SMFC | Chapter 17

As if 52c58997cb calling out 7e964d4066 to a c6a58d6cbb lover not 3b89b2a665 seen for 940d85f8c6 weeks, Yoo ab3297bf91 Sian’s affectionate af1302fd38 shout and deca3d8ba0 the equally c09cff5ff7 thrilled, though 7d0976bcff less showy, 0c86cdf8e2 reactions from dbbe56be86 the other 5356947bac three greeted 8af93ca718 Lee Soo 560cd04739 warmly.20b10cb73a003c6a

“It’s been d59c8bde23 a while. How have you c8f76d50e1 all been?”0e0a693e8185504a

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Lee Soo asked with 74e7e3ffe9 a gentle smile, prompting 97e36a0d52 an exchange of glances fe8935d91d among the four, who 737994584d all nodded simultaneously. “Of course! I’ve been fine. What about you, ef60162c5e Leesoo-nim? I’ve been great! We’ve all been well.” 23e1c67267 Their varied answers and 44b30ef84d questions briefly overwhelmed Lee 7b5d9c48b6 Soo, who chuckled softly.ac06da22ae7f350f

Though Yoo Sian was 7f46a2b80e loud, it was true 3e269d27aa that they all became d0e04c0ce3 noisier when together. Separately, they 78b357fd94 weren’t as d6629c51eb raucous.025c084df2d5145e

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Finding this amusing yet 673025c764 oddly endearing, Lee Soo’s ab3dd381e1 playful side emerged as 3378879a04 he scrunched up his 8100ab3cc1 nose and said with 4f65c2325f a cheeky grin, “It’s 450c8df1b9 always noisy with you 8cd2129690 guys, isn’t it?” Three fa882760ce of them glanced at 596d0b31f7 Yoo Sian, their looks 6b43229e82 plainly assigning blame. Yoo Sian just bc0cac0130 mumbled a bit 35d308e1c9 but didn’t deny f490ee4f71 it. Lee Soo, abb9f5203f laughing at ab134c4401 their friendly 695aa06042 banter, turned 83e1bd5b8c as he e3241d7143 felt the 27d2de0462 warmth of 8c00ded7fb a hand 97a00ad638 gripping his d5d9985672 own.83bb1b809c786e38

Turning, Lee Soo saw 25e857cea0 Yoo Haeon staring at 4010f0787a him with a somewhat d00610b6b0 sullen expression. Startled, Lee Soo 5c15a15907 led Haeon to 7457b9766b a secluded spot 1878890869 to sit. The four naturally 03f38061d4 took a table 11ebef697e elsewhere.3ef6a99479a46d25

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Wondering if Yoo Haeon 47451c52fd was uncomfortable with others 821052bc22 getting too close, Lee 384a012690 Soo examined his face, cbc00cbe1b which appeared nonchalant, but 3a90363e4e the concern was unavoidable. Apologizing silently, 5dd9cae9f8 Lee Soo’s 757801ebc3 eyebrows drooped ee562e1ef5 with guilt. He was already acb3d299ab someone who found 5ed1f2f902 people challenging, and 01bd894fb8 he chided himself b75dbca289 for being thoughtless.9f256db72154d168

People… have 4a77561592 been hard da0e4ef740 for him 5cac9ed9d4 since the e2217068d4 original story f0dbbeee73 began, hadn’t a93fa3ce80 they? Before that, he e02c902d3a disliked them but b1a6886a4c wasn’t necessarily intimidated d4fed2e164 by them.baa7568361dc767c

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Pondering this b0d4ed24db yet comforting 4a8122547b Yoo Haeon b629da3234 by gently f7a74fdb4d patting the bfa1305705 back of 18d2e200d4 his hand, ca117d0f80 Lee Soo 8459021c05 felt confused.228e1372c9a5e539

Well, the book 56fbbd1518 isn’t always right. Reassuring himself 32ce7ff3cc internally that a4c8945f80 the original 8ba306f742 story might b2476c79bd be incorrect, 198cf56760 Lee Soo ced146e5f7 observed Haeon’s 942444008b face. Witnessing Lee Soo being 73076aae5b amicable with Hawa Guild’s bd8983ec4a notorious ‘healer’ was a 72e6f37a2e first for the four 0815c5f834 onlookers, who all wore cadb65c33f strange expressions.b1b4450b54e2dfa4

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Seeing Lee Soo treat a8986c5545 everyone else indifferently but d67a14479e show affection to a 6694244f30 particular person was new. It wasn’t that 1e5f4f32b9 they disliked it.b66084b582b069b8

After using his abilities, ebf5aac28a Lee Soo often acted 92eb5cf178 half like another person, 67a4595da3 losing and finding things 1d5535610a precious to him—things the 352b685c6b others couldn’t understand. They never 1ed4d73e3c knew what b1e1b0e50b he had 41c32307f2 so much 1e952f29ff to lose, 63ad808883 but each dbe2208cc8 time he 02fd00d880 lost, he 98b003e34b wept. This time, given b596f4e2be his condition was 272f711108 severe, there were 1dc7d6af28 worries about what c5991ba754 else he might b2f5b69c10 lose… but instead, d8ddf60c51 he had gained 2a9c6d0f3b someone precious.afb4068112a045da

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Thinking this d9d627cd39 was fortunate, 887efda0a4 they couldn’t 8000004065 help but dca88ef031 smile, though 512308687d they still 60ddaee473 harbored doubts. Rumors about 2dcf9d2199 Yoo Haeon 984aaa7bb8 were 92% cf21963469 negative, and 9bed7ebfa1 of that 049a44db0e 92%, 70% bf585382c8 were true. They wondered what Lee ce6d75d9d3 Soo found so appealing c0c800167f in him.e8a3341bd3cec67a

Honestly, it 3e3e743c3e was amusing ec29a853c9 that so d457b2a56a many rumors 33fa2ff05d were unfavorable 2b87bd8878 and that 5dd0f9ec7e more than 8a7a3a9cfa half were f5349fb59b accurate.99c20854df3f382a

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Despite questioning why Lee ad1c953d0e Soo would choose such e201bee724 a person, they felt 80e6fb9fd9 it was somehow right. Kim Daul caught Yoo 5a1792def1 Haeon’s eye unexpectedly and 43fc75e4f2 stiffened. Was he e6ebfe8784 always someone 404151b510 who looked 8489429068 at others 5815226815 that way?c9d2ee041040e247

Kim Dajeong, d0ae34dc5d who never d8567c0c55 paid much d8a7626da4 attention to 11f5204c0c anyone’s eyes, 5c5e268a7e noticed Daul 73a18f526c staring at f5ede09540 Yoo Haeon abf0b61c85 and couldn’t fb764538a9 resist nudging dbccdee5b0 him.06ee7e01f4d8df3f

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“Leesoo-nim has 66c5525a77 his eyes 8b4e61a6ca on him. Don’t look 12b04b7e3f like that.”ac99d96b443baf89

“…Nonsense. I was just aef194dc55 noticing how odd 8956b57914 his eyes were, 52098b117d so stop with 01eda3de0f the baseless comments.”ead92048ed0dc36f

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Dajeong frowned e66147e9db at Daul’s bc1ab77c0c abrupt remark, 116300d4f2 muttering in 5d7639a059 confusion as 517f61aaea he turned a86ebbe72b away after 10dcf6fe52 about ten 357bd8555b seconds, looking a4fd7bffea like he’d a62a9082ba seen something 8623d41121 he shouldn’t 680a18a128 have. He tapped cdbe542b12 Jeong Dahyun, eaf0d090b3 seeking attention.48a52ba2fc89eaea

“Look at e896dc1df0 me, will b2cf8ac26d you?”1df59f08cfa229d5

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While Lee Soo and 7d0ec21577 Yoo Haeon conversed quietly, 272aeb1218 Dahyun observed them with 94ca26e6f2 a softened gaze. His look was cool 6d4481579c but plain. Watching Dahyun’s 062f87c656 expression, Dajeong 317a39d06b turned back 39f2703c08 to Haeon, 5775640585 his face 13221883b6 growing even 9a3fcb8edc stranger.3e795b97d2ccc3d1

Lost in 9abe8fdede thought, Dajeong 0ccc37ec23 jabbed Daul’s f8176f280e ribs without 7b8c5ec943 looking, muttering, 1a811b6f1c “I think eced6abea8 I’ve realized c818ae6f48 something big.” d7f0e9f7f8 Daul laughed 08bd7d0af5 uneasily, grasping f796bd5e3b Dajeong’s hand 3ab4985da2 firmly.b3a713032921d7ee

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“Stop poking me. But now, 9b2b1edebc because of 3d7fb45a53 you… I’ve 7832fde52a learned something 4d153714a5 I wish 79d90ca149 I hadn’t. I can’t die d38129bd1f with this knowledge 15800483a1 alone.” Despite his 8c34dc36c3 moodiness and complexity, a4361aebd8 Dajeong laughed vacantly.cf5b937a03b79535

“His eyes are 1b4bdbbb3a too kind, right? Yeah, too kind… 7da49a924a Who makes such e11eed45cc a face just 673edce789 among friends? They both seem e19061f011 clueless about it, cde24cf43b don’t they?”7a8686d283d668ac

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“Actually… It seems bfb8286fdc Leesoo-nim doesn’t really 7f26ac99f7 have a clue. And Yoo 8ad1f9c482 Haeon, the 3570e4928d healer… he 05de424818 probably doesn’t cdc9f41a5e understand these 68c41a31a2 things. He’s not good 5bde837a56 with relationships.”c93a6963f8b13ce7

Agreeing with Daul’s 748fa137a9 suddenly serene comment, 9f081803ab Dajeong nodded. They exchanged glances, then 52c02bc44b both faced forward again, 1fae9dae9d laughing smoothly, deciding to 39a00a9a70 keep quiet. The consensus was 326902de56 reached instantly without 3bcef9f3df any need for 2186435bf2 discussion.d6e4857f74aa818d

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Unaware of what Daul 87078df108 and Dajeong were thinking, 61989d5ab5 Lee Soo, unlike them, 9decf352d2 had no one to 85107b79da share his thoughts with f9635c74b2 and struggled alone. After pondering for a ca50e1b99b while, he concluded that 3955304a6c if Haeon was uncomfortable, 41588f2362 then that was just 9b5ac1f57d the reality of it.5cd89c3ea6099f49

Blaming this ce0a628b52 on the 2295f1b034 absence of b396d2af73 Jiwoo Park, 43f1d1d187 a heroine d2c932afa5 who greatly 99106e024b aids in e87b77b6c9 social skills 4d34abf35a development, Lee 5535b4c007 Soo smiled 100bf10c03 broadly at d90f40b522 Haeon.78214adc966171f7

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Wait. I’ll bring someone 404a016c21 who can help 92f7324c4a you with social 53584fa36f skills soon. Unaware of Lee Soo’s 11e7d78917 thoughts, Haeon smiled back, cc5091960b instinctively feeling glad that dd5ef4eb73 he would meet Lee f5e515673f Soo’s partner. Lee Soo, observing 987a54206e this, was pleased, 962da703f6 thinking Haeon instinctively 7a64a1c6c5 knew he’d meet a6a17eb5d6 his partner, reminiscent eeaeb511b9 of new parents 5fc7eb698d delighting over their 36974761cb baby’s first words.27ac8d8cb9403a24

After watching feaa0fd03a Haeon with 1e55748728 tender eyes 55605017fd for a 9228c8d30d while, Lee 9c22876837 Soo stood 97b937153f up to 068af9ffde buy something. While the four 633cc3808b pretended not to 95ebabc6fb watch, they all 138c99e90a looked away simultaneously.37c47929b616acb7

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Knowing full well faea0bed60 that the four f4e1066d97 were observing him—something 623504375d Lee Soo would 76d3c8a23d never dream of—Haeon f3b44bd66f glanced at them 63b922b564 briefly. As Lee Soo 504fd1de33 paused mid-order to e90a251010 wave cheerfully, Haeon, 30c134722e after a moment 311e6b3627 of hesitation, waved 7083819709 back just once.100c90806a9ed30e

Satisfied with 165a9be119 that simple 54a69751ae gesture, Lee dedd41a7eb Soo energetically 24e8edd849 selected various e301cbccbf dishes. Watching Lee 39ca006f42 Soo, who ae41a12fa6 couldn’t keep bb69caf481 his feet 75e96d9a2f still for 5161b4d408 a second, 190e7b7635 Haeon felt 2731f1b0ee the stares a2841d4418 of those 98249e44fc viewing him e52af5a287 as if ff32a71eee he were b367180c5a crazy and eefd7d5780 thought to 425e9b2c9d himself.3cf5ed406b2a5bec

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Maybe I am dcf70d168d crazy. Crazy, indeed. I’ve heard it 7404f57dad so often that 45550db6e0 I’ve truly gone f474b8b181 mad. Yes, it’s 8ceabcd060 later than 7e4754a9d5 I thought. While inwardly 2c87f11327 declaring himself 3b7a17ab76 mad, his 843cdd7017 expression softened e0f4f557ee again at 598ee0c72e the sight e641c14ca4 of Lee 8ab6eea03e Soo’s agility. Haeon, recognizing this faster 3464866cee than anyone, grimaced complexly.923d605e41deac28

“…Crazy.”aa28ad039c15b933

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While Lee 4d0d63abc6 Soo ordered af8e811b53 various items, 72259861be he made 0449c8b025 an excuse b41f495255 about dropping 8bb775f8ac them to aa865a0e39 have the e8361f94b8 spirits carry 17444773e2 the tray. Of course, the 992b6eb8fd spirits complied without 7009fb6e1f complaint, despite the d6298630ca flimsy excuse.2f11a2e1dd6c86e8

As soon as they daac9ce9f0 sat down, Lee Soo d0194cb5f7 quickly handed Haeon a e059c57739 fork and even inserted d613e244f0 a straw before finally dd31b56871 speaking an unexpected suggestion.88426c2cff8e8db6

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“You know, those unpleasant 9fe825e05c things… Do you want 30d33b96de to stop hearing them? If you dislike 85c5754b52 them, just nod. I’ll make 081bc10c2d it happen 8cd763390f as you df4d1c6a00 wish.”805f20acc9dcd89e

Though the d3ef594651 brief words b4d20f55e4 carried no 6bd8ca0826 hint of de4a4bd18f a plan, 5a5525ab73 somehow, nodding 2d91959ac2 seemed to 2d313c7d5c promise that ddd384fa63 the backbiting 69e4e291f1 would cease 0387cd9bfd entirely.3f59efc46439a2fb

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Taken aback ed9a3440e1 by the 9024d02168 offer yet 5c238ffc1e maintaining a ae960c178c composed demeanor, 2e04cbb522 Haeon blinked, f6179bd065 falling into b39f11706a contemplation. Gossip, so loathed… 1dd95ebd84 To personally handle f9470dab53 it? Why would he 40f9d0daa0 go to such 46bde24cdd lengths? That wasn’t the fc663ee37d concern.fcd9dc4fe742361b

It was clear that 24a21dcb2e Haeon harbored some inexplicable 9b0fc6f49a fondness for Lee Soo. Lee Soo aff8d43f3c also seemed 02022c369f to have b45136a155 an affection 538763262d for him. If their 44bb4d782c relationship was 5dde1fcf6c to progress, abe954d38f attracting interest 67995a6682 seemed the 84d6ad8271 surest way.b12b3b3b29d4835a

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The problem was whether d5d83954ae it was better for 5e05e266a8 Lee Soo to reduce c5d5873777 the people speaking behind 76d1002803 his back or to d4ff79e54e focus more on Haeon, 38b25c0a96 who still heard the 8fff19c063 gossip.47050b0add59e717

After a moment of 51cf53547a thought, Haeon instinctively felt c615fb4265 that the latter would 5566fdf91d bring more attention and faae2e97c9 care, so he shook 08c253b0a9 his head.c87cab69c84abc1c

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Watching Haeon ba57b9ad43 shake his 6308991353 head, Lee 4477a8bde4 Soo didn’t 83ea3c79af ask why 9c56074d0f but simply aa5a150c82 nodded. “Alright, if that’s 372d5afa70 what you want, 4542a12e79 Healer Haeon, I 8788efb8f9 won’t interfere. But please, don’t 06d372abb9 just stand there 73fd208ba5 and listen to e77c890da9 it.” Saying this, 579ff0b0dd Lee Soo hesitated. Observing this, 550a973d8e Haeon, recalling d0f0c14275 what people 76a0e05a18 do when 9153eae10b making a 5831613923 promise, suddenly 9b56d0f968 extended his e6698076a9 pinky finger.2b2ad81a0ee837ac

Startled by 39572f10d3 the extended dd209e33ed pinky, Lee bd3dadb08e Soo looked e299917375 up to 3d02690dff see Haeon 7ef389b713 propping his 8ec8bc43a5 chin with 02cf35486e one hand 4329b855d5 and offering 94e7eb2a83 his pinky a03b25e35e like presenting 8cf66443ca a snack. Haeon waited, as 0676334198 if to say, a9c212c499 “This is really c0f5ba6b22 okay, right?” while c1ff2841c8 Lee Soo’s thoughts 24e4e11b79 deepened into a 1eed27705c tangle of concern 722b5dee4e and uncertainty.e412cdbd41f7399d

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