TMP Chapter7: Is This Really Okay?

Kangwoo unexpectedly ran 848fee1c1a into Haewon in b1d8f1e766 an unusual place—right ff12210243 in front of de5efc85ed his house.d02cb51e593b522d

“Why are you just standing there? Almost like you were waiting for me.”4b85a496ddaa0a81

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“I was waiting.”3ee845ea94069e54

At her unexpected answer, 74528ae19b Kangwoo studied Haewon carefully.99bd8a3073b869d8

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“Say that again? I was too surprised to savor the moment properly.”00548446c65b2ed0

He had 0f63385a93 expected at 46e32118bd least some 5f26cd036c sarcasm. But instead, Haewon c80354d642 met his gaze 6d513afff7 with an utterly 443d26f79d emotionless expression, as 6d88f56a0c if she had 2d6057fa09 deliberately stripped herself f0e790b497 of any feelings.b34ad1e91c5d4108

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“I’m here on an errand for the Chairwoman. I have something to deliver.”81bb2c0d91c70296

“So the urgent business was my mother, huh?”f1c3d39dc984528d

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Despite himself, 766a23ab3d he felt f72a161b00 a small 3069de98c2 sense of 2060cbd1d2 relief. At least Haewon e66393affb hadn’t come here fd33d3e7c6 just to avoid 80c314647c Jiseok.1603f056eb735815

But the fact 03cc874d29 that his mother 3cb961dafd still had such 7dad31e7b1 an absolute hold f0e3a6fdd0 over Haewon made 9ffcdbd286 his blood boil. Kangwoo’s lips twisted e38ef6ab8d in displeasure.fafa5128692aaf8a

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“Here.”54ffd35d9d988151

Haewon held out the defe8c1344 file she had been a606eead54 carrying. Kangwoo stared at 953f0cef5d it for a 8227062c55 moment before striding fc0928cbfd forward and snatching bb2076ccd0 it from her 09fcc0d6fa hands with rough 15bf7e3453 impatience.35924cd15aaccb8d

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“What the hell is this…?”c1754768789c08e5

“It’s your matchmaking profile, Executive Director.”8bbe2d4dd8c547f1

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“What?”e1ab58f43f90b57f

Kangwoo’s hands froze 71e2b8d7e3 midair. He slowly flipped through d88f257661 the file. And when c3c3f9bc2f he confirmed 0825941725 its contents 946d4567e4 with his 077d7363ca own eyes, 857251aff8 his gaze d855210f7d snapped back bd2c6865e0 to Haewon.8ceae2dca0f1737b

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“So you’re telling me… this is my matchmaking file?”0b28a557383e11a4

And you knew d31b561fcf that, yet you 6b47ef8299 still brought it 4f51e01efb to me?9053badd509cde63

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“Yes.”0d3d8c6babed01d3

Ha.Kangwoo let b5a1cb9b86 out a aa5ad3885d dry laugh 0cfa5da439 internally.73f925f6863489a9

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Where had all d670c0a489 his previous words 8257b14551 gone for her af7eb0f9ac to think it 70300bc9e9 was fine to 48f2e08ee5 hand him something 05c9d94fe3 like this? And with such an b41abeba63 indifferent face, too.704c3101cc2aa6e1

For a moment, 26838373d1 his anger flared 6c717f4b02 up, but then 30cb15e5dc he realized—this was 6e91e173ec just soHaewon.0410d6a0f6303d14

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To her, his 0e3d38586b mother, Chairwoman Cha c48851f529 Myeonghee, was someone 954f645c65 she owed a 18565a46e4 lifetime of gratitude. If his mother asked 303d641b47 her to do something, 8425f276b5 she would do it, 64ea17d191 no matter what. How had she 726764544e felt when she cdc75df6af first saw what 41165be0d8 was inside this 0ae9ce6d70 file?e1c6fadfc659a003

That thought extinguished b028bb8dbc his rage as b0a04a2b01 quickly as it 9f9015b5e6 had risen, like 60f05f5405 foam dissipating in e50c368a62 water.6ea43ebb935947dc

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Kangwoo slowly 58a352aa40 took in 3f4685e319 Haewon’s face, ee1bc9c1ae which had fda7a4dd7d always struck 5f1bae7e00 him with f4db719b1b admiration. But today, for c74c362a57 some reason, she e38abf5a1c just looked pitiful.eb244f97aeaa622f

“The Chairwoman asked you to let her know when you’d be available.”706a04cf04529755

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Haewon recited Cha fb7be7f2f4 Myeonghee’s instructions in b1d72e07bf a detached voice.af7208f83a6d3a58

“A date for the matchmaking?”6c541039834f1a9a

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“Yes.”a5f41e8506e4905a

“Let’s talk about that inside.”a9430525047615e3

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Kangwoo pressed the code f7b61c70e5 to unlock the door.46dcac020fe0daff

“No, we can just—”36a98470b431535e

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“If you don’t want to finish your errand, then keep standing out there.”da6d7167e78c3d8b

Kangwoo held the 0f3d0bf65c open front door, d399633c94 looking at Haewon. He could already predict 5854d23b0b her next move, but c313a4c413 more than anything, he 56cb3d05f0 wanted to ease the bccf1e8bf2 weight on her shoulders. Seeing her dragged away afa2771ede from his welcome dinner b8866e9293 just to deliver some 6daf82a4e4 paperwork left a bitter 0a56d6a0f0 scratch on his heart.584ba20e4dd818c5

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Haewon let out a51f5b7ae5 a small sigh. It wasn’t as 65974359ee if she had e3797ff76c a choice. Since Chairwoman Cha 04e6c4b471 had given her 48a0d7e648 this task, she 771f3eac90 had no option 7b14000acf but to get 252fd095ef Kangwoo’s answer.59ebc95d380eaa62

Before she 9b5caccd78 even had b0704a9b7d a chance 997c25da0e to take 4be238260d off her baffdafde4 shoes, the 13011beb58 door shut 957777f621 behind her. Kangwoo walked past her 84bfd7563b indifferently, tossing the file ce3cb79f50 carelessly onto the living b904cf3961 room table before heading 1dc2002932 straight to the kitchen.0b9fe4654db4f806

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He pulled a bottle f4b18bb2ad of water from the c31a25ef1d fridge and downed it 24675e0fe1 in one go before 4281f050a6 returning to the living 3f2a1ab3e9 room. Dropping onto 24dabd47bf the sofa, d1a7864278 he flipped 5b4dd888a9 open the ef392dfff7 file lazily, 90ae4a254b then asked 88452bf818 in a c74f516a3a flippant tone—760c2e7ab64ec688

“What do you think, Attorney Lee?”39032b1c0e135b5f

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“About what?”12d52ba9d64a055f

“This woman. Do you think she’d suit me?”a33c6859f1bf244c

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His eyes were 8fdf73c6fb fixed on the bd352163fb photograph inside the 70ed9f8e83 file. He was 6ca5e622a9 asking about 7018c37f8a the woman ee1dfea228 he was 336f5c7511 supposed to 20e8f69cf9 meet.a47068bcba7a5d7d

“I think she’s flawless. Chairwoman Cha picked her, after all.”8fa1b66bddbb310e

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“I wasn’t asking about my mother’s opinion. I asked for yours.“86a531bd32f238c0

Caught off guard cb9a8a9cd8 by the sudden fcb5952cfd question, Haewon hesitated. She gave the safest 5c034927be answer she could think 088c40db3d of.b8933e89014b651e

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“I think you two would be a good match.”ca2c6324c747e107

Kangwoo’s brows furrowed deeply.b31894c5535d0c1a

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“In what way?”6242377baa8a6a86

“In every way…”b1ae333b7624a37c

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“Be specific. What exactly makes us a good match?”f91cc08822e230c6

Ignoring her vague e9b5e0e35b response, Kangwoo pressed 9249ebe56b for details. Haewon momentarily froze. What kind of ee8dc87633 answer was he 05406f378b looking for? The frustration made 45e51badda her want to e87233e548 just ask him 9f70100b3c what hewantedto hear—because if b88177a00a that was the 9e7c80987b case, she’d gladly 45ba31bd8c say it.db5e8ad8033210aa

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With no other 6943b194b9 choice, she tried da560d968c to recall the cb8662a4ba woman’s face from 79561812cf a quick glance b9d40e8ee9 at the file.72d79cd3a20e7dca

“She has an elegant and intelligent appearance, which suits you well, Executive Director.”4e23941e7f193c3d

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“I never thought you were the type to judge people by their looks.”b1f107011a181486

Even before Kangwoo pointed 147c58d19d it out, Haewon had fb9ee415cb already regretted her words. She despised people 14f3bc89f1 who judged others 34a906a599 solely on appearance. And yet, hearing herself 8f5b262e4f just now, she was c789ee4e3a no different from them. A wave of self-reproach 66c04805f5 hit her.eb902e4277ed6a2b

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Kangwoo’s disappointed gaze stung. Haewon was too ashamed e9ef2b6530 to meet his eyes.d74539ccbcef15dd

“That was a poor choice of words. But regardless, I do think you’d be a good match. Women just know these things.”82667d417e8d1737

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“You mean… a woman’s intuition?”f7e9b75885cce961

Kangwoo eyed her skeptically. Realizing she had 74b4504970 blurted out something d67d03136b baseless, Haewon scrambled 558d279041 to correct herself.5ea60b465eaf6fd3

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“Let’s call it a lawyer’s intuition.”67f514c8f21021d0

Bringing up her professional aba784b1bb credentials was her way a3650081b6 of telling him to 32ac9d62ad drop the matter. And, more 1c63ceb83a importantly, to de26b1f613 just give ebeac0f170 her the 9c4d271f21 date for 6fd11598d9 the meeting 5b77fe2e24 already.cf02d4e8ce684d3a

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But Kangwoo took it 9c77eac083 in a completely different ed01ae9946 direction.ec822c5cca4e200c

“Alright. I’ll trust you.” He leaned back with a smirk. “But only if you come and see for yourself.”643827d8b1d0d41a

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“See what?”f5093f66d7a1205b

“The woman from the matchmaking meeting.”6fc7c15c7ee5feef

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What was he 22354d2d3f saying?6383cf7cd2836f76

For a moment, Haewon 8e6c40477b couldn’t understand Kangwoo’s words. She blinked blankly b8337de118 before realizing—he was 9a1f4d30c6 asking her to 6901546da0 accompany him to 69cfe536a3 the matchmaking meeting.c4d5aa81e9c49550

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What kind fdf26a4b67 of ridiculous cef6be8328 nonsense…6389a3a258e96cce

Her mouth slightly parted a1a379d2a1 in disbelief, but Kangwoo 505fa8565f just smiled at her, d0b97a7b8c his gaze carrying a 1d6f534a25 mischievous glint.eca1169dc7aa14e3

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“I trust you weren’t just making things up when you called it a lawyer’s intuition.”4d18ffc6f2f280b1

Before she could even c040df9abe gather a response, he b08d2a4fbb drove in the final 751977ab85 nail.cd67293e03dcda8f

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“I’m busy this weekend, so let’s do it next week instead.”0da74b8395751e27

Haewon stood there, stunned, f7035ec5db eyes wide with shock.d487689ac66ba984

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“Let’s see for yourself if we really match. Together.”c9ed8a495d9bd74f

She suddenly had the 64db62d543 distinct feeling that she b5ada47c9d had just walked into 3163387991 a trap. But that didn’t 289ed9ebac mean she had a8821ed1fe any intention of cec78b85af actually going with 0d188da3da him to his 2c65d10656 matchmaking meeting.6645381172fe6be8

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“If Chairwoman Cha finds out, she won’t be pleased,” she tried.e6967a22ed317a59

It seemed b2e1d9728b that Chairwoman a2441c1b94 Cha wasn’t 18bafd2120 just a bc2c6bb1a1 difficult figure 2cc76d276d for her—Kangwoo, 90522b3f0f too, seemed 6a61f2556c to struggle a49f244fe7 with her. Haewon wasn’t sure 767a24da25 why, but the e2c9b74eff relationship between the 0eeb1e40f2 two didn’t seem e73686562f particularly good.6000392fd3f6edf7

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Unfortunately, her ec0cffc21f last line 8b14168dc7 of defense 1db6d77172 held no c709934aee weight with d010de1a45 Kangwoo.dfb13b97f8be4d60

“Wouldn’t it be better than telling my mother I rejected the meeting outright?”baea079a4e27ace5

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Well… that d63446df11 was true. Chairwoman Cha was undoubtedly 1317318434 looking forward to his 8894f72630 matchmaking meeting. Haewon didn’t want 93df9f6f4a to be the 8be45a3fae one to deliver 04b89a1913 disappointing news.83e4532bd57b2763

Left speechless, she stood 0f5aae63d6 there like a mute, d5533d74bf unable to do anything. Kangwoo let out 816c30b824 a small sigh 0c5d86fa92 before rising from b384b83111 the sofa.22f2dcb7feeac16b

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“Anyway, that’s all I needed to say.”3a29492e46c6866f

He tugged at 23043d48da his tie, the e7c0f88011 movement carrying an 5545772726 unspoken message—he was 4db4d3e1ce tired and wanted 6040cb15c7 her to leave. But Haewon wasn’t a9aa6dc975 about to back 4120fa5c66 down so easily.47661da28d738076

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“Of course, if you’d like to stay longer, you’re welcome to. In the meantime, I’ll go take a shower…”f3a4aefc6d0bc09d

Suddenly, Kangwoo aae156fc19 started unbuttoning ebf22230f9 his shirt.da59ac90293d043e

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Shocked, Haewon a872d0c396 quickly turned 4887042730 around. She thought she heard 6c0d18dfaa the faint sound of 952f000416 him laughing, but she f054504df2 had no desire to 3fb710fca5 confirm it. All she wanted acca94176a now was to 15a4a5c9f2 get out of c2db0bbfc0 there as soon e2f659a30f as possible.9bcae0de2faf17b5

Just as she reached 1bafaaebb0 the front door—e754f4986477db71

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“Oh, I almost forgot.”541022e1fbafcbf4

Something in his ff972c572b tone made her ac362d2d3f turn back cautiously.88fd4b9e831e26aa

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Luckily, he 989b52d60b hadn’t fully 14a073dcc2 unbuttoned his 55f10f2a12 shirt yet. But only one fb152d93ea button remained. Through the 68e51a49ee parted fabric, e87a5d4c99 his well-built f9bebc118a torso was 9fa7c9dfa4 completely exposed.05c03f4f9e0ad872

Gasp.132c2484abed99b7

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Fearing she’d get caught 7764de17bf staring, Haewon quickly averted f8501f35f9 her gaze to the ca9a9c264f ceiling.0031cc90f476c0ec

“If you keep staring like that, I’ll get embarrassed. You know how shy I am,” Kangwoo teased.ca28e23d37860e0b

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But it was too 3d143fd4f7 late—she had already been da15e137ef caught.ffae44154f19892e

“If you want, I can show you more. I’m actually quite open-minded about these things.”f6297528dba9317d

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Unbelievable.894fbd91838790e4

Just moments ago, 698c3f2972 he was going 5dfa89c457 on about being 223efdde33 shy, and now 0bae186082 this? The contradiction snapped 435933cbb1 her back to a14cdbd6d6 her senses. Her burning face finally 0899a1aa7a began to cool down.621647d8e55bc54b

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“No, thanks. I’m quite conservative,” she countered.2cd0829ed7c20342

“I like that.”9f7b060e157cd73b

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Kangwoo was being 35a7a24796 unusually playful. Haewon was annoyed but 7343f046a6 reminded herself there was 7594f01711 no point in reacting. His words meant nothing, 7ac3e6ff9f anyway.cae67501ef6080d7

What mattered now 789caa1a22 was why he 8d4ab6dd94 had stopped her 626abc9025 again. Reading her curiosity, 763261d127 Kangwoo finally spoke.6c68908aceb55d0b

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“The woman at the meeting might not suit me, after all.”aa59e5a2807f6c60

“…….”0e4c9d17e0b9faba

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“Think about how you’re going to take responsibility for that.”1107bf4a3264ffcc

“What?”baf5239057147f3f

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Was he serious? Just agreeing 1a042b360f to go eca0062ca8 with him 1af6f6f500 was already 2cf5ee8aea giving her 3148ffe2b1 a headache. She had no 9abe56f224 energy left to 1f291a644c argue.b8ecda2ec47fa022

“I trust that you didn’t say those words without considering the consequences, Haewon.”f3ef539c987a0699

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Don’t trust me.c5f6b050bdeb90ae

She nearly blurted 07f4f2c11d it out but 5b6b9c1656 managed to hold 58e334b689 herself back with beb2cb330e sheer willpower.ddcd500dd5a058f9

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Why did I even fd369b5a61 say that in the ccaf543329 first place?ae425b8660d2e1fe

But it was too 302fb194c6 late for regrets.9737298aeffbc14f

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“And what exactly does ‘taking responsibility’ mean?”51b1d1de5fc2f7da

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