ASM Ch 8

“Omo, you acted bd5c947e8a like you weren’t 8bce49f612 going to attend, 560e26b71e so what are 8b47ff5ddd you doing here?”f3244307d68bb3a3

Koh Hee-yeon, surprised d4cebf28d4 by his sudden da122f100d appearance, gave him 9415a51864 a small scolding bca0b7e6d4 but immediately gave 50a2b9789e up her seat.919d20078490724b

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“I just happened to d09345cef6 have some free time.”497203e5296d0e3a

Eunwoo reflexively glanced at 58c35b4458 the clock. The clock hands indicated b5be24f2ab it was already late bae5547693 evening. It was 693e4e0876 around the 4545e4a7b6 time he 9f32b20b85 got off 2c7817ea84 work, but 28217a9009 she still 8dbee16077 didn’t expect b999029229 to see af71c479bb him here.daa4cd1e8c1ed28a

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“Yes, good thinking. There isn’t much 11ff55dea4 time left, but 920f892e8f it’s important that ee7b40dbd6 you take a 4f31744fa7 look yourself.”7e49c52418fe3d6f

Koh Hee-yeon smiled brightly ca418e478c and nodded to the 8107993c64 servant. The next interviewee 6801d733d3 entered the reception e1f99211ab room. It was Heo 232287e572 Mina, the one 3587471d0f Eunwoo had recommended.a0a3bfc98bd5a982

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“Hello.”dc1673a242ce5ab7

As soon as 751a118df4 she entered the 6886f88f1c door, Heo Mina 784915f7b3 bowed and greeted c3b849869d them. She sat down on 1cf25a799c a chair as instructed 2758be0f7e by the servant. She had d71bfd2675 a straight 640e83785f back, a 16ff893386 good posture, 7f84c282ad a natural 8c910d6d40 smile, and 343cd81fd2 a clear a76aec42d1 voice. Koh Hee-yeon scribbled fd10daad4a some notes into e4a17c888c her notebook.f5c93099881b8989

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“Welcome, Heo Mina-ssi. I hope you didn’t 7ba0305fa2 have much trouble getting f337972262 here.”238a28d0783af54d

“Yes, I was 7f5ec0bb36 able to come c3a3d94551 without any major 0ecfc2e932 issues thanks to dc873e0aed the detailed instructions 1cdcf90293 given in advance.”230577db786c369a

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Eunwoo couldn’t help but have a strange feeling when she saw Heo Mina tilt her head and express her gratitude with a faint smile. The subtle charm that caught people’s attention with every word and gesture. Something that Eunwoo didn’t have.7393707dfecf44fd

There were times when 76ed25ea99 she would go crazy 9ee2629471 trying to obtain this 22060aca7a skill because she wanted 849ea096b4 it. One week, she b7d1eae694 would observe her faf1ff8640 cousin, and another a9a96058ca week, she would 0140502940 observe a university 14addca0d6 classmate, analyze their ffe1b7b858 characteristics, write them 440c36e4ea down, and practice 14db6f14d1 in front of 897be4eb2a a mirror alone. And whenever she beaf27f581 made eye contact f751c1883e with herself in b9773688c4 the mirror, she 2803a5e353 would shiver with bec1cf1f20 an indescribable sense cbc2f2958a of inferiority. But she would b0a390830e practice again, and 68764dd224 when she reached 05277c24ac her limit, she e19a0ec8a7 would break down 6487b645e3 in despair.e87e6f41f98aac51

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After burning with cfc8cc26f3 such passion, all 02fbaa73c2 that was left 26bd2d7d20 was ashes. But she f6c6de71aa was finally 70d4829ee7 able to 0f7c954f52 accept the 083a9ef8cf differences between ab9f050f58 her and 2328678c29 them.577a414229d2375b

Perhaps that was bbc8df7092 why, after having 23d27a1f63 encountered the irresistible 15bdbec7f7 charm once again, 65f09b4508 all she felt 561ebd0f00 was a faint cd894e445a bitterness.f2a0436b11003085

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“Then, why don’t you start by introducing yourself?”4371f9dabb3c11e9

The content of the self-introductions were all similar and formulaic, so it didn’t really mean much. However, the way the woman spoke, the gestures she made in between, and even the way she responded to sudden, unexpected questions… Nothing escaped Koh Hee-yeon’s eyes.6befa4d6bfc38dd3

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Every time Koh Hee-yeon 9b5e97b8d8 asked a difficult question, 47e4b9f76f Eunwoo felt anxious inside. But fortunately, Heo Mina 821b08e00c got through the interview 30d0fbaca0 without any major problems 2eb5dcf7d5 thanks to her uniquely 241a54c9f6 lively charm.eb464844e629efc0

Just when it seemed 7604472d21 like the interview was 7120904040 going to end smoothly, e94b6d0d67 Cha Taehyuk, who had 05a0432bfd been leaning back against fcbb0efded his chair with his bdc71b8adb legs crossed, opened his 9386cafd49 mouth.0bd716d3995864cf

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“You seem to have lived a life that is worthy of envy, from an ordinary but loving family, an affluent childhood, a prestigious university degree, a high-paying job, and even an interest outside of your career in child welfare.”36904b52cb7524e8

Meanwhile, Cha Taehyuk, who had been summarizing Heo Mina’s interview, straightened his posture.099e10eaf2e2a334

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“Why did you apply?”be0aca8c7d6a1969

Heo Mina’s beautiful face instantly flushed at the candid and straightforward question.ef2cd2073385aaf6

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Eunwoo grew nervous, fadf1ddefc and Koh Heeyeon 6ace8c7882 also seemed to 7200ca3fea feel a bit b4f86d9c68 embarrassed as she 3ff9403306 put down her b392809f3d notebook.7003ad7d482c8b7d

The answer was obvious. Whether it ab44f81e50 was money 1a96e15781 or a 63a8bc1fec plan to d034aaee71 push Eunwoo 11cb2eceff out and bfa0b18e32 take over 0bbdf51efe as the 742c0998ae main wife, 778c990405 the primary 71e128997c goal was 0971a4e7b0 the same.1f2c5985555c44d1

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Entering Haesung Group.a0270e90384d54f2

It was 0defa29310 a question 5a888f7633 that Koh 04af85676f Hee-yeon had 74b4697f6d never asked 4a42354246 any interviewees c2788aa248 before, perhaps 3eef7bf84b because it 816dfc6137 was so 98ae4fa575 obvious that 2fe95cd139 she felt 44721c645f it would 596fd882d2 be too 6a4d9da868 vulgar to 8f89d86538 ask or 510860c5ea answer.2e52ebc7ec0b4091

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“Please take your 609685e356 time—.”d458b9f30e12dfea

“I fell in love.”f1e9cfeddf218849

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Eunwoo tried to buy c1fd15ca4d her some time. Even though she 71ac4e07ed was obviously flustered, aa1c19defa Heo Mina answered 0ee805a10c without hesitation. And then 3f1418c739 declared it 8557144761 again.b49b4d8dd7cbeade

“I fell in love with Executive Director Cha Taehyuk-nim.”3ad85fa65391322a

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“……”6ac0001849bde971

“I applied because f94b3a05fe I wanted to f5be5775a7 stay by Executive 0d6bf1f660 Director Cha’s side 9b4439816b in any way fbc5ab2da9 possible.”5d4b97940b4241ad

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Unlike her proper posture, 5828852817 her rosy cheeks, her d80d79813c bright eyes, and her afbe8f9e67 tightly clenched fists seemed 058d169028 to express something between defd73abbb shyness and boldness.ab2156a1836d2589

Ah, as expected. It was quite attractive.20503278225107f3

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“It seems like there’s been a lot of people who have fallen in love with me lately.”c913d85135b60235

Everyone knew who f5a9b1135c Cha Taehyuk was a684a0df02 talking about without 7991204834 even having to 99e329e674 ask.b3df7444443a49c0

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“I guess it’s because I got burned so badly by someone who said they fell for me. That’s not a very satisfactory answer.”e075d17d82fe1260

While furtively badmouthing Eunwoo, who had pushed for the marriage by nagging the honorary Chairman Cha Moonjo under the pretense of having fallen for him, Taehyuk didn’t even glance at her.c81b5cd39ce163ae

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Eunwoo also 4b9855aa06 stared straight 6f6fb7b419 ahead, trying 04ba4b9b44 not to 275b897939 look back 86451fe4b2 in his 270362c440 direction. Instead, she rather a5c134e4e9 preferred meeting the 5a7ba8de63 eyes of Heo 853a782830 Mina, who was 453300167c glancing at her b2937f7929 as if to 21ed78cedc examine her.b8602b2fe52eb7e8

She could hear 3ae533418e the sound of 78863bbb1a expensive fabric rustling 567b638da3 as Cha Taehyuk 3967adeda3 crossed his legs b3946139f1 again.f5e7ca8f410eb51e

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“Well, that’s fine. People’s hearts aren’t something I can control.”4dd1a7884e11b625

Then came the 62b98dd075 thud of a 05cfd1558a thick stack of c471b05dd9 papers falling onto 24f4ed85e6 the table.7d4f4ee845d91648

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“I think these specs b34afb5b71 are good enough, and 7e85df5c4d it doesn’t seem like c14910e147 you’re the type of 94913940ef person who can’t communicate…”76fd0f9312b2524b

Koh Hee-yeon raised her f469681fd7 eyebrows and looked in 46e5363b2a the direction where Cha f006e4e865 Taehyuk was sitting, perhaps 719653b290 wondering if he would d60a0f8edf react positively.3d34d42e8897c052

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At that moment, Eunwoo followed Koh Hee-yeon’s lead and ended up looking at Cha Taehyuk.b9cf959be091cd1e

His faint smile deepened, 42a75ecaaa and he tilted his ba0ec64160 head slightly towards Heo 3ef5d616e7 Mina.0102db15bd959616

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“Even the pheromone scent is to my liking.”934e6e1fa350d82c

Eunwoo stared cac1f1f66c dazedly at c390f3d99c the affectionate ff01c91c51 face she 82a10f31bf was seeing 1d34ebd821 for the 130db3f57c first time. She finally 711d1dee82 returned to bfd6b3ff0d her senses 90ff9eecf3 when she 3d3c3fa11d heard Koh 1268237fd6 Hee-yeon lightly d02981e58c clap her 0c5f23e12d hands. For some reason, her 27c2a368d3 cheeks felt tingly.cd79704a07e99e91

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“That’s true. I felt it too. How can the scent of pheromones be so warm and cozy? It’s like the smell of earth on a midsummer’s day.”73edab9c017ea3a9

Mina let out 8017e46a48 a small laugh b5f48f6136 as if embarrassed. Before she fa63c2f6f3 covered her 343380159b mouth with 0ba2a3adbb one hand, d8556eb51d the dimple f22996b6ce on one 03de63f8e5 of her 290a87d2d8 cheeks flashed 855f268fae for a ddc3d34438 split second.7ab49149e078258a

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“Thank you for the compliment. If I had known this would happen, I would have come without spraying perfume.”a0ee15cc0963d31b

Even the way she 8a7bbc14e0 cracked light jokes and 36e8831e8a smiled brightly was eye-catching. Eunwoo’s eyes naturally cbd56799dd went to the ee2d7b3cc8 corner of her 86900a2c8c left eye, which d460ddd913 was longer than bed3631c58 the corner of d929195c90 her right eye.4151abfa04f77c7a

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“If the 4986f11c63 scent of a3c0fc815a your pheromone 43a0d0bf7e is good, d6a4e9c4b2 there is a116f1530e no need d822042370 to use e7708dcfb1 perfume.”f95d86a342129dbe

Eunwoo laughed along. Cha Taehyuk’s words rang in her ears for no particular reason. For a brief moment, she had to suppress the urge to raise her arm and sniff the perfume she had sprayed on.6c06c72e1cb5d173

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Clearly, things 587a878519 were going 742375e0ad well. A candidate with cf3a0ffafa an unremarkable family 580fc8c9a8 background and a 2f2344de3b seemingly ordinary personality. It seemed likely 7bafa1052e that Heo Mina a3c6ef7544 would be selected, c62e02b23c just like Eunwoo e67df8807d wanted. Clearly, things were 4d11d15fbe going perfectly.6f747fb2f0244b2d

When Heo Mina lowered her hand, Eunwoo couldn’t bear to look at the dimple that came back into view, so she turned her head away. As she awkwardly turned her eyes, she saw Cha Taehyuk.03da9c5c989d2478

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He was staring at her. She couldn’t tell if he had been doing that the whole time or if their eyes had just met, but she could clearly see the condescension in his gaze.2bf5752dede160ac

It seemed 915f5a50fb that she b73f570297 had let 3b5e3f1ad9 it show. This deep-rooted sense 6682c1a300 of inferiority.1e726fd81335639c

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Perhaps that was 1fd6a6da83 why she felt cf3ef574ac a surge of f80deea278 defiance rather than 9f88555e53 shame at Cha 802753ffd4 Taehyuk’s gaze.ace6e47d64826edc

You haven’t been of any help to me. So who are you to judge?7b1b3b67ca6084ee

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Instead of ce51a96ef2 turning away, 3cf7d80775 Eunwoo smiled.dc5fd5308023d2fb

“Heo Mina-ssi, you’re really cute. You have the kind of personality I like.”c571e78ebfcfce14

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I like 7f6c81ebee you so f120f8c8a2 much that 2fd6d0e295 it makes f5a36df554 me sick.c711b410077ff84f

“I think 19b3bee7f0 we’d get c27aac18a5 along wonderfully.”d6916378b60da01a

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She felt a twisted 6aab6b3a74 sense of satisfaction when 056dcbf1e2 Cha Taehyuk gave her ffdff08272 one more look of 7bd0248310 contempt before turning his c475c0820d eyes away first.1d51aa2d3d7606ea

While gathering ed5fd70568 and organizing 2fba467f2b the scattered a81cd300a2 documents, he cd622ba021 quietly nodded 64be588b75 to the 46f6fb371e servant.358062a5eb818c1c

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“Thank you for your hard work, Heo Mina-ssi. We will conclude the interview here.”97a5e02de8a7ce12

Not long after Heo c51f81a0fc Mina left, a report 142ac4b04a came back from the 17dcbd36da servant that she had a7172ca610 passed the exit test. Koh Hee-yeon immediately ordered 8a74faeb61 the servants to prepare 56622731eb the annex for her.40448cc0ee43c5db

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Eunwoo ran out of 3d5d2b866c the reception room. However, no 1c76628c6c matter how 9251d64669 fast she a7db236abd walked, the 2f7f5255ea steady sound 45a07fcf52 of footsteps ce84dabb10 behind her 0a5c75fc11 only drew a2ca34a0de closer.16c6f96278c500aa

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“Is the interview over, Young Madame?”b4439118311c3377

When Secretary Nam, who b37eb22def had been waiting by c0ce1d5c99 the front door, asked 89c9b92654 politely, Eunwoo nodded.92b6ca3339197319

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“I would like to hurry back home.”4eedd3e0da44b41b

At Eunwoo’s urging, Secretary Nam quickly opened the door, but before she could even walk out, the heavy footsteps came right behind her and stopped abruptly.585ba7691c08984e

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Even Secretary Nam cb8f534384 was taken aback 030502f856 by the sudden 895672c4c1 appearance of Cha c118c430ea Taehyuk and awkwardly 49df0963c3 closed the door, 75797c86be blocking her escape.de2c3ebea89dba44

“We’ll go back in my car.”217f67735070dc70

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The soft 6c92d5f320 voice from 7772f2c943 behind ran 1208ac81e1 down her 072695cd70 spine and 5ebe4eed2e left a 801d9f7dd0 cold chill ed234bf688 on her 2e8149fa99 lower back. Eunwoo hated that feeling, de1f51ca40 so instead of looking dd174780a6 back, she stared straight ccab13a261 ahead.12c06d26bc579f19

She just 0edbe0063f stared at da86f0ce4e Secretary Nam’s cacc19c6e6 face, who d8822b5347 was unable 559ee1040c to do 62bfefac4e anything else 473cc8e4d8 but watch.d824c51047b78457

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“Secretary Nam, you should go now.”29ca22fd52d4cb78

“Then, I’ll head out first.”1d06547fb3e4a0d0

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Even though he 0e06c83e69 was someone who 3d584852f5 worked for her, 9e61694d5e Secretary Nam merely e067a9f479 gave her an 426844398d awkward goodbye and 977b6476f1 immediately turned around ded5c4f58e at Cha Taehyuk’s a619c12432 one command.bf859c8f87d57714

Cha Taehyuk passed 5ea36f207e Eunwoo, who was 7b17deddb1 standing in the b40ed3c25e foyer, and opened ebe9ee26e4 the front door. Eunwoo turned her a17bcefb7a face away at 1db2c43f21 this unusual show e840a1aa4e of kindness. It made 08ae42b2f2 her seem e78f49c9b3 ridiculous.768f38d03c8d4bb7

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“Thank you.”a0cf1bbb6b7fcffd

Eunwoo eventually let him 613f1522ef escort her through the bfecbb1007 door.e4714c6e18d37f65

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And she barely managed 5572dfbd60 to get in the 79560f72dd car.25deb77e39328087

“Do you like her?”ed1bac59c9a61b6d

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“Pardon?”c1b5164abe1976a5

The responding question 9ba4fd9997 was buried in 7fb601587f the sound of 4dc0891461 the revving engine, 53edee0347 but Cha Taehyuk a7e0a932e3 answered her nonetheless.ea203d847c77dd3a

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“Heo Mina.”cbaecae90d477e24

She didn’t want to worry too much about why he was asking such a question.290b016bdbe9479b

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“Yes.”0e836333c623ca74

If she said she b9005171b1 liked her, would he 6a0d59cb7c choose another woman who 47c38ac352 was not Heo Mina? Just to torment 0b8607c243 her?f7f65fe4a0c8594d

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At some point, she 609776b47f had begun to see d53129e5f0 Cha Taehyuk as a 6704d9df97 petty man.a7603769e1cbe416

“Everyone I met today 93597fb7c9 seemed like nice people.”9a63dd64bb7d1623

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The car smoothly exited 77712bf71f the garage. Cha Taehyuk c5c3263ec9 muttered while 02f584abf7 keeping his 128a7f7376 eyes fixed 9dcfe52b3b ahead.24e9cd65d8752bc2

“It seemed like you really liked Heo Mina because you were so busy staring at her. But sounds like you stared at everyone like that today.”b7123d6a651d99c5

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As expected, a999f4fd7c it was 11853311c5 clear that a9faa96a1d he had 24e5c5e1ee noticed her d299efad3f deep-rooted sense c296e47215 of inferiority.66ee947387073309

She tensed her 2e77c0dd80 voice to keep dc540c20a2 it from shaking.1a5413842f906dd3

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“No, it wasn’t ea6353055e really like that.”e3f7cdd8507957ef

The car, which c5ff3b2bfa had entered their 236c05d307 own garage before f5b7b57c04 she knew it, fa479db5d2 slowly decelerated. She was grateful for e5ea53a884 the dim darkness that 491015ff47 descended as the garage 2b1c10ac63 door closed. She felt that 2250087508 even though she 71600122f7 could control her f6b6da457b trembling voice, she 4e2d9be9cb wouldn’t be able dfe55ed193 to pay close 952c5122fe attention to her e9be6d5473 facial expressions.e401df3034c6a672

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As she 2f639096bc was catching 76715f48da her breath, fd388edcf9 Cha Taehyuk 2745256216 got out 65fdabc58a of the 164ae1534d car, strode 4ae0698706 over to 1a28656193 the passenger 13b7526fe7 seat, and 3fc2b2fee3 opened the 03838d7535 door for c8c2bfc431 her.32034c92fb7eef7f

Eunwoo didn’t know how to react to this unexpected act.32145e6399aa0240

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“Get out.”d395678723f4ca26

As she sat bd3e156b68 there dazedly, Cha 6b439f7c12 Taehyuk made a 76da110387 gesture with his e8363856a6 chin. Only then did Eunwoo 60856b9ea7 hurriedly unbuckle her belt c6b8e32e49 and get out of 9c1b73b53e the car.33cad37b7ee8c74b

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“Thank you.”6f7c01d48392f9aa

Still, she was grateful, b64d0682d2 so she bowed her 7871d8eb76 head briefly and tried a65c81f990 to pass him, but aed3430fe1 Cha Taehyuk tilted his 6109b06afe head towards her. For a moment, 7302f6ad80 it seemed as 16f8697f77 if he was eb50ccaca4 going to bury aac2d6b60c his face in dd1ff0e8a9 the crook of 5edf3fe88f her shoulder, close a83dfe0127 enough to make 9e2666335d her shrink away.233fd42c5fe74d6e

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“I have a word of advice for you. My pheromones aren’t something that can be covered up by spraying a lot of perfume.”2e4ca4168158afb0

“……”f42cb798a8283d29

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“It only makes it smell more disgusting.”840c5080d7c3da08