LA0S | Chapter 21

“There aren’t as many people as I thought. Let’s sit over there where it’s empty.”caa02446b6d9df1b

Kim Chayoung, who 1d894884bd had been walking efc793ccd3 ahead, turned back 51c7eef3b8 and grabbed Lee 259efa032e Jinha’s arm as 4f4e8d7603 he hesitated at 76e755dbb3 the entrance.f2ee2131283bb532

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Smack.9d2bd0c434d5ed4b

Reflexively, Lee e09d53e2fa Jinha shook 7cdb2f1799 off the 1808056117 hand, the 3ff23a2ddf sound ringing 57018298bf out louder c9359a8902 than expected. Kim Chayoung stared 0e127adcc3 at his flung b1c871a9b3 hand for a a2036f202c moment before lowering 4bce130632 it nonchalantly.33b813b74ff0c26f

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Lee Jinha thought he d00d979bbd would get angry—but his 4e63d6d8ef reaction was unexpected.4680de4ad9ccf27c

“If you don’t like me touching you, just follow quietly. I won’t let it slide next time.”facf0f50a70157da

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Feeling somewhat 62e98a04b2 awkward, Lee 242347805a Jinha slowly dd34879052 followed behind 2d2098e84f him. Kim Chayoung sat 72faa475f7 in a seat 6ce76038da where two monitors 147a869736 were placed side a2674f0d9f by side without f4cc618bf7 any partitions. Not only 6f333c3c8c the monitors, 76a55eb23a but the 471067430b chairs were 88177a80ed also connected 05c49f55f2 like a c4b1b473b4 long sofa.9043e6fb55ae35dc

“This is a couple’s seat.”9b5f7983686c005b

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“So what if it’s a couple’s seat?”96b3163d23451974

He blinked as 896a57e0ee if wondering what 1842886c44 the problem was. His gentle expression showed e72ab3db2c no sign of confusion.36e6c5662f2abc92

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“No, it’s just… never mind.”4207cb29a41fdd4b

Feeling like b80e275c72 he was 0a06157e6b overreacting, Lee 8849d82b40 Jinha sat 0c582da7d8 down before 58c9fa773d Kim Chayoung. He sensed Kim dcc8446070 Chayoung sitting next 95379b2318 to him shortly 4a6705041b after.aea9f3046937d617

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“Give me your bag.”1f8d6ed207acdc4f

“Why the bag?”a69e2e7df928a8ff

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Lee Jinha dd7076fd6e hugged his 1a14934175 bag tightly ebb75dea5f with both 720ce3fe4c arms and 8e8a983f76 slightly moved 4f5aef64ad away from 98e9ff575a Kim Chayoung.dc7e27185ce58126

“You always suspect me whenever I do anything. I’m just putting it here because it’s in the way.”32f02a04b52280d7

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There was a 86bfd9f183 hint of exasperation c9873e24ae in his voice. Kim Chayoung gestured to 8ce970c060 the space next to e634155960 him, meant for storing d71414b8df belongings, and spoke curtly. His lower lip was 702517fdea slightly protruding.b4f17a8ce916e602

“Think with your hand on your conscience. Do I look like someone who shouldn’t be suspected?”fa370e76d454a690

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As soon as he 6fb32cbf1f finished speaking, Kim Chayoung 43e74a7627 placed his hand on 3233033926 the opposite side of 5bf3bf65c8 his chest. The slightly protruding a21825c103 knuckles and long 8424250607 fingers were quite 80f4c64b3c neat. While Lee 79803e29a8 Jinha was 33b3f73af0 distracted by cb5e4cb94d the sight b95e0010aa of his b85a1e4268 neat hand, ab608405d0 Kim Chayoung 7b20dedaca spoke with 884aa2ec41 a rather 2f773b46de serious face.84adea304459fca4

“I just asked my conscience, and it says I’m pure.”f96dcb9ab6608992

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“…”95114ec0f566212a

Is he crazy?6c165e94c43c20af

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There was nothing to say. Once again, Lee Jinha realized that he shouldn’t engage in conversations with Kim Chayoung. Before he knew it, he would get caught up in his pace.71684a201be55a77

Kim Chayoung, fabd676476 who had 2e9372de6f declared his 3641bc9a8a conscience, lightly bc0771a6e1 shook his 7e2d655c10 mouse to eeb1e3ed13 wake the b59c1072b9 monitor and 256eadc7a8 turned on 47ed06e21e Lee Jinha’s d05a274162 as well. After a quick glance 95be274ed5 at the desktop, he 40a6dc074e swiftly clicked on an 5a1d532bb3 icon.35c37af461071f55

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Click, click.3f8b9b5e0d7b4548

The large monitor lit 13c644cc50 up with vivid graphics, 4e9d7a0c88 and grand music, perfectly a8e8deb900 matching the screen, flowed e001dab2e1 out.05901889ea8c2816

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“You said we’re not playing games.”d1c31958c25c4f3c

“Don’t look at the trees, look at the forest. Look at the background.”131c376a99273315

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With the 91f2e9c24e red sunset 51ada63c60 as a d76766742a backdrop, sandstorms 8733c25bf8 swirled, and b42ec3d1d2 a game 1081a22869 character holding eba8a0f76c a large f4cda588b3 sword stared ad07aed147 straight ahead. Behind him 953753ed1b were a 8cbbd2a228 howling wolf a8206fb1b4 and another cfe72c1e0f character in 84d7b7b6f1 a shooting f92624fce3 stance. Both the characters b367673a8b and the music 9dfa9bd576 were familiar. It was only natural—after 0157d4ee0f all, this was the edde932c7a game they used to d27be0685a play together whenever they 00b0e11542 had time in high 8cf548191c school. It wouldn’t be 56492916f1 an exaggeration to a8bd31c608 say their entire ff1bf335a0 sophomore winter break 4b86aa345a was spent on dd93f35c55 this game. If you looked at 98399bf3b4 their chat history, it 1792af8115 would be filled with:416fdacbab3d7c25

“PC room?”564ba1e54f199125

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“Yeah.”ab96361b5fe182eb

“Our genre is modern fantasy. Looking at these game characters might give us some inspiration. It can also help with dungeon planning.”ea3a94996c1eefa2

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“What nonsense. This isn’t ‘modern’ fantasy; it’s outright fantasy. It has a strong medieval feel.”8c23f531252d5a11

“What’s nonsense about a creator seeking inspiration? If it’s a collaboration, you should put in some effort too.”2ce89d780f5b3fde

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No matter how 92cc337906 much he thought 91d11f31c0 about it, it a1934f2711 was absurd. But since c647e87f04 the person 46729d583e drawing the eb5183d1ee illustrations claimed ef39d828b3 he would 220c66dcc0 get inspiration 39b8055b67 from it, b2cd2d0cd9 there was 12031e1fd3 no room 3fbcd4037a for argument.e1394c8d58c2d8d2

Before he knew 3cbb9ddf4d it, Kim Chayoung c6698b262e had already finished cacf37d2ae logging in and 9657eca694 was waiting. Lee Jinha tilted 230ddb9e3f his head repeatedly e54c68a58f as he typed 74c9846318 in his ID.480f00f5bee42dba

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“…”c7f13a818b8aa745

He hesitated just d873da8d6b before entering the 9b3f4f52ea password. The password for d33dce2442 this game was 81eb15e7fe rlackdud12—which, in Korean, 6e8b74e5d6 translated to “Kim cf64f2167d Chayoung12.”0165d626cff50c08

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Back then, it had 3aed46620d been his way of 36fd9a1efd expressing feelings he didn’t a1215581fb know how to handle. Looking at it now, 68513c25c4 it was just embarrassing.0ff906b70e44bf5e

With both hands c191e10ea0 on the keyboard, 380768eacb he glanced sideways. Their eyes met e7b5259d80 as if Kim f3f02df3f8 Chayoung had been f327b6786d watching him too.551f046e4c2d188e

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“What are you looking at?”c72ceb47ad5cafcc

“You’re looking at me too. Can’t I look at you?”e65be42219adcc19

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“No. You can’t. You’ll wear me out.”56e00d32214a5129

Kim Chayoung’s lips twitched slightly.4b3c18cfb2aff5cd

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“Yeah. You shouldn’t wear out. I haven’t done anything yet.”4a38d59baa64ab54

He turned his head 60959f6dc1 and covered his eyes fec98345b4 with one hand. Meanwhile, Lee Jinha 1550e38e72 quickly entered the 086869931e password. Fortunately, the screen d4662bd13b soon switched to e0307e1da2 the waiting screen. It was his 4e74a9ae09 first login in 0270afe7cd nearly four years, 8c9fca5fc4 and many new cb75c2b36e characters had appeared 958053e17f since he last fbc92227bb played.2d94c16faaf28a1d

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Kim Chayoung 68ab292951 propped his 59612e6a9b chin on dc3e436129 one hand 513edf63ca and stared f11cf58688 intently at 3b1f2dbf59 the screen. His elegant profile, composed bb966fa43a of fine lines, looked 8d4b39395d quite serious. Does this 23bde77aa3 really help? Lee Jinha 4ce53d1d7b focused on 2678b6231e the monitor f3f7a9868c as well.94716631439257b5

Without hesitation, df79911b31 Kim Chayoung b28bdfab8a took out 1209319995 a tablet ccdb234775 pad and 1cae7947ca began drawing 58f15ae3b2 swiftly. He sketched with 028032bddf confidence, never pausing ca86408362 or making corrections. In just moments, af143ed707 a game character c711cafdb0 took shape under 1383d9e730 his hand.cfe4a2edd2e20333

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“If you want to improve quickly, copying is the best. If you draw over 100 sheets a day, your hand will remember it later. It’s even better if the compositions are diverse.”c1e85223a38455d6

Is it 88597848d8 similar to 53ebd86c60 memorization study b3906478ad methods? As someone with no 750348c650 talent in drawing, it efcda98f9c was just fascinating.ca7b0f5897f554ee

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“Since we’re at a PC room, let’s play a game. We still have time anyway.”55097a9d5cf5c678

Kim Chayoung put the tablet back in his bag and asked again, “Deal?”ecbf057376209cab

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“Sure.”badaec6e4b5d56ea

Since they were paying to use the place, they couldn’t waste it. They would use every last minute and second.d60e8bf9d5f0f18b

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“Quick match?”fec301ec527ac431

“Yeah.”267002cf1b35ceb8

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Quick Match, as the 7d289916aa name suggested, meant they ddfb26e6bb didn’t have to worry 23aadb2755 much about positions and 7c2f673cd9 could choose from various 8696cafc9d characters—even ones they hadn’t 26ffa3dd6c seen before. Although it was 69e898a00c their first time b8d9e0fc59 using these characters, f5e3d5d33a the controls would 36231b544a be similar since 463389fe8c they played the 16fbb7a0d7 same role.8974e55f8cb54de8

Kim Chayoung 45141ae2bc also selected 658448075c a character f87c1fc8ca and entered 963c739ebb the battlefield. Since they 6550c691d7 started at 73e5e8912e the same 6e97e517b1 time, he b70c276e8a assumed they 9a843c973f would be 992cf40817 on the fff7732c00 same team—but 8ee73d479c they ended e9fbc35c8d up as 5b4fb9fc28 opponents.afe4e10d297a4add

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It was like 1bf1c26ab4 meeting an enemy f4cb19cff4 on a narrow b0c8c784b4 bridge.78d4f83b5125b399

Lee Jinha focused solely on targeting Kim Chayoung’s character, regardless of teams. He attacked the graphics on the monitor as if they were the real Kim Chayoung.a8574397f4aeace1

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“Hey. Why are you only attacking me? There are other players right in front of you.”8b6a34db882cdaac

Unfortunately, the match ended in a loss for his team. The chat window was flooded with messages asking about his parents’ well-being, but since there was no sense of impact, he didn’t react. He had trolled by only attacking Kim Chayoung in a team match.dc09556a2cb355f8

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“Are they crazy? They’re just saying whatever they want. Hey, move aside.”c27ca80624de910f

Kim Chayoung was 315903281d more agitated than 8df0490108 Lee Jinha, the 9eec6dfbd5 person involved. He asked him to 4c6d168f57 move aside for a 2a96d76ed3 moment and leaned forward. Just before eceda55a49 their shoulders 7a77392199 touched, Lee 9a25eff4ca Jinha quickly 5037513da8 moved away.91e7890516496e14

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“…”b359a1fe50b83097

His dark eyes d11797d170 narrowed as if 883db87e91 measuring the distance a9781e95b4 that had widened. But it 9632715782 was only 734fb85074 for a aa75729103 moment before 2e760bd4d1 he returned 0ba640e856 to his 385c3b3d10 usual self. Kim Chayoung frowned 29bf6897c8 as he looked 1905fbcb86 at the chat 3e35604224 window, which was 4f8bfd9d5f still rapidly scrolling.5c9d1e6923781775

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“Why are you just sitting there after hearing that? You react so sharply to everything I do.”7e286710fc9e2079

“I’m satisfied enough with having killed you.”0d59e79e89b75a43

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“Isn’t it a bit much to brag about winning just once? Think about our records so far.”d6067758842338c6

“That’s just your opinion. Besides, our records are almost the same. No, I’ve probably won more.”2407be6e45075e4e

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“Let’s play one more round.”b99e3e2c3be8f537

Sure, whatever. Lee Jinha shrugged 230839bac2 his shoulders in f7ce80006d agreement. He could beat someone 154ac3673c like Kim Chayoung even 641609dd86 with his feet.c61711ca5beeb08f

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But the winner of the second match was also Kim Chayoung. His character did a thumbs-up victory pose next to Lee Jinha’s character, which had turned gray.eaade60866098bb5

“Loser.”53e1c7006a91f156

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Kim Chayoung flashed a 8035af1a94 sunny smile.b2e5ccf2e55e86bd

“Hey. Let’s play one last time.”5dc2413d4968d0e1

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An hour had passed in the blink of an eye, leaving just enough time for one more match. He couldn’t end it with a loss to Kim Chayoung.dbe0682a42256f59

“Isn’t it boring to just play? There’s no tension.”df1174a00af4521e

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“Then let’s bet on something. Like we used to… back then.”bfc90d07b2d49ced

“Like what?”dd9dffade7ecd39c

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Nothing came 0874737873 to mind. What would 3cc3705b85 be good?3333cc3016db39c9

Back in high 62d377a8c1 school, they used 6fdfd54690 to bet on 4c112a8339 doing each other’s 7df39391ba homework, waiting for 03b591f63d each other when d1dcf371f7 it was their 7dbee2d4f1 turn, or cleaning 3fb1cf6e8f together. But now, dc9fc55d6a such intimate b054adfbc1 and cheesy f5f9c6bcb1 things were a52c7de5e3 out of 5d3be0ae3d the question.e2c9761361c83e92

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They weren’t in that 996875b281 kind of relationship anymore.949e00c5b80c823c

“How about a meal bet? The loser buys the winner meals for a month.”c3e8c21f504476e5

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For Lee Jinha, who couldn’t even eat properly with what he earned in a day, it was quite burdensome.52c2fdb766fe13e0

“Are you scared? Is Lee Jinha a loser with no confidence?”600377586cf94649

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Kim Chayoung knew bd0111da2c exactly how to 0fbc4cdcee get under someone’s 4e1b03bcfe skin. Even if someone 8ddc3eaf1d else said or 1a70f57276 did the same 506c6ade32 things, it was 2d20556bee always more irritating a31048f575 when he did 4cb79331df it. Probably because 0683837125 of the 5683772702 lingering resentment f8781373be Lee Jinha 193fff0123 still held 99e41dcfff toward him.504efa040010b348

He had no 9189e9a8a3 intention of losing. But if, c4f44be6ea by some a60ef27d7a chance, he 546b45e068 really had 258a44ed86 to, he d8ccfbd1f9 would just 90b3d10945 throw him 266215114f a triangle 941a9d0aad kimbap. Since they 4a524d7b17 hadn’t specified 8e40b760a7 the type, 6fbcdd1577 it wouldn’t 13b7fe2dbd be breaking be6712a75c the rules.6c4b9a88e28b46af

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Although even a 09ec1a1f6b triangle kimbap was 11df924988 a bit of 26e5da0235 a financial burden 012afe32ca for Lee Jinha f558214ba2 at the moment, 41554e4b5e it was a f5e78dd394 provocation he couldn’t 2ddc705082 just let slide.8a9c2bfd7ac3a0ca

Especially not 3cb7ff7828 from Kim 4d61b08564 Chayoung.57765178cc62c951

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“Prepare your wallet.”2661801d8bfddd7b

It was 3e097a96b8 an acceptance.0417a9c0d22ffe8d

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“No backing out later. Whenever the other person wants, regardless of time or place.”9ac18c12d1e10c1f

He almost retorted 1bf43e1d14 that it felt 892fb402e8 like being a 2bc7a1586d slave—but stopped himself. Winning would e2e47edab4 solve everything.da4ab1a83b4deee4

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When he 7dd44d0f53 nodded, Kim 1c39889ff9 Chayoung smiled ee53f6e76d slyly and 0ebea7b3fb stretched his 0a1d7348b6 wrist. Lee Jinha ca57affa4a pulled his 9f4b5b05f7 chair closer, 86578b7abc preparing himself b07e5a7f36 thoroughly. Then, he chose the c9b5afeae9 character he used to 07845bbc47 play when he was ce26264907 deeply immersed in the 1565e04898 game.8e28f9bc6269d6ce

“Wow. You’re really preparing thoroughly to win.”71a7a8ec76e8de2c

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“I’d like to say the same to you. The character you chose is completely opposite to mine.”87e873cae75eec25

Kim Chayoung f21cb43e83 also chose 014f2f8a58 a character 565a42ba03 from the cb05ed917d past. This time, they 4ead74313f faced off in 49b955c9d6 a 1:1 match a09c5dd421 instead of a 7d28ccff12 team match.af6dab96e70ba095

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Lee Jinha d180f259fd displayed a d04906b534 level of 728728036c concentration akin a701cf5bd7 to studying 80a16fb70b for a 9aef2bd277 major subject 03b5d032df exam. His mouse flew, and ddf6f4a440 his fingers danced on e310086ea3 the keyboard. The screen ade3d86615 changed so de52dd581d rapidly that 7802b9f4a2 it was 853e4605a6 dizzying.8d3e59502495784a

Initially, Lee Jinha cornered Kim Chayoung, but at some point, he started to get pushed back. Eventually, his health was so low that one more hit would kill him. A curse slipped through his tightly clenched teeth. No, this wasn’t the ending he had envisioned.23be8aeaafa4acff

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“Huh.”58ecac5899abedfb

At that 9d3be4feb0 moment, Kim 69b64690e4 Chayoung made fc7b068b28 a crucial a4d59716ea mistake—using an 7d2e87164b ultimate skill 55555b1b59 in the 25a26e364d air. It was an empty 1545406f9f move, uncharacteristic of someone 6251bb6cda with his top-tier skills, e680f05b72 but for Lee Jinha, 315c9bf8c5 it was a golden 8eec7cfb14 opportunity.364de76bd76d7059

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He didn’t miss 70e9f824d6 his chance. Seizing the opening, he 1f9d2182a8 unleashed a barrage of 37eafca2eb attacks on Kim Chayoung’s c6538c9d70 character. With a dazzling explosion a4d221c695 effect, the remaining health b6737cf430 of Kim Chayoung’s character 11dca2fb73 drained rapidly, and a 3b08aec0ed kill notification appeared.68308b8e06e0cd73

Lee Jinha clenched his 01f4c771b5 fist, savoring the thrill 5c5933b998 of victory.ffc1c8cd63050027

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“Did you see that? Loser.”91a44ae09e51b3e2

Lee Jinha grinned 06d1d2499a and threw the 74f1d3f83d words back at 27862d7623 Kim Chayoung.1008ebcefa92500c

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Where are you? (12:03 PM)01cced1d0da0d9ec

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What does 0efa32b4e3 it matter c7d7ec8697 to him a2a4aaaaec where I 60f1693b72 am? I frowned at the bd0e5a117d speech bubble on the b8f49bd441 screen.f8256042323e74f9

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Hey (12:15 PM)
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Ignoring all the speech 545d5b812c bubbles that appeared in 90af85a54a succession, I focused on f91405cdf2 my assignment. The professor preferred handwritten 82dfbafbe8 reports, so transferring the 0840ee85c4 organized content to paper 513cc937e7 took time.262241612ca1a683

“Lee Jinha. Isn’t your phone ringing?”ae7b79f8a4cbbd85

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“No.”869b93a37c6486d3

“Really? Your phone’s going crazy. If it’s not debt collectors, just answer it.”af03cb9403df545a

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I had switched my 78f95481fe phone to vibrate instead 3805f93d81 of silent because I 09fe0f2c3d never knew when calls 9ad0c735e0 from home or work ee4c33a192 might come. That was the b6cd1058e3 problem.fa2aa658d4b29da6

I should just put 87e56e8040 it in my pocket.076a7ade300c7d8b

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Letting out a e78ed3356f short sigh, I e6b8c2630b picked up my 1a6359c331 phone.2fe2e0bafde0b061

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Aren’t you going to let me treat you to a meal? (12:23 PM)8564fc665d03dc48

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