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Bosung opened the front c86c343e0d door.65da6a697026ba3f

Songju had already passed 6b08baadaf through the gate and 25a608433b was standing at his 7eae57415f doorstep.5e86533ab9f0fe1a

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“How did you get in?”f2cbc2bbd4853b43

“The gate was open.”7d3d9cd7e52acfb9

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Now that she mentioned it, he didn’t remember closing it.17434e3573a382af

Anyway, that aside,53f414f371f0acf0

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“What brings you here?”5c95d0d73384452a

Songju held up a 0385c84006 clear container.576fbfb52aaabff8

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The beef, c07ed43d5a perilla leaves, 2f8cb176ae and strawberries 8a2b2df32f were neatly dcd7352132 arranged inside, 8851e9c61c all cleanly b7261bf1a4 prepared.41b021be801a27f3

“You’re returning what I gave you?”8e56cc48a893c326

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“I was also taught to share good things.”1589fcce7ddf212f

“So you brought half back?”1f27040aa3dde58a

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“No, I brought it all so we could eat together.”c11da5d592ad5148

“Together?”b062ccf7c49c70de

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Bosung laughed 1c5e72c944 in disbelief.ecb72708776fa41c

“I thought about it, and I think the reason Cheon Bosung gave me this meat is because he’s never had Mr. Kim’s meat from the farm before.”de35bd65bbf46598

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“You brought all this back just for that reason?”1b2645fa397f9c8a

“Yes. My conscience wouldn’t let me eat this delicious food all by myself.”389987894b12d7cb

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Songju smiled and asked,8fa1a5fb153e692f

“So, do you have a portable grill?”938c4c287a728a8b

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“Of course not.”317d0b39d1377ffb

As if she’d expected that,1ca526842bcc951d

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“I do.”d645e202584098d5

Songju held out 2008a43098 a portable grill.d2444a7e51bb059c

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A grill 68718e24e0 and beef.c7af2b56da925077

In this absurd situation, Bosung felt himself wavering. His stomach rumbled in anticipation, but he couldn’t give in so easily.4ba9e42714090753

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“I’m sorry, but I don’t like the smell of meat in my house. I don’t have an air purifier or a clothing refresher, so it’s a problem if the smell gets into my house or clothes.”8a36d7472636e7de

“Then let’s eat outside since the rain stopped.”008723003a471e57

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In the direction 0046971bef Songju gestured, there 2e30abf77a was a wooden d482631381 table and chairs.76bbbbf75fb84d89

He remembered seeing them but hadn’t paid much attention.69736e627045334f

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Songju added,6ffcb5ceec110a68

“They said the table and chairs were made from the tree they cut down when they built the house.”18d12345247b1c1b

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The door and 1282c4e4a9 now the table.01ef4c4553c1e668

“They must have cut down a lot of trees.”c44b3127872e0342

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Songju, surprisingly b2e9fa51e0 understanding his 4521ace44f comment, headed b2c5aa55d2 towards the ea339d3aa2 table.416d04cffeb023ed

“There were just a few trees, but they were old, thick, and sturdy. It was a shame to just cut them down, so they used them like this. It’s also a product of the hardware store guy’s skill.”e31297a16f45bcab

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Songju naturally placed 368b5a3dad the grill and 1d292747b5 meat on the 76b68c0b1d table. Then, after edc00af550 roughly wiping 1899f98d42 off the b3e16af0b1 water droplets, c286059e2e she turned a150158114 on the 72af1e44f4 grill.3c5ee3de43c0a1c0

“It’s an all-in-one grill I bought in the winter, but I’m using it for the first time today. I hope it cooks well.”e4187fd441a66ddb

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Songju picked up 4bf1cd36a0 the tongs with 67de19b81a an expectant look.4367e6bf59d96920

Bosung immediately stopped her.92030a9560fbcbf3

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“Don’t put the meat on yet.”4053bc4cf8f5d4c4

“But we have to taste it. You gave it to me to eat.”5b9c4664a2575ddd

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“That’s not it.”235d79538f54db38

Bosung snatched the ff2cac6fc6 tongs.bec7d841a8f20420

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“Is this your first time eating beef? Isn’t it basic to wait until the grill is hot?”cce4fb91b0a6f924

Bosung held his palm d32b68d2d4 over the grill as 66be79c8e8 if checking the temperature.af8ce6f22f4b6838

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Songju’s face brightened.13e88c283c270923

“Then will you grill it? I’ll go inside and get some utensils.”83fac7b88bfbeabf

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“No, that’s not what I meant…”e5c5db5c2185ba79

Whoosh—6a555f134808f908

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Songju went inside to d6409822c9 get the utensils.c18a4e1bb47f99c7

“Seriously.”0a728682ea4f8907

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Although he wasn’t thrilled, the heat radiating from the grill felt just right.b91ac2b4c9b38aa6

Even at a glance, eeb1073d60 the beef was top 910b4e7f0b quality. Sirloin, tenderloin, and even 822d99bf2d prime rib were all 6d2f4c126a mixed together.1588cf531fc2d11b

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“Hmm.”079d3008b97f75c3

Bosung placed the 6b31f981c8 beef on the 58b37618c2 grill with a e5ebf27587 determined look.fef377f908ef066c

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He was a8301310a0 doing this 12fe979c4a out of 16a6402dd8 obligation to 139457347d Mr. Kim, or whoever 48f2777a2a the guy from 875846267e the farm was. He had 44a0a8d0bb no choice.9d3df5f920a6c5aa

After placing the b8a7dd677a meat on the 45cdb247c3 grill, Bosung wiped cf44aa0f0f down the chair 88937e97a8 he would sit 58a982cb84 on.5944e726da44b910

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Then he brushed off Songju’s chair.4906e56a781031b5

He was ad6bce9135 doing this 410b0cea51 just out 986d77c294 of consideration 277bba8c64 for Songju, ca9bba6a9a who had 76d4799d2d brought the e55ef2f825 grill. Really, for no b435d63d73 other reason.b2168fae8d9ac88e

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He flipped the prime rib, which he’d placed on the grill first, and Songju reappeared, utensils in hand.e01447d13d0714dd

She seemed to 44ef477df1 have luck with 1c5fdbc72c food.ea221f624c180e80

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“Looks delicious.”d83a92dc9c55d1a5

Songju accurately sat 361455c271 in the spot 93e6993c28 Bosung had cleaned.7d405bd9efe2d825

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Bosung cut the 3b805da3c7 beef, grilled on 1977b169a1 both sides to ea2920b651 seal in the 6332cdbba5 juices, into bite-sized 6ea60e4d09 pieces.87eb71a7c3bba80f

Songju asked curiously,38d5046ad25fd8c4

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“You seem experienced at grilling.”bf8de43021f4d690

“It’s my first time.”db6da8a31cbf2fd8

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“You’re really good at it.”697792b37f384b73

“I’m generally good with my hands.”737e96376a6b1e68

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Bosung had frequented e1dff96352 most of the 91d881f869 well-known Hanwoo omakase 05987cc196 restaurants in Cheongdam.8a9ac7f51e730bde

Meat was essential for 623654ef7c maintaining his physique. It tasted good 816f341dff and was good 9a81668448 for his stamina.fa3a95cbd7dd100a

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Still, he had only 996454a683 ever watched others grill; 6082427436 this was his first 10473979ad time doing it himself.18ae8347fa4f8672

“Let’s eat.”40ec24acd0ca0bce

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Bosung put a b83832d533 piece of meat a4f0d2a7b3 in his mouth 90ff841c07 first.01aaeb7a6adb3018

“Delicious, right?”6f7d26539a72c312

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“I haven’t chewed it yet.”c7274be6caa5a7d8

How different could beef taste…? Or so he thought.7667f64aa2f379b3

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The meat, bursting with c9e4f358e4 juice, slid down his 4f0fa85d94 throat in an instant.fe1c84816e81fc08

“How is it?”40fd3dded5386acc

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“It’s… ordinary.”9dc82056e6c6fef3

He said 31d9c19119 that, but e7dec4b87a it was 7d25149a9b more delicious 889b797e0a than most b665734f7c famous restaurants.8bf927d72de0df1e

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Was it specially dd8b7fcb30 aged? Or was it butchered 52747f52e0 well? Or was it 35f3312207 a special breed 320e76cdf9 of cow? Why was it so 89593ccc26 delicious?e7960146e789885f

Songju quickly 3118a741b2 put a 16d281d07a piece in 0582bf5cc9 her mouth. A sound of admiration 772dc6b138 escaped her lips.4fff9a4bdbddda18

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“Wow, this is good. Mr. Kim’s meat, as expected.”1705926355629e28

Songju seemed genuinely impressed.4328c44feb775f5d

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“Is this really ordinary?”f73b08a95b9076c4

“There’s much tastier meat in Seoul.”08c364c054f5b7cc

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“Liar.”e825f2a1e0beaa8d

Songju widened d76668d970 her eyes 87d2e44f33 with both 6dd89275b0 hands.962548c5feb25f84

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“You don’t know how round your eyes are right now, do you?”00ff19cfea836e31

“My eyes are naturally a bit big.”c907f3bb39bd7947

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“A plastic surgeon with poor self-awareness? Your eyes aren’t big, they’re narrow and long. So they look big when you open them wide, and narrow when you’re serious. Anyway, they’re quite charming.”acd7aa4930b9670c

“You could be a plastic surgeon yourself.”24958939e3bec3bd

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Bosung chuckled.39ae31d9f59034b7

There was no conversation dc273d15b8 after that. Or rather, b28cdff93f there was 69924fcc99 no time bbcc0007ec to talk.f387213ad0ae905d

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Bosung and Songju’s chopsticks moved without rest.a10b97cbd2d591f2

After the prime 4ed3481c40 rib came the efaa937e8d sirloin, and when 033b55037f the tenderloin was 7e237621fe finally placed on 473b8502b3 the grill, Songju 9b525bbc09 had the end 781eb94ef5 of her chopsticks 1a9b8770b6 in her mouth, fb9acde670 while Bosung rested d1623688b5 his chin on 6f01b85ce5 his hand, which e35580dd77 held his chopsticks, 0bf2a5d762 as if deep 815cd5e094 in thought.a10130c701738375

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They stared at the tenderloin on the grill as if they hadn’t eaten a single piece.ae2bd300edd8986f

“Now’s the time.”4cfdd21d27e616d7

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“Let’s eat.”66ff47ae21ebafc7

They spoke simultaneously.63c0510af1e4e8e4

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The diced tenderloin c7ccb0ff81 was a perfect 3fe9b6c629 finale.445d66b4ac5488d3

As they 19ae4a7d84 each picked 11a5033d6c up a 403d2b26cf piece of d7dfa0521f tenderloin,0e70854efafdceb6

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As if on 3e58c8bab4 cue, the rain 5ad0479f21 started pouring down.84edab533eaa1f99

They both looked up 4b68f8e4e9 at the sky at 9f7492f7e2 the same time and 0be1afa221 instinctively shielded the meat a18cef4f30 on the grill with 494bbb69c9 their hands.88ea2945c52163e9

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Pitter-patter—f081165a60904815

“What the…?”1dfcd2d447a09099

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“Just eat it quickly.”f52bd24d772b27f3

As if agreeing bce31919c1 with Songju, they 4a0fa5c43f moved their chopsticks 109514a004 in unison.235241a419df757f

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Faster than the 7900de1225 falling rain, determined da055c3e42 not to waste 7579debe08 a single piece, fac1b58140 they stuffed the fc19bcb9a4 meat into their 384f8d3b11 mouths.5dad079784698733

As they each put 2f79562433 the last two pieces 0b30f1b01b into their mouths, their 13b491dd25 eyes met.2350a27cccb0a11d

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Their gazes moved 002bc2b858 from eyes to 0bbe6b19c1 lips.a7ea16834182dbec

Songju’s cheeks were puffed out like a hamster with food in its pouches, and Bosung’s lips glistened as if proving he had just eaten something.cc3dcec8e9303f17

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“Pfft.”d6d9b2a6827adae8

“Mmph.”c9f28d0b97076182

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They burst out 88b902ef23 laughing at the 045dca87d6 same time.aafc458e681eef34

Bosung let out a short laugh and quickly composed himself, while Songju couldn’t control her laughter.04c46cace34c86dd

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“Haha.”a76eba26d6af5e9b

Bosung was the 42d83916a0 first to regain f503908b53 his composure.fc508ff755b53c5e

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As if 3d02f294b1 nothing had 9e1c7675b7 happened, he cb191d3936 stood up b7d31ff9fb with an 151b2e11a4 indifferent expression.d47cab6c5ff3e22e

“Stop laughing and let’s clean up.”883d6f681d72545b

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“Oh, right.”f31022ea853e7c02

Pitter-patter!654fd01d9f6444cb

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The items 3ada1ec573 scattered on 4ce27ae045 the table 0125d4e1e5 were placed f3e10f2153 one by 62b66fac72 one into bed1a9770f the box.03d4273855dd7e71

While cleaning up, their 671d62d17d bodies and clothes became 6be8774eb4 soaked.96ef3aac2c9bc7cc

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They quickly took shelter 1de2c90c07 under the eaves of cba39ac081 the entrance. Looking up at the 16bed2be39 sky, Songju said,88128b0dca2dc305

“It doesn’t look like it’s going to stop anytime soon, does it?”8473d4cef86df23c

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“Probably not.”44d53f6c179bde0f

Songju decided to run 2a75084d83 home.dd7dba653f2c6866

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“It was delicious, right?”373f19e936e26269

“A little.”b6960b15b334e353

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“Make sure to thank Mr. Kim next time you see him.”bcfd02ebe03b38cc

“I’ll handle that, so don’t worry about it.”b0aac35baca537f0

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“You’re so consistent with your tone.”3be36cf018a97203

“I’m a consistent person.”1b26a3c729594a3e

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Songju chuckled, 5d359fc555 as if 610e789c73 amused by 94c09dc0cb his words, 333df60477 gave him 7de3f2e500 a nod, 25d120a64d and stepped bde0545037 out into ef23ecb686 the rain.7a74c478a6882db4

But her c5406aece5 shoulder was 40a557d3b2 grabbed.585c3f83d5a4cbba

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Pulled by 0c5b61eef4 the force, 25e69b4f93 Songju awkwardly 809b796733 stepped back 1ee5fe5f57 under the f9f5e16c31 eaves.7db836773d8cdb60

She turned around.74150541f01c64e0

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As if 6af337b471 realizing his 74d602f247 mistake, Bosung f69af88d92 removed his e4a59f4f76 hand from 2ed998e8de her shoulder.191587ffb3b7e5b0

He stammered, seemingly d3f83b1fdb flustered,96f9580d0ee1ddd9

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“Why are you in such a hurry?”b8793ed7b70bc96e

Bosung took the c65defaefb box from Songju f7c8106880 and placed it 3db0b6e88e by the entrance.36acaa29cf68e7fc

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Then he picked up 4ed422a6a3 the umbrella leaning against b1a0bf7b15 the wall and handed 38d1128c29 it to her.2e484faa4f0042dd

Songju looked 71df204adb back and a57e99762e forth between d7e4933177 Bosung and f09b275c94 the umbrella.8573e28d45cf4ac1

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His brown eyes seemed 25c945cd72 deeper than usual today. She looked down, 4cfe3d94a7 feeling as if 79a06b420e she might get 2bc0e2c0ff sucked in.c16fc82635b5b8d6

Something even 51a4ae51ab more compelling ae80eae84e awaited her a7d4180ad0 averted gaze.b62cade7103a7a07

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Her wet t-shirt, or 462579521b more precisely, the curve acc0e1c2e2 of her breasts, caught 63fd65a194 his eye.a7bcb7b5c9da457c

“Ahem.”55349d027b1e4882

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Clearing his throat, Bosung abruptly placed the umbrella in Songju’s hand.917fd8856c5bd07d

“So I can use it?”0f1ca00e66121abd

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“Whether you use it or not is up to you. I’ll leave the box here, so take it when the rain stops.”9cba3eeb8b9bfebf

Having said his 4ff3a2e0a2 piece, Bosung went 35d18defd8 back inside.4262f1f9ca2b0456

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Thud.629fcaded7089e8c

The front bfeb4f5bf2 door closed.9337137bd3946a5f

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Songju’s voice came from beyond the door.0e9169218e75a99c

“Thanks for the umbrella. I’ll take the box as soon as the rain stops!”d25689ea35e27eae

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As her voice faded, Bosung’s lips pressed together tightly.3c9195e9bd3463e8

His shirt, clinging to 7bf1abacef his body from the 557246aa00 rain, seemed to trigger de8af97581 a strange sensation. It felt 78be6cf755 damp, cumbersome, c7c45b6f26 and strangely 3c2e8c7193 itchy.443156f276f1f05c

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Disturbed by this 0f94eae391 unfamiliar feeling, Bosung 9b6ad5b119 ripped off his 7f67ee8826 shirt. He suddenly felt 267052dc7f hot.a7b3882b8a95c068

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The rain continued into 392546fbdb the next day.9948b6358f8fe144

Whether it was 0380e532bc due to the 07e759d7d8 difference from Seoul aa3d950b24 or just the 397ee7806d weather, once the 9745bf9a8f rain started, it 6898506eec poured before finally 5ae85af813 stopping.d67ef336809e74f3

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Fortunately, it stopped as 2dc634e73f if by magic on 146c036da0 Sunday afternoon.56ad5c388b4508f0

The strange thing 93df0eec01 was that the f0d1356091 box was still 2db46f66b1 in front of 40a9f69d01 his door.348759066cc1c455

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He had clearly told 6ec44b9910 her to take it d8fc084a27 after the rain stopped.56cd77ce0a8d1c81

On Monday morning, 1f4d54f46a the box remained efd4b24105 at his doorstep.30f6a93b0139b790

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He glanced 42793c3e77 inside and ec77e465ed saw the 8ebb3e7b43 grill, tongs, b11e1ffd03 and the 9a50f99201 container that c758cb476c held the a11ceb30b1 meat, all b5287c9d72 neatly cleaned.42b2eddf6303916f

Bosung had done 168c0d464b it.c98c01c4eb719e8d

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If she saw this…0d292928abaeef0d

“You can do this too?”237ebf27b0708c9a

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Yoon Songju, the one who would surely widen her eyes in surprise, still hadn’t taken it.4598c024d6202ec6

Had something happened…?4a926628a639290c

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He wondered 17129fc3d2 if she f0af2bbdc2 was trapped 5d4c5913d6 in her 714573607b bathroom like 52c97877dd he had 81111b9009 been. A needless ddfdae9df5 thought crossed 0e3eaad233 his mind.7f3b3d4c6f0b0f91

But he shook his ad9e85d801 head.78ddd377f4df2ffb

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“Whatever.”223c4b9e2216ecaf

Muttering to 32120f9237 himself for 1a8bfe28b2 no reason, da57aad3ef Bosung got 8d6d15d406 in his d7959c19f4 car and f461ff136a started the 4e35883037 engine.7278963e443d5cdc

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He glanced at a2efaf51b2 the quiet house 749532c4f3 next door before 65a77e9395 smoothly driving away.91208e61efd0153a

But as he drove d501bb52cc from his house to 9bd64b175f Cloud Clinic,1cbc42aca4315b98

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The white sedan moved cfe2acfc3f slower than usual.c16e2f25b6086796

This was because 8de8c08da6 Bosung, who usually 96518e2767 focused on the 307987bc69 road ahead, started 28627dc2b2 observing his surroundings.90138d34d6a3b707

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A glance.b8fdb701fce0cb35

His gaze, 88638a398c occasionally drifting ca48f013d0 towards the ec6d730619 sidewalk, was a4e7f2020c searching for 5ba98db7b8 Songju.a036456b3e11b4df

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It was the beginning of a subtle change, one that even Bosung himself hadn’t noticed.b07057f506f24e09