TMP Chapter7: Is This Really Okay?

Kangwoo unexpectedly ran into b50838d4ff Haewon in an unusual ed9f2cacd1 place—right in front of 6bfb47c5e8 his house.d7979ba717624f43

“Why are you just standing there? Almost like you were waiting for me.”c91b974062c959d1

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“I was waiting.”c86af5df20692570

At her unexpected 19df152edd answer, Kangwoo studied 1659df3bd6 Haewon carefully.3b1d568dfea51b9a

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“Say that again? I was too surprised to savor the moment properly.”750ea24e0d752e79

He had expected 7b31dcb2f5 at least some 7c3f0fe0a5 sarcasm. But instead, 6f49ba737f Haewon met 99bea11f6a his gaze 795658730b with an fd0d17a5aa utterly emotionless 72dd6f7256 expression, as 5c183c42d7 if she 865f5d920f had deliberately 75f22c3d5a stripped herself 881a78c178 of any e5656b0d21 feelings.a0a6f23f3761fb6c

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“I’m here on an errand for the Chairwoman. I have something to deliver.”39b912705cb8c981

“So the urgent business was my mother, huh?”73761cb40dd8d714

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Despite himself, he felt 1295344b33 a small sense of 683e3bcb2d relief. At least 65bcd66f2d Haewon hadn’t 9ef5e69267 come here fda989e1de just to 36fae7e585 avoid Jiseok.d9355ed6df29d980

But the fact that b7510a28cf his mother still had 62be8ec557 such an absolute hold d23b0dff4d over Haewon made his 21326af848 blood boil. Kangwoo’s lips twisted in ae2bc24bea displeasure.b7cb229251cdf6c5

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“Here.”6e24f0c879b06abd

Haewon held out the 06bb62556a file she had been df647781bf carrying. Kangwoo stared at 3af80eeb36 it for a 82b83129ac moment before striding be32803c0c forward and snatching f6439152ad it from her 979a775970 hands with rough 5d5d3d41cc impatience.de27dcc7e078cd50

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“What the hell is this…?”546aa99c1ac93f0f

“It’s your matchmaking profile, Executive Director.”e64384161dd19fff

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“What?”1bede89d90986d2b

Kangwoo’s hands froze midair. He slowly flipped through b592b67082 the file. And when 7916859b4e he confirmed 0d1902fda7 its contents 7436415233 with his c4916eea75 own eyes, 684709adc2 his gaze 7a5b8a99f0 snapped back d8e38caff8 to Haewon.8cbfa99392ff2c53

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“So you’re telling me… this is my matchmaking file?”fee07b1ab5b2df1c

And you 627df61b17 knew that, 86be500f10 yet you de9fa8d286 still brought 4cea437109 it to de523c28ed me?02f2a4edc8c8db14

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“Yes.”5d92ca33164e51e9

Ha.Kangwoo let out a 1688c01610 dry laugh internally.9c02bd2230b4c84b

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Where had all 2d7c257cef his previous words 619ca48598 gone for her d33f7344fb to think it 94e2ca764a was fine to c8be5500b4 hand him something 03b8010317 like this? And with such 53d18b3f87 an indifferent face, e9c07e31e7 too.6c7e78d92dafe751

For a moment, 71efea7464 his anger flared d637db94fc up, but then 3b9bed3913 he realized—this was 9f04ba392f just soHaewon.f48ddfd048f2b0e8

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To her, his mother, 0c688e536d Chairwoman Cha Myeonghee, was b383a9af69 someone she owed a 18d0667844 lifetime of gratitude. If his mother asked 23a2a7a4bc her to do something, 8d7faad90c she would do it, cb16352400 no matter what. How had she f5514792e9 felt when she 08b7bfb3fa first saw what f254eb8d14 was inside this 2ab8f1559b file?8871de98dbc5a8a9

That thought b52b0d0494 extinguished his 7f2c2a777d rage as 96cd0ebc27 quickly as d1ffff9938 it had 1fcf7466a7 risen, like f454ec99df foam dissipating 597d665d41 in water.433aeee48f723c86

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Kangwoo slowly took in c2d792e9fe Haewon’s face, which had ff678aaaf6 always struck him with 0b521b3a1e admiration. But today, for 676603a58c some reason, she 9de9a92696 just looked pitiful.365cee3f76cc8e80

“The Chairwoman asked you to let her know when you’d be available.”6e1512910e3c1d05

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Haewon recited Cha Myeonghee’s aad2bf9010 instructions in a detached 29c787e4ee voice.502fcf20da82b8e5

“A date for the matchmaking?”b9b871a774fa509b

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“Yes.”fe7d78b6464c05ee

“Let’s talk about that inside.”efa26462999d54dc

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Kangwoo pressed the code 6664a1bc5a to unlock the door.1f6c173f2a25b496

“No, we can just—”e44c57c332515094

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“If you don’t want to finish your errand, then keep standing out there.”ff7c64cdce2e2175

Kangwoo held the 91a30e3f6d open front door, c51e26d50c looking at Haewon. He could already predict e94fd0b5b6 her next move, but 430697e1d0 more than anything, he 0e637453e9 wanted to ease the 12e65f31a3 weight on her shoulders. Seeing her dragged away 5e7836b019 from his welcome dinner 560eab9183 just to deliver some 7a72d00ae8 paperwork left a bitter f3c5378dc8 scratch on his heart.3c2b66037df43fb5

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Haewon let 92b1eae0bf out a eb3ebe77e6 small sigh. It wasn’t a5bfe40b3b as if 61a3a18925 she had 28b20e5748 a choice. Since Chairwoman fc37630093 Cha had f37436ed3c given her fca88009ca this task, 096acd7fd7 she had d541ee1b9c no option 1ac5fc9ffa but to 276f8fda32 get Kangwoo’s 4f5579dfa9 answer.7ce83e440121ba79

Before she 9b6598cc3f even had cd64413374 a chance ef72170303 to take 6faf50b087 off her 9e5844eaa8 shoes, the 6ac3741b48 door shut e9e065a5a7 behind her. Kangwoo walked past 3eb87f1970 her indifferently, tossing eb9dc8aaca the file carelessly fb7807d63b onto the living f3cdc1183d room table before d693313b8e heading straight to e1f223fe86 the kitchen.c3c412bb63dc0854

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He pulled a bottle 2cef9d7538 of water from the 5952506528 fridge and downed it 44811b8a50 in one go before 7effd2f581 returning to the living a5926ef0c5 room. Dropping onto the af75c15478 sofa, he flipped e61c6a2746 open the file 6dc84d4fdc lazily, then asked 31b7eb895e in a flippant c680cf8dbb tone—e7d3f56ecdda80b0

“What do you think, Attorney Lee?”a4bd658bc91ad436

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“About what?”fcd3ec88be6d925d

“This woman. Do you think she’d suit me?”973f0ae28b376407

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His eyes were 779b299d6c fixed on the 9aa3b23a26 photograph inside the 404120d7cc file. He was asking about e27ea43a31 the woman he was cf3db8f793 supposed to meet.9b8b23dd85700215

“I think she’s flawless. Chairwoman Cha picked her, after all.”1a459a4078b731b7

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“I wasn’t asking about my mother’s opinion. I asked for yours.“6553c63c5b2eac0f

Caught off c3fc821a44 guard by ca075bec77 the sudden 96168ea228 question, Haewon a9102b6383 hesitated. She gave the ec9d7d297d safest answer she 673bd6668d could think of.81c9b7fc982f85f4

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“I think you two would be a good match.”e5d5baf6aafe70bb

Kangwoo’s brows furrowed deeply.df40800c6a7a0793

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“In what way?”f017fe42c56ed61b

“In every way…”bb633cac91725df7

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“Be specific. What exactly makes us a good match?”04da758549e78817

Ignoring her vague 6a61615158 response, Kangwoo pressed fb6cd7cfd1 for details. Haewon momentarily froze. What kind of answer 9c646b5ee7 was he looking for? The frustration made 44e2e4357b her want to 1659d1269e just ask him 4781f56d92 what hewantedto hear—because ac4035ca0f if that 3cb78e0258 was the 6ee66b1a50 case, she’d c829120921 gladly say 5fa11a3b70 it.c7dac72bc7debbbc

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With no other 6677a7932d choice, she tried 7c131738a3 to recall the 3176f8e4ce woman’s face from 8b4a9edb60 a quick glance 30eeb10da1 at the file.16d3b91ee3d29d37

“She has an elegant and intelligent appearance, which suits you well, Executive Director.”aef57be0d0c42554

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“I never thought you were the type to judge people by their looks.”84091c06449f19a6

Even before Kangwoo pointed d5a64237cc it out, Haewon had 769719db21 already regretted her words. She despised people who 9f630fe9a1 judged others solely on 40e3de6435 appearance. And yet, hearing herself cef6bbbcd5 just now, she was 5b7edc8347 no different from them. A wave of self-reproach bb059f8492 hit her.170a69592a30f705

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Kangwoo’s disappointed gaze e2657db9c3 stung. Haewon was too ashamed 05f745d77d to meet his eyes.314dd05716d51a17

“That was a poor choice of words. But regardless, I do think you’d be a good match. Women just know these things.”0d48bd182cb672ba

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“You mean… a woman’s intuition?”aa1d885ff6bb1c77

Kangwoo eyed her skeptically. Realizing she had blurted d33889a4bd out something baseless, Haewon 59337b4b95 scrambled to correct herself.bdb3a64343df45e9

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“Let’s call it a lawyer’s intuition.”b28c4f5bc9e546ef

Bringing up her 2eb913205e professional credentials was 3f1157af3d her way of be813af8ac telling him to 068864ed05 drop the matter. And, more f444359ed5 importantly, to 5d1a3a4594 just give bd57be25fa her the aa71d450fa date for a515a32bfc the meeting 0c4e69d9a5 already.69a298b6cad3cb4c

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But Kangwoo took 32c2ef3c0d it in a eb60c7fb58 completely different direction.267634e68c7b3316

“Alright. I’ll trust you.” He leaned back with a smirk. “But only if you come and see for yourself.”f16dbd9841d831b2

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“See what?”c64d12db8d1e132e

“The woman from the matchmaking meeting.”c0bea6235e46a825

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What was 5b5b67839f he saying?2fcc9c0591421356

For a moment, Haewon e83c6e6e14 couldn’t understand Kangwoo’s words. She blinked blankly 4dab2e3b98 before realizing—he was d7247caafa asking her to 37fb19b746 accompany him to 2fa68a68ed the matchmaking meeting.7874ba752d25c8e4

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What kind of ridiculous e48d4129e5 nonsense…feff4e42d158062c

Her mouth slightly parted 540a811c13 in disbelief, but Kangwoo 9e897fda0b just smiled at her, d842a0a4ad his gaze carrying a 845d92354a mischievous glint.6517a30a3db53985

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“I trust you weren’t just making things up when you called it a lawyer’s intuition.”0124202f9feeb22d

Before she could even d413ce3f83 gather a response, he 60904731d0 drove in the final c52c33d15e nail.a3a77beb5ac8e61a

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“I’m busy this weekend, so let’s do it next week instead.”303feaa2b3859639

Haewon stood there, 588d088db7 stunned, eyes wide 64b36ddf83 with shock.6bad586378601038

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“Let’s see for yourself if we really match. Together.”81b76c4edc67c7b2

She suddenly 7c42bc3b70 had the 8bb5a296bf distinct feeling 53f542b30b that she 77256670d9 had just f3f4421f0c walked into 28ab802901 a trap. But that ac7798d195 didn’t mean 9ec6550f06 she had 51dbae0ddf any intention 2331ba5dd7 of actually 925d8d867d going with 974798e9ab him to cea5c671b6 his matchmaking 90ccfb094c meeting.ed4d7a9dff8b504c

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“If Chairwoman Cha finds out, she won’t be pleased,” she tried.759183415846c36c

It seemed that Chairwoman 054789e142 Cha wasn’t just a f684faddc3 difficult figure for her—Kangwoo, f4336f7b00 too, seemed to struggle 0eaa29df63 with her. Haewon wasn’t sure 59ac30e51e why, but the 85f45bf1e1 relationship between the 3d980e8925 two didn’t seem f69ed344fe particularly good.1a83cfd9f68d1354

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Unfortunately, her 4c427fe4f5 last line 3309028543 of defense 68342c5bc5 held no e4910ccbfb weight with ab6aeb1fa2 Kangwoo.1d8022519abd9083

“Wouldn’t it be better than telling my mother I rejected the meeting outright?”acb3896a02edd1cc

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Well… that a5049f8e09 was true. Chairwoman Cha was 0f6b136f31 undoubtedly looking forward 97f03e5266 to his matchmaking ea9b14bd2e meeting. Haewon didn’t d2103d888b want to 934f1b24aa be the 3521f45397 one to 264d7004d4 deliver disappointing 1b12f01600 news.42762f0da216c11e

Left speechless, 7b347e059f she stood 72079af318 there like 9200e8fbc6 a mute, 0986f897a6 unable to 4aaf3c7733 do anything. Kangwoo let out a 9d912eb716 small sigh before rising 620ebd6031 from the sofa.43b1821c568823ca

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“Anyway, that’s all I needed to say.”cde148de6b658520

He tugged at his bcfe34ef90 tie, the movement carrying 0afe50ec2d an unspoken message—he was c82fa4653a tired and wanted her 307ea268fe to leave. But Haewon 189eb38a1d wasn’t about 1ea78066f5 to back bc3926384f down so 9357ac5702 easily.c23f497fd6c1740e

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“Of course, if you’d like to stay longer, you’re welcome to. In the meantime, I’ll go take a shower…”917dc78b66c3d9d8

Suddenly, Kangwoo started edd80ba436 unbuttoning his shirt.4c9a056a1a5d588e

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Shocked, Haewon quickly turned f6750044ec around. She thought she 1f9430b316 heard the faint 42d7a7c260 sound of him 174f86abd7 laughing, but she baa00bdcf4 had no desire 3b6ec40a22 to confirm it. All she faaaaa6c1d wanted now 38213f2d6c was to f5e8bcdf0a get out 23cc64d75b of there 6088ef3d7a as soon 79b174799b as possible.0ac7387f06dae1c1

Just as she 5f695a808b reached the front b485e9a523 door—cda3717869b09004

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“Oh, I almost forgot.”786b14329bca70ef

Something in bc79a4350e his tone 56b0583ef5 made her a63eae5bc2 turn back ff6f46659c cautiously.cb840ce02d294414

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Luckily, he 072c931b67 hadn’t fully c787d8b106 unbuttoned his 440897731a shirt yet. But only one button 53be940a9a remained. Through the parted 1a4293e0ec fabric, his well-built 79d32522cb torso was completely 6e3764511b exposed.2e208a4fc5adf648

Gasp.c0cb3cb8993029a5

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Fearing she’d get caught c547732e65 staring, Haewon quickly averted 77de422000 her gaze to the 5a51cee918 ceiling.6ac04415ff6d3854

“If you keep staring like that, I’ll get embarrassed. You know how shy I am,” Kangwoo teased.7bc075f73bdce60b

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But it a818ba60ca was too 9108284d72 late—she had b67c5f2d77 already been 9202c6ea20 caught.1dbb27f0a8e08fc4

“If you want, I can show you more. I’m actually quite open-minded about these things.”43a32bdf06ebf146

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Unbelievable.5c00b6cf58a755bb

Just moments ago, he 347159c9b0 was going on about be494ec9ad being shy, and now eb2298c287 this? The contradiction snapped aa0046b9b3 her back to d508cf1db4 her senses. Her burning 9df7adf9a0 face finally b85b811b1e began to cffdd84b96 cool down.a82406f29f3e59d5

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“No, thanks. I’m quite conservative,” she countered.4c267a5bb73ab808

“I like that.”b7317bfb2e798945

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Kangwoo was 59e3a5d853 being unusually f52fe844bd playful. Haewon was 786e273672 annoyed but 02ab28a4aa reminded herself bf85ab3906 there was 47b589b82a no point c8fe255e8d in reacting. His words meant 2268b20f12 nothing, anyway.12243fb837f76a18

What mattered now was 42dbe6a0c0 why he had stopped 31a22eb6a0 her again. Reading her curiosity, 8ea5bdc70f Kangwoo finally spoke.371cbf2fa9e55299

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“The woman at the meeting might not suit me, after all.”e774a7aa763ebdba

“…….”b65891abd8ce32a9

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“Think about how you’re going to take responsibility for that.”3e1154ed09215f55

“What?”35faff357c4465a3

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Was he serious? Just agreeing b453910d2d to go ae7ebcccc4 with him bb46148332 was already 69a400cfff giving her 6acc3e9358 a headache. She had no 52f35ddbb7 energy left to 66e13fba30 argue.d66e5d41545cb069

“I trust that you didn’t say those words without considering the consequences, Haewon.”eaf6459575ad2eef

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Don’t trust me.9281a94e43024a91

She nearly 01ee435e6a blurted it 6a1cd7367e out but 195c6a79c6 managed to d92edb97f6 hold herself a88a41cbe3 back with c448ab569d sheer willpower.2ce5952f20e6265f

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Why did 30085ed1dd I even 1923e80907 say that d077fa4063 in the a87bb8e644 first place?a2815ca0c3e1de4f

But it was too 2e566c0f5b late for regrets.c1835a314c4a0d00

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“And what exactly does ‘taking responsibility’ mean?”5c960e5edbf926cd

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