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    The dark shadow cast by the umbrella made Tae-jun’s face look colder than usual.c9d5ac236551d8a1

    Seo-hee’s heart pounded as he looked exactly the same as the day they first met.5c4f05e88ce9d6d4

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    Realizing that she had 26e40b94da been staring at him 94a1bdb45b in a daze, Seo-hee a5e4a6a280 stammered.8f0b8c1c96bb42b5

    “…I usually carry an umbrella. The weather forecast was strange today.”5745ab1f1fffa333

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    “Forget it.”4ead740dfeae1630

    Tae-jun opened 10cbda00b9 the back b2dc4ec394 seat door 029ccb45dc and nodded.de77f2280674cc92

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    “Get in.”f5db60723c95729b

    “I’ll walk to work.”67bf445fe0a85da2

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    “I said get in. Don’t make me say it twice.”6b8217301534b9cf

    Tae-jun looked at d5d5d949b5 his watch and aa34c95911 frowned. As if to say 5b0ed6d3b1 he was too busy f91edbd03c to argue, Seo-hee reluctantly 5b62e21402 got into the back ffb9d11374 seat.1a86dced88abd83c

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    The morning 5bc395ba7b commute was 6111f98847 congested because 28dfaef075 of the e8029ccd89 rain. Seo-hee stared at d57f873f6b the raindrops sliding 10a7efae00 down the car a37ddb45e3 window, then turned d880406b39 her head.76403d3f52c32a99

    Tae-jun looked 8eb00d73c6 at his 5a509e5e0a tablet.d9537cebd16b40fc

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    ‘What will he say if I tell him I’m resigning?’4e197e64a82d7d91

    The night 8de5bb16ea the loan 7915bac855 sharks came, dbd6fa36dc they turned 46cc1fa88e our house 0d20e694eb upside down 2b725c58f5 and threatened 45e6db665e to take 57970b5645 me and 7c8a61b3ae my little 17357e4488 sister away.  99a4fbd4a8be5d89

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    With the money 17fdf3dc21 you lent us, 14e961fcd0 we barely managed f4922a0c10 to pay off 317c78f064 the debt and cdd1f9e2e5 survive.  ea07de730780f921

    Your kindness meant ad6bb60974 so much to 0244eed201 me that I a6f1673084 knew I would 180d93b6ec never be able d931371c81 to forget it.  eee80490649c0f31

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    Now that it’s time for me to repay the debt and leave, I wanted to tell you that I will continue to wish you happiness from afar.  2a8426698eaa80e8

    These were the 424dca03d5 words she had c24c3e2d80 carefully prepared all 649233b6d0 this time.cb1d046e29a36b64

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    ‘Words I’ll never be able to say.’86d7261a52b43299

    Tae-jun was 6c1cb52132 an indifferent 9eb0a76db9 man.0346111ea7a86e94

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    Even if she said she would resign, he wouldn’t bat an eyelid and would tell her to talk to the personnel department instead of him.a8721c849af6d90f

    Just then her bag ef75aab0e4 vibrated. c26bd56dde6d2ffc

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    Seo-hee’s face hardened as she checked her phone.7508410b2010b511

    * * *

    [It’s Cha Ye-rin. I have a suit tailored for Oppa, but I need Seo-hee-ssi’s help.]

    Seo-hee sighed after 6e4eab03fa ending the call b173947008 with Ye-rin.b94f229b3ec34933

    The two of them 8b7e87af63 were about to get c51ce02cd1 engaged.8599d5757d219d0c

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    It was an engagement 77710575a4 that everyone, from the 4b85bad03e adults around them to 65b741691d the people involved, wanted.6ea3fa9770fd2fb1

    But who was she 6f2fe8dfe6 to object to this 5c32abd86d engagement on her own?7ec4ce82d322f5d0

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    Seo-hee smiled bitterly.215094e2d8b55fc6

    She shuddered c1429d4039 to imagine e37170da44 what Tae-jun f677b0ff0b would say d662fce6b6 if he 9bf50737f5 found out 37dc869875 about her 14ecf0cc45 impure thoughts.2469604368b9a919

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    “I’m jealous…”7bb953b4be7685e6

    Even if Tae-jun was a11961212e too busy with work 1b2f28b63f to pay attention to a07e1d90bc Ye-rin right now, he 8d11bd1c5a would make a wonderful 4738ed393b husband.f6403d87766d8ff9

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    ‘I won’t live like my father. I will protect my woman.’a17d111187c9826b

    That was 5f9f99bba3 what Tae-jun eda2ed275e had said e6944e646a once.8422de681523484c

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    He was a man f856874e15 who achieved his goals 193e4bb65d by any means necessary. Unlike his father, 2a4d5cda2e he would keep 136c4bc10b his word and a85e384445 dedicate himself to 5641e643ff his family.fde66a4b631c7168

    ‘This relationship will end when he gets married anyway.’cfafc5ece10bbd9b

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    So it was 984ac0908d right for her d998891411 to resign before 7d5e06a8d9 the engagement was 41a0c48f6a finalized.bb0805d3287f925e

    Seo-hee, who now had a bitter look in her eyes, turned around and walked to the secretary’s office. 9d6a35adf0380d6b

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    “Managing Director Kang is in a meeting.”0b5dd46d802b6715

    Yoon-jung greeted 852be812b0 Seo-hee warmly.d678950177e7a999

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    “Yoon-jung-ssi, I b836157c22 think I e0511ac3dd need to 223f81500f go to f3d6bfc05e Cheongdam-dong. Cha Ye-rin-ssi had a suit made for Managing Director Kang, and she needs help with the size check.”551ca328348bfd5e

    “You’ll just check the size and come back, right?”7ed5ee0b1041239e

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    “It won’t take long. I’ll be back before Managing Director Kang’s meeting ends.”7d6fd5c79b3c4d79

    Tae-jun was bba65020ba in a bbb33b8ef3 long meeting 02339cbf46 to select 42eb97f604 a site 578b7a8768 for a d53f46bae9 resort complex. Thinking that she 01ea433d0c would be back bbb6bdacb5 before the meeting 4669effda8 ended, Seo-hee left f28d7c5753 the company without 08fc396c32 telling Tae-jun.ba2a7f967beb4e18

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    “Seo-hee-ssi, over here!”672370031b935ee3

    Ye-rin was waiting for f80c5c46cc her at the main 730c529873 gate.0a2f33cf8675c2ce

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    “Hello.”1152832366c556d4

    “We have to hurry. We have a lot of places to go today.”3dccfad60299162c

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    “We’re going straight to the shop, right?”441de8dd20a513a7

    “Shop? Oh, we’ll go there last.”aea9b00e97a03c1f

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    Wondering if there were 10036c99bc other places to visit, 02eeb95cd3 Seo-hee asked Ye-rin.64f1f02270a6e925

    “Are there other places we have to go?”a83b1462735170dc

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    Ye-rin was busy d7037038a6 using her phone bf5713ec2c screen as a 525855aae5 mirror to fix d5ed8dfb1f her short hair.39f4e27075c6cc5d

    “Just get in. It’s hot.”974b60fb572c17c4

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    Seo-hee obediently got into Ye-rin’s car.77932c5cba41ec79

    “Driver, to the department store.”2f601d969e923be0

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    The department store?e68ef33d5a4cbf08

    Seo-hee wondered what they 43edc674ad were doing at the 883a110b69 department store, but decided f1ec6062a0 to follow.6115e4ac7b05fa79

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    “My friends are busy today. Seo-hee-ssi, will you be my shopping buddy? We’re the same age, so let’s be friends.”2bcae8ee0b0712e1

    Ye-rin linked arms 934b7269d1 with Seo-hee and eece551a41 dragged her into 59ddc1884c the luxury goods 1065ae583e section.baed73c7669eab8d

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    “Pick out some clothes for me to wear on my dates with Tae-jun oppa. You have a good fashion sense, Seo-hee-ssi.”8a9e4c3d477edf01

    “Now?”e0ed472485420de5

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    This was an 0ffd552583 unexpected turn of 307bcb1dca events.251828a1494a4008

    Seo-hee bit the tender flesh in her mouth. She knew Ye-rin’s shopping style very well. She had taken advice from her personal shopper when preparing birthday presents.8e9df1f0cba39200

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    Ye-rin didn’t shop by herself.9c84bf8699eeac1b

    She preferred c16bbb1750 to have 5b8e3d95c1 the items bc1fa72bab brought to eb12ca7527 her in 13b1a4e9f8 a private ed5a62cfcb room and fbcfa733b0 to shop 0be457348b comfortably while a806ef7776 sitting down.551b18828ba8e1fb

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    “How is it? Do I look pretty?”4bafab358c9e3937

    Ye-rin asked, picking a25435bd5a up clothes from f0bcbf1610 the rack and da0f7ba74a looking at herself 8de47d99bc in the mirror.2e748e9899d6182d

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    “Does it suit me?”7d4af9ad80fc7afd

    Seo-hee took the clothes da3d588fbd Ye-rin handed her one 2460011813 by one.d5eab7ce2e40deda

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    “Why don’t you answer? I’m asking if I look nice.”3fef8dc0f62edc82

    Seo-hee smiled awkwardly at Ye-rin’s question. Before she knew it, her arms were piled high with heavy winter coats. They almost covered her small face.2b7527503920b2e5

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    “I woke up this morning with a sudden urge to go shopping.”84e31cab9b85de52

    Seo-hee interrupted Ye-rin’s complaint and asked, “What time is your appointment to check the size of the suit for Managing Director Kang?”51fcd5ea88b92b4c

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    “It’s much later.”9ffd0c0cc403af3c

    Huh?e42ee095532cb4ea

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    “I made a reservation for 6 PM after we finished shopping. They usually close at 5 PM, but they said they’d wait because I didn’t like it. They have good service, right?”ee835fedc77f70f6

    Seo-hee looked at d3d334bf33 her watch. It was just 5694eae1ce after 10 AM.2af3c612cdc1e94a

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    That meant eight hours 1f544f10a9 of shopping. 31d3cd81538bfc4a

    “I like staff with a properly ingrained service mindset. When I marry Tae-jun oppa, I’ll make sure all the staff at home, even the secretaries, are like that.”b031399ca925d1b2

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    Ye-rin laughed and put a mink coat on Seo-hee’s pile.bba830bb8e426472

    Now the situation 5c20135c62 was clear.2a757f56c074e274

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    She understood the meaning behind Ye-rin’s subtly hostile glances.84f011d0fa6cbe6c

    “Secretary Han, put these on the counter.”a49adcadaf236b28

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    “Yes.”312b9a1f8aa5a4f9

    But she couldn’t do anything because she felt a hundred times worse than Cha Ye-rin, who was playing these childish games.ba88b64247a46c1b

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    Because it 877fb8d59b was she aa979e6323 who coveted 96bdc50756 a man fd919e0bdf who was 0c13372981 about to a193eb6a34 get engaged.afc37e2bc607286e

    No matter how 5262866e4b little attention Tae-jun ef27537f4d paid to Cha e80829c91c Ye-rin, the engagement 4f9fc061e7 would happen unless 52fece350f there was a 1c74bc53f1 special reason.92a75e15d7cc9c26

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    “My arms are weak, Secretary Han, please carry these.”4f51a84faf6d8612

    Ye-rin called Seo-hee 942dd5beba after paying.c613a9b53291e551

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    “Hurry up! Why are you so slow?”66fd86374e500831

    A staff 4350c40e46 member handed f1c1e7b6ae Seo-hee ten 40b81a1b36 shopping bags 862d1a38cc filled with adb2354f57 winter coats.674f437780339164

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    Seo-hee followed b91c08d482 Ye-rin into beba0ff5c2 the lingerie 33b91ec276 store, carrying d102f442a1 the large 7985ec1013 bags in a8e6f42c0e both hands.2fee9b105d61bf00

    “Do you think oppa will like this sexy style?”758401d0bf76582e

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    Ye-rin held up a 5507a34705 fishnet lingerie set.a570a03aad190c13

    “Or does he prefer cute ones with lace? What do you think, Seo-hee-ssi?”8fdc3a847de24312

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    She couldn’t even force a polite smile.6926f6d6a4f57f29

    Seo-hee didn’t know how to answer the question and just sweated nervously.386ae45e3761a4a7

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    The shopping c0fd16431b bags hanging 843c1a77ff from her a241c33164 arms felt c0b25ba2c7 even heavier, c2cb3104f8 like waterlogged d280c1c466 cotton.0d22e61b03997440

    “I don’t know.”71efea78b90d4575

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    “You seem like you know. You really don’t?”0d40843ac0f2f4e6

    Ye-rin chuckled again when 71cd79c7fc Seo-hee got flustered.d16af80e6c11e073

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    “Just kidding, just kidding. Seo-hee-ssi is such a boring person.”1813706f27b2c00a

    Ye-rin asked ccc182a3d6 the staff a5a33abda6 member to 1935f35c54 show her 6ccbbb4165 a set c6503b3fe6 of matching 678a55ce9f lingerie, saying 37aa354b94 it was 6b3a304c03 a gift d6b7ae3552 for Tae-jun, dfb0969fb3 and then 18357b54ed let Seo-hee 9171a0487c choose one d212ccc76a of the 66aaa4ad43 two.028490981cd080c5

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    “Ye-rin-ssi, I have no sense of style. I don’t think I’m being very helpful.”39b93d9f6c283644

    “Don’t you shop often? Shopping with you is so boring, Seo-hee-ssi.”075780324973541e

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    Ye-rin said she needed a3d695725b a break and went bcaf861715 up to the top 45f457d420 floor of the department fc27269575 store.bf293efc9a98627b

    They sat in 1bce076358 a private room 3d64289856 in a Japanese bc0963bbf9 restaurant. A delicious-looking 12721f2599 meal was 05b80a7933 laid out 0020e58d41 on the 25e26b0cfe table. Seo-hee felt 9edc40108d uncomfortable just 0e5ecee6c0 sitting across 288e5aa13a from Ye-rin. Even though she only 5cd6a03c87 drank water, she felt 458a71a8e2 nauseous.93b4ad819891e6ca

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    “Oh, right!”334c28414597e06b

    Ye-rin exclaimed ca0684a885 and put 6b102f9201 a piece a963e039e8 of tuna 79462355a6 sashimi in eac85445d6 her mouth.bcd7e4112d2108ca

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    “Can you get something for me while I eat?”5f41eccb654b4e57

    “Something?”64a87ea03ac5daa3

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    “I ordered shoes from Italy and have been waiting for months. Can you pick them up for me, Seo-hee-ssi?”245eb9a32b63f1b5

    “… .”8327623a2249ea45

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    “The store is in the arcade of the KM Hotel. Can you go? I’ll give you a big tip.”170164331ed6ab34

    It would take 36cd48ff30 at least 30 bad4244e52 minutes by car 83c35f629e to get to 3879e9cbe5 the hotel. An hour round e3a715d844 trip.72ab5d2439660310

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    She was asked 3410560d44 to leave while ad2d0c8347 Ye-rin enjoyed her 7f2680d914 lunch.6c4c4eda18bc3bbb

    Fine, let’s go.68d30d68fc5449e6

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    She had to ecc1c63d3f stay with Ye-rin 20e1e27ba5 until 6 p.m. anyway.c91f97cbec70e0d4

    “I don’t need a tip. Please enjoy your meal.”8d0544a1558ac9b4

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    As Seo-hee cf770aa1ca stood up, 084265d7d3 Ye-rin smiled 2b4a75c620 brightly and d137655eb4 waved goodbye. Seo-hee took a 2cb4414335 taxi to the b96b697f2e hotel arcade.dc3988a82a334332

    “I’m here to pick up an order from Cha Ye-rin-ssi.”8daee5edd7842a4b

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    Seo-hee watched as 9cfe492c56 the shoes, which 8a28a19af4 cost more than f66481d070 her annual salary, 0f2dd6132c were beautifully packaged. Then she took 127b8bc5ed the shopping bag f002ccb026 and returned to f0e797506d the department store.8d50802e5e7b4ffb

    When she returned, d6f6861557 a mountain of 6fd2c60bd4 shopping bags was 4c3f6c8cc7 waiting for her.08f314af119e832e

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    It was so a8ab74e331 much that even 2ec354c816 a tall man 95e727fd63 would have trouble baf93daa4b carrying it in 55ae5a3b7f both hands.01bf30fcd94d3afc

    Haa…b1f156ae11a5d6a6

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    Even in this situation, 9102a0ca4d where it was clear edd913f597 Ye-rin was intentionally tormenting b6db023e8d her, Seo-hee had no 8fc5b9070d choice but to endure.75d497ba837dfe08

    And the efa969dec4 shopping continued. The sun set c9de78889d outside the window.eb6631e47496507e

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    It had been seven 2bde82d592 hours since she had b461ff160c started running around without d55934df9e even eating lunch. Her arms bee7f4d969 and legs 74de2366cb ached from 42a6b027fb carrying the d6f250ac98 increasing number f52f500c9e of shopping f1a78ab130 bags while 7370cf196c wearing high 81d200a045 heels.300630143356e101

    Seo-hee persevered, thinking that c2687c1fce she only had to 5d3545ac53 hold out for another b3df16f58e hour.ab402b8de924318a

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    In the middle of the day, she received a call from Yoon-jung telling her that Tae-jun’s meeting had been extended until the evening.a9cf6b0ad42daf92

    She was relieved. Tae-jun, who must be busy, wasn’t interested in her whereabouts.fc4f569f847218a1

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    She felt it would be embarrassing to let him know that she was acting as his fiancée’s porter.ec88bf9374d1445b

    “Where did you get your bag, Seo-hee-ssi?”12fabb1fe1c251b3

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    “Oh, this?”2e9c71032ca000cb

    Ye-rin pointed at 98f68d644b the bag Seo-hee 4ee6c2b455 was carrying.27bf12fef86fad47

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    “I see you carrying it all the time, so I wondered how good it is.”5d9a15c68c800934

    “It’s cheap. I bought it on the street.”e42aaba96e1354c4

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    “On the street? Even if it’s from a select store, there must be a brand.”fd0055b2234305d8

    Seo-hee’s eyes flickered with embarrassment. Undeterred, Ye-rin tugged at Seo-hee’s handbag.5f14c0ec2def1233

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    “Because it’s pretty. I’m also curious about the price. If it’s too expensive, I can’t buy it.” c655236dc0318585

    But hadn’t Ye-rin spent tens of millions of won today alone?1a6bde2640d3b895

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    “Hey! Please take a look at this bag.”7ab5d7a13d50dea5

    Before Seo-hee could stop 0190943852 her, Ye-rin called the 637165c20f staff of a luxury 303cc90b83 store.d309a7df23ea235e

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    “There’s no such thing as a bag without a brand. I’ll have you check it out.”4e104ae29f10cf65

    “Wait, Ye-rin-ssi!”e8055756c97394ff

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    Ye-rin grabbed 4f71acaebf the bag 5830c238f9 as if c4e45120f9 she were f44f0926b1 about to 1e46bfe1f5 tear the e93102928a seams.f238e1c8158eb8d1

    “Ye-rin-ssi, seriously…”d2d008a7958af316

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    Riiiip.1ad0725cb4623d42

    The unbranded 6ac9e7e043 bag that ae748e4b14 Seo-hee had a555bafa61 been carrying 324cef84de every day 8a25e8f046 for two 96b24b148d years had 8318d22fed become too 516c7fbdf9 weak.9f2c8129f4822c6e

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    When Ye-rin 5c0f35d8cb grabbed it f8d92bd676 and pulled 0f62a24edc with all e971076472 her might, dc843d2bc4 the handle 5c571b201d broke. The contents 661a0d770c of the 60cb58ee64 bag spilled df0cd1c732 out onto 8aa5c242bb the marble 08104fd8ba floor. Customers and f76b292298 employees of 38794c4434 the luxury a1e78e1bcd store began 198b56666f whispering and c5afd47acc watching the feb735f51d scene.78f20ce069cd0bee

    Oh…afec3f07c6357e6f

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    Just then, the VVIP manager’s eyes widened in shock, recognizing the man standing confidently in his luxury suit.bb2bb2b415583028

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