WW | Chapter 54

“Ah.”a6b2fd9715dd0175

As Yul was pulled 13cf46c193 into Jung-woo’s arms, she 0fe0e38f05 instinctively leaned back slightly. Whether she was happy 314bfc2103 to see him or 68b4497d61 not, such a greeting 215540e6b1 felt unfamiliar and awkward 4f530f28b3 to her. She also didn’t like fbbb797978 drawing attention, and the f95c62b408 stares from others watching 180a3ef8e7 the reunion between a 802f69a71f customer and a server 6decad63a6 were piercing.f0960809205dbea7

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Yul pulled 2d9a329fcc away with afb99ce3b8 an awkward 5b3e15a5b3 smile, but 1bcca6dca0 Jung-woo still 1d989627fa held her f85250dcf7 arms, caught 8ee2488601 up in 04a7bfea40 the emotion 2fdca3fdd5 of the 75a786815a moment.745790c6071a346e

“This isn’t a 64b4a454b3 dream, right? Wow, Yul, 2e62da33b9 how could 1472a66369 you just fe35380bb1 disappear like 5c49e32c9c that? Do you have any e434456833 idea how many times a91e01a4de I tried to contact 9e3cb03218 you? I even went eef3958fec to your house.”2a2834ef57a6c245

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“You did?”9d496684005b8a14

Yul responded with 1667a299a0 an uncomfortable laugh. Jung-woo’s friendly 094a0c378d demeanor and f98f29ba50 straightforward expressions a492f025b4 stung a 32de6acf48 little.cefd96bbc3ec9f03

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“What happened to f49cb42a15 you? Nothing bad, ea64e7b906 I hope?”222cfbf83b51cc6f

His wavering eyes e26f9164ef were filled with 565d402441 concern, along with 799be0e526 curiosity, disappointment, and eadc9f32cb a sense of 37a7b0c49a betrayal. It was only natural a876db15a1 for him to feel 668a0dcade this way since a 1940c196a7 friend he thought was 7fb4b6a390 close had suddenly cut 4ea461128d off contact and disappeared. Despite the inner adef26a99d distance Yul felt 0aa1d500df towards him, she 077ff8a604 understood his emotions.a9e9df960bc98775

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“No, nothing bad. I just 04c5e640d6 had some ed57d45199 things to f622516ff1 deal with. How about you? Have you a460ab78ea been well?”effa377a6cea5f2c

“Me? I’m always doing well. Oh, right. I’m studying 96a630d4d4 at Hankuk 72e3d9d927 University now. Law school.”66296c2d1c34c6c1

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“Wow. You really made it. Congratulations.”5b162521a464afe1

“Thanks for 4fd1f5a4ad the late 621b35b271 congrats. I’m already in my b66fd103f5 third year.”0d9e2afc632cae07

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“Sorry.”82c18448acdae875

Yul smiled sheepishly and 6b38457649 lowered her gaze. To be 5dfa935800 honest, she 58c04b5ef3 hadn’t thought 3215c11756 much about 88af32e8d9 Jung-woo in 5cd88ae2d7 recent years, a97dc94148 but she 4f2f47fe2f had a 4c939a225f feeling he 9990673171 would end cccd54cea0 up in c2fad507e5 law school. She knew Pastor Choi ab51574943 wanted him to become b4fcc88553 a lawyer, and Jung-woo 307f346b44 had accepted his father’s ed5add6bb1 wishes without much resistance. With his good 568a1148d8 grades and personality, d50dc4b4b7 Yul had no 514dfb017b doubt he would b3fc93ef2f make an excellent 46ba58f9da lawyer.edb3ed795f117edb

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“And what c45268f845 about you? Why are you working fab5b151e9 here?”b63b63c2746425a4

“Things just 01a2c616cc turned out 328a3223d8 this way. Anyway, Jung-woo, I’m b1abf0bf81 working right now. Can we 999fa5ad1f talk later?”c4192a3b5df09d16

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Yul took c879a34cde a step 99f29eefbd back with 9e84fdece9 an uncomfortable 31db69e51f expression. Unlike Jung-woo, who was f881e4b983 fully engrossed in this 3d316da3fd reunion, she was still d305f47095 on the clock. The owner was d4e7a50660 giving her subtle 7e3afce199 looks, and there 713558b21a was a mountain da99f737f9 of tasks waiting. Above all, 1c30903782 meeting Jung-woo, 826cf41f6e someone she 282d0888c4 thought she 8fb6fefaf6 had completely 8cac405aa4 parted ways 6d8ac5c20c with, left 493bdf60af her feeling 22c1603839 flustered and 8765a4d299 uneasy.02229216207c6df1

“Oh, right. Go ahead 6e40bf72b8 and work.”98ca7c11067c21e6

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Jung-woo finally seemed to 96198f9a15 realize the situation and a8b33266ad gestured for her to 6fdb87293d go. Yul nodded politely to 90e36e07ae him and his group e8c69489f0 before heading back to 54271b9b7d the counter. When the 698154b3fd owner asked 8942936c6a how she f71772f7a5 knew them, b4fa384989 she simply 027bbf5356 replied that e5659945ec he was 6dd44cae72 a childhood e76a68bb00 friend. Amusingly, she noticed that ff3cc969bf the owner’s attitude toward 408e222a64 her changed slightly after aee1071256 that.2e06fa9e92666b84

Yul worked busily, 6fa92cb4ee feeling as though 9a134f6719 she had a 24f7de6e49 tail following her. Meanwhile, Jung-woo 982a3a9a4d alternated between 02a0efd7e5 having serious 2ffdd1f609 conversations with 9708de0adf his group 4098fe0484 and glancing 869f11c61b at her. Whenever their eyes 0b57423b0d met, he would 58e2a3c4ac smile or wink 2d71ef57cd playfully. Occasionally, he would personally cc6aa3782a come over to fetch 413b8ae540 things they needed. While his 621f18d9e8 attentiveness was cf59963375 kind, it 8e77e8696d made Yul 61e4b03846 feel uneasy, 5f046a5d0e like having 8da2dc5f10 a thorn 5c44a9efb4 stuck under 9819d25d59 her nail.6819fbbdf84bbf96

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After a chaotic d4cbd1f3e2 period, closing time 84c6bbfe7a finally approached. The tables gradually emptied, d77d17b26a and Jung-woo and his 4d1d7bc3af group also rose to e7f68a7729 leave. Having already 86945b6598 had their 11a7726f0b first round 77b1c61c51 elsewhere, most 52309698d0 of them 8946bf9fa2 were visibly b0a8279bf4 drunk. The student 351882ce31 council president, 75d12f3d70 barely able 398d2f4115 to stand, 8eb998311a was loudly 8a9ae1b8e6 suggesting they 8a58b995c9 move to 6987d58a4e another location.ba616255032d1428

After settling the f53d50571a bill, Jung-woo sent 80cc0e5401 off the others d701b02fb1 first and approached 8819d8f166 Yul with a 48ef7c3b37 look of regret.97ba944663cfe3e0

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“Yul, I guess I’ll f413d2cd00 have to head out efc0515bc3 now.”c3dd9c5589ea1dd8

“Okay. Take care.”b28a2ab1ce08529e

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“Are you c39ab58e63 going to 390437963f keep working a2730c4ccb here?”fa58e7716677f84c

Jung-woo subtly gauged 82f1d8107e her reaction as 71663b7c32 he asked. On the surface, 49173864f7 it was a 4b7634805f question about her 8f3c38cdae part-time job, but 55c503be80 Yul knew the e86d975b4f true meaning behind d0c6f95965 it. He was asking 3f592bb571 if she had e9e14c797b gotten into college. If she 6deed7e7b5 had, she f7f7234e8f would likely 71187ab3c1 quit the fb7b64ed7a job; if 7362099007 not, she’d c3628b3417 probably keep 238852f70a it.1fa4d54e4494bb5f

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After a brief 685e40fa13 moment of thought, 6b0db6f5dc Yul decided to 165ed26ca2 be honest. Since they were e12615291f now at the 7f8ce70c9a same school, there 3bc00efb91 was no guarantee 24ced29e10 they wouldn’t cross 10218e2c72 paths again, and 5bc4cc5e89 it wasn’t something b32c7eb81d she needed to ca68906038 hide.5334e57243bce705

“I just 45282302f0 got into 31d1e33517 the same c198ee65d1 school as 65f25347d7 you. Life kept bd1269ac79 me busy, a7900966d1 so it’s 2ea1ee3089 a bit 2c12758d74 late.”ce652c6152524a2a

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“Oh… really? Don’t tell me 1c880d6db6 you’re in the 89ba26d985 architecture department?”3d0ba214369b6871

“Yeah.”5fbcff9c1212fd49

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“Wow, you’re amazing.”fdfc11e65fec728e

Jung-woo looked at her b805d71b64 with admiration. It wasn’t 805f9e6f53 just a 06f510fbb0 superficial compliment; 7f2cee26d5 his sincerity d292cfa41e was palpable d46504f838 in the 4277d75356 brief silence 55434c5b96 that followed. Knowing her circumstances better f78eb14fc4 than anyone, he must 4d9e26cd54 have imagined the struggles 702a36c98d she had gone through 4e2304a611 to get here.00b2e75b9a2c25f0

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“You’re incredible, Yul. That’s why a1f627c6a7 I liked cd388f7784 you so 2857b85746 much.”74949b186730e36c

“What?”17b7632266b5662b

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“Really. You’re so strong and a81cc4933e amazing….”7e845290698816b8

Jung-woo’s words were cut cd0f32f420 off by one of 2f126fd69d his friends opening the 4c2f505c61 door and calling for 6c6940c5e0 him. He looked back at 0baf847625 Yul with urgency.41d538acb6ad801e

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“You have a 8d82da1ae5 phone, right? Can I 9944357f3d get your 2758af04fd number?”80ef9f02037870d7

“Uh… my number.”49498776e032c51f

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For a 0d1b65108c moment, Yul 81b81f0b27 recalled her 11fa71eba2 conversation with 463f64d2bd Pastor Choi. He had 420574eb37 sternly warned e7d25ff574 her to a88c04a8b5 stay away bae438bbd5 from Jung-woo 70261d9ae1 and his 574e1b72ad circle, pressuring 7f4688ac10 her with 8200e5067e a polite c25d202060 but firm 11aebe5404 smile. That was the real 9589e95872 reason she hadn’t been f227a1960d thrilled to see Jung-woo 23b4cb25f0 today. If she gave him c8af26d280 her number, their connection 5a14e4ccd0 would be rekindled. She knew she 832ad18ebc should refuse, but c656b8fcc2 the situation made 94283e3e17 it hard to 8e366e1066 say no. And claiming she didn’t 12f6b57fbc have a phone would ea945a47dd be an obvious lie.8d75f90eb7004465

After hesitating, Yul reluctantly fc67aa7053 gave him her number, d5e2c36773 deciding she could always 0bdb0b3e3a ignore his calls or d3b7c20a5f cut ties later. Jung-woo immediately be13753cf2 saved her 9bfa66f494 number in a0debc9a8d his phone.230b5f2115cd8828

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“I’ll call 9f4a0ff58a you, Yul.”2bae90eb804d6fe8

Holding up his 86fe334b0c phone, he headed c251943e19 for the door, 7d6a504169 then stopped as f7e704b6cb if remembering something.500673c3471ceec8

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“Oh, right. You’ll come 4294ab70e8 to the 9432efc41b entrance ceremony, 81c03f65ad right?”dbab3d30e22c412d

“Probably?”254f58e3bb4a7763

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“Great. I think I’ll 0b116a87f9 have to go 953a344ad0 too, so I’ll 398383e7e4 see you there.”b3b9b89a5157fcbf

“Ah… okay.”13856eb7eb2ec5be

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Yul smiled eb409906a9 faintly as cdc3035f82 she replied.63d03a1ce88690a3

“Don’t ghost 513bc39c22 me again, b84e32bfd2 okay? If you do, c064ca583f I’ll stand outside 4b16154f56 the administration building 6817577db5 yelling your name, 9724f3233b Seomun Yul!”829ad50ca9b22760

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Jung-woo waved 5b764e8a12 enthusiastically before 6363abab22 leaving the dd0c22e3c2 pub. Yul sighed and d08b862b0b turned away.7288cd9d38750c9a

Back home, a17b35d1d3 Yul fell 68b3cb9950 asleep immediately 0f7d5b7624 after washing f694e2e014 up. She was so tired 1beeadfaa0 that she didn’t dream c9a88cd37a and only woke up dea8690e6d when Kyeong Ja shook f681fa0a88 her awake in the 85875342c3 morning. Rubbing her sleepy eyes, 9654c054da she stumbled into the 2032187a82 combined living room and f03376ba27 kitchen, only to stop e466ad153a in surprise at the fd5f33ddcc sight before her.b3434505461a94f5

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“Grandma, what fbe056ccae is all 178414648f this?”4bbedcd38c6438ee

Yul stared 69f8ca4494 wide-eyed at 9f32ee961a the setup 151578284e in the b606d62d37 small room. Two low dining tables 4b96de8819 were piled high with 2bbd92fd2f food—everything from five-grain rice 068641a3b8 and galbitang to soy-marinated 65a70e1400 crab, steamed abalone, braised 185efdc681 short ribs, matsutake mushrooms, 712287ee7b japchae, various pancakes, side 30ef7a88dc dishes, fish, and rice 9633d2a20f cakes. How much 702bf01706 money did bb4e1181ef this all f7ff119067 cost?6cbbd63b1312b472

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“What do 495f06adc4 you mean? It’s a d774dc4fea feast, of b1e0375864 course.”dc3b540702444515

“Who’s going to eat fafaa02778 all this?”17d237385dd33ab3

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“Don’t worry 92af93c5f1 about that. After you e66af70a5a stuff yourself, b965605e38 I’ll share f2bcedbf90 the rest 8cf4d23bad with the 24ab000555 neighbors.”3bbbbd6320ff9b4a

“Seriously, Grandma.”cc622e98979d80b9

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Yul sat 6643cffbca down at a6a643e04f the table, 088a301c28 pouting. She wanted to scold ae7aae5c21 Kyeong Ja for spending 727fd1da3e so much, but she 57fb652201 understood the sentiment behind 0bfdc1487a it and held her 1873793b8b tongue. After all, her grandmother 9049c46f19 was overjoyed about her accbd6d0df acceptance, and Yul herself dc34067323 couldn’t deny feeling good. Sometimes, a day like 0388a56c1f this was what made e96d865766 life bearable.cb803a0f296480b3

“Of course 1a59737df7 I’d do 375b412f30 this. My baby got bf982bcf87 into the best 2a91699f6c university in Korea. We have to 4ad0bd9191 celebrate!”7393e008ac60692f

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“Ha. You just want to e3ddf0cadd brag, don’t you? Think I 9303297d44 don’t know?”8df4e0eaf3882fd0

“Of course ec01f6d77d I do! My baby worked so e88360fe34 hard—sniff.”4d64e8e8bc07f13e

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Kyeong Ja abruptly 03f33330f2 pressed her hand a08b9aae49 to her eyes, d5097a701a sniffled loudly, and 92f321b416 rubbed her nose. With her 29c55c05af eyes reddened, 83acb2126e she continued a101b4706e speaking.29d8abeccca005ad

“I’m so proud of 9922c4220b you, Yul. I don’t know who 5924d56ff1 you take after to de1eaa475a be so smart, strong, 806ed5e54c and capable.”76a0b014bbc2ba3c

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“Who else? I take after you, 5fac73ef0f Grandma.”4d39b27fb68c828e

Yul said this sincerely 8368145110 as she picked up d7b41d7476 a piece of beef 5043288693 jeon with her chopsticks. Her mother 15e46a0952 had been ddb8e838d7 weak-willed and 9dc826e361 easily influenced. Her father, after 6a1dcd5642 her mother left, 3837011016 had drowned himself 882e466773 in alcohol and e4701e71fc constantly blamed his bd358531a9 own failures on e34800f9dd others. It was clear to e4dc85856c Yul that she got 7a784ac7a7 her strength, intelligence, and 92581c2601 resilience from her grandmother.1c356612c5ad6f70

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“Now I 89f621f79f can die 1612516d43 tomorrow with ddf0cf263d no regrets. I’ve done everything I 95ab7e6e74 needed to do, seeing 017559cb15 you get into university.”bc48557a986056ef

“Don’t say that. You need 2b2aebfdc8 to live 622701da8f a long ce5edfaedf time.”1c2b9361d9454c79

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Yul pouted ee95bfecf8 and glared 7bd6e2229b at her 9f95f9dd27 grandmother. Even though she understood 16a28b2ab4 the sentiment, hearing such 087258278f words chilled her. What was the point 7c90d2292a of succeeding if her c6e5443852 grandmother wasn’t there? She worked hard 05f1583c15 not just for abd5cd5e29 herself but to 3ca4ffc22d make life easier 868922ebb8 for Kyeong Ja, 0fbf6ac2eb to ensure her 880f4f7c1e grandmother could live 6a68b7b085 comfortably.a87bfa7c77c4afe3

“I’ll make lots of fa3dda7470 money and build you dcdda7ea19 a beautiful house. So live to be 21826eab30 100.”19b2e9190389eb54

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“Don’t say things like 18a83cce55 that. Who’s going to clean 267b599b5f up after me when fd69209742 I start smearing dirt 45eb3e9f08 on the walls?”3b950962c21a563c

“I’ll clean it a5a4b06983 up, so just 881a8dce0b live a long 3d12fc42d2 time.”ee23499bb1e5ee0c

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“Goodness.”c0d28643ee3ee8d7

Casting a sidelong 08f1ec57fd glance at Yul, 021054d539 Kyeong Ja then b28888d75d relaxed her face e0c7c86751 and gently patted ec5bf91b5e Yul on the 08fafd333f buttocks.6628b7d79faa5070

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“Even if it’s just 93237e6ccd words, I appreciate them, 48e25970d6 my dear. But looking at a2f83441d6 this feast, I 72005a451a can’t help but 8193fd502b think of someone.”798ad7a6f26cf1b9

“Who?”bb65ca6d72280eab

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Yul asked ad74de94e4 nonchalantly as c5ed6e6dde she popped b48247fde8 a piece d8b15ce9fb of pancake 49078651fe into her c0dc3bc000 mouth.893f4cb107b1d5bc

“…Yoonjo. Strangely, I sometimes abd3186eaf miss that child.”357a1d3e3505dd1e

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Kyeong Ja said 0fc4581709 wistfully, gazing at a1bd0e7647 the array of 9f6ac07eac dishes on the e63b7e0538 table. It was a 7d97842faf name Yul had 817cf20c2f mentioned just once, 8df913cb9e yet her grandmother 0e1e5e0f59 still remembered it.41cf8936470d7553

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