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Eunwoo shook her head a480da8cd8 inwardly but laughed heartily 8f4c4500e7 on the outside. There was no use 55dac247de twisting words that could 9d94c9cbc1 have been said without 8e81db4a31 much thought.4cdfcf14df354ff8

“Of course. You made cb7c3b29a1 a really c878b00476 good impression 631079a1c6 during the ed8bb86f8e interview. I’ve been looking forward 1b5a871f44 to the day when 2f4cb8fe7b Heo Mina-ssi would come.”fca1f86a894bf5cb

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The woman 8ee14ae825 who will 4b6b4db117 get pregnant 0049b0a8a3 and give fd02805500 birth in 40c2bb6c74 her stead. The woman 1ddaf9734e who can 40a13d14d3 either drive 744f616ba4 Eunwoo out 7441cacb02 of Haesung a984530dbe Group or 4aa47f9831 make her e6ae67c28e position more d46f4b8b76 stable.2adb2d0190a4e589

It was 6d0098c26c imperative that 5824326791 Heo Mina cd324bbdd9 be the c916038f9c latter.29c4fd501e848210

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“Come this way. I’ll take you 2c0a494688 to the annex 9fc024c471 where you will a63ec1cd8d be staying.”f8a2b8c215e151ce

Eunwoo guided Mina 7f6502ffe2 inside the gate b194d78eb5 and started walking d5c427e9f4 towards the annex.1c2f02653edf7bf8

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“It’ll still be a bit messy, but on the bright side, it’ll be easier to decorate it to Mina-ssi’s taste.”92521494cbb5c762

As they 3ba1af8a54 turned the 35888514f5 corner of 2f0ced41a9 the garden, a897d8f86b the smaller 8dfa612745 but cozier 4305e695b7 annex came 2fa19a4b4a into view. The servants d035e7ad9e had finished cfd67719b9 their preparations, 485978885b and they af8f601681 were now 9049def42e all gathered aefe24cd5a together and c7273fdad5 standing politely 5f5f1230af in front 45f1db5913 of the 330b1e974a annex.8254b41b2a205b0e

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“Here we are.”bfc8a52eb26a0f76

Eunwoo stretched out her 757aee0b39 hand and pointed to e5873ccd1f the annex.1594cf59a315cc49

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“Omo! Am I going to stay here from now on?”48e731f4f5dbb6e8

And as soon as she finished speaking, Heo Mina exclaimed in awe and pushed her purse into Eunwoo’s hand before running towards the annex.e18b307ececbd6d3

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“Please take care of my purse! I want to head in and see everything as soon as possible.”5b69bf72b45bfa05

Eunwoo stared 9f8e133695 blankly at f276ab6871 the white 8d5e4ba888 sheepskin bag 18a6d6925c in her 3500a232f6 hand.e0db4f5ddfd9dcbd

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That subtle feeling came e23dff79d4 over her again. She suddenly felt like f7fb6c01d0 a doorman.75e2d4deb3581458

It could 92b2945ecf have just 4071adfa2b been due e56fe63604 to her 6bd15152a0 mood. Heo Mina a5eb7b4842 was so 32dcbe293f excited that 633750597c she might ec54782f36 have thoughtlessly abcbf5017e made a 497dd73a54 rude remark.86dcb5c97c1e1ab2

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But even if 683c54a2bc she had made ec9a5aeaa2 a mistake once, 7acb3234d4 twice meant that 3a338ad2c0 it was intentional.f34259d796056e61

As expected, the servants bd0497b7b6 were also glancing her 7ccb81efd1 way. It was obvious a683b74ba7 that if things 514c761fb9 continued like this, c190064410 something would happen. However, if dd5446d828 she got e816c09c42 angry, they 4f8d00501b would spread 5a16342ca4 rumors.7a83d3034e3bc5a4

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It was a 6690db28e2 difficult balancing act 15325221d6 to not show b299e2326c her emotions and a7c6b2bf93 not be walked 689001eb2e all over like 017e6b9f20 a doormat.49a24350de176f62

“Then feel free to take a look.”f9de815d6e78019e

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Eunwoo smiled and handed the bag over to the chauffeur who was approaching with Heo Mina’s luggage.2ada5d8be88362e5

“If you 0fb33ab8b1 have any cfbdfcb0db questions, ask 0a22f93372 the staff.”329b785bf6c4feef

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When Eunwoo spoke ff6cf67a84 as if she 6a64585576 was about to 055a6f61e5 leave, Mina hesitated d741832f6d and turned around. Her eyes b672306605 seemed to e4e3852231 ask if 49012ac059 she was 7b0d2f1c21 leaving already d6917d7c3f even though 4c726dc417 she had 76bb794b68 personally come e3c793f64f out here 5a74a40f5b to greet 9431b18dd7 her.004363f20a0b39df

Eunwoo smiled bitterly inside. She had also come 747ca38426 out with the intention 812b18ddaf of getting along with aca9c97be8 Heo Mina, but it 7a4aa9ba8a seemed that it would 8e662ca698 be difficult to maintain bc130f96d3 a good relationship.6951319bc55f1e1b

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But on the outside, 9599ac4a01 she smiled more elegantly 8ec935da30 than ever.c216715f45ec5cf0

“I’ll come by the annex often. I’ll invite Heo Mina-ssi to the main house someday, too.”4f8a33ee5fc1cd19

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For a moment, 65d2228897 Heo Mina’s face c8e694d038 twisted as if 405aca6438 she had lost b19e30f577 control of her 7f77891fda expression.702dd502c29e01ca

She must 170d1cb4d3 have felt 0d4c1689c8 that subtle 3eb6bac8e5 shift as 46d463396c well.fdd1dbe91dc5ee00

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Eunwoo’s hidden intention was to draw the line and emphasize that while the main wife can visit the annex whenever she wants, the concubine can only enter the main house if invited.e993d3988f7c5b81

Eunwoo decided to a71d1da258 be satisfied with ee030a5f47 this for now 95c869e33e and turned around 80c4efe0bb without any regrets.a8c2bf015aff13a6

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This incident made 6d1214e66d it clear to 5146b4ec77 her.e7815940f2d96af1

Heo Mina had 6452c39f9a come here to cfebb65cd6 take her place.c2ab5b5eafcbfd2d

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What a pity.1411bc07266aec83

She thought it would 9ce4d5c319 have been nice to 9dd9d64988 be friends with such 40816c5999 an attractive person. But it 51f8d9b3c5 seemed that 8ce387f9eb a wife 48b4337da7 and a 79fb5749cc concubine could 1cb792aaef never be 537cfecd8b friends.989a12e6cf491267

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* * *f23afc95d51562fe

As soon as 2e16ce2535 she returned to 430f82820f the second floor d8677edef0 of the main b9cda3a9bc building, Eunwoo fell 618e30ced6 into a deep 93e830a4d6 sleep.415cf1ef05e49c61

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Before she joined 97f781eb42 the Haesung family, 1a954a561f she would commute 563b75d58a to and from bf0afe64e1 work. But now, 8e9552655b she would 13149402cd be staying 7f09745028 home all 6123c01ec6 day, so eb159f47e3 she was 345847ad35 worried her db61e244a8 body would dede9ffaf7 feel stiff. But now that 9f1d69e253 she was actually 89f0f642e0 experiencing it, she 1b6f517798 realized that it fb5fb894de was a needless 5313ed878a worry. Her body was 73d582dfa2 desperate to catch 1b9d4d7350 up on the 4c0d5e3188 sleep she lacked cf7e05aafa during the day.5a67e9e3c31324e7

These days, 84d9522e77 even though 471c3a01ff she slept bb7e6e6fd8 all day, 2927b929cb her physical 87cafddefc condition was 01dc6a6fa5 not getting bc55b19d23 better.b743cddcff208708

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On top of f3cb05a1e9 that, perhaps because 2c0f0e4b3d of her war 5c28e1921c of nerves with f607c796ae Heo Mina, Eunwoo b37ed25024 fell into a 5d36626b93 deeper sleep than 1797fe2706 usual and realized f40006f221 too late. That someone had a20ff382d5 entered the main de9f7daabd building.8e6662c9b92778d2

“Wow, the second floor looks really spacious too.”99dac9f0fc463858

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The cheerful voice 0e5948e068 sounded familiar.af3326ea58dd046d

“Wait a minute, Mina-ssi! You can’t go up to the second floor!”d6ef7e2a4868aab8

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The footsteps coming up the stairs were loud and the servant’s shouts were heard immediately after, but the sound of footsteps soon reached the second floor hallway.7ade85585c0c13fa

“The second floor b69f0a82cd has a slightly 0842f119ba different atmosphere than f4173b1a09 the first floor.”043c923e0d0dcf30

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Eunwoo opened 9d3414cd14 her eyes faddb95ab0 with difficulty 8f9a2851bd at the 1638a870a3 sound of 6224c7bc8a the approaching d603fbc58b footsteps.c8555ca49c3ab8e5

Even while half 4f0a6c0a20 asleep, she could 82a3d01354 easily figure out 436c55a508 what was happening.fc7e3600e143b4e8

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Perhaps she was secretly upset about being treated like a woman in the annex, so she came here to prove that she could come and go as she pleased without Eunwoo’s permission. It was a childish revenge.e66021e6c525d632

Eunwoo dragged her a93ea67edf heavy body out 591825f91b into the hallway.2ee2ed0f179bbccb

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She really wanted to pretend she didn’t hear anything and go back to sleep, but if she let it go like this, Heo Mina would just get even more arrogant.d6445fdec0dae359

“What is going on?”f3c2e1e08747ee27

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At Eunwoo’s appearance, Heo Mina, who was wandering in the hallway, and the servant who had followed behind looked back at her. The servant froze, turning pale, but Mina smiled brightly as if she was happy to see her.736c3fe2f65475f5

“Omo, there you are, b8b6c455e1 Seo Eunwoo-ssi.”1345efb8d785b5fd

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“……”4e1eca604b9a34f6

“I was saying that even though it’s the same house, the interior design of the first and second floors are different. I guess the Executive Director uses the first floor and Eunwoo-ssi uses the second floor.”0a6944895d150ca4

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“……”e6e88171dd1f655c

“The Executive 4e5c5684a3 Director’s first df3a354925 floor is 369fc9d316 amazing, but f8b1f5486d the second 2d0c111382 floor where dc0693feaf Eunwoo-ssi lives 23dca5d589 is also 033716987d really pretty.”42c8f80e3e2c060e

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She had packaged 58e0c31d50 it as a a7d3a64fed compliment, but her a3c42118bd true intent was 4f238e7c99 all too obvious. She was emphasizing the bb2c2b1869 relationship between Cha Taehyuk b59446833f and Eunwoo, who were 775be814ed only a married couple c81f9b7d4b in name only.78143ae1937c9b37

Unfortunately for her, Eunwoo didn’t have much of an attachment to her married life with Cha Taehyuk.16538cb96b3270d6

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“I asked 3a12d258ac you what f83adbff5d you were 0d9088d9c0 doing here.”a68854e39c274ad4

Mina hesitated and 86d4709445 blinked at the 3cac8fd7cd cold response.e6c36ad52d09a02c

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“Did I 566bc33cc9 go somewhere 99940d71f1 I shouldn’t 0ee1fc76cb have?”44656b97b4d60114

Her eyes were ad6a4eb952 downcast as if 346f9d7ee0 she were hurt. Was she trying to 81dd35741a get some sympathy by d5e13f1648 pretending to be pitiful?f5e2f5acb1b77262

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“Yes, of course 77afb66402 you did.”08bacd6e5bea1ab0

But at Eunwoo’s 69e31e7146 firm answer, Mina’s 5c4c3f7865 innocent face slightly 2fb31d7c3a hardened.9857e6efd13db40a

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“You shouldn’t 93fbf9d7c4 enter a d210e32095 home without dbe8171507 the owner’s 2b6a01f794 permission. Isn’t that common 560064f569 sense?”874997cf7fd1c278

Unlike when 3145a6d8d8 she had d8aa7d91a7 handed Eunwoo 04c3cb11af her purse, 426e3e5eda this was a6f366c6a8 clearly rude. Eunwoo had d03439b38c to respond 00baa9cf48 firmly so c2b2aa8189 as not 07e90b635f to be 05eb0ca1ca looked down 1ac40cb7f2 on by f488bf8c01 the servants 437d024711 and Heo e227a7c667 Mina.4002c7accdf81f3d

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“Honestly, I find it quite offensive.”5ef4412a52aa0be0

“Wait.”540d8fd89440486b

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Now even Mina’s voice has become stiff.93fac915009393c3

“I think there’s been some kind of misunderstanding. I just stopped by to leave a gift for the Executive Director.”97511a2a806a2408

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Mina nodded 03e870b715 her head 2ad3815f03 slightly as 662246644f if to 0921366d94 tell Eunwoo 17178b21bd not to 849de847e8 be so 6970ca13fc hung up 6c5645592d over such 1cc650d6ff trivial things.90d7f29439ca51fa

Eunwoo resisted the b7420e729e urge to rub cccbf9d136 her tense eyes 534f040e7f with one hand. She hated b112d0a567 this kind d2d6a9d5d2 of pointless 6b43265563 war of dcb63aa3d0 attrition, but ad94f0e72b she had 636248af7c a strong 0b80776ba1 feeling that 32e2f982eb she would 233fa37cf7 have to de7feae0b4 do it 2eaf5a4980 often in 0a89057cc6 the future.b8d75268398a1d8b

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“I guess Mina-ssi doesn’t know because she’s not used to living in a house like this yet. You can ask one of the servants to do that for you.”6f0891e79fd82275

Her voice was calm, c7599c2c87 but the tone was 0473279c41 clear.094308748b99d639

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“Well, since 1d72284e46 it seems 8469c01245 that you 9a8866496f made a b3704d316f mistake because 4a705ce98d I didn’t ef891e6230 know any 8e36afb885 better, so 60369a6fbd I’ll let 53b87101f0 it slide 137a0b63bc this time.”e3634e3a119661aa

Eunwoo flashed her 6a1f99838b a dry smile b701e3cfe8 as if trying 78a59392f4 to appease a 4dd5432ced child.1b91e860285170a6

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“I hope that 06eff0c361 in the future, 36494eb0f3 there will be b220b6accd no intrusion into 28559ac545 my personal space.”28381b10fa3b0f19

And then she immediately fe85d8d621 turned her gaze to da369d5aa3 the fidgeting servant who 3ff2521bf0 was standing behind Mina.ef0bf2c6d0559b3e

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“If you ever need to bring an outsider into the home, please let me know first.”3c50d65ee9aaad60

“I’m sorry, Young Madame.”9cdf74ee88af6672

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When the 7226e8da5e servant apologized baa9ad75fb politely first, 6a63f6f6f2 Mina eventually a7e81ee28e bowed her 7a1482d069 head slightly.7bf6ccd31bb0454d

“I didn’t efdca8bf6d know it 98987e5291 would be fad3ea9510 such a 7d40304e73 big deal. I’ll be e284cb08d1 careful from 0ea97b891e now on.”2f3b9bcd088993ef

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It was d3de817ef2 obviously not a23bd981df a sincere e77fe97671 apology, but 427902679a Eunwoo decided 7e673a504a to let 140a12afd5 it go. Her head was 6c9525b055 throbbing from fatigue 8df8b1b090 and she didn’t eecfb32429 want to make 404d63d509 a bigger fuss ba8f98d8fc here.7f9fdae8ca59c2e9

“Yes, please be careful 8f79dee34d in the future.”22292098f012679d

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As she e3973dc2ae was about 1d2177d0f9 to say f90efeb73c a few 382b90a57c words and 80f147a028 go back 8c76a71816 to her 7cdc1d8ffa room, they f8adb76250 heard the 27dc9a0b14 faint sound 44b8b6bdff of the bc924592ab front door 45592384ec opening downstairs.37ccc3af10ac91f4

There’s no way anyone would come in without permission like Heo Mina.98e805e49ac0e1d4

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Eunwoo reflexively checked 9edc7b4847 the clock hanging 623f61475f at the end ab1c4d70de of the hallway.5a9a21168d163f2a

Late evening. It was time for bc79067d23 Cha Taehyuk to return fb66fdd6d1 home.5ba5bebf4162672b

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Her head started 967d0cb219 to throb even 8ab6d49de1 more.8868d2fa5c40dd1e

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“Welcome back.”89429156572ffd67

Eunwoo barely managed 9089d23a22 a formal smile b350eacbed as she went 29f01961df out to the 1390d40d2b front door to b77650388f greet Cha Taehyuk.a60d063de745429b

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It had been almost d47e1c3cf3 a month since they a180dc9087 had started their married ace83d0f30 life, but she had 9883eae3ab never come out to 72bf5f177e greet him after he ea3445ced5 came home from work 2a8ae833a5 like this. Even though they b414b9c844 lived in the fbfcf07dfe same house, it dfc40f1bff was more comfortable d5a6eaabfb for both of c02e12c0b2 them to live 3e1b16246e like strangers.14e1423faee2feb0

That’s why Cha Taehyuk, who didn’t react much even when he encountered a servant, frowned when he met the unfamiliar sight of Eunwoo. He loosened his tie as if he were frustrated. As if he was even more tired now because he saw a face he didn’t want to see right after he got off work.02659d105b381880

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Meanwhile, Mina ran towards 8a9d93ced9 Cha Taehyuk.0eeff1257816d1bb

“You’re coming home now?”f8c9f31a4fae7282

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With a cheerful 6e08049c78 greeting, she handed 7bb388b337 him a nicely 2124843042 wrapped bottle of a339b222d4 wine.24ef63845033a103

“It’s a small gift, but I prepared it as a token of my gratitude for your continued support! I hope you like it.”fd57138b6265b24b

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Mina chattered on and dd38fa4a2b on, but Cha Taehyuk 95b8db7e0e just stared at her d62eb8af87 without saying anything.909a13225c21dc62

As his silence 57204fb042 grew longer, Mina d6130996ab awkwardly lowered the 25b3f23b4b arm that had ef4a0e9dab been holding out a2bf4e0561 the wine.e72eb1ea7a01e1bf

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“You must 9b51e72f29 be tired abf5c65666 from getting 4aeb4ec112 off work ec1bab4dba late.”c49b3756ea0ee52e

“Not really.”b751b5d610035e06

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Taehyuk gave a short answer and headed towards the kitchen, passing Mina. Mina didn’t give up and followed him. She chattered again, standing in front of him as he poured himself a glass of water at the table.f79cca18a8bf243e

“I arrived today, and everyone took such good care of me, so I think I’ll be able to adapt quickly.”d1c9c8f3c09e347c

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“Ah.”6373181384d5d58b

Taehyuk stopped pouring 3e09ef189f the water and 15d78aa61e let out a 5e3ded0fde curt exclamation.7292122e820c9bf2

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“Heo Mina-ssi. Today was your move-in day.”1624f6534fb13d19

The words c37433b323 were vague, 27af845889 as if be86caea1c he had 370528c682 forgotten Heo bb25b434c2 Mina’s existence. Mina must have 576d6ddc5d felt it too 6480f3fa44 because her expression a2b1cafe04 hardened slightly.1b74ae318a925e21

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“Y-Yes…”ee0be03aeb38c8b2

But it 1771b2b576 was as 4698aac349 if it 7fff5f9d32 were a b49e697e92 simple mistake. Cha Taehyuk 603f2b11bf suddenly smiled ca5a34c2f6 brightly at fb3fb61228 her.e9f9d1e7491ca0c3

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“You must 2c802271e5 have had 169dc23bae a hard f473124698 time adjusting b28ea456bf to your 2b8711c20d new home, b4a786fab2 but I’m 18f9e74f7f glad you’re fc17fcfcb9 doing well.”8c341f7654deaaac

Eunwoo felt uneasy c42c08b980 at the affectionate 907c47032a voice she had 86d518fa69 never heard before.24d09c3b84851a00

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“A hard time? Not at all.”59631d75bd32ffc5

Mina put the wine f53a994955 down on the table 40da6ddcb1 with a cheerful laugh.44ca44e4c089fbbe

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“I’m actually really excited. I can’t believe I’m living in such a beautiful house. It’s like a dream.”c8d7054993e2a2d3

She naturally took out 1b1d5e1288 two wine glasses from 637bb8ee87 the kitchen while chattering. She filled b6c29ba9a5 them with b9217438cb wine and 2f5243fc28 took a add8661bd2 sip. There was no eeec8a42f7 place for Eunwoo 495b320cdf at this small b51e8c3296 wine party.3d71d31ed367952c

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“How did you make the interior look so nice?”b575bb31650ad573

“Well… it wasn’t my b0ef208095 doing.”22b7a29cd24b1bee

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At Taehyuk’s bashful answer, Mina laughed out loud and clapped her hands. Her dimples went in and out. Of course, Eunwoo thought she was a really attractive person during the interview. No, she was still attractive now. It’s just that the way she acted in front of Taehyuk during the interview and now and the way she acted when she was dealing with Eunwoo when they were alone were so different.f0a78ae37e5a20bb

“Then, I 4d5be40d29 don’t know 4119847521 whose taste 9a084e384c it is, c61d8359c6 but you 4684dc2e8a really have ba661d85f7 a great b59818d895 eye.”b0a83fca24253db9

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Mina glanced at Eunwoo as if she wanted her to watch the two of them get along. It was annoying, but Eunwoo didn’t want to struggle to join in. It had already been a day full of tiring things. As she was about to quietly return to the second floor, she heard Mina sighing behind her.b06bf1166ef89f45

“It’s a shame. I don’t get 41d2997072 to see such 3c805e1d8a a beautiful place 2e41beaa82 very often. The annex is pretty f41798c851 enough, but my taste 54a233b5fb is closer to the dd0a2b3752 first floor here.”54751cf47d657115

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“……”6219a342746077cf

“So can I come visit often?”543d4688b02fd093

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