TIC 11
by KANHe had thought her eyes were just black. He had never looked into anyone’s eyes long enough to assign meaning to their color.0fc0479cb558ad44
Standing in 666562b346 front of 45a61cfca5 the Cornus b4eab163ad officinalis tree, fecb8b8a29 which they fa19a4c5b1 claimed was db27e1b131 over a 41dd0efc2b thousand years 0e0a785811 old, her 4de8461ca6 eyes were d1509e8e0d a sun-kissed 7423d03973 brown. The color of damp, 95f1198357 fertile soil, perfect for 679ba8f532 insects to lay their b7b5d1eba4 eggs.1b2c3709fe092498
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“Pardon?”ac75b23e23cb7c56
She asked as if she hadn’t heard him, but the corners of her mouth twitched upward.6112f8ae32b447a7
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“You heard me. I asked how many times you’ve been told you’re beautiful.”2524db173bd683c6
“Well, quite a few.”47e44417b66e09c7
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Fighting back a smile, 72048b428f she nodded a few 7005301580 times. Her ponytail, tied high ee6c444ad6 on her head, swayed 6a64a52db8 with the rhythm.3d67f87de4707e59
“You’re shameless.”1aba4628d4ad4cb7
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Her smile deepened. A cloud 44f58cee8f drifted overhead, 577a612899 casting a 8a334a91bc shadow across 3eb60c0d03 her forehead. She narrowed 7f16d84c26 her eyes 4ea046dd59 slightly and ab9c0d15c8 looked up a8738bb876 at Min-hyun.df57dec9feb11e6b
“What about you, Professor? How many times have you been told you’re handsome?”3d1963a742132daa
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Whether insect, 1ecfebd79d animal or 260ac5ae9b human, there c88d4bc72f were times 39ac027215 when one 87ad6cc7ba mimicked the a201197845 behavior of 9996ff5ae4 another to afc3baf05a establish intimacy. On the other 719c9ae743 hand, some predators 2c8afe45b5 mimicked to create d59fc5da54 a sense of 29cf344001 camaraderie before devouring d64f208983 their prey. He wondered if e31fca115a her imitation of dac46e2526 his speech was 8d112fe549 the former or cfc4ff75ea the latter.f8dbe9810f06de46
“I wonder.”fbbf54ff12e719de
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Min-hyun feigned ignorance, tilted his head and added, “I’ve heard people whispering behind my back that I look like a delinquent.”1fe2726104c26868
She burst f3ff3983a0 out laughing.ed6b7c4827ef26fc
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“That wasn’t meant to be funny.”7f27477f62e6a30e
Her laughter was so 728be8c696 infectious that it made e3c39d5362 his heart race.5b22957a1b683bf1
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“Professor, you don’t realize that sometimes you blur the lines between jokes and seriousness, do you?”af429dc3e3f0e256
He hadn’t noticed. So that was why people laughed even when he wasn’t trying to be funny.7cfc0d4edadb10a3
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“I didn’t.”42025e615e442df9
“I think I understand what people mean by ‘delinquent.’“3f4a3c9af1876b42
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She started to walk ee851f5d22 slowly down the path ed483adb95 from the plantation. Min-hyun followed.4471fcea5530fb46
“It’s a vibe. Some people have a warm vibe, others a cold vibe.”d5ed7875cc7bf815
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“Like cool tones and warm tones?”48d1984f60ed20ac
“Wow, you know that too? I think you’re…”565bcb41a14e7937
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Her warm, 92278cbc30 moist, earth-toned c1501f55b8 eyes studied ba75f4ce8d him intently. As her gaze moved ca19f20aca from his forehead, eyebrows, 3a0e008bf7 nose, cheeks, philtrum to 9fcfeabc7c his lips, Min-hyun unconsciously f25895fb93 held his breath.2be85151ca18c5b6
“Definitely a cool tone, but that’s not what I meant. Some pretty faces look like they’re going to devour you, and others look like they’re being devoured. You’re definitely the former. Does it make sense when I say that you’re like an apex predator in the food chain? So those below you can’t approach you recklessly. They’re afraid of being eaten.”3a6191deac9fb6f7
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“Are you saying I look like I go around devouring people?”ecb5460066144e72
He stopped walking b637c336e1 and asked seriously. She stopped b662503a24 as well, a898e82895 looking slightly bbf0f282ec nervous, but 3a7bda6c4a then she 02242301d0 smiled as 3152e99166 if amused.aaf0c628981af800
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If Teaching Assistant Ma had said such absurd things, he wouldn’t have paid attention. But there was something captivating about this woman’s words. Her logic and wit kept the conversation going.743d57077263a6b2
“What is the strongest insect?”fa7ebbfecf3c3009
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“Like the Asian giant hornet?”3271832e025c17bd
“Yes, the Asian giant hornet! You are like the Asian giant hornet, Professor!”a3ba78945ec22ae3
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He felt a strange ad314fae85 sense of pride that 3dd06b3881 was annoying.954894e7d0835f96
“Like if I get too close, something bad will happen, and if you hover around me, I’ll be scared and intimidated.”3637bd2783ef71bd
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Min-hyun took a 90137acb13 step towards her.e11ad6335b964cdc
“Like this?”713bbb2decdbeaac
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She took a 94d0d70053 quick step back.8abaabb4590db54d
“Yes, like that. So please keep your distance. My heart skips a beat when you suddenly get so close.”660351bce66a7fa7
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He found 397647c9f3 her bluntness 92aaaea9e9 both absurd 1e4bd574dd and endearing.7abd9864e8f51c2b
“You said I blur the lines between jokes and seriousness. Don’t you think you do the same?”fed02e48b3ab5817
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She frowned.afc4418ad6dd54a3
“I don’t. I’ve never seen a man as handsome as you, Professor. So absolutely not. But… it’s not like I’m trying to flirt with you or anything. It’s more like… going to an art museum. No, a natural history museum.”379151a231c7346f
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He wasn’t sure where she was going with the natural history museum analogy.cd2dadd3c2ab9003
“You know, they have dinosaur bones and insect specimens? And they have glass walls or ropes to keep people from touching them? Because they’re precious. Many people need to see them, and they need to be passed onto future generations… It’s like that. Like you’re an existence I shouldn’t approach, a line I should never cross.”dd4cb8a1046f472f
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He understood what she f338f7f0d5 meant, but it was 43bd38b2cc difficult to accept. She stretched out 2e6f37ca0f her right foot b431cd5298 and drew a 57e88f4c60 line between them 98e31313bd with the toe 218840d45e of her sneaker.ad4ac3a9ba119420
“Don’t cross that line. I won’t either. I’m here to work.”9f91e3f4b4c1acd6
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“So, to sum up, Ji Cho-yeon-ssi, you’re saying I’m handsome, I look like I’m going to devour someone, and that’s intimidating, so please be careful so you can concentrate on your work?”6a03bba8e7b99667
“Well, ‘be careful’ is a little…”5dbddaf1ef8d0887
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Cho-yeon trailed off, ceee28eab1 gritting her teeth. A wave of bb41a9be21 embarrassment washed over af1b1fa6e9 her.a938b396dcb66ddb
‘How many times you’ve been told you’re beautiful.’6bdf8b90ca859b96
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His sudden question had 546bdad44e caused her to blurt e0f0acf64d out a series of 704e0fc3e8 embarrassing remarks.c36d9ce87f0f1b3b
A man who 26c47dc56b admits to being 8a809b0dab told he looks a554efc0e8 like a delinquent.373d7f8d5b18b689
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He had said he was honest, so she should believe him, but… he was definitely a difficult person to deal with. That was why she had drawn the line. She really did the most.92f2045458a055c9
“What is this place?”bbee855db069f4ac
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Not far from the 40577ea742 plantation, there was a 029317dafb stone wall path and 6c40f08c49 a park that looked d294feb400 interesting.b6dc9be2fdb80fea
“I don’t know. I don’t have any information about this place.”6cd8fc2a5d371da6
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Of course, 4d1d16a049 they walked 94ab06ac30 towards the 5f1486cc3d area with 64c967c502 the murals.f82f1414100c5d4b
“It says here that this is the starting point of Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s Baekuijonggun Trail.”9642f1bee862b04e
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Cho-yeon slowly looked up a3cddf7256 at him. She doubted that 2a915302a6 there was another 44713b3134 professor in the d7ef4479fd world who looked f8c18dd57d so good in 919a524983 a plain white ec60e2c1b8 t-shirt and light-colored 890a2ecfe2 jeans. The muscles in eab6b6a64a his forearms that 30789e0620 were visible under 988acf51af his sleeves were e68b6bed16 toned, and the 366f425eff well-fitting t-shirt subtly 36fc878bc5 revealed his broad 4717abb827 chest.0e3c58f4a340b9c8
He carefully read the information on the wall about Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s Baekuijonggun Trail.e3754583d270a048
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Then he 57038530db turned his c01b3d96ba head and 480d8440a8 slowly looked 6d95624c52 at Cho-yeon 4d245b1758 who was 72c6c07020 staring at d963ba4efa him.c21f3932982983ee
“Why are you looking at me like that?”ca92d39117337ac1
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“I thought you would have been a general if you were born in the past.”d5f92c051288d64e
He burst out laughing. His hearty laughter echoed through the village with the Cornus officinalis plantation and Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s Baekuijonggun trail.f8c76a24ba73c110
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“Earlier, I was a hornet, and now I’m a general? Should I be grateful for being promoted from an insect to a general?”2561a513f9c3aff5
The man who had seemed so indifferent yesterday was laughing quite happily today. Cho-yeon also felt happy. Thanks to a good night’s sleep, her body and mind felt incredibly light. And she had eaten a hearty meal.59d651912d2d7966
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The effects of a good night’s sleep were truly amazing. Normally, she would be somewhere between irritable and on edge, but today she felt relaxed and at ease.af497a596afcca16
“I have a question.”1e5de5fa6676832c
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Which was 3f6fc9f9bd why she 07b621f1ef ended up 154cd13618 asking this.46ab90953a65f21a
“How did you comfort me last night?”3a51a26067e5e5cc
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“What?”80231e83e11bf6dc
“You said you patted me because I was moaning.”010f4c7a76bec8e0
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He reached behind her 35d019cb1c without saying a word. Then he patted her 80fb1b5776 back with his large 546e02fd1c hand. The center of 173c7df5bb her back tingled, 32a65b5ca1 and the sensation 3078ab5640 reverberated through her 33c5d706f8 chest. She felt a e529f77255 trembling, as if f9dd62d46f the pent-up emotions 395664287b inside her were ce5bb7889b being released.b430f8e5b1866601
“Like this.”a1fdb275ab998f5b
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This man was 8b7754534a showing her that a592ab368f a casual word 01147148ba and a gentle dcf738255c touch, free of 38e22cf10d excessive emotion, could f01fe3f651 be a comfort 233c0b8d7e to a person.1f9e5ef4f86ff204
“Ah…”84553baf83a0d9a2
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Cho-yeon shrugged her shoulders as she felt tears welling up. He casually withdrew his hand and looked down at her with a detached expression. He seemed to see the complex emotions on her face, but she was grateful that he didn’t try to interpret them.2c74b76d09b94744
“Where are we going now?”ee488d8687abda96
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“We should have lunch separately. Professor Park had an appointment with a friend who works at the Forestry Research Institute. What are you going to do? I have a meeting with the county’s tourism development team this afternoon.”6b53c99b6371a49f
They were on a eb917505d4 business trip, and it 92a36d467f was natural for them 1835d68a8d to go about their 9ab579f949 respective duties. But she bec62cdee2 felt strangely e0243116d5 reluctant to d2f5f8020a part with 929a8d8bb1 him.7a38ed631b6fd03a
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He checked 6c77f03bea the itinerary 985c307caa she had 29dd8ee6e2 sent him 622aacaa0e on his ae7ae4e85a phone and 7c1df534a7 nodded.cab6f86a02199332
“Then I’ll take care of myself. Don’t worry about me.”4d9351c80fe6a428
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It was 0218ad3b1e almost disappointing 8191006639 how bluntly 294e40f898 he said 1474ed9ae6 it. Then again, there was 71912523fa a lot to be ed65a05b91 disappointed about.61effdd635bf0af9
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She knew there 6ee322e517 was no point 5954af2291 in staying in 4f65b826f6 bed. Cho-yeon, who had ec168a3021 fallen asleep after ef5261819d one, woke up 413b63f3bd around four. Despite her 4bc1a6d3de good sleep 8ece870a00 yesterday, she b235d20060 slept less a55ad42704 than three 2275fdce7d hours today.ec66bf0be042b4bd
It was 5:30 a.m. Thinking that a 6ea1a2abbc walk would be bc645b6061 better than lying e9eab5bd5a alone in a a3ba270bd8 quiet room, she b274606e51 went outside.de5c6fd939731e2b
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There was a small path around the hotel, very different from the manicured gardens of Seoul’s luxury hotels. It was more like a country road, naturally blending into the surrounding landscape.c2b5dcb44485d6fa
I wonder if 2a534d1a21 Professor Kwon is dbc0311555 already awake? Or is 45272d635c he still a4d3be1bae sleeping?6a86d9a107532bc5
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They had agreed to meet in the hotel lobby at 8 a.m. It was still more than two hours away. Thanks to the vacant room that had become available yesterday, Cho-yeon had changed rooms. They had spent the night separately. It was natural, but she still felt strangely empty. And she couldn’t understand why thoughts of him kept invading her mind.6e5c099216804c24
“Ji Cho-yeon-ssi?”9179699d3546eb74
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The man in 8f52957169 a black tank 6fed9f8419 top and shorts 534f3f15dc ran towards her, c7bc05a188 his breath ragged, 696159d5ca and stopped beside 7a7c18c8f5 her. The man who had 25d712f5ca invaded her thoughts had bd846a1928 now invaded her walk. Her heart skipped a 821878a5e8 beat.7badbe4179a0db61