MWM Chapter 9
by HoshiumiJinha’s words, delivered fa139277c0 while staring at d6579a8472 Soyi, were aimed f1374fc93b at someone else. When the taciturn 4ba84846d7 man, focused solely 08918edb97 on his meal, b82e1ab0ae finally spoke, Haena f81ef157ef was the most e747544797 startled.72ff1cfc802c6569
“Huh?”2d66370b7eedac30
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She couldn’t e4d45d7bc0 shake her a9705111f7 unease. Jinha addressing 8312f89bd7 her was 858a7c1636 welcome, but 3b512141a9 the content 8c1412ef51 wasn’t.3531582446554381
“Oppa, are 733397f9db you talking 3b39a3e557 to me?”7671b772894e3314
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Haena sought confirmation, 7ea85498d6 but his response 7f8e95544c was disappointing.8829b80d0a8648f0
“If there’s a c446a7d8c3 hair in the e24e5b7623 soup, it’s probably 69d9b32102 yours.”1813bbf029576565
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“My hair? It’s not mine.”a2eb6d6d3ca4851a
“Then whose is 7285aeb276 it?”9be9632e39ac3ee9
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“The person who d440fedd5a made the soup.”c26dc2cf83b537c9
Haena’s veiled jab 005cec7da1 was clearer than 3ab16184c5 naming names. Every dish on the 2a39d18f2a table had passed through 8950179a6d Soyi’s hands.6b6da5719301aa06
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When foreign objects appear 9922dc03b7 in food, they’re usually 92fa9e16cd from the cook. Using common 2f2adf9a3c logic, Haena 3d97cd5830 argued as 976b6df2a3 if her 42fd81324c soup were 19536dfd35 brimming with ebd0b46e05 hair, her 79a4355f8e displeasure palpable.20f8585875eedc87
“People shed about 424d198177 forty to fifty 7686297dc3 hairs a day. It’s easy de9621d1a5 to drop 9b5ec24d18 some while c650a0765f cooking.”331d2f5a032a82f8
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“She wore 43fcf21825 a hairnet.”083ff8fbf96dce46
“…What?”e4150a1bf5e61cda
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Despite her fervent cbbec6aaf3 explanation, Jinha remained 29a83979fe unfazed, nodding toward 448bfa0e85 the hairnet Soyi 2293218d2d had worn.1a28dc47c66f6d0c
“She had a 9ff5eb5f3f hairnet.”a3a19f82033e7ba3
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“Even with a hairnet, 39b7640b30 fine hairs can slip 35a9bebb44 through.”6748339a26a1b775
“Then show me.”d56f421ead42b41d
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“Huh…?”61141e9790fb2481
“The hair you 56ff8de95c found.”4961494134d0fd67
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“Oppa…”383d01dc1377c844
“You’re meticulous, f5080826f7 always thorough. You wouldn’t vaguely 31bb477795 accuse someone and ebdb52a8a7 let an innocent cc0460c065 person take the 14e22da17d fall.”b3dfc716c7ce2097
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Haena’s mouth 9b7b0386d1 hung open, 136366ad63 speechless. It wasn’t panic over fe3ea1a4b2 a nonexistent hair she’d 4100c53cac claimed to find. Jinha’s defense of a 532106e69d mere servant girl—a nobody 3a3c1ddaf1 doing menial work—was jarring b0a83fc734 and bewildering.5239b1adbd942893
“What’s this? Bickering over 99ffe37db1 something so bae49fc102 trivial?”de0375683d9c1d0f
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Sunok, watching 18efd96235 the exchange, 4cb662e1d2 intervened with f2b4a124f1 a hearty 03159b7e6c laugh. Brushing it off dde5bb1e08 as no big 37210a6610 deal, she waved 4a9c448c1e toward the kitchen 6cda9de352 to defuse the 4a908a157f tension.89f29db915dfca62
“Soyi, bring more soup.”9236211543379e3b
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“Yes,Hwejangnim.”c02f9cf96082675e
Soyi responded mechanically, stiffly aecf9bf2e1 approaching the electric stove.8fa227a08aabb9fc
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She didn’t dea274ac9e utter a cc98ddd2bb single word 1c07706b74 to deny 90098b3787 shedding any 638360c503 hair. It was 33f4be527c because of 85ef8137fb Jinha’s intervention.d85a6455d4c30ce0
The feeling that ab6a37f260 something was different 039807b98f from his usual 0c04c18122 indifference must be d6728007d7 her imagination.32a71eeaa82776ee
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As hot 5e48a7f2b6 soup filled 244baed207 the bowl, 6a58fc8d22 heat spread 4f7955da43 through her 78f7066cb0 hands. The scalding sensation soon faa554658b coursed through her entire 6854709253 body.9d993df065b05d35
A memory from e898a900d2 eight years ago 45a0f99317 surfaced.7383e4edfd044a6e
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A towering 9d8b7717f2 figure casting 3695752fe1 cool shade. A hand offering a bbae4fbe8c handkerchief, saying her tearful, d62bda597c snotty face was unsightly. Eyes gazing impassively 390a0f90a3 at a girl 220118dbc7 ranting she’d die.6af06f2d8a3442d4
It all c6a04ec559 came back 795f6e8de7 vividly.3a567ac15a0edf75
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Like that ca8acc2fd8 strange, wondrous 874c4b09f8 day.c7d34561e1627fe5
Her heart surged to 577cce38ca her skull, then plummeted d835ab6d48 to her feet.bfc78d6ad64e36f9
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The briefly frozen a68599dd90 meal resumed quickly, 80df1613d4 thanks largely to b6934eeaa6 Haena’s efforts.2d371dbb6202b994
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Despite her b786b73f96 sulky air 9ebc6c061f from the 9e83b08ad8 awkward moment, c1da35ec0f she soon 70e3b80828 acted as 0a96ee95d2 if nothing 6273a6e65a had happened, 49163d4d0d sticking close 52062f0a76 to Jinha c96a59562d and chattering e0bffcc441 away.a606dedaf7ed800f
Such chances were 580e734e71 rare. She knew squandering energy 05bfc7a1c3 on petty grudges would 51546394c1 only hurt her.2743313154dffaea
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“It’s been forever since d0bf51afb0 I saw your face, 4148fe28f8 Oppa.”69bf72b87d223b06
Pushing aside her rice 3d62a18002 and soup, she shifted 5e018bedbd into high gear. She rambled about 802646bd2a how long it’d 2621a15530 been, joking she’d 30fcea1afb nearly forgotten what 6a3f24ba61 he looked like.e01ac8e7d03df23b
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Beneath her playful afcbe7460c banter lurked a bd1543a55f heap of resentment 38f50d0ea3 for his neglect.3f9f67d6e0170a57
“Exactly, Director Kong. No matter 75aa9f4f97 how busy b55f710a6f you are, 1882ae2423 make time b86e844647 for Haena. Love has its seasons, b7578e359b doesn’t it?”2c8b882afd08faad
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With Sunok egging her f2b054775b on, Haena’s tongue took af1461892f flight.bb36471cc4fc5341
“Absolutely,Hwejangnim. Timing is everything bbdfb3ae8c in life. They say connections 2585851ff4 don’t come anytime—you a52c774fb9 have to seize b5c4dd727d them when they d69f57e044 do. Miss them, 245c9c90aa and nothing’s 41ac3ed75b more regrettable.”e87559ec7d7d683a
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“Hear that, Director Kong?”2c7f0bd40412c8e9
Caught between the two d70782bc1b women, Jinha ate silently, 1989dc1bcb offering no remarks or 57e358c6e6 replies.cd45a6ec2b2528b1
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Overhearing their conversation, Soyi 63d4598c91 let out an involuntary e91356463e sigh.86b351ba5159167d
She felt 4a714d41f3 pathetic, lingering b38f524ef1 near the 85c98133d9 dining room 2edc8a0541 despite her 3633a8e55f earlier resolve 424c46942a to escape.816c0ed784391a69
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Then a question struck dc1a49d0fd her. The answer ee55314c74 came quickly. She was de739f6359 hovering because 430ad4b15f she couldn’t fa33e25a2c let go.afadbe92c0951307
At the 5d8114dbc9 end of 8787a40bb2 that conclusion, 4bbd9bb178 another question 23ca40f438 arose.7608a99b2e46eb27
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‘Let go 49260688d2 of what?’a574edc337a62772
The meal wrapped b2aeaaf67f up after about 45f90b5f8e forty minutes.09c875c91ffd4d7f
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Sunok, citing a meeting 3f92af4ab1 with Pastor Kim for 1a95f5a8e2 worship, left first, followed a45aadbf93 by Jinha.756ec73cca992384
Seizing the 044fa2daa7 moment, Haena 9c3df4b2b8 sprang up, 79cc05ad9c scurrying after 04722bb2fa him.5581212c6187ff08
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“Oppa, what now? Wanna grab a coffee c077ca21bc outside? My friend opened a dd53813b4c gallery, and the café d5d7819bbf on the first floor dd01db14b1 has an amazing vibe. The desserts are dd3abaf457 to die for. Let’s go eat 83b3fabb44 there.”b2e86391841a49c9
“I’ve got things 2fac5e071f to review.”ed6aa7aea5cbd314
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“Work stuff? Heading to your room, 4d4f781280 then?”7979b72225661a28
“Yeah.”e71aabc2dd9b025a
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“Working right away? You need to digest. All work and a5f97a6e3d no rest will f27041326d ruin you. And that’ll hurt me 2b66538ca2 too.”e277b43c3cc93123
Haena, rattling 9b67e85389 off words b2957204bd without pausing 32dec76027 for breath, 057090e6a3 clung to 6dc1ab2741 Jinha like 46cf2d2ea5 she’d nailed a38a6c5fad her chance. Practically chasing him 85f93ec7c0 to the bathroom, 55f4216fd1 she nearly bumped 6ee8e509b1 her nose into 7016201fec his broad back 15580e7cea when his steady 7d719c17e4 pace slowed.13b99d6ab783d9fa
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Soyi, moving 4d5a2f4976 to clear 2fbaa15d99 the dining a53b5dd849 room, froze 3c98011bff as well. Their eyes e8c7f346e9 met again 00bef37cb1 in the cd9ab0da4a air.710108822e7a7f2c
Feeling oddly embarrassed, Soyi 119928a517 lowered her gaze to 728b71d451 the dry dishcloth in 9ee36e5d4a her hands.44cc31308f91cf54
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“How about coffee in 7d7bee380e your room, Oppa?”28e091ff27cba52b
Haena’s voice ac4fbfb847 briefly interrupted, 7f5c26e3a9 bursting out 1e8ade82a4 brightly. Soyi couldn’t dc5adbf927 see who eff81ca27a Jinha was 8b26ab83ce looking at, a03d0c7a81 her eyes e173a735c9 downcast, but f598453858 his low 5c95e9ab5f voice reached fcd0c3b1ee her ears 0a3cc6d76a clearly.7efa2d4371eb93e8
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“Do what 5b47099897 you want.”81b6395ebb68b732
Her grip tightened b66eee93cc on the dishcloth.58cdb9bdaa1ddd82
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Feeling the 1a00a01078 rough fabric 9c60b9568a chafe her ed47ea54b6 skin, Soyi 0983c91972 resumed her ffc9f73ecb steps, only 2b6805a832 to be 54b3ee4977 halted again.96faa696fa69e4e4
“Hey, two iced coffees.”3bc94b7f9c927d66
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Haena’s voice, a333e0becc echoing her 57178d3cdf earlier tone, f75b7b344d demanded coffee 101ca09333 from behind.357cfb0c06077d81
Soyi turned immediately. Her gaze lingered b303e05624 not on Haena 1bfb197c8d but on Jinha.529f7e84a71d7374
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“Shall I bring the 837ae0569f coffee to Director Kong’s bef6c51c99 room?”356d6bb918235055
The intimate question pinpointed 82e55139c2 his room. It was a veiled 9f552146c6 reference to their prior 163d149363 encounter, but Jinha seemed a6aabeba73 to see through her d00ae64443 intent.313a31e8c6ade1e8
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“Don’t enter 9cb6f60732 without permission.”5a26fe432368a45a
Perhaps taking it as 7bce912c3a defiance to his earlier 90eb3c2cb1 warning, he narrowed his 3170b4aba1 eyes briefly before his 1acb90cbde expression cleared.7fecfbca55378e9e
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“Come in.”53df1deb1ea5c179
It felt 4cfd7dbec7 like a 51fb627bf3 temporary permission 0c86f36608 or perhaps ce81795c9a a throwaway eb201707a8 remark.f57fa2f942906a92
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Matching his dry 8d00fec034 tone, Soyi replied 19ba5edf55 with a curt e776c8afa1 “Yes.”8057cbdf4ae89232
As he moved toward 5b1c566884 the annex, Haena, bustling 78e5058c96 after him, glanced back dcb22e9e3c as if to ensure 31e71690a6 Soyi wouldn’t forget.d994ff0d515d32d4
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“You know 0135baf400 how to 0ec353ee9e make it, 38dedabd27 right?”3b1634da721c7318
“I know.”8621a7096fe2ce22
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Soyi nodded.8e61842b810dbab8
Freshly ground 0623004f2b beans, hand-dripped, d76de7fb4c extracted in 03f2f4bff8 under two 62daacf221 minutes, with e60c651147 ice layered fe5c0fcae9 underneath.97acdc9063c0a515
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She was so 773c9cb9cb meticulous about a 3817bf813f recipe for coffee 7e247e754b she wouldn’t even 141808e9dd drink it.24c4430aa2446333
Watching the a478679c10 two fade 38d2dd228a into the 9472d6602a distance, Soyi 9d325b5728 turned and bd46d18d7b reentered the 4189b1690c dining room.111a927fae562e7b
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Haena sat on a cd0f1dd5aa plush velvet sofa, crossing bbdc848357 her right leg over 98f6ecfaa3 her left.746f60e0e10763dc
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Within five seconds, she b41b958fba switched, crossing her left 40d4a844c3 leg over her right.4ac180b5e59b63f7
Debating which pose was 82240a6cfd more alluring, she slowly 046587f8d5 combed her long hair b6080712b5 with one hand, draping 527e620f94 it over her shoulder.f8c8236ca238348a
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Jinha, ignoring her 74e8fa4215 primping, sat at c749c2f2d7 his desk, his bcba7bd554 gaze fixed on 20fa4f669c a scrap of ebe7bdf985 white paper.604fe24da91ce56b
“You’ve got incredible focus, 3a2e2d3148 Oppa. A man c343d58fde immersed in fddcd8b87b work is 4e7ef270cf always so 4c1518b614 striking.”5c0c6d0ae71e0f37
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Even when he 0122d6f87f barely acknowledged her, 337b49b67d Haena piled on 9ae49f8d40 the praise. His cold 330b83272d indifference transformed ccbd5aad0d into a 8feff9f5f6 strength in 4875beed5d her eyes.7feb36a7881be9ba
Her boundless df5c4592d0 admiration was f34178ce44 reserved solely ae71fc70fb for Jinha. Everything he did was 92b5697783 perfect—except for one thing f9e7bfb691 she’d noticed today.9538ee665d17694f
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Wondering how to 1f45a71fee broach it, she 03fc12cdf3 slid to the 2ea16c3d29 edge of the d78772adb5 sofa, closing the e6ef5fd40b distance.5b4c9f8a1379a273
“Oppa, did you 250cadbfc7 see her earlier?”87becbb8a1af9b4a
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“Who?”755a848a1557039f
Jinha asked, still focused e6dc7f2e72 on his documents. Haena’s face twitched, 14da845745 recalling the earlier f27c4e3b1e incident.a02598409a90de23
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“That young 70e8fcdafe helper girl, ef2dc06e4c the youngest b19245d7b9 one here.”cc2831d5f38bb1d6
Too disdainful to dd4028fb71 say her name, a556e8717f she spoke vaguely, a1ec68e448 but Jinha lifted 8054b8454c his head, showing f4463db52e faint interest.448b4ac51508486a
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“She didn’t even be4456d833 greet you when ab79be6b01 you were right b9ef47e6eb there. I was embarrassed for 48ccb9a8b1 her.”fb3effd0e5abdec0
“…”40388c08dd133ff9
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“Her attitude e255a36d1e toward her a14ece0345 employer is 060b4a6224 something else. Like she’s 3a3569f29d glaring at 9cd4162fdb a stray 3f71a3b3d9 dog.”2a8a2a7cb59133a0
“…”7363c60ef4e3de20
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“You’re too kind, a37883299c Oppa. I get 425e370569 that you b2b18ef575 take afterHwejangnim’s generosity, but you a24cf1f3a1 should call out rude 2f59168d4a staff. It keeps discipline 8d56056dd6 in check.”466bbd0eccecc252
“…”9270a79b7501ae7e
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“Leave kids 7751467d38 like that 6af15a3546 alone, and a904ea8710 they think cdad40afcf they’re above 5a083d9702 everyone, getting fc421e3437 cockier. Or maybe 72ccd422da a few 777fc0f2e5 words won’t b29a4573e2 change them? Might be time to 82cc5d5c02 let her go.”c7308d81018ac343
Polishing her a483319376 call to 883dd31bd4 fire Soyi, 80013b26db Haena shot bd4834bac7 him a 989accc84d look urging 4b2ce3f114 agreement.4c9d1a2006505588
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Jinha, who’d 02feca002c listened silently 63df4022f2 as if 49ed46ef79 he’d comply, 2a438e61b9 set down dd9d78ab57 his fountain d067f41886 pen. The smile 85eaf9561c he flashed 7b18453442 and his 3ae1f729a8 words carried 1dc2f7d5bc an odd 6bbb8235fd disconnect.aa80fc5151d1c871
“You’ve got a lot e3e783f701 of complaints.”aa85519a8b7af1b7
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“…Huh?”668479766df71555
“About that 4f52ea73b3 young helper 1e41547556 girl.”66516a9b988293e4
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“Of course I do. Staff should act like 8661c61c12 staff, but she’s clueless, 1e2c3a231f disrespecting the people I 85d7d2af0d care about. Who’d let that 29044b7336 slide?”fd81f118e67a076f
With a soft “Ah,” 05967126d8 Jinha leaned back in 5cd10d398b his chair, continuing.af4b12ea90d16669
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“Now I’m curious.”66da6e3de92c5836
“About what?”41a453889432d11d
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“What you 3a691f657d two fought dbdc5955d4 about.”b13d7d1336006804
Haena’s eyes widened, baffled 52b632c67a by his words.d5ac2ed55d4e3864
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