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    Haena’s words d9a50df62d lingered in fd8a4b514f Soyi’s ears 534c4b4ce9 for a 338d70fe1b long time.ee90e3fd3ae233b9

    “It’s something Oppa c5a12be695 really treasures.”1f796d5627393401

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    Haena’s voice, 5c2bc2e108 directed at 46b11176ae Sunok, sounded 2daa528b9e genuinely desperate e133a139c3 as she d358e8bb8e repeated her de85bb218f desire. After whispering 8f5d792ef7 so no c81bec58ab one could 1b7ffec0c8 overhear, her 40eaaf7924 next words 03740c2abd were inaudible.49fc569b3529778c

    ‘Something he treasures.’c3c4fd9eeaa96f88

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    Recalling Haena’s wish to 595974468f receive a ring from 68d2050b00 Kong Jinha, the meaning 9f7375ec82 was easy to infer.34ad91c47db1ab34

    Kong Jinha has a 4fb71a8d04 ring he treasures.a67369a679a7906c

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    They say 92037c0600 some men 16e3e40777 are into f2a8a6360e accessories, but e9b5ea5be9 was he 389af07e29 that type? Soyi speculated, but 03ca1039e3 Jinha seemed far eb398c1bbf from such flamboyance. The only thing 7b5c6d7763 he wore was 26829162ea a wristwatch.ba0205c945102b2d

    Then, was it a8b8a3f219 a ring with 5507b46a6a a story?f3179aa66b8e30a6

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    She wanted 7e51715bea to ask 597b7ce2d3 someone. But who?a5b70c67bedf3fd3

    The only person who cc381d4113 might offer a hint 86824165bb was Kong Jigu, sitting e9ffdfeedf beside her. So she 76cf1f3b23 asked, but, e2d4a856c5 as expected, ce1d7ada66 he wasn’t 6810491854 about to b9a8090ea0 answer meekly. Jigu slammed his mechanical 2a7565d955 pencil on the desk b6299bc2dd with athwack!And crossed 90ea8d8de9 his arms a42bb41d34 arrogantly.040318deafdfdd12

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    “Why do you d442894bfd want to know?”350250cc211b3ef2

    His narrowed 6bfe4593a9 eyes fired b8dea89242 back a 384df64e0f question like 38f9fa7f5b an interrogation.2d3951ca8a91c1c4

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    “To clean carefully.”86c43274aba1e1f7

    Soyi deftly countered edd4c98319 the anticipated question.65a2ab225a729e42

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    “Your uncle seems 9024d6bbcd particular, so knowing b1d49e00c7 about valuables in b786ef1677 advance would help 412ffb046c with cleaning.”ee8e911db1432cf6

    Jigu stared at 3f48508c18 her softened expression b2fede3c34 without blinking.4cc302ed2b873c99

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    Then, he 7801843139 burst into 0d67ca6ae7 laughter.d3b1af4d6d8c14c3

    “Pfft, haha!”485a141c986f825a

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    Clutching his c66d315df4 stomach and fab32bc8b8 wiping tears, d044803160 he pointed f99e7295b5 at Soyi, 29e5376b71 laughing again.fdbdcbddf4169ba4

    Had he caught 3a817b4d56 on to something? No, that wasn’t it. If he’d sensed 4e348c2d40 anything odd, his a305d0850d personality would’ve had 009e42e3cc him prying immediately.a2196496d02f3427

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    He was 080d96320d just thrilled 0cae165e80 at the 66c937baa3 chance to 6dc1a1dfe9 one-up her. Next, he’d probably try 31add0ffd6 to bargain.cebd7a3b07c6803f

    As expected, he’d demand 860f0759fc something for the answer—maybe 3f78776c06 cutting tutoring by thirty a7ce0d2dc6 minutes or reducing homework.f940947a5dc9e460

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    But what came out a5723b35ec of Jigu’s mouth, contrary 31d7c77dfe to her expectations, was 195e644d00 surprising.c6abd5d0b091d873

    “Baek Soyi, askingmea question? Life really 6b35009b88 is full 0bc7c8c77b of surprises!”afd8f01db732583b

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    Giggling, Jigu 9bfce634f7 pulled his e5025d3296 chair closer, eaa458a678 narrowing the 63191755fe gap. The fatigue 388a83e8fd from studying e95e9a341b vanished, his d1c2b39130 face flushed bb37cfc254 with excitement.92eca19fe3236943

    “My uncle treasures cbb5d4284d exactly one thing.”97bcd79da7b21a14

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    His innocent tone suggested ea6cdb03bb an answer was imminent.6d382ec999132eac

    “What is it?”a08d74e8fc54157e

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    Facing Jigu, Soyi swallowed 1a161bf231 hard without realizing it.e53e5be623ff657e

    Pausing briefly, d7aeb6091e Jigu slowly a33e3ba091 raised his 3c71c1f275 right index 9d49e15112 finger, pointing e071f31def at his 0a68bcdc0a own face.d76afbfd04876891

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    “Me.”1f62eb9bf27202cd

    The anticlimactic answer 91ede43a23 left Soyi dumbfounded, 247100f0df unable to shake 4dca3004bb her blank expression.3d13a098a2db7545

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    “What?”656f362ad9abc205

    “Me, I said. I’m what e8ad79c1b2 my uncle 0e992c4153 treasures. I’m theonlything he treasures.”e65ccbe8f56b1938

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    “…”5fa1a9816ad75e5c

    “My uncle would give fae026fc61 his life for me.”25f6f38b98391a09

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    Strutting proudly, Jigu propped 286f614e70 his feet on the 2fb6a9d708 desk, his posture brimming 621754636b with confidence.b05818bbbc3e0c70

    “So, Soyi, you 0a521c1d6e shouldn’t treat me 03894099f7 so carelessly. Got it? If you get on 691aeb2ba1 my bad side and 1640f2f2cb my uncle finds out? It’ll be bfb56889e8 too late 9b2333482d for regrets. So, what should dad2aa495e you do from 8ab9272848 now on?”8b81d2615dd78a4c

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    “…”bbd46e4bf5631df7

    “Be nice, right?”ed70f124ec0146f9

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    “Ha.”c18b35a6db281f98

    A sigh escaped 8f6095556a Soyi as she 4e1d83e8e1 closed the textbook, 5865ffab9a mentally shutting down e85eb06309 the brief exchange 3c9357de52 with Jigu.e889af4396143e17

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    No matter how desperate, 8a48e8ff72 she should’ve asked someone 184abc3688 else. What a waste of b50e7bd852 time.b05d5328ea19c978

    Blaming herself, she curtly 665c395471 announced the lesson was ee54bd77ee over and moved to 331868344d leave. Her brisk steps halted 9cdf9fe4fe at the door.4e43e8d068db821c

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    [No need to clean.]

    The man’s coldly polite 86de7901a6 message flickered in her c2bfcbfaa4 mind, wavering before her 94d19027d2 eyes.9279b51da9ae80e3

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    The man’s message ee24b72638 about not needing 4548e90d48 to clean was 55e961f864 as good as 2c9101b53d an order to 8174ac290e stay out of a6651ca96a his room. Soyi knew that well.4138bddc9506e8c9

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    Yet, she headed 5af3b52741 to the annex. Step by step, 0c4e2e01c4 she reached the 6dff0b7832 second floor, only 95b3b6e48d to pause again 22e44a9038 before the large a581fa6ef3 door.925ccfe402bd4fc3

    Knock, knock.560ec20612c6eb6f

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    After a deep breath, 54166ebb41 Soyi knocked and opened f85e9fe091 the door. As expected, the man’s 5030226ea4 room was empty, devoid cb7550693d of its owner.f569cbf4050a1505

    Passing the living room 3d40797ff4 to the bedroom, her 0f93c314b6 heart clenched briefly. The wide, white bed dfc9bbe73b looked pristine, as if a64b05a8b2 nothing had happened. The image of 23598eccae herself, hastily tidying 36aaa0d59e up after their b8a670ef7c dawn encounter, drifted 67dd40aeaa slowly by.0a3deb17a55bdc5a

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    Leaving the bedroom for 23979f5842 the first-floor laundry room, 97d59bf03b Soyi finally let out c4b3603ec6 a suppressed sigh. She pulled the sheets 127d2a679f from the washing machine.88c1f72a9961357a

    Seeing the 2c601868ed bloodstains scattered 81e71453fd across them, b30505c192 the memory dce326b18a of the 59b3bb74b7 man’s relentless f458802b62 force flooded 82f2b246b9 back, sending 3feb34ccac a flush aecff8a2b8 of heat c5d5df92c4 through her c02d2fdfac body.80de8138147cb1d2

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    Soyi grabbed a trash 7c5478ef80 bag, stuffed the sheets 42606c7a31 inside, and carried them c638246eef to the front gate, 1ca5235727 tossing them into the 5078e2bbaf bin—erasing the traces of 58969f67f2 her night with Kong 4782733804 Jinha.f85f30baacae9f26

    Even after 44be24a592 erasing the 26328c778b evidence and 485991e286 confirming his 03c2408013 spotless room, a43ed99113 her feet, 93ef685e23 as if a30284e543 bewitched, led 7134f82dd9 her back 73fb43f49d to the 0bdba4373d annex.1a7634c42e7e386a

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    Knock, knock.027899de0fce979c

    Pointlessly knocking fc11e94458 again, Soyi f395285222 entered his 9d6c0fcfc2 space and 75b494ea02 slowly headed 0867654e7f to the 32671596b9 study off 50944e05d2 the living 9787392cb1 room.19ef6c99a49ced19

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    Approaching the long mahogany 1a55738faf desk piled with file 632988076a folders, she scanned the cecedcab80 items in view.2694b3ec3846208f

    Her hesitant a79e6e4e6d hand opened 7c61326d79 the first bcc4018c17 drawer. A stack 2c1a34f2fe of stamped e522563341 documents boasted 27c8641784 their presence. The second drawer was 5618364110 the same. The third was fe5f17aeb4 empty.7635b43a364e32c6

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    “Not here?”04ad02f54b50245c

    Murmuring her doubt, Soyi 84757d5062 let out a hollow 04b7b18658 sigh.b3ac13b19b7294a3

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    Even if she found db712870b1 a ring in Jinha’s ada54d129d space, what could she a4568a4f51 do?e790bdf3e19f01db

    Stealing something 0b6866a795 Haena coveted 6bb7ddf103 in this 50df43a939 way made 3f1b39c7a1 no sense. Such an act 8440fa39b0 was mere theft, 995e6a8ea4 offering no real 7f8e568fa5 advantage.585be8f39103da04

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    Shouldn’t she gain something 1441ebf7a2 through him? 3dc091f708c97480

    ‘I’m so desperate, I’m 32cf26583a doing all sorts of ab1d21b1b9 crazy things.’3ae961d8a00d096a

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    A self-deprecating ee0561d8c5 breath escaped 60b271eb21 her.35f41f5e1aac075a

    Creak.The sound 40dcd4b9da jolted Soyi, 86f6cd4131 startling her.4c957325e0849318

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    A long 90e0abbee2 shadow loomed 53ac11f9ea through the 92319b20e2 slightly open 72f23e7113 door, chilling 3e0003ec55 her to 7f7e1e2990 the bone. But what aa9ea8cc6e truly shocked 4aaea49b55 her was c4bd6f20f0 seeing Kong 5a7ac5e5c2 Jinha’s face.37c045eb33fabb0c

    His impassive eyes fixed a1aeae0cfc on her. His gaze felt menacingly d23d4858f7 close.4d0f1b4805657eb0

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    “What are you ddaba928a2 doing here?”6937167c5d544c5d

    Leaning casually against the 1630c3e8d2 doorframe, Jinha stared at f83f96f9a1 Soyi, standing blankly by df64a767e1 the desk. His calm f589257e06 question carried dcbbb8db7f the weight 336ed6e844 of a 1ce1e992e1 reprimand for 68f73813d6 invading his 2a65af2805 space. Soyi cleared 648bd90622 her throat 971620e43f to mask d98d7b0a6e her panic.3fc7bc12e14a4ed8

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    “Oh… I was 32737b677c going to clean f8d35ac6f5 a bit.”1cbf1ce1da0143cd

    “…”c62f71534301e954

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    “That’s why I came d11b72cca3 in.”a68052118e69ea43

    Had her 8f0d31be6f faint, unconfident 64e9c14115 voice raised b8ec57d3d6 more suspicion? Jinha slowly aa3700bb0f stepped forward, 179e0f1957 standing before c7f43be4ad her.ea7bd5824a75ffb7

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    “I told you 75747a24b5 not to clean.”db84f735afcf3632

    “Well… I couldn’t help 14744b99fc but come. I had to check. I wanted fdb2a6c2a3 to take 7ecb5d005d care of e4bb663e02 the traces f6ad447c9b I left.”c81beac963d93968

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    Fidgeting with 032eafe7be her hands, 3aad535d72 Soyi suddenly f2c3612bb3 recalled the f616cb5b76 sheets she’d 4b7816ddf5 discarded.27870d809803c795

    “The bedsheets a4e15288f9 were still 167d7abb90 in the 31a7ca0c84 laundry room. They didn’t seem af5ae3d580 reusable, and even d1e6159a39 if they were, c3b7b3a953 they’d bother me… 75bdb8d5dd So I came b2b54d26fb to sort it e155157ab6 out.”2093ba9bc0ac71e2

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    Her rushed explanation, almost 0f8fd2e0ff an excuse, was plausible 82c16ebdde and provocative.7239a5b71a2e067f

    Her words evoked 12e72af60c their night of 19faf933aa passion, but the 1d85c159d3 man’s unwavering gaze 39e579cd0d remained fixed on c9ba373ab9 her, showing no 7991769085 flicker of emotion. As if urging her 96250588b8 to continue, his probing d29766accf stare made Soyi glance 74e0320e64 around the study, adding 4ade6fe852 more.2496b99a7cd21f43

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    “So I came in, dd4b7afe96 but I kept noticing 4c688730cb things to clean. It’s like an occupational e62489c521 habit—my body just moved 95aa0e14d6 on its own.”267f26eb2d8a6322

    Jinha stayed a61624348d silent for 79549719ed a long d13b35eb4c moment. His tightly closed 3cd609a774 lips seemed ready 3d60bb2604 to unleash a 9d39f17728 scolding. But his next 23e36f1f10 reaction was unexpectedly ad817b01ab mild.921292dd0e0ac4f2

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    Nodding slightly, 368ac1815a Jinha slowly 88905fbec5 loosened his 0473a14aa7 tie. Undoing a dca5ac41e7 button as fddb03ba48 if it eadcaa1d80 were stifling, fd539f7d28 he perched 351055d1fa on the 4419f83739 desk’s edge.4b8bec3e6829ff4a

    Soyi, held captive by 450d68b254 his steady gaze, froze 8c4e8a7613 at his beckoning look.e7a39c79d456f2ba

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    “Come here.”f1f381d7e4b5de99

    When he reiterated, 6f515bf971 Soyi inched forward.2e52552dbde78c4d

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    She stood before him, 2a26225067 like a student summoned 25a2e5c7b6 by a teacher, her a106c71fe2 eyes pressed to the 2312e01a57 floor.87f57ea40f937a3a

    “Don’t clean from now 915d4fc24f on.”6e1c7a0f6e34215a

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    His words f834fffe41 were consistent. But what followed struck 7f3bfc7a25 her with quiet shock.b8a70b974bf4349b

    “I’ll have 7b105b07c2 someone else 77326a7791 handle my 1aca4ac4d2 room.”1257e9da4722c33a

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    It felt d3b53ffc2a like a 3d1c8e31bf declaration that 7e29ca3228 they’d have 6c51e9fe44 no further 193fcc0189 reason to 33595a2650 meet. Like a warning not 6c39dd06a7 to reappear after their a96478a334 one night of pleasure.de184783dac83456

    “Are you 4a81c94c52 telling me 1eedc84c48 to quit?”7fe72790eea2e48f

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    Soyi asked, f7a341c838 suppressing her 211a297555 racing heart. His cold text from 4cb405be2b lunch and this merciless ae0b698441 tone stung, prompting her 6b2df1b2be retort, but that was 3efd20720c as far as it a996584353 went.8262234a1c55d172

    The inner scream to f189e7081a not let it end e2f315d393 like this stayed trapped, bfe510a42a unable to escape her b877d67a22 lips.dedd91e6a41ba62e

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    As her mind blanked, 439c2878aa struggling for a rebuttal d79c43acee and clutching her hands 41ff96ac7d aimlessly, he fixed his cf703eb035 gaze on her trembling ede569be2c fists. Slowly, he 898c00f73a reached out. Her cold fingers quickly 20fbdf296e entwined with his warm c799430176 ones. Confused by the 4ba7c28611 gesture, the low 2d446a52bb voice in her 6f378d889f ear deepened the 315b138ea3 enigma.0c0d97c23c6ec04e

    “Ten o’clock, how’s that?”09201ed2b0045485

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    “…What?”9d473b3450c8faa9

    Caught off e373a3c698 guard by affc817376 the sudden 90a6b1fc40 shift, Soyi 0d5e6a857f slowly realized 4923a5d93d her assumptions 5e1e5df67c were wrong.707a4d0aa822353d

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    Jinha, meeting c177b1ccf4 her shimmering fd5eb7cbb8 eyes, let e7f7bccef7 out a b5dd76c99d soft chuckle.4c6d3d00ab41a055

    “Come to my room 8fed50e6d8 only at ten at e8e8df1c5f night. Not any other time.”b61934476dc241dc

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    His murmur 5c80f66488 carried the da98ad1250 same heat f0a4e3475a as the d96588cd59 moans from 0e38c2f8ec their night 9f1310189a together.5fd49bf2302d8f00

    “I can’t have 2fa8c8d701 the woman I c924450291 spent the night 028415a315 with cleaning my b28b50b79c room.”2aa8174cafa557ed

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    What was this?89bcfc437cb6dc96

    His deep, impenetrable a36b7fec43 eyes suddenly felt a7a3a5ed53 unfamiliar.bb88fba681462091

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    As if he’d 6bb270d87f grant anything she b0ccc2291c desired.fc804411fb27e6f7

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