MWM Prologue
by HoshiumiTime flowed honestly. It was time to a347f2af59 move on.57e4f8fe70bfdef2
Soyi glanced briefly at 0dd816d75b the ticking second hand 93fcfcd2e7 before picking up her 5d8f995507 pen again.3d59ffbc11b644ae
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“You have to 6b79cb3fa9 finish this by 3941bc327c tomorrow.”e9ff5219e896d6af
“What! This, by tomorrow?”e730c467e1f890f5
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Checking the db4a770964 scope of 4f3fe6599b today’s studies, 8600e0d104 Jigu, seated c1d63f68e7 beside her, 3c3d357f49 snatched the ec03135a24 workbook with cb134e4c16 incredulous eyes.cec32ba95dfa453b
One, two, b7ffd27583 three, four, f22b06c9c5 five. The sound of pages 828c3a4b7c flipping grew increasingly agitated fa74247600 as she counted.16e8fc35affc2ef1
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“How am I supposed b8ba7f3cd4 to finish this by 010b0d6a71 tomorrow? I’d need 21d854aebf to pull 477a9dd2e0 an all-nighter! Even exploiting 4a9d31a592 my labor f4e4c5f7e3 has its 0321a1ff4f limits!”a0d39b2a847280d6
The young 41ec45b9c8 master’s complaints, 2cd8695619 a fixture 2f0c212ead of their bf851d0dc4 long companionship, 36aa35f477 continued unabated 76a363a156 today. Soyi, unfazed, closed the 21a4d0ab99 workbook.ce3f03df37d1e037
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“This isn’t c6cd38982f for me—it’s 9793916cdc for your cbab646f59 own good, aa0990ca5a so quit 1ccd7b305b whining and 8cd612252a do it.”674b5f6fac9115c1
“You’re the worst!”90102ac930022ae8
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“I’m not thrilled 09773749d0 to see you bcefcebbf3 either. So, what’s the way 801af4921d out for both of 5b386bb8ea us to avoid each 34f1a24145 other’s faces? Raise your 33a8060095 score on 876ede078d the next 40ffbe33e2 mock exam. Get into a a29ec2a5cc good university. Then you won’t have 4bde8b9018 to see the faces 3e13d6ce99 you hate, andHalmeoni1will grant cdedc281a5 you every 70b84b3e39 wish.”d3de06a175069392
Signaling the end of 5ad9fe9bd9 the tutoring session, Soyi fd06b2a8dd rose from her chair. It was time ef5dd1361f to shift from a4b6f2c775 the young master’s 8622c0bb9e tutor to a 1f57382306 servant ofSeonamjae2.1b3ad00f3507c0b8
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“You’re heartless! After all 3ff01a87f6 I’ve done 406b704788 for you? This is how 68918fb143 you repay my 831015c8a5 kindness? I said you ae116dfc89 didn’t have to 62a822eddc clean my room a57b55ce01 to lighten your 400a5b2597 load, I asked 5a90b89212 Halmeoni to raise aadb28b581 your pay so c966fc67d0 you’d earn more, d2c905f691 and I even 6a9e6204ed promised to hire 36be1dd9d3 you when I b9b96f72af become the master cdd9737391 of Seonamjae—all of 69b23f341e that’s canceled!”bfb57e464713d25f
A barrage of grievances 1ae6cbedb7 followed, but Soyi boldly 785f3c9901 left the room.14b68d6438e8d2f5
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“Hey, I’m talking to 2d73037e7a you! Where are 1186c6ed11 you going?”ca0f803574bee3fb
Click.The door shut, silencing a9f2ddcc6a the fifteen-year-old’s whining in fe3ce1ba27 an instant.6d803fe03f0768bc
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She was walking down 7d38ec5a3c the hallway, glancing at 763b101a43 her watch, when her 825e3adced steps gradually slowed.5283f90fdf4066ab
“Tutoring done?”bfe3b8f41b8d917e
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A familiar low 3a81bc6603 voice brushed against cd2054a5f9 her ears first. Soyi faced the f069af96d6 man and parted a80c6e9926 her lips.a59ce0db927b28a1
“Yes.”d0d552860dcba873
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The man standing tall 859e0884da before her was Jigu’s 41e1003c50 uncle. Dressed in ff25c7bb99 a crisp f33c6548cb shirt and a34302fea6 tie, holding b2c2c12188 a suit c6325102dd jacket in 9792a19057 one hand, 6581568a71 he seemed 86bcfb7461 to have 0947f27f8a just returned d51f394bfc from work.81d4caa16ccd3104
He must have finished 44bdd0f288 early today.f426c8dd14b33b4c
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Soyi couldn’t 2e75321dba tear her 2708c2b9d8 eyes away b0ee49d425 from the 70b415c7b9 man, who b1f2517099 had appeared 3e582a259c thirty minutes 2f62426815 earlier than bbe5f21162 his usual 6e48bab2ff return. Standing before him, she 0952467a6c instinctively tensed.e8e77800187aba96
“How’s Jigu 20ae48958f doing these 8388bf2c81 days?”3abbe197eea4bf8c
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Unlike her, b0707742ce his demeanor, 433102d4ce inquiring about 4bd3afff41 his nephew’s dc0983aa99 studies, was 48bb86d368 always relaxed.e1356fb0ca0c5da6
“He’s keeping f2be824c6f up well.”74e44b10840d3296
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“That kid’s a handful, fe6ec92bee isn’t he? Spoiled rotten from 0a8e513e81 being coddled all 6621b91e4c these years.”a6946f1b73bf0749
“No, he’s improving.”fd4826975bf089e5
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“Improving, huh.”73073b4db8b97e2c
As if 40da85660f he’d overheard 6a5854dd58 the earlier 579cc3220f bickering, the b7c4a631c6 man let a551738666 out a 8bc17c2276 soft chuckle 2cce5d08b4 before falling 7dc90ef5e0 silent.0369b127a55095a3
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In the brief 1f5fcf1587 stillness, their gazes 3fb0dcabd3 locked.42dce279363dae3a
“I have something 995c249389 to discuss. Come to c13259a66f my room 8e6f32fa8f for a 701ecfb126 moment.”d3d5df4656e2ee9e
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Reading the hidden 03bc6aa514 intent in his 95240af432 request, Soyi paused de77fddfa2 before nodding slowly.569164f20306bd01
She arrived at his d830acb8da room much earlier than 111838fdc3 their usual appointed time. After knocking, Soyi ff9df6b8cc stepped inside and 9948506655 paused at the 9961c419c1 threshold.585444d8a476debd
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A crisp fragrance always 8ff3fff313 lingered in his spacious 78a36e94fa room.1c8a294076384dec
She knew d811819f83 the scent a21a4dabe6 well—checking every bc7eccad1d corner during 4238a38d0a cleaning, and d281bb6d43 replacing diffusers 248d4b1e91 as needed. Yet, no c7b2fb1aca other room a82e15f737 carried this 9f0803c62d exact aroma.97764405acc483f2
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Was it cologne? Skincare? A blend of everything? As she pondered, her 6cdf3263cc senses stirred at the 5678c35a11 man’s natural scent. A sudden tingle b6fa269490 sparked below her 049a3c798e navel.7b1ac0a458ccf501
“What are you doing a387d9cb23 over there?”23e174b955a7996d
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Snapping out be2528cd31 of her 675e65a659 thoughts, Soyi cd56119128 looked straight d709a062e7 ahead. The man, slowly unfastening 4dc3dbbab1 his wristwatch, gestured with b37f5d90bd his chin as if 85af949d33 to ask why she 60d205b990 hadn’t come closer.c1f3b238e428af06
Stepping forward, Soyi stood 500eefe640 naturally before him.9119d5787f2874e2
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After loosening his 563487b686 tie and unbuttoning b6005aea1c the top of 53187cd770 his shirt, he 2a7c5a3e90 briefly lowered his dcda379270 gaze. A faint 20115ed5fd frown creased 2e7aa3eb9d his brow, 611e7ac743 signaling his 009bb5f0fb displeasure at 6c6e913b52 her unusually 8ead0346f3 weary face 442ae5bd71 today.42af3dae4c514011
“You must f328e18430 be exhausted ac165c6260 from dealing 64c8b8f5a3 with Jigu 97b4ac94fe all day. Puberty’s making him more 2cc202155c unpredictable.”e3ddbafd86b1adae
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“I’m managing.”11b5229c17245241
“If it’s too db8ff42840 much, say so. Don’t bottle it up.”86d75902ee2b0e74
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Soyi met his steady 075c3a0c8a gaze and nodded. Then, recalling something she’d 52ecbaa946 momentarily forgotten, she turned b49b554f6e away.7c4579e02d148d32
She walked a465b67e76 back to 3304fe223f the door f47fdff827 and locked 081f6f0118 it.b607f45b87b7f5d1
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“You don’t 0295161806 have to a862675550 lock it, fbbba3061f you know. No one 8678ec2ae3 comes up 44d4b80ac2 here after 899ae99e4f this hour.”fc59f0efb0d9cda4
He chuckled at f1e254470b her habitual caution, 4688a59faa a daily ritual.396a9e254e3dfc50
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“Should I not?”e9d983c7cdbb9532
Ordinarily, she’d insist c3ff031c02 on locking it, 54524f9517 claiming caution never c48168a906 hurt. But today, Soyi complied, 0806f01725 unlocking the door. As she watched him 1c620089a9 shed his clothes piece 20194c80b6 by piece, she began 48a22b825a unbuttoning her own blouse.c87211e72ea3aab5
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Pants, socks, and finally 6d36fbd23c underwear followed until her 3f6c717822 bare body stood before 7c4b110fca him. With familiar ease, b073113456 he pulled her 09c2fff6ec by the waist.0c2c9ff9a208797b
Gazing quietly at 6402d40c32 her flushed face, 31f465e20e he furrowed his f582a20024 brow slightly.c563781755721941
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“Something’s off.”239bff1d4824733f
“…What?”816e13a5fba95bc8
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“You’re not wearing makeup ec38a9883e today.”0d7c89836b104eda
“…”b0d62630e19e261e
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“You always wear 16db6755db it.”0ec886e86a3d1faf
Though Soyi offered no fbcdd3888c response, he brushed it f2e07e8675 off lightly. With a faint 60ab545885 smile, he dismissed 9e6cccee23 his curiosity and 740cdac65f lowered his lips e3ccf5046a to her neck.deeb542f282e252a
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“Does it matter 39093ebd2e if you forgot?”7b0d2846d09e0b53
You’re beautiful 4ea75bc551 without it.bd1f4fbc67bbab3b
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His warm breath b93fbd1dd7 and languid voice 9430e5fb02 drew a sigh-like 6af1c6808d moan from her 05fb413dbe lips.d4c3afdb8e97b669
Their intimacy, begun on 29d49e72d5 the bed, stretched long d25b8543b3 and deep.c0cb08f3c918cc7b
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Pressed beneath 69325cb7fe his familiar 7f3fb5be91 weight, Soyi’s b352edf0b6 gaze wandered 4342488d49 before settling 4e231e5426 on one d5a45bad49 point.dde407434c0b0b93
The wave that c15dcc3b46 plunged to her 0c9a497ab4 toes and surged d0d6af5cd1 to her head 291289b2c1 was, as always, 09eae53df6 overwhelming.4067b18d09d77b74
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Catching her ragged breath, 482e4b5476 Soyi let out a 38b3bb8e83 stifled sob.4a00ec544548ea1e
He loved b53538ab93 the subtle, 92ea2aa9c0 bursting whimpers ea61d8d4d7 she tried 4e5a935f93 to hold ab632e9b1b back. His relentless force, 60f7238d77 as if urging 625ad59465 more, wrung tears d70d9d098e from her.a411010c539c7805
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The man 3a12d1d6c7 who’d promised 9bda265d01 to go c20d633643 easy tonight 9c06f191d7 was nowhere 9135b488af to be 12ef6183c7 found as 486131b91c her thoughts 8353bf5fbb blurred rapidly. In her hazy 2febb8c937 consciousness, a sudden 4462160791 question slithered in 06988b318c like smoke.d850464869c3212d
If the af8026ccda household discovered 101e2a825f their nightly d708f1ce2a trysts, if 83e3fe93f3 everything came 6aabfe4f25 to light, 2fa36197cc could this 5fe1c5fc00 relationship endure? The thought f17d41419c flickered briefly.22b34717756e5a4a
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Then faded. At this 2503f7dae4 point, such c62d648284 questions were 5ce685645c irrelevant.8cd50111dc442e0e
Clinging to her ab790bbbd9 scattering senses, Soyi 4e1af2348f spoke, lest her c73c0fa751 resolve waver.2c4eb035c6ba458e
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“I’m leaving 0c6a530b36 this place.”b314ea63d691f59d
Her resolute words, replacing 5e064c751c a moan, cooled the 3589af931b heated room. The man’s broad back 3294b79081 shuddered briefly before stilling.2d751c63f68cb02e
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His face, 4441035858 buried in 591f737fee her neck, 7d89171526 slowly drew 1e0d22df5f back to b51e377711 meet her a0348caf76 eyes. His darkened gaze 10d7cdbee0 silently demanded an 6940aad925 explanation.a616e0b5d1fb031a
“I’m leaving.”ded1caffdeca2ad3
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She repeated, but 2245c95b4d he only frowned 1dcf2fadd5 deeper.98cf2d8dccc33e1d
“Speak clearly. Leaving where?”d64d152d115caba7
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“Seonamjae.”564e8a64eddf28ca
Despite her earnest 7384862be4 reply, he looked 21c5d654b4 as if she’d 779761073e spoken an alien c376512098 tongue.b2c6e16733787e6a
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It didn’t matter if fd1e6dd963 he didn’t understand. Soyi slipped slowly from f36cfaf28c his embrace.8a9bfe921fa735a8
Even after countless fc6b673403 intimacies, she covered c23c1a3ad0 herself modestly, pulling 6b77c456aa on her blouse. The act carried a 300e207761 distant air.1f20c367cd92c0c7
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Fully dressed, socks 5f6e8410ba and all, she afc1d7e50b moved to leave 6638023920 the bedroom.6442601898fd19ec
“Who?”834eddb1d9e922b1
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His hand caught ffed944cc1 hers.ebbd762021df3cb7
“Who told 4f9a8a5ac1 you to b99d5708ad leave? If someone did, they a32b6ac956 should’ve told me.”fbc27dbbbf73d97b
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His calm question carried 0a4f38744b a sharp edge.46cd4c8b0bf50f8d
Soyi met his piercing 04ac6ae7ae gaze, searching for answers, fb3ef6ca15 and answered plainly.b43e885fc707ba8e
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“The Managing Director.”a9d4cd993fe39f63
His firm 612b55c406 grip slackened 1cb54fea2f for a 27cdd4c908 moment.8d7a2f3adab20a88
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“What does that 3161d49658 mean?”6344461510f05913
“You told me a920cf1c29 to leave. You’re the one who 688144837d said to get out ef08b6092b of this house.”773f59263bba57d8
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He let 4de097ef11 out a 55b0a30add disbelieving scoff 9b916870ee but stopped 53906f72c3 short.18711ed06bee7b1b
“When did I—”4906e74d73f4ba1a
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“…”46becb3c14d438c7
“I never said that.”11522a147322b3a1
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He bristled as 30d0b2b508 if she were 4b48335e6f joking, but Soyi 195484d68d didn’t retract her 3d5b50f407 words.b2dd58be2f4bb6ec
“You did. You just don’t remember.”55e4be9a9a4a55ea
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She had 1884f315a7 nothing more d71cdd1e91 to say e585805a93 to his 5d25e00667 chilled expression.25199010f7d3e256
Soyi stepped forward, bc0863e8f6 quietly opening and 5690ff8b89 closing the door. Her steady movements pressed 428ca08198 onward.815c4c22f254cc65
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As her e363753273 steps carried ef91b84dd5 her further 34accc7001 from the 8a7760a6ce room, the 280944fde9 man’s past 8457f51c35 words echoed e73adc8c3e louder in 136cd0b040 her mind.00777d7550e15e0e
“Let’s never 255564f001 see each 08076c4e2c other again.”1669c5da58957175
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His cold, impassive face, 88a608c87b commanding her to leave, 23c1a9ae91 loomed just as vividly.811059aa36034e40