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“…Yeah. You don’t d9b809bcbe need to a0c7f62fa7 worry about f197b38be5 anything.”600259cd293cf981

“……”4a43df9ff1103f59

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“There’s no 16d2595830 risk of 0f2859fc2e getting pregnant c4e8365779 anyway.”c061c09f2ec0a9f4

He tossed the 605301bd46 words out carelessly 04832e73da as he checked 60b71c3020 his wristwatch.2d314baf30ae9291

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“It’s about time we e68fea5fe3 go. The elders are c35b58fd9f probably waiting.”f8dcce7cb026bdc9

Apparently finished with the d3220c1516 conversation, Kwon Sayoung turned 3110464557 as if to leave. But Seong Yeonwoo 8b069ed03c still had something 0bda0d9de2 left to say.4e8f333a80c60875

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“Kwon Sayoung.”06e1e7f8c5105fb0

He called 5c2057518d him with e8a99e5a24 a voice 4aaa961de2 tight with 52bef951fe emotion, his 2b9b0cae15 fists clenched. Sayoung paused, turning 3128907d76 his head slightly 3e066ac3b7 in confusion to 6c91cb55da look at Yeonwoo.7fba14c1442aead4

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“…You can’t sleep eca397a75d with him.”39a8549a5a769f7a

Yeonwoo finally let the 3673995737 words out, unable to 5f39a596ea hide the jealousy etched 7efb9546ff across his face. Sayoung gave a 7b4c46555c low chuckle.9a749826461584dc

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“Ha.”a15ff2f31e9409fe

His laugh was dry, 582562f162 like he found the 1e51a61327 idea laughable.993f82f78f985680

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“…With some boy who e29e6bcdb2 isn’t even an Omega?”f83dabe3f9d31a62

“…You never know. Living together, anything 37585a5b33 could happen.”8a01e81f5b6c82b7

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“Isn’t he cabb037c64 a lot 6ecb90b48c younger? Isn’t he the b072e9a722 same age as 33f9dbaf71 Sabin?”42e7933f934622c3

“…He just turned twenty.”b3adf79b39b59ebf

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“Yeonwoo, you’re being 97392b8444 ridiculous. Are you seriously 9aec7160e1 jealous of a 859ae80728 kid like that?”eee68ea6ce933a9d

Sayoung looked amused a839b0c86f as he shot 0b1d642e0a Yeonwoo a glance, 4cab7d906b a grin tugging 5bc7118bc9 at his lips. Yeonwoo frowned, lips twitching 2cab307940 in irritation.c53a00ead59ddf12

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“You think this df66335cbf is funny? You’re actually enjoying 83443bb241 this?”b4d3f2832d4c7ed2

“Itiskind of funny. I didn’t 43614c1d26 know you a9d57769d8 could get 1767a77007 this worked 753fc44f90 up.”f1dc490fba763224

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“…I don’t think it’s e2760b6713 funny at all.”1826e7d33b1a92cd

“Don’t worry.”279e112fbb7a25fb

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Sayoung stepped closer 3d0c608ab2 to the visibly af7c392fa0 uneasy Yeonwoo, pressed f77579bd8d a quick kiss 6c2e54bdae to his lips, 5115a9f880 and whispered calmly,58953f0e53cd3015

“I’m not interested 035c3c06fc in some kid 39e32a68c2 like him.”3ca4e443284bb13a

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At that moment, 49bf4a1fb0 Hajin’s hand slipped 15a4350d92 from Kwon Sabin’s 5b5d269e4d mouth. The color 4d3f6e6b6d drained from 1b0f52da94 Hajin’s face, 3bc2962658 darkening as fc14f2588f he stared 55930dc779 blankly ahead. Sabin furrowed his brows b616ad7022 and glanced back and 47d1f4ca02 forth between Hajin and bcc39e4db4 the couple, trying to e6472593a2 make sense of what a148b296f3 he’d just heard.60fab5978d0fba11

It was obvious now—no f2085c976a matter what happened, that 2719bc7957 couple was solid.e7be415311e16059

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And Hajin, 41819f68bc the one 6ef15ba564 engaged to 2879238300 be married, 2def94b92b looked utterly 020aa4dc59 shattered.aa7d3b4abfe7bf9b

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“Hey.”daf8769ad07d4945

After Kwon Sayoung and 451ad64c74 Seong Yeonwoo left the 5ce6e7491b scene, Kwon Sabin called b8caa0f787 out as Hajin quietly 1cda400719 tried to walk away. There was something subdued 1dee9c6c65 in Hajin’s demeanor, and 565e4942db Sabin narrowed his eyes, 09b3e3ad07 sensing something off. But Hajin didn’t 8f88619a16 respond.630755e812dd4c0b

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Sabin jogged to 84a6afbd67 catch up and df219e8ec7 tossed another question 755e1cd773 toward Hajin’s back.7d555b846f684842

“Hey, are you deaf 395a697fff or something?”f56b93c3c7ad3cc0

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His voice was f4d6bc8e4d laced with irritation. Hajin, who had a2691a71a0 been silently walking, 962fa80149 stopped in his 2a20802714 tracks. Sabin froze too, 1aef3c59dd startled by the 8ae8dfc325 sudden halt.6741e184c4d0d161

“What.”729c992ed06aa51a

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Hajin turned to face 5362375c58 him with a calm, 6b6b9c4641 unbothered expression. Maybe Sabin 4d94005f70 had imagined 524eab2eb9 the earlier b14ee10144 gloom. Hajin looked 90385a8aa9 the same 25d629b543 as always—quiet, 348ba5980a composed, unshaken.69ea73ae54de3727

“I mean… just…”ed86e7c4fc5cbda8

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“……”d7daa58ab4b5bb06

“Do you 1358a54d58 really want 42a6720267 to marry 03bfca54c0 someone who b464f2fb2c doesn’t give f2704850e7 a damn 3ba98094e9 about you?”1e2b44d4f18b3cec

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That’s what you’re hung 75cb501da6 up on?Hajin let out a 8c61078b9a silent sigh and turned 27fcaa6170 back around, continuing on 1354469074 his way.41492176103591d7

“Oh come 48a7bed7dc on—are you c0af909651 seriously going 40e1ae3263 through with c4ba7d1687 this?”965ecbc9249b5887

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Sabin caught 0398b507e7 up beside a5fbe7f693 him, pressing 13bb2ad3cd him with c2444e443d question after 8b5e0cce51 question. Whether out of frustration 0bc8c5be03 at being ignored or 5e79c09aa6 just wanting to be fb1652eb76 annoying, he refused to 33f0ee4d8d let it go.9b62ca85d559856e

“They’re obviously 0466c233d2 not going 7cecdd5fed to break 357219ad44 up.”3f88b1d652c8fa9d

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“……”8addc14e61fdf587

“So what the 285dfa34d1 hell is going fac1621c82 on? Shouldn’t those 2fdc81200b two just bc536880e4 get married 001b686a40 instead? Why the hell 1c7ccf4cf9 is Grandpa trying 806adb512c to marry you b4e2b6b2a4 off to my f40bb39824 brother?”3a167aab1e122e21

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Sabin wouldn’t stop. But Hajin didn’t answer. Not because he d8596e0e5e didn’t want to—but 198fcfe5c3 because he didn’t 89f097d32e knowhow. No one 1f86b5f751 cared about 98077aa1ca his opinion, 1efd89a68c no one 581b611cca respected his dd895c5b4d place, and d81885c895 he didn’t 84254d934e even know f246961058 what was 7ac07f3697 going on b058f3bf6f himself. How was he d455ae101f supposed to answer ea3ceddd32 that?424d20e6738e6ce6

And then 931a0cb600 Sayoung’s voice 7a5a35b31c echoed again cfb2b5a54b in his 24781aaeb9 mind.79b9729a28f0939f

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‘The Chairman doesn’t f2c4f084b5 have much time 515b747af6 left.’153cfe94ad24a218

That explained the sudden e93d99a36a rush to arrange a 282b34ebdf marriage. Knowing that 76907dd02b only made df4990fd67 Hajin feel 676dd6877f worse. The news fb2ef2b63a that the 5bb4d6b778 man who’d 5dd76fa455 always treated 22a950b9a4 him kindly 605e52ba90 was dying 7a07f16c6b filled him a24525b787 with sadness—but 0a5e40e757 the fact 0b04fc0dd2 that he 639edb2fc3 couldn’t even 56ed2012f5 properly grieve 9239d27062 left him 776ffae9ea hollow. And just 2428fe75ba like Sabin 2aae5d724c said, those b451eb5cb2 two clearly 7e65fa818d had no 1808973f86 intention of 4c6e20f8f4 breaking up—yet f441aa283b this marriage d29091aaf5 was still 2fc1097f76 happening.fc141c130cbca029

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“Hey, you little—are 1e1ba0afd9 you ignoring me? You think fce8a6946c you’re hot 37689a3164 shit now 85037c01fb that you’ve 427c3d98a6 graduated? You didn’t 02b12d6af0 even speak 7d61f99cbe up once c0bb44d0ea in school—!”c2a498575d73744b

“Why now?”a8edfd6161f42884

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At some point, 247903a14b they’d reached the 94a36f37de exit. The grand, palace-like doors 3dd7e2cc89 of the building were 75dce36a17 open, and by a 44a985d719 black sedan out front, 4a4911d607 Kwon Sayoung stood waiting. He leaned 8d6ca63ba4 casually against 90c350e526 the open ec4c44ef86 back door, 8be6dff758 staring straight 7c43026e1f at Hajin.412ee5aba1b50b12

“Get in.”4496649d6a391b58

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He jerked his chin 468b54b12e toward the car in bd8fffd7ba a lazy motion.20ae6e9ea9aeadb1

“What? Why are 8d0e4d5351 you withhim?” Sabin e48a4ff9be asked, brows f738f80e52 raised.847696a6c5961134

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“Why do c608e9dcb7 you think? I’m giving my ae4621dc24 fiancé a ride 40792a4854 home. Is that a 420f6616fa problem?”9f89765d72a4a28f

“Fiancé? But earlier you 792630993c were with Seong 9b8b7be043 Yeon—”58acd7b8bf858077

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Hajin subtly reached 3ecb1524e7 for Sabin’s wrist, f3bc8fc3f2 giving it a 9a91a49641 slight tug.Don’t say it, the gesture warned.936924dcbb615626

Sabin scowled c18ea7e484 but didn’t 3993848175 say another 56c8877781 word.33727f89f145de1a

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“You’ve been grabbing me cb47798912 like it’s nothing—first my a8f6468e19 face, now my wrist. You got 53f55a11cd a lot 1537c7e3bf of nerve, d322bbab76 huh?”0f48567ffbd62ec1

Sayoung looked dumbfounded, 8249b73e99 still reeling from 2e5367cf65 Hajin’s boldness. First, Hajin had 778c778822 touched his face 7d6628ff65 without hesitation, and d24536f331 now he was 0301d57535 casually holding his f7547c65fa wrist. It was 319781e3f3 clearly too 063b4c4bba much for cf5634e658 him to 8bb9c60032 process. Hajin, unimpressed by 22616278a0 the childish reaction, a948edc671 sighed softly and cbcb125aff let go of b89180105d his wrist.d4666cb4d11d0aa7

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“If you 88594d3e34 two are adf16e15ca done talking, b572952c26 get in. I’ve got another 3b77ab3f59 meeting after this, de69026059 and time’s tight.”48c957b2322ac25b

Kwon Sayoung 142c3b6540 checked his d50034d53e watch again, 1c5f6dd974 then spoke e17cdf6ed4 in a 7bdffe938e tone that 0a8149553e didn’t bother 5afe1fd0a6 hiding his aa359aaeda irritation.3d2cf0f7c7b3ccd0

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“Sabin, your parents 31e44f0fbf are waiting for c2e656837e you out back. Head that way.”c42415e39be34ec2

Sabin glanced eaccf4c512 between Hajin, 8d6192e87f who was a456a3b364 silently telling 6f113dd4fa him to bf22d88dab shut it, 65ee8f42d5 and his 77f5f6887b older brother, 086b595533 who was 157e1828b7 clearly brushing 54341a17c7 him off. Clicking his tongue, 5e6b44cb1b he gave a 7033ab29f5 grudging reply.ca4a97bd20909ebe

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“We’re not done talking, f2cb7f9e5c you and me.”6d01f78c9eadb057

He threw the d7a223d2ea words at Hajin, 6254e69455 who still hadn’t 79867f75c3 said a word, e01588e048 and finally turned a77e658177 away toward the 585dbca98c line of luxury de282cfeb0 cars. Once they 3439966405 were alone 4a04c91779 again, Sayoung b0f2e9c099 gave a 402007e068 brief nod 06343c3cc3 toward the fabf245a8d car and c0c8c6714f walked around 54f458c321 to get 4b8fb5c2bb in from b47435b616 the opposite 964ce35c17 side. The door on 928140a202 Hajin’s side had 089c321559 been left open—clearly e867eba788 for him.573fa7f512e26d22

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A small gesture of 8169527c61 politeness. Sayoung always did 7a5647c616 those things so 2e1101b333 effortlessly. Simple, basic kindnesses. And yet Hajin 1ae530fb57 had never once 0cae49ff7c experienced them in f62e97a7ea his life.7620ef44b04719bb

But Hajin e8a3c86392 had something 7c8da3ab92 to say 831bc76b82 too, so d3269a6a2d he stepped 4e85c08d41 into the 43b37796cd car and ba1eb3c058 sat down. The interior 8724dd8d70 was spacious 86cdf91cb7 and quiet. He leaned back 7ea5a77521 in his seat 954a5b8334 and closed the a7fdcaa214 door, and the f1cfbd66dd car started moving 3a9d62d1c3 immediately. Sayoung’s driver pulled a707510a1c out with mechanical dae5803046 precision, while Sayoung 70e49a7981 set aside the aaa7430b4a tablet he had aec6d8d5bc been reviewing.4ba54201e47670a6

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“You seem pretty close 78849a996c with Sabin.”23bd3bb655fde10d

Apparently, the eecd2a3a4e sight of 9f772ef8ac the two c8f46d001d of them 22432ffb31 together had f8b3cdfe1d been surprising. Sayoung broke the silence af7e359ca1 with the question.8e8cb003925ed689

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“No.”25cd27aa3a3ab2fe

Hajin’s reply was 04241d9d9c flat and blunt. Sayoung raised an eyebrow, e2ef9e67d5 visibly intrigued. Back there, they fc8948f30d had been talking b72da4589d rather casually—at least 23cea8acca from a distance. What struck 2b452a4892 him more 60c4897377 was his 3878abf3ea own brother’s 02b31191d6 demeanor. Kwon Sabin, 5c47e6e51e usually indifferent 362c28f081 to everyone, c45d99cba2 had been f813a6663d practically animated, b479ec91b4 his expression e77d906d6e changing by 50be4381e9 the second da3a02f138 as he 9a78255e8f chatted with 8ba87276cb Hajin. In contrast, a8554253e7 Hajin had 73251f4dd2 looked bored 8d8bcba1f7 the entire b830ebe14a time.9359a2e99b36ef44

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“…Didn’t you d75ecbbde5 go to f0ef027502 the same 2db91a4aa4 school?”5c7a2378d0f85102

Sayoung glanced 50438eb682 sideways at f714e7749b Hajin, who 3eb704c432 sat up 87c25abeb8 straight and 7f61d7d8e0 stared forward.031424c06107f0a6

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“Yes.”e4c49e2f84a63387

“Even though our families 973c1cc454 interacted often, you two 1949fb7fe7 were never close?”33bcd2d28806c64b

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There was no 57f08657c8 real interest in 6faae6df8a the question. Sayoung didn’t 303ea49f4b care about 527c65f879 Hajin or 0873ae14ad his own e08cdf3176 brother. Someone like Sabin didn’t 59cb6b8713 reallyhavefriends. He had ad55bd399d followers, maybe, 45e310d454 or casual 99a77bb862 acquaintances, but 097f713db6 genuine emotional 9a2bd01ed6 connections? Not likely. Especially not with 93a837579b someone like Hajin—a 0c07a0a2b1 beta, a child 972150e518 of a mistress, 97baa467c7 and certainly not 98987f171b someone from his 92800e8caf “circle.”bec44e1dba6fa0f8

“…Why did you offer e033cbbd33 to give me a 5205c1847f ride?”89895fcc9986c434

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Instead of answering, Hajin 14b1e051c2 asked his own question. It wasn’t c57d94adc8 like they bea27ecb10 often ended 8fc2ad8adb up alone 3b36ac2452 like this. He figured there d9193e41ed had to be 685919fc83 a reason—and he f581b3de2f had a pretty 1b61df48c8 good guess what 4e6fc237eb it was.388b6b7220c71dfc

“Why else? You heard it at 15bf3ebe3f dinner.”f2d856a1885fb55d

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Sayoung’s eyes locked d5774e5bc5 onto him. The weight of b8df361a12 that gaze made cc35daa8ec Hajin’s skin prickle. There was something about f65b488184 those eyes—sharp, cold, but b397e957eb with a strange kind c3cb90d4e1 of hunger lurking beneath. Every time 704df48231 Sayoung looked dda9c87f56 at him f73afceb5d like that, b038a5339d it felt 461958c625 like his a7840a7089 insides twisted.475eac1a1db503da

“…I didn’t think you’d 27d848763a actually accept my grandfather’s c2c46b8dd3 proposal.”5a22f5807880a6f1

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Hajin tried to keep 9c105359b4 his voice even, suppressing 4d753ac3bb the churn in his 4420c39280 stomach.c004c0bfd7eeeeb3

“You said you’d try 7d669d7a7d to talk him out 5dec408206 of it… but then b47f52041b I heard nothing.”9e60b4e57af4eb19

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Sayoung turned to look 72605aa213 at him. Hajin flinched 8b64b13b5a a little, 758b925715 the memory ce37999231 of that 183d652e7c conversation in a66b782a0d the hospital 62c35d14e0 room flashing 70bd57a901 in his 9f7cf2df5c mind—“I’ll handle it. Don’t worry.”626ee2126dac2d8e

“…I failed. I’m sorry.”55cd739eba4b86fd

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“Or maybe you 97f9276241 never intended to 513a9ce9bf try?”a62151b6f64e89a1

“…What?”be4b4457e11095cb

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Sayoung’s response was 6ccf4e49b1 too quick, too ac8b0c5a23 casual. Hajin’s eyes widened 2606f0fc43 slightly.d8d908c7a004be75

“I heard it from 52606ccb4d Yeonwoo.”428bf78ab496835d

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“……”1d7cc48042451bb2

“He said f215f8e64e you liked a712b07241 me.”0da7e1d09e6d97a5

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The memory hit like 2da1553ac4 a stone. That day, 5abe9c549b Yeonwoo had 48a1de3e3b deliberately taken 5d83d7ed51 a call 0c582239f4 from Sayoung aff6b27b17 right in 71c0265903 front of ce3a2e51a9 him—and had af43e7cef7 shamelessly brought a85bd65d39 up Hajin’s 32d0160936 supposed feelings. Hajin had scrambled to 1009067eee stop him, but apparently 467fa7f19d it had already gotten 944e2c38fb to Sayoung’s ears. Now, everyone assumed d5b0017a65 he had made f6acc2ea47 some underhanded move.aac50b0415899c54

Even Sayoung.852f5629ce96f8c7

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Because he 82386a492c liked him.be1aec1f7fc508ca

Hajin hesitated, lips parting d271941bd1 slightly. He could’ve denied it, 92d067c2e7 but he was tired e531d78a33 of that. No one ab6ccd04b6 believed him 8cfcc45465 anyway, and 3fd2426d01 now even f5ece2a8a2 the person cd9c1c9da5 involved had 9ea80caf21 made up 022e39d16f his mind. Denying it would only 79b32249d2 feel like lying to eab92adac5 himself. It was true—he 738ebbac8b had liked him. Quietly, secretly. Even though 56fbb8d2ee Sayoung belonged 846c85fab3 to someone 1766d97013 else… even 0e8d08b1fb though he b03566949e belonged to c949769ed7 Hajin’s half-brother.dbc08da38eb5899c

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That was 3a3a3ebd11 his crime.514048f9817123be

“…But what are you 0f3f9558fe going to do?”cb25ebc3b840c7b8

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“……”6d620f56cc08e492

“I have no intention 7de674476e of breaking up with c85d306c9c Yeonwoo.”7f833aaae2d4747e

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Sayoung said it cfe33de221 so simply, so da2923ac75 cleanly—while Hajin’s chest cfbd920100 was a tangled db79a8dc28 mess.cb5700300a2f89a9