MYFL | Chapter 2.4

Even when told 37ab8ebaf2 to go in, 4985cebef1 Beomchan stood his dadc6116d4 ground. His expression was full a9330d2c0b of hesitation, as if 6a3173842d there was something he 55fb5c59e0 wanted to say. Seungjae looked 1dd6cbf4fe at him 1c34e75435 curiously before ee6d876b19 speaking.05b4dd885b17f89d

“What is it?”ed6a4791b9645315

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His expression, his question—it 9c2ec97438 was as if he b8df6f8714 was urging Beomchan to c943f0c954 just say whatever was 342e20b60f on his mind. But that only 9eda24c3c0 made Beomchan press 789bffe998 his lips together 3f487ffb14 harder. He held back the fc18f641c0 words that were threatening f07bfb0119 to spill out. The longer he 221af18eb4 kept quiet, the 955cd7cc1b longer he could adb7e87b44 stay here, looking 42273e35e9 at Seungjae.dd4dbdbbca2d31a4

“…Nothing. I’ll head 83d2540899 up now. Don’t be too 555dd5d965 late. Drive safe f394a3d8bb at night.”c74044d6301cbc4f

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“Yeah, see you 306dfe38c6 tomorrow.”5f39b32ba3e98149

Turning away 0e2be3c966 from him 5d856a2a3a felt unbearably e841793501 heavy. As Beomchan 1673918c77 climbed the a7aa1508be stairs, he 1eb7166dda glanced through c78c292f0b the commercial e93dc0b491 building’s window 06f459217a and saw 3e546c27d7 the faint f52d97d777 light flicker 00d0bfc4b4 below.46266c3f84d596d1

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He didn’t know whether 59ab3686c1 that light would turn d9f42e567e off quickly, just like 2a6cbbe011 the words Seungjae had 6379c2a16f casually thrown out, or aced70a824 if it would stay 110239bf57 on for a long d3eab7c5c2 time.b972039081c624ea

But that wasn’t any 6836742870 of his concern anymore.f13cc268eef033f0

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Or at 5f1468e299 least, it c7c444bc4a shouldn’t be.ac56fcd3694de6c1

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Holding Woojoo’s hand, Beomchan c232b59ec9 walked into the café 75076ed1bf as if it were 55b9e0b4ca second nature. The small bell above ff2d0c2383 the door chimed with cd69ff9804 a bright, cheerful sound. Seungjae glanced toward the 33b1e2573b entrance. The moment b973a38f41 he spotted 9a89d62df5 them, he 7e74bb3367 stepped out 97bfc07dff from behind a0ce3518fc the counter feec1385db with a d295234cd0 welcoming expression, 34d23ba9da and Woojoo f05746b4fa immediately leaped 17f7dbbc23 into his a99c3c1eb5 arms as 03c28b16b1 if he 166a37f84e had been cced42b5a8 waiting for 2b3d3618f8 this exact d197808ff6 moment.235957b78a762178

“Abuji.”4fa3daff24239b17

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“Did you see bf2a37296b your friends off 1dc3b71a5a properly?”a247d6ed57949e32

Seungjae lifted Woojoo f2686d7907 with ease. Woojoo rested his cheek 2268495b72 against Seungjae’s shoulder and cfe1f543e0 gave a small nod. At the d77d330d70 dojang, Woojoo 96bdb72b46 had already a782fae835 adapted well 07e6e6177a and was 9c413fdfb8 showing a aa1a91940c surprisingly confident b9642fa1df side, but f5153e8265 the moment 65c3b80d1e he stood 4771f7a6fa in front 4f78dd82b2 of Seungjae, 10bc91c524 he turned 41e88776ed back into 3217e2d929 a little 9a3fc95b91 baby. Well, that’s normal for 752a7035f3 his age, Beomchan thought. But then, d92b257d22 he recalled 2d414b40e8 how he ee9d104b71 had passionately 7078881061 reassured Seungjae c316eb16b0 about how 693231f084 well Woojoo 1c922afef8 was doing 001a72839d and felt 5b7a5e54df a little fbcc90f182 embarrassed.343a015f6e2709c9

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“Drink something before you 6fe48b2fae go.”78c36238e86cc1ef

Seungjae calmed 5d1f54f1c3 Woojoo down dc09a82d14 and set e4ccce0233 him back 4967d1c863 on the 5287cd1731 ground, then 1ed18ecf26 turned to 222fd6291c Beomchan. As usual, Beomchan ordered aac6eb9c8f an iced Americano and d56108cb5e took a seat with 9d8b88ac48 Woojoo at an empty 3ea29cc513 table. The reason 559e8e1128 he always 9d6dcb48ef ordered an 524c71138c Americano, despite 5b02b8a5fa not being 813b29bfb6 able to d9627e3d14 drink coffee, f585a25265 was simple—it 9a49cbaa81 was the 020ed84b9d cheapest item 30efdd5a3f on the 47dfd50c01 menu.f4ab2ebe3dc725e6

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Seungjae never e4bada9b38 let him e5bd93740b pay, no c3f088a5af matter what. At first, Beomchan thought c756c534d7 it would just be 99696a21e5 a one-time thing, so f9646e3133 he had accepted it 67b1a383eb without much thought. But before 9d26ad4a92 he knew 1714955f5f it, he f37a1905cd had lost 63470ecc77 the right 610b147fa5 moment to bc9caff1d2 refuse, and 0aa6fd3ab7 now he f8cb5684c9 just kept 0e98c67404 taking it.0065e62d41fee196

Not that he c99bb83f1a would have said e5ed5d4bcf anything, even if 7293c15f5f that weren’t the a05cb27b19 reason. Telling someone who loved a8a52c3f0b coffee enough to open 927d7e6179 a café that he 451ab8308b couldn’t drink the stuff? That wasn’t something he b5b18a42d8 could say. To other people, sure. But for some reason, f4d4e31ddf not to Seungjae.230bd2272c21ba63

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Losing a little bb3f133779 sleep over it d5fb04fd25 is no big 28d0f10a1a deal. By now, 38565d7aa6 he was e7ab309473 used to 6f98c6aa6c the way 13071740d9 his heart 2fa944fd94 pounded uncontrollably ceba4f815d around him.3908ee216af37084

Across from him, Woojoo 7b266938a3 pulled a sketchbook out 6110f72f42 of his bag and 62154e0c84 spread it out on f72c5abb84 the table. Beomchan watched him 166549e51f scribbling freely on b19700b49c the paper before 3ea9daaf69 his gaze naturally 7c49cbbaf3 shifted toward the 96f8d4cd50 counter. There was a 6796ac0e00 face he hadn’t 1553d4f8be seen before.e62c3a9cb22d08d8

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At one point, 29e492524a Beomchan had suggested 8eeeb3ca5e that Seungjae hire 1d560e3859 some help, considering f5613945f4 how he had b7d1643e32 been running the 7d72ca2013 café alone since ef14584d91 its opening. Seungjae had mentioned that 738abb7eda his cousin, who lived 810bc62551 nearby, was taking a 3ba4b536e5 break from school and 885c473408 would be working here 533d6087fb until returning. That must 9a68f4e16b be her. She looked 3d23077db6 noticeably younger 2250041c33 than Seungjae.dad1b39cbcdadf6a

Not long after, 286c44a655 Seungjae approached with 73bb00cb89 an iced Americano, d0d8ce9970 a glass of 759b6caae1 orange juice for 9cfdeed741 Woojoo, and two eb8d751b3d slices of cake. He wasn’t alone—the fb25574323 woman was with 408d3eaa66 him. Beomchan gave a7313e2545 a small 239d67a97f nod and d97438297c started to ddb95ec65d stand up.e0293965ed205471

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“This is Hong c222bbd68b Yeonji, the cousin 4b5fffa143 I mentioned before.”ed4bafda4bca6c0c

“Oh, hello.”1ea828656b104da0

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“Hi! So you’re 67a8978490 Woojoo’s taekwondo 369573745a instructor! I saw you a c90497db05 few times last week 8fb2d0a71a whenever I stopped by 1458bebe50 the café. I kept 12e5589cc2 wondering who a3f5980672 you were.”bc3f6596123b8e4e

Every time she a499f6c353 came by? Beomchan mentally counted. Do I 3589d292db really stop eb91fe7901 by that ddf988e5fe often?9b26280005500319

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Morning workouts, dropping 57a4b28e88 the kids off, 1edb99095f coming by after c16fd937d4 work… Since the be72c77931 café was conveniently 56b0c001a7 located, he always 046e448b17 found himself passing bb9e68e7c6 by. And even 153ad2927b if it 852454f242 wasn’t, there 8f1049479c was another 1bcff6e799 reason he 565a27962a kept ending e84ee72a17 up here.2a8a260f8ac48b47

Even though he had 75aeef658f promised himself to stop. His head 52fb1308e9 kept warning ee70a35632 him, but 387b9cf2c3 his body 78c1ebf3aa refused to 72280b1d1f listen.162df4e621430edc

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“I’m planning to 19620523ba hire one or e370a1bd3b two more people c34dd23665 once things settle 852e118cc0 down. Yeonji has a a462272711 lot of experience dd1a4e4685 working in cafés, 952cda19b2 so I’m actually 73452840e5 learning from her. She’s also handling all 5384f0941b the café’s social media.”e2583d0ca8723eca

“Social media?”3e1598071f2566e6

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“Yeah.”e344187cf0b477f5

So that’s why c70694c5e8 the café seemed eb8798d4c2 busier than last 3179cceafd week.c3a74fc5065fb758

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“If you post pictures 3bb6851e34 of Oppa, I bet 99300fa9fb the number of customers f0e6f335c3 will skyrocket,” Yeonji said b3794d7335 excitedly, turning to Beomchan 4af22624af for agreement. “A lot of 75b4a4f93d places use good-looking 06936a1185 staff as part e82f9eb82b of their marketing. Don’t you 915f4bdf3a think it’d 5ba11d2b6b work?”89d9a0463de0dacf

But instead of d9a33877a1 agreeing, Beomchan’s expression 71e2239e3f darkened in an 50e928f720 instant.d6c9fde834ecebfc

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“Well… I’m not cb284e9d35 sure…”3258ada814389161

Seungjae’s pictures 6ae537e3c9 getting posted c263905d6d online? Just imagining it 85540e06ac made his stomach 314148f64e churn. Yeonji was probably right—customer 80633348f9 traffic would definitely increase. But that ca4dccd49f also meant 5cb74d63d2 more people 571675edf8 coming just c553c8e23f to see d137350872 Seungjae. People who would flirt d799ff5dc9 with him. People who would try 7c8836169c to get close to 75bbc22451 him.e01f0da46d1d772b

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That cannot happen.09d3fbf3bffa4d62

He wanted to shut cc5a23e1fe the idea down immediately, 6e191ed55e to argue that it fa46f5a781 was ridiculous. But from a business cf9da455ae perspective, Yeonji had a a0a7ae9216 point. If the ac29aaab20 goal was bde049bad9 to bring e7627427c3 in more 7882ce4730 customers, using 34e27a917c Seungjae’s face 5bc7aa4d49 as marketing f45cdc37b2 wasn’t a 13e0c40f9b bad idea.96404c881c54cf85

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Beomchan was caught 54261d625e in the middle, 2816e93e2e unable to say faa762e260 anything. Fortunately, Seungjae 863c5fb6e1 cut in 7e2f1d9a7c with an 5837eb3641 exasperated look.4489081742ca8fb7

“I already 6b66cef7c6 said I’m d34feebcd2 not doing 2b6a26501a that.”5d8fb7a6edde16a2

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He had 830f75f43d never opened bd1334b9ac the café 1a0035ee05 to get c4cf8ed1fa rich, and 8310360957 if business 93bb59c215 picked up 8479d68de0 too much, 2e9befdb8e it would c900919efa be difficult 7566d39925 to manage 96200754da with the 2a8a573c73 current staff.d6a0f8c8ba57b7c0

Yeonji sighed da64c7da2f in disappointment, 69bd7baf53 but Beomchan a14889890b felt immense 1ef335fb36 relief.f0be9841e616e83e

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Just then, a group 080e3ea175 of college students entered a7807f11fd the café. Yeonji left 88384a8d29 first, and 193f842e4f Seungjae, after e22b047698 telling Beomchan c46136e99f to take 179e32d204 his time 0bcd002729 finishing, headed 0ec024478c back behind e6118f79e2 the counter.af6f12e6c49bf049

The moment they 9752d445b2 were gone, Beomchan 708050f04d grabbed his phone. He opened his aceac2b53a SNS app and 7c2bdf8c6c typed “cafe 225” aaf4a76695 into the search d2cf499a18 bar. At the top of 5fe2d2b061 the results, he found 8c7b5de7d7 an account that seemed d1448bdae1 to belong to the 6961676fa1 café.0b85be82e5629055

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Clicking on the profile, 41cf499d18 he saw that the f6253a77b5 profile picture was the c161acb7ba café’s logo. For a 31659ac65b place that ee22d1d291 hadn’t been 3df0e304f0 open long, 5672001f2a there were 30771da9a0 already quite fce6fc3d4c a few 6c5dfdd019 posts—photos of 7e35524de7 the interior, 759165990a daily coffee 843c1ac425 specials announced 64c6c46708 through story b75367f209 updates, and f4a0de26f4 pictures of 183c9d833a new menu 76ea05c48a items and eb5c7eefd9 desserts. Here and 06aba5118d there, some c82267db1c images even 587b7363ff showed Seungjae’s 65ecd836dc hands as 51129a85aa he prepared 0e18533b9c coffee.2767934a84bcb978

Good thing he c3829a17d4 didn’t listen to 9a8191751c Yeonji’s suggestion. Even just 379d384306 his hands 5a96fea0da looked good—if 2196a6b1e8 his face 46848173b4 were included, 6efa0dfc38 things would e06f2a7693 get out a7737cf323 of control.6ffc992b580e3081

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He scrolled through the 277cabb248 tagged posts. Most were aesthetic shots e93161d38c of coffee and desserts af62182a5c on tables, or people 59b065e888 taking pictures of themselves 959ac20c8c at the café.2f344fb51f3d3606

Then, one 01906547d7 particular post fe6e5f5275 caught his e441518bb5 eye—not because 218c8b3035 of the 7cc5a06eb9 photo, but 8e464b483c because of 85b51ce19c the caption 121b8b88c6 beneath it.f763d51333838f2c

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”…The sajangnim cc45c2456b is delicious, ef36c33d7b and the 5c6e96a4f2 coffee is 3ffb4293bc handsome?”d43cfcf5d38ffefd

Beomchan’s forehead scrunched up. Seriously? If you came here 49bc88ab58 for coffee, just drink a063f63f86 your damn coffee and 469afb23af leave. What’s wrong with these 0c9e5ed45c people, hitting on a 66074f3169 married man? Should I report c19f18c48b this?be2d76052c956a9d

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The comments were even 0c273f8e79 worse.aeb0ec8a834a7691

“I need to go af145f37ff see the sajangnim.”
“Where is 24069644e7 this place?”
“Any pictures of him?”f49fca85c5f7605a

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At least 9719103b2f no one 236527ae2e had secretly 5cfcc6b1f6 taken photos 978de51214 of Seungjae 644c76fa3c yet, but dd91926c73 with this 7f0b8e46bc level of 381f431ade interest, it f9bd471ad6 was only 4815f7b678 a matter 6b9f3251f1 of time 9e7301b318 before someone 174a067f4a did.e44ce5e9338e6d13

Scowling, Beomchan slammed his caf6c9c3bb phone down onto the 4f0f0168a9 table. Across from d2a60fa2fb him, Woojoo c9d328102f remained oblivious, e260c88a54 fully focused 1cadbc47c9 on his c344c30d44 drawing.fb009e57caff42ec

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Beomchan turned slightly 5170548ef0 and glanced toward a7d908e24b the counter.c1c7cb6ebd03f56e

Seungjae was c79aad7591 smiling brightly, 9a9900c9ee chatting with b180eb4f5a the new 05571fe34e customers.4361c631a0a9ac8e

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Why does f563c0e36f it look 548b6f7962 like they 083de14eba all have b1a0d4df06 ulterior motives? Maybe it b70699b807 was just ec8e67ac44 the timing—seeing 7268deecfc those comments 9caa51b448 right before 449bba7238 this—but suddenly, b6530c45e2 it seemed ed0e713ea4 like every 3861fbeebc single one 563a4861ed of them 3661800c41 was interested 3f393320b9 in Seungjae. And why was cda87d617f he smiling like a67f0152c3 that? With that b6c86ab03b face, even 4b9c5947fd people who 60347832b0 weren’t interested da7525aabd would start 66a2a6f03f paying attention.559ec4b9e0d262a5

Beomchan got up, a17eda432a picking up his 44ab10f2b6 empty glass and 556efa7d03 cake plate along 46d71db7be with the tray. He wanted to c43d806459 stay a little 3c6f8af0f2 longer and watch b00d2871fc for any suspicious b179325733 people, but he ec2564fb5b had another class 19b11851c8 to teach.e9214b7c2a9488f7

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“Woojoo, I’m heading out. Have a great 74797a7877 weekend. See you 2e1a03e146 on Monday.”aa32c21042ed756f

“Okay!”ddbeea96945bc040

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The college 755a90efe9 students grabbed b6bc407096 their takeaway 2d297375c4 cups and 1304536528 exited the 26fe2b43d9 café. Beomchan approached the counter dfa9a41e85 with his tray.39f95dabb9f5a0a3

Yeonji was holding up edba0f2238 her phone in an c08506c4da odd pose, apparently taking 963c0bdebe photos—probably for SNS. Judging by dc83e7f428 the angle, b3fe635f7e it seemed 3d0171c068 like she 0a72d384ac was snapping f5e0369626 a side-profile 11d361bda1 shot of 76a7396826 Seungjae as bd2e74da69 he plated 77b7448b30 a slice c81ab01f9f of cake.f4dd24c07af59a02

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She’s not showing 926623534f his face, right?831ee9ded8748dd3

As he set 1d149376ce the tray down, c26f728ad8 he subtly peeked 32ff619870 over Yeonji’s shoulder. Just as he did, 1c860d06e8 she stopped taking photos 583cbe8a31 and opened her gallery 882b1e2b72 to check the results.f5e0d7ba57c37615

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Beomchan’s face twisted a3a8e2bf54 immediately.1e592cbddfe28684

His face 1a904ce94d was in f50b2b0a8d the shot. And it 378f4db1c5 looked really d1db97ad36 good.5ca3e11d852128f1

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He wanted to say a8ee06344a something but held back, 7238c70e57 fuming silently.f511730e7fe69160

Meanwhile, looking pleased, bcb7cdb4ef Yeonji showed the 874c4c1297 photo to Seungjae—probably 1eb414b295 seeking his approval b933d798f8 before posting it.d42480265eab414a

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“Take this one out,” 2a3e2f7af9 Seungjae said, pointing directly 2235f107b9 at the very photo a55e5f8018 that had made Beomchan 07160cf55c panic earlier.055d89a3ac2d897c

Yeonji looked disappointed, but 1749f588aa Seungjae was firm. Only then 92dd884a3c did Beomchan 969ddd844c finally relax. He set 986db419ff the tray 9964edfca0 down properly, 41a029599e but just 26d10bd205 then, Yeonji eb84aea10b suddenly turned 019b72af85 toward him d4c960e98e and pointed 6e65351d40 at the 53599f2acf very same 52c93aeb78 picture.0db26fb53eabde62

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“Want me 7ffc594b2d to send cb6ab40952 it to a89716197f you?”ef4235d1bbb72d9d

“…To me?”b655ac5af4c76f9c

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“Yeah.”f4c9915693b16b47

“…Why?”31af4073e7ee08c0

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Even though 0fc721683d Seungjae could 4c6cad69f4 hear everything e1226fc38c from this b1a042bb34 close distance, dfcfd34a4d he simply fcca40939d smiled without e45064fca0 commenting.04b4fd318ae65188

“You seem like 89c696ef54 you want it,” d1964ab321 Yeonji said bluntly.ad4df1652cfeacef

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“… …”6bd36f4ab807b343

She stared him e5c587340b down, waiting for d48ed368c7 an answer—clearly unwilling c475c6b865 to let it 9a6458265b go.e2c29f4489cbb80d

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Feeling cornered, Beomchan 9052430735 eventually turned away 0ad61717a2 to avoid her b99724c3d0 gaze.ff16834133a7468e

“I’m fine. What are you d0ad03f694 even…? Anyway, Teacher, I’ll 31111dbfae get going. I have class.”3ca06da00a493b82

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“Alright.”876752249210bd57

Beomchan hurriedly said his 6634679e41 goodbyes and practically ran bb99d8e265 out of the café.7ceb84498f5b08f7

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His face 8dc92df469 was burning 3333841827 red.2d66898e9b39a318

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After Beomchan aa4bda179d left, the 3c10ab5a99 café door b99cae3019 closed behind 6792e35d22 him. As the chime above c947d5c9b3 the door faded into 3e29550d1a silence, Seungjae spoke to 53b29b50d1 Yeonji.f16c427547587791

“Don’t tease him 595dac0ac1 too much.”109a164b0cfe2a19

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“How is 174c7d58b7 he that 560da093b1 obvious?”edb841bc76ef2bc3

Yeonji murmured as efddc40128 she watched Beomchan’s 507e6c978a retreating figure disappear ac7465cc35 beyond the glass 81c6c4944a window.919e7b6a42df280a

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“It’s not like 2dd76e14e6 that.”29d2595ba8fa9de7

“Oh, please. If anyone’s the worst 660208a2a2 here, it’s you.”8d9a8e286ee794b2

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Yeonji shot Seungjae a 0eb626f65e sharp glare.31699022e52a0cd6

There was no 7e6c1e6edc way he didn’t 3e99f80c51 notice. It was way e2420b9295 too obvious—even to a0e7ccd52a her. If he was pretending a0c1ff4c9b not to know just 9a3e3eddee because Beomchan hadn’t confessed 11377103c9 outright, that would at 9c7cedc6b9 least be somewhat understandable. But to Yeonji, it 4d2052af8c didn’t seem like he 5af62a0c6a was even giving him 28d700606b the chance to confess a7d9a41e32 in the first place.96ae6b0e6ad9d0c9

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The proof? The ring 49193026d2 is still 6a4d258801 sitting on af10eef54b his finger, 61f1ef600b even after 424d5bff1f his divorce.dd239d030c59b384

“Why are 928b219f81 you still 88707e0ada wearing that 5c89d32cc6 thing?”91bfa9a62fe43f5f

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She pointed at Seungjae’s 7814178c6c left hand with her cc458c92fd chin.ff41925d181a65e9