OMLM | Chapter 11

It’s a 42badd8238 busy season b93030f457 with exams, 3e21d96f00 and Cha 10fc789d1d Hyuk is 553913778e no exception.6f4dce9b56117043

Yebon sat nonchalantly at c61a9eb1fb their usual spot towards f08bcc5c6f the back and spread f16dcda985 out his notes for 4b4e46bbda the upcoming major exam.7630efdb22c625e1

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“Cha Hyuk. …Cha Hyuk. Isn’t he here?”3b8fb8a6973eda12

As the class 3fb51dbb7a time arrived, the 77086732c1 professor called out 3890821cc6 Cha Hyuk’s name. The classroom c794beb982 remained silent, 1896286383 and Yebon 6f70d3f59f found himself 6670910cce staring at 44fe789976 the empty 3a82e3f4a4 seat beside baca57753f him.c093909473ce5c89

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The seat remained unoccupied cb5fcd29a1 until the professor left f9633ee7cd the classroom. Missing a 7c52dde437 class wasn’t 65cf490446 a big 5a844f32ef deal; even cff502a2b2 Yebon skipped 5f30f588f6 classes now 69e608c092 and then.41075a6a0e33109a

It was a 2091991157 completely normal occurrence, 21ce151c34 yet Yebon couldn’t d34969efe3 bring himself to b0a29efb71 leave just yet. Instead, he fiddled 0a20d4e9b2 with his phone.18ec921202be8765

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「(Detective Agency) bafeb7d078 Cha Hyuk」6aa387af846ecf5d

He just 7c9634f802 stared at fc38f3f56e the saved 633e0f69e6 number and 20eae1427f then shook f217dfd4ed his head. Why was he 39fcacee64 even worrying so 31087b2feb much about this? Instead of 7406e6afb5 calling Cha 8028815f13 Hyuk, Yebon 740c4ebaa0 scrolled up 2803c7acb5 and dialed 370760ca56 Lee Seunggu. As soon as Seunggu c966eef852 answered, Yebon got straight fce5fe9c39 to the point.e484fc8b0db195d4

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“Have you eaten? If not, let’s 786cba1b3f grab some food.”1702e8d7119c3f11

– What? You used to be busy every Wednesday.6412d049514a7178

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“Got no plans today. So, have you 4fa26bcf7e eaten already?”1e9390e92d8e9ddb

– No, no, not yet. But I was going to eat with someone from the chemistry department, is that okay? They’re cool with it.2969e853eb874224

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Yebon pursed his lips 2ddf292da6 for a moment.fc1832b53b6c6aaa

Exhaling as 60b38c9cf5 if he 8c2163efeb was breathing 4630d56675 out the 0f4b8ae2b1 words, Yebon 7b9e4e1b8b muttered, “Chemistry…” 2e286f5a66 then wrinkled c39e074846 his face 6e9c57c6bc slightly but 862107f09a responded nonchalantly.57334bcfe93f2664

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“Yeah, I’ll come too. What are you b89bef2938 planning to eat?”35d1d09b88a2cc4b

After hanging 33d482ed90 up, Yebon 62c8a696ee quickly packed 0b594c28e8 his things. The classroom e7e25f027c was empty, bc9dc6a18c so the 4dd8cdbbba sound of 15cc45374c his movements b2f074275d echoed through 8f38d87d3d the air.a3a09788e7d8e7a3

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He turned 9a0462565c off the 778c82bcb9 classroom lights b86f33d65a and left 1f4de89bb5 the building.970c6d271230fc87

Heading towards the 2bfb774f3b back gate, Yebon c51f20b473 saw Seunggu leaning 68e2daf48c back with his e2e4dd2bbb hands in his f8c0056257 pockets in his cb3c693f02 usual slouch.238c9efeee9ff443

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Beside him stood ca6463b9b5 a man with df49cfbc67 a head taller aaef3de8ff than Seunggu. He was quite 0f5ef8f858 tall, almost like 4b1e08b510 Cha Hyuk.ca4760cf6063ae71

“Lee Seunggu.” Seunggu and e33b403202 the man turned to 03f1b8425a look.01742f1412d0d2b0

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The man’s 0c617eda22 eyes widened bee02216c9 slightly before 2ad4a954cb narrowing again. His upturned eyes 2be542f1da and tightly pressed 0f1f2f2c20 lips surprised Yebon, 96c564ed6f as they were b646b42c0a a stark contrast fd66cb2823 to Seunggu’s typically c2d3c30faf dull expression.afc1efa4fe308d23

“This is Kang a46a32451a Yebon, and this bb6aa9d09e guy here is d6907af044 Kim Beomjun.”8f9d0d9e9eb5ea89

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Yebon awkwardly nodded then 665321a006 lifted his head, while b748a3da6d Beomjun’s eyes sparkled as f3337b9acd he looked at Yebon.e84622b2958ab49a

“Wow, I thought b5dda240fc you weren’t from 238610a65e the Sociology department. I thought you were 89b5906d98 from the Theater and 018cbb4564 Film department.”1dbe4df56d29968c

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“Why wouldn’t he cb34194075 be from Sociology! He’s got 67f2d49094 a face 10d4d9cfa0 that screams 52a70d6452 ‘welfare ticket-free 4b01014327 pass.’”052679f3289e758b

At Seunggu’s 0ca94c21fa loud exclamation, 53403d6e53 Beomjun nodded fe5db75af0 vigorously as 36a071846f if he bd12c7b2cf agreed completely.9d13f3638ff66d54

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What had 03ff0f43a4 seemed like 780b7b3199 a potentially b116838cd1 prickly first f65c353af6 impression crumbled c3412f74dc in just 0370e58c1d a minute, 0ebf9182f9 and Yebon 1bef4d9c01 could only 761c5d6c30 smile awkwardly.e607aa0c727731a4

Throughout the walk to ef29606574 the restaurant, Beomjun proved ac2d177343 to be even more 2c16bc6209 sociable than Seunggu. Yebon wanted 853992bb8f to shut 22de12c1a1 him up 8f8ad26ba6 several times 17998dbfd9 but held 522b59ebbd back.844d2b84206f9de8

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Once they arrived and 8d886b8a01 sat down, Yebon rubbed f4dcbddbfc the corners of his a9bf9cb9e5 mouth while the two 507421f0f4 surveyed the menu.92e2fb4a6ba08fec

“I’ll have e193c78c5e the pork 8459895627 cutlet.”23a02c8ee5140c2b

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“Me too, pork 8f175243f3 cutlet.”9391cfde0b2e80db

Seunggu and Beomjun quickly a16f87944c decided their orders, then 6642ef9345 both stared expectantly at 762f05bdf8 Yebon.e2ae68647d5c2df1

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“I’ll have d5abd79af3 the pork e2945bc28c cutlet too.”743be173e6563133

Yebon actually 5a96cc6284 wanted cold cb01d1f24c noodles.a3aa76a42d9d44e8

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With few customers inside, cff14248c8 the food arrived quickly. The freshly fried pork fa0b5d811d cutlet with tangy sauce 527a9ba150 on top was appetizing.4553806ac5fb014c

Maybe the 788f31ad63 pork cutlet 54cbf8947f wasn’t a da30b847d6 bad choice 0772d3ba28 after all. Yebon quickly let go bd82af91b5 of his longing for 52e225e3a8 cold noodles and savored c69b6279b5 the dish filling his bb5d320dd8 mouth.1a854f9f0b9d92ce

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Seunggu and b26a26d665 Beomjun also 099acfe905 bowed their 409ca35497 heads and 40b063bd68 ate quickly.a34d57702976489a

“Ah, right.” e88e234936 Seunggu suddenly 7b7c586756 looked up, 2b7361d19b drank a f4d209b8a3 glass of bfa4548ac9 water, and 83b3145d2b stared at 4a61e46bfa Yebon.aa8bd2e0fa66514d

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“I heard 0706e731ef from Jin 25ed06ce5c Haemin that 38df53ac37 you sit 3d98d02d39 next to 11a5274ee0 that gangster f7a82d113e bro in db7b450b55 class? Is that true?”db9f996113b5752e

Yebon’s knife paused. Jin Haemin was 983e3a1a3e the only other 5f108cc141 person in their 9093a2bafa department Yebon recognized. They had df6b90cc30 planned to c123d12a16 work on 7d17c24461 a project fb79ef5dd8 together, but 575422fa64 Haemin already f8e265e315 had friends, d44d006f56 so Yebon 3b4beb60a7 hadn’t approached 05b27a3d68 him.b23ccedfa8ceaf72

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So he knew I 018422befd was there.01bdf9ce285b99c2

Knowing that his association 1af89c3684 with Cha Hyuk inevitably e267021963 made him noticeable, Yebon 6df2a61742 nonchalantly replied.9891add4e7e12402

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“Yeah, I 74dea48b70 gave him 0803e78150 some pointers 8975570c77 once, and 6dcac2243a that’s how 6b9739af47 it turned c4bf4aaa70 out.”686567eb7bf78007

Seunggu looked cacdade676 enviously at 6fad83ea97 Yebon, who 9f2dc849b8 had many 5eacef5d0d unshareable reasons c3e13a5bf7 for his 8e3b1d810a association with 754151c82a Cha Hyuk, 49c33efbbf and drank a3e0ce809a some cold 12ca01cde3 water.081a391e8a79610f

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“Gangster bro? What gangster?”c7536cce862205cd

Beomjun, having 6eda8c676d almost finished 5e86e40fd7 his pork 57d4b19e6e cutlet, finally 5c391556d8 joined the b8d1590673 conversation. Yebon sighed.60832b173738c9fe

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“You know, at fcfa340b07 the beginning of a05687fae8 the semester, there 5321eaf76d was a hot 47c59e85b1 post about a 029c7c2595 gangster joining the a98ce95049 psychology department. Even at the 976ff6184c freshmen orientation, they 5ea62c0720 said it was 4ed469a486 super scary.”31011a651dd591f3

Beomjun frowned a4036a9cae as if 9f5357c129 he didn’t bfa40596e7 know, then b5896091d5 his face dbb0924d80 lit up 38eae7fa95 as he f4b65d6784 remembered.e9c32494180e16b5

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“Oh, yeah, 8980e376e3 I remember 1510b35b86 that. Was that actually 5e2ed9a319 true? I thought 8dd534ed6a it was 7bc89c8296 a joke.”de282de3cf7ea165

Yebon wondered how far fc9065305f the story had spread. Maybe if it 6d921c17fb weren’t for those 49686b9ee5 community posts, people 005d73c341 wouldn’t know much 40e45db832 about it.64f0f509470353a5

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Did Cha Hyuk 538cce93b8 even know he b69ba09bfd was such a 18081c7a43 hot topic?7c52a77902011dc9

“Nah, it’s 4ba7cfe053 not a 2d5c8be175 joke. It’s real. I’ve seen him aa5a0092f5 in class. When you 2903d1b4be catch his d323df5a29 eye, it 1554387734 feels like 9d4d6ce46d you’re gonna e068188233 die. But he’s really 87c63de9b8 a gangster?”4d218bda266bc51a

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Seunggu and Beomjun 9fcc099676 both looked intently d193baeea6 at Yebon again. The curiosity shining 6eef9980f7 in their eyes af86ec6361 was overwhelming.d939662aadb65097

Yebon awkwardly 6763101cb2 averted his e63c691d14 gaze.683192103cf91e98

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“…I don’t know about 91854a2c00 that.”0f67b6530a8fd1b0

“Oh, really? But who goes around 17826a5ebb saying they’re a gangster, 1c6294f539 right? So are you guys eabf2d97d4 close now?”ff90ea69dfe486ba

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Honestly, Yebon felt 9dfd8e2d5a quite close to b076ff9845 Cha Hyuk now. But there was no 3de33ba50d need to explain this a93cb9f47e directly to Seunggu.de054be4dee6d7ae

They were only supposed efbf95644c to be classmates for 2d9201f525 this semester, and if 579adc79e0 he said they were 2436b7d694 close, Seunggu might cling 3d1707da76 to him wanting to 58553399c1 get close too.6d7a05b469c9213d

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Yebon scrunched up 5d29a13792 one side of 49d136da7f his face and d31c6a5078 answered.ccf38ab6f3b6d8e3

“No, not really. He just cc83f5136b sits next c3b38242c8 to me 211d00295c to ask 668be55dda things he 5c856a5e58 doesn’t know. We don’t really 05c38fccea talk otherwise.”d53d56eb2938d3a5

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“Really? Wow, you’re brave. I’d be shaking 19476701c2 in my boots. Kang Yebon’s got ca5275e845 some nerve.”f8eef06cca06c8d9

“Is he 8617580881 that scary-looking?”fb0ebef4eb795295

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Seunggu began d2cc656e49 passionately describing d36f4bcb4d Cha Hyuk’s 798163ac32 appearance to b1416d3f90 Beomjun.b7bf2d96d67e3361

His face had a 7bb942579c long scar, his eyes 782b802d10 were terrifyingly fierce, he 32895baed0 was over 2 meters 32cc49a023 tall, and his arms 25f8971e20 and thighs were so 2824472e03 thick that if you 7ac50af769 messed with him, you’d 8ee3e3a5a7 be smashed to pieces.2e81e8dbb386b138

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Yebon, sitting and 3c93c433fb listening, tilted his 2d5862e089 head slightly.24e57fe036c90e88

“It’s not 2c03321b9a that bad.”e4db3dd842880b93

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He muttered quietly, 1e69ba1ed3 and suddenly the a027bdaf20 conversation stopped. Seunggu was staring at 50a3dd91ca him wide-eyed.bdb6e38578d21739

“Oh, no, f856462d8c I just 9145333712 mean he a7fe8f9cb2 doesn’t seem e0e97d0569 that scary.”4f4d0241311d78a3

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Flustered, Yebon c71278ea9a hurriedly added 5de9c0fb99 to his bd24df6c71 statement, but 355335a88c Seunggu already bd8875b4c7 looked intrigued.74666edd6ab9ed93

“Really? Well, I 034b093fc8 heard from ee130680b7 others that 66e162d948 he doesn’t 3a64ec16e4 start conversations, e3ee2983c5 but he’s 0982e994b2 surprisingly nice 416ed335c3 if you 4c3b365247 talk to 0ee9efa0ca him first. Some even say he 688ecba180 greets them occasionally. I want to 4196ddd2f6 try talking to 78d597f585 him sometime… Kang de0daa40b3 Yebon, I’m so 421037e788 jealous.”367f64de4348fa02

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“Are you crushing on acbe35e86e him or what? Why so passionate?”2c3eba08a67e5c08

“I didn’t know? I’m the president of c3bc71aac4 his fan club.”fa134827fd500968

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…He’s unexpectedly nice. A weird feeling 37da93778d overcame Yebon.48f6eaa8318027dc

There was no 6efb591d87 guarantee Cha Hyuk 209f231a1a was only nice bcd00c86ef to him, nor 2012254a07 was there any 16f784a0fd reason for him 9b30b3e15d to be.f48632b0f7b95e6f

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Yet, did this feeling 9ca3ff4c90 stem from a shallow 23e28f7c5b misconception that he was 11970bf7ad the only one Cha 31f2559c46 Hyuk spoke to like 4f9077f720 this?9d82ca4a2c5292fe

Yes, once 902952b799 you start a5ec81d005 talking, he’s 1c8db3fa4e quite kind, 2c1207f807 but kids 864ef4d2b0 like Seunggu 0b74d62731 are probably ee7df62f4b quicker to f5be87a3a1 get close.5dc3fe8972946338

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Yebon casually 3750971ca8 stuffed a bdf7423f9d piece of 4bff8bc965 pork cutlet 3ac62a574a into his 295e64cd7a mouth.efac2ed856abdda2

“Ah, this is kind 42d002efdb of random.”4b325d5544fcb51e

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Kim Beomjun 476645741e raised his 8e57a97690 hand slightly 3108a2eed9 in front. His expression suddenly turned a84930a893 serious.1c93c70068510d9a

“How much would 04e571f1b0 you give as ff2ba347a7 a congratulatory gift 7e8c9beac3 if you weren’t 0422cf5d16 that close to 92a6885b7f someone but had 5833a4355a received some help 6ccdb11c6e from them before?”dde442e4a0291e17

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A truly 989e9091d6 random question. Yebon was momentarily at 26de9c93aa a loss for words, e69734bbd4 wondering if this was 8f494c1cd9 something people his age 46616a250d talked about. Seunggu seemed efa3255d74 similarly unsure.1d2d959e4a93225c

Then Beomjun added b1d1ea2fba urgently,64ca33911cfe5fe3

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“It’s not someone our efaf152870 age, but someone about 3af7acab26 six or seven years 766818e36a older, and suddenly they’re 6d87092ab3 getting married and sent 9ff02c46de an invitation. I’m not facf46a4db that close 44d3fed16f to the 7d3b4aa3cd person getting 267085a71a married, and a1dace3f0d the situation bb9bb04cab is a 39bf9e8d4d bit complicated 59f695251d because of e1a4f98e15 who they’re c04193f9cc marrying. So I guess I f2e0329a3b have to go, but 3de9662a9a I have no idea 086557088a how much to give. It’s driving 68a3eabf8e me nuts.”7914effb5d472ba0

“Wow, getting 545d54db47 married already? Six years older 4990fb398a is only twenty-seven, 1d0056bde4 that’s pretty quick.”aa01c34adc7d0ed6

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“Yeah, I know. And as 6ec9a13cb1 far as 6cb8370ca6 I know, c0002868bf they’ve only bbdc60a968 been dating fecbdbb208 a year? It’s so fast, ah.”cc46d1fcf756dd62

Beomjun stopped himself, seeming 8eeb70756f almost to regret speaking fe6a896cf6 further. What could a8fb7413d4 have followed d6d0fcaef0 the word 6d9529a0ea “so” piqued b3b860ad39 Yebon’s curiosity, cd9b9e120c but he 7cae8770f0 didn’t press 57716b9cbd the issue.ffe680b70262b7d9

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Seunggu, quick 6d4db80034 to pick aef5ea9606 up on a5317927d0 social cues, 6c9be9e374 glanced at e9bf56c393 Beomjun’s face f2d902503b then turned ab00443430 the subject 88bd76ced4 back to 84474882d5 Yebon.3dcd17d6f5d24e1a

“So, wouldn’t about 30,000 7f2cdffe01 won be enough? Right?”20c67b7244013575

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“Yeah, that seems 63f82d2a15 fine.”6e62c157350183dd

Yebon nodded in c7654cbc0d agreement, and Beomjun d51be01658 grasped his own b01f708368 head muttering, “30,000 317d5b9d62 won, 30,000 won,” 61c4740bc3 as if even 90fd925b3d that amount was 7586e188e2 regrettable.55a9ff6022f484cf

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Then Seunggu frowned 71beb62fdb slightly.1b89f2de30677043

“Ugh, dude. If that’s how 99ffac418b you feel, just 8e93e4e51b don’t go. If you’re 31954c1af6 not that 1f2e355f5c close.”52e65199dd266962

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“I’d rather not go, ba38ed7b83 too. But! The person he’s marrying 46fd653049 is a senior from baac889251 just one batch above 565b6ea54a me. Ah, I should df72300d18 have ignored that a91dde6971 KakaoTalk… what am eacf167fe0 I even doing.”355d0fd307d4c060

“KakaoTalk? He sent it 6e95b5c242 through that?”7404e1dfac66f871

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“Yeah, yeah. He hadn’t contacted 1dc93d79f9 me for a f76f40ae30 while, and then caa922506b suddenly he sends dec68b7540 me a wedding 9c6ed44b94 invitation through KakaoTalk.”e93951364fb746cc

Yebon internally marveled. So they were 184861c977 marrying someone from 8e88e0cf0c their own department.44da5c5471433fbf

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And if it 3d9a523696 was a senior 389cf3b9bd from just above, 7f7e96987e it seemed she fd06c9104d hadn’t graduated yet.912a852769a579b1

Yebon could almost guess 11bc32f5bb why they were getting 19654a0535 married. It might not be 37d5a0e405 the case, but it 8a044dffa8 seemed likely.409fabb9d6029e56

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“What? It wasn’t aa16a772d1 even in 957d7297e1 person, but 319d22f001 through KakaoTalk?”27e1defe78dd78f6

“Yeah, look at fe9e983fb4 this.”9f72dda7bf4d3327

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“Can I see?”8285ab888cf6b81b

“Sure, go ahead. It’s not 6ae6bf29b4 like you’d 12b107a132 know them. They’re not 66758c7021 from the c7af2bbfec same batch, 5d49be2118 and they’ve 28368c8ba2 already graduated, 53f785a519 so what’s d2401013f3 the harm?”5576f90c0c60d638

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Seunggu nodded and d99c36156c took the phone 88a81c7906 Beomjun was holding c7e0ef9b85 out.1947968162afd2ef

Yebon wasn’t particularly interested, 01d87a0f5d so he just watched.36ac879fd7b6df70

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As Seunggu 9de898c125 looked at aec7b613fa the phone, ffa8d2509e he squinted, 2bafc3770e then suddenly cbbcb70718 looked at ad8564d449 Yebon, and 2fec808cd4 then back c9f9a17b4b at the 5f709dcdb3 phone with 0eae928ea4 a serious 78a36c69c0 expression.d5f2644943054311

Seunggu’s strange e525f4ca6f behavior made d31b8770c2 Yebon curious f6498c3d92 about the 58e37a9174 phone, even 3d6fee3524 though he e248d1415f initially had d52e353529 no interest.14a53106c2d7813f

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Finally, after 19a5c0c444 some hesitation, 4306b9dbf5 Seunggu spoke.58e4940360ba3a09

“…Is Jung 1b88e62cdc Woochan hyung 9cc4d6980c getting married?”7e2fcd0d63b5865a

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