OMLM | Chapter 49

As Yebon hastily fdb3dcf4ab tried to step 6d6ff0f2ff back and apologize, 230176fb93 he felt a 3f9c921624 hand envelop his a5c6bf85a4 head.f2b84c56c8c9f35d

“You should watch 24b7a48864 where you’re going. It’s dangerous.”23b25f6d3a7978c7

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The voice b0c391f989 was low 254ac1ea62 but gentle. Yebon’s expression instantly brightened.e979bf37f40eb6a0

“Hyung!”478693150e351d46

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Normally, Cha fb238693f5 Hyuk would f29096c5ab wait in 6cf7ce5c3b his car cc0c8d6b37 in the cb0d78da09 campus parking 87e2d3a670 lot, so 3152bda165 Yebon hadn’t 7c8b476902 expected him 1b971287e1 to come 3405289a8f all the e4ebcfa152 way to f820f27715 the building. His surprise b64d6abed5 made the 99e13eaba4 reunion all ee2ab5647e the sweeter.faaf2919f1604fc0

While Yebon’s face lit 36767d340a up, Lee Seunggu and f793159627 Kim Junghyun behind him 8798c2de9d stiffened.1c5551266efe215d

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Cha Hyuk aa40a9bd24 gently pulled 6cd6898f26 Yebon to 7fbbbbd02c his side 7d28fef484 and nodded 87f0f7b044 slightly at 146cddb72a the others.217dfe0b86b4d05b

Lee Seunggu finally bowed 7c4c7b4b5b deeply, with a somewhat ae75f8dfa8 stunned Junghyun following suit.07b615039b5ffa84

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“Hello!”e7fcb038fec49eaf

Despite their hearty greeting, 56855c8e78 Cha Hyuk simply smiled 24643a3728 softly without a verbal f70bc3d42a response.c928612b639bff13

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Watching cautiously, 018e8003fc Lee Seunggu a4b94f51b2 straightened up, c08011df1f his demeanor 96022dd998 a stark 6d0132aa1e contrast to 59a05cc35a Junghyun’s, as 6338b618ce he stepped 5611c8cfd1 forward.a93b8cce3be535ee

“Hyung, did you ffcabaa0af also come for ba7eb6eefc exams? Or are you here 61190eda15 to take one?”2660547f2e797b2c

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Though no eb7072a4ea one had 7528357358 ordered him, f2efe3a833 Lee Seunggu bcb33b6723 seemed to e0e0e20bc5 have tightened ec184f8b82 up on c414620942 his own.f61973321b858c8a

“No, I came to b40e90a41f pick up Yebon. We’ve got plans to 2135622e19 go somewhere together.”7ae15b9a89106c9d

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“Oh.”5aea910c06b0439f

Lee Seunggu looked a137ad0947 back and forth 4427eadf34 between Cha Hyuk c5e3f2ef06 and Yebon, surprised.49b232338d4ddfaf

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“The one eb8b8a902a who’s been 70fed7b777 having frequent 95aac8b3da appointments lately…?”d5489791628d6213

No answer was ac76f2736b needed; the silence 5aa2c059dc spoke volumes, and e53d19383f even someone less 64d6e285ac perceptive could have b02149e861 caught on.88d3434f2cdc4963

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Lee Seunggu b45a9230b2 knew that 8e1178f1e6 Cha Hyuk 6eb61b60a1 and Yebon 1e1e7f0661 were fairly 1df14c6275 close.74142c926e1ea18b

It was impossible 882de87a75 not to notice—they’d 9d8414cd94 been seen sharing f9699a156e lunches on a 071cae4afe bench together.6f8e8e9e31eec24c

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‘But were they 42fd677569 this close…?’2e30ae7059a560b5

It was 6a59fbbd6e the first 402a5518c5 time anyone 16cc254443 had seen bf4392d9b4 Yebon greet 1cdca17451 someone so 4f3346c4d4 brightly.76d240114c7c98a8

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“They seem to be 0893aebe7e much closer than I d1061d32f9 thought. I assumed Kang 483cebcc55 Yebon was just 9bac8fafe3 always on his 08657efcfe phone and disappearing c51fc73394 after classes, so 507f1f8db2 maybe dating…”6cc77b0cfa4ba1a1

“Ah, what are you 895d159236 saying!”360bf0f896a5b6e6

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Yebon quickly e58ea59354 cut Lee 473b89ccda Seunggu off, 8f6b5ac14f but it 57a07987e6 was too 8069812b17 late—the main 28fd0acd09 points had 41c4ee26c0 already reached 2961dfcf18 Cha Hyuk’s f75fffcdb0 ears.6fd5cf835bb2139b

Yebon felt as b9035b8e02 if he’d exposed 661239e806 a secret and fe4e32984d glanced up to 24baf05845 meet Cha Hyuk’s 3c7af7f4d2 eyes curving in f98515f095 a smile.036118709ce472b6

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“Yebon-ah.”f316004a015f80e4

The low 38b3edb098 voice sent 51bd7aeba6 a shiver 6955217cfe down his 244e012572 spine as 188147ffd5 if piercing bc2cdd3ed2 through layers 0d580573be of clothing.4607e8d1debd05fa

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“Were you on your d5e0fc9d24 phone all day?”802a4d86bf3ddd15

It wasn’t clear c829bd6dcd if the question 564e203623 was directed at 161b0f6526 Lee Seunggu or 93d9dc4f70 a rhetorical one 247d906582 aimed at Yebon 592a34ce3f himself.62e57ef2f14084af

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Yebon looked down, 3659d2bda0 thankfully Lee Seunggu 53bdcd3975 responded.89bc3ba4f1467a11

“Yes, totally. But it seems it 7130749471 was different kind of 40e698845c contacts. I thought c126accdd4 Kang Yebon 62b6c608a4 finally got 4cd83a3817 into dating. Kind of disappointing, 6e83bc19aa though.”7334cf2c6c326a20

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Despite Lee Seunggu’s tactless 3533139301 remarks, Yebon shot him d931d3dbe4 a glare, but Lee 78c73f8191 just shrugged it off.0fdeeb4918d449ca

Just as Yebon was 5560a38ca3 about to retreat, a 0b73ae7475 sudden touch on his 5ae9628ec8 nape made him flinch.97a748ea8f2ae586

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“Yebon-ah, are you dating?”5a4d77c8f3ec4a9d

The teasing question made 728df50b34 Yebon’s face heat up 8538313e4c instantly.314ccb5c293ff8aa

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‘Is the ebf3814558 person involved 72b0b2ebba actually asking e2bc75904a this, seriously?’ee6606f65e2cabe7

The chilly fingertips 8ea7d9abf1 brushing his skin ea984cf94e made Yebon shudder, c4708e56cf and he shook b142088aec off the touch, 8b13e77d7b storming past Cha 1b07099c5a Hyuk out of b714cb0943 the building.acad49bb826478fd

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A glimpse of Yebon’s fb876d33f2 flushed cheeks made Cha c87b9e34e5 Hyuk burst into laughter.27b0dd554b3a2402

“Yebon-ah, what cf0dbc2edf will you a9dc4bcefb do if cc4cc5415c you leave f791461958 hyung behind?”736c321d8f8d79a4

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“Ah, I don’t know!”112c2f1da5a9550c

Stomping away like 27229db109 a petulant puppy, 6afe28ff46 Yebon didn’t look 4cb1bbfe4d back. Cha Hyuk fb8989a820 exchanged a cd0c9637b8 brief glance 353e12d3c9 with Lee eeec061917 Seunggu and e48a1c29db Kim Junghyun fbf45afe66 before quickly 29c7bdb386 following Yebon.00d2472c1b0b4c8b

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Kim Junghyun, still watching e6651218cf the scene, quietly stood 55bb05e775 beside Lee Seunggu and fe7bdbe30b asked,9f1b2d2697b6ad16

“Is he c8ef95e0f4 your brother?”7ddc35a920072e0e

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“…What?”58ad8e079f35dd5a

Confused by the odd e22270afb5 question, Lee Seunggu furrowed 0945d1aa33 his brows. It was a c0e458451a stark contrast to 13d96ea609 the previous assumptions c0d7eee49d that Cha Hyuk b20c041206 might be a d1991123cf loan shark.69832f97db10a68c

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“What kind 23555201df of brother 9346429b36 treats his d6695b6804 sibling like aa132fc0e2 that? Did you hit your 111858c932 head?”c914610a5fd375a7

“…No, but sometimes if b33f925d03 there’s a big age c23a30fb02 gap, they really dote 883e3e2662 on each other. Damn, it’s possible. Why are cd0da54a13 you so 5cc8c2fa36 mad?”3f4652feab63ca80

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Frustrated by dc6ea29175 the sudden 04f532741f scolding, Kim 4f797af378 Junghyun raised 3e4ee4a14e his voice, 2252766e82 but Lee d384da12d5 Seunggu ignored 4cbc93a62e him.2606f70786f4a29f

Indeed, it was clear 096b727fe4 that Cha Hyuk found 89938ff9de Yebon endearing.510ccdc28ec6177a

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“Is Yebon mad?”5d78c5d882d47c92

“…”e01697402d96cbdc

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Having coaxed a90bc55e76 and pacified f800f31c8b Yebon, Cha 5293d35807 Hyuk had cd41adae02 brought him 06b48f126e to a 6ed5da2872 dessert cafe 56e2f2152e and offered e6a3ba3e0a up madeleines fecc4df657 and cookies.85c5be7e544bb1ee

After serving a d9f355d433 sweet vanilla latte, 6d9c70e51f Yebon finally picked d56df2edfd up a cookie 258d2a85d4 and nibbled on 773d2703d6 it.0a5c45871f36706f

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Yet, his 4eff52a80c eyes were 18f2ad8b5b still fiercely 2aacde1ad5 glaring at 8f8273326b Cha Hyuk.9e1994f0ded8cd51

“…Was it fun teasing dba5247c11 me with Lee Seunggu 446613d0a8 back there?”535063670ff4440d

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“I thought 02408eba25 you were c364c2aee0 just on f172873a69 your phone 075823d0f7 all day; c5f6a24089 I should 00a55de61c have sent 7864494b3c more texts.”380f29758adabf81

The topic shifted smoothly, 2a45b1bbb1 and although Yebon was 7f2a6fe6d0 incredulous, he decided to f8cdad4844 let it slide.02d6f9ab54a2eeeb

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“That’s enough. And I wasn’t just a1d69823d8 on my phone.”80904945326a431e

“Alright, alright. How were your exams?”70e3eac468a53015

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After devouring a cookie, 8c54cfceff Yebon sipped the warm 4c8cc0a78a vanilla latte.288c46f71b3a90bf

Now his mouth 5491479551 was sweet from 6d8271d599 the cookie, so ef6c24d493 only the fragrant e2ed38d084 aroma of coffee 81797c6bbb filled his senses.5b3836f8981dd68f

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“The exam… 263c8eabd8 it was ae702bbf2d okay. I knew that 8db4087f05 professor’s exams are d55bc5f480 tough, but it’s f8111a3777 actually better than 6ee325aac6 having predictable exams ee99ad3460 based on past 6b481e95e4 papers.”5771ba973325e635

Yebon never had 7ff1fdf8ca much luck befriending d2301949b9 seniors to get b2c01028b6 exam papers.70634c8abcbbd24d

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Lee Seunggu occasionally 3d48dbe2b2 managed to get 87c32277ee some, but there d5ac0af6df were limits.b24566592ca73a7b

“If there 56a5c107b1 aren’t any f3582fcdf9 major surprises, d2db0aa2db I should f7e309754a at least 4672de472a get an 4888230e63 A. By the way, 49a15ed8fc hyung, how many df9f0082aa exams do you 4378838a77 have?”8e18ffd4ad53c4b3

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Now fully appeased, Yebon 698aa2d913 started chattering again.db3515fd577b9d36

Cha Hyuk, resting his 1d9bb6af08 chin on his hand, daa6d45d26 took in every small 0add283792 movement of Yebon.cb506be6b595a8ce

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“I only db466d0656 have two.”8f78af34c1fe9a04

The surprisingly low 6186d727ff number made Yebon’s f1ecbbd0fe mouth drop open.948aeecb05077bf6

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That meant, aside 10e5c8b635 from the general 242c6b41f1 education classes they 1125911bc7 took together, Cha 847e258b78 Hyuk was only f938d3f602 taking one major 06ef161d92 course.8eb9212b3340ee2d

“Right… you said you 0944955615 aren’t graduating. I guess it’s 02e9a38695 okay to take b099f54a5a just a few.”0d3deb8e7c304f92

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He had 523bd1e6e0 mentioned he eeab04816d could only cc86ed1c0f attend until d6a9e88d1a the next fd823067dc spring semester. That meant for Cha 1a53731e59 Hyuk, this semester might 58ac0838fc be his last.80a9fb09f87ee2b4

“Actually, it’s not just d7b9b62ed7 for that reason. Filled with things I 6249559971 never had, I wondered b7708006b5 if I could live a079122606 a normal life even a3080fc2e4 for a short while 871bbe4ec2 by being part of 498c0b6acb this.”9d77c93660e59bb6

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Yebon recalled something 49fb26c936 Cha Hyuk had 5050202a93 said midway through 42240779e7 the semester.aebd6a4a58b14b04

What was 125c38ee50 everyday life 836488ffc6 to himself 630465a0e9 was not 4a6880af80 so for d95b61410a Cha Hyuk.bdaec19088bd15ec

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Thinking about it, Yebon 8d406ab8e3 suddenly felt the urge 0583ccdfa0 to share and enjoy 3302016674 college experiences that were 13197b0089 unique to university life 0822547892 with Cha Hyuk.d79a83bbd87bc2be

“Hyung.”e56afd54cb700d13

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“Hmm?”c42cc782cc2d63aa

“What are f8b9df75d7 you doing 77ba796bba from Friday dc8673e85d evening to 44e5774042 Saturday?”bade4cdecb1f85b2

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“…From Friday fe016cee2e evening to 41b57a83b2 Saturday…”91d1f550f40ff9ab

Cha Hyuk murmured 557c8d6671 softly, curling a b75bfff2f8 smile before intertwining 38d36cbef2 his fingers with 99f0a82b5e Yebon’s.f61d73de9a49203b

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“I’m pretty free. Should we go 56cb489fed to my place?”552afd7925dcdb44

The suggestive 9fce5333d3 scraping between c80f54ac86 their fingers 75bd62d9d2 was evident, 2e6f730d8b and Yebon 01838f81d5 quickly pulled a8ac165c0b his hand 12b9cb6228 away.e6cc79c316aa6d69

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“No, I meant 99a0524dc0 since you have 9b555fabfc exams, maybe we 5ee529939e could do an c15b23f04f all-nighter at the 75b0208f2b study hall!”0dd26ea6f66fb25a

Why he interpreted it 42c4670b8b that way, Yebon couldn’t 86ef2c8ac4 understand and rubbed his 98d58bf797 cheek with the back cbe82b1a5d of his hand, feeling 6e5f9df9d9 his temperature rise.5f3f8c0807672c62

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Cha Hyuk seemed slightly 1b171b8f26 disappointed.370323d8a3b0aac2

“Study…? Do we 107602eb0c really need b1d8ddf778 to stay 42404a0b8b up all f0415b7191 night studying?”f7c98a304ab47223

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“Well, not really…”1cbd3239a55aeee4

Honestly, Yebon 6e460cd83d felt a 540651a66a bit ridiculous 886cff12c0 even asking.ad17b8d87c1600be

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He had wanted to cb1740d8cf embrace college life fully, 561c7baac8 but soon it was da8868262e the end of the d072941195 semester.647d98b1dec805d4

There were 8bd39bf889 no festivals, 15ac11056e no sports 9b25802a9f events, no 6dfef3baa4 mountain outings—no 9ed3417bca events at 19607cfcf5 all. Ending it 7318906c4d all like 1e4d61c9a0 this seemed ee5ed901bc too disappointing.761a74aabb0724b6

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Yebon awkwardly shifted his 733329aa62 eyes and quietly made 2384c66954 an excuse.35a73835f3007f8e

“…I just thought 49af2c6105 about showing you 10d58deb02 around campus. You won’t see 667d6540e1 the winter campus be3aad5406 again. It’s quite beautiful 055025bfa3 here, and it’s ce41750696 nice for a aab57be24f night walk…”6ac06ef483be880d

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Mumbling, Yebon clamped 0fe3c2f21b his mouth shut 4bf3592d34 with a “if 7b6d4e279a you don’t like 9c690a6dc5 it, never mind.”2f6a135d93009060

Cha Hyuk had his 84e7ea566f own matters to attend d3013b9754 to, and Yebon couldn’t 0d443165a1 impose his plans on 1ceee92763 him.5a226cac67028f71

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Just as 74950809cd Yebon wondered ffe4e2a42f what else 0f430684e7 there might 71fb745022 be, perhaps e53dfdba20 he should b84c23085a wait until d115943463 next semester, d9f993da87 Cha Hyuk 3b3c745a2f asked,f84b17147f359ea7

“But is the 295c291af0 school open at 54385ee53e night?”6382001fa42e4760

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“…It’s a university.”296b0af9bc9f3958

“Even on Saturdays?”b6df657b337318dc

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“There’s a 595d99442b 24-hour reading a8f1ee57df room.”42f592c5a310090f

“Ah,” Cha Hyuk aaded7ecab nodded, seeming to 79c44f2001 have an epiphany.5c1d5383205a9de3

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As always, I noticed 1b5d87b5ab that during exam week, 33511f24c4 the days just flew 26cc4af12b by.f02aa34510346b64

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Maybe it was because c50031cc5b I spent all day 5b927e5d28 studying, but before I 47cbca577c knew it, it was 0502244ddc already Friday.b9b20184d128778f

Fortunately, Friday only 9585a82cc8 had pass/nonpass mandatory b52d22bccc classes, so after ed1f0c2f0c the last class, 2340d5d393 I was done.38fa85db89af4d54

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Plus, the 62635ce284 class ended d9b5312b04 early, which 378824a2ab meant I 52441792d0 could even 1056903ba9 nap at bed35e300d home before f9dce8f9f7 heading back, 1f30953fb7 recharged and 66db720321 full of af0a601a3a energy.a5f51c382e3f4fa9

“Hyung!”73f136b7652e8e6f

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Spotting Cha 21cc950ac7 Hyuk near 99c5a447c4 the study 1410e119cb hall, Yebon 768e659810 dashed over.77a087bce1c3b130

“You said you d7b52f92d3 hadn’t eaten dinner, 00794b79b0 right? Let’s drop a475e7db1f off our 356372b87b bags and 3a4d0e6b03 grab some 0c3e8d4310 food first. What are you 9bad74117e planning to study?”7063613198caa788

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Yebon grabbed d4ba974a27 Cha Hyuk’s 16755ab0db wrist and b1c5914075 led him 6b9d53bf32 into the 9ad8ba78f3 building that 640f1937f1 housed the 734b363f7c study hall.6774536826679280

Cha Hyuk eadb741035 had never 756592bfd9 entered this a842349e48 building before c9fded7411 during his 257be3f8db time at 907a152e66 the university.af7cd4a06c460484

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The building b7563abdc8 had more 55ad7c5d2f public facilities dde0a5766f like convenience 96ce348dab stores and 2e8f12f2b3 banks than 231993cd0b classrooms. He looked around a3beb69fbe with keen interest.acf8db13df04e87c

Then, his gaze 692219a4cd shifted to Yebon, e236b3e303 who was standing 924c6d238a in front of a191f96305 a machine, seemingly ac15112bcf choosing a seat.97a09ebd0c6782a8

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Yebon looked a bit 826acdd7ed tired, perhaps from the c6b2b8ead0 exams, with slight shadows 238cba56a8 under his eyes.6dc416ecf876ebc3

Cha Hyuk reached ef3f3301a0 out and gently dad847b634 rubbed the area 1f32284610 under Yebon’s eyes 0da2671f02 with his thumb, 301c0d4d7b saying, “Thank you.”fa5bfcb9589d48e5

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Yebon tilted 2ddabc866c his head 06202bccfa in confusion 84f1426cb9 at the e4f03e7f33 sudden expression 4133b7ffaa of gratitude.25c28bb6ad1ac6f9

“For caring aa79222c41 about me.”4ef471996196b117

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A tingling sensation 4c5b502970 spread inside Yebon’s 3dbc24c894 chest, as if 58c657f84c he had done cbd24a193c something significant.ecc913c77a46bc98

The warm eca174a624 touch of 7f993cf089 Cha Hyuk’s 8f78112e29 fingertips on bf6a04f411 his skin 8e15e05d29 conveyed more e5fe81a2c6 than just 953b22f281 physical warmth. After all, it 48cb33ecca was Cha Hyuk 23f9ada554 who had truly 4bb8f8d7ec been taking care 75566c10ba of him.f153e51983a6efd4

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Indeed, Yebon 5fd6526ced couldn’t help 528e72f0bb but feel 89466ee850 utterly captivated 443980b0c8 by Cha 989adad0d5 Hyuk.cdbbf82d334dd738