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His shoulders were slumped, kinda mismatched for his tall frame. He looked utterly lost, like a cow being led to the slaughterhouse. Newbies usually go one of two ways: either they’re super hyped, totally clueless about what’s coming, or they’re already feeling that miserable ending.ad76f0be7a882113

Anyway, it was about time for the new hire safety training to wrap up. The manager walked straight towards them, with the model guy trailing behind him. The model guy slowly got closer to her. Nah, now that he’d ditched the leather jacket, he definitely looked more like a hobo than a model.14d297b31fba4ee4

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But this time, it wasn’t his clothes, but the guy’s face that caught Chae-eun’s eye. His thin, sharp eyes, totally unlike his dull, lifeless gaze, his strong nose that just stood out in the middle of his face, and those red lips that totally matched his nose ring.e3360f518d593fe4

The two uncles had already 9bb85f9d28 stopped working and were looking 85e826b239 back and forth between the b2ffc471f2 guy and Chae-eun.1af4f6a0ed6cb7fb

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“Oh…?”28847d680fae0e06

At the uncles’ thirsty exclamations, Chae-eun’s mind, which had wandered off, quickly snapped back. Gotta be careful. These uncles are always itching to set her up with any young guy who shows up.b408de1dee27f88c

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Chae-eun quickly fixed her 5971b7dbcd relaxed expression and pretended 77ff5b0099 to be super focused b521063b83 on the not-so-much work dc2a2ff016 she had. The manager picked c505691712 up a bag c58f01e405 she was sorting.bbfbc4ee572abb70

“Employee, see the invoice here?”7d8d573dfa5720d6

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“Yeah.”849fccaf2c06cac7

At the guy’s voice, Chae-eun unconsciously perked up her ears. He’s Korean, but more importantly, he’s human. She wasn’t trying to fangirl, but he just didn’t seem like someone from the real world. Not to mention, he totally didn’t fit Sahara.1d4ac1328f75203a

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But to the manager, who was stuck in the grind, they were all just day laborers. The manager, always busy running around the center, continued dully, “Check the code here and put them in totes, separated into early morning and general. Mis-sorted ones go to the collection bin over there.”45c5db046576ad98

The guy looked around, then 6a929a65d2 made eye contact with Chae-eun. She pointed her index 0f5018f5d8 finger to the collection 02ee0353a1 bin in the distance. Anyway, learning on 6452375684 the job is 1ce6b6941f the fastest way. The manager, seemingly relieved, 954e3aa09b finished his explanation.9bf0fd1f8b3da525

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“If you don’t know, ask the employee next to you.”83ee5165b23bd371

The manager, who had just 13f8163ac3 dumped the newbie, walked away 3fa5091b03 quickly. The guy, left fe741b64a9 alone, picked up 29840902c8 a few bags 1d04d8149c and looked at e19196ec7f them with a 7c680a6b5f puzzled expression.9b85083f9406f130

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Chae-eun pressed her 9ba7b8fc1e lips together and 916324d900 just rolled her ef6149b679 eyes. She kept picking up and 3590e5933b putting down empty totes, trying adf5b788e0 not to let her gaze 9201a03382 drift to the guy. Mr. Kim, as if on cue, 3abc2b5fc0 spoke up.6c1bbce19a969db6

“What’s your name, young man?”13ceeddc1d5bd832

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The guy tilted 259b759e44 his head slightly. He hesitated for 9ed1f8e07d a moment, then 03d88b729f spoke softly.c3040dad4880614d

“…Cha, Doha.”f40b69bbcbf1b795

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It suited him. Cha Doha. Chae-eun unconsciously repeated his name. What kind of person 1a9762d332 was he, she wondered 227447e513 for no reason. A surge of 6c50c2daa6 curiosity welled up.fe62ac4f0e1bf8c2

And the middle-aged man’s friendliness didn’t stop there.31f20925c85a7656

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“Oh, Mr. Cha! How old are you?”ff66ee92257b486c

“Twenty-seven.”52b9a3422b327bc3

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“Perfect, just perfect.”adf2dedf829f697a

At the guy’s answer, Mr. Kim clapped his hands excitedly. Chae-eun really didn’t want to ask what was so perfect.d3405b5e7465d5e1

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But Mr. Park Hyung, who had just come over, added perfectly, “They say a five-year age difference doesn’t even need a compatibility check.”3eea514db6f585b3

“Isn’t that four years?” Chae-eun couldn’t help but ask. Park Hyung gave a sly smile.b54b07f7f6345593

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“Are you interested in a compatibility check?”9e3c0497206ce332

She’d been got. Chae-eun made a sullen face. The uncles didn’t push it directly, but they walked a fine line.a292dccb10c710b4

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“Oh, since a new guy’s here, we can just do the wrapping.”707fb5b8e042b759

“Right, our sorting genius, Shin, will teach him well.”5e06cea36dfd1f43

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Luckily, Cha Doha wasn’t interested in their conversation at all. In fact, he seemed uninterested in all humans. And that, of course, included Shin Chae-eun.782bcd54d3c212d6

He frowned and stared at 1b0a5f8a2f an invoice for a long 39970245f5 time. Then he immediately 4610676aa1 shoved it into 73a8ca2e03 the early morning 1242b8a9f4 delivery pile. Chae-eun, who was watching, 738fdf25c1 quickly jumped in.f7a157a1663b1347

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“Don’t put that there, you need to take it out separately.”716cfab1cb31a1b4

“It says ‘early morning’…”773e0dd7156589b3

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“No, you have to look at the address. See the alphabet and numbers here?”1f3a756bce8cd280

Doha looked totally clueless. Chae-eun, living up to her grand title of “sorting genius,” rattled off explanations. Everything, even the regional codes he didn’t need to know yet.6f01961622534434

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Cha Doha’s expression, while getting her whirlwind of instructions, wasn’t great. Chae-eun realized her mistake and bit her lip. He probably thought she was being nosy. There was a good chance he’d work one day and never show up again, but she’d habitually gotten ahead of herself.293366f08d898bb4

Her friends always told her to chill out, but she’d just gone full speed ahead again. Embarrassed, she snatched the bag still in his hand.48e64a5f3777a2a3

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“Give that to me.”d09664f7e54c3bcf

Just by looking b790bb9cbe at it, it c333200056 was for the 2ea3fef563 next line over. Instead of just dumping a5a9586894 the bag in her 46e0cdb956 hand into the mis-sort 2833608cda bin, Chae-eun walked it 4e38260303 over herself.fd05e709aa530a44

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As she returned after dropping off the item, she had a belated regret. Like wolves waiting for the shepherd to leave, she saw the uncles on either side of Cha Doha. They weren’t going to say anything stupid, were they? Chae-eun sped toward them, almost power-walking.29fe4cd784ddb4c8

Park Hyung, who was on Cha Doha’s right, spoke to him casually.497d0a7d8181b26a

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“Nice perm you got there. Can you ask the salon to do that?”a3352fabd39b0d6e

“It’s naturally curly…”11d8f8a92f24f1b2

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Perhaps he was quite 12f76e1d7c shy, but Cha Doha 7cb28186e4 just kept sorting bags d0711fee81 silently, not even looking d29fb0cd78 at Park Hyung. Even the smooth-talking Park Hyung a1be68e4f0 was speechless at his uncooperative a126a00676 attitude. This time, Mr. Kim joined the conversation.eb4bdb1ce08d790a

“Ah, so your hair color is natural too!”5af5f75e353382f8

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“This is dyed…”0a1f3cebba88655f

Cha Doha’s zero-social-skills way of speaking finally stopped Mr. Kim from continuing the conversation.eb03d65e7b17b9ad

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Chae-eun understood both sides. The uncles wanting to help the new guy settle in at the toughest hub, and the young man’s discomfort with the elders’ curiosity.72b624b66a89931c

“Kids these days,” she thought, a thought totally unlike a kid these days.dc3d98ebcbd22ee5

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Even within her social welfare major, where she was nicknamed “Miss Nosy,” Chae-eun’s nosiness was truly unique. Her classmates, who knew her unusual upbringing, understood it, calling her a “true blue” in social work. But her friends from other majors, with completely different personalities, said otherwise.32d470fb03cc8d29

‘That’s a sickness, you know. Just chill out. Don’t you think even the “Do you believe in God?” folks run away when you open your mouth?’4d372e2b2a9382f9

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Chae-eun, with actual past incidents, 27d143b77b winced and said nothing. Was it wrong 5b8bc75358 that she just 49705fb4f8 wanted to rescue 1a71dea5b7 people from the c1fa2d5354 clutches of cults?a3eba6b15ecf7b8e

Still, she couldn’t deny it was meddling. Especially these days, individualism is all the rage, right? Maybe it’s okay with adults, but not with peers. Absolutely no nosiness.65b8d55f5cb6f0d4

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Recalling that resolve, Chae-eun quietly 56c9573984 stood in front of the 6d762186dc rail. Bags had piled up while 993a6a8c42 she was briefly away. As she quickly 674746a28d started clearing the 25b5540a23 volume, Cha Doha 32dfcf0be4 looked at her 9f3992dfcd with curiosity.f6313169af878d1b

Despite her earlier resolution, Chae-eun still kept thinking about Doha. More than anything, wasn’t he wearing too few clothes? All he had on was a thin T-shirt that didn’t even have proper ribbed cuffs, let alone a brushed lining. No matter how important fashion was, that was not okay in the middle of winter.8119fceffc023815

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She’d decided not to be nosy, but first, she had to save a life. Chae-eun deliberated on how to bring it up, then took off her puffer vest and hooded jacket. She put her puffer vest directly over her sweater and then suddenly offered the fluffy hooded jacket to Cha Doha.f52f60e0528c6226

“Hey, wanna wear this?”c4bc0bd3a5ee9f1b

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He looked at her with a puzzled expression. Chae-eun scanned Doha’s body up and down again. A glimpse of apricot skin showed through the holes in his jeans. Could that really be his bare skin? More urgently, she flapped the hoodie in her hand.6bbc58af1b3f20d3

“You’ll freeze to death like that. Just wear it for now and give it back later.”dbecc1b449a6fc81

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Chae-eun forced the hoodie into ab18ebd709 his hand, as if dumping 425e89f8c6 it on him. He looked down at the e78974af49 clothes in his hand blankly, 62a931633b then nodded.e47abc240afbb2fe

Was that a thank you? He didn’t talk much and his expressions didn’t change much, so it was hard to tell. Well, there are all kinds of people in the world. She waved her hand as if to say it was fine.83cf4320f90b6fa1

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“No need for thanks.”8041c5411b94b946

“Ah, thank…”dbce6fcdc89af6eb

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He mumbled softly. Chae-eun pretended not to hear and kept working. It was like getting a bow after asking for it, and he seemed to have a reserved personality, so she should be considerate. Still, she kept glancing at him, wondering when he’d put it on.7496faf8d7193085

Doha buried his 95b5460254 nose in the 48398ee1d5 hoodie and sniffed.Sniff. Does it look 3165e06300 dirty, she wondered? Chae-eun tried hard 335f33ac3a to smooth out 381e436cf0 her forehead, which 36786d5c05 was about to ecef342cfa crinkle.9a85f8d28f63db6b

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He looked around, then finally slipped his arms into the fluffy hoodie. The clothes that had been so baggy on her fit Cha Doha perfectly. He looked thin, but his build was clearly different. It didn’t look great on him, but at least he looked much warmer.aebd43a9416d5072

‘If only he’d zip it up too…’6d4241199cd3f264

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As if her telepathy 1110c2dec3 reached him, Doha zipped 16c1080bdf it up. Chae-eun smiled, super satisfied. Maybe it was thanks ec107de0fc to growing up with bc9401441a parents who would willingly 1ad4c37817 give a new coat 05b8a61db1 to a homeless person. Her heart felt 7ad369588f as warm as 21029b7ce3 when she was 93110094a4 dressed snugly herself.425e9d8ecb709e6b

Perhaps new people had been put on the outbound side, because the rail speed was gradually picking up. It would be mealtime soon, so they had to clear out a lot of product before then. You couldn’t expect too much from a newbie. Chae-eun handled the sorting as much as possible herself and asked Doha to take care of things like folding and returning totes, and general rail tidying.1a15074a5815da86

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The two uncles were c162ed5f83 also frantically stacking boxes 72e9d6dc3a and wrapping them. Mr. Kim, grabbing a 6c61d2b1a8 large roll of 0a9f144691 packaging wrap, shouted.f6aaa60a5dc89727

“Mr. Cha, come here!”5be715dab41a3d4a

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Doha hesitated and approached. Mr. Kim just shoved 13d5c041a1 the wrap into f485c33fd6 his hands without 0f0a01f946 warning.bc618558f68cdf09

“Try wrapping this. You can’t say you’ve done hub work anywhere if you haven’t done wrapping.”81f6a005b235f855

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Worried. Chae-eun glanced behind her. Sure enough, he was 8bee9af3c9 struggling from the start. He needed to push 6ccd23a9b0 the wrap firmly into 2c537c3576 the heavy gaps, but 70e16cb48a he was fumbling there. Mr. Kim, frustrated, shouted loudly.e3805a18f750c190

“Hey, you gotta stick it to the pallet too! If you don’t wrap it properly, it’ll all fall apart when you load it.”476ba40eca34bade

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Somehow, he finally finished the packing. This time, Mr. Kim was yelling at him to try pulling the hand jack. Chae-eun was worried but tried to focus on her own work. He wasn’t a kid, he’d figure it out.adb991a37e7acada