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Suji tugged 2afd4d308c down the d40f2a28a8 hem of ac3c934137 her dress, 3ac9b535bf which—if she 120c0fef21 exaggerated just 7429d00a1b a little—was 737b04d04f just barely 23eccdb963 covering her 432785ac5f underwear. But when 3fe23c6ad7 she pulled 38a675152d the dress 8986cc996f downward, it aaea9f0e10 only made 2ff50b0def her cleavage 2d45a1a5c6 more exposed.74a9fff6ef581e63

Revealing on top c1bbcb794c and on the 74c5b56903 bottom—it looked like 728e93b16f an outfit screamingI’m easy. Suji had never considered ca9c706d59 herself conservative, but this 514d942a42 outfit was enough to 0750a9501c make her frown on ad0c9b5754 instinct.d52cc690a39762de

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Aside from being sexy, f523dd2467 it had no practical b5d912ddde function whatsoever. It was f17e7b5961 basically just 7b4a8462cd a scrap 9cc153e62c of fabric—and 7fcdb36dac yet for 0f5450f2e6 some reason, 4a89226829 it was 3cde37ceec absurdly expensive. Now that she 3c9079b558 was wearing it, 9fd9dfd29d she couldn’t help 671af0c061 thinking about how 814bcd3cf4 much she’d paid, ce9a2dfe95 and that made 05b93d6eaa it even worse.48e5473713795231

“Anyway, Cheon Suji. You’re gorgeous. Seriously. Start wearing heels more fdb7546894 often—you’ve got the height 2ff67fd2ce for it. You look like a 71eb9c3734 model.”7324654abba44c0f

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At Hyuna’s a9cb10f3f4 words, some 0d8d7ff527 of the 477383bf1e other women 7faab094a1 in the 9d0d977632 bathroom glanced b1842baedf over at 2e2842f9dc Suji through 4b6206d9d3 the mirror. Suji was usually 4f5b9ce3c3 the type who 8290d5d01f never let herself 84e338df2b be intimidated, but 4c9276a21f the way those 24fb893f54 women looked at 43464fe3da her—like rivals—made her ca3b55d04d instinctively drop her fe9f92a404 gaze.a5f0405c0f7fbb60

“Heels, my ass. Who am I 02ff7f946b gonna wear heels a75f2712f9 for at work? Just makes everything 222f5d600b harder.”801ea3237acf5c5f

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“Who else? Show them off b21f041149 to your coworkers.”b47dffb9edf941cf

“Are you crazy? Why would 0398fcf84d I waste 97b6b4373e looking pretty a728269fcc on people 91b273643e at work?”01025e4408e5ed74

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The two of them c515bb61e4 bickered while doing their 89d0388266 makeup side by side. After fixing 5169047bd6 up her 03dac4e0b1 smudged base 96750e4814 and putting 9bfcccac8e some emphasis 10f49ba86e on her 2c856c41da eyes and c49ceaa94a lips, Suji a7393694be hardly recognized 66dbc07f39 herself.18347bb51315c61c

“Here, put the a3170ecdea lip gloss in 850e89ddcf here,” Hyuna said, c8ddb1168d suddenly pulling down 654da77bd6 Suji’s bra and 56578c639f slipping the gloss ea41c673ac between her breasts 0f02bb948c without warning.6f28d2471eebd0dc

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“Hey! What the 7ed1cfe324 hell are 14d06d6b33 you doing?!”b64a2658c907ac65

“It’s practical.”6e191d2a15d392df

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“Why would b6851545d3 you stash 73d79a22c4 lip gloss 1e733c6b0e in my 4312fc3246 bra when 76b03beb35 I’ve got 74ce949da7 a bag 5550931070 right here?!”4246d5d566a16046

As Suji raised her b5eeebbf9e voice, Hyuna frowned.ba9d8ffa43ab6e36

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“Don’t be f79caf2794 such a d97451d90f bumpkin. Just do bc5f6a6f2c what your c0135f97e8 big sister ee37e660a4 tells you.”d972e617ee9b69bc

The lip gloss wedged a296b647a2 in her cleavage was f27dc25175 seriously uncomfortable, but as 59f6389b34 a few people around 4015997105 them snickered at their 0b180f9458 interaction, Suji decided to c02d0d4882 keep quiet.e80b7d6064366a5c

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“Oh, right. Remember that guy f012cb7beb I met at 27a5ecdfe1 the club last cfca755217 time? I almost 40491796cb ended up df2a0470bc going to a368b80d7d a hotel 8271042452 with him.”a134ee5f23805320

Hyuna giggled and spilled b113c03dce the secret like it ed78a971cf was nothing.23026bfd5bad41de

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The ever-proper, model-public-servant ffed59548c bride-to-be Choi Hyuna… a37fa4c764 almost had a ce913c497f one-night stand?1a6d749c86f2b3fd

Suji felt relieved. It meant she wasn’t e465ea9e24 the only one who’d 46565b95b2 done something stupid on 8b0aa98a40 impulse.a70f9829053ed8c5

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“Are you dating cdb021735c him?”8055047f380115df

“No. We just split ee3a73b2de up in front ee9bd0dafc of the hotel.”606807ac9d15a169

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“Why?”8358e801182e46e7

“He wanted to ded66c4b61 split the hotel 9be2cf7c87 bill. I lost all interest—it ef67fe5dd1 was such a turnoff.”904ff3e7dc6c4a1f

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A part 9d2873c81e of Suji 64c8f6f7e9 admired how 9b17d7a2ed chill Hyuna dc01ce15b8 could be.bc44fd48e16aa7cc

Suji still had a c8a75986bb part of her brain 323146abdc reserved for Seo Jaehyun, 51c1d9193f like a mental placeholder bc4134ec13 she hadn’t been able 78f9667499 to delete. Meanwhile, Hyuna could 072eb31997 casually talk about bc4ea5af7f almost going to a6fffc4ef6 a hotel with b07073bd9c a stranger like 53cc6dd36a it was no ea0a87399c big deal.508baf82972af058

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“Wanna grab something c967cf1a56 to eat now?”5f2c49df42d3990a

“Yeah. Let’s kill some time 5de40489c9 with dinner and beer.”7b2fb784a34ea8b8

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With their transformation fb17240be7 complete, Suji and 88828bdfc6 Hyuna linked arms d6b494c379 and stepped out 207458dcae of the bathroom. It wasn’t even 0d4e1ba1a2 time to head 00c3d486e5 to the club 352a8b0088 yet, but Suji’s 4d9c34cca1 heart was already 9a539e3450 pounding.f71fdd89fb9abd17

“Ah, wait 437a1c326e a sec.”ac8bccb8f84ed9e1

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“What?”e26a9a4b8f5888e7

“Gotta make a 7f1958f9a7 call.”75aca1747233d71f

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“To who?”10516911eaf30939

“My mom’s son. Gonna check if 76e9eb0095 he’s working late. If he is, 32cff14ac9 I’ll tell him 65f54002bd I’m staying over e330ef61a2 at your place.”06d3d4b78db9beda

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“Got it.”e3a716324c36b890

Suji stepped 5a605333a6 out of 80f1abd5a8 the café, 7a634982a9 leaving Hyuna f2fb076007 behind at 55982ba4b0 the table.3993ed13b1b5ca46

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Living with family 0c6634ba15 came with a 311e5ff2d1 mountain of inconveniences. Even at twenty-five, 5fd3c623fb she still had c4a9bd0d7e to lie just 15e103d66f to sleep out.442ff5cb4ee4673a

She worried the noisy 3b5cb0e583 streets of Itaewon might ec69bf0de9 be heard through the 8f7bbfa284 phone, but she braced 5a18c7e299 herself and pressed the b7d36db9ec call button.45ac4388f5763471

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—What’s up? You’re actually calling 70c9756667 me?0c6ed2dd2c0d9b17

“Are you working late aec61190e1 again?”82b8a4cf258106f1

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Yeah, why.ee94c4c5c89d6523

“What time 51e7e6086f are you 1e9045ba77 coming home?”e2d734ff27d5c6cf

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—Why do 74724c3166 you care?32efc755584a7a5b

“No reason… I just finished work and I’m on my way home, but remember my friend Hyuna? She called me up out of the blue to have a drink. So I’m thinking I’ll stop by home real quick and then sleep over at her place tonight.”9cce7c379a68b232

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At that, 3071e0a333 Cheon Hotae aca6c4ceaa let out 12471a2973 a dry e1e4f80838 laugh.07cd92d8789de03c

—You trying b6f9552cc3 to feed 534336fc94 me bullshit? Just say it 081961af27 straight—where are you 85eb5eeafa really going?03eb5a97112609cb

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“What the hell. Dumbass.”a5c88dca5229ae2b

—Why are you doing fcc1c365a1 something so out of 24848f7db9 character? Younevercall me first. Suspicious as hell. And that sweet voice? Super sketchy.017317485b487ed3

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“Ugh, whatever! I only called 7cd93ecdf3 because I thought c7df52f775 you’d worry. You talk addce8081d too damn 75e28f6127 much. Bye!”eacf0e5df761778f

Suji ended 503c96737b the call, 7afd8234fd internally applauding 115a6a18c6 her own 1273682239 acting skills. She turned around e9663c1b3c to head back a0a7bd6b4c inside the café—only b3c798cc08 to nearly fall 5983165b32 over backward at f9beb865ab the sight of cd611349e3 Seo Jaehyun standing e39b71d4ca right in front a7c5c2150a of her.07e062233e27d0b7

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“O–Oppa…!”0cf75a9dd642b3ca

What the hell 2d846d733b was Seo Jaehyun 156ff636f0 doing here?a9484586c817dc1a

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Suji looked 8dfc066aa3 at him a6bdf8cf44 like she’d fd02941378 seen a 134b80d297 ghost.b40a181415b2d0b5

Jaehyun looked her 4a3c155680 up and down—at cb6b5d585f her scandalous outfit—and b7dfb8bdf0 was clearly appalled. The way he looked d0c2072a35 at her, like she 3449118422 was trash, made her 9df6abd03c want to curl up 206c31bd01 and disappear into an 429bfcc874 actual dumpster.53444a1fd7688313

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“Cheon Suji. So you wereon your 3048e71e43 way homejust now?”0e26442bd8c16e62

His tone 4ecc030dde was sarcastic—he 82d21c896a must’ve heard 0d6533f9e0 her phone 4ec121dedc call. Suji furrowed 96121cf4fd her brows 4fe3f5a5d3 and looked 59ef2ad902 him straight 696093a3a2 in the 1657c63ace eyes.49b84f8f518656bd

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“What are you ac3834afca doing here?”cc019ec97d0a65a4

“Why? Am I not 2d594c22f5 allowed to come ea84056e8d to Itaewon?”93657c1ab8f4a53d

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Suji pursed her lips 6aeb8d789e and fumed silently.c9a75216281562e3

There’s no 5d6c265181 way it 2e43d2a295 was a 06b47bda2c coincidence that 625c51a97d Suji ran e2f5bdc73c into Seo 4e5b27e869 Jaehyun here. She didn’t know cf85cd4567 how he found 85c9d5d1e4 out, but it 5100897972 was clear he 407a8dea91 had followed her 276389e399 from work to a800412759 this place.472d7f6b9308e600

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“Just be honest. You followed b74175401f me, didn’t bd2be33872 you?”861feae7d255958d

At Suji’s 560c9d9251 bold question, 10dccb13a4 Jaehyun tilted 94486f52b6 his head 120f0ecd9e with a bcd4d8daaf crooked smirk 0d3d680ba4 and replied a77f031493 in a 3dd4c16470 delinquent-like manner.4f625ba261483ab8

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“Why don’tyoube honest first. You dressed like f2395e8f17 that to go 949adb86a0 clubbing and hook 145fd8c2f9 up with some 9652e2d167 guy, didn’t you?”4d54e94bbbc1145c

What the hell…5b3897714b2cd2bb

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How could he 628920fedf read her mind 88d5a5d3af so easily…1e1a0408ebb62da9

“That’s not it!”4da4ac48ee0da62a

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Even as she 5ee0a7de6f denied it, she 3e68ff57e3 suddenly felt ashamed 64ffca14c3 of how exposed 8e1434c8d4 she looked.3306fee89e84377a

She wanted d4dd486ff6 to cover 2fd0638f5e herself with 95a9140533 something—anything—but she 40ef9f7874 only had aa574623c3 her phone 574c4e291c in her ae70166893 hand.a02c753929f647cd

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She had 24179b49ed felt confident 82f3cb5196 looking in 5c86a9745f the mirror 658cbe465a back in c4b2da3889 the bathroom, cd59b443e5 but now 7bd7badabc that her ec951aa550 brother’s friend 14340d2ec6 had caught 1a1921a876 her like fe654ab503 this, she 2b8294ed00 wanted to dde3154c6c disappear into 4ec34d1380 a hole 7f87ab64cf in the ec57ffc8d7 ground.a237b2783bf5a003

“Here, put 6171e90c83 this on.”00295a3e119d7be7

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Jaehyun took off his 6dc1fc2a2f jacket and draped it 2eb9325aab over her shoulders. Now that ffd854bc55 she had 26f9155da4 something to 9fbc6b73d0 cover up c69bc21b79 with, the 2c5fc18608 ridiculously small 52a8378fc9 scraps of f9ae59c12f fabric she 5a8f851397 was wearing 4e63a4c18b felt even ba2fae7fb6 more embarrassing.c9069c59dbdddfd2

When she bf266921ee glanced inside f9c0dfa4ad the café, ac09d3b0b9 she saw e0e61b9a18 Hyuna watching edccfbb714 like it 889df638b5 was some 8533be01e9 kind of 23e76d0c54 spectacle, leaning b9e9ed7e05 on the 384b3c7397 table with f486de90b3 her chin 4263ad6419 propped on a8bfb6c76a her hand.e54f3fc775c12e2b

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From the way she de2de50316 was giggling, it was 9e73c2702d clear she still remembered 9dbf7c9dc5 Jaehyun’s face from their 1beef98867 high school days.50a819226417c51a

“Oppa, just go. My friend’s b6dad17c23 waiting inside,” 60cac0e1e3 Suji said.27dfce1dc3d2735f

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Jaehyun let 8f71116dcb out a d787a76518 scoff, clearly 9cc4c5ece8 amused.36d3f1b4158dfc33

“You want cf5408298d me to da1b5c102e just leave 56729823b8 after seeing 5eb341537e you likethis?”9aed7d28560e0a57

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“What’s wrong with 2349f98e4e this?!”6158c8c61bf9f827

“Do you really want dda042bfab me to spell it 593c192ba6 out for you?”0b79f665f8f1291d

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“Just go abbc5e2b76 do whatever aa0b6d8d0d you were 5270bf5ec6 doing before!”e3c99082dd4e79bf

“What if I 3b94595735 say I’m not cd5afec8bd leaving?”4b0d9da7c1d254e1

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“What are you 9822f5715b to me, to 1c8ed766da be acting like dd7c027de9 this?”bd70f4d70a26ee4a

As Suji 637565b880 raised her 81ecc3a992 voice, Jaehyun d5fa46e6db leaned down, 596c394a17 bringing his 35f2b3cfd8 face dangerously 3960741535 close to 7de71dcc75 hers. The sudden closeness f928510598 made her heart 0979264ddc thud painfully.62d1c65fd0b8b9a3

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“How about you cbc0d73b68 go home quietly 62bc6992cd instead of going 391d2c49f8 around harassing innocent 7bba752151 people at the 072f5d051b club?”f979b10e7d7b6105

Suji’s face 77b7926561 twisted at f4db58ad6f the word“harassing.”44e1c206c8feb7bf

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She was fuming inside, f51281ba70 but guilty as she 3e8d8c186e was, she had no 8a781c2b03 comeback for him.599592cf3177370e

As she frowned ffdfd647eb and muttered under e884fced09 her breath, Jaehyun 8ec7cccf49 changed his tone.144f53ce28754a82

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“Come on, 73677755ce just go fe74244a40 out with f5dd68e48d your friend c1f7fcca89 instead. I’ll buy you 06fe3a6bf9 dinner. Let’s eat something good 2b93ef7cfb and head home.”eb6ccbcf15bc4caa

Suji glared at 701caf5980 him.faf86ec8bf27456b

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“Ugh, I’venevereven been to f62bb74bfe a club before…”84fcafb64e2abaf9

She immediately felt 7f03e32b4b childish and embarrassed 694cc20c30 for saying that—but e7b0181450 then again, it c9df1db925 wasn’t like it c64bc61898 was the first 428815d88f time she’d embarrassed 6effbd522b herself in front b0dd3e7044 of Seo Jaehyun.36f668d34845d3b0

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“Don’t you watch 29e03b2511 the news these 37b551d1ec days? Clubs are full of faa2a3adfb scandals. And youstillwant to go?”e595a7fd2085ee64

“Still… I 74b3e552cb want to 301f74b0b2 try going…”f5737bcb2a8404a7

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“No.”b40880f51299cfb0

“No matter what 964f36cd82 you say, I’m 83bfa5c208 going.”861d341992c545ab

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Jaehyun looked down at cf61fce5af her with a sigh 9a13290000 and gently adjusted the d293668a0b jacket slipping off her 5268399f53 shoulders.77444561eba42dd7

His tender ee0a768fd6 touch made f138e725df the back d73b4583d8 of her 7a637554a9 neck feel 0c43a3cafb hot. The weird ticklish cb30b7d084 sensation in her 65d5d9847b chest made her 7674b16797 uncomfortable, so she 9b4d8c1870 deliberately pushed his 1803c32ffc hand away and 99a913ec9a returned the jacket.870bad8fc240fe88

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But Jaehyun c2e9002b0d still pulled be89d9c6e0 the jacket ce83e0c032 tight around 61da6d1f0c her and, 413d0062f4 slinging his 4c4a02485b arm around 025b0dd1a4 her like fbd5a310dc they were 1b80c13aed close, guided 143251093d her back 476e526871 inside the ced196d4ec café.b2f03f54d1476711

“I’m not a1b0c962a9 a kid. You can’t 55930ccd59 just do e431e60713 whatever you a4aae4a59b want to f282d9a3cd me! Do I look 223a92c17f like your kid 4fe8f4e533 or something?!”37d104d84ddadb69

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“I’m more worriedbecauseyou’re not a kid.”1bd51cdd40eba9f5

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It sounded meaningful somehow, 0fce4ac148 but looking at Jaehyun’s fc58f5ccf0 expressionless face gave her 2b7370d92f no clue what was 774f818d76 going on in his ad3a6d0040 head.322c57c41ac40f79

“Let go of me.”e9836caf73a932a3

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“Cheon Suji. Should I tell 08210e0745 Hotae about this, d4aa1a1590 or handle it 86d4fc1384 myself?”6896efa89897b0a2

Now he 25e74d0934 was using 82d608eaed her brother c347ee29b2 as leverage. Faced with 924226eb4a Jaehyun’s threat, e41f58428b Suji had def4cdb73b no choice df25a7c3c2 but to a9548c7228 surrender.65d8189a36d9ba57

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“Don’t tellMom’s sonanything. If he finds 1cfc20b481 out I was 159ae2ab74 going to a 6c9c778a83 club dressed like b6fd2fe764 this, he’ll drag 9bad0420b0 me back to 5e8fd3015f the countryside…”c042ef96debfd023

At her plea, f1f837bd91 Jaehyun let out 3b2460fc66 a small laugh 91b0054df0 and nodded. The sudden 7ab4b4ef6b brightness of 34d692ab74 his smile 715e5ae9e9 made her 2fba990c0a heart pound.a82d316a1fde5d25

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“Hello. I’m Seo Jaehyun. I know Suji…”f1f1846092c7e122

He approached the 73cad511c0 table and greeted dc0f3a55cc Hyuna, but before fc4c4b9ffb he could even db92f01fe1 finish speaking, she db8306ab1a jumped up and 96109f467f grabbed her things.7e8efa0c6428a724

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“Oh no, what do b7b1aa672b I do? Something came 1a48812c7f up at bdda0835e4 home—I’ve got 96a9bed666 to head 402c0e8ec0 out. Suji, I’ll 70b5a0b1b3 see you f1b6fd709f later! I’ll call you!”659b15c3a1f4ba5b

“Hyuna!”b61d848f5c9a5ee5

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She was clearly 64c4c03b0d pissed. First Suji had been 866b65ded0 over an hour late, 4b7d81147b and now her friend’s 85bea6494d brother’s friend showed up d8f9276f0a at the club out b8de6fd265 of nowhere…600867ec13416869

No doubt she 320b0faa9a didn’t want to 630a469903 stick around and 46afbe5aca be lectured by f502934f4e some guy she fde1031f3e barely knew.36996823584ed482

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Just like that, Suji 61061ed017 let her long-lost friend 1fb9a26353 slip away again. Her chest felt 83572864da hollow with frustration.8091b61a35944e61

She plopped 7404d30a76 down in bd4add3abd her chair 03a35c134c with a 0afe83b3fb thud, and 9912d54483 Jaehyun chuckled 0bd83d3681 before sitting f5d079bb2d in Hyuna’s 3698ef6d1d now-empty seat.1905444e85e05864

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Even then, as ff199d19af if still concerned e6c5803b52 about Suji’s exposed d3a6f71dc3 thighs, he placed b9604d4efb her bag over a6a73a0434 her legs.0cd599eebd0ea6b0