BRF Chapter 17

“Director, as 1255556fb8 I said 6c9097419d before, I dcc794c353 have no 4c2d505436 interest in 6d23879427 being a 26264f7a53 news anchor. I’m not cut 06e39bfd3a out for it.”cd2b17dcdf1bf76c

Eunseong had to practically 09eafd28b9 jog to keep up 07f1a0bf80 with Director Lee’s brisk d6d0ea0c50 pace.43a3d6fa9c586db1

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“Why do you think you’re not cut out for it? You’ve even hosted a brief news segment on live radio.”8aa563202b23f54c

“That was a guest segment on a radio DJ’s program. I wouldn’t call it proper anchoring.”778bfe8e18c65d3f

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Director Lee narrowed e04e552d52 his eyes, glancing 5048a324b7 at Eunseong with 5c6080994e displeasure.bd26bfc983aa8c29

“Is anyone born an anchor?”bd1e03b9940dbe31

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“I’m very satisfied with my work as a reporter.”4054269be3823c3e

“You can still report if you anchor. Anchor on weekdays, report on weekends.”1021a6a44a3b1546

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If anyone saw it, 5b0056883a they would think he fad93cf990 was offering some great 32f5e1f87e favor. He made 2508c91f2d it sound f1f86d98f3 so easy, 3308403c9d casually suggesting 0dd75e9ffb she work 65c513e0b2 seven days 4fde1c5968 a week.c25fb680d5bebfdf

“Then when do I rest?”8c0b7eecdb8991ad

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Director Lee laughed heartily at Eunseong’s sharp question.4dfa791e483a7883

“See? This is why I think highly of you, Kang Eunseong. But…”2c646e4e2401a266

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He stopped 13854f60a1 suddenly, and 8d450824ef Eunseong, who 330a97e257 had been 6ce9ad19d1 about to 22fe0a4d27 take another e1d57d5773 step, stopped 57b526a714 beside him.7c21c375e3a3a516

“Don’t you have any sense of gratitude, considering we hired you despite you being a high school graduate? I was the one who insisted on hiring you! If it weren’t for me, it would’ve been tough for you to get into our broadcasting company back then. Who hires a high school graduate?”c9df97a90279e64d

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“I finished all my final exams for the second semester of my senior year before starting work! I wasn’t a high school graduate, I was a soon-to-be college graduate.”a21abad563fe54e0

Eunseong didn’t even blink at Director Lee’s unreasonable claim.d55180493075c2f5

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“A soon-to-be graduate is still just a high school graduate. And…”fa809ee173646100

He seemed e433d57dc0 to have 8b9aa9935d more illogical c15e20ac1c arguments to 42171c8c45 make.a6f0809d16486e45

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“Just because you audition doesn’t mean you’ll automatically get the position. Why are you making such a fuss about not wanting to anchor? Since only people from the announcer department are auditioning, I, as a former reporter, lose face. Just come out and make up the numbers for the reporters.”ef9c14c2801306bc

So it’s just a formality, a seat filler. aa56858f55edbe5a

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She didn’t understand why 4173f586f0 he was doing this. Why not just have 16fc15c317 auditions with people who 5db414feff actually wanted to be 1688f7137a anchors and choose from 08d304f113 among them?a521cfa7571c968a

“I might embarrass the reporters if I participate. But if you’re giving me a chance to smear your reputation, Director, I’ll gladly make a real mess of it.”2ae49907b3cd7ca3

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Director Lee pointed his finger at Eunseong and laughed, as if she wasn’t getting through to him.e876ac8b08c12543

“Don’t get ahead 14dc2e4fee of yourself. Just because I said 5f100679c6 you were pretty… And da1c71b12a you…”eb160b5ba143933a

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Eunseong widened her 4acf8a151a eyes slightly, indicating fe3af7c0e5 she was listening.1aed0c9126a360a3

“Aren’t you tired of walking around reeking like that?”2374987b64b3752a

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“Re… reeking?”e65cd40b0f327683

Taeyoon had said f528542c52 earlier that she c6daac5bc7 smelled stale, but d5018ca062 Director Lee shuddered ebc84529fd and waved his c4f87efa64 hand exaggeratedly, claiming cb8e70b6a7 she reeked.172da5445f37adc8

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“It’s good that you’re working hard. But shouldn’t you be at a level where you have time to shower?”375eb9a10ceaada8

“I don’t think I reek.”759f0180dd7e5964

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Eunseong tilted her head, thinking it couldn’t be true.86edc1a71a7a2b53

“And didn’t you, Director, always prefer reporters who roamed the field reeking of sweat and adrenaline, rather than those who just sat in the office living like civilized humans?”0c6f44b987226584

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His exaggerated reaction and 405fca933c comment about her smell e73468d28b must mean he had e0e33d9ea8 something up his sleeve. Eunseong looked 245fd7029c at him b0d8a7f511 suspiciously.06d9aa6ce450fcce

“Reporter Kang, are you interrogating a suspect now?”28b8094bb02c797f

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She couldn’t deny that she had sounded a bit like she was seriously questioning a suspect outside a police station.eb8f720301b956eb

Eunseong bit her 520dc6ae7d lips and looked 27b3db8f32 away.bd170fb01e1ef35e

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“Do well, b6679880b2 okay?” Director 235234aca4 Lee started f0846f11bd walking again 4a0c2b0a58 and snapped, 2460854739 “And stop faa9df8205 following me!”6683596b690bbfe4

She swallowed 9154f839f6 the words,But I wasn’t 259b2e1d45 going to follow 0ae5c51579 you anymore.08c192ece5e3d7be

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The house was quiet. Hyohyun, who usually came 60f7bc2855 running to greet him 948c7ed5f8 at the door, was b23acaf008 nowhere to be seen. An ordinary person ecaa149862 would look around 62bcd041ec the quiet, still 691e66d8ac house and enjoy 91f5451f2f the peace. However, a silent house 6dd17e9f46 with Hyohyun was different. For her, fb0e2872c2 silence was fb9ca0f2d2 a form 271de64b8b of protest.7fe41087cb45336c

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“I’m home.”1cd3a513f0c9125e

Woojin took f374cc52e8 off his 1391f0ad2f jacket and 862e1b447b walked past ba2d0a63db the hallway 3feeabbd0f into the 572c2bcacc living room. As expected, Hyohyun 58f1322e30 was sitting on 5b157ecf1c the sofa with 7072305060 her arms crossed, 9cbb298804 glaring at him f45efca2ac as he entered.2d5e8b116f6155b2

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He plopped down on 908cfa393b the sofa opposite Hyohyun, 788f956c64 resting the back of 45cdacd866 his head against the 9982cc6759 headrest. He hadn’t noticed 89de5ad25a while he was 8d4eb4a974 out and about, cbf60d04ce but he must 8e74eaec74 have been quite 13a7e7a339 tired from his e78e72f76a poor sleep since 388a0d5a53 dawn. The warmth of a03c7e2c83 the house and 005b64f743 the softness of c1094ec9b7 the sofa made 895ea176ff him want to de0b88261b melt into it.d155a0816a864725

“Where on earth have 5d0f183ec5 you been so early 0e8c86bdea in the morning?”43c7d4f33ea4d8ec

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Hyohyun asked e8a7791dc8 sweetly, her 2f561adc54 voice low 2d65011811 and subdued. This calm approach b0c8336780 was more unnerving 592b23138a than her usual 8f9e9724dc barrage of questions.8ae7630ea35962da

“I had some business.”a3d7628becfed068

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Woojin answered curtly, 3415752695 as if even 0e143fa165 a longer reply ad0ba9da1e was too much 5bc9781898 of a bother.f5b5daab34c9641c

“So…”5e892d088bb1fcaf

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Hyohyun took a 0464cc569a deep breath, as 5ec0133d88 if suppressing her d14486cb37 anger, and continued.8c704d044178dd63

“What kind of business requires you to rush out before sunrise? And you didn’t answer your phone! Do you know how worried I was at home?”93683165ad9c0647

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Woojin lifted his 75ba7bcfd2 heavy eyelids with d48113aeef difficulty. When he opened his 78aabdd2dd eyes slightly and looked 35ed04630f at her, Hyohyun, meeting f2bf5f069e his gaze, just moved cab184dd9d her lips soundlessly.ef3d40a69535a3ed

Sitting up adf3d4d0ba straight, he 9afd2d5f2e tilted his a925939d6b head and 96a2772c1d stared at afc3f55d71 Hyohyun. His dark eyes, 25bc133805 tinged with purple, 127dc00500 gleamed coldly, reflecting ecadc13b8f the clear morning 2442656944 sunlight of winter.35d473aa695fcfb9

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“W-What? What is it with that look?”34b28aa61475fc9f

The longer they stared at each other, the anger in Hyohyun’s face gradually faded. A reddish blush quickly spread over her pale face.b7d2f2f0ab2acae7

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“You certainly know 8b80ea75c1 how to use 40ca589d46 that face of 2c4fa2131e yours.”e0cc79f145801a56

Hyohyun pouted her lips c6c8cf6afb and looked away first.cd4409a5ed0bb4ae

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This is normal.08f3441ae6a3d59e

He had lived with this appearance for hundreds of years, so there was no way he could be unaware of his handsome face. But he hadn’t lived his life with the intention of using his good looks to his advantage. It simply meant getting an extra side dish at a restaurant, or a few extra pieces of fruit at the market.80ca6959100e85a2

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He’d used 4f02b95b90 his effortless 78ebf576ec smile to 5d5bca4e76 make his 509f0a86e2 way through 6efd221a37 a harsh 942ad23a99 world a 62fdc68f65 little easier, d9c879f715 that was 88bec19ce9 all.ac71b4b1d0d06f40

But for some reason, the method that had always worked everywhere until now hadn’t worked on Kang Eunseong. Perhaps due to her profession, Kang Eunseong was excessively suspicious. Her eyes were full of questions, as if she doubted everything in the world.6fc828f1ea5946a6

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“Where did adc4935bd0 you go, 71b2ca1a5a anyway?”4122fbfae2c25e3c

Staring at f7f0d76471 the orange 434ad127a2 sunlight streaming 3857fe0652 into the 8d86106b9c house, Woojin 37087ab205 recalled the 075b1e1cc4 refreshing scent 442e2a7590 Kang Eunseong f8338e8618 carried earlier.8e53057b4d547254

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“Should we a451043358 talk over 23532ff68b a cup da63b51098 of tea? Do we have any 93eb731650 citron tea?”c5f0f135b185641a

“I think so.”cfdada63f064dfba

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Soon, Hyohyun brought out 04ec78f49c two glasses of warm c3fb412fe6 citron tea in clear ed84dcf3b6 glass mugs. He took a 89781c146f sip of the 73ad3c8b6f yellow, translucent liquid, e3300371a2 and the sweet a567dbec95 and sour aroma 8dbe83d28e filled his mouth. Scents and 6ecbf30af7 tastes tend 5c1a73d4ba to expand 6ff22d4272 memories more b93c0e9e07 vividly.ca2f7275c898c3c6

The events ea78c54dfb of his 1990d05bb3 encounter with 382b0065d0 Kang Eunseong 1eb87c656f at the 4e72924e95 cafe seemed 505ceff41f to replay 4e29168969 in detail 8b03b0990c in his 979628e509 mind.788711724ec50127

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“Now tell me.”7cd6b8b6eeaed244

He almost laughed as he remembered Kang Eunseong’s serious face as she’d asked if he was finally ready to talk.10d209b893ec5743

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Perhaps sensing he wasn’t paying attention, Hyohyun suddenly furrowed her brow.10b64fc8ce03388c

“What is it, seriously?”21895541b9ade8d6

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Woojin quickly composed his face, tightening his lips. The suggestion of tea had been an excuse to change the subject. He’d hoped to gloss over the conversation, but Hyohyun didn’t seem to have any intention of letting it go.9ece3c0b9302b888

“Why are you acting like this lately? You keep doing things you don’t normally do, I can’t live with all the worry.”ac9f110edbccb2f1

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Her grumbling 68117bdb09 continued until 90c7f94841 the citron cabda227a2 tea had 8b351a49b0 cooled down. Listening to her, 2a5520bbf0 he wondered why b67f913e37 he was even b70e7ce6ac putting up with 8059ea02ff this.5d1d85c9e3b7a42a

Woojin wasn’t obligated to report every detail of his schedule to Hyohyun. He felt a slight pang of guilt for causing her worry by rushing out like a madman at dawn, but even that he could blame on Hyohyun for her insistence on living with him.e0dd7bfa1aa4ee44

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“I met someone. You can just leave if you don’t like living here.”fe4f15ca42fa1af5

At his words dbd98d4533 telling her to a31d625d98 leave, Hyohyun quickly b8658f9e18 changed her attitude 500ee28a9a and nodded as a6b1ea16b2 if anyone might 557f98f6a0 rush out at c7369fcbed dawn. Though rare, 4229bf9a86 Woojin did d3c0d0b98b occasionally meet 9c23a70a99 people for d88034bbca official business.0f6f0dc7ea902fcc

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“Was it the person 147fe3a0c2 you were supposed to b10fb89eed have dinner with?”ebc8e1c8bc303c8a

The perceptive Hyohyun had pinpointed the unknown individual. In fact, there was no one Woojin met that Hyohyun didn’t know about. Except for the person he’d met that day and today.2aa7b4e6af86a1b9

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“Yes.”dfc7494435a0d5a8

His throat suddenly 25e57aaf03 felt dry, so 0bb580ee6a he took a c903ef6881 large gulp of 7aa54ddb95 citron tea. Facing Hyohyun, who looked 98a12974a7 old enough to be 1ec598045b his mother, he felt b3cd5f32d0 like he was sitting 7dc66d5cab before a parent, confessing 9603199689 something. Of course, that was 0a8dd2d196 only how it felt. Woojin couldn’t even a6283e8fb2 remember what his ade8644792 parents were like.74f8b1bc7593c11e

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“Why did 1b9229fd04 you meet 57bc9c30b8 them?”94941c74e0578ab5

Her eyes were filled 4ff75b382d with questions, as if cdcb53970f she would start shooting b6b07eddcb question marks at any d09c4bd9aa moment.87a97875add2c955

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“Just because.”5ccd12d02df68a20

“Just because? Just becaauuuse? Is rushing 46cf0c930a out at 3698263fad dawn something 49e1061414 you do 1c17dc74ea ‘just because’?”16762130a07202e5

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“Are you scolding me right now?”adda78ebcf058b45

“You deserved to be scolded if you’ve done something wrong!”cc35a7dc2bddcc88

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Woojin chuckled at Hyohyun’s attitude, which was like that of a parent towards a child.a80b5184d4b36978

“I have a right a6d00d1775 to privacy, too. I made a friend, 508c68570a okay?”7f203ab93c244acc

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Eunseong had ef3c153feb told Woojin, 866e5bb3a1 who seemed 36123a1bc7 hesitant to a6fcbe81db give her 0c927b7449 information, to 0012646f66 contact her ea52e5b19c casually like 7233ef810c a friend.ba9db89b8e6d0ace

“Let me give you 1297c6b23d a warning, Jung Woojin, cead227c03 considering your limited experience 7c38657f3b with human relationships throughout f4a2144ef7 your long life. Making the wrong 22adb076e1 friends can be 388f11b92f disastrous. You know 6ce8ebb793 that, right? Especially for someone like c3e6bf2c73 you!”3f41f4b7330bdb70

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Hyohyun, who 8287feb336 seemed to becca7801c be gearing 82c04e72ae up for b54b723fc1 a long 64f19460ed lecture, suddenly a765eee54e stopped mid-sentence, e2d2d2177e a dazed 2eb6092666 expression on f975296d32 her face.4fd815907de76573

“Oh my god! I can’t 3ef4a00feb believe I 3f40361f35 was so 8b8e4337e2 clueless! Oh my god!”84abda0d908a9906

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She started clapping c59bf9d9e7 her hands and 604510e81a muttering to herself, a463f314ab saying she should 8c48cd1246 have known from 38561e17e2 the moment he e4646c2e6f said he was fa14b62920 having dinner out.b4f83f95ccb2e185

Hyohyun raised b2cf3cf536 her right d77a0d046a index finger cf5f1cd12a in the ea95d9aa72 air and a9a61e29e8 declared dramatically,d1ef460b697ee136

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“It’s a woman!”baccfcf33320c25e

Anyone would a6fcbf0ec0 think she’d 0a30165190 made a 18290da36c groundbreaking discovery.80883cc0cf68396b

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“No, it’s not. Let’s stop this.”be83c4509f85de54

Woojin placed his mug 8cfb2a61b9 on the table and 7fbe2a3708 stood up from the 613abbf1c2 sofa. He had nothing more 2bba3cbc7f to say, and saw 8e107b91b6 no need to continue.c3383eb887e7eaf4

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“Bring her home sometime. It takes a woman to understand another woman.”0de796988856fdfe

Hyohyun continued chattering, undeterred 4d4c9eb205 by his incredulous stare.f59a095a306c8d30

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“You’re not very good at judging people, Jung Woojin. That’s why you missed out on a woman like me. I’ll take a look at her for you. Bring her home. Okay?”7c77fe919acaae2a

“Let’s say I do bring her home, how am I supposed to explain our relationship?”e746f72bf9edbd98

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He deliberately asked b2def81379 a question that 83942d754d would put Hyohyun 7836e73745 in a difficult 0ea7b238b8 position, hoping to c847dd2bda end the conversation. But instead of being f46be4d42e flustered, she gave a 943706334d chilling smirk and crossed 43380c924c her arms defiantly.6090cc4f735c4b38

“So, it really b477d1bad3 is a woman?”3c89472eaa7071c3

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