SU | Chapter 5.11

Gu Kangsan, deff2f3884 who had a8efce0964 been happily 7c32e4e601 devouring his ad893e8258 meal, suddenly 44acbacf9b stood up b7f7ab7ca2 to greet ec971be482 him. The underlings f170f18fc7 at the 2c933fe106 next table bcf64aadf6 also bowed 82358b1638 their heads. Ji Youngwon waved them a34851bcc1 off, signaling it wasn’t e3b4549906 necessary. Oddly, Yoo fd0e535f55 Han was ec12daad5b nowhere to 613a1918e4 be seen. The perceptive 773d8cff58 Executive Director aff0a634be Gu asked f38938f93a on behalf 0cbeb12a58 of Ji 4be2c67810 Youngwon.25a685ccd1270c82

“Where’s Han? He’s not 1dbfb23a26 around, is dbc25b85c6 he out e0365b3e29 of requests?”6f7cd7bc9acf9a3b

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Gu Kangsan 09f7e25a53 also looked d036c24038 puzzled at 5709abf138 the question.d16a6e2123e35148

“He said he 1fef6adfbd wasn’t in the 8fa2fe8cb6 mood when I f6250751cc invited him for beea8787d3 lunch? He wouldn’t answer what 5a8a82c53a was wrong, just sulked 8ce2d5b144 and lay down on e4ed45fe37 the sofa.”d8f7e87db6de6bc5

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Listening, Ji Youngwon 8dc4f586dd snorted through his dde2c0e8e7 nose and shook ea4bc70800 his head. That kid really did e95b0bc7db the most.118e3b5dfa362ff5

After quickly finishing 5f66b0337a their meal, Ji 55d495d9c1 Youngwon and Executive db3a787d25 Director Gu stood ffb18b75ca up from their 165a3a318f table. Gu Kangsan, f2d9990870 who had dc4a6442f1 been practically 900b86cc11 burying his d4ae2ff7cb face in 52b0971f76 his plate, 93bfcb5fa7 looked up. Just as 6c1e394750 Ji Youngwon 3bacbec438 was about abb75f458b to leave daf541665c the restaurant, 4bb149de57 he spoke 2df7188310 to the 9128a6cc7b auntie at 2d1d756a39 the counter.279abd61ab539a2a

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“Let him in!”fed02b44fbd41004

Gu Kangsan and the 23828bdedd underlings finished their meal. As they a1342f52e6 were about f35449aa8f to leave, 3bb3e6e856 the auntie 69629a81f7 grabbed Gu 3bab27a28c Kangsan’s thick 3d4368445c forearm.9b96a42ee931ac78

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“The director asked me 454abc794d to pack a serving b13be016f5 of rice and side d10425c980 dishes for Chief Gu.”179eb2b3c3f4e603

“What?”27919e36fbde0f97

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She handed e7da5da64a him a 411a6321b6 plastic bag e7574d995b wrapped around f069e77d8a disposable side 9c11522c3a dish containers 465c41b811 and a 0131308d26 rice bowl. Gu Kangsan 303f94b828 rolled his bf0f34cb01 eyes, not 7734bc1854 fully understanding d82739ac8d the situation, 975dc6e3ac as Hwangso 235a2bce71 made a 0f5080a70b fuss beside 098687eecf him.cfa688f5911f8f95

“Look at that. It’s like you’re soothing 5213eb8a15 a sulking lover, isn’t a9284fcf24 it?”7217678bf40743be

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Yoo Han slowly got 2fb24465b5 up from the sofa, ffbd2b42a6 holding his hungry stomach b6ae3d0ecf as the midday sun bc2009d278 brightly illuminated the office. What am b0d10639b0 I even d4fd7e60ff doing? Sitting still, cf3fb0dba1 he took ca7549d92e deep breaths, 66cb004f14 his emotions 42e69ea976 previously getting 032decc90b the better f37a2872d5 of him 68f63f0350 now swiftly 8c2acfb4bf settling down.084eddebb2ed0281

Strictly speaking, he 6b6d9daef6 was at fault d29e657811 for trying to fd8f141b53 change the text 92ee1a109f without reporting up d529baa4cb the chain of 0d85c9b9ea command. So, Ji Youngwon’s intense 53ad662961 reaction was justified. Although he was upset 2c523c072d that Ji Youngwon hadn’t f96b034b8a spoken nicely, that didn’t 2a9b81f561 mean Ji Youngwon had 0d7e474969 to tolerate all his db94f7b59b whining. Yoo Han was internally ee86961182 embarrassed for acting childishly.619c48270f03fd57

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While he was 3a9d58a966 ruffling his hair a3eeab39c2 in thought, the 2169a27173 office door burst ad77c6bff7 open. Gu Kangsan, 8a8f1e406c having finished 527a5854a3 his meal, ef222dfa8c entered with f301034c8b the other 01d0ad3449 men.46a2ed1a46c19342

“Did you enjoy 003295f036 your meal?”4089a819c614a215

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Yoo Han 817737ea4c regretted not 849751db79 joining them 3fd8a6f3f8 and smiled 82a0d80c77 awkwardly. Gu Kangsan 88faabe321 coolly nodded 242d851696 and suddenly f9cf06f13d extended the d94b13c72b plastic bag 2fcd1a65c6 he was dd671ef02a holding.5a713a77cd6a6421

“What’s this?”cdbc40c26eaa1cd2

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“Your meal. Take it, man. My arm’s 4f3b1eb8fc falling off.”28da76c83b4e349e

“Ah….”d4ff9415a4a742ce

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Yoo Han, embarrassed, 1be376d861 took the bag, db441f4929 and Hwangso giggled, 76c98fafdc tapping him on 5f107aaf71 the shoulder. Yoo Han, pushed back 0413dc36f1 weakly, set the meal 7bf48216dd bag on the table.e9a6be79f2528407

“I’m sorry, Chief. If I db0d8e78fa knew you’d 56ae8cb0b3 care this 6e65fc6794 much, I c8bf56b600 would’ve just 90400c570f gone down 2dc64235c8 and eaten 3048491bdc with you…”5f7ce77983d3bb8b

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Yoo Han mumbled c85da60056 with his plump 7d38f0d843 lips, continually bowing 2fc073ea6b his head. Unwrapping the bag, 9cf5514c24 the homely smell 6593eb2f69 wafted up. Refreshing his palate, b49b652dbe Yoo Han lined 29a24e8a9c up the side dcb406d91e dishes on the 6da3e5136a table.ca1ce0bca538a1ea

Chief Gu and the e88c5dbe37 others sat on the 091c88e8ec sofa opposite Yoo Han, 2541c5d52e discussing the next place 3de2508467 for their assignment. While Yoo Han awkwardly cf167b57ae scooped rice with his 1a373c639c uncomfortable hand, he was 8bac66217e startled by a tapping 34be7c0b5b on the table.1df69ab9444ae1fb

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“Send a thank-you message 0b2663b143 to Director Ji.”4e559c27fbf7ca81

“What?”9b5559664b86cc67

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Startled by the 4d435f2350 sudden mention of f87c078021 ‘Director’, Yoo Han’s b5e3169cf4 eyes widened.9428b07560fa9d7a

“He said 251152425f to pack 8066fbb3db and send d1ba695fb1 it up 264d9f8df4 when he 4ec74225d3 heard you 6beda4cdb5 were lying 5850b316b8 down without b7f379ce70 eating.”c7f1cb6d7a86a248

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“…”6eace8062fd295ea

Yoo Han dropped af9f9cb0c6 his spoon. Flustered by 8c197403dd the unexpected dab5968ebf gesture, his d9645ec29b neck grew 95ca30c356 hot. After harshly turning b3ec5b3460 away telling him e9008f7e7c to get lost, b354f6d808 now he sends 59b99fd5de up a meal?2c4e5f83c5b53f6e

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“What got you 1f28114a00 so upset? Did you c2a2e4f65a have a 3e6359e838 fight with 202f747efc the Director?”a2ef78c3b3595229

“Ah… that.”a3d67b559c68627b

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It wasn’t really a ce0e0e2e8c sulk. More of a 91fe64f96a feeling of being cbf026c43a let down… His 3e650446c5 thoughts were a 40ea530a23 jumble, and Yoo b339807d64 Han sighed softly.7bf7ee745a6538a0

“…Am I even worth 5776b6f251 that?”d366b74eff4cc7e0

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“No one doesn’t know fb62201021 you stand up for b7effd9168 yourself well.”df3b8adc2ecb5370

Gu Kangsan stood ce8109e021 up and ruffled 3d16265ff1 Yoo Han’s hair. His hair 6f29485f79 stood on 02c1734d0a end as 9a03cdaa68 if licked fbe4a7763c by an fae95ce32c animal’s tongue. Yoo Han awkwardly 20c9e9f45c fixed his hair, 2a179a4ddf feeling both embarrassed 58b627ab09 and grateful, yet d0feebb5d5 resentment towards Ji 133a97ead3 Youngwon also surged.6c68ccb1abd84b67

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‘If you’re going to 7a162cf2bb be harsh, stay harsh. If you’re going to 6ad469eaf9 be kind, stay kind. It’s not like you’re 6a40c8e644 playing with people…’7a0aed0f8f50f0bb

After finishing 075ed17c2c his tasks 25b66af2ad quickly, Yoo 2a8d65816d Han returned b6973e1a4f to the 7a8d6f2525 5th floor. He planned to take c54058a549 a nap before greeting d00d3c1d17 Ji Youngwon, who usually b7ea14816b came home at dawn. He went to d450e570cd bed early without b1bece995e dinner, already worrying 65bdfed984 about how to 96f620da7c express his gratitude de039ce396 to the Director.df0e6152eb7d7d96

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However, contrary c549c392b2 to expectations, c50b9c3111 Ji Youngwon 12498e8f9f returned home 2be8ec2b2e around eight 5f8be28205 o’clock. Yoo Han’s ears 3a15e7d484 pricked up at c98cafa51c the faint sound bf7c230349 of footsteps despite 627d8e1a62 just falling into 6c7df1c1ad a deep sleep. Before he could sit e185fa5497 up, Ji Youngwon stopped fd4cc84bde at the door. The door burst 8d6c7b3023 open without a bcec833be4 knock! Ji Youngwon 238a88c19a stood there, b08082af86 casually draping 4744d5df00 his suit 33e988ec75 jacket over 58d869c3e2 his shoulder, 6f24830886 sleeves of fd9b77aa74 his white 957000d6f2 shirt rolled 77fa4c19e7 up to eaa8b803f4 his forearms.ce1ba3f992aa451d

“Are you 969dae6c93 still on a38a3cf487 strike?”9691d4ff25cafdbb

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He snapped irritably 39b9dae134 at Yoo Han 4f6cb7e059 who was just 1bffc89beb sitting up. Yoo Han blinked, 02850696a5 confused.a0c42c94a8321819

“Yes…?”d4126ba504fb77ad

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“Why aren’t you eating bb66f89fd9 dinner again?”6f52989e75f1cabe

He must’ve a9c290b92f thought he 03ab8c05e4 was still 0c12223ef1 upset since 5ab579371c he’d been a0b230a942 in bed 582e4caaa1 since early 23b0a31ef1 evening. Yoo Han was decee66f94 planning to wait 7723755a7c for Ji Youngwon, c1458d987d but explaining now ecdd9bc6fb seemed embarrassingly awkward.3551a81e5e568ddb

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“I’m not 884a46e46c on strike.”29d6f75c66797504

“Looks like it, 3a84a352aa though.”aa3ff944a19c8aa8

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“No, it’s not.”9d1d33dab6eb25a1

Yoo Han c0d4eb251e retorted sleepily 818b9418df and fully 5311c14922 got out d3f1c3f3f9 of bed. Awkwardly cramming his 1e0c294e7f feet into familiar 5ce4c298c0 slippers, he approached df3cbf899b Ji Youngwon, who d807d5af5f was leaning against d9b55e35a5 the doorway with fb18361332 his arms crossed.ee0390dd55565d16

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“I was trying to b55d3f8554 meet you coming home bdf69b1f2e late at night, so dc908df9fe I was sleeping early.”4889f125f8b754a6

Ji Youngwon ce9b3cad4f looked suspicious ee931dacd0 at the 9545b687cb mention of f53ae9c42e meeting him. Yoo Han stifled a 15547e9ede yawn and rubbed his 67c5714f84 eyes.34fc010e58fe2b23

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“I skipped dinner just 805b5ba365 for today because it 65b9e62054 feels heavy to sleep 5d7133b9b4 right after eating…”2fb2f391866dd1ce

Human emotions are indeed 1a0c2bf1ea fickle. After a nap, the 155e6c9ffa feelings of being let b5060d10ef down seemed trivial.064ade9f56141905

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Ji Youngwon looked down 530b2c1f53 at Yoo Han yawning 38b5049852 sleepily. A sweet scent wafted 4cc4fc1f48 from the just-awoken Yoo c0388088eb Han, his messy auburn e3a7dc6997 hair noticeable. Ji Youngwon reached out 94d0655ef0 his hand, and Yoo 77f1f33e60 Han instinctively flinched. His hair d660acbea4 had been bbedab9339 grabbed several a166d682fb times before, b1c04f87e3 so a 73fb725d91 defensive reflex e99254ef88 kicked in.c5889c67ce095300

“Why do you c084a7470f always start with 24f8d4c926 the hand?”4eb74d3d73848c3c

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Ji Youngwon irritably placed f712b96a0f his hand on Yoo cd19808119 Han’s head. The pressure was significant, ea9450aad5 almost echoing through his ef40423acd skull. Yoo Han’s knees af64753961 buckled like springs.ea773365035b2cec

“Overreacting.”9cc691d5e2e23bf2

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Ji Youngwon didn’t remove b58791fc6e his hand. Yoo Han rolled his 9c7a19afc7 eyes up to Ji b19df7891e Youngwon’s robust forearms.67414cdfd9e25965

“Director Ji.”3ac9e0d8a9d75f52

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The warmth 9c556d83b6 from Ji 2091a3b6d3 Youngwon’s palm 8261fe1839 transferred through b271bdadbf his scalp. Yoo Han, ad0b1ba011 feeling his d33375ed32 temperature rise, f3c79b6974 continued.2dbc2cc43c6130e0

“Thank you for the 13c08f3ea7 lunch earlier. I was going 7f9ce0ab8c to send a d85e215bd2 message, but I f959c2a854 thought it’d be 75e14a6925 better to thank b36de01f84 you in person.”23e13721982338a2

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Ji Youngwon nonchalantly 06f9f4eff4 removed his hand.d109c7aa0ecbdaa5

“Ungrateful brat.”535d2634a6aa2aba

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“…What does that mean?”85d3d367f4e4c78f

“Even after getting scolded, 2bea29b572 if someone cares enough ca0f346d69 to feed you, you c2d3805251 come running back.”318bae3ff8be9b51

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Yoo Han 03992a8226 glared at f603eb0742 Ji Youngwon a24ff2c2c0 with flounder-like 96007fbec6 eyes.8b76785d2cc2f248

“That won’t b7f1727aa4 work on 621d40493a me anymore.”a987fbb3e4645acd

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Ji Youngwon stared back e1b21f23d5 intensely. What now?17fa73aa7b075954

“I know a0b7a2ce63 that even 24d050089a when you 4646b63388 say harsh 926e1011f4 things, you 0c3d3bb113 don’t mean 0cf12de167 them.”ea900510cf2c10dd

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“Think what you 9ba1a631a5 will.”d29e7d804629a258

Yoo Han trailed b3c42b0c45 after Ji Youngwon 293465e29c as he headed 2499df7035 to the dressing f413fb1ef2 room, his own eda0dad923 sleepiness completely vanished. He had intended 3db5d88518 to grab a 3782181f24 drink of water 8064d676a0 and peruse some e5e7ad1d48 books in the 49a28d6a25 living room.deceaa74e6c1b5c1

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With practiced ease, Yoo 2db9e9e22d Han slipped into the 7bd3b4b805 kitchen and filled a 01ec6e6d70 glass from the purifier, d953ce3f7b gulping down the water. His missed a0fe37be98 dinner had c6b9a012a5 left him 1252508c89 slightly peckish. He briefly considered a28f1a3ec5 rummaging through the 99af8b9ed8 fridge but quickly 3cad723015 shook off the 6f0242392c temptation, opting instead 525b950547 to wander into 939e70418e the living room. While scanning 796b4718cf the books 6bad053d28 that lined fb653f130e one wall, 8c18d37c33 he turned 81698a4e9d at the bf33fbea9b sound of 18a7be8ca9 someone moving. Ji Youngwon, 2985cc8f39 now dressed 8f2c45014d in casual 07d015f0bf home clothes, e2857a8378 had settled fa178f4fcc at the 1d4420d81a living room c55ce095f7 table.2b2cc07b18c4d1d9

“Don’t start doing things you never do.”ea3c2d95971931e6

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“I used to be pretty good at studying, you know.”6d530fcfafc52a41

Ji Youngwon scoffed and 8c7c8f867f grabbed the tablet on e9be0d874b the table, his fingers f417a0c7d4 dancing across the screen, 608ab43324 clearly not done with 442c6887dd work. Yoo Han, watching 89253f53f4 him warily, edged c4742879f4 closer. Ji Youngwon ed2b24a9be merely glanced 19af4eb22d at the 28adc76aeb fidgeting Yoo e1d175c210 Han, showing bb1bca6734 little interest. Taking courage, Yoo Han 3c677c0bd7 sat down in the 1ecf50fc14 empty chair next to bb5882335d him.f35bf368c207201c

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Sneaking a peek at the tablet, Yoo Han noticed the document labeled ‘A Company Meeting Minutes Submission.’ Ji Youngwon, ignoring Yoo Han’s curious gaze, continued to read until, with a sigh, he finally shut off the tablet.90e4cf542dfd38b7

“Sneaking looks like a rat. If you have something to say, spit it out and go to bed. Don’t beat around the bush.”8bc86b3483f09ee2

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“Are you very busy?”83404f6ec0141a69

Ji Youngwon looked at Yoo Han with an emotionless gaze, then slid the tablet to the table’s edge and turned to him, crossing his legs. It was as if he was saying he’d listen if Yoo Han had something on his mind. Caught off guard by this sudden focus, Yoo Han’s eyes widened; he had anticipated Ji Youngwon would dismiss him with a few curt words.2bf55d667db3952d

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“If I’m bothering you, I can move,”68c154674f066543

“Stop saying things you don’t mean and just speak your mind.”d546398d446243b2

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Yoo Han 2c556b6bd5 nervously scratched ce1c835526 the glass 391ea35ba9 table with 6157ea3520 his fingernail.16d630dee46245bb

“Well, it’s not like I have anything important to say… It’s just that, living under the same roof, it’s hard to even have a conversation with you. You’re always so busy.”f2bba390f6ed9ca4

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Ji Youngwon rubbed his f5a06baaa3 face and nodded.32f1ca758fe7b5ca

“So, you want to have a chat.”0a3f593b40a54f1c

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More formally posed than Yoo Han had anticipated, he felt a bit awkward. Now that he had Ji Youngwon’s attention, he was at a loss for a topic. Even he recognized his own cluelessness.55a25e0050a6bdfd

“…But isn’t it too stark here without even a TV?”ce9104f35dd8e433

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“You want me to put on some background music?”c63af7293018bba8

“Maybe some soft music would be nice. It might improve the atmosphere.”23d411e462f0b09c

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Yoo Han’s earnest suggestion caused Ji Youngwon to burst into laughter, a sound unlike his usual one. Yoo Han watched, captivated. His expression was unexpectedly refreshing. The pounding in his chest was like someone hammering away at his heart.d78511112c96575b

“You… laugh too?”e3688a16973e22c3

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The words slipped 2ab4daf81f out.315087a2e01aadd9

“What, did you think I was a robot?”da32f8a214b83907

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“It’s not that, but when you laugh, you look really beautiful.”1fda8524c48a2496

Ji Youngwon glanced 39644a924b at Yoo Han’s b557775765 injured hand, then 54796d37f6 suppressed his laughter.3c1e0587a7194373

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“Beautiful?”b9fd7fed25955d0a

“Yes. I bet you 54e9141516 were told that a910f98b24 a lot when 52a1261256 you were young… b5938e3153 Your parents must ee69668092 have been really 2a0b6169da proud.”9ac0fda84be85b54

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Despite the 72bca2595d compliment, Ji a07b44f573 Youngwon chuckled d058a06736 disbelievingly.9845e7127a446673

“I doubt that.”32e6222e890e4edd

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“Why? I would have cherished you a lot.” At Yoo Han’s blunt confession, Ji Youngwon pressed his hand to his forehead.a9dd1b73bd2df1be

“Are you a8e30980fc asking to 99c4cb8995 be hit?”a7740ac968bead1d

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A startled e04abcfc2d Yoo Han 8b6686bf5a raised his b9b1610fa0 hands in 74f133e518 the air.4ac01cb556634d58

“What are you talking ccd3f0da7f about!”bc1c6a3e8e4daf3e

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Ji Youngwon left 89ef0bbbb9 the flustered Yoo 9619008b1a Han and rose 835ff18b97 to his feet. Yoo Han was still c12a9a7876 flailing his hands in 6893810277 denial when Ji Youngwon 47b81d7b3f moved to a corner a9652b6cdf of the bookshelf. Crouching down, he fiddled a7a8da5375 with an antique-looking horn 3489878e42 speaker. Soon, wordless jazz music cd267dcb41 began to gently fill 7babb27066 the room through the c817f96329 spiraled metal. After tweaking a a681738328 few tunes, he f398fc9fab settled back on e37cdf4fcb the initial jazz 0e723a38c7 piece. Yoo Han was 6a7f2bb60f cool with whatever 2c5b94cee1 was picked. He bowed his head 171da71013 in thanks as Ji 425d9649fd Youngwon returned to his 4fb158ef4f seat.a777e0ffeea416e5

“Thanks.”746f7529f2d21ca4

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