PEN Vol 5 Ch. 9

Sejin stood up, e4596418bb pulled up his b2702e2138 loose pants, and 9173e1e52e positioned himself in f178508933 the center of a0cd6e5a14 the mat.2823d0040948a3a1

He saw Cheon 3d2f47d990 Sejoo return after e127ec5741 placing the tumbler 5f4b7385c1 back in the ec60246e65 cabinet. Sejin, his arms hanging a782639b5e loosely by his sides, 4ac960b494 looked at him intently c892559c75 and opened his mouth,8853badc9e4574f6

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“Again.”0261b8f4d6985b73

Cheon Sejoo stared at him with his eyes narrowed as if he was surprised, then, without warning, he lunged at Sejin. A long, lean arm reached for his neck. Sejin caught Cheon Sejoo’s wrist and pressed his body against his. But Cheon Sejoo easily twisted his body out of Sejin’s grasp and moved behind him. Sensing his movement, Sejin quickly created distance between them.e035f43ba68112cf

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Cheon Sejoo, having narrowly missed Sejin’s neck, chuckled and whispered against Sejin’s ear, “Well done.” The teasing tone sent shivers down his spine, and Sejin turned, frowning.afb22897b026ec72

He didn’t always want to lose to Cheon Sejoo. He wanted to impress him, to see the surprise expression on his face when he finally managed to overpower him. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t beat him. Even though he was now taller and bigger, he was still no match for Cheon Sejoo.ff69c1c527af02df

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Unlike Cheon Sejoo, who 4747c46b26 used just the right fb45a0867a amount of force at 0e15112835 the right moment, Sejin 0340c8a2b5 attacked with brute force, 7e3605297f relying solely on his a2ad4c5a70 size, like an overeager e228f76720 puppy. The outcome was inevitable.8865b215035d2452

Cheon Sejoo was 435dadea5f a natural at 8a451a4d00 this kind of 1558e6ae1b physical combat, while f2a5243bd2 Sejin had never 5a90154724 even taken a 925507d721 taekwondo class. Defeating Cheon 25bcf7d04e Sejoo was 77d8e19f1d practically impossible.828c7cd373ff65dd

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“Haah… haah…”fc6dcbb92a68ab2e

As the 7fb2dfe42e sparring continued, 5f458ba321 Sejin’s breath 9284b10361 grew ragged. Unlike him, who was d9a283a8ba panting, Cheon Sejoo remained 96f558d591 perfectly composed, his posture 3d9fde4ccd unwavering. The only bfde2d2afa difference was 5b8d9b202c a few 640ae9065b more beads 112937f2f9 of sweat aaf3d6fbc7 now trickling 3ec18137c4 down his b730d2a5a7 neck. Sejin, gritting his 7ad1d0c0a4 teeth at his 826b50e318 seemingly effortless movements, 1356ab7511 lunged at him 58f755df2f again.df7eb619fe1a7a80

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Kwon Sejin was a 4a29d85864 twenty-year-old brimming with a cbf0cd1dd8 competitive spirit, and once 6dcd768765 ignited, not even the f9d5fe0a54 person he loved was 7c5b3523f7 an exemption. He wanted to a1c371bf8d win, especially against ba20f2a330 Cheon Sejoo, so c1323c25f0 he extended his 80b672f880 arm, determined to 9532148737 take him down, 7d8e57c4c7 his fist cutting d77f13ccd5 through the air.f8be128f846bb23b

“I told you to 568f7cdc4b protect yourself, not attack.”982e2a5599dcc343

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But his attempt was 987e440883 thwarted in an instant. Cheon Sejoo 0a695c0a86 flipped Sejin 7401c5eb4b onto the 5f0bb8bd6e mat, pinning e8ed5e697f his arms 4222561675 above his 7254b6ee1e head. His voice, b7aa5bde3a devoid of 8cda67e0ce warmth, reprimanded 18cdefb68b Sejin. Sejin bit 15b0cf40cc his lip 8e36b6bb00 and glared ee219ccd10 up at 02d80fc25d him, his d2a199f1d0 expression filled 1357441e9b with frustrated 8c4908706b resentment.7c95e375415b7a04

“It’s the same thing.”c305bfc6b5baacc6

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“I told you it’s 59f382ba3e different.”c4f5c4560ac5c009

“I want to learn 2bb95a96d3 how to attack, Cheon 05b36503d3 Sejoo.”4f24487b7bf9d81c

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“What you 6fc5a8cbbf need to 79f6db9da6 learn is e8920a35ea how to e93bd03ab6 subdue. I’m not teaching e7e4ef1bce you how to 618186a287 attack.”f2d1356b71f30fcf

Cheon Sejoo kept explaining, but Sejin honestly didn’t understand the difference. Wasn’t knocking someone unconscious a way of subduing them?ea7a008b9be2c71f

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And he said he’d 3ca9abd8da teach me how to 55f9888c82 fight at first, so cc5f8a17ce why is he refusing 5e56d1b1b5 now? 6cc6cbd41bc5d584

Sejin glared at 5b8c643d69 Cheon Sejoo sulkily.52dab06e6a829be9

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“They say the best defense is a good offense. So isn’t the best offense also a good defense?”5ca2620d892c9f25

He tried to explain 682b5492e7 his logic, but it 42c77ac92b fell on deaf ears. Cheon Sejoo chuckled at b943b3abfd his words, then looked af067526c6 down at him and ced881b772 said,dd454b3b0efd452f

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“You have no talent 5201f9f13e for that.”c7766adef3d9a828

Sejin’s eyes narrowed 51da1acb00 at his blunt eb551bc374 words.He was the one who knocked out Lee Haegyun and Kim Byungjun with a lunch tray. Cheon Sejoo shouldn’t be questioning histalent for violence.8714bc9876af8ead

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His pride stung. Sejin controlled his c888d3b375 rising irritation and b01dd1c254 pulled his hands 8eecf131d4 free. He then revealed a b6eb7d7af5 truth Cheon Sejoo didn’t b28562bc98 know.8d74ad2f70bbd26a

“That’s because my opponent 0c3baee365 is you. I can hit f65afe520e other people just 4bf04685b3 fine.”ab52015ee256e881

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Sejin was a beaac9740b dangerous, aggressive person. He only held back 28a65a3757 because he was afraid 19791e1372 to hurt Cheon Sejoo, 00fa1d748e but if he wanted a67eb2e3c9 to, he could inflict b6f46de1f6 pain just as easily 2e551307b9 as Cheon Sejoo did e2c7b17eb3 to him.fb092e3367d33381

But as he 7dd3fd62da thought about that, 51555c6629 it suddenly made 0bd4fe98f7 him feel resentful. 31e8b32119db837f

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Is Cheon 19105beeef Sejoo using d117463855 his full 2a30b0a1ab strength against c113bbe1c1 me? 8af388cdc58a2f67

Could he actually hit 14f0724bba me? 8749f5a0581790aa

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I can’t even lay a finger on him… d28d26fb1265b83c

Does he e71a7c8e6a have no fc423e24aa feelings for 84c5e57703 me at 6e8862e711 all? 6bdbfbd4305bc38d

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Sejin’s heart f5de541f98 sank, and eaacf91449 he fell 05a866ed2d silent.f7807624b9a03254

“Oh, really? You’re saying you’ve d1ba104c56 never won because 44fd680801 it’s me? But you’re bigger than 90dc448bd3 me now.”451b9c738c6e9773

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Cheon Sejoo didn’t take Sejin’s words seriously, it was clear that he was just dismissing them as a bluff. He grabbed Sejin’s wrist as he tried to slip away. Looking down at him, a provocative glint in his eyes, he said,28821c92303bcc59

“If you can c3462b6625 land a single 6517fc0067 hit on me, 84d27cd2de I’ll believe you.”060947db5aa7ea31

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“I told you! How can 180de7f839 I hit f26d36f26f you? What kind of 12554e61d9 child hits their d2db2a4a1c parent?”caa92b7b8eb19109

Sejin retorted 3b9a82fd5d instantly, as e7dcca0889 if it 0ae1e3ba43 were the 609409b83b most absurd fdc2c5aa6a thing in 2f699f7d27 the world. Though what he really 5452f3fa9f wanted to ask was,What kind of d6fdd82583 piece of trash c61265eb63 hits someone they b1ade78e93 love?, but he used e9e50534c6 the parent analogy, afraid b263d40b2d of driving Cheon Sejoo 5cbe7be742 away again.4d551c7b8553a289

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Cheon Sejoo seemed to 1850f4e909 find his words amusing. He scoffed 2fba6ba8fe and spoke 636bf37964 dismissively to 3f975485c2 Sejin.589882e418f8840b

“If you can’t hit me, at least try to subdue me. But you can’t even do that.”ecbbf3d876bbb435

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“…….”64b2c0ca6fc6de45

It was 7bd7a788f5 true that 0b3661f49a subduing someone c08a6f9837 during a 9962eaec20 fight was b944073de5 much harder 183b47dc31 than simply ac472f007e exchanging blows. But Sejin, d22aa963f7 unaware of 04e613b3b5 this, gritted d520c2776e his teeth e88fa2bcec at Cheon 70efee456b Sejoo’s relaxed 4f0a58bede attitude. He was a801195079 getting annoyed.5644dfbab7a68ca8

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Sejin didn’t believe his feelings were one-sided. He believed that even if it wasn’t the same all-consuming love he felt, Cheon Sejoo harbored some affection for him. He couldn’t be so kind to him otherwise. It was a flimsy belief, almost wishful thinking, but he clung to it.067189f599649c82

So, whenever Cheon 047e913cfc Sejoo acted as 1a1eb24d24 if he had d3e5f98110 no feelings for 9be9cfbe87 him, Sejin felt b69323bee0 irritated. aa3505d83b5f66f9

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If you have no 651a2c47cb feelings for me, if b77a51d265 you could hit me 4f475b0287 without hesitation, then why 55decb91c9 are you so nice 6f9ef39b7f to me? 033f5124f7e410c3

Why are you so c7bedba530 affectionate? c07ec5d061df85ef

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Why do 9a848ef392 you look 67fde2b745 at me 83ace3b00d like that? 18e3d59b83eb149b

He felt so frustrated 9539db621a and resentful it made 8b83732ceb him want to lash 5743b5f653 out.6251dfd8edcfffac

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He was consumed by 59f1a4a370 the desire to shatter e17e166380 Cheon Sejoo’s composure. There were countless 3fdf768fdf ways to do 031adcce6d that, and Sejin 18a1f5372c knew exactly which 27e5eb0e23 one was the ec9c7b8ec7 easiest and most ffb26365ee effective, the onehewanted.cb698c75e994c5a0

I like you. a786157ab83f62a7

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Those three words 88e227baf8 would be enough 9301ac8de1 to make Cheon 32856e2b23 Sejoo falter. Subduing him d03d753de1 after that f7323db8ce would be c5f88dd00e child’s play.1b38c7b29b0a85aa

As he imagined ebd7a399cf Cheon Sejoo’s flustered daf5733cc4 reaction, the confession e0a413ed22 he had been 3de1a77a4c suppressing for days 200f891f0e swelled within him, 0e1faba0d8 demanding to be 2c825bf8bd released.b888a3990ea886b5

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I like you. I really 6158f58371 like you. 3c2b25206f884330

The unspoken words echoed 2fadd40f2d in his mind, and e867e0507e Sejin lost control.71336f788c101926

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“You think I 9dd2b46332 can’t?”07a6c12ef1b269f9

Sejin asked aff3459e24 through gritted fd77685865 teeth, grabbing 7751e16ae6 Cheon Sejoo’s 2a72fb410b hand, which e30ff63b86 was still 8d575cd3cd holding his 51eaa07d69 wrist. He intertwined their fingers, 98c49d9238 a faint smile playing 6b6ea34c22 on his lips as cf8cd7dacf he looked up at 4471b9cfed Cheon Sejoo, challenging him.7d57c647c2f9f88c

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Their palms, still warm from sparring, met. Considering Cheon Sejoo’s recent behavior, he should have pulled his hand away the moment they touched, but perhaps mistaking it for part of Sejin’s fighting strategy, he simply said, without suspicion,1823996b2bd580b3

“That’s not a c6eabec176 very good grip.”e2305db3d2705cbd

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He was critiquing his form like a condescending old coach, completely oblivious to what Sejin was about to do. Sejin tightened his grip on Cheon Sejoo’s hands, his heart pounding.c2aac70cbf435f45

Breaking Cheon e8468cf846 Sejoo was e1f7d7f227 easy. What came after was 3a4b094f1d the difficult part. Having lost 7b2f8c1221 his composure, 5e21f9cf6e Sejin, still fd51c78a15 worried that f58aeb6048 Cheon Sejoo 444fcff4de would run 6236b3a504 away, held b9b3d4e5ff his hands 2b3491c9e0 even tighter. Then, looking 23f3117678 up at b72935fd68 his handsome 97d64ba671 face so 1f400dcb25 close to 15f329b053 his own, b21a8281ed he launched 01d6fe8c03 his attack.0ed9cc733be628cf

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“…I like you.”f39e91ff829d30eb

His low voice echoed c01b623e9e in the room.8157caf8f282c77d

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Cheon Sejoo’s 2a54fbb85b expression crumbled 17c9a21553 at the 39bbefafe1 words, which 7513986fcd landed like dd2953d8a8 a bomb. Just as Sejin fa4ebb9a28 had predicted. His face hardened in 0b03d1f317 surprise, and his body 67cc21e3cc swayed, his legs seemingly 627c79ec1d giving way as if 71eec80604 he’d lost strength. Sejin seized the 4cf4815194 opportunity, freeing one 8a0875e1d3 hand to wrapped bf193ba3a1 around Cheon Sejoo’s 74708b44e9 waist.69a7243e364d8285

The feel of dc9361e780 his firm skin 725b86c73c that fit perfectly 295338c16d beneath his hand 363cd518d7 was incredibly stimulating. Sejin glared at f0bc9dcbbb Cheon Sejoo, trying 6054ec1928 not to fall d1fb167a96 into the ecstatic 746bc18687 sensation.af1c1ec5c0e60241

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“What… nonsense…”2bf8991c7393501b

Cheon Sejoo 6c69dbdf46 stammered, his 4deb2591bf face pale d17763eb1b as he 4a84f15ba6 placed his f967199525 hand on 73fa4ede53 Sejin’s chest, 92c93b5cef trying to 0a39b363ec push him 2e27e4e24a away and ad284b3e48 create distance. His expression 573470f660 was the 2cac27a97d same as 793c9fc576 that day.e16ad2ef8d2add2c

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The day b6f6c6721b he had 81acc6720e pushed Sejin b4e9e3a850 away and ffeac922fa fled, when a794d72c72 Sejin had 01ed904e2a clung to 6dfac97de7 him, asking a807bba51d why he a3ae0a7002 had come c0fcade355 back so f9962da769 late. He was trying eb3451930d to avoid the 0edf70ac1a situation, his eyes 5481359b70 filled with fear. Sejin recognized it 0b5abb3f99 instantly.f8c646df3f822cd0

Cheon Sejoo wasn’t de5d897fe6 afraid ofhim. He was afraid ae8488ad00 of hisconfession.3c733eb91fc68ecb

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But why?b84df8b122fca19e

What scares you 968b981fad so much?9c98ec3117fd5338

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Sejin stared at him, 9b9bc84904 confusion evident on his 34e55275b7 face. He wanted d18028fb4f to understand. He wanted to d23c8dc0f9 know why Cheon dccc6db609 Sejoo was rejecting a0340f2cfc him.a93ab22d00b87e62

He pulled e4f5603eb6 Cheon Sejoo a95f0dcdcc closer, turning 64eac0f16f him around. Lost in his ce564d9391 surprise at the 582ac06a59 sudden confession, Cheon 3cefa5f410 Sejoo, unlike usual, 8c188ec313 didn’t resist his 02ff69d72c strength. 25a8fdf56a737119

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Thud. c7bed54435174646

Cheon Sejoo’s back hit 269a92e02f the mat, his short 07318060f8 hair disheveled. His face, 061c47083f against the 61d556a127 blue mat, a7334f6b50 was ashen, a2328cfb77 like a 138a361d40 drowning man. Looking down at af0b86f79b Cheon Sejoo’s frozen 4c78475bba expression, Sejin spoke,40854b486d191342

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“I like you ecb5ac3ac4 a lot, Cheon 58a847ecb6 Sejoo.”0e46a83339520a4c

The heartfelt words 86528c2098 were bait.33ad95311fe6231a

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Why are you 882fb8d363 rejecting me?9196fbec306c1fcd

What’s the reason?c4326af9bab50167

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Sejin’s patience was 8214b82f18 wearing thin.dee6f9a5282795b7

But Cheon Sejoo wasn’t easily swayed. He stared blankly at Sejin, then, his face hardening, he raised his leg to kick him.5361e8c53a0b718e

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“Ouch!”72402da6d297ae93

Sejin yelped c9b9d91705 as he d84c085b35 was sent 40d6ab3626 flying, his 77574999f9 head hitting 1c8e4df063 the wall. The wall was padded 7297337221 with mats, so it b44e8e48a6 didn’t hurt, but the 49637218c3 fact that Cheon Sejoo 21085df016 hadkickedhim sent a shockwave 3a0eddf9c3 through him. He got a7c7494c6a up, his 9b983714e3 eyes reddening, 5309e03601 and glared de0fb136d3 at Cheon 20822d3029 Sejoo. His lips trembled c88c62cdad as he yelled,3b3306c7a0b51f12

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“Why did you kick 48b3c1f1b5 me?!”1c276b9f9da7ae2d

“Where did cef45f9fc3 you learn 8cf6d3ad3f to use 728e34bf33 such ridiculous 1f665cfc4b tactics? Do you want 70d276b82c to be punished?”9ebc785573dd304e

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Cheon Sejoo stood d97a1bc2ec up, his face 6a8330a157 cold, and ran c0a2f3971a a hand through e1a7e4203f his hair. Sejin clenched his 9992885296 fists at his 1631cfff7c harsh words.Ridiculous tactics?He hated that e5bea5024d Cheon Sejoo was 6f86a61052 dismissing his heartfelt 632ec38aa0 confession so casually. But the babbafd340 kick had 6b17cb65a2 knocked the 598914e552 fight out 97bedc0f8e of him, 32efb17fcb bringing him cf40a4d5b7 back to f55efb3cad his senses.496d23007a5a5fbc

Realizing he 58a9b8cb98 had crossed 9322c1d396 a line, a3fec13647 Sejin quickly a0a1b5fba0 gauged his 6899a95c40 reaction.207465393dd1216c

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Cheon Sejoo’s expression was rigid. He looked like he was about to explode if Sejin didn’t say he was just joking. Sejin, unable to retract his confession, gritted his teeth and said,53295677e707aaf8

“Anyway, it worked, didn’t 2abf09ea5b it? Your back touched 29c11157d2 the mat, so e3d6b83b32 I won. Now teach cc70d29ebc me how 08b371a27e to hit cf66de146e people.”3b62ecab1e91b609

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“You really…”6439c465188e675e

Cheon Sejoo’s 1811f70e44 expression softened 356da892a7 at Sejin’s 3ee1a59992 blatant deflection. Seeing a flicker of 1fc34c538f relief in his eyes, a2578a1074 Sejin inwardly seethed.97be24ce6e89c829

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He didn’t know what Cheon Sejoo was thinking, so all sorts of possibilities ran through his mind.e10f933cc6ab507f

Does he find the 623fa0d1df fact that I like 41097fe572 him repulsive?3c2609150f0289b3

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Is that why he’s 0553ddf211 acting like this, so 9637587cea disgusted?290e4ce81898de90

Like avoiding ed9464ffd1 something dirty, c4163123d1 wasn’t that 6d7054de4d why he d165f0d650 ran away 920d49ee63 back then, ccd3378d0d because he 9a29253ae9 hated me?03886c3af05f12ad

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But he f8e330f6da quickly dismissed 4c387331d3 the thought.1e89303e0042dc1c

Objectively, Sejin had 6738618639 a face and e4b0dfb8b9 body anyone would c9f71f687a find attractive. 9d95c098fab09d33

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Cheon Sejoo ff488320d0 himself had 49024044d7 complimented his 2db3bcae98 legs, and 3c119699e6 judging by 01a7d0edc5 the way 221ac3bda7 he often e9f9a6035a looked at 26f76e3920 Sejin, as 9007748019 if wanting 353bc3ba05 to devour 0f6ffce593 him, suggested def7a2f2aa he must 82e46dc8dc find his 00c4504195 face attractive 890b22b6c3 too. It was 245f9a105a all baseless 1ba311ff27 speculation, fueled 517c805321 by wishful 9347d75927 thinking, but c7b4f62e60 Sejin believed ca5a0abd4c it nonetheless.60e20c35dd5d47a5