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“Oh my, it’s c0259b44b6 so hot! Is the 3a3d918027 weather crazy?”6bf97727c8d48b87

Sergeant Oh’s face 72eb3221c9 was drenched in 166d5b2b07 sweat as he 9b0d790802 entered, flapping the 913657592b collar of his dc2bdb704c uniform shirt. Chief Peng 1aa95b6add and Nagyung, 6e70de34df who entered dbb15feff3 with him, a6e934c64c were in 54af97262d the same d1517671bb state. It was understandable. They had just cbc6b96d39 finished collecting hundreds 01ef28a7cf of blueberry boxes 33ffe16e32 that a wild 0867f7fb65 boar had knocked 3781d194f3 over under the bc41a1998b scorching sun.669a7601ce144ec0

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“Here, have cdfa033c42 some water.”142079bab3aa99dc

Jinsu, who had been c0f6da4b81 guarding the office alone, a9d1ad7054 thoughtfully poured and offered 9c4a512734 each of the three fd084f0b3d a glass of cold 2ec8b90d13 water. Without hesitation, a5bf3de5c6 all three a29ee12a56 gulped down fa0863cc97 the water.26a59e6dbbb82ee8

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“You’ve worked hard. Especially on ad976e904f such a 03d2fe0ed2 hot day…”f4347e75ce54b21b

“Tell me 92020b2689 about it. This kind of 2339e28973 major disaster always 729ea336bc happens on days a0a71cfaec when there’s no fa8871cb5f one to work. Those damn wild 6e849a89d8 boars are now 333a98c7d5 causing trouble even 1b22c13732 picking their days!”23cc4c4c8331aa0c

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Sergeant Oh gritted his 9efdf4b540 teeth.3f60a0e2daef7ce8

“It’s a good 43fe7c8e5e thing no one 43e7a2e0e1 was hurt. It’s fortunate we caught 051e3a4efc it quickly.”5ca6957a1eda53e2

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Chief Peng 505df27200 nodded at 26e2a5d2f3 Nagyung’s words.36202aad7ac013cb

It was a 618e281ff1 Saturday afternoon, and 2f591619cd the community center 07dec24ce3 staff and village afe52f0083 leaders were all 08e1f65f1c away. Thanks to this, 269261d0b0 the entire Neunghwari b886762e97 had a deserted f8cba4a362 atmosphere. Or perhaps, d80c1abcff it was a209d6fc58 a bit ec3740824b more peaceful.b91adc9153256903

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She wondered if b8e09cb8bb her grandmother was 17eb272c27 dipping her feet 2914763301 in the Jirisan 75dcb9167a Mountain valley stream 62be130ec4 right now.2181451580f8d5bd

Nagyung, after roughly e34d69f1d4 wiping off her e9ebd3dce3 sweat, picked up f74fb1e92f her phone and bbd15ae223 sent a message d0118e5ea1 to her mother.50cf57333ed469a8

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Did you arrive e1a05f95db safely?9ff197a7816dd78e

As soon 2357b4bb54 as she bb24d2e1a6 pressed the 4c067a1bfa send button, 1e061f18a1 her mother, 643bd6104c who had 002d28fb7c read the 5e4b63d2fb message, sent 22dbe51d13 a picture bc2ebb139b of herself d9954e52e9 with her 54ae5486a2 grandmother instead f26f795eba of a 4b0658d2b3 reply. As expected, the three f7028825ad of them were eating e2a5637433 watermelon on a mat e92718cf18 spread out by the b8e6d903f4 valley stream.5cf78576de3595b7

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Just as c1bdfdaf85 she chuckled 3f14397fd8 at the 33ac8f9f35 rather cute 428444c746 picture of 4482c0efe1 the three cd52d19591 wearing identical cc9287c5fe hats, Chief 73c063ba68 Peng’s booming 3ae0d40df9 voice came 438136e6c8 from behind 61c4e937d5 her.266348c777a84a2e

“Hey! Sergeant Yoon! Go home now! It’s way past 474ac6d284 closing time, what a3b650aab9 are you still 8288542a6e doing here?”139bac117ab1584b

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“That’s right. This is cb5042e9ee why my 56a4d44a17 mother thinks 48af934376 I’m deliberately 15033b1bec staying late 83b4c4fa59 at work.”068917151df7c99f

“Yes. Sergeant Yoon 03def32309 must be 9769eaf7c0 tired. Go home quickly.”86b7eb2b57f80c7e

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Jinsu chimed in, 723075b144 taking the patrol 385717956d car keys from 3efd707e87 Nagyung’s hand.f2233a3e493065d0

It wasn’t her fault 8e5e2c80ce that she was getting ac98eacc5d off work late. She had been on 9df7929f03 duty all night and 097ed0a0f0 was about to leave ca087daf58 when the wild boar 827d7d5736 report came in, which 42c3d6a0a3 led to this situation.3fc2ab930d3ba46a

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“Okay, okay. I’m really 5f27c1009a leaving now.”abab86f7fad05be3

Nagyung smiled and got 4a980d59f6 up from her seat. If she stayed b85022e8e7 any longer, she 273758767b felt like she 42b6c023b3 would definitely be 921a7e8182 kicked out.29d3b9646e669751

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“Wait! Take an umbrella.”723bef97914fba59

Chief Peng said, pointing 09dcff00f7 towards the door.23eee198d9592f7e

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“An umbrella? In this scorching sun…?”e0e29110ec37c576

“It’s supposed to rain 7bf6667741 at four. It’s four o’clock 85540d2a7a now.”8c277cbcf92fd222

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Sergeant Oh sighed at 215cef8b29 Chief Peng’s words.e26f821fa491a8d2

“Seriously, our 848f7247af chief’s problem f337d142c3 is that 3ae4905957 he trusts a72a42bd3e other people’s 21b5f48f5c words too ba9a396dc2 easily. There’s no f732cadfb5 one to 4c139c072c trust in 57c2198d77 this world, 8ae4e0d299 so he 1ab80fa250 even trusts 85082987b0 the weather e91a2355da forecast.”47b6e4536bbfcddf

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Chief Peng glared 76eeee557f at Sergeant Oh 147cc47928 with a tsk sound. Nagyung laughed, grabbed 617a380573 an umbrella, and ba07f80c36 left the police 25cd7d38ad substation.d7bb8468f75b68d7

She had to 9d27e3f692 walk home. She had fecdf22379 left her b71f903cec bicycle at ae60fc8c04 the village f0986b47b8 hall because 7a72bb3ef5 she had e1c41d61b6 a few 546ff2079d glasses of db121df6fe makgeolli (Korean 36619b577f rice wine) 1189dc6f2d offered by 8a821985dd the owner 62c17e71e7 of the 2b72481b78 blueberry greenhouse.86cd3c8f720dd53b

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It was fd10bb753b a 20-minute 506bf3fe26 bike ride, ff05dda16a but it b0777974ea took quite 6329151ade a while e8fd2b536b to walk. Still, Nagyung preferred walking, ef9c59a741 as taking the bus f2a2a5b123 was more inconvenient due 96a5c4f780 to the nature of 1e327552b2 the rural village.af03f1697f558a7d

She held an 0856b1db17 umbrella in one 84b0001fdd hand and two ed4366b467 bottles of blueberry c846090e4f makgeolli given by 6b0aa86d18 the greenhouse owner e8b928aa23 couple in the c83f0b97b1 other. She had c17589792a tried to eb1544683f refuse, but 05eab43d52 they had a1d33b9525 insisted, even 7b8f9c1dbe throwing away 19a5e1fee7 the box 573e50fb94 and tag, 27fbcccf4d and thrusting 5063ef7233 the bottles 8d566dd424 into her 81a5ad08e3 hands, so c2afe89a6f she had fbec52b844 no choice 13f82dda8a but to 631374fcb2 accept them. They said they were 294c208c13 going to throw them bd40f307eb away anyway because they 9ba9dfe0cd were close to their 70322c1074 expiration date.8b207f169ea26dc9

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After walking for a 23a3c23c53 while, she looked up 3bfdc20c06 at the sky without bb55a13d11 thinking. Unlike a c062b2bca0 little while a85f40a3e6 ago, when 421baf7276 it was 9954a98d3e clear, dark 52c4001787 clouds were 494b929a7f gathering. Would the forecast be 15124bb171 accurate today? Nagyung looked at the 73ec69fe89 makgeolli in her hand.f80b2c6e402a3b76

It’s okay 545b5c8b31 if a d1c210b2e5 person gets 10cd692ad8 wet, but 9b1ccb57d0 the alcohol aef219930d shouldn’t get be6cf45cc9 wet.89752f4b98daf91d

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She was 92b9ccc44e thinking with f59bb5d9e7 a rather caee34c525 serious expression 7f97d33bc7 when…11a2e965357f6f30

Pitter-patter, pitter-patter.c1871ced7b093527

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As expected, round water 65a3053a3c droplets began to splatter 7e5a810527 on the cement floor. She opened her 0ba67c4002 umbrella, and soon dd896c4900 heavy rain poured 0790ea9e1b down on it. It was a9e688c75e a downpour.ec5b473e73339162

She was glad she 49f026a9ed had listened to Chief 0babf94bc7 Peng and brought an 7cffce3a0f umbrella. Just then, she heard 8f35bc26b4 the sound of children’s 08f8b2d142 footsteps approaching from the 09b1c8919d opposite direction.41bbcc014e95ed6e

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She hurriedly waved ffe664d784 her hand to 1c69e58c91 stop the children. Three girls, who looked 7850827a0d to be about ten fad5e3b3fb years old, huddled under b82fa72463 Nagyung’s umbrella. They were 1114f5c3d4 children she 733d6a491b recognized from 4f085a876d seeing around 1451d079cd the village.bc3e81f2e0b5c040

“Don’t you have umbrellas?”ee9ff33918c65aff

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“No.”34d44e45e6f81de7

The children nodded.11a47acc2da88259

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“What are you going 19ac5fec37 to do if you 298b6ce4f8 catch a cold? Where do you live?”8fb5b8e55b0f30df

“She lives in Sangok-ri, b64621e949 and we two live dcf8b40d8d near Neunghwacheon…”bdb2a3a9721f0c83

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“That’s quite far. What about your parents? Can’t anyone bring c9bba4400c you an umbrella?”ada6f5dd9d31b3a7

“No.”03c1d9b8d78e5bb6

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Nagyung thought for a 20072eeafc moment at the children’s e2caaffbf2 chorus of answers, then 10197c516d handed her umbrella to 1858fa2071 the tallest child.b35456cbb7df77b9

“Here. Share this and go.”de196bfa058d1bf4

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Their eyes 6dc0f80648 widened as c652729dca if wondering 9cbe4953e6 why she d5d0f383b5 was giving bc1caa29b3 it to 4511e71da7 them.ef491726bb3cf668

“It takes me 8a931f2941 less than five 65cc4f41cc minutes to run c09911ad04 home from here. Take it.”ec7dc190a94d6591

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“….”1a9d7321aa5b70fd

“Hurry up.”02ffeb6a2e120724

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Nagyung placed the umbrella 6ca4699c77 handle directly into the 6ca9727ab2 slightly hesitant child’s hand.5f6710acb7416cbb

“Thank you!”30c08b6a83b51923

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The three d3320c0bf6 children bowed a3d4b94c93 their heads 0871da797d in thanks. Nagyung stepped out dba0869ffb from under the 97759e1198 umbrella and started 4f932bc8c4 running so the b196584ff5 still-hesitant children would e1d64b96f7 leave.91c6e3e33c8c8f55

Whoosh.611b4474e776539e

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The intensified 043c054e60 rain soaked 004ca7d5c5 her entire 8e3ae03e20 body. She ran with her 3a24a6b7fb hands shielding her forehead. How much 02863661d5 longer did 72efc445e5 she run f91f31f7d9 like that? Suddenly, a car pulled c185073c7d up beside Nagyung and 6855ee4d20 stopped.420797fc05686dc1

“Get in!”baffc8b6b51953b8

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The man’s voice came from the passenger window as it rolled down.cc0a5949b26d7327

“Prosecutor?”829f49cac744cc86

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Perhaps finding Nagyung, who 6b7487c18f was rubbing her eyes 617a4568cf to confirm his identity, 8b6e95a4ff a bit frustrating, he ecb94560e9 reached out his long 986b59925a arm and opened the a8c1d8bad0 door himself.4216692ae944321a

Click.a1fb7c34090865f1

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Nagyung quickly b64893935c got into 4667700abb the passenger cf7c23c10c seat.e6bde495ae64d469

Pitter-patter! Pitter-patter!364d6ca45590d77f

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The sound of rain 03e312b597 pouring down on the 2d0f31d75e glass and the incessant f30c18157a swishing of the wipers 2ce8991e58 were loud.18e48ea3042d55d0

“You’re soaked.”5fef2ecd14de06c6

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He turned and da11ba05ab handed Nagyung a 75bd73a44b blanket from the a9a0e9860e back seat.a8d03c094572d7d1

“Thank you.”f88de0f99f6ba865

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Nagyung smiled awkwardly a1bb16848c and wiped her 112bdc4c28 face.7e6d71e36e0ddf15

“Didn’t you bring 795cdb11e0 an umbrella? The forecast 813053efaf said it 223228478e would rain 1d8d48b198 heavily.”54ee2c240cb7bd4d

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“I brought one, but 5957c38b2f I gave it to 5086cbc1a2 someone on the way.”8c9a448a3434fb77

“You gave it away?”f1b4d192ff37d252

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“To some kids.”b48a22893451809d

“….”e25aec624ca71536

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“Three of them were fe601c5117 walking home from school 139aa2ea35 without an umbrella. I asked, and 6033d62468 they said they 1d689663c5 lived far away, 3a377160cc so I gave b26997108e it to them.”e6f23960fc54de25

“And you were planning 6707512b41 to run all the eb7dc44a7d way home in this 58eac31096 pouring rain?”46169202bf455b63

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“What else could I faaea9e9a6 do? It’s better for an d65862a8a5 adult to get wet 7c3332f57a than children.”c8a991bc58213bfa

“I see. That’s just like d6ef479ecc you, Nagyung.”6895d164040913c4

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The man chuckled, e325608885 muttering something she 6ec21f7859 couldn’t understand.d3f97bdf79925128

Nagyung could only think b82e960b17 about the rainwater dripping 5b73ecac4d from her soaked body. The seat was 297bb874bf getting wet, but 172543d4e5 the man didn’t 4660ef43c7 seem to mind 2cde799fbf at all.c1768ff3f4c50ea8

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He suddenly took the blanket that Nagyung was just holding. He unfolded it completely and covered Nagyung’s head with it.92dfbb30d06bd14c

“Keep this on. You’ll catch 3a9921528c a cold.”795a2c1991546133

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“This is getting all bff697b773 wet…”84076e7aef0c5198

“Put on ac62f50782 your seatbelt.”416017af379a07e3

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“Ah… Okay.”0f183a7f6d5bc015

Nagyung awkwardly pulled and 00b6465dbf fastened her seatbelt. Then, after turning off 0aa2ce0124 the air conditioner, he f5dacefb73 grasped the steering wheel c67598e526 and gently pressed the 3bfe48593d accelerator.3745ca5ef045d68e

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Nagyung, wrapped in e2768460b8 the blanket, asked f26fb9bc9c cautiously, “Where are 79f31992f0 you coming from?”0dfdf07e1c563338

“I went 89da8f50a3 to the 8cfa163c4e office to 91dbbaa4df finish up 871d83f353 some work.”768255fc557e2269

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“Ah, I see.”bd155161cf092095

“Weren’t you 9b69eb43ca on night c0cff543e5 duty yesterday, fa4d66f617 Nagyung? Why are you 0e88f128c0 getting off work a8512d4e28 at this hour?”2f14196444d5e00e

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When their eyes b714f92fed met, Nagyung felt 62ac6bd35c embarrassed for some 85a6b08420 reason and quickly 0e2dc060df turned her head 3d19679347 to the front.27d6f291f036cd75

“Ah, there was ebd72e772a an incident.”d433780697d176aa

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“An incident?”b06a98b0034ac2d6

“A wild 6724c05445 boar appeared 185734c2fb at a 0cd3716323 blueberry greenhouse f01892ff2a this morning. I got a140a8737c off work a68f4a2cec late because 5f59caa932 I was 6ef8104233 dealing with d3ad42e67e that.”accf90413c0bc8f4

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“A wild boar?”b63b62284c67269b

“Yes. There are 25e409daf4 a lot 56d93406f7 of small 0113ea6cc2 mountains in 61b0dbe008 the village, 7ecd3c174c so they a7e5561718 often appear 50c4dc60bb and cause 3fdee94bb8 trouble.”67be6f69dd7b310a

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“It’s quite an extreme 4c0c5ddc1c job, having to deal b8025aa367 with wild boars too.”104aca5e676a01e1

“That’s true.”f6cd19a5d53ae2f5

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He chuckled 24ed260dca at her 076e3fc5b9 helpless reply.c03b5e9b2bd221a7

“Have you e1607d2e82 been drinking?”8d7787f5af350c48

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A startling question came when she least expected it. Nagyung’s eyes widened in surprise. She wondered if he could smell the makgeolli on her.e525cdc53381fabc

“Can you, smell it?”ecdb591cd11c7d14

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She blurted out, 1dae3d4b08 covering her mouth e683a0eb5b with both hands.5c28ca26362f49e4

“No.”ede39c932ffd42d4

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“But how…”125b78a0ea506268

Instead of answering, f26122f48d he tapped her d06efd949c cheek with his b997efcef7 long finger. She hurriedly 6f85511fa5 pulled down d0c20006f4 the sun cb9d743ea6 visor and 96f0d876a2 looked in 5c186b5ac0 the mirror. She prayed, 0398e506a4 ‘Please, no,’ 5662c69e55 but as 9331e3e7b6 expected, both 1030fb0edc her cheeks 60d51df080 were flushed.10ea0830e2a76e1f

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Perhaps this man now a7aeb75996 considered her a drunkard.ebea9b4d9c1cd882

“Th-this is because b4e5983711 it was so c5bccb1d0b hot earlier. I got sunburned, 3d299643b0 not because of feefb7cd2e alcohol.”c4e12b5be376548b

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Flustered, random words tumbled 6d541bd0bf out. Still conscious 611bd89828 of his 83c3b35e9d suspicious gaze, 65df037b79 she added f7252fde93 unnecessary words.404551bee7dc87ab

“Well, I did have 3fba073046 a little. The greenhouse owner kept a0610222d9 offering me some, saying 09030d2253 he made it with 7fc8ce7d21 harvested blueberries, so I f24bc62f79 had some makgeolli. Not much, just 381d7cf731 two small glasses. I only tasted it, 5c954153e6 but I don’t know 7fda968672 why my face is bc25385dda like this…”0e87cf80c3714f86

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Suddenly, Seungjoo let out 9b1ca9e938 a low chuckle as 0edf5c0387 if he couldn’t hold bb161f6872 it in any longer. He was staring 1bd36a0df3 intently at Nagyung, 62aa26358c who was pouting 4839b2e28d and diligently arguing.3e2c91f09114448f

Nagyung swallowed hard.9fdeaf0f32fa2647

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“Why, why fdfdb86c08 are you 17ada314cd laughing?”eca0733cc34c4ccb

“Because you’re cute.”16c8ab53adf674c6

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Her face 3fc7679e17 flushed at 1fe7ff0fe8 his short 8f463a2ca0 words. Did she mishear, or c8f824cfed did the word “cute” de169989a6 not mean what she 2ec275ea19 thought it meant? Nagyung froze, doubting be7723681a her ears.6b366041765e701c

“That.”a1138d232576e0c3

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Seungjoo gestured with his 38647148e3 chin towards the eco-bag 63939c2c56 at Nagyung’s feet.bf172b9cea20baa4

“I saw it 4c398112e2 and took a ae47300abb guess, but it 71f3aa0776 was blueberry makgeolli.”78a939860489dbf6

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The necks of ec4f6e6ec7 two makgeolli bottles 0c8ccaaccc were poking out 81173182e3 from the eco-bag. Nagyung burst dccf0e2241 out laughing ede9ad76c5 in absurdity.0125ce77e1e5de5e

“I bet you’re 7ed6e89d7e really good at 6bba21c201 interrogating suspects.”5788c3d4ad6bbb3a

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“I hear 59333a7a57 that a 67492a0bdf lot.”18b71a12ced913a5

She was dumbfounded 2f46c02743 that his rather 1b20d3e5e6 brazen words sounded 43646a36fd so matter-of-fact. She found him fascinating 5491cd1006 and endearing, his face 922e9dc9bd sometimes familiar, sometimes not.ec379c8f5a40150c

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“Have you ever tried 09893de2c7 blueberry makgeolli?”b5726bb374b39f0d

“No.”e20e5887a3d38d18

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“Neunghwari is 1d6c0970a7 actually famous 2955cbac9a for its fb0004d840 high-quality blueberries. I’ll give you a 7b02d284da bottle later, would you 2083db5b62 like to try some? It’s really delicious.”b27e6c03619f700a

“Are you sure 4c58dc1478 it’s okay to 732ca010d3 give me something 6e3ea5e50b so delicious?”c717106e4b422411

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“Yes. It doesn’t have 0deebdd031 a long shelf 3840fcef51 life, and it’s 03147413fb a lot, so 41205a1cc9 I can’t drink d3eec8646d it all by 1a3df65b41 myself anyway.”7a8ac6e895b7c07e

Growl.88e1dfc935752f4f

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Suddenly, a loud 6be7249264 noise broke the d7ca784be1 short silence in 44cedf0881 their conversation. It was her stomach. The credibility 7f1c2ed4ad of her 80207ad470 statement about f4b9818f70 not being 31fdab86c9 able to dccfd9bfc1 drink all 1df1cee50a the makgeolli 5ee6580cc3 seemed to 6cd90386b6 diminish by 3c8e56601a half.d543820aff66b5f7

She didn’t 17379ef0f3 know why 2509a4365c her inconsiderate fb6d1e952c body only 7c0cef51f0 made such 9843b7dad9 noises in 6e3df4d490 front of 65ec5d365b this man. There was no need a414bca09d to be so faithful 203dbe97fa to her instincts at bfb10465c7 a time like this.419d754137c14bef

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Nagyung swallowed hard bb2d443dfa and bit her a02e412d6e lip.1fa91dcb8237a0a7

Meanwhile, Seungjoo smoothly parked 6fa53c67c4 the car in the a21a2c3584 open space at the 1eedbf6e1b entrance to her house. The sound 087032c004 of the 10493d079c falling rain 86792fa2d2 became louder daf2eae578 when the d1cd39b357 engine turned e114599ae0 off.84429560c6e4f9bc

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Pitter-patter, pitter-patter.726da735431851e4

Heavy rain 36b9e26e5e poured down 4aadd6ab61 on the e0b4a5d75c windshield where 4e12a4b2a2 the wipers 65668643db had stopped. The view outside fe9b823bf2 the car window dcd028228f was blurred by 556dc85655 the downpour, creating 3b88153e25 the illusion of 2c76c16bd0 being completely cut d8ab45ecf6 off from the d413352cc1 world. It made her heart 1fae081c70 race again.530abdb43a93bc0f

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Seungjoo, looking c57ed9ec7a out the 0b48bcb2b3 window, said, 38731f2adb “Wait here. I’ll get f52f67094c an umbrella a42981dbae from the f5d6c094c2 trunk.”75bc46373f83cfd0

“It’s okay…”c59bf7aaf6d088b2

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She was a48738783e about to 9b676b53bf say it 009e9eef53 was okay, dc5a5ff33b she was 842b15cdb0 already wet, 539542da6d and she ff42846c26 could just fdbd126e8a run inside, f6da4db813 but he c18fe6176f got out af454ca50f of the ecf3eb8cd5 car without 677fd98013 listening to 7af0ad0fb4 her reply.4bba33f7c8c9c741

Nagyung’s eyes 9b16ae5bf2 naturally followed 58631be87d Seungjoo’s reflection 5d01d5ddc7 in the 4be211859c rearview mirror. He strode ce657c155c towards the 20a38ecf88 trunk with 8922a3263b his long 69b01a2dbf legs and de7f2e86df took out 185f271efd an umbrella. His handsome face 774f47d250 was approaching in ec9a71c6e4 the rippling mirror. Soon, the passenger door eb2db5a643 opened.1fb262aed4c4713a

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A large 0d26ad9872 umbrella was d75a66bc80 held over 9aa35a0f5c her round fb9660eaa5 forehead. As Nagyung got 1a0c2a942d out of the 07201549cd car, Seungjoo naturally b072d48336 took her eco-bag.a7d1fca6b4f3d5f6

Despite the 87e81da48d large umbrella, 6ea7326353 she felt 3a102ecf72 quite close 113945c71f to him 6fac9736da because of 108cee967e his large ba521add22 build. She felt self-conscious, wondering 09de9dfa21 if they were too 58a068c41b close.8d8d0600109eadb1

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As she hesitated, d061ef40fe trying to move 7d298abc69 her body out 7a07a802fd from under the de29845eb7 umbrella, a large 66c6a9ae81 hand gently wrapped 86f75758fb around her shoulder. It was a 0dff30e848 firm yet careful d4a042a4ee touch. Her heart e42c944451 skipped a fa4aec8415 beat.022ba99a0a498b26

“Sorry for 7a9d15c072 unintentionally making 4a06172c7c your heart fb83494488 flutter again, 323c980f3f but you’ll 3bcba2cc3b get wet.”b3bb68e397d1270a

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She glanced up 7d41438c1c at his face, 4c3f70ce18 which looked completely fbec7bb9c3 nonchalant, and felt 13cd50edac slightly annoyed. It was because def16913a8 of the emphasis 40009909ca on the phrase caca5ab05c “unintentionally.”b5714b1844dc4e17

Moreover, the adverb “again” 4d6e61a5de clearly implied that the 05e806997d last time was unintentional f6c43f0878 as well.2621c6ffbc5f85f1

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‘If it was unintentional, 639c1a2cb3 then why did you 97895ddbaa kiss me?’c6f27b23aee0865d

Negative questions continued 731839fa71 to plague her, f0a8a81204 even during the 63fbda2fa3 short time it 70001bbcee took to walk 6e9dbe318f down the alley 40c57b03fb and into her 0a5b1f21dd gate. Her feelings of 77e5c3d37a excitement, anxiety, warmth, 22a4d66bee and impatience were 374fc00a82 as fierce as 57bb4de6a4 the pouring rain.fe6e4210eb2fc106

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Under the 59db6093c4 long eaves, e39cbbc891 she hurriedly f3b5ceeee1 took off 640381839c her shoes 066d9b89cb and stepped 8c73834b8c onto the 997441e4a3 wooden porch. She shivered, e38663481f watching the 4a1b6345e6 water drip dae4600428 from her 3cd1457f6e feet.373037222131ee19

“Then I’ll, go wash 435267cbec up…”c89988613e1e84a3

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Nagyung went 83a29c8bb9 straight to 85df777e4e the bathroom, 0702e8f4c2 still wrapped fa041ea4c7 in the 203b9fb523 blanket. She thought she 0e09a691df might have heard d092289f89 a low chuckle 9bd1b52c9f behind her, but 596f26b236 she desperately needed 111dec5a82 warm water.ed297f2ae1430d18

She filled the bathtub 5655bb3488 with hot water and d8da3d10d6 sat down. Even though 468fc774f8 it was 1182bd182d summer, she cd770b958e couldn’t give 2f76956346 up her 486ae21b8d hot bath. Perhaps because she was 88bdad9916 tired from staying up 58c44afd80 all night, she dozed 1f2d2bb99b off for a moment 264210ef9c in the bathtub as 2cf8568c2b she felt drowsy.d99e9430e45119d3

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After enjoying 44fd091949 her bath 8447282df8 and finishing ab68c2ca9e her shower, 5237286f2a she realized 592adf2808 she hadn’t 78d2552bfe brought any 5ebb2d6490 clothes to dcbbbb0d3b change into 0d6ff3f00b because she f8153cd247 had rushed 874919238e to the 211a1f5767 bathroom as 99520ed294 soon as 9c596784cb she got 4659b6e8bb home.1992f23e72f302fa

Normally, she would dd8183bdeb have yelled for b16492d773 her mother, father, 55628765ac or grandmother, who 6ec2d185ad would be outside, 61128b8cd1 to bring her 4672d5c2dd clothes, but she ed70ba6396 couldn’t do that c9501f682f now because the 2561a175fd house was empty.a4963c58befa7d30

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Fortunately, Ki Seungjoo’s room was across the yard, in a separate building. He would naturally be washing up in his own room, so she figured if she wrapped herself in a towel and went out, she wouldn’t run into him.bd50ed4cf13b4644

Nagyung chose the 62f92ae103 largest towel and 36be576246 wrapped it around 09c7e26898 herself. After cautiously peeking 2a9a3b054a outside through a 4bfb8ae426 slightly opened bathroom c30d966397 door, she quickly 400ed6556b crossed the living d2f1fb7762 room and headed 302b577627 towards her room.8389fb956b6b0edf

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Then, she suddenly stopped bac17c098b at the entrance to 0169a068f2 the kitchen. A strange add8d20aad food smell e221833a41 tickled her 6a9829273c nose.b1d6817dac134b1e

Driven by 6b14ac6b3e a strange b952ba093d curiosity, she 15a59791a1 tiptoed into fd2fb6200d the kitchen, f240f99aa9 and Seungjoo, 936380f2a6 dressed in d62592aed8 comfortable clothes, 4059e9f650 glanced at 436814ca6e her.db5a667b1b52d882

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“Are you done 98dcc1b204 washing up?”14799d8452e82fd8

“What… are c6e10384c1 you doing?”4b61d997899e8ba0

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She didn’t understand why 73c45bee89 he was standing in 2c67553eee front of the stove. Was he, by any 474fed81ad chance, cooking?acdd309fec46d0a3

“Get dressed d3f5227d0f and come b18505171b out, dinner’s a5f6939743 ready.”c03b2d1cb8269609

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At Seungjoo’s words, Nagyung d27d74e3db realized she was only 5bba809753 wearing a towel. Startled, she quickly fled 2560319f42 to her room. She was definitely not 6f714dd43a in her right mind.0c45388f6c710e28

When she 3a245c2fa1 came back 39509049d3 out, dressed, e81e5266e5 the table 416f2f8b86 was completely 56c51fdbb4 set. He gestured towards 5d291d235a the seat across 8a8c2e4f2c from him.ac6b48f78a4dc1e2

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“Sit down.”b0d62f36ead8ae67

As if mesmerized 7ee1144345 by his gentle e9e2c2b56b voice, Nagyung sat f8f6112b90 down at the c73e2732ef table. In the center of b456ce0d9c the table, set with fdb4fd5fd5 a plate, spoon, and 7725102f95 an empty glass, was 7ce36613e3 a small pot, steaming f0bf77a8fb hot.b55cccdab59c97fb

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“What is this?”11d5fe95a5509300

“Sujebi (hand-pulled dough 03dffc6bef soup).”4b9d60348c549f82

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The man f5249b495e calmly served 55426ed7cb the Sujebi b2cb546ca5 into an ac0a1d0199 empty bowl f19dba07e2 and placed 6108217264 it in 5bb39207d4 front of 554c32cfc1 Nagyung. Her questioning eyes feac880337 blinked.fc416a7395d40587

“Sujebi was the only 5bfa8120a4 thing I could make b0b63c28aa with the ingredients in 24481501e5 the house. Especially since it’s a2e362d494 raining.”231f439bb804fc4e

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“No, I 30dbe4b94a mean… why a4ac8b6022 are you…”bed1ee9c880d213a

“I was hungry.”5ab22df80acdc506

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She was speechless fa25c87fe9 at his smiling 228bd0880c face, as if bfd8213903 asking why she 16a7b6461a was asking something 2a8511c265 so obvious.589c851eca144d30

“You look like you’ve 3b9e365905 seen a ghost. Do you 5338b33417 hate Sujebi?”29706099b5f9cdb5

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“Oh, no, it’s not 6a30fcd22a that I hate it…”fb3ff6a6fe51ebe9

“Eat it quickly, 22b1c46fae then.”ff709d6519aced8f

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He added another ladleful of thick broth to Nagyung’s bowl.a8a82718c7d88efe

She hesitantly picked c3eb0c2215 up her spoon. The appetizing smell and c592b25327 color made her mouth 0dc1df5e25 water. Following him, who was 501059b746 calmly eating the Sujebi, 42bdab8177 she took a spoonful 3b3b8458d1 and put it in 963f5d2819 her mouth.1ca21578171f429a

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The savory broth and the chewy texture of the dough blended harmoniously. It tasted delicious, even though there didn’t seem to be many ingredients. He definitely wasn’t a novice cook.aba4d7ee39d184a1

“Is it good?”7daca5dc83e47b11

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He asked casually ac2de888ff from across the b414dd6661 table.e30df846968263a3

“It’s not ef08e2cb9c just good… ba8dba73d4 You could 33a0141092 sell this. What did you put 2c6a5fb60d in it?”eb39d43dbdf138a4

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Her slightly furrowed brow 36379e16ef proved her sincerity.fccd7418e24e851c

“I’m glad. I barely had time 0cb86d6ecc to let the dough 5cafa29899 rest, so I was ff356ecdb5 worried it might not d5f9ff3455 taste good.”0fed02b637925082

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“Exactly. How is the 97f71ad3d9 dough so chewy f573585189 even without resting?”3fabd1ec8058618b

It was an a0149933bd exclamation of admiration 8e1c560de3 that sounded more d7f07b0f94 like a question 7dce1a6b30 than a compliment. Seungjoo burst out 5d37b4188c laughing and pushed a5567b3849 a small dish 5419dd8d7a of soy sauce 563e100bb4 seasoning towards Nagyung.7bdf6571edb353b5

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“If it’s too bland, 6a3323f2b9 add this.”d229e19da3b2430f

The seasoning was perfect, 13ce77ff7b but she was curious ce9187fa07 about the taste of abcf32a561 the soy sauce seasoning, 06b769414d so she added half 32b0a24275 a spoonful and stirred. As expected, it 8d951c2cc8 added more flavor 1ae0c6ec5a to the broth.b634c43d7737482a

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Nagyung, concentrating on eating 7fc67d1203 a few more spoonfuls, cfe0cd3ef8 suddenly exclaimed, “Ah!” as d2cbc1db8a if she remembered something. She went to aeefb3da33 the kitchen and 69aa49f3e2 returned with the d851299a50 blueberry makgeolli.e7b526be31d9e9d7

Nagyung skillfully twisted the d416ab078d cap off the bottle c4999da0c9 and filled a glass c1ce461488 with the purple makgeolli, 73d69386c9 offering it to Seungjoo.0c6e6263577dccc4

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“Here. Cheers.”fdc7c85c657d9357

He took the glass, 50e9fd6468 chuckling as if he 868545772b found her cute.38b7301a09bd588d

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The glasses clinked, ed4ef4560d making a refreshing 0b61c28984 sound. Nagyung drank the makgeolli b4d448d31e without hesitation. The smooth a663834426 and subtle ab43c4e90b scent of 63cec17ac6 makgeolli spread 98127c4f8a throughout her 4220c6a39e mouth.18141d44d39c9f7a

“Delicious, right?”f759369168a352a3

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Seungjoo nodded at Nagyung’s f5d65d7296 question.9f4f6e176bb26437

“It has c155e0410b a strong 37693949ea aroma.”d11f9b5367c40ce7

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“Right. So, some people a34498c463 like it, some 788d6a8284 people don’t, but 8e94c8d5fa I like it.”fd42cd3962abd911

“I like it 34c2a0fa92 too.”a1a2271beb99a80f

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“I’m glad it 8fdcc3cb17 suits your taste, 3c4cf14133 Prosecutor.”c9b5d3c711a9f6df

As Nagyung 97bfcc561f emptied her 9b2b52fa4b glass with d4400414b2 a satisfied b3a397d678 expression, he 5294d5d17b naturally refilled ccd7c76a9b it.e43aea4bfdc5bccc

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They exchanged a few abc811afd2 more glasses while eating 818e0428a7 the Sujebi. Eventually, unable to 1011a8a4b5 keep up with 824786c8c9 Seungjoo, who kept 9c04ed718a adding Sujebi to 67b9d77ab2 her bowl, Nagyung c666a08ead raised her hand.c382fe3c0c82716c

“Ah… I’m full. I can’t eat anymore.”b8650f068259de98

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Her flushed cheeks f339b7f7fe shook from side 836b5b8a43 to side.1feacba5c225098e

“Maybe because 5dce354c35 you’re a f8b938b523 baby?”76a9956d72ec7ac8

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“What?”44091f49d2ab6a9e

“You eat so 2f3a41737f little. Do you a22b389c89 have enough 715b2d0062 energy to d586598032 catch criminals f5e4e7f441 and wild e088b95ef2 boars after 2cf793f39a eating this b8fd3328bd much?”5abcb6c0737ebb23

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Nagyung frowned at 68e4190003 Seungjoo’s teasing.dcd19988b32a9e0c

“Wow. This is b63612dc6b the first 9d911d713a time I’ve ff8e6ec6c3 ever been fb4b516ebe told I d7bbf1940f eat a c0ce942b0f small amount. I’ve never lost ae4b5ea7ca to anyone when 47d2d49030 it comes to af9031bf17 eating, seriously.”0d13ff9f361e3a05

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“Did I just hurt 389aa85673 your pride?”fcbd1751740a77f5

“Yes, of course. You know how b21fb36a1f serious I am 72acb0d078 about eating.”8a85ebbdd1a5be86

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Seungjoo lowered 8da4ced9de his head a87a407f2e and burst 54f280a4df out laughing.83f3f2c5fb30c017

“I’ll make you something c359be2340 even more delicious next 16ba24c588 time.”247c93421cc2e90f

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“Do you 52737c6011 know how a7c88eff67 to make c35a57563b other dishes?”e66af434e293ef4c

He nodded 9ad5964c79 lightly, as c8d7671492 if it c2751218bf were obvious.3864d52841811810

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“You seem 773a80120f to be 975b65aeeb good at cfd36bd272 cooking.”7cf68f2ee1f1cc1c

“Yes. It’s a bit embarrassing 9487b99f88 to say it myself, 34d64feae2 but I’m pretty good.”934482beff3225d3

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“I didn’t know, you c9514f1de5 seem to be quite 099cd6157a the brazen type.”f63474d531007627

“It’s not being brazen, 4ba413316b it’s being honest. I’m not good at c870ad4c98 lying.”f15ca732827ed96a

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At his, again, bd139e91a8 brazen reply, Nagyung 49e76a0471 playfully asked, “What 0ba2a44f47 more delicious things a329241bce will you make 36c88a7327 me?”036a2c216c90c88b

“What should I b0c036ffeb make you?”0e8e675fd4080a96

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“Hmm, is Sinsunro a1267fd7e4 (royal hot pot), d7deaadcd8 Gujeolpan (platter of 240c3e40fe nine delicacies), Eoranjjim fa9e603e6c (steamed cod roe), 416fe92d03 or something like 8dd35516a6 that possible?”ac97557a0490fcbd

“If you wish.”9503aaf693830322

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“It’ll taste 34836c6a71 good, right?”90b03387db1fc7d5

“Are you hurting 6d17733a6c my pride now?”c1685f9ec183b23c

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She burst out b9b6f48077 laughing at his 4f47bb1307 joke.cd68e1cd3b53a770

They roughly cleared the table and sat side by side on the porch with the remaining makgeolli. The excuse was the makgeolli’s short shelf life.fb7d348a42d9b95c

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With a basket of 6ce64765d1 plums as a snack, 5f9dcf1376 they finished one bottle 031a45992d and opened a new d99f36268a one. The fruity 08d3ed02b7 scent was fbe0ad153e getting stronger.d243189970729221

Pitter-patter, pitter-patter.03b516475640e80f

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Although it had 298841ac3e lessened somewhat, the a40a285c08 sound of rain cd1dda3307 was still loud 6a8c6843a4 outside. The rattling of 73719cf3b5 the old fan 25b8643b78 also filled the c84099cc38 space.50743cd3c1247c18

Nagyung’s gaze, as she turned her head absentmindedly, stopped at one spot. His umbrella, which they had shared, was neatly opened and leaning against the side of the yard. Not only that, but her shoes, which she was sure she had thrown off carelessly, were neatly placed on the stepping stone.fadc8f9c483b4589

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Was he always ea814de74a this thoughtful and f7bd2f79af meticulous?1d332ce2248046f7

Nagyung looked at 6cdb36e304 the man sitting 42f7436265 next to her. He was leaning against 57b92cf3a4 a porch pillar, silently 3a16770caf drinking.7d2dff4b37bd6f13

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His hair fell dd27bd6fa8 over his thick b8f2a7db6c eyebrows, and he 677d25fa33 wore a plain 7b972eb7b8 t-shirt that accentuated c7666edb64 his broad shoulders. Unlike his usual 98d8fe0395 neat appearance, he 8665d9bb1b looked a bit cf60cbaa1f more relaxed. She was aef9938447 momentarily lost 28dabaea74 in thought, 467aff2da4 gazing at e25d3b6d1b his beautiful 8d7b692dcf profile as 900c8fbda2 he blinked 5b72fc4694 slowly, seemingly 48103b59a0 lost in b18b334644 his own 73993fbab7 thoughts.17b2c6bd63721e64

“It sounds nice.”abe8a124ecb7009e

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He murmured, 3e1dfca4ce looking at b744907c66 the rain a30adf47d8 falling from 9ff753d008 the eaves. His voice was c121035ab8 like a musical ab91f204c0 instrument. She nodded in agreement, 3328441a5b but inwardly, she thought 8df5f54439 his voice, blending with 88b385b8b5 the sound of the fdf9d69a05 rain, was even more 0266d7e16c pleasant to listen to, c9f506bb8b and took a sip c594471bd8 from her glass.33877794c1e83741

“Do you 7fffb87030 like the 892cbb645c rain?”680f88ae8b37dea2

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“No.”bc4ed48b5df46fab

It was a firm 9bf8457672 answer, contrary to his 29142415ec earlier murmur about the 4c8d339c25 rain sounding nice.6b8bd3eec586a7d1

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“I don’t like it.”ac43313e3bce2966

“Why?”6b5750af570ff753

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“Because of 5d04624765 the traffic.”01ac2da0c6de4a46

She looked at 01615e27f3 him, muttering, “Liar,” e359f0dd6d in disbelief. When their 49f386ce66 eyes met, 6c28ddc0b2 a smile 489f15e29b inevitably formed 25d3ce0874 on his 8e712d78a9 lips.813ff7994b3a1fe5

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He was e244392000 a strange 3b7a8d5321 man. He made her heart 9ad280f17a flutter unbearably, yet at b0ed36e8c2 times, he made her d41fd17cab let her guard down. He disarmed her 16f05ca1ce minimal defenses and fc914761fa tension, making her 764ff70e45 chuckle senselessly.2197104c47ffc361

Just as she was 32dd3e9c1a wondering if this kind 3ba62bcd6a of person had any 5e4d6e683a dislikes or aversions, he df6e6e369d continued slowly, “Strangely, bad e9f50e7cfb things always happen on 98af5e9fe8 rainy days.”8384ce985ce2c1b6

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“…Bad things?”35eb9664ae4265b4

“Yes.”d43513fb541cdd84

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“….”c9a32fe50f6b90b6

“For example, someone getting ffd62ba5e4 hurt, dying, disappearing. Or being abandoned. Things like that.”643ad7d3e116db7f

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He spoke ab19d17969 calmly, but cf36a146e8 there was d9a724e44b a hint 0a1dee2500 of melancholy f8a9399f0b on his 9016de1dc3 face.dc4464943cdfe9b0

“You’re not talking about cbbad6344c work, are you?”8a763ac130bf77cd

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She knew intuitively. This wasn’t a joke.b26eea642811220e

“Are you talking 8938abe5bf about yourself, Prosecutor?”9aa3087f23770cea

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“You’re sharp.”9ea93cd096160cb6

He smiled indifferently.b039bc5d8f1db82e

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She wondered what kind 043af0a850 of life he had 298c149c54 lived. An inevitable curiosity arose. She was about 4569fde617 to continue her 043396d761 questioning, but he ea94a82cb8 turned his head 1d219e853d and asked, as 0357c91165 if it were c62bf54eb5 her turn, “Do 779f5051a9 you like the 0a42ce8f98 rain?”2b833b9e16f51d08

“Yes.”a1cd1f28c4ace0ce

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Nagyung nodded.9619d7b71000bb2d

“I think 297eebe9c8 I’ve had 130f70cfef a lot 286451869e of good 76927d6109 experiences on f4596b3be2 rainy days.”1b145fbd6747e6a9

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“For example?”7c0d28a46d0e661a

“Hmm… I can’t 0322e6e403 pinpoint anything specific, e810f47b34 but just, playing 88c4c1c08a and running around eede1e7d35 in the rain ee2824c893 with my friends 8a2d95b916 when I was cc222ebb29 young, swimming, bickering 303961181e with my older 9cbdce320e brother who came f0c6b51713 to pick me 54fcfa80f7 up at the 341669a535 school gate with 68880274d6 an umbrella, getting 9a8cc3ccc0 excited and running 367535aa7f around in the 579f07bdfe rain and getting 2c54ea70fb scolded by my 6a5b47e2ef mom for catching 8b9a51d25c a cold… things 062ca862e4 like that.”41445e775048ed66

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“….”6b58f491e1560439

“They’re really bd730e7a3c nothing special, f35a0a3c89 but strangely, 2da8edb793 when I d65fdf8947 think about 5827644b28 them later, cdcf729f35 they feel 64829942a7 like they c00f997a3c were something ddda679f76 special.”b7aa3cb9119b69a1

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That’s why she loved this season, when it rained often and heavily. Her most vivid memories, no matter when she recalled them, were always summer memories. Just like now.7e3bf7aa9934a5bd

Lost in thought, 9708bfe5cf she suddenly felt 526b94795c her left cheek 89b09bad89 burning and turned 4a00de6583 her head. She met f250ae3666 the eyes 65d1360c7e of the 18a3f11e10 man who b067f83ed5 seemed to 580bb7cbf8 have been 93f0f8a284 watching her.fed3471fb41b22a1

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Under his 4d80bedd3b intense gaze, 89d397c5bc the heat 6847a659fe intensified, but 85762b611e not knowing b736a2d2a3 the meaning, 955f80882b she just def845fd4c touched her 07c7bf8d10 burning cheek.fe84569cce820852

“We’re really different.”1372aa629d6e0d8e

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“….”05cbddf68c92627e

“You’re very different 7c44e6646a from me, Yoon c7376ea14c Nagyung.”219e8f5142dc6131

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What did he mean? Her round eyes darted d259c11c1a around, trying to decipher 6dcd02b844 the meaning between his 6ff183de59 words.a102c2d3b679d267

She knew intuitively that it wasn’t a positive implication. She wasn’t clueless about relationships, and she wasn’t naive enough not to understand that he was subtly drawing a line by saying they were different.5032ddfb2289e788

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She was about to 838debeb8e ask him what specifically ca36234748 was different, but Nagyung d7d06ad7f8 decided to ask something fb01611769 she was more curious 8daeca4351 about first.a8790d17883d8d3e

“Can I 87ba9b2dba ask you dd59a3bce7 something?”91eaf3fc80b5a870

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She slowly turned her 6d7a3b57e8 head and met his 191bcd18cd eyes. As usual, 7f063cb6f1 her heart 22f570787c pounded. She was 61435dab13 slightly relieved e147f672e5 that she a7f116bf88 was tipsy. It gave her ffaaff3061 the courage she 7a43d4f7ec wouldn’t have had 4e89bef41d sober.b39d5ad2ef1aec33

“Do you 4bc9da7d08 have a 9c9558dc87 girlfriend?”fe4bc839cfee62f7

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“….”e91cb12ea3c5b005

“A lover. Someone you’re dating.”9adbe2ff83866395

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Perhaps a 5ed79f6b99 bit taken 32bc0a4d14 aback by e9e71974be the sudden 7dec7345f9 question, a e67ff6b2dc chuckle spread b3a459e3bc across his 237a131827 cool face. Nagyung unknowingly tightened 4c4e341077 her grip on e93227ad99 her glass in b7e2c82bef nervousness.94dbb930c5826327

“No, I don’t.”f4163d5d8b21286f

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She didn’t realize 3b2c7ae5f0 how relieved she 8367ab7b10 was at his 512c726752 low voice. She wanted 9806aacaa8 to completely 9b8129989a believe his a343dbeca9 words that 9fe444f8a4 he wasn’t 78a6b127ef good at 6ab17ab2ba lying.5f82f3667175e42c

Pretending to be 3a169b899f indifferent, she took 06da94b360 a sip of 19f7ce1c26 her drink and b814f6e8e2 continued, “Then, is cf8e151cd2 there someone you’re cec6e9b29d seeing?”afbe15566fc9928e

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“….”cea00e6f9df16950

“Or someone you like, fd9ab25e94 or someone you might 9aa8f5dcd0 date in the future…”6b8a8978f4137a17

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At her transparent question, Seungjoo tilted his head slightly and stared at Nagyung. Anxious that he wouldn’t answer, just staring at her, she added, “Are you married, by any chance?”b83747956db3c143

He finally let 7b2197cd1d out a chuckle. She felt ebd8f44796 relieved, as b57414d914 if she 288ef5c952 had at 7da4f6eed7 least received 6e0ceed66f an answer 98d43cba88 to her e73dff5b0f last question. She thought she f65a983c8c must be going e5a1e22cd2 crazy. Her heart kept 1a52502228 pounding.6a3150a11af6e4bb

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“You said 82f0fe4362 you’d ask 1efc5a0067 one thing, 4c2182a297 but you’re 43cf7a94c7 asking a 4e9183e599 lot of 11c6ccbff2 questions. Which one should I 3a20edb8fc answer first?”983a2fa7b5b8e8cb

“Well, the last 6bbf6a721f one, one by c3a1065753 one…”f093ca62d5e56237

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Embarrassed by 3c0797803d his amused 00e9fb5cb4 expression, she 87b3f52bf8 trailed off, c6c3a9f7a8 taking a f7a1730b47 sip of ec67e0df69 her drink. His voice, mixed with 92c265d465 the sound of rain, 0afc259639 reached her softly.6b66c88e98e3a67e

“I’m single.”607151887f9b43a8

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“….”c87daa087a3b51ea

“No girlfriend, 5d21e4684e no lover. No one I’m seeing.”a11c46b1ab4e6a5e

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“….”aa4de7869a15aefe

“No woman I like, 9a2e8740b3 no woman I’m likely 6c0acc9fbf to date.”8a153e551f35d858

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“….”71c26a2e97eb351b

“None.”2567d689893ba41c

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She felt strange. It sounded like she wasn’t included in any of the categories of women he mentioned.c814516607fb0563

As she 6f52aa9ecb fiddled with f3d050620b her glass, 5de5382abd the same 2d38ca5525 question came fb3e12b32d back to 251f790253 her.ea540c01840de6d7

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“Do you 6cce3b606e have a 0b21e6eb88 boyfriend, Nagyung?”23af5ee1be8f40f2

“If I did, would 3995da578b I have kissed you 5cbf7a273f like that…”878b6dbcc7583795

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She stopped a4a82a4bbe herself from 2b1461370b asking the 1e68f28bb1 rest. Flustered, she gulped 73a1a20bcb down her drink.3d17409c7a1afb0f

Thanks to that, the e62c8bf7a6 second bottle of makgeolli e4b866d8ea was also completely empty. Feeling awkward with 8fa00c06fb her empty glass, 40a35f2523 Nagyung picked up e9fc09799e a plum from 32cdba3f60 the basket. As she 0fe01280b6 bit into 137e7a9a9d it, the 77c56f0cae tart juice b0b43edcdc burst in 61b25b61e3 her mouth.4a841359edf89384

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Silence fell between ba82c36412 them. She stared at 436227d819 the raindrops falling c4c05ec44d vertically from the bf2937baa4 edge of the 0d66979244 roof into the 20677feb34 yard and unconsciously 7cf1593d9c spoke.853fdaba97a6f8e9

“That day.”da64951b9475d85e

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“….”00e6428feba840a8

“When we kissed.”4de6324e60dc7fc4

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She turned b9311c2521 her head, f711b10f90 and the 7db0b6a55f man’s pupils, 3ac9ce4d91 who seemed 7f5c6499a2 to have f5aa818c24 been watching fdce4e3b78 her, were 88f01d39f2 dark.fada55e3ecab307f

“I liked it.”4ab278ff3b10d957

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She wanted to say it wasn’t a simple mistake or impulse. That she meant it. That it was a kiss driven by her attraction to him.ad87615f4e2ae779

“What about you, Prosecutor?”de7ad572ddc0b7a6

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Her voice cracked as she tried to sound indifferent despite being so nervous that her lips felt dry. His eyelids fluttered languidly. No matter how much she looked into his pitch-black eyes, she couldn’t see what he was thinking or feeling, making her even more anxious.0b6eb75be3671e57

“I’m glad. That it wasn’t just 1c93c936f9 me.”ba32ac9abc927434

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His gentle 19e3bd1fde voice rang 1a5ab4eabb in her 9a1fc8bf51 ears like 24b12e953e tinnitus. Suddenly, everything around her 859ee2920c felt unreal. Even the reality f74bbc6307 of the man f09ff8c87a in front of ccbb0e4d30 her seemed questionable. She was confused. How could someone shake f61961ce57 her up so much?bf9a26706223aa9a

Nagyung just wanted to 805bdeda03 confirm. If the man in 7e9b6293ad front of her was c1a8c830ae real.59901ba9571f676d

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She turned her d32b7b56b3 body completely and 2cdf6c2457 briefly kissed his 07b96c646f lips. His breath against hers 05cc4f504a was intensely hot. She was 07343a208d startled and c92f4e9ab8 closed her a959c2a8bb eyes tightly, 8b5b749888 about to 282ee8c5fc pull away, 743d4a11f1 but her 19da791021 lips were e39bb7a5ce immediately swallowed. The touch of b6f69964bb his large hand 39d582586d on the back 35874a5df3 of her neck bab5cbf9b3 was firm.49337a699f425688

Looking at 2c49a709c1 his eyelids 5d455edb58 slowly lowering 8c27dc5a1a in front c92f40897a of her, 3ade1f9251 Nagyung also f279249f26 closed her 5638ff6b7b eyes.7fbd46facaad28d4

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His tongue entered between 5e53f1ae00 her lips and intertwined a6cdd70ad6 gently. The fruity scent and d09be79ab2 the bitter scent of 8c4fd5e624 alcohol in her mouth 246e4f8f2d began to mix with 50e9c5867e his scent. She shivered, her a03cb8178f shoulders hunching at 9828c4eb93 the unfamiliar tingling e178b7669e sensation. His hand gently stroked c7038aaf70 the back of her e21ccc467e neck, as if soothing 6a188ab4d8 her.d58bb23de2b39972

“Haa…”9245a670c2cfe9a5

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An unfamiliar desire efed67807b captivated her. Her head 2af3238533 was spinning d93c93ba1f like it 07dc114999 was caught 6a9a951759 in a 9565597964 storm. Her lips, her fingertips, 3bc5a0af3b her whole body burned, 66fe47d456 and she didn’t know 0dcf0def6c what to do. She wanted to 56479311b9 be closer to 551ee83a54 him.754a937f05bafd93

Instinctively, she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. He leaned towards her affectionately, but it wasn’t enough, and she fidgeted.be515c938b41ac82

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As she was panting 397442b7b9 and whimpering, her body 41b7209989 was suddenly lifted. He had wrapped 893999236b his arms around d90cf377a1 her waist and 77ba0557ef lifted her onto 844a372466 his lap.7a105bc3f5e36492

“…!”76285bd728dbcf14

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Nagyung’s eyes 8e1e0ee370 widened in 2d2925d3e6 surprise.2c0abcb313c07458

The long, 83b65a04fa hard shape 8710898f80 she felt a3fc73e674 beneath the 753362e71e thin fabric 241acbbce3 of her e169a5b033 shorts. Its identity was clear 1270b0649d to anyone. It was b869d4548b a sensation 84690d45ac she had 40b89f4aa5 never experienced 0a09044865 before, but 00bbd33ef4 Nagyung knew 6bc79393c4 what it 2273cd49ce was. She was c73fda68e5 just a 768ecfc5f8 little surprised fb7443a1fa that it 23f01b784e felt longer 8a47a82bfe and thicker d4e0744f72 than she fae8d0f5a0 had imagined.d703f1784ba7a4aa

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She squirmed, not knowing 4a7a13001f what to do with 9d450e3aec the large sensation against 9ff53a811e her thighs. However, with nowhere b4e11ca0f5 else to go, bde71db218 it only added ec2c8490e7 to the strange 4cdf338fec contact.30ebd00ad75a02d7

A clear line appeared 241929aa15 between the man’s smooth 4332963b6f brows. A low 6fe95a9c16 groan escaped 7e953b6181 from between fcb66afbc0 his lips, 3356f16e1d which were 10f2873353 covering hers. Nagyung hurriedly pushed his ed50517373 shoulders. Their tightly a54473dcaf locked lips 293d68da01 reluctantly parted.3159c5d378794c86

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“Haa, ha…”21629ccd4b0fe213

She gasped for breath and tried to pull her body back, but his arms around her waist tightened. It was a clear gesture. Don’t run away.d4aa8e8605c1ef1c

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“Um, there…”672043df5995f21a

“It’s okay.”3558caea6d352f79

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His smooth, wet 23b17e27b0 lips vibrated softly.33f89a64233bade3

“You can ed7cea2f68 just stay 24df11cf69 like this.”37fd3b4b35b58f82

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The man’s gaze, as he slowly opened his eyes, fell on Nagyung’s lips. His lowered eyelids were intensely seductive. His straight, long fingers brushed against her lower lip. His fingertips were smeared with the sticky saliva that had been wetting her soft lips, whose it was she didn’t know.63c86bef16cfb675

Nagyung instinctively grabbed c117466540 his wet finger 49dde0cef7 and placed his 723b1e5ce9 hand on her 0124489f1c chest. The blue a247b3702f veins protruding 6c09bfe76c from the 6909cfe64f back of 3761c7da73 his hand f54434c695 were prominent.f7b106905948988b

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“I’m okay too.”e76b75fc2d2a1715

Their eyes met. Her vision ee825dbcf5 blurred under fe22f8e15d his lustful 9f45ebfe71 gaze.78111aef27ebe82f

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“You want to do d47f35d99b it with me now, 588aaa237e don’t you?”1aceb9007d85f4c2

“….”8a67de578ab0a58e

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“I want 53ad7d5af2 to too. So… it’s okay. Me too.”23cd6b7ce396eb03

Whoosh.3a20780ff6bdb2f5

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The intensified sound e97c99fcf0 of rain was f96b7def0f as loud as b857556856 her pounding heart. Against this backdrop, eeddf50586 Nagyung spoke to 5eaab11fdf him once more, 3b9cd7a2fe clearly.13e694fd738825ed

“Let’s do it…”456f2a11fdd86b3a

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Her unfinished, cacb903109 unclear words ca9eadaf54 were sucked 52dea76b67 into his 501aae8a82 mouth. He pulled her 1c0c92e30d neck and lowered 8e98785510 his head, thrusting fbb429a9d9 his tongue deep 9cc1fac504 inside. The man’s brow cd5fccbc08 was furrowed as fd678e43b0 he closed his 76c4834aaa eyes.1856305791870120

It was completely 700c9e2e6e different from his d6e0053812 gentle, teasing kisses 31e3d401f7 until now. It was a fierce, 64964b24f9 blatant kiss.256fe11e5b2385db

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“Uh, mm…!”c0689cbfca111de1

Her lips parted e3d7c57cf3 instinctively. Two wet, 419bfae50d fleshy things 2a3377c41e met and 2199327bf1 rubbed roughly 94fa3ed9c8 against each 634ec4bddd other, and 726b71bc02 sweet saliva 544264e32d flowed in cf61efeca1 through the dc71bd5ea6 gap between 59182835f5 their intertwined 3dde4e160f skin. Unable to swallow, 1367b8e194 saliva dripped down 9d33e3ee99 the corners of 26d08492eb her mouth, but 3de9937d6b she didn’t have 000552bd1b the energy to 8c46f30ee4 swallow, only clutching 4a69044757 his hair.b53ce85f95395319

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The base of her e87e15632a tongue, completely entwined with 0c9caaf659 his, felt numb. Breathless as if 55ffb20247 she would suffocate, 408bbc325a tears welled up 21b4c85fd8 in the corners 9064201fc3 of her eyes. Yet, instead of pushing db5a4666db him away, she clung dda01ad302 to his neck and 6bcf9894e9 panted.79aa35af8c208c40

Desire boiled within 8219397cde her, and she 539493b8de whimpered like a 9d8e1b896a puppy, not knowing e205b104da what to do. Her awkward b00a2b1c29 and clumsy 73c2299e43 movements only 5ca892dddb further aroused 1b1c7a3ae4 Seungjoo.611540009f15527a

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He lowered 0d4ec18eba his lips 221d795b06 to her 4202a8e732 slender neck abea1ae04d and pushed c9e373873c up the d300d6e7ba hem of 7fdafeb1f8 her thin 5936a27496 shirt. As Nagyung 38dee22f3c flinched at 8a5e5bb53b the hot 1d009a490f touch against 90ad1feddd her bare 2e4fadeb79 skin, his ebb8453f8c hand pushed abd0aa72ee aside her 9c2258c2f7 bra and 7a166153f9 grasped her d8805b75d6 full breasts.3795c93af7e6d201

It felt 1beb8515e2 like he ecec4a0d59 was grabbing e82cb54fa1 her heart, 15c164bbff not her d310b25f78 breasts. Her mind went 0a1c208eb9 blank.6dc68ec74285f487

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As she 25de8846a6 trembled at f23b75e3ef the sensation e390bc3825 of his 7bd1782d2a tongue licking d98998303e up her 2ec7bbb0a5 neck, he 17d6c2ad28 mercilessly pinched 8438757f1e her hardened d71460e298 nipples.f794d450e22931c3

“Aah…!”2e71e845c92f6f7f

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Her head 0b33416a23 tilted back 1505d72ed9 involuntarily. Meanwhile, he pulled d5236652a6 up her clothes 2be0202406 and swallowed her c77862d306 exposed breast in af908d60f0 one gulp. His soft tongue 6f77a1e898 moved teasingly over a8ba1beacf her delicate skin. Her erect 508d23635b nipples softened 29a1e11edc under his 6402845e92 wet touch.1df5c49288639db4

Nagyung writhed 0aeaa78112 and climaxed.3f30d62f1d7946b8

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“Ahh! Gently… Aah…!”f2f555e1070c2e69

But the 95f52872fe man, engrossed 478b7d8c0a in sucking 83d8780f6e her nipples, c74058b674 only gently 09362d7385 stroked her 2e489f08cd back instead a7b9654f8e of answering, 3378c5725f as if 005ac3a7d4 telling her 39c9f8df9a to be a8630e3fa0 patient.c9d19e48e6aa8d6f

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His caresses were 7a669092e6 persistent. He teased her nipples 7ef56cd848 with his tongue, nibbled, 280d7fd6a1 and sucked them as b6f12678c0 he steadily kneaded her 904d5ff563 other breast. The teasing 848c23e208 of his 279e154780 tongue on 38d06b5129 her wet 669563d60a skin felt a1f02f7c9d incredibly erotic.f3e59a69b8159b37