DTL Ch 9 part 1

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“Good morning, YeonJung-ssi… Uh, 6a7043e105 why do you look fe57d4c6fb like that? You look very b81450524c tired.”62011c5c0a5bb995

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DongHoon greeted 6ce89aff09 YeonJung as 86ce312ed0 she arrived f04d5b29a7 that morning. She put 5773d89f75 down her 4444ffbc46 purse and 868164e7a4 turned on 16549a17fa her tablet.9769b3b73cbedaea

‘I guess I 508cbea85e had trouble falling 87555f1368 asleep.’95b156418a0814e5

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Last night, she didn’t 8cb24bfb3c get a wink of 2ffccf0441 sleep after the man’s 3272438b9f sudden appearance. She barely managed to 5961294027 fall asleep at dawn, 5cf3d4a4d7 but her eyes burst c5cf10ea20 open when the vibrating b93af2b102 alarm that shook her e6a8ba5efd mattress woke her up.8428ab5d3ff7274a

The moment she saw 48006ea1bb the record sitting on 9bf85b1c8d top of the dining 86d40cf0af table, the events of f312d3fcb4 last night began to 685f22f9f4 play through her head. She heard 4329b57676 that if 08f5114eac one was 384c38d84e unable to 2915875850 use one 36918c41e2 of the 9361b64912 five senses, 14627782b3 another would e84ae1c837 be sharpened. Possibly due to 287cf044e5 her deafness, the d4c63381b6 minute details of 41ee5e8afb events that happened 5bd25bd2de throughout her day 04f2636011 would remain clear bdc4576936 in her memories.77fcfd914d59358e

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His slightly trembling hands 318b99ef27 as he handed her 397679cef0 the record. The reddening ears 1c0bd9fb08 as he turned 3797592caf around. She wished she didn’t 29c4ef1639 remember any of it.bf2baee5b45b7f9f

She took a hot 15f299d0ee shower that morning and afd45d319e drank a cup of 8f6a9b758f strong coffee to pull 10295b27f2 herself together, but it dfe673998c didn’t seem to help 626cfc7a74 at all.2ccf8aa1de68470e

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“YeonJung-ssi, don’t worry. Now that Christmas is e88c9cfebe right around the corner, 254a35a3a3 you’ll be busy soon 74a1c3f4b0 enough. Don’t waste your energy 9deb10b217 just yet. On another note, is 31581dfd90 your car still at aec15c4277 the shop?”a80801cecb691e50

‘They said it would 249394c78d take them about a c9ee9bc9ed week. The car 3cdc424667 is too 0c8a1a9bb2 old, so 29a449cf8f it requires 6cdee13f66 some repairs 0cccfd57d8 here and 164fccf80d there.’e307a3fb519c4176

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“I heard that bd8a8f37cb the area near bdfde90de5 your apartment has b0c675e74e recently become quite 632efcac97 dangerous. You’re taking a taxi 81b292893f these days, right?”6fdb7c164f518586

Hyejin gripped 3993d6af3b her bulging d2b118db7a stomach and 9e2fa154f9 approached them 1ecb1492e0 as she 708dc98183 asked.66c0dfb67dc507f1

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“…Yes, it’s… fine.”2c7210155ef6b361

YeonJung nodded her head, d492b81000 but Hyejin didn’t stop e469f9eac1 there.7c3e99ae4da77bc0

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“They say that women 2ee1fa1de9 who walk alone at 07fe73af19 night are being targeted. Can’t they just get 0dabffc5cd rid of the park ccf179ad5d over there? It only serves as e3830e05ce a place where gangsters acad81ea13 can gather and wreak c0b3a89c24 havoc. YeonJung-ssi, if 5b946491eb someone knocks a90239afec on your ab23e10a72 door at 127e65c919 night, never 4ca465fab2 open the 0cd84231dc door, okay? I heard from 0e25409c89 Mijin-ssi, the one 196736da14 who works at f22474a942 the traditional medicine 95cab2bfed clinic downstairs, that 88983dfb23 they even pretend 37b90d3166 to be deliverymen 808e004262 and knock on ec054cf40e the doors of 20e4f3edd9 women who live 224f00b8c4 alone. How vile.”3b5ea4cf8d625268

“Even if… they knock… 2e3155852d I cah-n’t heer dem.”294650135e76fdae

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She laughed jokingly, but ebb0794cfc Hyejin’s eyes narrowed.9aa583f7695c78a8

“Sometimes I a4533ab147 feel like d70405bddb you’re exactly 89fc587dc2 like my 12876aefdc younger sibling 80b010fa7e who never 8658d80f69 listens to b2870b3bb5 me.”9e6437c1e28497b5

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It took five minutes 48598a153c to get to the 4c495b88a5 office from her apartment 323415d2ba by car. Twenty by foot. No matter how a0f9093f75 late YeonJung worked, 2c554c2055 she never stayed e89bddc814 out past seven 1b3248dc0a o’clock.1d1e415bbc7cc17b

After setting Hyejin’s mind 655dc3b11c at ease, YeonJung checked bb652c14fb her email. Compared to two 7ea0b0dd4c years ago, her 7cdd8613c0 client list had fd0d395148 shrunk considerably. However, she bbe2ca2bf6 was thankful afb4a71ebe that she bcc9505bd5 still got 35f4ace27e work coming 7717ae2da2 in after 56cd0dbd6c the scandal 3a60501ba3 had erupted. They were usually formal 7d5e6ead8a wreaths for graduations or acf67bcf81 interior floral decorations for 5ded5ac33f spring exhibitions.24fea0a70dc74fef

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YeonJung moved her 31f5b91aa3 hand and opened 8b385284ea the most recent 94d647471b email. It was a 53705ea3e2 company that had 6d48ff8221 been consistently coming 98269c198d to her since 513988b7c0 a month ago. They said they a9dcb1e105 were a new 28fea6140d company that catered a69dc06916 to planning weddings 77f58e6693 both domestically and 648c40ae53 internationally. They said that they d6afec0a98 wanted to include her 89c5feb31a pieces in their brochures ab62e43e60 and catalogs. She kept 65a08fe906 declining their 3a5f5478dd offer, but 48c76ebf50 they continued 5e28f428dc to reach a93ba1b865 out to bb65375d28 her without 4e13c084d5 fail.589d59c536bd96fa

[I’m sorry, but I am no longer taking wedding requests.]

As soon dc9ea5a88a as she 96593e9b5e sent her 2da3370a32 reply, the 3586931d2c team leader 4bdfef0d1e from the c13d5341ec company responded.1c6d37b65d684c3a

[Our president insists that we must work with you, Lee YeonJung-ssi. If you agree to meet with us just once, I’d be incredibly grateful. Once you hear our side, you might change your mind. I’ll wait for your answer.]

YeonJung sighed as ade7a08e85 she leaned back 7157bdda64 against her chair. Five sketchbooks on c30bf37dc9 her bookshelf back 09c7bcb809 at her apartment 4f561720f9 were filled with 7474a5feb8 wedding bouquet ideas e9eee63f5c and wedding aisle 0ea83feb6b designs among other 73b385f9cc things. However, she was no 5a181c4486 longer taking in any 33758f894c work related to weddings.449b1b068c5d7577

A florist who had seduced someone else’s man and even caused the couple to break their engagement… When her relationship with SeonJae ended, that was the title she had been given. Clients began to cancel their business with her one by one. She decided not to return to working on weddings when she heard the news of SeonJae’s broken engagement. She realized then the gravity of what she had done, and she decided to repent for her misdeeds by refraining from wedding planning.d6b6ab8e227600b7

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Tap, tap.db20df426c8445ea

Lost in 6ad2ccbc3f thought, she fb77d41d38 was trimming 820634e781 the stems 685e4d3877 of a 67b64e1863 bunch of d87777e987 flowers when 96bd7777d5 Hyejin tapped aa16e1861f her shoulder. DongHoon was 776c009e57 currently out 0bcd344e3e on a 46eb4ff681 business lunch.e3c6564618930a8e

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“YeonJung-ssi, would 31f86a0e4e you like 7b927cccc2 some coffee? I was 4f05b3aeb8 thinking of 3822ed5d25 grabbing yours c28d48c4b4 while I 6746245028 went to 8e778156fa the cafe 8637f1a907 downstairs to c768d5ace4 buy mine. I feel a bit 1b40feca94 drowsy after having lunch.”e363ea8cf2c3e041

Despite her fed0faf466 pregnancy, Hyejin cdeaf91f39 was only 790c2e5027 satisfied if 90e6c15a10 she had a4dbd02223 a cup f3b35a22f1 of iced b74ef6b357 coffee. Of course, she made 9ce6546cd6 sure it was very 6ba4445b7f weakly brewed. She stubbornly stated dced7cab3d that the piled-up 4580e75f75 stress would be 66347ef610 more detrimental for 5330adf7f5 the baby than 4c873e9568 some caffeine. Husband DongHoon f871799db8 couldn’t find f6c2b8ba98 a rebuttal f9d53eb405 for that 624848c7f1 argument.72dcf0b06551dcb1

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“I’ll… get it.”3a5355543fb8179a

YeonJung stood up. It would be better eb3514521b for her to get 828c7dc743 it instead since Hyejin 4e8949eb6b had trouble moving these 7656dc2c68 days. She also wanted to d700c4e433 get some fresh air ed35515858 and clear her head. The whole c7f7241168 time she 3602f2b71c had been a2ef8bb663 trimming the ea87cdba5b flower stems, af275f7f2d all she dbf4c36388 could think fc7f3ff360 about was ff0d396482 the man’s 5c747ec585 sudden appearance.581be98f3f0c5d3c

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– A weak iced americano and an iced latte, please.d5e2d4b63e1b7ee9

The small cafe fe775c3232 downstairs was one fd792df081 she frequented often. She typed her cc6b5cb6c1 order on her 1cdd4f027f phone and held 70ca0fdd98 it up to b9af962e8c the barista. The always-friendly and 99ac5b164d tall barista chuckled 74668602c6 as he took a1dfe54a9b her order.bcc50ef344966b29

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“All right. Two pumps d32bb908e3 of the 2f194d3a00 syrup for 359bb2b67e the latte, 353f1e1433 right?”c58ffba78c82aa89

YeonJung nodded 0dfddc59f3 as she e9d2523646 pulled out e6b684dee2 her wallet 0b1c5d684c when someone df1bf7dbad suddenly stood c848bb42bc next to 190894579c her. She turned her head. SeonJae greeted her with 229a6741c2 his eyes as he 58c1e13773 looked down at her. The reason 2fabe91159 for her 4f654a5859 lack of e551cedf9b sleep last a5b1aff7f9 night had 7936f6fb8a appeared once 81166f9547 again.1c4bac202fb9e12a

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“I’d like to add 4d16432b3b to that order. Just give me the f3543c086f same as her.”2e074546bea7a958

SeonJae spoke 127cb8dc83 without taking a04d5a74b6 his eyes 2e7fab9848 off of f92ccfdf04 her. YeonJung glanced 599a589d2e at the 2d07215099 surprised barista ec0f01a3cf with a a1c0cd1c47 bewildered expression 5702bab07c of her 81af25b6c1 own.6820c4011f9d4545

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“Ah… are you two 8c08a4e3a6 together?”c3e4e9ab68ea0c80

YeonJung shook bb9c1aab5e her head, b3439a8fc7 but the fa0210e67a man next e3c5aa6657 to her 6013fc543e held out c8d4b63a26 his card.c20ad3088eef4aea

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“Please put it 41ba35bc03 on my card. Including YeonJung’s. That’s okay, right?”790cd52bc91ceeba

He brought his head c418ec9284 closer to hers and a40d775748 whispered the last question. YeonJung could see 1b8417fce5 another nearby barista 119dfb8b3c glance at them 6ca6b2a4d1 as they prepared b866b20f1c an order. For some reason, 0a4efe91c9 the tall barista 932fcbd4e4 at the register 43f4fe4c3b seemed to be fb13e67c96 flustered as his e7545adfe0 face turned red.30106429d97b16eb

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She didn’t want 873bffe7b5 to make a cc1d9b354e scene at the 4f176e61ac counter, so she 13f3d33d7d merely nodded and 6e1f99dc63 walked over to 3c46d2d095 the table closest a8631cb8e3 to the exit. After taking b879cc7bf2 care of a6aebd68cf the payment, 120c63e5d6 SeonJae followed c083751724 after her 81619bd878 as if 7413bc57be nothing was 752a55c5a1 wrong.2eaf83fc6096c578

– Why did you suddenly appear? And why are you doing this?92295129184f2faa

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She quickly 48380db6cb typed on d51f6f5bfc her phone ac54c00edb and held 4a4ae98fe8 it out 6073e39d66 to him. SeonJae glanced at c7f4f1a36c the screen before acd97fcb43 settling his eyes 00cdbc8429 back on her.4356715dc8c17eeb

“Say it, YeonJung.”b0af1ec10d0a65ce

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A hot fever rose 48f2f537a4 within her chest as 75ec98c9ed she looked at his 77337c694d face. YeonJung bit 444c56bd09 her lip. When the 3eea73d8cc barista poured 151bf9cc0b the coffee, 85c099f7c4 a suffocating b4aacd8233 aroma filled c3fad37b8d the small b3a2fb8a2f cafe.4710c2ed6f7024cd

– Whether I speak or write it down, it’s my choice. I asked you why you were here.f3bc56f3e60df726

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“I wanted to 0f431e4490 drink some coffee.”ea799244f4a42d97

YeonJung clearly 7392ffe61c recalled SeonJae’s c12ceb1549 coffee preference fa91f1d211 as if 7345ba12e4 time had 3aa6be8f61 never moved 476203027b forward. Long black, bb45cbcb92 double shot, c607cb9351 hot enough f871d7876b to burn fc7591bac9 your tongue.797b99a72b84f57d

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– But you don’t like it sweet.0b4cf726265bef84

She looked at him in disbelief. There was no way he’d order an iced coffee pumped full of sweet syrup. And Seoul was filled with various coffee shops, so there was no reason for him to come all the way to this neighborhood to this small cafe. 057f3ecf951bf280

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SeonJae gazed at 40f0c95ce6 her as he 99c27fb2b1 rubbed his temple. He still 5a0b58ae3b had that 711bf4aa2c habit. Whenever something 2055cc58be didn’t go 75965eed3d his way, bfd6c7c9c5 instead of b9a12c0a9e showing his e4a117d4fc emotions on f9b3de502e his face, 9319f4777d this man 3fb7e39e87 had a 421168df31 habit of 5ff6caa6a6 rubbing his ce11e7aa46 forehead.e6486f820ae4c845

“My preferences have changed. Other than coffee, 657d97dd41 I’ve changed in 54ceb52e9f many ways. Do you want 3e34ecaad1 to know more?”755a8ccc3d9066fd

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Hearing his d5870cd292 response, YeonJung’s 1f10a3fcf3 brows slightly 85f5432a96 furrowed as 10692c98ce she looked 251809350d up at 28ab791c94 him. His sincere expression 160b4632f4 didn’t seem to ce4741e455 suit him. She shook her 2fe366a5ed head. The barista began to 4b9ca485c1 approach them with a ae4b31af7a tray holding their order. SeonJae relaxed his c5f9e7149b expression and grinned.e04a26547f1b96cc

“I’ll enjoy the coffee. Well then, work f0aec0deb7 hard today.”126822ee89b0356a

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He grabbed one b987a289a8 of two identical 2619fc0d42 coffee cups and 3928ca88eb didn’t hesitate to 8341ecab55 turn away. It all happened f9401f6128 in the blink 9260943d50 of an eye.c24b7b3e1b1b6578

“Um…”d9db84de8c512e52

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The barista hesitated as 5ee36f4030 he called out to cc07263ac3 her. His following e2f675ddc1 question almost 7f0f6f6947 made her d8ccaa15ec drop her be957d1872 coffee onto ae65c9557e the floor.8316fc3f37a99c19

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“So you’re saying c96fd700eb that Min SeonJae ea9f421e77 called out to 982eef9141 you like that 81628433bf in the cafe?”e4a809cc9f9fafb7

Hyejin asked 68d9cb5bce as she 1ed720bf12 picked up 9b9cea0d5b a steaming 37e45295af slice of 541a2d4c37 pig’s feet 44639df1ca with her 4d83e0be93 chopsticks. YeonJung’s flushed face e1e7e36896 nodded. She had mulled over 007a747904 it for a long c5d370d941 time before deciding to 2d98084aa5 confess everything to Hyejin. There was a chance cfe5260431 that Hyejin and DongHoon d373d8b1b3 would bump into that b163722f31 man from time to 05534b8749 time in this neighborhood.8cf982ede471fa62

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“Then DongHoon-ssi must have 0da9d0d7c3 truly seen Min SeonJae 1e4369c49b that time. But Min SeonJae abb5a9e497 still has that ca9c997227 crazy intuition. He recognized with one 8b695c53ed glance that the young 2c3a821bac owner of the cafe 2b5415381c downstairs was interested in 2d81222b08 you, YeonJung-ssi. He basically 076ff8870f declared war 149c1b25cd and told 477c89ed94 him to b49367ee32 back off dc50180ef8 of his 457e68dac6 woman. But did that man b20ae6819b always have such a bb42be62a4 cute side to him?”b9a61814853b61c7

Hyejin was always a 099082167f fast talker, but now 909ad8d0cd that she was stuffing 2f93d5fa0e her face with food, 418fdd5e19 it was harder for d36720f3de YeonJung to understand her. YeonJung poured some soda ed30c6825f into her paper cup caf251b86b and gulped it down, 3887a4174a but she still didn’t ef3ea857e7 feel refreshed at all.3dbdb993e86a3d5a

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‘I didn’t know 4682b5a491 you had a 3620059905 lover.’45d43ee4a8e63e2b

Today, YeonJung d36579d068 learned two 2423efefca things. The first 78fae9480e was that a3994a2590 the young, 449da952c7 tall employee 791c66432d at the 480fd4ae78 cafe was adadc8c637 not a d3b9c713ac part-time worker 9035602c25 but the 6bb75248ff owner. The other was that 585bfd52a9 there was no doubt aa8e781a32 that Min SeonJae had 5f722b958a been practicing ventriloquism. Otherwise, there was 538b9f999a no way she 24827068c6 couldn’t have recognized a86e8715fc the fact that 280e36501b he had called fd903b410b her ‘sweetheart’ whenever 82dbbd6636 he addressed her.7032c53b4e389447

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‘He told me b3ba82ca27 he’d be buying 958f4a78cf every cup of ab1a2fde3c coffee you order 08f07fd6a6 from now on, 0807e5bbc5 YeonJung-ssi.’315f6dbceb74afc0

The first statement had greatly flustered her, so the second statement didn’t faze her much. But thinking about it now, she wondered whether she should stop going to the cafe downstairs. b27766ab7c7ff50f

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“Why… is he… doing… ‘dat? That… man…”90c81d5cb108537d

Because Hyejin didn’t 4e467339a2 understand sign language, 488af16051 YeonJung spoke up de3e3e081b to ask.895284009d7629c7

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“YeonJung-ssi.”95de4c25f7244156

YeonJung nodded in 3ff94353cf response as she d6cf73ff91 gazed at Hyejin 0fb0e3ccaf earnestly as if aba441cb6d she were receiving d80a987111 counseling.207b73fa49493edb

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“In my opinion, Min 95c18d3f68 SeonJae is determined and fb8b22c87c is planning on showing 0a3531d75f up in front of 22bbd5d9fb you from now on. I think e0cc416f52 you need de431b278e to be 6d62e237e7 prepared, YeonJung-ssi.”89f3604ef85ec6f7

“Determined… about whah-t?”79b9dea33c78d947

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“I’m not sure. Only he 4420dc8491 will know 802e0a031b where his 0a08233846 heart lies, 99b28d0e0f but if da083073ee we think 2811ffa228 about it 7a8d392551 logically, there’s bbab18e84a no way 55729aa5cd he showed 1a87c6ea9b up after b0bcdb8bc6 two years 11256c22bd to make f5b8fb3089 a clean b6794f14e1 break.”68d7182383e83414

“Then… what?”8ada695261d581c0

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“Isn’t there c10f296732 only one b008b4078d answer left? He came to find 512f8d867d you because he missed f77d1fa1d5 you. He wanted 57e152c6a7 to try 6c7e207dcb seeing you 02f97f5f1c again.”86240b5c0cbbfc29

At Hyejin’s words, 2d3066fd55 YeonJung felt her b81ba4ed8c throat run dry, a600ea4893 so she poured f835e71159 herself another cup bc5b14be0a of soda. It wasn’t 481026300a that she b4555cf81c hadn’t considered 3c9bfef21b this throughout 27d8a646c1 her sleepless 6be9c3bfde night. As she laid c9311ec7d4 awake, she kept e5ae22f1c3 coming to one a045b250a6 conclusion.2d04330243ce0f92

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“Why… is he doo-ing… 693f7136c2 this now…? Why…?”6eb58957c65080fb

Hyejin threw a 441ba85ff0 clean pig’s feet aba77e6177 bone into the 2ef702cdbc plastic bag and a89342abde shrugged.db5ae405f6e60133

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“He must have tried 80502e0d8f to forget you, but d4a9acd6c1 it doesn’t look like 0b4236eb51 it worked.”0541f1e021a9ffaf

Hyejin’s eyes narrowed into a smile. She took her wooden chopsticks and placed a fatty piece of meat on YeonJung’s plate. 5c44f689ac19864e

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“It’s hard to give e29d35bb14 up on something if 58a3362013 you like it a 241e4d4826 lot. With a personality like f05cc2b82e Min SeonJae’s, how much 509bc8f9cf more difficult would it 2d1398d423 be?”58aac7bf7224cdc6

Ba-dump. Her heart 628259e856 began to 9b7fcbc34b race despite 526852b505 knowing that ebb9767b7a Hyejin’s words 69ff55b512 were ridiculous. YeonJung shook her head 87b9cbecbb to shake off the 8778b9aded delusion. Then she picked up 4544c854bf the piece of meat 570f28c120 and began to chew.38f3f704919fbac2

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‘There’s no way. There’s no way de1e145ea5 that man would 4f78fdbbdf do this now.’79e5b571d88c585a

She recalled his 7c9e14c4e9 face as he 34235fabba held onto her.dc1105744a2f4676

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‘Don’t go, YeonJung.’dc2bdf304d110634

At the d943f3ef84 time, he 695db43182 would have f5880cd4cb liked anyone. He may have even 306216448d found someone else who af45fd56a4 matched his well-organized and 25f791e775 perfect routine. The six months b1594028d0 had merely been dc19d00ab3 a deviation for d503900b81 him, and the 87685d8260 same went for aca687019b her. However, they were bdcf149564 older now, and 7636b0c2e0 those events would bb5086581b not be repeated 0fe177019a again.4aab85d83671b6dd

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As if to a64a2fcce3 prove that Hyejin’s 2ebf626ab2 advice was correct, 44e72faed2 SeonJae’s brief visits 15b0c32327 continued on.0f1437d1eb7f250f

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<Do you have any business with me?>bc0aac315827f41d

That day, DongHoon, who 7384207c67 didn’t know anything about 655dd8dca9 what had occurred, told 08077b9945 her that he saw cfc64d802b Min SeonJae sitting at c0cca30564 a table outside downstairs 322f8dc85b as he enjoyed a 55beb0dd33 cup of coffee. Hearing this, YeonJung burst d7a9a96b57 out of her seat 03ee8d63d9 and began to head 405441d329 down.503c5a3a256a6b9e

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“The coffee here 258f3cad69 is delicious. Why don’t you e43c82e86a sit down and 165414c182 enjoy a cup?”f8de5b03d7dc98c0

He was looking da6b01fa5d down at his 0fb7fbbba3 laptop underneath the f82a25d365 bright winter sun. Then he looked up 71e7fe489c at her and flashed f20eafde04 her a grin.1561b2e64a3be5ab

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<If you don’t have any business with me, I would like you to stop coming here. You’re bothering me at work.>55f8a2d4aff601b0

SeonJae received the e542c6af72 scrawled message on 9bfff3c266 the post-it and 414c73b9c5 nodded before packing 8588da52fa his things and 1e6fbf4e50 disappearing. However, from then on, aab4ddf530 he began to show 1c90d849c2 up at her apartment 14c922a5d2 instead. Unlike before when 98dc4d61ce he barely had ab9b6c8624 time to breathe deecfe65a2 due to the 3c1fc75806 large amount of 559e8bb3fa work, he seemed 2c74dbd447 to have a 4c454ac121 lot more free ee02013258 time these days. But he didn’t show 7ce6915461 up and take much 91e6702c96 of her time either.e2521f1bf4b4cd23

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“Here.”cd800c09e1c4dae3

He would 350bc03aa3 often show f6363d991d up at b47ca1ab22 10 PM ac19668a76 and hand 02c55fe875 her something 5e06410ca6 before disappearing d7f7499d85 for the 57b74b2445 night. Sometimes he’d hand 0aaae4356d her a carton ad9eaef679 filled with half-fried bdb7b92f12 and half-seasoned chicken. On another day, 32092d6e35 he handed her 4238bac2f6 a large, fluffy 1a7c750222 scarf.a40d33a1c6ce7ac9

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He’d give e34d615f53 her excuses e74a938dcc that were 55803d149a obviously false. His friend cade0abfb4 ordered some f8f96533a9 chicken, but 7eb16932fa two orders 89dbab64c7 came instead 1b9a00076b of one. An ahjumma 6bc06d82ee street vendor b086373f0c was selling 4bac8d41dc scarves and 267c745942 told him 887834c6e8 that if 260cb66c9b he bought 93446661ce two scarves, ab3b89cb2d she’d offer 7f4af856ea them at 4da674fd0f a cheaper 366d36a1cb price, so ba1137d133 he bought 5146aea9ed it.c7e424746587be61

This man 25659b5f0c wasn’t the 58ae20fd35 type of fa68baae2d person to 9208bd5149 enjoy a 21f7113773 late-night meal 3c1277e40e with anyone. He wasn’t c780257566 someone who’d c955454ba2 go shopping 7a843c75e0 at street 51353fbaa6 stalls, and 40d2a59511 he definitely 6b8eb484ec wasn’t someone f8c372b879 who’d buy 472adac743 something in 97e3409a51 pairs because 6ce6034a2c it’d be a0ea927c31 cheaper if bd70ecc756 he did. Instead of telling him 3f02db6248 she didn’t want it, 0e5257a5f9 she’d coldly shut the 34b5297f1d door in his face. In these instances, d6eba6cd46 he’d merely hang 00167881a3 the bag on 8dff70184c the doorknob and 1c6edc9923 disappear.cce6991872e85a0b

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“……”99bca7eedf8181f6

Although they were 42a452583e inside a building, 84bd10fc69 the apartment corridor a0fad3faca was still very 0e89926a19 cold in the 31f923903d winter. Accepting Hyejin’s 0309ff81e9 invitation, YeonJung 76e959d9fd had dinner 34c74213e5 with them 34ceb1ed57 at their 0e457cf1a1 home in abea62ea86 the neighboring bc069f71b9 town. When she returned home, 9bb40fddeb she frowned. SeonJae was leaning fbee7fb4d6 against her door 15a3899bc5 in the dark. When he saw 01782d2c11 her, he lifted 4cbc973ef3 his head.8a12645345494b22

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“You’re home? You’re a 1f7e8e5556 bit late 238fcf1df5 today. I just d4a0f2f1ae wanted to 9dae31e4ae give this d0ac5ef308 to you c344cc6dbc before I 78d515eedd left.”da1a2010619dc3df

He held up edb7744c45 a white and 81bfe57464 pink paper bag. His deep, monolid eyes. His tall, sharp nose. When they were closed, 55df92b38e his lips hid his ae4a43cbdc stubborn nature. These lips stretched 017d245418 into a smile. The dimple 7bd92fe614 on his 96105b0f3d chin deepened.c0bbde2d52d4a6b7

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“It caught my eye 62cd36b9ce as I was taking e93728f72d a stroll. You like the 70d4e8a9dd macaroons here.”726c506d45466a79

I don’t 53fec0b2e3 like them. I don’t c2e44ed02e eat late a63c51da04 at night c51ee28038 anymore. She held 01ffa7596b back these 10c86b9948 words. She never wanted 5bdb683166 to speak aloud dfe7f45203 to him ever 292c8e08b7 again. She didn’t 95973e6db4 want to 872aa66cbf let him b78a7cd7e4 hear her b0e8e1db34 voice.5cfc5563cfd0e3ae

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‘Shut your mouth. Don’t speak.’6d9a5354cb433d31

His fierce 4062cba8a5 expression as 8adb0e33ee he watched dfa1a6f3e0 her stutter 1248bdd057 overlapped with 43c12615f4 his smiling 0eb0a2218b face now.29c308cfecc99964

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‘Why are you 71db824523 doing this to 0b5f80d879 me? Why? Why are you 7c65ceeecb showing up so 5cfcc8eaaa suddenly and acting b5b3e5871e like this now?’47ff713423ec80ee

YeonJung kept 760efd6200 her mouth 3b07256362 shut and c25485390a glared at 1aa4a97ddf him. How nice would 37516c7b0f it be if 71b0a6ccb3 people could speak 37b4ee46a7 with their eyes? No, what if they dd14616318 had evolved to a 138e5feb6a point where they could e193bb6443 communicate telepathically? How comfortable would dfaa05a9ae that be?b859afd316ac48d4

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“They had a variety 6037c41cee of flavors, but I 4528f3e5e8 couldn’t remember what other 0a4ec8f94a flavors you liked other 55395a2e11 than these. Sorry.”1f5cb91cf2c76511

The man apologized 8a092960c3 for such a bd0e0ae202 ridiculous reason as e195c8bfee he laughed awkwardly. But his b0ae04c125 gaze remained 6c8937a5af glued on 85beb44fba her. His gaze was 1a02c387de so obvious and d07cf88d2d open that she c6de9b1e86 felt her body a6cd41fd4a begin to grow 8ad9903b07 warm.c1becf0b68586d65

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The paper a7e76d5e81 bag dangled cedb514c4d in front 90906301ee of her 5123fb74cc eyes. How does 7fd7e00f9a this man 2df8b31d4c see me? Does he see 9c43f98443 me as a 3ffde2bc61 young child who e5f75b8f46 can be won a4456f387e over with a 91c528de97 few cookies? With this, does 65de408eb8 he think that 41a6f2cadf we’ll go back 39fd088355 to being sex 70afb977f4 partners as if d3f3544576 nothing happened?6bcd34967da18fbc

Tap—.7e0858b0cca90b0b

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The paper bcb0b243de bag fell 3a9351a0fd out of a90bbe400c his hand 4aa8d41be9 and onto 47cb1c96a0 the concrete 296f54bafd floor. No, it was 06732d1c66 more accurate to 4167ded2c6 say that she 81f2afa571 flung it out 3b031bd9bc of his hands. Her face stiffened b4359c30a3 coldly. She held up e321076d6a her chin and 810f59cbd0 looked up at fb76615c45 him. What are 555148c9c8 you going ecc8c332d7 to do ae0e703925 now? Her eyes asked him.021aa27e3c96f2be

“What is it? Do you… db0300ec84 not like f24926b7f9 how they dd4e46f681 taste?”fac1ca52acbbcb13

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This man knew how 48e558a00b to glare. His handsome, 7db3eac9b4 thick brows 8a0212931a knew how 4dd9d8d4a1 to furrow c17b8da724 into a 2366b2216a frightening scowl. However, this man 2a309d0f3e was now picking 5ac3fda2ca up the bag f078b12e85 on the floor 7abd3c98d5 and asking her f702d1ec29 a question as 0807cb35e0 if nothing was a0bf3c5c04 wrong. She was 966d2344ba the one fef7abb23a who was 4b85e0f3bf scowling.7f61a3cab2453144

“…Should I buy something else?”3bb2a54e945937f2

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Her brows began to fe3e07ea46 twitch, so she quickly 7598a0868e opened her front door a5d00a2d6a and rushed inside. Her heart dfb8adb28d was unpleasantly b92131688a thumping inside 54155717e1 her chest. She walked over to 8d6aebbc09 her sketchbook on the a28e49ea4b table and ripped out 6007233b24 a page. She grabbed a 0302e260b0 permanent marker and db9f66aab6 began to scribble 228b608851 something on the a9a6cb24a1 paper. Then she b054f48b86 walked back e27423d499 outside and 26e0d6a86d held the d39301eab6 paper up bd1dd5d556 to him.b0958e8fde81f1a2

<Whether it’s at my home or at my workplace, I’d like it if you’d stop showing up in front of me!>b6cf44bcd7f0eaad

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She finally saw 7d8632c3ac SeonJae’s eyes shake 363ceebece slightly. Was he angry? As someone who 17d6f0a698 had always put 2892e2e676 his own emotions 9e3f92631e first, he must 4163cc5bc7 be angry. However, the expression he b77251c153 was making as he 1dbd430c47 glanced at her was 072709695a completely unexpected. He didn’t frown 575026a762 at her, nor 587810e1d1 did he shout.79a47c15429d7927

“I’ll leave a0ca28b968 for today.”7925a66d20e646b4

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He smiled 9f95833908 at her 707d8987b7 as if 65e041c686 nothing was ba13702537 wrong. Only the c9b2cd3403 slight trembling c672e1960a of his d5318239b0 lips betrayed df5ccb3bd0 the unrest ad0da021ca within him. YeonJung frowned. That expression didn’t seem 9d85467da4 to suit him. What did it df9bfb2f42 mean?d605eddd2157fe8c

She was 30ec8fa156 the one 643be76531 who had f9027fdbc6 been hurt. She was sorry 3be001785b that his engagement e96212ec75 had been broken, 6c88dafdc2 but she didn’t 3e32669cee appear before him 7b5378cfe6 for two years 3930a47986 and lived in 573f6fc81e hiding. His stepmother 3a10e1354e had grabbed f64fbe256e her by d7f478aa70 her hair, 5ebbf0b8f5 and she 06bdfab1e3 had inflicted de5d65529b pain upon 235ee1a03c her own 21eb3b86b0 parents that c284f43ae2 could not add9f75677 be healed. So why was e9a67fc0d1 he looking at 22d7eaab17 her as if 35c0586c5e he were in fd70441951 pain? She began to grow 359715d32b angry.2f14a57d2d4b1dbd

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While he was holding a11a37861e the paper in his 0e8ec15ae2 hand and standing in 9a22f48057 silence, YeonJung slammed the 70006e5684 door shut. She leaned on 953e874f24 the door and 81d17baf16 slid to the 4078ef01d0 floor. She felt as if 22ebbd5975 a fist was constricting 56f441d284 around her heart. It felt suffocating.9521343c7d576b46