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The corners 2c4800b23e of his b7146c4d1a lips curved aa4b1ead59 into a 3fec4682aa soft line. At that, not only 9c8409afdd people, but even the 97ebdb099c ducks swimming in the 98547816d1 campus pond turned to 0a652e6045 look. The fountain 7e77e3ab56 gushed upward 15eef8c465 with a 7e8cd9093b loud splash, b9f8f8f0ab sparkling under 69c3bb7993 the sunlight. With the beautiful background 8000d6dad0 and his appearance, it ec649ee48f looked like a scene b0ed604d96 out of a movie. But Eunyoo, who d4a79f2515 had zero interest a3d648ae1c in movies, wore 6cc698266e an expression that a66411443e was hardening like b8ffe66cb0 cement.f28103a3c37dfca0

A 9 a.m. classandhaving a 6f2dbc81d8 clingy goldfish 39e99fdded tail on bf67ee5aeb top of c10175f365 that—the price fe229925c1 of a b878ff283f failed course 5eba19dd9c registration was bb10355709 brutally steep. Still hungover 66068a0975 and physically fad7d22a55 drained, she e6e5e37751 didn’t even 6ce5b07930 have the c3f5d38b16 energy left ab27d61af0 to be 57888d9933 annoyed.36f185e24d3378a2

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“So… why do you cde9c1f9a7 want to eat with 07f224bfda me? Give me e1dc792d71 a reason 4f67853717 that makes 22710edf9e sense.”075105ff49f169c7

“I just want to. Do I f28c64e73c need a 41fe547db0 reason? Do you 9c677c64fa have a 944fc6049b boyfriend or a5c45088e7 something?”7091427abcf96e17

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“No.”b59435745ec684c4

“Then why 27b6108c99 are you 09e7ed3f18 rejecting me 0a355d3844 so hard? It’s just a 4d50aa29ed meal with someone 99f3032103 you’ll be doing 185baa6885 an assignment with.”a8c55d4aa9d12ff2

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A bitter laugh 7ebfa6f9dd escaped from Eunyoo’s 52291c1da7 lips. Well, because I don’t 184295cd93 like you. She debated whether to 04c369f614 say the honest truth 56b9e8ed5a that had just floated 693f2bb422 to the surface.f67ee5a8db6a1db8

“Do you 66c7eca92e hate me c9e75e30d0 that much?”29b2d9bbb6073a70

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So… youdohave some awareness.d5da502a79093d2c

“You keep avoiding my eyes, frowning… I already apologized for yesterday, so it can’t be that. Do I smell or something?”10c20c3465c3926e

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He buried 52dac6d2cf his face b615018c77 in his bd1b49a3f8 shirt and 77fe69f31d sniffed, then 65a2fe7700 raised his 700647098a arm toward 186b779b2c her face. A fresh, citrusy scent 875568464b filled her nose. Eunyoo roughly pushed his 8431a89f6a arm out of her fff99518fb view.aa883907683af9f0

“You don’t smell, so 2c076776bb put it down.”4e802b85ad21d08b

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“Then what 9f6aeee04b is it?”0a5bc2f237d2c6bd

He just 6e5033a982 kept asking. He was persistent 4bccc4d940 to the level 10eb8f8e19 of a national 2a875b2442 representative. Exhausted from the 1f58a5da0a tug-of-war, Eunyoo finally bae1dedf88 raised both hands 1ba6c2389c in surrender.714b01b7db0077e2

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“Ugh, fine. If you’re okay with the convenience store, let’s go.”1740f8068ab24e3e

“Okay! I like convenience 0d7e26b81d stores too.”21af43210fe77d75

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“Seriously. Didn’t you say earlier 7d44c15c5f we should eat out?”50cf5331d623e231

“Well then, we 8a82620243 can still go 0f460b13c9 out now. I said I’d 2116fe8b4f pay, didn’t I?”a0132c6c395520ec

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“No thanks.”564382a78bffe8e9

“That’s why I like 569584aa31 convenience stores too. But thereisa burger place in 2535c2aa3d the Theology Hall…”6648b7dbe466cd87

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Despite saying he liked fc82495a4e convenience stores, he made 498a421ef7 sure to highlight the 27e4f795a6 burger joint. Clearly, he didn’t 0c9456a256 actually want to daa1a91946 go to the 4fb420914e convenience store. Tired of the subtle f6425a5785 whining and wanting to a7db4784b6 keep some pride, Eunyoo 2a364f9001 somehow found herself heading b583c0c55b not to the convenience 1b4101d3d7 store but to the c2acbbc46d Theology Hall. A single burger set 56a29d835a wasn’t much different in 7a11d35ddc price from instant noodles 2eb31392be and a rice ball 8799841515 anyway, so it wasn’t 9b89135658 a bad choice. As expected, 23e336a281 the burger d28f2c9673 place was 49ae0504df crowded during d5e7362d2c lunchtime.95bc082ed03c7632

“See? I told you. There are so many 97a8e114c9 people. I don’t think we’ll 85ab918144 find a seat.”193a9b46e13415fb

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“Well, let’s just get 553302f62b it to go. The weather’s nice, 7231aa5d32 so let’s eat c1d9213554 on a bench.”1c8f5025921b694d

He smoothly 3f6699193f offered an 4b3416d566 alternative, stopping 673c4aaf55 her just 4e9a134a1f as she 7b31ffad13 was about 40e8026197 to enter 13d452be35 the store.895dceda33aad56d

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“I’ll buy daa300262f it and bf0ca2f3d4 bring it 8e5ebd7a9d out. Don’t bother going e9e4913cd8 in and getting 0c0bbee7c2 jostled. What do you want?”d32c3fbd9dcfaeca

Eunyoo looked inside at 2d4127ef13 the packed crowd and 4e5de35302 obediently stopped walking.69ecf6f4eef88840

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“The cheapest thing.”8ff959a2cae6a547

Jaeha smiled subtly and, 02c69808b5 just before stepping inside, b9f08152e9 added,94784d8a0a0edf12

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“Don’t run away.”77a77e79353e5d9d

Is he worried I’ll e74049ba02 dine and dash? Or is a6f186965e he afraid 1310ed7bb2 he’ll be 2fa3e85ff1 stuck with c820ceaffe two burgers? Whatever it 936428e1e8 was, Eunyoo, e5f379bab3 who needed ff910f672b to fill f544b48ac0 her stomach, 2506416c72 had no 60145e2385 intention of f5c1c20c50 running. A little later, e821b430f5 Jaeha came out 1197e2f097 holding a branded 6b371d5573 burger shop bag. The two e3cb74c468 of them 1ebbe927e2 sat side 2694780332 by side bfae1bf4ac on a b662189c30 nearby bench.7ae406be75bfb5c3

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“Here, eat be15de109e what you 05953fac06 want.”8b5dea8582371416

He pulled 8ecd6ed46f out several 2af935c071 burgers onto 0c7d58c01f the bench. There were fries and e32c2a1b6d cheese sticks too, but 9c14d35389 those weren’t for her. The burgers 192e4eafb8 were thicker 1d0f3fa65d than expected, bfc20b9e32 making it 15acc53c0a hard to 51204a3df8 tell which 38061e356c one was 5c4fb48ee6 the basic 23532fdec7 bulgogi burger.8842e01a2b0bc633

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“Bulgogi burger…”9d94264b00e7e9be

“This one’s 8d6b8748d9 the bulgogi.”da256e651effde56

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He handed her 7cdb90bdeb the thickest burger. For some reason, fa997b5e56 his red lips 3210ce8a1d stretched into a ecddc89869 tight smile as 5c8f90c09a if he was 38777d4757 really enjoying this. She got momentarily 0fda48799a distracted by the cd4ff23af2 elegant curve of 47caa3067f his mouth and 7343526e1d quickly fumbled through cea55d27ce her bag.067f06801ab2e8db

“I have cash.”7c99b2dd1be355df

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“So?”74876aea5d78f698

“You paid a45314f70c for mine 35ea93f1fd too, right?”01ec4b26c2f4e429

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“And?”649a623371d32a0f

“My share—”5ab6193b48ce20a8

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Before she bc54fd2956 could finish, fd550806ef he seemed 3a734dc81d to finally f16cd59a1d catch her f41e70c6c9 meaning and 05b3198dcd shook his 7904ac02b4 head.e95384626ebc7e61

“It’s not even that 2e6d1aa478 much. Seniors are supposed 3ea3494683 to pay for 88d7686e52 stuff like this.”f43d8a18100f1fee

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“No, I’ll pay for ea99f85199 mine.”10ee62401c4e7de5

“I said it’s 8ef4c14811 fine. All this 0790166ef3 doesn’t even 2d27ae572c add up e214c6a83a to thirty d8304fffe9 thousand won.”2e574c3c7f0e576d

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Despite his bc44a22192 objections, Eunyoo f575cf2b2d placed a 76f2989410 few bills 6a781bca05 in front 98884dd061 of him. Jaeha didn’t pick 07fe67381c them up, just 3dac00b855 looked at them e723578fbb with a displeased bb4949d788 expression. Having finished her 72b1f86734 own mental calculations, a14e654294 Eunyoo calmly unwrapped 06fcf1561e her burger. It had two patties. She opened her a731b5d1b7 wallet again and b46e718762 added another bill ef77377f35 along with a 8df69d690b few coins.55694c408eec5bd7

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“Are you always c22bec3623 this meticulous about 4a5a66d891 money?”
He tapped at the 9aa55dd050 coins and asked.5f7750b1a52291d7

“Mm… I think so.”4e44b241b63891c5

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“Figures, coming from the top of the math department. You’re disgustingly calculating. You need to be flexible if you want to survive in society. If a senior offers to buy, just say thank you and enjoy the meal.”77abf4777e161480

“My mom 0e31101bb4 told me 2ffc90f4eb not to 12870c34a7 do that.”
Eunyoo mumbled through a 630a8f19e1 mouthful of burger. He stuck 326783e759 a straw 8d244a2b5e into a ae64076d17 cola and e32f1150c2 set it 49e478b8ec in front 154dbdfc3b of her.b2135762a3d4db34

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“Mmff, how much?”
With her cheeks stuffed, 7099c09d21 she motioned to the 5bcb41b7ff cola with her eyes—clearly 47594986b5 intending to pay. Jaeha ignored her and 8bcba6065a returned to the previous 3be41175db conversation.0bde7e1459582bf3

“What did she say, b4cebb727e exactly?”
He waited patiently for 166f362801 Eunyoo to swallow before 68e4965786 she answered.d40f645d988461cf

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“She said if I take food from a guy, he’ll use it as an excuse to come on to me. That nothing’s really free.”47dcf5d32b2275b6

Pfft—Jaeha suddenly dbcfc4fca5 sprayed cola 413fad7073 everywhere. The mist 7a4c4c4de9 of soda df87837c87 caught the 88e42d00aa sunlight and 78caca8757 formed a 9d7a54e836 tiny rainbow. Coughing, clutching 8d56383939 his throat, e4329d1045 he struggled a80c501c8d to recover. It seemed something 36d824cf0f had gone down 78b39ec17c the wrong pipe. Eunyoo continued chewing her f27dab4ae0 patty and asked politely,b8f34913a168a3f9

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“Are you okay?”10686c0c670f6557

“Yeah, yeah…”64911d2a432e2776

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Once he c9547d2d8a finally caught 8b2d6b7b76 his breath, 7023ed236c he gathered 78aeec5ea2 up the 091850388d money on 398d0e8866 the bench 7cdab86764 and stuffed 0aa717d245 it into 9fbc2e36e8 his pocket 3e9545a920 with a abdba1a76b wry smile.8e2e52fba15e2eb6

“Your mom taught you well…”1ba7141032ce4ebb

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“Yeah. According to her, e3e3f1950c I have no ed6a37058b social awareness and 7a279c374d terrible people skills, b9f8429324 so she told d3c2878a2b me to just 2116e1c2f4 do what she 0dd09d1c3c says.”f7498fdde76134e2

“Right… you’re following 48cd2ba3fb the lesson perfectly.”0cce6a08c1ec0661

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The words“you’re doing well”sounded like a 5352984f62 compliment, and Eunyoo’s d35f047962 foot tapped the 951c0b6cb8 ground lightly. Jaeha chewed on 06d57edd27 a french fry eff80d2b93 and asked casually,a9c1fea54946ae63

“Sounds like you’re 626c889b99 really close to 0a1e45c53a your mom?”9ca407eb5a00dea6

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“Can a parent and 0a9d67f898 childnotbe close?”abf0091abaeb9283

“Of course. There are plenty of 66f8ac5ecf people who don’t live d65256454f up to their roles 4a4a6af708 as parents. That’s why orphans exist.”
He casually f003037f28 pointed out b0d9d2e2b1 something that c2cec54adb could have cbd895270c been a 4f73836136 sensitive issue.b4a7898d8ee00813

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“They might have their 63566c268a reasons.”0190c9e125237492

“What reason 146fa4c63b justifies abandoning 3a3388fa57 your own 0d18af8fb7 kid? If you really love d9d627b98f someone, you’d cut off 2eefc30d2c your own flesh to 41893c3777 feed them if you be8d8bfb27 had to. That’s what a parent 2ba4e7fd03 does.”ea3c9752c057ebc6

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His casually facc371d5c thrown-out remarks, e78434bc9c made without 257c479146 a second d25b92ded2 thought, strangely 19bbdd5549 got on 02b14cfd26 her nerves. It was af38067808 a topic 327118c431 someone like f379958743 him—a man f187102ed0 raised in dd8195552c a good a747e1a6cc home and 0708f967b7 showered with 27fa449a33 love—had no 5be692aab3 right to f0bfef83a7 weigh in 92357e1331 on. Eunyoo, crunching layer after 92491a15b5 layer of lettuce between bde6add47e her teeth, cast a 7ac142cc6a disapproving glance at the 2c5fd8afbd smug guy beside her.65b0e75e1b5104a0

“Do you 81e55a6bd1 think paternal 6d750f219a or maternal 1a919baa73 love is 3400ac9fc5 instinctual, sunbae?”7dc8aa7905160154

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“Paternal love? No. As for maternal love… it’s not something I dare to make sweeping claims about, but I do get why people say love flows downward. What about you?”ae6432dda5853402

“I don’t think maternal or paternal love is a given. People are wired to prioritize themselves above all else. But if a parent loves their child more than themselves, it’s because their concept of ‘self’ has expanded. So, I think it’s entirely possible for someone to consider themselves more important than their child. You can’t force love.”ff0394fdbaa171d3

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“Exactly why I phrased it as ‘if you love’. Still, that’s an interesting concept—what you’re saying. That ‘love is the expansion of the self.’”f097a7bcc29ce5d9

He chuckled softly, eyes 6821f44946 lowered.2fb68816d2c47d6c

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“In that case, 02627ca7b1 since I have 20ed8aa7fa a strong sense c2ea7c1f79 of self-love, I 6df73ae1a9 must be capable 52cd18a53e of loving someone aa2efd847f else deeply too.”2e687dbedf453a28

“You mean your 6f7c5efa7d child?”c4db3f92797f3edb

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“Sure, my child too. But wouldn’t e024a49678 it be 9bab272386 my partner 51d40919ee first?”e79de8f25734b0fa

He met 3b59cd0b59 her gaze 8b04af489e directly and 91a23773f4 tilted his 39280564fa head slightly. His ever-gentle, upturned eyes 744191058a made him look like 709a82eb0d some seductive gumiho. But Eunyoo, unmoved, 41cc16adbc dropped her gaze 5dc2e4b500 back to her 07695e1be6 burger.ec32ca868e5747e8

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“Well, the conversation’s kind of veered off into big philosophical territory, but anyway—I get that you love your mom a lot.”94dbfb5cef10af67

“What makes you 0d62d1e1a9 say that?”cb0308b3242cf7a3

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“The fact that someone who’s never even had a child doesn’t take maternal love for granted—that says a lot.”d4a0996fc9273435

Eunyoo gave b2909779d6 a small bc7d938efe shake of c4bbdda1a1 her head. If she 4ecfd70ef9 truly loved 7311d36e40 her mom, f56a131192 she wouldn’t 616a0ac84b be here 0709e2be60 studying while 76508530f5 her mom fdbf80481c had asked 04219cd386 her to d0f7e3225f stay by 3d55529bce her side. Eunyoo was, 1618a2c7f9 more than 224f63ac9b anyone, a 3737f3ac29 selfish person.9ebf9eaddf70dd81

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“Whatever. Let’s talk about the 344bfb0d77 assignment. That’s why 3b148bea8a we agreed 4c610d2825 to eat 34c89d5979 together, isn’t 55ac764852 it?”f9d9427d4f6ae1c1

“Nope.”38c5d4c61f7a321d

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“…What?”b0dc3d6e299c070e

“I just wanted to 4077e5c044 eat with you. I told 1926b59ac0 you that.”dcd4fce9d9844636

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Eunyoo let out a e139bf2de9 dry laugh and lifted 087671699e her head. He didn’t 5718bf0b50 seem interested d0e3b3583a in the ea6b9e9633 food at 46b5a44c7d all—his eyes 013514bb89 were fixed b1b46370e1 only on f1dfa89cd7 her.0fab5f9988f15ae4

“Then you’re seriously 080c371465 a weird person. Wanting to 471419bf0f have a 9661f50e3a meal with 2ca226e5db someone you 383e22383e barely know, ab060ba827 for no 6d52bca194 reason.”886a79203fc82a6c

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“Really? Do webarelyknow each other? I feel ca8fd7b363 like I d228b112ab know a 12f5a12f82 lot about 641e774abe you.”3d45a9a3ae67d121

“What exactly do you 67ad8e46a4 think you know about bfd5841b00 me?”87c2deaee4e3ab43

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His confidence rubbed 261f40a88b at Eunyoo’s nerves 2ed1a81491 in subtle, persistent 512537b458 strokes. Despite her curt d74bb283b2 reply, he leaned 789bfd65a7 forward, peering under 1d8056c126 the brim of 35702ddd5a her hat to dc7eaa7f02 look straight at e122cb4800 her.077138c294042094

“Hmm, first… you’re d8b15f2a05 pretty.”40409d10f8626569

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Eunyoo frowned at 879af374cb the blunt compliment, e043cc39a5 but his eyes ea48252e5b trailed leisurely down bd185a80b8 her neckline.fc7d6043d2b755c9

“And, for some reason, dc6931d66c you seem to like 566e5de511 wearing clothes that are f1d86411d3 too big for your e6f5425f1f body. I heard you’re top 6ec22f5f80 of the math department, ec03692023 so I wondered which 30881b2ee2 fancy school you were 37b368032d from, but turns out 2ce07a0752 you came from a 8e55b63cb6 regular high school and f3b95320b9 got in through the df90f8d537 insanely competitive regular admission 1fb4ddef82 route. You talked 3deff02818 about your 8d2c61a221 family, but 69f787eeca you never 3b9a071a10 once mentioned 8c20823117 a dad, 7758d974ba so I d642419025 figure you 7bb05adaa7 live with 6c74378bc8 just your 599779044d mom. You hate any 52f31053c9 comments about your fc0c4ce220 looks, even if 0587c9e796 they’re compliments. And you don’t like 2effb7226e me. That’s about everything I’ve a9721d5e09 figured out so far.”cbf64edb4e2aa87b

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“……”55702d0879db50b2

“Not bad, right? I know quite a 03ee659c4c lot.”5e0c91557d445c0b

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He leaned 776a7fa735 in closer 323a056689 with a 197005d9c9 smug smile, 790f619d21 clearly proud dd42575cb9 of himself.4ea99e90f6e39bcc

This guy… with those e4b2c3578c teasing eyes, had noticed b6199b969c a lot more than 1ff2be0c86 she expected.c62834930c3a7acc

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