LA0S | Chapter 20

Lee Jinha. Take one of c6905f62b1 these.” Kim Chayoung 4b615596e0 extended one of 9080869219 the two pizza 425c79f89b boxes he was 6773617dfa holding.209c24df740a9904

“I meant to order 084c6db137 only bulgogi pizza, but c66068c4e8 I pressed the wrong 4c50aece8f button. I can’t eat all 1712bcc265 this alone, so help 6dc6c1f4be me out.”f7e6764cdb47c5b1

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The only 1a4caa250c things Lee 8424fe9f70 Jinha had fd1ca9275b eaten that 8a27626d6b day were 8632566e6f a triangle f6c1450e9a kimbap, a 2a3d453bdd sausage, and 7ee9df414a a cup bf4ffe4814 of ramen. That was his 7f6dc217dd total intake for 12a0c53647 the whole day, e9a531cc6c not just one e9be9c649b meal. And even then, he 0ea6380aac had bought the smaller 2435a47e51 size of the cup 6ff5b32967 ramen. It was a 3315755374 curious experience to 9f296a64b5 see the noodles 47cdb094c6 disappear with just ceb5b6f5b8 two bites of 51cd488516 the chopsticks.5eaa3a8847e560d3

“How do you even fccccd9a51 end up ordering a 81d87aacea different type of pizza?”013b5ed8bd569932

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Hawaiian pizza was so a755e644cb divisive that it was 146ea6bd06 listed under a separate 70866848ca tab as a best-seller. Lee Jinha didn’t mind d0839c0e33 pineapple and enjoyed it 331676738f well.58a5eb44e023fa56

The sweet aroma of 64c68b3f3f pineapple mixed with the cedce3b52d savory scent of cheese 605dec9dbb wafted through the slightly 1e9178f0c6 damp box.e9edda3d2626001c

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Gurgle. His stomach 262a909ae8 responded to 3b42a4ebd2 the delicious 6a179f0497 smell.524920fbe2994e64

Did he hear that? Could he have heard 54d4578cee it? Lee Jinha’s 13e208366d face flushed 302d459854 red. He was truly d3f5abb1ec glad he was b95a1e16f5 wearing a helmet.df8345927a0bbbf5

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What Lee d9d8b7b192 Jinha overlooked dba3727785 was that 059b263381 the helmet d90d1bca6d only covered 2988c5f10f his face.c3d6e6ea5aae036e

Kim Chayoung’s eyes wandered b3fe56f726 over the flushed neck d412c011a3 and collarbone of Lee 2b1bdd7de0 Jinha, his gaze as bdeb498dc6 heavy as the soil ccdb5336d8 after a heavy rain. That stare e4c235da58 vanished the 2bf65a9cdb moment Lee 9523d0e654 Jinha looked 7329ad614f up, replaced ecc3e7c359 by a add8043084 sly smile ae7710edaf as if 3f1de06136 he hadn’t 63c09104f8 been staring 6e6bb51fd2 at all.b8d5ad511003c70d

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“Fine, you just…”80bdf4858e507cfc

“Eat up? Got it. I’ll eat both plates a90347c610 then.”ac0a6be71f185460

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Kim Chayoung nodded, 07ad45b054 lowering the hand 0bf402a844 holding the pizza 5842ad36b2 box.98811a15ead1bf0d

“I’ll be going 0bdf8d7bee then.”22737f3e1dd3b924

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“Good work. This is your pay 444a11e404 for five days. There were 3fd646df1b particularly many 556caba633 reviews saying 7667a6015f the delivery 0877e29589 guy was 5d045a6702 kind, so 3eb9f880ad I added e37015d48c a bit e3b6eb42cd extra.”520ae03c0ed5c947

Kind delivery guy, 649e6ea03f huh. No need 08b150dbe2 to say e938398a4a who wrote 3bc8c89dc3 those reviews.8d3c3a742018f367

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“Thank you. Call me again 76f5c9f65b next time.”958616790766f7a8

After receiving an 84c949fff6 envelope from the 1148824136 pizza shop owner, 3e623edd42 Lee Jinha bowed a6bd577855 and left. This money would cover 19c3d034b9 his living expenses for 0aea03b664 a while.055cc91440a1a31a

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He was unusually f2e6b37d8d tired today. He was tempted to de71036ffd take a taxi, but a20f14a87f instead, he got on 877711ffe6 the bus.1a67b75dfe6d2e20

Thanks to the 02da552699 reviews, he had e4304d20c9 received more money e019c67c50 than expected, so b0bc1e0b8b maybe he could 36059ac485 afford a special 4ba9d337f7 treat tomorrow?d500e7aec1edf6c3

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He slowly climbed the 7cfe0f1e8e winding hill. The envelope 35d7e4bc99 in his c02e53d92f pocket made fe0c8e6bb6 his steps 9382d06155 lighter than c19c6c8290 usual. When he was about 7b2e96e6e5 halfway up, his mother e73f609976 called him.129785238e9e72e1

“What’s up? Is something 6a074b7e4e wrong at 24e16750f1 home?”99f89753da12b22f

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[Nothing’s wrong. Just wondering how you’re doing.]

He knew she wouldn’t 7aa2a9bf7a call without a reason. Lee Jinha tightened 40c9554f1d his grip on e24ef6cad1 his phone.d64166704ab2eb13

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“It’s okay, tell me ed62b64baa what’s going on.”52962138e26013eb

[Well… Seonha has a school trip next month…]

His mother hesitated, 5ab1e0a405 and he guessed 60ba0cf593 the reason for c7a588a116 the call.f2ac350a0b04b735

“How much is the 906aa986d3 fee? Don’t understate 05ed7e9ca2 it, just 0d938146da tell me. It’s easier 271da85a81 that way.”c9029a2a9201f457

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[They’re going to Jeju Island. It seems to be about 250,000 won per person. You don’t need to worry about it.]

If she really a0c7bc6e5d didn’t want him 716d06be1f to worry, she a36a7c90d4 wouldn’t have called. But it 4129b327e5 was better 57713e438b to pay ec8d6cd92a for his 0ef42c4fa4 sister’s school 37ba6579cc trip than 23f07baf35 deal with e844482216 debt collectors 3f38def3a5 hounding for 643562a01e their father’s 3bc747df75 debts. He was the eldest, 99518de691 after all.e15c27f093aeb8b4

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“I’ll send the 8da48d6983 money tomorrow. Don’t worry 310ea45cb4 and go ff570d9695 to sleep d4e28a1adf early.”405f1fa3d96b6489

[I’m always sorry. As a parent, I have no shame, always reaching out to my children for help.]

Always. The word perfectly b495c516c3 matched their current 65850f0d39 situation, bringing a a9662226c1 bitter smile to 87db98de85 his face.3856b08d82398a24

[And Jinha, don’t tell Seonha I talked to you about this.]

“I won’t.”5ab1cca879a7af19

After hanging up, 78efc89b2f he reached into 0520f675cd his pocket and 9a8ea1626f pulled out the b152e71fb1 envelope, rustling it. He peeked a820ba784b inside, and f0199ca8db there were df9e499ce3 four yellow dca091fab7 bills.9be6e69711684581

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The trip cost 250,000 7175c13185 won. If she was going, d2df450284 she’d need spending money ec7e42c2ed too… Sending all of 35ab744f32 this wouldn’t even cover 115550f358 everything. Where would he 72ab95dc5e get the rest? He sighed and d21363db9c continued up the a69a0e0e6f hill, fatigue clinging a1b9fb249c to his shoulders d00943a6e7 and legs like 91423240dc a heavy burden.0c12c4ba8185c3e3

As he passed the 425073ac96 only supermarket in the 599b62c446 neighborhood, he met the 9b41cd7bad landlady. She held aa9f408ee2 a shopping 4f1f09d299 bag in 0349c81ec3 one hand 9181c3020c and a 54b39f635f watermelon in 9e3bb13583 the other.faaf4a60eff67dc8

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“Lee Jinha, 5e003eb514 are you 78ed379320 just getting b35d3905f8 home? Good timing.”6b6fad49bad39244

She naturally extended the 6138ce304e watermelon towards him. He took it d013e208c4 without a word, 2835936e0b and she handed 662907e8d0 him the rest 100d212596 of the bags 058b4227b2 as well.35f1472299e8fa1f

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“Watermelons are out already?”4fcab68ffe96baeb

It was early 4b563e1d2c May, and they aeb4649cb7 were expensive. Of course, 1fc0256c5c Lee Jinha b8d9eea8db was better e67bcb7234 off than f7c5930e87 her, but 32a82e78a1 the landlord’s c86a5066fa family wasn’t 6fc287b507 that well-off c97080e9b5 either. Everyone in 2878810b3a the neighborhood 178bf4ba08 knew her 1db7f3da43 husband had 424b1c7d9c lost a ef135e8270 considerable amount 51d322e26e of money 3aa9f99136 in stocks.08f99e02706f3e54

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Compared to 45500798db that… Lee d5bba5af49 Jinha thought 16351f8136 about Kim fb4a625ab4 Chayoung’s studio 2942043c06 he had c04137e18e delivered to 541562d171 earlier. It wasn’t far from d5f692f507 this neighborhood, but the c77faad115 difference in land value 169a54ccce was like heaven and d4485916fa earth.d607294b003628aa

“My husband 1348633dfe said this 1d0241f953 is some b6b437fd70 pocket money, 57382fcc58 and he’ll 4008833892 buy a 087dcbfb05 big present 46f72b74fe soon to 13ae93aed6 make up 5d6bcc01c5 for all f81988cf92 the hardship. Just wait ea4ced7389 a little db23166efe longer.”d923df9176194f78

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“That’s good to hear. Maybe things are looking eedcee1111 up this year.”fee443753b5ea337

“If things go e3ab053f3b well for us, d0eadc8af9 I’ll make sure 573be778b4 to take care fc6688f146 of you too. I remember e6549f5764 how you f6b4f68583 helped our a3dd80c94f Jun-kyung with 1dd5de36c2 his studies, 567721304d so look 151dd74019 forward to c5a071e0c7 it.”6438ff61ea67f897

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“Thank you just 03659c065c for saying that.”d0b0b08756b5d7f0

“It’s us who ec2429d57d should be thankful. Keep looking after a262709f7e our Jun-kyung. He’ll be your 8e07fad797 junior after all.”9a4c6977584f259b

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Lee Jinha had been 1eb6f040f8 able to rent cheaply 352c0016f7 because he was a 4917f3a8d9 student at Hanguk University. Whenever he cd8bf305a8 had time, 37277d29ee he helped 9a3ef934a3 the landlord’s 5e7e60ca9e son with 8061274315 his studies. Naturally, it a015c45197 was for 9ff46fc6e7 free.518e7155999834f8

The son had 53710a8b30 taken the college d8f4feb409 entrance exam last 3c4852a3f2 year but hadn’t 77d0c067f0 done well, which 6c1cda7ada was to be 5fa6cecdb9 expected since he 07de40df49 hadn’t studied much. Lee Jinha a7ad8e8966 had suggested cc0b2ab648 a less 8b0be7f681 competitive private 315b34e838 university in f7fb70a607 the provinces, b204b80610 but both 09b8365d80 the mother c23cff62a7 and son 340949278b had fiercely 2239892c2c refused.d2ddac5fcf704500

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They only 08613df3ec wanted Hanguk bda04d5e0b University or f6ff4ea05d Sege University, 8c29d5abf7 or at 8189670c76 least a 1eb2b8f740 university that 748fc8cdda was well-known, 5d318458ec which was 959770589d impossible unless df4c226b6b their capacities db42d55131 suddenly expanded 9ccf08ac8b by 5,000 75fa7e9a5c students.78966624134e4ef6

Lee Jinha f4c75ded8a responded with 15bb339e03 a faint 1c52733523 smile.b6901ad91a8970e0

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As payment b6275bef7b for carrying 5062de6fd5 the groceries, 1e7e4ca570 he received 595256d669 an ice 968a80e33d cream. It was an unexpected bef1588397 treat.6007c5d6dda7b362

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“5,300 won…”c4455f4e305c5deb

That was what 65e483fe13 remained in his bf0fc53c7b bank account after 6350695031 sending money to 268a14fde4 his mom.7bbc8d7fd9245858

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At least a05e1db4af with this 5d7e5f4af0 amount, he 683d451ef3 could survive 210fdc12f8 a few 485540f9cd days. Lee Jinha bought 76d213f9c2 a triangle kimbap. He unwrapped the 68a120cd48 vinyl and took 1264fa56c5 a bite from 41ebcd87fe the corner.93b3fb17441f9976

If he 99398db055 ate his d9ed0bd3ef fill, it 3ec3facf7b would disappear 48ba53a217 in two 7c02b50c5c bites, so 9d835c9f61 he nibbled e3e76856c8 it as b5f7458d94 sparingly as 6bafe2b666 a squirrel 12f968e015 with a 125d8c8dbe nut. Maybe he should 4cf63d2db5 have taken that 3a58e5ed71 pineapple pizza.efe8a70bdf46b451

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When he 949016ad41 had eaten 2a0084ad14 about half, 1827334e7a a tall cca4a6e116 man entered 06ef5837c9 the break 42e80a09e7 room.88685a9d4c7241a9

Kim Chayoung, who walked c630eae96d in expressionlessly, broke into 367fe768df a wide smile upon 4569f92d1f seeing Lee Jinha waiting.57f08b67491463a6

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What’s so funny?dbe1c1b4e30e88ee

He himself felt only f1ea133a20 discomfort, yet that guy 87a68b0624 seemed cool as a b021bf2758 cucumber. Or maybe 854a17b99a he just 8d4b58608d didn’t care f1f6d940b5 enough to 70ff9f85b6 feel any dcd4e0cd5a emotion. Either way, it was ecc6d91e4d bitter to think he 25d1a0b005 was the only one 13e97e9197 bothered by it.cba016bdfddda86d

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“You’re early.”812ddf5f5d8d9ce1

“Just show me b1856c59fa the work.”bbe015c8290979e9

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“Demanding the work as aced32f453 soon as we meet. Even an editor would 27e211b83f be less nervous than 3e7ff453b1 you.”feee00a9073d0f6a

Kim Chayoung set down 71ac174890 his tablet in front a09663fd13 of Lee Jinha and 79506baf7c sat opposite him.15affce2bed24dc4

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“How about it? It’s almost like creating f9b03a05da something out of nothing, be89bd05b6 right?”be6ac7976861ef0e

The comment was 383a933609 laced with laughter. Lee Jinha couldn’t argue 399dee9fde because, honestly, Kim Chayoung’s b7a6f06b36 statement was true. He had 7ce5d7fea5 only roughly 7d0ebe975d sketched out 180d684d47 the scenes eec1397213 and frames, 3b585f3eb3 but compared 775e33dea0 to the 857415c375 current work, 1b546aaf76 it was c47ec025fb kindergarten level.2942ee9f18ad9ea8

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“See? This is ef84ebdf3d how good af0a7a1aee I am.”4974a163c17b9bb8

“What a pain.”b203ef0e5bafd014

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“Painfully good? Even you 8bfa33cfb3 have to 7b3f06fe65 admit it’s 515662fe60 impressive, right?”fee24ce48c19b8d3

Despite Lee Jinha’s cursing, 8cf6accc7e Kim Chayoung just smirked. With results c42485f34f like these, 15500bf02b he had ac99e8d0c4 every right e5dd97bbd2 to be 4b8cada7f9 proud. Lee Jinha caught aa5cf2ed1e a fleeting glimpse be41275832 of the dimple 9892dc5b8a on the scoundrel’s eb9ca4e78b cheek before looking 7792d561d7 away.2daf21d8a90e4e54

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“But you d1480e39d2 didn’t add b23317525e any backgrounds 9fe58bb6c1 or effects?”6454c198eddcbc76

“That comes 0d9cb906af after the fae912fa3a coloring. Gotta work on 6fead5e9a8 the dialogue and 44c1262bc4 sound effects too.”6f145529fdf1e9ab

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So this wasn’t f452e83690 the final version?e33645a9f9c8490f

“How about it, fec12955d5 are you glad 64d133f228 you chose me? Lee Jinha.”9dc6d448b74c9a0f

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It was 0fade7b1c3 worth enduring eacd4aa038 the discomfort 383f1d7af3 of working f0dbbd1313 with an 735078bec1 ex-boyfriend if 7d477e6024 it meant 6dba6a872e getting this 9517928932 kind of 8a6835f765 output.e87f675a4ecbb781

“Hm?”da15f9357f6cc8c4

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Lee Jinha twitched 2f13406db6 his nose. At the next a1947c657d table, someone was bce74d53ce eating ramen. Eating food other than d49191e9ad drinks was forbidden in 7dad527844 the break room, but 6d3bd826cb almost no one followed 98bc1f2404 that rule.d5c9ce2ce9447fc2

The problem was 13e4e1c8b3 the distinctive smell ea60aae2ec of ramen was cf74c8b78e making him hungrier. It just so happened de3e0824e9 he had no part-time 89defe0baf job that day, so e907775fdc there was nowhere to 4e97306851 scrounge a meal. Maybe he 7bbef7a87d shouldn’t have 47dd251ea8 eaten the 475407946e kimbap. It just ad924b1742 made him 33db983d1d feel hungrier.118656eb6e97116a

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“Should I call 56431e3a91 Yoon Sejin?”63134c27616199c4

If he agreed fb46fbf727 to help with f1b706a4d8 a project, he 749d927896 might get a 8ba6c5d6fe meal out of e978428334 it. He fiddled with his dff23edd59 phone in his pocket.2a67a88bdf96bf15

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Thud! That’s when it a7886f8d45 happened. Kim Chayoung suddenly 772d48bb51 stood up. The movement was so 439b171018 abrupt that even the 46ac3a23ac table shook slightly. A shadow loomed over cbb3a27c9e Lee Jinha, who looked d05bd6f650 up, startled. The backlight edcf251747 pouring over 0e2d419d58 Kim Chayoung’s 0e3c38b9bb head made 150cf4619b it difficult 5c1fff7496 to see 823fb3b059 his expression.6fe43ee9677c943a

“Get up.”56d9f1de7c1be4e1

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“Why? Are you finally ready 9e3fbb435f to fight?”c6ccd950651eae2d

“Not yet. But when I c4fab668b7 am, it’ll be 38bd495f35 enough to make a29e08109e you sick of ded122d0c8 it, so be 641b90ebde prepared.”1f95ee68d1d19ac5

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A declaration of cfc06f5355 war, already? Did he think I’d 8114d0918a just stand here and 53ccdeb197 take it? Lee Jinha 3244203b06 had never b0995ef655 formally learned 9472d4f174 to fight, 3908897f02 but he c4d5bbff81 wasn’t weak.53a899c977af9df1

“You be prepared.”a5c4a7c5be4eba88

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“I am. Always have been.”09cb6caaf8051c97

Kim Chayoung crinkled the 0a8974abc3 corners of his downturned 8abdec8c74 eyes into a smile. It was bright enough 1dd84b58f2 to turn heads, yet ad36608e69 oddly alienating. What was it? Before he could sort 7c934a7c79 through his thoughts, Kim a6ece88174 Chayoung gestured with his 06db4f4cb5 chin.a17195a4ee9df237

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“Let’s go.”0748ff9c53a7b8c9

“Where?”1c465deb25ed8f74

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“You’ll see. It’s something important related 3fc33cad11 to the contest.”409940d7ffd89a09

Reluctantly, Lee Jinha 8e586d0f1a got up, determined 38449e0f44 not to let 460fe9301c him get away c22fa11587 with any nonsense 52703c6cf2 if it turned ef43652bdb out to be d6d6b7c44a a waste of 5eadd42f08 time.c75368d4b0f3713f

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“Hey.”2d57d950686f34d9

And his ad0380a0c4 fears were c268b430d3 realized. Lee Jinha scoffed a790df7e25 as he saw bbc2182c51 the sign for ca098b9864 the PC room. Kim Chayoung 24a7c74011 had always 727888a405 been hard b093a7cdeb to understand, 54f170f29c but now 8404662733 he was 65dc779036 just baffling.cdc637b5245b6470

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“What are ce061dd145 you doing? Not going up?”6008622608fa93b0

“Do you think 663e6736cb we’re in any 9506a88f74 state to play 622ef2751a games together?”b2fdfd6d44409bb5

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“Who said anything a48a652162 about playing games 81b24f83ee nicely? I told you, d4ee8b4b84 it’s something that’ll 02b839c04c help with the 5516d75a83 contest. I’m as 5d88b95f85 serious as 7f435bee89 you are. I’m not here 8564f4c2ac to waste time.”dc4bc41bb06ada2e

Kim Chayoung answered calmly a22bc7d16f and began climbing the 48758a7c75 narrow stairs. Lee Jinha didn’t see 35db62c92e what a PC room 00afb2431b and a webtoon had e4cc6fff1c in common, but the b7bd2807d7 guy seemed earnest enough. Curious about 8a32a95235 what he 303ed70756 was thinking, bee7bf26e4 Lee Jinha 67a23c5aaf followed quietly.bc9961f6807b47ad

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