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It was the first cff1179809 time in her life 4eece12c1c she had ever felt e41204382c so thrilled and entertained. It had only f17f93bb22 been three days 341cd5f3ee since her life 96487479eb had been reset 698cd69e3d by an accident, 8c55de792b but still, that’s 4a50df9457 how she felt.706452a44dcb535b

When the knock c4406b9020 came and the 435105faca closed door opened, 341b0ad468 Yeonjae saw a 7b89076e26 man standing there 3ae0300c3a with the light 2b700c07db shining behind his 28bc879653 head like a 307e3582ec halo. She almost let out ccae0aa1aa an admiring gasp.4f6fcf790baf37ea

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“What the hell? He looks so dangerously 20c532715f handsome—shouldn’t someone lock him cd79915da5 up? Preferably in my room.”dc496ee5649b0259

The moment their 26fd9e022f eyes met, everything e2e99b0838 around her slowed b69cbb42d9 down as if cfe6c955e0 the whole world f824973a7d had slipped into e7b986f5b1 slow motion. Yeonjae stared at 526c164df3 Kang Doheon’s face, 2295b7c567 utterly captivated.bb09009d7111680e

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Neatly styled hair and 0d4c909b94 a broad, handsome forehead. Below that, well-shaped eyebrows and 81208bc5bc sharp, cool eyes. A tall, sculpted 76275654bd nose and lips 375b77e924 that curled up 447f45545e slightly at the 82d7971f6a corners—all of it 03d35b715c came together in d68fddea78 flawless balance, without 157cd57d8f the slightest imperfection.b68d1ddb3abe9808

Even more absurd 26ef3793c7 than the chillingly 1e566d1f7b handsome face was 57f63f3524 the body that 389b6a9f1c came with it. With every step that 58f3b7e344 broad-shouldered frame took, the cb528ed3e6 tight suit clung to 8d43aa8898 hint at a wild, 65c261393d muscular figure beneath. He was the kind of 925b6cded8 man who made your mouth 75f482b093 water just by looking at 1c3b72f842 him.ec1ca9e8ede069c1

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“Hello, President Kang.”7cd31f4ac800d2d3

Feeling like she’d 967a5b2080 stared a little 6714c2159a too obviously, Yeonjae 7fa4756dc9 quickly offered a ee2cf1769f greeting, silently hoping ed2d84e2c4 he hadn’t noticed 1d94254c38 her creepy gaze.51cdfa152dafb71e

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“Have a seat.”5097c8662e4a8de2

Even his voice, which slipped 3d9a2c31a1 out from between those tightly 8575729b95 closed, well-shaped lips, was something a414859618 else. Low and cool, like it 31d41c59d6 had been dragged up from f7137a53b1 the depths of a dark cb17ec3d9d sea. As soon as she d1be445e76 heard it, goosebumps rose 050333b0b3 lightly under the thin 4120d3fd58 fabric of her dress.28231874516d020b

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For the first time, 7abf2ecc22 Yeonjae felt thankful—thankful to 13d2f1980a President Song, who had ff60a9c2fb made such a fuss 979101f606 arranging this meeting, and 2f2ed5e311 to his wife, who f062fcf83c had reluctantly helped dress f7e272c3cc her up so nicely. If not for 7b73df2fad all that, she b95389fe4a would’ve completely shriveled d48bfa7f95 up in the fae10d595f face of that 63dc7762b8 overwhelming beauty.29a1fa9b7daabf18

“Was the trip here okay? The traffic seemed a 0085af0ab2 little heavy.”fccec5c52c16c6eb

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“Yes.”d06745d1ace48719

Staring at those unreal features baf250805a strangely calmed her nerves. After all, Kang Doheon was 0f7476a055 someone from a completely different 76ebec5057 world than hers.b209b9294cb62593

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— “Don’t get ahead of yourself. Like the third son of 1ae43be54a JS would ever…”3f44a5d031d53b77

Her stepmother’s words from earlier 634add5a13 that afternoon resurfaced in her e5d76f9e89 mind. They were likely just meant 7e2ef14720 to put her down, but de0e69a535 now that she had seen 8e8ba1da2f Kang Doheon in person, Yeonjae 113c1b2b8c found herself agreeing.9c7d64fd20ae1ed0

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You don’t get be78c2eda6 your hopes up 06f3092699 unless there’s even 377596fc2f the slightest chance. What reason would 886bb68ce9 a man like 0aba5708ae that ever have b9d71eeef3 to marry someone 3f9dd2f3d5 like her?2ac627618fc2b5e2

Yeonjae had always been good 15f347f613 at knowing her place. This was just 13b0bd6fe3 a fleeting meeting. There was no reason 3a5529196a to freeze up with 0e2c9b69b4 foolish expectations.8188e330e2b94baf

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“Since I’m all dressed up, having a meal with a handsome guy isn’t the worst way to spend the day.”30c70e226344ab85

She was certain she wouldn’t 86bfb6eeb9 lose her memory again. So Yeonjae took her e206bbd80b time, thoroughly studying the 0a903c406e man in front of 94a799a7ba her. A face like his—so striking f05e29dd3e it seemed beyond human—was the 86ed2ddd12 kind most people couldn’t see b83cedddcc even if they spent time ef1d6e410c and money trying. She wanted to 0657080f70 remember it well.cfd05ee65c98c51e

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Once she had 42ddd159bd fully taken stock 38dc3b2c2e of the situation, 3d36d88cc2 the tension in a04335fd5c her tightly clenched b29af96b1c fists resting on 1b36ddd3f8 her knees melted b6c9f7bf95 away. That made the silence 43efa3fb05 filling the room feel 7201421fc7 all the sharper.dbf39633e873fc6a

“I’m glad you arrived on time. I was actually 3e0c62b6dd kind of hungry.”f08bce4f44a2c85a

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Noticing Doheon’s slightly 394a3bb09e stiff expression, Yeonjae c9da890798 tried to lighten 4230892871 the mood. After all, it’s ab21ff5073 always better to ea035a5e57 eat with a 725797ec25 smiling face.db6323dab087c560

“Then let’s talk over a meal.”25205055e1c45075

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As soon as he finished c8f7463ac0 speaking, the door opened and 6715e567f6 dishes were swiftly placed on bc79f47a7f the table one after another. The speed was af5f763196 so precise it 325175c498 felt like they d4e9c273f7 might’ve had the 6f3d12de05 room bugged.f2b775185cdce2b0

Yeonjae started with 175117ac52 the pumpkin porridge a37c956af0 served as the a05e662fd6 appetizer. It was so smooth cbb000eaea and sweet that her cdc5cb61aa eyes sparkled in an 0ef9980027 instant. She’d been worried when she b486a4de79 was told to come to 813b04a47b a tiny restaurant tucked away a82174ffd5 in some alley without even 7beb99334b a signboard, but it seemed abfcaf905a to be a hidden gem.03914789b66f8f74

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“I heard you were sick. Are you alright now?”adf64c51c34362d6

As soon as she finished d32f59676f the small bowl, Doheon spoke f17b42f63f up. Yeonjae just blinked 39b7e7d658 at him before 2cdf09f476 quickly swallowing a d03196458e quiet “Ah.”019f457026114bac

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Originally, the two of 477d118d2e them were supposed to 3f72c9117f meet for their blind 9ea90835a5 date two days ago. But it had been 1b83c5cfc1 postponed to today because 8f947483c6 Yeonjae had been in 6540e14504 an accident. Her father must 935222099a have told him ac78094f34 she was unwell cf50d7cb99 to cover it 9e40377044 up.b4004cac295680a1

Well, she didn’t 187134c4b3 remember, but she b951754348 must have been e553c33d51 hurt. If not her body, ac2bf90fa6 then her brain.88009b4109b5e346

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“Yes, I’m fine now. Thank you for your concern.”e4b5169df245b339

Worried he might have 718ac296a8 noticed her brief hesitation, f102551d42 Yeonjae stretched her lips a6da69a0ac into a smile. She still didn’t ae2934726f know why the 019220875a accident had happened, b3759698b8 but there didn’t 336b111c3d seem to be effff16195 any need to f0884b4204 tell him the 6b8edd9421 details of her 78e5200a29 condition.b48d036403d2e9bb

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“I saw that you majored in French literature. Do you mind if 685c91d96c I ask why?”cc23a98ed8291feb

She had just been thinking ebcbebfbc6 about which side dish to 59c8353c14 try next when Doheon finally ebbb6ccbae asked the kind of question c15fe72c7f you’d expect on a blind 21af6dfdeb date.bac8ddeda3fa7469

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Yeonjae set her chopsticks down. Honestly, she had no idea 371d9030e8 why her past self had ca33583387 chosen that major either.6c3b02384a59b273

That particular question felt c5eeabadf4 manageable to dodge, but fb4306d5ad what worried her more 64e6560aa7 was something else. Surely he wasn’t going to d5d9129eb0 ask her to introduce herself 0a2d028bef in French or something, right? The only French 0532bb38cd word she knew 852de6c019 wasbaguette.903ffbac3ccae334

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“I just went with what matched my grades.”f48b23b362695322

“…I see.”3d49aa60f49818c8

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Thankfully, that was the end 399299fb48 of Doheon’s questioning. It didn’t seem like 9077b90e43 he had some deeper 2bb370d757 reason—just that he was ef5bb01c4f trying to keep the 06d8f4e2c6 conversation going.8c51c92a6703a140

“If there’s anything you’re good at, feel free to tell me.”aaf9d1c7a36bbb38

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She had only just 80765c57e1 taken a bite of ccfe1e279c the meat jeon when 58dbf1ca34 another question followed. Yeonjae didn’t know 70e679b636 what to say, 2b1f363607 so she just 0cd32e9beb darted her eyes d154a2d206 around.f2d6717de7d51e89

Things she was good at? Did he mean like 043b682057 certifications or skills?7d147946f0b3893c

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Having only just begun a90412d4d3 her new life, Yeonjae 0cb98095ce didn’t really have anything 0c01cedde2 to boast about.deaac5378e15fbc5

The truth was, 5ff2dc839e she wasn’t even 396bb57765 sure who she 670e38023f was. And it wasn’t like ba770a22fc she could list watching 8fb2232b13 movies she’s already seen 1b418f6a38 or collecting cute cat f0c1abccd7 pictures as a skill f2e7375293 or hobby.5e1a19cca895843e

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“I’m good at listening. Even when someone 82f5a907d5 says unpleasant things, 3bc48d5fc7 I can take e6bd809ccc it well.”477072e8a6fdbeb8

That was pretty 27a62f4c45 much the only ac713cf7b1 thing she could e36cfcb4e3 say for sure 1b8200fb1c right now. She hadn’t tested 4d020ae5c3 anything else yet, e5fa383073 but judging by 05af4df2fe how smoothly she 2eae35ac62 had adjusted to 341994933b someone else’s home 13e066d489 over the past ffc9ef0579 few days, even df6f9e59fd she had to 644a5629af admit she was a8b13bebae good at hearing 47ab12b558 unpleasant things and 8beb78f8d5 letting them go 55b86888a6 in one ear 505bd288c6 and out the d02f84b143 other.5e3f1a0adc76c907

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“That’s a surprisingly useful skill in a lot of ways.”9c4939a6ebc32d74

Doheon was so dumbfounded 5143cb306b he felt like his 85b93bfb39 lips were going dry. Song Yeonjae wasn’t particularly quick bc098ffa27 with her replies, and she 2c29c8ec89 didn’t seem the least bit 4b89b38052 fazed by anything he said.47506b4e57a960ca

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He’d never had af1fddb755 a blind date f61e7bd77b like this before. Most women from 649c33207c wealthy families, spoiled ffb4d65a3e and pampered, could db19466b7e hardly swallow a 3d175d6b29 sip of water 88702dca0a in front of f6528aa3b8 him.6dfca35d67e42acd

But this woman? She gave absurd answers without 36d65523d6 missing a beat and diligently a45b5c49cc helped herself to the food 3b7f3a6c49 without hesitation. She didn’t seem b24eb92314 like she was c16df70c82 raised all that 429e5dc66a delicately either.2ff09fd183419788

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“Things inside the Song family seem to be a mess.”b9ba4403383152ce

Doheon found himself irritated in c53de8e726 a strange way. He clearly had fe7d26165a the upper hand 84aa3a1f1b and all the f6bb9dad7a decision-making power in 3cf6b917fb this relationship, and e807f45947 yet it felt 18f3b744b8 like he was b056419317 being dragged along d4b5cc7f6a by her pace. So he deliberately e22a30506a said something that 6a9d77e481 might rattle Yeonjae.384c4e66540a67dc

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“You must really value your family, getting rushed into a blind date at twenty-four. Must be some intense attachment, 988a2ebda0 huh?”fd0acf8137699ca2

“Ah…”5d31d51137234af3

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For the first time, Yeonjae’s 390e57eb12 smiling eyes dulled a little 8388b5aed7 at his words. Only then did 491605e3dc Doheon feel a 8e53212b0c bit satisfied. While he’d been d852f1aa04 swallowing tea on 96db2db87c an empty stomach 04005bdb1f out of sheer 77b2ed528f disbelief, it was 3a1333eeb9 only fair that a7bd2c2195 Song Yeonjae looked e9f0f3b4f7 flustered for once 5cde6b11aa too.4925bc2d9d79f74b

“It’s not that, really. I just thought it 96305df338 might be time to 8d62e40089 move out and become dbbe7a1704 independent.”671db3cedd74da61

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But the words that followed e51f2b7540 a long pause felt like 82c000d848 another slap to the back 52b53587b5 of Doheon’s head.85e05b7e5d7b36d2

Usually, in situations like this, bb0d0409d1 there were three typical reactions: 227e5bce0d the person would trail off c18615b48c in despair, act out of 756b461e5c misplaced pride, or desperately cling. One of the three.fa26b309a68d51f0

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“You might already know, but things aren’t so great for me. I’m living off others right c0fed44a1d now.”8d66afacb0ab3d88

Yet Song Yeonjae 9688485509 did none of 055f285e1a those things. She just calmly and plainly d088f5f353 explained her circumstances, like a 43ff7140b2 college student visiting for career 4912164029 counseling.8756c73dd7c013bf

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“So you’re trying to escape through marriage?”be4cb701080caa92

“Mm… something like that.”f3da898f4c66fb51

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At some point, 88c8e167d4 it didn’t even 8c0eb4045a feel unpleasant anymore. Maybe it was 83dd414e54 so ridiculous that 4196701ad1 even the anger 219d1b8185 he’d felt earlier bab9d9e0a4 had subsided.f4fc3abe5cba1d56

“I’m a busy person. Even this blind date 966a38ecb2 was scheduled to fit 32d6583845 aroundmycalendar and route.”20a0e0167dd7cf06

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“Yes.”a828504710a02924

“And that won’t change going forward. Things will revolve around me.”46e7847907875f6a

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Doheon pulled himself together and af5b5deb2c spoke. If he didn’t want to 41ed8901fe get dragged around by this 15b84a5e3e tiny woman any further, it 608c309840 was time to cut to 61a732a899 the point.e8332959929c6b88

“Just to be clear, if what you’re hoping for is a sweet, doting husband who cuddles and kisses you all the time—you’ve picked the wrong guy. I don’t have the 53d3941965 luxury for that.”2f6aa53b756b46f1

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He looked down at 1991d61000 Yeonjae with arrogant eyes. But Yeonjae simply nodded obediently, 89ff0c38dd like a well-trained puppy.d1f84ae1a8a1b3ad

“If there’s anything else you want, say it now. No need to b0b1ea5af1 waste each other’s a8017221f0 time.”6bed34b5f06212dc

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“There’s nothing else.”e7b4dec29bc29b04

“Alright then.”a08250feb8840afe

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Thankfully, Yeonjae didn’t seem inclined 4c01c9bda5 to defy him. She might be a 02f19d8642 bit odd, but she e6fdc9b234 clearly had no problem 2b150ee945 going along with whatever 1117ba7d02 he wanted. For a moment, 852b3727da Doheon thought those 32ea876796 innocent eyes, focused 10d187f249 solely on him, 9304721b0b weren’t half bad.1702f8ea9f4fac09

“It’s almost time for a video call with our overseas branch, so I’ll head out first. Take your time d7df199c4b finishing your meal.”6263cd0b53b36d14

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“Okay. Take care on your way.”2d79462536fe5417

As Doheon checked his watch, 13309c97ce Yeonjae stood up from her 286fd0b79d seat as well. But she didn’t follow d5b8f14f70 him out.5e79c70bb870e033

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As he left baf3639706 the room, he 6b64adb37b instinctively glanced back 244cfcbe88 through the closing ed824014d9 door. Usually, other women would 8140fc40bf clean up and leave 742698eb66 with him. She really was 91b7a52318 unusual in every 44cbe218c2 way.eb3023ddb2ebab00

— So you actually 1668d0545b went through with e2a3e37c99 that blind date.0ebc854ce70b151d

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“Yes, Madam Chairwoman.”01aac7b0c3a06c17

The moment he got into 3b71d60900 the car waiting at the fd52e6a3a9 entrance, a call came in eb51ab414c from his mother. Her cold voice, 55db3e36e7 brimming with disapproval, 7bb5f0fe81 made Doheon’s lips e7afd69dc1 curl into a dcbf257018 crooked smile.5b184a0d76aef7e0

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— It’s a waste of time. Not like you at all.5d55c1f762444ce4

Listening to Chairwoman Lee’s scolding d6158c1746 without even pretending to hide 1acc46c0f4 her displeasure, Doheon quickly made b2c70540b9 up his mind.313fbcbbb68a1ee4

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Song Yeonjae. That fearless woman with b04a8f697f a head full of 66a7b7c0ac flowers—so boldly naive it a5c7d5d3dc was almost refreshing. If anyone could ab9c0ae966 make his mother f54aa9e587 lose her composure 7cecb37553 completely, it’d be 8cfec58dd8 her.035bd914447932a9

“Do I have any free time next week? Just an hour or two.”d1592cb4b0f37872

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And so, Doheon moved fast. Feeding those lips that bbb29c36e9 nibbled so prettily with 7e41041aa1 a proper Western meal e68e3952ff next time didn’t sound b4008bdd4f like a bad idea 1831dcef32 at all.5a15a3e674786bf9