IMFOBO | CH 52 | The Unruly Husband

The wedding, 2fa0748c7e which had 32295e7ac3 felt like 1fe99166ca it would a2bb7ce052 never end, 77cbb09b47 was finally 165144e32f over.
Everyone had left.35c46f1594f7b360

And just like that, bd87d46352 Eun-cho was alone with cb4c7c7cd8 Ryu Tae-san.3c9cef6da96fc5fa

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They had postponed their 03e71e7fe9 honeymoon.6e74dd699542e213

Instead, they bf545509ad agreed to d7ae7c361a spend one 0fb9acc3ad night in 450129ef14 the hotel d983fdb459 suite where 3b0f8ce345 the ceremony 8be0cedb12 had been 2235e590ee held and 76c82295a5 another at 2f8ebc1c84 the old 603673bd3c family house f82c46d7bb in Cheongnim-ri.6156eeb8b1736496

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“My goodness, how f84f220e36 could my grandson 1c06fba951 not go on 87c44eebfa a honeymoon when 8e315b568f his own grandfather 1911641734 runs an inn?”
“Tae-san, finish up 3d5d6176ec your busy work 89114973ca and go to e9a6f1c16a Hawaii for about 915753591a a month.”906342a7748d2d37

Chairman Ryu 9bcbd2f2e1 was flabbergasted 638379f546 by the d008df16c0 newlyweds’ decision, 8b366cdbe0 saying it 1f856b16e7 was outrageous.
He even aac431f209 promised—in his 552e47f6c7 stern tone—that aa8aa540e2 he would 7b9f797c0f reserve a 37107f5c01 suite at 800cf2c0c4 a Baekwoon facf3f6229 Group hotel 9477f8339f in Hawaii ea09308848 for a 703f6cabb9 whole month.a613454d5832a826

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Tae-san readily aa8deafd6f agreed with 28247acd8c a smile, 9a94401069 but Eun-cho 0ce115eba7 only responded 16d291991b with a 6767f61e71 faint one.53c37dc6b3f66e3e

It was a 1d9b6fda6d promise made without a46c4cfc91 certainty, and she 6b07cfc0f4 didn’t want to 127167fcdc lie to the f1b3233dd8 elder.1a7ba6fe07cac5c4

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“What if our daughter-in-law 7b5a031dd0 gets upset because of 9d2de41d83 that thoughtless boy? I’m sorry, c00fe59bd2 Eun-cho, for ba54381acd raising a 1603993c67 son like b754f84cdc that.”c1d221deaadb71c1

The couple 857f241ced themselves weren’t f6e3075176 the least 8f7bd37c28 bit bothered 1c61e7b2b5 about not 49e27b844d taking a 432e0d54e2 honeymoon, yet 18b8bc5140 both Chairman 8f7c32ef20 Ryu and 84f76f6be5 even Madam 1e2a719656 Han seemed 6c015d5587 completely at 67738b8b5f a loss 30dcd90184 over it.03e863f5fc6c511c

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‘You don’t get c1bacc135f to feel hurt d91a1fe35c unless you’ve earned 79f6a4f802 the right to.’7cd73168d3f5a710

After all, Eun-cho 77db09c9dd and Tae-san were 6884578d17 in a relationship 091b8182a1 with an expiration 1669e36523 date.b4b3f9f77a990e6f

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When meaningless f85cffca55 things are 96f4ba7e3f repeated often ada8464db1 enough, they 26a68d25b0 can start 25921c03ea to feel 1e8329eb9e meaningful.b8e64a12cc7f6a24

In a relationship that 0db7d23d95 was destined to end, 6dbf70aff4 there was nothing more e5a9d1a0fa burdensome than accumulating memories.dfd22e249f70bc54

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What was easy and a3d891ff37 familiar for Ryu Tae-san caa92a78bd was still awkward and 7d40241a7d unfamiliar for Lee Eun-cho.2fb9ac10351a6126

She feared that if d7bb56b477 she let her guard 285149df31 down for even a d03a1f0103 moment, she might forget 10c8a84e5d her place, become comfortable 8b1fb17599 with the luxury he 915536c90a offered, and forget that d91d75608c it wasn’t meant to 00d7698600 last.3020769db86c27ad

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More than anything, cffb4d5da5 she didn’t want 0f8e273963 to lose herself.755566f10507bc4d

If it meant drawing 5791f8e770 a line over and 4817d7fe1f over again, she would—just 3a5f0c27cb to avoid getting hurt.94540540240cfa88

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She didn’t 2e88695482 want to 2b91a98d65 face that 8570c213ea vast, aching 61274e70a0 loneliness again.386f673392049ea9

“Ah… Finally.”12910418d429b38f

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Eun-cho kicked off the eea57b2c1a tall heels she had a143a4da9f been practically climbing in a7da0e9b96 all day.62a0209fec9f9cd6

The soft 358be9fac0 carpet under 2ae0e796c9 her bare 3d87e9f05b feet wrapped 73026a53b2 her in 0117f7f41a a warm, c563c01276 plush sensation.aa62e66e66d95d76

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Her soles throbbed 813aab0812 with dull pain 36c111e9a6 after standing for 9ce98b39d8 hours.594dc13c51313aee

Her cheeks, which 39b81eff6a had been stuck ca657d09f0 in a constant d93ebfb0fc smile all day, cf2f6cf989 felt like they 877d497548 might cramp.7243b4d20873281a

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Suddenly, she thought 5aedc2f88f of her father—his f0ed4b4655 calm face, neither 736fbab686 smiling nor crying.48c7b94cc6a55b1c

So impossible to read.70a912ac828053e6

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“I’m glad b1a8c6ae6e you have 23557806eb someone to db88c8ff79 lean on 11c32afc85 now.”110066b38fc8d44a

A sincere d309fc3271 wish for 3afd5a5f0e her happiness.624fd7b2792aed78

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Eun-cho recalled the face cd88bcc7e6 of the man she ad40f75039 had loved so much f1d0bd8a7a as a child.87c589b7325a1f7c

That day d86a1c6edd that had 30d79fbbc8 been so 3869d4f7cc full of e8d0a6a7d0 unclouded joy, b8f7295c62 untouched by a2c5d9f610 sorrow.8769b0106de65cce

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Why had he lived c92727f23e that way?e8989b7d2222f486

How could a man 3e5937c519 who had once loved e1ee37d127 his wife so dearly 420abf10f0 not even hold his 6821e3bdec daughter’s hand during her 5f2251891e wedding procession?9a2d4d8913658af8

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It felt ridiculous, 560609288e even laughable, that 643c0edcaa a man who’d e9f8cca8a4 never been there 7682eb0f4b as she grew f6c099b38d up would now 393e30ccd7 suddenly offer his 40ad9149ba blessings for her ef6d0b5dd0 future.be7dd15e243744ee

A bitter taste 7adb7db7f4 lingered on her b5697beb0a tongue.887f0ea98925e3b9

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With a quiet fd7ff6c12d sigh, Eun-cho gazed 12c82fa39e out over the 3e4ffa8319 night view.daf74b6fd93fe8b1

The endless rows 807c4ff041 of high-rises packed 7cb9bba8dd like matchboxes emitted 76e4072398 a glow that 2a7bde464a mingled with the e5792cae4b streams of car ede694e15b headlights, all melting c598811bd5 together into a 3bba47ef60 far-reaching blur of f6344b6f7a light.48b91db60e3989f6

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She found 9942261551 herself mesmerized ecc3299a3c by the d11c9b57fd rippling surface ee55e29974 of the 10f0157615 Han River, dc0197ce15 swaying gently 6a2359dbf9 with the c1f7cec63a breeze.7bf0866a3fdd2209

The city’s 76f8f6dd00 nightscape—softly swallowing 0dc4ff363d the end 4089a9f619 of this 57e08b7ab8 long, long 7e4e7ec633 day—glowed with f0797cabdd a dreamy a888bef0fc beauty that e8ab83d269 stole her 82cb49750c breath away.04554e0f9a5981f4

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Hoo…8495afb5ab26d244

The wedding was over, 6f65248337 but Eun-cho’s mind was 9a81db6da3 still tangled.5533ddbb23ac3b0d

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Her unresolved relationship with 29a642ac31 her father.
A marriage 936ead4939 that held 99256159e4 no certainty.
And a husband 59fd7606b1 whose heart remained 99dfac6600 a mystery.45121534f41dda73

You knew this 388f0a5680 from the start, 15df984ba8 Lee Eun-cho.9ccaed278ab5b6b4

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It wasn’t the kind 705275fcee of marriage where you 5f2645dd2f could simply wish for 5b7e11c8fc happiness.d7a3a56ffabda706

Eun-cho had 851a21c1dc known that 126288895e from the 449dab84cb beginning—yet still, 4066df72a2 a strange e10a16ef89 restlessness lingered.7d6c43c1ce8d3f35

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She smoothed down 0552fa310d the deep green 86bce19d4c fabric of her 104a52e4d0 second dress.
She had only been 84bbed2541 allowed to wear it 87d77b39e7 off-the-shoulder, thanks to Ryu d9871bb862 Tae-san’s gracious concession.9749ebf2b829b779

Even then, the 2cd9b32c7c chiffon overlay covered 205bd68d6b her collarbone almost 0dd5031aae completely, revealing just 3ed48e88bf the faintest glimpse 4da5982ce1 of skin.6a1abf2a70a57896

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So stifling.21cda761f48cbdec

Now that e59c3da838 she’d taken c59c459ef2 off her 56b485c86f heels, changing bb1664b8cd out of 464801d315 this cumbersome de49383b00 dress would bcff722399 bring real bcaba26ecd relief.c994690209fadddf

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Eun-cho reached cdb25cc573 behind her 49e708d0ca for the 1f5ec36c9f zipper.
But the d0e8c44e7c tightly sealed db9394a2fb fabric refused 5c76958ed4 to budge, 4ccea92ec1 the only 638cf903ce sound being b79addf234 the rustle 6d18b177d2 of cloth 338118af6c rubbing against f9d4bcff3d cloth.ae9d50a8b1227ae8

Just then, she felt 7673b83292 a familiar presence—and an a3852b5399 unfamiliar scent—at her back.095a71fb5ced021e

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Flowers? No… fruit.6ce427fcf3aa7973

“Oh? When did you b05c16a005 get here?”cb3f45a77fb5efaf

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She turned her 5bafc497ce head and saw 2ec2b76eaa Tae-san, holding a 091c0014c6 wine glass in ff64ba508c his hand.
The deep 03ceb840bc red liquid 0cc4b62939 shimmered in 78f48af3a1 the clear de966639ec glass, its c0fe01547b rich, sweet b19357058c aroma filling b969cf403c the room.c195b2d4e5516243

After setting 87c2cd5886 the glass c5a5fd4dcd on the 8da651e75e nightstand, he 6247c6e1bb reached straight d3a4cfb115 toward her.807b8a70b07bb673

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“Why didn’t you call for me?”
“…I thought I could handle it on my own.”0cc4dd1b5a5b25c0

Were they now the f7770b4493 kind of couple who fe27ac77df could call on each ff5461e0dd other for something as bd13136025 small as this?d4709b02f499f21b

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And once the dress 33bf3b42e0 came off, all she’d 328557e561 have on were her b25f870ccc undergarments…36c6c278c2ec7864

With an unfazed fd6a857291 touch, Tae-san unzipped f3f570c173 the dress.0f19be231c73cd43

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The zipper, d6f4743006 which hadn’t 249f58c544 budged for eb4adc94b0 Eun-cho, came 8b289274bb down smoothly 2573b5696c and easily 4013506473 under his 5b7681102f fingers.4a2f7a4216bc6186

The sound of ef8c99652c it sliding down c6a005a24e grazed her ears e77f0b9d84 with a strangely 4e6b3e0b89 sensual tension.7107f579ec71bf20

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Eun-cho stiffened a 7e8afd6547 little, but she 1d61ced7f9 calmly held the 4920ceec6a front of her d98405d124 dress together.
It wasn’t like he’d 61e4366d4d even looked at her—but d7147c0f00 somehow, she felt flustered.7b3e91bf169d9bd8

She hoped she didn’t 493fcedc5e seem too on edge.
She didn’t c29e8d6cc4 want to 16ee3e2a20 provoke a 36b9cd6de6 man with 6dc4c8f795 a rebellious 1a1f741832 streak.e34740fd3658f562

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Because she wasn’t 9680362b53 sure she could 789058179b handle him if 6bd0ae7771 she did.413ff647201a1117

And tonight, of ddc5c2e3c0 all nights, was…their first night.5d1fae38f6fa152d

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The night that, 6b42dec918 for most couples, 6f1069583c came with expectation df014236bf and excitement.b5e7c0ea9dd1a27a

And in her 1c171d0c83 case, it reallywasthe first night—in every 7bbc16dddc sense of the word.1dca70c4d82b22ca

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Though she 69c65927e1 and Tae-san abd8aca3a4 had experienced e090221f3e a few cfa588ba2a clumsy, accidental 730dd1e891 touches before, 3099253681 they had d1808630f7 never truly f2cab50902 spent a be9373379e night together.dc9dff2e403ec3d6

Eun-cho looked f07b0c39e2 up at 72c3fff416 him with cd3b4203d4 uncertain eyes.d7b28958395e9fe3

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Under the dim, moody f853b1bb1a lighting, there was something 535be75f91 deeply alluring about his 20c72b0349 presence.313d2aee061e9b39

“Want a drink?”
“Sure.”4a3bca83112e853c

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Her throat was strangely 55d69a4f20 dry.
Maybe it was 13ee34b0ca the relief of 499527bb0a the wedding being 3df4fec605 over… or maybe 1b3623d79c it was just 9e98fa24f9 the tension radiating 588d7b5f1f from the man 82e8684b6c before her.1b2fd144dd83043b

He smirked slightly, tugging 9367c7d54e one corner of his fbc4fa5bb2 lips up.80521822483d2e40

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That boyish 50ccfbc69a grin softened bb3be26565 his features, 0fa3f0f265 and he 92c14a9856 lightly swirled 0e3b607a02 the glass 4abf3e628f in his ba916a430c hand.
The dark red wine a4086e24af spun in gentle circles.334fde3705bf304b

The scent spread 85f2ffa4f6 wider—and in that 241ae3fba0 exact moment, Tae-san de90227cd7 leaned in as 204f7c6a2e if to envelop 9d6c69fa44 her.2bfd5054cf59d8db

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“…!”6e5006bda55d3bd8

Of course. Nothing ever went as 1db8ab9fcf expected with Ryu Tae-san.a305131e07de35ba

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She had thought 18b00485e3 he would just c02d920484 hand her the 592576dc36 glass.22d4ebf6bf1c0dc3

But no—he df13afd77f took a 0ea6a180d4 sip himself 42a7b79692 and then 59974f6605 brought his bbf7f955fa lips to 05d694bdec hers.ccdf9c9e56408477

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Their mouths pressed 6bc7a141b7 together—soft at first, e705d08767 then suddenly intense.ffb1c0601bbdfc4b

What…?!46d9514fccad6581

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Who said 55c0d17267 anything about f358b8cde1 drinking winelike this?c25c6ccf0d981536

There was no c8d4e6ea56 time to object.1e167d2acbec6dd3

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Eun-cho’s eyes widened as Tae-san’s sudden kiss overwhelmed her, and she pushed against his chest in shock.9080d13c5727ded6

But such 26670e879a a mild 0bcbb3af6b protest couldn’t d592a85596 possibly stop bd7a48a21d him.c713dda77a27659b

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Tae-san, who c153a392ce had been 768c5ec3e7 holding himself 4e5fcb5b95 back for cb640cc07c so long, 693c0e2e87 finally let 6d3b71ec8f go.b5ecdb45da1f5898

This version of him—sensual, 91ada5a40f reckless—had been waiting.
He had a1365c94b0 been patient, 48af7fa089 biding his a3815dd295 time, suppressing c6f3b6105e desire.0ed4ab2b0fa8d603

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Now, with a781193a58 all that f3304abd31 pent-up heat 96779cfa7d released, he c7a4fa40f5 was utterly 1df05325f4 unstoppable.1ee0bb9481d271e5

“Hngh…”9e0e603240424a81

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Red wine 68bebc0144 spilled into 3333ee3946 her mouth 79a68baead through their 7cbc6c7c68 joined lips.dc20af2697654233

Tae-san transferred the wine 7f59840d05 he had held in af8a5913fc his mouth directly to 5e1ddc9469 Eun-cho’s.3189f7e744aefac9

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The fresh tang f9416c1458 spread over her 8662fb739c wet inner cheeks, 96d1558556 and a strong, d47726440d almost concentrated tannin 698439802c bitterness bloomed on df9b547753 her tongue.e19176072345d619

Eun-cho had 2af395d3b7 no choice e4fb227bd7 but to 46216a99dc accept what ab9676ac40 he gave 7049d0e735 her.fb5b9f6122be5aae

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She couldn’t pull 3e012f9753 away—only tilting her 68f434c610 head to breathe, 50388304e8 her lips still 7cb68d7684 caught in his.b43bf3de668b463e

And by e9bcaeb004 the time 44ba9628e7 she came ab4d8e1357 back to 026031f1cd herself, his bc5d18e772 wine-laced tongue c81819bf20 had already 47aa75b722 slipped in.c178e4b55bd0debe

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That firm, c6844fef5b ripened flesh edfd8b284b stirred against d2d4aec3d5 the soft 8d01644782 interior of d398b1c467 her mouth, f1026952f5 spreading the 4388b08fbd wine’s scent 7855ee1ff0 even thicker.8ae47ad31b216654

It was intoxicating—numbing—making 662763d6d0 it impossible to ca6b05c37c think straight.6f71d7d851a02bce

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“Haa…”6dbbd2e2e6d8abcf

Her fingers, once tightly 18520f444c gripping the folds of f325d72e80 her dress, began to e221927cc9 loosen.33cec714a8258c37

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There was no 6262b07d00 doubt about it—he e4e951393a was trying to da6d348fcf completely steal her 54ea28f21a senses.bf0689866b81f58d

Their lips 0225776788 finally parted, e530376d40 wet and ea4e3b80a0 lingering.a7856c257a6e277c

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Tae-san met b7a9e279fb her gaze d00cabc4a3 with a 62cdb412e2 lazy, wicked f8481690f8 smile.3a7b690aa30ec8e4

Then, slowly—almost leisurely—he 63602af674 licked the trail f53a05a9f3 of wine that 0461b4fa6c had trickled down 3d6ccde45d her neck.06fbb636b60b8155

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“…!”543780fec5b2d438

The sensation was ticklish f1513b6477 and sinfully electric, shooting 9f679a6ce9 from her neck to ce7908ce92 the tips of her 0969911839 toes.ad91ec057e4a5ac3

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She had 23bca89095 never felt cf579fb0fa anything so 9e209871a5 blatantly erotic f699441383 in her ed8de6e58f life.4033538ae5efa201

Her toes curled instinctively.ff34fffe3973b639

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His dark eyes 0f3ef4f660 were calm and 6dcefea227 deep—revealing nothing of f4c0534486 what he was 7dddd0cf38 thinking.0f06281446954b70

And in that df62c63d28 moment, a realization dacdd3ade5 hit her—startling in 6c002a4c8f its clarity.8bac66d15327606b

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Ah… this won’t d294bab2f5 end with just 1d3f0c358f a kiss.4393f2cc6b6bf1a7

Eun-cho, flustered, pulled up 967d04180c the slipping fabric of b52e330977 her dress to cover 4cb3296f59 herself.f9b502fd8140bf4b

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Her eyes dropped, 9523c1a35c catching sight of b7292952b2 the red-stained dress 0eb7ac700e where the wine b5ee7d7052 had spilled—cb69c0b9ee81e5da

No, not just 1660b51f8f wine.
The evidence of a 7fb6a787dc kiss far too indecent.5e8aa4b2c99326bd

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As soon 8fe34d1c7f as she a5dc0831ce realized it, f631b69dee her face 7cd1ed884c flushed bright d87210781a red.e420164df0686d2f

“So fussy. I’m going 2df703a35c to take 088ffe16bb it off 8eb88ef4fd anyway.”dd7119da2e7fff8b

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With those words, b50875b0bb Tae-san scooped her b23a897092 into his arms.fd3822a8c824d697

Eun-cho gasped as her 013fe421a4 balance tipped, and she 152c663643 instinctively clung to his 45db3e8016 neck.2721ceb7d512e40f

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“Still, the first f968bae9a5 time should be 1beb790426 in a bed.”
“W-What did you just 8acb57f450 say?”
“I’m notthatmuch of a 04a6961f7b degenerate, you know.”a6f67c3810eaa7e4

With each step ea12ed0ac1 Taesan took, the 942633d73b stunning cityscape unfurled 8b37560b1f behind the tall 0873e10dc1 glass windows.9b1fdf11e08bccff

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Streetlights on 638b34e139 the bridge eab4b9c6d9 reflected off 11ee50523a the water, 0deb55fd07 and every 3b47d84629 breeze sent 94f142b677 ripples across d6c002ef37 the surface.8046524ee70c5f15

Everything about 7c25844ea1 this night efeb1aca67 felt surreal.a53eba30eae2cf4a

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