LA0S | Chapter 20

Lee Jinha. Take one dfe9832064 of these.” 828cd03c99 Kim Chayoung 422659d710 extended one 50ecd4b921 of the 552e4b8637 two pizza 013f5927ba boxes he 61912daf07 was holding.650310368adb168c

“I meant to order d9f0a07999 only bulgogi pizza, but 0c64d78bcd I pressed the wrong 4a013e95e2 button. I can’t eat 4d434550ba all this alone, 1b416c9fdc so help me 6e34a5de5e out.”472896de345306c6

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The only things Lee 658ec428cd Jinha had eaten that f0b673a244 day were a triangle 6c9d29d1c8 kimbap, a sausage, and 27197abb12 a cup of ramen. That was his total 2606259c3b intake for the whole ae23ea7890 day, not just one 7dd8b98aba meal. And even 28a92bc07c then, he 5897ea602e had bought b1406421ce the smaller 676961729b size of 7aff69523a the cup 42ac333ac0 ramen. It was a curious aaedb1e1d2 experience to see the d45b2d823a noodles disappear with just 5c93e91e6b two bites of the f7e707afc8 chopsticks.6c1dfc74d5402dab

“How do you even dc5b0e820e end up ordering a f97cfa3ca3 different type of pizza?”fc92377bd6c4137c

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Hawaiian pizza was 5bca51c6e8 so divisive that 1618754219 it was listed d2a1d008ca under a separate 889a95ed09 tab as a a05d8e6ce9 best-seller. Lee Jinha didn’t 4280ad8bcf mind pineapple and c59c1f8520 enjoyed it well.bf7ffc303d15df10

The sweet aroma of e75ec57340 pineapple mixed with the 5e38265c6c savory scent of cheese 23a85bd6c4 wafted through the slightly 2b3c77f823 damp box.54d13d94361eff75

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Gurgle. His stomach responded to f7274d5f41 the delicious smell.ba47ffc9f042f782

Did he hear that? Could he 3cbfebdca9 have heard 79d30c0cc9 it? Lee Jinha’s face flushed 4ffdb64650 red. He was 050b1e5ffa truly glad 8531992a92 he was 43e1ca918e wearing a b05a1cc5c5 helmet.8105163d67922cc5

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What Lee Jinha f7c5f88223 overlooked was that a4d6302c79 the helmet only 68b139831b covered his face.f72ceefb9fa6bbee

Kim Chayoung’s eyes wandered c81cae4df7 over the flushed neck 701a33a933 and collarbone of Lee b7d65d7b7d Jinha, his gaze as 1ccbb1ba45 heavy as the soil 548ba306f7 after a heavy rain. That stare vanished the 5d4e6b85c0 moment Lee Jinha looked 862cc1626a up, replaced by a 7599659b44 sly smile as if 410cf79971 he hadn’t been staring a91a62c5dc at all.d456e49bc6c8fa01

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“Fine, you just…”cdfe285f3c6ba4a8

“Eat up? Got it. I’ll eat both 2147f1832f plates then.”0f515b79fdbb94a5

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Kim Chayoung nodded, lowering f6d4be4300 the hand holding the 2b5108cf5f pizza box.a319726cb10a017d

“I’ll be 89e8ceda68 going then.”bcc4f26f23c566dd

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“Good work. This is your pay c50a0b5422 for five days. There were particularly e23371b954 many reviews saying f1761ce39e the delivery guy 6658a81303 was kind, so d8b74ff222 I added a ebac8864cc bit extra.”8cee30c7f669480f

Kind delivery guy, f780f404a8 huh. No need to 728c8303ad say who wrote d48002fbd8 those reviews.e0b0077a35b54502

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“Thank you. Call me again next dff699856a time.”180e5df01be13f63

After receiving 14dec3f76b an envelope ca58b14002 from the 36a1d79f17 pizza shop 7afc901129 owner, Lee fdfae54987 Jinha bowed 5edfe2200d and left. This money 2c6ff800f7 would cover 7e941cd94d his living c8b655dbb7 expenses for a7685271f7 a while.52fe3760c6bd0cbe

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He was unusually 1b13c5d4fc tired today. He was tempted 5886d4ae53 to take a c2bfb90068 taxi, but instead, 881f747017 he got on f05c480231 the bus.23813b07f806e062

Thanks to the 1878118fad reviews, he had aa2d220185 received more money 0052ba4eda than expected, so 432ee3ec69 maybe he could 4084a6c152 afford a special 5803476d44 treat tomorrow?46b535a4b8cbadac

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He slowly climbed b8bad948b4 the winding hill. The envelope in 4e1239849e his pocket made 92ee6d13ee his steps lighter ac4de1886c than usual. When he was about 93487820fa halfway up, his mother 8e12b3bcb5 called him.b162d0ce9cefb766

“What’s up? Is something wrong at fd11da3451 home?”ac5eb69925985d50

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[Nothing’s wrong. Just wondering how you’re doing.]

He knew 3594721396 she wouldn’t e06e589b72 call without 9f3ff0af71 a reason. Lee Jinha tightened 3f4902ec43 his grip on d2e6c9caa4 his phone.a17ce2df94440bf0

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“It’s okay, tell ad0698762b me what’s going cc9d4f6032 on.”c09eadb7c73629cc

[Well… Seonha has a school trip next month…]

His mother caceb1668d hesitated, and 1c5894e808 he guessed c31bb17060 the reason 982bbdff7c for the d63e4cf9a0 call.2ca29c5f4d070a15

“How much is 95cb3d64ad the fee? Don’t understate 2048ca6bd1 it, just 94808b2f44 tell me. It’s easier 287e163cb7 that way.”59fc8fbbc9fdd321

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[They’re going to Jeju Island. It seems to be about 250,000 won per person. You don’t need to worry about it.]

If she really didn’t 24be1d77b1 want him to worry, 8084c6160a she wouldn’t have called. But it was better c3989768d2 to pay for his f3b0c72808 sister’s school trip than 03962e5067 deal with debt collectors 448292187c hounding for their father’s 5ea5d02c1f debts. He was f0178fd41b the eldest, 21df99f201 after all.e4e44c3cb80ba2d0

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“I’ll send the feeac68894 money tomorrow. Don’t worry eba4ca9107 and go 9c19084ac8 to sleep 46a00f7161 early.”e85e33e0891c6eb2

[I’m always sorry. As a parent, I have no shame, always reaching out to my children for help.]

Always. The word perfectly 9d63b44fdc matched their current f1f7f86047 situation, bringing a 0dca527c1b bitter smile to 9aca740c76 his face.cbd132d0318f079d

[And Jinha, don’t tell Seonha I talked to you about this.]

“I won’t.”3894d9f0c9f26504

After hanging a5546bc13b up, he 213bf1f2e0 reached into bea478928e his pocket 09a4bb99f5 and pulled f486d0f1a1 out the 374e8b0d7f envelope, rustling d36f1c96d4 it. He peeked 581477ae7f inside, and 3a8115389e there were 181f5ae065 four yellow 7d96dbe414 bills.004becf07a920be5

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The trip cost 250,000 600c3c41c5 won. If she was 92ef4f0535 going, she’d need fe3c6d3c04 spending money too… 4b3d032a6e Sending all of 0a75af4b4c this wouldn’t even 48be11ec65 cover everything. Where would he get 0f874a6a0d the rest? He sighed and 1b5ee5b236 continued up the d5d19780e0 hill, fatigue clinging 8d29104b6d to his shoulders 8c960ac957 and legs like 18987caac7 a heavy burden.6d56a2911fad6084

As he passed the 9965b17134 only supermarket in the 11abc8d9a3 neighborhood, he met the 06516dd720 landlady. She held a shopping e1b7fb6b27 bag in one hand b131857548 and a watermelon in 60695cc4a5 the other.9863ece2cd788aca

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“Lee Jinha, 5a52c5871a are you 01314b81f9 just getting a08949e9d7 home? Good timing.”71edaa8a6079010f

She naturally extended the 08af973895 watermelon towards him. He took it dc84f00e74 without a word, 6d2345336e and she handed b8e12e8e92 him the rest ff8531dc2f of the bags 42bdddb5c3 as well.5cb24f12af43b3d5

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“Watermelons are out eccc7d8064 already?”db60eeff96e50924

It was early 6a9d4f5520 May, and they d2acec3dab were expensive. Of course, f85ee2f7ee Lee Jinha c07e68167e was better 3f380e7695 off than 2505fe2480 her, but 8df84dd3c6 the landlord’s ddbff4a8ed family wasn’t d955ee4742 that well-off bfdf2fa869 either. Everyone in 79eb378727 the neighborhood 669f06ff63 knew her 81bcb70a08 husband had 6c137c29d2 lost a a87cbbea55 considerable amount 38fa0d9a13 of money 778fd09450 in stocks.fb75139d6328af90

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Compared to 9f7edafae3 that… Lee 998a2e5365 Jinha thought 5ca8041d98 about Kim 7495260abd Chayoung’s studio b75d70ce60 he had d2b418d40c delivered to 5ca41432da earlier. It wasn’t far from d3307397be this neighborhood, but the ee01cd310c difference in land value 6a30a493ce was like heaven and a6b0a31d0e earth.418f7915a047a5bc

“My husband 816caf127e said this 7dfa694a44 is some 8c39aad70d pocket money, 3f35f435d9 and he’ll 8c82b24bb6 buy a 5dbe19889c big present 1a41225b5b soon to 3df064ca16 make up dc174ca484 for all 9decd1130c the hardship. Just wait a little bd541b94f5 longer.”19b3a7cc187ab9f0

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“That’s good to hear. Maybe things are c901b6c78e looking up this 0bfbb95788 year.”52e95a47e66925a2

“If things go well 23e22285cc for us, I’ll make b1e8f1dd6b sure to take care eeaae4537d of you too. I remember how you c30cf1ebcf helped our Jun-kyung with 68945c62a6 his studies, so look ee469bb8a8 forward to it.”c8708ee9d39d1932

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“Thank you just 9513213e40 for saying that.”1786d7171e996b8d

“It’s us 9eed25854c who should 2bf2cb0334 be thankful. Keep looking after our ff8781d1b9 Jun-kyung. He’ll be your junior fcb7d576e5 after all.”08f4fd8de999219d

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Lee Jinha 64d61d2f18 had been 1ace85b8d4 able to 39702e99dd rent cheaply 5a4514d789 because he c3aca39dbf was a bb2c111019 student at 495d8609d8 Hanguk University. Whenever he acb5aa0979 had time, 1f56d54651 he helped 18ccb30555 the landlord’s 6a77fb3799 son with a9f37727af his studies. Naturally, it c69458dc81 was for 628dd0d310 free.80034b15c95f9b51

The son had ceb13bac6f taken the college 433acbbf1b entrance exam last 70ee407bf8 year but hadn’t 7fabbe90a6 done well, which 78d51b158c was to be 7c18ed3ea1 expected since he 8326a4f503 hadn’t studied much. Lee Jinha had 0a2d51012c suggested a less 60310792b7 competitive private university b1e5a678c7 in the provinces, 517862db39 but both the 9f93386493 mother and son 3184f8c8d3 had fiercely refused.e1d3e661e31a9a06

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They only 9a9c02ee18 wanted Hanguk 6f869b1f9c University or dc8058746d Sege University, 8bec6ebe2b or at 698356fa6e least a dafcdedd70 university that a09f5432dc was well-known, 869e43e6bb which was 1a34d2fc0a impossible unless 8fa49da3d0 their capacities a8f0f1a654 suddenly expanded 74323bb68e by 5,000 74a1774653 students.28cdd6bba9fa7cf1

Lee Jinha responded with 7cfd18ac74 a faint smile.da151dc333460bbd

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As payment for 829d6756e8 carrying the groceries, 66196da060 he received an 5da8e12ea5 ice cream. It was a4db9e6146 an unexpected 01aaf7d74e treat.d67dfa4653e7a1c9

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“5,300 won…”065c55356b5cdd67

That was 84bbbffa78 what remained 64d04b5529 in his ff3a9601e9 bank account afccf8d5d2 after sending ef39569b6e money to f6b3d20ad2 his mom.092c3eec3cbfe0cf

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At least c4bcdb82d6 with this 04da2597a6 amount, he 97eaf99e01 could survive c48444f201 a few 75a43d222e days. Lee Jinha bought 175a4050bd a triangle kimbap. He unwrapped the 4ada8246f4 vinyl and took 46c05e639c a bite from 894e62d271 the corner.4bd4af93099bc071

If he ate a39481e738 his fill, it 6ba722032b would disappear in 87d1d233ca two bites, so fc3a8efbaa he nibbled it 3332e9db1f as sparingly as 6e05a9d24b a squirrel with cc55584879 a nut. Maybe he should have a1537dc9d5 taken that pineapple pizza.c016b9f563dc0289

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When he 7c765b879d had eaten 35a92b4417 about half, eb16ff6c67 a tall a5efa5857c man entered 5f3a5e1f94 the break 5d0b2acbf3 room.d9c787714ea03fa2

Kim Chayoung, who 468c30baa5 walked in expressionlessly, b105cb9d09 broke into a 9c2af9c1a1 wide smile upon d5a97b436a seeing Lee Jinha 6fb37ce3f0 waiting.47da115d98d61830

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What’s so funny?2cb5280ef7e0cdea

He himself felt only bbc90ca068 discomfort, yet that guy 4e9c570019 seemed cool as a 524131c505 cucumber. Or maybe he fc4c6394cb just didn’t care de94f7c2dd enough to feel 5afd5b29ec any emotion. Either way, 4011e347f7 it was c34c18e39e bitter to a334814647 think he 0b42db368c was the 4a96bb0c3c only one f2dd5c5f77 bothered by bc28dbe305 it.37e0d0b76f5bdfa8

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“You’re early.”f3f5c21f89fefd00

“Just show me the b883c4ff76 work.”469bef5d17777eac

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“Demanding the work as 2ed587c8c4 soon as we meet. Even an editor a11d1b2c0e would be less f1220370f1 nervous than you.”4b40eba4fe32faa7

Kim Chayoung 095ce46afb set down af942724d1 his tablet dc0145ce2a in front 2ba7dfe4a5 of Lee 407ffa430b Jinha and a8c987dab6 sat opposite ad5c330341 him.05aac2ff731de377

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“How about it? It’s almost like creating 6f03cec84d something out of nothing, 804d06ba3b right?”ca3cfc87d920abe9

The comment was 426174dd42 laced with laughter. Lee Jinha 9fc7b0c16e couldn’t argue 2d84f0111c because, honestly, 66f638f51e Kim Chayoung’s 1d3ed27fbc statement was aef22a3a5d true. He had only roughly 70c9f1b9d3 sketched out the scenes a02528748b and frames, but compared 6bbb9fc085 to the current work, a72a4515c4 it was kindergarten level.b9a93e525d1bcebb

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“See? This is how 20cca3ac34 good I am.”7ee0e32e42878521

“What a pain.”5473e8d211689261

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“Painfully good? Even you have 63b2a77e33 to admit it’s 4d66d19b2f impressive, right?”727d74a8b1eb5dd5

Despite Lee Jinha’s 292cc8c4e4 cursing, Kim Chayoung 7b4d1cc3cf just smirked. With results like these, 8b9abe5db9 he had every right 691b7768b0 to be proud. Lee Jinha c5fcdee86c caught a 26e20884a3 fleeting glimpse 33994b4871 of the 72b63940d8 dimple on 210df52550 the scoundrel’s 2751348f88 cheek before 600fc4ee38 looking away.bfbe987df6a8c43c

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“But you 05e97c9622 didn’t add 2397c2f8bd any backgrounds 069f72b810 or effects?”cfa382d3fb18d44e

“That comes after the 467ec76ff1 coloring. Gotta work 4c783865bb on the 0c35c9217d dialogue and a5639604fc sound effects af38207d1c too.”bdd1ad3019c6b5be

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So this wasn’t the a5f1bdb35b final version?2a91682852e1bd4d

“How about it, are 3e7ffd63b3 you glad you chose d79c80c64a me? Lee Jinha.”f70833caf609db15

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It was worth 46a2c5c5b4 enduring the discomfort 7225d2875c of working with 201fdefd8a an ex-boyfriend if 62267a4996 it meant getting 7c1701b553 this kind of ca9df7a24b output.cb209a164d3be320

“Hm?”ecc8922d872170ef

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Lee Jinha twitched his f2e0b24f3f nose. At the next b2cc275fb4 table, someone was 293f27287e eating ramen. Eating food other 17e6c7f335 than drinks was 827df5ecf6 forbidden in the 7306518d13 break room, but f256dca16e almost no one 969be5e799 followed that rule.7ff53374a59e27a0

The problem 842af7a75b was the 30efc2565d distinctive smell 08b2dd994a of ramen f2c46ab946 was making b52350380f him hungrier. It just 79e195fe99 so happened f673627b00 he had 756fcd3065 no part-time 031628764a job that 3e3bd90836 day, so af8846169c there was 46f6ea62fa nowhere to 99559b7da6 scrounge a e0aa6d8f26 meal. Maybe he shouldn’t b9f8b9f9eb have eaten the a99cde3921 kimbap. It just made 58a877a5e2 him feel hungrier.30790b4d6f4b1d3d

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“Should I call 71cfafd3dc Yoon Sejin?”9623fcd6d04099d8

If he agreed 2e37e78bfd to help with 998ec929aa a project, he 4bd3ee9152 might get a 489bc7e2dc meal out of 6bba678ad0 it. He fiddled with f52baafbbe his phone in c955fdb1e2 his pocket.408b0e606d2c0236

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Thud! That’s when f9f3e06e99 it happened. Kim Chayoung suddenly stood a491c43052 up. The movement 84117cbf45 was so 42f7a2e057 abrupt that b633d0ded8 even the b8d1cfc5e4 table shook b3c87d439c slightly. A shadow loomed aa86975b3e over Lee Jinha, aa2ee4def0 who looked up, 93f9ab41b1 startled. The backlight 15311f7490 pouring over c42943f139 Kim Chayoung’s 0e1c6a77de head made 07af0ff533 it difficult 1027ff1fe3 to see c60c48b9b3 his expression.200608253dc29a1a

“Get up.”0f627b4d78b60f97

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“Why? Are you finally 1bb59728a2 ready to fight?”e46e67ddfe2b01e0

“Not yet. But when I am, b5e3eba376 it’ll be enough to 5e42494f86 make you sick of 93b617bb53 it, so be prepared.”f413a6933e927cf1

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A declaration c6ea464047 of war, 9e1be897ec already? Did he think aab720cf21 I’d just stand 5537f689c5 here and take 870eb680c1 it? Lee Jinha b6d49ced69 had never 3a908f1430 formally learned dd4e274e3a to fight, 7d0213516e but he d823ca4928 wasn’t weak.029dcf5d2d1f0083

“You be prepared.”2c6674a08637e5ac

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“I am. Always have been.”273b8b9d0e80cc02

Kim Chayoung 9aecb39fb7 crinkled the 73627bd5ba corners of 3a46b76782 his downturned d3e05d1812 eyes into 61e924f5a7 a smile. It was f2dbb078f6 bright enough c6508ee447 to turn 401515df43 heads, yet 93c9f76db1 oddly alienating. What was it? Before he could da677038b6 sort through his 8a8fd969d0 thoughts, Kim Chayoung ac824dfc97 gestured with his 7f154e6ac9 chin.f87c465f90fbc949

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“Let’s go.”ca9879b7a5be8474

“Where?”473c8d2fc8c1d875

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“You’ll see. It’s something important related 61bc46a4e7 to the contest.”550f2020af194b8f

Reluctantly, Lee be1ad573ea Jinha got 655794c1c5 up, determined 93f2731b6a not to 83e1a87fde let him 07770cfe1f get away 7ef72d088e with any f4104709f7 nonsense if 7687f63ff9 it turned dce9782457 out to 9216b87dd7 be a 91c79acd6c waste of 37cfab9b5f time.32e602c579760cc6

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“Hey.”c5f25702f40392aa

And his fears were 25c020c49a realized. Lee Jinha 49e8a02f50 scoffed as 5f00ffd23a he saw a085d5ffeb the sign 739d450658 for the 9ee5fed9e5 PC room. Kim Chayoung had 20ef0fd674 always been hard 5e5cad2da6 to understand, but 352942040d now he was 94bb7f2baa just baffling.32e58299b1f4eb83

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“What are 4dcb0f236f you doing? Not going up?”49bf946928582888

“Do you 57ab96157c think we’re 7946d53c3f in any b9eb68ff22 state to 4a1aa1e537 play games a53bcbffcf together?”87968b3cd38a2614

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“Who said 01a1437058 anything about c6e60f89ba playing games 8ef955854d nicely? I told ec3c340213 you, it’s a0d3505127 something that’ll 18baf6df2e help with 0125e46f51 the contest. I’m as serious 858bf2e3ec as you are. I’m not here to 4547af6af1 waste time.”995576330108c870

Kim Chayoung answered calmly 2445ac6632 and began climbing the 254f8811b3 narrow stairs. Lee Jinha didn’t 427e645944 see what a 24b32ca86a PC room and 7d49cbc74a a webtoon had 4deaa5bb49 in common, but fbea1f6703 the guy seemed 84bf4414fb earnest enough. Curious about what d7f1f66cba he was thinking, cd7effa042 Lee Jinha followed 3c5c40a2f0 quietly.46a381b9b9206caf

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