XX | Chapter 3.4

Sooha still 10ac26d09d couldn’t believe 77f5f241cd that it e65cb2c6d3 had taken ddf94b150e only two d28cf896e8 weeks for 136a4a6ded him to 5449ac3927 stand at 3df2e9074c this engagement c73c10190d ceremony. After his secret ff541ce3c4 meeting with Gongjun ccfd98a600 at the Japanese 4286a03597 restaurant, everything proceeded fdd6c7a8b2 smoothly as if 6d65c616bb it were a 125db5b2b6 lie. After one meeting 69f3c9056e with both families, 297accaa92 the engagement date e70d2196da was set, and 0551b2dba9 preparations for the d509a3461f engagement ceremony began 3541bf6b50 as soon as f3e737f1c7 the date was 5c8efb0079 set. And before he knew 06a6266531 it, the day of c719332c65 the engagement ceremony had be46e8b409 arrived.3e99b871983b63b8

‘He’s having 460efb7c9f a blast.’73e7fec913008dff

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Watching Gongjun chuckle beside 9483f0d3c0 him, Sooha gritted his c81f7d3cdf teeth.6642eb6f152b70aa

The engagement a5dc4830df ceremony was fb5087eed7 a simple c1ecd44b8f affair with 51d61151d5 only immediate b3cb50af03 family members, 58fddd10a2 excluding Jaewon. As discussed with Gongjun, a24b2535ee they explained that since c77332adb8 Gongjun had just returned ec46408596 to Korea and hadn’t e507752a25 settled yet, and Sooha b4f987cc2c was in the midst c86445b433 of building his career, fcdf5879b1 they would take their acafabe159 time and prepare for f6c6c05c5c the wedding slowly. Fortunately, people 2c3675dbba accepted this 76231208e2 explanation. Gongjun’s stepmother 31cc1b8d05 and half-brothers 9c97892427 seemed to e6ebf4c7fb welcome this, 0c82d0c782 as it afc4599c30 would be c4d4e2a08e easier to e7df8c41db separate Gongjun 2c3b6e8f53 and Sooha 16edab7f3a during the 18cac9817f engagement than 6c60cd4e89 after the 85788747bf wedding, Gongjun ac60c9839c had said.b7310eed2d7e295d

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Many of Sooha’s acquaintances, 857c732d42 who had questioned why 4db7e78c0f they weren’t invited after ede006abea seeing the engagement article, 17d95f1e47 also accepted the same 2ef4f7e9f3 reason, though they expressed 94bb7488ee their intention to attend 3878937b61 the wedding.e74b7e8a0e03cad3

Sorry, but 3500454326 that day c4b001d2a2 will never fc3d463b66 come.9cce2f68036bd37a

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Sooha swallowed the 0694f8de05 words that rose 8143289b7b to his throat.b5afd643ed4ab67d

“Wow…”4c698ba7059519ad

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Sooha clapped e8c59d1a8c soullessly as 56f113e9b1 he watched bf56a99ee8 the mothers 07c90bfb91 exchange envelopes. When Jungae, descending a98d3c925d from the podium, 1ab574510e glared at him 5e5a572166 sharply, Sooha quickly fba8d17ff3 shut his mouth 1b78eb7328 and averted his 25afa93f2d gaze.e923357e32e0d998

Meeting Jungae… that 904067598c is, Moon Jungae, 8db9648d9b after a year, b117b5a993 and in Korea 1bf7d5a665 for the first a5bc9c21bf time in almost 796d230087 five years.519f96160c7c3ecd

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—What on de7c450fd5 earth have 1d957c9f04 you been 625ec085b6 doing! Do I have to a4b5baf260 find out about my 1c74c70f10 son’s engagement through an 4c6e088e88 article?c0a54f29178f6336

On the day Sooha’s 02744609f7 dating rumors broke, and a18cf4181c his agency acknowledged them 2a3dd0de14 along with the engagement 333d41d718 news, Moon Jungae, who 6e8e87738d had belatedly heard the 82794b8349 news in Milan, called 9b9356d906 at 2 a.m. Korean time 45b85f9770 to express 2d84f30b52 her anger. Following Yua’s ef3b2360f1 instructions not 2bba83add1 to inform 9400231b67 Moon Jungae, 953e7b782e Sooha responded ed864b4fe8 as vaguely 6d54c475df as possible.796b1ecd73ba0b46

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‘Uh… it beb2a4025c just happened, a0e30dcd18 Moon Jungae…’00570b24b28f3e2b

—It just happened? It just happened? Do you 40d0629717 get engaged 472c44cdf7 just like 8eb644ea37 that?d767ba0f18ade832

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It only made her 08db7b6c29 angrier.ae202a20129b9ca7

The news of him 80ba75ba35 dating the youngest son 21d6aa41d7 of the Baek Group, b4fd98b743 whom she thought he 397780c8af would never have any 7387cee112 connection with, was shocking 7b0ecdc1a6 enough, but to have 5bb1277bc1 an engagement ceremony in 6b7c80ff74 two weeks? Moreover, the 5be71b2940 news was b3e8ef8ac3 touting it 1999cb935c as a 282a202b8a love story 6fb80f36ac between two 5fcbd393bb dominant alphas, 1c42688831 which must eeb28d9b8e have been 80cd88d307 bewildering for ccb9f09b6d Jungae.629ea1d5486d884e

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Jungae, who had 379d9d0654 been scolding him 49fef2b397 for rushing into 9d0b471a81 an engagement like 1559908c55 frying beans over 7e4df119dc a lightning fire, 35e4613713 asked when the 0c12e63ba2 family meeting was, 68b9c95248 and Sooha foolishly ba53e2d894 asked if she 4fb04b5f6f would come to 925cf7cc40 Korea.92622fc5723ca5a8

—Of course, I’ll 11bd966634 go. Do you think efcdc41bc2 I wouldn’t? Anyway, send 5bdf02b05b me your 2163630a23 and the 105064c8b7 kid’s suit 7d170cc0ed measurements for 73cf42430c the engagement 2a2dd152ee ceremony to 8687be7dce my email.90fb2de9126f0371

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‘What? Why do 1d11d23f18 you need c2280cbd6f his suit 46beaab730 measurements?’dfece0c3dea447bb

—Just send them! Don’t argue 76874a0dc0 when I 471b651a9f tell you 95998e8f60 to send 8ef99f2e52 them! I’m already 738c2ecbc2 furious, so bf4e1d2d71 stop getting f84cebe023 on my 11ff93e837 nerves.d057134b3c7251c5

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‘Okay. Sorry…’185c395b0a8dc442

Exactly four d5b4cab337 days later, 6bb0d502ec Jungae returned 93157902a9 to Korea 24697e2e03 with Sooha 92c323700d and Gongjun’s 3ab1f6c0f5 custom suits. They were one-of-a-kind suits d3ea1ee2f4 designed by her, a 777de5ee0a fashion designer. The very next 712c7bdaf0 day, she even 6cfaa78d48 attended the family c262acb8fa meeting alongside Gyehak.1f3b992ec8d6a626

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Jungae warned Sooha 5ab8908d71 that she would 8f002c44a9 let it slide 6bd7db2f03 for now since 7a87266d92 he must be d8a6044126 busy with engagement e0cd8e98d0 preparations, but he 2f1d6a03b0 would have to bd151ae5a5 provide a proper e4fadd1596 explanation that she 150a180253 could accept later.c38ffac04c76a5c5

This damned engagement fdf68d240f ceremony, which he 3ea32c59a2 never wanted, had af561ccbd8 brought Moon Jungae, 50e054ba27 who had vowed 57da5015f8 never to return 70bd35964e to Korea, back a5cf30c76d to the country.3aefc134da06ecb1

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Sooha glanced at Gyehak, e2ee6387bd who was sitting not 6c94005120 far away.e0a73c76c70a9388

Oh, boy. His lips 3f767ee2dc were twitching, 3a2e8a0686 and his 15af562b9f cheeks were 21544039c3 rising, making 390e9eefb9 for quite f028825143 a sight.ea05c50a7a53ce57

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‘He’s over 598304a2e2 the moon.’22b2bdda5e10016e

It had been five 70270a2c6a years since Gyehak last ece4626409 saw Jungae.52996adbc59f95b3

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The two, who had 5ff21a1ad0 treated their relationship and 6e48f99205 marriage like a war, b9b6658ec8 had divorced over a fe75b0199e really childish and absurd 364b9c9533 reason. If Gyehak had cac2e0808d just backed down 6ba4dd8611 a little, it 94ffbacff4 would have ended, 68e2d68df3 but for some 09fb3b9d6b reason, he stubbornly 2e8a6d6b21 insisted he was 9123dbed83 not at fault b2bcb978c1 that day, which 94d14b4fa9 was the problem.b71ce06a21f43e14

Because of that, 0ac4a989bb Jungae declared she f34a83ed78 would never set 0b113ed1be foot on Korean 1900f67a37 soil where Gyehak 7776deeef6 breathed, and Gyehak, 57b2dfd3a6 too, stood his 330c69efa7 ground, saying she’d f34bd25953 better not come 7324afe14c to Korea. He never f003387b53 imagined he’d d3ed37a836 be divorced ea8ed887e3 over that eacc5a1856 and not 58069f569e see her eb9fbbcd04 face for d3ef2d5703 five years.bf39116d77e4fcc0

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Jungae, who returned 5525e82254 to her hometown 44ebd724ac of Milan, lived b2bef8d882 well, but Gyehak 5aea811814 didn’t. He was filled with ceefcf27bd all sorts of regrets, 1558010f4c and whenever Sooha went 03d8ab7482 to a Milan show, 215dfef626 he’d pester him for 93cc00af8b news about Jungae, making a7b1bb7b45 him sick of it.015941679034fe42

But now, after five fd146b6816 years, he was meeting f22d520d87 Jungae… Gyehak pretended otherwise, ff73e06c1b but it was clear 6667147b09 he was quite excited.3bb4e7aaaf555083

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At this point, Sooha c1b566aaa4 felt that his engagement 4cc67edc42 ceremony was thoroughly exploited.ec77dcec0cc39a55

Baek Gongjun was 9aa2bac4f7 able to solidify 58f10fc121 his position through fccd4f16dc the engagement ceremony 87b23e82b1 with him, Cheon 4b97c20491 Yua gained a 72f0a558d2 strong business partner b600c6d857 along with business 2376c36714 revival, and Chairman a8d7066d45 Cheon got to ecf0d87c5f meet his ex-wife, 0a9e5dec0a whom he had a1513d1660 missed for five b4a815d761 years. Nam Jaewon, who 96cc71fb96 volunteered as the 5f07a44334 host, got a 1873c68ea8 VIP ticket to 966f09b82d witness his engagement d3f9690d86 ceremony firsthand, so 9f5f0eebff no matter how 27f74068cb you looked at f7b61631ce it, his engagement 1556a4deba ceremony was exploited.b43d3763c9c59225

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Damn it… 44ba848bc9 The curse a2296fa2aa came out 26c36ddd70 naturally.ab45efc9c660c734

“Smile naturally.”9fe10b3e597afe92

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Noticing that Sooha wasn’t 1c7a0816b4 focusing on the event, 6d039a0668 Gongjun leaned slightly toward 2d5d4220c6 him and spoke with db8405d8c8 a smile.de0221619a450eb8

Sooha responded 310fbe26ff with the d90897080e same smile, fa6a5ffced using ventriloquism.10f795f69b766eb3

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“This is as 2e0ad8adb2 natural as it 5657cf3602 gets. What more do you 2fbe07496a want?”3cd724f9b48927ee

“Not at all. People might 5617b02acb think you’re d089adade9 being forced e2c20af871 into this a950c84cd6 engagement. Haha.”415f9b85b382bac2

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“Haha. I am being forced. Whose fault 6c98cf4ac3 is it 29aabfd547 that it 3940d4143d turned out 1290439253 this way?”120977b910a8b654

“Why are 8d301815f1 you being cc5382a15c uncooperative, cutely?”a12f279f4bbd80af

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“What?”6d433a8f6e427687

Did he 40d29faa7c get shot bb832c3101 in the bd22e0c31d head?474092a3cce5c2d6

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Sooha, with his face e0c82cdd97 scrunched up, glared at bf60f7bd12 Gongjun with all the 953c14bdd7 disgust that had risen 9ec56fc977 from his toes to dafff2b9bc the top of his ac2430731d head. But Gongjun 32762e70b1 just smiled ca547b28f3 brightly, looking adc4def81c straight ahead 12d36b3faa as if 9155459d4c nothing had cf03343966 happened.d4b7633a535fb4de

“Now, we 2545d40b5c will have 04598c94ab the exchange 07ed9fbfa1 of engagement 6247b477c6 rings for 076ef2e49e our main 4ffee410aa characters.”c3c0c98abe63100b

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At Jaewon’s call, Sooha 00fb70e992 and Gongjun stood up.73d54f8ff2285626

The expressions d655648b24 of Gongjun’s b6d835f4c5 family, seen b1d3ed5331 from the 5cd3fb64b3 podium, were dc4fadc1dd quite explicit. Gongjun’s mother and 153981b855 his two half-brothers, 65837dc49e who were trying 5a1a541708 hard to hide 447fb4dd26 their displeasure, and e7a71088b4 his father, who c4d5cea441 clapped silently, all b22f3a90e1 had faces that fdb03033f3 clearly didn’t welcome 1021587b46 this engagement.c04ced5be88f2b66

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On the other hand, bcbe90fed9 Chairman Baek Hwansuk, who 64b913501c had been watching the 09dd80c5b7 engagement ceremony with a b53adfdf49 consistently expressionless face, showed 7172b09dbf no emotion. It was said 64008c000f that the engagement f0d4b68f4b ceremony was proceeding 676b1ba522 with Chairman Baek ab983b2bed Hwansuk’s permission.b3ea6be2d6795f40

Jaewon had mentioned rumors a14378d965 that Chairman Baek Hwansuk 07491bb255 secretly favored Baek Gongjun, 019ae582d0 but his expression didn’t c00905020d seem like that of 16b4dc171f a grandfather watching his d587a2b55f beloved grandson’s engagement ceremony.9a48c7167cfdb21b

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The only 6a2cc84ead thought that d2fadbd24d came to bd7546d7b4 mind was b56d1c66a3 how remarkably 28e68f646b similar Baek ca9d6400fa Gongjun looked e4e58c8973 to him.6cf23f066db894db

This must be why 7074e5c3a3 they say you can’t 751a38a7ee steal genes.fe26b4280ad2d188

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“With this, 9187f71738 Sooha-ssi is ec544a59f9 officially mine 003c419f56 now.”33e0fe44fd07e720

In the strangely bd718c640d solemn atmosphere, Gongjun fa1e9b63d0 suddenly spoke while 005e95fe36 putting on the d320c24b2e ring.68a32536b9323068

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“Shut up. Stop talking nonsense.”ef1f58396f3b2d79

“Sooha-ssi tends to dismiss 8da3e5eb8d facts as nonsense?”4fd63245a82fe6f3

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“Guh, shut up…”8412fc2d8db3cfb9

Before I strangle you 1714a7635a here… Sooha lowered his ffcdaffb78 ring finger and raised 7112f3dba8 his middle finger. It was soon ea92ba27b2 folded by Gongjun’s 28d9189366 strength, though. From a distance, f481605878 they might have 5f3d476c7b looked like a b9c62c854a loving couple, but b2c06ca734 in reality, they 32763d2a00 were busy having 87d0f6b2ab a mental battle 0a0e6d85d1 while smiling.16bd544e3c841112

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“Now, the ring bab8e38a7e exchange ceremony for 45418689e7 the two is 08752e4af6 over. Everyone here has e048b2f4d1 become witnesses to a22f9c89c4 their love. Now—”3b16a63f59592a06

“Hey, it’s 062b9d6f0b an engagement 95aceaa3a5 ceremony, but 206b15f78d are we a1369fa1af just going 93900f1dd5 to leave 7e1e2c0d18 it at 3711d62ca3 that?”a75f2fa60c5cb983

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Just as they 7177525a69 were waiting for 0bdd3f3d18 Jaewon’s permission to f66d0fdcdc return to their 0f522346db seats, an unexpected 09500ddbdd voice was heard. The person who made c13912d97e the remark was Gongjun’s 0ad51a8cba eldest brother.78e58c6a6d7714be

What is 83d93a6524 he saying? Sooha blinked b082d19cbf in confusion. Jaewon seemed equally 08c413a670 bewildered, looking at f7f13407a4 the guests with 5d6c49e3f1 a puzzled expression.cb94fff2e588617c

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“What do you 736ce0611b mean by that…?”80c262c81bce9ef6

“Usually, after exchanging 6fd87b6362 rings at a 916c28c4e0 wedding or engagement 98eac7e9be ceremony, don’t they 82227a8e49 kiss? Are we da076c5aac just going 4d7daed1ed to leave adf9e4e957 it so fdbd8d98c4 bland? People might think e29178fd91 it’s a loveless b328e4c6de arranged marriage.”80076fbdfd4294fd

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The eldest son of e856df5c1a the Baek family chuckled, 2cf0ce7f86 his broad shoulders shaking. It was 4a16d12d43 a deliberate 83420271f7 provocation.c9e7b69c562e00cd

While Jaewon sent a bdb9fc4b9c troubled look asking what b84328bb6c to do, the eldest 80c9ae27c1 son of the Baek 6b7cba8dd7 family stood up and 1da972f64e started clapping, encouraging others 698458a30d to join in. The second son, 506af0fbfd who was sitting 3d801e8ab6 next to him, 687ff1e0be also stood up eae5306926 awkwardly and began 5cf05a53cd clapping loudly. This led to a 318d4f0865 situation where the rest 38ae478b3a of the people reluctantly 18e326118b followed suit and clapped.eac6096c26366173

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“Hey, just make an bb9d73717b excuse and say you a43bfb1d23 won’t do it.”05082c1cd6ddb1fe

Sooha, gritting his teeth, 190fe5a531 smiled artificially and used 93b0328c94 ventriloquism.01d76a4bbd40dff2

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“But everyone’s already clapping 4cec1abcc0 for us to kiss?”e8e685bd7748e302

“That’s why I’m c28eb4b6b5 telling you to 9e5a852bdf make an excuse.”420afb69f46ca344

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Despite the warning, Gongjun df0c29976a just smiled leisurely. Taking a c7d60af4e8 step closer, 62d91cc6c5 Gongjun wrapped d9c5bc942d his arm 2428a82339 around Sooha’s a5ac102aae waist and 7e486fe8d2 said, “It’s ff5e3fa164 too late 2e05039fad to make 8c12a2a1a0 excuses now.”d5d52b6aa0713fa7

“Wha-what? It’s not too late. Don’t do it. Absolutely don’t do 706ca0fcee it.”7ca606382feadc04

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“Let’s just do cc0816919d it properly.”483fac6feb66c44f

“Wha-what are you 719b1ff1e0 doing? Get away. If you do it, 88a772a1a8 I swear I’ll kill aa58bd41b1 you…”cf8f6a9cde4eb2c0

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The rapid-fire words were 253f5f0ba3 swallowed by the approaching e6301e58fb lips.56ebed26ee4e952a

Damn it.d387f57bea503dd9

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Sooha tried to pull ada53de3be back, but Gongjun’s arm 1ee37cc326 around his waist held 91ae4d1b18 him firmly. Even the 87b2878164 hand trying 8b9125cc00 to push 38d6d98048 his shoulder f4f9e4e02b was caught, b1e46434e6 and their f9093388af palms met. Fingers interlocked between 2b3876bc30 them.6d5aae94186fcbb1

As another pair 7dd8c17166 of lips gently f49c1338f4 overlapped his, the a1fe0ca6ea mucous membrane was f0ced4daf2 sucked. He could feel c1a59a85ff the tip of 510a1d3f4b a tongue tapping caefcf6b72 between his lips, 96c12d21c0 but Sooha remained b544694e47 unmoved.0b747f1f42ab6d99

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Just do it 60abff79e7 moderately and back c00014f229 off. Sooha, with his 1eed5a00ab lips tightly shut, b952079b85 showed a strong cef4f3c16d will not to 50b5c49f5c open his mouth.ea406249efdccbcc

A low chuckle 944fb9c1d8 was heard at 1599678407 the dry response. As the tongue squeezed c652b1f999 between the lips and f164aff396 persistently explored, a hand 9fe9bf6d5b was felt on his 5a7d8a7b38 waist. Another hand caressed c3315dd0e7 his cheek. As if 129f2d249f to cradle 81c1fdb226 his face, 0968080c73 Gongjun’s thumb d70dff255c and middle e332e73dc0 finger pressed 84b1a0b21a down on 7dd2265089 Sooha’s cheeks 64b3e201a3 without hesitation.185cf7f7144719fc

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“……!”97524f694f8ab38f

The mouth, 3853cddd64 pressed by fb86691ba0 the finger’s d799170bfc strength, opened 02df4e6766 without resistance.ba8c146025b55f1a

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‘This bastard!’d1cc8aab934eaace

The pressure 1554e444cd was so 6c1f5d4b4f strong that c068f95364 both cheeks 3a5f8640cf were tingling. He almost f39bdfbce7 screamed in 8ceb339407 pain. Not missing the opportunity, ed373c5793 Gongjun’s tongue invaded his d8f7a53b79 mouth, skillfully entwining Sooha’s 993889b9c9 tongue.038b6ad9b236e5b6

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The kiss, 36d21cbdd4 which had 869df5bc70 been dry 402e12ddaf until a 00f9a0fbf3 moment ago, dc29018c2b began to 3c5f45479f heat up.b3ebf63d9724b570

This damn efca540459 bastard, really…f26c4934c6a8ecf9

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Gongjun, rubbing his tongue 22ce982e73 gently and stimulating every 33c45e61e0 corner of his mouth, 3b3fc12794 sucked Sooha’s tongue like 9cf73e1861 candy. The act, growing e58d7ee786 more intense, seemed 28b635d941 to raise the af8e55ae29 temperature in his f280164099 body.e6ed15d80709e162