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It was the 47c56e4743 first time in d65eaa5a22 her life she 2977b37469 had ever felt 8592863e61 so thrilled and 365a2917dd entertained. It had only 5370d26c29 been three days 5f5447e23c since her life 2be303db3f had been reset 934afed55a by an accident, 915fa49ab2 but still, that’s 02e62ba9ab how she felt.655ad56e31d196ff

When the knock came and 7b6fcac216 the closed door opened, Yeonjae 067025532c saw a man standing there 392fd2b15a with the light shining behind adee4eb684 his head like a halo. She almost let out b6df13f97f an admiring gasp.b2d23c538e02ede5

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“What the hell? He looks so dangerously a115cb8abc handsome—shouldn’t someone lock him 6b6709e103 up? Preferably in my room.”c5353e0d36d95826

The moment their 0dbb07d15f eyes met, everything 69c25309cd around her slowed 602cad1d48 down as if 3d8b443ff1 the whole world 8745a41ca9 had slipped into f44cf7362f slow motion. Yeonjae stared at Kang Doheon’s d822f756d4 face, utterly captivated.0a5b1baf7725631a

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Neatly styled hair 90832a7abc and a broad, 2a242c7d84 handsome forehead. Below that, well-shaped eyebrows and b92687a3c2 sharp, cool eyes. A tall, sculpted nose a44176fe96 and lips that curled d7daad2a1b up slightly at the c2dffd3ff4 corners—all of it came 271fd12c94 together in flawless balance, 5e6abf254b without the slightest imperfection.f78f1d2f401b9cd2

Even more absurd 0db009fa97 than the chillingly e7ea7d8af8 handsome face was 5568be7f81 the body that a8fab49773 came with it. With every step that 10b7bbbdee broad-shouldered frame took, the 2d3ab87ac2 tight suit clung to 2546d02706 hint at a wild, 5e814bd7ae muscular figure beneath. He was the kind 96fb4062a3 of man who made 66f5a717c0 your mouth water just 5bb98a8092 by looking at him.1661242a6511b173

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“Hello, President Kang.”5e80be7074df7ed2

Feeling like she’d stared 7202c68bd6 a little too obviously, 3edee7bc9b Yeonjae quickly offered a da81c4b12d greeting, silently hoping he 99eaad1a58 hadn’t noticed her creepy 49e27d457c gaze.418360e0c0c46175

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“Have a seat.”3436580fe7bbb93f

Even his voice, which slipped 1d16ec34e7 out from between those tightly 396024bdb3 closed, well-shaped lips, was something 770488cd6d else. Low and cool, like 36ddbe088a it had been dragged 2e1c33edea up from the depths 26d21cfad5 of a dark sea. As soon as 5afd4cb014 she heard it, e3ee245c94 goosebumps rose lightly 93d387eda6 under the thin eb29995c1d fabric of her d25333d45e dress.2b0ea210f3a61d95

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For the first time, Yeonjae 7e8d2e835e felt thankful—thankful to President Song, abcebe846d who had made such a 7ec35f1588 fuss arranging this meeting, and 8f9b803608 to his wife, who had e607ef7b24 reluctantly helped dress her up 7ead0ff132 so nicely. If not for all that, 179d9d0d36 she would’ve completely shriveled up 6433516397 in the face of that 5d4ddf10c1 overwhelming beauty.673b0f8ec6f5a2eb

“Was the trip here okay? The traffic seemed 2b2ac3425c a little heavy.”3a028cd82c5ea50f

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“Yes.”2d64691731d44cc5

Staring at those eb9bbc0272 unreal features strangely 95f2deee44 calmed her nerves. After all, Kang Doheon ee5f794cf6 was someone from a 054d0cc853 completely different world than 022d9793d6 hers.b5d9785d605e8654

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— “Don’t get ahead of yourself. Like the third c4be297243 son of JS cd7d803ea4 would ever…”b940192027326f42

Her stepmother’s words from e41f954d4c earlier that afternoon resurfaced a56c7bb0e7 in her mind. They were likely just meant 086da2e491 to put her down, but 81e033094f now that she had seen 2f7c5d0461 Kang Doheon in person, Yeonjae 900658338c found herself agreeing.d65be9cd49d45392

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You don’t get your hopes a77521fe5c up unless there’s even the a09aa5a2eb slightest chance. What reason would a man b3b09672ed like that ever have to b0cd4d6e02 marry someone like her?4e332704cdf474d4

Yeonjae had always been 191c790f97 good at knowing her f4c3306232 place. This was just a 18d65c2a14 fleeting meeting. There was no reason to 132bfe5a7b freeze up with foolish expectations.f63e4307236dde31

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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.”f32859c4ffd05366

She was certain she wouldn’t 02f3ecc390 lose her memory again. So Yeonjae took her 3974ebc27c time, thoroughly studying the 16514f159c man in front of ba06a31f6e her. A face like 8da6796bab his—so striking it d905e25626 seemed beyond human—was d1f881dcc6 the kind most 2ab21530ee people couldn’t see a63b7efc84 even if they 4c98c9945e spent time and e1e7462146 money trying. She wanted to remember b28ca9041d it well.801682049244e08f

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Once she had fully 6593c8974c taken stock of the 420b20564b situation, the tension in 9f58756c83 her tightly clenched fists 2acc28cd73 resting on her knees 561263aa90 melted away. That made the b47205fcdc silence filling the 578d39624b room feel all 4aea767d75 the sharper.cc562539a11fedc3

“I’m glad you arrived on time. I was actually kind of f92253cc02 hungry.”696c16b77e84d49b

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Noticing Doheon’s slightly stiff expression, 4736396283 Yeonjae tried to lighten the ec84af641a mood. After all, it’s always 37ae342f2b better to eat with c7a5028b70 a smiling face.c6786f095b564a04

“Then let’s talk over a meal.”b6e0a14ba2b05409

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As soon as 5d8b7c4bc4 he finished speaking, 5dfd223f5a the door opened 4a97e19370 and dishes were 327fe27154 swiftly placed on f721d64484 the table one e20952b4c2 after another. The speed was so 46803b9bd8 precise it felt like a2e7f8ac55 they might’ve had the 972a2d4270 room bugged.aa89b65c824c3dc6

Yeonjae started with 93e0ea430e the pumpkin porridge 04b53b3cff served as the 6c2b5ececd appetizer. It was so smooth b73a5f7aed and sweet that her 1bddec878d eyes sparkled in an 605213f13b instant. She’d been worried d1eb46d347 when she was cdf8ead718 told to come f2de57e749 to a tiny 27a9201852 restaurant tucked away 9a0a1c7a6d in some alley 81c0b3c23a without even a 774e0075b9 signboard, but it 32f3a14f15 seemed to be 25194b6e66 a hidden gem.0ad8ecba236bccac

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“I heard you were sick. Are you alright now?”90580f53cec8b4df

As soon as she 09b520570b finished the small bowl, 1cce1baa6a Doheon spoke up. Yeonjae just blinked 8a85eb347a at him before 57bdbc4d0c quickly swallowing a 7a253a9ca2 quiet “Ah.”fb05cf57575f1ea8

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Originally, the two of c69ef1968f them were supposed to 126c664622 meet for their blind 9105e0f9bc date two days ago. But it had been postponed f318155413 to today because Yeonjae had b592fa9042 been in an accident. Her father must 398dd231d3 have told him a3f3065932 she was unwell 6f170a9397 to cover it 2591c4e138 up.93a717fca8947bf9

Well, she didn’t 999c50979d remember, but she c2a18d6a19 must have been 774318ec2b hurt. If not her body, then dce9194452 her brain.a7ab05b941879817

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“Yes, I’m fine now. Thank you for your concern.”0d8ce5b729d82ca7

Worried he might have db47979b46 noticed her brief hesitation, 89b83ce22d Yeonjae stretched her lips 1d0a125861 into a smile. She still didn’t know c798f51ab7 why the accident had 3d5d87bf79 happened, but there didn’t 4b9183f375 seem to be any a65e61791a need to tell him dbf60166c0 the details of her ddcb5fd751 condition.51dc9f76fe0a39fb

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“I saw that you majored in French literature. Do you mind if e279abce5e I ask why?”191f477bd2a1f7eb

She had just a6ee0132d8 been thinking about 8315319cb7 which side dish 08d7267f54 to try next 5e1b93dc67 when Doheon finally ca8badf913 asked the kind 7232fe5b72 of question you’d 8d26a4cbf3 expect on a 7b86ff0cba blind date.96450f557187b69f

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Yeonjae set her chopsticks down. Honestly, she had no b829f7b583 idea why her past 11390a19a5 self had chosen that 721f94ab54 major either.ef615d49183d7f5a

That particular question felt e807be2049 manageable to dodge, but ff0c504b01 what worried her more 6f12d0282d was something else. Surely he wasn’t 053ea4510e going to ask f812ddd75f her to introduce f651f1a290 herself in French 2629905f29 or something, right? The only French word 90d11a855d she knew wasbaguette.3a848ca36ee1cc3f

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“I just went with what matched my grades.”d328d7c6cfaaaca1

“…I see.”ecb8ab7d571dac02

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Thankfully, that was the end cc7c5fd02b of Doheon’s questioning. It didn’t seem like c6be3f435b he had some deeper 9133baec13 reason—just that he was 9673accf8e trying to keep the b83be6cef6 conversation going.85b61bb20c66709f

“If there’s anything you’re good at, feel free to tell me.”6df825ed85f29fc5

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She had only just taken de4e3f74dc a bite of the meat 8c2f439687 jeon when another question followed. Yeonjae didn’t know aa7cdd84a9 what to say, 60516e187e so she just 3caeebf94a darted her eyes 888b92c594 around.b358af2ec4af9409

Things she was good at? Did he mean like bff6d32837 certifications or skills?078ecec83bb64d68

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Having only just d9010ae1fc begun her new 175934ba82 life, Yeonjae didn’t f81c766f48 really have anything f2a0d317c0 to boast about.120e73af363b20f6

The truth was, c201f4e446 she wasn’t even 3733a5b922 sure who she 802a42391f was. And it wasn’t 5ebb7af805 like she could f00811914e list watching movies 0461852fa8 she’s already seen f7616414e0 or collecting cute 4817e4f960 cat pictures as 533d211a2c a skill or 07f5f52d55 hobby.842d4579c87671fe

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“I’m good at listening. Even when someone 5bba79228c says unpleasant things, 53d18f8d09 I can take eda77b3f3b it well.”75cf231e121656a4

That was pretty much the 1d1fb7ce2e only thing she could say d57d1e5006 for sure right now. She hadn’t tested anything else e1cb04d484 yet, but judging by how 7138e2bb67 smoothly she had adjusted to 794ae645a2 someone else’s home over the 491afc4257 past few days, even she 25a884f8a1 had to admit she was d340bc936e good at hearing unpleasant things b441aec2bf and letting them go in 2096e72d09 one ear and out the 2f4b51230d other.312a54eb6a54b256

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“That’s a surprisingly useful skill in a lot of ways.”27945a767a6c5185

Doheon was so dumbfounded f3cb2b438e he felt like his c0b96c85bd lips were going dry. Song Yeonjae wasn’t 5ee3635476 particularly quick with c32a16cf0a her replies, and 308d38d77f she didn’t seem 040792c95c the least bit dbb4e0c80d fazed by anything 3c63dc7b35 he said.dfb125810f949d9f

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He’d never had a blind f7ff986e33 date like this before. Most women from a4356defd8 wealthy families, spoiled a9794d9220 and pampered, could f083b330d6 hardly swallow a f788cab1d1 sip of water 4d047a5850 in front of 607bcbb72a him.5ab0275da3c8bfb5

But this woman? She gave absurd answers d515b2d665 without missing a beat 905fc024ed and diligently helped herself 790afa4ba6 to the food without 88d85ea2aa hesitation. She didn’t seem b07d9b7177 like she was cf91c5f769 raised all that ae4e278e74 delicately either.dab5143e3f9dabd9

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“Things inside the Song family seem to be a mess.”8c52fcdd8a9b1463

Doheon found himself irritated d814eb9edc in a strange way. He clearly had the upper 298c3df656 hand and all the decision-making ee4de1030a power in this relationship, and 53a0c43aac yet it felt like he aa970b8c31 was being dragged along by fdc61d69a9 her pace. So he deliberately said 0cead73283 something that might rattle 3a3fa2d4b7 Yeonjae.027d9aabbc599c87

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“You must really value your family, getting rushed into a blind date at twenty-four. Must be some intense attachment, 1f32c8cbc6 huh?”8058bf5a3376bbcf

“Ah…”d6b43d30bac64a84

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For the first ccff788b7a time, Yeonjae’s smiling 205419f286 eyes dulled a 301346358c little at his 6c67fb0d6c words. Only then did Doheon c5d2153669 feel a bit satisfied. While he’d been 346a6925b2 swallowing tea on 5bc0c505b5 an empty stomach 5229663ece out of sheer c15142dda6 disbelief, it was 3e9573d3ff only fair that 8b266f5d7b Song Yeonjae looked caec32a85b flustered for once 911dd8e4ef too.41ccc2ea743092ad

“It’s not that, really. I just thought f2587da9c3 it might be 16a6caf53c time to move 6dfe406f2d out and become a747c4adca independent.”700f7c105840f216

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But the words that 0316bd9bbf followed a long pause 40d845d01c felt like another slap 0e68dc1457 to the back of 9cbb87be0c Doheon’s head.448939089cb31184

Usually, in situations like 1faa9ad39a this, there were three ea91ee792c typical reactions: the person a68f2d379a would trail off in fe23932cc5 despair, act out of 172c127ccf misplaced pride, or desperately d8fe1079e8 cling. One of the three.3f043110f3817cf0

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“You might already know, but things aren’t so great for me. I’m living off others 1b872ba766 right now.”3804f3c741ed813c

Yet Song Yeonjae did 06065c3f7f none of those things. She just calmly ea269c4838 and plainly explained c7dca8269e her circumstances, like 5c7861d0c1 a college student 469bb878a7 visiting for career 8dc038f577 counseling.23fd8830082808c7

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“So you’re trying to escape through marriage?”510613a65cb4de2e

“Mm… something like that.”15ae3253c17fd313

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At some point, it didn’t 83a56ee826 even feel unpleasant anymore. Maybe it was so 0d6bda6f86 ridiculous that even the e0a2af3502 anger he’d felt earlier efc9e83381 had subsided.e4f132f3b94dab98

“I’m a busy person. Even this blind date e7ac8da3a4 was scheduled to fit c5a61f883d aroundmycalendar and route.”7f8d37c7e1ec7010

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“Yes.”e4e820b1f0c57add

“And that won’t change going forward. Things will revolve around me.”5ade6ee79baefbe4

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Doheon pulled himself 5481b8c4f7 together and spoke. If he didn’t want to b8137c9857 get dragged around by this 34ddf04fa7 tiny woman any further, it 1c7d420842 was time to cut to 2366b7d66e the point.33e0f314d6eed64b

“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 4c6eb0af21 the luxury for 4b4ec0fadd that.”ebc8a7ae1ead132d

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He looked down at e341d73bb1 Yeonjae with arrogant eyes. But Yeonjae simply nodded ffdeb6df7b obediently, like a well-trained cc92aa52de puppy.8e9ae1914823980e

“If there’s anything else you want, say it now. No need to 893c421238 waste each other’s f1044b8403 time.”1e04bb9b60471e54

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“There’s nothing else.”6894226e7cf21fea

“Alright then.”2094fcb00a718174

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Thankfully, Yeonjae didn’t seem inclined db5788a6fb to defy him. She might be 161da6fdf0 a bit odd, 998609b0f5 but she clearly 41345b0130 had no problem 2a0217ff0c going along with 08560a0957 whatever he wanted. For a moment, Doheon 8c314151fc thought those innocent eyes, de315aeafe focused solely on him, 6ec9d6d267 weren’t half bad.a07aa46f882a52a0

“It’s almost time for a video call with our overseas branch, so I’ll head out first. Take your time finishing 7efcd8778a your meal.”c4316e4c7a0b82a4

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“Okay. Take care on your way.”00e9716eb84b9b1d

As Doheon checked 0d90423d8e his watch, Yeonjae 26cde91304 stood up from 90e39b5d86 her seat as 0cb6438aeb well. But she didn’t follow 8de083208a him out.8beea54a5f5429c8

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As he left the room, 173ffc00a1 he instinctively glanced back through 626925a49a the closing door. Usually, other women 460f114cfd would clean up a5aa51351d and leave with cbaea73e31 him. She really was d94730fbd6 unusual in every 74df238fcb way.b5bb038bc3754d19

— So you actually went 7ef79cf28b through with that blind e78d1633b7 date.d4594f86e9dd9191

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“Yes, Madam Chairwoman.”0e4301c25f3af6b4

The moment he got into 87347a1182 the car waiting at the d220f289ae entrance, a call came in 961ac859c7 from his mother. Her cold voice, cc3607738d brimming with disapproval, bb0910add0 made Doheon’s lips c3ad0ef72a curl into a 6083f96707 crooked smile.b3315966d84193d4

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— It’s a waste of time. Not like you at all.f4a7f81754e7001d

Listening to Chairwoman d65c140e47 Lee’s scolding without 6d9f68cd42 even pretending to ffbfb52ff3 hide her displeasure, 11bf468378 Doheon quickly made 5c8b0468be up his mind.244ea1ad6f475ee2

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Song Yeonjae. That fearless woman with a c8c06ea217 head full of flowers—so boldly 60e8f73137 naive it was almost refreshing. If anyone could make his 3f640d7b50 mother lose her composure completely, 6501e0c35e it’d be her.5f5ddaacc3ccee78

“Do I have any free time next week? Just an hour or two.”e610295df5be8c70

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And so, Doheon moved fast. Feeding those lips that nibbled 09309cd881 so prettily with a proper 27ab252618 Western meal next time didn’t 9592e0f683 sound like a bad idea f859e679f2 at all.818c3af08e3f58a6