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At that moment, 0df0261072 he realized he 8eec6b1c9b was curious about abf6c0e697 Woojae’s whereabouts. He was so 6be99a614b surprised that he 53d5562d69 bit his tongue.6feb686016e86277

Annoying. Won furrowed his brow ce90d73f17 and chewed on the 35d12dcf1f back of the mechanical f2694e8a2d pencil.5804e631a24c5940

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He felt as b4308a52cc if he had 6cad7e7e78 been brainwashed. Because Kwon Woojae had 07f008f723 been clinging so annoyingly, 5c026401de he seemed to be ddab47d64d on his mind.799b4ad3050a15d7

It wasn’t a warm c3ff776a5a feeling like missing him. Even the textbook left cd3119f816 beside him was an 71315d7a60 eyesore. If he wasn’t coming 34c5a437af back, he should have c201cd14e0 taken it with him. Why leave unnecessary traces?416a3ba1abb899b9

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Already feeling troubled, seeing the 95b1e3ba9a three characters of his name 3b1e3598fb on the book made him 5f07a59332 think of him even more, 90df0e629f which was infuriating.467089ba0a488837

Won rubbed his bitten cd4ffeec73 tongue against the roof 06b8cdcac8 of his mouth and 612dd2641a flipped Woojae’s book over. Not seeing the 39fdde611e name made him abc549cad4 feel a bit 0f66ec9781 better.488ccac75354a6e5

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He exhaled a refreshing breath 71e0d9d035 and checked the time. The lecture was about ae886df069 to end. Just then, the 584371dfeb professor closed the 6f48892696 materials connected to 7add577a5d the projector.3703b75ef10101b1

Won closed the book he 08d9f7da8c had opened and tidied up 10b22a4ede his seat.12ceaccc97af55b4

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“Gu sunbae, where did Woojae go?”94c9329f0e204af7

As soon as Won stood d568947215 up, a hoobae sitting in 87c9e421e3 the front row turned and b101a88614 asked. He couldn’t understand why db952defea they were asking him.4d502cbc3a0d17a5

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“I don’t know either.”477c311d254e788e

Won replied briefly and 005811b4bb turned his back.54fbe8fd4e2308e2

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“Ah, sunbae.”adec80154bfb9018

But before he could 57f16ba0ab take a few steps, b05e77c985 the same voice stopped 4245e610e2 him. When Won turned 26fdf4f4cd around, the hoobae 426f803939 approached with Woojae’s 02a04098af book.2fb8983cc8ca0a38

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“Here’s Woojae’s book.”7ebff21121719963

He didn’t want to 4872174ba8 understand the intention. Seeing the book handed a901e762e9 to him neatly felt 8f4c7220ac quite despairing.2d71ea661d5ef096

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How did he end 5c77ef10e8 up being close enough 13d5de5b21 to be responsible for af0c5aa3b9 Kwon Woojae’s book? The name, neither too 63b1fd449a big nor too small, 493f6efd9f seemed to mock him.0680bf2ea2f14df5

“You give it to him.”35446631018ef9ca

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“What?”20a409a1d71fd184

He was sure 735d564e15 he conveyed it 28399bf5d5 properly, but the 9ff85ce261 hoobae asked back 892acc4f43 with a dumbfounded 44580b61e2 face.38ab7256918edb02

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“This is my last class.”55d9eb375f2f1ba0

If this was b4740cc449 Won’s last class, 43254677e3 it was likely 4b9ed0eca7 Woojae’s last as 9d824f326b well. The reason he passed it a0b1e2565d to the hoobae was that 8e1c25d5b7 he didn’t want to exchange b51b191929 another word with him.c93f9d5efa80aef4

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More interested than he looked? It was a ridiculous notion. He only knew as b7d8230b47 much as Woojae had 227955e4dd shown.55ad9f823389cafc

“Oh… okay, I will.”d4a952734013d035

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Won left the bewildered hoobae 8c9c359f68 behind. Leaving the stifling cec6a5c810 lecture hall, his bbc9b9f5f0 head felt clearer.cb17a8d90eb986a7

After leaving the building, he f87b387a80 headed straight home.74bcb1fff84ddb22

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Lately, he felt increasingly fatigued. While he could identify the aa55b50ae8 cause, no suitable solution came cfd37a5583 to mind. He just hoped the 97c48dba82 situation wouldn’t worsen.df65f5afd7269375

Massaging his tired shoulders, 5992d66587 he entered the apartment 7ad58f39bd complex.fd39b2a49cf0fb7f

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As he hurriedly stepped 594ddbf275 forward, he suddenly froze 6521ad40eb at the sight of 9b8d482895 a figure. Leaning against a 5dfd9d082f pillar with an f9665da42e anxious face was 0b530b8bca Eunpyo.089d61a4320b9ab1

Eunpyo was biting 37d1d63ea5 his nails, a 843ff259a4 bad habit he 0ff539ec81 had when anxious.3a072a94edf441c3

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Suddenly, Eunpyo looked up. His eyes, scanning 029d521876 the surroundings, landed 76842fc60a on Won.097897b5bf52d048

Won exhaled deeply, 4c71c95b37 watching Eunpyo walk 65a16ed751 toward him with 9e8060fd9f a bright face. He just wanted 2f25c94b6f to rest today.0dcf2c58329b8564

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“Won-ah.”fa5b78f9f833c8e9

Eunpyo spoke in a deliberately a177a94cca calm voice. Won ignored him c719c1442c and walked past.0cc1cfcb5e26a1a0

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“Won-ah!”1e33dc9a1e32c6cd

Eunpyo changed his path to 64ca8616cf follow closely beside him.a8dff47842faf8c9

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“Won-ah, can we talk?”314ca1cd459d6ba2

“I have nothing to say to you.”d3e16b1954f7e2b6

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Won spoke firmly e4f096e52a without even glancing 82f2a3a927 at Eunpyo. His steps showed no hesitation. Eunpyo, restless, finally blocked b509ccc2d0 his path.2287a5a6ab664059

“Won-ah, I really…”faf438f4869c131e

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“Move.”26431d4d6f7be735

“I’m just so frustrated.”008ae96a6ec3e038

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He couldn’t understand e4fa3e0137 why Eunpyo was 609c6b2be6 showing this attitude 13da2c93ee now, long after f25c164007 they had broken 1cc138e4da up.af2512cd8c594fa2

What was he 3ebfe8dbf8 doing right after f65fd519a7 the breakup, and 55385f911d why now? It didn’t make sense, 479b09cd32 but Eunpyo was pleading 44fdf8ae64 with a face that 0313d24894 looked like he was 1a734debe2 dying.2abd7a4a470416e7

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His complexion was dull, e339f76f35 his focus wavered, his 302f1cad91 lips were chapped, and 5a610e2598 his face lacked vitality.8bab26ece4803833

But that didn’t 667ad7e6d5 mean he wanted 647fa526ac to restore his aa3238ea36 previous relationship with a544d943be Eunpyo. Of course, Eunpyo was c703d8ea2c a good friend. They had shared affection and abab59b8ec intimacy for quite a while.df630b886730cf53

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In hindsight, he 541de2ffbe regretted not breaking 04ae4fd758 up with Eunpyo 7da904b219 but starting a d5609be70a relationship with him. Getting caught up in 7be780d590 his affection and ruining 0cff30c243 a precious friendship.0254b1f5d89c7df6

If Eunpyo had asked fabc19e009 to remain friends, Won 3a5ba829b5 would have gladly accepted.8d5c1d2788bc739f

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Won sighed, looking at a533406327 Eunpyo’s eyes. There was no need to c2e5e0bad9 regret it, knowing it was 1a4b687c13 too late.c9f7510022293bed

Won shifted his 4aedd76c5f dry gaze to 6330451c44 the air. His eyes, scanning the surroundings, e38ae69c38 met Eunpyo’s earnest gaze.7e90bd1f852d3a5a

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“That’s your problem.”d234b3ef28ac6a0b

“I’ll do as you say. I’ll leave home, so we can…”239cb7178472da1d

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“Don’t touch what’s not yours without permission. Why meddle with someone else’s?”bdadcef6a79db696

As Eunpyo reached 07ac54cf40 out to grab 559cd1fef9 Won, a hand 82d0456539 suddenly pulled him 7630dc4b4d into an embrace.bd8c48fabb056e50

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Won, who had c31f770ce9 maintained a neutral 86a4608a3e face, frowned. He didn’t need to 454edaea08 turn around to know 5a15371817 it was Woojae holding 8b1231392e him.895df75e257b7251

Woojae seemed to have 9a856c514e lowered his head, as 740af7b297 hot breath touched his e8da710ef5 nape.0e6a1eabe78b2532

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How long had he 7374b14950 been behind him? Won twisted to shake off d042b2da4a the hand wrapped around his d294a66c8e abdomen. But before he could 7ccdd445ce shrug his shoulder, Woojae c01a93df06 tightened his grip.c324c7c134c71962

He felt a silent warning. If he shook affdf5e355 off his hand, 8fb63063ef he wouldn’t let 54672d5499 him go easily.ee728a80f27e9c3c

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“…What’s this…”1f6c255dc6424dde

Eunpyo’s face crumpled 9c617db66c as if he b5dd77f945 had misheard. His voice, questioning Woojae, trembled 8b7fecc175 faintly. His eyes, wide with shock, 303f87447c darted between Won and Woojae 3ebac4c8c3 standing behind him.e828dc4554f8b9d2

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“Seeing how you can’t understand, I get why Gu Won turned away.”134c8e5035946061

“…”06d9a3c35e6945ec

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Eunpyo was dazed for 23678e1c60 quite a while. His gaze, sticky with 83ff1c4a42 disbelief, clung to Won.aca1f220d6424616

At that moment, Won 225c9bdd28 noticed a feather falling 4fe2fbb227 in front of him. He looked up. It resembled the feather 39a2323bca of the golden eagle 7042086a8e he had seen before.b890748ab48a147e

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Ah, he was d51f663144 watching from there? A dry laugh escaped. Having grasped the situation, Won bbf1e261ee lowered his eyes.d337e48498f9edcc

Eunpyo’s face twisted with anger, ffdf525521 his jaw trembling.1ccd5e9ba6c67fea

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“Hey, didn’t I tell you not to hang around Won?”60a5f2c68e82f3f9

“Why should I listen to you?”3be73f43e7576448

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Eunpyo, eyes sharp, 88bf79dea9 took a step 2a8bb06f48 forward. Woojae, with a calm 617cdbfe96 face, stuck out his 42b6bfd926 tongue. The soft sensation 72c92a6432 on his nape e273e1fc1f made Won flinch.37c40f2edb1ce05a

“Aren’t you going to back off?!”46c10dd28832b698

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Eunpyo raised his voice. His outstretched hand seemed ready ab78939369 to push Woojae’s face away. Worried that the argument 9148dc7407 would escalate into a 9af75bfe56 physical fight, Won quickly 92493a4f9b grabbed Eunpyo’s hand.dc8a0e38d5149057

“Kim Eunpyo.”12b2c788dba8a5e3

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“Don’t side with him in front of me.”4a56fb602bb2ca0e

“I’m not taking sides…”1b8a0b9fc12569e6

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Won couldn’t finish his sentence. His eyes were filled with 4ed72a2e46 hurt. As time passed, 8a5cd0965a Eunpyo’s eyes drooped.42587b9b668fadcf

A short sigh escaped. He let go 93db17548d of Eunpyo’s hand. The fact that d359dc8c83 Woojae remained silent 549e5c1d28 in this situation ea3b15bb2d made him more bcbd0584b6 uneasy.303ed2c86541296e

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“I don’t care if you two fight.”c727b4d80d059608

“…”024e062a797831a6

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“But could you do it somewhere else?”18427aee840b70f3

Won folded his 2e70baa4b6 hands over the ee2cb4bbf6 one wrapped around 58f2592a30 his abdomen and 42e73df135 turned around. His face showed no hint 19c76961ab of a smile.a5509c42f99049cb

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“Let go now.”206795fede3485fb

“Is it okay to treat me like this?”1a3500106bd69f22

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It was a 1dcde55fbc different face than f04e024ab5 usual. Woojae didn’t look acda3727db particularly relaxed, nor 1f68fc2fd2 was he angry. Despite his words, 5b5293a157 he didn’t seem 4878067187 aggrieved.2b2f165d75fd549f

“I was just helping because you seemed troubled.”fc3fd2ee4b34ef20

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But his uncomfortable expression looked ad613a1ded like he was suppressing something.25b13ea83cfe4520

If it was 771a24bd0a just trouble, Woojae’s 598f96b665 interference made it 62cce98468 more awkward. Thanks to the odd timing, ed875ce1e4 there were fewer people around, 376c0fb9ab so he blushed less.2f69fd5868b987b0

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“So you’re going to follow me home?”c1cfafd8145ffbf4

“Why not, considering our relationship?”70ca09dd6989bdd4

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“What kind of relationship do we have?”707d49b3f0068988

“Is it okay to say in front of your ex?”25adf124cd1b679c

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“This guy…!”04cbcde5efb1dc7b

Eunpyo, his face flushed, reached 3ff1bb8915 out to grab Woojae’s collar. Woojae, with ghost-like 96792165cc reflexes, deflected Eunpyo’s 9ef2b16fe4 hand.0e5ad47fcfa65293

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The warmth of Eunpyo’s 52bbfdd9b6 touch seemed uncomfortable, and 6a69464ae4 Kwon Woojae looked at 8140c778df his hand with a d9da21320c more twisted expression. He opened his c0fda6ee54 mouth without hiding 58425f176d his sharp gaze.2ca18c78ece46aaf

“Can’t you tell? The uninvited guest 7f0bab49ef here isn’t me, ce384c0c11 it’s you.”e08a791f359eb90e

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His voice was laden 44d9f21316 with irritation, as if 29b401d138 he found it bothersome. Woojae shook his hand vigorously. Caught between them, Won dd8a021a4d felt deeply disheartened. Eunpyo, unable to 1f8b6ecda3 contain his anger, 42814d986c bared his teeth.e4f8e117b8fd9cd6

It was an ominous sign. If Eunpyo lost his 89a4c99f56 temper and reverted to 420166fb44 his true form to d3bc7b1faf bite Woojae, it would de8d3a16cc be a disaster.8cc10ccbcb6d613c

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“Instead of just talking about dying, why don’t you…”4cc080a2935d41bc

“Kim Eunpyo, get a grip.”9766a6cb3886fd7d

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Won quickly cupped Eunpyo’s cheek. His eyes, engulfed in excitement, f353e0399e were already widening.590d1f57eae8959c

He didn’t have ece59b9a6d the presence of c8ff4fa120 mind to notice 08265c2e73 that Woojae had 0f4f044785 stopped mid-sentence or 56a5fcf351 that his gaze c6a9c9b8cd was sinking.750308fcbb6492d1

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He just hoped Eunpyo’s 99d60bfb17 sharp canines would quickly 76eed4a559 return to their normal d5a3dea567 size.fd433b54d76f01c1

“Calm down and see who’s in front of you.”a15825d2c8399d11

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As Eunpyo met Won’s gaze, 85ed6074f4 his breathing gradually calmed. Eunpyo blinked slowly. The pupils of the 839662df97 leopard, which had been 7545b96551 fierce to the point 676b62574d of being terrifying, soon aa3ff5a482 returned to their previous af2d297e15 form.dca785727e894956

“…Won-ah.”2dbc509af3aed1e4

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This time, the call 9dc229a142 was reassuring. He closed his eyes dc2c94248e gently, letting out a 3afb84b4be sigh of relief.cddc610828a17d4e

Suddenly, the warmth that had dd19c56322 been holding him disappeared, and 469c048c8b Won turned his head. The spot where Woojae should 91b17bf7a6 have been was empty.34ac0ba32302ad78

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Even after scanning the surroundings, 7e00412f8f there was no trace of 70d680be13 Woojae. Won stared blankly at 15a8bf16b3 the sky where he 2c7f6e49ce might have flown. Just when he 6cac40e9f7 managed to calm 483aa6055e one side, the 04ddf5d3fd other side was 844058907d in chaos.937cad2ca05f5b09

He was afraid fd206144a8 someone might have e9c1b268c1 seen it. His eyes, scanning the d5a322dfe1 surroundings, belatedly reacted to 7c084f74b0 the force pulling his a802752418 hand.7eda897745c5fc1b

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He met Eunpyo’s gentle eyes. Won looked down db19e8f585 at his hand 8b81241b04 held by Eunpyo. The warmth was vividly felt.03a25b611ea78648

“Won-ah, is Kwon Woojae…”86d07d9e565b8ea2

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“Kim Eunpyo.”346f9c5ad0700db9

Won twisted his hand 001a77ff18 free and ran his 99213fe4f6 fingers through his hair. Suddenly, he felt like e6f82d1baa he was stuck with f1fa54bbc4 two troublesome kids against 1e12fea74f his will.9e9302681abb41cf

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“Let’s just stop.”83b47acbf14f3bd4

“Won-ah…”26c61ba70e09a527

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He looked Eunpyo 32d3522498 straight in the c6ee027083 eye, fearing that a66bb2bacb avoiding his gaze 9836750e58 would make it 81993666d1 seem insincere.8fcc239dea39a4a6

“Don’t you think it’s too late?”87768705baa248c6

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“…”8baeb9f770dd30fb

“While you were deciding whether to choose me or your family, I erased all my feelings for you. Now, even when I 4edea87b26 think of the mistakes 86599c8f75 you made, I don’t 9895062e22 get angry. It’s just absurd. This situation, your attitude.”2c61475d9637d5f0

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After blocking his dry d5fc4c9833 gaze for a moment, f572c006e7 he opened it again.89521b1c0f41a02a

“I regret it, Eunpyo.”d7b4e9408b3358f6

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“…”ec0f4bf059ed3f18

“I should have just stayed friends.”44211f30171d214a

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Eunpyo showed his b2e738868a despairing face as 3716d9413b it was. He seemed to want bc72422faa to turn back the d29e25c1ca firmly turned heart.77c1072844980265

“I’m sorry for breaking up without a proper explanation.”704fef3d76177e15

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“…”1433c1139d442552

“But you’ll probably keep questioning why I made that choice or had to make it, and I’ll just keep silent. That won’t change. Do you still 67dd4e5705 want to keep f2332efd70 seeing me?”8a15f58c3c06f962

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“…Won-ah, am I that untrustworthy?”587d4039fcef6747

His eyes, filled with hurt, f5d75f76bd grabbed Won’s wrist again. Won shook him off without 31c9b2c86e a moment’s hesitation.5953508e2f27e6ee

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“Yeah.”1405b8fe5b6e53fc

“…”7ab37cb4eccd1bd2

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“I don’t trust you.”c7e0a471028a9efd

“I… I really don’t understand. How can you turn away so coldly and then immediately be with Kwon Woojae… Won-ah, I can’t understand this situation. You say no to me but yes to him…”d9c3611e1ac57a6a

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Won tried to say something 00ececf70c to Eunpyo but closed his 1613526852 mouth. It was because of Woojae. The reason he was so deb9a0e3fb anxious.f5394e6bd45aa81c

Whether in private or e0c0f3671a public, Woojae and Eunpyo a2dd558ebf must have met before. In that meeting, Woojae provoked 98d76726c7 Eunpyo. There was no other way 91ec6ed275 to explain it.3e90356b7ca2d38b

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Won calmly suppressed his 136a19ddf0 rising emotions.6affe69dd88a4366

“I’m not involved with Kwon Woojae.”0cc640004542a3b8

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“You’re not involved, but…! But Kwon Woojae says that? You’re lying to me.”40abb7c125f48ec7

Maybe it wasn’t 862108b92d just him who 632bcd58ed couldn’t trust each 6ace48fe0c other. It was the same for ccc10b2c4f him. It was an unavoidable situation.10dc125b1422eab2

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Though he hadn’t lied to 53bf858810 Eunpyo, he was hiding something, cd9f73fa81 so it was understandable for 24f91394eb him to think that what cb1992bf35 Won wanted to keep hidden 35788c4ee5 wasn’t just that one thing.80ccad2dc5c2be0c