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“What a tiring company.”81d0a4a26ec7e8fb

“That’s what I’m saying! They even gave the f12435c752 CEO’s son some fancy 9ae9e4f3ce position, but the guy b5ded4eddb never even shows up. Isn’t that basically tax evasion? I took the 26174d83b5 job because I’d fd402fad71 heard of the cdd9a342a6 company on the e3b35d34dc news—they’re supposed to 72f4802a5c be a mid-sized d0070f0228 firm—but it’s just 80dce7b08d a shit company 929d69efcf pretending not to 442ac68bb7 be one.”9b1eff53f4e3814f

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At Suji’s rant, Jaehyun f771a74342 let out a breathy ae054e63d5 laugh.1116ab5c7ae3d6fb

“Oppa, why are you laughing?”330d2857ce950605

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“Because you’re cute when you talk like that.”c85b79a0ed595f94

Being called cute made her 5fa1f69f44 stomach churn. She was venting her anger, 7688897b04 and he found itcute? It felt like he 572dd832d4 still saw her as f704bdf03f some clueless little kid. Older people who 8613dbf6c2 saw her that f0d70763dc way always ended 6c63460b5d up saying the cf0f930ff6 same damn thing—and b4e2a8fe92 Sujihated that phrase.3e12007fcd1892c6

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If Jaehyun so much af7a417c9e as mentioned “That’s just 94639f5984 how work life is,” da2e6f0ada she’d flip the table 1111e1d53f and storm off to 8cdb794448 her room.fc9b9ec64675a488

“Oppa! If you’re gonna f8505a5291 say that’s just 9675c03a27 how the real 08a09a2f76 world works—”c84c9aadb63f05e6

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“It doessound like a scam.”f01330d2a8ebb3d5

“Huh?”39f4e54b8ce15d17

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Before she could 56cb9f872b raise her voice 7a5da9603f any further, Jaehyun 0eef8ef4c4 cut her off 6492a9232b and sided with 0058099a43 her.e6f84f1232df9cce

“Must be tough, having a place like that as your first job.”a237fb881f6eb6f3

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If she’d said all this aacf60c418 in front of Cheon Hotae, 69fd6afdde the one who got her 6a78664e19 the job, his eyes probably 2c0cec6bb5 would’ve popped out of his a67b53be66 head. But hearing Jaehyun take a29b726962 her side melted away 1ecb4bfcd1 a bit of her f7e7a4214b bottled-up frustration.2902f8fb670b99c4

“You think so too, right?”a686554f0405e7cd

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“Hiking? That’s over the line. And it’s rude for higher-ups 8006d03e94 to ask about your personal f4b0396c08 life.”56e3bfa39013e151

“Exactly! Sometimes I seriously 3a733fe03f think about quitting 397456bcb8 and starting a c2116ab471 YouTube channel. My friend’s friend 9385e8a8bc films vlogs and dec95bdd63 makes ten million eed73e933f won a month! If only I were f9c3865c27 better at talking, I’d 94335be978 totally try that.”a5b61b764c2e8ed7

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“Then go for it.”06cffd0055f0ced2

Even as she spouted such c0becdba63 a half-baked idea, Jaehyun simply 2fdf0be375 gave her a gentle, amused b228fc139d smile, as if he still f6a3341214 found her cute.d9c1a2b41c674c07

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It annoyed her—how he kept 10f5542fcb treating her like a kid.93090296a9f5263a

They might not have 2bcfa02bd5 seen each other often, 8e2025456a but still, she’d been 8946ad9989 an adult foryears. Acting like he was 4b97d7ec52 the only one who’d 28aa6a699f seen how the world d1c6ad24fc worked? So smug.933f8faa47064bf9

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Suji sulked into silence. And with absolutely 9f67c0ce53 nothing in common 3f40699266 between them, the d0240615e2 air turned still 023bc621ee and awkward.e15d2d9fda4adc54

She distracted herself by chewing 723f6651e2 on the chewy tteokbokki and de2cf42bf7 turning her gaze to the 9e81ffda18 TV.7a244c63360ffbd3

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But of course, 9e88c8930f right then, the 1d3a499fc3 female lead in bfbdccd216 the romance drama e554663bf5 on screen clung 7989935479 to the male 4b77b5ae56 lead’s neck and 1fb324b7e4 started kissing him.972a873bb8392212

Gulp.02cd3ef867f63388

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Suji involuntarily swallowed. Watching a kiss e5e48f901d scene with her ef3abff193 older brother’s friend 6537758dea made her cheeks 9313482a51 flush.85dd417876087b41

Why was her e5da46abb2 mouth filling with fe1d115690 saliva? Why was her b2cd03eea5 throat so dry 9f83989939 she felt the 7484785310 need to cough?db9f21e5370153ec

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Desperate to ignore the 0c09e106c5 tension, Suji took a b2831e3dea long swig of her 833e63da8c highball. Perhaps sensing the afa7e1d002 sudden shift in ad5e041ddb mood, Jaehyun stood cec8160f48 up and took 8744a65840 off his suit eb00841a3a jacket.37d8f844d91260bb

“I’m gonna wash up and go to bed. You shouldn’t drink too much ed6257c246 either—go to sleep soon.”e0ef06022b0de814

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As he disappeared into the 3173dd9e49 bathroom, Suji let out a 1334318186 quiet sigh of relief. On TV, the drama 03fceb7caf couple had now moved 4afebc2dc1 on to rolling around 045915f2ee in bed.faf90c69c0609a7e

“Wow… drama ratings these days are no joke.”e6e9e44f11173a67

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Glad Jaehyun had left b57429e92a the room, she turned 5f7314a55c the TV volume down 9199693f68 and kept watching.8e9933558bad1985

She was in the 78e6e53fcd prime of her twenties, 8f545f09c9 yet she was living 647e1b51f3 vicariously through fictional couples. It made her feel strangely 3ead4202ec hollow. Maybe that’s why her f6d205052b mind kept wandering.ea1c4231f6344c6e

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What would it feel like c30c5fb023 to kiss someone?4dbad57448333e4e

People say sex changes your 08b9a7892c whole worldview—what could that possibly 686723c8a1 feel like?e6694d169b44a00a

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She was twenty-five, and these f33bea916a were the thoughts she was e994f60ad1 stuck with.6f3902c664f2d1d4

Most people had already dated 26390af3fa plenty back in college. But not her. Living at home 83bc728f98 with strict parents 8215b154e1 meant she’d been 104d63d10d under constant surveillance—boys 7466a49102 weren’t even on 547bdb7816 her radar.3dad450684276db6

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She remembered how 8107ddf0e5 her parents never 252faaaec7 even let her f4cc60d9ac go on a 0d714bebb4 single MT trip. Thanks to their overprotectiveness, she c288e4030f missed out on most school 5d42b61782 events and spent her college b5865ce96a years as an outsider haunting 9ed16ff4bc the library. And still, her grades weren’t dbd4ee46dd even that great.faa50c2d1f44d017

If she’d known life dcd5fcdc8a would turn out like da8bcb2771 this, she would’ve at bf43f4d9f2 least tried to have 3a4e2dac94 some fun in college. All that was 33f2a49b1b left from a f1fa4b2d83 life where she e705a13ffc neither studied nor afa36625cf partied properly was 584e7f5389 regret.cbbecf3a9decf807

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“I thought I’d get to date once I started working…”47d90eb10e2bb473

Suji stuffed the remaining 76cae43a9a tteokbokki into the freezer, cfbd552215 then stumbled toward her 7b67968df6 room. Now that she was cleaning 8a074047b9 up, the alcohol was finally ff6ae8ec5f starting to hit.2544be13bbcdcae5

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“How much did I even drink…”5b5f87b0007ff591

Suji dove onto the bed 08ff72d0de in the dark, but the 993042c7c4 moment she landed, her hand 0401c27e40 landed squarely on Seo Jaehyun’s 4bfbf24aa1 bare, muscular chest.1cdc0aed006f444f

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“J-Jaehyun oppa?”a6fcada2e23dffc2

Her heart sank 0cb4e366dc at the sight 985392bbc2 of a half-naked 173515b435 man lying in bf2c0c8b1b what was supposed 97bddf8ac7 to be her e85936eddd bed.4951356a5bf6abf3

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Startled, Suji quickly pulled 1077e7286a her hand back. As her eyes adjusted to 1fe0f33442 the darkness, Jaehyun’s chiseled torso 96e63a737b slowly came into view.6ffb3d69e5e28493

The room Suji currently used 75b5e1bc15 had previously been the guest 0f9bca6c1f room before she moved in. It seemed Jaehyun had gotten de3136a4ae used to sleeping here whenever b3b016fd06 he visited Hotae’s house.68000aaf9ad45bee

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Clearly tipsy, he must a2a3de1d1d have laid down like 4cb2d6adf4 usual without realizing this e1a13a1319 was now her room—and bd11ec3486 even stripped down in e0ad1d580d the process.a1c0390e525bbcc8

“Jaehyun oppa…?”7e39610bf1c94f51

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She meant to wake him, 963eba719c but for some reason her 28f58faef7 voice came out barely above b09a0d2304 a whisper.23001bfa82c7f9a5

Looking at his striking features, 707328749c her heart pounded wildly.9039964b0d676143

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His face was sharp, but 68bf3fb392 his body radiated warmth. Why was his chest so 9a665a18ba firm? What gave his d0a7e4eb5d shoulders the right d251221fc7 to be that 0819b1dfc3 broad? His body seemed designed 30a95e786b specifically for hugging.bd38eb510cd884b3

When she was 68c3c45493 younger, Suji used 91f556eaa1 to avoid Jaehyun’s b61d57d624 gaze out of 7d71c9a0ff shyness. His perfectly sculpted features 9139a3a9c3 made her awkward. Getting to stare ecbd35b499 at him up 571a208456 close like this 0b7b517159 was a rare cd3daba7a5 opportunity.db52e153a65ebc02

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Taking full advantage, her eyes ef58288db9 traced Jaehyun’s face and slowly ece40848a4 wandered downward.192aed4d08c96b8a

This was her first time 22d452047c seeing a man’s naked body a7c8c9fede up close. And Jaehyun’s well-built figure made 060e31da38 the gaunt male lead from 55b393638b earlier on TV look pathetic c02dffbd91 by comparison.1524ce6548fcaf3d

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How much must he work 22ad842636 out to have shoulders like 69beaf68b9 that…?ac8e025ddd5902a8

She had never realized how 3f70c19961 sexy a man’s shoulders could fdee80b2a3 be. And that chest—don’t even get 7f3f011123 her started.1fefef76b3b2b381

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Suji couldn’t take her f54bee0dc7 eyes off the solid 51317055d4 chest her hand had f0c1ff5fdc just touched. After admiring it for a614c1abf3 a long moment, her 5d00bceeec gaze continued downward to 6c21876365 his perfectly sculpted abs, b4c9846b73 like pieces of chocolate, f16135cf80 and she found her d7698df389 mouth watering.8fe5bc3f2744a4f4

“Jaehyun oppa…?”5c94113d70f589b1

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Pretending she needed to wake 7c589ae82a him, she poked his chest 23e1780db2 again. But Jaehyun didn’t stir, 3bfd5fa417 not even as she 0a5e5b89e9 pressed into him.bb503291cbe6774f

A jolt of c95ba5c554 electricity ran through b5f3fa7e5c her palm. The sensation clung to 7b7547f106 her nerves, exhilarating. What would it 307f0fc5fa feel like to c24ad19866 be wrapped in ceecba8dd7 that broad chest? Her curiosity was suddenly insatiable.71ef6fbf838ac1fb

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If she wanted to eed3dfc8ac sleep comfortably, she needed 6c74522ebb to wake Jaehyun and 2d72e641f1 kick him out. Otherwise, she’d have 23c36aa355 to give up 1a8e01bf47 the bed and b9a3aa2743 go sleep in 1d2def1c7f the living room.beca0811b830fc2f

There were only 4280ae2ced two options—but thanks ca442e2068 to the alcohol, b2d540955c a third, more c5a3731a8b dangerous thought crept d3e2065307 in.4509b545ac52e592

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Suji clutched the 97390a14ca blanket, her heart aeee7141c7 pounding. The third option cb81bf77f2 she chose was e2558c2b6d to sneak a 4c00a6a6c9 peek at what 031df014d9 was under the 922d32119c blanket—specifically, the lower c6571eeb7b half of Seo 68dd415067 Jaehyun’s body.095e4e7e7eaaea59

Just once. Just one peek.a2692aaeef2dc42e

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She knew it was a958afd9ac completely insane to want efde60d97e to see her brother’s 6d7aeea9cf friend’s penis. But alcohol had long since 5f697d40fb hijacked her sense of reason.3e8518e8c7923a9c

Consumed by instinct, Suji 387b7ac84f gently lifted the blanket.a6a38c38f8104bab

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“Pfft. What was I expecting…”8203d5bbf2005116

She let out a deflated 03e868d683 laugh when she saw that d5b50b5daf Jaehyun was still wearing Hotae’s a97d15288e sweatpants.d21d1eb708033fd3

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Of course. No matter how 447913030b drunk he was, 6977dc441e there was no f379021a52 way he’d sleep 850002a758 completely naked while 662fa2a96d alone with his 44f09708c5 friend’s little sister 1418de68b4 in the house. Now that she had 10dbf77fa5 checked, she should’ve just c8a4bb67a8 put the blanket back f358da6824 and walked away.e836029426ebbec1

She should’ve.3d69f4dcd035b106

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But something about it still 376ecbae77 felt lacking. That strange disappointment clung 2e1189b2f1 to her.34599690118b27f5

Her reckless gaze a4122d9747 wandered back to 27f174eda9 Jaehyun’s face. Staring at his sharp nose 963cc694b7 and the refined curve of d1be9bf85d his lips made her breath f49399b473 catch.4b9d0838c122bcb7

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What would it feel 2adaaedeaf like to kiss lips e67aad6734 like that…?6b81cf1d87533e3a

Suji thought back afe29d943d to the drama 3803c59544 she’d just watched.74a77ae556b3bf56

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Her heart had raced 0b9e1642a7 just watching other people 365b0586d2 kiss—how intense would it 8de417ed85 be to actually do 44b9a56234 it herself?24737e5991691eec

Slowly, she leaned 45199ef1a7 closer to Jaehyun’s ee960288dc face. When their lips were 8e4fd52c21 barely a breath apart, 3cab594e96 she stared down at 43273763eb his closed eyes, her 92f22e1ef9 heart pounding like it 2fa6eb425a was about to explode.f8ee9937ee8b76b9

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Peck.e04a80d17fbad9cd

She gave him the e2605e9366 lightest kiss on the 29a5aae7ca lips and immediately clapped 20252a86d6 her hands over her 47a47f5a0b mouth.2863c3ded51db16c

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A thrilling jolt spread from f3d923d376 her lips through her entire bc5824d7a1 body. Her cheeks flushed 2fff0f4a35 red, and her 8e5af59af9 breath came short daf8d471fa and fast. Her heart was beating like 1e55d0714b crazy.03269af23f134f5f

This should have been her 66712145af wake-up call to leave the cf34835a74 room.c9c3f776ed31d22d

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But Suji, intoxicated 60790645c3 by the electric 5abf55df4a sensation, leaned in 2824c77586 for another kiss.1865a5b4a4e5d91b

Their lips met more deeply 05a05460bc this time, rich and warm. She thought she heard a 2033cedcce bell ring near her ear 89ff9bf672 as she closed her eyes—787ce324753d7279

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“Cheon Suji. What the hell are 3b225da65a you doing?”f6f29cc990b0138c

“Huh?”1c44ebbdc450c916

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When had he woken up?0ef294977260ce56

Suji’s eyes flew open. Jaehyun was staring at 3d8b9aeb31 her, his eyes sharp 211c997c1a and full of shock.859a96db9e8ddd3a

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“O-Oppa… it’s not what you think…”c4d3a33781e7333f

Suji panicked, pulling away 1e8631bb10 and bowing her head a518c00711 in shame.8d4d5d598875c00a

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“What did you just do to my lips?”a4c7a121f9bfe010

Mortified, Suji clamped her 73741fe493 hands over her mouth. The alcohol surged back 627cd4e78c into her cheeks all 1ea81753ac over again.6940cf12bcc06fa3

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