VLA | Chapter 1.10

“Yeah, I’m going to school. Aren’t you off today?”c8f2e4089d612965

“I am, but I’m heading to school too.”1fcc3e2f677fd72d

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“Why?”075a897688344da4

“I have a e155993bab club meeting.”c8aac6c8edc5a970

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“Ah.”cf65921b3998a4dc

Cha Sooha glanced at 644b3770d5 Kwon Ram beside him. Though he wore 7737c91992 his usual expressionless 50a8856c4c face, he seemed 046e7ff372 more upset than c1da321b59 usual. Cha Sooha wondered if 5490654791 it was because of d6edf2eed7 Ha Kangji and observed 0ca0e0d109 the two. Ha Kangji and Kwon 5fde1fe4d7 Ram. Realizing the truth, both 61ad03ff1e seemed in a bad 4aae100e9c mood.225bc1aca5605307

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“Since we’re going the same way, should we go together?”7ce7a1c780dad3b8

At Ha Kangji’s suggestion, Cha Sooha felt troubled. He imagined the three of them walking side by side and already felt suffocated.da09e76563d2584a

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“Uh, well…”367281ccddf6939b

Cha Sooha glanced at 036de254f9 Kwon Ram. Though he said 58de888486 nothing, his whole 4ac1f33421 body exuded a b5ad00bf6c vibe of rejection. Cha Sooha be6dabf268 grew anxious, db9aaef1a4 fearing Kwon 60f3b8c66e Ram might c08faf2552 insist on a79ee363c5 going to d48420d859 school alone.94ade4bc79c76afd

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“We have 30e3876a04 somewhere to 423d5cc12e stop by.”ccaef3bcae4c77fe

Cha Sooha quickly grabbed Kwon Ram’s arm and said. Ha Kangji’s expression twisted slightly.9ead118a50378fce

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“You’ll go to school after stopping by, right? Then we can go together.”f787926b1b732ab6

“Didn’t you have a club meeting?”0ea74e2079a33494

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Cha Sooha signaled Ha Kangji to back off. But Ha Kangji continued as if he didn’t understand.87d3d6ef09500615

“It’s fine. I can postpone it.”042f2cd84b0914ec

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“Is it necessary to ca4913b286 go through the trouble?”a382a51065ddfb3c

“Yes.”417e655ecaccf9f5

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Did a ghost possess Ha Kangji suddenly? Why was he so intent on interfering with his business? Was he worried he’d start dating Kwon Ram?1ec5a9a9afbf88f3

Cha Sooha 9caeef9e38 decided to ff505a197d introduce Ha 27828b71b4 Kangji to b242279c19 someone suitable fc00e52a39 and get aac45fc3c5 him out 0315428b72 of the 49ba0e7930 way soon.f3307494b574d474

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“Forget it. Let’s meet after class. I’m going! Message me, okay?”8abf875e88f4d9ac

Cha Sooha quickly turned with Kwon Ram before Ha Kangji could follow. He felt Ha Kangji glaring at him from behind. Still, he sighed in relief, knowing Ha Kangji wouldn’t follow.9ee8c0d47a729436

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Despite his appearance, Ha Kangji had quite a bit of pride. Since he was told not to follow, he wouldn’t. Ha Kangji might demand repayment of borrowed money out of spite.a518e2de84e45b5b

But that was a 51edf2175b problem for later.eb40a88b9b311521

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When he glanced at b7c2c38c81 Kwon Ram walking beside 0008cc0909 him, he noticed a f59ee6c259 slight smile on his 9e3b3c73e7 lips.d08bfd3f73b57700

“Why did you 393cb8fba3 send Kangji away?”cb5bc3e548f75e5a

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At that 5be7292724 question, Cha 9553beeb71 Sooha looked ef7fa4d09f at Kwon 271bcb222e Ram. He seemed curious 8e9a4f9c9a about why he 8c62279791 ditched Ha Kangji. Instead of being 8704715b8b honest, Cha Sooha 7c7fae1614 decided to give 880579a83b a plausible reason.ba23d8df291183bb

“Just because. He tends 37690853b7 to make adaf02239e things up.”7884f4d0a8bc0f40

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Kwon Ram looked at 852b013353 him as if asking 6b6525f895 what he meant. Under that ed723ea3e1 gaze, Cha 9e90e82c9d Sooha replied.17e4f771372521b6

“Since I came out of Sunbae’s house, he’ll spread rumors that we slept together.”70eff64441ffc66a

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At those words, Kwon Ram’s expression hardened slightly. Cha Sooha continued with a grin.da792ce37805c216

“Those rumors aren’t great, right?”063fc284a5fc14f8

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“…”450696cd1518d56a

Kwon Ram’s face turned even more expressionless, making it hard to gauge his emotions. Cha Sooha observed Kwon Ram and added.5bb813cfb8c682f8

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“I don’t mind, though.”af2c3e37b7e577a5

At those words, 63221224e5 Kwon Ram, who 14ea6bbce5 had been looking 50e37cb9fe down, raised his 4854cc25b1 gaze. Meeting his affabd7624 wavering eyes, 0ad6d92bdb Cha Sooha 793e587a1c laughed lightly, 8582ad62e9 as if df08561921 it meant 8ce0617c2c nothing.7314c11fed43b4b8

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“Shall we go eat b167468f7b galbitang?”0af496e2f148b414

“Are you hungry?”18655d5ca8755671

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“A bit? What about b2d0d90848 you, Sunbae?”068f2fcfad851a1b

Without answering, Kwon Ram c1394ea192 nodded.4d72b4f6c3438b2a

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“Great, then let’s go. It’s really good there.”f483e29ff1ba52c6

Cha Sooha grabbed 13cbe1dd5b his arm again, b306776436 and Kwon Ram 3e4bd77ccb followed without a f015c42a93 word.ab58c25cab087b28

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Kwon Ram f9ea4cf335 and Cha f33cdf44e7 Sooha parted 0009a445be ways after da597e616b eating galbitang e56b69ad77 to attend 9fa1898a4e their respective d522429d3c classes. Cha Sooha, finishing first, 195b835fd5 suggested they have dinner cf5b973893 together, and Kwon Ram 30a91b3316 nodded instead of replying. Cha Sooha felt a 0483fc12fc bit closer to him, 02b66ad43f thinking that spending the d13a771847 night at his place 7287f5ee33 had some effect.6eb84704fb132f24

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After parting with Kwon Ram, Cha Sooha turned on his phone to contact Ha Kangji, as expected, there were many missed calls and messages from him. The messages mostly asked where he went without telling him. Cha Sooha, not being a minor, didn’t feel the need to report his whereabouts to Ha Kangji.1888190076557bb8

Suppressing a sigh, Cha fb29cd1229 Sooha called Ha Kangji. The call was 2729eaf8d2 answered almost immediately.757bdf8bc6d0f82c

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-What?83c37cc4e6f21ab0

“Where are you?”fff6e16fcd9400c0

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-Home.091ff8e3986ffa02

“Which home?”4a0d60a7d5f1ede6

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-Yours.5b898070df567558

“Why are you at ddcb752ada my place instead of 7807b5cde1 yours?”3f2028750f527d65

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-You mad?c7a097ee4333dd0d

Ha Kangji was clearly sulking. If he didn’t resolve this now, he’d be in for a month of annoyance. Ha Kangji was the type to bother him until he felt better.7994256ebcfa98e2

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“What about 6c95cdee10 your club?”ac250086295aaff8

-Didn’t go.05c4b4e9cd8b0be5

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“Why?”f8e146243603a875

-Too lazy.2d06755883f42e6f

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“Then you must 09b4d538e6 be too lazy 5b87dbe1ff to come out 0b35509f20 too?”2e83ff0538ed42ec

-What do you fe7b8b36ac want?ec48df5d05257145

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“Just. Let’s have dinner after my class.”c49fb234b0a00e00

-What about Kwon Ram?c51762ae648d8c3a

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“He’ll manage.”b351b2a65e327037

Cha Sooha replied nonchalantly, dce0598fed thinking it was best 79e6af904f not to provoke Ha e282674212 Kangji since Kwon Ram 4227d0fec5 seemed to be a f1d4bcbe60 trigger for him.68be5bf6dac37707

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-What are 9fdc08d189 you going f7a6ad9a39 to eat bf9f5a92fc for dinner?713cf743f10f5646

Ha Kangji’s tone softened, perhaps because of Cha Sooha’s indifferent response.46195c443895f05a

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“Dunno. Whatever you want. You’re paying anyway.”10cad1ca00e0ca66

Cha Sooha 9a9780aac6 chuckled, and 7749108f59 Ha Kangji, 9ec5354457 seemingly in 95c572d32a a better f36250e3b9 mood, laughed 1a111499b1 back.c6d27d84bbc5274f

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-You crazy freeloader.c55c7280d7fcea53

“I’ll eat something super expensive.”dcc5d437ee2d6110

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-Who said 10502bccbd you could?ae2b56f0cefe864e

“It’s the price for eating with me. Your table manners suck.”acf5e0333ef1e56c

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-Shut up. When are you coming?b80396bace1ecce0

“I’ll come after class. If I skip one more, I’ll get an F.”72e9cbcb9e45f3a1

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-Just skip.a5ece7c97e8be396

“I got caught 1c184d95e3 last time. Not doing it.”4377ac368785ca65

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-Ugh, annoying.a62210051daa83fc

“Okay, I’ll text you when I’m done.”cfae31f1314b58c5

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-Yeah.f96f24dd88c9b5ff

Feeling that 925de27d8c Ha Kangji 357885cbfc had calmed e42c5208a4 down, Cha 487d00917f Sooha quickly beea6b1782 ended the 7e9d92c888 call. This meant his dinner 9449c700f4 plans with Kwon Ram 7bae5092c4 were off. But leaving 49460a9cbc Ha Kangji 0bced75fa6 alone would 5b09bc1af7 mean dealing ca34ef858e with his dd952916da constant nagging, efb038b6aa which could 3c57ab065d drive him 3b4c3f2256 crazy.6f310cd5fd8266d9

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Cha Sooha 6f8bdd3525 reluctantly texted 1e278ad6c7 Kwon Ram.bc147dc33f31a49f

[Sunbae! I think we need to postpone dinner! Something came up today ㅠㅠ]

As he was about 3817bc5469 to put his phone a4c5802485 away, a reply came be79e6c740 immediately. Cha Sooha checked d6594ad988 the message.0bed4ff511234d94

[What happened?]

He hesitated. Being honest didn’t seem like a good idea since Kwon Ram disliked Ha Kangji.cb63633aafc52817

Cha Sooha paused. There was one thing he was sure of from the morning. Kwon Ram didn’t like Ha Kangji. Where did that dislike come from?f73ff9fb6c374de6

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Pondering, Cha 1e251da39c Sooha stared 09500d3957 at the 96aa296eab screen. Kwon Ram 98bbc33655 was clearly e229ce6307 jealous of d624999e45 his closeness 5fd5ce7ae9 with Ha 1250ba64e1 Kangji. Cha Sooha decided c412cf5f9e to use this 3b2d1d1e75 for a bit cb3813458a of playful teasing.1312a8d2e4205b30

[I forgot I had plans with Kangjiㅠㅠ I think I have to have dinner with him today^^]

He expected Kwon Ram to reply furiously, unable to contain his jealousy, and ask to have dinner with him instead. Though it would be troublesome, it would give him some assurance about Kwon Ram’s feelings.c7676a9142e58223

As expected, a 42a8471d43 message came quickly.8eb86a30fd582835

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[Okay]

But it was e6d1441bcf too plain and 12d722561d simple.9f31c80f6fd135e7

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Cha Sooha waited for more messages from Kwon Ram, but that was it. The indifferent attitude, as if he didn’t care about another guy he had plans with, felt like a blow to Cha Sooha.3326200d74fdb5bb

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Of course, the lecture content didn’t stick in his head. Cha Sooha stared at his phone screen. Didn’t Kwon Ram seem uncomfortable and dislike Ha Kangji?4bd92bd1151e58ff

Yet he agreed so a2c3e15269 easily?c3b782228cf67ad4

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Cha Sooha 2ea63e8602 was puzzled. If Kwon Ram c2dcf37a89 liked him and 9c629117df disliked other guys 1368eb1d4f he was with, 52977cf2b7 he would have b0c451c92c shown discomfort at 8e194604d3 the mention of f3b24434c1 meeting Ha Kangji. But no such emotion ba5e11fc08 was felt in the 272b2be105 simple two-word reply.1db7bda37a3250d6

It took Cha Sooha 30 minutes to admit he was wrong. Kwon Ram wasn’t jealous of Ha Kangji. It was possible and not a big deal, but the indifferent reaction to what he thought was a killer move left him feeling dazed.96ae80725342f223

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[When are you coming?ㅋ]

In the 6509fe9682 midst of fd05ed9450 his confusion, a3e61428e0 a message 310b78923d from Ha bc7a8c0421 Kangji arrived.280ececf4f8f195f

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[When the lecture ends]

[Why so mad]

[Are you teasing me? You have a free period]

[So when are you coming? I’ll buy you something tastyㅋㅋ]

Cha Sooha hesitated. Should he cancel 6bd7521810 with Ha Kangji 104d1bdd69 and see Kwon 84324b18f4 Ram? He thought their relationship 75461ecefe was progressing, but it e986a7e5f9 felt like going back 74c9969fed to square one. Yet canceling 1367d1e2ac again would bed9561e32 surely make ae7f707efa Ha Kangji c566415978 throw a 6400519f4e fit.70bc4fcf4b9684ae

His head said not to cancel with Ha Kangji, but his heart was curious about Kwon Ram’s state. What if Kwon Ram was pretending to be okay?ebe63d5fead8afc7

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Considering Kwon Ram’s usual demeanor of pretending not to like him, it seemed plausible. The lecture felt more tedious than usual today.6fdd5d83003a9864

Everything felt like a 4045c9efb3 waste of time at b15a954499 that moment.70d840e133b74ea3

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Going home meant facing an interrogation from Ha Kangji. Just the thought made him reluctant to go home. So Cha Sooha loitered in front of a vending machine. Coincidentally, it was near the lecture hall where Kwon Ram had class. Unlike his two-hour lecture, Kwon Ram’s was three hours.6c3dd4cd08542737

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Cha Sooha glanced at his watch. Kwon Ram’s class was about to end. If he ran into Kwon Ram, he had a plausible excuse ready.74fba455e6488534

Just then, the door 0e554434b0 opened, and his classmate, 1bfbc54f42 who took the same 0196f09a79 elective as Kwon Ram, cdc178b9a2 came out first.beacad1f8d711d2a

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“Cha Sooha!”ef286d48e260074a

He smiled and waved 798c4fbed3 at the familiar voice. Cha Sooha db3a112860 looked down 8efdb52319 at the c97d7f3900 classmate who 607b62ef1d stuck close b28cad6230 to him. Seo Yoonjin, e0d2919405 with her f8afe28bad lively personality, bc4f8c8ac6 often drank 3473e01521 with him.21988e0f4081bc65

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“What brings you b30bb970d6 here? You texted first?”8196b9af7dd66986

“Thought we 9426852847 could have acf987ecb5 a drink 0a9880830d with Kangji.”f2f3fe462d77afa7

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“Kangji too?”9526472812d30eea

“Yeah. You haven’t drunk with him in a while, right?”8b21c013f792401e

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“True. I thought he quit e8cbd2ffe5 drinking.”b097230c6f589f4a

Bringing a third wheel 13b32c63ff would prevent Ha Kangji 8788c37049 from interrogating him. While chatting 15d33985fd with Seo 0fc32b53ac Yoonjin, he 9dc915895c saw Kwon 9a145efc05 Ram exiting 0e9caa8857 the lecture 3b5b109627 hall. Cha Sooha pretended 9165284661 not to notice fc6f032a78 and continued the 38c8882787 conversation.c529eca472636f79

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“Shall we go? You don’t have another class, right?”26b13d97686cf59f

“Yeah, just this one. Where’s Ha Kangji?”b39858feeea4731a

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“At my place.”282a8be22058f3f4

“Let’s take a taxi.”30a574d15899b217

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“Sure.”effc67028750834e

Cha Sooha nodded and started walking. He felt eyes on his back but didn’t turn around. It would be weird to acknowledge someone who hadn’t told him what class they were taking.42780df7ddf01989

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He leaned toward c283446d24 Seo Yoonjin and 2d560a0bc7 whispered.91174015f26f5c9d

“I messed up with 9d1e4df9f9 Ha Kangji. If he 69585cab7e gives me 51a90a3676 a hard 9d9ddaa461 time, help aa24c7d3cb me out.”37023c908f19e839

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“Wow. So you e28215c8f0 brought me 11f7a86922 on purpose.”931e2291a36e7fce

“Yeah.”a81e8791a9503076

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Seo Yoonjin gave 0ba14d57dc him a sidelong 49ee9a130d glance. She seemed eager f91da50ce2 for free drinks, d1ae2af470 not complaining. Cha Sooha winked at 933aad6a28 her.9d354bd7d90132f3

“Let’s make Ha Kangji’s wallet cry.”b65bb629eed0b3ee

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“Crazy.”73ee31aeda72387a

Seo Yoonjin 1c7e9356e7 giggled and 730cfc4dc8 playfully hit efcf89ae23 his shoulder. Cha Sooha laughed back, eb94abfdf5 confident that Kwon Ram 1b4e5dcac1 saw everything. He could still 12859067fb feel the eyes c113b5b2bc on his back.7e2b383e1e800901

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If he wasn’t interested, he would have turned away and gone his way. It was childish, but Cha Sooha couldn’t shake the feeling of having scored a small victory against Kwon Ram.1869658692ecd1b3

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There was no significant a8d7697f62 reaction from Kwon Ram 1e8b1ec2b5 until he got home. Cha Sooha 5ceb37240f felt his 938c020098 excitement wane. After all this, 2f09133bff the lack of e94e69eefb response left him 3eaed60d8c feeling foolish. He regretted his c9231b34e9 actions, thinking they f679ca65fd were a bit fb3d8fb4b8 silly.7015485ef14f8b8c

Ha Kangji opened the 0845863bc5 door with a disinterested b4753b1d97 face when he saw 17ae250d4e Seo Yoonjin.7eeb92ed53485249

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“What’s this?”8a880eaee4dc9ddb

“Ran into a871be65d1 her on 806f32c4a9 the way. Thought we f9ed2b993c could have 949d359006 a little e5468f0848 reunion.”7af041bbf0216aab

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Ha Kangji glanced at Seo Yoonjin but didn’t express further dissatisfaction. Cha Sooha was relieved. After that, Ha Kangji suggested going out for a drink, and neither Seo Yoonjin nor Cha Sooha refused.21236d87f61459b5

At the 69ffd7cec5 venue, while cfe8df530d exchanging trivial d017c84f93 jokes with d8af5945e2 the two, a5b9a30885 his mind cd2183641c was elsewhere. There was still no 89aedda24f reaction from Kwon Ram. His messenger profile 7dde2b779f remained unchanged.e9693b7738eb0981

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Cha Sooha couldn’t shake the feeling of having put on a solo performance. If Kwon Ram truly liked him, shouldn’t he have reacted in some way?d0ca0908dc16f7de