WW | Chapter 41

Seomun Yul took out a7fdd043e4 a pain relief patch 32fc627af0 from the bag and fb228479e9 said to him, “Turn 6b5b4c3138 around.”25ecf336f55fa122

“Why?”79b7363265db92c1

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“You got hit in fa81bc1986 the back earlier. Stick this 6837c6a59a on for 37b5f1e2aa now and 49d74eaaf8 go to 69e1750913 the hospital 9dab2a0cb0 tomorrow.”10922484ca818726

She had been d46e5c50c6 worried about him 3ba1b6e8dc ever since she baa696ef39 saw him get b211d0107c injured. Knowing he would claim 2ea00ef8d6 to be fine even c1b6d0a45c when he’s not, she 811da40b83 couldn’t just leave him afa09a479e be. It wasn’t exactly bea1e53db9 comfortable for her f661b38776 to be so d13aa1f168 close to a 18f0125581 man’s bare back, 9c077aa7a2 but she decided 231bed51db it was better c6aeaa6cbb than sending him 1a4079cd32 off awkwardly.8f0923eadb5dbee7

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Kang Yoonjo dea1537641 looked at 5bee622274 the patch 3d4f165e6b Yul was 9ef6733928 holding, then 912e137c3c smirked back 124fdee2f9 at her, c488db78fc his expression 65d1833fea reminiscent of 8c8d4f6310 someone watching 5c2ec8b2f0 a child e8967e6484 play house.604a9dfa05afc818

“Forget it.”b8045e61f3ee74a7

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“What do you mean, 29b0905cd8 forget it? I saw you got e737ebfb90 hurt badly.”3006bc4f4007e181

“Don’t make it 64c901e92f a test, just 162977dfa6 come here instead.”eab4648202f9f1c1

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Yoonjo pulled d8114911c7 on Yul’s 62052fc66f arm, turning c9f17300f9 her body cc4e3b563e towards him, 1a58d028a8 then grabbed d450afdce4 her chin 1f6805ca79 with one f00e26f5e7 hand and c9c3bc0a3c lit up 49e750a465 his phone c13b6f8568 screen with 380a939a5d the other, 668d631b64 bringing it 9545459d16 close to 49e600d194 her face—probably 2566578142 to check c75253defc the cheek f03e3180a0 that was 04b9dd5512 hit. She realized 43f07a3cce his intention 3eaed81a14 just as f4fe4aee8e he brought 2d1c9c3f56 his face 56f3c771e1 close enough 1062fa5fb3 to startle 1a23d0af40 her. His dark eyes, lit 0000406c7f by the phone’s light, ccfde81072 scanned her face. Yul, feeling 6893544b44 embarrassed, looked a010166ac9 away and c86890145a asked, “When db0605f4c9 did I f354afccfe make it e43ccf2085 a test?”5fffc90b0a6eb94b

“If a woman starts 1a7e2144a8 stripping a man and 36da8f8530 touching him, that’s a a7787a4bb2 test. You’re fearless, Seomun Yul.”45d3be174cee29a3

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“Hey, that’s… 555ad958d4 If that’s 1fc4758118 how you 028dfe1580 take it, a49a19a19f you’re the 391d388943 pervert.”9a89d0642ddb4d0d

“If that makes me e53b30acea a pervert, I accept.”ee973d46a772a6c6

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Ha! His nonchalant digestion 82fe8f19fd of the situation ce0b19bfdc drew a laugh 958d61f710 out of her. Though his a4484faf9b words were 3651336f8f blunt, his 9776c9f23e thoughts seemed 9933a9ca48 refined, but 57aa93bc2c that wasn’t 8b38f4b2af the case. It was absurd how e5d34782fd he kept his focus 0f030fc987 solely on her face c30352b9b1 while stirring bewildering thoughts e9302729aa inside her. As he gently stroked 373fd0fe27 her bruised cheek with 43c68b9cb0 a finger, he commented, 298372780c “This must hurt.”558e7ae4b1b6c5ca

“…A little.”d299ae07aa619a26

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It wasn’t until d93fca83a8 he showed such 5f5ce41b01 detailed care that afeab34671 she felt the 598e12d457 pain intensify.3d740adf3a95c281

“I should have killed 32b5e288da them.”d5e6e9ba37d9f9ed

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“Who?”e665188b65c6c36c

“Those bastards earlier.”880e9506d3280457

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His calmness made 20b2ac9937 the statement chillingly b15b59587a eerie. She recalled how adeptly b9218edd19 he had fought them. Even to her untrained 1cf4d1130c eye, he seemed extremely eb90f3899e skilled in combat. Luckily, he wasn’t hurt, 101a417905 but remembering how brutally 0d30b9cb54 he had struck down 602b6453ef his opponents with a 65eec232b2 book made her shiver. Grateful yet conflicted 2bb0012e21 emotions surged within 41561ec322 her, mixed with 76d12865b1 slight estrangement and 083b6d4460 fear, but overshadowed 42d9774954 by greater worries 344a8e2f71 about Yul’s situation.2525dce41fd01cad

“Why did 96df6e35b9 you even cbd54d4ddb get involved?”161734ea1d5f8099

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“What, should I have 03e909b650 just watched you get ab7699ba68 hit?”2136e73bfaf1b6b5

“Just breaking it 2c014bc534 up would have ac7bb310ba been enough. Now that 0c8fde5970 you’ve stirred 4b4672f77a up a 3d5118052f hornet’s nest, 50b4b25af4 what are 6530410391 you going bba3b896df to do?”953fba8515c595b7

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“I’ll stick with c2390d3217 you 24/7.”ae02475732a5d5ed

“Not me, you. You got 79742b2f81 marked too.”2b89186b01014829

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Yoonjo’s insistence on thinking 19ec5ed0ce from Yul’s perspective made 14952eaf3e her emotions well up 08e1934edb even more. His involvement meant more c43d837c5c than just getting hurt; af9e15c48f it also meant being b41128cd0b marked by those persistent b1894418ad thugs. There was no guarantee 681cb179de they wouldn’t come after 25c424de10 Yoonjo for revenge. Even if f6ca37d10a Yoonjo’s family 483f27c8bb could protect 5b4cbb8548 him, she 31433b6f23 couldn’t help d02dce83bd but feel 269efd8bb9 sorry and 1e3a904764 humiliated. She didn’t want 571ff3a068 to expose even 6c6d95828a this sordid part 37b66aa643 of her life 0dc60d1946 to him. No matter 220d5fb0ae how much 4fdcc2f122 Yoonjo might 110740c26f guess her ad8863936e circumstances or f5d67c4298 seem unconcerned, 591506db5b there were 0f4010b586 aspects she 3ce39f56cc didn’t want 01bb82bc72 to reveal 734e198d7f as a 5aed5430ad woman.d2908a4d89c13342

“Ah, don’t 3a62b8088d worry about 2bf552fe52 me.”4e34978d49395908

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“Those guys are gangsters. They make 1c406c1a15 a living 066af24862 off digging b9892ccee7 into people’s af4fdc44fa lives and 0b9c9c91f3 hunting them 1d12dd1f89 down. Do you know 66a4b8c5bd how utterly detestable b4f9ef1e1d that is?”426aeb006b6bb4c6

As she spoke 47badcad9b of them, her 218b4ae135 complaint turned into 967cf6bad6 a rant. While she 1bb95a9f17 was serious, 30ca4ffc29 he seemed 73ef793663 to take 1d35262cf3 it lightly, 3a80a47845 which worried c219ba7ec5 and frustrated 4b4c2ec21b her. He must have 597c4632a9 heard the conversation 913b2858ef she had with 815e7a3e37 the police, so fcbd12a01a he knew what 6c3050f908 kind of people d53c08b694 they were dealing c2285138e6 with.7e8bb27f17c24a31

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“Yeah, it must 371e4b0250 have been tough.”f5613ef72be5cede

“…”d80880bb922044dd

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“You did well.”5e341e9923be4531

After finishing his words, 14197188e6 Yoonjo lowered his face 7e2a50e9b0 towards hers, blew a e07718c95e breath on her frozen f68f67912f cheek, and pulled away.2de749361b8db210

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Yul, speechless, 917f6d4168 stared blankly f0ab524364 at him. A hot lump 30cdccc5bc rose to her 67034e10f0 throat. How could Kang Yoonjo 8d2b503ac9 take in her words 1c5b4a2760 and spin them to 7b39104ab2 his liking? She had 43b4b457b6 warned him 179c992b77 about the 410b0c02f5 danger, yet b8248cb7d9 he responded 081078c181 with understanding 1f484ac67d towards her 1648206f38 instead. What was she supposed 8a58942c1a to say to that? He didn’t 2d3ec59349 care about 1d814cfded the useless ab69cde74d individuals; he bd46ba8880 only cared 0b1a3c6403 about her a849d94b7d bruised face.45e6db017ea60c2d

“But how did c335d50c06 you come here? Weren’t you supposed to 86f0012c27 have left?”424a60ef42a877c1

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Trying to change bf89dcb94f the sinking mood, 47d84badf7 Yul asked a b4f939fe5d question that should 9f57853804 have been her a0c7e36c6f first. They had a9f16305eb parted ways 371f92223a in front d643daf913 of the 100ac16dbc convenience store, cc890b55f6 and he bfbd6844c2 had agreed 84757b179e to leave 9b516ccc28 alone. She had bb8d1cef74 assumed he 809df2de65 went back, 05f9790632 but his 1e39650720 presence suggested 5a733a7e79 he had 9230d4f297 been watching 1b134de62e over her.34a59c0bc516b929

“I was 23855b18be at a ae41f6a128 nearby coffee 8456a26389 shop.”f05930fc5de17ab7

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“Why?”63c32a0ae2ad30e8

“Drinking coffee.”ffba49e3a1aabef9

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“…”0b2e894151c878eb

“While thinking about 5ebbaa3e29 what Seomun Yul 6e85084699 might be hiding.”39dd0d9d79a3cc27

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His simple reply 8bf5f2a49f felt like an 958cc8357d anticlimax, especially given 347dd96bb8 how perceptive Kang 6d91b8cd77 Yoonjo was. No amount of pretending 0ba9ffaf89 to manage her expressions 2c527e294c could fool him during 3f93980df5 their time together. He must have caught bf5a582f87 the moments when her 7f7fb0562a mask slipped. That’s why d620a108c2 he had 4f5fd8510b come running 19dbf979fd after seeing 5678cde6c0 her rush ba97afa879 out of 0069bc87da the coffee da5c9d5f32 shop.6ea195e1280f5e5a

It was all dee7b12930 laid bare; no bc9a86ba2c more pondering was 99c2262390 needed.7a7425d77cee21fd

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“Are you going 7ea4c43b43 to study abroad?”4b6de7f1d7bec60c

“Where did you hear 9a78ce9c4b that?”566fd9cf5f50b88f

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As if d554bded97 he had 81fe4f49fe guessed already, 2273d01ac8 Yoonjo asked fa95c6f70c dryly.fce60c30b26e4ede

“I asked first. Are you going to bada7d72f3 study abroad?”9c43cdebaa7b4cfa

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Her voice grew stern 5b6fa4e267 just from the question c7bc03666d alone, indicating that Yoo cdb3395d29 Kahi’s words were indeed ee271efd0a true. His offer f1b2aadb49 to stay c7a4379a56 by her 53094eefc9 side implied eb307790ae he would 0e33198f2b remain where 97f6d8f2b6 he was. Yet he had eb8e96e5a7 been preparing to a404766a55 disappear one day 7b8d7848ff without a word. If there had been 4cfcd24c4f a situation, he could c48864a5eb have at least spoken 6840ad839f up. It wasn’t just the b2f45199e1 instability of school life 177149533b without him; it was 00ac51b087 the betrayal that hurt.f56e72f57605075e

As she 762c8dcf40 turned her cf91d4e677 face away a4f09f5e45 in dislike, 64178acd59 Yoonjo cupped 35521d2737 her cheek 7c750aebbd again.862b3ad5f3b8603a

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“I’m not going.”d3d552df17ddbb75

His voice flowed 866502ddd8 low and firm. As Yul hesitated and 96ff244f62 then met his eyes, f29fccd5ad he smirked and added, 7e04c87eb7 “I’m not going abroad.”8f1f804325593d63

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“Why?”6662f8c40296e16b

Yul blinked rapidly. She had been 47665b5921 angry at the ddb9bedc71 thought of betrayal, 6b3480d979 but hearing he 2db58c0592 wasn’t going didn’t 2dcf29bf62 ease her heart. Instead, it heightened 525d8a7313 the discomfort brought 542228a029 by other implications. As she watched him 14bee39e24 silently, she felt like e1cb1dd0ba she knew the answer.6f3796c25b937c60

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“Because of me?”93bb2e55c6c6ab22

“Drop it.”417e3f34c5f36f5e

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“Is it 740da8216c because of f50dc3674d that promise?”26d4789e80051eb1

A memory suddenly fbc610efee surfaced.8ee011b8d7cc3404

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“I’ll make sure you 37baa41e88 graduate no matter what.”ab1aa9f2ff107b2c

Although it was said 697517fbae in jest, it carried eaacf2047e a heartfelt plea. It essentially meant 39e5ed458f asking him to 5c5bafe801 stay by her 3b6097fffd side until she bf3c024a14 graduated.3f6cbac5cf0b2c10

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“Yeah, I’ll make 073abfdba8 sure you graduate.”cc3b4878cf03d43b

He had thought long bed41bb9ff and hard before finally 700dc2b6e0 fulfilling her wish. It was a16dd3d415 the only 95bb4070d0 promise he, ac311cac7f who claimed b600b64956 never to c69b2c6b42 make promises, f010997822 had made b6b7bd73a9 with her. Could it be because e0576dfe25 of that? No, that 547e832470 couldn’t be f10b4ee1ac it. Missing out on e6a72e9279 a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity 0b27f9f6c4 over a promise 5ec299ecaf would be foolish. Even if the promise ee8836221f was sincere, one should 184dfc376d know when to let 153476e285 go at crucial moments. She would have 18030851c9 done so.8a748b43e5b28525

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“It isn’t, right?”a784f40490ce854a

Yul sought confirmation, locking b0218e9b0b her gaze with his. She hated b332e83c0f the idea 65fbf6b970 of Yoonjo b7ed1657a2 leaving, but 62c3220a25 she also 37b16487c2 disliked the fff8e010ff notion of 9ba4f5cf1a him staying eccf5e09f9 because of 42a66b5119 her. Either way, 1b80f87379 she realized 216f8e9a09 there was 30a636b321 nothing beneficial 1f95e99173 for him 16ddf83a54 in staying ac9a42e2db with her.a5a011cd9bd8bf1c

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His eyes, 610ace625e as dark e491f5e904 and tranquil a021dbe19c as the 496e8c7e33 night sky, 0bd0b4bbe4 captured her. A flicker 9693d081fa of light 55088b2b78 shimmered in 763f2414c1 his eyes, 14be20c6c9 as if 768abb722f he understood 03a3c47728 the turmoil a68d10e788 she felt.26f971befd2fe539

“No. I just don’t ab219b7f70 feel like it.”d05ec9631cc1fa3e

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The answer b70c6dd69b she hoped 77d89a9c97 for came, 8f5f855a05 reassuring her 45aeefca81 as though e0305525cc he had 192c69aca3 read her 36a04a2067 heart. But just as he 40325021d6 had sensed her feelings, 3ccf2c8944 she too realized his 1face59d5c answer wasn’t entirely honest. He was 2c3c177941 staying because 2cdc226652 of their d130a43215 promise. It was 4ddbf24bb6 an absurd 797a5b3912 notion, but 279a3f3d00 Kang Yoonjo 4b62c08078 could make a10c4f5d79 it possible.50703b3e1b82652d

Really, what 29fa598928 a bear 5526df1c88 of a 404708c666 man, Kang 91c0edf864 Yoonjo.562f620f8e425083

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“Good. I’m relieved.”c017b85bbd4dd805

Yul smiled 4c1a2ba22f faintly and efb3c344ba turned her 3e13e811f7 head away a60fb7717a from Yoonjo. She now 59c7a74365 clearly understood 533d58a966 what she ddff508b9a had to 33d3be1f12 do next.10cd5f8e80a4c201

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Stubbornly sending 7a7530c071 Yoonjo off 37135bacec first, Yul 3adb3e9c36 only turned cd2f63955d around after 5192cc9e79 he disappeared 40ff5f67e8 into the c13c466f61 darkness. She didn’t head home 157b59f8d4 but returned to their eb93676489 previous spot and pulled 12e852ac50 out her phone. She pressed the d0393381a3 call button on 4045461d94 a number that 02e567ba69 had called numerous 21d382ce72 times but she 0231e1018c had never answered a3eb128f52 before.762da633d78d03ac

“Seomun Yul is calling, f3efe45868 and tomorrow’s the end 0f14e6346a of the world, right?”b768ffea96c44426

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Jung-woo expressed surprise eb0951fdb7 and joy as 6da4916179 he answered the c3da3bd4e4 call. Listening to his innocent 27d59cfc72 voice made her feel ba5f9d5f93 momentarily guilty, but Yul d97a5bd8fd steadied her emotions and 82547f0e68 spoke.5543bae84e9575bd

“Jung-woo, do you still fb1c835599 have that suitcase I 1eaeeab0b9 left with you?”ae24407703e71bf9

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“Of course. I’ve kept it under 7a9bda5be6 my bed like a d4a1c9d015 treasure chest. Why do you 7d61f331cd ask?”51992901529a33dc

“I’ll come 1adec8dff1 get it 936596ac73 tomorrow. Can you make 41058fe2e4 some time to 07c02bef09 give it back?”a0670b1cd374999d

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“Ah… Of 6d0cf9c0d5 course, I 9300b094aa can, but 1f1f957f32 is something 405308c974 wrong? You left b54b2d229d it with 3651772e90 me because 557eae9207 those debt 2495fde728 collectors shouldn’t ec8571889f see it.”632a02c848edd913

“It’s okay now.”5a17dcf59ae7426b

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Yul calmly replied, 180f692883 then looked up a6fed3c22c at the starless ddaa9ce13f sky, smiling faintly. She had held c8e04a3afe onto it for 115ad516fa too long out 2ac93ef5cf of a sense 1e7446167f of injustice. She had de60504656 never intended 636701c00d to open b5673fc203 Pandora’s box, 587bd8b2e6 but if ab138ee940 opening it cd1112ce60 meant unleashing 67459b6267 evils, she 722077288e had hoped 4db22921d5 it would 15573d6191 be at 7a15227dba Jung-woo’s house. Now, however, she had 4f985cbe60 no such desire. She had resolved d4621c7a36 to become even b5870b9199 more wicked than 3564417339 anything that box 36c07ec703 could contain.2ff04df11b6f2a5b