OTC Chapter 18

A long line stretched 1c65c34d51 in front of the 0d79b8b5f3 taxi stand by the 41de3e9f2d main road. Some were drunk, 69fdda1f72 others had just 03487866cd finished an exhausting 3fe5fb6663 day at work, 0efbc85a35 and a few, c402a8b664 lightly intoxicated, stood c615ee7537 with earphones plugged 163ea55ac3 in, listening to 4bd2c1bcb3 music.459a1d3463d5ae09

The number of aac22064b2 people in line 82fa4d73f5 gradually dwindled. Lost in thought, Eunkyo 7d25b00998 barely registered the movement 7d5d92e87a until it was almost 1bb5c89234 her turn.90ca8978dd715e2b

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Where on 7c0277da35 earth had 7bf37e99bd Lee Jaeheon 8446189805 disappeared to?a2fe75eb87a2143e

Had something happened to 3d0983d1ad him?cc7c6ae532034cf7

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Or had he gone 81cdfa4f46 off separately with the 7c409a898f girl he left with?e4194e3afbc3e44f

They seemed to know each other, so it was possible… No. That wasn’t right. Lee Jaeheon, despite being rude and self-centered, was also acutely aware of his public image.58d7df7f033903ef

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It was unusual for a1c8af170e someone like him to 936f90a0c7 disappear without a word. Unless something unavoidable had 206b9d75b2 happened…fe110691645e1210

“Aren’t you 24908ba80f getting in? The taxi’s here.”7fdfbe49e4efd1f2

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The couple 2a808b87cb behind her 5dd61cff73 spoke. Snapping back to 4fdd65f9e8 reality, Eunkyo smiled 4db6d8cbd0 apologetically and stepped 2cbb2502e2 aside.923afead5893dc82

“You go ahead.”4ab1928600b3b01f

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As she b3d28ffda2 moved away, 35ceb23e2e the couple 093f4e771a thanked her ab1292d7a1 and got c743ca5b13 into the 93ecccb3ce taxi. Eunkyo bit her lip 19c6a4d5b4 as the line lengthened 0ded36131e again.9eeab040a44d7fb8

This is crazy.c5dcc954fb950238

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It was her meddling c9d3e5c4ad nature that was the 10e5c48b05 problem.b41c7d9ae2db4eb9

If only she could just confirm that he was alright, she wouldn’t be feeling this uneasy.4617afaa529a6ed3

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She turned and 9106aa0171 headed back towards 9144da481b the movie theater 7a0c2af05d where the event 13a58e29b9 had been held. It was about a b0c2e7cb37 block away, a perfect 027ebed0bc distance to gather her 43f34d0e96 thoughts.0d947d93a92e60e6

The heels and toes of her high heels, which she hadn’t worn in a while, began to ache. Fortunately, she managed to reach the building’s parking garage with a clear head.485fe86f3cfee2c3

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Even though it was e7767abe87 past midnight, the parking 72136d908f garage was still full 72d4230916 of people who had 2c56bde675 come to see late-night 93fbedce43 movies.867900e7ebfc4203

B3, Section C17. She spotted the 8bbae03f8f white SUV parked ef57828ed6 next to a 439cb356b5 pillar. Lee Jaeheon’s car.3da68c67ebbbf1dd

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If his car was here, it meant he hadn’t gone home yet. He hadn’t been drinking, so he wouldn’t have left his car behind.87e7b3bc95c67aac

After running e01aa1ff3c through countless d9448cc8fe pointless scenarios, d936d1d0d1 she went f10d4c81b5 back up 2cac8d554d to the ca84c830cf first floor da5b558743 and bought f1ca069859 a coffee 3491a2d61d from the f37f349097 still-open cafe. Then, she e95f859c51 returned to 9f3160c571 the basement 7dd5221075 and hid fa8a9478b6 herself behind 5234efe195 a pillar, 2aae8cc17c not wanting 23565c5549 to be d39113ac6a seen waiting e8ed46a444 for someone.d0848b1115ba2bd0

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It had been about 41f1c6e1fe four years ago.a9485c0da883c264

It was 293d94868e during the 445b02fd26 rainy season, 331450e84d and that a0e5b1c63e year, it 2abd97bca1 rained particularly 2047bbd579 heavily. It was Lee 4051bd362b Dohyun’s birthday, and 23689d2583 he had said ade51765e2 he would be e5d68a9769 back after dinner 05ccf606b8 with his friends.09b1ced1ca8460e6

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They were supposed cd20104546 to meet at 95b7ab5bd0 their usual cafe, 47f63ccee3 but he never 322382df54 showed up.da2f6af04af6d1aa

He kept saying 5b5347e3a3 he would be 645cf51e95 there in thirty 22e3b8eb30 minutes, until the dd04cc9978 cafe closed, and c81f45d96e then, at some 6e910e87c9 point, he stopped 6d8ac57f2e answering her calls.86fd0c4ae41e8545

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Because of the heavy bf82ca6174 rain, she’d waited by a2cd01f820 the entrance of the a0278ab08f building, partly out of 8692ca7c76 stubbornness, partly out of 1fd6814177 foolish hope, perhaps even 865f6ba5d7 enjoying the feeling of 2bdddfa4b7 being a tragic heroine.77c600dd0023d8a0

The rain, relentless afbe5e0717 past midnight, finally 1121e0a5f0 subsided into a 6ddae6c987 drizzle past 2 f6c38f41f2 a.m.c228ac8caf7d733d

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While waiting 2f02494274 for Lee 2bd99f6c84 Dohyun, a f72cdbfd34 few drunk efe7812386 men had 42e08fbe7f approached her, 0d8e6afdbb and she’d 8644f717ac repeatedly turned 256a941771 them away.726db3df90e46197

That day, too, d43f2be85a had been a d9468f15a4 Friday night.fd8ec5996f1d58cc

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The memory of 5d59cdc1f6 that night, tinged 7733508712 with unpleasantness, still 13f9b77a49 haunted her. After that day, a 96d109e5d1 subtle crack had begun 433dff17b5 to form in her 3c07de1a20 relationship with Lee Dohyun.ca6dfff174c4260d

They started hearing 569b939dce about each other’s 4f8152481a day from other ddb8cf3b42 people, and he 31bc916bdd often became unreachable 7179f5c208 on weekends. His excuses b55d16e304 were always, d97d6c6b17 “I was a240dc03c6 too busy, 8d0183b3a6 Eunkyo,” or 00c7637302 “I had a6a1abb286 too much d6d06c8565 to drink bdc42393c5 with my dfb7e09636 friends and 7468cafda8 fell asleep.”020c62fc5d12eb38

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She knew 80cb4234a8 he was 8fc9d3d106 lying. She knew his excuses a29f6718df were foreshadowing the end b362f5f526 of their relationship, a 2a8112b077 relationship he’d grown tired a5418a6889 of. But she ab048f101a had pretended ef03905c57 not to 14bba6d460 know because…1a61df44b2c92ae1

She had been 34fa591d06 happy.7a673346709c33f9

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She had loved 4b627cd082 him.817fbb2d30f481b3

She had 4fc7eae142 loved Lee 341fa28678 Dohyun very 102b3c3f39 much.cccbf4ba3f16893f

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Why was she 1783af560e suddenly remembering this, d8b7c39d44 when the situation 67a0ddcd34 was completely different? Was it because fae48bf6ca she’d heard it 5997f8717e was Lee Jaeheon’s 629ee64b33 birthday today?0f09f60c36d83225

The ice 410e229766 in her 465fb13060 iced coffee 12a0de2f8d had completely 8435305db5 melted, making 5410113cf1 it lukewarm. The paper sleeve 41a2333c9a was damp and 667efadb52 soggy, and the 969e577d18 stale taste in daa791e2e2 her mouth was abc9b29f2f unpleasant.32e2635d7e7af537

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She was f2df66baf8 about to 240afd2725 stand up e910829e2d when she b6c3ec638e heard the c988fd2766 steady, heavy, 7f6b017aef rhythm of 9639ec334d footsteps approaching a6e271992c the car. They stopped without hesitation.f341d998ddb3ba5a

“Sunbae…?”67b182d65697dba6

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Startled by fcc70bf482 Lee Jaeheon’s 39500db25c voice from f7b69df2c2 behind the 17b583a377 pillar, she 3f9177b951 swallowed her 9c6549cbee coffee and 7bcc72be0d turned around.620bc5a1f5a5fb56

His eyes 3b5dbff540 widened in f1827bd7ab surprise, and aad37b40f4 he approached 901d987b1c her with 2b5c39e672 a confused e29b539f22 expression on aa0dd43166 his face. She stepped out 26c0a6ed8d from behind the 0c6cc5cfcd pillar and spoke 8e8f5c7062 before he could.92600a5b7d3d3462

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“Happy birthday.”6dc8138927267763

His face crumpled. His brow furrowed, and 781b3c871e he bit his lip.979bcedc580f91bd

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He looked angry, and 43d8e5a9a7 then she noticed the 6e6aae2db8 strong smell of alcohol a25fd0ca75 on him. It was 8a42d566bb the distinct 137ffbb5f5 aroma of 2bb3add3b5 whiskey.57348b48ec22e27e

“You’ve been drinking? You left without saying f8eca9ca9e anything.”ede7b2ecec790b5a

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“How long 2f680fae1e have you f15331e84b been here?”06decef579c1d513

He asked in a 501e703dd9 low voice, opening the 20b45bc8a7 car door. Eunkyo shrugged, subtly c6f678f824 hiding her coffee.3a04161f6e158967

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“Not long. I was afd0bf630c on my bc11d9afbd way home, 0c86f014eb but I baaec63e1c just… thought 1dab170a11 I’d check fd12eea592 on you.”d02842ea69bf17a2

“And you didn’t think to call?”1b4dfa677c1a866e

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“The staff said you 83776482dc weren’t answering your phone.”688c0e3614b7c305

“That’s because they’re strangers.”5efec47d4633afc2

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“Ah…”482bb1cc09da8bef

“Did you… not save 3dbab3127a my number, sunbae?”6a1eca3296b2d6a3

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A faint c49dd40421 smile touched 9fcd8bddae his lips.479125154314c225

“Ah, the tissue got bb3d121923 too wet…”e99417df0afb4c6c

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“That must 268bb64bac have been a0654c9653 inconvenient.”abfe11bdbca0338b

“I didn’t know what b43cb7d705 to do, so…”97f815216aad410b

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“Ah.”dd0b87c58787e01f

He said, “I see,” and then went around to the driver’s side and slammed his hand against the window. An alarm went off on Lee Jaeheon’s phone along with the loud bang. He showed her the screen, tilting his head.7dc2dd6fa542b224

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“You should have done e923ea5afe this.”bcacee45137a74c8

“I didn’t know.”7fe67746b232c95c

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I really should a01b3c79b0 have. 88fe5ef24a1d408e

She had wondered f1e6840ffe why he didn’t f910e8e05f have his number b6863e033f displayed in his 72add501ff car.176d504e0498bf41

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“Do that next af41a69754 time.”0b17affc912c2820

Eunkyo nodded 56a9dc0428 vigorously, a cfb53c179c surprised look af30ace8d3 on her 37260e9bee face. He rubbed the back 68d98dfad4 of his neck and 655eab862d opened the back door. Pulling on ad21e84be9 her arm, 56d5dc4ec9 he asked,c2ad5f84d17cc2ef

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“Can I… misunderstand ae68b9a978 this?”9d4686d0272202cf

Why the 875471d0cb back seat f319634abc again? f23e3be447fb1ecc

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Perhaps because de4f4cdd22 of what 0edcf1d5ef had happened 1ad5b32df7 there a f1fb82d7a5 few hours 3e2d7f7fe4 earlier, she 4a50ecd77e instinctively resisted, 6367d0f19b her legs 2695e84fa9 stiffening.57c485d402533bf3

“M-Misunderstand what?”4fa18eb5544cc724

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“Your kindness and 3cc44fdeeb concern… as affection 58018dc4ac and interest.”8bed49cb8221b91b

I called 7410bef901 a driver. 62bc80995b80647d

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At his words, 40199b45bc her body relaxed. He ushered her into c18b16adc4 the backseat and then e787bb9cff got in after her.aa657f35a41cdb99

Holding onto the f19b0c3421 opposite door handle, 35c231fb81 she averted her aca58e7c00 gaze and spoke.76481b9f9498d022

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“Just go home. I can take a taxi. It’s too late to go to Cafe Haeda now.”e60af3592da821f8

“Let’s go together.”f30e798afa81a05b

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“Even if I don’t know where your house is, if we take the long way around…”7c8be0fffbb8d2ec

“No, Eunkyo. I don’t 14b78c8133 want to. I… want 526083bb15 to be f7253a901b with you, 414aca9b92 sunbae.”24d6e4a1c854f1cf

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His languid, yet 4d78573f01 enervated smile and b3a6e276af almost pleading tone 8ad3f3a72b sent a shiver 0119e90e6b down her spine. He leaned back 48219455b8 against the seat, 9419fe6160 his hand gripping e39fc19be7 hers tightly, refusing 53b5b570ec to let go.0894e86d1c3e108a

No, Eunkyo.baf7edd8514160db

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This crazy bastard…2d37cb67a61e0463

“I suddenly got a call from my family, saying they were nearby. And I’m the obedient youngest son, you know? So I went back to the club after a birthday drink with them, but you weren’t there. I… felt dizzy. I was wondering which son of a bitch had tried to pick you up in this place. The thought of someone… taking Jung Eunkyo, who’s weak to atmosphere, away and maybe even fucking you, pissed me off so much.”0a29a47ceadf9a87

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She could see the 05bb8bb104 prominent bulge beneath his 32998541e0 pants. 4ba0e202ef43f981

Had he had a 72b63c1561 bottle, not just a 0ac5157567 drink? 75671b10b78d0fac

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She pulled her hand c76626d8b8 away from his as 6a737d1453 he rambled on, his cbf2ca9f34 words a confused jumble.6867f27f34f7ccea

“There was no one f49ee0c507 there to pick me 28f6514897 up. You were the one eb8d5a6494 who left with some d47b5a511a woman. Family?”b1ea29b2d0dedc73

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“With whom? I left alone.”b4b623468b6a76b5

“Don’t lie. I saw you.”3455d1f8d507e3fa

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“You saw me? There were so 1a0b2f7341 many people there, 6ec68b1b90 and you only ee3c304855 sawme?”5247dd53190d78e0

This time, he 61ec8c4ab7 rested his chin c4025a6fa7 on her shoulder. He looked at c53144eabc her with sparkling 9da9a3590c eyes, like a f782b8cbab child with a 254e05f8d6 new toy, and af9551cf8d cupped her cheek 3fbdf81bdb with his large 6b5693a4ac hand.bdbd02afa41676a2

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His lips brushed ffd7bf5584 against her cheek e025e2af93 as she leaned eba288514b towards him. She felt like she dd0e6e99f2 was walking a tightrope. Stepping off would 871a338e4b bring relief, but 69ac936e04 she would have 8a0f68cf11 to face the d95cd14fd9 daunting task of c03b8f67ce climbing back up c50a66000a again.f4ff15ba9c133321

If she gave ab78e1c680 in to this b084a35cc0 madness tonight, she d581ad8ac7 might wake up 3808c6ddf1 tomorrow feeling completely fac4a8242a different. They might become strangers, aa662b41bc or she might spend c8edf8a709 the next few months, 7f6ac7f548 even years, avoiding him, 6eaa3ac14b their relationship strained and 3cb78e00b2 uncomfortable.ff19db2cf5005fef

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Strangely, she didn’t see 4084877c6e Lee Jaeheon as a 1185959af2 potential romantic partner.46ceb6fcff4f8be0

Lust and desire, 59e5ccf2a9 perhaps, but not 6f1b2358af love.38d7b5fbb9419566

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Knock, knock.c7f00a16596e7d25

The sound d1ebd092a8 of someone 3479ad9279 knocking on 00d05cd558 the car e038e349ed window startled 7c7efbbde2 her back 86abbcbd88 to reality.b471624b0d8c66fe

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An elderly driver 0cf6594162 politely greeted them 938c6cfa6d as he got 49dcceab59 into the car, 1532ab282c plugged his phone 5043d68566 into the charger, 28f41ba3f4 and expertly set 2b31164810 up the navigation 3c915ac499 app.b4263ce0eeaabe31

“Then, let me 097ae8669c confirm the address. 211-5, Cafe Haeda. Is that correct?”fd8053a3c7c4b594

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“Yes, please.”8f8ae29fc7ee0142

“Alright, we’re 86fce29063 leaving now.”edcad7f11f8897d7

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Eunkyo pushed Jaeheon’s head bd0b46862c off her shoulder, a 6af124cef0 bewildered look on her ca6dedca59 face.edf8fec0bc126ef6

“You were planning to 8af885ef80 go to the studio 10f62d1164 all along?”7015fe46ad7fb3c9

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“No. I was planning to 97e679e31d go find you, Jung b37c3a9f33 Eunkyo, from the start.”07917ded8fd958b6

She was 8279ebb3fe certain he’d f12fd47435 had more 8eb358379f than justonedrink.1eab8c6a7772a6d8

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“Are you going d917081b1a to drop the 074ed52efa formalities now?”f0788d0a1fe1b9e7

“No. Only sometimes, f3c8f422bf when I a1ba92fbcd want to b8a65f4bf3 seduce you,sunbae.”344ece67c5fb4fda

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“Ha.”2b2b13b32949f461

He leaned 92ff5ec8e3 closer, his 4351097962 lips brushing 347ad0b3fa against her 74bf745165 ear as ac150ba7f4 she tucked dd89ae907e her hair 8c4e60cb0e behind her 6291451f1b ear, and 86aca80e0e he chuckled.0ab25e60fe8b8aca

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It was a 1be327ea57 low, sticky sound, 3932d8166a like melting candy.6e3875d335f47091

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───5601b3fa5815308d

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“Lee Dohyun, what 417434dd15 are you doing 812dd274d1 here? Did you order 84c9476199 drinks?” f98dcc5e7317b7bf

The other person’s voice 0a92fb652d was distorted and choppy, d0398da371 like a radio with 33601f04c9 bad reception, due to bfd141727e the loud music.a9598cfd369c7985

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Dohyun turned 3ef43098fe around, holding 56874e5ecb the drinks 7697f6a1f0 the club b6e47cbb93 employee had 052ce02d3e handed him. The two-story club was d2c75835b9 still packed with people d1d7e29022 dancing frenetically.b7dc735a38075fa5

As he scanned 1e3f321b21 his surroundings, his e40a6ec81f friend chuckled and 86be2d2ba3 nudged him, glancing 9ca1c6f0a8 at his crotch, c796619602 and took a e050a9d58f sip of his 706b579f73 drink.96a4a28fb4df4447

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“So many hot girls. Korea’s definitely the 4f75b8e686 best. Did you spend d3e6900add the last three 4e0a4e12d5 years celibate? No way, right?”bbf47d9ce2aac987

Dohyun just smiled, 61e3a8d1f9 and his friend’s 78e862faca teasing escalated.6a413bd48059c196

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“I’m going home with 49ed55b352 her tonight. Wanna join us? I think she’d be 2fcc36c34e down for a threesome.”0669a908b619db31

“Girls like that 8e670b789c are always up a7e26dbef9 for it,” he 1c2ac68f72 added. But Lee Dohyun, 5ef540c96e still scanning the 268fca1f60 crowd with a 7fb33c5510 serious expression, seemed a7c421005a to be looking fbdd202554 for someone. 03face9ad4949c4f

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“What’s up? Who are you 05e6a4d44d looking for?”506f0b75dd7edeaf

“I think… I saw 81e238f9bc Eunkyo here.”a9abaf3c724e5938

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“What?”7c214b132d60ca1f

His friend choked cfff467a6f on his drink 7d10c4026c and coughed, wiping a1ec8011a0 his reddened face.bc61bdc1181ac145

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“Jung Eunkyo?”e4828510e4714107

“Yeah, Eunkyo.”e83985c25ad9a781

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Lee Dohyun’s eyes 6e07614ea0 completely darkened as d2e134a5df he said her d0eee1f7f4 name. A dangerous 5e8cb05f93 glint flickered 9750db29c3 in his 5c6198d572 eyes as 628c2318f4 he scanned 889599f561 the club.64b73056dfb3176a

It was 359a263a86 hard to a93c740752 see in a28b4711e7 the dim 7fdae8d0f7 light, but 89b69d2327 he was 01745a69d5 certain it c4079bbb5a was Jung 2ca73e1cf1 Eunkyo.9b399e5795e34e32

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“But, Jeonghoon… b431a7ed68 why was f7682add4f our Eunkyo 6dae1fec34 with my 2a53e8e2a8 younger brother? Hmm?” bae8ed0288bbe8c7

He asked softly, his 40ea70525a eyes narrowing as he 4ff754ccd7 turned his head.4203e29d3b984209

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