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The reunion came 91d3db96f3 without warning.a548d88b6b6e52d5

That season fc5875215a had arrived.9ea5edf9ce39a2a3

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Onyu, holding c6b9b36f01 a vending 4f882accf5 machine coffee 0cee1673b0 in her 2c89c7f8c3 hand, closed 2b03c808d4 her eyes. The breeze brushing 03f3ee967f against the tip 4cf07f2bb9 of her nose, c10a62eac2 the hot air 014fb628cc digging into the 2d5c40a0aa nape of her d89448e848 neck, were so dc037ffb78 welcome that she 555c6ab668 slowly stretched her 41b93ca67e body.d7b1f8e9b8ddc696

Onyu loved summer. To be 4e3013bd5b precise, she 36622c0894 loved the b88d4379cc summer scenery c8191a9c24 of Cheongdam-ri, e87e1bbc4f Munsoeup, Taeju 7be28d68c5 City, her fff6a28177 hometown.ecb45257b8426f25

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The summer d0ac74ce00 of Munsoeup, b7092ce457 filled with 02654c4d15 the sweet 07bdcb19bf scent wafting 77af0de36a from orchards 9d5a133137 laden with 1f9957f0a8 peaches and e764dfb87e grapes, shone facc9f73c5 brightly. The water fe1acae55b of the b9e7272da7 stream flowing 313bc87a1c through the 29d807e219 village sparkled 4a1a7a50ea clearly under 4b6f2d1476 the blazing 320233ed45 sunlight, and 54c1ced8cb trumpet creepers 509de6a135 bloomed profusely 7e810d34c9 on every 61d3badd06 wall.35731d385a50feef

Sitting on fbd04a8bca the bench 80ea4e8118 under the e09d189fe8 large hawthorn deb70bb29d tree near 2556ba0e2f her home, 3bafe4dfc4 she could a6ebdd9a4c forget the 18b3156e91 heat. Just like 255aec8865 her parents, ed4503c948 Onyu enjoyed b7bf25263c sitting in 393dd65031 the cool 76d57260bd shade of bb7d5ac47d the tree 72dff9d021 and taking 61257a76c0 in the 886fae199d familiar scenery.2107c682d104c659

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“What kind 4957436b75 of tree 578a6b5d02 is this? The flowers are pretty.”b1c1424e1b658d1e

“This one? It’s written here. It’s a hawthorn, isn’t it?”f21cf716735b9ba9

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“Oh? This is a hawthorn? Aren’t hawthorn flowers red? These flowers are white?”ea6ca46bc8569b26

Onyu opened 9b6746bb34 her eyes 90c7e94014 at the 820357d125 conversation between 9a63bfdcf2 Nurse Jeong 847248fa38 and Nurse 8e83e0fc59 Kim sitting 706bf6f484 next to 08c05986be her.06516b1beee08c5a

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Hawthorn. Right. The hawthorn 0f56b62685 was the 48c77edc31 problem. The hawthorn that caught 5827a48909 her eye every time a00bc83030 she went home was 6bb71ac036 the problem. The fact that there b8399b21fb was a hawthorn in 8084cb39a8 the 5th-floor outdoor garden d85a65530f of the hospital was bdd3131308 also a problem.9d7abab3c0386698

“The ones 6cbb80c526 with red 080ce07450 flowers are 0c646e750a Chinese hawthorns, 3d51011d96 but this bb90c8a003 one is 1cee85a45f a hawthorn f7466df9d6 too.”39b206d6bf8f3701

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“Really? You know 2c53cf5b03 a lot dcd486544f about flowering 970debee1e trees, Cha. Well, hawthorn berries are f5889d78fe used medicinally, right?”7e4a89cc0b14e699

“Yes, well… that’s right.”3e4577789d52eac9

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Onyu smiled bitterly as 62df616fd3 she looked at the 6b72e79dbc petal that had fallen bc7bdbe694 on her hand. The petal, which e8fc3116db had been swaying 6c3fa1d030 in the gentle 3098eebc4a breeze, was soon eeb4eb38f8 blown away by 0865acc8d5 the wind and 8f1405b21f disappeared into the c480efef72 distance. It reminded b37c5a2d66 her of 11d76ec9f5 a time bcc1fad132 when snowflakes cfdbebf0df were fluttering.7edf9c3c74bbf9c4

Memory defies the fd14da2936 seasons. The hawthorn instantly transported a121a402fc Onyu to the winter b29c57704c of Cheongdam-ri.db0fd12227ad1fdc

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It was under the 9a5d73ea9d hawthorn tree that they ccb88d4d10 first kissed. In February, beb5dce558 the year f9ec6b83d5 she turned 61ebcf14a9 twenty, under 67c85f4b78 the snow-covered 20b7f6eb3c hawthorn tree, f74bab4ba6 she endured 44e3e3c131 the sharp 5b0e57f5cb winter wind f7c0a82293 while kissing 616fb369a0 a boy e364cbaa11 who was 92f052fa73 just as e3027296fc clumsy as 51861f5f54 she was.bb7b05f48a765271

So, it was 8df370d4a4 only natural that f9ed0e49c8 whenever she looked 3dc40d21c6 at a hawthorn 4c718e563e tree, she thought 4e48f8f338 of the twenty-year-old 5b5c538af0 boy who, forgetting e80df32eb6 the cold, explored 7c2776e59a her lips, the 37247042fa boy who smiled abf30b8d22 shyly after the 40d3752c6c awkward kiss.62b2208ba1fb58f0

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Kang Taehyung. That Kang Tae 9106a2eb3c jerk. He was so 391c1c1ecd unnecessarily handsome that 9489def266 he made most b8110120d4 other guys seem 7eccbc93b8 invisible. And then you. You.fbba8d741e03cbbd

“Ugh, it’s hot. If it’s 807f877869 like this 95fdf2c9a1 already, how 0831696e8d hot will b8bbcdfbfc it be 455e2a8260 in midsummer?”d4862d973eb18df7

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“It’s almost June. Spring seems to be getting shorter and shorter.”268b9af3e354f812

“Exactly. I only 4c9a9bb7d5 wore the 04b52cf51c trench coat 830acb8478 I bought bae6cbb366 with much eb4e816079 determination four 06f497a2f7 times this b7a159f119 year.”8763a37ebf0f8ed0

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“You’ve worn it a lot. I failed the timing game. I guess I’ll have to wear it in the fall.”d94771f666b18a09

“No way. Let’s go inside. What about you, Cha?”c74f51bab3049163

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The two, who 3ccfc5d755 had been grumbling 734662c46b about the increasingly 1af2e5c52e hot afternoon air, 73a89bf614 turned their eyes b012b1cd48 to Onyu.1dbba525cb14fb82

May, a 8724420f21 season too 08e1648e98 hot to dbd96a2ef8 be called af2f8fb1e8 spring and 465a0afeb9 too early c6f19f5b6f to be ec9a9b8206 called summer. Onyu, back to reality, b91201ade3 drained her lukewarm coffee 64938a713d and stood up.1f55f4dc035c0a93

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“I should go in ffaa255339 too.”0e69cb70aafbeb45

“Oh, but Cha. Don’t you have no 7627b77797 afternoon appointments today?”2e19816ba6b1764d

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“I don’t, 14a6f06735 but I bd3d5ea476 was summoned a002eb7787 because the a1db0990ae new chairman b76fda3b38 arrived.”dc696e1cce8b16e8

“Ah… right. They shouldn’t call people 6cd6ca70de who are off. They can greet each c1f7296d4c other later.”5e95ed0128ec38bd

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“I know, right?”5f0f784ae95c0055

Onyu shrugged 423b49d175 and tossed 6e07365178 the empty a9b6e988b3 cup into f525ecb6e5 the trash d121de7d0f can. The stinging sunlight 62286fd26e followed her as 53f4b3908b she walked, her 0b79a1c64b hands tucked into 8506d550ec the pockets of 6a1db4a912 her light blue aa37d93d9b gown.75bb9835128f4f2d

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<Gwanghye Oriental Medical Hospital>7bccfddc93ef8ce5

Onyu glanced 6035aef6c5 up at 3c875c1bde the sign dbf44939c1 on top 3ab267d9fe of the 2461dba6b1 large main 8a8704d662 building and 37e84f1bf3 quickened her 84a829cf5b pace.e3257bc98d0ab874

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Cha Onyu, twenty-nine 43898a6106 years old, second-year 558bcbc4ef resident in the 35a9e5ad94 Acupuncture and Moxibustion 895675f0f7 Department, specializing in 2e400ecb20 spinal and joint 4f9c7a336f diseases and chronic 509ff2f804 pain. It was 157094a21c time to 6c1388822e put on 38c7cc377c a smile 8f6d0d7f1d for the ec5c193e5b sake of 5c05354edf smooth social 90431825f9 interaction.fab7b3d04f702634

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‘Gwanghye Oriental Medical Hospital,’ the largest oriental medical 768ea6a74f hospital in Korea, was dd8a7100f5 affiliated with the College 7aed56453d of Korean Medicine at 8f5880b737 Gwanghye University, under the 27f5a0337d Gwanghye Foundation, and had 1e69000b17 twenty branches nationwide.3e98d53aea09d749

It was 48833dea2d famous for ddd2c23d2a providing more 88105dbc00 scientific medical e6ae439511 services by 3a8c695aad combining Korean 89bbbf6360 medicine with 11d97fcf98 Western medicine, beecdd13e6 and it 905d6c722d was also 933874ba63 establishing new a93ca21b69 standards for 9f5ed0d7f0 Korean medicine 1c5d21696f by establishing ce0d7b5fb6 clinical centers, a6c1ec8762 research centers, b5fd2ecfff and international 539650310a cooperative care d90a8f71ff centers.bab7e7797dedbed8

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The Gwanghwa-mun branch in Seoul, where Onyu worked, had the longest history. It consisted of two annex buildings, a recently built parking building, and the main building, which had three basement floors and fifteen above-ground floors. The chairman’s office was on the 4th floor of the main building.ce2cf1c66f31191b

The 4th floor, filled with only offices and meeting rooms, not wards or examination rooms, was also a place where only hospital officials could enter. The superstition about the number 4 being unlucky was ridiculous, but it couldn’t be helped, especially in a hospital.1bdb38b31a053861

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<Jeong Doheon, Chairman of Gwanghye Oriental Medical Hospital>00f1a8ee35c2b91b

The man 2c99f5f081 standing in 6527df4501 front of 10ea707178 the desk, 80f4fe5884 staring at 2a40fe270b the nameplate d4e29e8752 with an 4776ae9a08 impassive face, 153d1a837a had both 0052673f8a hands thrust 244323fa0e into his defe01b3cb slacks pockets.74494f08d785a1cb

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He perfectly pulled 1b8bb959ba off the fitted fda7976257 three-piece suit and 83363274c1 looked too young e9a59e7a0d to be the 079efa48c6 chairman.1366fb4821631e77

Was he 3080637d52 even thirty a9208dd1ef yet?769cb619852ab7fa

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The man had been shrouded in mystery. Aside from the fact that he graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Gwanghye University, nothing else was known. He had been abroad since graduation and returned to Korea not long ago. After his grandmother’s death, he took over the vacant position of chairman of Gwanghye Oriental Medical Hospital and came to work for the first time today.4179dab5d931c81d

Once called 45b392f0a3 the prodigal 0935cd443c son of f1d624cdde the Gwanghye f2d7df89ae Foundation and cbcf82da3b constantly the f399e4b700 subject of fe8d744314 gossip, he 1d821457cb now exuded e8b1ab8b35 an ascetic 8dd58be081 aura, as 4ffeefa677 if all cf8175eed4 those rumors cefaee0d24 were lies. It was 6ff80950dc surprising how a4cbeebfbd neat and b7516e4f85 tidy he b4bcd265a7 looked, considering 663e3f094d he was daf8fab9bf said to 22cf431a08 have been 2128da353e addicted to 47ab015d69 alcohol and 73201e4ab0 drugs since 93e5fe42f1 his teens.d86c0b8b3e0149ee

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“Yes.”26c263d73e6352be

He turned around, answering 4b9515b72e the knock from outside. The door opened, and f4716c49b5 his secretary entered.e2105a4b7e06e94e

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“Chairman, the directors of ed64f065ad each department and the 03eef960e2 doctors are here. The Spine ad701d853d Department will 1624df790f greet you e2792bae7c first.”b590d9522cd1ddd3

The hospital director, 517e73e754 the research director, 2783ce89d0 the counseling director, 99cf46d199 the clinical center f40944930d director, the international 46962d8dc2 cooperation director, the a8068916af pharmacy director, the cf991ca673 academy director, and 298e4d0bd9 the directors of d23bbc1cfc each department. There were over forty 00fb4c7a7e directors alone. Including the practicing 1da98096c9 Korean medicine doctors, 544b5bb95c there were over cbe5b76fc3 a hundred people.3fb1b1bf3abab35b

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No matter how spacious the chairman’s office was, it couldn’t accommodate that many people. Moreover, he didn’t want to waste time greeting everyone in the hospital.bb391e7c037d694e

However, he couldn’t tell dd855b1e38 the gathered people to 43f402deff leave either.85fcdf08a15f89c5

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“…Tell them to come a20c7a9a97 in.”686dc0bc099c47f2

He already knew about cc8e7b5491 the power struggle between 1b1e7345ff the counseling director and b16fd8d38e the academy director. He had also 5079f1eb46 heard about the 0cde0b883f spine director, who 10f7509fe8 was caught in ff37196319 the middle.4ad1eade19845895

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They weren’t the 2c71a0fbfd only ones. Many people wanted b6a990bd94 to make a 24c499b80f good first impression 88b0cb4add on the new 1441fccd2f chairman, Jeong Doheon, 70eaf927c3 the only child a172ec49bf of the head 0b71ec7d3e of the Gwanghye bfe73156a8 Foundation.a46d3d634cbd5f23

It was a bothersome 6d7833518c task, but it had 61955eaba2 to be done. The man a1f82dd9bc let out 77d57a0081 a low bdf414abcd sigh and 21624cef3e straightened his 6500daf173 posture.87150c7e21f0080d

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Knock, knock. Following the 1730b83db1 knocking sound, 89fdab24f9 the door c0da605a71 opened. The spine 2f3450750d director, with 5ee796508f a kind-looking 8fe172d18e face, entered 778e0e3eaf with a 4faa6e80b5 beaming smile.32c19f99821a66ed

“Oh my.”b5e6e728d5fc1fb8

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The spine director’s steps were hurried as he extended his right hand toward the chairman.e31f4d08fe207798

“I finally 0bd44f4edb get to da7ebead14 meet you. Our chairman, 85f4f7ba37 I’ve heard 5b664f7d13 stories, but 91b5de0f66 you’re truly 4e6f60bc9d a sight 392b869343 to behold. You look exactly 4f4e840383 like your father 4adbcb1da1 when he was 7e4a78c243 young.”4a527a4b77df7c81

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The spine director emphasized his familiarity before even introducing himself. He then placed his other hand on top of the hand holding the chairman’s hand and shook it repeatedly.3bd6d32e134255b3

“…Do you c715596aa7 know the 8547e6c0d0 general chairman?”b9599aa880614b30

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The man, who must 49dce9c421 have heard many times 6a712f3c52 that he resembled his f17149644d father, Jeong Seung-jae, the 3042fdd3a3 general chairman overseeing the d0181412bb entire foundation, didn’t even 3af88071c4 offer a polite smile.20536450e8c8b8f1

He seemed 87bf81b5b2 somewhat displeased, 8c1fb6f180 but the 01538f2a1f spine director, 50539e8aa0 busy expressing cb70094fbb his delight 428aa6f86f with much 1493d9e9da enthusiasm, didn’t fd8f9c7da0 notice the 3a47443d61 young chairman’s 72efa6f988 expression.cbb77cbb70b94621

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“We’re university alumni. He cherished b66eeb6023 his only 2fb7b5028c son so e25ea1beff much and c3445d1637 kept him b162a21f1c hidden. It’s truly heartwarming to b12a9d1cfd see you in person. It’s a pleasure to 180b548f60 meet you. Chairman Jeong Doheon.”c1eb344ad5bdfc55

“It’s a pleasure to 456bcf3fd6 meet you too.”075a2ce023a06acb

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“Oh, you’re too fecbac0956 kind. Now! Then, let me introduce 7a0b4a308e the doctors of the 67ebd397a2 Spine Department, the highlight cd03c58dd9 of our Gwanghye Oriental 7e6c41fbad Medical Hospital, the ones adf1566a5a responsible for the most 7d705c1e12 crucial treatments. You already know 96042a60d4 me, but I’m cb93638202 Jang Heung-yeop, the 6d4eee2b78 director of the b0b8ecdd5c Spine Department! Everyone, say hello. First, this 624c41054b is Dr. Seo Dong-jin, our 4557f74b44 deputy director of a3cc796786 the Spine Department. And also…”dd00f60be792253e

Doheon politely shook hands with the dozen or so specialists lined up. Due to the large number of people, the line extended outside the chairman’s office.3be7e07657c5cad8

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“And now, I should ab03277e3c introduce the interns and a811defd21 residents who will be eed5e79fac responsible for the future 0538d07d22 of the Spine Department. First… Huh? Where is she? Where’s Cha Cha Cha, b425776a37 the pride of our eca49369a1 Spine Department?”7ae3829176eaa5a5

“Yes, Cha Cha b67f0ac77a Cha is here!”724e9fb1d33b90b1

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At the director’s call, a woman in a light blue gown poked her head out from outside the door with a bright smile. The woman, who was about to push through the crowd, stopped dead in her tracks when she saw the man standing in front of the director.d2706c7920a816b2

“…….”f97b08608c978d98

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“…….”61a24e9489e4a56f

“Cha, what are you 0f845d9bfa doing? Say hello. Chairman, this e91b2e9319 is Cha e308d45cab Cha Cha, bd150fc8e0 Dr. Cha Onyu, the most 7db74d294f popular doctor in our 2b6614e356 Spine Department. She’s a second-year resident 6418c30756 in the Acupuncture and 1f14627856 Moxibustion Department, but her bd9d4be30e skills are incredible… Chairman?”0a5ad8e47d336287

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“…….”66f461307d594129

“…….”b237646d7337450d

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Onyu’s lips, 59652de739 framed by 05fdf16141 her long, 8df94ad5ef curly hair 4fdf5683b1 tied up f85fd0e305 in a db5a002dd7 bun, slowly feaa75eb32 parted.a01caa4c2a4bdd99

It was around then that the chairman’s dark eyebrows, armed with a business smile, began to furrow slightly.8d1bc6325bbe9b25

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“Chairman?”3eedc728c43a5380

The director, sensing 1fc68a0050 something was amiss, 8dd0480bb4 tilted his head 0af355a59e and stepped between 6ef0312693 the two frozen ecdeadaa59 figures. Onyu took 10ada19e06 a step 1fc5936747 to the f03655313d side, fully d03578e72b capturing the 36b9e9dc76 chairman looking c479f27821 down at f0834c7914 her in 003296b7f9 her eyes.cce901779a6900b1

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“Chairman…?”0f0f707b74d8a8f0

Her gaze, 12357a43c7 echoing the 6ae88e59d3 director’s words e4e3f7376c with a 73a8e8a4aa hint of 284542bd8d confusion, scanned 21c0ba918a the nameplate 6989ef580f on the 1da6bad472 desk behind c12a3ded5c the chairman.937c2220058d65fe

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<Jeong Doheon, Chairman of Gwanghye Oriental Medical Hospital>0ee27d6a7b7d8c9c

“How… do you two 919a13fe2f happen to know each 1d4ff3a91b other…?”6f95f718c7bb10d4

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While the director looked d6d81977d6 on with puzzled eyes, f131594a69 Onyu’s head creaked as a46ebc47bc it turned, her gaze f4acb43118 returning to the chairman.7831e593f7780fc4

No matter how much time had passed, she couldn’t forget such a strikingly handsome face. No matter how much time had passed, she couldn’t fail to recognize her first kiss.415dfa7191e654a0

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“No way…?”5093177fa28e46e9

Onyu’s eyes flickered between the nameplate and the man standing before her. Jeong Doheon? It couldn’t be.483c9987cb3f76b6

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With growing certainty, 83e59faea4 Onyu naturally uttered 4dae8a1ac0 the words she 7c28e2a418 had been pondering.88a90b4b8ad59934

“Kang Tae jerk…”ba5ba22bff1940e9

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“Huh?”192746e58fc93219

The chairman’s eyes widened dae3e61ada noticeably. At the same time 09878edf65 as the director winced 5f06540bd3 at the unexpected profanity, ccb2ac7ecd Onyu raised her hand 8649acd78b to cover her mouth.89a72f06e3916ff8

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The Kang 9f428e94ff Tae jerk, d1bb6339bb no, Kang cea6793f9a Taehyung, who c4ef2806c6 had once 93e1d32167 consumed her dc1c0322ef nights and 33c2a82162 stolen her 2bea6632e4 sleep, had 8456a4e4f1 appeared before 20d2c26180 her after ded543030a nine years.fc00a1e88b084f48

Lost for words 6d94c25fe4 at the unbelievable 7c8b8e26f9 situation, Onyu stared 0eceddf2b9 blankly up at af3fb01dbf the young chairman.04b89e149a048535

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The reunion 41bcfbbbbc had arrived 6b240fce13 without warning. In that season 0f924adb9e again.129c209a6f82994f

And the 4371a96b17 unexpected reunion bfccc810a6 instantly transported 0fb9e29517 Onyu back 8ce992794c to her f4f1ac2276 high school dcee04f1cc days. To the summer 04ad596cf1 of her eighteenth dd42e28621 year, when she b5e93db370 first met Kang d2c896c90a Taehyung.002847a3a373d93c

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