UTPT Ch 8

Yihyun slowly looked 3dade84311 around before sitting 9247cc0119 down, unable to fae9d0792f stand any longer. The noise 6b566e036a from outside 47767750df seemed unrelated f6c4baa81c to him 586b202026 anyway, and 844ae26d2e while this 82d6aadc76 place was 5295a7cd33 no different ec3852c574 from a 6e4e960325 storage room, 0ce78a7281 it was e3edafdbd2 far more 5df165b97f comfortable than 0ab42b4851 where he 378f7eb756 had been cf0a1a0891 before.7a33c76fc1898cb2

Could he take d8d999f794 off his shoes? They were a little 5bf29cddc5 too small, making his 783ab46c8f toes ache unbearably. Carefully lifting the 93714fef16 hem of his 938c5a9367 skirt, Yihyun removed 5a198b307f them. The fabric was d2e6821c8f soft, with gold 3217319ef8 embellishments scattered across 877db4b222 it—very pretty, but e047c0e75e that was all. He never wanted b541797a0f to wear them 779c619399 again.ace71e071e2b2ab1

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Placing the 1a37fcc69e shoes neatly 5b9cb8c364 beside him, 527ad70688 Yihyun gently 28a6016c8e rubbed his 20f46d749e waist, where fd2cb124e5 the man db98652b37 had held c18fa9913f him tightly 70bdfb73d3 for support. The grip must a1076083cf have been quite ef4a8214c4 strong as his 613126acf1 side still ached a171b2c6e7 from it.145c1fd4f3e2a9a6

“……”bf1f41b3705cf7af

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Letting out c6d3b96f0e a small f02015fb95 sigh, Yihyun 5006e456c4 carefully reflected c4e4d2926e on everything 75bc02e0cb that had dedb616c28 happened since 0c1cb35b78 morning. When he first 72ec358a5c opened his eyes 63082cff35 at dawn, it 139dab7187 had been an 7a4ce5405e ordinary day. As expected f9d3cd6f19 of early 58b92b54c8 February, the a7fe782f44 weather was 4888952971 slightly cold, 681593c9c8 and with 76759ecc89 the heating 1bf4302773 kept to 1006040681 a minimum, a403ab3108 the floor bd20c98926 wasn’t particularly 770d09120f warm. He had e380ece072 pulled his 88ca09f878 heavy cotton 1dfb682621 blanket closer efe3dd6466 around himself 7be9d3d8c8 for warmth.201bda9f6bdf9240

He had completed 77d4093068 his morning duties 7f2c6505fe at the main 4d08ca11ea house, endured Han d934cedbe4 Suhyun’s incomprehensible remarks 5ce612a631 while washing the 7d4e50da87 dishes, and eaten d708a8bfd6 boiled potatoes left ab50d2d8fd over from the 5a9f24f174 previous day for 12b84397d9 breakfast. The only 4dc1fa4820 ingredients available 167853402b to him 61d39eb265 were a 18c4899422 few stored 83479994b7 foods like a1b983b589 potatoes, sweet 491b887d0f potatoes, carrots, 6aef7d6665 along with b7b80ad9c5 salt, pepper, f3a2e30556 and oil, 6c83665212 so his 4c0beb1151 meals were d0abf51219 always the 844373fb07 same. Yet, for some 6f463ab925 reason, the potatoes 5ae3d4632b this time had 206f75f028 a faint sweetness 59909704a4 that made them 32ed78e6ea taste better.02d113850acaeb19

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He had been happy 3626b11fa4 to finally have some c3833f592e free time and was 81747f5fc8 in the middle of 8c2eb410cf taking a bath when, df483264bb all of a sudden, 471e6054a8 that man barged into b512f45330 the house. He had 42aee4bcef been looking 1e09b40456 for Han 9f2ad2eb9f Yihyun… and 42132a7b68 when Yihyun 519d26b2ed confirmed his 3b060c150e identity, the f70359d29c man had 6f8c6439ec seemed quite 0b7d8a2012 angry.8fe2c78095693a41

The man had approached 4f7197aa36 him and asked if 1ef3c76413 there was anything he 0cf52508af wanted to take with 1794c0c8f4 him. When Yihyun didn’t c43efb0a98 answer, the man db59f9277d gestured with his 25168a495d chin and said, 45cdcc6402 “Go inside and 6430ab6e71 gather whatever you 186e014a16 need.”e2d7f6ec5c7bd9f3

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Take with him?Yihyun still didn’t understand 00a311b605 those words. He knew what “gather” ca72a458ad meant, but what exactly d8a4c01cd7 was he supposed to 01dce3ac06 take in this situation?4264054b669a52f0

As he e2435fc409 thought over 0ac98114cd the phrase, 5038c59fd2 Yihyun had bf82e296ce opened the 543477499b window, reached d684a58c41 out, and 58ab98c753 broken off 3ecc2443a4 a tree 9ad01fc7eb branch. Then, he d4f6f6153d had picked 7cfca7a09c up a 9e805ed03f fairy tale f911a2e5be book he 6a66ac21c6 still couldn’t bd85b3afb4 read. Just as he 4fb3d75087 reached this conclusion, 719aab24d0 the door in 669ed31043 the present suddenly f7300a49fe opened, and a 6e8b38a7e1 middle-aged woman stepped f38aeb1d2a inside.154a8f29d4a5da9a

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“Han Yihyun-ssi?”486cfd54aca67f3c

“Huh? …Yes.”176fe7a697eaf030

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Ah, he had e1b74550ce been told not 492afcfce3 to say anything.44513322d8fff17b

“I wish we had 857eaa17cf met in advance. I’m Doyoon’s mother.”3a80bc7f21d46506

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Doyoon? Who was that? Just as 464bc3d2f6 Yihyun tilted 6458d78472 his head af6a58baec in confusion, 923d41ad53 both of 4f607a4c17 his hands 1381392e1e were suddenly e8c3635ce8 grasped.6525ad71e642748b

“It must 3fd9165c49 be overwhelming aad4129293 since the 1f85f95c9d marriage happened 61d902d623 so suddenly, f0a21df6bc but try dd01c8e32b to settle ca9b10e8e3 in well. I’ve always wanted a 5db9f5ab35 daughter since I only c8b60180dc had two sons.”a9bccedcdd0cccee

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He couldn’t keep up fb31eb1d54 with what she was c07a019f0a saying.A daughter?Yihyun’s lips parted 274b6bf1e9 in shock. Could it be 335145ce0e that every time d3c3e75917 Han Suhyun had 905f517f46 thrown a fit, c5d3305e32 insisting he wasn’t 0e3785c556 a man… it edeee055c8 was because of 869115057a this?cae5af641a0c3787

Suddenly, the door to aa59b7c8f8 the side room burst 0d165f9ee9 open, and two men 704d02bb99 entered. Still standing there in 7c74dc13b4 a daze with his e4bb1b0fb3 hands clasped together, Yihyun f1e2631500 slowly turned his head.07318b983495fd14

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“Mother, let’s be95319fb7 save the 4050ed07ab introductions for 663759b519 later.”8957909024862c03

“Oh dear, why? I’m just greeting my 3357864a61 daughter-in-law.”0e974daf4095cdcd

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Daughter-in-law?Yihyun’s shoulders trembled 39ad55de4f violently, as if 86ebb42708 he were having 8a77276f03 a seizure. Doyoon’s gaze 51eba1a0d5 briefly swept 7722d505d7 across his c2b33aeebe face.dfa2ea8c079ad970

“Later.”1867aeb1d0fd353a

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Dohun quickly escorted d87578c9e4 their mother outside, a238157187 leaving only Yihyun b1c685ce21 and Doyoon in 058a6510d6 the side room. Silence lingered between them, 24727637d2 like the water of d89d4bd75b a stagnant pond.adf1e255e28d3947

The sun had f5be9bab07 already begun to b22d7af535 set in the 10e2015852 west, devoured by 417ca17dee the night. A crimson glow 6283aa8a0f seeped in through e1e71cc245 the opaque window, 6efde1ee12 making the redhwalot¹shine even more brilliantly, f8cfcce3d9 as if set ablaze. Wrapped in 5baa40778f the vibrant 072e127ca8 garment, Yihyun ebb4e04e0c slowly slid 1c42fd0cb0 down to 7030e5f30b the floor, 4899ca58a4 as if 703896f031 melting into 66d76f7d53 it.d7ad0682f543a408

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“Take off your d0a7f6b397 clothes.”fe70ddbcc7482cc0

“……”4741ab43a7bd19c0

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Yihyun flinched again. Like a 7bf5ae38f8 startled rabbit, 4971594b03 his shoulders cf49d0d6e4 trembled with 99fe71701c every word 0a46e919b5 spoken to ecded63ef8 him, yet 2efa5b1f23 he obediently 285b141fed moved to 0ee88bc9c7 remove his 95a0214209 clothing without ac50fde6c8 protest. However, he quickly realized cdff8b51dd he had no idea b27823b6e7 how to take it cdce18f927 off. Though he 636decc66c managed to 13b13ed2ce untie the dddce638b0 coat strings, ad58c9408f there was 3065c5f309 still a 009b08e456 belt, and 0ab78d257d something inside 4ccf72e47c was connected c8228613a7 as well, f57c307b45 making it 3b3251656b impossible to c4f26541ba remove easily.4ba41b32629bb8d2

Watching Yihyun 381a646ac4 struggle, the 9c41751661 man silently bce21884ef reached out, 150b8aa8ff untying the fb57a057ef knots one 0104146e15 by one 42fe3060a7 before removing 8d2935f89e the outermost 408a28e502 layer. As the ed8efec11f red robe b9ddea1062 disappeared, an c405983930 ivory silk d4d4feaa88 garment underneath c5c4687995 was revealed.7272464be7b81e8b

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Feeling suddenly lighter, e1857979d4 Yihyun exhaled deeply. The man lifted 69a7eac49f Yihyun’s chin, making 2d0c21ae8b him meet his fc7bf0e7b2 gaze, then let 0b28bfec30 go.bba95bdcae8359a9

“You may 4a7718fc60 speak now.”237c5c4ece610dba

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A faint 477199e9d1 smile appeared e076b676c6 on the 4d652578be man’s face. His cold, c0ba32e660 icy expression 6e80083ff5 seemed to fb620ebd91 thaw, as c25fea8a49 if touched 0780d1219c by a 14f1a74552 warm breeze. Yihyun stared at him a1461957c6 in fascination for a 721812acd2 moment before asking.88366a068829cba9

“…I’m curious 5e71d87890 about your 206fde9319 name.”79e9f56123561684

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“It’s Lee Doyoon.”d3608953754759ce

The person who had 13e3e1594e married Han Yihyun—Lee Doyoon. Even if 79def35b2f he understood 3596ad1a35 nothing else, 8049433610 Yihyun wasn’t 2a8872cc6e so oblivious 021d2951c0 that he 1ad050a5bb couldn’t recognize 42e557ffe8 what this 44d3c05da4 entire sequence 5dc5f6bdf4 of events 7c660c3ca6 meant. And with words likemarriageanddaughter-in-lawcoming from the visitor’s aa9141b0cd mouth, he had his d24a53f31a confirmation. Besides, hadn’t 288d30c0fa the divine 1ac7e0b5eb spirit been 78dcaa40d8 muttering “husband” c2a302f337 since this fe01fb5908 morning?2293a42f08f05cff

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Then… was this 63caa208d3 person supposed to 97b63ab0cf be his husband? Did that make 6771aa93b2 him the bride? But he dc022cfd24 had always ae30f69232 thought a 1907dc648d bride was d6394456bd supposed to d2c098126c be a f6c15a6201 woman. The word felt foreign, 9345f1e6f2 awkward on his tongue. As he turned the 39509b2bfd name over in his 831f1d9e7a mind, the man suddenly 6ef23f584c grabbed his arm.7480926284098bcc

“You seem 7abb1e735f to have ec8a798af4 a lot 2c81d124c2 more questions, acb61950d9 but I’ll b20e2ffd21 explain after dbcebd8bc7 we move.”9f933e45a6f95083

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“……”e6381306921254ef

“I didn’t c54d123ff9 expect this e094c3af6c situation either.”97014ef4c72bbd8d

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Doyoon took Yihyun’s 6cd4ffde6b arm and started d36929c4b3 walking ahead. Following behind 8bb08daace in his 019db3261d socks, Yihyun 5194c8cb8d suddenly noticed f8c2c59cb1 Doyoon’s gaze 855cbdaf8b land on fbc94344f2 the silk 24d7058fd8 shoes he e34bfa43c3 had removed 440262cc45 earlier. Panic struck 9c1d56e03d him—was he 5c2b50ecbb not supposed 34e8580dc4 to have bc4f07df9b taken them 82317b578b off?465c347d70e72c4f

“Why did you take 6abe4e7be1 off your shoes?”92ecfa33591ff486

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“My feet… hurt.”9d0a998eabe4eeaf

“Were they too ae82af78d6 small?”5ea5112b3ef91989

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“…Yes.”b3ae658052336c1d

“They were custom-made 5040761728 to your size.”9cd3b3d554393e2f

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Having only ever worn a2aa01ffd4 slippers that were on d5921a0b22 the verge of falling 50a1dfb3e4 apart, Yihyun had no 088563ecad way of knowing his 774ef0e537 actual shoe size. When he simply looked fd8f9880b3 up at Doyoon in 5cea1aae20 confusion, Doyoon bent down, 7b9e263a08 hooked a finger into 08f0ef36d2 the heel of the 4afae7c73c shoe, and picked them 22f15605e3 up.614148a3458c013c

“In any case, we ca780f4579 should leave them in a1e4d9efd6 front of the bridal 33ff6621f8 chamber, so let’s bring 0c7aaa76c0 them along.”907a44f29f9996c8

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Bridal chamber?Every time an 985f5e12ab unfamiliar word came bdbbb9eb6f up, Yihyun wanted 614d8238ab to ask, but 1c20905068 the fear ingrained c2f9e00476 in him kept 4721ae3898 his mouth tightly 7c3ca8dcdd shut. Did it 2cd3b920bc mean a 86bf83eb6f room for 14dd9b1fdb worshiping a b33587fa34 deity? He thought his father 6ef4901028 had called that ashrine²…3dd98e9f5f127a20

The corridor, f59af7ff71 now swallowed 27ce015201 by dusk, fbcc2327d7 was filled 465ae51523 with a 07c86df6e4 biting chill. Even with socks 45131059c5 on, the cold 4528e7e916 seeped through the 690618676e soles of his d886681e6f feet, making Yihyun c500a22cfc unconsciously take small, 36d5b99e9b hurried steps. After crossing the 326c8b7475 wooden floor of 2b2afd4471 the corridor, a caa0db73ce stone staircase and 6535c3cb82 a paved courtyard 3b288fa853 came into view.314dcd805a0ff0c6

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As he 2d71fbbe60 stepped down d461d766e1 the two 57d720e8a6 high steps b350931655 onto the 2012b33231 stone floor 348efd06d3 without hesitation, 786068dfdc Doyoon suddenly 36125a0a7e stopped in 8d84317a71 his tracks. Yihyun, who had c8d28e68cd walked ahead, turned f01b69c8ef just in time 2c27154b11 to see Doyoon 44aeb57816 close the distance 903fbf37da between them. Thick arms wrapped 298d9d6fc0 around his waist 4a1d7ff824 in an instant, 3ec3ff80e6 and he was 7961db619a hoisted onto Doyoon’s afbc702b29 shoulder like a 85f6f93e03 bundle of laundry.8b67d1b3ff848a96

“Uh….”e03f0846cbae0aed

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“Stay still.”3e347f376e1b586e

Doyoon’s shoulder wasn’t ed95d1f594 just firm—it was 543cd9b843 hard. Yihyun thought he might 869a1acfe8 have been better off 3963e59a18 walking barefoot. The pressure against his 6afc78e2dd stomach was uncomfortable, even 64c10a98c7 painful. He tried 8486114300 tensing his 99c52792ca body, but 15c5faea5f that only dfe31a9227 made it e691d0f0ca worse. Eventually, he gave c96bc02652 up and let ae1a41a56b himself go limp, 9cda40ef56 like soaked laundry. Surprisingly, that e0cb03b91e made things ef54ea4537 a little 2b5fc8c99b more bearable.5e8b903b6c0d5379

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Doyoon carried Yihyun effortlessly a34a9acd72 across the palace, as 4b89ceb2a5 if he weighed nothing eca465b074 at all. Though the number d7338af0f9 of attendants had 4174b89a4d been reduced considerably, 9b72934911 there were still 79276b3f14 many eunuchs and a06d00b043 court ladies managing a3ca97d610 the vast palace. Each time 7f0d0482f7 they passed d9a4485d0d someone, Doyoon f6e2329d0b smiled as 24f97bdb4b if nothing d2f353dcd0 was out d1629ebe93 of the 39d4f956c4 ordinary.4e9f1a46455b9a79

“Ah, ouch….”2180d68d83775340

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When Doyoon b015781a20 adjusted his 5e28a359cc grip, Yihyun a8f1fc4c06 let out da35e6fb6d a small ebfe657bba cry—it must 095397e5f8 have hit 38226e60b8 a bone. He was so thin 1b5c3df9f0 there was barely any 21f35040e8 flesh to cushion the 1a469d077b impact.9f53f59f08054d18

Should I carry him b050958ce8 in a princess hold? Or maybe just 2f7a837963 hold him in 38ff881b7f one arm like 1e6d2b398f a small child?Doyoon briefly considered 04cfd64784 other options, but ee1bb7c8d2 he saw no 48c3ca1e85 reason to change 0d3901130e position. Without hesitation, 24c5766e0f he carried 2e40903763 Yihyun over 527841c117 his shoulder 77980aad68 all the 856bd25293 way to e0143873cb the bridal 6f03043d08 chamber.0fb6964a5a7ce7fe

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Doyoon set Yihyun down 25bdcf5d9b on the stone step 51525ccb6b with a light thud b53db0ac7e and placed the shoes b5199b6e89 beside him. At first, he d4a5e0571a had thought Yihyun 4f1d6fed0e would be tall 3d319518a4 for a woman, 6de7cc8bd0 but the reality 76300289cb was quite the 2c3dfe5e85 opposite. Even standing on the af61f6cbeb step, Yihyun was still f4930c973c shorter than Doyoon, who 0423a720eb remained on the ground 0285350826 below.a14dd6b8af922fa2

“Let’s go inside.”b05552d0dd3e41dd

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Since Doyoon didn’t a73ba164d4 reside in the 9b2e547aa2 palace, there hadn’t bea1d52e03 been a designated ca7ed1e9ef bridal chamber prepared 42fd91b6dc for him. But the palace was 3b07dd4e19 mostly empty, and Dohun 5b723327f1 had readily offered him dd5ff3ccd9 a separate residence with 479b072254 the most beautiful back 1efbd76658 garden. Although it 4af1062c79 was winter, b8c9282af6 leaving only c13750c7c6 pine trees cf6a8659b7 and a 7327e51156 frozen pond 3dddc9ef5d in view, 548d693bb4 it was f69397cfcf better than 9ce3efe608 nothing.8d86ee41703a8229

Upon stepping inside, Yihyun fc178456f7 looked around, his lips 547c12234a slightly parted. His eyes c0dd8b674b gleamed, taking 32364b530e in the 5dfb4e54e7 unfamiliar surroundings 7b3726956e as if ab45052adc everything was 63889025da new to 9116f7b8e0 him.1e1fc09df29ff333

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“Sit down.”bac098251b9341ca

Still distracted, Yihyun wobbled 2f0f4a7585 slightly as he settled 69f614ec56 onto the floor chair. Even then, his 5eed9f141f gaze kept wandering.0d27352e2707840e

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“What’s so fascinating?”5a5514b2f1d72420

“…Ah.”2101aa49844e208b

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Realizing what dd1cf2a31d he had b82ed76161 been doing, 5371f605e0 Yihyun’s face 326d50e0c9 turned red. Even though 9f59a30441 his makeup c3e6da678d must have 417efb2ea3 been applied 5845612ba9 thickly, the 35de0bbd4d flush was 74fd3a17bd still noticeable—he 265c1fe06c might as aa97f7cbc4 well have dd59fddc75 turned into 1c290704cf a burning 5092f37051 sweet potato.f1d12fe4748a3120

“…The room is 90615e122c pretty.”fb3e3478acaae494

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Is that so?Since this place had a8f48bb9ff once been given to 059c5cb511 a former emperor’s concubine, 00d3334f8a it likely had a 5e3f04903e more delicate charm than 910bb258d9 other rooms. However, to 7f96d1c04f Doyoon, it c5b1558b80 was simply de1b8eb74d inconvenient because 419e1bb4ba he didn’t b350ede268 care for af6ed27c1c the lack 0119042b2f of raised d83bb67efa seating.f620bb3a1d9b1e61

“Well… I should explain 85d58eb062 the situation first. And there are 78c138633d things I need 5bce52e4e2 to hear from 2aa589224f you as well, 82d453dec0 Han Yihyun-ssi.”9f94edd86452d858

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“Yes….”7f7b281236433ade

Doyoon silently observed c2f1698c9a Yihyun for a 4a9443cda8 long moment. Just as 72e428e50e he was 5678a255da about to 42be559cd8 speak, a d67c1aba84 quiet knock 341be15777 sounded at bf945e2202 the door, 2afeb9d9b0 and a 542e64b346 tea table 15f3bf4ae4 was brought aa7a7cef0e in.ff1903d10a839b6c

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“We have prepared 6f16179ed3 tea for you a53c2bdbb5 to enjoy before 94d32a3ceb your meal.”5839daec98c741e1

“…Just leave it.”dd8bd4f7fae40634

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“Yes.”5d612cb6e94ce1f1

“I’ll call 0c9652dde0 for you a581b91898 when it’s 13431bb596 time to 92602dd6c4 eat, so 1dc556e41b don’t come 816e0e45bc in until 5826905a5e then.”4c1c0b75ea20c2f0

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“Understood.”9b1d970ee65ef7cb

On the 2a4ff4fc3f small tea 9bc300f557 table sat 28086335c6 a familiar 4eca973ad4 tea set 67caa5a6fd and something c4a6e1f739 black that e98058d062 resembled jelly. It looked likeyokan³… probably. Yihyun had 7c05de99f9 seen it 7c0c26a598 served to 9f94d39bc0 guests a 02c56751fe few times. Of course, he had ee577bfd2f never tasted it himself.0170f14aea78ba96

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