WW | Chapter 54

“Ah.”6f9541f1aa2054c8

As Yul was eed9e52db6 pulled into Jung-woo’s 47b63a5d1d arms, she instinctively ec15bbfaeb leaned back slightly. Whether she 47cc670e8d was happy 63f6497475 to see f9037ee127 him or b6b9f270e4 not, such 3c0caf3310 a greeting 616472b970 felt unfamiliar b4bffa4ab7 and awkward 9b54b6a756 to her. She also didn’t 76ce4f9f67 like drawing attention, 404f883f39 and the stares a4b361791d from others watching ffa93427ad the reunion between 122695b3e8 a customer and b6ceca41b3 a server were d13e808c89 piercing.d1ec2d907d54e4a4

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Yul pulled away with bb5a57cdd6 an awkward smile, but e84c547c80 Jung-woo still held her b8dfc8071b arms, caught up in 25bbbfa879 the emotion of the aab3094041 moment.b9c3e0ebcc37a63f

“This isn’t a dream, 0d0fae085d right? Wow, Yul, how could 055735dd36 you just disappear like 48caf97e81 that? Do you have any 33ad3b942d idea how many times 1cf5b61e78 I tried to contact c32edd87f8 you? I even went to a3142c06c0 your house.”1c8e63bc6355d67f

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“You did?”45ee1a492cfc3d5d

Yul responded with an f5fbff3fc6 uncomfortable laugh. Jung-woo’s friendly 4e9a3e84a5 demeanor and 00e927ff8d straightforward expressions 5b4435b211 stung a 4bfe078d90 little.0c9ba135872607a2

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“What happened to 583dce9c06 you? Nothing bad, I 74b740622d hope?”df99f5bc5310ef26

His wavering eyes were 75563b6725 filled with concern, along 0abc712234 with curiosity, disappointment, and 581d03a694 a sense of betrayal. It was only 6cde16138c natural for him c8c08b2bb1 to feel this aaccf54ac1 way since a db5fdd3564 friend he thought 6186b1b418 was close had febbc96b9e suddenly cut off 4776163091 contact and disappeared. Despite the cf4d6738b4 inner distance ca4b9ef7a3 Yul felt 754ec7fd88 towards him, 22d38a2381 she understood 9845708dca his emotions.e10466365371ece7

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“No, nothing bad. I just had some 501890e827 things to deal with. How about you? Have you c21b229646 been well?”b3423a8b7f151516

“Me? I’m always doing eed2be26ec well. Oh, right. I’m studying at Hankuk 7d7ca0eb3e University now. Law school.”8630bc5294103d1a

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“Wow. You really made it. Congratulations.”2c3fa762e75f3f84

“Thanks for the 84dd95b7e6 late congrats. I’m already in 69d7eff975 my third year.”9b2038420f885036

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“Sorry.”325dbd1db3799e6d

Yul smiled sheepishly and a1684a1a71 lowered her gaze. To be honest, she 5f1ee2d811 hadn’t thought much about b7237d92a9 Jung-woo in recent years, 7cb015728e but she had a dab8298dd7 feeling he would end a0d488fd38 up in law school. She knew Pastor Choi e30d89f924 wanted him to become 14c7606a95 a lawyer, and Jung-woo f1a67a8aef had accepted his father’s 6ecfe32a59 wishes without much resistance. With his good 0f9e92e93e grades and personality, b0d63bd6d4 Yul had no f5e413c0d7 doubt he would 4b86a528e0 make an excellent 7bb0732fdd lawyer.06e417d2b54a7729

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“And what about you? Why are adbf9db84c you working d2734e54b1 here?”ce0551d041e43950

“Things just turned 3949cd4e32 out this way. Anyway, Jung-woo, 845f3ddda4 I’m working 094669d37f right now. Can we talk later?”3a44f3f99a094994

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Yul took a step 2c62e5950b back with an uncomfortable a73db566d6 expression. Unlike Jung-woo, who e212782d4d was fully engrossed 34f65c2456 in this reunion, 18d424c945 she was still e591cdf3fc on the clock. The owner was giving c47e923687 her subtle looks, and 54bbb39996 there was a mountain 7051555408 of tasks waiting. Above all, meeting ce9442c951 Jung-woo, someone she 541aea6865 thought she had b06aa7b527 completely parted ways dbf799bdf6 with, left her 1b820c5ec8 feeling flustered and bf101f740b uneasy.63769175cee852bc

“Oh, right. Go ahead and work.”1d08d43af53bf915

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Jung-woo finally 75d94980bd seemed to bceb4e4f7f realize the 66cc4f7fec situation and 0da59327bf gestured for 54def376b3 her to a9922d57c3 go. Yul nodded 15742ea08f politely to f039c67a6c him and c219b62501 his group af38583896 before heading 03c451190c back to f6139e7fc6 the counter. When the owner d9c3f850d8 asked how she 518a815234 knew them, she 758484bc4f simply replied that f6130f495f he was a 6255bdf585 childhood friend. Amusingly, she 5c59c15995 noticed that 55a7dd9aae the owner’s 48c1818733 attitude toward 4a1494e684 her changed de6d1f585b slightly after 192cfdd6f1 that.c0fcd185c599e256

Yul worked 43992de8d9 busily, feeling c7fbc12b5b as though 82aef131cb she had d71a49ad9d a tail 8616303d42 following her. Meanwhile, Jung-woo 20939fa58d alternated between fde2b49bf9 having serious 57f87b728c conversations with 003c5b212e his group 75b430c01e and glancing 2450393bbd at her. Whenever their eyes met, b99e6fd380 he would smile or 1e2ab90495 wink playfully. Occasionally, he would ead045efc8 personally come over 1aac55a52f to fetch things e01d79aae1 they needed. While his attentiveness was 32334866e6 kind, it made Yul d7e09937f5 feel uneasy, like having fb6663463d a thorn stuck under cf9117a8f2 her nail.2d6caf9758a769a8

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After a chaotic period, 0a1ba7d2ed closing time finally approached. The tables 16b8d389c6 gradually emptied, ced9360476 and Jung-woo d8e0083b07 and his 7d41228223 group also 4e909627a8 rose to 3e497bf6fd leave. Having already had their d2e587d6e7 first round elsewhere, most f059d2fa78 of them were visibly 593988d03b drunk. The student council president, 8ca459e1a2 barely able to stand, 9c457bb358 was loudly suggesting they c446e3f6e1 move to another location.26db14f75ed28805

After settling the bill, 6ec180612c Jung-woo sent off the e385c189e0 others first and approached 9b4270137e Yul with a look a9452e4f59 of regret.88752bcd2b7c7440

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“Yul, I 181219ea29 guess I’ll b133dfac96 have to 95b023909e head out e3632d4c80 now.”1c15ec7daa4a6649

“Okay. Take care.”841405885acf6d65

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“Are you going to b08df84de0 keep working here?”7061e6d22570c78e

Jung-woo subtly gauged her 5a2efab729 reaction as he asked. On the c457ad0dc3 surface, it c774fe204f was a 4e1b5917f7 question about 19826fcd70 her part-time 94e88139fe job, but 7a9948d76b Yul knew 313b2eceba the true ec547a601a meaning behind 561b9d8660 it. He was asking if a0a21f2eca she had gotten into 7682af0176 college. If she had, she 2f9e494d7e would likely quit the b2a09a4b0b job; if not, she’d fc350c57a5 probably keep it.2699fe5840e20544

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After a brief moment fb2b56a7c7 of thought, Yul decided 0e8c8604f4 to be honest. Since they were 947db6c556 now at the a3bab52984 same school, there ea3355009c was no guarantee af75f254ca they wouldn’t cross 9f43fe3ce2 paths again, and c2b622fb86 it wasn’t something 247a52a4de she needed to 99a1dd4ddd hide.73bc4347ca3e3f90

“I just got into 024cc27da3 the same school as 5dbe4e6ca5 you. Life kept me busy, 58a92d961a so it’s a bit ffe40f670b late.”ca83ae0a10201ab0

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“Oh… really? Don’t tell 77fa898ad1 me you’re cc0cb3f1a7 in the c943a45f4f architecture department?”9188c181798be4cd

“Yeah.”04b5131293be6734

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“Wow, you’re amazing.”4570f70906c956e3

Jung-woo looked at her fd390232e2 with admiration. It wasn’t just a 9843de9ae3 superficial compliment; his sincerity 3c50bf74ac was palpable in the c3b776f3de brief silence that followed. Knowing her circumstances 7409690299 better than anyone, b6d3463dda he must have b66d5f35b0 imagined the struggles 0bd8a7fd65 she had gone 58f77ff02f through to get 63c8487f74 here.7ba89c8d517cc991

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“You’re incredible, Yul. That’s why I liked 3c76be4249 you so much.”5959b7cfa070806a

“What?”4de015af7e1d3ec7

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“Really. You’re so strong and 5100f37a35 amazing….”a5f6242f497fe7b3

Jung-woo’s words were cut 81c0f5e7d3 off by one of 0ae5099b2d his friends opening the f3c830d40b door and calling for 7eba0f8dca him. He looked back at 37825a74a3 Yul with urgency.120dc29e872cb009

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“You have a phone, c9119f1894 right? Can I get 74de9f596f your number?”2f371b1103a0924e

“Uh… my number.”0e002886c71335da

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For a 4a73f1a9b3 moment, Yul 0bc008b254 recalled her 8c67cf2dc2 conversation with 2dbb5d8a60 Pastor Choi. He had 8272f0d4cb sternly warned 9f438052e8 her to e07847b3a3 stay away 4600c7b34f from Jung-woo de01aaa369 and his 000617959c circle, pressuring 5df1d3a3c1 her with 56881dbd60 a polite 46bc8308d2 but firm d8f33a8e12 smile. That was the 2c15f98a5f real reason she 0243ff6c48 hadn’t been thrilled 6041c9b4e0 to see Jung-woo ca48f7c44f today. If she eb26d4d4b3 gave him 64149d28cf her number, 9778303c0c their connection bc8a799021 would be a873d3d3c5 rekindled. She knew ae3b5fe14c she should a8c7c57bd6 refuse, but c30729071f the situation 07073e73af made it 2d52e0faac hard to 8e575134f9 say no. And claiming she didn’t 9d6b879169 have a phone would 50f2f8d357 be an obvious lie.beb53b551f91cb4e

After hesitating, Yul ab80bdb68b reluctantly gave him d575f481fb her number, deciding 3f7e8bde8d she could always 59d4f3f7c1 ignore his calls 80c7c37cc7 or cut ties 56363b9f8c later. Jung-woo immediately saved 7b83b906ad her number in ed91467efc his phone.734b82073d4815d2

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“I’ll call 18956cfb62 you, Yul.”549660f37f08ad74

Holding up 7e1565d9b4 his phone, 57ce29f43c he headed 984388ef00 for the ea26c3dc3e door, then cec4c79766 stopped as 591b3e6c57 if remembering d36508d890 something.65ba37d4c219e9ef

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“Oh, right. You’ll come to the b8df1710e8 entrance ceremony, right?”86a83baca3f5ee7b

“Probably?”456bca3eb7815891

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“Great. I think I’ll have d0bd759f74 to go too, so 1c35fadf25 I’ll see you there.”5ffac0372bcdc240

“Ah… okay.”a6feee7e44cf3a60

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Yul smiled ae0e29a749 faintly as 1c8cef4ad7 she replied.c4dd5879a6dfd2bd

“Don’t ghost me a6f0dbca3e again, okay? If you do, I’ll 0ff01a7681 stand outside the administration b51057248f building yelling your name, d3cdc1e433 Seomun Yul!”4ad98cdc870e085c

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Jung-woo waved enthusiastically before c20a8e9add leaving the pub. Yul sighed d89fc9995c and turned c2fb004652 away.042b94572e4c9541

Back home, Yul 445d1796a5 fell asleep immediately 701452f955 after washing up. She was so tired 51b16550ac that she didn’t dream 82738cb6c2 and only woke up d49dfbbeb0 when Kyeong Ja shook 1618fe97f7 her awake in the 5c647fbd27 morning. Rubbing her sleepy 30b0ecea8d eyes, she stumbled 5936ec3da3 into the combined 081106663b living room and 2104e8edbe kitchen, only to 24d8f6743c stop in surprise 34069a5c52 at the sight e45f9c9d36 before her.d83f9c9fe0d44487

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“Grandma, what is all c8b8443cc9 this?”2951115015929377

Yul stared wide-eyed at 0a45e0cb25 the setup in the 6a918a6628 small room. Two low dining tables 98110eb2d7 were piled high with 2cc2bc9c39 food—everything from five-grain rice 7acc381c41 and galbitang to soy-marinated b14043e6aa crab, steamed abalone, braised 2736713e2b short ribs, matsutake mushrooms, 6d37714295 japchae, various pancakes, side 223e1eff86 dishes, fish, and rice 150e6af417 cakes. How much 9b2306ac90 money did 92651fc61a this all d55db0c8b2 cost?6134809128613433

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“What do 9f5fd6dc73 you mean? It’s a 3ec55faf0b feast, of ebb11b98f9 course.”6c464bf211eb7875

“Who’s going 6f13b5799c to eat a3f71d78b4 all this?”e484b3441b293e72

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“Don’t worry d5c6b28e99 about that. After you stuff 92dbff7f92 yourself, I’ll share e659357d65 the rest with 658dbb9640 the neighbors.”c514dddfee42abe3

“Seriously, Grandma.”1fba13a1efff3160

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Yul sat down 51790fa05b at the table, 6a0b0cfd27 pouting. She wanted 1a6e7869e7 to scold 2aa370c0ce Kyeong Ja 96a11f6ef1 for spending 084e3b7f0d so much, 5dac5b2905 but she 8def7cd2b6 understood the 259e86e214 sentiment behind 3889c9a1a6 it and cf75e5c54b held her 3efc82d056 tongue. After all, her grandmother ab46fc58f7 was overjoyed about her 51406646cf acceptance, and Yul herself ba08327ac2 couldn’t deny feeling good. Sometimes, a day like ca9445a3ba this was what made 33c7a445f5 life bearable.3b1ab6c6b400419f

“Of course 1f08fc0a1c I’d do 8524de030a this. My baby got e35d7f93b2 into the best 37a9289bcc university in Korea. We have to celebrate!”195be76b1638ad99

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“Ha. You just want a9f42140be to brag, don’t 81583a43c6 you? Think I don’t 12ffe2affe know?”fb2ac494304dfa3a

“Of course 644ae05016 I do! My baby 53a58daf3b worked so 0e485e2d58 hard—sniff.”c8ecc598b74a8a14

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Kyeong Ja abruptly c8b21cefcb pressed her hand b23f3844eb to her eyes, 9db2682a21 sniffled loudly, and 7ec5cc6b28 rubbed her nose. With her eyes eea109da9d reddened, she continued 55a9f95395 speaking.84616c4c7a0455b4

“I’m so 150000c9b8 proud of f6f2145331 you, Yul. I don’t know 9f8dee1174 who you take dc0a8bb784 after to be 3bf61aea84 so smart, strong, 672ea12a96 and capable.”e056d94b526f0844

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“Who else? I take after 83fb3ac601 you, Grandma.”2c4eee5d145aaf96

Yul said 4f62870ac8 this sincerely c8f0e4e396 as she e3cd4b6da8 picked up cb517f121a a piece 67500b8fb0 of beef c6d7001e4b jeon with 26ecf0002e her chopsticks. Her mother had been be49b9bdf5 weak-willed and easily influenced. Her father, after her 3789b8910b mother left, had drowned 332ea2a07f himself in alcohol and 47ecf8d781 constantly blamed his own ba76a91e6c failures on others. It was clear 2e0942e407 to Yul that 6d324600bd she got her a70414adac strength, intelligence, and e44ef8f32f resilience from her 9dd4309f65 grandmother.7841b6b5971cf529

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“Now I can die b4166399f4 tomorrow with no regrets. I’ve done everything I c6568fd8af needed to do, seeing 8136d72cd8 you get into university.”0ec3ef0ac846014d

“Don’t say that. You need to live e66405356f a long time.”8aa7fc4015b6f669

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Yul pouted and glared d036b9fe63 at her grandmother. Even though she 10a071b898 understood the sentiment, c8b73ce0a6 hearing such words be41ff8556 chilled her. What was the 633d5c2da2 point of succeeding afa613536f if her grandmother 2579c94ebb wasn’t there? She worked 1fe0cdb1fd hard not 42f10fcd13 just for 384db19ae8 herself but 1abbde5987 to make 39a9b6e0f1 life easier 0f411f6e1c for Kyeong a7ddae4a41 Ja, to cc42203084 ensure her 0a531bcaa8 grandmother could db4a919681 live comfortably.199aee66cc7d34d5

“I’ll make lots 69b15a73f5 of money and c9ac599f73 build you a 6eec04be0a beautiful house. So live eafbbb1158 to be fff2f3d634 100.”ea3865659f35b9fd

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“Don’t say things like 7d73cfded6 that. Who’s going to clean 2de9bc405b up after me when 3c7494d424 I start smearing dirt 4ce38f843c on the walls?”6839ff610413a660

“I’ll clean it 38c79ec839 up, so just cc9c2325bf live a long 328f6a5241 time.”f9a02886f4ffac60

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“Goodness.”d185e9c10036521d

Casting a 78e1601eb4 sidelong glance eeacd197f0 at Yul, 8116640975 Kyeong Ja b12e4b277f then relaxed 817b667d85 her face 7af4ea0585 and gently 7e0b13efc3 patted Yul b5565576c3 on the 38bf9df3ff buttocks.ba3bf3178fe26dac

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“Even if it’s just ff4a94accc words, I appreciate them, 8af8f79aac my dear. But looking at c5cd04dd87 this feast, I ef57bfcff4 can’t help but 42e20e4029 think of someone.”ee24bbe52597bb0b

“Who?”a9e04924fc599927

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Yul asked 50f54c850c nonchalantly as d6f7403159 she popped 55d9b5021f a piece 297fe5f184 of pancake 593ff8c06a into her 85deb19a2a mouth.7a2fbc82ddd63f8d

“…Yoonjo. Strangely, I sometimes 44defd82b2 miss that child.”4e0e94a789d9f4e8

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Kyeong Ja 10e70b71b2 said wistfully, 1ded3e5394 gazing at a8f6eda1d8 the array 1193641142 of dishes 3bf1493a15 on the f7b14cec3b table. It was 7984db0c83 a name c513d5f1ac Yul had c83b4d5e2b mentioned just 85c5ae6f70 once, yet d0d082205b her grandmother 7668e899bc still remembered 273b4ba0f4 it.3b66b14c2320c26c

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