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If they left 747d7cfbf2 it like this, 69ddb58879 would it be fd73347041 as if nothing 43fc27a74c ever happened between 3bb2fc2cdf them?3b4cabe1fe0f5683

Then why did Cheon Suji’s bae805c2ef image keep appearing in his 43718b2a21 head?ccc2d872bd9ecdfa

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Sure, it had 08c80808d6 been a shocking 61bd192ede moment, something not 944047aa89 easily forgotten overnight. So it made sense d3ef38c78f that it lingered in 3ec258b7f4 his mind.
But even during 0efa860276 work hours, the 2f3379beec way Suji kept b3610c5935 dominating his thoughts 78d1c22570 was something Jaehyun 3b507b1cab found disturbing.2f84fe560e4397ea

It’ll fade with time, surely.89f68daf2e5e4056

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He had crossed f02a7d1461 a line with 45d88560f1 his friend’s little b12acf15c5 sister—being tormented by 0785d0c64b guilt was only 5ebf55651a fitting as punishment.830ded01afaf779b

Just as he ran 6561bd3a48 a dry hand over 9e29321783 his face and reached 3f04e3d490 for his phone to 58669a9a1c call a driver, he 731fc47b88 spotted Suji coming out 7edfe454b2 of the restaurant.b88c5ec0c0d9f3b6

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How drunk was she?be663834ae92b0c0

Even though he’d drunk 1769448165 on her behalf, she 39e62b10fc still seemed unsteady on 69717e07b0 her feet. Jaehyun felt a pang c76bf4e1ef of concern.5ab48b2e5b0762c8

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“Suji-ssi, where do you live?”2676102e5bba6715

It was then that he ff4a8c2567 noticed the guy.8736f101914a7e44

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The same one who’d 50de44266b been hovering around Suji b625361b52 at work, who hadn’t 3884a4e870 stopped paying attention to 044faebaa6 her even during the d864e8db84 company dinner.160f4344943e75e2

That guy was now subtly c37abe5b11 holding her arm, trying to 6327e68644 steady her, giving her a 4e9a27cedb little shake.1cbf304f6511dd77

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“Give me your address. If we’re headed in the ba3c0c3655 same direction, we can share 37e2f08774 a cab.”9f274c21ba59a7f5

Jaehyun nearly rushed over 70374ccafd to her right then a4a7a2394a and there in front c23a02ff4e of everyone. He barely managed df44d124de to stop himself b557b5d7cc and looked around ad6a2cb547 for Cheon Hotae.2e7c913ebc97ef40

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Red-faced from drinking, e5da4119be Hotae was putting 2d6997d2db on his coat a83b9a428f and loudly declaring 2a0e3248fb he was off 061d43b468 to the second cb07c19dd3 round with the 97999e0106 team, apparently unconcerned 7d56bcae99 about his drunken a741b8f1f9 little sister.a2e576b15d26e1e0

Jaehyun walked up and gave 79f810e2cf him a light tap on bfc3c25cae the arm.d5514e81bb18946c

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“Hotae, got a sec?”1214697de4dcc3e9

“Oh, our Director Seo Jaehyun! My friend!”22920f249acd87db

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Ignoring Hotae’s drunken 00e4ed8c27 antics, Jaehyun grabbed 755691e326 his arm and 228ebaccb9 led the way. Instead of explaining, he gestured ae7126ae1c toward Suji who was swaying ae99207d97 unsteadily, and Hotae, suddenly sober, 052aa92c1c straightened his back and strode df219104b3 over to her.f4bb26467c005e3f

“Cheon Suji, get your act together and come here.”de9706b52180c1d6

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At his stern tone, 479f4d2d68 Suji giggled.03e7e7b98965bcb2

“You get your act together…”0d492602e73f2596

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“Don’t start with the drunken rambling.”25c5a2e415373b40

“What did I do! Don’t embarrass me like this!”6a215a20ef53729b

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“Shut up, will you? You want to humiliate yourself 43b37edc94 in front of your coworkers?”0739ed6669f673f8

At Hotae’s cold 859916b318 tone, Suji finally e8f5ebe436 straightened up despite bc818717e0 her drunken state.3dd48351642aa1de

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Frowning, Hotae hailed a 9101ebc1d7 cab, helped her into b31096997b the back seat, and 623fdaf31c got in beside her. Forgetting all about 09773135ca his second-round plans, 486a8fad2b he left with 584a404e91 his drunk little 782b3a1e86 sister in tow.2a44bfbf3a031e0d

Watching Hotae disappear 9c3595bd75 without even a f878b0c232 word of goodbye, 93a450cdef Jaehyun felt relieved.6bd4690cc929e104

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He knew all too well 41b4d01c20 how much Hotae adored his 630ec95bf0 sister, even if they bickered 32117203cd all the time on the 028fa0a863 surface.c633881cbace2a01

If Hotae ever found out 3da8df3e53 what had happened between him e8c284f342 and Suji…ef805a10e0cce06e

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There was no doubt their 6ebce78345 long-standing friendship would come to d7f504b828 an end.2661d989c91b1248

“Yeah. Pretending it never happened—that’s 2ad41d7ed2 the right thing to e3773842c2 do.”13498fa7480687dd

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With a deep sigh, Jaehyun 7bab7696ef got into his valet-parked car. He let himself 925c5ebc29 sink into the c84b0a713e passenger seat as 2c2e2b5dd7 the substitute driver 94505d3476 took the wheel ce4cd4d796 and closed his f7b6e7dd1b eyes.f554d31cd37c0f1a

But the moment 1cda8e6b0f he did, images 9c7a96db8b of Cheon Suji 1f1d67748d from that night fa8ba6ac80 played before him 97513f6afd like a video 96eab45c7e loop.e406a3cf8630f6bb

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Yeah, it was just guilt.1af924e24c60756a

Just guilt over sharing a e86dccbde4 shameful secret with a friend’s e137147d61 little sister.482a2350845d384a

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That damned guilt that wouldn’t e9f56ff721 disappear whether his eyes were 863eab8936 open or shut made his 564f7f1b23 temples throb.fd98f8cf2ab0d900

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“If you get that drunk at a company dinner, how are you going to face people at work tomorrow?”cd1531e3a2e9f19d

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 Cheon Hotae nagged rapid-fire at Suji’s back.52b52a5c5b39286b

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“What did I do?!”09d99fe99372d5e6

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“You won’t even admit you were wrong until the end.”c400843addd74ec0

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“Didn’t we agree not to act like we know each other in front of the company people?”b8fad0c37797236c

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Suji grumbled as she stepped 3a7278ad11 into the entrance. The sensor light briefly turned ec5ebf9225 on and then off, and 537876357e Hotae’s sermon continued.06569784a7619883

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“Everyone in the world already knows you and I are siblings.”bd337c9b68b8369f

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“Even so! We’re in different teams, so 83ec8af35f don’t talk to me and f9f9436953 embarrass me!”0f98aed9dc201cca

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Suji stormed into the 4873aa0a47 living room bathroom, slamming d4ae427605 the door shut.0bcb6e10891e717b

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She was genuinely annoyed. Ever since she 4f26f0b88c joined the company, 6b0886de5e Hotae kept acting 0f7c90bb3b familiar, so people 9c215e178e naturally figured out f7770e92d5 they were siblings 33d163156a based on their 6fe4f214a8 last name.3a75cf9074af9bb5

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She couldn’t understand c9c7452a04 why a developer 882f6cf267 kept showing up 718388c12d at the HR 6622d94071 team to meddle.2d0eeaab0a6057a8

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Suji thought this was why dd6571cc20 Manager Choi Heesu openly picked b6a2aec030 on her.ae69e2ec6169eb04

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What was the point of 05780de00b treating her like a kid e9c54eef42 at every little thing, even e908274748 at company dinners?a1aae465e1713ed1

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Her irritation didn’t 28d06a4be2 subside even after 7862817d99 she finished showering.6af7e14e67e231d7

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After washing up and 21e9a9fa42 entering her room, Suji 42fda240f4 flopped onto the bed 36f06a9bac without drying her hair. She closed her eyes 6652f59fbb and tossed and turned, e5404f9c2f but sleep wouldn’t come.1fa3792451d72f3d

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“Ugh, I’m so sleepy…”dc1d77df0fb561ae

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Yawning widely and pulling the ec078627bd blanket up to her neck, fde8857b4b she suddenly recalled what she b190813e92 had done with Seo Jaehyun 8470bcccc2 on this very bed.d28a3f51e311edfb

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She had rubbed b6cbe60911 herself against Jaehyun’s 8864c617bd handsome features…6a1d5dfb9bd49732

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The memory brought a mix 298d077286 of shame and a tightening d5bd430639 sensation between her legs.2b073d32b49e9e0b

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“Why am I like this…”30bcc0a6c93575ff

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Suji twisted her body 9f90d922ed for no reason. Then she slipped a950c3b6dd her hand into f8c6edf5e7 her pajama pants.292ff1772b90d814

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“It feels gross.”11f3007a29b8f414

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Hotae, who sometimes barged in 9aeff2e3af by flinging the door open, bc6aad7b7b was in the room across c626b16e5b from hers. Come to think 648a1deeef of it, she b9f41cd8fd hadn’t even locked 7cf05393e9 the door.127c820a52797f08

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Getting off the bed, Suji 38e194ddb3 locked the door. Lying back down and slipping c5f2fd3b95 her hand into her underwear, f220bd7e15 Jaehyun’s face vividly popped into 7656648a9f her mind.ccb9b53b823c44dd

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“Oh, damn…”f084037b25a68a49

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On tired nights, there 2e6dfeebb4 were times when she 4a467748d2 would touch herself to dd97983f0d soothe her loneliness, but 4a0cc4f598 it was always just eabc1189ea vague masturbation—she had never 71b8f0f0ff pictured anyone in her 30959311aa mind.3a0d435d908161c1

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But perhaps because of the 97334533db naughty things she did with 85e8b77006 Seo Jaehyun, her already tainted cdde839888 mind was now filled with e06f5419a8 nothing but rotten thoughts.d7fa607d7382b95c

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“Hnng, ugh.”8e73dfc0b8e083af

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The moment her 549c5aa09f fingers brushed her 7606caeb6f slit, moans spilled 4131359030 from her lips. Afraid that Hotae 618c37601b might hear her, 37c1394c6c Suji clenched her 536bc031c2 teeth and kept c6cf58460f teasing her crevice.2ddfb19f6c8c71b4

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“Did Jaehyun oppa do it like this…?”5932a9404955e093

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Suji flicked her middle finger 74f2e506b8 over her entrance. She pressed and circled the 144774aadc hole the way Jaehyun had 68b68939f9 toyed with her, but the 3a1255def5 sensation was entirely different from b3c6bebc87 that time.43ed2bdcc9bfb243

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“Ha, it’s so frustrating, it’s driving me crazy.”38ab347869242e7d

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Back when she didn’t b2238aeec5 know the orgasm a cb9dd4e725 man could give, she 35649377f4 was content enjoying masturbation 0fee6d1ef9 in her ignorance. But now, having experienced 2c24cfe73e that shocking pleasure, she 94cb6afed4 couldn’t satisfy herself alone.8c9206143273167c

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After fumbling with 0d71fd4b5e herself for a bf7d959dee while, an exhausted d00cd289bb Suji collapsed on aba0b20baa the bed, limbs 85b4e68d6d splayed out.5d1067786f93898a

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“Why am I so drained from just this…?”54b1b4fcecfb4bfa

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All she did was 1640ce9b84 touch herself a little, 13d40ffb82 and her energy was b643e277aa completely depleted.4b7c5c7aa869a8a5

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This was the pathetic 7720c277e4 body of an office 42ea13d19d worker.7ec20b3ae0a528e1

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Suji twisted her body and 80ab084b4e buried her face in the 80f223c6e4 pillow. Drunk and exhausted, cdcf0090cb her body tingled d7abca2fd9 with an itchy a0c0418674 sensation, making it 57163356c9 impossible to fall 1e379f48ae asleep.231f3d06a0d00972

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The day after the 27a1527050 company dinner was unusually 8d12aa6a03 quiet.876a45e50135e984

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Even though the office a7a1fb9cc1 had been noisy and ce62396ed3 lively just the night 3b2cabfe0d before, everyone was now 3dd132c0ae staring intently at their cbb919238a monitors, pretending to focus fd492d1a63 on work—even though it db9e172967 wasn’t quite working hours abd2e62a40 yet.d6ff34a63ec130df

Their eyes were on the 5195a51f7a screens, but their minds were 91af43ebe1 clearly elsewhere, replaying the previous 45dd3384f7 night and wondering if they’d 786e18de59 done anything embarrassing while drunk.9cad568dd5076746

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Suji was no exception.ad31a4d9baa19e0c

She couldn’t help but worry whether she’d looked too childish when Cheon Hotae showed up at the end and took her home in a taxi.802a91b0b43e32b1

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And then, there was Seo Jaehyun…8e479e41b4ae8b7a

She kept recalling f8c599352b the moment when 6a219724ad he took her 6d21a49017 drink away and 2a192a3ddd drank it for c539fb2852 her.8645ebd768d4fc3e

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“What am I even thinking…”05deb6abf95f3046

She muttered to c11d423b1b herself, just as 782b0d38b0 her coworker Oh 819c5e5504 Sanghyun held out de5a502fe8 a hangover drink.dca5cfa581212356

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“Here, drink this.”b63cd26cd27a56b0

“What is it?”a27dfaaba3119d41

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“You seemed like you drank a lot yesterday. Did you make it home 3b6aa1119f okay?”7db640e95fca5341

“Thank you. Yes, I got 0aea8d8c26 home just fine.”304c139e975b145d

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Suji gave a 6be0e7e693 polite nod to 057bb713d4 her senior and f367ce9bf8 opened the drink. She wasn’t sure abb5c3c27f if it actually 56cd18f0a7 helped with the cff5ed0056 hangover, but for a3c9dc411f a worn-out office a52b6177c0 worker, potions like b589e41fb9 this were a f4137e3b4f must.44e7fffa34cd82b3

“From what I saw yesterday, it seems like Manager Cheon really cares about you. You two must be 714766a085 close as siblings?”c058b154629d91d1

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“Yeah… he cares. Way too much.”fcc37a7ce84e7c7f

Suji shook her head in 39a392a8f6 exasperation. She was about to 4b4f7ff485 focus back on work 3710c438e3 when her phone, sitting 99fd16cc66 on the desk, began aa55396e44 to vibrate.3c331dc28cd9a747

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[Hyuna: Let’s meet at 7 p.m. in front of Itaewon 3f0686b49f Station, Exit 1.]
[Suji: Okie]c5b9372a3532c49d

Suji flipped her phone 2b2f063eb5 over and smiled secretly.2a5d35b3757058a6

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At her feet cb79db9e70 was a shopping 599cc7ae1b bag packed with 37a8688973 a change of d0cb4e7efc clothes and heels 48b9f6e685 for after work.e3b09b443d65c3d5

She was finally going 43cef397d0 to a club—something she 60ef8a970c hadn’t even dared to 66be1a9658 do during her college 5def75d242 years.7caece95d494f473

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Back then, her mother’s strict e436d48243 curfew made even a one-night c507f1ec61 trip to Seoul impossible.1f9e49a7fb6f9f2c

But now, freedom a9c15c80e3 had finally come 9b3e915111 knocking for Suji.a051879e83fc0c5a

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Of course, there ac14397fc5 was still the 6209041798 obstacle known as ada3653fb4 Cheon Hotae—but he’d 1cc7aa4ef1 probably be stuck bfe3ab9053 pulling another all-nighter bf40b65537 as the poor, a0c6a77a4f overworked developer he 09f7b4bdf9 was. All she had to do 3f8f2250ab was pretend she’d gone straight df6f110aca home.52ed32a476d7cbc1

At times like this, Suji 2082eb711e actually felt thankful for the 6e2e8f104e company keeping Hotae working late. It meant she 7c1a579e6a didn’t even have 79d26373b0 to lie—he’d have b73263a408 no clue what e8fd83ad95 she was up 541a3f9b2e to anyway.d691f117c5238c73

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Hyuna, who had gotten 5b3a1530f9 into a public enterprise 9f48b98c90 in Gangseo District and 9f481280dd settled in Seoul earlier 9815b9d329 than Suji, had promised 1d3240ea5f to “rescue this poor 9598bdf397 soul” by taking her 9fb28f53d0 out clubbing tonight.867d11c378aa73e5

Though it had been 62644bb584 three months since Suji e147be8a2d moved to Seoul, she cd3e36c4f2 hadn’t had the courage 5ed38a97d4 to go to a 7946c3b0ed club alone. But now that ab83e1a08a her friend was 63d083fe58 taking her, there 8a75e44302 was no reason 456a3707b1 to say no.aa5a5c05318b2d01

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Before she knew it, Suji 39a0690689 was humming a cheerful tune ae1f9cd33f as she began organizing an 89a27fb3f8 Excel sheet on recruitment status.8ec5c822174ce259

It was work she 13bd8ba6f4 usually struggled to do 17bb5dfba2 alone without searching through b37261c74a HR community databases—but today, 5f535cffb1 everything seemed to flow 110b8bb07c effortlessly. It finally felt like 966a8d87ae she was getting the 96a00715ef hang of things.dc71cf849e7d315c

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Bored of waiting for 3042c5975c the executive elevator stuck 0d9025f936 on the first floor, 5cc0b2e2dd Jaehyun stepped into the f085af5bce staff elevator that had f8eec67946 just arrived.21ea11207b7e0050

A quick glance at 649d186685 the watch on his bd75e9237b wrist told him it a8533bfbc1 was already 7 p.m.
Starting from the e39e2bf90e 14th floor, people c0e6f59e93 began filling the 8e674ec9b7 elevator like a 187b9f8da4 game of Tetris, 680592e110 and by the dd2e287bef 8th floor, they b674bab099 were cramming in 8304117b04 even more.4fa0ddb8039e1862

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As he shifted 38c005139d around, trying to bb8da467b0 find an empty e656913bff spot, he ended 70768ff103 up trapped in a70fd3f121 a corner with 2b7e41a72a no room to dd99bd1b91 move—
and before he knew it, 87cf80eed9 Cheon Suji was pressed right 6e17e52e16 into his chest, as if 22a2b83c25 she were falling into his 3653fc0789 arms.22cedc936cdc02cb