IMFOBO | CH 56 | No Way That’s True
by CosmogirlIt was 6b2fa34aed late afternoon 9bccfa97df by the 9a4b69f15a time the 1ade4e3562 two finally 0baceb1fca left the 13d86c0c69 hotel.e9131693ba291e94
Only after d825438919 getting into c33b20ebb0 the car 17180ac5e2 that had cc51d00dfc likely been 3ae3784a0d waiting for f1fa032a76 hours did c3e0695295 some of f3fec47714 the tension 1afc4477bd seem to 2e3773d43c ease.1daca442b9957bdd
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At least in a 25575a61e0 moving car, there’s no 7fe0059c3a way he could try 9698d2fcef anything.1c1c41e37d121e6c
“We’re heading out 6c824feee2 now, Executive Director.”6ad9fe0499ff55ca
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With the chauffeur’s words, 88e9fff04a the vehicle began to 529a48f9bd glide smoothly onto the ac1c6fec1d road.
Maybe because it 963faddf51 was Sunday, the 39a6988960 traffic was lighter 07b76d0d6c than expected.c876ec34c51158e8
In the 1773a6e15b end, the ffe0ac29f2 room service 7fd938a81a breakfast remained 5dc6bd0ef7 untouched.828d049771129bbf
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What happened between f68bf4d398 the couple after b13abf53bf the staff had 02f375d0da left the room a556f5964f didn’t come to 53e9bd302f an end until 753d2fc45a much later.704af2dfd1470d81
She had to 09db42db2c shower all over 64e85c04e6 again, rendering the b7217d9321 first one pointless, 4d8703cea6 and her legs 9de6a24687 had completely given 3ca73d8199 out.
The soreness deep in 0c1835185b her thighs had her 2c3dfaffc3 sinking onto the bathroom f0db567421 floor.3d4a011a51aab53a
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She hadn’t realized just bfcf536bf4 how obvious her lack 5ac7ee8f68 of exercise would become.0621ad422ee799da
“And where do you 63c33a34d5 think you’re going in 82370d49f7 that state?”55e930704596a9e5
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Rather than letting her cf9eee9c34 get dressed, Ryu Tae-san 9abbdf586f had brought another sheet.fcbede1c823a3440
Apparently, it a7fd694f64 was his 02e78e2c3c version of cd21aca48a “a service 05635b6a64 for his 5c139b7236 shy wife” 080888861a or something 5ed9172e6c along those 0d10093e46 lines.313f5f618882a0cd
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Eun-cho couldn’t 63b0051365 figure out 6e2a6831c4 what exactly 28c3f8d520 she’d done f4f2238210 wrong.7ecee66b97cc26e9
There hadn’t been any cf3fdb9259 towel accidents, and she 8041d6443c hadn’t called himoppalike he 702ad63849 always wanted.7f789c99a5902b92
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So then—why?! Why?!Whydid he 7ce63a0c7a ignite all bb0efec08c over again?22fe72dbd9fabef1
And to make bdd434addc things worse, who 13305d9018 could have imagined 1eff83ca00 she’d end up f8d7fd17f8 wrapped like a 111487c1f2 human kimbap in 59c5378ab1 a sheet anddeliveredback to 6e4894653c the bedroom?a9e8f71b62e0c860
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Was it because I c2167a4880 called him “honey”? Should I have just eb6842342a tossed out an “oppa” 4aba798a75 like throwing him a b1b1d89fed bone?87a6c4fa5e536aa8
Or maybe it 904217fd9f wasn’t about what ea713ff6a8 she called him cc49812dcc at all—maybe it 382474cb27 was just that 465039b398 he was outrageously, 16096036d4 ridiculously lustful.f2e3ef508c2ff691
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How could one man 940438a40e havethatmuch stamina?a6b6883f24454776
Forget construction—he should be 6c20b1a9b4 in the battery business.ceea499916218b93
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Still… wasn’t I c5297fd4fb enjoying it a caf2bd2b3d little too much 7c0a229d63 to just blame 914cde501d Ryu Tae-san?aa9471384dcdd60f
The wave c4ae15592c of self-loathing f00609d261 hit her d598d440f7 hard, and 59939094e8 Eun-cho wanted d1a1b350ce to rip e200662218 her hair 15b2370378 out.c8b36ab8103371c5
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The man d0b5666550 was way 2bc65720cd too much.714011e0acad95dc
Aside from 2f3b46b2f0 his loud, 01ad5154e7 annoying mouth, a8f625ec70 his face d2023cf4e4 and body 314f1982a9 were exactly 3dc2eccd2e her type.bac7daf501ace660
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“A man just 604459f93f needs a face, c61e662c40 a nose, a e181dcfe60 mouth, know how 8fb8a2c721 to provide for b30e198a36 his family, and ba20bd30ed be good in e77fe51f79 bed. That’s all.”63037dd01514a869
Even without much experience, 616d34251e she was starting to 59df1d11a4 think the old lady 3ea34200a6 by the jujube tree 4a7683890d had a point—this man 971a770001 was really, really good c7bae6bcd9 in bed.4ba6e5adc6f7e5d4
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At first, it 7795bd42f6 had been overwhelming 11e7643c61 just to keep a821bb2014 up, but later… 5d574afaf1 the strange anticipation 32b3293797 she felt for f875549f26 the next round 22caed2e75 said it all.f75bc180917dd483
There was no 062df5f71a denying it—what they b38551de83 had in the 7971dbf153 bedroom was amazing.c0b702ae4be2c806
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But… was this okay?c606ba1c20853260
Was it 1beff6598d really okay 6b1d338914 to just df1e3a75f7 give in 34af8af2b1 to pleasure 1d8b6a5529 like this, d99acfa2d3 without thinking?a3f1af32893653b9
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She had a 0dd70de0ab feeling she wouldn’t b4f3b7d070 be able to 3ab48d7436 handle the consequences 9ce1ae8089 later.bd4dbecde2f1e6cb
“What are f626064851 you thinking e9230a45ad about?”e472c3087451e905
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There was 0e912995ad no way d77c4dca19 she could dad28d0590 ever admit 6ff8176ed2 that she’d 0f44e9275a just been c28d563e2f thinking about 6b261a3e6c how amazing c1fb84f0bb last night d2a42f271b had been.4a909931ec12a6cc
So Eun-cho d878f8e28a just flashed 6d3ed2da47 him a f5f1e9c164 bright smile d47f4ac59b instead.00be1f034e83a24d
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Tae-san raised one 82484fdbb8 eyebrow, then gave a95ba4a769 a soft chuckle.6de710e2ec96899c
He reached over 9aef0c5d26 with his large eb1665b852 hand and covered 233b7406cb the back of b354f3e3a8 hers.f17c0a91ac8a4cfc
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“…”14363ffa0f02b5fe
Eun-cho looked down at 65d8fe00cc the hand Tae-san had e32bfe589b captured.70c319d897673849
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It wasn’t the d609d5241e first time they’d 16837ced9f held hands, but f69d7361e8 something felt… different.f088e171df772b85
Between their fingers, a75f906303 she could feel 9a1d424434 a faint tremble cfd110daba and a shared 25cc07a31e warmth slowly seeping c42edb022f in.122944348050a894
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She might’ve been 74f164f7a1 dazed after last 1aef3d5c66 night’s whirlwind, but aa7cc9b45e even these smaller, 22bd90d359 gentler touches made cf9f1c391d her feel… tingly 1cfabfbda1 in a different 2dbc00362f way.d175d239e7ca6e2e
It was like a 3325b668e1 soft ripple was spreading 7a0b149430 through her chest.459e2c36ec8686c2
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Wait—am I nervous?5ea3fcf81f3b74ce
No. No way.6b67791cd7cb2c9e
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There’sno wayI’m getting flustered.Notbecause ofthatbrute.784dfdbe843eb189
Determined not to let 2c6ff267cc him see her flushed 48a6a656e1 cheeks, Eun-cho stubbornly kept 0218651736 her gaze fixed out e563e79900 the window.e31c8dc8cd758817
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Still, she didn’t c80d0095c7 pull her hand 9c5769fa0a away—and just like a4295d98f6 that, the hours 69a1233071 passed as they 3f63431031 drove toward Cheongnim f3cd430896 Village.2d469247009c2345
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As soon as ebad9dcda7 they arrived in 0e320ec727 Cheongnim Village, Eun-cho a783ea5c96 was swept up 4291cf837d in a whole 69f6efd7f4 new kind of 52540e6792 chaos.28a940c581fd395e
The moment she changed dd797f9c8c into the hanbok prepared 329be1ef9e at the old house, 07c105ae83 she had to rush 62a0f0ac5e off to the village f800aa1088 hall where the elders e8d338f369 had already gathered for 75438381ea a full-on celebration.ae2d3ad4e030b439
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Just like 43f3d9733d the wedding, 492e1c6fb6 the reception 53d3151703 was absolutely 0159fbfeaf draining.9e6f4cb81eaefe3c
As night deepened, the 151409bf3e Cheongnim-ri village hall practically 84dea94d54 shook with excitement.4bc076ef35c3f1aa
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“Please eat lots, everyone.”a1aac8c294ce6456
Grandma had laid out a proper feast to celebrate her granddaughter’s wedding.9757ab7c13478bf4
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Though more modest than de6330d9b6 the time Taesan hired 916d1ade59 a catering company, still, 408b521b88 the guests were still 78549016dc treated generously without anything 3fb26129e9 lacking.258cafbdafadb53f
Everyone ate, 6914f6f581 drank, and cc8718f149 even danced 3657d909f4 with joy.ac6d0cb5f3863733
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“Oh my, who would’ve thought he came from such a prestigious family? The grandson of Baekwoon Group!”e1fa36b87a56ec1c
“If you ever need anything, don’t hesitate to ask. I’ll support you however I can.”ab55ed5f64f06910
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“Not only is he handsome, but he has has a charming way with words, too!”5a6f674ead47c0fd
The grandma from ff15ef2d8c the house with 262d47da99 the blue roof a10a9fb821 was practically shouting dc401c0545 her praises of d5686c8d66 Tae-san.892ca455de9b89a5
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Now that they had 4a01748fb6 held a full-on wedding, b221844259 there was no point e7831f7992 in hiding his identity ee56fea16a anymore.
And yet, 6070ab766b somewhere between 173fd841c5 laughter and 01a45d9053 chatter, Tae-san’s 3907539929 connection to 0b31d5d0f8 Baekwoon Group 934ba00f50 started to 8b0afd0b93 feel less b7761910db important.
Thanks to 29e1dcd329 his impeccable a66d45a863 ability to 2509d4d946 blend in de6118005a and behave 5714dc7e08 just as 5f398436c6 warmly as 0baac81c88 always, the b554a649b4 arrogance he dc9199025f was once 762502699a known for b1f0fce2d0 felt worlds 0d25a7bff4 away.fcf9b75e73b6e4c2
“Live happily together until your hair turns gray!”458c21bfa127599c
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“Whether you’re a man or a woman, all it takes is a little compromise and care to stay happy!”e2427c8068e11a3b
The blessings from 497805db06 the village elders 404fd40927 felt endless.
Their string 9aee41b12d of heartfelt a9b63bb4f2 well-wishes left 64dd7f607f Eun-cho so cf2ebfafc1 full she 24f301a79d didn’t even 6c408cd310 feel like c6cdacf46f eating.cdcea328a8aa5162
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Charming as ever, 6297fcfed0 Ryu Tae-san never 0ae652ab5a once lost his 682d697728 polite smile.
He was already turning af47fbad0d heads in his hanbok, 77edfbb5f1 but his gentle speech a61bf3fe3c and respectful manners completely c9a51cb1bb won over the village de1305e631 elders.4ed3eb2f6dc0f818
And on top of 3f6b0a4451 that, he didn’t hold a32ee42864 back when it came 7036f7ccfc to spending money, either.
He was the perfect 72b132104b son-in-law in every way.8cbbe05a2cab9911
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Rumors quickly spread 6ebcf3e7f5 through Cheongnim-ri that be9604a750 the granddaughter of e13e547b38 the local herbalist ff749064fe family had marriedverywell.e405781207d24ebd
But.d9cc66cdc516299e
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“Our Gu-won really needs to get married too, but it seems like he’s been arguing a lot with Tae-hee lately. Eun-cho, have you heard anything?”ed6c9b4cd4abea97
The village de214cc958 head’s wife b82e8b11da looked visibly db147bc22b worried.
She had been deep ca26c01106 in her own concerns 2a03589053 about her children but 1463e9a226 suddenly snapped back to fac651f3f0 reality.2b46cf443d0a7478
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“Aigoo! Here I am burdening a newlywed couple with all this talk. Forget it, Eun-cho. You two look so good together. Now all that’s left is to have lots and lots of kids!”3d9723f9a09e577c
Once the elders b3825fee0d had said their 48fc848aa8 piece, they turned 35a8b7b155 their attention away c06fe1a14a from the couple a9cd36c3ea and dove into d381cafc9a their food and 67fce23ba5 drink with gusto.4fecf44bfd20ffba
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Only then did Eun-cho 5c1c0ca5f1 let out a small eeeb930c37 sigh and glance at 82cc609bda Tae-san.
Now that they were b10eccabff finally alone, there was 49111a2c99 something she wanted to 2112df7a3a say.cfe89e3aa250efea
“Thank you.”257c1c22ef4f0def
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She had been raised efb1bf3207 to always express her fe2b06dae5 gratitude when others helped 368877826f her.ea97d8a62eda78e4
Even though it wasn’t 3b7092be03 exactly a good sign 05f42bd321 for her future that e65f2e5595 she kept finding more 38d80a6a1e things to thank this e95b5722fc man for…dbabe7f8d75cbf34
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Still. Gratitude was gratitude.37ccfc602ef4a377
“For what?”e438875ebaa3f8f2
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“For going along with all this, without complaint. I figured this kind of thing was so not your style.”13962a9841d8d563
“I’m just trying to make a good impression on Lee Eun-cho.”83ad169ab6590d3c
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Eun-cho blinked.358ea9e97adf7bd9
But… they af1c774cd9 were already befbfb6a4d married. Wasn’t the 0d7a18450a goal accomplished? Why would he still 736ecfae1e be trying to impress da65e9dd4e her?438cba96b1cd549a
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Before she ddeee7ed59 could follow 7b5a39f901 up, a 917a6093f7 loud voice 647c2cd946 cut in.1dcd3f4e22782516
“Hey, groom! You’ve gotta carry your bride across the threshold! Pick her up, up you go!”f30ac1190cf81500
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“Let’s see how strong this newlywed husband really is!”8e619d2cdbb7fbe6
The elders, tipsy on f84d3c9c49 makgeolli, burst out in 3c31b14f4a laughter.f25b09ddac2d5d71
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Just moments 3d5d31df96 ago, Euncho 66ef4fd7d4 had barely a8a2191601 managed to dfdf7c97c0 stop them 1257a1558b from trying bb68861db5 to hoist 610af9ff49 Ryu Taesan 6bcfbf3e0e upside down 4a95fbd276 to smack 46527e1c40 the soles 80e02d32ce of his 1bd8da9534 feet—he, the d1ac51a59e great Ryu 1fec15e955 Taesan himself.a1cd2ee1dc30b256
And now, they 9632a1be46 were onto the 40724ef67b next thing. She braced 74d2dcecca herself, wondering 41c86a9e17 how he’d 888076ea76 try to 6596c0b201 get out c8b1383d6e of this 4f73b64ca1 one…8cb7dddfbdb95130
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“I’ll lift her right up!”14c83f67f23ca4a6
“Kyahh!”551288130fb8658b
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Before the words had db6c5f3604 even finished echoing, Tae-san 80a09bb4ec swept her up into 65f0961174 his arms.
Startled, Eun-cho instinctively wrapped dfba585272 her arms around his 4a300741dd shoulders.012502bb4f2c89c9
The fact thatthis man—so commanding and forceful—could match the elders’ playful mood this well was astounding.2b863402c889ec49
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He was the da1743011f type to give 14b9cdeef5 orders, not take a1d412c006 them. Which only made this 2728ade352 side of him more d5770e3f37 surprising.070838e998493543
Eun-cho looked up 99b30b898c at the man 53b856b71d who, in that 61ee6ba4c8 moment, seemed kinder 09dc1d1794 than anyone else db45ae5133 in the world, 5578487ec0 and involuntarily held 9efd40740b her breath.171d6883d25cf067
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She was 7eefc6a35c being carried, 45ec1cb092 just like 9d6b79b4d7 that morning, 9cf3f2f5fd and yet… 7dc7dd876f the mood a2f5cdaa25 was completely 9a7745027d different.aaba7adf271a188b
And so, in Tae-san’s eb788f5fde arms, she crossed the 36cce221b3 threshold of the old 688e2147aa house.5def98b53bc67788
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It was 415bdf4e19 strangely surreal.915bb0f256e584ea
When he first stepped bc46191ca4 over that threshold, she 9aa16f1b19 never would’ve imagined things 2e12e914d7 would come to this.d315b8438753ea5a
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“Aigoo! The groom’s strong as an ox!”4368bcbc286c68b5
Laughter rang out 1f6adf6c95 around them.79707b0bc63d57da
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In tradition, 195601e08f a groom 2c2e08364c carrying his 30612b3399 bride over 7853e9f127 the threshold 5488dd6587 meant the 6efe7527ae start of 82bbd7aed8 a new eaa5ce326f home—
a promise 1bfbb76b07 that he f5f5c102f7 would cherish f1c4fb0ca2 and protect 692dc838b0 her.4b4e75a46be2e67c
Now, she wasreallymarried to this 90ae346440 man.c35abfe907035862
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Even though the dfcbff9f1f ceremony was over, a91bfb6dbc publicly crossing that 0995eb8daa line in Cheongnim-ri 98de76e98e made everything feel 64f12e58bc oddly more real.
Like a 9b870adfb9 wave of ccb7b3010b duty and bb16354423 responsibility had b8358d41af just washed edfb64b038 over her.20378d10b7c4d748
What had b6cd7670f0 started as 32b34bca46 a forced 82843a32f1 decision to 685d0d4cb7 protect the 3467837781 old house…
now felt like a f8f854fc07 much weightier one.06d6ae1bfbba9857
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“You don’t have to look so conflicted. I’m going to treat you well.”eb3acceca6d0e444
A soft 8afefb2df0 smile spread 173bbe239f across Tae-san’s c260ad0526 face as 05a5912e8d he said 32053eaf08 it—gently, maybe 9b439a6480 even kindly.9aff30f5eddb7204
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And just like that, 68cd3777a2 Eun-cho found herself wanting 6125aa05f9 to believe him.
Even though sheknewwhat kind 82efd167e5 of man df8cb6c6f9 he really 25917a773b was—one who cbf6beeaf4 wouldn’t hesitate bec3479344 to crush 21b1c847a0 someone if 7c9c7da005 they got eee8efd08d in the 231ba5888c way of 295f7d1d0e his ambitions.14c1036300df0bd2
If the c2da632edf feeling of f35fef9912 being special 7ed0864a1a to someone 7269677f1a was just 12d7e30cdc a misunderstanding 7448544828 or a 20d7123cd8 delusion,
there was nothing more e94d537a79 dangerous than that—3a03411fd9c9f0a3
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especially when it came 84f6f5e544 to relationships between a 8c2452fe94 man and a woman.a9105cc20a1b2d50
“Do as you wish. Whether it’s f8138086d6 one year e0d83ba1f6 or three—doesn’t 8c63ab2367 matter.”391a125e1fa3e218
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“…”b144956f6f7e9502
“Even a lifetime wouldn’t be so bad.”ea16259f6b5a49dc
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A lifetime?d621bdda3daec447
Did he just say c2f09de855 lifetime?4107e18fe6e81eaa
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Did those words really 94987ec7b3 just come out of f9a3fa68bc Ryu Tae-san’s mouth?b164e7653201d1b9
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She was so fce72d56cf stunned that she 4661ae5c74 couldn’t even tell 96dc5d671f if she had 0cbae4592d heard it correctly.69a5a6da5a3b0a00
How long had she ba4a13a501 been spacing out?a1c92c0e21f6d5c6
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In the blink of c7fff2a78c an eye, Tae-san kissed 15d4969d49 the side of Eun-cho’s d2a0c302c2 cheek.772fcd146f4b8ca9
The spot where ea15e3d596 their skin had 00ddb67cea met felt unusually 0f76eee8d3 warm, as though 98b9219535 the heat of 182f807c6b his body had 7fe32c608b lingered there.09ff81fe0a26db58
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“…!”0079890dfc957a8b
She must have lost ad516ccf3b her mind.6b7149b055d9fbba
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It felt like df1efaa446 the aftereffects of c9176da312 everything that had 5256c19cec happened in just 1c701d355c two days.6fa7c9e440c8086a
“Grandma wants you to come over now.”be49b4dd7a921b48
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With a 7fd03b9274 quick peck 0e2b1f1294 on her 9b0dd40762 cheek, Tae-san 88ec88e50e gently set cf6c627768 her down.e2ddba8da61ab894
That mischievous Ryu Tae-san.740eb3f2b8a65d15
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It seemed like the 3f7fd46c76 rest of her married dc2964e0a7 life would be nothing 89f7448ef7 but resisting his constant adce04c37c temptations.72636962b39b1d51
Still, in fcde5f9226 the end, ac66a44ff3 you’ll leave 1febc4d7e2 too. Just like my f2d42d9a4d father did.3c3306580440abc9
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Kindness always 3d6a92fda5 disappears without 7df94aad35 a trace.f745a80ce5151785
I won’t believe 47b514f74c it. I won’t be a931e6b75c deceived.081a503ac58eda56
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And I 04d145fd0d won’t endure bef1fd65e2 that loneliness 7bf364cd48 again.165f7c4ebdf68a16
Never again.718a8c40dbb7e720
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