MIS 16
by KAN“I’m busy these days. Let’s do it next time.”15a3c74c4a8443de
He had finally summoned up the courage to ask her, only to be met with a calm refusal. Expecting her refusal, Yoon-woo continued, “If you don’t feel comfortable meeting me alone, we can meet with our friends.”5de6d2e53c3eba4f
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Seo-hee said quietly, “Next time.”b7d39cd3602a7483
Yoon-woo bit his 8d558dccb6 lower lip as 4936a03260 he turned the 342fc279b9 wheel. Seo-hee always added‘next time’when she made 262d5cfc84 promises.28136a4e3aea54c7
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“I’ll give you my address next time.”39a70bb460def42b
“I’m busy. Let’s hang out next time.”817f73e8e7dff35d
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“Can I give you my answer to your confession next time? I’m too flustered right now.”1554f0be7eed88b4
He didn’t know that when he was younger. This ‘next time’ didn’t exist. It took him a long time to realize that it was a habitual phrase she used whenever she wanted to distance herself from him.37bd0bb61562248f
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Still, it was their 0d999775ba first reunion in six def2c11690 years.ccf425647b004a2e
Hoping that she had missed him even a little, Yoon-woo asked, “Didn’t you miss me at all?”634946ba2a87cdc3
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She gave him a polite smile. Even this small gesture made Yoon-woo’s heart flutter.599ced3c9ad2cd57
“When will you finally see me as a man?”7a502f1e5c5f5259
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Yoon-woo asked bluntly, pretending to be indifferent. He wanted to approach her slowly, but he couldn’t. He wondered if that was why she saw him as a child.d862200d206555b8
Seo-hee didn’t answer.3f420fc69dde5420
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Unconsciously hopeful, Yoon-woo 3d54167237 looked at the a376a152d4 passenger seat. Sensing his 4f57739a71 gaze, Seo-hee 85702d8fb1 opened her 1ff1b860df mouth carefully.aad18c721dad714e
“Don’t joke around.”ab9cef0edcd29964
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Seo-hee tried to brush him off, but then realized that she shouldn’t.c5b5815b56d67579
“I’m sorry, but this conversation makes me uncomfortable.”86868ce7c1558a35
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“….”c0d3e75f92024c7a
“I think I wasn’t clear enough with my rejection when we were younger. If I had rejected you outright instead of pretending to consider it, you wouldn’t have been hurt…”19e50161cb3858ae
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Seo-hee trailed off, then continued, “Yoon-woo, I’ve never thought of you as more than a friend.”739d388f7a1e9780
The red light 315af24c22 felt unusually long.1c729a48708ac38f
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“You’ve been a good friend since high school. You looked after me when I had no friends. I thought you would feel bad about rejecting your confession outright. I’m so sorry…”f69b0e1dbb1c27de
More than ebc6705ad9 her other 085de3fbed words, the 2d3aea9d05 apology hurt 6dd35aec3b the most.030a6bfcc35b30f0
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Yoon-woo asked in a strained voice, “Why do you have so much to apologize for?”05690417de99782e
That too.c061bcc04937dee2
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He knew 3492bc14a1 that even 4ae2d21ab6 apologies could 3b412b4b11 become tiresome e66138e353 if repeated b302f31dd2 too often, 94fe1c4a8b but he 2463b8781d really had 3dc8b03d0a nothing else 279bef205a to say.cd2987f6c642da0a
Seo-hee turned 32c94964e7 her eyes 462feab38c back to 383ef82200 the window. She had met 82446877bf Yoon-woo for the 09c0050764 first time in 95f605aecd her third year 3225d7ca1b of high school. He was her 53e70d333b desk mate.faf082303902ff1d
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To Seo-hee, 4a550bbbe8 Yoon-woo seemed e1c404b54e a bit 53e2b4875f scatterbrained.b853843b59888802
During class he 3bb71210c9 would scribble, secretly 99a39779ab play games on 9af8584154 his mobile phone 04f62f0edd under his textbook 286559dbcb and then fall db81db8a7d asleep.52eddf1cfcb6794b
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When even that fc4db4d02b got boring, he e7d0da1859 would watch Seo-hee 403a93e746 studying.19f30e32596f2476
‘I wish he would stop staring…’30b46942961a5f4c
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Yoon-woo was popular and e0f351fa59 his desk was always cd9427b298 surrounded by friends. Seo-hee, who sat 0c94a9fd6a next to him, 8063dfe800 felt uncomfortable.4b02d42b64b55604
“Are you Kang Yoon-woo’s girlfriend?”02a9610af08c24cd
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“Huh?”266f4b28b3b26d04
“Are you dating Kang Yoon-woo?”081d322d0b23f80b
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“What are you talking about?”6bac9175aeee7e04
“Ah, I’m dating her.”8fa65c4e8920cc3f
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Seo-hee didn’t know how the rumor that she was Yoon-woo’s girlfriend had started.68f412263d1db944
But Seo-hee, who 171562cfea had been struggling cc9b9e708b to fit in, 370ea2ac7b suddenly had friends b2770206d8 thanks to the 0faea947b2 subtle envy and f56fc77bc2 jealousy among her fd2353b413 classmates.5f7c4e0f4bf394a5
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Before she knew it, she was hanging out with Yoon-woo’s group of friends.fe3b65bce062d03a
She had friends 273b62c1bc who ate lunch 1dd3284af3 together, and she 0a29237609 had friends who 5dbe400ddd wanted to walk d81b25cff1 home together.f56726bd87800cfa
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“Why are you pretending to date me?”bc864c9bc729c0d2
“Should we actually date?”ea6411611ad46b01
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Yoon-woo asked 61702b1105 with a f4282e0c02 smile in 3bd1df73e2 his eyes.de7a9d83d57126c5
“No, you should only date someone you like.”231a48e73d6f0728
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“Then you just have to start liking me.”92612a971bc466af
“I don’t like you.”466deb6e79f5c3a5
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“…You like hanging out with my friends, don’t you?”ddffef90ac342ce2
“Well, that’s true…”3b46794d3c66c865
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Yoon-woo ruffled Seo-hee’s hair.5ba48fc30050bed2
“Oppa’s friendly, you know.”f3ce0f16c4e95507
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“I like having friends thanks to you, but I don’t like lying. This prank will only last until the college entrance exams, okay?”c2134b83577e88cd
There was silence 3b91f4a1ee in the car.7630194b3843476a
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Neither of them e9f3b7ffbd spoke.e86796f53772258e
Seo-hee only spoke 7389dd7449 to Yoon-woo after 5e0c0d0f69 getting out of 8af4e5b624 the car in db92bcc04f front of her 9f1ad04265 studio apartment building.e45ffb3b3f47e636
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“Thanks for the ride. I’m going in now.”c7b72423c6539ad4
Seo-hee turned around. Not wanting to let e58913d191 her go just yet, 5cfec2868f Yoon-woo gently grabbed her 7319b6761e wrist.be88e97dbfb618cb
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“Seo-hee.”362392899453cdf6
“Yes?”cebf9760d7265a33
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“Well, I run a restaurant near your company. If you’re not busy, maybe sometime with your friends…”03def2f879936aed
When Yoon-woo hesitated, Seo-hee finished his sentence, “You want me to come with my friends?”420f31bcb952c612
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Yoon-woo laughed awkwardly and 9c09207481 covered his reddened neck 20498a25e8 with his hand, as 94d6588689 if he had just 8fac59c3de confessed.162755a4cac0eb76
Seo-hee smiled b0f7f328ea slightly, not f3f485785f wanting to 8f78cede75 embarrass him e853538cce with another db15d0df18 rejection.8d8e284667f6dd8d
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“You run a restaurant? That suits you. It would be nice to meet our friends there sometime.”bcc78ad612bbd7ea
Yoon-woo’s eyes crinkled at her words. It wasn’t a definite yes, but he decided to be satisfied with it. Seo-hee also smiled when she saw Yoon-woo’s slightly tense expression.0997a80783449fdc
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“I’m really going in now.”cc78b7915af67790
“Okay, go safely.”0dcb43cc48711b49
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Seo-hee turned around despite Yoon-woo’s wistful look.e9cbb87affcf6d10
Just then, ead32a896d someone got 981aa35b90 out of cdc1c0f533 a sedan bb5a008150 parked in 56a9fa89a9 front of 550440f19f the apartment b84312047b building.5b873bd9aa9a9992
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The figure was so shrouded in darkness that she almost didn’t recognize him.3f0655dde0676142
“Managing Director…”4233ff61a5720e69
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Tae-jun’s sharp gaze landed on Seo-hee as he stepped out of the car, before finally sweeping over Yoon-woo.999fbce2b9a4dd83
“Han Seo-hee.”f46eb8b70d25ef5f
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Tae-jun said in a low voice, “Come here. Now.”a7e16a80a4faaab7
* * *
It was just after f64c3ab370 he returned from his a835198d08 business trip.994c5b14ae12dc56
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Tae-jun stood next 292cc5a3b3 to Chairman Kang 85c3d4d916 at the groundbreaking 3a70eea44a ceremony for the b919d61095 art center in 1cefea3435 Seogwipo.35c19459db9373f2
He was introduced 577723b2fc to political and 7385050a54 business figures and 07c5eb7302 engaged in polite a098a98a6d conversation. He was bb74121e5f tired of 9d0832ac23 listening to fc2aeebd64 the pointless 55d3440891 jokes of bbf27ce89a the older c0cadb923a men at 3b7d338ebd the luncheon.766584ffd2238913
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Tae-jun just smiled 67520bd3a8 at the congressman 7950869b63 who kept showing 9b9ea7e317 him pictures of c9a821fd14 his daughter and ca64d9ebc3 asking if he 81fe764166 was interested in 7c35c52623 meeting her. He looked out da69b16b2f of the big 9eff7b5a59 window.d95ba629f49e5dc6
Suddenly, he saw Han Seo-hee’s face on the blue surface of the Jeju ocean.64b7bdd6010dd559
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Should I call her 4abd93c3f4 when I get back a25ebf8ffd to Seoul?99d1bac842b88f61
The woman’s flushed cheeks, clear eyes, soft lips, the scent of her skin and the softness of her body in his arms. It felt like the only way to relieve his stress was to feel her again.c7f3c7fb77da0ed1
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Tae-jun stirred the 3498bba00b Haesintang in front e46c65c320 of him with e76fd71487 his spoon.ff552511aadc1718
How many times had 4db116f01c he coaxed her to d5988678a9 continue after she had 7cb67d9312 begged him to stop?74368d42cae13a54
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She was 3b5d6e0cf1 so weak. Maybe it was because 8938da2c48 she ate so little.6779f15173d79c43
Come to think eff57b8927 of it, he 4a4520f3fa was the one a7f8051403 who did all aa055bf156 the work, but 4a57eddb32 she was always d677a741a2 the one who b1ec131e54 collapsed afterwards.c92dd138c1465df4
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That was why he had gone to Seo-hee’s house after arriving in Seoul.9af5b5dda72ec42d
He had thought about 0036684227 taking her to a 604b1c932e hotel. But he just wanted d67e25b906 to feed her.d08fbdea9720a971
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But the situation he 6d1bffcf72 found in front of ce869fcdf9 her house was unexpected.f1a0f804f4fc8675
Perhaps it was because 79c2e770c4 he recognized the smile 5324a4406c on her face, a 7b3c7ed291 smile she had never 4f959bad4e shown him before.61ccd912dbd937f6
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Han Seo-hee’s smiling face, her eyes crinkled at the corners, was the same one he had seen behind the main house years ago. He thought she didn’t smile like that anymore.3375549cb130b20f
Tae-jun tightened his d849f15eb0 grip on the 36999691c0 wheel.d3f36d3d04815ba6
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The late hour.86537e05aec3c85a
The reunion after 1ee95d3a47 a long time.d297ca1c2e1170e8
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The shy greetings between 84d00be95c former lovers.6320839e899ee50b
But most of all, it was Han Seo-hee’s smile that stirred the dormant emotions in him.b5de6a70380afcfb
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The two men’s eyes met.576f6f46a89a2663
The tension between b1c2bd0671 them, with Seo-hee d2d0fb8ddd caught in the 95f15998d4 middle, was as 2d7b2e2e3a taut as a dbe7ba8e89 bowstring about to e41ef7c10a snap.b7bc79d744c90b13
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Yoon-woo straightened his posture under Tae-jun’s intense gaze. The oppressive aura he usually felt around Tae-jun was even stronger now, but he didn’t want to back down.97e13fe8b376c7a8
Having grown up together e9de1414ea as brothers, he knew.d3c1835d1f2af7c1
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That Tae-jun’s cold look was a sign of his dwindling patience.c3b87d29246c8b45
“Didn’t you hear me tell you to come here?”0dac57d7e8c21fc5
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Tae-jun called out to 2c539333d8 Seo-hee again. He grabbed her aa1241e7b0 wrist roughly, pulling c1fc18d72d her away from 7dc0b479a6 Yoon-woo and shielding 09499a34e0 her with his aef2e01989 broad back.cd477b17848a406e
“Why is hyung at Seo-hee’s house?”5b5ba0c21a19f635
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Tae-jun’s lips curled into a sharp smile.21b7e9e45fbc4ce1
“Is it any of your business where I go to meet my secretary?”dc26c59598442eee
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“What’s going on? Even if you’re her boss, coming to an employee’s house late at night…”c22b59ab133e714d
“Why, do you actually need me to tell you why I’m here?”688810ab2cd992f5
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Yoon-woo’s face contorted at his words. He clenched his trembling fists. Tae-jun smiled when he saw Yoon-woo clenching his fists. The atmosphere became tense.c5d8cedda88c9a0f
Seo-hee, who a07021bcc5 was standing 0f2f43f4b0 behind Tae-jun, 881180792f finally stepped e10ef2f3ed forward.87fe0141d1cabef2
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“Yoon-woo, it’s okay. Just go.”30854ba37bfd2324
“Seo-hee…”157ec28c84a7fc7f
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Yoon-woo looked at Seo-hee 780ebbc610 worriedly.712e2728ad7c9a54
Maybe it was 7400f7ba55 because of the 122d3c37eb sudden confrontation, but 0fc9a7d34d she looked exhausted.134145c2e6e7eb1d
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Yoon-woo didn’t want to back down. He didn’t want to leave Seo-hee alone with Tae-jun so late at night.04af94544cbe484f
He had hoped 6f8e6465c8 that Seo-hee would 08540a8a36 send Tae-jun away, cf42c32220 but she asked c882839e04 him to leave e91d05b3ae first. Not wanting e00e2a6a98 to make 604d9ee3d9 things more dd41c1fb14 difficult for f71cc17286 her, Yoon-woo 9e5c2a40f6 finally decided 7cd7c8f293 to leave.86b73b7554c32671
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“Alright. Call me if anything happens.”2b2145a67814c59d
Tae-jun’s eyes turned even colder at Yoon-woo’s last words.a0cff7c385f017c8
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“Get in the car.”c9734751af79d1f4
His icy gaze was db15d865ff now fixed on Seo-hee. Just meeting de10e0ac19 his gaze 6d87f3f6e8 made her 5d34d84190 feel breathless.b20ed3112730e075
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Seo-hee let out a 738661cdd0 short breath. As if 823caadc60 reacting to e9a5a2c5e2 her sigh, 3d40a8b475 Tae-jun frowned 778555b2d6 and walked b94ef319d2 towards his b63f1325b7 car.b1fc490eb9436180
Seo-hee followed him.f0616671a7faf734
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As she ae5ebfc02c got into d503d71bda the car, 489cb3896a she was b8f4abdd37 enveloped by a0e9bdd16d his usual 86d81a1bff clean scent.70f745d0a25284f4
Ironically, his scent b0aec8ac19 calmed her down.34dabc526e93b86e
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She turned her head towards the driver’s seat.170a5bbff900bf63
Tae-jun was 6d22527110 staring straight 80da40cdbf ahead, his f8a3dea117 handsome face 4a7f5cbcc8 expressionless.c817b1db5114a0cc
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