TMP Chapter 16: A Subtle Curiosity
by Calen_ongo—It’s me. Do you d51ecd99ec have a ce083e34d8 moment to 574bc32bb3 talk?bd724fe5dffed696
The caller was 1ef137e281 her son, Kangwoo.96ae406c7fea1657
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“Go ahead.”a85363d3d941ad4f
—I think cc1d65600b we’ll need 2434f9ccd8 to postpone f861192f4c the arranged 3717d0b29b meeting.b032a94d14ce5645
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“Again?”8ace9c92378b1fb8
It was already the 79c0760dd0 second delay.cddeab80849cae33
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A few d6a6a1e08e days ago, 5fed6e09cd on the 88eca4f5fa eve of 3d16f3a7ee Myeonghee’s business 7a823906b8 trip, Kangwoo 2587dd4465 had suddenly a0a72cd62b called, saying 0bd1d408e5 he had 7aa414158e injured his 132a5ed693 leg and 590cd6c2d4 needed to 6c9f9fdf7b reschedule. Now, he was requesting 264dccd0c8 another postponement.d94991b799a229db
I suppose I’ll 488d7fd7a1 have to meet fcc9a9eebf Mrs. Seol in person.d5ad4c82176c3c22
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Even though this was 44b9e686bb just an arranged introduction, 6a694f8fa5 it was still a 21f800e0ed formal agreement between families. Once might be af54714012 understandable, but twice de98694183 was a discourtesy. It would be 9baf7681ee best to meet 67fb599737 in person and 7785b14bd3 explain.53e71d20e4696950
—My ankle hasn’t fully dfe1729649 healed yet.3da02cecd13605e3
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Maybe I should’ve 2ce3a062dd been firmer when 5407569f55 he insisted on 68914b9712 playing soccer.39b7654d2527f247
It might just be 36836ae504 an excuse, but as 1d3e3672a5 his mother, Myeonghee couldn’t 2b6272e601 help but feel a ddc3948dee tinge of concern.f9257c392a366f7c
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“It can’t be helped. I’ll inform them myself.”05375397fbada078
—I’d appreciate that.f085e7597719b2d8
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“The next appointment should be set for the same time as before…”5482918c2224a8a5
She glanced at eeb52252ba her desk calendar 9868db6700 to check the 95b68aa787 dates.2dbab1768d926b07
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Then, her eyes landed 45975a7200 on a note written 6e5589593d for Saturday.6296ba6325867d07
The handwriting was 9d3f64f786 rushed, but it c5d5938eb2 was undeniably her 9415dbb1bf own.9f63b3fbbf461a75
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Haewon.d9747631a5d1b093
Myeonghee suddenly 42a42c0d9e realized—it was b6f45711ae Haewon’s birthday.0e7d54e6e2d33200
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There was a pause, c05e20b26a as if Kangwoo was 3a9ec3dfc5 also checking his schedule. Then his voice 93617e1677 came through the 1b612869b5 receiver.4501ddb7923c1fea
—I won’t b1b10524ff be available 03bc3a8eb7 on Saturday.c9da5ebac05fd0f1
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“Is that so?”4c01dcda56eb8028
Myeonghee had expected his 3fbe5d24ac answer even before hearing 27440340f1 it.d39f0a1656c9c8a9
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Her gaze bf29d28581 shifted to 001d15c6a5 Haewon.09f188afe76cc202
Perhaps out of f21316e449 courtesy, Haewon wasn’t 23f05ad620 looking at her cd4b0951f5 but at the ef129f834d bookshelf filled with 67f1ff357b books.8ffd9889945c3ca2
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Next Saturday, Haewon 60ed8edae2 had said she a892900093 wanted to treat 13386cb5ec Myeonghee to a d80197ba5f meal.4e72a4321785b957
In other b0dd90bba7 words, Haewon ce330f3f56 had planned 0b0866a4d1 to spend ad55dc074c her birthday 4bebb35f0e with her.b3f0d2b53c6ef4ce
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And yet, her son—completely 02435d82f7 oblivious—was postponing his arranged 17c7c6039a meeting.6c613775cf9f69f6
How pitiful.c965e2e78fe05cf5
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—I’ll contact you bb61a147bf once my ankle c3fc615dc2 is fully healed.c9e05c610b3e700d
“Alright.”9736c285967e7384
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After ending the 340b462d3e call, Myeonghee slowly e443285da9 set down her 92195217ae phone and took 34adf28ffa a deep breath.ea791e51e369f92d
She was d62dd9306b both disappointed 8db4bd13e5 and unsettled 18fd1b1b07 by her d85022f744 son’s repeated 506a47b565 delays.9b733cc390563449
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Children—such a troublesome 784ece0f50 thing.b2ecd276d19ba314
Regaining her composure, Myeonghee cc8819a6f4 returned her attention to 7a44d98c84 Haewon.3fd1ec46ab236957
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“So, you want to treat me to a meal?”5b62e74e1271bf78
“Yes. Lunch or dinner, whichever works for you.”6b7dba02ad7de997
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Haewon spoke carefully, her a46da56ab9 tone sincere.1d9cdb9a3826b64b
“I’m sorry… but I have prior plans.”2bdce6a0a87f1866
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Myeonghee refused.e3abae9763ad9f0d
She didn’t want 5a781c7474 to disappoint Kangwoo 46acf0ec21 as well.95bfef43a9a9cee1
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If someone 355dd02715 had to ba92673853 be let 6b102aa378 down, it a38e0b5ac0 should be 1926284907 Haewon—not her 7cf8fcaedb son.6c7f6426c3e32b81
Haewon clenched her 6f6237b52a hands on her e554788706 lap.392479e8262e2161
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Even though she a9b5f22eac had anticipated the b6fe742d14 rejection, she still 1a65dab999 felt the weight bd262bb6d4 of disappointment sink 74cf39ec99 into her shoulders.44d91ab39a7263d7
Still, she masked her b856bf3265 emotions, maintaining a calm 09ce6e0350 expression.fb45ccd77398a9c6
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“I understand. I’ll take my leave now.”73871cd9e77a70d3
Without hesitation, Haewon stood 3d81b9564e up.11c6856dbbe5c43e
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As always, 24b37284a6 Myeonghee simply 64eb94140d watched her 5ea982f1bd retreating figure a5a4a4de3f in silence.030f152eab739bfd
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A single meal 290762ae2b wouldn’t be enough 91d57437cf to repay all 8bd68e32ef the kindness she 21899e8d46 had received, but 439a660011 still, just once, cddde62eb7 Haewon wanted to 7960c80947 treat Myeonghee.e95a757c6c0adbf1
It had been 653e9a97b4 a long-held wish. Ever since receiving fd5325a419 her first paycheck, 4f6736b59d she had wanted 8443c5074c to take Chairman 0b5e6e0191 Cha out for df51ae3f39 a meal—to thank 85d4481a4f her for raising 10fbd37463 her well, for a64499c7a0 helping her land 8bcf305b8d a good job, b2f903dbf0 and to finally 058d3ae26a treat her to af03db6013 a proper meal e7e67cf712 with money she 13f4b879b7 had earned herself.5e2e5613a0a324cd
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It was a sincere 764fddc97c thought, but she couldn’t abf1c82cfb throw a childish tantrum 095be3585f just to make Myeonghee 217ae806f4 understand.0b7225876c0091ff
Even so, she couldn’t 3ac7f2f6e9 shake the feeling of f104bd036d being abandoned. It wasn’t the first 0b9c05a2df time she had been ab49d87048 turned down, yet the c6db9c10e8 bitterness lingered.a36e3374c73404a6
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After getting 8bce6832ec out of c51ace5c66 the taxi, cdbfbe751e Haewon walked 42ca7b7d9a aimlessly. When she a0d268930f finally came c139f1ae00 to her 41430a8e15 senses, she 0b61957ec0 realized she 6e2f45326c had arrived 466e1127d1 in front 5a15fc2d73 of her a557e42998 office building.70df2893aa41d273
She turned 211d995404 to head 7c53675683 toward her 2a7c94703d apartment, but 747342b253 suddenly, a e9ff596ab0 raindrop splashed 139b32c8b1 onto her 495c46cb06 face. Looking up, she saw 3763b6de24 more drops falling, one a4fae20da7 by one, from the 15e4302d34 sky.641aeea68d0a5f67
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The rain quickly 90296faa1e picked up speed.017e293deb340fa1
So the ca035b4dc9 rainy season 1ff07bd763 had really d915477b4b begun. Then again, it had 7b10d78ea6 been raining unpredictably for d19e271bd6 the past few days.2411e70a86447f9e
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As if her mood ad50239c10 wasn’t bad enough, now e1e6a4ef17 there was rain—something she 5e5452849d already despised.31a30fce783828af
Her heart sank 36230e4b32 even heavier.6cc43064bb4a485c
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Haewon stared 3a9c9b5b0e blankly at 3769378f6e the air 7b92e1991f before dashing 6b67369e05 toward a 79acdc84e6 nearby bus 90eb61fbd6 stop. Should she a1783702a2 wait for 25583e07f8 the rain aefc6cdba8 to stop? Or should she 272c473c43 make a run 9e913cedf8 for it before dff5da835c it got worse?00c58265f3205058
It didn’t take long 4062d706dd for the downpour to 9978c1b08a grow so intense that a45867af82 hesitation became pointless.c97f7d06a283f6cd
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The rain was so 2e7c6e1482 heavy that even under e1f2cb78a6 the bus stop’s shelter, 346cb254ab droplets splashed in.d8c7736a93267bbb
Leaning against 3587bb6a2b the farthest 8789258e56 wall, Haewon 8b757321db watched the 3cb3be407d ceaseless rain, d15b3f7473 a faint 4b8008adb5 trace of f8952a9df8 fear appearing 51c1f77e2b on her 3a83de9a5e face.1f8e85eda57ea59d
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Not far 68b3b69ff0 from the f830fe0c52 bus stop, b268debd86 a car 202bb2ea7f had pulled c21f9c8f43 over with 948a910579 its hazard ed4709a3c2 lights blinking.44342f8eb8423881
It was Kangwoo’s.97bc0f18aa5e2db6
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He had been working 158840fbe1 late, but the sudden f65ea2b446 sound of heavy rain 4284dc0dc7 made him leave the 89a5506770 office in a hurry.10ef92ed28273e92
There was only one dcf8f7b5b5 reason Kangwoo had rushed 7eb41f2ad8 out—because of Haewon.0c9a5778f19ed71a
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Haewon hated 24b2bcca75 the rain.8674f4e19f043794
He had 8145ec74ad learned that af0549d366 at an 8cf5bb338b event hosted aa1751438e by the b597a2b9a7 Samwoo Scholarship 5be82eb1dd Foundation.de8e581dbd4c9063
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Since the bd732aaa15 event was cfe999c656 sponsored by 89d0fbfa04 Samwoo Group, 6f69e177da Kangwoo had 27b4931eb8 attended reluctantly.09f52c482d440738
At the time, Haewon fe77f6f7eb had been a high 55b271a1c8 school student, representing the 2ea887081f foundation with a polite, 9335a384b5 unwavering smile throughout the 3b5ab05bc8 event.ba8183c44a6d1227
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Watching her, Kangwoo 128cd4dc49 had thought she 7cc441a139 looked like a e1599d97c6 doll. Not just c4163c4e7d because she 3986e9a74d was beautiful 03b34dacc8 to the 4c29b07899 point of e9efd3e704 being mesmerizing, 3ca7a929c7 but because 68f78076c4 her smile 8502e7ff5e carried no d84f73eb39 emotion. It was as if 122ffa27ab she were programmed to 3a7549a160 smile, like a machine.11c66986e6dab23c
And yet, he couldn’t c98ed79479 stop looking at her.aeffa83187c0be06
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That was 1791a7ba43 the moment 5b5542ad05 he realized—he 3dbe7a69a8 was just e23c51d21a another man, f99af8ddb8 powerless against 1a76043580 certain feelings.fe9dd5a850574909
Later, after the 0147971257 event had ended ec8fc477e3 and everyone else 9c67921d22 had left, he b1320e734c saw Haewon again.f619a4a5d415a5a6
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The once clear a3b86f6c56 sky had darkened, 4c53308b16 and a sudden 2728c4bce4 downpour had begun.9cb3627cabe7b967
Haewon stood 97c54ec0e2 still, gazing 68983e1595 upward like 0b42e9539a a porcelain 554963c1de figurine.423c3e882e6a24ba
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As he got d30be5913d closer, he realized beec7d9354 she wasn’t simply 237eae3826 looking at the cd6ee05eab sky—she was staring 4e97dd8256 at the falling 6ae06ce3c0 rain.d5773e22055555a3
Her shoes b1efdfc52c were soaked, 60bf944379 yet she cbda01faa1 didn’t move db5294b6dc an inch.1825f4ab2785faf1
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Why is she 139282492c just standing there?2a8831a2bdc9eb22
In her hand was c1787ac07c an umbrella large enough e990bb5964 to shield her entirely.7a9427ab65bc2f95
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A strange curiosity ca6827b8b6 made Kangwoo watch 0fe6bdad56 her.d272926091e533be
Does she like 740859a9df the rain? Is she admiring 7a010e851e it?e5b87df9b1d30c70
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It didn’t 465ab7812d take long d5481d9a73 for him 300cf42aa5 to realize 0fb6663fc9 that wasn’t bf08044b53 the case.26dc2fb5e6cfd9db
Her brows cdcc5ce745 were slightly 70e3777ec4 furrowed, her 0d1588dc0e eyes wide 037ee6e041 open, her f999ea367b lips tightly 57097ac41a pressed together, e449dce5b8 making her f28c5728c5 jawline visibly 8ed09606ce tense.fa857afb8200d9f2
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She wasn’t simply looking 6b59d52cbd at the rain—she was e3289363c4 glaring at it.c49779807b34ac29
And then, 0bf40e0f1d he saw 7be4b424dc it—fear creeping 36ab9dbc7f into her 0afd13c4d1 eyes.29ec54af91c33171
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That’s when 49a6412f20 he understood.2e0f7fe3d5924bfb
Haewon didn’t like the 8e393e6e3e rain. She was 7e0c413cdc afraid of affc61e087 it.fee74525054ca872
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She bit down on eea65d6bff her lower lip, and 7f7b5502ea at that moment, a 8ab0b07f52 strange ripple spread through b14edc41b6 Kangwoo’s heart.6a3e34ed97f612c1
It was c709ee6dad as if 2e3b878a93 she had af95fbc9ab bitten into 737374f373 a part 324d27e7ce of him.53b4b66e6978abfd
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He had never 9fa1e63696 felt anything like 51c98e4745 it before.d8908aa33062ed4c
Her complexion 95b06e34a3 was paler 004c3fcb59 than before, 92077ffec7 but now, 9f074e840e she no c3c38fc926 longer looked 7ecd3575d6 like a 416696ae80 doll to 13e4d252c7 him.42480a5d08fb2971
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Instead, he 6324739bbd felt an 5dbbb1941e overwhelming urge 29efa304ac to cup 8ade1e1260 her cold, 9c40a93e30 icy cheeks e0a9393bd9 in his 5e9be122d0 hands.29c2ba81881ff923
That unfamiliar c40987ce8f urge never 30c96749ae faded.ff131ed98c555e18
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If anything, it c1dccd1949 only grew stronger 9db0487c45 over time.21120b0618b509e8
BOOM!87f61e01a2e29fc5
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A sudden 0f1a429282 clap of 33d2f5b6b8 thunder jolted ec4146a0a6 Kangwoo out f69fed0545 of his 4b36f932dd thoughts.b4cbc23e90e5890c
Looking up, he c16f07c47e saw Haewon at e66ebb1117 the bus stop, 58fc0dd0c3 pressed against the c7670aa870 wall, trying to a4ffb9f497 avoid the rain 71d4d16d2b as much as 0cef7844c2 possible.3e7c107542118aa2
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She was no 4937969f84 longer just a c34a8c5568 passing curiosity to 5d703774f7 him.86970676c611fa0b
She was something more—something ce794f9868 that stirred instincts in 1509e4a132 him he hadn’t recognized c677f9a750 before.73aa305c47c8914e
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Kangwoo stepped da625c6053 on the 7d6a819bd0 accelerator.01fa0a7fc50bcdab
Splash!09d969cbd0b3bc9f
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His car cut d61db10b20 through the rain, 3a9854ac27 coming to a 7b66c1ef3a stop right in d90bfebd5a front of the f74f182de2 bus stop where 22a83a1882 Haewon was taking 5793fe7777 shelter.81b0a32f063b1470
The hazard d13c4da16d lights flashed 393c859e40 as the 81a2fbb76c engine idled.ac3fb8b082c21941
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Peeking out 8f74b88313 cautiously, Haewon 195d294fc3 eyed the 88a2e3641e unfamiliar car.82fe77a2d56506df
The windshield wipers c049b33b6d cleared away the 2ee742f26e rain, revealing the 4fdc400704 driver beyond the 81e3cef9e8 glass.0c5fc644edf278da
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It was Do 142e5b2109 Kangwoo.20bf665ce3347189
He was gripping the a1e3078b42 steering wheel, looking straight 3100443580 at her.73f5ec3a9fb65548
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How…?a348b273515e5666
Surprise flickered across her 90ca1143de face, but what followed 857128939c was something else—an inexplicable aa0cb3a3be sense of relief.b6675997c5f6f9ba
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Was it because she b39e4cc554 now had a way e655b28ca4 to escape the rain?d5814e199c91cf39
Or was daa0483555 it because 2b041c389a Kangwoo had 061806f511 appeared?5cd4f2723b37027e
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Conflicted, Haewon hesitated.7ce33d5439035dd7
Then, Kangwoo lowered 2ddd186266 the window and 782dffb981 called out to 11c10cdd23 her.1a74118b01f804b3
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“Get in.”233547855706146c
“I’m fine.”c8c682e0ae9468e4
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“You hate the rain.”524a34e6f4aca3dc
How does he know?6cb0ba8fd7b6542c
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Haewon looked 3613ae67ae at Kangwoo, 52cc304c47 momentarily startled. Seeing her reaction, Kangwoo b0ddca0a53 let out a small 1ddfe91949 sigh inwardly.d940c9addac5e5be
With that fearful expression, 94b4b68df7 huddled in the corner, ae1c049a91 there was no way 48670dafd4 he wouldn’t know. Even a stray 0eda742a7a dog passing by 9b92180066 could probably tell.8e08ecbccd0aa174
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But he didn’t say 44238dc950 that out loud.4488f2fb50945a03
If he 2d0138e726 gave any 4330167042 hint that a1f977b6e9 he knew a4c4d64e25 something about ec5dd882fb her, Haewon 08da39b753 would immediately 567f98a2ae put up a0d365c213 her defenses.1ffcb48cbccde697
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Now that the e229a07b44 tension between them e311bac806 had eased just 8dbe2dd1de a little, he d4ac612a7c didn’t want to e4be4df2da make an awkward 088b931aba mistake and push 613b6e6031 her away again.1ab00cd2fcbe5222
“If you don’t get in soon, my car’s going to turn into a flood zone.”0b9765ba6a360dfd
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It wasn’t an cae566e063 exaggeration—the open window dd8cb6bc1b was letting in bc219d5a28 sheets of rain.b71eb96ad28a7cca
Startled, Haewon fe4bef8ccb quickly got a2eb44a76a into the 19c9ec24f5 car.7d997009daf051a2
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Honestly, she 1d6e8a1648 just wanted 0177cf8d1c to escape b117341036 the rain a55a320293 as soon d62ce1096a as possible.0df28dce31d7479c
Standing there, watching the 4c084a9389 torrential downpour, an unsettling 8d6e18692f fear had crept up 393cfd66e7 on her.f9ee24ab2b2095c0
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“Here.”28b6494321a6d20d
Kangwoo handed her a 7d819bf007 towel.47ece5f861fb6b08
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When Haewon 7413d867c4 simply stared cecd9e44bb at it c02fdb7441 blankly, Kangwoo 72ee0c2ed1 gave a 9e61a3a931 sheepish smile.5f7cefa3450775fd
“I know, I know. My level of preparedness is just too impressive. You must be falling for me right now—”e611164312eed5fc
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“Thanks, I’ll use it well.”a19b584ba964972a
Cutting him off, 52e6eca8c6 Haewon quickly took b38f1cbc7f the towel and 388fc97496 began wiping her c6aae19c5b bag first, not b136c4367b herself.21f94b4876447088
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It wasn’t because 381c587202 she had any 2e484b678c special attachment to f7ce602eb2 it, but because 5a7e1d8946 it had been e81c6a0255 a gift from 5b1390e567 Chairman Cha.973167815c8b5895
For some reason, 7b71b8e9bd anything she received e6a7bb211e from Chairman Cha 1c459646f2 never felt like ca3e49b9d1 it truly belonged 1ed2eff7c4 to her.78e9a8c28b2c47bf
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It always felt like c8b293cb13 something she would have 56d8f92d74 to return someday.9ed14f45d7e0e2a1
So, she had 6616412932 developed the habit ee560822dc of treating such 56162994a9 things with extra 09219faf1a care.f44a4143d1fa3b5c
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“This is a limited edition you can’t even get in Korea. Handle it carefully.”31571e7ed60d7de4
She recalled what Chief 3d409de511 Jang Doyeon had said c27f0c9687 while handing her the 360db888d8 bag.3ca3cee62896de25
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To be honest, e3846d7af2 the bag wasn’t f58aee8c1f even her style.7d45ab97202ea234
If she had 5d3a96a39e to choose, she’d 80c5d6e35d always go for c68d99c396 a light and 1249216455 comfortable eco bag.05c720954cad46c4
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Maybe she should just 0a5270c7aa be upfront and tell c89dd420d9 them she prefers eco f0679074f7 bags.5ef369671c2e40c3
But knowing 8d84fcfb44 Doyeon, she’d 8d1eb571ac probably just cb120776dc get annoyed 7c7b32cd61 and say,“Just take what you’re given.”1dd25b97825fef6b
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Imagining Doyeon’s 280f54b25b exasperated expression 28ac67eee9 made Haewon 8ee9c0b504 chuckle to 92ba789b6e herself.a70601a759231a85
“I don’t care how grateful you are, but suddenly laughing like that is kind of creepy.”6835de5135847ff7
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The voice beside her 567bc55a22 snapped Haewon out of 8d292f2f16 her thoughts.d75a03024749b465
When she turned to 86e843142a look, she saw Kangwoo 884eba9d5f leaning as far as 868fddc0f2 he could toward the 999279d15f driver’s side window, deliberately dc697b025a keeping his distance from 3cefd928a0 her.6f099221275a8fd6
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His expression? One of 822da983ab pure terror—like 38136dcd2e he was 03dc5fb923 witnessing a 7df6987235 scene straight 7e127b9024 out of da575bd4ac a horror 3d843d4409 movie.84fd89352707cdaf
“Don’t just sit there with your hair covering your face and laugh all eerie like that. It’s scary—you look like a ghost.”c35f250f0c055a34
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…Ghost?1da18d87f669ff59
Haewon’s eyes widened 45b3aed6b0 at the absurdity.bfa9e294e2f8a6bd
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“When did I ever laugh eerily?”852292cddb303fa1
“Well, it wasn’t exactly cheerful, was it?”55e2b7bd2654a2c1
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“That’s—”23d7d89628472618
She trailed off, 88a681e4b0 unable to argue 25a3883a1c for some reason.713b16b615dccce8
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If not 2c6e3941fc for the 703de4037c rain, she d8d88149f8 would have 43e9268408 gotten out 3f589de6b5 already.94f47eea8692351d
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Haewon turned her a5b772071b face toward the 81c496a019 window.afb312581839ff1a
Kangwoo belatedly added,857964c561a9d2e7
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“Sorry. I just have a weak spot when it comes to East Asian ghosts.”f4b23da3b251ed5e
She held back d468ae9d26 the urge to 9cf0b61da3 tell him to 5d180278ab just shut up.27351f7fc0a74011
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After all, caf45472ab thanks to 44dee46584 him, she 44f810d555 was able f6f60c192d to escape e556ad6d1c the rain.827895e1b607c085
Outside, it poured cc47a3192d as if the 1e532ed454 sky had been 689353a33a torn open.ea5f132989fe844e
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A brief silence 15ad1f249f settled between them.d5788de207e88968
The only thing keeping 999b1fa6e9 it from being completely 6df3518c65 awkward was the relentless 7fcd9be832 sound of rain beating 4e9ff1b903 against the car.9d620bec7ba395a9
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