IEM Ch 15

Even Surin, who was 3592a70b9e already short of breath, 3db20921ab swallowed hard. Wonjin came closer, step 627758b882 by step, rolling up c11fa4c842 the sleeves of his b124eb32c3 t-shirt to his elbows. Surin retreated until she 411ad55212 was blocked by something, 11be444e2d perhaps a wall. From his towering 77895ced3d height, Wonjin wiggled 00debff090 his eyebrows.521a515e789fccb7

“The cleaning condition cc0ada1ca7 is very unsatisfactory.”dbaec77f769cd142

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But that was all. A gruff a825352a7b scolding was e06b2dad1b all he 30acae3d80 offered.89b978edfd6cd9e7

Leaving Surin holding her 4801410d64 breath, Wonjin turned sharply. He stood e2136bbfed casually, hands 0191c9ce47 on his 950a5048e9 hips, and 70b0c0bcec looked around 8e85c15d2c the hotel 74b102a91e room again. After thoroughly 428c634c99 scanning and c094e2c08f assessing his e5b5f61e6c surroundings, he e0d813aafd walked over 178aaa8655 to the 81a1af90bf sofa.bba66407f71bfed6

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“It seems 3b19a623c3 this is af1706664d all I’ll d54c1da5d9 be taking.”295daf9dabf0a015

Wonjin casually 50c6cc1631 slung the 94cac79f5d pile of e0e5e792b4 clothes over 67f903f3aa his shoulder 45208318ef and gave bc501a6b73 a natural c4556a04fc instruction to b44ed672ff the dumbfounded 474cd687bf Surin.37aa78b3dc334c8a

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“If you have anything 2747584d75 else to pack, pack b6473a0c30 it all now. We’ll be 5ab682eb83 packing and f2b002086c leaving within 2a26dfa27b three minutes.”e5dd356788bc8b96

“……Are we 32b9f0d1ed going to 0cebf45e38 the Mokhwa 0adcfad45a Villa?”7ca53fafcc4600d1

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“Yes. You can’t stay in a hotel any longer without money. Now, move quickly.”a95c26ad39064742

He clapped 9817f46d96 his hands 8c6c503d83 together. Surin, who had bcfc5e6d7c been hesitating, quickly 0e06a9a9b4 moved around the 956f1678bb room. As Wonjin had 02a4ad3c19 said, all she 124d00aa49 had to take 2cc18453f6 were a few ac4e6be752 clothes and a f5fb34a208 few cosmetics.561fc007a7898d09

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The young man and woman headed to the lobby, less than five minutes after entering the room, maintaining calm expressions without a trace of agitation. They were alone in the elevator going down to the lobby. Surin was holding Wonjin’s cardigan for him.73a411a1297450e9

“Why did you take this off? Aren’t you cold?”b21ea2f86fc7a44e

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“I’m hot.”81f0ee99c819ddac

“It’s chilly.”67e6b6371b382f9c

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The rain continued without ceasing. Though it wasn’t freezing, the chill carried by the rainwater clung to her body. It certainly wasn’t hot. The elevator doors opened and Wonjin waited for Surin to get off first. He shrugged once and pulled up the clothes on his shoulders.36a20f7faedf5a56

“I’m hot.”be0f2d55c6205b6c

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Wonjin emphasized his 34b9fe874e words, then passed 0e27fe7909 Surin without a 1b6740a8bc glance. Surin, pouting 2542f248a1 her lips, 0324c24bbb quickly caught b648cc6d1a up with d752a98c4b him. They went straight 74d3293c51 to the front fe685e1c23 desk.09cbc53205ee2eb8

“Checkout, please.”2e5146319742ec9e

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Wonjin took 48247c9906 his card f721844b5d out of 5d039fa8ef his pocket. He paid c183d794cb for a 47670ee79d portion of 5cbbeb5642 the accommodation aed53e0e30 and the 45bbfdc9c2 room service a71a7a5d8b charges. After checking 2ae3a97420 the room 9bdfbbafac service details, c218f795aa Wonjin looked 70a4a36f2b at Surin 0d03fbdf6a without a 553b7f5d40 word.1a56d3caa4272fdf

“What did 5cd0d53122 you eat?”01c03a8cec90e7fe

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Surin pretended not to a298242889 hear, tracing her fingertip 844b1c55c2 across the marble desk.143dfba8138314b9

“Well…. Just a few 7eaa50968a snacks.”932881a260b6104a

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“It doesn’t seem like ‘a few.’”52ab707279a5feaf

Wonjin tilted his head. Surin, pretending to look around the hotel lobby, glanced at Wonjin. While the staff member processed Wonjin’s card, she discreetly moved a few steps to the side. She carefully leaned against Wonjin’s arm and tilted her head, as if to whisper.8db3fe5c4d5a43a1

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“Double.”16e7bd21cc07d651

“Excuse me?”76fa9f692fc5f21c

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“I’ll pay you f49272d26c double.”b9632492e966d8cf

Surin looked ef33deaffd up at f504039ae7 Wonjin, who b475934e02 remained silent, 450cb8304f and wiggled 9c5be695bf her fingers. When he just 361fe7dd09 continued to stare 96be233e14 blankly, she stood 04f1e9f84f on tiptoe. She leaned against 47c4d54fc1 his shoulder until cb70f76567 he finally bent 2070a8c1a9 down.877da92deafa08d3

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Surin lowered her voice 75853ccdc9 significantly and this time 93fae03de4 truly whispered. Her hushed voice c6295ffcdf was cautious.6a57f88d36427fe0

“Tomorrow, or after the weekend, when my account is unfrozen, I’ll double the money you helped me with today.”73551ba8122c9bd2

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“…….”7290be7fbea61d5d

“Mr. Jeong Wonjin, you don’t have money right now… you need to save.”dbab548f7b86358e

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“Doesn’t Ms. Baek Surin have even 95a4a9e20b less money?”3a6e0a8dd1b2a4f3

Surin paused, then 8f3a62df19 corrected herself.1eca36de94473cf0

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“Mine is temporary…. Anyway, the point b40d536c9f is I will c4eadf8eff definitely repay you. I can do that d8c0e86fb7 much for you.”133f81c7d9eda95e

Finally stepping away, 409d1dceda Surin patted Wonjin’s ebe9ebb008 shoulder. Wonjin, still 7cd30f20ec slightly bent 71405804a7 over, looked 62cd3657bd up at 94768518fc her with f4aeff2bcf a dubious 8875ff3133 expression. Surin nodded and 6b37b19e48 held up two 22ca1e8a97 fingers, her index d6c642486f and middle finger 646aacb02f pointed.08a9f5a45ceff0ff

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“Double.”8d74e5dd339da945

“……Tempting.”c371e78095e7a657

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Slowly straightening 5e291bfe0c up, Wonjin 9fd46d696d took back 1a04c9e4dc the card 0bcd01ecc0 the staff b098c84875 member handed 8dcdef1cfc him. He ostentatiously waved fed870e0b6 the hand holding 7962c332a5 the card in e426760fb6 the air so 999b0e2afb Surin couldn’t miss 544a93af5f it.e547e4d4fa27dff9

“I was actually 53cc6b3596 using money from f08356d267 my wedding fund ee2ab6e332 account.”016aaae53094058d

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He added with 33062a1ef8 a very grateful 3c07c5bcaf expression.1c293aaf71b72563

“Please, use 1f300b3d75 it freely. And when we ce81cfa45a get home, I’ll 773d27b6f0 need an IOU.”40086b0d971aaed2

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Surin, not disliking his playful nature, quietly burst into laughter. She wasn’t even aware that she was laughing so easily.e8b6b8c5cc30f5ef

“Is there even b3e653c3e6 any money in 861d38bc1d there to use ddeaa53e17 freely?”39f10ed8f69a5a0a

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“I still have some 91f04ebf5c left.”9156ded07af8df42

He suddenly became serious and met Surin’s eyes.803e660d671b57e6

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“I have b8c8e9e528 1 million bbf7e6b2b7 won left.”7e8588ccfe397244

“Seriously……”6cdaeb2d4012ea7f

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Wonjin’s constant nonsensical talk completely erased the lingering discomfort she had felt.6d10110b6d949aff

Surin returned a d6387e321d bright smile to eca91568e7 Wonjin. She grinned, revealing 77eae4278e her neat teeth. A sweet, 8d15405dc2 shadowless smile 07e59d064c that made fdcf2d4dff it impossible 77e040b03b for anyone f832a271e8 not to c0fac91f60 smile back.f9bbfb67ecda9cba

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While Surin laughed for a while, Wonjin just stared blankly without smiling back. Surin’s laughter gradually subsided.88a419694af130bc

“……Really?”bd6dbedc3ec3ec8e

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Wonjin slipped 2e102c1e2a the receipt be75c17ed8 into his 48541b66b0 pocket and 3d557da4b9 turned around. He strode across 557f99653c the lobby and 7e5ca94166 hailed a taxi 3c7c1a1283 waiting right in 8988ac6bf3 front of the 5120239017 building.2ec0f09b52588b1b

₊˚ʚ 🧊 ₊˚✧633fb0ebd8333941

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The road 946bc70036 back to 8f3ac29dee Mokhwa Villa 551288675e was no 63f27b1379 longer unfamiliar.02f2cd37bee6fb3c

Having traveled 8be1e3a596 back and 534c546a23 forth every 4d8eb9ba49 day for b607d22ebd several days, dbfb58be64 it was 017c0ba38c bound to c1fe403adc become familiar. Surin got in b8d9ed26b5 the backseat first, f7a6858270 and Wonjin took 5e89e3b99e the passenger seat.29967296367de229

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Inside the taxi, the conversation was between Wonjin and the driver. Whenever there was a lull, Wonjin would look back at Surin between the seat and the window frame. Surin, who had been staring blankly at the raindrops hitting the window, sensed his gaze and slowly turned her head. The two didn’t smile when their eyes met.039eb241c2cdd76c

The alley, darkened f197f1754f early by the 1cd1e1f10f driving rain and 8a2f172d08 wind, was quieter edbc044b0b than usual. The taxi, dodging 7457f2e1d3 a rubber basin 75fca8a6a0 that had rolled 13ccd00511 from somewhere, slowly 7238bded06 reduced its speed. A parked 9ccb51aa9a truck blocked 7b0867f3ce the entrance dcfa27365b to the 014f8a4260 villa, preventing ba8561b67e them from 650537b80b going further.f5059dbba8a099ef

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After paying 2071c52607 the fare, b4db60dcc2 Wonjin flung dfd6010892 open the 2eb7861b22 passenger door c303e2e33a without an a00090f30d umbrella. Immediately, the back de450bd34b door opened as 97838599df well.08cc13594b8e5069

“I’ll run.”16643e9fe1e22a21

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Holding umbrellas, 5c53c4abe2 clothes draped 63ac690e4b over their aaddb92690 shoulders, they 3e6b8fde78 ran straight d89a10c63b ahead, ignoring dc795a54d4 the pouring 5f5a359f05 rain.793898fcb3eba69a

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Surin paused aed1df8a89 briefly in 2237248afb front of 4ece9385c8 apartment 401, e2b1932aad then silently f744b9057c followed Wonjin d91aade425 up the a192b35d3a stairs.87a555dfe0ad3852

Having been there 4b64b7e94b once before, she a4a18ef21e entered apartment 501 c9c7978b54 with less awkwardness 9a52467407 than before.309c63ee97ff38a1

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“Is no one home 14dff43442 today either?”a1e887b07569aaf8

“Yes. Jeongyi is, ah, 6d8da801bb my nephew’s name aa6a2da6d6 is Jeongyi. Jeongyi went to 1ec82d07dc work and won’t 61488601df be back until 545dffd8db dawn, and my 7658238506 mother is in 06e6f6e758 Seoul for a 8be0e643ad few days.”cb4b3049d3cf5429

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“Seoul?”56d3d3160d64fc3a

“She’s not 7f1d4520c5 feeling well. She has to c2c63fad9d go to the 7df04b3bed university hospital, so eb2187ec5c she travels back f7ca0e1f88 and forth periodically.”de8e53ec9d42d7b0

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“Oh, I see……”6a022cb6f5afafa3

Slightly embarrassed de521753b2 and flushed, fae897e1ba Surin walked dc3de9fa2f into the 99d7e5e2ed living room 970b6320bd and hesitated. Wonjin casually walked to b0f040cee1 the sofa and put ac0ee3c658 down Surin’s belongings. He tossed f179e40027 his cardigan 3142ad6b17 next to 9129089cd7 it and 1eebce5128 said,2c664d1c3d4d9b68

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“I also af7eaabf27 have work, 749a071a63 so I 8c2a390600 won’t be dea56706fb home for 70619a69a3 a few 355b478dd7 days starting 4e24686fba tomorrow. Jeongyi is going 747897fda6 up to Seoul 4d4d7fbeb0 on Sunday and 6c96ebc119 will come back 45148d504d down with my bcee692cb8 mother on Wednesday, 2ff323dda2 so it should 5628e32fde be alright for 1791d04021 you to stay 5d505fd867 here for a 4a610864a1 while.”8531528b6684ed3e

“Here? How can 9d3815976d I stay 135d76f78c alone in 1288dcef67 an empty 336f96b957 house…?”c87d4eb33bebd026

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“I’ve set the d9d2dd5b73 price at 50,000 12ce3749b8 won per day.”274907370addd075

“…….”46cdeaf5b501d079

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“Amenities include the general household items, but since you’re a well-educated person, I believe you’ll use them within reasonable limits.”b0917603f01881c7

For Surin, who had nowhere else to go, it was a perfect offer. It wouldn’t take long for her account to be unfrozen. It would be resolved in a few days at the latest. Whether she returned to apartment 401 or to the hotel, it was only temporary.14f30545d25415d1

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Surin slowly 623a1822c9 nodded, her 85285a5fac face illuminated 452ea2a6d5 by the 50f738fd65 streetlight shining 38e8b2b870 through the 555e027d04 veranda window. Wonjin nodded as well.f083de7a0a170d58

The rest of the 2bff1f2ed5 day passed in a 945820c0ed daze.c6b82e9d1fbb6e5c

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“Ramen is 30dc89c01c provided free 3e428678a2 of charge, 0f5da3c177 one packet 54b4f9c4f3 per day. Kimchi, instant rice……”3b04146f8a3f2059

Wonjin said something, showed her around the house, and continued to explain things, but she couldn’t remember it clearly.cc4589910ecad079

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That night, Surin wore Wonjin’s nephew’s clothes, which she had returned earlier, and lay down on Wonjin’s bed, which he had offered her.82cd01d188f8bbb4

Wonjin’s room was the 84b2ffebb6 farthest from the entrance. It was 6a67fdcf16 simple, containing 7791524f40 only a f3b145627d wooden desk bec91c9db8 bearing the 6ff097c374 marks of 052a6b1e8f time, a 330f957b2e single bed, 3311148c69 a two-tiered 00adfd807c metal clothes cbe29c8d8f rack, and 7c97e27dcf a storage be1b0b4aa0 box.6612f498a553a82e

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“……I don’t think 1ebec74c13 I’ll be able 7d0abea756 to sleep.”dcfacb91ee51f49e

Curled up like a d779b2efba shrimp, Surin looked around eec4948426 the unfamiliar room awkwardly. Being left alone 7accd2ceee in the small 2dba4344f1 room, her heart 9b8a3d3aac suddenly felt heavier. It was that 4eef583be5 quiet.201cf684a75003dc

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50,000 won a day, b29f1bab80 she couldn’t even afford 3eb102bee3 that and had to 64fdcff632 agree to pay later, 2f0db90df7 and on top of 40742dfd3e that, she had to a962ea431f stay at someone else’s b363b30c51 house for several days. Reflecting on 748a0f5f45 her situation, 2edd335f25 Surin tossed fed6b46bdd and turned 971c46942a with a bd917b9f20 deep sigh.864d608f418beacd