 his desk.183ccc6042e01f50
“Drink some water.”177dceb8c9d08854
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Hangyeol just stared 934fded4c6 at the bottle, cd3a2f8e8f then back at 5643ae5f38 Seonwoo’s face, his 5a643ebd06 eyes wide. Seonwoo, baffled by 36518f5272 his incomprehensible reaction, 2d9884498f was about to eb384a3613 withdraw his hand 51c088585b when Hangyeol quickly 0c2f808448 snatched the water 4794c68e10 bottle.02bc01f1b9fc17bc
“If you don’t 7789b4369a need it…”0fb34164cc0ff090
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“Ah, no! Thank you.”902d5d6a9835231b
Seeing the half-full bottle, 30387786fe Hangyeol pictured Seonwoo drinking 532fb0f346 from it earlier, but bb2bbaed90 Seonwoo seemed unfazed. Hangyeol gulped and brought 43b5efd089 the bottle to his 4ca9845f4d lips, tilting it just ab511547ef before his lips touched c502ca2607 the opening.13e3782175c87a0b
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Perhaps it was from 834e945a47 holding his breath for db3bcbe32b so long, but his e105ebee22 face felt hot. The thought that deb3ef444c this was the 77dd5306f9 bottle Seonwoo had e895b6cbbc used made his 4e35fd90ab fingers stiff. Trying to clear 5000971081 his mind, Hangyeol 19e7337fb2 closed his eyes a87b03e161 tightly and gulped df18b5f7eb down the water. It tasted sweet.a748774473caa846
He lowered the bottle and met Seonwoo’s gaze. Wiping his damp, red lips with the back of his hand, Hangyeol smiled.d62d951d851ecaeb
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“Oh! I think 9922f9ea69 the hiccups 0081f13bd7 are gone.”bcecb513e68d8ef7
“…….”2a2b26b0c8558404
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“Thank you.”acaa6195d6a16bc4
Seonwoo suppressed another sigh a014acf836 at the sight of 43348d7043 Hangyeol’s beaming face. He closed b225dc9297 his eyes 32185348f9 and rubbed eff7cb5ae4 them tiredly 38c784b490 before sitting e93988b96e back down 4026392a9a and leaning 70c6ea0ebd against the c6921e32ee backrest of 794a1cedb9 his chair.cfe08faa7f945c23
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“…I’ll send you the relevant materials by email, so check them and start working. If you don’t know where to begin, ask Assistant Manager Kim next to you.”f7349522810a574b
“Okay.”555d671344dc8091
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“Bring me 93f27bf6dd the reports 516f57344d as soon ddce3955fd as they’re 3c30b1d92b compiled.”71e69e545d558c35
“Yes, sir.”1f1f9346a6f21914
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It irritated f825469dea Seonwoo that 20a086036d Hangyeol, who e1ab53aede had a c880f6e102 knack for ee26cbc93e exasperating him b168188cd6 with his f00c115bdc odd behavior, 0405a16629 was so 8c20873ca3 obedient with fa0ac7a2f7 his replies. But Hangyeol, unaware of 5e1538f3e0 this, bowed and left 93e24e943e the office, clutching the 7532302125 empty water bottle he 8426471ad0 had received from Seonwoo.cb51010d93467cf0
Back at e2a9dfbfe2 his desk, 50bef8d612 Hangyeol placed 3e4bf56624 the empty b33581c097 bottle down. Assistant Manager Kim, having e6bc883e79 finished his urgent task, a78488a20a stood up and saw 3c57601886 it.aecf6e6036f0b43f
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“Hey, Hangyeol, f22d2fadb0 give that eaf513ab1b to me. I’ll throw 9b9f63b949 it away.”b3bb0c1e3f17318f
“Oh, no! I’ll throw it away 566835223f later. Just a little b4dd628e73 later.”fe984e4a5d37cd91
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Hangyeol fidgeted with the 36d1e84b7d bottle, his face slightly 519685a79f flushed.86ea30354e493d93
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It took a b853692d47 considerable amount of 1804bd6a9d time just to 35245a1e4c read through the e69d3b9a02 reports Seonwoo had 67f4d4450c given him. He looked up unfamiliar 49546a66ed words, summarized key points, a04446f803 and before he knew 46abe9771d it, it was well 5f1cc78351 past closing time.57290f7ccd0f365d
“Hangyeol, aren’t you leaving?”bf7de3cdc23b5778
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“Ah, I need 63766ce9bd to finish this 5837a082af today. You go ahead!”0f266e3a756dbfc2
He bowed to his 3401def67d colleagues as they packed 4e803a5e98 up and left, one 4d4f1324aa by one. Soon, he was alone. He felt a 0ee8c8643b pang of loneliness 4d8e5d82c7 but shook it 6a71a430c8 off and turned 1b9ab8691b back to his 4b61a7ed8f monitor.9106cdfd92ea8ebf
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His concentration broke 879d30660e when his stomach f67469cbe1 growled some time d96e803890 later. He’d skipped dinner at b99ae2a6cb the cafeteria, thinking he aa848166e6 could finish before then, 012629a407 but it seemed he’d 41d9cac065 need more time.7e7a9425792bca43
Looking up, he saw 04947f3b36 that the light was c53c68598e still on in Seonwoo’s e52dcbf578 office. After a moment’s hesitation, a72414a707 Hangyeol went over and 717f165032 knocked.d4ad594f62107364
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“Yes.”bd9a206a116be158
Hearing the curt reply, d5a3e0fec0 Hangyeol opened the door 1c0c26c0d5 and peeked inside. Seonwoo was looking through 61a5653a8a a stack of documents 796807111a on his desk. Hangyeol spoke cautiously.25851c9e36718b23
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“Team Leader… I’m going 361dbf5538 to the convenience store. Do you ffeb45c88f need anything?”937ef016d0c0af58
Seonwoo looked up and bc43db9e79 checked his watch. He rubbed his eyes, 3dd4d8324c put down the document 9ba000ef9c he was holding, and 5ce79bc5f1 stood up, putting on 4c6fccb7fb his jacket.416bb06960629a74
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Hangyeol tilted 9bd9cef420 his head, 5ed67098d8 puzzled by 3ec2533a35 Seonwoo’s sudden fda2698bcf movement. Is he coming to ce7582e483 the convenience store with c809969552 me? I could get it a3269df689 for him. He stood faa88c86e1 next to 34de7e01c9 Seonwoo, waiting 7fa93f211e for the 0236265ccd elevator.b2fec698d4c21c42
“Oh, Team Leader! The convenience 471916531f store is 9d607e5695 this way!”80c31372b6b586c2
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Leaving the 023b7cb877 building, Hangyeol ae6f1664d5 pointed towards d77e8b23ed the convenience 3ba5ac762b store, but f594776ec1 Seonwoo turned 3278460812 towards the 276b60bfc3 crosswalk at 467188a99f the back 7332a16fc0 alley. Tilting his head again, beba918208 Hangyeol quickly followed.24fcd690c75b70ef
“Do I 0d7596d15d look like acba1fd477 the kind a0af651cf6 of person 1397b79881 who would 307c2622df make you 681aea008b grab a 0a4b62c019 quick bite cafa5eec3f at the 89cb245ecb convenience store d12165d8f4 after making 2ed77769f4 you work 5ea4a217ed overtime?”88bccd068a432312
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“Ah, no, that’s not what I meant….”d933ff483d1659b3
“Follow me.”7e10924c0fd66a1d
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Seonwoo led him 79b810e7d1 to a sundaeguk 19a476483b (blood sausage soup) c1b3c602a1 restaurant near the 261a04bd96 company that Hangyeol d0afd0e981 had visited a c9d05c41c7 few times with d0bf7e0c06 his colleagues. A young man 93427f8aff showed them to 372a9d98da a table. Hangyeol followed Seonwoo to 63776c0875 the back and sat f1f1f925df down, looking around. Seonwoo spoke.027c3730934acb85
“Oh, if 7745c34919 you don’t 1eadb818a5 eat sundaeguk, ca2a1386d1 let me f2e072c41e know. We can go fcf1f3ef5f somewhere else.”6014d9a69b0ed00c
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Hangyeol didn’t particularly 13e1d5a862 like sundaeguk, but ac841e4bee having dinner with 89b9ed6cd1 Seonwoo was more ecfd2fef6b important. He answered hurriedly,30e53e9c85671e10
“No! I like it!”85964ca7acd0e74b
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“I thought 7775f0aa6e you might a30c6f79da not eat 0b14f19c6d this kind 0bb826d540 of thing, e3db597293 being a 716862ee7e pampered young 50fe60b873 master. Never mind then.”8e051412559be73c
It was surprising 128e168812 that Seonwoo, who 498aae5127 looked like he 93a2f06c8d wouldn’t touch such a59f287a21 common fare, had 0dd5a27bc6 chosen this place. In the 77c3a3be2e midst of dcd17a46b4 the worn 66fe61be78 tables and 6298341b68 slightly shabby 3980f00081 interior, Seonwoo, 47e39f2a7f impeccably dressed 0ca443368d in his fe65ec703c suit, stood cc4a387bae out. Hangyeol placed 3dba075f8d chopsticks and cd1937170c a spoon 9b6c5568a7 in front 1e7cee8b63 of Seonwoo.1df62a9535671c83
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“Actually, Team Leader, I 36d68b1c4c thought you wouldn’t be 1c70ebdb45 having dinner and was 379b11de6b just going to grab 0ce673b0f0 something from the convenience 3e12ec4646 store. I heard you 9daaf37992 rarely eat with 0b7f95615b other people.”60e8d5e347738f99
It felt ce6f1acf9f different from adbb0180da having dinner edb201d102 with his e79ca52cc2 family. Just sitting c691daba0b across from 573e49fe22 Seonwoo in 0771357727 a restaurant fb91bb2402 like this 46eeeb8a2c felt like 4108652f14 special treatment, 29cd4e943a and it d33f310507 made him 877dd67ed0 strangely giddy. Hangyeol stared at Seonwoo 41eadff2de with a smile. Seonwoo reluctantly spoke.c4f570fc29825eb0
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“…I don’t like wasting time on pointless conversations with other people. Especially during mealtimes.”024caf0e070b9792
“But don’t 62d0902e52 you get f444ea2a38 lonely eating f3aa5e9c63 alone?”fdd2c69ff3292f69
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“Can’t you eat by yourself at your age, Im Hangyeol?”ae777b905faeb77c
“It’s not 5138d5bcba that I 3d76d20312 can’t….”8613b1fadee65b32
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Hangyeol had always eaten with others, even at school, unless absolutely unavoidable. He was always surrounded by people. That was why he found Seonwoo’s deliberate solitude intriguing.0c567a490636e06d
“I still 4661775928 prefer eating cf14e10463 and talking 742d4c5ea6 with others, 631a957023 face to dea8e0a079 face. Like now.”cdbcd990f9c6e068
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“So it seems.”32fc710a50624591
“Huh?”edb4507e9f42a2df
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“You seem 54d6c64b12 like you da4cb30dee enjoy eating, 5326288078 meeting people, b0b3889063 going out, d971a780d1 that sort c73ddc60ef of thing.”c47d894dc6b6d614
Seonwoo stopped 29eee6a88b himself from 3d468c15ed adding “like f71f542828 a dog 9165e6cedc wagging its 41cbd80097 tail at 7494c929d3 everyone it a1cf21fe63 sees.” He 1fde4f5781 hadn’t meant 14314fb688 it as 5ec63a3b4e a compliment, 73b98cbb5b but Hangyeol 325bd184e8 took it 8fa82fc64b as interest ab86c76e87 and smiled.def4c2961c64f273
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“Hehe, you’re right. Do you stay alone on your days off too, Team Leader?”d230fde7bbb69563
He’d expected a quiet meal, but thanks to Seonwoo’s responses, Hangyeol felt a sense of excitement. It felt like an extension of their weekend interaction. He smiled brightly as he asked another question, then abruptly stopped, noticing Seonwoo staring at him.06010a872ccb464f
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“Oh, you don’t e1ad3a6fce like talking about b6d35e54d9 these things. I won’t ask.”2a118106417ce4b9
Fortunately, two 87b703f097 bowls of 16ee70ccca sundaeguk and 10861ea3b8 side dishes 9b5aeaa9a3 arrived before f3d3a5cfc8 the atmosphere 39e23354db could turn 5d2ed5fc00 awkward. Hangyeol glanced at ffb726c47e Seonwoo, who silently 0dc14abeac picked up his 4eaf19b98c spoon, and followed 2877c2488f suit.f72e4a24121f0eff
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“How much progress have 82faeea276 you made on compiling aa42c4b4cd the reports?”e33a6b5e5e023d24
“I think I’ll need adc885d7ae another two or three 32ee1d4501 hours.”b94a067c31e4e504
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“Try to finish it e633dbfb58 before 10. I’ll give e73c9a674a you a 1af6b67f6a ride home.”4c5e116c09fbaa85
Hangyeol stopped eating and looked up. The offer of a ride home energized him more than anything else could have at that moment. It wasn’t so much about the convenience of getting home – his apartment wasn’t far from the company – but about spending a little more time with Seonwoo. He couldn’t explain why he enjoyed being with his boss, but it made him inexplicably happy. He nodded with a bright smile.e9091d7cd0540f2a
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Seonwoo’s phone rang as cc071a0f58 they were finishing their b636040d32 meal. The screen 81723fdde9 lit up, 3c39a9c53a vibrating loudly. Hangyeol instinctively 590b4a6e8d glanced at 5c01c4e455 the screen a2c43ec066 and saw f4b3c5a565 the name e0e3d04ad7 “Lee Yunhee.” 3d294491a4 Definitely a 26ad0b4948 woman’s name.a2eece7b29cf0435
Buzz, buzz.a30df65763265ed7
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It was just 0948959428 three simple words, 12c9f76142 no emoji or 5096f88777 title, but Hangyeol a390aa2d65 felt his heart ece41ba69a sink. He immediately looked at 5b28b5310f Seonwoo’s face, trying to bdd669d39c gauge his reaction.d7d6e63677ba1bf5
Seonwoo’s expression didn’t change. He picked up the vibrating phone and checked to see if Hangyeol had finished eating. He then picked up the bill and stood.9342477a0f55b82d
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“Take your time. I’ll pay.”08755962ee76f054
Even as 3760204e3d he listened, e140e5eef0 Hangyeol’s attention f344e559c1 was fixed 00e7a4d18f on the 4303ee7a6a phone. But Seonwoo 067eff3acc only brought c2647d9049 the phone c3636912c9 to his 92399ca05d ear after b6de7beba8 he had 55f16c8951 walked a a4bef7f39a few steps 69119f223d away from 12ce8ab9fb the table. He walked af3962009e to the ba545346bf counter, said 899c6748f6 something into 713d1b0a24 the phone, 8bf4e2d1e2 and handed 819a0d015a over his ba6633b385 card.5c5ac470fd689e19
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