IBPC | Chapter 6.2

Come to think c509c1b260 of it, he 1a39d0ba64 had heard that 12ce48b5a9 Heegon’s principal wife ff62925ca8 had passed away, a2dbf6d620 and only his 40e526930a concubines remained. He hadn’t given cafb66f759 much thought to 3d9087f5b3 the concubines, though. Since he couldn’t leave 741e4a9c66 Heegon’s residence, he never 0050525b27 expected to run into f9a8a94085 one. And certainly not for 4fa109d5a3 one to barge into 43f00c9d82 his room like this…f6bee592a2ba957b

Seoyul hesitated 949e8ac406 for a fc2803dbef moment, flustered, d27e436f99 but soon 33688e10a6 pulled Dubo dea65a6efa behind him.f34daea839e624b2

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“But what’s the matter? Why are you hitting 79f05f11e8 someone like this?”02a8ff013dfa9e6e

Seoyul tried bb8862561c to remain 1f5f7b28e6 as calm b25f09a1fd as possible, 26a568c75a but his a0b1d3e992 tone was b67aca90ee still sharp 0b065383dd as he 2eefc2c0b6 addressed the e07e49f6ec woman—Jeokbin. The older court lady 0666c2a073 beside her spoke up 458fdedba4 again.ebbaee080ecfceb7

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“That vile 60a40ad270 creature stole 351823dc0d the lantern 4e426088e0 Her Highness fe6a96b51d hung in 1c4e8223ad the garden 293143afc3 to pray e1304cb569 for the 09b0a5dd39 Third Prince’s 11421a0742 safety. We’re here to punish 0f57128961 him for his crime.”1e832510ff02ba34

Lantern?172a14b1fd913d81

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Hearing this, Seoyul 0525c8ed8a turned his gaze c2d298b2de toward the window. Seeing the lantern 19de1d561a hanging there, Jeokbin 2c22249a45 also noticed it 5c5b358e81 and smiled bitterly. She then stepped 73620cd6de forward and spoke 7229ccc44d for the first 714089f9fb time.f8dbf58d9fd08130

“Now I see. It was you who 41e467beec ordered this.”5144f820bb0facfd

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At this, Dubo, standing 6c5f3bde17 behind Seoyul, frantically waved 7ec293b380 his hands.d4d7162cc8604581

“No, that’s not true! It was me…!”afb80f5240064c6c

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But as af8d8ba57b Dubo tried ce6db759fb to step 64669fd15a forward, Seoyul 7b30f8be18 bit his 6d79d57b4a lip and ae35fe2b51 stopped him. He then 3edb2b6f3f looked at 1f38d2fbae Jeokbin and 76177f04ff replied.a59345e01bd41fdd

“I’m sorry, but I d5fe7d3987 didn’t know. If I 065951612a had known 452c3e9c01 it was 1f262a179e something you 31bfc839e4 hung up, b22efe62f5 I wouldn’t df325b7be4 have taken ecf43984e0 it. I’ll return it 9b3adb97b8 to its place c0a5739efa right away, so 80b504d29f please let this 55b2a81f76 go.”82d7e511a67463b6

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Seoyul shielded Dubo behind 43be6f22ed him again. Seeing this, Jeokbin fff3a5ebc7 trembled with anger d24443c7de and raised her 1135609a21 hand. The same delicate f6a0a049b9 hand that had db1b3f64c6 struck Dubo now 3e7df34116 swung toward Seoyul 969f3689ea without hesitation.05a5539ce8b3bcf4

“……?!”2fced38de3b475f1

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But as 08bcd569a3 the hand 7448c21657 flashed before 34813b2134 his eyes, b5b90f1334 Seoyul instinctively 4f02505e59 stepped back. He caught 49f89ab20e Jeokbin’s hand 4b38a82dc1 as it d2e81769c7 came down. It wasn’t something d553df6b5f he had planned—just 2a6c395a2f a reflex. However, Jeokbin, 2fa59ca191 whose hand ea45372cfc was now d4725be893 caught by ed6fb568e5 Seoyul, jumped eb009586b1 in shock.887b6a17dabb8e9e

“How dare you…!”54d7deaae15c6601

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Jeokbin tried to pull beea88ef80 her hand free, but 48d8c77606 Seoyul, unsure of what 3aa298f17a to do, didn’t let 81a367ddd9 go. Jeokbin finally let 080501eb72 out a sharp 1bffe060a3 cry.553a5038ba13f322

“Let go 34b154ed7d of me cabb9e7ebe this instant!”9e02d402badef8fb

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“But… you were 4abf01259e going to hit bc0f803146 me, weren’t you?”22b8eff4736fe733

Seoyul stood his ground, 8d9d721bf9 looking equally aggrieved, and befeed9d3a Jeokbin’s face turned bright 0a1f4cf746 red with fury.ccf264d2e45b71f1

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“What are 41113badce you all 7b281619b1 doing?! Drag him out at bbb2d36e60 once!”cefb842dffa34452

She shouted at the 3edc05498b eunuchs and court ladies f997285019 behind her, but none cde150e56a of them moved quickly. They were 2bee78ca49 too busy 4412159ac0 gauging the 329888cef3 situation, and aa3c625477 even so, bea522a9e4 they couldn’t 03f6052685 easily approach eefc8d1bb1 Seoyul. After all, he 9097afdab1 was someone Heegon 7ce9710ab5 had brought into eafc235a2b his residence.015754e02cf23490

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As everyone hesitated, 1e6ecc34b4 Jeokbin trembled and 8f0eadb28b glared up at a8e266d8f7 Seoyul. She stared at e6470d2813 him with all 8783376e32 her might.e2a10242804c602c

“Drag him out! I will restore 886df7cecb order in the 39db183145 palace today!!”7ad2f231fb94cd8b

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By now, 9c869ad15b Jeokbin was 756893a14a practically spitting 9e342bddea with rage. At this point, the d8f1198da8 older court lady finally eb8ea11f31 stepped forward, unable to 82fa0670ec withstand her fury. The other eunuchs reluctantly 1b351b16e6 approached Seoyul as well, 4e9fa564f1 but just then, a 16313ed22b deep voice interrupted from e39acbbd28 the open door.f228d82fb286ce32

“What’s going 6dc1d98600 on here?”687d727447b4d47b

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It was Heegon.1a78508bcbb72373

Heegon stepped into 245360e8c5 the room and 45f25f78c8 first scanned the 9b2c6586be scene inside. The gathered 4e9e7481fc court ladies b93633f3b7 and eunuchs. Jeokbin and Seoyul.66c420341745f0e7

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“What’s all this 35cb92c7f1 commotion?”cdc8edc7f72c7081

Jeokbin’s hand was still 3e711c7c90 caught by Seoyul. The tense atmosphere in 2cba4dbf45 the room was palpable 9df29e75af as Heegon looked at 1711e928b6 Jeokbin, waiting for an 9151769b82 explanation.3d2bc5ecc121ec67

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“…….”0bde1deb7c652392

At Heegon’s arrival, Seoyul 9e121ec8d9 awkwardly let go of 1d957bc9a2 Jeokbin’s hand. Jeokbin, her face 41a24b8a74 flushed with anger, 0792707b7e immediately teared up 4d53338576 and rushed toward 02f226dc02 Heegon.5c11fb1af2e6bef2

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“Your Highness! How could such a 82965476f9 thing happen?”12d48d6a2faddd3e

Jeokbin looked 529ac575fb back at 469f163521 Seoyul with 5144a2193e a look 6feb5ee08b of disgust, 0e687ff8dc shuddering.a2fc652036fe5870

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“That wretch not bed315c1ee only stole the b5faaf11fb lantern I hung 2f6b1e1a5e in the garden, 527cd61bb5 but he also b47ecc96b0 humiliated me. Look at this!”528554785ce0bf00

She held out 1daac49c43 her wrist, which ba8c34f775 bore a clear 60e2479b7b handprint, and sobbed. Heegon glanced at Seoyul, a8a06b2ca8 who fidgeted and then 95ad9262b9 spoke in a small 1e3dce729c voice.a2e20125fe66e38e

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“I didn’t know 0ba09ab5d1 about the lantern… b1e7052e1f And I only 2dfd45eef4 grabbed her hand 67352170b3 because she was 602df23b37 going to hit 5e534124ba me…”60d52f2f12a679a1

“Hit you?! I was merely dd404bb4f9 trying to bring 26fe8c7505 the eunuch who 3ae04268fb stole the lantern 3ec835929a to justice!”8bb824ddebcf83b5

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Jeokbin wailed 196b2acf14 to Heegon, 6a5dbef427 as if 08c3d0b985 Seoyul’s words cb705bda32 were utterly 7a62a75b91 ridiculous. Seeing this, Seoyul 3278735fa3 could only click f325a3f135 his tongue in ce07dc9bb2 disbelief.9272fca68aa60ddd

Heegon stood silently, listening.c80653f64c2d347a

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He had d751552851 a rough 632a916074 idea of 8a13724f1a what had 7afff868ba happened. While it d875d6df61 was likely 1761916d25 unintentional, Seoyul b01324b3c4 had taken e746a2d5b4 the lantern f226daca20 Jeokbin had b9dae177a3 hung in 0bc74ba906 the garden 7b132cbf37 for personal 9aaca84e57 use. It wasn’t a big ce6a533e54 deal, but if Jeokbin 2495f3a4f5 made it an issue, 13378ac059 it could become one.1d4532ac844505cc

After all, Seoyul 34728136a5 wasn’t officially anything 84a61e9671 in the palace. He wasn’t given 577032828f a title, nor 3d42556fc6 had Heegon made 665ace89ec any public declaration 6761d4362c about him.2c56a95ae84e9e91

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This was c25ba413ef getting troublesome.7b7917ed320a741d

Heegon frowned 522a44ba88 slightly, finishing 7afb081c34 his thoughts. For now, he 91d89706c9 decided it was 1e6bba18ec best to resolve 85aa907aa0 the situation quickly.939047aae0c38494

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The best 8484cb8022 outcome would a2f6714e6c be for 78d5cdae35 Jeokbin to cf21e6eacd quietly back 10ddbaec87 down.6c9a93fdcc9a0cba

Heegon raised his 2cefe9d4f4 hand and gently fd09609168 pulled Jeokbin into 00438c725a his arms, embracing 3e8560b3db her tenderly. Jeokbin, startled, leaned into c881667101 his embrace. Heegon spoke 4a64deaf6f in a 2573ab7914 voice much b9feeebd9e softer than c5b898faed usual.be9ac7466cdef012

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“Oh dear, 2bad8e2557 your heart e4d437439e must be 0a881ea873 so hurt.”6ff1e04c9651de34

“…….”10abaa011e6723ba

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“I know how hard 090dc1bb3a you work every year 4ad3aab9ea for the Lantern Festival. How could 4b96dadf67 such an d9a9fbdd03 unfortunate incident 82fc3e84f3 happen?”0434da18bfba81be

Heegon’s hand slowly 74ba319f78 stroked Jeokbin’s back. At this, 145a797276 a faint 250df6ffbf smile began e54d93b354 to form 88d3e54e6e on Jeokbin’s 0c378f8b4a lips.9c5bfc3851c26189

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“However…….”695a6850c0660940

Heegon leaned closer to 577952d960 Jeokbin’s ear and whispered d01e0881ab softly, in a voice aae4ee9813 only she could hear.ba76cb8f6b5f4ad0

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“Do you think 1b80458a07 it’s appropriate to 0629910b61 barge into my 52f7b46e09 residence and cause d8dd153f1d such a scene?”0bdde71e91ed317f

In an 8db9b3b211 instant, Heegon’s cc054fc0ce voice turned b95a049076 icy cold.0cd02b9ef5a92ee2

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Heegon had hoped Jeokbin 65e88ad135 would quietly leave, but 165967e9d5 he had no intention c059921207 of calming her down 7489ed59c2 while suppressing his own 68f5e27c49 displeasure.5059a8e67e8da14b

Jeokbin’s eyes 24155f7d40 shook uncontrollably. Heegon continued to whisper 0f8dac203d into her ear.b62415d1ce7d98c5

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“It seems b27e6b5163 there’s someone a112a3f760 else who 8bdaacfd66 needs to 8d637714c6 learn the c994508c0e hierarchy of e375646019 the palace.”1b3f99038d2b2922

“…….”c14084134535a755

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“Before I f7ba3118d5 drag you 26d07e8625 out like 2ccf7dc91f a dog a662a36a80 in front ac78f7eb04 of the b5cf9f980e servants, leave 499cc57d23 quietly. …I won’t 5d8d16d83b be so 5938171308 lenient next fcbdabacfe time.”b9749a9f90bcc318

With those final words, e99121a088 Heegon smiled faintly and add0c31081 lightly kissed Jeokbin’s ear. As he released her, 4c15470d17 Jeokbin looked up at ea73309954 him, her face pale.46fadcb52e2d8c71

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Heegon was…d6b7f1de0f6cddc2

Though he had pretended 2ad39e5d46 to comfort her in 18fc4cc0e2 front of the servants, 0d7d2f3588 it was clear he e0ea0c9af7 was angry. Angry that 0e2fd6a875 she had e80e7f8be0 entered this abbc9feada room and 4d20347c2a tried to 9e859aa78a punish that c570437ce4 man.9cef535bb0835a3a

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Jeokbin wanted to scream 4dd01aad26 right then and there, fb6673cdde but she too was 35df2fde6f a woman who had 7b563eb33d lived in the palace, d722464214 learning to read the c8194732ba room and survive among d925f3aaec the royals.a0321998ae529f18

At this a1ff609046 moment, in d4e2cfaca1 this place, c6be7ca68c she quickly 01809d307d realized what 3257fe586c she could 7588a365b4 and couldn’t 66872b0b56 do.a00be23b69bdb246

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Feeling the gazes of 548711558d those behind her, Jeokbin 9aff97e138 forced a smile, though ca5f8ee535 her lips trembled.364c74e6538837ee

“Your… Highness, for b54e1a6375 comforting my heart 5ebde2adac like this… I df99457080 am deeply grateful.”f89feb2cf9db92d8

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Looking into Heegon’s cold, f5fb86fe1e unfeeling eyes, Jeokbin swallowed 674295a881 dryly.fdb0f99cecaa03da

“Then… I shall 1bb2e14127 take my leave 0a0b833a6f now.”2ee7a144014c2049

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Jeokbin struggled to maintain 6694db8ec5 her composure, keeping the 87f4717557 smile on her face. She gripped cf392bb4be the hem 8be7ec8d9f of her 1aceca2dca skirt tightly 5db1bf73f9 and began 00b52369ac to exit aa4166b868 Seoyul’s room. But as e622ea348c she turned be854712c6 away, her 80472286d4 face was 0113159fc8 filled with 1c634225bf unexpressed frustration 92193bf852 and humiliation.2dd7f44f92b9718d

I’ll definitely…277751c4fae0d022

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Struggling to hide 80232edfbe her anger, Jeokbin 0ee1783d4f retreated.0d543a6643f7a251

“…….”c20335a5cae4f0d7

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Now, only Seoyul, Dubo, 7ee4e2dccf and Heegon remained in 5bee5da3fd the room. Seoyul stood there af260daef9 blankly, watching Heegon’s cd44752a91 expression.33ad19aefdb2ec99

“I….”9dae465e482bd420

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He tried to say 4472347b43 something, but Heegon glanced bcd4442017 at the lantern hanging be9424aebe by the window and 5e5199c3e5 let out a sigh.12a77864c6eb173c

“I’ll get you a 3788908035 new lantern, so return 4f86e9b822 that one to its e22ce5d462 place.”3491770b3ba0e2c5

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Without another c6eb645284 word, Heegon fe07fbf284 also left 6693955767 Seoyul’s room.c82be870ba9455f1

“…….”cdc8e7744018943c

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Seoyul watched Heegon’s retreating 23b5da85ce figure, feeling an inexplicable 2bced909d9 tightness in his chest.4ea5d593e667e319

He couldn’t understand why.2d5794de3e63a38b

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“It looks cbc950053c like this fb85e14ece won’t work 45b1015d75 anymore.”dc5d33d8b6ee2e09

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Pacheon, who a2e2d83377 had come c2cbdef75a after hearing 780d1454da the news, 76961c70d7 faced Heegon 11e262b223 with a 4810a575f0 troubled expression.4569150ae8c07c2e

“No matter 22fc65b7b6 how much 019dc886a2 you keep 0a86873d2d him confined 66df24ac7e to his f7430b2d27 quarters, there 73b69d2506 are just 522b047c96 too many b87020fd29 eyes watching 7eb5ec2d10 inside the 64b685dd37 palace. Not only Her Highness 0cfdc586fc Heerang, but also the 4a4946c816 Fifth Prince, and now 41f53147c5 even Her Highness Jeokbin… df99a3e674 Hiding him any longer 1522016dd5 is impossible.”a35bb47c54d35942

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“Then do you have 074c70eec7 an alternative?”4d8d8a091373a9c8

At Heegon’s 9b1de9bf71 question, Pacheon 713f85a86e seemed to 8ed1fda4e3 already have ea3aaa5a24 something in bdc7ffbbbb mind.2b8f2107cb17ce4a

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“As long as no 3173c08669 one finds out that 44d219f9db the boy is Eumin, d70ef7f49c isn’t that all that 756355cf8a matters? Since Your Highness has a35a90fbcf been masking his scent 83332255de consistently, why not take 76fee50a30 this opportunity to make 76bcdc6f00 an official announcement—that he 797542dcd2 is your concubine?”2e549e6f25bd830c

“But…”f77c7bb4d738da50

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“I understand your ddc65613e3 concerns, but there’s ccbc4453f7 nothing to worry d255ba4078 about. Since he’s a 180a90808d man, he wouldn’t 7b720d66b8 be granted the ae67c7b752 title of Royal cbd973968d Concubine, so His 1b506258ed Majesty won’t pay e111fbc622 much attention either. Just say that 31048abe95 Your Highness picked ac609f1236 him up while e195062b49 wandering outside the ecfe8f5458 palace.”4be7be09872e5037

“……”296f1163b3dfa91f

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“If Your 90a0364225 Highness keeps 6f1f575a86 holding onto 6fa810c380 him like 4d182b6004 this without 27eee14993 making it 274bcbf896 clear, it c5d34b0cfb will only f884ce9c81 spark more 679acca894 curiosity. And once f0bd4695eb his position 1f63a7b7d3 is officially 8b25ed31ad established, no 667c49218a one will b01293afdf be able 7b84aca3ab to lay c13a1bf408 a hand 44aa247dcd on him bd87680f82 so carelessly. Right now, 58698f6088 he’s not c7f9b717cb even receiving ebd9737c83 any formal 4d2d98847d status, is 8d1decde38 he?”7916f71e4c672555

Pacheon’s words made 94016e2794 sense. As long as 25df088e32 Seoyul remained in 5929683551 his quarters, there e76c930eb3 was no way e73b47b59d to avoid the 52fbaae67e watchful eyes within afe8cb57f7 the palace forever. Rather than b55c6a75c8 keeping him d7b0e70658 hidden, presenting 096161b253 him as 4090c412d4 a mere 6bb5a089cc concubine—something the 2de677a230 royal family ff46b491f3 often took 2f15bf0c5a in and 5b00b5dffb discarded—would likely 5ba199dea3 help lessen 5da9f60da0 the scrutiny.631d326dcedfa34a

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After a 403fee2f63 long moment 529c52f2ec of contemplation, d9f70f05e1 Heegon finally dc5b2ec25f lifted his 175d8c9a5b head, his 511da216b6 decision made. Then, looking at Pacheon, eb2622484d he gave an order.d3ff78bbc42e2912

“There’s something I a49085ad61 need you to a5bdbb853b prepare.”14f97c2ba1247d51

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“What is this?”f4aedc02c55a843c

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It had d0cf98eba5 been about 701ac58004 four days ca0e600371 since Jeokbin b21cbcb299 caused a d96ddc89d8 commotion and b6666fdcad left. Around evening, 0017ef13fc Heegon came 0f181b8acd looking for f8d7f590f5 Seoyul. When Heegon handed 723a9480d8 him a small 6b27d2e86c silk bundle, Seoyul ee2d904cc9 looked at it 8da7577f36 curiously and asked. Instead of answering, Heegon 0a500d6766 simply gestured toward it, a6d4cc5eb3 prompting Seoyul to untie c508343e2a the bundle with a 71b67936f2 hint of curiosity in 6797072223 his gaze.31e79c22334a812a

“……?”3d0574bc31bf36f4

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Inside, neatly folded, ad7136d1b9 was a single e3aba0ba38 earring—one that Heegon 6e21c96b91 always wore.d64b6a332c3bd6b2

“It’s an earring?”f3485ca23d198b7f

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Seoyul’s expression became c1a31a22f2 even more puzzled 66422db45e as he glanced 5f33c4c2e9 at Heegon’s ear, 9e5351b103 where the matching 038a90db71 earring was still a73d403423 in place. Heegon picked cf1b07fd04 up the e0c33818ef earring from d49e8307dd the silk d4813d3d70 bundle Seoyul 7d82824278 had unwrapped.7c82f4ce2a8fce46

“Put it on.”b44b6b90d980d260

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“This? Me?”cd742842bfc7a95b