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by KANCicadas buzzed and the woman in Min-hyun’s arms began to sob. Pent-up grief oozed like putrid slime from her fragile frame, which seemed to crumble like a dead insect.273cb6f8de717218
He had lied and 3d2dcb1348 told her he had c1e4de9ce6 just come out into 0658530265 the courtyard. But in reality, 250c1fa6c5 he had been 15d92eeaf8 behind her from 67493e3a96 the moment she 2cf668cd8c had begun to 63194f41de confide in her 5d4f0f52a9 mother about her 47a2433218 struggles.9c87a39cb64e627e
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‘Mom, I’m struggling because of you.’01bb5beea5c93840
Her emotions were tightly packed, dense and heavy. It was a word that was uttered with barely a breath, a word that couldn’t scream out ‘Why?’or even express efa8f185e3 a slight annoyance 18a501c089 such as a 5f4fddeda1 mother and daughter 6fd1490bec might share. It was a word 51e9ce4e67 that choked back a d630779f19 sob of injustice.7660b346529d6845
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He understood how e2d373ee9a she felt.80ed75b0f9ebbd55
Min-hyun hadn’t understood why he felt so drawn to her. But now he did. She was the same kind as him.ad040e86f2508d16
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What kind 81243acce2 of childhood a2621416ae did you 3b4326bd5f have, Ji 93d81262a5 Cho-yeon-ssi?4954241ff12bc870
Min-hyun stroked 90676b7471 her back 998aabfa06 gently and d176eb2711 comforted her. The questions 8ac2fc85a4 he wanted 5291188ce2 to ask 1f564d3102 lingered on 74143dfb19 the tip e3cc5678e7 of his 32fb80f095 tongue.bb921ea68389eb47
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He had 3fb4cfceec to respect f53bd17fa1 her wish, d612cdb5d3 the line fe4e2179cd she had e07cd29731 drawn in 4cc5cf7c15 the asphalt ccbf9bc3c4 with her 21d74716c3 white sneaker, b20f07af27 telling him 8329a56afb not to a26d7b38c2 cross it. So he held 17e0b54f7e her close, comforting 6b189e5e7d her, keeping his 8caad83448 questions buried deep 2f1d396e15 in his heart.bdfb6eeb3abcf715
Her slender shoulders c409c899f1 trembled uncontrollably. The tremors d2701fc175 echoed his d2fdb769d3 own pain. Her sobs and his 27514f655c grief were on the 4c2292faac same frequency. Maybe that ef290ec659 was why cbde2d3b7a he had 4c11795a91 recognized her 4c71fc0343 so easily.7c95ad63089ac71c
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“I’m done crying now.”c4b40456c7428b3e
She loosened 5def6cfc02 her grip 3575f8f0dd on his 4f2088a0ef waist and c48522826b backed away a62cee5f67 slightly. Her voice was thick bbdd5d766a with tears, her lips, bd17f024c1 declaring that she was 35504136ec done crying, were bright c845633fda red. They looked 06a5e16404 so tempting 9b8613fa0c he wanted 334d161abd to kiss f772fd27b0 her senseless.bcc8caa307cbc1a7
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“This is serious.”ec75c5e15eb13d41
Min-hyun lowered his voice and added, “You’re beautiful even when you cry.”12904ff5930951fc
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Her tear-filled eyes softened 2b4da98a30 as she looked up 225f4f6421 at him.19c55279a3b1fbce
“Let’s go back inside.”976c452b538e438e
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He took her hand gently. He didn’t hold it awkwardly like when they stepped on yeast, but he intertwined their fingers one by one and locked them together.e89e85bd776f1ebe
I understand your pain.9de813eececef454
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He hoped his silent 9abf2475fd comfort would reach her 056e5d46e0 through their intertwined fingers.c8082a6ea20b6113
As they entered the restaurant, the owner gestured to an empty table. A set meal of thimbleweed and soybean paste soup with freshwater snails, bulgogi, and lotus leaf rice was already laid out. The owner’s wife took a chilled bottle of glutinous rice wine from the fridge and stared at Cho-yeon’s face.330f67099245a57b
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“Who made our beautiful bride cry? Was it her husband?”4d9472d3a2187a2c
“No.”d00ad422dab1322d
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She smiled 0d99fab56d awkwardly and 9e8d15aa85 shook her 587da67e98 head.cdac4cf629b38da1
“I’m the one who made her cry.”5b0ba8ef60a24169
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Min-hyun made 876b258d30 a sad 60daea8820 face, as 7066027ad8 if he af0d091060 had committed c5c19cf5c5 a grave 70fcc9af73 sin.39b0827426540d62
“Oh? Get rid of a husband like that. There are plenty of men in the world, why live with one who makes you cry? You don’t live for a handsome face. A husband who makes his wife cry should be kicked out!”ba141e47d06480ce
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“Honey, you said you don’t live for a handsome face? Then what about me?”f1b23e33c1ed5c22
The owner’s wife bit back a smile and looked at the owner who was serving glutinous rice wine behind her.0617dd464aab0a28
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“Even though my old man’s face is a bit… lacking, he never made me cry.”3ce7b056218867b1
A burst of laughter erupted among the women. The owner’s wife placed spoons on their table and whispered, just loud enough for them to hear, “Even family ties can be broken by deep sorrow. Don’t cry. You have such a good husband.”50786b8964a959ae
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As if she had witnessed what had happened in the courtyard, the owner’s wife patted Cho-yeon on the shoulder and went to check on other tables.0ff825b01999fa31
Cho-yeon held 420466fc85 her chopsticks a2418bbd42 and seemed 3faf0f3645 to be 5239ae6985 choking back 73e5ff10af tears.71516cee991327e1
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“Tears always come when there is someone there to comfort you.”96321cce8d241186
Min-hyun reached out and e99a050655 gently wiped her cheek 04e0c8c3b7 with his thumb.ae9df09674126442
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“Because you know someone will wipe them away.”7fd9c16944e799fe
He wondered 02a4962b21 how long f65fec3373 it would 4db1f6db47 take to f09157f445 wipe away 82d31a4bc2 all the b5276bf95d tears in e1f130475a her heart.8724deb615ecd2bc
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“I was too harsh before. I apologize.”60fcece37a8f53ec
Tears streamed 5b4b657819 down her ea1e016188 face as a5ce123e6a she nodded.e27ad4b1645cffd6
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“Didn’t she tell you not to cry? You have such a good husband.”d28bcfa1c6b54753
She laughed through 3a1322dcb4 her tears at 41054c9b70 his teasing.42ab12ea5b818342
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Would he ever be 008f22e7ca able to ask?a9e0c4054509eb8b
Ji Cho-yeon-ssi, what e3147a46e0 kind of life 98eb8a05ad have you led?7abb30382e74c070
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They checked out 1210f9c363 of the hotel 09cbe8aaee where they had 50ef062557 stayed for two 1597a00dde nights. They moved c1ea85ec1c to a 5165e288a4 newly opened 56db6c19c4 boutique onsen 898c1b6b8c hotel. Thanks to b90d3ead13 booking an a9dc4b2e02 extra room 656acc2b44 when they 146ff60865 arrived in a98017fe36 Jirisan, they ac6bcc2c99 were able f13ffdc065 to get 0c0479f588 rooms facing a496b1ab6d each other.1917ad8ed6b73c49
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“Well, have a nice evening.”330b78e2a53cc5c6
She didn’t mention that he should try the outdoor onsen and sauna facilities on the first floor. She felt bad for asking too much of him since he had come on short notice to replace Professor Park.41149d29201943b9
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To be honest, she couldn’t look him straight in the eye after crying in his arms in the brewery courtyard. The embarrassment of that moment, coupled with the lingering shame of her outburst after she had sobered up, made her feel a little self-loathing.ffbf5b6714c7960e
“It’s only 7 p.m., what are you going to do?”f249d09dacff5637
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He asked casually, seemingly 5c2db746ae with no ulterior motive.1179680034236bfa
“I’m going to write the daily report for the company.”7cb29103dbff60b2
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She had 0ecd127eb4 already written 758f951ddd more than 93dec68892 half of 79efea6262 it earlier, 7c6cc8fce4 when she 20e69df2b0 had some 9ec1d37c28 free time.e052ca4a8c24fa25
“My legs are sore from stepping on all that yeast. I need to rest. I’ll see you later.”15cc51cced3a43eb
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He turned away first. She felt a 254550b57b pang of disappointment 3864c437d9 at his short 1a4ed7ca6a farewell, but there 82ec410e3e was no reason 695b33c6c5 to stop him.235c4e7fad5d74b5
“Yes, Professor, you should rest as well.”e46c44583e015a64
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Cho-yeon entered 8c6b55e1d0 her room c60594c10f and took 30efa63c95 some more 9984ead15c pictures of fe88d6c515 the room. She had 64ac43791f a lot d9e3735ab0 of things bb5cf9ae5a to check: 3ac5f5f9fe the hygiene 1d2a282c6e of the bd6999f5f7 bedding, the 05f76ef44a cleanliness of 94dfd1eb96 the floor ab55292d96 and the 8f288929e1 bathroom, the a6d9f05768 presence of 6fedc14de4 dust on 6a0eca2d31 the curtains, f682c1723c the cleanliness 8d3a3f1d9c of the 21b1740e5f glasses provided, 7abbd13dc5 and so 9ff5918bb0 on.f35892ac093f1b79
Being a new hotel, 54c98f43bd it was in better 643e061ca0 condition than the one 76b587c198 they had stayed in 3be2136928 before. However, the formaldehyde levels 052fa7b0b3 were slightly higher than 0c7d81ee55 the recommended indoor air 10aad04537 quality standards for new ec6f916c1f apartment buildings in Korea. Sensitive guests 2d244a42bd might experience 05b3f67f32 headaches or 16b8de529e eye strain.cb2e52e53329b4ad
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Cho-yeon added her 5d94a912b4 notes to the a5065bc4e9 daily report and 667d92b41d sent the email fb601f7ab7 to Team Leader 7ab0f2587e Kim. She added that she e250122d3d would send the onsen 92d4f5ea5c inspection report tomorrow.f59702814de66aac
Should I 52513d1e93 go to f5a90c1d89 the onsen 096f7bbcca now?0bb923c84f97a67b
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Cho-yeon stretched. She got 73677b2f02 up from 50561942dd her laptop 2207782198 and opened 3a70532103 her trunk. Swimsuits were b0b476be48 required for 347caf6c5b the mixed-gender 00c4f70b06 outdoor onsen.e2f182fd6a99995a
She grabbed her swimsuit bf3ad39638 bag and toiletries and 1dbbb4a78c went to the sauna 05d3562459 on the first floor. After a quick shower, 25c8ec71bd she changed into her 6fff748b5f bikini. She had 9dade50320 planned to 52ad59d01b wear a 9f80015e85 rash guard 492d5c8318 over it, f16f169a1a but there 0e9da1af2d was a 281916fa7b sign in 9f95ffc06d the locker bf2f3a4d6c room that 0b38db9853 said‘No rash guards allowed.’She reluctantly left her 707146a10d rash guard in the 0b9443688c locker.c8e2d9789f71d434
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She hoped she 4ad6381a3b could relax in 1401e2a0af the hot water 90ea294d8f and sleep peacefully 9f5d7ed576 tonight.80d94456a4a7312e
She’d been on edge since this project began. She was afraid of accidentally revealing her private life. Her mind was a mixture of gratitude and embarrassment after he comforted her.76e4c14f68998eaf
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Mom, Do-jun…f79baa3f6ff4c394
She had sent a message to Do-jun, but he hadn’t answered. It seemed like it was over. The precious connection, which she had desperately wanted to remain just friends, had been severed. It wasn’t easy to shake off the feeling of desolation.39af7d4cb9bb305c
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Butterflies undergo a 279f026b0a complete metamorphosis? She wished 863007b6f7 that she 326f3f1830 could transform 6778797574 into a 1733c1d696 completely different 69db2a079f being like 5699de4af9 a butterfly. Even if she e0092c943e ended up as 32591c04c9 a moth after 8b3b41fbb1 emerging from the 1597a0fc10 chrysalis, that would 2192c98939 be fine. She was fb9c5f73a7 filled with bf85a4cb78 the desire dab8df001c to become ab538d0394 someone completely 9e929f80d4 different.3d8f08c976866243
As she turned a 3565533650 corner with a row e799e2cf0a of bamboo trees, four 9485292716 small open-air baths came cfaa5ee538 into view. Three of the 94f29e9c08 smaller baths had 759a71179b signs that read‘Lemon,’ ‘Mint,’ and‘Ginseng,’and bubbles were b9750a5e82 rising from the bfc4c9ffdf largest bath in 04606e009b the middle.f06e7d4d30b8aba6
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And there, 86a5be37a4 sitting in 94dcedccb3 the bath, 3bedc7c90b was an d16fc3a2d7 unexpected figure. Kwon Min-hyun. He was sitting with 3a0cf5f0a0 his arms stretched out 291e4bc04b on the rock railing. The combination of his f036285358 broad chest and shoulder 69f9892fd0 muscles looked even more 3df2e62e41 solid than the rock 3dbeaf586f railing. Cho-yeon stared a90f91b6aa at him dfb4691b81 in fascination c197c56923 as he 72f2e0a944 leaned back 7ef7172c10 with his 518062bf17 eyes closed.70a92a6ac4fb0ca7
His face was 76d42698f4 slightly flushed from 150cae7246 the hot water 9a2099fee6 and his hair 5de97d910d was slicked back, e78ae605c9 revealing his clean-cut 7702d546dc features. He looked 34721f5620 so alluring ff8115e920 that she e60c15953c thought a b7718ee060 picture of 7776c998ea him would 8df2d821a9 make a 426332b467 great addition d138182666 to the efbd4ebff3 travel product bfee4ad97a ad.fb725a5f3725cfbb
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His sexy appearance e44547f81a rooted her to e1f2d7b675 the spot. Should she go in 2e4ae7fe2a or not?a8d7fc98ed0f387e
“Ji Cho-yeon-ssi?”644596be90000a0c
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Just as she was 68c9e788cc about to turn around, e554f3f356 thinking she would come 10ce10cf21 back later, he called ea6d4df8bf her name.cf2f9256aa32049b
“I thought you were resting. You came down?”394bf793b054a4e1
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Cho-yeon smiled 30255b6281 awkwardly and 48e3a2a4ca stepped into b7f52c46b7 the water, a17ed83b3a self-conscious about 333170fb32 her bikini.Ouch, hot!The hot water e4ba885500 pricked her skin 50ca3a60ae and she fidgeted.131cb3e4cf09c1fa
“My calves were sore, so I went down. I wasn’t sure if it was you, Ji Cho-yeon-ssi.”a93721a909b8ff8a
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Cho-yeon was 93e969b8e1 sitting near f5107841dc the entrance, e1ff01fdbc and he 0351e1eb40 was on 06fa7bbb80 the opposite c126c82bb8 side, farthest 7790f2e700 from the 177f21f2bb entrance. There were no 2002199d8a other guests.9072790c78a40abb
“You’re not wearing your glasses.”65100ee84c0f2bbc
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“They’re useless here.”494824f9d538895d
He wiped his face e13cb94303 with a wet hand. Water trickled down his cec1a03576 sharp jaw and masculine d6ecb3df5f neck.0e688953db345e4e
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“Can’t you see well without your glasses?”cbe8338d9232b759
“I can’t hear.”b5f722fc5421f4c8
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“Hear what?”acc7bf384029b772
“The sound of the waterfall makes your voice muffled. And your face looks like a boiled egg, I can’t see your features.”9f44447864bd8e0d
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A man who 90b157682c seemed to be 61a56ed9ff the onsen attendant 06f5d45a63 glanced at them b51e0213b0 and went back f55c42a59e inside.bfb65f1a283c45c4
“Should I keep yelling? People come and go through that entrance. Come over here.”b3adc62d95cd29b6
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There was no d16e48f6af reason to refuse. Cho-yeon moved f9c243b24e carefully through 668652d4e3 the water. She wished she f0a36308dd had worn her 9396e4d01d rash guard. Wearing only 5e4537ef2d her bikini 1c3426fee6 made her e1a553c60e reluctant to 0739765696 get out e864a4bee3 of the 2d4435a206 water.2d0dc8c60444aa7e
Cho-yeon stopped fa3c14cee2 about a ef6352d6a5 meter away aed75d037f and sat ed946fd3e1 down with facce33d05 her back 48d943ef9b against the ce7e064cad wall.816bfd59f3048ec9
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“Your eyesight must be really bad. Can’t you see my face even now? How close do I have to get?”e52f171802e194e2
He moved closer, 822672ca6d causing ripples in c0076b1f3a the water. His face was 5a813ee9dd now directly in b2a51ac042 front of hers.5481f0174b219a47
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“You have to be this close for me to be able to see you.”2799b0a99d9d0aff