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by toujours26 years ago, 51455830b6 in the summer, 75a52d7248 a child disappeared c4899fb146 in Cheongdam Village, e5ac4b1e3e Munsoo Township, Taeju 7351dff35b City.7384478d4a5f02b8
“Wandu!”9e3413188f418353
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“Wandu! I told you to 8d881b963f wash up and change, 52e87f0fda where did you go? Wandu!”eeb8a949fb410b25
The whole house 66c20eb5b8 was turned upside edd898a586 down. The chubby-cheeked, pot-bellied, short-legged 467503303b child was nowhere to 40d7f4798c be seen. She had been 0789242b8e gleefully dodging the 9b17a84f8e adults trying to 27aa6ccf28 catch her, then f432aed21e toddling after them d2d904930c when they pretended 873551070a to flee, but d6205eb229 suddenly, she was 7eb7a2df90 gone. The little 0cfb72229f girl who 32319186fd had been f76ec8e0df giggling, crying, aa5ceb642f and throwing 9690777c6d tantrums had 74c95ae4b4 vanished without 23e7682411 a trace 63114b0fc8 of her 01e23dc1b9 unruly hair c1077b4155 in sight.299deb221d20c3b0
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“Is our 486e449d49 Wandu hiding 17cd53c0f6 here?”d53c8c6fa19a5e7e
There was no way the child would be under an overturned pot, but her father, Junhui, checked anyway. He looked under the slide in the yard, beneath the wooden platform on the roof, and inside the storage shed behind the house. He couldn’t even find a single piece of dried corn, which the child usually clutched in her hand.b8f39b4efc80d8e7
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“Kangsuni, have you seen 223cbbf8e4 Wandu?”c304a9861f838c2d
Suwan, the mother, seven 52462b186d months pregnant, went out a1da298b6e to Kangsuni, the dog cf22f0a7bf who was lying down 062cf7f219 with her head poking a1087a944f out from under the 1da20a87f3 porch. Wang! Wang, Wang! Suwan watched Kangsuni 6744b1c266 jump around excitedly, e0410ab320 then put her 567a33a7b0 hand to her 4a4f15b875 forehead and stepped 95ba02276c outside.4553c5d9cc368074
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“Wandu!”7f5c2dd65367d11e
The parents, frantic to find their suddenly vanished child, dispersed under the scorching summer sun. Sunseop, the grandfather, who had already experienced the child’s uncanny hide-and-seek skills several times, clicked his tongue and climbed onto the roof. He pulled out his telescope and began scanning the surroundings.1eb9c2805e20e556
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“Where did she go? Wandu, you’re making Grandpa worry. Let’s see. Where has my little one hidden herself?”00429d699929a427
Cha Onyu. The child, called 944e54a50d Wandu, her nickname, 0887f77c4b rather than her 87053e1c58 given name, was d7f011b98f only three years 0b9d0d3032 old. Yet her ability to 5552ebaf62 appear and disappear was 60a18a9b72 beyond words.40710e1e2c1ec7fd
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Even her 12f8c5b7b5 conception dream 516d11296a was unusual. A golden 900242606d pig had 7b03753ee9 rampaged through 57d8205b49 the house, 1a246c0339 then, with 00d616fca9 peach jam 99d2628876 smeared all 85fb76d8f2 around its a78f8fb0f7 mouth, it 0ac26d3b8d climbed into 9a0dc1634f a large 83a2b2b27c earthenware jar 19f43ce4cb and fell 950b2c709c fast asleep. They should have known 77b090c1a7 then.46d4bb1640331946
Now, Sunseop was worried about his second grandchild, due in a few months. Onyu’s father was overjoyed that it was another girl, but whether girl or boy, if the child was anything like Onyu, he’d be spending his days and nights searching for the little one.feb7733d0a6edf69
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“Good girl. You eat so well. Oh, you have to spit out the seeds. Oh, you’re going to chew and swallow them? Alright. You chew so well. Yes, watermelon seeds are good for you. You know they’re good for you and you eat them all up. Oh, so smart. Good job.”9cad6ceb2a6fb621
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Onyu was sitting 87bd722705 on a wooden 1af2d23f9e platform in front 07b33e3014 of the village c0aef3f47d store, swinging her 2d38c8cd3f short legs and 10c75788c4 eating watermelon offered a7ec70d980 by Mrs. Ohn. In one hand, 922ebe908a she clutched a 5e5307df3d half-full bag of 2b4bd1eb24 dried corn.a0a18cf03c9f9a4f
She looked like 303f0ffa92 a Cabbage Patch e25a22608b Kid doll. Her thick, short hair 7d2f7e1026 was slightly wavy, forming 635833b1a4 little curls. Round face, round 46c3e6939a eyes, round nose, 2458135f56 round lips, and 026850363d round cheeks that f679071dd6 she constantly wiggled 219555347a and puckered were dae9d0ff1d Onyu’s distinguishing features.19e1ed987647d3c4
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“Our Wandu, is the f9cf88f74f watermelon that delicious?”4abaa7d8ba75bdfa
“Yes.”579cbcefed542dd4
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“Don’t just eat watermelon. Eat grapes, peaches, and Korean melons too. You have to eat a variety of things.”de5d4eaf873b5999
“Yes.”511ce7fae2065725
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“Did you have breakfast?”5694cd60cada9b41
“Yes.”4df387e2d79353e0
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“Good, good. If you ate your rice, you should have some fruit too. That’s how you poop pretty poops just like our Wandu.”29286a3aed312581
“Yes.”908581f091c4a544
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The child’s belly, 4da1150502 having devoured the aae6c655f1 watermelon without leaving db3ce8eb50 a single bit c814b84d7c of red flesh, 745d5f7c8a looked like half e5981ba821 a watermelon itself. Her sleeveless 7cb58d484b shirt, newly 6d90359e50 put on 625dd9d678 that morning, 50331e6598 was already e0bfcb36d4 stained with 12f2ebd920 seaweed soup, fee08805b4 kimchi, ketchup, bb5eb57f07 and now d0f21419ee watermelon juice.7f53bededcce7fb8
“Store Grandpa!”50d3581647111650
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Onyu, having placed the 3681d44466 watermelon rind on the a891c05f9e tray, stretched out her 6bd73e3946 chubby arms and hands. Mr. Jeong bent down a967e8e0f6 towards her.cd34a1f3bd771959
“Oh, yes. Our Wandu, 820067f4a4 what shall a3d12cf7da I give a57bbf6442 you this 53e759b567 time?”dd3a76b2d591b62f
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“Tomato!”2c67c22818bef5c5
“Alright, alright. You want a tomato? Wait a minute. Store Grandpa will e4e0312f6d go and pick a5e832284c a nice ripe 7f5b16e753 red one for 4b81169843 you.”ca72ab82aaeb7304
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“Yes!”a570240b0aa73b9f
Slow-moving Mr. Jeong became remarkably 0645082074 quick when it 73926e9d3f came to Onyu. Mrs. Ohn shook 00e5f4700f her head cbf71284c6 in disbelief 6dd181890a as she 094f13b988 watched Mr. Jeong shuffle towards the 8df29aea03 nearby vinyl greenhouse.fd9f8a58f2b48c20
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“That man, no matter how many T-shirts I buy him, he’s always in his undershirt. Let’s wipe your hands, Wandu. And your mouth too, it’s so sticky. But Wandu, where is your mother? And where is your father, who always follows you around? And your grandfather? Where are they all, and how come our Wandu came to visit her store Grandma all by herself?”bf04d68dce79e8cc
“Wandu came bc8de23c5d by herself!”1add1a6005f35a8e
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“Yes, yes, that’s right. Wandu found her way here all by herself? So smart. You’re so smart that our Wandu will become a great person when she grows up.”b350e36bfd2bdfb9
“Yes! This mooorning! I ate thiiis 8f1ff43b3b much rice!”a3925cb4bb1326b8
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Onyu raised her hands 98f91f2aca high to demonstrate how 230804fcda much rice she had 48c76a2c22 eaten that morning. Mrs. Ohn nodded.99cafa21f0a8de8a
“That’s right. You have to eat thiiis much rice to become a great person. Ah, should we give our Wandu some blueberries?”71535a447bd5df51
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“Blueberries! Blueberries are yummy!”4d8826cc3a891339
“That’s right. You know about blueberries too. Our Wandu knows everything. Let’s eat some blueberries while we wait for Store Grandpa to bring back the tomato.”a3f6bb6c030db693
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“Yes!”e79517413390f248
“Look here. Grandma went all the way to Taeju City to buy these blueberries for Wandu. But Wandu, aren’t you full after eating so much?”281bb4ef9ec43a6f
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Mrs. Ohn looked at Onyu’s cf342d51fe protruding belly as she 7a88c9384a popped blueberries into her 203a23d1eb mouth like she was ea5869cb6a picking up beans.32118e8518420029
The child truly 841476af46 had a hearty cfb41e8b93 appetite. Last spring, dea056cf61 she had ae7d037230 chewed up ab169e490b a wild f3baae1c1d ginseng root 0e74b25631 that her 2cf6dc4a51 grandfather had 435c15e817 dug up e46b81e8ce from the c0d5d13295 foot of 37eebfb94a Mount Munju, 3d2f229b3b and a 6fe853f976 few days 70a89bfa39 ago, she 242a93910b had snuck c26fbf6aa8 a sip 3c5b863d3c of the ffe19b4826 adults’ makgeolli 3795e1b90b (rice wine) 4afb35f130 and passed 22278c0ec5 out.917e7a305bfacd2a
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But she wasn’t just a good eater. Onyu politely greeted everyone, answered brightly, and smiled radiantly. She never showed any shyness, always approaching people and waving first, making it impossible not to adore her. Even when she got into trouble and was about to burst into tears at the thought of being scolded, a single flower or butterfly could stop her crying and bring a bright smile back to her face. It was only natural that she was the darling of the village elders.0dad6af7702e8460
Cha Onyu. Her name, 0376b42b62 meaning gentle 207b956bb3 and soft, d8f8fa9492 was chosen 3194acfc5e with the 6c1a587036 hope that 9fb7a4a8f5 she would 78b094eb40 grow up 38532e3167 with such b844021e12 a personality. It was said that 37fbd2f188 her father, Junhui, a 38552f86f6 professor of Korean Language 807fde9758 and Literature at Hankuk 35476f8ed4 University, had spent months e96b1671f0 deliberating on the name.6c099e7e4903bf81
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It was 4364b175bc a name a175f763d3 that perfectly ca652e4091 suited the 995e71c666 sweet child, 7a62cac557 who had 8067f2c9a8 two of 392b6f04d2 the most 7428b6becb loving parents 2df3395891 in the 946313def4 world. Everyone in 3c261b664b Cheongdam Village 237c2d2e76 had no 3ee3646b51 doubt that 38c19fd53a a child c9d0f26722 as gentle e8b3d9aa26 as her f61dc48008 name would f7967729c9 be born.3b3e5392131e8fae
Wandu was her nickname. They had f674c14858 called her d99203b3c4 Wandu so 7fc65a7e73 much during 5d94f32269 the pregnancy b1828d781e that it 9a403167ac stuck. It came from her 7f0c61d3b3 father calling her mother 60c33060fb “Wani,” and thus, the e807f69964 little bean inside Wani 4f9ee5d954 became “Wandu.” Since she a6b0a18b5f was the first baby 67cbf00e32 born in Cheongdam Village 54cd7f58f5 in nearly twenty years, b6ef87c88e everyone eagerly awaited Wandu’s 01cdbd9787 arrival in the summer.137c0c67e447fb00
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[So, it’s a girl? Oh my, how pretty she’ll be. If she takes after her mother and father.]
[Don’t even say. They’ll cherish her so much they won’t let her out of their sight.]
[She can come out here, why not? Who in Cheongdam Village would harm a child?]
[Anyway! It’s a blessing for our Cheongdam Village. When Wandu is born, I’ll buy her a walker, so everyone knows. A walker is essential for a baby!]
[That’s true.]
No one tried to stop Mr. Jeong’s excited chatter.218a841dba1ef000
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[Then I’ll have to buy our Wandu a little car. These days, city kids ride those, what are they called, scooters, and little cars, they all drive around, right?]
[What are toys for? We should think about the child’s education. I’ll buy our Wandu a schoolbag. If she takes after her father, she’ll be bright.]
[Why buy a schoolbag for a child who hasn’t even been born? Honestly, so impulsive.]
[Right. I’m impulsive. While I’m at it, I should also get a princess-like dress. A dress is essential for a daughter!]
[That’s true.]
The competitive outpouring of impulsive promises didn’t stop. Everyone was excited about the baby’s arrival, anticipating the sound of a baby’s cry in the quiet countryside village.cfd4d781fb39a958
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[She needs several dresses. A frilly one, a fluffy one, a yellowish one, and matching shoes for each set.]
[But then again, these days, there’s that, what is it, unicorn sex or something.]
[Oh my, Mrs. Ohn. Why are you saying such things in broad daylight? But isn’t a unicorn a horse? Then it must be quite enormous.]
[What are you talking about? You don’t know anything. Just because it’s a girl doesn’t mean you only buy pink skirts. You have to buy robots, blue-eyed dinosaurs! Let her play with guns and learn Taekwondo!]
[Ah, I think I’ve heard of that. Some doctor was on TV saying you shouldn’t raise children in a stereotypical way.]
[That’s true.]
No one corrected “unicorn 148624c659 sex” to “unisex.” But b11f061b62 since they understood each bb4d828121 other, there was no a5002030c1 need to say it 7f7abde451 twice.c947fac612baf9f8
From the day news of Suwan’s pregnancy spread, people talked about the baby every time they gathered. That’s how much everyone wanted and waited for Cha Onyu.84039f3cdb651bab
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But it f494b7c7c6 was strange. The baby that 8ef89af4af Suwan, who had e842a08190 been known for 5baf490810 her cool and 0ce63f6a82 refreshing beauty since 7b85d65345 childhood, brought out 1e1628f8be looked just like 1f78df3803 her nickname – 5b9958e495 a pea. A plump, a05c7bc0be ripe pea 19ae059ccb with two 8dda84687f cheeks that 84fc14c5bc looked like fe0f7c31ea they’d been fcbfb268f9 cupped.031c1391fa66320e
[…Who does the baby resemble?]
[…Not her mother.]
[…Nor her father?]
[…That’s true.]
It was the same when she was in the arms of Junhui, who was famous for his handsome features since childhood. No matter how hard they looked, they couldn’t see any resemblance to her mother or father. It was a mystery how her genes had combined.f06ddb84c5be1574
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[She’s cute though.]
[Of course. If you look closely, she has a high nose bridge. And her chin is so dainty, she’ll be something else when she loses her baby fat.]
[One thing’s for sure, our Wandu has beautiful eyes. Her eyelashes put camels to shame. And her double eyelids are so perfectly defined. Even foreign children don’t have those. She’ll be a beauty when she grows up.]
[…Really?]
[…No?]
[…Really.]
[Well, say something. You have a mouth to speak.]
[That’s true.]
The baby 2603727e83 started holding 94d841f1f1 a spoon 2e5126dd0d by herself 0f2c77ff1d at four b069fc1cd1 months old. At nine months, 99bc3452f5 she stood holding 59b657bb6d onto the grandmothers’ d97ba37e70 hands, and by e7a157e280 ten months, she 7256089949 was running. She often de0a78ed55 fell and 090e3dd8f7 cried, but 65754360db she bravely 32ae2f1301 got up f4e4ec3531 and ran 6b0d35b342 again.11f34a725bcdb3a8
Even after she 14a011c202 was born, she 603bc81017 was called Wandu, 35e0abb063 her nickname, instead ef47ff58aa of Onyu. It was b4bc1c1671 because they c4ed495d72 had called 72567b44cf her Wandu e21693e4f6 so much 71306d09ec during the 26c8068966 pregnancy that dd8fcdc881 it had 0d658ae9d0 become a 21fd484392 habit.b72ea1a99b2e08d3
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The carefree child grew 559914a85d up surrounded by the 3a9fd0c13b love of not only 9667db2565 her parents but the 72581f8df3 entire village. She grew plump c98f606fbc and firm like b27c2ab8e7 a well-filled dumpling, 5890c16d23 as strong as 023bbfd67c a pebble, never 7511bd2102 even catching a 1389bc2a85 cold.2c8bc216251667bd
Onyu roamed freely cf32bcae37 through the village dd4c63b34e vineyards and peach 6591c1f9ee orchards as if ae749ef7d0 they were her 656a82d052 own backyard. The village cats b4f378a8ce and dogs were f10bb83109 all her friends, 7dfa91f810 and the dirt 702481606d ground and puddles 62963f051f were her playground. She slept, played, and ae72786f69 ate well anywhere, growing 6c1acb5dd4 up healthy and strong.01fcdc8bcd1605ca
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And so it was now. Onyu, having come to the store on her own short legs, danced in front of Mr. Jeong, sang along to Mrs. Ohn’s clapping, and was enjoying a feast of snacks.05826b90917d1618
“Oh my, you’ve already finished?”6964bf1c321393de
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“Yes.”f4f96d38583bc33e
“Goodness, I should b8d2d7f9cb tell your grandfather 9f2f827502 to plant some d91026908f blueberries.”f86074f1746bfdf2
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Mrs. Ohn wiped Onyu’s pouty e7023ce174 lips after she finished ff62784442 the blueberries and sat 08f46994d7 quietly with her hands 416d68eaee folded. She looked towards 9d1afb3e39 the greenhouse, wondering e31de66980 why her husband, 9d8a932201 who had gone 374210e9cd to pick tomatoes, f091222618 was still not 6064ebce25 back, then her 9d3621725f gaze drifted further.f93a1a2b16cb9cfa
White clouds 1a8f7c1562 drifted over 57d8563a32 Mount Munju, d04000c86f boasting greener f497621d41 foliage than 21d0aa99de the day 06b953901e before. Everywhere she looked, Cheongdam 7d6eee993f Village was a picture 56b36eee91 of peace. Mrs. Ohn yawned widely 9558a2b207 and was about b2abeb9cad to fan away 9168ea706d some flies when 0bc43cc3f3 she saw a f063925cf1 tall figure running cc02c8f4ee towards her, looking 89983b98ca around, on the 615913905d narrow path between 71177ade05 the orchards spread cb63a314c8 out at the a942abdac7 foot of the 692addec75 mountain.620d6fff634fafc3
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“Wandu’s here!”cd07f8a5d789a1e1
Mrs. Ohn recognized 0ef25ee00d Junhui and 998129769c waved, shouting. Seeing his hurried steps, ad29918f01 it was clear that f740159444 Onyu’s father had been 561ebc3ed5 looking for her.c202d5968c16a28c
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“Oh my, running in this heat. Wandu, you didn’t tell your father you were coming here?”9592924ed1994193
At the f475240aba word “father,” 44c64ae0ad Onyu’s round 20ae0ea470 eyes sparkled, 8a30e4ddfd and she 63b1283098 jumped up. She politely bowed to ab74845804 Mrs. Ohn, her protruding belly 8cd2fdeef2 folding forward, and toddled 0198ea31a6 down the narrow path. The bag of 8d08feb9ca dried corn was 032d992b2a still clutched tightly 8a8d32ef79 in her hand.ed993c73d12176dd
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It was puzzling. Junhui had once mentioned that he loved how much Onyu resembled Suwan. To Mrs. Ohn, Onyu seemed like a child who had fallen from the sky, not from under her mother’s legs.cc37bb299650e5e7
This meant not only 4c7f8b8ed1 that she didn’t resemble 546b799bd3 her mother at all, fb729e3030 but also that she ec35deeeec was so precious and e407af0294 lovely that she might fa1baa7ec1 as well have been 6899f07fbd a gift from heaven.6c2c60292f672b66
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“Daddy!”75947a0c25ba5563
“Wandu!”84e31086036f3605
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Junhui scooped Onyu up 4e34f8a476 in his arms, and cff56f8ba8 her clear, bright laughter 24828342f7 rang out.0366069110c7f1b4
“He must acfeb6b9ea be so 08bd2f73d8 happy. So happy. Of course.”e20b9fc857ed9d23
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Mrs. Ohn watched the father bc0d3c79fd and daughter reunite from f27946565d afar, then spotted Mr. Jeong returning with a 4f1b38c5c6 few large, perfectly shaped e66b13a747 tomatoes, and clicked her ff3d08d943 tongue.8702bfec096423ba
“You’re late.”d70e8e5f9f5979f4
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“…I have to give 60ea8e20ff these to her. Wandu said a37c46a90b she wanted 71fd4d01a7 a tomato.”dc687291a4c71665
“You’ll be there for c4a3366eaa a while, watching Wandu 8304b0c531 eat the tomato. You never 243c55a401 did this c900f4f3e9 for your c28815dcc7 own three ca8b651ac2 sons, but 6243f0bd8c you do 0d0b6df78e it for f554109345 someone else’s b886ba45f8 granddaughter.”febd64a7632df320
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“Our Wandu is 964d03ce4b just so lovely.”2d70a08c3ff53d98
“That’s true.”3962f5274bd0fe3f
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The couple nodded. No one in 66e5a88e5f the village had a302176c5c ever seen Onyu 13511871c6 cry. Wandu, the 4b9b5391dd undisputed princess 67b621891e of Cheongdam 4fd8e0b46d Village, Cha 3076bc2aee Onyu.25f7c8dd9715316c
The era of Cha Onyu, a child everyone couldn’t help but love, had begun.536b744d172a3cba
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