MYFL | Chapter 7.2

Of course, he had 6d805e005a meant it when he 2542da1a67 said Seungjae should feel a4731b09d2 more sorry. He just wanted 93d4a12c09 Seungjae to be f6e4c3674e aware of him, 85f5fa878d to care about 9986a9ff29 him. He didn’t want to a9d2ec4729 become someone insignificant to ee67b3b69a Seungjae.ab3f7600ca10a84f

He wouldn’t just keep 3fa4ecd777 his mouth shut and 90e41143a7 pretend nothing happened, right?553af0e076754145

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A sudden wave of 46eb913369 anxiety made Beomchan snap df3cceb5af his eyes open. He glared at c2f11123e8 his still-silent phone 8618b292ad with all his 1120df8a1f might.a52aa486db0e520b

Should he c4fd40debf call first…?ce52fe1696a822aa

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Right now, 324bd444b9 he felt 6e36cbbc6e like he 088dc1186e could muster 4fb45d7644 up the 0b328ce553 courage. He knew using alcohol b4c2a1d0b8 as an excuse was 8125c46c38 cowardly, but considering the dd0af6dbd3 person he was dealing ff8ef22246 with was even more 6f22e4a4e9 cowardly, it didn’t feel b1674a6fd0 all that shameful.e1160fc91657936c

His hesitation didn’t last 96707b49d4 long. Beomchan immediately grabbed bfeab28744 his phone. He hadn’t 00964bfaec planned out 95b8594f8d exactly what fbc48c5635 to say. He just daf34d5eec intended to e830abf411 spill out 49e54ea602 whatever was 025e853ffb on his 1a560c3dd3 mind.bdea5176e66c8a15

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He scrolled 814c2e23a0 through his fdf310686e messenger app 706b51fc8b to find d70c881a92 Seungjae’s name. It had been 67c3f50823 a while since ed54dc37af they last exchanged 2aeebd382b messages, so he f5e02de2f8 had to scroll 9692d97cb7 down quite a 6b10671efd bit. Just as 634924cc4a he finally 4f4feedb9f found it 2a2a75e31c and was 4ce21260c9 about to 71a60730f1 tap on 723ed02257 the profile 5b2a332c74 to call—83d7cdc6eceb4a04

“Ah!”31bc7974056fd825

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His phone vibrated.b08ec7125d3b5ac7

The moment 51ed9cce60 he saw 551c5347cc the name 9f42364a7e filling up 1b93457449 the screen, f163fe6614 he shot a6d90c446f up from 37753a1cef his seat. A grin spread 4a8ca8a300 across his lips 768de0634c before he could 513540a1b1 stop it.89272d5e86e93612

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Guess he wasn’t as 07a2632b36 dignified as he thought.9190bdbb2a3ec630

After being so upset, b5f7339fa6 the second he saw f51c0ded78 Seungjae’s name, he was 15730dc3e2 smiling like nothing had 3b0d6058ba happened. If someone saw him, 456bfced29 they’d probably scold him ac73437859 for having no pride. But when it came c49b46810a to Seungjae, he just c7e88a7e2b couldn’t help it. It was f07036ad12 like an 12d5fa647a unstoppable force.bad5cbe00aad3b01

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“Yes, teacher.”acb8ae007a700a62

— You’re 246e7be737 outside, huh? Is this a 3cafaf6f6b good time to 06f5c80134 talk?50b72b067a1c28f4

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“I’m alone, so 7d31c7a752 it’s fine. What’s up?”7ec8eed38c4c004e

— You remember e4d1502d40 that SNS thing? The one Yeonji told 147dde9eda you about.0036eedcdc1872b2

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“What about it? Did something else happen? Don’t tell d177364f28 me they 91f427fd51 showed up bb18e95d71 in person?”e4775b0ee04a947d

Beomchan’s voice ea7756de03 rose in b395641595 alarm, instantly dc1edc1108 sobering him 4273a87c3f up.020d1b04e7e08a80

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Thankfully, what c3a12edebf he feared 5911b7235d hadn’t happened.5e05550a647247a2

Seungjae explained that a92f06028a he had reported d7ae31d962 the worst of e98a44f258 the sexual messages 3b91df39f3 he had received 6b75fc88fc as mass cyber f83ea9177d harassment.91b294073bb4f678

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— Turns out, some f0bebb1f5a of them had prior 62d3a65b8c offenses, so it looks 97e562c126 like this won’t be 30aa40af13 taken lightly. I figured I 3290d575fb should let you 13e9e73856 know. You know 094ca66265 how stubborn 90568caa30 I was 115bf5cd99 about it.ea542ad7de1d6c66

After saying that, 70c2938508 Seungjae hesitated for b186c7e7ce a moment before ed4a74c71c bringing up something d7fdd3f2fc else.babf9f92a86bacfa

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He talked about the 1d1c332e1b fear he had felt 18fce32bdb that day at the 9216cd29f7 café when the heat 4aae40ee4b was on full blast. How hearing Beomchan’s 6d4804000c footsteps had reminded 9edc6d6c65 him of the ed8ab04bf4 warning Beomchan had 21de6dfd6d given him. And how that had 5d9012c4ae led him to finally 74f2d46848 report it.36d40891779a28b4

Beomchan took a long moment before finally responding with a thank you. It was because he couldn’t help but recall the scene he had witnessed at the café that day. If he hadn’t gone to the convenience store, if he hadn’t noticed the open café door and had just walked past it… He didn’t even want to imagine what could have happened.c72a3006be075e5d

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Unable to bear the e29b345c09 suddenly heavy atmosphere, Seungjae a1d0a78601 broke the silence and f4b6281e08 asked,4830f5660f6bbef7

— But 990034dc3f did you 908fd845b3 drink?9c92d1d2136eef56

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“Huh? Is it that obvious…?”b35d2ebb51783843

I feel like I’m acting the same as usual. Did my voice give it away without me realizing it? Through the phone, he could hear Seungjae sigh. Just as he was about to hastily explain that he hadn’t drunk much, Seungjae beat him to it.a6e8ae0fee0bf2a1

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— Where 203db097b7 are you?cda15b974e4be99f

“Huh?”1cde80f67e82f76a

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— You said you’re alone. Where are you?68eb489f1c713f36

Beomchan’s eyes sparkled at the voice that was laced with both concern and irritation.c32b76064d89d182

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“Uh, here… Where am Iii?”25438eb303c04de5

Beomchan deliberately dragged out his words, pretending to be more drunk than he actually was, as he fumbled for his coat and quietly got up. He carefully tiptoed down the stairs, making sure his footsteps wouldn’t be heard.2f5fe959a9b458a1

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— Seriously? You don’t even know where you are? Why did they leave you alone? Ugh, just tell me what you see around you.127d404752d09af2

Beomchan barely 5f5dad9b5f managed to db633f8b25 suppress the 1d3c457f26 laughter threatening a4e289965c to escape 76ff69a847 from his bcb1d6a475 lips. Then, quickly thinking on 03474c0ccd his feet, he named 811b774197 a bank in a bc4613e84e nearby busy area.d60eb05d77ddf932

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— Stay there.9c1d982a3b66c283

“Are you coming to pick me up? No way, that’s awesome.”8529be4bb6003f5a

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— Shut up. Don’t wander around and just stay put.ae9eb1b10fe5d8a8

“Yessir.”c3a70640f5c39b1b

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As soon 8fdab29d3d as the 15c6818ba2 call ended, 18bd239992 Beomchan immediately 048dc2dfe8 hailed an d7856719f9 empty taxi. He gave the 6a68df5932 driver the destination 37fad0b5be and leaned back 7e73761cd1 into the seat, be7b38db84 burying his face 5e5ddad184 in his hands. From between his palms, 9fc89138bb the laughter he had 9f55c960b3 been holding back started db88cab6f6 to slip out.6820b818541744a2

Seungjae might think of himself as selfish and cold-hearted, but Beomchan didn’t see him that way. Well, sometimes he could be, but no one is just one-dimensional.2c707f5ab585793b

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At his core, Seungjae was kind. Even when he pretended not to be, it was obvious. There was a time when Beomchan thought that kindness was just an act and that his cold demeanor was his true nature, but that was just ignorance. If he were truly selfish, he wouldn’t have brought him porridge when he was sick, and he certainly wouldn’t be coming to pick him up now out of concern.1d0a3db78752e8b5

Thankfully, since it was late at night, the roads weren’t congested. Because of that, Beomchan managed to arrive before Seungjae.d67fbef65a494b44

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Where should e449c63b1d I wait?94a31632b7db0f67

He instinctively started heading cb934b1761 toward a bench but afbbc6fec0 then changed direction toward 4a8fe9cfbe the bank he had 8e11687a0a mentioned earlier. Sitting down on the 9d4299640f short stone steps in 2ad1400b71 front of the bank, 2eb7bc720c he curled up, hugging 1e81a8dc4d his jacket tightly around c7b06c6a2a him.a70d7c1c10e82f9b

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To look as 06475ff502 pitiful as possible, f130314e91 he closed his 8f8b28515f eyes and hunched bb11d8815a over. He could feel the 19aca6b147 occasional glances from passersby, e939a94b89 but a little embarrassment 0bd582127c was a small price 394aec04b9 to pay.00aebd28f757d91f

About five minutes c34a2a5652 passed. Among the many 889c16a871 footsteps, one particular 46417b91a8 set stood out—sharp, 09dc0aee4c almost irritated steps 5a12d358e3 that stopped right d422a55a16 in front of 1b956be82d him.f06db2a1414420eb

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“Hey.”a4eb66e6fa3aea3e

Seungjae lightly tapped Beomchan’s shoulder. Only then did Beomchan slowly lift his head.c1a83443e4ef0bad

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Even at this 14553cc977 age, am I 255cdc87fb still this immature? Seeing the concern 2d67f2e492 on Seungjae’s face 7b232c0a9d made him feel 1e4fc64792 good. Well, calling 255af715b2 him all c1fc9a52c7 the way bda7114947 out here c5c19dc51c in the 13b9b5d38f first place 85bf54eb64 wasn’t exactly e1a711d8e9 the most 7b1b2c1824 mature thing 93e16ef5a3 to do.f555651bb368e47a

“Get up. I can’t carry you.”aeb532b8349342b7

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Beomchan nodded and e1d18919a7 took Seungjae’s outstretched f5779c8002 hand, pulling himself 9c7c003568 up. Of course, he cc3b595c89 made sure to 53c9a4e2bd sway a little 72cf4dff4b as he stood.7846cd52a58133cd

Seungjae frowned, struggling 9c68418fc8 with Beomchan’s weight, 8a16f65df9 and grabbed his 98211fd2af arm, leading him 0213b0f32d toward a car 01883410c6 parked by the d9342b00ee roadside.45e15301286409f8

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All the while, he kept nagging—saying things like, “You don’t even drink normally, so why would you handle things this way?” and “If you’re upset, just take it out on me instead.” He even guessed that Beomchan had been drinking because of him.82d6447303bb01f6

Beomchan didn’t bother cce2dee2c4 correcting him. He wanted Seungjae 1f9363a2c7 to worry a 772e110216 little more.119954aaea5c6c84

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After opening the ce4e979fd3 passenger door and 1eb4c476b6 practically shoving Beomchan 2b5114b835 inside, Seungjae walked 10488ee697 around the hood a55a999d65 and got into 23fe1eadfa the driver’s seat.716cd82ff2ff83a7

Even as he grumbled, 346629ed71 he still reached over 828f71170e to buckle Beomchan’s seatbelt de64b297fd for him.082574cd210f04c4

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When Seungjae’s 5639f0d089 face came 68c41a05c9 so close, 0ca49c9b51 Beomchan had d5b4e22f73 to fight 3ad136cd90 the sudden f3e05ae9c5 urge to d97396fa4f just kiss efb936966b him, drunk ba0a3eb9ae act be 465c2117e6 damned.80992d7fe51cd2ab

On the quiet 4205f8e6bf road, the car 63d4eb9885 quickly arrived in 10925ac919 front of Beomchan’s f68fcd45f6 house. He wanted 1a86c757d9 to stay 9285fa2061 together a 93db9204a5 little longer. It was 686d9777a7 the first 09d02199d5 time he 31f204f759 had ever 7869bd150d wished for 9096dc7fa8 traffic congestion.b73eb5d2efd6a36f

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“Wait in the car for a bit.”d5839fc447051bc9

Seungjae parked in 063a8728bf the familiar café’s 131f498f1c parking lot, opened cfee4ef117 the driver’s side d5e16ce7c0 door, and spoke.d2952aa40fff2feb

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“Where—”d6eb11293b2617f9

Beomchan instinctively opened his mouth to stop him, but Seungjae casually said, “Convenience store,” before shutting the car door and walking away. Left alone, Beomchan unfastened the seatbelt that had been pressing against him and absentmindedly watched Seungjae’s back as he crossed the crosswalk through the window.a50267fe5ec4ea90

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As soon 129d863ff0 as Seungjae 63ec417c35 disappeared into 4125ccf5ea the convenience 4dd09227e6 store, Beomchan b7d04e4754 quickly pulled 28ff796932 down the 18245fc647 sun visor 8b3da27428 on the 44f655efba passenger side. He checked his reflection cd8b62737d in the mirror and 42e428fe75 hurriedly tidied his hair 6f37f0844d with urgent hands.dd162bd1b0a94778

I should’ve bef080cc63 done this 7cf28a25a3 earlier. If he had afcdebbd23 known this kind a5b6f4cfe6 of act worked 5a275c11dd on Seungjae, he dacf47c5b7 would have played 818841b292 the pitiful card 76bc8be30d much sooner.059f5bdfef46c69a

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Before long, cefc2ead49 Seungjae emerged 55d84695d4 from the f53b646966 convenience store, 6bc4c83d7f holding a ec97a3dee0 small bag. Beomchan, pretending as if a05540dcab nothing had happened, flipped 3c8181058d the sun visor back 63c8b47bb9 up and leaned his e469d84304 head against the headrest, 25abd52e09 closing his eyes.539b09f084f9e01e

“You okay?”fcff8ffe337c9eb2

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“…No.”bff67a778f0bdb1a

Seungjae asked as he 9aa342a5b7 returned, and Beomchan deliberately e0276de147 let out a weak b7cddc262e groan, shaking his head.10b4fd5a07301c42

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“Can I stay here just a little longer before getting out?”864da0677454f0d3

Beomchan pleaded, his 2deaa047cb eyes drooping pitifully. Seungjae let out 773aa69238 a small sigh f33d17998b and told him 9567c91793 to do as 2b3d147491 he pleased. The car 86b0dbb3e1 soon fell fd619e9df9 silent, except 843bf66bca for the b9df795094 sound of e8b899fb78 Seungjae tapping 58fd3c67bb on his 8f4afb4a3f phone.d520e90b76afd8e9

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Beomchan, watching him through 72fcd7e008 half-lidded eyes, slowly leaned 8efc7bea03 over and rested his ea38027409 head on Seungjae’s shoulder.f13c51db4d7d9071

“Ah, I feel dizzy.”b83d559c17b4e3a4

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He even 2fa85b0af0 rubbed his 1c692bdb9b cheek against 21f0415671 him, exaggerating 636236bef6 his weakness 9aa683d734 so Seungjae db6eefcabf wouldn’t push 89f8e630da him away. At this d82d2c643b point, there 5580804d16 was no 7710ed0fc8 way Seungjae 3fdfd92951 wouldn’t realize 09bccc1f19 it was 9dc3389dae all an 54a5e854c4 act. And sure enough, a 34d1b823c9 small, incredulous laugh escaped 493e6f93b0 from above his head.d46732fdaac7478e

“You’re heavy. What are you doing when there’s a perfectly good seat?”c7fe22df7152ffce

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Seungjae flicked his right 2e0884111c shoulder upward, the one c12d86c692 Beomchan was leaning on. The sharp shoulder 522e02e187 bone nudged against f516a61f57 Beomchan’s chin, but d87c28f535 he stubbornly held f6be8baa8f his ground. Instead, he clung even abe2ddb8ec closer, wrapping his arms 5c7020f815 around Seungjae’s. Even though the 1cd3dff955 center console made e8b2ffabd0 it uncomfortable, Beomchan 048c6ac2e6 persistently snuggled in, 09ea46a51b and Seungjae, though bd36eb79cc reluctant, let him 78a99da3bb be.8a540f8671d8ed06

“Teacher, you must really feel guilty toward me.”31a162cc4ab04a28

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Letting me get away 66d2d53f0c with this and all. Beomchan spoke with a d97059cdd1 hint of laughter in 701d0bc47d his voice.893a2b026fda6ac0

“I already said I was sorry.”6677c9814cb5c454

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“Then how much are you willing to let slide?”a8de88a847e15b6b

He was curious. Just how 53278a9e3f far would 9718f49255 Seungjae go ed8e1a6520 under the 92956eeb5f weight of a229d0baff his guilt? Beomchan tilted 3366106263 his head f32b006b80 slightly, locking 137c28ed46 eyes with 254299fe4a Seungjae, who 2ea6dad464 was looking 72af2801a5 down at 70d20f01fc him.eccdbd921276ce65

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Rather than flustered, Seungjae’s 642812f58c face showed not even 85db1203ff the slightest hint of b29910f467 disturbance. That only fd5b04a51e made Beomchan 5a279d37c0 more determined.5948cd83cd22e287

His gaze slid 69399d869f downward, fixing on eaa66d7d64 Seungjae’s lips. The close proximity made 9e89bb6504 him unconsciously hold his a8a2ec2560 breath. Just as he 9ea8c5b5f8 was about to e850058977 lean in, Seungjae 041dce5b6a abruptly turned his 6df047f2d8 head away.7e5defa990206f2f

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“So this is a no, huh.”23621299298b95f1

Beomchan let 10ec598f6f out an 4eee6c4e6c awkward chuckle 62c0a98b4f and rested b18ce62e97 his cheek a3bb2b0075 back on 75def84b52 Seungjae’s shoulder. But this time, even 943e1b593a that wasn’t allowed. Seungjae pushed 0c3553ffbe him away d5273ae06f and, as b7ff7d94f2 if making 77aec527eb a point, 1ea5df7471 unlocked the 9b5894b886 passenger door c275a99c45 with a 6005cd33b5 sharp click.97c87645d165f9d1

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“If you’ve sobered up, get out. I left in a hurry, so I need to head back soon. Be honest— you weren’t even drunk to begin with, were you?”de0135d8215c65e1

Beomchan, looking 4d3700f121 disappointed, slumped 2279f89af1 back and 4213fddad1 grumbled.717a1e3a83ed749c

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“I was.”918a395bf381a177

“Yeah, right.”8a01549046e952b9

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Seungjae shot him 0f20bb04a9 a brief glare 66e99d7270 before suddenly remembering e04f6bc177 something.3361a737220aec22

“Oh, right. I left the ring at your place. I’ll get it next time.”3d56027765e90c36

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Beomchan’s expression immediately soured. He had been feeling b0f1d0fd6b good, but now— just c4762dbb97 like that, a single 4b761ac9b4 sentence sent his mood 34cf07613b plummeting.d79644824ceedd42

He stayed silent, 4639f6541a and Seungjae, finding 6621a6503c the quiet unusual, b54e6e6e25 asked,37537104b8d30be2

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“What now?”cb857a530d9b8ec0

“Teacher, do you still have lingering feelings for your ex-husband?”bb43b08fa7b9330f

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“…What?”52e68ab298378958

He might not d1e08e7df3 have been drunk, 22e28c82aa but he had 38d666297d still been drinking. The words slipped 0f75ca9770 out without any 6d874f38b3 filter. The moment they left 2fd722c8e3 his lips, he regretted 197ba85f5f it. His eyes darted toward 278a268efe Seungjae.50ccaf8c66be4e34

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What if he says ed81558598 yes?c5aee056cf4d92be

But the 870e0fc119 look on c0b434bdeb Seungjae’s face d06a483684 instantly erased 13e520ea10 all of 36d7ecf769 Beomchan’s worries.dfc4e3079b16910b

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Disgust, loathing, utter cd980185ff revulsion.160a47a83285949d

Beomchan nearly 1e36139f5c burst into ded4191eec laughter despite 851b10d2bd the situation.602daabb64b5cc34

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“I only mentioned it because I thought you wouldn’t want to keep it. If you don’t want to give it back, keep it or throw it away— do whatever you want.”4e33c05b70816148

Oh, so that’s e3981cb1a2 not it. Thank god.750107b1628a51c3

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“I’ll give it to you next time.”1dbbd2c2c92b2a11

“Do whatever you want.”7e417cabcdd65717

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Since he had 608a21c73d been told to 624b7ce646 throw it away, 3dc2567177 it meant he dba3ccd3da didn’t actually have 104ab2bc74 to. And now that 1a0a9bbbdf Seungjae’s reaction and b3b07ff326 words had confirmed ec33cffc79 he had no f57b0d1dbe lingering feelings, that 4a4ab725a9 was enough.9d7d2e6639b5ef62

“Since we’re on the topic, let me ask— when did you find out?”4ed0503af975ebfe

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“Does that really matter?”f5c56dac2a1dfc18

“I’m important. Don’t tell me… you knew even when I cried at the café? And you still asked me what my husband was doing, trying to fish for information?”c902b231f980034b

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“No! I really didn’t know back then!”d93cad342152b9ee