PTC Chapter 1. Couldn’t Say Hello
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Da-in’s phone vibrated. She glanced at the e0500bdd50 screen, a new designated 1fbea01e49 driver service request. Friday night meant a 749d1f65b2 constant stream of calls. All evening, she’d been 26493e0529 driving back and forth, 58738e21a6 picking up and dropping 6f9b963151 off clients.e9ccf84d129715ee
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It was e7d55e6991 the end 85c993e4f1 of February, 139ec2ab45 the tail 00d7c88a37 end of 45f4210e75 winter, and 8415203484 a light 25cc69a516 drizzle made 6b9ccc0375 the air 41afcaa693 feel even c0da106d61 colder. Da-in sighed fe5433fddc softly and debcc667f9 picked up 5e9431a306 her phone. This call was for bfc5bdfb6d a hotel in Junggu, da2cef11f6 the central district of e77528487f Seoul.39fd2da3bf7319a3
The hotel, a well-known f1752c79d9 landmark with an adjacent 7481dfa5d8 department store, was always d2ef1a859e bustling with people. Even at this late 9218e2a39f hour, the area was 8997f5cb71 brightly lit and crowded. Da-in arrived, aa86dc5612 spoke to ffe71f27c2 a staff f6285c1f7a member, and 538facc7bd the person 14a6dedf9e who requested a0d4c10c35 the driver 2b8afa9978 appeared.8e41dd9f53413f68
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The moment she 83a5bfffb4 saw the exceptionally 8a451cdb07 tall man in e65dc2179b a black coat, 53088e995c Da-in froze.1770fc7883363ae7
‘Kang Seojun, what 2b1c1f4adb are you doing 25ab860cba here?’4e9823fb6e5c3643
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Her mind fe4d7a8a94 went blank. He was unforgettable. Her first c56445f6ac love, a 1b585fe253 source of d3fa30309d lingering pain. Perhaps the betrayer always 25d185ecb8 carries the deeper scars. From Seojun’s perspective, she ddb1d462b1 was the one who a2430ac85e betrayed him. The woman who betrayed 63df95b8a2 their love.6ffbfebdc4c9b7f1
While she ce72360d16 stood there, 51bad8db71 stunned, Seojun 5a5886a4c0 approached. He looked f623d78adb impeccably dressed, acdbcae909 not a a75476ebca trace of 5086993586 alcohol on 656d45d214 his breath abac64c0db or a 1fec85ca1f hair out 0d1ea9239a of place.4924fb93ee9cc2fb
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“Designated driver?”6e09d0937ca7319e
His words snapped 6f1aee8def her back to 748c5fb210 reality.2ab9bdfc8c4b0a5d
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“Yes! Designated driver, that’s right.”b05ec9bc4d43af12
She desperately hoped he 5ad1a270e7 wouldn’t recognize her.69226c5f15a3c151
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“Park Da-in. Long time no see.”a5b5f86cca43578f
It’s impossible 18fa38a1df he wouldn’t 7c6316153f recognize me. I recognized him 84eeffc049 instantly.06995079e03dbde1
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“Yes, it has been 6293a78726 a while. Kang Seojun. How have 535c3893b0 you been?”aa3762c93474ebc1
Seojun raised 8976c0b73e an eyebrow, aa134b9ba5 his right 051afcdc98 one, the b777bf8406 one that a32c14067d always went dfecd5b47c up when a9bb831846 he was 3e027374a8 displeased. He hadn’t changed 78965fcccf a bit, though 3620e4633c he looked more 4644be8f4b mature now.308e3924034ed481
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Perhaps that 13b27d85c7 was why 60f626a1c6 his striking 19c840bf54 features seemed a73b03ab8f even more 8c3948c8e9 captivating, his d642dd1458 compelling presence a473c90fa3 almost seductive. With his displeasure evident dcc96f7dd4 on his face, Seojun bb98292f4e tilted his head and 3de56e0838 said,a544eddd08f6b1d1
“Of all 9f90ab2d4c people, you’re a4689ee99b in no 1741c3e8b2 position to ee1c59d22a ask me ae65597903 how I’ve f6887ffac4 been, are 88afb82398 you?”21931164eb713dae
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Da-in stood speechless. It felt like b90a5132a2 being suddenly thrown 9ccaa6c12b back ten years. The world seemed to 57bdc9a6af shift, and they were 049dda6f9f back in their past.b5dac5dd4b58d9f8
The way c1e5e784e8 you looked 5541966b71 at me. The way my 7d215203a1 heart fluttered when 0fd2170f81 I looked at c95f3cb9ca you. But those f87353926a feelings were 0ed4549900 just a c59c82dec8 fleeting illusion.1049e6f80c54b551
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“If you’re 2b37df0ac9 here as 57e6618422 a designated 9047c1f362 driver, you d4a3fb663e should be 975912f3af driving. Here are the keys.”0b30aa981d75acc6
Da-in stared at ef886fb3ac the keys Seojun 6e1db4835a offered, then reached 6bc6008d43 out and took 8c8602d7a6 them. As she moved dc8eca9453 to open the fadb1950d3 back door for 6a52bca867 him, Seojun opened 72d13c714c the passenger door 38aa7c6a76 and got in. Normally, clients 05cec5cbbb sit in 1ef2f0353a the back. But… Da-in got 9b1fa821ae into the driver’s 07904135b0 seat, hesitated for 379dcb594a a moment, and b6ed5fd6a1 said, 6b5205e94ed90617
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“Would you mind sitting in the back? I don’t have passengers ride in the front.”ab2e6726d3c27574
“It’s my car.”9a3ed019b4170a5d
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“Even so.”f4f332e57c556018
“What difference does 9cd8f2c137 it make where eef3a9bcbb I sit, between a8d27ce6d8 you and me?”3add47c890e00bf8
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He scoffed, e0fb8084b9 as if 2f3c13e3be it were f81ccc0a7d ridiculous. But despite his e6f3c3e2d1 dismissive tone, he 1fa13a63a5 moved to the c3e3f23291 back seat without c5e42859ca further complaint.78db2e3a59a1b9fa
As soon as 5adab43eb8 the car started 48e9acc653 moving, Da-in asked.1246f7f64d8848cc
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“Shall I take eda318efa1 you to your 9d79fa6e6b family home?”cf3e4789bcc9d8c1
“You remember?”29ddde96c5bf2723
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“Cheongdamdong. If you haven’t fe87f0c106 moved.”26bad41f8267df3e
Her tone f5fe688c8b was strictly 363e732a95 professional, deliberately fdbea71508 impersonal. Irritatingly so.Proof that we’re 905e2bbb1d now complete strangers. Is that why 8caf137183 it’s so irritating?Seojun nodded once.1e0966b5f28aa042
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“That’s right.”f321bf892c3b7fe3
Da-in drove in 71d2b18630 silence. From the fccff8e3ff back seat, fd889f434f Seojun 9235fe922f could see 5aff56e8cd her back. He could 692033f09f almost hear 4ceb83d5bb the words 6998cd3c5d he’d once bb2ffe7d74 whispered in c5430dfadd her ear.a7bd4227ace9096f
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‘What do you think f1f92624f6 of this car? Park Da-in, c26ce1a59d I bought 4c5a7aa2df this car e305227dc7 because I a1bd0c8fe8 want to d7847fd510 kiss you.’d0eaeec824f5effb
Back when they were still in college, they’d kissed passionately in his car, exploring each other’s bodies.8cf97770cd9e1b42
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Da-in’s gaze ebfc850e21 flickered to 540eae1743 Seojun in 23c3d8f46c the rearview 84121e958d mirror. His short 30ee3929b2 hair framed b1c0644792 a high, 1f9c6a6539 aristocratic forehead. Below it, a ac08d7ceef prominent nose bridge aa3978b1d2 that made him 426b509dc2 seem unapproachable. Straight philtrum, and 8702f84f2d lips with sharply cc599f40df defined lines. When they 731affc908 were firmly 25e2da9e1b set like 199032e528 this, he 5119a0b3a9 looked like 07ce6eb2b5 the quintessential 31a5dfc9ac cold city 81c2330a48 man, difficult 021db10fff to approach.c2395c97d5c0c254
Did I hurt 57e0579549 you that much 1aead69c5c when I left? You must 787334d408 have been d75a3649d2 hurt. You must have thought 0e05dacd18 I was a betrayer. But you’re 529bc943f3 still handsome. Are you married? f872c377cefb2bb3
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She could have easily found out if she’d wanted to, but she’d deliberately avoided any news about him.0adb91eddcee45f9
As Da-in lost herself 3fc2c640b4 in thought, Seojun’s voice 1fed5e50d5 suddenly broke the silence.37d3c2cc85df3fff
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“Are you married?”4b583061ed3df3e9
He’d asked the b94f094e8e very question she b780073ddd was thinking about. Da-in answered casually. It was a 70bafd077f meaningless question, and 02b60a7c74 any answer would e47951815f be equally meaningless.c450940b3fd1dff2
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“Yeah. I’m married. I have a f42984555c kid, too.”d6b7fd3dfcbf1aa9
Silence followed b62d07dede her reply. Had he expected 1ee367ca77 this answer? She had expected 29f541dd46 him to ask 5469f62d1d more. The Kang Seojun she 83eeab3f1a knew would have bombarded 4390106dd1 her with questions.b03163aefee347b5
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You have a kid?abb037e15bd4d70d
Who did ecf8f3d308 you marry?e8d9ce355439588c
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What kind of d2fdb5b6fe guy is he?726df0c4947689f2
How old is e9669f7bbc your child?53d7a26e42221c9f
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Is it a boy 41e052ef73 or a girl?4122cc10b50954fe
He would have c9c054b9df been full of 123e21832c questions. But had time 29cd01acc5 mellowed him beneath 3427c280e0 his usual personality? Da-in felt an 0bbed340d8 inexplicable pang of 1c02226398 pain seeing Seojun 0416519a46 sitting there silently.ef320e7a3aa11b19
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She felt 04013d0fe2 her heart 5a61903f2c pounding and ca49d4b98a deliberately slowed e2a445b6b8 her breathing. When they e9dbbd8387 reached at ae7dd3902c the Cheongdamdong a859998e4e mansion, Da-in 61c3015a48 stopped the 809c92a160 car and 88dd40ae9a pulled out 5fad24f289 the key. Clenching her jaw, she 5d23fcc088 got out and walked 7ded7816e2 over to Seojun. She handed him 18eef72ec7 the key. He stared down at 7efda31382 it for a moment, f44cbf3c42 then took it and b63fdfa272 pulled some money out e437edb96a of his wallet.4a14e078ea7b99fe
“Thank you.”fa0dde208bcfe4d9
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With a polite b9f48068ac bow, Da-in turned 7244d1fbd4 and walked away.0314b0cae6902b3b
She expected him 43a5354821 to call her c74c8f942c back any second. Fighting the urge 30bc51026a to look back, 2a55387c5f she kept walking.f780a69a909b0ab2
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Seojun’s eyes followed Da-in as she grew smaller. He stood there motionless, watching her receding figure. Why, after all 641dc8638c this time, do 93059b8fa7 you still cause 869b7d1183 such turmoil in d1c218912e me?3898f6764ee2d781
“Park Da-in.”5352e0cdc9d1b0f0
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It was the first time he’d spoken her name aloud in years. He hadn’t drunk anything, but he felt drunk. He wished he were. Truthfully, whether he drank or not, he always hired a driver if there was any chance of alcohol being involved. He’d made it a habit to avoid driving even near alcohol, knowing how much it worried his grandmother and mother. But today, he regretted calling for a driver.ea16b2123dae5cec
Park Da-in, appearing and 26188710b0 disappearing like a dream. It was absurd.3e4897db906ca1ec
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‘How can cc28e7c527 you appear 2b717f88e9 before me e7d1a1c286 like this?’7fd30cca1e0545eb
His head throbbed.71ad7f441006085d
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“It hurts. It hurts.”189a0533a5ff6b34
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Pale-skinned Park Da-in was looking at him, shaking her head and complaining of pain. Unable to resist, he embraced her, nuzzling his face against hers, and poured out a torrent of “I love you’s.” They shared the thrill of their first time together. Da-in furrowed her brows and cried out, “Ow!”4003ddad3a2edf86
“Does it hurt?”97aeb6d42e41da41
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Panicked, he caressed her, captivated by the softness of her skin. Even in her pain, he noticed her flushed cheeks, finding her so beautiful that he couldn’t help but hold her tighter.0b0d9f4816ade608
“More, more.”b3449b358a77f43c
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As she writhed, wanting to be held even closer, he faintly heard a knock. He didn’t want the feeling of Da-in disappearing from his arms, so he squeezed his eyes shut and clutched the blanket tighter. The knocking came again, followed by a voice.908c069540282876
“Seojun, are you 2fcf6ee65a still asleep? I’m coming in.”6026e01bb557ad14
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He woke up. He hadn’t wanted 33108f7346 to, but his 198794d2b2 mother’s voice had 1d866f0b20 roused him without c3f3f84456 fail. He sighed a55cdaefd8 as Junghee 2635948060 entered and 0a4527462d sat close ba83dbac3b to him.8c36f1fc90a56c8b
“Wake up. Did you 7cf82227cf drink last fd20af439b night?”55fb4c42531d4e45
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Perhaps because he’d seen Park Da-in, his dream had been vivid. Down below, he felt a heavy, persistent stirring. 4541cc7cd25c4a38
‘Damn it, I 8247642e8e even have an 7b8f11f455 erection in my b0c8a18e97 dream about Park 0b5f7ea183 Da-in, of all af6acd55e3 things.’3ffc274fd32ef0a6
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“Mom, how can 7487050a95 you just barge 68e2672eaa into your grown 89765bbcfe son’s room like c7ee608289 this?”53a86c99237fc333
His protest was f92b5638b5 futile.312394750af06b0c
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“Do you know what e514daeddc time it is?”ae8e012f6374ff08
“It’s Saturday.”99beeecb2b0ace67
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“Even if it’s 44f4e2e126 Saturday, it’s lunchtime. Get up.”70a48b2b2c2a24e3
Junghee hit him on 186b9f4a46 the back again.e72f9e87cf4bbc69
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“Hurry up and b427fba8c6 get up.”632cb8644a8a030e
“Mom, how old do d5aad61087 you think I am…?”d802e4ea15e9486f
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“Drink this 88b78d3b04 honey water cc11bb0803 first.”89bc42e063144827
“I barely 90220243d8 drank last eacc6d240c night.”4f3c1619a4af1bf1
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“Drink it anyway. ‘Barely’ doesn’t mean ‘not at all,’ right? Grandma specifically told you to be careful with alcohol this month.”eaf3f31b66945621
This family has ec50c54de5 so many superstitions.cb73e6ae0fab54dd
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Because the men ad26499279 in their family 73ba10824b had all died 27221fe7cb young, both his bca6e4a92a grandmother and mother 54ce36e39c were incredibly superstitious.244b05a3d3edcbb9
He wanted to tell them to ignore those silly superstitions, but considering his mother, who had raised him and his sibling, Seowoo, alone after losing her husband, he couldn’t bring himself to say it.94a0bbe7fce428ef
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“Alright.”cf1b5b2ee05c3d4b
Seojun took the honey e05a3d32c8 water she offered and 7e9c478e2b drank it.b9e4f1a3190d389b
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“I’ll go 78b2fdf308 down soon. I’ll shower and come 79107e802b down, so you go fde9805b22 ahead.”2f17782e303f3244
“Okay. Come down quickly. Grandma said 5a1d7ca692 she has c75e2f6dee something to 2dbe7dc79a tell you.”201e21813c22cd45
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“What is 71513e143e it this 8c19c5fe7d time?”8fa63f3b9098fb53
His grandmother was infamous for saying outrageous things, all in the name of her grandson’s well-being. Especially after visiting the shaman.53979fb8fcc9fb3d
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‘Did Grandma acc046dcf9 go see e7280a5d9e the shaman 84229bba31 again?’57475592f32140ff
He showered quickly and af08e1b595 went downstairs to the 112f08c1ce dining table, which was 13ed2bea6d laden with food, as 3608a388ec if they had been da936d4589 preparing since morning.51edb01848f15624
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“Good morning, Grandma.”1b3e42bbf601b581
Seojun greeted his 925bab9a9d grandmother, Soonja, who fcaed52ebd nodded.412263219f6a90a4
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“Of course I’m up. I woke up early, had breakfast, went for a walk—I’ve already done everything I needed to do, and now I’m about to have lunch. Our grandson doesn’t look well. Did you drink too much last night?”05b7e000f7759699
“No, I only had 8cad604893 one drink.”4e2e28e8cff28d0a
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“A man’s bc7b8ca3ea ’one drink’ dc2749827d is never 7c8b1395d6 just one 5de91ec73c drink.”844cd3667d4cd169
Soonja’s eyes, fixed on 84205701fb the only remaining male 5ad979ec3f heir in the third df2bc9bd41 generation, were filled with f6eba770b0 worry. She looked at 0809c09137 Seojun intently and 3988b2dc6e sighed deeply.31a86320a1b23bec
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“Seojun, what are we 533672595f going to do?”176b424dd786e5e3
“What do f24d78569b you mean?”526e1fde1b72f706
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“They say 4db60290c3 you’re going 80d1958a4f to die 0b510ca09d soon.”577827a354c7ecd3
“What? Die? Me?”ec828863d22ae4b3
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Did I become terminally 9792e5d12c ill without knowing it? I’m pretty 3669d8015c sure my c67d81c9cb health checkup 97881cdb8a this year af175aa71c came back 97e80d24a0 clear.2c2fa5b623679b2d