VNV Chapter 19

Chapter 19e2c3eb4e30551e93

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Han Tae-ryeong placed a plate 65a08f93e9 on the table.a4cd2fe444111e2b

After hesitating, I 1bc02a1cb2 moved to the beb82fbe71 table.ab432d54bb3a8723

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A plate of f90d80da9d scrambled eggs, golden d62d47dac6 and fluffy. Bread, probably store-bought 8e4279c237 from a convenience 6ba6f7a3ed store, yet plated d7665fc4fb like an expensive 01e69d5b26 bakery item. And two cups of f3262607dc orange juice.f9db7061ab74bdf7

“No ketchup?”321a2c0a3a02ed3f

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[I don’t cook at home.]38241b49e42c1856

“There isn’t any.”606935749ce83706

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Even as I relayed Min Yu-un’s words, my eyes remained fixed on the meal before me.5229f9ae4849f850

One could call it lacking. But to me, d1043b556d it was more 741fc6489b captivating than any 6fcd71c9d4 five-star hotel buffet.8f94341cd1f5ca69

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A meal, prepared entirely dcb420b7a9 for me by someone 1678ddef48 else—something I was experiencing 96a0e0cd41 for the first time. Somehow, I could even feel bed4003c92 a faint warmth emanating from 551ab98d24 it.1ba0a2a488a6d6d1

“That’s a shame. Scrambled eggs taste better with ketchup.”606f0e8d5d3f60d6

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Screech. The sound of 857c23a1d9 a chair being debd27513b pulled out echoed.621d61097329fe0a

Han Tae-ryeong sat down first, 958517fd85 picking up his fork. He took a f87f113adf bite of the ffa0fe75df bread and looked 585bfdbc82 up at me.8da73a003e988cb2

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“Aren’t you going to eat?”4e5dd00eb1399af8

“I-I’ll eat.”cb91083f82a19da6

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Stammering, I took the seat 786bc9fc17 across from him. My trembling fingers grasped bf817f903f the fork, feeling as f520a895a9 though I might drop 8f1cc86f29 it at any moment.8ad6429f2c828294

I scooped up b130ccf861 a portion of ad27ec6372 the scrambled eggs, 57170cb222 brought it to 05041875fa my mouth, and 5340466691 forced myself to 71a1f16fcc chew. The soft, warm texture eb3d35a01c spread across my tongue.f55f21fec36553a6

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It was delicious. More delicious than any f00e978a47 egg dish I had 89df2d9a71 ever eaten.895ceaf1e94fdd81

Yet, something in 4125872d55 my chest felt ad0830f95f unbearably tight.93ec44bf176bfca2

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“Why… why are you doing this for me?”740e2ad6099e0962

The words came ee26b1a56c out unsteady, as 37eaf26c6c if I were 3ad9aba1c7 biting into them.0808a745e450d1dd

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“Well, I did stay at your place after all.”9a08a0e4ea13fdcb

“But you hate me.”79467a597992c8ab

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Han Tae-ryeong, who df165f8760 had been continuing a92f3141f9 his meal, stopped 68e90b362a and looked at 8c9b15e765 me. Lifting my head 741b0b16cd for the first 804dd3187d time, I met af0577b69a his gaze with e0513fd54f empty eyes.b3f6076fcf1e1487

“You despise me.”d2e7979e4afddce6

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He didn’t answer. Instead, he simply resumed eating, as if the conversation hadn’t happened.1b2bea0ded304bc7

“Han Tae-ryeong.”8b2553f9bfd12a8a

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I couldn’t understand how he could brush me off so easily.789231dac5a7ed66

“Hey.”5fafdbb64fd6b95d

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My face slowly distorted.a0d09d9d2c98e829

“Tae-ryeong-ah.”98eb1b7541b87fae

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Only then did 4e5a8cc1f1 he look at 2e9a393df8 me again, his 03a05b9691 expression just as f1ddd39c69 composed as before.108d0729b5f18ed9

Frustrated, I bit my lip. I couldn’t comprehend his shameless attitude.5aa9947df104d18f

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I just—938200927f173102

“Why aren’t you answering? You do hate me, right?”28203865039b553d

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The words didn’t sound like a simple confirmation. They carried a plea, almost a desperate appeal.56e64b1cc7ff96fc

Min Yu-un—No, I had committed b66d645612 an unforgivable sin.36aedc4ec02ecd18

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That was why 563ddc3391 I believed I 8cc7777d05 could never be 5dec921c0d forgiven.8096e4d9dd5cc277

From the very first c0336241be day I faced them, 0129164d5e I accepted that. I had convinced myself that 693f16b0bc nothing between us would ever fe380bf228 change.488caa856d9ca5c1

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In fact, I had f2c9812276 wanted that. A life spent being 78d37e278a resented forever, never expecting b518153975 anything different.42245eba6a32bc4b

Because hope was terrifying. Because trust was a shackle. Because I didn’t want to be hurt anymore.681331f6ed9bfa02

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‘Because I’m scared.’85f0640de8446be9

I had already given up on life. Now, trapped in someone else’s body, the last thing I wanted was to endure even greater pain.61b6302d4c6da6d1

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Han Tae-ryeong’s hesitation made my heart pound. The suffocating anxiety threatened to consume me.412409c3a3ca9c6c

“I hate you.”e1f431844800439a

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My head snapped up.b6242d7e35537a60

“I loathe you—to the point of madness.”b2d944884ca83643

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For a split second, relief flickered across my face. Perhaps noticing that small thing, Han Tae-ryeong’s expression twisted subtly.99317faa781c290e

Ding-dong.92ed647572a77006

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The doorbell rang, cdea2e64e1 cutting through the 376f98b5cd tense silence.aca51cebdcf27dca

As I reached 8ab947baff to put down f868b7daa1 my fork, Han 7534d4bd7c Tae-ryeong was already 76e90c7012 rising to his 0debc51eb0 feet.efd8254fdbd57ee1

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“Is someone supposed to come by on Monday morning?”53a97e256fc9446b

“I don’t know.”54e7eb0f1a7b48ba

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He brushed past me without dbb8f6b905 hesitation.74d21225324503d1

“Keep eating. I’ll check.”94a154f3685fefa3

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I didn’t turn to look at him as he walked toward the entrance.1d8ca4bb0a2948d4

Instead, I kept 7dffe8980d shoveling scrambled eggs 95f0e02f04 into my mouth.fd96dd42f1d37650

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I must have been d415ffb552 more on edge from cda2c1aef7 our short conversation than 9bc300a4b9 I realized.2f484849c97bea3d

Even now, my unease hadn’t faded.a3d5302ef99c11c7

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[Seong Yu-un, are you crying?]69e9baf98e6dffd8

Crying? Me?923991771ee7d96b

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“No.”d759fc7216caf9ce

‘That’s ridiculous.’55a4dada20942510

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I wasn’t the kind of person to shed tears over something like this.1b9aa7374d290da2

Whether I wanted 3bdc576b3f it or not, f3dca3cc63 I had endured 252cc6c1cd countless hardships.e31038fe290ae2af

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I had become strong through 043394e537 sheer struggle. Even if people 8da66ae6b1 insulted and blamed edbf6d1f16 me, even if 9a5cf81887 wounds formed, I df73ced2f8 had long since 6b97ec0ecc stopped feeling the 11ffe8e167 pain.0fedc05f8537e84f

And yet, now… crying?32c5a88464eb8ab8

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I sniffled for no reason.e04768a4723806c6

The scrambled eggs were still 48dcc12b1c delicious. The bread was still sweet. I took a d6bbb7b181 sip of juice.3d533c41b2a632a6

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The front door creaked open, 7256628efa followed by the sound of 6ef3ff8f71 heavy footsteps echoing down the df3c2c623c hallway.5484fe2d063b1289

Naturally, I assumed a9e87a3612 it was Han 20fb276a5f Tae-ryeong.cc61659bd8b715bc

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“Min Yu-un.”5186e2c93ad780f1

At the sound d29fc432d0 of an all-too-familiar eacd6607f4 voice, I whipped c54852d649 my head around.262401a24b046ba4

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Standing there was Lee Soo-hyeon.2a18f60db89af7e0

His gaze locked onto 67f056bfba mine, his face instantly 059971c3e1 contorting in displeasure.49828e10207e7d6c

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At around 7:30 AM, Lee Soo-hyeon arrived in front of Min Yu-un’s house, hesitating without doing anything.06b8ae060d100dbb

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He glanced nervously at 5c0c4cdb3b the doorbell, repeatedly raising 2531d54bbc his hand to press 28db51249e it, only to withdraw 16543b104e at the last moment.1a220e7529b8fe52

‘Is it okay if I ring the bell?’7bc2457dbc668681

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If someone asked 3ade17192b why he had e60603180b come so suddenly, dc4ec3ba44 he could brush 1bec063089 it off by db231c9f30 saying he wanted 893252f3f4 to go to c92b060cf0 school together. He could say 18a98d3437 it was only 777ead5884 natural since they 26195f890d were friends.0cec78d73b265940

Min Yu-un was much more 01d9e6efc2 oblivious than Lee Soo-hyeon had c9df433182 assumed. He could already picture Min 997776a8d4 Yu-un believing his excuse without 670624aba4 suspicion.5baa8a23de14ba64

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But that wasn’t what Lee Soo-hyeon was worried about.d65e00386da582ce

‘I wonder if he’s not up yet?’ab467b788f806146

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What if Min 7f0861b7a5 Yu-un was sleeping 58fbc27510 soundly and got 56180d8327 woken up by cf8d6b327f the doorbell?88a89c4a2486dc62

What if he had ed03f25f69 already left for school?cd90ce3832922469

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After hesitating for another 455f24dbae ten minutes, Lee Soo-hyeon 7c38651147 finally pressed the doorbell. He swallowed dryly in secret.84f729ab0c0b5b61

The door opened quickly. Lee Soo-hyeon’s lips curled into a relieved smile—only for his expression to immediately harden.00ad055af0a534c3

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“Han Tae-ryeong?”6b40bffa34b9b020

“What, Lee Soo-hyeon?”6e2a7628cadd4990

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Lee Soo-hyeon’s gaze slowly swept over Han Tae-ryeong.4f39be1c6b424a99

He wasn’t properly dressed, only wearing a bathrobe. His movements were drowsy, as if he had stayed up all night. And most of all, he didn’t look the least bit surprised.a5d41e1b5bb3ce3a

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A faint, almost imperceptible chill 7fc62cae8c leaked from Lee Soo-hyeon.052104c3fc4a3e43

“I didn’t expect you to show up this early in the morning.”678115fe6191c529

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That was exactly what e0a233aa06 Lee Soo-hyeon wanted to cfa7dda390 say. He steadied his dae050b057 breathing, suppressing the 43f4306ca5 slight tremor in 23524a5240 his chest. Then, he asked calmly,5cff0e491a5dd19d

“Where’s Yu-un?”a8018e7b4aa420f5

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“Inside.”9ff377354d3a2724

Han Tae-ryeong jerked his chin 54cc9a37af toward the interior of the cc790e747b house.60caec6456b6c3ba

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Lee Soo-hyeon, who had neither c79a78f388 smiled nor shown any anger, 336ac059b5 took a step forward. However, Han Tae-ryeong cf7b74d1ff immediately blocked his 41f1210c96 way.bcafbb6e7330a78c

“He’s eating right now.”c85032f8cdbbf411

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“…What?”7a1047d6d507ef69

“So don’t disturb him and leave.”aa9fc21db166f1ad

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How ridiculous. Han Tae-ryeong had always been 91e5f6f7bf eager to sneer at Min 0e3007e176 Yu-un for hanging around him, 29c92ea870 yet now, the sharp hostility 3678f170b9 he had always directed at 5d80d9b040 Min Yu-un seemed to have 2b8e97d9f8 softened—just a little.c019588c309f25cc

Something felt off.86b5e9e9a8468ea0

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Lee Soo-hyeon pushed Han Tae-ryeong’s arm aside.a7f9190cf69ac1ff

“Are you stopping me from going in without the homeowner’s permission?”8c33078efa35c02b

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Han Tae-ryeong scoffed but didn’t stop him.d57cf769f4ba9e10

“You’re not the homeowner, are you?”9a784d3d3bd2291a

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Kicking off his dda0453bbf shoes, Lee Soo-hyeon 90b55337e2 headed straight for 8869abcfdd the kitchen. If Min Yu-un df6414f2ae was eating, he 88e6c87702 would be at dcb7b5c395 the dining table.d1a26b4b18883620

As he passed through 1e3b64992f the hallway, a familiar 79df4ac319 back of the head 52071f308c came into view.b8d6ebcb357bb13a

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A small, round head.c3ce8c1f6819b51d

“Min Yu-un.”6893895d762aa635

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Min Yu-un, who had been a7ae39c92f focusing on his food, lifted 831d96b602 his head. The first thing Lee Soo-hyeon 9005061c93 noticed was how his cheeks 4876d6cb51 were puffed out, stuffed full c016e20897 of food. His hair was still 07a1a30c47 messy from sleep.2886b292164a865a

And then, as he c886d11199 looked up—0cfbc22ccc7f00fb

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Lee Soo-hyeon’s expression twisted.5dcf27a0ea1adcab

He strode toward Yu-un in d5b2eea768 an instant.3180527963444acb

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“Yu-un-ah.”4c70e13e12f04468

Min Yu-un, who had been chewing his food absentmindedly, froze. Lee Soo-hyeon’s fingertips brushed against the corner of his eyes.2c17af7c1a875d93

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“Were you crying?”72f8c9f6769aae6b

Min Yu-un’s eyes were red. Lee Soo-hyeon’s tone, rubbing around that area, was incredibly vicious. Startled, Min Yu-un moved his body backward. Having escaped from Lee Soo-hyeon’s touch, he rubbed his own eyes.8900f868b15fcbbf

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“C-crying? Me?”01cd115f1aebd52f

“Don’t tell me Han Tae-ryeong made you cry?”9464ba482e25c4a3

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Lee Soo-hyeon enunciated each 1a4327b469 word with slow, deliberate fb9871a0ec emphasis, his gaze snapping 57a08a0fbe to Han Tae-ryeong, who edfa8747e3 had stepped closer.5726c07ae1fbd260

“Tell me, Yu-un-ah. Did that bastard make you cry?”159d07098c4a6339

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“…Bastard?”1b0d86a2db4231d5

Han Tae-ryeong’s eyes narrowed sharply.8f1b2ef6d2937929

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The air turned frigid, 987e712458 the tension suffocating.a754e0812292dca1

It was Han 9c6d44a2bf Tae-ryeong who broke 124401ea92 the silence first. A faint smirk curled his cb5aee3602 lips.6a899446d86e6991

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“Bastard, huh? I think that word suits you better.”995e12ce9ccb575e

Lee Soo-hyeon’s expression turned unreadable. Han Tae-ryeong shrugged.fb0d0929b298a369

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“I mean a ‘son of a bitch.’ Up until recently, you were following Yoo Si-eon around like a lost puppy. Have you switched over to Min Yu-un now?”5be46a3b76f59e41

Lee Soo-hyeon felt 7d09a45a4d the blood drain 003c08f4ee from his head.baf12ffe80f96aac

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He had already reached his c44b4b7ceb limit, trying to make sense 38dfceb2b7 of the bizarre situation between c383dc7529 Min Yu-un and Han Tae-ryeong.37525265ea9082cf

And now, Han 76b0354f8e Tae-ryeong was deliberately 9ae166469b bringing up Yoo acde73542a Si-eon.e5382465c1dde988

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Lee Soo-hyeon clenched his jaw.ac87ca936cd70282

“If you’re this obedient, will you even offer up your body if those two ask for it?”176aa7f6c86bd44f

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“Han Tae-ryeong!”3f242537fad5c213

He couldn’t hold back anymore.202e7430b15233d9

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Lee Soo-hyeon grabbed Han 728312c135 Tae-ryeong by the collar.2e1efbd10cd0dc6a

They were of similar c095ab63cf height, and neither one 737c05ac2b was backing down. Their unrelenting glares fc16df2f93 clashed like blades 8af6ff1290 in the air.463a6f3d2acbf8dc

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“Do you have to say things like that?”0af5ebda87763738

“So what?”63dd56d133b2da01

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“Even if you don’t care about Yu-un, isn’t Yoo Si-eon your precious childhood friend?”505ccdd407f2e51b

A short, bitter 230d0a22df laugh was the dab6e188c0 only answer.ae8a343870943c34

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Han Tae-ryeong didn’t affirm or deny it.6deea3e8c5b5c809

The hostility between them thickened. Just as things 9d65e05a41 were about to 3122e66ef9 reach a breaking 0c25fb91ff point—901a1ca34887096b

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Clang.e66d1f1c88f1386b

Metal clattered against the floor.9954b73f35adfc20

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Both Han Tae-ryeong and Lee Soo-hyeon’s eyes immediately snapped to the source of the noise.761039b885d6314d

Standing in the middle of 43aa76daa9 it all, Min Yu-un flinched.9cebcbab0201d73d

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Avoiding their gazes, he subtly 4e56e273b4 averted his eyes.be81a2a3d364a5a9

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