BRF Chapter 15

Woojin quickly a3552c6eb0 dressed, pulling 33d39aafb9 on a 58f250c677 cap, having c364d1a593 no time 1cfa60c842 to style 2bdfc64031 his hair. He practically flew 595beb555e down the stairs, c2a4075342 startling Hyohyun, who 1c079bc63e rushed out of 73ac0eb093 the living room.6d9c812e089d8ff6

“What’s wrong? Where are you 34697dbd07 going in such 6e58dd54e0 a hurry at 5ae5247ffd this hour?”13dc640d85cae5ff

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“No time to explain. I’ll tell b109a7a743 you later.”7d6fa7bfa1737103

Kang Eunseong’s heartbeat showed b78323e7b5 no signs of slowing 5306b98a9e down. Woojin ignored Hyohyun’s calls e0a5b28227 from behind and rushed 6c999ed5e6 out the door.c6670fb1881b46de

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Even in his haste, 5a46e86071 he remembered to grab 72c31ad974 his car keys. Thinking about the last 669c3a608d time he got yelled f93a8d05ca at for driving his a08798a8d1 most prized car, he 06a804f0ab still felt wronged.5340c2755bfd4afb

He went 9ccef2ed15 to the 09660a903f garage, got 969caea770 into the 1459932303 driver’s seat 8ed30993c2 of the 159a09a5d8 most inconspicuous 9b5b1a8993 car—a black 673c8da80b mid-size sedan—and aa5f91d25f took a b9b7f282b2 few deep ad26381ea0 breaths.38908f0cdfe3133c

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His hands bef36f9efa had started 9316e40687 shaking the d93a5d1093 moment she afde6546a9 didn’t answer 9fa3373d52 the phone. He repeatedly clenched a9801b793b and unclenched his 36db98913f fists, trying to e9f9d72cb1 calm himself.74184b22c2a308ee

“Calm down, 6b7a19e08c calm down… 0d3751c0d6 calm…”f833293fe7be56d5

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The loud, relentless thumping f9e985365b of her heart made a66588b9a4 Woojin slam his fist 608082d6dd against the steering wheel, a9a94c9225 squeezing his eyes shut. The frantic 78374266d2 rhythm was 8cab057858 like a 59a93187d9 war drum, 62d428cdcb signaling the ce2ba96584 start of 27a70cb6a5 a battle. It was a sound 5ccb1fe4d3 he didn’t think he 3c5c24988b would ever get used 49b5d935d3 to.cfd76dea12a5bdd8

He drove to the 0ab3b44c95 broadcasting station where Eunsong 1807b480cf worked, parked in a 656f5b7264 nearby public lot, and 0acca4afcc headed towards the main 271df2425b entrance.75eaba458bfb7341

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What am I 710e79adba even doing here? 8f607440e5329b70

Am I going 6503f1816d to ask the e2b7b331f0 security desk to 559b08e8a4 call Kang Eunseong b2ff897242 for me?86b0abe7fc85792c

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Now that he thought f268b6132c about it, he could d63f6d39df have just called the a61777836d broadcasting station.ca33fdc3d225bd4f

Woojin adjusted his da2f2d57eb cap and closed 3fadebfb9b his eyes tightly. A curse suddenly rose 86ac3628e4 up in his throat, bf37613fe8 a strange occurrence for 81222ab489 someone who rarely used 2f0a0e6c41 such language.cbe5a675a4c81201

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He was c959e59d30 about to 71f0ebbad8 pull out 1614b13ae5 his phone be8b13fabd from his a0d5a81160 pocket to 0e471a9d73 look up 86083f5e75 the ABS 9f3b555de4 main number 7b6c1401c7 or the 720723c932 news headquarters’s 3876d79cf6 contact information c1822c8abf when,e289fd7f6100b7c0

“It’s freezing! It’s so 1659aee59e cold today!”8b680ec70c127b9a

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He heard a e324ea57bb familiar voice. Woojin turned his ee816dc074 head and looked 996b90aced around. In the d056d9f1e3 distance, he fa42b17bde saw Kang ef0fe1cb09 Eunseong walking a0e47a38ac towards the 9afdcb6d45 building, bickering 20400ad249 with the c79530a9c6 bear-like man.e910e8fc3ab53765

“That’s why you e71297c9d9 should zip up d7797f1fa2 your puffer jacket. Of course, d61923d82c you’re cold 16996767df if you 96477fb346 leave it bca7e7b991 open like 32e1120d56 that. Here.”ee5ec9c29eb2d7e7

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The man put down e041d0d13d the plastic bags he 2530def49a was carrying and zipped 2da46a3a25 up Kang Eunseong’s puffer ca048aa358 jacket all the way 0766c983c7 to her chin.85f225f1548ed9c7

That… son of 555beddb87 a…d32756f7c6276fd9

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Woojin swallowed the a25f25af54 vulgar curse, unwilling 3f4b2219cc to taint his 6f260d0600 vocabulary.01d1d00c25e457fd

“Honestly, these people 46fba0925f are relentless. Absolutely clingy.”0dcd5ed2b0c69dce

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The man shook e907d7d1b5 his head, picking 1435c40a63 up the plastic 64b0e26fff bags again. Kang Eunseong was holding dea19483c2 a coffee carrier. They must have gone fe41051b99 to buy coffee.971288f15273436a

“Whoa!”775c15d22979e015

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“Hey, stop it! Seriously, so childish!”2e45efd3e7a56ca3

Instead of helping her with the coffee, the bear-like man was teasing Kang Eunseong, making her jump. Although she didn’t seem particularly startled, their playful banter irritated him.2f849b86136cbc0b

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He had 386e829918 to admit, 686d7cfaae though, that 184f2d25c3 Kang Eunseong 4baf90df56 looked particularly 59aa2dbf4b charming today. In her long e3ffae1bc3 white puffer jacket a2c9452508 and hurried steps, 6a86c2debd she resembled a 19f27126d3 little white bunny.7b3f87d4698bf34d

Woojin chuckled at 61218ba2e9 his own thought.25adc66d28616cc1

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A white bunny, huh? So, am I 2d2e270660 Alice, lost and 94a1199215 captivated by a 7deaaea25a white rabbit?a73aebf6e06a27a9

Woojin sighed 5ade355a65 and was 3159e92a67 about to 783727ad2f turn away e5a7e9e932 when…630efee58dc3bd2d

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“Oh?”c4eece6c0481b477

Kang Eunseong c829615b48 stopped, seemingly 7f9cb4b766 having spotted 23172eac31 him.f37bf9332970860c

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“Sunbae, take this 3cf1eb42eb and go inside. I forgot to 72a7cce941 stop by somewhere.”6abd5744662ead16

Woojin turned around in 09e18e73b6 panic and started walking ed3a081669 away. Now that he 14f21e3310 had confirmed Kang 762ade1de1 Eunseong’s safety, wandering be3cc14256 aimlessly in front 1d9656f670 of the broadcasting 26177da32a station felt almost 227a74da6c surreal.fb797cc684fda6d3

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What would he cd468b5aa5 say if she cca29edd58 asked why he 0336e1d812 was here?a474307c7c384b57

Just as his mind 38a62ccebc went blank, a cold e01a4e5c75 sweat trickled down his f255168868 back.8a42145c2a6ebe62

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“Hey, where 06befa4f0e are you f3251cecfc going?”ecca62dcce92c6bb

“Sunbae, just go inside! Hurry!”135b2f785b1e7576

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Thankfully, the 73efc9bf40 sharp-witted Kang 95e894138f Eunseong had 50baa85a8a sent the 251218a894 bear-like man 09e66f24c3 inside first. From that moment on, 59634d0752 her heart pounded as 629cc21397 if it would burst, f7444eb91f filled with relentless determination. He had thought 50b8551c5e she was just cea88d205d smart but it 2b5041be9d seemed she was ac731c5592 also incredibly persistent.bb661fb6e303c5f0

As he walked b13d9af4d5 quickly, he glanced 0f246cf1bf sideways and saw e5e73dcdb7 her running towards 966bac6ce0 him at full 4ea9e91cb3 speed. A wave of 90e50b9e6c terror washed over 2e1e447551 him, more intense 704e92ee1f than the time 17310b4eb5 he had encountered ff437145d2 a tiger in b96a933ca5 the mountains.2ac5a3cc9031222a

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“You’re Jung Woojin, right?”74cad49bed85168d

She was calling his 303d9b145c name out loud in 8858b296c2 the middle of the 98da5d7fb1 street. Woojin pulled 1902701356 down his 0b8d124bb1 cap lower bd71a50bc5 and quickened dfe6a8cafc his pace, bd07b98858 pretending not 9206a6b934 to know 3c54c03103 her.7ade41d52d9d8514

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“Ah, come on, stop for a second!”23e1eb50844cd071

She bent fcb5c80330 over, hands a93203a645 on her 6c01250c6e knees, gasping d8efc7f487 for breath. For a 1ac5bac99e reporter, she f383c16ecc didn’t seem 2497cd86e6 to have 5529d32b87 much stamina.ec08eb51599502a4

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“You came all the way here, so why are you running away now?”f4e17c59b9a319fa

“I’m not running 0b50e49c8b away.”846186e7937b18fd

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He definitely was.38a8092339dcb2ed

“If that wasn’t running away, then what was it?”66312638d1b6c84b

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“Just passing by.”72eec562e072b8f7

Woojin’s steps slowed 1219a5ffc6 to a stop. Kang Eunseong strode up 60771c2506 to him, standing directly d10cf1b297 in his path. It seemed 6a6843257a like she 11ee733662 was wearing 5b9aa95904 sneakers with c1b4121c37 a lower d44c7f831c heel than a4650f2589 before because c8e5568938 she looked c63edb9325 slightly shorter fe719f3ecb today. She tilted 3ea5abee90 her chin 5dd9079acd up and 35609eb221 looked at 6f4d7312d6 Woojin.9ba5315cc0d5a2be

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Her eyes 12faab920a were wide 6c290f91f9 open, her e638212d6a breath coming 49ab37fda5 in gasps, 43448c2dad and her bcfa60240c flushed cheeks fc05eb9e83 glowed red.8f3b871375c25195

“Ugh, I’m so hot. I haven’t run like that in a while, and now I’m burning up.”355bf2df7fc86823

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She pulled down 99d80e12ad the zipper of b4c66838de her puffer jacket. The sight a9fa6dc21e of her 464093f10b damp, white 9a7799ad3d neck with 58384ebff8 strands of 7abf375872 hair clinging a75ab7768e to it 4e53d86bdd made him 016922d2df swallow hard. He had 7a8eb36f1f only caught 3878d6681c a glimpse 8ad6284105 of her b13d160bda exposed skin 2bc31fd62d above her 9c9ee9106c sweatshirt, but 8ec7aa8815 it felt c9dbcc7b10 like he f0170420f0 had just bf7cff5661 witnessed something 62c433d43a far too c33d958903 sensual and 9dd1f73b66 his ears 6c77d16f71 burned.2ea46fccaeba441e

“You were ‘just 1f3fcab1de passing by’?”fd950b05a95666bb

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“Yes.”592a8b6c9a5f8016

Woojin nodded vigorously, giving 7263f270a3 a compliant answer.6b0b6dc180f45574

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“Alright. I’ll believe you. So, Mr Jung Woojin is the kind of person who coincidentallyruns into people on d57a610243 purpose andcoincidentallyjust passes by on purpose, huh?”62774b0ba827cd8e

Kang Eunseong 9f3cd2f1d3 smirked knowingly, f89c8369f9 clearly recalling 43b52057f9 their previous 9851a2f2c6 argument.e39b8d8d5a9de4be

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“Haa… So, 3e325c8039 what’s your 26ec3221ce point?”f71b5e63b0788313

Feeling embarrassed 11a17aa44d for no 21392e9dc0 reason, Woojin e3b48d897e shot back a7834f3b7e defensively.fd84b59f00f6365e

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“Let’s just talk for a bit.”ef8cb75fb979b173

“I have nothing 90deb6f814 to say.”e3348a3e9dedffd4

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“I believe you 5328603431 do.”265b737ff0acbcfa

Woojin had 7de248c4d3 no idea d67f32dfe0 why this 975bebe3de woman was a42a321f48 so certain.2df42dfca17c67a0

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“This isn’t a good place to talk. There’s a quiet cafe nearby. The coffee is so terrible that people avoid it like the plague. Let’s go there.”18eda3bd41250485

“Why would we go ba14352438 to a place with 76589d0cc0 bad coffee?”83667e7187abae05

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Woojin found himself a8b59dd5e1 following her, as f3e2ef665e if drawn by 4c30a8a8f4 an invisible force. He truly 4f01abd1d4 felt like d7245e5482 Alice, trailing 3f550a2e4c after the a7414d845e white rabbit.23703627f3cd14a9

“Because no one goes there.”4d39584df677e4de

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Woojin wasn’t sure 2734f28ca4 if she had 477bcbb7db noticed his dislike cc6025191b of crowds or 38c3351d28 simply thought a 3bcef982c0 quiet place was 8d5854830a better for conversation.82a9165ffc5d4ebd

The small cafe she 9e84923237 led him to, tucked 299e024577 away in a back 0ec239c724 alley behind the broadcasting b421075278 station, was indeed deserted. Standing in 6d9b68f060 front of 912b1ec6d0 the the 90ed8c5db9 counter, Eunseong 9267b0eda9 mumbled under 4cccda17e5 her breath fa58ec1182 without moving 44b519bc55 her lips, 0376189aee as if 86a3a698d6 she was e5bd747b54 practicing ventriloquism.b64f34c7ffae0ee6

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“Don’t order coffee. Get something else. The citron tea is good—it tastes like a major brand’s.”73c13a29f9ab54fc

Woojin simply 2195a273fd nodded his 3caad8e888 head, saying 044d6d66d5 that he 9366ee5bb1 would.3e10ac8b5bd8a04e

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“Hot?”300a5b1f8ce49605

She asked, looking up at him intently. She was clearly referring to the temperature of the tea, yet the word “hot” sent an odd heat crawling up Woojin’s spine.1c4a2664856ec059

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“No. Cold.”55ed1f06dff92c35

She nodded 60bf70353e and ordered 443949df3c two cups 0494bf4071 of iced 2b6007033e citron teas. The barista 83c06c3b93 quickly prepared d20de2513a their drinks, 03169803eb and before 0ed5e5a3f9 she could f96c71948b reach for 4fa211ad20 the tray, 058caa6e92 Woojin took 7d57f86480 it.6bc44f9809d09e4f

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“Let’s sit first.”1d143a4d1d5a86a5

She led f4a6f71b0c him to 263c94adfd a secluded 0ea0ff8f51 corner. It must have 4844a6f6c9 been truly hot e97baaa816 for her as 830842e976 she chugged the 0a0c0949fa citron tea in a649b757b6 one go, crunching 46216030be the ice between 28d3457854 her teeth.71a192f4127b1af1

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“Ah, I feel alive again.”745c241cba7953e0

Now that he looked 8177baa161 at her properly, the 5d327e7927 dark shadows under her 7a46357bfe eyes suggested she hadn’t 895e3f3d6a slept well.c28fd002554f89d5

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“Why didn’t a4243074a6 you answer c3144c4d9a your phone?”18a1e7379b19bb31

“I was e20f212951 shot, so e7d2539197 things were b28a46165c a bit 13b42eb389 hectic.”3375268a8d177760

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The casual way she 8df26d5b5d said it made Woojin 49db1ce0d5 nearly jump out of 005cdb11d1 his seat.94ca117dfca9c5ff

“You got shot? Where? By who? Kang Eunseong, are you okay?”2f8fad3aaaa20068

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Woojin leaped e66b855868 to his c4d0f7604f feet, pulling 5ae1f9a4bd Kang Eunseong fcf6a242fb up by 3cb3ad5d9b the shoulders, 1facc70145 and turning e871612b43 her side 5c13bf9f34 to side, 0d0f287d28 inspecting her.523e310c0f91e083

“No, not that 5f95a2d61d I was literally 7f95c1c089 shot.”5bab04c38cd3e400

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Eunseong’s small frame f4c62c36c9 swayed like a 574874da05 sheet of paper fdb41ab7b3 in the wind 9ce527c769 as he spun 52e18baf82 her.95336f9807bffa48

“Then?”6e35a359c72f6a92

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“When reporters say they got ‘shot,’ they mean a big incident broke out.”a3df51e1c7aeacf9

Feeling both a25ea1440a relieved and e650c4c249 embarrassed, Woojin b1dfb308a7 hurriedly sat 122e505527 back down.2361350c9203efae

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“Why would you use such a violent expression?”a9c65203fccf13e3

“It means the situation was as shocking that it feels like you’ve been shot.”69e429ea52c95a59

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She crunched 2a96cdbe4e another ice 0328b30e02 cube.aab222a951463709

“Is that da04b74335 why you ca10597e74 didn’t answer?”0d01f0635706c195

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The expression on 5f814d0163 her face as 1b68df2182 she nodded seemed 5568335269 a little suspicious, a9cd1686b3 but Woojin refrained a9e37447c5 from pressing further, 8a8b725c0f sensing the already 056c28a66e strange atmosphere could fe1e00b215 easily tip into 6bae78826b something more uncomfortable. And he 9d97dee156 definitely didn’t c990f3a947 want that.25d7804a5bdbd95f

“Have you 5b5b3012de made up b2e59a55fb your mind d0fa39893a now?”c250ea0302886c0f

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Lowering her 3d00d57f50 voice, she 6a32ffc5b0 suddenly leaned 22177021b9 in and e67a108005 asked softly.5317f7801e466a65

Made up my 0d187c934b mind about what?7d2f16238725f0c9

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Woojin stared 6e6dcabacc at her 2edd0a8acf blankly, momentarily d2459fae63 stunned.29a0f4a7fb2a124b

“You said you had 8d958d3793 something to tell me.”d107c302f8d4ed90

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Kang Eunseong smiled sweetly, 01b82ea129 an angelic expression on a82c688b01 her face. She leaned forward, 57aedc78be resting her arm e49524e5d3 on the table. Her lips, 62c9d9de58 chilled by 035c1a1922 the cold 562667364e drink, were d3e8747ec2 a deep 5331f6bfcc shade of b3e320af36 red. Against her pale face, 64a7d9043f the slight blush on 11d4f43280 her cheeks made her 4b55615282 even more attractive. She was beautiful.93241b469030228a

“It’s time 2231085e21 to tell b3584fd114 me what’s 1537bc42ee on your 95dc8c0985 mind.”c51ea69cab8a8559

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Her warm bbff81dcfc brown eyes 3048008525 gleamed softly. 050e58983f4b5de3

Beautiful.359100a988fb64be

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“Like… what, for ab3612c0e5 instance?”5d78c8681415a711

He nearly blurted 89a3aac4ed out that she 3acf5a2477 was beautiful as af80da146d if he was 5263d2f89c possessed. The faint, tangy 2c1f79e2e9 scent of citron 52cca43801 tea wafted from 9957904141 her, sweet and d98098b812 refreshing as she 02435f3859 leaned closer. Her heartbeat, steady but d7c82c525b growing faster, reached his e998aeb400 ears as they sat 3f06f3b347 down close to him.87b72705264fff61

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That damned heartbeat!c6a45b027d180917

The very same e519f69aee heartbeat that had 0cc1f4d7e2 started all of df8871dfe6 this was now 54fc58938c making Woojin feel 1f702f3b22 inexplicably irritated.b7b431f8f74e65aa

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“You know, Ms. Kang Eunseong…”06093ffc3e1b8f38

“Yes, go on.”07b9ff6381444f3b

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She tilted her chin cb04225554 slightly, prompting him to d554566b98 continue.eb98a0d9e8b9330b

Could the reason he 6cf20e15e3 kept hearing her heartbeat fad0f1bf1a be related to her 798f3e7aef profession? In today’s news-saturated 6334a59c54 world, there are 0a3f2b34a9 countless videos of e801b2e3a9 Kang Eunseong’s reports c8bd04f065 online.e87a4dc5970dae24

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He wondered if 8495159723 the constant proximity f18c144cac of her news cc9713492b reports was the 7dffefc268 reason he kept 0c4b89358e hearing her heart.48f23b86f9f358af

“Have you ever c487de46b1 considered quitting being 32c59d8e9a a reporter?”9c6f716e0b4e2066

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At Woojin’s 287eb1e982 question, her e92e3acae4 jaw tightened, 698ff628fe a frown 9555c0522a creasing her 490334d1d0 brow. The atmosphere became serious 9690a28c6c in an instant.3bff456d28a53618

“Is your 99d98d8157 tip so bd6a52de30 dangerous that 1341b41f9b I would 32d55cc266 need to f59677cbd8 quit being 857c1bc96d a reporter?”f2858dede2fa313e

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He felt as though 76143d7c97 he had been struck 42903043e6 on the back of b834bc7395 his head. Perhapshewas the one d24b8a4be1 who had been a4c6eead6f shot, not Kang fc1628f098 Eunseong.9a985e1a2f36c3b0

In his b14af44d9d haste, he ff6f3ecb96 had completely 26a46fb4a3 forgotten that c0ad0ef3f1 he had defcd1feb0 lured this 8935edbac8 clever, tenacious b706bd2c8a woman with 9154ed0b6a the promise e4a58dc84f of a a6365f6d0f scoop a a65386339d few days 7e558c174f ago.72921c06db78e602

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