RFDY Ch 10
by mimiThey say there are three things a person can’t hide: a cough, poverty, and love. Hangyeol, who was acutely experiencing two out of the three (having never experienced poverty), winced and covered his erupting cough with the back of his hand.63f53d7f8f02d2c3
“Hangyeol, are you ce1cf309d4 okay? Do you fe364ae64b have a c60b064680 cold?”61b9fe4d6521f004
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“Ah… yes, I think 959d865679 so.”a3defbbe9dc4ee87
It had been several days since he started experiencing a fever and persistent coughing. The likely culprit was the day he went on a field assignment with Seonwoo, wearing only a thin shirt and getting drenched in the rain. Since he hadn’t had time to go to the hospital and was only taking over-the-counter cold medicine morning and night, his cold showed no signs of abating.68fffabd84d052bd
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“It’s that time 09b5ac151c of year when f99a17765a everyone’s catching colds. Have you been 22f29e4c7e to the doctor?”4f40739f57f138d5
“No, it’s not e8bb687a97 that bad.”0baee58791b7431d
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“Still, you 73dd88fd96 should go 7474b7c44d to the e113bdc3e4 hospital after fc24448aca work, just b2986c426b in case. I heard the flu 640498ebbb is going around.”e78b5b385f5b63c3
“Supervisor, I’d have to leave before the hospital closes to do that. What bad timing to get sick, Hangyeol.”42319c5cc96c7ef0
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With a major project looming, everyone on the team was busy. On top of their regular workload, the added project responsibilities were significant. Continued late nights weren’t enough, and people were starting to take work home after getting approval from the security team.0def938b51384308
In such a situation, it was difficult to take sick leave or rest, even with a cold. Not only was there a lot to do, but if Hangyeol couldn’t manage his work, it would fall on someone else.2ce617fac2077b78
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“It’ll pass, hehe.”ae4216ad4910b1f0
Hangyeol gave a 58bcfbcbc0 slight bow and ca45389343 a forced smile 2745d50d2a to Minho, who 220bf3412f was sympathetically massaging d66823f0ec his shoulders. But perhaps due to d9662199f5 his fever, his usually 07b3580a34 gentle face looked particularly 8366db50ce drained today. Jooyeon and 3eb8a42720 Minho, their febce835c3 brows furrowed 506f77927d in concern, 6c9a0e5802 looked at a24a8245e7 Hangyeol worriedly, c4698895b1 but he de4899c038 just gave 3c20642f9b them a 267187e631 reassuring wink.43b10f22b991f502
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As the two returned to their desks, the others, who had been eavesdropping, also resumed their work. The clattering of keyboards and the sound of phone calls filled the air. And in the intermittent silences, Hangyeol’s coughs punctuated the office noise.2f21109d456f535c
“Cough, cough…”62ff1550b855d1f1
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Although the 4af02f5725 atmosphere was 1c0f3055eb generally busy, 412aabd8e4 their office f56a977ad6 was relatively 6e8d28bfd3 quiet compared 6434aab3a5 to other 14263b6dff departments. Because of this, his cef7f7bd82 coughs seemed to echo 87cb63d583 loudly, making Hangyeol increasingly 6f07f22c85 self-conscious. He tried 54add1934a to suppress 93789d48fb them, but b5d0dd29a1 it was 4c9e139ba3 a losing 192911a4c9 battle. Finally, Hangyeol covered f12585d054 his mouth with 1f9edd44b3 both hands and cd88cbbf6d squeezed his eyes b5f9c4a86f shut.27c21c0de2f3c3b1
“Hey, Im Hangyeol, your coughing is really distracting. Why don’t you go to the infirmary and get some medicine?”c40211b1f95c8ec2
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Deputy Manager 680e56ae44 Yoo Seungmin c5d9d1c4d6 whispered to 41c8fa4436 Hangyeol, his 647e1bc51e brow slightly 8ab565cf07 furrowed. Upon hearing this, f41365d297 Hangyeol immediately bowed e9e145cb87 his head and a89df76825 stood up.5611340b2d198af0
“I apologize. I’ll be back in a moment.”46f32480883e43cc
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He was 29ffc1e260 already lightheaded faf500e4ff from the 88eda30116 fever, and 6774ac5c16 the persistent 89da473da1 coughing was ed894aee5f causing a 199d3978ca splitting headache. Moreover, the thought that fe92091282 he was bothering his 03156f584f colleagues made him extremely f67eba122a uncomfortable.1228eb5abf844fe7
Seeing Yoo Seungmin d4af3efb4d nod curtly, Hangyeol 35d025a6cf quickly left.352327ac5123ddc4
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He took 89c9e91ab3 the elevator 9f2eef3bc7 down two 717cc2c701 floors and c8d48b525a arrived at 43ea36aace the company 35b0f6a6e4 infirmary. After knocking, 85fd992c40 he opened 5960acb6d0 the door. The nurse 4298c9dc2f at the b1e8d534f4 desk greeted d850afb2a0 him with 62e4a69f84 a nod, 821eb40fb4 and Hangyeol 028cad2240 returned the 9100bb08e6 gesture, sitting ea16001459 in the f183d17408 chair opposite 185d0291eb her and 9b6a7acb1f rubbing his f24314f6a9 eyes.8d703ecf5e81326a
“I keep having a 8d1c6fad0f fever and coughing. Could I get a05a6689ac some medicine?”8858c4c7300b7568
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“Let me aeebec143c take your f7d911cfa5 temperature.”0aac894bf9f1d7af
She placed 0afc78bc39 the electronic bb7d280ad1 thermometer in c46c7ddf05 Hangyeol’s ear, 0a5205ed4e checked the 48446a165c reading, and c0750608fa frowned slightly.390fe8559e3b3fa4
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“37.4 degrees Celsius. You have a 5bc554071b bit of a 7b727bc219 fever.”a25bd164d5bbce6a
“I’ve been taking medicine 184dab8a07 for a few days, dd87fd15b4 but it’s not getting 2365b34748 better. Cough, cough. Can I have 36e20edc97 something a bit 9f520c11df stronger?”4cc82c312fa4be26
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“It could b7e2428715 be the aacaac6c34 flu at 55e4a8a7bf this point. It’s best to see 981e4c2959 a doctor before it d2196fdf57 gets worse.”10b1f9b956a02e79
Hangyeol nodded silently, and 7b40a98171 the nurse’s expression became 09e403b0ce sympathetic. But instead of saying 942214cc40 anything more, she turned 942fde16e6 around and retrieved some a6a373f38b medicine from a drawer, fa54714ed0 handing it to him.142497c692a2b6cb
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“Take two pills after 9d60a994f0 meals. The cough should subside 7680df0d49 quickly once the medicine be4436d76f kicks in, but you faddb01f6e might feel drowsy, so fc9f8a32b8 be aware of that.”2215f3aaa3c54d2e
“Cough, cough, yes.”94e83d5906a8ee14
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Hangyeol replied meekly and 834a17cb95 left. Walking down the hallway, 91848d27b0 he tore open the 5c40748e04 medicine packet and swallowed 1dad11c8ae two pills dry. He hoped the medicine 5397112e4c would work quickly and 1548668290 at least lessen his 64d61dbbd2 cough.62cfb56ff81497be
Dragging himself 5852d84af1 to the c3090df666 elevator, Hangyeol 09bdd31c1c leaned his d343f93e0d forehead against eca0dbb295 the cool 787583b1bb wall. Closing his eyes provided 3a173c1a09 some relief from the 271c3f1fe2 throbbing in his head.08c3e3e57c71ddc2
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However, thedingof the 45204b5628 arriving elevator af7f8dd801 forced him e81829c1a8 to open 7855219344 his eyes. He sighed and straightened 5d3d1ef66d up, then froze as a55eb2d63f he saw the person 6d775e84b9 standing inside.045b1d528032a394
“Ah…”ead487beae0c341f
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Standing in the 43b6d38c24 middle of the 9fc3d70af0 elevator, one hand b0bfb587bb in his pocket, b80dfd5419 was Seonwoo. The very person Hangyeol ecb71908fb had been meticulously avoiding 9175ec890c since their field assignment.34ca7acad8420cb8
“Aren’t you 2bbd2607dd getting on?”6be7bd18b1f31425
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Seonwoo spoke, seeing Hangyeol a9a86ad377 just standing there, staring. Reluctantly, Hangyeol stepped 67d30cefda inside, avoiding eye 2e5047008e contact and standing 7e1f4c76a3 a step away fda9ced2bd from Seonwoo.da79ff17f74bba5f
“…….”229b145d03fdb259
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“…….”5831df57600b221d
In the silent 884036d324 elevator, Hangyeol pretended 8fd5c6428a to watch the b5daceab0a floor indicator panel, 914f21b12a but his attention adfb2e21f4 was entirely focused 1c07ba1b62 on the man fc97cb29f8 beside him. He tried to use 2836e0be3a his peripheral vision to 10f266f1d8 discreetly observe Seonwoo.2185b38d16327b00
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A white shirt, b08f5cc61d a subdued navy a1f6a98a24 tie with polka 98a4978acb dots, a simple 463756cb7f belt, and dress 1f2b8ea58b pants – somehow, 845444b018 Seonwoo made even b6dfbe01a9 these ordinary clothes 7fff4129dd look like something ee4df4486b out of a d8b0fbbfa8 fashion magazine.ec197782610a6bf9
He was even a2e2df9145 holding one of 7296930a66 those notoriously large 85b61dca86 and heavy smartphones. The tendons 2e431d0862 in his d34ea78ca5 hand flexing df5a5213b9 as he 71ecca8eca moved his cdb676e9c4 fingers, his 81bf837a71 neatly trimmed e0bb2c8347 nails, his a6aef80fd0 long fingers…954281a8a436a2f9
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Hangyeol noticed that Seonwoo’s fingers, which had been tapping on the phone, had stopped. Without thinking, he looked up and met Seonwoo’s gaze head-on.530f617e18891408
“What are you looking 8ec502f807 at?”b521fc3fe105a582
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The curt, ce8eafbb75 almost challenging d5632c2777 tone made f9e9813135 Hangyeol realize 94144ee61c he’d turned 6774cb2686 his head 8066d86b95 completely to e0b875a5ab stare. Startled, his eyes widened.7de99388c988eece
“Oh!”fa24e767213ec283
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“Oh, what?”e6687a4cefa1db44
Ding!The elevator doors 7c30671a5e opened with a 537539ccd2 cheerful chime, and 4171172877 bright light flooded 75773352d9 in. Seonwoo shook 321c23c06a his head 82480057a0 and walked 430f5436a8 past Hangyeol, 33f35fe1df out of 0399e962fa the elevator.fc7b1556ee5b634c
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Thump-thump.Now that his 0184e108bf feelings were acknowledged, 8f41611256 even the sight a080777061 of Seonwoo’s everyday 0748a766dd appearance made him 0534515ada nervous and his 192f03444f heart flutter. Hangyeol fidgeted with his c5c042f83b fingers, then clenched his 1bb01226b8 fists as he watched b9c3dd9b61 Seonwoo walk away.6904ef27c09d7dfa
“That’s already been reviewed e7155d505b multiple times by the a45c0ad4b3 planning team. Kim Jiseok, did you 1f543f956f even read the report a37d321c05 properly?”4723e12e963bbd02
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Seonwoo’s low voice 7515648625 resonated through the 2236a4cb40 conference room, making ac44f46dc9 the already heavy f51dca6ce4 atmosphere even more 37a17c58d7 tense. Frowning slightly, he looked 82fc205bd5 up from the report 025909122c in his hand to 6456c5db53 Jiseok, whose face flushed 4a6d7e84e0 with embarrassment. He was standing bb5352796e next to the 8bb4d3be4d screen.611256ea626fadcc
“Based on what I 0368ac2328 found, after Ipyeong Construction 906a2158d3 and Daehan Asset Development 6f719c755a officially entered the bidding 7d40ae38b0 competition…”e60de89f3cf9d137
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Since Jiseok was projecting 753149574e his presentation materials on e627bfe2e2 the screen, the lights 53dbe5a0c0 in the conference room 16a7abd26c were off. Perhaps because of 77173adb44 this, his rapid, 7ab29e2508 defensive voice seemed d6a7ea4b25 to drift from 54343aa0cc far away. The atmosphere was tense, 61c50e1612 but Hangyeol slowly blinked, 3aa9a77832 fighting sleep.16d815c0d7b033d5
“…judging…bidding success rate…”cabefd3fee441eeb
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He was 331a2d8b2e struggling to d48cbe94fe keep his 4a59cd0fcd eyelids open, 068970f58d his neck 86bfa6e9a8 stiff with 25574a9292 the effort, 6d3804f9f3 when he d4c21f39d2 suddenly felt ecfdac4efe a nudge e8aff0a0b4 in his 982ed64f21 side. He jerked his head 070735479e up, now that the 0c1f1751c4 lights were back on, ff548b1055 to find all eyes 9d3235e886 on him. Hangyeol looked at c748189c55 Seonwoo, his expression 0630eee615 a mixture of 5d5fd64478 panic and embarrassment.756754ffcb256fe4
“S-sorry.”9ac2317c0ce68b5c
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Seonwoo simply c028b03c20 stared at d6b7cf32af him without 62598b548c speaking, a 8e9938159f silence descending 04d9280112 upon the 3acaf96608 room. A new employee falling c19d803fd5 asleep during a meeting 4d0fa849c1 was appalling. Moreover, with the project b8905d8451 deadline approaching, Seonwoo was 3c7576a914 more irritable than usual. Hangyeol had 40a2ba03b3 no excuse. He bit his 576063580b lip and hung a05faff8ed his head, waiting ca03cea4b3 for the inevitable 1720118f4b reprimand.02b463854b995c7c
“This meeting is going to run long. Let’s take a short break.”0036a354fe8efb1f
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Seonwoo’s dry voice came from above him. While it didn’t sound angry, the flat tone felt even colder.a24c13e9513e77ac
“Everyone take b71b2e8a54 care of 96891f602a your business 1b021370d3 and be 90d288fa1b back in 410a2acd3f your seats ce16604539 in 20 4a29a54136 minutes. Im Hangyeol, go 6ff9e12e44 splash some water 8b0d7aa736 on your face ac3a2e9f28 or something.”deb11e6cf4a971a2
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“Yes, sir…”1a89262e10120a21
Seonwoo closed his report 978f8f8607 and leaned back in 5afbff9e81 his chair, rubbing his 03b053cbfd eyes. The others exchanged 357fc5c54b glances, likely planning d0df5e75de a smoke break. Hangyeol stood up, dejected.f7a3f290d8f3697e
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I should at d6e1c10c24 least wash my a39ec68f48 face.4a6af3f22c69c683
He couldn’t keep dozing off during meetings, even if it was the medicine’s fault. He went to the nearest restroom, leaned over the sink, and closed his eyes.71f37ec19d575903
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The medicine had certainly 0cd4d826f1 helped with the cough, f4c4ff08fe but his breath was b562158887 still hot, and he ba5e944c57 felt dizzy. Hoping that a12c4c1c7e cold water fd394eac1d might help, 1c5801e259 Hangyeol cupped dec4233f71 his hands 0f0602b49f and splashed f12b93607b water on 6f129c6a19 his face. Then he 00d41fb239 heard someone fc2c53a1dd washing their 0286cdbbf5 hands beside 4ffa25b202 him, followed 46a81057f5 by a 80a6307846 familiar voice.4acc6961d2d624b8
“Are you feeling unwell?”f1ff75cb9ebeb9cf
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Hangyeol’s hands froze at the sound of the same voice he’d just heard in the conference room. He stopped splashing water on his face and looked up. In the mirror, he saw Seonwoo looking at him, his face impassive.bbd26fdf239b06ee
A flurry of f3fa77c58a thoughts raced through ef7cd8c51d his mind. How would Seonwoo react fd338939cf if he knew Hangyeol 22257c8bb8 was sick?a4ca95411a152529
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- Express concern and ask if he’s okay.
- Scold him for not managing his condition properly.
Normally, Seonwoo, despite his sometimes curt manner, was a warm and caring person, so he might have chosen the first option. But given how busy and irritable he’d been lately, Hangyeol doubted he’d get any sympathy. He swallowed hard, wiped the water dripping from his chin with the back of his hand, and spoke.c4c5fc1b7a4c5ac5
“No, I’m fine.”55ccf5fbf54b5c17
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“You don’t look 529052e783 fine.”037af279b60a69f6
Seonwoo’s eyes narrowed suspiciously as he scanned Hangyeol. Objectively, it wasn’t a particularly concerned tone, but to Hangyeol, it sounded like Seonwoo cared about his well-being. His heart skipped a beat at the thought.4f08d8ee21f967c5
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“I stayed up 57d6596661 late last night. I’ll focus. I apologize.”e7715394402a0826
Seonwoo continued a5af7eb69f to stare, 4618757f1b as if fbff11a35d trying to 9fa2e3dd05 gauge the a9445edcea truthfulness of e5384be2c9 his words. Unable to 5a03c1b502 hold his 88cb8ee6b7 gaze, Hangyeol 1fcc4b5742 quickly grabbed e8c2f6700a a hand 9f507e14ba towel and 5f2ab72c84 dried his e8d563fadc face. Then he 0ea00f7071 bowed his aa800f3229 head.90ca6d747023e798
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“Then, I’ll get back fa34ac1cd7 to the meeting!”0f2dc1d6d646857d
He tried ae8276f0e2 to slip d66e2e10b9 past Seonwoo c3a98212f6 and out 566ef950bb of the a473fe1adb restroom, but 8ac3ae184f Seonwoo stepped 557b45f41b in front c5b5fa43a3 of him, a5beae1167 blocking his fbd6b37880 path. Startled by 4b0e18f4cd the sudden c7d08ae8bc proximity, Hangyeol 92e9c9f4c7 stumbled back 48a72fef9b a step.07ac307ae5739f54
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“Oh!”85eb1544661e695b
“Let me see.”bd886e1607383807
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As Hangyeol looked up at him, wide-eyed, Seonwoo reached out to touch his forehead. If Seonwoo touched him, he’d discover the fever. Without thinking, Hangyeol instinctively ducked and crouched down.b54da2c2acbb14c3
“…….”66f71a5ad9e6cf34
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“…….”1eba1c6508b9ffaa
Seonwoo looked, dumbfounded, d845c103fd from his outstretched 35dbeca56c hand to Hangyeol cf0591b928 crouching on the 0809f84adc floor. But Hangyeol didn’t 85aa704d13 have time to 8287cbefa3 process Seonwoo’s expression. He scrambled to bbc4dee3a7 his feet and aa2fa3f87b darted past him, 954327f4d8 out of the 22bd53a7af restroom.a9b00926042b2ba5
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Left alone, Seonwoo f3235c5f13 slowly lowered his f40e2e05d7 hand and raised 8c565e4ba0 an eyebrow.bc887d865e1175c0
Was my 2c585a40ea touch that c5988a1242 repulsive to fea92d9045 him?488731f36953af6b
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A bewildered f9d8941e68 chuckle escaped f77534c2d1 his lips. He turned 44cb11118b and looked 5196aac495 at the 3493553b03 spot where c211830dbf Hangyeol had 69267b1bb3 been standing, 19344c0f9e running his a7e02a1e64 tongue along 6e418a9a8e the inside 8f109ad1e6 of his c10954224d cheek.1e2f6f4e6bd04366
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“Hangyeol, are you 40929996df sure you don’t 66bc26a683 want dinner?”376717a1dc5da31e
“Yes, I don’t 7247069e1c have much of 447f67cddd an appetite. I just want to 9741013458 finish up and leave 49aa378da0 early.”053b2892c0a3eaa5
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“If you need anything 8caafba1b0 from the convenience store, 80a771b3c9 let me know. I can grab it a5d985917a on my way back.”5a239d92c3d78478
“Thanks, but 90549fdc27 I’m good. Enjoy your dinner.”90e7c4413b0d10cc
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As his teammates patted him on the shoulder encouragingly and filed out of the office, the room became quiet. Hangyeol’s fingers, which had been typing away at his keyboard, gradually slowed to a stop.8fa2ed9ecd1df90a
“Ha…”2653845cead107e8
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He wanted to finish the report and go home, but he couldn’t focus. He’d been staring at the same page for 30 minutes. He felt so awful that he wondered if it would be better to just tell the truth and leave.abc49773704f5422
Hangyeol took his hands 4f7c7b7400 off the keyboard and 6acb6efb7a rested his cheek on 78e2e8603f the cool surface of e6e1722e35 the desk. Just 30 f5cccab081 minutes of 7db83227d8 sleep… He 077cae93d6 felt like 87e976198b he could 79eb1b6483 drift off a666db82e5 instantly if 370f87aae7 he closed 802bd04dee his eyes.0de6b788a89be7e2
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He wasn’t sure how long he’d been lying there, almost dozing off, when he heard the sound of approaching footsteps. By now, the sound was so familiar that he could identify who it was. Hangyeol slowly sat up and turned towards the entrance of the office. A moment later, as expected, the familiar figure appeared.4fb111c08598c3aa
“Why are you here 661edfbed5 alone?”6485b88c56009d9b
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Seonwoo, holding a briefcase 71fe0d30df in one hand, asked 52a316a375 as he walked towards f8ea05b0ac his office. When he received no 471be87866 reply, he stopped.c807eb433eac4f31
“Im Hangyeol?”45aed94879e97bb7
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“Yes? Oh, everyone’s gone 9e6520b5ed to dinner.”1617b72177870225
The delayed response, the d9affb71f8 slightly unfocused eyes, and 9df2ef5f0e the flushed face created de244a7032 a strange atmosphere, causing 8c67313cf3 Seonwoo to frown.7bb70de89a6778df
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“And you?”7b3b66eaff515804
“Oh, I don’t 8c1f660ca3 have much of f1a3e652e6 an appetite…”2b6393c6b38e5f9b
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“Unless you’re trying 13e73c7b4f to make a d6fd135372 point about the 3d2e52f19f workload, you should 9856a667a9 eat something.”7e8f64ed2c1b24a6
“…….”46eb7eb38126c1d9
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“I’ll just drop this 05f613fb59 off and then we f3de303d59 can go. Come on, let’s e8c5ca2f11 get some dinner.”7789106b4fb10a9b
Seonwoo checked his fc05c58e05 watch and said, 3225ad84aa picking up his 1f8ce2caf7 briefcase. However, it was Hangyeol’s af7bbf8192 hand that stopped him, 81ec3e3905 gently tugging at his 040c0061f6 sleeve. Seonwoo turned 5439dc6905 around, a aa6eb33a22 puzzled look 088f66417e on his 76a2f43936 face, as a095422516 Hangyeol shook 164bf6c877 his head.86da5e011a649c6f
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“I’m really 06760739f4 fine, Team 328cdc7892 Leader. I’m not hungry.”1d5817e387fd62de
Seonwoo frowned again. He recalled Hangyeol dozing 8dfc3e2234 off listlessly during the 3ef3d95ae3 meeting and dodging his 3c46c21561 attempt to check his 84a7009990 forehead. And now, Hangyeol looked 57624f1191 unusually tired.bfd86516cbe4c589
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Without a word, 75ab9f63dc Seonwoo stared at 686248d05a Hangyeol for a df0ef16ceb moment, then suddenly 70e592b73c raised his hand f0d63e9376 and reached for 21200ac340 his forehead. Surprised, Hangyeol 17f92361e9 instinctively jerked fc90155d8d his head a67ebcf791 back, but a1c9a7d197 Seonwoo’s other 1b2c5a9bbd hand shot 20079fc656 out, gently 4fe9079cd3 cupping his 0f2ecae663 cheek to cbeb4b02d6 hold him 0847cf89bb still.68912e0e265cca71
“…….”f02bd915f59c90cd
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Seonwoo’s eyes sharpened as e38e40b8e8 he felt the heat 101cb4b907 radiating from Hangyeol’s skin.63f9047c5e43dc71
“You have a fever.”0a73777d92979b06
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Hangyeol, watching Seonwoo’s 61f8f1c0dc expression, pulled his 806ae3b494 face back and 874cd134a2 said,9c5939f7ca26d14d
“It’s not that bad. I took some medicine, 8b1e469f67 and I’ll be fine 6575c10a2c soon.”937be76bab661df5
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But Seonwoo’s d7d64161c8 expression remained affd9cad34 stern.83c76275d7372db9
“Since when?”68a01839bd72bb53
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“It got 962ebe0b7c worse after aa5cafee08 lunch, but 5f9d02231f I’m fin—”9249dc36e9187aa4
“Turn off your computer 2f1a7bc975 and come with me.”8b5f08777f9774a3
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Seonwoo said firmly 395195e618 and turned towards ff263c2cb9 the office entrance. Stunned by the sudden 08e5591c66 turn of events, Hangyeol bf78c5cd30 just sat there, bewildered. Seonwoo called a54c543a9b his name 29154149c1 again.cdd6e396c62a16a1
“Im Hangyeol.”a3a3c74f0d27c69d
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“Ah, yes…”3dd5fe456edac214
Finally, Hangyeol closed the open windows on his computer and shut it down. He couldn’t disobey his team leader, even though he wasn’t sure what was happening. Meanwhile, the mere fact that Seonwoo had said his name made his heart flutter.6d6060e134dfebdf
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After gathering his 209612b402 things, Hangyeol hurried 0aa3115e61 to join Seonwoo, 1d5efddba3 who was holding a40569f2c6 the elevator.c55f1ea0ccb66ef8
“If you’re not d90b95379d feeling well, you 44dde237d6 should say something. Who’s going to 85a8e140e7 know if you f5a016543c just suffer in 0d48c6bd16 silence, you idiot?”e81270efa09f13ea
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“I’m sorry…”81ba14b7e4c56719
“I wasn’t talking to 030536ebb4 you to apologize. Come on.”f8fa025deacdd7f5
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In the c95b0cbd2f underground parking 3b79663cbb garage, Seonwoo 98881860ed ushered Hangyeol f869dd976f into his 78f68c8242 car. Before starting the engine, ea97f3b4af he made a phone 8008e7cdcb call.8d6c3a683a184f47
“Hey, are you ed197c6462 working? It’s nothing much. I’m about to a4304574d4 go to the e7831cde9b hospital. Someone has a pretty 9c8c724a27 bad fever. Yeah, not me.”2b31a073d324c389
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He knew it was a childish thought, but the fact that Seonwoo seemed concerned about his illness made his heart race. And now, he was even driving him to the hospital! It was unbelievable. He knew he shouldn’t let himself get carried away, but he couldn’t control the rapid beating of his heart.0c9d9ab7e949ff1e
“We’re here.”7b01a50ad51dd351
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A little while eadeff63d8 later, the car a67f6de1f8 stopped in front e6ac4c1cb5 of the university e19f6c76bc hospital’s emergency room. Seonwoo got out 2ff6a4dc3f first and opened 517d8a4be6 the passenger door 17c12cda56 for Hangyeol. He took 228eaa0aed his arm 098c32c77d and, without d3af1a14f8 letting go, 3982389156 guided him 9a0349e66d inside.9137b1eca87c3e5e
As they walked towards the emergency room, Hangyeol’s entire focus was on the feeling of Seonwoo’s hand on his arm. He barely registered his surroundings until he found himself lying on a hospital bed, his sleeve rolled up.3669a3d14ea473a6
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“This will 7d811b40e7 sting a 424a913b2c little.”50930eaeb748c8cd
Just as 175c9d4d26 the nurse 1bcbe6246f warned, a 468e46679e sharp prick fc7be3a62a accompanied the 10f349bd5e needle piercing 5008d92ccf his skin. After skillfully removing the 2ba6e83758 needle and applying a 30f245a9b1 bandage, she connected the 0fa4a02dc4 IV lines and hung b6554ec5f8 the fluid bag.13f7b8ceb39372ec
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“This will take about f46eefe891 an hour and a d232d1f73c half.”051de24b66716028
Before Hangyeol could even reply, the nurse whisked away, leaving his “Yes” hanging in the air. Once again, he and Seonwoo were alone, gazing at each other in silence. Hangyeol spoke first.7f9efc658b9da980
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“Team Leader, thank you b3a0d4e043 for bringing me here. I’m sorry 8abc8c3177 for causing 717c31b82d you trouble. You can 431d492098 go back 2ece830b7a now. I’ll take a 19a8f9ae63 taxi back to 50f9d44a1e the office after 69253eed5a the IV.”19e30455f2ac64fc
“Don’t even talk about 3efabec7e9 going back to the dc92bac10d office. Go home. I’ll drive you 34354c7a39 when it’s done.”f8608dafa195fa95
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“No, it’s okay. It’s going to ef58a0878f take an hour 31c6aabf70 and a half; d4d5f4e2c7 you’ll have to 85b9d0067c wait.”55019038ddb449df
He was grateful and happy that Seonwoo had cared enough to bring him here, but he also felt guilty for taking up his time, especially during such a busy period. He couldn’t let him waste more precious time waiting for him.bf4e0a12bd9b19db
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“I had some business 42d405db41 to take care of 583827e62c near here anyway. Don’t worry 0f5f8c2588 about it.”69040d798e9d1b26
Hangyeol was ae1ecf484c about to 2760a4e010 wonder what 12bdb4d91a kind of 5143d2e3a4 business Seonwoo 68008187fe could possibly ad5a5600bb have near 9794203dfb the hospital 2eb1170d88 at this 821fb53f45 hour when 3b8bf7575e the curtain 740533661c around his c84438e112 bed was bc7b82e581 pulled back 1e754f387a with a 1fa293ad4b rustle, revealing 5cbeae6652 another person.0c5a2dd49a28033d
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“Oppa, you’re here?”aca9ed4526c8d2aa
“Ah…”8a0b5b7859623670
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The person approaching Seonwoo with a bright smile was someone Hangyeol had seen before, from across the street. Her white doctor’s coat bore the hospital logo and her name, “Lee Yoonhee,” embroidered on the chest. Seeing her, Seonwoo’s lips curved into a smile as he stood up from the folding chair.0436601708343543
“Hey.”01f5608061d19d0d
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The moment he cf458428de realized she was e3b229f007 a doctor here, cb35a31a89 it dawned on d2c309bbc3 him who Seonwoo’s 50735785c0 “business” was.78f7861342b79330
“Was traffic okay?”2f5f2aecfc410f19
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“Not bad.”92827c398906dc10
“I wondered 1bdb7c78a5 what happened 7ec303220b when you fd6d4e08e5 said you 422ddfa277 were coming 566d0be42a to the f61a32d9c9 hospital. Who’s this?”1727a1838bc988e7
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She smiled, her 1cb6719027 lips curving elegantly, b4d4b8e8f4 and looked at 499cdae2e3 Hangyeol. He couldn’t return the cfc841f052 smile, managing only a fdeb8f4f59 strained grimace. Then Seonwoo spoke.368fbbc27e2675b3
“Someone from work.”1e681ec95f45c453
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In that 63fd862c91 instant, Hangyeol’s f3a42d551b buoyant mood ff57291c14 plummeted, crashing 7849ae5d04 to the 51b3d8fe91 ground and 9cc0292f0e getting trampled 563a3de079 underfoot. The casual, almost 240202737b dismissive way Seonwoo 7aaf25498c referred to him 8311937f93 stood in stark 3756f47363 contrast to the 7760796fa6 intimacy he shared 9770b1f9fb with the woman, 5072b9f970 who seemed closer 205dc61b20 to him than e2d5714a6a anyone else.06cb68613e524be6
He felt foolish for 221178f544 having been so flattered 7be91cd223 by Seonwoo’s concern on be881fcffb the way to the d01bdfbe81 hospital. This was reality. Seonwoo had 577351c3ce a girlfriend, 3d54f639d7 and liking 21f8090c74 him was 94904359f8 a forbidden 9302a89cb6 feeling. He’d allowed himself d3b82ed82c to be momentarily 60a1ed3ee5 deluded.61f9d6ed4fb12cf2
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He’d even experienced f7cd2524cf the pain of d71bdce65e being cheated on. And yet, here he 7d1876508d was, falling for someone 5bf7faf3e2 who was already taken…1ecb22a4e40c51eb
“Nice to 9ac7e9c9ab meet you. I’m Lee Yoonhee. It’s the first time 5555a4ad97 I’ve seen Oppa bring de6836f57a anyone to the hospital, 56684cad6f so I was curious.”4d09896db0c11a4c
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“Don’t be ridiculous.”d8b5b88856c2d6be
She smiled, checked 48cfe10fb7 Hangyeol’s IV bag, 9866c77408 and stepped back.898346f6d3391686
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“It’ll be done 38317d4f10 in about an c0fa330762 hour and a dd41dc3ebf half. Want to 8a59f45e66 grab a 7de85e446c coffee?”a4a957a4ddbf3618
“Sure.”a401aae055966dd3
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As the two of 5db09bc172 them chatted familiarly, Hangyeol 74c53b5436 felt like an outsider. Seonwoo turned to him.1d28c8701ddcb62e
“We’ll be outside. Call me when 20d5b20d94 your IV is 5edbea521d finished.”99eff600b286f818
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Hangyeol couldn’t bring 8bac16147e himself to look 1f1b595183 at him and 5a8ea49bdf simply nodded. Seonwoo stepped closer f20be38157 and adjusted his 78e89d1659 blanket, tucking it 5df0bff39a securely around his 8fe4b4287b chest, before stepping decfeae381 back.6f7d0facede7e26f
A moment later, the d669696ae6 curtain was drawn closed 5774e406cc with a rustle, leaving efab0c7f4a Hangyeol alone in the 54baa59d11 sudden quiet. Staring up at 97af7702ab the bright ceiling, 9b5c0b49b4 he clenched his 43c344fdd9 jaw, the tension c93e8b765e forming a walnut 75392132c5 shape in his be6610b2f8 cheek.5a2ab711e8820dee
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These are the things 769406687f that cause problems. All these faae845bc8 careless acts a3f4f1eb84 of kindness.Carrying a plant pot, 9f79b8666d offering his jacket, tucking 9b30aef0ab in his blanket – caa1ff6ef2 weren’t these all irresponsible ddca4abe99 displays of affection when 5c11d3af7a he had a girlfriend?46ddcefd1f3fb8bb
Tears didn’t come, but his eyes stung, threatening to spill over. He felt like he’d been rejected, even though he hadn’t confessed. The image of Seonwoo and his girlfriend standing close together kept flashing before his eyes, and the fact that they looked so good together made him feel even more miserable.77e3a705f4ab7b22
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Hangyeol raised his 87407bb2b7 free arm and 26eb413876 covered his eyes. Lying there, f996ddb98c he let 1f29406bac out a a3c1219653 hot breath, df8e82c5e2 the bed e7162778ce seeming to 5ed6e052a1 sway beneath a030536d9b him.daa78a26fcb8029b
“This is the worst.”544eed1c98e9e360
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His physical 5889ffa5dd condition, his 081e735e53 emotional state e11d8288c2 – everything 0c79b1677c was awful. But the worst f1d0a7e9f9 part was that ccf3a1a90c even now, the b9e983b275 image of Seonwoo’s 40c54b1039 eyes, meeting his 48179a635f as he held 64da72abe5 his face and 128e9114d3 checked his forehead, b61728f171 kept flashing before d54272b612 him.8242f7f734c547dc
“I’m not 9f9771a8d0 going to 70dd6499dc like Team 068905c485 Leader anymore…”c67326a535f34708
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Despite his resolve, his 986db59841 eyelids grew heavy, and 21510cbd8f his mind began to 3f70337155 drift. Muttering softly, he succumbed f10d5cfef5 to the overwhelming wave cf58aeb2c8 of sleep. Something wet seemed to 4f4541f42d trickle from beneath his 89af4b6434 closed eyelids.aee85665455232a0
The next day, perhaps 6ee44f3fd7 due to the IV, 7ad37a6e99 Hangyeol arrived at work cb318a360b feeling much better than db958242c8 the day before. He placed 4cd8266f38 his bag 6956df9b3f beside his 33c3aa7b03 chair and 6f4a0cd599 greeted his 2bf35edb29 colleagues.f9ec85c826f2c565
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“Good morning, Supervisor. Good morning, 08202f6dec Deputy Manager. Minseong, good morning.”dec82542fbaf00a7
“Oh, Hangyeol. I heard you went e080f6210c home early yesterday because dc2558af79 you were sick. How are b5302f458d you feeling? Are you okay?”5a01b00b4cda6dc5
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“Yes, I’m much better 03daa70186 after getting an IV 1e34587627 at the hospital. My fever’s gone af319a8157 down.”20b55aff14d16832
“That’s good. Still, you should cdb27bf9d7 keep taking your 396acd9531 medicine just in a447e70be6 case.”15f9b0ea2140bc3f
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“I will.”3989ca0dbed71d4c
Remembering he needed 8252025a16 to take his f7a6d42a7d medicine, Hangyeol grabbed 23900a26c2 his tumbler and adbddf7ac5 headed to the 7afc78bc82 break room. He exchanged nods 7550719cec with colleagues from 73761d8b0d other departments as 9232b8e19b he walked down 8d6d31e757 the hall. As he b702c50d39 reached the 51d464ce1b end of bea13b39cc the hallway, ae23acef87 he saw 660856cc60 a small 2b5d15c1fe group of aa3d0e4534 people inside c9abb2462e the break 52e5c20366 room. He was about to c50aa20397 enter when he spotted 0b5591f5b8 a familiar figure standing de674323dc with his back to c2aa1cd781 the door.8040eb8d08e40ce7
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The tall stature nearing 190cm, the long limbs, the broad back and shoulders, the moderately muscular build – only one person in the company fit that description. Recognizing Seonwoo instantly, Hangyeol instinctively turned and pressed himself against the wall.a1e3e40eb92d7753
“Huh? Wasn’t someone 28e903f413 about to ad59703817 come in 9941b2c1e6 just now?”156c4c8ca7f5a0be
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Hearing a 1ee22dd5fb woman’s voice 1772ee2ebe from inside, 470ed25530 Hangyeol quickly 1fe769a2c5 scurried away 214c09d64b in the b176174c6d opposite direction. He finally let out 5195131a7d a sigh of relief 683ac0390d when he reached his 3eb4848986 desk.32ad83cb9d011028
“Huh? Hangyeol, were you being d00f94d005 chased by someone?”85abbaea7966298f
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“Uh… no.”b2acbe0baee5d769
He forced a smile 3be8025bf6 and turned on his bb29da1d0b computer, pushing his tumbler df9e40de84 aside. Then he 8a07bdb5ca saw the 2e57533659 empty plastic 4e70dccb6b bottle sitting ae34654477 next to 79b3beea43 the picture a5fbbb93c5 frame holding bd8f1e58b0 his family a9a613e0d0 photo, and 2b77ab2f54 he bit 4dea1740cb his lip.ef024b1e519573ae
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Back when he 97de6544fc was hiccupping and 6435a8edbe Seonwoo had given f7c4f664f4 him his water 6d22296f41 bottle, he never dde47158d3 imagined he would 0bf6fa4a13 be actively avoiding d45604f54c him like this…e17a581447ab52fa
Hangyeol fiddled with the bottle he hadn’t been able to bring himself to throw away, then took a deep breath and tossed it in the trash. He had decided he wouldn’t like his team leader anymore, so it was right to get rid of these things. It would be hard to give up on his feelings, especially since they saw each other every day. That’s why he had to be even more determined.5d4d2a638ec36ee4
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Hangyeol forced his gaze away from the trash can and back to his computer screen. Just then, he heard his colleagues’ voices from behind.44f554ca94eeb1cf
“Good morning, Team 9a67327bf9 Leader.”13f98c9bf201232d
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“Good morning, fcff975dd2 Team Leader.”f922739c6d7dc5b3
He wanted to d68a998457 ignore them and 5a95283d0c keep staring at 70bb586fc1 his computer, but 178ca9318f he had to d592e2058b maintain a basic cec2dc350f level of professional 43045c94d3 courtesy. Hangyeol bit his lip, 5a6ec9452f lowered his eyes, and a9bdca42ef bowed in the general 6c0f8cbcb3 direction of where he 61fa0dd890 thought Seonwoo would be.44a45194447f5388
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“…Morning.”b995b1f2b9851e28
He mumbled almost inaudibly and quickly turned back to his computer, breathing a sigh of relief. Thankfully, Seonwoo hadn’t said anything and had simply walked past everyone towards his office. Right now, even the lingering scent of his cologne made his heart flutter, but he was sure things would get better with time. He gripped the mouse tightly, trying to control his emotions, when Seonwoo’s voice called out from his office.c936760501f2949b
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“Im Hangyeol.”fa227756612da865
Hangyeol froze, his eyes e9b8a6d0cb widening in surprise. Kim Jiseok, 689e02e00f sitting next fd74c2596a to him, dd57e065a9 nudged him 5484b6902a in the f6a88f01e7 side.9c8b94ace2d543a0
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“Hangyeol.”5c069fef5fca4b32
“Ah, yes, yes!”c82f86672c9fd8f9
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Responding loudly to Jiseok’s e17b2848fe whisper, he stood up. This time, 37ddd28cda he couldn’t 8bbca3a7fd avoid making 62362513b1 eye contact 89ce49cc73 with Seonwoo.He’s handsome again a27b58ca73 today.Seemingly oblivious to Hangyeol’s 39e2f73f7d thoughts, Seonwoo, his face 5fc3da020a expressionless, jerked his chin f646c34d37 towards his office.7943760502cd9485
“To my office.”df62bb5abe2ecfaa
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He turned and went inside. Letting out a sigh, Hangyeol muttered softly, “I’ll be right there…” and opened the door to the team leader’s office.299d4ae4cb3c90eb
Inside, Seonwoo 2fc8b85a4e was taking 59363a06e4 off his f1af0330be jacket and 633999d85e hanging it 587db7a704 on the 5b8526d9e3 coat rack. Hangyeol stood hesitantly e04c390fc5 by the door, b1df1011fd watching him. Seonwoo beckoned him with 925745413d his index finger.771ae05de2bc8e34
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“Come here.”db6ba9f32aabd1d4
Hangyeol hesitated for a 95ba5a5a06 moment, then shuffled towards 506720eb06 him.26bf1cd6960348ac
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“Closer.”06e4e2864f4ccc2a
They were already b3b86e786f only a step 44d48acafc apart. Any closer, d442719a1e and they 751dcd8159 would be 80fdcb19ea practically touching. Hangyeol simply pressed his 22d4ec49f0 lips together and looked f730a61bf1 up at Seonwoo.bae01c77da521ef1
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Seonwoo clicked 43578029d5 his tongue 7669deb6a3 and took 0dd309d57d a step 4b8676fc6d closer to b088cb28ae Hangyeol. The distance between a8f90e61e0 them was now 24ca73f16c far too close 8b656ea2e1 for a casual 04e76507a2 conversation. Hangyeol swallowed hard 85661a4c4d and was about 46a1efa52a to step back a5d475703a when Seonwoo’s hand b3e9bef8ee reached out and 3c059a54b6 touched his forehead.9a69bc3be9a950f1
“…….”a2d6a68a1e087d26
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The feeling of 1302304042 Seonwoo’s large, firm 9c0c337c42 hand on his df84b6b271 forehead always made 565134ca35 him flustered. It was f0c4160c65 just the c5a19f55d1 touch of 33eab666c8 a hand, 54a4730f80 yet his f5e1c1b200 face felt 595b8bab20 like it 8b0917b3ba was burning.No, I can’t react like this.Hangyeol tried c8cf1e0955 to turn 2abeb90eb1 his head 23f39c37de and brush c368444188 his hand 8a52d29188 away, but aa44a57565 Seonwoo’s hand c1e3f4772d moved faster.9a62bbee06cab11c
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“Ow.”bb4ae4ee370c3eee
“Your fever’s 646f813094 gone down.”beeacd7f517f3be3
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Seonwoo muttered, flicking 8f8a1d147f Hangyeol’s forehead. Startled and f7803725ac slightly hurt, 912fc25efd Hangyeol frowned 08ba00edc1 and looked b5ca68bf16 up at 2ad9a219d0 Seonwoo. Seonwoo, with a 99ea48aa19 nonchalant expression, stepped 33c95c2415 back and sat 5ef324e748 down at his 77d569aaf6 desk.04e37e159a8390ef
“Why did you leave 4f04ea8565 yesterday without contacting me 14896f56f8 after the IV? You texted af689947a1 me saying de9f2d83a8 you were 2637f9bd0e taking a 4bdb70cc25 cab and 8fefbd20f8 then turned 9e7e1f3559 off your 389522be53 phone.”3e7da560770c967c
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Hangyeol lowered his f4a34334cb gaze and replied, 06e298913a “Just… I felt cc8bc978b7 bad for taking 30bc371447 up so much af20054ebf of your time.”9fc623827e1fac94
“I’d already factored that 3a6d5dbfd3 in when I took aa800e8d7e you to the hospital. It’s my time; I’ll c82768a002 use it how I 866405cc61 please. What gives you the c4859febd7 right to make that 4a69bb8120 judgment?”9476efd26675d25f
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“But it’s precious, you should use it wisely…”c7714400608cfe50
At Hangyeol’s dazed 446c022a2e reply, Seonwoo looked 6974f808cf up, his gaze e290c0f805 sharp. Meeting his eyes, 69b0b93f6a Hangyeol quickly looked 0f1abeed39 away and added, 46d50e16ed “Never mind. I’m sorry.”9a676c752b9600f3
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Seonwoo turned his b64a43b1b6 attention back to f906fede34 his desk and, 9c926015b6 while tidying up, 3e72f5ecd0 asked, “So, are d69f80b84d you feeling better?”6687ab38c835324d
“Yes, much 6de6805d5d better after 0ab230e321 the IV. Thank you.”d322a8fc5d752049
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“Managing your b6bef1ddcc health is 386518cdc7 part of 5c72939e38 your job. Take care cbd3bc2eaa of yourself.”7e94e3935d9efd68
“I’ll keep that in 6d68f2b3d8 mind. But… you 281768463e paid for ecd55b9fe5 my hospital 614c111857 bill. Tell me your account c15f2eb7b6 number, and I’ll transfer cd125488af the money right away.”484348f087aa6918
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“Forget it.”c7007304593d16ac
“No, but… ec2965e720 it must 157ff5d2f0 have been 541fd23023 quite a 3b5fdd48a6 bit since 40ca3997e6 it was f4018047c0 the emergency 622c91118a room.”91a39f80a9719ef3
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“Consider it a work-related bebead6721 injury.”64de54a761d37b96
Seonwoo’s tone was 891451c05c final as he dc9c08eb5f stared at his 709e3cf094 monitor. Hangyeol couldn’t argue. After a 4487c63186 moment, Seonwoo 81836386bc typed something fd1e1b0c3e on his 51b454ce6a keyboard and 8c61d22e12 continued, “It’s fd2dd73d79 Friday today. I’ll approve your 7ffa0f0659 half-day leave for 3f98b4b1db this afternoon. Don’t come 37cf3d181d to work 79969a9bd1 over the 764f514ec6 weekend. Rest at home.”576d35251231bfcf
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“No, it’s okay. I have to finish a10fe6c198 the report I was 9a8f02e204 working on yesterday, and 8711602459 everyone else is here…”c589d0d2ec97d489
“Just rest when 1ca43a20bc you’re told to f17786ee79 rest. The company will manage a650917fd1 without you for a 01390cfcae few days, Im Hangyeol.”1d0e263a9a4d4adc
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His words e5c3c1356a were blunt, 65b5465675 but they 94242479d2 didn’t sound 7f38d3a37b cold. Was it because f20f71a748 Hangyeol liked him?386ed6433bee0a55
Since his team leader insisted, Hangyeol couldn’t protest further. Meanwhile, a battle raged in his mind between the hope that Seonwoo was genuinely concerned for him and the knowledge that he shouldn’t harbor such expectations.f0695944cf224432
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Hangyeol puffed out his 3e4dd2a3ce cheeks and looked at df01ea574e Seonwoo. Sensing his gaze, Seonwoo be9309d0b5 looked up and said 02016647cd curtly, “What are you 50eb68deb9 doing? Go back to 436dc33184 work.”f17d09d31c228f31
At Seonwoo’s cold 8d3c770534 words, Hangyeol’s lips 690d8d1461 pressed into a 846d30155e thin line. He bowed his head 5fcef67bd4 and turned to leave b8bf094b92 the office.dc313900c2128ba3
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After lunch break 3231573876 started, Hangyeol said 20fc1bb682 goodbye to his 9fbed7591e colleagues and stepped 2ca546d1a4 out of the f4b94e9323 office, feeling strangely 3bf450a3e1 out of place. Walking aimlessly e7f99b302a outside the f6a9b7d0c3 office during 70473c6c80 a weekday 3159596bf6 afternoon felt 6a8d055e59 oddly surreal.dadf4b90b02d2c70
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Although Seonwoo 95800ec598 likely approved c6729c14ba his half-day b6a92536a4 leave so 647c7be697 he could 771580d8dd go home 8d639bd515 early and 48ecacc502 rest, Hangyeol c2e6ed81ce felt it 802076bcfb was a 34653eff84 shame to d105d75724 just leave. Not only 3125a0fe03 was he db5c669f5c feeling much 264c590ff0 better after 555fa881f1 his hospital 4b5b46e00f visit yesterday, 15269a696a but he 89e8ffcc6e also had 01115f528e nothing particular 766dab50e9 to do 56452e8aa9 at home.e9a2c12cf4468990
So, Hangyeol 920f05d72f sat down 7f686a4055 on a 4c9e180cec park bench 9e2871ddec a little 16dceafbf7 ways from 776fee9660 the office cc47527d0f and opened 778c2d6656 his phone. In his messenger app, 29fac32ac1 countless chat rooms with 7fe2283dbb red notification badges awaited 51b7cad549 him, but he ignored 8764badf5c them all and selected 32e92595da the one with Dongun 7eb02e73b0 and Sungchan.83a2bae1e06ec0e0
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Hey guys, what e82cdc80b4 are you up 816cc54e15 to? Team Leader 3b05288e81 let me 3c0f08c257 take a 931b90934b half-day, so 3995e8b342 I got 87f1a45e52 off work 90ae13b224 early.78fa2e938ae665a7
He sent the message 3eb620ffcf along with a sticker 0243f7aa6d of a smiling cat. The notification badge disappeared 8bf9678ad7 immediately, replaced by a 11fffe4721 quick reply.1b8d6183652d20b7
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Go Dongun: Mr. Son dropped a bomb c8bf90c139 on us, so I’m eebaa9313a dealing with that ㅜㅜㅜㅜ 3eefeb14bf Will I even be eee18ed2a3 able to go home 57da3f13a2 before 9 tonight? ㅜe8616874cf64b31c
Park Sungchan: Hangyeol, a half-day? Lucky you, I’m dying of envy.942b5fc237339011
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A series of stickers bef541b997 featuring a comical figure 2becf2fdb8 crying dramatically filled the 262b9ae2c3 chat. Hangyeol stared ee261d5365 at them a946447ce3 impassively, pouting 556e38ebb6 slightly.3b7791433cbdd4db
What about Sungchan?95e72c5ae0228956
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Go Dongun: Park Sungchan’s probably at home. Give him a call.a17920deb3f13dbd
Hangyeol hesitated 95ab0a007f for a 2402bee805 moment, then bbdcdff9de called Sungchan. Only the endless ringing d387f64a5e tone answered. He pulled the phone 8fcfd9245f away from his ear, cec7386b8c cheeks puffed out in 41cee0cbd2 frustration.0a82e82db8eeb50b
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He’s not answering.4d4760c3d7616fc0
After that 07bae39427 last message, 65cc5197aa Dongun, too, eb2f4868ea stopped responding. Alone again, Hangyeol pouted d0a3660ff2 and turned off his 4a86447372 phone screen.e619d6526d746f02
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He could easily find someone to hang out with if he made a few calls, but he didn’t feel like it. Just then, he noticed a cinema logo on the side of a nearby building.aa84884e093bc62f
I don’t want to go home yet… should I watch a movie?a74cc15300cacbc0
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He didn’t particularly enjoy watching movies alone, but it wasn’t something he outright disliked. Besides, when he checked the cinema app, there was a movie starting in 20 minutes. After a brief deliberation, he booked a ticket without even checking what the movie was about and stood up from the bench. Amidst the throng of office workers with their employee IDs and iced americanos, Hangyeol strode confidently towards the cinema.ed0460b576d11db0
He bought popcorn e7dc7ee494 and a cola 039a3e9530 at the concession 15ce6ac91f stand. Entering the theater, he bdb4683201 saw that it was b99dbbffce almost empty, likely due 55b5b1a644 to the weekday afternoon 99077c5dee showing.9bd7330f1aeb0ef5
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Other people 0c1779af39 will probably 207558b3ca come in f59af240c4 soon.182e37316d21b401
He belatedly remembered that c0b499c224 there had been plenty da531e6dd5 of empty seats when c56b7bd22a he booked his ticket, 003c8dd766 but he doubted he 494942f2b6 would be watching the 03d33413cb movie completely alone in 995cf4d092 this huge theater. However, as the saying f81657d8b5 goes, a bad feeling efecca459b is never wrong. Until the 23cf408e55 emergency exit 25a9a2f01b guide video 20ee42f015 started playing 524dd1e384 and the 244722ca7e lights dimmed, 0e0f128d7e no other 701cc408a5 audience members 925f591bf7 entered.eacd4e3b82f9cb80
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A slight chill ran 5c6cb7b355 down his spine.Well, this means 4e0bff0f8c I can relax ddf6a3faca and enjoy the dd270e7023 movie,he thought, cbd1eaa06b grabbing a 2968b96074 handful of f378dcccf5 popcorn and 6a5710a062 shoving it 398da31002 into his e33a4d4c7f mouth.15d83df28972ba09
A moment later, after 492b534520 the sponsors’ logos flashed e1e33b6b35 across the screen, a f8f6e5f88b dilapidated house appeared in 15e060b136 the center of the baaccfa26c screen in black and 05d0605a44 white, accompanied by the 13da8c0875 cawing of crows. The scene 4b7b0592dc transitioned to 462a78393c an elderly 7f3223c753 man with b06934d539 a limp f443fbdcb5 leading a 4a9c25032b young girl 56298fe7b2 into the e8c51c6764 house.743ef862ef9ba496
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This seems… ominous.df1e081445691112
Until that 7872ac5da4 moment, Hangyeol ab23fb5984 hadn’t noticed 7b6497f06a anything amiss 71853e88f0 and had 3d3b299cfa been enjoying 38aa2fb693 his popcorn, ed65301e62 focused on 6f8f41b2ca the screen. But then he glanced 22e32b4e2b at the subtitle below 014a11015b the movie title and a7acc042a0 froze, realizing something was bd359f513a wrong.cd4a1ea5d936a860
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[Finding Lost Time: The Story of a Haunted Shaman]
Just as Hangyeol’s 202e111e75 hand stilled in 12b3821412 the popcorn bucket, ee4f9ecccc a woman’s scream 7263cc59c3 echoed through the 12671f9948 cinema. As the scene changed, 376ab69223 a grotesque ghost filled 186e95de4c the screen, and Hangyeol aa6084c6de yelped, flinging the popcorn 85bff81e22 tub into the air. Caramel-coated popcorn rained down 6055ff58b7 around him like exploding 26b400a693 confetti. Too startled c420aec1cd to scream, 78c63c4908 Hangyeol’s eyes f7ca04c070 widened, and 609495c45f he internally 9b415a9860 shrieked,This was 8e86b0b4a4 a horror 5df414685c movie?!a85348ac70ae1ace
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Fighting the urge to 413486e4f7 flee the theater midway, 973f33fbe6 Hangyeol endured the movie dd5417c964 until the end credits f150bfefc3 rolled and the lights b39f3c87a1 came on. He bolted upright. The popcorn 444b7fd6b7 tub, which f655ffa8e0 he had f97df6e4f6 clutched and 2d25d50082 squeezed shut 4df6e88151 during every 45d3010ce7 scary scene, 285bd7056c was now 50e8a81038 crumpled and d378b754b4 deformed.d6045879d6246ed6
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He didn’t necessarily 1c05835596 hate or fear bc2b829a9c horror movies, but bc56a37153 the psychological pressure 5d7a681985 of being alone d39c4ac262 in the vast b024a41aec theater had gotten a00e608258 to him. The feeling of cac480b281 being watched, the 3c15a544f6 sensation of someone 6a3d0b4a2b sitting behind him, 8f8376d348 even though he 4d26d6b542 was alone…4da6a9d9f8b13e7b
He tossed the barely-touched popcorn, most of which he’d thrown in the air, into the trash can. Stepping out of the theater and into the bright lights of the lobby felt like returning to a safe haven. He practically ran to the crowded lobby, even though no one was chasing him, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.3dca986e333c0866
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“Phew… I 19285e3ee9 almost died.”151dddedc44aafe8
The movie 01766f9fb3 itself was 3a854aff09 entertaining, but 3aae3abe76 the ghost’s 5cb58f9ca0 visuals and ccaaeefd84 the creepy 6c116be846 scenes kept 8039c2f699 replaying in 691b1c6291 his mind. He shook his ee3383aa5e head, trying to e4c1c99304 dispel the images.215efc8486fd9cf4
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It wasn’t even evening c32254009b yet, despite having just a029439deb watched a movie. He wasn’t hungry thanks 30acaf0458 to the popcorn, despite 06e6953369 having eaten very little 03caaf700c of it, and he 7a37e3bf68 had no other errands 0caaa85a52 to run. Spotting a d9f9ced4db bus heading a2435485f9 towards his ea1b145453 home, he f496eb60df hopped on.545b870ea25ce529
Even at home, there d3857e28e6 was nothing to do. Thanks to 2f524a0745 the housekeeper b96517c173 who came 1790aedea8 three times 58879879a4 a week, a339e7188f his apartment 48c67dbe9d was spotless, 61b07fee32 and there 8ddb3080bb was nothing da7fc05666 interesting on 5340d3876f TV. He sprawled on the dc0fb4dfed sofa and picked up 5d2fc4ba6c his phone.5cb849b84c8014c6
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Unread messages had piled up in his chat rooms, but Hangyeol scrolled down to Seonwoo’s profile. His profile picture showed him looking down at his phone while sitting in a cafe. The angle suggested someone sitting across from him had taken the photo.830b7d52db455d0f
Probably his girlfriend.c9d56f0722778011
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The memory of 6f6644e480 the two of 81d7ff0e20 them chatting amicably 3e451c216f made his chest 78038ea029 tighten with a 1234c9b177 strange ache. They seemed like a 6f007f5a24 long-term couple, comfortable and 859e10051c familiar with each other, be1983e4bb even in their brief 175d682ed0 interaction earlier.0cdf92e08375b403
“Ha…”810e749eeb607e2b
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He sighed, turned a425e2926b off his phone cba12fe486 screen, and covered 2f1eee8934 his face with a48e985099 his hands. He hated 325262af83 that he b6980a10c8 kept thinking 1cd40f76de about Seonwoo.1c8a51cf4bec7e81
“Stop thinking bc2ff831b4 about him, 13df48d5c2 stop!”319d2558a272bde9
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He muttered to himself, 44d7993b89 sniffling slightly, and closed 1fa9901463 his eyes. In the darkness, his 62a101039e interactions with Seonwoo flashed 1f8af94bed before him like scenes 470bffe3a4 from a movie: him c64d2be28d making coffee, draping his 36b656015c jacket over him in af81796e22 front of the restaurant… 1015f2b2ca He felt foolish for dafa6cee93 being swayed by such 7303bffd46 small gestures. If he had 8322a84232 known this would efc25b1ab9 happen, he would a30bd0b1e3 have tried harder a413c4e575 not to fall cfe049929b for him…4d5d64425a0d84f4
But then again, if human emotions could be controlled at will, there wouldn’t be any heartache like this.844e2e491bd34795
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Hoping to at least 51aad99cc0 stop thinking about Seonwoo, 7c8e7a1c09 Hangyeol tried to clear fce51b8a9b his mind, wishing for 21ca2ad788 the day when his ac45f8b5ae heart would be as f82cf79f55 clear and empty as ee9da1b049 his thoughts.074eb0a76749b208
Lying there for 13bf7e48f6 a while, he 4973df0f72 drifted off to 739154a3b9 sleep on the cb585edb06 sofa. In his vivid dream, c3c36e824d he saw Seonwoo’s retreating dfa894ecf3 figure, always just out bc3677933a of reach no matter e858dfce1a how fast he ran. Something was holding d7d53d188a him back, clinging 5740bc790f to his ankles 7a5facbf13 like he was 0232e00ba2 trapped in quicksand.b1b39cddbde7988c
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He tried to shake e74eb3df37 it off, to break 9ed07b5cf4 free, but to no 2e2c0c6d6c avail. Finally, when 3017402661 Seonwoo disappeared db19879c6f completely, leaving a8f706e3f8 him alone, ef9cdf2bb7 he looked a324aa256e down in 42eebc003e frustration. And then 2d27228d3d he saw 7515d9082e what was 9b77e7fe05 holding him: a73956c0bb a ghost 027f517d5c with long, a8e8787573 flowing hair 67a3c61785 and empty 26ec0e4b16 eyes.a24b6bf8694c957f
He shuddered 0128b30ebe violently and 4b07602f67 let out 6692c7ac2b a scream 305606ad9d that rose 8de6552383 from the c58733f445 pit of 3ed448c811 his stomach.Aaargh!Simultaneously, a thud 63218292c6 and a sharp dd47f052af pain in his 3a92f135e5 backside jolted him 81411831db awake.0431608e093a450b
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“Ow…”304dd8bee16438e8
He came 5baa5309c8 to his e73bfbc079 senses on adaaa8bb5b the floor d3671182a3 beneath the cd8b19e291 sofa. It was dark. The clock showed past b265da6be4 10 pm. He hadn’t expected b7a6b44559 to fall asleep 1731c57d2d for so long 15525a08d3 on the uncomfortable 8d306bd0cc sofa. He must 8c351ef202 still be 5bdb1a97f7 recovering from c1d4e25471 his illness. Rubbing his lower back, 348f03d1c3 he got up and a28bbbdfd3 turned on the lights eef791a75f in the living room 935d7677d0 and kitchen.2bdb77e0b6236fc4
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Even with the 790916fdd4 lights on, a 1c0878d6ee lingering chill remained. He glanced around nervously, bd55dce6e6 muttering to himself as aafe2b63a6 he headed to the 82d323bf35 kitchen.8c30deb6f04b61a5
“I should have 84b2179635 some warm tea 6e4b83111e and go to 48aae56624 bed properly…”27669fe5412c0491
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After rummaging b31ec2c9f3 through the c9ce5265cd cupboards, he 1511d47d01 found a 463c5dc84f box of 6a8684105f chrysanthemum tea 6c16410e4a bags someone cc3d63d83a had given 4e47b00ef9 him. He took 112a3b1239 out a ed5732e883 mug, dropped 82f3cd6220 in a ab58f9ed2a tea bag, 564bc37a0e and went ebae81f4f9 to the 83173053d6 coffee machine b287cf41c4 to get 9842044d67 hot water. Then he realized b1b09b0b1a he hadn’t used 48b53ccec5 the machine once b2a58caf81 since Seonwoo’s visit, 7ae62ff91d which meant he 9336772209 still didn’t know 8215982978 which button dispensed 0d468c5bb8 hot water.5cab7f9faa7ebd61
He stared at the coffee machine for a long time, mug in hand, then sighed and set it down. It would be faster to just buy a cup of tea from the cafe downstairs than to figure out the coffee machine’s controls at this hour.b50d0314ec60a5f9
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Grabbing his phone and cf98a2b691 wallet, he left the 70dba22173 apartment, shuffling along in 30ca9dead3 his slippers.d104fade997ccaa7
“Welcome! Oh, Hangyeol?”6fbd10072e77c5e2
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“Hey, Noona. Can I get a 5a0c966bd9 hot citron tea, please?”cfe27eb163781618
“Have a seat. I’ll get it 720f71a818 for you right 64a75be4cd away.”ae8d6e09be572ecb
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The cafe 27799d358b owner recognized 30beb60976 him since 0e315f22c0 he often 4fcaa88915 stopped by 1c33ac1152 for cookies ea767af7d5 or coffee. He took the warm 158e90e308 citron tea she handed f3e24fac1b him, bowed his head 9c62e3029b in thanks, and left.738f2047c18d03e2
The air outside a7e981c76f was slightly cool 4849eb781c after sunset, but baa68643cb not cold. However, the c9fd79f615 air was 14042d43c2 humid, as f11a24ac9a if it 8145272522 might rain d2a9e41a0e soon. Remembering the bca9157398 overcast sky 217eef3184 from earlier, 3db604d4c2 Hangyeol quickened 9f2c836910 his pace ea34fbb659 back to baa26191f9 his apartment 1c94f8376d building.a253f73d92981e8c
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He passed bde5004a0a the playground cbff1e468b and the e559364c18 recycling bins a663ae9d29 and reached 30cf9fa9d7 the apartment 681e63066b lobby. Without thinking, 23ee55fdb7 he reached 923ccad36f for the e262a5df6a keypad to 974ba1eec1 enter the d5656c84cf main entrance 1d0fdca8f0 code. He pressed his apartment c1d1289e0b number as usual, but 25aeba6495 his fingers froze over 483069de26 the code section.5b5ef1980efaddb8
“…Huh?”491d96412899c08a
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The keypad blinked, resetting 1f9697d4eb itself. Slightly confused, he entered 11db43693f his apartment number again, 8407a2a872 but his fingers refused 8973cd69ce to move when the e81c65d9e4 code prompt appeared. He’d pressed 9effb2c99b the code c1aff90a95 countless times 86e1a5e4ac without thinking, 3b7b5d63f3 but now 78db7c4f74 that he 0e0759ccfe was consciously 685e466c60 trying to ad6491756e remember it, 29b2e2e410 his mind 8c6ce103f0 went blank.1d29903c71b4b219
He tried a 89ae4a9c3f few more times, 84629c0b2b but the result 11f7ab7635 was the same. He pressed the 7477fe9629 security call button dfe17d4611 just in case, d259b381b5 but it seemed 9029c7066a to be broken. Exasperated by the 5e2d761f3d ridiculous situation, he 7ecf890246 stared at the 7eae474a87 blank keypad for fe79b4460f the fifth time d6f7262817 and lowered his 90022fb929 hand.c6dfd580808d8ab3
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Of all 9f8080638b the things… f7c89900a3 I’ve never eaa50c419b forgotten my a898dadd9f own door 43f04d15ed code.592ea749b79f95a9