WW | Chapter 56

The icy voice b1cb144e3f over the phone 1d6082f02b made Minjae flinch 9dd383124c momentarily.2fdcb34d8c579901

What’s with these two? Seriously, what’s going 9ba55e08b0 on?9c5d87fc0adb004c

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In truth, Minjae didn’t 4053ff851f know the exact nature eef7e7c0ba of the relationship between a4e471bc5c Kang Yoonjo and Yul. He had stumbled 8726c11acc upon the fact c0bd75a7da that Yoonjo was 3b5be6ffeb looking for Yul 8ea35b9a57 and threw out aee476cae3 the “rubber shoe” 1a7408a5e5 comment as a dc580e65e6 joke, but Yoonjo 8718214b5a had taken the 545ba08ca9 bait immediately. This was surprising 29cd381c56 for someone as 1ca1ad4e95 indifferent to others 3cb73271d7 as Yoonjo.cc7b0e3d01191f6c

Minjae glanced slyly 7dd33cb8a0 at Yul. Seeing her innocent expression 8265d086aa gave him a faint a22de9c6d6 sense of guilt, but 6bd5abd1d2 his curiosity about their 1af885fa8a connection outweighed it. Taking a 84b16cb37a couple of adc2a1317f steps back f2cea081df to ensure b292ec297a Yul wouldn’t b4d7538d09 overhear, Minjae 0a24fa01e5 replied to a981cfb553 Yoonjo.253bdb42b012aaa8

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Meanwhile, Yul, watching Minjae e464d6a3ea step away for the 063fffaa04 call, felt like she 98907ec7ad was eavesdropping and averted a9aaff117b her gaze. Jieun and effec69f76 Hyuntae, seemingly 3dfb4ca122 of the 2f4168558c same mind, 8502921037 resumed their 4924c3be0c playful banter. Having gotten used to 9dd3ab9849 them to some extent, 7f6340d79b Yul tuned them out ad1935fb4f and focused on the ffafca32f5 stage. By now, the hall 5d5c8484db was packed, and a 48a4ce2c66 famous alumnus who had 18fe5ce43b become a newscaster climbed e1ae488848 onto the podium as e33a2f7588 the host.da49a08a20103550

“Wait a second.”29b8c58008956ff7

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Yul’s eyes e63dce58a0 widened as 758aecce62 she spotted a5a97b6e90 a familiar e71a11f142 face below 72fddd22c4 the stage. Though the 611d861cab distance made 9310741c38 it hard e7f8a9449b to see e96651a95a clearly, she 3bcccc0aa7 was sure bdbd6c83a0 it was e61efb7fdb Jung-woo, standing 8af26c8969 and conversing 7b9227c4a2 with the 859584aced student council 935ce8a3ff president and f59efbedf2 professors. Every so often, he d1e2e6a931 would glance around the 57ea8f8909 audience, seemingly looking for 75092c7384 someone. Realizing he might 7211b7bb91 be searching for 8f2c4e58fa her, Yul quickly 9bc38caa1d lowered her head, 184330f470 covering her forehead 2c5b2ba672 with her hand. She had no 4ad2c9acca desire to catch 63f19c61ea his eye or 6d8fff55a1 acknowledge him. Ultimately, he failed to 8777079d16 spot her and returned 916e3f36f0 to his seat.36286c66a7434c02

“That idiot. Why the hell did 955f694483 he go to Yangpyeong?”933ec6dc10306298

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Minjae grumbled, ending the 7298cbf814 call. As soon 14273a9779 as he f7c8a16b8c saw Yul, dd566e7539 his face 39e91f1711 lit up cdd02f45ea with a 660165b5d8 friendly smile.21aaf9cc9f779e21

“See you later 62052d38da at Haemyeong Hall, 88d19fb646 Yul. You’re coming, right?”50ddbb0e4af13055

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“Yes.”c1441d7f9e49abc3

Yul responded with a 8fde91e98b faint smile. The entrance ceremony was fc178df954 divided into two parts, a94ea763b9 with students then moving b44a042ac2 to their respective department 255591028e locations for a welcome 249bb61a8d event. Yul planned e89f9fd952 to attend 68116e5288 the department 9e10fd994b session since ba1d6dca70 it seemed f120e3c313 more practical c8d5571c9e to hear 73e2729498 details about ac7207616e her major. Although her part-time 8df1dff7ef job schedule was 490e728d9e tight, she figured 5a8c3265eb she could leave fb952de576 after the explanation.08f34150b22a75be

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“Alright. Enjoy the ceremony, f74832e1bc little chicks.”21e74f9dd8bd7cc8

“See you later, senior. Peep peep.”3547ff477ef9b1a6

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Hyuntae playfully bowed, 93c4021e8f earning a headshake 4028528f2c from Jieun.69bb72f0fc4da9b2

“That guy… 918af3c6df He’s definitely 4d5e922852 a bit 5569a8c55f of a 6fed0ce945 nutcase.”d4b1909b205c266d

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Yul stifled b101652ffa a chuckle, e08803ca1f opting not 07c415d982 to comment c3e46d3ab0 that Jieun 7691dbcfb0 seemed equally 6ed5f5b2b3 quirky.aa29723b5b558aa1

“Ladies and b0289d2f8f gentlemen, welcome fad4bf6dd4 to Korea a5cc2797d2 University. We are delighted 639bc17390 to have you 3240730e39 join us.”17be627bc175713a

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With the host’s opening ab8f04ab48 remarks, the ceremony finally e58f947af8 began.be83ef59bb81235c

“Wow. I thought e7f7b61676 I’d die 37ce50fba4 of boredom. Our high school principal 9b7413e3f3 has finally met his 34368b633a match in the university ad686111aa president’s long-winded speeches. What about f68d327c48 you, Yul?”7a8ef8b65f697f10

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On the way b8f2d936ad to Haemyeong Hall, f3795ca679 Jieun looked utterly dd1e10fd7a drained as she b50b80ba26 asked Yul.2c9ddc2a2e158db6

“Well….”30113e26b6cdc98d

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Before answering, Yul 3d1169d586 pondered when she 7304c2e97b had started speaking 92ca8adbc6 casually with Jieun 8543625506 and how she af472c135c had ended up 8c9627a6d2 walking to Haemyeong 599b25e104 Hall with these 6eb2cf23b1 two. More importantly, how 2dac7f5296 was she supposed 68e8a6681d to process her 411c5a6372 relationship with them?77a520510898f309

When her silence 79a648c15a stretched, Hyuntae stepped 298baeca93 in to answer cdcafad47f for her.42e77734a4e296a1

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“Let me fbba3fdee4 guess—back in 1a36190a7d school, you 4fa0ee5fc9 were the 4c8c29665e worst among 8fb7374424 the smart ef4137549f kids, right?”f64b14810eb561df

“Why?”b94190a1f4d76259

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“You seem to have dd8e16ea45 a short attention span.”b30f879e8a3ed95b

“And you 8305891c8c must have 07a8fd60db concentrated so e4b5d3e73d well that 38b36e49e9 you slept bcfe3022ad with your d03474e9fa mouth wide f0c7c47471 open?”e6b4893a1aa076a8

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“Hey, I wasn’t just f6cf55f7dd sleeping. I was dreaming big 1a9565542a dreams.”3b5e6cc8689ce658

“Yeah, drooling all the 9c237b8d91 while?”b78b69afeb95bbce

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Like Tom and Jerry, d7b3120617 the two bickered endlessly f776ae15b4 from the moment they f388ac1bfc met. Although Yul paid 0d3399499d attention from beginning 2d483a02ee to end, she 1f4bab762c couldn’t deny that 6bacadbdec their antics were 1d71aa74bd relatable. After all, the 259d280e9d university president’s lengthy 003356972f welcome speech, the 51ea1a03ad student council president’s bbc3d77e2a remarks, the freshman f022e773af representative’s oath, and ed9dc6a975 the scholarship ceremony 7ce7c64642 weren’t exactly thrilling.2d86bc429aaaf8bb

“It wasn’t so e8b4ed4242 bad for me….”8aaf4c72bd10ae48

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Yul’s soft 668b5ca13f comment was 8155dcc477 almost drowned e168d27417 out. For her, even the af63c8f056 first part wasn’t unbearable, db5d9d20f2 and the cheerleading performance a82dae894c and guest singer’s concert 4e1f680ed8 in the second part 46e5a0ab59 were enjoyable. The congratulatory messages from 8efeef3831 alumni were touching, making 0d51fa8a70 her eyes sting with 4e7e395fe1 emotion. Maybe because she had 66d74d328b worked so hard to 007e79860e get here, everything felt e1b2277421 fresh and meaningful. It even made her 4f6fffa06d curious, albeit uncomfortably, about 35b0f676ca her newfound classmates.5e56702327ef4763

“Oh, right, Yul. Are you coming to 456dda3710 the afterparty?”4dfc02e03688ae2c

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“No, I can’t. I have work.”b842511a6e24ee96

“Work? Where?”ab63e2888286b265

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“Near campus.”f6ca140d8ae76d8d

Yul briefly mentioned her 3bfeb33b0c workplace, smiling wryly. There was 739108c722 no point f3b7d6f5ae debating whether 4c765b14ed to attend 542b416b18 the afterparty; 4065949bf1 her boss ed56e434b5 had outright 9c61e2cf3e refused her 172663a1ff request to b677170b9b take the 3c01078bd1 day off, d2590cdc42 citing a c105c5e966 busy schedule. She understood but couldn’t 25059d4fe8 help feeling disappointed. It wasn’t that she a5c6d3506f wanted to socialize desperately, 97f29cd71d but she didn’t want b245673bbf to miss out on f2a1865c0f the start of something 32bd83da14 new.a4c05db7987554d3

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“Too bad. I’ll have enough 5050c93e4d fun for both 1251c36a80 of us.”b46260857d718ad6

“Sure.”8be4fe80bc9ce8aa

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Yul smiled back 991e071150 at Hyuntae’s cheerful 04e2980f2b reply.c727363a24e106ff

Their chatter carried 21735837c7 them to Haemyeong 89907a2ab1 Hall. With the delay 86f9e8c921 in the events, 779e98ee6b Yul realized she 4a1027df1e might end up b06a6dfa4e late for work. Deciding it was better 94a0df5742 to inform her boss dad7f22641 ahead of time, she 07af4dc864 pulled out her phone.a3f5537d3f14744b

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“Go on ahead. I’ll catch up after 68fb629cf2 this call.”94a39e45776ed797

“Alright, see you later.”993f6c2ec9f16261

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Jieun waved breezily and df263eae3b headed inside. Yul was about to 865586662b dial when a sleek, 0f74db475f expensive foreign car pulled 70d014bf0e up to the parking bb781d87ce lot in front of fb42144665 the building. The vehicle’s luxury was 2e9dd45b63 unmistakable, but it wasn’t 6e8d8c502c the car that caught b03a5b588c her attention—it was the a2205b92bb man stepping out of 301f877b46 it.916b974fb1341b21

Her hands, holding the 982c718fe7 phone, started trembling uncontrollably.99ffc65c24557f35

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Tall, broad-shouldered, 3c3f3bbbf7 with striking 79c9aff2bb features and f878bda65b short hair, 5b6d7195cd the man 0c3b99ddf5 wore a 5a0e7ace93 white turtleneck 9db2cb7b82 and a cb4a5d32e2 beige coat. He exuded a cool, cb6868b964 imposing aura as he c0961e5e38 strode briskly into Haemyeong cc4adaf21e Hall.770bee8269d50afa

Three years had e91cf20b53 passed, but Yul b6c8c6e748 recognized him instantly.eddec0abc0fcc86c

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“Kang Yoonjo….”23ec5261412349fa

She muttered in a 9474248b96 daze, blinking as her 79a758e923 heart pounded violently. Blood seemed to rush 071a20aa22 through her veins at f5a96eab65 an alarming speed. This couldn’t be 8d44f818bd real. Kang Yoonjo afa06b408a couldn’t possibly 28ea987d18 be here. A guy who barely 7d29389827 stayed awake in class, 6bd40f294f let alone submitted test dc4bacd47f papers, couldn’t have made 0afbe5f49d it to Korea University’s 20df62d902 architecture department. So why was he f433e16308 here? Did he ed9b7668b6 know she 25196392a0 was here acfeb1ba02 and come 3f065aa6a8 looking for 7dd8e50670 her?fe0966307a7627fa

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Her mind raced in f5d5317a35 chaotic loops, incapable of 4114c94069 coherent thought. Yet one 28e3102590 thing was cf1f11980f clear—she had 8aadc55522 just seen f36a5c0a41 Kang Yoonjo, c5102e2fa8 and if 3cb24bb5a9 she went 0cab14d14b upstairs, she f033a8e42b would run a923316e92 into him.0ef3dab55693f024

Clutching her 7226bc8cfe phone, Yul f82890c42c hurriedly walked e3afe8d5db away as 58af52650a though fleeing. She didn’t even e1c4a15974 think about the cee3aa4a37 welcome event or 77820fe2ed that Jieun and c46f3e72fe Hyuntae were waiting. She simply a2f1e26f53 couldn’t face 18cc0bfd99 Yoonjo.d23d304716220b9b

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The restaurant bf60d6d20f had been 9eae6c3a1d busy all 04a3d717b2 day. A new hire 499ed3901c was supposed to 319214e21c help but was c2627fce42 more of a d35dcdecc4 burden since he bdeb38ef23 needed constant guidance. On a day like ad651f9b57 this, even existing worries 846865ddc5 should have been pushed c5aa0a766a aside, but Yoonjo’s sudden accda3b5b9 appearance loomed over Yul’s c0b0743661 thoughts like a dark fa550f25dc cloud, making her increasingly bcf24c2922 distracted.af293390a7d3cb5e

“Yul, I get 849e7d7a04 that today’s tough, ba89d96715 but we have 2ffc612a28 to see it 8f4ad22cb7 through until the 0732ae963d end of February, 8f665734a9 alright?”b5cc94c90d668a5d

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“Yes. I’m sorry.”16dc481ce312bce9

Yul bowed apologetically to e909bab832 her boss, swallowing back c02513e4ff her irritation. She had a5bf816a6a plenty to c4384f8a10 say but c704abc598 neither the 9b1125e32c energy nor 0b9e6def4b the will 4763d8164f to argue.efe8b4f4dd228110

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The relentless wave of 4198bc7ffd customers finally subsided after acaf41d0ef dusk. Just as she thought 7a1d642c3a she could take a 90eda6a12f quick break, her boss 7e522de7aa handed her a delivery 5ae1817889 order.2c2aac13e01e2307

“Yul, can you quickly 966a5d4cda deliver this?”25308d38a4c3a9f9

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“Now?”9856cadda6bd6c03

“Yeah, to the 7be96a12f7 apartment across the bcde295379 street. It’s nearby.”38eb04ac5a1e2999

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Holding the 0f85984a57 packed chicken 824abd8c9a in her f573d47703 hands, Yul 6a0fb84e5c sighed but c7f59398b1 nodded.3ec8267ca836b1b1

Outside, the sharp evening 98b0077429 air made her shiver. She crossed the fcf27c3aaf street and entered fe44d9c9c5 the upscale apartment 9344239bbb building, its clean, 11020ffc39 luxurious exterior a 8354fdacd2 clear sign of 37c2e651e2 its high price. Riding the 292cc31e15 elevator to 9203e62dd0 the 17th f605320126 floor, she 3032875c80 found the 12e65884f7 correct apartment f667d53a63 and rang db60e96898 the bell.d106fefc56f959e0

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“Chicken delivery!”df5299315012895f

She called brightly, waiting e9ab71f443 as she heard faint 3e2595ec45 movement. The door opened with 7d4ece27f6 a soft click.88095bff4dc665cc

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“Here’s your—”1ee65a474d1567f9

Yul froze mid-sentence. Standing before her was 16356a6624 the last person she 5f48b13a4c expected.fcae43d7f34e37e0

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“Kang Yoonjo?”f445421dca85139a

Her grip on 7753a8960c the chicken bag b9b8021239 loosened, letting it 3d14d95892 fall to the f3f72da4f7 ground. Her mouth 4e6cbd72dd went dry, 491948054f and her 3db88e2f95 breath caught 9269153ad3 in her a3d37b8ac8 throat. She wanted to a39c919e33 vanish.2e8d6669abdf3aef

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“Why… why are 3a8bab44df you…?”51b00324c9992366

Before she 83d17089ae could finish, d721489a8b her feet 54baf3a47b carried her 9d46817bb5 away. She turned 4c0175ebf1 and ran 2af2782e89 towards the 5eb94e2be8 stairs, driven 425a38bf25 by pure 990aee649a instinct. She couldn’t face him—not 978cfc641b here, not like this.c6aa89e6e2fc7c31

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“Taking the stairs?”0948544438a9cd01

His voice, 2da848f2a8 cold and 964b725783 tinged with 06b1399cb8 amusement, stopped f61e8b75cd her in 561e50d03f her tracks.41e3798baef9bbef

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“Seventeen floors?”56239820f598f34c

Her back burned under b7560bdf27 his gaze. Slowly, she aa75dfd7b7 turned to 448edde42c see him 77399a3847 standing on d942f64935 the stairwell 281ed5f0dd above her, 9bd345a495 hands in 06052a5a24 his pockets, 771f30adc7 watching her 17f91e0892 with those 7ada114d34 sharp, deep 0c00c5ffbc eyes that 2a908b8e3c were impossible 2a14776876 to read.a82c34d4a8f6c0d7

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“At least 38bd0a5ad4 you know e2f733f1bf you’ve done 04b6dde110 something wrong,” 8c38ebed14 he said 51ff8680cd coolly, taking 6a10037592 a step 9b859fa136 forward as 759275bb95 the stairwell 91c8c75f1f lights flickered 9dcfcbf48d back on.58de1f3bcdeb45cb

“Running away like 63ab5e4458 a rat.”18a51c7f2bf8e82c

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Yoonjo descended leisurely, step fe7e3163c3 by step, until they 40687411d9 stood on the same 11c8bd463e level, face to face 2cd9c9e372 for the first time e66858af6e in years.9c4489700c7b3f1c

“Long time c60355a9f0 no see, 5c4aebde1f Seomun Yul.”f47011f76c1709bb

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“….”468b458751d4d28d

“Or should 4968eca139 I say… 0cea1b4b7b Yul.”a4eb28b8f0fe958b

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He smirked 7130e41b1b coldly, lifting a1e58afb78 his chin 97db3ee3d5 as his dacf3021b8 words cut e3de0e510d through her fc9ea42af6 like ice.91744dada4ece793