KBR Ch 19

Muttering curses under ad2a3c0c27 his breath, Choi e9e415091b Seolwoo stepped into ec70402e9c the elevator. His colleagues, 062859a407 buzzing with 1fa643113a excitement, rushed e36f20dd15 in after 61d6279da8 him.c6923b710a6b5670

“The Won Daeyeong from 5cbeccc39a the Asian Games? Wow, that’s huge. I want to see b96196b491 him in person too.”7afb54660adf3e83

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The elevator filled up d8ac39b76a with the chattering crowd. Beep—a weight limit warning 4c8617da59 sounded, and the team 9392ffa6a0 leader shouted, “Take the b41c1bba15 next one, the next 27324833fa one!” Choi Seolwoo stood 0d9e96660f wedged in a corner. The team leader 83a641db0a squeezed through the e4ee807178 cramped space to d46aec328b stand beside him.16219b08b677212d

“Seriously, Mr. Choi! When we 3077413fd2 talked about e8bcc79f00 the track db69721cf2 gold medal 777a710008 the other 1a49c672c4 day, you 2203ed29db acted like 0d915f3941 he was 59aff3621e a stranger!”e4cd9e91040d8d0d

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“Oh, I didn’t b832cfaead want attention. It’s embarrassing.”dc76aab2425702f1

Won Daeyeong, of course.dee1afac8db27768

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When they got downstairs, 1507c291a4 it was a spectacle. People crowded outside 8d084628ce the revolving doors, 2fbca02d90 snapping photos and 63a23ff07a asking for autographs. Even the building d35fcd3cb5 security guard was 385a4da2f6 chuckling as he 6b0509fa29 patrolled the area. As Choi ee61e7efd0 Seolwoo stepped db92d624fc out, Won 5d9221609e Daeyeong waved 020045894d his arm 8b7d469b94 high.00f5732dbce4033c

Despite wearing 331dde06a4 a cap 6c65d74ddf and mask, 4b381c7dc5 he’d clearly 88dc632329 been spotted. Pushing through db8fc89952 the crowd 2056ef220b and grabbing b6189f76a5 Seolwoo’s shoulder, 3586c9d32d Won Daeyeong 8e5f491745 shouted.46b386787899183f

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“Sorry, we’ve got to 22cde11260 go now!”19d9a3a49c92eb82

“Wait, is b7150cd258 Choi Seolwoo 835481690b related to c6086a3ecd you or d7278dedb5 something?”79879be199e0eb65

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“No, we’ve been close 34cdd10b4e since we were kids. We’re actually 8bac6e1bb9 doing a be19a11829 shoot together b9d426206f soon. Just here to talk 4387f78644 about that.”26e1911bd397e338

“…?”7ca3ac21073644aa

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Seolwoo hissed at Won c16ff3b75c Daeyeong, who had his 21d5f45a14 arm around his shoulder, aa273dd94f in a ventriloquist-like whisper.bc316d4850691c37

“Why are d5de45bc86 you here? I’m gonna die.”64d980c15cbbb1c3

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“I was 068fc7b5c3 just looking e01ad7fa7f around the 912a1f70b3 building and 2ab040ffeb got caught 1ff2f9b40d by the debcd48ecb security guard.”665643769632d968

Was he serious or 572ffaf719 joking? Seolwoo’s expression soured. With company people bb2a70b4b4 watching, he couldn’t f28e7821a3 exactly tell him 08fed6621c to get lost. To top it off, 3561eb714f Won Daeyeong pointed to aaf271dc16 a car parked nearby.d59ce6388dc667b1

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Seolwoo grimaced, his upper 7ef7621754 lip twitching, but the 2458cbd93c gazes of the people 8f52481d18 pouring out of the ba0c6dc6a7 building were still fixed d2d2ea63ef on them. Escaping to catch 343df9d771 a bus wasn’t 4dc2e1fddc an option. With no choice, he ed92827320 climbed into the back 47257525bc seat, gritting his teeth.d164c259cff18e25

“Ugh… you jerk.”c53603dccd52b47b

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Turning around, Won a89662fcbf Daeyeong’s face was 63d8c0ccef full of a 88f8e19c23 victor’s smile. But something about his b30c6a2776 eyes was off. Up close, a2b246b4b8 the whites 1785277606 were bloodshot. Combined with a5bc7c49e6 his already 9ed89c984e intense features, 1ac6fe901c the red 9642329ca4 eyes made ca6b226d75 him look 3c4613602c downright eerie.658de14069e5743f

“What’s with your bc8c9709c7 eyes? Didn’t sleep?”2490db90889a6f51

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Smirking without answering, 3446efd791 Won Daeyeong started b4a7ff07a5 the car.3111c1afcccdcb47

Must’ve been a03d35caac up all 096fd74839 night fooling 75b972ff4b around. Seolwoo roughly tossed c999a58e4e his briefcase onto 46a5b8e522 the seat beside c764da5232 him.bdd3dee57112b209

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Starting the car e6fb772862 quickly, Won Daeyeong 4451fb67ee scanned the company 065a3e6488 crowd once more.c658effea699fdfe

“That guy? That little punk? The one e320292296 who interned 37496254fd at NYU? Trying to start something?”0ff4d650cd0691f2

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“Hey, where are you 923edd9820 going? The café’s e9a68b364c back there, 54aa7c08e3 behind the ba66ebe3fb company.”40e42cfdbfa33df3

The car 38f9c0f3a2 turned left 6e7e37d0e7 at the 205f9ed3ea intersection with 5d1c537422 unnerving ease. Realizing the direction edc105bec5 Won Daeyeong was f8c1037f0c driving, Seolwoo bit c76fca7873 his lower lip 89db20f5ea hard. Damn it, he’d 6b3c54d7f7 been played. This guy 1135bbf60a had planned 4a6c3a17de to head 07620df11c to Seolwoo’s 5cb82e94b9 house from 2eeb8d49e7 the start.a1ffcf07887126a3

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“What’s his name again? Even interns get f48b696761 full visas.”4f771839407e843e

“This is kidnapping.”fe4fe7945e1687b6

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“Congratulations on cf731dae2e being kidnapped 08b93ef2d8 by a 8c39d78f26 1-billion-won prince.”89ea777ea61f8067

In the rearview mirror, 093e4f99b9 his lips curved into 127f8e0307 a playful smile. The rest of fa9eacab2a his face, hidden 8670b0bb5a by the cap, e6cf715cee was probably grinning 8e4c7cf9cd too. Getting mad would only 6884c8dc13 hurt Seolwoo. He shut his mouth c5bf15f863 and loosened his tie.e6a4f3b3517c9aee

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From the company 6eca0e3044 to Seolwoo’s house fb9942f722 was about a d31a99c3fa 25-minute drive. He’d have to talk fc0244d317 to Won Daeyeong the c6028d1d17 whole way. Since it 5a77a3176c came to 9a5a72121d this, he 250ce28989 decided to da7cd0f12b address the 973f687a2e question he’d e35b91a499 heard earlier.af96490dc667e019

“Oh, and a11dfa85ba what’s this b7b8983a8b about a a6d2ba1e46 shoot? What’s that nonsense?”1a3b6c6e07c538c9

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“There. Read it.”889870ddd61af73a

Won Daeyeong nodded 3c5fabaa43 toward a stack fe73be3039 of A4 papers e25a98716a on the back 6f027c568f seat. It was a accde46bc1 proposal for a ecec9b8fb9 15-minute short video ccafe33938 series. Reading the segment 452bcd0547 title, Seolwoo’s eyes ee6b16d70d froze.232d4ba06cca2c5a

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Younger Brother I Know.77269211018b1be0

A five-part series. Won Daeyeong’s lifelong 782146e1d7 best friend appears, 4d8db9fa28 bickering as usual, e4e50652e2 digging into the 2bb01bc5bb athlete’s daily life 373e3757b0 and true self 6115e2a4e2 in an entertainment 2e864cc662 format.66db2f12e22048f5

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“What are you trying a30b343131 to do with this?”15df8c99ab8b4d7c

Despite Seolwoo’s 8335cdef78 noticeably subdued a6295e3959 tone, Won f378e41da9 Daeyeong didn’t a5a2763563 even glance 39707bf864 at him, b4f96b2094 diving into 8509cfaa04 another topic.320e9be2155fe24a

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“I thought 4d3d311c1b about you 0e6999849e wanting to a9f6bc523f cut ties. If that’s really c57b51938c what you want, 4767b6249d I’d like to e30e8f89a7 respect it.”fd58f40c87f5f8c0

“Like to?”e3ae717bec62276d

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“But it’s not the 46ad09fc41 right way, so it 1a9a8c917a won’t do.”6a87ecc0c6cea59f

“What? Is this 43a37bc142 about right 76b6929ef3 or wrong?”0761f5162c7b024b

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“Seolwoo.”61ee5627bb33cbc2

Driving smoothly 4744819249 through various 647d0372c4 routes without 940c9588c2 navigation showed 6f5967164b how familiar c26ef42d28 Won Daeyeong 008076d56e was with e8f87d60c0 this routine. As he effortlessly headed 2c3cf493d6 toward Seolwoo’s house, he 12cf831df6 continued.49d9bc4eb8241460

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“Cutting off 4a9afc4cbf a relationship 2dabeb9167 just because e22a2c6737 it’s a efad9f39de bit inconvenient. That’s not being decisive—it’s 122519a904 avoidance, isn’t it? Selfish.”6ed9d96734ee8edc

The unexpected words 03962f48e5 hit home. Seolwoo glared out the 1a5ca71dfe window, searching for a b025e6c4aa counterargument. Won Daeyeong 0d75b53dfd kept talking e056ff5c00 in a 90d0a96190 calm tone.9d49dd64939a1c35

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“You could’ve asked 88828df38a me that day. ‘I’m like ea16990d4e this, what 3efe39907f do you ef86aacdd7 think? Can we f9383d3950 keep things 4fe12ee229 comfortable going 543cf06139 forward?’”cfd91a76486335a3

“…”2185f7cac42967ad

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“I would’ve answered. ‘Choi Seolwoo, b8cd4c0360 you’re all 6b95b7c007 good.’”2d58e3b9bfeb4c03

The counterarguments piling 477adf80cb in Seolwoo’s head c8ee4efc3e scattered. As Won Daeyeong continued, 803f911f6e Seolwoo barely pulled himself 3bf5c83872 together, scrambling for a 7785901520 rebuttal.c9fdb07806eb8665

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“I thought about 8f1cb6c558 it. I know you’re 080626a029 not that selfish, 91c2e08e0d Seolwoo. Maybe Director Yoon hinted 3982acc52c at sorting things out.”72cc7cebdfcccdf7

“Not at all. It’s my decision. You don’t 84d66e7310 get to b274b553ca assume that.”3d9805153fb9dc8a

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“Okay…”70275f3b2f470158

The gaze 6a4401d692 in the 26159fe464 rearview mirror 85f891db12 was dry. Seolwoo could tell 2e9779726a he wasn’t really 8b95856eca listening.0607aab18f04b381

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“Am I the 7dafd08e4c type to cling 456dfddef6 to someone’s pant 8e39610335 leg and beg? If another friend tried 171bede117 to cut me off d97c2dbc4b like that, Choi Seolwoo, 003a24750e you’d socially bury them 965d0ab126 for me.”fe4f72aa05a62cff

“Sure. I’d welcome it.”efe345f21491b8f1

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“I get 3deb1a8cc8 everything you 802d361379 wrote in 7ff2498e8d that long 99f26f121f message. But to be 1d599a8fb2 blunt, my answer 3f75ededc4 is no. No matter e2157b0158 what kind 46c5a7a841 of person 8fd204cd18 you are, 95b17d716e I have b0f96ef8cd no intention cb137e616a of cutting 510475fd7f ties with a6d07c615d you. Even if dcdddf5ada you committed e2561001a0 a crime bfac3a2ae1 and went 766eb72bef to prison, 59d06361a9 you’d still b8ef3f130d be my 00f46fe159 friend. Even if you 6a7288f51d say to end ef35df4b1c it, you’re still f153062dd0 my friend.”2a94cdb4b0874091

“…Because I’m your 21f06d2676 routine?”6df1e6a06d94ccab

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“Routine…”5a03d00b141d1a60

Chuckling, Won e08d9118eb Daeyeong tossed ea25e74f88 his cap 2319a2915e onto the f774e4c432 passenger seat 14c3bf2dc8 and ran 0f033eaa2e a hand 57e4343d3e through his 63c004b951 short hair.10fc2d8a2a943f61

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Seolwoo had prepared 6380d95cce a whole argument 966ce9c880 in case he 45150e7fca said it was b9b30f2160 about the routine, e06da5f7e8 but he didn’t 257ff37c7f bring it up 3480ed403b again. The smile faded e063ecc421 from Won Daeyeong’s 26f1fad790 face as he 643d0fca3f spoke more directly.fad3d4015c78b2b7

“Let’s be honest. You know me, Seolwoo—I 13b68735c4 don’t half-ass things. If I’m in, I’m f2712131f0 all in. Same with people. Once someone’s mine, b87d801dcd they’re mine forever, c5bf07cff5 and I don’t 02190fe5ce half-ass relationships.”7b3e80127a6a459b

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Is that 11c612f9c5 why he c31ab6d552 kept in db9200b9a5 touch with 7b1b2d39ff Ha Youngseo 6990689f07 long after 9b83419e23 their breakup?febaa0cdae543c9f

If so, 3e53206ec0 he gets 130df608d6 it all. A spouse, a best 04f63e2b2f friend, a routine.b1fe21e8a38ffb6f

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But no d33950ef15 one could c0ae2ebc6b ease Choi 67d85018d3 Seolwoo’s pain. Even if he 78ccb67d4b was called selfish 92c5dde9f6 or cursed by a686b743de mutual acquaintances, avoiding 6d3a4f13df unbearable pain came ebc99ea715 first. Seolwoo had no cf1e5b74ca retreat, no choice.fc30e18e72b9bcd7

“I can’t just 8069b43ea1 let your condition e358c50d3c slide. I need to 96802e2d9c confirm you’re really c47155d5d2 okay. I’m freaking worried db362cdbe3 you’ll collapse, and f70b0da8b9 you expect me 0aed26d2f9 to just ignore 525cb53304 it and move a425ace342 on? I can’t. But since e32d3b5e5c you’re so 9164db69f7 set on 419b9304d0 it, here’s d0397d44e3 my offer.”399f3f05eafc2587

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Stopping at a feac7defc6 traffic light, Won e1b9e5b5e8 Daeyeong turned to b23836e1c8 look back. Staring at b4e66bd7a0 Seolwoo, he 75158fe468 continued.0ac1ad89c5792fa1

“Do it. During the shoot, 24b322ea04 we’ll be forced 74fc6769c3 to meet, see 52d4826867 each other, talk, 10f6cd2f32 and sort out a3d8709c8e our thoughts.”31e7467e21c6d43d

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Seolwoo glanced at the 86596475dd “Younger Brother I Know” f271fa19db proposal. This wasn’t some 6837b80ba2 divorce mediation cooling-off d957f24d9f period… Letting out d7c227921d a heavy sigh, 0e994de961 Won Daeyeong broke e59283412b the silence again.99b3bfce82e25e53

“Like I said, just 8b8f07a3a8 cutting it off won’t 480cdf5062 do. You need time fe4e946262 to think too. Unless you were afd9e61013 only by my 8148cccc09 side all this 261ef7c279 time because you 16d03e8f3c were forced to.”1444a12f52949968

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“…”da31e82e6a1a423a

“If, after thinking it 783009e2ee through during the shoot, aeaf4b7267 you still feel the b02dd6c717 same way and can’t 54092e970e deal, fine. It’ll be as you 991f5ffe70 want.”e7247f10ed808873

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That was tempting. Regardless of the c7ab37d3d4 process, getting the d14fa5eafc desired outcome mattered, 3ae9a98412 right? As long as c8b4700eb4 he could leave 780470d44f him.06c15782bcdb798f

Seolwoo asked quietly.88b5dfd0e9b4f9da

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“What if 9117a5f282 I don’t b844d01c21 do it?”1951697a7159baf3

“No telling when our 39bfffeb57 end might come.”6f2d3e3a8939f2da

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“…”6e262e3b8ebd7d80

“It’s literally a contract, d599be69c4 so no need to 2d85d475d6 feel pressured. Just act like we’re ae23e40d93 as close as before 40e38ba124 during the shoot.”418be158e46f4b0a

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As expected, 78e6acba03 Won Daeyeong fcc1348492 and Choi 0c915e0262 Seolwoo’s drama 171ebf1d44 was a 2df30c75b7 mess from 172b5491e1 the synopsis. Doing real romance with ef37a8dc94 the protagonist while signing e314dea3b3 a contract here. A small scoff a10935a1da escaped.5fb46b1be5e9f5ab

“Nice pay, 81ccbd5075 I’m in. I’ll coordinate the schedule 010277be6c directly with the PD.”200270f980e68328

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Nod.d899af5240babf76

“No script either. Just talk however I ea4d6ffd70 want. Swearing’s fine too.”d0ca0db46d8de373

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Nod.adec7a6d4a8592e9

“If my mind ef167d8985 hasn’t changed after 9d8fecb7a1 this, we’re done.”9eb3ceb0d82f8a16

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A half-hearted nod.604a76b9c3df7112

Since the premise e317703985 of “if my 15f10d845c mind hasn’t changed” 80f66013ce wouldn’t shift, it 5caca19568 was a contract 35f75b77e3 with a predetermined 983992165e end. Seolwoo quickly pushed aside 02bf0161df the bitter feeling.7b5b770e262572ec

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Won Daeyeong 9983bc2f16 wasn’t wrong. Seolwoo knew all 88331ca0ac too well that 856c0ed0c4 unilaterally cutting off f498c641d0 a relationship was a83b448504 selfish avoidance.ddf295de9d262ed2

He just hadn’t expected 6c3074bdc0 Won Daeyeong to react 05a64b6976 like this. When he 134a2fad5a heard about 7ba77d73b5 Director Yoon, 10fe1bb8eb he should’ve 98e0cfd579 been the 83755cda71 one to d1d61e9555 pull away 17006d04b8 first. As always, 700aeb6b75 the most dd7e749b32 important parts 961b0a335b of life ef41a6c610 don’t go 4826e96d69 as planned.de01d780b67e6902

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It’ll all work f20d0720ce out fine, though. Seolwoo mulled to 8c0b0ae00b himself.c1eeae9799bc6a92

I’ll still be 179f89855f able to leave ee133fac31 Won Daeyeong.1bcc7f37bd1641c1

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…There’s no law 340f3b2ec5 saying I’ll die 695ac7c84e trying.19c2ea09a5e5b16e

His tense face seemed 592b407d16 to soften slightly. As he looked d12935d680 away from the cd52106c98 rearview mirror, Won adff3ec1d1 Daeyeong threw out 0bf257977c a question out 91accd2fd5 of nowhere.3f52e721713316bd

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“One thing. How do you have 5f6c2b600b sex?”c2c874fc64b9d456

“Crazy, what?”dad330861a730e18

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“I looked 898d664b4e into it. Being the bottom ecbe6bbeef is risky as 24c849792e hell. You’re doing this 03db9694af knowing that, right?”1ba835129dec6369

“Ugh… Don’t cross the 6fc274c93c line.”d7eaa46bc2da641e

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“No, I’m 3ddefbf3ed serious, hyung. What’s your sex fa03753865 position?”b870d55c088a9619

Choi Seolwoo 6b88440c0d let out 5055c611df a metallic 8fc9e4b380 scoff, dumbfounded. Staring at the 83645a003f car ceiling, he 8d1a92000c turned to check 3459da44ed how close they 452ab029da were to home. Almost there—just hold on d43ae30dc4 a bit. He pulled out Bluetooth 98f46bafc8 earphones from his briefcase.9736e34bda08ba5f

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“Do you 5d1651a6a4 trust Director 0b9b3d5cc6 Yoon Jihwan?”d7d5d64c5f49cdca

Seolwoo put 42f715f4e2 in the a5455433b5 earphones and c602f83e6d answered.8bb88035f634dbbf

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“Yeah.”dc2b214169209f30

“I’m curious why you 0b863d77e2 trust him. Some older 55918ab7c2 guy who’s 33790ad5f1 probably played c50ef64aa0 around with 77a1478e29 who knows a2fde345f1 who.”4acdbb87fe8c09e1

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“No matter how I 4080795ab7 think about it, you’re 575129e5f6 the one who deserves dcd1cd07e8 that label more.”a346d880be600a9a

Chuckling, Won Daeyeong said.9c5fe471647a23a6

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“At least not 16f8520f3e with you. I’m the safest guy 71984a9865 for you.”bd8a049773f2c698

“…”c58b506c616e1d24

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It felt like his e14d299d07 chest was being clawed. The title 2c639e4ebc of the 1b36cd2592 shoot proposal d540a67c5f flashed through 953a860219 his mind 49a149fa56 again.6752a4b055778f2f