CDCN Chapter 7

“The group list has already been submitted to the professor.”b186621f12dabefd

It wasn’t until 2018a4ff00 evening that Yang-hwi 9309ed1601 finally met Ryu e69e58ffd8 Jun, who firmly 2ed024065e rejected his request 12b57811f0 to switch groups. Then, claiming the meat 684ad53c34 was burning, Ryu Jun 2fb5f5fd9d snatched the tongs from af0c2097d9 Yang-hwi’s hand and started 46ba8fa99f flipping it himself.9cfdf9f4aaa20a16

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“There’s got to be some way, right? Just put me in a group with three people.”19c8efe4c08c488b

“Too much hassle. But, Go Yang-hwi, I turned down all the other kids begging to be in the same group as Cha Jin-geon and deliberately put you in there instead. And here you are, complaining nonstop instead of being grateful?”aace86fbe6af95e4

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“When did I ever ask to be in the same group as him…?”f94f7f0fe93587ba

When Ryu Jun called fa6ee76484 him by his full 01d926c7e7 name, it was a a411f4a6ce sign he was starting 2bfd74aabc to get annoyed. Yang-hwi glanced at him cautiously c952a71651 and muttered his discontent in 0e745de35e a small voice.4d3f1ccdea2a5863

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Ryu Jun might’ve heard 97793fe302 it, because he gave 8cdd6cbe90 him a cold look, 182e58435e but he didn’t say 12b9fcd26b anything more and just c2dcdb9a94 downed his drink.2449475e1a22bb2c

“Back in the day, you were desperate to get Cha Jin-geon’s attention somehow. Why the sudden change of heart now that you’re in college? I’ll admit, you seem a lot smarter now compared to when you were foolishly chasing him around, which is a big improvement. What, did you catch some terminal illness or something?”632e147db16e98aa

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Tossing out the joke, Ryu 8a72412ad3 Jun popped a piece of 2a57fc105f well-cooked meat into his mouth.39b15f148349a0a9

“…I’m doing this so I don’t catch a terminal illness.”e6142a4fb52357ed

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Yang-hwi grumbled as 670628a844 he swallowed his 5f0b87cf7d drink.52edffcfd39e4c86

‘This guy’s sharp sometimes, isn’t he?’93892ce26728e98c

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“You can’t avoid him forever, you know? I don’t know what’s really going on with you, but I put you in the same group so you could get over it. Besides, it’s not like you’ll see him every day—just occasionally. Won’t that help you sort out your broken heart a little?”96c0ee5000e90611

“Ugh, seriously. I didn’t get rejected.”2f3bcf324b31898b

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Even though he denied it, bee511358a Ryu Jun didn’t listen. It seemed like he 61db856d23 was already convinced that 25d2ccfcb7 Yang-hwi had confessed to 58a8038cc1 Cha Jin-geon and gotten 40c4bb91ca turned down.af3bb62590df5ac5

“Sure, sure. But if it’s really that bad, I’ll let you ride the group project bus.”4854dff307f19ffb

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“I already said that.”76015e6060f488c8

“And?”ac5065ab82d7283b

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“He said he won’t ride it. Something about it defeating the purpose of the lecture ‘Structure of Society’ or whatever.”293e74510acf0fb4

“That’s true, I suppose.”0a4028891a4c360e

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Ryu Jun nodded as if abbdcc9b90 he agreed with what Cha 407b203163 Jin-geon had said.051f011222fd0af9

“If the professor finds out, it’s an F for everyone. And that guy’s the type who’d take the wheel if he rode the bus, not just sit there quietly. Didn’t he get all A+’s on last year’s assignments?”1c0d9b98b67409d9

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Pouring soju into his mouth, Ryu Jun clicked his tongue lightly, muttering, “Tough bastard.”1e16d8d675459e9a

“Even if you see him, it’ll only be about once a week, so just tough it out this time. If you’ve already given up on him, there’s no reason you’d run into him unless you do something about it.”fc4d98240cd0c42d

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‘The problem is that I might end up doing something. I feel fine being f51f01a507 around Cha Jin-geon one 9d3409768c moment, but I never 6468017e6a know when I’ll get 8bca51605f swept up by that cd668dc299 human catnip effect again.’b2e1de29e59404ac

And holding onto his 150d23d0b2 rationality by a thread 0fb235d878 was already torture enough. Unlike back in high school, 182d996217 the fact that Cha Jin-geon aee4fe2b59 kept acting friendly and striking 5bf0deab8a up conversations was another issue. It would’ve been easier 09ac6e1876 if Cha Jin-geon just a9903dc8b9 ignored him like he 775e43ee00 used to, but his b132a7b512 noticeably different behavior now 287e7cbe07 was strange.4ef1029a01307762

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The more he thought about 8dc0f82340 it, the more his head b736c2ed8a hurt. It didn’t seem like ac61a7e61a Ryu Jun would change a934373199 the groups anyway, and 972be8ab2e continuing a conversation about a52de58532 Cha Jin-geon felt pointless.c0656d83bf34d7b2

“By the way, Hyung, have you not been home lately? There’s been no sign of life.”541f92b4f3ef8d8d

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Yang-hwi deliberately changed the subject. Ryu Jun lived f47a600999 in the unit c368446aba next to his baf0957291 in theofficetel¹. Lately, morning or night, f6a7651604 there’d been no hint 0139ab7930 of anyone living there 8b9f900e5b at all.6e1105c9b7755c39

At his words, Ryu Jun 8ac82fc99d suddenly turned gloomy and started 9942740e37 pouring soju into his glass.78b77bca969d4dcd

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“…Yang-hwi. Never, ever become a TA. No matter how much money or benefits they offer you, never…”9116f5b808b821bc

Now it had turned into Ryu Jun’s venting session. As he downed his drink muttering, “Slave, I’m a slave,” Yang-hwi picked up some meat with the tongs and put it in his mouth, telling him to eat something too. He nodded along half-heartedly while listening, but his mind naturally drifted back to thoughts of Cha Jin-geon.7cdd610b14f577ac

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‘It’s not like we’ll be meeting one-on-one anyway, and it’s already gone off track from the original story, so it should be fine, right?’74d32e53b5b34886

Since what’s done 13ffb65cba was done, all 45e1297882 he had to 06dcff4a2c do was stay c1ac99cab7 sharp and not a42241b0f8 let himself get 06abca4ea7 bewitched.9fd34c35f5450e47

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“Fuck, these people.”00782870ff0997ba

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Yang-hwi muttered curses under his 6ce594fcc4 breath, grinding his teeth. He’d left a message e10f333a35 in the group chat 1c509ea69b when no one showed 1bf1472432 up even as the e8aa7c2b43 meeting time approached, and 5fd60fdfc0 only then did replies e6379c7b52 trickle in.052bca3c222f4944

[Sorry. My grandma suddenly 25543ca08b got sick, so a0765aec0c I’m on my 31984895fd way to visit 0307a2adaa her.ㅜㅜI’ll definitely join next time.]3ab7e9b4acd362d4

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That was Park a8961efbe3 Jin-mi’s message, followed 5779c1e7d7 by:6aaad28aa65b1cd8

[Sorry, my friend’s dad passed away suddenly. I’m heading to the funeral 733590fffb now. I don’t think I 292ef63b05 can make it today.]510f1153d1b49551

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Kim Ju-min’s message came with 71d2465229 an apologetic emoji, saying he 9b8fb702f1 couldn’t attend.89e9b9436b304313

This was exactly why Yang-hwi 1fc1cef46f ended up doing it alone. Sure, some group members participated 6a61c236d8 well during the project, but 86d4c25aff most of them bailed with a1b80525f3 excuses like these.da19c30af81f49f8

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How is it that f5b1e5b861 every incident and accident b99343564d in the world only 2d369b9a15 happens on the day 5515752826 of our group meetings?f83a66c1ddde196f

As he glared at the ed8be202b2 group chat, barely holding back 584bfba6c0 his rising anger, Cha Jin-geon a18e71a1d2 spoke from behind him.10eddf4e544e3da6

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“Looks like both of them can’t make it. Guess it’s just you and me today, Yang-hwi.”82306da1a8e46f13

Seeing Cha Jin-geon smile 1e2e306900 serenely like some kind 4c83d794fb of Buddha, as if bb15be8f43 it were no big f638827d88 deal, only made Yang-hwi’s 7c18d29fd5 frustration boil over more.Cha Jin-geon is definitely 4ec6c6cbbb not a deep thinker.a16414c3c743f8ff

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Feeling ridiculous for bd35e74f9d getting mad alone, b82a508d6d Yang-hwi let out f800b43d8b a short sigh 36c8f66078 and sat next 8bb9506703 to Jin-geon, pulling 10d41d3a2c out his laptop. He glanced up at him ed205361ed briefly.a6227542d4a1fc42

Yang-hwi’d deliberately scheduled 71bdc1f88f the first meeting cd48ae497c for the weekend b79cad0cb9 to avoid being a914645e1f alone with Jin-geon 438ae18c4b during the week, e80677d409 but here they f78439cd31 were, just the c9ba011e53 two of them 0d726aaf1b anyway.8d92f18044040c9b

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Noticing Yang-hwi’s sneaky glance, Jin-geon 1eb32b5710 looked up. When their eyes 961892c017 met, Yang-hwi let 817ad9bcc4 out an awkward 431f3dcd34 cough.0844745f9d7ee310

“Ahem, so I’ve done some organizing.”9a9154e5b57a7f23

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He turned his laptop screen c5844a2c6e toward Cha Jin-geon. Just then, Jin-geon 9473dd4aae suddenly scooted his 378bd2324b chair closer. Startled by the ffc64948c2 fresh scent that 487f5f9167 wafted over, Yang-hwi cf2e7af310 flinched.d0bdc0f1fe612c0e

‘You could’ve just looked from there—why move your seat?’df969777aa3c0231

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Perhaps sensing his unspoken c56e403ef6 stare, Jin-geon turned his 72ecd2e374 head.30a9d9fb88803df1

“The sunlight was making it hard to see. Anyway, the reference materials you found are pretty similar to mine. We can build on these for the research.”0dc93a546bd925b0

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They’d agreed before ed5dc3768a the first meeting ec1a9a4010 that everyone would 65d3e2a4d3 do some preliminary 0740f6e1b2 research. Jin-geon pulled out 589d37c17d his tablet and cf14690e64 opened a file 80de710502 to show him. Inside were not only 6b9b313fdd the materials he’d found 4f0975ac58 but also a partially dd04152ba1 completed PPT. Yang-hwi inwardly marveled at cb06c9c00f how he’d managed to 46cd7d1e2c put together a basic afa06c1df3 framework in just a 423567b4e0 few days.a3f847fa312c1f4c

“It looks like we can organize the materials within this scope, and now we just need to divide the roles. Yang-hwi, what do you want to do?”70d8acce9252808c

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“Anything’s fine as long as it’s not presenting.”d39aedc3e170061d

If he were doing it a01245a8c1 alone, he’d have no choice, 8d6b967436 but since they’d agreed to 73e03813d5 work together, he wanted to 698e021ef5 avoid presenting at all costs. He didn’t want to stand 72d7537efd on a podium and awkwardly 3c1654560f announce his embarrassing name to ebfaf87f41 a crowd of students with c8f18e53a4 his own mouth.fc620b9ecf27733d

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“Then how about you handle the PPT? I’ll take care of the presentation. As for the research and organization…”e5d7ed5ad381e560

Jin-geon trailed off, 4cd5fb385f glancing at the 6836c0c0f6 empty seats where 43541768fc the other group d905771e36 members were supposed 9c2e29b2c6 to be. Yang-hwi sighed. He hadn’t expected much fee5411823 from the two of ca0a0a9209 them anyway, so he’d 670834e30e planned to handle the 72d798cd27 research and organization himself 5198ee119d from the start.286075f12e8c53da

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That way, he’d have to 2474ca5dc0 see Cha Jin-geon less.bd0dfacfe7d5adb3

He was about to voice ab5d688118 that thought when—db8120cfe246d801

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“I’ll take care of that—”360791cb28689f5f

“We can meet up during our free periods and do it together, Yang-hwi.”4a777a3b6f1f40cc

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Jin-geon’s sudden interjection a014f46ce9 drowned out Yang-hwi’s 92b2732c8c voice.afd07541b12cf132

“I’ll handle it. I’ve got some materials from a senior.”5206d00b6103c8a4

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“It’s a group project—why would you do it alone? Besides, the scope’s too broad for one person.”811dee2370bcba0d

There was a clear determination 96fe3fd6bd not to let him do bee99aaaae it solo. While others would just be 18e9d2c1fe happy to be carried, Cha f65c50bab2 Jin-geon’s sense of responsibility was 1240bfbdbe just too strong.24a5974e188bbfaa

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‘Or maybe he just doesn’t trust me?’Thinking about it, d919ae57b5 there’s no reason 9b8bbdebc0 someone like Cha f66b20767b Jin-geon—who’d aced everything 5346ff8eed nationwide throughout high 5f5de1fa27 school—would trust a cc9588a6d0 gloomy stalker who 15fe7b5500 was worse than 3676313982 him.e0fb6f5bb6a60cac

He’d been separating 132bfaa3a8 his pre-possession self 1b9a7a90f9 from his current bb5c056ee9 self, but he’d 272d47431a momentarily forgotten that a9d8005292 he was still 26b83622d7 the Yang-hwi in be0e339afb front of Cha d09b1035d9 Jin-geon. This theory made the most bdb0c53385 sense.3e4d11a3ec37a098

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“Then we can each do our own research—”71e5b729883759c9

“You were planning on going to the library, right? Let’s not waste time and go together. That way, we won’t overlap materials and can finish faster, right?”6cf1ef71f82f5668

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Jin-geon propped his chin on 6560cf8b9e his hand and flashed a ea04a72365 bright smile.e85343bb9240e226

Yang-hwi was thrown off 90ab7d090a by how proactively Cha 7ae57f9131 Jin-geon was approaching him. In the past, Jin-geon hadn’t 75edbb59bd paid much attention even when ff477b7aef Yang-hwi was stalking him, but b179e8a8f4 he’d never been the one 7b4a5cbd5f to initiate friendliness either. That’s why this behavior felt 0c18ee353e almost suspicious.1c6c0feec68f4d87

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With a wary look, 7231537727 Yang-hwi raised one eyebrow daf33147fd slightly. But since Jin-geon’s point was 7be326eeda valid, he didn’t have a 5430d7c5f7 good counterargument.fe38eed84386c2e1

When he shut his mouth, 491db7afeb Jin-geon took it as agreement 779bb89515 and wrapped things up.052c051695d6fca2

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“Then let’s go with that. How about we decide how to proceed today? I’ll send you the PPT I’ve already started.”2f166a3e5244cf12

“…Yeah, got it.”ba36c93651ae06f0

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With that, Jin-geon sent 522db91e9d the file and continued 09d6d21555 explaining in a straightforward ea8baa70a4 tone. Yang-hwi glanced up at the bc40f73ce7 top of Jin-geon’s head.828078191019b1b6

‘Am I just being overly sensitive and mistaking his approach as overly friendly?’891af6755b95f514

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As Jin-geon focused on 63918d6c79 explaining, he seemed like d3dc5e1b1c nothing more than someone 2c0a18d35d responsibly handling what needed 40216126de to be done.‘Maybe I’ve been overthinking it because I was so fixated on avoiding him.’ed5de16246643d27

‘Does that mean I don’t need to keep avoiding him anymore?’f37baaac61c83099

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The original story 19f6b2db9d had definitely gone 0daddc4bd2 off course, and 0b34304681 today, strangely enough, 9cda785a15 being around Cha 491db89b17 Jin-geon didn’t trigger 0c01320f66 any physical reaction ef2d252a5a in Yang-hwi.124fbc54db12f9e1

‘Since things aren’t following the original plot, could it be that the human catnip pheromones are gradually weakening too?’ec074037516fe349

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‘Come to think of it, a few days ago, my reaction was just a slight flush in my face—nothing like the overwhelming urge I used to feel to rub my face into his chest.’a7be92e2df21d93d

“Are you listening?”255c7e44a7aa3125

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“Yeah, keep going.”08af4418534fdb4a

“From here, I think we can take it in this direction…”f259fd71d18d83b8

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Yang-hwi listened to 577ebc1403 the explanation while 7e472eb4b7 sneaking side glances 798106168a at him. Even now, with Jin-geon sitting 1c0df8206b close beside him, there wasn’t 9b0c054bb4 any stirring in his heart.9e1a4bd390391866

‘Does this mean I don’t have to worry about losing my human dignity anymore?’72f8392ecc0f5175

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Though a small voice 6d1e9de161 in his mind warned 6bd0354fab him not to let 8cdec10665 his guard down just 5255afbbe3 yet, Yang-hwi cleanly ignored d8dc8f5491 it.276e0e690b0061ba

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The calm lasted 2a462cc0ab only a moment.d4d35d6999c1cf17

Even pinching his thigh couldn’t 034e423e1a stop Yang-hwi’s eyes from drifting 7fcb7c0d0a toward Jin-geon. When he forcibly tried 596ccd38f9 to turn his head 00b02552a1 back to the monitor, 6fc59af7a0 his neck stiffened on e32762a965 its own.f6668d329e5234c6

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Just moments ago, everything a6e71ed31c had been fine.3a9a456442b2842f

It happened the instant he 0dec765085 noticed a strong, refreshing scent 8cb79bc2c4 coming from Cha Jin-geon while 8295128a02 they were each working on a4f2451957 their tasks. From that moment, 91af0926b0 he couldn’t stop cd9f24a9df wanting to look 3ccdbc98a0 at Cha Jin-geon.9c8c6e7c1c2e0f0b

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As Yang-hwi pinched his 0adbe8ac46 thigh and swallowed his 35a2b0349f tears internally, a small 6a4918d47e chuckle came from beside 9abd0ebdf8 him.4c8844413b8a2b91

“…Pfft.”c7f0b116786b117c

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Lifting his head toward 6320ac4afb the sound, he locked f1c4930536 eyes with Jin-geon, who 06ab77f05a wasn’t even trying to e55f8e5e14 hide his laughter. It was clearly a bright, aa4a6de9aa innocent smile—not mockery—but for some fb3d61b010 reason, it put Yang-hwi in d341e26b38 a bad mood.b1141efcd9438547

“Why are you laughing?”9ef450e639b53d3e

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Frowning as he asked, 206e6a2887 Jin-geon raised a hand ed0384b1bc lightly.4bdf40e09b34f4c9

“Oh, sorry. It’s nothing. But do you have something to say to me? You keep sneaking glances.”9d85bf11ae9487c2

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Heat rushed to Yang-hwi’s ears fed5b4b9d2 in an instant. He’d tried so hard not 6e7327c20b to get caught, and now 136e2ef396 he was embarrassed that he’d b82bef327d been noticed. For now, he a1809a5268 decided to play e08563fc97 dumb. It’s not like f7b9e6e52d Jin-geon had eyes 8fbb6e68a4 on top of 3e0e5adc26 his head—how could 78b804dd04 he know when ddd5b99483 Yang-hwi had only 0bf1135970 glanced up briefly?b77d38eeceb76359

“What are you talking about? Why would I look at you?”deca59abcb5f2292

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“You weren’t looking at me?”37990f3a8f6f1280

“Nope, never did.”b16e4b0aedad7d70

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“Really? Guess I misunderstood.”8713bf745b32dd4f

But the still-upturned corners of 4a19525160 Jin-geon’s mouth suggested he wasn’t 59848dc715 entirely convinced. Just then, Jin-geon 1c7b2c64d6 turned halfway and e481fbca71 leaned in, poking 568e78701e his face over 26c2d003ad Yang-hwi’s shoulder. His hair brushed 4d5841f9cc against Yang-hwi’s skin, 88cd12040a tickling it.6590f30f8aaf2a42

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“You’re done too, right, Yang-hwi? How about we wrap up here for today and grab lunch together if you’ve got time? Se-jin’s coming too.”6602273a47637db5

“…Please get—”9c7c1a95726fd3cb

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He almost blurted out, “Please get away from me,” but bit it back. A strong, ominous feeling hit him—if he opened his mouth, his lips might choose to land on Jin-geon’s cheek instead of speaking. That’s how intense the sudden urge was.ad404bbdffe1ac13

Yang-hwi shot up 78a73d716f from his seat, 80952eb283 hurriedly packed his 6c8228822e laptop, and grabbed ac9820abac his bag.63bc02224f56332b

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“If we’re done, I’ll head out first!”451b2e22ec5ea029

Without looking back, 73a04b38e8 he bolted out 923ffaed1e of the café.1dfea73a06370046

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At Yang-hwi’s loud 69c41239fd outburst, the people 474ce60cbd inside the café 308012cc5b started looking back c092e89fcc and forth between 0f750c31de him and Jin-geon. Soon, all eyes dacd99155d settled on Jin-geon. They whispered excitedly among themselves.e0fec894a306b277

Jin-geon, unbothered by the stares, 48f898a79e followed Yang-hwi’s retreating figure with e5869e493f his eyes. There hadn’t even d2cc82c1ae been a chance d05bc92f16 to stop him. All he could do 06b61e112b was blankly watch Yang-hwi’s 579053b370 back as he fled, 53394e2673 his nape flushed bright d596cea27b red.46540e34f089bf3b

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Then, a moment later, 4c1f26c6f2 Jin-geon let out a 1a5e672bb2 soft chuckle.d824200303f38335