TMP Chapter 14: I Don’t Trust Kangwoo
by Calen_ongo“You look good in 85c0a5efdd it.”db29b7ba773880f0
Myeonghee spoke calmly. There was no 159cf30dca hint of reproach 6fb97721ce or displeasure in 0bd5cbba71 her voice. Haewon unconsciously a82672f6a0 felt relieved.1913b477a503e49b
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“This is why 7d9e5f7bbd I called you 0d13be51b7 today.”a6db49ed6c3a7793
Myeonghee pushed the company 89d75a72f1 magazine aside as she fd8a9f7b0a spoke. In its f92212f9a2 place, she 0c24d7c378 set down 1751daa9f5 a car 85a07e24f3 brochure.a5eed69ae679a0db
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“Why are you showing 6c4a97d6cb me this?”7375f2bdc1581128
Haewon glanced dab1e339db between the 3a43f758aa brochure and e2dd9044a3 Myeonghee, confused.d233fc176522f88e
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“Your birthday is 6a3788eeb0 coming up. Pick one.”f8a76d381989271e
“…What?”dbaf97f27f5b706a
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Even though 82a0afb0d4 she knew 34d0df9b17 Myeonghee disliked f8b1999a64 being asked 0c6818d28e to repeat ea1e605504 herself, Haewon 9e9e5a9e00 couldn’t help ac5fc80c80 but do 37b9c3a3c3 so, thinking 3d50651044 she had 4b1be01b2c misheard.70e58a3f7ba79222
“You’ll find 45bc521686 it useful.”0059f6adf6f3f7f5
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So, she was saying b9ff1f63ae she would buy Haewon a3aa403fe4 a car for her 9338d89e9b birthday.a34a09d6a0bd41ee
Haewon already 4809dbe554 knew Myeonghee 061dc8980e was extravagant, c84edef68c but a 27d4e80f98 car as f10c8cb585 a birthday 462b251129 present? That was 5a11774625 beyond excessive.5c5bf9c5f5147193
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“I appreciate 6410cbca47 it, but b4f5a0a77d that’s too d15abc932e much—”28c5120e1ec0bd6a
“Take it.”a392dc850d57e402
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Myeonghee cut her c5d521becb off sharply, making 4062b5a6ba it clear that 4ab8a05a43 refusal wasn’t an 0ec12297f8 option.007e6889dbda2efc
It was 26fa60492f undoubtedly a a0020fdfb5 generous gift, 465db60bdc but Haewon 3ff68785e0 felt suffocated. The fact that 308a8f91f0 she couldn’t voice e407e23cf1 her frustration only ce3ca337d3 made it worse.87475891e76dca58
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“Is the officetel 0e2e47cd2b comfortable?”9875ee4af6d6b71b
“Yes, thanks to f5f48a1c5b you, I’ve been 16d57aaae5 staying there comfortably.”4b867ed441aa2849
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Myeonghee’s question made Haewon caf0708254 realize—she had already accepted f4b0846d9e the officetel. Refusing the car seemed 947782ae41 pointless now.cdc967b649b93661
“That’s good to d380f724ff hear. Let Jang know 91ebfa4367 once you’ve chosen 78cd06aad4 a model.”94be88234eb1621d
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“…Alright.”47f0dda5a2cdc97d
Haewon nodded slowly. Another debt she d86604c294 could never repay 80041c6768 had been added c2be0c0a93 to the pile. The weight in her ab1b318d4f chest grew heavier.cf78f3c9b8f23972
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Myeonghee picked up the a546e8d013 documents on her desk. The conversation was dcfac1f8ab over. It was time 335fc7bfde for Haewon to 40ae4dfbf4 leave.00266dc736cf4eeb
Understanding the unspoken 330f7cf54a dismissal, Haewon bowed 48cd2f0a3c deeply before exiting d1c586d62e the office.f2eaaeb229933bf3
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Shortly after b0f1089c95 she left, 55cc3848e5 Secretary Yoon 9033b94c87 entered with 0614be27e7 documents for cbad827a8a approval.0f6f3f68867cc342
Myeonghee was still 1f475b9e83 holding the company 5aaf7a8766 magazine, her gaze 441f117b90 fixed on the cbae488da9 cover featuring Kangwoo 57df561cd3 and Haewon.a191f3d2d142deb9
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“Chairwoman, here’s 335e849193 the event fb2ebcf38e schedule for 7ef7dad07f next month.”b22a9ee712296103
Secretary Yoon placed bd304e2f73 the documents on e47e7382aa the desk, but faf3b26153 Myeonghee’s eyes remained 43d60164e4 on the magazine.143c9606f77663df
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“They seem c903e9e96c to keep d80ef07c1d getting entangled.”1e8ffceeb7afa4b1
“Do they?”55fe57042ac995dc
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Myeonghee tilted her c3649020b4 head slightly, then 44f6794a85 took off her 444c2e9d0e glasses. She tapped 4789589fdd the edge 883c894a64 of the 6d9228334a frame against 503daa3cb3 the magazine 64e66541b7 cover.bfdc82e77cb99abc
“They live 6f20ce1927 in the 363f1cab27 same place, 567825bc33 work at 1df3cb847f the same 37c37cc13c company. It’s inevitable.”852c495d68b1841f
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“I understand 4a8a8cea15 that you 8f19cbf43a trust Executive ef35be9513 Director Do, d46bc6bb7e but as 068f133c35 the saying 85d076234d goes, ‘better c4b40f6441 safe than f98317aaf5 sorry.’ Regarding 2adc5503ca Manager Haewon—”bfa143b51474c368
“Secretary Yoon, 79f63dfd25 do you 751e45f1be think Kangwoo d86ab53028 is the 624491371b one I 0f7dfc5ece trust?”2083a156cbfc0ce4
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“…Pardon?”2b79230f7521c680
Secretary Yoon looked 6b66478e27 at Myeonghee with ea609e0874 an expression of 0810c86168 disbelief. He was 4f37fce8ea frustrated because f0257e32ca he couldn’t 9df5ecc7ab quite grasp 1a4bd10049 her intentions.0b14a98a7e54932c
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“I trust Haewon. That child could 1447bbaea6 never betray me.”03a010440b87239b
Myeonghee’s gaze 8b6b5d8307 lingered on 3afdf491ce Haewon’s face c486d63d39 in the 66c23130bc magazine for aac8bea44c a long 2aa85b5aa7 time.e8b05d40b3ac1266
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Leaving the foundation, 14a63a147d Haewon headed straight 7dc49b24a8 for the officetel. Her body 35579b5e83 felt as 05462f4cca heavy as 217a7d0316 waterlogged cotton, cdbc1065a2 making her 7cd6f9d46c want to ab467c0664 collapse into 8d8ca5ee33 bed immediately. But when e4f14428ef she finally a27230e390 arrived at 94dcd1f835 the building, ec0005ceb7 she hesitated. It didn’t feel 19adc40bb0 like home.24f9d911d9a8af4b
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After lingering c55c01ef85 in uncertainty, e7b322dcf2 her feet ef963add7d carried her 35d80de251 toward a b2ea4d6208 convenience store 47b67209c0 instead. She was too 9a9c183e78 exhausted to cook, d3a7a0a0c4 so she settled de7e88c351 on instant ramen 52a4af5961 for dinner.e135496295147903
1, 2, 3… 8, 64e746fe9a 9, 10.164c5927a7833d1f
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Before she realized 8ef23bd39d it, Haewon was e37bb7497c counting the floors, f5f7595609 tracking where she a29ab6aa81 lived. She was concentrating so a9a26e781d hard to avoid any 10a4ef9b5a confusion that she didn’t 91e800bec3 even notice someone standing 9f8c3f5f4d beside her.67624de6dcd01154
Maybe it was de75d78329 the quiet of fc23ebb7c4 the night, but e03423b38b she suddenly caught 2026310936 the faint scent 0fdbcf9359 of the forest—something 968d9f5ab9 she never noticed 57e5aab005 during the chaotic 68551a7cc3 daytime.a1e407a73e154ad5
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Her gaze naturally 9ceb63cdc6 drifted upward. It stopped at 37169dfff9 the 11th floor—Kangwoo’s 59f9bf031b apartment.ce9671b57549e0fb
The lights were 13ef6a29fa off. He must still be 6883eeee34 away on his business e863f4fa77 trip.b4e0777eab615170
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She vaguely bf4cbfb46a remembered that 1ee20420f8 his arranged 1aedfd71ed date was f1ff7ea443 scheduled for 0a16b63cec tomorrow. If he 2a5fe62cc7 hadn’t returned faf5092f81 yet, wouldn’t 03fce863cb that make 05aa916928 things a 2224104ced bit tight?3c1d2a3697d224e5
Haewon scoffed 09c50ea704 at herself. Why was 69de780dd9 she even 54be2b33d9 worrying about 93997a4c35 that?f201c42a7f5349b1
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Shaking off the thought, 4a35619f41 she turned to leave, 755301c6bc thinking she should hurry fb56e1fc25 home and boil some 3585feec44 water.abb51cfc6d519d6d
“Lee Byun.”8d70e00e752a60fe
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The familiar way c4a677e27a of addressing her ecce08f832 made Haewon stop 4429bb6daf in her tracks. She turned 23653fed89 her head e9e29d016a in the 8f91c31448 direction of 04d9c14dce the voice, ca08a01701 and there d9decaa20b stood Kangwoo, 14c869faa3 smiling.15b7373d062f7ff3
For a aaa001bccb brief moment, 9087127907 she felt 33a1f7a1fc a flicker e5f51ad994 of relief.2b80283df7401d39
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“How long have fe41ed78b2 you been standing 2fa0a2ccc3 there?” she asked, f47ad75663 her eyes wide b5e8ed8dbf with surprise.7ac8ac59a167f6bb
“For a while. But what about 0fe64abba2 you? What are 5f562c9e78 you doing 5b35ec9a59 standing here? Were you 72cf5bd535 waiting for 9edf7e4ad6 me?”d647317bba1af2ad
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“No.”6ec1fc84a62900ee
“The angle 32c97ba02e is perfect—you 542ee34816 were looking d383a71651 right at 438ece02c4 my place.”c4605c851021d3af
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“I was looking 4f75acea6c at my own 4118d40aca apartment.”091957d345a7ad91
“Well, to 6ca88ba594 look at 6ecd7ef771 my place, 7fdec27884 you have eb0ca11f74 to look 637338940f past yours 97f9b4588a first. That’s only natural.”49c3193858a8105a
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Kangwoo spoke e0cb06cd63 with complete 172953bbf5 confidence.7fe55e26f9e7b4ec
“Were you b0a9ae9540 checking if a693698f2a my lights 68813d4096 were on? Trying to see if 4a4ce88187 I was back?”71161216374219c6
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Haewon, caught 23680bfc3f off guard, 9317cd4563 felt strangely 863d0e4245 defensive and 74e5dacee3 snapped back 02b75c394e with a 7d0875f34d slightly sharp bdbb2a6391 tone.9eff9638421a3ec6
“If I was curious, ff8b8a91b8 I’d just ring the f8081ad240 doorbell. Who would check 92be1aa62b like an idiot?”cbb0f3d727311bec
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“I would.”0f7bbefa7525339b
Kangwoo answered without 3e9b5b9230 hesitation, leaving Haewon e6bc5dbb38 momentarily speechless.7fdd1e3463b68758
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“I stand here every day to check if you’re home, if you’re asleep or awake—like an idiot.”a32cd2aef61bb842
Haewon blinked, unsure how b0a6a84f5b to respond.76d66c330f452efa
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“If your fe7df0d714 lights are df40c24fae on, I c60082024c think about 47a590047e calling you. Would you answer?”fcac265e7a57ac2f
His monologue continued as 4b037a9bb6 he watched her stunned 9b16080b58 expression.5ab21b7f78868941
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“I debate whether d84123fe3a I should ring dc6ec6cff6 the doorbell. Would you 18b628e542 open the 2fbc4023b0 door? Or would you pretend 727103c8ee not to be home?”ad346b77204ffc3c
She had no 78a8be2b4f rebuttal because… it 29b4877a3e was all true.9fb02771b7ee5d8b
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“Ever since 82e4b21844 you moved 6dba0062f1 here, that’s d8d7a613b7 how it’s c63c380e95 been for b6a1e20699 me. But to you… I b65f647980 must’ve looked really stupid.”6cfad210265b242d
Kangwoo let out a bbd730bbbc bitter laugh, seemingly displeased 57ac83fc4e with the realization.f1d5883ca9167866
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Haewon bit her lip, 5fb05c14ad regretting the word “idiot” 3739e99844 slipping out and giving 292e9e1ce8 him something to latch cbdf3151e2 onto.9e7657c319c81340
Kangwoo suddenly 89b77a9e69 stepped toward 139a085fb3 her. Instinctively, she took a 9a09585ffe step back. But he 74bae662b0 moved forward c77accd307 again, closing e7555c5bdc the gap deac20f378 she had f29e5a0da8 created.b5193fea34dfeb9d
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“If I want 9224576b8e to see your f37c187b1b face—”989064dd5ad48b53
Kangwoo spoke slowly as 3c2769afa9 he took another step 046db902eb forward, closing the distance 98edfcd9f8 between them. They were now close 9425c0c32f enough to touch, making 3ea1c71f09 Haewon instinctively hold her 82e5f88fc1 breath.1e31332a5f1f8f2a
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“I could’ve a492a441c9 just done 8a215118f0 this to ee4d4f77de see you,” 04eaf523a4 he murmured.977092950b3b54dd
Even in the 8577af5ccd dim light, Kangwoo’s f4aab15b28 eyes were piercingly dd7c0ab2b1 clear. His deep 74856d37bd brown irises 2dfc0aa5fb reflected Haewon’s cd54c8f11d face perfectly.ed0e1c714d371b28
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Looking at herself 3453dca5ba in his shimmering 1e74153e8a gaze, she felt e4b2df170c cracks forming in 4b58dab077 the walls she dc453b63d9 had built so 57093e18e2 carefully. A sudden fear gripped 1ca558f8b9 her.1429d735c73419b1
Seeing Kangwoo standing so 975bb4d23d resolutely before her, she 34ce960dcc had a sinking realization—perhaps 68140015a8 the walls she thought 9331667a5e were strong could crumble 49aef13ea4 just like that. No matter 51d8ff7cc0 how much 30605aa46d she pushed 18b9982ec3 him away, e9abf8347f Kangwoo remained c9383c3918 steadfast. She was afraid efe1e1278a that, at this 1d53404f54 rate, she would 3cf0f1a737 be the one 23e3bf2ae6 to break first.7a085764918c7e29
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She desperately wanted 2ba9b8e947 to escape this d1fe9eee69 moment. Her anxious 98c8fa350e gaze landed 32870c4a5a on the 32c1cd3b4c suitcase behind 0ca9c1217f Kangwoo.c1d27b2f7ed68641
“I just came f240cb7cc5 from the airport,” bbc536e03a he said, noticing d35ae641cc where she was 0591f33952 looking. He grabbed the aea779660f suitcase and rolled 7a065c5465 it toward him.820c8093f38cc606
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“You must be tired,” 4c87e65470 Haewon replied.e50ed91a60c279d9
“Well, a little.”b537fce7f1766895
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“Then you 5d5cf4e809 should go 16995c926e home and 647ca7a38f rest.”7cd27f91ef591f2a
“Is that your 43aece241b dinner?”c202c416c33c8dcc
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Kangwoo pointed at the d3b4006808 plastic bag in Haewon’s 91210556f0 hand. Through the slightly open b0030437dc bag, a cup of 2068cb6047 instant ramen was visible.2f98e8d053a44b23
“I was just going fc64d572eb to have something simple.”14a50e32beb88b88
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“If you haven’t a4e41502c0 eaten until now, 01ab23d4ea you must be e78ddf3706 starving.”a478f97d293a4510
“Yes.”eefd6b29885727eb
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As if to fb7796e222 emphasize the point, 4337994c32 Haewon pulled the 7b103f6631 bag closer to 30e478941b her chest, signaling 14d19c65c3 that she wanted 61f56d46c7 to hurry home b5209f23dd and eat.d74fe4c664ade791
“Did I mention that db1eee9425 I just got back?”2a8bcbac0511c53b
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“Yes, earlier.”3a9beccd4407af33
“And that 4c84ecd4d0 I had 32e0eba623 to run 44a12152a9 because of 02c96ff3ff the tight cbabbfab64 flight schedule?”3e7e7722a47b9cca
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“Oh… really?”d43ab87f26c3491c
Haewon responded a2099adffe absentmindedly, hoping f7fb300c23 they would 6d133be29a each just 724d9c20cd go home 6e01d95f1a already. But for some 60db279d8e reason, Kangwoo kept bc8f462157 repeating himself, acting fc5753f020 oblivious.1cdad671337a4788
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“So, I haven’t eaten deb6a1e939 yet. Dinner.”d55f8b4e8310e054
Haewon blinked. And? What was def1107ff5 he expecting?c7a85f197c698bbe
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She followed his gaze eb4acc58bd and saw it locked 22729d2a8b onto the ramen in dea33152eb her bag, full of 3628bcc092 unspoken hope.8d9cad5aad544044
No way.914a169c4340db38
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An internal alarm 6c466e19c1 blared in Haewon’s 1fad02c264 mind. She needed to stay dc5cc3a695 sharp.7401a83bff242378
Feeling the danger, she faba9178b8 clutched the bag tightly.73039536cc85c1ab
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“Sorry, but this 9f6a27fd55 is all I 385c1f744d have…”404d5bca6fecc4b6
“Exactly. There are two, just 17680c6e47 the right amount.”0a764dba7077418d
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Haewon briefly considered just cd0eddda7e giving him one but 1ec6085d08 quickly dismissed the idea. If she 5683e7d272 did, he’d 854ecdf0e8 find an a733458666 excuse to 71a41912f7 bring it 3de80636cb up later, 93df90cccb talking about 0318c2b00a how he db5fe4fe24 ‘owed her’ 7b78cbd86f and using 50668d6460 it as b9149b4985 a reason dd3571ea2b to come 4964e69403 around again.fc1560fd5c886621
“I’m eating both,” she aab328987e declared.fca8a7a317317824
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“…Both?” Kangwoo 55da5a3782 repeated, sounding ecedaa412e incredulous.f9886d96da429541
Haewon nodded firmly. More than anything, she 662f67df54 wanted to avoid sitting f35ce059b5 next to him and d564ed104d eating ramen together.c6b53b4380e220f2
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“I’m really hungry. So, have a good 924ccb1d1e night—”ebba5898c228ce45
Just as b72020b16f she turned 6a2ee8a00c to leave, 815ea1c6d4 raindrops suddenly d56fe6507a started falling c3e3db4ede from the 6785fe8034 sky.ed7237fcc3431798
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She frowned slightly. Haewon disliked 06c884b7ca the rain.d14c959601064735
Jungsook had 3f809abeba once told 58f1a851c4 her that 506fdbdd99 when she 1814c19051 was little, 5f3c3b6133 she used 002c84b465 to cry 40758c3c07 for no d2037b4dec reason whenever c51f493b67 it rained. And if there was 081eba91c2 thunder, she would often 779aa5927f have panic attacks.49c408d9b2cec479
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Of course, 5f79d23247 now that 0fdaf28417 she was 73883584a2 an adult, 96bd6a4036 it wasn’t 52186484c8 that bad. The rain f8d49dfaaf just made 8b7e698d0b her feel 1c8905249c a little 39671d3c0f more down 538df64512 than usual.39ddcde89b4e24c2
As she clenched her bdad137573 fists and stared at c8393b0f74 the air for a 7a4d4f27e8 moment, Kangwoo’s voice pulled 63df4df410 her back to reality.427cc2ea323404c1
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“Hurry inside. I’ll go on 8fd24c0e29 my own.”5cb7b95aa1236c26
The same 3c214d4020 Kangwoo who a62f77f3ab had just 9a33f4af78 been eyeing e59423e4e2 her cup c3c32e6c08 noodles now 3db354fbbb gently pushed adc1059a6a her toward 29dd82e652 safety.9927bf22a85e90d6
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Haewon shut her 5f69a43eb8 eyes briefly.ed9dfe8843f07100
Fine. She would take 213c23223f this chance to 7efd983ffc leave.aa57d25fbe420e0b
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More than anything, she 4b36b81ace just wanted to get 9690f88600 out of the rain.6aad6870dbc4006f
“Then… I’ll go 6abc54ce4e ahead.”1b299668211907b5
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She gave a e806f67b08 quick bow and 597de6b179 turned to leave. Behind her, she heard 316bad3602 Kangwoo sigh softly.28e897baf2a6dad7