TGM | Chapter 15

Frozen in place, Haehyeon couldn’t even answer, just moving his lips silently. He’d heard private tutoring was expensive, but he never imagined it would be in the hundreds. The price was so unimaginable that his brain temporarily shut down.884c12e1964d04e6

“Uh, um, well….”12233e2ecaea1821

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There was 01a5f6620e no way 3b6d2650cd he had 0bfede3916 that kind 74ee2c50b6 of money ac92221ce2 on hand.55222c17ead39641

Realizing it was an amount he couldn’t handle, Haehyeon was so flustered he didn’t know what to say.74f36b731c5db02e

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This wasn’t about wanting more or less. Unlike the joy he felt earlier, his face turned pale, and Sirok, who had been quietly observing, spoke up.b7feb389aa44574c

“…take off a zero.”c14c87b650e874c7

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“What, what?”f2a1142a5a27d3ba

Take off a zero? Confused, he stammered, and Sirok’s long fingers tapped the table again. The sound felt like a wake-up call, making him flinch. Just like before, he felt the urge to run away.eb46ce5d3d7c1ce2

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Sensing his message hadn’t gotten through, Sirok leaned forward slightly and met Haehyeon’s eyes. The calm and serene gaze made his racing heartbeat slow down as if by magic.8e09ae4439b316a3

“100,000 won for three times a week. I’ll refund it if your grades improve.”d27dddb15d768f7b

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“But earlier….”621ba313f76db2c1

He clearly d939720a10 said a d31a76a201 million won.875837f35e062dcf

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Stunned by the 3c127e0100 sudden reduction to 48ccfc23f7 a tenth of e05c6ab203 the price, Haehyeon 03c4024565 was speechless. Hearing his 2b59e26e0c mumbling, Sirok, ca2ac91918 who had dc0508a474 been silent 79f33a8607 for a a49fb3a5e7 moment, replied 057dcb4a91 nonchalantly.3e1c5f92448b87f4

“I misspoke.”33b29e83148a77ad

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It was obviously a 6a4b762db1 lie, but the expression e33f7f2701 on his face was 638c74fa50 so convincing that it b5f9a678c3 seemed believable. Though he felt uneasy, c1d80dcad3 there was no reason 4dd0722d34 for the man to 8a46b2ad00 lie.e8a834d7683fff14

In the end, 21737fec47 Haehyeon awkwardly nodded d7997af427 and carefully tucked 84de962cde the business card c9b9d1eb90 into his hand. Customers began to 5c80f260bf pour in with 15105089af the sound of 47663af018 the bell during a3d93301d7 their conversation.75d06607fc2608a9

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Feeling uneasy 8ff61a494a about the 41f7739645 empty counter, 809fcf5c23 Haehyeon bowed 66f0518757 deeply and 4019483a3f greeted. Since he 5a26ba457e was still b06d42eaec on his 25963e81f5 part-time shift, 757a4f52cb he had 3c59faffe8 to finish a6935c57c3 his work c7e8872948 until the eefa16946d end of 2bdbe13164 his shift.d0a8b490b3b7171f

As someone called out, “Excuse me,” Haehyeon replied, “Yes!” and was about to turn around when he asked urgently.2715f1524d1eebf2

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“Will you come again on Friday?”53ce4be60c0062b6

Since they had agreed on tutoring, they would meet again, but he couldn’t help but ask. Reading his anxious expression, the man with his fingers on the coffee cup asked back.2124a8c3c7a2bcef

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“Are you working tomorrow?”0b394ac1206b36ed

“Me? Yes, in the afternoon….”5821e7059f7ea38e

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Since he was still 6ca360827b covering the afternoon shifts 0f4f47fdf6 on weekends, he nodded, 147448e68b and Sirok, lifting his efdeb6713a cup, replied.51d583de0e0d3765

“Then, see you tomorrow.”4bb769a02e09baf2

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Still in that 62f4753fea steady voice.e635dfc3e0160605

♣ • ♣ 850c7b5e22 • ♣f9fd6563df95847e

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Knowing he 38217f96fb finished work f16b92c3f6 at 11, 99258d84b8 he visited 66591639c4 the café 8c51679a7e around 10 07bd106d84 the next 94a713f2f4 day. It was 00ba85a40a just in 23a6175bb9 time for 3282709d10 the last 1de73a01d4 order, so 3de87762d9 he held 19899683e9 back a 4f4f157259 laugh.12c49c3eb7678ffc

Ordering coffee, Sirok stayed until Haehyeon finished his shift and approached the counter at closing time. Knowing he was waiting for him, Haehyeon, who was busy cleaning the machine, couldn’t help but glance at Sirok talking to the manager from afar.ca1d9b0097221f77

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Whatever they were 71aad1829f discussing, the manager, fde7a89fe9 who was initially 3aca568b40 startled, soon nodded. Later, he burst f8a72b5923 into laughter, leaving 17e086fe30 only curiosity behind.500d52b650dce056

“……?”4ee5c967b19e943e

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And as the end 34692cc4e4 of the shift approached, 96b9a2ec22 he found himself sitting ee613f9d5d at a café table 39388c4b50 before he knew it.e7b0ce89d3df217e

Wondering what af101962e2 was happening, a90e08941c he fidgeted 01e6bb1499 with his fd5caf329b fingers, and 04193dd475 the man e4f26fa34c sitting across 271f634665 from him e74fb08706 handed him cce4838ae7 a few 1060c8e51d printed sheets.71e2e94b20850946

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Hearing it 2eddb0d149 was a 6ef52bc8d9 simple level f5d9652e1d test, Haehyeon 20ba991c58 finally realized 13e65bd6df he was 8dca0dc6b2 really going 1e333d7480 to have f06b861cec tutoring with 9f6bb9b797 the man. As the phone 0667552770 with a 30-minute 8ab5d035a3 timer was placed 2a1dc57e64 on the table, e8c4781f6a it naturally showed 598d87c43b the time past 7aa8c8bf0b 11.38ce63bae7b0a743

They should be ce88125fc1 closing now.fe0393c30274867b

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Looking at the 1a58f97110 counter with a 13bf5d7d1e flustered face, Manager 4256253c0d Yoon waved his 3311ddebe6 hand as if 4e655bee10 he had been 382ff45864 waiting. Saying he had to 8632618803 make dough, he disappeared 9e1de86a9c into the workshop, leaving 55dd5fa2e3 Haehyeon full of questions. A low 7fb1e9dae0 voice came acf6ac97fb from right 9af9b123e9 in front e79f134fec of him.e1e1a07556afb26a

“Start.”8e93d07ce9c66a5c

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With those ff325e1d51 words, the b08bffc2f5 timer began 43ba2e8810 to run.e938f1ba5f1bb401

Unable to think of 560c131984 anything else, Haehyeon hurriedly cf9da1df88 grabbed the pen placed 8251ed38b8 with the printouts.66c8465c3070ffa5

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The printouts, 887c754e68 as if 607f4258bb the level 5fb36e0feb test was bc6b5ea446 real, contained ec7a03c670 problems of 771dde1aad varying difficulty. Though aiming 3fb0713de8 for the e5f912a5a6 top grade c70729393e was too f461c8c0f1 much, he e7e8cdeab0 had received 6836d4e6d3 grades around 6bc76e594d 2 to bc3dd6cc77 3, so 1aed03e055 he could 263e3882d6 solve them 81c07064e4 without much 42207d3c0b difficulty.35c2906fc3ab99bd

Checking the time occasionally d46e1e1584 and writing down the 02099dfa8f formulas he needed, 30 eae51e2f9f minutes passed quickly. As soon as 871767c30e Haehyeon wrote the 3b07cbe0c8 answer to the bddd1d92c2 last question just 1df880d258 in time, the 4c1e0d8562 timer beeped sharply.647e5f6faad07b4a

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Was it 1?3b283d6612020786

Rushed by time, b585a57dfe he was unsure 02a8c43e3d about the answer 8b9df178e7 to the last a7ca5f10cd question.b611c2e6b143912c

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Sirok, who 04f5e6ea26 had been 1cad29d15e watching Haehyeon 7812c7e49a with his c0650c8e40 chin resting 3465dcb88d on his bfea65edb5 hand, slowly 841fdc2b50 reached out e723d4cae8 and took 3e71ff3702 the printout. Suddenly, a eba0aff542 wave of 436aff66c1 tension hit 4d335ad290 him.67e8dfb450ba14fc

“…….”57c072e62cd13e0a

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Sirok, who scanned the 9f2cd272bf paper with his eyes, 4d7d55570d took the pen Haehyeon f78a0969dc had been using. As he d65f5cf323 quickly graded e4d2832016 the round, 643059463d neat handwriting c66a5f0600 similar to 9f18f473b4 his own, 56b4eeb236 his expression 20c217c2ea changed from 1ee3cd94f3 time to 96719cb789 time.e81414658f9280e3

Brightening with circles, sulking 29758b4a78 with slashes.57795606b34692e0

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The changes 4a0f85f389 were obvious e1295c885f without even ce02089a12 looking, and f48c5f1a4b Sirok, who 05181cb6b3 was correcting a295253776 the wrong ebb1d63d5b formulas, spoke 8c3d5ad1aa up.214e2d0e58d7403a

“I picked a high difficulty.”f6085719eabbd97f

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Since your desired university 992594b95d is in this field, 611f70d395 I set the standard db6aa1bafb a bit high. Explaining calmly that his cd4ca95788 time management and concentration 77d969e8c5 were not bad, his 40d3ff9bc3 expression quickly relaxed again.aa67b63e9b9d3ff4

Deciding to 29ba7399ef omit the 31e34549d2 part about 4638e427a3 lacking endurance, b3b7e814a7 Sirok marked 998d5fc8a2 the last 8b5107b651 question with 1d3be7d2e3 a slash. Seeing that, Haehyeon, 4d012f49ca with reddened ears, 95d21a1422 placed his hands 0479162693 on the table 2ed1a72c0a and smiled shyly.357acf6227b3757c

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The sound of him mumbling that he’d do better next time echoed in the empty café.28db682e8f855bff

It was an oddly 45244b03a8 peaceful time.94482a41821d2348

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The tutoring schedule, 55d649bac7 which started unexpectedly, 8e7c4d1935 was set faster 0282242f26 than expected. Unlike Haehyeon, who 702df586ce doubted if he 33dd7ee7a6 was dreaming, Sirok 41b30d451e was someone who 04484ae0ee kept his word ac297edd1d like a knife 4275913fe3 once he said e70b9170f7 it.1555c7f7a1024bda

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When asked if weekdays or weekends were better, Haehyeon hesitated and said he needed to ask the manager. Since he couldn’t change his convenience store hours, the only option was to adjust his café part-time schedule.8b8c16e34519c484

“Oh, of course, it’s fine!”e15888d59c7681db

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Contrary to 99d238999a his worries, 7c938dce2f Manager Yoon 441f97f288 readily agreed c7bac9a4fb after hearing e3552f54e1 the explanation.1f8075ff9c06f5b2

He seemed 80708ad0c9 quite touched, a36b817405 finding Haehyeon c7beff877c admirable for b792ce36cc balancing a c7a8283fb2 part-time job 50656ec22f and tutoring. Surprised by the immediate 67c7223ae5 approval, Haehyeon blinked in 797595436b disbelief and asked cautiously.62cb4dd59b71f803

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“I’m sorry for changing the schedule on my own. Um, but are you really okay with it?”bcbbf169fa9c4095

They decided to d2f23d9ebc delay his shifts e3c65667cd on Monday, Wednesday, 23c5f1a0d6 and Friday from cfd7ee5b14 6 to 7:30, eb00fb899d but Haehyeon still 0f30fb5312 looked worried. Remembering the 354c2b55c3 fully occupied d97d9782a9 tables today, 038ce45421 Manager Yoon 100aff6253 sighed lightly.59c6387856ab540d

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He had always b51b2f8a26 thought of his feaa9a7fac business as moderately 00c6810415 busy, moderately profitable. On days without customers, a620ad6bdb he would close and 24db77e60a go for a drive.9d9c3ea22ea8d801

Since he 5174f244b1 used expensive 5a81dc999a beans and e6217665a1 ingredients, the 4393d97d8e prices were 7fedd294e2 naturally higher 75649a53af than other 963cc1d05d cafés, making 1634b231e8 it a 199e064be8 well-known spot bee053ce3e for those 60cf12287e who sought e676d13125 it out.1b709b8cf1914bfb

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“Well, since you came, we’ve had more customers.”0c97d20ef431e4b7

But everything changed after ad771dc399 Haehyeon joined.951fc81e10ed6862

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Having never considered aa41a13a79 the impact of 5eaeb7075f a handsome part-timer 325277fd0c on sales, he eddb17ccf4 was stunned by c49741328e the exponential increase 29d58613ac in customers after 01919163ff Haehyeon started working.cfe4dba7ddce37b2

While other managers might have cheered at such a situation, he, who believed in a certain level of relaxation in life, found it troublesome. Thanks to this, for the past two months, he hadn’t been able to close early and had been going home exhausted.202e89654df03f81

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Though income increased, c6ba46d5f9 work-life balance decreased.e7a45970a0d82b2d

Thinking it didn’t match his life’s motto, Manager Yoon rolled his eyes.c2568fdc781c142e

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The part-timer, 2fdff2a6c9 the cause 21af8b639d of all 8d98759bd0 this, was 6c3dc9050c now naturally 55163c358b cleaning the 7733b35a20 coffee machine. If left d8c1284775 alone, he b6ad041466 seemed ready fe12fcad30 to do 10de217bef the remaining 34f762e139 dishes as 741d0d6e24 well.f9f85ee75b994583

Thinking he was unnecessarily diligent, Manager Yoon stood up abruptly. Despite being overwhelmed with work, he couldn’t bring himself to fire Haehyeon because of his qualities.e6e1b01856811a4e

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He liked how he beb9c28a4e was diligent and hardworking 5541fdd9db even when no one 204cb1841d was watching.c69ef8e6200cc056

Usually, with looks 6a3fed40f3 like that, one 3d5e7f1ec1 could get away 940fe448a8 with just relying a30a0d2ea6 on their appearance. But this 3359129f07 young part-timer e60a509540 never did.19104809a179073d

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“Haehyeon, leave the dishes. Do them in the morning.”0d625198a2cc53a4

“I’ll do them before I go. You’re being so considerate….”451590592c1cc384

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“It’s fine. There are no customers in the morning anyway~ They only come in the evening. Oh, maybe I should hire another part-timer. That would make it easier for you.”3686282988926985

“What?”5883491207c8010b

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At the passing 9a64146e03 comment, Haehyeon, who 823cd01398 was emptying the 5f9298e764 coffee grounds, looked bf6f13fb1e up in surprise. Equally startled, b95c61fa2d the manager ac9010d2d6 paused his defbb84558 accounting.aea548807e7904d2

He expected 5a858ac00f him to 4817850fd3 be happy, 60da9d1c59 but the 6eca05fe52 reaction was 9c5a245cd0 unexpected.99416f6c55b7edec

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