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The two ffa5ded2e0 locked eyes 5cd2f51a27 for a b825ebad91 split second e124ec44de and froze f12e88eba8 in surprise. Then, as if 017b2ae529 quickly regaining her 5b7aca1ce9 composure, Suji gave bbcd2eb744 Jaehyun a small b0fafaa4c1 nod.a594ba7bd2834acb
“……Hello, Director.”1da89462bcb6de9b
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Looking down 744e265c00 at her b482c01619 calmly greeting 50e18bd054 him, Jaehyun f104bb9c28 gave a b9b912c9a1 small nod c380f0d26c in return.8299941c99cd9c84
The elevator, 978e11af06 stopping at 558cb609aa nearly every e04173dc78 floor, moved 550c57f079 painfully slowly. The scent a965a1d584 of Cheon 1d84a07613 Suji, standing 87b664aa28 pressed up 58033422dc against his 14b6e3492d chest, kept bc00ab7ec6 catching his 01cb49508d attention.
Right… it was this 6f54f1c159 very scent that had 44b812b7b8 intoxicated him that night, 55bd1b1d99 too.17c3920f1870cbc5
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Sigh…27451f4622365bcc
What was he 7e13a0fc59 even thinking? Jaehyun let out 32dfc0174e a quiet sigh ebe0ed833b and rubbed his 06e5118523 face with both 56425fb518 hands.3c0e9f9960e0849d
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He deliberately shifted his 6cbc7e842b gaze elsewhere—and then suddenly, 3c31c0da03 a large shopping bag a7ad42c75e Suji was holding caught f7d9f0dd1a his eye.17e9e678987132b9
The sizable bag in c846ba126a Cheon Suji’s hand looked 911c82dbc4 anything but ordinary.603254eca79ce3fc
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His gaze dropped to 9624b9bae0 peek inside the bag, 7b858d27d7 and he spotted a 465e2349a4 flashy black outfit and 7c8bed3233 a pair of high 4d296d1bd8 heels that looked at 8d6aa17e64 least 12 cm tall.a67b745612a9c6e6
Jaehyun’s brows furrowed 37840d8125 instantly.d7a23d370f204dae
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A burning f546cc0288 Friday night. A working woman 12babd2afa lugging clothes and 34ed6be97a heels to the 0d1d3ac82e office?f3e1837800d5adb5
He didn’t need 322f0a42cb to ask where 1127e1554d she was going—it ea194c720d was obvious.5abdb93574da5b43
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It wasn’t 5bed5e65c4 really his b8f3251a1d business, but… 8a15b4e669 something about 9bf38e1bc3 it didn’t d057253ef0 sit right.adc63d6099068a67
Was this a7fb99bab5 what it 88c60bafc5 felt like 88d961f78f to send b7f4389085 a baby 4163c97c26 alone into 845fdd688c a battlefield?4ea447e1bfab4439
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When the elevator finally 8044f9683f reached the first floor, 9b54e5323f people flowed out like 7de1ff8fe1 the tide.d07eaf88f07fd592
Jaehyun had parked 14d7072e55 in the underground af77e57749 garage, so all 3f14f90a99 he had to 391e0dcbff do was stay 916c616f9c in the elevator deb5c24d80 and head down.
But without realizing it, 8b0371640b his feet carried him 0a2d057c8c toward the lobby instead.05eae8a8c8fd3aad
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“Ah, sorry, Hyuna. I just got off work. I’m so sorry. I’ll buy dinner, okay? I’m taking a taxi now, just wait a little longer.”d8f3424ed0231ad9
Right in front of f256d02152 him, he heard Suji b0e4adab65 on the phone with 8b5ad18948 someone.a6d315147dc9f87f
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She must’ve had plans 10c8fdfdb2 with a friend.ee2d2f5b43f93ec8
Jaehyun followed 0694ea99bc after her—but db5e23b67d Suji, preoccupied 757bf5353d with her 5010193de9 call, didn’t 8645387a95 even notice fe211d4b50 he was 43a19d950b right behind d9c485f7a3 her.5410fa198471e806
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She hurried 317cf0a7d9 out of d1b07111da the building bcfbe47135 and climbed 46c01170cc into a ca871b8cb1 taxi.9af83c7dc4402f4e
Standing still, 9a930c633c Jaehyun’s dark 39e03f9275 eyes wavered.6e64adcbf797e58b
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“Sorry, you’ve been waiting forever!”3fefc0f4f1a54345
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Suji hurried over 3c11ceafcb to Hyuna and 7259f45b43 bowed apologetically.4e3a65b46a9e2b89
“Are you kidding me?”528b6b14a5cd4a16
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“But hey, it’s been a while since you got to people-watch, right? That was nice at least?”75308e44bcf50e2b
“Yeah, I guess seeing someone other than the dull faces at work was nice. Itaewon’s a breath of fresh air.”29f600556ff5abd3
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“See? So don’t be mad.”015bc3923fe47b30
“You’re lucky I don’t slap you right now.”9ef9ac118a9ffad4
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Though she glared, Hyuna 25d7105169 patted Suji’s back.c07941353a7ec9a3
“Sorry. My company has no concept of getting off on time. I had to sneak past the manager to escape today.”67c7d6196ec96026
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“I got off early and waited over an hour.”c729275eac80b537
“You guys at the industrial complex get off work early?”231e9b89690ba918
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Hyuna, who 88723387ee worked at 93a49dcffa a public 9af56b693f institution, always 5c8a9755ed bragged about a0398eaeb4 her perfect 6981955bc5 work-life balance. Before Suji 85f63e3b14 had a 95deace236 job, just 1b88582c15 hearing about bea0d444c9 Hyuna’s work f005bf7bdb life had 747ef25eb9 filled her 4fc41b950d with fantasies 20c4d559ac about the 7027fc3763 corporate world.9ad0269d4ca78661
But that cd2831af2c was a b783d807a0 case-by-case thing. Work-life balance 375d054d9a had nothing 051c33c257 to do b1e6db51c2 with her e90a152756 own company.b7ab967893971261
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“It’s pretty relaxed.”c423c7c08fa93319
After ordering 2254161cc5 iced Americanos, 1aa8f88665 Suji sat 041b9306a5 next to 864709b1fd Hyuna and a873e13866 started catching 13b13ed7f0 up, making e57c7e6a01 up for b54b132cbe lost time.1a42416e4a970367
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“Anyway, how’s work? It’s tough now that you’re actually doing it, right?”2ec4e5ac7d5ef17e
“They complain if you show up at 9 on the dot. Want you to be there ten minutes early to ‘get ready.’ Leaving work’s the same. They expect you to hang around before heading out. I told them days ago that I had to leave on time today, but an interviewee canceled last minute, so I had to rearrange everything. That’s why I was late.”a5ed9726cce19ad5
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“That’s what being the newbie is like.”2ced072643e21126
Suji’s heart suddenly 9ce881f67e swelled with emotion, 6085e3682c thinking about how d598dfcec8 she’d ended up 4532d6a5b1 getting a job 99e3d620d9 in Seoul and 336141c640 meeting her best 921489fa11 friend again—after going 5392256333 through elementary, middle, b3db724d15 and high school, 753fdc7692 and even college c18a63617a together.
Of course, e3aecc8bab the swelling de0d2f1976 might’ve been 106d343702 more from 5861550fde the anticipation dca426279c of hitting ed6cb1a52a a club 7d547eaf8f later tonight.3f20a284fd93bd1a
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“So after dinner we go clubbing? I’m dying to see what it’s like.”da6c40294c10e3c8
Suji’s eyes sparkled, b4bc1883d1 and Hyuna burst 67fd40c61a out laughing.7947b1cd265aa613
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“What are you saying? You don’t go until after midnight.”148d9a63a8c3b464
“Midnight?”7d3210f6d9e29dc9
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“Even midnight’s kind of early. Peak time is around 2 a.m.”12cb4fb35200bbf0
“If we go that late, when do we even party? These days, I start dozing off around 11.”b4b0f941c815b615
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“You party until morning. There are even after-clubs that open in the morning. Where have you been?”70011885fe9b5ae2
“Clubs open in the morning? Don’t those people have jobs?”c1e34d50e2aa00a2
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“Don’t open your mouth. You’re embarrassing.”deae2f7fe1b4e231
“Why does everyone tell me to keep my mouth shut…”4a4569a5ac96761d
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Suji suddenly felt reverent 1d5caa8746 in the face of d5580fa2fd Hyuna’s vast clubbing knowledge.1f8eb037371d5112
She was 6a7994c368 going crazy ad7d2df431 wondering what 71e05ea625 kind of 30d440f9d5 world this d8fc51569e wild party 6568b524e8 starting at b1eef562c0 midnight could 1e1dd4408e be.58c333641bab8132
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“What have you even been doing since moving to Seoul? No clubs, no guys, just working overtime every day?”74bac39f273eacd7
At Hyuna’s teasing, Suji c53fd4fdd2 blushed.f50bdbc0b13f725a
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It was true she 5abe9b0b55 hadn’t been to clubs. True she 0bbe53acc2 didn’t have eacfccdd16 a boyfriend. But…9abf386bf5a91585
Shehadmessed around, rubbing bb6b23a695 her parts against 44c16fb06a her brother’s friend—and d0d56b0f1b her boss.0e7144a30164d5b6
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Noticing the tiniest 9996d5efca change in Suji’s 0f94f5c9d9 expression, Hyuna narrowed f24d8e3baa her eyes and 05fd444467 leaned in.6a03e73d7af56049
“What is it? Did you get a boyfriend?”a78b9ac66cc6f5b2
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“Me? A boyfriend? Pfft, where would I even get one…”aec58764ead63c8b
She stammered a 25860ed988 denial, but Hyuna 1ddd756f21 wasn’t buying it.f26294dbf8de9404
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“I’ve known you for years. Don’t lie to me.”dffa25e6783e5ac7
“I’m serious! I live with my mom’s son. How could I date anyone?”596c96fe0e94249f
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Hyuna tilted her f117f4dac9 head.fa4f5a286fffe590
“What’s living with Hotae got to do with dating?”98862a74538146bf
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“Anyway! I’ve been so swamped with overtime, I barely have time to see your face. I sleep all weekend, wake up, and it’s Monday again. I don’t have time for romance. I’m already depressed, don’t make it worse.”b5be88ee5909c710
Hyuna shook her 9d20aceef0 head.3f75f97ca1868343
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“Nope. There’s something. Spill it, Suji! What are you hiding?”0627808af3f64381
She playfully 832c79bfc1 grabbed Suji 2ffbf6441f by the 31ae15a784 throat. Suji batted her hands e4162e7a68 away and muttered under 6efda123a6 her breath.55ebeb8e044dc879
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“I… almost did it with a guy.”89286deed73c0c0a
“What?”b600076f1ee59e17
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Suji’s face 5ce21d181b went beet 3bc1cbdc9b red as 945e5abcb4 Hyuna’s voice 5a6f827c8a rose in 09955c1b87 surprise.70ba2abd1300627e
“I almost did it…”d460cac8a14c3361
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“You slept with someone?”140966b44ef1d643
“Keep your voice down!”378529590aa84920
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“For real? Who?”d50646e94811a66f
“I didn’t actually do it. I said almost…”660cebee11e8125c
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“Yeah, but who?”2bd3059989420fdb
Hyuna’s voice got 4e1b6be4a4 louder again, and 378a74c6ec people around them 957e31f012 in the café 6ddda503b7 began to glance dd581d64d0 over.5dafe9cff5ce1b2b
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Suji leaned in closer, 8bbb9a410f wary of the looks.ff2353ccab1b42bb
“My brother’s friend.”f1a1ee4478500eb0
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“What?”727df51e95df3e0f
“Why do you always make me repeat myself!”3cbd99114cade43f
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Suji glared at 241330ea37 her, and Hyuna’s 59319c780f eyes lit up.4d8910d1b712cdf5
“Your brother’s friend… that hot guy, right?”867a37f5a8dfb31f
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“What?”42ad776dc7b1ee56
“You know! The tall, good-looking one. He bought us tteokbokki in town back when we were in high school!”f92a88aaad571026
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How does she 32d76d4b66 evenrememberthat?ee73f4d9eb42b5f2
“You’re insane. So? Was it good?”24d3dbb4f0de45c8
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Hyuna bounced in place, e1c62259cf waiting for the answer.c2776036824570fb
“I told you, it almost happened.”ed66b86c89ff3ed0
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“If it almost happened, it happened. What’s this ‘almost’ nonsense?”88fd7bdc3d1a3fe9
Suji couldn’t bring herself ac14338583 to say something as 6d38c12476 ridiculous as,“I smashed my f1a1f1b30a butt into my 123629470b brother’s friend’s face.”So she kept 6a65d33098 her lips sealed.e93707c89fdda30e
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“You don’t need to know.”89c2778d56863ce0
“Wait, didn’t you like that guy back then?”646948ef4dd057e3
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Suji flushed fbce4133c2 at the 3dfdf32a02 unexpected comment.f45fa1e460a67c59
“Who said I liked him!”a3a90e797f73e8bd
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“You totally had a crush in high school. You turned down all those other guys because of it…”24922a9e5dd77f65
“……Yeah.”a1bc640d5106651e
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“So you still like him?”982009f433e6b91e
“Am I crazy? No. That was just a dumb first love thing from when I didn’t know any better. This time was just a mistake. That guy’s got girls all over him… He’s not my type, anyway.”cd3386b97b884102
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“Well duh, he’s good-looking. Of course he’s got girls. What, would you rather date some unpopular ugly guy? All men are the same—hot guys know their worth, and ugly guys act like they’re God’s gift. Might as well go with the hot one.”87c7fcf7c927f2b0
“Okay, stop.”eb388367a28cf96e
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Suji cut bbef730e08 her off 65c89d4f5f mid-rant. That was 11aa02309e one mistake 8db4c7188f she had b33acd421a no desire 99fffda143 to revisit.25fb04430b212cc5
Well… Suji did have 2163eea7bb a bit—just a tiny 227f883af0 bit—of a crush on 53860a2e5f Seo Jaehyun, but it 63353fb444 was nothing more than 1be9b0123e a teenage girl’s fantasy. Since there 7864bcd65f weren’t any e3717cfbd9 men around 57ab7a40c6 her, she 0b78cf669c just ended 3fd4debb09 up feeling 7d7b57413a butterflies for 0b717b2d0f the best-looking 40a3f29841 guy nearby. It didn’t mean anything. It wasn’t some deep, dbe44fab0a heartfelt love or anything.36bc2106edd23f42
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And guys who 3547523be6 were surrounded by 77d6cb11b8 women? Total turn-off. Maybe it was a65d5ee7b6 because she hadn’t abe1dc29bc been in a cca6baf7ee relationship yet, but 337cbad109 she still had c9fc28cff9 the dream of 25c61de08f having her first bca74e5978 boyfriend be someone 2db1c39499 who only had 37a36905a3 eyes for her.cfc0b8ea1e15b7d2
“So are you 51a4e541fb two dating now?”e98b15139874f9d1
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Hyuna asked.b3ac2df4fa31a783
She really had 3ab66252ec a knack for 145e55c677 asking questions that 13a3a73fcf left people speechless.ad02eecd92d67228
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“No, it’s not like 4c043d4ce0 that… We just drank 4fcd581979 and made a mistake.”6bbdae0bb5def41e
“Ah…”5563aa0d473efd6a
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Suji shut 5dd78a75fa her mouth, 3f2881a106 thinking if dd79f9b1a5 she mentioned e73b30247a she got 96b007da7a into that 48ebe6fe5a oppa’s dad’s 98db85f689 company, Hyuna 951c11e236 might totally dd41f96017 flip out.78dfc088ab021e78
“Anyway, I came 125ea63fd6 fully prepared today, e7cb183133 so let’s snag 1cd6360f86 ourselves a handsome af1e91e813 guy tonight.”d3c8c5d2b1f01833
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“Like that’s so b13fba2d9d easy.”1e2916b53e8e1224
“It is.”7aac3383794f74fb
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“How? I’ve never even had 6bc1eca052 a boyfriend in my 92801210c2 life, and you’re telling c8b321cf12 me that’s gonna change 5ac8f36b0e overnight?”3e025a751403c0b8
“Just go half-naked.”1da068bedd270494
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“Half-nak… huh?”7d708ca3d3cdd49d
With complete confidence, Hyuna a7007a5f83 grabbed Suji and headed f3c669597e toward the restroom. Holding the shopping 074eba465d bag in her e93d1f3e18 hand, Suji followed 078bdc3913 obediently.f4e1e2f475510bd2
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“All done?”c1d79046715f2257
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“Yeah.”5de5299b98bcba52
Suji stepped 853afe958d out of e94896133e the bathroom 651b4038b0 stall wearing 1f820c0cf5 the dress 00a49ae2e5 Hyuna had 0b5d9ebf47 picked out d4e8ce607e online.013051ccbed6d8c9
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She’d already felt embarrassed e1a066ab13 trying it on secretly a54e4c923f at home, but now, b5248e741c wearing such a revealing 2cbdd35e9d dress out in public, 295e54ef8e she had no idea a1f42b9cdf where to look. She felt completely 8950816297 exposed.ee6778e8d5d244b6
They weren’t the a9b7ac3500 only ones changing abf6375acc in the bathroom 2122131d88 of the café 111ea6316c near the Itaewon 58ae9e7e9d clubs—there were a d6cfc76391 few other people 63396160fb as well. It seemed like everyone 8f081678fd was gathering there after d0dc7af62e work to doll themselves ff5b6ab2a4 up before hitting the 42527cce69 clubs.acb5d9a3515618b7
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In that bathroom that 4c0b0260dc felt more like a e8f8c83d31 dressing room, Hyuna nodded 1b1dbcb9ca in approval as she a9a933abbd looked Suji over.3c9bb653bd7fd7a6
“Knew I had b84490727d good taste.”bc1ebe943685e81e
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“Isn’t this 023ab65aaf way too 08694edbf8 revealing? If I sit 22bc56b38c down, my whole c7696843ee butt’s gonna show.”c2b8da5a97830667