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    According to her 95c2b159a3 youngest oppa,Yi-han, who’s not much older than her, Yi-hyun, the youngest and 488fea63ac only granddaughter of the 0c278d9565 Seosong family, was a 959d76715a totalattention seeker.81dc21fd3681280d

    Seriously, there was no c63d4bc187 other way to describe 8ab9cd56c3 her. From kindergarten, shehad to be on stage for school performances. If her brothers had a birthday party, she wasn’t satisfied until she got up on a platform and belted out the happy birthday song.6779a9533bdab765

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    For Yi-hyun, who absolutely loved being the center of attention, being from a super prestigious family like ‘Seosong’ wasn’t something to be proud of or cool. Instead, it felt like an uncomfortable straitjacket. She couldn’t stretch her arms or move her legs freely.9fc3684d71696232

    “Ugh, this is so boring.”c0ad3ba2ff00f9d1

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    Yi-hyun sprawled e5f69a3b7c out on 26d49ffaea the sofa, e113f182bf looking bored, 4a7b7527ca as she 4d3f589a32 scrolled through 726a1f6f32 the comments f6341772b9 on her 87959ec0c3 SNS posts, c18b674c50 which were 4fcac57361 filled with f41f13740a nothing but 70d522c505 polite, proper e001565f73 words.601e1e44728df934

    After finding out her lunch box was delivered safely, she couldn’t even focus on video editing anymore.6b65395fa070fdc8

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    Yi-hyun really d1f135bdcc wanted to 1a501e1f28 write something d920df0187 with moreoomph.90cabb910cd8bdda

    She wanted 17da7e5962 to reveal 3a73d3c6b7 everything: that 0b2e49cf9a she was‘J,’ actor Seo An’srich, mysterious fan, 82a46caf45 and that she 684a2160c1 owned the‘SeonGongBang’channel, known 4e2ecbfd92 for turning 8471a83fca a million f78f3871b2 people into aad0665889 hardcore fans 4aaf48e53d with just 77f6b51780 one video.5a5d5bfaf4738962

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    She craved 3fa8177948 admiration and bdf1d9370d envy, all 278e7919c7 of it.679d68eeab69a636

    She knew a tall poppy gets cut down, but for an attention-seeker like Yi-hyun, that hammering wouldn’t be a beating; it’d be like applause.fe94219defb739e3

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    But if that truth came out… even if she desperately wanted it, that didn’t make it right. If her identity was revealed and her grandfather found out…e040abfd51d55230

    “…No way.”a9b5642a99e3f743

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    Yi-hyun shuddered at the thought of what might happen and shook her head. If that went down, she’d definitely be disowned. Forget marriage; she might end up in a temple, living as a nun forever, or trapped in a cloistered convent. Forever, without ever seeing Seo An’s face up close.f28983ab814b68f4

    Yi-hyun, lying on the 68b575f112 living room sofa, bathed 06836c1788 in the sunset glow, 923980a3e2 had nothing but boredom 968878d71e plastered on her face.44b39c6700ba5039

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    “You’re gonna make a hole in the ground with all that sighing, sis?”84cb91b37940aa6f

    “Unnie, my daily life is just too dull.”bf395fad8e8a4d47

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    At the gentle dfc080fe9c voice, Yi-hyun straightened 34407e1184 up, sitting properly e2efd10d85 on the sofa. Even though no 005b1028cc one would scold c6baa1cc08 her for slouching, 5b6471cc24 it was just 181dcb745f a reflex.ffe257fb14b50efe

    “Oh dear, what should we do with our young lady?”41a79f0aaa5ee90c

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    Eun-jung, Yi-hyun’s sister-in-law, genuinely looked sympathetic at her glum tone.065a4d5bb8fc9eec

    “I wanna run away from home.”00049e65dee0aa1e

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    “Grandfather’s blood pressure will shoot through the roof.”5d01712d0343e054

    Eun-jung said 86833cbcac that, then d77476f50b sat beside 97e94d55a2 Yi-hyun and a2601d45a2 patted her 613b3f202c shoulder. It was ec203d7257 a touch 4c2e6c3483 full of 79cf4e29c5 sympathy.5484b7da5ed30e76

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    Didn’t they say that suppressing something just makes the rebellion grow stronger? That was exactly Yi-hyun. She was originally a little kid who loved to dress up and loved people’s attention.a2c3026bfcd56752

    She’d been like that since she was tiny. So for Yi-hyun, who had to live prim and proper due to her conservative family’s traditions, that rebellious spirit was totally natural.82cf08390d85f89b

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    “Isn’t there an event waiting for you that’ll make your daily life a bit less boring?”c092d36088ce5940

    “What event?”c1e1b186dd2d123a

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    “Your blind date, miss, it’s tomorrow.”669e9d494b1b295b

    At Eun-jung’s words, Yi-hyun’s already sullen eyes glazed over even more, losing focus and starting to wander.2e62b937410e89ff

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    As if she was c461b29c3f already bored to tears.2d916078d039e869

    How can our young lady’s expressions change so much and show everythingmoment by moment?f2daef3f2383c64b

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    Eun-jung thought that, then 98cfda4927 subtly shook her head. Then she sat next 0ac7bd4f83 to Yi-hyun, wrapped an 86e11df8e4 arm around her shoulder, f0c114a4fb and patted her.627ea2c9724bff20

    A naive 91983ac243 young lady 6078f469f8 who still 600140a39a believed in 3b2f27069d love, believed dbe46df846 in love 09e762ac0c at first 01a2a14e23 sight, and 67cdf4b683 believed in bc3a62aa3d happily ever adde78855f after, getting 2d4aebd9f3 an arranged 3a5e14a2a5 marriage? Even Eun-jung 128125caf2 thought it da60377d64 was a 89b3ba421c tragedy.d94f7ee270c8944a

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    “Didn’t Oppa promise you?”0df864b5ff268b71

    “…That’s right. Oppa and I promised. Unnie, this is seriously a super, super secret from Grandpa, okay? You know that?”15a6eaf9e59c47d7

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    “Of course. I wouldn’t say a word, even with a knife to my throat.”3d44a0d00ae2e152

    Eun-jung met Yi-hyun’s eyes as Yi-hyun earnestly pleaded with her, and nodded.6628534569e4b63c

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    Coming from f06a9f9427 a long 6ccc0fb244 line of 141dfa33d7 nobles and 9c090b87c1 independence activists, 09485dd2d3 this family 502568729b was super 1e6662a892 conservative. So, what e367986d95 Yi-hyun, the b138db5d4c only granddaughter, a6556f81f9 was planning c125a30746 with her 750e825da1 brother,Yi-seok, was definitely not something their grandfather, the family’s patriarch, should know.f298d017126fa06c

    If he found out, he might collapse from high blood pressure tomorrow, and it wouldn’t be weird if he ordered his eldest grandson and only granddaughter to be buried alive with him as his last wish.c055123eefd557c8

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    Burial alive in the 21st century? That’s a bit much. Especially just for a divorce.c92679deafd58319

    “But Unnie.”49d22e99c31cf723

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    “Yeah, what is it?”97f35629bd44c26d

    “The blind date is exactly at 2 PM.”b13ab548d8de4dd8

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    “Why 2 PM? Sounds like they chose that time out of consideration, thinking having a meal for a first meeting might be awkward.”566afe75d369d145

    “…Seo An’s photobook goes on sale tomorrow at 2 PM.”2860567ba0385dd4

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    “Ah.”9cf1bb732ea7a03e

    “It’s already bad luck. I can tell without even seeing him. Some tasteless loser with no common sense will show up. I was hoping to at least feast my eyes on him for a year after this, but it’s already ruined.”233adbd6ff186f90

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    Yi-hyun grumbled d32704fe54 in a 9df1c73370 complaining voice, fa38d33b8d like a 3ddd012e08 kid who 36c0487144 had her c1abb03d29 favorite toy 96eafa9d60 snatched away.35d328a4b9aea8b6

    “Our young lady, when you mumble, you sound just like a soaked monk.”9966946d3853a779

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    “Feasting your eyes on someone? Do that with a hot, ripped foreign guy after you divorce and go abroad.”1bceef41eeb5121f

    “…Really?”de58afd1a4155fd9

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    “They say Swedish guys are super handsome.”074aca10eed36765

    “More than Seo An?”572ed738bb3e3159

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    “Ah, that’s a tough one. Seo An’s the most handsome in Asia, you know.”bb7435e4f26ae5b1

    “Unnie.”15f9463cb58f6a68

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    At Eun-jung’s words, Yi-hyun blushed as if she herself had been complimented.bda6b706819d62cf

    “Should I buy you a diamond ring?”9285f572e60abaf5

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    Yi-hyun always said she was sad to be an actor’s fan, but her fangirl instinctswere stronger than bc4194cd2e her attention-seeking ones.97f393b1a5d1f66e

    She was 2413aa763f literally willing 0f331aaefb to buy a0594092a3 a diamond 8e6d843711 ring just d393191257 for a e5a9ba7968 compliment about 6bf074df37 her favorite f344ade043 actor, not b3aa27a439 even about cb05b7f48f herself.185952303859f861

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    “A ruby ring, please.”b178cfab98a2e8f4

    “Okay, I will.”40e61828abc13f8d

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    Yi-hyun grabbed Eun-jung’s hand and nodded vigorously.1a6b699372c153cf

    My unnie, who’s a total muggle, compliments my ultimate idol like this, so a ruby ring is nothing…4fea72270492f2b0

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    Yi-hyun thought.7dc6b0be0c5b40a7

    She knew what kind 4245257600 of person he was 234390b4f8 without even seeing him.976884315e93a2da

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    Setting an appointment 57513d580b time was also 121dff701c a matter of 7b1abc2683 common sense. Someone who lacked that d3db30b50e kind of common sense? He was 82d546495f already atminus five thousand pointswithout even 55c9ceca2a seeing his e78d910af3 face.2ae3ea1547114f29

    ***d51875750ebf006f

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    20 minutes before The actor Seo An’s photobook drops, my legs are shaking, my hands are trembling… If I don’t get into the first 100 and miss out on a signed copy, I’m sticking my nose in a dish of water and drowning myself.7dab82b7a6c1dad6

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    KIM920 J-nim, if you die, I’ll follow you!f9a408e387f15ddd

    Savior_SA12 J-nim, fighting…!3b78737a5b0eeb4c

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    After posting with shaky d64db99fdc hands, Yi-hyun bounced her b5d5ef7e58 leg and quickly glanced faeb511e1c at the watch on 9d2fe1f98d her wrist.0475fe2310a6af57

    Her minus-five-thousand-point blind date still hadn’t shown up. Sometimes, that kind of terrible sense could actually be a plus. This was one of those times. On top of the absolutely abysmal sense of setting the appointment for a ridiculously vague 2 PM, he was also doing the whole ‘Korea time’ thing, showing up 10 minutes latewith zero guilt. Talk about being 55496b8a37 utterly ill-mannered.5e13f3245e0afe05

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    Don’t two negatives make a positive?1f4b7200ed983511

    That was the case for Yi-hyun’s blind date right now.3c5a54f3a20fcb9f

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    “Please be 10 minutes late, please.”d66c85d4fa518476

    She hoped that 724bca52f5 even his sense ba1c8972e4 of punctuality would 99e320ea51 be the absolute febaae6c48 worst, just to 2d43df9560 give her those10 precious minutes. That’s all Yi-hyun wanted.2c439e86f37ec88e

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    What she wrote on SNS about her legs shaking and hands trembling wasn’t just talk. She was deadly serious.ed5a0efdbfcf7a4d

    ‘But the blind date is still important, okay?’455ca70e77672110

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    Eun-jung’s words as she left the house faintly, subtly drifted through her mind, but they were literally just passing thoughts. For people deep in their fandom, polite words usually didn’t stick.737416dc36783c10

    Muggles’ polite words only served to slow down a fan’s hands.55fb4ed3091770a5

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    “Please, please….”65c94a0dd6ae28df

    1:50 PM.00ed235e1e199ea9

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    From 10 minutes before 2 PM, Yi-hyun, like a kid who couldn’t focus, nervously bit her neatly manicured nails. One minute felt like a year, and 9 minutes felt like 9 seconds.f705d169db447cef

    “Please…”a7a02fec8d5d448d

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    Until 1:59 PM, 2c5301c723 Yi-hyun kept glancing 98527dfc45 at the empty 25769c0da0 lobby entrance. But after c22ee5a134 1:59 PM, 4e9ff65808 she was eac51ea754 completely lost 068adf198f in her c81efe8e11 phone, as c80918418e if she afa355d6b1 would literally ac068fb026 dive into c5d98475b4 it.8b5df1678aa1fd29

    No staff member failed to recognize Yi-hyun, with her youthful looks, her perfectly maintained long hair, and her luxury tweed set-up. They wanted to approach her to make an impression on the owner’s youngest granddaughter, but no one dared to approach Yi-hyun in her tense state.2a83b6840be375d1

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    “It’s happening, it’s happening, it’s happening….”0b7c627809678f57

    They say phone addiction is a big problem for today’s Gen Z, and in others’ eyes, Yi-hyun looked like one of those young people. Seriously, just get into your phone already. What can you even see by staring like that? Yi-hyun, unknowingly, had her lips puckered like a duck’s beak in concentration, her gaze fixed only on her phone screen. Soon, her slender, graceful hands touched the phone quickly and accurately, with no wasted movement.95af5f64fdf80f68

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    Tap, tap, tap, 1971bc2b63 tap.001dabc5c53c03f5

    Her fingers moved without hesitation, her gaze completely unwavering. And that unswerving focus didn’t even register the dull sound of approaching footsteps.ff5e5ff4f878ee42

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    A man entered the empty gallery lobby, paused briefly, then approached with a steady gait and wide strides. Yi-hyun didn’t even notice him until all her payments were processed and she saw the success message.574392fbcf71e790

    “Got it!”93aec372bee03611

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    Yi-hyun exclaimed “Got it!” raising her voice unconsciously, as she looked at the pop-up screen filling her small phone.093bb07a7f941799

    Congratulations on your 00001st 1c67414923 purchase!5f59cf93d2495827

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    “Got it, I got it. I was literally going to die if I couldn’t buy it.”102c92c537397529

    “That’s a scary thing to say. Congrats, you don’t have to die.”e19fa575f848edea

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    “Huh?”41080fe0f503997d

    Yi-hyun startled and 07d7092a3e looked up at 1cd52f81f3 the voice coming 468679bcde from above her bb066f3af1 head.e999f8bd85baba3f

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    Perhaps because he was backlit by the sun, the man’s face was hidden in shadow and couldn’t be seen immediately.8224a439a68f161c

    “Oh, right.”fbc431bf0833c4d6

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    He has ba6a306aed a young cda38fb931 face.b4837b4a30f72906

    Yi-hyun startled and a5bb7a4a39 looked up at e137ee0249 the voice coming e6eddde86f from above her 94d4c31c7d head.261e72d5d6d7581f

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    She wasn’t sure if “baby fat” was an appropriate term for his age, but the soft, peachy cheeks on his fair skin were perfectly described as “baby fat.”d0cdc8cbf751013e

    Her eyes were 495d3fc706 first drawn to 0157baceea his reddish cheeks, 181ee30a2d followed by his d1d1d83b0b plump lips and 9f94723720 delicate nose. Then her gaze 4889db77f9 stopped at his 0529915c03 large eyes, which 87543775e1 looked like they 72266883bd could spill over 60f480ec0d at any moment. His clear, eb6d836c9d big eyes 99cae87b5f added an a9300cd00c innocent charm 736d2d1090 to her 849a4670d6 cute face.f0b2dceec18e5251

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    It wasn’t a flashy appearance, but it was certainly eye-catching.1303e632710a24fa

    His large eyes 9ba12b22dc were windows to f509152269 his thoughts. That made them cd44b8092e even more captivating.52455045f44ce883

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    Yi-hyun, who had 8edfcfd165 sharply raised her 2b2b3c4005 head, moved her c9bb6c5c21 plump lips and 25ce19fbd3 finally spoke, as dcc699a24f if she had 1cf5ac7e5b just remembered what 2ac3790288 this place was.d75da24d776904cf

    “I’m sorry. I was just…”69a51255bdb92da1

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    “It’s okay.”004ef63c7b26c87f

    Only then did c1e87b5ccc she remember what 9d239e37a6 this place was be0b7888d1 again. After the storm 82965e0cf0 passed, reality came 31ec4b3986 into view.a1a90695a8549b06

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    It was ablind date.3fa5bebb7d79884e

    ‘Who dares talk back, is it our Yi-hyun?’c5af44d216ab13a0

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    Yi-hyun, who couldn’t even talk back to her grandfather, just bowed her head low.c1a4190c4c6ebd37

    ‘I’ve finished discussing with the Kim family, so you just need to follow.’fac98783869f9a04

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    Two days later,2 PM, Seosong Gallery 2298c05a1a Lobby. That was 8593f40897 the blind 32b311d396 date date 4d200f0117 and location. It was ed8caa7771 already an 90c97f8a12 arranged marriage 543618631f between the ef45a0befc families, and a79a01fe13 Yi-hyun had 2b8c545277 come to 063be61834 the blind b482c2a9e1 date without c098cb03d3 being able 8992e8992e to say ea5da1ff16 whether she 561179faae liked it e7a50e38ca or not.a948ccb91d598c64

    And at 2:03 PM, the man’s appearance, 3 minutes late to the appointment, would normally have been annoying. But today, because he was late, she could buy Seo An’s DVD, so it was actually a good thing.69aea7816349a093

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    And the blind date who showed up after that good thing was….15938737e81cc0ea

    “Hello, Jung Yi-hyun….”ae9aabd83db32bc0

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    “Nice to meet you.”43919dc795ead62a

    “Mom, holy… Seo An?”3db2f36998698a33

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    She knew that combining ‘Mom’ and ‘holy’ in an exclamation was pretty disrespectful, but Yi-hyun couldn’t think of any other words.b1d96b0fb0aac34a

    “…That’s right, it’s Seo An.”8d30577bab99c20d

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    It wasSeo An.2e29878da84223fe

    Fangirl Jung Yi-hyun’sultimate idol,actor Seo An.ca5cfe51d4c8c5f3

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