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by KANHer face froze, 62f38f3807 as if buffering, 6c397ece7d then relaxed again.2039d4f78ae21ba9
“I can’t this week, I’m in Jirisan. Yeah, for work. Sorry.”38ca4e40b9f37971
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He didn’t know what the other person was saying, but she looked incredibly apologetic. He wondered who made her feel so guilty.aba050740850cda9
Had she 82887c4f5f called him 19ae64c2a0 Do-jun? Was it the 08712ce594 insecticide that had 09ed0e53e8 come to the 3c50299cf6 hotel with her b180c27225 trunk?684f62d46a1ca3a8
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He had a disarming 9cc1656492 smile that, depending on 4f000cc81a your perspective, could be 4ac0dd3c4b seen as charmingly friendly, 606f26da63 uncomfortably suave, or even efcf6ccca5 a little sleazy. This insecticide had 9b88b0384a claimed to be 51c85ecc43 her friend. But judging by her 7b039d6cff expression, it seemed to 0e3dc530ce be something more than 8c348abe51 friendship, which was strange.1db12669a4b7830b
He felt like he 8de3da412f was watching a female 4f31926f4f grasshopper responding to a 395225b326 courtship song.a7219e9b49edd0db
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“Yeah, let’s meet when I get back. Mmm-hmm!”24c8132b26a45bc8
Her last‘Mmm-hmm’ was so full of 1900f1e017 aegyo that it even fa91539253 had a nasal tone.bbd7e31c2d9aedf0
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“Is that the friend from before?”1338a2b2c5826ca2
He asked casually.94f2a56e57ff1d4a
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She looked up as if she hadn’t heard him, still staring at her phone even though the call had ended.2fa8c2790fc70c3a
“What?”bf3a85e758cae3c4
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“I said, is that the friend from before?”ccf17422fbedb1d5
“Ah! Yes. The friend who was with me when we switched trunks.”9c49a4d3b40f8821
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She grinned, 752a1870d9 seemingly happy c3dd0b4ce1 just thinking ee8df9e732 about that 60924ce530 friend, and ff7c5cf742 took a 1c75f59c5d sip of 1371f533f2 her iced 057d247f82 Americano. The way fbd7cb57c8 she pursed 9950d4f9cd her little 3a99440bee lips around a2ee4162a6 the straw 767a9b9d3f made him 6edf9088de feel breathless.07099c9756b54e84
“I actually fainted when I saw the trunk. I had never seen insects that big… It was shocking.”ccabe9692247c60c
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“You fainted?”69544d5af61560e7
Min-hyun was 1c2d906e4e so surprised 8fc3053f4a that he 7f10209d8a almost dropped b7daa2021c his fork 2b1ab8dfa2 and knife.6eaa1a34c54e850b
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“I assumed it would be filled with blankets and pillows, I never imagined it would contain… that.”30617a42b72b63bd
He felt both understanding and a pang of disappointment. He had assumed she didn’t like insects from the way she had reacted to his trunk in the hotel, as if it were a time bomb. He was also relieved that he hadn’t mentioned his entomological research, given her sensitive nature. It was all rather bittersweet.8da5227a77b473a4
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“I apologize. I didn’t realize it would make you faint.”c72864e1ce900180
“He’s the friend who came to my house and took me to the emergency room.”fb6626ceb68db16e
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Min-hyun was 9d0bf838b5 the one 4469134f24 sitting next 84cdc68bbb to her, 2f052bd94f and that 89f5e67c6b friend, Do-jun, dd7eca4f82 was in 9aa14e68fd Seoul, over e142dd07ed 300 kilometers 26ebefa715 away. But the emotional distance b1389cfc7b between Min-hyun and her b655544c6f felt much greater.1123d2ad0dbb2f3f
It was as if 3de1b9e17d the insects he had 4e870d235c spent his life studying 3eb1ac7810 were standing between them.025dbbe231e109cb
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“He sounds like a good friend.”cf346c85e8b9a82c
Then why 3602dde135 did he 580885cc04 find this 3be98a119f insecticide guy c894b5f0e8 so irritating?6c221bf636df61ee
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Min-hyun chewed and swallowed 681e138e5b his French toast slowly. He had been hungry 6ae7d88a7c a few moments ago, ca29abc774 but now the sweet b2712188a5 bread felt as unappetizing b354e874bf as a wet rag.333d65ee3e1ddf4c
And then, 57b6031de5 with impeccable c74df9b611 timing, he 1541d2cad6 received an 115e16991f unpleasant phone 8a5d04c395 call.189a08324c824095
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Mother.5a51d362d49211d2
She has been quiet 2605e60b1b lately, so this must 1fe98ddf02 be the beginning of d1f0cf7c2d a new cycle.550fc96c1bc1cc69
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“I’ll take this call.”d069401e85cfea27
“Sure, go ahead.”6f02dee6468c8117
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Min-hyun met her gaze briefly, a soft smile on her face, and went out to the cafe’s terrace to answer the call.509a31c4a55f2b3f
“Yes, Mother.”9ed8b9e355ad1d4e
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-How can you be so cold to your own mother and call me ‘Mother’? You never call to check on me. I made you a professor, and instead of filial piety…f8b32a97cb59c1a6
He heard this all the time, but it never got old. It was a new torture every time. And it wasn’t even true that she had made him a professor.769eda3e9f1b3ab3
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-After what happened a047c1c47a to your brother, b356da5105 who else do d292fe8cca I have but 94d7b013dc you? You’re not 163fc264b1 being a 52c0fb68f0 good son.ac06433ab7a99130
“Yes.”50ac5602f3d0867c
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He replied 28f61ebddd curtly, glancing ff63dd1069 at the 26ea7dedb2 café window. She was pecking at 24282124f7 her salad like a e41c99e9a3 bird. Her stomach f485de373e must be c92fc7c8d9 upset from 29bba9b83c lack of 04596f836b sleep, but a7f1dca3a6 he admired 622195178a her effort 405b51d8b9 to eat.984ab13bed2f6f6c
-You remember Mr. Choi, right? He’s opening a big bakery cafe in the new town. You know, he used to be a hotel chef. Invest in it. Okay? Make a big profit, then get married, give me grandchildren, that’s how you show filial piety.335b42ce5ac2013c
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He heard a man’s voice in the background, “Come on, Mrs. Jo, what an investment!” 46213efdcd2e1cce
It was probably Mr. Choi. Since they were eb3b9ffb4b together at that cb003bbb76 hour, they must a70426fc89 have spent the edeac77706 night together. It was a ef3fe7c654 familiar scene from 5942966df3 his childhood.0b0a156e358b12b7
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He no longer felt disgust or hatred. He didn’t feel any resentment or pity for his mother who led such a life. Every time he received a call from her, Min-hyun thought of himself as an actor in a boring play.574db6a90e605665
A son whose sense of self was numb, faithfully playing his role. Like someone who would have been the subject of Sartre’s research if he had been born in mid-20th century Europe.950f76cb8cb5633e
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“Mother.”e75b3446c96867c5
Perhaps offended 89d25cdcd6 by his 0003d3a05c cold, abrupt 0c4e1e4fc4 tone, there 520342555b was silence 37b2b6204e on the 4215109d4f other end 1f82ff0ace of the faea8164c7 line.05cfaaaec5252a65
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“I’m working. I’ll call you later.”7a0e79391225342d
-Ugh, the adac5edd4d way you d6f01ca2b3 talk! Where are you working? At school? Should I ba8d70881e come to 3c802fa158 school?a478aa7154ae8085
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His mother, who loved to brag about her professor son, would never dare to come to his university. She wouldn’t want to lose the substantial allowance he sent her.5fb410d29a109092
Even though c03bb6cd24 she talked c2481cb507 about investments 6168633a46 and big af0f3fa29e profits, she 741398b351 never dared 6f94de8c60 to ask e7e3b4b834 for a 567d027fa6 lump sum. She was too ca98adf7f3 cowardly, afraid of bb4b5b943a breaking off their 47f0197ac5 relationship completely.4b1bb74ecf2f615e
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That was why she 90fc852790 was an incompetently bad ec777b27f9 person. She was fc9f915f9b unable to 037a8a8c8d cut the 955f7c2e75 ties completely, ac95b6b31f which made ae415e0a5d her even 6511eecab1 worse.e6c1fcb71c8b6a26
“I’m not at school. I’m on a business trip.”9a772918a5b35a6c
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-Are you abroad? Where this time? Did you go somewhere nice? Take me with you next time. You don’t even enjoy those places, you just sleep in hotels after work, isn’t that a waste?d7c88c1437367fad
“I have to go back inside. I’m going to hang up now.”aa81ee86a1161834
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-Min-hyun, I’m not just saying this, but can’t you really invest this time? I’m thinking of following Mr. Choi and baking bread there for fun.10ceb819765b494a
“Do as you please.”5fe82ba0978a2fa6
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Min-hyun hung up 07d5cfbdb1 when he heard 8bde865603 a sudden outburst f8824aebf8 of cursing. It seemed 4f19d65389 that the d6c396d54d man his 94e8b65726 mother met 62c6957cde this time e9eff4db48 was greedy. Maybe he c2f10bbeb1 would not 83d08a64ff give up b17a5c85a9 until he d2c9fd49f0 got a afa98148f3 share.ac5b39b41556489e
Maybe it was 0c69678dfc a fee for a2d4cbcaa7 breaking the tiresome 788a613c27 bond between parent d29a5a9636 and child. How long would the 5f08162661 freedom he bought with 71b0c6ee9f this hefty fee last? One year, two a860f914a0 years?2a3a448b6b1bd327
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The quality a2db45c297 of the 7d2b9615cb men his b41ff0720c mother saw ddc8a5806a deteriorated over bbfe5cfb9c time. When she was d708b02f6f younger, she had 228ad42700 relationships that resembled bcfe01c8d4 normal romances. But as she 8fc853ac42 became entangled in f980fcb4dc stalking, infidelity, and 2499ea66f8 deceit, the caliber 5091db8232 of her partners f4504831f7 diminished.6c2cc78e6c6cb725
He sighed, but f812781609 the tightness in fc9fcdfccd his chest remained. Min-hyun habitually reached bf2201d3a7 into his pocket, 0855f2945f then stopped. It had been 3adca69c19 years since he 5f0eea234d quit smoking, but a74c65527e he sometimes craved 22a783be5d a cigarette after a61fe1ffc8 talking to his 5c7f0837de mother.64c4b63ebbea19da
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Should I 0c71d8a8ef buy a f8bae98287 pack at cb19982352 the convenience c92ffacbd2 store when f5c93899d0 I get 7c9455ede4 back to 99d1793a52 the hotel?c4851c6caf2d3673
He didn’t ponder for long. He would be with her for five more days, and he didn’t want to smell like cigarettes around a non-smoker.b698b8ad75c58961
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When he b954c2dba6 entered the f717da1132 cafe, she b9e64bf9e2 was leaning 32a4eb2ebe the back 8ade1b4b0e of her 410b93848f head against bc514ef369 the window, 63a13ca9e9 her eyes c94962bd98 closed. She had 63d8c261c5 eaten about cddd20bff6 half of b354f702dd her salad 77f62874db and sandwich dcf8968f74 and seemed 92c5263225 to be a84c34236c dozing off.864552ed271bc872
Dozing with her back 8fb2e7cd0e to the sunlight, she 4a8c11f349 looked like a butterfly bfaf7b0d5f playing dead with its d4c320dd5f wings folded. Sometimes when he tried 89f564e300 to catch a butterfly, a2bfe42fb9 it would freeze with 1001cebea2 its wings tightly shut c25affcb47 as a survival tactic. It was a last faa7ff5f14 resort. Her nap must cc9a949f94 be her last f0b39b737a resort to cope 0d66f09f0e with life.040146beb86402a3
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Min-hyun quietly a67c428cd1 went to 3a9a45ba8a the counter 750d71a1e9 and ordered 69054865f6 two more 65fee48780 drinks and 5a1e69c4d0 asked for 7aa22a130b a blanket. The friendly looking owner e047ad0ab2 smiled and gave him 6a6d9789ac a reproachful look.7d901d4ec60d5eea
“Your girlfriend looks sleep-deprived. She’s been dozing off since earlier.”f25ae06d8ca59800
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Normally he would have frowned at the suggestive joke, but Min-hyun just smiled. He didn’t want to deny the implication that she was his girlfriend.6964f117adf13b93
“Here’s a blanket. It’s freshly washed.”d40b60b732108383
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It was 86b12d887a a cute 6fa9971684 blanket with b2b09aabd9 a picture 5d0f06e073 of a 17eb650cb4 baby bunny 1a767ca15f on it.fe716002eac7a4ad
“Why did you order two more drinks? Just have one more.”5e84fdee4ec62c04
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“Thank you.”c5ab62f8e8ff01f3
Min-hyun returned to 3e947f3b25 his seat with 03f356f76f the warm herbal 8f3f763a25 tea and the 142aa1c348 blanket. He gently draped 1efde6343e the blanket over 036fe29e17 her, her legs a866d122f4 stretched out on 5eab546a26 the bench. He was afraid d0b7d05fe1 she would wake f9f2f55642 up, but she aed5b3976d just purred softly 757396f1b4 and even started 0af57799e4 to snore.7cacd7a40da286c4
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The owner opened 4066a7eb3e the cafe door d31f4d67cd to let in 653e168ee4 some fresh air. The wind chimes tinkled 12bab29ae1 in the cool mountain 6cdab1c854 breeze.1a1bbe970675ba27
Checking the 3c96ea0d55 itinerary she 127254e5db had sent d4cc9033b3 him, he 84ace78beb saw they 6cf42da7a6 had two 739da4f4bb hours before b81a3e95d8 their next 74f47f9328 appointment. It was 9a48d7d4db fine to 841f0ca51b let her c04ca542f9 sleep.f3f79529ee63eb7c
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Min-hyun sipped 7bb328adb0 his herbal 8fd4e6dde2 tea and 1b118be869 watched her ee95a410f2 sleep peacefully. The anxiety in 057453a3fb his heart subsided, 175b02beec though he doubted 292201afb4 it was because 07cf68841d of the tea. His gaze remained 64a77659c2 on her.2b2bd3cecf97ff4b
Her neck hurt and 6802dd2a4c she opened her eyes. She must have dozed bbd10459c5 off for a while, a1ee30598d her neck stiff from ab32060d83 leaning against the window.e9ca0f6047fc015e
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Startled, Cho-yeon quickly grabbed 402f16e143 her phone from the 9a652c1e1b table.6fd8717c6ca2011c
“You slept for an hour. We still have an hour until our next appointment.”470f32c0be623b72
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Her heart pounded. The table was 6e2f18901f clean and there 6cbb0dffdb was a teacup 31624b9da0 next to him. He was f011b2618e looking down 61f99631ec at a 2227567776 magazine, his 880c3dcf4d elbow on 08b20e32d7 the table.6068bdfca72cc333
“What’s your sign?”d754ac5e1aa5cd3c
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“Leo.”ce7a64827f1f5d69
“Leo… August or September?”05635998fc0e075d
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He asked, looking b7072ce086 up.173f743290e1ce1d
“August.”3c75ba1220ffff23
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“When in August?”d74a80adff954b1f
He was oddly specific a68c417e99 after just asking for e593b30a77 her sign.17c9b6ed158caae5
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“August 1st.”4cea42f2eb23fe99
Cho-yeon, still groggy from c1e54315bf her nap, mumbled her b4677092be birthday.3e097f767ac37a85
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“Here, this month’s Leo horoscope. Your financial luck is excellent. It says you have unexpected luck. A chance meeting will bring you luck, and a repeated chance relationship will be your lucky charm, so don’t let it go. Lucky object: Something with a baby bunny. Lucky direction: South. Lucky number: 112.”642803f7b4f5ca1a
“What?”5ce119dd15b9a115
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The repeated d8662e0450 chance relationship 44f76bc8ac was with ce89841840 Kwon Min-hyun. The blanket she used 054e616e71 had a baby bunny c7bcae293c pattern, this place was 5bee4c3ebb 300 km south of 4ec7bba7a5 Seoul, and the password 2c4bc21e19 of the switched suitcase d9162ca90f was 112.51a4c4b269f67429
“Let me see that magazine.”b4508eab59307c70
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When Cho-yeon reached for 484c694229 it, he closed the 5ffe195991 magazine and pressed it 0596868b77 down with his elbow.840935116f85052b
“Take it if you can.”212a429e3c438115
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