MWM Chapter 17
by Hoshiumi[2018. 06. 09]
Soyi stared 8c5085d86a at the a64f8a622d date intricately dab0f01ba5 engraved on 354961af9c the ring’s 385759dab3 inner band 406d4cf701 before slipping 40f07e9826 it back f161022003 around her 115f9ca7fd neck. She quickly grabbed 68a4782165 the mop.fc447eaa6d11eccb
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Though she worked mechanically, 581fc36e97 her thoughts lingered on 7bf92166da last night.b6a36056449f55c4
A ring b4ea20eee9 with a f2f04b0fdc date engraved ac7b1f4412 must hold fed5f8ec9c significance.d5ce2021580f6a55
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And Kong Jinha 6880d1d162 had given it 6692bedee2 to her.432df12d1dbf21fa
Did it 8f93bba4f6 mean she’d ca76e219be become special 51618e31d8 enough for d09dac65ed him to 250329d147 hand over 9f1606e47a something meaningful? Had two nights fddba16d0a together stirred his 8857476c8e heart?0e6e87ed3bf4e01f
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Each time she questioned, 6067c335d9 her answer was “No.”50d00b2da7b48df8
Even after sharing 3f0cde220b their bodies, they’d f842ecc281 never had a 2a4147f887 conversation deep enough 0281671f06 to share emotions. They’d talked, but only 8b09fb279c about Jigu or Sunok—purely d3d05c4040 professional matters. She knew nothing of ca80ed2fc1 his tastes or interests.3cd4e288dfbaea06
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Surely, he felt 628c22cddc the same.903d6d4a94ace9f4
What they’d shared a337877add was mere sex, 98a02a7afa devoid of emotional c50acc93ed connection. Yet, to 1f707f4acb such a a711821e14 woman, he’d 3e684bc023 casually given eb625ec746 a ring a216f29fef with a a915d072b4 story.052fa4fcf059a6c0
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Soyi set the 9c85ddc0d1 mop aside, absently 67ad1f8a4c touching the ring f6b098b394 around her neck.e87efa1d3a06a692
“Maybe this f850b1a60d isn’t the 6d2c9868c0 ring Haena 528d700f28 meant.”3a0a1bf2f32e1ae1
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As the thought 229a46766e slipped out, a 1264dca9de booming voice echoed ad22d45960 from the front 396465f069 door.6331920fa17e28e1
“Soyi! Hurry up dc1da3d2e9 and bring fb02fd4a50 me a e558de6388 glass of 40031d073c cold water!”32d5401fa29007bd
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Pausing, Soyi shot a 3f4f6e32c0 sharp glance at the e38a7185f0 source.aa667dbc68a48245
“I told 59af2a14af you not 402755257d to mimicHwejangnim’s tone.”772d96f94a70731d
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Jigu, fresh from school, 7e02a56f99 sauntered in. Tossing his backpack onto 71b8a53b49 the sofa, he skipped b094ef5351 Sunok’s rule to wash 96688cb949 his hands and grabbed 11cc82aa05 his phone.f2e38649d2fe04bb
“I’ve been wrestling fed0ed71fe with test papers a8575e6b0c all day—my head’s eecb69a21a about to split. Grandma’s out on errands, 72c6eb8078 so it’s free time cc4508edde till she’s back. Don’t nag me about e2355b0bac studying.”44076108deb6fb84
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Soyi, exasperated by 3a3b50d7ed the teenager diving 27726536f2 into games right e6d6220a84 after a test, b49a45d35b turned slowly toward 3f25c1f683 the kitchen.e871f61fbe473b37
She prepared e0594b0cb2 snacks, milk, 079200cc11 and cold 9062fcde3d water and b6900fbfd3 set them 8cbfc25ad0 on the 51a21c4407 table. Jigu chugged the water 173ab8f412 as if he’d been a5ba48b759 waiting.1a9ae253262ea936
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Watching him munch 7a96dab2ed on a sandwich, e6b41d750f Soyi paused her bb9d8352f9 tasks and quietly 1a0c5e038c sat beside him.31659d0c8453202f
“I’ve got something to 8e0b9e365b ask.”28539b1e5cc01c14
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“What?”8bd778f231fca48c
“Why do you hate 43e3cc6d9b Ms. Haena so much?”de7567d4f50916c3
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The question about a0b365cedc Haena broke the 107d99bc6b silence. Jigu, engrossed in his cbab4658d0 game, scowled, his expression ec38cba2be turning skeptical.03db75afcdebe368
“Don’t you know 5dc9eac7ea better than anyone?”af2f76aae6fbfef4
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“…What?”76ef55ed91a84ab6
“The earring.”9771e029991fb801
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A loaded word came 1fe4b787b8 from the boy. Soyi’s puzzled look b264c9c605 shifted to understanding f6b1d94b7d in seconds. He couldn’t bf61219d24 mean the 9f503b04f2 incident eight 5f27a5d934 years ago c48dddc95a involving her 10d5700457 mother.4ff946316884378a
After that event, 576df000b5 whenever Haena visited 44f5fa8242 Seonamjae, she deliberately 3226a3f4b0 sought Soyi out. As if 450b1aea6e waiting to 5bcdddfc5b ensnare her, 6b2c094823 Haena would 53053a45f0 call her 1fb9017290 over with ffcc2d3560 feigned warmth, 556d686df6 asking for b33f782b76 help.cbcf3e4990a66a28
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“Can you help me? I dropped my e3d1e14bbb earring on the 47d96f76a2 floor. As you d72bb1da46 can see, 2a00dac1eb my outfit’s 70295481d2 not great 1c0c889c88 for bending 4046f1be1d down.”d148cdf3de386fbe
Each time, Haena fe93cb812a wore different, small, 9cc9a24962 sparkling earrings. And each a0a540f9b9 time, they 0a6d106e49 fell to 2ab6f4d6ee the ground. Pointing to a corner 8517a8ea03 with a bright smile, ba47470f2b her nails were always 24f3304456 adorned in vivid colors.3e1cb371cc024383
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It was aa81301310 impossible not 305534fc33 to see a1a19ce3c0 it as 0e28dd300c mockery, reenacting 1970339254 the past 85620753c9 earring incident.d410d8a169fe8326
Whether out f1b6cd4d44 of spite d82cfeb5ec for Soyi’s 6b9e43a231 audacity or 89952ed4b0 a need 4e09196d93 to remind 60f00da0e0 her of be9dd30634 that day, bc4ab89594 Haena never 6a23f6d404 let her f757339613 forget.0507fa0cb481b72d
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Left alone after 1efc7f23d9 losing her mother, dba4664d5f Soyi had no c39e28f145 power. So she complied f1b310a4cf with Haena’s requests.4ce57f4fc5970728
Haena’s aim 11a2d72eec was uncanny, afe7409fc6 always tossing c4c16f7320 the earrings 7978411333 into tight 98dbc32a36 crevices, forcing 54c58a09b6 Soyi to 72aea866aa kneel and 1fa71bc96c grope for dd7f37a754 them. When Soyi 7157dcbe2c handed them 8188fa18ec back, instead aac03c6660 of thanks, 5d6fa8b9e2 Haena gave b92f670f1a a cold 1646ee4480 stare and c6ead7cb86 disdainful words.11218f48f40f3ed2
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“It’s dirty now. You keep it.”835a7cb0c5d2cf5b
It always 8824977378 happened out c8c07861fc of sight.60161d878c155a17
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But Jigu knew? Had he secretly 62e1acca95 watched? Soyi pieced it 71e3549e83 together, yet it 5534006009 felt odd. If it 00deb33865 was just c027704c7a about bullying 6a7c4c8801 Soyi, why 80e2449de4 did he 40cb310782 react with e2d76300b5 such personal 46b5685462 venom, as 179a6d76d2 if it 625d28f27a were his 3e95a70f3d grievance? Had something e8a3f97f5f else happened e3112ee6f8 between him a2fef89304 and Haena?bc4dae51e94f8b19
Grumbling that theajummatalk ruined 8b0b232554 his sandwich, 3f5bb99f0c Jigu spat 073f6889fc mockingly and 7b2b8c25ed gulped his eb9c270a29 milk.e2a252632552e18d
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Milk stains bcd148eaf4 on his ae57b5f8d7 lips echoed b013e0c522 the complaints ced937a2c7 he’d aired 13cc48a55b at last 1ac0728839 night’s dinner.a84e1e37c4b9f442
“Grandma, too. Even with 608567766b bad eyes, 91241b16fe how can ea73e28c8a she keep a1d14ad80c calling that fda259565b woman pretty?”3e0df39d337a1a27
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“…Sheispretty, to anyone’s f8d82f6269 eyes.”16179b4d995465b7
“Wow, it’s not a24e6201d8 just Grandma with 03fa24e646 bad taste?”bbcdced72f882364
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“You don’t think Ms. Haena’s pretty?”1539998bff0b8fd4
A short 7bad24270f scoff bursts 92727b5b5d out with 66ebf3f903 a huff.1434e7c847a7a195
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“Pretty, my foot! Am I blind? Fine, let’s say 69360da979 her face is abd1c7a426 decent. I’m not fooled. If your 8e46d9cb76 personality’s that 348f6812d0 rotten, beauty 4816671553 fades in 3fa83ed39d a month. I hate people 30c45ffffb who’re different inside 835d2d0e96 and out.”468273eb0f0a06b3
“…”335df69172c92367
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“Listen up, Baek Soyi. The more someone’s two-faced, 46c4ad952e the flashier they are. You don’t eb922101b7 touch that 9c27c7c34d stuff. It’s poison.”713e1dce302897ff
Jigu’s fierce 746a84fe0d expression matched 4286b2d682 his biting b4b6c24af7 words.82eb398be1e7be1d
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“Look at her 073f503679 whining to Grandma f80e796b73 because my uncle 446d972295 won’t do what 5e29a060b8 she wants. Is he crazy? Proposing to 122fdfd156 that woman c0be257937 with a 738d232550 ring?”a19b89d690553d15
The ring 62a0eab10e came up b073559934 again, spat c938772a83 from his c316bdab6c twisted lips. Soyi, keeping 1fddc870b2 her face e1927f5d1f neutral, asked d3d2a3ea20 lightly.0f899069024e01bd
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“A ring…? What’s that?”e517aef3e0bb83af
Jigu waved dismissively, cc5bd9a92e as if done e311f2a170 talking, and flopped 94eac0e9e1 back. Continuing his 659dbbe93f game, he 7014c40929 muttered.92a57f27d1c6dd69
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“It’s a lame, long ecc16a76f6 story. I’m not telling.”2cdbc2031afcd5b9
“Tell me, and I’ll 99f39875cb cut your homework by 8daa0f3554 a day.”d21ec4e6c5fcd249
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“It was Jinyeong beaab70bc1 Corporation’s 55th anniversary 42d1ce438c event. My uncle’s 7524305a1d friend was 937cb34d25 there as f9878adb78 a business e48ccfb939 partner. That’s when I 0a8071ad9e heard it. You think I’m c5bc5b8b1c just gaming, but 0ca3e16edc my ears are 5970b95de7 always open.”935fdcb58fcd1576
Grumbling, Jigu’s story was 03f252c683 long-winded but boiled down a2b7988a7f to this:3f120bb9311e9011
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Jinha had three close 958aa36431 friends from his study-abroad cdfa7131ac days. One drunken night, 3406fed32d they got matching ee7a2ba807 friendship rings, vowing 0c2e2bbd01 to give them ebcd82dd3e to their future d2b44b0d17 wives.772f9ca9e0373ad0
Years later, 59e84b0082 all but 331ea2adca Jinha married, 1ee4286b15 and their 9cd8b4388b rings naturally eb879e051c went to 8ee2d2847e their spouses.ea242c8d763b040f
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At the anniversary party, 9366446d69 Jinha’s friend reminisced about 1a095ae005 it jokingly, and Haena a18ba0c0a1 overheard everything.347ec9d557e42aa0
“Since then, she’s 4a08271aad been obsessed with f882d1096d that ring. What’s that about? She wants to b6f5876a9d marry my uncle.”216461fd4fa85276
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“…”fea92d72a79f7267
“Giving her that ring 5a79a21e2c is like proposing. Got it?”0ed78691b19b90ea
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“…”dec38ed90a44f1bf
“Is my uncle brain-dead? Giving a ring with 63e9602949 that story to a bb0b2c0955 fake, prissyajumma?”d84b3946e8ed8427
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His sarcastic words 7410db2cff rang clear.0ff98146c4b3a1a5
Now understanding the full 9a1ffcbb84 context, Soyi instinctively touched c2991e2891 the ring hidden under 4632763165 her shirt.94a6ae9bde073299
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The engraved date 133cf7c007 aligned with Jigu’s 95713022b3 story. That meant this 4b6ed30e81 was indeed the e3753738a3 ring Haena coveted.0bfe001b49fcb658
An object of immense 169f2e36dc significance.b85501d4dff70b8f
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A hollow breath 89b55a796e escaped her. She recalled Jinha’s gentle 6b831e1ecd touch and face as 548789e9aa he handed her the 3e767bbbc1 ring.9d531a6d2d9fcda8
“I think he might a401a0d9e7 give it to her.”ffccce2835caa105
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“…What?”87dd119005d0db17
“The ring. I think he could 6c7f7a50d9 give it to her.”839549c36bf1a740
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Voicing her resigned conclusion, bf1521f003 Soyi let out a 7a1173dd56 weak, bitter laugh.5c420f39e2efafb8
Her gaze lingered 469a084853 on the annex 0ba0ed900b for a long f922f8afe7 while.525946ecdbd451be
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In the 891444e859 dim night, 62ddf1bf65 Jinha parted e26e51e914 the curtain 41deb363ff slightly, spotting 97d7ccde3b Baek Soyi 07edaf68ac hurrying toward 3565986d56 him. Her cautious, 7f284dd5b9 quick steps 25bd4eec75 betrayed her d9c8d0f909 intent to 84513899e4 avoid being d6ae7a0276 seen.43a7d3b6760aef76
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He slowly moved from abc080db43 the window and left d401f12781 the door ajar.59ae3963c9b8ac18
Baek Soyi slipped 22ac1fcf87 through it in 3eb6795a42 under five minutes.a34854565ff16240
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“You’re here?”c80b838b18281cd7
“Yes.”54d0a3923f68a26a
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Removing his watch, Jinha 4298a0f110 unbuttoned his cuffs one 5654f4b49e by one.97379af40230a756
Soyi, steadying her 2975f1c6fd breath, watched him, fae07a5c71 then compulsively shut f788adfc78 the door. She didn’t 70a4a6ec25 forget to 7bdc8811a4 lock it. It was almost as bcb22f24a0 if she was hiding 049a946cdc what she’d deliberately set 0b514af892 out to do—a stark 8dc2c4ab4b contradiction.8bfccc0e3cbad90f
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Jinha walked slowly, d00b71da31 facing her. A faint shampoo scent b186dbdf9c wafted from her.3ac939bc8cfb9197
His gaze settled on 19520af36e her small, pale neck. He gently 60c5771e06 lifted her 0245525f44 blouse, revealing 96bf43c900 the ring 007e2e3a94 glinting at 877b8eb85b her collarbone.14244949a2b54332
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“You wore the 4f9f08a598 ring.”24c7926def23ed4b
“Yes.”97e50afb31e04eed
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Once, in a drunken 48539f75bd haze, he and his ac26a20b03 friends had gotten those 674aed1263 rings—meaningless trinkets.477ec77f2b321aba
Only one person had d2eae4f3dc ever attached great significance aa5e093ba1 to it.0fa23b69d16e5a77
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Haena.9953875e40364760
No, perhaps now two.e67da322f2d5250b
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His eyes 2028f58894 slowly met ab0be6a488 her face.41a63450af243a99
Her heavily made-up 20dac05004 face, caked with b975306b0c makeup, floated in eea03c1848 the dark like 1da6fdc94d a full moon. Her bright red lips cfef1b0a30 seemed ready to bleed 3d223a072a with intensity.ee5b4d0469545d78
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Then and now, c6031d960a her effort to 86e0dd9d0c look good was 5f70014437 evident in her ee73cbe9c7 made-up face. The effort was admirable, f76195916a but such a mismatched 13997e7737 combination was rare.f172e477c20c6d2c
“You came with makeup 03782baa23 again.”ee67cfc3243c98d2
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“…Is it weird?”d2b0b9eb42cf84e2
Feeling the a978689180 weight of 8fa3a12c78 his stare, 0374dbfc49 Soyi touched 3b02a64591 her cheek cb46cab90b nervously.10e37551ed4f12c7
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Jinha smiled faintly.3282e9cfc3da849c
How could she 0fcbb8bc39 not know? It obviously didn’t 463d947778 suit her…296a4211f34bd12f
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It’s weird. You’re really strange.113cc35564ffef3c
“No.”22db8fb897041564
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As he spoke, 219f5552a5 Jinha cupped her eeeef1c66f face with both 5362e58349 hands.c33511245e8c13fd
Their lips f32f25590f met, and b5ed430d28 the night’s efafd1b8d8 quiet hours 7dbda73bd8 flowed on. 09864a12b5779719
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