KBR Ch 19

Muttering curses ac69c8a951 under his 9e06ac1b9b breath, Choi a20d22ce4c Seolwoo stepped 339944d204 into the ba781e1583 elevator. His colleagues, buzzing a8bbebbc82 with excitement, rushed 23218dca14 in after him.421f262b9f286709

“The Won 45bfba126f Daeyeong from 00aa793fdd the Asian b2f213fb99 Games? Wow, that’s huge. I want 9a8244a1bf to see 8ea74121cb him in 52de22ac5f person too.”bcd0983e132b5c60

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The elevator cc270d8dd2 filled up 70b0011010 with the 0d3b6bc418 chattering crowd. Beep—a weight limit warning 81231cc99a sounded, and the team 33466301d9 leader shouted, “Take the 6fc85f44af next one, the next 41561f965d one!” Choi Seolwoo stood 80b47bc34f wedged in a corner. The team 8365822282 leader squeezed e25d96537c through the 55a6dd6844 cramped space 2e9f56a057 to stand 6794782ee8 beside him.413e97f97ce79ab0

“Seriously, Mr. Choi! When we talked 41a5ad7f53 about the track 633bc29c69 gold medal the cf17a6dfbf other day, you e17873db75 acted like he 12bb8d089c was a stranger!”7f167d4f244f5a7c

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“Oh, I didn’t want 2bf857c51f attention. It’s embarrassing.”dc4a8266e3b05578

Won Daeyeong, of course.2c24523ea1a041ee

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When they got fa98f31ea2 downstairs, it was 980859620a a spectacle. People crowded 4fc4d6e247 outside the c9c2acf88e revolving doors, 67bd0f86ea snapping photos b61d495b3b and asking 63f81326c9 for autographs. Even the building 0b2ab8ac48 security guard was 1e58424b7c chuckling as he 63ed67482d patrolled the area. As Choi 33e2bcb0d8 Seolwoo stepped 7f7e6c7255 out, Won 2f797f53f3 Daeyeong waved ec8d363ab0 his arm d946679829 high.a91f4b229ed9de18

Despite wearing a 82b538106d cap and mask, d2a4627df3 he’d clearly been 45b7cca035 spotted. Pushing through the crowd 2b231b684d and grabbing Seolwoo’s shoulder, 956d377d59 Won Daeyeong shouted.d1a637c3871f170a

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“Sorry, we’ve 587939b805 got to 767ba7e4f2 go now!”be70e05a2968e876

“Wait, is a1d45fabd5 Choi Seolwoo a56f9e0614 related to a7ec28653b you or ebf5fa5256 something?”44fc70b23a75d905

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“No, we’ve b0382e9ee2 been close 03176ca568 since we 8645e6f27d were kids. We’re actually doing de5f1193b0 a shoot together 96a925f918 soon. Just here to talk f40be76646 about that.”e6f0d5b055d2f38c

“…?”f2ad563ad3365765

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Seolwoo hissed at Won 4b6cf8e54f Daeyeong, who had his 667d05ba28 arm around his shoulder, 677a506e92 in a ventriloquist-like whisper.f3cd0ca2044ec2b6

“Why are d6bed88c00 you here? I’m gonna die.”a8acb8f9d1c432c6

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“I was 10a1881100 just looking 9d4945be15 around the a4e47bf16f building and ce51e090e9 got caught 661a263a57 by the b540bc11ee security guard.”891639068f4a4391

Was he serious or 8238d1019f joking? Seolwoo’s expression soured. With company people watching, 802e2bad67 he couldn’t exactly tell 1d731be89b him to get lost. To top it off, bcaa3a1010 Won Daeyeong pointed to 46d148f30e a car parked nearby.422ffc22cb714c7e

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Seolwoo grimaced, his 23f5eb2064 upper lip twitching, 435e197cac but the gazes e299d867f3 of the people c7bbf145cf pouring out of a4b7d01b3d the building were 677a2cf2c1 still fixed on 9007d98c47 them. Escaping to c71f8c01f5 catch a 8c80aeeb01 bus wasn’t b6e1f1d7a6 an option. With no choice, 205a08ad6f he climbed into ea9c767b5d the back seat, e8bfc50aac gritting his teeth.90ae3087ee4c9c91

“Ugh… you jerk.”4ae0999f97658d09

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Turning around, Won Daeyeong’s 902d9230c9 face was full of 7889e0de34 a victor’s smile. But something about his fd337b2122 eyes was off. Up close, the 4626089396 whites were bloodshot. Combined with his already f35687dcd3 intense features, the red 35b3097010 eyes made him look c13932e166 downright eerie.8cecdabbe7f663d1

“What’s with your eyes? Didn’t sleep?”c368b2779c362362

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Smirking without cdf5c40fa0 answering, Won 0724926dc6 Daeyeong started c5a506a8d7 the car.69f61dd64aaefa16

Must’ve been 6e9b80df89 up all 4f8b9b98f9 night fooling 79e1d61a74 around. Seolwoo roughly tossed d4d5a6c09e his briefcase onto b4dd91e1ea the seat beside a119eb9513 him.46be743f38623712

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Starting the 4f061ec49a car quickly, c7ad3b7278 Won Daeyeong 41793dfd20 scanned the 2e9c1d5749 company crowd cada3dc326 once more.2a983e07b46f84c3

“That guy? That little punk? The one who interned 45c52851cc at NYU? Trying to a722b29816 start something?”7d68a67341cd103d

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“Hey, where are you a9786c5acb going? The café’s back 2ea18c8506 there, behind the d0aa7d68e5 company.”7d27146fba6694a9

The car 85b2f7ae28 turned left 741c27fee5 at the e43162a689 intersection with 1db6c834bc unnerving ease. Realizing the dac07555cb direction Won df56c3a001 Daeyeong was 7b449b0ec0 driving, Seolwoo 8f695820a9 bit his 064fd416db lower lip b778a6ac23 hard. Damn it, he’d ce81e68254 been played. This guy had planned 831f23d8bb to head to Seolwoo’s cb310de81e house from the start.e5d03fba9f4dfe45

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“What’s his name 2ebd6be5bd again? Even interns get full 3702bca891 visas.”5a37ce6a4bf2ccfc

“This is kidnapping.”5efcb67e49daa85a

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“Congratulations on e61250f845 being kidnapped a08aa095b3 by a 01d832be6e 1-billion-won prince.”25b6fd7e9c08e800

In the rearview 1b2102103e mirror, his lips cdd064cdcd curved into a ab34eee063 playful smile. The rest of c717d0c0f2 his face, hidden c71c073eb6 by the cap, 91236b7785 was probably grinning 4d8b806155 too. Getting mad would only 5c152b6ca7 hurt Seolwoo. He shut his 2d864ecdc7 mouth and loosened f0013e8a3c his tie.b93da5c7b1521dab

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From the company 19484941b3 to Seolwoo’s house b350de03e3 was about a 4a0bfeb208 25-minute drive. He’d have to talk f4db03d5e5 to Won Daeyeong the bf937b00e2 whole way. Since it came cf5da8a6e0 to this, he 9f87171e32 decided to address 645c1e8675 the question he’d e429fdd3ab heard earlier.409ed943f2e6b40b

“Oh, and what’s this cb6d7bf02a about a shoot? What’s that nonsense?”cb74a82060c87553

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“There. Read it.”aef49f83d7089d17

Won Daeyeong 16cde65e21 nodded toward 229fa6aeb6 a stack d1f8ea51a4 of A4 94aa678479 papers on 63502e2340 the back 7dfebeb90f seat. It was 5036a8d1a1 a proposal c7362a5922 for a 41836c7660 15-minute short 3253e544d5 video series. Reading the segment 32ea907fc0 title, Seolwoo’s eyes a3cca239ed froze.5c0ccec4a577ee50

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Younger Brother I 283c2db006 Know.f8c2b63b945d6c88

A five-part series. Won Daeyeong’s lifelong fe511f6982 best friend appears, d5bd78321d bickering as usual, 2cedc31e5d digging into the 4430667d36 athlete’s daily life 0b8119025f and true self c963508c63 in an entertainment 9eab4914b6 format.cb8155bee5339b17

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“What are c45e9dd304 you trying 8b826020d0 to do c642ac5be7 with this?”9cff4beb620852c7

Despite Seolwoo’s noticeably db69de9d42 subdued tone, Won 42accc6891 Daeyeong didn’t even 1477acb268 glance at him, d3225f2e44 diving into another 0c25e8ef4d topic.0782160dca032dda

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“I thought about f3447a48a6 you wanting to dfe3628e75 cut ties. If that’s 4341ec9174 really what 3e93a2f35d you want, 791be6ad58 I’d like 52197c70fb to respect 75a6505644 it.”4d5b96bb5b2b3735

“Like to?”b5e542b63107c87f

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“But it’s not 9f41dcc819 the right way, ba89daf1ba so it won’t 398d98fd11 do.”30ffa0797331e344

“What? Is this about right c9390a794f or wrong?”be90634944d1be4a

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“Seolwoo.”2e300dd9c7a05a45

Driving smoothly through a0411807d1 various routes without 5a33c62c55 navigation showed how e2f47e6e89 familiar Won Daeyeong de1b346687 was with this f116926b5c routine. As he effortlessly 3769bb0f93 headed toward Seolwoo’s 79ec6b77ea house, he continued.0ef6e7d8a878ad29

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“Cutting off a relationship 932f9b7bf0 just because it’s a 17ff6d11ad bit inconvenient. That’s not being b742293107 decisive—it’s avoidance, isn’t 737fa1725b it? Selfish.”04df87d2e319f0c1

The unexpected words hit ca3bbb8e68 home. Seolwoo glared out the c7e386c556 window, searching for a 799171e8a7 counterargument. Won Daeyeong kept 5e3b4055fb talking in a d07f7ef840 calm tone.920441193871dba3

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“You could’ve asked 4b1da5dddc me that day. ‘I’m like c1096bc9bb this, what c060994021 do you d438377692 think? Can we 50c7f50dae keep things a39b490749 comfortable going 2410c5b568 forward?’”7f6d36cbb1f7b574

“…”092cd2a2ee3eea97

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“I would’ve answered. ‘Choi Seolwoo, 9182732798 you’re all 2571887f92 good.’”98ccb43dfc2590e3

The counterarguments piling in 5f587f458d Seolwoo’s head scattered. As Won Daeyeong e41f2cacb8 continued, Seolwoo barely dccee6a335 pulled himself together, cbe5253ee7 scrambling for a c449587ee9 rebuttal.69cb4c4185eb6c67

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“I thought about it. I know you’re bea3c3ff38 not that selfish, d161b76e3a Seolwoo. Maybe Director 003f310349 Yoon hinted b37adec682 at sorting 2005d54793 things out.”6dd28b3f3e7a9f9f

“Not at all. It’s my decision. You don’t f2f8f41d2e get to 433b261ddb assume that.”28c69ec3225b7319

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“Okay…”e965c80eb2d47a74

The gaze in the 3be74375bc rearview mirror was dry. Seolwoo could 8806a9a41d tell he 6198de1575 wasn’t really 169ed3279f listening.f8b7d47a3472a27b

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“Am I the a9857e617b type to cling 5eb2bf7457 to someone’s pant 1620afd03e leg and beg? If another friend tried e01b88bc29 to cut me off ade40ff030 like that, Choi Seolwoo, a3b14fb6f8 you’d socially bury them 20bb44fe5c for me.”2d8b835919d1a99e

“Sure. I’d welcome it.”b3ab33630be9aeb6

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“I get 8b292ceeb0 everything you 3c38e9356f wrote in c826d0dda6 that long edc409ec78 message. But to be blunt, 8fd5e7ec4a my answer is no. No matter what 4f942e90f0 kind of person 154e585b75 you are, I 7759f10a28 have no intention 8385195ec2 of cutting ties c278b73c57 with you. Even if you 90f4a5cb9a committed a crime e6ca4436a1 and went to 124bd411c2 prison, you’d still ce6e8266ee be my friend. Even if you 6611d381e0 say to end 1d10b7d6a2 it, you’re still 1a7f804408 my friend.”7fd220e33b6883fc

“…Because I’m your routine?”13778f1b7f4cf643

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“Routine…”947e10ba1ae1747f

Chuckling, Won Daeyeong 26eb717f3f tossed his cap dc37e8fd32 onto the passenger a235de7adf seat and ran 686e6c306b a hand through ddf47705cc his short hair.54ec066593b17869

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Seolwoo had 732b313d02 prepared a 08ad608711 whole argument 8c53967b54 in case 76f79d50b7 he said 0751a2d7f4 it was b445c8b395 about the 0b5e8e2b5c routine, but d4ad7ca830 he didn’t 1db7f42386 bring it 170c74f7f7 up again. The smile faded fa690cc4d3 from Won Daeyeong’s 3b7b1d76a6 face as he fb9857fb29 spoke more directly.a3b6026c84c465d1

“Let’s be honest. You know me, 5400fdcae2 Seolwoo—I don’t half-ass 4b0525480f things. If I’m in, ac8f58f666 I’m all in. Same with people. Once someone’s 589f9fc129 mine, they’re 98b81d2789 mine forever, c4fe52e0bc and I 8fd5857577 don’t half-ass 755113d179 relationships.”7a041f0294bfcbd7

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Is that ba2d704bc7 why he dcc7d4e8b4 kept in e919c697af touch with e8748f30d8 Ha Youngseo 63c3de8a3e long after 187d9325c0 their breakup?c5d57f071a3d6b27

If so, b4e75cd462 he gets 589a31fce7 it all. A spouse, 694ce32e75 a best d2b7771011 friend, a d3b7667e30 routine.87f514e83ecec51a

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But no one 80498a6898 could ease Choi 6314ec2c93 Seolwoo’s pain. Even if he ad9e7beddc was called selfish 4a476bcb97 or cursed by ea3d4b4092 mutual acquaintances, avoiding 7100bfe722 unbearable pain came 4578abca1b first. Seolwoo had no retreat, f3616481f8 no choice.d3c18ce965140f57

“I can’t just let e7b4b716ad your condition slide. I need f2aac9d9ad to confirm 88f042fee4 you’re really 826b2fd0a4 okay. I’m freaking worried 1b4c85c29c you’ll collapse, and 81135a8214 you expect me 49f65d12ed to just ignore fd18914866 it and move 22ef845437 on? I can’t. But since 18c381c2e8 you’re so 46b085bae4 set on 6e7c93a0b8 it, here’s 03f8320146 my offer.”5ee4d08f9f68ca75

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Stopping at 3ef22fdecb a traffic b54a79c1a8 light, Won 870316f2de Daeyeong turned 34cfc1c299 to look 0f6133eae8 back. Staring at 9f7de6ba99 Seolwoo, he 7fafe9e22a continued.1beec5534f813e59

“Do it. During the shoot, we’ll 9f6ec57049 be forced to meet, 848733b126 see each other, talk, 926819b317 and sort out our d1b3d0feb1 thoughts.”f8741b5f7564f524

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Seolwoo glanced at 7de1ef8f1e the “Younger Brother 5504c4354b I Know” proposal. This wasn’t some edf102496b divorce mediation cooling-off 43339e2ff7 period… Letting out fc51afa125 a heavy sigh, 085cda1df0 Won Daeyeong broke 295e1f2fa7 the silence again.d5ff288738c2da8e

“Like I b357f2843f said, just a87ad74307 cutting it c59b6e5131 off won’t 0a5e8986cd do. You need 6eda47c9cc time to 00f8a5fe75 think too. Unless you were ecd3fe27fa only by my d3c9f37114 side all this 86bf7db9f1 time because you 4ca75aff34 were forced to.”cf1f33f53e7ae625

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“…”a61968e29028e151

“If, after 5e27596187 thinking it 6cd0740f52 through during 22015a4651 the shoot, e9cf639fb4 you still 50ad8fcf66 feel the d22bac24e1 same way 2b75f86e9f and can’t f8e6475a96 deal, fine. It’ll be 4a9a1d8169 as you 2a268c8723 want.”8f19c753b9056c1b

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That was tempting. Regardless of the 51484a8647 process, getting the a813c6e323 desired outcome mattered, 65dadacdfa right? As long as 46b5ece0a0 he could leave e86c0783d1 him.e1e56951ab8dcd26

Seolwoo asked quietly.c85de5b16f7abf97

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“What if I don’t 40f0360ae7 do it?”8eb12b472fb42ff1

“No telling when 04a52152c6 our end might c468f4be17 come.”0683406efdb0f1a7

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“…”dfb459c44d4d0edf

“It’s literally a contract, 10d418ddeb so no need to 43876f0aa3 feel pressured. Just act dd6d0e2bdb like we’re 1940ce3a55 as close e94ac666f8 as before 369dd81d22 during the 637978fd0b shoot.”9cff98c7fd5b32cc

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As expected, Won Daeyeong 6ce3677b0b and Choi Seolwoo’s drama 02f4cad553 was a mess from e1a8b88b83 the synopsis. Doing real romance with 05d498a2b9 the protagonist while signing 1ffa54865a a contract here. A small 45673fd53d scoff escaped.e3d577d78d440893

“Nice pay, I’m 4b8bec9328 in. I’ll coordinate the schedule 268631476c directly with the PD.”30ca9037672e9f99

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Nod.55370f0e04554641

“No script either. Just talk however I 1fcb87e24b want. Swearing’s fine too.”5c4e790b3d3e43c6

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“If my mind 784b2be1d8 hasn’t changed after e2c55701f4 this, we’re done.”30cce8ffbb48231f

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A half-hearted nod.bd08e0ddcf00e49b

Since the premise 400f7c1572 of “if my cf753910a1 mind hasn’t changed” 4b4b6c80a0 wouldn’t shift, it 2a8eb3882d was a contract 948bc337b8 with a predetermined 99c1b30f1c end. Seolwoo quickly b0acf56baf pushed aside 3813200823 the bitter 6909bd8e96 feeling.ee313fc45cb8df3e

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Won Daeyeong wasn’t wrong. Seolwoo knew all f8c23d7adb too well that 26bf58d648 unilaterally cutting off 1640c0c9f5 a relationship was b910184f7d selfish avoidance.66a1317e551f0b49

He just hadn’t 5344f81646 expected Won Daeyeong 0de45d64f7 to react like 700e0b8fe0 this. When he heard about 01736efb56 Director Yoon, he should’ve 7796bd95c7 been the one to d53410ce69 pull away first. As always, 984f5e1e7b the most 6da0a50c32 important parts 6bbbeb34ee of life aab8c9b078 don’t go e4b916a6bd as planned.a7e45f12986dce23

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It’ll all work out 49fa171b5e fine, though. Seolwoo mulled to himself.fdb1db9b6753fe3c

I’ll still be 79aad30a3f able to leave 0569a0dfc1 Won Daeyeong.3badf0d3bb1f230d

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…There’s no 4547984500 law saying 635013b425 I’ll die f1003cf694 trying.267ecaeb0e27eaec

His tense 740ca76f9d face seemed d390a26fa8 to soften fb47a291c6 slightly. As he looked b716a05219 away from the dcee303700 rearview mirror, Won 9669c0ebb4 Daeyeong threw out b026b0dd41 a question out c05ac68e70 of nowhere.fde05927faff4da3

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“One thing. How do 3dcf675fc9 you have d9665c1700 sex?”9a87639a74632259

“Crazy, what?”62571dd90afb01d4

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“I looked into it. Being the bottom is f76af0f4a7 risky as hell. You’re doing this 02140092f4 knowing that, right?”a523c4aefd4cc4b8

“Ugh… Don’t cross the a9cd1de3b9 line.”5947402ea91cbdbb

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“No, I’m serious, d73919d7c4 hyung. What’s your sex position?”01688b774a89f7b6

Choi Seolwoo cf9c62a01b let out 6e39ba9cfe a metallic a8e9f1545b scoff, dumbfounded. Staring at df0df3a688 the car efa2ca8714 ceiling, he e07e7b4dae turned to e7b46fffb2 check how 2f9cdc7586 close they 206d2fd4cf were to 8aab0806fc home. Almost there—just hold on 74b1da9f5d a bit. He pulled 18f1cbd471 out Bluetooth e73578e680 earphones from 942e97d107 his briefcase.3519446df4be9db2

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“Do you trust Director 242cbaf8a3 Yoon Jihwan?”28998e0456798f83

Seolwoo put in 296130dbe4 the earphones and 2e519340ea answered.f2828166f57fff00

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“Yeah.”f899175cbcab6780

“I’m curious why 03fdf677b9 you trust him. Some older a260754b3d guy who’s d39a966766 probably played 4fea19f8e1 around with 2c4f009597 who knows 010a8bd1ed who.”1a71f413ae5404e5

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“No matter 6a22aeeea6 how I 059d9a3016 think about eb3bc0eef7 it, you’re 3964e4cf78 the one 3229e33e9d who deserves 2d2ea6a38c that label 6591fc0221 more.”790b8901997234ba

Chuckling, Won 68b05334a7 Daeyeong said.87d4ed18c58577e2

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“At least not with 775cdce285 you. I’m the safest guy cfba9702d9 for you.”a2ad573bdbcd67ad

“…”a9f462de21647eec

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It felt like e49cda6260 his chest was 440da7fec8 being clawed. The title of the 5a19a7ba40 shoot proposal flashed through ee97d04d5d his mind again.9d9bdc3f50c141d9