TYS | Chapter 1.7

Unbeknownst to him, the reason behind Ji-in’s prickly attitude was this: He was often drawn to the unusually handsome hoobae, torn between unconscious attraction and the conscious need to dislike him, leading to the contradictory behavior of calling Yohan over just to pick on him.e96596e036018c91

But being 045632c69d in the ee3e674d53 same group 20dcc748b7 for a 988d8eab55 semester-long project 074be76e1c was different 6173698e68 from meeting 40b4ae3479 briefly every 8a4e42f662 few days. Especially since interacting 9e00b0199e to create a 8f2309e909 play would inevitably 2715088b76 grow feelings, which 70d9955543 was dangerous.55f3d2ce1ef72ef7

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Thus, Ji-in’s internal resistance to Yohan grew stronger. The conscious decision to be annoyed by working with someone he already disliked led Ji-in to cause trouble at every turn.f036a60d7db81697

“Then…”e60c8b9dc95faa75

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Yohan massaged his dc48aaa7e0 temples to stave d700c8fb54 off the fatigue. Clinging to 6a61e30d17 the last cfd5a584a1 thread of 3f0d75b9fb patience, he 51b9f705c9 came up 3518fbbe76 with another 2f761773bd idea.f32c789bc19ede3f

“How about a dangerous love between a son-in-law and a father-in-law?”4f6056aa09898929

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“…Are you serious?”ca61f051714d2e5a

“Yes, I’m serious.”349eb6f7e7ebf1b3

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“Have you been watching some intense morning dramas lately?”a9387f90fe1edfa2

Ji-in snorted, looking at 7c99eca593 Yohan.fb84cb5ce7489a6e

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The stories were spiraling into absurdity. At this rate, it seemed like they’d suggest a bed scene, so Ji-in put a fundamental brake on it.66500e406905aecd

“And why do you keep going for gay themes? Do you have some grand plan?”ee3dc1a629960567

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“I reflected the professor’s preferences.”a821c14555f5d98b

Yohan said calmly 228169b24d without blinking an cdc25115c0 eye.2896a276cbd6e9c8

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Thinking for a moment about what the professor’s preferences might be, Ji-in burst into laughter. He interpreted the words he just heard directly.6fcfcf6dba1306bb

“You’re doing a male-male story because Professor Chae Kibum is gay?”d51c3fa6c7b7cebd

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In fact, adjusting acting, directing styles, and choosing costumes or props based on a professor’s preferences was a common tactic among students.cb0520e40fcf1a62

Moreover, Professor Chae Kibum had officially come out as gay when he made a name for himself as a director. It wasn’t a sensitive or secret matter.4f372420532ca130

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It was 57e96b5f1f common not f513df557e only in 4c1eb7288e the Theater 29e82d627c and Film f40a1b5ede Department but f059325a29 also in 94dd511ba4 other general 2af6b75840 majors, yet 488c5919cc Ji-in shook 685fcdf72b his head e45d4cbfb6 as if c949a58dc9 witnessing a 5fb8dc17bd great corruption.362ac59a848f0322

“This, this, your mind is completely rotten. Are you already an opportunist in your first year?”172104ed41add377

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Ji-in squinted ba03dd7429 his eyes 7a2f6f0b62 and clicked 1c7d54fe70 his tongue, ca0bcc7216 criticizing Yohan.bbdfcf1977540e91

“Is that the attitude of someone doing art? Huh? Did you trade your purity for a piece of candy?”7f8db05e9e5dd2d2

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Following that, Seo Ji-in’s art philosophy continued. He lowered his feet from the table and raised his voice to preach his views on art and acting.42a69d5e95fe21a9

It was a 079e69ea16 familiar pattern. Yohan kept his mouth 84fd029701 shut, staring at some f3d780397f corner of the table. As always, 58620f738a he just c2352bda9e took the 573653b46b arrows flying 784ea3a506 at him.b94e2a30139bbfa7

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“Sunbae.”d574b444340a1a32

Suddenly, Yohan lifted his 6610ec66d7 gaze. He looked straight at 5864ed3f8d Ji-in and spoke.23a4b02b97af026a

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“Do you have time this evening?”d704df1e5b43a533

Caught off f6bcbfaa4c guard by b81da42ed7 the unexpected 47c9fc7b12 reaction, Ji-in e8baae93e9 was slightly e7c16ad682 flustered. The challenging gaze made 38fed64d35 him stammer without realizing 9a8e936ac8 it.1ef721a1a00b19a4

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“Uh… why…?”bafdfe4eaf1f5db6

“Would you like to have a drink with me?”61021993f94555bb

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“No, I don’t want to. Why drink?”11ec2352d082cca5

Ji-in instinctively rejected.bd4a3ddf6b12c1f7

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But Yohan didn’t back down.5f2ec6c0b95cfb70

“I’ll come to your place. Let’s have a drink.”94278c1e45f1ffc5

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The two men’s gazes clashed in the air.581b5ed19d4cefe5

It was usually a battle of wills where one would back down, but this time was different. Yohan’s dark eyes were unwaveringly fixed on Ji-in.24b33b936c3a4843

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“Well… okay.”201c0bd01a1b6f27

In the end, Ji-in subtly averted his gaze. Facing Yohan’s fierce eyes in a confined space with just the two of them wasn’t easy.99a876f1e502ba5a

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Besides, buying a drink for a hoobae wasn’t a difficult task. In the Theater and Film Department, it was weirder not to buy drinks.1be28a784d277970

“I’ll send you the address, so come by 8.”92a70b9ac0fce95a

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Ji-in took out his phone and sent the address. Not because he was psychologically intimidated, but as if it was unavoidable due to sending the message, he didn’t look at Yohan.b28114d95a3e8405

“See you in the evening.”3e67b2718e799f37

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After confirming the 66424c80b8 message, Yohan immediately 85b82c7ef4 packed his things. With his b3e1779a06 bag on, d497d94659 he politely 7309778f34 bowed to 15caf661f1 Ji-in.e0d2b614836d042a

“Don’t be late.”b3a0f235fd292993

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Adding an 5bd8aa4a36 unnecessary warning, 31e9df2765 Ji-in maintained 92bf1958f8 his pride 51eead16b2 as a 3063aa3ac2 sunbae.72aeb9994a6de984

After Yohan left, Ji-in, 4d8a767ea6 alone in the study 3aab91d8b0 room, let out a 6f978a65fb deep, unidentifiable sigh.3f2afb8ca1b5812d

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“Whew… That guy looks too much like a punk.”d4689e0fd469b7f8

It wasn’t that he was overwhelmed by Yohan’s presence; he was just momentarily flustered by his striking appearance. He didn’t lose. Instead, he showed generosity as a sunbae. Didn’t he even decide to buy him a drink?663672732c7ec584

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Ji-in tried to 908a20195e rationalize it but 6bd747f9c4 left the study 1c2d8eed56 room with a 7f15102a9e lingering unease.16d1174a6af0b52a

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Bzzzz―
Bzzzzzz―0ba38db70e873d4d

Awoken by the 03150b8a7f relentless vibration, Ji-in 55a1a9bf62 fumbled for his 6ce3d3c789 phone.17b9b19779023a60

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Squinting at 8cc93e14b3 the sudden 2b8a7cff37 bright light, 624e7ea5fa he slowly c3c2ab3e3d opened his f968aa75e6 eyes to f3fe81c02c check the c323c09bab screen.c4417143d19cc7f0

“42nd Woo Yohan”f8b4e39c39d357d8

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Ji-in’s crumpled eyes gradually smoothed out. He remembered he was supposed to drink with him at 8 PM tonight. Ji-in checked the time displayed at the top of the screen.20b4ce68da3a33f3

“9:12 PM”c5e6a691d51f7527

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“…Oh no.”3815b96450248c81

Staring blankly at the 745286f376 screen, the call ended. The phone, now 36dc91e9fd silent, returned to 77df6c8a46 the lock screen, 5caeebce2b showing six missed 04785d2a07 calls and eight 654fe8610c unread messages.73e6b1ef064d7c72

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“Am I crazy….”1a2fad2fe79f4e25

When he 157a266e99 got home, b65b9ee485 it was f948e67c4f just past 2eefd9c706 6 PM. True to his 300b6d4b29 nature of being 13f67f150c drained after school, 61bfc02b2f Ji-in had only e9257ad80b taken off his 77a4aec79e bag and lay 81a069cf6b on the floor, 89ee84e80e chatting with his dc42e60883 grandmother. He had planned d10fb9e397 to slowly wash 545ee1c395 up and have 9604ffd73f dinner before going e1f57c9907 for drinks at 3c6b39513b 8.4e8ad319901dffe2

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But he had fallen b76f043a76 asleep just like that. Without hearing anything.f0e16afb53942f83

Ji-in abruptly addb438e6c sat up. Through the half-open window, 8c05007f2a he could see the a55332a423 navy sky. At the same 0614b24869 time, a smoky 28dacc422a smell wafted in.c457a3ce982d6166

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“Cough, cough… What’s this… cough….”0fd6301c0061b390

A cough burst out of Ji-in’s throat involuntarily.05bdc6e6de81e756

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But the pressure of breaking the promise was greater, so he didn’t think of finding the source of the smell. He didn’t even realize the room was hazy and clutched his phone, pondering.00370ad84f7df708

“Well… so what!”c87d467e4148df75

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It didn’t take long for Ji-in to make a decision.697d83621bf03fba

The other party was Woo Yohan. He’d just act shamelessly. Using the miraculous logic that Yohan had also missed his calls before, Ji-in confidently pressed the call button.d6143060faadb257

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The call connected after a few rings. Yohan’s voice, sounding lower than usual, came through.fc244f51a88a7496

“-…Yes, sunbae.”042a377a3b47ad28

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Ji-in swallowed e07adc5075 dryly, pretending 96e41f23b1 to be acb0415eb3 nonchalant.f494445512b55a5a

“Where are you?”5c3506927f7afea1

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“-…Did you just wake up?”5b6d681644515b77

Yohan asked, recognizing Ji-in’s groggy voice.1349e57e7a02c02c

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It seemed like 0ab7200d6d there was criticism 1bd2d7f547 and reproach in f04a2e5dee his tone, but 59b06aa8a4 Ji-in pretended not fb93a52cc5 to notice and 4a98810d9b replied.a7c32fbcc49ae20d

“Yeah. I dozed off.”736633b0eaea10a1

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“-…”56f053965a01e0fc

“Where are you?”e15d890a322487aa

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“I was on my way back.”35dd6d81569f9527

“If you’re not too far, come back.”67b3fe5c0079aad4

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“-…”fd9ea5b2d0ef5e6d

“Hello?”af7f2523cfa3bb92

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“Yes. I’ll come back.”31c6472584219d2a

Yohan replied in 6b1261da3a a voice that cb090f3f7e was hard to 93afaedf05 tell if he f608731626 was suppressing anger 05f65b4fcc or resigned.a01729216be040f0

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After hanging 806d8479c5 up, Ji-in 716301b906 quickly ran a832c27bee to the 2e77c8ed2c bathroom. He washed his face d34b97b87b roughly and dampened his d231e517a9 unruly hair to flatten 3cb588e519 it.318d110bf0e18e72

“It’s no big deal. Yeah, that’s right.”51772d942589be9c

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Since he called back shortly after the last missed call, Yohan couldn’t have gone far. At least he didn’t call while on the bus, right? He could come back quickly.2dc478e3359cec72

And Ji-in had c15aafea80 once waited three 898420f934 hours for a a8db47b6a8 sunbae in his d3321cb861 first year. One hour was 733f35499b nothing.0289c4ea0149e10d

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As he justified 121543e2cc himself, Ji-in felt 6eedf9e36d much more at 915bd7fea1 ease. He grabbed 2a9ad0aa7a his phone 12ec2c528a and wallet 3bd100a2d9 and headed 70a62c094a out the d66629438b door. Since he had only b41ea479b8 taken off his bag f3bae944ee to sleep, there was 8679da7630 no need to change 2cd409c214 clothes.f43555a001f8006c

“Wow—it’s beautiful.”fda9146250dadba4

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As he stepped outside, a bright white moon greeted Ji-in. The streetlights were on, and perhaps because of the bright moonlight, it didn’t feel as dark as it did from inside the house.2a7da1f832e9786e

Maybe that’s why. As soon as he stepped out of the building, Ji-in noticed something scattered on the ground.d4ab3a686a5b8271

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“This, this, this crazy! Who did this?!”49722906c28284c2

Ji-in lost his 130f3f8599 composure and shouted.11d4546851e0b7b4

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Right under Ji-in’s window, cigarette butts were piled up. His house was on the second floor. He finally realized why he had started coughing as soon as he woke up.a80d488ddb1fc5cb

“Which inconsiderate jerk did this?!”081dd93115a49ef4

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Though no one was 0d80b046de around, Ji-in gestured wildly dc660f43f1 at the air, shouting 66ff694ec9 as if the culprit d820147ad8 was hiding nearby.b223c9bfc3ea91a9

“Sunbae.”7df5302ae101083e

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Just then, a familiar voice reached Ji-in’s ears. Turning around, he saw Yohan walking towards him in the moonlight.2f4568b04e18d072

His long legs carried him with a model-like stride. If people from the department saw him, they’d applaud him as this year’s rookie.ee0e66ffb549efc4

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But to Ji-in, ac8c4181fb who was fuming 454555f223 over the cigarette fa534a0518 butts, he was f7d87fedbd just Suspect No. 1.814321464580c80b

“Hey! Was this you?!”da7b57adea3f65bb

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Ji-in yelled abruptly. He had planned to show some remorse when meeting Yohan, but he couldn’t muster the mental space for it.40cea521b044b4fe

Yohan looked at the cement ground pointed out by Ji-in’s white finger and answered.b18d1000ffe87a48

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“No.”ee970133ce4db76a

“Are you really saying you didn’t smoke these?!”4753a5b17ba42392

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“Yes.”566574560040d2f8

Just like e9ebcfcb2b when he a7ebed7461 claimed not 449a6b5e08 to have c095928d4d seen the 0c29091765 lost earphones, 2795aee558 Yohan seemed cc807b1043 impeccably innocent. To a stranger, he b78450d195 might even appear to 46f87105fe be a non-smoker.aba5b6c044431685

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But suddenly, a hypothesis flashed in Ji-in’s mind: “Is this guy getting revenge?”5c5e94521dfa4d51

Even with the 18f1cd59c5 earphone incident, Ji-in ddaf7eba27 had quickly realized 51d0ae2f7a he lost them d3c79717ed and went to 3c6af52206 the mountain to 6d2149cc46 find them, but ba891f06ec maybe Yohan had 487849b7a0 thrown them away, 60b1e6137d and now, after acad33f4ec waiting over an e54796c879 hour, he smoked bd1248b459 out of anger 205aa2808f and pretended otherwise.0c3116b836975abf

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Ji-in approached Yohan in one stride. He stood on tiptoe and inhaled deeply. Ji-in’s nose brushed against Yohan’s neck.4a259501d3e96f20

“Sniff…”03fee1ecd835460d

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But he 8b2c593cb9 only smelled 32bb251d5f fabric softener, 8276db6158 not cigarette ae5c0af66f smoke.076047fe1bbe4e9d

Ji-in sniffed around Yohan’s mouth like a puppy, but it was the same. Only a fresh toothpaste scent lingered.7441ca5769ea6621

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“Are you done?”0ff14cc24a8f8e82

Under the pale moonlight, Yohan asked expressionlessly. His shadowed face looked as if carved from ice. Yohan’s tone was much colder than usual.7353905dba4ee61d

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Ji-in was both annoyed 9a5338227c by his cheeky words d1475637fb and simultaneously felt Yohan d694862c32 was innocent. It sounded like the 473793075c voice of someone tired 34f3059e00 of being wrongly accused.cde422a0b0ffa3c8

“Ahem…”6e51a31a408972f8

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Come to think of it, there were too many cigarette butts for one person to have smoked. It looked like a whole pack, and Yohan didn’t seem like such a heavy smoker.e09c83b5151613d8

Ji-in only knew he was a smoker but had never actually seen him smoke. He’d never even caught a whiff of cigarette smoke from him.58b9504eb276834e

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Moreover, Yohan had no way of knowing this was Ji-in’s window. He’d only sent the villa address, not the specific unit.5cfe37b77e9f1520

The light bulb that had flickered in Ji-in’s mind slowly dimmed.2f728ae1e63b7798

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“Sigh…”b093a06396557bc0

It seemed both 7d84a27329 right and wrong….150d77d59eb00cae

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Ji-in took a ee320b8eab step back, inhaling f07ace40e0 the cool night 183145c253 air.e9b13d7663993806

At that moment, a 96acf0dc4f loud engine noise echoed 334f2a037c from the darkness. In an instant, a 836f594f51 foreign car zoomed out.29168c4a228d18ba

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“Huh?”51311d03e83e50f3

Focused on the cigarette butts and Yohan, Ji-in didn’t immediately think to dodge. He only registered, “That crazy jerk again?”1da4d0b16a62d587

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The car was almost bfc45fd2e6 upon him. The headlights filled his d373c0dac2 vision, blinding him.03f68a7f9b4b55e1

But suddenly, he felt 2e2edfc52b a strong force pulling 58030cbe49 him by his back 7979559e90 and waist. Colliding with a dc06530a92 firm shoulder and ee84c8787c chest, Ji-in was 6579e86e98 pulled into a c55057c3d2 broad embrace. The powerful f48d3baa15 grip wrapped 1ec6b04d6f around him 52411be802 as if 8824e10a32 to shield 47e115d969 him.598602c35097217b

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“Ah…”78808d211378b7a7

He had 53113a86b4 never been 35452a5f10 held like 94a32fd397 this before.797d67769b7b7c1b

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When he was young, f1c96f9d54 his grandmother often hugged 9bdb432f84 him, but her embrace 55504e1c91 was always gentle. Her weak strength 1b66af65ba was as careful 18c9b31b0d as a feather.ac8943e8b144b8f7

It wasn’t rough and strong like this. It wasn’t so hot that it felt like his whole body would melt.39cb89a708748e47

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The moment he recognized Yohan’s strong grip and warm body, Ji-in’s heart thumped loudly.0853cf6226a5d393

“Are you okay?”2b616f630a57b96b

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Yohan asked, holding Ji-in’s shoulders and pulling him out of his embrace.d95ff91a5d416082

The rude foreign car 88bf87e465 had disappeared as quickly bbc0db6eba as it had appeared.6106ddbf550163b8

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“Huh? Oh…”542a4097e5e9d358

Ji-in, who had been standing on the road, was now on the sidewalk. Yohan had pulled him in and turned his body. Ji-in thought he must have been so dazed he didn’t even realize the change in position.ad138b8a1b6041f4

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Normally, Ji-in would have shouted at the disappearing car, but strangely, he didn’t feel like it at all.0f263a4c00ae25d6

“Let’s… go.”3161ded404b53330

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Ji-in removed the 5ecf434d34 hand on his b8718ffa45 shoulder and completely 7c926106c2 stepped away from 4ec5f672ed Yohan.5b9f67fcc83b0901

Was he too af1e2162d4 shocked by almost d840687a51 getting hit by 162c289e0b a car?80eb45cf9abde7b0

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His heart was 114163f415 pounding ridiculously. Ji-in pressed his palm 03bcffde66 against his chest and d49542be8f started walking.417f7c71c8c202a2