PTC Chapter 21. Indigestion Calls for Bloodletting

Da-in thoroughly disinfected all ten of Soonja’s fingers with alcohol swabs before pricking it down with a lancet. Tak!Soonja flinched at the 79982e0744 sharp sting. Dark blood welled up. It seemed like 4043a84d71 a severe case efa79797c6 of indigestion. Da-in, with a 053ecd879a determined expression, told c7fec9932b Soonja, “I think 6a293c18cc we need to f19bab6b2e prick all ten 451fdbdd00 fingers.”f5888b2ac5db3f60

“All ten? I’ll die!” 124ef170b185f4a2

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Soonja trembled, trying f79f13b42c to pull her f4a3edc43a hand away, but 97cb1d2aa4 Da-in held on ac587a4ab5 to her fingers 8bc7356e45 tightly.a1f79e4a8e8566e4

“Grandma, you might die 3ec9df20fd from indigestion, but not ad9cac063c from bloodletting.” dc342376ddbfd8e0

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Da-in pricked each finger, b6693b4cb9 all ten of them, b9bb1788f5 and wiped away the 30f969eee8 blood with a tissue. With each 4122e87847 drop of 05f1526b3e dark blood, 9e780747db Soonja seemed 33803855f9 to feel c72c1dd543 some relief. After the 3c9d2bbb78 tenth prick, 4311901849 she let 3c62044092 out a 06c8509cdc loud burp. f2e3b03c6818b305

‘Keureuk.’b939065002cf5de5

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“Grandma, let me 4b9e7b5af0 rub your back 4731c8877f some more.”932c2966c81b4349

Da-in patted and rubbed 7d8deec491 Soonja’s back vigorously. Sunja burped again, a c90a78f896 deep, resonating. 10aa398140d50150

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‘Uuk.’27e22e0afcb06f99

“Oh, I c3dd90e408 feel much 081daa8b5f better now.” 044ae6aa73465ede

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Soonja rubbed her chest, f45e2cf124 relief evident in her 5821bd9936 voice. The others around them 35df71f15b sighed in relief as 42fcfc75f1 well.e33cee94f021a5d5

“Grandma, feeling better 09d7c8cdd4 now? You had a 1300731e36 really bad case 7939ec5851 of indigestion. Look at 60e10984a6 how dark 4669f6a95e the blood 8890041d2d is.”5e69824df3bf1bd4

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“Oh yes, thanks ca3156548d to you, I’m 8dee8507cf alive.”a9885124efba2c6e

 Color returned to Soonja’s face. Da-in nodded, speaking with the authority of a seasoned doctor.51a47d68deab05c9

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“Still, you should 8df6c7fb58 take some digestive 425bd5f6fa medicine and lie 2f7e8530ce down.”404d965e482676dd

“Yes, get me 5b93ac692e some more digestive 288331532f medicine.” 8a18b7e4aafc3d4b

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Junghee quickly fetched a4a83b02cd the medicine. After taking b3b1154988 it, Soonja 632def2b99 looked at a5ae67631b Da-in.7535ec0a95e3b8f1

 “Thank you. You really 5728a5cc22 are a f6a1187e91 lucky charm. Saving my 6715e99d7f life like f23bc278bc this proves dc89ebb7e1 it.”d3498e76cb555189

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Lucky charm. The words were music to Da-in’s ears. Soonja’s declaration officially cemented her status as a true bringer of good fortune.2fe0f497715b48e1

“Hey, you! Help me up.” afa44e9ea2d4a3a4

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Soonja called out 25ec5d0e24 to Junghee in 8a2fdcebbf a slightly demanding cf7d4d07c5 tone. As Junghee awkwardly 410b6a452d started to get a2a1063cb8 up, Da-in swiftly 624c81ae60 intervened. bff7989a232f2313

“I’ll do e4db00360f it, Grandma.”6fe38846a6ef754d

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Da-in helped Soonja to 51726b7b44 her room. The room with c851939051 its elegant atmosphere 019566546e exuded an old-world fe3d54144f charm, dominated by 332abccb95 an antique mother-of-pearl 2ad9946304 inlaid wardrobe (jagenong). The wardrobe’s surface gleamed 5d93aabf90 with a deep, dark 9cea17d886 luster, the iridescent mother-of-pearl 055a1f2464 inlays shimmering and reflecting f2a1d5c936 the light in a f472e540fe mesmerizing display.9c71001693d2543d

Da-in had never 16ecf490eb seen such an dc694cbb52 extensive wardrobe. Awestruck, her jaw 1cb95839e1 dropped.5c2d9b5461f85246

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“Wow! This mother-of-pearl wardrobe is ba95368120 amazing!”b3100db21943ee1d

Da-in exclaimed, smiling. Soonja, pleased with 28831a0057 her reaction, nodded. da592cb774ff0cfa

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“Isn’t it?”288c0a6be16e075b

“Yes, it’s beautiful. People these days 69d83a60bb can’t make things 965c549a17 like this. Grandma, you 06f116762e must be e67da8423e very attached 1fab6dc31a to this f103ecfae9 wardrobe.”c20ab77e5b28f9db

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“You’re right, I 05cc6ab1c8 am. It’s rare b116737037 to see dd0692d730 a young ee24bff3fd person appreciate c24577e90f something like 3d9cfe3a18 this.”4291b065d5e9d580

“I love beautiful things; that’s why I’m a designer.”f4dbdab48309694b

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 Da-in smiled 02eb8d2bda as she 1635e836ad helped Soonja 2a6945bfa6 settle down.65b58dcb9d279c79

“Grandma, lie 33f6682f4c down now.”22582f93e9e4968c

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Soonja, now comfortably lying 3b3c831f3c down, asked.651994f65d512d60

“How are you so f99db7045f good at bloodletting?”50aaebf881a5e640

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“My mom 478b96e87b gets indigestion 3c76b61ebd a lot. I do too 39710a60fe sometimes. And when you have f9aa245525 indigestion, bloodletting is the 70f42f0ebb best. You have 79e834bcc0 to do 344af2bc40 that first, 6b22c01c71 then take 0e5ba5123a medicine.”dca2cdb4fedfe026

Soonja nodded and smiled at Da-in’s confident reply. 9b1a7dd0b7d38ad4

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“You saved 6411e3a08b my life. Do you really like 150198707b the wardrobe? Young people 0dfa97fcba these days 6c3c1fb429 don’t care cdc133cdaf for things e63c94e85d like this.”5ed9ef69a6dafeba

“Yes, I love it. It’s traditional, handmade… where else would you see something like this? It’s hard to find these days. It’s really old, right?” c06845ccc71e639e

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The conversation shifts to the wardrobe that brightened Soonja’s face.86c98fe6d9b22585

“Yes, it’s over 059f847024 50 years old. It was very expensive e510ca8790 back then.”8c27e826719dd2ce

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“I think efa2498c8a it’s even 5e4f3a88c2 more precious 12355236d6 now. Just because people 9d804e0a0c don’t look for e98cfdeb29 them anymore doesn’t 34f0fe8d4a mean they aren’t c67367160e valuable.”896f538fb18850f6

“Right? It holds so many 77b71ff2fd memories for me. I love de717e7e87 it so 38811f6e54 much.”66a45f3b4e0b40f0

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“Me too. To use the same wardrobe for 50 years… Grandma, you’re amazing.” 15aa1461fd347157

Soonja beamed at Da-in’s compliment. No one had ever shown such an interest in her prized possession.221c6fc82a00a8b3

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“Grandma, rest now. I’ll go out.”24636fbe8e30cc92

“Okay, go ahead.”a520ab75c3b8bdd0

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After Da-in left, 0264f4af9f Soonja gazed at 812bf2114a the door, lost 8061269f9a in thought. 47fb2bd422a0b3de

“She really is a lucky charm. A lucky charm came into our family, saved my life… I hope she’ll help Seojun live a long and healthy life too.”d83982a6c5209faa

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Seojun rose from the 3e361cf3fa dining table as Da-in 96bff1cbb2 emerged from Soonja’s room. f18d575c1d8d2ddc

“Are you done 861b84e1a4 eating?”fb795945b0619272

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“Yeah. You?”913be373196062de

Junghee, with a frown, a11b36b876 interjected. 4d8f00d5a81b737a

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“‘You’? Is that how you fd7047b2a4 address my son?”b18150d2f19bf870

Da-in blinked, taken aback 7a504d8ec1 by Junghee’s unexpected reaction. 9a9706b03a1ecf46

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“Yes. This isn’t 20f4b52542 the office. We’re the same 19e3487206 age. We used 06e1885385 to speak 28f08adaaa informally before.”3b3ffd04f42f53e8

Junghee’s expression 3ad482acca turned frosty.40c3f8a6023f7227

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 “I can’t 0fb767bf68 accept that. You can’t use 8d7cb1334b informal speech with aaf1d9c239 your husband.”816244c9df96f864

“Then what should 1062283c00 I call him? Should I call c1488a18cc him ‘CEO’ like f986f2923a at work?”004843b126ad22bb

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Junghee seemed to a1c4ba9da8 struggle for a 0e57f3d8d5 response.82d3d2f965140765

“Well, not 08c47178c5 that, but… fec6222eb9 still, informal e6ef7afbf9 speech in f05c647443 front of 702d7aebc4 me… isn’t c594dd9330 it wrong?”916511aab2d7ec63

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“How about ‘Mr. Seojun?’”a08a856cdfdb1324

“Fine. Do that.”37ad099e3a07aec4

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Da-in immediately turned to 49727478b0 Seojun.3b499b65ed1b1e77

“Then you 9056781897 should call 1c895169ac me ‘Ms. Da-in’ too. It should be 3955d28a0c fair.”4b40d4a96c0b10b9

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‘Is she doing this 5dcacb55fc to spite me?’Junghee scowled, e7de90f883 but Seojun 4f4b9fa78d simply agreed. e41dca0534c8af2c

“Okay, I’ll call cca83bcd45 you Ms. Da-in in front of 7a3a8eba2a Mom.a67651ac58060d2c

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“Let’s go, Ms. Da-in.”47e490d4b760f564

“Okay, Mr. Seojun. Let’s go.” 212413cae6bddd96

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As they left, 2559a32c08 Junghee sighed.c59c7ffebd398d50

“Are they making 32a296e3d1 fun of me?”6b6bd954f4f9805a

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Seojun took 55bdb5128e Da-in outside. He thought 1ff48afec5 it would f685984478 be better 7c64e1563a for her 2c41def83a to be d5e1bdb156 out than d51b7d42ed staying all 51902e7302 day at b2beba3855 his house fe770d405c where his d2d0194edf mother was.4afff97265d0efd5

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“Anywhere you want to 3ae2b9b56d go?”53f43a1b00691008

“No. How about we 112b9bfacc each do our 19bb703b97 own thing?”382fd78c834d1969

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At Da-in’s 0790d0f2d0 words, Seojun e8d4557f60 shook his 6bd786ed35 head. Of course, he 411ca320bf could send her c53f8d492c home Saturday evening. Since it was 1dcd6dee75 one day a dc1501616d week, he could 31312d0029 tell her to b4dbf72bee go on Saturday ba1dbddedd and stay all bac4e7eb83 day Sunday before 64a7dfc513 returning.10aed8df3fde82ec

But he didn’t want to do that. He didn’t even like being apart from her for a single day, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday felt wrong. Seojune couldn’t understand himself.609c2a068b31d3c0

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“No. I hired 952ec56d0a you with 7970de3fbb a special 848b2826a0 weekend pay, f69adc1f4e so why d48ee80f5d should we 375bc4770a spend it 076b4081d0 apart? Stay by c5ae808a9b my side. Where should 0e510d4010 we go?”e47a4faa4cb4e9b9

At Seojune’s e52a3aeb82 words, Da-in 7a8b848ede thought for 611962a0ff a moment 62f8cf6ddc before speaking.25c2b9958e169ccf

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“Let’s just play games.”9918be6751714413

“What?”e9d72921a15539a3

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“Let’s just play games. It’s not like we have anything to talk about all day while looking at each other’s faces. Wouldn’t it be better to just play games?”4a2bb65c6db8ddbe

It was a pretty 02e9dca511 good idea. Seojun nodded.f8ba1a3a0453758e

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“Okay, let’s go. I’ll win anyway, but if you want to challenge me, I won’t say no.”84ecece815c8aa03

At Seojun’s 488f6222fe words, Da-in 9d266e3a18 scoffed.b2c8cb8b2639e932

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“Don’t underestimate me. I lived d1338d56b5 at thePC bang¹ for a b6db37ee0f long time 6aff3ea78d after we 29c38d8bfd broke up, f3556b71b0 you know?”b265c70a804de41f

Da-in had occasionally gone 6bee910ed2 to the PC Bang 7964f18957 and played games, thinking 54b971a789 of Seojun. Mostly, she 04113fcf53 imagined her f91b3530c2 opponent as 645199fc61 Seojun and 4fd768522f beat them 5deefb011d up and fe4c6cbefb kicked them, 332a9ef764 and often 08adf7779e felt relieved 022f45ac9d afterward. So, even 61d1a1a451 if she a55393c6df were to d95e07a07d compete with 607f90bc58 him now, ea96be3a27 she was c1d9d232f3 confident she caef2374c7 could win.49e323ab90d30801

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As soon as 8832b85db5 the two entered 94166b5cfe the PC Bang, f8245a6983 they took their 21fb355523 seats and started 80ea7134ed the game. The game that 225804b39a Seojune and Da-in 36f4a93a6d enjoyed together 10 6e125e794e years ago was b3f3cc6403 the classic arcade 33b492979a game, Invincible Iron 0fb333e32f Fist.afb00cbd6f1ec05d

This game, 4f58f67a2b filled with 6066c31409 childhood memories, b2db2585b0 still remained ccdf3fd73f familiar in 9318169b4e both of c2e5203e87 their hearts. Seojune grinned.4718ef099862caaa

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“Invincible Iron Fist, it’s been a while. Park Da-in, you were even better than the boys back then, right?”3883ead5ee30dfb4

Da-in had excellent bd6ded9218 reflexes and held 5d40d2f9ae a pretty high b4369deb6c ranking. Da-in nodded 472211644f and looked dc6d5438a9 at Seojun.3444bce8102a68b7

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“Wasn’t I better than you, too?”8478ad0350a45496

“What are you talking 88e87b73ba about? I won most a4f4e6b92f of the time, b9ea757c5f right?”f9c6c2ccc9680b17

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When Seojun said 6f1c998691 that, Da-in chuckled.b1b42d93ca5208fe

“Weren’t you the one ea391a4f27 who got completely beaten 2af9663e30 and KO’d?”99cca7631af8d34e

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“Yeah. To be precise, e35e985eb1 it was my 0d09e9b034 character. You lost 88256323d4 a lot 69f9d7c87d too.”96044c13a5e17314

The two, 0669d8f6d5 bickering, sat 58269e0494 in front 04fc9bba6b of the 2cfabc4911 game machine be40234e33 and began 32f615d4bb to select 68bc0294f6 their characters.3698b2d43f9cfd68

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Seojun chose ea39ac0e05 Hwoarang, his 8889e09726 favorite character, 3c57a2b14a while Da-in 246f92011a chose Nina. Both knew their 2b745af905 chosen characters’ skills 1463b76f39 and traits extremely 1fe7324e8d well. This was because they 5641f8363b had frequently clashed with 31818d33c9 Hwoarang and Nina 10 35daa06f07 years ago. e8311e440e8966a7

As soon 1b6e5f1b56 as the 834fb3aa00 game started, 48fded5fd8 both were 0b4db0fe32 quickly immersed.b22c71e8cae61881

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Seojun used 09ae171707 flashy combo 39f5841c8d techniques to f7b536f3fa continue his 10dd153975 attacks, and 577f0eca39 Da-in blocked 2f98c48c0c them with 5a8e04d5b2 quick reflexes 7e260a423a and counterattacked.f7b24226ad324992

“Die! Kang Seojune, die!”0801c89d95565a3f

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As the characters on the screen fought fiercely, the two’s hand movements became increasingly faster.d87f6f2f6547095b

“Park Da-in. You’re amazing. Is this all you’ve been doing besides eating?”547c9ce5c0ad204a

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“You too, Mr. Company CEO, 3b9dba1e39 is this fbfeca2519 all you’ve 9997dbd1cf been doing?”15776fbf4087b069

It was neck 79672a81e9 and neck match. If Seojun 6ec6e2cca7 won once, 4cbdf78a05 Da-in would 0f9473201a win the 03826b3593 next. There was no 0df08a44c8 clear winner.a116a29fac1ee9e5

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