RFDY Ch 6
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“It smells different f311600d72 than usual, but e507944b4d really good.”0ce7c552f84f994f
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I waited to b8bf19bdae see what would e9ed0157f2 come out of 13c903e22b his mouth, but 6f3737655c as expected, it e0e43f4d60 was a nonsensical 60d49102cb remark. Seonwoo’s eyebrows twitched and a0f71f7fc7 he spoke in a b406104598 low voice,144e2d0d9e37e2f0
“Move your face.”31edc277b77b99b3
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“Huh?”1d4386c8fb85cab0
“Stop sniffing like 65f7f7c0d8 a dog and 3fcf66ba57 move your face.”ead025530da0d54d
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Seonwoo pushed Hangyeol’s forehead c7b069f48d with his index finger, 4cf428cb33 who was craning his 3f74809ecd neck and sniffing like 6ceb413591 a puppy. Hangyeol was 3313c2e53f a type 9862444c37 of person 3d3195e00b Seonwoo couldn’t 5609e7ae48 comprehend with cd47d29664 his common 0534ff6037 sense. Hangyeol bit his 9b03b89823 lip, looking embarrassed, 8ec04b2c9d rubbed his forehead, aba41267ef and mumbled, “Okay.”85842be74db7fef1
“Mug.”8af15099eeec4170
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At those de2cf2c038 words, Hangyeol 296a59f285 finally took 8f3ad16f6d a step fb737bb813 back. He opened the 6160792806 cupboard, took out e43cd737fe two coffee mugs, b7ab6ea1a5 and handed them c7457e9777 to Seonwoo. Seonwoo expertly 1dd89290cc filled them 65d2cc95da with espresso d519c1fd8d shots and 899d9245ac hot water f3ce9f552c and handed 3384ce8744 one to edcfb7788f Hangyeol.a70ede12c50be5ca
“Thank you. Next time fb4ac586ba you come 801ff2fe87 over, I’ll b80b4b5d61 make you 4f0c845f70 a delicious 937e00fcc3 cup.”666faf641b7036ef
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Seonwoo, who was about to say what reason he would have to come here again, just sighed and brought the coffee mug to his lips. Whether it was the quality of the beans or the expensive coffee machine, the coffee wasn’t bad. Managing his displeasure with the coffee, Seonwoo sat down in a chair and leaned back.d9bc566d956317b8
The sound of d7c7599aa4 Hangyeol blowing on 2da131a1c7 his hot coffee 7ed341997b echoed through the 5be00be2ff quiet apartment. Seonwoo looked away from 43bf464801 Hangyeol and glanced around. The neatly white-toned 755b093d76 interior had a 41a84178cb similar layout to d22d7d6828 Seonwoo’s own apartment.841142c6e31b71cd
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The living dcaa6ff20a room looked 6e264ad3c7 a bit aa347afd0b empty, despite 9ebced5645 seeming like d4d703db1d there was 2f56490552 no more 81c67649de room for 604d11f9b9 furniture. Seeing it, Seonwoo 6b760abdfb understood why Hangyeol 5135215288 wanted to buy d726814ae3 a plant. The pristine appearance, 771cd0882f devoid of any 27e6af0270 signs of life, a78aaf7d6c prompted Seonwoo to 55a63c1b31 speak.4f9d2a7ab705ac96
“When did you ac8ac3f684 move in?”0dba82d5ff290637
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“About two weeks ago. I originally wanted to commute from home, but it’s too far.”649765feedf8f437
“…….”ec0b55174b88d4c6
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“But I’m a8c8e8aeb8 glad I 9daee7e6fc live close 1323f786c2 to you, 93daa720d9 Team Leader. I don’t 892823191c know anyone be461e372c in this a7613d5e9b neighborhood, so 0dd2ab66fe I would 67049cf8f1 have been 015b1937db lonely.”df0e6f6a072be676
Hangyeol continued, 46783edfbd smiling brightly 3c229f26e8 as if e795f92fbf Seonwoo’s proximity 3622bbae59 was a 60ed547a8f great comfort.e3c827f5122dd040
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“Have you been a7a1c9128c living alone for e4684acc91 a long time, e01fe325f2 Team Leader? Where did you learn 0a08dae91c to make coffee? Where were you going 849446126a earlier? Are you going eca6a1da2a to be late 2e35828748 because of me?”7c34874b79d111d0
The endless barrage of questions made Seonwoo’s head ache. He wondered how he ended up sitting here, face-to-face with Im Hangyeol, drinking coffee. But he strangely didn’t feel like snapping at the bright, smiling face, so Seonwoo just pressed his eyes tiredly.c26a0aca16b6824f
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“Ah….”6746297dbd7c91b6
Hangyeol wasn’t completely oblivious. He could sense Seonwoo’s discomfort with the situation. Only after seeing the slight furrow in Seonwoo’s brow did he recall what Kim, the Assistant Manager, had mimicked.a403f77061eba968
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‘That’s not something Assistant Manager Kim needs to be curious about.’7b943032addbecdd
Hangyeol had many questions for Seonwoo, but he didn’t want to hear such a cold response, so he quickly added,376fe6c2a3fce69c
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“Oh, no. You don’t have to answer—.”5552e52157ff8029
“It’s been a while. I learned to make coffee in college, and I was on my way to a cafe. I was going to buy coffee, so I’m not late.”2d3e5b98342966dc
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It was an unexpectedly 158239bed1 compliant answer. Hangyeol felt a strange 8e48ebae9b tingling in his fingertips. He tightened his df1d3799d5 grip on his 8a90e85d58 coffee mug as d15ef4c507 Seonwoo continued,1d0ef42db2154d3b
“If you have any d9784f4970 more questions, ask them 91a799a50c now. But this 959ab9a3cf is the 4a92a08d17 last personal 482310c9aa question you 52b8dc0eb8 can ask 6907098634 me, Im 727534ed84 Hangyeol.”b2193fa4bf33bbab
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Hangyeol instinctively b09c1248c0 knew this 884a85b4a3 was one 892b368fd8 of the 197bc0d373 few acts 27307869a5 of kindness ba180f758b Seonwoo had 8004b6f4cb shown him, b3ede8854f though he 0d21b0ab35 didn’t know 218e5a0cfd why. At the same d33d78926a time, he noticed 4dc2dff83e the ring on 51c8d0e186 Seonwoo’s left ring 7e9627d6c2 finger as he 40b4023760 rubbed his eyes. As if aae4ccad67 mesmerized, Hangyeol c94faf2618 stared at 300722f985 it before 5f91a3edcc slowly opening 34fb69c77e his mouth.a541da90a5962f5b
“Team Leader, are you c60917f10f married?”d74b60e480c66c11
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Silence fell as soon as he finished speaking. Only when Hangyeol noticed the ticking of a clock somewhere did he realize how quiet it had become. Belatedly realizing what he had said, he shifted his gaze and met Seonwoo’s eyes. As they stared at each other, Seonwoo’s lips parted.a6db2ec3bebb96da
“Why are you curious b2b974717c about that?”727209e256a9a9db
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“Just because.”2ea7c25de11ee41b
“…….”ed80f8a907c2bbc0
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“I’m just curious.”651f18275d640b8c
Seonwoo’s eyebrows shot up at Hangyeol’s calm reply. He’d expected questions about how long he’d lived in the neighborhood, but this was unexpected. Moreover, the eyes staring at him were unusually calm and serious.430796bd8b4b47a7
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“…….”7f6bf94f98c31539
It bothered Seonwoo that he was having this conversation, one he’d never initiated with anyone at work, with Hangyeol of all people. But telling him his marital status wasn’t a big deal, he reasoned, and opened his mouth.173b725cbdbbe033
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“I’m not.”7a7021cb0c2a063d
“Oh… I see.”5ebd793195894058
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Hangyeol answered calmly and brought the coffee mug to his lips. Seonwoo also drained his remaining coffee in one gulp. Thinking he should leave quickly, he put down the cup and stood up. Hangyeol’s eyes widened, still holding his mug, but Seonwoo ignored him and turned towards the entrance.6efb04e7f1d88b3b
“Are you b0cd867bb4 leaving already?”26a28579779d9362
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Hangyeol asked f9a1c23cba with a 8195466125 hint of 790e414ded regret in 36b28d75fb his voice. Seonwoo, who was about b3516e2388 to push the door 52cd744b6b open and leave, paused. Then, as c402738db0 if remembering e9779d0250 something, he bcf26021ee turned his fa295e8d6d head and 48815a72b6 spoke to 61ea291c1f Hangyeol.0c75c5803470ae54
“Oh, and Im 2f14872aa3 Hangyeol.”ffefe59df256e5c6
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“…….”a9fca6d39c58fa82
“I don’t know if you know, but the post on the online community has been taken down.”e50c7eb2ff584306
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“Huh?”5f1e276d482cc5a6
“So, don’t be late for work tomorrow.”97f2fd683420fa58
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“Ah….”fa5b7b2e8e4232aa
While Hangyeol 63e55adc3a stood there b8fe72e69f dumbfounded, Seonwoo db5326eafc left his 5fe37110d7 apartment. The sound of the 131d693541 door closing and the 4480b3765b electronic lock clicking followed, 956e0c0ca4 leaving silence in its 37a63bb792 wake.f7657fcce783be86
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The faint scent ae0814cf72 of Seonwoo’s fabric 5f0fd1ba5f softener lingered where 99475dcf3f he had stood. Hangyeol, left alone 54847834a0 at the entrance, ff1ea58f11 gulped.766caff5ccdad4ac
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Monday arrived after the b7975d842f weekend. Hangyeol stood at 10b476e731 the entrance of 551e727a43 the company building, 7c79f13ff0 smoothing his slightly c29512d0eb stiff lips.49d58ffad8929e3b
Last night, just as Seonwoo had said, the post targeting him had disappeared from the online community board. But the experience of being stared at with suspicion by his colleagues remained deeply etched in his memory like a trauma. He hesitated, but the start of work was approaching, and he couldn’t stand at the entrance forever, so Hangyeol took a deep breath and stepped inside.e9176523d84bbb18
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Beep.a3b0f5af7619e589
He scanned d78c8b9787 his employee 97e7c93bd2 ID at 9d9b1f2cea the lobby 4563375f75 gate and df02cc8ad6 went inside. He saw 55e1f35c6f a crowd 033ee26563 of people d6fc606473 gathered in 079d89f8cd front of 91e2af9357 the elevators. But they were all 36bcaa9c9e looking up at the fe89d1df25 display with tired faces. When Hangyeol 6287dcd399 glanced at 7d20ee55f6 one of bb5414b21f them and 69a6b13778 made eye 880a653525 contact, the 2d7372618c person gave e861b14cad a nonchalant e977da727c nod and 63e3e90add looked away. It was a b52b9dd843 stark contrast to 3a6162bd8d last week.be908e2db9e20e4d
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No one 6fec3c4a22 gave Hangyeol 6aaba11b54 strange looks 90e0dde3ab or whispered 9defe63dce as he 28d9e04ea9 bought coffee fb1b66dde8 from the e3e6e88608 cafe and 1033f7b3fc took the 44b7f05daf elevator up 219035624b to the bdcae77d5b office. The only thing 546a20c3cf in the air 28a91a31fb was the tired 43322d7e31 sighs of employees 74bf9e7fa4 weary of Monday 44441e7b60 morning.a13ce7b6b8a83dc4
Arriving at 381b2ec508 his floor, 9daad6542f he ran 07d82810a2 into some 5c49d0a557 employees from 7f0306e014 other departments 8de69ceb94 he’d seen 6117b1e3b0 before. They simply greeted ff2f21294f him and passed 0612139082 by. Their indifference, 638e3d9a1e as if f90feef8fb the rumors 559ff1d2fc had never f75df54f91 existed, reminded c0e1f1dcdc Hangyeol of 0aab0c0a91 what Seonwoo d7943ed5d0 had said.9826f5c538c27a4f
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‘It’s just fleeting d3d52c6a42 gossip. No one really 579622f1ac cares.’9e0a95508df544b6
“Oh, Hangyeol, 42a670ab24 you’re here?”e9cbbb122b80f01c
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Hangyeol bowed to 6640887bfe Minho, who was eb5389ddc9 already at his 21f3032ceb desk. Minho gestured to Hangyeol 6ea6f64b83 and leaned in as f44d8cd908 if to share a 87bbe523c4 secret.a7608780e2641925
“Hangyeol, Hangyeol. Did you know the 93f1092da3 post on the online dbe595947a community was deleted?”a368c39ce3ef193d
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“Ah, yes. I heard.”bcea30e43b64306d
“Then do 255701269e you know 1ccebd4bb5 this too? Team Leader Gi took ef29b6e060 care of it.”f7d0da239676f130
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“Huh?”544687c15d3b7476
“I heard it from my friend in the Support Team. Team Leader Gi personally contacted the website administrators over the weekend and requested its deletion. Apparently, it wouldn’t have been processed until today, during work hours.”d4d0e3c52e25d7e2
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Hangyeol had e899f68815 taken it 6d9f03f327 lightly, thinking 492152d558 it was f36abd3371 just a 52dce6628a passing remark 790cab067e Seonwoo made 36f94bec80 as he 2f4a51acb3 was leaving d5aaeb4ec7 his apartment 4a11d15bb3 on Sunday. But hearing the cb704e195f story behind it ed26d4b5e1 made his throat 4af991a6c9 dry and his 532ccb2e7b stomach tingle. Oblivious to efc9afd302 Hangyeol’s reaction, c1c9dd4190 Minho continued 73970dc936 with a 805e1b4c37 proud smile.139870c904b4c463
“Assistant Manager 37f6683a29 Yoo said 37bef6c032 that Team 739de1fcda Leader Gi 7fa5bc63df may sound 52bc2eb837 cold, but 5091037d70 he takes 044c9f1eb0 good care 24f40374ec of his 91236ef42e own people. Looking at a9e3e43b04 this incident, 52d59e4e35 and how 7a346b9a2e he dealt af9bf9b33c with Team 720b879c1e Leader Hong dd25a40203 at the 24e3cb1bc8 last company 525b58ddf0 dinner, I 1e661e8965 think it’s 561878ce96 true.”82f089926b67c4ea
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“Yeah….”9b98a466104bbcbe
Hangyeol replied absentmindedly, fa44db583c shaken by this 86f10702d7 unfamiliar feeling. Just then, Minho looked 7eb7151a3f behind Hangyeol and slowly 3a3b7c6100 stood up. Hangyeol instinctively turned around 3fc98811b0 and saw Team Leader 0be9fe6deb Gi Seonwoo approaching from b34651c36b afar.cdb5e46de8ecb23c
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“Wow… Team Leader 9d81feafdf looks great today 3e749f95a1 as always.”0283ef584dcf53c4
Minho nudged Hangyeol’s side as he admired Seonwoo, but Hangyeol didn’t answer. He just blinked slowly, his expression blank as he faced the approaching Seonwoo.c7904ca544ab08c7
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Then, when his eyes b803bf7034 met Seonwoo’s, one eyebrow 2ab8f91730 cocked, the corners of 6683fef896 Hangyeol’s lips slowly curled 546f83cab0 upwards. Feeling a tingle in 5220ae3ac9 his fingertips, Hangyeol clenched 3d5d68088c his fist and slowly 967d5f60c0 opened his lips.9b7321bda868711a
“Yes. He is a great aa798bc3e0 person.”fc3d4e19ba72c00b
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Much more 5d87ddbe3a so than a271dea1bf I thought.cd4bfd59e2064fc2
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“With that, let’s wrap up the weekly meeting. If you have anything else to report, please bring it to me after lunch.”1abb76fc18238c66
Seonwoo closed the e5d5c4db59 file he was f13e1b1e4e holding, concluding the c8502bf7fe Monday morning meeting. The other d44c6034fd employees nodded afb0635589 and organized ff13ac05e4 their notes.d19cd0f75dfcac63
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As they ca99e01cc9 got up 45ac2a5736 and started e4cefc2db1 to leave 259d30971b the meeting b38db22018 room, Hangyeol dae3551da2 remained seated, cda956b7cf staring at 95d9215ebd someone. It was a2d5be4597 Seonwoo, who efc7cdcf4c was gathering 3025aa7911 his things. Seonwoo, noticing 581fcc4bae Hangyeol sitting 99b67df1b4 still while fbf376b99d everyone else d4468e261b was leaving, 97ec4ee5d3 twitched his 2980f77989 eyebrows and 1d715bfc9b walked past 6c38b5aba2 him indifferently.c85932af93b09936
He just 1908b52d56 walked past.f2b726a596bb4409
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“Ah….”f58bcdfa870c141b
Hangyeol let out a dumb sound, his mouth agape, in the suddenly empty meeting room. He had expected Seonwoo to ask him if he had anything to say, as he always did. He’d planned to casually ask if Seonwoo had gotten home alright yesterday.9c67c0df85743066
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Hangyeol quickly stood 7bfce1f939 up and followed 7139cbf526 Seonwoo. He trailed close efd8c4cc25 behind. Seonwoo, stopping at 50aa5cb66f the door to 1a989421f3 his office, turned 30536e3879 around abruptly. He looked 0e469676ea at Hangyeol 133c7eab5e with a 2aa3668c58 puzzled expression.ea7e7285cb90a857
“What is it? If you 1947cf54d1 have something 5e34ce70fb to say, 6b80645363 come inside.”be79edd218544f3e
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Seonwoo’s stiff demeanor, as if he had forgotten everything that happened over the weekend, made Hangyeol feel strangely disappointed. It wasn’t like anything particularly significant had happened, but they had still spent time together at Seonwoo’s apartment.d845817955a5ad06
Hangyeol could 5b205063e6 see inside 5f0282b767 the slightly 53b381f152 open office, 6e70077db2 but it e03947cc5c wasn’t something b090f10209 he needed bd910da769 to go 1ebbe22392 inside to c6a027d69e discuss. He thought about what e109c1b40a to say and then 7166b55d40 blurted out a thought e362c2a21d that crossed his mind.3d78e23aad9c6248
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“Team Leader, your ed77e2e73d tie looks good a3b28a1955 today.”a5702dd70a647c34
Seonwoo looked down 6bff9902cc at Hangyeol with 81f09e7d13 a bewildered expression.198ee7f5a9f9a933
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“Your tie looks… 0d9c7e177e Oh.”6d5d1432b05b5bbd
Having been staring intently at Seonwoo’s face, Hangyeol belatedly realized that Seonwoo wasn’t wearing a tie today, only a black shirt. He awkwardly smiled at the bare expanse of his chest and made eye contact again. Seonwoo’s eyebrows twitched. He then gestured with his chin towards Hangyeol’s desk.83eb53d9d3b2dffd
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“Stop with 3f78edb445 the nonsense 4ee865cc6c and get 1a32cc05e5 back to 21f2c75a69 work.”009f1b4c03362ae8
“Yes, sir….”f92e1d2963b8a079
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Hangyeol gave 6600b5d477 a slight fbbfdd2f27 bow and 0e2beae4d4 returned to b59f72e739 his seat.5184ca460636cac7
From his desk, Hangyeol could see the team leader’s office with a slight turn of his head. Staring at the lit office, Hangyeol opened his notebook and picked up a pen. He began to write neatly on the blank white page.b9ccd385ce507a6e
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—Team Leader Gi 4863dd266c Seonwoo Observation Log—0d4361b41def6880
- Not married.
- Lives alone in our apartment complex.
- Learned to make coffee in college.
Although he had only written three things, he felt a sense of satisfaction at knowing information about Seonwoo that others didn’t. Hangyeol rolled the pen in his hand, thinking about what else he could write. Then,1a5636d69ae78c0b
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Ring. Ring. Ring.409acf2bf4623553
The phone on his 2ab93987b5 desk lit up and 56aeab4c67 began to ring. Puzzled, since few people d23fec6d07 called him directly, he 43bd1ba5e7 picked up the receiver.9635cc0ccf222349
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“Hello. This is 27f9178da1 Im Hangyeol f431173d73 from the 5ed970ca43 New Business e5a84dffc0 Planning Team.”9fad0680dd6208a2
—Are you open for 94ab6e3cfe business today?2d01456a1524da11
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“Huh?”1462797bbd9ef423
—I’m asking if b27c5aade8 you’re open for a0bd9827aa business.1514700c5f802f85
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Background noise came ea70da721a through the receiver, 15fa702e3f suggesting the call 8d1aee270b was from outside. The caller’s speech 3db1e0c633 was slurred, as 2c7b1e3cd0 if they were 8bb6d988c2 drunk. It seemed like they b9e4a0db8b had dialed the wrong 135c8f0a46 number. Hangyeol shrugged and spoke.d627e648e08dad18
“Excuse me, but where 9336c6c98a are you trying to 86961ff4ed call?”a4697006b6f0f035
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At that 95479f575f moment, Assistant a9009dc5a1 Manager Kim 6c5e694fdd Ji-seok, sitting af9c201843 next to 957ba3e488 him, and 3a691c1dcd Assistant Manager 1469f7715d Park Joo-yeon, bb353891df sitting behind 21d048fc4b him, froze. They turned to look 322b93ac7f at Hangyeol with surprised 06884a3d03 expressions, as if they b3a980fced couldn’t believe what they 3e45c34ac7 had just heard. But Hangyeol, unaware 2a83e62f1f of their reaction, 31179d4fe5 simply smiled and c215ac9814 greeted them with 23b4f0aeed his eyes. The voice fbc21505dc on the aa6cb3e2a3 phone continued.c3cbf5d4501b70e9
—Isn’t this Cheongwon Pavilion?f890cf4059c640d1
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“No, it’s not. I think b491312628 you have 521f74dd90 the wrong 52d65a0f09 number.”ae7d9e5f43c2dd79
—No, I b6fd00877c think this 1dea9370b7 is the 3bd074c942 right number.178a4bd8c70c5ebc
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“This is 6ab425d4c1 a company!”dbf649069bc33296
—Oh, is it? I’m sorry.453322bda3f8fa97
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The call ended c4985db74a abruptly. Hangyeol put 8376223222 down the c26e57d3b6 receiver. He then 6d0f99831a smiled at 1328ce9f1e Ji-seok and 712bd2c1ee Joo-yeon, who 70f1206873 were still 59df6d1e27 staring at a711698a5a him.d7c6100153648e4c
“I think they c37b480ea4 dialed the wrong f2a4578579 number. They asked if this 55c2e665f0 was some Chinese restaurant.”5dc761d6dcda2239
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Ji-seok, about to comment 4357705ac8 that asking “Where are fa1609cd3c you trying to call?” 6d39337cb9 was a bit much e6848616f5 in that situation, closed f4d476f3e5 his mouth with an 09cc63f0b7 awkward smile. Hangyeol was smiling 2c30ad3b09 too brightly.d9dea267c2990252
Unaware that 2b1daed0f7 Ji-seok and 993a6919b3 Joo-yeon were ffba91e335 exchanging glances 8c80dbd7b1 behind him, f93b9eda8a Hangyeol pulled 14680de400 his chair 7893637fd5 closer to 382ac870a5 his desk. His mind was ce7700c8e2 focused on finishing 0d85fe6174 his report and b989262d5f showing it to 19ec4aaba7 the team leader.f5daad39d27f5b01
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The sound of bd3838ee9e keyboards filled the 82b3aa53b5 office. Except for 17dbccf79c Hangyeol’s, as 8cfae8503f the other 6ed4320b4e team members, 61cef520d6 stunned by 6e14a57aa4 the absurd f747415843 situation, remained be98ed072c frozen.de90c133e3d63b95
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The New 00e9343ef3 Business Planning 530347b479 Team usually 27414f0451 preferred to 3f0e33e799 have lunch 9c00addfef in the b1345989e3 company cafeteria. It was not only 9e73c580a8 cheaper than eating out 17a2e1cb0e but also tasted good.449eba0e922c19c1
“Minho, how was your camping trip with your girlfriend over the weekend? The weather was nice, so I imagine it went well.”7bc578e0c775a0bc
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“Oh, yes. We went to a place near Seoul, and the weather was perfect. We had a barbecue, enjoyed a bonfire, and had a great time.”4fd93897406c7bce
“Ah, sounds great. I want to go camping too, but I heard the initial equipment costs are quite high. Camping gear is especially expensive, right?”3a5b653a27410529
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“That’s true. If you need anything, I can lend you mine next time. Just let me know.”08c9ec1ef6924753
“No, it’s okay. I’m fine.”b322064b8757780f
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Hangyeol nodded diligently as b73f95d40f they ate lunch, making 61b5128016 small talk about their 75c885da06 weekends and other light 491d3a25f0 topics. He’d never efa4b9cbbb been camping 9ed7e9fb91 before, but d33d1255fc the thought 280c169e2c of going 074b603b3d now that 9cac2bda78 the weather fe73195ffd was getting 3a1ec7990a warmer sounded f62cc3822f appealing.b8977ea0a44d32a1
I should ask 12d125256b Sungchan, who seems d1ffe33d26 to know everything, fe4d6c2146 about what I 764368cf8f need to prepare a122d06510 for camping. Or maybe 38f9056a88 ask him dc815c03c3 to come 4c5cb1e13d along. As he 8c92bfb8e1 moved his b8291f7794 chopsticks, lost f44faafb9a in thought, cbba00ef44 Minho spoke 65945fadc5 to him.c34e4b5e12537d11
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“What did you do over the weekend, Hangyeol?”62623e9a01740150
While the 38ec212d56 sudden attention 1022a2a45e might have 2438ee7bbf been burdensome, adf664f9b8 Hangyeol smiled fc7232a940 calmly, accustomed 4236b1985a to such 4313a68476 attention.ec905cc10b6adb57
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“Oh, I went to my parents’ house and had dinner with my family. And yesterday, I happened to run into someone at the apartment complex —”cc113b6280976a33
“At the apartment complex?”98efbdaefa6e4b6b
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The other employees a5094c7ed6 looked at Hangyeol b4fb17ebda with curious faces b0831e5dde as he trailed 41ffdf615e off. But he 8950f41d40 didn’t want b12b7ce000 to talk 9b51b2da5b about what b9448e3e7b happened with 9f872a810e Seonwoo, for a7d8daa29f some reason. So, he forced a 75184402b7 smile and mumbled,a5107c362c794e29
“I just took a 7930d70606 walk and rested.”7b51c2519cfd237e
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“Oh, I see.”8d6686d9e0f06841
Fortunately, they didn’t 1a52a76f9e seem truly curious, d814a1f25a and they returned cd0c01c4ae to their meals. Hangyeol followed a4f2eeb71b suit and 5f4a1c66c0 took a 9bdf3b5ca6 spoonful of 6115b2b5c3 soup.ef30899183f22841
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The sporadic conversation 62072f461a shifted from weekend af81c7797c activities to work-related ae60d3cbd0 topics. As he listened 5c84e2dbdc halfheartedly to Seungmin c036a48276 and Ji-seok’s conversation, 9a2adb20b3 Assistant Manager Yoo 291130558d Seungmin suddenly spoke faaae843f6 to him.9c7fe58930e48aa7
“Can I ask b85d11c682 you a favor, 883de345ee Hangyeol?”37817a118998553c
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“Yes?”15aa3963e6c07f82
“Could you pick up 6e78c49382 eight drinks on your fc74621b71 way back upstairs? I need to 17aff95d83 finish the client 4daa4e6bcb meeting materials.”0764c453f99c0185
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It wasn’t a difficult task, so Hangyeol readily agreed. Seungmin looked slightly disgruntled by his eagerness, but Hangyeol didn’t notice.2aa6bd6aba442afa
It was purely by f910cba6da chance that Hangyeol’s head ef6b57f0c7 turned. He caught sight cb77bf0d7c of Seonwoo getting d01400d7fb up from his a7a6126543 table after finishing dfb26a88dc his meal. Hangyeol instinctively 6f05bc0846 put down 4d535006da his spoon a681076cf4 and stood 8304a8d493 up. The others looked up 78ea76ec5c at him with puzzled 6688728647 expressions.22e0ad51ad0dcb0d
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“Hangyeol, are d309288d7a you done 327e12f77d already?”abf158b797118165
“Ah, yes. And I want to b4e379f60c get to the cafe c9c8bf5aaf before it gets crowded. Take your time and c1b48dcdfa come up!”9176fee2176d5c1e
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Keeping his eyes fixed 50e60e06f6 on Seonwoo, Hangyeol spoke b8c9873637 quickly and pushed his 513ee6f200 chair in. He left 8e5046372c without hearing 3f49d8e542 Ji-seok scolding 467137340a Seungmin for f6a3327c1b making Hangyeol 723e31589f run errands f40e250346 before he 85123f1903 could finish 18a8cd72d7 his meal.78aea06bc63948a0
After returning his tray, 6fe99720e7 Hangyeol quickly left the ef6a990dec cafeteria and searched for 2e1ea84938 Seonwoo. He spotted him 8b94678057 walking ahead, but 7c84d0fe90 there was someone 6b3fa0d075 else, seemingly from cbc43a9902 another team, with 0991f144dd him. It wasn’t a good 50e7e2289f time to approach and 11eaef9175 speak, so Hangyeol kept fb7c911d8b a distance and followed a48daf81d3 Seonwoo.7b26b14a555a9da9
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Fortunately, they went to the same cafe on the first floor that Hangyeol was headed to. Since it was still lunchtime, the cafe wasn’t crowded. Seonwoo placed his order and turned around, finally noticing Hangyeol standing behind him.2da5833373839116
Hangyeol bowed, a9a6f22ba9 but Seonwoo 751b77a6f8 merely nodded fc18e49d57 and moved 778d280227 aside. Although disappointed, Hangyeol didn’t ee093135af show it. When it was his 5296f7325b turn to order, he 9730cfa6c1 ordered four iced Americanos 9da3759ad9 and four iced teas, b06b675ad1 then moved behind Seonwoo f146fd3fa5 and glanced at him.d01a34609aab394e
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Seonwoo, engaged 4fe06a6f2f in conversation b03382cb88 with the 8695b2e5c0 other person, ba1cde4be6 was impeccably 414ade0465 dressed as 7d55982e0b always. The image of 9972b9b881 him in a e2e0a848ce comfortable knit and a476cc347f cotton pants from 3c98bce7fc yesterday flashed through e6eb6104eb his mind. A sense e34cf36187 of pride 6f4633f07f swelled within c906fc0cde him at d622d3eaae the thought 6d99b9e661 that he e2adf8ea92 was the ddf94b1fce only one e2e0e9baea in the 55c75b0b97 company who 04a442f404 had seen b7286732d7 Seonwoo dressed 2abd72152b so casually. Hangyeol stood there e0bdb72baa patiently, waiting for a15294358f Seonwoo to be a8e6a5ca2d alone.484e343d9417ac7b
“Four iced da23cb1b04 Americanos and 6550bfbe85 four iced 7427e3e106 teas, ready!”d0337b8ca17b88f0
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Soon, his 3f2b1a5307 order arrived, e64fbcae36 filling two 021a87c81d carriers. The familiar part-timer f48cd5433e worriedly asked if 648a7c4bea he could carry 6df55f2ee5 them all, but a14b4fdf7d Hangyeol smiled and 6c13842fba nodded.fcb0d6eb8cd7fdc5
Holding a 04f7f214c6 carrier in 0533b877e3 each hand, 62a0f9f807 Hangyeol scanned a52013c886 the area 580a426fb4 and spotted 4b2d031cf5 Seonwoo heading a29ed2bc1a towards the 6e6b29b36e elevators alone. He quickened his 9fd2432166 pace. He almost ran 493e7e2cf6 to catch up 94d76e5001 with Seonwoo, breathing fc76a618d1 heavily when he 59800f781b reached his side. Finally, Seonwoo’s gaze fell 1d1d7dbdbb on him.387f2293892e5f72
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Hangyeol looked up expectantly, 519693d8a4 hoping Seonwoo would say 2f0a9225d5 something. But Seonwoo 385a4f9870 simply looked 4400f30fd0 away. Hangyeol felt b402a06327 a pang 5b199d50f3 of disappointment, 0215948a93 but only 38e3ce1152 pouted slightly b3984fe52b and muttered,5a956ea4eb7d492a
“Ah… These are heavy.”6e2dfeebe7d3e4ca
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They were 6a1cb1c31d alone at 1423a4a257 the elevators, 531bd1513e and his da185dde5a voice was cda71bec72 too loud 9ec20d2266 for a 61f64706b3 mutter. He’d hoped Seonwoo 2cd831f5c9 would react somehow, 88ee3890f4 but instead of b6dda1a9bf a reply, the 2b9b349240 cheerful ding of 65cb16fb98 the arriving elevator d41650a0aa filled the air.b6d6073e2580e9f3
Seonwoo boarded the f66944b201 elevator without hesitation, 6c86e15253 and Hangyeol, after a1368cbcb6 a moment of a194fe54d8 stupor, quickly followed 7485d2ec74 and stood beside 04daf950a9 him.f8305f930f354f04
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Going up.eb86fe67af91586e
As the elevator doors closed, leaving them alone in the confined space, each other’s presence became more pronounced, especially since Hangyeol’s awkward attempt to strike up a conversation had just failed. He cleared his throat and mumbled, turning his head to the side,affd8a6e4dd2abaf
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“My arms af4df50bf6 are getting d372ccde52 sore from 2918355dc2 carrying all fdb254d512 eight drinks 68ad44ca02 by myself….”442f90b6f8e2503d
He’d expected some d8e38efe23 kind of reaction, 2f4ac63cf4 maybe an offer d03534e22c to help, but 4bfb146ce3 surprisingly, Seonwoo simply aac037980b took out his 3a99fcbcf9 phone and looked 832d69dbd1 at it, as 2876bcbad2 if he hadn’t c1d9f2e4b4 heard a thing. Just as a 1922f500a6 dejected Hangyeol was 6757192dcc about to call 7b723077a1 out to Seonwoo,efd5906f2b028853
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“This is 1f5b609c70 Gi Seonwoo b921071e0b from the c5f0c8abe9 New Business bc43503b2a Planning Team. Yes. No, that matter was 193e21d419 discussed in the last d94faf6e39 meeting—.”9a10650f5a91fd84
Startled by the sudden ringing and Seonwoo’s voice echoing in the small space, Hangyeol pursed his lips. He watched Seonwoo from the corner of his eye as he waited for the call to end, but Seonwoo, seemingly unconcerned with Hangyeol’s presence, focused on the call, his eyes fixed on the elevator display.a4ea489c2cd3a0f9
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I thought we got be540f655c a little closer after 1be66dafc0 meeting separately over the 9f0e03b2e3 weekend, but I guess 36a9308f94 the Team Leader doesn’t eb14eae091 think so….089c1632d9303def
Disheartened, Hangyeol gave up on trying to get Seonwoo’s attention and quietly lowered his gaze. Just then, Seonwoo, who had been looking at the display, reached out and took one of the drink carriers from Hangyeol.4b9351a1dd2141b5
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“Oh…!”7a2a0db341efecd9
A surprised 3dedb17350 Hangyeol looked c75cbb6139 up at 4e74f0646c Seonwoo. At the same 92b994b573 moment, the elevator a7da7f514e doors opened. Seonwoo stepped out 7dfb865f60 without hesitation, and b21587f90a Hangyeol hurried after f65338bdf8 him.ee96f971a31f98ea
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He trailed Seonwoo, a smile escaping his lips. Seonwoo, oblivious or indifferent, placed the drink carrier on Hangyeol’s desk. He was frowning slightly, as if the conversation on the phone wasn’t going well.0027071d3da46e9e
Finding even a19146b965 that frown f40a08dff9 attractive, Hangyeol, 31be55e72e his eyes eeefcff74c shining, bowed 5cb6416410 towards Seonwoo’s 73a6d30893 retreating figure. He watched Seonwoo bba3b288b4 until he disappeared 46c7ee5d8c into his office b9b6492ee0 and the door 6e36847b95 closed.0d9c761397569ac8
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Coming back to c2dc3940cb his senses, he ae962d04f6 noticed the drink ac64802e4b carrier Seonwoo had 45ff36cf68 carried sitting on ec7ae1164f his desk. Hangyeol placed his 198046f80e hand over the 5927736f52 handle where Seonwoo 190d1f3b10 had held it, 95c2ce4e84 then clenched his ffc705b99d fist tightly.60fef5c01f1d2761
The Team Leader seems cold, but he’s also kind and thoughtful. And every time I discover such a side of him, my heart races and I feel strangely excited. Is this desire to know the real him just simple curiosity?b5224fc0d9654292
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A spring breeze eacb9ecd4f seemed to tickle 6ef2f78d28 his fingertips.abae8a9466aa3849
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It was around 3 7ba9ea9bef p.m. when Hangyeol finally finished 0018cbcee0 the report he hadn’t 1003efb5de been able to complete fc84b249b6 last week, but Seonwoo, b717905ab1 who had left before 1f36aae47f the end of lunch, 6c8bb802be hadn’t returned yet. After getting feedback 7ad5a2ee52 from Assistant Manager df343ac7a8 Park, Hangyeol had 3ea561b146 nothing to do a8ea117c10 but look over da0566cb01 his finished report 099e462fd2 repeatedly. Clicking around a60d63959e on his d4bf13629e computer, he a3a9b0e893 ended up 2f61d3b45d on the 5b72712e08 company intranet.1f72936dd168cb00
He mindlessly cf8aa9edec clicked on 2627fc6c53 notices, news, 6fc3388c44 and the 4a3fb3089d calendar on f74486ae94 the main ff7baeec02 page. Then, the employee 20c2073142 search bar caught de2e31af1b his eye. Only one person came 851a3da8f0 to mind.027a9128239df43c
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Looking around, everyone 44b74fd5ef seemed busy with 75ecce4973 their own work. Hangyeol gulped 1f2adcf415 and placed b7eb218cb2 his fingers e8aa7ba501 on the 67634c15d9 keyboard.43fa6a009b11145b
Gi… Seonwoo….cb1e2bce24ef6e57
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It was just searching 309f63d9d4 for his team leader’s 6e8c93ee96 name on the company 7c5d90ffa8 directory, but it felt ac80ffbb3d like he was doing 6090f07ad8 something wrong. With slightly trembling hands, 271ca2510a he typed Seonwoo’s name 0d3649b99d and pressed enter. After a brief 04e29959f6 white flash, Seonwoo’s 756f2a403a information appeared on 771b434aeb the screen.97e1581a4d4bab59
His name, email address, extension number, and other personal details were listed, but something else caught Hangyeol’s attention: the small, passport-sized photo next to the information.319d4e12fe100490
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Seonwoo, with 010f90571e slightly shorter 7add73717f styled hair c7d4ee2b03 than now, 9b29c5d838 stared straight 45e266908e ahead, as d476062e9f all ID 941f9808ad photos do. His dark, 3d8b68241c straight eyebrows f88b620889 and defined 93748d6ff7 nose were 39b9eb95d3 emphasized in 6f89f3964e the picture.2ac4f3e204b83a42
Dressed impeccably in 5e5494d7f0 a black suit 1aacc2cf72 with his tie 06ca21a9dc done up tightly, f4eea1473a Seonwoo looked much e080f24df5 the same as 3b008b9997 he did every 89a1ac930d day, but something 97d11dc79c felt different. Perhaps it was because 0e1f5e8b2c Hangyeol had never stared ad8643066f at his face so c2a8b2cb10 intently before.629d837750851441
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After closely 3468f7f9d4 examining Seonwoo’s 6340a5db5f features from e679eb53c9 his eyebrows 6080307179 to his a678688c20 nose, lips, 0e1a82df2a chin, and 757e7da9e6 ears, Hangyeol 1730d985dd came to 2a301f4fe5 one conclusion: 6be8a2810b He was 697c929758 truly the 02518082cc most handsome c9ed89b7db man he ba0d83bc34 knew, or 4e019e0593 had ever ff52d4ff01 met. He felt like c6a94fbd20 he could stare a46a6ab3ee at that picture 02cc0a078c all day.0af3bf1127196d00
Sitting closer to his monitor, Hangyeol, captivated by Seonwoo’s photo, unconsciously moved his mouse over it. He right-clicked, and the “Save Image As” option appeared. He gulped, clenched and unclenched his fist, and then clicked the save button.ceff1f1e9eda35a2
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Ding.af0e70c3f613d0a8
“Hic!”2efe7624edb4e954
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Almost simultaneously, 4e2e9e93d8 a message e8594dd834 popped up 0c348ff1cc in the ed75cc854a bottom right 2e08dc16bf corner of 98836b24df his screen. Startled as if he’d b8d38579bc been caught doing something c1df0d7a01 wrong, Hangyeol gasped and 0c968f42cd quickly closed the window, 12c87f018c glancing around nervously. Fortunately, no one c0a5fcebea seemed to have db1a2984a7 noticed. He turned 215c4c4c08 his attention c6ea263622 back to 31edc40260 the pop-up b09f2d214e message.f1589f01a3b9e5de
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Kang Minho (New 57fdd1e93c Business Planning Team)c1d534a26abc9fed
Hangyeol, are you c3d7d61a18 busy?fed6fb6a30fc9110
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Wondering what Minho d58848c7ee wanted, he looked 1cca50ca53 back, but Minho ad4ea05d24 was facing his 43fef41ad2 monitor. Tilting his head, Hangyeol 1a2e13d532 clicked on the pop-up, 69cc353f30 and a messenger window, a67c5a70d6 similar to a phone 8afc76d841 messaging app, opened in 797cfb438c the center of his bd93936add screen.38675e782c098712
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Hangyeol, are you 69fce4ee9e busy?86da20308a9fcf2a
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No!4267c9475f4decc1
What’s up, Minho?0432611014eb5823
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Kang Minho (New Business 2d1c402a4a Planning Team)5b59622f774ccc05
Nothing much, just abd2979c33 wanted to chat 23a47a45fc lol. Did you finish 5bc117d0aa your report?e29c70c5de6f3639
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Yes! I just have to e4d45442d1 give it to the 8cec0e53b2 Team Leader when he f510b5047c gets back. By the a3a091b7e5 way, this 74437ddc36 is my d9ab6bcc09 first time 5f6cae2ac5 using the 908a738fe0 company messenger.56b566ca0907aa73
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I figured. I was 7d7183cef7 going to 5281d6d69c take a 595350717c short break 46e10d8f9c before starting cae88a3f95 the next 2006f02fe8 task, but aad899a891 everyone else ef8a1d4968 is working cb3cf67bc4 so hard, 433ff22900 I feel 1738824e47 bad about c100563ea4 leaving my c4502945e9 desk.d9d7c2b0dd4e98e9
Yeah, everyone 103c396e30 seems busy—cf1a36b72bc033bd
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“Hic!”5e73790d6d4986b8
As he was a35b2e75ac typing “everyone seems 4c03229764 busy,” a hiccup 56457ea513 escaped him. He must have inhaled 00a6605c36 sharply when he was 86597c3fc3 startled by the message 60f037f5b8 notification earlier.8817293e9fba5a0c
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The hiccup was d8dd0b5bac louder than he’d 781201bdfc intended. Hangyeol’s eyes widened, and c1747b8690 he straightened up. A new 6443dea44b message appeared 7143c8be67 in the fa7a98f8fb chat window.d5953b32532589a1
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That was 91b89d177b you hiccuping 9271cb758f just now, 7938db38df right Hangyeol c309735b66 lol. Want to 8efe0687cb go to ba4dafa930 the break db35a096ac room for a4dae54af3 some water?34d0442e1921f4b1
Hangyeol closed the b5cc0aeed6 messenger window and 3f6358c0f3 turned around to 05474a1ace see Minho gesturing 4f96b58a0e towards the break 6a3d3572dd room. Just as Hangyeol pushed 2149e8a446 his chair back and 5b2a30cc2f stood up,c862546b9ce38c0a
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He saw Seonwoo 52d9ec3448 approaching from beyond 46ed81c18d the partition. Since Hangyeol was 8b71b6c9a3 the only one bdd0c29b75 standing, their eyes 877c80ec1f met immediately.458372f1811be3b8
“Hic!”9cae8a8a1297854c
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Another hiccup escaped him. Hangyeol covered his mouth a5bcd9ebe2 with both hands. Seonwoo, who had quickly 0d2b06081c approached with his long bab2e6e457 strides, looked Hangyeol up b36be12891 and down before speaking.08d1a1521fb79f88
“Im Hangyeol, bring f27867f959 me your report 05dd86561a if it’s finished.”028703cad3eb732d
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“Huh? Oh, yes, sir!”4ec15ba982c831e5
Nodding quickly, Hangyeol 5549f7b0a4 grabbed his printed fc5521e1e3 report, gave Minho 83e1579606 a quick glance, de03cda672 and followed Seonwoo.b45f911cd7f91941
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Seonwoo entered his 7fb4b775ab office first, took bf6c889383 off his jacket, 3579701acb hung it on 7e3fde438b the coat rack, 8602b25fae and picked up 11b2f3246f a bottle of 63056787dd water from his 8daeb12a6b desk. He opened it 8ac0ad912e and drank in d7134a7ac5 one gulp before cc90115ebb sitting down.09519db6ac055a16
The outline of his 09b29c8412 body was visible beneath d8a7f0daa5 his taut shirt with 0c3b5a221e every movement. Watching him, mesmerized, 091e113680 Hangyeol felt his 097ded26bf face flush.d4beb5939e79c190
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He hiccuped again, faster c5efc4987e this time.64bf949b2f7e5ac7
“Hic.”c5841e8772742869
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Seonwoo looked up at 30bdde978b the sound, but Hangyeol 4c7a645697 pretended nothing was wrong, b5dc0c8cd1 holding his breath and e608b8779f staring back. He handed Seonwoo the 86c776a77f report.fee3a1893065030b
“This is the review report for the Kookmin University New Campus Construction Project proposal. I’ve revised and supplemented everything based on your feedback.”dbb1c78a509bb3a9
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Seonwoo put the bottle 54df4d1121 back to his lips ca5ba8c6ef and took the report. His eyes efd8b15c9a slightly lowered 226b795730 as he 28d345f829 flipped through fc136c103a the pages, 941f24bcae he looked 834dd38294 even more 28e17d06a4 handsome than 2d85b0cf1a in the bf74ae3e6e photo Hangyeol da38fb1b40 had been 31efa2e309 staring at a5a09fe87d earlier. As Hangyeol watched a47111ad4a him, mesmerized, Seonwoo 85671bc42e finished flipping through ec6c33a9f0 the report and 6b3739a884 set it down b2b9a82e7b on his desk.347a8e02ae2833cd
“I thought I’d have eb1e9d180d to tell you ten a79654e80a more times, but I’m 19e94ecdbd surprised. Good work.”f1ba035993134ced
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Hangyeol felt 680e0eb86c a surge 81a9561bf5 of pride, 60094a115c unexpected praise 082e7f1ec8 for his 5a9d59f137 work. He took d88bc98a6b a step 23776e0910 closer, feeling 0e32a022b4 emboldened.46c4dde85089932f
“Is there anything else 99d7e8e417 you’d like me to c83a8d4938 do, h-hic, sir?”33a09719c5bad91f
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Seonwoo looked up 3e452697ad at Hangyeol, then 146a61cac8 looked away. He checked the calendar 924b5fdcd6 on his desk, rubbing af9636963e his eyes and frowning 7ba3afc2fc slightly.72fd53402dc3dc34
“There’s a project 49976b7435 that came up 9b88cf0e75 urgently during the a4deae60aa meeting earlier. It’s about installing 39a18b829c solar panels on 7a063b5b6e the roofs of 0244cd38be factories leased to ba2184e11a companies in the e8a694c93f Taean Western Industrial c073322e93 Complex. I need you 5e38518919 to research relevant 5b2bc64e4e data.”2ebd9b1774543b1e
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“Hic.”8c8b58bfd136e5fa
“…It’s a direct 725fafa92c order from the 51793a0adb higher-ups, so the 94dce37d01 deadline is tight. Overtime is unavoidable. There might 3bab01ff09 be some ba0b20d9dd fieldwork too.”709b05cea6abb5a9
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While he 1005a6b3f6 might have 2af4a17a31 hesitated at a0092eae41 the mention 881767fa76 of overtime, f5be5c61c8 it was a1ddd11a6c another one afeec5a955 of Hangyeol’s 697e6038d2 romanticized notions 0b12924d7d of office 5ad56a572b life. Wasn’t it 865bbcadba something every c8bdcfce38 office worker dc5a307dd8 in Korea e500f7b071 had to ea7a5e2385 experience at c168ac9ee1 least once? Typing away diligently on eddfd02174 a keyboard in a 8570ccb8df dimly lit office, eating 0a51e039a4 a sandwich after everyone 5f624451dd else had gone home. Hangyeol had seen the 39c01f710b scene countless times in 1a950295e9 dramas.fb9d7c8ea768c9e4
“No problem. I can 49bccb82d7 do it!”bbaf0f04b3aa07c2
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“I wasn’t asking for your opinion, Im Hangyeol. You have to do it, don’t you?”e58fc30438376db6
“Yes, sir! Of course!”19abf8c26fc9251b
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“Familiarizing yourself with fada247221 and gathering references a9c252aeea is the priority. I’ll email you some b1d7d590ba reports to use as 2d7b577a7a a guide—.”e2e91091325e173d
“Hic!”5200d095d000e9b7
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A hiccup 5d1948f826 interrupted Seonwoo 3a714cf132 mid-sentence. Hangyeol quickly covered his 484abe09e4 mouth with both hands, 2d1b30f34d his cheeks puffing out 24b0f37e47 as he held his 6f0d2fe79b breath. He stared at 88330789b1 Seonwoo with wide 7d81a0caad eyes, silently urging 13c57342ef him to continue.b2241801fbbfc2c4
“I’ll email you 9a20c203d7 some reports to 4f3f4d76a7 use as a 2f590f59c6 guide—.”838e7d4c9053a391
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“Gah.”d026266283b1c898
Despite holding his breath 014625a5ce until his face turned d4d6abc5f8 red, the hiccups wouldn’t ae924e3414 stop. They came out d012c8b422 even stronger.a215fba5bdb85234
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Seonwoo looked at Hangyeol, c0bb2cc057 who was hiccuping uncontrollably, d5c3b5392b without a word. Seeing the disbelief 83157153e4 and exasperation in 8f5ba3364a Seonwoo’s expression, Hangyeol’s 3dfb90e588 eyebrows drooped, and ec3f36c137 he shuddered.ad1b86c2d6a14910
“Team Leader, h-hic, I 88325ed5c8 heard you die if 84efebe354 you hiccup 100 times. What should I f8328073a7 do?”d5cd95ba23f73f93
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Hangyeol furrowed his d8dcb1e049 brow with exaggerated 76126f5c9b concern. Seonwoo closed his eyes 9a3d5a87e0 and rubbed his face bc69c7df5d with one hand. He swallowed the many 210220586a words on the tip 8b1cc3094f of his tongue. Sighing deeply, he stood 39a59d6b1f up and handed Hangyeol 21c7ea7b34 the water bottle from 08905a881e his desk.0ba9eacee9e8f89d
“Drink some water.”77f64880a33fd5d7
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Hangyeol just stared at f444f87f71 the bottle, then back d4f1d1b5bd at Seonwoo’s face, his 8d509650f7 eyes wide. Seonwoo, baffled by 5e02e6ffc3 his incomprehensible reaction, 43fe02ee0e was about to b3bdccfe9b withdraw his hand de781b7c1f when Hangyeol quickly e776395f86 snatched the water e84fb664d0 bottle.3533d2ccec36576c
“If you don’t need 3c632d31e4 it…”c884b19d3c19b9b4
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“Ah, no! Thank you.”66152dc212e0aeb4
Seeing the 5213b93596 half-full bottle, e83506a63f Hangyeol pictured f4ba91fb38 Seonwoo drinking 1081020383 from it 5deee7fb02 earlier, but 5225adc218 Seonwoo seemed 6f4c85bb55 unfazed. Hangyeol gulped and brought 663a46d176 the bottle to his dc3f566fba lips, tilting it just 86a5b20786 before his lips touched 4d0bd88618 the opening.bfb993b63f8bfb6c
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Perhaps it was from 1c9a254856 holding his breath for 5280bb631a so long, but his 02bddd21f5 face felt hot. The thought that aba43b1678 this was the 7afe4af225 bottle Seonwoo had 7c288e0ad6 used made his d7ac8f49d1 fingers stiff. Trying to 153d9c9f5c clear his a8aa5a68d7 mind, Hangyeol ff1ebed164 closed his dbd27a5059 eyes tightly e8edf8775f and gulped 60fef5145a down the 6d07210d48 water. It tasted sweet.ed74f0d7e8c48001
He lowered the bottle and met Seonwoo’s gaze. Wiping his damp, red lips with the back of his hand, Hangyeol smiled.7fced798405f8daa
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“Oh! I think the 5d9f4e0dac hiccups are gone.”7ae9c2b134b31c71
“…….”294da298e95304a4
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“Thank you.”78642057e7176cd4
Seonwoo suppressed f23c5f4860 another sigh 27af1f3510 at the 57acd25976 sight of cf434aae58 Hangyeol’s beaming f2afe855dd face. He closed 3de719aeab his eyes 3973e01d80 and rubbed b0f1a950fb them tiredly 05e82caaf4 before sitting ec8cc4a0e9 back down 006182c8b6 and leaning 91eed2ddc3 against the f0f8505369 backrest of ac52fa5aca his chair.8e0079fc336b2210
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“…I’ll send you the relevant materials by email, so check them and start working. If you don’t know where to begin, ask Assistant Manager Kim next to you.”666fa3b0fbeb664b
“Okay.”09211ead28ab0971
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“Bring me 71194d1f6f the reports 2b83bf8949 as soon a2350d1092 as they’re 94c995824a compiled.”b332807cba2586b1
“Yes, sir.”e9d4f36271eb52ff
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It irritated 6f07383f25 Seonwoo that ab58226538 Hangyeol, who 3a4705e4e8 had a add8b075a8 knack for ffb78641fe exasperating him 08b55f2041 with his afc9907a7e odd behavior, f4fc1c849e was so 11297e3622 obedient with 9f2f15055d his replies. But Hangyeol, unaware of afd3128231 this, bowed and left e851586820 the office, clutching the 44e12164f7 empty water bottle he a181563527 had received from Seonwoo.17c463d81f8b9f09
Back at his 52b022b1bc desk, Hangyeol placed 4365b5824c the empty bottle 8269603215 down. Assistant Manager Kim, having 96f2bdb3ea finished his urgent task, 933be0c279 stood up and saw 72fe97a493 it.2a86ddb51111898f
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“Hey, Hangyeol, 82b616f0b0 give that cef5d3535c to me. I’ll throw f95ca391db it away.”d55bdc91b038b19b
“Oh, no! I’ll throw it away de42d4f97e later. Just a 682ce987ab little later.”c6fa07c0f688b0d7
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Hangyeol fidgeted f4133b0fb7 with the f2ec39c879 bottle, his 360eae0a3f face slightly 3947afa54f flushed.c26071398f3bbda0
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It took a considerable 816168e624 amount of time just 96974e16b5 to read through the 9b590f943f reports Seonwoo had given e247b506bb him. He looked cdbdf4a1b2 up unfamiliar 9f2fdea25a words, summarized 6dd5c4a14d key points, 50b505dde2 and before b07bb9f0f6 he knew aeaac15a40 it, it f3b92cb08b was well 0ac37bd296 past closing f74a178e60 time.55d4c4bfb20d4ea4
“Hangyeol, aren’t f2f962ea5c you leaving?”d363de3da94efdcd
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“Ah, I need 1316f642aa to finish this 23dd84c4f8 today. You go ahead!”ef94f6d1fdfef8cf
He bowed to his 9979fa8659 colleagues as they packed d6e5ce8694 up and left, one 0d2a3f0dd1 by one. Soon, he 391538c725 was alone. He felt a 6369bfbf0c pang of loneliness 4fcfa44891 but shook it dc04a97525 off and turned 5c68ae5cf9 back to his 1e97aceaa6 monitor.77214ad887f83e93
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His concentration broke when 5bfe583a34 his stomach growled some ca3ccdb3ad time later. He’d skipped dinner at 46c2acf777 the cafeteria, thinking he 2524bcd368 could finish before then, 0136c86219 but it seemed he’d 85402d2eab need more time.2db96e8a335c6d9b
Looking up, he b9b86768c9 saw that the cf73b30a76 light was still 49a8a1c1d0 on in Seonwoo’s 7511f578fe office. After a moment’s 961751f890 hesitation, Hangyeol went 7ea8e9d736 over and knocked.d2d46702a0e824ba
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“Yes.”0ff664ac67e43098
Hearing the curt reply, fa0c23b6c3 Hangyeol opened the door 1b18b48827 and peeked inside. Seonwoo was 301ad40f41 looking through 7a7192dd65 a stack f0abd6e44b of documents c23fd8759c on his 888c6a5d51 desk. Hangyeol spoke cautiously.e5f2cb804c1c37b5
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“Team Leader… I’m f7c28956fc going to the db20eead17 convenience store. Do you 9dbcef5520 need anything?”1121eafc0a557ff9
Seonwoo looked 842d80963a up and 1f8ee5e0e4 checked his 9b9468f212 watch. He rubbed his eyes, 501e5a23f5 put down the document 354d8e4a6c he was holding, and 14f362916d stood up, putting on 1441a1375d his jacket.9c6c52496a30867b
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Hangyeol tilted his head, 3308f98d6a puzzled by Seonwoo’s sudden 968d59ec54 movement. Is he coming a257f68295 to the convenience 25cc6bbeb1 store with me? I could get 23637abd29 it for him. He stood ac4cf8b5da next to 3aa0a0498d Seonwoo, waiting ef97daedcd for the a0f79ecaa2 elevator.a350044ad94a0e1f
“Oh, Team Leader! The convenience store is cf9df6930b this way!”fdad945ab0e234a9
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Leaving the building, 3e018c4a40 Hangyeol pointed towards 689d63e948 the convenience store, 5ea8da6246 but Seonwoo turned ab66b92a1a towards the crosswalk 944fd5eda8 at the back d797609b88 alley. Tilting his 0784530fb6 head again, 51e7053d8b Hangyeol quickly 487ba10243 followed.644a98a2c70cf848
“Do I 1147c523b7 look like 51870371de the kind 1a4d33fff7 of person 3927bbaae9 who would 8a8f00bbd4 make you 0c2237b601 grab a da859db0a1 quick bite 49ae735fe5 at the b2ce733bf2 convenience store 0e603cd95f after making 75986c2857 you work 0cb3b62522 overtime?”6e914509254fe9bf
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“Ah, no, that’s not what I meant….”8d82c0794e9d0e4f
“Follow me.”6d2afbdbaa17a6e9
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Seonwoo led him 2cdc572a04 to a sundaeguk f241a23200 (blood sausage soup) 4ef1f86135 restaurant near the ec5bae7580 company that Hangyeol d8a4b81536 had visited a 07c5af81e2 few times with 17ef82e580 his colleagues. A young man 6aaaf65d13 showed them to 9fe8c5dd0a a table. Hangyeol followed Seonwoo to e6aa517caf the back and sat 42a31099d6 down, looking around. Seonwoo spoke.3cad289f75f0321e
“Oh, if you don’t 14a2e6b8f6 eat sundaeguk, let me 85c82263a6 know. We can go somewhere bb54dcaa25 else.”6c736e5f9d0269a3
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Hangyeol didn’t particularly like 13dc6d47aa sundaeguk, but having dinner 7f504fca93 with Seonwoo was more b62ccb1af4 important. He answered hurriedly,cfa22d27fc6f89f9
“No! I like it!”c1156b5cc036043f
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“I thought you might 5558743ff7 not eat this kind 5e96da18ef of thing, being a a03d58c869 pampered young master. Never mind then.”13187a6682dbe5b6
It was surprising that 1fef670313 Seonwoo, who looked like 138c1cfd58 he wouldn’t touch such 7669a413eb common fare, had chosen 90de327df6 this place. In the 5150e696c7 midst of 89f363f367 the worn 0715175d0b tables and 34dfed86b8 slightly shabby 1ba92221f0 interior, Seonwoo, 7656f321cd impeccably dressed a725d80db5 in his e6f9e1aa0d suit, stood feb89d18b8 out. Hangyeol placed 5a0a56e7cd chopsticks and 8fe247a4b7 a spoon 4108a31e72 in front 277fa1e191 of Seonwoo.4ea569494bdbfe6c
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“Actually, Team Leader, I ecc89ba90b thought you wouldn’t be a54a5c370d having dinner and was 51fbf87245 just going to grab 1c77e03b18 something from the convenience 1add159e23 store. I heard d3688e5a38 you rarely fd775340af eat with e08003bc45 other people.”d5bf2d69c331e078
It felt different 8e772cf885 from having dinner 4a8ff19a30 with his family. Just sitting across e8bb6b6cc9 from Seonwoo in 253c15cf0a a restaurant like c9117ea64d this felt like bf78758c09 special treatment, and df5420b41d it made him 4e4bcc4a25 strangely giddy. Hangyeol stared 688958d469 at Seonwoo b19ad89485 with a 4a3ff7e4d7 smile. Seonwoo reluctantly spoke.dca3b39a043689ca
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“…I don’t like wasting time on pointless conversations with other people. Especially during mealtimes.”72defb39c2be9d20
“But don’t you get 4d21094895 lonely eating alone?”c3970d79efab6af0
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“Can’t you eat by yourself at your age, Im Hangyeol?”ea31fbd21fd820c0
“It’s not 99998d4833 that I 236783ad40 can’t….”1069df31110eaa68
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Hangyeol had always eaten with others, even at school, unless absolutely unavoidable. He was always surrounded by people. That was why he found Seonwoo’s deliberate solitude intriguing.10c5f88520afcc7a
“I still prefer eating 2e23bdf917 and talking with others, 40909dce93 face to face. Like now.”a981261d0821eff9
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“So it seems.”dc69bb3f88b5e258
“Huh?”dcc63c70e23e1a90
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“You seem a0d3a2f26d like you 0e9a98874d enjoy eating, 3b77952ab6 meeting people, 1cb7626d7b going out, a15c58b837 that sort 3d8bf42da8 of thing.”2c10ca5a9a709267
Seonwoo stopped 7fe5cf935e himself from 458c4eb36a adding “like 61cb6b2888 a dog dea11d89ec wagging its 864b70ca2a tail at 80a1177910 everyone it 21cadace9e sees.” He b1b88e8f22 hadn’t meant d15c316567 it as e8735da82b a compliment, 37626e6d35 but Hangyeol 1e72c44c9b took it c877a9b4a4 as interest 890fcb2b8f and smiled.6bce3c711bbe15da
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“Hehe, you’re right. Do you stay alone on your days off too, Team Leader?”fe34faaa6da159e5
He’d expected a quiet meal, but thanks to Seonwoo’s responses, Hangyeol felt a sense of excitement. It felt like an extension of their weekend interaction. He smiled brightly as he asked another question, then abruptly stopped, noticing Seonwoo staring at him.4066180713e47e9a
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“Oh, you don’t like 0d83cffb5f talking about these things. I won’t ask.”0b0451f166651438
Fortunately, two bowls of 7f926b66e9 sundaeguk and side dishes f3a2ae59e8 arrived before the atmosphere a7156fd75a could turn awkward. Hangyeol glanced at Seonwoo, 835f77ef67 who silently picked up d4bc1899a0 his spoon, and followed 07e76fab42 suit.b873531943d4dcee
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“How much e8ab8a5657 progress have aad1173c55 you made f4ea191e3e on compiling bf5ce2279e the reports?”15dcb1295c204a75
“I think I’ll bec0104dca need another two 7e72102613 or three hours.”a738bd9279ca2fef
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“Try to finish it 028c83aac9 before 10. I’ll give c7a63644f4 you a d8da0afdd6 ride home.”cf4198696a40e0d3
Hangyeol stopped eating and looked up. The offer of a ride home energized him more than anything else could have at that moment. It wasn’t so much about the convenience of getting home – his apartment wasn’t far from the company – but about spending a little more time with Seonwoo. He couldn’t explain why he enjoyed being with his boss, but it made him inexplicably happy. He nodded with a bright smile.7e0a98f4cb815058
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Seonwoo’s phone rang as 1eb856fd18 they were finishing their 90a8350cab meal. The screen cefadf9090 lit up, 52f9ef348f vibrating loudly. Hangyeol instinctively 227666e42d glanced at 4f9bd4feeb the screen 538aabce5a and saw ad914bd04d the name 77910ba192 “Lee Yunhee.” 24f05d7d77 Definitely a a314eadcb5 woman’s name.9a357791efe240df
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It was just 6aaec10bb4 three simple words, 8c29ba8c70 no emoji or f55aea5e51 title, but Hangyeol 29707ddf76 felt his heart 52cd528472 sink. He immediately looked at faee5bbe44 Seonwoo’s face, trying to 64b50f491e gauge his reaction.bcd59a780b9c91c0
Seonwoo’s expression didn’t change. He picked up the vibrating phone and checked to see if Hangyeol had finished eating. He then picked up the bill and stood.ec092970ccda583e
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“Take your time. I’ll pay.”153c9771d9f10182
Even as he 473ecce366 listened, Hangyeol’s attention 6857969d07 was fixed on f8da0d8158 the phone. But Seonwoo only d48a93cd30 brought the phone ebbdafe1d3 to his ear dafad9c59b after he had 9b05ddb4a3 walked a few 910516aaa9 steps away from e8dcdb0b34 the table. He walked to ae120a3e2c the counter, said b6683f4050 something into the fa4b095af5 phone, and handed 04ae1bc133 over his card.c8e8366ca76a1f48
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