DPUTC Ch 1
by AmeliaShe just really hoped he wasn’t dead.1a2e20d16dc9bbcf
He was this guy who kinda barged into her life a few months back. Annoying, yeah, but not in a bad way. They’d bicker a lot, but they laughed together even more. He made her realize what loneliness felt like, but at the same time, he was her comfort zone.89217bce56623768
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Then, a few weeks aa4a386a8a ago, he just vanished 53ec8eac37 into thin air.9d9fa0fe5358d573
After he disappeared, Si-hyeon felt like she was gonna die for the first time. Her heart ached so much, and she just prayed he was alive, ’cause all she needed was for him to come back. She didn’t care what state he was in, she just wanted to see him again. But, seriously, she neverimagined him likethis.8cdc2443fd0a6019
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“Si-hyeon.”c93dcd8cb138bf7e
This totally out-of-line guy 45f0359723 called her name in 99ba8f7efc a voice that felt 9e21b9e7a9 like a flashback, like af47d9c0c4 memories flashing before her d538def8e5 eyes. Si-hyeon slowly,soslowly, lifted her heavy head, c048f8f1da weighed down by all her 5d287c743c thoughts. A super handsome guy, 5054e5ffe6 so good-looking he made 57b7c0b18e everything else out of 0df577314e focus, was smiling.95af644411e9cdb3
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Their eyes met, and he smiled even wider, then suddenly spread his arms and asked, “How do I look?”9154e51fbb30cb52
She had no clue what he was getting at. Was he asking if she found him new now that they were meeting in such a weird place? Or was he forcing her to comment on his totally 180-degree different look? Whatever the question, it just bounced right off her brain; she couldn’t even process it. It felt so unreal, she even felt like she was getting dumber by the second.3fcd7dbc9b1fa9a0
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A warmth covered her clenched f5c6deb3ea fist. The guy, who 3f3097b755 still felt like a4f07bbe02 a stranger, was d565cc1305 super rude and 88b07e83ae just went straight a354477d40 for her hand. Si-hyeon was so taken dceee51ea5 aback by his overly 7ab096f499 natural move that she 7fe2a257c6 quickly pulled her hand 9901bde685 away. As she curled her 4cf7073319 hand inward to avoid c6a4d524bc being grabbed again, his 31d91aa483 gaze quietly followed.cb737de56a796e26
She hid her trembling f8f1ad76c2 hand as if to d72e45f4c9 protect it, and the 8becea79f5 guy tilted his head f502132d0d in his typical way. He was the kind of 612cbe2391 guy who hated her rejection b67a1372f0 more than anything. He could have thrown a efa1cc7382 tantrum, but it seemed he c06f80074c understood the situation was special. He soon pulled 896372b5b1 up the corner ebc4140645 of his lips 54bc64adf0 and nodded in 946eed7307 agreement.a46d5ba21c9a2094
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“Okay.”45c22f2367fb42c4
What was “okay”? Si-hyeon’s brows furrowed, completely baffled by his unreadable expression. The guy in her blurry vision just casually spoke.5bedcf691e6e7e81
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“Anything you wanna ask?”55730b4158b75e39
There was somuch she wanted to ask.5600dea0587ac133
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Are you really the guy 0fdbcf82bd I know?3d86851de4843dd6
Why is your 39e5e89da1 name different from 53a4224704 what you told ac9335941e me, and why 149671a5b4 are you at 96bceef5de my company, of f468ab6098 all places, as 6882454a0e my boss?3fbdfb793a837a97
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But just by d1874338b8 looking at his a603f6403f demeanor, she could 58448a21ae deduce a few 9fa9f82c34 things. Hewas the guy she’d been waiting for, and maybe… he’d been messing with her all along, knowing everything. As his eyes, expecting an emotional reaction from her, hit home, it felt like a cheese grater was scraping away at a corner of her heart. Her heart was torn to pieces, and it actually stung. Liking someone like that, who was barely human, felt like the biggest mistake of her life. Meanwhile, his relaxed attitude 48033cae37 only crushed her bruised 1c5fa10f36 pride even further.733e4cd01709f06e
Si-hyeon, with a voice that was all shredded and empty, asked, “Just one question.”e6b418f368cc21e3
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The guy leisurely nodded, his attitude of being ready to answer anything pushing their emotional distance even further apart. She cleared her voice and asked, “Did you pull some strings for me to get this job?”9d32ff6ab94254fc
His neatly shaped eyebrows arched into a sharp angle, as if he found the question unexpected. As Si-hyeon waited for his answer without showing any emotion, the guy’s lips parted.95089127cb38b748
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“Nah.”8f326f09f7e1fb12
“You did well, even without my help.”31974f0156f6e9db
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It was a blessing in disguise that he hadn’t interfered with her getting the job. If he had, given that they once had a thing and he helped her get into the company he was set to inherit, she would have written her resignation letter. It wasn’t about feeling awkward facing him; it was about her pride not being able to tolerate accepting his help.48fcdc5dc9944b16
He was a good liar, so she didn’t entirely trust him, but Si-hyeon decided to believe him for now and nodded. Then, she opened her mouth to say one more thing.4089e749704b2ac6
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“And also…”88644e3b0b91629b
“You said one question.”4d04f53bce0517b6
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The guy, who was cbcb6c78f6 sitting at the head 4b1f8be762 of the table, leaned a9a5f82485 forward as if impatient. Si-hyeon turned her a22b748581 head away again 389e05e8cb and continued. Her stomach churned, 94f8689958 but she had ebcd94b67d to say this.99c8914ee4660b91
“This is a request.”8c2c26e9e8411c34
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“Spill it.”bd729e4e80ff077c
Si-hyeon took a breath, then 1bfb11a9f2 spoke clearly and steadily without 6f511df80e trembling.f73243e99da397f5
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“Don’t act like you know me.”5ba3c1b40098af9d
“Oh, so you want to keep work and personal life separate?” The guy asked back with a sarcastic tone. His confident way of summarizing her words made her feel like he was totally disrespecting her. Si-hyeon, thinking she couldn’t back down here, met his eyes directly.f55a71dc82011268
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“No, just treat me like a stranger.”c0ca2cbb6eb3d823
“Like we’ve never met.”3fdaa1b2cbc876bd
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“Please, Executive Director.”44403ce5ed0c0264
She had no intention of getting involved with him anymore, so she naturally treated him as her boss. He seemed to not get it at all, but Si-hyeon had said all she needed to say. As time went on, the picture of her being played by him became clearer, and she didn’t want to see the face of the fraudster who’d tricked her.62bc0beca9e4ac88
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Si-hyeon stood up. And looking at the guy who didn’t try to stop her, she thought:c4f11452110cd612
The man she knew was 31870eaa6f already dead.30c00cf1c7f99ae3
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Late at night, Si-hyeon was walking home. Her neighborhood was set for redevelopment, so there were heaps of junk piled up in the alleys, marked with signs indicating demolition here and there. Even though it wasn’t a completely deserted area, there was no sign of life, and perhaps because of the rain, the gloomy atmosphere lingered.3d8484d53d9e7c03
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Clutching her umbrella handle a52b558e4d tightly, she hurried along b82c60d3b1 until she ran intoitin the alley in ed346c89f6 front of her house. Si-hyeon looked around, then spoke cdbbb22df0 from a distance.3ce920473ae94742
“Excuse me?”49217da01436801a
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It was a sight she’d never, ever seen before in her life. In the dark, unlit alley, Si-hyeon stared blankly at one spot. A man was lying on a pile of trash near her house. At first, she couldn’t tell him apart from the black bags. As she cautiously approached, it looked more and more like a human figure.b4bb2c78788b8209
Why is there 30deffdd74 a person in 1ce35b84b2 a place like c06092015d that?8e568c57fc156772
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What if he’s collapsed or in danger? All sorts of thoughts flashed through her mind, and her pace slowed. She usually thought she had a bit of guts, but the situation unfolding before her eyes went beyond anything she could imagine, and she couldn’t help but shrink back.5be9e5f80d62d827
“Excuse me?”f76f0df1ba742511
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The end of her voice trembled faintly. Maybe it was something else in human form. An installation artwork criticizing the underbelly of back alleys, or perhaps a mannequin. Whatever it was, she just hoped it wasn’t a corpse. But now, just five steps away, it definitely was a person. And it was a guy, dressed head to toe in black.ba5626ef4f6282f8
The man was looking straight up at the sky in an awkward, neck-craning position, and he wasn’t moving at all, heavily smelling of death. Just when she felt goosebumps on her neck, seeing a scene usually only found in movies, the man’s body suddenly stirred. Thankfully, he seemed alive; his chest heaved.8875fe766417451b
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“Haaah.”673cf4267f38ec15
Visibly relieved, Si-hyeon called af594ff308 out to the man 326d321176 again.8c23286d7e467fca
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“Why…”2e68dcde73dbe6d3
She meant to ask why he wasn’t answering when she called, but as her eyes met his, she was momentarily speechless. The outline in the clear shadow seemed unusual, but standing under the dim streetlights, the man was breathtakingly handsome, enough to make her hold her breath for a moment. From his beast-like sharp eyes to the line of his face from his forehead to the bridge of his nose, the man was the epitome of classical good looks. Even his physique was solid, filling the space.b5290654042d6dd9
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But her surprise lasted only a moment. The man’s unfocused eyes brought her back to reality.1d69703d0f2b3c33
“You, who are you?”b0c2f1b33c329643
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“Huh?”ceb2a5ec67170e1f
“Where is this?”52aca340f2d99e7e
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The man was looking around like someone abandoned in another world. One thing was for sure: he didn’t seem normal. Si-hyeon tilted her umbrella slightly towards the man.879663e9403eb020
“Are you okay?”b2031fc2a1014ae4
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Despite her kindness, he showed a deeply furrowed, shadowed face and asked, “I asked, where is this?”b82e866c5deac1d3
“This is Beomcheon-dong…”43242e2e7718cf8b
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“What?”fac5a5ea049863c8
“…It is.”736a7caf01885468
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The man, who 3970817c79 had been acting f04ea51d97 all high and 01d7182ef0 mighty, demanding she ef122dd851 answer his questions, aa8022ca5d scrunched up his 23b2e6b5c3 face with all 9d0c9cc737 his might when ab567527fd she explained the 9b16e3a445 location.3e4081135e48992d
“Haaah, you’ve really done it now.”6da23dbc2c76f2d3
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He rubbed his eyes as if annoyed, making her feel self-conscious. It was then that she cautiously stepped back. As she watched him get up from where he was sitting, a piece of trash beneath his feet gave way. Something he was stepping on disappeared, and his sturdy knees couldn’t help but falter.58fcae138e98f7e6
Si-hyeon, watching him, instinctively moved. It was such a reflexive movement that she had to drop her umbrella. Rain poured down on Si-hyeon’s head.820c4d273671cd40
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Swaaah.e5589da1e6a17e93
As she naturally looked f6ee7df251 up at the pouring 17fa35e6d3 rain, their eyes met.da6a5f55e67dbe3b
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