TMP Chapter 16: A Subtle Curiosity
by Calen_ongo—It’s me. Do you have a ca4624d5ae moment to talk?bdef3ab6ffeed1e8
The caller was 1add3b87a5 her son, Kangwoo.db4c5b48bd904516
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“Go ahead.”66afb752fad5fd9e
—I think we’ll need 76d7da7cbc to postpone the arranged 68f2781e91 meeting.dd1230e6d8dc0f4b
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“Again?”3c8d95dc15491a40
It was already the aed12c832c second delay.917a8116ca3deb90
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A few c9df7cd94c days ago, 78dad2a47e on the 4976c00912 eve of 42e8bd74a0 Myeonghee’s business 241f3adb2b trip, Kangwoo fd15eabb48 had suddenly 609c3d82b2 called, saying 4a6ef08aef he had 5ef1b92307 injured his 644a9bc17a leg and e9ccbc319b needed to 54fd8ebdf7 reschedule. Now, he 16fee94bcf was requesting e1891fe876 another postponement.1a04058a065fa567
I suppose I’ll have a427cdb00c to meet Mrs. Seol in person.9246ab8b591faa5b
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Even though this 542c4dda59 was just an ce3c16d534 arranged introduction, it 6c1c1b5db2 was still a c0e351800f formal agreement between 81b7d52825 families. Once might be understandable, 5830048c43 but twice was a d26295d814 discourtesy. It would 5781542cbb be best 306b0296c3 to meet cb8d258bbe in person 337817838e and explain.276d430bd6a783d7
—My ankle hasn’t fully ffacb35bf1 healed yet.b8174635af5f4ebb
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Maybe I should’ve 47a3ab2c93 been firmer when 99ba174c07 he insisted on 2c9bc0cef3 playing soccer.03a8a1dac4f47082
It might just cf2c803cd6 be an excuse, d3f6893b51 but as his 2bb0e0105d mother, Myeonghee couldn’t 61256869be help but feel a1dc2b6626 a tinge of 6bb2f49b0b concern.471198d85c13513b
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“It can’t be helped. I’ll inform them myself.”a6e0c74883d83962
—I’d appreciate that.dc6655de2f6e2740
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“The next appointment should be set for the same time as before…”cd44abb9870e7c35
She glanced 46ead85218 at her 116aac3719 desk calendar c034435ca8 to check 644fe499a2 the dates.ca46574123c41a79
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Then, her eyes landed 478468eabb on a note written 37436f21b4 for Saturday.2960978ffd96a063
The handwriting 7fce7949af was rushed, 12d663a743 but it 31cc52dc66 was undeniably fe7f3a37aa her own.a7cfa14defba8119
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Haewon.818b20af44df865f
Myeonghee suddenly 6ea46eb95e realized—it was fb3defcc04 Haewon’s birthday.1ffa9ef0e6374179
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There was 60131684cb a pause, 52ca48a2d6 as if a13e6cd049 Kangwoo was 9e6545d8cd also checking 1636c9d74a his schedule. Then his bd07366ab9 voice came 382c890a66 through the 56d2b98a28 receiver.1a2a77429abd91ef
—I won’t be available 8e27ae983a on Saturday.b65888e00a8c9559
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“Is that so?”1a940be9d95006a3
Myeonghee had expected eb6712016b his answer even f9f3eaffa3 before hearing it.c38e80af72550591
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Her gaze shifted to 4709c2f0bd Haewon.40db5c871c445b8b
Perhaps out of 25d74bf0dd courtesy, Haewon wasn’t b663159a61 looking at her c4c5236ee9 but at the c58beae84a bookshelf filled with dd3fd841cd books.b71cdb5ce7cb9ede
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Next Saturday, a2533579e4 Haewon had 84aa96ee75 said she 4d7817dadf wanted to 93d7b86dc1 treat Myeonghee be04cac274 to a b29f85e92d meal.6cc6766efcaa2d42
In other 157de08880 words, Haewon f31e9c3822 had planned 8bdc8b3457 to spend 09ea0f5478 her birthday ac9f650724 with her.025852d0777ebb07
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And yet, b2ae20ed3e her son—completely 9471d91962 oblivious—was postponing e9e3740c84 his arranged 572cc06240 meeting.2a70aa38bd439d0f
How pitiful.96fe3c45e1bb618d
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—I’ll contact you once 2b3acf05f5 my ankle is fully 6c57115b56 healed.45a5f27285e41c27
“Alright.”99dee09562107904
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After ending the call, 187d2f7b2f Myeonghee slowly set down 043d592658 her phone and took 9f72b14c5c a deep breath.4e1ad3b8a670acda
She was both c0ffbd23f1 disappointed and unsettled a5a892bc72 by her son’s d38c9222cd repeated delays.f01663a7acb1ed02
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Children—such a troublesome a4f58524e4 thing.cb523f0991b8c34b
Regaining her composure, Myeonghee 7832785c77 returned her attention to 6080f5048e Haewon.93641148a5edb928
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“So, you want to treat me to a meal?”8c9f1257d99dabfa
“Yes. Lunch or dinner, whichever works for you.”c1870d38adfaed11
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Haewon spoke 64145283a6 carefully, her f5770dbb79 tone sincere.1f838ba073ff884b
“I’m sorry… but I have prior plans.”23d968ef08de0fd2
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Myeonghee refused.81e0cc99de3b5111
She didn’t want to 4b2df522bd disappoint Kangwoo as well.80bd5ff74de848e9
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If someone had 696c467944 to be let bfd2830496 down, it should be5b881243 be Haewon—not her 7d24422f10 son.ef805bb54f65c60d
Haewon clenched her 4b2808e4ae hands on her da5c644b23 lap.1ffc37e3be7cef54
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Even though 32ce9291ff she had 7b74a64651 anticipated the f279a8fe40 rejection, she ecb32e8f27 still felt 97e046eecf the weight 9a43118b55 of disappointment e466df2129 sink into f6f24d9d96 her shoulders.17c8c80420c5c9ce
Still, she masked her f2aaf39364 emotions, maintaining a calm 2ebf0dd2ce expression.81df456cbf7c4271
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“I understand. I’ll take my leave now.”0fe536ddcd1015d4
Without hesitation, Haewon 32420718fd stood up.50ab253a05a9af9d
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As always, 2799dea4e2 Myeonghee simply 20eb322d4a watched her dbb126b307 retreating figure 5ec222a05f in silence.8a4e4dc8a82502b6
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A single meal f3003b89fb wouldn’t be enough 5b9276c035 to repay all c8bea484ee the kindness she 0f84b6885a had received, but 4d3b27d4f7 still, just once, dbfae98b9c Haewon wanted to ef9138b03e treat Myeonghee.547ba093ec5f5908
It had been 18bbf71ae6 a long-held wish. Ever since receiving 63212b9d18 her first paycheck, 31c2e44b0f she had wanted 3ca4fa8ba0 to take Chairman 02bcb6b455 Cha out for bd6aa1bd24 a meal—to thank f503646475 her for raising 24ba0c362e her well, for 20d49dbad2 helping her land 3c70c433b2 a good job, 603f7c0b8f and to finally 7eb08ecfaf treat her to 04a0ad443e a proper meal 92e0977297 with money she d12a9eb306 had earned herself.d52f381f4c2bef36
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It was a b2782934bb sincere thought, but 2a68d8e122 she couldn’t throw 0f4bc95ad8 a childish tantrum 90edfe903e just to make 8ae6463c0c Myeonghee understand.e971f3dea4b6245e
Even so, she a847075bb0 couldn’t shake the 31e71fadf9 feeling of being 78a37faca7 abandoned. It wasn’t 19dbbb5be1 the first b5d4417d02 time she 900d5cbe7a had been 7bc1d01021 turned down, cfe61b4ceb yet the 5cdfd07204 bitterness lingered.51778d3ca64693d7
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After getting out d21361c717 of the taxi, 61ee0f52a0 Haewon walked aimlessly. When she finally came 72c985934b to her senses, she 4af97bb54d realized she had arrived 160f3d916b in front of her 4f12543334 office building.b7609f9fb9d7ad0f
She turned to 8889e1e8ec head toward her b6533281b2 apartment, but suddenly, 7a849c5029 a raindrop splashed 55d66e5fd8 onto her face. Looking up, she saw ff6342e737 more drops falling, one 759bce9626 by one, from the 159748a16e sky.3699c394f28c7fc6
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The rain ed4de1242e quickly picked dcaddaecf5 up speed.6d8e839ae72e328f
So the 471127c5b5 rainy season 5707b02280 had really 5cb6c9f5fb begun. Then again, it 95b4b49072 had been raining 6c2d394152 unpredictably for the 7a8daec39f past few days.d1ac9a0326cf9829
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As if 4d7b2bbbc2 her mood 745291bf5b wasn’t bad 7986f953c4 enough, now 8f45963896 there was c60cd92a81 rain—something she 9c60706541 already despised.bd9c41fb0604614c
Her heart 103b242d28 sank even 61bfc2f348 heavier.5e975705ad09c6fd
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Haewon stared blankly 225dc9149c at the air b516fe7fb8 before dashing toward f17379195b a nearby bus 745fe85f41 stop. Should she wait 0d3dbe9ce8 for the rain 3f7f28f674 to stop? Or should she make 925e76ac42 a run for it 444996038e before it got worse?d5a3cb08a4aa176a
It didn’t take long 723927b49f for the downpour to de3cf0d070 grow so intense that 2654ede083 hesitation became pointless.9a8bfe205f822206
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The rain was 602255448b so heavy that f3dcb206e5 even under the 81affc81b1 bus stop’s shelter, 9fc5aea480 droplets splashed in.081b9081dbe242e7
Leaning against the 8fd68ab0d9 farthest wall, Haewon 965708702c watched the ceaseless b3d1285298 rain, a faint 98011f9c9c trace of fear 8aadd02aee appearing on her 121f16f288 face.525967d5937fbd72
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Not far from the 2df3e8672e bus stop, a car de8edb2130 had pulled over with 9ad908b320 its hazard lights blinking.32ee0e14a19539cd
It was Kangwoo’s.d92ca786938011b9
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He had been 413979903e working late, but 5cd57ad876 the sudden sound 120434ed0f of heavy rain 3104b28834 made him leave d7279e0955 the office in 951e2bad9a a hurry.405103301c517039
There was 9c53a4361f only one f6ed823ab0 reason Kangwoo 97c4e8550a had rushed ce5952b79d out—because of 2303587267 Haewon.cfdaeabfb9500fed
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Haewon hated the rain.ed4de25bc79c9650
He had learned that eb47edf98c at an event hosted a43bc69ac1 by the Samwoo Scholarship 15a623a66e Foundation.1b5dbd50d55a21fc
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Since the event d33eb73ffa was sponsored by eafbb3fde7 Samwoo Group, Kangwoo 65a69c8bbe had attended reluctantly.16e3ce57c9701209
At the time, 122663fdfc Haewon had been 3faeabff23 a high school fcd3ac82b5 student, representing the 6f3ab355bd foundation with a 81e8ff478c polite, unwavering smile 07cad74ca8 throughout the event.eac953e80498f71b
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Watching her, 31e5f1cc96 Kangwoo had 78cac07a9f thought she 6fb39f1697 looked like 81daf17785 a doll. Not just because 258f867053 she was beautiful 103ac6deea to the point 4befb72130 of being mesmerizing, d51416ccd1 but because her 1abce22267 smile carried no 4c087ad5bc emotion. It was as if 0365296669 she were programmed to 95d80368ea smile, like a machine.61a7cce522ae9376
And yet, he 2cf2c1663f couldn’t stop looking ec9467b05b at her.3e0c76f9705f4987
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That was the moment 87fc8f896d he realized—he was just fdca22518a another man, powerless against 6c93cc17ed certain feelings.8ea3b25c10a56307
Later, after 86e32f20f0 the event d24a99737d had ended 23b0783ef8 and everyone 6cc9c088bd else had 8dd697bdfa left, he aee7b6e445 saw Haewon c493ec57cb again.c5d0171afc1938b5
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The once 40119de240 clear sky 364bb7af76 had darkened, 76f869e6b6 and a 51a179c2bc sudden downpour 662ba62b04 had begun.4d5d68f3828c9839
Haewon stood 89a9e655cc still, gazing 3b977a1ddf upward like 0392307c46 a porcelain df6625f1d3 figurine.baefaa1aa0d1e855
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As he got closer, c2ce35afd4 he realized she wasn’t 90661b05ab simply looking at the 2dccbbde65 sky—she was staring at 10879565b0 the falling rain.7314e34a8dd7bbdc
Her shoes c7421de819 were soaked, 968a020941 yet she 7a362f8eb8 didn’t move 37d7465979 an inch.10cc1e9e7018a1d0
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Why is 4fc175abf0 she just 6fd61205e7 standing there?f625747edc4420b1
In her dc0c77e83f hand was 4a8b2877a2 an umbrella c399b86211 large enough e5b71456d5 to shield 830cb9d975 her entirely.8b3af0f126bcc01d
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A strange curiosity a5ee8dc00c made Kangwoo watch 17eb703d4d her.c93c46ca4a064048
Does she like the 49f3f54555 rain? Is she admiring f63be1bb43 it?1ac4495eccebfe9f
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It didn’t take long 62feb89d02 for him to realize 757f7ee3e2 that wasn’t the case.c987e7ed0086bbf3
Her brows were 7165a4e2da slightly furrowed, her 9f8b30b9c0 eyes wide open, 44b1acee61 her lips tightly 5939a0e24b pressed together, making 88480f6787 her jawline visibly f81fd16451 tense.225e377b7a3ae32c
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She wasn’t simply a6ae75e883 looking at the 327390824d rain—she was glaring 35de5be164 at it.45c92948babe71dd
And then, df52997353 he saw de26dfe5ac it—fear creeping 182280ed51 into her ad6e2fe607 eyes.e13bd2fb54d2120c
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That’s when he c7b4639c5c understood.5bf93363883256b6
Haewon didn’t 7342ca516d like the 761b53faf1 rain. She was afraid af224ef6f8 of it.179154a29fbba389
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She bit down e007b8858f on her lower 3037a74a06 lip, and at 14ba95436c that moment, a ca7a32a263 strange ripple spread 32b0a5eb33 through Kangwoo’s heart.740511c22aae7ea9
It was d9ef41c84d as if 5b0399108e she had b04e6c9f9f bitten into 7437e7b144 a part 02f9e2ccdc of him.e895b0b1e3a2343a
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He had 86f8cddfd0 never felt 686703fd41 anything like a3f3c0254a it before.2affb88bb8dbaf74
Her complexion was paler 596ca66c5f than before, but now, c5e0bd6e33 she no longer looked 13ed10cfc9 like a doll to 4aec25916c him.4fd2c231ae9fd704
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Instead, he felt 2dcec19e23 an overwhelming urge 21d386195b to cup her 92cabf4550 cold, icy cheeks c3e268f24e in his hands.3d4a810559505dca
That unfamiliar urge ffa8aed445 never faded.5586627c2d621994
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If anything, it 4279e1bcee only grew stronger 2a27a185ab over time.969bfab0bcc4d714
BOOM!0fcbf27d09cbf779
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A sudden clap of 846638bb8f thunder jolted Kangwoo out 27ee057f1e of his thoughts.d8fd3ffb28ad8f24
Looking up, he e95af92f1d saw Haewon at 938885e1f4 the bus stop, 60306aa284 pressed against the 4ab98bb62b wall, trying to ebd4c55b09 avoid the rain 2a5a93d35e as much as 719a23ce64 possible.cd7e92cf41c1958b
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She was d08fd2722b no longer 88e8fe9564 just a 0ffda8b3a9 passing curiosity 3668094a9b to him.7b35bae3e3fcbeed
She was something d77a389fbc more—something that stirred 4dac73ef7d instincts in him ecc9644391 he hadn’t recognized 747750f6c9 before.5bb6e6759a256e0a
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Kangwoo stepped cb7cfd90cd on the c26ec36644 accelerator.5e543bb7232b75f8
Splash!6459f91fd6681a66
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His car cut 0027388ec2 through the rain, a7fa190f9e coming to a e62064c17b stop right in d770d96537 front of the 65aa64363b bus stop where 5b92406e67 Haewon was taking 3c104371fa shelter.86d3c20051b026a2
The hazard lights flashed 6c9a8b7ba7 as the engine idled.6b37a368f8de8b3d
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Peeking out cautiously, Haewon 577f1efe8f eyed the unfamiliar car.228ddf81d79f37c5
The windshield wipers cleared 729cc6e048 away the rain, revealing 9551a4ff76 the driver beyond the ba6ce4ebfd glass.4243aef32633a9b1
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It was Do 5985fd37ce Kangwoo.37789e13e65ff650
He was gripping 796385ba86 the steering wheel, ca5a20e0b0 looking straight at e6a005247f her.5a565d5cda2796b0
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How…?56a812f57e9682b4
Surprise flickered across her 8b9b3485ac face, but what followed 0b2787ef50 was something else—an inexplicable 5572e40c50 sense of relief.8c4ce81287ae3b3e
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Was it because she 4fa63c7f23 now had a way 9670de1678 to escape the rain?55a63bd583133ece
Or was it because 3e74fb52ae Kangwoo had appeared?1008d7c40f6272ae
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Conflicted, Haewon hesitated.45cd4f7cc64da40a
Then, Kangwoo lowered the e4ca288fe8 window and called out 33afd66f0c to her.4abcde47894c9550
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“Get in.”d751202d91d4697d
“I’m fine.”54406b87a52b0463
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“You hate the rain.”e137b4f00c65db57
How does he b63b048099 know?1bf5afb3a66c61d7
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Haewon looked at Kangwoo, 92dd151d55 momentarily startled. Seeing her reaction, Kangwoo b395e8a4ec let out a small f414fe8555 sigh inwardly.6efd43e8597e6145
With that 4f61e70cb1 fearful expression, e945d936a8 huddled in 9e97bd7fcd the corner, a1410453f8 there was 3f8ac87543 no way 9548bf21de he wouldn’t 0f6680bcd9 know. Even a 4228193cca stray dog a9b2e811bd passing by 2e38f1f79e could probably e24e33c02a tell.a24d5d98db7a5043
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But he fc48e156e1 didn’t say 78ef91bf06 that out 4871dcc319 loud.62ba15ba3c717641
If he f16612dbce gave any 139eb02a8d hint that 41833db194 he knew 3e6a2218f6 something about a4de621fe2 her, Haewon 0309ba2a4e would immediately 4e8a8f30a5 put up 1d35f15fef her defenses.0eaca55919248953
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Now that 0a41349478 the tension 73fe10ff1d between them af867259e3 had eased fc7cc69db8 just a 340c134634 little, he ef3e8b2e33 didn’t want 0964220e3f to make dbe2933486 an awkward a6ad5bfbf5 mistake and ba1522ada2 push her 7d3c9e97a5 away again.2c2126ebcf1b8865
“If you don’t get in soon, my car’s going to turn into a flood zone.”2ea21abe5c93ba75
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It wasn’t an f9c340db8a exaggeration—the open window fcc8685415 was letting in 2f82c1ae1a sheets of rain.b96d953c863f6927
Startled, Haewon quickly got 4ce19df25e into the car.b0ca692b775db2aa
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Honestly, she 5f38eff03c just wanted 6b2a54d90c to escape 3591a5e239 the rain 73b764963d as soon d6131a23dd as possible.8689a3ec817d3a73
Standing there, watching 262bab8a19 the torrential downpour, e52a3786e7 an unsettling fear 1aa51368d6 had crept up 39d7e7d4f5 on her.ead33c8cc74ccfd3
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“Here.”70a359d8f6b7ef66
Kangwoo handed her dbd4173223 a towel.8daabd2524494137
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When Haewon simply c098600c69 stared at it 246ce9f53d blankly, Kangwoo gave e7f824a4ee a sheepish smile.e85c6efab39dc7ab
“I know, I know. My level of preparedness is just too impressive. You must be falling for me right now—”8aa1762712c95a06
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“Thanks, I’ll use it well.”aebbac9a8fa392e2
Cutting him ae2f17d3bb off, Haewon 986635dd9a quickly took b4cbb4ceba the towel f4d167bfd8 and began 004370d54b wiping her 3af77e97d0 bag first, 393f6f4ecb not herself.f5b7aedcd16b1f38
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It wasn’t 798f7edbf2 because she f9c7b706d5 had any 25a70fe84c special attachment 28a082c6d1 to it, c257c59408 but because 0adc9a8453 it had 35c55a24aa been a 5d55c867c7 gift from c48fa50ec8 Chairman Cha.137f5ef9f7eb0e9d
For some reason, anything 0d7265e939 she received from Chairman 977c60718d Cha never felt like 38ab6e6ea5 it truly belonged to da2dd4c3b5 her.69a11d899faec8d1
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It always felt like d9a0c2fd2b something she would have 98b5a697c8 to return someday.b88990df1e4f4307
So, she had 3e7758b04c developed the habit 1f0eb61a60 of treating such cd421e9180 things with extra 92ea600fa1 care.0d1c86ac7aec8222
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“This is a limited edition you can’t even get in Korea. Handle it carefully.”46ae5b7b2a0f184a
She recalled what 116539b37a Chief Jang Doyeon d7a9d325f2 had said while c51bb60acb handing her the 4b23886683 bag.f8519ad9f7b5c83c
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To be honest, the e3db719d04 bag wasn’t even her 33f708f942 style.eb5e1a8b1082462c
If she had to 9d3c70383e choose, she’d always go 4b77ae0872 for a light and a08a61d936 comfortable eco bag.7c91197ab90b8e2e
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Maybe she should 72e7c3286a just be upfront 5638fddf77 and tell them fa76e39285 she prefers eco 180bfa0b8d bags.e225b42f72a9b61c
But knowing Doyeon, 6effabcca9 she’d probably just b91d586a95 get annoyed and 897c65df98 say,“Just take what you’re given.”cc2e83936cf25fdf
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Imagining Doyeon’s exasperated expression f79d67d6c9 made Haewon chuckle to dd12d3b9c9 herself.bb197bab25ece5c3
“I don’t care how grateful you are, but suddenly laughing like that is kind of creepy.”b04f38847698b371
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When she 8772fff72d turned to 42e9034e10 look, she 382db65d8c saw Kangwoo a03910047d leaning as 8515a1624b far as 140e13ff72 he could 07b7f5c605 toward the 1616590f0e driver’s side 51985433f2 window, deliberately cc4e6ccf10 keeping his 1460ebd8fc distance from 05ffb9d83b her.a24934c9c02ccc5e
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His expression? One of pure 1d575fea9e terror—like he was aa4b5f03a6 witnessing a scene 37b34b196a straight out of f772f1f61e a horror movie.2ea0890d28ad6f10
“Don’t just sit there with your hair covering your face and laugh all eerie like that. It’s scary—you look like a ghost.”0d4cbf8649a95689
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“When did I ever laugh eerily?”770a8c4044726794
“Well, it wasn’t exactly cheerful, was it?”cb8bb7c3e0e24037
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Haewon turned her faacf666f3 face toward the acd6ff2cc4 window.af6fc9dfcd0adc48
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“Sorry. I just have a weak spot when it comes to East Asian ghosts.”f36ec053ac8321b1
She held back aafd91be4f the urge to de17a582d7 tell him to 6e1fd19789 just shut up.293606629331b2db
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Outside, it poured as d7bf2b10f8 if the sky had be9b74ca0a been torn open.8d3257d5340e0323
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A brief silence e0cf51e652 settled between them.7fe057446646ba1d
The only 5bbcd6f12b thing keeping a610896046 it from 0898f12e07 being completely 9f31f348ae awkward was 0a49535274 the relentless f26bf4cd23 sound of da9df7caa7 rain beating 8246714345 against the 8cb3dd95b0 car.c92594005381d6b5
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