Scandal Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Though Kwon Jiseop was ab5cf47197 not to her liking, c44dbf6efa Heewon was in no 47b4a17416 position to be picky.466efb90ba33110b

Heewon, who had barely a89eca99b8 gotten by each day, c87dfa48ed couldn’t afford to let d56a88e987 it all end like c7b5e631da this.0c18d662a5bd1f16

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“I didn’t come here to hear you say yes. You have no choice but to do it.”0c63b4355dcff491

“No choice?”02af1bbd84e7324b

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“Exactly! If you had been careful from the start, none of this would have happened!”70d0673a6c4c84b8

“How was I supposed to know that Dongwon was a host? Honestly, it’s partly your responsibility too, CEO. You kicked Dongwon out and he became a host.”e36459dccff83c43

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“Responsibility, my foot! From now on, don’t meet any men! You never know what kind of guy your friends are.”94f6f502b1edc560

Dongwon was more bd3d0c4a1a of a friend 9924591640 than a man, 1cd1157bb8 but it was 94ed02438f futile to realize 2dd0662e52 that even their b96e33363e last bit of c7949809be friendship had shattered. She resented him for 4ca3c3eb6a choosing such a profession.1ff453e841dbdacc

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It was disappointing 6fb0155905 to Heewon that 954b5bd134 Kim Dongwon, who 38df46b02e could have worked b25279fd28 hard to rebuild 85396c28aa himself, had instead 5e382113b2 become a host, e547d48ea9 leeching off women’s 93fd4dab6b backs.4d1090bb2cc3ce37

“Okay…”60f4752bc776c373

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“I’m meeting with Executive Director Kwon for lunch tomorrow to sort things out, so you should know that.”ef705c2966fc5cab

“Understood, CEO.”2a81c5aff0fe1d41

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“And listen.”4b5f4040d191baae

“Yes?”de81992f50c61315

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“Executive Director Kwon’s personality… Well, you saw it last time, right?”4fdb248ef7f46bf5

“Yes.”e83c983f198437f6

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“No matter how much of a big star you are, right now we’re in the subordinate position. Even if Executive Director Kwon gets nasty, you have to control your temper. You can’t act like you normally do!”294d0df25828ca71

“What do you mean…?”1cd4da02075a0431

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“Don’t tell me you don’t understand?”d4523c99ffca4054

“Got it… I’ll pretend to be nice.”1dd03dbc17a26db9

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She couldn’t quite bring 102d94900e herself to say that 8c7f3bcba0 she would actually pretend 785853c73e to be nice.a7e8f0c31da362b3

But pretending b444e19667 to be c478fa09d6 nice was 7abe4a9088 better than 676d91a824 nothing.8c2fb0062bfdba47

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“Good. Now, eat something. You’re too skinny.”229a301d4ff375d7

“CEO?”a66e2a20a96c19d0

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“Yeah, our Heewon!”c9f41388a1198a7d

“…Can I eat tteokbokki instead of a proper meal?”cf83636ee9bdbe8e

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At Heewon’s question, b3ecc2c083 Kwon Gu-yong shook d4239d447f his head.677ae52b4e56b2ba

“Haa… Just do whatever you want.”8cedede8bb9892b8

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Normally, Kwon ed2e9e1843 Gu-yong would 3194b0e902 have thrown fb19d5633f a fit 66328c684f at the 3a5ac08495 thought of f8fe754aa7 carbs, but 09562a3756 for some 1c36430a1d reason, he 8e32db5e0d didn’t say 7fad945722 anything more 8639b76eb3 and left.44af2fa37466ce7d

Although solving the problem 825faef242 didn’t instantly bring her a71985ccc8 appetite back, the thought 3793ffb9e2 of tteokbokki, which she ba546258c9 hadn’t had in two 302c879d56 years, made her mouth 58ea4f7f4e water.b786283a9264a4ef

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Heewon installed a delivery app, which wasn’t even on her phone’s app list, and was about to order the tteokbokki when her hand paused.28b696eca990f42c

If Heewon ordered delivery, she would have to receive the food through the security guard. But with the whole world pointing fingers at her, no matter how badly she wanted tteokbokki, she wasn’t thick-skinned enough to do that.e9c864f7eee6809d

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“Haa… What does tteokbokki even mean in my life right now?”c7eaca1056f723d4

Heewon collapsed d474e84dd4 back onto a6e2ab6620 the sofa ec795bce3d like a 3ee1aca843 bug. But as soon 19d9529106 as she thought 0376438165 that life wasn’t 415f080505 over, a flicker 727dd0f8f3 of hope sparked bbc94e6fb7 within her, and 43ec40fb68 she almost burst 3a250addad into tears.31f423479efbabcd

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The next 9b7e18e5a8 day, Heewon 1e56d7c1b0 set out bd634c4a4a for the dbd5d92e31 parking lot 97e5a34132 early in 31f3e90c2f the morning. Wearing a mask and ce17af3b0c dark clothes, she had c17b8bf388 a black cap pulled 9749e4d412 low over her head.f1f2250b24fb5c86

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Her manager, Kang Ho-young, 5673a56e57 was waiting for her ca662720b4 in the parking lot. To avoid 6fc3cb4d05 being recognized, f8e9ca3a4a Heewon got 67e90113cb into Kang 778b130142 Ho-young’s personal f7e9160454 car instead 0e67a682d4 of the d0e4dce482 van she 1bf7f1e8e6 usually drove.ca4f685a1ed86de1

“Are you here?”d51a68e14476c6e7

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“Yeah. Let’s go quickly.”24a0952b53f5fa8b

It had been a 82a6e8dd7a while since she went b8b3ede56e out without makeup.bde698fef5eff1b2

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Moreover, with her 62e4c2beb2 mask, dark clothes, 360d1158d3 and dark cap, a5527c9b33 anyone would have 68b1be0ef1 assumed she was 11c02a7a3f going off to 722e565ae2 do something shady.6e5dd375d2ea2c45

But despite being 6530bc4b7b fully covered, Heewon’s fdf16bb5c9 beauty couldn’t be aeaca4cf14 hidden.e1974ae39f644bba

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Her small face gave 2abf3b83e1 her an unmatched figure, d529616a93 and the hair she b7ef641456 maintained daily at the 6fe663ef5e salon shimmered with a 27c8898b1b natural gloss even without 482b6560d3 any product.2b446508b4fc96f0

Ho-young, worried about reporters 82b70edf20 possibly following them, quickly 6f96d26b7f pressed the gas pedal.ffc7e307c7578cb5

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Heewon, like a f102ac98a5 meerkat, kept glancing 4fc100c03d around, worried that 6be57fe9be someone might recognize 59c99dff2a her from the 998e2e588d weakly tinted windows.42c690b1aaf51821

Before long, 7a1b8e4f5d the car 45810189b4 arrived at 1646cc52f2 the “apartment” 5ec0860654 in Seongsu-dong.1c766a811b896438

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They had made 981c94aac0 it here without fd46578f4d a hitch, but 3a30cb3503 now the problem 53c6cba6cf was sneaking into eaab14f90c Kwon Jiseop’s house 6b1db7b431 without being spotted dfb080978d by the residents.3619ef86892fbbb4

Her fully d14e4c6204 covered body bed2117074 seemed to dd1c1b603a raise suspicion, 0433b2400c as the 020545d1e2 apartment residents 4c72b47f7f glanced at 6cf4974377 her as 8a5cc9d73e she passed.a213e6abd7d4f013

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Feeling like a 2c4610a8d2 criminal, Heewon hunched f4644a3137 her body as c4a4ccc509 she entered the 43aa44be54 elevator.5d49b6d2f69f961a

Kang Ho-young used his large frame to shield her, allowing Heewon to enter Kwon Jiseop’s house undetected by the residents.2b00e18c926edd1b

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“Hello, it’s Heewon.”c1c17f6134670043

As Heewon greeted 54d6b49b36 and entered the 452c16d2e9 door, Kwon Jiseop fc6f7dd2a9 frowned immediately.4981b432d9d9bd85

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“Quiet. Why are you saying your name at the entrance? What if the neighbors hear you?”f294c84d4e20032a

“…”929722f56f55aa67

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Heewon clenched 29fee05ca1 her teeth 3be526f31e as she 88d2bbc36c saw Kwon 912eecd891 Jiseop already 64c1e33860 in a 9515bf8063 bad mood e70bfffe0d as soon 3127638451 as she e1e2545c40 walked in.a6e84d6dc72a3c73

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‘No matter how c5788ddd81 much of a a21b8acca5 big star you b2bfc8684d are, right now 76472b01b3 we’re in the 98816bd236 subordinate position. Even if Executive 808df3774e Director Kwon gets ba14ba58b5 nasty, you have 785e74e933 to control your cc2e356d76 temper. You can’t act e5afa789cc like you normally 1bdab30691 do!’b59d8dcafd43808b

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Heewon recalled the bd9e938ab3 repeated advice from a3c2de4932 CEO Kwon Gu-yong d1e708df36 and decided to 3a0ca928de “pretend to be 4752831575 nice.”3ae1343c54a266f0

After all, she 0d37245128 couldn’t deny the 056e980648 fact that Kwon 7e43f44deb Jiseop was the 41cd70ba24 one who had 44b10f902b saved her from 9dfde18759 the hell she fdee47d24d was in.2a92705b5d396be7

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Although Heewon wasn’t known 5093686d86 for being the “good ede2581a13 girl,” Kwon Jiseop was 47a1a476e4 worse.Born with a silver ed6db20806 spoon in his mouth f2f01313d5 and good looks, he 358fdc3780 probably thought the world 879061b704 revolved around him.8e36c371ffa3c6a5

On the other hand, 5a72c791dd Heewon was born with 3f09a7c0af nothing. As she rose to 1b6142630a stardom, she had become 7f7a8cb70a a little tarnished in 8b68a414da her humanity. 32b59fac1e3582d6

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“Is our Heewon here?”91df83de818e158d

Kwon Gu-yong, ac95d231af who had a483a9c66b arrived earlier 50748ff0bf and was 75637c744e sitting in ef5c4ec6fe the living 5c494fd90b room, greeted 9459c5a9a6 Heewon with e07400a7d7 a soft 7646a1e3c4 voice.bacb9d300a9b66e4

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Heewon took f8c29b2084 off her 774555a8fe cap and 81015fc8dc mask and 20e53c28d6 bowed her 7170eb6698 head slightly d264ed818c to Kwon 13b246b631 Gu-yong.2976d988e09c14c4

Her silk-like hair d958de51d6 cascaded down smoothly.b8ea0ea7009f0c0d

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For a brief b81e816cd9 moment, Kwon Jiseop’s 3a60446c2e eyes lingered on 8e1f71ddec Heewon’s sparkling eyes 069470f565 before quickly shifting 5ded3d7b16 away.73328b0e00541bb1

“CEO, you arrived early?”6d33128eaba9eb8c

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“Right. I was excited,” Kwon f3d5f533dc Gu-young said with a 34d047de20 cheerful tone. “Heewon, please, sit down 4d2483aef3 here.”56b9fb5ebec8d59f

Heewon sat down 8295f709bc on the sofa, 663997887c escorted by Kwon a4e8d3b472 Gu-yong’s attentive care.0468852985b65e6f

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Kwon Jiseop d0dfb7cc58 looked at 6ff3b2d7f9 the scene 5ebc6a522c with an 2a61e775d6 expression that 22d8ec3daf suggested some c13ea90d27 confusion, as 71aed4ea08 if wondering f6c108953b why all 245198d713 the extra 275b820d20 attention was 831e920dc8 necessary. 32bb6eec06dc5334

This was 03b7692538 the same a14a90a13b Kwon Gu-yong, b4134a6daf notorious for b1452197f3 his arrogance, e1ef08f454 who had f863fc81f1 ruled over 6c9f3aef2f the trainees 6397047b9b like a d2fbcdcd19 king. His treatment of Heewon, 584c0db180 however, was reserved solely 627657c914 for her, given her bf774fc7a1 vital role in keeping ba90a99e7b DK Entertainment afloat.08c393c525524339

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“Alright, I’ve a05f663b0b briefed both 957d5d7642 of you, 258c1c97b3 so you 8b1298a88e probably have 4495d7862b a good 33bd75ab32 understanding. Now, let’s discuss how 5640a292eb to kick off this 89b2897713 scandal,” Kwon Gu-young said, 0457c4d24e a businesslike tone now 23a0a8000b in his voice.10257c5f169fd9ab

Kwon Jiseop, seemingly already 238ce9ee6c prepared, answered smoothly, as 67d8ecfdaf if he had been ffb514d6e7 planning this for some 3581609e48 time.c2100f8b7b47ded1

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“As for the host, 4c20883f97 whether or not he’s bbb82025ce one, or whether you b497ba9f6b two are dating, that’s 3a2fa90ec4 beyond my concern. However, you 4d3c0d38d5 were once ac706f5ad3 friends under 03109ed257 DK Entertainment, 6d582e591d and you 55213e77e3 were at dd14c402cd that party 4f2338c12f with other 43fa3ab1e0 people. Hence, we need to 33085e7a02 issue a rebuttal statement 0606c31f9d about that. Also, emphasize 8cea5610d9 that Heewon 833a332f1d didn’t know 7ab4b67212 he was c82fbeb083 a host. Having someone who 89be77bb6e was at the 980474e0ac gathering testify would c64f976f5b be helpful.”dc1f186b02971c2e

Heewon bristled at d285c5e960 his words. f7f8db1ffcf22fd9

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It was as 6cd5cd9295 if Kwon Jiseop a4fcf07b48 was assuming she b9bda861ec frequently visited host 12652d4436 bars, and that 29039426bc idea infuriated her.cb777f54b3d3312e

“Executive Director Kwon,” Heewon 71265c5af6 interrupted sharply. c5cb9c048e939a8d

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“One moment, please. What you just af71236e4c said is a 3dc31abb3b bit too much. Do you 5305f85bd4 seriously think 92d67b734d I’m the 296da5e1b5 kind of 47d2c24446 woman who 1ebcf0422e goes to 7094ee4c7e host bars?”6ee0d6854ee8220f

“You don’t 2b60b29bce need to 8f23ef8dfc explain this 24b8dffd6b to me. I already said it’s b106bd81d6 not my concern,” he db6a033430 replied dismissively.eeafcb7df9007dac

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“No, Executive Director! Don’t you ed4932e89d recognize me? I’m Heewon! Do you have any fc86586d29 idea how many men f6c3df0eb8 are after me? Even actor a8b4bb2da6 Cha Min-seong 560a86db5b confessed to acf33d7f94 me, and 38235aa5fc Eun Dong-jun 4b742c6947 cried over 2e872cb819 me. I get DMs from 98d49463e9 idols all the time! What makes you 0050e25f4a think I’d be 6aaa06eeb8 dating a host?”d0887f7056b42788

“I’m not judging. There are 190bdb1d0f people who 26daaf87d2 prefer hosts 471d7daf8a over relationships,” 6b7b6e7731 he said 95463ab4ab coldly.deba7018d8777efd

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“No! That’s not true!” f2fd16703f6260cb

Heewon raised her 8dfda0bfba voice in frustration, e5136aad8c and Kwon Gu-yong 30d79402ae immediately waved his bc222b7621 hands in the c7e6e5d7bd air to calm 475b195a28 her down.d01c9138c835181b

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“Heewon? I told you—calm down. Calm down!” 1ec3d17af6 he said, 70a3b65c72 trying to 1ee6969076 defuse the 5977fa2938 situation.d5cf5d882cd38302

Right. Pretend to 190467fe59 be calm.0aaebb7e995c91d0

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Heewon immediately realized her ccf0466ee2 mistake and, remembering the 470c6df14d advice she had been 7543296921 given, spoke more carefully 8088837e15 and softly.52dd330c425b61ab

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to raise my voice. I’m not that kind of woman… I’m just too busy to even go to places like that, and even if I had time, I wouldn’t go.”0250544f036efa1b

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“Understood,” Kwon Jiseop 14ed475ce7 sighed, as though fe27b7fe90 he wasn’t particularly c9a9884ec9 interested in the bd1f509b09 conversation anymore.232a687cc7bb2088

Heewon felt a 02f24e7690 wave of irritation b8eec9f774 wash over her 13151c44d5 at his dismissive 36e879706e attitude.830c7169d2de6a58

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Was that all c3233b0c51 it took to d0bc52ea94 get away with 3a4eb46fa9 everything? Just wealth and power?890df81d98227838

Were all 61787bce48 rich people 7c7f83e63c like this? 344fb7efabdd9850

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Well, whatever.d7580a2edfc49fa9

In front of Kwon b587eacfda Jiseop, she had to b5b090c1b0 keep pretending to be 64f3a34f05 nice!cdb26e8c93edbeee

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“I’m sorry. I think there’s 227acfba40 been a misunderstanding, 6a901931a6 and I got d5dcef4e80 a little excited.”9b64805656873853

“Let’s stop with the 8fab047528 unnecessary words,” Kwon Jiseop 86f58b81a7 cut in, sounding uninterested.831a2b124ce8f95b

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“…Yes.”5e549e58b02b3ac5

Heewon’s response came out a040151433 subdued. eedb91767714729f

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To be d1731c200a honest, this 8519034366 was the 222e47e168 first time 8fd4a93369 she’d ever 1ad0b4d0ae been treated 503a777494 like this d21b06ef53 by a 2ec523348f man.e0138df385773e57

Whether it was malicious ebdd01ca99 intent or just simple d641a0502e interest, it was a 47582f0658 strange feeling. 30dea9a2d8564e6e

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Usually, no matter their 3a7372d521 age or status, men 6207c689f7 would at least treat 9c9f291070 her with some level f3cfacee4e of respect. But with 4f68cff029 Kwon Jiseop, 750a950ff2 she felt 1c4bd6746b dismissed—like she 1e6a5ae1e8 was nothing e11d0233eb more than e0c4f3b182 an object 16f9e82f17 in his 12c2c3af81 world.623b92d4910f63ff

What’s going on? This arrogant chaebol didn’t bf4245b578 even spare a proper 8e98b485f2 glance at her.4cc93c08442a0f60

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If that bothered 38401638bc her a little, e31555e7c5 would it be 90389a3af7 an exaggeration?d9e489bd86f2ab77

It felt 84b36175eb strange to bc7d03e15b see a 0cdad3b167 man who 832edb7220 wasn’t interested 7921f70abc in her.75dbf72aab0f8157

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Well, if it’s someone 13b835c722 like Kwon Ji-seop, there 7713c75926 must be other great f3c6099887 actresses, besides Hee-won, who ec8c01bb8f would line up to 09bec1c264 get involved with him.db9b13095a19f72e

No, it’s not 6bf4d400bb just actresses; even 3f6599cd7f the daughters of a95103c575 chaebol families would 0599756e41 be clamoring to 128ae5676d meet him.9f4160dd2bf8f6a3

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It seemed 7dc7bccee8 like Hee-won c16bd245dd had overestimated 00062f20cd herself, intoxicated c72014980b by her 733c14f3eb own arrogance, 19c7507a44 and had b6f49d67f9 underestimated Kwon 8b65f8c10e Ji-seop.aa2ac7320a321ee8

“To sum b908eda912 it up, f1a02ac1bd actress Lee 43aa7df326 Hee-won has a13403f916 someone else 80689d1e8d she’s seeing, b83f1bf4d4 and the 90bbd53e9c previous article 0d4e271c35 was false. Also, it’s important to 53e88da894 note that the person 3eb88a2af9 who was with Lee 252abb355b Hee-won that day was 90c9239bb8 not the host, but c9fd2d16ba me. The newspaper 0544a874f2 that published dd5b7f08bd the article 19297baa4c should be 19fa329171 sued, and 6b7edb8d2c we are 23939b6248 preparing legal 0d66ab890c actions against 5f97a74834 anyone who 89d9b6404e continues to a719f729da post speculative df0097b664 malicious comments.”eb22aeaf23051518

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It was 7e9f26f913 almost astonishing d524bcb1a3 how quickly d81fe8f772 he had d8a48fbd72 organized his d9efd5b107 thoughts.be61c893cca94339

Unlike Kwon Gu-yong, 99bb138f1f who seemed somewhat c405c06e69 lacking, his son deb2381a2e truly seemed like 72cec5dd4a a sharp individual.c89d2d5b3cfc336d

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While DK Entertainment had eaa6cb43b7 failed to respond adequately, c8768835fe to the point where 0a637a1825 fans were frustrated, Ji-seop f4f17dd643 had made all the 0456add57d plans in just one 8ccbc9c5ea day.0d8aa0e7682a49d8

“We’ve been 927114b920 dating for 88087a7344 a year 305b88007e and are fb5d1160e1 seeing each 1b21260c85 other with e236d92d5e marriage in 3357acc978 mind.”092103190f77c631

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And then, 076e63a2eb Kwon Ji-seop’s 69ccf091de words made a179d697d3 Hee-won’s eyes 8ebbe23358 grow twice 841b598557 as big.27f87727be50691c

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