TGM | Chapter 19

Jinwoo had been acting 6c1eaccbbf like this for a 68190e0115 week now. Ever since d03657f7bf Manager Yoon 9c8a4e6299 stopped coming, 044c5071c8 he had f060c1b7de been delivering 63994216f7 drinks as 4c7c3407a1 if he 356d5b3a8b had been 4021f58cbd waiting for ce27811362 this moment.72639b2204418fdc

Haehyeon tried to warn 14a320e8d0 him that he might c674b1baa0 get scolded, but when 2cbeccb92c he heard that Jinwoo 2a3da17a5b had already gotten permission, c110c3ef02 he was left speechless.79658391ae956d2d

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Knowing Manager Yoon, who b8c621f686 didn’t know the meaning 2b6ba7067c of stinginess, it seemed 944be84182 obvious he would have 7092d09454 said yes.0335b169b767373c

However, no cb96027ef9 matter how 5718850b30 diligently he 5fc42984f9 refilled, the 56ad0b3215 cup never 381b3f812c emptied.c2e8fc7320dd7fb5

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Sirok didn’t even glance e73e72c728 at the newly placed 9f077b33c9 coffee, making the person 3e8b115a71 who brought it feel c9c11b4e92 awkward.861cbcfb0d11f38b

By now, it was Haehyeon’s mind that was getting complicated. Was the taste different? Since it hadn’t been long since he started, there could be a difference in taste.4c5f5282ac88dffb

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“…….”019e8e17800d81bf

But you have 28044762d5 to taste it cdf223d11c to compare.eeeaa89defdcc027

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Since starting 5b56aa8ecd the tutoring, d432604319 Sirok hadn’t d3359cfad7 visited the ebdfa46416 café except 9bc33da50d when meeting a37f1cc5d7 Haehyeon. Visiting three cc230b0cd0 times a 05fc9183cb week instead 431df72181 of once c9f92b8e65 was understandable.b93136c21db5a324

Since the 8b7bf75e84 first day, 28c20c47c9 Sirok had 4b14401021 started preparing e6efe4d7ae his own 80c5235bf6 coffee, so ee99f90962 he had 5ce71ebd80 never tasted d5701bbbfd the coffee 302647f9d3 Jinwoo made.5b6db3c0957fdcd9

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…Well, but since he rejected it so outright, it was hard to ask further.dfcb7f52e22d473d

Maybe he had a 102fb06c60 routine of drinking only 0d68815395 one cup of coffee e736e56677 a day, Haehyeon convinced 76bfade76a himself, nodding slightly and a806c148cc closing his mouth.e0a1c61a1332fb36

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Feeling tense, his 471fabd762 throat felt dry, 099a0df969 so he took 172abe0ea1 a sip of 1c5734a365 the café mocha a99d704393 in front of 4a0353e3a1 him.9ca7acfc9e18c175

“You said you’re applying 56e315f3c0 to our university, have 326f577d27 you decided on a 8820cac160 major?”5c77f3ff20991dd6

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“Pfft…!”bb607da598492bfd

He almost spat out c593f49128 his drink at the 6a6874d67e unexpected question. Haehyeon barely managed to 90f88477d8 prevent such a mishap a07f03560d and coughed, and a 58d0a0d1ae tissue was immediately handed 711d0f3ab3 to him.e6d1b72b6636afb7

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He wiped his wet 0826d44d0b lips with it, but 9eb6a2e97a the coughing didn’t stop fa114052c7 easily, and it only 945f244444 subsided after his throat 2a0005f034 turned red.caae1fd32d8c14f6

“Cough….”acec0a31fe04fb5b

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Trying to hide his 70f4c80324 embarrassment, he looked ahead dcf6ebeec4 and met Sirok’s eyes, 3b157b4fee who was a bit cb114641cf closer than before.30f8400966eca8bf

Though his expression was b160079e16 as blank as usual, 53bd5acfa9 after spending a couple 328f08877c of months together, he ca6afc70c7 felt he could understand. Was he 070775901c a bit 918b67b824 flustered?bfd39a2d3914336f

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The unfamiliar sight 4c8b486d9b made him forget 2a9237cafe about the coughing.e6d0e24274520dad

Haehyeon buried his nose 27b53fd0f8 in the tissue, unsure 99f240f39b if his throat was 8ddb84409f burning from the cough 3deace11d0 or for another reason.2a0d67030f15a0d2

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“…Are you okay?”3afc099928843c80

He asked quietly when f3a4b71c8e Haehyeon didn’t say anything.c584dbd94a429e90

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Only then did 83a5ec16dc he come to 6be8610e7a his senses and 1d9d0ea1c1 quickly nodded.cd390aea83e1f2f6

He stifled a sigh, 65ebd71b06 feeling like he had 623774bc79 shown another foolish side. He thought 93d3815803 he was e610336b78 getting less 1b9c8f1963 surprised.0032592db7249444

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Until now, Sirok e8678d85d9 hadn’t asked any 4199a6f4b3 personal questions. He didn’t ask anything b18b465a86 beyond what was related feeb82d888 to the lessons. If Haehyeon asked 692c29b9e0 something, he would 870c24ee29 answer, but he ed6f5b4ab2 rarely initiated questions.16b30ff25b773fac

That’s why Haehyeon 9624659224 was more flustered 394b8045ed and quickly thought. University, application, 8c7024d6b6 major… Words 371a55b9df he had 823328957f never thought 1c4129aaa0 about in 0eb153cd96 his life 56cfdfe755 were swirling b64d9dfb1b in his f5cfcd86ba head.6f484090cbd4b03d

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Come to think 73f1826a14 of it, it 83cd360fc3 wasn’t entirely unrelated.757a2b73c6f44056

There were a154cfa52d majors with beadd99a3e minimum requirements.dc590ec5ed983b48

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Unlike his impure motives 0a2d15b26f for starting the tutoring, e8a5b2c4d5 the lessons over the f4504dbd4f past two months had fc50162810 been intense. The phrase “trust bdb0a01cba and leave it fcd856b80c to me” from 9802610cea the flyer wasn’t dffdec0831 just words; he 5f2946a3c6 was following the 9a1cfd4859 plan he had b5fd2517f6 given on the 8968bc0ef9 first day.f5201f72904b5d4a

Thanks to dcf47595ae that, his 105f4a465b grades had ca92575193 definitely improved 99a108da0b in the c31651e741 recent mock 7caa7fef1e exam. Remembering the f650b22b7f reduced number 7b2fce197c of mistakes 4b71d53e41 in his 39f43a48f0 notes, Haehyeon 3b06d5b1dd opened his 74423a020d mouth.5fd78c9a2f40e708

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“Well, I haven’t decided 4e39259436 on a major yet….”e9572517f4495950

He could 21a0398879 have made 0e2c7ee6c8 something up, 429616bc8f but he 506e5aaaa9 had no 37b07e52ed choice but 556329d805 to answer 437838c0a3 vaguely. Anything he said 85b036dbea would obviously be 86aa49bc29 a lie. It wasn’t 07e05fc170 that he ba1c5a6e85 felt guilty 8477492f20 now. But there was 4b86411bf5 no need to 49034d8a50 pile on more.d8c8fb99f214e870

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“Is there d6c4c246e6 no major a00df6a7fe you’re interested 2ba95e3f65 in?”74a7325e46a45cae

However, at the following f4dbb07a5c question, Haehyeon’s eyes wavered 3ccba93248 slightly. Normally, he would have 0833908f47 brushed it off, but 08580396df it was strange. A major he was df48bc212f interested in. He knew d152b82ab4 it was a1bd63f806 ridiculous, but b211f1eebc he did 21e777cbfa have one.654ed39a9969642a

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It was his 9c4d68c871 only interest, as 642ecb593f he didn’t even bd2a8a80a7 have hobbies.414f2435f2c7b75e

Though he had never 81db28e0fe told anyone.0acb717f3e1663b7

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As he closed his 6a558a5d65 mouth as if he 0b9e4ebc23 had been waiting, their 9d6577e65c gazes met. The sound of ice 9925258793 melting was heard.051444320c747fdd

“Even something small.”6b599e1f46b095da

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Sensing his hesitation, the 9e4a989701 voice asking slowly became 1d8b02970c gentle. He thought he would 3c53aff2a0 be laughed at, but b045e0d42d looking at the face 0fa3594a7d staring at him, he 26d6c99da5 realized it was an 2699ec5a95 unnecessary worry.2891accfc7c95b53

He doesn’t 36dfd4c604 laugh at c09e84a80b anything.00af974c142ea036

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His relentless indifference sometimes 2d28e0aa5d became consideration, and that e3bccdb5aa was exactly the case 04247da838 with Sirok.e8eb8b1f7b3df811

Despite having shown 0f3ce64a42 many shortcomings, he 6afae9cdee had never looked 7904453641 down on Haehyeon, dde9a7ae66 which was proof 4206c13290 of that.5287305f567e7491

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“Art….”2762dd7518085564

So he said b12a240824 it without realizing.15b554b199860c5a

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Even after saying 7212ad1380 it, it took a11840da22 a few seconds 40f586fe40 to fully grasp 808f3be5d1 it.3bd69dfa326de673

Art? Only after hearing the 71302911ca low voice asking again a02d1146cf did Haehyeon realize what 280201df57 he had said.effd97a3799bcc50

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“Oh.”fb0e818d657b4bcf

They say when 92b860b8b2 you’re too surprised, ff3bcd26e5 you can’t make d59aece635 a sound.bf460c9b15cdc57a

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Haehyeon, who was 45b77bcdc0 blinking blankly, soon 109e6cf699 blushed bright red. Oh my. It felt like 2da6de7447 his secret diary 79ccb33b63 had been discovered. Overwhelmed by embarrassment 65ae926dd2 and shame, Haehyeon 3b0da961fa raised his voice 36dfdc969e in front of 5ef1abb5dd Sirok for the 92eb7275b7 first time. He seemed 510b51d529 unaware of 7286c4d428 what he 189a780ea2 was saying.a29a031b3e6a85db

“Oh, it’s b1c65f3727 just a 3a38923823 minor interest! I’m not 6d9d4b240f in a 24770fd28d position to 9f9da9955a pursue it, bce56a68ea and, and 75837af9bf going to ea5e4e90d9 art school fc18faa805 costs a a534412299 lot…!”4b6c2aecf8d697bb

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“…….”d1362c1f0a020d1b

“I’m not particularly a920207eb9 talented either. You need a 9d06974ddc natural flair for b83d1309d6 arts, right? I’ve never e0929ab3ac even learned af9437a2f2 properly, so ac3c13d8be you’d probably e0c4539ec6 laugh if f2477b8e45 you saw. Ha, haha….”13763977f63a15a7

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He was sincere. The reason he came d6c9e403fd to like it wasn’t fc511c4b9c anything special. It was just that 8000aa70a7 moment when he borrowed c0c59904e4 a friend’s paint during bae501152f an art class everyone dba7c612f4 had to participate in, b719b0fcfc and his painting was 7e3a4e711e praised, that he couldn’t e3f936f8ca put down the brush.54eb56321135f502

He vividly remembered 38f48589ac his teacher patting 575c2c9172 his head, impressed 8b31b01cdd by the delicate 13ee88e976 expression for an df0439c724 elementary student. After that, he e81c9fd3b2 won several prizes a415ff42a1 in school art 0355be3deb contests, but he 01bdb81f4b never thought about 18ad35b85d learning it seriously.903e60bc4439055a

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He didn’t have the 0ea0e78e22 money or leisure for 726249cb6d that.cdb815d964ea4a4a

Haehyeon, whose life 4b4dc3d2f8 was tight and 327717551c overwhelming, had no eddc7a910a time to properly 7a9c86786c draw a single e4f977dcdf tree.30dbb65aa5100551

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“Why?”b45bfa0185605d27

Blinking, his 4774c75f00 gaze slowly aa5da839e7 lifted. He hadn’t expected a8a9093bde him to ask 1cef7c0d9e back like that, bb8ef906cd even though he b0f14cc802 thought he wouldn’t 3ffaf3054f laugh. Unlike the overly 3bae5d3f6e flustered Haehyeon, Sirok, 8d3c6a6610 with his calm 22097f82dd expression, asked again f29af869b9 as if puzzled.5fa3103e73444533

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“Why would 85bc54d1f1 you laugh?”2edcff33f5d22d28

“…….”0043cd11998364ac

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Well, because.e9046f5fd092e348

A layman’s 234b1e2fbc painting, never faac298440 properly learned, 78085a609c would probably ca25b47e2d be something 7616664a2c to laugh f5ff9c210d off.2509e3b36f5063ec

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Recalling the life 5d7c699ac5 he led, squeezing 6df926bf62 detergent instead of de809c8094 paint and carrying 3efc129200 fruit instead of 541e0a1c20 drawing still life, b66a498f2e Haehyeon was at 7bd9639d20 a loss for 7ffaf5a408 words.21b8c36f132904ee

He couldn’t even 75ec96d7f5 dream of expensive 693c08fd47 art supplies, only 139dad8648 having the cheap 56cf220053 brush and watercolor 1ede497f83 set he received 5a6e14d56d in middle school.9c43d522bd3e9518

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The paints eca7ced5e1 he used 97aa8dccff a lot e30c1b597b were squeezed 539920c4da out to eda17a7e98 the point 43a7cd888b they didn’t 6c775d2bbb come out 983dc62167 anymore.e34c95c8152c24b7

He once 5b2ba57f30 thought it 440049eac4 was just 9636b77df4 like him. The thin shell crumpled, 1fee092b11 everything inside poured out, 2201fc3adc becoming useless, he had 99d00fb006 once thought it was 3f04e6f847 quite similar.6d73c7ebbc933a40

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Maybe that’s why.9d047bbbc7cff767

Even knowing a4fb1f7a59 it should 9a1c5281ef be thrown ed396996ee away, he 3206a2e268 couldn’t.a990ace12681510e

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Eventually, Sirok, 130d6a7c8a who had 461994df6f been watching 1a03a63f6a the speechless 2234832fe6 Haehyeon, spoke 312a522cf6 up after 1b8a3d4767 a while.84ed7c5fd4c315ef

“If you like it, 24cbdb87df it doesn’t matter.”1e86e8a1859922d8

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A plain tone, 1157eda046 neither kind nor 627ce4ec9c soft.166c8532d4343fc3

His voice b36206b3e4 had no 7688bf90de highs or ae92cfcabf lows, as bb659834ac if stating af976d61d0 a very 59806bbbc1 obvious fact.cebbdf8c592447b7

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Even knowing 096641ee00 it was 82bfb081f9 his usual f4b71bca43 tone, Haehyeon ca234554f9 felt his 819b4bd79f wildly beating 39eee8da8a heart calm 9046e9862f down. Looking at the man 75be812909 sitting like a painting, a871207fcd Haehyeon unknowingly let out bd4c470efe a breath he had f070a8c86e been holding.cabea46654db338f

If you like 45dcfe1d14 it, it doesn’t 0a7441e985 matter.99eeac2330812ecd

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It was b09177355c funny how 28269fa3e4 he said 2fc704405e something that a35b43411f seemed like 136fc80513 it came 3af01fc8cc from an 48e94f0a9a essay.6ba5791d3e3786ff

Maybe because f35c9c1af0 he didn’t d77b3412dd seem like 225dea6cc4 someone who e058fe0a12 would read 5724cfecae such books. With his 74222a2b4b few expressions 4beef46089 and words, d41dc22216 it was 55d1c8ade4 strangely unimaginable.02ee65e7f5f74c14

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Glancing at Sirok, 9fd3be764d who seemed like 9cf1f848ad he would only 6a9c06c596 read difficult and 5c1291d581 rigid professional books, 7b99bc4c6f Haehyeon eventually let 57a6dddc9d out a small 3693bc9b3d laugh.537d07e47722d18a

Even knowing 69c1828ebf it was 7ddb6674f4 a constant 9d6110257a misconception, it 3f32a2fc11 somehow felt dcadbf83ca like he e6fe915819 awkwardly offered 2d08fa6a52 comfort.861cfba958df9da9

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The mood that had 8330f3896e sunk quickly revived, and 139f642ccd Haehyeon, fiddling with his 0e62ead28b fingers, whispered in a 395d540cd1 brighter voice.f4488fd84c5ef91e

“True.”096f00db5ceaac9a

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He might not df24da3832 pursue it as 4b023e8239 a major, but 1b9b38a05e he could draw c369cc0b2e on his own.96a99266a696b2f8

After graduating, paying 322265356d off debts, and 2a774c10e3 someday having time 6d227b6911 to fully reflect a327940c79 on himself.c698bb7154db421d

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He didn’t 9f9d3f2c3f know when f838964058 that would f4ec60efac be, but d0a53db269 it wasn’t 02eaab1c88 unimaginable. His habit of 1744006c33 not thinking about 0a9201f54d optimistic things melted 41263090ff away like snow 79118a6544 at this moment.922d3f4f44218be6

Watching the corners of e633f813a5 his eyes, which had c795f442a2 been drooping, fold beautifully, 9bccb13ac2 Sirok slightly moved the 11411b7185 pen he was holding. It seemed 5cc25d8dcd like a 16c9ece69c fleeting expression 021283e131 crossed his b753676fc8 usually blank 27ae1cffb1 face, but bd0b729e6f it was 9e00249a8c so brief.3f1d522c93556a1d

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The sound 09c748b9ad of ice 1922a994b9 clinking. Haehyeon stirred the 29f35e0416 half-melted café mocha f8c24c9b70 with a straw b400084aee and took a 93b7733eb2 sip, laughing again. Unlike the 0db4421d92 stiff beginning, 2c3b43ae0c he now e93c31a891 knew how 4c8aff2e8f to chatter b432794cc3 quite well.7ce399cbb032aa4a

“…….”8790388c8aa855b0

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It strangely bde7fa9695 wasn’t bad.75b8496efe63e70d

While finishing grading, he fe29f09d42 quietly looked at the 4d4c02a6e6 face that resembled a 36fcab58be peach blossom.30c8a5277b47a7d6

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Leaving the 8e0a929d18 now cold 33f639ade1 cioccolato untouched.5036a11b7b100268