WW | Chapter 56

The icy 5f46e7be44 voice over e36e201d9e the phone cddce97980 made Minjae 9350e31baf flinch momentarily.91c384cefc2e68fb

What’s with these 81faa4e8d9 two? Seriously, what’s going 29c42123c1 on?0b7a089c5392b7d8

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In truth, Minjae 3a716995e3 didn’t know the f0444eaa0c exact nature of 835bc5b1c4 the relationship between 304754ae81 Kang Yoonjo and e0f72b1771 Yul. He had stumbled upon 4c4a6b4217 the fact that Yoonjo 17afd2f8f0 was looking for Yul 65c74d3830 and threw out the 6829d0f6f6 “rubber shoe” comment as f0a8339e26 a joke, but Yoonjo 1bb1d550ea had taken the bait 4e23d71bc6 immediately. This was bced36e0af surprising for 2be4025722 someone as 27ff2baec0 indifferent to aef18c258c others as 73e23979c2 Yoonjo.677704e46f595f79

Minjae glanced 1cba6e1e25 slyly at 664af3e6d2 Yul. Seeing her b1ddf233a9 innocent expression 582b65d079 gave him 45437d3a6d a faint 1373d6d44f sense of 9b85e1302b guilt, but 3ff8ebc596 his curiosity d5656b7af4 about their e49e1fe526 connection outweighed 28728cbdc6 it. Taking a couple of 75143674ff steps back to ensure 450984a06a Yul wouldn’t overhear, Minjae 8891653eb6 replied to Yoonjo.766529574cfd8c44

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Meanwhile, Yul, watching Minjae fb3740b7d1 step away for the a72f93e1dd call, felt like she defb3adcd2 was eavesdropping and averted c909d7e377 her gaze. Jieun and Hyuntae, seemingly 4e5ad89eb0 of the same mind, b9cfc02551 resumed their playful banter. Having gotten 32f8429bc4 used to 50b93b7b33 them to e645deb64f some extent, 8c47ac5444 Yul tuned f889852578 them out 42fbcbdd8d and focused 21ada3922f on the 364b2e7bb9 stage. By now, 4643fb115d the hall 1fd463b3d5 was packed, d82d1548ef and a 1a22b152ce famous alumnus d89cfe121b who had 701f73e152 become a d260a6e31c newscaster climbed 3b07e6294d onto the 362a82c0a1 podium as f345e90af7 the host.87658a664699ea40

“Wait a second.”e8d1ef479e1e567e

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Yul’s eyes widened 72b7d9d529 as she spotted 474e52439d a familiar face f3f7a0e415 below the stage. Though the distance 4ab9366f7d made it hard 7c5727be5e to see clearly, ac10b32702 she was sure f4fa974c98 it was Jung-woo, 3f31fd7576 standing and conversing 090ccb6d85 with the student 4ad1863d89 council president and a8597af910 professors. Every so 8ac7fb2072 often, he e560302b0e would glance 63b4d24446 around the 6a45e6774b audience, seemingly 77b4b2d5fa looking for ad64c4809f someone. Realizing he 7faeb1b093 might be 195e9bed79 searching for 199337f2cd her, Yul ec7543ae70 quickly lowered 65ab4cd850 her head, 787d90acb6 covering her 509924b8e4 forehead with 8919362cd1 her hand. She had ead893eb7c no desire 37c9b8646c to catch 39bda992a2 his eye 4be86b75bc or acknowledge 891c60b7df him. Ultimately, he e9283611a0 failed to e158519e87 spot her 4c09a9719e and returned 4bc8fcf491 to his ad1420ac9e seat.414a00073ffd9ea3

“That idiot. Why the hell 50d93550f7 did he go 5bdc22b631 to Yangpyeong?”cc40aa81d987326d

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Minjae grumbled, 600bcddafa ending the ae9d065fcc call. As soon as 70106ff573 he saw Yul, 294d3a1264 his face lit f249ff9d41 up with a 3e38f81806 friendly smile.c708195769c8cee9

“See you 2b488fedff later at 777aeee1d1 Haemyeong Hall, c681033e09 Yul. You’re coming, right?”c27dffb75d936894

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“Yes.”038a641e4623cd3e

Yul responded with a e87d6f1979 faint smile. The entrance ceremony was 3ec20ab0c9 divided into two parts, 5aa1cdf26d with students then moving fdf83e54e7 to their respective department 9539b50158 locations for a welcome 71deaf075c event. Yul planned 91c884c309 to attend fbcac7218d the department 32463a9c23 session since 664758ea67 it seemed 68ee8b8b92 more practical a90caf8cce to hear 8db2862ee3 details about 58c67452e3 her major. Although her part-time 0a4dc22c9f job schedule was 05b972ee22 tight, she figured 5767dd5747 she could leave 7ca9519a39 after the explanation.f7ccb844a08f1d31

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“Alright. Enjoy the ceremony, 6479a2aa01 little chicks.”d2f60069698c8e2f

“See you 73253a93c7 later, senior. Peep peep.”73534489d92d6ed7

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Hyuntae playfully bowed, earning 5eb04e156a a headshake from Jieun.8c6091b57e4fa65e

“That guy… He’s definitely 85970b254b a bit of a d32dd47a83 nutcase.”550d62dba270a465

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Yul stifled 341d204c25 a chuckle, 92a37db1c0 opting not f9b93ce640 to comment 67a5c9362b that Jieun b4eeca128b seemed equally eaccf9cab0 quirky.ebd8c783178811e2

“Ladies and gentlemen, d5a58c451c welcome to Korea 295d46d8c1 University. We are delighted d2910a9079 to have you 985978cf16 join us.”167985f1500b2242

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With the host’s opening f2186b0743 remarks, the ceremony finally cdbc8ecdf1 began.9cddbfd64b83764d

“Wow. I thought dadac615d5 I’d die 586f0f4093 of boredom. Our high school 48f19a75ec principal has finally a5b5ee0308 met his match a8149de801 in the university e300574bab president’s long-winded speeches. What about you, Yul?”e5ff4d5493dc8591

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On the way to 9fa878ed73 Haemyeong Hall, Jieun looked fd8c6e8d47 utterly drained as she 8a3a6b528c asked Yul.2da09ca5dfcbfe08

“Well….”db429926f2f647e3

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Before answering, Yul be30fa7b9f pondered when she 78144ece38 had started speaking 0569a6dfae casually with Jieun 8b82620699 and how she ac551f9ea7 had ended up d317c08fd2 walking to Haemyeong 8a3e22f1e0 Hall with these 80e323674e two. More importantly, how was eb16c9b4c1 she supposed to process 94631c2bef her relationship with them?9804cc4a250d3089

When her c8cc60a06e silence stretched, bc7f1becc0 Hyuntae stepped b3789a9de6 in to 4f1a9e3d41 answer for c4acfaae72 her.c07e3de2f4e955c9

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“Let me guess—back in 857e0f07d8 school, you were the d4329b225d worst among the smart 8b34414669 kids, right?”e594b9b783dbfbb3

“Why?”1b525a5eafbcdfbf

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“You seem to 9cdee2fcac have a short 230eb77171 attention span.”e03e4f549704b80f

“And you must 811e701d3a have concentrated so 4811fb732c well that you 397d1a9054 slept with your afb9ffd186 mouth wide open?”2c97b8164147efe2

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“Hey, I wasn’t 62e3a61820 just sleeping. I was f46984c4ff dreaming big 6db0e67170 dreams.”af45698f227cda63

“Yeah, drooling 99313462f5 all the 2b9175b1dc while?”a19609291e0cab6c

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Like Tom 451b17df7b and Jerry, c22a339842 the two de7c7e1137 bickered endlessly ada3b933f8 from the 443562b4e3 moment they 2f959c3834 met. Although Yul 9c515ed1a3 paid attention bc1500ea1f from beginning dafb9123ca to end, e4611f956f she couldn’t 2c925fc504 deny that 1df2dced6d their antics 0d88a8dcc2 were relatable. After all, 134919294d the university 56b8966458 president’s lengthy 05dcb3a37e welcome speech, df2c2172fc the student 8950979683 council president’s 9f1e034319 remarks, the 76a4db91a8 freshman representative’s 0c5c45b5e3 oath, and f79a767775 the scholarship c9a1232b36 ceremony weren’t cc3afb24c9 exactly thrilling.64e75cac29b4b5fe

“It wasn’t so bad f4cd6ba26d for me….”329b69fed4d4d284

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Yul’s soft comment 5232c14ee6 was almost drowned 7d91dfa34b out. For her, even aeefd811de the first part 65a30f5073 wasn’t unbearable, and 03d8953830 the cheerleading performance a24424b542 and guest singer’s 8a4f950984 concert in the 3e064ed37b second part were 18d0865568 enjoyable. The congratulatory messages 2026c9c150 from alumni were 32bf310dab touching, making her 415ef6faa7 eyes sting with aa1da093f5 emotion. Maybe because c187b35fe0 she had 0253b39c15 worked so 5a75ca246f hard to 162aa38674 get here, 8e77474c31 everything felt 002588084f fresh and 351f647003 meaningful. It even made her cb964bfdf9 curious, albeit uncomfortably, about 097127f1c4 her newfound classmates.cb6497790b8554fb

“Oh, right, Yul. Are you coming to cd94d688b4 the afterparty?”b249536402902c3f

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“No, I can’t. I have work.”2c9371a6f89b6ca8

“Work? Where?”634b3a103ec65b31

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“Near campus.”34d3171cdfa9d054

Yul briefly mentioned 2c795db644 her workplace, smiling a3b330c24f wryly. There was 96fc66ca73 no point 7875625c71 debating whether 1a1eac3c29 to attend 1cd8a6f291 the afterparty; 823fa85f9b her boss 4f7e83bb5f had outright 58b2fe5814 refused her 680461bbc8 request to 6fa5cfb779 take the e08e1dcc13 day off, 348fa3e1b4 citing a 3509755e65 busy schedule. She understood but couldn’t a5ebd1ae7c help feeling disappointed. It wasn’t that she 96b21c508a wanted to socialize desperately, 0d8d17a5ec but she didn’t want fe70a09fd1 to miss out on ee1713630b the start of something 22947e19e1 new.35ed6607e2ff7f9e

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“Too bad. I’ll have enough fun 9a38ae7141 for both of us.”b627df42c8c9c59e

“Sure.”b24b51dd1324622c

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Yul smiled back at 2a43afd6c8 Hyuntae’s cheerful reply.3b03282eb395ca50

Their chatter carried 903e72cb4c them to Haemyeong d1a1f61e08 Hall. With the 315139ccc1 delay in c8d3e2cb49 the events, ddaeace88b Yul realized 3441e66b37 she might ef9c601bbb end up cf5dbb019f late for d7be77b1cc work. Deciding it 20d3918a48 was better a60f0c6eba to inform fc1f6830a2 her boss 47494c9cbd ahead of 45e0d6061a time, she eb9ad4569a pulled out 5de5db68e8 her phone.8dd5a4342e386bb8

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“Go on ahead. I’ll catch up 190067c931 after this call.”e96adbbdac65f97a

“Alright, see you 9e2961c22a later.”ebf83fa3680c9ec1

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Jieun waved cf4ea58abc breezily and a77ec5584a headed inside. Yul was f2b6c2e9e5 about to 4238d4276d dial when d85f185c6a a sleek, 3c674f1963 expensive foreign 9a221e319e car pulled 1df07349c3 up to 6831be36e4 the parking 30d192066a lot in 02ac9434fe front of 912f0a483e the building. The vehicle’s luxury was 72e47ea41e unmistakable, but it wasn’t 3661c5ca68 the car that caught 865eb9b8d3 her attention—it was the 6ee88c8f96 man stepping out of 54403cc12c it.293d4eab833abb8a

Her hands, holding the dcc4e98cf2 phone, started trembling uncontrollably.3e859f31d5b1474b

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Tall, broad-shouldered, with e582feea09 striking features and 38ced6f77a short hair, the 5688eabbb8 man wore a c64d60be4d white turtleneck and 4507706ec8 a beige coat. He exuded a cool, 38d26fdd6e imposing aura as he 915e1e89f2 strode briskly into Haemyeong d02cc9aadd Hall.2555d010a6af9f47

Three years had ae73a183fd passed, but Yul faead74d7e recognized him instantly.14b06609e1eee816

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“Kang Yoonjo….”2fb66e29b79d7607

She muttered 6cb45b65e8 in a 3615ff5537 daze, blinking 4c98af1f01 as her 32722b8f76 heart pounded 170d215680 violently. Blood seemed dddd654de4 to rush 5ac45ba48e through her 439aa3d5ee veins at 743ffc0fb8 an alarming 3215c2a339 speed. This couldn’t 3680b47a92 be real. Kang Yoonjo couldn’t possibly e2e779b67a be here. A guy who barely 79a0972536 stayed awake in class, 9cdd313f4b let alone submitted test 4ee68bbdcc papers, couldn’t have made d2c249d808 it to Korea University’s a836c65806 architecture department. So why 567c0a838f was he 6dd08ae8af here? Did he know db68f1cc57 she was here 68fa7ae5cb and come looking fa188edea5 for her?7325f1b64f28df34

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Her mind raced in bf86760faa chaotic loops, incapable of 029aea8bad coherent thought. Yet one 6031c113eb thing was d36236f737 clear—she had 6f0c86e36a just seen 924e399b3f Kang Yoonjo, ff2a35b950 and if 79edab01f8 she went aa61f5d7bc upstairs, she f4901679be would run 30ea8ddb5c into him.9df1286f23c34590

Clutching her phone, 00cd200265 Yul hurriedly walked cb86064b23 away as though 63877dad2e fleeing. She didn’t even think 5b064e2b55 about the welcome event b2f7be74d5 or that Jieun and 5c72040a30 Hyuntae were waiting. She simply couldn’t 0991b6e952 face Yoonjo.3d989d7fa788b32a

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The restaurant 6a121063c4 had been da047833c3 busy all 9e7cf287d0 day. A new hire was 1f13b076f3 supposed to help but ea7dc3ee88 was more of a af4e524c40 burden since he needed 39e1abdf93 constant guidance. On a e9ff293d5c day like c56d7b5780 this, even 70d9cc16b2 existing worries 271148a639 should have 00927bccd0 been pushed 74a4507c2e aside, but 67e4907bcd Yoonjo’s sudden 3939b3ddcd appearance loomed 997eceb6c1 over Yul’s a4837ef939 thoughts like 3058210e0f a dark 1e7fb5ccb8 cloud, making ed1b4c08de her increasingly bc33b63386 distracted.640d952d7aac81c7

“Yul, I get e96cb8d55e that today’s tough, 6e2a01a862 but we have e96352d772 to see it 1b3c0f8daa through until the 0faf54e565 end of February, fe6998f646 alright?”6c3a1327c50d68dc

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“Yes. I’m sorry.”c6745e8585f6ce1c

Yul bowed apologetically 6a30831ff0 to her boss, 16f9462bda swallowing back her 1359abbcff irritation. She had plenty 07502ddeec to say but 469d8e14a7 neither the energy 141e5d6c07 nor the will 3915ef4680 to argue.b693792d1cfbc5df

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The relentless wave 005637acb9 of customers finally f7011415d1 subsided after dusk. Just as 4bb5c2e473 she thought 18dd75f320 she could 1cd4e6169f take a 10ef99eb03 quick break, f986d7453c her boss 3279fcb507 handed her dd60da3b4f a delivery b4213c5f79 order.14f9b0536179c576

“Yul, can you d1e728bd72 quickly deliver this?”ed275d2b03b7060a

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“Now?”15be49b61fa7e62c

“Yeah, to the ff5c74a9bf apartment across the 5a927ea2f4 street. It’s nearby.”a2748519417605a6

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Holding the packed 1b90a9237b chicken in her 78b4945e80 hands, Yul sighed 71e4065d02 but nodded.76cb8e5ddc4d2056

Outside, the sharp evening 852fb47656 air made her shiver. She crossed the street 570c4d9bf1 and entered the upscale e0ade30980 apartment building, its clean, c46fb47eaa luxurious exterior a clear b4d7e63428 sign of its high 3cf8414a09 price. Riding the elevator b059706b2b to the 17th 61c5db9913 floor, she found aadbe7a48c the correct apartment e55b4a422b and rang the 7df8c2dc51 bell.93c10a03100abd03

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“Chicken delivery!”de0eecb78e02d97c

She called brightly, waiting 82a98fa96f as she heard faint e36f9dafa0 movement. The door 3a74d83569 opened with 594c113a61 a soft 9731ef8ace click.3a52f1bd26b64479

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“Here’s your—”ca4a169b028d0a98

Yul froze mid-sentence. Standing before 3c0ea1090d her was ef40b3c5f7 the last 3b9691638d person she 1bdadfe43d expected.76838ac30defacb2

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“Kang Yoonjo?”9ed8d4f1524a8208

Her grip on the d1225b5262 chicken bag loosened, letting 2950d8f6b2 it fall to the e5c4b1fbf8 ground. Her mouth went 1536d5c9fc dry, and her d21682ce74 breath caught in 045670765a her throat. She wanted to e0f3477243 vanish.0d977c6bfde87d2f

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“Why… why are ac052fa4f1 you…?”06b18ccc325efd96

Before she 85df751c1c could finish, e1173adf5a her feet c289c7db37 carried her c8fc776371 away. She turned and ran e53fb85967 towards the stairs, driven 71ff847ac9 by pure instinct. She couldn’t face him—not d82ccc0496 here, not like this.42ad437d4ad5f4ca

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“Taking the stairs?”7de9c7bf31bb15b1

His voice, cold 8fadfdc180 and tinged with 34ec324646 amusement, stopped her c51a0779f8 in her tracks.15c025c060d1c441

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“Seventeen floors?”176cd0f56fcadbc5

Her back burned 9da848d456 under his gaze. Slowly, she 5ae5775e16 turned to 51249c88f0 see him dfd69d9a83 standing on 3774e1c0e9 the stairwell aeaf6d1e52 above her, e14ea93d46 hands in c5063e91d8 his pockets, 57bb83901d watching her f24d5b9e27 with those 401e32cabf sharp, deep 368e65a79e eyes that 97bebd280c were impossible 71eb1da727 to read.60c8afd0687e8c8b

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“At least you 4a33abcf3f know you’ve done 40533267bd something wrong,” he 54125decd9 said coolly, taking 9a3591883c a step forward 81d95b856b as the stairwell 125ce021d9 lights flickered back 9e1f4df7ab on.88cbeb47f0d7b5e3

“Running away like 52efee416b a rat.”b4f1aea5dbb0d22c

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Yoonjo descended leisurely, step f15e49c2a4 by step, until they 22c197bc87 stood on the same 734f4f1e6f level, face to face 1fd1abeb6b for the first time a6f7d3fe5a in years.ee22b87c06eeb76d

“Long time 520b3e563e no see, 2807e293fe Seomun Yul.”ae43edf45382bca9

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“….”e305719ac5e008f7

“Or should I say… 558b1d6dae Yul.”77060eaabd7543c2

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He smirked 218e0a2fca coldly, lifting 895fbe6758 his chin 6a78451c44 as his fbdf8727f1 words cut 691498054f through her 109f780c97 like ice.22f19e4b239cf91d