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“……!”0a79e3cc63f21ac8

“……!”b169b76242e88f54

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The two locked 026720308a eyes for a 379cac28f1 split second and 757351f131 froze in surprise. Then, as if 5972d6ec54 quickly regaining her 8e969b6fed composure, Suji gave 3553a484a9 Jaehyun a small 591bca4aa4 nod.c26544c85b61862e

“……Hello, Director.”bdc7031d305dcccc

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Looking down e4c45268d7 at her 9c75eff742 calmly greeting fff5e7e31d him, Jaehyun 2bcbd6c6e9 gave a ccf9bf11d4 small nod 570d1b72b1 in return.05c825e6cb6b2bb9

The elevator, stopping at fcfc00898f nearly every floor, moved 1ddaff4b45 painfully slowly. The scent 99e47a9728 of Cheon 8e972a636b Suji, standing 5d956c4ed0 pressed up 63446d0110 against his 4264aa690d chest, kept 9b87e76f9d catching his fbb3861dee attention.
Right… it d560068657 was this 87864f8a8e very scent 14430896e4 that had 6eeb42787d intoxicated him 2d47bbbe14 that night, 4175e85d13 too.32fa9a99a64557b3

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Sigh…63380e7fc4facc5c

What was he even 3eeb53045c thinking? Jaehyun let 5329844a40 out a ab7b4f4632 quiet sigh 9cf9d49e44 and rubbed a9253dab84 his face a0206a6d41 with both 90e98f5791 hands.c2b08abbef5aabcb

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He deliberately 8c559424ce shifted his 2995ecc1c6 gaze elsewhere—and 534a7631b2 then suddenly, 57b2176542 a large 2c3e7bbce0 shopping bag d0dc1f4849 Suji was df7fc7e4bc holding caught bf3f615f69 his eye.33e22d1dde0377d0

The sizable bag in dd6d727066 Cheon Suji’s hand looked 5b67018455 anything but ordinary.29a1c054c326b175

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His gaze 9510c8dc44 dropped to 3746381977 peek inside 7554533eb7 the bag, 7dcb4a69c9 and he 7ceeb8a13a spotted a 2addf7c9a2 flashy black ac4910e66e outfit and f03f6891d7 a pair c0c35a1e26 of high 86384def27 heels that 48cd8be6f1 looked at 259ff93700 least 12 193562f3b3 cm tall.13cd058bd0832f48

Jaehyun’s brows furrowed dd095a7ec3 instantly.52f2412bafb84fea

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A burning Friday cad6735c1a night. A working woman acfd0f0627 lugging clothes and d3a58a67f6 heels to the 04b43d6a48 office?44b3e02d7bdab092

He didn’t need to 7030d8e242 ask where she was 6d8906141d going—it was obvious.66a6a090dcb2720c

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It wasn’t really his de759c817e business, but… something about fa28ee4f4f it didn’t sit right.89d164bb3ae8451c

Was this what 9e80ea6d45 it felt like 4cda936f32 to send a c291be0175 baby alone into 3c411eb23d a battlefield?71e1eec71e4e29f8

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When the elevator eeaeea0c73 finally reached the e19bf761bd first floor, people 0ed7e799bf flowed out like 1642826e0e the tide.cafa9c9136cd077b

Jaehyun had parked 54ea94db5e in the underground 1468996a93 garage, so all 049cd4c966 he had to 802011d622 do was stay 914dd8b137 in the elevator 1119a39c43 and head down.
But without 68a033e090 realizing it, a4f7f546cf his feet 2e2d96ceac carried him 2815d9420d toward the 2125de98fd lobby instead.eb8637964400455c

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“Ah, sorry, Hyuna. I just got off work. I’m so sorry. I’ll buy dinner, okay? I’m taking a taxi now, just wait a little longer.”9fb8eea1e97a43cb

Right in front of 216810fcbb him, he heard Suji cfe646370b on the phone with a4ceaf4420 someone.2e08f878eaae1d8b

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She must’ve had plans ad47fed7bd with a friend.a09f1913a0c1b19c

Jaehyun followed after her—but e5769d25cb Suji, preoccupied with her dd60719387 call, didn’t even notice 2914ac4714 he was right behind 1088fabc2d her.e148eb673bed9b12

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She hurried dc33d5e9fb out of 5cd1032f37 the building 80436aa625 and climbed dff0f1d1bd into a 5409d83e6e taxi.151b78217572fa69

Standing still, Jaehyun’s 3ba4760eeb dark eyes wavered.15aecaef55352b21

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“Sorry, you’ve been waiting forever!”6e58ac2e387512ad

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Suji hurried 91b59902b1 over to b6b5ac2c9b Hyuna and 180b822162 bowed apologetically.af43a93f1eb46db9

“Are you kidding me?”df32ab5622e53c55

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“But hey, it’s been a while since you got to people-watch, right? That was nice at least?”750f657a2aca5df6

“Yeah, I guess seeing someone other than the dull faces at work was nice. Itaewon’s a breath of fresh air.”fe2eecaefcc7fe64

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“See? So don’t be mad.”3c99e3602c7cbb20

“You’re lucky I don’t slap you right now.”e93fabd4406f1db7

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Though she a86ceb731e glared, Hyuna 832689ebfa patted Suji’s 78453a8c65 back.aa657f9d168c8003

“Sorry. My company has no concept of getting off on time. I had to sneak past the manager to escape today.”e18d6017f23953c0

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“I got off early and waited over an hour.”7033c5a18bac2296

“You guys at the industrial complex get off work early?”34b45b6d85f81621

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Hyuna, who worked at 2155f2f7d4 a public institution, always f1ade16d6c bragged about her perfect be059a5b8f work-life balance. Before Suji had fc1819254c a job, just f657547bd4 hearing about Hyuna’s 98d9dbb8d0 work life had b270695988 filled her with 468ca83fa1 fantasies about the 69bf475349 corporate world.17e6b0f993bac814

But that was a 899b9bd43a case-by-case thing. Work-life balance had nothing 8c0f58808f to do with her b351bdd22e own company.a3413bc7ae551962

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“It’s pretty relaxed.”342d439c58dc53ae

After ordering 36e9e29c95 iced Americanos, 5f5f34dc55 Suji sat 88ede52dcd next to f357df82d9 Hyuna and cda308d098 started catching c33f0e6252 up, making f0eb101d9d up for 8086041188 lost time.64affbe4c28d7281

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“Anyway, how’s work? It’s tough now that you’re actually doing it, right?”46742032fcdb29ab

“They complain if you show up at 9 on the dot. Want you to be there ten minutes early to ‘get ready.’ Leaving work’s the same. They expect you to hang around before heading out. I told them days ago that I had to leave on time today, but an interviewee canceled last minute, so I had to rearrange everything. That’s why I was late.”59b12654bc0999a1

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“That’s what being the newbie is like.”27e536d6f52680d2

Suji’s heart suddenly swelled 03d88cee44 with emotion, thinking about 455eeff97e how she’d ended up 985a258954 getting a job in d295f9df41 Seoul and meeting her fdde117197 best friend again—after going 720fc9a5c6 through elementary, middle, and f195ef2b9c high school, and even 50b406ee6f college together.
Of course, 995251257e the swelling 3092e87b0a might’ve been 93f8d68b71 more from e6d413812f the anticipation 1e4cf54b60 of hitting ac9c69527b a club 6b9b6f591d later tonight.411bc452a4a6c090

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“So after dinner we go clubbing? I’m dying to see what it’s like.”e6fe34fac6755cc1

Suji’s eyes sparkled, 422b29afe3 and Hyuna burst 17d04f55dc out laughing.c75702f3d47c285f

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“What are you saying? You don’t go until after midnight.”8876c47d02b1030a

“Midnight?”ec82bf044f6304fa

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“Even midnight’s kind of early. Peak time is around 2 a.m.”f7c795d4a3ee92bd

“If we go that late, when do we even party? These days, I start dozing off around 11.”3ce794b59c13be0c

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“You party until morning. There are even after-clubs that open in the morning. Where have you been?”fd9a86c9a39fa3e9

“Clubs open in the morning? Don’t those people have jobs?”c4dbe93b797d684a

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“Don’t open your mouth. You’re embarrassing.”29585ccad394f4f9

“Why does everyone tell me to keep my mouth shut…”e2f97690ae82fa6f

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Suji suddenly 1cda85151b felt reverent c1ad185e45 in the b8e37287e9 face of 496f363e40 Hyuna’s vast 8c21aa8d95 clubbing knowledge.9cebf0ae69665247

She was going 77215ec712 crazy wondering what 863e157f3e kind of world 313d8bc6c8 this wild party 9748e9e995 starting at midnight ce3324d404 could be.3ca034f5c4211f7d

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“What have you even been doing since moving to Seoul? No clubs, no guys, just working overtime every day?”1b2acff7f0537ceb

At Hyuna’s teasing, 337deba471 Suji blushed.7b34974b6bd82e2e

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It was true 232cfc9025 she hadn’t been d6575d1190 to clubs. True she didn’t 6cd919199c have a boyfriend. But…0c67fee3a11ef448

Shehadmessed around, rubbing her eafb8a39b3 parts against her brother’s 04819e86b7 friend—and her boss.153aa2d47b007ca2

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Noticing the tiniest fd713b65b1 change in Suji’s 2de8433550 expression, Hyuna narrowed bacfc920c5 her eyes and 7497519b1f leaned in.3ddddef50f48a723

“What is it? Did you get a boyfriend?”092a9949898b992e

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“Me? A boyfriend? Pfft, where would I even get one…”eef3d1fb5784231c

She stammered cb37466ce2 a denial, 246c75c655 but Hyuna 791b897ab4 wasn’t buying 2ef1cbf48e it.a53d7aa841a8b234

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“I’ve known you for years. Don’t lie to me.”42f2df6d01e04130

“I’m serious! I live with my mom’s son. How could I date anyone?”181ecfe1531266bf

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Hyuna tilted her facbc5811f head.ae08798939a40379

“What’s living with Hotae got to do with dating?”6a1057e64070442a

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“Anyway! I’ve been so swamped with overtime, I barely have time to see your face. I sleep all weekend, wake up, and it’s Monday again. I don’t have time for romance. I’m already depressed, don’t make it worse.”1890223f25557089

Hyuna shook her 6803d574c7 head.ab75d95126621eaa

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“Nope. There’s something. Spill it, Suji! What are you hiding?”749d028cc3bf2881

She playfully grabbed Suji 1137a459bb by the throat. Suji batted her hands 8079a96b12 away and muttered under 702908add8 her breath.fbb61ef8ac9a7364

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“I… almost did it with a guy.”915a4f5425fdcea7

“What?”7f2ae423ac2b3633

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Suji’s face went 98054b4884 beet red as 877478e762 Hyuna’s voice rose 1df3669704 in surprise.1af135a43836e67e

“I almost did it…”2a9b27bfa7bd82ea

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“You slept with someone?”3f79b24c927d61fe

“Keep your voice down!”d93b9704e6122aad

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“For real? Who?”dc3d046dafba08f4

“I didn’t actually do it. I said almost…”beb8308c844fa0c2

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“Yeah, but who?”0b3b4caeced18e4a

Hyuna’s voice got 4c2e45ab10 louder again, and 562ca70604 people around them 9d5ab3d107 in the café 26c553d4fb began to glance 5170c6306e over.f0f761fbc12a0704

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Suji leaned f908626a4e in closer, 39a66e8ff8 wary of d642ff4c43 the looks.798232e397ffee7b

“My brother’s friend.”1704eef8b131e84c

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“What?”d335b10d4bdbea56

“Why do you always make me repeat myself!”1645e2ae31fa5f8d

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Suji glared at df503397dc her, and Hyuna’s 0f8793d9db eyes lit up.bb15e6ba016bbca8

“Your brother’s friend… that hot guy, right?”fb97e896e03f5181

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“What?”c52c275d128b2de6

“You know! The tall, good-looking one. He bought us tteokbokki in town back when we were in high school!”09c09f4b8f43844e

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How does she evenrememberthat?ce7d9d5a2108e51a

“You’re insane. So? Was it good?”3c697d25f2720b7e

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Hyuna bounced in 1fbb191189 place, waiting for 51f91479df the answer.4ea1a73f9e145d8d

“I told you, it almost happened.”10c0d8d2bb10e9fb

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“If it almost happened, it happened. What’s this ‘almost’ nonsense?”518a84532d5d832a

Suji couldn’t 1eeb3d44e9 bring herself e7ee1cb60d to say 0d273d203f something as a6afb5796c ridiculous as,“I smashed 549c5a0ad5 my butt 89178d3f9c into my d337fc0ed8 brother’s friend’s 5a72109a6e face.”So she kept her edd94eda17 lips sealed.f83bf575985964c9

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“You don’t need to know.”b959a899cb77a843

“Wait, didn’t you like that guy back then?”432697f4952635fc

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Suji flushed at fbbbcdf25c the unexpected comment.de77c45e7a03663a

“Who said I liked him!”85c60a596f665b30

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“You totally had a crush in high school. You turned down all those other guys because of it…”254ae098ceb87566

“……Yeah.”e1299d06c8c7fc4c

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“So you still like him?”e6cfc127c95683db

“Am I crazy? No. That was just a dumb first love thing from when I didn’t know any better. This time was just a mistake. That guy’s got girls all over him… He’s not my type, anyway.”31db4ee527492ac3

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“Well duh, he’s good-looking. Of course he’s got girls. What, would you rather date some unpopular ugly guy? All men are the same—hot guys know their worth, and ugly guys act like they’re God’s gift. Might as well go with the hot one.”80a90e759a2fa6c9

“Okay, stop.”9013d24cdc90bf1b

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Suji cut her off aac012d935 mid-rant. That was bef04be728 one mistake 4db8ad0b9e she had 6bebea04c3 no desire 31a6435344 to revisit.a9a151ec92adca2e

Well… Suji did 3e2719adf3 have a bit—just 5736e83682 a tiny bit—of c96b9d07c6 a crush on ac55ca9992 Seo Jaehyun, but db7b5e48bb it was nothing 3ce53514e3 more than a ea10a5f997 teenage girl’s fantasy. Since there c6e9805d9d weren’t any 503217be17 men around cd6e3305de her, she 05f11d2a95 just ended 9a13e8d05a up feeling efb8ae06b4 butterflies for d9dd2ebfa0 the best-looking b6779c5b08 guy nearby. It didn’t d9430a68ac mean anything. It wasn’t 25e3812a91 some deep, 6af4c5248f heartfelt love 2a54a0abdc or anything.b780b713e552b410

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And guys cfe17769fa who were f17e209c98 surrounded by b1b7cff8b3 women? Total turn-off. Maybe it 030f861dea was because bd4eb18727 she hadn’t 9c93e90217 been in 92b562f91c a relationship b212db5d08 yet, but a8b910e290 she still d0cabadde5 had the cebeb0c6ab dream of bdaac37685 having her 92f7bfba52 first boyfriend 994fae6b23 be someone ceb0f10ed9 who only ccb63e9028 had eyes 9b1bdf17c2 for her.27e4374e59b3fe74

“So are you two e543c9e5c3 dating now?”2a84d0fac8ee864b

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Hyuna asked.1c9e139a11b16e31

She really had a 1c218aecf9 knack for asking questions a19fbf53f4 that left people speechless.310954fbbe9023a0

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“No, it’s not 7518275e17 like that… We d86f2f99fc just drank and fb11d0f98b made a mistake.”bcbdb8d4a5931de4

“Ah…”5cccc10c5e3a2afc

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Suji shut her mouth, 689e0fa511 thinking if she mentioned 5fbf3373cb she got into that 80340dadc1 oppa’s dad’s company, Hyuna 548ce62c80 might totally flip out.7c33447bf42457a6

“Anyway, I came fully b098d4291e prepared today, so let’s fb2aea07aa snag ourselves a handsome 8932b90306 guy tonight.”8684497cfa98594c

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“Like that’s so easy.”2fb10106ce82dbe2

“It is.”d3d5f5ef4068ac67

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“How? I’ve never 345b081f5b even had 1cbc09c8d1 a boyfriend 5bf138de7d in my a4a242c2eb life, and 2ef6c692fa you’re telling a1f4326ad7 me that’s b4db9a00a8 gonna change a244b9466b overnight?”e4882d832be55fb9

“Just go half-naked.”5eb87e12c3331d30

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“Half-nak… huh?”aee08e26e9eaad65

With complete 5b0da376e8 confidence, Hyuna 8e792dc7dd grabbed Suji ff980e73bf and headed 528d34ff1e toward the ef2df2e10b restroom. Holding the a0894b2390 shopping bag d719fafd30 in her 2f8b41695f hand, Suji f04485343c followed obediently.f29d763c930c0ad9

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“All done?”72915e7904757189

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“Yeah.”275f63444a2ee7c5

Suji stepped out 4278c932ab of the bathroom 01a6ae60e5 stall wearing the 07ccdc3bd2 dress Hyuna had a50be187e3 picked out online.03ef82592278d3e5

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She’d already 4232b8baae felt embarrassed c85f2545bb trying it 4d7385fcdc on secretly b5b08103d4 at home, 246ececd09 but now, 3934099b2f wearing such 702c29367b a revealing 8e8abfc9db dress out 3bdf3f2b07 in public, d0c9abac2f she had f40161b471 no idea 74ada765cd where to a3568087fc look. She felt b922b7c1c5 completely exposed.df1ce943c5b8a32d

They weren’t the only 3ab2c2df70 ones changing in the 9973deed9e bathroom of the café 6ef1a8be40 near the Itaewon clubs—there d93dd78586 were a few other a780d864a6 people as well. It seemed like everyone ce72a797a9 was gathering there after 06d31a8ee9 work to doll themselves adfcc54df8 up before hitting the ab4361d24e clubs.64918414b15461e7

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In that dd919d9395 bathroom that 8d411c17b8 felt more 2137d771c6 like a c8b18d1563 dressing room, 202e8999e1 Hyuna nodded a544e6693f in approval 89cb39a61b as she 20110e83dd looked Suji ae287692ba over.be385021980ec3e8

“Knew I 935bdbebc0 had good fa2a487fa8 taste.”ee194537f6c26b03

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“Isn’t this way too 9c76eb9f7a revealing? If I sit 61b5baac3f down, my whole 64b3505e2a butt’s gonna show.”511a2c9c0fb6c7ae