OMLM | Chapter 49

As Yebon hastily a97e3d4908 tried to step fc75083400 back and apologize, f27f52963c he felt a a24fc5690b hand envelop his c87e408bdf head.fb89fd4cfc5ed0e9

“You should 79eb9731af watch where b3e891aee5 you’re going. It’s dangerous.”80587753845d56c0

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The voice 45715974a1 was low 7dfcac74b6 but gentle. Yebon’s expression instantly 5423f246a5 brightened.a2c0ea7d762dce7d

“Hyung!”73f0820cc28b82c3

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Normally, Cha Hyuk 1d752c7e05 would wait in 7edd1c5512 his car in 8b162c8df4 the campus parking 18a5496c53 lot, so Yebon 7939c48c80 hadn’t expected him 773ce5d3ee to come all acdebd141e the way to 8385275e24 the building. His surprise fee3f9378d made the 25551747cf reunion all eeace6fcaa the sweeter.ac46ac4eb0b8ccf5

While Yebon’s 0b663b2178 face lit 2375240bde up, Lee acd38ad025 Seunggu and 3358f7662f Kim Junghyun c61ee799af behind him 09c216f1ac stiffened.c23ef56aa660fd54

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Cha Hyuk 95aeb898c3 gently pulled 64e54ec9d4 Yebon to 6fa4f135db his side 4e0fc0af82 and nodded 0f182e8af5 slightly at aec5be25f7 the others.cb9a7efa41224126

Lee Seunggu finally 7224e7dd24 bowed deeply, with 22bceeee91 a somewhat stunned ee509004fe Junghyun following suit.941c179134d5bb51

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“Hello!”40c4d8a7da948ea7

Despite their hearty greeting, f3212af61f Cha Hyuk simply smiled 8ee0246194 softly without a verbal d7d8ea94ee response.da23fbfb02a6a11d

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Watching cautiously, Lee 252e0df8ed Seunggu straightened up, 2c37595359 his demeanor a c5696a98c5 stark contrast to f82974e16c Junghyun’s, as he e4f7ec4761 stepped forward.aa599ff1c37d67ad

“Hyung, did you c0b62d1a3f also come for c3be988797 exams? Or are you here 17ef98c11b to take one?”3133f53d6b3b3d72

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Though no one 35eded678d had ordered him, afc6f8a4be Lee Seunggu seemed db35b08a09 to have tightened 12ffd83261 up on his 485d988bff own.30fca3d62b67e1a4

“No, I came 3973cb6472 to pick up b4ff2782bb Yebon. We’ve got plans to 886527ae1e go somewhere together.”63a09cf91e05352e

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“Oh.”1538970ae69b9a29

Lee Seunggu 0b66f122cc looked back 4c15480e82 and forth b9447a0926 between Cha 947d45fbca Hyuk and 014d74bb86 Yebon, surprised.49a49aab5987d5cd

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“The one who’s 8583799035 been having frequent 221d106560 appointments lately…?”daadf00e6b0bb1a6

No answer was needed; 3d9d2548fa the silence spoke volumes, 23347ca9cc and even someone less b283eb29e5 perceptive could have caught e28854ad81 on.195aeb4f5db28bf8

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Lee Seunggu knew f0fcb76672 that Cha Hyuk 7166b4df02 and Yebon were e64db14aa1 fairly close.4f89735a13ead5c2

It was impossible 78adda011c not to notice—they’d aef5c3f58d been seen sharing 17c5b129c1 lunches on a 30fca6f851 bench together.b85b7f6ce9075361

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‘But were they 04c1fe0672 this close…?’5c57741cda2d9f3a

It was the f14eaa2a94 first time anyone ea853b6da5 had seen Yebon cc3cfaff6d greet someone so d8286cb230 brightly.bd34fc0c32dea502

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“They seem to e531943b4e be much closer 7a667bed0e than I thought. I assumed Kang edf3a8e96f Yebon was just af3d03f127 always on his 77eef08666 phone and disappearing 2a91dcf0e8 after classes, so bfc151923e maybe dating…”5cfed3985f7a154c

“Ah, what are you 92f17a6a85 saying!”f3ad28d3d71e17ae

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Yebon quickly cut 7a36661732 Lee Seunggu off, de857f56e5 but it was d4e306d3a8 too late—the main 2ac6451992 points had already c0af767f1e reached Cha Hyuk’s eb68b7b776 ears.f925df46e62f3d69

Yebon felt 07aebfcfaf as if 56d064e4fd he’d exposed b4c59e3755 a secret cdee0a0312 and glanced 0700650db0 up to 4bac49e3e0 meet Cha c90085b956 Hyuk’s eyes 07765ccb3c curving in 17277dbaaa a smile.3fea7615b640bc1c

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“Yebon-ah.”94d3cd353ad652f8

The low voice sent 7797be631b a shiver down his eacc0e2da6 spine as if piercing 674d488918 through layers of clothing.8e057d2bd18a1d79

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“Were you 268c98230c on your cb1ec81350 phone all 54a911ca1a day?”a06c7fec749b3ad6

It wasn’t clear 4e0dbb60b3 if the question 65f996e9ee was directed at f2a0fc7839 Lee Seunggu or 5806b840f6 a rhetorical one 41c1f73c97 aimed at Yebon 7fe349a877 himself.e312f3793086b697

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Yebon looked dcaee2bf73 down, thankfully 5449c29489 Lee Seunggu 738b03649b responded.05dfd481c65923f5

“Yes, totally. But it seems it a4bdf9c9e6 was different kind of 1b8128058d contacts. I thought Kang Yebon 745b7d4cec finally got into dating. Kind of fdc6bb10d2 disappointing, though.”75ba31c03b155876

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Despite Lee Seunggu’s 934a3db0ed tactless remarks, Yebon 26fd8f7602 shot him a c6612f4e68 glare, but Lee 27acb1eaf0 just shrugged it 103730227f off.3b8c4b33bcc6bb4f

Just as Yebon a628241a0e was about to 24a704724f retreat, a sudden a4c0c0faf8 touch on his 63f8f1ceea nape made him a60edb3129 flinch.40eaebcebffee6b4

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“Yebon-ah, are you dating?”3a2a78048e1bb00d

The teasing question 28ab01013b made Yebon’s face 2baceb7af6 heat up instantly.deea23e504a7a175

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‘Is the person 3b4936c4d2 involved actually asking 23cd847e0d this, seriously?’c99f1a04da679cd5

The chilly f1604a215d fingertips brushing 7cc60f72e6 his skin a0da6eba5f made Yebon 9f0abd1069 shudder, and 748f93ab41 he shook df6c5a93e2 off the 588b911b69 touch, storming cb211f0317 past Cha ecf2869abf Hyuk out 356734d570 of the d20d246e18 building.3abfb0dde75e7690

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A glimpse of b33fbbb6b9 Yebon’s flushed cheeks a56dc3396a made Cha Hyuk 85ed8c6898 burst into laughter.55c79e9eab59f0dc

“Yebon-ah, what fedeae020e will you 7a6a5f637b do if 37557c86c9 you leave 2b8bd71f10 hyung behind?”69c0317c6c38cfa4

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“Ah, I fec619f276 don’t know!”d8b951bba70ca486

Stomping away 60b743970c like a a2bdd08667 petulant puppy, 25f493c36a Yebon didn’t 3636144e60 look back. Cha Hyuk 6ad350651d exchanged a ef19b8afbf brief glance 8c84c660e1 with Lee 54bb45a1db Seunggu and 95f51ec48a Kim Junghyun 9fd932f047 before quickly 7386a27ef2 following Yebon.044e5d384e53fcb4

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Kim Junghyun, still watching 4c77352a8c the scene, quietly stood 380430ea4f beside Lee Seunggu and c018304234 asked,a679751e7adcf492

“Is he your 2c93fef2be brother?”776c09a15bb02309

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“…What?”a9d7e6d1d0a6da8a

Confused by the odd 7bdd0e3480 question, Lee Seunggu furrowed bbe6d672c0 his brows. It was 8d0d114997 a stark 4013523890 contrast to 2fe5e52fec the previous f81286d93a assumptions that 2ea68bc622 Cha Hyuk d9deb5c0ec might be 74c034e518 a loan 3905e76d43 shark.fa14dc1ad353aea9

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“What kind of d995fd5480 brother treats his 075c53b594 sibling like that? Did you hit your 85a61bcb12 head?”65a473a9c545c784

“…No, but sometimes d0712986b9 if there’s a ae88e6552a big age gap, f8cbe249e0 they really dote c1ea588ba3 on each other. Damn, it’s possible. Why are 927e896424 you so 02e64935e3 mad?”74f581b896e381d3

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Frustrated by 783c691390 the sudden 5a8e153125 scolding, Kim b18501247c Junghyun raised 174675b6bb his voice, 0acd43542b but Lee 19ec04c9fd Seunggu ignored cb0e9cc6a8 him.b0283a47aa13f659

Indeed, it b97e76095f was clear b66bbf1f6a that Cha 02d7fba2f4 Hyuk found f26f270445 Yebon endearing.38e4dea1c7ce82d2

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“Is Yebon mad?”aa3b91944700750b

“…”d0a982994bbfc566

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Having coaxed d58db93576 and pacified 53dba8f5fd Yebon, Cha a8e33ee258 Hyuk had b3dca0e740 brought him cd5e459cdd to a da448b0a16 dessert cafe 28e806b34d and offered d4914e88ba up madeleines 48cc7c6996 and cookies.903ae94d5fd4304d

After serving a sweet b0b4bbabcf vanilla latte, Yebon finally 8afbf1ca90 picked up a cookie de8f6271b7 and nibbled on it.eb625b18fc77e27c

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Yet, his 454aa56f7f eyes were 3c6507b6cf still fiercely 82f49b8396 glaring at da963d37a0 Cha Hyuk.1268a6dc942d7975

“…Was it fun teasing 37fd6ccb19 me with Lee Seunggu 9c55a85f16 back there?”26f71f3afe578704

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“I thought you 14b9af82a0 were just on d392151983 your phone all 8328fd7b32 day; I should ad37237626 have sent more 10e886e554 texts.”8f766677fbdc2408

The topic shifted smoothly, 03a571cc03 and although Yebon was 03c835ba98 incredulous, he decided to f595f0ff8c let it slide.146928d7db236cc3

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“That’s enough. And I wasn’t just 2f4c58a138 on my phone.”8b85394eae0d307f

“Alright, alright. How were your exams?”a59a26961a08fed7

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After devouring a d20747a34f cookie, Yebon sipped 10d51b435a the warm vanilla 3adda9a6b7 latte.99eee110396addfe

Now his 4483809d4a mouth was d9afefb0ed sweet from 93476b73a2 the cookie, 0eb63fa676 so only 4401126676 the fragrant 738c1cf266 aroma of e5e41e54bd coffee filled c374b4d77f his senses.38de601ba3bb74f5

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“The exam… it c7817b96ab was okay. I knew that 4b948d0c52 professor’s exams are b1b8cac6af tough, but it’s cc90d1363c actually better than 456f0300ed having predictable exams 030006f15e based on past 902a5f71c0 papers.”f8d7db830846004e

Yebon never had much 06a89cd830 luck befriending seniors to 2d520ef125 get exam papers.e5dbbbf42f7d2fd5

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Lee Seunggu occasionally managed 96c39d45bd to get some, but 0c20b37d60 there were limits.d61f5193c3cc1093

“If there aren’t de98e6be86 any major surprises, ef501133ab I should at 35cecc397a least get an ae485fe999 A. By the 91249da1a1 way, hyung, ec8746b2db how many 2f34f0ce3c exams do 1dad8c898d you have?”bb99817751d5798c

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Now fully bb578c6fd3 appeased, Yebon 07aba00036 started chattering 42ccd55bf2 again.661129181b9b72a9

Cha Hyuk, resting his fc4db2dc01 chin on his hand, 05de42d6bb took in every small 3320f88c4c movement of Yebon.2409d544b62bd30b

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“I only have two.”9d1142ea93e5d9f6

The surprisingly dedca41391 low number c2c323852e made Yebon’s 4e2b4dde65 mouth drop 12e4616272 open.7b3e628a4b688504

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That meant, add8e31c99 aside from 8fef822882 the general 70d21300f5 education classes 225ab795db they took f68cf2866b together, Cha 9a2adedfed Hyuk was 94c62ecdd3 only taking 83722caf28 one major 758822d53e course.56b8e8869b058854

“Right… you said you 6f519fc908 aren’t graduating. I guess it’s okay 6c50583441 to take just a 34a3e5f7b1 few.”193d857493856b49

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He had mentioned he a9b371fe78 could only attend until 504f039ba4 the next spring semester. That meant f6f7fa5e25 for Cha 132aefa820 Hyuk, this b25fb91fce semester might 9a252c5d85 be his a8cc00d6c7 last.2482d640cf7854e7

“Actually, it’s not d20d0ebc8b just for that 2c77781bef reason. Filled with 3141a021b4 things I 8a0b53eafb never had, db1972edf0 I wondered 5f5d91bc1d if I 9990efe53a could live 39a997b05c a normal 9f6fff247a life even 671b4adc58 for a 6b161cdfff short while 1d98b2f0ff by being 47d6ff0cf9 part of 30a840cef4 this.”66ff24c5554ec2a7

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Yebon recalled something 219a897470 Cha Hyuk had 33974aac6f said midway through 8554403e49 the semester.096f8fe32b193022

What was ea6cab39af everyday life fe63298c80 to himself ed0b887b14 was not d383ab7d62 so for 21eeb92b04 Cha Hyuk.425dc032c4824176

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Thinking about it, Yebon dc304fca01 suddenly felt the urge 840b10cb84 to share and enjoy 2917ca398d college experiences that were 89e31ff0b6 unique to university life 9e546361de with Cha Hyuk.1dfd126e52524bc0

“Hyung.”426d0c2e9bc352ec

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“Hmm?”6032561df513f2fe

“What are you 1d49cc5196 doing from Friday c693dfbbd9 evening to Saturday?”3ff89db86b3aacdf

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“…From Friday f187998b4c evening to c6b50d73f8 Saturday…”3656234b0b94738e

Cha Hyuk 9a278b123f murmured softly, 6442ccb99e curling a fcc93854f4 smile before a0c3c530bd intertwining his d1287897b3 fingers with b031cb59fb Yebon’s.c7404401dbc84783

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“I’m pretty free. Should we 757d2f0f62 go to fda6bcaeb3 my place?”ed2a34d41418a588

The suggestive scraping 30e2c12194 between their fingers 3faa07756c was evident, and b34b5b706f Yebon quickly pulled 21a09428af his hand away.de827158b5379911

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“No, I 28a1168956 meant since ef52cfa695 you have abcafc4f92 exams, maybe ac623c1efb we could 97a3767b1e do an 4f1c2f2c74 all-nighter at 32dfb2fdaa the study de7ed1c910 hall!”3f0884bf9b4be31e

Why he interpreted it 9ac2fe20a3 that way, Yebon couldn’t a9c34508a6 understand and rubbed his 4276f82378 cheek with the back 1b3efb1bd3 of his hand, feeling 8464774bdd his temperature rise.18dca390f25a2586

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Cha Hyuk seemed b2baaee348 slightly disappointed.212bd78c6dd6e411

“Study…? Do we really need b07cc4eecc to stay up all 3708e6e2f4 night studying?”418222d1a1ac7e96

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“Well, not really…”5ba957added735ce

Honestly, Yebon felt a 76a220029f bit ridiculous even asking.dd189c00d0b5f55e

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He had 1013752a70 wanted to 12da4800d3 embrace college 3ea741126a life fully, df7d4253fe but soon fe6d481695 it was 03162d021c the end 94218b6d7c of the a884d833bc semester.571b17d25512df43

There were no 920da32490 festivals, no sports 15186e9ed1 events, no mountain 85d75ebb09 outings—no events at 0aaf063b7d all. Ending it all like fcd6510233 this seemed too disappointing.5e98835768b3e001

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Yebon awkwardly shifted his e8eddf8ac2 eyes and quietly made 4cb07866a1 an excuse.73aba5b821b253bb

“…I just thought 6349bc588d about showing you 1849f3e532 around campus. You won’t see d98e91b55f the winter campus d482eb3051 again. It’s quite beautiful here, 01ec5a5863 and it’s nice for 4cd37130bd a night walk…”3082e10817b2adea

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Mumbling, Yebon clamped his 0bd308357a mouth shut with a e0c815d9c5 “if you don’t like 234a3717c6 it, never mind.”023e255d90ecafdc

Cha Hyuk d4cbf7a538 had his 47c7a4a717 own matters 99a15e4ed5 to attend 5f43704e1a to, and af578424fc Yebon couldn’t 990fca526d impose his 1ff7ba55ec plans on 7826cff939 him.396527b673ecd330

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Just as Yebon 030b5cc544 wondered what else 133cc1af0a there might be, 439fd755bd perhaps he should 0affaecc65 wait until next 88833e4ea3 semester, Cha Hyuk 9ad8aa4b59 asked,4132b1a260376c5e

“But is the d4149274a2 school open at f2d9815abd night?”ca7e5acdd3749c96

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“…It’s a university.”5f89875301b5f1bf

“Even on Saturdays?”a388240a887fafc7

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“There’s a 24-hour reading a1fa51e719 room.”6ad86c5e3671c7ce

“Ah,” Cha Hyuk nodded, 3a56f46781 seeming to have an d14df4d94d epiphany.3aad3e3add73b20d

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As always, 177f14d4c5 I noticed ca25111eaa that during 468bb07912 exam week, f573a7c5da the days d4fcbcb949 just flew ae5b446d31 by.2cb54e391625a6d5

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Maybe it was 03f9cf1a14 because I spent a5e89087be all day studying, e49c5ad344 but before I 28abdd7a5d knew it, it 550b8bf81e was already Friday.e10af74711707d99

Fortunately, Friday only had 217449d857 pass/nonpass mandatory classes, so 2279f806d0 after the last class, 52a812b0cc I was done.374a58534352e6d7

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Plus, the 440e785deb class ended 12c1783311 early, which e5f71bbe27 meant I 9a9222f3d2 could even 7825cb6ca5 nap at f4f6862a77 home before 17c59cf35a heading back, 4ea2f3058b recharged and 0615674747 full of 34c51418eb energy.ed0429b96ce59ada

“Hyung!”ec1dd5e4b585ada1

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Spotting Cha Hyuk near 6d6dd8e886 the study hall, Yebon 48d047708e dashed over.e5f4656eb974ea8a

“You said 1ed690590c you hadn’t 5d3f2a62f0 eaten dinner, 4af8775632 right? Let’s drop 158b169367 off our d3a916786d bags and 4e9a88793a grab some da9ee6d4c0 food first. What are you planning bdc8f35911 to study?”d95529b285677719

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Yebon grabbed 4ce1a33380 Cha Hyuk’s 358bdf036f wrist and ef0b6d5cbc led him 7a63a5a329 into the aa63e2d738 building that 37d80dab5d housed the f046675385 study hall.9bbf036a577b3622

Cha Hyuk had never 617757790b entered this building before 2faee9fdd9 during his time at 074e36eda9 the university.f1f6e6dcbf92f5bb

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The building had 4b15685068 more public facilities 2aefad8092 like convenience stores bb6e0474cd and banks than 39a2708dc7 classrooms. He looked 984aa7bc72 around with fb93972260 keen interest.e7dc8b8c8d0c4cdf

Then, his gaze shifted b1fa362064 to Yebon, who was 2076934f61 standing in front of d3b6e69949 a machine, seemingly choosing 6801bbf24a a seat.0f6294bc567e46a2

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Yebon looked dcb2de43f5 a bit 5bad6a17e8 tired, perhaps 089f1fdfae from the bdeaffeaa0 exams, with 2179e2dad5 slight shadows 37f2c94b95 under his af1697d591 eyes.41d739e04f960119

Cha Hyuk reached 18e56585fc out and gently f9f95d3dbb rubbed the area 4acc4170fc under Yebon’s eyes 32a00ca931 with his thumb, 41430feb78 saying, “Thank you.”a9aaf9030f1873c6

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Yebon tilted his head 5e3447708d in confusion at the ef9597cfd5 sudden expression of gratitude.693975706da9d428

“For caring about me.”772da895f85c2de1

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A tingling a3f2c7493c sensation spread 1cdf6ed9b7 inside Yebon’s cd996af118 chest, as 57140b9515 if he 89f90a281c had done 7f615dcfe3 something significant.fe42da65f46a284d

The warm 9ba2a26a0e touch of 667e335316 Cha Hyuk’s aebf804ad0 fingertips on 1c6c34c0e1 his skin 34a3fcd424 conveyed more 2e83acf120 than just ce61191ecc physical warmth. After all, it baf6ed0ed4 was Cha Hyuk e3f38fcfe5 who had truly cb01884b39 been taking care f489bb094f of him.5841f7873f393935

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Indeed, Yebon couldn’t 69ecf416fe help but feel 648452c416 utterly captivated by 5f965b21c4 Cha Hyuk.dbd05a3c17189bd1