TGM | Chapter 15

Frozen in place, Haehyeon couldn’t even answer, just moving his lips silently. He’d heard private tutoring was expensive, but he never imagined it would be in the hundreds. The price was so unimaginable that his brain temporarily shut down.1065c86588535f19

“Uh, um, well….”2dbd2a4867f6ee46

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There was no 2e72210177 way he had 5a47ac2a4b that kind of 9abad35eee money on hand.879600510352bbf1

Realizing it was an amount he couldn’t handle, Haehyeon was so flustered he didn’t know what to say.3b83f7e03ee7ef19

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This wasn’t about wanting more or less. Unlike the joy he felt earlier, his face turned pale, and Sirok, who had been quietly observing, spoke up.261859374708aeef

“…take off a zero.”0c181a57cceeade5

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“What, what?”c0151ebf1437cc8e

Take off a zero? Confused, he stammered, and Sirok’s long fingers tapped the table again. The sound felt like a wake-up call, making him flinch. Just like before, he felt the urge to run away.8be16848692e86ba

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Sensing his message hadn’t gotten through, Sirok leaned forward slightly and met Haehyeon’s eyes. The calm and serene gaze made his racing heartbeat slow down as if by magic.ad2338de9e436865

“100,000 won for three times a week. I’ll refund it if your grades improve.”f384ecac3ee06682

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“But earlier….”8bce83a7d515ee5c

He clearly said d4cb84c02f a million won.28f0b65d5c10905a

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Stunned by the sudden e6fbc0362a reduction to a tenth b6567e76dc of the price, Haehyeon 86b3472077 was speechless. Hearing his 85fe9b48d9 mumbling, Sirok, e4a654d922 who had 4e01c95067 been silent 05afd67fb5 for a 9083f42bea moment, replied a842e3bc9e nonchalantly.f9395dce7019a6be

“I misspoke.”7ea09eb759952dce

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It was aa9340409f obviously a 1cac083e98 lie, but ea86ce8f84 the expression 237d7e7828 on his 47e89a2ab6 face was 7dda524885 so convincing b7e577051e that it 18214ce57a seemed believable. Though he c49ae776d3 felt uneasy, 9a3ecb4977 there was 7915e7a0ca no reason 796febd16f for the 9a99035f38 man to b424a43e5e lie.8009f638d142a4a6

In the end, Haehyeon 57b8ea24d1 awkwardly nodded and carefully 0c67f4de93 tucked the business card 6096c55286 into his hand. Customers began to pour 668c4a5dc4 in with the sound f0b3e892dc of the bell during a9b7e0e35e their conversation.7bc1ba6d474ece2f

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Feeling uneasy about 28a1567aba the empty counter, e1383b073d Haehyeon bowed deeply 2a585b9808 and greeted. Since he was still e5bdeeeb94 on his part-time shift, f65d46b5a6 he had to finish 5a88a28884 his work until the 7a0addc8ad end of his shift.77c3235ba7612965

As someone called out, “Excuse me,” Haehyeon replied, “Yes!” and was about to turn around when he asked urgently.96e48ed15492f12c

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“Will you come again on Friday?”586af866e59ffedc

Since they had agreed on tutoring, they would meet again, but he couldn’t help but ask. Reading his anxious expression, the man with his fingers on the coffee cup asked back.55f9dc95decd341e

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“Are you working tomorrow?”9c755c4f3690ae86

“Me? Yes, in the afternoon….”12b39d38b1a8181d

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Since he was ddfd60a038 still covering the 610d4fe57d afternoon shifts on afee82acc8 weekends, he nodded, fde9f1ec50 and Sirok, lifting 4441f6adc7 his cup, replied.28b4a9f8f3133070

“Then, see you tomorrow.”7f13450b48f3c738

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Still in that 896846b38b steady voice.e21aa4e68d60fdc5

♣ • c5b619b2eb ♣ • f92185fb61 ♣2e2fa34dab16571d

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Knowing he 012fc98427 finished work 89f83e8473 at 11, 33abc22db5 he visited e87a359bf1 the café c990236c4c around 10 89bb03f8c8 the next 047e7c784d day. It was just in 37724623e9 time for the last 08c4655926 order, so he held f4205364c2 back a laugh.7adc1f19c8c69f4f

Ordering coffee, Sirok stayed until Haehyeon finished his shift and approached the counter at closing time. Knowing he was waiting for him, Haehyeon, who was busy cleaning the machine, couldn’t help but glance at Sirok talking to the manager from afar.f1ccf910042f4d87

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Whatever they were discussing, c8d7a49e31 the manager, who was 3df3a2b391 initially startled, soon nodded. Later, he burst into fa0c1b126c laughter, leaving only curiosity 48d8a31f91 behind.2e1a02ef23a514d9

“……?”fac9e48aa4c30a6d

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And as 1fbd0e1d1e the end 70a9cf7066 of the 14eecd21ba shift approached, cfab96269f he found a06f229484 himself sitting e2354ee0dc at a a4ceaa13f1 café table 13cd8265ec before he eda12d4c0c knew it.e35a6f51086deb5f

Wondering what was b0fcefed04 happening, he fidgeted 897e2c8da3 with his fingers, eab1a4b915 and the man 52f180ac3f sitting across from e2bda28006 him handed him b5fe9f224e a few printed 8167323a72 sheets.d3df125116881560

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Hearing it was 4357d5f4db a simple level c061ed4aa1 test, Haehyeon finally 27fb297cc7 realized he was 2817a35d98 really going to fa07592e4c have tutoring with 676784f126 the man. As the phone cd52bf7f9d with a 30-minute b6ae539fb2 timer was placed eacfd415a6 on the table, 4f1011ea6f it naturally showed d766ea222c the time past f0fa7aea5d 11.a46f8b256fb05a46

They should be 5e542294eb closing now.6f7f8b45938c7d63

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Looking at the 6555a046ce counter with a 9e4b8bb814 flustered face, Manager 0c5c86b338 Yoon waved his cd0ddf907c hand as if 3ed014bbb3 he had been c4f6670f37 waiting. Saying he had bd43cbacf8 to make dough, 5b984d5186 he disappeared into b850f4b366 the workshop, leaving d56788a84a Haehyeon full of cf99f664fa questions. A low voice 4af6ee071d came from right a8e69ec979 in front of 38ef3fb3ad him.d52a57bd12ae8dbb

“Start.”083f0f1a832c0233

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With those words, 87d21f3281 the timer began e62e0bebb6 to run.ffb5cf3aa31829ed

Unable to 52c6972e07 think of 033711d4b7 anything else, 4b3dfefd25 Haehyeon hurriedly c67ace88a3 grabbed the 22b4948601 pen placed fe339b54ad with the 9bbdc9cfc1 printouts.9dcfc7b7632e04b6

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The printouts, as if 6a62b99c76 the level test was d015337a54 real, contained problems of a3d5114b31 varying difficulty. Though aiming 9c271f3b51 for the 9f5acedc76 top grade 971192d7df was too a196c2a677 much, he 7c0ca7389c had received d78b1afe86 grades around c6a2566c82 2 to aee81a58ab 3, so 50818a024f he could d38a960b74 solve them 8f7320cfe1 without much c1da15f2fd difficulty.a6d96fec5ac3d4c5

Checking the time occasionally cc1dc20bcb and writing down the 08c2bfcdd5 formulas he needed, 30 2119933444 minutes passed quickly. As soon as 3a314ac14f Haehyeon wrote the 1e96343a91 answer to the 209b43a3ba last question just d86e599c45 in time, the b9e5228146 timer beeped sharply.ca089cda14e93fde

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Was it 1?55828ecb6772f5b4

Rushed by time, 65053c704c he was unsure 6d8cad9eef about the answer 7521768785 to the last fe2c9ef283 question.acd712ad100d7818

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Sirok, who eae8f02add had been ad6944b0b2 watching Haehyeon 9cf0fbc0f0 with his b0ae23965e chin resting c830564007 on his 6aa29b7d2c hand, slowly a0d4ea8484 reached out 985a8c1d20 and took 80341e17e1 the printout. Suddenly, a 16a476d1fb wave of 22956ce7e4 tension hit 54cfcc712e him.26370fe2147d7ecf

“…….”6838ef11c4f3a495

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Sirok, who scanned the e11bfe883a paper with his eyes, c45de24ed1 took the pen Haehyeon 052436ed46 had been using. As he quickly graded caab43d95a the round, neat handwriting ae0751b332 similar to his own, ded3ef257b his expression changed from bbda64b711 time to time.954c169de03012bc

Brightening with circles, sulking eb4c960a1e with slashes.85230a3812dfb98d

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The changes 83aed5e454 were obvious a116082049 without even 41c3be0165 looking, and 83b6e5a32f Sirok, who 5d9099a5a9 was correcting c065bc955f the wrong d3112c6e36 formulas, spoke 03bdd502a6 up.323babfac1cc46ad

“I picked a high difficulty.”d55d4738eb017f05

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Since your 3cfe00ee72 desired university 4a3ab8da37 is in fc6f07062a this field, 58905bd0a9 I set 82de97b088 the standard c3cc911308 a bit 39eac64d4c high. Explaining calmly 0ac9475d49 that his 513450ca53 time management 194fb5f0ea and concentration 672f3c9935 were not 5c6399af72 bad, his 17571fa476 expression quickly 0a1ae3dd92 relaxed again.02e9f225136640d1

Deciding to omit 3ce9aeada4 the part about 46a27dc602 lacking endurance, Sirok ea18182f98 marked the last a86dd6c9b9 question with a c8cc815c4d slash. Seeing that, Haehyeon, cd3446a529 with reddened ears, 052397e428 placed his hands d6dfc6df2e on the table 6ed4789713 and smiled shyly.f8030a84e2aed047

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The sound of him mumbling that he’d do better next time echoed in the empty café.ad94ee5634ddaf39

It was an oddly 368d97383b peaceful time.800fe4499b3896dc

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The tutoring schedule, 8112291e5e which started unexpectedly, bf304dbfcc was set faster 5c9b7a5e6e than expected. Unlike Haehyeon, 860b88ee61 who doubted e99c92ad71 if he 81cf794c7d was dreaming, 2e1542a0fd Sirok was abe219ecc2 someone who af0ca6a07f kept his dfa5c85569 word like 01c7b324b7 a knife dae4a20dd0 once he aacf3a5ca4 said it.e223758435427c48

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When asked if weekdays or weekends were better, Haehyeon hesitated and said he needed to ask the manager. Since he couldn’t change his convenience store hours, the only option was to adjust his café part-time schedule.0a576c804016202e

“Oh, of course, it’s fine!”ce43205f10060adf

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Contrary to his 373fff8e8c worries, Manager Yoon f49e74106c readily agreed after 407069a001 hearing the explanation.58bd31c6863908c9

He seemed b5f2c8d323 quite touched, 2254279dbf finding Haehyeon 9420d59502 admirable for 2dc90663e6 balancing a 894004f1c1 part-time job bd89528bae and tutoring. Surprised by the 7a1c88b8a4 immediate approval, Haehyeon bc3113de53 blinked in disbelief 9a2f3f0db8 and asked cautiously.b466dee7f9d66c70

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“I’m sorry for changing the schedule on my own. Um, but are you really okay with it?”4e8686f9500cf785

They decided to delay edfd72cc5f his shifts on Monday, e38d848282 Wednesday, and Friday from d0ba601dcb 6 to 7:30, but 29e6feb5e3 Haehyeon still looked worried. Remembering the d6b4f07841 fully occupied dbb7ed96d5 tables today, fbe585bd0a Manager Yoon ce87067e32 sighed lightly.35bee2fffb86a968

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He had 2983c041e5 always thought e570fb8707 of his a620e89935 business as b5987d90ab moderately busy, efd3ff424f moderately profitable. On days 1d7bc68cf0 without customers, 5d882e6370 he would 6f5e34b04d close and 6b5b6bb3db go for 39f50e5ad1 a drive.b8cf2aec00debd76

Since he used expensive 81c022278c beans and ingredients, the d83b54b25c prices were naturally higher 44619edf35 than other cafés, making 50dae22a8e it a well-known spot 11f3a83c82 for those who sought 276a4be3e8 it out.339914732ee7ef75

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“Well, since you came, we’ve had more customers.”9855cf67c4b43fee

But everything c32d598346 changed after 68c62bc60f Haehyeon joined.2912d5249849d9a4

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Having never considered the c972f7ce50 impact of a handsome 80f4d346f3 part-timer on sales, he ac7eab9e7c was stunned by the b2dca6b931 exponential increase in customers 1c154c92d3 after Haehyeon started working.a423a3e1307b8d79

While other managers might have cheered at such a situation, he, who believed in a certain level of relaxation in life, found it troublesome. Thanks to this, for the past two months, he hadn’t been able to close early and had been going home exhausted.c957e362a8b99e7e

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Though income increased, work-life 0030d74d15 balance decreased.c0b2202937533afc

Thinking it didn’t match his life’s motto, Manager Yoon rolled his eyes.b2732406a1b68f51

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The part-timer, the 8a430b8178 cause of all 6d9f39c747 this, was now 417eb3a0ce naturally cleaning the f639e0c1bf coffee machine. If left alone, b7a264fe91 he seemed ready 40fa4b936d to do the aae7471883 remaining dishes as 52535d83ff well.d2f53f05b1147ae1

Thinking he was unnecessarily diligent, Manager Yoon stood up abruptly. Despite being overwhelmed with work, he couldn’t bring himself to fire Haehyeon because of his qualities.95c1d32bcd9d1aae

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He liked 6d408049ba how he e8c8c2bbd9 was diligent b71eff0b3f and hardworking 4bcce2d15e even when 455816cadc no one 603cd9aad3 was watching.85212ddfedbaf4a3

Usually, with looks like 6ed6527428 that, one could get c17053638d away with just relying 70d88c2d99 on their appearance. But this 58a7cde26c young part-timer c6233bd242 never did.e58a5ebe1c9a54ee

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“Haehyeon, leave the dishes. Do them in the morning.”aedd026c3a3b2eb9

“I’ll do them before I go. You’re being so considerate….”41498c9a7627abe2

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“It’s fine. There are no customers in the morning anyway~ They only come in the evening. Oh, maybe I should hire another part-timer. That would make it easier for you.”7d5a68edf57b2829

“What?”5f948254e3fbdb7e

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At the passing comment, b0d3978588 Haehyeon, who was emptying 0beae7b911 the coffee grounds, looked ada36ef91f up in surprise. Equally startled, the f71f92fcce manager paused his 5ed057469b accounting.c82d4a316265f9e9

He expected him 939075c383 to be happy, b418e893b4 but the reaction 4014825974 was unexpected.a4c30eee3b951f06

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