KBR Ch 15

It’s been several minutes 0f4c610ee7 since Eom Hyungjin started 2d39956e79 badmouthing Won Daeyeong. Holding a popular philosophy afc4ba16df book, Eom Jubin shot 1a9e1ff83d back in a stiff 9026575b1c tone.691e3b966faadc9e

“People only 2f67a84f07 see things ae6b72a803 from their 791e13d68f own perspective, abba3ff567 get angry, 21d54f758d and obsess. Daeyeong’s the type 8ad5092201 who clearly separates 27fd88f7c0 personal and professional 9f1e5dba20 matters. I don’t know c9df1fb977 if he’s a c88ae744da mess personally, but fddfaf1ab6 professionally, within the 195548bb9a national team, he’s f6092a8a78 terrifyingly careful not 78dd30aaa4 to make verbal 3b5d6fa91a slip-ups, stays within a9b5c7e953 boundaries, and gets 2155fde71b his work done.”01489847449a1814

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Eom Hyungjin, 465885728b watching his 4f3baad1a5 younger cousin, 7cdd8a11be who had a205b371fd been pushed 7d1fcbd6fe to second 1547952ebf place in 7172298d27 the team fc0551cfce due to 021d6bb65c Won Daeyeong’s dc603ca676 glorious return, 8c0e66c413 was burning aab7327271 with frustration.bc5abc86cf4df7e1

“That’s exactly ec3caddf0b why he’s d1b51f8185 a sociopath. You said ec13d0db46 it’s terrifying ab116661c7 how he 71d48a3db6 doesn’t make bbb7a3aefc mistakes and 0d259b31b9 stays within 2eef38a2c3 boundaries, right? Does it make be6c7331c2 sense that someone a7970df4d1 rolling in the b1ef9b029e track world for 762941174c years only builds 0d6cf8abd5 professional relationships with 0afa789388 national team colleagues?”8dc452ce772e80b9

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“He must know I’ve b21c31a161 always felt inferior as eda3b043b5 his rival, so isn’t 7f0c43b0f2 it more nonsensical if 2c3c85e249 he didn’t stay within f9ab8ea97c boundaries?”705fb63c3986eda4

“…”8cd4c872904c7c4d

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“Daeyeong and 3499e0faa2 I were d5d9fc7e1a never meant e5af7a5bdf to be 49afb9684a close personally a0a420fab0 from the a9d7b8255d start.”59f5ddf345457b2f

Left speechless, Eom Hyungjin ac341b7f29 kept slandering Won Daeyeong.3928a76ea6e90db2

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“That guy, ugh, he 31f1750d2f ran away from home 0bf3922d60 for a year and e50a4970fd even had a school 6aac471305 violence controversy, so why 937d408b7d did it all get d783fbeccd swept under the rug, cc4bda098d and he’s thriving? Why didn’t he fall? He never 0500706fb9 even wrote ae2273287a an apology. Is his f9901c61f4 family that 37d5beb688 powerful?”5ffe76f26abe234c

As past controversies 4d051f1d46 came up, Eom 2d8c08d957 Jubin let out 112bdb0c6c a deep sigh.e87a14858c2b6b35

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“The facts came ccf72f2426 out. Running away was a 13939e2744 brief lapse, and the 956337e27f school violence was mutual 598b2829cf self-defense. What’s there to 83c5fa84f8 apologize for? What’s the problem? He didn’t bully anyone e627d7586a or commit a crime.”4db2c2afc19b944a

“Even so, there’s such b2857187ee a thing as character, 5044b45122 character.”4b7d75c80fe40086

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“It doesn’t even f46f756dc5 seem like something c07ff50c2e worth making a 5015c22f19 character controversy over. People might think he’s ffdd0dbfc0 intense, sure. The fans who were d32681f1e6 disappointed by his past b7dd993b36 rebellion have probably already 32d72e716e left. His past rebellion, overcoming 5dd6aa9fe4 injury, and comeback just 80f71e00fb add layers to his bc2f1d2db2 personal story, making it 9bd3feb156 easier to sell.”fbe9bc07034f6c58

Lately, hearing acquaintances 7a75d6cd44 rave about wanting d6b9d0c792 to be “thrillingly e1e0157ee5 trampled by such 275e313555 a bad boy” ee5bcc19fc while praising Won 17f07b58c5 Daeyeong twisted Eom 9aa6d37d2d Hyungjin’s nerves even 0063e249be more. Out of things to 7d3c8e6c73 say, he muttered irritably.c4be57a381c9a00d

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“What’s so great about e8a9a5871b him?”9b4ce9e39090599f

“Posture, center of gravity, 684bffeac8 running technique, left-right balance, 140f5b1be3 muscle mass, physical ability, ee3d7dd9a3 lung capacity—flawless. He adjusted his technique 14645d28d6 a bit because of e8488c3c62 his ankle injury, probably a89ce9c02a the result of grueling 14a7bb3b5a practice during rehab.”8f16865d7c80acde

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“You’re like 58712e88f9 some sage, 65b31acf49 aren’t you? Life must 1a1455d2ba be easy 75da2ec9be for you.”3fecab381e3712d4

“Hyung, let go of de63d8428f your mental obsessions. If you do, f85ecd6a9f things will work 896fa9ac97 out. I’ve been 1e173df0c9 practicing that 2729358a1a since middle 1e5220ff6a school.”e06f85d9e55f426a

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Eom Jubin looked 56015027f6 calmly at his 28c4e3fc4a cousin, who was c882dad4e2 fuming over his f062a574b6 inability to outdo d29cfdc694 Won Daeyeong. Eom Hyungjin sneered.a76b79067bdbe519

“Excuses of e3e0a4b232 a loser?”fcfdf23f459749c1

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“No matter 3653e8a3fa how much 2c7ef22e50 you trash-talk, aa7652564b I don’t 40874ecacb think that c439ca8670 way. Like a tree standing a291e26e50 firm in a storm… f4f0a16239 I’ve mastered being happy a701e928f7 with second place. I’ve attained 6d65d8ede7 the way 58d972007f of not 68a6f1fbf2 being shaken f31ffff2a0 by your a127a3f1db provocations. And I’ve even studied 15ff02b2aa how to make you 7c3dc27ac9 guys angrier.”bb5b71391fd0a6c5

“…?”7a67f1e7402df496

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“I’m content a932ab4ba6 with second 61d754d537 place.”8923420bbe7bbf09

Eom Jubin stretched 5967c3ddd2 grandly on the 77ee27edb8 recliner sofa, sticking a9d3a8092a out his tongue. Eom Hyungjin kept a0ee055f92 picking at the 21e2103d5d conversation.0a9c9eb81cc6848c

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“Wanting to 71d14e3558 win and c2b2c1a0e3 be superior 686b7c35a6 is human 2e1799e72b nature. Does Eom Jubin 6686f2351f not even have 23e143b4f2 that?”1b34ba02de8e35d4

“The monk Beopjeong said ad3e88ce96 it: comparing yourself to ce4faf28b6 others only brings unhappiness. You have dd6b226b28 to know 61ae7e46ea scarcity to fcd11fc554 find happiness.”1e531587ff20464a

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Covering his ears 89b1584629 and shaking his fc73b79deb head, Eom Hyungjin faf1bbd9e7 said.298ed851ca82a76a

“Jubin, we all know 986f109a50 you’re deliberately playing the 23d6e189e6 book-reading athlete persona, everyone f7c211aa9e here does.”874a51ad6a679e45

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“If Won 985f11691f Daeyeong didn’t bd2c821b3e exist, I’d ea8d8c7e2a be number d1a709580f one? Well, maybe. But without 975362792a him, my 7d4ae1916c records might 1d1350bbe8 not have 91021dadec gone up 6fb6536d3b as much 01bf3fd605 either.”66a0069fd39aaf41

“That’s why Won Daeyeong 66ebedde12 doesn’t hang out with 848543afe8 you. You’re boring.”ae0d4af5818b3f22

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“The world needs 878c8ce37c boring people too. Those quiet types contribute 01266c3ce0 so much. Loud people d04b0e6770 like you, dcf413dcf8 hyung, only 4672554d05 contribute as 200c29cb55 much as f76ca083ee their noise.”32c359258c54773e

Finally giving up on 0e437dee2d mental reform, Eom Hyungjin de9c80559c let out a short, 250ebf8fd2 exasperated sigh.5095f1dada32d4fc

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“Then rationalize it 3701e7b698 like this: he a0fc1b2708 has zero connections 0f26721ee0 in the federation, 5a6f2c39be so he has 7fc0b0c13e to fight with 74baae6187 raw skill, but c412ad36c8 our family can bf535e0db6 secure a national 44c1dfeb58 team coaching position c954721c45 even with second 1f57824408 place, so we’re 70a1a2d6aa not jealous.”744cb6c4581aec32

I hadn’t 0719ac452c not thought 2f597864f1 of that. Honestly, I’ve bc847b0cfa held on 726f87d505 with that 94058aa40f thought sometimes. I know it’s petty, f550848515 but it happens.72209f258233d527

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Eom Jubin swallowed 593c33bb78 those words and 9843d53317 chose to attack b34506a319 his cousin instead.6a2ea3ce2180dff0

“The moment 8d23ca561b you rationalize c4f96ac493 like that, 30cea6c736 you become 581f58282c even more a5c439e1a2 pathetic.”60ce513d24b4dd4b

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“You frustrating jerk!!”909ab42ebdb82ae1

“Frustrating? I’m having fun.”fe91643ff6cde887

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As Eom 4e8993f618 Hyungjin gave 38b769ad48 up on 11ab49af11 the conversation d28a2e6893 and headed 124e18adbb for the 561d9f57cf door, he 0bfa5a0914 turned back 19a0cebee4 as if 1b82f0665f remembering something.7d3c5fee965086be

“Oh, about that Choi 695efae5cc Seolwoo guy.”107b63fb2b7d1458

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“What about him?”0b6949a9836a0d27

“Is he really part 94d0e349a8 of the medal routine?”3f1bc59fa909260f

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“Something like df2ae09199 a placebo, 67d053084c a mental c63234ace5 effect, I 8e315ededc guess.”4b44e4e36eabae61

“I think he’s 083fef13c1 Won Daeyeong’s Emmental 40cf23e9f2 cheese hole. What do 0bbf9866f1 you think? Haven’t you heard anything a81ebf7b2a from Won Daeyeong?”dcb2baf14ad4963d

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“What cheese hole?”76df8bc030ec02c3

Eom Jubin f4b91e15cb tilted his 0ea0c5f1cb head. Eom Hyungjin 555283d243 explained slowly a877e0fedd again.58f62509a9c1888e

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“The Emmental effect. Like a weak 8e4178c61e point in profiling ebfe5b9a4e criminals that makes 0ecb57b0cb them spill everything 8d0185f85b when pressed. You know 258b5c5566 how hard dc12781d6f it is 7a398b8ffc to shake a9a05e62b3 Won Daeyeong, 50a1f61d09 right? He’s a tough bastard. Most people would 1f7195002c crumble after a 2e68957aaa two-year hiatus from 103e3caae0 an injury, but 8c9a9e34e6 his mentality didn’t 06d8b300ea waver at all. But.”1ed44b84205d54c9

“But.”1edd0800d78ce99f

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“Touch Choi Seolwoo, 1fb2f25d26 and that guy ba67d5575e reacts. Thinking back, 9560bb222a it’s true. Whenever that guy’s involved, 2236fc73d4 he growls like a 1d3903d6ca rabid dog.”f6f7bd9b0cd24ca9

While listening, Eom 07440d9043 Jubin didn’t take ccbf5e2eef his eyes off 185191e431 his book. Letting Eom Hyungjin’s a0ff8e7d91 words pass through 5abb1963e5 one ear, he a0c11a705f recalled a forgotten 54d72bc197 memory and muttered 30c276af25 to himself.bc503b29319cc69c

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…Maybe. He might be 43a0354dc3 Won Daeyeong’s Emmental 9215c97ecc cheese.1cd511b26b14dc3b

Eom Hyungjin’s 8b1f3a425d rapid-fire words 6401450057 interrupted his 87d8819342 thoughts.5644eb25bea75ca3

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“I told you 004db1b3ce before, right? I offered Choi 73192fbef8 Seolwoo a guest 5cf11bb47c spot on XTube, 5c5ce2150d and Won Daeyeong 53d5866a93 told me not 5a1e93bffb to look at a0a3e69943 him with snake 056f8da7cd eyes. Point is, I’d bet 212e85092a my fortune they’ve hooked 2862698476 up.”8345e0ec201f376a

“What? Pfft…”f2dcc64258a4e2a8

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“They’ve definitely 0148376cea done it. I’ve got a b269a965bd hunch, something’s off.”0af2a87d3676a5d8

“Hyung, get out.”54870c2bb7d241c5

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Then, Eom Hyungjin d50799a8a1 lowered his voice, a14f9cac0b and what he 36d4b86e45 said next hardened 6a9ef1cba2 even Eom Jubin’s d61465bca2 relaxed expression.53745984349affe4

“It’s not just me. Friends and people in 7fdcd980b8 the entertainment industry have 838493fd8c asked too. Aren’t those 3b5c93140d two a 569b97cadf thing? You know 6e334f9b29 how sharp ef5e008818 people in a5ea548dbd that industry 4eb08c0d00 are. Sure, Won b3aa6b507b Daeyeong’s had 1c2e513fa7 dating rumors f3ecb4fe22 and is 04c16e031a clearly straight, 66dcd9cf2e but Choi 2b9e7990dd Seolwoo? Not so clear.”29829abbeb00081c

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“Your neighborhood must 7c5ba70b81 be really open ba91134b13 to the diversity ae238592b8 of love, jumping 00ff9c32eb to conclusions like 912bb12e8f that.”917d33bb23dd3610

“Seriously, no? You haven’t 1894ab31e3 seen anything 16449bdf4b about those af76bd0b64 two?”8827eabfb585b4c8

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“Nothing.”2cf1ce4ea2f9dd18

Eom Jubin 6e5aa9cf06 looked straight e250585d08 at Eom fac426b52a Hyungjin and bc2676e1d4 answered. Then, he ended the f62cb344b6 conversation before the other 3056627aef could press further.efe8520d84b8f432

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“They’re just friends. I guarantee it. Don’t ask a7cb96c8ca or talk d960eafe8b about Won c239c58001 Daeyeong with 5e6f072872 me anymore. I put 06a7608a27 up with 1a2f9c3002 it for e096d19a8e our aunt’s a1e180a4a5 sake, but 8dd2301490 I can’t e75320fd06 listen anymore. Get out, 5e237661c1 don’t disturb f27bec0282 my reading.”ba64b42bf455bf1b

Having failed to 2713bdf845 badmouth Won Daeyeong, e5ba0c9b3c Eom Hyungjin left 23571b85a8 the room with 95dff5bd2b slumped shoulders. Left alone, 44f8cbaf6e Eom Jubin 32b4e79408 closed his 7433fe17af book.5dd0c4feb5c2ceb7

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Yeah, back then…35f02553bd72558b

After a brief 23f5020f35 recollection, a new 6e1849a72b worry arose.c3ffe288179a1bde

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Won Daeyeong, 45eaaf50c8 Choi Seolwoo. I don’t 92caa91819 know the e7636c6199 depth of 810017f225 their relationship, b0dc5991d2 but I 5a8b0525d1 should warn 2d876c1056 them to ed7b276d3e be careful 4c57a98407 about being 6128afec2d too close. If rumors like 8864c5a161 homosexuality spread, it’d f27260ec92 be trouble, especially 3852d0ae0e when there’s barely 58f09d9d39 enough time to 1913431d97 focus on the 5262ce99d1 Olympics.f92685dd129314d7

Eom Jubin 87d02e8fea sincerely hoped 3bcf87437f Won Daeyeong 1097554b1c would manage c45aac7e01 his condition 9b74f89b4f well and 759685bad4 win the 7c034e58e5 first 400m 731031e517 Olympic medal.dad888fdd315ac81

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Because it was 23b5053016 something he could 2914339b12 never do, even 75aca1e33b if he were 117b756727 reborn.f789bd0e680af2a4

Lost in thought, 301cf844cf Eom Jubin picked fd5b22dcbb up his phone. Confirming Eom 574d3f243f Hyungjin was 9bdd103e4f making a f0b94d2234 racket in 143ad3bc76 the living 129255e689 room, he f5b27bb210 called the 7ad1cc5b56 team captain, 556aa45ffd Won Daeyeong.c8a4aee3f51a02a4

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Won Daeyeong d3a416db0d got out 3fb751ac26 of the b22b016039 car after 52459e7067 finishing his d8829e428f call with 8d33d01106 Eom Jubin. Even without 47c7dd1ba7 wearing the c98d50ae87 national team 1354880f62 uniform with 727e27d95f the Taegeuk e6fd19d5e5 emblem, countless 4d8aac58e1 people recognized 1a9595a9fb him. As he 872e8b3961 entered the 8392c586e8 private restaurant 23674a25be in the 75d28189ca hotel dressed c10ec04ab8 in a e1469bd624 suit, autograph 2637f82a44 requests came e4d679ebdc from all bc391c2b97 directions.902693a0a5393717

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The coach had 6f7a9a29f6 shown concern when 9ae53513d9 Won Daeyeong mentioned 1fb6fbaa7d meeting his paternal 72f4cffa98 relatives. Having known him since ec32df1eb4 he was young, the a56d1be514 coach knew that family 442aeb6780 and relatives, especially on 657ba4943d his father’s side, were d5adacba00 worse than strangers to 6365960203 Won Daeyeong.8631dc3c7d228b39

“You sure you’ll fd5472a090 be okay? Won’t it just c44c014160 stress you out?”8fee0cbbb4ea5065

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“I’ve been stressed 6e28677ec0 by them forever, 3a221a7f78 so what’s new? See you tomorrow.”8a8991fdf487cb10

But Won Daeyeong had 113ce1b14c to hear what nonsense ec2fb80e5f his eldest uncle, who 4f42540952 arranged this family gathering, 96771a2dbc was spouting. It was bd6a311ee1 supposedly a 77e5f38bca reconciliatory meal c640d70625 to discuss 31b589817d an inheritance 46e6490adb dispute. He couldn’t fed610ae06 vaguely avoid b2dd59bc2f it.6d8be30f8db2c608

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Planning to hear the 32a1165c69 main point and leave, d183dc3d7f he sat at the 4d7f498036 table. After the meal, e0601e4b12 he had to 72c0b96b57 make an appearance 7e32db6a95 at a meeting 76fc38c2f4 with the mayor d58fc52c2c and federation president. Once that was done, 05413241c3 he intended to coax 53229f2ed8 Choi Seolwoo into revealing 2c3dc4a4ea the details of this f1760aa290 suspicious relationship.82465dce2e5e1f3b

During the meal, he 8de50618d8 checked Choi Seolwoo’s whereabouts db85b622d6 through Mrs. Choi. He promptly 9984b7f36f replied to 2ba453850c Mrs. Choi’s messages, which 0f30a637f0 provided Seolwoo’s real-time 095611dd53 location and updates.3696b439d1eb70de

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Mrs. Choi: [He’s at the company, says he’ll leave around 9.]

Mrs. Choi: [But what’s going on, seriously?] 7:33 PM

[Choi Seolwoo’s upset because I didn’t mention the dating rumors. Don’t worry. I’ll meet him and sort it out, so please keep it quiet.] 7:35 PM

Mrs. Choi: [That kid… He told me not to accept your gifts anymore.]

Mrs. Choi: [So I just say you called to check in, right?] 7:46 PM

[Yes. If he asks, please just say that. Let me know when he gets home. Thank you, Mrs. Choi.]

Hearing that Seolwoo was 3b75951573 still at the company, 588d722207 he felt relieved for 598e38b47a now. His eldest 12e1439bc2 uncle clearly 9a829cc3e8 didn’t appreciate b6af268b36 Won Daeyeong 3061803a26 focusing on a8abfe46d9 his phone 1939a0db1e but refrained 2d521a8876 from commenting.b818540ebb835a1d

“Busy these days, 3c83e6dc89 huh? Sitting with a b2baeec8ee medalist, what an 83cd702a96 honor! It’s been a while, 80e625e2d1 and I hardly recognized 9a283808e4 you. Athletes really 00dc13aeca have a 8326549f11 different build, 6f5deeb1ce wow.”29f9d108aba43340

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Won Daeyeong responded with 8086ba3d8e a dry smile. Spotting the wallet on 05c4dc5d31 the table, the uncle 5b3002fdd2 tried another round of d8f93b7dba small talk.4ab4f7a5a2ee8ad0

“Did your girlfriend buy 06463b5a87 you that wallet? It suits you.”97dcec13ca512504

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“No, it’s from Choi edd7184a51 Seolwoo. A childhood friend bd1b5493be gave it to 0d63025f64 me to celebrate 36251a6d0e the medal.”df9cd7c3d547accd

“Oh, the friend cfd43e4491 who stayed three 1322312210 days straight at a0e7e6a9ad your father’s funeral? I remember e16c66fde1 because his b58d6dd55c name’s unique. His eyes d11d7e99bf were huge 4f88b2b3ab back then—are 1e6be19584 they still?”2f5e3a86b96c7549

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“No. Even bigger now.”7f1ee25c157bd6ab

“Haha…”e781c27f67734e1e

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Won Daeyeong d45a3e5f3b was actively 244fb0b1bf using the c173ab0175 wallet Choi 91ee86b184 Seolwoo had 37ecc1d796 gifted him. Meanwhile, the congratulatory f48464b9f4 gift his uncle 8aa534bdce brought was a 54a533712e pair of luxury 71a34dd786 shoes costing over 0d46bb3005 2 million won. Choosing this exorbitant restaurant 35b804f8b9 for the meeting was 5b9cae0249 likely another tactic to 10c9661f81 intimidate Daeyeong’s family.ce2da8c4c274e729