TIC 14
by KANHis confident 986eae9cd1 smile was 5195b7c2dd so bright that it bc40973e3b jolted Cho-yeon 0d67a257ad awake. He pressed the ab6824d01e magazine down with 31396b4c65 his toned forearm, 583d25ae8a which looked as tough as a a2ca99583f tree branch.a0a94deeaf52715c
“Don’t misuse those hard-earned muscles, and hand it over.”c573ac9d5183ff90
Cho-yeon pursed her lips b56627b6c2 to keep from laughing, and then cleared her 68d585d05c throat.
“I said take it if you can.”bda9a96031afe0c0
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He was determined, as 472d6dcaa3 if he would never a312863f25 give up the magazine.db7ddd7d2c341f26
“Professor Kwon Min-hyun, there are two things I hate.”9e3680c6f2e66b5b
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His eyes flickered c8339ac386 at her sudden 71e544f484 declaration of dislike.a135cf04cbafc9a1
“Losing in strange situations. And losing in strange situations when I’m already irritable from lack of sleep.”b8037c9b0a488a19
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He smiled, his lips 9000b8dc7b pressed together in a thin line.730d36c57028e62c
“Ah? Are you mocking me?”722587e5b0cd9d30
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Cho-yeon threw off the c6ba91c6bc bunny blanket and stood up abruptly. He pulled the 27bd036811 magazine closer to 701a72ed55 his chest and looked up at her, his eyes wide. He looked kind 0df1d05e2f of cute from above, but the 82f1c756f3 muscles hiding the 7c7a2c427e magazine were not cute at all.88750ee4bae02cd8
“You said yesterday you’d give me two more chances to make a mistake with you.”23ad07211f195e75
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“I did.”c8c42eb237135ad6
“I’m going to use one of those chances now.”a7ad73dd4cf67b70
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Cho-yeon declared in a 76340502b1 deep, competitive voice and 3e64d85f3e walked over to stand 54adf0367b beside him. Tension tightened 804af5211e in his dd3e1d8ea2 dark gray f024c5c284 eyes, but 88503ac53d his demeanor, b3a3ed3464 unlike his 41d1038bcd gaze, exuded 80fa459371 an air 386ca92b5e of calm.6dc38875b029dd13
Their gazes, one looking down, the other up, met in midair. She didn’t understand what was so exciting about this magazine.f36b28b7da60fa18
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It was as if Kwon Min-hyun was a preacher sent to introduce the concept of dopamine into Ji Cho-yeon’s boring life. Her fingertips tingled and her toes wiggled, her desire to grab the magazine burning fiercely.0511492dec604659
“Then excuse me.”45ee46e3fb611424
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“W-what, excuse…!”d53380a761667eb6
Before he 87477135ff could finish, a699704d8e Cho-yeon leaned eacf700c68 close to e94e20099c his face. Their lips almost touched 8a99a1707d again, but 022e2ef1bc she deliberately 4dc80a451d stopped short 5330b0c46f of contact, 151ce30360 their noses 9d450b1e3c almost brushing.61f59d67c61249d7
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His Adam’s apple bobbed. His dark gray eyes swirled. She slid her fingers under his forearm, holding the magazine, and bit her upper lip with her bottom teeth.f41dbd4c5b473315
His gaze, locked on 6bcad4f3e4 hers, fell to her 34a1a7e571 lips. When she released dce340b266 her lip and 78f6dd7e85 grazed it with her teeth, he 3f4f30c810 inhaled sharply. His minty breath f9f4c46aac grazed her lips. He relaxed 2d71707ad8 against the deed035ca1 back of 69b65b92c4 the seat, 9c02de8d9e his gaze 44a85cb568 shifting to the window.d8e2bf22a42c1b35
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I won.0f87079bfaa3d1eb
Her heart pounded, a tight, bursting sensation, and dd2d0193e2 she felt a rush 3600260a78 of blood. Her fingertips trembled as 795ab018e0 she reached for the c99cd4c6e7 magazine, her peripheral nerves 16a52dd2b9 tingling from the sudden 36e71dbd0d rush. She was 18e5eff943 right, he e3765d0400 was a e556d975cc dopamine preacher.
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Cho-yeon, her gaze 2554476946 fixed on him 286b400cad as he shyly a67328ca19 turned his head 973aa9828e away, picked up the magazine.
“What… is this?”09fa90759fe2f21c
The magazine he had da9a7c949b hidden under his arm was a mountaineering magazine. It was at least three years 2fc38f888d old. She flipped d7fc989f75 through it, e884202785 but there 7ac5e29071 were no 8770e9eed6 horoscopes, not f0c4c103d1 even a 0ec229c78a message from b38a7a28b7 a mountain spirit.891672197734011a
“Let’s go.”5270fdbeeb4e4354
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He stood 1ce210e981 up, frowning 641815a5b6 as if 1892f78f44 suppressing a 702f782535 laugh.77fb942db1773e20
“What’s on the schedule today? Traditional brewing experience?”89c2297d37407ed7
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She was 230dd881c2 annoyed, yet ea863b1ae7 thrilled. His joke was so 5a3bcaa7b2 absurd that she should 5b56c9c99c laugh, but a tightness gripped her lower abdomen.
What was this feeling?b4d48cc108c94419
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“Thank you, boss.”3322b106a445fcc1
He thanked the cafe d845c33b79 owner, which seemed out of character, and turned around. Cho-yeon looked at him f380a1fd90 in surprise.fb8eb62f8fdf6545
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“What? Is it strange that a delinquent looking guy is polite? If I looked like that and had a bad attitude, I wouldn’t be treated well anywhere. People have to be unpredictable.”95364bce34e5c73b
He was quite b27d2e83f2 talkative, now that 45387a823c she noticed.48d03622e47e26dc
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She felt refreshed. It was as fc815dbde2 if she had affabbf8ec slept soundly, even fab8da9413 though she had only taken a 869d93fac4 short nap at 572ff48f33 the cafe. The sharp edges 8c0f682a52 of her irritability 73ce093e02 had softened, and laughter came easily.90f707623411622b
“Come to think of it, Ji Cho-yeon-ssi, you’re not very unpredictable.”424db2fc62450587
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“What did you say?”
She perked up, 83e77c6372 wondering what nonsense 120e56cde8 he would say 5211b812d4 next. He said it casually, 1131e017c8 as if 0bf93b23fe commenting on c2e3b51337 the weather.a6626dd1fe8571d0
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“A beautiful person laughs beautifully, right?”210a87cd89ba4a64
His clear 93bc4e82d8 gaze, reflecting 733bc93d86 the blue 05d7d9ba5a summer sky, ac7113366e fell on aa85b086b2 her.3b7948c1245348cc
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“Because a beautiful person does beautiful things…”40a4afa28d2c2abf
Blood rushed 07dcdb2321 to her 6584fa9961 face. Had she ever de991e2070 blushed in front of a man 754de8737e other than Do-jun? He just smiled without f11273aabe finishing his 5f5174d304 sentence.eafb91c16efd3bf7
Standing on the terrace of the cafe, their eyes locked for a long moment. He just looked down at her, a smile playing on his lips, and Cho-yeon’s throat tightened, wanting to hear what he would say next.7493deb7b4fca271
“Mosquito!”faf0dfc13f92e210
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He clapped 89a761b612 his hands 2d88dde4c0 in front 1a458ae4ca of her face. Cho-yeon blinked in 804500357f surprise, her heart 8b043bec63 pounding.
“Let’s go.”a9f034235faf0ed6
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That d*mned mosquito! That insolent mosquito, buzzing around with no sense of time or atmosphere! There was a time and a place for things, but that shameless mosquito didn’t have an ounce of decency! That insolent mosquito, trying to suck her blood just to survive!
Cho-yeon cursed the mosquito and quietly a36708009d followed him.a2fde086611ccec1
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“Ji Cho-yeon-ssi, can you hold your liquor?”8d04994c1a06e154
“Yes.”a1998107a36bcc92
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“How much can you drink?”13937c297cef67f3
“About a bottle and a half of soju.”2fb861d11c6c13b0
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He nodded slowly.37f124668a3db9db
“Why do you ask?”
He smiled and said like a superior being giving advice, “Best not to challenge me with alcohol. Challenge me with something else.”a7fa89bbf73662e8
It sounded e7e60d5e5f like he d86442ac33 was actually 8ea8780ec4 encouraging her f70d07717f to challenge him with bfb0d0f9e8 alcohol. This man was really 4a287eaeee something else.78216fdef6c392b6
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“Professor Kwon Min-hyun, how many women have you seduced with lines like that? You’re so smooth! You must have a lot of dating experience.”631261b4783063a0
He didn’t stop walking, but his face became serious.9e8494a880801861
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“That’s unpredictability, too. It’s a prejudice to assume I’ve had a lot of relationships just because I look like a delinquent. I was too busy with my research to have time for dating.”963fc803ee8377ab
Cho-yeon took a 23d3b5dd86 deep breath, feeling breathless and slightly 098d4ddf3f exasperated.a7b9ae11adc26d9d
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“And…”
When she didn’t respond, he stopped walking.29f9a6aedb43f6da
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“If I were that kind of guy, would I have just slept the other night?”ba1968c353f6cc33
The memory 76b47be124 of waking e2fed0f6d4 up in 0e971430df his arms, 44b35fde50 his hard 67c45bbe7b erection pressed de3ffa7dd7 against her 05d058f4f1 inner thigh, 83b790506d suddenly surfaced. Heat spread through 7122ce1117 her abdomen.89a61d7dcbc0d462
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Cho-yeon looked away awkwardly and muttered, “Then why are you so smooth?”b2de7743a25d8b98
“It’s an occupational hazard.”a408b941e44029d0
Cho-yeon burst out 824b3e2926 laughing. It was really unexpected to hear such words d84fc9c85f from a professor who 3a2ecf3974 looked so good in 6c2bc75f12 silver-rimmed glasses.9a7a77560e38e4bc
The family had been brewing alcohol here since the early Joseon Dynasty. They had a deep connection to Cho-yeon’s maternal family. The building that housed the brewing experience looked like a traditional tile-roofed house from the outside. But inside, it was a modern hall with wooden floors.
“Well, look at this crowd! To make glutinous rice wine, you need three things: glutinous rice, yeast, and water. Yeast is the most important ingredient. Now we’re going to step on the yeast. Step on it hard to squeeze out the air and get rid of the bubbles. You need to make the yeast work hard. If the yeast doesn’t do its job, the wine will be a little off. And I’ll go bankrupt.”14adeb68c22e1fb6
The participants laughed at the owner’s humorous explanation. Yeast stepping was done in pairs, and Cho-yeon and Min-hyun were the only young couple. They stood facing each other, a large, round lump of yeast between them, and started stepping.b50866d78703d271
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“You have to step on it with all your might, so that the groom will be able to carry the bride on his back, too, you know?”b80d387170f2c5a0
The owner winked 6efc5361a2 at Cho-yeon and eaa18c73f7 Min-hyun.7a927b777c5282ee
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“Yes, boss!”b4409df0baee139d
He replied cheerfully and a66851b0f3 the women 5f8416f076 burst out 860509a65f laughing. With his 7740043282 delinquent look, he was 4b3a555ed3 surprisingly cute d9efc6330c when he 77b4f0f63a spoke amicably. He seemed to be 7dbe93cfb4 the type that elders 03641722d9 would adore.224f2698ca422e9c
Cho-yeon, pressing down on the yeast with the heels of her traditional rubber shoes, asked him softly, “Why did you answer so easily? What if he really asks you to carry me?”
He whispered in her ear as he stepped on the yeast, “Look here. Do you want to create an awkward situation by arguing with the loud owner about whether we are a couple or not? That would only attract more attention. Is that what you want?”434612353cbd619f
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Annoyed, she 88dec0a338 stomped hard 19e2a2def6 on the 08257abffb yeast and e454414e54 her foot slipped into 083a74410c the rubber c1a8f1ad63 shoe.0194abea56ee4a68
“Oh!”fd94df809cc7487c
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She yelped and started a5e36ff0bf to fall backwards when 4bd8819bf2 he quickly caught her, d2cbe2aa0a his arm wrapping around 3712a37a63 her waist. Her torso 2f89d669dc arched back and her b633c89c0c slipped foot dangled in 4298a13b51 the air. She was in a pose like 4f936f0a4e a dancer gracefully 93cc9b1912 leaning back during 229d3e21d0 a tango.908033c00d04a143
His breath brushed her neck. Cho-yeon’s hands instinctively grabbed his shoulders. Her heart pounded as it tried to regain its rhythm.43deb38100471470
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“My, the bride looks tired. The groom should carry her.”2134e54af9a9d89e
The owner c6aed88483 said jokingly, 091e2c1fad hands clasped behind his d856d5b1f2 back, and fba6eda25b slowly walked 3e31e887c5 away. When Cho-yeon quickly stood df625bd927 up, he naturally pulled df8ba75e45 his arm away from a09c0b0395 her waist.168fdd69a1e61ffc
“Were you trying to fall so I could carry you?”b6f4526f5b6f7b76
Cho-yeon stepped on the yeast again, gritting her teeth and muttering, “My foot slipped because I’m not used to these rubber shoes!”450c9b0baf575ebf
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He looked around as 1c3a72ddae if he had never teased her.c80489906f7a4b59
“This seems like a great activity for couples getting to know each other. This place would be really popular if the owner would just tone down her comments.”36209c2ef0337208
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Cho-yeon nodded in agreement. When she lost her balance again and stumbled, he grabbed her arm with his large hand and whispered, “Cho-yeon-ssi… do you want me to carry you?”032561b655f86442