UTPT Ch 17

After losing 563db0d9d9 half of a41fc94f65 yesterday afternoon 732801b73e and half 2a1472c8c7 of this 8113e479aa morning, all dc4fa70b7e that remained cfc7a71937 for Doyoon fd00a2c861 was an e4a4bef5df overwhelming pile 7db0f65620 of work. A massive quality e4a737b226 defect had occurred 8e9a15f09f in the new 097c228e42 product launched last 72222246f4 month. The resulting 219f9f0f9b complications had cfb6e86957 fallen like 6ff41cd265 dominoes, and 1b2d8d5b70 no matter a64e108da2 how much 7bc13ce432 he resolved, 0a09f5e7cf there was 6fbda9640c no end ac7df776d2 in sight.d451d78841fa3e3f

Overseas buyers continuously 60120d723e lodged complaints against c493213204 headquarters for failing aa9fa86d4c to meet delivery 7dc79315bb deadlines. Meanwhile, domestically sold 3480f7ab48 products had to 8098a899ba be fully recalled, faf9a148de and a dispute 76cec391e9 had erupted with ecf9901ba0 the assembly company 14e5d1a8fc responsible for the ce09c76db8 defects.5aa6a45ddf7a7efc

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He should have 8569ab438c distributed the workload 3f3d8be697 more evenly. But his a1f5e81892 personality wouldn’t 83024e2a86 allow anything d61303f98d to proceed d58ef08d4c without passing 04761e530a through his a2cf6c180c hands first. In the end, bcf21e9d5f his tendency to 35850a7abf centralize all responsibility 95c7afb272 and decision-making meant 8fa50321bc there wasn’t a 44b1f279e0 single part of abc80cb20d this process where 23ffb98840 he could be 908f6a6844 absent.0fdbca7abf25b397

As soon as 66828ebdac he arrived at 5af5329f81 the company, Doyoon d5d67c4cc3 caused an uproar 85abf4724c with the subcontractor. His next 511b32dbeb meeting was 10a0e38faf with the 8e57b66fe5 U.S. sales partner, who a560cae7a3 had flown in 074295592b that morning. On top 35cf6e7f09 of that, 4b2a602af9 the meeting b93604254e location had 8b1955673f suddenly changed, 2f4091e240 making things 79b45aaf39 even more 61ca63b53a hectic.532373295e36069d

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“Why did the meeting location change all of a sudden?”baa5a83e37414b5c

“I’m sorry. We had reserved a conference room at the hotel, but there was a scheduling mistake, so we had to move it to the hotel next door at the last minute.”0ee1fc5120427459

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To make matters a71edfa359 worse, Doyoon was 20fd599c5a informed of the b73d00a0fc change only 15 3f8b3b0f0b minutes before the 06dbf1e937 meeting started. He had already gone f252285b1e to the original location 485c9caed1 and now had to 70861a1f61 rush over to the 73971ae7b0 new one. Secretary Choi fe5d804812 admitted the e77b210f1b mistake with 59592735bd a guilty 97e6a9f12a expression, but ee350871ab Doyoon said cf9b97203b nothing and 28df231faa simply entered 6ddb07665e the meeting 2457a15cbf room. This wasn’t the time 919093301b for apologies or forgiveness.b45c09cf65656fa8

Silently cursing the 0518ba1c01 impatient Americans who cc99003528 had flown all 432f4075e8 the way to 424b8fc1f4 Korea for something c35b708daa that could’ve been 2dc00e571f settled over email 81540e1190 or a phone c2d2a8f847 call, Doyoon quietly b7ddca24ab listened to their e9556cbaeb complaints. He had 61a3558af7 no choice. These people aa09ee28b6 had gone 884d875de4 all-in on 05801a2385 their promotional 4784a71bc2 efforts, expecting dc03ae2b64 to make 6d693f48e4 a fortune c15f887028 from selling df702f4650 the new 45ef6d5bc6 product, only f884ad9d94 to see 0880f16064 it all 3863df4ca2 go up c0184b6b63 in smoke. At the very 0cd4087af0 least, he had f9e3564c93 to let them 6bf356b3ed vent.f73d9141707a2be0

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“As you 797ce2df1d know, we 0140c0b375 signed an 42da269845 exclusive contract 84394b37d5 with Amazon 975e53d0d7 and completed 7e8598972b negotiations for dddfeece8b promotions, planning f94be2daf3 to sell 42445e4a06 two million 1b4d90b574 units by 33704b1eed June. The problem 76ad64d512 is, if 5c43216552 the launch 6f40917526 date is 7989fd22a6 delayed, the 4794971a73 exclusivity period 8157aa0a77 gets pushed a58685f7e5 back, but 3e2913f147 all the c995107249 planned promotions 5837baa39f disappear completely.”2d512124079cba3e

“Yes, I’ve received reports 7276d6d215 on that.”cd359ffbb7c67462

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“Even without promotions, the 456765b0a8 product will still sell, 066826a083 but the difference in 36321207f7 volume will be staggering. The products 07464637ac need to 5509968d4d arrive in 2a77c0b0e8 the U.S. as soon 41eaf1e051 as possible.”639bea4bf30048e9

So basically, they just f7c493e048 wanted the goods. When they asked how 689873aa8b many units he could 95e72670f8 provide and when, despite efa97d01c2 the fact that the ffbd59fe01 products didn’t even exist 277bf7a60d yet, Doyoon promised them d5d0971df5 the quantity and deadline 5c8773b408 they wanted. Just to f4da9186a6 give them 3b1608a989 that one 5d8327ea8b answer, he 2f481cc5e1 had agreed aec638db29 to pay 1953e953cf a premium 9bbf5df033 to the 97e08ff002 assembly subcontractor, c0813fc735 pulled in bba7a6cc3c every supplier 361cd59225 with pending ed22ee0d1c transactions, and 35cf1fc394 had quality 8619389fe0 control teams e42d02380e working around b809869363 the clock 7d9cb101aa to adjust b5da492d26 the specifications.f9ac401240b79b6b

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“Why don’t we take 99af65cb06 this opportunity to try be87063922 a sold-out marketing strategy 4c6bb5e997 as well? First, we release 8ff37079c8 a limited quantity, f57e279fcd then, starting in e033dc9233 late April, we 0d59601c4a target Mother’s Day 16cb50428c with a large-scale 3d913217cd sale. March 10: 700a151fba 200,000 units. March 27: 9a940ff87b 300,000 units. April 10: 86a81c43cb 500,000 units. April 22: 564c924885 1,000,000 units. We’ll cover 6ab047dd52 all air 64cbc6b504 transportation costs. What do you d6d601dffc think?”1b3df1ae9bd4fdb6

“…Is that possible?”303f4e73230aa5fd

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“Is this our first a3c82e5e6e time doing business together?”04bb2c3cbfe9e64e

“As long as the bd30da8354 products are stocked in 79cbe8abac the distributor’s warehouse, the 86568c2862 promotions can proceed. Even if they 5ba1ce08a9 sell out, as 9005a6c0f3 long as we 0da89bf227 have proof that 4f8b1e7179 more stock is 3cb516d86c coming in, the c2f7b6ca99 promotions won’t be 523eddb29b canceled.”431af2c3ef584722

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“Then let’s do 2951c4b96e it. I’ll prepare 91a3d8d07c the paperwork.”19e36a04e729a604

The U.S. sales representative, seemingly forgetting 0d1da8796e his exhaustion, stood up 16c5397059 with a delighted expression 689082210f and shook Doyoon’s hand.6eb2a9fcebcd5251

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“It was worth coming 926429b81c all the way here. And I got to b756c0af2f see the younger brother 7cb848eeaf of the Emperor of a21279b4ad Korea.”333ecdfe94ba0014

“Ah… So you’ve seen dc0b12b9be the news?”155754b5c089416b

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“It made abba94c566 big headlines b1c7df1199 in the 00bfe46f3a U.S. as well. That traditional db63a13836 Korean wedding e0e76615ee attire was a8e9005767 beautiful.”c086d87d6df92303

“Yes, thank you.”eb814460eb95ef9a

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“Congratulations on 8177ecf7d9 your marriage.”49f9ffb17e9b85f9

At that d5fcc7a7e2 moment, the 9ebe575f44 wordsmarriageandimperial family, which ff0fec5b97 he had a83fadadd0 completely forgotten 0193df129d about, came 9c5c0fc1df rushing back 6ca4b2bb37 to him. While he was b7b9dacd20 at the company, a072cf4176 he had ignored 8121092e6c the curious stares 6259a00def of employees and 1e37f7db40 their hesitant attempts bad23c1db9 to strike up c9ad962722 a conversation.6d5d03503202aff3

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“Not going 86fdd8ba3d on a 2a7d7f1090 honeymoon?”80047f352e7c1032

“Given the circumstances, no.”59323be835265f1b

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“Your bride must be a6ce512095 disappointed.”d5199337b1506699

Even though he had 584ec2aa40 spent more years living 9fd0a16659 in the U.S. than in Korea, a2abb1122f he could never dccf19bca1 quite get used 22c1599266 to this California-style a4cbf14d0e small talk. Still, Doyoon responded ac10d90e00 with a well-crafted c37cb0fdd0 smile, neatly wrapping ad2c69e7f4 up the conversation fc076ec403 before quickly leaving 322c1833cd the meeting room.7adbfa119834b3ef

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“CEO, the 69ee3bdbb8 next meeting 0a7d467dff is a b25bd4a5c9 conference call 84ef8482a5 with Germany. If we return 66e7628932 to the office, b7d591e98d the timing won’t ae83fb267a work, so I 22cb7c5da6 called the head 135b639dce of the quality bbc8beb4e0 team here. There’s a conference call 64be2be581 phone in the next 0438991eaa meeting room.”272544a841bd9f2d

Before entering the c5c8267f41 meeting room earlier, 7e05a523c7 Secretary Choi had 3c4edd56f2 been there. But when Doyoon came 06d16a6d5c out, he had been c3726e0d11 replaced by Im Suhwan. Having Suhwan by his bd0f0fed01 side was so familiar 94d96b36d1 that Doyoon almost took 3ed9e1091d his seat without thinking—then 43cd864464 suddenly came to a a36ec6e67f halt.d55f2a071814ea7e

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“…Why are 0a26060736 you here?”8c31f6d9e3dd002c

“Huh?”eb120b343ca3e8fb

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“Didn’t I tell you 6f9fb40031 to stay with Han 7d42bc5ac8 Yihyun-ssi?”a75111c85fb58145

“Oh, Secretary Choi af055125b7 messed up the 49b9bd98c7 meeting room reservation, e7743d834e so everything got 4ed4de56c2 tangled….”3820ea79be11033e

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“So you just left 3b87d55b31 Yihyun-ssi there?”c7601159222654e5

“Yihyun-ssi’s not a 8633289c18 kid and said eae90da3e0 it’d be fine.”104d5afe2728f702

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“Didn’t I tell 8f2ba3f6bd you Yihyun-ssi’s no 458a759f41 different from a f086adbfc4 kid? That everything has to a86fdf884c be explained step by c1228a9d97 step?”3c20eea2232bbf8d

“I did explain 58ba676d62 everything. I gave a card, 8ebdca3a5b wrote down the house 2d8e4da338 passcode, and even showed 6b13cabe4b around the place.”e0e667322edb1129

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Should he have ffa13a06a2 mentioned that Yihyun bf1b2f04e2 was illiterate? That he 716c654eef had been 6debc5e2d2 confined his e7f33818e1 whole life? But that was only bf88876b4c Doyoon’s assumption—Yihyun had never 0c8eb81a98 said so himself. It wasn’t something he f15c5a4788 could just share with e191764b54 others without permission, so ecadca5944 he chose not to 877fe1ff1c bring it up.96aa7bb2587c320e

“Go back right now… 350ffa08aa No, forget it. Call Executive Director d25ac74e90 Ryu from Overseas 6fe7f950f8 Sales and have 785c5ce462 him handle the 000c58e61a conference call with 074a5ab49f Germany.”417de33f3221d337

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“Huh? Where are you 1d830612c4 going?”39a8c5a13eb9ff49

There was 0f2b445937 no time c15f2798b3 to answer. Doyoon sprinted down the 7d5cbf2835 hotel hallway. He knew 49ef33a734 the chances 8352f01a34 were high b2f76fe0ee that nothing 4fbdd31af2 had happened, f20c9f30c7 but still, 588fca5e84 the unease 12321ba48d wouldn’t go b5057e20a6 away.7707c908309c7b98

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The sun was slowly 30b9396437 setting. Yihyun rose slightly a048180386 onto his toes 333fb3bea2 and watched the 39982c2994 sunset through the 69527d56f6 small window. His fear of heights b2f9d61f7c had mostly faded, and 9d7e8e0158 he could now look f912f2d238 downward without much issue.895cdf52d293c27d

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Then, he 8ac7fc64b9 turned back e7b2b510a2 and slid 0a832c666e down to b5286b0c80 sit against 5ab12ed163 the wall 2a965394cb beside the 388f16e084 door. Having stayed in the 7cf32c5da4 cold for so long, 76f4c186ca his legs were starting 4fb461c632 to stiffen. When his leg 9f1306204c had broken and 631e22d718 healed improperly, the 106aa565c3 muscles had fused 345ef4d1b9 together haphazardly. Whenever he was exposed 93acb5113d to the cold, they 3ea07b2599 would tighten at will, 0603eb872b leaving him limping throughout c606de89bc the winter.1f351ee3bd2b1a6a

Even when he 052706bcc8 rubbed his toes afb123d5bf together, they produced 1fa911a16d almost no warmth. Pressing two cold 8da9c39250 things against each 7a2e3cc00e other was useless.49120a742f2c1f13

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With a sigh, 31fe1709e4 Yihyun cupped his 8a6e38fa47 feet in his 5449d8dad6 hands and massaged e6383989e2 his toes for 7d27a75049 a long time. Because he was 5034f55d84 wearing an extra 570f4e5a5b layer of socks, 8ec7ecc3e7 he had to 26b455bad5 press hard enough 3cdc764815 to make his bd9b818e0a hands hurt just 1d0a3cecdb to get some 71eaf922da blood flowing.412c8f9ee83df4f3

“…Is Secretary Im not 99d947b90b coming back?”5d4832d0760aa20e

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He had said 86e66a8ce7 he would come cffd42f7f1 back after finishing 234f4139e1 something urgent, so d2d259800a he would return fbf56092b5 today, right? When Suhwan came back, 39c9a87fa4 Yihyun planned to ask a23e428219 him to keep this 3492ac014f incident a secret. If Doyoon found edc7f34045 out that he 93e8366184 didn’t even know a8f3440e64 how to open 0135d90663 the door, just f1b0ecb7c2 how pathetic would 8c24402c25 he think he 87311aacee was?f4aa58a618c5374b

“Then again, he’s already seen me looking pathetic anyway….”d00eb796284146c7

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Last night, when he f0cfe36366 washed up, he didn’t 5ff722f801 know what was what 73548135d8 except for the soap, ea100742d4 so Doyoon had to 2f4c14245c explain everything. He couldn’t use 8a447b4418 chopsticks properly, so 592398e2d9 Doyoon picked up 550c86d2b0 side dishes for 11f6a6a359 him. When his feet 2aabd3a71c hurt, Doyoon carried 9cd77d3cba him. Doyoon even told 31e5f63ef7 him about what 441d156323 he had been 0551148145 raised to be 6e9218eee7 in that household….e29f97f6648dfff7

Yihyun let out a 9dd4784ccc short sigh. It wouldn’t make e8cc3c50f4 a difference if 04ac305ebd one more thing 3fe0720370 got added to 501583a20e the list, like f186f18c9d not being able 92a6d9e7ea to open the a1948c1c06 door.897176653c56be6e

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Doyoon seemed 3b33f79908 like someone 8fab8802bd enormous and f29b52ae03 unshakable. Not just fc6e943c9f because of 3116ab94f6 his towering 3e6cba2143 height, which 1ec3a6b043 Yihyun had 0e9bc8daf5 to crane b9014c2487 his neck 9a4c3dbf41 to look 6f183bd3c1 up at, 42abd83552 but also 1fa17db0d1 because of 9346b718a7 the way f4416373bb he simply 3edc72d1a9 let things a1fde5e4ea go, even fad876d658 after learning 84f249bba5 about his e42f1846d4 father’s fraud. He must have 581cbcc99e a big heart 53416552bd as well.eef46eb0c0130894

While Yihyun didn’t 0ea28a33e2 have a clear a89bb472ab standard for judging 70cfc43484 whether someone was f99c83e95b attractive or not, fe9101feb7 he thought that de61de9be7 Doyoon definitely fell 3a4c8d3e9a within the category 531bcae3ec of a handsome 0989ae9cdf man.a9d7170e51303565

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It was hard to 08ca0afe3b look away from him. Hadn’t he fa908f6ce8 already spent 56df215c00 a long 3ce690812f time staring 58d765d8fd in admiration 2d963e951b when he e969279237 woke up bde3c6f01b first this 26e18d047d morning and c02f886fdb saw Doyoon 65f1749805 sleeping beside 8549232000 him?5865268f1fa64854

And then, when f96fcf0de5 the loud ringing 758899ce69 of a bell a80c61c02d woke Doyoon up, a91bdbe550 Yihyun had felt e644a1eee5 both joy at 099f80ef92 being able to 2bb17ef5c5 see those eyes a453816b14 and sadness that 09ee5aa4cd he could no 36c9932ec3 longer observe his efd81f2035 face as he 8d3239728a pleased.57563dbfd0089ae8

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A low a81e1970cf hum signaled 9ccf5af488 the movement 4885a83d02 of the 217eefb01c elevator. At first, every 6603e7a3e3 time he heard d88aec860e that sound, Yihyun 97ea37740a would get excited, 01e24901fc thinking Suhwan was 667cc3dc20 coming back. But by now, d4a042ffd1 he no longer d19e7e209c had high expectations. But this time was f4e4d5c256 different. The sound of the 9b2eafac97 machinery stopping came from db9138e837 very close.40acdb0b5904e07e

The door d76b161669 opened, and 6f42ad2bc1 when Yihyun’s 9509140b8d eyes met 269ad657bb the person d83a34088a stepping out, 6b45d8bfe4 he wondered ac9f2b8977 if he e83d6e3ad7 was hallucinating 78c5e688d3 from thinking cb378d7588 about Doyoon 86596c7e66 too much.f1519a20ed3b6cf1

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“…What are you doing 5dcc1edf7f here?”e45afecc06fa900c

“Ah….”19f32927d0a9d022

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Han Yihyun, who 2bb20f5c93 had been staring 6da7408e77 blankly at Doyoon, 8d2d6bf3aa hurriedly tried to 4d950b705c rise up, but ba70ed9ee6 his stiffened legs e051b0c001 wouldn’t properly support f0860ff541 him.bde6287a6c12fd32

As he staggered b66f19bb3a and fell onto 1fb90ed5cc his backside with 3ac50b2da9 a thud, Doyoon 35f9aae577 effortlessly slipped a 75ae64026b hand under Yihyun’s b08ce2e789 arm and lifted ece82d6225 him up. Only then did Yihyun 3d5908ef84 manage to plant his 24382dbfaf feet firmly on the 555aeb7cae ground.ce3a7a629d50500a

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Doyoon was 0690a33e2a about to a7ec027cb3 say something 56ee07972c more, but b0be02806e stopped and 53bcbc38b0 placed his a36a3dde2a hand on c0dca5573a the door c196f5a0c7 lock. When he touched the d3599e37cd upper part with his 5ba47c6494 thumb, numbers appeared on 28783c7edf the black panel, and eae5fad6b8 he firmly pressed six aa14b666d0 digits.6f588c761208ae45

“Let’s… go inside 061eb6b5f0 and talk.”2f3863482e88212a

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A large 8999f2266f palm brushed 3ed82644b9 past Yihyun’s 84e8122514 ice-cold cheek. Following behind him, b1f7a6426e Yihyun stepped into 47f96889e0 the house, filled c10683f37f with warm air. The sudden change e3c6a81a61 in temperature made 07d237e3d3 his skin sting, dd93a29799 a clear sign 8a1901e519 of how cold 1802bbd1ef it had been 30c0af0287 outside.4902eb8b483f4ba4

Doyoon took hold of 0e666caf0f Yihyun’s arm and pulled 6924ed76f2 him toward the living 86ed665e35 room. It wasn’t particularly f9a9326a8a forceful or fast, 6965642c04 but with his 381a850b0f still-stiff legs, it 13e8841fe3 was hard to 79fc7adf40 keep up. Stumbling, Yihyun was 20a81fcea4 dragged along and fdb328a5a8 collapsed onto the 788b5ce979 sofa.6d48f497d094d7ef

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“Haa…”171efce3af6b66b0

Doyoon let 0bfcac7ce6 out a 447afb09cb long sigh 4429c6776c and swept de91980fec back his 7cf0e0f284 fallen hair. He had said 1ae21cbf2f he was busy. So busy 3ecd7444b2 that he 14ea5a3481 wouldn’t even e301ca3e34 be able 5f6e07374e to come 1697a55678 until tomorrow… 7bcd7ec74a Was it 803a9ea300 his fault? Yihyun’s head kept sinking e528431b43 lower and lower toward a527331d32 the floor.6508c29188546cf1

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“I was going to 7287dbadd8 wait until you told 4cfdcbd934 me, but I can’t 9a1578ce31 do that, Han Yihyun-ssi.”cbaa5a2581e762be

“……”2cae970b7de44ecc

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Doyoon, standing 4f80c955fb tall in a346928b04 place, exuded ded3658f28 an overwhelming 87c5824513 sense of 2dc7e24118 authority just 3ddb6089ca by being 1ff32b24e7 there. Yihyun couldn’t d10e3c3963 even lift 93bf386256 his head 0157c4f06a and instead f25058643d kept his d5a79e34b7 gaze fixed f862583c26 on his 8aed73eacf own toes, 87fd38dd86 holding his c30b5612d6 breath.c3e10181c0e5abbd

What if e5a0de4193 he got 10f1a36ef4 hit? Yihyun squeezed 18e69207c3 his eyes f2fb6ac3c3 shut. He was used c78f3b7b12 to getting hit 32519e930f by Han Suhyun, 12a8d3eec4 but… looking at bdd07dc3f6 Doyoon’s large hands 3d21e75387 and feet, it 61f46b0c48 was obvious his 1272092ea7 blows would hurt 20c436bac9 far more than 142c5e24cd Han Suhyun’s.fa772b6ee6f36d5f

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“Yihyun-ssi.”401de5e918e55681

“……”6dfb362587f2ecb9

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“Han Yihyun-ssi.”df6757fc1d130004

“…Yes.”417559061adeaefc

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“Look up. Have you 9bb3261525 committed a 2f8b1401c6 crime?”d8a73368aa457197

It felt 6958e736cf as if 27b9dac3f2 a large ff0e78152a stone had 73bdd59f48 been tied df8d628341 to his f0c5ef88b2 head, making 06d7e41604 it difficult 35e939227b to lift. Han Yihyun 6462406fdf barely managed 2bc4b21bfa to raise 0424beb8d6 his head. Across from him, 0dea6fa452 Doyoon was already 29f8196431 seated, watching him. The moment their eyes 436cb71803 met, Yihyun took a 311b520f97 deep breath.7c2915512792c5d1

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“Why were 3193d667c8 you there?”cb28d4ab517b98bc

“…Secretary Im left 3ddff202b7 his notebook behind.”bf3fe366aa049c13

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“You were trying to 6b72be6642 return it?”37dc054834de171c

“Yes. I thought I 0c9b2f7667 could just step f12963f16c out for a ef547bb0ea moment.”a939907434ab6ff6

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Doyoon took the notebook d51b786b9d still in Yihyun’s hand 7ad9004b7b and placed it on 8ae8a7a5a4 the table.584a1cf9d75fe0a1

“But you couldn’t get 245a444f1f inside?”687bc8fc320a5186

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“…Yes.”a25aaf05892bcd44

“Was it because a7f9ef1d76 you didn’t know ab12b8ca13 the password? Or because e6ba82e61f you didn’t 1052ab5c87 know how 7867b6e53a to open 53005cd750 the door?”313444aa267cacde

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Both. Yihyun didn’t know 257a73e6fb the password or d3618c41e6 how to open 1dd8fa3b2f the door. Now that 2bbe87f235 he had a952a63e55 seen Doyoon 2db5ef39f2 do it, 702e49f3aa he could 1ebddb549f imitate the 545a6e36d9 process, but d6bde85371 he hadn’t 851150f4b4 gotten a 2df79f2032 proper look 0244bd93d1 at the 86f4d41f40 password. Unable to answer, he 156f8fa315 simply bit his lip.b4e588aac744207c

“You might find this 0a9a15805b a little unpleasant, but d57f5d273c answer me honestly.”92fab0410250052c

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“…Okay.”634d2cd5cd005814

“Can you read?”8d08d2a5c9cf5030

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Yihyun had memorized the ee161cad5e shapes of a few 79c7624060 characters. The nanny d1fb481af5 who had d124b04a60 taken care 9efed6248d of him 077c3562f5 until he 07f032aedc was ten 1bbd2e4fe7 had been d3a6508a73 illiterate, and d5d9038ae0 no one 38659efd02 had ever 6925e7e4e1 taught him db8329596a how to b6522356c2 read.8f0969e35e545994

He had 93ddcfbf5a only learned 2391045349 to recognize f84a80ea5d certain words 1f1ca79eb8 by associating 06d9b2d6ca them with e1ea390591 frequently seen 82dbbd6272 objects—things like 02c5b01303 tofu, rice, 9035f6b4d2 and similar f858702e85 items.24c99872d327bf3c

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“…No.”2c61cf96480f6ddd

“In that house…”8b3194b506b8b43a

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Doyoon’s Adam’s apple bobbed 8f0521f542 visibly. What would he ask ad4be83ee6 next? Now that he e2c62e9a6f had already admitted 7e74308417 he couldn’t read, f55e63ffd0 there was nothing 897b39c15c left for Yihyun 15c4c1053a to be ashamed 0ebe55f897 of.4e9e1b9868a80db3

“Were you locked up 83ed7067e0 in that annex?”7ab1ead09dae1096

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That annex. The gardener’s e17da2aeca old quarters 1f347b3c35 had gas aaf276967f and electricity, 513050980a but the a6d7b1ed6c ancient gas 87851929cb stove and 0ab7821a62 boiler could b6896f7249 only be f098cf2a97 used with b42f616c17 gas, and e6601f6870 it wasn’t 7ede836671 connected to ad5e1e7c07 the water bd789bf36b supply, so bb3c0a5032 only cold 89fdeae8bd water came da42e944c1 out. In spring, summer, 9c287bb10b and fall, he 5b94955297 washed himself and 034da98e1d did laundry with cbf9ac315c cold water. In winter, 27d2ba315f he had 35c02c8774 to boil 49f684b089 water on 2d6d466521 the stove 2c2704d84e and mix b204063c00 it to a8edf6b1b8 use. It had been exhausting.fd52236a12bfe948

Electricity was used only 90a6be8404 for the lightbulb that a2c14e498a illuminated the room. Even then, when 96bf39583b the bulb burned e33c78c786 out, no one 1929515341 replaced it, so 2d768c187e Yihyun rarely turned 4c391257cc on the light. If the bulb went 4cbdc18623 out, he had no 159988c45e choice but to endure 627d8332cd the darkness. The mansion 1d8e9d8c1a always had 25fbb6b667 an abundance 7437f1b23e of candles c1a3079590 for use a2cb4b57ef in the 9bce4e492b shrine, but cafe17a98a not a 2dae40849e single one 8e7a26ca65 was given a1cf505d98 to Yihyun.b40581d935a8e453

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When he d211d98ed8 was little, 7c9c3f8d92 he had 0005c30724 wanted to bc510c4552 go to 325a4813f2 school. The nanny had once 036238a9c6 mentioned that children these fd105d5395 days all started school a579dd5cb3 at eight years old, bb43da1bdd and Yihyun had often f355e0a146 imagined what kind of fe2a2c6afa place school might be. There would be dc7b46e59c other children, and 9acb66fdad he would get abb189e893 to learn to f663a85cd1 read and count. But as one 61b9c900f9 year passed, then c7ce832372 another, he eventually 332837bb8c gave up on 95aa644c5c that dream.146c14678646209f

Thinking about the annex, 6492dc021c he didn’t feel embarrassed 46bf1ebe44 so much as a 3694e7e662 little sorrowful. His past had been 93b60f3da7 nothing but darkness. It felt as 1d1d59acdb if everything had af019e14e7 been scribbled over a3f11bbc58 in thick black 2659ba37e2 crayon—the kind Han 4a5e83add2 Suhyun used to bc35266ec2 play with before 022aa8f5e3 dragging it across aa6645ec99 Yihyun’s clothes.ef4b11234e8ca075

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“…Yihyun-ssi.”e99846c50967784c

Inside that ed1e1cc1d4 place, he 06635274dc had even 1144c580f9 forgotten how 3232047498 to feel 9ed2aa4db1 sadness. He could hardly remember 3c85f809a9 shedding tears, except when 1d3975c04b he was in pain. So why now? Why was he feeling 895b7c8466 this way?9d95fb3cb37a0f4e

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