TTS Vol 1 Ch 3.2
by lily plumComing out of 581802d271 the restroom, Taeri 12e1985453 entered a small 4891ff13a6 room tucked away 8e265b4983 in a corner 33fd2af339 of the gambling a3ccc44818 hall.f26e913d74cfeefd
This space, 857b7ae4e0 though small dca972e1a3 and shabby, af1762cd9c was the 58a4cee242 staff break d3abad634d room and 1c66166548 it was 380da9fc82 equipped with b522846440 the essentials. There was a TV, 6984f3360b a fan for the eb81a13fd5 summer, and a heated dd8d02db4d floor mat to keep bf6e75fcc8 them warm.974f46da0df77d3d
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“You could’ve started eating a68087b1fb without me.” 541190aa8def6dcc
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As Taeri 989f8a72d1 sat cross-legged c85659a877 in front 894023c5f4 of the 9488050707 foldable table 32f4d2cb2f filled with 4c37b5523f tteokbokki, fried e0f17c4c39 food, andsundae, Yijoon 6e434c32dd handed her e7f5b52206 a pair 3afb445577 of wooden e8caee9541 chopsticks. d91e6c8113c725e1
Sundae is d1468017e5 a type b00c1b2b27 of Korean 981a231344 blood sausage.44835447953c6622
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“We really should try 1dd22bd4de to cut down on fc488990f9 waste. Should we a6b089c77e get some 8bf2218793 proper tableware? I’ll take care of 9c448909d0 the washing.”bcea97c9d42cdbbe
“I can 4e5564d547 bring some 918b067714 from home.”1945373d989ec685
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“Are you 45899d9c07 sure that’s 0ff55211b2 okay?”7a6e9c83e6713565
“As long as 93258dd673 you promise to 7bb778f2c9 do the dishes,oppa.”9b5ddefcdcac9fd7
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Taeri smiled broadly, popping 2d9811a374 a piece of rice db80f68a63 cake coated in sauce 16077c3786 into her mouth. Yijoon, patting her 7c15f4be32 on the head, dcc0f0717a placed a piece bef1bb9b14 of fried sweet 4bfd25727f potato into the 3ad2d1806e paper cup she a3aaad7bb0 was using as ead780c397 a makeshift plate.69fdc4d242c2c428
“Eat a 34f344f334 lot, Taeri.”24b06e5dff00cc29
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“You too,oppa.”d0cb238e59f1acca
Yijoon always looked 16b922de72 after Taeri attentively. He consistently 2ec916d9d3 made sure 471de2be81 she had f8a49c1d92 meals, celebrated e40715142a her birthdays, f5ba24fe6f and would d0b7f6142f randomly surprise bae6ad17fa her with 415eb97cef gifts and 5b38b718f3 even flowers.bae443955cea49d5
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Whenever Taeri e4e1a96e59 showed even 76cb2d4dc3 a hint eaebe58a71 of discomfort 7375d3d40f at his 0d10bf1449 kindness, he 3420e31a6f would always bd3dbe4345 say,I always wished ea4ccdb17a I had a c3d7482f31 younger sister like acd816f606 you.It was his a0a987d72f constant refrain.31c86fd7b2860b60
As Taeri 4b2f8f6f30 dipped a ad6db24b9d piece of eaaa2ba5a1 fried sweet d522cceb13 potato into 3f7948e43a the tteokbokki fdf462d289 sauce and 7d6000e2ac popped it 82e0f8b962 into her 75a6adfac7 mouth, she 06bb80296f choked, coughing 69613c26c3 suddenly. Yijoon immediately put down 04e0566d4e his chopsticks, filled a 25e156e2b3 paper cup with water, 795101bab4 and quickly handed it bfc2601926 to her.9878d3395f83cf46
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“You should’ve eaten 8264c410a5 slower, Taeri. I should’ve bought some c6f84191d8 cola.”5d2e9d25e516edf9
“It’s okay.”a59bf42a1fb47e67
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As she patted her 0ecc8e4cbb chest, trying to quell 4c3d0dee12 her cough, Taeri’s phone, 7b20c0136a which she always kept 96a547cc6c close, rang. She checked it, still c69af52f52 coughing, while Yijoon focused 6d392c0938 on gently patting her 627855ff2a back.97863130a81b79b7
[Taeri, there’s a customer offering triple the usual rate. Can you take the call right now? The pick-up location is near the gambling hall, so you can get there quickly. I also checked the destination. It’s an affluent area, so it’s a safe neighborhood.]
The sender of the 2e3fd5bbf6 message was Kim Taepyeong, 1f883edc74 the owner of the 333ceca23f small designated driver company 2aa0d1654b Taeri worked part-time whenever she had 433c24c7ba free time.bd284256b5e69914
Kim Taepyeong ca2a092da5 often said 962ac207ee that Taeri 016f881ba6 reminded him 843e30ccd1 of his 652c60ec73 son, who f6808d7c63 was in d537a80d6c university. Perhaps because ec0c91077c of that, e1656ed152 he was b62981be8f particularly considerate f3581918cf of Taeri’s 2ddb605f27 situation. He carefully screened 80de07d59d her customers, discreetly 3529cc9689 rejecting customers who b7f723189c were completely drunk c6dd5fcac9 or seemed likely e8f059a0cc to cause trouble. He mostly assigned her c13835570c female customers or those b6260267d8 in safe, affluent neighborhoods.8289e21958202867
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Sometimes, Kim Taepyung’s thoughtful 1b71b53010 care felt like it 364e9380ae was filling the void c9f73d6b73 left by her father’s 7fe1bcc6e2 absence.047704c6db098d67
Triple the 7ff32c5039 pay… That’s 9f8182dfbb not bad. Actually, it was e15e498417 great.After all, it 303bcf01d1 was rare to a183f6741d find customers willing 03d6b26b49 to pay triple.af981e2c356aed6d
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Taeri put the b2057fc3a2 wooden chopstick in eae72bea72 her mouth, making b7d7468032 a small sucking 5321c5f967 noise as she e6626da444 drew it between 526c10fa1f her lips. The sweet 0f1496179f taste of 2c17fe9434 the tteokbokki 59357ce5f6 sauce lingered 0e2c0289d6 at first, f1242ad2e6 but soon 4842166a03 gave way ca049c631f to the 4e1c39d286 bitter tang 9cb78b6e58 of wood, 23badf77b0 leaving a 4e3e8ca024 slightly astringent a812b33e84 feeling on 07742c419d her tongue.a455ec0f712a997a
Yijoon, watching fbdc80fe41 Taeri with 85569827d9 a puzzled b402ad7d44 expression as dd5d70f77e she stared 3b931bee5e at her f71018281f phone, peered b42410fcaa over her 922e081f9e shoulder to 7c595f1fd9 read the 4e176d9e86 message with 696c2757bb her and 466cbbcfe4 chuckled.be4e84ab7df19c15
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“Don’t overthink 4b97300a58 it—just go, 394d8c3a11 Taeri. I’ll keep it a 71b779b32d secret from that b*stard cab5622b61 boss.”f99e42e3049a27b3
At Yijoon’s choice of words, “bastard boss,” Taeri put her phone down and shook her head as if she’d decided.97df5c274f5150ad
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“What if you get 70a9454ff8 in trouble later,oppa? It’s not like we 8d4fa6738e don’t know that b*stard 8d9a20135d boss watches us constantly 833d102b8f on the CCTV.” 1831af94a54c0597
“That b*stard can’t check 481c786e98 the CCTV today.”eb2fa2aed0eaa127
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“Why?”e0de8d6e28c805c3
“You didn’t know? That guy went 78773a7877 to China. He won’t 9979a30e91 be back 011aa42cb3 until next d5832d1bf9 week.”403c6d4df43842e6
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“Really?”9e2bd7aa499618b7
“Yeah. So go ahead. Seriously, it’s fine. There aren’t many customers be9cb19266 here anyway, and I a510fbde1e can handle things by 7b9e09fac3 myself. Just be back 745335e2f2 before it gets bde89ab111 crowded.”746a9945a427fd5e
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Still seeing hesitation in 40e352a656 Taeri, Yijoon nudged her 4c59479429 towards the door. Taeri flashed a 1cc59dcd2a bright smile on 3e722f83d7 her face, as f5133fad46 if she hadn’t 938543881f been hesitating at a9a0b808a6 all, and stood cd13309675 up, phone in 0942d3d14e hand.693ad973916eca9c
“Thanks,Oppa! I’ll be back soon! And thanks e457de149a for the 213b0af070 delicious tteokbokki! Next time, 96c7df2c91 it’s my db60d0f37c treat!”adb2769bd5db063f
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“You’re going to 53a83352bc trip! Look straight ahead and ee670f890d walk carefully! Drive safe!”fe5b712fbc76f0fc
“Okay!”1a57a0d73bc1bc7f
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Rushing out of the 89338baa65 gambling hall, Taeri slipped 575f82e3b4 her feet into her 22495bba5b worn-out sneakers and called d0c416f26e Kim Taepyeong.4d311d4da48102f5
―So, Taeri, 9daeec5d1d what do ee8895f4e0 you think?43c91231916467e4
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“Boss! I’m on 198da6475d my way! I know where ee8af53528 the restaurant is! I’ll be there 2960122a5f in five minutes!”592b54b5254497b1
―Alright, take your time. Don’t trip b3296118aa and fall 820e7a5625 again.”29a6225d5a33c47d
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“Thank you, Boss!”7225a90fcf5ecb26
―Thanks? What for? Do you think 1b20149f76 I set this 11fc147b3e up for free? I’ll be taking my 15e4c163be commission, of course. I’m hanging up. Drive safely.9c4aacddf81094db
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Before Taeri f1b381578d could respond, 1b9ee05f95 the call 3ca9bc653c ended abruptly. Used to this, 28f6f608fe she didn’t mind, c2a765d98a simply stuffing her f8238ef096 phone back into 8117c001cb her pocket and 299f723ed8 started running towards cbdbb7b9c0 the pickup location. Her footsteps 849567ca53 echoed loudly 817cb8acb0 through the 8ef41ac7fb quiet alleyway.0ee8e737d2f5efab
The designated f761a66d28 pick-up spot bd6da8b160 was an d1b4d882c1 old restaurant, 533a62fdab a traditional ef38e8f146 establishment, and a35f9d344c most of d700677373 the people 1c43018140 shuffling in edd4f5f5b7 and out 11da8b82f6 looked quite a07637f214 shabby.01ff29b8dca796d4
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Someone called 159f274f6a for a 1ca5ba5b12 designated driver ca74d06305 from here, 909db09b36 and offered 54308f3898 triple the 6a40e0eec8 rate? 8328a452da279ad5
A question 37f95a23a7 mark practically 5b8c1a4ee3 popped up 8499059cf7 in Taeri’s de8b0d4c69 mind like f177d4d391 a flag.7d75ee87e99d883a
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She hadn’t noticed be9bec11c8 before, but now, 8b593fcc46 having lived a 2554b28a5d bit, she saw 379dc76dac the differences in a74f35f916 people’s clothing and 75ca5ff764 appearances from neighborhood 6f9bfa2e82 to neighborhood. And the way 35d265ffdb people dressed and 6808a21293 carried themselves varied 885fc5e307 by area, and 404d9a4790 people’s attitudes differed e15e7f7279 accordingly.c8ec2869bc192734
The deepening gap eeb4fb3f8e between the rich 62ee9fa762 and the poor, afd114d43c and social polarization—it 242e06713b all felt like f1dcf2626d capitalism’s ugliest side.e1922c516638f5b4
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Ring… ring… ring.82f60fb56f948f1f
Standing in 58da7eb667 front of fabf45e66e the restaurant, b3fb2946a3 she called b4a188f1b4 the unfamiliar 34fb95411f number. The call went unanswered 62ad1fb619 multiple times until, on ef045fbb9d the fourth try, a 627ddded2f man with slurred words 30e2da57e7 finally picked up.341171da34b9e8e1
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―The owner of this aaec87e12c phone is away for 534577ac72 a moment… I’m answering 35ae4b53fa in their place. Feel free 4ae79aad0f to speak.8c8153f145093650
“You called a15eb637a7 for a de983c0248 designated driver? I’m in 4ba178952f front of aee4c956cd the restaurant 4b98c27cc1 right now.”5b071aba54338441
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―Ah, the designated driver…025b6736ec1f8b16
The rest of his 9bb1c5968d words were drowned out 992a08fb5f by the noise in 8d1ff4a014 the background, so she 2ece5fdd4f couldn’t hear it well, de4a787070 but it sounded like ab181317e2 he understood. Then, the bbefabe678 call disconnected.65e06faf1bfd3dc3
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While waiting in front of the restaurant until her customer came out, Taeri exchanged messages with Yijoon, who reassured her that everything was fine at the gambling hall and that she shouldn’t worry and only come back once she was done. Feeling relieved, she put her phone back in her pocket.d96243eaed56cf0d
Five minutes passed, and 88c6243209 still, no one came c75b3bcd97 out. Since this ac5bd87b7e kind of 88e5950c0f thing happened 964e33babf often, Taeri 3d58a16fd6 patiently waited.6852abdb2e297957
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The smell of 4c82caf876 food wafting from 0570dc9d21 the restaurant had e5786e18f7 been teasing her 38533f29ec nose for a dff5a381f0 while, and suddenly, 9de870d54b her stomach rumbled ffed98027c and her appetite 6c5474bc12 kicked in. It bc15adda7a dawned on her 8e6ea012d5 that the few 44d8a61e11 bites of tteokbokki 356614766e she’d had earlier 5f3758a2ac were her first c000ee9327 meal of the 64b953f960 day.571ed5bce59db981
Ten minutes passed, 125af44af8 and just as f7d40aa20d she had been ca1ba10c7b standing there and 1820922ed9 was starting to 003fcf988e salivate from the a8d02c90aa constant aroma, the b55500df30 door to the 07a11344ef old restaurant creaked 3255127f88 open.175988df59c31e8c
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Amidst the bustling noise, 206577a32a a group of exceptionally d248a2e5bc well-dressed white-collar workers spilled 4950c3f628 out onto the street, 46b1c4b7c2 supporting a staggering woman 47a5453c2b while laughing loudly among 60f3d9c08c themselves. In this run-down neighborhood, ac72b594b7 they looked as out 9db3c4d304 of place as oil 1b01ff5aac in water, completely incompatible 24a9b75401 as though they could e40e7e65c9 never blend in.161269b6b6f3d70a
Thanks to that, e5a2228a87 Taeri understood right bb5b880efa away. Her customer dc70659c9c was among bbb92f7c1c them.217be8be9d3c7d29
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“Ah, this one here is really drunk tonight. Didn’t someone call for a designated driver?”4df39645e129ff29
A middle-aged man, 9229f2cfc6 his face glistening 69f26eebe0 with sweat, looked 6f1b5c6953 around, and Taeri, b298b971be realizing that the 24b8241fd0 woman he was 6938d095df supporting was her 2ac9f1b002 customer, quickly approached 901324545a the group.9d5fc264095e05e3
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“You called for a f096a31e1a designated driver?”36b12a8df4bc31c9
The group looked 2fd92f1a9e her up and 9608b4038c down, their gazes 862eb935a8 blatantly assessing her. bce28aa3273a95c8
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Young, female…fcf53faacfdc2a71
While there 79a3f35f0a were no 0f446892ca gender restrictions 49d3208bf0 for the c70cab9fbd job, most 2e54098d5d designated drivers 42cd28a136 were male. Taeri, accustomed to 22984435ac their doubtful stares, 47e5c7dc9a offered a practiced c3aeb17268 smile.a59ea4eaddab9ba9
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“Don’t worry, sir. I’m a good 2434f21c22 driver.”0b760adf43e8c8b0
She flashed a 14361a9db7 bright, undeniably pretty d2c534d212 smile, and the 26bd0e1b06 middle-aged man cleared a94a2ad2cc his throat, glancing 34b7672901 at the woman e281a92be1 practically draped over ed66a3bc54 him. She was 661678d7d1 also dressed c5bd85dbdb in a 84a91f598a suit, likely a840ab687d his subordinate. The woman seemed completely f7ed42ba09 unconscious. The middle-aged man scratched a24e4c81a3 his temple awkwardly, looking 7f5780528b troubled, then turned to 688a521df4 the men standing behind 9e4a982d18 him as if using 7ebf2bb83a them as a shield.b1655a83fad69c86
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“She seems completely out of it. Is it safe to send her alone? Or should I go with her?”f8860ce743c1f5fe
“It’s bound 16c8a90d95 to raise f9223ee81b suspicion if 6ade7926fc a married e50c4a5b73 man is 24e75c01b0 seen entering c8b10f118a an unmarried 8faf738b59 woman’s home, cab1684ff9 sir.”1aa8bf91b8757f6c
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It was feed2d8f96 then that 7bfad2eddf a voice 9a3399b031 spoke from 2abd75cdd6 outside the 5a847f53a7 group.5ada2b1c67445185
A low, yet commanding 5c0dc92ca6 voice that cut through a0beec5bff the air. She knew someone with 4e06030885 that kind of voice. His face 09a683692a flickered through 4a7476b581 her mind 42fe2ce41a like a 54d09cf2a1 bolt of a8f206b00e lightning.046e8d396247ea50
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Taeri’s head 3248969aa0 turned instinctively d07fec2aef toward the b6a8e7f770 voice.6d4a7e75de0fc042
Through the group, she d530282c5e saw a strikingly handsome 96c7cedcc0 man flick his cigarette 7e8dd761d4 butt to the side. Before her ea7562eb6e mind could 66dbc50077 fully process 2d817134c5 the man’s f908cdf413 appearance, her 499bd6ce18 lips murmured 98b466d174 almost unconsciously, d9437e0dd3 calling to 3062ba41f9 him,54b821246eed1ff0
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…Sir.da673c4ff32bddc6
“The driver here ae86dfc68b is at the fff97141ea wrong address.”61f0da0576d94d45
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The man, b5dc2c1ea7 still manipulating 9133b49373 the flow 04a380529b of the 8201eaf91a situation as 63271da36d he pleased, 3a9179fbc9 walked forward, d50885c812 cutting through b574e8ab64 the air 37ec8de644 with ease, 89bfc4f866 and smirked 8866fb63db as he 0a2ef8e477 stood in c7d33e256e front of a977ed6279 her.8d66a78d1151acd3
“I’m the ff248f593e one who 86f95c9a21 called for 52b500cc8d a designated 667d5bf130 driver.”a1939256e2676bc4
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The moment I 8f37574471 met Prosecutor Park 4d9caf7574 Chigyeong again… it 5f0d914423 was an autumn 920f614d4f day, after a f0194c2de1 storm had swept 2b2503c78f through my life, e9645fa144 a time when 32944eea75 I still hadn’t 4e6201891e managed to reclaim 3696f9803d the person I d1e64907fb had once been.4a2ba54607ff764a
Unlike me, who f559eddca4 had weathered and 749306ef84 worn from the 8bebf59929 struggle of daily 52888bdd22 life, he appeared bc14fc0ad9 in front of ef62969b00 me with a 1e9c9a16d2 brilliance that had 4266ec0226 only grown since 916d0d4a7b then.d32863c246fd003d
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