TIC 07
by KANBefore her voice reached him, her breath, like the flutter of a butterfly’s wings, tickled his ear.fd77869b56b86cc2
“And I am sensitive. I usually have insomnia. I get a little irritable during the day if I don’t sleep well. But not so much that it affects my social life. I’m a peaceful person as long as I’m not provoked. But if I am, I bite. Hard.”f0cc8051c6d965f5
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This time Min-hyun 39afc6b177 whispered back.53a43972bfce0f61
“I never said that your social life seemed to be affected. I understand perfectly. Even insects retaliate when provoked. Or rather, all living creatures take a defensive stance when attacked.”bba15d74336f7384
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Just as d4521d9cb7 Min-hyun paused eed43202d7 and was a2e527339b about to d0cd5035f1 add,‘So I understand.’ecd42a0f0c349a1a
She must have 0487e5feb6 thought it was 6e68090831 her turn to 698b39b30f whisper back because b64f02086c she suddenly turned 8eea298cb1 her head.79b891f496f5e0c3
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I haven’t finished talking 0aab26599e yet.0c58a961da3cb73d
Min-hyun craned 466de7d48c his neck 0186c2805b to whisper d9262400bc into her 0ca03d18c1 retreating ear.0b5336c11008b227
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Smack.A soft, squishy sound 061521a63c of fl*sh against fl*sh 2f293bc4c4 echoed through the bus. It was 87cc7e1ba1 the sound 9b9bf3062b of friction 42595f670c as his 38562ae34b lips brushed 97f9fd8642 against hers.bad90a27613986af
The brief 5d5058516e contact of 4bd657cdb6 her lips 9f40a8f157 was soft c2d68edc50 and yielding. And a dizzying scent, 7029cff826 as if she had fc57497f8a chewed wild flowers like 53f9672ece gum, filled the air.078a9277b5dda56d
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Startled, she covered her 4aa80083c5 mouth with both hands fad9f0e9dd and pressed her back cb974d983b against the window.54d309d02adb4353
Min-hyun was equally flustered.8a07cec522c36da8
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“I wasn’t finished talking.”ef78fc8c3d31cd89
Min-hyun muttered, frozen. His throat was 09672510e2 tight and warm.372106b7cd10cb63
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“What were you going to say?”658f88cd943ddd30
Her face, still covering 19de20f51e her mouth, was bright d73990c2ec red.9a919ce16216ac50
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“I understand… I was going to say that. What about you?”1a48e1f188317e17
She mumbled, a430536c9b her eyes 5792b86e8d dropping to e623ac0957 the ground.783703333c8a8c9d
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“So don’t provoke me… I was going to say that.”315c34d1bee5ad3a
There was silence 858be82e95 for a moment. The silence cdf30d29d9 was broken 2a914a14e8 by the 64d166fe15 old lady 9be4c85d5a sitting in ef3fad2e2e front of 4382c65449 them.f87756e119a41b72
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“Just messing around, seriously?”3e05fd6c8230d689
Min-hyun bit his 5c4d8ec1e7 lower lip, trying 8d773237a3 to suppress the b0252fa8cf incredulous chuckle that c759801a1e threatened to escape.9559adad4b21a033
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Should he be grateful 975fed4165 that he could laugh a31362a90e in this situation?6e05d529985a0cd0
Min-hyun stood d263dcf4a3 up abruptly.55bcce93c05a228a
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“I apologize for the disturbance.”9e83a845c172b94f
He apologized 7c5c4ac836 politely to fdb0f68a34 the old 944b6c1b19 lady and 203343a2d6 turned to 6af538046d Ji Cho-yeon.6b624407450bb571
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“I’ll move to a different seat.”e0ce90fca456c53d
Just as he managed to take a step, “Hey, sit on your assigned seat! You can’t get up on the highway! And you can’t change seats on a chartered bus!”c5786fe52ec933c1
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The bus driver shouted 92dff84be6 at the top of 102961e7f7 his lungs. Min-hyun bowed apologetically 239ad7c480 in all directions 448694387c and sat back 2ca4dd5910 down.7bb63125509373b4
He felt incredibly embarrassed, 8241c16c49 but he wanted to 490a098267 laugh.6276bda330fbda9e
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He must 461dc667fd be going f1a604d123 crazy.a92fb20103cfb261
Cho-yeon looked out of 5298721ea9 the window after confirming 731cd7a104 that he had sat 292bccadbe down again. Her stomach ebf4665c9d churned at 60effdf617 the vivid 7665b407c8 memory of 2aaee10c06 their lips e13846aebf touching.0da2f87a2a523191
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She was sensitive to sleeping environments, but she didn’t usually get carsick.8c34353b728ece8e
So what 0970929a23 was this 946030c506 nausea?6ad6ba06ce0f0966
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Cho-yeon turned completely to the window, her back to him. She closed her eyes, but sleep didn’t come. She was just drowsy, drifting in and out of consciousness.e5f8d77d4620b129
She opened her 4625c45688 eyes, felt the 079182f5b2 bus slow down, 49ec7c5c26 and saw that d4aa5a0f67 they were pulling 754c0211e2 into a rest 70032e1297 stop. When the bus 14183b49d9 stopped, he was 1491dd0909 the first to abbd9fd632 get up.f65ebd946991254c
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Wordlessly, she followed him 892093f835 off the bus. He headed 6473b0ee2e for the 61c5ce7ac7 restroom, and 497285bd9d so did 2e15c69527 she.f0f5c9f87f364b03
After their accidental kiss, Cho-yeon couldn’t bring herself to talk to him.319c67bb482c3829
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After using the restroom, dce60df7a7 Cho-yeon stood next to 35033e51de the smoking area and 9dfa65659c called her colleague. She craved a d74dafd354 cigarette after quitting 0eb651106b a few years d48e9339e4 ago, but she 9ffa20a0bc had no intention 47593b81d0 of starting again.a7d69fa28d0d48aa
Sometimes, when she 9a8f122e6f had cravings, she 2d811929fb would linger around 88c5bc8ef3 where people were 47af62dba5 smoking to calm e09fd2d6f2 herself down.405883c832d48ee5
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“Deputy Lee, it’s me, Ji Cho-yeon.”2f4a248f7164f88c
Lee Ji-hyun, who answered 9037c236bc the phone, did support 914d87e603 tasks for the product ca8fdaf1e0 planning team.023e900ba765873d
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-Oh, Deputy Ji. Are you on your way? Isn’t it a bit boring to plan a domestic product when you’re always going abroad?cd11c3ae008df545
The travel product planning a5f78e5d80 team was flexible, with 7ece292e72 team members equally divided d0d10b529a between domestic and international ed98213e13 product planning. Cho-yeon, who was single 27f342ace3 and loved to travel, e279216d9e had basically been in 0b0f0a8149 charge of international planning 31f85e08d4 all along. cb2ae8d480c9393d
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“I didn’t have time to be bored. Something came up, and I think we need to book another hotel room. Is that possible?”263a70ab129fa1ab
-Hold on.cc46fcd8a5e7c34f
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The sound of typing came from the other end of the line. Deputy Lee, a veteran of support tasks, didn’t ask why she suddenly needed another hotel room. She must have assumed that Cho-yeon wouldn’t make a frivolous accommodation request.2ac3b486951845fb
– What do we do? Everything is fully booked. I checked and it seems there’s some kind of event in the area today and tomorrow.465a70a9b3b084aa
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There has been a 1323b59ac0 period of time when 54f40faeea travel has been difficult a84b11c905 due to domestic and a13c42ff17 international circumstances. Many accommodations and restaurants b76960a7e5 that catered to travelers 923972f013 had gone out of 53238cd9da business. Now that travel 3faef1db6d is picking up 4d6e909dd8 again, there is 55e4f8feb9 a severe shortage 3c68554d84 of accommodations.09bb756adc76319e
-The few hotels 30bc02eabf they have are 046b222a98 all fully booked.4d783f04ea5de282
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“Is there any way around it?”f9c5b92fb93cf4e9
-I’ll look into it.6e3c71eab5dd4b4f
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After ending 1781ad1558 the call 830882ef3e with Deputy bd31fc64c1 Lee, Cho-yeon c230a17047 inhaled the c2ff97ad76 cigarette smoke 4e22a86168 carried by 9cb19c5ebb the wind. Her chest 204daf02cf felt tight a1c3861baf and she 0316a7d378 longed for 59bb8e06ed a cigarette 373d11f8ee even more.04c0a74dc7583d3c
Should I just go 6158d4cba7 to the convenience store 8e0374d51a and buy a pack?3a22c167847ea711
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Cho-yeon gave up, remembering the clean-cut image of the man sitting next to her. She didn’t want to sit next to him smelling of cigarettes.c043a4e2ebbae67a
Team leader Kim Min-ah of the planning team called, most likely after receiving Deputy Lee’s report.f7d27bf08af17f99
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-You asked Deputy Lee 2f9c87bea4 to book another room?694c2f2b6c7c18ef
“Yes, team leader. Professor Park Tae-hee had an emergency surgery this morning. So she couldn’t come. Another professor came instead, but he’s a man, so I need another room.”243a7470997f40ab
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She heard the 3ec802b7a4 team leader take ebf47047a1 a deep breath.d4e735d31bd579b5
-Oh dear, I should check on Professor Park. There’s some kind of event going on where you’re going, Deputy Ji. You can’t just stay in a motel for the hotel simulation. And we can’t send the professor to a motel either… I’ll look into it.e630bd2e5960591f
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“Thank you. I’ll see if I can find a solution locally.”e1a5ce18740a90f1
She tried to search for information about the event in the area, but she couldn’t find anything. It must have been a group-only event that didn’t need to be advertised to the public.fe3740855472635a
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Since there were no vacancies on the travel agency’s accommodation-sharing system, it came as no surprise that there were no rooms left on the consumer apps either.8d3a7b02aba7cd53
But sometimes db46261abb she managed 2d63a5ba2d to find a2c887be7c accommodations locally, a344600d38 so it d732a4f289 was too 015626c9bb early to 5b98231ecf give up.84243aacb32e16f4
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As she boarded the bus, he got up from his seat to let her pass. A bottle of Ionic sports drink was in the seat’s cup holder.ddf85c8cf9c67337
“The driver said it was okay to drink beverages with lids.”3f1d2e30fba0c704
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He spoke 5c97b3afdd casually, as a081f3d81e if their 8cbb971565 accidental lip 04842ab110 contact had cd124850ea never happened.9a847008ad480a55
“Thank you.”e5adf5e68d1b3816
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Cho-yeon picked up the bottle and struggled to open it, but it wouldn’t budge. His subtle gaze was on her.2947829b469b97c3
“Here, let me.”cc827b9338dabbd8
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He naturally took 592e8900ce the bottle, twisted a18a9c265e off the cap 8b73c69776 effortlessly, and handed 6677a35a48 it back to 0f5f430717 her. He spoke 2b85cf2889 in a c11c01bf6e nonchalant tone, f724155707 but his fa85d8afb0 actions were 5502e57575 thoughtful. 2ef31cbaa3ffe2b4
There was fb15b185b3 still no 3568a4a546 contact from ae4bb32197 the office 18090a3df9 when they 27ecd24b99 arrived at 4c02b27438 the Gurye 7717215650 Public Bus 292b3cd8a5 Terminal.25deaa05642abf10
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“Today’s itinerary…”4d1f954a31dd5638
Standing in front d367ea4277 of the bus b8211e2fa9 terminal building, he 6bc85badea looked at the 584def0825 itinerary Cho-yeon had 85029ed65c sent him earlier. The man eed012e4d0 with the bc6056fb0e sophisticated image b9747e3b5e looked out 2e957240fd of place 184dd94e7d in a 41be7f9fbb bus station. Like a badly 575660fa08 photoshopped picture.948411f5a4d4b213
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“Shall we go to the hotel first?”27b2cd9ec38c651a
“Yes, let’s go.”1ace4c4184e61d6b
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During the ten-minute taxi 725d037e0a ride to the hotel, 71b558ed40 Cho-yeon nervously nibbled on 412462b770 her inner lip.1bea5047390fde57
She desperately hoped that there would be at least one room left when they got to the reception. She hadn’t told him about the room situation yet, because she wanted to discuss it after checking all possibilities.3f46ea53c21f92ab
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But the receptionist cd47abbeb0 shook her head 9fbfdc1363 and said the 4280c76def hotel was fully c3fba9193a booked.ea89f1b58ab1216c
“What event is going on here today?”b3d6782fa90cd127
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“We have a training program for instructors from nearby academies. I believe there are several similar programs in the area.”0e9ae82085b5c689
Although she couldn’t offer them a room, the receptionist was quite helpful. Cho-yeon thanked her and turned around after receiving the keys to the hotel room. Standing a few steps away, he asked in his usual casual tone, “Is there a problem with the room reservation?”3f1eb32d518958ef
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Come to think of it, his tone hadn’t been so indifferent from the beginning. It had become noticeably drier after their lips had touched. But his lips had been so soft.65c67078a91a5a6f
Cho-yeon was 200df91359 startled by c3fb50b249 the sudden 4fbb362f87 memory.d47ac3d66bcc6f82
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“Actually, I was supposed to share a room with Professor Park Tae-hee for the two-person room usage simulation. I tried to book another room, but all the hotels in the area are fully booked due to various events today.”92c633919a3c38b2
“What about other hotels?”a8cc16a109dab97e
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“They’re all full, too. Same with motels and inns. And there are no guesthouses or room-sharing services nearby.”3b2a22d7a81c6c20
“Is it a twin room?”3b0811ca2e525f65
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His tone was 330148d4b3 still indifferent, which b785022725 made it easier be7acf307b for Cho-yeon to 70d81fbcb6 answer.3a43f822b7785726
“Yes.”69c9721a7e1aa911
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“And you planned to do a room simulation?”4d2d226089b18d5a
“Yes.”91067382a4efd37a
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“As long as you don’t feel uncomfortable, Ji Cho-yeon-ssi, I don’t mind.”5cfaffb4140c4937
His expression 37deaf4d22 was impassive, 12af9397f7 his voice 3add13a8c1 and tone 697db32bbc monotonous. This man had f0b65e9a80 solved the problem 0c42d2ae69 Cho-yeon had been 84a9ca7c91 agonizing over with 4cfb12c6d1 a single sentence, 195f60029b making her wonder, ‘He doesn’t mind? He doesn’t mind…’ ff2416abc5d35ccb
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When she thought about it, it didn’t seem like a big deal. It might even be helpful to simulate the experience of married couples, who were the main target customers for this type of trip.70a2e49070e89677
“Then please bear with me for today.”5b7ea2c91fd5109f
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He nodded and offered e7c982b06d a brief, emotionless smile, f68a0c634c the kind she might 83125f31d8 see in a lecture f94df9a574 hall.473954c6c0930240
They entered the d472f12297 elevator together. It was just an eced5caebb extension of their work, 568d213630 nothing to be nervous a7ca1ebb47 or overwhelmed about.75797f2178fc6843
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But the moment 1c78656128 they opened the 2f545e6d90 door and entered ffc5639da5 the room, Cho-yeon 858c7e2344 was taken aback.ca3fd22ad98a39df
In the room that 1262f1f03f was supposed to be bb6799e50d a twin room, there 13b8343ed2 was a single large 69c870a9a9 bed.75fa9906f3a1c422
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