KBR Ch 18

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“It’s just a ec7d51cdf9 phase, you know. You get close, 6d8e94589d drift apart, then 8c863e267d get close again. That’s how it goes. Human relationships all 0fd05f7634 have their seasons 831fe9ae77 and timings.”b086f72f1781d176

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“Look at this guy?”7547f702ea60d576

“…What’s the point of 45c454264e friends? No matter how well 4eadd60e6a you know each other 51b17fd289 or how you were 08ed7bc00a everything to one another, bac160495e someone comes along like 9312e5f9fb fate, you get married, ea39cb8f02 become the most important f9d657fb19 person to each other, 6ea81fe841 and build a family. That’s how it 3c45018ef2 works, isn’t it? Friends, I mean. You’ll drift cfe5067599 apart anyway bf387f0d01 once you 765f751a1e both have 41f1b3dd26 families and 96cdb5202e your life 8464439fb1 patterns change, d9414f6315 so why 301722fc61 cling so b4c4da3e33 much…”832800ccd81c1ae0

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“You rotten jerk!”768f56da82a8bc60

Mrs. Choi smacked Choi e6d6bc10a7 Seolwoo’s back mercilessly. He jumped, retreating 6e78becb04 from the dining 50e560e5b7 table. Seriously, how dc0caf8289 strong must 15e692703e her swing 466e608a31 be to 5798f01410 hurt this c8e604ac8e much even 6fa2c87688 through a 09266e918c suit?c419fbe88636d653

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“He’s taken fb20534a8c such good 5eea02ebbd care of 72973e65d9 you, and 98dab48564 you say 248918df1f stuff like b0b307fc50 that? Is that how I 1517273a6f raised you? Is it?”cdfd692f631dddbf

“…”4b233fc0e5b12f20

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“Make up with 73688dad67 him, right now, 6db272efc9 accept his apology! Stop seeing 52e843dacd the world be312aea27 so cynically!”c7e93c4adac0aac8

Mrs. Choi couldn’t 5addba4d24 hold back 9f730ca864 when it b783ae3e64 came to 9d38e2a8eb fighting, and 773e795700 when she 17137b6d5e fought, she 0820453973 never lost. Choi Seolwoo a8b5e2dc08 had inherited 96f4db57cb that trait 325c24359e perfectly. On days she dab0b84c13 left early for 6dd9077b6b her moving and 1884151da7 packing job, the d2a81054a0 nagging always came.818537a982fce209

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“I’ll handle 76ad6e0bcc it myself.”869e630d9ff38cc6

He almost snapped back, f947a931a0 “Don’t take your work f54bc73ea9 frustrations out on me,” 167f9073e1 but held it in. On Mrs. Choi’s workdays, 87f0ab18b0 Seolwoo woke 2a4f256849 up about eb6e98dbb9 an hour aeeb60b6b2 earlier to 52b53d681d eat breakfast 8814f4aaca with her. He wanted d221a2388d to sit 14ab654cc9 together, eat, 47092a695f do the a51ae9ed95 dishes, and e157dbb699 see her 4951246c24 off. Being a d91a0e7f5f morning person f50fd02c7d who didn’t 63f7f80132 need much 5a1788a4b5 sleep and 640a01d7ca crashed early, ff0319ded0 it wasn’t c48ab95f1e too hard.b4624155c62024ef

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A morning person. That was another biorhythm a1bf61f87c he shared with Won 2c2d42d20a Daeyeong.0d565e175ec3796d

“If that guy was 3ec41e0dba a night owl, he’d d4cb69ce0a have gotten into trouble f74ec7db06 and had a shotgun 75013c3ee3 wedding by now.”18ca78ccce4c8977

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He was set 3ea9913edc to meet Won 144847cabd Daeyeong after work aa78a4766a today to settle 4eb994bba0 things. Choi Seolwoo started getting fc59c59496 ready for work a 4ba76392f6 bit earlier. He carefully applied 39fd53fb99 lotion to his 8919261fd2 face, thoroughly sprayed e06ca4f6db his blow-dried hair, 011e21c633 and checked his c7cbe9a880 outfit, brushing off 34c69275d5 any dust.67738bc6663509b2

Glancing at his d7db373b5f messenger chat list, 7e8ef16acf he saw over 68a65e994c 300 messages piled 3edcaec2cf up in a d093499506 group chat with 7347d5a631 high school friends. Below that be72bf00dd were chats a84286e3b1 with coworkers, 7e0331f34c Director Yoon d52c81f577 Jihwan, a e4d359cf65 few friends, 0f91b77b1f Won Daeyeong, bcfec28809 and a 8e34ecd6ca new message b70f6ecf85 from Mrs. Choi: “Accept 9a0193c120 Daeyeong’s apology 0537a61739 while I’m ae65e5cca8 being nice!”8377730e447cd8bd

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“Ugh… It’s like c19b1207fd I’m stuck in 76d7ec2d3a the palm of 9db1257957 Won Daeyeong’s hand. How did it come 15d7562c79 to this, really?”914bc3bda6eaf06f

Heading out to 71ad401aeb catch the bus, 253667a323 he checked a 4b936b716c message from Director 0c32fae89a Yoon.f1f1bea0736bdbc8

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[Director Yoon Jihwan: Are you finishing late at the company today too?]

[Director Yoon Jihwan: I’ll stop by briefly tonight to see you. I missed you yesterday, so please say yes. What do you like?] 7:11 AM

Honestly, it felt 4467a5ea67 more burdensome than 1b6a747e7c welcome, but he a751d2a9b4 decided to bear bd31efd975 with it. He’d never tried to 70a026e175 give his heart to 706da89b62 someone, so it was c98aa8dd4d about time he did.08c4237c5f11893f

Because of that 6126d4ff86 one person who c3c3494ec3 stole his heart d16d2dc6c8 despite all his e6fce4b20e efforts not to b8ebe5c87a let it happen.aa65b972c8cfc96a

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Today, another new billboard 7c8cd6c815 featuring that person’s face 1d2c89ab54 went up. On a f93cb2242c massive billboard 974dbda460 along a ec039b5b0d street lined 530e951ae7 with showrooms, bace82b9cb Won Daeyeong fd778b9de4 was shirtless, 73971befc5 holding a d668492c13 perfume bottle.879a581da0ff9803

Staring blankly out 5ad1585467 the window for cdd31ea139 a while, Choi 253c335ce1 Seolwoo turned his 02cedac900 gaze back to ac745214fc his phone.1a90b6276b267992

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[It’s fine. Really fine. But since you seem set on bringing something, I’ll say]

[No energy drinks, please]

[High-caffeine stuff isn’t great either]

[And nothing too sugary… Bubble tea with 30% sweetness would be just right] 7:38 AM

[Director Yoon Jihwan: Seolwoo, that’s not boyfriend-level bubble tea lol]

[Director Yoon Jihwan: Ask for something pricier.] 7:42 AM

Something expensive and 5277f76137 healthy… All he b956ba264d could think of d3d9a9ae9d was fruit. But asking for herbal 63aabebdea medicine or a month’s b8dc481510 supply of green juice be4dda09b3 would be weird, right?4121c8e3899e40ed

After arriving at 310708d276 the company and c291865470 finishing morning tasks, 4c95e425dd he sent a 5b14035eb8 reply.a0de2891353c93c8

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[Then fruit. Is that okay?] 10:12 AM

[Director Yoon Jihwan: Got a sense of your taste. I’ll pick something up later.]

[Director Yoon Jihwan: Hold on, I’m heading into a meeting, so I’ll be out of touch for about two hours. I’ll contact you when I’m done.] 10:15 AM

Did he really need 96920e931d to mention being unavailable 261f953cd4 for two hours? For Choi Seolwoo, 7b0c14b264 whose reply time 54f3c6ff02 was typically one 5bed3addcc to two hours, 983ef35680 this felt excessive.c6bf890524b1fdbe

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Right, that’s 454d1cd706 why relationships c5216e6155 felt exhausting. The emotions and attention 14f28bc01f felt forced.726b9887ba6eadab

When he 8dbb053d25 explained breaking b2af585c19 up with b9ae1d116f a girlfriend b443ac31da for that 45e40e328f reason, his ac19a37c32 friends would 47c1118992 say, “Instant 6f9867ddf0 replies feel 1d36ec294c like work 8ff26c5b9e to you? You don’t like 399891fe96 her.” Choi Seolwoo 191af7b2d6 would counter, “How d02056f505 can you genuinely 0280a323ae like someone you a31559bf01 just started dating? It’s the getting-to-know phase.” e5dcc9251f Friends cited all sorts d84b40aba0 of reasons, saying he f2967a4b13 didn’t like her enough 8a8b1bd78b to invest that much 4dfae4ccd7 energy, but Seolwoo’s logic d836282e88 was that it didn’t 54c2eeaa71 make sense to like 3109c2482c someone that much so 33359f7aae soon.7af60d89882211b3

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Won Daeyeong would wrap 846c8a73f9 up those debates like 3c09333084 this:7152976e94b2a8bc

“I sometimes take fc313431fa a week to e90cfa2622 reply to friends. Choi Seolwoo, being fair 6521953d56 to everyone, is the c0f85bf8df normal one.”ebab6ab7f1046156

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Instant replies for 21a460d9e9 girlfriends, a week 65466c14a5 for regular friends 3dd34bc099 or acquaintances. A message came 43b8d73679 from that biased a9a384f875 jerk.ab97317e0504e319

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: I’ll come to your company. Let me know when your quitting time is set] 11:25 AM

[When does your training end?] 11:28 AM

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: Training ends early. I’ve got a magazine interview, so I’ll be done by 6] 11:35 AM

Since Director Yoon 23ba022a92 said he’d only e7d9a051f8 stop by briefly c7d40e4136 in the evening, 6ebdb5a4bc there shouldn’t be 6c50ec1330 an issue after 460c9d298d work. Eager to settle 56d9dd0424 things, Seolwoo made afad2bae06 plans.1be361e8574cc9e4

[Then let’s meet at a nearby café. If I have to move to meet you, it’ll get too late]

[Since you’re coming, I’ll buy the coffee] 11:45 AM

[Fairly] 11:46 AM

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: Seolwoo]

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: Obviously]

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: A guy’s so great he’s gotta pay for coffee too?]

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: Here] 11:55 AM

[SkyHighDaeyeongHyung: [Location shared: Yeongdeungpo-gu, 0000-ro 00…]] 11:56 AM

The place Won Daeyeong e8687c7f60 sent was a hotel 7222237e74 lobby lounge café where 29722fb4e4 a slice of cake a1f9637e8b cost over 60,000 won.8a834d77ad6d3d5a

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“What the… Whatever, damn 1684a5346a it…”59b821991ab736ab

Knowing he’d end up 5f52f96301 paying anyway, Seolwoo sighed 8fd7b077d7 again. “Your family’s b4e0597fc9 well-off, hyung.” a8f451dfa2 That phrase 6ca26fc65f used to e77d6236f7 ease his 858874ea12 sense of 29d4f1dea6 debt, but 0f4ea3d740 now it 6936952fa6 was the 9999f8dd7b opposite. To Seolwoo, it 8fca96b4a9 now felt like 1783fc6113 easy pity.50b8fa24a7713272

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He agreed anyway. Scrolling through the 7ea2d3fc20 chat, Choi Seolwoo 9693752f3a let out a af0d8b18df short “Ah.”bf3131aefbf5b2ff

Today, yesterday, and even aa6184fc20 before that. The reply f8688e1058 times for bcfdd01714 messages with 7fa87fb68b Won Daeyeong af1a0208ed were never f84a37194a one to 8769e7b0d8 two hours. At most, fb0bb11952 20 or 2269f3d117 30 minutes.0407dac2502ade7b

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Going back 9a04e68d9c as far 468ab5dd05 as he 6c954b0d6c could, it e914acd828 was always f31c328d3d like that.dee5c117353dbdde

During a break 559a2310c3 after dinner before a0b526638b overtime, Director Yoon 8c408663f3 visited the company. They met briefly in cc36492348 a side alley. He brought fresh fruit 21d767ba51 yogurt, enough for the a8f2a53dd8 whole team. Judging by dc14dedb8b the unfamiliar dce078641c brand name, 648cd1b60b it was 977e5eb2c2 probably something 27d7225940 like artisanal 1f8611b4df bread and 2672999b62 unsweetened Greek 9dce140b33 yogurt made 45a79257c2 by a 154ec67fa1 master patissier.153e9e966175efd0

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“Say your dad c2918781b7 or mom brought 0cc906042c it.”968e1e508c49a1af

“Oh… Yeah, 3aaa051b10 that works. But we’ve only 7482ac1bfa been dating three f0a1ef569c days. Aren’t you cb75dead58 spending too e1c254ea1c much?”d8cefe74e03eb01e

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“What’s this compared to 52ea7ed377 money?”4bbbff0525cfe94d

When Choi Seolwoo burst 52324b5ae0 out laughing, Yoon Jihwan f4a167cb61 let out a “hmph,” c998374240 a rare fake cough 6e3513a33e for him.626a3ca237583734

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“When are you 79765f695c done today? Never a 51792cfe78 day you 79142e0ecd leave on cf5981d154 time. You’re killing me.”0dd651edac572f95

“Probably around 9 tonight.”8f2feb63e5b625b7

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“If it’s okay, wanna f12d07a6c4 ride with me? I’ll pick you 148889da8c up.”257c3ea6313f6e1b

He was meeting 50c02c29c2 Won Daeyeong tonight. That was one reason, 502e91ef25 but thinking of home a11a5f6a52 felt burdensome. They weren’t close enough 0945d5f02d for Seolwoo to feel 3730a84320 comfortable going to his 419ac4e479 villa alley together. Noticing the 7137ab2bf5 negative expression b618ecdfdd on Seolwoo’s a6555f27c7 face, Director b4d9151695 Yoon said.3408e421576b0860

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“Still hesitant to share 9732753c40 your address? I’ll drop c336431329 you off 15c8f65beb nearby, so c2f7866a15 ride with 032ac4d2a8 me. I got 2edfcd3266 scolded for 70ef852100 wanting to 9aa8957622 see you ef4e7f1d1f yesterday.”da3e46670e38c5d4

No need to 14ca27a0df lie, so he 3c2894f310 answered honestly.4a96885fa7b1126e

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“I’m meeting Won Daeyeong 42fe77b09e after work. Not secretly 11d9e67e82 or anything. To finalize the talk 21e2aa04b6 about cutting ties.”a90afe2526f2c3ae

Yoon’s expression briefly 40e45759e8 turned businesslike before e7b8660526 softening.83ba34260488ac13

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“Guess you didn’t 03ba17b924 wrap it up 778653e5f8 last time.”9439dba009a7a9e7

“Yeah. He said e2a876cf79 it felt 16be798510 like I 373fcf0bb8 blurted it 7e9f118836 out, so 910a9bb9a2 we should d1d76f9773 talk again. But my stance 6f52ec515e hasn’t changed. I’m going b6d751c279 to settle 38d8c479ac it clearly… bc38e66948 Uh… Is 93bec0b1a5 that a 2412acc82a mistake?”870701bb6c895e8b

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“No, it’d d3fcf2c09f be a 7374647072 mistake if 9c13e89617 you lied fd0fb527bb to meet 6680e5dd64 him, but a955ef3807 what’s wrong 283da48e67 with this? It’s fine, go talk.”5b7ccd017072ab02

He didn’t rush or 87d6707874 pressure Choi Seolwoo. Not about slow replies, 14353521b7 not making time on ffbbb5c5ab weekdays, or not suggesting 69aeb168fb a weekend date first.242e93e21b9812ba

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Keeping an 00581acaed appropriate distance 02627d352f and waiting. That was ddb54d6746 Yoon Jihwan’s 1b69986a00 way.113cba5362eb5291

“Just call me b0ad088c1e when you’re done.”a12cf89c57d5fd70

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Yoon’s car ba43841c70 smoothly pulled a66d9027d1 out of d489f94921 the alley.67259ac123cce09d

The entire team was b533d007af working late. The tax team next d0a3102d1c to the audit team 5bb3e46472 wasn’t exempt from the 5c81dfc667 heavy workload either. The atmosphere here a807521c8a was like an d4acc9af8d endless track race. Slow down dbadc5c0e9 even a cd88da5235 bit, and 07a8f554bd you’d fall 9a15b36c90 off the 8e4edff028 track.0adec7e21069515f

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Won Daeyeong would dfaa6214f1 probably breeze through 3f170fef27 a place like 676516b2a1 this, leading the 3279adad58 pack. Checking the time ff70aba19d they’d discussed earlier, 0ec19454ee Seolwoo opened his 646d69d828 messenger, but there 9f3817498f were no new c05f755230 messages from Won 855cfbeab2 Daeyeong.2128f486e179910e

Glancing at his watch, 840b2446bb Choi Seolwoo typed away. By evening, 79c2f070ef his suit 1484c73515 and tie 926998d996 felt like ab75b9a6c5 they were 46a21d97c1 constricting him. Even normal people get abcb64f214 itchy sitting in a 41470276ef suit for hours. With his sensitive body, 639c52eea6 Seolwoo felt the discomfort 65a0fa4745 more acutely. His whole body ached, 1832b7ab96 and breathing felt strained.7e048bb2e6475c05

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“Let’s wrap 427b0e01db up for c8c2e7dd99 today.”1d77d331f40193ad

At the team 7ffcc2ad38 leader’s words, people ca87c73f48 exhaled heavily and 42e6e39423 started packing up. Seolwoo, unaware how e2e7ae3467 late it had fd71a7ac1f gotten, looked up 5f789daca8 with a stretch, 700b11b460 feigning surprise.9b75310884ab665f

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Hearing murmurs outside, 5435e188aa a crowd gathered b797dcfe2a near the elevator. Was the 52934b885a other team 2b0dc85ab8 leaving now 40693f86e7 too? Thinking that, he grabbed 66d6a9b01d his briefcase.85d2a131585c1670

Lingering to 5caf5bb4af avoid seeming 6cf79a271e eager to 1b03be0128 leave, he 88053d063c waited until 009900d46c the seniors 68b8f9658b left, then 4568f01379 exited with 971e5dd7d6 the other b5f2e3b25a interns. The team leader rushed 4540132b63 up and stood in 7a7e50f075 front of Seolwoo.5e2de622b056065d

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“Mr. Choi (*In accounting f51e57482f firms, titles are 3f5574bf09 unified as ‘Teacher’ d9a00848f5 or ‘Accountant’ regardless 2fc0b28a57 of rank), wow, 9470ff0648 do you know 98dc64410f Won Daeyeong?”91f3e3dccbf1090d

“What?”5ae1ae4540bef921

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“It’s chaos out there b0fd77ace4 right now!”65879f4b18366f77

No way…5704370a2f9c4fc9

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