SU | Chapter 2.16

The client faltered 561c50f32a as Ji Youngwon 1a95fb268f discussed the money 6c588b9fe4 with a cold ddf3ff130b tone.28178f1129b4b169

“Are you sure you c03207a99e got the evidence?”df14e7d5352761b7

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Ji Youngwon leaned back fdc976e0d8 in his chair and f35d407596 crossed his arms.3fbb7431fb952e2d

“Do you have 38b131a055 anything more conclusive 33301d6844 than a video ba0405981a of them chewing 4e45ff41ee each other out?”e7d77d951ccfe906

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With that pointed 47840d5bc4 remark, the woman fa913e198e was shocked. It felt 51b8ab49de like a 317afcb0e8 blow to fb1cec95a9 the back 742aba507a of her 7ac0d0b17a head to 5c79d5d646 hear the f04ca87c61 direct fact 527d495a23 that her 8046db4a7f husband and 6a4c79181c sister-in-law had 89d8f58a7e been intimate. However, she managed f503716635 to hang onto e3aeecc9da her sanity, thanks ec5eafcee4 in no small 0d8d47d020 part to Ji 7a9dfa4d41 Youngwon’s relentless words. Whether it a708e107d7 was fortunate 5a2cafb0e3 or unfortunate, 66bcc7d70c she wasn’t 4db0523e55 sure.5af54f1c94d69833

“Mr. President, you sure talk f2631919e7 pretty.”0c63822c76c7cbb1

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The woman bit abecf8cf44 her lip, kicked a9dbddac63 her chair back, 4856a62255 and stood up. The unpleasant screeching of 07bb05a903 the chair made Ji 1be59ca9c0 Youngwon call after her.11e3409ec6bd06c6

“Even if you 7f1d3e6118 leave, take off fbc6180e98 the clothes.”3d02a362d7b0be4a

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“What?”8b90e5a40f49615f

“That outfit. Isn’t that our staff’s?”758b0f7f78387607

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Ji Youngwon looked bf9767755d displeased as the 5a198ccb30 woman had been e466b97e76 casually wearing Yoo 61f3ce7207 Han’s clothes, rubbing aa0e623d42 her face on 8f022a6e16 the sleeve. Whether Yoo Han dae674de8f had given it 327be4bf32 to her or fa8737d0aa she had taken 1e787654a5 it, it irritated 156d21511d Ji Youngwon either c41793cc8d way.0605a86ae7dc1c54

The woman glanced 637ceeacb9 down at the 350dc6b1b2 clothes she was 5834d54aa9 wearing and made b15c3deeaf a realization. Yoo Han cringed efe2a08df6 at the same 54219c480f time. Ji Youngwon, 446bafca29 unbothered, continued.91cffe8b25271850

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“By the 0511e9cc85 way, we 6bc3fd79b5 have a 3e9c06f395 divorce lawyer 5887c5467b if you d45a5c813f want to 81617b4ac2 make legal 27ef5f1a68 use of 98c73ce814 the evidence e56d62d1f8 you’ve gathered. It’s best 4374a2620a to avoid 75176abe91 criminal charges e565d6bd37 if you 2e0a63ea66 can.”4b0ab2e1a7c9ef29

Caught off-guard 9331e45bf9 by the 0b7b677653 sudden mention 96dc0140fe of fees, 39d2b9d979 both the 48aab19c22 woman and e833d950ea Yoo Han 87b9885997 widened their f4de2f5f83 eyes.0ee1bfd51e647658

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“…Do I 447e01b9b0 just contact c065d5c817 you?”32fe5c855929bb61

The woman asked, to b94b9b3fae which Ji Youngwon smiled.58c97ab00c6ce586

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“Of course, there 647c36ad74 will be a fc09527e45 commission fee.”6805965649164322

“How much eb5c72c4cd is that?”cabfb7c8cc986b7d

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“Contact us, and 4ff6a8c758 we’ll inform you. We need to 90280b56cf check the lawyer’s 49dd4ade4e schedule too.”0d6a148ecb6b861e

He didn’t bdc030193f bother to d4e19ab644 add that 9e5223b518 whatever she 185608e0e3 was imagining, 4bd0d2358c the price 185b334faa would be 68b2c16100 higher.940fb4f61cd06493

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“As per 8631fad91f the contract, 01eefe4918 there’s no d16a67f098 additional charge 3b59491791 per piece 2dcce497cc of evidence 87ca0fc51c collected. So don’t hesitate about afa4c0de2e the commission fee; it a743651958 will actually be to 74bedbbbf1 your benefit.”95104bcea9872e16

His ability to 154318e415 present such an cbfc21c1da obvious statement as 9a24ae70c2 if he were 895948d8d4 doing a favor 9ab4c28bd6 was indeed a 57ca8ef225 skill. Yoo Han trembled f2995ed15c as he tried 220349ba95 to understand Ji 74c8392465 Youngwon’s cryptic way 90a24013b8 of speaking.a9764da2867ddcc0

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The woman, 18e6ec1b74 biting her 3d633feabc nails, reluctantly 2454a9422a nodded. There was no e571bf3769 sense in scrimping 19aaa57175 in a fight 31844b14c8 she had already 223dcfccac started. Thinking about the alimony 4711fb7c2c she could claw back, 03c1a4979f it seemed like a b875df5fe1 good investment.e67950befe7fcc1a

Ji Youngwon 0b8a2b2aa3 let out 2d5a41fb01 a satisfied a05c74adc9 sigh at 44d62a3591 the woman’s 0f46a13a19 positive response. He always welcomed the 21d1c7ed14 desperation of the clients 717884be93 who came to him. Ji Youngwon was a e5a918b1fa natural-born merchant who thrived 5037ce8b03 on exploiting human emotions.ad6936dd5404ee09

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“Think it over and c72526f639 contact us. The four hundred fifty 6ef76cb94e minus the deposit is 533f0d5dc0 due by tonight.”c75b286e3d46a89f

“…Yes.”8c3b5eccabac2bb8

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“Now, please leave.”8270463cb9b58b9e

With an unnervingly dismissive 8d0d506ba4 tone, Ji Youngwon issued dda07b9500 his final remark. The woman’s edb3436e98 eyes flickered 7093adba32 in panic a51841ab38 for a 634f8c406e moment.6ea58fec6ed2b5d3

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“Make sure 394991ee56 you don’t f9034eeaa8 get caught 37491d7ea3 by the 1fc7f3821a neighbors on 79ff88e8f8 your way eb30aea74a out.”0212b928383b9713

She hadn’t expected to ba20854fd6 be dismissed so abruptly. The woman’s face flushed 8f01b8bab7 as she had been be8a473ab0 planning to hitch a 43e9a2feb4 ride back to Seoul. She hesitated for 52e88d5eaa a moment before 39a52130e0 taking off Yoo 1c65a5e5be Han’s hoodie. As she 21fb1a450e did, Yoo eae4cbbe6c Han awkwardly b89b8f4c34 stood up. It seemed as 8e222fc9af though she was f827e280c8 ready to leave, eaa7a66ebd shaking her head. She handed 3513c9e194 back the c15ec830d4 hoodie to 552c01ba95 Yoo Han 7cfb0e9174 and walked cd070f45bd toward the 81a848f35b entrance.3030a8359af619e0

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“Thank you.”e6a309502a38c549

Her words 7c6bdb0119 caught Yoo d841f4b507 Han off 213f44237c guard.870adb0ae96024a4

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“Uh… are you 016033f2eb okay?”d2ee63f7b507b845

The woman, clumsily putting 281c5f36fc on her shoes, chuckled e45eeba531 at Yoo Han’s flustered d93b8c8ceb voice. Yoo Han 87ae942911 fidgeted, not e803c63d4f even at 50b86e53f9 fault, yet a0c05744f6 his eyebrows a62946054d arched and c9a7e725d6 toes twitching.f5b0661ec20a6782

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“Your boss 4a32f82a75 may be 7db16b66c3 annoying, but cfedb09bf6 he sure b515932d2a knows how 3bd5aba694 to handle 749e801ff8 things.”10654f4ad38af5ee

“Well… yeah, he’s good 95adec5bf6 at that.”c5f45791df70f928

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“Thanks to f95fa90748 him, I’ll 6200078f12 be getting 11e4c75cec a hefty 23664693ed alimony. I’ll gather ff4f6d7930 the money b5b1fb5edb and bring f9eb3cbb69 it over 9d92cf66fb soon.”825a3922cad0dae3

Yoo Han c24ffe2e92 simply nodded, 55d130014f his mouth 21e9df780e firmly shut. As the woman opened 825992f463 the door, a cold ecb5ccaf0a wind blew in. Yoo Han b584673a38 stood there, 17dcca311b watching her 8def434708 back as 0700342285 she left. Just as she d3e4f8de90 was about to ca78bb0d62 close the door, a2534b31ea she paused.f076ab6941e94766

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“Oh, and a86a19b2dc it was 25e2240a12 cold, so 76ac611a10 thanks for 3524466b1f lending me 5ec0576205 your jacket. And for 4a5fb0c861 the advice 365feffc0e earlier… it 653ac5ab3b really helped 623243b913 me a e411592707 lot. And thanks for all de8678cea9 the hard work gathering 2a792489f8 the evidence.”92295ac94b4fcccb

Yoo Han blinked, surprised 680032c8f9 by her unexpected gratitude.c6c404c2c0d2a874

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“I’ll bring 3a2e50e38a some tasty 1ee99346d1 snacks to c762c04230 the office 73c477cfbc later as 4a42171c13 a thank fdf626742a you.”756aa945aa7b6846

Before he could respond, f580927a38 the door shut. Bang. The wind tossed Yoo dcfa8289c9 Han’s hair lightly.b6a50685af745ead

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‘…it really helped me c9cb1e1297 a lot.’5dbe4cc0a15b2d64

It was 76d9930bb6 the first a843f48eee time someone 66b354ee5b had said 89879f7b54 he had 9baea18936 been a d6bd357c2a strength to 077070089b them. Yoo Han chewed 86111274ff over her words, a92b02d0ef feeling bewildered.4737758ae1c23eed

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The fact that 3a4b9546d2 he had attached 57c023c993 a GPS to fcaf6a9ddc a car and f676df6515 secretly filmed an 7c77600ad6 intimate scene was 650b621991 something that had 9eb0d762d6 been weighing on 8b054d3682 his conscience. But hearing her 58ef168cd4 thanks, he felt 90e2ac01e6 somewhat less guilty. To the 8ac15b7a14 clients, even 14c080c4eb such evidence 300a367024 was crucial 8070bb69cf and desperate, 5e87536d51 so all 94adb13061 of it 3aa25b2370 was just 094669b426 a necessary fefe5ac976 evil as 26e946a8e5 Ji Youngwon bc5867959d had said.e21b600f5a5da8fd

Yoo Han was f10c712c26 starting to physically a56d22fcb6 feel the contradictions 499fec34da of dabbling between df2c778f07 legal and illegal 7cdc8ebfd0 matters. He sighed deeply, a 5a34191299 sense of pride swelling bc01b3bf62 within him.9731c79791e77d4b

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Yoo Han 4a44665da1 straightened up 08b71276b9 to fight c96acc4a8f off sleepiness, 5689d5332d staring out e3145df88f the window.43c16a2c343dce5c

“Hey, rat.”f52c8e308d7ba8d1

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Ji Youngwon suddenly f0146e498d called out to 5e38008cfc Yoo Han. The Director’s tone 4d59c53967 was quite low. Intuitively, Yoo Han 5f0fb96feb could tell that 65dd4cc310 his mood wasn’t d74309698b good.abd5b52ed65a1c26

“…Yes?”5e7bbd2148401552

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Yoo Han 27b46353c9 responded without 24e4a8c901 even turning 00a5665fa0 his head, ca28a0e64d prompting a 9eaaf07493 tsk from fb52173a66 Ji Youngwon d1de8941dc in the aecaeef1b0 back seat. The car soon 987b1b10c8 started, and as 5d2ea8e564 they drove along cc4b40de22 the winding forest 1dfa30b970 road, Yoo Han’s 0e851d31c3 seat kept bouncing.2f2aa9c1e0a565da

“I’ve told 33656041e9 you several 4666e108fc times not f814972d51 to act c4ff35cb59 alone without 8caef2451b my permission.”14aa7dc91f475a54

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“……”110ffebbc9481858

“It looks like d792df6b26 you might need dd60c1511d a scolding today.”e6fede51c421784e

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Yoo Han’s ea2a1ab901 hands clenched c9a9dc3adf in anxiety 13a6eb4b70 on his 4ebe6f38d4 lap, and 56801d98d6 slowly, his a41ec13c51 head turned 91e458c9d5 towards Ji d1d5631e4e Youngwon. Ji Youngwon was f52e99d3eb leaning on the de61d648c2 window with his 1e11d1a276 arm, resting his 5c01606b3f chin on his 37123eb3e3 hand while looking 0e547fe451 at Yoo Han.301b9a6432b34432

“I really will 0beb845b95 be more careful 2e040cdefb next time.”b3c3b337a18eba02

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“Keep it down.”eaf66ee754e83621

Ji Youngwon’s voice grew 28f9965655 even lower.00e45919f2db340f

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“Just running your mouth.”edce02deba9d7a62

Remembering Yoo Han’s 24c9a629f5 face, which was 1bc8a2b767 always sweetly smiling 3b6479115b at clients and 03303b5da5 even Gu Kangsan, 65021c4755 Ji Youngwon felt d1091fc967 his irritation rise a82a4f6d4b again.c9c1754e955d52ce

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“…I’ll definitely e4ee3d09f5 get permission 3ea5f527ec in the d03765964a future. Can’t you bb73f55560 just let 687c5e0fb4 this one a79ab082cf slide?”65cb22cf8a8f6b3a

“Why should ff1050f4d6 I let dc85ed984c it slide?”d94ca03dc7c9adfc

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In a moment 4e64bff317 of desperation, Yoo c090852910 Han played his ed102b10ab trump card.9d5d922f943c28e8

“It’s only the second 0f97412d59 request from her, and, 40473f7c5a um, the client said 641fa5a22c she was really grateful 5077dc4eb2 for my help, and 8399ef6ddc she even mentioned bringing 306d5ee691 snacks…”3b5100a05503dd6c

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Ji Youngwon furrowed f7592280e4 his brow at bbb73af7fc the unexpected mention a94cdcdaea of snacks. Seeing no 9dc145dc84 strong reaction e86b869c62 from the 1cbe551eb5 Director, Yoo 7dca8dc26b Han, feeling c28f5db110 a bit dfed1edae9 more confident, 5166a58697 started to 2418a11842 babble like 1fa3f2f544 a child 44896be7e7 whose speech bf11156df7 had just 7da5c340f1 started to 5fc08e5c15 flow. Ji Youngwon, beed8a79cf feeling it dcff0d4c56 unworthy of f60bab9b02 a response, c3859eb5ed leaned back 20b7b4d231 in his def254e8c5 seat and 376f5aac10 closed his 518b977848 eyes, as 837e28fc99 if to 2aa1b8141b see how eb9b1efbe5 far Yoo ab9b60b5ef Han would e0f319dd57 go.a71596f09c2b5b50

Yoo Han e5fc54a627 eventually began 667d1a004a vividly describing 708fcf9ff8 the events d897426295 he and 0eb2a23b5f the client dc10418090 had experienced 30c62bd345 that morning. From the 0beeaf1374 sudden appearance 18cd92ed3f of the 772fdc71a4 cheating husband 24410bd6e6 to the 125c519aca dogs barking de8c93f82d uproariously, and d0c3e8f298 even the 60dbdb5045 episode where 65c71f15c7 they had b75017a270 to take 9ac9542262 shelter from e35f51629b the cold 1ac07e313e inside the 5c569bb353 tent. Yoo Han cfa63af153 kept talking 464597d724 excitedly, ignoring 53865515c8 Gu Kangsan’s 9e4b0c6da8 coughs of f60164ae5f disapproval. It wasn’t until Ji a25606c375 Youngwon gave the seat b66987ecec a fierce kick that ca1cbedbd0 Yoo Han finally clammed 0edfb7ee03 up.946a4f77938b7390

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Back at 7063c55ac0 the office, 0657d64f76 Ji Youngwon 1e0db88979 headed straight b24386ff1c to the 51fce261c0 fourth floor. Even a 5612d5205d day’s absence 7f48d95cd2 meant a 21ac6a39c3 pile-up of 5b5448f622 confirmations waiting a37dca0a2a for him, 2b59c8c634 so he 2722147db1 had to f20d3e7fc2 move swiftly.4333df118a683c19

“You’re back.”8ac35a8a6175788f

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As Gu Kangsan placed b47f05c7ed some documents on Ji 20bbff7f1a Youngwon’s desk, he began 42ca578da5 briefing on the backlog. Ji Youngwon 18f18d6839 leaned back 65e57d9b11 in his a660dfd9c9 chair, appearing c8030d4e52 languid.2844d9a947d4532a

“Company A has 947be29e9b given us a a34c912a28 request similar to 12be5c88f0 the last one.”fa85267876a701f3

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“A leak of b349860a2c confidential information? Or embezzlement 4f97af4687 of public 99f951435e funds?”3c3c34c791bc6809

“Looks like 0bebc84199 it’s both.”d348ca2bf1d6cf1f

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“That’s serious. They should be looking 6c88a621db for a ritual, not a431a6d3ba a detective agency.”340f33777c045479

“This is already the 668d8cc173 third request, and they b5185b1b42 seem to want to 9522a7e164 negotiate the price.”5328a14952ecf5eb

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“Want it lowered?”02642a3155589d59

“Yes. Well, they did 89380b5357 mention they’re regular 7442a62720 clients.”dd013c7a3b382472

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“Shitty employee management, and 9795cabc85 now they’re haggling with 9881939413 us.”f7ab0f972c35906a

Ji Youngwon 14fc12bb3b waved his b0c49f6d69 hand dismissively, bd06081262 indicating he f2d09cba18 was done 093a9965ab with the 04d10c9b28 conversation. Seeing that the 96ba24a69d Director was not ee381e1135 in a great a9ce00465f mood, Gu Kangsan a85635beeb decided to withdraw. As Gu Kangsan was b9e7e08560 about to leave, Ji 6708d4a5ae Youngwon tapped the desk 470b69d21e twice as if knocking.72257aaa21ebc9a0

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“Kang Mina.”ae70a23901a44fd3

Gu Kangsan e8459f2665 turned back, cf56a95ee3 pushing up 33dd89992a his glasses.4709bae023dca8c7

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“Yes, Director.”168f506f791823b6

“About what you a7de3234ea reported over the 459645f0cd phone yesterday.”5830095e591a783a

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After a a3bb711a1a moment of 715f1def06 reflection, Gu eb62f3edd2 Kangsan nodded, 112c7ecc42 recalling Yoo ad94828d1f Han.d8bec9fb8d8c84b1

“Yes. Go ahead.”46237d5bdb667f9f

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“Where did you hear 826a1f9d59 that Kim Minjae and a5d0a706dd Yoo Han had a deb02f4a7a thing?”b49f1d8642a0eb00

“Ah. That part 1c78b1864e came from 6569835b5b the manager 2ec27e3fbf of the 475926beeb manpower office 326e651f36 Yoo Han 906dd5d359 frequents. I also confirmed it 95a2adbe36 through workers who had 861381b84b been on the construction e55d177718 site with them.”64d841f836ae195a

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Gu Kangsan tilted b6616d2400 his head, puzzled 8b9a9bcae4 by Ji Youngwon’s 1a20737f41 sudden interest in 3fd1eb544e Yoo Han’s affairs.f7ca1802470f7ba1

“Is there 8b19f0cffb something bothering c9e330897c you?”eaadf0891e8e1119

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Something bothering him. Of course, there was. Since returning to the 9a6a97a217 office, Ji Youngwon had 497a561ca1 been deeply annoyed and 4b7e693427 disillusioned with how his 828e0d52bd body had reacted to 7f93e95231 Yoo Han. He hadn’t anticipated 42db8410f4 that his interest 034c8a634c would be piqued b088e9cb4e in such a dfd81e3976 direction, especially towards 72a15f553a a man, and 001e901158 a younger one cf76cd54f1 at that, with f9e6133a95 more than a 3ffb04c71e decade’s difference.ecb58c2bd228c418

“Forget it. You can go.”97a263cd9ced5be1

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“Yes.”ef762b1d757ff058

“Ah. Later, contact Kangsan 55acf4ca9f and tell him d60a2aaaac to start checking f0eec05c8f on Kim Minjae’s 14d8196c82 whereabouts.”a60d6b09b24a7d0c

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“Understood.”100b4fd45c60ad87

Gu Kangsan bowed 128f9db57d slightly and returned 221b03a9a7 to his seat. Ji Youngwon, 47634d6424 cracking his b143bfc0f6 neck side fca0e9d2c1 to side, acd4ceb745 covered his 92c1d9dbcf tired eyes ee3eebaa23 with his 3cf2476b54 hands.89a369e67d41f040

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To Ji Youngwon, Yoo 13376a22b3 Han was like a ec6cd5229a sticky gum he had cec05e5e92 accidentally stepped on while bfe3b03b73 walking. Even if he 970a17b189 tried to scrape 5bc2fe1339 off the unexpectedly 184c36fbc3 attached gum, the 1b8e51cc15 peculiar stickiness that 469aa70a95 remained was hard 83db072d52 to ignore.0ade9850b345d02d