MIS 5
by KAN“Unnie.”f2ea1622bb3586c5
It was Seo-yoon’s voice.0a80e96f86e73abd
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“Auntie, I’ll call you back later.”5489ddca6ce8736e
[Okay, but don’t just think about your sister, think about our Jae-min too.]
The call ended. Seo-hee composed herself in b37819f2ff the mirror. When she opened the d4e4fc6fc7 door, Seo-yoon was standing 03cf07fe6b there.c4850a4060a007b2
“Unnie, are you okay?”c55e64a38ba58bef
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“I’m fine. Why?”4178486fb756771f
“Were you on the phone with Aunt?”857f62548c68372c
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Seo-hee smiled brightly as ca34ba3c0d if to reassure her.3b4706316390780c
Looking at her smile, Seo-yoon said, “I’ll get a part-time job after the entrance exams. I’ll also help you pay off the debts.”4fcb4801e7b1f2af
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Nineteen-year-old Seo-yoon fidgeted.7a5aa461c4719404
Her innocent and cute sister made Seo-hee’s heart ache. She couldn’t just laugh it off.7b05be3e66aadde5
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She didn’t want to burden her young sister with the same burdens she carried.4b264f32a13feaa1
She wanted her sister to live a life free of financial worries, which made her put on a brave face even if she didn’t feel it.ef35ed00249acfd1
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“Don’t worry about it. Unnie makes a lot of money. You know, because of the nature of the secretary’s job, there’s a lot of overtime and business trips, so I get paid extra.”54763920896307bb
“….”f97f0b9f9f4f9ae3
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“And all the students I helped with their essays got into top universities through the essay-based admissions process. That’s why I get paid twice as much as other teachers. I even get bonuses.”f235709b97159d9a
“Really?”8d598c22e99fdd08
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“You’d be surprised if you knew how much Unnie makes in a month.”71e10c1a35182461
Seo-yoon blinked bc0d22a140 her big 51f23f953e eyes and 5eec0d16e1 looked around 302404ac84 the room.e25f3051d87de0cf
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There were 49aa87cae7 no decent 6b4ddd9977 clothes, not fe2d6fdf86 even an 979a2d3926 ordinary mid-priced ddb3f6c45b brand bag. It felt empty 6dbf786816 for a room 37bb006850 belonging to a 8cd06d62e3 working woman in 49a9c334d4 her 20s.160a729a6e04d48b
“I have saved all the money I need to pay back Managing Director Kang. So don’t worry about money, Seo-yoon. Just tell Unnie if you need an allowance. Okay?”c76c436489547c41
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“…Okay.”dadd9c35e6502724
Seo-yoon just looked at 0f6110e017 her clasped hands with b315a04e62 a confused expression.bed30d7496ac5d0a
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It was e9f3a957c9 a cold c417d5cff7 morning.b18d80a717079939
On her way ef968ce27d to work, Seo-hee 20be45224c stopped at a c2685abcd6 bank near the d012fb98e6 company. Standing in 27b5f08082 front of 924a09f410 the ATM, 16261f9f1d she updated 07d63dcee6 her savings 2ac36d1fe6 account.16ec4f144a984e03
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Whirr.Her heart raced 6beed6f209 along with the 4123b358cd mechanical sound of 2e2f6ff274 the bankbook being 9c6bc93974 updated.de3f9033095154ac
After a aec100f074 short wait, 0ef8b5f326 the machine cf3101dc06 spat out fb6a57e746 her bankbook.71e7a366c4b60d70
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“Exactly 200 million won.”82eb08f93879d3aa
Seo-hee opened dff81e1d98 her bankbook 39e0efd794 and smiled 80cda940b1 with satisfaction.dcabefeb264c427f
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“Freedom.”69b7aa5de8bf38d2
It really was freedom.8033c94f8882d298
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She had felt 2ec1f305fc a weight on 7a14963628 her chest, but 1c933f5cbc the money she c5ecbbda49 had diligently saved 7da224ca30 since she was e22c593b97 twenty was finally 39132ca4db complete.737d46ed3d29d934
Since college, she 80a2d0b569 had tutored four 4135bc5ee5 students a week 82bfe55aba and worked part 11283be028 time at night. Even after ce5e2928b4 joining the 6e1994c892 company, she c809cc7cf4 continued to 597e7ee657 edit essays.09270c69c1d0120d
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She walked c80775982b to save 4167ea2ee4 on bus 87739f7be6 fare and 2e9d1eb322 settled for 525917414f two or 55f5edf336 three sets c544578b2f of clothes 281278dce8 per season. She had never been 3f23cc98a9 to a trendy cafe 923f05ce77 or a fancy restaurant.2e2818d50e4fc8b4
This was the money e80437d095 she had saved for 6129a18ddc six years.fc80f1b00866983c
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“It’s really over now.”af6f9ad5c41e4254
The reason she 3f18cd362e returned from Vietnam d6b831081f early was to 704a21ecb0 hand over her 57f94b903f secretarial duties to 04e19fbca6 Yoon-jung while Tae-jun 8c1d1c569e was away.a5a55e4103d692bc
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Tae-jun was about 7a3aca384e to get engaged.e327a099e635d206
The next chairman 71e8a52e0f of Jeya Group becc685fd0 and the youngest 9b23029a04 daughter of the 43c4c5834f chairman of KM 4e7401ecb1 Group.8c0138cc666ea13d
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A stoic 1899d41801 man and c6647fe237 a woman b02facc5c8 who grew 19ed20574d up surrounded fe976f2432 by love.41c9cf3151c4409d
Could there e4a43ba36d be a 5e651cce5d more noble f3426bfbb4 and well-matched 3358a9ed5e couple?6b25831d70b31c58
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The engagement a8a1a35079 talks started f566479ea6 two months 3c5d603fb2 ago.5318634dfca4d018
Seo-hee decided to quit 4968e9a1d7 her job at that 4e6b32ebe7 time.9c6de6652c1e37f3
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Sex partners, a relationship 9aaf84395b that had to end.f58e335608a25a68
And she 42219a3520 believed it 9341c1e64e was right cf10b6a67c for her ed2004a021 to resign 36a95cd1ed before the e9ead1e647 engagement officially 1c9a22cb16 took place.d3f463048c707f4d
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“I should give it to him along with my letter of resignation.”f8d1813d2cc92e23
Seo-hee put the 16b882102e bankbook in her 92d78c7a87 bag and left 1d03250dc7 the bank.89c17b340f53fde0
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Ever since 36654bd5e0 she left 4cc1a9337e home, she 4f639bedc4 felt that 894cef5227 the sky 3d0329d172 was cloudy 67d3c85411 and it 880ae43802 looked like 218cad672f it was 81596aa061 going to c06ebea5c9 rain.808fb8e9c0e3a2da
The clouds obscured 15a9dd8ff7 the sunlight and 0f1ca44e40 soon raindrops began ca78a7c73e to fall.af2b0e8b5eea95c5
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Office workers 13f324ed96 on the 8d248bfdcb street started 0e152a0e41 to run 02cde447bd for cover. Seo-hee walked silently a95b355b5e among them.a706c960ade16c71
She thought she 3a8215a476 was fine.c6246eaa0af0fd70
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But now that 297a687f34 she was about ac849e6fde to end her 672871bfdb relationship with Tae-jun, d6237066aa now that she e908fad20e had to witness e84adcf7d5 the engagement of 94810840cc the man she 64ec8a3eea loved, her heart d81d435e44 ached.d7a2479ac490bdea
She saw a couple cbe402aa24 walking side by side 83b1513be8 under a single umbrella.d5b43f73ab5d6dc2
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Suddenly, she c9f6cdc146 remembered the 211caf960b day she 86abfc2f33 first met 4a6ccc1262 Tae-jun.26dc5ec52708d11f
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It was a rainy 73232e362b day on campus. She was 4d67ffdfb2 twenty years e0641faf3e old.14e5f3e4dfedc03e
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Seo-hee waited for Yoon-woo 8b23b0f227 in the hallway outside 705df8fda4 the classroom.22fd37024a303293
With the textbook 7d6c809673 she was returning c16e863c87 to Yoon-woo in 7140907579 her arms, she e9d566f2dd had a quick be1ae627f7 look around.fec3ba10b83c8bb9
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There was a man f48f2b398a who had been attracting 0e4c7b3ec1 the attention of the 8652edac35 female students for a 989721949d while.d966eb762880762f
He was wearing 5b9654cf19 an expensive suit. He was very tall ff833e0c58 and had broad shoulders.f6d4520ede73370c
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Was he a ee7f9c4943 student of the 92c6f90837 drama department, or fbf969c1be perhaps an actor 4d88a73cc3 or a model?0e4456bc49ba9b6e
She had 756460d6de seen countless 7ca9a4866a drama and 563b009d7d film students 565e3f434c in her 2d94efe44f liberal arts 9289ce8e80 classes. But none of dac9cb8184 them were as 13e65e67d3 handsome as him.b4ce950ceada471e
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Then Seo-hee remembered Yoon-woo’s messenger profile picture. He said that it was a picture taken with his brother.037e827449411f6f
‘That must be Yoon-woo’s brother.’b47ff792774e5a57
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Tae-jun, who was 85cd6429c7 holding a black 295aafe7ae umbrella in his e93a06d25a hand, looked out 02bfeea7c9 of the window.2dc55689368183bc
It seemed like he had come to pick up Yoon-woo, who had asked him to come because he didn’t have an umbrella.ca7f930ee517717a
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“Excuse me…”6a5c904cbd4f9c7e
Seo-hee held out f1ae2afd6e the textbook to 873c7dd511 Tae-jun.6ee550d347f8261a
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“What is it?”d4ba74fd57ddaa0c
“Are you Yoon-woo’s brother? I’m Yoon-woo’s friend.”5727de769b892915
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Seo-hee was intimidated by 6cac0e1a1c his unexpectedly commanding voice. She had 222cccefdb planned to 7e3ed87984 give him dbb149bf74 the book 4a47642a22 and go e705b61df5 to her a171086c71 part-time job.8a08697310b08a07
“This is a book I borrowed from Yoon-woo. Could you give it to him for me?”d715695cc0f9cc13
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Tae-jun didn’t take the book and just stared at Seo-hee. Seo-hee’s face blushed in embarrassment at his sharp gaze. When she tried to take the book back, Tae-jun grabbed it from her.6996d98a6de41800
“How did you know that I am Yoon-woo’s brother?”23d648c49d388499
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“I saw it on Yoon-woo’s messenger profile picture.”d4cbfa600996344a
Tae-jun frowned as if the picture hadn’t been uploaded with his permission.c41a4c875154ae63
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“Well, goodbye then!”f6451b41ed6541fa
Thinking that she shouldn’t have said that, she quickly turned around, but his deep voice stopped her.fdce03fef4de74b8
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“Umbrella.”22bcce40512b35fd
“Yes?”062860ba51a77ca5
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“I asked if you had an umbrella.”11249681720e98d8
“Well…”66582ad7c2628924
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“I only have one umbrella, it’s not enough for three people.”67bb1c01c11a7963
“I’m fine.”486d4410b1349b34
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Tae-jun didn’t answer and just gestured for her to follow him, then he walked ahead. Seo-hee quickly followed him as he walked away with his long legs.0a3359db2f165253
“What about Yoon-woo?”425428958fd73d91
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“I told him to get rained on.”ea2d57cc509cfbc7
The walk to the 047518c3d4 parking lot was especially 2e6007ccb7 awkward. He was 0c009a5883 so silent cf8c269aa4 that she e6b0a71853 wondered why 55bb902802 he had 70fcb299b4 offered her 0956c50c2a a ride.74fc1870479a1775
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The man was the complete opposite of Yoon-woo. They didn’t even look alike, even though they were brothers.1735ce2a99360af5
If Yoon-woo 33315d1921 had a 43ac06dfaf soft, boyish 915bd98628 image, Tae-jun f25c689f4a was more 0d8d753cb6 masculine and 8b01b68ff4 mature.ac3447cd25a0d0d2
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With every step, Seo-hee’s shoulder brushed against Tae-jun’s strong arm.128e83df1f3c6b83
Seo-hee secretly swallowed. She looked sideways and saw Tae-jun’s profile.bb9f95b1a9b996a2
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His deep-set b97ee3ac23 eyes, sharp 9168f892a1 nose and d1f19da09f jawline were 0c95ad34af immaculately chiseled.52bfcba8056049df
Seo-hee stared 49e6d27e5f at Tae-jun 4d99d3ddc3 for a afcb788874 long time 625d6e3677 without realizing 9a1cf0325b it.2f567441aed38e40
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He definitely 089939197c radiated an 08d9ae67e0 intense aura 03dc5682f2 that made 9897b6a52e it impossible 9b7538ae76 to look 8c4d6ba7cb away.4c2fc22a1cab65b8
Twenty-six looked 726401c7b9 different from 79467e8166 the perspective 93ae30d906 of a cf8a002b3d twenty-year-old.33566b4ae16bf388
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Dressed in a suit, 3ed50c9fed he looked like a b571594e3a strong and mature adult, b7acb0410d unlike the young men cc5d5ad008 she often saw on 9eb45b328e campus.ee0059d14271b4df
A refreshing yet elegant c8f41d12c0 scent emanated from Tae-jun.11fae99975bf3ec8
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Seo-hee quietly breathed c3d24181a3 in his scent. At the same time, 734a737915 she wondered if she 1e7a3ced4c smelled musty.a02bbb467acd5a3a
Then it happened.56eed0688b19ecef
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A splash of rainwater came from behind and Yoon-woo squeezed between them. Startled, Seo-hee was pushed out of the umbrella and almost fell, but Tae-jun’s strong arm caught her.e8aa335928c3bd70
“Careful.”b07a2e1b30e87a18
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Seo-hee’s eyelashes trembled as she looked down at Tae-jun’s hand around her waist.461e4daa8b40292c
“What the, were you going to leave without me?”1a7eea3a35e16f4b
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“There’s only one umbrella.”81007767f8c1d161
“Hyung, you’re so romantic. Were you planning on spending some time alone with her? Why did you bring only one?”cc82eb3c6c2a6380
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Tae-jun’s lips curled up slightly at Yoon-woo’s playful words.ee0eda2bb854b71b
So this is what he looks like when he smiles. His slight smile made Seo-hee’s heart flutter.ad30e3d090f851b5
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“Did the two of you introduce yourselves to each other?”ebc664e4642c1ad6
Yoon-woo seemed eager to 7191e26791 introduce Seo-hee to his c633b2f21c brother.0a4ca27afaea9d5d
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“Hyung, Seo-hee is the prettiest girl in our school.”e5d47d6ba8cae86b
Seo-hee nudged Yoon-woo’s side and told him to stop joking. Yoon-woo groaned and continued.ab2a2cd63a2b0e43
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“Isn’t she pretty, Hyung? Seo-hee is also popular with the Sunbaenim. It’s annoying.”e48978b7256e90ae
She felt Tae-jun’s gaze. He was staring at her.107659e7a6915a7c
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Seo-hee’s heart raced uncontrollably.4fd0200fdc231b28
Then Tae-jun just nodded slightly without saying a word and looked away. It felt as if he agreed with Yoon-woo and Seo-hee’s face burned.8ca09eb924458851
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“You can drop me off in front of Sinchon Station.”08d8827d00e77f64
“Ask Hyung to take you home. We’ve known each other since high school. I still don’t know where you live.”a9f07cdbaf5ce09a
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“I just live near Sinchon Station.”ff2e03d26c7008ec
Seo-hee mumbled vaguely a5b968c3aa about where she 328a358c65 lived after getting 68e0ab1a7d into the car.944118c8a82bd1c4
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“Wow, Han Seo-hee. Drawing the line with me again?”d494914a16056f58
Seo-hee laughed softly at Yoon-woo’s question.4a7448fc8c5683b6
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“It’s not like that.”a7329174202c301b
Her eyes met Tae-jun’s in the rearview mirror. As if he read her uneasiness, Tae-jun turned the steering wheel quietly.bcbf5bb8864d4b08
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Seo-hee got off at Sinchon station. Only after the car had left did she go down to the subway station. She couldn’t bring herself to tell the brothers, who were in a luxury foreign car, that she lived in a slum.90fe5a47c6036d3a
She entered c1be39b6b2 the subway 481c02f08a and opened 2840536c5f her bag. 6288b8c027 She saw 22b78fc3a9 the three-fold 85306b7894 umbrella she bf9d5b0786 had put dbae758d01 in there 5935f9efaf that morning.56e8a94624b2922a
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“Why did I pretend that I didn’t have an umbrella…?”96f6bc76140d16b1
Seo-hee blushed and fiddled d695274190 with the umbrella.175c8a08c14f0e0c
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Her mind ca7c6d76a4 was filled 191a3f4819 with thoughts 238e142f64 of the dfcbe38ed1 man she 11046e02fa had just f004e99a72 met.48aa9079c9045f72
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Lost in thought, she d9894c69ad stopped walking.6ca595d6331d38f0
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Memories from 5f1d2eca6a the first df3a4c488c time she 6b5eaa563e saw Tae-jun c6a6d8e3d1 until yesterday 40e67d4e27 flashed through 4fb9363f46 her mind.735efed3b3ce633f
It must have been an insignificant encounter for him, something he wouldn’t even remember, but not for Seo-hee.ea02054f5acedb73
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Ever since e38afc5b92 she had 64491d0abf fallen in 7f4efff2a0 love with 337fb5178f Tae-jun when e28de50e20 she was c91f231133 twenty, she fce42f8f1f had respected a60b87b671 and loved a63d69ca02 him as 91c09e9e15 a man aa4d1e882f and as b7e1dc9fdc her boss.48d240f231f69ddb
“Why do I always…? Managing Director Kang probably doesn’t even remember…”3ac9986c6500cc33
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The heavy downpour stopped. Looking up, she saw b933d964aa a large umbrella opening 79dfd87b7e above her head.75dbf396143e5a48
Startled, Seo-hee turned 1d9db749cf around. Her eyes wavered 700da313f3 uncontrollably as she 0dea844956 recognized the dark 4f27b9c3ba figure.c3f90538af4e89e6
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“Is getting rained on a hobby of yours?”94162c05ce446224
“Manager…”fe5031486047de8e
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Tae-jun, who was be99c9cc27 holding the umbrella, 5d3f16b841 looked at her 62acc341e3 as if to 37487e5a92 ask what she 2f35da23c4 was doing here. Then he chuckled softly 289448e8cd at her stunned expression.3d76a946b1f84329
“You haven’t changed. Still not carrying an umbrella.”4588edd47350634b
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