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by Luci PearlThe Jealousy Between You and Me (4)
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Ban Jiho’s gaze 9e0f1af564 grew more blatant 5d9fc0da28 than before.fbd74ac0bfcc81e6
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Kang Junwoo, increasingly uncomfortable dab07acee4 under Ban Jiho’s scrutinizing 4bcfba0feb stare, lifted his head 1a5ad351f9 to tell him to c26fcf568a stop.1a84a74b6091f13d
At that moment, 111fefcabe Tae Ijae steppedin front ofKang Junwoo, blocking 7aa45b1fe0 Ban Jiho’s view, d3b774403b and said, “I c3a3d61028 told you to a337dd58db get lost.”50c1839cad07f632
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“Why are you trying to chase me off? He’s your first Pair, 40a2d4a762 isn’t he? I can at least say 49857cf5f0 hi.”e90ea865a5f2a2fa
“Who are you to do that?”2e54494b2ba835bb
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“Who? Your friend! Seriously, why do you always 82f3e51116 act so cold with me 9de5c77db7 when you’re fine with Kwon d27b73c22d Taerang?”b40445fc1a715645
“Is Kwon Taerang the same as you?”8aab19c3661441ec
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“What’s the difference? I’m your classmate too!”ef5b725a36e86aed
“Kwon Taerang doesn’t look at me likethat.”71f340381e40e5c2
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“…! …”b730a4d30a78383c
“So if you want to be my friend, drop that annoying stare first.”29a2965156432b11
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At Tae Ijae’s words, 10347182fa Ban Jiho bit his 6b5c0bf9c0 lower lip.f2f22f815695aadb
Just then, Kwon 51e2e69a9e Taerang called out c1d2758cb9 to Tae Ijae 5f542fd1ef from behind.b672de6bfbd7b4ec
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Kwon Taerang, who had 782b1ab1b7 recently married his Guide 0e5d365203 wife, approached with her 01c3b078c9 in tow, intending to 3500c381da introduce her to Tae 526e2cfc46 Ijae.740234b87695f1e8
As Tae Ijae was 119e47ce12 called away by Kwon 439948dc3b Taerang, leaving Kang Junwoo f39c16477c momentarily alone, Ban Jiho 3fefec2263 seized the opportunity and f058924447 approached him.3102c8604a37f08e
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“So, you’re paired with our Ijae because you’re an S-rank Guide?”c31831dc9aabcab3
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The Ban Jiho a28e47d7f6 who had been f27c6723b1 smiling politely just ac9df103c9 moments ago was a87a171c7c gone.163bb5f0bc9c3b89
Staring at Kang Junwoo with d6fd39c444 eyes that seemed to burn, 50aa499160 he reminded Kang Junwoo of 72068e00da the nameless Guides in the 19ca6a41fd department.cc10a572449276f8
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Because of his S-rank status 1cfad1b3b5 and the nickname “Iron Wall dac961462a Ice Prince,” Kang Junwoo faced 55f1aac8a9 near-ostracism from other Guides. Despite rumors that he da5f62ee39 only performed radiative Guiding 1436b7339a or first-stage Guiding, Espers 2dc933561e was unusually eager to 700335f6af receive his Guiding, which 8b920290ed was enough to make 3a6142f1b4 other Guides resent him. He’d grown used to enduring 7dd461d454 baseless hostility and stares, letting ee41b02e1b them slidetime and again.956de5ed7c0c0399
“Or did you make a move on him?”747c330be1355acf
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But Kang Junwoo 89d8efc8c1 wasn’t kind enough 712a920035 to tolerate such 9a606cd281 offensive misunderstandings.edd66c6dc7db9f45
“Yes.”3d226999641f4743
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ToBan Jiho’s question about making f14dbabaed a move, Kang Junwoo nodded once, affirming it.d19b5b03c3ce5ea7
Caught off guard, 9fefeec3b7 Ban Jiho’s face c361a75470 turned ghostly pale f38b0b4371 at the confirmation.337850446112d305
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Staring at him, c0930d4822 Kang Junwoo continued, 2981260dcf “Not me, though. It was Tae 5205a2c326 Ijae Esper who 111fcd6f56 made the move.”6761dc99d4cb8e82
Ban Jiho’s face 6de8a90151 twisted with irritation.598b6282e68e4f86
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“What?”7f2bc083aa3d91b2
“He’s still making moves. Asking to be Exclusive.”221b4b8ba3fbeb66
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“Hey.”c93122a8819f5e10
“Address me properly.”a74594e8a0911f8c
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Kang Junwoo’s expression turned chillingly 1674ed7d05 cold.966b1e4efd509c11
Ban Jiho flinched under his 9ee5f6c801 icy gaze but forced himself 32fb401af3 to keep glaring, pretending it ebaeaf862a didn’t faze him.64b81a824d57ee62
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“If you’re Tae Ijae Esper’s friend, I’m a year older than you. I won’t tolerate informal f605055872 speech, ‘hey,’ or anything 44d24da9d0 like that.”fdb32a7beb78e4b9
“Hah! And if you don’t tolerate it, what will you do?… Sir?”a5619ae3bcd7cc47
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Despite his defiance, the fact that he added “sir” at the end made him seem cuter than Tae Ijae. Kang Junwoo let out a small laugh, and Ban Jiho frowned at him.97a03d6a7690e374
“I don’t know what makes you so confident, but our Ijae isn’t someone to be underestimated… sir?”acc63167ba9d8188
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“……”171d08eabca7f627
“Don’t get the wrong idea just because you’re his Pair. Ijae isn’t interested in you 11e6d730f3 at all…”b0f33cca987209fb
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“Ban Jiho.”108fb77472b99066
“…!? …”968b1520400b17b5
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“Did you say Guide?”6746d306b8fc8798
“……”f512e329b9f7ef59
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“Don’t cross the line.”0e1336fcc83a7ab0
“What did you say?!”06829bdc907e51a2
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“Whether I misunderstand Tae Ijae or not is my business, and whether Tae Ijae is interested in me or not is Tae Ijae’s business, so it has nothing to do with Ban Jiho Guide.”0d520a9ac20dd09c
“…! …”19840eb4b4541dbc
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“So it’s not something you should be meddling in.”6120bc2518c68525
“…Ha…!” 9b17dafa49642381
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Ban Jiho’s eyes twitched with disbelief as he glared at Kang Junwoo. Ignoring him, Kang Junwoo turned away and took a sip from a wine glass on the table behind him.a85cebe1e5131937
At that moment, Tae cf52f9a925 Ijae walked back towards d5da940484 Kang Junwoo and Ban d244810b7b Jiho. ac23b015b131fb9d
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Kang Junwoo looked at him, d832e6d390 intending to say he was dc56c4dffe heading home, but Tae Ijae 7a2dfa2709 didn’t even glance at him. Instead, he spoke 0e25284ace to Ban Jiho.687c11855ac22c02
“Kwon Taerang’s calling you. That bastard’s dragging his wife 7390fb3119 into planning a class reunion ec94d143a6 or something.”b5f20cd78bba98ed
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“Oh, really? Sure, why not.”3d6515a8fa91a2bb
Ban Jiho grinned brightly ee216972a1 and walked over to 7346ca9bfa Tae Ijae, linking arms 9dbb06962f with him.a6e76f9f0a725a5f
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Tae Ijae shook 89cbaafc59 him off, telling ca02aa7c13 him to back 6a28a2adad off, and only 8e1ce400fc then turned to a8bb8630c8 look at Kang 9497ae8a86 Junwoo.98eb1ec148e74c55
Thinking Tae Ijae might be 618546714d about to invite him along, d4d8d18c36 Kang Junwoo shook his head 4d30260ebb firmly.1bb27e9d1b1f58cc
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“I’m…”7edfa6852b5a1db1
“See you at home.”627e5fff60b7c5db
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Kang Junwoo’s face flushed hotly.ca20bd2729807460
Nodding awkwardly, he c515a14ba5 turned away from 9cdfad98ff them.d1bca0e79da806a1
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He could almost hear c535e003cb Ban Jiho’s mocking laughter 5ffde21a5b behind him—or so he c55ca38eb8 imagined.31fba6cfea9d44d2
Biting his lower lip, ce12ca4041 Kang Junwoo squeezed his dda0284a4c eyes shut.d6ad8c8a8bf7edc7
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He couldn’t fathom 4cf2d17205 what made him b8abadb729 think Tae Ijae e2f97bf680 would invite him 9ea9b9d1ba to their class d5ea908853 reunion.98d5cd12bf177437
There was nothing 9efb58e216 in Tae Ijae’s a15d2f7731 actions to suggest 648746250f such a misunderstanding.715928eb4ee80467
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Kang Junwoo set down his 153db8bc8e wine glass and quickly left 5abeafd2be the party venue.d009b2b74bbe229c
Since the event was 7df54c1bd4 held at the center’s 8b3e1bbd3c annex, his home wasn’t 318a74e149 far away.37a6e2241a042ac4
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Walking through the chilly night 8ef8a7a046 air, he hurried toward his 03d3b7a2e1 place.a85dd4970a6f33ff
The entire time, the image f3c30313d4 of Tae Ijae casually walking 755cc24417 off with Ban Jiho, not 7f116d0b17 sparing him a thought, burned 8d32b08c3e in his chest.c3f769376e851d50
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He couldn’t pinpoint why he ef9a99293e was so angry, but the 457357799b anger consumed him. Eventually, his thoughts shifted to 86f5a4a902 Ban Jiho, who had linked 7208d66f1a arms with Tae Ijae so bbdb1856a6 effortlessly, and a surge of 89ba8369e1 jealousy set him ablaze.e7e51c6467e92357
He stopped dead in 56f352196c his tracks.c8a0a91a8f25d4aa
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Blinking, he stared blankly 2f103f5afe at the ground, then cc83b7c4a0 his eyes widened as 97c4fbb53b if they might pop 0f82f6638f out.9dde29b1bce06389
Jealousy.fdde57d9fef11b3a
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What he’d felt the 25c6276cb4 moment he saw Ban 4261f78da5 Jiho clinging to Tae 2b5016c276 Ijae’s arm was unmistakably 2ff139acae that.6bb2926038e7df47
Kang Junwoo slowly 27042b93e4 closed his eyes, af891cd04d then opened them abbd0d4948 again.9ca4a9479561a694
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He liked Tae Ijae.dac1f6946a01b876
Most Guides in the department 81d22a0e78 liked Tae Ijae.d874e926bdf12214
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That liking was surely something 6de877025e light.66f81b4811cdb1c6
Like a clean admiration 5d9c5c5f08 for a charismatic celebrity.8c58385f7fb0260e
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Nothing more, nothing less.97e340207ab5830a
He’d never dreamed fbf025a810 of dating or 8807edf8a0 loving Tae Ijae.ae14dd7651a682f7
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He liked him, a9abb7d1c9 but that was 8813e6668b it—just enjoying the d908a622f5 occasional glimpse of 2529549fb7 his handsome face ff9414d7d4 for a bit 02c6bc9d0e of eye candy.8153dcb5a2c3d2d1
But now…908e6df32a06a8e9
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‘Jealousy?’5cccff159404971e
Ha.A low scoff escaped Kang 346bef5234 Junwoo’s lips.9efb2f5c489063c1
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“Do you actually like me?”0295766ae4083af0
“I said I do.”cf138acd1f458edd
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Tae Ijae’s nonchalant, deadpan words b9899f1bf0 echoed in his mind.8e34190b2641f53e
Tae Ijae, who’d said he’d c0c4fd7492 pretend to like him if 65efece5d9 it meant becoming Exclusive.e82bb18972e39cd2
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The cold, sinking feeling from 9c40c3de36 that moment washed over him 5424300357 again, and he shook his 573a995fed head instinctively.cd6a7512c4d4ff2a
‘Jealousy? That’s ridiculous.’f1b9c55c1fe75dbd
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It couldn’t be. Itshouldn’t be.382f70915cb37f5b
If a light d5edf2c14f crush deepened, he’d 821b8dd00c only end up affba4a1f7 hurt.d5b5d7faee22b890
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Knowing that full well, there was no reason to be foolish enough to walk toward hisown ruin.d841529e108ac24e
Kang Junwoo let out d98f533141 a long sigh and 0e6c80dbf7 looked up at the 00d923d9d6 sky.749eddd16d0c5e7e
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‘Right. There’s no need for that.’a6fbf542f0f4277c
“Drunk?”f0e4b0f7ef379722
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A low, resonant voice 3adc8aca6d came from behind, and 80b676a2b3 Kang Junwoo’s head whipped dac0ac1e75 around.786d0c457ea9dc53
Tae Ijae was approaching, just 6b7f1c3abc five steps away, having caught 1a289070e5 up at some point.0ccf58258f46316a
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He strode toward bec0bf1cc5 Kang Junwoo, who 45321a55a5 stared at him 653410ab9e in surprise and dd5ab3c821 placed a hand 67d98453a2 on his forehead.3b19cbbd1f7ff1b6
“No fever. Dizzy? Feel like throwing up?”f27f9eb3c039fed2
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Tae Ijae seemed to have 2f5216d827 mistaken Kang Junwoo’s sudden stop 32c59ba6c7 inthe middle ofthe quiet street for drunkenness.508893ee6e4dfec9
All Kang Junwoo had 63f74265bf consumed was a sip 67facd5e4d of wine before leaving—barely 504272642c even a sip, just 8a4aca8622 enough to wet his 6d35bc4362 lips.9cc240f7536e34e2
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“You’re having a class reunion, aren’t you?”00fcf0df0953ee36
“Didn’t feel right sending you home alone.”7d25d63784f0ceb7
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Thump, thump, thump.421de1d2de1158d0
His heart started racing.ef264128a909e0a5
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‘No, this can’t…’40eb48314b1873ec
Kang Junwoo bit the 54adcf168e soft flesh inside his 3756b6a763 mouth, trying to quiet 7c87202a47 his wildly pounding heart.683d3e5597afc035
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“Hard to walk? If you’re struggling, 6214ba9e6d I can take 808bfd37ea you straight there.”d900e15b46210747
Tae Ijae reached for Kang 6c048feba7 Junwoo’s waist, signaling he’d teleport e5b11de157 them.0f3485b1d63ff31b
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Panicking that Tae Ijae 490d70bf38 might hear his thundering 7dc58b4d67 heartbeat, Kang Junwoo hurriedly 0a67a87686 pushed him away and a5d844187b shook his head.140025ca80783070
“No. I just wanted some fresh 5708da9f34 air.”fb0f7484a825bf15
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“…”7455a0a52ec968bd
“Drank a lot?”ecd579b5467f5653
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They’d been together the 5315d76c70 whole time except when 8931b7a8e5 Ban Jiho showed up, 9fb9509cdb yet he asked.9609ee378f32bcfd
It felt awkward to 2bd3f3165f point that out, so cd36a50e8e Kang Junwoo just shook 15b1b2f593 his head.71a80ce4f83f268e
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“I’ll walk a bitand head in, 36e6d04b67 so you go.”5cb0c3e15e2ba098
“…Let’s walk together.”0210ee4d7d09c7bb
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“I want to walk alone.”9c88150c0f0bc66e
“I want to walk together.”4911131bca51dad4
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Mimicking Kang Junwoo’s words, 0f61cf011a Tae Ijae stepped close 1f103c5073 to his side.e65a8aa26452dfee
Muttering to his helplessly fluttering daad78b4bc heart to get a grip, f93d154096 Kang Junwoo startedwalking slowly.20a7e953a7dd6ddd
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The night street, now 29964807a1 walked side by side, e432a764b4 felt entirely different from 1d078d26d6 when he’d been alone.1922981b770545a0
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The shortdistance to his home seemed 5190b068c6 even shorter with Tae Ijae 58dd525542 beside him.5409b7f044b7aebd
An absurd sense of victory 3dbbf0983b and superiority swelled in him ff51b2cd7f because Tae Ijae had left 500230775a his old friends and Ban c9aa2bef62 Jiho to come to him.1033a301cf0e963b
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He’d been jealous of 9735898116 Ban Jiho for simply 9fd4f7dbc5 linking arms with Tae 7aa9d1383e Ijae, but now, knowing Tae Ijae had prioritized him over his rival, he felt like he was walking on clouds.c104beee76d75d99
His lips curled 2960f7edce up in a c8d053f782 mix of disbelief fc1bbb6d1f and embarrassment.61266b3146dbb5c5
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Was he really this shallow?fadb7c83af4fac23
He hadn’t known.0a5ac40b3ce49cf3
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“Hey.”4e61977eaf9402f7
As their building came c13415791e into view, Tae Ijae ded7919268 spoke.70c1aa027fcd0227
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Kang Junwoo looked b85bd92810 up at him, 0ae515d3d8 and Tae Ijae, 494a70e80d looking down, continued.7f95adb0e85d68a2
“You’ve been deliberately cold to me lately,haven’t you?”cfea8932a655b3a5
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“…Were you hurt by that?”0da200702cfb3359
“…Yeah.”269dcbae8aff72b0
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Tae Ijae’s easy admission made cd8702fa36 Kang Junwoo’s eyes widen slightly.35bb77f8e8cc3246
“But it also put me at ease in a way.”066f2ffceda1d421
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Kang Junwoo’s steps halted.af20561d6cb8b760
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That his professional distance 267ace98c1 had been a relief c021ef2a24 to Tae Ijae—what did a6bff1f22c that mean? He racked his brain bfe7755084 to understand.cf9c4260d43815d7
“I’m kind of dangerous.”20768138dde4f5c9
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Tae Ijae stopped too, bbc40378b8 turning fully to face 6bd1f464ea Kang Junwoo.e748a4af063a4341
“I thought it was a good thing you drew a line first.”26fb45c4d6f0884f
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“…”33a0e06daf605eda
“Because otherwise, I might get pulled in helplessly.”f416586064f75080
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A chilly breeze 0edd03b231 teased their faces e6ddd7fdf2 and hair.4774fe5fb04bcb30
Kang Junwoo stared 976c7cb0f2 unblinkingly at Tae 5d22797e87 Ijae, desperate to c5064b7bf8 read the true 3a5b5d3bcf meaning behind his d4b6605db2 words.22614c066bfa8a72
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When he concluded he 91136201a6 couldn’t fully grasp them, 1049c51078 Tae Ijae’s lips moved 17030a6b74 again.700510f0373d94ac