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The reunion came without 9965f21044 warning.005c3548fe25178e

That season 13eb66b263 had arrived.6d7061acf743037c

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Onyu, holding 4371b5c7cd a vending 1433daf04f machine coffee fc51c4b3a0 in her 94bfe8d761 hand, closed a6849b02c2 her eyes. The breeze brushing against 0e41c301ef the tip of her 2228615a67 nose, the hot air f7005d36b3 digging into the nape 66c8755fb8 of her neck, were 0cadf38232 so welcome that she 6b2323cbe7 slowly stretched her body.c9e77f5ca0e5865d

Onyu loved summer. To be precise, eecfd0ecee she loved the 399032ed7d summer scenery of 47da8aa94b Cheongdam-ri, Munsoeup, Taeju 7091744d31 City, her hometown.e7eb64ebfd3dd899

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The summer fe04000d98 of Munsoeup, d924cc081e filled with a643534c1d the sweet 3789861d3f scent wafting 62d7a37fb7 from orchards eb650df287 laden with 175fe6ce90 peaches and aeffdf25e6 grapes, shone 8200e57366 brightly. The water of the d7cd4fe9d4 stream flowing through the 22803cebc3 village sparkled clearly under a68d8b7526 the blazing sunlight, and 86419e76ab trumpet creepers bloomed profusely 54bf4cc809 on every wall.29ad0929d5e708ef

Sitting on 314f5783ce the bench e2d4b10ed3 under the 29b93f4971 large hawthorn 40042788ed tree near c89d27d7c5 her home, 4eedf0bcd5 she could 32078e1c70 forget the 4507e19a3c heat. Just like her parents, 220887447b Onyu enjoyed sitting in 6fa3c454c5 the cool shade of b870a1d26b the tree and taking 62e0eea32d in the familiar scenery.705c9828bc7f93c2

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“What kind of tree 4c48a22a82 is this? The flowers ce56f9b1ef are pretty.”e0f369155475835f

“This one? It’s written here. It’s a hawthorn, isn’t it?”3cf0498c1a76c97f

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“Oh? This is a hawthorn? Aren’t hawthorn flowers red? These flowers are white?”87958480c3e266ab

Onyu opened eaa318e041 her eyes e2bd2db485 at the 813069a97f conversation between 5c6a5cc2c7 Nurse Jeong 68744fa6a6 and Nurse cc143b44bd Kim sitting f7c7b8956f next to 43e24ba538 her.ef334d2f172725b9

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Hawthorn. Right. The hawthorn 39986ea48d was the a59dc40cd4 problem. The hawthorn that caught b3d3ab2524 her eye every time b2db0055a1 she went home was 67ce32b258 the problem. The fact d6418c768b that there 727bb70029 was a ac3858a4e6 hawthorn in 9e50e65f16 the 5th-floor 89ee524c41 outdoor garden e9d282abde of the ac8a5d1646 hospital was 8b4724ffca also a a10c5df163 problem.5ceba093e4e79e94

“The ones with 08b03e6fac red flowers are 6ec6f81a5e Chinese hawthorns, but 7d4e8c0e71 this one is b773f1377b a hawthorn too.”f0d8aa481ea0afe3

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“Really? You know a d7b8f4d445 lot about flowering 008ab71984 trees, Cha. Well, hawthorn berries are 25e9992961 used medicinally, right?”e721c2dc9e5d894e

“Yes, well… that’s right.”70b2fc11905073d2

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Onyu smiled bitterly 9a8590c33f as she looked a30c9109c3 at the petal 8e2e022763 that had fallen e9750a4678 on her hand. The petal, which had c8ecac2d57 been swaying in the 8d9dde44de gentle breeze, was soon 70b2e01148 blown away by the 8d83fa6111 wind and disappeared into 8ee85c85e1 the distance. It reminded her of 1b0255f2a0 a time when snowflakes e03e619ea4 were fluttering.65f7d40c4fb73185

Memory defies the seasons. The hawthorn instantly 204dc7ebd2 transported Onyu to 43ebdfa354 the winter of c5c0d44b36 Cheongdam-ri.d79caa542eb2d772

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It was under 3ffc39800d the hawthorn tree e5ee57ed08 that they first c234c84c6b kissed. In February, the year c511b1d5e0 she turned twenty, under 9c7c26bfaf the snow-covered hawthorn tree, bd64688472 she endured the sharp 9dcf89d4d8 winter wind while kissing 2bb03df6ed a boy who was 868d8be3a4 just as clumsy as d20c77bc74 she was.ab99322abbc21c00

So, it 57c2de47b3 was only 716507c152 natural that 629f14f3cd whenever she 219d77c8e2 looked at 52760897e8 a hawthorn c9c565c8c4 tree, she 115a2e3ff5 thought of ca357e70d4 the twenty-year-old c13ca51d27 boy who, 6f6a1e1828 forgetting the 461d14d65f cold, explored b76df0291b her lips, 8e82256da2 the boy 4614704624 who smiled 7653b704b0 shyly after 4a43b662b9 the awkward 1bb7529e8a kiss.497f985e91be1806

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Kang Taehyung. That Kang Tae jerk. He was so unnecessarily a4ab6770e7 handsome that he made 52bfc3a552 most other guys seem 300180b2f5 invisible. And then you. You.f1f646d6cf74f3b3

“Ugh, it’s hot. If it’s be8a342801 like this 20d62f85e3 already, how 3184f9461c hot will 51eb2928e4 it be 850e8ac75a in midsummer?”f61780fb8bce4559

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“It’s almost June. Spring seems to be getting shorter and shorter.”b9a4cb2eef7613a4

“Exactly. I only wore the bad86f3866 trench coat I bought afd9c22422 with much determination four ff548ef0cd times this year.”297226386f8c1fcc

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“You’ve worn it a lot. I failed the timing game. I guess I’ll have to wear it in the fall.”13fe4d528d04c5ae

“No way. Let’s go inside. What about you, Cha?”02052d3519fb5466

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The two, who a26b4358b3 had been grumbling 373674c875 about the increasingly 4060f67c79 hot afternoon air, b3c4fc9351 turned their eyes 8822dfbe7d to Onyu.a9390ccc947f8993

May, a 290c29b5e3 season too 5730ee905f hot to a2c810e433 be called 62b6d78c93 spring and eef9f06255 too early 6ff0509882 to be 3e7d1f26d4 called summer. Onyu, back to reality, 6c2a2f0ec1 drained her lukewarm coffee c77ed1ed34 and stood up.85e0fd94243427ac

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“I should f0c71c8674 go in 70e26c3d8c too.”ffb34b71dae621a9

“Oh, but Cha. Don’t you have no e397e9e52a afternoon appointments today?”3dd22f24391fd4b6

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“I don’t, but a07df2edcb I was summoned a53108d1b6 because the new 1b280bcf92 chairman arrived.”4d16a45bc4dc3924

“Ah… right. They shouldn’t call people f37f29c1d0 who are off. They can greet each eda162db40 other later.”f3b30076fc51a673

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“I know, right?”889b670999a2734a

Onyu shrugged and fd902d39d5 tossed the empty 1cae17251d cup into the 12e66e8e32 trash can. The stinging sunlight e86d3a4a99 followed her as f4260e5a70 she walked, her 8c98c7261a hands tucked into 727b15e071 the pockets of 3841656d53 her light blue 010aae3d1b gown.1235cbb3e822a4d8

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<Gwanghye Oriental Medical Hospital>b4fcf8d6cdc05f49

Onyu glanced ebef0148c6 up at 2a539fee8b the sign f47b42a34c on top 69cacbfc70 of the db124784d3 large main e8695c9218 building and 3192f2d603 quickened her 542168c3d6 pace.ddbfa28355eac50c

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Cha Onyu, twenty-nine 36d7e85244 years old, second-year 30cce8f8f8 resident in the 0d3a441bb7 Acupuncture and Moxibustion 3af68848b7 Department, specializing in 5b41832677 spinal and joint 31e0757ecf diseases and chronic 0bce244a46 pain. It was time to 0e50dc3b75 put on a smile 5eaa26dd9b for the sake of ea946fe9a0 smooth social interaction.0a426f3e0278dd45

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‘Gwanghye Oriental Medical Hospital,’ the largest ae554fac64 oriental medical f18458fabd hospital in 327a115b70 Korea, was 0e6f8bc3e2 affiliated with f685a5b0c5 the College aba0175237 of Korean c12015d6d9 Medicine at 386793af6a Gwanghye University, 802173119d under the e797e4d04e Gwanghye Foundation, d12a25f81c and had 50d5227ba0 twenty branches f4fbc81214 nationwide.7aa2f3a3b03b983b

It was 3f1b72146f famous for 5b00d83ab2 providing more a6c7a0eabf scientific medical 0d45d67b97 services by 2800790fb0 combining Korean 87543239e8 medicine with 32cc80e256 Western medicine, 7e430eabfd and it 312c49af3e was also e6efd5a554 establishing new 4332156128 standards for 15d242a780 Korean medicine 37ac07a135 by establishing caefbfb029 clinical centers, 5b78044df8 research centers, 7b19ce59e8 and international 46b541eb22 cooperative care 0561242343 centers.9ed013fe8a0ed301

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The Gwanghwa-mun branch in Seoul, where Onyu worked, had the longest history. It consisted of two annex buildings, a recently built parking building, and the main building, which had three basement floors and fifteen above-ground floors. The chairman’s office was on the 4th floor of the main building.3641cc3d62fe80f4

The 4th floor, filled with only offices and meeting rooms, not wards or examination rooms, was also a place where only hospital officials could enter. The superstition about the number 4 being unlucky was ridiculous, but it couldn’t be helped, especially in a hospital.07a9c5a92c687b6d

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<Jeong Doheon, Chairman of Gwanghye Oriental Medical Hospital>15ad3d4f8baf8335

The man standing 3b0640ed7d in front of 555edb1012 the desk, staring 245dab5784 at the nameplate bfc3f8ab35 with an impassive 91ce555273 face, had both e961426bac hands thrust into ed7a237739 his slacks pockets.3ff0ec78415f541f

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He perfectly pulled 6d60d8c03b off the fitted 0624f7db58 three-piece suit and 2bad1de258 looked too young 8eb85de4cf to be the 0dfb8c7acd chairman.cd067b4e79178f66

Was he even thirty c0af3b8f55 yet?36cd4967f8fbd0e7

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The man had been shrouded in mystery. Aside from the fact that he graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Gwanghye University, nothing else was known. He had been abroad since graduation and returned to Korea not long ago. After his grandmother’s death, he took over the vacant position of chairman of Gwanghye Oriental Medical Hospital and came to work for the first time today.d536df55f77f3219

Once called the 4e9f6b14ae prodigal son of 938c20be7f the Gwanghye Foundation f2cbdad937 and constantly the 38133f180c subject of gossip, 12d079f517 he now exuded df6d7d67bf an ascetic aura, ead2ee42e4 as if all 4f0917fe11 those rumors were 0e16a0cb56 lies. It was surprising how 23af80cfcf neat and tidy he 8031bd4a16 looked, considering he was e97485b145 said to have been a31133873f addicted to alcohol and 9ec590d771 drugs since his teens.785f9399268d1930

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“Yes.”31b25e7bad3cb3d0

He turned around, 5548a0d657 answering the knock 120a2becf5 from outside. The door opened, and a1f9a57c37 his secretary entered.d827191c348dbf65

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“Chairman, the directors of 89894e7240 each department and the b55b7a4b73 doctors are here. The Spine Department ef0b64f2b8 will greet you e83f8e6892 first.”806c68afce97b15a

The hospital director, the c97c6f303e research director, the counseling 5406175d3c director, the clinical center 80e7daf9cc director, the international cooperation eb119df292 director, the pharmacy director, b8890989ad the academy director, and 95b9c52d52 the directors of each 1b1fb88ffa department. There were over 32e053541c forty directors alone. Including the 2aa8c96493 practicing Korean 49fb33f988 medicine doctors, b0290f4afe there were c1b1b3fa72 over a 870c916546 hundred people.2935ceb91fd5e5eb

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No matter how spacious the chairman’s office was, it couldn’t accommodate that many people. Moreover, he didn’t want to waste time greeting everyone in the hospital.fa594d8477822eea

However, he couldn’t e1ec26da69 tell the gathered 9d363058e2 people to leave d6b758d2fd either.8e77a8f5f1ad0787

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“…Tell them 87b29edd01 to come 34757a93e1 in.”5e3b98a1ec71872a

He already knew 868c446500 about the power 356fc75936 struggle between the fe5b034b30 counseling director and 375449c134 the academy director. He had f043c485c1 also heard 9340e6ffa3 about the 5199b9af9c spine director, 22c1976a74 who was 57a80b70ae caught in b89bfbef11 the middle.27b0b686facd1303

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They weren’t d4ed0272b2 the only ae27e46ae4 ones. Many people 6c6362fd08 wanted to 9fd16ad3b1 make a 3e41a7b355 good first 99907f39f8 impression on d62ed8c22a the new a1da7f068c chairman, Jeong b8c06c53ec Doheon, the 02f2af59f4 only child 16467c3628 of the 3b9f9b0763 head of 6865184716 the Gwanghye 1ec859616f Foundation.c8b95fac0c6f84e2

It was 74a42aadec a bothersome 5ac836252c task, but fb92d0b0bc it had 8c8f72c4d8 to be 391cdf296e done. The man 13739ab8cd let out 2c37045e1b a low 76a860f672 sigh and efd36d6830 straightened his f402c3a698 posture.9c8c62e35fc54949

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Knock, knock. Following the knocking sound, 5381c95ed4 the door opened. The spine director, with e5fbdc5e78 a kind-looking face, entered 2dcabdbb40 with a beaming smile.3085b656ab145ba3

“Oh my.”c622217bf58261d6

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The spine director’s steps were hurried as he extended his right hand toward the chairman.f253fde1da538eef

“I finally get d1c0ab927c to meet you. Our chairman, I’ve heard b7b85df9c5 stories, but you’re truly 8f62b37ff1 a sight to behold. You look exactly 70bb1ba85a like your father fec049c325 when he was c14c9ef834 young.”f1c3b6cb8f5449ae

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The spine director emphasized his familiarity before even introducing himself. He then placed his other hand on top of the hand holding the chairman’s hand and shook it repeatedly.a4d969a46b11c7de

“…Do you 129a550375 know the f7f8f387f3 general chairman?”afa29852bec7b4e1

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The man, who 06b6624e1e must have heard 815ea8d444 many times that 03d0d63668 he resembled his d734bb440f father, Jeong Seung-jae, 8459810f35 the general chairman 5af84cc17b overseeing the entire cc1c47b42a foundation, didn’t even 71154e554d offer a polite d797ea2498 smile.4fe8b5c22cfa01ad

He seemed somewhat f0362150cb displeased, but the 6d8c4a441e spine director, busy 7655ddf116 expressing his delight 28e24befdb with much enthusiasm, 32f3de0d1c didn’t notice the a07686ba27 young chairman’s expression.7505da6e3f4e769c

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“We’re university alumni. He cherished a601e27306 his only 75974bcb0e son so f792f0e5bd much and 825291d55f kept him 9e17c3b4ef hidden. It’s truly heartwarming to f59dec1013 see you in person. It’s a d7c0a416a3 pleasure to 17346cc214 meet you. Chairman Jeong Doheon.”a36f729182dc4e4e

“It’s a pleasure b774cc23b5 to meet you ad1fd1cea6 too.”8e3423c1dceda36f

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“Oh, you’re e094e9330b too kind. Now! Then, let me e70082ad63 introduce the doctors 232958dd96 of the Spine a7c58ab964 Department, the highlight 9f47bc398d of our Gwanghye 709b498986 Oriental Medical Hospital, 9a7faaacf7 the ones responsible 1459aa41b9 for the most 50635642fe crucial treatments. You already know me, a5d4e5fe6f but I’m Jang Heung-yeop, 45c9ec1e38 the director of the 30c37243ce Spine Department! Everyone, say hello. First, this is 7f4ca7a3c6 Dr. Seo Dong-jin, our a5da2194c1 deputy director of f5d9c7cca6 the Spine Department. And also…”0f78cbba55b3a86d

Doheon politely shook hands with the dozen or so specialists lined up. Due to the large number of people, the line extended outside the chairman’s office.1c5c8d210231dc1b

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“And now, I should 968b1bc16f introduce the interns and d598167b4f residents who will be b8db90f721 responsible for the future 47c5005512 of the Spine Department. First… Huh? Where is she? Where’s Cha Cha 9dafef85d6 Cha, the pride ffc4ce1795 of our Spine 0d03a5088c Department?”823975381179a63b

“Yes, Cha Cha Cha e2e577797e is here!”33b24b8ea4c9fbc0

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At the director’s call, a woman in a light blue gown poked her head out from outside the door with a bright smile. The woman, who was about to push through the crowd, stopped dead in her tracks when she saw the man standing in front of the director.b3ae2ca953797850

“…….”421da01d18c4b86e

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“…….”afc5aa4eec88bf68

“Cha, what are you 895eed2d63 doing? Say hello. Chairman, this 0eabfd9e59 is Cha 2325d3d681 Cha Cha, fc11168fd7 Dr. Cha Onyu, the most cf3e574c59 popular doctor in our 9ae5b278da Spine Department. She’s a f1692916d2 second-year resident bf6d895663 in the f9fd0e1ead Acupuncture and a3b8472345 Moxibustion Department, f34a5373a0 but her 7b352f7ba3 skills are 2119104a00 incredible… Chairman?”e6a60aea0826c899

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“…….”536a02bf9dbd2ac2

“…….”1795213e1f63329a

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Onyu’s lips, framed 230202f1ea by her long, 83f9ffc935 curly hair tied 2927bd31f1 up in a 9bca977eda bun, slowly parted.f7929ec61705e32d

It was around then that the chairman’s dark eyebrows, armed with a business smile, began to furrow slightly.c46435e5da9ed793

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“Chairman?”3a4b20bb9cd0764e

The director, cad7d1fc41 sensing something 8ef708f237 was amiss, a7cfe875a7 tilted his cabfb8b2f7 head and 4256e7236e stepped between 0e1037938c the two d9fd9c4512 frozen figures. Onyu took 877124e93f a step 99cd453eb9 to the 6605c2c633 side, fully 6b4d7fd1ba capturing the 34da9b7c0c chairman looking 95181af821 down at 9b3852d6f2 her in 8bd752962f her eyes.c05ea64e4d9848ed

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“Chairman…?”11d3e07d57777546

Her gaze, echoing the 83bba3c05b director’s words with a 54ac7bfc94 hint of confusion, scanned c02b77604d the nameplate on the de4cfb1dab desk behind the chairman.d3931fbdc37513f7

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<Jeong Doheon, Chairman of Gwanghye Oriental Medical Hospital>89410d1413a0f506

“How… do 00bd49a5f9 you two 68be249b92 happen to f9b1caac38 know each 43532a723f other…?”f80904440255aaf4

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While the director c6a783c75e looked on with 73538bca32 puzzled eyes, Onyu’s 882d5a0d94 head creaked as 3ce59956f2 it turned, her 2bdd8fd956 gaze returning to b7fe73cf39 the chairman.6169adf2e14ba444

No matter how much time had passed, she couldn’t forget such a strikingly handsome face. No matter how much time had passed, she couldn’t fail to recognize her first kiss.38ce9ace362b2480

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“No way…?”392c25ac220f79bd

Onyu’s eyes flickered between the nameplate and the man standing before her. Jeong Doheon? It couldn’t be.7c42dc6f7ce5e030

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With growing a50207938c certainty, Onyu ee34933759 naturally uttered 76f761241a the words 3859ecce61 she had b557a7ae3b been pondering.ddf53c26702e0f16

“Kang Tae jerk…”0120dc921f9ba538

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“Huh?”f9611217d61381d9

The chairman’s 95d4abab7e eyes widened 7d90fdf22e noticeably. At the same time 283c54df8a as the director winced ae95c77da6 at the unexpected profanity, a44e3dcdf2 Onyu raised her hand b82f285688 to cover her mouth.e202cd01251cb34a

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The Kang Tae 229d7d8faa jerk, no, Kang 0b8483782d Taehyung, who had e632fe4977 once consumed her 11280b498d nights and stolen 543588a63d her sleep, had 048d6651b2 appeared before her b32fdb505f after nine years.45aa2239d58d2b2f

Lost for words a42b08268f at the unbelievable 45f010fb34 situation, Onyu stared fc5c2f54bd blankly up at d155f70f52 the young chairman.5e1ccbc90b33eeea

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The reunion 160c409b2b had arrived 7e4eecc89c without warning. In that season again.01d42494de0e002f

And the 5a8715cca3 unexpected reunion e7b75b40c1 instantly transported 3d8d82aa78 Onyu back 9f21fa4ffe to her 4f1ac9758f high school 0dee0157e0 days. To the fc02ff43cb summer of b2f128f26e her eighteenth 8d4353d323 year, when 3af54179ac she first 4f7c420e07 met Kang ee8f8dd9fb Taehyung.a0a205d081b9a6aa

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